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Some  Kitchen  Considerations 
JatalOiraxw& 
Uses  Reel  and  Wheel  for  Four-score  Years 
The  picture  shown  herewith  is  that  of 
Mary  1 1 o gey  Grossman,  of  Neffsville, 
Lancaster  t’ounty,  l’a..  who  at  the  age 
of  8T  years  stilt  uses  the  red  and  wheel. 
This  woman  has  been  using  the  spinning 
wheel  for  four-scour  years,  having  learn¬ 
ed  to  work  on  same  at  the  age  of  seven 
years.  In  the  years  gone  by  the  homespun 
goods  that  she  wove  from  the  thread  on 
this  wheel  were  in  big  demand.  Many  of 
tin*  young  people  gather  at  her  home  to 
see  her  spin.  It  is  customary  for  some 
elderly  people  to  point  to  such  women  as 
Mrs.  Grossman  as  an  example  for  youth. 
Gould  our  girls  of  today  do  what:  she  has 
done?  We  think  they  could  if  such  work 
were  necessary.  We  now  live  in  an  age 
aparl  from  spinning  wheels  1  open-lire 
get  your  seams  in  those  parts  of  the 
kitchen  which  receive  constant  wear,  i.c.. 
in  front  of  range,  entrance  door,  pantry, 
etc.,  for  the  seams  wear  soonest,  likewise 
catch  dirt. 
To  receive  the  most  wear  from  lino¬ 
leum,  get  a  good  heavy  grade,  lay  on  Hoor 
loosely,  do  not  nail  at  all  to  start  with, 
except  perhaps  at  doorways  where  it  may 
curl  up ;  here  take  a  strip  of  the.  selvage 
and  put  a  tack  or  two  through  it  after 
laying  on  top  of  linoleum,  not  any  more 
than  necessary  to  save  tripping  over 
same.  After  a  week  or  two,  when  you 
are  sure  that  all  wrinkles  and  air  pock¬ 
ets  are  out,  if  you  have  any  seams  in  the 
floor  raise  the  linoleum,  put  a  brush  fill  of 
print  on  the  floor  directly  under  seam, 
allow  linoleum  to  drop  on  it  ;  in  a  day 
or  so  it  will  be  stuck  fast  to  floor,  mak¬ 
ing  tacks  unnecessary  and  giving  a 
waterproof  joint.  Then  to  hold  and 
waterproof  joints  around  base  at  walls, 
get  sufficient  mini  her  of  feet  of  quarter 
round  molding  and  nail  down  tight  over 
the  linoleum  and  light  into  base;  when 
down  either  paint  or  varnish  molding  to 
match  woodwork;  tlnm  if  you  will  oil 
over  tin*  floor  about  once  a  week  and 
either  varnish  or  paint,  it  every  six 
months,  scrubbing  will  never  be  neces¬ 
sary,  as  a  rag  and  a  little  soapy  water 
will  clean  it  very  nicely.  And  unless 
you  have  unusually  heavy  traffic,  such 
a  floor  should  last  at  least  10  years,  or 
where  people  are  careful  and  understand 
that  doormats  and  foot  scrapers  are  not. 
ornaments,  but  are  distinctly  useful  ar¬ 
ticles  placed  where  tlwy  are  for  the  pur¬ 
pose  of  being  used,  sirnli  a  floor  should 
almost  last  a  lifetime.  cai.vtkr. 
One  Man  Plow*  10 
Acre*  »  Day 
Instead  of  a  “Tractor 
He  sits  right  on  the  three  plows,  away  from 
One  Man  the  heat  of  the  engine,  where  he  can 'watch 
Does  the  Plowing  both  plows  and  “Mule”  without  turning  his 
head. 
One  Man  He  pulls  a  double  disc  with  a  two  section  bar- 
Does  the  Discing  row  behind  at  a  good  speed  without  packing 
the  ground. 
One  Man  He  sits  on  his  grain  drill  Where  he  can  watch 
Docs  the  Drilling  both  drill  and  ” Mule."  He  pulls  lwo  sections 
of  harrows  behi-.d  the  drill. 
He  sits  on  a  two  row  cultivator  and  does  an 
even,  thorough,  quick  job.  The  “  Mule”  guides 
easily,  turns  short  ar.d  does  not  pack  the  soil. 
He  sits  on  the  binder  where  lie  can  watch  both 
Binder  and  “Mule”  move  through  the  heav¬ 
iest  grain  at  afast,  steady  gait.  The  “Crawler" 
makes  a  paih  for  tb a  Binder  Wheel  when  go¬ 
ing  through  mud. 
He  can  pul]  large  Ensitage  Cutters,  Medium 
Sized  Threshers,  etc. 
Thi»  Get*  the  Footing  For  full  detail s  write 
JOLIET  OIL 
TRACTOR  CO. 
415  Benton  Street 
JOLIET  .  -  ILLINOIS 
One  Man  Cu/ti 
votes  Corn ,  Cot ■ 
ton.  Potatoes,  etc, 
One  Man  Drill*  50 
Acres  a  Day 
One  Man  Does 
the  Harvesting 
Belt  Work 
One  Man  Cultivate* 
31  Acres  a  Day 
One  Man  Harvests  40 
Acres  e  Day 
Spring  Mounted  “  Crawler 
An  Octogenarian  Spinner 
cooking,  and  no  one  wants  his  wife  and 
daughter  to  go  back  to  them.  If  they 
wore  obliged  to  do  it  they  would  do  as 
well  as  their  ancestors. 
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SAW  MILL 
AND  GET 
LUMBER 
WORTH 
$25to$40 
Materials  for  Kitchen  Floors  "n  sound,  10-quart  gal- 
. .  ,  .  .  vanizvd  iron  pail  in  the  center,  after 
llm  ideal  kitchen  floor  h  still  being  l>ki  s,vmil  thiekm-sses  of  paper  in 
sought,  lib*  is  expensive  to  install,  cold  rh(.  ,Mltt„ni  ,lf  th(,  tub.  pjU.ked 
and  tarring  to  walk  on.  Wooden  (pine)  ,  ,,  , 
•’  . .  ,  solid  all  around  with  excelsior,  h mailing 
floors,  catch  and  hold  all  manner  of  wifU  }  uf  .T  I(t  lop  to  kw.p 
dirt,  making  constant  scruhb.ng  a  lie-  (.X(,,|sinr  in  ,dace.  i  A  better  w  ay  would 
cessity.  This  is  partly  overcome  by  *  .  i  ....  .  P  , 
”  ,  *  •  _  _  ..  bo.  to  have  a  eimuar  piocc  of  tfalvan- 
painting  the  flooring,  which  reduces  the  fm,,(|  MroUll(1  of  th(,  pails 
labor  about  one-ha  t,  but  is  also  rather  fr|,m  whS|.h  b(vil  . . .  wpre  rom,lV,.d. , 
expens, ve  to  keep  looking  right.  Maple  por  ^  mat  for  Ptp  fl,t  hvo  piet.ps  of 
flooring  is  greatly  used  m  preference  to  dlietinjf  |>r  (1(.uim>  ])U.^  t,110Ugh  to  flll 
pine;  but  its  great  fault  is.  every  spot  ^  t|>p  ((f  m  tub  whmi  sowpd  together, 
of  grease  leaves  a  stain  winch  is  difh-  ,  ,  .  .. 
”  . .  ,  ,  and  (died  with  many  layers  of  nows- 
cull  to  remove.  Oiling  is  recommended  ...  , 
,  ,  ,  „  ,  ,  ,  .,  papers  cut  to  tit  inside  it,  which  can  be 
on  maple  or  beech  flooring,  but  tlic  oil  .  ..  ,  ,  . 
,  .  ,  quicklv  done  by  cutting  one  for  a  pat- 
catches  dust  and  dirt  and  soon  becomes  .  ,  „„  , 
tern  and  fold  it  twice  to  term  a  segment 
uiisig  t  j.  .  of  paper  twice  and  cut  like  the  pattern. 
here  are  various  composition  floorings  ILiV(i  H(0  mat  h|rge  enough  and  thick 
,m  the  market,  which  arc  laid  or  trow-  0IlollJfh  t()  fin  tbl,  tull  to  tll0  top  and  the 
eled  on  the  same  as  cement,  run  up  on  is  dono>  with  thp  WO(U,„n  cover. 
the  walls  and  finished  off  ns  a  base  all  Now  for  th(.  adv.ll,t„gP8  of  having  a 
in  one  solid  layer.  This  is  coming  m  souni)  pail  iusidp.  Tf  liny  thing  gets 
vogm-  generally  in  buildings  where  there  spil](,(1  in  thfi  WKlkep  i(  is  0lwUn.  1;opt 
is  heavy  or  unusual  traffic.  Its  cost  is  (,u,au  ^  S:mitai.v,  Tw„  sinaU  kettles 
not  prohibitive  and  is  about  as  near  w  ljagiu8  can  bp  put  ift  at  on(.,s  0P  if  i 
ideal  as  is  now  known.  It  is  absolutely  on,y  want  pne  T  tl1vvays  put  ia  a  sniaU 
sanitary,  very  easy  to  clean,  feels  warm  jjK>  or  paU  „f  1)(liliug  water  under  it. 
and  resilient  under  foot  and  ca  trim  col-  Bu(.  fm.  raising  bl.t>.1(,  C!UPeflll  to  have 
ored  in  almost  any  desirable  shade  one  wat<>r  only  moderately  warm,  or  it 
may  desire.  Hut  -there  are  always  huts  wiU  Sf.ald  tlu,  bmu].  XeVer  put  water 
-  it  is  imperative  that  the  floor  >111  which  djn!t.|]v  i,i to  the  pail  which  forms  the 
it  is  be  laid  is  absolutely  rigid.  If  there  iris5de  of  the  cooUer.  I0XA  UXDKRWOOI). 
is  ever  so  slight  a  vibration  to  your  floor  Michigan 
beams  there  will  in  a  very  few  months,  - 
appear  hair-line  cracks  which  soon  spread  Star  Cookies 
and  tiic  life  of  your  floor  is  nearing  ail  I  have  tried  a  great  many  of  the 
end,  recipes  that  have  appeared  from  time  to 
Linoleum  is,  generally  speaking,  about  time  in  Thk  R.  N.-Y.,  and  am  enclosing 
as  good  a  floor  for  a  kitchen  as  may  he  one  that  has  been  banded  down  in  the 
had.  I  am  prejudiced  against  inlaid  lin-  family  for  a  number  of  generations  and 
oleum,  because  in  hundreds  of  eases,  tin-  5s  an  excellent  Cookie.  Take  one  pound 
less  the  very  expensive  kind  was  used,  I  sugar  and  cream  with  one-half  pound 
have  noticed  the  ini.  id  wears  out  and  1> utter,  add  two  beaten  eggs,  one  talde- 
becomes  unsightly  long  before  the  plain  spoon  milk  and  gradually  one  pound  of 
printed  patterns,  and  when  the  inlaid  flour.  Mix  well  together.  Roll  out  (<>  about 
is  varnished  over  it  never  seems  to  give  one-eighth  inch  thick.  Gut  into  star 
satisfaction.  With  the  plain  prints,  if  shapes.  Have  an  egg  beaten  in  a  saucer, 
it  -is  given  a  rub  over  with  oil  (linseed)  also  some  sugar  and  cinnamon  mixed  to- 
onee  a  week  and  varnished  twice  a  year,  getlier,  some  nut  meats.  With  a  camel’s 
one  coat  every  six  months,  it  will  last  hair  brush  dust  with  beaten  egg  a  spot 
almost  indefinitely.  When  using  linoleum  in  center  of  star  size  of  a  quarter.  Put 
get  it  wide  enough  so  that  it  will  lie  in  a  few  pieces  or  a  half  nut  on  each  spot 
one  piece  across  the  room  if  possible;  and  sprinkle  a  little  cinnamon  and  sugar 
at  any  rate  have  as  few  seams  in  it  as  over  nut.  Hake  in  quick  oveu 
practical,  tho  fewer  the  better.  Do  not  MRS.  a.  T.  B. 
Ten  16  foot  logs  averaging  11  inches  the  k  iSOO  teer  per  day.  Get  an  ‘American’’  be- 
inake  1000  foot  of  Hunljcr  worth  fiS  to  -Do  cause  it  awsmore  and  better  hi  in  bor  with 
t  ii  your  hw-iii  marki-t.  you  only  jj*  I  to  ^5  to  less  lielp  ami  power  Ihrei  <iur  other.  .Make  Mu 
shiv  loOftfeel  with  an  •*  American”  Portable  Saw  menev  every  wuii.  i  wtn-n  the  farm  rtoesu't  tiee.l 
Mill.  TlDuk  of  the  profits  !  Why,  that  limber  on  yon.  llnntlredscl  former*  areaomg  \  pnjinslom. 
your  w>iod-lotl9just  like  wheat.  Reapit  with  an  freeing  business  with  ••  American'1  mills. '  Vuu  i-aii 
axe.  Harvest  it  with  an  inexpensive,  liglii  run-  do  tlisaatne,  fur  there  are  wood-U-tg  urounil  you  It 
ning  ”  American”  Portable  Saw  Mill  you  can  op-  you  have  none  ybnracir  Ifea  i  -  lUiusuisnc  letter* 
erateyoiirgelf.  No oxneriei,cc  needed.  An  8  II. I*.  from  runners  in  our  tree  Hook  ino  20  that  tells 
gas  engine  aiul  an  “Americaa”  miLl  saws  up  to  all  ahi.nl  tarni  Ininberiug. 
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