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The Brass Band. The players imitate in dumb show various in- struments of a "Brass Band," such as cornet, trombone, cymbals, flute. The leader, who must be very quick, suddenly assumes, without notice, the instrument of another player who immediately quits his own and plays the leader's. Then the leader pretends to play the instrument of a third. Number two resumes his own and number three assumes the leader's and so on. For failure impose a forfeit.
Whistle A game for boys. Procure a small whistle with an eye in one end of it and a piece of string about a foot long. Tie one end of the string to the whistle and a small safety pin to the other end of string. To make the game more interesting it is necessary to have some one who is not familiar with the game. Place some chairs in a circle, drawn close together, leaving only room enough for the one placed in the center to move around after all have been seated. Have some one engage the attention of the boy in the center until another has pinned the whistle to his coat; then he is informed that he must find the whistle. Some one behind him blows the whistle and assumes to pass it to some one else so that the center boy when he turns to find the whistle will think that the whistle is being passed from hand to hand. When he turns another blows the whistle and so on. The length of this game depends upon the quickness of the players.
Household Helps
To Purify Sinks and Drains.
To one pound of common copperas add one gallon boiling water, and use when dissolved. Copperas being deadly poison label it, if kept on hand. This is one of the best possible cleansers of pipes and drains.
To Clean Carpets.
Shake and beat the carpet well, lay them on the floor and tack them firmly; then with a flannel cloth wash over with one quart of bullock's gall mixed with three quarts of soft, cold water, and rub it off with a clean flannel or house cloth. Any very dirty spot should be rubbed with pure gall. Try this, it works well.
For Gilt Frames.
When gilt frames of pictures or looking glasses, or gilt mouldings of rooms have specks of dirt upon them from flies or other causes, they can be cleaned with the white of an egg, gently rubbed on with a camel's hair pencil.
For frames of various hard woods, try pure linseed oil applied with a bleach muslin cloth after the dust has been thoroughly cleaned off.
Moths; Ounces of Prevention.
Take an ounce each of Tonquin beans, caraway seeds, ground cloves, mace, nutmeg, cinnamon, add six ounces Florentine orris root and mix well; put in bags among your clothes. The above will keep the moths away.
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Mucilage.
Try this. One ounce of gum tragacanth, as much corrosive sublim- ate as will lay on a five cent piece. Put into a jar, add a quart of cold soft water, let it stand for twenty-four hours then stir and use it. This mucilage will last as long as you care to see it around.
Try This.
After opening a bottle of glue or cement rub mutton tallow on a sound cork before inserting it in the bottle. Of course this will prevent any sticking of the cork or breaking of the bottle when trying to re- move the cork.
Silver Polish.
Pulverized alum one ounce, prepared chalk two ounces, cream tar- ter two ounces, water enough to make a paste, use with soft cloth, al- low to dry and polish with flannel.
Damp Closets.
For damp closets, water closets and out-buildings, the following is excellent: put a saucerful of quicklime (unslacked lime) in the place found to be damp. If the place be very damp change as often as the lime becomes slacked. The lime should be renewed at least once in two weeks. This will not only absorb the dampness but will sweeten the place.
White Wash.
Two ounces of common glue, four pounds whiting; mix whiting with cold water; soak the glue over night then heat it until dissolved; pour glue while hot into whiting; this makes a smooth white wash.
Whitewash.
Whitewash that will not rub off. Mix up a pailful of lime and water, take one-fourth pint of flour, mix with water then pour on the flour enough hot water to thicken it, and pour while hot into the white- wash, stir all together and apply.
Roach Exterminator.
Red lead made into a paste with flour and brown sugar; spread this mixture on small pieces of card. Lay them at night about infested places.
For Coffee Stains.
Glycerine rubbed into coffee stains will remove them from woolens and other materials.
Rats.
Peppermint is very disagreeable to rats. Expose it in places where traps are not convenient.
Ink Stains.
To remove ink stains from white cloth, heat a pint of sweet milk, soak the goods in it and stains will disappear.
Fly Stains.
Fly stains can be removed from varnished wood with vinegar and water, rubbing the wood with a cloth quite damp with the above.
Machine Oil Stains.
Cold soap suds will remove machine oil stains.
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Flies.
Try this. To get rid of flies, saturate a piece of flannel with turpentine, keep moist and hang up in the room. The flies don't like it.
Clogged Machine.
Kerosene used on a sewing machine will eat out the hard machine oil.
Washing Windows.
Kerosene added to the water is excellent for washing windows.
Lemon Juice.
To extract lemon juice without extracting the seeds, roll the lemon until soft then puncture one end of it with a fork, when the juice may be easily squeezed out.
Windows.
If water used in cleaning windows is blued, they will retain their brilliancy longer and polish more easily.
For Nickel Plating.
To clean nickel plating quickly and well, try gasolene.
Tinware.
To prevent new tinware from rusting try rubbing it with lard and heating it thoroughly.
Salt.
To prevent the hardening of salt mix with it a small quantity of cornstarch.
For Cleaning Various Materials
Window Glass. Paint can be removed by a strong solution of soda.
Zinc. Rub with a cotton cloth dipped in kerosene, afterwards with a dry cloth.
Furniture. For finger marks, rub with a soft rag and sweet oil.
Tin Ware. Common soda apply with a moistened newspaper, and polished with a dry piece will brighten it.
Rust from Steel. Take half ounce of emery powder mixed with one ounce of soap and rub well.
Scorch Stains from White Linen. Lay in bright sun.
Iron Rust may be removed from white goods by sour milk.
Grease from Silks. Take a lump of magnesia, rub it wet on the spot, let it dry, then brush the powder off.
Oil Marks on Wall Paper. Apply a paste of cold water and pipe clay, leave it on all night, brush it off in the morning.
Paint spots from Clothing. Saturate with equal parts turpentine and spirits of ammonia.
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Hands. To remove vegetable stains from hands rub with piece of raw potato.
Mildew. Moisten the spot with water; rub on it a thick coating of castile soap mixed with chalk scrapings, rub with end of finger then wash it off.
Weights and Measures, Etc.
The quart weight of various feeds is as follows: Cotton seed meal, 1.5 lbs .; Linseed meal, old process, 1.1 lbs .; Gluten meal 1.7 lbs .; Gluten feed 1.2 lbs .; Wheat bran, coarse .5 lbs .; Wheat middlings, coarse 8 lbs .; and Wheat middlings, fine 1.1 lbs .; Mixed wheat feed, 6 lbs .; Cornmeal, 1.5 lbs .; Oats, 1.2 lbs .; Rye Bran .6 lbs .; H. O, Dairy feed .7 lb .; Victor corn feed .7 1b. per quart.
The above weights are from the Connecticut experiment station
Surface Measure.
The sides of a square must measure as follows to contain.
ft.
rods.
Tlen acres
660
40
One acre
.208.71
12.65
Half acre.
147.58
8.95
Third acre.
120.50
7.30
Fourth acre.
104.38
6.32
Eighth acre
73.79
4.47
See table of Square Measure.
Legal Weight of Various Commodities.
Per bu.
Per bu.
Barley
48 lbs.
Hungarian grass seed.
50 1bs.
Bran.
20 lbs.
Millet seed.
50
lbs.
Buckwheat 48 lbs.
Oats
32 lbs.
Clover seed. .60 lbs.
Onions
.57 lbs.
Coal. 80 lbs.
Potatoes (Irish) 60 lbs.
Corn, shelled.
56 lbs.
Rye ..
56 lbs.
Corn, in the ear 70 lbs.
Timothy
46 lbs.
Corn meal.
48 lbs.
Turnips
55 lbs.
Hemp seed. 44 lbs.
Wheat.
60 1bs.
Number of Nails to a Pound.
Name Length No. to 1b.
Name Length No. to Ib.
3d fine 1 inch . 1150.
10d finish 3 nch. . . . . .137.
3d common 1 1-4 inch. 720.
10d common
3 inch .. 87.
4d common 1 3-8 inch. 432.
12d common
3 1-4 inch ... 66
d common 1 1-2-1 3-4
352.
20d common 3 5-8 inch. .. .35
6d finish 2 inch. 350.
30d common
4 inch. 27
6d common 2 inch 252.
40d common
4 1-2 inch. 21.
7d common
2 1-2 inch. 192.
50d common
5 1-8 inch. 15.
8d finish
2 1-2 inch. 190.
60d common
6 inch. 12.
8d common
2 1-2 inch. 132.
9d common
2 3-4 inch. 110.
70d common
7 inch. 9.
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MEASURE OF MONEY. United States Money.
10 mills (m)=1 cent. 10 cents (ct)=1 dime,. 10 dimes (d)=1 dollar. 10 dollars ($)=1 Eagle. (E)
m. ct. d. $ E.
10 == 1
100= 10 1 1,000= 100 10 1
10,000=1,000 100 10 1
English Money.
4 Farthing (far)=1 penny. .d.
12 Pence =1 Shilling. S.
20 Shillings =1 pound or sovereign
far. d. s. b.
4= 1
48 == 12= 1 960=240 == 20=1
Weights in Commercial Use.
1 Quintal of Fish=100 lbs.
1 Barrel of Flour=196 lbs.
1 Barrel of Pork or Beef=200 lbs.
1 Gallon of Petroleum=6 1-2 lbs.
1 Keg of Nails=100 lbs.
Linear Measure.
1 12 inches (in)=1 foot. .ft
3 feet =1 yard yd.
5 1-2 yards=1 rod. rd.
320 rods =1 mile. .mi.
in. ft. yd. rd. mi. 12= 1
36= 3= 1 198= 16₺= 5}= 1
63,360=5,280=1,760=320=1
Square Measure.
144 square inches (sq. in.) =1 square foot. .sq. ft
9 square feet =1 square yard. .sq. yd.
30 1-4 square yards =1 square rod. .sq. rd.
160 square rods =1 acre .. ... A. 640 acres =1 square mile. sq. mi.
sq. in sq. ft. sq. yd. sq. rd. A. sq. mi.
144= 1
1,296= 9= =1
39,204= 272}= 30}= 1 6,272,640= 43,560= 4,840 = 160= 1
4,014,489,600=27,878,400=3,097,600=102,400=640=1
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Avoirdupois Weight.
16 ounces (oz.) =1 pound ... .1b. 100 pounds=1 hundred-weight .. .. cwt. 20 hundred-weight=1 ton. T. 2000 pounds =1 ton. T.
oZ. lb. cwt. T.
16= 1 1600= 100= 1 32000=2000=20= 1
Cubic Measure.
1,728 cubic inches (cu. in.)=1 cubic foot, cu. ft. 27 cubic feet=1 cubic yard, cu. yd. 128 cubic feet=1 cord of wood. 1 cord foot=1x4x4 cubic feet or 16 cu. ft. 24 3-4 cubic feet=1 perch of stone or masonry, 1x16 1-2xl 1-2 cu. ft.
Dry Measure.
2 pints (pt.)=1 quart, qt. 8 quarts == 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks=1 bushel, bu.
pt. qt. pk. bu. 2
16 8 = 1 64 = 32 = 4 = 1
Liquid Measure.
4 gills (gi)=1 pint, pt
2 pints=1 quart, qt. 4 quarts == 1 gallon, gal. 31 1-2 gallons=1 barrel, bbl. 2 barrels or 63 gallons=1 hogshead, hhd. gi. pt.
qt. gal. bbl. hhd.
4 =
1
8
2
1
32
8
4
=
1
1008
252
= 126
= 31 1-2 = 1
2016
504
=
252
= 63 = 2 = 1
Apothecaries' Weight.
20 grains (gr)=1 scruple 3 scruples= 1 dram 8 drams == 1 ounce 12 ounces == 1 pound
Apothecaries' Fluid Measure.
60 mimims or drops (m) == 1 fluid dram S fluid drams= 1 fluid ounce
16 fluid ounces= 1 fluid pint 8 pints= 1 gallon
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Home Remedies
Cough Syrup.
Put a large lemon in the oven and let it remain until thoroughly baked when it will be soft all the way through. Add enough honey to the pulp to make a thick syrup. This syrup should be kept warm and a teaspoonful taken every half hour to relieve hoarseness. Ex- cellent for children.
Chilblains.
Almost instant relief from this trouble is the result of an applica- tion of kerosene.
Falling of the Palate.
Make a strong decoction of white oak bark and use as a wash sev- eral times a day.
Felon.
Apply a mixture of half teaspoonful of powdered camphor to one egg, mix thoroughly, apply same two or three times a day.
Ring Worm.
The application of kerosene is a good remedy for ring-worm. Ap- ply several times a day by rubbing it in well with the finger or rag.
Quincy.
Kerosene is so common and usually so handy, we fear for those reasons that it is not used as a remedy as much as it could be. For the above trouble try a gargle of kerosene and an application of the same to the throat with a wet cloth, saturated, repeating every two or three hours.
Toothache.
Pulverize and mix alum and common salt in equal quantities; wet a small piece of cotton and have the mixture stick to it, put in cavity of tooth. A cold sensation will first occur, which will soon pass off with the toothache.
Toothache.
Toothache can be relieved by bathing the gum and cavity with boiling vinegar as hot as can be borne.
Corns.
Paint the corn with salcylic acid and collodion, enough of salcylic acid to dissolve a small quantity of collodion. Use a camel's hair brush Apply night and morning for four or five days. Soak the foot in moder- ate hot water and the corn can be removed.
For Thin People.
Take a spoonful of pure olive oil before meals night and morning. It may not be very tasteful at first, but one can learn to like it, and the results will be surprising.
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Presidents of the United States
George Washington, the celebrated American Patriot. Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Feb. 22, 1732. President from April. 30, 1789, to March 4, 1797. Died at Mount Vernon, Virginia, Dec. 14, 1799.
John Adams, (Federalist). Born in Braintree, Mass., Oct. 19, 1735. President from March 4, 1797, to March 4, 1801. Died in Brain- tree, July 4, 1826.
Thomas Jefferson, (Democratic-Republican). Born at Shadwell, Virginia, April 2, 1743. President from March 4, 1801, to March 4, 1809. Died at Monticello, Virginia, July 4, 1826.
James Madison, (Democratic-Republican). Born in Port Conway, Virginia, March 16, 1751. President from March 4, 1809, to March 4, 1817. Died at Montpelier, Virginia, June 28, 1836.
James Monroe, (Democratic-Republican). Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, April 28, 1758. President from March 4, 1817, to March 4, 1825. Died in New York City, July 4, 1831.
John Quincy Adams, (National Republican). Born in Braintree, Mass., July 11, 1767. President from March 4, 1825, to March 4, 1829. Died in Washington, D. C., Feb. 23, 1848.
Andrew Jackson, (Democrat). Born in Waxhaw, No. Carolina, March 15, 1767. President from March 4, 1829, to March 4, 1837. Died near Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 8, 1845.
Martin Van Buren, (Democrat). Born in Kinderhook, New York, Dec. 5, 1782. President from March 4, 1837, to March 4, 1841. Died at Kinderhook, N. Y., July 24, 1862.
William Henry Harrison, (Whig). Born in Berkley, Virginia, Feb. 9, 1773. President from March 4, 1841, to April 4, 1841. Died in Washington, D. C., April 4, 1841.
John Tyler, (Whig). Born in Charles City County, Virginia, March 29, 1790. President from April 4, 1841, to March 4, 1845. Died in Richmond. Virginia, Jan. 17, 1862.
James Knox Polk, (Democrat). Born in Mecklenburg County, No. Carolina, Nov. 2, 1795. President from March 4, 1845, to March 5, 1849. Died in Nashville, Tenn., June 15, 1845.
Zackary Taylor, (Whig). Born in Orange County, Virginia, Sept. 24, 1784. President from March 5, 1849, to July 9, 1850. Died in Washington, D. C., July 9, 1850.
Millard Fillmore, (Whig). Born in Cayuga County, New York, Jan. 7, 1800. President from July 9, 1850, to March. 4, 1853. Died in Buffalo, New York, March 8, 1874.
Franklin Pierce, (Democrat). Born in Hillsborough, New Hamp- shire, Nov. 23, 1804. President from March 4, 1853, to March 4, 1857. Died in Concord, New Hampshire, Oct. 8, 1869.
James Buchanan, (Democrat). Born in Franklin County, Penn, April 22, 1791. President from March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1861. Died in Wheatland, Penn., June 1, 1868.
Abraham Lincoln, (Republican). Born in Hardin County, Ken- tucky, Feb. 12, 1809. President from March 4, 1861, to April 15, 1865. Assassinated in Washington by John Wilkes Booth, a political enemy, April 14, 1865, and died on the morning of April 15.
Andrew Johnson, (Republican). Born in Raleigh, No. Carolina, Dec. 29, 1808. President from April 15, 1865, to March 4, 1869. Died in Carter County, Tenn., July 31, 1875.
Ulysses S. Grant, (Republican). Born at Point Pleasant, Ohio, April 27, 1822. President from March 4, 1869, to March 4, 1877. Died at Mount McGregor, New York, July 23, 1885.
Rutherford B. Hayes, (Republican). Born in Delaware, Ohio, Oct. 4, 1822. President from March 4, 1877, to March 4, 1881. Died in Fremont, Ohio, Jan. 17, 1893.
James A. Garfield, (Republican). Born in Orange, Ohio, Nov. 19, 1831. President from March 4, 1881, to Sept. 19, 1881. Shot by Charles Guiteau in Washington July 2, 1881. Died in Elberan, New Jersey, Sept. 19, 1881.
Chester A. Arthur, (Republican). Born in Fairfield, Vt., Oct. 5, 1830. President from Sept. 20, 1881, to March 4, 1885. Died in New York City Nov. 18, 1886.
Grover Cleveland, (Democrat). Born in Caldwell, New Jersey, March 18, 1837. President from March 4, 1885, to March 4, 1889; also from March 4, 1893, to March 4, 1897. Died in New Jersey, June 24, 1908.
Benjamin Harrison, (Republican). Born in Hamilton County, Ohio, Aug. 20, 1833. President from March 4, 1889, to March 4, 1893 Died in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 13, 1901.
William Mckinley, (Republican) . Born at Niles 'Trumbull County, Ohio, Jan. 29, 1843. President from March 4, 1897, to Sept. 14, 190]. Assassinated in Buffalo, New York, Sept. 14, 1901.
Theodore Roosevelt, (Republican). Born in New York City, Oct 27. 1858. President from Sept. 14, 1901, to March 4, 1909. William H. Taft, (Republican). Born in Ohio, Sept. 15, 1857. President from March 4, 1909, and is the present incumbent.
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