The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-07-26
HOME AND FARM.

--sfIk lace may. be oleahsed by wash
ing and rinsing It in benzine. When
clean, hang it in the open air till all odor
has left it. Press between folds of white
paper. Delicate silk ribbons may be
cleansed in the same way. As benzine
is very inflammable, care must be used
to let no flame approach it.
-Spiced Vinegar: For every quart of
vinegar allow three ounces of grated
horseradish, one ounce each of pepper,
cloves and allspice (whole), two ounces
of white mustard seed, two onions
choppedsfin Simmer all together five
minutes, and when cold pour it over
boiled cabbage or beets.-N. Y. Tribune.
a pretty mat intended for the top
of small table is made of drab felt.
The edge is cut in sharp points; between
these points are placed soft little tassels
made of high-colored crewell. The
border of the mat is made by working
with gay embroidery silks any pattern
which suits the fancy of the maker.
The old-fashioned cross-stitch, or some
modification of the. feather-stiteh, is
pretty.+N.sY. Post. ( I'd E,8z 4
-Ten-minute Cakes.-Take two tea
spoonfuls of eam-tartar and mix it
with one pint of dry flour. Dissolve one
teaspoonful- of soda in a teacupful of
milk; rub piece of butter the size of
an egg into the dry flour; then beat up
one egg and q teacupful of sugar; mix
all we'll together, and bake Immediately
after adding the milk and soda. Have
your oven ready heated before yoIr be.
gin, and you can make and bake this
cake in ten minutes.
To can fruit, select with care, re-
jecting every over-ripe, under-ripe,
specked and Imperfect specimen, and
have the fruit uniform in size- Peel
with silver knife and plunge into cold
water till enough is prepared to fill one
ortwo cans. When cooked sufficiently,
lay piece by piece IN the can, pour over
the sirup clear as crystal and seal up.
Or, put the fruit in the can and-cook it
there, then seal up. Nothing but -por-
celafn and silver or wooden spoons
should touch the fruit. This will give
ssgilt-edge'' fruit.-N Y. Tribune.
"A decision of considerable import
ance to farmers and hired help was rem
dered by the Supreme Court of New
Jersey the other day, in the case of
Mather vs.. Brokaw. Mather contracted
to render services to .Brokaw for a GER
tain period, but before the expiration of
the time agreed upon left his employ
ment without the consent of his en-
ployer,, and without any good oause.
Baing refused wages fer the work done,
he sued for them, but the Court decided
that the employee could not recover for
the work which he had done under the
contract, for, having broken the con-
tract, he could not maintain an action
under it.-Chicago Tribune. rra
- -Dairyrnen of the southern part Of
Wyoming County, New York, are agi-
tated by the presence of a new weed,
known as ''Long joint believed to
have been brought in Western grass
seed. 1t grows three feet high, has the
appearance of a species of mustard, and
blossoms with small yellow flower.
Cattle are extremely fondof it, eating i
in preference to grass. The milk from
cows feeding upon it is rendered worth
less, the butter made therefrom being
worse than rancid, and utterly yalueiess
for anything but common grease. The
managers of cheese factaries are watch
full lest batch of this milk shall spoil
the whole make OF cheese. Assignment
of butter made to New York by one
farmer was returned by the retail dealer
as worthless. Chicago Times. "a q
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