l'1'/ /
Keeping Out the Cold.
Hundreds of farm buildings that con-
u shivering and unthrifty stock all
lirough the winter months could , at al-
est no expense whatever , be made
Very warm and comfortable. Open
foundations and absence of any closed
{ foundation whatever cause much of the
jpolduess of farm buildings. Cheap hay
and swamp grass abound in almost all
Sections. If a large quantity of this is
cut and put about the building and held
there in the manner shown in the cut ,
the wind would very effectually be kept
out. Two strips of boards , with laths
nailed to them every fifteen Inches , will
( keep the hay very snug. When winter
fls past the hay can be used for bedding
KAIIN BANKED WITH HAY.
fauring the spring mouths. American
Agriculturist.
Packing Fruit for Market.
The degree of ripeness should deter-
line the time of gathering the fruit.
lost kinds of pears have a better flavor
lif picked as soon as their growth is
[ completed and permitted to ripen off
itho tree. All the fruits should be han-
fdled carefully to prevent bruising , and
fvesy particular care should be taken
jwirh the tender fruits. The sorting
should be carefully done , according to
[ size and color , the wrapping to follow ,
jbul all the fruit should be permitted to
, cool before either is undertaken.
Throughout this work , the less han
dling that is given the longer its condi
tion will remain good.
A. The packing should be done in such
. to hold the fruit
ja way as protected
jfrom jostling and bruising while in
{ transit to market , but yet it should not
jbo packed so closely as to prevent the
fciir from circulating through it freely.
-Only such fruits should be packed as
sin * thoroughly sound , free from blem-
flsh. of good shape and of reasonably
jgood size.
Tender and soft fruits especially
jshould bo cooled as soon after being
jpteked as practicable. The wrappers
phould not be close enough in texture
no confine within tUem the moisture
'tha- comes from the fruit by evapora
tion , or the fruit will be apt to mildew.
This is often seen on oranges wrapped
5n a paper of close texture. The
changes going on in ripe fruit generate
Jiear. and this should be counteracted
as far as practicable. It is said that
ipven in a well-refrigerated car the heat
liberated from the fruit Avill often
snore than counterbalance the cooling
effect of the ice. Hence , it is important
rte have rapid transportation to market
Wroro the heat generated by ripening
process causes decaj * . Texas Stock
find Farm .Journal.
Koo ts for Chickens.
As the chickens obtain size , they may
be taught to go to roost in some room
that is not occupied. Here they will
! > o nlways under cover and safe at
niufht from their enemies. Make the
roost of broad strips of board , to pre-
SWINGING JJOOSTS.
ivont crooked breast bones , and to re-
jduce the risk of vermin use the plan
of hanging the roosts shown in the cut.
'iMuj strips rest on horizontal wires , to
{ which Lh'\v are stapled beneath , and
ijjre held firmly up by wires from the
Veiling. Exchange.
Stone Hankins : for Barns.
In hanking up against the Avails of
Ibasement barns , and especially in
building up a passageway to the en-
jtranco , there is always strong tempta-
\\\M\ \ \ to use stones piled in loosely as a
basis , whore stones are over plentiful
jou the farm. Yet this usually proves
| ji m takc. Hats will invariably effect
In lodgement among such stones , and
'they ' will in time work through into
/the. / barn basement. Besides , rains will
I wash dirt among the stones , and it will
Uvquire constant attention every year
| to keep the passage way so that loaded
: 'wagons ' can be driven over it.
Secdinir Peaches.
In the peach orchard , and wherever
{ this fruit is eaten , the seed , or as it is
/usually / called , the "pit , " will common-
Jfiy be thrown upon the ground , where j
7
frosts will crack it and enable the germ
to come forth. Even if not covered at
all , the root naturally strikes into the
soil , so that It is ready to supply
moisture whenever the growing shoots
demand it. These seedling peach trees
are quite common in out-of-the-way
places. Sometimes a valuable new vari
ety Is thus produced , though our experi
ence of natural peach trees grown from
the seed is that most of them are poor.
It is a safe proceeding to bud the young
tree when It has grown from spring
until July or August. In that way you
may know in advance what class of
fruit you may expect to pick. Ameri
can Cultivator.
PittingPotatoes. ; .
Potatoes keep better in a pit than
anywhere else , but they must be well
protected to prevent zero weather
from catching them. They should nev
er be covered deeply enough to allow
them to become at all heated or they
will start to grow The first covering
should be not moro than six inches
deep , and this should not be increased
until the ground has frozen enough to
bear up a man. Then put on a cover
ing of straw , over the soil already on ,
and put on more soil , patting it clown to
make it shed rain. Leave the pit until
actual winter has come and the ground
is well frozen , and then over all put a
foot of fresh manure from the stables.
Don't be afraid of driving the frost in ,
for this will not happen. Keep the
manure on until the potatoes are need
ed in the spring , for the covered pit will
not thaw out nor will the manure allow
it to freeze any more , and the potatoes
will not sprout until time for planting
in the spring if left in the pit.
Potatoes that are to be used for s *
should be placed in a pit by themselves
so as to leave them undisturbed until
taken out to plant. Farmer's Voice.
Farm Profits.
When does the farmer make a profits
There are hundreds of farmers who
have become wealthy , yet they have
handled very lit-Me money and have had
difficulty in meeting their obligations.
There is one bank account which they
do not draw upon , and the deposits ac
cumulate for j cars , and that is the soil.
A fanner takes a poor farm , works it ,
adds manure , and receives but little
over expenses , but every year his farm
has become more fertile and also in
creased in value , lii ten or more years
the farm may be worth five times the
original cost , and it represents just as
much profit as though the farmer had
received money. All farms are. to a
certain extent , banks of deposit , where
the profits of the farm slowly accumu
late.
Valuable linsrlish Bull.
An English newspaper says that the
celebrated bull Merry Hampton has
MEURY HAMPTON.
recently been purchased by Mr. Dus-
tin. of Illinois , for the handsome price
of 300 guineas. Merry Ilamptou is
from the herd of Mr. Peterkiu , of
Dunglass. one of the group of Iloss-
shire breeders , who are so Avell known
at the great English shows.
Sun Baths for Fowls
It is not alone the cold weather in
winter , but even more the lack of sun
light during its short days , that re
stricts ogir production at this seasor
Plenty of sunlight is as essential as
warmth to make the hens lively and
healthful. But the single glass narrow
windows , often only a single pane , and
that covered with dust and cobwebs
at all seasons , and with ice in winter ,
do little good. What are needed in all
henhouses are large windows with an
extra frame and glass with a space of
enclosed air large enough to fill most
of the south side of the building. Keep
the place Avhere the sunlight falls free
from manure and fill this with sand or
coal ashes. Fowls will dust themselves
here , and basking in the sunlight they
will soon begin to lay.
Dipped Texas Cattle.
A significant resolution was passeo
by the Interstate Sanitary Convention
at Omaha as follows :
Whereas. The experiments recently
conducted have demonstrated that South
ern cattle dippcil in dynamo oil saturated
with .sulphur will effectually destroy the
Southern tick , and thai such may be
mixed with Northern native cattle with
out danger of communicating Texas or
Southern fever thereto.
Uesolved. That the quarantine regula-
tous may be amended wth safety so a *
to permit the passage of dipped Southern
cattle , on the certificate of a designated
inspector of the State or of the United
States Department of Agriculture , tt.
Northern States during ay : portion of the
yea r.
The imperial family of Austria is de
scended from Rudolph Von Hapsburg.
a German count , born in 1218 , who was
elected king of Germany in 1273. The
male line died out in 1740 with Emperor
Karl VI. , whose only daughter , Maria i
Theresa , gave her hand to Duke Franz
of Lorraine and Tuscany , afterward
Kaiser Franz I. of Germany. He there
by because the founder of the new house
of Ilapsburg-Lorraine.
NAVAL MYSTERIES.
( Vnr Vessels of the United States that !
Have Disappeared.
Curious disappearances and accidents
to our warships characterized the early
history of our navy , and , in spite of
all the efforts of the Navy Department
to explain the cause of the disasters ,
many of them are as absolute mysteiies
to-day as when they happened.
When the government built ten new
gunboats to prosecute the war against
Tripoli , in 1805 , they were sent out as
soon as they were finished and before
they were named. Each one was given
a number , and dispatched to the seat of
the war. No. 7 sailed from New York
July 20 , 1805 , under the command of
Lieut. Ogelvie , and after she cleared
Sandy Hook light she was never heard
from again. She went down with allen
on board before she had even been
named.
A most extraordinary accident was
that which happened to the corvette
Monongahela at Santa Cruz , in 1SG7.
While at anchor in the harbor a tre
mendous tidal wave lifted her upon its
crest and carried her clean over the
town of Frederichstadt and back again
without injuring the town or the boat
to any extent. The receding wave
landed her on the beach instead of in
the deep waters of the harbor , and it
cost our government $100,000 to float
her again. Fully as strange was the
fate of the sloop of Avar Watcree. Slit-
was anchored in the harbor of Africa ,
Peru , in 1SGS , when a huge tidal wave
swept inland and flooded the whole
city. The wave carried the sloop sev
eral miles inland and finally landed her
in the midst of a tropical forest. It
was impossible to release her from such
a peculiar position , and the government
sold her for a nominal sum. The pur
chasers turned the vessel into a hotel ,
and the remains of that once formid
able war vessel loom up in the tropical
forest to-day as a monument to the
power of tidal waves.
Among other cases of disaster , which
are attributed to the violence of the
Avaves or weather , there is none more
interesting than that of the strange f at6
of the Saratoga. When she sailed from
Philadelphia in October , 1780 , under
the command of Capt. James Young ,
there was no finer nor handsomer war
vessel afloat. That she was as formid
able as she was attractive was soon
demonstrated in a practical way. After
cruising around a short time she cap
tured three' British vessels in succes
sion , and then with her prizes she start
ed to return to Philadelphia. But off
the Delaware capes she encountered a
British ship of line. As the Saratoga
carried only eighteen guns and the In
trepid was a seveuty-four-gun ship ,
Capt. Young considered it safer to run
away. The enemy did not chase her
far , but returned to protect and recap
ture the British prizes. The Saratoga
sailed away in the very teeth of a
storm , and she was never heard from
again. Did she founder at sea in the
gale or was she blown up by her own
magazines ? Leslie's AVcekly.
The "World's Commerce.
One of the leading statisticians of
France , M. Jules Roche , has recently
compiled some interesting figures bear
ing upon the growth and expansion of
the world's commerce during the past
fifty years. The object of the statisti
cian in devoting himself to this task
was to expose the contrast existing be
tween France and Germany in the mat
ter of their foreign trade relations.
In the following table the statistician
shows to what extent the combined ex
ports of the ten leading powers of the
globe have grown in valuation since
1830 :
1S30 $1,618,000,000
I860 2,419,000,000
18G9 8,583,000,000
1880 5,000,000,000
1890 0,200,000,000
1S9G G,4G5,000,000
From the figures set forth in the
above table it appears that the com
bined exports of the leading powers
liave quadrupled in value during the
period of time under consideration. At
the beginning of this period Great
Britaiin headed the list with $440,000.-
000 exports ; France came next with
$232,000,000 exports ; the "United States
next with $143,000,000 exports , and
Germany next with $129,000,000 ex
ports. The figures for 1S9G are as fol-
liws : Great Britain , $1,473.000,000 ; Ger
many , $978,000,000 ; the United States ,
$834,000,000 : France , $ G40,000,000.
Good Reason to Hurry.
The trials of a musical accompanist
are many , if we may credit all the
stories told of them. A young profes
sional recently played accompaniments
for the performers at a private enter
tainment for a fashionable charity ,
lasting for nearly two hours.
"Here , you see. I liave no chance tc
take a breath for ten bars , " said the
amateur flute-player , indicating to the
accompanist a passage in his opening
solo. ' 'There are a number of such
places in my solos , and if you'll hurry
the time whenever you come to them ,
dt will be a relief to my wife , for all
my family are subject to apoplexy ,
and I've already had one slight attack.1
Youth's" Companion.
A Religious Assault.
An extension of the definition of as
sault has been devised by some London -
don low churchmen. They attended an
"asperges" service in a ritualistic
church , and later asked for a summons
for assault against the vicar , who hat ]
sprinkled holy water on them.
"Where She Is Queen.
Household servant girls throughout i
Montana receive in 'the ' humblest of
j
families about $0 a week , besides
board , and the "washing , " including
that of the servant herself , must always - ,
ways be sent out to the laundries.
The great trouble with milk of human
'
kindness is that it's skimmed too of teu.
AGEICULTURAL NEWS
THINGS PERTAINING TO THE
FARM AND HOME.
floney May Be Kept for an Indefinite
Time How Farminir Can Ke Made
to Pay Value of Clover as a Fertil
iser Poultry Notes.
Ilonoy that is well ripened may be
kept for an indefinite time , if it is prop
erly cared for. It should always be
kept in a dry , warm place , as damp
ness injures the fine flavor of it , and in
the end may ruin it altogether. Conrb
honey that has been sealed keeps per
fectly , but unless very good care Is
taken of it the combs become some
what discolored and not as attractive
: s when first taken from the hive. If
honey is to be kept a considerable time
it is best to extract it and put it away
10 ripen and improve in flavor. Honey
'
that'is extracted before being ripened
-ometimes ferments unless care is
aken to keep it in a favorable place.
Honey that is extracted soon granu-
atos , but this does not injure the qusli-
y in any way , as it still improves the
onger 5Us kept. Those who buy honey
it the stores should always insist on
getting an article that has granulated ,
as this is almost positive proof of puri
ty , the rank imitation , made largely of
glucose , never granulating , no matter
low long kept. Comb honey will often
granulate , but it remains liquid much
longer than that which has .been ex
tracted. Extracted honey which has
granulated will become liquid in a very
few minutes if set on the back of the
> tovo where there is just enough heat
to warm it very gently. As an article
of diet , honey is nutritious as well as an
aid to digestion.
How Farming V.'ill Pay.
It is a common complaint among
farmers that farming does not pay.
They are in competition with farmers
in all countries in most agricultural
products , and as these foreign farmers
are content to work at almost nominal
wages , unless the American farmer can
produce a larger yield per acre , and
thus make his crop cost less per bushel ,
or by the pound , he can not expect to
make good profits. The farmer who
succeeds best is usually one who is not
afraid to tackle the most difficult and
puttering work. To the farmer used * D
grovring potatoes the growing of straw
berries seems very small business. Yet
many strawberry growers have made
more bushels of strawberries per acre
than most potato growers get of pota
toes ; and cheap as strawberries often
are , they are even then much higher
than are potatoes , and will yield more
profit per acre.
Clover a3 tx Fertiliser.
Every farmer who has cut clover
early must have noticed how quickly
the new growth springs ; up after the
first has been removed. It N at this
time that the nodules begin to form on
clover roots , which decompose air in
the soil , making its nitrogen available
as plant food. This process is undoubt
edly hastened by the wastage of clover
leaves in drying the clover for hay.
which is always considerable , no mut
ter how carefully the clover may be
handled. These clover leaves soon t * y
Into a fine powder , and are washed by
rains among the clover roots , which
they supply with just the material re
quired to make vigorous growth.-
American Cultivator.
Fat Glolmlcs iu Miik.
It has been estimated that a drop of
milk contains about 130,000,000 far
globules , and that they number about
2,000,000,000 in a quart of the liquid. It
is a matter of common knowledge that
the size of fat globules in cows' milk
varies with the different cows and dif
ferent breeds , and it has been estimat
ed that the diameter of the largest
globules is six and a quarter times
greater than the smallest globule , the
difference in volume being as 214 is to
1. These details are perhaps sufficient
in connection with a matter which is
of great practical interest , inasmuch as
It takes a longer time to cream milk
with small globules , as well as to churn
the cream produced therefrom , and the
liquid is also stated to cream less per
fectly than milk with large globules.
Farmers' Review.
Old Cats T'eat for Horses.
The amount of moisture in new oats
makes them much dearer than old
when used to feed horses. The differ-
Bnce in price is almost always offset
by the loss in weight when the oats are
Kept till freezing weather dries them
aut. But a still more serious loss from
the feeding of new oats is their laxa
tive effect on horses hard at work.
They also often cause colic in horses
not used to them. It is best always to
buy some old oats to mix with them ,
and thus gradually accustom the ani
mal to their use. If 110 old oats can be
had , mix some wheat bran with them ,
feeding dry , of course , and give at first
very few oats , gradually increasing the
quantity as it is found that the horse
is not injured. If this ration is too lax
ative give some wheat fine middlings
with the oats. These cause a costive
condition of bowels , and should not be
kept up after the diarrhea is once
checked.
Useful Alder Bushes.
The common black alder produces a
fluster of berries which ripen in Sep
tember , and in olden times were main
ly used to make a heavy wine that was
often kept from year to year to be
used only in cases of sickness. Noth
ing in those times was thought of the
fruit , as apples , plums , cherries and
peaches , together with the field pump
kin , were supposed to be all that was
needed for pies. But there came at last
years when all the fruit crop was cut
off either by frost or insects. Not till
then was it discovered that the de
spised a.'iler berry made when cool.e i a
"ery good berry pie , some liking it
nearly as well as the blackberry or
huckleberry. Yet on most farms where
the black alder grows it is consideiod
rather a nuisance , and its fruit is left
free to whatever cares to gather it , c.
i for the birds , which are always abund
ant on alder bushes when their fruit i'/
ripe.
Notes for Ueekcepers ,
Nothing is more irritating to bees
than sudden jars.
During a scarcity of honey the bees
will not increase so rapidly.
Plenty of storage room has much to
do with controlling swarming.
Arrange the apiary so that every
thing can be kept clean and tidy.
It is best to unite all weak colonies
and get them as strong as possible.
Hives should be arranged so that
they can be opened without jarring.
Twenty frames of honey is required
for the production of one pound of wax.
Generally after the 1st of September
all empty combs and section boxes
should be removed.
So far as is possible every colony
should be put in condition for winter
ing in September.
Every colony should be inspected
now , and all qucenless colonies sup
plied to prevent robbing.
Tollen is gathered by bees for the
purpose of feeding their brood. It is
often mistaken for wax.
It is necessary to breed while the
weather is warm , as the honey should
be scaled over thoroughly.
Each colony should have at least
twenty-five pounds of good honey to
carry it through the winter.
Wax is a natural secretion of the
bees , and is not gathered , as is sup
posed. It is produced from food.
I/ive Geese Feathers.
There are many people who object
to picking geese alive on the score of
cruelty. But if the picking is done only
at the time the feathers loosen , there
is no cruelty in it , though it is a dirty
and disagreeable job. About one-quar
ter of a pound of feathers is usually se
cured from each goose picked alive.
The feathers are loose , or , as they are
technically called , "ripe" every six
weeks. If not picked then the loose
feathers gradually fall out and are
scattered about the goose run. The
first picking generally comes about the
time the birds are making their nest
and preparing to lay eggs. The price
of feathers is now much lower than it
used to be , as other material is now
generally considered more healthful for
bed making.
Kestoriiic "Worn Out" Land.
" \Vhother it Avill pay to restore fertil
ity to land from which it has been ex
hausted by cropping depends much on
its original character. If it had at
first a good proportion of potash and
phosphate , it is probably rather heavy
in texture , and much of this mineral
plant food is locked up in clods , as cul
tivation while the soil was wet will in
evitably make. Subdue these clods by
thorough cultivation through one year ,
and the next spring give a good seed
ing with clover , and it will effect a
great change , even if no manure is ap
plied. But in all cases where land sup
posed to be exhausted is to be seeded
with clover some mineral fertilizer ii1
available form should also be applied
Whole Farms in Grapes.
The town of Portland on Lake Erie h
six miles square , ami according tc
Grape Belt , publilied at Dunkirk on
Lake Eric , more grapes are grown in
its northern part than in any equal
area of laud in the world. Not merely
vineyards are here to be seen , but en
tire farms planted with vines , and load
ed with their luscious fruit. The town
last year shipped 1,900 cars of grapes
A great many of the grapes grown are
Concords , though where the AVorden ,
which is an earlier and better grape ,
is substituted , it is often sold as Con
cord when it reaches its destination.
The Spitzenhertr Apple.
The fine flavor of the Spitzeuberg
apple has not made it a popular variety
fur growers. It is not a thrifty grower
nor very prolific bearer. A worse fail
ing "or eating i.s that it is usually hard
r.r ' - almost ready to decay , when its
sr ; raste is less noticeable. But for
cfi > ; ' : ? and making into sauce or pies ,
: iu > ! ( ' is its superior. It cooks down
to pn-tty nearly clear juice , with very
little pulp , and makes a better apple
pie than any other variety.
Poultry Pickings.
One dollar per head is the average
cost of keeping a fowl a year , and the
same amount is a fair estimate of the
profits.
For good results in egg production ,
the hen house during the Avinter should
not be allowed to become colder than
40 degrees.
The eggs of the White Leghorn ,
Black Minorca and Houdan are of
about the same weight as those of the
Light Brahma.
It costs one cent each in the East to
produce an egg ; out West , where grain
is cheaper , their cost AA'ouId hardly ex
ceed a half cent.
In 100 parts of the yolk , 32 per cent ,
is Avater , 45 per cent , is oil and fat , and
1 per cent , each of albuminoids , color
ing and mineral matter.
A light Brahma hen's egg Avill Aveigh
from two and a quarter to tAvo and a
half ounces , or about one pound and
twelve ounces per dozen. , (
Poultry manure contains 2.43 per | '
cent , of phosphoric acid. 2.20 per cent. I :
potash , and 3.23 per cent , nitrogen , as
ammonia and organic matter.
In 100 parts of the white of an egg ,
about 84 per cent , is water , 121/ . per
cent , albumen , 1 per cent , mineral mat
ter , and 2'X : per cent , sugar , etc.
In mating ducks , about seven are al
lowed a drake in the beginning of
season , more as the weather grows
warmer , until a dozen is reached.
Tomato Pickle ,
Pare , chop fine and drain for two
hours a half peck of fine , ripe toma
toes. Add one quart of vinegar and al
low It to stand while the rest of th
pickle is made ready.
To two or three heads of chopped
celery , add one cup of fine chopped
onion , a small red pepper , one cup ol
grated horse-radish , one cup of nastur
tium seed , one cup of sugar , one oJ
white mustard , two tablespoonfuls oi
black pepper , one of cinnamon , one oi
cloves , a teaspoonful of mace and one-
half cupful of salt. Stir all togethei
and put in glass cans or bottles , with
out cooking.
Care of Irons.
Irons should never be put awaj
when damp or sticky , and should nev
er be left as many thoughtless maids
are apt to do , on the reservoir at the
back of the range , where the escaping
steam soon rusts them. When the week
ly ironing is finished , scrape the irons
if at all sticky with a thin knife , and
rub them on a rough cloth moistened
with beeswax or kerosene. Wipe thor
oughly on a clean , dry cloth , and set
upon a shelf or in the ironing drawer.
Many good housekeepers particular
about their tools draw paper bags over
the irons when not in use.
Wheat Gems , .
Whole wheat gems are always an ac
ceptable addition to the autumnal
breakfast. To make them , mix togeth
er two cups of whole wheat flour , one-
half teaspoouful of salt , and one tablespoonful -
spoonful of sugar. Beat the yolks of
two eggs until lemon-colored and
thick , and the whites until stiff. Add
one cup of milk to the beaten yolks ,
and then a cup of water. Stir this into
the dry mixture. Add the whipped
whites , stirring carefully , so as not tc
break the mush , and bake in hissing
hot gem pans thirty minutes.
Kxcellerit Cough Syrup.
An excellent cough syrup that needs
710 persuasion to get it taken is made
this waj * : Steep three tablespoonfuls
of flaxseed in enough water to make It
a half cup of clear flaxseed tea when
strained. Add to this a cup of loaf
sugar and the juices of three lemons
and cook until a clear jelly-like syrup
is obtained. This is not only agreeable
to the palate , but will be found most
soothing to the irritated throat and
lungs ,
Grape Catbiip.
Wash six pounds of grapes , drain on
a napkin , remove from stems , place in
a preserve kettle and mash with a
wooden masher , so it will not be neces
sary to add any water for cooking. Boil
soft and strain through a fine sieve.
Return to preserve kettle , add one pint
vinegar , three pounds of sugar , one
tablespoonful each of mace and cloves.
Boil slowly twenty minutes and seal
hot.
Scorched Liineii ,
To remove scorch from linen , use the
juice of an onion. Bake a large onion
and squeeze out the juice through a
piece of earth , a little finely shredded
soap and a wiueglassful of vinegar.
Boil together till the soap has dissolv
ed ; leave till cold , and then apply the
preparation to the scorched linen. Let
it dry and then wash in the usua )
way.
Care of False Teeth.
Any one who has been obliged to
wear a "plate" will recognize the pe
culiar tenderness which gradually af
fects the sound teeth coming in con
tact with it. This corrosion may bit
prevented , say dental authorities , if
the teeth are occasionally brushed with
linking soda or baking powder , and
then thoroughly rinsed.
Fchno ! .Lunch.
A spoonful of scrambled eggs or
omelet left from breakfast and spread
between slices of buttered broad or
biscuit niak"s a school lunch sandwich
that is usually found aceptable. A
spoonful of creamed codfish is al&o not
to bo de pKed as a savory "filler" for
the omnivorous sandwich.
Handy Grass Cutter.
Grass can be quickly < -ut on lawns
! > y a Wisconsin man's device. , consist
ing of a velocipede with a driA'ing
gear , which runs a cutting knife as
the operator rides along , the machine
ul.so gathering up the grass in rows.
Improved Milk Pail.
An improved pail for milking cows
has plates opposite sides of the rim ,
provided with teeth or projections to
engage the clothing on the knees of the
person using the pail to prevent it from
slipping.
7lv on "Woodwork.
When ink has been spilled on the
floor or wood work , scour the spot ;
with sand , water and ammonia. Then
apply soda and water , and , if neces
sary , retouch the paint.
Iampness in < ellar.
If the cellar has a damp smell , and
is difficult of ventilation , a few pans of
charcoal se * OH the shelves and in the
corner ; , will inake the air sweet and
imre.
In Vienna a man is often admitted to
court r-ocially because of his official po
sition whose wife is never received. No
matter how high he rises and how pow
erful he becomes , his wire is barred.
Even the late empress was snubbed be
cause she Avas only the daughter of a
duke.
One hundred centenarians die in En
gland yearly.