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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
Intensive Farming.

AS soon as we learn in this country
that fewer acres better cultivated are
better than many acres earelessly cul-
tivated, the greater will be the profits
of farming. The great extent and
original cheapness of our farming
lands have been a detriment to us
agriculturally. Thousands got their
farms at $1.25 an acre, and even less,
added to the original claim as rapidly
as possible, and engaged in farming
''all out DOORS" Almost necessarily
such farming is loosely done. When
but few acres are under cultivation
they must be made to produce what
we need, and they can be with less ex-
penditure of time and effort The Eng
lish farmer compels his few acres to
yield as much as our many acres do
because his system is more perfect
The farms of the future will be small
err. The time will come-after we are
gone-when herds will not rove over
great fields, but will be soiled; when
the wheat and corn crops will be made
to more than double the present aver
age yield, and when farming will be
less irksome because it's operation will
be more contracted in every respect
If these things will be profitable and
desirable then, why would they not be
profitable and desirable now West
ern Plowman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
Horse Feeding.

Many people do not like to take the
grain away from their horses, or even
to greatly reduce the amount, when
they are idle for few days or weeks.
They do not always know how soon
they may need to use them again, and
they do not want them to grow thin In
flesh, or to be weakened by light feed
ing, or even to get rough coated. We
can assure them that if about three
times a week they will substitute
mess of bran, scalded well and fed
warm, but not so wet as to be sloppy,
for the usual grain food, the horse will
relish it, keep quite as fat and smooth.
and even if this practice were kept up
all winter he would not lose strength,
being less likely to do so than he would
be if overfed on other gain. Use about
the same amount of bran as would be
used of other grain. 1t may not be as
nutritious, but fed in this way it aids
digestion to an extent that fully COM
pensates for the lack of nutrition
American Cultivator.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04

ana turned back for 4 weapon. TT
lassoed him, you know, and Rattles il
watching him.
Mr.. Collingsworth looked down an
instant at the face upturned to him, and
his tone was unsteady as he said,
quietly:
go to your room, dear. I'll do the
rest"
But, as the twins said when they
heard the whole story and had glorifed
their heroine to their hearts content
the next day, there wasn't any rest to
do. The larlat had settled the whole
matter, and 1t was a very limp, half
strangled burglar that the police re-
moved from the house after Rattles had
been relieved from his vigilance. As
for Aunt Henriette, she had no words
to express her admiration and wonder,
and the lariat was hung in a place Of
honor over the great antlers in the L.
brary and Tony was taken once and for
all time into the bosom Of the family
Chicago Record.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
HORSE a GREAT JUMPER.

Cleared a Chasm of Twenty-one Feet to
Escape a Grizzly.
Not many horses trained in steeple-
chasing and ridden by skilled Jockeys
could make clean jump Of twenty -ons
feet.
When George King, the cowboy,
started out to round up herd Of cat
tie that was pasturing in the valleys Of
the Santa Ana River he invited an In
dian, Juan Machado, to accompany him
and help him In the cattle driving. Ma
chado was on the point Of agreeing,
when King said Jokingly: I'VE will
take our guns along and we might get
fat BEAR
Immediately the Indian appeared to
be In a state Of abject terror and re-
fused to take the trip, assuring King
that the grizzly bear always overheard
such threats and that hunters who an
nounced their object were sure to be
eaten up. Laughing at the Indians
superstition, King started on without
him.
day or two afterward he was fol-
lowing a lonely trail alone. The trail
led through dense thicket and was
near the border Of dangerous gulch.
Suddenly the pathway made sharp
curve and disclosed to the cowboys
sight monster grizzly gnawing at the
quivering flesh Of newly killed year
ling. Now, Of all circumstances calcu-
lated to excite grizzly the interruption
Of his meal Is the surest Therefore
when the mounted cowboy rode almost
upon him he rushed forward with a
terrifying growl.
The little horse needed no spurs, but
darted onward through the brush with
incredible sWiftness, the angry bear
following close behind. In moment
the horse and rider were on the edge
Of the gulch, and there was no room
for turning King and his horse both
knew that. There was but one thing to
do. King raised the bride reins, the
little horse gathered her legs beneath
her, sailed straight through the air
and landed safely on the edge Of the
opposite bank.
The chasm was twenty-one feet
across. And the Indian said: II told
you so. l told you the bear would hear
you."-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
Tales OF the Terrible Turk,

The Sultan of Turkey rises at 6
o'clock every morning and devotes his
days, in the seclusion of the Yildiz
palace and gardens, to personal atten-
ton to affairs of state. He is OF slight
figure. A pale brown oyercoat con-
ceals any decorations he might be
wearing, SO that the attention of those
who see him on the one day in seven
when he presents himself to the view
Of the people is not diverted from his
pale, wan and care-worn face, half
covered by thin brown beard, tinged
with gray and surmounted by plain
red fez. The Sultan has been the
means of establishing fifty thousand
schools throughout his empire, not only
for boys, but for girls also-a striking
departure from the traditional usage
of his race.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04

winter 1T is abOminable. Windows
cost but little and could we persuade
all that keep fowls of the real value of
light we would see revolution in the
character of our poultry houses. The
writer is aware that some religiously
oppose having many or large windows,
for they say that boards are warmer
than glass, but they certainly overesti-
mate the value of one or two degrees
of heat and underestimate the value
of flood of sunshine poured into a
house from morning till night.
Experience with both kinds of
houses will convince almost any one
that the sunlighted house is immense
ly superior to the unlighted one. The
chief value Of the sunlight, as far as
the house itself is concerned, is that
the light keeps the house dry. A dark
house is always damp and bad SMELL
ing except in weather that freezes up
everything. Where the sunlight pours
in from the time the sun rises till the
time he sets the floors under the roosts
are kept dry and the whole house is
free from smell, provided of course
that the fowls are not oyei crowded and
that the house is cleaned out at reason
able intervals.
The ideal way to build poultry
house is to have it run east and west.
A large window-five or six feet wide
may be put in the east end and a
similar one in the west end, with two
windows of equal size on the south
side. This will catch about all the
sunshine that will be needed. If these
windows are double so much the better
for the fowls, as the dead air space
between the glasses will act as a nom
conductor of the little heat that may
be in the poultry house coming from
the bodies of the fowls, and will also
quite effectually prevent drafts of air
on the coolest days and nights.
Many a farmer has laid away in his
attic discarded windows that may be
used to good advantage in the poultry
house. Others have windows that are
used on the hot beds in the spring.
These also may be pressed into service.
The work may be something but it is
a great deal less than the work that
will have to be done if the hens get
sick with some disease brought on by
dark, damp and unhealthful quarters.
Farm, Field and Fireside.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
Reasons for New Milk.

John /. Carter, in his paper read at
the Avondale Institute lately, said in
part: To make an absolutely whole
some milk we must begin at the foun-
tain, i. e., healthy, vigorous COW, fed
on sweet, wholesome food, kept in I'M
tainted environments, MIXED in a
clean1y manner, and the product Sc
cured from after contamination. Such
milk as this bears the same relation to
pasteurized or aerated milk as does the
spring water gushing from the wooded
hills of Pennsylvania to the filtered
Schuylkill drainage the city people
drink and call water But these pas
teurized and condensed milks may be
even worse than this. Have you ever
thought of the value of the life princi-
pie in many kinds of foods? How that
vegetables, meats and fruits lose their
wholesomeness as well as their palata-
bility as they grow stale or Wilted,
even degenertiang into poisonous, as
the life dies out of them from age or
cooking.
We have all noticed how the vegeta-
DloS Ill CITY ulhCL botii III
taste and wholesomeness from our
country vegetables taken fresh from
our gardens while the morning dew is
on them. Our sailors suffer from
scurvy from the want of live fresh
food. Canned vegetables and con-
densed milk is no prevention. Many
city infant dies from kind of scuryy
brought on by an exclusive diet OF
condensed or pasteurized milk. We
want our milk fresh, with the life prln-
ciple in it; we want it sound; we want
it kept from the air and from the pas
teurizing kettle as well.
1t is a matter of prime Importance
to have healthy COW. A COW that
will raise a good. strong calf is one
likely to make wholesome milk. The
COW that gives an abnormal quantity
of milk is likely to be out Of balance
somewhere, and is risk. The COW
that gives an abnormaily rich milk is
still more to be suspected of danger.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
Setting Out Fruit Trees.

Whether trees are set in fall or win
ter, there is a definite preparation that
must be given the soil if the trees are
to do their best. In riding through the
country I have noted with regret the
large proportion of farmers who in
planting an orchard, or when setting
out a few trees, simply dig holes in the
sod and set the, trees in them. No
greater mistake could be made, even
though the young trees be well top
dressed. The soil all about a newly
set tree must be kept open by tillage.
if the best results in health and growth
are to be obtained. One has only to
note the splendid growth of tree set
in the vegetable garden, where the soil
to compare this growth with that made
by a tree set in sod, to see this idea
sharply illustrated.
The soil must be kept light and
porous if the roots of a newly set plant
or tree are to get a firm hold upon the
earth. When one has trees to set out
then, the very best practice is to top
dress the land and plough it, turning
under good sod if ible-that is,
sod that is heavily coated with grass.
The decay of this adds "humus' to the
soil that greatly aids growth, especially
if the soil is inclined to be heavy. The
top dressing, too, that is turned un( er
is down in the SOIL where the roots of
the trees can feed upon it at once.
There is no need to let piece of land
lie idle, for the trees if set two rods
apart each way, will not occupy the
whole Of the land for many years.
Mark off rows each way between the
rows of trees which will leave a
square space about each tree that will
not have to yield a crop, but will get
titled, as we'll as the rest of the soil.
Thus the trees will not be robbed, but
will receive needed cultivation.
AS the trees grow and send their
roots out further into the earth, keep
the crop rows further away from the
trees. Don't be afraid to make the
soil rich. Fruit trees will do little on
poor soil. Put barn dressing on in the
spring only, SO as to induce the most
vigorous growth of wood during the
spring and summer that the cells may
ripen and harden up before the cold
of winter strikes them. Barn dressing
or any fertilizer containing large guam
titles Of nitrogen can be applied to the
soil about the trees late in the season,
however, when growth for the year
has stopped. Then it will be on hand
for use by the roots as soon as spring
opens; but potash may be added to the
SOIL whenever it can be obtained Fruit
trees need large amounts of potash,
and if wood ashes can be obtained they
should be used abundantly. They are
wonderfully inyigorating to a young
orchard. Feed the trees, and later on
they'll feed you. for there's money in
good orchard.-New York Tribune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
Indian Crnnntes.

Just before retiring at night heat two
cups of milk to scalding and pour it
gradually upon two cups of corn meal.
When thoroughly mixed stir into this.
tablespoonful of granulated sugar,
and quarter Of yeast cake dissolved
in little warm milk. Cover the bowl
or butter with a clean cloth and set to-
rise. Early in the morning add a ta-
blespoonful Of melted shortening and
beat hard for moment before pouring
the batter into muffin tins. Set near
the range for twenty minutes and bake
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
coop BOY, GOODBYE.

in m, dreams I 90 back to the
..ood at our old wooden gate,
!rte dc to school in full battle ar
.s,,ued with a primer and slate:
the latch fell l thought myseir
|s se, 1 fear, on the sly,
Besrd a kind voice that Whispered
good boy; goodbye"
|,ood hoy; good-by." 1t seems
So1s followed me all these years:
40 GIVEN a form to my youthful
|scattered my foolish fears.
Ssve stayed my feet on many q
rink,
|en BY blinded eye;
Iot in time I would pause and
blink:
4 good boy; goodbye"
bther of mino n the battle Of life,
|starting or nearing it's close,
botto aloft, in the midst Of the
|tr!fe,
conquer wherever it goes.
les YOU will make, for each Of US
IRIS,
brother, just honestly try
lomplsh your best. In whatever
occurs,
IA good boy; goodbye"
Eday Evening Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04

IA
A certain little housekeeper who does,
all her own work and yet has the lily
white hand that one reads about, tells
thus how she keeps her hands in such
good condition.
Tomatoes will take off any stain.
You know pairing apples makes your
hands frightfully black. discovered
that the tomato can be used to take off
this stain, and since l have found it
out keep one, on my kitchen table and
apply 1t always after pairing fruit. In
winter use canned tomatoes. Rather
queer cosmetic, isn't it?
s'Then / am careful to wear gloves
whenever it Is possible-the rubber
kind when / nm washing dishes, and
loose old kid gloves when l sweep.
think, with proper care, any woman
can keep Ter hands soft and white,
even il she does homework. Kansas,
City Journal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
MAKES OLD CLOTHES DO.

Woman's Profitable Business in Silk
Remnants and Petticoats.
Jumping at conclusions Is usually
safe way for the feminine mind to
reach a profitable decision.
Il met woman not long ago on the
road" remarked Chicago drummer,
who gave me point or two on how
a bright woman can make her way in
the world. She was widow, with
two children to support, and was house
keeper of an Indianapolis hotel until
her health failed. She had to give it up
at last, though she tried to hold on,
for that was all she knew how to do,
and she retired with only 500 or SO to,
go on. Not knowing exactly whittier
to turn, she went to New York City
and just wandered around for while
looking at things. One day she saw
the women crowding the life out Of
one another at bargain sale of skirts
and thought struck her. She let 1t
develop for day or two and then spent
all the money she had for silk skirts
that were destined for the bargain
counter. They were rumpled and look
ed faded and tired, but she took them,
as they were at small figures, and car
ried them to her rooms. There she
ironed and pressed them out till they
looked like new, and then went out
into the suburban towns to sell them.
She found ready purchasers at good
prices and came back for more. These
she made as good as new and had no
trouble in disposing of her stock.
.sShe added shirt waists next and
then began getting shopworn silks,
remnants and that kind of stock, and
gradually increased her territory, hir-
ing somebody to do the renovating
while she was attending to the buying
and selling. She had been at it three
or four years, and In that time has built
mo a trade that is paying her this year
between $500 and 5000 a month. She
mas her children at good schools, has a
nice little home in one of.the suburban
towns, which she owns. and IS about
the thriftiest and most businessDke
woman I ever saw. No training either
TO begin with-just the woman's sense
of Jumping at a good thing and get
ting Chicago Chronicle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
Ink on the Garnet.

A moquette carpet was recently
saved from ruin by the prompt action
of a woman who had just tipped over
the contents of large ink stand upon
its delicate surface. She snatched
from the table pint bowl filed with
milk. This was instantly poured over.
the spot without stopping to take up
the ink. BY the time the whole was
wiped up the stain had almost disap-
peared. A little rubbing with soap
and water to take off the grease left
from the milk was all that was needed
to obiterate the last yestige of stain.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04

~ young person, with frank eyes
Ougn curly hair, which positively
"a 10 stay in place under her red
oShanter. And then there was
S' and on this point words failed
'OhlngSWorth. Rattles was very
long Of limb and lean, and i'm
F'ely appropriated the twins play
as his happy hunting ground.
ue@ hound in the whole State,
ods' Tony said, enthusiastic
Why, last year when the gray
came down and carried off some
Neep papa and | started out with
Na''IeS and his brother, Hoodoo,
We Tracked them clear up the val
VI KNOW, where the shoulder Of
morn comes around in a sort
and Rattles found them. Hoo
"as Killed, but I've got the pelts
wall home at the ranch-three
I.aAd when papa died he told
mug battles on to Chicago with
iou don't care, do you?"
~. UOl'lnssWorth looked up at the
u. Young figure standing on the
WIN the great hound crouched
'ee', and as he listened to her a
VI lhe old free life came back
h 'S !, and he half wished he had
ham, lac Dave, Tony's father, on
e,a ae ranch. But he caught Aunt
sS eyes and remembered with
Of ,,', he was in Chicago and pres
!, d, oank and with Wyoming
p away from him than mere
,5 out he liked the dog and the
T %aoEed it so Rattles remained
(Srss ~ and shared her trials and
r 9es in the new life. "'' "nu
esr T lakes rs You have funny
tine bo ~ nad asked bluntly, the
! Ti,s ne :. and Roy found themselves
|sys uleir new cousin. "Tony,s
ola non,. and Rattles isn't any
e and w, "noie names Rattlesnake
ks ~ ue S named after ano "a
5or t." ~ one who taugp IT
bos " " , ,; a lariat, but it was
cut 4 % yell good, you know so ma1 7
i :, y ao"n to Rattles. And INV
n,sAaaa Marie Antoinette, but nq many n1s
Ptot tS Sa' .! get off on the hills or pi in
aGld r rs, cattle and get killed before
reay"S 'lemoer it all, so he called
h a a-r Tad, reaectively, and then
tuppT d.. pause: You're an aw-
Na0ms.n l' but I guess we'll like
psas' una ae Won't and Marion WON'T " mt
! dess ; afraid Al of mamma IS 50 W." even n
but Rue ps Won't dare to show It
ct loueso, ana I'll like you, and If
den and le come on down here
oe he 4 tn.v wen take care of YOU. J,
eorerss,T on months were up TONY
ID the sq r how true a prophet Tad
sary baa n,ue coy room back of
Ter place of refuge
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assoing a Burglar.

HERE was really no one at the
COlllngsWorths who approved Of
rony except perhaps the twins,
hey were not at all responsible
tities.
just like her cause she's Tony"
|Ould say, emphatically, when cor
flor a logical reason. "And she
i Indian stories, and knows about
|bnd bugs and snakes and things,
lOn't say, Run away, children
Minute she sees somebody that's
up, the way Marion does"
b she isn't afraid Of anything
len mamma" Roy would add, sol
las nearly two months since Tony
bone from far-off Wyoming to
|her home with her uncle's family.
|lIenrIette had disapproved Of her
|he first morning when she en-
the dainty reception room and
there proudly, a tall, tanned and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
Best WAY to Make Sausage.

Trim all scrappy pieces, tags and
ends from hams and shoulders, all the
tenderloin and so much of the heads
as you like, depending upon whether
you wish your sausage fal or lean. Cut
this meat into small strips and grind
in a meat cutter. Season with one
fifth cupful each Of salt and sage and
two-thirds Of a tablespoonful each Of
black and cayenne pepper to each gal
Ion of meat. Mix thoroughly and pack
in jars if for immediate use. II to be
kept an indefinite time pack tightly in
castings obtained at the shop. These
can be smoked and will keep until late
spring. A tablespoonful or two of on
ion juice may be added in the season
ing If liked.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
To Make Head Cheese.

Clean the head and boil until the
meat leaves the bones. When cool re-
move all bones and splinters; then run
through the meat chopper; season with
one and one-half teaspoonfuls Of salt
and black pepper and two table spoon
fuls Of sage to each gallon Of meat;
mix well; pack into jars and place a
weight on If some is wished picked
good cider vinegar may be poured over
it. The heart may also be boiled and
chopped with the head meat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
To Cook Sauerkraut.

Boil a quart of kraut an hour, then
drain; place in a dish in alternate lay
ers with a grated potato and sauce
made as follows: Half a cupful Of vim
egar, a table spoonful of melted butter
and half tablespoonful of white pep
per. Let the top layer be kraut; cover
with fine bread crumbs and dot with a
teaspoonful of butter. Bake twenty
minutes, then serve.
Bits of Kitchen Wisdom.
Keep tea in well covered canister
Never let tea boil.
Rub lamp chimneys with dry salt.
Beat carpets on wrong side first.
Use whiting or damp cloth to remove
egg stains from silver.
Try cayenne pepper and borax to free
the store room from ants
Use cornmeal, oatmeal or bran as
detergent instead Of soap in making
ones toilet.
Use chloride of lime for sinks, drains
and rat holes, or scald with concen-
trated lye
Cleanse the inside of coffee pot with
boiling water and baking soda; use
sapolio on the outside.
Make tea in a nearthen pot. Remem-
Der the adage, Unless the teakettle
boiling be, filing the teapot spoils the
tea
Deny yourself coveted etching, dress
or feather and put the price into the
many modern appliances for tightening.
kitchen work.
Why Some People Are Poor.
Brooms are never hung up and are
soon spoiled.
Nice handled knives are thrown into.
hot water.
Clothes are left on the line to whip
to pieces in the wind.
Tubs and barrels are left in the sun
to dry and fall apart.
Dried fruits are not taken care OF In
season, and become wormy.
Rags, strings and naper are thrown
into the fire.
PORK spells for want of salt, and beef
because the brine wants scaIding
Coffee. tea, pepper and spices are let
to stand open and lose their strength.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
Light il the Poultry House.

Very few that keep poultry have yet
come to appreciate the value Of light
Id the poultry house. A dark poultry
house Is bad enough in summer but in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04

Nameless village on Lake Huron.
4 village without q name, consisting
of 500 fishermen's huts, occupies po-
. elton every winter on Lake Huron.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04

4 woman's idea OF mean husband
- one who viii move out Of the neigh
borhood, after his wife has succeeded
II building up milk trade among hei
neighborS.