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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
SELECTED RECIPES.

Boston Baked Beans - Cover one
quart of small white beans with soft
water: if the water is hard boil it first.
cool. then pour it carefully from the
sediment Let this stand over night.
then drain. cover with freshly boiled
water which has been allowed to cool.
and simmer until the skins Will burst
If blown upon: this may take two or
three hours uEless the water is very
soft. Drain the water from the beans
aud put them into the earthen pot.
Scald and score the rind of half
pound piece of fat salt pork. and bury it
in the beans rind side up. Mix with
one cupful of hot water. one scant
tablespoonful of white pepper or pa
prika. two of molaSses and one Of
sugar-add one teaspoGnful of mustard
if You likI--and pour this into the pot:
add enough more water 10 cover the
beans, put on the cover. and bake slow
ly about six hours. adding enough
water to keep the beans soft. then re-
move the cove: ard let them brown
over the tCp. Serve hot in the pot. One
half canful of tomatoes stewed with a
slice OF onion. then strained. may be
added about two hours before the beans
are done.
Apple Ginger-Pare two and half
pounds Of sour apples. core and chop
them coarseiy Put in saucepan with
one and half pounds of brown sugar.
the rind and juice of one aud half
lemons. half an ounce of ginger root
and one cupful of cold water Let the
fruit come TO a boil. then set on back
of stove where It will merely simmer
f<,,. &C.,
to keep it from burning. Put hot into
jars and seal.
Greens for Winter-One winter day I
was wishing for the coming of spring
and spring green's. Did you ever try
celery tops?" asked neighbor. l ac-
knowledged our celery tops went to the
garbage pail. I listened to her. how
ever. and followed her directions For
week I saved all the celery tops and
tough stalks. which accumulated. keep
ing them crisp in ice-cold water till I
had good bowlful Then I cooked
them in boiling acidulated water till
tender. drained them. chopped them
coarsely, added a tablespoon of butter.
one-half cup rich milk. seasoning of
pepper and celery salt. and-I have
never thrown away celery tops since.
Sweet Germ Gravy-Having n few
spoonfuls Of canned corn left from a
meal the other day, and there not being
enough TO bother with in any of the
usual ways. tried an experiment For
the next meal l prepared some ordinary
meat gravy. and when It was nearly
done. stirred in the remnant of corn.
and let it cock into the gravy. Used on
bread. or over potatoes. it was pro-
nounced delicious
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
APPLES FOR ST. LOUIS.
In reply to an inquiry on the subject

In reply to an inquiry on the subject,
II. +. Van Deman says:
Jonathan would be my first choice Of
a market apple for Missouri if it were
not for the fact that il will not keep
long enough. AS it is. it is one of the
very good market apples there. and none
brings so high an average price in st.
Louis. The Ben Davis tribe beyond
doubt leads the market in that region,
and it will do so for some years to come.
although the parent variety and all its
progeny are as poor in quality as they
are attractive in appearance. If I had
TO choose from this lot it would be the
much-contested Black Ben Davis. and
next TO it GanO. York Imperial should
be one of list so small as to consist
of only three kinds. 1t has been we'll
tested for Missouri and neighboring
States, and has but few faults. of which
poor quality is not one. 1t Is irregular
in size and shape and is somewhat more
subject TO barrel-scald than it should be.
a good early variety for local market
would be summer rose, but it is quite
small Fanny comes later and is larger.
Jefferis is of high quality and very
handsome. but it does not ripen in Mis-
souri, until the last of August.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
TO GET RID OF RATS.

+. H.. .Ir.. wants to get rid of his rats,
and nobody blames him, unless it's a
Chinaman who wants to save them for
pies.
We We're in the same predicament un-
til three years ago when we bought a
fox terrier. a thoroughbred, spayed
female. Since which time the problem
has been practically solved. Mice.
moles and gophers are likewise a scarce
article around the place.
\ long time ago our barns were in
tested with rats. We had cats, but they
seemed unable to manage the big fell
lows. We could catch one in spring
trap occasionally. still they kept in
creasing Finally when the corn crib
was nearly empty. we cleaned it out
and put in a barrel nearly filed with
corn and chaff.
Here the rats held high carnival for a
week, then we emptied out the corn and
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filled the barrel to within foot of the
top with water. covering with bran and
chaff. The rats ran up the plank as
usual and jumped down. not as they
expected to the fest of good things.
but to 4 watery grave. In this barrel
we caught fifty-six rats and we had
comparative peace through the summer.
but when winter came again with full
corn crib. the rats came back and the
barrel scheme failed to catch the we'll
fed fellows in satisfactory numbers.
Sometimes in cleaning out the
granary. Il mouse will be found hiding
under bag of grain. Don't scare him
out until you have called the dog, or if
you have no dog. fix something for him
to run into. The best thing in the world
is boor laid against the wall in such
a way that the mouse will run in for
safety. When you get him, squeeze the
top together and dump him in the water
tank.-Hoard's Dairyman.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02

Wash and peel six large onions.
Cover them with boiling water, add a
teaspoon Of salt Qeveb. boil for ten
minutes and drain. Add more boiling
water and cook for twenty minutes
longer. Have ready squares of thick
brown paper. Dip each onion in melted
butter and wrap it in the paper. bring
ing the covers together with a twist to
close the wrappers snugly; then tie
them with piece of twine. Bake in
a brisk oven until tender. The usual
time allowed is half an hour Remove
the wrappers and serve with cream
sauce favored with teaspoon of
chopped parsley. These are worth the
trouble of preparing: they are fine
Mrs. I. C.. c.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
Forcing String Beans.

Forcing string beans as Il market gar
den crop under glass is being tried ex-
tensively by the Hittenger Fruit Com
pany of Eastern Massachusetts. After
taking off three crops Of lettuce. the
houses were planted to cucumbers. with
yellow wax beans as n catch crop be-
tween the latter They We're through
bearing before the cucumbers had COW
cred the wires. and give promise of be-
ing n useful catch crop in greenhouses.
They brought about S2.,5 per hushel in
June. but earlier In the season would be
worth little more. They do not inter-
fere in any way with the cucumbers or
the latter with them.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
TO CLEAN LACES AND RIBBONS.

In Indiana Farmer. Kentuckienne
says:
A young girl who says she gets many
helps from the ladies' page in the
Farmer. desires TO know how she can
make her income go farther and wishes
TO adopt n resolution at the very begin
ming of the New Year to try to save the
dimes; then the dollars will take care
of themselves.
A few recipes learned from expert
ence may be of use in your new plan to
save money. If you wish to appear
dainty. yet cannot always indulge your
self in = new ribbon or lace tie. ETC..
you can clean your ribbons TO look Ike
new. by putting them. half dozen at Il
time. in glass fruit jar half filled with
gasoline. and screw the top on tight,
and shake the ribbons up well. then
leave them over night. The next morn
ing the dirt will all be found Mt the bot
tom of the jar. and the ribbons fresh
and new looking. Take them out In the
open air. pail each piece out in your
fingers straight. and dry them in the
open cir and leave them out until all
odor is removed. They will need no
pressing. You can clean laces beauti-
fully that are slightly soiled by sprink
liuS mdSutSd upoh IL Sh1oota SheS' VI
wrapping paper. then lay the lace upon
It and sprinkle more magnesia over it:
cover with another sheet of paper and
lay a heavy book or weight upon it. and
leave it there for several days. Then
take the lace up and shake all the pow
der out with n camefs hair brush.
When it is much sciled. sew the lace
upon strips Of white muslin, and roll
the two tightly around q smooth glass
bottle ard fasten securely. Make a
warm suds of rain water and peariine
and drop the bottle into the suds and
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
PIGEONS FOR PROFIT.

A Pennsylvania lady writes as fol-
lows about squads:
In breeding SQUADS, do not select any
one breed, as mixed varieties are
more hardy an -ork steadier. To get
the quickest re cns, buy a flock Of
mated birds, an put them in your
house, then gradL .ly Gull out the poor
ones. l have raised half my flock. and
always select the finest squads from
the part blood Antwerps or Turbits.
We need not care much how they mate,
except TO be careful the male bird is
always large and well developed, as
the main object we are working for is
to get larger squads.
Pigeons can be raised successfully in
confinement if large fly is used. and
they are provided with all require
ments. If pigeons are allowed their lib
erty it costs about s cents TO raise a
squab to four weeks old. but if confined
it will more than double the cost. Pig
cons are not destructive to crops unless
they are compelled to hunt their food :
weli-fed birds never destroy stacks or
any kind of grain crops.
Many disapprove of feeding from a
hopper. but l have one and keep it well
filed If you have plenty of cats, mice
will not infest the feed quarters.
Feed principally wheat and corn. Do
not change the feed too much. although
peas. millet and buckwheat may be fed
alternately If one feels so disposed. A
good plan is to feed on the ground in
good weather. but on damp. rainy days
it is always preferable TO feed from q
hopper. The old birds feed their
young.
The age of squab ready for market
is four weeks, although oftentimes they
will do at three. To prepare them for
market. bleed from the mouth and pick
clean to the crown of the head, plunge
into cold water to plump them, and re-
move the heat, wash and tie in punches
of three
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par it with your fingers. Rinse 1t IN
clean water and dry the bottle in the
sun. 1t will look like new. You can
save money this way.
Using Surplus Apples.
4 Maine farmer suggests this use of
surplus apples:
If one has large boiler (and every
farmer should have onel the most profit
able way to use up the poor, unstable
apples is TO boil them and mix with
shcrtS and Il little Indian meal, and feed
the mixture 10 COWS. 1t is much bet
ter than apple pomace and will save
beth hay and grain. 1t is healthful.
easily digested and will cause large
flow Of milk.
One spoonful Of soda TO bushel Of
apples added while cooking, will take
away all the sharp sourntss. Use the
common baking soda. 1t will remove
all the injurious effects of sour apples,
giving the mass sweet taste and be
sides. the apples will cook more quick
ly. Horses. hogs and hens viii eat it
greedily and a feed OF it once day
will keep them in good condition.
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Take one of these thirds. knead and
roll out on the baking board one-inch
thick. and place in the cooky or bak-
Ing pan to rise. Glaze with the white
of an egg. applied with Il small camel's
hair brush. When taken from the
oven spread mixture of two-thirds
cup brown sugar. a piece of butter the
size of walnut. and Il teaspoon Gin
namon. this mixture being also applied
with a brush.
Another variation of the coffee cake
is to mix in raisins and currants and
teaspoon cinnamon. This should
bake slowly. as if taken longer TO bake
on account of the fruit Brush over
the ton with the same mixture
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
SOME BAD GARDEN PESTS.

The beet army-worni, Isaphygma "x-
iqua, was first found in California. an
importation. IT was reported as injuri-
Gus by C. z. Gillette, in Colorado. and
has subsequently been noted as quite
injurious in that State. Susar-beet is
its favorite food plant. but the insect
also feeds upon lambs quarters. pig
weed, corn. potato, pease and onions.
The caterpillar is sometimes parasitized
by Frontina archippivora. The best
methods of lighting this insect are by
means Of paris green and kerosene
emulsion.
The red turnlp beetle. Entomoscelle
adonidis. is common to North America.
Europe and Asia, and is generally dis
tributed over these countries. The eggs
are usually laid in the autumn, and the
species hibernates in the egg stage. The
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
Sunlight KiIls Potato Scab.

a Government bulletin says: \ SIM
pie ana quite effective method of dis
injection is to expose the seed tuberS
TO sunlight for several weeks previous
TO planting. We used this method last
year ior dlsinfecting seed. every tuber
or which was exceedingly scahhy. Up
on harvesting Tie crop from this seed
we round only lGst per cent scabby. as
compared with 4,i4 per cent in The nm
treated rows Where seed is not badly
or deeply scabhed sunlight would no
doubt be entirely sufficient. The yalue
OF ms treatment is the greater since
exposure To sunlight hastens the
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
Tough BecfS.euk.

NO matter how tough n beefsteak
may be. 1t can be made tender if treat
eu as lol.cWs: Pour Il little olive oil
over n shallow dish or flat pan. lay the
steak in the oil. and also spread some
OF the oil over the meat. Let it remain
Tor an hour or so before cooking. Put
the meat into Il boiler over brisk fire
and cook until well charred mot
burned. turning the meat so as to cook
both sides. Move to back part of
range, where the meat may finish
cooking. while bit of butter is being
melted with two tablespoons vinegar.
Spread this evenly over the meat. add
seasoning TO suit the taste. cover close
ly and let steam fifteen minutes longer.
\ gravy or sauce may be made if de-
Sirel-A G.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
CrnIIcr, nnd Dourbnut,

These are made from the third por-
ton of sponge. knead off into Il soft
dough. and for crullers roll out in thin
strips and fashion them into the figure
eight. For doughnuts, cut with a large
cooky tin. then with a smaller tin cut
out the center. and fry in boiling lard
into which has been dropped a piece
of raw potato. TO keep the cakes from
burning.-Mrs. T. c. Cummings.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
To BrlRhten Silver,

To keep silver bright a long time,
place piece of camphor gum in the
silver closet For extra silver seldom
used or to be packed away indefinitely
after a good cleaning, smear the pieces
lightly with pure lard. roll in waxed pa
per, put in flannel bags and pack away.
When needed again. plunge in very hot
Ooap-suds and polish.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02

an all absorbing theme with those who
wear them. Dry oats paced in them
in the evening and left in over night
will absorb most of the moisture.
Another method is found in making Il
paper tube like funnel that will reach
10 the toe of the boot, invert it and
place it over lighted lamp. making all
secure. The heat will circulate through
the tube to the extreme part of the boot
and will dry it out nicely
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02

fifth of an acre of cowpeas furnished
twenty days pasturage during 1900.
This with one years previous expert
ments shows that cowpeas far surpass
all other crops except alfalfa in increas-
ing the flow of milk of the dairy COWS.
ard the amount of butter fat produced.
Calculated from average results for two
years. COW produces more milk in
twenty days on cowpeas than she will
in tWentv-tive on sorghum.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02

When you have piece of beef that
you do not think will make a nice roast.
run it through the sausage mil, season
with pepper. salt and onion. make into
''ponc,' put in oven and bake thor
oushly. When cold cut in slices. 1t
makes a nice supper dish.-L- B..
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
Fried TurnnYcrs

The second portion of, sponge is made
into egg-shaped pieces. rolled out thin
and round. l glaze the edges with the
white of the egg. \ teaspoon jelly or
jam is dropped in the center. then the
dough is doubled. turnover style These
are fried same as doughnuts,
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
FOR BLOOD
AND NERVES
Greatest Of All Spring Remedies,
PA|NE'S CELERY COMPOUND

To-day your friends and neighbors are us
ing woman's friend. Paine's Celery Com
pound, and are getting rid of their burdens
and troubles II you are ohservant. you will
note that your woman friends are putting
on flesh, they are blessed with renewed
vigor. elastic step, bright eyes. and clear
tions Of a new and better health. Why sIf-
fer when you can secure the same blessings?
Why deny yourself the happiness of true
womanly life when Paine's Celery Com
pound is able to make you as healthy and
attractive as other women are" Mrs. Gladys
Rib!ett. Peoria. H.. says:
For more than twelve years have been
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02

European countries have five times
the population of the United States; yet
we have GJ per cent as many cattle. b
per cent as many hogs and 10 per cent
as many sheep. Moreover. the European
meat supply is growing less. both abso-
luteiy and relative TO population. In
1879 France had lSS head of live stock
per 1000 acres of territory. Now she has
back from 1871 to l15 head of live stock
per 1000 acres. The combined popu'a-
tion of Germany. France. Austria. Hun
gary. Switzerland. Denmark. Sweden.
Holland and Belgium in 1870 was 140.-
G0OGG0: in 1900 1II5.000.0o0. an increase
OF % per cent. while cattle herds have
only increased 20 per cent and sheep.
hogs and goats have shown startling
falling eff. 1t is not strange that where
as. in 1874. the United Kingdom import
ed 230 600 tons of foreign meat. in 1880
the import was four times greater. Tho
population has increased 30 per cent.
while British: herds and fiocks decreased.
y contemplation of these figures shows
that steady influences are at work TO
enhance livestock prices. There may be
temporary receSSiOns but the average
tendency must be upward: the demand
Is steadily increasing faster than the
supply. The world must pay more or
sink to Il vegetarian diet. In orr conn
Try the general increase of wages which
marked the closing months of 1902 Will
make a larger meat consumption per
capita and this influence will add its
weight TO the growing foreign shortage.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02

" hen making breAd. ] also plan to
make various appetizing breakfast and
luncheon heads. dividing up the sponge
when light. Half of the sponge / make
into loaves of bread. The other half /
mix up as follows: To each three
quarts Of sponge l allow one teacup
sugar three eggs. three tablespoons
lard and one level teaspoon soda, and
divide this into thirds.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
Cowpens for Summer Forage.

In a number of tests at the Nebraska
Experiment Station made to determine
which Of the numerous forage plants
was best for summer pasturage, one
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Beef suet is good. cheap substitute
for butter in cooking. 1t Is also more
healthful than lard ard may be used in
many instances in place of it. Care
should be taken to procure fresh suet.
for it becomes rancid after n time.
Cracks in the fingers NAV be cured hv
dropping hot shoemaker's wax into
them. Cover the wax with a bit of
cloth 10 prevent staining the garments
or bedding. The stains from the wax
cannot be washed out.
Instead of blackening the kitchen
stove. to smut utensils hand and Hat-
irons. dissolve beeswax in gasoline and
rub it ever the stove when cold. The
result is very good imitation of black.
ing and there is neither dust nor smut.
Suet pudding IS much more healtbful
than pie for dessert. and mince meat
with suet instead of lean beef is more
digestible. To chop the suet easily. first
roll in flour. then roll out upon board
or wrapping paper as thin as possible
with a rolling pin when it may be
easily chopped. if IT should require it
at all after the rolling The ta,low
with an equal amount of lard will not
allow fried cakes to soak fat as much
as the lard used alone.
To dry out pair of rubber boots is
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r most miserable sufferer from female weak
nesses. and our family physician seemed 10
DO me no good. had great trouble with my
lungs. and last year was advised to seek a
change Of climate or else prepare for death.
as l was rapidly contracting consumption.
weighed but So pounds when six months ago
began the use OF Paine's Celery Compound
Now I can sew all day. do a hard washing
and all my housework. sleep as sweetly as
"A babe, and rise in the morning rested and
refreshed Six bottles of Paine's Celery
Compound was all l needed TO completely
cure ME. and instead Of dying. as predicted
now weigh 1i5 pounds, my lungs are all
right. and seel assured Of my health and
comfort in the future"
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-02
THE WORLDS MEAT SUPPLY.

Recent world livestock statistics esti-
mate the total number of cattle at So,
100000; hogs. 140.OO0,0O0; sheep. 800.
00o,000. OF these the United States has
6S,0D.000 cattle, 63,O00,000 hogs and
620W.G00 sheep. We have one-tifth OF
the cattle. nearly half the hogs and one
tenth the sheep. How fer the United
States leads other countries appears
from the following table, giving the
number Of Thousand head:
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To dry out pair of rubber boots I
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-05-25
FOOL WOMAN
HARBORS A.
DESPARAOO

Guthrie. Okla, May 19.-W. W.
Montgomery. charged with bigamy ID
Iowa. Nebraska and Oklahoma, VINO
escaped from Jail here Thursday
after killing the tailer Jerry Emerson
was reCaptgr~a underneath the resi-
reuCe OF Mrs. nate ". Yeth who. il
is alleged. became infatuated with the
handsome prisoner and gave him a re
v1Iver thus assisting him to escape.
Montgomery Is badly wounded, having
been shot through the left lung by
the faigsr's wife and through The
right groin by the iailer Just befG r.
the Iatter's death.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-05-25

Springfield, III. May 19.-GOvernor
Yates last night signed the Mueller
bill. the Chicago traction municipal
ownership measure. the threatened
defeat OF which by the unwarranted
use of the speakers gavel, led TO a riot
recently in the house of representa-
tives here. The governor says:
4 believe the opponents of this bill
are right in claiming that it is faulty.
/ believe that under its provisions the
city council of 1903 could apply to the
property Of street railways onerous,
burdensome and prohibitory terms,
that neither the city council of 1928,
nor the new grantee in 1928 could or
would turn over the property; in
which case it would follow that the
vested right would by that time have
accrued to the railroad company, TO
have either the council in 1923 or the
new grantee in 1923 take over the
property at terms fixed and provided
by ordinance in 1908; then inevitably
the existing corporation would have
the right to continue in the streets OF