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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06

vuio# laid dosn In. last WccA
~ article. IL wiil not DO ncc~s
cary ,oy no 20 dincuas In detail each
lrdlsldusl vegetable shall take W
.o~ consider tho mosi popular.
beginning atth tho Irjsh potato
No no, know lust where tho pota
10 was arat grown. but probably tn
South America. "a tho Spaniagda
found +, used by tho natives There
in tho sixteenth century Raleigh
introduced II lnto England about
1854. Whcn no took back from VII.
Eiu!a or North Carolina a quantity
Of th~ac tuhurs They did not be-
como popular at once because ~ the
religious ncruploa OF tho ignorant
Rho said potatoes woro not mention
cd In tho niblc Famine. however.
drove tho people To them. aud tor
about tao centuries they have held
their important place on the table,
Probably tho AimplcHt method of
cooking tho potato lH boiling. Pota.
toes may 30 boiled Ia tho akin. but
Il pooled * gives an opportunity to
remove tho brulhcd and diseased
portions Tho advantage Of boiling
thcm with ,h"ir Jackets ON" ln that
hey are apt to 30 peeled thick and
the salts near the akin thus wasted
II you peeled a hunhcl OF them rath-
~ thin YOU would lose nearly tho
equivalent 10 the uourihhmcnt In y
pound OF he~ratoak They contain
Al acrid juice near tho skin. but most
u IL coca into the water during boil
Ing or escapes with tho steam from
baked potato
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06
evA THE HOME CIRCLE Nvo
an hr,s Department AonLd BE- add'etxd 4.u
Man" arr Of .aa'ktfA MIS-


Where loves grown-up God.
Whore tho houri glances are
imhued with all the beauty
which We worship In a star.
Therefore thou art not wrong.
Israfoli. who desplsest
An uulmpassioned song.
To thee the laurcls belong.
Hest bard. because the wises,:
Merrlly live. and long
Tho cca'acics above
with thy burning measures suit:
Thy grief. thy Joy. thy hate, thy
love.
with tho toryoT OF thy Lutte.
Woil may III" stars BE- mute,
Yes. heaven f. thine: but this
Is world ot sweets and sours:
our flowers are merely flowers.
And tho shadow OF thy perfect bliss
In tho sunshine OF ours.
II could d~oll
where lAratel
Hath dwclt. and he here |.
lie might not atpg 80 Wildly veil
\ mortal melody.
Nhllo tSnldcr note than this nigh;
swell
From tuy tyre Within tn" sky
Edgar Allan Poe
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06

MD ;ho angel rsraicl Hhoso hcartstrlnEs
arc a Iutr and pho has tho sweetest voice -
all ,.,si e cr.aturea- Koran.
IN heaven spirit doth dwell
Whose hcart-strings are lute:
Nouo sing So wildly vol
A. IN" angel Israfol.
And tho giddy stars $50 legends
TOLD.
CcanlnT their hymns. attend tho
spell
or his voice. all mu;o.
T"it"rlng above
Ia her Highest noon.
Tho cpamorod moon
Uluahca Wiih love.
While. To listen. tho rcd levin
WITH tho rapid Pleads. cvcn.
Which aero soron)
rauaes IN heaven.
AID ,hoy aay tiho starry choir
md tho other listening thingHl
That lara!cls's IRE
T. owing to TIA, iyrc
II, whlch he alta and alngu.
Tho trembling llvlpE afro
az those unusual atrlnga
uut thc alsoa that angel ,rod.
where deep thoughts arc a duty.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06

Wash them and cook In boiling
nalt"d water. Some people think
the salt should be put In when about
hair cooked. but have never been
able To md any difference. DO not
done. or they viii become sosgy
When soft pour on the water, put
on the iii OF the vessel and shake
vigorously over the fire. Peel and
serve.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06

Select smooth. even potatoes wtth
rn dof~rta Wash them thoroughly
aud bake tn no; oven when done
remove from tho oycn. rolf bewcen
Tho hands and then burst the skin
'o let the htcam escape. \ potato
baked tn a hot oven Is more easily
ttgcBtci than when cooked in any
Them TO convalraccnts aud people
"lth Indigestion The starch grains
ar" all rup,ur"d and the intense heat
has changed some OF the starch into
4 form OF sugar
Potatoes are not welt balanced
food when taken alone. having car
hohydvato but lacking pro;eid and
Tot. ao II ia sometimes woll TO sup
Ply these In the form 81 eggs. milk.
butter or cheese. Here arc lev
rvClp"a tina, give fairly we'll BAH
ancrd diet In themselves.
Potatoes I,akrd In the Half Shell.
Hako the potatoes and when done
remove from the oven. cut n slice
from each and scoop out the inside.
hop" YOU have a potato ricer 20 put
his through. but II not mash them.
add half level Tablespoonful OF but
ter and milk to each potato. salt ana
pepper. Beat welt. adding the beat
ia white OF an egg 20 about three
potatoes. Rcnll tho skins and bake
until the top IL Drowned. little
grated cheese adds very much 10 the
flavor and nourishment, \ tiny sprig
az parsley stuck In the top looks
pretty.
Oak Hill Potatoes.
Dice four large. cold. boiled pota-
toes and slice six hard-boiled eggs
Put layer OF each alternately IN
baking dish. season with salt ana
pepper and pour over them cup Oh
white sauce e level tablespoons put
ter, the same OF flour and Il cup ol
milD. sprinkle with buttcred breao
crumbs and bake "A few minutes.
Mashed Potatoes.
Put through sliccr or mash' anu
to six potatoes add y cup MILK
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06
Oak liill Potatoes.
Mashed Potatoes.

Put through slicer or mash anu
to six potatoes add X cup MILK d
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06
How TO Cook VeGetables.-II.


IN ENGINEERING Tho general
ruioa laid do~n tn last WccA .
80 article. IL wlll not DO ncc~s-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-27

little kloof which interviewed between
us before he could reach me, though l
did not anticipate this, walked on
towards him, till l got to my side of
the ravine, about thirty PAGES from
him. He now seemed as if he had
thought that he had permitted me to
encroach far enough on to his domain,
and raised himself on his forequarters,
the tip of his tail twitchiug in man.
ner which l knew meant mischief
should ] wound him. If he moved
away l might not get a better chance,
though l wished the distance had been
less; but on such occasions as these it
does not do to hesitate long, so I took
aim at his shoulder, which presented a
fair mark, and as 1 fired he fell over
with roar which was answered some
little way off, doubtless by his mate.
speedily got another cartridge in,
and, as he lay writhing, ran down the
bank and up towards him. He re-
covered little as 1 got nearer, cover
ing him all the while, and made a
futile attempt to charge me. AS he
did so, gave him another shot in the
chest, dropping him, though he was
up again directly and glazing at me
viciously. Again his roars were an
swered, but l could see no signs of
any other lions: in fact, 1 dared not
take my eyes more than an instant
off the one l had in hand. still kept
moving steadily up to him, and, hav-
ing got as near as l thought advis-
able, just as he seemed about to make
another effort to come at me, l got a
third bullet into him, this time catch
ing him right in the ear and finishing
him. He was a fully-grown young
male, with pretty fair name, but
nothing like so fine as others I have
met with. / measured him by STEP
ping, after / had stretched him out,
and his length, from snout end to tip
of tail, was a little over ten feet.
had no time then to see farther to
him, but set about searching for the
other lions, which were still in the
underbrush adjoining. But though
1 beat almost every yard. as thought,
of cover, l could not come across
them, they lay so close. Had they
crossed the open, l could not very
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sight of a lion, so l started off myself
and tramped about until 1 was pretty
we'll exhausted, without finding any
further indications of 'Isilouan." Much
disguised, l returned to camp, pleased
that l had not decided to inspan and
trek farther, without satisfying my
self that l had not passed lion by;
for meant moving as soon as ever the
moon was old enough to guide us at
all. That evening I whiled away the
time while daylight lasted in cleaning
the skull of the lioness and entering
up my diary for the last week or So
My clothing also sadly needed patch
ing up after the wait-a-bit thorns Of the
day before Then l turned in early
and was soon in the realm of dream
land, to be awakened by the unmistak-
able roar of lion.
| had been right after all, but only
felt half pleased at being disturbed.
There was nothing for it but to mount
guard again, and another broken
nights rest was the consequence. Still
the animals did not seem to approach
any nearer BY the sound they were
evidently close by the water. AS soon
as the morning snack was over l set
the boys to work to get everything in
readiness for inspanning, and started
off once again, this time keeping clUse
along the bank of the river as the most
likely way of coming across the spoor
of the lion. / still thought it prudent
to rest my horse, as when we got far
Their out into the veldt should find 1t
much more difficult to dispense with
him than where l then was, with pretty
well of cover. A couple of miles down
the river l found where the lions had
been drinking. There were several of
them-three, anyway, as / could dis
tinguish from the pug marks-two full
grown ones and a cub. or cubs.
This discovery caused me to reflect
2, sit as to the wisdom of proceeding
single-handed. However, / must either
give up the idea of the hunt altogether,
or tackle them myself; for l had no
confidence in the boys at such work,
and l would much rather be without
them than with them. Yet 1 felt it was
a risky undertaking and recollections
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case, and her rich, taWny skin was
sufficient temptation for me; so l
aimed at her throat, which presents a
much easier and safer mark than that
of the lion, with it's matted and tan.
gled name, sufficient at times to offer
considerable impediment to a bullet.
She must have raised her head as I
fired, for my ball passed harmlessly
by; fortunately, too, for me, missing
the youngster Immediately behind her,
or a pretty hullabaloo might have
been the result. All the same, I was
in no enviable position, with my car
bine empty, in close proximity to these
three cats. followed the old adage
of keeping my eye intently fixed on
that of the lioness; whether that had
anything to do with her refraining
from charging l will not pretend to
say, but she did remain still whilst |
mechanically reloaded and as me-
chanically brought up my weapon.
Taking more careful aim this time,
potted her right in her white cravat,
sending her in a somersault over the
yOuuS OuSS W lIlO!A AAO AASNAC COIOnl0us
ment, and, what with the roaring Of
the lioness and the row made by the
cubs, there was quite Bedlam. Then,
appearing to realize their danger, they
suddenly vanished into cover again,
rather to my relief My lioness strug-
gled so violently that it was difficult
to finish her off, but at last she gave
me a chance to put her out of her
misery by a bullet through her brain.
AS soon as she lay still l seated my
self upon her and waited for the reap
pearance of the cubs, but, although
stayed until the sun had got very low,
never saw anything more of either
of them. l therefore whipped off her
hide, and rolling it up returned to the
lion, and served him likewise, getting
through with the job before dusk. The
hyenas could now worry at the car
casses, though l hoped I might find
the skulls in the morning. Making
my two skins into a bundle, though
an unwieldy one, carried it all right
back to the wagon.
By permission of Longmans, Green &
Co., New York.
Copyright 1909, by Benz. B. Hampton.)
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-27
Lion
Hunting
in the
MOlOpO
Country
BY Percy SeIOHS

Wherever guns are made and sold
and game IS hunted for the sake of
the sport of 1t the name Of Selous
IS familiar. The stories Of has
achievements circle the globe and
tens Of thousands Of lesser hunters
feel h0nored TO haze hunted With
him on occasion or to haze crossed
his track or follOWed has trail. A
confirmed nomdd, a soldier Of the
chase by irresistible prediction, he
has spent has life hunting, trapping
and traveling, sometimes IN the Ca
nddian moods, sometimes IN the for
eSts of the 4ndeS, sometimes IN the
passes of the Central Asian noun
tdinS, sometimes IN the northern zee,
sometimes IN the african Jungle,
and the story Of has hunting erpe-
riemces IS a romance of fact and ad-
venture. 4 member of this famous
family Of hunters IS accompanying
Theodore Roosevelt into the jungleS
of East A fricd.
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Not a Petrified Leo.

In one of the leading cities of the
middle west a high church dignitary
is obsessed with the monomania that
one of his legs is gradually becoming
petrified. To test its condition he
pinches it at frequent intervals. At
a dinner party of men and women he
became, greatly excited to find that he
felt no sensation from a most vigor-
Gus pinch. ut has come, it has
GOMEZ" he cried in alarm; Eat last
my leg is completely petrifed!" The
matron sitting next to him whispered
hoarsely: Excuse me; it is not pet
rified and it is not yours! NEW York
Press
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times in my life. was fishing from
boat anchored at the tail of the
strong broken water of the weir, and
rose and hooked what l saw was a
trout of about half a pound.
Presently, as l was playing him, his
motions seemed to become most err
ratio: he would pull heavily down and
then instantly there would be slack,
or movement downstream would be-
come a movement up with a sudden
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-27
Tracking on High Ground.

The spoor led away towards some
higher ground, intertwined with tan
gled growth of creepers, and which
looked just like the kind of harbor my
game would be likely to take refuge
in. l even thought ! could discern
some moving objects there. Anyway
followed the spoor right to where
had calculated I should find recent
traces of the lions if they had not left
the vicinity, and suddenly in the sun,
at full length among the rocky boul-
ders, l came across one. AS | ap-
preached, he lazily raised his head and
looked at me, at the same time utter
ing low growl, as if annoyed at my
intrusion. AS he did not seem in
clined to move further, and must have
descended and climbed the side Of the
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ness quite bewildering, and for few
minutes could make neither head
nor tail of the action that was going
on below. AT last, on the line coming
closer, l saw there was good-sized
perch on the highest droppcr, ami
presently l saw a second perch on tho
lower, while a moment later / was
astonished to see that my trout was
also still on the point, with a smaller
trout on the dropper next him.
None of the fish was large, of
course, though TIE perch next me was
quite a pound; but / saw there was
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GOT FOUR FISH ON ONE CAST

1t is something after all to be the
hero of a record, even if it does not
mean much, and perhaps the success
full landing of four fish on one cast is
not unworthy of being rescued from
Oblivion, says writer in the Field.
1t happened with me here on the
Shannon some few years ago, in the
last or very nearly the last of my sea-
sons with the wet fly. and is the more
remarkable as have not fished with
four flses on my cast half a dozen
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of her. Stepping steadily back-she
bead between her ears at the base of
her skull, and let fly. This time there
could be no doubt as to it's being eff
fective, for, as l stood, could see
where the bullet bored right into her
brain. The lioness never so much as
moved, so | stepped up and examined
her. My first bullet had struck her too
low beneath the eyes to reach her
brain. It had torn through the cartil-
age of the nose and down her throat,
momentarily stunning and so Supply
ing her that her last rush was ran
dom one; but she was dead, to all in
tents and purposes, and doubtless was
not in need of my second ball. Her
skin was simply of no value, and could
only have been an eyesore, so l did
not bother to take it off, only keeping
her skull, and returned to the wagon
to rate my needless driver soundly.
Awakened by the Roar of a Lion.
My theory was that lioness would
probably not be altogether solitary, as
is sometimes the case with animals of
the male SEX Acting on this hypoth-
esis, 1 determined to cast around and
see if l could not make out further
signs of lions. l did not need meat.
There was plenty for some time, and
the additional excitement attached to
hunting such game as | was after had
a great fascination. 1t was no use my
talking to Bob, and the other boy
would probably have fed at the first
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of a previous encounter in which had
been knocked senseless by lion in a
death charge fitted through my brain.
If / had only had dog l should not
have thought anything of it, but my
doubts were speedily dismissed and l
stepped briskly forward. A lion dies
a lot easier than grizzly bear or a
jaguar, as / had proved, and even a
deer with bullet through it's heart
will go farther before it succumbs. Of
the tiger I cannot speak, but the
leopard and the jaguar, as also the
puma. or mountain lion, partake more
of the "cat" tenacity of life than does
the lion Of South Africa
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could make out the form of a
liOness in the gloom, / concluded it
was not best to fire, as, in the event of
my only wounding her, she would have
had much in her favor should she have
attacked us in such darkness.
All we had left of the giraffe was
represented by few splinters of bones
which the hyenas had polished after
the lion had gorged himself. For some
distance along the river bank the
country was pretty well wooded,
whilst away to the north stretched the
Kalahari, dotted here and there with
scant timber clumps, but otherwise q
vast sea of sand. l did not take my
horse, as he was bit stiff from the
tumble of the day before; he had also
somewhat renewed his lameness, which
was scarcely to be wondered at, consid-
ering the country l had ben galoping
him over.
On the Track of a LioneSS.
The brush was SO thick that it was
next to impossible to get through it,
and therefore, as it was clear around
and there was no fear of making a con-
f1agration, | set fire to it as the best
apparent means of ousting our game
Telling Bob, my Kafir driver, to keep
close behind me, / went little fur
Their round the cover and was just in
time to see a lioness break away, but
so far off that l did not fire, preferring
to let her go, in hopes of getting q
more favorable chance for a shot By
this time the blaze had got so powerful
that we, too, were glad to get away
from it.
The lioness made straight for an
other bit of brush, whittier we went
after her, and, though the thorns were
quite thick enough, | decided to follow
her in. My boy did not relish accom-
panying me, nor could exactly blame
him; for, though fair hunter and a
brave enough lad in ordinary, he did
not like lions, his father having been
killed and his brother badly mauled by
one 1t was rather difficult keeping
her spOor. but after some trouble and
considerable wear and tear, l espied
her lying on bare spot, Watching me
intentlY. Her head was resting be-
tween her paws and, as quickly as pos
sible, : fired between her eyes, and
could have sworn l planted the bullet
there. for she was not above thirty
PAGES from me. Turning to take my
spare carbine from Bob, found that
he bad vanished. But the lioness never
stirred, and l was hurriedly reloading
when she suddenly jumped up and
dashed further into the thicket.
Unparliamentary language relieves
the feelings, if nothing more; so. after
having mathematical poor Bob, once
more plunged after the lioness, Won
dering how our next meeting would
come off, There was plenty of blood,
just where her head had lain, and also
enough to guide me easily on the
tracks she had taken. Indeed, before
l was aware of it, was almost on top
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scarcely possible chance to get all
four into the boat safely, so, hauling
up the stone and rope which held me,
1 quietly started padding for the
shore. 100 yards off, with alternate
strokes of the oars. Strange II say,
l reached the low, shelving shore with
out a single fish escaping, and, slip
ping out OF the boat, drew the whole
string ashore in triumph.
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3 HAD had very little sleep
all night, owing to the
prowling around and roar
ing of lions, attracted by
the offal of a giraffe
which l had shot the pre-
vious afternoon, and had
had dragged bodily up to
the wagon. The night was,
however, so dark that I
could not get a view, and,
although l once thought /
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Shake into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for your feet.
1t cures painful, swollen, smarting, sweat
ing feet. Makes new shoes easy. Sold by
all Druggists and Shoe Stores. Don't ac-
cept any substitute. Sample FREE. Ad-
dress 4. S. Olnlsted, Leroy, N. Y.
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GETTING a LioneSs with Her Cubs.

| don't think she meant charging,
however; one can tell intuitively pref
ty correctly when this is going to hap
pen, and l believe she would have
gone quietly away and taken her cubs
with her, if l had not interfered. The
tenets ventilated by a certain ex-
plorer of prominence. who evidently
considers it a heinous crime to kill
lions and similar gentle, useful crea-
lures, had not then come to my knowl
edge, not that they would have infiu-
enced me bit, if such had been the
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Roosevelt and Taft are the only
presidents elected from the same
towns il which they were born.
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The surgeon is ready to slash any
old thing-except his bill.
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WE SELL AWNINGS, TENTS, ETC.
American Tent & Awning Co., Minneapolis
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Men, like tools, are useless when
they lose their temper.
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WE BUY CREAM, BUTTER, EGGS.
Samels Bros, Minneapolis, MINI.
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The Short Hours.

Glow late did you sit in that poker
gamer"
"Till about $12.30."-Cornell Widow.
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Rather be thou the tail among lions
than the head among foxes.
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Bathing in the snow is q common
custom in Russia.
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Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces In
dammation alays pain, cures wind coic CSC bottle
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If You Have Common Sore Eyes,
if lines blur or run together, you need
PETTIT'S EYE SALVE, 25c. All drug
gists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, n. Y.