The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-03-07
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~ The fashionable sandwich is made
Of thin bread and chopped chicken COW
cred all over with thick paste.-M. y
Herald. -, t. .'
Beech wood should always be sea-
soped under cover. If left out exposed
to all sorts of weather it soon becomes
almost worthless as vel.-Erchange,'"
An English gardener states that
fruit does not color so well in a sunny
season as in one when there is but little
sunshine. There was more sunshine in
England last year than during any sea-
son for half century, but still the ap-
pies, pears and peaches were very poor
ly colored. =
TO make apple SNOWFALL. Boil one.
half pound of rice ia milk till nearly
cooked; then strain; peel and core
some large apples without dividing
them. Pns a Glove and some sugar
into tbs centre of each, apple, and the
rice round them. Tie each up in a
cloth separately; boil for three-q1arters
of an hour; remove the cloth and place
on warm dish. Nv Y. Herald.
"A nurseryman asserts that apple
trees which have straight and upright
tops have roots of similar character,
and that those which have low and
spreading tops have bushy roots. Even
the color, and peculiar markings of the
bark of some varieties extend to the
roots. The snurseryman is therefore
able to distinguish several varieties by
their roots alone. Chicago Times.
Cracks in floors around the mold
board or other parts of roofi may be
neatly and permanently filled by thor
oughly soaking newspapers in paste
made of one pound of flour, three
quarts of water, and tablespoonful of
alum, thoroughly boiled or mixed. The
mixture will be about as thick as putty,
and may be forced into the cracks with
Va knife. It will harden like papier
mache: Boston Globe.
Everybody should learn: how TO
propagate fruits. When you buy rare
plant for your garden you may increase
it to a hundred in a short time by Civ
ing it a little attention, and if you do
not desire the increase yourselfyou can
do your friends favor by placing such
gems in their garden. The professional
fruit-grower especially needs. ALI posi-
bic information on this, subject. Troy
Times. ..., - ..r. -.
Many farmers make mistake in
fitting their land before they know
where seed for sowing or planting.it
can be had. They place themselves at
great disadvantage by this mismanage7
ment, for nearly always at seeding
time there is a scarcity, which advances
prices. Seedsmen do not change their
catalogue rates, but if orders are de-
layed till spring they may find all stock
sold out so that wants of customers
can not be supplied. Prairie Farmer.
| Geese should be supplied with food
adapted to their natural wants as far as
it is possible to furnish it. These birds
are more herbivorous than any of our
domestic fowls. As matter of course,
a diet coming nearest their summer
grass forage suits them best. Fine
hay, soaked in warm water and sprink.
led with meal or bran, is acceptable.
Boiled potatoes, mixed with meal,
serve well. Beets, turnips, potatoes OF
4 apples, chopped fine, are good Cab.
bage is favorite food and ought to be
generously supplied. Corn is relished
by them, but too much makes them
over fat.-N. Il. Farmer.