Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-05-06


Colrss. oxford i<mesr.s. rar.. Maine.
SOME SPRING HINTS.
"a L. pleasant Ia know that your house
IL ready for the summer campaign, en- Tar
ne broom and cloth aud brush can make
| II. The German housewife has all sorts
aud sises of feather busters, even "a the
little long Que that pokes Into the Key
hole. Now YOU may cfen all your Win
icws In the Early morning aud IT,, In the
.un aud air. Then close up against In
set enemies for the day, aud pull down
the Holland shades, which yoa have al.
ready turned bottom upward, so as to
bring the cleaner end Into view. The
house ~ l. your greatest marsudcr,
Tie most agrceable extefminaicr IA that
used By an Irish clergyman; namely. q
window garden ~ grrsniums aud cil-
ccolsria.. "A long AZ he kept u he was
frre from flc.. Wben he attempted Ia
remove the plants, the dies came In
.warms.
\ pitcher of water In room will alb
.orb Impurities. n you have damp
eloset. place In u a saucer full of puirk.
llm-. l.ensw every two weeks. u viii
.wecten anil dlslnfcCt. Common sulphur
wIlI drive away the little .il,ery, sleek
pe.t that lnfrsis the pantry. for cock.
reaches. take plcc.s 81 h"arl, .prcai
With mola.sc.. and sprinkl. powdered
houx over u, anil place Ia their haunis.
Sometimes there la mysterious ,isiis.
tlou ~ fcs.. In couniry towns .pfig.
of pennyroyal may IT, procured And .c-t-
tered over IA. ncor for two or three
daNs.
4 popular recipe !. half . pound 81
Persian ln.s,-t powder, half i-,ani ~
powdered horaN, one oung- ~ ell 81 60
dar, qu.t,er ~ an ouncc oil ~ I'cnny-
ROYAL, pruIetly MIXED nv q druggist.
CIo.. the rpom tight, .prinkle the pow
lee everywhere snd Keep cl",rl i"r
twenty fur lIour.. hi. j. sah Ia drive
away hcas, iie.. mo.gnil"cs, roaches
ani Naicr-hug..
Iogdsrcl loraN shaken huNn iuin
slnk. snd Nster-pirr. vii destroy bur..
i.cl peppsT III ,hTss aNsy the til ant,
that ms,.t obstinate II III oar plague,
\ airing Kept wei Nth kcrasen- oll
snd tl,si around sugar isrrvi., Lard C.,n.,
ptrser,r., etc. will keep away black
sni.. \ l,atnrly pr-,au,ioa v 4" .tanl
nllssi half fall of water. They afv not
~Nisrts Ia crussing waisr. Washing
.hsl,r. Nth gsftlolic arhl uf gum cam.
plior L. recommended, bui I'"Sctial
o,lnr. NAV couismiaaie cf"ykrtt and
caiahl-s.
you hplsoiCh your Kitchen ih'rr
ar ,ounil... bic. IL 1..ful Information
In .totv Zoe you. With ~" gr'aic., carr
you .om-tlmss splll gt-s.- ga the f"or.
~ oncs I,our on u cold water IT, prevent
N. t.enetrailng the w"osl. II tso late fuf
That. .rrih With .asp anl water. when
dry, Law several thlckaess.s ~ bfusR
paper snd itss thu grvas. oui With .
hot irun ,tniinur a. wssh " daily, Tor
u ulll every bic gradually unm- To- tile
.urfacr. n you wi.h % stain tuuf flcpf,
ti,~ t..t and Ch~,p~si !. p-rmanglnaie ~
poiash. u !. psrmsusui, t~p. MIA one
lquansr usacc a. quau ~ water. NJ
~, fryslv ani quickly sth tni.h
Whatever Il t0urll-. u Nill stain. i.s'-
lt-at u ,ct, dirk color u drslfr'L
When Lr, oil With huui lins~c,l oll. 81
lt-,.uax sni turIrutin~. Ihis u cl'eip
anil gussi. To Color n,-pr. walnut tint,
tppl, wiih paint brhsh ~ rag, pw lin-
.c,,i Oil mlNri v lth hurui umi-t. Nhcn
du. spplS c"at - t-oilei iin."'sl "tl
q lfhpat color. Tho guhniiiv ~ umb"f
,istsnd. uron 40" ~"o-l.
L. rvm1,r gf-sss irnm = sio,.-l,s,sfih,
pour uIon Il ,sft hot s.lI-., Tvt-Citing
Iiul rlssn. stow lu.tsf, Whsn miN',i
enh tnu,euiln.. I. muf- durable than
hen n.ssi " ith any o,hsr liguhi. Tic
'urt-ntin. pp-,ents rust a. vrll. Sum-
uli a llitl- .ugtr a. miN-l hlssAing To-
rl"s.t .t",- toli.h. uthrrs htilr
ral,,fig~i slum.
Wa.h iuuf cUti'' 1T cNrry Day, aud
Itut.v Ns-k '-uil i-praN eaivr lu u Toe
dur,n minuis.. iisrr lsfgv marble
ln ,ouf kettle aDd Il vii prevent rusi by
,L.ufblng al the minrral Iafiiglrs Ia
tie water. I,sin water needs uo such
,utiluts. Ci.sn iinwsr- 9th common
..sls. hui never has common tia. u"
prevent uooisn lSNl. from cracking
place Va cold sairt on The stove ani l"'
II gstne &C. toll. iloli Que h"ur sui
gradually cool. L. prepare new Iron
kettle Tor u.s. hrsi toll clean potato
lpating. In u fur two hour; sash, hrN
and rlh With iltil. hri. i.ri'cai TIL
rubbing the Dirt IN time. nfirr n.ing,
10 purify all Vs.ssls, scrub 9th sani
snsi water aud rius- out With Chafc"al
powder. Hut your tins vhh paper
railer than Nush 80 often. fsIsr p"l.
l.h-. knives, .rcon. aud tinNafv t-iisr
than cloths. Pack al ,anns,l .o"is Ia
audnst, summer ani winter. wash
old lamp burusf. Ia a.h.s and water,
sn,l they will look new. Wash th" lamp
boNl. With coarse sand hni .oapsui'.
shaken up snd down. boil lamp chim'
nsys Ia alt water a. Keep thru from
lcrseking. llsgin With the water cold.
\ good. rough rrfrigrriior may u"
made With two large b"Xc., one ~"
inche. smaller than th@ other. bor'
two holc. In the butioms, OIL In all
around With charvosl or ccal sshe..
Nall .hsl,r. a. the Inner surface, az m
= iih clests: make a rack 20 hih. Tor tho
ir~. .ccurv the top. With hinge, an'i
nall piccc. 81 w"od ou ih" bottom Tor
tr.t. hi. !. better than whipping ""
la old carI~is.