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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 14 
f Woman and Home 
From Day to Day. 
WHAT’S IN A NAME? 
An apiary’s where they keep 
The bees that gather honey; 
A name like that for such ai place 
I think Is rather funny: 
An apiary ought to be 
A place for monkeys, seems to me. 
One day last Summer I went out 
To visit my Aunt Mary; 
She lives away off on a farm 
And has an apiary— 
Perhaps it has that name to bear 
’Cause only monkeys monkey there. 
—S. B. Kiser In Chicago Record-Herald. 
m 
A NiCTCEX griddle is a new improve¬ 
ment In kitchen ware. It ha^ a handle 
over the top ana costs 79 cents. A cheap 
little convenience which every cook 
ought to have Is an egg poacher. It is a 
tin plate, with rings upon it, and a 
handle with which to remove it from 
the water. After the eggs are cooked 
the rings are raised by a levfer so that 
they can slide off the plate. 
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An untidy or gaping placket is a fre¬ 
quent sin in women’s dress. One of the 
greatest defects Is wide spacing of the 
fastenings. The result is that when the 
wearer strains her placket in holding up 
her skirt there is an unsightly opening. 
Whatever form of fastening is used it 
should be sewn on firmly; if there are 
flat pleats that should he held straight 
neatly placed hooks at the side and flat 
snap fasteners in the center may he 
necessary. The little flat bar eyes are 
usually better than the old shape. When 
putting on a new skirt it is a good plan 
,not only to reenforce the fastenings, but 
also to study the best plan of holding up 
the skirt so that the placket will not be 
strained open. 
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Our Wisconsin correspondent. Aunt 
Rachel, writes as follows regarding the 
coal situation in her locality; 
We are trying to rub through the Winter 
with soft coal and wood, and I suppose 
ought to be thankful to have plenty of that, 
but it is hard work to change our ways, 
when there seems to be no need of it. I 
think if I could have the ear of our Rep¬ 
resentatives I might made some revolu¬ 
tionary speeches. It is going to be a ques¬ 
tion to be decided in some way whether 
the monopolists own the Government or 
not. Two dally passenger trains have been 
taken off the railroad that runs through 
this place on account of the scarcity of 
fuel. 1 remember hearing my father say 
more than 50 years ago, that he was afraid 
the people would find themselves in the 
hands of the corporations, and of late I 
think how far-seeing he was. 
No doubt many other housekeepers 
find themselves in a similar situation 
this Winter. A plentiful supply of wood 
will prove itself a blessing in many a 
rural household. 
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An earthen bean pot is a very useful 
vessel for stewing dried fruit. The fruit 
should be rinsed and soaked as for ordi¬ 
nary cooking, then put with the water 
in which it has been soaked into the 
oven, and cooked for two or three hours. 
The sugar is not put in until the cook¬ 
ing is nearly completed, as less is re¬ 
quired in this case. Prunes, dried 
peaches, plums, apricots or apples are 
very nice cooked in this way, and the 
fruit may be stewed without risk of 
burning or boiling over, while the 
housekeeper is busy in another part of 
the house. 
We hear that some rural housekeepers 
keep green peas and beans by a very 
simple process, which is described as su¬ 
perior to canning. They shell the vege¬ 
tables, boil them for five minutes, then 
drain the water off, and spread them out 
to dry, near the stove or in the sun. 
When thoroughly dry they are put in 
paper bags and stored in a dry place. 
They must not be any riper than for 
ordinary cooking, -and when prepared 
are either soaked for a time or first boil¬ 
ed gently in unsalted water for a time, 
then salted. The result is said to be su¬ 
perior to canning. Are any of our 
friends able to give practical experience 
with this process? 
The Rural Patterns. 
The boy’s coat shown is made with a 
plain back and fronts, that lap one over 
the other in double-breasted style, and 
is fitted by means of shoulder and under¬ 
arm seams, the latter being left open for 
a few inches from the lower edge. The 
sleeves are in two pieces with roll-over 
flare cuffs and a roll-over collar finishes 
the neck. The belt is finished with a 
harness buckle and can be made of the 
material or of contrasting cloth in place 
of the leather when preferred. The 
quantity of material required for the 
medium size (four years) is 3% yards 27 
inches wide, 2^4 yards 44 inches wide or 
1% yard 52 inches wide. The pattern 
No. 4340 is cut in sizes for boys of 2, 4, 
6 and 8 years of age; price 10 cents. 
The tucked skirt as figured is cut in 
three sections, each of which is circular, 
the yoke, the center portion and the 
flounce. The tucks are laid in on indi¬ 
cated lines and serve effectually to con-' 
ceal the seams. The back is plain, in 
* 4315 Tucked Skirt, 20 to 2G waist. 
habit style. The upper edge can be com¬ 
pleted by means of a belt or cut in dip 
outline and underfaced or bound; the 
closing is made invisibly at the center 
back. The quantity of material required 
for the medium size is 12 yards 21 Inches 
wide, or 6% yards 44 inches wide. The 
pattern No. 4315 is cut in sizes for a 20, 
22, 24 and 26-inch waist measure; price 
10 cents. 
With the Procession. 
If I had but two loaves of bread, I 
would sell one and buy hyacinths, for 
they would feed my soul.—The Koran. 
I FIND the great thing in this world 
is not so much where we stand as in 
what direction we are moving.—O. W. 
Holmes. 
A HEARTY laugh is the mind’s merry 
physician; It aids digestion, shakes up 
the system and is as good a tonic to the 
man or woman as the poker is to the 
fire.—Credit Lost. 
You no doubt "hear” things every day 
that are not true and repeat them. Try 
not to do it. It is surprising how many 
things are told that are untrue and 
cruel. It is surprising how many peo¬ 
ple like this sort of talk. Be above cir¬ 
culating an untrue and damaging story 
about anyone to oblige some mischiev¬ 
ous gossip.—Atchison Globe. 
Why don't you get a 
Horseshoe Brand Wringer ? 
It <wi[l tighten your d^y 's <work 
Every wringer is warranted from one to five 
years. The rolls are made of Para Rubber. 
They wring dry, last long, and will not break 
buttons. t)ur name and trade-mark is oa 
every wringer and roll. 
The American Wringer Co. 
99 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK CITY 
We manufacture the Wringers that wring 
the Clothes of the World 
Save Your 
Kitchen Grease 
Easy and quick is soap-making with 
Banner Lye 
With one can—10 cents—you can make 
10 pounds of pure hard soap or 20 gallons 
of soft soap in 10 minutes. 
No boiling, no large kettles required. 
Dissolve a can of Banner Lye in 35^ pints of cold 
water. Melt 5}i pints of clean grease. When cool, 
pour the Banner Lye water into the grease, and stir 
for a few minutes. 
This will make bet¬ 
ter soap than you can 
buy. 
Send for our free 
hook, 
“Uses of Banner Lye.” 
it is full of informa¬ 
tion of interest and 
value to farmers, 
dairymen and house¬ 
keepers. 
Any storekeeper can 
sell you Banner Lye. 
If he hasn’t it he can 
get it quickly of his wholesaler. 
The Penn Chemical Works, Philadelphia,U.S. A. 
NEW GIANT SUNFLOWERS-iS-LM? 
14-lnch flower, 10-foot stem, yield 1 quart, single or 
double, pkg., 6c. Velvet black center, 16-33 flowers, 
yields 3 pints seed, pkg.. 10c. Northern Tobacco Seed, 
pkg., 5c. C. WOLLMANN, Roseton, N. Y. 
Cherry Pectoral 
“The best cough medicine money 
can buy is Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. For 
the coughs of children nothing could 
possibly be better.” 
Jacob Shull, Saratoga, Ind. 
You can hardly find a home without this splendid cough 
medicine. Parents know what it does for children: breaks 
up a cold in a single night, wards off bronchitis, prevents 
pneumonia. Wise physicians advise parents to keep it on 
hand; wise parents follow the advice. iudruggisfsV 
Funbiral orations are often mislead¬ 
ing, even when not actually painful to 
the listeners. A good man needs no 
eulogy; a faulty one is scarcely entitled 
to it. This recalls a story concerning the 
first funeral sermon of a young minister 
who wished to make an impression. The 
woman had had her faults, but the min¬ 
ister forgot them. This was to he ex- ^ 
pected, but he extolled her so highly that 
the poor bereaved husband, sitting there 
listening, couldn’t recognize her by the 
description. Finally, in a glowing per¬ 
oration, he pictured the archangels and 
the angels and all the hosts of the re¬ 
deemed joyously forming a parade to 
welcome to Heaven this “one of the 
very best of all women.” The husband 
could stand it no longer, and, leaping 
up. Interrupted him with beckoning 
hand, gasping out: "No, no. Elder; not 
quite that! She was only ’bout mid¬ 
dlin’.” 
Follow 
the 
Keystone 
..ID) 
When you buy a watch, first select the works and 
then tell the jeweler you want a Jas. Boss StifT- 
ened Gold Case. To protect yourself from decep¬ 
tion be guided by the Keystouo trade-mark which 
you will find in every 
14S. BOSS 
Watch Case 
Stiffened 
GOUB 
Better than an all-gold case because stronger; 
cheaper because no gold is wasted. The Jas. Boss 
Case is guaranteed for 25 years. Won’t wear thin. 
Send for book. 
The Keystone Watch Case Company, Philadelphia. 
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No Smoke Honee. Smoke meat with 
KRAUSERS.’ LIQUID EXTRACT OF SMOKE. 
Made from hickory wood. Gives delicioos flavor. 
Oheapertoleaner than old way. Send for oir- 
cnlar. E. Kranser dc Bro., Milton, Pa. 
Remington 
Typewriter 
Simple? Yes 
Sure ? Yes 
Swift? Yes 
Strong? Yes 
Remi ngton 
Typewriter Company 
327 Broadway, New York 
