Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-07-03
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Of a little sweet or castor oil aud fe
drops Of laudanum.
The bug known as the Buffalo trt
hopper or pumpkin vine bug eats u
eggs OF other bugs and hunts them o
OF orchard and forest trees.
MIR. p. 4. Quinn asserts that on
good standard pear tree will yield MOI
fruit in the course Of its life than twent
dwarfs.
1t is said two parts tallow and on
OF resin, melted together and applied t
the sOles Of new boots or shoes, us muc
as the leather will absorb, will doubl
their wear.
If troubled with wakefulness on re
firing to bed eat three or four sma
onions; they will act as gentle an
soothing narcotic. Onions are also ex
cellent to eat when ono is much expose
to cold.
Battling the face IN lemon juic
mixed with glycerine will remove tai
and freckles in a few days, if the ind
yidual DO not exposed to the sun.
"A German mixture for the remova
Of ink spots and writing on paper col
sists Of alum, amber, sulphur and salt
.eter--one part of each--in fine pow
der. mixed.
TO clarity drippings. place thu
drippings over the fire in n suitable yes
sci. then peal, wash and wipe good
sized Irish potato, slicing as if to fry.
Put them into the fat and let them sim
mer together on the back of the range
till the sediment has sunk to the bot
tom of the pan; skim carefully any foam
on the top. strain the liquor, and set ii
to cool.
Prof. A. E. Blount, of the Colorado
Agricultural College. gives Major Car
man this advice about seed-corn: "Al-
ways select even-rowed ears and ears
whose rows are straight, not irregular
on the cob. Ears that taper are best
because better protected by the husk;
and then, too, the silk-the female part
of the plant remains alive longer. My
reason for selecting the top ear for
seed is that it is always more fully de-
velOpGd, more uniform and more vigOr-
Gus in its termination. having been bet
ter fertilized when in the silk"
Scotch Potato Scones.-Rub one
pound Of cold boiled potatoes through
L sieve, put them on the .baking-boa
and scatter over them seven ounces of
iiour; work first with the rolling pin
into paste, then a little with the hand
until smooth; strew flour heavily on
the board and over the paste, which
roll about the thickness of half
crown, and cut into shape. Lay the
scenes on hot stove; when little
brown on one side turn and finish on
the other. Serve hot in a napkin.
Recipe for spice-salt suited to sea-
soning, stuffing torce-meat, ETC.: Dry,
powder and mix by repeated siftings
The following ingredients: One-Iuarter
Of an ounce each of thyme, bay-leaf and
pepper; one-eighth of an ounce each
Of marjoram and cayenne pepper, one
lalf of an ounce each of Glove and nut
neg; to every four ounces of this pow
Ter add one ounce of salt and keep the
in an air-tight vessel. One
ounce of it added to three pounds of
tuffing or force-meat of any kind makes
J delicious seasoning.
To readers who have plenty of pea
ock feathers at their command the fol-
owing description for making a pea
ock-feather screen may be welcome:
Tut off the end of the feathers and lap
ne ever another so as to represent the
lumage of the birds breast. With all
he greens cut away, leaving only the |
parts, very rich rides
ent effect is produced. Sew these
gathers on soft material SO they will
OF lie too fiat and even. Take the
reen part of the feathers and form two
r more butterflies to fasten on the
ronze ground. Make a bottom fringe
the long thin portions of the feath-
re-, which can be fastened on the
Green after the fashion of a silk
:inge.
Colorado Potato Bug Destroyer
Te find the following in Cornell &
foods Farmers Guide: Take man.
rake roots easily gathered) dried for
week or more in the shade; put one
larter bushel in a barrel Zone head be-
g removed), fill with water and let
and for two days, stirring now and
len; strain the liquid through a cloth
to garden sprinkler; sprinkle toward
inset only those plants on which the
,ung brood hatch and before they
after to adjacent plants. This is an
ltirely safe remedy and just as eff ,
ctive as paris-green and is less diff
lit to apply.
House Rolls.--Two quarts
sifted flour, large tablespoonful of S
rd or butter; rub the lard and flour G
gether and put in deep dish; boil
10 pint of milk and set away till cool;
ID two tablespoonfuls of sifted sugar
it, q little salt, half teacupful of
asst. Make a hole in the center of ]
C flour; put all together, working in {
adually. Knead well and set away '
l morning in a cool place. Knead
ain in the morning and form in small
lis, bake in hot oven fifteen or twenty
nutes. The more they are kneaded
e better they will be. Use no more 9
delicacy depends on this. !
-Jumbles.-These little biscuits or
kes are variously favored with rose
ter. orange flower water, extract of
noEds or lemon. The original kinds
, made in small, irregular. rock-like q
,pe, but they can, if preferred. be +
led out and cut into form for thin e
cults. Work half a pound of butter ii
a cream. mix one pound of sifted IL
gar and one pound of fine flour with s
0 eggs and any kind of tlavoring you b
pose, into smooth paste. Drop n
ces Of the cake mixture, about the c.
e of a walnut, on to a Toured baking
,et, and bake in a brisk oven for
tut quarter of an hour, taking care b
y do not get brown. =
Winter Rye for Hay. c
18th such poor DrOSDect for n slav