The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-03-24

entered domestic service. Ten years ago
only one i'll four raped at the kitchen
door. The other three applied-where!
Every one knows: at the shop, the fac
tory. the store.-McClure's Magazine.
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Money Making.
When a country Cir asks how she may
earn q livelihood in the city, say to her,
Raise chickens ard send them to the
city, but stay out of il yourself" About
a year ago I was on a rich wOman's
farm. She keeps the farm only in sum
mer and provides everything she needs
with the proceeds from the sale of chick
ems and eggs. She had over 300 chick
ems at the time and they all looked very
much alike. Of course she was we'll pre-
pared for her work with a splendid hem
house of many compartments for them
and q penitentiary for the hens that
would not take proper care of their ba-
bies. 1t was wonderfully interesting:
The chickens were turned loose n fed
in the large grassy field to show me what
a fine flock they were. At another time
/ saw at least a thousand white chickens
feeding on a hillside. | can't say where
it was, for l saw them from a car win
dow. But l do recall meeting a young
woman in a blue calico dress standing lis
their midst feeding them from a large
bucket filled with grain. Evidently 1t
was her pinmoney undertaking. One
woman in Missouri raises guinea chickens
and sells them when they weigh a pound.
They are served at restaurants as young
quail. Another young woman makes
money selling eggs and chickens. A re-
cent communication from her said she
was receiving 80 cents q dozen for eggs.
She has seventy-fve hens and expects to
raise many more this summer.
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The Cleaning of Furs at Home.
Possibly you cannot remember a sea
son when fur was so extensively used
as at the present time. The constant
and general use, of course. has its dis,
aStrOuS results Upon fur pieces, and
just at this time they are beginning to
show traces of the dusty wear to which
they have been subjected.
With weeks of usage ahead a clean
ing will not come amiSs, and it need
not be followed by a large bill from
any establishment, for you can do it
at home just as satisfactorily as one
whose business it is.
Chinchilla, soft and lovely as it is,
soon loses its light color. 1t can be
given new life in a very easy way.
Make a solution of prepared chalk and
water. With a wide brush apply this
to the fur and allow the cleanser to re-
main on until dry.
Now remove the white powder by
lightly beating with a rattan. All Of
the chalk must be removed, and there
will be. the gray fur, clean and fresh.
Your mink should receive a careful
brushing and combing. This should be
regularly given, and a few minutes
work will wonderfully improve a muff
or collar. 1t keeps each hair in its
proper place, and the brushing brings
out the natural oil and gives an attract
i've luster.
When cleaning sealskin the method is
quite different. Sawdust should be lib
orally sprinkled over the fur. To this
ping it over the wood. Of course, you
will keep the fur away from fire OF
fame. The mass of sawdust must be re-
moved, when nearly dry, with a whlsk
or brush. Then the fur should be
brushed so that the hair stands up, and
a thorough airing given. 1t will sur
prise the owner when she inspects the
cleanser to see how much dirt has been
removed.
Lynx can be rejuvenated by an appli-
cation Of ammonia in water. Dip q stiff
brush into this and clean the fur by
swift strokes. Dirt is removed, giving a
shiny blackness, which is the quality
most desirable in this fur.
If this midwinter fur cleaning take
place In your home there will be a
quick and satisfactory return to the glo-
ries of the beginning of the season, and
at an expense hardly to be noticed in the
general accounts.
BY c%arefulness at this time you will
prevent a process a little later.
In addition to this, there is the great
satisfaction of wearing clean, cookbook
ing furs, a thing striven for by all we'll
dressed wOmen.-Dorothy Dix in Phila-
delphia Evening Telegraph.
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For the Home.
Never use a pair Of scissors IL cut
cardboard with, for that makes ragged
edges. Use a ruler, preferably a brass
edged one, and lay it on the cardboard
ruler has a bevel edge, the brass is n
fraction of al inch above the board
when it is properly placed. Then get a
very sharp penknife, hold the ruler firm
ly and draw the knife along the brass
edge. Do not attempt to cut through the
cardboard the first time, but merely
score it deeply. Next remove the ruler,
and cut through the inclslon.. There is a
clean-cut edge, such as the picture dealer
makes on mats. If o aim to cut an
opening in a mat, hold the knife side
ways, and this will give a bevel. A little
practice will show how to get the deli
cate white edge on colored cardboard.
The best knife to use is one with a point
sharpened on each side, like a sword,
but that is a special mat knife, and a
penknife, skillfully handled, will do the
work.
Mothers who have timid little ones
will appreciate the new night lamp, the
apparatus of which may be carried to
the country in a trunk or handbag. This
apparatus consists of a small wooden
float, through which passes a tiny wick.
An ordinary china teacup is half filled
with cottonseed oil, the little floating
wick placed in this, and a match touched
to the upright wick. While the sides of
the teacup prevent the direct light Of the
flames being visible to the person in bed,
a pleasant dim light is cast over the
room.
Clean the SCOT out of s%tovepipes and
fiues by placing a piece of zinc on top
of a hot fire in the stove. The zinc melts
SCOT. If it is not easy to obtain the zinc.
buy a ~washboard and tear the zinc Off
it will well repay the outlay. WORKOUT
zinc mats may be used.
Take the handle of a child's broom, or
any smooth stick, and insert into one end
a good strong screw hook, right angle
shape. Now you have an article that is
useful for various purposes: To draw
hot utensils from the oven, to pull down
window shades that have jumped beyond
ones reach, to pull windows down from
the top, to reach anything tucked away
in the corners of shelves, etc.
When milk is slow in souring for cook
ing purposes, a little alum will assist in
that direction. Often a tablespoonful of
vinegar will hasten the souring process.
Some use t~artaric acid. To sweeten sour
milk, or that which is turning sour, stir
soda into it.
A spoonful of oxgall TO a gallon of