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ship are the outcome of qualities not ex¬ 
pressed in the phrase “as good as you are.” It 
is a mean little expression, and only a person 
conscious of his own inferiority would be 
likely to use it, or even to claim that he was 
“better” than another. We are all bad enough, 
heaven knows, but I can imagine nothing 
more humiliating and self-debasing than to 
be forever fretting over the treatment, or 
supposed treatment that “society” accords us, 
the “snubs” and inuendoes of persons whom 
we imagine feel themselves above usl No per¬ 
son of good sense feels himself “above” auy 
other person. If he does feel that way, he is 
in so far, a fool. Every person of true excel¬ 
lence has corresponding humility of heart. If 
the poor man thinks that a pompous manner 
betokens greatness, why then he should be 
pompous. It is cheap and there is no law 
against it. But people of earnest purpose and 
singleness of heart are never half as much 
concerned about what others will think of 
them as what they must think of themselves. 
Fortunately, people are very unlike, and if all 
the servants in the world were like one gentle¬ 
woman whom I know, they might be charged 
by some employers with great exclusiveness. 
“If I were a cook,” she says, “no reasonable 
wages could induce me to eat with my em¬ 
ployers. I could never maintain my self- 
respect under such circumstances.” 
NOTES AWAY FROM HOME. 
ANNIE L. JACK. 
From Boston to New York I found the trees 
in bloom, apple, pear, and peach, clumps of 
beauty by the way. To my provincial eyes, 
New York is simply immense, and the rattling 
over the stones, the jostling, whirling crowd, 
and incessant elevated railroad tired me. “It 
seems to be a city of cigar stores,” I said, as 
we passed one after another where the rolled 
“weed was sold. “And restaurants,” added 
my companion. Indeed eating and smoking 
seemed such necessities as to amuse us many 
times in our intercourse with the city men. 
One day we rushed over to River Edge, and 
were received with genuine hospitality by 
the Rural Editor and his delightful family. 
It was a great pleasure to us to see the grounds, 
and note the changes, all for the better, since 
my last visit there. “How the trees have 
grown, and the children, too!” I added, for 
the baby, Traverse, is a little fisherman now, 
very bright and happy, with remarkable in¬ 
telligence. Cerise was at once in sympathy 
with my companion in being the hen wife of 
the home, and they enjoyed together the pretty 
little poultry house and yards. I fully enjoy¬ 
ed the many rare and beautiful shrubs that 
grow in that “front yard.” It almost made 
me unloyal to our northern climate: but I 
smiled to myself at the thought of Whittier’s 
lines: 
“At times I long for gentler skies, 
To fan me with a softened air; 
But homesick tears would fill the eyes 
That saw the Cross without the Bear.” 
and then I was gently reminded that ‘ ‘they 
can’t grow Fameuse apples here,” and this 
being our staple, I was content to lose the 
beauty in honor of the utility. Mr. Carman 
introduced me to his potato tests, the interest¬ 
ing hybrids between Harrison’s Yellow and 
Rosa rugosa and the new family of raspber¬ 
ries. The soft spring rain fell gently a part 
of the time, and I enjoyed its refreshing 
sprinklings. There was a peace and harmony 
in the surroundings that contrasted with the 
hum of the “great Babel” I had left. Here 
Nature was in her finest mood, and rural life 
was not only a theory but a practice in its best 
phase. We talked of many things, and if any 
readers wish to see the “bright side” of horti¬ 
cultural life they will find it here, and the 
secret is mutual interests. 
HELPFUL NOTES. 
The rain kept the strawberries from ripen¬ 
ing, as they usually do on this plateau, by the 
24th of May. We had rung the changes on 
custard, rice-pudding and canned fruit for 
an after course till it seems a change must be 
had; and so, as it was a dark day and no visi¬ 
tors were likely to arrive and discover the 
“plebeian” dish, a pie was decided upon. 
Alice Brown’s recipe for cream crust would 
take off part of the curse it was thought, and 
we would have a meringue, so no matter if the 
pastry was not flaky. One half cup of flour 
is sufficient for a plate lining, and the sweet 
cream mixed it up very easily. One table¬ 
spoonful of corn-starch wet with cold water 
to dissolve it, and a cupful of boiling water 
added, made a thick starch to which was ad¬ 
ded the juice and grated yellow rind of a lem¬ 
on, one cup of granulated sugar and the yelks 
of two eggs. The whites were whipped to a 
froth with the Dover egg-beater, and with a 
spoonful of sugar stirred in, were added when 
the pie was nearly done, that is, when the cus¬ 
tard rose up evenly. It was exactly 12 minutes 
from the time the work began till the pie 
was in the oven, and the whole time spent until 
it was ready to use was not above 20, so there 
was small waste there. While it baked, the 
old-fashoned “one, two, three, four,” or cup¬ 
cake was prepared. It used to trouble us that 
it wouldn’t taste like mother’s; but it comes 
much nearer since we use brown sugar instead 
of white, especially when raisins are added. 
Then it is really quite like the plum cake of 
childhood, and will keep, or would if it were 
not liked so well, several weeks. 
Bagging grapes is such pretty work one can’t 
feel quite so unreconciled to rosebugs and 
rot, as she walks through the vineyard in the 
early morning with the sweet air of May 
bracing the whole frame, and making every 
nerve tingle with the delight of the Spring 
weather. Men ought to be better-natured 
than women—not so “nervous” as they call it 
—because of their out-of-door life, and as the 
clean bags are piuned on the tiny clusters of 
buds, it is such a satisfaction to think how the 
rosebugs are to be circumvented? It is said 
now the only sure way is to bag the bud, not 
even waiting for the blossom. Time will tell, 
and meanwhile it is well enough to experi¬ 
ment as the bags cost less thau 10 cents a hun¬ 
dred. 
The water in a most excellent well has 
had a bad taste in the summer fora few years 
past, and the cause could not be found. Then 
it was said that catalpa trees near a well 
would send their roots towards the water and 
spoil it. There was one very near this well 
and it was cut down. I do not consider the 
catalpa a desirable tree in the North at best. 
The foliage comes very late, the bare, strag¬ 
gling, uncouth limbs, standing out ungrace¬ 
fully enough beside the tulips and maples and 
hickories in their spring garments of green. 
In spite of the cutting, the catalpa sent a 
thrifty shoot straight up in the air 10 feet or 
more, and the tender-hearted owner hated to 
cut the vigorous growth. But the water which 
had not been affected began to grow unpalata- 
bleand down it came. It was appropriated at 
once for a clothes pole and is the highest and 
straightest and best in the world, so that the 
catalpa’s last days were its best ones. 
Fruit jars need no extra washing in our ex¬ 
perience if thoroughly done when the contents 
are removed. The rubbers should be dropped 
in the jar and the cover screwed tightly on. 
Then all that is needed is to dip each one side¬ 
ways into hot water, giving it a preparation 
thus for the boiling fruit. A cloth in the 
bottom of the dish where the jars are placed 
to be filled is almost a sure preventive of 
cracking, of course the cloth is wet. 
SOAP MAKING. 
As it is the time of year when soap making 
out-of-doors becomes possible, I give one way of 
doing it. Instead of the old-time barrel with 
holes bored in and near the bottom, a more 
expeditious way is to build a trough-like 
leach out of matched fencing, long enough 
and high enough to held all the ashes that 
have been accumulated. It saves the trouble 
of re-filling the leach twice or three times. In 
the bottom of this leach put a lai er of straw 
and a peck or so of good lime; on top of this 
put the ashes, pounding them down as added, 
having a depression in the middle to hold the 
water better. Then if there are men or boys 
whose services are to be had, have them fill a 
couple of barrels of water for your conve¬ 
nience. Soft water is best if it can be spared. 
Pour the water on gradually, so that it will 
take the strength of the ashes and make good 
lye. Usually the first that runs off is very 
strong, and it gradually becomes weaker the 
longer it runs. As it collects, fill the big ket¬ 
tle, and when nearly full put a fire under it. 
If clear grease is used, it is well to wait until 
the lye is hot before putting it in. Six quarts 
of clear grease will make a barrel of soap—so 
say experienced makers of soft-soap. On a 
farm, with ordinary care, there will always 
be sufficient grease to make all the soap need¬ 
ed for a large family. If the ashes are good 
and everything else has been well done, once 
boiling up will make the soap. It should, 
however, be kept hot all day, to prevent sep¬ 
aration. In the morning it will be cool enough 
to be dipped out and put in a barrel. A 
pound of pulverized borax stirred well through 
a barrel of soap will be found a great improve¬ 
ment, making the clothes wash easier, and 
they will be whiter with less labor. If more 
than one kettle of soap is to be made, and 
there are rough grease scraps and such things 
to be used, they should be put in the kettle at 
first, that the lye, as gathered, may begin to 
take effect on them. When the lye is very 
strong, often the first kettleful will refuse to 
“come,” as the saying goes. Take a little out 
of the kettle and add slowly some cold water, 
and it will usually become soap immediately. 
Sometimes the amount iu the kettle (1 meau a 
caldron) will bear three or four pailfuls of 
water, and then be excellent soap. Usually the 
last kettle ot lye will require boiling longer 
than the first on account of the lye becoming 
weaker. It is profitable, as well as conve¬ 
nient, to use up the refuse grease which accu¬ 
mulates, and it gives a feeling of enjoyment 
to put everything iu good shape. If the house¬ 
keeper makes the soap herself she knows what 
it is made of, which is not always the case 
with the more expensive hard soap that is 
purchased. A careful person will always 
cover the kettle of soap when it is left to cool 
over night, so that no stray animal may blun¬ 
der into it; and the fires need attention, so 
that no damage may come from them. 
AUNT RACHEL. 
BAKED BREAST OF MUTTON. 
Make a dressing of stale or broken bits of 
bread (and every economical housewife has 
plenty of these in reserve) by soaking it in 
cold water until soft; squeeze out the bread, 
and put a little dripping in a frying-pan; 
when hot fry in it a tablespoouful of minced 
onion, and when this begins to color, add the 
bread, two or three spoonfuls of stewed toma¬ 
toes, if you happen to have them, and salt, aud 
pepper. Spread this stuffing on the meat, roll 
it up neatly, and tie into shape. Put it in a 
baking-pan in the oven with a little dripping, 
and let it brown very quickly; when nicely 
browned, take from the oven, and lay on a 
dish while you make the sauce. To do this, 
stir a tablespoonful of flour into the fat in the 
pan; let it brown over the fire, stir in a pint 
of boiling water, and season highly. Put the 
meat back in this sauce, and bake in a mode¬ 
rate oven until the meat is very tender. Re¬ 
move the strings, and send tc table with the 
sauce in a boat. 
A DESSERT OF RICE. 
Wash and pick over a half pound of rice, 
put into a saucepan with a large handful of 
raisins, and cover with fast-boiling salted 
water. Boil it rapidly, shaking the pan occa¬ 
sionally until the water is absorbed, which 
should be in about 20 minutes. Leave the 
cover off the saucepan, and place it in a mode¬ 
rate oven, and steam until the grains of rice 
are separate and fluffy. For a simple lemon 
sauce, put a tanlespoonful of butter over the 
fire, stir in an i qual quantity of flour; add a 
pint of boiling water very slowly, and when 
smooth, add the juice and grated rind of one 
lemon, and a small cup of white sugar. 
_ A. G. 
A NOVEL DESSERT. 
I had a very nice dessert at a friend’s house 
the other day, of which, as usual, 1 got the 
recipe. It was called Fruit Fritters. Stale 
bread freed from crust, was soaked in a pint 
of milk until about the quantity of a five cent 
loaf had been used. This was set over the 
fire and stirred until it boiled and thickened, 
great care being taken to prevent burning 
The well-beaten yelks of two egg were stirred 
in and the cooking continued for another 
minute. It was then taken from the fire, aud 
a quarter of a teaspoouful of salt, three table¬ 
spoonfuls of sugar, and a cup of very finely 
chopped raisins aud citron, and an equal 
quantity of currants were added. This should 
be so stiff that when cool it can be formed 
into little cone-shaped croquettes; if not,add a 
little flour to give consistency, dip in beaten 
egg, then in cracker or bread crumbs and fry 
in smoking hot fat. Serve with any good 
pudding sauce. mrs. p. 
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money. Either as a Tonic or Blood-purifier, 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla lias no equal! 
Dr. James H. Stone, Tanpan. Ohio, savs : 
• I Know of no alterative that gives so much 
satisfaction as Ayer’s Sarsaparilla.” 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, 
Prepared hy Dr. .T. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. 
I nee $1; six bottles, $5. Worth $5 a bottle. 
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Makes the most Butter. Raises all the Cream 
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Warranted absolutely pure 
Cocoa, from which the excess of 
Oil has been removed. It has t ’•"«« 
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vae*** 3 '”' - »uc. to $2 pet rod. 
All .lies and widths. Sold by us or any dealer in this line of 
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Eitf&ILAGE 
AND 
CUTTERS 
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substantial — 
Easier to oper¬ 
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liable to acci¬ 
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other cutters' 
With 
or 
without 
Carriers. 
IMPROVED 
Tor 1888. 
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