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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
Novel Uses For The chafina-Dish.

The housekeeper who uses her chat
ing-dish only for the purpose for
which it was originally intended is
not making the most of her opportuni-
ties, for there are several other ways
in which it may advantageously ap.
pear on the family table, says The
Delineator. Especially is this true
where the table equipment is none
too ample. If, for instance, the table
service does not boast a soup tureen,
the ingenious housekeeper has OIL y
to discard the entire chafing-dish 1T
with the exception of the hot-w; er
usually designated the blazer" is
set aside with the rest, and the cov-
er put directly on the hot-water pan.
This improvised soup tureen may be
placed on the small circular tray
which usually comes in connection
with the chafing-dish set, and, with
the addition of soup ladle, the out
fit is complete.
If the housekeeper lacks an attrac-
tive baking-dish for vegetables, maca-
roni, oysters or the hundred and one
au gratin dishes now so popular, and
which should be served direct from
the dish in which they are baked, she
has but to take the hot-water pan
belonging to her chafing-dish to any
housefurnishing shop and have fit into
1t either graniteware baking-dish
or one of fireproof earthenware. This
inside dish should be so carefully
chosen as to size that it will fit inside
the hot-water pan closely and come
just a little below th> metal rim. A
careful and patient -earch for just
the particular size is sure to be re-
warded. However, if there is any
space between the two dishes when
one is set inside the other, it may
easily and prettily be concealed by a
garnish of parsley or by frilling of
white tissue-paper long enough to go
around the inner dish.
The hot-water pan as receptacle
also applies to the baking of puddings
and other hot desserts which are to
be served direct from the oven.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
Art of Breeding.

Very many of our farmers get the
idea that all they have to do is to
breed their nondescript mares to the
leggy, coarse type of so-called coach
horses being peddled through the
country to get this useful farm horse.
have seen hundreds of colts from
this kind of breeding and must say
that not five per cent. of them are
even fair specimens of the general
purpose horse, while fifty per cent. or
more are failures from every point
of view.
! have seen much better results
where the coach stallion has been a
finer and more compactly built on, or
where a Hackney or American trotter
of a compact, smooth, muscular type
has been the sire. These observations
have led me to the conclusion that
this latter plan is the surest one to
bring some measure of success in pro
ducing the general-purpose farm
horse.-George McKerrow, Madison,
Villa
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22

uNpERFEEDINe CHICKENS.
Such a Mistake is as Bad If not Worse
Than Overlooking.

Than OVerteeding.
Underfeeding chickens is as bad as
overfeeding. 1t is impossible for
chickens to lay well without the corn
crib cross" There are years when
barns and granaries are full to over
flowing and the chickens become too
fat for profit; there are poor years
when every ear of corn almost is
counted, every ounce of grain care
fully measured, it seems, when there
is very slim picking for the farm
chickens on range. The only way to
find out whether the chickens are get
ting enough feed at night is to either
offer them more or to feel their crops
on the roost. All through the day
the hen should scratch for her living,
but at night she should go to bed with
full crop. In cold weather there is
better night feed than corn. Coarse
| ly cracked and thrown into litter
about three o'clock in the afternoon
the hens have healthy exercise in get
ting their supper, and will not be in
iured by having good big one. The
morning feed, says Wallace's Farmer,
| Ndly lihSibeo IliC NhdhSSo Oh
wheat, oats, barley and any other
grains procurable. If practicable to
give noon meal let it be of green
food, cabbage, turnips, mangels, any
good green food, or lacking roots,
keep a poultry netting bag or pocket
of clover or alfalfa hay before them.
The amount of hay chickens will eat is
surprising. Beef scrap, fresh cut
bone, milk, cottage cheese or animal
food of some kind is essential for the
health of the hens and a good egg
yield. No poultry breeder would think
of emitting good sharp grit, and most
successful poultry breeders have come
to recognize the Importance of char
coal as well.
We rob ourselves when we overfeed
our chickens: we rob the chickens as
well as ourselves when we underfeed.
Let us give them enough to live on
comfortably, whether we provide
enough to lay eggs on or not.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
Myonnise Dressing with Oil.

Put the yolks of four fresh raw
eggs, with two hard-boiled ones, into
a cold bowl Rub these as smooth as
possible before introducing the oil;
good measure of oil is a tablespoon
to each yolk of raw egg. All the art
consists in introducing the oil by de-
grees, a few drops at time. You
can never make a good salad without
taking plenty of time. When the oil
is we'll mixed, and assumes the ap-
pearance of jelly, put in two heaping
teaspoons of dry table salt, one of
pepper, and one of made mustard
Never put in salt and pepper before
this stage of the process, because the
salt and pepper would coagulate the
albumen of the eggs, and you could
not get the dressing smooth. Two
tablespoons of vinegar added gradu-
ally.
The Mayonnaise should be the
thickness of thick cream when finish
ed, but If 1t looks like curdling when
mixing it, set in the ice-box, or in a
cool place, for about forty minutes or
half an hour, then mix 1t again. 1t
is a good idea to place it in a pan
of cracked Ice while mixing, If the
weather is warm.
Salad dressing should be kept in a
separate bowl in cold place, and
not mixed with the salad until the
moment 1t is to be served.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
For the Amateur.

It Is we'll to cultivate as soon as
possible following shower, for the
rain packs the earth hard, and rapid
evaporation of the moisture results.
In thinning flowers and vegetables
do the work thoroughly. 1t may seem
almost cruel, but the results will justi-
fy the action. II you have any wood
ashes and SCOT, apply the former TO
the fruit trees and the SCOT to the
rose bushes.
Keep the suckers pinched from fruit
and ornamental trees; never let them
grow over an inch.
The new strawberry bed should be
thoroughly cultivated and free from
weeks.
1t is a good plan for the amateur to
prune his shrubs as soon as they have
bloomed. Remove all dead wood and
the branches that have just borne
flowers. The new wood will bear next
seasons blossoms.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
= LIVE 81
STOCK
MAKE WORK EASY.
Two Ways of Feeding Grain to Flock
of Sheep.

of Sheep.
The man who does the work of the
farm the more easily is the man who
gives 1t the most intelligent thought
and improves every opportunity to
save strength and to take advantage
of short cuts.
l called on a neighbor lately and
saw him feed grain to flock of forty
fattening lambs. He remarked that it
was picnic" 1t looked to me more
like a circus" They would climb
over one another, crowd between his
legs and almost lift him to his feet.
He made some wry faces, but finally
got most of the grain in the troughs,
distributed in uneven punches that
made a good opportunity for the
strongest to get the lions share.
suggested to him that l could tell
him how he could feed those lambs
far more easily and with less tax on
his patience. He remarked that any
suggestions in that line would be
gratefully received.
In an adjoining yard ran his flock
of breeding ewes, with ample grain
troughs. The ewes had the run of a
small orchard adjoining their yard.
Here were the finest possible condi-
tions for easy feeding of the lambs.
said after your ewes get
through eating, turn them out of the
yard and shut the gate. Now put the
grain for the lambs in the ewes
troughs, at your leisure. Open the
gate between the two yards and stand
back and see those lambs make a
grand rush for that grain and then
tell me if you don't think it beats the
acrobatic performance you have been
going through all winter away yon'
der."-E. P. Snyder, Huron County
Ohio.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
a New Version of IL.

Robert, the small son of Mr.. Brant,
has lately acquired a stepmother.
Hoping to win his affection, this new
parent has been very lenient with him,
while his father, feeling his RESPONSE
bility, has been unusually strict. The
boys of the neighporhood, who had
taken pains to warn Robert Of the
terrible characters of stepmothers in
general, recently waited on him in a
body, and the following conversation
was overheard:
"How do you like your stepmother.
Bob?"
Like her! Why, fellers, just love
her. All l wish is l had stepfather,
too."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
Sand on Clay SubsoiI.

If the sand is to be placed upon a
clay subsoil, the clay surface should
be plowed and narrowed to a depth
of about four inches and then covered
with six or eight inches of sand. Upon
the completion of the mixing and pud-
ding the road should be shaped while
it is still soft enough to be properly
finished with a scraper, and at the
same time stiff enough to pack well
under the roller or under the action
of traffic.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
READY FOR THE eoARDER.
Dlenlfied College President Tells a
Joke at His Expense.

Dlenlfied College President Tells
Joke at His Expense.
The dignified president of a we'll.
known and flourishing New England
college, in his moments of relaxation.
tells the following story at his own
expense:
One summer some years ago he
spent a vacation of several weeks at
farmhouse in a Maine town. The
next season he received letter from
his former boarding mistress inquir-
ing If he would like to return.
In reply he stated that he would be
very glad to pass another summer va
cation with her, provided some need
ed changes were made about the
place.
First" wrote the college president,
"your maid Mary is persona non gra-
ia, being anything but neat and order
ly in her ways, and If she is still with
you trust you will at least not allow
her to wait on the table.
Secondly, l would suggest that the
sanitary conditions on your place
would be greatly improved if the pig
sty were moved back few rods fur
tner from the house or gone away with
altogether.
81 will, wait until l hear from you
before deciding about coming"
The somewhat particular college
president was reassured by the receipt
Of the following reply:
MARY has went. We hain't had no
hogs on the place since you was here
last summer. Be sure and come"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
- s

Wire-covered Gate That Balances.
Mortise and set in between the cross.
pieces, which are 12 inches apart, the
board, A, and fasten cap to the top
of the frame. The gate is 16 feet
long, IL feet being for the gateway
and four feet for the weights to bal
ance it. The frame is 2x4s. Cover
the 4-foot end with boards and fill with
enough stones to balance it when
hung. Cover the gate with wire fenc'
ing and hang by chain. Put bolt
through the lower part of the frame
into the crosspiece, A.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
Transplantinq Rhubarb.

Rhubarb can be transplanted in the
fall, although the best time to do this
work is in the spring. Plow the
ground thoroughly, then plow deep
burrows four feet apart, and put ma
nure in the furows, placing the cut
tings from the old roots upon the ma
nure about 80 inches apart. A one
horse plow can be used in filling the
trench and ridging over. Rhubarb
thus planted will be ready for cutting
q year from the following spring.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22

is clamped to graduated strip, one
end of which is attached to a wheel.
In using the device the wheel follows
the outline of the pattern. The chalk
thus follows the same outline, mark
ing an outline the desired distance.
In this way the pattern can be ac-
curately enlarged in proportion. The
user is also assured of marking the
curves gracefully. Chalk Of any color
can be inserted in the marker.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
Color No Key.

Many people believe that brown
eggs are richer in nutriment than
white eggs. A number of Government
experiments have determined conclu-
sively that the color of the shell is no
key to nutriment, flavor or other quail
ties of the meat of the egg. There is
a decided difference in nutritive ratio
and flavor under which fowls are kept.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
An ANALOGOUS Case.

A short time ago an old lady went
on board Nelson's flagship, the Vic
tory. The different objects of interest
were duly shown her, and on reaching
the spot where the great naval hero
was rounded (Which IS marked by a
raised plate) the officer remarked:
Here Nelson fell" And no wonder!"
exclaimed the old lady; 81 nearly fell
there myself"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
Packing the Fleece.

One of the best ways to pack the
fleece is to lay it upon table, turn
in the head and tail, then the t1anks.
After this roll it up into a neat roll
and tie it firmly, using such device
as here illustrated.
The tying box is made from light
lumber with slots, as shown, through
which the rope is passed. The fleece
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
As Good AS a Bank.

The woodlot is almost as good as
a bank to draw upon in winter when
cash income is scarce on most farms.
1t offers good wages for men and
teams, and something besides for skill
full marketing Of the product. With
careful cutting, some wood and lum-
ber may be taken off every year.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
Prune Carefully.

Do not prune such plants as lilacs
in early spring. Their flower buds
were formed last season, and to prune
them now would be to destroy the
spring crop of flowers. All early
towering shrubs should be allowed to
bloom before pruning.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22

Clean up the garden plot and burn
up all the rubbish. This will make
the place look more tidy and will de-
stroy a host of insect pests and weed
seeds.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
When to Prune Roses,

Roses can be pruned as soon as
you are able to tell which branches
have come through the winter in best
condition. 1t is well to cut away all
weak wood, and to thin out the old
growth. Also, to shorten most Of the
branches at least a third.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
Notes and
Comment
OF Interest to Women Readers
CLOTH MARKER.
Moves on Wheels, Assuring Graceful
Curves When Marking.

Tailors have no satisfactory device
for marking cloth. The usual custom
is to employ piece of fiat chalk, US
ing the edges of the preliminary paper
pattern as a guide, producing very
poor marks on the cloth. When the
lines are straight a rule is employed,
1t being possible in this way to make
Ineligible marks. A novel contri-
vance, far superior for the purpose,
has been designed and patented by a
Cincinnati tailor. 1t is shown in the
accompanying illustration. The chalk
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
Keen Nests Clean.

Look well to the nests. During the
rainy season the hens carry in much
mud on their feet, thus soiling the
nests and eggs, and, as washed egg
never looks as fresh or keeps as well
as the others, 1t pays to keep the
aAsts nlaan
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
circumstances Alter Cases.

Would ye believe-I was standin'
near a fifty-doAar bill whin no one
was lookin', an the thought av steal
In niver entered me head"
"'Pon me sowl, l would not!"
""Tis so-but twas me own bill"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22

Pluck OF the smut balls from the
corn and burn them. Corn smut
spreads rapidly If the smut-balls are
thrown on the manure pile and the
manure spread on corn-helds. Never
throw a smut-ball on the manure pile.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22

Golden Wyandottes rank among our
most profitable breeds of poultry. In
general, they are exactly the same as
other members of the Wyandotte fam
lily. the main difference being in silver
laced. They are slightly larger than
the silver-head, but in shape, carriage
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
How to Tell a Bad Eqq.

whats the best way to tell bad
egg2~
Il don't know, but would suggest
that If you have anything really inn
portant to tell bad egg. why-break
it gently"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
Queen Goes HatIess.

Queen Helena of Italy and most OF
the ladies Of her court do not wear
hats of any description, but instead
have adopted a sort of light mantilla
to wear In InuhlinA
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22

and general characteristics they do
not differ in any material point.
Their color is a beautiful golden
race evenly distributed on both male
and female. They have clean shanks,
rose combs and a stately carriage,
which attracts attention wherever
they are seen. They are good layers,
docile and thrifty and are justly en-
titled to the place they occupy in the
world of poultrydom.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
Simple Fleece Packing Box.

is placed upon this rope Gnd the roll
easily tied. Wool buyers prefer tol
have the fleece loose, light to handle
and elastic and tied up so that it can
be easily opened if needed.-Farm and
Home.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22

The hired man has rights. Try to
give him a square deal and he will
appreciate 1t and generally do the
square thing by you.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22
GATE NEVER SAGS.

Essential That Can Be cheapIy Con-
structed and Keeps In Repair.
In order to build a gate that Will
never sag and requires very little re-
pairing countersink two pieces and
pin them together. Then set up two
2x4 pieces two feet higher than the
gate so 1t can be raised in winter.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22

Cement floors in the hog pen are
good If covered with plenty of good
bedding.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22

Rye pasture is good for hogs. Re
mambar this mart season.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22

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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-22

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
TRAINS
Delaware & Hudson r. II.
Trains leave at 6:55 a. M, and
1925 and 4:30 p. m.
Sundays at 1905 a. m. and 7:15
p. m.
Trains arrive at 9:55 a. M, 3:15
and 1881 p. m.
Sundays at 1915 a. m. and $3.50
p. m.
Erie II. r..
Trains leave at S:27 a. m. and
$3.50 p. m.
Sundays at $3.50 p. m.
Trains arrive at 2:13 and S:02
p. m.
Sundays at 1902 p. IN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-03-06
SHOTINHARLEM HOLD-UP
Bold Attempt at Robbery Brings
Out the Police Reserves.

A hoId-uD western style. was attempted in
Harlem last night. one man was shot IN the
left arm. and the reserves of the West l20th
street station were called out. -Four underlined
men tried TO rob Abraham Bloom. a retired
saIoonkeeper who was visiting friends at NO
1876 West 121th street
ploom who lives at No. 146 East 4th street
was shot in the left arm, above the elbow, and
was removed to the ]. Hood Wright Hospital.
after being found in the rear yard of the house
next door to No. 1856 West 127th street. where
he had taken refuge The thieves did not get
Blooms wallet containing $50. and they also
missed his diamond pin and gold watch and
chain which he tossed into the snow while the
robbers were pursuing him through the rear
ward Altogether the robbers fired half a dozen
shots at Bloom The shooting alarmed the
entire neighbOrhOOd.
Bloom called last night at the home of Mrs
Nettie Kellerman. the ground floor OF the
127th street house. and played game of cards
While thus engaged the bell rang. Bloom
answered the summons. and when he opened
the street door he confronted by four men,
The tallest man. over six feet in height pressed
a revolver against Blooms abdomen and said
that he had come to collect $50 for a sick
friend. Bloom said he did not nave the amount
and Jumped to side
The robber fired. but the bullet went wild
Bloom fled through the hallway of the house
to the back yard. and on into the adjoining yard
As he passed through the gate he plucked his
watch and chain and wallet and scarf pin from
his clothes and hurled them into the snowdrlfts
There was a large barrel in one corner OF the
,-orl and Bloom climbed into it and crouched
do,,n The robbers thought he had gone over
the fence and they took that course When the
reserves arrived. no trace of them could be
found.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-03-06
BOMB INJURIES WOM4N.
to Wreck Barn Credited to
Striking SteCedOreS.

bomb, presumably thrown by strikers. part
ly wrecked the rear of T. Cunningham's stabh'.
No. sos East 18th street. last night. shocked
and slightly injured Mrs. Carrie Barberis. Of No.
613 East 14th street. stampeded about fifty
horses. and drew big crowd from the neighbor-
hood.
Cunningham is a boss stevedOre. For the
last few weeks he has had a strike of drivers on
his hands, and there has been more or less
trouble around the stable Mrs. Barberis-who
is the wife of Andrew Barberis. and is said TO
be the daughter in-law of John Barberis. A
grand opera singer-was crossing the yard last
night when the bomb. flung by some person
from neighboring window or roof. exploded
The concussion tore hole two feet square in
the brick wall of the stable extension. and threw
Mrs. Barberis to the ground. Up TO an early
hour this morning no arrests had been made
by Central Office detectives on the case
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-03-06
TWO HURT IN CHURCH.
Children Fall Forty-fUe Feet from
TO1cer of Edifc6.

Arthur McGuinness, thirteen years DID, may
die and Bertha Butler. a year his junior Is
badly hurt as a result Of a fall OF forty-rve
feet Yesterday in St. Benedict's Roman Catholic
Church in Richmond Hill, in which place the
youngsters live.
Carpenters are making alterations TO the
church. The children entered the building ana
because doors usually locked were open for 'he
carpenters. they made their way up INTO the
tower and then started to cross the church- Al
several points the ceiling is open and latIlseS
a ward square are set in to serve as yentilators-
On 70 one Of these the children stepped and it
gave way under them, and they dropped forty
five feet TO the main floor, striking just in front
of the altar.
The boy was hurt internally. his coLarbone
WAS fractured and ne suffered from shock. The
girl had her left wrist broken and her back was
strained.