The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-01-15
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

| 1t is claimed that onions will keep
better under hay than in any other man.
ner.
Parents mindful of the welfare Of
| the children can not be over-cautious -
to the character of their hired help
N 7. Tribune.
American apples must be of good
quality and fine appearance to sell in
Europe, as well IS at home. Careful
selection and packing for market pays
ut home and abroad. Chicago Tribune.
10 stone raisins easily pour boiling
water over them, letting them stand a
moment to soften, then pour it Off The
stones may then be easily pinched ont
at the stem end by giving an extra
twist" to the Cincinnati Times.
Sour milk pudding: One pine sour
milk, one-half pint of molasses. one
teaspoonful powdered Glove, one tea
spoonful of soda, one teaspoonful
cinnamon. one cup of chopped raisins,
little salt and -four. enough to make a
thin batter Boil in tin mold two
hours. The Household.
To remove tight ring: Wind a
! piece of common Irvine well soaped as
| tightly as possible around the finger.
commencing at the top and winding an
til the ring is reached. press the end un-
der the ring with the head of a needle
and unwind. The ring will coma of
with it.-Eschdnge.
-Trenching is done in Ireland in
| this manner: Remove the top soil
from a strip one yard wide anda foot
deep; then spade the subsoil well and
spread plenty of manure over it; throw
the top soil from the next row On the
surface soil of the first, and so proceed
until the whole plot has been trenched.
1t will produce heavy crops for several
years.
"A few yedrs ago. says the Canadian
Breeder, Il hornless cow was looked up
on by cattlemen about as pacing
horse was regarded by horsemen.
Neither was considered quite up to the
mark. Subsequent events have demon
. strated the fact that pOlled cattle are
distinct and highly valued breeds. They
have distinct purpose to accomplish
in farm economy.
-Scones: Put two pounds of flour in
bowl and add salt to taste. Make a
hole in the middle of the flour and stir
in gently one quart of sour milk in
which has been dissolved half a teaspoon
full of cream tartar and one teaspoonful of
soda The dough should be thick enough
to be lifted on the paste board and roll
ed into the shape of the pan. 1t must
not be kncaded. Bake in hot oven
Boston Badget.
Hold yonr land and your purse in
your own hands while YOU live. You
can divide with John and Mary il you
wish. but keep plenty for yourself. Its
yours, you earned it. and, we are all
familiar with the sad spectacle of the
old man or woman who has ''made over
the property 10 the children sitlin"
in an unwelcome chimney corner, and
looked on rs burden. where he or she
should be a ruler Toledo Blade.
Let your children have n happy
childhood. They think more of the
nutting expedition, the trip to the fair,
the book you bought 'hem. the kind
words you always gave them than all
the money You can hoard for them, and
when life comes to close, and when
they are old men and women them
selves, their hearts will beat the quicker
for the thought that father and mother
W ii be the first to greet them in the
strange. new, other world.-Ildidndp.
oils Sentinel