Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03
HoMe. EARM ANp GARDEN.
-Toads are invaluable in a garden
.s insect destroyers, and have a market
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-Toads are invaluable IN a garden
as insect destroyers, and have a market
value in England.--M n. Farmer.
Dry Drop Cakes: One pint Of sour
or bu.termilk, three eggs, one small
teaspoonful of soda, little salt and
rye meal TO make a stif batter. IN
didndpois Journal
1t is not generally known that the
mountain ash Is liable 10 attacks OF the
apple tree borer, thereby becoming q
breeding pest for the insects that de-
stroy the orchard. 49, Prairie Farmer.
Turkeys are great foragers aud
will gather their entire food from the
fields during the summer, at tho same
time destroying myriads Of grasshop.
pers, bugs and other insects that prey
on vegetable and grain crops -R"rdl
Ncw Yorker.
Barn cats should rarely be allowed
10 come 20 the house, and never fed
there. All they need is plenty OF milk.
Compel them to get the rest Of their
living. and they win find It about the
barn, granares, cribs, shedc and in tho
fields. - Troy Times.
AN Eastern horticulturist SAYS II Is
not generally known that gooseberries
can I've perfectly preserved the year
round in commoa bottles with pure
water See that no broken or crushed
/ berries get into the bottles, but all
sound, perfect fruit; then fill il up with
cold well or spring water, cork tight
| and set away in cool cellar. No seal
I ing is necessary - Chicago Herald
Potato Pancakes: These make an
excellent supper dish. Crate dozen
melium-sized peeled potatoes. Add the
yelks of three eggs, a heaping table
| spoonful Of flour, with large teaspoon
| ful OF salt, and lastly the whites Of three
eggs, beaten stiff and thoroughly in
corporated with the potatoes. Fry the
cakes in butter aud lard equal parts)
until they are brown.-Boston Globe.
Wax beans make a delicious salad.
/ Choose young beans, remove tho
strings, break in inch-long pieces and
cook n. salt and water. While still
warm cover them with dressing of oil,
vinegar, salt and pepper BE sure anG
remember in mixing salads the old say,
I ing: "a spendthrift for oil, miser
for vinegar, wise man for salt and q
mailman for mixing" Use at least
twice as much oil as vinegar Toledo
Blade.
When a paint-brush is stiff and
hard through drying with paint on it.,
put some turpentinc in a shallow dish
aud set it on fire. Let it burn for a
minute, until hot; then smother the
flame, and work the brush in the I'm
gers, dipping it frequently in the hot
spirits. Rinse all paint brushes, pen
ellis, etc. in turpentine. grease with a
mixture OF sweet oil aud tallow, TO pre-
vent them from drying hard, and put
away in box out Of the dust. -Phi'a-
delphid Gail.
This marmalade is excellent: One
pound OF currants and one pound ol
ripe raspberries; press through a sieve
so that the pulp is free from the seed;
to this add two pounds OF sweet cher
ries seeded Clarity two pounds OF
sugar and add the fruit with quarter Of
the cherry seeds from which the skin
has been removed. Boil until the siruT
becomes thick, stirring constantly and
removing any scum. A Tablespoonful
Of powdered cinnamon may be added
as soon as the sirup begins TO boil.-N
| L. Tribune