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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1920)
THE NORTTT PLATTE SEMI-AVEEKTY TItTBUNE SELLING PIGS AND BUYING PORK l MOST UNPROFITABLE PRACTICE 'The mam A Tragedy of ssssssMSMtssssMSMBlk.. , . Isssr ssssssBsssssiBssaK"c39r'ioL& -jMiE jsSlfelil' f'M-- t v- ' IC Wm.rn HwtotT Union of St. Theresa, at Modenn, Spain. The royal novice walked to the convent nt six o'clock In the evening, and It wns noticed thnt her line, fair hair had been cut short. She was received by various ecclesiastics, the Mother Superior und sisters. Father Cherublno, having. addressed a few words to her. pointed to the door leading to the convent, while tho sisters sang a hymn. Then tho novice arose, walked slowly to the door, turned on the threshold to nod smil ingly to her mother, and then disappeared through the door, which closed heavily with two turns of the key. Independence It will be the mission of Isnuro Gabaldon, who has arrived In Wash ington ns Philippine resident commis sioner, nnd as the representative of his people in congress, to advance the cause of Philippine independence. Thnt realization is of the utmost Im portance, In his view, ns the means of preserving the friendly attitude of the Filipinos townrd the United States, for, as he says, the officials nnd the masses In the .Islands are alike Insist ent thnt independence be granted. "Noti only do we feel entitled to independence by divine right, ns the American colonies felt themselves en titled, but the United States promised us independence upon the establish ment In the Philippines of a stable government. Such a government ex ists. "I wish to emphasize thnt our people have very friendly feelings to ward the United Stntea. W fnllv realize that you rendered us inestimable service In assisting lis to prepare ourselves to take over the responsibilities of Independence. Now we are prac tically unanimous in desiring a Philippine republic." Mr. Gabaldon was formerly governor of the Province of Nuevn Eclja. lie served ns representative in tho first and second Philippine assemblies. Prior to his recent election to the post In Washington, he sat In the insular senate. t Our Railroads ways ueen owned by the government, but before the war were operated by Germans. The Siamese, being In sympathy with the allies, took over tho con trol of the roads during the war and now Intend to run them without Teu tonic nld. The prince mnde It plain in his conversation thnt he wns a regu lar railroad man. He will visit and Inspect railroads in New York and In other cities of the United States. Will Fight the MaJ. Gen. Sir Chnrles Vere Fer rers Townshcnd, n hero of ten cam paigns and one of England's most pop ulnr veterans,' has resigned from the British army In order to make effec tive his protest ngalnst any compro mise with the Ilusslnn Bolshevists. He has tendered his services to Gen eral Wrangel, nnd will Join him In the struggle to redeem Russia. He is nearly sixty, but as full of fighting spirit as ever. General Townshend comes of good military stock, being n descendant of Lord Townshend who fought with Wolfe nt Quebec. In tho recent war General Townshend distinguished him self In Mesopotamia, where, acting on his own Initiative, he conquered half tho country. He fought nnd won tho battles of Kurna, Amnra and Ctesl phon, as commander of the Sixth di vision. Then, acting under superior orders nnd ngalnst his personnl judg ment, he occupied Kutel-Amara with 15,000 men, wnere no was besieged by a force of 80,000 Turks, officered by Germans. He held out foi five months, when he surrendered by order of his government. While a prisoner In Constantinople for more thnn a year, lie made three unsuccessful 'attempts to escape. Toward the end of the war, while still a prisoner, he arranged tho details for the surrender of Turkey. ' the Great War Tho grand duchy of Luxemburg, a little state 003 square miles In urea, ties between Germany nnd northcnst ern France. When the Germans launched their raid upon the world. Uiclr armies poured through Luxem burg to strike France In the back. The ruler of Luxemburg, the Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide, formally pro tested, but nothing more was done. During the war It was reported tliul the grand duchess was pro-German also that she was engaged to marry Prince Hupert of. Bavaria. The war lost to Germany, a tide of feeling against the grand duchess arose among - her own people, and ho betrothal being broken, she abdicated on January 14, 1010, in favor of her sister, Charlotte, the present reigning grand duchess. The ex-grand duchess, who Is twenty-six years of age, has now tak en the veil In the Carmelite Convent by Divine Right Siam's Model Prince Purachntra of Kampeng petch. half-brother to King Itamn VI of Slam, arrived in New York the oth er day. He Is here very .much on business. Prince Purnchatra was ed ucated In English schools and speaks English fluently. He is brisk and cheerful In demeanor and the only tiling thnt strains his optimism Is to he treated like royalty. "I nm hero to study American rail roads In order to nscertnln what Im provements can be mndo In our own system," he said, before anyone could ask him any questions about white elephants, tenkwood or other oriental topics. "As commissioner general of the state railways I want to keep our lines up to dale. At present we have 2,300 kilometers of lines and we are nddlng about 600 kilos more. It is now possible tn travel from Bangkok to Singapore by rail." The railroads of Slam have al Bolshevists A Type of Smokehouc That Can Be ECONOMIC SUGGESTIONS Clcnnllncss Is the most Im portant factor In butchering nnd curing ments, says the United States Department of Agricul ture In Farmers' Bulletin 013, Meat becomes tainted very easily.- Save all pieces of meat for sausage. There are many ways of converting It Into n palatable product. All waste fat, trimmings, nnd skin should be rendered and the product used to make soap. Bones should be crushed or ground for chicken feed. Never put meat In cure before the animal heat is out of it. Always pack meat skln-slde-down when In the curing process, except the top layer in n brine cure, which should be turned llesh-stde down. Keepelose watch on the brine, nnd If it becomes "ropy," change It. - Do not forget to turn or change meat several times during the curing process. , The fat of dry-cured meat sometimes becomes yellow, but that does not make It unwhole some. It takes more time to smoke dry-cured than brine-cured pork. Slow smoking Is much better thnn rapid smoking, the heat Is not so great and there Is less chance of causing the meat to drip. What Is more Inviting to n farmer than to come In from the barn on a cold, blustery winter morning to find on his breakfast table a dlBh well laden with home-cured hnra, Juicy, tender, and smoking hot? Why do not more farmers convert their crop of summer pigs Into ment for their own use In stead of selling It on the market and buying cured meats and high-priced pork products? There Is profit In the transaction for the denier and for tuts pneker, but none for the farmer, who besides sacrificing profit has also given away one of his most vnlunble privi leges that of growing and preparing his own food products. Turn Wastes Into Profit. Any farm will support a few pigs. The waste of tho farm may be profit ably converted Into a valuublc food product through the agency of u few young porkers. If more pigs nre raised and more pork cured tliun can be con sumed nt home there Is nlwnys oppor tunity for Its sale among the neigh bors. A great many fanners who raise pigs feel that tho ex'pense of curing hnms nnd preparing pork products Is too. great, but some of the best results are secured through tho use of Inex pensive supplies nnd equipment. Tho tools nnd equipment necessary for killing nnd cutting up a pig nre: A straight 8-inch sticking knife, n cut ting knife, n bell-shaped scraper, a meat saw, a hog hook and gnmbrel, nnd un old barrel for scalding. Many furms have nu outbuilding while others have regular brick smoke houses in which the hums, shoulders, and bacons mny be hung and smoked. A very satisfactory smokehouse can be constructed, ns shown In the ac companying sketch. For n few pigs such small equipment is ample, hut where many are to be killed and cured the equipment will need to be enlnrgcd so thnt all the meat of a single killing can be cured at once. The smoking process not only helps to preserve the meat but also Imparts a very delicate and desirable flavor which cannot be obtained In finy other w'ny. The meat for smoking, If brine-cured, should be tnken from the brine, sonked in wnter for half an hour, washed, and hung In the smokehouse to drain. It should dry for i!4 hours before the fire Is started. Hang the meat nt a 'distance from the fire so It will warm up gradually and not be come too hot. Take care that the pieces do not touch one another. For fuel, use green hickory, maple, or any hard wood. Never use resin ous wood. The time required to smoke n lot of meat Is from '30 to 48 hours, hut n slower and longer smoking Is desirable if the meat is to be kept for a long time. When the smoking process Is eom pletc the meat should be allowed to cool ami then bq wrapped and 'stored. It should first be wrapped In heavy paper and then put Into muslin sacks. In tying the top of the sack the old string by which .the meat was hung should be removed and the top of the , Comtructed Quickly and Cheaply. bng given n tight fold or double wrnr. to keep out Insects. Tho bag is then brushed with a coating of yellow wnsh and the meat hung up until needed. Yellow wash sufficient for 100 pounds of smoked meat may be prepared from the following recipe: 3 pounds barium sulphate. .04 pound Blue. .OS pound chrome yellow. .04 pound flour. The Smlthfield Process. The celebrated Smlthfield ham Is like wine, tho older the -better, nnd It requires a different curing process. Smlthfield hams are cured ns follows: The hams are placed In a large tray of Liverpool fine salt, then the flesh surface Is sprinkled with finely ground crude snltpeter until the hnms nre as white ns though covered by a moderate frost or, say, use 4 to 0 ounces of the powdered snltpeter to each 100 pounds of green' hams. After applying the saltpeter,' salt immediately with the Liverpool fine salt, covering the entire surface well. Then pack the hnms In bulk, but not In piles more thnn 3 feet high. In or dinary weather the hnms should re mnln In salt in hulk one day for each pound each ham weighs that Is, n 10-pound ham should remain 10 days, nnd in like proportion of time forj lnrger und smaller sizes. Next, wash with tepid water until the hnms ure thoroughly cleared, and, nfter partial ly drying, rub the entire surface with finely ground hlnck pepper, after which they should be hung In the smokehouse nnd the important operation of smok ing begun. The smoking should be done very gradually nnd .slowly, last ing 30 or 40 dnys. After the hams are cured and smoked they should be repeppered, to guard against vermin, nnd then bngged. These hnms improve with nge nnd nre especially fine when 1 year old. NUT TREES ARE VERY PROFITABLE ON FARM Fairly Well-Balanced Ration for Human Beings. There Are Very Few Farms or Lots Which Could Not Advantageous ly Be Planted to Some Kind of Nut-Producing Trees. Nuts form the only vegetable prod uct raised in this country which In the raw condition furnishes a complete nnd fairly well-balanced ration for hu mnn hclngs. In many parts of the country elder ly persons, past their period of actlv-, ity, ure now deriving nn Income sulll clent to pay taxes, Insurance und gen eral upkeep of the home property from crops of nuts derived from trees which they plnnted during their younger dnys while their neighbors were plant ing shade trees. There nre very few farms or city lots In the entire country which could not profitably he planted to some kind of nut-producing trees. The Income mny not always he Important, but whatever It is will he clear gain. It costs no more to plant a nut-hearing tree than It does one thnt produces nothing but shade. Nut trees are com monly regarded as being slow In com ing Into bearing. Tho black walnut nnd hickory nre popularly regarded as being of too slow a growth to develop Into useful shade trees during the av erage' lifetime of mnn. As n "matter of fact, on the contrary, walnuts of certain superior varieties now being propagated are so preco cious as not Infrequently to bear nuts while still In the nursery. In n num ber of Instnnces from n peck to n half bushel of nuts have been borne by trees ten to twelve years old. No ex act figures as to yields of hickories are available, but some of the varie ties are hearing nt from twelve to fif teen years old, In regard to the chestnut, which Is now being largely, wiped out of ex istence by tho hark disease Introduced from Asia about 1000, efforts are be ing made by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture to hybridize the Jnpaneso chestnut, which Is largely re sistant to tho blight but of Inferior quality, with the native chinquapin or dwarf chestnut. Live Stock; :U NOTE'S Hjive those pigs vucclnntcd. Build ut) your herd wltii a nurehrml sire. 1(0 IK JO. Wolern Ncwipapef Unlotkl And Joy to him who o'er his task llctiiembf-s tall Is nature's plan; Who working thinks and never sinks Ills Independence, Is a inun Mackay, SEASONADLE GOOD'THINGS. The tifndcrlotn of beef Js considered n great dainty, but unless It Is cooked with good season lug It is Insipid und unpnlntahle. Larded Beef Tenderloin With Bananas. For larding use a strip of salt pork near tho rind. Cut tho pork In narrow strips one fourfh of nn inch thick nnd one-fourth of nn Inch wide, nH long ns possible. Chill the lardors In Ice water and draw them Into the beef with a lard Ing needle, inserting them In rows. Sear the meat until the ment 4s browned on all sides, then leave to cool on the lnrded6hk Baste six or more times while rousting, season with salt, pepper, hits of onion, green prpper. garlic or parsley ns one's taste dictate. When the ment Is cooked surround with small cooked bananns and pour over the bananas two cup fuls of Polvrnde sauce. The hummus may he baked In the pan with the roast or In a separate saucepan. Cook them about twenty minutes. Polvrade Sauce. Put two table spoonfuls of tho trimmings from the salt pork Into n suuccpnn nnd cook slowly until the fnt Is drawn out. Add two slices of onion, five 6llces of car rot. two sprigs of parsley, a bit of bay leaf and n slice of green pepper. Let cool until nil nre softened and yel lowed. Drain off the fnt. add one fourth of a cupful of vinegar nnd let stand on the buck of the stove until the vinegar Is reduced one-half. To the fat drained from the vegetables add butter to make four tablespoon fills. When hot add four tablespoon fuls of flour nnd let cool until slightly brown, then add one nnd bne-hnlf cun fuls of brown stork nnd stir until boil ing. . Add the vegetables and vinegar boll up once, then strain over one-half cupful of sultana raisins cooked ten der In boiling water; finish with three lohlespoonfuls of grape Juice and the snme of currant Jelly. Peach Sherbet Boll one qunrt of water and two cupfuls of sugar 10 minutes; let cool nnd add one nnd one half cupfuls of "peach pulp pnd-Julce and the Juice of one lemon. Freeze ns usual. "Tho next time worry claims you, Btralglitcn up and take a walk; It's useless to keep brooding, And above nil do not talk. When once you're In tho open. Kill your lunxfl brim full of air, Enjoy each breath and motion. And for better luck prepare." ' EVERYDAY GOOD THING8. There ore few people who can resist a piece of nicely baked corn bread. Country Corn Bread. Sift together three-quarters of a cupful of corn meal, half a cupful of flour, one-qunrter of a cupful of sugar und half n tenspoonful cue of soda and salt. Beat one egg, add one cupful of thick sour milk butter milk Is better, or, still better, sour cream and three tablespoonfuls of shortening, melted; stir Into the dry Ingredients and bake In ii sliullow pan lifi minutes. Delicate Muffins. Sift together one and one-half cupfuls of flour (pastry), two and one-linlf tnblcKpoonfuls of granulated cornmenl, four teaspoon fuls of baking powder, half a tea cpoonful of salt and one-third or a cupful of sugn.'; ndd three-quarters of a cupful of milk nnd three tablespoon fuls of melted butter; mix together thoroughly und bake In hot, well-buttered muflln Irons 2ft minutes. Cream Cheese Salad. This mny be made with any variety of soft cheese. To two cream cheeses add two table spoonfuls of cream, one pimento. 24 olives nnd half a cupful of blanched nlmonds the Ingredients are chopped very fine and separately; mix nil to gether thoroughly with a wooden spoon; press Into n mold lined with paraffin paper. When firm nnd chilled, utuuold and cut In slices. Servo on crisp heart leaves of lettuce with French dressing. Stuffed Veal Cutlets. Pound a Ihlh slice of veul to one-eighth of nn Inch In thickness, cut In pieces three by live Inches, Add one-half pound of chopped venl, one slice of bacon, chopped; one-hnlf cupful of bread crumbs, softened In milk and squeezed dry, one tenspoonful of onion Juice, one tenspoonful of salt, paprika to taste, a half cupful of chopped mush room steins. Mix nnd spread on the strips of venl, roll and fasten with wooden toothpicks and suute In hot salt pork fat. Put Into a cuBserole, add stock (hot) or milk, peas, potato balls, carrot balls, mushroom caps from one hnlf pound of mushrooms. Tho vege tables except the mushrooms should be parboiled and cooked In fnt until slightly colored before nddlng to the cnsserole. The mushrooms should be cooked In butter five minutes before nddlng. Add a little flour blended with some of the milk or stock and cook In tho oven until the vegetables are ten der. Serve, from the cnsserole. OBEDIENCE. "Josh," so Id Parmer Corntossel, "don't you know that children ought to obey their parental" .'"Course I do, father. Only they'vo got to use snmo Judgment. You know Just ns well ns I do that If. I was to do everything you tel me to when I'm running the family flivver, we'd bo ditched In no time." Impressions. - "Thnt antagonist of yours says ho is going to lenve footprints In tho sands of time." "He won't," replied .Senator Sor ghum. "Ills mind Is In the clouds. He Is nil Intellectual nvln.nr. When he comes down he will leave n dent, not a footprint." A Back.Hander. Mrs. Scrnpley I really don't know what would happen, lltchurd, If ever vou agreed with me on any subject.' Scrapley Something serious, prob ably, for we'd be dead wrong. His Effort. "That clumsy boy let the galley fall find he's made 'pi of the copy of that murder story we were rushing.' "Don't blame the hoy. He was only breaking bad news." AnMogy. "Pop. Is a mnn who stenls nutos an autojnek?" ' "Yes, son." "Then Is n man who steals hoots a bootjack?" WILL NEED IT "The next man I marry will have to have money." "He certainly will. If he Is going to try to provide you with all tho things you have asked me to get" Terrorism. The "terrorist," If he would prove An influential olt, lie fore he tries to make n move Must bo senreproof himself. Too Much. "Can't you put some ginger In thnt scene?" "Why, don't you see where nil the characters are going on a wild ca rouse on ginger nle?" It's Extent. "Thnt dentist's practice Is spread ing, Isn't It?" "I should say so. It covers uch ers." Fully Understood. "Have you nny difficulty In getting the proper diet for the Invalid?" "No, Indeed ; the doctor has ordered some of thnt prepared desecrated fowl." How He Learned. "You're a very careful driver." "Yes ma'am. When I learned to drive there were always thrco women In tho .back seat tejlln me whnt to do." In the "O" Zone. J "Whnt Is your nge?" "Twenty-two summers, Judge." "You must have been living in n cold climate." Cartoons Magazine. The Net Result. "When you started this drive for such a large amount, did you succeed In raising anything?" "Sure; I raised Cain." Applying the Screws. "We've raised the rents on your flutB all we can." "Itn't there nny. way of demanding a bonus?" Browning's Magazine. Feminine Determination. "I forbid nny further cxtrnvuganco In this house-furnlshlng business. I want you to understand, madam, that I put my foot down on nny new enr pets." "All right, John, dear; they'll be there to put It down on." Too Numerous. "It's wrong for aman to keep a card Index of his enemies." "It Is Indeed." snld Senator Snorts worthy. "And If he happens to be In politics, It's Impossible." -i
