Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-04-06
SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE.

Cocoa is n good substitute for choco.
late in making cake. Mix with sugac
and the white OF an egg, lavor with ~.
nlla.
To TENovE a screw ru,te1 in wood
heat poker red hot and put it on the
top of the screw for minute or two;
then take a screwdriyer and remove it
while it is hot.
CEN NJ for glass. To be used with
ont heat ne the glass. Boil isinglaSs
in water TO creamy consistency. aud
n n little alcohol. Cement to be
warmed before using
To MAKE old black lace look as good
as new, dip in alcohol, squeeze dry and
wind smoothly and tightly around a
large sized glass bottle or jar, and let
it remain until perfectly dry.
To CLEAN white fur. take a clean
piece of flannel and with some heated
bran rub the fur well, when it will he
quite renewed The bran should he
heated IN "A moderate oven, for hot
oven will s"orch the bran and brown
the fur Oatmeal is preferable to bran,
ii procurable without husks. Dried
flour viii also answer the purpose.
To COLOR photographs wash the sur
face over with a coating of parchment
re made as follows: Shred some
Glenn parchment fine put about tea.
cppful down to boil in about quart OF
wateI, Goi to pint, add pinch OF
alum; strain. To he hea ell rs otter as
required TO be used. The photograph
NAV be washed over with the solution,
aud left to dry till the next day. when
It Will he really to receive water colors.
\ weak solution of gum Of tragacanth,
melted IN boiling water, would be found
more greeable to paint with than gum
ARABIC; the latter cracks and shines,
which is Objectionable.
A GREAT convenience in a kitchen
which cannot boast of all the modern
improvements is a di,h-rinsing board
which may be made with so little B.
penditure OF time and money that al
most any one may have it. If the sink
Is mall, as nearly all sinks are, have 4
PIE @ cf board the width OF the sink
and any moderate length, say three
quarters of YARD long. placed at one
end of the sink and let it rest upon the
SILK: have rim of wood around the
edge about two inches high, and thi
shou Il be fastened to the wall and
propped mp so that it will I've we sup
ported The end furthest from the sink
should he slightly raised so the water
will drain from it into the sink. II
ass st this process two grooves may bo
cut in the board, though not deeply
When the dishes are washed set then
on this shelf, rinse tbem and drain then
there.
I'm the Lime Kiln Club.
The Charm IN of the Committee on
Applications arose and said he desired
TO make statement. Two DAYS pre-
vious to the meeting his committee had
decided favorably upon batch OF thir
teen applications, and he had tied mp
the letters with piece of rope and
placed them in his bootleg for safe
keeping.
AN dey am now missin'?" asked the
President
"Yes, sah. reckon dat at de time
was run ober 10y milk sleigh an Ina
two ribs splintered dose applicashun
mus la bin lost in de snow"
"Brudder Juneberry Gosport. NJ
mans ribs mus lie allowed to interior,
wild de reg'la Dizness of dis club. Thir
teen people anxshus to iine TO us al
delayed an d sappointed bekase yo,
stopped in de middle Of de road to la
de ban play AN was run oher by a spot
.tct.milk boss an left FIR dead. IN d
fucher all papers be'ongin' to DIS clu
mus he left at de hal, an kin Only h
removed in case Of fall. Detroit Ere