The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-30

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Don't give moro attention 10 your
colts andcalves than you do to your
boys and girls. Boston Post.
Canned fruit and vegetables IN
glass are apt TO lose their color when
long exposed to the light.
The numerous baskets used for
toilet purposes may, when soiled, b
gilded or bronzed and made rrcttier
than new.
To never let one acre of ground lie
any longer than can possibly be helped
without producing, and largely, too,
is good motto to adopt on the harm.
-Chicago Herald.
Now u the time to store up sup
ply of dry earth for winter use In the
stables. 1t is one of the best absorb
ents that can be used, is cheap and may
be substituted for more valuable ma.
terial. Troy Times
Shade trees are regarded by DR..
Stephen Smith as veritable life savers
in the heats of summer in built-up por-
tons of large cities, and he thinks the
authorities should provide them freely
in the streets. Boston Bulletin
"A household writer says that flies
can not live more than forty-eight
hours without water, and that ii water
and all other liquids are kept out of q
room that long the flies will leave il
Most people will prefer the flies.
For hoarseness: Beat well the
whites of two eggs-add two table
spoonfuls of white sugar, then crate in
half a nutmeg. add . pint of warm
water. stir well and drink often; repeat
the preparation if necessary. Toledo
Blade
Cellars are usually damp because
the walls are cooler than the air. which
causes condensation of moisture. To
prevent this condensation of moisture
| it is recommended that the windows
and doors of the cellars be closed
during the day and opened at night
Albany Jourpyi.
There is literally no end to the tints
and tones that each color is made tc
express in the new ribbons of satin,
gros grain or satin striped with velvet,
which are the kinds most used in dresl
garniture. although moire ribbons il
plain colors are in steady demand. :
Boston Budgcs.
Tho Scientific Ansericos states thai
plush goods and all articles dyed Will
aniline colors faded from exposure 4
light will look bright as ever afts
being sponged with ohl0roform. Th'
commercial chloroform will answe
the purpose very well aud Is les ex
pensive than the purified.
ITO make sealing wax for glass jar
melt together BY gentle heat two-third
! of rosin and ono-third of beeswax; ate
corking the jars or bottles tightly, di
| the tops into the melted wax 20 tia
necks are covered below the c0rkz
When the wax is cold on the jars ex
anime it; II there are any air-h0les clos
them with more wax. Chicago 1Fjt
| ssse.
/ Tomato soup without meat: On
quart Of stewed tomatoes, one quart o
new milk, one rolled cracker. one tea
spoonful Of soda, small bit Of butte
and little salt. When tomatoes ar
I.suificiently cooked add the soda, the
the cracker, butter and salt Heat tn
milk in saucepan and pour into th
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kettle, and as soon rs it boils remove
from the fire and serve it at once. In
Household.
Cabbage Salad: Shave q hard
white cabbage into small strips; tax
the yelks of three well-beaten eggA
cup and half Of good cider vinegar
two teasp0onfuls Of thick cream, on
teaspoonsul mustard mixed in . littl
boiling water. salt and pepper to su
the taste. Mix all but the eggs t.
| Rether and let it boil; then stir In th
! eggs, rapidly turn the cabbage into tn
mixture and stir well. Make enoug
for two days at once and it keeps pc!
fectly and is an excellent relish for q
kinds of meat. The Caterer.
| 1t has been found that trees ar
longest lived when kept in sod. Whe
the soil is cultivated the trees, esp'
cially in rich soil. viii often make
| rank growth of three or four feet. III
| wobd will be soft, and. as it general
fails to ripen, the growth win be kille
during the winter. In clean, ope
soil. too. the freezing and thawing I
| winter is more injurious than Il Il
| ground Is covered with . good 90
The best rule is to consult the appea
ance of the tree. and If the growth
too rank throw the land into gras
and keep it in sod A. long as it makes
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