The Curtis Courier. (Curtis, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1905 Page: 3 of 8
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TH2 GOSPEL OP GOOD CORN.
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The |M of Prof. Holdea'a gospel of
good cor* dux be summed op Is a tow
plain statements:
That experiments eoafadaf nt the
state agricultural fam have shown an
average difereaos la jrteld of aura
than thirty bushels at sera ta the acre
according to the ased selected.
That the hoot results have cone
from taking asst com front fields
grown la tbs neighborhood, good re-
sults rarely ever being obtained from
seed grown aaors than a hundred mllea
distant
That ell damage Is seed corn by
frost is pact hy January IS, aad that
after that date U Is sals to begin Is test
tor pleating.
That only well formsd aad uniform
ears of com should be greeted from
which to get seed.
That each ear so selected should be
given the most thorough test ss to its
vlUllty. at least six kernels being ink
en for germination, three from one aide
and three from the other, the kernels
coining from the butt, the middle and
the tip of the ear.
That If one kernel of the six so Ink
on does not grow, the dhr should be
thrown out “Is not M per oont of good
kernels a satisfactory showing?” was
asked the professor, at the annual
meeting of the state agricultural so
ciety. “Why should you be satisfied
to allow five seres out of every bun
dred to grow nothing, whoa by a little
care you enn have good scad for ill?
was his reply.
'Chat the time required to sort out
the sound ears by this method will be
many times repaid by tha yield. Sup-
poses the corn raiser to spend four
weeks In testing his seed com. For
that one month he can make a gala on
n hundred-acre field of an average of
from fifteen to thirty-five buchelc of
corn, nt present prices from |600 to
g2.0<K> for his one month’s labor.
Professor Holden will spread this
gospel of good corn over Iowa during
the next few weeka. It la the gospel of
succors for the lows farm. It mesas
for Iowa alone In 1905, if It is obeyed,
an Increase of Income that will more
than meet what the national govern-
ment costs the state, more than offset
what the state suffers from rate dis-
crimination and trust exactions, more
than make good what the state con-
tributes to sustain home production be-
cause of the tariff. It offers a panacea
for nearly all the financial Ills that be-
set lown, and a panacea that does not
wait upon an act ol congress. Four
weeks of seed com testing right now
will do more for Iowa than congress
and commerce commissions and tariff
debates will do in the next twenty
years.
And yet there are men who will put
In the next four weeks discussing the
gospel of debates on store boxes, rath-
er than In practicing the gospel of good
corn in their granaries, and who will
point to their own hard luck when .ail
comes to prove that the government is
not honestly managed.—Des Moines
K-gister-Leader.
Which They Help
For Porch Decorations.
For a porch the Prairie Rose, alti-
more Belle or Tennessee Belle will
prove satisfactory, especially for a
shaded position. These roses very ray-
Idly and are hardy. They are summer-
blooming roses but their season of
bloom extends for several weeks, and
the flowers are produced In loose
clusters in great profusion.
A beautiful evergreen vine for a
porch or veranda Is Halls Japanese
honeysuckles. This vine is of rapid
growth, holds its follsge nine months
of the year nt the North, and blooms
freely in summer and autumn, the
flowers being delightfully fragrant A
strong point in Its favor is that it is
free from Insect pests. The variegated
leaved honeysuckle is also desirable
on account of Its attractive foliage.
Both vines are hardy.
Bucket Trolley Line.
An interesting bucket trolly line
has been doing good service in Whit-
man county Washington. Grain is
transported over a bluff 1.700 feet high
in huge buckets fitted with wheels
which run over a cable down to the
steamboat landing. It saves the
farmers a haul of twenty miles over a
rolling country to the nearest railway
station in marketing their grain and
other produce.—Young People's Week-
ly.
The Many Ways in
Out tha
The following facts abou; eggs are
from a priza article by a Michigan wo-
man:
'The yolk of agg alone to tha kattvr
for invalids aad will he frequently rel-
ished when the white would he rajaat-
e«i When cream caa aot he procured
for coffee, the yolk of a soft-boiled egg
to * very good substitute.
’To prevent the Juice of fruit plee
from soaking into the bottom crust,
wash the crust over with a beatea egg
before puHlug la the fruit
When makiug trusting la warm
weather, set the whites of the eggs oa
ice for a short time before using. If
the eggs you have to use for fronting
are not quit# aa fresh as you could da-
tire, a pinch of salt will mike them
beat stiller.
The white of aa agg. an equal
quantity of cold watar, aad pulverized
sugar sufficient to make it the required
consistency, makes a frosting which to
very nice, and as it requites no boating
la very easily mads.
“When beaten eggs are to be mixed
with hot milk, aa la making gravies
and custards, dip tha hot milk Into tha
beaten agg a spoonful at a tlmn, stir-
ring wall each time, until the eggs are
well tkianed, then add both together;
this will prevent tha eggs from
curdling.
“It to often a question what to do
with either the whites or yolks of eggs
which are sometimes left over after
ting a cake frosting, aad so forth.
Either will keep well for a day or two
It kept In a very cool placo—the yolks
well beaten and the whites unbeaten.
Whites or yolks of egga may be used
with whole eggs in any cake or other
recipe calling for eggs, counting two
yolks or two whites as one egg.
When eggs are cheap and plentiful
In summer, wash all thoee used la
cooking before breaking. Save the
■hells and when a quantity era dry,
crush them fine; beat half a dozen eggs
and stir them Into the shells. Spread
them where they will dry quickly aad
when thoroughly dry put la a thdn cot-
ton bag and hang In a very dry place.
In the winter, when eggs are scare#
and dear, a tablespoonful of this mix-
ture put In n cup, a little cold waier
poured over it and left to stand over
night or for half an hour or so la tha
morning before breakfast, will answer
every purpose of s whole egg In set-
tllnr coffee.
“Egg stains can easily be removed
from silver by rubbing with a wet rag
dipped la salt.
'To clean vinegar bottlea aad cruets,
crushed egg shells in a little water are
as good as shot, besides being healthier
and handler. To mend broken china
use a cement made by stirring plaster
of parts Into the white of jui egg.
“An egg well beaten and added to a
tumbler of milk well sweetened, and
two tablespoonafuls of best wine, la
excellent tor feeble, sged persons who
can take little nourishment
“Eggs are valuable remedies for
buriis and may be used In the follow-
ing ways: The white of the egg sim-
ply used as a varnish to exclude the
air; or, the white beaten for a long
time, with a tablespoonful of fresh
lard, till a little water separates; or an
excellent remedy la a mixture of the
yolks of eggs with glycerine, equal
parts; put lu a bottle and cork tightly;
shake before using. It win keep (or
some time in a cool place.
“For inflamed eyes or eyelids, use
the white of an egg beaten up to
froth with two tablespoonfuls of rose-
water. Apply on a fine rag, changing
as It grows dry; or stir two drams of
powdered alum into the beaten whltt-a
of two eggs till a coagulum is formed.
Place between the fold of a soft linen
rag and apply to the eyes.
“For a boil, take the skin of n boiled
egg, moisten it and apply. It will
draw off the matter and relieve the
soreness in a few hours. To cleanse
tne hair and promote its growth, rub
the yolk of an egg well into the scalp
and rinse out thoroughly with warm
water.
‘The egg of the turkey Is nearly as
good as that of the hen, and that of
the goose is preferable to either for all
culinary purposes. Ducks’ eggs have a
richer flavor, but are not as desirable
to eat alone; they are, however, as
good for all purposes of cookery, and
for custards and puddings superior to
any. The eggs of the guinea-hen are
also good for eating and all culinary
purposes.”
RAISING DUCKS PROFITABLY.
A Few
•tut Mints Concerning Care
end Feeding.
A duck house should be on s location
having good drainage; It should be
constructed plain, warm aad conven-
ient. and made groat against rets
weasels, minks an ’ other destructive
vermin.
A good plan for house would be ooa
•wxaa feet; this will nicely accommo-
date a flock of fifty ducks; 4 feet high
in front end 7 la rear, with two wlr-
dows la front facing south. The door
may be placed la either ead. He only
interior arrangement of a duckhous<
are tha aesta, which should be oa the
floor, and be large sad roomy, about 14
Inches wide, IS laAes long and IS
inches high, with a strip 4 inches wide
nailed oo front to bold tha nesting
material la place.
The house caa M built la duplicate.
If desired, to keep mors than one flock.
The run should ba M to lw feat loaf,
sops rated by meeh-wlra fencing, la
building these houses g passage should
be made for feeding and watering pur
poses. Tile passageway Is fi feet wide,
and separated from fhe house by n
mesh-wire partition. The feed troughs
and water fountains should be placed
la the passage. -
The food of ducks should consist
mainly of meat, vegetables aad g
with a small rstloa of grata during the
middle of the day. Tbs wild duck ob-
tains Its food from brooks, ponds aad
water fronts aad It eonslsU chiefly of
grasses, roots, flags, small fish and var
lous kinds of water Insects. This alsts
of food should be supplied (be domesti-
cated duck la confinement in prefer-
ence to hard grain diet. The duck has
no crop; the small duct or passage
leads from ita throat direct to Its glz-
sard.
Aa excellent food consists of
mash of cooked turnips or potatoes,
with one-third oornmeal or wheat
screenings added, to be fad three times
a day until the ducklings are three
weeks old. Fresh fish, grass aad herb-
age are an agreeable diet for ducklings.
Skimmed or sour milk may be mixed
with the mash, hut should aever bo
given as drink. Ducklings should oa
kept la warm, dry coops. Tha coops
should be closed darly at night sad
opened late in the morning. Until they
are a month old ducklings should be
allowed to remain only a short time at
Intervals In water, for too long bathing
produces cramps when young.
Would the matinee girl ever care for
her Idol again did she see him boiling
his own frankfurters and chasing his
own growler.
Hints far tha Housewife,
la ironing, the laundress should be
Instructed to bang upon one olds of the
clothes horse only such articles os
car. be put away Immediately after
airtag. By separating thoaa which
need a stitch or button the week of
blag through the clothes basket
aad the tumbling of the freshly leae-
dcred pieces are avoided.
Very pretty home-made shades far
electric lights are made of red, yellow
or pink crepe paper. This to cut Into
long tullp-petaled pieces, and sawed
n wire so that they overlap aa do
hose la the flower. However, they
i.ng Instead of staadlag upright. If
ue has skill with tha brush the paper
caa ba tinted to carry out atilt further
tha tulip Idea, though It oomes out
handsomely in the plain colors also
It will be found a good plan to keep
each room’s duster, etc., hung up In n
bar In that room, as different kinds of
furniture require different cleaning
agents, insist upon having all clothes
and brushes washed at the close of the
weekly cleaning aad dry them in the
open air before returning to the bags
Among the atiaor annoyance# of
housekeeping is the one that, however
oe re fully plate may bo cleaned before
putting away, in tha qouno of a
or so it becomes dull and tarnished
This may be avoided by the following
simple means: After thoroughly
cleaning the plate and polishing It
with whiting, wrap up each piece la
tinfoil, such ss la used for wrapping
up chocolate, tea, etc., then put It In
a dry cupboard or drawer.
Better than bits of old carpet or
bagging to save the knees of the house
maid or to place under a pall, are soft
lnndknlt rugs. These can bo made of
old aprons, gowns that have outlived
their usefulness and even discarded
underwear. Cut into atripa. Join “flat
by letting the ends overlap aad knit
or crochet with big bone needles. This
Makes admirable pastime for children
on rainy days when they are tired of
toys and books, or, falling, such as
slstants, one caa keep a bit of such
knitting on hand for odd minutes.
An “emergency bag" is la reality a
collection of compartments which the
mother of a young family will do well
to keep where it can be got at readily,
la one all the soft, wornout Haw
handkerchiefs should be tucked. Aa
other may contain absorbent cotton
Cord of varying thickness Is awtly
rolled up la balls In another, and one
The Csar la tosvwk
In n recent anal
gtro were found eallwtad
terlstle
the csar aad
urh current appttcattloa.
“When tha Csar aftta lain A <
breaks into
“The
Czar from
Evan the Is
blow oat the sum
‘The Cur's bask, tao, would hlaafi
If It ware gnaahad with (he knout.
“The Csar evw oovered with bade
to declared to ba la goad health
‘When the Csar rtdes behind hired
hrtse every stop Is charged as a
league.
“The Czar may be a cousin of God.
hut his brother he ta net
“The Cur*z arm to long, but he can-
not reach to heaven.
“Neither caa the Csal's vinegar
make anything sweet.
“The hand of the Char, too, has only
•ve fingers
‘The voice af the Char has aa echo
evw when there are ao mountains la
the vlctalty.
“The troika (team of three horew
abreast) of tha Czar lwvw a deep
trace behind IL
“It to not more difficult far Death to
carry a fat Csar than to carry a lean
beggar.
“The tear la the eye of the Cwr
costa his country many and many a
handkerchief.
"When the Osar wrltm vena, won
be to the poet
“When the Char plays, his Klatotera
have only one eye and tha countrymw
are blind.
“What tha Csar waaot accomplish
time caa do.
“Evea the Czar's cows caaaot brlag
anything else lato the world but a calf.
“When the Csar has the small pox
his country bears the scare."
tiny pocket contains court plaster, aa
Gold 1 well as sharp lftttlw round-bladed scls-
dews and showers will stunt them at ■’™ to cut 11 A rollsd bandage or
this age, and. like young turkeys, they | two of sterilized gnaw dad thw she
seldom recover from the effects of the 1 »• «*«»? tor the c«u “d bru|—whlfl^
| com© into the dnlly experience of
| romping, healthy youngsters.
chill.
’ibe most profitable method to to
combine duck and chlcxen raising
When conducted oa a large scale by
artificial incubation the two branches
do not conflict with each other, but ss-
■Ui. In maintaining a steady Income to
the breeder. By adopting artificial in-
cubation the brooding house can be
utilised for chicks In November aad
December, and In February, when the
chicks are removed from the brooders,
toe buildings can thw be used for
ducklings.—The Feather.
Pigeons In Swift Flight
Traveling in immense hordes which
resemble huge black clooda sweeping
over the water, millions of sea
pigeons came in from the sea Inst week,
close In the wake of mammoth schools
of sardines, which they were intently
pursuing. Flying three or four deep
and a score or more abreast millions
upon millions of the small birds were
seen floating over Baker's Bay and the
Lower Columbia, forming a solid but
ever-changing mass, almost Impenetra-
ble to the human gaze. The speed at
which they flew was largely a matter of
conjecture, but probably was not less
than fifty miles an hour. One flock of
pigeons was more than two hours pass-
ing over the bay. Thousands of the
birds became entangled In the mesh of
(he fish trap lends at high tide and the
weight of their bodies to a serious
menace to the gearing. At sea the
pigeons can generally be found where
the sardines exist, but they come to
the river every summer.
“Sir,” began the visitor, "1 come to
you in the interest of the city's poor
children. I thought you might like to
con tribute to our our fresh air fund
for them.” ,
“Of course,” replied the kind heart
ed suburbanite. “You may take as
much as you please from my place.
But how In the world are you going to
carry It. ”—Catholic Standard.
It Is seldom wise to do a thing mere-
ly because another has done IL Per-
haps different circumstances were In-
volved.
About Christmas time or birthday
time a man gets a good deal of pleas
uro out of life by the reflection that he
Is going to get some of his money back
In a present
Welsh Rarebit.
To make a Welsh rarebit for a party
of four grate a pound of what to knowa
as “full cream American cheese;” put
into the chafing dish a “walnut of but-
ter; as It melts stir It with a wooden
spoon to grease the bottom of the
dinh, then add the grated cheese. As
the cheese melts ,stlr it and all a table-
spoonful of old American or Imported
ale. It will now begin to stick to the
dUh; to prevent this, stir and gradu-
ally add spoonfuls of ale until the mix-
ture Is smooth and velvety in appear-
ance. Stir into the cheese a table-
spoonful of parlka; mix well aad
wben of a creamy consistency put
spoonfuls of It on hot dry toast- Siz-
zling hot plates are absolutely neces-
snry. The amount of ale required var-
ies according to the quality of the
cheese, but about one and a half gill la
all that is required. Should this
amount thin the cheese too much, the
mixture must be rapidly stirred to
evaporate the unnecessary moisture.
Taking Tima hr the Fare took
It was tote la the afternoon. Just at
dusk, when a carriage, evidently front
tbs country, drove op to the door of
“Anaon King, Stationer,“ aad a young
woman alighted aad entered the little
shop.
She esked to Me some this station*
ery and after selecting what she desir-
ed she hesitated for a moment
“Do you make aay reduction to
clergymen?” she naked softly.
“Certainly, madam,” mid tha station-
er, with gnat promptness “Are yaa
a clergyman’s wife?"
“N-oo.“ said the young woman.
"Ah, a clergyman’s daughter, then.”
said the stationer, as he began to tta
up the paper la a neat package.
“N-no," said tha young woman. Than
she leaned across the oounter aad
spoke confidentially and la a thrilling
whisper: "But If nothing happens I
shall be eegaged to a theological stu-
dent as soon as ha comas homo this
autumn."—Youth's Companion.
Hamilton's Tress.
The suggestion that the city pur-
chase the old home of Alexander Ham-
ilton, always known aa Hamilton
grange, and convert It into a public
park, recalls an odd circumstance in
connection with the thirteen elm trees
at the grange, near One Hundred and
Forty-first street and Convent avenue.
These elms were planted by Hamilton
himself to represent the thirteen orig-
inal states. They were put so close to-
ge ber. owing to Hamilton's desire to
emphasize the union of the states, that
nine of the trees died. Curiously
enough the first tree to die was the one
known as South Carolina, just as that
state was the first to secede from the
union in 1861. Of the four trees sur-
viving today, that named New York Is
the most thriving—New York Sun.
"Johnson wants to borrow some
money of me. Do you know anything
about him'.’"
“I know him as well as I do you. 1
wouldn't let him have a dollar.”—New
Yorkeh
Unique M a Politician.
Miles Crowley of Galveston to
unique es e politician. Mile# In hto
youth was x cotton jammer on the Gal-
veston docks. He mads one Jump
from the wharf to the House of Repre-
sentatives. During hto hours of ease
in Washington the Honorable Miles
Crowley put In hto time studying tow,
presistently abstaining from poker and
other Congressional amusements. Con-
sequently wben the Honorable Mile#
lest out as Congressman he was able
to enter the race for county attorney
of Galveston county. He waa duly
elected, but found two Idle months oa
his hands before he oould assume the
duties of office. Needing money, the
Honorable MUm didn’t hold up hto
friends, nor yet lMue any little “prom-
ises to pay.” He pulled off his coat.
Jumped on the docks and began mak-
ing 97'per day at hto old trade of cot-
ton jamming. “I ain’t proud.” said
Miles, after knocking out 200 plunks,
“but I don’t touch my friends as long
as I can Jam a cotton bale.” Miles
is «uw serving as county attorney, but
the pay Is not as large as the cotton-
jammer’s wages.—Memphis Appeal.
The Rosetta Stone.
The Rosetta stone was a stone found
In 1799 by M. Boussard, a French offi-
cer of engineers. In an excavation
me do at Fort St. Julian, near Rosetta,
Egypt. It has an Inscription in throe
different languagds the hieroglyphic
the demotic, and the Greek. It was
erected 195 B. C.. In honor of Ptolemy
Epiphanes because he remitted dues
of the Bacerdotal body. The atone fur-
nished the key by which the hlero
glyphics of Egypt have been dejlp .cr-
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