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THE TIMES, NEW 11L00M EI EII), 1A EEBltUAItY 19, 1878.
HOUSE, FARM AND GARDEN.
We Invite communications from nil iwpon who are
mtiTpmpd In lnuuera proiieny ueioUKiUK to mis
parimt-m.
Stewing.
Htewlng dillers from boiling; only In
this, that the liwtt is never rietl to the
boiling point, but only to a very gentle
BiiHinoring, with a very small -qunntity
of water. It requires a much longer
time to cook in this ninnner : but in
stewing, the texture of the meat I
rendered more tender, gelatinous parts
are more completely dissolved, and in
stead of a considerable part going into
the water, as In boiling, the whole of
the juices are preserved in the stew
which is, therefore, very nutritious
Btewing is, therefore, one of the best
modes of cooking : and it is also one of
the most economical, for a wry smnll
quantity of fuel, properly applied, is
sufficient to keep up the required sim
merlng for a great length of time. The
constant practice of stewing Is one of
the secrets of the perfection f French
cookery. The enameled or porcelain
lined etew-pans are much superior to
the old-fashioned metal ones for most
purposes. They should always be filled
with water immediately after being
used, and will then merely require to be
well washed and rinsed with more boil
ing water ; but when they have been
neglected, strong Boda and waiter should
be boiled In them for a few minutes.
-tsw--4
To Prevent Dampness from North Walls.
North walls are frequently 'damp from
the absence of the drying etlcct of the
-nun. This defect may, however, be
remedied by allowing Ivy to grow over
them. It acts ioth by preventing the
access of rain, and by the rootlets nb
sorbtng moisture from the wall. In
very exposed situations, the rain is fre
quently driven with such violence
ngiwnut the walls as to penetrate through
them, although the brick-work ds of
-considerable thickness. This evil may
'be obviated by dissolving three-quarters
of a pound of mottled soap in a gallon
of boiling water, and spreading tfoe hot
solution steadily with a large flat brush
over the outer surface of the brick-work,
taking care that it does not lather. This
Us to be allowed to dry for twenty-four
hours, when a solution formed f a
-quarter of a pound of alum dissolved in
two gallons of water is to be applied In
a similar manner over the coating of
soap. The soap and alum mutually de
compose each other, and form an insolu
ble varnish which the rain Is unable to
penetrate. The operation should tie
.performed in dry, settled weather.
Water Proof Boots.
A correspondent of the Indiana Far
mver says : " I stood In mud and water
two or three inches deep for ten hours a
day for a- week without feeling any
dampness or having any difficulty in
getting rny boots on or off. If you
would be equally successful, before
wearing the boots, give the bottoms a
good coating of tallow and coal tar and
dry it in ; then oil the uppers with castor
oil, about one tablespoonful to each boot ;
then oil them twice a week with castor
oil when one teaspoonful will be suffi
cient. If the weather should be rainy,
or you are compelled to work In water
during the day, wash your boots clean
at night, hold them by the Are, and
you will have no trouble about your
boots getting hard and skrinking up so
that you cannot get them on. If the
leather should become red, give ' a coat
of ordinary shoe blacking before oiling.
The effect of castor oil Is to soften the
leather, while it fills the pores and pre
vents the water from entering.
8-2" Get a scrap book ; and when you
And an article in any of your papers
which you deem valuable, a recipe for
something you may need or any other
matter to which you may wish to refer
hereafter, cut it out and put in your
scrap book. Keep it classified as best
you can, so as to render it easy of refer
ence, keeping all the recipes at one
place. You cannot conceive, if you
have not tried it, how valuable and
practically useful such a book will be
come in a few years. The book does
not cost much and the time taken in
cutting out and pasting in .will pay
largely.- Try it. - '
GST The latest estimates show that
Oregon will have about six million
bushel of wheat for export this year.
For the past nine years the : increase of
production has been very rapid. The
state bag some of the finest w heat grow
ing districts In the world, lying within
easy reach of a navigable river which
furnishes an outlet to the markets of
Europe. Those who saw the exhibit
made at the Centennial Exhibition will
not need to be reminded that Oregon
wheat had no superior and no equal
there. "'
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of
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jLOYD, SUPPLEE & WALTON
' , WltOLKSALlC
IIAKDWAHE HOUS:
No, 6aiS Market Street.
Philadelphia, Fenn'n.
JANNEY ' &1idREWS
WHOLESALE
GROCERS,
No. 188 MARKET ST.,
Philadelphia.
WAINWRIGIIT & CO.
WHOLESALE GROCERS
AND
TEA DEALERS,
North East Comer ot 2nd and Arch Street,
Philadelphia Tenn'a.
QHARLES S. JONES,
WHOLESALE DEALEK IN
Fish, Cheese and Provisions,
216 NOUTII WHARVES,
Philadelphia, Pa.
J S. DOUGHERTY
WITU
D. J. HOAR & CO.,
WHOLISALB
BOOT AND SHOE
WAREHOUSE,
ttia MARKET STREET,
Philadelphia, Penn'a.
QRAYBILL & CO.,
Wholesale Dealers! u
Oil Cloths, Carpets,
Shades, Brooms,
Carpet Chain, Wadding,
Batting, Twines, &c,
And a Bne assortment of
WOODand WILLOW WARK,
No. 420 Market street, above 4th.
PHILADELPHIA.
LUCAS'
READY MIXED PAINTS !
NO WATER, NO CHEMICALS, NO BENZINE,
' BUT A PURE
OIK PAINT,
READY FOR USE.
Sample Dn,fim.
80 BEAUTIFUL SHADES OF PAIST
BENT BY MAIL.
ITIH PUT ON LIKE OTHER PAINT. MADE
WITH LEAD AND OIL, VIZ: NICELY,
BRUHHED OUT. NOT FLOWED
ON LIKE WATER PAINT.
TRY IX,
And Yon Hill Prove It to be the Best
, Liquid In the Market. , .
.TOII1V LI JO AH Ac CO.,
Philadelphia,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Swiss and Imperial French Ureen,
WHITE LEAD COLORS
.AND
VARNISHES.
SMITH'S CARRIAGE WORKS,
On High Bthiet. Bar Of Oajanui St..
"' , ' 1 .Yew Bloomfleld, Perm'. ' '
THE subscriber has built a tare and anramn.
dlous Shop on High St., East of Carlisle Street
New llloomtleltl, Pa,, where he Is Dreoared to man
ufaeturetoorder . ,
Of every description, out of the best, material. (
Sleighs of ererj Style,
built toorder, and finished In the mostarUstleand
durable manner.
Having superior workmen, he to prepared
o furnish work that win eompare favorably with
the best City Work, and much mora durable, and
atmuob more reasonable rates,, t j. , , i i
WRKPAIRINQof allkiodtaeatlvand prompt"
Ijrdona Aealllsiolletted. ' ' i - i "
SAMUEL SMITH
Philadelphia Adrcrtlseinentd.
D. ELDER & CO,
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURERS
Booksellers and Stationers,
And Dealers In
WINDOW CURTAINS
WALL. l'APKlt, ETC,
No. 430 Market Street,
PHILADELPHIA Pa.
EIGLER&SWEARINGEN
Successors to
811 AKFNER, ZIEULER A CO.,
. Importers and Dealers In
Hosiery, UloveM.
Illbboiisi, Nuiapenilern,
THREADS, COMBS,
and every variety of
TRIMMINGS & FANCY GOODS,
No. 3d, North Fourth Street.
PHILADELPHIA, PENN'A.
Agents for Lancaster Combe.
gowER, pons & CO.,
BOOKSELLERS. STATIONERS,
And Dealers In
CURTAIN & WALL-PAPERS.
HLANK IIOOKN
, Always on hand, ana made to Order.
Nes. S30 Market and 623 Minor Streets
PHILADELPHIA, PA
ALSO
M. Publishers of Sanders' New Readers, and
Brooks' Arithmetics. Also, Robert's History of
the United States, Felton'sOutline Maps, Ac.
jgARCROFT & CO.,
Importm and Jobbers
Of Staple and Faney
DRY - GOODS,
Cloths, Cassimeres,
Blankets,
Linen., White Goods, &o.,
Nos. 40S and 40T MARKET STREET,
(Above Fourth, North Side,)
PHILADELPHIA.
JEW. T. M0UL,
REPRESENTING
Weimer, Wright k Walkln,
Manufacturer k Wholesale Dealers
; Boots & Shoes
. , i ,. . ,
No. 302 Market Street,
PHIIL.APJIL.PIIIA.
H. KENNEDY, ' ' '
WITH
' TRIMBLE, BRITTON Co.,'
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
NoMS MARKET STREET,
, .... . i ;,. v " . ;
PHILADELPHIA
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What will the Weather be To-morrow?
POOL'S SIGNAL SERVICE BAROMETER
and Thermometer Combined. Foretells oorreetly
any clianfte Id the Weather, 12 to 24 hours in aa
vanee Kndorsed by the most eminent Professors
aud Seleutino men as the Best Weather Indicator
lu the World. FARMERS can plait their work
according to Its predictions. It will save titty
times Its cost In a sluurle season. Warranted Per
fect and Reliable. We will send It Free to any
address on reeelpt ot t2.00 Mewnie of worthless
Imitations. None geuulne without our trade
war-,;,; ' . AUENTS WANTED.
Send Stamp for Circular.
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' GENERAL
COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
NO, 346 NORTH WATER STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
WE.W,,V;f",y.V,,e h'ht market prlee for
. i. ., " ."' tf' '"lluwlng articles, or we will
se them for you on S per cent. conunlslon.
SmT.Lv.CiPr?' fon'tfy. lrd. Tallow.
tr.1 u'o',,oeAn',,p, Grin' K"r, Keeu;
fruit, IIla,ye,,HoVp,rkeP.ee.,",' Bl0-c"'".
LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES
??lSi,n 'Sr?0 con'Knment!s of Staple articles.
J-armers, Hhlpners and Dealers In Oeneral Mer
Sim. ' aiJl "r:t,e fr reference.I'rl. e current.
f.h Va ", WhRn wrll,," sU'e whether yot
to sell, name the artfules, amount of each and
VERY LOWEST PltlCIC!
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nearest shipping point; also If possible seurf
sample by mall If too bulky by freight
Address HILL A sefn'.NKY.
General Commission and Shipping Merchants,
221 North Water St., P ill'a.
October , 18(7 lv.
HIGHEST AWARDS
t ?fntfianlat
Exhibition.
J. REYNOLDS & SON,
NORTHWEST CORNER
THIRTEENTH AND FILBERT 8T8 .
PHILADELPHIA,
MANUFACTURERS OF PATENTED
Wrought Iron Air-tight Heaters
WITH SHAKING AND CLINKER-ORIi DING
ORATES FOR BURNING ANTHRA
CITE OR BITUMINOUS COAL.
CENTENNIAL
WROUGHT IRON HEATERS
FOR BITUMINOUS COAL.
KEYST OlSTE
WROUGHT IRON HEATERS
COOKING RANGES.LOW-DOWN ORATES, Etc.
Descrlp Circulars sent free to any address.
EXAMINE BEFORE SELECTING. I191yAA9.
AVERILL BARLOWT
45 South Second Street,
(BELOW MARKET,)
PHILADELPHIA,
HAS A (JHEAT VARIETY OF TUB NEW STT1.E
Queen Anne and Eastlake
FURNITURE,
IN ASH OR WALNUT, together with a large
Stock of all the Latest Designs of
Chamber, Parlor, Library, Dining Room,'
Church, Olllce and
COT1A GE FURNITURE.
Also, Woven Wire Beds,
Springs of various patterns. BEDDING, MAT
TRESSES OF EVERY QUALITY.
Folding and Oriental Chairs, Piano Stools, &o.
AT VERY LOW PRICES. 4 ly
fiWflW not easily earned In theseltimes, but
Ol I I It can be made lu three mouths bv
y any oneof elthersex. In any part o'r
the country who Is willing to work steadily at the
employment that we furnish, ttitt a week in your
own town. You need not be far away from home
over nigh. You can give your whole time to the
work, or only your spare moments. It costs
nothing to try the business. Terms and 5t Outfit
free. Address at once, H. Hallett & Co., Port,
land, Maine. 14 ly
J. M. Gihvin. .
J. H. Girvin.
J.M. GIRVIN&S0N.,
FLOUR, GRAIN, SEED k HRODUCE
Commission Merchants,
No. C4 Sonla bar, St.,
BALTIMORE, MD.
We will pay strict attention to the sale of all
kinds of Country Produce and remit the amounts
promptly. . 451vr.
J. M. GIRVIN A SON.
-yyATCHMAKER & JEWELER.
CEO. C.HENRY,
Watchmaker and Jeweller, Carlisle Street,
New Bloomfleld Pa. Repairing of all kinds well
and promptly done.
CALL 1XD SEE ME.
The Robscrfber has opened a Store opposite the
Railroad Depot, at NEWPORT, where beis pie
pared to supply '
OYSTERS, GROCERIES, Ce.,
At the lowest market price. A full stock on
band. The patronage of the public Is solicited.
43tf. WM. ICKES,
. , i ; i " , 1 Newport. Pa,
JR7 Rf) Agents protits per week. Will prove
HU I .WW it or forfeit sm. New articles, just
patented. Samples sent free to all.
Address W. H. CHIDESTEH, Zlti Fulton Street,
New York. , a tiui.
KHOW
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