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iron, but if the starch waa right this] couple of days the piece will general- I is not necessary. j ly stand any ordinary usaq^e, and I The irons should be washed clean ' soap and hot water do not adect it. before » they are put on the stove. ( How uxa.sperating to have the I and rubbing them when hot over i nicely blackened range spotted up I line salt or a waxed paper them smooth. makes ♦♦ ♦♦ I The Home, i Z* ♦♦ ••««#♦•♦♦•♦«♦««♦♦«♦♦♦««♦•« FITBNISHTNG A HALL. In the ordinary house the furnish- ing of the hall is the matter that gets the least attention and deserves the most. It is generally dismissed with a hall-tree and a carpet, or a rug if the- floor is hardwood, under jwith baking powder cream one-third the impression that that is about of a cup of butter with half a cup all that can be done for it. And j of sugar, then add one beaten egg true it is that it is difficult to make ', and another half cup of sugar. Mix a small hull look like anything more j three cups of (lour with two table- than a th;':.rnughfare for mere pass- spoonfuls of baking powder, one tea- ing in and out, and the worst of it spoonful of salt, a quarter teaspoon- is that in a way the hall furnishes ! ful of cinnamon and a little grated the keynote to the house. The 'â-  nutmeg, stir one cup of milk and the visitor takes his first impression j flour, alternately, into the butter. with and grease when frying the ham eggs for Sunday morning's Fold the shirt smoothly with the breakfast ! One may use a cover, sleeves inside and bosom out and ! but this is apt to steam the eggs. hang near the (ire till bone dry. Any dampness left in the bosom will make it look rough dry. DOMESTIC RECrPES. Doughnuts â€" For coughnuts made Try this : After the fat is heated, dredge a thin layer of flour over the fat. It takes but a slight amount, and one trial will convince you its efficacy. ♦ TOPICS IN SEASON. Every tree allowed to fall and lie on the ground until it rots is so of ]niuch actual money loss. Watch for the decaying timber and save it by cutt!iT,|g it- while it has a market value either as fuel or lumber. Crowd every pleasant day of aut- umn with work. Then when a stormy day comes you caji sit in the house and read your favorite paper and enjoy yourself thinking that nothing out of doors -is sudering Is from it. egg and sugar, and add enough more CITE POUND OF COAX. And the Wonderful Energy It Capable of Producing. A pound of coal can produce pow- er sufficient to pull a large express train a distance of one-sixth of a ] through yaur neglect, mile, going at the rate of fifty miles j Many of us have a crop of corn *"t. I?*"' ''•° ^'^ harvested soon, whidi means If the pound of 12. The driving. of .ibje'^r wives and , children at a pace â-  buya^ Xbkir strength to endure. This last Is probably the Wuriyt of all; but ah arc bad oir^ugh,, ., an<l many others might be mentioiiod. Like other good thiugs, economy can be overdone. SHTilEP. A poor sheep in the fall will not do well all winter. It will be hard jto start a poor sheep gaining after icold weather sets in. I Do not leave the sheep out in cold, ! drenching rains. They will take cold I and sufler all winter. I Dip the flock before winter; have I them froo- from ticks when they are ; brought to the barn. Tobacco wa- iter or any of the conxmercial dips I are right. If any of the ewes are thin sepnr- late them from the flock and give soft A small hall requires but little fur- I""'"-, i* necessary, to make a niture. Chairs and hall seats are |do"gh that can be rolled out. Apples hum or sausage „„„, ,,j y,^ , .. , J , , them some extra grain. Corn ami coal could be sore, tender lingers hard work early i ^^^^^ ^,^^JJ .^ ^ ^^ ^j^j^ ^^^ „, burne<l in water one foot deep, with land late. How glad we are when ,. „ „„„^ „„ r.„«t„ro a surface of six s<iuare feet, at | the la.st load of com comes in. An- 1^ „f^„ ..?, ^w^p Itpo i„ .rood flesh ta"bles. KnTwingwhat^";;rw;nte5|fre now timely and acceptable, 's^ j ^'^ J^^':,^; h'l^tter'^LrbJinJ^suu' 'S "r^ wrntV"«=ason. when we Tan \^ hariar^'VJng T^'bl*""''' is next of course%o knowing what is \^^ ,^^r:^-^:ti::,'^\^>^'^ a^lT^d^^tf bre*^ b\^th.^"1f ,XeHe,^^^^^^^^^^ taught us the fol- ^ J^^^^^ J^^ ^^^^li ^^t move stems, blossom end and core, i^;^"?*"'', ^° mechanical work, the lowing table of relative values of i^"h^„\fve it U is good for th^m. must oav mar. att..ntion to the oa Slice across so a.s to make roujid i l^'O'^O, heat units in the one pound fodder at dilTerent dates of hauling '^^'^^ ^""^ '*' ^ooa lo. must pay more attention to the pa- ,_,. ^ _^ ^ „ _ ._^^ ^j,. ,^ Fry ' °* '^°'^' would be equivalent to 236 ^horse-power. """-' """ " °- I drippings wanted, little in Since we are to have the way ol furniture, per and the woodwork. To advise white woodwork in ai^^p ;„ ,^.„j.^ hall is perhaps to fall into condem- jboth sides and nation ; yet nothing is better for ju ^ ^^^^^ ^j^jj jg preferred, sprinkle properly treated, ^j^ j,n,^ ^^jj ^^g^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^g the small hall if n hot butter, olive oil or the pork , "-'=«--Power The 236 horse-power so as to brown ! °' Potential energy contained in a serve immediately. ', f"".""* "J 'r^^^ '« enough to haul a ♦ r _. ,. « period of train of eight cars for one-lifth of a minute. Take, for instance, a hall that is to or a distance where 100 is perfect: Put up by October 15 100 Left till November 15 75 Left till December 15 60 Left till January 15 i50 After the middle of January the cinnamon over the uncooked sides be done in red. The woodwork audij^st ^^f^^^ turning. the stairs are white. The walls are Chicken Pot Pieâ€" Cut up a chicken to be covered with a figured red pa- I and put on in cold water enough to of one-saxth of a mile, going at the ! value of fodder in the field is nearly rate of fifty, miles an hour. It has la minus quantity. also been found to be able to draw \ of late years rvo has grown in a cable train, including the grip car popularity. Its value as a late fall. per above a wainscot of darker plain cover, taking care that it does not '^°'* trailer, for a distance of two i winter and eariy spring pa.sture is paper or burlaps. Red should pre- cook dry. While boiling, cut off a '" ° "* '^ '" "' "' ' "" ' dominate in the rug filling space be- 1 slice. from broad dough, add a small tween the stair and the door, and the stair caj-pet, also in red, should be laid with brass rods. In such a hall the only furniture need be a table, in maliogany, for hats, gloves, etc., a mirror over it, with a brass frame, if you can afford it, and a large jar or stand for umbrellas. There should be a coat closet under the stairs in such a hall, for rub- bers, wraps, etc., and a shelf over the door, on which a bit of terra cotta pottery shows to good ad- vantage. lump of lard, and mix up like light biscuit. Roll, cut out with a cake 1 cutter and set by stove to rise. [Wash and pare potatoes of moderate 'size and add them when the chicken is almost done. When the potatoes miles at the rate of nine miies an 1 unquestionable. The gtriw. which hour. It would also be of suflScient ' used to be considered worthless so power to pull an electric car. welllfa,- as feeding was concerned, is now passengers, for two miles being used in the feeding of ca It helps .vou to moke and keep them on friendly terms with you. Look well after the fences from now on. Sheep are likely to become un- easy as fall comes on. If they once get in a notion of crawling out or over the fence there will be no end of trouble after that. Put a bit of rod paint on the shoulder of tiie ewes you intend to winter, to distinguish them from the Irest of the flock. If possible get •those designed for the market out into another field and push them ttle '>^°"S "^ ''^'t as po.ssible. A good filled with passengers, for ...., ^,.„ (,e,ng ^^^^ in tne leeaing oi caitie - .- , „^„. „„„^„ ,. _, „;„ ^ri„„ and a half, at the rate of ten. miles ; and horses, both of which do well on ;'â- "'â- "'" "' '^\'^}"J^'^ '"^ ^ an hour. ':, n-v, „~, -.,„ ,„„i.„o r>„o m.w.l-. .excel lent returns If the power of this pound of coal is compared with the work of a it. The green rye makes fine chick- jen pasture all winter. Sow some rye. , HOItSE TALJC. A long, narrow hall may be broken j iid_ taking out by putting a shelf across it two- ; breaking it open. Dish potatoes by thirds of its length, with a rod , themselves; chicken and dumplings underneath from which to suspend ; together, draperies which must, of course. begin to boil, season with salt and ' ^'^''""S man used to hard labor. It, -po make a temporary root cellar, j For roughage the horse needs but add dumplings and season^"""''* ^^ found that there is more djg ^ pj^ eighteen inches deep, little, but that little is necessary. See that there is water en- *"'^" suflScient power in the pound of ij^t,^^ f^u,. f^^jt wide and anv desir- Timothy hay is valuable for this. coal to do in one minute the day's g^ length; line the sides to the lop A bran mash once each week lo work of eight hours of five strong ^^f ^j,g ground with boards, scatter place of a feed of oats should bo It would take 2.600 strong ; ^^ ^^^^ y^^^j. ^f straw over the hot- i given when the horse has a chanca men working constantly, to do joint- ij^m j^ ^j, ^j^j, ^^e roots. Drive a „ 'y the same amount of work in one {^rked post at each end to within a dumpling and """"te as can be done by the single ^^„ fgg^ „( ^ije top of the ground, pound of coal. j^^ receive the ridge pole, and lean Another line of work "- ~' â€" 'â-  *' â€" ' pepper again. ough to kejp from burning, cover very tightly, and do not take cover off until dumplings are done. They will cook in half an hour and may ibe tested by lifting one edge of the slide easily on rings. The shelf should be two feet below the aver- age ceiling, and a few bits of pot- HUNTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS. Now that school lunches have • to men. ^ _, , __, ,.,,.„ ,..^, ...^ .,...., ....„ to rest the next day. It clears ;uid cools the system and tones diges- tion. ^ Wheat bran is a valuable feed for in which the |qjj board or rails against this to jcolts. coal 13, form a roof, resting the lower ends i Sinewy muscle and springy l)one a man 's\^^ ^j^g ground. Cover all over, gx- are requisites of the good colt, and man may ^.^p^ ^^ opening in front, with a j wheat bran and oats are foods from consider himself a swift sawyer by i ^^^^^ jjj^.^r of hav and two or three | which it can be formed, making sixty strokes a minute, each , inches of dirt. "Th«> sDn.cc between I The best time to doctor a horse i» superiority of a pound of shown beside the labor of that of sawing wood. A , ^ _.i ,,,_,,,,. I inches of dirt. The space between tery uTre effective on it. Color and | be prepared remember that a sand- stroke of the blade having progress- ^,jg roots and the roof mav be filled 'before he becomes sick.. I>o it by shape are more essential than quality |\^ich lillcd with hard boiled egg ed five feet in diameter, but a cir- j j^^ ^^^y^ ^^^ ^r sttraiW. In the cold- ! giving him the verv best cai-e you in such a place. ! chopped hue and dressed with a pre- ; cular saw, driven by machinery, may i^^^ weather fill the opening with 'can and looking after his food and Sometimes there is a small, high pared diessing or simply with salt, be put through seventy times that {^traw, if necessary, to prevent freez- i water carefully. Men and horses are ing window in a hall, in which case the pepper and butter is substantial a.s disrtance and saw seventy times as table may be replaced, by a settle- well as appetizing. much wood. Still, this little pound like seat with a red corduroy i Another nice lunch adjunct is a of coal has the power to put in op- cushion on it, under the window. cup custard, of which most "children cration 180 saws. In larger halls the mirror mav be aj'e quite fond. The cup containing | ^ larger with pegs tor coats and' hats. ! the custard should be placed in a and beneath it a seatâ€" or chest, in ;Pnu Partly filled with warm water : ' it may also be covered. The oven OUR NEW LANGUAGE. which rubbers, etc., are kept. Remember, that dull, neutral tones should not be too hot. for if raised to the boiling point the result will be a tough, porous custard instead ;of one having a smooth, velvety texture. 1 When corn is too old to be served I on the cob or stewed it c^ still bo iused tor fritters. Score the rows DAIRY WISDOM. do not belong to the hall. It should either be light and cheerful or rich and dignified in treatment. The fashion of having reception halls, with fireplace, mantel and other features which tend to elabor- ation is to be commendcti. but if not much different the one from the other. Both need care to keep them sound in health. If a horse is inclined to stumble. A well fed cow in her prime should ; something may be done to help him milk for ten months of the year, j"^.^, shoeing him properly. His shoes and yield over 5,000 pounds of l>"t-ig^Q„ij ^e set pretty wtiU back, so ter. that the toe may be pared off quit« A moderate but nearly uniform !ciose. Then, he should not he ai- such a room must also be the family with a sharu knife, and scrape with sitting room, don't do it. The hail the back of the knifeâ€" the pulp from is the entrance way, not a fanialv use. An exchange recently suggested a ' half a teaspoonful of pepper, two treatment tor an ordinary window tablespoonfuls' of cream and flour i in a hall which could be applied by , to make a thick batter, beating in | almost anv 'handv" woman. The ; at the last a teaspoonful of baking Magistrate (gravely) â€" "You charged with stealing " , . â- Pardon me," interrupted the pri- ""'^ "o^ f""" ten months-will aggre- . i^^^^^ ^^ go verv long without hav>- soner; "1 have only just returned ! gate more than heavier milking for j^^g ^-^^^ ^.,,^^3 reset, from South Africa, and in that | a- shorter period. . i It pavs to have the horse's teeth All movements of the animals 'examined frequently. They oftett must l:c compcnsiitod for by food. : ' ^^^ sharp and cut into the moutli l.ence how directly this bears on the ^y^^^ ^^^^ animal cannot chew his profits of the dairyman. !food properly. One result always If the cows are dogged to or from jfj^n^^j, -ji^o hoi S3 bf^in.-* to show '* • "-- - -â- "- ^-'jjj^ ^j,,j;. i,e-caii not help it. If he could, he would. You mu.st attend country we .say 'coiuiiiandeering.' " Magistrate (sanilingly)â€" "You are charged with 'commandeering' these articles. - And you are the officer who arrested the prisoner vour .,.„„. Yes. vour worship," replied the ' P^^U'-e the quality of their milk is 00m for I the indigestible hulls. 1 o a pint of ; constable "the prisoner dewelted me changed as the result of the nervous pulp add three well beaten eggs, i ;„ ^,,^ ,irst place, but I kitchenered excitement him afterwards. HE WAS ONLY CRACKED. lend afford SIO or S15 to replace such a -china v.indow with either leaded clenr glass then or the pr«tty opalescent glass, she can add to the beauty of her hall. LAUNDRY WOIUC. Fine laundry work is an art and retiuircs patience and painstaking. First wash the shirt very clean and rinse it well. Then starch the bo.som and wristbands in starch not too thick. Dissolve a tablcspoouful of dry, clear starch in half a cup of cold water ; pour on boiling water till it thickensâ€" it should be aS thick as batter or the richest of cream. Let it boil a few minutes, scrape a bit of white soup into it and put in a bit of butter cr lard as big as the end of your middle finger, or if you have a bit of sperinaceti candle stir with this a minute instead. Then mix a little starch with cold water, making it very thin, and adding a saltspoonful of borax to it : wring the bosom and wristbands from this, si-riukle the rest of the shirt and roll it up tightlyâ€" Ut it lie several hours. Have on a clean apron and your ironing sheet perfectly clean. Pro- vide a dean old cloth and a bowl of clear water. Fold the back of the shirt evenly and iron both sides ; then the band, yoke, front of the ahirt. sleeves and wristbands. Af;er the wristbands are ironed press the iron hai-d on them and pull tbcm from under it, giving them a curve. Last iron the bosom. Lay it on a bosom board and wipe it carefully with a damp cloth ; have the iron not too hot or it will scorch : not too cool or it may stick. With the left hand hold the bosom straight and taut and with the right pasB the iron slowly and carefully over it, bearing on hard, till it is perfectly dry in every part. U a bit of .starch catches the iron ard makes a speck, rub it oil with the cloth and iron dry. Sometimes a cloth laid over the bosom when the Iron is first (tasaod over it makes it easier to She brushes all broken edges (its the pieces into place as tightly as possible, and if possible, she ties a string around to keep was never more them in place. Any paint that oozes ', I'm broke." ! out is wiped off with a cloth dipped 1 Riggsi-'My dear man. you're not 1 in turpentine. After standing a 1 broke. You're cracked! " i Riggs â€" "Oh, stop your joking." Harduppe (earnestly) â€" "Joking? I serious in my life. I An ordinary cow when given poor jcare often develops to be a very pro- I Stable animal when given proper i treatment. j The young heifer sliould not be al- 1 lowed to run down with her first ; calf. Keep her milking as long and j well as possible. Fpe<i her well and do not let her 'calve for over a year after the first I calf is dropped. In this way she ] will acquire a habit for persistency. A fanner nearby told me he turn- to this for him. He will appreciate it if .vou do. Ehrery tanner ought to have » s-ni«ll kit of IdackKinith tools and know how to ut-c them in ca.>^e ol emergency. Often a hovse loses a shoe when it is a decided loss o! time to be compelled to hitch up and go away to have a shoe .set. But this does not mean tliat every farm- er should always try to keep his horses shod. Some'inen are no more fitted to shoe horses than they are to sing in the choir. They may think thev can. but it is death to those of us who are forced to listen. ♦ ed his calves out la.st year to sliift for themselves in the pa."iture when about two months old. They show- ed their bringing up, too. You can't cluiat a calf and not get as good as you send. We have seen men get terribly wrought up, red in the face and col- lar all wilted down, "educating" a cow, and all the time tliese men were terribly mistaken as to the one that needed educating. Some men , ^, . u . . „-„ .ntr. never do find out in this world howl "Oh, you re honest at any . ate. I Atr.sr men would sav they uere. ill- I M.VDE IHM UNDERSTAND. j "Absent yesterday," said the aged 1 manager, as he adjusted his glasses, to the suMU-t young man. ; "Yes. sir." replied the clerk. I '"Absent from illness?" ' "No. sir."' little any of u» know Don't feed the cow one per cent, hay and expect her to produce live lei" cent. milk. She can't do it. BAD ECONOMY. Tlie attempt to farm without Most men would say they were.' â- â- 1 haven't been absent from uess for nearly a year." "You haven't?" The old man looked surprised. "No. sir. Jt has been with uic all the time." •What hasV "Illness of some sort." _^ 'But vou said that yesterday "Yesterday I was absent ou iu> count of illness, t^ir." The old man Uiought tlic mttttec for a minute or two, ajnd then proper tools 2. The feeding of the cheal^est ra- tion to stock without regard to the ueeds of aniiiHils. 3. The planting of impure or weak seeds. | over 4. The neglect of proper prepora-Ihe said: _ _ atioB of the soil for crops. I "Y^es. yes; I see. \ou re 5. The attempt to cultivate a ' |)articular in your us« of """£^'^ four-horse farm with a two-horse | â- â- Yes. sir. Study team and without enough help (or jcorrectly." the farmer himself. â- Oi course: and I'm a trifle 6. The neglect of fences and build- I loss. Now, pleu-sc _sve ings because they are "too busy" rather to use them "Aw I wotcher cryin' fcr T 1 can't help it to bunt coons I ' ' dat dis is d« rij;ht way - to attend to them 7. The .sending of an inferior ar- ticle to oiorket because it would cost a littl* moi« to prepare it in flrst-clas»>«fcipe. 8. The development of on idea that they can not aflord to take a day's rest occasionally. 9. The fear of trying a new way of doing things because it costs a Uttlc. 10. The fancied inability to make the home attractive. * • I 11. The k««ping too busy to read I agricultural books and papers. care- if this sen- tence is correct; Hereafter you will be alwent from my di.spIeos»ire.' " â- â- Ye- es. .Mr." â- You wtU also bo absctit on •«- count of my displeasure " "Ye-es. sir." .^ "And because of my displeasure.' ••Yc-es. sir." "Quite right I'm glad that I liavo .sufficient command of language to moke you uriderstand me. The caabier wIH Pay JO" y"""" *'*«<^- Goo*-day." Light passes' from the moon tJie earth in 1^ secowU, to