The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-13

gin to fade; then take them up and spread
under cover until the leaves are dry. when
these are TO be removed and the bulbs stored
IN cool dry place until fall.
dnnentsL-Sow for succession, and set out
the tender kinds started under glass.
Stnd'y Mdners.-Cut away the clusters
from perennials and shrub. "a soon as the
flowers fade, unless seeds are wanted
Dahlias depend largely upon sticks and
strings, are easily broken bv storms and
need frequent care. Stakes will se needed
by gladioluses, tuberoses, and other plants
they should be as inconspicuous as possible
ii painted stakes are used, let them be
brown or some neutral tint rather than
geeen. Ii seeds are saved, select from the
best always Weeds and insects are to be
constantly looked for and disposed of.
BUcklrheat is not very profitable crop,
yet there are times and places when and
where 1t may be convenient. Rough
places, worn-out Sod land, poor stubbles,
and hills, may be made to produce buck
wheat where little else can be grown. This
crop has good effect upon rough cloddy
land, and mellows and soitens the soil.
Two to three pecks of seed per acre NAV be
| sown late this month.
Rcsp5tTTiss.-The wood, or canes. that
| fruit this year, will die the next, and the
green shoots that are now growing will
bear next years fruit. III more OF these
new shoots than are wanted start up, select
three or four OF the best to each stool, and
treat the others like weeds When the
shoots Tor next year reach 5, or at the most
4 feet ston them bv n;ncbin- off the ends
The Cap varieties do not sucker, at a dis
tance from the plant, but shoot up from
| arounJ the has. L asn IN. NOW shoots
shortened TO make A neat bush 2I or 3 feet
high. Thus treated. thev will need no
stakes. We prefer 10 cut the old canes As
soon as picking is over.
B'aetbsres have the same manner OF
growth as raspberries, and shoots must De
treated Tor rext years fruit. When they
reach or feet, nip out the top, which
will cause them TO branch Most of them
are great wanderers, and all that come up
where not wanted should be pulled up or
cut oh-
Nra,cbeTgiss.-The treatment of the
plants after fruiting will depend upon the
plan of cultivation. In any case, the mulch
should be removed, the soil between the
rows forked over, and the weeds that have
come up among the plants pulled up.
Where the plants are kept in hills or single
rows, the runners are to be cut of. in the
alternate plan, the runners are allowed 10
take root IN the spaces between the rows,
and the old plants removed, later In the
season, after the ne" ones are we'll estah-
llshed New beds may be set from plants
stuck IN pots, as soon as they are well root
ell.
The Kitchen and Laundry.
lExchange.l
TEA HAIR ToNIC.-Strong infusion OF
black tea, one pint bay rum, Tour onnces !;
oil oil lavender, one drachm; alcohol, iour
ounces; glycerine, four ounces
| SEEDS will terminate ouicklv at a tenn
perature Of 60 deg. Fahrenheit. but. tor
| growing strong and healthy a temperature
OF 30 deg. is better. Peas and beans ger
inmate quicker. and are less likely TO rot
in the ground, If soaked for twelve hours
before planting.
! To WASH TOWELS WITH CoIoRrp RoR-
pERs.-To set the colors. let the towels soak
in a pailful of cold water containing one
teaspoonful of sugar of lead. let them re-
nam ten minutes before washing. To
make the colors look clear and bright use
pulverized borax in the washwater. very
Fop W,surxc S,vrp L.Is.
snoonfnI of bartsborn into tb.. nd, :,
which the silver il washed have The yy,,ar
hot wash quickly, using a small brush ;
rinse in hot water, and dry with clean lin
en- towel then rub very dry with chamois
skin. Washed in this manner. silver be-
comes very brilliant, and requires no pol
ishing with any OF the powders or whiting
usually employed, and the silver does not
wear out.
I U,rR-RRfSJrFs-s few drops Of harris
horn put into a little water will cle,n !,
hsir-brusb better than anvfbiro sIsa ,rd
does the brush no harm If ysrv dirtv
rub little soap on the brush. After clean
ing, rinse IN clear water, and hang the
brush up by The window to dry. Do not
let the bri-Jlcs rest on anv hard substance
while wet. Il Is better o. tie a string round
the han ID, and hang up.
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- NEt tRALlIiN" POISON WITH SWEET
ClL--A poison oil any conceivable descrIp-
uon and degree oi potency, winch has been
Intentionally or accidentally Swallo~td,
may be rendered almost instantly harmless
by simply swallowing two sllls Of sweet oil.
An individual with a very strong consJitu-
tlon should take nearly twice the quantity.
every form OF vegetable, animal, or mineral
| poison with which uhy.icians and chemist-