The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-09-19
HOUSE AND FARM.


Very few people can Keep verbeuas in
cellar.
CamPhOr lcr.
Spermaceti taliow, l o. oil OF sweet al
monds, 4 teaspoons; gum camphor made
fine, OF. Melt over a gentle fire; stir con-
sranGiy. Put up in tight box.
The McPher.on Fair.
Mcpherson Independent, Il.
The county fair will be held at McPher-
ron on September 9th, 18th and 18th. We
hope the people will do all in their power
10 IA Ike the fair grand success.
Ws.re Our Olive Oh Come. From.
IEzchange.l
American peanuts transplanted to the
south of France, grow well. Oil is made
from them, which comes back to this
country as olive OIL Meanwhile, in Flori-
da, where the nuts grow abundantly, they
are fed to hogs.
Excellent Milk Punch.
Prairie Farmerl
Put the yolk of an egg into a goblet, and
beat it until very light with teaspoonful
or less OF the best brandy. and the white of
the egg beaten to stiff froth. Fill up the
glass with rich new milk, or better still
with whipped cream.
Lime for Cleaning silver.
Cor. Chicago Tribune, IL
Air-slacked lime is the best thing one
can get. 1t will not mar or injure any thing
and is 80 very easy to use and SO cheap. Ii
will clean your tea-ke,lle just as nice as
yOur silver.
1be Wrong Time To- Feed IlOrscs.
Some persons think they are doing a
kindness to a horse by giving hirn an extra
feed just before driving, To make him drive
better. A horse thus treated not only
drives worse. but is more apt to be hurt by
long aud sharp drive when his stomach is
overlo ided.
Born a Thousand Year, Hence.
Abilene Gazette
The bigoted editor If the OskalOosa In
dspeadent seems to think that the yellow
fever pestilence is a Judgment on the peo-
pie Of the South tor their late wickedness.
Aud this is the nineteenth century, That
fellow ought to have been born at least a
thousand years ago. lie evidently know
but little about hygenic laws.
The Rssuit of Of \ SLAMS Labor m
sndscn'ion of ilts Character.
n. Z. Farmer, III
Be liberal to your farms and they will he
liberal TO you. A farm il very much in one
respect like a looking gla-s-it reflects tie
character Of the owner exactly. II he is
man Of taste, his buildings, fences and the
general appearance of his farm will tell
the tale. No effort OH his part TO disguise
his real thoughts or sentiments will svail
anvthInO 40 lan0 "a .f hi.
farm belle his words.
toymens.
ICor. Chicago Tribune, H..
have known many notable housekeepers
who thought no farmers wife or daughter
should take time for music or reading,
or even fine needle work; but |
cannot understand why the workers should
not enjoy such pleasures as we'll as the i'd
lers OF fashion.
To Make Bee1 Tea.
prairie Farmer,
Cut pound of lean beef from the neck
into small pieces and soak it an hour in
three small cupfuls of cold water Press
the meat to extract the juice and heat
slowly; boil for ten minutes, skim and
strain; season with salt and essence of cele-
~, and serve hot with Albert biscuit or
toasted soda crackers.
Now IL the Time to & aiher Eerns.
The employment OF the native wild ferns
in yard decoration is deservedly popular,
and now is good time to go into the woods
and make a selection from those that are
yet perfect in form and workings. The
greenhouse ferns, with all the care that Is
given them, can not transcend in beauty
the delicate species from our shaded woods
aud rill banks. The getting them is a
pleasure with no difficult har lship connect
ell with it, and may not be deferred for
any more appropriate season than this.
To Prepare Snow Grass.''
IChicago Inter-Ocean, III
Here is a recipe for snow grass Gather
your twigs and grasses, let them dry, then
dip in water lay them on table, put some
-four in your sieve, and dust all over them
when dry it will not shake off, and il per-
feet imitation of snow. II desired, you
can sprinkle lightly with water and dust
frostins over them You will then COM
bine FIRST and snow together.
A Esr0ula fer Caoat1G Corn
ICor. Chicago Inter-Ocean.I
Two large teaspoons OF tartaric acid, two
pin,s Of water to one gallon Of corn: re
move the eoru from the cob; dissolve the
acid in the water, which should be boiling,
and pour over the corn. Stir ofien, and
cook ten mimi e. Then can in new tin
cans. When preparing your corn for the
table, add one teaspoon OF soda and two
OF white sugar. Boil one half hour, and |
then season the ZANE as green corn.
a;ooA Driok fer Csaval~sc.Mss
Prairie Farmerl
Beat the yolk with some pulveriz. d sugar
and add little sherry or port wine and |
some grated nutmeg. Beat the white to a |
stiff froth and mix the twO lightly together.
Valuable medicinal propertie. may BE- oh
tanned BY substituting brandy for the wine,
and adding the grated surface Of tos-t-d
cracker.
a New Hsrse shoe.
tExchange.I
In England they are adopting a horse
shoe made of cowhids, and knOsn a. the
y ates shoe. II is made of three thickness
of cowhIde compressed into steel mould,
and then subjected to chemical preparation.
II il claimed for it that it lasts longer and
weighs only one-fourth n much a. the COM
mon iron shoe that it will not cause the
hoof to split, nor have the least injurious
influence on the foot.
Give sho WO0ea Proper Facilities.
Prairie Farmer, II.
II SHOULD Be the business of the head Of
he farm to zee that the females who attend