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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-13

WILL YOU GIVE UP oil that health
means to you? If not, look out for i'm
pure blood. Cure boils, pimples, hui
mors and all scrofulous tendencies by
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-13
Up Stairs Department


Special bargains in Ham,
mocks and odds and ends; not
quantity of one kind enough
to mention price. About half
usual.
Shades, New Fall Stock Just In.
Best Oil Linen Shades, fast
colors, sold everywhere 49,,
rlonday 25c.
Linen Shades.
with deep fringes, regular 7sc
quality, rlonday ACC.
Table Oil Cloth.
4o inches wide, new fall pat
terms, worth 1oc,
rlonday 1870 yard.
Shelf Oil Cloth.
Wide scalloped edge, worth
Sc, Monday &c yard.
Cocoa Mats 40c.
Floor Oil Cloth.
Heavy quality, 2oc yard.
IHEGR[A1 4CSIOR[
$40 Lackawanna Ave.
J. II. LADWlG.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-13

The permission of the supervisors of
Lackawanna township to use the cross
ing and the affidavit of General Manag-
er Frank Silliman, of the Scranton Rail-
way company, concerning the necessity
of using the crossing for the company's
wreck car and taking new and disabled
cars to and from Pittston accompany
the answers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11
Bee Cultivation.

Bees won't touch alfalfa till sweet
clover has done blossoming. l find
quite a change in the minds of some OF
my neighbors. They are beginning to
think that sweet clover is a pretty good
thing, after all. have sold some seed
to one, and two others are talking Of
sowing some. 1t will grow on our poor
est land, and make a good crop, and
choke out all the weeds we have in this
country, including sand burrs and
cookie burrs. If it were of no other use,
it would pay we'll as fertilizer. But it
is a splendid hay crop, and, in my opin-
ion. there is nothing better for honey.
I have about ten acres seeded down for
next year. I put several acres in the
corn at the last cultivating. and have a
nice stand. You see, by putting it in the
corn. we have the crop the next season.
If sown in the fall, it will come up early
the next spring, and make a good
growth that season, but not seed. al
ways SOW the seed with the hull on
Bee GleaningS
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11
Milking Machines.

In the New York Tribune practical
Farmer" says that the tubes Of milk
ing machines cannot be kept clean. The
machine I was familiar with could be
fitted up to milk the 2OO-coW dairy in
five minutes, instead of over six hours,
and there is 10 difficulty in keeping ev
erything about it sweet. 1t is also a
complete manipulation. The calf's
bunting is thoroughly initiated. It is
so simple that boy or girl Of 10 could
work it. 1t is manufactured in Scot
land. and is a decided success. Every
large dairy should have one, as it saves
the cost of itself in short time. The
milk keeps longer, as it does not get
contaminated with bacteria, being in
an alright bucket 1t can be carried
and cooled over the refrigerator ready
for shipment inside OF an hour for the
whole performance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11
Seasoning.

Put a few sticks of cinnamon bark
and a little lemon juice with crab apple
when making jelly; the flavor is good.
To give an appetizing flavor to broil-
ed beefsteak cut an onion in half, rub
it over the hot platter with the melted
butter.
When making tomato soup add raw
cucumber sliced fine, boil soft and
strain with tomato. 1t gives a season.
ing quite taking.
Soup stock is better seasoned by,
sticking whole cloves and other spices
into the meat while boiling instead Of
using powdered spices.
Sliced onion fried in butter or in but
ter and -four, and rubbed through n
sieve and put into soups just before
serving gives a fine flavor and good
color.
A good mixed seasoning to have on,
hand for almost everything is: Four
tablespoons of salt, one tablespoon Of
mustard, one-quarter teaspoon OF black.
pepper and a pinch Of cayenne.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11
Household Hints.

Yellow soap and whiting mixed with
water into thick paste will stop a leak
age temporarily, as well as solder.
Before sweeping a carpet strew a few
handfuls of grass over it; this will
brighten the carpet and keep down
dust.
Old boot tops cut into pieces aud lined
will make excellent iron holders. The
leather keeps all heat away from the
hand.
Combs may be cleaned quickly by
soaking them for few minutes in boil
ing water containing little carbonate
CT soda.
Persons who have eaten any fatty
food that has reproved them, will find
relief by eating piece Of sugar saturat~
ed with vinegar.
To clean silver braid, make paste OF
cream Of tartar with little water; let
it dry on the braid, then brush off with
a soft brush.
Rabbit skins should be stretched on
boards and rubbed once daily for three,
days with paraffin oil; this is the best
and easiest way to preserve them.
Stitching pieces of fine black cloth
inside the heels will make stockings
last much longer, and is a sure prevent
i've against holes appearing above the
shoe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11

Barns are expensive. 1t therefore be-
hooves farmers to make the best use
of all the room that they afford. Ii
the barn has basement, that will nat
urally be used as stable room for farm
stock in winter. But if the stock be
confined in stalls, as it always should
be, it will not prevent separate COM
partments for storing vegetables and
roots, and still others for storing farm
implements, which may with care be
made to occupy a very small surface
space by hanging up the lighter ones
and laying still others over those that
are too heavy to rest on anything except
the floor Of concrete or soil. This room
should be closely secured to prevent
fowls from getting in and Soiling the
machinery. besides seriously damaging
it with their excrement. Many a farm
er who leaves half his farm implements
exposed to rains and SHOWS can find a
place in the barn basement for them if
he will give some thought to making
the most of the room that the barn
basement affords.-American Cultiva-
tor ,I@I, III
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11
For Cleaning.

The following recipe for cleaning silk,
cotton and wooden goods, and one that
is said not to change the color or injure
the fabric in any way, is from an Eng
lish authority: Take two good-sized po-
tatoes and crate them, adding one pint
of clean, soft water. Stir in we'll, and.
then strain carefully into a gallon Of
clear water, allowing it to settle. Pour
the starchy liquid off, taking care not
to disturb the sediment. Rub whatever
article you wish to clean in the liquid,
then rinse thoroughly in clean water,
dry carefully, and press.-Green's Fruit
Grower.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11
Oysters in a Loaf.

A much-relished way to serve oysters
is to cut the top off freshly cut loaf OF
bread, remove the sponge, and fill the
cavity with creamed oysters; put it in
LAYERS, with intervening layers of bread
crumbs. When full, replace the top of
the loaf. Cover the latter with the
beaten yolk Of an egg, and set it in the
oven to glaze This makes pretty dish
if served on a wreath Of parsley placed
on the dish with their stems turned IN,
so that the loaf will conceal all but the
Ieaves.-American Cultivator.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11
One Years. Poultry Returns.

These fowls are kept solely for my
own pleasure at my country home in
Tarrytown, but I think my statement
is a good showing for an amateur, and
may interest your Farmers Daugh-
ter and others who read your valuable
paper The fowls number 123, includ-
ing cocks, cockerels, hens and pullets.
The daily egg product varied from 26
to 90, and reached, in the twenty-nine
days, total of ,169. During this time
two hens Matched 10 chicks, and six
hens were sitting. Therefore, leaving
out the sitting hens, cocks and cock
erels, had from JOG laying hens 1,169
eggs in Twenty-Five days.-Country
Gentleman.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11
Odds and Ends.

A tablespoonful Of turpentine boiled
with your white clothes will greatly
aid the whitening process.
To prevent hair falling out, wet it
thoroughly once or twice week with a
weak solution Of salt water.
Polished oak furniture may be beauti-
fully cleaned with a soft wooden rag
dipped in turpentine. 1t must then be
rubbed off with dry cloth.
A good broom holder may be made by
putting two large screws-nails will
answer-into the wall about two inches
apart. Drop the broom between them,
handle downward.
Any woman doing her own work may
est possible for her. She need not fol-
low any other persons methods, unless
they are the very best for her own con-
ditionS.
Always make coffee out Of fresh wat
er, and use it as soon as it is made. The
coffee pot should be kept scrupulously
clean. If you use the French pot every
part of it should be thoroughly washed
and dried after using.
The sticky fly paper which is COM
monty sold during the summer season
makes an excellent mouse trap. A sheet
of it laid in front of hole from which
mice emerge is sufficient to hold them
fast until they are captured and de-
stroyed. The same paper may be used
over and over again.
1t is said that when ink is spilled up
on a carpet or anything made of wool
the spot should Immediately be covered
with common salt. When this has alb
sorbed all the ink it will carefully take
it off with an old knife or spoon and
apply more salt Keep doing this until
the ink is all taken up.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11
Feeding Grain to Hens.

Some hens are greedy, and seize the
food to prevent other hens from secur-
ing their share. 1t is such hens that
become overfat and finally cease to lay.
When feed is given in way to allow
the hens to eat it without being COM
PEELED to scratch or work for it, the re-
suit will always be an unequal distribu-
ton of the food among the members of
the flock. The proper mode is to scatter
the grain over a large surface, as then
each hen will be compelled to work,
and all will fare alike.-Germantown
Pa) Telegraph.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11
Desirable Horses.

There will ever be a demand for the
hundred pound family horse, cleo
trio roads and bicycles notwithstand-
ing. This is the only all-round horse
equally good in the carriage and on the
farm, and the cost of such in the matter
of keeping till three years old is but
little, if any more than the cost of one
steer, and will bring in the market three
or four times as much.--New England
Farmer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11

the wheat, reserving only the starch for
-four. The best flour is now much dark
er than formerly. 1t contains the germ
and considerable Of the gluten, though
some of this still goes with the bran.
But wheat bran is an excellent alter
native for all stock fed largely on mea-
dow hay. For mich cows it should be
made into a mash with warm water
1t will increase the milk secretion and
will make the cow poor if she does not
have grain with it to supply the butter
fats in which bran is deticient.-Ex.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11
Shade for the Dwelling.

Shade trees are essential, only don't
let them shade the house. Farmers to
enjoy life must have their surroundings
pleasant, commodious, convenient and
healthy. These conditions can only be
obtained by attention to details, by hav-
ing a place for everything and every
thing in it's place. Once get started
along these lines and improved methods
follow, and if we persevere we shall
have our reWard.-NeW York Farmer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11

source Of help. Suspend from stout.
hook in the ceiling, over the kitcheni
stove, little pulley, such as can be-!
bought at any hardware store, with a.
light cord fitted to it. When heavy
kettle is to be "set back" use the cord
and pulley. Don't hurt yourself with
needless lifting. It is wicked Orange
Judd Farmer. @
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11
Course for Luncheon.

A dainty course for tea or luncheon
consists Of cold pressed chicken, served
with finger rolls or rolled bread ana q
salad of hard but ripe tomatoes STUFFED
with chopped cucumbers seasoned with
salt. pepper and onion juice, with des-
sert spoonful Of mayonnaise on each
one. After this course serve ices or
frozen fruits with small cakes or frappe
with the cakes.-Rural World.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11
The Value of ran.

1t is not alone for its nutrition that
wheat bran is valuable, though it con-
tains considerable of the heterogeneous
element of the wheat. This, however,
is not so large proportion as it used
to be under the old system Of boiling
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11

For Lifting Heavy Kettles.
When a man wants to lift heavy ar
ticle he has his block and ropes to help,
him do it, Why shouldn't his wife in
doors take advantage of the same
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11

with a man at each end. The arrange
ment is a piece of board, b, 1x3 inches,
with a hole in each end to fit tightly
over the handles, and a slot, a, in one
end to straddle the blade. When logs
are not too thick this can be readily
manipulated Farm and Home.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11

middle, can be made somewhat lighter
than is usually done. To keep the lad
der from spreading at the ends and in
the middle, light iron. rod is put
through the ladder and fastened with a
nut, as shown in the diagram. A ladder
should have an iron brad fastened to
each upright, at the base, to keep it
from slipping, as this is one of the most
common dangers to be feared in the use
Of ladders. Agriculturist.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11
A Safety Ladder.

Ladders in use about the farm year
after year are likely to become worn
and loosened from wear, and to make
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11

Device for a Two Man Saw.
A cross-cut saw or tWo-man saw can
be adjusted so that one man can saw as
much wood as two and as easily as
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11

this fact known in
conveniently when
some one is ascend
ing or descending
them. A ''round"
breaks, or slips out
Of it's socket, or the
w h oil e la d d e r
{" spreads" More
over, farm ladders
are u S u a IL y so
heavy as to be very
i II C Q II yenient to
use. AL Improved
ladder is shown in
the sketch. 1t has
three uprights, each
small in width and
thickness, because
t h e three pieces
give great strength
and stiffness. The
rounds" b e in g
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-01-11

1t was over! She knew! The hope
which may have buoyed my spirits that
Philippa's agitation at learning of Sir
Mervyn Ferrand's death was but due to
the fact that once she loved the man en-
tirely vanished. | could see no loophole
Of escape. no possibility of persuading
her that she was fancying horrors which
had never taken place Moreover. al
though | would have given my life to
have saved her from the knowledge of
this thing, | could not meet the eyes of
her | loved. and lie to her
l did, indeed, if but for the sake of
gaining time, attempt to stammer out
some evasive answer; but she interrupted
me before had spoken five words.
Why do | ask p she echoed. II knew
it all-all-all! In dreams it has come to
methe whitened road-the dull, dead
have stood over him, and said to myself,
He is deadr But, BAIL, my love, my
husband, l thought it was but a dream.
l drove it away. | said, 1t must be a
dream. | hated him, and so [ dreamed
that | killed him. Basil, dearest Basil,
tell me, If you can. that | dreamed it."
Her voice sank into accents Of piteous
entreaty. She looked at me yearningly.
dearest, it must have been dream, -
| said.
She threw out her arms wildly. mo,
no. 1t was no dream. Even now I can
see myself standing in the night over that
motionless form. l can seen myself fly
ing through the snow. Basil, L hated
that man. and | killed him.
The tears were streaming down my
cheeks. l seized her hands. and strove to
draw her to me- She tore herself from
my grasp. and. throwing herself wildly
on the bed. broke into a paroxysm Of
sobs. AS l approached her she turned
her head from me-
ITO he Continued)
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-07
A FEARFUL RESPONSIBILITY.

The almost universal testimony Of
those who have candidly examined the
famine situation in India is that the
government is very greatly to blame
for the terrible distress which exists.
1t is stated broadly that but for gov
ernmental inaction thousands of unfor-
Inmates need not now be suffering the
extreme pangs Of starvation. English
officials in India, in spite of past ex-
periences, seem to have ignored the
possibility Of such a state Of affairs
as has come to pass. Even when fam
inc was at hand there seems to have
been no appreciation of the nature and
extent of the calamity. When the cry
for bread was actually raised, there
was prompt and energetic action, but
it was then too late. Thousands of
lives must pay the penalty of official
neglect or stupidity.
It is easy to look back and then
from a former standpoint forsee a fu-
ture that has become a past but the
Indian government has not the excuse
that the disaster was one that could
not be foretold. There was ample and
reiterated warning. Not only had the
same thing happened before, under con-
ditiors almost identical and with symp-
toms so similar that they could not
fail to be understood, but there was
specific warning of what was to come.
,nT IN ~
ed out in his book, which is now
famous, that famine must be consid-
cred only question Of time. Others
equally familiar with affairs in India
stated the same truth with equal clear
ness, but a policy Of "suf1cient-to-the-
day" prevailed. No one doubted the
truth of what was said, but precau-
tlonary measures were delayed. Even
when the parching winds scorched the
growing crops of rice and grain, no
need Of hurried action seems to have
impressed itself on the official mind Of
India. Now that famine exists all that
is possible is being done to cope with
the terrible situation. Money in album
dance is being devoted to the relief of
the thousands who are dependent upon
governmental aid for enough to sus-
tain life. But charity, however lavish,
Is not the mark Of the wisest rule
England and India may be honored for
the generous response to the call for
aid, but the millions Of pounds avail
able for the cure Of the sorry situation
cannot quite obscure the fact that no
ounces Of prevention were available.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-07

at them at a moment when our own
statesmen of the same school are ap-
plying, to industrial conditions here, the
same absurd remedies the French seem
welded to, and would create prosperity
as France would create children. by
stimulating bounties. If a remedy were
sought by M. MeIine for the causes
of France childless. he would find val
liable assistance in a recent work by
Edmond Deschaumes on THE Bank
ruptcy of Love-" The author finds the
Of marriage. The consent Of parents
to marriage and the red-tape formali-
ties form a serious hindrance. The
compulsory military service Of young
men Of manageable age, with it's bar
rack life training men to get along
without wives, the distaste for rural
life it inculcates in the conscripts from
the country, leading them to flock to
the cities after discharge, are some of
these political or legislative impedi-
menta.
Another, and one far more difficult
Of treatment by legislation, is the ma
tional custom that charges the parent
with provision for and care of Off
spring through the whole course of
their natural lives. Hence the "dot"
that must be the daughters contribu-
ton to the husband in a marriage ar
ranged by the parents and Independent
Of the true basis Of marriage, mutual
love. 1t 1mparts cOmmercialism to
marriages that not only diminishes
them, but deprives them, when accom-
plished, of the collaborating impulses.
1t breeds that cynicism that gave the
French definition Of love as "a COM
pound of sentiment and sensation"
NJ. Deschaumes finds in this rational
trait the willingness of Frenchmen to
be supported by a wife or a mistress,
and to a habit, farther reaching in it's
effect, Of sacrificing the daughter to
formers "dOt" stands in the way Of
the sons preferment. After marriage
these customs operate to prevent child
bearing as they did to prevent mar
riage. If parents must provide for
their children during their lives, if dots
must be provided for daughters or
money laid up to start sons and keep
them going, it follows with imperious
will that parents must Se prudent in
bringing children into the world. This
results in deferring the births until for
tune is assured, and then habits of life
are formed with which children would
interfere 1t is evident from the suffi-
cient causes M. Deschaumes gives that
something more than bounties will be
needed to restore the birth rate Of
France to a normal state.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-07

bic, must be orderly; that the moral
man is no more fit to reach perfection
at dash than the physical man Is to
step at one bound from the bottom 10
the top Of a fifty-foot ladder without
making use Of the rungs that lie be-
tween.
We will advance rapidly and surely
only when we do we'll the thing that
lies Immediately before us, and attempt
no new ventures until the old have been
successfully worked out. What the
American people need as much as any
thing else is to have their attention
diverted from the grand schemes for
bringing about the millennium tomor-
row, and center it upon the un-
finished work that the last CEN
fury has bequeathed them; to
clear out the lumber room OF half fail
ures and whole failures before they
reach out weak and unsteady hands
toward a general regeneration Of man
kind.