Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-06
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

HOME. FARM AND GARDEN.
lie uses Of glycerine: As dress
ing for ladies' shoes nothing equals 1t.
making the leather soft and pliaole
without soiling the garments in con-
tact
Young shade trees should be
trimmed into shape the first few years
after having been set out The beauty
of shade tree depends upon the shape
given it when young.
1T is just as necessary to keep salt
from absorbing bad odors as cream. A
sack of best salt standing where there
is smell of fish or any Objectionable
odOr, will absorb the flavor.
"A pinch of sulphate 81 ammonia
placed in the water in a hyacinth
glass just when the flower-spike il
rising. will dissolve instantly and
cause the flowers to come larger and
finer than usual.
Celery plants set in July must
have some attention in watering if the
weather is hot. Land for celery should
be very rich and highly cultivated. 1t
is hardly possible to grow good celery
on land that has not been for two or
three years enriched with liberal dress
ings of manure.
Instead of keeping all roses In
bushes, desirable effect may fire.
quently be managed and more flowers
produced by bending over and pegging
down the strong shoots. Some va
rieties will not grow we'll in this way,
but, according to Wick, those that
make strong canes can be so treated.
-Mackerel Salad.-Take one can Of
mackerel and cut up as much celery;
shur cream with one cup of butter,
one tablespoonful Of mustard. one Of
sugar, a pinch of salt and pepper and
the yelks of three hard boiled eggs
rubbed smooth; stir in FIVE tablespoon
fuls of vinegar; pour the mixture over
the celery.
-Step-ladders are conveniences that
every fruit-grower should have at
gathering-time. There should be two,
one six or eight feet high and the other
twelve or fifteen. They should be
made as light as possible, but at the
same time care must be taken to have
them strong. They should be well
braced. so that parties standing on top
will not run the risk of tipping over.
Chocolate Cream Custards.
| in dish set over a kettle Of boiling
water, one-fOurth of a cake of chOco-
| late, and add to boiled custard, of
one quart of milk, the yelks Of FIVE
eggs, six tablespoonfuls of sugar and
two tablespoonfuls Of cOrn-starch-
Bake in cups and make meringue of
the whites of three eggs and One-half
of cupful of sugar.-Good Housekxep-
ing.
"A very convenient article to hang
near the kitchen stove is small piece
of board having one side covered with
zinc put on with copper tacks, and long
leather loop at one corner. This is in
tended to receive the tea kettle. steam
err or any thing hot or soOty from the
FIRE. 1t is easily cleaned with kerO-
sene, sand, soap or Bristol brick, and
can be used without danger of sOiling
the fingers.
| Where weeds have grown up in a
garden to such height that they can
not be plOwed or spaded under, cut
them down and let them dry. After
they have been well dried apply fire
and burn the surface of the ground
over, which can be done with but little
risk if a close watch be kept over the
fire as it progresses. The advantages
will be that the appearance Of the
ground will be better, the ashes will
serve as fertilizer. the seeds of weeds
prevented and thousands of insects de-
stroyed, as well as saving labor in the
| garden next season.