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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21

In many sections of the country po-
tatoes always bring a good price, but
the soil is too light to grow heavy
crops. A successful method of bring
Ing up such soil to the point where it
will bring good results is the follow
ing: Select soil that is in fairly
good condition, and if in sod dress with
acid phosphate and muriate Of potash,
turn under and prepare thoroughly for
corn. Follow the corn with rye, which
should be plowed under in the spring.
Sow COW peas after dressing soil again
with acid phosphate and muriate Of
potash and harvest for forage. In the
fall go over the ground with a disk
harrow and break up thoroughly, SOW
rye and turn under the following
spring; then prepare thoroughly for the
potatoes, and the crop, under proper
conditions Of culture, will be all that
Is desired. Other methods quite as
good will bring the same results with
out doubt, but this one has been repeat
eddy tested and found to be all that
is claimed for it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21

almost impossible to keep track Of
them at times. when the department
wants to be particularly careful about
shutting out communication between
one prisoner and another
In the first place, the prisoner has
nothlng to do but think before he is
sent TO the farm or to some other
place where he is Tut to work. Some
OF them employ their time in decorat-
ing their cells with pictures. plaster
ing them with newspapers and things
OIL that sort. One man will write a bit
OF verse, or the story Of his life or a
treatlse OF some aspect Of the science
OF crlmlnology. l have known many
prisoners to make companions of
bugs, Of real bugs, cockroaches,
spiders and things of that sort. /
know one man who had been condemn
ed to solitary confinement who had ac-
tualiy trained couple of spiders and
gang OF reaches SO that they could
come to him at regular intervals for
food. He would rap ON rhe side of his
cell and they would scamper out Of
their hiding places and rush to the
point where he tapped ON the floor or
On the wall with his hand They were
educated, and when he would talk to
them and fondle them they seemed to
understand at least that it was a
friendly and affectionate sort of thing.
The world might shrink from the
touch of the criminals hands. Men
might not want to touch palms With
him. But with the pet spiders and the
pet reaches it was different. Appar-
emily they loved him, and he was moro
to them than all the vast body of men
on the outside of the prison.
But | was thinking about another
story. Some few years ago there was
man in the Missouri penitentiary
who had been sentenced to solitary
confinement. I think he had a sen.
tence Of fifteen years. He had been
shut off from all communication with
his fellow prisoners. About fifteen
cells from him was friend. The
first prisoner had G. pet white mouse,
little animal of remarkable intelli-
gence, and he proved to be a source
of great comfort and convenience to
the prisoner. In some way he trained
the mouse so that he understood him.
He was finally able to get the little
animal to carry messages from his
cell to the cell OF his TREND Occa-
sionally the mouse could be seen scam
pering down the hall with a piece Of
paper in his mouth, and nothing could
stop him. In this way the men car
ried on system of perfect communi-
cation. 1t goes to show now resource
full criminals are and what fruitful
ideas may sometimes grow out of an
idle mind. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
Blind Men in Indiana.

A study of Indiana's bind population
establishes the fact that ii properly
trained the blind are seIf-supportlng
and that they get great deal OF pleas
ure~out of life. In every part OF the
state there are blind men and women
who are making marked financial as
we'll as social successes, though badly
handicapped. Many are in the mer
camille lines; a large number are
teaching music or are tuning pianos
or both Indiana has two blind men
who have been admitted to the par
three who are eminent preachers. Inc
state has blind poets, authors, music
composers and newspaper woTkeEs'
There are blind mechanics in Indiana
a blind inventor and many blind IN
dustrial workers. In the list or sen
suDporters one finds commerce.
travellers. book agents and a tram
"boy." Blind men conduct groceries
broom factories, real estate and loaI
agencies, justice courts and news
stands. Some have amassed fortunes
and have retired from business. one
Hind man is a "globe-trotter." In
diana was the first or the secont
state to elect a blind man to the once
of Justice of the peace, and she has
ono of the two blind justices In tnis
country today.-Indianapolis News.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
A Horses sense of Smell.

A horse will leave musty hay I'M
touched in his bin, however hungry.
He will not drink Of water objection
able to his questioning sniff or from
a bucket which some Odor makes of
fensive, however thirsty. His intelli-
gent nostril will widen. CULVER and
query over the daintiest bit offered by
the fairest of hands with coaXings
that would make a mortal shut his
eyes and swallow a mouthful at a
gulp. A mare Is never satisfied by
either sight or whinny that her colt is
really her own until she has certi-
fed nasal proof Of the fact. A blind
horse now living will not allow the
approach Of any stranger without
showing signs of anger not safely to
be disregarded The distinction is evil
IDENTIFY made by his sense of smell,
and at q considerable distance. Blind
horses as a rule will gallop wildly
about a pasture without striking the
surrounding fence. The sense Of smell
informs them of it's proximity. Others
will when loosened from the stable go
direct to the gate or bars opened to
their accustomed feeding grounds, and
when desiring to return after hours of
careless wandering will distinguish
one outlet and patiently await its
opening.-Detroit Free Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
WINGS OF THE FLYING FISH.
Remarkable Sight When Shoal
Takes Takes to the Air.


Takes Takes to the Air.
The mystic flying fish is chiefly an
inhabitant of the southern seas. OF
it's wondrous exploits most all have
heard, yet few can see the fish for the
first time without a gasp of amaze
ment, without feeling that they are
looking at the miraculous. 1t is this
fish which has been the source of more
untruthful stories than any other in all
the seas.
There is no question that the fly
ing fish has wings like a bird; and 1t
really flies, yet not as bird. 1t does
not flap the wing-lile fins upon which
it is borne, nor, when once launched
in the air, can it change it's course by
any movement of it's wings until 1t
dips again into the water, yet it will
pass a ship making ten knots an hour
and travel in the air sometimes 500
feet at time.
Remarkable, indeed, is the sight OF
shoal Of flying fish taking to the air.
Swimming far over the surface when
the sea is calm, leaping high over
great seas when gales blow. OF
course, fish seem strangely out OF their
element in the air. but that fish should
fly is not really more wonderful than
that some animals and birds, like
the otter or the penguin, should dive
and swim to perfection.
The fins of a flying fish are not
really wings, but more like parachutes
to support and steady it's body, rather
than to propel it. The lobe of the
tail gives a start to the body as II
leaves the water. A flying fish
measures about foot in length, and
it's long transparent fins reach almost
to the TALL but though very large
when expanded, they can be folded
up very neatly. It's flight is short and
unsteady, and it must dip continually
into the water to give itself a fresh
start.-The Marine journal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
Farm Notes.

The intensive farmer keeps his soil
busy all the time and the extensive
farmer grows a single crop and let's
his soil rest the remainder Of the time.
There is such a thing as letting land
exhaust itself in the growth Of weeds
All kinds of stock are subject to loss
of appetite when the food does not
consist of variety. A mess of cookies
fufnips may improve an animal more
than medicine. Always resort to a
change of food when the animals seem
to lose appetite.
1t is stated that if turnips are fed
after instead of before milking the
odor is not impaired to the next milk
ing. A teaspoonful of saltpeter added
to a pail of lukewarm water as drink
for the cow is claimed as a remedy
for the difficulty when turnips are fed.
A drain that is stopped up is one that
is not only not serviceable, but men
ace to health. When foul there is al
ways a disagreeable stencil therefrom.
and, being always damp, substances
decompose quickly. Nothing is more
important than to frequently examine
the outlets of drain pipes and bitches
in order to have free flow Of water
In them.
When blowing or clearing fields for
spring operations a most important
matter is to clear out the fence cor
ners. This should be done, even II IL
entails an extra job after the blowing
is performed, as 1t Is such sources from
whence come most of the crops OF
weeds and seeds, which spread over
the fields and cause endless labor
throughout the entire growing season.
New varieties are often sold because
they are novelties rather than be-
cause they are better than the old.
tried and standard kinds. It is better
to use varieties Of trees and vegetables
that are known to be the best for the
section where they have been tested
in preference to using others until ex-
perience gives an opportunity to know
more Of the newer varieties. Novel;
ties should be tested In q limited WAY.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
Chicken : Dup.

After plucking a foul carefully, clean
the skin with a wet cloth, remove the
pin feathers and SINCE off the hairSs
then wipe the bird with wet cloth,
and cut the flesh in small pieces, sep
arating the bones, but not breaking
them SO fine as to endanger their re-
naming in the soup after straining 1t.
The head and feet are to be skinned
and scalded after cutting off the beak
and claws, and the heart, liver and
gizzard properly cleaned and put into
the soup. Allow quart and pint
OF water to each pound of chicken, and
season rather below the taste, be-
cause the quantity of soup will be less
ened by boiling. Cover the soup ket-
tie, place it at one side of the fire
where it will boil gently for several
hours until the meat falls apart; the
soup will then be ready to strain, re-
moving the bones, and finish for the
table by the addition of some delicate
dumplings, such as batter-hakeS or
egg barley dumplings.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
To Have Winter Eggs.

Those who hope to have full sup
ply of fresh-laid eggs during the win
ter months must do their part or be
disappointed, says Country Gentleman.
That all who follow these columns
may be fully informed of methods
needed for a successful winter egg
yield, we shall treat the whole sub
ject as If instructing a beginner In
selecting and caring for hens. These
cannot be anything more simple and
easy to follow, but the trouble is it
is so very simple and easy that the
very little things necessary for success
are neglected. And there Is no use to
hope for success unless these most
necessary details are followed. You
must have the hens properly selected,
housed and cared for, then you will
have the eggs; otherwise you will not
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
Floor Stain.

Floors that are stained and oiled are
easily kept clean. The material costs
very little, and any one can apply 1t.
For an oak stain, take raw sienna, add
little lumber to 1t, and mix half a pint
of linseed oil and one quart of turpen-
tine. A tablespoonful of Japan dryer
put into the turpentine will make IT
dry quickly. A cheap dark brown stain.
which is better for old floors than
lighter color, is made by mixing one
fourth of a pound of permanganate of
potash in one quart of water. Apply
with an old paint brush. and give the
floor two coats if one does not make it
dark enough. After the floor is stained,
give it coat of boiled linseed Oil. If
the oiling is repeated every spring or
fall, your floor will always look well.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
The Horseradish CroD.

All our best horseradish comes from
the middle West. Perhaps it's soil is
especially adapted to horseradish; per-
hape the central State farmers are
more skillful in culture; but this young
merchant, though blindfolded, can in
stantly tell if piece comes from
New England Or the West. The New
England root does not hold it's strength
as long. Horseradish raising has be-
come very profitable business in GER
tain sections of the middle West,
whose farmers realize as high as $500
an acre from this crop. The Western
horseradish root is we'll developed,
with few pits, while the wild horse
radish must be scraped by hand with
the right sort of a knife.-New York
Commercial.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
Eggs a la Creme,

Boil twelve eggs fifteen minutes.
Line a dish with very thin slices Of
bread and fill with layer of eggs cut
in slices, strewing them with a little
grated bread, pepper and salt; rub a
quarter of pound Of butter with two
tablespoonfuls Of -four, put it in a
saucepan with tablespoonful of
chopped parsley, a little onion grated,
salt, pepper and half a pint of milk or
cream; when hot pour over the eggs;
cover the top with grated breadcrumbs
and put it in the oven, let it heat thor
oughly and brown.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
Core of Lam ps.

Buy the best oil.
Fill the lamps by daylight.
Lamps should be kept well filled.
Never attempt to light lamp that is
only partly filed.
Keep the oil can closed and in cool
place.
Lamps to be carried should be of
metal and have handles.
See that any hanging lamps you may
have are securely hung.
When buying lamps select those in
which the end Of the burner Is consid
erably- elevated above the body of the
lamp.
Watch your wicks closely, and change
them before they become too short.
If burning oil gets upon the floor,
smother with wooden blankets or rugs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
WhOIe-Wheat Bread.

Dissolve cake of compressed yeast
h gill of lukewarm water. Pour into
O bowl pint of milk and stir into this
pint Of boiling water, add teaspoon
full each of salt and sugar, and when
the mixture is bloodwarm add the dis
solved yeast. Stir in quart of whole
wheat fiour-or enough to make bat
ter. Beat for ten minutes, adding to-
ward the last enough whOle-wheat
-four to make dough that can be
kneaded. Turn upon Toured board
and knead for ten minutes and set to
rise with a towel over it. At the end
of three hours knead for five minutes,
make into loaves, knead each Of these
for two minutes and set to rise for
about an hour before baking in steady
oyoO
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21

Put in large frying-pan one ounce
of butter; when hot add four ounces
Of potatoes and six ounces of corned
beef both cut in three-sixteenths Of
an inch squares. Season with pepper
and nutmeg and fry, slowly inclining
the pan so that the hash assumes the
shape of an omelet. When a fine
color drain off the butter, and turn it
on to long dish the same as an ONE
lAt
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21

and inches wide. Two-thirds in wire
nails are driven through from one side
and crooked with a hammer to make
a hook. The nails, a, are II inches
apart 1t can be fastened anywhere
by simply driving two nails through 1t.
James Dunlap, in Farm and Home.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
Chocolate Caramels.

Put together in porcelain-lined
saucepan two pounds of brown sugar.
q half-pound of good chocolate broken
into bits, and cup of cold water.
Boil until little dropped in cold wa
ter hardens; stir in two teaspoonfuls
Of vanilla and two tablespoonfuls OF
butter, turn into buttered pans and
cut into squares.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
Filling Baxa Made Easy.

I have a bag holder of which l in
close a drawing. Any man can make
and put it UP ready for use in about
the same time it would take to get his
wife out to hold the bags. 1t is made
Of piece of inch board, 2 feet long
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
oe.s REASON.


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t's w. are high-up piled;
as sIo. I'm forth beguiled,-
' a.1 sors in warmth enisled
earenen':
ror say. my easy chair;
,aa'' .oa.coaI fire; and there
slippers. too, a pair
D amt fashioned;
-p ,a5r5 and despair
59passtoned.
,ior of the night,
BE-, ,' cheer of fire and light
1 !, rbe storm gain madden
s:as ,,,..
|. De gladly o bo,rs take
Is We and sadly.
=, - rapt amaze you shout;
., .,s shadow Of a doubt ,
q, .s' you hear you'll f'ser and
10at, .on
D. 52'' VOWS: The 1ns.s secrets QUIT
clinton scoIlard, in Puck.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21

easily guided with one hand, the other
being used in driving. The expense
of such pillow will be small and most
Of the work may be easily done at
Ome-Indianapolis News
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21

desert from Tunis to Lake Tchad. In
1t win be laid telegraph cable to con-
meet the points named A steam plow
will open q furrow thirty inches deep,
and move at the rate of a mile an
hour.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
rurrov 1900 Miles Long.

The longest piece OF blowing ever
undertaken is to be done by the
French government In the near future.
A furrow 1900 miles In length Is to
De plowed across the North African
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
DIVERSIONS OF PRISONERS.

Exn.d;ents For Passing Time During
Their Confinement.
prisoners have all sorts OF ways Oh
communicating with each o.ner, s; ~
AN old-time police oficer. ana II 10
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
Cooking Food for Stock.

Only a few years ago quite num-
Der Of appliances for cooking food for
stock were advertised, but few are
offered at this time, and the assump-
ton is that there is no demand for
them. In some sections cooking at
least a portion of the food for the
stock is still DONE but the majority Of
feeders claim that the results do not
warrant the expense. This Is proba-
bly, true where number of animals
are kept, but where there are but few
animals it undoubtedly pays to at
least warm a portion Of the food given
to them during the winter. 1t is
known that with poultry this cooking
Of the food pays, for the majority Of
Successful poultrymen consider the
warm mash as an essential part Of
their feeding plans Undoubtedly, too.
If one has a large quantity Of pota-
toes that are to be stock fed, it will
pay to cook them, provided the appara-
tus used is not too expensive. Not
withstanding the fact that the con-
census of opinion seems to be against
the cooking of food for stock, it is a
question that must be determined by
each feeder for himself by actual ex-
eriment.-Exchange
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
The Ice Supply.

The ice supply put up during the
winter performs merciful mission
during the heated season. Not only
does 1t add to the comfort of living,
but prevents much waste that would
otherwise take place in the foods used
during the summer. Where one is 10
Gated near towns where large ice sup
plies are stored it may be cheaper to
purchase 1t at intervals during the
summer than put up a supply in win
ter. For the ordinary farm home an
Ice house 1Ox12 and 10 feet high Is
considered to be of sufficient size. A
dead air space around the walls will
prevent melting. while ventilation is
exceedingly important and should be
arranged for when houses are con-
structed. Drainage is also essential.
The cost of building an ice house va
ries from $40 to $50.-Iowa Home
stead.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
Lemon Butter Sauce.

Put a large tablespoonful of corn
starch, two heaping tablespoonful OF
granulated sugar, a pinch of salt, the
grated rind of a lemon and the juice Of
IN ounce of butter and the yolks OF
two eggs in saucepan and beat them
together until smooth and light; then
aAd quickly pint of boiling waters
and cook until it begins to thicken.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
TaHx AnnIea.

Make a thick strip of sugar and q
very little water. Do not stir while
boiling. When it threads, take OF the
Gre and In Ave minutes dip the apples
10 g. Set ON paper to drip and airy. ;.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-14

Legislature that did not cali forth =
word OF opposition.
Il see no reason why these meetings
may not become more valuable every
year. / have no words TO express my
gratitude TO you for what you have done.
1t makes me tremble | cannot express
myself but God knows l thank you.
L meant what l said in my address, that
l have never known a nobler body o.
men. Now my blessings are upon you
for another year. God bless you
President Joyner then said the time
had come when they must close, and told
them of several places Of interest in the
city which they might proftably visit.
He mentioned especially the North Caro-
lima Hall of History, the best IN the
South, under the management of Col.
f. A. Olds. OF Raleigh, and which he
had managed so successfully thai it he'd
cost absolutely nothing to the State.
He then adjourned the meeting until
rext year.
After some mutual Intercourse among
the superintendent State Superintendent
Jcyner called with them upon the Gov
ernor and other State executives, after
which they visited the Hall of History,
Museum. State Library, Insane Asylum,
Penitentiary and other places of interest
in the city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-14
LOOKED INTO IT

Found What Coffee Was Quietly Doing.
A man made certain that coffee was
the real cause of his kidney trouble and
severe backaehe. He says: For fiftear
years I have been coffee drinker and
finally 1 proved to my own satisfaction
that the abominable stuff not only start
ed my kidney disease but was rapidly
making me sick all over.
My back used to pain and ache terri
bly, and my wife was affected much the
same way. A short time ago I became
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the house and began to drink Postum iii
its place.
We all began to improve Immediately
and to feel as though we had taken a
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until Postum has made Us well and
healthy where coffee made us sick Our
backaches are gone and other troubles
too. thanks TO Postum in place of coffee .
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Coffee Is strong diuretic irritant and
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