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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30
QUESTIONS FOR HousEKEEprRs.

Did you ever clean vinegar bottles
with crushed eggshells in a little
water?
Did you ever use an oyster for bait
ing rat trap? You will catch him,
sure!
Did you ever try to discover the
easiest methods of accomplishing the
household tasks?
Did you ever notice the difference
between old and new flour when used
for pastry? The old is always pre-
ferred.
Did You ever brush pie crust over
with the white of an egg before put
ting the fruit in? 1t will keep it from
becoming "soggy."
Did you ever realize the Importance
of sailing the steak after it is broiled,
not before? Every housewife should
know the reason why.
Did you ever have occasion to clean
paint brushes in which the paint had
partially hardened? First soak them
in turpentine, then clean with soap
and water.
Did you ever have baking dishes OF
cups spoiled by remaining too long in
the hot oven? The brown discolora
tions may be rubbed off with flannel
dipped in whiting.
Did you ever want to tint the cake
frosting? Lemon juice will whiten it,
the grated rind of an orange strained
through cloth will give it yellow
tint, and strawberry or cranberry juice
will produce pretty shade of pink.
Did you over make excellent iron
holders and at the same time utilize
the tops Of pair of worn out boots Oh
shoesP Cut the leather into squares
and cover it with some suitable mate
rial, using as many thicknesses Of
leather as desired, and whipping it
closely in place. These will prove
very serviceable.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30

1nn Bnsr DAMP DusrRM


A large soft sponge makes ths best
damp duster. Il should be moderate
y flns and perfectly free from grit.
Soak II In . pan Of water and then
wiring II ~ dry ~ possible; never Try
70 use Il with much water In IL.
When You are dusting free tho sponge
Of the dust by rinsing thoroughly in
clean water. When You have finished
using. wash II free OF all dust and grit
and hang it in the sun to dry. II
sponge is not cared for IL soon geta
soft and squashy and full Of PARTICLES
of grit, and then IL will not be At foH
anything. Some housekeepers always
wash windows with sponge. It is an
excellent cleaner-if lit is kept clean
itself-but it will streak the win dow
glass unless you wash 1t out every few
minutes. New York Advertiser.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30

tween them tho stalls front the south,
and on that side OF the stable are win.
dows 80 that there is an abundance oi
light-enough 80 that any moonlight
night In winter one can see without a
lantern whether the COWS are all IN
order. In the stable have we'll with
a two-inch pump and the stock ID
watered with pals twice each day.
The first thing in the morning they
have a feed OF hay and then are
MIXED, after which they are watered,
then the grain OF carrot ration is fed
and some more hay given. This feed
ing is all they have until the evening
chore-time comes, when they are
watered and fed again Ms in the morn
ing. The stables are cleaned both
morning and evening and the manure
from horse stalls put behind the COWS
and sprinkling Of plaster thrown on
it and around the stalls, if any are
soiled or wet.
The stalls are filled with stone
pounded up and covered with clay
loan, with plank for the hind feet Of
the COWS to stand on. Behind the
stalls is space seven feet wide filled
from the ground with stone and ce.
ment, with an eight-inch drop. The
partitions between stalls reach back as
far as the drop in the floor and as
high as the COWS. In the middle OF
each pleasant day the stock are all let
out in dry yard for short time.
The yard is never muddy nor should
it be for either stock or men to
trample around in. If the yard gets
soft scrape it up in heaps and draw it
out on the fields for top dressing. I
never put the stock out in the yard
and go away and leave them to take
chance of storm coming on while I
am gone. In fact, they are never al
lowed to get wet from fall to spring
and are never let out in storm if they
have to be kept in for days at a time.
Each COW always has the same place
in the stable as long as she remains on
the farm, and always knows enough
to take her place, which does away
with any trouble at time of putting in
the stable in the way of hooking and
yelling of the one who puts them in.
Now as to whether my methods are
sensible and reasonable l will give my
experience for long term of years.
So far have never had to call vet
erinarian to attend sick COW and
have never lost COW from disease of
any kind. Abortion is q thing un-
known in my dairy. True, I have
cows with caked udder and other
slight ailments, but have never yet
had anything that I have not success
fully treated myself. Every animal I
have was born on the farm, and buy
COWS or horses I will not, for if can
not breed and raise one better than I
can buy will leave the farm and take
book agency or something of the
kind.-Hoard's Dairyman.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30
RECIPES.

hEClIESs
Beef's Heart-Cut in squares. Stew
ten minutes in salted water, skimming
often. Take out heart, strain liquor,
add meat, one sliced onion (if liked),
one tablespoonful of sauce, parsley,
chopped head of celery, cayenne and
one tablespoonful of butter. Stew
tender, add one tablespoonful of wet,
Drowned -four.
Orange Float-Add the juice of
three lemons to quart OF water; put
in saucepan with cup OF sugar; set
on the fire until it boils; stir in three
tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, and set
aside to cool. Peel six large oranges,
slice, and lay in deep glass dish
pour the mixture over. Spread the
top with meringue, and serve very
cold with sponge cake.
Cocoanut Tarts-Dissolve half a
pound of sugar in half pint of
water add a pound of grated cocoa
nut and stir over the fire for five min
utes. Let cool. Add the beaten yolk
and the white of one egg. Line little
tart pans with puff paste; fill with the
mixture and bake. A lemon or almond
mixture may be used to fill the tarts
in place of cocoanut if desired.
Corn Stew-Cut one chicken as for
o fricassee, put it into the stewing
pan, cover with boiling water, stew
gently for about one hour, then add
four peeled tomatoes cut into quarters
and the corn cut from six cobs, one
green pepper and one onion chopped
fine. Stew twenty minutes, add q
tablespoonful of butter and one OF
-four rubbed together. Season and
serve.
Rice Dumplings Boil one cupful
of rice until done, about thirty min
utes, then drain. Take square oil
cheese cloth, put the rice, the size
of saucer, in the center of the cloth,
put the apple in the center of this
then fold up the corners of the cloth,
| SO as to fold the rice over tho whole
| evenly. Tie tightly and throw into q
kettle Of boiling water, boil rapidly
for twenty minutes, unite, and they
are ready to serve.
Shrimp Pudding-Wash two cans o.
shrimps in cold water; drain, and
with a silver spoon mash them, ado
one cupful soft bread crumbs, one
tablespoonful chopped parsley, on,
teaspoonful salt, dash of cayenne
mix and add four we'll beaten eggs
turn into a pretty, suitable mould.
stand in pan of boiling water, cover
with paper, and cook in the over
twenty minutes. Turn out and garn
ish with parsley and slices OF lemon.
Serve sauce in boat.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30
A HINT TO FRUIT GROWERS.

The lesson for fruit growers to learn
is that quality, not quantity, is want
ed. The markets, in their season,
are generally glutted with second
class fruit, but the supply Of q first
class article never equals the demand.
Stand in any good commission house
and watch the sales. The best goes
first and speedily-the last to go is
the poorest stock, which buyers who
cannot do better, or who have cheap
trade, must use. As in everything
else, there is room at the top. -Ameri-
can Agriculturist.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30
WINTER CARE OF COWS.

To give an idea of what believe to
be not only sensible but also q
humane method of caring for COWS in
the winter, says H. s. Matteson, l will
give my way, which is this: My stable
is seven feet six inches in the clear /;
the stalls are six feet wide, each hav-
ing two COWS fastened with q chain
around the neck the manger is eight
cen inches wide on the bottom and cnn
be cleansed easily from an alley in
front Of the cows by stepping in be-
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30

The Pueblo Indians are on the point
of establishing an independent terri
tory. On their vast reservation they
boast of 100000 sheep, $50, 900 horses
and 900, 900 goats. Their wool aver
ages 800, 900 pounds annually.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30

Prize money is still awarded the
British navy for the capture of slaves.
Last year the total was $6540. The
price for the capture of single live
slave is $50.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30

Recently, when very young couple
were being married in Hungary, the
priest, instead of the usual nuptial
benediction, offered up the appropriate
prayer, Father, forgive them, for
they know not what they do"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30

Mr.. Fukuzawa, private Japanese
gentleman and author, has contributed
10, 200 yen to the expenses of the war
He saved the money by domestic
economies.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30

The new regulations for the British
army state that knowledge of short
hand is of great advantage to staff ofii-
GERS.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30

Seventy thousand pedestrians and
eight thousand teams cross London
Bridge eyNry twelve hours.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30

Only twelve of the States have sufficient
canvas to cover their militia.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30

The value of Irish exports in 1898
was 81, 1922, 235, and of imports, $44,-
694, 730.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. j. Che
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tion made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALpINa. KINSAN e. MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act-
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system: Price, Toe: per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30

DR.. Kilmer's SWAMP ROOT cures
all Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory Binohamton n Y
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces intlamma-
ton, allayS nain. cures wind collie. &c a bottle
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30
HnM,a Thia z

The United States army may be increased
by 5000 men under existing laws.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30

PLEASANT Wholesome, Speedy, Tor coughs
is Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
karl's Glover Root, the great blood purifier,
gives freshness and clearness to the complex
ion and cures constipation, 25 cts. so cts, 81.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30
A Reprieye of Ten yeors.

An average business mans life can easily be
heightened ten years by the occasional use of
Ripans Tabules. Do you know any one who
wants those ten years?
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-30
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Giant Horned Lizards.

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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-04-14
NEWS FOR MICHIGAN.
MANY MATTERS MENTIONED
MERELY.
The Recent Blizzard aud Its Effects upon
Fruit and Crops In Michigan. state
Convention OF the Epworth League
-Four Young Men lost on Lake Michigan
Epwortn Learuers Of MlchIran.

The fourth annual state convention
of the Epworth League of Michigan, at
Saginaw, was attended by fully 1,200
delegates and interested workers.
President Elvin Swarthout, of Grand
Rapids, opened the convention. Greet
ings were received from the Y. L. 5. G.
+. and the Ii. Y. =. u. Secretary ID.
w. Springer made a report which was
very gratifying. He reported n total
of 500 leagues in Michigan, with a
membership estimated at about $4,000,
while the lowest estimates of the total
membership of the organization in the
United States are placed at from
100000 to 100000; grand showing
when it is understood that the Epworth
League was organized only five years
ago. "a Model Reception" was exem-
plified by Rev. Thomas Nicholson, of
Big Rapids. The addresses of the first
day were by Rev. Il. b. Patterson, of
Lansing, ANDREW. r. L. Savin, of De-
troit
Sunrise services were held at a. m,
and nearly every delegate attended.
Rev. Edwin A. Schell, ID. d., of Chi
cago, general secretary of the Epworth
League, conducted conservation SER
vice. Rev. Joseph Il. Berry, ID. D., of
Chicago, editor of the Epworth Herald,
made an addreas upon ''The League
Literature" A splendid series of talks
and papers were given on the Junior
League, of which department Miss
Mary Ii. Beal, of Detroit, is superinten-
dent
Department seminaries, series of
meetings in the interests of the several
departments of League work, were
inc n -, na
partment" was conducted by j. N.
Grant, of Manistee; Social" by Rev.
Thomas Nicholson, of Big Rapids;
"Mercy and Help" by Miss Lucretia
A. Gaddis, superintendent of the Dea-
coness' Home, Detroit.
Bishop w. X. Ninde, of Detroit, and
Rev. T.. A. Schell, of Chicago, addressed
the evening sessions.
The third days session opened with
three sunrise services at a. IN. Rev.
VIM. Dave, of Saginaw, conducted an
inspiring devotional Service" Rev.
j. C. Floyd, of Grand Rapids, conducted
Spiritual Department" service.
The advisory committee presented
the following names as candidates for
the state League officials and they were
unanimously elected by reclamation:
Prof. Eugene Pierce, of Saginaw, presi-
dent; Mrs. Angie Hawthorne, of Bay
City, first vice-president; Miss Lucretia
A. Gaddis of Detroit, second vice-presi-
dent; j. III. Grant, of Manistee, third
vice-president; Wesley Sears, of jack
son, fourth vice-president; Prof. ID. w.
Springer, of Ann Arbor, secretary; l..
l.. Skillman, of Grand Rapids, treas
urer.
Invitations were read by representa-
tives from Detroit, Flint, Benton Har-
Dor and Bay View in the interest of
securing the next state convention and
Detroit was chosen.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-04-14
99ritulture.
Profit In Colorado Farms.

On account of the fertility of the
soil. the superiority of the climate and
the great advantages of irrigation,
Colorado is peculiarly adapted for the
successful operation of small and
medium-sized farms, IL conducted by
men of intelligence, experience and
enterprise, and there is perhaps no
greater opportunity for this class of
farming in any state of the Union than
at present exists in Colorado. Over
five million of dollars is annually sent
from Colorado to other states for the
purchase of small farm products which
this state could and should produce.
The soil of Colorado ranges from
light sandy loan to the deep alluvial.
A large percentage of the soils are Of
scoriac origin, rich, productive and
easily worked. They are suitable for
the crops of all the eastern states and
for many of the crops of the states
north and south. No better climate
exists for agriculture in it's various
forms. The freezng of, winter is suf-
ficient to secure a mellow, Goddess
soil for spring blowing and planting.
The springs are usually early, with
sufficient precipitation to terminate
ali crops without irrigation. Under
the influence of perfect summer days
coupled with the superior benefits of
irrigation, the growing crops are
forced to early and complete maturity.
The characteristic mildness of late
autumn weather gives exceptional OPP
portunities for the harvest of root
crops and the last cutting of alfalfa,
while the splendid winter climate af-
fords excellent conditions for stock
feeding.
Irrigation is of great advantage be-
cause of it's positive security against
drouth. The water, with its rich min
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-04-14

| could have given his sovereign a mill
lion outright. for that was what the
amount would be in our present
money.
Sir Richard Wilmington did not give
all of his fortune to the king. He
spent vast sums in the embellishments
of his adopted city and in building
sanitary and benevolent institutions.
He built Newgate prison. the better
half of st. Bartholomew hospital,
and the fine library in Gray Friars,
now called Christ's hospital. His
munificent benefactions have serve d
to keep fresh his memory even to the
present time. Wilmington died in
1427, aged his full three score and ten
years.
And now we are come to the cat
story. Is it true that he owed his
wealth or the beginning of his vast
fortune to grimalkin?
The strongest argument against the
truth of the story is the fact that tales
OF q similar nature are current in
other countries. In Persian story we
read of how one Keis, the son of poor
widow in Siraf, embarked for India,
with his sole property cat. Then he
fortunately arrived at time when
the palace was so infested with rats
that they carried off the kings food,
and persons were employed to drive
them from the royal table. Keis pro-
duced his cat, the rodents soon disap-
peared and magnificent rewards were
bestowed on the adventurer, who re-
turned in princely state to his native
city.
On the other hand is the fact that
all the portraits of Wilmington repre-
sent him with a cat. One, in MERGERS
hall, London, of the date of 1896, has
a black and white cat at his left hand.
represents him with his hand resting
on a cat. A statue of Wilmington
with cat at his feet was also set up
on the gate of Newgate Jail and stood
there till the time of the great fire in
1866.
Itwould not have been impossible
that cat should be at the bottom of
Whittingtons fortunes. Cats are
known to have brought high price
when Cuba was first colonized by the
Spaniards. Two cats, we are told,
were taken there as speculation
when there was a plague of rats, and
they were sold for pound of gold
apiece. Their first kittens brought
each thirty pieces, and the next gen.
GRAFTON not more than twenty, the
price gradually falling as the colony
became stocked with the breed. So it
may have happened to Wilmington as
the ballad says.
Still the probability is that Whit
tington acquired his wealth as most
men do, not by any extraordinary
means, but by industry, frugality and
skill, seconded by good fortune, and
that he was much more indebted to
the Flemish and English trade of
wool than to Barbary for his success
as a merchant.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-04-14
4oultrp Bard.
Ashes rs Absorbent.

The best use that can be made O,
coal ashes is to sift and put them un.
der the hen roost as an absorbent,
says q writer in American Poultry
Advocate. Sifted coal ashes absorb
liquids, fix volatile ammonia, thus pre-
venting offensive doors But with
wood ashes 1t is different. The worst
possible use you can make of wood
ashes is potash, which makes 1t a very
valuable manure. But put under the
hen roost the potash mikes with the
ammonia-another valuable element
in the hen manure and the potash is
changed to the volatile carbonate of
ammonia and away it goes up among
the fowls, perhaps doing much dam
age to them. After the heat has SUBJ
sided you have manure that
isn't worth very much. This process
is generally termed heating. Coal
ashes six" the ammonia so that it
does not heat and yet the ammonia is
retained all the same and you have q
valuable manure. Some people say
that you should never put wood ashes
where the hens can wallow in them,
claiming that the potash in the ashes
will make sores on the legs and bodies
of the fowls. Now it will not do this
unless the ashes or the fowls bodies
are wet, and we claim that this is the
real use of wood ashes in the poultry
yard. You can have box with a cover
in which to keep the ashes, shutting
the cover down on wet or rainy days
when the fowls bodies are liable to be
wet. The ashes will be great help
to the fowls in keeping off insect pests,
and they will find quite little char
coal in the ashes which will aid in di-
costing their food and correcting
bowel disorders. We think too 1t
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-04-14
More Echoes OF the Blizzard.

The Grand Traverse fruit belt was
not seriously affected by the severe
cold Judge j. G.. Ramsdell, owner of
the largest fruit farms in that region,
reports that yellow peach buds have
been partly frozen, but enough will be
left to insure good crop. Late
peaches, apples, pears and all small
fruit are unframed.
Roland Morrill,, widely-known fruit
grower at Benton Harbor, denies the
report that fruit buds are injured by
the cold snap in that section. He says
peaches, apples, cherries and pears.
Small fruit, such as grapes, were not
advanced enough to be hurt. Apricots
were killed.
Rufus Bronson, who is "yellows an
missioner" at Benton Harbor, has made
a thorough investigation, and finds that
the peaches are not destroyed by the
cold weather as was reported, but
thinks they will stand severe weather
now. The blackberry is the only fruit
thought to be hurt, as they have been
raised from the ground and are very
sensitive.
Present indications are that but little
damage has been done to peach buds
about South Haven, except on the ten
der early varieties, with cold expos
ures, where possibly one out of five are
injured.
Saranac: The cold winds and heavy
frosts have killed the peaches in this
section. Fruit growers are Respondent,
as they had great expectations Of a fine
crop.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-04-14

for many years to come. Taking the
average of crops and prices actually
obtained during 1893, as reported by
the Denver Fruit Growers association.
the following were the money yields
to the acre for small fruits and vege-
tables: Strawberries. $3.50, black
berries 5000, raspberries $500, currants
500, onions $780, celery $3.50, cabbage
500. The establishment Of more fruit
preserving factories will increase the
demand for small fruits. AS to toma-
toes the average yield to the acre is
~ tons and the canning factories pay
80 cents per 100 pounds or 500 an acre,
but as a matter of fact, the great bulk
OF the crop is sold at much higher
prices in the retail markets and only
the surplus taken to the canning fac
tories, which, however, put up an
nually considerably over 1000 tons,
besides large quantities of peas,
beans, pumpkins, ETC., while the
pickle factories put up humid
reds of tons of cucumbers, cauliflower,
onions and the like. A factory recent
ly paid 81, 500 to one grower for three
acres of picking onions Similar in
teresting particulars could be given,
did space permit, of the returns, rang
ing from $500 to 1000 an acre, from
orchards, according to age.
POULTRY FARMING.
AS an adjunct to a small Colorado
farm there is no industry that will
yield more profitable return on the
capital invested than poultry. Colo
RADIO is now sending other states over
$1,000, 900 a year for eggs and table
poultry, but the people Of the state
are steadily awaking to the fact that
it is really cheaper to pay higher
price for home-raised eggs and fowls
than for inferior imported eggs and
poultry. Near the cities poultry farmers
get from private customers as high as
25 cents dozen the year round, and
from 1G to Is cents more than the
average store price for fowl