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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11
PROTECTING TREES.
Young Orchards Must Be Painted or
Covered with Netting.

Young trees should be protected
from rabbits for one or two years af-
ter they have been set in the orchard.
There are two systems of protecting
such trees. either of which may be
made fairly satisfactory. One con-
sists of painting the trunk and the
lower branches with some form or
paint The best formula is one gallon
of water, one pound of soap. two to
four ounces of carbolic acid This can
be painted on the trees with a brush
or swab OF rags tied on the end OF a
stick
Some prefer to add enough vene-
tian red to give the mixture good
pink color or the consistency of thick
cream. Paris green is sometimes
added, but 1t is of doubtful value. The
paint is of value only as it prevents
the rabbits from barking the trees;
killing the rabbits is of very little i'm
portance. Blood from slaughterhouse
has been used with good results, but
it is inconvenient to prepare, washes
off readily and requires three or four
applications each winter. Axle grease
and coal tar almost uniformly injure
the trees.
The other system consists of wrap
ping the trunk and larger limbs OIL
the treeH with some material that
prevents the rabbits from reaching
the bark. Rags, heavy building pa
per, grass rope, screen wire, veneer
wood, and cornstalks are all used for
this WORK with good results. Any
material that wraps tight about the
trunk of the tree must be removed in
early spring. This does not injure the
tree, as is frequently supposed, by
forming a harbor for insects.
The use of wood tree protectors,
wrapping with cornstalks and mate
rial of that kind, seems to give the
best satisfaction of any material used.
The cornstalks can be easily prepared
by cutting the stalk with knife.
sticking one end in the ground ard
tying the tops close to the top of the
trunk of the tree. By using the STALKS
in this way, perfect protection can
be formed for the tree and one that
will last for two or three years and
finally fall away of decay without any
injury to the tree.
1t is as important to protect the
trunks of the trees during the sum
mer as It is during the winter. Tha
rabbits injure the trees in the winter
and the hot sun and borers during
the summer. Trees that are well
protected from the sun seldom suffer
badly from the effects of borers. and
for this reason 1t is evident that the
protection that will shield the tree
from the sun and last two or three
years is an ideal protector to USE
Oklahoma Experiment Station.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11
PUT THEM IN A PIT.
A Good Way to Store Potatoes Away
from Frosts.

II there is not sufficient cellar room
to store potatoes they will keep per-
fectly in shallow pits about ten inches
deep where there is good drainage.
Make the pits about three feet wide
and as long as is necessary. Fill with
potatoes and then heap the tubers up
so that they make cone-shaped pile
like the gable roof of house.
Cover them with litter such as
straw or hay to the depth of foot.
then throw on some of the earth that
was thrown out when digging the pit.
Put on enough to hide the straw.
Then put on more litter and repeat
the earth covering also.
Before beginning to cover arrange
for an opening at one end by making a
deep frame as for a window, explains
Coleman's Rural World. This is for
convenience in getting the potatoes
while the weather is still cold. This
may have an inner shutter opening
outward and an outside door, the
space between being filed with straw.
1t also must have more outside litter
over the door If in a climate where the
weather gets very cold.
II is also well to dig trench just
outside the completed pit considerably
deeper than the pit itself, so that it
may serve as a drain.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11
H0me-MnAe
Christmas
SzVeetS

Honey Candy.-One pint of white
sugar, water enough to dissolve it,.
and four tablespoonfuls of honey.
Boil until 1t becomes brittle on be-
ing dropped into cold water. Pull
when cooling.
Peanut Brittle.-One coffee cupful OF
sugar Put in frying pan and shake
vigorously over hot fire until sugar
is dissolved. add one-half cupful of
chopped peanuts. shaking briskly.
Be careful not to burn peanuts.
ocolate Carameis.-One-hal pound
of chocolate, one-half cupful of milk,
two cupfuls of light brown sugar.
one cupful of molasses. and piece
of butter as big as small apple.
Cook for 20 minutes. stirring con-
stantly. Pour into pan and cut
into squares.
College Girls Fudge.-Four ounces OF
chocolate. lump of butter size of an
egg. two heaping cupfuls of granu-
lated sugar. three-quarters of cup
full of sweet milk. mix and boil ten
minutes. Take from fire and stir
until 1t begins to harden. Add
vanilla and chopped nuts. Turn
into buttered tins and cool.
Everton Taffy.-Dissolve pound of
granulated sugar in a teacupful of
water, add one-quarter pound OF but
ter that has been beaten to smooth
cream; flavor with lemon; cook I'M
til it cracks" from the spoon; turn
out on creased pans or slab and
mark into squares with a creased
knife.
Cream Walnuts.-One pound of white
sugar. one-half teacupful of water:
put on the range and boil until 1t
threads-favor well with vanilla. re-
move from the fire and stir until
white and creamy. When cool
enough TO handle. roll into balls.
press walnut halves into the sides.
and drop into graduated sugar.
shaking violently for a second or
two.
Fruit Nousat.-Remove the brown
skin from a pint of roasted peanuts
and one-quarter of a pound of al
monds by dropping for a moment
into boiling water. Chop one-half
a pint each of figs, citron, raisins
(seeded or seedless) and candied
orange peel. Moisten two pounds of
sugar with little vinegar. add
heaping tablespoonful OF butter, and
cook until almost hard, but not brit
tie. Beat well, adding the fruit and
nuts. pour on wet cloth and roll up
like pudding. slicing off candy in
pieces after 1t is cold.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11
FEED THE RABBITS.
How They May Be Kept from Damas.
ing the Trees.

Where these pests are bad 1t is not
safe to take chances on anything else
than a good wooden protector around
each and every small tree, but in
places where rabbits are not plentiful
the trees can be saved without this
expense.
Although my place is pretty well
covered with trees l use no protectors
and have not lost single tree. About
this time of the year. depending on
the season, l trim few trees in diff
ferent parts of the orchards, which
keeps the rabbits supplied with what
they desire of this sort of food until
the first snow storm. at which time an
other days pruning is done and later
on they are fed again in the same way.
AS stated previously. a rabbit will not
turn his head to gnaw tree II he can
get the same favorite food from
branches lying before him in a hori
zontal position. 1t is generally one or
few rabbits that first get into the
habit of barking trees and others learn
1t from them II when the first barked
trees are noticed piece of apple with
little strychnine on it is placed near
these trees you will find Mr.. Rabbit
stretched out stiff near there the next
morning. This medicine works quick
ly on rabbits, killing them almost in
stantly upon eating the bait.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11
ORCHARD TRIMMINGS.

Ashes are one Of the best fertilizers
for fruit of all kinds.
Careless picking and packing loses
many dollar to the fruit grower.
Plant apple and pear trees this fall,
but let the stone fruits go until spring.
With the prevailing high prices for
foodstuffs, let the farmer ask himself
whether he is getting his share.
Be sure and see that all the vege-
tables are properly housed so that the
freezing weather will not spoil them.
There are ten rules for growing ap-
pies. The first is prune, fertilize, cul.
tivate and spray. The other nine are
like unto the first.
While you are thinking about fixing
up for winter don't forget the apple
trees. Unless these are protected rab.
bits and mice are apt to kill some OF
the finest trees during the winter.
Go at the work of growing an or
chard as you go at the work of grow
ing any other crop. Plant with care,
protect in every way possible, cult.
vate and fertilize.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11

And so he fell asleep and was com.
forted, but his cheeks were wet.
In the morning he broke path
down the mountain. The sun shone
and the sky was blue and the
world sparkled after the storm. When
he reached a certain clearing he stop.
ped and looked over the glistening ex-
pause toward the girls house. Sud
denly his eye was caught by a flash of
pink. Through that white, white
world the girl was coming to meet
him!
AS she came up. he put out both
hands and took her smaller ones in
his. Il had to 60" he said.
The girl felt new dignity in his
manner. She blushed and trembled.
then her lips quivered. Il went
home with pap" she sobbed. her
cheek against his coat.
Into his face came all the ten
derness of awakened manhood: his
rough fingers laid back a little curl
that blew about her white temple,
his voice thrilled.
I'm glad you didn't go home with
jed" he said. simply. AN that you
knew just how was a-feelin'."
She did not know, would never
know, what that night had meant to
him, for 1t is not given to such wom-
en- to touch the depths of man s
soul experience; but she knew love.
and so he missed nothing, as in the
stiffness of the perfect Christmas
morning she raised her radiant ffce
to his.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11
MADE OF CORNMEAL
DAINTY CONNECTIONS EASY OF
PREPARATION.
Baked Indian and Other ?uddinss Will
Give Variety to the Daily Menu
For New England Brown
Bread,

Steamed Cornmeal Pudding-Put
pint of sweet milk into double boil
err; when it is hot add cup of suet
chopped and shredded very fine. Allow
the suet to dissolve in the hot milk
and add half teaspoon o. soda dis
solved in boiling water. Now stir in,
very slowly, your cornmeal. allowing
the mixture to thicken until 1t is
quite stiff. Take the upper part of the
double boiler from the fire, beat into
the mixture it contains two eggs.
three-quarters cup of New Orleans mo-
lasses and a cup of raisins and citron
well Toured. Add teaspoonful of Gin
namon, one of nutmeg, a little all
spice, a dash of cloves and dash of
salt. Cover tightly, fill the lower part
of the receptacle with boiling water
and steam for two hours. Serve with
hard or foamy sauce.
Baked Indian Pudding-Cut up
piece of butter the size of table,
spoon in a pint of molasses and warm
them together till the butter is melted.
Boil quart of milk, and while scald-
ing hot pour it slowly over pint of
sifted corn meal; cover for an hour
and allow the mixture to cool. Add six
well beaten eggs, stirred gradually into
1t with a tablespoonful of cinnamon
and nutmeg and the grated rind of a
lemon. Stire the whole very hard, put
into a buttered dish and bake for two
hours. Serve hot with sauce.
New England Brown Bread-Take
three cups of cornmeal and two cups
of rye -four one cup of molasses, one
cup raisins, one teaspoon of soda, one
quart sweet milk, little salt. Mix
well together and pour into tin pail
with tight-fitting cover and boil in
kettle of water for three hours. Be
careful not to let the water get into
the pail or stop boiling.
Southern Corn Bread-Sift one pint
of cornmeal (white preferred), add
level teaspoon of salt and soda, we'll
beaten egg and one and half cups of
sour milk. Melt butter or lard the size
of a walnut in pan. pour in the but
ter and bake 25 minutes in a moderate
oven. This same recipe makes de-
licious mullins. Also by making the
same batter thinner, it can be used for
batter cakes.
Cornmeal Muffins-One cup of corn
meal, one cup of flour, one tablespoon
full of sugar. one and half teaspoon
fuls baking powder, teaspoonful of
salt, one cup of sweet milk. one egg.
one large spoonful melted butter. Bake
in muffin rings in a slow oven.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11
ORIGIN OF THE APPLE.
What This Fruit Was Before It Was
Improved by Cultivation.

Prof. II. L. Bailey. professor of hor-
ticulture in Cornell university, Ithaca.
". Y, in his volume on PLANT Breed
ing" gives the following interesting
history of the first apples:
THE original apple is not definitely
known. but it was certainly a small
and inferior grabbed fruit, borne most
~ in clusters. When we first find it
described by historians it was still of
small value. Pliny says that some
were so sour as to take the edge off of
knife, But better and better seed
lings continued to come up about
habitations until. when printed de.
scriptions of fruit began to be made,
about 400 years ago. there were
many kinds in existence. The size has
vastly improved, and with this in
crease came the reduction of the num-
Der of fruits in a cluster; so that at
the present time, whilst apple flowers
are borne in clusters. the fruits are
generally borne singly. That is,
most of the flowers fail to set fruit,
and they complete their mission when
they have shed their pollen for the
benefit of the one which persists"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11

nearest the door stumbled in stifiy
when the boy unlocked it.
Inside was a rude fireplace. and
wood was piled beside 1t. The BIO.
built great fire, and the flock. re-
treating before the blaze. lay down
on the trodden straw with soft sounds
of content. Then the boy brought
in two weak ewes, and laid them
close to the flames. and watched
them anxiously until they revived and
staggered back to their fellows.
For a long time after that the boy
sat in front of the fire and thought
of the girl. She would go home with
his rival. and they would part at
the door. The boys face flushed
and his hand clenched as he thought
of the parting. Would she
He rose and went to the door. and
flung it open. Outside the stars were
blotted out. the wind ragged and the
STOW whirled. He felt as II between
him and the girl there was the bar
rier of an unknown world. He had
done his duty, and she had not I'M
derstood.
He went In and laid down in front
OF the fire, with his great coat drawn
over him.
Let her go, let her CO." sang the
roaring flame. Let her go, let her
CO." ragged the the wind outside.
Then came the soft consolation from
within. You cared for the sheep.
you cared for the sheep"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11
A Shepherds
lcopyright. i!U7. by Joscph d. BowIesl
BY Temple Bailey

's1rPh H. ho"iesl
the mountain. where the snow was
blowing and curling and drifting
against a closed door. and where the
patient flock, nose to nose and body
to body for warmth, bleated for the
shepherd who did not come.
At last he moved restlessly. I've
got to co." he said.
NO. you hain't," her voice pleaded.
It's fearful Storm" he whispered
Hear the wind. an the sheep are
out"
They hain't a-goin' to hurt" she
whispered back, AN you got to go
home with me-
Your pap's here" he said.
IF you don't stay" and now she
threatened ENORMOUSLY. "if you don't
stay. I'll go home with Jed"
The boy looked at her, at her ros.
red cheeks, at her blue eyes. at the
thin line of her scarlet lips But the
sheep" he said. uncertainty.
The new minister was speaking en-
Enthusiastically, yearning to move this
lethargic people. The boy listened
with face alight. Through the long
hours of his childhood he had sat
in the sunshine and dreamed of great
deeds. With the awakened i'm
pulses of youth. he had tramped the
forests and wondered what life meant
to the men who were not of the noun
tains. And now he knew. for the
minister was voicing the doctrine of
endeavor 1t was not emotion that
made the world better, but energy;
one must not only dream. but one
must do. The great men were those
who were faithful in the little things.
Remember that tonight We make
merry" he said, finally. but in the
year to come we must woodwork
for the souls that are within the
fold; and as the shepherd cares for
his sheep. so must we care for those
who are astray'
AS the shepherd cares for his
sheep" The words struck the boy
with the force of a blow. He half
rose in his seat. but the girl reached
out restraining .hand.
Stay she commanded, but the
boy looked at her with unseeing
eyes.
Il go to find my sheep" he said,
and left her
He found them in close gray
bunch against the shed The wind
howled around them, and the snow
piled over them, and those that were
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11

An article of furniture too seldom
Used is the clothes tree" resembling
the posts of our grandmother's four
post bedstead. 1t stands on three feet
and has half a dozen prongs or hooks.
AS it takes up SO little floor space
and holds SO many garments, 1t is
an invaluable article. In a small hall
or vestibule 1t takes the place of the
hatrack, and in larger hall it COM
plements the table on which mems
hats are laid. For the necessary airing
of ones clothes over night 1t is prefer
able to chairs. as it can so easily be
set out of the sleeping room. In the
bathroom 1t is especially convenient.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11
The Way to Use Dried Fruit.

Instead of stewing on the stove. as
10 the custom, put the fruit in clear.
cold water and allow it to soak from
"a to sc hours in cool place. then
gently simmer for a few minutes in
the water in which 1t has been soaked
Try this with California prunes, and
you will be surprised at their sweet
ness. requiring no sugar for the ordi-
nary taste. The golden rule is never
to throw away any water in which the
fruit has been soaked. for in it lies
half the virtue of your sauce. Simply
rinse the fruit thoroughly before put
gins 1t to soak.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11

Beat the yolks of four eggs smooth
with two large tablespoonful castor
sugar. then stir in the juice and part
of the grated rind of large lemon ;
add two tablespoonful boiling water.
and cook in double boiler, stirring
occasionally until like a thick cream.
Beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff
froth, then beat into them two table
spoonfuls sugar. When this is light
beat it into the yellow mixture while
the latter is hot, which cooks it suf-
ficiently to keep the whites from fall
ing
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11

their flocks by night in December.
even in India, which is apt to expert
ence cold and rainy weather at that
season.
Still it is the spirit of the time. and
not the day itself, that is observed
with such rejoicing. and the Christ
mas celebration serves as pleasant
break in the monotony. of winter.
Hippolytus selected the actual birth
of Christ as the beginning of a new
era, while other theologians have plac-
ed the beginning at the time Of the
annunciation by the angels.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11

to three inches wide, nearly to the
ground. says the Farm and Home, it
forms a pocket around the base of the
tree in which water will stand after
each rain. thus causing the stump and
roots to decay rapidly. Care should be
taken to cut through the cambium or
inner layer of bark for here is where
the sap flows. few nice shaped
trees of choice varieties should be
left in the pasture for shade
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11

Beat two outlets and fry them in one
tablespoonful of boiling lard, fry on
both sides until light brown. cover
the steaks with water and let it stew
for an hour; cover the pan tightly,
then add one and a-half dozen toma-
toes, which have been skinned, strain
of the seeds and water. Let this stew
for one hour slowly Season with two
bay leaves while cooking and remove
when served, add pepper and salt and
a few slices of onions.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11

ditions. that the world was created at
the period of the vernal equinox. or
about March %. was taken by both
writer's as starting point upon which
to base their calculations.
They held that this would naturally
be the period of the creation of the
new order of things springing from
the incarnation.
Just when the celebration OF Christ
mas as religious festival began is
not known, or. at least, has not been
definitely established.
The Isidorian Decretals assert that
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11

the festival was established by Teles-
phoros during the second century, but
this authority has long been discred-
tied.
Other authorities. more highly re-
garded. state that the festival of the
Nativity was instituted at Antioch
in 1913.
Some of the Christians of the early
ages held their Christmas celebration
in April, others in May and still others
in June.
1t was not thought likely that the
shepherds would have been watching
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11


rU- HE boys lantern glowed
EA like will-o'-the-wisp as he
N, came down the dark noun
NyEE tain path to the little
terms Joined his, and
now and then the pickering lights
played on the bright dress of a girl
or the eager face of child, but for
the most part the 4shadowy figures
gave no hint of race or degree, until
at last the little crowd gathered into
poorly lighted room. where the flare
of an oil lamp showed n motley gath
ering of country people.
AS the boy slouched toward a seat
girl stopped him. She wore a pink
knitted hood. and her cheeks rivaled
the color of her head-covering.
Merry Christmas" she said, and
gave him a coquettish glance from
her bright eyes as he returned her
greeting.
The boy walked by her side a lit
tie awkwardly. but unafraid. He was
10. and he lived on the hills. 1t was
the time for love. and the girl was
his chosen mate. After the festiv-
tiles they would go up the dark path
together. and he would kiss her at
the door of her fathers cabin. and
that would be their betrothal.
They sat together on the front
bench and read from the same hymn
book. The boy sang softly. He
would not let out his voice in the lit
tie room; it was only on the mountain
top that the deep tones rang like
a bell as he chanted a wild song
to his sheep.
The thought of the sheep brought
uneasiness. Up there on the noun
tain his flock lay waiting for him to
come and open TO them the shelter
of their shed, but the temptation to
go a-pleasuring had been great, and
the smile of the pink-cheeked girl the
music. the lights. the companionship.
had lured him from the lonely watch
under the stars.
Then the girl whispered to him. and
he forgot care, until little later
an outer door opened. and man
stepped in. his shoulders white with
glistening flakes
Its snowin'," said the boy.
The girl nodded, but kept her eyes
on the stage. where four small girls
recited a Christmas poem in unison.
Again the boys thoughts few to
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11
Sweet Potatoes, Mexican STYLE,

Boil them until tender. peel and cut
IN halves longwise. Put one table
spoonful of butter and two of minced
onion into saucepan and brown. Add
lone heaping tablespoonful each of
green and red peppers. minced, two
tablespoonfuls of tomato catsup, one
of vinegar and a teaspoonful of brown
sugar. Stir well and pour over the DO.
tatoGs
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11

handler than q
b a s k e t and 1t
leaves both hands
free. 1t also is
easy on the fruit,
especially apples,
as they are let
out easily and
carefully from the
bottom. To make
the bag use a
grain sack cut
right length so as
not to be too long
or too short. The
front side of the
bag at the bottom
is cut away and
the opening COW
cred by drawing
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-12-11
New Treatment for Old Mattino

When the mating has faded or be
come worn. it can be restored to new
and interesting life or usefulness by
painting first with regular floor paint
and then vanishing after the paint
has thoroughly dried. When rugs are
used over the mating the mating
can be painted any desired color. 1t
makes beautiful background for the
rungs.