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VOL. LIV. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., OCT. 28, 1899. NO. 43 'gxpzxizutz _zpnxXmznt Where Saoulrf One Keep Shse Blacking, Shoes, Clothes Sor the Laundry, the Slop Bucket For the Kitchen, and, in a Word, Keep Theto Family Necessities From Being; a Nuisance? 1st Premium.—The old proverb "A place for everything and everything in its plaae" is as applicable to-day as ever it was. It is the care of just such small matters as our editor asks us to discuss this week, that marks the difference between the successful home maker and the slovenly bouse keeper. In the large kitchen on a Hoosier farm, the outer] door is so placed that when opened back it encloses a corner which ls utilized fer a shoe closet; two corner shelves were put up, 10 or 12 inches apart; the upper shelf being about six feet from the floor. These shelves are made of dressed lumber and are painted the color of the other wood work In the room. Two curtains hang from the lower shelf almost touching the floor; two short curtains somewhat fuller than the long ones, are fastened to the upper shelf and overlap the long curtains slightly. Oil carpet covers the floor of this closet; there is ample room on the lower shelf for shoe polieh, both black and tan, with the necessary brushes. Strong hooks fastened to the wall in this three-cornered closet are used for the men's storm coats or extra coats for every day wear, while on the floor there is space for the farmer's coarse shoes and rubber boots, A homemade slipper caee hanging on the wall holds his slippers. It ls but the work of a moment, when chores are done at night, to leave the heavy shoes, don a pair of slippers, hang the damp coat by the fire and take from this closet a dry coat. Another housekeeper has in her broad back porch a sheltered corner near the kitchen door; this porch corner she uses for the every day shoe closet, substituting oil cloth for the curtains. For a bedroom, a shoe box Is useful, and may be made quite ornamental. Ordinary boxes may be used and the work need not be difficult; let the housekeeper select a large or small box as best suits her; fasten on the lid with hinges, allowing lt to project over the edge of the box a trifle. With excelsior or curledjhair upholster the top of the lid; tuft or not, as is desired; then cover the outside of the box with denim, or whatever material is preferred, bringing the cloth over the upper edge and tacking neatly inside an Inch or more from the top; now line both the box and the lid with some pleasing color. The box, if long enough, may be divided into compartments for keeping slippers, everyday shoes, dress shoes and rubbers, or into sections for the different members of the family occupying the room. In another home, a large soad box was fastened cupboard fashion to the wall of the woodhouse adjoining the kitchen; a shelf placed about midway held the shoe blacking and brushes, while the overshoes were kept in the lower part; underneath the box cupboard was room for the good man's rubber boots, or an extra pair of work shoes. One housekeeper finds pockets of some strong material tacked inside the closet door In the dressing-room of great convenience, especially for the shoes belonging to the little folks of the home. A good homemade receptacle for soiled clothes Is a small barrel—a larger o°e If your household requires lt; have a cover made to fit the barrel top and fasten it *lth a hinge; see that all nail points are driven down; the outside of both barrel and •Id should be covered with some serviceable Boods, it need not be expensive; put tbe cloth °Q the lid smoothly, drawing quite tight and fattening on the under side a short distance 'rom the rim; cut a circular piece of lining, (any bright color may be used), and fit over the edges of the outside material neatly. In covering the barrel gather the goods at top and bottom on stout strings, allowing enough fullness to give a fluted appearance; line the inside with the same color as the lid-lining, join the outer and inner coverings at the top of the barrel, and presto, a most useful piece of furniture; a weekly airing will be all the attention lt will need; stand this barrel whero convenient,—perhaps, in a corner of the bath room, or in the dressing room, or In the wash-house, but never in a sleeping or living room. One can buy large covered baskets or hampers prepared to hold soiled clothes Where rooms are small, some housekeepers use large bags of strong material for the un- laundried clothes; it ls not best to store soiled clothes ln a closo closet opening off a sleeping room. Under a tree on a small raised platform handy to the kitchen door, but entirely away from the well, stands one housekeeper's slop bucket during all but the very coldest weather. She has a lid which covers the bucket closely and she does not allow the pall to stand uncovered, Each wash-day this bucket receives a thorough scalding, On extremely colddays, she carries into the kitchen, not the regular slop bucket, but another pall to receive the slop; this bucket Is placed near the door on a square of oil cloth, and is removed from the room as soon as the work is finished after each meal. Comfortable and hygienic living ls an art which extends toall departments of the home. In this age of intelligence the family that keeps its shoo brushes and muddy shoes in the pantry, soiled clothes in the bedroom, and the slop pall in the kitchen in all seasons, should not censure providence when sickness comes as a result cf such carelessness. "An outca of prevention ls worth a pound of cure." Parke Oo. Riadzb. 2d Premium.—Time and worry may be saved by keeping the shoe brushes and blacking box In a small basket, on a low, convenient shelf of the kitchen clcset, or In some bidden nook of the chimney corner behind a pretty curtain. A basket ia better than a box because lt is easier carried wherever ths blackleg outfit ls to bs used. Nice shoes that are seldom worn should be wrapped in tissue paper and kept ln their own especial box in the wardrobe. Every-day shoes may be placed ln a neat row on the closet floor. In tke home where there are many little feet to wear shoes a goods box of the right size for a window seat can bs partitioned iff so that there will be a space for each child's shoes The box ls placed on its side, tbe front side being the open one, the top padded and covered with some bright material, and pillows to match placed on it. A full, curtain-like drapery extends around the box, completely covering lt and the shoes lt contains. Clothing that is much soiled should be placed in a covered box in the laundry room. Damp c'otbiog should be hung on a rack ln the laundry room until dry, before being put in the box. A linen laundry bag having large pockets for handkerchiefs, collars, ciffs, stockings and pillowslips may be tacked on the Inside of the closet door. The laundry bags are pretty with tho edges and pockets bound with red, bluo and yellow calico. Soiled clothing left ln the bed rooms or closets not only bespeaks an untidy housekeeper, but is also unhealthful. Where tho slop bucket should ba placed depends altogether on what kind of a bucket it Is. If lt ls an old, sour, grease soaked, disease laden wooden bucket lt should be as far away from the kitchen as possible. Galvanized iron buckets are the best for slop buckets, as they aro light ln weight, do not absorb grease, never fall to staves, and do not oost much. Two or three of these buckets should be kept so that one can always be empty and clean. When the greasy slop bucket Is brought in tho grease can be wiped out with a piece of paper, and the bucket washed inside and out with hot soap suds. When the galvanized buckets become dark they can easily ba scoured with coal oil. A slop bucket kept in this way ls as clean as any kitchen utensil, and can bo placed on the work table in tbe kitchen or stand in one end of the large sink where the dishes are washed. Parke Oo. U. H. 3d Premium.—Family necessities lying about "wild" Is always a Bource of annoyances. The thoughtful and frugal housekeeper will find a place for all such things, although she may not have an over supply of roomy well ventilated closets, just where they are moat needed. The wood-house or wash- house will answer very well for the shoe blacking and brush, providing it has a place and can always bo found in Its place. I cannot put too much stress on the importance of having a place for all family necessities, and keeping everything ln its place. These conveniences are never a nuisance If kept in their place, but are generally a source of delight to the possessor. A good wash house ls a nico p'ace ti keep unlaundried clothes. Some of tho modern wash-houses have rests for baskets where clothes for the wash can be nicely kept, thrown loosely ln ae thoy should be; and numerous hooks, and racks for shirts, shirt waists, and larger pieces. It Is a good practico to turn all underwear inside out and give them a shaking in the open air before putting away to await wash day. Flannels thus treated are almoet half washed Wo keep tho kitchen slop bucket in a handy place, Inside the t-creens in summer, and where tbe slop will not freeze in winter. The buckets are brought from the slop barrel to tho yard, and the kitchen slops carried out and emptied. We never put peelings ln tbe slop bucket, have an extra bucket for them. The bucket to catch the kitchen slop need not necesaarlally be a dirty bucket, it can do kept clean. We find those painted buckets that can ba had very reasonable at tho shops prices for the kitchen stops. Filling the bucket too full ls a sourco of annoyance; and still another falling with some is lack of care in emptying the dish water Into the bucket. It ls best to keep the brooms hacglng by the handle in some handy place, and the carpet-sweeper out of tbo way of children. A few catch-alls, home mado ones will do, kept In some convenient placo especially for glovfs and mittens, will usually be appreciated by tho members of ones own family, and visitors as well. 0. B. Connersville. We have something in the lino of a shoe bag which has proven to be so convenient that my husband has on several occasions said, "I tell you this is so handy you ought to write the Indiana Farmib and tell them about It." The opportunity seems to have been presented and I gUdly do so. Take a piece of strong ticking nearly as locg as your cloect door la high for tho back of the pocket and it should bo nearly as wide as the door. Oato this long piece make pockets ten or twelve inches deep, allowing a generous plait at the bottom of each pocket to allow fullness and stitch very firmly between the pockets. I make pockets of different sizes according to the size of shces to be accommodated. The two top onea will servo for father's shoes. Tbe other rows contain three pockets, each row being two inches apart. Mine has fifteen pockets. After the pockets are all on, bind the whole thing and tack very securely to tho inside of your closet door. I have never found anything which so completely "filled the bill" for storing shoes. You can always find what you want without hunting for it, and the children do not need to inquire as to where they will find their shoes. For blacking utensils I have a small box about the size of a footstool, with cover on hinges. The box ls painted and tho top upholstered. In this box you will find overytnlng necessary for polishing shoes. I keep a pieco of oil cloth lnsldo and this ia spread over tho top, thua saving all from dirt. If one has a closet sufficiently large to admit of a barrel, I have found this a convenient receptacle for soiled clothes. Cover the outside with cretone, and you havo what will answer the purpose very nicely. Have also a supply of laundry bags In different rooms. There are so many kinds which can be cheaply made and be ornamental as well. One which I have found strong and very handy ls made out of heavy cretone. Make a bag out of two yards of goods. Four Inches from the top cut a slit In the center of one side, extending lenght-vlee thirteen Inches, bind tbe opening carefully. Two Inches from the top make an opening large enough to Insert a rod eighteen inches long. Fasten secure at each end and hang by a strong cord or chain. This well made will hold a great many soiled clothes. Speaking of baga leads me to mention my "emergency bags." They are made of unbleached cotton. On one I have written an etched "Ootton" on on the other "Woolen." They hang ln a convenient placo, and ln these bags ln sickness or accident, one can always find cotton or woolen rags without great search. Now the slop pall question does not bother me for I prefer to carry the slop out immediately rather than consign lt to slop pall, which often sits around the greater part of the day. The accumulations gathered in the preparation of a meal, together with scrappings of the table, I keep ln a dish pan until this work, I then carry it out. Tho dish water tha same. If one must have one, keep lt washed every day, and It need be no more unsightly than a water pail. E, A. Mtvnw. See how thoroughly our writers deal with thesj practical subjects. I like very much one practical remark by 0. B , "family necessities are never a nuisance if kept in their place, but are generally a source of delight to tho possessor." We thank these good housekeepers very much for their helpful suggestions. Of all that haa been ls lt not far the neatest and best, if ono can do so, to have a small room, juet away from the rest of the houee, in which to keep soiled clothing and shoes and the like? Such a room need not coet much and might ba largo enough for all laundry purposes. One of my neighbors has euch a room, and he has a nice kettle ln It in which he renders lard, and can change for copper kettle and make apple butter Isn't it after all the dirty clothes box or closet, together with the laundry steam in the kitchen tbat keeps many a houee eour? For the the firet time ln my life we have typhoid fever ln the family. Oir little daughter Hazel, oged 12 years, is very low. She seems to have jast passed the "crisis," and the little life which has hung In a doubtful balance bas a slight promise of returning strength. We feel much embarrassed at haviug typhoid fover In the family, as lt is nearly always ctused by negligence. The motto this week is: "We shall have to run fast If we keep up with God, or our methods will becomo antiquated." No: 191, Nov. 4—How and where can a young married man who starts from the stump acquire a farm homo? No. 192, Nov. 11—What ls the best farm fence you saw at the fair, and cost? Are you using red cedar posts? What do they cost and where do you get them? No. 193 Nov 18—Name eome of the faults and ideals of girls you know. Suggest Improvement. (A future topic will be the same for boye.) No 194, Nov. 25—Comment on Thanksgiving Day as a Harvest Home Festival. Premiums of $1, 75 cents and 50 cents will bs given to 1st, 2d and 3d best articles each week. Let copy be as practical as possible and forwarded 10 days before publication to Oarmel, Ind. E. H. Collum.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1899, v. 54, no. 43 (Oct. 28) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA5443 |
Date of Original | 1899 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
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Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Title | Page 1 |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Transcript | VOL. LIV. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., OCT. 28, 1899. NO. 43 'gxpzxizutz _zpnxXmznt Where Saoulrf One Keep Shse Blacking, Shoes, Clothes Sor the Laundry, the Slop Bucket For the Kitchen, and, in a Word, Keep Theto Family Necessities From Being; a Nuisance? 1st Premium.—The old proverb "A place for everything and everything in its plaae" is as applicable to-day as ever it was. It is the care of just such small matters as our editor asks us to discuss this week, that marks the difference between the successful home maker and the slovenly bouse keeper. In the large kitchen on a Hoosier farm, the outer] door is so placed that when opened back it encloses a corner which ls utilized fer a shoe closet; two corner shelves were put up, 10 or 12 inches apart; the upper shelf being about six feet from the floor. These shelves are made of dressed lumber and are painted the color of the other wood work In the room. Two curtains hang from the lower shelf almost touching the floor; two short curtains somewhat fuller than the long ones, are fastened to the upper shelf and overlap the long curtains slightly. Oil carpet covers the floor of this closet; there is ample room on the lower shelf for shoe polieh, both black and tan, with the necessary brushes. Strong hooks fastened to the wall in this three-cornered closet are used for the men's storm coats or extra coats for every day wear, while on the floor there is space for the farmer's coarse shoes and rubber boots, A homemade slipper caee hanging on the wall holds his slippers. It ls but the work of a moment, when chores are done at night, to leave the heavy shoes, don a pair of slippers, hang the damp coat by the fire and take from this closet a dry coat. Another housekeeper has in her broad back porch a sheltered corner near the kitchen door; this porch corner she uses for the every day shoe closet, substituting oil cloth for the curtains. For a bedroom, a shoe box Is useful, and may be made quite ornamental. Ordinary boxes may be used and the work need not be difficult; let the housekeeper select a large or small box as best suits her; fasten on the lid with hinges, allowing lt to project over the edge of the box a trifle. With excelsior or curledjhair upholster the top of the lid; tuft or not, as is desired; then cover the outside of the box with denim, or whatever material is preferred, bringing the cloth over the upper edge and tacking neatly inside an Inch or more from the top; now line both the box and the lid with some pleasing color. The box, if long enough, may be divided into compartments for keeping slippers, everyday shoes, dress shoes and rubbers, or into sections for the different members of the family occupying the room. In another home, a large soad box was fastened cupboard fashion to the wall of the woodhouse adjoining the kitchen; a shelf placed about midway held the shoe blacking and brushes, while the overshoes were kept in the lower part; underneath the box cupboard was room for the good man's rubber boots, or an extra pair of work shoes. One housekeeper finds pockets of some strong material tacked inside the closet door In the dressing-room of great convenience, especially for the shoes belonging to the little folks of the home. A good homemade receptacle for soiled clothes Is a small barrel—a larger o°e If your household requires lt; have a cover made to fit the barrel top and fasten it *lth a hinge; see that all nail points are driven down; the outside of both barrel and •Id should be covered with some serviceable Boods, it need not be expensive; put tbe cloth °Q the lid smoothly, drawing quite tight and fattening on the under side a short distance 'rom the rim; cut a circular piece of lining, (any bright color may be used), and fit over the edges of the outside material neatly. In covering the barrel gather the goods at top and bottom on stout strings, allowing enough fullness to give a fluted appearance; line the inside with the same color as the lid-lining, join the outer and inner coverings at the top of the barrel, and presto, a most useful piece of furniture; a weekly airing will be all the attention lt will need; stand this barrel whero convenient,—perhaps, in a corner of the bath room, or in the dressing room, or In the wash-house, but never in a sleeping or living room. One can buy large covered baskets or hampers prepared to hold soiled clothes Where rooms are small, some housekeepers use large bags of strong material for the un- laundried clothes; it ls not best to store soiled clothes ln a closo closet opening off a sleeping room. Under a tree on a small raised platform handy to the kitchen door, but entirely away from the well, stands one housekeeper's slop bucket during all but the very coldest weather. She has a lid which covers the bucket closely and she does not allow the pall to stand uncovered, Each wash-day this bucket receives a thorough scalding, On extremely colddays, she carries into the kitchen, not the regular slop bucket, but another pall to receive the slop; this bucket Is placed near the door on a square of oil cloth, and is removed from the room as soon as the work is finished after each meal. Comfortable and hygienic living ls an art which extends toall departments of the home. In this age of intelligence the family that keeps its shoo brushes and muddy shoes in the pantry, soiled clothes in the bedroom, and the slop pall in the kitchen in all seasons, should not censure providence when sickness comes as a result cf such carelessness. "An outca of prevention ls worth a pound of cure." Parke Oo. Riadzb. 2d Premium.—Time and worry may be saved by keeping the shoe brushes and blacking box In a small basket, on a low, convenient shelf of the kitchen clcset, or In some bidden nook of the chimney corner behind a pretty curtain. A basket ia better than a box because lt is easier carried wherever ths blackleg outfit ls to bs used. Nice shoes that are seldom worn should be wrapped in tissue paper and kept ln their own especial box in the wardrobe. Every-day shoes may be placed ln a neat row on the closet floor. In tke home where there are many little feet to wear shoes a goods box of the right size for a window seat can bs partitioned iff so that there will be a space for each child's shoes The box ls placed on its side, tbe front side being the open one, the top padded and covered with some bright material, and pillows to match placed on it. A full, curtain-like drapery extends around the box, completely covering lt and the shoes lt contains. Clothing that is much soiled should be placed in a covered box in the laundry room. Damp c'otbiog should be hung on a rack ln the laundry room until dry, before being put in the box. A linen laundry bag having large pockets for handkerchiefs, collars, ciffs, stockings and pillowslips may be tacked on the Inside of the closet door. The laundry bags are pretty with tho edges and pockets bound with red, bluo and yellow calico. Soiled clothing left ln the bed rooms or closets not only bespeaks an untidy housekeeper, but is also unhealthful. Where tho slop bucket should ba placed depends altogether on what kind of a bucket it Is. If lt ls an old, sour, grease soaked, disease laden wooden bucket lt should be as far away from the kitchen as possible. Galvanized iron buckets are the best for slop buckets, as they aro light ln weight, do not absorb grease, never fall to staves, and do not oost much. Two or three of these buckets should be kept so that one can always be empty and clean. When the greasy slop bucket Is brought in tho grease can be wiped out with a piece of paper, and the bucket washed inside and out with hot soap suds. When the galvanized buckets become dark they can easily ba scoured with coal oil. A slop bucket kept in this way ls as clean as any kitchen utensil, and can bo placed on the work table in tbe kitchen or stand in one end of the large sink where the dishes are washed. Parke Oo. U. H. 3d Premium.—Family necessities lying about "wild" Is always a Bource of annoyances. The thoughtful and frugal housekeeper will find a place for all such things, although she may not have an over supply of roomy well ventilated closets, just where they are moat needed. The wood-house or wash- house will answer very well for the shoe blacking and brush, providing it has a place and can always bo found in Its place. I cannot put too much stress on the importance of having a place for all family necessities, and keeping everything ln its place. These conveniences are never a nuisance If kept in their place, but are generally a source of delight to the possessor. A good wash house ls a nico p'ace ti keep unlaundried clothes. Some of tho modern wash-houses have rests for baskets where clothes for the wash can be nicely kept, thrown loosely ln ae thoy should be; and numerous hooks, and racks for shirts, shirt waists, and larger pieces. It Is a good practico to turn all underwear inside out and give them a shaking in the open air before putting away to await wash day. Flannels thus treated are almoet half washed Wo keep tho kitchen slop bucket in a handy place, Inside the t-creens in summer, and where tbe slop will not freeze in winter. The buckets are brought from the slop barrel to tho yard, and the kitchen slops carried out and emptied. We never put peelings ln tbe slop bucket, have an extra bucket for them. The bucket to catch the kitchen slop need not necesaarlally be a dirty bucket, it can do kept clean. We find those painted buckets that can ba had very reasonable at tho shops prices for the kitchen stops. Filling the bucket too full ls a sourco of annoyance; and still another falling with some is lack of care in emptying the dish water Into the bucket. It ls best to keep the brooms hacglng by the handle in some handy place, and the carpet-sweeper out of tbo way of children. A few catch-alls, home mado ones will do, kept In some convenient placo especially for glovfs and mittens, will usually be appreciated by tho members of ones own family, and visitors as well. 0. B. Connersville. We have something in the lino of a shoe bag which has proven to be so convenient that my husband has on several occasions said, "I tell you this is so handy you ought to write the Indiana Farmib and tell them about It." The opportunity seems to have been presented and I gUdly do so. Take a piece of strong ticking nearly as locg as your cloect door la high for tho back of the pocket and it should bo nearly as wide as the door. Oato this long piece make pockets ten or twelve inches deep, allowing a generous plait at the bottom of each pocket to allow fullness and stitch very firmly between the pockets. I make pockets of different sizes according to the size of shces to be accommodated. The two top onea will servo for father's shoes. Tbe other rows contain three pockets, each row being two inches apart. Mine has fifteen pockets. After the pockets are all on, bind the whole thing and tack very securely to tho inside of your closet door. I have never found anything which so completely "filled the bill" for storing shoes. You can always find what you want without hunting for it, and the children do not need to inquire as to where they will find their shoes. For blacking utensils I have a small box about the size of a footstool, with cover on hinges. The box ls painted and tho top upholstered. In this box you will find overytnlng necessary for polishing shoes. I keep a pieco of oil cloth lnsldo and this ia spread over tho top, thua saving all from dirt. If one has a closet sufficiently large to admit of a barrel, I have found this a convenient receptacle for soiled clothes. Cover the outside with cretone, and you havo what will answer the purpose very nicely. Have also a supply of laundry bags In different rooms. There are so many kinds which can be cheaply made and be ornamental as well. One which I have found strong and very handy ls made out of heavy cretone. Make a bag out of two yards of goods. Four Inches from the top cut a slit In the center of one side, extending lenght-vlee thirteen Inches, bind tbe opening carefully. Two Inches from the top make an opening large enough to Insert a rod eighteen inches long. Fasten secure at each end and hang by a strong cord or chain. This well made will hold a great many soiled clothes. Speaking of baga leads me to mention my "emergency bags." They are made of unbleached cotton. On one I have written an etched "Ootton" on on the other "Woolen." They hang ln a convenient placo, and ln these bags ln sickness or accident, one can always find cotton or woolen rags without great search. Now the slop pall question does not bother me for I prefer to carry the slop out immediately rather than consign lt to slop pall, which often sits around the greater part of the day. The accumulations gathered in the preparation of a meal, together with scrappings of the table, I keep ln a dish pan until this work, I then carry it out. Tho dish water tha same. If one must have one, keep lt washed every day, and It need be no more unsightly than a water pail. E, A. Mtvnw. See how thoroughly our writers deal with thesj practical subjects. I like very much one practical remark by 0. B , "family necessities are never a nuisance if kept in their place, but are generally a source of delight to tho possessor." We thank these good housekeepers very much for their helpful suggestions. Of all that haa been ls lt not far the neatest and best, if ono can do so, to have a small room, juet away from the rest of the houee, in which to keep soiled clothing and shoes and the like? Such a room need not coet much and might ba largo enough for all laundry purposes. One of my neighbors has euch a room, and he has a nice kettle ln It in which he renders lard, and can change for copper kettle and make apple butter Isn't it after all the dirty clothes box or closet, together with the laundry steam in the kitchen tbat keeps many a houee eour? For the the firet time ln my life we have typhoid fever ln the family. Oir little daughter Hazel, oged 12 years, is very low. She seems to have jast passed the "crisis," and the little life which has hung In a doubtful balance bas a slight promise of returning strength. We feel much embarrassed at haviug typhoid fover In the family, as lt is nearly always ctused by negligence. The motto this week is: "We shall have to run fast If we keep up with God, or our methods will becomo antiquated." No: 191, Nov. 4—How and where can a young married man who starts from the stump acquire a farm homo? No. 192, Nov. 11—What ls the best farm fence you saw at the fair, and cost? Are you using red cedar posts? What do they cost and where do you get them? No. 193 Nov 18—Name eome of the faults and ideals of girls you know. Suggest Improvement. (A future topic will be the same for boye.) No 194, Nov. 25—Comment on Thanksgiving Day as a Harvest Home Festival. Premiums of $1, 75 cents and 50 cents will bs given to 1st, 2d and 3d best articles each week. Let copy be as practical as possible and forwarded 10 days before publication to Oarmel, Ind. E. H. Collum. |
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