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The Washington times., 1904-12-11

TO operate armOred automobiles carry
ig field guns as high as 4-lnch caliber.
Nor would these rolling batteries have
TO stick 10 the roads, but they could
travel across country, even when il was
rough, without injury TO the machinery.
Prof. S. p. Langley, Of the Smithsonian
Institution, has experimental with aero
planes, getting some $4,000 from the
Bureau OF Ordnance 10 carry on the ex-
periments. One OF his greatest difficult
ties was 10 find an engine at once light
enough and sufficiently powerful to drive
his flying machine. Steam was out OF
the question with the old steam engines.
but it may be that the rotary engine
would solve the power problem for his
machine.
Cost Of Food Reduced.
Everyw here machinery is being intro
duced in the field Of agriculture. From
the manufacture Of tea in the Far East
10 the moving Of alfalfa in the West
ern States Of this country hand labor
is being done away with as far as pos
sibIe. The work in the fields and fac
tories can be done more cheaply and
cleanly where machines are used tran
il can by hand The Hoffman engine
will make a stin farther reduction in the
cost OF farming and manufacturing.
Here again there viii be a chance for
a reduction in the cost OF foOdstu1s On
the market
The manufacturer may make his mind
easy when he finds it necessary TO pat
his machines several stories from the
ground. He may even pu- them IN the
top floor OF the highest kkyscrapper IN
New York. and feel no uneasiness for
the lack of vibration makes such a
course safe.
II Mr.. Hoffman IS successful IN push
ing his machine on the market IL VIII
ret him untold millions.
The Washington times., 1904-12-11
\@Waterfalls as Toboggans X

port themselves. glide down the hum
Gred-Odd feet 20 the valley below. They
follow each other necessarily, those be-
hind coming on the top Of those who
had reached the base.
The men and lastly the women then
join the sliders, and the frOlicsOme game
soon becomes as fast and excitable as
on a switchback railway. Occasionally
a slider slips himself and loses his
balance The fun then commences. The
frantic attempts made by the awkward
slider TO grasp hold Of something, his
tumblings and bumpings as he descends.
and nuaI plunge into the pool. Is a sight
which viii provoke laughter from the
grayest OF Judges.
Few Casualties.
The exercise is continued till about
o clock in the afternoon. by which time
everyone is tired, and hungry crowd
does justice TO the neal After an hour
spent in gossip and smoking the picnic
Is at an end ana the pleasure seekers
return 10 their homes.
The novelty and charm OF the exer-
else are that there are so few casualties
In the game. Beyond a few scratches
and bruises the sliders seldom get
the least hurt Most OF the sliders are,
of course. trained men and used to the
game. Sometimes the tough flower
sheaths OF the Pinang and Nibong
palms called by the natives "upeh." are
used 20 help them in the sliding, but
they are generally done away with,
physical pain being "a thing that CA
cites little or no sympathy from most
Mdlays. la TACT, it is the marvellous
pluck and endurance OF the tObogganists
that lend an interest to the game Of
mcng-g elunchOr.
The Washington times., 1904-12-11

Turning TO tramc on the ocean. an
other field of possibilities opens up. In
the first place a tremendous saving viii
be made in the cost of construction of
steamships. The fact that the engines
produce no vibrations makes it unneces-
sary for the shipbuildcr TO use the
great ribs OF steel now found IN all of
the ocean liners and most OF the mer-
The Washington times., 1904-12-11
What IT Is Promised That The Neqv Engine VIII d.

Passenger hundred
The freight traffic between cities will be accelerated that the
of
a a
The wall O
lights will be the houses
The will
Washington to
The Washington times., 1904-12-11

- NE Of the items on the program
of the governors visit % the
Federated Malay States is that
of "meng-g elunchOr. or a
water sliding game. This is a tobog-
gaming game which is peculiar TO Ma
lays OF PeraE. and is known to be of
ancient origin, says tie Malay Times "
The game is arranged as follows:
A party OF rajahs and chiefs, having
decided 20 indulge in this form Of
amusement, warn their followers of
their intentions. AS fl is a game which
abounds with much merriment and fun.
several hundreds Of men. women. and
children soon busy themselves in max
ing preparations for the picnic which is
usually part Of the program. A spur Of
hills from where leaps a waterfall and
at the base Of which is a pool Is then
selected.
On the day appointed all instructed
over night wend their way toward the
foot cf the hills. After climbing up the
hills until the pleasure seekers reach a
great rock, on which they can acom-
modate themselves comfortably, a halt
is made. Fires are then made and tho
business of cooking started by the wo-
men folks
A Long Slide.
The game OF -gelunchor then
commences. II is 10 slide. and the game
Is 20 "tObOggan" down the waterfall
into the pool below. Little boys first do
the sliding. They go 10 the top Of the
fan, sit down Oh one of the cascades,
with feet straight out Ia front OF them,
and with a hand on either side 10 sup
The Washington times., 1904-12-11
Rotary Caps Climax.

How much steam has done FOR the ad-
Vaneement Of civilization can hardly be
reekoned. With the invention OF the
Feciproeating engine In which the piston
and the piston rod move back and forth
IN a straight line, absolutely or relative
- 70 the cylinder. great strides were
made. II meant more 10 mankind than
the invention Of the telegraph teIe-
ahons. phonOgraph. or any OF the other
The Washington times., 1904-12-11

sc Of Che items on the program
of the governors visit % the
Federated Malay States is that
OF "meng-geluuchOr, or a
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Picked Cncnn,Iner..

Pick the cucumbers, wash and pack
in a jar. TO gallon throw in IL
handful of salt and pour on enough
boiling water TO cover. Let stand
twenty four hours, drain off water :lneb
repeat the process four or FIVE morn
1ngs, or until the cucumbers taste
SALTY" Then drain off the water. l1r'
a kettle put three pints of vinegar cor
If very strong cider vinegar, use one
third waterl, and a little bag OF mus-
lin containing a tablespoon of mixed
spices. Let come to boil and ro.r
over the pickles. ,Repeat@twO OF three
times twenty-fouY hours apart. Pack
in glass jars or open jars AMI heat
vinegar and pour over.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
FotLlEs IN MEMS DRESS.
Male Attire Faifs in Even Distribution
of Protective Warmth.


That dress reform for men from a
practical and hygienic point OF view is
badly needed there is no doubt. What
can be more ridiculous than cutting
the front Of the vest and coat away
and thus expose chest, lungs, throat,
etc, to the inolemency Of the weather,
giving rise to serious Illness? What
sense is there ia constructing the back
Of a vest with a mere, thin lining? Do
tailors imagine that the spine requires
less protection than any other part Of
the body. What practical use is there
ia wearing collars high enough to out
shade the old-fashi0ned father mur-
ders," collars that prevent the free
movement of head and neck, and tight
enough to seriously interfere with the
proper function of several organs?
It is ignorance, pure and simple, and
it is one of the physicians duties to
enlighten the public on the necessity of
considering their health before fash
ion, ignorance, and folly. Wherein the
male attire fails is the even distribu-
ton Of protective warmth. One part
of the body should be as warm as the
other. But not enough chat fine pres
ent style Of dress makes this an Inn
possibility, to fiatter mans vanity pre-
sumablyp. tailors have acquired hab-
it Of padding the ceats ito improve the
figure and thereby introduce another
element of unequal distribution OF pro-
lection.
AS a proof OF how little men care
about this improvement" it may
safely be stated that nine men out Of
ten do not know where their coats are
padded. or that they are padded at all,
aud then they wonder why In a biting
wind they should feel Geld in one
shoulder and not in the other. If ply
slcians called the serious attention of
men to these anomalies in their cloth
ing and inculcated in them correct by
genie principles Of dressing, they
would take a great step IN the direc-
ton of preventing disease.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
As to Wheat Growing.

There seems to be general opinion
that wheat production has greatly
fallen off in sections located outside
the great wheat belts, and while this
is so In some States, and particularly
so with some individuals, statistics
show that the falling off is net so
great as is generally supposed. On the
other hand, there are individual farm
ers who are good wheat raisers who
have given up their farms almost en-
tirely to other crops, simply because
they do not feel able to compete with
the great wheat sections of the West.
1t is doubtful if this is good policy,
for while the farm may frequently be
used to better advantage, there is
always market in any section for a
crop Of good wheat, and always use
for small crop ON the farm. Then,
too, wheat is one of the best of crops
to use. in a rotation, having value to
the soil in this respect so great that
it would pay to grow it even If the
sale was comparatively limited. II
it could not be sold at a fair price it
has considerable feeding value, par
ticularly where poultry is kept. Do
not cut out the wheat entirely until
YOU have investigated its value on
yOlYr farm
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16

Pare and quarter one peek Of sweet,
apples, place layer in the preserv-
ing kettle; pare, core and cut iL
eighths fifteen large ounces; place IL
layer Of ounces over the apples, then
a layer of sugar; alternate the layers
as above until the fruit and five pounds.
Of sugar have been used. Add two
cupfuls Of water and let stand over
night. In the morning cook until fruit
is tender, remove fruit with perforat-
ed skinner, place in jar, cook syrup.
until thick, pour over the fruit. tie
thick paper over and set in a cool dry
place. Use parings and cores of
ounces TO make jelly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Floor for Horse Stall.


The average horsesstall is disgrace
to the owner and, Usually, the worse
part about it is the floor. One of the
best floors known, that may be made
at small expense, is constructed as fol-
lows: The foundation is of small
stones with q cement coating on top;
a good cement floor, in other words, so
laid that there is fall Of about one
inch to the foot from the manger TO
the rear. Then Il Stat floor is made OF
good oak material an inch thick and
Two inches wide.
These strips are cut the required
length, are set on edge about one-half
inch apart and cieats nailed across at
intervals of foot. Holes are bored
in these cleats so that the liquid excre-
ment which passes between the Stats
may pass over the cement floor to the
rear. Two by four strips are put in
at intervals to keep the Slated floor
from being springy. Every few days
this slated floor is taken up and the
cement floor underneath cleaned, so
that in this way the horse always has
a dry bed.
A gutter should be provided for
when laying the cement floor, at the
rear of the stall, SO that the liquid
excrement will run of to some vat pro-
vided for it and thus be saved. In
the illustration figure l shows sec
ton Of board at end Of cleats with
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Stuffed Green PeDpers.

Mix together cupful Of cold boiled
and minced chicken and three table
spoonfuls Of minced ham, and mofsten
with tablespoonful Of melted butter.
Cut the stems from green peppers So
that they stand on end. Out off the
tops, remove the seeds and membrane
with small knife; lay In salt slseF
water for an hour, then drain ana stuff
with the prepared meat. Stand Oh
end in a baking pan, pour abons them
a cup Of chicken stock and bake until
tender all through. Transfer to n hot
dish, thicken and season the gravy left.
in the pan and pour about the base OF.
the peppers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Utilizing Old Orchards.

There are many farms in the co.la-
try well suited TO sheep raising which
ARE not used for that parpose because
their owners raise other crops which
are profitable. During recent trip
the writer passed through section
where sheep We're being raised in old
orchards, and he promptly left the
train to investigate. 1t was found that
orchards i'll this section had been
planted about the same time, and
while they were still bearing good
fruit, they We're fast nearing an age
when they would be no longer profit
able. New orchards had been set, but
instead of abandoning the old orchards
the ground had been seeded down and
turned into fine pastures for sheep,
which were doing finely. Not only
this, but it was found that the or
chards had taken on new life, and
were making a profit for their own
ers. There is a point in this worth
any ones attention under similar con-
ditions. In some sections sheep rails
ers make business of seeding down
and pasturing their orchards, and
while there may be some question as
to the wisdom of this plan with COM
paratiyely young and thrifty orchard,
there can be no doubt as to its value
in cases like that Observation-Disclosures
1noliS News
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16

classed among the iron-clad varieties.
1t makes strong, vigorous growth
and, as yet, has not been seriously
troubled with disease or insect enc
mics. 1t is quite regular in bearing,
comes early into fruit and is quite pro-
ductive. The fruit is medium to
large in size, and most attractive in
appearance, being smooth skinned and
most brilliantly colored. 1t is juicy,
rich in flavor and free from fiber. In
season it belongs to the winter class.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16

Boil one quart OF milk, keeping QUIZ.
one small cupful; mix this with FIVE.
even tablespoonfuls OF Indian meal,
stir it into the milk, and boil for ten
minutes. Take the kettle from the fire
and melt into the mush two ounces OF
butter-or II quarter of a pound, if yotE
like it rich-stirrjng it well in. Them
stir in one teacupful of brown sugar,
one teacupful Of molasses, half nut
meg, grated, one tablespoonful of
ground cinnamon, half a teasDo0nfuk
of ground cloves and four eggs, beat
en- very light. Bake two hours. and
il the top browns too quickly cover
it with letter paper until the time is,
nearly up. Fruit-either currants or
raisins, or both-improves this pud-
ding very much. 1t should be eaten
when just cold, and If made the day
before it is wanted should be fresh
ened" in the oven and allowed to cool
again.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Profit in the Dairy.

the dairy business removes less fertil-
ity from the soil than any other. Pro
fessor Curtiss, OF Iowa, made a state
ment recently that in selling thou
sand dollars worth of wheat one re-
moved $3.50 worth of fertility from the
soil; of corn, $3.50 worth; but $1,000
worth of corn can be converted into
beef, pork or mutton for market and
not remove more than SO worth of
fertility with 1t. b. converting 81 600
worth OF feed into butter, not sim
gle dollars worth eff fertility will be
removed. Butter L. almost wholly
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Farm Notes.

Farming is poor business when the
farming is poor.
The richest part of any manure is
that which water will wash out.
Brood sows should have attention
before narrowing as well as after.
Care and fertilizers make the farm;
care and feed make the stock.
Much labor and expense may be saw
ed by planning ahead of time.
Amy animal when fed heavily should
have a change of food, especially
sheep.
Free exercise for hogs develops mus
Gle and frame and adds to the value of
the pork.
- using the drill for sowing the
depth of covering is uniform and there
is no loss Of seed.
Never let the farm work or stock
stand still or retrograde, but keen both
progressing steadily.
The richness of the food given stock
has much to do with the value of the
manure made from them.
The productiyeness or nnproducsive-
ness of farm depends chiefly on the
farmer and his methods.
The value of wood ashes in the or
chard and of coal ashes On heavy wet
clay can hardly be overestimated.
Always keep stock so well that it
is ready for sale at any time, so that
if a rise In market occurs advant-
age may be taken of it.
Quality is placed last in the essen
tial points Of fruit for market. Hardi-
ness is given first, next productiveness,
size, beauty, ability to stand trans
portation, season of ripening
One advantage with the public
dairy will be found in the jncrease
richness of the farm, caused by the
extra quality and quantity of the
manure made on account Of keeping
more cows and giving them better
feed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16

on SUNDAYS with all drivers or teams.
Autart,ti. time stock feeders are not
new To the trades, by any means, but
few are as simple as the one SHOWN
i'm the illustration. This is SO con-
stryctea that the feed may be auto
maticatly released at predetermined
moment by attachment to an alarm
c,ocl a nd fed into a trough or Manager.
fhnte, through which the food is to
he passed, is shown here, Win
hinged door at right angles to the IN
nor wall thereof, the door being cen
nected with an arm which projects
through the wall of the chute. rms
arm is fastened to spring held 10
min in the outer wall of the chute. a
bracket SUPPORTS clock upon the
other side Of the chute, the clock. nav
ing an alarm attachment. Inc key
which winds the alarm apparatus Is
connected to spring pressed po't " iilch
Is mounted in the wall of the chute
and designed to support the hhseo
door when the same is weighted down
with food. AS the clock runs doW"
the cord withdraws the bolt, anu WheH
the proper time is reached the door u
released and the food falls down [" the
manger. After the door is relieved OF
IFS weight the spring will cause 81 70
resume its normal position. rms "oulu
also be very useful ia large estapiisn-
ments.
The patentees are John II. Ray ana
vv,,;am f. Sankey. of Salem, Mo.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Milking by Electricity.

A report comes from Germany that
they are milking cows there by cleo
tricity. Rubber hoods attached to the
udder OF the cow are connected with
the milk receptacle by n rubber tube
from which the air is exhausted by an
electric pump. 1t is claimed that the
suction thus secured resembles very
closely the sucking of calf, and that
for this reason the cow 'lets down.
her milk more freely than when hand
MIXED. Absolute cleanliness for the
milk is also claimed for the method
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Annie INN.

Sound, tart baking apples are thee
proper ones to use Part the apples
thin, cut them in quarters core care,
fully and slice rather thick; to every
pound allow one pound of good brown
sugar, and to every five pounds OF,
apples allow the thinly cut rinds an.t
juice Of four lemons, and, according to-
taste, either a quarter or half QOpnd
of young whole ginger, and one ounce
Of cloves. Let all lie together III :t
bowl till next day, when they shotEl.t
be boiled until perfectly clear ana tn-
til the apples are rich amber eslal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
FEEDER FOR STOCK

One of the disagreeable tasks in re-
lation to the care of horses, COWS or
other cattle is the necessity Of arising
early aud supplying them with feed.
This is especially true with milk dead
ers. bakers and many others who are
compelled to get up an hour or two be-
fore serving their route in order to
feed their horses This is also the case
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Eggs as a Food.

Would it not be wise to substitute
more eggs for meat in our daily dieti
About one-third of an egg is solid
said Of meat There are no bones, no
tough pieces that have to be laid aside.
A good egg is made up Of 10 parts
shell. 60 parts white and 30 parts
yolk.
The white of an egg contains GO per
cent water and the yolk % per cent
Practically an egg is animal food, and
vet there is none of the disagreeable
work of the butcher necessary to OBJ
tain it. yegetarians use eggs freely,
and many of these men are so and
90 years old and have been remark
ably free from sickness.
Eggs are best when cooked four
minutes. This takes away the animal
taste which is offensive TO some, but
does not harden the white and yOlk
so as to make them difficult of diges-
ton. Such eggs should be eaten with
bread and masticated very finely.
An egg spread On toast is fit for a
k;nc-if kings deserve better food
than anybody else. Fried eggs are
much less wholesome than boiled ones.
An egg dropped into hot water is not
only a clean and wholesome, but de
lteious morsa. Most people spoil the
taste of their eggs by adding pepper
and salt. A little sweet butter is the
best dressing. Eggs contain much
nhosphorous, which rs supposed to be
beneficial to those who use their
brains uaueh.-Pfttsburg Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Short Suggestions.

To rid room Of flies 1t is a ge1tk
plan to heat poker and lay it Oh "a
hump of camhor, which will give off
fumes most Objectionable not only to
flies, but to other insects also.
When bread is baked the loayes
should never be set fiat on the table OF
shelf, but should be set on end, one
loaf aaginst another, and wrapped
closely round with o clean cloth. This
makes the crusts tender by keeping In
the steam.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
ALONG THE WAY.

H. rass is lost, Is lost to sight,
My way is gone;
70 struggle ell.
|AIihough NO more I see the light
That gHidcil long,
~ it's owu sake to do the right
70 hate The wrong!
E-Le<Iie,s Monthly Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Good Variety Of Apple.

A good dessert apple usually finds a
ready sale in any section where a large
city market can he readily reached
The Wismer apple, or, as it is better
known, Wismer's Dessert, is pronounc-
ed by experts one Of the best, if not
the best, dessert apple grown. One
pleasing feature Of the variety is that
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Hog Raising ON the Farm.

In choosing brood sows for the pro-
duction Of pork it is a very important
matter to select from prolific and
strong legs and good feet. The indi-
viduals selected should be rather
rangy, with a straight back, a broad
and deep body. 1t is not a bad plan
to notice whether she has twelve de-
veloped teats. DO not bred them be-
fore they are eight months old, but
feed them well before and after breed
ing, SO that they may become vigor-
ous and well developed.
The boar, as is usually said, Is half
of the herd, therefore, great care must
be exercised in his selection. In the
first place, he should be a full blood
sire of whatever breed he is chosen,
SO that he may correct any faults that
may obtain in the sOws. Like the
sows, he should come of a prolific and
vigorous family but should be more
correctly built than the sows. 1t is
we'll to have the boar about the same
age Of the SOWS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16
Farmers Roadside Rights.

The grass ON the roadside belongs
to the owner Of the land. Land that
has been set apart for highway pur@
poses has not been sold or decided
away, as with q railroad, but has only
been loaned for public use. Anything
Oh the land, such as trees, wells, grass,
ETC.. that do not in any way interfere
with travel, belong to the man who
owns the land. This is the law in all
States. When the road is discontinued
the land reverts TO the original owner.
The owner of the land can do nothing
that will obstruct Or interfere with
travel