The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-06-26
an AND PRESIDE

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=. cakes dip the knife often
y ~ soors painted with boiled
ss z r. easiest cleaned.
- = - sprinkled on the floor at
Bs'ls s,roys cockroachesi they eat Ii
( = poisonsd. s.or. ,,,h them
- g 70 once q week with beeswax
hr;pe may be used to adj
~SI0ee rsshing bedsteads; but alum
~ 81 c.ss.-One cup sugar, three
Sod Us HITTER, one cup sweet milk
= 4 eight eggs, two woe, cups b 81 nt tea,
,.s,ooen cream tartar Ia" yea
Ne s'os ,c;oal reason why rye is
ID y pa = ! good crop to seed on, IS
spiasa I'm, = have few leaves as com
" " :ss wheat or oats, therefore
Z. German growers of sugar 6eets
,~elye to fifteen pounds OF
ss na1 - s" acre 50 as to be sure OF a
I'D . ~ II the plants are too
ga 49, thin out early in the season.
~ ss..or Dana says a COW Will
. :! .seut seventy pounds OF manure N
|, y! y. = 9Th solid and liquid. and is
s'as , Sv'n one to three dollars a ton.
'a's !. I ,ss7 1900 head of sheep pro-
n Tx Zoo pounds Of wool; in
s ase & l,o.0OO head produced 2oS.-
y w. ~ s so,nds. This shows wonder
y ssj ;ssvvrpysnent in the science OF sheep
sa1 ~ Farmers Club of Elmira, n.
- offered premiums OF sl2, -
! ,s ~ ~ the three largest crops OF
- ~ NAV be raised the coming sea-
~ ! an oos.tcnth Of an acre by boys un-
4 sixteen years Of age
Remove mildew from linen by wet
!, n mot, rubbing on chalk, and ex-
80 b % the air. Diluted hartshorn
q ,sls ont mildew from wooden stuffs.
- solution Of chloride of lime can
sn,I;sd % almost any fabric, but
- & used with care, especially on
une coIors.
Strsvberry Cordial. quart
r,rbeniss, fully ripe, one lemon, one
ssss,. three pints Of water, one pound
Sdisd sugar. Mash the strawberries
sm,,h sieve. Add the juice OF the
~ and orange and the water. and
,at ven together. Let it stand two
irn Put the sugar into a bowl and
snin he iuice over it, stirring till sill
Il uear is dissolved. This should
md q ice several hours before serv-
n sud makes q delicious cool drink.
-Pruning.--Any limb as large or
Au,r than ones finger should, after
~ cut Of. be painted over with some
id q PREPARATION to shut out the air
q invent rain from getting into the
bat Gum shellsc and alcohol is cas-
| h prepared and put in, and when once
lraered is not subject to the effects
dAest Ithappens very soon after ap
vSution. and can be used in either hot
4 oold weather-is always ready fol
~ Prepare ina wide mouthed bottle
q jr and apply with brush. Keel
vi cosked when not in use, to proven
upontion.
Indian Pudding. One pint of milk
thrs eggs. one tablespoonful of mo
hno. one tablespoonful of butter, one
hH cup Of -four, one tablespoonful o
hiking coda, one tablespoonful of mixet
qces Indian meal to make a batter
Szld the milk and when boiling no
stu b Indian meal till the spoon move
fny, When cold add the eggs well
hasten. and all the other ingredients
IKE IN . buttered dish two hours, in :
VI! dow oven. Serve with hot swee
nuce.
Cooling Moth Traps. The cheapes
Ind for trapping codling moths ar
nsde Of thick coarse paper, what
emed carpet-paper answering a goo
purpose. Il may be more or less folded
ssording to its thickness, the band
wing about four inches wide. Their
riwo modes Of fastening them to tn
~, either Of which answers well. On
slopzss cord around at the middl,
vAlsh, when drawn tight, causes tn
Fpr 70 spread a little above and b.
~ and affords hiding place for tn
nlesh; the other is to secure one en-
= ne band BY driving a carpet tack il
sns Ree, and then passing the ban
aly about the tree, and overlappin
e stAer end. fasten it by driving
1Asf tack not quite to the head,
@ ne band may be removed ever
1ssys Tor destroying the pupa. I'll
n re put on about the middle
iheir length must be adjuste