Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02

This makes tho wheat land very rich.
but has an opposite effect on railroads
Tho hotels. too. suffered . great deal
And - did the guests. There were two
or thr-e cities where the best hotels had
been flooded with wafer First the bar
Der came up stairs aud opened in a sam
pie room Then the electricity. and tho
beat. and the elevator gave up the ghost.
and the billiard balls could be heard
knocking against the door OF the Office a.
the water rose. The weather was in
tenseiy cold. and even tho clerk had TO
hive by an oil stove and make change
with pair of yarn nittens on. Guests
ate their meals in their ulsters and then
went out around town 10 loaf at the
stores where there were coal stoves.
But this does not interfere with agr-
culture. Ii tho river goes down early
enough 10 sow aud plant. the soil will do
IT. part. Hsilstorns sometimes destroy
crops in certain localities. but the legis-
lature votes more seed to these counties.
and they try il again
Cyclones sometimes cross Dakota.
spreading desolation everywhere and set
ting at naught the works Of man, but
the soil remains rich and full Of vigor.
Schoo.boys even are aware that the
cause Of all this Is the fact that the Red
River Of the North runs into the arctic
regions. and the mouth Of the stream
does not open TILL Decoration day. Thus
the great valley is flooded. and the allu-
vium for centuries has made an almost
bottomless bottom. il ] may be allowed
10 use this seeming anachronism.
II is strange land. full OF atmospheric
and political surprises. The Horticultural
exhibit at tho Legislature this year was
remarkable.
Pornology does not do well. as a gen.
eral thing. owing 10 the cold of winter.
The Siberian crab apple. Of which jelly
Is male. grows here. and the Kamchat-
kan watermelon. Grain. however, is the
natural product Of the country. and ia
good seasons IL might feed the world.
With cracked wheat from Dakota and
oranges from southern California and
Florida. steaks and chops from Texas
aud the west. French fined potatoes from
Ono and the middle states. corn bread
and bacon from Illinois. Iowa and the
Csrolinas. and coffee made from the split
PEAS OK New Jersey. what breakfast we
could give the world.
Guinea eggs fried on one side could be
obtained from my farm. The guinea
e<g Il destined at no distant day to be
come the universal remove for breakfast.
II better known. there would be q great
scramble for this egg (sicl
The guinea hen has never pushed her
riggs n she might have done. and other
fowls have thus crowded out her harrli-
work. but can truly say that it is one
q the most durable hard boiled egrs for
those intending 70 visit the open polar
sea and carry their victuals with them Of
which know
With thu guinea hen herself I have
nothing in common. Our paths arr
widely divergent She can go her way.
and can "a mine. but her egg II prop
eriy aud promptly collected can De male
into a light. spongy wedding cake for the
table Of wealth. or boiled hard by a well
trained cook may surprise and delight
tn NAV II the peasant
The yolk II hard boiled guinea egg
powdered In a deep -oup plate makes a
good relish when covered ut once with
three or four inches Of hot green turtle
soup | ara trying this on my farm
hands this year to make an agricultural
hfe "a attractive for them "a possible.
You ask ma what | put on my aspsra-
gus bed duriag The summer. but that IS
hardly nooe-ssry II voa viii pause e. think
Il my justly celebrated refrigerator
tay. an ice boz. 30. that made my
elf when wa. az home during the holi-
dsys | Dbl not DO ~ well AS ! can do
no~ still u ks~T- the largest and
eosrss~t pl~c.s ~ re from coming onL
/, slss s-sys COWS and growrup cattle
ont
IL WAS made from . recipe IN the
oolu,nn - Qua home paper beaded The
Ftreside and spsSr kcorn.
What / got ous ~ this ioe hcx l. wha,
put 90 "a. asparagus bod. Year. truly.
L.