Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-09
HOME. FARM AND GARDEN.

An unsystematic farmer may live,
but he cannot thrive.
Now is the time 10 get some coach
varnish and renew all your oilcloths.
Wash them clean. wipe dry and apply
coat of the varnish. Be careful not
TO step on them until they are dry. IL
this is done every spring the oilcloths
will last twice as long as they will with
out il.
The only remedy for borers In ap-
Pile trees Is to dig them out with knife
and gouge or chisel II they are far
in. kill them by means Of piece of
wire pushed into the hole. When tho
grubs are all killed, cover the lower
part of the tree with a plaster of clav
and COW dung, with some sulphur add
ed. This will keep the other borers
out.
The pOtato-bug must hide his di-
! minished head before the approach OF
the Crioceris aspdTdgi. Thisi is his swell
name. When he is st home in his
! shirt-sleeves, he allows folks to call him
! asparagus beetle. He is warranted TO
| Withstand the ravages of heat and cold,
| rain, frost and snow, and attends TO
business with unfailing regularity, and
on easy terms to large and small pur-
| chasers. He comes dressed in blaek,
red and yellow, like foreign prince or
circus clown, and fattens on Paris
! green and pizens of all kinds
Salad Dressing. This is especially
nice for lettuce. and as il viii keep two
or three weeks, if bottled, Corked and
set in cool place, il is very convenient
to have on hand. The yelks of eight
eggs beaten light, 10 them add cup
of sugar, tablespoonful of made mus
tard, one of salt, one of black pepper,
little cayenne and half teacupful of
thick, sweet cream. Mix thoroughly.
Put over the fire one and half pint of
vinegar and cup of butter. Let boil
and pour over the other ingredients,
stirring as you do so.
In the putting up and shipment OF
goods the Grocer gives these general
directions Send only good articles.
The freight and other expenses eat up
poor goods. Put up everythingi in good
order. An attractive look secures eX-
animation and often makes n. salo
where dirty package or a sloyenly APP
pearance fails. Pack securely, so that
, the motion will not allow the contents
to change about. Use plenty of clean,
plainly with paint--a stencil plate ia
best -0nd note contents on the box or
barrel stating the amount also. Secure
! for yourself reputation for fine goods,
put up in the best shape, so that your
mark is in demand.
Moth Preventive Moths can be
, kept out of carpets by having the floor
: washed in strong suds in which boraX
has been dissolved at the rate of a table
spoonful to a pail of water, and after
. dusting black pepper on the edges tack
l the carpet down again. BY this means
, moths are kept away, and as corners
: and folds are their favorite hiding
places they are searched out and de-
stroyed Ingram and other carpets
\ after being taken up can be frightened
= in color by sprinkling a pound or two
! of salt over their surface and sweeping
carefully. IL is usual to occasionally
wipe of the carpet with borax water
using wet flannel and taking care
not to wet the carpet but only to dampen
il.
I No one knows until she has tried
it how much she may change the aspect
: of things about the house by using n
Y little varnSh. On sunshiny day take
Q the old chairs and tables out on the
Q porch or by an open door, and after
3 thoroughly busting aud wipiug ofwith
n damp cloth apply thin coat OF var
o nish, and so cover up scratches and
| marred spots of all kinds. IL will dry
o in very short time, and you will be
[ surprised TO see how much good you
Il have done. A flannel cloth with very
J, little linseed oil is good TO rub furniture
with. but the greatest care must be
exercised to prevent any oil being left
), on the wood TO attract dust. IL must
be rubbed until you would not know,
, except by the improved appearance,
70 that any oil had been used.