New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-08-04
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Very pretty rag bags are madena Ia crazy
quilt. by sewing pieces of calico, bingham,
! 6ilesia and other cotton or linen material
. together just as they can be made to fit, with
little or no trimming of edges When two
squares have been. made, sew them together
and finish the top in any manner preferred,
adding strap or loop to hang it up'by.
Good Brussels carpets are som etimes rec
commended because they snever wear out, !"
but they do in time lose all their beauty
They can then Soc made into the strongest
and best kitchen carpeting impervious to
moisture, and capable Of being renewed as
often as needed by coat OF paint Make it
the place 1t is to occupy. fill it with all the
siae it will take. let it dry and theR give it
three coats of paint drying each enc we'll
e0A rag carpet can sle used in the same wav
| $50 says Good Housakeeper.
iMew, perhaps Fanny Fanshaw will wish
she, had kept some of those lemons which
SHE declared she wosaldn't keep" Here is
necipe for lemon honey which sounds very
toothsome sMollle made it, as reported in
Zen Dollars Enough: Good Housekeeping :"
she used scant teaaeap of sugar, the .rind
amdiimice of large flesh lemon, the Nolks of
hhree eggs, the white .of one, and scant
isxo- thirds of a cupocf soft, sweet hutter
She >waehed the salt au5 OF the butter, then
pMtthe Asugar with it tover the fire. While
these 1aelted she heather eggs thoroughly,
grated Of the rind OF her lemon inua the
eggs, talking care to remove all of the yellow
which contains ali OF The. flavor, get net ito
grate deeply enough to get any Of the
juice and eggs inbo the Natter and
sugar over the fre until as thick
as honey, taking care .uot to scorch it.
When done ait was thick. smooth, yellow.
and aenl-opaque She poured it INFO TWO.
small 1elly glasses and set it away. Next,
n alno <>S .1:. =;
cake, sandwich fashion, sns; iced each side
of the cake and lemon sandwich with FROST
ing. Itmallst ,!lo very nice ;inaeed for layer
cake
Unity fsn April II takes mpxthe 'cause Of
the birds new so,.apidly slaughtered for bon
nets and tisrbits 1t is hard fo1 as to realize
the massacre now going on, and the evil it
lis doing. especially to farmers who need
The nsds s psstecs The Sheir crops from
;said to be tbs farmers best friend as we'll as
the sweeteat @opgster among oAr. birds, the
skYlark OF America With this in asaind, read
The poem at Che ;head of our celuanns this
week, and reflect on. these facts: .9ne mill
ion Hails and baholinks have been killed in
through that market A single vill&se on
Long ISLAND sent to Naw York &c, OOG dead
birds in four months 4 very strong pablic
sentiment against this crime is growing and
you gpd I all of us help make the public
sentiment
The following bit Of wisdos1 commenGs 1T
self to all who are hurried and worried with
ping sewing and housekeeping. It comes 4
from sThe laws of Life:a \
In our household experience we have not been I
free from the Interruptions and disorders To /
which every t1Gaily is liable especially where
there is an inyaHd subject to emergent condi-
ions There haye been times when it has been I
accessory that we should put forth oNF eatire !
taexgles in one particular direction for days 20
:sSher. As a consequence we havs found oyu-
selEes under the pressure Of neglected and &C.
work Instead OF allowing ourselves
a become worried and feel oyerburdened. we
lavo sought to acceYt the situation il
'uch q spirit as to turn the Seems
nR eyu into an actaal benefit. be-
ieving That every Circumstance in life