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The Commoner.
JUNE 19, 1903.
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Bides to the sunshine. Pack in jars
'not quite full. To one gallon of vine
gar, add one teacup of sugar, three
dozen whole clo2s, three dozen alir
spice, two dozen peppercorns, a dozen
blades of mace; (ginger, mustard,
h-rse radish, celery seed, coriander
and cayenne may bo added if liked, to
suit the taste); in part of the vinegar
boil the spices and sugar eight min
utes, scald the rest of the vinegar,
and pour all over the walnuts, boiling
hot. In three days, pour off the vine
gar, scald and pour again over tuo
walnuts, and in three days more ru
peat the process. It will take two or
three months to thoroughly pickle
them, but tley are worth the trouble,
and will keep a long time. P. H.
Jams and flarmalades.
Jams are made of whole fruit and
sugar no spices. The soft fruits,
which need no peeling, are chosen.
Thoroughly clean and mash the fruit,
boil twenty minutes before adding the
sugar, usually allowing three-fourth
pound of sugar to one pound of fruit;
use only best granulated. Stir con
stantly, and cook until quite thick;
for stirring, one should have a pad
dle made like the apple-butter "stir
rer," only much smaller, as but a
small quantity of jam should be
cooked at one time, to avoid scorch
ing. The slightest scorch will rui'i
the flavor. Most of housewives priM
the fruit, through a wire sieve, before
adding the sugar, to extract the seeds
and any hard pieces, though others do
not. It is nicer without the seeds. A
very nice jam, or marmalade, may b3
made by using the pulp of jthe fruit
from which the juice has been drained
to make jelly; to. this, after pressing
through a sieve to remove seeds,
skins, etc., a very little water and a
lesser quantity of sugar should bo
added, and then boil it down thick,
stirring constartly. When either jam
or marmalade, or the various "fruit
butters" are cooked enough, no julca
will show about the edges, and the
mass will look dry and glistening.
For making jellies or marmalade
from the larger fruits, such as apples,
quinces, etc., they should be peeled,
and, if the core is at all defective, i
should be rejected. If the fruit is
saund, the peelings and cores may be
boiled in a little water and this wa-
THE KISAIi CRANK
Is Plainly Marked.
A crank is one who stays in beaten
paths when common sense tells him
to leave.
The real crank is one who persists
in using coffee because accustomed to
and yet knows it hurts him. It is this
one who always pays the penalty,
while the sensible person who gives
up coffee and takes on Postum Food
Coffee in its place enjoys all the ben
efits of returning health.
A well known manufacturer's agenl
of New York City visited the grocery
department of one of the big New
York stores not long ago and there
he tasted a sample cup of Postum
made the right way. He said after
wards: "Just through the energy of
that young woman who was serving
Postum there I became a convert to
the food drink and gave up the drug
drink coffee and got well.
"I had used coffee to excess and was
gradually becoming a complete wreck,
getting weaker and more nervous ev
ery day. I paid the penalty for us
ing coffee and when I tasted the de
licious Postum I was glad indeed to
make the change.
"So I gave up the coffee altogether
and have used Postum instead ever
since. My family at first called me a
crank but seeing how Postum ben
efitted me the first month they all got
in lino and as a result of Postum's
remarkable benefits to me we all drink
it now entirely in place of coffee and
we are well." Name given, by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
tor be strained off and used to boil
the fruit in. The prepared fruit
should be covered with water and let
boil until tender enough to mash,
turned into a bag and lot drain all
night. The juice will make the jolly,
and the pulp may bo rubbed through
a sieve and two-thirds its weight add
ed, then boilou until thick, stirring
constantly, as in making applo butto
It is nicer, of course, made of the
whole fruit, juice and all. Always put
up jams and marmalades, as yo.i
should jellies, also, in small glass,
earthenware or stono jars, seal and
keep in a cool dry place. Do not use
large jars, as disturbing them' will
cause them to spoil.
Jillica.
In the "good old days," jellies woro
thought to be nourishing, and were
especially prescribed for sick and
dellra.c persons; but in the larger
knowledge of today, they aro co'jfeid
ered only for their pleasant flavor.
Jellies may bo made of nearly all
fruits, but with some, gelatin must
bo used and such jellies do not kedp
eo wrll, and are generally used soon
afcu mailing In making jellies, jams,
preserves, marmalades, only porcelain
lined agate, or granite ware should be
used; brass may be used, but must ba
kept well scoured, and is not advis
able. On no account use iron vessel i
or spoons. Silver, wood or porcelain
lined spoons should bo used. To ex
tract the juice for jelly from soft
fruits, put the fruit over the fire in a
suitable vessel with just as little wa
ter as will keep it from scorching,
good jelly-makecg seldom use water,
heating the fruit very slowly until t
makes its own juice. Let scald thor
oughly; have a flannel bag, wrung
out of hot water and suspended over
an earthen or porcelain vessel ovc
the moifth of which has been tied a
cheese-cloth strainer to keep out any
possible Insects, pour your fruit into
the flannel bag and let drain as long
as any juice drips in some cases, all
night Do not squeeze or press, as
this will make the jelly cloudy.
Measure the fruit juice, and allow
one pound of best granulated sugar
to each pint of juice; "pint for pint"
is the standard measure, but some
fruits will "jell" nicely with less. Lot
the juice boil briskly for ten mlnutez
then add the sugar and let boil for ten
minutes longer. Do not try to make
jelly or jam on cloudy or wet day1!.
Experience will teach you when the
jelly is done, but until you have thl
experience, test it by dropping on u
cold dish and setting on Ice. If it does
not spread, It is safe to pour into the
glasses, "which may be done without
breaking by dropping into the glass a
spoonful or two very slowly, and
turning It about If it is not as stiff
as you wish, set it in the sun, covering
with a bit of window glass, for'a few
days. When quite cold, pour a thin
coating of melted parafilne wax over
the top, put on the cover and set away
in a cool, dry place.
Query Bor.
Reader. Sent address, as you re
quested. Tourist It is claimed that one of
the best things to keep seed ticks oft
one while in the woods is oil of pen
nyroyal; the smell of pennyroyal is
said to bo disliked by most insects.
To prevent the attack of gnats, as well
as to cure their sting, use camphor.
Housewife. To prevent flies from
specking your gilt, frames, boil three
or four onions in a pint of water, then,
with a soft brush, wash your frames
with the onion water, and the flies
will not light on them. This will net
injure the frames.
Lizzie D Humboldt, Kas. To keep
your oil cloth looking well, wash it
once or twice a mouth with skim
milk and water, equal parts; once in
two or three months rub with boiled
linseed oil. Put a very little of the
oil on a rag and rub well into the J
cloth, so it will take up all the oil;
then polish with a soft clothprefer
ably old silk."
A Subscriber, La Plata, Mo. To rid
your cistern of wiggle-tails, reddish
colored bugs, and wator-llco, go t:
the nearest creek or river and, with a
small net a pieco of raosqulto-bar
will do collect a dozen or more of
tho little fish called minnows, and put
tnem into your cistern; they will oat
up tho water-vermin, and purify tho
water.
Mrs. M. II. K., Liberty, Mo. To de
stroy crickets, sprinkle a little qulck
limo near tho cracks through which
they enter the room; tho lime may bo
laid down over night and swept away
in tho morning. In a few days tho
crickets will most likely all bo de
stroyed. If you have little children,
do not let them handle the lime, as,
if it gets into the eyes it is exceeding
ly hurtful; in case it should, wash the
eye with vinegar and water.
Mrs. Emma C, Stoutlands, Mo. A
brass, bell-metal or copper kettle must
be well cleaned, else it will collect rust
or verdigris, which is a strong poison.
After washing tho ketto with warm
water, put into it a teacupful of vine
gar and a tablespoonful of salt place
over the fire, and when hot, rub thor
oughly with a cloth, so that every part
of it is touched by the salt and vine
gar; then wash well in warm water;
scour it well with wood ashes or fine
sand, wash with hot soap suds, rinwrf
with clean water and polish dry; this
before using. Even when not in use,
it should have an occasional cleaning.
Mary B., Southwest Mo. For
bleaching your yarn, first scour It
well; when dry, get a barrel with one
head out; put in an iron vessel two or
three ounces of lac-sulphur (brim
stone), and set this in the bottom of
tho barrel; throw in coals enough to
make a smoke; put some sticks ,acros3
the barrel for the yarn to rest on;
lay tho yarn on the sticks and cover
up tne barrel with a cloth to keep the
smoke from escaping. An ounce of
s-ilphur to the cut of yarn is tho al
lowance. This will bleach yarn aj
wuite as snow, and renders home
made yarn beautiful for knitting
hoods, shawls, scarfs, etc. See that
tho sulphur does not blaze.
to tho farm, ho will como back, of hlj
own accord, a wiser, broader, better,
stronger man.
Our Boy.
Do not make tho mistake of trying
to force your boy to stay on the farm.
Many a man is wearing himself out, a
"poor" farmer poor in all the 'mean
ing of the word who, had he been
allowed to follow his Inclinations,
would have made at least a fairly suc
cessful mechanic or business man.
Many a man has "died, and the worms
have eaten him," who, had he sought
congenial employment, would have
attained to fame and fortune, where
as, having missed his calling, he was
only a nobady.
When the time comes that your boy
hears tho call, he must follow the
voice, lead him where it may. Who
shall say his going Is not well? Ev
ery boy Is not born a farmer. Let
him try his wings. If you are not
able to help his projects with finan
cial aid, give him a God-bless-you, and
let him go out to do battle with tho
world with the assurance that, In the
old nest there are hearts that love him
and faith that believes in his ability.
History proves that there is no lim
it to which a boy may be bound, bow
ever poor, financially, he may be.
Time only, and experience, will prove
what he may become. If you have
given him a good common school edu
cation, and his home life has been
what it should be, and he feels that
he is called to other work, let him go.
The boy should ponder well before
choosing a life calling, and a wise
parent can help him to a better un
derstanding of life by giving broad
counsel and helping him where he
hesitates.
God bless him, let him go. If ho
has missed his calling, and looks back I
A Strange Omission.
Was it a inoro oversight? This ia
tho quection a great n.any people will
ask themselves in considering tho
failure of President Kooneveit to men
tion, oxcept incidentally, the namo
or llioinaH Jeitorson during his ex
tended speech at tho dedication of tho
LouisJana purchase exposition at at
Louis. On tho anniversary of tho very
day that tho treaty concluding tho
purchase of tho Louisiana territory
was signed, the exposition was dedi
cated. lJreaidont liooaevolt Is a stu
dent of history. Ho knew that In
all tho negotiations looking to tho
ceding of the great western empire to
tho United States no ileum wns mnm
prominent than tho figure of Thomas
Jefleraon. And yet he contented him
self with vague allusions to tho pio
neers who opened that empire and
carved from it states whose' Individual
greatness today exceeds the greatness.
In point of wealth and population, of
all tho original colonics. Truo, Jof
forson needed no eulogy from the lips,
of his latest successor In the chlC
magistracy. Ills glory cannot Do
dimmed by sllenco or by spoken de
traction, but it seems odd that so
scant a mention was made of him by
-o president of tho United States.
Sooner or later, whether Jefferson had
willed it or not, tho Louisiana terri
tory would have been added to tho
possessions of tho United States. It
Is only natural that this should bo
"o, for it Is Impossible to contemplate
tho spcctaclo of a foreign nation hav
ing power to block tho commerce
which naturally flows down the Mis
sissippi river to tho Gulf of Mexico.
That, however, is by tho way. Tho
fact remains that it was in Jeffer
son's administration, largely through
his efforts and by tho force of his in
fluence that tho Louisiana territory
was acquired. Tho excuse for tho
St Louis fair at this tirao Is the an
niversary of that purchase. This was
pre-eminently tho excuse for the ilmH-
cation ceremonies at which President
Roosevelt was a central figure. And
yet the great American whose namo
should have been on every speaker's
tongue at St Louis on Thursday, was
barely mentioned by our presiderft
The Herald confesses that It finds
some difficulty hitting upon a rea
sonable explanation. It Is hard to
believe that President Ttoosevelt de
liberately sllKhted the memory of Jef
ferson. Surely a man who Is big
(nough to bo president of the United
States, even by virtue of a national
tragedy, is too big to be deliberately
mean and petty. On the other hand,
an oversight, a lapse of memory, as
it wore, in this particular instance Is
hardly less objectionable. If Jeffer
son had beon the founder of the re
publican party. Instead of the founder
of the democratic party, would he
have fared better at the hands of
Prepident Roosevelt when the latter
aided in the dedication of the Louis
iana purchase exposition? Salt Lako
Herald.
Books Received.
At this time when success seems to
be the thing for whirh all strive and
yet which many fail to understand,
profit mav be found in reading an ad
dress delivered upon this subiect be
fore the students of St Bede college,
by Father Patrick Dillon of Peru, 111.
The quotations made, as well as tho
arguments used, are worthy of careful
perusal.
AN OTJ) AND WELL TRIED RESfEDY.
Vttx, WtKsr.ow'a Footiiing Rrnup for children
tectbliwr should always bo used for children whlla
terUilncr. It softens the rumg, allays all pain, cure
Wsa colic and is the best remedr for dUrrlxe.
Twenty-Ire ceats a bottla. It Is the best,
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