South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02

Vol. XI-NO. IL.
Farmer and House-Kseps
To PRxsERvE Mar "A cores
don't Of tho Cincinnati Gaseets says
the spring. before ~ timc. take
inca: down and rub L with cloth =
you mako it greasy. This Ais IN
the cracks. Now take q large .sixcd
Per box. and pepper your meat &
with black pepper. This keeps awe[
MICS and bugs. Then hang in 9
dry place. This Il much better Ell
putting 10 up In ashes. Ihave tried
above recipe FOR tho last six or sev
years and never lost pound OF meat
To MANAGE A REARING uonsE.---
correspondent OF the British Xporfsps(
says whenever you perceive q horse
inclination to rear. separate your ret
and prepare for him. The instant he
about to rise slaclseu one rein and bed
or twist his head with the other, keeI
ing the hands low. This bending com!
pels him 70 move hind leg. aud Of ncs:
ccssity brings his forc.fect down. Iu$'
stantly twist him completely round
three or four times, which will confuse:
him very much and completely throw
him or his guard. The moment yosE
have finished twisting him round place
his head in the direction you wish tt
proceed, apply the spurs, and lac wilE
not fail to go forward II the sit
DC convenient, press him into
and apply tho spurs and whip hi
or three times severely. The hor 9
not. perhaps. be quite satisfied wi
first defeat, but may feel disposed to
try again for the mastery. Should this
be the case the process OF twisting. etc.
must be repeated.
CANE CHAIRs.-To clean and restore
the elasticity Of cane .chair bottoms, turn
the chair bottom upward, and with hot
winter and sponge wash the canc.worlS
well. so thnt it is we'll soaked should it.
be dirty. use soap let 1t dry in tho air.
and it will be As tight and firm rs new,
provided none Of the canes arc broken.
To FAsTEN LABELS TO TN CANS
Put a tcaspoonfnl Of brown sugar into n
quart Of paste. and it will fasteh labels
as securely 10 tin cans rs TO wood -
Houscfcepers may save themselves
much annoyance in the loss Of labels
from their fruit cans when putting up
their own fruit, by remembering this.
Cure FOR CEoUr.-A piece Of lar,i
as big rs butternut, rubbed up with
sugar, divided into three parts and Civ.
en- at intervals Of twenty minutes.
a GOOD CEMEST.--Alum md plas-
ter Of paris. we'll mixed with water and
used in a liquid state, will corm very
useful cement it will be found quite
handy for many purposes. 1t forms n
very hard composition. and for fxifr,
the brasses, etc., on lamps. nothing could
be better.
To Wash Dark Calicoes and Ierc0les.--
The dark colored calicocs and percales,
even Of good and enduring colors, will
look the cleanest if they are washed in
soft water with fno quality OF soap.
not allowing the water to bc too hot for
rubbing them, and after sudsing them, To
place them in rinse water in which n
tea-cup Of salt TO two gallons OF water
has been dissolved. The starch should
be quite strong with salt.
SUCCESSION or VEGETABLES "A sue.
cession Of certain kinds OF vegetable.is
important in every garden. Sweet corn
should be planted every two weeks up
TO July. Plant about three feet and n
half apart, with half slovelrul Of
manure in hill, after applying heavy
Goa. of dung plowed in but let il DO
we'll rotted Then YOU need a success
sion OF beans, both bush and pole yari.
cites, also Of turnip beets, two sowinos
at least also Of lettuce and tomatoes.
IL does not pay to hire man 10 work
garden. except to prepare the ground
and plant the main crops but it does
pay we'll to have n good garden, we'll
cultivated by ones own family. The
boys and girls can do the wedding.
How TO SELECT SHEEr.--Tho New
York Herald says: The finest and soft
est wool is always found on the shoulder
Of sheep. But not ono person in ten
thousand il aware Of this fact. Let n.
watch an expert when ne is about to pass
judgment on sheep, concerning tho
value Of the animal for producing wool.
and it will he seen that he always looks
ut tho wool on the shoulder first. a
writer Of extensive experience in rearing
tine wooded sheep and in handling wool.
communicates the following suggestion
for selecting a goQd wooded sheep.
Always assuming that the wool TO be
inspected is really fnc wool. we first
examine the shoulder at the part who're
the finest aud best wool Is usually
found. This NO take "a the standard
and compare ii with wool from ribs, the
thigh. the rump and the nearer the wool
from these various portions OF the ami.
NAL approaches the standard, the better.
First we scrutinize the hneness, and, II