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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

II the life OF the old man-o war
was longer than that of the present
dreadnaught, the old merchantmen
lived longer still. The Lively. for in
stance, when wrecked at Cromer in
1883, had been afloat two years over
century. The Liberty, too. built at
Whitby In 1850, was in regular use till
1856, and the Betsy Gains, which be-
gan life as frigate and ended as a
collier. went down in her 18th year.
And In 1902. according to a daily paper,
the Anita, then trading between Spain
and America, dated from the days OF
Columbus
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

A recent government report show.
that wages of farm laborers have in
creased more than those OF city work
pen In the last 20 years.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

The oyster, II would appear, has
been seriously maligned by invesu-
Eatoys who were making records for
themselves at the expense OF the de-
llghtful bivalve that has borne in ST.
lence--dumb as an oyster-the oblo-
guy that has been heaped upon Ii. 1t
has been held that the oyster received
into it's organism for general circu-
lation the germs of typhoid fever.
Now comes the refutation OF the cal
umny. A high authority has shown
or hibernate. Movement ceases and
they cease to feed, so that they are
free from sewage organisms during
the moths of II at least, and the re-
naming months of the year few per-
sons care to eat them. This informa-
ton Is given in the Journal OF the
American Medical association.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-01-07

Colonel Maurice George Moore, who
has been appointed to the supreme
command OF the military council OF
the Nationalist volunteers, is the son
OF an Irish politician who was leader
Of the tenant right movement half a
century ago. For many years Colonel
Moore was in the Connaught Rangers,
and during the South African cam
paign he succeeded to the command
OF the First battalion. Soon after his
promotion he helped to remedy the
scarcity OF mounted men among the
British force. Mounting and training
some 500 hundred of these rangers,
Colonel Moore formed a mounted
column with them, and did this excel
lent work during the later stages OF
the war. 1t is eight years since Colonel
Moore left the active list.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06
FIGHT THE ALFALFA WEEVlL
Most Efficient Tool After Removal Of
First Crop Is the Ordinary Spike.
Toothed Harrow.

Several methods of fighting the al.
falfa weeYil have been worked out
by the bureau of entomology of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, according to the report of the
bureaus activities for the year end
ing June 80, 1914 Valuable results.
it is said, have been obtained from
pasturing by hogs during the weeyil's
egg-laying season. and practical meth
DDS have also been found of poison
ing the larvae in the field. A single
economical spraying in the early
spring will also protect the first and
second crops.
After the first crop has been re-
moved. however. the most efficient tool
that can be used has been found to
be an ordinary spike-toothed harrow
with the teeth laid fat and several
layers of open-wire fencing stretched
beneath
Parasites have also been introduced
from Europe. the original home of the
weevil and they are expected to pro-
duce good results. Thus far this
weevil has not spread greatly.
native weevil known as Compsus
auricephalHs has been found in Ok
lahoma. This pest does some damage
to alfalfa and also to growing wheat
It's life history is now being carefully
studied.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06
PROPER WAY TO MAKE COFFEE
Beverage Requires Care in It's Prep
aration If One Would Have II
at its Best

All the world loves a good cup OF
coffee. The average housekeepeF
seems to think, however. that all that
is necessary is to Put in the coffee pot
few tablespoonfuls of Indifferent
coffee. and little hot water, and let
it take care OF ITSELF to come to the
table as luck determines, either pal
atable or so muddy and weak as to
be undrinkable.
While a percolator is best for max
ing the beverage, as it can then be
made at the table and boiling water
assured. still good coffee is made In
the old-fashioned coffee pot. Be sure
that the coffee is properly ground and
roasted, and do not have it ground too
fine, as when too finely ground it
makes muddy coffee, aud be sure to
put into the pot tablespoonful Of
coffee for each cup to be served. and
one for the pot Settle with part
OF an egg, and use boiling water, allow
ing the coffee to boil for few sec
onds. Do not use whole egg each
day for clearing coffee. Break small
AAo4V III Tie IAQ VI the SHELL anu hst
only part of the egg Then wrap
the egg in cloth and keep it in a cup
IN cool place. 1t will then serve for
several days. Some housekeepers mix
weil-beaten eggs with pound of cot
fee and let dry in warm oven, tax
ing care not to burn by stirring often
This makes coffee taste Just as good
as if it were added just before using,
and saves trouble.
If you use percolator, fill the up
per part with the coffee. press it down
firmly, then gradually pour on the
boiling water, having previously meas
ured the amount required. Put on the
lid and let the liquid run through. re-
membering that the slower the water
is added the better the coffee. For
cafe noir tablespoonful of ground
coffee should be allowed for each
cup.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06
NOT GOOD FOR COTTON CROP
Failure of Seed to terminate Attrib,
uted to Lack of Oxygen Caused
by Green Manuring.

Last year a student at one of the
state experiment stations reported the
failure of some ten acres of cotton to
terminate, where it had been sown
Immediately after blowing under green
clover. On the other hand. on SINH
lar field planted with the same seed.
but which had not been green ma.
nured, normal termination occurred.
A careful study was at once begun.
tests being made in pots in green
house. with the following results: 1t
has been found that the decomposi-
ton of clover somehow affects cotton
seeds, but does not have any mate
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06
TOBACCO PLANT PESTS
LARGE Annual Loss Caused by
Work of Insects.
ttornworms, Cutworms and Grass
hoppers Cause Growers Greatest
Concern-Poison is One of the
Best Methods of Control.

The tobacco plant is attacked to an
Injurious extent by large number of
different kinds of insects. The insects
which ordinarily cause the growers
the greatest concern are the horn
worms tobacco wormsl. cutworms
and grasshoppers. OF minor impor
lance. in that they occur only rarely
and do less damage, are the flea
beetles, white grubs and wireworms
These insects are not limited to to-
bacco. but may occur upon number
of other plants. such as potatoes, to-
matoes and jimson weed In certain
seasons the rayages of hornworms.
cutworms and grasshoppers are suf-
feient TO reduce the profits of indi-
vidual growers one-half In fact, the
growers regard it as very rare and
fortunate season when one or the
other of these pests do not reduce the
profits or cause extra work and ex-
pense.
The methods of control of any in
sect are based largely upon a knowl.
edge of its life history, manner of feed
ing. habits and enemies. 1t is very
desirable, therefore. that the grower
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06
GOOD JELLY AND MARMALADE
Mixture of Grapefruit and Lemons Is
Recommended as Ore of the
Best Known.

For eight glasses of jelly and twelve
glasses of marmalade. six grapefruits
and three medium sized lemons.
Remove and discard thin outer yell
low rind Remove all white and tie
this in a close-mesh bag. Shred pulp
very fine. Add three times its bulk
of water Boil hard As minutes with
the bag of white (Which furnishes the
pectin). Skim frequently. remove bag.
throw contents away. Strain off six
glasses of clear liquid and let both
pulp (Which should also have sufficient
liquid on it and clear juice stand
"a hours.
Carefully siphon off the top of the
clear liquid. put to boil ten minutes.
add equal quantity of warmed sugar
and boil till it "jells" (about five min
utesl.
When the liquid sheets" from the
spoon it is jelled
Treat the pulp the same way for the
marmalade. Those who do not object
to the orange peel and white may
leave it in. This process makes the
clear amber jelly. The part which
settles in the clear juice will make
good jelly, but it is Opaque.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06

Calomel makes you sick; you lose
days work. Calomel is quicksilver
and it salivates; calomel Injuries y2n?
liver.
If you are bilious, feel lazy, sluggtsh
and all knocked out, if your bowels
are constipated and your head aches
or stomach is sour, just take spoon
full of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone
instead of using sickening, saliyating
calomel Dodsons Liver Tone is real
liver medicine. You'll know it next
morning because you will wake up
feeling fne, your liver will be work.
ing your headache and dizziness gone,
your stomach will be sweet and your
bowels regular You will feel like
working. You'll be cheerful; full OF
vigor and ambition.
Your druggist or dealer sells you a
5O-cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06

learn something about the insect be-
fore applying the methods of control
The destruction of insects by pois-
oning is one of the most certain and
satisfactory methods of control This
practice has been followed in several
tobaccogrowing states with good sue
cess, and should be practiced in all to-
baceo-growing sections when insects
appear in such large numbers that
they are very injurious There are
three principal ways of using poisons
against tobacco insects, i. e., spraying
the tobacco plant, spraying trap crops.
and using a poisoned bait. For in
sects which obtain their food by chew
ing out portions of the leaves, arse
nate of lead or paris green may be
applied to the leaves with a knapsack
or compressed air sprayer using it at
the rate of about four pounds of arse
nate of lead paste or four to six ounces
of paris green to one barrel $50 gal.
lons1 of water Weeds, such as night
shade and jimson weed and the tobae-
co suckers, may be used as trap
crops by spraying early in the season
or late in the season when there is
no tobacco in the neighborhood, with
the idea of killing many insects which
are eongregated and feeding upon
these related host plants Poison bats
are made by mixing a stomach poison
such as paris green with freshly cut
clover or bran mash and scattering it
about the fields for the insects to feed
upon in the absence of other food
Probably the most common, if not
the most injurious insect pest of to-
baeeo is the horn or tobacco worm
When the worms occur only in small
numbers they are frequently held in
check. by hand picking during topping
and suckering. Sometimes it is nee
essary to resort to hand picking two
or three times to save the crop.
Floeks of turkeys and guinea hens in
the fields sometimes serve to hold the
insects in check. Spraying with ar
senate OF lead, at the rate of four or
five pounds of the poison to so gallons
of water. is satisfactory method of
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06

Five eggs, three tablespoonfuls
sugar, one quart milk. two tablespoon
fuls vanilla-beat eggs with sugar five
minutes. add vanilla-let the milk come
to boil take it off to cool; when
lukewarm pour it into the eggs slowly
beating your eggs while doing SO For
your caramel: Put one pound granu-
lated sugar in an iron spider or ket-
tie. wet it with little water, let it
cook slowly until it gets a nice brown;
stir it so it won't burn; pour this in
your pudding dish all around the
sides; when cold. pour the custard in
and 1t Is ready for the oven; bake 20
minutes with a medium heat. Try
with blade of knife if ready. To be
eaten cold
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06

control The cost is not great, as the
poison can be bought at Is to 20 cents
a pound and cheaper in large quaint
ties. One man with knapsack or
compressed air sprayer should be able
to apply the mixture to about two
acres of tobacco a day.
Cutworms are frequently a serious
pest to tobacco as well as to a large
number of other plants. The work of
transplanting is sometimes doubled
as a result of this insect feeding upon
the newly set out plants. besides caus.
ing a number of indirect losses there
from. The insect more usually is in
furious by cutting off the plant just
at the surface of the ground. but
sometimes climbs the stem of the
plant and feeds upon the bud and
young leaves.
Cutworms are most likely to be in.
furious to tobacco or other cultivated
crops when grown after sod or clover.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06
SHOCKED HER THRIFTY SOUL
Too Much for Towards Stnsy
Mother.

Towards mother was known to his
playmates as stingy, stingy woman.
She never did pass out pennies for
treats like other boys mothers.
Howard came in from play one
morning with an air of having fin
ished satisfactory job.
We'll. son, what has mothers boy
been doing?" asked Towards stingy
mother.
Maxim waves down the we'll ;"
Then | shall have to punish you.
I've told you never to throw stones
into the we'll"
Il didn't frow stones. whimpered
Howard. Il found an old quarter in
the road and | frew that"
"A quarter" gasped his mother.
But it wasn't any good, mother. A
wagon ruined over it and Bonded it."
Movie addendum: Then Towards
mother threw herself with a splash
into the deep, dark we'll and began to
search its Shiny depths)
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06

then sliced eucumbers, sprinkled with
bit of chopped onion and pepper
Cover with French dressing made of
four tablespeonfuls of olive oil. one Of
vinegar aud salt, and paprika to taste.
Spanish Rice and Cheese.-Coek a
half cupful of rice in a quart of boil
ing water. drain and dash on cold wa
ter so that each grain stands out full
and white. Put into a bowl a glass of
eHrrant jelly, pour over 1t a cupfHl of
boiling water and stir rapidly until
the jelly is dissolved. Pour over the
rice and cook twenty minutes. Then
take from the fire, add two cupfuls of
walnuts. chopped fine. one-half eHpfHl
of grated cheese, one-half cupful of
cream, whipped Arrange lettuce
leaves for individual salad dishes.
Put two heaping tablespoonfuls of the
rice on each, and garnish with a table
spoonful of whipped cream.
Salmon SaIad.-Take d can of sal
mon, add equal measures of chopped
celery, few olives finely minced, and
sour pickle also chopped half
cupful of freshly grated eocoanut and
serve on lettuce with a plain boiled
dressing which has been made rich
by the addition of whipped cream
Quick Graham Bread.-Beat togeth-
er one egg and two tablespoonfuls of
sugar. and a eupful of sweet milk in
which a teaspoonful of soda is dis
solved. Melt tablespoonful of butter
and add one-half cupful of sifted flour
and two teaspoonfuls of cream of tar
tar Sift and add one and a half cup
fuls of graham flour. Beat well and
bake in a single loaf bread pan. This
is best eaten warm
Water cress often. with no dressing
but salt, makes a delicious and espe-
cia1ly wholesome spring salad.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06

slice of veal in butter until well
Drowned on both sides FIJI the frying
pan with sliced onions. add TWO bay
leaves. four pepper corns and enough
boiling water to cover the meat. Cook
until the meat is tender
Noodles and Ham.-Butter quart
mold. sprinkle thickly with fine bread
which should be cold Then put a
layer of chopped ham, highly seasoned.
a layer of noodles until the dish is
full. Cover with a plate and bake one
hour. Turn out on a platter and serve
with spinach or sauerMaut.
Spiced carrots.-Cook until tender
young carrots. sprinkle with -four.
powdered cloves. butter, lemon juice
reheat and serve with parsley as a
garnish.
Apples and Onions (Fiemish
onions1 Slice thinly greer apples
and onions, sprinkle with flour and
brown in butter. using equal quaint
ties of apple and onion. Place in
layers in baking dish with buttered
crumbs. season with lemon juice and
finish the top with buttereG crumbs
When the crumbs are brown the dish
is ready to serve.
May Day Cake.-Seften half cup
full of butter, add cupful of sugar.
two-thirds of a cup of milk alternately
with two and half cupfuls of -four
which has been sifted with two tea
spoonfuls of baking power and a half
teaspoonful of salt Fold in the
whites. of three eggs. Divide into
three portions. Color one portion
rose, and flavor with rose extract,
color one green and flavor with PTS
tachio Bake in layers, putting the
layers together with boiled icing to
which is added chopped raisins and
nuts. Frost with white icing and dec
crate with pink andss green candies.
A quick dessert and one always
liked is this-cut fine two or three
kinds of fruit, serve in sherbet cups
with little sugar strip to sWeeten.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06
COULDN'T STAND THE CIGARS
Present Sent by German to His
Friends in the Trenches Proved
of Priceless Service.

Muller alone of his friends had re-
manned at home. All the rest were at
the front. But Muller was unwilling
not to do something for the fatherland.
He went to a tobaceonist's and bought
of the cheapest cigars he could find
enough to enable him to send off by
field post small paper box full every
day for week. Naturally he wrote
to ask how his cigars had been en-
jeyed. The reply was a post card as
follows:
Dear Friend: Thank you for your
cigars. Through you we've been able
to do the fatherland priceless service.
Under cover of night we slipped out
and crept quite close 70 the enemy's
trenches. Then we each smoked one
of the cigars In the morning the
French were gone-eyery mothers
son of them had cleared out"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06

half cupful of rice, cover with cold
water, and let stand over night. Drain
and add slowly three pints of boiling
water; cook until soft throughout.
Take cupful of the drained rice,
add a cupful of pecan nuts, finely
chopped. one cupful of cracker
crumbs, one cupful of milk and one
egg slightly beaten. one and a half
poonfuls of salt and few dashes
of pepper Turn into small but
tered bread pan, smooth and spread
with a tablespoonful of melted butter.
Bake in a moderate oven one hour.
Remove to hot platter and surround
with white sauce and carrot timbales.
For the sauce use two tablesp oonfGls
of thin cream When the butter is
melted and bubbling hot add the flour.
and when we'll mixed add the cream.
Cook until smooth Season with salt
and pepper.
Pea Roast.-Take three cupfuls of
dry bread that has been rolled and.
put through sieve Drain a can of
peas and rinse well with cold water
Put in saucepan and cover with cold
water; bring to the boiling point and
boil three minutes Drain and force
through a sieve There should be a
half cupful of pulpl Mix the crumbs
and pulp, add fourth o. a. cupful OF
chopped walnut meats, one egg slightly
beaten. one tablespoonful of sugar.
salt, pepper, a fourth of a cupful of
melted butter and three-fourths of
eupful OF milk When we'll blended
turn into paraiiin lined bread pan,
cover with battered paper and bake
forty minutes in a slow oven Serve
with tomato sauce If so desired.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06
cottonseed Meal to HOGS.

Cottonseed meal may be safely fed
to hogs, provided it does not make
up more than 20 per cent of the grain
ration. says Prof. w L. Fowler of A.
and NJ. college at Saltwater. Okla
homa. In a short feeding period of be-
tween 20 to 35 days. the per cent may
be increased, but for a feeding period
of 40 days or over it is safer to de-
crease the percentage of the meal. 1t
can be fed dry with other feeds, or it
is often found preferable to soak it so
that il is not wasted.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06

dish and season with dash of cay
enne pepper. Pour over the cauliflow-
er sauce prepared as follows: Melt
a half eupful of butter, add two table
spoonfuls of flour and two teaspoon
fuis of curry powder Cook together
until well blended, stir in cuIful OF
hot milk and a shaving of onion add
ing salt to season Mushrooms are
delicious served with curry in the
sauce.
Muiiigatawny.-Fry minced onion
till brown in half a eupful of butter
with a chopped green pepper and a
few chilies and a Glove of garlic Add
any bits of cold fowl cut in dice and
half a cupful of cold minced lamb or
mutton Allow the mixture to brown.
add half a cupful of boiled rice, one
tablespoonful of curry powder. a
chopped green apple, half a cupful of
finely sliced egg plant or squash or
other vegetable. and equal amounts of
green peas or beans cooked Cover
with pint of chicken gravy and sea
son we'll Serve hot
Sutfleu G99ss-MihCe green apple
and fry with an onion in a little but
ter until brown. Stir in three tea
spoonfuls of curry powder, add half
a dozen pounded brazil nuts or al.
Enonds. Mix a teaspoonful of -four
with eupful of seasoned stock. add
to the curry and simmer ten minutes.
Have ready six hard cooked eggs cut
in halves; add them carefully to the
sauce and let stand to get well heated.
Serve with crisp crackers or toast
well buttered.
Curry and rice is such a standard
dish tha. il hardly needs 10 be men
toned Cocoanut and curry with a
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06

Fern Was Peeved,

According to an eminent botanist,
plants are so sensitive that they re-
sent neglect and are susceptible 10
KIND treatment showing their graft
tude in charming ways. We are there
fore the more ready to believe a story
told us day or two ago by lover
OF nature. He was watering fern
on cold morning. He forgot to TEN.
per the water. The fern, ineensed by
the shock, leaped from Che pot and bit
him savagely in the leg Philip Hale.
in Boston Herald.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06
ORANGE Puffs.

Cream l 4 tablespoonfuls butter, add
one-fourth cupful sugar, gradually, one
egg yolk beaten, two tablespoonfuls of
milk and one-half cupful -four mixed
and sifted with three-fourths teaspoon
full of baking powder and few grains
of salt Serve with orange sauce
made by beating the white of one egg
until stiff. using a silver fork; add
gradually one-third cupful powdered
sugar, then add three tablespoonfuls
orange juice and one-half teaspoonful
lemon juice.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06
The Only Alternative.

The young woman sat before her
glass and gazed long and earnestly at
the reflection there. She screwed up
her face in many ways She fuffed
up her hair and then smoothed it
down again; she raised her eyes and
lowered them; she showed her teeth
and she pressed her lips tightly to-
gether. At last she got Up, with
weary sigh, and said:
It's no use. I'll be some kind of
reformer"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06
Rn,zards Snread Cholera

Buzzards are active agents in the
spread of hog cholera They visit any
place which there is carrion or offal
OF any sort and they have been known
to transport hog cholera germs for
long distances. In fact. in many cases
there is no other possible source OF a
cholera infection except the buzzard.
All hogs that die should be burned or
buried. This will do much to check
the spread of infectious swine dis
eases
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-05-06
Cheese SalI Salad.

Mash one cream cheese, add two tea.
spoonfuls melted butter, one teaspoon.
full cream, a little paprika and five
English walnut meats chopped Mold
into balls. Place on lettuce leaves.
Mix two tablespoonfuls cooked salad
dressing with two tablespoonful
whipped cream Drop in teaspoonfuls
over cheese balls and dot with bar-le-
due or with plain currant jelly.