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Show Useful Hints for the Housekeeper To clean lamp chimney, wash tho chimney In good soap suds. Then -Inso well In cold' water. Set on tho stovo whero It Is not too hot. As Boon as thoy become hot wipe with a dry cloth. Thoy will dry very bright and last much longer. To clean a mackintosh, spread it out flat on tho tablo and scrub with warm water and yollow soap, In which a little carbonate of ammonia has been dlssolvod. Tllnso in cold water, and hang In tho air to dry. Or. no account put It near tho flro. To keop butter fresh without Ice, stand tho roll of butter In a stone Jar, which has been scalded and rinsed rins-ed and pour around It a glass of cold water In which a tablespoonful of Bait has been dissolved. Koep covered cov-ered with tho Jar lid or a plato. Tho Jar must bo thoroughly washed and scalded each time boforo frosh butter but-ter Is Put in It. Butter kopt in this way will remain sweet ' for Ihreo weeks In this climate .x |