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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16
STRAWBERRY SUN PRESERVES.

1t is a curious fact, but we'll known
both to scientific folk and TO expert
enced housewives, that the direct ac-
tion of the sun is at once surer and
more satisfactory than that of any
other known heat. So when we learn
it is tradition of old Virginia cook
cry to preserve Strawberries in the sun
in place of over the stove there is lit
tie occasion for surprise, but only an
opportunity to realize how much those
famous cooks can teach MS.
The berries treated after the follow
ing recipe are both richer and more
perfect than those prepared in any
other way. The object of the glass is
OF course only that of concentrating
the heat, and the effect is not dissimi-
lar to that known to every child who
has played at the old trick of burning
the skin by catching one of old Soils
rays upon bit of broken glass.
The peculiar purity of the sweetness
combined with the succulent redness
in this sun-cooked preserve gives a
suggestion of some oriental conserve.
The berries seem to be permeated with
IUG sun y SWGGbuteS III tuulbtOh w thClI
own, and the syrup become rich, pure
and clear as syrup can be. The berry
retains its shape and comes unbroken
from the Jar, which alone is cause suf-
ficient for recommending this espe-
cial preserve.
trust enough has been said to IN
sure trial by every woman who loves
toothsome dainty; certainly those
who know the luxuries with which a
Virginia dame of the old school fills
her closet will realize how lucky she
is who finds these secrets out.
The Virginia rule requires three
quarters of a pound of sugar to q
/ pound of strawberries. The sugar is
mixed with just enough water to wet
it and put on to boil. 1t is to be
taken of before it thickens and poured
over the strawberries. Then the ber-
ries are set in the sun two days,
covered with a pane of glass. They
are occasionally stirred.
On the third day pour off the syrup
and boil it again--it will be found
much thinned by the juice of the
fruit. While boiling drop in lump
of alum the size of the tip of your lit
tie finger. Pour the hot syrup over
the berries and set in the sun again,
under glass. The next day pour all
into the preserving kettle and boi
until the berries plump up. Thel
set in the sun again for a day. Th'
next morning seal the preserve il
small jars with branded paper on top
Strawberries preserved in this man
ner never mold or fermont. They
are delicious for roll pudding, fol
filling tarts, for layer cake and t.
serve with glass custards, but mos
toothsome of all with Old Dominion
"beaten buscuit.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16
TO KEEp Hoas HEALTHY.

Cleanly surroundings, pure, clean,
good food of the proper kinds for
building the growing frame work
whilst growing or for fattening when
finishing off is as essential to the health
of hogs as to any other animal, says
Colman's Rural World, and to reverse
these is TO induce frailty, weakness,
loss of appetite, and, sooner or later,
disease. 1t may be in individual cases
only, or it may attack and decimate
the whole herd and bring ruin and dis
aster to the owner. Filthy pens, filth
fed with food, filthy, rotten, and de-
cayed food, sour swill, the dead car
casses of diseased animals, the drop
pings of diseased animals, ETC., ETC.,
and like line of feeding and keeping
are all conducive to unthrift and dis.
ease, Just as surely as that dry wood
will burn when heaped upon a big fire,
and we do well to recognize the fact
and act upon it. Hogs as raised ant
fed for market nowadays are tn,
merest kind of hothouse plants any
how. They are crowded, and crammed
and made gluttonous from their earlies
feeding days and unless great care il
taken very easily become feverish, ex
cited, overheated, and fit receptacle
for floating microbes or other animal
cul@ in the air, the grass, or on thei
| food,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16
sEAsoNAnIE RECIPES.


Rhubarb Pudding-Butter a deep
dish and spread thickly with bread
crumbs; over this put a layer of rhu-
barb, sliced but not peeled; sprinkle
thickly with moist sugar and repeat
the layers until the dish is full, letting
the top layer be of crumbs and being
careful that the sides of the dish are
we'll lined with the same. Bake for an
hour, until we'll done.
Flame Pudding-B Beat two ounces of
butter to cream and add two of
sugar and two of -four, the yolks of
five eggs beaten, and the whites
whipped stiff flavor with grated lemon
peel and thicken to batter with
crumbs of stale sponge cake. Boiling
in a mold for one hour and serve with
any nice pudding sauce, making de-
licious dish.-American Agriculturist.
Curried Veal-Slice one onion and
an apple and put into a saucepan with
an ounce of butter and a Glove or gar
lie; stir until they become nicely
Drowned; add a tablespoonful of
curry powder and half as much flour
when smooth pour in pint of boil
ing water. Add two pounds of lean
veal cut in pieces an inch square ;
simmer until tender, season with
lemon juice and salt, and serve with
rice on a separate dish.
Poached Eggs With Onions
Variety in cooking is never more well
come than in spring, A very appetite
ing lunch or supper dish is made by
frying half dozen medium sized
sliced onions in little butter, OF
mixed butter and drippings, unit
nicely Drowned. They should not b'
reeking with fat when done, and what
little there is on them must be drained
off; season with salt and pepper; lay
on six poached eggs, sprinkle with I
very little cayenne and give just ont
squeeze Of lemon Juice over the top
A nice sauce to pour over poacheC
eggs is made by simmering four table
spoonfuls of any good gravy with fou
of water and two of good vinegar
season with salt and pepper; stir il
very slowly, so as not to curdle, tw
well yolks of eggs, and as 500
as it thickens pour over some poache
eggs. Do not allow the sauce to boil
CT it will not be at its best.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16

phosphates have proved vslueless;
horse manure spread on clover sod a
year previous TO planting is the best
preparation. The land is plowed in
the fall, twice dragged in the spring,
with a spring tooth harrow. The
drills are marked ont three feet apart
with two-horse reversible plow, let
ting the pillow run as deep as when the
land was first plowed, turning all fur
rows down hill, which forms bank
on the lower side. Where land is
steep the soil cannot be worked mp TO
the hill from the lower side. The
other way is marked with a narrow
toothed marker, which drags some
fine earth back into the furrow, which
makes perfect seed bed.
The cut seed is dropped and stepped
on by boys. With the same plow and
one horse walking in the trench, the
seed is covered, throwing the soil the
same way rs before, not back. The
tubors are covered six to eight inches
deep and the ground is two-thirds re-
plowed. The potatoes will be long
time in coming up, will escape the
first crop of bugs, will Withstand
drouth, can be narrowed several times,
and, best of all, will be strong, rank
growers, soon shading the ground
with their foliage. have never yet
found new tuber below the piece
planted, nor above that point on the
stalk which first saw the light, no
matter how much soil was piled around
it afterwards. Therefore it is best to
plan so as to have long bearing stem,
with tubers attached far enough FROM
each other to expand fully, instead of
hat full of the size of hens eggs at
tached to two inches of stalk.
From the time the potatoes are plant
ed until they break through the
ground, they are dragged several times
with heavy two-horse spring drag,
drawn in the same direction they we're
covered, but not across the burrows.
This levels down the two burrows par
TALLY, and forms rounded hill, COM
pletely mellows the soil in the hill,
kills all weeds, can be done by boy
at a very small expense, as compared
with cost of .cultivating, and is infinite
ly better in the quality of work done.
By this process no hoe ever goes into
the field, nor any sunburned potatoes
come out. The root growth is enor-
nous; some of the roots are twenty
inches long before any tubers have set.
The after cultivation is very shallow
to keep the ground from crusting ovei
after rains, and to keep the soil fine
and mellow, so as to serveas mulch
in times of drouth.
Select some large yielding, medium
late, disease resisting, long white po
tato, and the battle is half won. RounC
potatoes are not favorites in the mar
ket, and peel to waste. Do not le
your seed sprout. In trial row 1 GU
the seed early last season, placed it il
crates and covered it with land plaster
which kept it cool; when planted tn
buds were swollen full, but not enougl
to break off Thus treated, it CAV
the largest yield of any of my tria
rows. My rule is to seed according t
, the quality of the land. The poore
the land the farther apart the hills
and the less seed. American Agricul
turist.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16
Thn Aren nI Pliishnrr.

Pittsburg, which used TO be little
town squeezed down into the narrow
triangle of the junction of the Allie
ghany and Monongahela, has grown
into city of unusually large area in
proportion to its population. The city
engineers were cutting streets through
dense woodlands more than twenty
wears ago, and farms, miles from the
CITY hall, were held at speculative
prices. The city line is now more
than six miles from the Ohio eastward,
and its length between the Allegheny
and Monongahela is between four aao
i've miles. Chicago Herald,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


A hen should lay about twelve dozen
eggs year.
Always see that the milch COW has a
good forming ration.
You can feed clover to laying hens
four or five times day with profit.
Be sure to fix up a warm poultry
house for next winter. Cold hens are
proftless.
Sprinkle good dressing of copper
as under the grapeyines as a remedy
for mildew.
Land that cannot be proftably culti-
waited may often be planted with trees
to advantage.
Between hay and grass is q precari-
GUS period for the COWS. They will
bear attention.
In the growing of large strawberries
a rich soil thoroughly prepared is an
important factor.
Good drainage should always be pro-
vided before the planting is done,
rather than afterward.
Unless a SOW has shown characteris-
tics of early maturity she should not
be used for breeding purposes.
A weak, delicate horse is poor prop
erty. Breed for vigorous action. Breed
sound mares to sound stations.
In building your poultry house
don't put too much glass in it. One
third of the south front is sufficient.
The best time to prune the plums is
in the spring, between the last heavy
freezes and the breaking of the buds.
Bones make a good fertilizer i
buried near the grapevines. Old bootl
: and shoes may be utilized in the same
way.
2 If winds break of any of the limbs
? of trees, the stubs should be cut of
I close and smooth and the wounds GOV
cred with paint.
If given plenty of room the whit
and sugar naples are fine door yar'
! trees for shade. A lawn set will
! naples and eyergreens presents hand
some appearance.
, Old geese are better layers an
I MOlhcIb tuhh gOhhS SNH' AD VI
young geese are in greater demand il
the market it would be advisable t
keep the old ones for breeding, a
they are prolific for years.
1t certainly requires as much labo
+ to make a pound Of poor butter as
n docs to make pound of the best, an
usually it takes more labor, as it
+ not churned so quickly and the buttel
|. mllk is not so easily worked out. Thi
I is pretty well known to any dairyma
, who has made both kinds.
# Grapes, easily grown, are in th
d front rank of all fruits and should
l. enjoyed in abundance by any famil
having a vacant space OF a few feet
Ii give foothold for vine In vineyard
n they are planted at all distances froi
" six TO twelve feet apart; some goo
(, cuitivators allow more space. The
o are at homo on any soil suitable Il
70 corn thrive finely on dry hillsides,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16

The greatest natural wonder of
Hawaii, il not in the entire world, is
Lake Dana, or Dana Lake, body Of
molten lava ten miles in circumfer-
enoe. To the sightseer the surface of
this wonderful lake appears as il it
were a sea of red hot water dashing
against the cliffs which surround it on
all sides TO n height averaging 100
feet. j, J. Williams, of Honolulu,
who probably knows moro about the
volcanic condition of the island than
any other living man, says that "this
rushing, restless, heaving lake of boil.
ing fire never remains silent or calm
for single instant. st. Louis Re-
public.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16
One Of Jay GOuld's Virtues.

jay Gould had his faults, but he
never forgot friend. He was once,
while young man, taken sick in New
Jersey town, and an old lady there
nursed him through the illness. He
never forgot it, alway inquiring after
his benefactress, and on every possi-
bic occasion reminded her substan-
TALLY of her kindness. One time she
made up her mind to visit daughter
in distant place in the West, and set out
to save the money for the trip. A
few days before the day set she was
surprised to get an envelope contain
ing passes all the way there and back.
She never found out how Mr.. Gould
learned of her intended trip. New
Orleans Picayune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16
MAKING AND ,1ENp1Na FENCES.

Building and maintaining the fences
on the farm is an item of considerable
expense. 1t will be found advisable
to plan the farm so as to lessen the
quantity of necessary fencing as much
RS possible. In many cases the greater
part of the cultivated land can be put
into one field and in this way con-
siderable saving be made.
What fences are necessary should be
good ones. A fence is intended either
to keep stock out or in, and if it fails
of this purpose it is an expense with
out benefit.
In the spring go carefully over the
fences and see that they are in good
repair, as it certainly is not good
economy to risk a crop where there is
a chance of stock breaking into it.
One of the best times for driving posts
is in the spring when the frost is all
out of the ground and the soil is soft.
If the posi- well sharpened they
can be set more rapidly in this way
than in any other. At this season there
| is always more or less time when the
| ground is too wet to work, and the
! fences can be overhauled without in
terfering with the other farm work.
Wire fencing is so cheap and SO
convenient that it has largely taken
the place of other kinds. One decided
advantage with it is durability, while
a good barb-wire fence will restrain
stock that no other kind of fence
will.
One of the best fences, especially
when small hogs are to be restrained,
is made with wire netting eighteen to
twenty-four inches high at the bottom
and three or four strands of barb-wire
above this.
By using four-point hog wire at the
bottom, making the first three or foul
strands of this kind, and the rest o
two-point cattle wire, a hog-proo
fence can be made entirely of barbeC
wire. When this is done it will nearly
always be best to set the posts eigh'
feet apart, taking care TO stretch tn
wires tight. One important item in
good, all.wire fence is to have good
stout end posts, and to set them dee
in the ground and see that they ar
well braced.
Avery good fence of all-smooth wir
can be made by using nine or te
wires ard putting in an upright sta
not further than every three feet
Two planks at the bottom and thre
or four strands of barbed wire aboy
them make one of the best kinds {
fences that can be built. At presen
prices it is doubtful if it is good ecor
omy to make an all-rail fence. Wor
the timber into lumber, ties, posts q
cord wood, and a better, cheaper an
more lasting fence can be made buy
ing wire. One great advantage of
wire fence is that it takes up muc
less room and is much easier keI
clean. st. Louis Republic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16
rorrrNe COMPOST FOR PLANTS.

The soil used for potting is made OF
one part of clean leaf mold or decsyed
sods or rich garden soil free from
weed seeds, one part of clean sand
from a stream, and one part of thor
oughly-decayed COW manure. For
bright Towering plants some powdered
charcoal is often added, this giving
great brilliance to the bloom. A good
liquid manure for house plants is
made by dissolving one pound of nj.
trate of soda, two pounds of good su.
perphosphate of lime, and two pounds
of fresh wood ashes in barrel of rain
water. New York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16

That there is considerable guam
tity of land unoccupied or waiting for
occupants in some Of counties is only
too we'll known. An estate in the
eastern counties. large portion of
which is unoccupied, has been abso-
lutely offered TO responsible tenants
rent free for the first year, the owner
being willing to accept an extremely
Tow rent for subsequent years or to
take percentage of the returns.
In some of the southern counties
there are plenty of large farms vacant,
although these are ill adapted for
most occupants. Farmers now prefer
land upon which they can keep a large
dairy herd or breed a few horses and
cattle of high quality. The farms in
question are practically sheep farms
and of little value for any other pur-
poses than the production of mutton
and rley.-Manchcster Guardian.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRA
THE HAY QUIT.


About the latest addition in bed
covering is the hay quilt. II is 10
of hannelette. cretonne or wool and
an armful or two of hay. The goods
are sewed strongly across the top and
bottom and down one side, and quilt
ed across from side TO side at dis
tances Of about fourteen inches. The
hay is put in lightly and the remain
ing side sewed down. When the hay
becomes limp hang the quilt before
the fire, and it soon becomes crisp
again. The warmth Of these quilts
cannot be realized except by those
who have tried them. In making
these quilts they should be made quite
as wide as the beds they are intended
to cover. They are equal in warmth
TO two or three blankets.
Such quilts are much used by the
pessSntry in the Swiss mountains, who
appreciate the warmth they afford. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16
Potato RAISING MADE EASY.

In deciding upon specially, loca-
tion must be considered, thinks G. L.
Chapman, of New York The largest
part of the potato crop must be grown
within few miles of shipping sta
tion, as the bulk makes too much cost
for hauling long distances. Thirty
bushels at twenty cents per bushel,
where but one load can be drawn per
day, little more than pays the cost OF
hauling Do not be handicapped
from the start in planting ground un-
suited, or lily prepared.
Potatoes require mellow soil depth
and looseness are more necessary than
richness. The poor hemlock, yellow
land Of Tioga County, New York,
Yields the finest potatoes brought Ia
the New York market, With ms
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16
SPRING REPAIRs.

It pays to look the farm over before
the hurry of spring work comes on,
and find out what ought TO be done to
keep everything about it in good con-
dition. If time is taken by the fore
lock in this matter, a great deal of the
hurry and worry of spring work, as
usually experienced on the farm, car
be avoided, and the sundry jobs neces'
sary to keeping things about the place
in good shape can be done more salts
factorily, because more leisurely. -
American Agriculturist.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16
TEMPERANCE.


ThE BABY neOMs
A fair-haired, smiling baby.
Brlght-eyed and rosy-cheeked,
On whom the fiend OF whisky
Has horrid vengeance wrecked
Across my dull horizon
She flaunts her golden curls,
As fair rs pets OF fashion
Or cultures choicest girls.
/ clasp the dimpled fingers
And seat her on the knee.
"what is your name, my beauty"
She looks askancc at me.
In soft contempt she answers
BY asking "Don't you know
My namo Is mammals darlin',
Her Daisy told you So"
"where Is your mamma, precious2"
She peers beyond the door;
"why, there she is a-scruhbin',
See down there on the floor"
"Where is your papa, baby2"
"Why, papa, he IL drunk "
"Come, Daisy" calls the mother,
To wreck and ruin sunk
oh, weak and useless people,
Who never feel nor care,
Behold this helpless angel
Within the tempter's snarei
"why, he IL drunk, she utters,
With never thought OF shame
No more than though the sentence
We're one OF JOY and fame.
All, dread tho coming future,
When Judgment takes her seat,
How will she bear temptations
That all m asst surely meet2
Tho earth no strength has given
To save her from despair,
Unless the bending heaven
Responsive is to prayer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-05-16

II your nearest, best and most esteemed
neighbors had written the following letters
they could be no more worthy OF your con-
hdence than they now are, coming, as they
do, from well known, intelligent and trust
worthy citizens who, in their several neigh
borhoods, enjoy the fullest confidence and
respect Of all
Mrs F. L. Inman, Of Manton, Wexford
Co., Mich, whose portrait heads this article,
writes as follows: ~ began taking DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription about q year
ago. For years have suffered with falling
and liberation OF the womb, but to-day, /
am enjoying perfect health.
took four bottles Of the Prescription
and two of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. Every lady suffering from female
weakness should try the Prescription and
Golden Medical Discovery"
Miss Mary J. Tanner, North Lawrence,
st. Lawrence Co., N. Y, writes !" was
sick for four years. For two years could
do no work. had five different physicians,
who pronounced my case n poor or impov-
orished condition OF the blood, and uterine
trouble. l suffered great deal with pain in
both sides, and much tenderness on pressing
over the womb l bloated at times in my
bowels and limbs was troubled with leu
corrhea. l could not sleep, and was troub.
led with palpitation of the heart. Suffered
. great deal of pain in my head, temples,
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perienced a good deal of pain In my chest
and lungs. Ny voice at times was very weak
I suffered excruoiating monthly, periodical
pains Since taking seven bottles OF DR.
Pierceis Favorite Prescription some time ago
have enjoyed better health than have foI
more than four years previously in fact
for several months past have been able tS
work at sewing l have gained in weight
thirty-nine pounds since taking your medi
cines the soreness and pain have disap
peAredn Yours truly,
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