Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1902 — ALL OVER The HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ALL OVER The HOUSE.

80 me of the Things 7 1 :□ to Make ■ Perfect ! 'tc'"?. Every woman who 1..;.. an interest in domestic arran aments considers her kitchen with as much care as her parlor. Whether large or small, just as suitable appointments are needed. If small and with only one window, it should be painted in a very light tone. If the 100 m is large and airy, the woodwork may be a little darker. The floor may be painted with two or three coats and then allowed to harden. Very desirable is a smooth pine shellacked or well fitted linoleum of a durable color, which may be frequently washed and wiped once in awhile with kerosene. In kitchen comforts there are some essentials, such as ample closets, of which there should .be three—one for coarse china and porcelain of a finer sort, another roomy place for tins, graniteware,* irbn utensils and other conveniences, the third Tor odds and ends of everyday use. The china closet may be made by placing some three or four narrow shelves in the inside woodwork of a closed door. This gives a decorative effect, the tints of the china acting as a bit of color for this t working room; or wider shelves may be placed over the stationary washtubs in the apartment kitchen, for large platters, sotip tureens and the like. The upper shelves may have a curtain hung on rings to a narrow wooden rod. This same drapery may decorate the lower half of tjie window with a linen shade above.

Among the comforts for the maid an easy chair and a looking glass are necessities. A small rack does excellent service for holding cookbooks, newspapers, etc., and should be found in every kitchen. In kitchen appointments nothing is more wholesome than the porcelain sink made in one piece. Of course in everyday, moderate homes it is seldom seen, but in the perfect kitchen it should be found.—Washington Star. Get b Job. "Yes, I want men to work on my farm, but you say you never have had experience, don’t know anything about farm machinery, and never harnessed a horse in your life/ I don’t know where I eould put you.” “I’m willing to learn.” “What’s your name?” “Carr.” "Well, maybe I can use you somehow In moving my crops. Come on." Oxford university has published an Incomplete list of 237 Oxford men who have gone to the war. Four of them have been killed so far.