The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
Items OF Interest.

complete his Puritani," and had SC
| great success that he was carried il
triumph upon the stage, WHARF he wa
decorated by the king. 80 much happi
ness in a single day overwhelmed him
lie went sick to the house of friend AT
Puteaux and died there. He was buried
in Pere Lachaise That was in 1884
and ii was only the other day that hi:
remains were carried TO Italy for inter.
ment in his native city of Catania.
The European cuckoo never builds q
nest, but steals place for each separate
egg in the home of some other bird
Occasionally the egg is found in nest
so small that the cuckoo could not pos
sibly have set upon it. For instance
the egg has been laid in the willow
wren's nest, which is domed, and has an
entrance that Just admits the owner
How does the cuckoo manage to lay heI
egg in a nest 80 constructed? Valiant
obtained evidence that one of the African
cuckoos carries the egg in her bill to the
nest she means to usurp, and it is sup
posed by some that the European species
does the same.
For years we used "salts of lemon"
and various acids to remove stains from
table linen, but person remarked to us.
All your labor is useless. Wait till
the peaches are gone and the stains will
also be gone" We thought this utterly
foolish, but decided to try it; and, sure
enough, when the peaches were gone the
stains had disappeared The idea, in it.
aaIf l,,l-a - h,,f lAag tba
table linen get enough regular washing
TO take out almost any stains in the
course of one peach season? We have
noticed the same is true of grape stains,
or of almost any other kind of fruit.
This is very true, and il remembered
may save much useless labor.-Cor. De
tr0H Free Pres.
Marble mantles that have become bad
ly discolored by smoke may be made
perfectly clear by the application of ben
zine Put it on literally, then rub of
with a clean flannel. II one application
does not do it efIectually a second will.
Never apply soap to marble, il takes of
the polish but grease spots may be re
moved by the application OF powdered
magnesia.
What is termed the "voltaic gas
lighter" an ingenious device which OBJ
viates the use of matches or tapers,
and does away with the attendant dan
ger in lighting gas, is coming into exten-
sive use abroad. 1t consists Of small
bichromate of potash battery, the zinc
plate of which is so arranged that by the
pressure of the finger it can be immersed
in the exciting fluid and put the battery
in action. Rising from the top of the
battery is light brass stem, like taper
holder, but in the form OF a swans neck
terminating in little bell, within which
the two poles of the battery are united
by a spiral of platinum wire; this wire
when the battery is put in action by
the immersion of the zinc plate, becomes
white hot, and will instantly ignite the
gas if held over the open burner, nothing
more being essential.
The thickest armor-plate ever produced
has recently been rolled at the Scanned
works, Sheffield, England. From toul
and one.half inches, the size has been in
creased, stepby step, till itfnally reached
fourteen inches, and now they have sue
ceeded in producing one of twenty.tv
inches, this being eight inches thickel
than any armor-plate ever yet rolled
the plates of which this is n sample arr
intended for two war vessels now being
constructed for the Italian government
and the gun to be used in testing thi
great plate. which weighs thirty-iiye tons
is a one hundred ton Armstrong gun
I. 60, ko, tx~n aaRl
turret to contain two Of these enormou
pieces of artillery. The manufacture
states that if these guns succeed in pene
trating this plate, he shall have no hesi
tation in rolling one of thirty or ever
forty incnes in thickness.
Zinc that is used under stoves shoul'
never be dampened. fit becomes soile'
or dim, rub with flannel and littl
fresh lard. In this way it will alway
look as new and right as when first pur
chased.
Concerning the condition of the farm
ers of the northwest the Milwaukee Wis
consin thinks the general condition q
the farmers IN these states at the close o
the season in 1876 is rs good as it wa
in 1873. 1t admits the wheat crop
short, not more than half a crop, bu
holds that they have far more corn tha
last year.
Insects in all parts of the world ar
| becoming more than ever terror TO tn
| husbandman. The western farmers, wit
their experiences of grasshoppers AN
po.ato-bugs, can sympathize very acutel
with the poor wine growers of the Gin
onde. Great as are the achievements {
science in Europe and America, its claim
TO boasting are made almost ridiculou b
the impudent aggressions of these littl
insects.
To polish furniture use equal parts {
boiled linseed oil and kerosene. Appl
it with flannel and rub dry with al
other flannel. 1t will remove all whit
marks aud scratches and should be keI
always ready for use. It gives the rool
a fresh appearance to rub all the furnituI
with this preparation. One feels well r.
wardcd for the labor. II any white spot
are 80 firmly fixed that the polish doc
not remove them, it can be done b
rubbing with turpentine; then holdin
hot shovel over them Detroit Fr
Press.
Any good housekeeper will have h
PICKLE Jars and fruit cans thorough
cleansed, when emptied Of their content
before putting away. To do this, thro
in good handful Of washing soda, f
up the jar with boiling water, cover an
let it stand for an hour. Then wash
the soda water, scald and rinse in tv
boiling waters and wipe dry. If any od'
remains repeat the process. To ole'
bottles, put dozen large tacks in wi,
strong soda water, shake well, and ever