Freeport Journal-Standard from Freeport, Illinois • Page 4

FRBfrrotlT DAILY JOtJRKALi JANtTAftY 17, FHC DAILY JOURNAL every day, except Sunday, by JOURNAL PRINTING No 97 cago Street. Bntered at the postofllce In Freeport Illinois, as second-class matter. OP SUBSCRIPTION. OWB advance tR.OO ftM carrier or PBEEPORT, JANUARY 17,1908. (This label Is Issued to thn Freeport Journal by the International Typographical Union In recognition of the fact thnt It employs Union labor In its mechanical Masonic Calendar.

day of each month. Work on K. A. Krtdny, IxxUre No. 170, A.

K. and A. Btfttcd communication 1st 8rd of ouch month. mwport Chapter No. 28, K.

A. Stated convocation 1st and 3rd Tuesday of month. Work on Hoynl Arch Tuesday, 21. rrwport Council No.8», K.and H. communication 2d Tuesday of each No.

7, K. conclave 1st and 3rd Wednesday of month. PERSONAL RECORD. of Freeport Peopto and TlMlr Many Friends. Fred Reichert, of ChicftRO, Is vis- itiiur Freeport relatives.

Mre. R. O. Shumway, of Polo, spent the day in Freeport. Adam Steinpert, of Peoria, transacted business here today.

F. O. Matteson, of Qalesbtirg, was a business caller here today. A. R.

Bowman, of Mt. Carroll, called on friends in this city during the day. Oscar Wagner was at Rockford yesterday assisting in a musical entertainment. William G. Whipperman, of Dixon, called on friends in Freeport during the day.

Mra. Rufus C. Baker left this morning for Florida, where she will apend several waeks. Mrs. H.

D. Bentley and son Harry, will leave in the morning for California where they will spend the balance of the winter. Rev. V. W.

Overton, pastor of the U. B. church at Polo, arrived in Freeport last evening to assist Rev. F. M.

Davis in the revival services at the local U. B. church. Frank Hammond, of Warren, was in Freeport today on his way home from New Mexico, where he had gone several weeks ago to look up some land investment propositions. FARMERS' INSTITUTE WAS GREATSUCCESS URGE ATTENDANCE AND EXCELLENT PAPERS AT ALL SESSIONS.

NCIKX('K TOPICS IHH- Tlll'ltSDAY AFTKIl- NOON EVENING. on "Agricultural Hiu-tcrin," "Domestic Hclcnrc" and "Woman (Jrutoful" at MK- Night Sick and Afflicted. A. M. Waite is confined to his home with the grip.

Mrs. Henry Hoyman, who has been quite ill for the past few weeks reported to be somewhat improved. Hiss Emma Kunz is on the sick lilt. Miss Bertha Thiel, who has been quite ill, was reported to be improving today. Mrs.

Adam Wirth, who was operated upon Monday at St. Francis hospital, is doing nicely. Pension for Spanish Veteran. Franklin Pornter, of this city, has been notified by Congressman Lowden that he has been granted a pension of $6 a month, dating from Aug. 28, 1900.

Mr. Porter was one of Uncle Sam's valiant soldiers in the war against Spain. He enlisted in Co. L. Sixth regiment, Illinois Volunteers, and was discharged with an honorable record.

Woman's Club Tomorrow. A most interesting afternoon is in store for those who attend the Woman's club Saturday afternoon. Miss Florence Knowlton and Miss Bertha Taylor will discuss the "Arts and Crafts of Illinois" and will have on exhibition a collection of linen. rugs and hammered brass and copper from Hull house. These articles will also be for sale.

Kurokl Said. "Beyond comprehension" is right. That's what General Kuroki said when he saw the "Bed Spectre" in New York City. Go to the Majestic tonight or tomorrow ami it for yourself. You will certainly 8ay what Kuroki UJd.

William Vfea. Pine Grove, Ucenaod to C. Pinnow, Annie I. lloennhurg. Rook Grove.

11) Veruie S. Bookman, Freeport 20 Jeanette Mudd, same Curd of Thanks. Mrs. Margaret Ernst and family desire to thank the neighbors and friends who assisted them during their especially tho Arcade Manufacturing company. Died at County Farm.

Miss Lizzie Potts, aged ttS years, died Thursday morning at the county farm. She formerly lived at Orangaville and the remains were taken there for burial. Box of Oranges. Mr. Fred Watson, who is spending the winter in California, has favored the "boys" of the Journal with a box of fine oranges.

Sick and Afflicted. Mrs. Patrick Golf is reported to be quite eeriuiibly ill. A Higher Health Level. "I have reached a higher health level since I began using Dr.

King's New Life Pills," writes Jacob Springer, of West Franklin, Maine. "They keep my stomach, liver and bowels working just right." If these pills disappoint you on trial, money will be refunded at Joseph Emmert's drug ftore, 25c. Tax Notice. I will be at the store of Li I ley Foot, 124 Galena street, every Saturday to collect the taxes of Harlem township. Win.

HUTMACUKK, Collector. 1 I I Marie Ear.mt, piano studio, Oak Place. The Stephenson County Karmers' Institute cnme to a close Thursday veiling, and those who had charge, of the arrangements state that it was of the most successful Institutes iver held in Freeport. The attendance was larger than a year ago. The talks and lectures were of an interesting nature and there la no loubt but that those who attended will derive a great deal of benefit from the meeting.

To relieve the monotony of all lectures a very fine Tiusical program had been prepared. Mrs. Lennox entertained the audience with a solo and later in the evening a quartette composed of Mrs. Lennox, Miss Flora Mayer, Miss Geneva Weary and Fred Liebetrau sang 'Home. Sweet Home." This number closed the institute.

The winners in the bread contest were announced and were as follows: leanette Bowler, 82 per cent; Mrs. Srechson, 71; Mrs. Richards, 70; Nellie M. Watson, 67. The sessions Thursday afternoon ind evening were in charge of the Stephenson County Domestic Science association.

The afternoon papers were on "Bread Making." by Miss Vgnes Hunt, of the university of Illinois, and "Gardening." by Miss Mary Rigney, of Scioto Mills. The even- ng papers were: "Agricultural Bac- eria," R. D. Herbert; "Domestic Science; Its History, Development and Value," Miss Leah G. Van Blar- jom.

teacher domestic science, Free)ort High school; and "The Woman Grateful," Mrs. G. W. Shippy, The papers by Miss Van Blarcom ind Mrs. Shippy are printed on page 2.

"Agricultural ISuctcria." Many curious things agricultural have been brought by the newspapers to our attention, as the- cabbage snake, the manufactured egg, and the kissing bug. These help to furnish copy for the papers and frighten the timid, but they soon pass out of the public mind. But bacteria, so. little understood as yet, are with us for good or ill to stay. Because men first discovered the varieties that produce disease, they obtained a bad name, but later we find that they are essentially concerned In almost all the processes of life on the earth.

They break down organic matter in the soil, liberating the elements of which the plants and animals are composed and returning them to the soif and air to be used over again endlessly in the production of life. They fix in the plant and in the soil the atmospheric nitrogen so essential to growth and yet so scarce in nature's laboratory. They purify the drinking water. They coagulate the sour milk and flavor the cheese and evidently the sauerkraut. They cause? the housewife endless trouble to keep the provisions from spoiling and furnish to the physician the greater part of his practice.

In the slang of a few years aso "they are little, but my." As this is the ladies' session of the Institute perhaps I had better speak of their relation to home making. It appeals to UK in three ways: Cooking, preserving meats and frnit ami sanitary conditions. As bacteria and yeasts closely related, both being classified with the fungi, being plants yet without those characterist.ics one iiauirnlly expects in a plant, and having many tilings las independent motion) that are animal-like in their nature, we will speak both together. These micro-organisms are employed by us In raisins bread. They set up the fermentation that liberates nas and tills the dough with bubbles.

The range of their activity is -III and 1-10 decrees I 1 generally, so if the room in which the yeast is placed is from tio to SO degrees the work will be well done, if below -I'.) degrees or over MO degrees, a failure is to follow. They nourish and multiply at an enormous rate under favorable conditions. Kven millions from a single one in twenty-four hours. A moist condition and rather warm temperature are generally most conducive to Iheir increase. or meat, if placed in a temperature between and -10 degrees will keep almost indefinitely, and meat especially will retain its llavor much belter if allowed to freeze.

Bacteria in general are not killed by frost only benumbed and prevented by cold from multiplying. So do not be deceived into supposing you can purify any food or drink by this process. Ice that is sold for cooling drinking water should be of unimpeachable character. Never should it. be gathered from pools, stagnant ponds or streams used for the reception of KarhaKe.

Rivers, and in fact all running water purities itself eventually, but it takes time and there is always danger of overllow of contaminated water over ice already formed and t'roiiY the shoes of llin workmen. The plan is to tool tin- pitcher of waler by standing it in tlie refrigerator, not dropping. the ice in to melt and then drinki'iu the sewage and water which you cannot detect, because ilir nerves of taste are by cold. Some foods may he kept beating to a tempi-rat lire over I-1 degrees and mil to boiling point; ibis actually destroys many species, bin not all. This is better for milk than boiling, as boiling of food changes the albumen and renders it for children ami invalids.

After cooking meats and starchy foods if it. is desirable to keep them for a while, them even partially from the cunditions in which bacterial life flourishes will help a great deal. That is, either cover closely In a cool place or sep- arate meats from their soup or gravy. Remembering always a temperature of 60 to 90 degrees, a free passage or nlr over the food and moisture aro things to be avoided. Perfect exclusion c-f air as In canning, a very low temperature as freezing or drying.

Any one of these three makes the other two of no Importance. Besides these three of preserving food there are certain drugs called antiseptics; some good and some evil. Of the former are vinegar, sugar, salt, saltpetre and smoke. You may laugh at smoke being a drug, but, practically It Is and you can buy It now and smoke your meat, without fire. To the other class, belong formaldehyde, boraclc and salicylic acids, and preservaline.

These are condemned by the state board of health and the pure food commission, as being unfit for human food. But the temptation to use something of this kind by milkmen and dinners IB very- great, and vigilance, eternal vigilance Is the price of food purity. In the use of sugar in making jam and jelly and fruit butter, from 20 to parts In a hundred must be used and thorough boiling down not only to kill the bacteria, but, till a crust or "skin" forms on the jar or glass In which the fruit la placed. This coating is to exclude the bacteria. Covering with a thin coat, of parafine is an improvement also.

Never disturb this coating on a largo jar until infer temperature prevails, without nfjoillng or canning the remaining unused part. In canning fruit, fill the can completely, screw on the cover quickly, press down edge of ltd with the back of a knife or other tool and turn upside down. This will detect any leak large enough to allow the juice to escape and any smaller one (for air can get in where Juice will not run out), to fill with gum that will form there naturally. Do not disturb again to tighten lid, unless you invert again and the second time will not he as good as the first anyway. Never expose any herbs, fruit or vegetables to dry in a room in which any one sleeps or any one is sick, even with a cold, but dry In sunshine or stove heat, always finishing In the oven, to destroy all germs, then pack safely away in paper rather than cloth bags.

In preparing meat for smoking I use a mixture of molasses, salt and pepper, to rub them with, as this makes a more impervious coating than salt, alone. In canning vinegar pickles I would not recommend inverting the cans for very long on account of the action of the acid on the lids. After smoking meats 1 know of no method of preventing mold on smoked meat better' than covering each piece with cloth and coating with some harmless varnish-like wash, but. as this is a great trouble, I generally put in a box, covering with oats and salt (one part salt to ten parts oats) not. allowing the pieces to touch each other or the box.

Frying down meat and covering it with lard is reasonably successful, although sausage more than cuts is apt to be saturated with grease. Care must be taken to exclude all air. Very bad cases of ptomaine poisoning have occurred from the use of stale ice cream and potted chicken. I would recommend the eating of ice cream as soon as possible, both in the interest of health and the small boy who yo'u might call in to finish the freezerful if it was too much for the family, so do not let it thaw out and freeze again. But this subject is too deep just here for me.

Now as to sanitary conditions. Never allow the pitcher for the milk you get of a milkman to stand open on the porch or street. Buy milk, if possible, in a bottle. Our forefathers knew nothing of bacteria, but they lived long and happy, but farther apart than people do now or will in the future. They either kept a cow or went; to a neighbor who did and bought their supply of milk and butter.

Neither Martin Luther or John Wesley ever beard of individual cups in the sacrament and the man who wrote "The Old Oaken Bucket," 1 venture never wiped off the edge of it with a sterilized napkin before he drank of its eooliiiR draught. But when they died they called it. dispensation of i providence. I remember well a neighborhood in the lOast. where most, of the people had drains from their cellar bottoms into the well, so that one pump would do to empty the cellar of waler and incidentally of little potatoes, cabbage leaven, for it was a low lying, swampy couniry, as well as to draw water for drinking purposes.

I need not tell you that they died like Hies in dysentery and typhoid. is t.he great destroyer producing bacteria, out your clothes and its benevolent light there is not. much as they will re- to warmer condi- 18 per cent, over three times an many ns by gun shot wounds, whereas In tho Russo-Japanese war, where septic conditions were carefully looked after, only -3 per cent were lost by Now I trust we shall act In these very Important matters more Intelligently than did our forbears, who hung hells In their church steeples and rang them, not. to call the worship- Ing congregation, but rather to keep away the little demons of the air from out of the sanctuary of God. Our bodies we are told are the temples of the Holy Spirit and It becomes us to keep out of them everything that defiles.

To this end let us learn to distinguish friend foe and aid the one and fight the other to the bitter end. autumn of Stilish 'lie of diseas So hang bedding to menibering virtue in t'reexhu vive upon return lions. Hiiild your homes so as to let in the sunlight. Do not plant trees too close. They grow bigger very Mioii and shade the house.

What to du willi the liquid waste of kitchen and chamber is quite a question in the country. Carrying it out in a pail and always throwing out on the garden in a different place is tin" best, for any one who does not want to go to considerable expense. Sinks draining out on surface or into cesspools near the door are an abomination that smells to heaven with anything but. a sweet savor. Avoid them.

A cesspool may be made at a considerable distance from the house a large exposure surface and cemenu-d up part way from the hot- torn lo hold the water long enough for the bacteria to destroy the organic matter and purify it, then the overflow will not contaminate the soil to any great extent, allowing always an escape for noxious gases. Air your milk cans in sunlight, with covers open, but rinse well before using, as the spores are ever flying in the air. put in your mouth fruit, fresh or dry. that has stood uncovered in front of a grocery More where people with cancel 1 consumption and oilier loathsome diseases are allowed to sample ilu same, not until ii has been wasln-d and looked at least. I fear we have been criminallv careless along this line.

If you think these are trivial things remember that no longer as formerly is fruit raised in the vicinity, but much has been handled in foreign lands by very ignorant and uncleanly people, and danger of exposure is much increased, in large cities wherein are located Hospitals and sanatoriunib that att'-act sick people to them in great numbers. hi the Spanish war, noted for embalmed be of and unhygienic camp conditions, the loss by disease was Miss Mary Rigney. of Scioto Mills, read the following paper on "Gardening," at the meeting of the Ste- phonson County Domestic Science association, Thursday afternoon: If you have no garden be sure in locating It, to select a place where there are no shade trees. It is a great mistake to think you can have a good garden in the midst of beautiful shade trees. Also in planning It; have It much longer than wide, so there will be no trouble to get In with the plow and harrow to work It.

This may not be possible, for men do not like to spoil a field in order to lay out the garden In the moat convenient way. Then 1 suppose most of us found our gardens already located when we took pos- seslon of out places, and In such cases will have to make the best of it, but let us try to improve It and make it as convenient and useful as possible. There are so many ways to do this according to the size, needs and situation of our gardens, that It is very hard to give advice that will cover every one's needs. All should give their careful thought and attention to the size, needs, condition and location of their own garden. If your garden is not large enough try to have of the things planted in the field.

Near the early potatoe patch Is a good place for various reasons. First because when you get your potatoes for the day, you may get vegetables at the same time and it is but one trip, while If you have them in a different direction notice the extra time it takes, also this potatoe patch should be as near as you can have it, but don't forget about the biddies, or your plans and work may be destroyed by them in their search for food and dust baths. Second reason, a woman often has a half hour or sometimes even less time in which she may hoe or weed and if the patch is too far away, she loses so much time and strength going back and forth to work. Where the family is large and it takes a large garden, there are a great many of the things that may be plowed the same as cabbage, beans, celery, and onions. For a handy man can do more in one hour with horses and plow than a woman can do in a week's time with a hoe.

A man should be interested in the garden as his wife, if no other reason on account of the money that can be saved in running house. For instance 1 have spent less than one dollar In fourteen years for canned fruits and vegetables, and we never sit down to dinner or supper without fruit, and have two kinds of vegetables most, of tho time and often more. Do some planning and it is none to early to begin your plans a year ahead and include something new in your garden every year, especially is this true where there are children to help keep up the interest for them and yourself. The new things may be something in fruits, flowers, or vegetables. If there are children it might be wise to give them the care of Hie new things under your direction.

Plant what you want to raise and this will depend a great deal on the likes and dislikes of your family, or Hie hired help you may have to cook for. Be sure to plant two or more varieties of peas, beans, beets, carrots, celery, cabbage, lettuce, onions, radishes, peppers, parsnips, salsafy, tomatoes, cucumbers and cauliflower. Here are something for the field, turnips, navy beans and sweet corn. Then be sure and add something new; it. may be ekra, egg-plant or peanuts.

Now plant your early peas, beets, carrots, lettuce, turnips and radishes where you want to plant, something' later, such as celery, late cabbage, cficumbers or ground cherries. Then your third or fourth planting of peas, lettuce, or radishes may be succeeded by themselves for late fall use. Tio sure to get good seed. You may have to experiment a few times to find the seed you want, 1 will try to tell you hosv I do with the things we like best. Lettuce I sow three kinds, black seeded Simpson for early and late fall use.

And Hanson and Crisp-as-ice for summer use. Tho hist two named are head lettuces and are the very best 1 have ever raised. Crisp-as-ieo is a brown lettuce and is very tinnier, but will not stand extreme heat nearly so well as the Hanson. Both kinds should be set at least eight, inches apart, in order to give room for heading. I also shake seed thinly among beans and cabbage, or between rows on my new strawberry bed.

In peas, I plant two or three kinds marrow fat, which is a very tall kind find late. I always plant along wire, netting fence; if I do not have room in garden, I plant outside along fence, and lay something close to roots, so chickens can't scratch out. 1'iant small or dwarf kinds for earh use; and make several plantings of them in order to have peas from Juno to October. Late ones I usually plant between rows of early potatoes, after they aro through plowing them. Celery for early use 1 get white plume or the early golden self- blanching, and for late use, late golden self-blanching or giant pas- cal.

is said to be a good kind for into planting also. I plant it in hat call double trem-hes. in the garden and in single rows, between early potatoes. I al- plant lute kind in potato patch. This is uay of putting celery away for winier use.

If you have some old tubs or good store boxes, IIIH about inches of ground in them. Then take potato fork and loosen celery. Now tako each stalk and trim off rough outside stems and pack away closely in tubs or boxes and add a litfle water once or twice a month or as often as it needs it. 1 also put celery in large crocks, without any ground', simply tako up with roots and trim as for boxes and add water. It seems to take less water this way and I have kept it as late as February.

If you can give the celery a title protection In the fall; do not take up too early, as It la more apt to rot than If you can wait until the cellar Is cool before removing It. have raised two hundred stalks on a patch six feet by twenty feet; which would cost a farmer ten dollars to bay from his grocer. And It seems too bad to have to do without anything so toothsome, because no one takes any Interest In the garden. turnip seed where early potatoes have been dug, also try to have your sweet corn at. the end of your potato patch.

It seems to do better than when planted In long single rows. Now plant several different varieties at one planting and then make several plantings. You may plant as late as the latter part of July and could plant where early potatoes have been dug. Then you will have corn Until frost comes. Plant navy beans between rows of early potatoes.

Have several plantings of string beans, ami as the late ones are not nearly so nice and tender as the earlier ones, It Is well to do your canning during July and August. Another thing every one should have is an aspargus bed. ft takes but little time to care for It. It Is well to prepare bed In the fall, as it takes the seed a long time to germinate. Now apply plenty of manure, and you will be surprised at the amount you will get off of a small bed.

I will not devote much time to any of the other vegetables as most every one to be fairly successful them. Winter squash seed may often be planted along the edge of a corn field. Where a hill Is missing and should be planted when the ground Is farm and not too wet. The latter part of June is a good time. Here Is a remedy for cabbage worms: "Soak corn cobs In kerosene and put In old pan or kettle and light In the evening.

If you have a large patch use more than one pan. Try pulling your cabbage with the potato fork and see the difference from old back breaking way. Try planting peanuts; plant in drills like early potatoes, about the time you plant corn. This and popcorn would be something for the children. Also try spinach for greens.

This can be had all the season, by successive plantings. If you make a bed late in the fall and sow seed you can have it early, as it is very hardy and will stand a heavy frost more even than lettuce. Don't neglect to have plenty cucumbers, musk melons and water" melons. Plant beets and carrots early and then plant some latter part of July or first of August. And do not let your garden grow to weeds.

We may have more trouble to got the seed to grow In hot weather, but if planted a little deeper it seems to come up in a few days, if we plant. either before or after a shower of rain. Every farm home should have small fruits for there is nothing that pays better. In black raspberries I can recommend the Olders and Kansas. They are hardy and if well cared for are large and good bearers.

Have had Olders for twelve years and they have never winter Wiled. In red ones I have Ctithberts and two other varieties. 1 like the Cuthberts the best as they are finite hardy and good bearers. The small bushes should have good care the first year. When I set out a new bed I plant vegetables between the young bushes, and there is no temptation to neglect them.

The same may be said of blackberry bushes. Be sure to have currants and gooseberries. Most of the farms seem to be without, currants on account of currant worms. This is my method of caring i'or bushes. Pull till leaves containing eggs and small worms and burn.

I go over bushes every other day. You will soon learn the habits of the currant fly, and you will be surprised how quickly you can do the work. Another way is to use poison. Take paris green and sprinkle bushes just before they blossom and repeat if they appear. Try one of these methods and see how your bushes will thrive.

Do not, fail to have a strawberry bed. It. is something no farmer can afford to do without. If you set out fifty to one hundred plants in the spring and do not let. thc-m bear the first year you should get about two hundred qtuirls the second year.

And think of the luxury of having all the strawberries you want to eat three times a day; besides all that ay be put away for future use. I have four kinds out at the present time. All of them are good bearers. The velvets, Lovetts and brand wine arc; very for all purposes. If you have but a small patch you can afford to plant closer, but they must have good care.

I plant some kind of early vegetables between the rows the first part of summer and hoe or rake at. least once in two weeks. Then clean out. everything about harvest time. By that time there should be a great many rumners.

And they will need a little to keep where you want them, The plants should have a little protection for winter. Corn fodder makes a good cover for them. It being cleaner than anything else you have on the farm. By that I mean freer from weed seeds. It should not be put.

on until the ground freezes; and may be left on until the frost is out of the ground. You might uncover part of it earlier than the rest. That would vour strawberry season until raspberry time. And then yon can have fresh fruit until the first of September. And by that time you should have muskmelons and watermelons.

There be no nead in you stinting your table at any time for fri-sb fruit. Then think of the money saved, and if you have a surplus, then- is no trouble to -sell it. Your cily friends will be gbtd to buy from you it' you have a good article. Now a few words about flowers and I will closo. Try to have as many perennials as you can.

such as llox, iris, daisies, pinks, peonies, tulips, crocuses, narcissus, larkspur, columbine, lilies and roses. Think of the btauty of a collection of the different varieties of tbe last two kinds alone. By all means try to have a few of tbe ever blooming The tera roses belong to that class. And it is quite easy to start them in the summer time. Fill a box with sand and loam mixed and bury in the ground where the morning sun shines.

Then cut your slips and place them in box and turn glasses over them until they have rooted. You can tell this by the new growth they send forth. putting the Blips In A box you need not disturb them until the plants are quite large and strong. If you disturb them when they are too young they will die. Try this method of starting slips when you get a beautiful bouquet of roes or other fine flowers, For starting bushes from your bushes outside, lay down a stalk.

First Bill the bark In a number of places Just below the buds and cover with ground and lay a weight on. fill next spring you should have a number of bushes. Try propagating snow-balls and honey-suckles In the Mme way. Besides these perennials have a few good old stand-bys, such as cosmos, verbenas, pansles, salvlas, zinnias, petunias, snapdragons, sweet peaj, flox, annual chrysanthemums, nasturtiums, hollyhocks and Persian popples. Then gather the blossoms and you will have flowers until Jack- frost comes.

en let U8 try to have some of the beautiful wild flowers In our gardens, or we will soon be without them, for they are fast disappearing from our njldst. A good way to transplant them Is tot mark when they are In bloom by driving a stake and then taking up when the plant is dormant; or you may be able to get the seed by pulling and allowing it to ripen In a glass of water. Then plant In ground as near like their native place as you can give them. You will be surprised to seq how well some of them will do In the garden. Try having a bed of geraniums even If you can't have them In the house.

You can keep them over winter by pulling out and hanging In the cellar until spring. Then plant in garden again and they will pay you for your trouble by giving you blossoms all through the summer. Now let us be good to our little friends and helpers, the toads, birds and moles. The last named who make all those roads in the grass are hunting for the large white grub worms that destroy so many of our plants. Even the chickens will help us to keep down some of the insects if we help them.

For Instance if you dig around your currant bushes in the fall and let them scratch around they will destroy a countless number of the small worms that would come forth next year as the currant fly. And they may flick up many other worms and Insects In the fall of the year, without doing any harm in the garden One more, If we are to raise so much on so little ground we must, not forget to feed It well. That is put on lots of manure. God In His Infinite mercy and goodness, has given us the soil, and a large variety of seeds, plants, and Shrubs which are pleasing to the eye and good for food. It.

is our part to cultivate and care for them. And this brings the thought that we are all laborers In the Garden of life. LONG ILLfSS ENDS MKS. LYDIA SHHAHKIl, EKJHTV- FOl'K VKAKS EXIMRKS AT LKNA. Lena, Jan.

Lydla Shearer, who had been a resident of Stephenson county since 1869, died th'K morning at 7 o'clock at the family residence on Oak street. Mrs. Shearer was taken ill with grippe during Christmas week, which developed into pneumonia and caused her death. Decedent was a highly cper-ted woman and her life was filled with Rood (lecdw. Hlie held tlie to 1 and esteem of all and there is general regret over her dc-iilli.

Mrs. Khearer would have been years old in March. She was married in Pennsylvania, her native; state, to Air. Shearer, and I hey came to this county in ISfi!) anil settled on a farm three miles south of Lena. A short time before Mr.

Shearer's death, which occurred in 1S87, the family removed to Lena. The children are as follows: Mrs. R. B. Leamon, of Lena; Charles of nine Island, Samuel, of Colorado, and Frank and R.

of Lena. Mrs. Shearer was a member of Amity Lutheran church and the funeral services will be conducted by the pastor, the llev. C. VV.

Baker, Sunday afternoon at the residence. mid HOIIKO in Uriel'. Washington. 17. The 1 calendar was clciired of nearly every bill upon il the bill to revise th" criminal laws of tlie I'liitcd States was taken up and discussed until adjournment.

which was taken at p. in. until An executive session wan held. The house put in (lie whole day on the bill to codify the criminal laws. and there was a ureat denl of debate.

But little progress was made. Comply with the Law. Washington, 17. The senate has passed a resolution declaring that no communication from heads of departments. chiefs of hurcniut or other executive officers will be received by that body unless (hoy are sent in compliance with law or are transmitted by the president.

This I.s shut out bills proposed by depart heads. Tliolt of I'rtcioiiH Documents. Perugia. Italy, Jan. two hundred precious illuminated codiros of the second century, embodying the works of Cicero, have disappeared from the municipal library.

The disappearance of these valuable has created a great sensation, as they are among the rarest specrmeiis. Tliun's Victim. lioston, 17. Patrolman T. Lynch shut and fatally while searching I wo men whom be sits peeled of breaking into and robbing a stop'.

Koley. tweiily I'om years old. is uuder arrest chai'ged wit 1 tile shooting. Hlon's Shoes for and Shoes tor at the K. flcuriiij? sale.

l-14dot Prof. Daweon will give his social dance Friday night instead of Thure- night. l-15d8t i -Ladies' Shoes at $2.38, ai the K. to size 2 tor tl8o. l-Udot KB IHII CILLtO TD HER ETERNAL REST MRS CATHERINE SCHOETTLE WAS NEARCY NINETY- PIVE YEARS OLD.

ALL CMf JffiW VK.AIt'M KVK KB- rATALi.v TO FMRK. PORT PIONEER. Mrs. Augusta IteHwrt, Mvtng Arrnilo Addition, Kxplren Hurt- rtonljr WhMo on Wajr to Her Mrs. Catherine Schoettle.

widow of Charles Schoettle, died Thursdar afternoon at 4 o'clock, the dlrecl cause being attributed to a fall which fractured her left hip on New Year's eve. Mrs, Schoettle was nearly 96 years old, and up to the time of the accident she had retained her mental faculties to a remarkable degree. She had lived In Freeport and Stephen son county since 1852, the first two years after the arrival here of Mr. and Mrs. Schoettle being spent Ireeport, and then until 1883 the Intervening years were spent on a farm In Silver Creek township.

They were successful In agricultural pursuits and retired with a comfortable fortune. Coming to Freeport, the couple lived at 141. Carroll street, and Mr. Schoettle's death occurred in this city April 16, 189J1. Mrs.

Schoettle was a remarkable woman and her long life reflected the sturdy character of a noble motherhood. Until a few months preceding her injury was able to largely help herself, and although she bad the tender care at all times of her daughter, Mrs. Emlllne Gund, with whom she lived, she Insisted on do- Ing such household duties as were within her power. She passed a great deal of her time in knitting and many articles which were homemade came into the possession of numerous relatives and friends and are held In high value for the memory of the person who made them. She was tender in her feeling toward others and in her death there passes away a woman whose memory will ever be green in the hearts of all her acquaintances.

Mrs. Schoettle's maiden name was Miss Catherine Blitz, and she was born April 26. 18.13, in Oberschopf- heirn, Baden, Germany. She came to America in June and her marriage to Charles Schoettle occurred Oct. 21.

The couple resided in New York for ten years. On account of the ill health of Mr. Schoettle they removed to Sand Lake, N. where they lived until when they came west, and located in Freeport. Mr.

Schoettle, was a tailor by trade and he. followed this occupation until the couple removed to a farm in Silver Creek township in 1854. The following children survive: Mrs. Catherine Lepold, of Webster City, Iowa; Mrs. Marian Heller, of Riverside.

Mrs. Kmeline Gund, of Freeport; diaries, of Janesville. Frank, of Windom, Mrs. Antoinette Becker, of Theodore, of Metropolis, 111. There art! also thirty-three grandchildren, twenty-seven bildren lour rroat-greut- The Dally Journal is delivered to Any part of city for JOc a The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at.

from the homo oil Carroll street. Rev. F. Holko will officiate. Six grandchildren will act as pallbearers.

Burial will be at the city cemetery. IIKK DHATH WAS SIDDKX. Mrs. Augusta BesseH Kvpircs Before Slu-i Could 1 teach Her Home. Mrs.

Augusta Dessert, wife of Charles Bessert. died very suddenly last evening at. the first house north of the Hancock bridge on Gund avenue, ber death occurring a few niin- UU'H before o'clock. Heart trouble i.s given as tbe caus.f! of ber death. Yesterday morning the deceased, in company with ber two daughters, went to the farm of ber BOH, Fred near Dakota.

Returning in tbo evening they rode as far as Taylor's park on the ipferurban and started to walk lo the borne of Hie deceased at 1 avenue. Slie had been laughing and talking with her dau.ehters from the car to Hancock bridge, hut when she reached tbe bridge complained of being sick and asked her daughters to with her as sbo was- afraid was going to be very sick. Between them they supported her to tbe first house. 1 on Gund avenue. She was taken Inside, a doctor summoned and in the meantime everything possible was done to revive her, but before the doctor could arrive she died.

inquest will be held this evening. Tbe deceased was born In Germany, June 28, 18-15, arid her maiden name was Miss Augusta Kapp. Sho was married in Germany about forty-five years ago to diaries Bessert. Fifteen years ago the family came to America and took up their home in Freeport when? they bave resided ever since. Her husband is in the employ of the Illinois Central.

Mrs. Bussert was a member of tbe German Lutheran church. Surviving her are her husband, live children and her aged mother, Mrs. Kapp. who lias been making her borne with the deceased.

The children are: Fred Bessert. living near Dakota, Frank and Charles, and Mrs. August Kntska and Mrs, (inst Bodenstein. of Freeport. Tbe funeral will be bel.l from (be home on Arcade avenue Sunday afternoon at 1:.

dock and a'half hour later from the German church. Rev. A. C. Landeck will officiate and interment will be at tlie city ci-nieterv.

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"It's called FJectric Bitters, and comes in 50c bottles. It breaks up a case of chills or a biliouo attack in almost no time; and it puts yellow jaundice clean out of commission." This in'eat tonic medicine arid blood puii- tler fiives quick relief in the stomach, liver and kidney complaints and misery of lame back. Sold under guarantee at Joseph Euimeri's drug store..