The Red Cloud chief., 1881-01-13

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To clEAx hair brushes. nothing b
more thoroughly satisfactory thai .
s.aspoonfui OF liquid ammonia In about
. quart o! wafer. ether bo, or coid.
Move the brush about In the uster .
few minutes. aud dry quickly.
The hes; door for N he-bouse. SAYS
an exchange. il one of boards OF plank
laid upon sleepers besided IN gravel a
gravel or sand Foundation Is the best.
and the door should be laid 50 tia; no
air can gan access be3eaih 10 from
without. There should also be pro-
vided n drain 90 constructed that the
water from The melted ice csn escape
into the grolnd. bg, which will net i'd
mt air To the ice.
IT is no, generally known that cut
straw makes \ most excellent stufhng
for beds used by children and intsnts-
Make a case Of soft tick. obtain sone
weIl-dried straw. cut in = chat Gu, Ter.
Gil the case moderately full. IL makes
an astonishingly comfortable bed. IL
very warm. and much more healthy for
Infants than d feather bed The idea
u a Sppk W.T.. ~ " 7ahE C -
worth the attention Ut mothers.
TIE cobs Of Indian corn contain .
large amount 81 potash. It's ashes con
tain twice the amount 81 that mineral
than the ashes OF the willow. which
contains more than any other wood
Potash is one 81 the minerals for which
the farmer Paws. in ore shape Or anoth-
ar. large sum Of money; and this fire.
q%uently when there an be seen lying
around his premises uueconomizcd
quantit' es of this valuable material
PoTAro DUCHEssE. Take half a
dozen potatoes. boil Them. pass them
through a sieve, and work into them in n
bowl o..c gill of cream and the yelks OF
three eggs: add pepper. at and nutme;
Ia taste. and some parsley inciychopped-
When they are vel mixed All smooth
take them up BY table>poonfuls, roll each
in n ball, flattcn il aud Hour il slightly.
Law them all in a sauce pan with plenty
of butter melted. and cook them slowly.
Turn them over when n side - done.
and serve hot as so0n ~ both sides are
colored-
Apl-f1Ntt IALL--->ut ia " fHNV
pieces. soak in luke-warm water for an
hour or longer. Remove the bones and
skin, shred. put oye the fire IN coid
water. As soon as the water begins To
bubble turn off and pour over cold
water. As soon n il il hot il Is done.
While the fish is cooking make ready
some mashed potatoes. Allow as mulch
again potato a fish and mix together
while both are hot-this last /. par
tIcular. IL does not make any diiier-
ence il the balls are cold when fried.
but they must be hot when the ingre-
dients arc put together,
..HILL-Tor," an observing farmer OF
the Connecticut valley, tells the Boston
Cutivator how he and his father have
for fifty years, ALWAYS thinned their poia-
TO vines at hoeing time to two stocks In
the hill. with an increase OF large.
handsome potatoes. Six or seven per
cent. all told. of second-rate potatoes
Is mentioned as Al ordinary proportion,
under this treatment. Or course, the
large, strong times would be saved.
and this looks like a genuine bit OF
potato science. coming into print in q
time of scarcity.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Poultry
Monthly says that poultry need a clean
house well ventilated, but warm in
winter; roosts kept free from lice by
using coal oil on them nee a week; a
varied diet. not all corn. but wheat.
buckwheat, boiled potatoes, meat. thick
milk. etc. charcoal pounded fine and
mixed In soft feed occasionally is ex-
celIent and cheap; it produces health IL
the birds are out sorts or securing; 1t is
also good in small pieces KEEP; in their
runs: pa-ched corn or wheat is also
good for a change. Look after the
poultry personally, and not trust all to
the boy or man who, in most cases,
cares not or has no interest in them.