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St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
RECIPES.

Dat Meal Pone-After oat meal has
been boiled, put two pints in a buttere /
pan, season with salt and half cup Of
sweet milk to moisten it. Bake for half
an hour, in steady oven. Serve while
hot.
Estella Pudding-Fivc well beaten
eggs; two aad half teaspoonfuls Of
sugar; two tablespoonful of butter; one
tablespoonful of baking powder, one
cup of chopped raisins, -four to stlffcn.
Bake two hours.
Fish Onelet-M Make plain omee'
with six eggs, and when ready to fold,
spread over it fish prepared as follows
Add to a cupful of any kind of cold fish,
broken fine, cupful of cream aud a tea
spoonful of butter. To be seasoned with
salt and pepper.
Spice Rolls-Taks piece of bread
doug Oh, roll it half an inch thick, spread
butter over it, and sprinkle with CHINA
mon and white sugar, roll it up as you
would jelly cake, cut in pieces an inca
thick; place them in pan close to.
gether. Let them rise, and bake twenty
minutes.
Mush Biscuit-Mix enough -four with
two quarts of cold mush, and half cup
of lard to make it roll nicely on mold
ing board. Roll the dough about as
thick as you would for biscuits, cut it
into cakes vita biscuit cutter, and
bake rich brown color, for twenty
minutes.
Fried Egg Plant Make weak solu
ton of salt and water, pare the egg plant
and cut in thin slices, let them soak in
the solution an hour and half; then
take them out and wipe the slices dry;
dip in beaten egg and roll i'll grated dry
bread or cracker crumbs. Fry in ho
butter until soft and nice brown aud
serve.
Potato Souffles-Boil six fair-sized
potatoes and mash very fine, avoiding
any Jumps. Boil one cup OF milk and
one cup of butter; add the potatoes,
salt and pepper sufficient and beat to
cream; then add, one at time, the yolks
of five eggs and beat it we'll. Beat to
stiff froth the whites of the eggs and
add this to the mixture; stir lightly,
pour into a buttered pan aad bake
twenty minutes.
Cranberry Tarts-Take pint of well
ripened eranberries and boil till tender
in half pint of water. Strain, squeez.
ing out all the juice, and then put on to
boil again, adding pound of sugar to a
pint of juice. Boil just twenty minutes
and then set aside to cool. Make a rich
pie crust and cut it into circles as large
as the top of table goblet. Pinch a
strip of crust around the edge and bake
quickly in hot oven. Fill the baked
crust with the partly cooled cranberry
jelly and set in cold place to harden
and pleasant taIts will be made.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
Building a Home.

So many PEOPLE are now building
homes for themselves that few
hints on the subject may not come
amiss. One of the first considera-
tions is the location. A sunny slope
is always one of the most desirable
places to build a house, so that one
may have the advantage of good
drainage and the WhOlcsOmcness of
a cheerful exposure. One can hardly
have too much sun, in spite Of the
Cld-fashiOned prejudice against It.
The house should face the SIN, and
the southeast is considered the best
exposure. This will bring the kitchen
and pantries On the north side OF the
house, where they should be. If the
house is to be heated by furnace, the
cellar walls should be eight feet high,
at least, to allow room to walk under
the pipes which convey the ho>t to
the floors above. 4 lOw-wal!cd cellar
is mistake In any case, as Il laundry
Or supplcm ntary kitchen can other
wise lie had on tn" ground floor, or a
workshop for the man of the house.
the southern side Of modern houses
runs down to tie cellar, here is an
excellent place to winter gcraniums,
fuchSiaS and other plants which have
Uutgrown Elant-Stands or shelves.
The kitchen proper should always be
located little one side Of the main
building, when it is on the same floor
as the dining and living room, IS it
usually is in the country, so as 70 pre-
vent direct draught when the front
doors are open and bring in the Odor
OF cooking. Too little attention is
paid to this one item in building,
though it is essential to healthy and
agreeable atmosphere. Some houses
are Iullt in such way that it is i'm
possible not to perceive what has
been the menu Of the last meal on
entering the front door, and there Is
blending Of all the past meals hang
ing about the rooms. Such an at1Dcs
pherc as this must be unwholcsomc.
The dOCr which communicates be-
tween the kitchen and main house
should have strong spring on 1t, 50
that it cannot be left open through
negligence There should always be
a vontilatOr In the kitchen window,
which should be open at all times,
aud an abundance of windows for
light and ventilation. The angle
formed By the extension Of the kitch-
en- beyond the main house may be
utilized either for a back piazza or a
small conservatory an item Of ex-
pcnsc not necessary if piazza is de-
c;ded upon; but when building. a few
additional dollars here and there are
not grudged by the majority Of pao-
pie, particularly if taste or hobby
if to be gratifled, and the flower lover
who thus secures a long wished for
cOnServa tory will never regret what
may seem at first sight an extrava-
ranPp
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
SEALING JELLY JAE3.

Strain jelly into jelly jus which have
been thoroughly washed in soap and
water and have been standing in boiling
water for half an hour. When the jelly
is cool pour over it a small quantity OF
melted paraffiue; let it harden; then
pour in more, for as thu first hardens it
may crack or shrink from the sides aud
leave spaces where fcrments may enter.
In other words, the jars need to be
made air tight-not that the air does
mischief, but Dec ,use it contains the or
ganisms which on entering the jelly
cause by their growth the changes
known as "souring." The object is to
exclude all micro-org anisms.
This may be done in other ways than
by the use of paraftine. Cut piece of
white paper just large enough to cover
the jelly; soak in alcohol for five min
utcs, then fit it to the tumbler and pack
over it a wad of sterilize1 c5tton batting,
letting it fill the mouth of the jar or
tumbler like stopper. This is au eff
fectual means of preserving all kinds of
fruit, as micro organisms cannot 60
through the batting.
Care must be taken, however, to have
it thoroughly sterilized. This may easily
be accomplished by making the wa Is OF
the required shape and siz,, aud putin;
them ON tin plate in a hot oven for
half an hour. When putting the cotton
into jars be careful not to touch the I'm.
der side of the wad Or allow it to touch
anything until it is placed in the jar;
each nay be wound with piece of cloth
to make it look neat, or piece of paper
may be tied over it.-Albany Argus.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
DO YOU KNOWs

That you can clean sponge by soak
ing it few hours in cold buttermlk2
That lettuce has recently been pro.
nouuccd sleep-produc"r5
That lemons may be kept fresh By
wrapping them in paper and incloslns
in a closely covered pot or jar?
That wash leather should be washed in
warm-not hot-water and yellow soap?
That schooboy's "rubber'will take
many a spot out of kid gloves?
TAFT combs and brushes should be
quickly washed in warm water and soda!
That q good liquid gl1e may be nude
by pouring naphtha upon shellac until it
is of a creamy consistency
That household pests flee before an
application composed of two ounces OF
quicksilver and the whites of two eggs.
New York World.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
PROTECT YOUR FRUIT TREES.

A bit of wire netting or tarred paper
wrapped carefully about the base Of
young fruit trees should give them good
protection from mice and rabbits during
the winter months, says farm journal.
A split tube or a flexible wooden GOVERN
might also answer. 1t does not pay to
plant fruit lees, aud care for then during
the season, only to have them destroyed
in the winter from lack of care. Litter
and weeds of any kind about the
base of an unprotected tree or near
by in the orchard, are simply cordial
invitation to the mice to come in ana
shelter themselves. Young fruit trees
may be protected from girding by
rabbits by wrapping the trunk with
straw, hay or cloth for one or two feet
from the ground. Pieces of cornstalks,
split III halves and tied around the tree,
with the flat side next the trunk, will
keep the rabbits from eating the BARK.
Rabbits girdle trees on clean ground,
and mice those on weedy land. Should
a tree be girdled, heaping earth around
the fresh wound will sometimes save the
trce.-New York Voice.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
DRAIN YOUR DISHES.

I wonder how many ladies who have
hired help to cook for and are hurried
with their work know what a saving Of
work it is to drain their dishes2 asks a
housewife. I tried draining them by
piling them in pan. but did not like it
because the water from the dishes would
be in the bottom of the pan, of course,
and one edge of each dish would be wet.
So l tried this way and like it much bet
ter: Wash the dishes, cups first, with
soap and water, rinse with scaldin3
water and turn into a pan which has
tea towel folded aud placed in the bot.
tom. The towel will absorb all the
water and the dishes will be just as
bright as when wiped, if soap is used
and they are rinsed well.-New York
Journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
POPULAR SCIENCE NOTES.

It is said that two French scientists
have lately discovered an entirely new
property of Faraday's disk, and that the
result may be an important Improvement
in the dynamo.
Children's clothes can be made unin-
flammable by adding to the last rinse
water two ounces of pulverized alum. A
prominent English chemist says that all
children's dresses should be thus treated.
Aluminium is found combined with 1875
other minerals, and, therefore, consti-
tutes large part Of the crust of the
earth, but until recently has been very
expensive because of the difficulty of
separating it.
One of the latest applications of the
heating properties of electricity is to the
drying of lung Der for planning purposes.
At large mill in Ottawa, Canada, this
method has been tested with such graft
flying results that a number of electric
drying kilns are now being erected.
Anew antidote for carbolic acid poison
ing has been discovered by an Italian
physician. The patient is dOsed with
strong solution of sulphatc of soda,
which forms with the acid harmless
mixture Inhalati0ns of ammonia are
used to hasten the action of the soda.
THE LARGEST TELESCOPE In THE
WoRLD.-The Yerkcs telescope, which
will be the largest in the world, will be
made by the firm of Warner e. Swasey.
of Cleveland, O., the builders of the
great Lick telescope, the contract having
recently been made The new telescope
is to be the gift of Charles L. Ycrkes, OF
Chicago, to the Chicago University. The
gift will also include al observatory, in
which the telescope Will be placed, the
entire amount given to the university for
this purpose aggregating $500, 900. Work
on the new instrument will be pushed to
completion as quickly as possible. 1t is
the wish of the company to have the
telescope entirely finished in one year
The Yerkes telescope will have an object
glass of forty inches clear aperture, and
the total length of the tube, with its ac-
cessorics, will not be less than seventy
five feet. The instrument complete will
weigh sixty tons. The instrument will
be provided with all the complicated
motions which are necessary on such a
large telescope. The machinery afford
ing this variety Of movement can be OPP
era'ed by the hand of the astronomer,
or by electric motors, at the will of the
observer. In design and general con
struction the Yerkcs will be similar to
the Lick, although it will be p per cent
more powerful than that instrument
The construction of the new telescope
will necessarily be undertaken in sections
1t would require an ordinary six-story
building to afford room for its building
as IL whole. AS it is, the second and
third floors of the large shops will be
partly removed in order to make room.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01

dairy some grain one summer establish q
rule CT profitable procedure for all
dairymen, or all Giro instances. Yet it
is fact that there are thousands of
diaries that would be benefited by al
increase of feed of some kind, where
there are only scores that would not re-
spond to it because of surplus pasture
feed, so nutritlvc in qna'ity, that grain
would not, in its concentrated form, add
to the nutritive qualities Of the ration.
Ny own dairy has twelve cows that be-
came fresh during the autumn Of 1891.
From the first of November, 1891, to
the first of November 1892, | sold at
the creamery, actual platform weights,
70, 500 pounds Of milk. TAcse COWS have
been fed grain of some kind daily for
the last two years, but at no time over
five pounds a day. Again, this is not a
home bred, or home raised dairy, but
one purchased out of Western Iroves Of
tall "sprlngers" on their way to New
York.
These COWS, after being MIXED all
winter, were turned on pasture May 9sn,
and grain ration of a pound aad half
OF oat dust, costing 1iveeighths Of a
cent, was fed to each COW daily, as long
as she gave milk. There has been no
month during summer up to September
first, that this dairy of "stri2pers' has
not given over 5000 pounds of milk,
though after May 10th one COW was pur-
poSely dried off, and one went dry by
reason of al accident, 50 that ten COWS
made up the summer dairy. After Sep.
TENDER 1st, it became necessary to dry
off those nearest to coming in, SO as to
give then a months rest, aui the new,
Or rather tie fresh ones, kept u? the
flow. The question with me is, could I,
having luxurious pasture feed, have kept
these "strippers" in fairly full flow OF
milk during the sum ner, and right we'll
up to the time of cllviny, without the
use of little grain2 Itmust be IN Ter
stood that these COWS have no knowl
heredity behind them to give them loas
milking habits, for it is a saying thai all
drift cows have been sold for cause, SO
that it is either grain, Or some other
reason, that has influenced them to thus
prolong their milking season, some Of
them full year.
OF course these COWS were we'll kept
last winter, but were fed the rather
heterodox ration of silage and "s2-
conds, of the latter five pounds daily,
and possibly four pouads of hay az
noon, while the care was still farther
from orthodox, by their being kept in
the stable continuously from Thanksgjv-
ing until Easter Sunday. After the first
Of October the herd was fed a fair fee /
of sweet corn once day, in addition to
the summer pasture and the oat dust.
The after feed is not turned into at any
time. II it is fed at all. it is cut high
with the mower, AMI fed at the barn.
Six of the COWS, yet to lreShen this Sea-
son for next seasons work, are giving 40
average mess of ten poIl IS each daily.
The whole dairy is in the finest col.li~
ton, which is an ar5um mt, along VITA
the milk, that the indications are, that
grain though in limited quantities, but
uniformity fell, has paid one daIryman,
at least, and confirms him in the faith
that grain has an important part in BET
tering the milking performance of
herd of grazing cows.-Ancrical Agrl-
culturists
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
BALED BRUSH.

The delights OF an open fire are denied
many because III the scarcity of fuel.
But thousands live where brush is abuu-
dant. 1t may be quickly aud cieapIy
prepared for use Oh the hearth by a
home made hand press, and its disap-
pearance would prove blessing to many
community. Two strong horses must
first be built. Use plank crossed like
the letter x, aud firmly bolted together.
Hollow the upper part SO it will re-
sembIe U rather than V, and do not
have it too far from the ground. Stand
up these horses six feet apart, and line
their upper holiows with heavy boards,
placing one horse one foot from the end
of this trough and the other just at the
opposite end. Or log my be dug out
and firmly mounted. 10 the foot of the
horse, flush with the end, bolt an u2.
right board loosely, and attach to this a
lever in such way that it will come
down closely over the end Of the trough.
TO bale brush lay it in the press aud
bring down the lever. While holding
this with the knee, bind the bundle
firmly with cheap tarred Irvine; then
slip it along and repeat. Place the
bands so the long roll can be cut in
lengths to please. To do so will be
easy, and these bundles will be neat,
pleasant to burn and economical. Brush
from trees cut this winter may be all
prepared while green and pliable. Birch,
chestnut, maple and alder are con-
venent, as their branches are not
scraggy. Corn and suntlower stalks and
swale hay may be utilized thus also. To
add variety and zest to the brillance Of
the home hearth, bind a few evergreens.
Boys and girls, as well as those OF
mature years, love to see fire. Who
knows but it may help keep them home
and make them love the old farm
better. Surely it will attract social
neighbors who will contribute to the
evenings D, ofit.-New York Tribune.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
lkns 4 lIatcil III Ills Shirt Stud.

A matchmaker in Newcastle. En-
gland, recently completed set Of
three gold shirt studs, the second Of
which contains a watch having dial
which is only threc-siXtcenths Of an
inch in diameter The three stud,
placed in a shirt front, are connected
from behind by a delicate silver tube
containing winding and setting me-
chnnism. To wind the wat h it is
necessary to turn the upper stud, and
to ADJUST the hands the lower stud is
turned. jewelers. Weekly.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
EARN AND GARDEN NOTES.
Do not use a scrub bull this winter.
The tea Ter shelter Of 4 wire fence

Do not use a scrub bull this winter.
The tea Ter shelter Of wire fence is
severe.
Do not give the shoats their exercise
in the "lront yar,l'-or il t1e ''door-
yard"
Now is q gool time to blru few ears
of corn ia the oven, sl.it a0l give 10
the poultry warm.
Apple trees do not pro luce as nicely
colorel fruit Oh pIowc land u; those
growing OF grass llnd.
Oranges ana other farmers orgeaizl-
tions ought to work hanl in ha / with
the experiment stations.
One of the principal advantages with
the incubator is in the early Matching
that it is possible to secure.
Hogs form an i'm? )rtant part of the
farm stock, and their Grceln5 and mta-
ayenent is an i'm )0rtlnt item.
Growing q mass OF fat III the shortest
time possible is not all tnat is necessary
to make pis most pro liable.
The start that a pig gets III the first
three moaths of its life has mucl to do
with its thrift anil future profit.
Avoid extremes in fatteain pigs; that
is, secure fair proportion Of lean rather
than mass of fat, as is often done.
If your clover hay is dry aad dusty
sprinkle with water The place for clover
is in the cows stomach, not in her lungs.
Two new ard promising varieties OF
ounces, the Van Do,nan al Sllta Rosa,
are attracting the attention of horticul-
turists.
Under no conditions should the pigs
be allowed to bed GA the manure pile;
they are liable to become NANCY and
have dry, hacking cough.
Unless the wheat screenings are ABOVE
the average, or they can be secured at a
very low price, they can hardly be as
cheap feed for poultry as many seem to
think.
When the weather is damp, especially,
keeping the floors of the poultry quar-
tiers uDefally SprlhNled Will a!l siaheu
lime will aid in preventing rol2 from
making start.
Professor Roberts, of Cornell Uaiver.
sitv, finds by repeated eS .'erinents that
sheep are the most valuable OF domestic
animals in keeping up tho producing
capacity OF farm.
If you feel corn fodder dry run it
through cutting box, or break the butt
ends of the stalks with Il Ratchet, other
wise you will have much trouble in
handling the manure.
It is a we'll known fact that the honey
producer is supported by his bees and
the supply dealer is supported BY the
producer, yet the supply a@l usually
occupy the front seats.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
Faithful Arctic Hos,

1t has not been generally considered
that in the various arctic expeditions
which have been made the arctic dog has
played an important part. In the recent
journey of Lieutenant Peary 1890 miles
were made by sledges drawn by these
fithf',l and useful animals, and they
sj,, ss sgsasy one miles a. s4.s
REQUIRE about the same amount OF
as one man, and draw a Load about
surth greater than could a man,
% Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
WHEAT FOR FOWLS.

Wheat is a grain that tens like and,
in moderation, should have at all Sea-
sons. In the wheat fields after harvest
they naturally seek and live the greater
part OF their time picking up the loose
wheat found about the stubbIe field. For
laying hens this grain fed in the morn
ing three times week will do much to
ward bringing them into condition to
lay. Too much, however, has tendency
to fatten rapidly, retardlug LAYING. Good
old wheat is always cheaper food than
screenings. Barn-foor sweepinss are
nearly as good. Farmer.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
S! 0Qs pto McV HS!u ilV7:W H.! ur9
dojd N904 uI0ps!M .laT s+tiJ I.Ii5 u"V. "A
STATE OF OHIO, E1ry or TOLEDO.

LCLAS COUNTY ~
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Is the
senior partneE Of the firm OF F J. Cheney &
Co.- doing business n the City OF Tcledo
G0untF and State aforesaid, and that said firm
Wiz pay tee SUN Of SlI for each and every
case OF cstarrn that cannot be cured cy the
use Of Halls Gatarrh Cure.
FRANK j, CHENEY
Sworn te before me and subscribed n my
presence, this 9Th day Of December, A. D., $50.
{sEA1 a. w. oAAAS0S'
>~C-' Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
~ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
FEEDING INTERESTED OATS,

If oats are to be fed ungrouud, they
might generally as well be fed IN
threshcd. Cut them up, mixing the
grain and straw together, aud both will
be eaten. All young animals will so
Thoroughly masticate this cut feed that
the digestion will be nearly perfect. Ii
any OF the straw butts are left, wet them
and feed with mixture of corn meal
and bran. The corn meal will stick to
the wet straw SO that all will be eaten
with good rcIish.-Boston Cuitivator.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01

OF preventing the grippe, coi,lS, hra lachcs and
fevrrs is to use the liquid laxative remedy,
Syrup of Figs, whenever the system needs a
gentle, yet effective cleansing. TO be bcneIi'e;
one must get the true remedy manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Go. only. For sale
by all druggists in 50r. ans! 81 bottles.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01

Two BUFFALO strikers first stole an
engine and then stole several miles
down the track. AS they ponder the
matter in Jail it doubtless occurs to
them that happier adjustment OF
the venture would have lc"n to have
purloincl less locomotive and more
miles.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01

AN EXTENDED POPULARITY. - BRowS's
BRONCHIAL THOCHEs have for many years
been the most popular article in use for relicv
ing Coughs and Throat Troubles.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01

The famous cylinder shaped hats are
chiefly appropriated by young married
ladies, 50 young ladies have in their
turn adopted hats smaller in the crown.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
GRAIN FEED FOR PASTURE COWS.

Two summers feeding OF grain to my
Wits joni u5uFd, Ut 0rio, that grain
does pay, though fed in limited guam
tity. It is, no doubt, true that one
feather does not make it clear how far
it's nes.essor could fly. nor feeding Of
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01
Three Thnuannd Tnns Of Ahina.

Morse Bros. Of Canton, Mass, made tbs
largest sale Of The Rising Sun Stove Polish "
during the year 1892 they have ever made since
i hc, ,uld the enormous quantity Of seventy
nine h. .llsand two hundred and eighty gross,
W igh;ng two thousand, eight hundred and tif-
ty-tivr tons, which would load train of over
two hundred cars,
These figures give some idea Of the great pop
Hiarity and increasing sale OF THE Rising Sun
>to:e Polish
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01

II it were possible to interpret the
language Of the butterfly, would it
probably he found that she has a
grc.at deal to say about what poor
housckcepor the ant is.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-04-01

y GENTLEMAN is one who under
stands and shows every mark Of def
crcncc to the claims of self-lOve in
others, and eXlcts it in return from