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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-06
EVACUATION OF MANCHURIA
Settled that Russia VIII Not hi
Out by Oct. y.

Paris, Oct, 6--Omclal advices show
that the japanese fleet is IN the harbor
Of Sample Csouth OF Corea). No
troops have yet been landed
II IS accepted as practically settled
that Russia will not evacuate Manchu-
ria oct s, the date fixed FOR the evacua-
ton. The Russian ambassador TO ia.
pan, Baron do Rosen, having power Is
negotiating with the foreign agent at
Toxic, and there Is reason to believe
that the possible basis Of the solution
of the difficulty having some prospect
OF adoption, is Russia concedIng Japan
q fOOthold in Corea
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-06
Whisky Quoted HIgher.

Peoria, H., oct. 6-After remaining
unchanged for several weeks, WHISKY
was today quoted az 1924 on the board
Of trade, an advance OF one cent per
gallon. The trust has started the Atlas
distillory with a capacity ot 1900 bush
ols per day ana arrangements have
been practically completed for the start
Ing Of the Monarch with a capacity OF
5000 bushels.
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Verdict Against Harry stratton

Chicago oct GA dispatch to the Trl.
bune from Colorado Springs, colo, says:
The fury In the case NJ j. S. Donovan
against ! Harry Stratton has returned a
verdict in favor of Donovan for 10 per
cent Of the $3.50 Geo secured by young
StTatton on q compromise Of his suit 20
break his fathers Will Attorneys Spir-
gcon and Cassidy OF Colorado Springs.
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Young Utah Has Possession of the
Agricultural Park Grounds
This Afternoon.
SCHOOLS ARE ALL CLOSED.
Future Fair Makers Are Having an
Interesting Time of il To-day
General Fair News.
FAIR LOSS IS
ABOUT SIC, 600.

President Empey; III the wea-
ther had only been different, all
would have been well. As Il 10
this Is the worst experience we
have ever had without exception,
We have worked hard all sum
mer to make the fair a success.
Two good days might alter re-
suits, perhaps, but as It is | an
ticipate that we Will be about
$4,000 behind"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-06
Drank Wood Alcohol Punch,

Philadelphia, Oct. Crank and Thor.
as Helms, brothers, aged 43 and "a wears
respectively, and William Conn. aged al
years, died today from the effects of
drinking punch made OF wood alco-
hol lemon snd sugar
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who were among STATIONS counsel In
MS contest suit. have flel suit Tor 5000
ing TO have been employed by Donovan
have also filed suits aggregating $4,000.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-06

All the Big Advertisers use the Des.
eret News. II il Pays Them il Win
Pay You, Too.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-06

Continued on page two.)
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20
TO D

A stout framework is built, upon
which loose poles are laid and a three
quarter inch or inch pipe is erected in
the centre Of the framework. This
pipe should project about a foot above
the top of the frame, and should be
coupled with a lawn sprinkler which
revolves when the water is turned on.
The water is thus distributed all over
the area of the frame, and dripping
from the poles soon forms long icicles.
When these r large enough, the
water is turned of, the icicles knocked
down and the ice shoveled into the Ice
house.
This framework may be built direct
" over the icehouse, or situated on an
elevation near it, so that the ice may
be shoveled IN to an inclined trough
placed between the bottom of the
frame and the icehouse.
This is a common plan in switzer.
land when pure ice is not to be had
nearby. One of the large Canadian
ereameries has tried the method and
finds it satisfactory and that not much
labor is required.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20
Hot Crosa Runs.

Break one yeast cake into one cup
full Of lukewarm milk, add one tea
spoonful sugar; place the cup in q
warm place till the yeast rises to the
surface. sift n cup -four into a.
bowl, add the yeast ana one-quarter
~teaspoouful salt: mix 1t into a sponge.
cover and let stand In q warm place.
ill light. Then stir two ounces but
ter Tor one J. tablespoonful butter)
with two tSksS5poonfuls sugar to a
cream; add the grated rind Of half
lemon and n egg: stir this into the
light sponge; add one cupful well
cleaned currants and sufficient -four
to make a soft dough. Turn the dough
onto a Toured board and work till 1t
ceases sticking to the hands, return
to bowl, cover and let rise in a warm
place to double its size. Then divide
the dough into small egg-sized pieces,
roll these with the palm of the hand
into round balls, set them In a but
tered pan not too close together, cover
and let it rise till very light, brush over
with beaten egg and bake in a medi.
um oven till done. An easier way is
to roll the dough out with a rolling pin,
half inch in thickness, then cut 1t out
into rounds the same as biscuits, put
them in the buttered pan. half inch
apart, and shortly before putting them
In the over cut a cross on top Of each
one with a knife, then bake.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20
SOURCE OF

Experiments carried on by the West
Virginia experiment station, under Di-
rector J. H. Stewart and Horace At
wood, indicate clearly the profit to be
derived from the use Of animal food in
connection with grain for laying hens.
In bulletin SO is given the results Of
a comparison Of beef scraps, green cut
bone and milk albumen as sources Of
protein for laying hens. The expert.
ment was carried on with pullets and
hens and was slightly in favor of the
use of beef scraps, with green bone
second, and milk albumen third. The
health Of the fowls remained good
and practically the same throughout
the experiment, and there was no not
iceable difference in the fertility Of
the eggs and the number Of the chicks
Matched.
In considering these results with
those obtained during a previous test
at this station, and with three years.
work at the Hatch experiment station
of Massachusetts,, there is practically
little difference between beef scraps
and green cut bone. In three trials
the beef scraps gave the best results,
and in three others the green bone.
The beef scrap posses the advantage
that a supply of several months can
be obtained at one time. On the
other hand, green bones which are
more or less plentiful on farms where
some slaughtering is done, may be
turned into a profitable feed by the
use of a bone cutter, otherwise their
value would be largely lostf.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20
Hints For tine Housewife.

If cream is boiled the day before it
Re to be used it makes It richer for the
morning cup Of coffee.
A small, stiff scrubbing brush should
be used for. cleaning all vegetables that
grow under ground.
The. color Of green vegetables can
be preserved II the vessel in which they
are cooked is not covered.
To insure the perfect cleanliness Of
irons, they should be washed and
soaked In water frequently, and al
ways kept in a clean, dry place.
II caulifower Is boiled with the head
downward, well covered with water,
It will come out much whittier than IL
exposed to the air while cooking.
II O teaspoonful Of lemon juice is
added to the water that pastry Is made
with it will be found to make 1t rise
and fake and be much whittier and
lighter.
Yo1ks Of eggs may be boiled separate
" by dropping carefully into boiling
water and cooking until hard. The
whites may thus be saved for icings,
r1eringue and other uses.
Vanished or oiled woodwork In
pantries or back halls may be kept
clean by wiping with a flannel cloth
wTung out Of hot water and then
rubbed smooth with. q dry cloth.
Soup should only be cooked In por-
celain lined kettles and never left in
the kettle ver night. The stock should
be drained into a porcelain bowl and
every bit Of vegetable should be re.
moved from Il. ~ 4Sss. aaaaslzsa
Lard or drippings a be used for
frying instead Of butter In almost all
cases IL the lard Is allowed to become
very hot before using, but this is nec-
essary, otherwise 1t will surely taste in
the articles fried in 1t.
a practical woman suggests that pill
low cases that are partly worn out,
washed and ironed and cut the right
size, make excellent bread cloths or
cloths to spread over food that must
stand on parity shelves or in the ice
box.
In putting away a white silk or mus.
lin gown it is a good idea to put in
the box several pieces OF white wax.
Wrap the gown in plenty of white
tissue paper and put blue paper over
all. The wax will turn quite yellow
In time, but the clear white Of the
gown ,Wn be preserved,
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20

of their blossoms. We prune a priver
hedge with a hed~ge-shears in a closely
sheared, straight, artificial line or
rounded form: but this sort OF prun'
inc. in the case Of spireas, deutzias,
weigelas, mock oranges and other gar"
den favoritese grown in shrubbefy
masses, or as Isolated specimens for
beauty of form or blossoms, would be
dissertation.
All kinds of garden shrubs may be
pruned between the time when the
leaves drop of in late fall and before
the buds start to burst into growth IN
earliest spring, but I do not like prun-
ing in very frosty weather. A stout
sharp pocketknife, or a pair OF seven
inch, eight-inch or nine-inch spring
pruning shears are the handiest m
Elements for pruning. For cutting
out the stoutest shoots and the bigger
old wood, a p%arrot-bill is excellent, or
a pair of looping shears with handles
three feet long.
In pruning shrubs of any kind, have
an eye to regulate the growth OF the
plant and give it an easy, graceful,
natural outline, always trying to keep
the branches well down to the ground.
Thin out old and gnarled stems and
stunted or enfeebled wood, and en-
deavor to preserve a fair fullness OF
healthy shoots with plenty of firm,
well-ripened spray twigs for flowers.
In pruning small twigs always cut
back close to an eye or point, and in
pruning branches, large or small, al
ways cut close back to a joint or stem.
Never leave a snag, and whenever you
find an old snag cut it off close to the
living wood. Never use hedge-shears
on a living shrub. We not infrequent-
ly see shrubs bare at the bottom and
with tall stems and broad-spreading
heads, but they are repugnant to the
eye. When the shrubs begin to crowd
each other in the bed, don't try to rem
edy matters by pruning; instead, thin
the mass by removing a number of
the bushes-dig them up carefully and
plant elsewhere.-William Falconer,
in Country Life in America.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20
Plain Pie CRUST

|. If you use lard for plain pie crust,
use the following formula: Put a
pound Of -four into a bowl and mix in
thoroughly a teaspoonful Of salt. Then
shop In half a pound Of cold, firm lard,
cutting 1t into little fakes with a knife
keep your hands away from all pie
paste). Add sufficient ice-cold water
TO make a paste that win roll out with
out too much pressure. Mosten the
-four a little at a time, beginning at
the side of the bowl and drawing it
back out of the way :. when moist
enough, so as not to mix it In with the
next addition of water, as 1t must be
put together as lightly and with as
little mixing as possible. When all Is
mixed, turn out on a Toured board and
roll out half an inch thick. Dust the
paste with -four and put quarter Of a
pound of butter yer it In small bits;
roll the paste up lightly. 50 as to In.
close the butter completely, and then
roll out the paste, from you, into a
long, thin sheet: then roll 1t up again;
roll out as before and roll again. Set
II away on ice or in a very cold place
for an hour or two before making up
the pies. II you work quickly. in a cool
room, keeping the paste as cold as pos
sible: use only the, best -four for pastry
having 1t freshly sifted to Incorporate
air into it; have firm, sweet shortening
and bake in an oven that has strong
uader heat, this paste will be delicate,
light and Aaky and answer nicely for
plain tarts.-Washington Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20
. LoU1s1ANA.
Fire Signals,

AZ i meeting Of Hope Hook and
Ladder Co. No. 4, held ON July 0,
1901, the town was divided into Fire
Districts and o Code of Signals was
adopted In order to facilitate the loca-
zion of fires In the future. The town
was divided as follows:
District No. ALI that portion Of
tewn bounded north by Bellevue
street. west by Union street, south
and east by corporation line.
District No. 2-All that portion Of
town bounded by Bellevue street on
the south, Union street on the west,
and corporation Linz 6aAtl1grorth and
east.
District No. 3-The portion 8 town
lying west of Union street, and south
of Bellevue street, with the corpora
tion line as the south and west Gooun-
dairy.
District No. 4-TLe portion of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue,
east by Union, nor'h and west by COR
poration line.
The Signals adopted were short taps
10 indicate the district in which the
Are ID located, followed by a rapid
alarm, same to be repeated until gen.
eral alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. 8, first three
taps, one, two, three, followed by rap
Id alarm, and repeat.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20
Tomato jelly

Soak one box Of gelatine for IN hour
in two cupfuls of cold water. Put over
the fire the liquor from two cans of
tomatoes, with half an onion, sliced, q
bayleaf, two cloves and a sprig Of pars-
ley. Let them Cook together thirty
minutes, put in the gelatine, stir until
dissolved, strain the jelly, add to 1t o
couple of tablespoonfuls Of a good
table sauce. salt and pepper to taste,
and pour into the mold, which is wet
with cold water. This makes a rather
large quantity, and half Of it would be
enough for an ordinary family.-Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20
MUTTON BREEDS OF SHEEP.

In this country We pay more atten-
ton to a product of the sheep-wool-
than to the sheep. With SO much agi-
tation over the wool industry it would
seem as IL the sheep was intended only
for the one purpose Of producing wool,
product, in value, derived from sheep.
1t has been repeatedly shown that by
the use of improved breeds for sheep
lambs a be made to pay from SIS to
$40 each, while the increased value of
the land upon which the sheep have
been kept is Of itself a sum quite large
enough to render sheep-raising profit
able. Experiments demonstrate that
sheep may be kept for mutton alone
with profit, but as wool is a neces-
sary adjunct to the sheep a source Of
profit is in that direction also. In ex-
periments made accounts were kept of
all the items of cost, including the
shepherds care, original cost Of ami
mails, the use of the mother ewes and
the value of their ~ieeces, as well as of
food, shelter and interest on capital,
until the sheep were over one year
old. Grades and half-bloods were used
for experiment. A half blood South
down cost Sc and sheared six pounds of
wool, valued at $40. Its carcass
weighed lat pounds, live weight,
which sold at 6 IL cents per pound, or
$685., which shows a profit of $3.55
from the sheep, not including the cost,
and without estimating the wool at all,
the total profit being $5.95, including
the wool. A half-blood Shropshire
cost 81 and sheared nine pounds of
wool, which sold for $40, the car
cass weighing $50 pounds, Its net prof
It for mutton and wool being $6.32. A
half-blood Oxford weighed 1877 pounds
and sheared eight pounds Of wool, Civ
ing q total profit Of $500. A half-blood
Cotswold weighed 199 pounds, but as
1t Is not a strictly mutton breed only
i've cents a pound was obtained for 1t,
It's wool weighing nine pounds, and
the net profit being only $3.75. The
common native cost only So, sheared
i've pounds OF wool, weighed $50
pounds and gave q net profit of S3.17.
The sheep paid well. even the native
showing . fair record; but had wool
been the object, q loss would have re-
suited, the cost Of the native, only So,
being the only advantage in Its favor.
The next smallest cost and largest
profit was with the Southdown. The
experiments show that mutton pays
far better than wool, but they also
demonstrate that a half-breed sheep
will give nearly twice as much profit
q a native, and that to raise mutton
for market probably the best breeds
must be Observation-Disclosures Rec.
ord.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20
TIME TO HAUL MANURE.

It Is taken for grantd the manure
made during last season was spread
! upon the land where wanted before
the commencement of winter. II the
blowing was completed, or nearly so,
last fall, as now is largely the CUSTOM
that is so much help toward the work
Of another spring. This will greatly
facilitate also the work Of disposing
Of the n accumulating during
the winter and early spring, or as
long as the snow lasts. on which 1t can
so much more conveniently be moved.
The old practice, once SO general, OF
drawing manure to the fields where
wanted, and instead Of spreading, as
now is done, putting in little piles,
four to half a dozen to the load, is be-
ing largely discontinued, as it ought to
be, Still, now and then, something
of the kind yet may be seen. 1t is the
worst and most unworkmanlike con-
dition In which to leave manure on a
field. It will dry more or less before be-
ing spread another spring, while the
ground underneath the piles will be-
come unduly enriched at the expense
Of the rest.
IL the anu is not too coarse or
strawy, the better way in most cases
Is to spread directly on the fields
where wanted from the wagon or sled.
This way will save much work another
spring, and it can be spread evenly and
well. There need not be fears, as a
general thing, that there will be more
or less of waste or loss from this prac-
tice. It has been followed SO long, and
has become SO general that the system
is not now regarded as an experiment,
but as a fact we'll established by abund-
ant testimony.
At the beginning of this practice
there was so much controversy among
the farmers here in Vermont as to its
utility and adaptation to prevailing
conditions, as the writer well remem
bers. The sts>e board of agricultgre
was amog the. first A. advocate this
system many years ago among ths,
farmers. But it has got beyond the
controversial point now, and generally
farmers and writer's are in fSyoR Of the
system.
OF course, there may occasionally be
instances where it would not be jul
dicious to follow this practice, but
these are the exceptions, and not the
rule. Where this work is thus per-
formed, as the snow melts away in
spring the manure settles down into
the surface soil as the frosts come out,
and as soon as dry enough is ready
for the harrow and seeder. Time and
labor, both important items, are in
this way saved, and the seeding can
be performed considerably earlier than
used to be the case.
Where the manure might not be in
a suitable condition to spread on in
winter, and when 1t contains a large
amount of coarse strawy material, it
would doubtless be better to place the
manure in large heaps in the field and
leave until just before being wanted In
spring. In this way the mass will de-
cay to some extent, and the extra hand
ling rendered necessary will greatly
aid in breaking up and making fine
enough for use. When the straw is
cut for bedding, it will do away with
the objection to coarse n and
make it much better to handle.-E. r.
Towle in American Cultivator.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20
CARE OF LAYING HENS.

No branch of farming is more pro-
ftable than keeping hens, when one
considers the small outlay Of capital,
the amount of labor required and the
certain and speedy returns. A few
fundamental principles must be OBJ
served to insure success.
One must have q light, dry, warm
house, with proper means Of ventila'
ton. The hens must be kept free
from lice. This is very easily accom-.
plished. Put a tablespoonful Of sui.
phur In each nest when q hen is set.
This will keep the setting hen and the
chicks from getting lice. Whitewash
and kerosene will do the rest.
1t is a good plan to have the roost.
ing poles Of sassafras. Have the feed.
ing place well Uttered with chaff or
leaves. Feed in the morning a light
ration Of some vegetable, well boiled,
with mixed feed stirred in, until the
mass is quite dry. Feed as hot as
safety will allow. Give also a small
ration Of green bones, ground and suf-
fciently warmed. At noon give all the
warm wheat with oats mixed, Is COM
monty sold) the hens will eat. With
the SUE an hour high, feed all the
warm corn they will eat. Keep ground
ground oyster shells always before
them. Give them all the warm water
they will drink; also give them all the
skinned milk they will drink. Thus
cared for, almost any brace of hens
will lay well right through the winter.
No farmer expects moulting hens to
lay at any season of the year. It Is
care, not luck and chance, that makes
hens lays. G. Kimball in New York
Tribune Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20
r r r n \ + + n / / s 3
: HOUSEHOLD . . !
Q MATTERS !
Southern Sweet Potatoes.

Boil six medium-sized sweet potatoes
until nearly done. Peel and slice the
long way into pieces about half an
inch thick. Fill O. baking dish with
layers Of the slices thickly covered with
dark brown sugar and bits Of butter.
Pour oyer a half cup of boiling water.
Cook in a hot oven for twenty or thirty
minutes. This will fill a quart and a
half baking dish.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20
Town Residences FOI Sale

III d desirable neighborhood in Ope.
iauaae, Nth "a entire square Of land.
wsll shaded With live oaks, magnolias,
sadAras psaans, eto.. about Q Squares
arsm 40 Oourshouae. s squares from
Eirh School. 2 squares from Catholic
Church and unven House ii two
ekarx. rlre hsaameat. 3 rooms. four
Z iseeA, on uildiaga, stc., Ill mr.
~ good fsuce Val 81 cold cheap III
~ pnrt aaah ans balanes On hzne
4s "a Ms sN.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20
FOR SALE.

a house and lot in the town Of
Washington, La. in the square bound.
Cd BY oarriere. Wilkins, Ewes an6
Dupre. Frame building made Of
choice cypress. ceiled inside, weather.
boarded outside, 20x30 feet. Will be
sold cheap for cash, or part cash and
balance on time to suit. For particu.
lars apply at the Courier office, Ope-
lousas, La. IL
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20
HOW 70 PRUNE sHRrrRs

We prune shrubs TO regulate their
growth, and make them graceful pref
ty bushes, TO accentuate their natural
character, to invigorate weak growth or
check oyer-luxuriance, or to increase
the p~rofusion or enhance the quality
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20

LIE Figaro of Paris prints an inter-
esting paper by Baron Pierre de Cou-
bertin, in which the writer assumes
that Germany aims to extend her from
tier to Triests. The question is: Is it
worth while for France to go to war
in order to prevent the Germans OF
Austria being incorporated within the
German empire? Aside from senti-
ment the baron contends that France
has no interest whatever in the settle
ment of the problem which he thinks
inevitable IN the death OF Emperor
Francis Joseph, and for these reasons:
France would be Obliged to act alone;
the neutrality of England and Italy
could not be counted on; and the true
destiny Of French expansion lies not
in the direction of the Rhine, but on
the Niger and the Mekong.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20

The other day the treasury depart
ment received one contribution Of a
cents, one of 20 cents and two contri-
buttons of Is cents to the conscience
fund. The scrupulosity of some con-
sciences is. remarkable. Four cents
is a weight of shame uncomfortable to
them. But suppose the amount were
$4,000 or $40, 900. Would those sensi-
tive consciences try to put up with
the guilt for so handsome'a considers
ton?
The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-20

You can always tell a ma Of loud
taste by his manner Of eating a plare
Of soup.