The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-09-23
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


-Camphor-gum placed on shelves or
in drawers will efectually drive away
mice. Leader.
Please say to baby's papa that our
best physicians protest against smoking
where there are infants.-Boston Post.
The old-time fashion of p,nked
flounces of India silk upon thin cotton
dresses is revived this season:-ChscGgo
Herald.
"A ''root market" is q feature OF
many English market towns. Roots
are brought in and sold in loads just
as hsy is brought into our own mar
kets.
The busy season of farm labors ex-
tends over all the year for the farmer
who employs all ear to improve OPP
portunities and who uses all
Troy Times.
The true test of any system in farm
| ing can be had only in practice on the
| land where it seems to offer advanta-
| ges, for differences in soil or conditions
may show in one place substantial gain,
and in another positive loss.-Boston
Budget.
According to the Amerieom Natural
ist, we are to have a new kind of potato
| that will not rot. 1t is to be a hybrid
formed between the common Irish pota-
to and a similar tuber found in the
southermost parts of South America.
"A family in Moncton, N. B., could
not understand why the leaves fell OF
the plants until they saw a small mouse
on the top of a fine fuschsia cutting the
1880 A.. I- x,1khad fnr
some time it descended to the flower
pot, and, scratching up the ground in
the pot, it began eating the roots.
"A charming way to frame toilet
mirrors is with plush twisted or folded
gracefully and sprays of grasses fastened
on prettily. A mirror which has beer
broken can be easily fixed in this way il
you have a piece of any size, with plush
that has already done duty on a dress
or hat, as the folds and grasses will en-
tirely conceal all seams.-IndiGndpoli
Sentinel.
When the tree is planted tn
branches should be cut back to form
regular shaped head. and if they ar,
pinched back so as to keep the tre'
symmetrical, and only such branche
are allowed to grow as are needed, ther
will be no necessity of numbering tn
trees in after years with the saw. :
Prairie Farmer.
In making compost the principal oh
ject should be to have the materials il
fine condition. As compost is usually
mixture of quite a number of material
and also best when perfectly decom
posed, it serves better for young plant
that are tender, and is much superio
to stable manure for use in flower gar
dens.-Rural NeW Yorke.:.
Batter and Fruit Pudding: Chop u
one pound of apples and put them in
creased pudding basin (gooseberries
plums or any other fruit will dog, an
sprinkle sugar over them; now make
: batter of one egg, six flour an
one breakfast cupful of milk; one-half
teaspoonful of baking powder must b
added to the flour; when the batter
smooth press it over the fruit and steal
gently for one hour; car must be take
' that the water remains boiling and doe
not evaporate too much.-BoSton Glob
-Potted Fish: Cut a fish twely
inches in length into four equal part
, rub a little salt on the end of each piet
and place the pieces in an earthen pc
/ add whole spices and cider vinegar
cover the fish when the pot is near
empty. Tie on a paper cover, and ov'
this put an earthen cover to keep j n q
j the steam. Bake in a moderate owe
, for three hours. Fish cooked in til
! way is delicious and will keep tv
: weeks in a cool place and longer in
Observation-Disclosures.