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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03
Crops with Small Fruits.

AS rule it is the better plan to keep
the small fruit plantation free from
other crops, although, if one has fer
tilted the soil reasonably heavy, hoed
crops may be grown between the rows
of raspberry and blackberry plants the
first season after the plants are set.
Beans, potatoes or peas may be thus
grown to advantage, but, as stated,
only when the soil has been fertilized
so that the hoed crop will not use the
plant food that should go to sustain
the small fruit plants. The plan, so
common in sections where these two
small fruits are grown with the great,
est profit, Of blowing the space between
the rows, throwing furrow toward
the rows Of plants, is an excellent one,
provided the blowing is not too deep.
After pruning the plants properly and
doing the blowing suggested, if a
heavy mulch Of coarse manure is placed
around the plants the yield will be very
much increased and the berries be
larger.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03
To Keep Cider Sweet.

Sulphite of lime is now generally
used to prevent continued fermentation
In cider. The directions are as follows:
the taste add one-quarter ounce of sui
phite Of lime to each gallon, or ten
ounces to each barrel, first mixing it
with cider or water to the consistency
of cream. Shake the barrel well, and
allow it to settle four or five days.
Draw off the clear cider carefully into
another barrel and bung 1t tightly. *
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03
Spray Thoroughly.

Secure a good substantial spraying
outfit this spring and spray thoroughly
Spraying half done is labor lost. The
other half means possibly little more
invested in the outfit, and no more la
Dor. force pump in a barrel, which
should be mounted on a truck or car
ried in a wagon, is sufficient for small
orchard. The cost will be about So to
So. without the truck. For large Or
chards wagon sprayers are made,
where the wheels pump air to force the
stream. Also steam outfits that elm
mate the manual labor of pumping.
These cost from $25 upward. If you
have only a few trees a brass bucket
sprayer will be sufficient, cost about So.
For a few bushes there is nothing bet
ter than the small hand sprayer or
atomizers, costing so cents to 81, or on
a larger scale the compressed air hand
sprayers costing from $4.25 to 1925
each These sprayers can usually be
obtained from dealers in hardware,
agricultural implements, seedsmen,
etc.-Up-to-Date Farming.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03
NIacaroni and CLAIMS.

a good Lenten dish is macaroni and
CLAIMS. Break one-half of pound OF
macaroni in two-inch pieces, drop in
boiling sailed water, and boil until ten
der. Drain, wash in cold water, and
drain a second time. Chop fifteen clans
very fine, drain off all the liquor, scald
and skim it, add one slice of onion, pep
per to taste, and simmer ten minutes.
In another saucepan put one table
spoonful of butter and one tablespoon
full of flour; when melted and bubbling
add one cupful of rich milk and stir I'M
til it thickens. Strain into this the clam
Juice and cook one minute. Fill but
tered dish with alternate layers of mac
aroni and clans, the top layer being
macaroni. Pour over this the sauce,
put q few bits of butter over the top,
and bake twenty minutes in quick
oven,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03
Home-Made GLOVER Cntter.

A simple device is here shown for
cutting green food for poultry that are
confined. The idea is clearly shown
In the illustration, and little explana-
tion Is necessary.
An old table that is strong and firm
on its feet, Is fitted with square
trough with slot cut in it, as shown
at figure 3, which guides the knife
blade. Figure 1 shows how the end
of the knife is hung to an upright
piece SO fitted that the end Of the
knife works in the slot as shown. Fig
ure is handy little tool made of a
block of wood six inches square with a
handle of convenient length, the tool
being used to push clover or other
green food to be cut under the knife,
and thus avoid any possibility of in
jury to the operator.
The knife is fashioned from a piece
Of an old scythe blade ground sharp,
and is fitted into a handle of conve-
nient size and shape. Figure in the
illustration shows the manner in which
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Dairy Notes.


Cheap salt in butter is an expensive
economy.
A COW that will not eat abundantly
will not produce literally.
The less water there is in butter, the
fewer odors it will take up.
If you have a COW that keeps fat
and sleek on little feed, keep her heifer
calf.
Butter is bitter because of impure
foods or from holding the cream too
long.
Cows will give more milk and Of
better quality if fed and MIXED regu-
larly.
One important item in building I'D a
reputation for butter is uniformity in
the quality.
Butter underworked will be striped;
overworked, it will have the appear
ance of lard
A loss of appetite and a dropping
head are among the first symptoms Of
COW sickness
With the dairy COW there should al
ways be due proportion of concen-
trated and bulky food.
DO not put the calves on skim milk
too soon Give them the rick milk
for ten days or two weeks.
The heller calf does not need fatten-
ing food, but plenty of bone and mus
cle~forming food should be supplied.
A. COW is a machine for reducing
feed to milk. She consumes the raw
material. eliminates the waste matter
and furnishes a finished product. Cows
differ in their capacity to consume food
and in their power to produce milk.
both as regards quality and quantity.
To be profitable dairy cow she must
convert her surplus food into rich milk
rather than fat or flesh. A good dairy
COW rarely gets fat while producing
milk, no matter how wen fed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03


In general, early feeding is the most
profitable. The quicker you can mature
an animal the more money it will
make. 1t is not profitable to feed after
cattle are ripe and ready for market.
have made cattle gain five and one-half
pounds per day for sixty days, but af-
ter that not nearly that average.
have had much more success in feed
ing ground feed than l ever had in any
other way, and l have tried almost ev-
cry way and have come to the conclu-
sion that to grind corn and cob to-
gether rather fine, is much better than
to feed clear meal.
| have never had so good results as
when | have fed five times a day, but
l never feed SO the cattle leave the
least bit in their boxes Cattle will not
eat any more when fed five times 8
day than when fed all they will eat
three times, but the advantage is that
you do not overload their stomachs,
digested and they fatten faster on the
same food. l have had better success
In feeding cattle kept in their stalls
than in any other way of keeping them.
1 am a great advocate of feeding bran
and middlings and think they are near.
lF or quite as good as the same weight
Of corn. l am greatly in favor of de.
horning cattle, as you can feed them in
a much Sm1llp Sn9ca and thew will dc
much better.-Farm and Home
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WEIGHTS and Measures.

One teaspoonful equals one dram.
Ten ordinary-siz eggs weigh one
pound.
Soft butter the size of an egg weighs
one ounce.
One pint of best brown sugar weighs
thirteen ounces.
One dessertspoonful equals two
spoonfuls or two drains.
One tablespoonful equals two dessert
spoonfuls or four spoonfuls.
Two tablespoonfuls equal eight tea
ypoonfuls or one ounce.
One common size wineglassful equals
two ounces or one-half gill.
A teacup is estimated to hold four
fluid ounces or one gill.
Two teacupfuls, level, of granulated
sugar weigh one pound.
Two teaspoonfuls of soft butter, we'll
packed weigh one pound.
One and third pints of powdered
sugar weighs one pound.
Two tablespoonfuls of powdered
sugar or flour weigh one ounce.
One tablespoonful, well rounded, Of
soft butter weighs one ounce.
One pint, heaped, of granulated sugar
weighs fourteen ounces
Two and a half teacupfuls, level, of
me best brown sugar weigh one pound.
Two and three ourths teacuDfuls
avel, of powdered sugar weigh one
pound.
LAauid Measure-Four ounces equal
one gill, four gills equal one pint, two
Ants equal one quart, four quarts
equal one gallon
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03
Got the Better of 4otel Clerk.

with all his faults" began Mr.
Fairchild, "the hotel man is a first
class follow, who will be a long way
to keep his guests from shining toe
much in public or from being seen
by doubtful guests. recall an IN,
stance which happened to me in New
York not long ago. l had registered
in the morning and, leaving my key
at the hotel, came back again in the
evening. Finding the night clerk on
but not on to me, asked him, giving
him my name, if I was in. Not know.
ing the number of my room, decided
that was the way to find out.
HE looked at me rather suspicious
w. Evidently the result Of his in
spection was not reassuring. for, after
making a bluff at feeling in my box,
he replied stiffiy.
enc, sir; Mr.. Fairchild is not in,
I sat down on the lounge, and said
calmly.
well, when he comes IN please tell
him that he is here looking for him.
self
"The porter carried the clerk up
stairs. New York Tribune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03

Beat four eggs very light, the yolks
and whites separately. Beat into the
yolks two scant cupfuls of sugar and
two cupfuls of chopped nuts. Sift two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder in two
cups of flour and add to other ingredic
ents. Mix well together and drop by
small spoonfuls onto buttered baking
tins, Place half a nut Or a raisin in the
center of each cake and bake in a mod
crate oven for twenty minutes. These
will keep for long time if put away
In tin box.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03

but heart absolutely nothing except
the WIND in the chimney and the
voices of two cats outside whose tones
seemed to indicate a somewhat angry
discussion.
Godfrey appeared disappointed
When we walked around the gardens
next morning and l had nothing to
tell him, all the more so because Mrs.
Lancaster had been again alarmed.
and was strengthened in her con.
viction that some ghost was on the
premises.
Give me time, answered 81 could
| not be expected to unravel this Der
plexity at the first or second sitting"
That third night. in spite of strenu-
Gus efforts to keep eyes and ears open,
| fell asleep. But not for long, as d
| glance at the clock showed me- And
| fancied l had been dreaming, yet
could not remember the dream-T only
knew that some sound, like the quiet
closing Of a door, had reused me.
| It took me several seconds to recall
| why I was seated alone there in Geof-
frey Lancaster's library, when the
| hands of the clock and of my own
watch were perfectly agreed that it
wanted only ten minutes to three in
the morning.
Then, recalling everything, I took q
hand lamp from the side table. lit it,
and went into the hall to see-well,
yes, there was a form such as the
credulous would consider ghost like
seeing that it was wrapped in white
drapery, and that it's long hair fioated
on it's back. But it suggested SO
strongly to my unromantic mind the
| figure of a somnambulist, that L
thought my best plan was to folloe-
and get a good look at it.
It went swiftly up the stairs-Io
did I. 1t paused at Mrs. Lancaster
door and then passed silently on. I
! did the same. 1t mounted to the Sec
ond flood and made for the servants
rooms and there, of course, l could
not penetrate; but | could seek my
own chamber with some satisfaction,
! for l saw my way to the complete re-
assurance of Mr.. and Mrs. Lancaster.
My first step, however, was to inter
view the housekeeper, and put a few
questions as to the maids under her
supervision. Was there, for instance,
one slight of figure and with exceed
ingly fair hair?
Yes, there was louisa girl whom
! Mrs. Lancaster had taken from a mis-
cradle home so that she might be
properly trained for respectable SER
vice; nervous excitable sort of girl,
but willing" and useful, too. consid-
ering she was only sixteen.
Il think she walks in her Sleep" l
said, after listening to these details.
The housekeeper could not believe
: that; however, my suspicion was
proved true on the following night to
the eyes of my host and hostess.
Old Godfrey was, | am certain, re-
gretful that he had not purchased a
ghost with the rest of the property;
but Mrs. Lancaster was really thank
full to me for thus easing her mind
relative to the step on the stairs, and
the old Chantry.
AS for the girl-well, they put her
into a Home or Orphanage, where it
is to be hoped she lost her somnambu-
listic tendencies; at any rate, when l
made inquiry of my friends they had
received no complaints about her
/ Waverly Magazine.
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years that this was impracticable, and
that the corn belt had a monopoly on
the feeding business. However, States
outside the corn belt have found other
feeds that are quite as cheaply grown
and are quite as efficient in beef-mak-
ing as corn. We are doing well here
with alfalfa, and ought to do much bet
ter. Utah is making rapid progress
with lucern, and Minnesota Of late
years, after being told by the railroads
what to do, is now carrying the war
right into the cornfeld and wins hon
ors that are entirely convincing that
Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming,
Washington, Montana, the Dakotas
and Minnesota may all prove feeding
a profitable business.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03

The brush is permanently secured to
the end of the handle by hinge, which
permits free movement in drawing the
brush over the floor. At the end of the
brush is a slot into which the tongue
at the end of the wire bail fits to hold
the cloth in position beneath the brush.
The main feature of the implement,
however, is the improved wringer at
tached to the handle which makes it
possible to twist the cloth until the
water is wrung out, by simply turning
the crank on the sliding carriage.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03

cast-off, heavy farm cartwheel,
mounted and ready for business. Small
strips of hard wood screwed to the
rim keep the band from coming off.
The plan of setting up the wheel is
plainly shown. Where the rim of the
wheel used is of sufficient thickness,
the old iron tire can be removed and
very thick, but narrow, tire put upon
both edges Of the rim, leaving a
chance for the band to run between
them, In the case of cast-off cart
wheel this plan would answer admira-
bly.-C G. Hill, in Farm and Home.
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Profits in Strawberry Growing.

Quite in line with the more approved
methods of culture is the idea that to
get the best results from the straw
berry plantation some care must be
given to the preparation of the ground
long before the plants are to be set. The
old plan is to set the plants on any
land they happen to have no immediate
use for, and pick the fruit the first
season. The best land for strawberries
is that which has been in sod, and to
prepare such land it should be planted
to some hoed crop like corn for two
years before strawberry plants are set.
This is necessary in order to rid the soil
of the white grub, the greatest enemy
of the strawberry plant.
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Orange Honey.

Cut orange peel into small pieces;
throw into cold water, let soak for
three days, changing the water each
day. Che oranges may be used foI
another purpose) Chop the peel fine.
measure, and to each cup of peel take
one cup of sugar and cup of waten
Boil slowly in preserve kettle until it
is of the consistency of hOney.-Good
Housekeeping.
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AnChovy Toast.

The French mode of preparing
anchovy toast is as follows: Melt an
ounce of butter in pan and a table
spoonful of anchovy paste; thin it out
little with hot water; add the juice
Of a lemon; pour over the toast and
serve. A better way of preparing it is
to spread a thin layer of the paste over
the toast and pour over it the milk pre-
pared as for milk toast.
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Alfalfa in Favor,

Montana has the alfalfa fever The
Northwest Live Stock and Wool Grow
ers' Journal says: The large number
of prizes carried home from the inter
national live stock show at Chicago
by Minnesota is proof that stock can be
grown and fatted at profit outside
the corn belt. Il has been. contended for
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03

I6g UIdT HIUIIUH, Ut
the hand separator,
or the grindstone,
where one must
grind by using a
treadle for foot
power. In the lat
ter case, a fly wheel
will cause the stone
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03

A correspondent in the Ohio Farmer
claims that grated calamus root mixed
with bread crumbs and made into small
boluses Is d sure cure for chicken chol-
era Force the boluses down the threat
Of the sick fowl.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03

Never feed fattening foods to dairy
animals. The tendency to lay on flesh
should be discouraged. Feed peas, oats,
clover hay, pea hay, bran and the like
and avoid so far as possible corn, bar
ley and other highly carbonaceous
foods
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, WHO WINS.

wins is the man VINO
= e .,:,o +ba next
- kae. ,so tolls, "''0
ssS @ :. stands in his deep dis
u. held high in the deadly
g be is the man who wins,
snsuI - i, wins is the man who
. pain and the worth on
an learns from the man
' finds in his mournful
be is the man who wins.
,so wins is the man who
o,5t paths and the rocky
-. who fingers now and
.r. failure to rise again.
~. p' No man who wins !
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+ e d t 0 Edward
Hilker. of Chica-
go, that the two
implements might
be combined with
advantage in one
article. Here is
iIlu S ated the
combination of the
two according to
H. -, -,
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E STEP ON
THE STAIRS


|lns haerssSSS@"@'SS""
|in arrsrs MY old friend Godfrey Ian
the dooy mgat house and q good bit
guide in Wiltshire. he gave me
form int general invitation to run
|angIe anl re for a few days whenever
such TIA Inclined, and without further
|ainad than postcard to announce
$ Fac RAJ. But some three months
nd. an apred so urgent an entreaty
release as soon as possible that /
I into I'd r certain something was
that he was not quite salts
bis surroundings.
own had never in any way
III RESI- ababIe, so | may be pardon
limiting that until the Ian
belly spd selected it as the place in
|desia 81 hey would settle quietly for
bis las named to them of life, l do not
|ts asia bad ever heard of il.
bud prsly the situation was pictur-
|Oundnl be bindings rising in ranks
" to rul ra the other on the hill, and
|rhood q from the summit over many
wooded fields and the valley
Hm
mse which had captivated my
fancy dated back to the reign
r. TIII; it had not been spoil
bin necessary RESERVATIONS.
most interesting" I said after
listed every room and duly adj
1e oak staircase and several
g ceilings, but a little lonely
aal family, isn't it? The
place to my. thinking which
Crown up sons and daughters
NIT and make merry in these
1S This hall, for instance
might give a dance to eighty
1fed young people!"
ny Lancaster slightly shrugged
-lderS No children had been
mat marriage and | do not
regretted it; for he was of
That the world was largely
OYaated and those were the
aeIactors Of the human race
.V not contribute to its num-
|Ipus Just the sort of house that
+ solid naya a ghost" I went on.
hEas coast anything so gruesome?"
|efe ~ -ON slightly shook his head.
rs >olId not, personally, object to
" ne answered quietly, as in
vs. 0as y always spoke. 1T would be
as ~nS. But-well, my wife fan
l W mas heard something, and
y y not like it. To tell the truth,
y ID great measure my reason
e >fng you down. want your
epaa upon the matter"
'ae sitting together in the H.
~'ef inspecting the place thor
settled myself comfort
One OF the big easy chairs
80 W. sea Tor enlightenment.
~ Mrs. Lancaster it must be
hnlIa. '-''' but she will not believe
4 ~ :, has she seen or heard?" I
seras .~,, she has seen nothing. She
mat she has been awakened
Viii ' weeks past by a step on the
4, ''S, as the clock strikes the
"our Of midnight"
reJoined Lancaster. seri-
Al one, at two and at three
a',y morning. And as my
,..ss ~S''1er a timid nor an imagin-
ssss ,SSon' l should much like to
ssTs ,, ~s root Of this mystery and
~. ..1' assistance"
*ss6 :. I'm surei Is there any
n ,@ murder. or some otner
l. t-,'5cted with the house? Was
~"a0Ited by monks or nuns.
aHs M, ..''S might be supposed to
40 sD and make things uncom-
r., LOT other people?"
selt read up all the books and
nlsse ;. could obtain, and can dis
As ~, |enion of crime in connec-
30 ~. 'als property. In early
~VGsh Of course the town was
o., Uere seem to have been no
'Ss or converts here. But
d. Inc Chantry priests house,
V'0 tank which I showed you
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the slot should be cut in the board,
and through which the knife is to
work This device may be readily
fashioned at home by any one who is
at all handy with tools, and by cut
ting the roots and clover for fowls
the greatest feeding value is obtained.
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A fly wheel on the farm is a great
convenience at times for such pur-
poses as helping keep the churn in
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Combined Mop and Brush.

Com DlneU MOD ana bTuSHs
The mop and scrubbing brush are
both necessary adjuncts to the neat
housekeeper's outfit and it has occur
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Lots of people have their wits sharp
ened in the nick of time.
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ners. There shall be left at the end OF
lie list of candidates for each different
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4soe" lis "a nu1ng asseruun or ms
belief by the eminent spokesman for the
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community wouIu probably have been
the recipients of his fayors. and they
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"a .44,s lsAvt,oe,~s.. suur1nrcs LnIs
Legislature or out Of it who believe that
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>&ertad a. eS~s~.aa. ~ was
atten, mat IN other states sue