THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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with a double portion of plump raisins, 
is always welcome ; so are fried cakes, 
when light and freshly made. The boy 
declares that better than any cake he 
ever tasted, are fresh raised biscuits, 
into which were kneaded butter, spice, 
and a very little sugar, each one buttered 
before putting in the tins. 
One habit of our school furnishes a 
welcome change for the capricious ap¬ 
petites of growing boys and girls. They 
sometimes spread out their dinners al¬ 
together—boys and girls separate for 
convenience—and enjoy a genuine picnic 
dinner. We have only 19 scholars this 
winter, and we mothers encourage this 
plan. MRS. LEVI H. NILES. 
GOOD DISHES FROM LEFT-OVERS. 
A GOOD turkey salad may be made of 
the white meat. Chop the meat, 
and allow half as much celery, which 
may be cut in inch pieces ; mix these and 
set in a cold place. For the dressing, 
are needed two hard-boiled eggs and one 
uncooked, a teaspoonful of mustard and 
the same amount of salt and pepper, two 
teaspoonfuls of sugar and three of salad 
oil, and one-half cupful of good vinegar. 
Rub the yolks of the boiled eggs to a 
powder, then add the salt, pepper and 
sugar and the oil a little at a time well 
mixed in ; next add the mustard. beat 
the raw egg light and add. Then add 
the vinegar, a little at a time, beating 
well. Pour over the turkey and mix 
well. Place in a salad dish and garnish 
with sprigs of blanched celery tops, and 
the whites of the eggs cut into fancy 
shapes. Set on ice and serve very cold. 
Potato Puff.—To every two cupfuls of 
cold mashed potatoes, add two table¬ 
spoonfuls of melted butter, and beat 
well till smooth and free from lumps. 
Add two well-beaten eggs and stir in, 
then a cupful of sweet milk and beat 
well; pour into a buttered pudding dish 
and bake in a quick oven. The time re¬ 
quired will depend so much on the 
quantity, that I cannot state definitely 
how long it will take to bake, probably 
from 30 to 45 minutes. It should rise 
and be very light and puffy as its name 
indicates. 
Potato Croquettes.—To every cupful 
of cold mashed potatoes, add a table¬ 
spoonful of melted butter, and season 
with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Add one 
or two eggs and a little chopped parsley, 
make into balls and fry in a kettle of hot 
fat. Serve at once. 
Potato Cakes.—These are quite a favor¬ 
ite with us, and the cold mashed pota¬ 
toes are hardly enough to satisfy the re¬ 
quirements. To every cupful of mashed 
potatoes, add melted butter and beat 
well. An egg will do for two cupfuls if 
they are scarce. Add a little flour, make 
into cakes and fry on a griddle like pan¬ 
cakes, or in a frying pan. 
Potato scallop is also very good. Add 
melted butter to cold mashed potatoes, 
beat till creamy and light, and season to 
taste if not already seasoned. Fill some 
patty pans with this mixture, stamp a 
pattern upon the top, bake in a quick 
oven, and glaze with melted butter, or 
sprinkle some fine cheese crumbs over 
the top. 
Tomatoes are delicious scalloped. Fill 
a pudding dish with alternate layers of 
tomatoes and cracker crumbs, sprinkle 
each layer with butter, season to taste 
and add very finely minced onions to 
each layer; butter the top well and 
bake. rose seelye-miller. 
U lien Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, 
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, 
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, 
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, 
Why shouldn’t more of our women 
readers help in extending the circula¬ 
tion of The R. N.-Y.? Several of the 
premiums offered are such as they cer¬ 
tainly should appreciate. 
"FOR BETTER , FOR WORSE.” 
T HE autumn days have passed away. 
The crops have been harvested 
and mostly marketed. All through the 
summer’s heat, and toil, and hurry, we 
have looked forward to the fall as bring¬ 
ing to us the fulfillment of our plans, 
and the reward for our labor. With 
many of us, the cash results have been 
far less than we hoped or expected ; the 
unfavorable season, the over-stocked 
market, or low prices, has made our 
profits small, and we hardly know how 
to plan to meet necessities. 
Now, of all times, can the wife prove 
a true help and comfort to the disap¬ 
pointed husbandman. She can try to 
lessen expense in every way, wear cheer¬ 
fully the old gai-ments, and cheer his 
heart with hopes of better success an¬ 
other year. There are noble women who 
stand shoulder to shoulder in times of 
trouble, who will part with anything 
they possess to help the perplexed hus¬ 
band, or cheerfully relinquish their most 
cherished plans. And there are others 
who are perpetually “nagging” their 
husbands if business matters go wrong 
or they cannot have their numerous 
wants gratified. 
Not many miles away was a couple 
who had lived seemingly well together. 
They had a bright family grown to man¬ 
hood and womanhood. The father was 
a wool buyer, and in an unfortunate 
hour, lost heavily by an unforeseen drop 
in prices. The wife was fretty, and in¬ 
stead of sympathizing and helping, kept 
saying, “I told you so!” and “What 
made you do it ? ” until the home was 
broken up, and husband and wife parted, 
never to live together again. The father 
roamed from place to place, never happy, 
often working out by the day, at last 
dying a white haired man, deserted by 
her who had taken him “ for better, for 
worse, for richer, for poorer, till death 
do us part.” 
A recent writer advises husbands often 
to show their love and esteem for their 
wives, by the loving words and caresses 
such as they gave in courting days. 
Surely wives ought to remember their 
duties, to halve the sorrows and double the 
joys of those whom they have solemnly 
promised to cherish. 
Let us look forward with hope, pass 
the gray winter days with sunshine in 
the home, and meet misfortune with 
brave hearts. Some day, we may be 
counted with those “ Saintly women who 
have made their households happy.” 
MOLLIE WIGGINS. 
PATTERNS FOR R. N.-Y. READERS. 
Write the order for patterns separate 
from other matter, give bust measure 
and pattern number, and enclose 10 cents. 
Each pattern is complete with instruc¬ 
tions for cutting the garment and put¬ 
ting together. 
6282. Ladies’ Norfolk Basque. 
The Norfolk jacket has the merits of 
being generally becoming, easily ad¬ 
justed, comfortable and stylish looking. 
MOTHERS .—Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
The turn-over collar is in -the latest style 
and the belt of cloth fastens with a dull 
gilt buckle. Pattern 6282 is cut in five 
sizes, viz.: 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 inches, 
bust measure. 
DRUMS vs. REGISTERS. 
W HILE agreeing with all as to an 
open fireplace giving rest, com¬ 
fort, beauty, even poeti’y, to home life, 
many of us occupy houses not planned 
by ourselves, which must be heated 
while we are making the price of our 
ideal home. We have two hard-coal 
burners which heat five large rooms; 
two downstairs and three above. We 
have a round hole 10 inches in diameter 
cut through the ceiling, with a safety 
collar insei’ted, through which the six- 
inch stove pipe is run upstairs, through 
a drum (on which rests a two-quart 
kettle of water, “ always hot”) to the 
flue hole. Some persons claim that it 
is a better plan to have the stove pipe 
enter a flue hole down stairs, and have a 
hot-air pipe from the top of the stove to 
a register, in place of the safety collar. 
While this plan allows a nicer bed-room, 
having no drum or pipe in the way, it 
seems to me that our way is more econom¬ 
ical of heat, and having only one pipe in 
the downstairs rooms is a consideration. 
A $5 coal oil heater would make the 
middle room above more comfortable in 
zero weather, but we have got along 
without it so far. b. b. G. 
CRUMBS FROM OTHER TABLES. 
Queen of my tub, I merrily sing, 
While the white foam rises high; 
And sturdily wash and rinse and wring, 
And fasten the clothes to dry; 
Then out in the free, fresh air they swing, 
Under the sunny sky. 
I wish we could wash from our hearts and souls 
The stains of the week away, 
And let water and air by their magic make 
Ourselves as pure as they; 
Then on earth there would be indeed 
A glorious washing day ! 
—Louisa May Alcott. 
_W. O. Partridge in The Arena : 
“ The salvation and perpetuation of our 
republic will depend on what sort of 
training we give to mind and spirit in 
our public schools.” 
....Cor. The Housekeeper: “I once 
knew a couple who were in the habit of 
relating to each other every evening the 
troubles each had had through the day. 
They called this ‘ picking thorns out of 
each other’s fingers,’ and each felt the 
burdens of life grow lighter ; and know¬ 
ing the cares each had. to bear, felt an 
added sympathy with, and tenderness for 
each other, that caused many a harsh 
word to remain unspoken, and gave each 
more strength and patience to bear the 
trials that each day brought.” 
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The Rural New-Yorker Sew¬ 
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You have often wondered why a little 
sewing machine should cost from $45 to 
$50, while the cost of making it is less 
than $20. The reason is simple enough. 
The selling agent gets the larger share. 
In order to save this middleman’s profit, 
we offer subscribers only, THE RURAL 
NEW-YORKER machine at manufact¬ 
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automatic bobbin, and is light running. 
Oak or walnut woodwork, and five 
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This is a handsome machine, and is 
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particular, or money will be refunded. 
Price, delivered, $19.50; or with one 
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$24.50. Address 
The Rural New-Yorker, New York, 
