JULY 20 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
483 
BRIC-A-BRAC. 
A 8T0BY OF CHINESE LOVE. 
The festive Ah Goo. 
And Too Eay, the fair— 
They met, and the two 
Concluded to pair. 
They " spooned” in the way 
That most lovers do, 
And Ah Goo kissed Too Hay, 
And Too Hay kissed Ah.Goo. 
Said the festive Ah Goo. 
As his heart swelled, with pride, 
Me. heap fikee_you— 
You heap be my Wide f ” 
And she, looking- down 
All so modest and pretty, 
TwUt a smile aud a frown, 
Gently murmured, “ You bettee.” 
A PltETTY FANCY. 
One of the pretty rancles of French people Is 
to make colors the expression of sentiment. 
They hold that violet is analagous to friendship, 
blue to love, as suggested by blue eyes and azure 
sky. A bunch of violets would therefore tell a 
ladj s suitor t hat friendship Is all he has a right 
to expect. Yellow is paternity or maternity; 
It. 13 the yellow rays of the spectrum which cause 
the germ to shoot. Red tigures ambition ; Indigo, 
the spirit of rivalry; green, the love ol change, 
fickleness ; black, favoritism ; white, unity, uni- 
verslty. In addition to to the seven primitive 
colors, gray indicates power; brown, prudery; 
pink, modesty; silver gray (semi-white), feeble 
love; mac (semi-violet), feeble friendship ; pink, 
false shame, 
GRAMMATICAL TAUTOLOGY. 
I'll prove the word that I've made my theme 
Is that that may be doubled without auy blame; 
And that that that, thus trebled, I may use. 
And that that that that critics may abuse 
May be correct. Farther—the dons to bother- 
Five thata may cloudy follow ouu another ! 
For it is known that we may safely write, 
Or eay that that tluit that that man writ was right • 
Nay. e'en, that that that that that that followed 
Through sir re peats, the grammar rule has hallow’d- 
Aud that that that, (that flint that 'hat began) 
Repeated seven times ia right! Deny*t who can. 
_ —ItM vard Grant White- 
TWENTY IMPOLITE THINGS. 
1. Loud and boisterous laughing. 
2. Reading when others are talking. 
3. Talking w hen others are reading. 
4. Cutting lloger nails in company. 
5. Joking others in company. 
0. Gazing rudely at strangers, 
r. Leaving a stranger without a seat. 
® Miking yourself hero of your own story. 
9. Reading aloud In company without being 
10 . Spitting about the house, smoking or chew¬ 
ing. 
11. Leaving church before worship Is closed. 
12 . Whispering or laughing in the house of God. 
13. A want of respect and reverence for seniors, 
u. Correcting older persons thau yourself 
especially parents. 
15. Receiving a present without an expression 
of gratitude. 
16. Not listening to what one is saying in com¬ 
pany. 
11. Commencing to eat as soon as you get to the 
table. 
is. Answering questions that have been put to 
others. 
19. Commencing talking before others have 
finished speaking. 
20 . Laughing at mistakes orothera. 
if or ©lontcn, 
CONDUCTED BY MISS FAITH RIPLEY, 
SOME ONE’S SERVANT GIRL. 
She stood there leaning wearily 
Against the window frame. 
Her face was patient, sad, and sweet, 
Her garments coarse and plain i 
" Who is she, pray ?” I asked a friend, 
The red lip gave a curl— 
Really! I do not know her name 
She's some one's servant girl.” 
Again I saw her cm the street. 
With burden trudge along; 
Her face was sweet and patient still. 
Amid the jogtliug throng; 
Slowly but cheerfully she moved. 
Guarding with watchful care 
A market basket much too large 
For her slight hands to bear. 
A man I'd thought a gentleman. 
Went pushing rudely by. 
Sweeping the basket from her hands, 
Yet turning not his eye; 
For there was no necessity 
Amid the busy whirl. 
For him to be a gentleman 
To some one's servant girl. 
Ah ! well it is that God above 
Looks in upon the heart. 
And never Judges any one 
By Just the outer part: 
For if the soul be pure and good, 
He will not mind the rest. 
Nor question what the garments were 
In which the form was dressed. 
And many a man aud woman fair, 
By fortune reared and fed, 
■Who will not mingle here below 
With those who earn their bread. 
When they have passed away from life. 
Beyond the gates of pearl, 
Will meet before their father’s throne 
With many a servant girl. 
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TALKS ON TIMELY TOPICS,-No. 7. 
ROSE GERANIUM. 
Phantom Work. 
A box lined with white, frosted plush, forms an¬ 
other appropriate receiver: and they look no less 
lovely made Into a wreath or cross on rich black 
velvet. A few silver spangles may sometimes be 
Introduced with good success, but great care 
must be taken not to place with these ethereal 
treasures anything which would add to the effect 
the slightest degrees of heaviness. 
A HOUSE HOLD REFORM. 
The owner of a house In Hartford, a widower 
llv 2 d tu the upper story and rented the lower 
part to a clergy man. A servant girl employed in 
the clergyman's family was young and pretty 
Her mistress observed that she and ihe widower 
were devoting a great deal or attention to each 
other, and deemlog the matter scandalous, said 
tober: •* Pack up your things ani quit.” The 
girl obeyed: but on the following day she re¬ 
turned in a carriage, announoed that she had 
been married to the landlord, and said to. her 
quuT mlsCre88: “ Pack U P y ou r things and 
A FRENCH VERSION, 
La petite Mario had le Juno mnttong, 
Zee wool was blauoha as ze enow; ' 
And everywhere U belle Marie went, 
Le June mnttong was sure to go. 
Oui, monsieur ; von avez un very large imagina¬ 
tion ; mais oomment aet this, pour Deustche; 
Dot Mary baf got eiu leedle sohaf; 
Mit hair yuet like some vool; 
Und all dor blaoe dot gal did vent. 
Das sohar go like em fool. 
The Ingenuity of the Chinese Is not confined to 
embroidery, ceramics, and decorative art, but ex¬ 
tends to internal revenue. One of the latest 
schemes of the Celestial statesmen proposes a 
tax on new-norn infanta. The sum Is ridiculously 
small-about ten centa-but as babies are one of 
the principal productions of the Celestial Era- 
P re, aud the market Is constantly overstocked, 
a handsome revenue from this source Is cod 11- 
. ' T ' y ejected. The tax falls due when the ln- 
ranc enters the world, and the happy father, 
•md sMn dei ? y ' Steps d0Wri 10 tUe coin's olllce 
and settles Its passage. Strange as It may seem. 
T ! ,i S R a . ie f U , C>deduCUOas ln CftS0Ot double entry, 
cusromr.r ' lcc ? raauotJ natural equity or 
2™ moralR y- The tax for twins surely 
ought not to exceed fifteen cents. 
Thb horse, bowed down by weight of whoa, 
lo weakest oats will cling; 
Nor whip nor spur eau make him go 
Nor any other thing. 
ymn p> m ° tt0 f0rl0ver8ls < 11 ® Plural buss yum, 
E\ ery lady, who delights In dainty home-arts 
should have, as a companion for her wax-flowers’ 
a phantom bouquet. The fingers which are skill! 
ful ln the one will not fall in the other effort. 
In July or August, when the foliage, at Its 
rankest, Is yet unimpaired, all conditions favor 
the undertaking. In making selections, choose 
from the forest those leaves which possess the 
strongest fiber-Poplar, Beech and Gum-tre 
representatives. It possible, have In your collec¬ 
tion our favorite, the Pear Place oak or other 
leaves containing tauutn, In a separate vessel. 
Gather only foliage tree from Imperfections, and 
procure a generous quantity. In view of many pos¬ 
sible failures. In addition to these, we may sug¬ 
gest the seed-vessels of various wild and culti¬ 
vated plants, of which the Poppy and Columbine 
are types. 
If in your researches you chance to discover 
some heads of Wild Cotton, Ascleplas or Thistles, 
carry them home carefully—you will find them 
treasures, suggesting their own sphere Of useful¬ 
ness. 
Place your leaves ln a tub, weight them down 
with a plate, and cover with rain-water. Let 
them remain ln a sunny exposure for about two 
weeks, or until they hint of a stagnation more de¬ 
lightful to the artist’s prospects than to her 
senses! 
In that state of decay necessary to a removal 
of the pulps, the leaves, It must be confessed, 
have entirely lost their charm, and It is only the 
stimulation of hope which prevents the worker 
from throwing the mass away in disgust. How¬ 
ever, we aro ambitious and bravely proceed. Re¬ 
move a few leaves at a time luto clean water, 
gently rub them between the fingers or tap them 
with a brush, giving a downward motion. In 
handling them, float them upon a card or a bit of 
glass to prevent breaking. When the pulp is en¬ 
tirely removed, place the specimens lu a vessel of 
clear water, aud as soon as possible get them all 
ready for the bleaching. 
An easy method is to prepare a solution of 
chloride of lime, which is made by dissolving one 
tablespoonlul of the lime ln a quart of soft water 
Add six or eight grains of citric acid, dissolve’ 
drain off and bottle. Place your specimens ln a 
shallow dish, cover them with this liquid, acd set 
away ln a dark room for a day or two, covering 
them closely. When sufficiently bleached, place 
again ln clear water, leave them for another day 
and then float them out; press gently between 
folds of sort linen until dry, and them shape them 
to suit the taste. Some may be pressed between 
surfaces and others gracetully curled, as In na¬ 
ture. 
Before leaving the subject I will give a second 
method, employed by more experienced persons 
for destroying the epidermis of the leaf. This 
plan greatly hastens the operation, although It 
requires a greater degree of delicacy and skill ln 
handling. It la as follows; Dissolve eight ounces 
of soda and four ounces of alr-alaeked lime In two 
quarts of water; boll and strain. In this solution 
place the loaves arid boll for an hour or more 
adding water to supply what evaporates. Re-! 
move a leaf and determine by experimenting when 
the pulp is sufficiently softened tor work. The 
cleansing and preparation are the same in this as 
ln the mettod first given. 
The taste will suggest various ways of mount¬ 
ing to produce fine effects, if placed under a 
glaat* globe, a wax or au alum basket or vase, will 
be round a dainty receptacle. Group a portion of 
the smaller leaves Into blossoms of various shapes 
occasionally employing thistle-down or fine floss! 
silk tor centers. The Btems should be of fine 
wire, wound with white silk. 
J. E. M’C. 
1 WISH I could prevail on all farmers* folks this 
abundant, summer time, to Join an anil-pie as¬ 
sociation. I wish the Granges would take up 
and discuss the question of “ Pte or no Pie;” I 
think It would bear as much upon practical, 
every-day life, as the never settled questions 
“ Which has done the most damage, fire or 
water? - ’ or “ Which deserve the mo 3 t commis¬ 
eration the Africans or the Indians 7 ” 
When fruit, can be had for the picking, when 
you can sugar down for dessert, golden or red or 
black raspberries, or blackberries, when you 
can pile up a beautiful, artistic pyramid of pears, 
peaches and grapes, for a center-piece to your 
table, and can flank it by plates of sliced me!- 
ons and rosy apples, what more could a king 
ask? 
Does’nt It seem half like desecration, to spoil 
all that beauty by making oif it a fruity paste 
between two layers of pie-crust ? 
Do believe for once that “ the best way, is as 
good as aDy” and let the fruit coma on the ta¬ 
ble ln all its freshness and beauty and whole¬ 
someness. 
I know It will be hard to convince the old 
house holds, tor we are Joined to our Idols; hut 
the younger ones Just coming on, should start 
fair. 
The gain ln the point of time ln the course of 
one summer would be immense, and when we 
take Into consideration the health, strength and 
labor expended on the pie business, ln the hot¬ 
test, busiest season, over the quickest fire, the 
sum is simply incalculable i 
The house-keeper who will gently beguile her 
house-hold out of this extravagance and show 
them by practical Illustration a more excellent 
way, will do something worth doing this sum¬ 
mer, and I do not doubt but that she will set out, 
for the autumn campaign with a rare vigor and’ 
courage, and none of her family will be be a 
whit the worse, but rather the better for it. 
WOMAN AND THE FRANCHISE. 
At a meeting of Edgewood Grange. No. u, the 
following answer was given to the question, 
l" w hat would be the advantages of the franchise 
Jo woman t" 
There would be many, in the first place it 
would create an Incentive ln woman to learn 
everything useful outside of domestic economy 
merely, entering into the wider and far more im¬ 
portant fields of society and politics, making such 
study to take the place of the too prevalent devo¬ 
tion to amusement, filrtauon, and the follies of 
fashion. It would give them the advantage of 
equal education with men ln branches or knowl¬ 
edge now considered superflous to their accom¬ 
plishment for tho sphere of duties they are ex¬ 
pected to fill, but which would fit them for offi¬ 
ces of responsibility and trust, ln which men are 
often found to rail. 
Their keen observation,ln connection with their 
sympathetic nature, eminently fits them for the 
office of Inspecting our prisons and almshouses, 
could they bo but elected or appointed to such 
position; especially where women are Inmates. 
Certainly they would make the former more like 
schools of reform, as they should be; and see to 
the better arrangement and administration of 
the latter. Their more extended education would 
take away every objection t* their demand for 
equal compensation with men tor equal labor 
pei formed, and so enahle them to keep their own 
families whenever that necessity might devolve 
upon them. 
That women owning property should help to 
make aud ameud the laws under which they live 
Is an advantage which should never have been left 
to depend upon special franchise; yet there are 
apparently many wno would deny to woman this 
obvious right-. 
With woman’s aid, the same economy and. ar¬ 
rangement which pervades the domestic would 
be transferred with happy effect to the political • 
and with her more careful and humane charac¬ 
teristics as compared with those of men, war 
might be superseded by arbitration, and number¬ 
less barbarous and hurtful practices, injurious to 
Individuals and society at la'rge, be entirely abol¬ 
ished. Thus, while the Queen of England has 
ever expressed herself as in favor of that better 
mode, aud always favoring peace, we see the hu¬ 
mane wisdom of woman In strong contrast to the 
recklessness of the war-seektng Emperor of Rus¬ 
sia, who seems to seek ln blood the solution of 
every national question affecting other countries 
Women certainly would not tolerate war for 
slight oauses, or make maudlin spseohes with 
rum-soaked bratp, to predicate war by unwise 
official utterances, as men (at other times of bril¬ 
liant Intellect) sometimes do. The rum truinc 
would be swept from the land, and every good re! 
form encouraged and carried through. The na¬ 
tional nuances would be safe rrorn defalcations- 
for should a woman bo a defaulter, the world 
would never get over It, although a man may run 
to the extreme of crime and folly to-day, and to¬ 
morrow, perhaps, he restored to as high a posltlou 
as before. 
As school trustees, women are much more inter¬ 
ested than men, Ju exact proportion as they have 
more to do with the rearing aud home education 
of the family. The success cr women as8abbath- 
school teaohers Is universally appreciated, and 
their ability aud fitness to proach the gospel have 
been already extensively acknowledged. In law 
their aim would be to administer impartial jus- 
> tlce in the fear of God. and In the interest of an 
f exalted humanity; not for greed of eatn, but with 
k purity of purpose, avoiding the rruddy pools of 
'0 politics, contending tor and at all times defeDd- 
fi lug and upholding the right. Thetr presence- 
it has ever the effect of a great moral force, carry 
it lug with It as It were, a halo of ktndness and 
purity. The beautfiul equilibrium that God has 
created between man and woman, was intended 
to be mutually used tor mutual good; and ** what 
God has Joined, let no man put asunder.” Thla 
constitutes the great fundamental principle of 
s Justice for which we contend, and upon which 
- stand erect and fair the walls of our great re- 
j Senators may laugh and sneer at the appeal of 
, Intelligent women, whose refinement at least 
s merits a less uncouth reply. But their voice 
r will not be hushed by levity and trivial excuses 
for t hey are descendants of women who nurtured 
this grand nation Into being through the dark 
i aU(i tr yLig hours that so emphatically "tried 
r men’s souls.” Not dames of Utah, not devotees 
, of spiritualism, free love, or any other aborolna- 
, t,0n ' but a constantly swelling hr S c 0 f the tntel- 
. llgent, thinking women of the land, are demand- 
. ballot, and their full and complete enfran¬ 
chisement. These the Grange was wise In. 
promptly granting, and has ln consequence been 
richly benefited. And with these, cs regards her 
, social, legal and political position, although they 
may be slow ln coming, as are the cycles of pro¬ 
gression, she will make her Influence felt, and ef¬ 
fect a higher and nobler civilization, which will 
redeem the world and save, for all time, this 
good and glorious republic. A manda L. Scholl 
Edgewood Grange, No. 14, N. J. 
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AN HEROIC WOMAN. 
Sister S., of the Order of Troyes, need 3 no ad¬ 
jectives. It would be a waste of breath to call 
her a woman of sublime courage and superhuman 
heroism. The Paris papers do doc even publish 
her name; but that Is well, for it would not look 
well ln columns that are stained and blurred with 
the names of miserable sinners. This was what 
she did; She had taken some sick children out 
tor a walk in the country, the oldest being only 
eight years of age, and they were suddenly as¬ 
sailed by a sheep dog. whose Jaws were running 
with foam. She InsfanUy saw the danger of her 
charges, and, resolutely interposing between the 
terrified children and the furious animal, bravely 
withstood Its attack. She was severelj bitten, 
and the dog, excited at the cries of the children 
endeavored to rush upon them. Protecting with 
her body the children, who hung on her petticoats 
shrieking with terror, this brave girl tnrew her¬ 
self courageously on the dog, and for ten minutes 
grasped It. rolling over with It, and thrusting her 
hand Into Us mouth to prevent Its blUog the cML- 
dreu. Some peasants, who came up at last, beat 
off and killed the dog. The Sister was found to 
have fifteen deep wounds on her hands and 
lacerated arms. Skillful care was given to her 
wounds, and tor a short time after her return to 
Paris there was some hope that she might escape 
the ultimate fate which there was every reason 
to fear, in a week or two hydrophobia In all its 
characteristic symptoms appeared; and SisterS. 
died from this fearful disease. She had saved 
five fives. 
ITEMS FOR CORRESPONDENTS. 
BY THE EDITOR. 
Mrs. Harriot, Glens Falls, N. Y.—ve Mens la 
the best material for your traveling costume. 
Twelve yards will make you a full costume, to- 
oludlng outside wrap. The best quality comes at 
five shillings a yard; Inferior goods cost much 
less, but the higher-priced goods are worth more 
than the difference ln price, both In durability 
and appearance. 
Lily Grant, Carbondale, Pa.—Some of the large 
fancy stores In New York are closing out thetr 
stock of straw hats at very low figures. One firm 
offers an excellent quality of straw, in drab, 
white, brown and black, and ln all the fashion! 
able shapes, tor -m eta. Ostrich feathers do not 
vary much In price. There is always a market 
for them, aud those which you see advertised tor 
50 cts. are of verv Inferior quality, stiff wings 
are sold at 25 cts.; larger ones, in two shades, 
come as high as$l. 
Minnie Martin. Champaign Co., IlL-Takeyour 
purple and white silk and turn It, if the pattern 
is the same on both sides; If not, change the 
breadths so that the fresher ones will be In front 
and those that are worn, at the back. Rearrange 
the trimming, being careful to have no worn or 
frayed edges ln sight. Then buy some purple 
lawn or a prettily designed organdy with purple 
figure, and use it as an overdress. Cut it In prln- 
cess style, with Watteau back, and trim and loop 
It with purple ribbon. 
A Rural subscriber wants a recipe for ex¬ 
terminating bed-bugs. W1U some of the ladles 
give her the benefit of their experience ? 
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The Roumanian princess. Kottsoff-Massalsky 
who uses the pseudonym “Dora d' (stria," has 
recently published In Paris a hook on •• The Po¬ 
etry of the Ottomans.” This lady has made a 
study of the literature and social condition of the 
Turkish Empire, and has written many works re¬ 
lating thereto. She is now preparing a treatise 
on ■■ l’he Civil Condition ot Women among the 
southern Slavonians.” which, when completed 
may, It is reported, be read before ihe American 
Social Science Association, ot which she Is a cor¬ 
responding member. She was born In Bucharest, 
and spent her youth in the region where the war 
lately .aged. Her husband Is a Russian noble¬ 
man, but her own ancestors were Albanians from 
Prevoaa, where her family name of Gltlka is very 
common. Her book on Ottoman poetry is ln 
French, and Is said to display much knowledge 
of her subject, though Ita manner la somewhat 
sketchy, 
