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The Washington bee., 1897-10-09

write to tell you how your many
friends rejoice in your success. 1t is
victory worth all the struggle made for
it not only markes the beginning of
new era in the schools, but is splen-
did vindication for you and condem-
nation of the cowardly assault made to
do you harm.
Yours,
Geo. c. Smith.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-09

If you want frst-class fried oysters,
don't fail to go to the Holmes Hotel,
333 Virginia avenue S. W. Mr.. Holmes
is one of the best known men in this
city. Everything frst-class.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-09

Accept my congratulations. know
of one fact, and that is that you are
amply equipped for the place and can
make the most useful Trustee that we
have yet had from our division, simp-
ly because you are the best qualified
for the place. May success attend your
efforts.
Faithfully and truly yours,
Chas. R. Douglass.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-09
WHAT THE BEE WOULD LIKE
TO SEE.
Colored republicans united.

Colored republicans united.
Col. c. A. Perkins, of the National
Committee given credit for what he
does.
DR.. Danial II. Williams knock out
his enemies.
The great conspiracy against DIR.
Williams ventilated.
Treachery exposed to the world.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-09

E. Murray, al ooo and Coz sd street
southwest is the best Afro-Amerlcan
confectioner in the city 'and equal to-
all others. His cream cannot be sur
passed. Mr.. Murray has every facility
or making good cream and cakes.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-09

Accept my sincere congratulations.
am truly glad that you received the
appointment, as feel that in you our
people have an able representative.
With best wishes, am yours truly,
D, B. McCary,
The Washington bee., 1897-10-09

Allow me to say to the right man in
the right place, may success attend his
every effort and in coming years may
many rise up and call DR.. Richardson
blessed.
Very respectfully,
Julia Mason Layton.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-09
KEEP COOL BY TAKING
A LAKE TRIP.

Visit Picturesque Mackinac, the IS
land of cool breezes. Travel 0ia the
u. & c. Coast Line. Send 2 cents for
illustrated pamphlet. Address
A. A. SChantz. Detroit, Mich.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-09

Chr. Xander is at 63o Mass. avenue
and eoo 9TH street, n. W.
The Washington bee., 1897-10-09
THE BEE WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW.

Which letter DR.. Purvis meant, the
one to Commissioner Ross or the one
to Secretary Gage.
Is it worse to drink whiSkey or to
corrupt the honor of woman.
If some one will explain what some
people mean when they straddle the
fence.
If the schools are to be reorganized,
The Washington bee., 1897-10-09
A WORTHY PROMOTlON.

MISS MERRITT MADE SOfEN'i
PRINCIPAL-THE CoLoRED SOCIETY
NOT pIEAcEn
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Romance of the War.

The Winchester, KY, Sun prints a
gossipy story of a wellknown Louis
vile attorney: "The recent election of
Colonel H. l.. Stone to the city attor-
neyship of Louisville by Republican
Council recalls an incongruous Incl
dent which occurred during the war in
the life of that gentleman, whilst he
was passing through Winchester. He
was Confederate soldier, and was cap
tured at one time within the lines
whilst visiting his home in Bath Coun-
ty. 1t was during the reign of Gen
eral Burbridge, and he was at once
sent under guard by way of Winchester
to Lexington, where it was certain he
would be shot. On the seat of the
wagon conveying him and by his side
was a young Federal soldier who had
known him and his family before the
war AS they came into town his guard
whispered to him that when they
stopped in front of the Rees House
here for supper it would be dark, and
he would give him a chance to escape
by running up the hill toward the bap-
list Church, whilst he (the guard)
would give the hue and cry in another
direction and draw the other soldiers
away from the true line of pursuit.
Sure enough, when the wagon halted
this plan was carried out and Colonel
Stone escaped, to return to the Confed-
eracy and fight to the close Of the war.
A few years ago this same Union SOL
der who had saved his life and was
poor and at work on farm in Flem-
ing County, got into difficulty and
killed man, for which he was indicted
and charged with murder. Colonel
Stone heard of it, and went at once to
his help, and by his efforts and ability
finally got verdict of not guilty.
Whilst Morgans command was pass
ing through Indiana on the great raid,
Colonel Stone was by the boys face
tiously made Brevet Governor of In
diana, in recognition of his relation
ship to Hon. Henry S. Lane, his uncle,
who was Governor and United States
Senator from that great state
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
A Queer Kentucky Character.

A queer character died at Columbus,
KY, recently, He was known as
Ground Hog Allen, and was cavs
sonage in Hickman County. Little is
known of him, and he lived the life OF
a recluse.
Allen came to Columbus early in thu
seventies, and purchased ten acres Of
land in the vicinity of the Seven
Springs, about two miles from the
town. Having no family, he erected
a house on his ten-acre lot and culti-
waited his land, living alone. After liv-
ing there for some time his house was
destroyed by fire. He had dug large
,cistern before his house was burned,
and after the destruction of the house
he moved the few effects he had saved
into the cistern, which was dry, and,
being dug funnel shaped, was quite
wide at the bottom. He lived in that
,cistern to the day of his death.
Allen would come to Columbus occa-
>sionally and buy necessary supplies.
He soon acquired the name of Ground
Hog Allen, and was known by no 9TH
err. He was very Industrious, wore very
little clothing, and always went with
out shoes in warm weather. He was
polite to all visitors and to some he
communicated something of his past
life. He went to California from Ohio
in 1S49, and was absent number of
years. On his return he found that his
wife had procured a diverce, and had
married again.
Ground Hog" Allen believed he had
enemies, and that his house had been
destroyed by an incendiary. He said
that he had determined that no one
should burn him out again He had dug
a passageway from the bottom of the
cistern where he lived to a spring adj
jacent, but it had caved in, and he used
a ladder as means of ingress and
egress to his strange residence. New
York Times.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25

And nov. Edith. I may see your
face, may / not? Rest assured, my
dear, I shall not alter my affection
Very well, James, you SHALL" and
she called Mrs. Gray to come and light
the gas.
While she yet stood with her lover
in the center of the parlor, Mrs Gray
did as requested; but imagine the de-
light and surprise of the doctor when,
instead of the disfgured features he
expected to see, Edith Lyle was reveal
ed to him in all her former loneliness
the features perfect in every particu-
lar, the skin fair ana smooth as alabas-
ter
Remember your promise, James,
the sight of your face is not to alter
your affection"
"And it has not, my dear Edith; but
pray explain!"
And Edith did explain-how she
learned that one loved her for her
money, another for her beauty only
and, confessing her deception, asked
only forgiveness, which, of course, was
readily given.
They were married soon after and
took UP their residence in Edith's for
mer home; and in the after happy years
she was never perplexed by the ques,
ton: Who loves me best?"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25

ing, but once established is good for
twenty years. 1t should be sown in
drills one foot apart, and when the
plants are or feet high they should
be thinned out so that the plants will
be 9 inches apart from each other in
all the rows. Great care must be
taken for the first year to keep down
all weeds as soon as they appear, else
they will choke up and destroy the
young Seeding asparagus. The deeper
the soil and the greater abundance Of
manure that is used the greater will
be the crop. Until the Palmetto was
brought out, Conover's Colossal was
the leading sort, and justly so; but
Palmetto is not only much earlier, but
is also better yielder and is more
even and regular in it's growth, and
must eventually supplant the old ia
vorite Average punches, containing
fifteen shoots, measure 13 inches round
and weigh about pounds. The Pal
metto has now been planted in all
parts of the country, and appears to
be equally adapted to all sections
Farm and Home.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
IN THE OLD BARN LOFT.

IT'S thirty years or Whereabouts
Since used to roll and play
And turn all kind of somecsauus
On the fresh and fragrant hay.
A-Jumplng and a-tumbling
On the hay so sweet and soft.
AT my home away back yonder
In the old barn loft.
HOW the pigeons used to f1utter,
And strut about and COO!
And make love to one another.
Like sweethearts used to do,
When l walked the risky cross-beam
Or clambered high aloft,
With half intent of falling,
In the old barn loft.
How I used to brighten sister,
Who was looking for the eggs,
AS I dangled there, head downward.
Holding by my little legs;
And, giving them a swing or two,
I'd strike the hay so soft,
At my h@fae away back yonder,
In -. ct1 barn loft.
The twitte-tng of the swallows,
While making homes of mud;
The gleeful game of hide-and-seek,
The slip, the sudden thud;
The pattering of the raindrops
Above the hay so soft,
Are memories still clinging
Of the old barn loft.
IS. A. Harrison in the Inter Ocean.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Gleanings.


Filthy drinking water kills more
fowls than cholera, roup and half a
dozen other diseases.
In feeding calves it is good plan to
add a small quantity of oil meal cooked
to a jelly to the skim milk to take the
place Of fats.
For cream, milk should be set as
quickly as possible after milking, and
the temperature reduced at once to pre-
vent the format ion of fibrin. To this
end all the improved methods tend
A California man has a steaming
process for killing insects on fruit trees.
The process consists of heating the at
mosnhere about the trees to about 100
degrees, which does not injure the trees,
but destroys insect life.
Give every tree that bore heavily last
season good top dressing of well
rotted manure, out as far around at
least as the branches extend. If the
ground is in cultivation, fork this well
down into the soil in next springs cul-
tiVation.
Iddat pO1AtOSS Nc StCuItu ny
early planting OF early varieties in Deep
rich, warm soil, followed by thorough
cultivation or mulching with straw
We scatter the straw about four inches
deep just as the plants are coming
through the ground.
A cockerel can be caponized at any
age, but, as with all other animals, the
best results are obtained by perform
ing the operation when they are young
No definite time of the year can be
designated, as it can be done in one
month as well as another.
SunfoWer seed is worth seventy-five
cents bushel. and there is consider
able demand for it. At this price it
should be profitable crop. If an acre
be sown as an adjunct to the poultry
farm, and fed to the fowls a much
greater return could be had from it.
Too much corn fed to the cow will not
produce the best results in-the milk pail.
Even at present prices for corn, it will
pay to sell some, If need be, in order to
get some bran or middlings to feed to
the cows in connection with corn meal,
or with ground oats and corn, which is
better.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Grain for Spring Feeding.

At present low prices for grain it is
cheaper so far as nutritive value is con-
cerned than any kind of forage. Part
of this cheapness consists in the greater
ease with which grain If fed in smodera-
ton can be digested, This is especially
true of spring feeding. As the time APP
proaches for TURNING stock out to grass
they should have some kind of succu-
lent food given with the grain ration.
After winters freezing and thawing,
dry feed, whether hay or cornstalks,
becomes dry and woody instead of hav-
ing some of the juices it had when put
I'D the previous faiL-Exchange.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Washing Woolens.

Though volumes have been written
and manifold lectures have been deliv-
cred in the privacy of the home laun-
dry on the subject of flannel washing,
it seems to remain as much a mystery
. as ever to the average laundress. The
secret of success in washing all wool
ens-wOven undergarments, flannel pet
ticoats and cashmere capes and dresses
is not to pour water upon the dry
material and not to rub soap upon
them. Plunge the garments into the
tub of hot water, in which soap has
been dissolved. The water should not
be hotter than the hands can bear COM
fortably.
A board should not be used for fan
nels, but they should be rubbed gently
between the hands until all soil is re-
moved Have ready another tub of
water a little hotter than the first and
drop them into it, rinsing thoroughly
Wiring as tightly as possible from the
last water, pull and snap into shape
and pin firmly to the line, pulling them
gently until all wrinkles are removed
To have them smooth, with the ap~
pearance of new article, take them
while still damp and press with mod
erately hot iron until they have COM
pletely dried. To launder silk success
fully, the water should be only luke
warm, and as with 1annels the soap
should never be rubbed with the hands
Shake into shape and hang in the
shade to dry. Silk should be pressed
with moderately hot iron and upon
the wrong side. If the silk is too wet
when pressed it will be stiff, Or if IRON
ed with an iron too hot.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
A Queer Chicken.

Mr.. More, a chicken fancier of Great
Bend, Pa, has queer chicken It
is Plymouth Rock, two years old, that
i'm addition to all the characteristics Of
a dne cock, possesses the natural in
stincts of a hen. He crows AID fights
and conducts himself as most chanti-
cheers do; yet he has been known to
adopt chickens, mother them. Scratch
and pick for them. raise note Of
alarm when danger appeared and fold
them under his wings at night He
raised two broods Of chickens last year.
Az soon as the chicks hatch under a
hen. Mr.. More removes them to small
COOP. in whiea the cock is placed. He
Immediately adopts them. and is
model mother until they are ready TO
shift for Reconsideration York Press
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Milk with Dry Hands.

1t is not a neat practice to wash the
teats or to wet the hands before begin
ming milking, though it is often prac-
tised, and occasionally is recommended
Brushing off the loose dirt that adheres
to teats and udder is all that is re-
quired. If hands are wet some of this
dirt, full Of germs, will be moistened,
and adhere to them. More or less will
fall into the milk pail. By carefully
rubbing teats and udder with a dry
cloth all the particles that will come
loose by dry milking will be removed.
1t is very rare that milk is injured in
this way while milking is being done.
1t is much more likely to occur by the
odors of fresh excrement, either liquid
or solid.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Bread Sticks.

Pour one cupful of scalded milk over
one-fourth cupful Of butter, one and
one-half tablespoonfuls Of sugar and
one-half teaspoonful of salt. Cool; add
one cake of yeast mixed with one
fourth cupful warm water and the
white Of one egg beaten stiff. Add -four
to form dough. Knead, let rise untiaA
light; cut down, shape, let rise agains
and bake, having a hot oven at first,
The bread sticks are shaped by rolling
out the dough, cutting into strips, and
rolling ON the unf1oured board intos
sticks, long or short. A CLASSY sur
face may be given to them by brushing.
them over with white of egg diluted<
with little water and sugar added.
If the bread is made at night, use quar-
ter Of yeast cake.-Boston Cooking
School.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Escalloped Calf's Fl lead.

Escalloped calf's head may be made
from pieces of meat left over from
calfs head soup. Place layer in the
bottom of the baking-dish, then layer
of tomato, then sprinkling of bread
crumbs, half teaspoonful of celery:
seed, a layer of chopped parsley, and 81
busting of pepper; then another layer
of meat, tomato, breadcrumbs, and So
on until the dish is filed, having the
last layer breadcrumbs. Put over the
top a tablespoonful of butter cut into
bits; bake in a moderate oven thirty
minutes.-Ladies' Home Journal. -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
An Irrigating Plant,

The experiments that have been tried
in introducing water freely below beds
of growing plants have proved con-
clusively the value of this kind Of
watering The cross section given
herewith shows how one may readily
try this experiment for himself this
spring Select the spot where small
bed is to be devoted to foliage or other
plants, and sink an empty key in the
center just below the position of the
coming roots. Fit an old piece of tin
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Stuffed Eggs.

Hard boil the eggs. Take off the
shell and divide each egg exactly in
two, and clip a little end off of each;
remove the yolks and stand the halves.
in a dish, like cups. Drain some sar-
dimes from the oil, allowing one sar-
dine for every half yolk, from skin and
bone. Blend the yolks vIIh a silver
fork; add pepper and salt to taste. Pile
this preparation in the white cups, and
serve hot or cold II heated before
serving, they should be served dressed
with butter. Garnish the dish with let
tuce or parsley.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Economy of Hornless Cove

Not as much is said recently about
dehorning cows that have been allowed
to grow to maturity with these useless
and dangerous appendages. We hope
it is because dehorning the calves by
applying caustic potash to the places
where the horns start has made dehorn-
ing needless. There Is not only free
dom from danger to attendants from
cows without horns, but there Is much
greater economy in stabling them.
Without horns a number may be put
together in loose stalls, with much
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Sowing Clover Seed on snow

W.
1t Is we'll to sow the clover seed or
winter grain as early as March, and on
the snow, if possible. There need be no
fear that seed thus sown will be wash
ed away, unless in places where the
land is not only overiowed but strong
current is running. The seed is heavy
enough to sink in water, and it is pretty
sure as 1t touches the moist earth to be
Embedded In it and ready to grow. On
spring grain, of course, this early seed
Ing Is not possible, for the surface must
at least be dry enough to cultivate, and
snow rarely falls after that time. We
nave, however, occasionally sown
clover seed on snow over spring -sown
grain, and neither the seeding nor the
grain crop was injured by the snow
fall.-American Cultiyator.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25

shown by dotted lines, gives access to
this alleyWay, SO it can be swept out
occasionally. Below the nests are
grated openings into the hallway, SO
that the fowls can be fed and watered
in the hall, thus affording no chance of
spilling or soiling the food or water.
With this arrangement nearly all the
work of caring for the fowls can be
done from the hallway-American Ag
riculturist.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Gold Meat with Sauccs

Cut down the cold roast beef Or pork
in thin, even slices, broil very quickly
over clear, hot fire, and serve with
tomato, mushroom or sauce piquante.
To make the sauce piquante, melt e.
tablespoonful of butter, stir in half
tablespoonful of flour, with which is
mixed half teaspoonful of dry mus
tard. Keep stirring and pour in half
pint of water, add salt and cayenne
pepper, little chopped parsley and
onion, and four tablespoonfuls of vine<~
gar.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
For Care of Fowls.

Dark nests and convenience in gath
ering eggs from them characterize the
plan shown herewith. The right of the
cut represents the hallway, from which
the nests are reached by lifting the
hinged cover, as shown. The entrance
to the nests is seen on the pen side of
the partition, the dotted lines showing
position of partition between the dark
walk and the nests. A hinged cover,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25

Raising Asparagus. from Seed.
A conveniently sized asparagus bed
Is about 6 feet wide with path 2
feet wide on each side. This will re-
quire six rows 1 foot apart and bed
of that width SO feet long will be am
pie for an ordinary family, requiring
about pound of seed. 1t will require
about three years from the time of
sowing until the bed is in full bear
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Tomato Sauce.

Brown one-fourth cupfui Of butter.
add one-fourth cupful of flour and
brown; pour on one cupful of stock
and one-fourth cupful strained tomato,
Add one spring of parsley, three cloves,
one slice Of onion, n bit of parsley.
bit of bay leaf, one tablespoonful to-
maso catsup, one-half tablespoonful Of
salt and little pepper. Cook ten min
utes, strain and serve. This is rich.
brown sauce, with delicious favor
Boston Cooking School.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25

pipe, as suggested in the sketch, and
your ''irrigating plant is ready for
business! Not only can water be thus
freely applied, but liquid manure also.
The keg, it should be said, should not
be one that will "hold ter.'-Orange
Judd Farmer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25

greater freedom of movement than is
possible when the head is confined in
stanchions. Yet even when thus con-
fined, the horn may easily put out an
eve or seriously injure otherwise those
who go near their heads.-Ex.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Clam Erittcr.

Beat two eggs until light, and one
third cupful of milk, one ond one-thirds:
cupful of pastry -four sifted with two
teaspoonfuls baking powder, and one.
pint of chopped CLAIMS seasoned WITH
ALT and pepper. Drop by the spoonful
into hot fat, and fry until brown and.
crisp, draining on brown paper.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
A bin before the Legislatnre of Mis

A bill before the Legislature of Mis-
souri, provides for the utilizing Of idle
convicts in retaining swamp land in
the southeastern part Of the State. It
is said that by digging bitches and
building leyees they can reclaim fully
5000. 900 acres-some say more.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25

Dining Table fer Irvalids.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-03
Pops VS.. Popocrnts.

The Populist monetary theory is o..
pressed in the address delivered yestera,,
by the retiring president of the Reform
Press Association. is wild in the extreus
but there is consistency in its widness
In this it differs from the Popocratic the
DRY of Bryan ct al.
The Populists hold that money is entrA
ly creature of legislation; that the stan,
of the Government will make good ID.
lar out of strip of paper worth but |,
small fraction of cent. Therefore th.r
can see no need of wasting time over ID.
respective merits of gold and silver a
money material. Let the Governmen;
they say, take few dollars worth of p
per and print sufficient number of MIL
ions of dollars TO raise the per capita 70
500 or such matter. and thus conquer ID.
demon of hard times. If we accept th.
Populist premises, as 10 the potency Of III.
Government fat, the Populist conclusiou
that the money metal or ''redemptioa
money is of no consequence, is ineyi,a.
ble
How different is the logic of the Pope
Gratis! They claim that the fiat can make
a hundred-cent dollar out of ~ cents
worth of silver bullion. and then they
shrink from the consequences of their own
proposition and demand the redemption
of paper issues in Memphis Scmi.
tar Dem.).