Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-04-04

woman thinks young wife will
Tho life has many a weary care.
Mine is simple and no less fair.
{" Little of earthly fame havcI:
Little of earthly wealth laid by:
'ict loving hHart that is true and kind,
| Is better than riches and fame combined
g In my humble home I will remain,
Nor Cur of my lowly lot complain.
Living aud loving are sweeter far
Than all the worlds bright baubes are
The cat wakes up the kitchen floor,
And the house dog barks outside the door.
Listening the waiting wife can hear
The sound of a well-known footstep near.
The creaking hinge is swung once more,
And her husband enters tho olen door.
And never prince under palace dome,
Fer met with u better welcome home.
70 AVOID the smell of onions, care.
fully sprinkle the room with disinfect.
ing fluid or chloride of lime mixed with
water. Another plan is to leave the
house at once.
To MAKE SODA WATER. a
IA gallon of water afterward bottle for
use. This is cheaper than that sold at
the shops, and different in flavor.
10 THIcKEN THE HAIR.-Take two
ounces of molasses, two ounces of glue,
and one ounce of Roman cement.
Mix, and apply before going to bed. 1t
will make the hair very thick. Per-
fume to taste.
FOUNDER REMEDY.-A correspondent
of the Agricuitrist says AS soon
as the horse is found to be stiff, swab
the legs and feet with hot water-so hot
that the hand cannot bear to touch it,
but not so hot as to scald. After a
short time the legs should be rubbed
dry and the horse gently exercised. Has
never known this to fail to remedy the
trouble"
To PREVENT WooD FROM CRACKING.
"A correspondent of the English Ne
chanic writes Having a great deal
to do with the seasoning of the harder
and better kinds of wood, | find that
they are all liable to crack badly at the
ends. l generally give them three or
four coats of glue on the ends only,
which | find is sure preventive, till
the wood is well dry, and then cut on
the quarter.
THINNING OUT ORNAMENTALs.-Tre
in ornamental grounds are often planted
too thick when Young, with the inten-
ton of thinning. This must be done in
time, or they will crowd and spoil each
other. Winter is good time to do it.
If not large, the trees may sometimes
be moved to other places, provided a
ball or cake of earth large enough to
hold them stiffiy against the wind is
taken with the roots.
A WARM bran mash is a good thing to
give a horse when he is brought home
hot and exhausted from long Jour
ney. Blanket him at once, and rub his
cars and legs, and then rub his belly
and TANKS and such other parts of the
body as can be got at without wholly
removing the blanket. If your man
thinks this too much trouble, and will
not do the work willingly, discharge
him. Better part with man than
lose good horse.
How TO GET SHOES THAT FIr.-The
proper method of procuring we'll fitted
and comfortable shoes is to have ca st
taken of the feet from these casts have
lasts made and upon the lasts the shoes,
so that every inequality in the foot
shall be accommodated in the shoe. In
this way very much Inconvenience, and
indeed very painful nervous diseases
may be avoided-a distinguished sur
gcon of New York, giving it as his
opinion that obstinate nervous diseases
are often induced by wearing improper
shoes.
A SIMPLE but effective method tf pro-
tecting wood from decay is to immerse
it in salt water. In Holland, the ship
builders immerse their timber for some
time in sea water before saving it in the
mill. 1t has also been found that
wooden piles driven in the sand of salt
marshes last for an unlimited time. In
the salt mines of Hungary and Poland
the galleries are supported by wooden
pillars, which last unimpaired for ages,
in consequence of their having become
saturated with the salt
ABOUT PLowING.-It is folly always
to begin plowing on the outside; yet
there are thousands of farmers that
keep turning TIE sods towards the
fence until many of their fences are ac-
tualiy buried, and the next generation
of farmers have got to get this earth
back to fill up dead burrows. My
remedy is to begin plowing in the cen
ter of the field, turning towards the
center every time. Narrow back-fur-
rows will not do try it, boys, for every
furrow thrown from the fence raises
your fence SO much higher.-L. S. Gris-
Woid, NpenccrtOwn, ~ y.
To CLEAN SwEETMEAT JARS OR BoT-
TLEs.-This can be done without ecrap-
ing them by pouring in the jars hot
water and teaspoonful or two of pearl
ash. The contents which remain
sticking to the sides and bottom of the
jar will be disengaged by the pearlash
and float in the water. Wash bottles
the same way, or kettles or any other
vessels which you wish to purify or
clear from grease. Strong lye poured
off clear from good hickory ashes will
answer nearly as well for the same pur-
pose, and for kegs, buckets, and other
large cooking utensils, lye from good
ashes may always be used.
How TO WASH BLACK SrocKINGs.-
Take quarter of a pound of soft soap,
the same quantity OF run honey, and a
wineglassful of gin mix these until
dissolved in II quart or three pints of
warm salt water. Wash the stockings
well III this, and rinse them in two
waters (rain water is best), squeeze
them in towel, smooth them out, and
lay them on sheet to dry in some airy
place, but not i'll the sun. Smooth
them with cool iron on TIE wrong side.
If carefully and quickly done in this