Year: 1869




people there has never been need of an
answer to the Democratic howl about
President Grant taking an occasional
journey for pleasure and health, the fol-
lowing remarks upon the subject by
Henry Ward Beecher are so apt that we
give them place in our columns:


There never has, in any administra-
ton within memory, been SO much exec
utive efficiency as that shown by the
present one, in settling reconstruction, in
bringing the debauched revenue system
back to health, and in putting the nation
al debt into a sound shape. Yet, this
too, has been silently and unboastfully
done. Thus, in succession, war, peace,
reconstruction, financial reform, have fol-
lowed each other. We hear no buzz.
We see no chips flying from the lathe.
We receive the accomplished results,
clean and FURNISHED, without being an
noyed by the process of the shop.


When man who has for eight years
so served his country takes the hot and
unwholesome summer months to rest, it
is shame that citizens should need to
be told that the great Aladdin needs va
cation, or that excuses or explanations
should be anxiously pleaded.


1t would be better for them, and bet
ter for the country, if our public men
had more rest. They do not live out
their days


We have always admired the great in
dependence of Gen. Grant, which led
him to do what he thought was right
without asking leave. He has taken his
summer vacation, and we hope he has
enjoyed himself No man on this CONT
nent has better right to. Now, may
heaven spare his life to show people that
business may be performed without
eackling and growing.


OvERwoRKED BUTrER.-Au asricul-
tural exchange, under date of Oct. 9th,
has the following remark atont he cure
! of butter:


! A great deal of good butter is spoiled
in the working, which destroys the grain.
What is meant by the term grain is a
waxy appearance, and the more it resem-
bles wax in its consistency. the better
IhS dtH- W ASu PiopCiis Sa14 Heo ;
both as to time and temperature, butter
becomes firm with very little working,
and is tenacious. It may then be easily
moulded into any shape, and may be
drawn out 4 considerable length before
breaking. 1t has smooth. unctuous
feeling on rubbing i little between the
finger and thumb. When the grain is
injured the butter spreads like grease,
and the more it resembles grease, the
more is the grain injured Good butter
that has not been I'M ured in the grain
will not stick to the knife that cuts it.
Butter that has no grain is brittle, and
when broken presents jagged surface,
and will not spread with that smooth.
waxy appearance belonging to good but
ter. 1t is only when butter has this
waxy consistency that it preserves that
rich, nutty flavor and smell which i'm
part SO high degree of pleasure in cat
ing it


In working butter, the hands should
not come in direct contact with the
butter. Gather il with wooden butter
ladle, in the tray or butter bowl, turn off
the buttermilk and wash with clear spring
water. Dash it around the whole cir
cumference, making channels low at each
end, SO that the buttermilk can readily
run away. Do not grind it down against
the tray, after the manner of temperirg
mortar, for in this way you will be likely
to injure the grain.


1t is not we'll to attempt to work out
all the buttermilk at once But very
little manipulation is required in washing
out the buttermilk-then salt with pure,
fine salt, and set aside in cool place for
twelve hours, during which time the ac-
tion of the salt will liberate more of the
buttermilk. When worked the second
time, either with ladle or butter worker,
use precaution not to overwork or grind
the butter by rubbing it down against
the tray, and then the work is done, and
the butter is ready for packing.
DON'T EAT AT NIGHT.-A touch of
the dyspepsia growing out of pigs foot
swallowed at midnight, has changed a
mans whole life, and irregularity of the
bile has made many an angel almost a
fend. If the gastric juice is all right
and the blood In swimming order, the
world is nice, bright, pleasant place,
and from which nobody is in hurry to