The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-31

If an oil can is not at hand to remedy a
creaking hinge the noise can often be stopped
by using soft lead pencil. Moisten the
lead point and rub it into all the cracks and
creVices that can be reached.
A glass stopper should be used In a bottle
containing acid for the contents would quick
ly consume a cork stopper; but If the cork
is first simmered in vaseline and then used
1t will be impenetrable to acids or chemicals
Of any kind and air-tight as a glass
stopper.
Hair brushes with inlaid backs which should
not get wetting may have the brstles clean
ed by rubbing them vigorously with powder
ed pipe clay; but If a little is used the
bristles may be washed without dampening
the backs of the brushes Take two dishes
little more than an inch in depth-deep Die
plates will answer. Put a small lump Of
soda IN one of the vessels and fill the dish
win polling water Stand the brush in this
and shake the bristles about until they seem
quite clean and white; then plunge the bris-
les up an down In the other sh which should
pc Iuii OF cold water. to which lemon juice of
vinegar mas been added to whiten the bristles
The cold bath after the boiling water stiffens
the bristles again and keeps the brush in good
condition.
Flles have become acute that poison pa
per no longer attracts them. new dish
is now prepared for them. which has been
Diack pepper, and mix it with two teasnoon
fuls OF brown sugar Moisten the compound
WIN milk and place where there are rays
OF light. The flies will generally he nuicLiv
attracted and eat greedily. IF thew do +
Will be their last meal for the least taste
OF 1t is to fly poison.
The black satin brocades with largo ana -
fectlve patterns. which are intended for
dresses, are also being used for GOVERNS
SOFA pillows when dark pillow is desired
10 put among many bright colored ones. a
! very handsome pillow is covered with satin
the design being ribbon effect little more
t t,lar.a an inch IN width and arranged in
TWISTS and scrolls. This ribbon was worked
IN outline stitch in the seven rainbow colors
namely, red orange yellow, green. blue in
dlgo and violet and was striking as we'll
desirable and not expensive sofa pillows for
Christmas gifts to men.
! Put little turpentine into the tenid wotor
in which the delicate colored stockings used
With evening dresses washed for the first
snd !, tn VIII h prevent the colors from fading
hours in the water it will be better.
A dainty dessert and pretty wav To saarvo
cherries is with whipped cream in naner
cases. Stone the cherries and sprinkle Them
| with sugar and kirsch or maraschinos and
s s.aho anem on the ice an hour or more FIJI
NIUE paper cases with sweetened and Favored
whipped cream that has been drained and
become cold. Pile the cherries on tba a 4ou
ol the Inc cream. ANY small fruits may be served
When favoring has been forgotten in ],
puoolng or cake the fault may be renediad
Dy rubbing the desired extract over the o,,+l
SIDE OF the cake as soon as it is taken from
the oven. 0n Aionu
10 Keep the vanished wood of furniture
looking fresh and bright it should he rnhhad
thorougly with oil from time to time 0nIu
little oil should be used and thai o.ra
iuiiy rubbed in with a flannel until il car.
s 20 nave all gone; otherwise it Will catch the
u =. ana the wood will look worse than If
1t had been left alone 'nan 4
J STAINED borders of floors will reouire do
.as over once year If worn places are NOT
10 become noticeable. The stain and varnish
/ may De bought and applied separately ar
mixed together and applied at once The
| !ater is, OF course, the readiest method Int
'ne former is perhaps the more LASTING.
When polishing mirrors, windows or nicture
siass Win whitening, the best way to use II
70 nave 1t in muslin bags Damnen the
glass ilgntiy, then rub with the bag and nolis,
OH with erumpled newspaper
An excellent substitute fer POTATOES at q
oinner is rice cooked in milk and well sailed
4 put into dish and Drowned In the oven
Make not lemon sauce and pour 1t over
the rice when it is taken from the oven and
Just before the dish is sent to the table,