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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
October 1"? 
[ Woman and Home j 
From Day to Day, 
JOYVILI.E’S COUNTY FAIR. 
Through the days of parchin’ .sunshine, 
through the days of drenchin’ rain, 
We have wrastled with the meadow grass, 
the garden truck an’ grain, 
An’ at last we’re on the journey for to 
claim our rightful share 
O’ the glory for the farmer at the Joyville 
county fair. 
You that come from out the city for to 
see the bosses race 
Needn’t think you know the pleasures o 
our country meetin’ place, 
For it’s no one but us farmers has the 
kind of eyes to .see 
What’s the real inside good time o’ the 
.Toyville jubilee. 
Mother brings some canned tomatoes an’ 
they stand upon a shelf 
With her name in printed letters; an’ the 
county judge hisself 
Tries a spoonful, tries another, smiles an’ 
says he’d like to state 
Them's the tastin'est tomattusses he ever, 
ever ate. 
In the art hall, where the ladies go to 
learn the latest stitch. 
Sister’s fancy work exhibit, ’broidered 
table cloths an’ sich. 
Draws a monstrous crowd o’ people, an’ 
they praise it loud an’ free 
Till It’s all in all the greatest day in .si.s- 
ter’s history. 
Down among the pens an’ stables an’ the 
heaps o’ fodder corn. 
Daddy’s got a speckled heifer with a i-lb- 
bon on her horn. 
Bud has took the silver medal in the 
watermelon line. 
An’ the loudest rooster crowin’ in the 
poultry house is mine. 
^ oil may shout about St. Bouis an' your 
Pan-Americans, 
With their lakes and lordly buildin’s an’ 
their camel caravans. 
But I’ll bet my crowin’ rooster ’gainst 
your .shoe lace, if you dare. 
That they ain’t a little circumstance to 
.loyville’s county fair. 
—Newark News. 
* 
Bakbd quinces are now in season. 
Wipe, quarter, pare and core the fruit 
required, and put in an earthern baking 
dish. Sprinkle with sugar, cover the 
bottom of the dish with water, put a 
lid on, and cook until soft in a slow 
oven, basting frequently with the juice. 
They need long cooking. Serve hot 
with cream. 
* 
Heue is a cider pudding that makes 
a nice variation of Autumn desserts. 
Butter freely several slices of light 
bread. Place a layer in pudding dish, 
cover with a few slices of tart apple; 
repeat until the di.sh is full. To a 
quart of good cider add a cup of sugar 
and pour over. Bake slowly and serve 
either hot or cold with cream. 
* 
Amoxo fur hats shown in the displays 
of new millinery are some made of 
moleskin, which is beautifully soft and 
velvety. Moleskin is to be used in fur 
garments too; it is dressed to retain all 
the soft depth of tint shown by its ori¬ 
ginal wearer and is too expensive to be¬ 
come common at any time. Anyone 
who has wrestled with these pests in the 
garden will certainly applaud the fash¬ 
ion. Fur hats are often trimmed with 
animal heads, and a good many birds 
are seen, in spite of the Audubon So¬ 
ciety and the Taw. White wool lace is 
a fashionable millinery trimming. 
Very vivid colors are seen, especially 
bright green, red and purple. The pur¬ 
ples are those shading towards red, two 
favorite colors being Dahlia and auber¬ 
gine or egg plant. A great many grays 
and gun metal shades are seen. Shaded 
effects appear both in millinery and 
dress trimmings. 
The word “furlough” occurred in a 
reading lesson of a primary grade in one 
of the public schools, says the Phila¬ 
delphia Ledger. The teacher asked if 
any boy or girl knew the meaning of 
the word. One small hand was raised 
and shaken vigorously in the eagernccs 
of the urchin to display his knowledge. 
When he received, permission to speak, 
he rose, and with the greatest assurance 
said: 
“Furlough means a mule.” 
Not a whit disturbed at the teacher’s 
“Oh, no, it doesn’t,” the small boy con¬ 
fidently answered: 
“I have the book at home that says 
so.” Then the teacher told him he 
might bring the book to school and 
show it to her. The next morning he 
came armed with the book, and tri¬ 
umphantly showed her the picture of 
an American soldier astride a mule, 
under which was printed, “(Toing home 
on his furlough.” 
* 
Metai. washstands have two great 
merits; they are easily kept clean and 
they take up little room. We can all 
remember the old style metal wash- 
si and with pitcher and basin to match, 
usually painted a sad mustard color, 
and specially reserved for the boys’ 
room. The modern examples are ena¬ 
meled white, to match the iron bed, and 
they vary in style from the simple little 
frame that supports the basin, with 
pitcher below, to a stand of regular size, 
prices varying from about $ 3.50 to $ 7 . 
In all of them the basin is inserted in an 
opening which sinks it to the level of the 
top of the stand, and there is an ample 
leservoir to hold waste water below. 
In the more expensive styles the basin 
has a plug to let off the water, like a 
set bowl. Some have a water reservoir 
at the back, the water being turned on 
from a faucet, thus saving the lifting 
of a pitcher. While such washstands 
are less ornamental than a wooden one 
matching the other furniture, their air 
of spotless cleanliness is very attrac¬ 
tive, and they are often seen in hand¬ 
some rooms. The greatest disadvan¬ 
tage about a wooden washstand is the 
linen or cotton cover laid over it, and 
this is done away with wdien the ena¬ 
meled metal takes its place. 
* 
Frk.noh government authorities think 
that the giving of freakish names is a 
thing to be discouraged, and they have 
notified parents that the only names 
that can be legally given to children 
arc those of saints or of illustrious or 
historical persons of the past. It is true 
that this would not prevent parents 
from inflicting upon helpless infants 
such names as Keren-happuch or Adon- 
ijah, but it would cut out such com¬ 
binations as Aloysia Sweetflower 
Orange-blossom, which was bestowed 
upon a dear little girl we once met by 
her misguided mother. Foolishly sen¬ 
timental names are or'.'’n a real afflic¬ 
tion to the owner. At the present time 
fashion has sensibly gone back to the 
plain and wholesome names of the 
eighteenth century. Susan, Jane and 
Martha have superseded Gladys, Hazel 
and Doris.. When we hear some ab¬ 
surdly fine name bestowed upon a child, 
we often think that what is needed is 
a wise. Arm censor, who on proper oc¬ 
casions will act as once did Doctor Par¬ 
ker, first Bishop of Massachusetts. It 
was in the eighteenth century; but ne¬ 
groes had then also their fondness for 
imposing words. A pickaninny was 
presented for baptism by the good doc¬ 
tor. The injunction, “Name this child,” 
brought forth the response: “Ebenezer 
Romulus Adoniram Abednego,” “Eben¬ 
ezer Romulus—by no means,” said the 
Bishop. “John, I baptize thee—.” 
The Photographic Competition. 
There are still two weeks before the 
period for competition in garden pic¬ 
tures will be over. We are much grati¬ 
fied by the interest shown in this con¬ 
test, and also by the excellence of the 
pictures received. They show, too, an 
interest in the finer varieties of plants 
and flowers, and a readiness to tes; 
them, that we do not always find in 
gardeners of greater pretensions. It is 
edd to relate, however, that though the 
Pacific coast is honorably represented 
we have not yet received a single Cali¬ 
fornian picture. Surely that land of 
flowers can show a characteri-scic farm 
garden. Address all pictures to Prize 
Pl.'Otograph Competition, Woman and 
Home Department of The Rttrat, New- 
Yorker. 
The Thief in the Jelly-bag. 
I have long suspected that there is a 
thief in the jelly-bag, robbing our 
stores of many a delicate preserve and 
marmalade, and our purses of profit. 
It remained for experiment to convince 
me that such is the case. Few house¬ 
wives can fail to notice, when emptying 
the nag of its drained fruit—and which 
of course has not been pressed, out o" 
consideration for the texture of the 
jelly—that there seems a great deal 
of moisture and fruitiness still remain¬ 
ing therein. This is particularly true 
of all fruits other than the seeded ones, 
such as raspberries, etc. I have there- 
Who is 
Macbeth ? 
The maker who 
isn’t afraid of his 
lamp-chimneys. 
The Index tells you, in ten minutes, all you 
need to know for comfort with lamps and 
the saving of chimney-money; sent free; 
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/Ilwatyj- on the 
right jide of 
a. question 
of time-the 
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rs.Keith’s' 
housework 
didn't 
prevent 
earning 
IChristmaA 
mone y. 
M rs. GEORGE KEITH, of Scran¬ 
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Christmas frcsezils for the chil¬ 
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the fzmd zt 'hich zee ar e saz’ing to 
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zt’ill appreciate hozv zzizich satis¬ 
faction this has givett me." 
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winter, we shall give 
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work during that month, and at 
the end of the season $10,000 
more to 451 persons who have 
done the best work during the 
whole time. Everything neces¬ 
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