The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Don't have any sink-holes about the
premises to hold water.
Wash out the buttermilk if you
want good butter.-W Western Rural.
If there is an occupation on earth
In which order and thoroughness are of
Importance, it is that Of farming
Chicago Tribune.
-Eeliotrope seems to be steadily ad-
vancing in favor, and it is certainly one
Of the most becoming of colors. In
velvet it is absolutely perfect, and
crinkled around a bonnet brim it makes
a good complexion look radiant.-Lom-
don Truth.
Rule for cooking cabbage: Boil
the cabbage gently until cooked, and
drain it; put two ounces of butter into
q saucepan; set it on a good fire, and,
when melted, put in the cabbage with
some salt and pepper; add half a pint of
cream or milk, and one teaspoonful of
flour, stirring constantly with q wooden
spoon. Simmer until the sauce is re-
duced, and serve hot-Ihe Household.
The London Agricultural Gazette
says that there are individual cattle,
sheep and pigs which inevitably pick
your pockets. The Breeders Gazette
says that there is a whole gospel in the
above sentence. The moral is: Supply
their places with better ones, and the
sooner done the better.
The fashion of wearing ornaments
in the hair is steadily becoming more
pronounced, and many odd and beauti-
full designs are 10Y shown in jewelled
combs, spears, daggers, etc. Some
pretty combs have several large silver
or gold balls at the top. These are ar
ranged among the coils of the hair with
becoming effect.-Boston Budget.
Apricot cream: Stew twelve can
ned apricots with half a pound of sugar,
strain through a sieve and let them cool.
Mix them with half a glass of water.
Pass this mixture again through the
sieve and add sugar if it is not sweet
enough; pour it into a mold and heat it
by placing it in a pan filled with boiling
water. Serve in custard cups.-E1-
chsnge.
"A case is reported in the foreign
papers of the death of cattle to whose
coats a poisonous sheep dip had been
for some purpose applied. The persis.
tent habit of licking themselves, char
acteristic of cattle, should not be forgot.
ten when it is contemplated to apply
medicines externally for skin affections
OF the destruction of vermin. Chicago
! Times.
1t is not the shoes which in1ure the
horses. but the way they are put on. A
shoe should be fitted to the foot of the
horse, but quite often the rule is the
other way, and the hoof is cut down and
rasped off to fit the shoe. Shoes are toe
short or too narrow, and on this &C.
count the weight is not placed under the
outside or shell of the foot, where il
should be- Cincinnati Times.
I like boys and have a great deal Of
faith in them. They usually mean to
do all they can to help-that is, a boy
who amounts to any thing does. But
perhaps mother hasn't taught you to
help her about the house, because she
fears to mortify you. For young boys
| often teaze others who help their moth
ers wash dishes, ETC., and it takes g
brave. manly boy to resist that kind Of
ridicule. Or perhaps she icy taught
you to help her because of the old-time
notion that doing homework isn't a
boys work. Any thing is a boys work
which helps to tighten his mother
cares when she is over burdened.-Wes
ern Farmer.