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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14
CHAPTER NIX.
THE HOUSE OF FEAR.

Night fell as we were walking, and the
clouds. which had broken up in the
afternoon, settled in and thickened, so
that it fell, for the season of the year,
extremely dark The way we went was
over rough mountain sides; and though
Alan pushed on with an assured manner,
l could by no means see how he directed
himself.
All last, about half-past 10 of the clock,
we came to the top of a brae, and saw
lights below us. 1t seemed house door
stood open and let out beam of fire and
candle light; and all round the house
and stealing five or six persons were
moving hurriedly about, each carrying
lighted brand.
James must have tint his wits" said
Alan eli this was the soldiers instead
of you and me he would be i'll q bonny
mess But | daresay he'll have a sentry
on the road, and he would ken well
enough no soldiers would find the way
that we came.
Heraup0n he whstled three times, in a
particular manner. 1t was strange to
see how, at the first sound of it. 0ll the
moving torches came to Il stand, as if the
bearers were affrighted, and how, 1T the
third, the hustle began again as before.
Having thus set folks minds at rest
we came down the brae. and were met
at the yard gate for this place was like
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Live Stock Notes.


Stock keeping keeps up the fertility Of
the farm.
In feeding oats and wheat better re-
suits will be secured by feeding alter
nately; they can be fed dry or soaked.
If animals cannot understand Ian
guage, they at least realize that gen
tie voice betokens kindness toward
them.
Keep the fences cattle proof. When
cattle are tempted to jump a low,
broken-down fence, a dangerous habit
may be started.
A well-bred, well-fed yearling steer
can be made to outweigh at twelve
months the scrub at twenty-four
months. This being true, why continue
to raise scrubs?
The meat Of an animal whose bone
and muscle have been fully developed is
better than the meat of an animal that
has been forced on the fat side from the
beginning.
Keep no improbable stock, whether
it be horse, COW, hog, dog or poultry.
Make it a point that every month on
the farm must at least earn the food it
eats. Keeping dead stock is making
many farmers poor.
The color of an animal affects it's sale
as much as the other points Of the ami
NAL. Breed with the end in view to
get good conformation and color in the
steers that you want to send to market
and in the COWS that you want to sell.
At a recent sale Of Shorthorns in Eng
land, 80 COWS and heifers averaged
$145.25, and 16 bulls 5000. At another
sale, &C head sold at an average of
$133.5O Most of the bulls were sold
for expectation, a good many going to
South America.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14

and lawns. The board can be Of con-
siderable length, sharp at one edge,
with a bit of fiat iron riveted to the
edge, the used-up blade Of an old wood
saw being excellent for this purpose.
The handle is braced firmly by half
circle Of iron which a blacksmith can
fit in place in a few moments. With
such an implement the work of level
ing and grading can be done quickly
and easily. 1t should have a place in
any garden kit
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14
Iced Rice Pudding

The following receipt for iced rice
pudding always proves satisfactory:
Take one-half cupful of rice, tiny
pinch of salt and pour over it pint OF,
cold water, and boil thirty minutes Chat
is thirty minutes after it commences to
boiD. When the water has all boiled
away add two cupfuls of milk and put
in double boiler. When the mixture
has cooked very soft, and no milk is
left on the rice, rub through a sieve and
put back in the boiler; thicken with
three eggs, beaten light, and half cup
full of sugar. Set in cool place. Fla
vor with vanilla. Whip a pint of cream
and add to the pudding. Freeze as you
would ice cream.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14
Poultry Pointers.

When the bird begins to wheeze, you
have a case Of roup on hand.
Keep the coops and yards sweet by
freely using air-slaked lime.
Keep plenty of grit, old lime, etc.,
about the premises if you want the
poultry to do well.
When the nests are where the dog
can run before and around them, either
the dog, the nests or the laying hens
are out of place. Laying hens need to
be kept quiet.
Keep the poultry out Of the barn. It's
no place for hens. You can't give them
the care they need; you can't fight the
lice, and you don't want them littering
up the barn.
Are some of your fowls looking pale
around the head, and not as lively as
they should be? Look to the grit sup
ply and put few drops of tincture of
iron in the drinking water.
It is best not to feed cooked vegeta-
bles to fowls during warm weather.
They are too heating and fattening.
Besides, there is so much desirable
green stuff on the farm that is going to
waste.
Do not overcroWd the growing chicks
in their coops during hot nights. When
OyercroWded they become too warm,
and then, being restless, the stronger
ones will trample the weaker ones to
daeth.
Give the small boy of the family ten
cents a day to give the fowls fresh wa
ter three times day during the hot
spell, and you will get the money back
with compound interest Remember,
good fresh water is one of the essentials
for egg production.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14
Poor Mans Pudding.

About six stale biscuits Tor three bis
cults and three corn mufdns) grated fine,
add a handful of stoned raisins, some
washed currants, a good handful Of
brown sugar, and one cupful Of -four.
Chop fine with the -four one-quarter Of
a pound Of beef suet and one teaspoon
full Of good baking powder. Mix all to-
gether with sufficient milk to make a
paste; steam in creased and sugared
dish about two hours. Add little nut
meg or mace.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14
About busting and Sweeping.

It is easier and better to use a whislz
broom for sweeping fine carpet than
a broom with a long handle. Carpets
that have a long nap should be swept
in but one direction Otherwise you
sweep the dust into them instead Of
out of them. 1t is a slovenly house
keeper who uses feather buster for
all purposes. Feathers are useful for
getting into corners and for cleaning
ornaments into which you cannot man
age to thrust a cloth, but such busters
only scatter the dust; you need cloth
to gather it and remove it permanent
ly. Blue cotton handkerchiefs are good
for ordinary purposes, but cheese cloth
is best for fine furniture-Ledger.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14
Berry Pudding.

Take two tablespoonfuls Of butter
and half cupful of sugar, and stir to
a cream; add one cupful Of milk; then
stir in two and half cupfuls Of flour,
into which two heaping teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder have been sifted; add
the beaten whites of three eggs; finally
add one quart Of berries; pour into a
buttered pudding dish and bake in
moderate oven three-quarters of an
hour, and serve with hot sauce.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14
To Remove grease Snots.

A kerosene oil stain evaporates after
a time, leaving scarcely trace behind.
If you wish to hasten the process cover
the spot with wheat flour, leave it for
twenty -four hours, brush off the flour,
and repeat if necessary. To remove a
grease spot from the leaf of book COW
er the blemish with inely-powdered
French chalk, brush it off, and repeat
the process until the spot disappears
Ladies' Home Journal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14

A very convenient milk house TOT
warm climates, or for summer use III
colder sections. is shown in the engray-
ing herewith 1t is six feet square and
six feet high at the caves, which is
large enough for the milk Of two or
three COWS. The house is built under
a large grape arbor, about twenty feet
from my kitchen pump. The milk
tank, which is twelve inches deep and
fourteen inches wide at the top, ex-
tends along the north side. 1t has a
screen cover, which may be covered
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14
Oysters, Roasted.

Toast some slices Of bread Cut each
slice into diamond shape and butter it.
Arrange slices upon a platter and set
it where it will keep warm. Put the
juice of quart Of large oysters in a
stew pan, and let it come to boil, then
skim it, and add two tablespoonfuls Of
butter and oysters. When the oysters
are shrivel1ed, season to taste, and pour
over toast, and serve.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14

when exported as beef and pork,
though Europe, the last year, used
cheapness of corn had much to do with
this. We can undoubtedly produce
corn, pork and beef cheaper than any
other country.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14
Bread Pudding,

Soak pint of bread crumbs in milk
enough to cover for two hours, then
add the yolks of two eggs, half a cup
full of sugar, and the grated rind and
juice Of one lemon. Bake about an hour
in a slow oven. When baked, make a
meringue for the top of the two
whites of eggs and little sugar.
Frost and return to the oven to slight
ly brown.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14
Carrot Salad.

Select medium-sized carrots; wash,
scrape and slice, then boil until tender
in sailed water. Drain from the water,
and while warm pour over a quart Of
carrots the following dressing: Three
tablespoonfuls of salad oil or melted
butter, half teaspoonful of pepper,
little salt and eight tablespoonfuls Of
vinegar. Mix lightly, but thoroughly,
through the carrots, and serve at once.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14
AT,aroe Hog Crop Probable.

Another large corn crop viii be gath
cred this year. AS last years crop was
the largest ever grown, it means cheap
hogs and beef cattle for year to come.
Most of our own crop is fed at home,
and only brings money to the country
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14
Blackberry Sherbet.

Take three quarts Of blackberries,
one quart Of water, one pint Of sugar
and the juice OF four lemons. Mash
fruit and sugar together and let it
stand for one hour; then add the water
and place on the fire; cook for twenty
minutes; remove from the fire, add lem
on juice, strain, and when cold freeze
like ice cream.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14
Useful Garden Tool.

Our engraving shows very handy
homemade tool for leveling seed beds
in the garden or for grading walks
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-09-14
Training the Heifer.

In training young heifers it is we'll to
remember that gentle handling is a
great factor in gaining their good will
dairy animals, whether young or old,
should be taught to regard their master
as their best friend. If the young heifer
Is to be made useful and pleasant
animal for the dairy, it is important
that she should be handled and accus-
toned to all necessary manipulationS
while she is calf. If they are handled
Familiarity from the first, there will
usually be very little trouble with them.
When force is used at the start to COM
pei them to submit to being MIXED,
then the trouble begins. Many young
heifer has been ruined as dairy cow
by bad usage. Get her started right,
and much future trouble will be avoid
ed; it will be far better to exercise
little patience than to have trouble as
long as she is a cow.
Advantages of Diversified Farming.
Diversified farming has two great adj
vantages over that which is confined to
one or two SpecialtieS. If the different
crops are properly chosen there will
be a succession Of marketing to be done
through the year, and also something
to be done on the farm to keep it's labor
employed at all times. Where the spe-
cialty only is grown, though it may
bring good deal of money when sold.
most of this has already been expend-
ed during the season while the crop
was being grown. This is the difficulty
with the Southern planter who depends
wholly on his cotton crop. After the
expense Of making it is deducted the
planter his less ready money than if
he had more crops, so as to be able to
sell something every month in the year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-28
Tariff Legislation.

The imminence OF a fresh attempt at
tariff making lends timely interest To
the history of tariff legislation since
the present party Of protection came
INTO power with the civil war. writes
the Washington correspondent Of the
Boston Transcript. who gives the fol-
lowing brief resume of that history
The ways and means committee in the
thirty sixth Congress had John Sher-
man for its chairman, and reported
the war tariff which became law in
August. 1861. In the thirtv-ninth Com
gresS. Chairman justin S. Morrill, re-
ported the tariff act OF 1867 In the
fortyfourth Congress Chairman Will
liam r. Morrison devised the horizon
tai reduction scale" that is. the pro-
posal TO reduce all duties by one uni
form percentage. which will always
bear his name in history. He reported
ii To the House in the form of bill
and it had the benefit of one days con-
sideration. and then disappeared to
emerge once or twice later. not with
the expectation of enactment. but
merely as a foil to proposed Republican
legislation. 1t was in the forty-sey-
enth Congress that the ways and means
committee. Mr., Kelley OF Pennsylvania
being its chairman, reported faVorably
the bill creating the tariff commission
of 1882. whose recommendations We're
accepted or ignored by Congress with
perfect freedom after ii had made them,
and out of which grew, after many
! contortions and manglings. the Morrill,
tariff act of 1889.
In h., Nyr
Morrison was again chairman. and
brought in a bill for general tariff re-
duction, and repeated it substan-
TALLY in the forty-ninth Congress. but
without effect. Roger q. Mills succeed
ed Mr. Morrison as chairman. and con-
trived to get through the House in the
fiftieth Congress the measure known
as the Mills BILL" but the Senate
finance committee, under Mr.. Allison's
guidance. loaded it with a substitute
which effectually ended its career. Will
liam Mckinley. Jr., was the chairman
of the committee in the fifty-first Con-
gresS. and, as such. the putative au-
thor of the Mckinley tariff act of 1890.
both houses of Congress being then
Republican. In their effort to repeal
the Mckinley act the Democratic ma
jority of the House in the fifty second
Congress supported Chairman William
r. Springer with his progressive series
of programme" bills, but the Senate
fought shy of them. The fifty-third
Congress. being under Democratic con-
troll at both ends of the capitol. enacted
tariff law. William l.. Wilson. as
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee. gave his name to it on its pas
sage through the House. but in the Sen
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ate it was amended out of all sem
hlance To it's original shape, and he
came more properly The Gorman than
the Wilson act. 1t is the law which is
still in force.
The geographical composition Of the
ways and means committee is now
Two New Englanders. Chairman Ding
ley from Maine and Mr. Russell from
Connecticut two middle states men.
Payne of New J ork and Dalzell of
Pennsylvania; four middle western
men, Hopkins of Illinois. Grosvenor of
Ohio. Dolliyer of Iowa and Steele of
Indiana: two northwestern men. John
son of North Dakota and Tawney of
Minnesota: five southerners. Evans Of
Kentucky, McMillin of Tennessee. Tur-
ner Of Georgia, Wheeler of Alabama.
and McLaurin of South Carolina: and
the two vacancies in seats formerly
filled by southerners Crisp of Georgia
and TarSney of Missouri. This made
when the committee was full. seven of
the seventeen men southerners, TO ten
from all the other sections together
and. indeed, all but one of the Demo-
Gratis being southerners.
The composition of the committee in
the iiftyfifth congress. which will do
whatever tariff legislation is to be done
by way of celebrating the return of the
Republican party to power. Will de
pend on circumstances. No rule gov
ems appointments 10 this committee
from the chairman down to the least
influential member; every speaker
makes his selections unfettered by pre-
cedent The only thing that can be
said with any assurance, therefore, is
that the next committee will be made
up with reference to the passage Of
tariff bill of some sort. LINCOLN.
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II. II. Hayward of the Pennsylvania
dairy school writes to the Jersey Bull
letin" as follows: In our experiment
station herd of thirty milking cows
have found it impossible to tell by the
conformation of the animal what VIII
be her comparative production of milk
and butter. and 1 have frequently been
surprised to find those cows that an
fered very widely from the so-called
typical dairy type, among our best 30
far as type is concerned, think IL
makes but ..,tle difference whether q
COW is deep or slim, wide or narrow
within reasonable limits, so long as
there is a good udder development OF
the right kind. OFF years may be ex-
pected in nearly every cows work, but
as a rule a COW with a large. square
udder will use il for the right purposes
and it is my belief that the sooner we
begin to carefully test our herds anu
keep them replenished from the best
producers, other things being equal
the sooner will we reac.. the ideal dairy
type. The law of heredity works Just
as actively now as it did in days of ia
cob, and that like will produce like. un-
der like conditions, is just as true OF
producers of milk and butter now. as
it was of producers of ring streaked
and speckled color in the time OF the
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Woeful Waste.

II is mol pleasing to an Eastern ear
II hear that good sound corn is being
used for fuel a the West because it is
cheaper for fuel than wood or coal. We
lnty Western farmers who have no
lrtter market for their corn than the
l-ltchen stove.
But are we all doing any better?
Corn west of the Mississippi is fire.
1uently worth scarcely more than n
dime per bushel at the farm while that
l"ortion which reaches us sells at three
or four times as much. We buy il to
feed Ia our animals. What for? Part
~ to keep them warm The larger
i.art of the food in winter is used for
that purpose Now supposing we feed
this corn in cold stables or allow the
animals consuming it to expose them
selves for hours together 10 such cold
and stormy weather. as often prevails
during our New England winters. Sup
DOSING that by such treatment our
COWS consume twice the food they
would need if kept in comfortable
stables. have we not been wastefully
burning food for fuel and that. too
.here food is dearer and fuel cheaper
'di.tii 1T iiic w Est surprising we Keep
4 COW that is capable of giving milk
equal in value to a pound of butter
day in such cold quarters that she can
only hold her own as a dry COW in Win
ter. Are we not burning butter as
faiel? l can figure it in no other way.
.Hoard's Dairyman." in discussing
this subject. wells says: The man
no would set up a stove out of doors
to keep himself and his family warm
differs only in degree from the man
u no fails TO provide adequate shelter
for his stock: and the man who keeps
TWO fires running where one would
suffice is just as wise as the one who
feeds stock that does not bring him
profit.
The food question, when rightly con-
sidered, is in large measure a fuel
question, and it would not be reck-
less estimate to say that, oppressive
and provokingas the coal barons" are.
they are far more merciful to us than
we are to ourselves. What is two or
three dollars extra on each ton of coal
we need compared with the tax we
levy upon ourselves in the foolish and
Wasteful methods we employ TO main
tain the temperature of our domestic
animalsH"
Animals should not be shut into close
iilthy stables to keep them warm. nor
is there any need of il. Nor is it good
economy 10 use extra food tokeep them
warm when a few boards and nails are
so much cheaper.-N. +. Farmer.
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A New Years GIN Heralded.

The measureless popularity of Hostet-
ter's Stomach Bitters has been the grown
of more than third of a century. AS III
the past the coming new year Will DC
ushered in by the appearance OF fresh
Almanac, clearly setting forth the ma
ture uses and operation OF this mediClne
of world wide fame. 1t Is well worth
perusal Absolute accuracy in the astr0-
nomical calculations and calendar Will
as before, be valuable charactcristcs.
statistics. humor and general informal.
ton, accompanied by admirably executed
Illustrations. The Almanac Is ISSUED
from the publishing department OF tns
Hostetter Company at Pittsburgh. ana
will be printed on their presses in Eng
fish. German. French. Welsh. Norwegian
Swedish, Holland. bohemian and SPAN
isl,. All druggists and country dealers
furnish it without cost.
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1t is not generally realized what
great benefit to Mississippi commerce
the jetties on that river have proved,
although frequently demonstrated the
present season by the clearance of the
largest class steamships. with i'm
mense cargoes of cotton and other
Southern products. In this business
the record was broken few days ago
when the British steamship American
cleared from New Orleans with 22.570
bales of cotton and other valuable mer
chandise. The cotton alone, estimated
at five hundred pounds to the bale,
weighed about five thousand tons and
is worth over 100000. The New Or
leans papers claim that this is the
largest cotton cargo ever shipped from
any cotton port. The total shipments
of cotton from New Orleans that day
aggregate 39,3O3 bales.
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Reflections Of a Bachelor.

Love may be blind, but he's got good
ears.
The secret of success is to know
what you can't say to woman.
When the average woman gets mar
ried she quits having her face steamed.
a good girl can never understand
why people say some men are so
wicked.
Every woman has her hours when
she rebels against the thought of max
ing any one good wife.
After a woman has had two babies
she begins to count the doctor in on
her list for family Christmas presents.
New York Press.
A woman's anger is more of temper
and a mans more of Indignation.
When girl is cornered in an argu
ment she says, 'Oh, We'll, you know
I'm right, anyway
A woman can get into a smoking car
when the other street cars are crowded
and look so indignant that the men
who want to smoke will all get off.
Love is like butterfly. It's pretty
when you see it flying at distance.
but when it lights on you and shuts its
wings, you can see it's as ugly as
waterbury.
When a woman gives a tea and has
flower-pot with some maiden hair
growing in it on the piano, the papers
say the house was beautifully decor
ated with ferns and potted plants.
The article a woman always cuts out
of newspaper is the one telling what
colored hair lot of dead queens had,
or one proving that a dinner with six
courses can be cooked for IA people at a
total cost of $2.10.--New York Press.