Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-12

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handle and reflector. The other amp
was Of the light spreading lind that
gro:ers hang from their ceilings, and
the card attached to its tin shade said.
There cannot be too much light in
the kitchen; suspend this so that its
rays will fall most directly on your
stove
In a satin-lined box of their own lay
a Christy set-a bread-knifc, a cake
knife. a parer. These are things
have found It impossible to keep house
without ran the aunt's comment, and.
niece, in addition to using the large
knife for hot or cold bread. you ma
slice a ham or a beef roast, even though
warm, with it with expedition, or you
may eafve a fowl more advantageously
with it than with a carving-knife."
a sharp t%wenty-inch butchers saw
and a small butci,r %cleaver were tied
together. and on the beribboned card
this message was traced, When | was
young, the only butchers c%leaver |
knew was hat mentioned in Dixie
that ! used to sing
OF missus marry VIII u. Weabcr;
Ills face was sharp like a butchers
cleaber,
But dat did not seem to greab 'cT.'
But noW' | am old | realize its worth
in the kitchen. When there are ham
bones aud spare hS TO Gct an two III
some way you will realize the worth of
the saw
A tidy little household scale with a
tin scoop and a brass dial that would
wciglr an ounce Of soda and twenty
pounds OF sugar equally well, and a
wooden peck measure, a pint and a
quart measure OF tin. were placardcd
thus, These, niece, will save you guess
work ~ cooking and preserving and
VIII defend you from the false balance
that is an abomination.'"
That you may be relieved of the in
convenience OF washing your one cook
spoon every time you mix another food.
send you six. and that you may keep
them in place | send a half-dozen iron
hooks for your kitchen wall" was
aunts message with the large long
handled iron spoons.
"A husbands love may ward II of
for a while, but, my dear Juritha, you'll
come TO driving nails and tacks and
turning screws sooner or later, and here
are your tools" was the prophetic writ
ing on the Ratchet and screw-drivcr.
The card on the heavy cotton m
brella said, Niece, keep your gold
handled umbrella upstairs with your
best dress, but keep this in plain view
in the kitchen-it will gladden. your
heart on a rainy day"
The oaken stool twenty-four inches
high, like those used in dry goods stores,
had written on il, REST will help TO
keep the roses in your cheeks, dear
niece. Never stand at any work when
you can sit as we'll. Whether pairing
apples, preparing vegetables or mixing
cake at the kitchen table, be seated Oh
this STOOL"
Down in the bottom OF the great box
we're an ice-cream freezer of the latest
and most approved pattern, a timed ice
shredder, a butter-mold, a glass dairy
thermometer, a kitchen sandstone for
sharpening knives, a pot chain, dish
cloth, a c%an-opener, a s~teak-pounder. a,
mouse trap, a wire soap bracket and a
tiny wire soap shaker Tor saving bits
of soap.
Last of all there was a thick book, az
manuscript cook book, full Of aft man,
ncr OF recipes and sage advice in the
realm of housekeeping and cookery.
The dear old woman must have spent
days in making il, and she had written
on the fyleaf, Herein are written the
tested recipes of a lifetime Follow
them in detail as ! have written them.
Juritha, and through the stomach bring
delight to the heart of the husband"
Within the leaves of a copy of a
household magazine was a ~gilt-edged
card which said, II have found a good
table magazine a household necessity.
You will receive this one one year as
pait of my gift"
Rita 1--WE softened u girls some
what harsh sounding name thus) was
as happy as one Of the birds in the
rosevine over aunt's gift, and gave il
the place of honor-an entire corner
in the room in which the presents were
displayed. OF all her beautiful gifts.
none attracted so much attention as
aunt's homely one, which proved as in
teresting to the guests as it afterward
proved useful to the bride.-Farmers'
Home Journal.
An Eyewitness.