The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-03-23
The Rag Bar.

Frozen mnatcannot beprOperly sailed.
COrn-ied beef will be scarce for the
next ten months.
Grasses and clover do best on u rather
firm soil having fine surface.
As Il rule il is the late varieties of pO-
tatoeS that suffer most from the Colo
RADIO beetle.
Farms in New England are increasing
in value. 1t is the dairy business that
is doing il.
4 careful observer SAYS the striped
snake eat, large numbers "t eaftl OF
anoi,' WORMS.
Massachusetts farmers pay over $500
900 per year for Paris green 10 kill the
po,atoc bugs on their 1000 farms.
Place few oyster shells in the CRATE
while the fire is burning. and the clink-
ers will become loOscncd and may be
removed
The reaping machine came into prac-
teal Use about the year 1888. and the
sclf-binder made its first good record in
1876
To remove rust from :. stovc-pipc.
rub will, lnsccd oil. g little Of which
goes long way. Build slow fire nj
first until il is dry.
The LARGE combed towels are the best
layers. but coming from The warm coun-
tries bordering the Mediterranean they
are not the hardest.
A remedy for rusting teakeltlc Is to
brown coffee in it. \ thorough wash
ing with soap and watcrwill remove all
odor and smoke. and leave the kettle
smooth.
The materials for Il dainty toilet set
are pale blue or pink sileSia, dotted
muslin or cheese cloth, and antique
lace with Il few yards of narrow ribbon
for bows at the corners.
TO drivn @Eay red ants put one pint
of tar in two quarts Of hot water. Put
in earthen vessels in closets, or sprinkle
sand, or sirew oyster shells, or red
cedar shavings. These will all be found
effective in removing these little nri-
sances.
An old-fashioned washstand can be
made quite gcnteel by means of burlap.
In piece of the right size make AN
opening for the bowl, fringe the front
edge and ornament with bright colored
wOrsted. For the lower part u tidy of
the burlapfringed with Il Simple pattern
wrought for u border
White fur that has become soilcd can
thus be renovated: Take a large tin
pan; put pint OF wheat Hour in it; put
the cloak in it; rub il thoroughly with
the hands until the flour looks dark;
then if the fur is not white enough, rub
it again in more clean flour; then rub
it again with pulverized chalk. This
gives il pcarly-white look. 1t is also
good to clean knit nubias.
A bag for clothes-closet. made in the
following manner, will SD commend it.
self that it will never be discarded: Take
two wards of print or crctonne for the
bag, and divide it by athird yard. which
is gathered and attached To Il piece of
wood and fastened to the sides and
across the top of the bag. The open
ings are made lengtiiwise on each side.
1t is suspended by ring.
Cheese-making on the factory system
is about To be undertaken on large
scale in Canada by Mr.. George Morton,
who is stated TO have apportioned out
22l farms into holdings OF 1876 acres
each, each of which he will stock with
thirty cows. \ narrow gauge railway
VIII run tNnough tHc cHtlre csEttc n
station will be built OH each farm. By
these means the whole of the milk can
be carried 10 one central factory twice a
day. This is the largest undertaking
Os the kind which has ever been pro-
jected.
II is true that figures stand out with
greater diStincincss against dark back
ground. and Il ,inc-looking. well dressed
lady is more beautiful object in Il room
with rather dark walls than with very
light ones. provided the room is well
lighted. Bun ihis does not prove that
all rooms with northern exposure are 10
be so papered that twilight prevails in
them Il large part Of II cloudy winters
day. Such rooms need everything that
bcgets chrerlalncss, light papers with
bits Of color. gay,iniad datioes, bright
hued rugs. and furnishings that have .
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