Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20
HOUSEHOLD.
Don't You Like Anybody?

Don't You Like Anybody?
Silence is very good thing under Ger
tain circumstances and in certain places
but there is one sort that produces a.
much discomfort in house as the spirit
of angry contention. 1t is the silence Of
tsullenness.
Jennie Ross had this silence in won.
derful degree. She was young lady OF
fifteen, and might have been great hclr
and comfort to her mother, if she had
only been more pleasant in her DISPOSE
ton. A person may be sad and depressed
in spirits from illness or trouble, but
crossness and sullcnness have no apology
This state of mind had become so ha-
bitual with Jenny that all the household
came to look for it, They scanned her
face inquiringly every morning when she
came down to breakfast, and the spirits
of the Others went up perceptibly if she
seemed reasonably pleasant. But when
the clonds lowered, o, how depressing il
was to them all A little cousin, visiting
in the house, caught the influence the first
day he was there, though he was but
three years old. Standing by her side as
she sat sullenly sewing, he innOcently
asked, Don't you like anybody. Cousin
Jenny?"
No wonder the poor little fellow ar
rived at this conclusion, Sullen folks do
seem to be bearing about upon their
shoulders perpetual load of hatred.
| There was tabled race called Gorgons,
who were said to turn every object on
which they looked into stone Well,
Jenny seemed to have this power of pet
rifying those around her by her stony
looks. Her sister Lucy was gentle,
affectionate girl and suffered most from
Jenny's unpleasant ways. 1t was so de-
pressing to her warm heart to receive only
| short Eyes" or "no"in answer to her ques-
tions, and to have all her efforts to please
her sister turned from with GOODNESS, and
very likely construed into offences. 1t
always threw chill over any little COM
pany to have Jenny enter the room in Zone
of her SPELLS" as the young folks used to
call them. The disposition grew with
her years, and what shall she be at thirty
if she is so disagreeable at half that age 2
am afraid she will have but few friends,
and never be able to do much good in the
world to herself or others. o, if you
ever feel the risings of such spirit in
your bosom, nip the evil weed in the bud.
! -Presbyterian.
CLEANING TABLE MATS MADE OF STRAW
OR PALMETTO.-Wash them clean, rinse
them in cold water, have barrel handy
with something TO cover it close; have "a
thin flat stick to lay across the top, draw
a string with needle through the mats
and hang them all separately from this
fiat stick; take an old iron dish with live
charcoal or embcrs, set it in the bottom
of the barrel, sprinkle perhaps a teaspoon
full of sulphur or powdered birthstone
upon the Goals; having the stick with the
mats already on top of the barrel, move
the stick quickly to the centre of the bar
rel and cover the barrel tight. Two or
three smokings, which may be applied the
same day, will probably be enough, but
be careful not to have the mats too near
the Goals. 1t is better to have the barrel
out of doors, or in a shed room with the
windows open, as the fumes Of the sui
phur will escape some; every time you
apply fresh smoke wet the mats in cold
water.
FRosTING.- One pound of pulverized
sugar and the whites of two eggs is my
rule. Sometimes the frosting stiffens up
so that do not use all the sugar. The
above is enough for a large cake. Roll
the sugar or sift it, as there may be small
Jumps; stir gradually into the whites this
sugar; when nearly stiff enough squeeze
tI, t,,fo IS hall v,b al bo
sugar is in that is required, give it good
stirring; put the frosting in the center OF
of the loaf of cake; dip broad bladed
knife in water and spread the frosting,
dipping the knife in the water often
enough to prevent sticking; when spread
put the cake on the stove hearth, or under
the stove for half an hour, perhaps, till il
gets firm. 1t takes but few minutes tC
make the frosting, and it is always good
it is much better than to beat the eggs to 8
froth; only try it. The lemon juice gives
a pleasant flavor, while the acid acts upon
the frosting, making it whittier and nicel
to cut. Always have the cake cold.
APPLE DUMPLINGs.-The old way t.
make these is to make up dough same al
for cream tartar biscuits; take piece o.
the dough, either roll or pull it with thu
hands, till it is about half an inch thick
Take Of cored or pared apple, half o.
quarter, according to the size, put in thu
center of the dough, make it up into ;
round ball pinching the dough together
| if too,,thick when tits closed cut off piece
Of the dough. When all are made drol
them into boiling water and boil then
half an hour. used boiled sauce mad
with cup of sugar and cup Of waite
boiled togetherfor few minutes; thicker
with little corn starch; add small
piece of butter and little nutmeg.
| LUMINOUS INK. Phosphorus, hal
drachm; oil of cinnamon, half an ounce
mix in vial, cork tightly, heat it slowl
until mixed. A letter written with thi
ink can only be read in dark room, whel
the writing will have the appearance O
fire.
CLEANING STOVES = Stove lustre
when mixed with turpentine and ap
piled in the usual manner, is blackel
more glossy, and more durable thai
when mixed with any other liquid. Tn
turpentine prevents rust, and when pu
on an old rusty stove will make it look a
we'll as new.
KEEPING HoNEY.-To keep honey al
the year round, let it run through fin
sieve to separate it from particles of wax
then boil it gently in an earthen vessel