The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-01-22
woMANLY WISDOM

a cheap economy can give Us but
dear experience.
The greatest blessing Of the world
il cheerful, sunny heart.
To mend a granite settle, put a
rivct in the hole and pound 1t Hat
After pccling apples drop them into
cold water This will prevent their
becoming discolored.
For a saurkraut weight take gallon
jug, 6ll 1t with dry sand, cork 1t
tight aud you will have u weight for
life
My kitchen stove il kept bright aud
clean by rubbing u briskly after each
meal with old newspapers. This snycs
many polishings
Don I be too much impressed with
what Everybody" says. sometimes
this Everybody" Is nothing more
than some ncighborhood gossip.
DO not keep the baby and other
children Ia the room whore auy Que is
smoking. The fumes Of tobacco are
bad for their eyes, aud injurious when
breathcd.
Cut up the old worn bcdsprcad into
bath towels. Hem as usual. Make
bi6s or wash rags of the smaller
pieces. Attach piece of tape to hang
them up by
When bathing baby OF invalid II
is we'll to have the towels heated. They
dry the skin more quickly without the
moist, sticky feeling that sometimes
follows IA bath.
When folks are sick. an old fashion
od candle is u nice thing to have IN
the room. IL gives nice, soft light,
aud will not smoke ~ lamp uocs
when turned down.
Put stick Of wood between the
lower part OF the boiler aud the wall
when you hang 1t up, and any water
that is left will drain out nicely. The
is Dads idea aud he knows.
In freezing weather II is impossible
to clean windows with water, but they
may be made shining thus: Make a
thick solution Of securing soap lni
water Rub II over the panes evenly,
aud when 1t is dry rub It of with a
dry cloth.
When putting braid on tho bottom
nf "A dVns. Gr.t att,,k =, louI,i. 49,.
hem IL ON to the facing by the edge.
with the folded side projecting just
fraction below tho skirt; aud II
will look and wear better than whom
put on with u single edge below the
skirt.
To bake cabbage 80 that everyone
IN the family will like it: FRS, cook
II tender iu saltcd water. changing the
water twice. Then chop 1t, pu, 1t into
n buttered baking dish, turn cup
ful oi white sauce mixed with grated
cheese over II, cover tho top with bat.
tered bread crumbs, and bake un. ii
the top is u delicate brown.
To make good tea: Fill the tea
kettle with freshly drawn cold water,
bring 1t quickly to bubbling huil
Put 4 teaspoonful Of tca (for each can
dosired) into a porcelain pot winch mas
been wormei. Pour the hard boiling
water over the tea leaves aud let IL
steep for three or four minutas.-no
longer; then pour of the tea into an
o,Eor heated china pot. DO Loi uss
the tea leaves again.
." can beef: Cook until /. d. 30
tla' the hbers will break apart. Sct.
son and cut into small pieces; boil
with gravy until 50 thick it will Jelly
when cold. Discard all pieces of girls.
tie and with q wooden masher press
the meat, a little at u time, firmly in
not Jars Then pour in enough gravy
10 hll all the places around it,-not
enough to float the meat but enough
10 cover H. Then add more meat aud
gravy until the jaS are fled within an
neh Of the top; aud see that there
ire no air spaces between the pieces.
Then I'LL the jars to overaowing with
polling melted suit, and seal, using
iew Tubbers with tested lars.