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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06
leaves. Dwarf peach trees S

leaves. Dwarf peach trees sand.
wiched between two houses. or nook
between two wings of a barn, have
yielded peaches during seasons when
all other peach trees were killed by
the cold weather.
But dwarf peach. apple, pear and
plum trees frequently produce fruits
and are superior to any raised in the
orchard, and one who attempted TO
rciSe just this class of fruit might
easily supply the best markets with
The fruits incline to grow nearly a
third larger on dwarf trees where
proper thinning out is followed, and
without losing any of their favor SO
common to most large fruits. Dwarf
trees are not so Improbable in the
orchard as many imagine. for what
they lose in proportion of trunk AMI
limbs they gain in being closer planted
together in the rows. Orchards OF
dwarf trees of both plums and pears
are planted with the trees Cnly about
dozen feet apart ard get they are
net crowded even when the trees
reach full maturity. This fact makes
an acre of dwarf trees appear more
favorable than might seem at first
thought. Those who cut back their
trees continually year after year get
the best results with their fruits, and
the dwarf trees simply represent this
system carried to an extreme. 1t may
be possible that the American system
OF cutting back severely each year is
better adapted to our country than
raising the extreme dwarf varieties.
M. A. Bodwell, in American Cu!tivator.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06
The Right Why to Pack.

Let all heavy articles be placed at
the bottom of box trunk or barrel;
as you pack each receptacle, have a
book and pencil by your side. Before
you begin to pack, number your recep-
tacles, and as you proceed make list
of the contents of each in such a way
that the things put in last are entered
on your list first; then if some spe-
cial article is wanted it may be known
at once which receptacle contains it
and just about where it can be found.
When packing glass or china. excel
sior, straw or hay is necessary. Let
the largest and heaviest things be
put in first. Pack tightly, but never
attempt to pack glass or CHINA which
is of value until you have seen it
done by someone who knows how. In
packing goods for storage, lists con-
tanning the contents of each trunk and
box should be placed in an envelope
and attached to them in secure man.
ner.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06
How to Distinguish Tender Beer.

Meat to be wholesome, must come
from healthy animal; to be nutri.
t'2us, from well-nourished one,
Much-used muscles absorb much food
material, making rich, juicy meat.
This is, however. tougher than that of
parts less used. because the connec-
tive tissue and fibre increase as well
as the contents of the muscle-tubes.
The lean of good beef is firm, elias
tic, and, when first cut. purplish red,
the surface becoming bright red and
moist after exposure to the air. The
tenderer cuts are fine-grained and
well-mottled with fat; thick layer of
firm, light straw-colored fat extends
over the rib and loin cuts; the kidney
suet is white and crumbly. Flabby,
dark or coarse beef with yellow fat
is poor; if it has little fat, it is from
an old or underfed creature.-Ameri-
can Queen.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06
Keep the House Clean.

If the poultry house is kept clean
at all times, there need be but little
fear of disease or failure. No half
way measures will answer. The work
must be done at fixed times, every
day if possible, certainly at least ev-
cry other day. The dropping boards
must be kept clean. fresh water must
be put in the drinking fountain, and
lime must be kept scattered on floor
and ground.
The roosts should be given good
coat of kerosene every two weeks, and
nothing must be neglected even for
a single day. Have fixed days for
each duty, and no matter what hap
pens, see that the work is done. 1t
takes but little time when a system
is employed, but a few days forget
fulness will cause weeks of worry and
perhaps considerable loss Home and
Farm.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06
Scalding Hogs Easily.

With one and one-half inch boards
and galvanized iron make a scalding
pan or vat, using for the sides two
pieces of board about five feet long
and IA or 16 inches wide Have the
lower corners slightly rounded. Sc.
cure a piece of galvanized iron % to
30 inches wide and seven and half
or eight long. Nail the iron to the
bottom of the boards, allowing it to
extend around each end to the top.
TO use this, dig a trench in the
ground little narrower than the pan
and two or three feet longer and Is
or 20 inches deep. Set the pan over
this trench bank up on the sides and
put in about six inches of water, build
fire under end and allow the water
to heat. At one side of the vat build
plat form for scraping the hogs.
Have couple of pins near the top CT
the pan over which put the ring OF
two trave chains. Put the hog on the
platform. Have one man take hold of
both chains on the opposite sides Of
the vat. Roll the hog into the chain
holder. letting it down into the water
gradually. Standing astride the pan,
each taking hold of the ends of one
chain, two men will easily turn and
scald heavy hog in about half the
time 1t can be done in the barrel. The
water can be kept at the proper tenn
perature by adding more fuel or by
adding cold water when it is too hot.
The trace chains should be close
enough together to pass in front OF
the hind legs and just back of the
front legs. When the hog is scalded
be can be returned to the platform
by replacing the rings Of the chain
on the pins and lifting on the free end.
L. P. Hopkins. in Orange.Judd
Farmer.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06
Old Joe, the Night Watchman.

| (From the Pail Mall Gazette, London.)
How often on returning home late on a
dreary winters night has our sympathy
gone out to the poor old night watchman
as he sat huddled up over his cage fire,
overlooking the excavations which our
City Council in their wisdom, or otherwise,
allow the different water companies to
make so frequently in our congested
streets. In all weathers, and under all eli
matte conditions the poor old night watch
man is obliged to keep watch over the
companies property, and to see that the
red lights are kept burning What life,
to be sure; what privations and hardships;
they have aches and pains, which nothing
but st. Jacobs Oil can alleviate
"Old Joe" is in the employ of the Lam
beth Water Works, and is well and favour
bly, known. He has been night watch
man for many years, in the course of
which he has undergone many expe
riences. What with wet and cold, he con-
tracted rheumatism and sciatica, which fair
ly doubled him up, and it began to look a
serious matter for old Joe whether he
would much longer be able to perform his
iuties on which his good wife and himself
depended for livelihood, but as it hap
pened passer-by, who had for some
nights noticed Old Joe's painful condition,
presented him with sottle of st. Jacobs
Oil, and told him to use it. Old Joe
followed the ADVICE given; he crawled
home the next morning and bade his wife
rub his aching back with the st. Jacobs
Ol "a gentleman gave him." and undoubt-
edly his wife did rub, for when Old Joe
went on duty at night he met his friend
and benefactor, to whom he remarked:
Them oils you gave me, Guv'nor, did
give me a doing; they wuZ like pins and
needles for time, but look at me now"
and Old Joe began to run and jump about
like young colt. All pain, stiffness and
soreness had gone; he had been telling
everybody he met what st. Jacobs Oil
lad done for him. Old Joe says now he
uas but one ambition in life, and that is
10 always to be able to keep bottle of
st. Jacobs Oil by him, for he says there is
lothi~g like it in the world
St Jacobs Oil serves the rich and the
Door, high and low, the same way. 1t has
.onquered pain for fifty years, and it will
10 the same to the end of time. 1t has no
.lual, consequently no competitor; it has
many cheap limitations, but simple facts
ike the above tell an honest tale with
which nothing on earth can compete.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06
Overelaboration in Home Life.

In our modern life there seems to
be a tendency toward great elabora-
tion of finish and compleXity of de.
tail in architecture, furniture, dress
and entertainments, says writer in
Good Housekeeping. Houses are fin
ishej and furnished with variety OF
complicated arrangements and adorn-
ments. Dress is a mystery past un.
raveling without the aid of a profes-
sional modiste. Entertainments have
passed the stage when an invitation
to tea meant the partaking of sim
pie repast consisting of scalloped oys-
ters, cold tongue, biscuit, preserves,
sponge cake and tea. Instead of this
an elaborate meal, served in courses.
is the fashion, which prevents many
a would-be hostess from inviting her
friends to her home, because the prep
aration of such a repast taxes too
greatly the resources Of a simple es-
tabliShment,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06

Keep bees to make your own honey.
Begin with few hives.
If honey is overheated both color
and transparency are injured.
Strong colonies protect themselves
against robbers and bee moths.
Never leave newly hived swarm
near the place where it clustered.
Bees generally require about SCi
pounds of honey on which to winter
A little pine tar smeared on board
and put next the hive will drive away
ants
Thick, well ripened honey will not
granulate SO readily as that which is
thin.
In cold weather when bees are quiet
is when they are doing best; do not
disturb them.
In making candy to feed to bees be
careful not to burn it. Burnt candy
will kill bees.
In rendering beeswax use a tin,
brass or copper vessel. An iron one
will darken it.
1t is good plan to do what feeding
is necessary at night, so as not to
excite robbing.
There are three personages in the
beehive proper-the queen, the work
er bee and the drone.
Unite week colonies and their
stores. They will winter better to-
gether than separately.
Besides losing its beauty and fine
appearance, honey kept in cellar
Yets waterv and its flavor lost
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06

Why did farmers quit raising horses
when prices were low, instead OF
breeding to prepare for the inevitable
high prices, as some of our readers
did who took our advice and kept up
their breeding? They have the horse
laugh now, and get good prices since
the tide has changed, and all get to
breeding again. Why do some farm
ers object to gray horses, when the
city buyers pay premium on the
81 avs, sure to have more quality?
T csc color craze people prefer color
to quality, and will breed to any stall
lien, no matter how unsould and in
fe ior, just SO he is not gray, and
because one farmer does, others do,
without knowing any good reason
why. This compelled the importers
to select the American dark cOlors in
France and les many Of the best
stations, simpi. because they were
grays. We are glad to see the impor.
ters bringing SO many good grays this
year, giving more attention to good
quality than to color, and there are
now some localities where the gray
Percheron is coming again into it's
own. Where the farmers read, think
and act and breed the 'old gray mare"
to the good gray stallion they will
have the horse buyers eargerly hunt
ing for the good gray geldings of
quality to top the market. Then the
grays will laugh.
American farmers are eager to get
into market with big draught horses.
and the largest stations seem to be
the first consideration. The matter
of color Is solving itself. and the grays
are again coming to the front, as the
larger selection enables importers to
secure more good grays than any 9TH
er color of the breed, and the horse
buyers for market pay more money
for the handsome grays.
The eager demand for black stall
lions has, however, induced the i'm
porters to bring more big black Per
cherons than ever before. although
prices are higher than ever before
known in the history of American i'm
portations. The Shires, Ciydes and
numbers, and with larger size and
bigger bone than ever before. for the
American trade has so impressed the
draught horse breeders of Europe that
they have bred to suit the American
trade, and when We get back into
our markets again with matured geld
ings we will be able TO give more at
tention to qualty with less attention
to size and color. We have also
learned to look to breeding and pedi-
gree, indeed, the American farmer
has learned much about draught horse
breeding, and the more he learns OF
breeds and breeding the greater val
ue and appreciation is given to the
draught horse for the farm as well
as for market.-Live Stock Journal.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06

Some of the best "of our fruits are
raised from dwarf trees, and In Eu-
rope, where land is expensive, these
irees are used almost exclusively
They have been trained to produce
more fruit and less tree and vine. This
hey do SO wen that farmer with a
raction Of an acre of land can actual
y raise fruit enough off it to support
lis family. In this country, where
and is plentiful, little attention has
'een given to dwarf fruit trees. and
heir fruit is hardly known In our
markets. Yet there are some points
VI excellence in this class of trees
which should at least command some
ttention, especially around the house
where good gardens are cultivated.
'or instance, it is possible to raise
hese dwarf trees in shaded places.
ear buildings where they will re-
Give ample protection from the cold
inds, so they will produce fruits
eeks after all orchard trees hayA
eased to yield. | have seen dwarf
ear trees hold their fruit six weeks
ter all these orchard trees of tho
me variety had shed their fruits ana
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06
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Quick Coffee Cake-One cup of SUI
gar, two eggs, one-half cup of butter
one pint of milk, three teaspoonfuls
of baking powder. sifted into enough
-four to make batter as stiff as cake
batter. Pour into wellgreased bak-
ing pan, sprinkle melted butter, sugar
and cinnamon on the top and bake for
half an hour. Serve not.
Chocolate Pudding-Beat one-quar-
ter of pound Of butter to cream,
and stir In six yolks, one at time,
sweet chocolate grated, cup of al
monds blanched and chopped fine, six
tablespoonfuls of granulated sugar,
and one tablespoonful of citron cut
very fine, beat the six whites OF eggs
to stiff froth and stir in at the last.
Pour into mould and boil three-quar.
ters of an hour and send to the table
hot with whipped cream poured
around it, or any fine sauce served in
a sauceboat.
Cream of Sweetbreads-One large
sweetbread, one-half can mushrooms,
one-quarter can white asparagus tips,
one cup of milk, one cup OF cream, one
tablespoonful -four and one of butter.
Make white sauce by rubbing the
tablespoonful Of -four into the butter;
add the milk and let it boil until the
consistency of thick cream. Add to
this the sweetbread, which has been
previously boiled and broken into
small pieces. the mushrooms cut into
halves and the asparagus tips. When
this has boiled up once add the cream,
and serve on rounds of buttered toast.
Tapioca and Apple Pudding-Six
good, tart cooking apples. three-quar-
ters of cup of pearl tapioca, sugar
to taste and one quart of water. Soak
the tapioca in the water two hours,
then put in double boiler and cook
until clear, sweeten to taste. 1t may
be favored with the rind of lemon cut
very thin and removed when the tap
ioca is done. Peel and core the ap-
pies and fill the holes with sugar, ar
range them in pudding dish and
pour the tapioca over them, bake un-
til the apples are tender A few tiny
bits of butter on the top will make 1t
brown little. Serve hot or cold with
cream and sugar
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06
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Rye as Food for Pigs.

In Germany they tested rye as food
for pigs in comparison with barley. In
some cases the pigs refused it alto
gether. and when given in large
amounts it was not eaten readily. AS
a single ration it should not be con-
tinued long, and it ought in all cases
to be soaked or carefully ground. 1t
gives the best results when fed with
other feeding stuff that has larger
percentage of fibre, more protein. and
less of the carbo-hy drates. 1t is not
concentrated food for young cattle or
hogs
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06
New Effect in window Hangin=s

Parisians have a new effect in
window hanging that has become very
popular there, but probably would not
do SO with our more conservative
housewives. This consists of a grace
fully hung window treatment with
heavy curtain one side and lace cur.
tain draped on the other side.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06

Denmark leads tie world in per capita
interest in agriculture. Each inhabitant
aas on an average a capital of $685. invest
al in farming.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06

FITSpermanently cured. No fits or nervous
less after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
ServeRestorer. S2trial bottle and treatise free
)r. X. Ii. KLINE, Ltd, 93lArch st. Phila. Pa
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06
Capsicum Vaseline
Put up In CollapSible Tubes.

A Substitute for and Superior to Mustard or any
other plaster, and will not blister the most delica:s
skin. The pain allayinS and curative qualities Of
this art lie are wonderful 1t will stop the otha he
at once, and relieve headache and sciatica.
We recommend it the best and safest external
counter-irritant known also external remedy
for pains in the chest and onsch and all rheumatic
neuralgia and gouty complaints.
trial will prove what claim for it. and il will
be found to be invaluable in the household. Many
people say ut is the best of all your preparations"
Price, cents, at all druggists. other deal re,
or by sending this amount to us Ia postage stamps
we will send you tube by mail.
No article should be accepted by the public unless
the same carries our label. as otherwise it IL not
genuine
CHEESEBROUGH MANUFACTURING co.,
II State Street, Now York CITY.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06

Youth strews flowers before beauty, old
3,e throws itself.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06
10 Pills

Purely vegetable. mild and reliable. Cause per-
feet DIGESTION complete absorption and healthful
resularity; For the cure Of all disorders OF the
stomach. Liver, Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-02-06
LOSS OF APPETITE,
SICK HEADACHE,
INDIGESTION,
DIZZY FEELINGS,
FEMALE COMPLAINTS,
BILIOUSNESS,
DYSPEPSIA.

PERFECT DIGESTION will b. accomplished by
taking Railways Pills; By their ANrI-BILIOUS
81 the bile an is tis,hsrxe, through the hillary
ducts. These pills in doses from two to four win
quickly regul ts the action of the liver and free the
patient iron! these disorders. One or two OF Rad
ways Pills, taken daily by those subject to bilious
pains and torpidity of the liver will keep the sys-
TEN regular and secure healthy digestion.
Price, 25c. per Box. Sold by all Druggists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
SHE SAVED HIS LEE.
Also Wcn Gratitude of the Com
nlunity by Her Row.

Also W"n Gratitude Of the Conn.
nlunity by Her Bow.
It was a train on an Alabama rail-
road, and as it stopped at a small sta
ton a man entered one of the coaches,
presented fine bouquet to a woman
and said:
Madam, you see that man leaning
against the door over there?"
eyes, SIR"
eff you will lean out of the window
and bow to him, you will win my
eternal gratitude"
Somewhat confused and surprised,
she obeyed the request. The man at
the door Strengthened up as if shot,
pulled off his hat with both hands and
bowed almost to the ground in reply.
Madam, accept not only my thanks, .
said the man on the car, "but of this
whole section Of Alabama. That man
is Colonel Goodsell, and this is the
first time he has had his hands out of
his pockets for over seven months.
Thanks-thanks! You have saved his
lifev' M. QUAD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
9ooa1 Yottinge
IF you owe the printer pay hi

If you owe the printer pay him
up.
Estate legislature convenes on
the 18th of January.
Mr.. S. Claus arrived in Lancas-
ter Monday and will remain here
till Christmas.
F. w. Buchner and family of
Milwaukee are expected here to pass
Christmas with Lancaster friends.
Mrs. Geo. Kinney, formerly of
Potosi, now of Burlington, Ia, is a
guest at the home Of Atty. Ell. Buch
ner.
A school teacher is wanted in
Dist. No. 8, town Of Liberty, term
to open first Monday in January
Applicant can state wages wanted.
Apply to LEWIS J. BECKER, Sitter,
Wis.
-Boscobel owns it's own electric
light plant, and the mayor finds it
improbable, as run. After allow
ing 1854 for public lighting during
the year, he finds the receipts in
sufficient to meet expences, pay in
terest on investment, ETC., by over
$1,000 per year. He concludes this is
because private lights are furnished
too cheaply, and urges that a system
of meters be introduced, or the rate
for private lights fixed at so cts. per
month for each of 16 candle power
incandescent lamp.
Home first" is a good motto,
whether applied to commercial bust
ness or patriotism. Mutual bust
ness relations existing between the
people Of a community, if it may
not at all times prove the most pro-
fitable, it will at all times prove the
most convenient and satisfactory.
Home business men deserve the pat
ronage of those within the limit of
their trade, and their patrons, as a
rule, should accord to them this
favor; but it frequently occurs that
business men find it very conven-
lent at times to change their patron
age, to a greater or less extent,
from home to foreign dealers. When
this is done the bond of mutuality is
broken, and when once forfeited the
spirit becomes contagious and re-
spect for the motto becomes demon
allied and people begin to rush to
the places that promise them the
greatest economy in trade. There
fore, the only sure way to procure
respect for the motto Of Home
first, among business men, is for
business men themselves to show it
undevious observance, and if they
fail to do so, they cannot expect it
from their patrons, and they ought
not to complain if their patrons fol-
low their example.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
Too InuUisitive.

Wife-Such a dream as l had last
night, dear!
Husband-May 1 hear about it?
"Well, yes. 1 dreamed that l was in
a great establishment where they sold
husbands. There were beauties, some
in glass cases and marked at fearful
prices, and others were sold at less fig
ures. Girls were paying out fortunes
and getting the handsomest men | ever
saw. 1t was wonderful
"Did you see any like me there,
dear?"
Eyes. Just as l was leaving l saw
whole lot like you lying on the rem
nant counter"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
IT Was n Poser.

'Look yere," said an old mountaineer
whom [ knew to be a moonshiner, ''the
court has dun sent my son Tom to the
Albany penitentiary fur three y'ars.''
"Yes?" l replied.
"What sort of place is that"
tits penitentiary."
"And what's that like?"
"Why, it's a state prison"
s'Shoo, shoo! The old woman reck-
oned it was some sort of college, and
now the burned thing turns out to be
only a big Jail! 1 don't see how we ar
goin' to make out that Tom ought to be
the proudest young man from this we're
state, do your
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
Farm For Sale.

The undersigned offers for sale
his farm in section one, North Lam
caster, known as the G. P. Taylor
farm, four miles southwest of Fen
nimore and six miles north of Lam
caster and containing. $50 acres.
This farm is well improved, large
new house, two good barns, hog
house, hen house, shop and sheds,
we'll, windmill, large reservoir, els
tern, on rural mail route. All can
be plowed but five acres Of timber.
j. S. Bonham,
41tf Fennimore, Wis.