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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe East Huron Gazette, 1893-02-23, Page 5_ - a_aanaaa- a.-aanaaanasfasana ,. ater a a -1/*"iffint 1693 3INESS astidious in this lino. tOCERIES, not, as we 1 liANGING PICTURES. lie 'Xis Which May be Acquired by Dili- gent Study. There *thing adds so much to the furnishing of a house as the pictures on the wall, and even Mr. Eastlake, relent- less iconoclast as he is, says that "they contribute greatly to that appearance of comfort which is the especial character- istic of an English home." Take down the familiar pictures and the apartment seems bare and meager. Rehang them in the new house and at once an air, attractive and home -like, settles upon the unaccustomed surroundings. In Europe it is quite customary to hang family portraits in the dining -room, or, should the space prove insufficient, in the adjoining hall And this seems CARE- OF POULTRY HOUSE. Keep Clean—Sweep Often—Use Dust and Lime as an Absorbent. With some the matter of cleaning out the poultry house is not an important duty. Once a week, twice a ' month, or as often as it becomes foul, is 'the rule, but it is netalWays easy to determine by observation when the work should be done. Much depends on the rammer of cleaning, the absorbent used and the number of birds in the house. If the Or is cold and dry, there will sometimes be no odor arising from the droppings, and the fowls will not then be very un- comfortable when the droppings are al- lowed to remain, but nothing more con- duces to dampness and disease than a floor covered with filth UILlesmess some reasonable when the portraits have in- 1 absorbent be used, the work of cleaning object should beto prevent the I trinsic excellence, but the practice that I thepoultry house will be difficult. The has grown up in the United States of re- drop- taining large photographs of deceased pings from adhering to the floor, which friends upon the wall after they have should be ofboards, and tight, as a become faded caricatures of the depart- ! wooden floor is warm in winter, can be ed, is not to be commended on the score I Swept with a broom and is therefore of sentiment or art more easj1 Different kinds of pictures should never be hung together, and though few modern houses are sufficiently spa - cions to adanit of setting aside a room for each kind, they may at least be as- signed to separate walls. It is also im- portant that such pictures as require a glass should not be hung opposite a window, where the reflections on the glass will entirely destroy the effect. Neither should a very gay French painting be hung near a cool, quiet land- scape, or, by contrast, the one wilt be vulgarized and the other made to seem tame and uninteresting. Almost every person knows that the approved height for hanging pictures is five feet six inches from the floor to the center of the canvas, but this rule does not apply to very large, or full-length studies, which must be somewhat high- er. Nor is it necessary to place them close together. Small objects, such as sconces, mirrors, brackets, etc., may alternate the pictures with good effect. Unless in a gallery, where some pic- tures must necessarily be above the eye line, it is better to have the picture hang flat against the wall. A tilting, un- steady picture is never seen to adVan- tage, and is trying to the nerves of an observer. This difficulty will be entire- ly obviated if two cords are used instead of one, each suspended from a nail of its own. Flat chains which are made for the purpose give an appearance of solid- ity, and in case of large pictures, look well; a,n embroidered, fancy galloon is sometimes used in the same way with good effect, but care must be taken that it harmonizes with the wall behind it. Wire for this purpose _first came into use because it was practically invisible, but this seems rather an objection than otherwise. If pictures must be hung at all, it is more comfortable to see how they are hung rather than to be haunted by a sense of insecurity. In preparing a wall it is always well to remember that pictures appear to the best advantage against a vague, general design; one that does not assert itself. If choice of wall covering is beyond our control, the defect may be remedied by suitable drapery, or even in case of large and important pictures, by a screen or curtain large enough to project beyond the frame and furnish a suitable back- ground. With these hints by way of guidance, you will be 'careful not to hang the new picture too high or too low; not to sur- round it with neighbors of a different epecies from itself; not to place it if opposite a window; and to see that it is placed firmly against the wall without the unsightly cord triangle that has come down to us from our fathers. A beautiful picture properly framed and appropriately hung becomes doubly valuable, while many another which ap- pears cold and crude is made so by a ne- glect of these important points, Serving Meals Without a Servant. it housekeeper who keeps no servant asks how to serve deserts; how to serve the other dishes at dinner; what comes after the oatmeal or the mnsh at break- fast; when to pour the coffee; and if the plates should be distributed on the table or placed beside the carver? The conditions are so different in dif- ferent families that no arbitrary rules can be given for these things, but here are a few suggestions which may be helpful: Have everything ready in the kitchen to put on the table without de- lay, and place the dishes where they will keep hot until -wanted. Eggs in soy form must, of course, be served as soon as cooked therefore they must be timed very carefully. Fut the mush on the table at your own place and serve it in saucers or little dishes that -come for that purpose. Anyone who does eat mush or fruit may decline it, and wait for the next course. After the mush hal been served, remove the dishes, and place the reit of th.e break- fast on the table. The plates should be hot and be piled before or at one side of the carver. While he is serving, pour the coffee. When there is another mem- ber of the family who can put the sec- ond course on the table.the housekeeper should be relieved of this part of the work It is hard on a woman not only to have to prepare the breakfast, but also to arise from the table, bring in the second course and serve this, as she of- ten must, since, as a rule, men are in a hurry in the morning and' cannot assist their wives in serving the breakfast.— Ladies' Home Journal. - Value sora Drop of 011. Every housekeeper Imonipow annoy - big it is to have the hinges of the doors squeak, and the locks and bolts refuse to move unless vest force be used. Many do not realize that a few drops of oil will, as a rule, remedy these annoy - emcee. First pread a newspaper on that part of the Boor over which the hinges swing. Now, with the sewing - machine oil can, oil the hinges thor- oughly, and then swing the door back and forth until it moves without noise. Wipe the hinges, but let the paper re- main for a few hours, to -gmrd against the possible dripping of the oil. For locks and bolth, guard the floor in the same manner. Oil' them thoroughly, woridug them until they will move with' ease, The eggbeater and the ice-cream -pbpuld be oiled in- the same manner. cLeaned, If the roost is placed over a wide board,which catches the droppings, the board should be al- ways kept well covered with dry dirt, adding a peck of plaster to every two bushels of dirt, which should be sifted and in a fine condition. The larger por- tion of the droppings will fall on the board, but the floor will also catch a portion. Saw -dust may be scattered over the dirt also, with advantage. The proper way to clean is to first sweep the floor with an old, rough broom, then scrape it well with a hoe, and sweep again. Next scatter dirt or finely -sifted coal ashes over the floor, so as to cover it completely, and after cleaning off the board under the roots, rub kerosene on them. If this is done twice a week only a few .minutes will be required fox cleaning the poultry house, and if done properly no odor will be distinguished therein. But the work should be done regularlyso as to permit of confining i the hens n damp weather. If the house is kept clean the fowls should be shut in on rainy days, and they will be leas liable to danger from roup or colds.—. Fanny Field, in Orange Judd Farmer. The Coming Fodder Plant. We are just now, August 24, hary ing a portion of the Soy bean crop, putting it into a small silo with a vi to studying its behaviour and feedin value as silage later on. We have- f varieties; of these, two are so far vanced towards maturity that thelea have begun to fall, while the other are later, the seeds being:only ab half grown. They are grown in. r thirty-two in,ches apart, -but at t stage the plants fill out the spec& tween the rows almost completely. soil is a loam -of only fair quality, not been manured, and his a -prono ced slope to the south. The yield of t green plants is about five and one -t tons per acre. The crop was planted May 23 and -- and this growth has therefore be made in exactly three months. Its fe ing value is of the best. It compar favorably - with clover and alfalfa nutritive qualities, and the ripe bean are excelled only by oil meal. Catt and hogs eat all parts of the plant gree ily ; even the dry bean straw, thro into the yard after the beans we threshed out, was all eaten by the cattl But perhaps the quality which will most highly appreciated by prairie farm ers is the ability of this bea to withstand drouth. At no tim since we began to grow th plant in 1890 has it suffered from dr weather; even the very severe drough of that year failed to affect it disas trously. What other plant have w which possesses all these qualities which will go through our tryin drouths unscathed ; whose nntritiv qualities rank with the very best; whic is freely eaten by stock; which will hi three months produce five and one-third tons of green -feed, or about three ton of hay to the acre on immantired land and which can be cleared off in time fo wheat, and will leave the ground in ex cellent shape for the drill without plow ing? This is what the Soy bean will do I Imow of no other plant of which the same can be said. When these qnalities become known it must forge its way to the front and take a leading place among our fodder plants. This is the conclusion I have come to after growing it three years here at the college. would be glad to get the opimon of those who have tried the Soy bean this yea, especially in places where, drouth was severely felt, and I ask those who received seed beans from the station last winter, if they happen to see this, to kindly write me their opinion of this promising fodder plant, together with the culture it has received.—Prof. C. C. Georgeson, in Industrialist. est - and ew OUT ad - yes two out mei his be - The has un - he liird 24, en ed - es 111 le wn re e. be 11 is Reminders. The only way to free the farm from weeds is to cut them always before they go to seed. The best success with sheep is attained only by those who believe in both wool and mutto, Stock thatiscontinually tempted by weak fences should not be blamed for becoming breachy. What the plant draws from the soil will' of course be found in the plant, and maybe -returned. The farm will never give you complete Datisfaction so longas you haveto buy fruit from yowneighbor. If the wee& have possession of the bed this fall you can hardly expect a good strawberry crop next spring. If the "first-class farmer" would main- tain his rank he must keep on studying and learning all the time. If you expect the boy to love the farm you must permit him to get some seejeY- ment from it as he goes along. Something new must be planted every week, if we wish to maintain a good gaden throughout the season. The wrong wayto make money from hogs is by beginning to feed them only "when big enouglitofeed off." You can never keep tip with the work on the farm, if you ever- put off tmtil to -morrow what can be done to -day. Profit in Draft Horses. It requir. ealeas time to grow and finish E draft horse for market than it does or either a coach horse or a road- ster,„. and the chances are that it will bring more money. Farmers who are A Good Cement for China. breeding good animals of this class finds Mx with a strong solution of gum that it pays. Never sell the best horse arabic and water enough plaster of Paris that you raise and keep inferior ones for -Yar awn 'eat especially do not keep poor horses for the general work of the farm. It will pay you quite as well as it wall anyone else to have a- team that your work, speedily and Thor- ghlv worthmore to Vryitti :;•;:t • 011ettkat-; !.1,..6 .•• make a thick paste. Apply this with camera hairbrush to the broken edges end A- Gnmt3PAletiaei If YOu want to Save Wiley for Tfl BUY YOUR PA1 Dry Goods, Groceries, B ots and Shoes Etc., 0 you want anything In the line 01 BIBLES HYMN BOONS and Prayer Books ; II so we nave a Urge range tO choose from at all prices. AT IGHT now is a good time to eall _ and inspect the balance of my Stock of WALL PAPEB and if you see anything you lkeyou can get it at AwAr DOWN PRICES. • Write Us Club Terms _ FOR 1898 AND VALUABLE PRIZE LIST, wiLL.pAy you -I'llePincsit List of Prenibuns ever -offered by a Cams dim Paper. DAILY OLO,,BE, SO Second 4 4 ing 81. -$6." 00 " if Saturday 1.50 WEEKLY now toend89 oniGLy00BnEe sonar. ANYONE CAN GET UP A CLUB AND SECURE A HANDSOME PRIZE. early. THE GLOBEIToronto. NLESS you attend to that hack- ing cough_ of yours it may end in Consuinption. Try a • hotlle of Cannoxes Cones Ru•Am.. only 415- cents a bottle and a sPlendid medinine. Wehave made out money on all Winter Goods. ET your Subscription ronewed for the M.m. GLOBE, Emma. or -Aim °Irma PAPER. Pniawrzo. We will get them for you and eve you the postage. The balance on hand must be cleared out to make room for Spring Goods. TATIONERY of almost every description, an if anything Special is wanted that we do not' keep in stock we will gladly procure it for yo. Last but not least. We issue Mirriage Licenses. J. H. TAMA.N, TAI LOE Has Removed N. McLAUGHLIN, Druggist & Stationer, Gorrie, Ont. We will make the prices. See th.ern.. All heavy Tweeds,, Dress Goods, Furs and Overcoats, Overshoes Etc., now -on hand will be sold at, and sometimes under cost price. To the Sharpin Building, opposite Albion Hotel, Gorrie, where he will be pleased to meet Ms friends and oust... mers. See Our All Wool Tweeds, 40e. Former Price 60e. 16 if 44 50e. " " 75e. Dress Goods Ile. " " 14e. 66 46 " 120. " " 15e. 66 Si ' 668c. . Si 61 1.00. Dobule width Closkings 60e. " 50d. "All Wool Undershirts 50c. di id 66 580. if 66 S6 75o. 61 #100. 66 Si 115.00. if 66 64 4.50 II if 6.80„ 66 61 61 8.00 if •6 8,0Q, Gonle Tin Store. " 90e. Suitable for Sping 61 78c. " 66e, " 76e. Overcoats at $3.75 40 40 321077-S • • • Don't burn your fingers ina,king' boast: Get a Toaster, for only 15o. At Sraaeasn s -Space will not permit us tomen- tion all the - Bargains; but the goods are here and must besold and *6 are here to sOld. them, 4nd -,prices won't -hinder us. So when you come to town; come • in -0.34 'see :what we':at0-'4;iferering e4::eCtingto1006,,sopie eatra (good' value and we ,won't disappoint -you. • J" Dont Forget to Examine the Range- of .Pints at teper yard (colors guaranteed.)- • For the Kitchen. For the Dining Room. Fer the Hall, For tho Parlor. For the Sick Room. For the Rich. For -the Poor PRICES DOWN TO BED -ROCK. 6 -et an adjustible (toyer for boil- ing kettles. It fits any size AT SUTHERLAND'S, Lvely things in FancyLanips and Shades AT SUTHERLAND!' See Me about Getting a Furnace. Lamp Goods, Cutlery. Tinware, etc., In endless abundance and Vali*. Toad -Skins and all; other kinds of Marketable Produce taken. Dope to Order sod in PIMA -Class Style ontlery of all styles. Some- thing nobby in this line, At Simiu1NAmet.: Does that mouse in the pantry hetJia r you? You can get, any style of mouse or rat traps, AT STITAZELANDal You'll be surprised at the num: ber and variety of bet,uti! fill and useful articles, just suitable for X-mas presents, SUTHERLANDS: Lanters, granite iron ten gas, fiat -irons, cutlery holders, trays, scoops.shalesor any- thul& At Suranarans. JAMES OUTiptLAISTD, Gorr* • Sheep Skins WVItred, • •