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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-05-13

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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-05-13
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24
Gooseherry Pudding.

To ONE pint Of ripe gooseberries add
six slices of stale bread. one cIpful Of
milk, half d cupful Of sugar, one table
spoonful OF butter, melted. Stew ths
gooscberries, slowly ten minutes, cut the
slices Of bread to fit the dish and toast
a light brown; dip each piece, while
hot, in milk and spread with the melted
butter. Cover the bottom of the dish
with Inc toast, next put on a layer Of
geoseberries, sprinkle thickly with SUI
gar, another layer of toast, then Der.
RES, alternating until your dish is full.
Cover closely and steam in the oven
thirty minutes. Turn out upon a hot
dish and pour over it a rich pudding
sauce.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24
Hens in the Orc1ra rd.

Many farmers and orcliardists would
like to have hens in the orchard for the
good their presence wouTd do to the
trees. were it not that the fowls must
be kept confined because of the damage
they would do the adjacent garden and
tower beds. The sketch shows a way
to- keep one or more flockS of hens in an
orchard A light, low house, made of
hnTf inch matched stuff, has wire run
attached to the end, as shown in the
Illustration. The house has no floor.
The eggs are gathered by opening the
hinged board in the end. Low trucks
are attached to the corners SO that the
whole can be moved occasionally to a
new location. 1t can Thurs be moved up
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24

from poorly farmed farms is Of an in
feriOr quality, for which it is difficult
TO find buyers. The best is cheap
enough, and anything of an inferior
quality is not only a drug on the mar
ket but interferes with the sale of bet
ter goods. When buyers are looking
for farm produce, they go where they
Know they can get the best. The better
the quality of the goods produced, the
more buyers you will have for your
product, and the competition upon the
part of buyers will enable you to get
good prices. within easy distance of
your own doors. Every help which
tends in an economical manner to i'm
prove the quality of our productions
should be eagerly sought. A well con-
Quoted institute, receiving support from
the farming community in which it is
held, will furnish more practical infor-
nation from the practical experience of
others, and which practical farmers
can make use of, than perhaps any
other method yet adopted. 1t is unfor-
tunate that farmers as class take so
little interest in them. Education is
just as essential for the farmer as for
the lawyer, doctor or business man.
Good farming does not consist wholly
of manual labor; it requires the exer-
else CT good intellectual powers. There
is also vast difference between scien-
tific and theoretical farming. The the
orist is in luck when he can pay the
interest on his mortgage But practical
farming, backed by good judgment,
pays well when prices are fair, and
always will.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24
a Pretty Lawn Table.

Stumps of. old trees that have out
lived their usefulness and been rele-
gated to the wood pile are not uncom-
monty seen upon lawns, and many at
tempts are made to turn them to artis-
tic and useful account. The simplicity
of the plan illustrated in Farm and
Home commends itself The stump is
first sawed to a fat surface and then
fitted with top of thick boards of the
desired dimensions. Four rustic sup
ports or brackets are placed under
meath at the four corners. These
should be as much as possible in their
natural state, with any little crooked
ness or knots allowed to show, as they
add much to the pretty effect on the
whole. The edges, too, Of the top
board may be given rustic tone by
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24
Hints to Housewives.

Paint upon window glass may be
easily removed by rubbing with cloth
wet in hot strong vinegar.
To ascertain if an egg is fresh, put it
in a pail Of water. If good it will sink
Immediately; if it floats it is doubtful.
To remove tar from any kind of cloth,
saturate the spot and rub it we'll with
turpintine and every trace of the tar
may be removed.
1t is said that if camphor gum is put
in the drawers in which silver is kept
that is but seldom used that the cam
phor will prevent the silver from be-
coming furnished.
An idea evolved by an ingenious wom-
an whose dainty tete-a-tete set lost both
it's Saucers was to tie the two matchless
cups together with bow of fancy rib
bon, and convert them to the service OF
used and unused matches
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24
ular blue and white room. The craze

ular blue and white room. The craze
for delft and delft decorations is still
an active one and for warm weather
use, 10 better, cooler scheme Of color
can be devised.
The model from which the drawing
was made was a threefold frame of
bamboo. The material used for the
panels is heavy, unbleached cotton
cloth or muslin, but cotton sheeting or
any heavier stuff of warm, cream color
can be used if preferred To make the
panels first cut the necessary size,
with a margin to allow for making the
edges secure and possible fraying dur
ing the work. On each mark the exact
size OF the panel and stretch it out on a
fat board. For both the border and the
delft scenes use oil color in delft blue,
+hinned with turpentine. The style of
the border is known as waves and is
only a combination Of curves and lines.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24
Freezing Ice Cream.


Do not draw any water from the ice
while freezing unless water raises to
top Of can. The can should be only
two-thirds full Of milk, as it will raise
one-third while freezing. After the
milk has been placed into the can, put
the freezer together ready for opera
ton, mash the ice and sprinkle coarse
salt on until it stops cracking. (The ice
lnay be previously prepared. Then put
the ice around the can and add more
salt When the freezing is completed,
remove the beaters and cover the freez-
er with carpet or WOODEN cloth and let
the ice cream harden one-half hour be-
fore serving. After frozen beating the
cream with a large spoon Or wooden
paddle will improve it. After standing
several hours it should be beaten be-
fore serving. Dipping Il spoon i'll luke
warm wafer before serving each pllIe
O.. cream and turn once around. will
CIT a very nice fo"m.--L'hiIadelpl In
uIIirNr
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24
CHAPTER XIV.
THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON:
THROUGH THE ISLE OF NULL.

THROUGH THE ISLE OF NULL.
The Ross of Null, which l had now
got upon, was rugged snGl trackless, like
the isle [ had just Left; being all bog,
roads for them that know that country
well; but for my part had no better
guide than my own nosey and no other
landmark than Ben More.
[ aimed as we'll as I could for the
smoke [ had seen so often from the ISL
and; and with all my great WEAKNESS
and the difficulty of the way, came upon
low, about 5 or 6 at night. 1t was low
and longish, rooted with turf and built
of unmortared Stones;. and on mound
in front of IT, an old gentleman sat
smoking his pipe i'll the SUD-
With what little English he had, he
gave me to understand that my ship
mates had got safe ashore, and had
broken bread in that very house on the
day after,
''Was there one" asked, dressed
like q gentlemanw
He said they all wore rough great
coats; but TO be sure, the FIRST of them,
the one that came alone, wore breaches
and stockings, while the rest had sailors
trousers
feathered hat?
He told me, no, THAT he was bare-head-
ed like myself.
At first l thought Alan might have
lost his hat; and them the rain came in
my mind, and [ judged it more likely he
had it out of harms way under his great
coat. This set me smiling, partly be
cause my friend was safe, partly to
think of his vanity in dress.
And then the old gentleman clapped
his hand to his brow, and cried out that
| must be the lad with the silver button.
''Why, yes!" said I, in some wonder
''Well them" said the old gentleman,
II have a word for you that you are to
follow your friend to his country, by
Torosay."
He then asked me how 1 had Jared,
and / told him my tale. A south-country
man would certainly have laughed; but
this old gentleman q call him so be-
cause of his manners, for his clothes
were dropping off his back heard nue. all
through with nothing but gravity and
pity. When [ had done, he took me by
the hand, led meinto his hut tit was no
better and presented me before his wife,
as if she had been the queen and | a
duke.
The good woman set oat-bread before
NE and cold grouse, patting my shout
der and smiling at me all the time, fol-
she had no English; and the old gentle
man not to be behind brewed me a
strong punch out of their country spirit
All the while [ was eating. and after
that when | was drinking the punch, ]
could scarce come to believe in my good
fortune: and the house, though it was
thick with peat-smoke and as full OF
holes as Il colander, seemed like a palace
The punch threw me in a strong sweat
and deep slumber; the good people lei
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24
The Control of swarming.

To control sWarming bees, remove
one Of the prime factors. Brood is the
only factor we can remove and not de-
feat our object-honey. The removal
of brood, instead Of decreasing the hon
ey yield, rather increases it. We may
remove the brood by direct confiscation
or we can do it more gradually. This
method would be better where the flow
is very short and profuse, the second
better where the flow lasts forty to
sixty or more days. The cause of
swarming is instinct; it's control, brood
lessness. Other methods at times seem
effective, but the only method Of con-
trolling swarming that is at all times a
success, is broodlessness.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24
Picnic Biscuits,

Dissolve a half cake Of compressed
yeas1 in one cupful Of thin cream, add
two eupfuls of warmed -four and beat
very thoroughly. Put in a warm place
until we'll risen, then add sufficient flour
TO make very soft dough; divide into
two portions; roll each portion to about
one-nalf-inch thickness. Spread one
sheet of dough with chopped figs or
raisins, cover with the other; cut into
biscuits of fancy shapes; allow them to
rise until very light, and bake.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24

Even the hottest days may develop a
draft. In every family there is apt to
be one member at least who is suscep-
tible to currents of air that sweep
around corners and enter through open
doorways; therefore, a screen is desir-
able quite as much during the long
summer days as when closed windows
and steam make the winter home into
dollhouse. The design shown in this
illustration is intended for homemaking
and is peculiarly well suited to the pop
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24


Scrub chickens are out Of date. They
di0m't pay.
Clean the nests, regularly, to, keep
Them free from vermin.
Persons who clio, not take a natural
pleasure in fancy poultry are not likely
to- succeed with them.
The possibility of profit in raising tur-
Keys comes from their ability to pick
UP good part of their living
Rubbing the heads and thighs Of
fowls with rag dipped in oil is an ex-
eellent thing to keep off vernin
From five geese can be picked pound
of feathers every six weeks. These
will sell for 40 cents or more
When the coekerels begin to- pull the
pullets about and worry them, the
sexes should at once be separated.
When incubator chicks are put with
a hen, always be sure that she has no
lice. A little lard and sulphur applied
under the wings and about the head
will get away with any louise in two or
three days.
Any attempt through the use of slim
ulants or any unnatural methods to in
crease the number or fertility of the
egg, always brings disastrous results
to the breeder, whether fancier or mar
ket man.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24
Raspberry Shortcake.

To one quart Of flour add two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder and one
teaspoond III of salt; rub thoroughly into
this two tablespoonfuls Of butter; add
milk enough to make soft dough; roll
out about to one inch in thickness: put
in your pans and bake in quick oven
twenty minutes. While hot cut the edge
and break apart, butter the under crust
and cover with berries THAT have been
lying in sugar half an hour, put ON the
upper crust, and put plenty of berries
over it,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24

The rear and end walls should have a
tile drain laid just outside Of their base,
coming out upon the surface at the
front. The rear wall should rise little
above the ground, which should be
graded a trifle higher in the middle at
the rear than at the ends to turn aside
the surface water. The tile drain will
take care of all water that soaks down
through the ground. The wall in front
is extended little beyond either end Of
the building to retain a full bank Of
earth against the end walls. The int
rior arrangement will of course be sim
liar to any single-roofed forcing house.
Farm and Home
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24

Right and Wrong Way of Feeding.
The summer feeding Of pigs is an
important matter under present condi-
lions. Doubtless pasture is the most
healthful and profitable basis for the
feeding, but as time is an element to be
considered, it is advisable to feed grain
with it to push on the growth as fast
as possible. There is everything in
good clover pasture needed for the SUES
tenance Of the pigs, but we want some
thing more than this, for the most
growth made in the least time is the in
dispensable requirement for profit; bElt
whole grain is not a desirable food. A
considerable portfOm of it is swallowed
without masticatioDy and is vOided
whole When waste milk is to be had,,
il will pay more value as food for pigs
ON pasture than used i'm amy other way.
and with this some mixed finely ground
meal corn and buckWheat will produce
more growth Of a perfectly healthful
character than any other Kind of grain
food
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24
Horticnltnra1Hints.

Cultivate hometown market.
There is form of blight working up
on apple, cherry and ounce trees, which
is quite destructive
If weeds have been kept down in the
early part Of the summer, it is usually
sufficient to go over garden and flower
beds once week after the first Of Au-
gust.
With all grated stock some attention
is necessary the first summer to keep
down the prouts which will start freely,
and which, if allowed to grow, will rob
the CRAFTS.
Celery is usually planted in July.
The soil should be moist and very rich.
1t needs good cultivation to make it
grow rapidly, but it must not be hoed
when wet with dew or rain.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24

and down beside the rows of trees,
stopping for day or two under each
tree, scratching fertflizing the ground
and destroying insects. The fowls all
do we'll under such conditions, and their
presence will be Of great value to the
orchard The lower sill Of the sides of
the house should continue out and form
the base of the sides of the run.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24
Some Essenta1s to Success,

Farming is not business where the
failure Of one adds to the success of
another; on the contrary, the success
Of each individual is largely dependent
upon the prosperity Of all. The product
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24
(To be Continually
The ia mons old tree in

The famous old tree in Mulberry
Bend, n. Y, known as the suicide tree,
has been cut down. 1t was an ailanthus.
Or ''Tree OF Heaven and was planted
about seventy years ago. Many stories
are told about the tree. One is that a
score or more of negroes were hanged
from IFS branches during the draft riots.
It is also said that several persons
hanged themselves upon it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24

tIckTng to them strips Of wood with the
bark on them. When the little table
is finished and "set7 with it's dishes
and pots Of plants, the owner of it is
quite sure to stand little way off and
admire it audibly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-08-24

A good plan for securing a maximum
Of warmth at the least possible expendi-
ture of internal heat is shown below.
Such house is, moreover, cheaply built
wherever loose stones are abundant,
whether the stones be irregularly faced,
or simply rounded cobblestones. A
cut is made into the bank and the wall
laid up in cement, or cement and lime.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-22
EDENTON.

Edenton. N. c., Sept 2I.-(Special)-
MIR. w: r.. Brothers has been quite sick
for few days.
Mrs: Jenkins. of Carthage. is here on
a visit TO her brother, Rev. w. f. Wat
Mr.. William Badham is Mt homo ,ftar
Several days absence.
Mr.. b. u. Byrd has returned from
washington city where he has been for
few days on business.
Presid!ng Elder John. of Elizabeth
Gi'y' was I'm town this morning: also Mr..
D. "a. small OF Wa shington. N c.
Rca q Winborne's nrw scroll ,,iu ,.t,
soon be in operation.
Altef the electric and rain storm Sat
urday night fire felt very comfortable
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-22
CAROLINA

boys department.; Miss Stewart has
cnarse or the primary department
MRS. E. g. Thompson, music:i depart
ment, assisted by Mrs. Grace Blades and
MISS Sophie Il. Martin has charge of The
historical department..
a number OF scholars entered This
Carolina
MI Sheep has been very successful
with his school heretofore aud homes
TO DE equally successful this year.
Hon. E. w. Timberlake Judge of the
FIRST JUDICIAL district of North Carolina
arrived THIS morning on the II :45 train.
he opened court here this afternoon.
The Methodist pulpit was occupied bv
Key. MIR. Taylor Sunday night.
Hon w. ii. Lucas and Colonel Res-
pass are In town to-day. They will maxi
speeches at the courthouse on the issues
OF the campaign.
MIR. William Perry and Mr. wi,lio -,
Morgan arrived on the l1:45 rroIn NV,
morning from Baltimore and phiI,dal-
phia whIe Mr.. Perry has been visit
ing, and lbr. Morgan has been purchas-
ing stock. Mr.. Morgan will omen his
store as soon as the goods arrive.
The progressive Farmer. the organ of
the National Farmers Alliance, TO-
night gives notice that IL Will bolt Bry
an unless Watson is on the ticket II
warns the Populist Executive Commit
tee not to accept the Democratic nro-
position for division of the electors I'm
North Carolina 80
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-22
the nATrGEsnIp rExAs.
Capt. Glass Reports the Details or Her
Recent Grounding.

Acting Secretary McAdoo has received
the report of Captain Glass In regard TO
the recent grounding of the battleship
Texas In Newport harbor. The report
gives all the details of the accident.
captain Glass says that ne immediat ely
ordered careful examination to be
MADE or all the double compartments.
with the result of finding no apparent
oanase OF any Kind. AT the time of the
accident all ahe officers were at thsir
stations. The captain incloses IL state
ment made by the chief engineer OF the
US rs.ei. Mr. W. 5. Moore. which shows
mat when the order to back was given
Cniet Machinist Hunley, who was ac-
customed to working the reversing gear.
made the mistake of going ahead in.
stead OF backing the port engine. 1t an
pears also from Chief Engineer Moore's
report that the starboard engine failed
10 respond promptly when the signal 10
oack was sounded and the person In
charge required some assistance before
Ine reversing gear could be worked.
Huniey was considered by all trust
worthy man.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-22
After the Pichpockets.

SUNDAY morning several gentlemen
from Enfield. N. c.. who read an account
OF the arrest Of the pickpockets In The
Frsinian. came down to see IL they
could identify either of them. Two or
the men, We're fully identified, but none
was positive about the others. Yester-
dav Chief lyman received several let
tiers from places where speaking had
been held. stating that the writer's had
been robbed of money, checks and notes.
and asked IL any papers had been found
on the pickpockets by which they could
be identified. They had neither notes
or any other kind of papers on them
when captured. being smart enough to
DESTROY them. The letters will not help
the authorities much to connect them
with any special robbery. They will be
held for ten days to try and get some
positive evidence against them
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-22
Pound Not Guilty.

Moore. a telegraph operator of the Sea-
board Air Line. who was charged with
indecent conduct. was called up for ex-
animation in the Mayors Court. The
prisoner was represented by Mr.. w. A.
Fentress and Mr.. Irving. Three wit
nesses were examined for the Common
wealth and about fifteen of the Seaboard
Air Line clerks. conductors and officers,
including the superintendent and treas
urer % the road. for the defendant, who
testified to his good character. etc. After
dismissed the case. 1t being shown that
Mr.. Moore was little careless, but no
criminal intent was shown. The pri-
soner was warmly congratulated by
his friends present whom he numbered
bY the Dozen