THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Pigcfttaneottfl 
them over freely with sperm oil, such as is 
used forsewiug machines. It is oot very ex¬ 
pensive. Serve the stove pipe in the same 
way, and when the stove is brought out for 
the Winter, take an old stocking or something 
of that Rort, and with it rub the stove and 
pipe well. This gives a polish equal to 
that of a new stove, or better, if faithfully 
done. Some rue kerosene oil, but that evapo¬ 
rates too quickly. In the absence of sperm 
oil linseed oil will answer, and makes a very 
good substitute. 
DRIED APPLES AND RHCBARB. 
Insipid dried apples raav be made quite 
palatable for pies or sauce, bv putting about 
half pie plant with them. That supplies the 
acid that the apples lack, and it does not take 
nearly as much sugar for the pie that is 
needed if the plant alone is tired,and many 
people like the pies just as well as those made 
entirely of pie plant. 
A SIMPLE PUDDING. 
This season of the year before the Summer 
fruits come on. tries the housekeeper’s soul to 
get any variety, especially for dinner, and 
working men ought to be fed, not daintily— 
for to do so is too slavish a life—but on good 
wholesome diet, which is just as cheap as 
the regulation diet of potatoes, pork 
and bread. A simple pudding that I 
make quickly as follows is very popular with 
us; Four eggs, nearly a pint of sweet milk, 
a pinch of salt, one-half a teaspoonful of soda 
dissolved in the milk, and one teaspoonful of 
cream-of-tartar, stirred in dour enough to 
make a thick batter. This wi'l bake in an hour, 
or steam in an hour and a quarter, and may be 
eaten with cream and sugar, sirup, or any¬ 
thing that is liked. It is exceedingly 1 ight 
and nice, if not baked too fast. 
Aunt Rachel. 
Boston to teach school for the purpose of help¬ 
ing in a small degree her several younger 
brothers who desired to cnmpl-te a course at 
Harvard. She savs : “ My whole life was in 
mv school. I seemed to have but one thought: 
the kind of women I was going to send forth 
into th« world.” 
Mary Clemmer’s felicitous letter in the N. 
Y. Indenendent is doubly fascinating in her 
description of Miss Peabody. It is refresh¬ 
ingly devoid of the details of a severely fash¬ 
ionable co<tume. She writes thus: “ This 
lovely and beloved lady sat amid flowers and 
loving friends to give them teeming reminis¬ 
cences of her youth. What a picture of beauty 
she was, with her hands full of flowers and 
her face full of the sunshine of immortal 
youth 1 ” 
Her curls were snowy white and touched a 
snow-white mantle on her shoulders. She 
wore a daintv cap and long silk gloves. Her 
face is pictured as “ infantile.” show'ng “ the 
glance it wore in infancy, the child’s inno- 
cenov.” 
Miss Peabolv’s paternal grandfather was 
one of the historic Tea Party who made their 
cold tea with patriot’c indignation in Boston 
Harbor. She early became a private punil of 
Ralph Waldo Emerson for the shidv of Greek. 
Her pretty confession, which revealed a charm¬ 
ing negative of her youth, that he was »o shy 
and she was so shv we would sit at a table and 
he did not dare to look at me and I did not 
dare to speak to him.” What an “ infantile” 
impromptu of mono«ylahles—nature's har¬ 
mony of sincer'tv and modesty! gathered 
scintillations reflecting another ray upon the 
truthful perfection of America's greatest sage 
and poet! 
If Mrs. Clemraor’s praise of Miss Peabody 
gave a suggestion of that species of idolatry 
defined as hero worship, she certainly is not 
quoted as a writer who has manifested undue 
or extravagant admiration of this lady of 
beautiful features, character and maturity! 
Truly, immortal youth is of the soul, the 
mind and heart! Women may all grow beau¬ 
tiful if they will, 11 increasing more and mere,’’ 
from the tender age when thev first instinct¬ 
ively feel that womanhood ought to be en- 
tiro’y lovely, to the possibly advanced limit 
of life's physical decline, wh°n angel wings are 
hovering near, waiting to bear the earth-tried 
spirit to its eternal home. 
Rore. endT have many times heing myself, 
sm 1, “.Tnhp dear I am very Hrwl. Canid yon 
tak“ hnhv until 1 rest a little?” Of course he 
would, »nd few John's have more on mind and 
hanls than mine—and in a few moments how 
mpeh tired nature gained. Perhans in less 
then five minutes the UtMe one would bo asleep. 
Gaing from tire! arrei into strong fresh ones 
often has a mvstie influence over babies. 
‘‘I h«ve noticed that a thousand times” said 
Aunt Belinda, “and then it is wrong for 
wives ever to brood over a trnnhlo, or k“ep 
ik es their own. Sharp U kindly with their 
husband. Tf ho cannot lift the hurdon, to 
share it with one another will lighten it for 
both. Thre- ?s no econonav in young mothers 
workiue- verg hard. Tf she is not. the sufferer, 
her cbi'd^en will be. There is mv sister Sallv; 
she worked hard, raised a. family of girls, and 
rpoareiplv managed wo]l, but. just as th«y 
budded into womanhnol, one after another 
she lai 1 them in their graves.” Aunt Belin¬ 
da left me to mv thongh f s after this and mv 
e o oaoo valve is von. dear old Journal, neglected 
for weeks but a comforter always. 
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Jr*here irenvthinvwbich makes a person re- 
pnloivo end loathsome to those of pure, clean 
mind, it,is th“ indulgence in coarse, lowspeecb. 
I*-is a fault which should meetw’th no quarter, 
because it is a heinous sin in God’s sigh* - . 
‘‘Blessed are the pure in heart for thev shall 
pep God ” and the rever’e of this is just, as 
t r u“. A God of purity will not receive into 
his house of light those who habitually in¬ 
dulge In such vilpn Q ss. Parents cannot be too 
watchful or guarded in this respect. A child 
should be checked quite as quick for a low 
word as for a profane o re. He should be made 
to see its sinful, degrading tendency, no mat¬ 
ter from whose lips be has caught, It. A 
father’s example even shook! be no excuse, 
though it is hard making headway against 
simh an example. A good mother will try, 
however, and never give over trying while 
life lasts. 
Tt is most emphatically true that “as is 
the mother so is the daughter,” and so is the 
son to a great extent She gives the kov note 
to the moral ton" of the household. Never 
let, a word or a thought cross vour lins 
th->t, could oullv the white page of a child's 
h°art. Th°re should h“ no middle ground 
here; the parleying with evil. A mother 
v-Lo loves her child as'he does her life may 
blacken its soul to all eternity bv her thought- 
lota) snopeh. T>o not let. neighborhood scandal 
5 a retailed in vour child’s hearing; no. not if 
you cfTred the greatest, gossiper in the place; 
and T know it takes some courage to faro her 
wrath, but it is better than to destroy your 
child’' purit.v. 
“Never think the c'tv has the whole mo- 
nonoly of moral evil,” said a lady to me very 
sadly about a bright young nephew. “The 
hov wasrninfd bv the talk of the men in his 
father’s hav field.” 
If in'quity comes in like a flood, thus is it 
doubly needful to set no a standard against 
it. It is not, hard; only make the fountain 
pu-e, “Abhor that which is evil, and cleave 
to that whreh is good " Never allow a low 
j»«t in vour nro«°nce to pass nnrehuked, ami 
never a word from vour own lips that is not, 
pure and sweet. However bad tho world 
mav look to the children when they go out in 
it. l=*t three be no« bright, fair memop/ of 
perfect ouritv to which thev can always re¬ 
vert Lat “mv mother” be the synonym of 
all that was excellent and of good reporl, in 
standing refutation of the slur that there is do 
true goouaess in the world." 
MAKES 
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DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
ELECTRIC 
Scouring 
EXCELLENT BOILED BICE. 
Wash a cupful of rice in three waters, rub¬ 
bing thoroughly with the hands. Then put 
into a double boiler with a quart of boiling 
water at da teospoonful of salt. Boil rapidly 
for 15 minutes. Then pour rff all the water, 
return to the boiler cover tightly to keep in 
the steam, aud boil 30 minutes longer. The 
water in the under boiler must boil constantly. 
Rice cooked in this way will be found very 
nice—every grain will be separate. Mary B. 
IIAII MAAK 
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CLEANING Z ANTE CURRANTS. 
After King thoroughly washed, I drain 
them. When well drained, rub them in a 
cloth and pick out all the stones, which are 
often found in them, then put in a tin pan in 
a warm place to dry for a few days, then 
shake them through a wire sieve and all the 
stems will shake off without any trouble. I 
hare a wire sieve called an egg-boiler which 
you can get at any hardware store, which 
does them finely. I always prepare enough to 
last me two or three months, as they will keep 
any length of time when properly dried. 
Mrs. C. B. 
CONDUCTED Bi EMILY MAPLE. 
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ANNIE L. JACK. 
I hope there is not a home where the Rural 
goes that has not, or does not intend to plant 
this season a strawberry bed for family use. 
The first cost is not heavy, for the nursery meu 
offer them at low rates by the hundred, aud 
they are even sent by mail with perfect safety, 
as I eau state from experience. Nor need one 
be too ambitious for new or high priced varie¬ 
ties, but let us have strawberries—for the 
children and for the parents, for securing a 
Winter supply and a delicious treat as a pre¬ 
serve, and for usiug in many ways. But with 
cream, oh, tired pie maker! rest your weary 
arms while the strawberry season la-sts; you 
have only to hull the great, luscious berries, 
and with a sprinkle of sugar and your rich, 
yellow cream, you have a dessert (it fora royal 
table. For children they are of great medi¬ 
cinal value, and while some people talk of 
their fears regarding fruit-eating, it is a mis¬ 
take to suppose that eating frenh fruit is un¬ 
wholesome. Only when half-decay el and 
spoiled, as fruit too often is found in the mar¬ 
kets, can it be so condemned. Strawberries 
are a corrective for all Summer complaints, as 
much so as the blackberry, which is bettor 
known as such. If you have no plot of this 
fruit, do not forget when tho early potatoes 
come off the ground to procure a few plants, 
and they will repay you in domestic economy 
and pleasure a hunlred-fold. 
strawberry party. 
People who have strawberries in plenty in 
localities where their neighbors have none, 
can have an enjoyable party by setting the 
tabl soutof doirs, ani serving strawberries 
wi h two or three kin Is of cake. I have had 
some experience in this kind of entertainment 
and can vouch for its success. Trim the tables 
with roses, aud with a cup of tea, if required, 
you can make a pleasant and long-remember, d 
party that will repay those of your friends 
who may have invited you to their Winter 
gatherings. 
Dltson & Co. publish a large number of bonks that 
are purely American In design and composition. 
(92' Is a n«w Ornnd Opera ju«t out. 
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of belmr made m 'at attractive. Will oOonb&given, 
Miss Annie Curv taking the principal role. 
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46tli Psalm KiSHS DUI)LEY BUCKJS 
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ZANTE CURRANTS. 
Look over the currants and pick out all 
stones, pieces of stems and bits of dirt. Add 
a pint of flutr to two quarts of currants and 
rub well between the hands. Now, put a part 
into the flour sieve aud rub until all the flour 
has passed through. When all have been 
treated in this way, shake in a colander untd 
the stems have p issed through. Next, put 
into a pin of cold water, wash thoroughly 
and drain. Repeat the washing three times, 
Spread on flat dishes and dry in a warm 
place. E. A. K. 
A BEAUTIFUL “MAIDEN LADY. 
QUESTIONS ANSWERED 
BY EMILY THATCHER BENNETT. 
There are a few hum *u beings who. though 
we may sincerely desire ii.it to be idolaters, 
seem to us to own a certain inalienable but 
unclaimed right to be wors' ipped. 
Religious ascetics aud cold, unpoetic philos¬ 
ophers have from time to time “ fixed their 
c 1 011 s against” hero-worship, which term as 
a generality has been applied to the exet sive 
admiration of highly-endowed and bravely- 
excelling mortals. 
Such too zealous ecclesiastics, and such fer¬ 
vorless philosophers deserve the charity of 
normally religious nud of sanctified minds. 
Nevertheless, from all sinful or misleading 
extreme', “ Good Lord, deliver ust” 
Mi's EHzft' eth Peabody, sister of Nathaniel 
Hawthorne’s wife, was recently the centre and 
cynosure of a birthday party given by tho 
New England Womans’ Club in B iston. This 
society, we lo-lieve, is not a. ballot agitating 
fraternity, but is organized with nobler, more 
womanly and reasonable aims than an altera¬ 
tion of the Supremely-instituted orbits, posi¬ 
tions of the spheres—either the heavenly or 
earthly “ bodies.” 
M sa P-nib > ly was 78 years old on this fes¬ 
tive occasion. Sixty years ago she went to 
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE. 
Can you give directions for the cake-like 
shortcake one gets at New York restauran s? 
Mrs. D. S. 
Ans. —We give recipe for a “sweet” short 
cake, not knowing whether it is the one used 
by “ professionals” or not, but we can vouch 
for its goodness. Three eggs, a cupful of 
sugar, a tab'espoonful of butter, two cups of 
sifted flour and a tablespoonful and a half of 
baking powder. Beat the butter and sugar 
together and add I be eggs well beaten. Sift 
the baking powder with the flour anl stir in 
the other ingre iients. Bake in jelly cake tins. 
Mix a cup of powdered sugar with three pints 
of berries and spread between ami on top of 
the cak03. Mr ke a meringue of the whites of 
two eggs and two spoonfuls of powdered sugar 
und spread over the top layer of strawberries. 
Any kind of fruit may be used. 
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” TENDER ITCHINCS on all parts ot the 3 
body. It makes the skin white, sort auu smooth t 
removes ton and freckles, and Is tho BEST toilet 
dressing in THU WOULD. Elegantly put up, two 
boxt’es in one package, consisting of ooth internal 
and external treatment. 
Alt flxst class druggists have It. Unco 91. per package. 
Ilorsforirs Acfil Phosphate. 
In Nervous Debility. 
Pr. Edwin F. Vose. Portland, Me., says- 
“ I have prescribed it for many of the various 
forms of nervous debility, and it has never 
failed to do good.”— Adv. 
HOUSEKEEPING NOTES, 
Siammer Care of Stoves. 
When sheet iron stoves are pat away for 
the Summer it is a very good way to rub 
