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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 21 
[ Woman and Home ] 
From Day to Day. 
THE TWO MYSTERIES. 
We know not what It is, dear, this sleep 
BO deep and still, 
The folded hands, the awful calm, the 
cheek so pale and chill; 
The lids that will not lift again, though 
one may call and call. 
The strange white solitude of peace that 
settles over all. 
We know not what it means, dear, this 
desolate heart-pain, 
This dread to take our daily way and walk 
in It again; 
We know not to what other sphere the 
loved who leave us go. 
Nor why we’re left to wonder still, nor 
why we do not know. 
But this we know, our loved and dead, if 
they should come this day— 
Should come and ask us "What is life?” 
not one of us could say; 
Life is a mystery as deep as ever death 
can be. 
Yet oh, how sweet It is to us, this life we 
live and see. 
'Phen might they say—these vanished ones 
—and blessed is the thought! 
"So death Is sweet to us, beloved! though 
we may tell ye naught; 
We may not tell It to the quick—this mys¬ 
tery of death— 
Ye may not tell us, if ye would, the mys¬ 
tery of breath.” 
The child who enters life comes not with 
knowledge or Intent, 
So those who enter death must go as little 
children sent; 
Nothing is known. Yet I believe that God 
is overhead. 
And as life is to the living, so death is to 
the dead. 
—Mary Mapes Dodge. 
A TIN spice or pepper box with a per¬ 
forated lid is a handy receptacle for pul¬ 
verized bath brick, to be kept near the 
sink. It is useful to remove stains, as 
well as for polishing. 
* 
Masiieo potatoes with baked eggs 
make a nice dish for luncheon or sup¬ 
per. The potatoes should be well sea¬ 
soned, and beaten smooth with hot 
cream or milk and butter, so they will 
be very light. Put in a buttered baking 
dish, and then with a small croquette 
mold (or if this is lacking, with a clean 
egg) make deep little hollows in the 
potatoes. Drop an uncooked egg care¬ 
fully into each of these hollows, dust 
with salt and pepper, and dot the top 
with bits of butter; set in the oven until 
the eggs are cooked, and serve at once. 
» 
A WRITER in the Delineator tells about 
the possibilities of the sunbonnet busi¬ 
ness. The woman who did the work 
had a knack of giving the most ordinary 
gingham sunbonnet a jaunty and capti¬ 
vating air. and after she had made a few 
for herself and the members of her im¬ 
mediate family, her friends began to ask 
her to make sunbonnets for them. This 
she did, just because they wanted her to 
do so, not at all with the idea of making 
money out of it. But while spending the 
Summer at one of the popular inland 
lakes she conceived the idea of putting 
her “talent” to practical use. and there¬ 
fore .announced her intention of going 
into the sunbonnet business. And it 
soon became a business indeed. Plain 
and unpretentious sunbonnets were or¬ 
dered for use in the garden and about 
the morning outdoor tasks, for fruit, 
flower and vegetable gardens abound at 
this particular lake, while dainty and be¬ 
witching bonnets were made from goods 
of delicate texture and colors for pic¬ 
nicking, boating and similar outdoor 
recreations. Then the children, too, 
wanted sunbonnets, and these were the 
prettiest of all, especially when a chubby 
face was framed by one. Different pat¬ 
terns as well as different materials were 
used, and the Summer days were well 
filled with work. By purchasing ma¬ 
terial In larger quantities she could buy 
to better advantage, and the cutting 
could be more economically done; she 
could work more rapidly by doing cer¬ 
tain parts of a number of bonnets, then 
certain other parts, instead of finishing 
off one at a time, so that there was a 
good margin of profit combined with a 
light, agreeable form of employment. 
« 
Uni,ess young people have a natural 
love for science, they often show a dis¬ 
taste for books bearing upon the pheno¬ 
mena of the world about them. Indeed, 
even where there is such a taste, their 
youthful minds are often encouraged in 
the opposite direction by the uninterest¬ 
ing tone of the books suggested to them. 
It is pleasing to find, however, that there 
are books devoted to such subjects that 
appeal directly to inquiring boys and 
girls, and one of the best of these is 
“Real Things of Nature,” by E. S. 
Holden, recently published by the Mac¬ 
millan Company, New York. It deals 
with astronomy, physical geography, 
geology, botany, zoology and ethnology, 
but in such an interesting way that the 
young reader will feel that he is learning 
new and delightful things about the 
earth and the fullness thereof, instead of 
bruising his youthful mind against a 
wall of hard words. The section devoted 
to structural botany will prepare the 
reader for a more ambitious study, and 
give a new interest to country walks. 
The strange monsters of by-gone geolog¬ 
ical periods, the denizens of forest and 
jungle, and the wonders of the planets 
about us are all described in a way that 
awakens a desire for further knowledge. 
Either for the school or home library 
this book may be sincerely recommend¬ 
ed. It is neatly bound in cloth, freely 
illustrated, and costs 65 cents. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The Hungarian sleeve shown in waist 
No. 4339 is a very popular model, espe¬ 
cially in silk, wool, and crepe de chine. 
Such a waist would be desirable either 
with separate skirts or in an entire cos¬ 
tume. The waist is made over a smooth¬ 
ly-fitted lining that closes at the center 
front and consists of fronts and back. 
The back is tucked to form a V. The 
fronts also are tucked and are closed 
invisibly beneath the innermost tuck at 
the left side. The sleeves are made over 
fitted linings and consist of the tucked 
4339 Blouso Waist, 32 to 40 bust. 
upper portion, full puffs and the pointed 
cuffs. The stock is finished separately 
and closes at the center back. The quan¬ 
tity of material required for the me¬ 
dium size is six yards 21 inches wide, 414 
yards 27 inches wide or 214 yards 44 
inches wide. The pattern No. 4339 is 
cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40- 
inch bust measure; price 10 cents. 
The box-pleated walking skirt shown 
is cut in nine gores and a box pleat is 
laid at tfie front edge of each, an addi¬ 
tional pleat being applied over the cen¬ 
ter back; an arrangement which means 
freedom from all danger of sagging, as 
the pleats are laid more nearly straight 
than would otherwise be possible. The 
upper edge can be finished with a belt 
or cut in dip outline and underfaced or 
bound. The closing is made invisibly 
either at the center back or left front 
beneath the pleat. The quantity of ma¬ 
terial required for the medium size is 
4337 Nine Gored Box Plaited Skirt, 
22 to 30 waist. 
nine yards 27 inches wide, 514 yards 44 
inches wide, or 414 yards 52 inches wide 
when material has figures or nap; 714 
yards 27 inches wide, or 414 yards 44 or 
52 inches wide when material has neither 
figure nor nap. The pattern No. 4337 is 
cut in sizes for a 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30- 
inch waist measure; price 10 cents. 
Rural Recipes. 
Buttermilk Muflflns.—To one pint of 
rich buttermilk add half a pint of water; 
stir into it enough sifted Hour to make 
a thin batter. Dissolve half of a tea¬ 
spoonful of soda in a little warm water; 
stir it well into the batter with a good 
pinch of salt; beat well. Fold in lightly 
an egg, the yolk and white beaten sep¬ 
arately. Bake in muffin rings, half full 
of the batter, having greased them well. 
Coddled Apples.—Put in saucepan one 
cupful sugar and VA cupful water; bring 
to boil; then drop in six or seven tart 
apples peeled and cored; put cover on 
and allow apples to cook slowly until 
tender, turning once, care being taken 
that they are cooked until just tender 
and not allowed to fall to pieces. When 
the apples are done take out, put in 
bowl, allow the syrup to cook quickly for 
one minute longer, then pour over 
apples. Serve cold. 
Soft Gingerbread.—One egg, one-half 
cupful brown sugar, one-half cupful sour 
milk, one-half cupful warmed molasses, 
one tablespoonful shortening, one table¬ 
spoonful ground ginger, one tablespoon¬ 
ful mixed spices, one teaspoonful (scant) 
soda, 1^/4 cupful sifted fiour. Beat eggs 
and sugar together, add milk with half 
the soda dissolved in it; put other half¬ 
teaspoonful soda in warmed molasses, 
add it, then fiour, then spices and lastly 
melted shortening. Bake in a greased 
shallow pan in a quick oven. 
When lamp 
chimneys don’t 
break my name 
is on them. 
Macbeth. 
If you’ll send your address, I’ll send you 
the Index to Lamps and their Chimneys, to 
tell "you what number to get for your lamp. 
Macbeth, Pittsburgh. 
“AlUKiNSfAlLINADRYTIME: 
Ttlt5l(iN0fffiflStlNEVfRfAIlS 
INAWtTTlML 
Remember this whenyoubuy Wet 
Weexthcr Clothing and look for the 
name TOWER on the buttons. 
This sign and this name have stood 
for the 5E:5T during sixty-seven 
years of increasing sales, 
if your dealer will not supply you write for 
free catalogue of black or yellow water¬ 
proof oiled coats, slickers, suits, hats, and 
horse goods for all kinds of wet work. 
A. J. TOWER CO.. THE ^oWER;y 
BOSTON, MASS.. U.S.A. *SIGN g 
TOWER CANADIAN CO.. 
TORONTO. CAN. Iumit*d. 
1091 
SALESMEN AND 
AGENTS WANTD. 
BIC WAGES—Oor Famous Pur¬ 
itan Water 8tllU * wonderfb! inren* 
tiou—beats Filters. 72,000 alroadj sold* 
Demand enormous. Kverjbodj bujt. 
Over tbe kitchen stove it furDiibes 
plenty of distilled, aerated, delicious. 
Pure Winter. Only method—saves 
Uvea aad Dr. bills; prevents typhoid, 
malaria fevers, cures disease. Write 
for Booklet^ New Plan* Terma* 
Ktc. FREE. Address, 
IB Harrison Bldg., Cincinnati, O 
AM. ARBOR VITAE 
3-4 TO 1 FOOT HIGH 
OR 12S. 1 TO 2 FOOT 
For Two Dollam we will ship either of the 
above lots prepaid to any kxproM offlre 
In the U. 8. Order as many lots as you 
wHfit. tlAch custnroer will be sent PKI2K s 
iiitle flliistrated Pamphlet of Planting 
Instrtictlons. Just as we do It so aucccufull; 
in otir owo niirAery. SucceM la cerlaJo Tbe 
Am Arbor Vitae it iiodeniably the beat sih 
around Evergreen for Hedgea, Windbreska. and 
Screen*. May be aheared to aulL ORDER 
RIGHT ROW. while ibe hiiddIt la large. Aak 
for tree I EVERGREEN NllRSEUY CO. 
catalog. I Sturgeon Bay. Wisconsin. 
CACTUS DAHLIAS 
300 yarietles. Hardy Phlox, 100 yarietles. Hardy 
Pompou Chrysanthemums, M yarietles. 
Send for Catalogues. 
NORTH SHOKK FEKNKKIES, Beverly, Mass. 
DAHLIAS 
/JO Hinds (my selection) IBI. 
Purchaser’s selection $1 dz. & up. 
500 kinds, latest and best Cat. 
free. H.F BUBT, Taunton,Mass 
GLADIOLI 
Our Motto: Quality First. We have, 
however, a sufficient quantity to supply 
all demands. Send for Catalogue. 
ARVHUR CO>VEIE, 
“Meadowvale j^arm.” Berlin, N. V. 
United States Grower and Representative 
of GROFF’S HYBRIDS, 
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“To Err is Human”— 
Not to Err—El^in. 
The man who is always 
right on time is the man 
who carries the 
ELGIN WATCH 
Every Elgin Watch is fully guaranteed. All jewelers have Elgin Watches. 
‘'Timemakers and Timekeepers,” an illustrated history of the watch, sent 
free upon request to 
Elgin National Waton Co., Elgin, ill. 
