Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-06-12
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DoN'T suffer briars, bushes and the
like to grow along the highway adjoin-
ing your premises
PLANT cabbages. If they bring a
good price, sell them; if not. feed
them to sheep, mich cows and pigs.
PAINT, varnish or japan may be
softened or easily removed from old
surfaces with solution of caustic
soda.
A LEMON eaten before breakfast
every day for short time will entirely
prevent the feeling of lassitude pecu-
liar to the approach OF spring.
To WASH CoLoRED STOCKINGS
Put tablespoonful of salt in a quart
of water. Let the stockings soak in
that for ten minutes, and then take
them out. and wash in soap and water.
In China, which has the densest
population in the world. and feeds its
millions without the importation of
foreign food, no manure is applied to
the land in solid form; it is all
liquefed.
COFFEE CREAM. = Dissolve two
ounces.of gelatine or of isinglass in just
enough water to cover it; put to pint
and half of cream a teacup and
half of very strong clear coffee with
powdered sugar. add the dissolved
isinglass, let it just boil, leave it stand
ing till nearly cold; then pour it into a
mold, and when quite set turn it out.
The radish succeeds best in light,
rich soil. and must be grown quickly in
order that they may be tender, sweet
and free from the worm which fire.
quently Injuries the root. The French
breakfast is a rapid growing sort, and
is very mild and tender. The golden
yellow is new variety of oval form, in
color deep yellow. 1t is early, and is
adapted for both forcing and open
ground culture.
STRAWBERRY PUDDISG.-Cream, a
cup of sugar and a tablespoonful of but
ter; add the beaten yelks of five eggs
and two cups of fine bread-crumbs
soaked in quart of sweet milk. Flavor
deep pudding-dish and bake until the
custard is '.set" Roll pint of nice
strawberries in powdered sugar, spread
over the pudding and cover with a
meringue made of the beaten whites
and three tablespoonfuls of powdered
sugar. Return to the oven until the
top is delicately Drowned.
KEEPING OLD SHEEP.-The New
York Tribune says: lit is folly to keep
old sheep. They should be turned off
TO the butcher while they are in their
IL AL l..,1< u.
10 fatten them then. When they get
old and thin. in order to put them in
condition to slaughter the whole su-
perstructure must be rebuilt. Four
sets of lambs are all eve can bear:
this will bring her to five years, and this
is an age when, with little extra care.
she will round up to fine carcass. Ex-
ceptions may be made when the breed
is scarce, and the blood is more valua-
BILE than anything else"
PRESERVING GREEN SHINGLEs.-A
correspondent of the Country Gentle
man says. Il have practiced painting
them as soon as laid. 1t is attended
with trouble and considerable expense
now prefer to use air-slacked lime.
just after, and while the roof is wet, or
during light fall Of rain. SOW few
quarts, mostly on the upper part of the
roof, once year. The expense is tri-
fling. am satisfied it will preserve
the roof twice as long as to leave them
10 the weather. The quantity used de-
ponds upon the surface to preserve.
Your readers must have noticed on old
roofs the shingles below the chimneys.
Comment is unnecessary"
SCOTCH LoAF.-One pound of flour,
three quarters of pound of butter,
three-quarters of pound of sugar. ten
eggs. half gill of rose-water. one Ia
blespoonful of dissolved saleratus, one
pound of dried currants, two teaspoon
fuls Of ground cinnamon. Pick. wash
and dry the ciIrrantS and dre1ira "a