The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-14
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Powdered flint glass ground to an
impalpable powder and mixed with the
white of an egg makes one of the
strongest cements known.
To clean brass, immense it several
times in sour milk or whey. This will
brighten it without securing. 1t may
then be secured with wooden cloth
dipped in ashes.-Detroit Free Press.
"A contemporary gives a pretty
motto for bed canopy, the embroidery
of which should be poppies, with this
verse outlined:
II bring" said the poppy, yawnlng,
"The gift man longs to possess;
That he racks the world in seeking
bring him forgetfulness.
After bottle or keg of olives has
been opened, the mold will soon form.
A little horse-radish or few nastur-
tiums placed therein will prevent this
| to certain extent. The better way is
| to buy them in small bottles, SO that
the bottle may be used before they have
q chance to mold.
| Mushroom Omelette: Boil fresh
mushrooms in a little milk, season with
pepper, salt and lemon juice, thicken
with little cornstarch. Make plain
omelette. When ready to turn drop
some of the mushrooms in the center,
fold over, turn and dish; pour mush-
rooms around the omelette and serve
Boston Budget.
"A few applications of pure linseed
oil to a polished wooden surface, as
trays and tables, before use will mini
1nize the marks which always result
from placing hot dishes upon the wood.
The oil should be sprinkled on a soft
cloth and very evenly applied; but as
mats and stands can be had in great
variety, their use seems an absolute
necessity if such blemishes are to be
avoided.-N. Y. World.
--Conundrum Pie: One cupful Of
crumbs, either dry bread, cake or
crackers. Add one cupful of hot water,
one cupful of molasses, one-half cupful
of sugar, one cupful of raisins, one
fourth cupful of butter, and all kind o.
spices desirable. Bake in two crusts
A glass of jelly is an improvement
This is very good to use up many scrap.
of dry yet good food which would be
otherwise thrown away. -EIouseleeper
To remove freshly-spilt ink, take NJ
as much as possible of the ink with {
teaspoon. Then pour cold milk on Tho
spot and take up as before; repeat un
til the milk is only slightly tinged witt
black Then rinse with cold wateI
and dry with cloth, rubbing lightly
Another authority says, when the ink
has been spilled on Il carpet to imme
diately cover the spot thicSly with salt
and in five minutes the stain will hav,
entirely disappeared. Good House
keeping.
There is no more attractive bull
and none more easily raised in tn
house or outdoors than oxalis. 1t il
now found in beautiful rose pink shade
and in yellow and white. There is
fine variety spoken of by some florists
which is white with yellow eye ant
rosy pink tint on the outside. Thes
| plants need scarcely any care excep
watering and sunny situation in
window or outdoors. They will give
profusion of bloom for four or fv
months. when they require period O
resin. Y. Tribune.
An appetizing and easily-eate
dainty especially suited to the railwa
hamper is prepared as follows: Boi
half dozen eggs for ten minutes: i'm
merse in cold water to prevent thei
turning black, and peel off the shells
cut the eggs lengthwise; take out iii
yollxs and beat them up first with a lii
tie butter, then add ported ham an
, a suspicion of mustard. When dor
fill the followed whites with the past
apd press the halves together, wrappin
them in different colored tissue paper
twisting the ends tightly together t
hold the PAPER secure. Eatathem wit
! mock sandwiches. N. Y. Times.