The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-12-01
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
Agricultural clubs are being formed
in all parts of South Carolina.

Agricultural clubs are being formed
in all parts of South Csrolins.
Egg shells will settle coffee as surely
Is eggs, but they do not impart the rich
ness and flavor.
The idea among the English has
been that the best mutton is obtained
from three and four-year-o'd wethers.
An Orange County IN. W farmer
carried to market six barrels Of apples.
none Of which weighed less than o
pound apiece.
The bug doctors estimate that the
losses caused by insects injurious to
agriculture in the United States reach
the enormous annual amount OF $780,
0OO,
How many children are spoiled by
Encouragement Parents grumble
and chde the livelong day, and never
praise. Nothing VIII so ef1cctually
crush child's ambition to De good and
! noble. -Adler's Lectures.
Molasses Fruit Cake: One cup lard
and butter, one pint Bridgeport mo-
lasses, one-half cup of sugar, two small
teaspoons soda, one cup water to dis
solve soda, one tablespoon ginger and
ditto cinnamon, six cups flour, fruit
| Our Country Home.
Oyster toast: Select fifteen plump
oysters; chop them fine and add salt,
pepper and suspicion Of nutmeg Beat
up the yolks of two eggs with a gill OF
cream; whisk this into the smmering
oysters. When set pour the whole over
slices of buttered toast -B0ston Badget.
The Chinese are ahead Of the world
in the preparation OF roast pork for the
table. After it has come out of the
oven. it is hung in tho smoke OF various
aromatic herbs, which gives it de-
licious flavor and robs it of the porky
taste which is offensive to some palates.
-Boston Transcript.
The New Hampshire Mirror saws
that there is habit of retiring the old
hens and using pullets under the sup.
position that the former arc useless
after the second year. This ~ mis-
take. The hen is in her prime in her
fourth year. and her eggs will hatch a
larger per centage Of chicks than will
eggs from pullets.
No kind OF stubb'e, except OF clo-
yer, of which the root forms the princi-
pal part, is worth any thing as manure.
Of grain crops, espec ally, neither the
stubble above ground nor the root be-
low is worth regarding as fertilizer.
Ii the straw of grain stubble can b.
burned. it is no waste to make this dis.
posal of it.-7roy Times.
"A remedy for an incipient cid in
the head may be obtained by breathing
the fresh fumes Of flour of sulphur. The
powder should be sprinkled upon no,
metal surface. o little at a time, the
person inhaling to stand as near as pos
sible. The odor is not nearly as dsa
greeable as when the smoke is inhaled
after it has been some time difl'used in
the air. Only short time is requires
before q "cure" is affected. Even lit
tic children find no d fiiculty in breathing
the fumes MI. Times.
--Turnips cooked in this way are no
to be despised: Put three tablespoonful
j Of butteg in saucepan on the stow
DIM as soon as it is melted put in on
Of sarnips cut n SIR until ond 1 the,
are brown. then add one hcaping tea
spoonful Of sugar, one tablespoonful o
flour, and half saltspoonful of pep
FER, stirring for two minutes. A
the end of this time add a cupful Q
milk or beef gravy and simmer TO
twenty m nutes, keeping the saucepan
covered. Serve immediately.-1h
Caterer.