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Uses for Old Papers and Magazines.
Everyone knows that it has become
worth the while of housewives in av
erage circumstances to save the old
newspapers, magazines and the like,
and sell them to the junk man. The
price paid for them is much higher
than in prewar times. Before the war
80 per cent of the rags used for paper
making in this country were bought in
Europe and brought here. At any rate
this is what the paper men tell us.
These rags not being available during
the war, prices of paper began to soar.
It is not likely that they will get back
to their prewar level for many a year.
In the meantime it is worth while, be
sides being good policy, for some mem
ber of the family to save and sell old
papers, magazines and rags. If chil
dren undertake this work it helps to
teach them thrift and orderliness.
Old newspapers and magazines may
be used in other ways. It is said if
they are immersed in water and rolled
while wet, into tight balls, when dried
out these balls make excellent fuel. It
takes them some time to dry and this
little industry ought to prove profita
ble to the enterprising small boy who
undertakes it. The balls are used as a
substitute for wood or coal, making a
clean, bright fire. During the war
children in the schools learned to make
trench candles of old newspapers and
paraffin. The papers were cut into
four-inch strips and a number of strips
rolled tightly together into fat can
dles. These were boiled for an hour
in paraffin. They make a small and
very hot flame and ought to prove use
ful in several ways. They promise
well to help out in kindling any sort of
fire.
Portieres made of bright-colored
magazine covers are handsome. The
covers are cut in strips and these
strips are sloped off to points at the
ends. Then they are rolled tightly
around a heavy needle and dipped in
clear shellac. This forms a long bead
when the needle is withdrawn, and
these beads are strung on twine, with
glass beads between the paper ones, ot
beads of wood or metal instead of
glass. The beads are in many beautt
ful colors and look like Venetian
beads, except that they are long and
pointed at the ends.
All garbage cans should be lined
with old newspapers as soon as they
are emptied. This keeps them from
rusting and acquiring a bad odor. Bit>
of food and refuse from the kitchen
and table should be drained of water j
or other liquid and wrapped in a pa
per before being placed i the garbage
can. This is a handy way in which to
handle garbage in cities, where people
have no chickens or pigs to feed it to.
Housekeepers save themselves hard
work by spreading down papers over
clean floors on rainy days. The feet
of the ice man usually need to be
guarded against in this way and if a
runner, linoleum or small rugs cover
the porch or kitchen this newspaper
protection will keep them good-looking
much longer than they could otherwise
be. Newspapers used as interlinings are
said to provide much warmth in cov
erlids and they serve this purpose
tacked over the walls of sheds and
outhouses.
Scarborough Pictures that please at
prices that are right. Over Cordova
drug store. Phone 140—3 rings.
Mrs. Dunham’s home-made mince
meat at Finkelstein & Sapiro’s. 10-tf
Congoleum Rugs, suitable for every
room in your house, can be found at
the Northwestern Hardware Co.
Fresh Ever-Ready Flashlight Bat
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beautiful the delicate little body. You
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Dining Car in Connection with all Regular
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Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot office
one hour before departure of trains. *
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