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The Washington times., 1905-08-15
71HZ7 HOME ITS PROBLEMS z4ND ITS INTERESTS
AUGUST MENUS
EASILY AND QUICKLY MADE
Hot Weather Difficulties Overcome by the Thrifty
and Far-Seeing Housekeeper,
coRNELIA C. BEDFORD.

minutes before dishing add one table
spoonful OF nnely chopped parsley.
When in the serving dish little parsley
may be sprinkled over the ragout II
will be voted a most satisfying dish.
Rice when properly cooked. should be
drv and light, each gfGiAs standing out
separate and distinct. There are sew
eral methods of accomplishing this end,
but the most simple is this Wash the
rice well in several waters. repeating
the rubbing and washing until the wa
ter runs off clear. Have ready large
kettle containing at least four quarts
of rapidly boiling water. Add one full
teaspoonful of salt and the rice and
cover the Kettle for a moment that the
water may resume its first temperature
as quickly as possible Keep II at
gallopng boil until the rice grains are
tender all through. which will be In
from fifteen TO twenty minutes, accord
ing to the variety used. Test by rub
bing a few grains between thumb and
fingers. As soon as tender drain and let
the colander covered with small cloth.
stand in the open oven for about FIVE
minutes before serving.
Difference in Corn.
Green corn fresh from the garden or
that bought In the market are two diff
ferent propositions. When the time of
its picking is in doubt It's freshness is
shown by the piumpuess OF each kernel.
Strip the ears free from silk. To the
boiling water add "a teaspoonful of salt
and twice as much sugar. Unless quite
old corn viii boil tender in from twen-
tY to twenty-five minutes. Drain and
wrap II In a napkin on the platter.
For the salad use medium sized firm
tomatoes and cucumbers. With a sharp
knife peel the tomatoes, then cut cross
wise in quarter inch slices. When peel
ing the cueumbeTs cut fully half an inch
from the stem end, as at that point IS
found more or less bitterness. Unless
very fresh drop into cold salted water
and let stand for shaif an hour, then
drain. Arrange eucumbers and tOma toes
in alternating slices on a serving dish
and pour over them a French dressing
made by mixing together one-half tea
spoonful of salt. one-third of a tea
spoonful of black pepper and four table
spoonfuls of olive oil. Into this is grad
ually droDped with constant stirring one
tablespoonful of vinegar. The salad may
be garnished with tufts of parsley or
laid on lettuce leaves. Saltines or other
waters and Philadelphia cream cheese
are 10 be passed with this course.
For the peach ice peel sufficient ripe
peaches TO give pint of pulp: the quick
est method Of reduction is TO put the
halved peaches through a food chopper,
using the finest cutter. Make a syrup
by boiling together two cupfuls and
half of sugar and one pint of water for
five minutes; then chill Add to the pulp
one tablespoonful of lemon juice, the
syrup and a pint of cold water, and
freeze slowly until very firm.
The Washington times., 1905-08-15
LINGERIE MoNoGRAMs.

Corset covers to be worn under trans
parent biouses are works OF art and
nandiwork 4 broad front pleat or
which the wearer's monogram or initials
IS embroidered bv hand is much liked.
For other lingerie the feather stitch in
itiaI letter IS liked. and is quickly
worked Every undergarment Is thus
the period
The Washington times., 1905-08-15
Look for Happiness.

we are looking for in this world II
that be true-and 1t is true in a certain
1neasure-how very much better and
more wholesome to be looking for kind
ness rather than sights, for happiness
rather than misery. for the flowers of
life rather than its thorns. says Wo-
mans Life
The Washington times., 1905-08-15

Even when these things seem i'm
possible you may think them so. and by
the power of your Illusions make them
come true. Illusion and disillusion are
to the mind what rose colored and blue
spectacles are to the eyes-illusion the
a sort of child's play TO hold so fast TO
that which may be mythical, but any
thing is worth while which makes for
happiness and peace.
The Washington times., 1905-08-15
4 USetui Article.

A convenient article for q busy society
or club woman is made of stout panel
of cardboard about q foot long and eight
inches wide To this are attached two
foclets one above the other, and let
tered respectively: This week. - Next
week spray OF flowers is painted on
each pocket IN conjunction with the
fancy lettering The pockets are intend
ed 10 hold the Invitations. club notices.
lecture tickets and other matters for a
0hI0ngs of cardboard six by four inches
and a half and fastened 10 the panel by
ribbon bows.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-03

From the Farmer and Breeder.
Japan has astonlshed the world In its
war with Russia. II has shown that
in the art OF war 1t has been a wonder
fully apt student. but its agriculture is
extremely ancient. Aboue one-half OF
the people OF Japan are engaged in agri-
culture and nearly All the WORK is lone
by hand. The implements used are of
the most ancient kind. The plows are
made OF wood 10 which is attached an
iron point and are said 10 be exactly
similar to those used IN the days or
Pharaoh. Sometimes they are drawn
by a bullock, and both implement and
beast are guided with patience all day
long through the slush and mire of the
rice fields.
A hoe is used In cuitivating, the blade
OF which is set at an angle OF about As
degrees and is nearly as long as, the
rough, wooden handle.
Japan produces fine crops OF wheat,
especially In the southern part OF the
country, and the heading is the most
primitive operation OF all. ON instru-
ment, very much like a curry comb in
appearance, is used for this purpose. II
Is sometimes made OF wood and some
times of iron and, as ii Is drawn up
ward through the straw, the heads are
snapped OF. Compare this with the
American machine that cuts a swath
IL feet wide, remoye the heads n eie-
Yates them into a wagon hauled along
side. or with The machine which cuts
and threshes, all at n operations.
Yet, with these primitive tools, it is
astonishing TO find TIE magnificent har-
vests h Japanese farmer caps. The
rice crop occupies one-half OF the land
under cultivation and the Japanese
farmer produces better rice and a
greater quantity per acre than any 9TH
err farmer in the world. AS rice Is the
staple article OF diet there lis a tree
mendous home consumption. and the
foreign trade Is rapidly increasing.
The rice crop has such an influence on
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-03
KEEP WHAT YOU CAN CARE FOR.

From the Farmer and Breeder.
AS we look around the haunts OF
poultry men, or ~so-called, we find SO
much ignorance that we sometimes
weep for the condition of the poor fowl
and then get indignant because people
do not show better sense. Not long
ago / was visiting at a place where
the proprietor raised a few" and /
was struck with the surroundings. The
COW n the chickens were stabbed to-
gether, and as the weather was soft
and the stable close and pretty full or
manure, the chicks were not very COM
Portable TO say the least. All was
damp and dirty and the chickens poor.
There was not enough feed TO keep
them in good health and flesh. h
owner was going to sell them and my
advice was TO feed them for a couple
OF weeks all they would eat, and In this
way he could double his money. What
he did / do not know, but / do know
that there is no money in selling a
poor TOW to the man who deals, sells
or eats.
A few days ago | sold some hens that
were poo two weeks ago, but put up
and fattened for "A fortnight and the
way they weighed was a caution. The
weight was almost doubled, and with
little cost to produce. The trouble
with a good many people Is. they are
TOO SLlIBy W tctu citou6n w tile tlilChcs
either as chicks or grown fowls. They
say that 'it costs too much" 1t does
cost something to feed fowls. but 1t
pays. Better keep q few n feed them
right than. 10 keep too many and
starve them. The results Will be bet
ter. A couple dozen hens cared for
and fed the table scraps and grain
will produce more eggs in winter, IL
kept in a warm place, than a hun
bred allowed to hunt their food and 10
roost on the trees. A neighbor said to
me not long since or to some one in
the family:
We have just gotten out after our
chickens since the last big snow and
are trying to ave them roost in the
chicken house, What a chance for
s.:.tcs Sss The sseas fe.. = seess ard
the branches for a refuge and meals
anywhere. And more than this, what
can you expect OF such birds as these
as far as vitality is concerned. The
same neighbor complained to me tina
their eggs did not hatch last year,
didn't seem to be fertile. Was there
any reason for It? Take good care of
the fowls and they will repay you, but
do not keep more than you can care for,
md do Ii well.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-03
4 FOR HEADACHES
Their Constant Use Can Be Avoided
Simple Remedies to Be Employed.

Youths Companion: 1t may be said.
with little fear or contradiction from
those who know the facts, that IL q
east iron law forbfdding the use of any
drug whatever In the treatment OF
headache could be enacted and en-
forced there would be much less misery
is for this.
A sufferer from repeated headaches
who has found a { of relief in
headache powders" or other ever less
harmful drugs may dispute his asser-
ton, but the victims of some drug habit
or the friends of one whose heart, poi
soned by ~acetanilid or a%ntipyrin, has
suddenly ceased to beat before Its time
will look at the matter from another
point OF view entirely.
During n Spanish war numbers OF
would-be recruits were rejected be-
cause of a weak heart: and in the cpl
demic Of puuemonia which ravaged the
country last winter an unusual num-
Der of deaths occurred from failure OF
the heart TO meet the added strain.
Although various causes have doubt
less been at work to weaken the hearts
of the present generation, there can be
no question that one potent influence
has been the lndiscriminate use of
headache powders.
In all cases of habitiual headache re-
curing periodically a physician must,
of course, be consulted. that he may
find the cause-eye strain, disease OF
the ears, nose, stomach or other more
distant -organs-and remove Ii IL pos
sible. But the separate attacks OF
headache have to be relieved, If very
severe; and in these cases 1T is better
not to resort to drugs, unless the drugs
are taken under the special guidance
of a physician. In the congestive
headache, marked by throbbing, and
made worse by STOPPING or lying down.
a cold towel or al ice bag applied to
the head, a hot water bag to the spine,
a mustard plaster to the back of the
neck or TO the inner side of the thighs,
or a hot mustard DOT bath--one or
more-wi: often give relief when many
drugs fax.
In the anemic form OF headache
marked by pailor, in which the pain is
made less severe by lying down. mas
sage OF the head or the application of
warm cloths to the head n face Will
often be found grateful. A threatened
bilious headache may sometimes be
warded off by a dose of EPSON salts, as
may other headaches due TO 'auto-in-
toxication," m one due to operuse OF
the eyes or eye strain will usually, IL
taken at the moment of the first warn
ing, be arrested or I~nitigated by closing
the ook and going for a walk.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-03

business operations are almost suspend
ed when it Is feared II may fail owing
TO ~unfavorable weather. The failures
would be a national calamity, for IL
would mean financial disaster to III
great many persons, and some or the
large commercial enterprises would be
compelled TO close their doors.
The secret Of success OF Japanese
farming Is certainly not attributable to
the implements employed. but there are
two other great factors Ia the cultiva-
ton OF the soil, fertilization and irriga-
ton, and Ia these the farmers or japan
are adopts.
Only one-twelfth OF the area OF Japan
q be cultivated for agricultural pur-
poses. and for centuries. by systematic
irrigation and fertilization It has
been brought To the highest state OF
productiveneSs. The sides OF the hills
and mountains are ~terraced. as are also
the rice fields. THE rain water in many
places is stored on the mountains, the
rivers are utilized, canals are cut, and
the irrigation is made complete.
Cesspool manure is used for fertiliza-
ton. IL is forwarded by rail, O a and
every manner of conveyance to the
country. On each farm Is a pit into
which IL is dumped and left until need
I'd. When cultivation begins IL Is care
fully placed where needed, and the
farmer irrigates the soil at will from
the bountiful supply OF water at hand.
The same method of cultivation has
been carried on for generations and II Is
this. together with patient toll, thai
enables the farmer TO produce such
wonderful crops.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-03
HOW TO FEED 4 FURNACE.

The rapid Increase In the number OF
furnaces in farm homes makes this Item
quite allowable In this department. After
three years of experience with a furnace
n city friend has taught us how to get thu
most from II at the smallest expense, and
we nave found thar our former poor re-
suits came largely through our method OF
feeding the furnace. II is CHARACTERISTIC
g tic farmer he sc.se -=.-
fess to a mild attack of heart failure when
our city friend began TO shovel coal In the
fire box. His idea Is, and we have proven
It correct, that to get the best heat from
the furnace the bed of Goals should be
level with or above the lower part OF the
door and never below II. This Is the plan
OF care. starting at about.4 O'Clock In the
afternoon. AT that hour the furnace is
well shaken ard coal put In 50 that during
the course OF two hours the fire Is a little
above the level OF the lower part OF the
opening. II is now burning brtskly, and
then the draft In the smoke pipe is cut or
about one-half and tho cooler IN the door
opened slightly. Tho bar cooler we never
use except wheE the furnace Is shaken.
and then TO prevent the dust from passing
up the pipes through the register TO the
room above. Just before going to bed FIVE
or six heaping shogelfuis OF coal are put
on the fire. the cooler In the dor opened
more and the damper turned a little
closer. In this way the fire keeps nicely
all night. yet the heat Is not cut OFF from
the pipes leading TO the registers. In thu
morning the cooler is closed. the camper
turned full and the lower door opened; q
little coal liz added IL needed, but the
furnace Is not shaken; In an hour or less
IL Is going at full speed and more coal il
added and hen turned off for the day,
although coal u.s., of course. added when
needed during the day. but the shaking Is
done but once. TryiL.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-03
HORSES FEET IN winTER.

The farm horse may not be doing much
work at this time OF the year. but thar Is
no reason why his feet and legs should
not be cared for. III the horse is on the
road more or less the legs and ankles be-
come coated with mud or Ice and should
have attention as soon as the animal IL
brought into the stable. II he Is standing
most OF the day 1t is essential that the
fioor, OF whatever material il may be com
posed, be kept clean. One good way Of car
ing FOR the feet and legs OF a horse is to
wipe them dry with a moist cloth when
the animal is brought in. then with a stick
OF wood give proper attention to the Dol.
One Of the fertile sources OF rheumatism
In horses Is neglect OF the feet and iowcs
legs. We make 1t a business In cold wealth
er to rub q little vaseiine IN the frog or the
foot and over the hoofs generally TWO or
three times a week and always clean thtn
part as thoroughly AMY other.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-03
Household Helps.

Try backing your stove with a pain.
brush to ave your hands. Then rub
well with paper three times q day To
keep bright.
Put the sugar in the pie crust before
you put in the fruit, and the juice
won't boil out of the pies.
Good lemon pies can be made without
eggs by using more corn starch and
covering them over with whipped
cream just before using.
Sour fruits, such as plums, green
grapes and rhubarb will keep just as
well put in cans raw with cold water
to cover well.
Coal oil is the best thing to clean the
wringer rollers with.
Roll cord taken from packages on a
ball. and hen it will be handy when
you want It.
A little "rough-on-rats' stirred into
soap suds is the best and cheapest ~
poison. Try poisoning flies on the
porCh
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-03
Value Of Personal Propertv.

Cincinnati Commercial Times:
Rube-Not so fast; jest let me 'Iustrate
what l am saying. Now 'spose
should come fnnnin up 10 you. real
fast like. an say: "Pard. / jest saw q
stranger runnin' off with yer wife and
yer horse and yer buggy" Dye mean
TO say that wouldn't rile We? What
would ye say to me? That's the pint.
Abe-Wall. i s'cpects the first thing
4 would ask would be ~ TO which
buggy he stole. the wan with the yellow
or the red wheels. set a heap store
on the yaller wheel buggy.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-03
CHAPrER XXX.

Quinton Quave slept little that night,
and when he did his mind was still
occupied by his meeting with VaIerius
under various and extraordinaiy cir
cumstances, to all of which were at
tached an impenetrable and distressing
mystery, the clew to which the dream
err was forced to seek through a sur
prising maze of difficulties without
ever being able to discover.
Awaking suddenly from such night
mare fancies in the cold and sober
light OF early dawn. silent save fer the
twitteiing of sparrows in the caves and
in the leafless branches, Quinton rec
ognized the exaggerated and absurd
fashion in which q thought may shape
and spread itself throughout such a
dream. Seen in the clear light OF day
he stroye to persuade himself there
was nothing remarkable in his having
mistaken one mar for another. or in
NaleriuS being outside his Cousins
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-03
The Cost of Raising Corn
Paper Read by L. c. Jordan
OF La Grove at the Ida County Farmers Institute.
man WIN till & acres )

One man will till rs acres 3
times IN . days af--.-.s+.s.s... 800 tS,D
Seed will sost about........... 900
s7o.oo
Cost of seed and labor In raising Is
acres at 90 bushels average on bet
ter qualities Is 300 bushels at &c for
the huskIng. ...~... s 5000
Rental value at 81 per acre......-... eo.to
1856. 90
Dividing by is plus 3lt1 we have sll.9s.
the cost OF one acre. Dividing by 60 we
nave the cost of zoe for / bushel at $50 per
acre.
Is acres at 4o-bushel average for the
county Is 600 bushels at &c for the
labor OF husking is. ......... "a %
Rental value abe,.t $3.50 per acre. 3. 80
Cost Of labor and seed. .............s 1000
$500
Dividing by Is plus Csc Is 1905.
Dividing by 40 we have &c per bushei.
10 at 80 bu. av. on poorer qualities
400 bu. at cost OF &c, per bu. is......S 1870
Rental value at ~ per acre...s...,.. 500
Labor and seed otherwise. .......~. 700
$1,000
Dividing by Is plus Csc for taxes Is s9.12.
Dividing by 80 is Soc per bu. n round
numbers.
\. The different valuations DC labor Is
based upon the umbe OF horses used.
as energy and the best farm labor hat
can be a at a minimum cost,
Through methodS we can
produce on the better plus qualities
seventy hushel per acre average by
proper rotat on OF crops, by using
clover as a means of restoring the re-
quired elements 10 the soil necessary
TO Keep IL In a high state of fertility.
can be done. IL is possible to produce
even greater averages.
h acres at 70 bu. is 1860 bu.. husking.
sc per bu y G.W
fNtIlal Natut hU.W
Labor and seed .........,...... 1000
n72.oo
Divided by ~ plus 3li4c for taxes is Sits.
cost or one acre.
Divided by 40 Il 81. IS per bushel.
The latter may seem beyond a pos-
sibility by some. but IL will come to
pass I'm the near future, as we are en-
tering q progressive age and the farm
er who applies himself TO the study Of
the conditions and demands OF the
times shall see visions, and through
visions he shall be led to investigate.
and through investigation he shall
bring about new methods IN the science
and art OF farming. which, increasing
the yield, will greatly minimize the
cost OF production.
lie who does not comply with the
requirements of progress which the
times demand shall be as he wise old
Solomon put il: Ills way shall be aa
a hedge OF thorns."
Written and read FOR The Farmers
institute OF Ida county by II. q. Jordan.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-03
Adxersisinn for Bids.

Washington Star: What do yo.
think of that college professor who
says he never kissed a girl?"
Possibly" said Miss Cayenne. 1T is
the simple confession of an unworldly
soul; and then again ii may be "A very
sly way of advertising for BIDS
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-03

When Benjamin Franklin first took
the coach from Philadelphia TO New
York he spent four days OH the jour
ney. He tells us that, as the old driver
logged along he spent his time in knit
ting stockings. Two stage coaches and
eight horses sufficed for air the COM
MERGE that was carried on between
Boston and New York, and In winter
the Journey occupied a week.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-03
a Few Remarks.

Philadelphia Record: The under
taker neye@ drinks to a mans health.
Life is a hurdle race in which a lot
of people jump at conclusions.
Our politeness is often wasted upon
people before we really know them.
The early bird catches the worn.
but sometimes IL doesn't quite fill the
bill.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-03

O.sum smoking has reached immense
proportions in the French ports on the
Mediterranean sea. Laws have been
passed in MarseiIles and Toulon for
bidding the rolling OF pills in public
nIaces In those cities.