The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-05
FIREslpE FRAGMENTS.


Dust carved furniture with n new
paint-brush, which will find tho dust in
tho deepest Of tho work.
The walls Of each room should be
brushed, duster should DO tied over a
broom and then passed up and down.
Inc dustor must OF course. be shaken
from timo to timo.
The old rule to make shoots two
and half yards long is not good ono;
they should BIO at loast two and three.
fourths in longth, and three Yards is
better. Thero will be plenty OF room
then to turn in at top and bottom.
Roll jolly Cake: Three eggs, ono
cup Of sugar boaten to a cream; one cup
OF flour, with ono teaspoonful OF baking
powder. Beat altogether, bake in a
dripping pan, turn on q towel spread
with jelly and roll.-Detroit Free Pross.
Sour Milk Pic: Ono and ono.half
cups sour milk, or buttormillx, ono hoap-
ing cup sugar, one cup chopped raisins,
one tablespoon strong vinegar. two eggs.
ono and one-half teaspoons -four or corn
starch, ono-third teaspoon, each, CHINA
mon. Glove, nutmeg. Bake in two
crusts which should be very rich and
faky. This will make two pies-IIouse-
keeper.
To remove bruises from furniture,
wet tho part in warm water; double a
picco OF brown paper several times,
soak IN warm water and lay it on tho
bruise; then apply a warm-not hot
iron until the moisture has evaporated;
II the dent is not raised to tho surface,
repeat the process. Ladies' Homo Jour.
nal.
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boiled milk, ono cupful Of boiled and
we'll mashed potatoes, one cupful OF
flour sifted, desertspoonful Of butter;
allow the mixture to become cold; thon
add three we'll bcaton eggs. teaspoon
full OF sugar, half a teaspoonful of salt;
bake half an hour; servo with sauco.-
Boston Herald
Perhaps ono of the bost things for
bleaching pino table that has become
discolorcd by constant use would DO a
paste made Of wood ashos, mixed with
water. Spread over tho table ct night
and scrub it woll next morning. This
is very eifcctual remedy for removing
grease spots from floor. A good scrub
bing- brush with soap and water should
then DO appliod.-N. Y. World.
button Bags: In making these one
can use up any little odds and ends of
ribbon about three inches wide. Make
zach pieco into tiny bag. with o frill
around tho mouth; then run them all
on the Same string. using a narrow rib
bon which will harmonic with the va
rious colors Of tho bags In gold, letter
on each bag the different kinds of but
tons they will hold, such as shirt but
tons. glove buttons, shoe buttons, dress
buttons, pearl buttons, and so FORTH
Good Housekeeping
"A correspondent of the Scientific
American says: About ten years ago
cured improving nails on both of nv
big toes in the following manner, which
can be done by any ono who has the
lenst amount OF ingenuity and patence:
First, thoroughly clean tho parts and
then pack in front OF the nail cotton or
lint as hard as may DO borne. This will
remain with comfort for thrce or four
days, then remove, and in front Of tho
pellet will be found a hardened mass of
flesh; scrapc this away and repack, con-
tinuing tho operation until the corner
OF tho nail has grown out and is beyond
tho soft tissues of tho toe. or course,
oasy-ftting shoes or boots should be
worn during tho treatment and ever
after"