The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-08-15
FARM AND FtREslpE.

Good care, together with good feed,
will produce You handsome results.
Good Cookies: One cupful butter,
two cupfuls white sugar. one cupful
sweet milk. one teaspoonful baking
powder, two eggs, flour to roll nicely
Toledo Blade.
Cottage Pudding: One cup sugar,
one cup milk, one egg, one teaspoonful
soda dissolved in the milk, two tea
spoons cream tartar in the -four. Flour
to make stiff as pound cake, about one
and one-half cups. Bake forty-fiye min
utes. The same can be made with two
ounces of butter and two eggs.--The
household, y ,,.-., -..., = .-s..,....
The pastures are greatly damaged
in the spring, and their whole summers
growth retarded. by having the stock
turned on them too early The pastures
should be allowed good start, to get
well rooted and the ground be thor
oughly settled before any stock is al
lowed to range on them.-Prdirie
Farmer. f gr4
| Hair Tonic: To prevent the hair
from falling out after sickness. battle
the scalp each day with tonic prepared
as follows: Pour over three ounces of
sulphur one pint of alcohol. Shake
well and add one-half pint of castor oil
Ii, after settsng some time, it should be-
come too thick for use, add alcohol and
oil in the same proportions; if too thin.
add sulphur. -Erchange.
| Lemon Jelly: Dissolve one ounce OF
| good gelatine IN abort half pint of
| water; let it stand two or three hours;
then place it in a saucepan with one
pint more water, the juice of three lem
ons, the rind of two (cut very thin,
and rather more than one quarter pound
of loaf sugar. Let it boil five minutes.
strain through sieve, and place in
mold for the next day.. T. Mail.
Chinese Charm Cake: Three eggs
one cupful sugar, one and One-balf cup
fuls flour, one-fOurth cupful blu ter
scant one-half cupful, sweet milk, two
teaspoonfuls baking powder. Beat the
sugar and butter together. then add the
milk; beat well. then BREAK in one egg
beat all together, then add another egg
beat well, then add the other egg; beat
well, then stir in the flour and bake.
This is good cake and easily made
| N. y Post. BE fh
| "A useful article to hang in bed.
room or closet is case made of linen
in which umbrellas and canes can be
kept. The case should be cut in the
form of closed umbrella--that is, il
should slope from the top to the bottom
gradually. There should be division
l al. IL. 4 bo - -
same pocket with the umbrellas; bind
this all around with brown ribbon or ;
heavy brad, and with brown crewe
embroider On the front the outlines o
an umbrella and a cane.
Young colts can be easily broke i
the tight method is pursued. The one
we prefer is the following: When til,
proper period arrives to do so, place tn
saddle on its back and let it stand for
day or two at time. the bride, etc.
, should follow the same course; thel
harness into the wagon and let stant
| for day or so: also, do the same on
OF doors. Food and drink should b
= given at the proper times in the stall
4 then try leading it with the harness on
: then with the carriage attached. an
s finally try to drive it. Use 1t carefull
4 a-' oltience will succeed.-Honae an,
, Farm. tft
-Dr. j. r. Irwin says that one OF tn
: best and most pleasant things that ca
, be used to relieve tOothache is chewin
y cinnamon bark. 1t destroys the sensi
=. bility of the nerves. and suspends tn
!, rain Immediately, if the bark is of goo
|. quality. After repeated rails. and j
!. different cases. he is convinced that it
= generally as effieac.ous as any of tn
i other remedies suggested for od0nta
: gia, and not attended with the unplea'
!, ant consequences of ereosete,. carbol
!, acid. ETC., which relieve the pain. br
. leave the mouth as sore and painful 8
), the tooth was previously; though thes
= results are usually due to carelessne'
! in using.-B0ston Journal OF Cheniistrl
y l. CEEn GRAlA