The Red Cloud chief., 1884-11-28
HOME, FARM
Grape Pickles NIyar with

-Irapc ficklesp hN tar with al
ternate layers of grapes and sugar. and
cover with cold vinegar.
The A~gricyiturist saws seed-grow.
ing is an art. fand advises farmer. to
purchase their garden seeds rather than
attempt TO raite them.
-No-Egg Cookies: One Gun Of bu,-
ter. one of milk. two Of sugar. half a
teaspoonful OF b~icarbonate Of soda. half
. a teaspoonful of cinnamon or nutmeg.
with flour enough TO rolI.--7he House
hold.
"A good harrow should do no more
than to simply scratch the surface an
inch or two. 1t should remove the
young grass and weeds and render the
whole surface fine and clean.-Troy
Times.
Mud stains are usually hard to re-
move from white skirts. and il NAV MOI,
be known that oxa!ic acid applied to
the soiied place and afterward rinsed
thoroughly Will generally take out all
the trace OF them.-Harper's Bazar.
If 1T Is desired 10 prolong the bloom
IN the garden cut Off the flowers before
they die. 1t is always desirable 10 cut
them OF just rs they have passed Their
beauty, before they mature s.eds. II
shoul be borne in mind that the flow
ers are to be est OF, not pulled off.
"A good plan for storing white pota-
toes Is TO place them on a loh or floor
where there is a circulation of air un-
derneath, and while piling them up
scatter a little lime (slackedy through
mn Tho l+ AI,a,lt 80. -. -.
signs of decay they should be- picked
tut.
"A morning bath and daily exercise
"" proved TO be promoters of health.
When Il bath can not be obtained. "a
good substitute is To rub the body with
wei towels, and then with coarse ones,
/, I'LL the skin glows. A glass of cold wa
( ter drunk Immediately after the bath
will be found beneficial.
Celery should bee earthcd up az fast
Us 1T grows in order To get it 10 blanch
well. Still, the operation must moi be-
commenced too early, as the growth
might be weakened somewhat thereby.
Above all things allow no soil to get
into the heart in c:.thing. as the crown
a. apt 10 not from this.-BOstOn BudJct.
A Kansas farmer has a new method
of putting in wheat, which the 1mcriccn
TnhirdfOr recommends for trial i'm Other
localities. He has a narrow iron wheel
attached behind his drill, which follows
in the drill row and firmly presses the
soil with the seed To "A greater depth.
by his method he grows upward of iifty-
Six bushel, per acre.
baked and stuffed tomatoes:
Select firm, ripe tomatoes and with n
sharp knife cut of Il thin slice from tire
stem end. Now RENEE the green core
and fill TIE orificc with an onion
chopped very fine, a small piece Of best
butter, a little pepper, a little salt ard
a teaSpoonful of cracker dust or bread
crumbs. Arrange them in a baking
pan. add a little wafer and bake in Il
moderate oycn.-Ioied0 H0ic.
To make oil cloths look bright ald
fresh, take of milk in the proportion of
three tableSpoonfuls 10 one of molaSSeS.
After mixing thoroughly apply with a
soft rae TO The oil cloth, having il per
fectly clean. If the carpet is sticky
after drying use less molasSes. The
quality of molaSScs varies, and an "X-
pertinent on an inch or two of surface
will test the quality of the compound.
If well proportional the dust will not
stick to the floor more than On new oil
cloth.