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II I \ \ i : ' Fishing tackle catalogues are ripe.
Vacation plans progressing nicely ?
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I Rocking the boat is still a spring
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fI Fresh air Is fine , but if you would
. live long open the window from the
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Edison says that one could live en-
I i L tirely on canned goods. But would
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1 give all your profits to the wardware
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4 \1 \ ' cized for marrying. This item has
, , no moral.
If Wisconsin frogs can eat Florida
alligators , frog legs may solve the '
meat problem.
As soon as we are rid of the winter ,
. , we are confronted with the tornado
and the mosquito.
If you hear a buzzing sound and see
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! -a black object in the air-kill it-it's
a fly and dangerous.
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i Manure is best applied with a
! . . manure spreader on clover sod or
other sod that is to be broken for
t corn.
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! An Oregon man cured himself of
I i flyspepsia by fasting 40 days. He will
j never again have dyspepsia or any-
: thing.
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I "who is going to cross the country on
! roller skates think the country roads
are like ?
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, The man who told a St. Louis con-
I vention that husbands are a necessary
i , part of the family has a great future
1 i before him.
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! ! The . , man who marries the girl . with
, ! t the two heads will get his when she
J 1 . becomes angry enough to talk with
; .1 . both at once.
, \ 'j Physicians who are watching that
i Patterson boy who swallowed a $5
' ' J gold piece sa& that they can see no
i change in him.
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I ! The next man who succeeds In fly-
[ .1 Ing across ' the English channel will
r have to be satisfied with a "Spark-
From - the-Wires" item.
A New Jersey man lights his pipe
In an oil tank. When he gets out of
) the hospital he intends to try hig !
t o Btunt in . a powder mill.
According to a scientist ; dreams are
the realization of our wishes ; at any
rate they are all the fulfilment some
of the wishes seem to get.
tf t 1 A heap of rubbish around your
f house is a tombstone to your self-re-
spect , a death. blow to your civic pride
' and a breeding place for flies.
i - it - will be some time , however , be-
fore men with flying machines will
. sleep in England every night and go
to work on the continent every morn
ing.
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i Who knows why it Is that the most
\ Interesting astronomical attractions
I always occur for the benefit of the
: Zulus and the savages who . aren't In-
' I , terested ?
Professor Munsterberg says that It
, Is easy to detect crime. True , but
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I mighty hard sometimes to detect the
I ! i criminals , as even our police depart
Ii , t ment will testify.
. ! Young ladies who expect to gradu-
ate from one of the prominent eastern
colleges this year are preparing to do
I so In very simple gowns. Education
f seems to help , after all.
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1 The Nebraska woman who was In-
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\ dicted for refusing to divulge her age
: to the census taker evidently is one
' \ of those persons who dislike to He a
, little even to save themselves trouble.
The killing of five German blue-
: Jackets of the mine-laying division of
the German navy , while they were
I maneuvering for practise , is an accI-
j' [ " dent which reveals the dangers of
peace for men who must be prepared
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lor war. Fatal gunnery accidents are
I J' t jjot rare , and even the maintenance
t"f " , , 1 on shipboard of heavy magazines of
i { ) lilgh explosives that are not needed
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. : menace to the ship's entire compli
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' 1 Somehow the French are the ones
) I . -who are crossing the English channel
. : by the airship route. Rather an inter.
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i The report from Professor Ales-
'If . . sandrini of the University of Rome
, lhat he has discovered the bacilus of
' . / pellagra in water will lift a burden of
J accusation against moldy corn , which
.I has long been supposed to be the
source of the disease. The report
, ! from Rome makes the urgency of the
ij pure drinking water problem more
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TO BORE DEEP FOR OIL.
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Machinery Unit Will Make T&t to
Depth ) of ,000 : Feet.
The. Shelton Oil Well company is
pushing work'as fast as men and ' ma-
terial will allow. There is now on
the ground four carloads of material ,
two cars of oil well machinery , the
heaviest and best that has ever been
shipped .into the state , including a
powerful engine and all necessary.tub- .
ing and drills. The large tower is now
up to 70 feet in height and will be
completed in a few days. Then the
balance of the work of placing the
engine and other machinery will be
pushed and boring will be begun
some time in ' July. Farmers and
business men are subscribing liberally
to the fund and plenty of money will
be supplied to'make this test the
most complete ever attempted in the
state. The machinery now has a ca-
pacity of going 3,000 feet into the
depths of the earth.
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YORK FARMER ENDS LIFE.
Hangs Himself on Cottomvood Tree :
He Set Out 30 Years Before.
Antotn Helmers , one of the oldest
and best known German farmers liv-
ing in south York county , was found
by his son hanging to a tree in the
yard at the old home southeast of Mc-
Cool Junction. Mr. : Helmers lived on
the old homestead for years , and was
most highly respected and loved. For
the last three years he has been living
a part ofthe time at the York county
farm where he paid his board , and .
part of the time with his son , Charles
Helmers , who now occupies the farm.
He was 84 years of age , and left no
explanation.
Boy Dragged to Death. -
An 11-year-old son of Fred Royal ,
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residing near Palmyra , started for
home from the field with a team of .
mules. He had the lines about and
under his shoulders. A passing auto-
mobile frightened the team and they
whirled and ran over the boy , thus
wrapping tightly about the body the
heavy leather lines. They dashed
down the road , dragging the boy.
They ran three-quarters of a mile be-
fore being stopped. When the team
was stopped it was found that the boy
was dead , his scalp being torn off and
his skull crushed.
" Plumber Dies of Burns.
M. Williams , the Norfolk plumber
who was burned by matches which
were ignited in his 'pocket when he
fell on his hip , is dead. He was
was hunting a cool place to sleep in
the woodshed when he fell. A bottle
of alcohol in his hip pocket-broke and
the fluid was set ablaze , cooking his
body horribly. "
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3IcTntyre Acquitted.
Wednesday evening the jury in the
murder case at Mullen : returned a ver-
dict of not guilty , making McIntyre a
freeman. Thedefendant , with his wife
and twin babies sitting beside him
throughout the day , was perfectly
calm and unmoved during the whole
day's proceedings. Only when shak-
ing hands with the jurors did McIn-
tyre show any emotion. Then tears
streamed down his face. _
No Game Fish Are Found.
Only one bass and several little
apples were found in Florence lake
r.nd other neighboring ponds when
the game warden from Lincoln exam-
ined the lakes for game fish Wednes
day. The waters were literally alive
with bullheads , it was reported , but
the game fish evidently had all dis
appeared with the falling of the wa-
ters.
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Dismisses Complaint.
The case filed a few days ago by La-
bor Commissioner W. M. Maupin
against J. Samish , proprietor of a mil-
linery store at Beatrice , charging him
with violating the state female labor
law in the employment of two milli
ners , was called in county court and
dismissed by order of the governor.
Sixteenth Regiment Leaves.
Two special trains bore away from
Fort Crook Wednesday afternoon the
officers and men of the Sixteenth in-
fantry. In heavy marching -order
these soldiers boarded the cars which
also carried the equipments of the
regiment They are ; . bound for Alas-
ka.
W F. Lowe a Candidate.
William Elmer Lowe of Western
has paid his $10 and filed his name as
a candidate for the republican nomi-
nation for governor. Mr. Lowe is a
farmer , an artist and a former office-
holder. .
Score-Keeper : is Injured.
While the members of the Beaver
City company of the national guard
were at rifle practice Sunday after-
noon a bullet was deflected from a
400-yard target , striking , Arthur
Cooper , score keeper , but inflicted but
a slight wound. f
The Fairmont soldiers' monument
was dedicated Sunday , . June 26 , at
2:30 p. m. The address was delivered
by Capt. C. E. Adams , of Superior.
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CLAIMS ESTATE.
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Man from Texas Appears in Tecumseh
to Establish His Identity.
John , Wilson , Jr. , of Houston , Tex. ,
a claimant for the property of the
estates of the late Judge and Mrs.
John Wilson , of Tecumseh , arrived in
Tecumseh to make his claim in a legal
way. Judge and Mrs. Wilson left an
estate estimated be worth $ 30 , 000 ,
which was to go to their son , should
he come to Tecumseh and claim it be-
fore July 1 , 1910. The son left home
many years ago , following a % quarrel
with his father , and , although the pa-
rents spent a great deal of money
and made trips to Scotland and Alas-
ka looking for the son , they died
without realizing their greatest
heart's desire , that of seeing him once
more.
Following their deaths , which oc
curred near each other four or five
years ago , several claimants appeared
for the estate. The John Wilson , of
Houston , has declared that he would
not come to Tecumseh , but his wife
has been prevailing upon him and has
evidently persuaded him to do so.
EMERSOX GIVES HEAVY BAIL
Man Accused of Passing Forged
Check Gives $4,000 Bonds.
James W. Emerson , alias Martin : ,
gave bail in the sumof _ $4,000 at Fre-
mont Monday and was released. He
was arrested May 28 on the charge of
passing a forged check purporting to
be signed by Hilliker & Schlicher for
$493 , on the Commercial National
bank. When searched at the jail
nearly $6,000 was found on him in
bills of large denominations. The
county court fixed his bail on prelim-
inary examination at $2,500 , which he
immediately gave. He was again ar-
rested , released on habeas corpus , but
held on'an application for additional
bail. The supreme court sustained
the district court and fixed his bail at
$4,000. '
. Peculiar Accident.
While hunting a cool sleeping place
in the woodshed at 1 a. m. , A. M.
Williams , a plumber at Norfolk , fell
on his hip , Igniting matches in a
trouser pocket , which set his clothes
afire. From his waist up his body
and face were seriously burned , the
cloth being cooked into the flesh.
Nails in the pocket caused the match-
es to ignite.
Engineer Badly ; Scalded.
Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis &
Omaha passenger train No.6 , due in
Sioux City at 12:30 p. m. Sunday , was
delayed several hours , and Engineer
Dan Murphy : , better known' "Dad"
Murphy : , of Omaha , was quite badly
injured when the driving rod of the
engine broke while the train was
running at full speed two miles south
of Bancroft.
Electric Cars to Dakota City.
Dakota City citizens have nearly
completed raising $2,000 to provide
for the electrification of the Sioux
City , Crystal Lake and Homer rail-
road , so that cars can be operated
to that city. Arrangements with the
Sioux City Service company to supply
electric power have been made , and
wires will be strung in a few days.
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Fatal Automobile Accident.
O. W. Palmer , who was injured in
an automobile accident , died at Spald-
ing. Mr. Palmer , with a party of
friends , was returning from Peters-
burg Friday , when he lost control of
the machine and it went over a 20-
foot embankment. The car landed
on top of him , the steering wheel
striking him on the chest.
Asks Removal of County Attorney.
Mayor C. M. Hurlburt of Fairbury
has asked the governor to remove
from office County Attorney F. L.
Rain of Jefferson county. In his com-
plaint filed with the chief executive
Mr. Hurlburt alleges that the county
attorney not only refuses to prosecute
persons charged with being drunk ,
but defends them in court.
Chadron Improvements.
Several large oulldings are in course
of construction in Chadron. More
buildings have been erected this
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than in any previous year of its his-
tory. Work on the Carnegie library
will be commenced as soon as ' a loca-
tion is decided upon. The normal
school is an established fact.
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Jackson : Files for Superintendent
W. R. Jackson , of University Place ,
has filed his name with the secretary
of state by petition for the democratic
nomination for state superintendent.
Sun Starts a Fire.
The early morning rays of the sun
shining in a store window set Fourth
of July ; explosives afire Monday in the
Keisau drug store in Norfolk. A cool
headed clerk picked out the burning
bundles and threw them into tho
street.
State Firemen's Tournament.
The seventeenth annual Nebraska
State Firemen's : tournament will be
held in York J'JI26. . 27 and 2S.
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TO HOLD MOISTURE
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More Harrowing and Less Water
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4y Keeping Ground Free From Weeds
and Making Mulch of Dry Earth
Natural 1 Moisture Can Be
Conserved.
More harrowing and less water on
the land will produce the best results
in upland orchards. Thinning the
fruit to secure uniformity in size and
to prevent over-production , thus as-
suring crops yearly , is also essential ,
writes Prof. Cyrus L. Smith , insti-
tute lecturer of Eastern Washington ,
In Colorado Fruit Grower. By keeping
the ground free from weds and har-
rowing once a week during the grow-
ing season , thus making a mulch of
the dry surface earth , the natural
moisture can be conserved sufficiently
to grow fruit that will command the
best markets.
When the season Is a favorable one
a great percentage of large apples
may be grown with little cultivation ,
but the grower who neglects to cul
tivate well every year will often fail
to secure marketable fruit during the
very seasons when prices are the
best. The most successful orchard-
Ists are those who give thorough cul-
tivation each and every year.
Last season was 'the dryest for
many years , and yet wherever the cul-
tivation was thorough and intelligent
the results were satisfactory. In fact ,
the size and quality were without ex
ception a fair index of the method
and : the thoroughness cultivation.
In one orchard 16 years old we se
cured more than 60 per cent. of four-
tier apples of such varieties as Bald-
win , Greening , Spitzburg and Ben
Davis. This orchard was plowed
early in April. The plowing was done
deep in the center of the rows , eight
to ten inches , and four to five inches
close to the trees. The ground im
mediately around the trees was then
'dug over with a mattock , then disked
crosswise of the plowing twice , then
run over with a clod crusher , then
harrowed. Afterward it was har-
rowed every week from May 1 to
August 15 , altogether making 19 cul-
tivations at an expense of $6.50 an
acre for man and team and two dol-
lars for hand work , or a total of $8.50
an acre.
While this might seem somewhat
expensive and intensive , the results
more than justified the economy of
the continual cultivation ; as in an-
other [ orchard where all the conditions
were the same and the cultivation
was the same except one disking and
three harrowings were omitted , saving
$1.25 in expense , there was a differ-
ence of more than $50 an acre in the
value of the fruit. Another orchard
Df the same age , the same varieties ,
the same soil , was disked twice and
harrowed twice and produced only
ten per cent. of marketable fruit
The soil from October to April
should be rough and loose to catch
and hold the moisture ; from April to
October maintain continuously a fine
dust mulch over the entire surface.
If this is done there will be no weeds ,
nor any unnecessary loss of moisture.
Less than ten per cent. of the or-
chards are as well cultivated as they
should be. x -
When the soil inclines to run to-
gether when wet and bake hard when
It lacks humus , if barnyard manure is
available it is the best and readiest
means of supplying the humus or or-
ganic matter to the soil. The best
method of applying this is by top
dressing during the winter season. If
the manure is not available use a
cover crop , preferably vetch and win-
ter wheat. When this is done the .
spring plowing can safely be delayed
until the first week in May , but not
later unless it should be a cold , wet
season. Turn under the cover crop
good and deep and immediately fol
low with a disk twice or three times ,
then harrow continuously every
week until August 15.
When a cover crop is to be used ,
seed it at the last cultivation as near
to the middle of August as practi-
cable.
To secure fruit uniform in size , to
prevent overbearing and to obtain an-
nual crops , it is necessary to thin the
fruit radically. It is better to hire
Borne one to do this by the day or
hour. Few men have the time to thin
their own fruit as it ought to be done.
If the pruning has been properly done
and the fruit spurs are properly dis
tributed over the entire tree , then
thinned so the apples will not touch
each other , ' there will be as many
left [ as the tree ought to carry. The
fruit will be larger , better matured ,
and mr ? h more uniform than when al
lowed to grow in clusters.
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Success of Dry Farming.
The ultimate success of dry farming
depends as much on adapting crop
plants to dry farm environments as it
does to any other factor. The fact
that dry farming has succeeded as
well as it has with only such crops
as have been available - Is one of the
greatest arguments for future greater I
success , when we shall have had a
few years \n \ which to adapt our own ,
varieties to the climate and soil of
the west.
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Wheat in Germany. I
Germany , on her soil , thin by na -
ture , produced last year 29 bushels of
winter wheat to the acre ; while her I
spring wheat went a little above 351 I
bushels. Oats yielded 59 bushels , po- . , .
tatoes 294. . ; ;
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Development Depends on Moisture
Suitable Soil / , Successful System
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The factors'on which the develop-
ment of dry farming depends are some
mpisture , suitable soil , a successful
system and adapted or adaptable
crops. We must have moisture , and
conserve It ; we must have plants and
grow them , and It is worse than us § -
less to raise unprofitable crops. Any
one of these factors is as indis-
pensable as any other , but perhaps
the greatest opportunity for the ad-
vancement and success of any kind
of farming comes from the science of
plant breeding.
There are known limitations to the
amount of moisture that may be con-
served ; there is a fixed number of
varieties of farm crops from which to
choose at any one time , but it would
be difficult to fix in mind , or estimate
a limit to our power to adapt crops ,
or to our ability to create new and de
sirable farms , says B. C. Baffum in
Desert Farmer. What has already
been accomplished in plant improve-
ment will be realized quickly , others
will take a long period of time.
The story of the changes which
have been made in plants through do-
mestication is like a fairy tale.
From an annual weed growing on salt
sea marshes came our highly devel-
oped sugar beet , simply by cultivation
and selection. : From another weed ,
one of the common mustards , has
come the turnip , radish , rape , kale ,
kohlrabi , brussels sprouts , cabbage ,
broccoli , and cauliflower. This illus-
tration is probably the most remark-
able one of variation of any single
form of plant life. We now have civ-
ilized barleys which are as bald as
our most strenuous thinkers. We have
roses without thorns , fruits without
seeds , and even onions without smell.
What it has taken centuries to do here-
tofore we now do in a comparatively
short number of years.
It may be said that we have only
just begun to breed plants scientifical-
ly. Enough has been done to show ,
not only the possibilities , but some
of the certainties of plant breeding.
It is as positive a science as mathe-
matics.
We have much to do to develop
suitable varieties for dry farming. We
have already learned something of the
value of drought resistance and also
of the necessity of securing other
qualities which make plants more
hardy , more persistent and more pro-
ductive. That we will be able to
overcome certain objectionable fea ,
tures in plants is positively certain.
POULTRY NOTES.
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Hens need green food and plenty
of it.
it.When
When a hen is in full laying her
comb Is full and bright red.
Appetites must be studied. Fowls
differ in this as much as do human
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beings.
To endeavor to keep a flock on a
single-grain diet will soon breed all
sorts of trouble.
Before one attempts to raise chick-
ens in a brooder he should take les-
sons from the mother hen.
The beginner should spend a year
or more in the care of poultry before
he can hope to be a learned poultry
raiser.
There are almost as many ways and
methods of feeding and caring as
there are localities where turkeys are
grown.
For stamina In the offspring , and
especially In market poultry culture it
is best to introduce new blood every
year or two.
Probably in no line of general or
special farming is the working equiva-
lent so poor as In the average han-
dling of poultry.
No matter how small the birds may
be , they should have access to some
kind of grit. They will begin to pick
at it after they are a day old.
There is nothing which hinders the
growth of the poults more than para- . I
sites , which Increase very rapidly
when the poults are confined to small
areas.
One of the most difficult proposi-
tions in feeding young chicks is to !
know how to place the feed before
them so they can partake of it with-
out soiling it
In buying stock eitfier pullets or
yearling hens should be selected.
Where it is Intended to early Incubate
the eggs yearling hens would be bet-
ter than pullets.
Old and young chickens to be sold
for market purposes will bring much
more if they are confined in close
quarters for a week or more and fed
heavily during the time.
Equipment for properly caring for
chicks pays in a very large way. This
may consist of brooders , coops , drink-
ing vessels , chick feeding coops and
numerous other things for the best
welfare of the young of the flock.
With good equipment poultry keeping
may be made a good success. _
Rotten Manure.
Farmers often lack the proper
amount of rotten manure for melons
and cucumbers. By stacking several
loads a year in Advance of planting
there would be no trouble from this
source. Cucurbits planted in rather
thin s.oils are greatly benefited by the
use of rotten manure applied in the
hill or furrow.
Nitrogen for Cabbage.
Nitrogen is by far the most impor-
tant element in producing a crop of
cabbage. It should be quickly avail-
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able. Top dressing with nitrate of
soda is becoming more and more com-
mon. Try ; it on + hr early crop.
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SOME GENERAL DIRECTIONS ! OF I
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As Much Depends on the Skill of the " . " ,
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ingredients .Em- J
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ployed - Varyir.g Ideas About :
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The pastes of a good pastry makerj * '
fade and melt away like ! ice t ; der the * _
sun , while those of a poor manipu- ;
Some pastes are ; ;
lator stick by. :
tough and some are crispy I , some . are : I 1
light , and some are leathery 1 : , every .
the skill of the-
thing depending upon
maker.
Classifications of Paste. - p : lS t e. - ,
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are classified ' according to the way ; ;
t'k e tIt
in which the shortening is wor ed :
into the flour : (1) ) Plain or chopped'- . _ .
paste , (2) ( ) puff paste , and (3) ( ) flaky -
paste. : In the first kind the shorten .
ing is worked into the flour with tho-
of the fingers
knife or with the tips
the- .
and the water then added. In
second the shortening used is butter :
and rolled - - out before this is added
by an elaborate method of folding and' , -
rolling. The flaky paste is made by-
combining the two methods.
Some cooks use ice water to mixc
all pastes , others use this only for-
puff pastes. Some use water at about- ,
the temperature of the room in . which * *
the work is done-a room with ai
cool and dry atmosphere-but some-
old-fashioned cooks who make the-
most delicious pies have always : used'
tepid water for the mixing. -
A good deal depends upon the kind : :
of flour used. An article on "Pastry-
Flour" in Good Housekeeping says ; .
among other things : "It may be- .
stated as a general rule that the best , .
bread flour is that which takes a.
large amount of liquid ; a good pastry-
flour Is one that takes a small amount-
of liquid. Bread flour is granular to-
the touch ; pastry flour is smooth and' .
velvety. Bread flour readily sifts-
through the fingers ; pastry flour re- N
tains the Impression of the hand-
Good bread flour is apt to be more-
yellow than pastry flour because or
the large amount of gluten it con- .
tains. When it is claimed that oner-
general flour will make both good
bread and pastry , be it pies or cake
then it is not a sufficiently : good bread'
flour. A really good bread flour makes :
tough pies and cake , while pastry-
flour makes dry , hard , stiff bread. It- . . . . . .
is economy to use the two kinds. " \
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The right proportion of water to
flour is half the weight of the liquid : -
to that of the flour.
A little baking powder is added oft-
en to make the paste light.
When the flour and shortening are-
mingled so that the mixture looks like-
meat , each little particle of fat beingr :
coated with flour , the water is added -
in the making of plain pastry.
Pastry should always be rolled in .
the same directIon.-from you.
Beef Hearts Make Economical MeaL.
Buy'a large beef heart and boil Iti .
slowly for an hour ; the "ears , " as thee . , .r
waste inside part is called , may them ' ! '
be removed with very little of theL , - /
good meat clinging to them. Make at . I f/
turkey dressing and fill the cavity
drawing a few threads across to pre- .
vent ' the dressing from falling out.
Place in a pan with the water : lei
which it was boiled , and bake another- *
hour. Baste frequently as it begin !
to brown , serving hot with vegetable ,
and gravy. ,
This is an economical dish when ? ,
meat is so high. A family of four orf !
five will have as wholesome a dinner t
for about 20 cents as roast beef at 25
cents a pound. Apple sauce and !
mashed potatoes are an addition tc . .
this meat.
Another way of using heart Is to cut ;
slices crosswise about an Inch thIck :
and cook them as you would heef
steak. The small end , the first fatty * ' , -
slice , and the bits trimmed from tha-
I "ears" can be used in making haahV
croquettes or soup meat.
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Delicate Pudding.
Three heaping tablespoonfuls olr
corn starch
moistened with !
cold water
stirred Into a pint of boiling water , Inj I
which three-fourths oS
of a cupful 0 1 -
sugar has been dissolved. When thor-1 ! , . , . . . , -
oughly cooked , add the stiffly beateni- !
whites of three eggs and juice of large
lemon. Pour Into a mold and set on
Ice. Make a custard of yolks of the *
eggs , half a cupful of sugar , little ! - .
more than a pint of milk , and flavor1
with the grated rind of the lemon. ,
Serve cold pouring the
custard oveir
the molded pudding. A spoonful or
gelatin jelly laid on top of the Indi
vidual portion adds to the ' '
appearance-
and taste.
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Breadcrumb Pancakes.
Ingredients : Two
cupfuls '
bread !
crumbs , two cupfuls sweet milk * two- '
eggs , one tablespoonful butter .
, one-
cupful of flour , two teaspoonfuls ba
king powder , one-half
teaspoonful salt.
Mode : Soak the crumbs
, which
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must
be fine , in the milk andt
until soft , and . ' _
beat to a paste. Add
butter
,
melted .
the
whites and '
yolks of '
eggs , beate
separately , the salt , and flour intOt ,
hich the baking powder haU
has been
;
, . ,
sifted. Cook on a hot ;
greased gr ! dler '
and serve with maple sirup. Fine.
Rug Help. '
When rugs curf on the edges they ' . "
can be made to lay flat by
, making . .
a
thin glue of three tabs ! \
tablespoonsfal , ,
pul
verized . . .
zed glue and one pint of ' .
water-
boil until thoro-ishiy dissolved ; the * . a
take an o'd r-rt h .
r : brush and paint .
rug on , t ' - - - . , _ . . . , -t.7" : . . . . aound the- tho.- '
, edges. . . - . . 1
rn.i : . , . - - 1 .
, v.h . . ' . unti ] dry.
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