Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-03-25
HOME. FARM ANp GARDEN.

"A good lesson to fix in the minds Of
children Is that all flowers, even The
most common ones, are beautiful. -
Popular Gardening
Whole cloves are now used, In
preference to tobacco, camphor OF
cedar shavings as protection against
moths. Boston Bulletin.
Eggs, Spread crumbs thickly on a
plate or platter, butter, pepper and
salt; break eggs on in circle, cover
with crumbs and seasoning, set in the
oven few minutes. - Cincinnati
Times.
10 make a pudding quick split
few crackers, lay the surface over with
raisins and place the halves together
again. tic them closely in a cloth and
boil fifteen minutes in milk and water.
With rich sauce It is elegant. -Indian-
dpots Sentinel.
Cuttings Of roses, heliotropes, ETC.,
will grow better II taken of at the
junction Of the old and new wood, and
should be cut OF just below a Joint
or bud, as the roots start from that
point, and II bud Is not left near or
close to the base the cutting is liable
to decay in the soil. Chicago Tribune.
Corn Starch Cake: One cup butter,
two cupl sugar, one cup sweet milk,
one cup corn starch, two cups flour,
the yolks of four eggs, the whites of
five, one tablespoon baking powder;
beat sugar and butter together; add
milk, yolks of eggs; beat whites of eggs
separate and add last; mix the baking
powder with the -four before mixing. -
The Household.
1t is idle to think Of growing good
crop Of onions unless previous prepara-
tion has been made by thorough eulti-
vation the preceding year. The crop
will never succeed on a sod, and q two
years crop Of potatoes where sod has
been turned under is better than one.
Onions require very rich soil, and Il Is
not always easy to secure this without
making IL also foul with weeds.-N
y. Times.
Mr.. L. ID. Roberts. of r walton, N.
T., writes to the Planter aud Stock.
man that he planted the Russian sun.
flower seed in his garden. His crop
was one hundred and twenty-five bush.
els Of seed with two tons of folder.
He does not state how much landwas
devoted to the crop. but says he IAN
| grow five times as much chicken and
COW feed with sunfOwers as with any
thing else. The seed Is also good, in
moderate quantities, for horses and
hogs.
Chicken Pie: Take boiled chicken,
either freshly cooked or cold, and lay
1t in pieces in a deep baking dish,
which has been previously lined at the
sides with nice pie crust. Dredge flour
over the meat and add salt and pepper,
then another layer Of chicken, and pro-
ceed as before till the dish is filed.
Pour in some of the gravy or broth tho
chicken was boiled in, put bits of but
ter on top, and cover with rich paste,
/ which may be ornamented with fancI-
| ful devices in leaves or scrolls, accord
ing to taste. Bo sure an opening Is
] left in the top for the steam to escape
from while baking The Caterer
Every scrap on linen that has served
its purpose should be carefully washed
and ironed and laid away in proper
receptacle for home or hospital use
Old handkerchiefs, table-nlpkius,
table-cloths, sheets, towels and pillow
cases should be placed in their re-
.spectiye places so that when wanted
they may be easily found. Despise no
piece of linen, however small. The
linen part of frayed cuffs or collars may
be detached and put away for future
need. The. hens OF. talalS.-TiOans. sheets
and pillow-casos should be taken of
before they are ironed. Old towels
that are so often thrown away. as of no
value, are also of use IN cases of illness
Chicago Times.