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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
Pruning the Orchard in sum mer.

Pruning the Orchard in Summer.
Besides the thinning out and shorten
Ing OF fresh growth in summer, such as
has been referred to several times In
these columns, it would often be work
well done to thin out branches which
are too close together, branches which
should have been cut out in winter, but
which were neglected. 1t is often
good deal easier to see when to cut In
summer than it Is in winter, as the re-
quirements of the tree can be better
understood. But few fruit growers
keep their trees open enough. The
trees are SO dense that the branches
cannot perfect themselves and neither
flowers nor fruit can be looked for.
When branches are but small one is apt
to forget the future and permit too
keep in mind that a lot of inside
branches to which the sun never gets
will not bear fruit They are useless
and should come out, that the sun may
reach what are left. In summer time
1t Is easy to see at once when enough
AuS USCA tu1UHCu OuL DCSluCo ILLS AO
vantage, there Is another, viz, the scars
quickly heal when cut while the sap Is
active. Besides the thinning out and
sharpening Of the tree, summer pruning
Of cherries, plums, pears and like fruits
has the effect Of making them fruit
bearing in short time. A young shoot
Of cherry cut back within few eyes
Of it's base, will form fruit buds on the
spur left. A pear shoot shortened in
one-half will often form a fruit bud at
the point where cut off. Very often
tree which has not fruited will be made
to do so for the first time by these
means. There is always much pleasure
in having a tree of good outline, and
for this and the reason already given,
pay attention to the pruning.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
Mamma Found in India,

A remarkable incident is officially
reported from the central provinces of
India in connection with the famine.
The bamboos in various districts were
found to be yielding mama" OF kind
and quality hitherto unknown to the
natives, who have been finding it a
valuable help to them in their fam
ished condition. Samples have been
analysed by the government reporter
on economic products with an unex-
pected result. Mr.. Hooper finds it to
be composed of sacharose almost iden-
tical with cane sugar, the ingredients
being-sugar, 1858; water 2.66; ash,
90, and glucose, rs. Neither expert
officials nor natives ever before heard
of this product coming from the BAN
hoo. and it is not surprising that this
opportune yield of mamma" is re-
garded, under the circumstances, as an
act of Providence,-London Chronicle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
PRESIDENTS ARE GOOD RISKS.
The Majority of Our Chief Executive.
Have Been Long Lived.

l wouldn't like to be the ruler of a
country" said the timid little woman to
the big man, her husband They had been
Ieadlng about an attempt made on the
NE or foreign potentate, and they
nad drltted INTO comment on the precau-
tons taken in our own country to guard
the President from the attacks of the man
with the bullet.
They have to hedge king with other
things besides divinity in these days of
dissatisfaction, continued the woman.
Armed guards and things like that. No,
| am sure the post of ruler would not
suit me. And, by the way, what an awful
'rlsk, from an insurance point of view,
a ruler must be! How embarrassing it
must be for the officials of company to
get an application from President and
either have to refuse him and incur his
Ill will or accept him and take tremen-
dous risk"
That sounds all very well,'' said the
big man, her husband, but, as a matter
of fact it isn't true. Presidents are as
good risks as any in the land, as an in
surance man took the trouble to point out
to me the other day. Presidents are long.
lived people as a rule, and when they do
not live to the prescribed length it has
been because of their sudden taking of
by assassins."
That is just the point was making"
said his wife.
Il know, but the instances of this kind
are so few as to prove nothing and to
have absolutely no weight with the in
surance officers. If you will look these
things up you will find that the majority
of our rulers have lived to what the
newspapers would call a ripe old age.
Take the early Presidents, for example,
There was the immortal George Wash
ington, who was 81 years old at the time
of his death. That's a pretty good age,
as ages go, and especially for man who
led such a strenuous life in such troub-
lous times as those in which George
Washington lived.
"Then there was John Adams. He
reached the age of 90, and surely that is
all even the most exacting life insurance
company could ask of him. Look at
Thomas Jefferson; he was within seven
years of Adams age at the close OF his
the insurance people.
madison saw eighty-hve summers be-
fore he was called to finish his career
President Monroe was 70 and John Gum
cy Adams was 80. Jackson was 70, while
Van Buren, lived to see just one year
more than that William Henry Harri-
son was 6S, and Tyler lived to the sat
isfactory age of II. Then we have Tay-
Tor, g.; Fillmore, "a; Pierce, O.; Bu-
chanan, II; johnson, &c; Grant, o.;
Hayes, II and Arthur, the youngest OF
the crowd, So. AS for Cleveland, he is
rapidly approaching the seventies, and in
tlattering health,
"No, don't think a President is ba
risk.-Chicago Record Herald.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
Make Pastures for Renters.

/ notice that farms which are rented
are not kept in as good condition as
farms which are cultivated by owners,
says a correspondent of The Prairie
Farmer. What is the cause Of the run
down condition of these rented farms :?
In the first place, there is very little
provision made for keeping stock.
There Is usually one small pasture
fenced off for a few cows and the
horses necessary for work on the farm.
The sheds that should shelter the cows
in the winter are conspicuous by their
absence, and the horse barns are gen
orally very poor. But the most serious
omission Is hog pasture, which every
farm should have A good hog pasture
would enable the tenant to raise hogs
at profit, which cannot be done in a
dry lot. He could feed his corn crop In
the fall to nice bunch Of thrifty hogs
and realize more for it than If he had
sold it off the farm and at the same
time return to the soil in the form OF
manure what the soil would be robbed
of If the grain had been sold. Every
landowner should make provision for
keeping stock enough on his farm or
farms to consume all the grain that is
raised on them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
Farmer.
Lining Soil.


If we thought we had soil that needed
more lime in it to sweeten it, we would
prefer the phosphate of lime either as
an acid phosphate or in the very fine
ground phosphate rock, or basic Stag,
such as are usually called floats. In
any strong soil, rich in humus or decay
ing vegetable matter, or where green
crop had been plowed under, we think
either of these would dissolve quickly,
while the cost is not much greater than
that of sulphate of lime or common
land plaster. Then we should get the
benefit of the phosphoric acid as well
ms of the lime. But to get the full ad-
vantage of the lime we would put the
field in cabbages, caulifiowers, turnips,
wheat or other small grains, or In
grass. Lime is of little advantage for
corn. and on potatoes it is said to in
crease the scab and decrease the value
Of the crops If not the quantity. With
a strip Of litmus paper 1t is easy to as
certain If the soil needs lime, as the pa
per put In wet soil will turn red If there
Is too much acid, but If 1t Is still blue
the soil Is sweet or has lime enough.
Wood ashes also contain lime, mixed
with potash. In some soils this is the
best form to apply lime, as potash is
often needed, but 1t Is not easy here to
buy good wood ashes.-American Guilt
yatOr
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
Circular Saw Made Of Diamonds.

A diamond circular saw for cutting
stone IS described in London Engineer
ing, and is said to cut hard sandstone
blocks at the rate of FIVE feet per minute
The saw has dovetailed recessses If
which are fitted steel blocks, each con
tanning diamond. A hole is drilled mic
the block. but stopped before running
through. A diamond is dropped into tthe
hole, and steel wire peg driven in be
hind it.
The block is then put in an electric
welding machine, and when it is soft
ened, pressure is applied until the dia,
mond is firmly gripped and the steel peg
is welded into place. The front OF the
block is then filed away until the diamond
i exposed, and the sides are milled to fl
the dovetailed recesses in the saw. The
positions of the diamonds in the block
vary. SO as to enable the saw to clear it
self in making the cut.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
house, forth from the woods to hi.

mouse mouse, forth from the woods. to tb;.
little ne town, ten miles away.
10 night We were married. Alic. and
Ia. !. are happy. She sits by me now and
.elis me to send her most obedient love
70 our mother And mother | am SIRE
that you will love her dearly.
We will settle up some of her fathers
affairs and then go North. We hone ia
Dc with you before two months after
the date of this letter. 49,
l VIII close now, hoping that this let
Ter VIII ind you we'll Your son,
HIRAM"
In about a month handsome man
VINO llmped little, and tall, graceful
golden haired woman were added to the
Grossley home, and everybody was happy.
In an hours time Alice had gotten the
tull confidence of Mr.. Crosslev. After
while he said to her, Who'd have
ever thought Hiram would have turned
out SO we'll" She smiled and did not
take it i'll. -
When Mr.. Hiram Crossley grew to be
the leading citizen of the place, with a
respectable income and family. the
neighbors also said, Who'd ever have
thought Hiram Crossley would have
turned out so WE'LL"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
Notes from the Piguery.

Salt and ashes aid digestion in swine.
A clean feeding place for swine is a
prime necessity.
Lice rarely infest hogs that have
plenty Of sulphur.
Rusty old straw Is one Of the worst
materials for bedding swine.
Cholera in the herd travels swiftly
from one animal to another.
The healthy hogs stomach is as reg
ular as clockwork in demanding food.
When feeding for fattening always
watch for signs of indigestion. Obey
the first sign by reducing rations.
Cholera will be prevented if sulphur
be mixed with the salt and ashes. The
sulphur may be mixed with slop also.
When pig refuses to eat and thumps
and has his hair turned the wrong way,
trot him out and give him dose Of ak.
Make the dose big one.
Remember that stufing and cram
ming and tanning food into a pig TO
fatten 1t in short time is wholly alb
normal, unnatural performance. We
must expect it to wreck some Of the
forced anfmals-Rural World
Experiments made some time ago al
the Michigan Agricultural College
showed that the bees were altogether
the earliest insects out; that at the time
the average fruit tree is In bloom 1t ID
too early In the spring for other insects
to be Of any value for fruit pollination.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
How to Use Cold Meat.

Suppose you have some pieces OF
cold roast lamb on hand. The SUPPOSE
ton is that your family is well tired Of
the idea of stewing up these pieces in
the gravy for a second days repast
Therefore cut the meat into fine bits
and steW it till soft in milk. Thicken
with flour to creamy consistency and
half fill the little gem pans that have
been lined with good pie crust Cover
the tops with seasoned crumbs and
bake. These little meat pies should be-
served warm. They may be made of
cold veal or pork just as well as Of
lamb.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
Baking Pointers.

With n modern range, or any good
cook stove, the heat Of the oven is cas-,
lily regulated; but too many otherwise
good cooks are careless in the intelli.
gent use of hampers and other regula-
tors.
A low stand, such as is used for sad
irons or teapots, kept in the oven or
other warm place, is excellent for piac-
ing under any dish that is apt to bake,
too fast. A dish Of cold water will
lower the temperature of the oven for
cake.
Many roast is made dry and taste
less from being put in an oven that was,
not hot enough to scar over the sur
face and prevent the escape of juices
Moist bread and pies that do not stew
out around the edge are due In great
part to being placed in a hot oven at
first, and the temperature lowered
after short time
Fruit cake, which requires to be-
kept in the oven four or five hours,
should have a creased paper placed
over the bottom and sides of the cake,
tin; let the paper in the pan come half
an inch above the top of the pan, and
you can then rest a paper across 1t, to,
prevent overbaking on the top.
Half teaspoonful Of baking powder
added to each pint of -four used for pie.
crust will increase the flakiness of the
latter.
A tablespoonful of granulated sugar
sifted over the top Of two-crust pies
before they are baked adds much to,
their attractiveness.
Granulated sugar is by far the best
sugar for cake.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
Harvest ne kaffir-Corn.

In the recent quarterly report of the
Kansas Department of Agriculture Is
most excellent article on Kaffir corn,
prepared by ]. G. Haney of the State
Agricultural College, upon request OF
Secretary Coburn. Concerning the har
vesting Of the crop he says: Kattir corn
remains green until frost and the seed
does not shatter; So If grain is the only
considera ton, there Is no great hurry
to harvest; 1t can stand until after
frost and the stalk is dry. But gener.
ally the fodder Is consideration, as
we'll as the grain, and then the problem
Is to cut when the best results from
both may be obtained. The longer the
fodder stands the harder and less pal
atable 1t becomes, while If cut too early
the best yield of grain is not secured,
After the grain is hardened so that II
is difficult to mash between the thumb
and finger, and there is little moisture
apparently in the seed, there will be
very little shrinkage in the grain. This
would perhaps be called "just past the
hard dough stage" If cut earlier the
fodder will be better feed, but there
will be considerable shrdnkage In the
grain.
One thing that has kept this crop
from being more generally raised is
the problem Of harvesting. There are
number Of methods and they all
have their merits. If the fodder is de
sired for feed it is perhaps best to cut
stalk and all and leave in the shock
until dry. The best machine for &C
complishing this Is the corn binder,
which leaves it in bundles of conve1l-
lent size for handling, and the fodder
is held together. The common method
however, is to cut with a mower, and
the crop should be left to cure well
before raking. Ordinarily 1t is put into
large shocks or small ricks containing
from a ton to three tons each. This is
done with a hay gatherer, buck rake"
or "go-devil," and saves great deal
Of handling 1t keeps in excellent CON
dition when treated this way and can
be hauled when needed 1t Is ready to
harvest in about 1O5 days after plant
ing, and this should be before frost, as
freezing while green is detrimental;
besides, the hay will not cure as we'll
in cool weather, and 1t is essential that
1t be as perfectly cured as possible.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09

built Of 2 by Norway bill stuff dressed
on q bevel to fit II foot radius. 1t
takes 80 pieces of 2 by 6, II feet long,
and 80 2 by g. 18 feet long, a total Of
2,4OO feet Of Norway bill stuff, to build
one of these silos. 1t also takes about
100 pounds of No. 8 steel wire, which
will make about so hoops, put on in
groups; shingled roof; the silos painted
three coats ON outside and coat Of
raw linseed oil on the inside.-Ohio
Farmer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
ROiIe1 Chons.

Trim the fat and gristle from the
chops and broil about ten minutes over
q hot fire, turning them often and
watching that they do not smoke.
Have ready PURGE of potatoes, made
of one cupful of mashed potatoes, beat
en- light, with one egg; one teaspoonful
butter, one-half cupful of milk and a
sprinkling of salt and pepper Lay the
chops in a baking pan, and put one
spoonful of the potato on top of each;
set in a quick oven long enough to
brown the potato, and serve at once
before 1t falls.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09

But to do this one must know how to
attach the team to have the line Of
draft just right We remember seeing
FARMER using new plow, which he
condemned as being the meanest that
he ever saw. Yet little change in the
hitch from pillow clevis to whiffletree,
and aylittle adjustment Of the harness,
proved 1t to be good plow, while the
horses We're doing better work and not
expanding one-half as much strength.
Yet he had probably plowed more acres
in his time than we have square rods,
and with his old pillow could have turn
ed as good a furrow as any man in
town.-American Cultivator.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
Sniced Annlea.

Spiced apples will be found useful at
the moment In tiding the housekeeper
through the scantiness of her preserve
closet. Make syrup of equal parts OF
sugar, water, and vinegar adding a
few whole cloves and a few pieces Of
stick cinnamon. When scalding hot
put in firm, tart apples, peeled and
quartered and cooked gently until ten
der but not broken. Remove with g.,
skinner, boil the syrup until it thick
ems, and pour over the apples. The
canned apples may be treated in this
way quite as successfully as the fresh
variety.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
Don't Remove the Eat.

The practice of removing the fat
from chops and steaks before roasting
or grilling is bad in the extreme in the
opinion of good authorities on cooking
One says: By removing the fat before
cooking, additional vessels in the meat
and flavor of the meat escape. If the
fat is left on, the cooking produces a
slight circulation of fluids. the fat i'm
vading the lean to a small extent and
the reverse, but the blood that enters
the fat from the lean is nothing COM
pared to the loss that occurs when the.
fat is cut off
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
Ancient Smooth Bores.

Two of the old cannon which the Eng
Itch took from the French in I745 and
threw into the harbor of Louisbourg have
now been brought to Toronto. They ar,
a,,,onp a number recently hshed out oil
7 or;sbourg harbor and have been pur.
chased by the government. The cannon
have been lying at the bottom of the sea
for no years. Each cannon is about nins
feet long and weighs over 5000 pounds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
At Break fast.

Do not leave your spoon in your tea
cup.
Crack the top of your egg, instead Of
peeling 1t.
If you have bacon or fish, have a
separate plate for your bread or toast
and-butter, but not when only having
boiled eggs, which require very careful
eating, by the by, as nothing looks SO.
nasty as yoik of egg split all over the
plate and egg cup.
Do not sip your tea or coffee with Il
spoon.
Do not drain the cup
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
Eaar-RunninR P1ows.

We are not sure but that plow
would be better If it had one handle In
stead of two. The plow which requires
a man to exert both hands to use 1t
Is tiresome to both man and the team.
Even In stony ground we have guided
the pillow with one hand and not put
out as much strength on it as we did on
she reins that guided the pair OF horses
that were not used to working together.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
A Double Staye Silo,

These silos are IL feet in diameter by
30 feet high and are set 6 feet apart
and inclosed as shown. The doors Of
the silos face each other In the inclosed
alley They are filled from the win
dows shown In the gables. They are
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
Preserved Tear Chips.

Eight pounds of pears, six lemons,
FIVE pounds of sugar, one-half box of
preserved ginger. Cut the pears into
small, thin slices, slice four lemons,
peeled, and two lemons with peel on;
slice the ginger also. Put all into a
deep dish or preserving kettle, and let
it stand twenty-four hours. Then let
it cook slowly until tender, when the
fruit will be transparent. Can while
1t is hot. These chips may be used at
lunch.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09
Lemon Butter.

Crate one lemon and add the juice to
the rind, one and one-half cups Of
sugar, one tablespoonful Of vinegar.
one egg, one cup Of boiling water, piece
Of butter the size OF large walnut;
boil until it thickens, then add one Ia
blespconful of corn-starch and let boih
Ave or six minutes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09

dence under sections 2215a. 2216, 2216a, 22I6b.
or any other provision Of the law making
the same evidence, the same shall be adj
1,aitfed In any cnnrt rs prima fncie evidence
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09

N eTlJz ana Uafiof clerks ap-
pointed for any such district shall continue
to act In their several capacities when such
district Is constituted a ward, until re-
tnnn.nl their sitnnnssnrs n annolntel.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09

other person, Interested In the estate as is
now provided by law.
Section 2. Section 1896 of the Wisconsin
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09

aasdsonfinc any part OF chapter 4oa of the
stafntes of 1898 or by reason OF having
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-09

resented in senate and assembly do enact
as follows:
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-07
Sensitive Children.

Those children who are scolded and
punished for the least delinquency either
become hardened in wrongdoing or de.
moralized by fear In the latter case de.
moralized is certainly not too strong o
term for the results which follow injudi.
cious punishment. a nervous child be.
comes SO afraid of doing wrong that at
last he loses the power Of discerning be-
tween what is wrong and what is right
and naturally chooses the course which
he thinks least likely to lead to chastise,
ment. He will descend to any amount OF
deceit and story telling to save himself
from the results of his wrongdoing, and
II Is entirely out of the question that, il
his hrst years are passed in such a mis-.
taken and perverted way, he should ever
grow up into an honest and straightfor.
ward man.
When children show themselves to be
abnormally sensitive and nervous, they
should be treated in a totally different
way from the others who are healthy and
bolsterous, but they must not be spoiled
for that would aggravate the evil They
should have the benefit of n frequent
change of air, especially to the seaside.
No stimulating drinks, such as coffee. tea
and beer, must be given. The food must
be quite plain, but wholesome and nour.
ishing- fish, eggs, vegetables, cooked fruit
and plenty of milk and milk buildings.
As tonic daily dose of cod liver oil
and steel wine cannot be improved upon.