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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-11-27

but they were not born that way.
Paste and powder does the business
turning the complexion of an Arkansaw
t~urkey-egg into that of a luscious, sun
kissed peach. Some of the pedagogues,
distinguished from the pedagoguesses,
had double-decked brains-and in a few
instance they had flexed the towering
forehead back as far as the crown of the
head in order to get it out of the way.
A certain sprig of "A pedagogue was by
resolution of the teachers ostracised rom
their society, all because they said lie
was "just too smart for anything" lie
had written on the blackboard: ~
schOolma'am beauty increases inversely
as the mass, and directly as the square of
the distance" "Too smart" is here con-
trued to mean "too N%eutonian."
The biggest thing at Great Falls be-
sides the cataract is the wind. And il
is doubtful were all the wind here to be
harnessed, whether it would not afford
power sufficient to stop the falls and
turn the Missouri up hill. Certain in
genious fellows are now scheming upon
the invention of a continuance by which
this great natural force may be utilized
in turning the wheels of industry or in
manufacturing pudding. Wind pudding
is a favorite article of diet among pro-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05
Ahont the Spiee9.

Jamaica has the allspica which gets
the credit OF taking the place OF many
different spices; South America re-
ioices in the chile, which is used IN
great quantities. Cinnamon, small
portion of which was once held
present which kings were glad to re-
ceive, is a native of Ceylon and has
been known from the most remote
time. 1t was first carried to Europe
by the Arabs. Cassia bark is reIa-
tive of cinnamon, and Is priced for
aayoring liquors and chocolate. Tho
Malabar coast OF India furnishes the
natives with cardamom, and mustard
comes from the East Indies.
The Spice Islands have given the
world few things more popular than
the dried buds of tree smoked and
dried in the sun, named in Latin,
from their resemblance to a nail,
e!ayus, and called by us cloves. In
the same group of islands a small col
lection of islands are planted entirely
in nutmeg trees. Caraway comes from
the northern and central parts OF Eu-
roma and Asia, is used as hayoring IN
cooking and drinks, in cheese, cakes
and bread. Sweet marjoram, native
to Portugal, and capers originally
crew wild in Greece and Northern
Africa. Asafoetida, which has an I'M
savory reputation among us, is highly
nrizod as n condiment in Persia and
India and is used IN France
Suqar, which we class among the
indispensables, was wholly unknown
among the ancient nations, and to2
tbot reason they used honey as we use
smear. Honey was therefore very
lmnortaut article of diet. Salt was
almost entirely produced by evapora'
tio, of sen water. If the entire ocean
were dried up it would yield no less
tl,,n 4.4l9, $50 eubic miles Of rock snlt,
or ohout fourteen and ono-half times
Ale entire bulk OF Europe above high
watermsrk. mountains and all. Eva
naration ia still praclIced on the sea-
hoard. Portugal produces annuity
s51 0ja tons; Spain, 2Jo,O03 tons :
ftaIv. 100, 600 tons; Austris, 100, oOJ
toms.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05
RECIPES.

Broiled Potatoes, Parsley Sauce
Slice five large, cold boiled potatoes
lengthwise in rather thick pieces and
broil brown on a buttersd gridiron.
beat up a tablespoonful of butter into
cleam with rs much minced parsley,
and after busting each slice OF potato
lightly with salt and pepper rub
little of this sauce on each slice.
Clipped Beef and Tomatoes, French
Style--Cut a slice from the stem eni
OF five good, solid canned tomatoes,
then with your finger take out the
seeds; put seeds and slices in a sauce
pan, boil and strain. Pat into bowl
one cupful bread crumbs, add quarter
pound dried beef, picked in small
pieces; q quarter-teaapooniul pepper
and one tablespoonful melted butter.
Mix, add strained tomato Juice and
fill into tomatoes. Stand them in a
baking pan and bake slowly fifteen
minutes, basting once or twice.
Cracked Wheat, Lemon Sauce
Prepare the cracked wheat as usual,
care being taken that it is thoroughly
cooked To prepare the sauce, rub
desertspoonful OF corn5tareh smooth
with q little cold water; stir it care
fully into q pint of boiling water and
cool, until it thiekens. Score large
lemon with the tines of Q silver fork
and when the oil is exuding rub a
small quantity of sugar over the sur.
face to favor it. Cut the lemon and
squeeze the Juice from it. Add the
mice and one.halt cup OF the favored
SUGAR to the hot cornstarch mixture;
allow the whole to boil up once, stir
ring constantly. Germ wheat IS de-
licious when served with the lemon
sauce.
Bun T!oaf-One quart Of sifted
-four, three eggs, one tablespoonful
OF butter, rubbed, light with two OF
of powered sugar, half an yeast cake
dissolved in a large cupEul OF luke
warm water, a cupiul OF currants
washed, dried and picked over, half
tslspoonful Of salt, quarter teaspoon
full OF soda; mix all the ingredients
together in soft dough. except the
currants; if stiff, adj a little warm
water; when you have an elastic mass
on the board, set to rise until very
LIGHT; kucal again; mold into loaf
when Won have worked IN the currants /;
dredge with dry Hour aud leave to rise
for an hour; bake in a steady oven,
covering with paper as it rises. Eat
fresh, but nos warm.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05
CLEANING HINTS.

To remove ink stains, cover them
with solution of starch; when dry
rub off tho hardened starch, and
repeat the process until the ink has
entirely disappeared. Ii the stain
Is not too old, ink may be re,
moved from paper as follows: lake
teaspoonful of chlorinnted lime and
pour over it just enough water to
cover it. Take a piece OF old linen
and moisten it with this mixture, and
do not rub but pat the stain, when it
will gradually disappear. If one
application does not remove the stain,
let the paper dry, and repeat the pro-
cess.
Limp, forlorn and rusty black lace
can be renovated by n simple method.
Wash it gently in soft, soapy water,
rinse in clear water, ana squeeze in
stead of ringing it. Dip it in cold
coffee into which little gum arabic
has been dissolved, and then smooth
it with hot iron, taking care to press
it while damp and cover it with clean
CLOTH The coffee darkens it, the
gum arabic stifens it, the ironing
smooths it, and if it is slightly pulled
with the fingers after the ironing 1t Is
made flexible and lRce.like.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05

'In reply to the question, "Can I
use well rotted muck for the bulky
portion of fertilizer by mixing the
chemicals that go to make up a fertil-
izer? In what proportion should /
use and where shall / obtain the chem
icals?" Professor Amsby, OF the Penn
sylyania experimental station, in
National Stockman, says:
Well rotted muck, especially if lair
ly dry and fine would be very suit
able material to act as a filler for
home-mixed fertilizers. 1t il i'm
portant that it should be fine, in order
that it may be intimately mixed with
the fertilizers and that the mixture
may be evenly distributed in the
field.
1t is not possible to answer the lat
ter portion of the query. The proper
proportion of ingredients will depend
both upon the crop to be fed and upon
the supply OF plant food already avail
able in the soil in which il is to be
grown. Asking what proportions
should be used without Information on
these points is like asking what pro
portions of wood, stone lumber and
nails should be used to build a house
without specifying size or style Of
house. Usually the only practical way
to ascertain the needs of ones farm
for fertilizing material is by actual
trial on a small scale, with the crop to
be grown, using different fertilizer
chemicnls.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05
A RemnrknhIo Whale story.

A curious story, which comes from
Caen, is told by the Paris correspon-
dent of the London Morning Post. A.
NJ. Dubosq was duck-shooting at the
mouth of the River Orne when NwIRle
rose near his boat. He fred both
barrels of his gun into the animal,
which dived. The water being very
shallow, the whale soon rose again,
whereupon NJ. Dubosq jumped upon
its back and began stabbing it with a
large knife. He was tossed into the
sea, but returned TO the attack and
finally succeeded in driving the whale
ashore. NJ. Dubosq has sold his cap
ture to n company, and it has been
towed to Caen. It is fifteen years
since whale was captured on this
part OF the French coast.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05

The Mediterranean breed or fowls
which are the most abundant COO nrn y.
1ncers arc very apt to lay epgs with
thin shells. They must have abnn.
dance OF gravel to grind their food
with cut bone to make the material
Tor both egg and shell. But usually
these breeds do not begin laying until
the weather is warm enough for them
10 range and forage for themselves II
the fowls are now laying thin,shelled
eggs they are probably Of the Asiatie
breeds or those related to them. in.
Guiding Plymouth Rocks. In such
case 1t shows you have been giving too
much grain, lattening the fowls in.
stead Of increasing the egg product.
because wheat is good egg-prodncipq
food, ID is often fed in too large ouan,
tity. Wheat is quite as fatteniDp as
corn, and should be fed lightly every
day, rs n supplement TO cut clover,
beet roots or other vegetable matter,
which should always form part of the
fowls diet in winter. boston Cultiya.
tor.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05

The wheat plant belongs 10 tho
family of grasses, and all these need
phosphate to perfect their seeds, as
well as for the general welfare of the
plant. Whenever timothy is sown with
any grain, especially in the fall, no
small part OF the phosphate used for
tho grain crop goes into the subse-
quent crop OF grass. The grain may
-~~.rd thl notify growth the first
C phosphate viii show in
growth of grass for several seasons.
lothy roots do not run far. When
20 phosphate is applied with the drill,
IS always should be, the grass growth
will show the drill mark as long as tho
land remains seeded. American Cui-
tiyator.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05

and win live several years. Thi,
would be a good money crop for some
ehIerprising woman to raise, as ehe
could easily tend it, aud tho fresh
dried leaves unadulterated would find
q ready market after once introduced
IN that form, under particular brand.
Every kitchen, garden or yard
should houat Of at least one hop vine,
which, when properly trained, is very
ornamental and will yield enough hops
for family use yearly.
a short row o! currant bushes will
DO q good investment and furnish Won
with sauce for your holiday dinners,
as well es jelly and Jam. And il
your crop is good one, You will have
no use for lemons, for crushed cur
rants make very delicious drink in
warm weather, and when prepared
like grape juice, will keep Tor some
time.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05
MJKfNa QUANTITY or PRrrDrrs.

-'AAS4AAr'N' Ns.4AAIAAA OE IhIEDIISs
We hear very little said about the
milk producing capacity of any kind
OF animal except the COW, whose milk
IS in this country the only kind much
used by man. But in parts of Europe
too rough or too poor to support cows,
the milk of the goat and sheep is very
largely used. As MIXED by the human
hand, and possibly given better care
and feed than they get while running
wild, both goat and sheep develop
greatly increased milking capacity. In
Arabia and among the Tartars the milk
from mares does not 80 long to suckle
the colt which is quickly partly
weanel, while portion OF the supply
from his dam is diverted to making
tho Koumvse, drink that has valuable
nuritiye qualities, and which is made
by iermenting mares milk.
It's probably true that the highest
excellence for both milk and fat pro.
duotion cannot be combined in one
animal. Therefore, in such animals
as the hog, kept mainly to be fattened
and killed, there is a constant ten
dency as Improvement in fastening
qualities increases to deteriorate the
milk producing capacity. For this
reason, except for the breeding of
pure bred stock, the dam should be of
grade or native stock, and be chosen
rather with regard to her milk produ-
cling capacity than for anything else.
Tho very best bred sows are poor
breeders. They will d|op filters of
scrawny pigs, with probably half of
them decided runts. On the other
hand, q pure bred male OF almost any
OF the improved breeds, crossed with
long bodied full grown SOW, will get
q litter that will be large and have
scarcely runt in it. Such pigs will
be thrifty from birth, because their
dam, if fairly well bred, will have a
good supply OF milk. The value OF
SOW for breeding is very largely de-
cided by the number of teats she has.
This varies from six or eight to twenty
or perhaps more. We have grown lit
tiers of fifteen and have heard of those
still larger. OF course the SOW cannot
long supply all OF these with their en-
tire ration, but the better milk supply
she has tho better the pigs will thrive.
All horse breeders know that there
is great difference in mares as to milk
production. Here the activity and
nervous energy which enhance value
in the animal for human use are also
compatible with the highest capacity
for milk. Some Of the best trottlng
mares have when bred excellent dams
in this respect. Tho food Of the horse,
which is mainly Of the kinds best cal
culated to produce strength, is also
for the same reason best calculated to
increase the milk flow. No other grain
is quite so good to make large milk
flow as oats, and this is the staple
grain feed OF the horse in most coun-
tries. Cultivator.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05
TURKEYS AND DUCKS.

The turkey is the most Industrious
forager of nll the poultry family.
They pick up the greater portion OF
their food when given the range Of
the farm, and when insects are plentiful
they do no damage TO the standing
grain. Careful observers state, says
m expert, the benefits the flock OF
turkeys do by destroying the grass
hoppers and other insects injurious to
the farm crops more than offsets tho
amount of grain they eat. The far
mer should know that tho difference
in the large and small breed is an i'm
portant matter, and keep nothing but
the improved breeds, thus bringing
the cost of production down to the
lowest sum, when compared to the
old fogy who thinks turkey is q
turkey anyhow"
Ducks can stand the cold fairly
well, and any kind of building will
serve for flock of ducks in winter,
but they should have board floors
covered with dry straw, or, if they
can be procured, leaves from the for
est are to be preferred. Ducks must
have dry place at night, as they are
soon injured by dampness. They are
sure to die of leg WEAKNESS and rheu-
matism if kept on damp floors.
Keep the hens in health by making
them scratch all gram fed out Of straw
and chat. A few inches of straw on
the floor to cause them TO exercise
beats all the medicines and condiments
known to the poultry fraternity
Farm, Fleld..aud Fireslde.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05
~ nII3a are prompt, efficient and
fNAh'S Ftil9 easy In affect. p cents
:. v,,trcga OF tho white House,

~, v,strcss or the White House.
WIN regard to the plan for the cree
81 n calrn on Payu0's hill, in Quin.
w. in honor OF Mrs. Abigail Adams,
hcb tho Adams chapter of Quincy
tba Society Of the Daughters OF the
.rolntion are to build on the 18th OF
Sno II seems that the idea of erecting
,Ia memorial was discussed by the
aar,bers of this society at the time OF
! be building of the cairn In honor of
kros standlsh, at squantum, last Sep
Iomhor The matter having also been
t.nsonted to the Quincy Historical So
rIov II became q matter of courtesy
4, try 70 arrange joint celebration by
mo two societies, and Mrs. Titus, the
.oront Of the Adams chapter of Quincy
n tbe Society Of the Daughters of the
Iporolntion, states that she wrote TO the
sacretaly Of the Quincy Historical So
LrIo,v and also to the curators, some six
weeks ago, requesting that a meeting
Erhorld he called to consider the matter.
M action having been taken by the
|nnIncy Historical Society, 1t was voted
y nroceed Independently with the celo-
hrafion which has the approval OF
|tbpir president, as there should be 10
Rivalry between societies which have
|mr their object the Advancement OF
patriotic work.
The invitation sent out by the Daugh-
tors of the Revolution IS as follows:
.Tbe Adams Chapter Of Quincy, Mass,
Society of the Daughters Of the Reyolu.
lion invites you to be present upon the
hon of Payne's hill, Quincy, at y O'Clock
noon, June II, 1896, to assist iq the
erection Of a cairn in honor Of Mrs
Abigail Adams, and TO mark the spot
upon which, with her son, John Quincy
Adams, then boy of Syears, she watch
Ell the smoke and listened to the guns
Of the battle of Bunker Hill. Each per
son present is requested TO add stone
10 the pile Boston Transcript
A 4-year-old boy in Georgia is said to
weigh 90 pounds, wears No. 7 hat and
a No. shoe.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05

The sunnIv Of Trash mir muqt he y
constant one bnt the means bv which
Il il obtained mngt in some wav Ne
controlled 50 there viii always .be
enonab and never oreas excess We
know If no self.rn6nIafina arronao.
yaent ror acconnlisbing Ana n can
onlv be ACCOMPLISHED by constant and
careful attention. Whether tina mir be
e5miftad tbronob windows and doors
or throuph speeiaIlv constructed ven
tiloting sI,, fts is i,niooteriaI nrovi6ed
Il il admiffed ond cero ia exercised
thaf M animal sbeII bo rondered nm.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05

Window and door screens may ba
made more durable and to look better
10y an occasional coat of vagnlsh or
paint. Ii the wire netting is not faded
or rusty 1t is better to give it cont Of
good coach varnIsh, but if faded or
rusty apply n coat Of paint. Use u
good quality, and thin with turpenttne
until it will run, or it viii ill the
meshes Of the netting. Black IS good
color, us it makes the netting almost
invisible from n distance. Paint the
frames the same color as outside o.
window sash.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05

rNprspEysApLE FOR THU KITCHEN GARDEN.
At this time of ordering seeds for
the kitchen garden, says Alice p. Pin
new. in the American Agriculturist, 1t
is a good plan to have few OF these
indispensable plants which need SO
little space, and so little care, and are
really among the must HAYES. Already
YOU are longing for some horse radlsn'
iut how few farmers have 1t in their
Gardens. There may be one man IN
neighborhood who raises it, and you
hint pretty strong he may give you a
few roots, enough for one grating
bnt when the whole nei6hborhood
hints he will doubtless have to cease
taking the hints. II he gives you any
roofs this year, you had better plant
them, and it might DO a good invest,
ment for you to buy few. II WOMB
he as profitable as buying the small
cans all prepared from your grocer
If want to avoid smarting eyes,
mt on vour wraps and sit cut on the
veranla to crate it. In the open ar
the worl, is not at all troublesome,
Another carly spring relish, which
need not to be planted in the garden'
Lnt will grow equally well on the
waste ground beside pigsty, tarmyard'
81, is the Jerusalem articaoke. When
dne early. before anything OF the
kind can be grown, they taste fresh ana
~ 20, and ,ybop sliced and seasoned
with sale. pepper AMI vinegar they
are almost rs nice as eucum5ers. sage
very nsefui herb and one that Is
orten conspicuous by its absence IRON
,be onrdeu. Yet tits one OF the must
have Tor seasoning dressing Tor r3asl
turkey. chickens or SAUSAGE anu Is
ysry nice sprinkled over fresh pos1 % or
ro,i It's also necessary is g me'l-
va IN ihe family. This, like horss
-. e,Ij isa handy thing to borrow. il
: neigbbor is willing to lend ont VIVA
80 ~ Of no return, o. II may ne
i i'ol,s at Tue grocery. Yet lie t ,l.
' ors,7 horse-raiisb, 1t is us1l l:.
a'55r,lforaiel and lacks strength. b9A .
~s~leot 10 order package O b, se.l ~ -
SOW a short row ia your gatlel' l-'
s ~on NH bo surprised et tha f'5a'g
| "a, Il feauirss very isle esfs, a.'
! ssa he eat several ti@e5 ia enc ''a'ae i
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05
row sALT unLps AgpAnAars.

The New York Farmer takes excop.
tion to the oIt-repeated statement
that salt is necessary to asparagus, be.
cause the plant in its wild state is
mostly found near the geashore, and
thrives where salt spray can reach it.
Tho Farmer argues that this merely
proves that the salt is not injurious.
and per contra that tho plant is sue.
eesstuIly grown hundreds Of miles in.
land, and that without the use OF salt.
While this may and does show that
salt is not absolutely necessary to
grow asparagus, it cannot prove that
it is not useful. The salt may not be
a constituent OF the asparagus plant,
yet it may help its growth in other
ways. If applied heavily it will check
or destroy weed growth, while not IN
lurln5 the asparagus plants, which
have been for thousands OF years sub
iect to showerings from salt sea spray.
But IN smaller doses the salt will help
make soil fertility more available, for
salt is one OF the best solvents known.
Asparagus does best on very rich soil.
If made SO with stable manure much
OF this manure takes a long time to
get into condition for plant use.
Hence on general principles salt ought
TO be applied in small amounts to
gardens or other rich soil Tor nearly
all crops. 1t helps the soil hold
moisture by attracting it from the air.
The beet crop is especially helped by
salt.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05
WASH uDDERs BFroRE Mr1TMo.

Washing udders before milking is
q good practice when not carried too
far. Nine cases out of ten, when cows
are not stabbed, their udders will not
need any more cleaning than brushing
with hand or clean cloth. In wiuter
1t is well to clean them, but pre-
fer to have the cleaning done ono Mt
n time, then milk, for the best results.
I have tried cleaning g whole string,
or what one mixer had to handle,
then milk, and find for best results
the cleaning OF one aud milking her
is the best waY.-W. +. Wing, in
Hoard's Dairyman.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.


Nearly MI farmers AFRO coming 20
realize that IN general their forms are
too large for tho intense and careful
farming now necessary to meet the de-
mands Of the market and to secure
profitable returns. Tho pioneers who
first settled in these broad fertile val
loys were not satisfied unless their
farms were largo enough to consume Il
full day in interviewing their crop and
their live stock scattered over their
broad acres. 10 them quality was not
OF 60 much account as quantity
Troy IN. T. Times.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05
California Fruit Pioneer.

CaTtornians are trying to place on
record who and what part OF the state
started the great business Of fruit
raising. So far The evidence seems
tn be in favor OF a Mr.. Wol.sklll, who
planted eighty acres OF apricots and
peaches and 5000 grapes in tie town
OF Winters, in Selena County, IN 1871.
In 1855 the first apricots from these
trees were sold. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-05

Some people are fearful that tho
horse meat so generously provided
nova,Ieys viii be foisted upon them by
their butchers. The Paris correspond.
cnf III tbs Medical Record says that II
y boui!lon Is made OF the meat It vii
caisr violet q reaction paper thal mas
beea n4as a ral bTeWa by dipping ~
.sI,a7, v1te beef and mutton b9gil
Inn MEAS q aiayregt shseel