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The Young Peoples Society Of Christian
Endeavor of Forest Presbyterian Church,
meets every Sunday evening at $40
O'Clock. A cordial invitation is extended
to every body. The topic for Tomorrow
evening is: How Gud's image is pre-
served in us-or lost" Gen. l:26; Col.
3:l-l0. Leader, Mrs Annie Heaton.
Mr.. Charles H. Jarnan, nf near Chester
bridge, has found a remedy for hog
cholera aud it is so simple that every
farmer who has sick hogs can try it. He
says he lost hog after hog after trying
every remedy he could read or hear OF
and finally he stumbled over this one,
Keep the hogs away from water! Don't
let them have any water for several days
nor give them much to eat. At the end
of four days begin to feed very little
grain and don't let them have much
water. Try it on hogs which have just
contracted the disease. 1t will not help
hogs that are desperately sick.-Kent
Chestertown) Nems.
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MILD WINTER WEATHER

Tuesday the warmest day on record
for the season brought out some rare
performances for mid-winter. After the
croaking Of the early spring frogs had
died away farmers and farmers boys
arose and went 10 work OH fencing or in
fields, in summer apparel Henry Mason
of Clayton, succeeded in catching num-
Der OF eels down the creek, all unusual
occurrance for this time Of the year. Ex-
County Commissioner Charles Postles,
now visiting in Smyrna, drove seventeen
miles, from near Milford, to tile hortlcul-
tural convention at Dover and all along
the State road, he observed farmers III
summer shirts and straw hats, while one
man working in field near Rising Sun
was without hat or shoes and seemed to
frolic in the delights Of barefooted day
in January. The Delaware Bay oyster
men are having the busiest week of their
lives, with tongs, dredges and fertile oys-
ter beds. At this season of the year the
oyster business is pushed along, usually,
under the difficulties encountered by
floating ice, hard freezes and extreme
cold "-,Smyrnd Times.
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PERSONALITIES

Mr.. S. f. Massey was in Dover this
week.
Mrs. ]. R. Hoffecker is visiting relatives
in Wilmington.
Mr.. ]. C. Parker is on business trip
to Niagara Falls.
Mrs. J. c. Parker is the guest Of rela.
tives in Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph L. arsons are
visiting in Baltimore.
Miss HiIda Wilkie spent last Sunday
with Mrs. ]. B. Foard.
Mrs. Charles S. MontgoIHery visited
Dover relatives this week.
Miss Edna NJ. Scott, OF Oiney, Pa, is
the guest of Miss Maud Smith.
Mr.. George Minner and son Oscar we're
guests of Wilmington relatives Sunday.
Mrs. D. B. Jones, Of Townsend, visited
her cousin, Mrs. Rose Evans, this week.
Mrs. William Rickert, Of Philadelphia,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. c. j. Freeman.
Miss Bernice Metten has been visiting
her brother, w. f. Metten, in Whining
ton.
Mrs. d. j. Given, of Hihsboro, Md,
was the guest of Mrs. George Buehm on
Wednesday.
Miss Martha Heaton entertained her
cousin, Miss Schouler. of Elkton, Nd,
over Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. W. V. Messick, OF Smyrna,
spent Monday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Messick.
Miss Maria Nowland attended the we'd
ding of her friend, Miss Beck, in Chester
town, Md, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Messick, OF Phila-
delphia, are guests of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs j. b. Messick.
Mr.. Merritt N. Willis and daughters,
Misses Laura and Clara, are spending
several months in Philadelphia.
Miss Martha Heaton attended the per-
formance OF the Grand Opera Lohengrin,
in Philadelphia, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. &. W. W. Naudain and daughter,
Mis- Helen, are guests of her daughter,
Mrs. o. g. Goodhand, in New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z T. Alexander and two
children spent Sunday in Wilmington, the
guest Of Ills brother, Mr.. Albert Alexah-
der and wife.
Mrs. Frank n Davis and children have
returned home from several weeks visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. VAN
degrift, in Odessa.
DR.. Robert A. Comegys, Of Smyrna,
and Mr.. j. P Comegys, of Philadelphia.
spent last Sunday with their parents, MIR.
and Mrs. w. A. Comegys.
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TOWNSEND

Mrs. d. B. Jones is spending sometime
ii Middietoxn visiting friends.
Miss Clara Records, Of B'sckbini, vis
tied Mrs. Bel janin West on Tuesday.
Miss Edith Giul,, ot near town. spe,t
Sunday with Miss f heisvn haIonev.
Miss G ara La,i"nns e te,aire'l ne
Fort Night, s..ciely oh salurda, es.il-
ing
The Ladies' Aid Society met at the NJ.
E. Church Saturday evening of the past
week.
Miss Ethel Maloney entertained Miss
Hester Pool, Of near st. Georges, over
Sunday.
Mrs. W. Harmon Reynolds entertained
her cousin, Miss Olive BeaucIlamp, on
Monday.
Mrs. Jacobs and children, Of Milling
ton. Md, have been visiting Miss Ella
Maloney.
Mrs Harold Whitehons has returned
home after visit with friends and rela-
tives in Wilmington.
Miss Ella Maloney entertained the
Foru NightIs Club on Saturday evening
of,tle past week.
Mr. Robert Anderson, Of st. Johns
College. Annapolis, Md, has been visit
Miss Ethelwvn Maloney.
Mr.. Author II. Sloop, Of the Univer-
sty of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has been
visiting Miss Ethelwyn Maloney.
Miss Arrtlu Lattomus entertained a
number of young folks on Saturday
evening III honor Of her 10Th birthday.
DR.. Clarence Pritchard las returned
home from the Hospital where lie has |
been under treatment for blood pcisen,
from which he has recovered successfully, |
although he had to undergo an opera
tion.
Mrs. W. II. Reynolds entertained
number Of young folks on Monday even
ing, in honor of her cousin, Miss Olive
Among those present
Misses Olive Beauchamp, Anna VanDyke,
Lillian West, Lillian Hart, Aurelie Latto-
mus, Ethel Lee, Beulah Hodgson, Messrs.
Thomas Enos, Howard VanDyke, Earl
shockIey, Kemp Donovon, Raymond
Watts, Hart Scott. The evening was
very pleasantly spent in games and
music.
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PORT PENN

Mr.. Harry Eaton is visiting his mother,
Mrs. A. Eaton.
A number Of our young laaies left on
Monday for Riverside, N. j.
Mrs. William Heavellow aud son John
were in Wilmington on Saturday.
Mr.. William Heavellow paid ayirg
visit to New Castle on Wednesday.
Miss Mildred Carey returned on We'd
nesday from trip to Philadelphia.
Rev. Daniel j. Givan, wife and cl.ild
visited Mrs. Casper Eaton this week.
Capt George W. Jones visited Will
nington Oh Tuesday and Wednesday.
State Detective Hawkins called in tie
village on Monday with ex Sheriff Std
ham.
Mr. and Mrs. Cordery and son L Iuard
started for Atlantic City this week To re-
main for some fine.
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THE SCHOOL SAVINGS BANK system
Its Success Depends Largely Uponil3e In
tsrest Of The Parent

The Alildletown New Crltnry Clint
started the frs, Of the year, tie School
Saving Balk system in tile Public School
aud furnished the came With supplies.
Perhaps a word in explanation t,l the
parents will be appreciated and new in
terest added. Tie scholars ale advised
aud urged TO open an account With this
fund, the idea being to instiIl into them
thoughts OF saving and Industry. "A
penny saved is penny made. y The
money spent for cheap candy and cigar
cites is not only thrown away, IL is in
jnring the c.iildren seriously both tph, ST.
calIy and morally.
Tie plan in outline is every Monday
morning at the roll call the teacher credits
the amount each scholar deposits Opposite
his name and also on bis card wHich lte-
keeps. This collection and that d each
room is put into one large envelope and
turned over to the bank as the general
school fund. At the end Of the month
each scholar is notified how much lie has
individually deposited and is furnished
with separate bank book. After lie has
deposited $i0G, interest will be paid in
acc Jrdanee with the regular rules of the l
bank. Provision has been made fer this
with the Wilmington Say ings Ban where
the money will be kept.
The success Of this School Savings sys-
tenn depends largely upon the interest OF
the parent as well as upon the pGpil. 1t
is not merely the deposit OF pennies, but
a practical thrift training. Increased in
terest is aroused in other studies by
thought on these economic lines and the |
influence OF the teacher is enlarged.
Money that might be foolishly spent can
bs saved until the pupil upon leaving
school may have saved sum sufficient to
be of great use to him in taking an addi-
tional course of study or to spend in some
equally useful way.
Our most advanced localities are adopt
ing this system, and encouraging reports
are received from them. We can have
just as great success here as in other towns
Of our size
A few words spoken to the children by
the parent from time to time in regard to
the advantages of earning, saving and
possessing money that they may be self.
generous and Independent
will always be very helpful in advancing
his work. Any point not thoroughly
will be cheerfully explained
oy the teacher.
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ST. GEORGES

Mrs. Gertrude Fritts spent Monday in
Wilmington.
Walter Lynch, Of Iron Hill, was in
town Thursday.
Mrs. G. S. Smith, Of Portor, is the guest
of her nephew, Albert Stewart.
Miss Claren Barnett left on Wednesday
for two weeks visit in Philadelphia.
Samuel Murry, of Newark, visited his
sister, Mrs. Benjamin Simmons, one day
this week.
Mr. aud Mrs. Harvey Reynolds were
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Sim
mons on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Racine, OF Porter,
we're guests Of their sister, Miss Caren
Barnett, on Sunday.
Services were held in the PRESBYTERIAN
Church every evening this week, it being
the annual week Of prayer.
Mr.. and Mrs James Stubble, of Towns
end, were guests of her sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Cleaver, on Sunday.
Mrs. Emerson McWhorter and daugh-
ter Mildred were the guests of Miss Fannie
Ford, near Glasgow, from Sunday until
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Wolf entertained
this week Mrs. Kate Wright. of Delaware
City, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wright and
daughter, Miss Alva, OF Baltimore.
Benjamin Truax disposed Of his house
hold goods at auction sale on Thursday,
and will make his home with his daugh.
ter, Mrs. Walter Lynch, Of Iron Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Reynolds we're
given surprise on Thursday evening in
honor Of their first wedding anniversary
A large number Of friends we're present
and very enjoyable evening was spent.
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ANNUAL MEETING TROLLEY COMPANY

.The annual stockholders meeting Of
the Smyrna, Kent County and Delaware
Bay Traction Company took place in the
,company's Offices in Smyrna Tuesday.
Several matters were brought before the
meeting and disposed of alter Which the
Board OF Directors for the past year re-
tired from Office. An election OF directors
took place Immediately after when the
following were elected to serve one year !:
DIR. }. r. Miliigan, ST. Georges ]. w.
Endean, j. C. Mannering, George ".
Cunning and Alfred Tilghnrn. Tie
newly elected directors, which ii will he
noted were cut down to five members,
effected All organization by elecling j. W.
Endean, President and Managing director;
John G. Mannering, Vice President; L.
Daley, Secretary aud Treasurer pro- tenn
The dehenlure bonds for raising the unds
for construction purposes will be placed
OH or abont the 18th inst Immediately
after which arrangements will be made
with Francis A. Price, surveyor Of Will
niilgton, to make complete survey from
Delaware City To Milford. As soon as
the work las progressed through New
Castle County 70 that profiles Of tile roads
can be placed with the New Castle County
Levy Court for their approval, active
work on The construction viii commence
at Delaware City, with the full intention
thai no stoppage will take place until
they reach Milford. II is expected that
ground will be broken at ST, Georges for
The erection Of $lI0, 1000 central power
station, car depot, shops, etc. within the
next thirty days, provided the weather
permits. Smyrna Times.
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Bids Wantedl

For contracting Delaware Building at
jamestown Exposition. Norfolk, Va, al
so bids +, r trees, hedges, etc. Write for
Information to
WILLIAM DRAPER BRINcKLE,
Architect,
307 Equitable Building,
Wilmington, Del
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DIVIDEND!
crrrzENs NATIONAL BANK.

Middletowp, Del, Dec 31st, 1906,
The Board OF Directors have this dav ,le-
clared n seni-annual Dividend OF THREE
(3) PER CENT. clear OF Taxes. payable
Ia The Stockholders on AID after January
10th, 1907.
JOHN S. CROUCH, Cashier.
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The MiddIetaWn Transcript
Mails Close as Follows.

Going NORTH. 20 a. m /, 1905 a. M, $50 pm,
5.45 p. m. and D. m.
Going South 500 am. l.l5 p. M. and pm
4bU p. m.
For Warwick. Cecilton and Earlville $40 a.
M, and 4.45 p. m.
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DEGIsTER's ORDER.

MiddIetown,

-
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF WILLS,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL, Aug. "a. 1906.
Upon the application of Martin b. Burris
John Laws late of at.Georges Hundred in said
county, deceased, it is ordered and directed
by the Register of ills that the Administra.
tor aforesaid give notice ofgranting of Letters
of Administration CT "a upon the estate of the
deceased, with the date of granting thereof, by
causing advertisements to be posted within
forty days from the date of such letters in six of
the most public places of the County of New
Castle, requiring all persons having demands
against the estate to present the same. or
abide by 1n act of Assembly in snch case
made and provided and also cause the same
to be inserted within the same period in the
Middletown Transcript a newspaper publish
ed in Middletown, Delaware, and to be Con-
tinued therein two months.
-, Given under the hand and seal of
Seal office of the Register of wills arore-
- said, at Wilmington, in New Castle
County aforesaid, the day and year above
written.
FRED E. BACH, Register of Wills.
NoTICE-Notce is hereby given that Letters
of Administration ta.were in due form of law
granted unto the undersigned, on the Twenty
fourth day of August A. D. 1906, and that
all persons having claims against the estate
of the deceased must present the same, duly
attested, to the said administrators IT a. on
before the Twenty-'ourth day of August, 1907,
or abide the Act of Assembly in such case
made and provided.
MARTIN B. BURRIS,
Administrator c.
Middletown, Delaware
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rNoTICE!

Middetown, Delaware, March 5th, 1906
Having rented the business stand of the
late John w. JoIIs, in connection with
the Grain business, / am now prepaFtd
to furnish my customers and the public
with the best grades of Coal, Wood, Lime,
Feed, &c. / respectfully solicit con-
tinuance of your patronage at the stand
of the late John w. Jolls, Railroad Ave.
S. B. FosRp,
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CURRENT PRICES
MIDDLETowN GRAIN MARKET.
NOTICE-DIYIDEND!

New CASTLE COUNTY NATIONAL BANK,
OF ODESSA, JAN. I'd, 1907.
The Directors have this day declared
semi-snnual Dividend Of THREE (3)
PER CENT. payable on and after the 9th
inst.
JOSEPH L. GIBSON, Cashier.
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DIyIDENDl
THE PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK
oD Hr1r>, r,r,,,r~

Middletown, Del, Dec 29ah. 1876.
The Board of Directors have tl.is dat
declared Dividend of THREE (3) PER
CENT. for the last six months, payable
OH and after January 1st, 1907.
G. D. KELLEY, Cashier.
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TnE TRAsscaIpr, sl.oO per year.
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MIDDLErowN. DEL, JAN. la. 1907.
Local News

Gather WaInuts and take them 70
MoNTGuMERY's
The Yale expositor., 1907-10-11
Frozen Maple Sirup Souffle.

One pint maple strip, one cup OF
sugar, one-half box of gelatine, one
half cup of cold water, yolks of six
eggs, one quart of cream. Mix the
sugar and strip together, cover the
gelatine with cold water and soak one
half hour; then add one pint OF boil
ing water and stir until dissolved.
Beat the yolks of the eggs and stir in
the strip and gelatine. Freeze. When
about frozen stir in quickly the cream.
which must be whipped stiff. Set
aside, well packed in ice for two hours
before serving. This is nice served in
paper cups. There are innumerable
designs for these dainty cups, and
they look very pretty when served
with a cherry in the center of each.
Serve narrow slices Of fingers of
chocolate frosted cake with this souf'
fle.
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TO CROSS ATLANTIC IN DAY.
Inventor of New Gliding Boat Is Elk
tremeIy Optimistic.

within a few years" says Will
liam G. Fitzgerald, in Technical World
Magazine, "the crossing of the At
lantic, with it's 5000 miles of stormy
sea, will be a mere pleasure excur-
sion Of 30 hours in length. The mar
velous boat, invented by Peter Cooper
Hewitt, which is supported by planes
which glide or skim through the
water, is expected to cut down the
length of the trip to Europe to a day
and quarter, at the same time doing
away with most of the danger of an
ocean voyage"
my first model" Mr. Hewitt told
the Technical World, was entirely
supported by the planes at 16 miles
an hour: the fiotation hull being en-
tirely out of the water at that speed.
l found, too, that the area of the
planes should decrease with the speed
for economy and safety. So far,
speed has only been limited by the
propeller, but the craft will gradually
improve with increased size, and the
liner of the future will be practically
independent Of weather, and have no
motion from the waves"
Mr.. Hewitt is known for the in.
vention of the famous light which
bears his name and of many devices
used on automobiles. His reputation
is that of a conservative and careful
as well as brilliant observer. His
new gliding boat has been seen and
approved by many leading scientists
A larger model for which a speed OF
20 miles an hour is confidently pre-.
dicted, is now in process of construc
tiOn
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resistible, because its action has been
continuous. It's steady business pres
sure, its suave method, its CONNER
cial reliability have been due, / have
no doubt, to John ID. Rockefeller, but
i have no doubt, either. that its ire
mendous outreach and conquering
courage have been greatly due to the
imaginative side of the temperament
OF Henry II. Rogers. He has inherited
the pioneer spirit"
His Domestic Life.
A man always happy in his domes-
tic relations and devoted to his fam
lily. Mr.. Rogers has been accommodating
the patriarchal with the regularity of
his increase in other wealth. He has
been twice married, and his son,
Henry II. Rogers. Jr., and his three
surviving daughters, Mrs. Urban IL.
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70 PICKLE SMALL cUcUMBERs.
instructions That II Followed Will
Give Best Results.

Take a hundred small cucumbers.
ry-picked and fresh from the vines,
wash the sand from them and wipe
them dry. Place them in a large
stone jar or wooden vessel, put on top
of them a pint of salt, a piece of
alum size Of small nutmeg and cover
with boiling water. Cover with a
close fitting lid or tie several thick
nesses of paraffin paper over the top
and let stand 20 hours. Take out the
cucumbers, wipe them dry, place them
in a clean jar in alternate layers, with
following spices: Take one table,
spoonful of mustard seed. one of all
spice, a root of horseradish grated or
cut in thin strips. few small red pep
pers and sufficient vinegar to fill the
jars, which must be only two-thirds
full OF cucumbers. When cold cover
closely and they will keep for years.
Pour the vinegar over the pickles
while boiling hot.
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ACQUITTED.
Senator Borah's Case Was Submitted
Without Arounnent.

United States Senator William Il.
Borah was acquitted at Boise City,
idaho, Of the charge of conspiracy to
1efraud the government of Idaho OF
timber lands.
The case was submitted without
argument by the defense and the jury
was out just long enough to take one
ballot.
The verdict was greeted with cheers
and applause which the court ohicers
made no effort to restrain. AS soon as
the news reached the street bells were
rung and the fire department made a
spectacular run through the principal
streets, stopping eventually at the
Idaho hotel, whittier Senator Borah,
surrounded by several hundred citi-
zens, was escorted.
brass band appeared as II by
magic and as the senator reached the
hotel played Hail to the Chief"
The streets about the hotel were
blocked by a cheering throng whose
shouts mingled with the fire engines
whistles and the clangs Of trolley car
bells.
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pared with then. Not only that, but
think of the increased average of out
put or the total of machinery of the
United States to-day compared with
so years ago.
I'VE are truly in the way of having
the whole world as our market. Our
cotton, wheat and corn, our coal, iron
and copper, our gold and silver, our
oil and all it's by-products, not TO
speak of all the manufactures that
arise out of these and which call for
more and more millions of workers
these are the great fields open for the
effort of the young men just out OF
school. And these United States alone
will some day be the home of 100000
900. In this great opportunity of to-
day, and this multiplying prospect of
tomorrow, the high school boy may
surely find all that any age has pre-
scented, or ever will present"
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Acorn Portiere.

A new idea for the girl who has
taste for odd furnishings is portiere
made of acorns. If you wish to make
one, gather quantities of acorns in dif-
ferent stages of ripening, from glossy
brown to green's. In your leisure mo-
ments sort them into little piles, ac-
cording to color, and string them as
your fancy dictates-different tones
on one string or one shade to one
string. The effect will be better II the
larger nuts are at the top. When
done, fasten them on a light rod or
grille that fits your door.
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Bran Gems,

This recipe is for bran gems, and
so delicious are they that anyone
might find eating them a gastronomic
pleasure, says writer in the House
keeper A clean hygienic bran may
now be obtained from any up-to-date
grocer.
The recipe calls for one egg, one
tablespoonful of butter, one-half cup
full of sugar. il liked sweet, one cup
full milk, one cupful -four, two cupfuls
bran, two teaspoonfuls baking powder
and a pinch of salt. Bake in gem pans
in a hot oven. One-third of cupful OF
currants may be added. il desired, and
will be found extremely nice.
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USES FOR OLD RAGS.
Odds and Ends Can BE Turned to
Good Account.

Old balbriggan underwear and out
Ing or wash flannel may be used for
mop rags, but better still is the waste
or woven mop cloth which can be
bought at any furniture shop. Mop
ping floors is hard on cloths, and it
pays to buy something woven for the
purpose.
Old silk skirts and waists can be
cut up and washed, for busters. Moth
ing except perhaps chamois is better
for a piano case than soft old silk.
For taking finger marks and spots of
a piano case use a chamois and cold
water. Polish dry with chamois or old
silk. Old silk is also go for busting
bric-a-brac.
Old black stockings may be made
into mitts with which to rub dust out
of silk skirts. Put a mitt on either
hand and rub the silk on both right
and wrong side. These mitts do bet
ter work than any clothes brush
made, especially If mud or clay is
thickly encrusted in the silk.
Do not employ old stockings for
holders to be used around the stove
unless you cover them with ticking.
Better even than stockings to fill hold
ers is conton flannel or asbestos.
The best dish rags are made from
cheese cloth doubled and sewed with
seams turned inside. Next to cheese
cloth come old gauze shirts, sewed
double. Either of these fabrics is so
porous that grease and CRIME wash
out easily.
Boil your rags in washing powder
and household ammonia. Do not let
them get hopelessly and irremediably
dirty. And have handy hooks and
racks on which to hang them where
air and sunlight will strike them.