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niE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Soptomhof 111 
[ Woman and Home ] 
From Day to Day. 
DOUBT NOT. 
Though he that ever kind and true 
iCepL stoutly step by step with you 
Your wliole long gusty lifetime through 
J3e gone a while before. 
Be now a moment gone before, 
Vet doubt not; soon the season.s shall re¬ 
store 
Your friend to you. 
He has but turned a corner—still 
He pushes on with right good will, 
Through mire and marsh, by heugh and 
hill. 
That self-same arduous way— 
Tliat self-same upland hopeful way 
'fhat you and he through many a doubtful 
day 
Attempted still. 
He is not dead, this friend—not dead. 
But, in the i)ath we mortals tread. 
Cot some few, trilling steps ahead 
And nearer to the end; 
So that you, too, once past the bend. 
Shall meet again, as face to face, this 
friend 
You fancy dead. 
J^ush gaily on, strong heart! The while 
You travel forward mile, by mile 
He loiters with a backward smile 
'fill you can overtake. 
And strains his eyes to search his wake. 
Or whistling as he sees you through the 
brake, 
Waits on a stile. 
—Robert I.ouis Stevenson. 
A FotJK-TiNKi) silver fork is the most 
convenient utensil with which to mix 
cooked cereal with flour in making gems. 
It, is also convenient for mixing meat 
and cold potatoes, or any other coarse 
materials. 
* 
AMONCi the new trimmings shown for 
the coming season is “dentelle de laine,” 
which old-fashioned people will call 
nothing more or less than Yak lace, 
which was very fashionable many years 
ago. Macramd lace is also seen in dress 
Irimmings, and some of these new-old 
laces are further embellished with gold 
wire and artiflcial silk, which is really 
wood flber. Gilt trimmings and mili¬ 
tary styles are to be very much worn. 
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A coKKJ'isroNDENT of the Chicago Rec¬ 
ord-Herald has this to say about her 
method of making jelly: 
Instead of using the warm, beautiful 
Summer days for completing the process, 
simjd.v can the juice when strained, using 
no sugar, canning it boiling hot as you 
would fruit. Then make it into jelly as 
you need it through the Winter in any 
quantity you wish. It will have the deli¬ 
cious flavor of fresh jelly, and save time, 
fuel, glasses and storage. Jams, marma¬ 
lades, all spiced fruits and some pickles can 
be made at any time from canned fruits 
by boiling them down with the addition of 
the desired flavors, sugar and spice. All 
will readily see the advantages of these 
processes. ^ 
Bookrk Washington tells this story 
of a negro: He was employed to work 
in a cotton field and worked well for a 
time, then he raised his hand and turn¬ 
ed his face toward heaven and said: “Oh, 
Lawd, de cotton am so dry an’ de sun am 
so hot, an’ de flesh am so weary dat dis 
iiiggah feels he’s done got a call to 
preach.’’ That colored brother presented 
a point of view not at all unusual. 
Haven’t we all seen cases where a girl’s 
vocation for art, or music, or literature, 
seemed largely determined by a distaste 
for housework? 
* 
A HANDSOMK afghau is crocheted in 
four broad strips the proper length, 
'rhese are put together with bands of 
heavy linen lace insertion, wide but not 
quite the width of the crocheting. The 
w'hole is lined with satin which shows 
through the openwork pattern of the 
lace, and the robe—it is too elegant by 
this time to call it anything else—is fin¬ 
ished around the edge with a deep edge 
of the lace. The one in question is 
crocheted of two shades of olive green, 
and the silk which is seen through the 
uiesbe.s of the lace is a paler green. 
An old-fashioned way of keeping Dam¬ 
sons and other plums for Winter use 
was to put them in an earthen jar, with¬ 
out sugar or water, tie a stout paper 
cover over the top, and bake in a moder¬ 
ate oven for three to four hours. When 
the jar was removed from the oven an¬ 
other paper cover was tied closely over 
without moving the first, and the jar 
was stored away in a cool dark place. 
We are told that plums thus treated 
would keep until the following Spring, 
giving the flavor of fresh fruit to pies 
or sauce. 
!» 
Si’iCEiJ grapes, which are an agree¬ 
able relish for meats, are not difficult to 
make. The grapes should be not quite 
ripe when used, 'fhey should be wash¬ 
ed thoroughly and simmered till soft in 
just enough water to cover them. Press 
through a sieve to remove the stones 
and skins, and to It) pounds of the fruit 
add five pounds of sugar, two quarts of 
vinegar, one tablespoonful ground cin¬ 
namon, two teaspoonfuls ground cloves, 
with one of allspice. Grate in a whole 
nutmeg and return to the fire to boil 
down to about the consistency of thick 
catsup before sealing in jars. 
A FuiK.Ni) sends the following sugges¬ 
tion for an improvised shower bath, 
which will be an extra comfort when the 
farmhouse is not provided with a bath 
tub: Bore a hole in the bottom of a 
large cedar pail, and have it fitted at 
the hardw'are store with a few’ inches 
of gas pipe, a large nozzle from a 
sprinkling pot, and a stopcock. If you 
have an outbuilding with earth or ce¬ 
ment floor, this pail may be suspended 
from a beam, and, by means of pulley 
and rope, lowered to be filled, or it may 
be used above a washtub. With warm 
water and plenty of soap, this humble 
shower bath will be a great comfort to 
anyone who has spent the day in warm 
and dusty fields. 
* 
A.n English agricultural society, at a 
recent fair offered prizes for large fam¬ 
ilies and for farm servants who could 
show long records of continuous ser¬ 
vice. In the first class, which was lim¬ 
ited to farm laborers, the first prize 
went to a family of 19, other competi¬ 
tors entering families of 12 to 16. The 
long-service competition was particu- 
larly interesting, and brought out some 
remarkable records. The female domes¬ 
tic servants’ prizes were divided be¬ 
tween two, each of whom had 29 years’ 
service in one situation. In the agricul¬ 
tural foremen’s class the winner had 
been 42 years in one service. The win¬ 
ning shepherd had a record of 41 years, 
a farm wagoner 31 years, and in other 
classes the periods w'ere as high as 55. 
and 57 years._ 
A Photographic Competition. 
PRIZKS FOR GARDEN PICTURES. 
October 1 closes our competition for 
pictures of farm gardens. It is not too 
late to consider the matter now’, for 
most home gardens are at their best 
this month. If you have an attractive 
garden, let us see it. One of the hand¬ 
somest pictures we have received so 
far is a garden surrounding a log house 
in the ’way-off orchard belt of the 
Northwest. We feel sure that there is 
many another garden, tucked away, 
perhaps, in some isolated place, that 
would be an inspiration to other farm 
dwellers. Whether it is a prim little 
lawn bordered with fish geraniums and 
“artimishals,” or a riot of Golden Glow 
and Gladiolus, we want to share it with 
the thousands of flower lovers in Tiik 
R. N.-Y. family. In addition to the $15 
offered in prizes, all other pictures suit¬ 
able for use will be paid for. Address 
all pictures to Prize Photograph Com- 
iietition. Woman and Home Depart- 
men of The Rural New-Yorker. 
The Floors in Summer. 
The treatment of floors has become a 
matter of taste and convenience instead 
of style, and many of the finest homes 
have hard-wood floors stained or var¬ 
nished and partly covered with rugs. 
This is preferable to carpets that cover 
the entire floor, especially in Summer, 
for rugs may be taken out of doors and 
cleaned once a month or oftener if the 
room is used constantly, and the floor 
mopped before they are brought back. 
This plan is welcomed by the econom¬ 
ical woman, for remnants of Brussels or 
moquette may be purchased at great re¬ 
duction from the regular price and made 
into rugs. space of 18 inches or more 
all around the room is left bare or cov¬ 
ered with matting. If you have a hard¬ 
wood floor that is in good condition the 
task of oiling it is easy. Many who 
have old soft-wood floors have solved 
the problem by having a carpenter put 
down a floor of hard pine on top of it. 
The stain that is bought already pre¬ 
pared is not expensive, and is usually 
preferred to one that is mixed at home, 
and you can get oak, walnut, maple or 
mahogany color. A light or medium 
shade will wear better than a very dark 
one. It is put on with a paint brush, 
and a more even and durable color is 
obtained by applying several thin coats 
than one thick one. As a rule, a quart 
of stain covers 15 square yards of floor, 
but the amount varies with the condi¬ 
tion of the floor to which it is applied. 
After staining, it may be oiled or var¬ 
nished. 
If you prefer the natural color of the 
wood, give it two coats of boiled linseed 
oil applied cold, and allow each coat 
plenty of time to dry. Of course the 
floor should be perfectly dry and clean 
before you begin; any spot that is not 
removed before the oil is applied is 
fixed and cannot be washed out after¬ 
ward. A good coat of varnish gives a 
handsome effect to the floors of the bed¬ 
room and parlor, if put on after the oil 
has dried in; or, if preferred, they may 
be finished with a wax preparation, 
which may be bought at any drug store 
and rubbed on the floor with a flannel 
cloth. The care of stained or oiled 
floors is very simple; in fact, that is one 
of their many merits. Wiping once or 
twice a month with a cloth wrung out 
of warm soft water containing a little 
borax will remove the dust and leave 
them as fresh and bright as ever. Soap 
should not be applied to an oiled or 
painted surface, and it is not needed, for 
the borax cleanses it without injury. 
The piazza floor should be oiled every 
Spring, for there is nothing that pre¬ 
serves wood that is exposed to the ele¬ 
ments as well as a coat of oil. Three 
coats should be applied on successive 
days, and after this a coat given every 
two months will still further protect the 
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tViiEN you n rite advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you will get a quick reply and 
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There is Just One Washer 
that cleans the clothes without rubbing them 
The Syracuse Easy 
Works easy because it doesn’t ml). 
Saves the woman and saves the clothes. 
Made of steel, galvanized, is clean and durable. 1 1 
cannot shrink, swell, fall to 
pieces, or absorb and retain 
filthy impurities, as wooden 
washers do. On rollers, it 
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Prove what we say by a 30 
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a 
The GemiiieTOWER'5 
POMMEL 
SLICKER 
HAS BEEN ADVERTISED 
AND SOLD FOR A 
QUARTER OF A CENTURY. 
LIKE ALL 
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CLOIHING. 
It is made of the best 
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STICK TO THE 
SIGN OF THE FISH 
10 lbs. of soap for 10 cents 
Better soap than you can buy at any 
price. You make it yonr.self in ten 
mimites, with the grease and fat from 
j’onr kitchen and a can of 
Banner Lye 
sold at your grocer’s for 10 cents. 
No trouble; no boiling- ; no large 
kettles; no adulterated soap. Nothing 
but the purest soap—ten pounds of bard 
soaj) or twenty gallons of soft soap. 
Banner Ltje is also the best 
Cleanser and Disinfectant 
No well-regulated home 
is without it. You ueed 
it everywhere to protect 
against dirt and disease. 
Iktiiner Lye is uew-style 
lye in patented safet.v 
packages. Easily opened 
and closed, safe, odorles.s 
and colorless. 
Write for book " Vees 
of Batiner Lye'' and give 
us your grocer’s name, 
should lie not have it. 
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