The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-24

-Cockroaches have q decided dislike
to borax, and II it is placed around their
haunts, they will leave at once. Pow
dered borax should be used Toledo
Blade.
Jelly Cake: Three eggs, one cup
sugar. butter the size of an egg, one
cup flour, one teaspoonful cream tartar
sifted in the -four. one half teaspoonful
of milk Bake in jelly cake tins and
spread when cold with fruit jelly.-7he
Household
Cold beef cut in slices and laid in
vinegar over night. then dipped in
beaten egg. seasoned with salt and nut
meg. and rolled in dried bread crumbs
and fried in butter delicate brown, is
an appetizing entree for lunch. Louis
rilie C0arier-Journai
Lemon Drops-Candy: Pour four
ounces or five spoonfuls of lemon Juice
over one pound of loaf sugar, add four
spoonfuls of rosewater; boil TO syrup
and then add the grated peel Of the
lemons. Drop on plates and put in a
warm place to dry Detroit Post.
TO remove discolorations on piano
keys the following is good remedy:
Rub with lemon juice. and while still
damp, put on a coat of whiting mixed
with lemon juice. When drv. brush of
carefully with dry brush. Home and
Farm.
Grass stains come out best by using
an application of soda and soap. Wet
the spot, rub over it soap made soft in
warm water, and as much common
baking soda as will adhere; let ii re-
main on the stain half an hour or more,
then wash out in warm water Whiting
and soap will also remove grass stains.
Household.
A good rule to follow in gathering
mushrooms is to discard all specimens
that are not found in an open pasture.
In this way, the best authorities agree,
nine-tenths of the dangerous specimens
will be evaded. In cases of poisoning,
medical aid should be promptly sum
moned. Sweet oil is good palliative.
Troy Times.
Let any farmer compute the sum
which full annual crop of apples
would produce, even at low rate per
bushel. and he will be surprised to find
how much more profitable his apple
orchard is than any part of the farm
devoted to grain growing. With good
management and manuring full crop
ofapples may be grown every year with
as much certainty as any grain crop
and with less expense.-N y. Herald.
"A useful pen-wiper may be made as
follows: Take any small piece OF silk,
satin. cloth, tweed. of dark colors, such
as are useless for any other purpose,
being much too small in size. Sew
them together firmly in the center; to
hide the stitches use a large button in
gold or silver. or corded silk Notch
the edges all round. to make it look
neat. These pen-wipers stand grea
deal of wear, and being so simple, PEG
pie can afford to throw them ava,
when they are done with them. Ia
change. .[=.
If, when making paste or glue.
small quantity of carbolic acid is added
it Will keep sweet and free from often
sive smells. A fed drops added to mu-
cilage or ink prevents mold In white
washing the cellar or dairy If an ounce
of carbolic acid is added to each ounce
of wash. it will also prevent mold and
the disagreeable taints- often perceived
in meats and milk from damp apart
ments Another great advantage in
the use OF carbolic acid in paste for wall
paper and in whitewash is. that it will
drive away coekroaches and other pests.
Chicago Tribune.