THE

 

 

DAN'S WIFE

l'p in early morning light,
Sweeping, dusting, “ setting right,"
Oiling all the household springs,
Sewing buttons, tying strings,
Telling Bridget what to do,
Mending rips in Johnny’s shoe,
Running up and down the stairs,
Tying baby in his chair,
Cutting meat and spreading bread,
Dishing out so much per head,
Eating as she can by chame,
Giving husband k'ndly glance,
Toiling, working, busy life,

“ Smart Woman,

Dan’s wife.”

Dan comes home at fall of night,
Home so cheerful, neat, and bright,
Children meet him at the door,
Pull him in and look lim o’er.
Wife asks “how the Work has gone?”
“Busy times with us at home 1”
Supper done—Dan reads at ease,
Nothing must the husband tease.
Children must be put to bed—
All the little prayers are said;
Little shoes are placed in row ,
Br (1 clothes tucked o’er little toes,
Busy, noisy, wearing life,

Tired woman,

Dan’s wife.

Dan reads on, and falls asleep,
See the woman softly creep;
Baby rests at last, ‘poor dear,
Not a word her heart to cheer;
Mending basket full to top—
Stockings, shirts and little frock—
Tired eyes and weary brain,
Side with darting, ugly pain—
“ Never mind, ’twill pass away;”
She must work, but never play;
Closed piano, unused books,
Done, the walks to cozy nooks,
Brightness faded out of life,
Saddened woman,
Dan’s wife.

Up stairs, tossing to and fro,
Fever holds the woman low;
Children wander, free to play
When and where they will to-day;
Bridget loiters—dinner’s cold,
Dan looks anxious, cross, and old;
Household screws are out of place,
Lacking one dear. patient face;
Steady hands—so weak, but true—
Eauds that knew just what to do,
Never knowing rest or play,
Folded now—and laid away;
Work of six in one short life,
Shattered woman,
Dan’s wife.
Kate Taimatt Woods.
W

Eraone minded is she? Better so
Than dullness set for sale or show,

A household folly, capped and belled
In fashion’s dance of puppets held,
0r poor pretence of womanhood,
Whose formal, flavorless platitude

Is warranted from all ofience

Of robust meaning‘s violence.

Whittier,

 

ACROSS THE STATE.

Business called me to the western part
of the State recently, and close to the
hour when “churchyards yawn and
ghosts do walk abroad,” I retired with
what grace and dignity circumstances
would admit, to a “sleeper" on the D.,
G. H. & M., bound for Grand Rapids,
reached in the dawn of a dismal, rainy
morning. At the Second City I took the
Newaygo branch of the Chicago and West
Michigan railroad, which runs through a
comparatively new country, once covered
with pine, and showing that the stump
extractor, which performs such excellent
dental surgery on our farming lands, has
yet plenty of work to do. The soil is
rather light and sandy, and the blackened
trunks of pines, still towering above the
swift following “second growth,” are
mementoes of former forest fires. Wheat
fields and meadows were green and lux-
uriant,and mellow upturned furrows were
waiting the corn planters. Most of the
farmers seem to “understand the situa-
tion,” since sizable flocks of Merino
sheep scattered in dismay at the shriek of
the locomotive. Sheep and tile drains
will do wonders for these “ new ” lands.
The waste lands by the side of the rail-
road were golden with cowslips, white
with the snow of trillium, or covered
with the spreading bronze-green parasols
of the mandrake. If mandrake apples
were but an article of commerce, how
quickly some bug or worm would assail
the plant which now flourishes so lux-
uriantly!

Alpine, the first station beyond Grand
Rapids, as seen from the car windows,
consists of several white houses and a red
barn; but near there I saw a country
school house, of which the oldest county
in the State might be proud, neatly
painted, with blinds, a woodshed, and
shade trees set about it. Sparta seems a
thriving village, the most pretentious be-
tween Grand Rapids and N ewaygo. Kent
City is the outgrowth of the lumber in
terest, having-large mills and lumber
yards, while Englishville, Grant, Bailey,
Ashland, Casenovia and Trent are little
hamlets born to low estate.

“ Newaygo, the county seat of Newaygo
County, claims to be an “old ” town. It
is “old,” as western towns go, having
been settled nearly aquarter of a century.
It lies in a valley along the banks of the
Muskegon river, with high sandy bluffs
on either hand, stretching out into fields
and farmsgbeyond. The Muskegon river
is here anything but a poetic stream. I

 

climbed to the top of the hill at the east
end of the village, for the sake of the
bird’s eye view of the place, and as far
as the eye could reach the stream was
filled with logs. It was literally a river of
logs, and only in the bend where it sweeps
past the town, was aglimpse of the water
to be obtained. This logjam, I was told,
extended for ten or twelve miles up the
river. Millions of feet of lumber float
down from the head of the stream and
its tributaries, to encounter the sharp
teeth of Muskegon saw mills, and thence
be scattered far and wide. Several little
streams tumble down the high banks
which belt the village, and after turning
the wheels of sundry mills, go fretting
and hurrying through deep gorges lined
with willows and paved with pebbles to
join the river beyond, like children eager
to play when their tasks are done.

Newaygo was devastated by a fire alittlc
over avear ago, which wiped out one side
of its business street, and cremated a
hotel on the opposite side. If the expres-
sion “risen Phoenixdike from its ashes ”
was not copyrighted, I should certainly
use it in this connection, since the burned
distrlct has been pretty nearly rebuilt
this time principally of brick, to the great
improvement of the town. A new two-
story and basement brick hotel, “ The
Courtright” is an ornament to the town;
a new furniture factory is in process of
erection, and a row of bran new houses,
as like as nine peas in a pod, is evidence
that the town is not done growing. Al-
together at least $150,000 worth of im-
provements have been made since the
fire, and more buildings are to be put up
this summer. The discovery of a large
bed -of clay, and its utilization in the
manufacture of a good quality of brick,
has been a factor in the more permanent
rebuilding of the place. The courthouse
is not an imposing structure, architectur-
ally considered, and the neat schoolhouse
is, as usual in country villages, set upon a
hill, evidently that its “light may shine,”
and that the urchins in attendance may
realize that the path of knowledge is
truly and literally an up-hill one. A tree-
planting committee should take some of
the streets in hand, for always the conun.
drum presents itself, why, since such
towns cannot expect to be metropolitan,
should they not strive to be beautiful.

It was an unexpected pleasure to meet
here an old friend and former school.
mate, Mr. J. H. Edwards, of Whom
it was said when inquiry was made
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was “a man Newaygo could ill spare.”
Coming here fifteen years ago, he has
“grown up with the town,” and into a
good business and a pleasant home. A
few hours were delightfully spent in
exchanging . information concerning
school friends and in reminiscences of
“ old times” and “days of great tribula-
tion,” as we thought them then; and next
morning, through the unfolding glories
of a May landscape the swift-flying ex-
press bore us back to the scissors and
the pencil again. BEATRIX.
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STRAWBERRIES.

 

It will soon be “ strawberry time,” and
we shall be repeating Dean Swift’s oft
quoted words: “Doubtless God might
have made abetter berry than the straw~
berry, but doubtless He never did,” as we
smother the rosy fruit in a deluge of
cream, and sift over it the sparkle and
sweetness of the sugar bowl. They are
so much better fresh from the vines than
when conserved by our best art, that true
economy inspires us to eat all we may,
without subjecting them to fire. Harper’s
Bazar gives some excellent directions for
strawberry jelly, syrup and preserve, by
which we may keep a surplus for next
winter's feasts.

For strawberry syrup or preserves that
journal says: “One gallon of capped
strawberries will weigh six pounds, when
gathered fresh, and allowed to lie lightly
without being mashed. For this quantity
take one pound of best white sugar, either
granulated or crushed loaf. In a china
bowl put a layer of strawberries and a
layer of sugar alternately, until all the
sugar has been put in. Let them remain
so for three or four hours, to extract all
the juice. Then with a skimmer dip up
all the berries, and lay them on a colander
to drain, without mashing them. When
all the juice is drained from them, strain
it through a coarse linen towel or piece of
flannel. Then measure it, and to every
pint of juice put one pound of best white
sugar. Put the juice and sugar into a
stone jar, set the jar into an iron pot of
cold water. Set the pot over the fire.
Let it boil, stirring it occasionally to dis-
solve the sugar. Skim the froth ofl.
When all the sugar is dissolved and the
froth ceases to rise, take it off, let it cool,
put it into bottles, cork them tightly, and
set them in a cool place. This syrup
makes a delightful flavoring for ice-
cream, and with the addition of a little
lemon juice or vinegar and water makes
an agreeable summer beverage.

“After all the juice has been drained
from. the strawberries they will weigh two
pounds less than they did at first. Take
then their reduced weight in crushed loaf-
sugar, and put a layer of the berries and
a layer of sugar. Put them in a stone jar,
set the jar in a pot of cold water, set it
over a brisk fire, and let the fruit boil
until perfectly tender and transparent.
Stir gently at first so as to dissolve the
sugar without breaking the berries. The
preserves require more cooking than the
syrup. Strawberries preserved by this

recipe keep much longer than when pre-
pared in_the usual way.

“If you wish the color of strawberries
to be bright, do not let pewte'r or tin come
near them during the process of preserv-
ing, for either turns the color dull di-
rectly.

“ For strawberry jelly squeeze the juice
from freshly gathered berries; for the
slightest tendency to fermentation will
spoil the whole process. Then let the
juice drip, without squeezing, through a
flannel bag. To each pint of this clear
juice allow three-quarters of a pound of
sugar, which must be unadulterated, if
such can possibly be procured. Put this
syrup over a briskly burning fire, and let

it boil hard just twenty minutes. Stir as
little as possible, and Only at first, till the
sugar is dissolved, and then always with
a silver spoon. Do not attempt to make
more than three or four pounds of jelly
at once, and attention to every little par-
ticular direction given is necessary to in-
sure success. Jellying requires more
pains than almost any other process of
cookery. Strawberry jelly, when well
made, more nearly resembles guava jelly
.than any other that can be prepared from
the fruits of the temperate zone.”
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WASHING MADE EASY.

 

I have been thinking for a long time of
“ dropping in for a chat,” but those aw-
ful advertisements kept me away. But
last week there was not a single one in
the Household, I said “ now is my time.”
I think the FARMER proper large enough
for all such, and if the Household is to be
a woman’s paper why let us have it, con-
densed if you will, but all ours.

There has been so much said and writ-
ten about “Washing Made Easy,” that I
hesitate to tell of my way; but thinking
there are others who dislike the rubbing
or pounding process, I will venture to
send this. I will say, however, that with
all the‘soap I ever tried rubbing was a
necessity, and back-ache seemed to go
with it. But with my recipe little or no
rubbing is needed. A little between the
hands on spots that have not quite dis-
appeared will generally be sufiicient. I
make a compound of four pounds of good
hard soap (of any kind), two pounds lime,
two pounds sal-soda, two ounces benzine
and sixteen quarts of water. The lime
must be staked over night with enough
water on to turn off two or three quarts
of clear lime water in the morning. I put
this in an iron kettle, add the sal-soda and
let boil. I cut up the soap in enough wa
ter to make sixteen quarts. This I boil
up in the wash boiler. When the soap
has all dissolved and when both this and
the lime water are at boiling heat turn to
gether and stir thoroughly. When nearly
cold, or after it is at hand heat, turn in the
benzine and stir until well mixed. I then
turn into a large jar. When cold it will
be hard enough to cut with a knife.

Now for the wash: I usually soak my
clothes over night in clear soft water.
Wring out and put in the boiler, in which
has been dissolved one quart of the com-
pound, after the water is at hand heat.
The dirt will not set if put into thiswhen
boiling. Ilet them boil fifteen minutes—

 

sometimes longer. I rub my 0010er

 

clothes while the white ones are boiling
and as! only use one suds for them, I
rinse in two waters, same as for white
clothes. So by the time they are on the
line my white ones are ready to be sudsed
and rinsed, and by nine or ten o’clock
they are all out, looking so white and
nice that we cannot help but wonder
how it could all be done in so short a
time. Most calicoes are delicate colors,
and will not stand hot suds, so I use com-
mon soft soap, and rub on the wash board.
Bnt denims, shitting, bed-ticking, old
quilts, or carpetin gs, in fact anything that
is fastcolors, can be washed clean with
this compound. Ishould have said that
for each additional boiler of clothes, an-
other quart of the compound must be ad—
ded. The same water will do for all the
clothes, if you are careful'to boil only the
nicest ones first. If any thing looks
“grimy” lay on the grass or snow and it
will look as well as the best at night when
you bring them in. I hope some of the
housekeepers who dread wash- day will
try this. You can get your washing out
and your work done before dinner, and
have the afternoon to rest, instead of
working hard at it all day, as so many do.
VINN [E GARR.
FAIRFIELD.

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“WHITE CLOVER’S” SCHEMING.

 

Iwonder if all the busy mOthers are
through house cleaning this bright May
weather? While Ihave been taking my
time for it, (over four weeks), some
one’s remark often came to my mind:
“Do not mind if we do not do as our
neighbors do.” Different circumstances
, do make such a vast difference with one’s
work. While the subject is on my mind,
I should like to know what will take oil?
the small white spots from zinc, caused
by that man putting wet wood under the
stove last winter. I have rubbed on all the
sure remedies I possess, but the spots are
sure to stay.

Has any one thought of the frequent
occurrence of brandy or wine given in the
cooking lessons in Detroit? It is a ques-
tion with me if it is just right to the
next generation to make such free use of
it in our food. Let me tell you how I
banished it from my table. My husband
thought no pudding sauce good without
a wineglass of brandy in it. By mistake
one day I left it out. When the sauce
was tasted he arose from the table, and
placed the brandy flask on from the closet,
putting some into the sauce, when of
course it was all right. Our three-year-
old had his ears and eyes open, but for a
wonder his mouth was closed to all ques-
tions; his mind was busy thinking, how-
ever. I said nothing, but the next time I
had occasion to make sauce I put in lemon
juice and nutmeg sufiicient to give it quite
a flavor. With interest and some misgiv-
ing, I awaited the serving of the pudding,
but relief followed when the usual
amount of pudding was eaten and no
remarks made. My husb ind still thinks
brandy improves cooking. But I, mu at
run away and set my bread sponge.

 

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OUR FOREIGN ELEMENT.

 

A woman harnessed with a dog to a
hand-cart, and toiling through the mis-
cellaneous debris of a down town alley,
was the rather unusual sight which
greeted my eyes the other morning. As
the woman unharnessed herself to collect
her unsavory contribution of refuse at the
back door of a boarding house, her four—
footed fellow sufferer sat down on his
haunches, and with lolling tongue and
quick breath, testified that for him at
least, the task was a warm one, even for a
cool April morning. A foreigner from
over seas, writing up the customary book
upon America and its- institutions, might
have put the woman and the dog down as
one of the latter, drawing the hasty infer-
ence that the sight was no infrequent one.
The woman was a Polander, and brought
the customs of the "eifete dynasties of
the Old World ” with her; a native born
American would not be in that business.
Wherever an old building is being torn
down, you may see the “ Polack” women
and children gathered, to carry away
everything which can be converted into

fuel. Wood or coal they never buy, but '

scour the streets for all combustible ref-
use. And they are not scrupulously
careful about the rights of meum et mum,
either, in their zeal. A dilapidated and
untenanted house in the eastern part of
the city was actually torn in pieces and
carried away bodily before ever its
owner was aware. Nobody saw it done,‘
yet it melted away swiftly and silently.
Posts and fencing drawn to fence an un-
occupied lot near “Poland,” were ap-
propriated before even the posts were set;
the only thing left on the ground was the
post holes. And it is astonishing what a
quantity, in bulk and weight, these
women will manage to' carry off at one
load. One spreads down her shawl or
her apron or petticoat, it does not_seem to
matter much which, and into it piles
sticks and boards of all sizes; ties the
corners together, and with the aid of a
companion gets it upon her back, both
chattering in their native tongue like
vicious magpies. Oflf she goes with it,
arms akimbo, and everybody carefully
passes to windward, for their principal
article of diet seems a compound of
onions and garlic, and personal cleanli-
ness is a thing unknown. Once I saw a
woman walking off with aheavy oaken
railroad sleeper, one end of which had
been slightly charred by fire, balanced on
her back and neck; an ordinary woman
could not have lifted it.

With forms which never knew the re-
straints of corsets, and feet free from
corns, we are justified in looking among
this class of people for that free, grace;
ful, easy walk and carriage which hy-
gienists assert would be ours if we would
abjure corsets and tight boots. The
fine spun theory must apply only to Amer-
icans, for certainly these Polack women
are as uncouth and awkward as cows in
their movements. They go slouching
along, with their shawls pinned over their
heads—they never wear any other head
covering than a shawl 'or handkerchief,

he latter sometimes a square of white

  

 

cotton cloth, under which the weather-
beaten countenances of the older ones
have a startling effect—and “springing
elasticity” is conspicuous by its absence.
Unremitting toil is their lot, they know
nothing else. They work in the fields, in
the tobacco factories, wherever cheap
labor is wanted, and no one else will
work. They have but one thing which
women in other spheres will covet, and
that is their snperabundant health and
their great strength; and yet I question if
one woman in one thousand would live as
they do for the sake of all their energy
and vitality. BEATRIX.

CASS COUNTY SHEEP-SHEARING.

 

A pleasant feature in the Cass County
Sheep Shearing, held in the village of
Vandalia, was the part taken in it by the
ladies.

The day, May 7th, was not such an one
as we would have selected if we could
have had the chosing of the weather, for
there was a drizzling rain in the morning,
followed by a lowery afternoon. Not-
withstanding such discouragements, at
noon there was a goodly number of
farmers with their wives and daughters
assembled at the Village Hall, which was
greatly increased in the afternoon by
those in the immediate vicinity. The
hall was neatly trimmed with evergreens,
and adorned with pictures, birds, and
some fancy articles; but the flowers were
a specialty, bouquets of cut flowers, and
many house plants, most of them in
bloom. All were thrifty, good specimens,
but some were especially attractive, such
as Calla lilies, Cinerarias, Geraniums, and
a large Cactus with some twenty blossoms
of blazing scarlet.

Here, with comfortable seats and plenty
of instrumental music, a pleasant after-
noon was passed by the ladies, while the
busy flockmasters counted the wrinkles,
measured the length and weighed the
fleeces from their sheep in sheds below,
The ladies discussed spring gardening.
house-cleaning and sewing, with as much
ease and comfort as in their own homes-

It was a pleasant reunion of old friends
and forming of new acquaintances. All
of the pleasant features of a fair, with none
of the discomforts of crowded standing-
room, and the ceaseless cries of vendors
of pop-corn, balloons and shawl-straps.
I am sure the ladies who attended felt
that they had had a day of pleasure and
recreation, ard would go on with the
unfinished house-cleaning with renewed
vigor, all the time thinking of some
pleasant thing said, or putting in practice
some hint or suggestion received. C.

LITTLE PRAIRIE RONDB, May 14.

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DOING UP LACE CURTAINS.

Soak for a short time only in tepid wa_
ter. Wash through several waters, squeez-
ing gently with the hands, (lace curtains
should never be made acquainted with
the wash-board). Scald in the boiler,
rinse several times and starch, having ad
ded thebluing to the latter. Have a set
of frames made like quilting bars, and
made adjustable. Have one of the long

 

 

bars—for the length of the curtain, drlven
full of wire pins, about an inch apart.
The other long bar can be covered with
cloth, or pins may be set on it like the
other. Slip the meshes of the edges of the
curtain over the pins, stretch evenly and
firmly, and let dry. The curtains will
come out as good as new, and need no
otherironing. Two or three curtains can
be dried at the same time. The curtains
can be stretched on ordinary cloth-cover-
ed quilt frames, but it is much more work
to pin them on with common pins than to
slip over the Wire pins.

I am charmed with the new Household;

“long may it wave!”
‘ JENNY JEANETTE.
CLARENDON, May 18th.

 

FERNS.

 

Coming down Michigan Avenue one
sunny morning not long ago, I noticed a
quantity of ferns exposed for sale with
other plants at an open air stand on a con

‘venient corner. They had evidently just

been lifted from their woodland home;
the black mould was still clinging to their
roots, and the slender, unnamed vegetar
tion of waste places was green and dewy
about their stems. They seemed some-
what out of place in that dusty, treeless
street and among the brilliant hot-house
plants ranged around them. And the
sight of them brought a vision of damp
woods and messy banks, of tall spikes of
cardinal flowers glowing in a forest of
fern fronds, of a stretch of reedy shore
deeping intoa pond green with lily-pads.
It was but for a moment, for a warning
“Hi, there!” dispelled the dream, and I
was just in time to dodge abutcher’s cart,
a bit of prose which sent my thoughts in-
to a new channel.

There is a house on Fort Street where
under the light iron balbony below the ‘
drawing room Windows, a colony of
ferns make green and beautiful a strip of
ground where no turf would thrive; they
never see the sun, and the darkness and
moisture evidently suit them. Many homes
in city and country have shaded
spots where a good stand of grass cannot
be obtained, and where these “woodland
children ” would not only flourish but be
decidedly ornamental. And it is so easy
to have them! Our native ferns will bear
transplanting without damage, even when
fully developed, if care is taken to take up
quite a ball of earth With the roots. The
beautiful Adiantum or Maidenhair, to be‘
frequently found in damp woods, with its
jet black, glossy stem and crescent of
leaflets, deemed'worthy of careful culti-
vation in the ferneries of our merchant
princes, isfree to any farmer’s wife or
daughter who will hunt it out and claim.
it. The delicate Lady fern, the Sensitive
fern, which blackens at the first frost, the
common polypod, with its double rows of
golden (lots, and th Osmunda Claytonica,
with its middle leaflets covered with red
brown sporangia, are found in most 10—
calities in our State, under conditions
favorable to growth, and from our indig-
enous ferns alone we may thus have
quite avaried collection. We must not
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long. slender fronds, growing in clumps,
are very graceful and ornamental.

They will grow best in the rich vege-
table mould of their native habitat, the
woon, but chip dirt can be used instead.
Shade and moisture are more indispens-
able than quality of earth. They are one of
the most interesting classes of plants for
study; the children will ask scores of
questions from the time the downy, grey-
green fronds begin to unroll in the spring,
till they plead for a fifty-cent,pocket lens
to aid them in examining those curious
“ dots ” which so interest them. B.

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MAKING OVER.

 

Most women would far rather make up
two new garments from the piece than re-
model one old one. Yet to make “ auld
claes look amaist’s weal’s the new” is a
most valuable accomplishment to the
woman who likes to keep herself and the
children well dressed, and has but a small
sum to expend on new garments. It is a
triumph; if not of art, certainly of inge-
nuity, to evolve a neat, well fitting gar-
ment from an old one, soiled and out of
elbows, and some women are wonderfully
expert at the business. The American
Cultivator gives some good hints on the
subject, from which we make a brief ex-
tract. We dissent, however from one of
the suggestions relative to freshening up
old calico dresses. Print is to cheap for it
to be worth the while to spend time in
that way:

“ The first step in the operatlon is to rip
it completely apart until no two pieces
are left joined together. This rule may
be set down as almost invariable, the
only exception, perhaps, being in case of
some flimsy material, as Summer silk,
which is already so worn that its owner’s
first care would be to preserve its integri-

ty. But in a case of this kind one does.

not expect the best results. N ext. let our
economist pick out every thread. Much
depends upon this, as loose ends are not
easily pulled out after a garment is made
up, or even cut and basted. Especially
must this be done with care if the material
is to be dyed, as if left in, every thread
will leave a mark upon the newly colored
surface. Sometimes the ripped garment
is of its original color, or has faded uni-
formly into one almost as good. In this
case it might be wise to ‘let well enough
alone.’ But if soiled or streaked beyond
home repair, then there is no resort but to
take it to the dyer’s. Grays, pale browns
and blues will generally dye deeper bottle
greens, olives, garnets and seal browns;
some colors will bear dipping again,
while every shade, light or dark, will
take black. All wool materials, as cash-
mere,“merino, de beige or cloth will color
most satisfactorily; mixed cotton-and

wool goods less so; cotton. not at all;
with silk the result is uncertain. In hav-
ing silks dyed, generally choose dark
shades, except black, which will make a
thin silk look still thinner, and sometimes
add an objectionable shine.

“ All garments, before being made,
should be thoroughly cleaned; in clean-
ing fabrics intended for turning, remem-
ber that the former right side now be.

comes the wrong. Suppose that the. rip-
ped pieces are not to be dyed. The next
process is cleaning. First shake every
piece thoroughly to dislodge all loose
dust, then go over the work with a
clothesbrush or whisk. What to do next
depends upon what the material is, and
how much soiled the garment was. As a
rule cotton goods must be washed as
though in a laundry, unless there is
danger of spoiling the colors. It seldom
hurts any material having a smooth sur-
face and dark shade to be put through
a tub of warm water and soap, and then
rinsed in cold rain or spring water. Spots
of grease may be worked out with ammo-
nia; or paint with turpentine or alcohol.
In some cases, ammonia will take out the
color, but a few drops of oxalic acid will
generally restore it, but without restor-
ing the stain. Some materials, as her-
nani, are darkened by being sponged with
cold coffee. Pressing must be done care-
fully with warm irons, upon the wrong
side of the material, everythread of the
latter being damp. Each piece must be
pressed entirely dry.

“Make over an old dress as if you were
actually making a new one. That is, feel
not that you are mending, but that you
are creating—not that you are fighting
poverty, but that you are evolving beauty.
The more strikingly unlike the old one
the better; the less likely will your
neighbors be to recognize it. If possible,
use different buttons and trimmings.
Always have new linings; the fit will
probably be better, as old ones may
stretc .”

._.__...__
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Harper’s Bazaa' says that to have warm-
ed potatoes moist, yet free from an
abundance of grease, depends entirely
upon the condition of the fire and the
lard; for lard it must be, fresh, firm and
sweet. Put in a generous supply at first,

, and let it become smoking hot over a fire

not too bright at first, but steadily increas
ing in temperature. On these two com-
mandments hang all one’s skill and suc-
cess.

If you are longing for a plush frame
for a cabinet picture, and can’t afford to
pay the price asked by dealers, get your
brother or husband to cut out the shape
for you in some thin soft wood, beveling
the outer edges and those of the oval
opening designed for the picture. Take
apiece of plush the desired color and
cover this wooden frame neatly, securing
it by threads crossing back and forth to
hold it firm and smooth. Then face the
back with a piece of cambric, and if you
like, surround the edges with a chenille
cord, and you have as handsome a frame
as you could buy for a dollar at a much
less expense. Often a piece of broken
mirror can be framed in the same way,
making a very useful and pretty hand
glass for the toilet table.

 

A correspondent of the N. Y. World
gives a formula for kalsomine, which,
though a trifle more expensive than or-
dinary whitewash, is enough better to

 

 

repay the cost. The kalsomine does not

rub of nor scale as does the lime wash.
The recipe is as follows: “ White gllue,
one pound; white zinc, ten pounds; Paris
white, five pounds; water sufficient to
render of proper consistency. Soak the.
glue over night in three quarts of water,
then add as much water again, heat until
the glue is dissolved. In another pail put
the two powders and pour on hot water,
stirring until the liquid appears like thick
milk. Next mix all together thoroughly,
and apply with a whitewash brush. Of
course the effect will depend somewhat
upon the skill with which the kalsomine
is applied, the same as does ordinary
lime-wash or paint. I have succeeded in
gaining a smooth hard finish most readily
by using three coats of thin wash, instead
of one coat of thick was .”
___...____.

WITH reference to the admission of ad.
vertisements into the Household columns,
of which some of our correspondents
complain, the Household Editor “rises to
remark ”that those thus appearing have
been specially ordered for such insertion,
in the expectation by advertisers that
since their wares are those in which wo-
men are interested they will thus receive
more attention. Moreover, the issue of the
Household in its present form, a feature
designed specially to give our housekeep-
ers opportunity to exchange information
and opinions, costs the publishers of the
FARMER over two thousand dollars an-
nually, an ‘ expense incurred “ to please
the ladies.” It does not seem hardly fair
to grumble over the admission of a few
advertising cards, which return the pub-
lishers a small percentage on the money
expended. As yet the Household, even
with its advertisements, has been quite

large enough for its correspondents’ let-
ters. You must fill the space already
ours, ladies, before you call for more.
%Vhen we have outgrown our present lim-
its, the Editor of the FARMER will un-
doubtedly give us “room according to
our strength.”
MW

Contributed Recipes.

 

A. A. W., of Pinckney, says that as she has
received a great deal of good advice, and many
useful hints and suggestions from the House-
hold, it is but fair she should give something in
return. So she sends the following recipes:

Momssns Carin—Five eggs, two cups of
molasses, two cups brown sugar, two cups but-
ter, one cup sweet milk, two tablespoonfuls
ginger, one tablespoonful soda dissolved in a,
tablespoonful vinegar, five cups of flour.‘ For
one—half the recipe use two large eggs.

Momssns Commas—One cup of sugar, one
cup of molasses, one cup of boiling water pour—
ed on two-thirds of a cup of shortening, one
teaspoonful cream tartar, same quantity of
soda, stirred into the molasses, two teaspoon-
fuls of ginger and one of cinnamon. Mix very

soft.

“AUNT NELL,” of Plainwell, Allegan 00.,
contributes the following:

SUMMER MINCE Pun—Four crackers rolled
fine, one and one—half cups of sugar, one cup
of molasses, one cup of vinegar, one cup of
water, two-thirds cup of butter, one cup of
chopped raisins, two eggs, beaten and stirred
in last thing, and spice to taste. Put some
whole raisins on top of pie before putting on
the crust.

 

LEMON I’m—One lemon, sliced thin, on

   
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
    


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cup of sugar, one teaspoonful of corn-starch,
one tablespoonful of butter, one cup of boiling
water, and one egg added when cool. Bake in
one crust. Frosting improves it.

WHITE CAKE—One and one-half cups of
sugar, one cup of sweet milk, two cups of flour,
{our tablespooufuls of butter, one teaspoonful
of cream tartar, one—half teaspoonful of soda,
and the whites of three eggs.

SPICE CAKE—One cup of sugar, one-half cup
of molasses, one-half cup of butter, one-half
cup sour milk, two and one-half cups of flour,
one teaspoonful soda, the yolks of four eggs,
and one teaspoon each of cloves, allspicé, cin-
namon and nutmeg.

The above two recipes, put together before
baking, by dropping first one kind then the
other in the tins to bake in, make two marble
cakes.

COFFEE CAKE.—One-half cup of butter
one cup sugar, one half cup of molasses, one:
half cup of cold cofiee, one egg, two and one-
half cups of flour, one scant teaspoonful of
soda, one cup of raisins, and spice to taste.
This makes one good sized loaf.

HARD Sean—Three pails of good soft soap,
one pound resin, one pound of borax, and two
and one-half quarts of salt; put in a kettle and
let it just boil, then set in a cool place over
night. It will rise like tallow, and can be cut
in pieces. The longer it is dried the better. It
keeps the hands soft and lasts well. Those
who study economy will like it.

—-—9¢¢—-——-—

The Parasites in Pork.

Cysticerous cellulosse, familiarly known
as “measles” in pork, on passing into the
human economy may develop into the
common tape worm. Analogous entozoa
are sometimes found in beef, veal, mutton
and other meats, but the great source of
these formidable parasites is pork. They
can be easily detected in the carcass of a
pig that is infested by them. “ They are
in the muscles,” writes Dr. Vacher, in a
paper before an association of health
ofiicers, “ between the fibres, between the
muscles, on the surface of the muscles,
and even in the walls of the heart. Speci
mens from the same beast,” he continues,
“are nearly of the same size, but speci-
mens taken from different beasts vary
considerably in size. The egg-shaped in-
vesting bladder is scarcely ever less than
an eighth of an inch in length, and it some-
times measures half an inch, so that it may
be easily seen and removed. It is semi-
transparent and contains a clear fluid, and
what looks like a little white ball. On
transferring the bladder to a glass slip a
touch with the point of a knife will suflice
to rupture it, and if you then press acover
down upon it you have a preparation in
which the “ rostellum ” and circlet of
hooks may be distinctly seen with an
ordinary lens.” When meat is a little drv
from exposure to air the cysts collapse and
are not distinctly visible. Dr. Thudicum
recommends that such pork be submerged
in water, which the cysts will absorb by

endosmosis.
————-§O§——

Fancy Butter Making.

Have the milk of a healthy and prop-
erly-fed butter cow, drawn in the most
cleanly manner. Carefully strain it, and
however set, run the temperature below
60 deg. but not below 40.

Skim just as the milk is the least acid,
expose the cream to a pure atmosphere
and moderately churn as soon as the cream

 

turns slightly sour, so as to produce even
concussion in all parts of the cream. Wash
down the cream when it assumes a gran‘
ular appearance, and stop churning when
the butter has collected in granules the
size of wheat kernels. Draw off the but-
ter-milk and rinse in pure water below 60
degrees. Then float the butter in weal;
brine, to coagulate the cascine and,albu-
men into a soluble form in about half an
hour. Then thoroughly rinse in pure
water. Stirin enough purified salt to suit
your market, and work just enough to
thoroughly incorporate the salt and con-
solidate the butter. Pack directly, (or
give a second working after standing a
few hours), in style to suit your patrons,
or in fifty pound tubs thoroughly saturat

ed with brine. Rub purified salt on the
inside of the tub, leaving a sprinkling on
the bottom. Cover with a muslin cloth
and a layer of salt, and make the package
as nearly air tight as possible. Store in a
sweet, cool place. The good quality of
the butter is guaranteed.

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B, OBTGAGE SALE.——Default having been
‘ made in the conditions of a mortgage made
by Edward Call to Geor e Moore, dated Novem-
ber 29th, A. I). 1881, an recorded in the office of
the Register of Deeds for the County of Wayne, in
the State of Michigan, on the 30th day of Novem-
ber A. D. 1881, in Liber 168 of Mortgages, on page
27, by thenionpayment of moneys due thereon,
and on which mortgage there is claimed to be due
at the date of this notice two hundred and seventy
ty dollars and sixty cents ($270 60), and no suit or
proceedi rigs at law or in equity having been institu-
ted to recover the amount secur d by said mortga e
or any part thereof, notice is therefore here
given ihat on the 17th day of August, A D 1881,
at 12 o'clock noon. there will be sold at the west-
< rly front door of the City Hall, in the City of De-
trmt, in theCounty of Wayne and State of Michi-
gan (said _C1ty Hall being the building in which
the Circuit Court for the County of Vayne is
held)_ at public vendue to the highest bidder, the
premises described in said mortgage or so much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the amount
now due as aforesaid, with the interest thereon,
and the costs and expenses allowed by law. said
premises being situate in the township of Dear-
born, County of Wayne and State of Michigan,
and known and described as follows, to wit:
Being nine acres of land ofi of the north side of
the south half (1/2) of the northeast quarter (34)
of the southeast quarter (94) of section t' irty-one
(31)t, 1n township two (2) south of range ten (10)
eas .
DETROIT, Apriéfich, 1984.

ORGE MOORE, Mortgagee.

EDWARD MINOCK, Attorney for Mortgagee.

 


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Wood Stains.

Many mechanics are in the habit of
making occasional pieces of fancy furni-
ture, chests, etc., and the following
directions for staining oak, beech, birch,
cherry, poplar, etc., will therefore interest
them and be worth preserving:

1. Yellow Stain—Wash over with a hot,
concentrated solution of picric acid, and
when dry polish the wood.

2. Ebony Black—Wash with a concen~
trated aqueous solution of extract of log-
wood several times; then with a solution
of acetate of iron of 14 degrees, Reaumur,
which is repeated until adeep black 1s
produced.

3. Gray.—One part of nitrate of silver
dissolved in 50 parts of distilled water;
wash over twice. then with hydrochloric
acid, and afterward with water of am-
monia. The wood is allowed to dry in
the dark, and then finished in oil and
polish.

4. Light Walnut—Dissolve one part of
permanganate of potassium in 30 parts of
pure water, and apply twice in su3ces-
sion, and after an interval of five minutes
wash with clean water, and when dry,
oil and polish.

5. Dark Walnut—Same as for light
walnut, but after the washing with water,
the darker veins are made more promin
ent with a solution of acetate of iron.

6. Dark Mahogany—Introduce into a
bottle 15 grains of alkanet -root, 30
grains of aloes, 30 grains powdered
dragon’s blood, 500 grains 95 per cent.
alcohol, closing the mouth of the bottle
with apiece of bladder, keeping it in a
warm place for three or four days, with
occasional shaking; then filtering the
liquid. The wood is first mordanted
with nitric acid, and when dry wash with
the stain once or oftener, according to
the desired shade; then the wood is dried,
oiled and polished.

 

 

nmmsrnuoa‘s SALE or REAL nsrarn.
Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of
alicense granted to the undersigned by the Pro-
bate Court for the County of Wayne in the matter
of the estate of Jessie Crowton, deceased, I shall
on the 22d day of May, 1884, at 12 o’clock noon,
sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the
west front door of the City Hall in the city of De-
troit. the interest of said deceased in the follow;
ing described real estate, to wit: Lot nineteen
(1 ) of Phillips’ subdivision of the west half 0!
quarter section forty-three (43) of the ten thous-
and acre tract, so-called, according to the plat
thereof recorded in the Register’s office in said
County of Wayne, and also twenty—two one-hun-
dredths (22—100) acres from the south side of lots
number five (5) and six (6) of said subdivision,
being in all five (5) acres of land in the Township
of Hamtramck, County of Wayne and State of
Michigan.
Dated April 7th, 1884.
JENNIE CROWTON,
Administratrix of the estate of
Jessie Crowton, Deceased.
Arxmson 8: ATKINSON,
Attorneys for Administratrix. aS-fi
TATE OF MICHIGAN. —The Circuit Court
for the County of Wayne. In Chancery .
.At a session of said Court held at Detroit on the
giggithI gay 3: Sprll,t1188<‘ii.g PreIselrlit. Honorable
o n . pee now u e. o nC.Wili
vs. John Seeley. No. 3840. 1 ans
It satisfactorily ap caring to the Court upon the
afliJavit of William . Atkinson that John Seeley,
the above defendant, resides out of the State of
Michigan and in the State of Florida. On motion
of Atkinson & Atkinson, solicitors for complain-
ant, it is ordered that said John Seeiey appear and
answer the bill of complaint filed herein on or
before August 9th, 1884, that said order be pub-
lished in the MICHIGAN Farmers, a newspa r
print- d in said county, for six successive wee ,
and that such publication be commenced within
twenty days from this date.
Dated April 8th, 1884.
JOHN J. SPEED, Circuit Judge.
Arxmsox & Armson, ,
Selicitors for Complainant. 1W.

    

THE HOUSEHOLD.

  

THE IMPROVED WEUEWING MACHINE!

The “ Michigan Farmer ” One Year and a Machine
For Only $18.00! "

,7 »r We have made arrangements
to have manufactured for us a
large number of one of the best
Sewing Machines ever in use,
which we shall sell at about
one-third usual prices. Each
machine will be nicel finished
with a Box Cover, a rop Leaf
Table, and Four Drawers, and
will contain a full set of the
latest improved attachments.
This illustration is an exact
representation of the Machine
we send out.

The cut below represents the
“ Head” or machine art of the
Sewing Machine. A lparts are
made to gauge exactly, and are
constructed of the very finest
and best material. It is strong,
light, simple and durable. Does
to perfection all kinds of sewing
and ornamental work that can
be done on any machine.

Each machlne is thoroughly
well made and fitted with the
utmost nicet and exactness,
and no machine is permitted by
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shop until it has been fully tested and proven to do perfect work, andrun light and
with as little noise as p0ss1ble. This machine has a very important improvement In
a Loose Balance Wheel, so constructed as to permit winding bobbins

moving the work from the machine.

The LOOSE BALANCE
WHEEL is actuated by a
solid bolt passing through a
collar securely pinned to the
shaft outside of the balance
wheel, which bolt is firmly
held to position by a strong
spiral spring. When a bob-
bin is to be wound, the bolt
is pulled out far enough to
release the balance wheel
and turned slightly to the '
right or left, where it is held
b a sto - in until the bob~
bin isfi e . Where thema-
chine is liable to be meddled with by children, the bolt can be left out of the wheel
when not in use, so that it can not be operated by the treadle.

The Thread Eyelet and the Needle Clamp are made SELF-THREADING, which is a
great convenience to the operator.

THE BALANCE WHEEL is handsomely finished and nickle plated.

The IMPROVED TENSION and THREAD LIBERATOR combined adds
greatly to the value of this machine.

 

ALL THE STANDS HAVE

The New Driving Wheel.

This Driving Wheel is theinvention of John D. Law-
less, secured by patent, dated Feb. 7, 1882, and is claim-
ed to be the best device yet invented, being the simplest,
easiest running; and most convenient of the many that
have been trie . It can be easily adjusted and all wear
taken up by turning the cone-pointed screw. It is the
only device operating on a center that does not inter-
fere with other patents. Dealers who wish to sell these
machines will appreciate this fact.

The Stands have rollers in legs and the Band Wheels
are hung upon self-oiling adjustable journals. Each
stand is run up by steam power after it is set up until
it runs very light and smoothly.

We have selected this style and finish of machine as
being the most desirable for family use.

We furnish the Machine complete as shown in above
cut, and include the following attachments, 850. One
Johnson’s Foot Rufller, one set Hemmers one Tucker,
one Foot Hemmer or Friller, one package Needles, six
Bobbins, Screw Driver, Can of Oil, Extra Check Spring,
extra Throat Plate, Gauge Screw, Wrench, Instructions

Each Machine is Guaranteed as represented and to give satis-
faction, or it may be returned and money refunded,

Address all orders to

 

 

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Feeding Chickens.

This subject, now timely, is discussed
by the Missaclmsetts Ploughman in a late
issue as follows:

“There is a wide spread feeling against
feeding whole corn, the belief being very
general that to feed it to young chicks is
death to them; yet some of the most sucv
cessful breeders of poultry always feed

 

whole corn to chicks as soon as they are,

large enough to swallow the smaller ker-
nels, contending that the chicks grow
better and keep healthier than on fine

. meal, which clogs up the crops and very
frequently causes death.

“From both observation and experience
we are fully satisfied that when fine meal
is fed great care must be taken to feed
with regularity and not overfeed so as to
let the meal get sour. To omit to feed
until the chicks are very hungry and then
give them all of the fine meal they will
eat is dangerous to their health if not to
their lives, because they crowd their crops
so full it swells and becomes a mass so
compact that it fails to pass 011', hence
the death of the chick. But when whole

corn, or other seeds are fed, there is not '

that danger of souring if left over from
one day to the next, so the chicks do not
get so hungry as to overload their crops.
0f the many thousands of chicks we have
raised, and given no fine meal, but feed-
ing on whole corn as soon as the chicks
are large enough to eat it, we have never
lost a single one by indigestion; but when
we fed meal we frequently met with losses
by indigestion.

“Until the chick is a week old smaller
seed than corn must be given, or the corn
must be cracked; but after the chick is a
week old pop co‘rn may be given, and it
will be readily eaten, at least this is our
experience covering many years. We are
fully satisfied that the health of the chick
is greatly improved by feeding whole
seed in place of fine meal. For the first
few days grass seed, millet and the small
grains make a good healthy food, and in
fact after the chicks get older it is good
policy to feed a variety, but let the grain
be unground. What vegetables or meat
are given should be fresh and sweet, in
fact young chicks should be given only
the best of food. Irregular feeding should
be avoided and also over-feeding. If
chicks are to be kept healthy they should
be fed with simple sweet food at regular

hours, and always furnished with good
clean water.”

.—

Poultry Hints.

 

 

FANNY FIELD, in the Prairie Farmer
says: “ A beginner wants to know how
poultry raisers manage to make one hen
own two'broods of chicks,—says that she
has tried it more than once, but the hens
would fight all the chicks except their
own. Didn’t go to work right, my dear;
you must mix- the two families before the
hen finds out how many children she has
of her own, and what they look like. Slip

the extra chicks under the hen before she
leaves the nest, and in ninety-nine cases
out of a hundred she will think that she
hatched them all. Or if you take the hen
from the nest before she gets ready to
leave, give her all the chicks when you
put her in the coop. Sometimes a dark
hen will object strongly to a single white
chick, but if she has half a dozen of that
color she will own them all.”

 

THE J. M. Bain incubator “dies hard.”
The Toronto Mail recently published a
letter from the public spirited “ contribu-
ter ” who has narrated his success with it
for the past two seasons under different
names,in spite of the fact that the agricul-
tural press of the country long ago wrote
the whole business down as a palpable
fraud.

 

THE best food for early chickens is
cooked meal, and for a change may get
bread crumbs and hard boiled eggs finely
chopped. They should be fed several
times a day for the first month or two,
after which wheat makes the best food.
Do not let them suffer from sudden
changes of temperature.

 

THERE is no way of curing hens of
eating eggs, but to prevent them by me-
chanical means is very easy. A nest with
a double bottom, the upper one inclined
so as to allow the egg to roll to the lower
one answers well, but the habit is one
that is always acquired, and therefore a
lasting one. Hens learn it by being in the
presence of broken eggs, but they rarely
break eggs themselves until so taught. If
the nests are arranged so as to keep the
eggs out of their reach they will forget
the habit, if fed liberally with meat for
awhile, but the safest plan is to cut off the
heads of such fowls before the habit be-
comes general with the flock.

 

WHILE young turkeys require the ut—
most care when very young, and should
be confined for awhile, let it be known
that they will not thrive unless they have
the benefit of a range as they become
larger. They are active foragers, and
must have a chance to exercise that pecul-
iarity, but in so doing will pick up the
greater part of their food. Those who
grow tobacco should always keep a flock of
turkeys, as they are very destructive to
the large green worms that do so much
damage to that crop. If allowed a range,
and fed on grain at night, they can easily
be taught to come up at regular hours.

 

THE New England Farmer says: “Call-
ing at a leading produce commission house
a few days ago, we were shown a barrel of
eggs that the economical country shipper
had packed in musty chaff. The result
was that the eggs themselves, which were
doubtless fresh when packed, had absorb-
ed the flavor of the straw, which was very
perceptible, both to the smell and to the
taste, when one was broken. Of course
the eggs had to be sold at a lower price

 

than theywould have brought if properly
packed.”

 

ORTGAGE SALE.—-Whereas default has
been made in the conditions of a mortgage
made and delivered by t-arah E. Turk to Geo e
Berdan. bearing date the first day of June, Affi.
1880 and recorded in the office of the Register of
Deeds for the County of Wayne, in liber 148 of
Mortgages, page 630, on the first day of Septem-
ber, A. D. 1880, which mortgage was afterwards
duly assi ed by said George Berdan to the un-
dersigne , Charles H. Cady, by assignment dated
September 21st, 1883, and recorded in said Regis-
ter's office in liber 22 of assignments of mortgages,
page 293, on the 2d day of October, A. D. 1883, by
which said default the power of sale contained in
said mortgage has become operative . The sum
of sixty—five dollars and seventeen cents is claimed
to be due on said mortgage at the date of this no-
tice, besides the sum of three hunc‘ red dollars and
interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum
since June lsL, 1880, stii to become due thereon.
No suit or proceedings at law or in equity, have
been instituted to recover the sum secured by raid
mortgage or any part thereof. Notice is
therefore hereby given that said mortgage
will be foreclosed by sale of the premi-
ses therein described, or some 1part thereof, viz:
Those certain ieces or parcels 0 land situate and
lying in the vi lage of Wayne, in the town of Nan-
kin, Wayne County, Michigan, to wit: Lots num~
her fifteen (15) and sixteen (16) according to the
recorded plat of A. L. Chases s addition to said
village of Wayne, being two lots on the north-
west corner of Clinton and Sophia streets in said
village (subject to said installment to become due
on said mortgage) at public vendue at the easterly
front door of the City Hall in the City of Detroit,
in said County (that being the building wherein
the Circuit Court for said County of Wayne is
held) on the twelfth day of July next, at ten
o’clock in the forenoon.
_ CHARLES H. CADY,
Dated ipi‘ll 5, 1884. Assignee of Mortgage.
CUTCHEON, CRANE & STELLWAGEN,
Attorneys for Assignee.

 

HERIFF’S SALE.——By virtue of a writ of
fieri facias, issued out of and under the seal
of the Circuit Court in and for the County of
Wayne and State of Michi an, to me directed and
dehvered against the goo s and chattels, lands
and tenements of the Michigan Canning and Pre—
servrng Company, I did on t e 29th day of Febru-
ary, A. D, 1884, evy upon and seize all the right,
title and interest of the said, the Michigan Cau-
ning and Pre~erving Company in and to the fol-
lowing:_ Lots thi‘ ty—seven (37), thirty-eight (38),
thirty-nine (39), and the east half of lot one hun-
dred and twenty-one ,121) of the Detroit Arsenal
Grounds, in town two (2) south of range ten (10)
east, being the same premises conveyed by John
Atkinson and wife by deed dated April 20th, 1883,
and recorded May 23d, 1883, in liber 257 of deeds,
on page 289,. together with the building thereon
and the engine, boiler, machinery, shafting, ele-
vator, taiik,_vats, and all other fixtures of every
name and kind belonging thereto. All of which I
shall expose for sale at public auction or vendue
to the highest bidder, as the law directs, at the
easterly front door of the Detroit City Hall (that
being the biiildiug in which the said Circuit Court
for Wayne County, Michigan, is held), on Thurs-
day, the 29th day of May, A. D. 1884, at 12 o’clock
noon of said day.
CONRAD CLIPPERI‘, Sheriff.
By H. L. BUTTER. Deputy Sherifi.
HENRY A. HAIGH, Plaintiff s Attorney,
Detroit, April 7th, 1884. a15-7t

STATE OF MICHIGAN.—The Circuit Court
for the County of Wayne. In Chancery.

_At a session of said court held at Detroit on the
eighth day of April, 1884. Present, Honorable
John J. Speed, Circuit Judge. John C. Williams
vsi John iSeeleyi No. 7841.

t satis actori y appearing to the court u on the
affidavit of William F. Atkinson that JohnISeeley,
the above defendant, resides out of the State of
Michigan and in the State of Florida. On motion
of Atkinson & Atkinson, solicitors for complain-
ant, it is ordered that said John Seeley appear
and answer the bill of complaint filed herein on or
before August 9th, 1884, that said order be pub-
lished in the MICHIGAN FARMER, a newspa er
printed in said county, for six successive wee s,
and that such publication be commenced within
twenty days from this date.

Dated April $93}!ng

J. SPEED Circuit 11 .
ATKINSON & ATKINSON, , J dge
Solicitors for Compiainant. al5.7t

STATE OF MICHIGAN.-—The Circuit Court
for the County of Wayne. In Chancery.

_At a session of said court held at Detroit on the
eighth day of April, 1884. Present, Honorable
John J. Speed, Circuit Judge. John C. Wi liams
vsi John Seeley.1 No. 3837.

t satis actori y appearin to the Court 11
the affidavit of William F.gAtkinson, that Jim
Seeley, the above defendant, resides out of the
State of Michigan and in the State of Florida. On
motion _of Atkinson & Atkinson, solicitors for
Complainant, it is ordered that said John Seeley
appear and answer the bill of complaint filed here-
in on_ or before Au ust 9th. 1884, that said order be
published in the ICHIGAN FARMER, a newspa er
printed in said County for six successive wee s,
and that such publication be commenced within
twenty days from this date.

Dated April 8th, 1884. ’

JOHN J. SPEED, Circuit Judge.
Arxntqu d: A'rxmsom
Solicitors for Complainant. 815-7

 

 


 

LL HE HOUSEHOLD.

 
 

 

 

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How Far Will Bees Go for Honey?

The London Journal of Horticulture
answers the question thus:

This is a question that has been ad-
dressed to us by a gardener, who states
that bees find their way into his peach
house every year, and he knows of no
hives nearer than one and ahalf miles. On
this subject Mr. Pettigrew has a short
chapter in his “Handy Book of Bees,”
which we cite: “ This question we can-
not answer with accuracy. Our experi-
ence in this matter goes dead against the
wonderful stories that are told in some
bpoks. We read of the bees flying 4, 7
and 12 miles for food! Our bees will
perish and die for want of food within
three miles of good pasture. ()ur bees
here never find the hundreds of acres of
heather which cover Carrington Moss
within three miles of them. In fine sun-
shiny weather bees go farther from home
than they do in dark cloudy weather. But
even in the best and brightest of weather
in June and July, very few, if any, find
their way home to their old stand if re-
moved three miles off. Moreover, the
return of some bees does not prove that
they travel three miles in search of food.
It proves that s0me of them go a little
more than one mile and a half from
home, and finding themselves on known
pastures within one mile and a half of the
old place, they return thither, forgetting,
as it were, where they last came from. I
am, therefore, of opinion that very few
bees go more than two miles for food. It
is very desirable to have bees near the
pasture on which they work. Short
journeys are not only a saving of labor
to bees, but also a protection of their
lives. When compelled to fly far for
honey they are often caught by showers
and destroyed. In warm genial weather,
with a superabundance of honey in flow ,,
ers, bees will have it. They go beyond
the bounds of safety for it. Gentle show-
ers do not stop out-door laborers. Black

clouds often send them hurriedly home;

but they are frequently caught, and die
on the altar of their industry. Hives
containing 8 pounds and 10 pounds of
bees have lost two-thirds of their ranks
by sudden showers in warm honey weatli-
er. Bees driven to the earth by showers
do not die at once. If the following day

pounced upon and destroyed. I have
picked up aqueen and placed her at the
entrance to her own hive, and she was
not allowed to enter, but was “ bailed” at

 

duction of extracted honey the Italian
bees are unexcelled, but for the produc~
tion of comb honey the‘ brown German
bee (often called" black bee) is the best.
This was the belief of D. York, who ex-
plained that the Italian bees are too pro-
lific and swarm too much to be profitably
employed in the production of comb
honey. The brown German bees are less
inclined to swarm than are the Italians,
and enter the surplus receptacles more
readily, are better comb makers and can
be more readily shaken from the comb.
Mr. York advanced the opinion that noth-
ing is gained by crossing the large brown
bee with the Italian. W. Z. Hutchinson,
while agreeing with Mr. York on other
points, entertained the belief that on ac-
count of the industry and greater length
of the tongue of the Italian bee a j udici-
ous crossing would secure a strain of bees
possessing the good qualities of both
varieties. The large brown German bee
so favorably remarked upon is not to be
confounded with the little waspish, shin-
ing black bee.
_____._.._.__.._.._.
MRs. HARRISON, in the Prairie Far/tar,
says: When the sealed honey in a hive
has been consumed, a vigilant eye must be

 

'be warm and fair the rays of the sun
sometimes reanimate these storm-beaten
creatures, and enable them to return to
their hives.”

__.____._._..____.

W. Z. HUTCHINSON says, in the Country
Gentleman: “It is probably as much the
fault of the queen, if fault it can be called,
as it is that of the bees, if aqueen is killed
when an attempt is made to introduce her
toacolony. If the bees find a queen
where they would expect to find their
queen, and she behaves naturally, they
seldom harm her, but if she is frightened
and commences to run over the combs,
uttering that peculiar cry of ' ” zeep,”

“ zeep,” she is almost certain to be diseases, not so old, but good.

kept on the colony during cold storms,
lest they starve. Such an army of work-
ers consume heavy rations. When bees
lkill drones in spring it may be known
‘ that they are scarce of honey, for they do
1it to preserve the life of the common-

 

A Long Snooze.

Rip Van Winkle slept a good while, yet had
his sleep occurred about 50 years ago, when
Downs’ Elixir first attained its reputation, on
awaking he would have been able to recognize
this friend of the afflicted, and might have
taken another twenty-years nap, and waked up

 

 

l to find Downs’ Elixir at the end of half a cen-

tury the most popular and the best Cough Rem
edy known. Also Baxter’s Bitters for Biliou

Michigan Central R. R.

Ticket offices, 154
11 trains arrive and
which is 28 min-

Depot foot of Third street.
Jefierson ave., and Depot. A
depart on Central Standard time,
utes slower than Detroit time.

 

 

once. The bees did not expect to find Leave. Arrive.
their queen outside the hive. Again, I Chicago Trains going west from west-
have caught and caged a queen for ship -NeWYork LimitedEx.. $6 ....... sighs p m
Mail,via Main & Air line .00 a m .05 p m
ment, then shaken the bees from one or Da Ex regs . *9.00 a m .6351, m
two combs down in front of the hive, and, .11“ if Iliaree Rivers Ac 245% p m 334.: a m
' - ac 8011 X re 8 ....... . m . a m
{is they were CTaWhng 111’ drOPPed a queen, Evening Exgregs ....... 8.00 g m *8.20 a in
Just taken from another hive, down among P801110 EXPRESS -------- 9-00 p In 55-55 8 m

. . GRAND RAPIDS TRAINS.
them. and she crawled in With them and Fast Express.... . . ........ 511.59pm
Day Express ........... I"9.00 a in I#625 p m
was accepted. Shaking the bees from the Grand Rapids Exp ress_ * 4.00 p m *11.45 p m
combs had bew11dered them, and they Night Express ......... 9.00pm *5.55 am
were too intent upon getting 1back into £90187; afléfiazlgfiy'EniggYa'fnmmsigggP m
the hive a an attention to t e stran fly 5' - Xp-- -07 D m - Pm
to p y y . ge Marquette & §ackinaw 9.05 a in *11.20 a in
queen, and by the time that the colony Night Express ......... + 0.55 p m #555 am
' ' ' ' TOLEDO TRAINS.

had regained its normal condition, the Cincinnati Express.... $820 a m 1.725 pm
queen had reached the brood nest, was Seth Gini 012v. and 001 333-033 D m Sig-(5)38 m
. . rose se ccom..... .- m * am
ready to begin lay 1119': and the bees prOb’ Cincinnati Express. . .. 56.50 g m *8.10 a m
ably did not know that she was not their T019d0 EXPreSS- -~- --- 9-30 p m $12-05 a m

own q'ueen. This is my favorite method canm 1312:1321. Arrive
of changing queens from one colony to Buffalo find To- going east. from east.
- - n ronto rains. —-———
‘mo‘her “1 my own aP‘a’Y- Atlantic Express ....... sons 8. m §8.30p m
Accomt’n from Windsor *7.15 a m *8.30 p m
‘— East gaygiépéess. . . E. §1*1.539ba in §2.50 p m

+ -
THE Michigan Bee Keepers’ Convention Lfitegfigx ”Sam?“ _ fix 35 :3 $122 3‘, 3
discussed the question of the best breed §D3i1y~ ‘ xceffiggggffiéndggxcept SWIM“?!-
of bees. The prevailing opinion appeared CHASéA. gAsbRREN, o. WIRUGGLES,

- - _ ity . T. A . 'Gen’l P. At. T. A .
to be that for rapid increase and the pro May 18, 1883_ Detroigtt, Mich. Chicago, 11? '

 

FLINT & PERE MARQUETTE RAIL-
WAY.

Q

 

Depot Foot of Third Street. Ticket oflice
154 J efierson Avenue and in Depot.

Trains run on Central Standard Time.
Arrive. Depart.
Bay City &Sagii_iaw Mail.. ”0:509. in *8:40 a in
Bay City at Ludington Exp ‘3:45 p in *12:10 p m
Bay City & 823%?an Exg . *9255 p m *5:00 p in
Bay City & Lu gten xp f 3:053. m +11 :30 p m
Sleeping Car on Night and Parlor Car
on Day Trains.
*Daily except Sundays
0. A. W

s

+Daily.
, P. & T. Agt.

 

LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTH-
ERN RAILWAY.

 

Trains run on Central Standard Time.

Cincinnati, Colum’s and Leave. Arrive.

Cleve. Express ..... . 7 10 am 1 00 pm
Chicago Express ........ 8 50 am 6 40 pin
Adrian, Toledo, Cleve-

landda BufialoExpress 3 00 pm 7 10 pm
Fayette, Chicago St Cin-

cinnati Express ...... 6 10 pm 10 20 am

 

The 7 10 p in train will arrive, and the 3 00 p in
train depart from the Fourth street depot. Other
trains will arrive and depart from the Brush street
de 0t. Daily exce t Sunday.

p-town ticket 0 cc No. 154 J efierson Avenue

 

DETROIT, GRAND HAVEN & MIL.
WAUKEE RAILROAD.

De ot Foot of Brush Street. Trains run by Gen-
tre. Standard Time, which is 28 minutes slower
Detroit time. In efiect December 30th, 1883.

 

Depart. Arrive.
*Mornin Express ....... 6:50 a m 11 :45 a in
*Throug Mail ........... 10:30 a m - 4:50 p in
*Grand Rapids Express.. 4:30 a in 9:50 p in
:tHolly and Saginaw Ex... 8:35 p m 8:00 a in
+Night Express ......... 10:30 p in 5 :25 a m
* Daily, Sundays excepted. + Daily. t Daily,

Saturdays excepted.

Through Mail has Parlor Car to Grand Haven.

Chicago Express at 8:30 a in has through coaches
and Pul man arlor Day Car to Chicago.

Chicago and Owosso Express at 8:35 p in has
through coaches and Pullman Palace Sleepers to
Chica o.

Nig t Express has Wagner Sleeper from Detroit
to Grand Rapids.

Sleepin Car berths can be secured at G. T. R’y
Ticket 0 ca, 156 Jefferson Ave., and at Depot.

'1‘. TANDY, Gen’l Pass. Agt., Detroit.

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