Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1883 — The Use of Varnish. [ARTICLE]

The Use of Varnish.

No one knows until she has tried it how much she may change the aspect of things about the house by using a little varnish. On a sunshiny day take the old chairs and tables out on the porch or by an open door, and, alter thoroughly dusting and wiping off with a damp cloth, apply a thin coat of varnish and so cover up scratches and marred spots of all kinds. It will dry in a short time, and you will be surprised to see how much good you have done. A flannel cloth, with a very little linseed oil, is gs>od to rub furniture -with; but the greatest care must be exercised to prevent any oil being left on the wood to attract dust. It must be rubbed until you would not know, except by the improved appearance, that any oil had been used. Coach varnish, which is Heavier than the ordinary kind used on furniture, will make old oil-cloths look 'as good as new. Wash and wipe before applying the varnish. Be careful not to step on them until they are dry. If this is done every spring the oil-cloths will last twice as long as they will without it.— Boston Budget. Some of the best English jockeys are women—daughters of fanners or of country squires, who have lost their fortunes. They have been accustomed to ride to hounds from thfer childhood, are perfectly fearless, and their light weight in the saddle makes them desirable as jockeys. Charles Kingsley’s poem of “Lorraine Loree” has one of these women jockeys for its heroine. Personal hostages were given as late as the peace of Aix la Chapelle, when the Earl of Sussex and La Cathcart were sent to Paris as hostages for the restitution of Cape Breton.