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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1906)
AROUND THE HOUSE LITTLE POINTERS THAT ARE OF GENERAL INTEREST. Grape Juice a Pleasant Winter Drink and Easily Made Rug from Bits of Colored Silks and Ribbon. A plousant winter drink is grape Juice, which enn bo easily made at homo for very much less than is charged la the shops. To make a li ink that will keep for two years in a dark place, add one quart of water to three quarts of picked grapes and cook until the grapes are broken up. Strain twice, once through cheese cloth, and once through flannel. Add Biiffleieiit sugar and loil, being careful not to make too sweet a syrup; one or two cnjifuls of sugar to two gallons of Juice should suffice, according to the flaror of the fruit. Dottle it hot and son! securely. A mixturo of two or mora kinds of grapes gives the best rosult, Delaware and Niagara, and Catawba. Niagara and Concord being excellent combinations. A quart oaa be made for as low as ten cents. If the fruit is bought when it Is at bottom price, and preserved quickly. An entree which is easy to prepare and seasonable Just now is baked to matoes. Kor this dish select six large, smooth, ripe, and round tomatoes. Put them in a baking pan with the stems down. Cut a thin slice from the smooth end of each, and take out as much pulp as possible without spoiling tho firmness and shape. Mix the pulp and Juice with bread crumbs, a little chopiKJrt meat ham or lamb or chicken is the best salt, pepper, a little butter, a quarter of a green pep per, and half a teaspoonful of onion juice. Fill the tomatoes with the mix ture, replace the little lids, and bake for about three-quarters of an hour. Serve with garnish of parsley. Probably everybody knows that very pretty rugs can be mado from bits of colored silks and ribbon, but In case some one has a lot of "pieces" and does not know what to do with them, we make this suggestion. Se lect only bits of harmonizing shades, pink and brown, red and dull green and black, yellow and dark green, pur ple, black and cream color, and cut the pieces Into strips of even width, sewing tho ends together firmly. Roll Into balls and send them to a weaver of carpets, with instructions not to use any discordant color for binding them together. You will be surprised at tho soft, artistic effect of old scraps. A really charming portiere or couch-cover will be the reward of a little patience and very little expendi ture. . Tho walls of a kitchen should be of varniBhod or painted plaster, or cov ered with a heavy glazed paper such as are used In bathrooms. A wains cot of tiles or .varnished wood saves "tho plaster where it is likely to get many knocks, and should be prdtect- ' ed at the base by a narrow baseboard, fitting tightly so that no cracks can admit objectionable visitors from the neighboring flats. Floors should be covered with a good linoleum, unless tho architect has put in tiles, which are the ideal flooring. A painted wood surface would be satisfactory if it did not need constant renewing, as the use of scrubbing brushes and soap soon washes it off. Plenty of shelves and drawers, or a patent kitchen cabinet are groat helps to the woman whose time is spent in cooking. Governor's Sauce. One peck of green tomatoes. Six red or green peppers, half pint of grated horseradish, hall' pint of salt, four large onions, half pint of brown sugar, one teaspoonful of ground clove, one tablespoonful of ground allspice, one teasponofui of white pepper, viu fgar enough to cover the ingredients, making about two quarts. Slice the tomatoes and sprinkle salt over them. LiPt them stand over night In the morning drain off the liquor and put altogether in tho preserving kettle. Add the seasonings and the peppers and onions, chopped fine. Pour over them enough vinegar to cover them well. Simmer, tho sauce for half an hour and put on and seal. Use of Amber Combs. Probably tho newest decoration for the hair U the use of amber combs of all descriptions. Very light amber for very dark hair, dark amber for very light blonde hair, always seeking as great a contrast a3 possible. Further more, as to the style of the combs, all of them have the olive shaped tops. A largo comb is used in the back with at least two side combs. Since tho run on gold-mounted combs, and the consequently cheapening of the style lias come about, the beautiful trans lucent amber comes as a welcome change, and It Is universally becoming not only to blondes, but to brunettes. Fine Mouth Wash. A very fine mouth wash is made by combining: One ounce of tincture of orris, one ounce of essence of white rose, one ounce of alcohol, 20 drops of peppermint. Pour a few drops in half a gl-iss of water and rinse, tho niouili thoroughly. Breath Sweetener. A simple breath sweetener is made by taking one pint of distilled water and addin:; to it one tablespoonful of pure bor:v, one ounce of liquid myrrh and five drops of thymol. One table spoonful ran bo added to a glass of .water. Vse three times a day. A DANGEROUS PRACTICE. Burning Off Paint Makes Insurance Void. It seems that considerable danger to property exists in the practice of burning off old paint before re-painting. The question has long been a subject of debate In the technical Journals, and now householders and the newspapers have begun to discuss it. Those of us who, with trembling, have watched the painters blow a fiery blast from their lamps against our bouses, and have looked sadly at the size of our painting bill because of the time wasted on this prelimin ary work, are interested in the in vestigation by the Greenfield (Mass.) Gazette and Courier, which gives con siderable space to the reasons for the practice, questions its necessity and suggests ways to prevent tho risk of burning down one's house in order to get the old paint off. It says: 'There is a good deal of discussion among householders as to the desir ability, in painting houses, of burning off the old paint, a practice that has grown very common of late in Green field and elsewhere. Insurance men are strongly opposed to this method. It makes void insurance policies for fires caused in this manner. .Several houses in Greenfield have gotten afire as the result of this method, and In some places houses have burned as a result "It is undoubtedly true" that when a house has been painted over and over again there comes to be an ac cumulation of paint in bunches. If new paint is put on top of these ac cumulations it is almost sure to blis ter. To burn it on is the quickest and cheapest and perhaps the surest method of getting rid of this old paint." The Gazette and Courier quotes cer tain old patrons to the effect that ac cumulations of paint are unnecessary. These old-timers lay the blame partly on the painter who fails to brush his paint in well, partly on the custom of painting In damp weather or not allow ing sufficient time for drying between coats, and partly to the use of adulter ated paints instead of old fashioned linseed oil and pure white lead. The paper says: "Many of the old householders say that if care is taken at all these points it is absolutely unnecessary to have paint burned off. They advise that people who have houses painted should buy their own materials, and to have them put on by the day, so as to be sure to get good lead and oil. Of course the burning off of paint greatly Increases the cost of the Job." The trouble householders everywhere have with paint is pretty well summed up by our contemporary, and the causes aro about the same everywhere. By far the most frequent cause of the necessity for the dangerous practice of burning old paint is the use of poor material. The oil should be pure lin seed and the r.iiite lead should be real white lead. The latter is more often tampered with than the oil. Earthy substances, and pulverized rock and quartz, are frequently used as cheap eners, to the great detriment of the paint. Painters rarely adulterate white lead themselves and they very seldom use ready prepared paints the most frequent causes of paint trouble. But they do often buy adulterated white lead because the property owner in sists on a low price and the painter has to economize somewhere. The suggestion is therefore a good one that the property owner investigate the subject a little, find out the name of some reliable brand of white lead, and see that the keg is marked with that brand. The linseed oil is more difficult to be sure of, as it is usually sold in bulk when the quantity is small; but reliable makers of linseed oil can be learned on inquiry, and, if your dealer is reliable, you will get what you want. Pure white lead and linseed oil are so necessary to good paint that the little trouble necessary to get them well repays the house owner in dollars and cents saved. - Hunters Mauled by iiones. A fight between two hunters and an Infuriated lioness is reported from British East Africa. Messrs. Lucas and Goldfinch left Nairobi on a shooting expedition, and when five miles from the town the lioness was observed. While the men stood at the edge of the thicket the brute pounced on Mr. Goldfinch and threw him to the ground. It bit him on the thigh be fore Mr. Lucas lodged a bullet in its neck. Maddened by tho wound, the ani mal turned Its attention to Mr. Lucas, whose horse it felled and then pinned the rider to the ground, inflicting lac erations on his face and biting his right arm. He was saved by Mr. Goldfinch, who, sitting up, rolled the lioness over with a well-aimed shot. The beast was about to spring on Its victim again when another dis charge from the same weapon proved fatal. The wounded men were taken back to town, where the; received medical aid. Floating Exposition. Three hundred British firms have contributed to an exhibit of goods which is displayed on the lower decks of a former military transport, andj will be sent from London to different ports of Canada, the West Indies,' South America. South Africa, India,! China, Japan and Australia. The voy age is expected to last 12 months. Swallowed by the Sea. During 1905 there were wrecked, burned and foundered at sea 297 steam vessels, of a net aggregate tonnage of 253,611, and 296 sailing, vessels of 214,600 tons. WORST FORM OF ECZEMA. Black Spotches All Over Face Af fected Parts Now Clear as Ever Cured by the Cuticura Rem edies. "About four years aso I was afflict ed with black splotches all over my face and a few covering my body, which produced a severe itching irri tation, and which caused mo a great deal of annoyance and suffering, to such an extent that I was forced to call in two of the leading physicians of my town. After a thorough exami nation of the dreaded complaint they announced it to be skin eczema in its worst form. They treated me for the same for the length of one year, but the treatment did me no good. Fin ally my husband purchased a set of the Cuticura Remedies, and after using the contents of the first bottle of Cuticura Resolvent in connection with the Cuticura Soap and Ointment, tho breaking out entirely stopped. I continued the use of the Cuticura Remedies for six months, and after that every s?lotch was entirely gone and the affected parts were left as clear as ever. The Cuticura Reme dies not only cured me of that dread ful disease, eczema, but other compli cated troubles as well. Lizzie E. Sledge. 540 Jones Ave., Selma, Ala., Oct. 28, 1905." Serve as llluminants. The fire-flies of Jamaica emit so brilliant a light that a dozen of them, enclosed within an Inverted tumbler, will enable a person to read or write at night without the least difficulty. Indeed, it is an expedient to which many resort. These flies are in size as large as a common hive bee, and perfectly harmless. Their appearance In unusual numbers acts as a barom eter to the natives, and is an indica tion of approaching rain. Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine wash goods when new, owe much o their attractiveness to the way they are laundered, this being done in a manner to enhance their textile beati' ty. Home laundering would be equal ly satisfactory if proper attention was given to starching, the first essential being good Starch, which has sufficient strength to stiffen, without thickening the goods. Try Defiance Starch and you will be pleasantly surprised at the improved appearance of your work. Practiced What He Preached. Rev. Denis P. O'Flynn, of New York city, used to say that priests ought to die poor and he practiced what he preached. Aside from a valuable li brary given to the Paulist fathers he lias left no discoverable estate no money in bank, no money in ie rec tory. "He died as poor as the proverb ial church mouse," says his assistant, Father Corrigan. "What little insur ance he carried will barely cover the funeral expenses. He never saved a penny for himself. After keeping the house on his meager salary he gave away all he had." Plumage of the Bluebird. Of the male bluebird Thoreau said: 'He carries the sky on his back." To this John Burroughs added, 'and the earth on his breast." The bird's back, wings and tail, chin and throat are a vivid -blue, while his breast and flanks are a chestnut brown and his abdomen a dirty wLIte. The female is very much dul'-M- in coloring, often having a reddish tone that extends from the middle of back over the shoulder. The Seminole Indians say that the male bluebird once flew so high that his back rubbed against the sky, which imparted to him its own azure tint. Returning to earth, his wife so admired his new coat that she deter mined to have a like one for 'herself and the next morning flew away to get it; but the day proving somewhat cloudy, the color given to her dres3 was not so brilliant as was that re ceived by her mate Russian Epicurean Coffee. This coffee is made of a quantity ol coffee, fruit and cognac in an open bowl. The coffee is first laid in the bowl and a quantity of finely chopped apples and pears make a second layer. The whole is then covered with cog nac, which is lighted, and there re mains a highly aromatic and delicious syrup which i3 the epicure's idea of Russian coffee. At first this appears a strange drink, but it soon becomes very popular. The idea of using fruit with coffee seems to be confined to the Russians, but it suggests interest ing possibilities for experiment. Bedstead Silencer. If a bedstead creaks at each move of the sleeper,' remove the slats and wrap the ends of each in old newspa pers. This will prove a complete silencer. For a Tough Steak. To make a tough steak tender spread the steak with olive oil instead of beating it to bruise the fibers, which lets the juice run out into the fire. Let it remain an hour or so be fore cooking. Broil quickly so that each side will be thoroughly seared, then prop up your broiler so as to be a little farther from the Are, for the slower heating through. That cooks the inside juices without losing them. Melt a small piece of butter iu two tablespoonfulls of vinegar and pour it over the Steak while hot. This makes an appetizing gravy. Lemon juice can be used instead of vinegar, if ferred. pre- Much of Australia Unexplored. Australia contains more unexplored territory in proportion to its eize than any other continent. of Mohpv refunded for each package of PUXAil l'AUKLKSS DYES if unsatis factory. Ask your druggist. A man can make mistakes far more easily than he can make good. It's queer how boys catch all their diseases in school term. It's a case of unspeakable misery when a woman has no one to talk to. Mrs. M'ilislow's Soothiiljr Syrup. For cllii lien t.-oimuiT. sol:eirs ti:e t-uins, ifnupes in llanunaLiun allays paiii.ciiii.-ijv.-iiidcu.il.'. 26c a bottle. Every mother pats herself on the back when her daughter marries the man she selected. Defiance Starch Never sticks to the iron no blotches no Dusters, maice3 ironing easy and doss not injure the oods. It is not work that kills men, It la worry. Work is neaimy, j -" hardly put more upon a man than he can bear. H. W. Beecher. The extraordinary popularity of fine white goods this summer makes the choice of Starch a matter of great im portance. Defiance Starch, being free from all Injurious chemicals, is the only one which Is safe to use on fine fabrics. Its great strength as a stiff- ener makes half the usual quantity of Starch necessary, with the result of perfect finish, equal to that when the goods were new. Cultivated by the Scholars. It is stated that nearly 8,000 school gardens exist in Austria, not includ ing the sister kingdom of Hungary They are connected with both private and public schools, and are used for purposes of practical instruction in horticulture and tree-growing, and often contain botanical museums and bee hives. School for Policemen. There is a policemen's college in St. Petersburg to train applicants for the force. It consists of a museum com bined with the school, where the pu tiia mAp themselves familiar with the tools of criminals jemmies, drills chisels and contrivances for robbing collection boxes, a special field of Russian thieves. The Russian pass cort system is studyied in detail. The duties of the dvorniks, a sort of assist ant police are taught. They keep watch on the residences, report on the habits of tenants, their visitors, examine the papers of new-comers, and direct them to report themselves at the police station. 90,000,000 BUSHELS THAT'S THE WHEAT CROP IN WESTERN CANADA THIS YEAR This with nearly 80, 000.000 bushels of oats and 17,000,000 bushels of barley means con tinuation of good times for the larmers of West ern Canada. Free farms, hiit crops, low taxes, liealthv climate, good churches and schools, splendid railway service. The Canadian Government offers 160 acres of land free to every settler willing and able to comply with the Homestead Regulations. 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