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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-05
Dear AIice.-

IPar AlCe.-
Are the children tired OF waiting fer
the sweets" which 1 promised them?
Well. tell them that Aunt Comfort says
that what is worth having is worth wait
ing for. even to home made candy pre-
scriptions. / send only such ones as are
simple. harmless and easily prepared.
and when it comes a rainy day let them
have a good candy pull even If II does
make things in mess in the kitchen for
awhile. They are rapidly nearing the
battlefield OF life; give them a happy
waiting time.
These recipes were all tested by me
when l used to invite the boys and girls
into the back kitchen. and / guess the
older ones in the family will not object TO
sharing in the feast. First of all comes
PLAIN MOLASSES CANDY.
Use one cup of molasSes, two cups OF
sugar, one cup of water and one table,
spoon of vinegar. Let these ingredients
boil together briskly without stirring
until crisp threads will fall from the
spoGsl, probably about half an hour; then
add small piece of butter. Begin to
pull it as soon as ii is cool enough to
handle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-05

An adj" in The News speaks for itself
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

fed that if they had followed his advice
they would have found it good He
applied the cutting back particularly to
the peach tree.
In the spring of 1892 I superintendent
the setting out of about IA acres of or
chard on the experiment station farm
at Wooster. This was variety orchard
with a vengeance, such as no private
individual would care about planting,
containing over 500 kinds of the differ
ent fruits. The trees came from many
parts of the United States, and coming
at different times, they were not in as
good shape as if they had all been
| bought at one place, yet by severe cut
ting back the per cent. of loss was small.
] remember particularly the apple
trees, which We cut back in very much
the manner shown in Fig. and Fig 2,
and all other trees were cut back nearly
as much. The season started out very
wet, but got very dry before the mid
die of the summer. This experience
showed me that not only the peach tree
was benefited by a severe pruning at
'hC lIllC VI VI ais IJ4dAlllASS DuI al OGutI
fruit trees as well.
In the spring of 1896 I spent nearly
the entire months of April and May IN
planting trees on the grounds of the
Ohio State university. There were no
fruit trees, but large collection of
shade and ornamental trees and shrubs.
The season was unusually favorable for
I ha fp-~- ~ of i,,1
ever at the end of the season | find that
those cut back severely have done the
| hest. While they may have looked rather
bad to start with, they have more than
made up the difference by their good
growth later On. About $50 shade
trees were planted out very late-so late
that had my doubt if any would grow.
The leaves were out to full size, and
they had made quite growth of wood,
but by cutting them back severely,
with the favorable season, nearly every
one lived.
While the proper cutting back of a
tree at transplanting time may not be
the most important point, yet l be-
lieye it to be the one to be most insist
ed on, because it is the one most likely
10 be neglected. 1t seems rather hard
when we buy tree, to cut away the
part we most want, but could we see
the roots as they are in the soil, and
compare them as they usually come to
us, we could see better reason for cut
ting back in the same manner. do not
think Figs. 1 and eNaggerate this
Point.-E. c. Green, in Ohio Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28
COST OF MARKETING.
Mud Has Added Enough to 1t to Kee
Many Farmers Poor.

Mud Has Added Enough to 1t to keeE
Many Farmers Poor.
The fight for reduced freight rates
which the farmers, through their repre-
sentatives, used to wage so earnest.
ly and necessarily against the railroad
companies, has now been brought near.
er home.
Increased competition among rail
road companies, dull times, and much
legislation friendly to the farmers
have diverted the attention of the pub.
lie from the railroads, many of which
are in the hands of receivers, to the
farmers, themselves, and the roads they
maintain.
The cost of the long railroad ship
mcnt to the metropolis has been re.
duced nearly to the minimum. Atten'
ton is now being directed to the wagon
road leading to the local market. Here.
in has lain hidden enemy to the pros.
perity of the agricultural classes. The
monster, Mud, has added so much to
the cost of marketing, and thus, indi.
rectiy, to the cost of production, that
where, with good roads, they would
have been happily prosperous.
Not that the farmers have found the
wrong they wish corrected is very close
at hand, and has a vital influence on
their welfare, they should not be slow
to correct the evil. Every poor road
robs them of profit and the pleasure OF
living, for amid their surroundings
mud-clogged highways mean enforced
isolation.
The transportation problem has be.
come simplitied. Every man is his own
roaGmaker. Every neighborhood, town
and city has its work to do. The proper
amount of labor and legislation will
correct the wrongs.-Good Roads.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

conversational method. The child re-
cited and sang in the language before
a medical association, illustrating her
fathers lecture on Greek, and 50
pleased were the physicians that they
sent her an engraved scroll thanking
her for the entertainment. Even Rev.
Archmandrite AgathordOros Papa
Georgopoulos, a Greek resident of New
York, was charmed. so no higher praise
is necessary. Then DR.. Rose procured
a French governess for awhile. and in
a short time so proficient was Maria
that one could not tell whether Eng
lish. French or Greek was her native
tongue.
Not content with these languages she
learned another to surprise the doctor.
She attended the Sacred Heart convent
and managed to learn German from
some scholars who speak the language.
She gave the doctor no hint of her
scheme till one day at home she broke
into a conversation he was holding with
q German friend and her triumph was
complete. DR.. Rose is very proud OF
the child and she is not forced TO study
more than she wishes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28
FARM AND GARDEN.
ROADS MUST BE ROADS.
Why the Reign of King Mud Should BE
Cut Short Everywhere.

Why the Reign of King Mud Should BE
Cut Short Everywhere.
There appears to be growing I'M
preston to the effect that road is a
place of passage from one point to an
other, and that if it is anything short
of that, the ones accountable for its
condition may be held responsible for
the trouble that may be occasioned by
its faultiness.
Passengers injured in railroad 40
cident, occasioned by a defective road
bed or an imperfect rail, are very sure
to sue for damages and to recover lib
orally.
Anyone injured by defective side
walk can usually make a town or an in
dividual pay smartly for it.
The spirit of the law seems to be that
a railroad must be a railroad and in
condition to properly carry on its work
in business-lille manner.
A sidewalk must be kept in safe
condition for people to walk over it.
Now, what about a road over which
persons in vehicles must travel? Must
it be real road? Oh no! Most any old
thing will answer. 1t differs from a side
walk and railroad. They have TO be
what they pretend to be, but a wagon
road may be simply streak of mud or
stones or anything else. No one an
pears to be responsible for the condi.
ton of the public road. 1t is supposed
to just run wild and look out for itself
If any one is injured or his vehicle
broken, it is the result of his own folly
in presuming TO use a road for travelling
purposes.
But the times change and we are
changed with them. Folks are begin
ming to apply the same rules to county
governments they do to city govern
ments and private corporations. Acct
dents on public roads and bridges
caused by defective conditions of the
same have to be paid for by the county.
1t is just.
Good roads are cheapest in the lorg
run. The reign of King Mud should be
cut short.-Good Roads.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28
CHEAPLY MADE SLED.

Fig. l. Side view of completed sled. Fig.
2. Sled runner cut from board Okla inches,
the runner proper being inches high.
Fig. g. General shape of bolster, made
from 4x10 stuff. Fig. 4. Sled tongue fitted
to the AKA crosspiece.
tongue, and a short AKA for the cross
piece into which the tongue is fastened;
from the back lot get two tires from
the rear wheel of an old wagon; from
the hardware store ~ half-inch bolts
and you will have about all material
necessary.
The whole sled can be made at home,
with the assistance of the blacksmith in
fitting the tires to the runners, and if
you are so fortunate as to have a forge
you can do this yourself. Fashion the
boards for runners so that the de.
sired shape is secured. Place them SO
they will rest about the middle of the
horse-path, slightly spread apart at the
bottom. 1t is better to have the sled
little narrow rather than little wide,
for u wide sled is forever getting into
ruts and making trouble generally.
Paint thoroughly every part, and if the
material is good and the sled is care
fully protected when not in use, it will
last many years and be II source of great
satisfaction. The illustrations make the
construction plain.-American Agri.
culturist.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28
SHE is A LlNGUIST.
Eight-Year-OldM Maria Rose Can Converse
in Four Languages.

in Four Languages.
Most small girls OF Sc years are ac-
counted bright if they can speak toll
erably correct English, but Maria
Rose. of that age, talks English. French,
Greek and German as tluently as ma
tives of the various countries where
these languages are spoken.
She is not held up as a prodigy, but
simply an extraordinarily bright and
ambitious girl. Maria Rose was born
in America, and four years ago, an
orphan. was adopted by DR.. Achilles
Rose, a New York physician noted for
his advocating the adoption of the
Greek tongue among medical men Of
all nations in order TO render inter
course easier. He is unable to explain
the child's talent. She is of fair com
pleNiOn and has pretty brown hair
and eyes, is quiet, demure, but very
observant. When Maria came to him
she spoke English, and the doctor was
anxious she should learn Greek after
he saw how rapidly she picked uD
French. He does not believe in the
ordinary school methods of teaching
Greek. so he imported a native Greek
goyerness. who, with him, talked Greek.
teaching Maria the language by the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28
ARCTIC CHRISTMAS.
How Party of Men Once Made Some
Little Eskimos Happy.


Once on time party of men were
far north in the arctic regions at Christ
mas time, and they could not help
thinking of their families at home. and
longing to be with them. For they
knew it would not do to be homesick.
for it would unfit them for their
work. so they chose the best possible
cure for it-they made other people
happy.
The little Eskimo children around
them had never even heard of a Christ
mas tree, ard the men of the ships
company went to work to make one.
Make one? "Why, trees grow" Ger
tainlY, but they do not grow in the
arctic lands. for these explorers were
far north of the tree line. But they
took bones of the whale. walruS and
other animals. and tied them together
So as 20 make a trunk with branches.
That was the tree. A Christmas With
out candy would seem strange 20 YOU,
but instead of candy. they made balls of
whale fat, or blubber, of which the Es-
kimo children are as fond as You are of
chocolate drops or peanut brittle They
hung these on the tree. and prepared
some simple presents of buttons and
beads. and that was all. But it was
enough for delightful time for the lit
tie Esllimos. and their pleasure made
the men so happy that they forgot their
loneliness and homesickness. 49, Home
Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

The natural cOlOrs of leaf may be
easily transferred to paper. Take a
leaf of any tree or shrub, place over it a
small piece of white linen soaked in
spirits of inter. and insert between the
leaves of a heavy book, with a sheet of
paper to receive the impression. Lay
the book aside for few days. The
leaf will be found devoid of color, which
viii have been transferred to the paper
in al! the original beauty of tint and
outline Of leaf.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

The great Music hall organ, once the
pride of Boston, which has been stored
In a shed for the last ten years, is to be
sold. 1t cost more than 500, 900, and
weighed nearly 20 tons. 1t was finished
on October 81, 1868, and the public was
invited to hear it on November 9. An
ode was written by Mrs. James T.
Fields, and was recited by Miss Char
lotte Cushman. Although it was looked
upon almost as sacred thing, and re-
ferred to as the hope of art in future
years." it was kicked out in 1854 be-
cause more room for the permanent or
chestra was needed.-N Y. Tribune
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28
TRANSPLANTING TREES.
To Assure Success Only Ordinary Care
and Judgment Are Required.

and Judgment Are Required.
The moving of trees from one place
10 another is work that can be done by
almost any person who will exercise or
dinaryncare. Almost anybody who
plantsa tree will use care in some of the
points that ought to be well known by
every person, such as digging a good
large hole, working the fine dirt around
the roots, etc. But there is one point
of equal Importance that is almost sure
to be overlooked even by those who are
fairly we'll acquainted with such work.
The more l do of such work the more l
see the value of it, and my experience
has been considerable. The point l re-
fer to is the one of cutting back thor
oughly the top of the tree at the time it
is transplanted.
l remember when 1 was a small boy
Of seeing my father, who was a nursery
man, showing his customers how to
prepare peach tree for planting. He
would cut it back so severely that they
would shake their heads and tell him he
would spoil the tree. But I am salts
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28
LOCATING AN ORCHARD,
Why Fruit Trees Should BE Planted on
Good Soil.

Good Soil.
You won't plant trees on that nice
ground" said the visitor, when told, IN
being shown over the premises, that ar
engagements were i'll progress for set
ting out a new orchard there.
why not?" was the reply.
because the surface lies well and the
soil is good for any of the crops most
generally raised"
Those are two of the reasons WHY
selected it. The soil is good, the loca-
ton is elevated, but not too high, the
surface is nearly level so that the trees
can be cultivated as often as necessary
without danger of washing, and there is
sufficient drainage so that water will
pass off in short time after the rain
ceases"
1t is surprising that some people
think an orchard should be planted on
land not fit for much else. True, sdch
land can often be made more profta BILE
in fruit of some kind than in raising
grain or grass. But it does not follow
that an orchard will not be a good in
vestment on good land. Such persons
have never calculated the cost - the
greatly lessened cost, rather-in grow
ing fruit as compared with other prod
ucts, in series of years. If they did
they would find that, under fair condi-
tons, the orchard is the most profitable
piece of land of that size on the farm.
This, to say nothing of the pleasure,
and the advantage to health, of a regular
supply of fine fruit.-National Stock
man
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
CLIM BING.

My boy, are you fond of climbing?
Would you scale the lofty hill?
Those on the far-off summit
Were men of steadfast will:
Often their feet grew weary
And worn in the toilsome way,
But they never got discouraged
And stand at the top to-day.
You have read what a poet tells US
That we gain not at a bound
The heights; but life's like ladder
We must climb up round by round.
So the hill that iSssteep before you
It may take you long to climb,
But one step after another
viii lead to the top in time.
He who would reach the summit
Must turn not left or right,
He must keep up heart and courage,
And keep the heights in sight.
Little by little the summit
Grows bright in his steadfast eye,
And at last he stands with the yictors
AS you may, if you try.
-Eben F.. ReXford, in Golden Days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28
CITY OF BETHLEHEM.
1t Is Small and Unattractive Town at
the Present Time.

1t is little city. and it does not take
many people TO crowd it, but, besides
being the birthplace of Jesus, it is the
birthplace of Israel's great warrior
king, David.
Bethlehem to-day has barely 5000
inhabitants, and in appearance is not
attractive. The streets are too mar
row for vehicles; in fact, there is but
one street in the town wide enough for
carriages, and it is so very narrow that
they cannot pass each other in it. The
streets were made for foot travellers,
dOnkeys and camels.
Bethlehem is about five miles south of
Jerusalem. Leaving the larger city
by the Jatfa gate, we take carriage
ard ride rapidly over the fine road built
but few years ago. The carriage we
are in and those we meet are wretched
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28
SLEDS FOR EVERYBODY.


Those You Buy.
Many farmers do not have sleds
thinking the first cost too great for
their pocketbook. Readymade sleds
can be bought of implement Dealers
but they cost considerable, and are no
better than those made at home. Get
from the sawmill or undergrad two
1O-foot 2X14-inch oak boards for rum
ners, two 2x6-inch boards ten feet long
to go on top of the holsters, one 12-foot
4x1O for holsters, 4x4 scantling for
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

! Mrs. Todgers-I am always in favor
Of giving the under dog a show.
Mrs. Rodgers-It's a wonder, then,
that you don't remove the pressure
from your husband once in awhile.
The ensuing affair was not governed
by Queensbury rules.-Cleyeland Lead
er.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

SoAKER Hear about the terrible break
Lushly made the other evening to Miss
BuddeH Broaker-"No; what was it?'
Soalser-"M Meant to tell her she was his all
in all, but he got ratified and called her his
altogether IN. Y. Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

She-The Druids though the mistle-
toe charm against disease.
He (sighing) may haSc been then,
but it's a bad thing for feart trouble
nowadays Town Topics.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

81 can't understand why Squallop
wears that ugly beard on his chin"
Have you ever seen Squallop's chin? ?"
"No."
"Wel. that's why you can't under
stand. "-Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

MANY of the sick in our vicinity have sent
to the chronist, DR.. &. <. Watkins, Of Aver,
Mass, for diagnose, and have received a
d doctor understandsa case he is aptto effect
a cure.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

THE dividing line between laughter and
tears" said the maximistic boarder, sis a
very small one" LAS if we didn't all know
that, - said Asbury Peppers Many is the
time have found myself bowling within q
minute after had laughed at the tea her"
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

"WHY do YOU hate soap 500" asked the in
quisitive lady. II DON'T" said Mr. Dismal
Dawson. Il simply ignore it. We don't
move in the same set; that's an.''-lndian-
apolis journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

TALK about your western air TO build up
a man" said Charlie, 'why, know fellow
who went out there about two years ago
and gained ten pounds in weell'' Holy
smokel Is that possible!" "Yep. He
pralg an old joke on the cowboys and they
lied him fun of lead IN. y. Evening
ournal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

Fifth Form Boy-Please, want a
pair of gloves.
Gentleman's Outfitter-Kid gloves?
NO, no. Gloves for grown-up peo-
ple!"-Comic Cuts
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

AZ HATE to bother you, pop; but, really
I'd like to know "Well, WHAT" How
it happens that baby fish don't rot drowned
before they've learned to N'-Harper's
Round Table.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

MANY cases of cancerare reported as cured
by vegetable cancer remedy manufactured
by Dr.. Mason, of Chatham, n. Y 1t is
believed a cure for cancer has at last been
und.-"Free Press"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

"Rirg out wild bells across the snow!"
Ring in the newer, better modes;
Ring out the mud, ring in Good Roads
From Canada to Mexico.
Good Roads.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28
FRANK Form & SoN, of Raven

FRANK Ford & Son, of Ravenna O., have
published little book on the cultivation of
vegetables and fruits, which they send free
to purchasers of their Seeds, Fruit Plants
aud Trees Our readers will miss good
thing if they fail to send for their 1897 cata-
logue. 1t is unique, tells the truth, and
gives prices you can afford to pay.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

A GREAT many people will tell YOU of oc-
currences that are exactly like something
you have experienced, only, when you in
vestigate, they are not alike at all.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

A GENEROUS SIsTER.-"Did you divide
your bonbons with your little brother,
Mollie2' Yes, ma; | ate the candy and
gave him the notices. You know he is aw-
fully fond of reading Chicago Inter
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

PIso's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate couphs.-REv. d. BUCH-
MUELLER, Lexington, Mo, Feb. "a, '94.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

THE APPRECIATION OF EXPE9IENCE.-"Wh
do you think 50 much more of your father
than you did before you were married! - Be
cause had never lived with any other man
up to that time. '-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

These cold mornings the cows teats
ehould be handled carefully. Vaseline
is excellent for scratched or chapped
Leats.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

Over 1909 cured. Whyn let No-To-Bac
regulate or remove your desire for tobacco.
Saves money, makes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed, SOC and 81. 90, all druggists.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

THERE is an unwritten law among women
that no woman should go further from
home than two blocks with shawl ovel
her head.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

olive you broken your New Years reso-
lutions YETI" asket one Pittsburgher OF an
other the other morning. Didn't make
any THAT'S what saved them, them
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

FITS stopped Tree and permanently cured.
No fits after first day use of DR.. Kline
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 50 trial bottle ~
treatise Dr.. KLINE, 1913 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

Has Just been issued by the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern Ry. Copy can be Sc
cured by sending six cents in stamps to
cover postage, TO A. j. SMITH, g. 2. A,
Cleveland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

THERE seems to be nothing people enjoy
talking about so much as married couple
that don't get along very wen.-Washing-
ton Democrat,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

SOME people blame Providence for things
that even a very ignorant man would be
ashamed Of of.-Washington Dem ocrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28

WE should do everything we can for
others, if only to dissipate the thought of
what they omit to do for us-N. Y Weekly.