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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-24
rear separateIy ION the upper half of the

rear separately from the upper half of the
stay.
No pressure at all is put on the alb
domen, or the stomach or the ribs, but
the waist is made to look smaller he
cause it is heightened. The line of
the whole body is so artfully changed
that ii entirely deceiVes the eve. and
after slOuching like d setting hen. me
fat woman suddenly finds all her flesh
supported and her body smartly brought
Up into the position of West Poinf
cadet on parade
There is no brace to lazy shoulder
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-24
Still Another Epitaph.

tCNlCdSO RecOfU.)
Thomas Sheahan of Herrings, N Y,
adds another 90 the collection of curious
epitaphs, which he says is to be found in
a little country graveyard on the banks
of the st. Lawrence river, near Prescott:
.----.--..-.--.
Erected to the memory of
ELIZABETH RICHARDSON
who herOicaily defended the life
of her lover by sticking a /:
Ditchfork in a mad cows nose
Age So
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-24

field" said the hostess, coming forward
in striped lilac and black foulard pow
dered with wee white dots and adorned
to perfection by folded collar and stole
ends Of white silk bordered with cream
guipure, a front of tucked white silk mus
lin, garnished with a big lace medallion,
and a collar of muslin bOrdered with lace.
I am dressed. yen observe, in tins soft
silk and full train to greet a fC$k of
babies asked in to eat a Jack Horner pie
and sponge cake with my S-year-old
daughter
Little Folks Finery.
Already four young ladies have arTiv-
ed and I must admit their gowns are
charming All of them. save a miss who
has but lust learned how to walk, are
wearing thin black Isle hose and low, one
leather is now regarded in the same cate
CORY as diamonds and long skirts too old
for little girls. Brown shoes for out OF
doors, ard the morning TO quaint, plain,
lOW-heeled slippers for the house and
dress occasions. Nearly all the little
their shoulders with one tresS caught up
on the left side and tied over the brow
with a big bow of gauZy pink, blue or
green ribbon. One or two of my small
guests even wear these gay top knots OF
wired pastel tinted taffeta cut from the
as the aigrettes of tulle and feathers Tor
their mammas. There are two beWlJchlng
pink batiste frocks on my lawn now. one
is in stripes of rose and white. the skirt
quite plain, the full body made with a
woke OF cream embroidered lawn, finished
child wears a big pink Liberty satin bow
in her chestnut hair, and a very narrow
" folded girdie on long rear sash ends OF
the ivory tinted lawn.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
Sheep Scab Can BE Eradicated.

1t is difficult for one man with Il flock
of sheep to fight against disease Of
this kind. 1t requires cooperation.
Many have advocated some action by
boards of agriculture. Great success
was reached in counteracting and Grad
icating this evil in Australia only when
the authorities took up the matter.
1t seems that some boards of agri-
culture have been ready to take up the
matter but for the objections
of some of the sheepmen who
are jealous of their liberty.
They want the privilege, it
would seem. of scattering contagious
diseases if they so please. or ut least
the liberty of having them in their own
flocks.
Scrab is not diminishing. In some
states it is rapidly on the increase, the
year 90 showing double the number of
outbreaks of '9S. Professor Wallace is
quoted as making ten distinct recon-
r,onda'ions ae follow: + rst that there
should be a fixed dipping season be-
tween June and the middle of Novem-
Der: that there should be systematic
dipping within period of 10 days in
every county: that when scab exists
there should be Il second compulsory
dipping from the fifth to the fourteenth
day after the first; that inspectors from
the board of agriculture should control
the compulsory dppings; that no sheep
be moved from one area to another
from June To November without being
dipped: hocks which have travelled or
been to market To be dipped, on being
imported into an area before being in
termixcd with other sheep: all railway
trucks and pens in public markets
to he thoroughly disinfected: In the
case of infested farms due notice 10 be
given 10 the inspector when dipping is
Intended To bc resorted 10, that he may
supervise IL deemed necessary: that
effective dip ma. rial he used ami when
close inspection and control are neces-
sary the first dip TO he colored with
Venetian red or Spanish brown. aud
the second with ochre, the county coun-
eli to provide dipping tanks when
necessary. the cost 10 be met hy those
who use them.
Professor Wallace stated nj the con.
elusion of his paper that IL embodied
four leading objects. which were to
compel thosc who az present do not dip
their sheep ~ do so; 10 provide dipping
apparatus for those who have NONE In
their possessian 10 secure the general
employment of effective dips, aud TO
organlze under central authority the
work To b. done, Fl arIl, Field and
Fireslde.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
How to Fatten Chickens,

Young chickens, say from two to
three months old, will not take on fat
when running at large, and are there
fore not in prime condition for the
table. They will. of course be thrifty
and grow fast, but their flesh does not
have that tender and juicy flavor that
weeks special care in confinement
will give.
A great many people do incalculable
injury to the fowls by shooting among
them or often letting dog chase the
one they want to kill.
This is all wrong and may be avoided
by having a slat coop large enough to
comfortably hold half Il dozen chickens.
Catch thenl at night after they have
gone to roost, and quietly put them i'll
the coop. Feed them all they will eat
of table scraps, cooked potatoes, rice,
milk, etc. Vegetable scraps and grass
should also be given. In a week or
ten days time they will be fat, and
so far superior to one taken from the
dock at large that you could tell the
difference even when blindfolded.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
Skill More Essential Than Soil.

In an extensive study of the matter
IF forcing house soils, Prof, G.. H. Pow
I'll of Delaware experiment station has
ound that skill has mere to do with the
success of growing winter vegetables
than has the soil. \ numb2r of eX
perienced gardeners gave him their
opinion in regard to ii. One said: I'VE
don't consider the soil much Of a fac
tor in vegetable growing. All one wants
20 know is just what his plants need,
and then cater to their wants. We
have used soil and grown n crop of
.cucumbers in it, renewed the same, ad-
ded some manure, put the same in
tomato house, grew n crop. then mixed
the soil with more manure and grew
a crop of mushrooms" Another one
said that heating. watering and ven
tilating are of much m)'c Importance
than soil
Each vegetable needs Il definite soil,
but n skillful gardener can grow vari-
Gus crops on any good soil with plenty
Of sunshine which is the most impor-
tant element. Still there is a choice
IN soils, and in general rather sandy
loan is preferred to Il stiff or clayey
soil, for the reason that it quickly
drains off excessive moisture when
careless watering occurs, and it is diff
cult to avoid this. A Washington
grower considered the skilled gardener
more important than the soil, and used
practically the same soil for all crops.
He says: while other growers using
The same soil as myself. but Laving had
| only small experience, have lost their
lettuce crop by rot, in our case, with
nearly 10000 plants. we have not lost
any, have no rotten leaves and receive
from ten to 20 cents per dozen more
than they did. We grow lettuce, Gu
cumbers. radishes, egg plant and cauli-
flower"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
Cultivation Of Orchards

1T is strange that people who would
not think of growing crop of corn or
potatoes without cultivation, will let
the orchard go without cultivation for
years. The soil will be as hard as a
rock, and the orchardist knows that he
cannot grow other crops in such soil.
lie can give no excuse for the neglect,
for he has the tools, and certainly a
portion OF his time belongs to the
orchard. The plow, disc and smooth
ing harrow are the implements for the
orchard, and the cultivation should be
az near the trees as we can get without
barking them. There is no objection to
growing any of the legumes in the
orchard, ana beans are always nprofita-
bic crop. Cow peas may be profitably
grown, the vines removed, and the roots
left IN thn ground, VIII serve as well for
increasing the nitrogen as if the entire
plant had been turned under, or at
least nearly SO.
The surface of an uncultivated or
chard in summer is as dry us covered
floor and so is the soil beneath. The roots
of the trees can not penetrate deeply,
and their inclination is toward the sur
face where the moisture from the rains
is found on such compact soils. 1t is
almost useless to apply fertilizers to
such soils for they can not get into
them, and besides, the soil probably
contains sufficient plant food, If it We're
only rendered available When tie soil
y,,,I,- JN i,yi, ,,la
are released, the air can get in and the
soil will hold moisture. A fruit tree
can not thrive unless it is furnished
with nourShment and moisture. If the
orchard is simply intended as a side
issue. and the land is needed for grass
for herd of cows, for instance, ne
glect of it is excusable. But in case,
we would have no orchard for the
grass would be better without the
trees. We are supposing that the or
chard is regarded as n crop producer
and that it is desired to have it do
it's best. No orchard can do its best
unless it is cultivated, sprayed and jul
diciously pruned.
In all cultivation the ground should
finally be left level, and with that in
view the smoothing harrow becomes
Il very important implement. First the
plow. then the disc and lastly the
smoothing harrow. Some do not use
the plow at all but use the disc, and
the disc will do efficient work even in
sod. In selecting n fertilizer for the
orchard ashes are excellent, and if they
can he purchased in some town, it will
pay to buy them. We do not think
commercial ashes are worth buying
The Agricultural Epitomist
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
To Know Good Meat.

Let us imagine ourselves before a
butchers block having on it four pieces
of beef presenting faces from the
round or sirloin. One is dull red, the
lean being close grained and the fat
very white; the next is dark red, the
lean loose-g grained and sinewy and the
fat white and shining; the third is dull
red, the lean loose-grained and sinewy
and the fat yellow; the fourth is bright
cherry y-red, the lean smooth and medi-
um grained, with fiecks Of white
through it, and the fat creamy-neither
white nor yellow. The first of these is
COW beef; the second, bull-beef the
third, beef from an old OF ill-conditioned
animal, and the last is oX-beef. Ok
beef-that from steer--is the juiciest,
finest favored, sweetest and most eco
nomical to buy of all beef. 1t is called
prime" when the lean is very much
mottled with the white fat-fiecks, and
when it is from heavy, young animal
(about four years old stall-fed on corn.
Beef from young cow that has. been
well fed and fattened is next in merit
to oX-beef. Beef from an unmatured
animal is never satisfactory, being
tough and juiceless. 1t may be easily
recognized, as its color is pale and its
bones small-Ella Morris Kretschmar
in the Woman's Home Companion.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
Persuasion with Bees.

We cannot force the bees to make
honey but by proper care they are cas-
lily persuaded to do so. This care in
cludes spring feeding to stimulate
brood raising, and the providing of
plenty of room for the honey when the
season opens. The use of empty comb
or full sheets of foundation in frames
and sections, and a little'care to see that
too many drones are not reared, which
will seldom be the case unless they
nave to build comb without foundation.
Then they need watching to see that
they do not lose their queen. Under
these conditions the Italian bees may
be depended upon to defend themselves
against robbing bees, and against the
bee moth. and if there are any honey
plants within three or four miles they
will find them.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11

In cultivating roses You must prune
properly and you must disbud. So inn
portant are these two points that IL Is
almost possible to draw rigid line
dividing the roses OF amateurs into two
classes-those which are properly
pruned and dlsbudded. and those which
are not pruned. or absurdly pruned. and
not disbudded.
by proper pruning Is meant cutting
down the healthy shoots of the pre-
vious year 10 five or six eyes. and cut
ting all the weak and dead and very
old right out Some people object 10
cutting their plants low. OH the ground
that II dimlnishes he foliage. or Is con
trary 10 nature. or for some other rea-
son equally trivial. III we left nature To
do its work In precisely Its own way.
our gardens would soon become hope
less tangles; while. as for the foliage,
you would get abundance II You cut
10 the crown.
DIsbudding. In the limited sense IN
which | have used the term. means
merely rmoying the numerous small
buds which usually surround the cen.
trial calyx a. soon as they appear.
Nothing II lost by doing So III the
large howers iseyentuaily cut. the small
buds are necessarily taken with Il. aud
IL II 10 allowed to remain upon the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
To Can Vegetables,

housekeeper who is famous for her
canned vegetables, which she puts up
herself and which far excel in flavor
those sold in the grocery stores, gives
the following directions: For corn,
cut the kernels from the cobs and pack
them in glass jar that has been thor
oughly cleansed and scalded. Put on
the rubber, lay the cover of the Jar on
loosely, without screwiug it, and stand
it in a kettle of cold water that comes
two-thirdS of the way to the top.
Cover the kettle and boil steadily for
four hours Remove from the boiling
water and screw the cover on at once
without removing it. Peas cannot be
packed tightly without breaking them.
and consequently after all the peas
possible, without breaking them, have
been put into a jail, cold water should
be added until it bubbles at the top.
String beans can be packed in whole
or they can be cut in thin strips the
length of the pods, or in short sections.
They need only two hours of cooking.
In other respects the rule for corn ap
plies to all. The vegeta ables will shrink,
but as the hot air which is confined in
the jars is sterilized that will make no
difference,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
wouldn't lie Nursed by Them.

Sometimes the hospital nurses in
small towns are embarrassed in a way
their sisters in the big cities never eX-
perience. Not far from New York
there Is a hospital with staff of nurs
es made up almost entirely of the
young girls who have lived i'll the
town all their lives. Most of them be-
long to well-known families there and
when they selected the profession of
nursing remained in their own homes
rather than undertake the work among
strangers. This scheme had some ad-
vantages. but serious drawbacks as
well, and several nurses from ether
places and without social connections
In the town are To be engaged for the
that all of the young men In the town
who were taken Ill would under no
conditions consent to be taken to this
hospital. Very few of the older ones
would go for that matter. and the num-
ber of private patients had diminished
unprofitably before Ii was understood
what could be the cause of this aver
sion To the hospltn. Most of the nurs-
IS knew perfectly we'll why the men
had ceased To come, but they 50 well
satisfied themselves with this situation
that they made no complaint. They
were all acquainted with the young
men In the town and hal known
some of them from childhood They
understood thoroughly why the young
men objected Ia be- nnrsed by persons
with whom they had played golf or
danced cotIllons. This fact gradually
male itself plain 10 the authorities of
the hospital and they took care to see
that some nurses from other cities
were added to the hospital force. New
York sun.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11

Killing Bean and Pea Pests.

If beans or peas in storage are at
tackled by weevils or any other pest,
place the stock in tight bin or barrel.
Set an open dish filed with carbon BIZ
sulphide ON top and close up the bin
or barrel This fluid evaporates read
lily, and being heavier than air sinks
to the bottom. AS it passes through
the mass of beans, all the insect pests
will be smothered. 1t is a very effec-
tive remedy and easily applied. 1t is
very intiammable and when the beans
are being treated all fire must be kept
away. DO not go about the beans with
lighted lantern.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
~HoUSEH6ZD
I&1 RxWES
q. .. .. q. %.
T~t'

Gooseberry Catsup-Five pounds OF
fruit, three pounds of sugar, one and
one-half quarts of vinegar, one table.
spoonful Of cloves, three tablespoon
fuls of cinnamon, two tablespoonfuls
of allspice. Wash the goOSeberries,
put them into porcelain stewpan,
mash them well. add the other ingredi-
ments and boil until thick.
Pumpkin Pies-Four cups pumpkin,
four cups milk, two cups sugar, one
tablespoonful melted butter, Il pinch
of salt, four eggs, tablespoonful of GIN
ger, one teaspoonful cinnamon. Beat
Eggs thoroughly, add the pumpkin. b at
again. add the rest and mix well and
do not have oven too hot Pumpkin
and custard pies are better baked in
slow oven. and, If possible, should
be baked in eartbenware pie pans.
This will make four pies.
Corn Starch Cake Beat one cupful of
powdered sugar and one-half cupful OF
butter to a cream: add two-thirds of u
cupful OF cornstarch mixed with one
half cupful of sweet milk; next add
the whites of four eggs beaten until
stiff; beat well, then add one cupful
of sifted -four mixed with two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder; flavor
with lemon or rose water. This cake
is best when eaten the same day IL is
made.
Cream of Spinach-Piek over two
quarts of spinach and wash thoroughly.
cook until tender In one quart OF stock
then rub through puree sieve. Scald
one quart of milk. pour IL over one-half
,upful OF dry breadcrumbs, rub
through a sieve when soft and add
pinch of soda; mix with the spinach
and stock. bring to boil, thlekcn with
fiour rubbed 10 paste with butter.
cook Ave minutes. season " taste with
pepper and salt. and serve.
Pineapple In the Shell Wash a ripe.
sound pineapple and with sharp
knife. cut off a slice about half an Inch
below the leaves. and shave thin
slice from the stem end. so the fruit
will stand upright. Take out the pulp
and shred IL fine with silver fork. dis
carding the core: add the pulp Of two
large oranges. one Tablespoonful OF lem
on juice. sugar 20 taste and chill on
Ice. When ready a. serve. put the
pineapple back into the shell. r,plsa..
lhe crown and ssrs.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11

tree, they come at best to a craopcu
maturity beneath its fading petals. The
very general neglect of an operation
SO trifiing and so important as this is
difficult to understand. No chrysan-
themum grower, however small his
stock and lukewarm his interest,
would think of falling to disbud. The
habit once acquired, it becomes me
chanlcal process almost unconsciously
performed, and must not be confused
with the far more drastic measures
OF the exhibitor, who removes not only
his buds, but all his more weakly
shoots, in order to throw adventitious
strength into few especially vigorous
ones-a practice which is quite un-
necessary for the purpose of the ordin-
airy grower.-English Magazine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11
When Decorating a Room.

In decorating room, if the furnt
ture that goes in it is already in pos.
session, that should be carefully con-
sidered before the tones of color are de.
cided upon. A room filed with fine
old mahogany furniture was spoiled
because of a sage green coloring in
walls and draperies. Yellow and white,
the walls yellow and woodwork white,
would have made the apartment beau
tiful.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-11

The deaf mute should never he lone
~. When there's no ollie around Le can
talk with h.s fingers.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-23
uy Telegraph.

New York July 2I.-a'otton futures openei IN
char gel to points lower and With new specu-
leti0n totally lacking. The room trade devoted
attention to Weekend settlements. The south
sold fac far months Liverpool purchased the
summer and early fail deii-srie-. Following the
caused prices 70 advance quite sharply though
business continued 10 hang fire. The cables from
Liverpool no better nor worse than looked
fvr. and the cToi. accounts fully as good
a. the average for some years past. The politi-
cal news was the main incentive of the room
nod. In their enie5N6r to redpCe obligations
a after - precauiion over ti.e sunday interval
n.iGiinc upisrfs l"C; Gulf leiss. sales 1874 bales.
futures closed very steady July isle.
AuS. eesc: sent. sic: Oct. sac; Nov etr:
ra'. $40. I-n. 2ic: Fen. SIC: March s.a5c;
April SIC; May S.t3c.
New Orleans La. Juiy 2f.-S'rtton firm; no
Iniddling il-lsc. middiinS 10 3-lSc good mi =
ding 70 10. middling fair 70 Ii-1sc; receipts
@.l.". stock sl.Sis. Futures steady July 10 $50
70 re: aug. 955I9s.c. sept ssaQ Ss5c; Oct. $50
& i1t.: Nov SasH>@9c, Dec. s.a5fiS osc: jan SEQ
ssc: Feb S.]5Ss 69c: March s.u31SIic; April
S.tiHls. lie: May i3fiS.1jc.
Liverpool. July e1.--f-ottor-Spot, small demand.
uliidnc 31-32I: m!ddling :. I'D; low nliddling
et-3:d. good ordinary iI-S2f; ordinary ; J1-Sea.
The sales o: the day were . 90 bales. OF which
.00 were for speculation and export and included
500 American Receipts lr1 bales. all American.
Futt..es opened quiet and closed steady: Ameri-
can rniddlinz I. m. 9. july 3Ss4d v Ju,y-Aug.
".-6id :: Aug sept. ie-s+15 i3-sid v: Sept !
Nov.-Dec : sl-s4Gi a5-si,i :: Dec Jan. s1-sife
- Sd h: Ia--.-ieh. 4 es-siQi sn-std b.: Feb
March 4 25-6;7f @S-eid b.; March-aprii 4 es-6i1
4 27-64i b.