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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-06-25

George Stewart, who recently sold
his farm to parties in this county has
advertised a public sale to dispose Of
his personal property and chattels on
Friday of this week. On Wednesday
evening a number OF the old n~eighbors
and friends of the family gathered at
the place and spent the evening to be.
speak the high esteem in which these
people are held. Many sincere regrets
were spoken of the soon departure and
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Rowe,
whom we understand will go to FIT.
Pierre to spend her time with another
son. Mr.. Stewart intends to take a
trip to the southern states to view the
country before settling. He was one
of the early pioneers of the country
coming in the latter seventies to the
unbroken Dakota to contend with the
unfavorable conditions which confront
the early settler and is n of the re-
naming few at present date. I'm
bounded wishes for the prosperity Of
these people follow them to wherever
they may decide to locate
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-06-25

c. c. Dyball and George Cotton had
a rather strenuous time last Thursday
afternoon and night bringing Mr.. Dy-
balls car from Huron to this city.
They were something over four hours
making the trip from Huron and six
hours from Cavour here. George had
to take off his shoes and stockings and
wade in the water up to his knees in
order to find the road and it is a safe
bet that his corns received the best
soaking that they have had for years
They finally arrived home about two
in the morning and were indeed for
tunate that they did not meet with a
serious accident either to themselves
or the car.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-06-25
Vanilla Sauce

Boil 2 cups of sugar and a cup Of
mater sir minutes; add 2 ta~btespoonfuts
of butter and a teaspoonJuI Of vanilla
extract.
The K c Cooks Book containing this
and 80 other delicious, successful, recipes
-.nt free upon receipt of the colored certif-
cate packed in 25-cent cans of K c Baking
Powder. Write your name and address
plainly. jacques Mfg. Co., Chicago. Il
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-06-25

The frog pond between Main and
Division streets on the south has been
causing considerable discussion, with
the conclusion on the part OF every.
body that the town can get along very
nicely without it, and accordingly 8
is being circulated this weel.
for presentation to the owners of the
lots on which the pond is located ask
ing that the land be drained. The re-
quest is not an unreasonable one as
the slough is not only injurious to the
public health but a damage to adjacent
property. The spot could be convert
ed into a summe resort but this is not
as we have a larger one
located only a short distance from
town.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-06-25
About the County
HEN BRICKS

From the Pioneer:
The editor of this paper has been
the whole force this week, impersonat.
ing all the characters to be found in a
country print shop, from devil up to
the man who occupies the lofty pencil
pusher's tripod. 1t is perhaps unneces.
sary to state that we have been run
ming ION high" all the time. A large
taken care of besides the issuing of
the paper. Any brother of the craft
knowing of a stray printer will confer
a favor by informing us.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-06-25
Marble Pudding

Steamed buildings will not be heavy If
made with KC Baking Powder and cooked
slowly to give the pudding time to rise be-
fore the dough is cooked through. Have a
low blaze under the water for at least the
first fifteen minutes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-06-25

parts and add the
chocolate to one part.
Dispose the two parts
in a buttered mold
to give a marbled
appearance. Steam
forty FIVE minutes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-06-25
K G. Marble Pudding

BY Mr.. Janet Mckenzie Hill, Editor
of the Boston Cooking School Magazine.
cups sifted pastry -four; 2 level tea
spoonfuLs X C. Baking PoWder; tea
spoonful cinnamon; / tedspoontut salt;
yOlks of2 eggs, beaten light; Z cup sugar;
! tdblespo0ntuls melted butter; / cup
cold water; Whites off eggs, beaten dry;
II ounces melted chocolate.
Sift together, three times, the -four, bak-
ing powder, salt and cinnamon. To the
yoke add the sugar, butter and water, and
stir into the dry ingredients. Add the whites
Of the eggs. Divide the mixture into two
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
poWDERY scAB or POTATOES
Farmers Of United States Lose over
$30,0oo,0oo Every Year From
Disease of Tubers.

That the farmers of the United
States lose over thirty million dollars
every year from potato diseases is a
statement that the United States de-
partment of agriculture considers as
under the mark rather than other
wise.
The list of parasites responsible
for this loss is long one. Early
blight. late blight scab, blackleg. wilt
tpowdery dry-rot, and others are al
ready widespread, and new troubles
are discovered every year. Several Of
the worst plant diseases have come to
us from foreign countries, and it was
TO exclude these unwelcome visitors
that congress passed last year a quar-
antine law under which potatoes from
the British isles, Germany, Austria,
Newfoundland, st. Pierre and Mique-
lon are now excluded on account of
the wart disease, a dreaded pest
which transforms the tubers into ir-
regular, unacceptable, black, warty
masses.
Powdery scab Of the potato resem-
bles to the unframed eye the common
scab, but is In reality a markedly diff
ferent disease, apparently Of greater
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14

Importance. AS far as Is known, 1t is.
not generally distributed in the United
States, although it has been found
In one or two localities. Every ef-
fort should be made TO prevent the
spread Of this new disease by the
destruction of all infected potatoes.
1t causes the formation of round pus-
tules with raised edges, which may
vary in size and number. (See illus
tration.) If they are numerous, the
whole surface of the potato may be-
come covered and the eyes destroyed.
These pustules contain when mature
or at harvesting time brown dust.
This powdery substance consists Of
countless small spore balls, which
may remain alive In the soil for
several years and infect the future
crops.
The question now before the de-
partment of agriculture Ia whether
this scab is Of such dangerous char
acter that the exclusion cf potatoes
from all foreign countries will be
justified. Such a quarantine would
involve Canada and probably nearly
all European countries not already
under the wart-disease embargo.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
GREAT VALUE OF FERTILITY
Rotation viii Enable Us to Grow
Crops for Time, But Children
viii Pay the Penalty.

The fertility of the soil is not like
bank account. which Is tangible, in
sight, can be drawn out at one or
more times or at will of the deposit
ors, says the American Cultivator. The
soil is an investment with many quail
tying conditions, viz: Available plant
food, physical condition and moisture.
These are in great measure under
the control of the farmer lnasmuch as
no plant has the ability to make some
thing out of nothing, each crop grown
Of necessity must take available plant
food out of the SOIL which never comes
back in most cases. In figuring the
cost OF production. the value Of the
plant food taken should be charged
against the crop. just as much as that
added in way of manure or chemicals,
In our experience In footing the cost
of production we have charged the loss
of plant food against the crop grown in
proportion to the yield. In the legumes
we have credited the crop with the
added nitrogen. And that is not ALL
the improved physical condition of the
toll has value that cannot be meas
ured,
II We arc not going to charge the
crop with the lost fertility. then we
should not credit it with the added. Ro-
tation Of crops may enable us for a
time to grow profitable crops, but.
sooner or later. our children or their
children viii pay the penalty. Fertil-
ity means a valuable asset In the
farmers hands.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
ATTENTION TO SETTING HENS
Fowl Should Be Given Plenty Of Wa
ter and Corn--Dust With Insect
Powder to Kill Vermin.

A sitting hen should have plenty of
water every day; she should also have
plenty of corn to keep up her body
heat-tust about all she can eat. II
confined closely don't forget her grit,
and bit of fat meat occasionally will
help her to keep warm. Be sure to
dust hex with insect powder, at least
twice, to get rid of all lice. Give her
just what eggs she can cover nicely,
remembering to take into considera-
tion her size and the cold weather.
Better give hen II eggs, which she
can cover nicely, than to give her 15,
which she cannot keep warm.
If you have trouble In getting hen
to sit where you want her, move her
after dark; then cover her closely SO
the nest will be dark all the next day,
and so the hen cannot stand up. Put
I'M egg or so under her and leave her
alone over the second night. After
that she will usually sit contented.
Gentleness and kind treatment are
necessary in the successful handling
of sitting hens. Any roughness
shown causes them to become rest
less and untrustworthy on the nest,
rendering them liable to break their
eggs, If nothing more. Keep them
quiet, comfortable and well fed; give
them as much chance to exercise az
you can, and if the eggs are good you
will get pretty fair matches even in
very cold weather.
If your sitters are wild and inclined
TO fly from the nest every time the
attendant comes into their presence,
try hanging curtain in front of the
nests until they get settled down to
business. Sometimes, particularly SO
with Leghorns, it is necessary to leave
the curtain hanging all through the
period of incubation. Always go to
the nests of the flighty hens after
dark. If you have no special sitting
room and must have other hens lay
ing in the vicinity of your sitting
hens, collect the eggs after dark.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
MUSHROOM IN DEMAND
GOOD PRICE MAKES CULTIVATION
WORTH coNsIDERINe.s
l. l@-sT,
Exercise Great Care in Making First
sed, Using Horse Manure, With
a Small Proportion Of Long,
Strawy Litter.

(By Z. KNEELAND, Agriculturist. Copy
right 1914)
The great demand for mushrooms is
not cnly constant, but far below the
supply, and as they sell for from 20 to
60 cents per pound their cultivation is
worth considering.
Any one who has a bit of space In
the cellar where the temperature can
be kept at 81 degrees Fahrenheit can
easily raise mushrooms. Make a first
bed on the ground In semi-dark cor
ner, using great care in the selection
of material to be used for the bed.
Use horse manure, composed largely
Of short manure, with small proper
tion of long, strawy litter, adding loan
or rich soil at the rate of one bushel
Of soil to four or five bushels of ma
nure. This mixture should be pre-
pared by stacking, turning, shaking
and restocking every three or four
days until 1t is in condition for pre-
pairing the bed. These operations per-
nit of the escape obnoxious gases and
prevent burning. Keep moist, but not
too wet, and in about two weeks the
material will be ready for use. The
bed should be 12 to IA inches thick
1.-TWO to three feet wide, and long as
desired) after being thoroughly pound
ed down SO as to become firm,
level and compact, and then cover
with long straw. If the material is
in proper shape the mercury In the
thermometer (Which comes expressly
for this work. will rise to 100 degrees
or more. then slowly fall.
When 80 degrees is reached time
for planting the spawn has come. If
English mushroom spawn is used
break 1t into pieces two inches square
and plant nine inches apart each way
and two inches deep. Be sure to firm
the manure over the spawn, and
after the spawn has been planted a
week or ten days 1t should begin run
ning;" then spread a coat of rich,
loamy soil an inch thick over the bed,
the surface being made smooth and
firm; cover 1t with litter and keep the
temperature at 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
The bed should be kept covered until
exhausted. Many failures are caused
by overwatering. While mushrooms
thrive best in a soil which will not
crack, but, kept moist enough to press
together nicely, still 1t should not be
wet. On the other hand, II allowed
to become too dry the bed becomes ex-
hausted before the crop is harvested.
Always use lukewarm water. The
mushrooms should appear in six or
eight weeks unless there is some de-
feet in material, temperature or moist
ure, in which case they may remain
barren for two or three months and
then turn out excellent crops.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
t1aIibut a La Flamanade.

Cover the bottom of a baking-dish
with two tablespoonfuls each of
minced onion and celery and one OF
parsley. Place on this the fish, after
busting 1t with salt and pepper to
taste and brushing with melted butter.
Bake in quick oven. Put two ta-
blespoonfuls of butter in a pan, add
two of flour and mix; add one pint Of
cooked strained tomatoes and stir un-
til boiling; add one-half teaspoonful
each of mace and white pepper. Strain
this around the fish and serve with
boiled potato balls basted with melted
butter and busted with minced pars-
ley.-Woman's Home Companion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
PREPARING THE SHAD
DELICIOUS FISH MAY BE SERVED
IN MANY WAYS.
PIanked Is, of Course, the Most Pop
ular, and Probably the Best-Never
s. Should Be Fried-saIads to
Go With II.

There is no more tempting or deli
cious dish than shad.
Shad may be prepared in many
ways; probably the most popular is
planked shad. Many housewives think
such dish out Of the question, but
all that one needs is good hot fire
and plank Be sure, however. to sea
son and garnish your fish before IL
is placed on the table, or 1t will not
be a success.
You ask how can l get plank?
A carpenter will make you one of oak
about two inches thick for the small
sum Of so cents. 1t can be used in
definitely for the constant charring
of the wood. only adds to the flavor Of
the fish.
To plank shad first wash and wipe
the whole fish thoroughly. Sprinkle
with salt and pepper, then fill it with
this stuffing: Two cupfuls of bread
crumbs or mashed potatoes, a grating
of onion, tablespoonful of parsley,
butter the size of an egg.
With sharp knife cut three or four
Sits in the upper side Of the fish, and
put thin slice of bacon in each open
ing. 1t should be baked in mod
crate oven for 80 minutes. If you
cook with gas bake it for part of the
time in the oven, then brown and fin
ish under the flame.
The proper salads to serve with
shad are watercress and tomato, Gu
cumbers and onions, or a salad Of
radishes cut thin and laid on lettuce
leaves.
Broiled shad may be accomplished
with the ordinary broiler, but great
care should be taken lest the fish
is scared, if it is cooked over the
open Goals. Wise housewives never
fry shad, as it is apt to absorb the
grease and it loses much of its dainty
flavor. If prepared in this manner.
An unusual recipe for shad is TO put
it in sour pickle, and let it remain
there for day or SO, then serve for
light supper. The shad should be
cut in squares about three inches
square, then boiled for 20 minutes.
Heat some vinegar, season with pep
per and salt, and crush some allspice
in it. Pour this hot over the fish
and keep it tightly covered for several
hours before serving. 1t is delicious,
as the bones are softened, and the
flesh tender and juicy from the vine
gar in which it has lain.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
Tomato Pie for Luncheon.

A recipe for a good luncheon dish
is always acceptable. Here is one for
tomato pie:
To make it peel, blanch and slice
a good-sized onion, and fry 1t in hot
fat till slightly Drowned. Peel and
slice one pound of tomatoes-they
will peel more thinly and easily if
first plunged into boiling water-or
use one pound of canned tomatoes.
Put layer Of the friend onion at
the bottom of the pie dish, then a
layer Of tomato seasoned with salt
and pepper, and a layer of white
bread crumbs with some tiny bits of
butter here and there.
Repeat these layers till the dish is
nearly full. then cover with crust
of boiled potatoes smoothly mashed
up with milk and butter. Score the
top with a fork and bake in quick
oven till delicately Drowned.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
j HOSTETTER'S
Stomach Bitters
1t tones, strengthens,
invigorates the digestive
organs, the liver and
. bowels and thus pro-
4 notes good health.
Worlds Greatest Bank.

With it's recent acquisition of the
Willis and Dorset Banking company,
Lloyds bank OF London becomes prob
ably the greatest financial corporation
Of its kind, as its deposit and current
account now aggregates more than
$500, 10000
Lloyds bank has history extending
over long period of years, as the
private bank out Of which it was form
ed was established in 1855, and the
present banking corporation was
formed in 1866. Including its latest
acquisition, the bank has absorbed no
less than 48 other banking houses
since 1865, one of these dating back
to 1877. The bank is represented in
As out of So counties in England and
Wales, and a subsidiary company was
formed in 1911 to open a branch in
Paris, an old French private banking
house being taken over.
In all, Lloyds bank now has $50
separate offices. While an incorpor-
ated bank, the traditions of the pri-
vate banking days yet remain, and
practically every official of the bank
and its branch managers was educat-
ed in private banking houses, and
preference is always given to men so
educated in taking on new employees.
Wall Street Journal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
FACTS ABOUT RUNNER DUCKS
WIN Produce 200 Eggs Far More Eas-
lily Than Any Hen-Proposltlon
for Any Poultryman.
cnr d Nd RENNINGroN. !,

Among all the openings for making
money On the farm, doubt that there
Is another to which so many are look.
ing with eager interest and with such
real hope. as hundreds are giving to
the raising of Indian Runner ducks,
This is largely because nearly every
farm produces eggs. every family in
our land eats eggs. and the Runner is
pre-eminently an egg producer.
Given a duck that will lay 200 eggs
far more easily than any hen can do
it, and the fact that the eggs Of the
mature bird are one-half larger than
those of the average hen, and we
have proposition calcuaated to make
any egg producer sit up and open his
eyes. and one which every egg-pro-
ducer ought to try out to see whether
for him the Indian Runner is a better
money producer than the hen
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14

forms part of the Business Course
taught at the Beutel school, and the
young man or woman who masters it
with other studies can command a good
salary.
Learn Bookkeeping, Penmanship,
Commercial Law, Correspondence, Rap
id Calculation and Office practice at
BEUTEL BUSINESS COLLEGE
Tacoma, Washington.
Catalog Free. A position guaranteed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
Too Good to Be True.

A woman, wearing an anxious ex-
preston, called at an insurance office
one morning.
Il understand" she said, that for
SIS can insure my house for $1,000 in
your company"
Yes replied the agent, that is
right. II your house burns down we
pay you $1000.'
And" continued the woman anx-
iously, "do you make any inquiries as
to the origin of the fire?'
Certainly was the prompt reply.
1--WE make the most careful Inquiries,
madam"
"Oh!"-and she turned to leave the
office-I thought there was catch
in 1t somewhere"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
Using Lemon Rinds.

Everyone Will be glad to know Of
way to save your lemon rinds after
making lemonade. Remove as much
as possible of the pith, cut the rinds
in strips, with scissors, about one
quarter inch wide. Get one pint of
pure grain alcohol and put in glass
jar; into this drop the strips of lemon
until you have used is lemons. They
do not all have to be put in at the
same time. The whole amount should
stand week. Then strain through
fine muslin. That is all there is to it
and you have the pure article with no
coloring or favoring and 1t is a fine
essence.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
stuffed Corn Reef.

This Is a somewhat unusual way OF
cooking familiar meat, and makes a
pleasant variety. Select a, lean, chunky
piece and after cooking or soaking it
In fresh water, to remove the brine,
make several deep incisions In it. Fill
these cuts with bread stuffing highly
seasoned with pepper and onion. Tie
the stuffed meat tightly in a cloth, dip
1t in vinegar. and then simmer 1t in
boiling water. Allow 20 minutes for
each pound of meat Drain before un-
tying the cloth.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
Rice and Apples.

One cupful Of rice and five large
cooking apples. Wash the rice well In
several waters. pare and slice the
apples; cover with water. When
boiled sweeten to taste. Eat with
cream. To make 1t look nice whip
the whites of two eggs, sweeten.
cover the dish, brown in the oven for
minute, take out and put drops Of
current jelly on top.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
PLoW SHOE is QUITE HANDY
Device Shown In Illustration Makes
the Task Of Moving Cumbersome
Implement Easy.

When taking a plow to and from the
fields, 1t is no easy matter. The pillow
shoe device illustrated makes this
much easier. writes Creel O. Chandler
of Darrow, Ia, in the Missouri Valley
Farmer. To make it you need a piece
Of scrap iron one-quarter inch thick,
one inch wide and IL inches long.
Bend 1t as shown in the first diagram,
after making hole in each end Next
take board 2x10 inches, six feet long,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14

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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14

English papers announce that the
worlds biggest ocean liner is to be
built at Belfast. 1t will be of 10000
tons, whereas the Vaterland is of 59,-
900 gross tons, the Imperator 52,171,
the Britannia $4,000, the Aquitania A.
900 and the Olympic 46,369 tons. Con-
sui Sharp reports that the Britannia
was launched at Belfast on February
26. For safety 1t will have As of the
largest lifeboats yet made, two of
them fitted with powerful engines.