The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-06-10


An unsystemAtic farmer may 1.-Two.
but lie cannot thriye.
Now ~ the time 10 got some coach
v,rnsh and wnew all Your oilcIoihs.
Wash them clean, wipe dry and apply
y coat ~ the yarnish. Bc careful not
10 step on them until they are dry. II
this Is done every spring the oilcioths
Will last txice a. long as they viii with
out Il.
--Rhukarb Pudding Strip thc stalks
and cut into half inch lengths. Cover
the bottom u = pudding-diSh tcarIhen
Is best)vith slices Of light bread. but.
tered strcw over the rkubarb aud
sprinkle literally with sugar. This
alternate until the dish Is almost full.
Cover and bake three-iourths OF an hour.
then remove the cover and brown.
THE only remedy for borers in al.
pie trees II 10 dig them outwith knife
aud . gougc or chisel II they are far
in. kill them BY mems Ut piece of
wire pushed into The hole. when the
grabs are all killed. cover Che lower
part Of the tree witha plnslcr u clav
and COW dung. with some sulphur add
Cd. This will keep the other borcrs
cut
The potato bcg must hide his di-
minished head ssctOre the approach OF
tine Crt0cerisdsp<Eagi This Is his swell
name. When he is Il home in his
shirt-sIeeyes. he allows folks 10 call him
asparagus beettc. Heis warranted 10
withstand the ravagcs III heat and cold.
rain, frost and snow. anu attends 10
business with sntaiIing regularity. and
on easy terms 70 large and small pur-
chasers lie comes dressed m black
red and yellow, like aforeign prince or
cirrus clown. and fattens on Paris
greer and pi1ons Of all kinds.
Moth Preventive Moths can be
kept out Of carpets by'having the iiooz.
washed in strong suds in which borax
has be a dissolved at the rate Of a table
spoonful 70 q rtil u water and after
busting black pepper on the ed4cs tack
the carpet dowc again. b. this mexaS
moths are kept away. aud as corners
and folds an their favorite hidsav
places they rr searched out and de-
stro>ed- In gvin and other carpets
after being taken up can be bright~,ed
in color By sprinkling pound Or two
Of salt over their surface and sweepin0
carefully II Is usu,l 10 occasionally
wipe oil the carpet I'll borax water.
using wet Ilanhcl and taking care
not towel theaarpct but only to dan pen
it.
No one krows until she has <rie,l
II how mucia the may change thc aspnc:
81 things about the house by using \
little ynrnlSk. On snnshiny day take y
the Old chars and tables out &c The 4
porch or ~ IN cNcn door. ana after
thoroughly Husiing and wiping ofwith
damp cloth apply thin colt q; var
nish. and - cover up scralche, ana
married spot Of All kinds. II win an
in very short time, and YOU viii bc
surprised u see how much rood YOU
have done flannel cloth With, VERY
little lnseed Ell i good 70 rub furniture
win. PVT the greatest care mus; be
exercised g prevent any oil being LETT
On the wood 70 attract dust. Al must
be rubbed until ynu would not know.
except ~ enc improved appearances,
that any oil had been used.
II may ~ u some value "a house
Keepers vino have narhle-iop fUrnlnrc
% know THAI The common solution az
gum arabic II mn excellent absorbent
AMI will remove dirt. etc. from mar
o'e The mafhod 81 applying Il As fol.
lows Brush Che dust on the piece Is
pe cleaned. then apply with brush Il
rood cont Of gum arabic. aioxt The
consistency Of thick OIlice mutilagc.
Expose i - the sun or dry whd. Or
both. In short time ii will crack and
peel oK Il AL the gum should not peel
~, wash Il wild clean watcrand clean |
10th: of course. II the first applica-
lon does not awe the desired effect il
mould be applied again. Another
method Of clcaning marble i 10 make
|. paste with soft SOAP and whiting. wash
ne marble with il and then leave
oat Of paste upon Il for two Or tnree 4
ays. Afterwards wash on with yarn
not hot) water snd soap. louny Sci