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The Florida agriculturist., 1907-09-25
Salt-Rising Bread.

Salt-rising bread has an odor which
is at first somewhat unpleasant to
many people, yet it is beautiful bread
and those who are accustomed to the
use of it prefer it to any other 1t is
easy to make, after you once acquire
the art and you are not dependent on
fresh yeast, which is sometimes hard
to get The following directions are
from the Oklahoma Farmer:
In warm weather, the evening be-
fore or at noon in cold weather, scald
a pint of sweet milk, add a pinch OF
soda, one-ha1f teaspoonfu1 of salt, two
teaspoonfu1s of sugar and while hot
stir in cornmcal to make thin bat
ter; set in the warm oven OF the stove,
or any convenient place in summer.
Next morning scald a pint OF fresh
milk, cool with a pint Of water, add
One-half teaspoonful Of soda and the
batter prepared the evening before,
then beat in flour to make stiff bat
ter Set in a vessel Of warm water
until lioht, which will be in short
time Have flour sifted into tray, add
a teaspoonful of salt, two table
spOOnfuls of lard, pour in yeast, knead
we'll, mold into loaves, put in a creased
pan, set in a warm place, and when
bread rises and is light it is ready to
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-09-25
About the House.

Scalding hot milk is more effective
IN removing stains from linen or cot
ton fabrics than boiling water.
Use adhesive plaster to fasten labels
to cans or bottles. 1t is dangerous to
leave either without being plainly la
beled.
Put a pinch of salt into coal oil
lamps for a more brilliant light For
a polish, rub the chimneys with fine
salt.
Wiring a cloth from vinegar and
wrap it several thicknesses around
cheese to keep it from moulding or
drying.
Add half teaspoonfu1 of salt to
two quarts Of water, or in that pro-
portion to the lower compartment of
double boiler; less time will be re-
qulred to cook the contents of the
lower one.
Chopped beef or pork cracklings are
good to use in Indian bread, which is
usually served warm, or they may be
mixed with bread and mashed potato
seasoned and fried like sausage
Stoves may look nice for some time
by rubbing them thoroughly with a
newspaper every morning.
To clean silver a little kerosene
added to the cloth that is dry whit
ened will help wonderfully.
Boil your clothes lines and pins oc-
casionally and you will be able to
make them serve longer term.-Ok-
lahoma Farmer.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-09-25

Worry at meal times and hurry di-
rectly after are two great factors in
weakening the digestion. One of the
most important meals of the day is
breakfast, yet how often we hurry over
our food or scramble through it in
stony, rigid silence, scanning the COL
umns of Our favorite newspaper. An
old physician writing seventy years
ago said: daughter is one of the
greatest helps to digestion with which
l am acquainted and the custom pre-
valent among our forefathers of excit-
ing it at the table by testers was found
ed upon true medical principles. There
tore endeavor to have cheerful and
merry companions at your meals" p
Dener Field and Farm.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-09-25
Martins Sweet Tooth.

A Story for Greedy Children.
"No more cookiesw said mama.
"Your sweet tooth has had enough,
Martin"
They are all sweet tooths," said
Martin, opening his mouth to show
two rows of white teeth. IT just wish
I could have enough candy and cookies
and pie for once"
"Your pretty white teeth would all
get black and nasty if you ate too
much candy" said his mama. 'It
isn't good for little boys and girls"
But that did not keep Martin from
wishing for candy and sweet things.
Of course, he knew that his mama
knew best, but the good things did
taste so sweet and delicious that he
wanted them very much. Then he
went to visit his auntie on big farm
and saw so many wonderful things
that he almost forgot about the sweet
tooth.
"I am sorry, Martini said his
auntie one morning, "but we have
very little for breakfast. The rest of
the family ate their breakfast be-
fore you were up, and there is moth
ing left but pie and cookies.'
"Goody! Goody" said Martin. II
just love them"
At noon it happened that Martin
was late to dinner again. He stopped
to see the wonderful threshing ma
chine down in Mr. Browns field, and
they could not find him for long
time. When he hurried in there were
two large pieces of pie on the table,
a piece Of frosted cake and some honey,
but no bread or anything like that.
'"Just help yourself, Martini" said his
auntie.
"I just love honey" said Martin,
spreading thick1y on his cake. II do
think you have the best dinners, Aun-
tie"
"Thank you," said his auntie. 60"
supper we will have more honey and
cake"
That afternoon Martins front tooth,
that had been loose so long, dropped
out as he was eating an apple, and he
ran to the house to show his auntie
the queer, little, first gap in the white
fence. "It is good thing it dropped
out" she said. "The new tooth is
coming in as fast as it can" She laid
the little tooth away for Martin to
show his mother, and gave Martin a
large piece of cake
"Not want any supper?" said Mrs.
Fent in surprise, when Martin pushed
hack his plate filled with cake and
honey that evening. care you sick,
Martini"
mo, but don't want any more
cake and honey" said Martin. "Mayn't
7 have some bread and milk just like
Hugh?"
"Certainly," said Mrs. Fent, bring
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-09-25

ing out the little blue bowl. II thought
you would rather have sweet things"
Il used to think So" said Martin,
"but I guess it was the sweet tooth
that dropped out this afternoon.
Anyway, I like bread and milk bet
ter."-(EIilda Richmond, o., in Farm
and Home.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-09-25
Important Health Items.

important Health Items.
Years ago the doctor was expected
to cure us when sick, but no one
thought Of trying to prevent sickness.
Now we are beginning to realize the
truth of the old adage, can ounce of
prevention is worth pound Of cure"
Perhaps we may in time learn that the
Chinese way is the wisest, that is, to
hire our doctors by the year, the salary
to stop as soon as any one is sick until
the patient is cured The following
hints, from the Twentieth Century
Farmer, contain several ideas in re-
gard to the prevention of disease:
If housewives and mothers knew the
Importance of sanitary measures in
their households there would be less
malaria and sickness. Housekeepers
are all beginning to find out that stain
ed floors and rugs are the best and
healthiest and are using them more
and more. Physicians tell us that the
dust that collects in heavy carpets and
allowed to remain there may contain
the germs of many different diseases,
and when a woman sweeps such car
pet she stirs up dust in her house, thus
keeping the atmosphere of her home
almost constantly charged with solid
matter, to which germs may or may
not be clinging. A rug should be
taken outdoors once a week and have
all the dust shaken out; then they
should be wiped up with strong borax
water, as this not only removes the
surface dust and brightens the colors
in the carpet, but the borax is an ex-
cellent germ killer, and there is no bet
ter way to cleanse and disinfect the
drain pipes from the bathroom and
kitchen sink than to pour strong So
luton of borax and hot water down
the pipes every two or three days.
Another serious and constant menace
to health in the home is the prOmiscu-
Gus use of towels and soap, as many
contagious diseases, such as catarrh,
skin diseases and sore eyes, are trans
mitted in this way. 1t is remarkable
how some children can be instructed
along these lines and learn to take care
of themselves, and it seems inexcusa-
bic in mothers to allow their children
to share their combs, brushes and such
toilet articles with others, as diseases
of the scalp are easily communicated
when the same brush and comb are
used Now that we know these things,
it is distressing to find how little our
knowledge is put to practical use, and
to see old customs still unchanged and
old habits which we know to be de-
structive carried on. It is just want
of thought, yet it makes very serious
trouble, pain and expense oftentimes
which could easily have been avoided.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-09-25

bake. This bread must only be knead-
ed once, is very sweet, and think very
much better than bread made from
yeast cakes.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-09-25
THE HOUSEHOLD.

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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-03-20
MANUAL LABOR

We are always endeavoring
in these days TO separate intel
lect and manual labor. we
want one man Go bee always
thinking and another 60 be al
ways working. and we call one
gentleman. and the other am
operative. whereas the worker
ought often 90 be thinking. and
the thinker often 60 be working.
and both should be gentlemen
IN the best sense. Asst is. we
make both ungcntle. the one
envying. the other despising
his brother. and the mass OF
society is made zap of morbid
thinkers and miserable work
ers. John Ruskin
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-03-20
FIRE At PREACHER.

The Gate City Herald in It's
last issue, gives the following
account of the fire at Preacher,
in which a number of Scott
County people were heavy los
ers:
A most disastrous fire occur.
red. at Preacher, Wise county.
Sunday night. The business
portion of the prosperous min
ing town was almost completely
detroyed.
Among the merchants burned
out were Young u Green. Pal
mer & CulbertsOn. successors
to G.. b. Head, Ison Brothers.
Henry Cress and W. b. Nickels.
IL is understood the fire Origi-
mated in Cress' store. aud be-
lieved to have caught from "a
stove. Ii is impossible 20 learn
the full extent Of the damages.
or how much is covered by in
surance.
Messrs. Palmer x Culbertson
&C. {. Palmer and j i Cul-
bertsOn) are Scott county poO-
pie and had Just taken posses
sion Of the store purchased
from c. B. Head This is the
third fire =. c. Young has had
and Of course his losses are
great. He is another Scott
county man.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-03-20

Uncle Edmond Hubbard went
TO Wise Thursday and returned
Friday.
Measles are scattered all over
this section and as a result sew
eral of the students have quit
school at Pound college.
Miss Ellen Bowling. charm
ing young lady who once re-
sided at Dewey, is. staying this
winter with her sister, Mrs. S.
+. Robinett, OF Graden.
Ivory and Miss Savannah
Mullins. of Laurel Fork, are
taking a vacation from the
Pound school on account Of
measles.
Jerry Hubbard is preparing
TO erect a nice dwelling house
down the river.
Uncle Burdine Hubbard, Of
Colodon, Cable county. West
Virginia, expects 60 visit us
sometime i'm March Mr.. Hub
bard once lived I'm this county
and he will be welcomed in our
midst
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-03-20
FROM KEOKEE.

kookees Va. March ,.-The
Aeokec Coal and Coke Com
pany commenced building "a
large hotel and intend erecting
another i'm the near future.
These buildings will afford ace
commodation 10 passengers and
laborers desiring places 90 board
while laboring for the company.
Messrs. George Brown and
Johnson. of Big Stone Gap.
were here on business trans
action last week
Charles Hale. postmaster at
Appalachia. has removed his
sawmili from Glover Fork Ign
Harlan county. KY. 20 Big
Crab Orchard Greek valley near
the Black Mountain railway.
and has commenced saving
lumber This is said TO be
fine cutting sawmill
Enoch Stidham's baby died
at TINS place last week and was
buried in the Legg graveyard.
X q o K e., Va. March d -
Hiram HUH, aged about IS. an
old pioneer citizen of the head
of Glover Fork valley. Harlan
county, Ky. died at his home
sunday
John kstep. a labOrer here.
who has been very low with
fever, is improving fast
DR.. r. Morris has recently
married and lives in the town
Of keokee He Is busy prac-
ticing medicine
Johnson and Grommet Bros.
the new railroad contractors Of .
Black Mountain Railroad. is
pushing the grading for an +
there is in il.
The keokee Coal and Coke (
Company W ork is moving
along nicely and smoothly.
The law officers here are
keeping everything nice and
quiet. Law and order prevails
here. Xxx
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-03-20
FROM DEWEY.

Dewey, Va. March I've
are having much wet weather
and the public roads up and
down the Pound river are al
most impossible on account of
being hauled over so much.
The engineer corps have
moved their tents from Pound
10 Flat Gap and are now sur
veying down Cumberland river.
We think the railroad will be
constructed through old Letcher
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-03-20

Railroad Company. Public Service Cor
poration. chartered and doing business
under the laws Of che State OF Virgins.
and authorized TO condemn lands aud
other properties for its uses and purposes.
will, on the 18th day OF April, 1907. that
being the i2th dsy Of the April term.
1907. Of the Circuit Court for Wise Coun-
7 ~, Virginia. apply 10 the said court at
the court house of Wise County, in
the Town Of Gladeville. Cor the ap-
9ointment Of Eve dis'nterested free hold
ers resident in said county. TO ascertain
what would be Just compensation for
the Tot OF parcel Of land hereinafter
described. the fee simple OF which is pro-
posed 90 he condemned by the under
signed for lis uses and purposes in con
structiug, maintaining and operating a
railroad I'M Wise County, Virginia, aud to
award damage. II any, resulting 90 the ad-
laccut and other property Of the said
Frances NJ HUI and A. j. HUI. or 10 the
property Of any other person. beyond the
peculiar benefits that will accrue 90 such
properties. respectively, from The con-
struction and operation Of the works Of
the undersigned.
The said parcel of land Is the same
mentioned, described aud shown in the /
petition, description, plat of survey and /
profile flcd hs the undersigned. iu the /
Clerks Office OF Wise County. Virginia. /
on The llth day OF March. 1907. iu this /
proceeding. which h. STYLED Interstate /
Railroad Company vs.. Frances NJ Hun /
and A. j. Hun. TO which petition de- /
scription, plat of survey and profile refer /
encc BIS here made, and is situate in the I
Town of West Norton. in Wise County. /
h irgiuia. and described as follows.
Al that certain Doe or parcel OF land /
owned hy the said Frances ST. Hpn and /
q. Il Hun. her husband. situate 90 the 4
ioNl oi West Norton, Dob Wise County. +
b irginia. and bounded on the East hy DOE /
now OF late oi o.. W. Hcadcn. and on thc /
Vest hy Dot nov OF late of l.. Saiycrs. \
and more particularly bounded and de-
-crihci as follows.
Beginning 40 &c Northeast corner "
lot .llI eleven. oi Block seven az. as
blown on "a n'at of Che Town OF West Nor-
on, ora che South side Of Willow AYcuue.
hence with limo of said Lot eleven 3D..
South twelve degrees end FORTY ono mine
aieshast ono hundred and fifteen feet f0 a.
stake on tne North side ol auaiicr, North
seventy seven degrees and nineteen milne
.tc- tast thirty tfe feet to stakc.i
ar Southwest CORNER oi Lot thirteen .Il.. IT
'Iocs -DfDn IN. thence uith iinc ofI
ald Zoo thirteen la'. North twelve Dee
-rors and lertf onr minute. West ono
hundred and fucen lcct toa stake. thrI
Nrihncst corner ol Said lot thirteen
is nn tNt nffh side of Willow Avenue
Ncnce VITA Gre North side of said Ave-
'uc. South seventy ssFcn degree. and
.Inficen minutes Mr.f tlirfy frc feet toll
Dee beginning, DO being Zoe uuwhtfi
nr'fc 'lr Ol Block aumIcr seven FL.
shown oH snap marked "Nan ol a
.fiion oi ffr Town oi Norton. Virginia.
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The South and Western rail-

The South and Western rail-
way company. Geo. l.. Carriers
road. is aiming TO build It's
trunk line from Big Sandy Val
Icy to the Atlantic coast in
North Carolina. and has its
corps of engineers locating "a
branch railroad from Clinch-
port. Va. to near Hubbard
Springs, ou the l.. a. Har-
Ian Enterprise.
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postoihce to mail money 90 the
big city mail order houses. and
then trots around to his neigh
bor' and complains that this
town Dis no good. is neither "a
philosopher nor a patriot
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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-07
STRANGLES INFANT
INSANE MOTHER BELIEVES SHE
PUTS THEM TO SLEEP.
Brings Little Ones Back From Park
Covered With Leaves and
Twigs. ,....

Baltimore, Aug. THE atrocious
sane mother thrilled northeast Balti-
more today. Madness which has
twice caused her to be confined in an
asylum again took possession Of Mrs.
Christina Medicinal, aged &c years,
the wife of Joseph Medicinal. a wood
worker employed in a wagon factory
With the cunning of mind deranged
she laid her plans to put her little
ones. to sleep-for that is what she
believes she has done-and leaving
her little daughter Mary. aged be-
tween and years, playing in the
street. she put the younger of her
children, "A year and three months
old, in its carriage and took 1t to a
nearby parh. Just what happened
there is not known.
When the mother returned the lit
tie one In the carriage was covered
with leaves and small branches. but
a neighbor noticed that its face was
strangely pale. Mrs. NedenaI took
both children into the house and
carefully closed all the doors and
windows. A little later she went for
a friend. Mrs. Victoria Vala, and
asked her to come and assist III dress
ing the children.
Returning the two women entered
the dining room of the Medicinal
home and there, lying upon the table,
Mrs Vala was horrifled TO fluid the
naked bodies of the two children,
both having been strangled by their
motheer The latter, when the police
were summoned, fondled the little
bodies and gave them up only when
forced to do so.
Her one concern now seems to be
lest the children be awakened. She
repeatedly asks to have them brought
to her so that she may guard them
in their slumber.
AS she sits in her cell at the police
station, Mrs. Medicinal is being con-
stantly watched le"t she renew an at
tempt at self-destruction which she
made some time ago. On that occas-
ion She took her little daughter in
her arms and was about to plunge
into a stream when her husband re-
strained her. She has twice been
confined in an asylum. once having
been discharged as practically cured
and the last tine having been taken
from the Institution by her husband
against the protests of the physicians
in charge.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-07
CHICKEN SKIN Is SUCCESS
FULLY GRATED ON BOY

Cincinnati, o., Aug. 7.-Physi-
clans at the city hospital are repair
ing Car Dietus. a ten-year-old 4th
of July victim, with chicken skins.
The boy rammed 10 dynamite caps
into the empty shell of a giant fire
cracker, holding the shell between his
legs as he rafmmed the caps in,
The explosion broke windows in
the house before which he stood, and
at the hospital fragments of stock
ings and pants and handfuls of shat
tered tissue were taken from the
wounds in the boys thighs. The
wounds are healing slowly, chicken
skin being grated TO aid the growth
of flesh whore now there is none
aud the boy will recover.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-07

jump. Her Husband. also. was get
ting sore on his Birthplace. His Ac-
quaInmnccs would not stand for the
W. Harold Gag. They called him
"Bnl."
Then. on top OF II all, the two Cases
Of Offspring needed the French Ian
guage Leonora was already feeding
their Legs 10 the Mosquitoes because
some one had told her that the real
Delicatessen always left the Kids part
~ uncovered. a In Pariscnnc.
w Harold closed out all his inter
ests, and when he got through he had
his Bank Roll I'm one neat Stack OF.
Bonds. All he had 20 do for the re
mainder OF lis Natural was TO clip the
Coupons every Six Months Between
times he could enjoy himself. 1t look
ed Soft.
w. Harold and Bunch. including a
Retinue Of Private Secretaries. Hair
DreSsers, and Maids. as well as a
81 Keeper, sometimes known as a Valet
set out Tor Nurrup As Harold sized
up the Clravausary he swclled With
Satisfaction and said, Little would
any one Suspect that we have been out
Of the Hazel Brush less than 3
Months"
Now that he was beyond the Range
Of the unletiercd RUDE. he began 10 DO
little Landscape Gardening on the
Frontisplece, laying out very neat
Set Of Depews. He wore Gloves even
ut Night, and worked for Hours trying
10 get side-hold on the Piccadilly Ac-
cent.
The joyful Jlmpsons cut a 1ifoot
Cash right through the centre Of the
Continent They saw everything men
toned IN the Red Book, and finally