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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 3 
[ Woman and Home \ 
From Day to Day. . 
THE HArPY LIFE. 
How happy is he born and taught 
That serveth not another's will, 
Whose armor is his honest thought 
And simple truth his utmost skill! 
Who God doth late and early pray 
More of His grace than gifts to lend. 
And entertains the harmless day 
With a well-chosen book or friend. 
This man is freed from servile bands 
Of hope to rise or fear to fall— 
Lord of himself, though not of lands; 
And, having nothing, yet hath all. 
—Sir Henry Wotton. 
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In case of lire caused by a kerosene or 
gasoline stove, do not attempt to throw 
water upon it, thus spreading the flames, 
but smother it with flour, instructions 
concerning the proper course in case of 
lire should be impressed upon all chil¬ 
dren, especially the smothering of fire 
in clothing. So many preventable fatal¬ 
ities occur from this cause that such in¬ 
struction seems imperatively necessary. 
* 
A pretty set of corner shelves has 
been made from a small clothes-horse, 
about three feet in height, placed in 
such a way as to form an equal-sided tri¬ 
angle. Shelves of size sufficiently large 
to rest on the bars of the horse were 
measured and cut, and placed resting on 
the bars, a semi-circle being cut out of 
each corner in order to make them fit 
the slender upright poles. The shelves 
are then fastened firmly on the rack, 
and enameled green. When dry, bands 
of narrow fancy leather should be tacked 
on the edges with small brass-headed 
tacks. 
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Several months ago a courageous wo¬ 
man who went to the Klondike told The 
R. N.-Y. some of her experiences. She 
described some of the difficulties of the 
Arctic housekeeper, which presented 
problems quite unknown to more genial 
climates. Here is one Alaskan delicacy, 
described in Harper’s Bazar by a writer 
who tells of the experiences of the Klon¬ 
dike cook: 
Previous to the men going out for a trip 
on trail, he cooks several gallons of beans 
in the company of numerous chunks of 
salt pork and much bacon grease. This 
mess he then molds into blocks of conve¬ 
nient size and places on the roof, where it 
freezes into bricks in a couple of hours. 
Thus the men, after a weary day’s travel, 
have but to chop off chunks with an ax 
and thaw out in the frying-pan. Now the 
chances preponderate against more than 
one party in 10 having, chili-peppers in their 
outfits. But the cook, supposing him to 
be fitted for his position, will ferret out 
that one party, discover some particular 
shortage in its grub-supply of which he 
has plenty, and swap the same for chili- 
peppers. These in turn he will incorporate 
in the mess aforementioned, and behold a 
dish which even the hungry Arctic gods 
may envy. 
The idea oi building bricks of boiled 
beans seems rather original. The con¬ 
struction and mode of using rather sug¬ 
gests the immortalized scrapple of Phila¬ 
delphia. 
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The writer previously quoted says that 
next to bread a Klondike cook strives to 
achieve distinction by his doughnuts. 
This may appear frivolous at first glance 
and at second, considering the materials 
with which he works, an impossible feat. 
But doughnuts are all-important to the 
man who goes on trail for a journey of 
any length. Bread freezes easily, and 
there is less grease and sugar, and hence 
less heat in it, than in doughnuts. The 
latter do not solidify except at extremely 
low temperatures, and they are very 
handy to carry in the pockets of a Mack¬ 
inaw jacket and munch as one travels 
along. They are made much after the 
manner of their brethren in warmer 
climes, with the exception that they are 
cooked in bacon grease—the more 
grease, the better they are. Sugar is the 
cook’s chief stumbling-block; if it is 
very scarce, why, add more grease. The 
men never mind—on trail. In the cabin? 
—well, that’s another matter; besides, 
bread is good enough for them then. 
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One evidence of the present craze for 
gilt in dress trimmings is the use of 
tinsel ribbons for covering stock collars, 
usually in combination with black vel- 
3584. Ladies’ Waist 
32 to 40 inches 
vet. Sometimes the entire stock is of 
gilt, a tie of black ribbon velvet being 
passed twice around, and fastened in the 
front. Very often the ends of the vel¬ 
vet are formed into a point, finished off 
with a gilt tassel or metal bar. We have 
never admired this style, though it has 
had a tremendous vogue; it always sug¬ 
gests a book-mark. Plain velvet stocks 
trimmed with several rows of narrow 
gilt braid are decidedly pretty. This 
gilt braid is used to an enormous ex¬ 
tent in millinery. 
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Newspaper reports say that many 
swindlers are now wandering through 
agricultural sections, and it seems likely 
that some of them may turn their atten¬ 
tion to the women of the family, as well 
as the men. At St. Joseph, Mo., and vi- 
3596 Ladies’ Seven Gored Skirt. 
22 to 30 inches. 
cinity, many women were recently swin¬ 
dled by three men who represented them¬ 
selves as agents for silk and woolen mills 
at Quincy, Ill., with headquarters at Chi¬ 
cago. They represented that $1 would 
buy the finest silk waist pattern or silk 
skirt, and the agents secured a large 
number of orders on this basis, collect¬ 
ing the money in advance. Three ad¬ 
dresses in the business section of Chi¬ 
cago were given as the stores .from 
which the orders would be filled, and 
10 days as the limit to elapse before the 
customer would receive the goods. The 
goods never appeared, and when the 
anxious purchasers wrote to the Chicago 
addresses their letters were returned 
unopened. Of course, no reputable firm 
would offer to supply good articles at 
the price named, but many people never 
seem to think of this. It is a good deal 
safer to make distant purchases by mail, 
from firms whose character is above sus¬ 
picion. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Another fancy waist is here shown in 
No. 3584, which gives an opportunity of 
using a contrasting trimming. As shown, 
it is of figured water-blue Liberty satin, 
with inserted tucking for yoke and 
front, and fitted bertha of panne in a 
darker shade of the same color. The 
glove-fitted lining consists of the usual 
pieces, and opens at the center front. 
Over it is arranged the yoke and plas¬ 
tron, that closes invisibly at the left 
shoulder, and the waist proper, which 
is fitted with the under-arm gores only, 
and is drawn down at the waist line in 
back and pouches slightly at the front. 
The high standing collar fits smoothly 
and terminates in points at the back. 
The bertha is seamed to the waist, and 
outlines the lower edge of yoke. The 
two-seamed sleeves fit smoothly, and 
are finished with points over the hands. 
Down each front and across the top of 
each sleeve is stitched a group of three 
tucks, the tucked sleeve being placed 
over a smooth lining. To cut this waist 
in the medium size 3Vk yards of ma¬ 
terial 21 inches wide, 2% yards 32 inches 
wide, or 1*4 50 inches wide will be re¬ 
quired; with 1% yard of lining 36 inches 
wide. To trim as illustrated, % of in¬ 
serted tucKing, 16 inches wide, will be 
needed for yoke, plastron and collar, y 2 
yard panne velvet for the bertha, and 
3% ribbon or chiffon quilling for dec¬ 
oration. The pattern No. 3584 is cut in 
sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 inches 
bust measure. Price from this office 10 
cents. 
The seven-gored skirt, No. 3596, will be 
found more becoming for a stout figure 
than one with fewer seams. The model 
illustrated may be cut ordinary walking 
length, or shorter, the pattern providing 
for both. The inverted pleats provide a 
graceful and comfortable flare at the 
feet. The stitching at the seams gives a 
tailor finish, at the same time that it 
means additional strength. The pleats 
become slightly deeper as they approach 
the back. The front is slightly hollow¬ 
ed at the waist line, conforming to the 
fashionable dip, and avoiding all unnec¬ 
essary bulk. As shown, the material is 
cheviot. To make this skirt in the me¬ 
dium size 4% yards of material 50 inches 
wide, 5 J /4 yards 44 inches wide, or 6% 
yards 32 inches wide, will be required. 
The pattern No, 3596 is cut in sizes for 
a 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30-inch waist mea¬ 
sure. Price of pattern 10 cents from 
this office. 
The Lesson of Self-Control. 
To control herself is the most im¬ 
portant lesson a girl can learn, after the 
great virtues; indeed, it is a part of the 
practice of the cardinal virtues, says a 
writer in the Woman’s Home Compan¬ 
ion. To abstain from selfish sins and 
errors is to control one’s bad impulses. 
But while most girls exercise self-con¬ 
trol enough to keep from positive 
wrong-doing, they too often stop there, 
and fail to learn the lesson in its entire 
meaning as it applies to daily life. 
Among the minor virtues probably the 
habit of self-control in speech holds the 
most important place in the life of a 
woman. The acquirement of this habit 
must begin early or it will never be at¬ 
tained save with great difficulty. It 
must be formed in girlhood if it is not 
well started in childhood. I have seen 
the happiness of many a fair life ruined 
by want of power to suppress the word 
of bitterness, contempt and anger, even 
under what might be called "reasonable 
provocation.” There are times when 
one’s only duty is to keep from talking. 
There are times when keeping still is 
wisdom, love, Christianity. Learn to 
control your tongue. 
It is right, without doubt, to pray for 
calmness and for self-control. Is it not 
right, too, to pray for sense, for quick, 
clear conception of the passing need of 
the moment, a presence of mind in lit¬ 
tle things, in matters of conversation, 
in all the nameless trifles that go to 
make up the web and woof of daily life? 
What a great part is played in life by 
quickness of sympathy and clearness of 
judgment! How much these qualities 
assist in making our daily intercourse 
with family, friends and associates, as 
well as with people we casually meet, 
helpful, comforting and inspiring! When 
we pray for help in these things it as¬ 
sists us to work and watch in their in¬ 
terest, and that alone is half the an¬ 
swer to the prayer. But how easily we 
are drawn into the attitude of hostility, 
of superior wisdom, of coldness, of dis¬ 
couraging weakness! How often, out of 
rash confidence in our own judgment, 
instead of helping we hurt the person 
we seek to advise, assist, or even to 
talk to in but a friendly, humpne way. 
NOT COD-LIVER OIL 
but Scott’s emulsion of cod- 
liver oil. They are not the 
same ; far from it. 
Scott’s emulsion is cod-liver 
oil prepared for the stomach. 
Let cod-liver oil alone if you 
need it. When your physician 
orders toast, do you breakfast 
on flour? 
Pure cod-liver oil is hard to 
take and hard to digest. A 
man that can keep it down, 
can saw wood. He thinks he 
is sick; he is lazy. 
We'll send you a little to try if you like. 
SCOTT & ROWNE, 409 Pearl street, New York. 
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