niE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
763 
The Photographic Cotnpetltioii. 
The extended period for eompstltion 
ill garden photographs ends the day fol¬ 
lowing date of present issue. We re¬ 
gard the competition as a great success; 
it has called out a number of forcible 
and instructive pictures. Some of the 
least pretentious of these are really the 
most instructive, since they show what 
may be done to beautify the plainest 
surroundings by intelligent useof every¬ 
day material. The pictures will be sub¬ 
mitted to the critical examination of 
five persons, before final judgment is 
rendered. It is likely that a number of 
pictures will be used for illustration in 
addition to the three prize winners. 
.\nnouncement will be made of the re¬ 
sult of the competition as early as cir¬ 
cumstances will permit. As the paper 
goes to press a week in advance of the 
date of issue, we shall be unable to make 
this announcement before the middle of 
November. 
Old Virginia Ham. 
Select 10 fresh pork hams of 10 pounds 
each, rub over the flesh side of these a 
mixture composed of two pounds of 
brown sugar, one-quarter pound of salt¬ 
peter, one-quarter pound of black pep¬ 
per and one-eighth pound of red pep¬ 
per. Salt enough to cover the hams, 
about three quarts to the 100 pounds. 
Pack in a tub or box with the skin 
downward. Let them remain six weeks, 
then hang by a string and smoke with 
green wood, hickory is preferable a few 
hours each day, for a period of 10 days. 
Rub over with hickory ashes and leave 
them hanging for three weeks, after 
which w’rap in paper and put in bags. 
They are best from one to two years 
old. Hams cured as above, being un¬ 
surpassed in quality and flavor, need to 
be boiled in water only. To cook the 
ham, soak in cold water six to eight 
hours; wash and scrape thoroughly, put 
in a closed boiler nearly full of cold 
water, boil slowly allowing 20 minutes 
to the pound. When done let the ham 
remain in the liquor till cool; then re¬ 
move the skin, spread over with moist¬ 
ened brown sugar, cover with cracker 
dust, put in a hot oven a few minutes 
till a niit brown. Serve on platter gar¬ 
nished with parsley. mu.s. u. u. uir.i.. 
The Holy Thom. 
Science and oral tradition do not al¬ 
ways agree, but the miraculous Christ¬ 
mas-blooming Glastonbury thorn, ven¬ 
erated by medieval England, is now ac¬ 
cepted by botanical research, being de¬ 
scribed as a distinct variety of the haw¬ 
thorn, under the name of Crattegus Oxy- 
acanlha prmcox. The original “Holy 
Thorn,” about which are woven count¬ 
less legends, existed at Glastonbury, in 
Somerset, site of the first Christian 
church established in Rritain. Accord¬ 
ing to tradition Josepli of A rimathea, 
who had wandered across Europe as a 
missionary of the new faith, founded 
this church in the year 60 of our era, 
and, while preaching, struck into the 
earth the thorn staff he had brought 
with him from the Holy Land. It mirac¬ 
ulously budded and bloomed on the eve 
of the Nativity, continuing its yeai’ly 
miracle until it was destroyed during the 
civil wars by a Roundhead soldier, who 
hacked it to pieces as a Popish relic. 
The variety had been preserved, how¬ 
ever, by seeds or grafts, so in spite of 
this vandalism the Glastonbury thorn 
has remained existent. 
As to the unseasonable blooming of 
this hawthorn, tradition is amply sup¬ 
ported by present-day facts. Within I’e- 
cent years an Engli.sh gardening periodi¬ 
cal noted the blooming of a well-known 
specimen in Ireland December 22. Oral 
tradition states that the original tree 
visually bloomed about the first week in 
January, and that this fact was used by 
some as an argument in favor of cele¬ 
brating Christmas on January 6 (Old 
Christmas or Epiphany) instead of De¬ 
cember 25. The respectable age of six¬ 
teen centuries or thereabout attributed 
to the “Holy Thorn,” is not inconceiv¬ 
able, since the hawthorn, like the yew, 
is very long-lived. At least one English 
hawthorn existing within recent years, 
had an apparently clear title to be con¬ 
sidered a contemporary of Alfred the 
Great. We do not know of any case 
where the Glastonbury thorn has been 
bloomed in this country. 
The Rural Patterus. 
Shirt waists with yoke fronts are pe¬ 
culiarly well adapted to young girls. 
This one includes box pleats and straps 
over the shoulders as well as the yoke, 
which is cut in battlements at the lower 
edge. The model is made of white linen, 
12 to 16 yra. 
machine stitched and trimmed with 
pearl buttons, but all waisting materials, 
cotton, linen, silk and wool are appro¬ 
priate. The straps over the shoulders 
are novel, but both they and the yoke 
can be omitted if a plainer waist is de¬ 
sired. The waist consists of the fronts, 
hack and yoke. Both fronts and back 
are laid in full length box pleats stitched 
at each edge. l)nt the backs are drawn | 
down smoothly while the fronts pouch 
over the belt. The yoke is arranged | 
( ver the upper edges of tlie fronts and > 
4485 Missos’ Seven Gored Tucked Sklrr. 
12 to 16 yra. 
ijcneath the center pleat, which is cut 
in one with the front. The sleeves have 
cuffs tliat match the yoke. The quan¬ 
tity of material required for the medium 
size is 4% yards 21 inches wide, 3% 
A FREE game— 60 kinds—inside 
each package of 
Lion Coffee 
yards 27 inches wide, 3% yards 32 inches 
or 214 yards 44 inches wide. The pat¬ 
tern 4487 is cut in sizes for misses of 
12, 14 and 16 years of age; price 10 
cents from this office. 
Skirts that fit snugly about the hips, 
while they provide rippling fiare at the 
feet retain their vogue. This one Is 
adapted to a wide range of materials, 
but as shown is made of wool crepe de 
chine, in the pretty shade of green 
known as apple, stitched with silk. 
Wide tucks about the edge give firm¬ 
ness and body to the skirt, while the 
perpendicular tucks provide the long 
lines that are always becoming. The 
skirt is cut in seven gores with groups 
of tucks so arranged that they conceal 
all seams. The fullness at the back is 
laid in inverted pleats and at the lower 
edge are three wider tucks stitched on 
indicated lines. The quantity of ma¬ 
terial required for the medium size is 7 
yards 27 inches wide, 5 yards 32 inches 
wide, or 314 yards 44 inches wide. The 
skirt pattern 4485 is cut in sizes for girls 
of 12, 14 and 16 years of age; price 10 
cents from this office. 
XH« Shortest'WAS' 
out of an attack of 
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££ Neuralgia 
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St. Jacobs Oil 
Which affords not only cure relief, 
but a prompt cure. If soothes, 
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Price, 25c. a.nd 50c. 
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TRY IT TO-DAY. 
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For Farmers’ Lines.'- 
Organize an exchange In your 
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162 St. Clair Street, 
C. N. 80 1. CLEVELAirD, O. 
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is NOT 
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Our patented safety package is easily 
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Hanuer Lye is odorless aitd colorless 
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Makes Pure Soap 
—10 pounds of hard soap or 20 gallons 
of soft soap—without boiling or large 
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Banner Lye keeps your kitchen, milk- 
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Sausage 
Making 
requires littletimeandlaborif you 
use Enterprise machines; SS.-uO buys 
an oullit with Bulllcient capacity 
for any family butchering. An 
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JAYNE’S TONIC VERMIFUGE 
IS A HEALTH BRINGER. 
MOTHERS.—'Be sure to use“Mrs.Wins- 
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■while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
