The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-06-06
F, FARM AND FlRES,oe.

Most of the diseases IN horses result
from the ignorance Of the owner or
from careless handling. -San Francisco
Chronicle.
To cure the hiccoughs put your
hands high over your head, draw deep
breath and hold it as long as you can.
II the first attempt fails try again
Exchdnge.
Sugar cookies can be made to bake
quickly and yet have delicate brown
color If, just before putting them into
the oven, you wet them lightly with
milk and sugar; dissolve a little sugar
in the milk.--Boston Budget. :,
During discussion at the meeting
OF the Ohio Horticultural Society 4
member said that when he grew ounces
in large quantities there was no fruit
that paid so well as half an acre of the
orange variety, and that they did we'll
for long time Cleveland Leader.
"A bee man says there is vast diff
ference between the scolding hum and
the happy hum of a bee, and one who is
versed in bee language can tell whether
the bee means to sting or mot. Italian
bees sting less than other breeds -Chi.
caqo Journal. ~ hSHaEff
The problem of sending queen bees
by mail across the Atlantic has been
successfully solved. Frank Benton. of
Munich. Germany, reports in Gleanings
in Bee Culture that he has sent many
queens to America during the past
season with only two or three losses
". Y. Herald.
Picked Eggs: Hard bell fresh
eggs; drop into cold water and remove
the shells. Boil red beets tender enough
to jam and cover them with cold vinegar
splced with cloves, mace, salt and pep
per; pour this over the eggs and in two
days they will be beautiful red color.
The Household. i.-rk esf ~
The average number of eggs laid
by an ordinary flock of hens Is eight
and one-half dozen to fowl, yet in
stances have been recorded where hen
has laid $50 eggs in one year, and from
sixteen to seventeen dozen is considered
by poultry men a remarkable Yield
Prairie Farmer.
Onion sauce is made by boiling three
Or four white onions until they are
tender, then mince them fine. Boil half
4 pint of milk, add butter half the size
II an egg, salt and pepper to taste.
Stir the lemon into it and tablespoon
ul of flour rubbed smooth in a little
'old milk. Let it come to boil, then |
Toledo Blade.
"A correspondent of Onr Counfr,
Home is in favor of abolishing the |
ences. He says: "What disfigures 4 |
arm morep What really does Il more |
lamageP 1t is impossible to keep the
lelds clear of wild carrot, snap-dragon,
ansy, live-forever, thistles and host |
4 other noxious weeds, when fences,
ne zig-zag especially, occupy eight to |
fifteen feet of what would otherwise be
aluable tillage land. The successful |,
arnfer Is he who turns every foot of /
round which he owns TO good purpose. |,
To make splendid fruit cake, take
hree pounds of sugar; three pounds of
utter; little over three pounds of
our; twenty-four eggs; six pounds of
arrants; two pounds of raisins,
hopped fine; one pound of citrOn; one
ound OF sweet Almonds blanched and
ut thin; one pound of lemon peel; one
ound OF orange peel; quarter ounce of
lace. quarter ounce of nutmeg; : cup
fruit syrup. 1t will take four hours
bake in q moderate oven. Frost with
lmond icing. Household q ST.
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