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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
October 4 
[ Woman and Home j 
0 A ^ ^ ^ a. ft 
From Day to Day. 
LOST IDEALS. 
Have we not all, amid life’s petty strife, 
Some pure ideal of a noble life 
That once seemed possible? Did we not 
hear 
The flutter of its wings, and feel it near, 
And just within our reach? It was. And 
yet 
We lost it in this daily jar and fret, 
And now live idle in a vague regret; 
But still our place is kept, and it will wait. 
Ready for us to fill it, soon or late; 
No star is ever lost we once have seen. 
We always may be what we might have 
been. 
Since God, though only thought, has life 
and breath, 
God’s life—can always be redeemed from 
death, 
And evil, in its nature, is decay, 
And any hour can blot it all away; 
The hopes that lost in some far distance 
seem 
May be the truer life, and this the dream. 
—Adelaide Anne Proctor. 
* 
Southern beaten biscuits are deli¬ 
cious, but the process of making them 
requires a good deal of labor. A north¬ 
ern woman says that instead of beating 
the dough she passes it through an or¬ 
dinary meat grinder repeatedly for 15 
minutes, then rolls out and prepares for 
baking. 
* 
The best polisher to use in cleaning 
windows is a bunch of chamois; small 
pieces can be used, and the more it is 
worn the better. Balls of chamois clip¬ 
pings are sold for this purpose. Any 
small clippings of chamois may be 
strung on a strong twine, and tied in a 
bunch. When soiled, the polisher may 
be washed in lukewarm water and soap, 
and when dry rubbed soft between the 
hands before being used. 
The information received by a travel¬ 
er who asks his way in New England 
may or may not be what is desired, says 
the Youth’s Companion, but it is gener¬ 
ally enlightening in one way or another. 
“Can you direct me to Wilson’s Cas¬ 
cade?” asked a foot traveler of an old 
man who sat sunning himself in the 
doorway of a great barn which stood 
close to the road. 
The old man squinted his eyes and 
took an exhaustive survey of the ques¬ 
tioner before he spoke. 
“Take your first right and follow it 
till you come to a fork where there’s a 
clump o’ blackberry bushes,” he said, 
slowly, “and then strike off to the left. 
Follow that road till you come to the 
next crossroad, and then bear off to your 
left again. 
“When you’ve gone a piece on that 
road—’tisn’t much more’n a path—you’ll 
come on Abe Simmons’s house. You’ll 
know him because he wears plaid over¬ 
alls, and I never saw anything like ’em 
anywhere else. Green and blue plaid, 
they are, and she makes ’em for him. 
Some say they like the looks of ’em and 
some don’t. I’ve heard different feelings 
expressed, but, anyway, you can’t keep 
from laughing when you set eyes on 
’em, I’ll wager. There was a man”— 
“Excuse me, but I have only just so 
much time,” said the traveler. “Will 
Mr. Simmons direct me to the Cas¬ 
cade?” 
The old man blinked at him for a mo¬ 
ment. 
“I presume to say he can,” he an¬ 
swered, “but after you’ve seen those 
plaid overalls a little mess o’ water run¬ 
ning over a little mess o’ rocks will seem 
pretty tame to ye.” 
34, 36. 38 and 40-inch bust measure; 
price 10 cents from this office. 
Flare skirts with habit backs are 
again in style, and can be relied upon 
as correct for the coming season. The 
model shown is adapted to all dress, 
suit and skirt materials, but in the ori¬ 
ginal is of taffeta with bands of cloth 
stitched with silk. The trimming is 
arranged to give a flounce effect, and 
serves to conceal the Closing at the back 
when an invisible effect is desired. 
When such is not the case the skirt can 
be closed by means of handsome but¬ 
tons and buttonholes that are arranged 
at intervals for its entire length. The 
4206 Five Gored Flare Skirt, 
22 to 30 waist 
skirt is cut in five gores that are fitted 
without darts. The upper portion is 
smooth, but below the knees the skirt 
flares. The closing is made at the cen¬ 
ter back seam beneath the trimming. 
The quantity of material required for 
the medium size is 6% yards 21 inches 
wide, 6 V 2 yards 27 inches wide, five 
yards 44 inches wide, or four yards 52 
inches wide when material has figure 
or nap; 3% yards 44 inches wide or 2% 
yards 54 inches wide when material nas 
neither figure nor nap. The pattern No. 
4206 is cut in sizes for a 22, 24, 26, 2t 
What are lamp 
chimneys for ? 
Macbeth’s are 
for comfort, light 
and economy* 
My name on every one. 
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. 
Artificial Arms and Legs. 
MARKS' Improved Rubber Hands and Feet are 
Natural in Action. Noiseless In Motion, and the Most 
Burable In Construction. It is not unusual to see a 
farmer working in the fields with an artificial leg, or 
an engineer, conductor, brakeman. carpenter, mason, 
miner, in fact. m*»n of every vocation, wearing one or 
two artificial legs, of MARK8 Patents, performing ae 
much as men impossesslou of all their natural mem 
bers, and experiencing little or no inconvenience. 
0 ver20,000, in use scattered In all parts of the world 
At the Paris Exposition they received the highest 
award. They are endorsed and purchased by the 
United States and foreign Governments. A Treatise 
containing500 pages, with 800 i 1 1 list rat ions, sent kukK, 
also a.formula for aklng Measurements hv which 
limbs can be made and sent to all parts of the world 
with Ut guaranteed Established 40 years. 
A. A. MARKS, 701 Rroail way, New York City 
One of our friends mixes some of her 
strawberries with rhubarb when making 
jam, and the resulting flavor is very good 
indeed; if the strawberry supply is lim¬ 
ited the rhubarb adds bulk, while re¬ 
ceiving much of the delicious straw¬ 
berry flavor. The proportion used is 
about half and half. Gooseberries are 
used with strawberries in the same way. 
Gooseberries also combine well with 
currants and raspberries, or with cur¬ 
rants alone. Elderberries, canned for 
pie-making, are less insipid if goose¬ 
berries or green grapes are mixed with 
them. 
* 
When a good tablecloth becomes too 
worn for further service in its original 
form it may still be found very useful. 
Hold it up to the light, so the thin 
places may be seen, and mark around 
these with a blue pencil, so they may 
not be used. Cut into doilies from four 
to 10 inches square, or larger, and put 
them where they can be picked up when 
there is a little time to spare. The 
smaller ones should be fringed and over¬ 
handed; if any are large enough for tray 
cloths they may be hemstitched. There 
will be plenty of wear in the damask 
for all services required of such pieces. 
• 
By flavoring apple jelly made from 
Fall Pippins with a little clove we have 
a close imitation of the delicious nut¬ 
meg jelly from Trinidad, referred to on 
page 630. Three whole cloves were add¬ 
ed for each quart of juice when it was 
put on to boil; the spice does not domi¬ 
nate the fruit flavor, but gives merely 
a suggestion of spiciness. The jelly has 
the same beautiful color as that made 
from nutmegs. The jelly made from 
Fall Pippins is so superior in quality 
that it would be worth setting a tree for 
this purpose alone, though there are 
plenty of other uses for the fruit; it is 
incomparable for baking, and delicious 
to eat uncooked. 
The Rural Patterns 
Deep tucks, that are arranged hori¬ 
zontally, are seen upon many of the 
newest waists. This attractive blouse 
shows them on the body and the sleeves. 
As shown it is of white louisine silk 
stitched with silk and made with collar 
and cuffs of Irish lace, but the design 
suits all soft silks and wools and ail 
the lighter cotton and linen fabrics. The 
lining, or foundation is smoothly fitted 
and closes with the waist invisibly at 
the center back. The blouse consists of 
front and backs each of which is laid in 
ouu. ov-meu wciisL measure; 
cents from this office. 
Cuban Chicken.—Cut up chicken as 
for a fricassee. Dry each piece and dip 
in beaten egg and roll in cracker dust; 
season with pepper and salt, and fry 
each piece very brown in half butter 
and half lard. When browned add cup 
of hot water, cover and simmer half an 
hour. Then take out chicken and put 
on plate in warming oven. Have ready 
a bowl of rice cooked in the following 
manner: One cupiul of rice washed in 
several waters—the more the better— 
when well washed pour over it two 
quarts of hissing-hot water, add one tea¬ 
spoonful pure sweet lard, two teaspoon¬ 
fuls salt. Let it boil rapidly for 15 min¬ 
utes, or until tender; some rice takes a 
few minutes longer. Stir but once, and 
when perfectly tender drain at once 
through a coarse sieve, put it into fry¬ 
ing pan with the liquid chicken has 
simmered in, add two tomatoes (canned 
or fresh) chopped fine, a chili pepper, 
also chopped fine. Toss all together 
lightly with a fork. Pile in the center 
of platter and lay around it the pieces 
of fried chicken; garnish with parsley. 
A Farm for You 
California 
The Santa Fe will take you there 
Any day in September or October 
for only $33 from Chicago, or $25 
from Kansas City. 
Corresponding rates from East generally 
—tickets good in tourist sleepers or chair 
cars—enjoyable ride on the shortest, 
quickest, pleasantest line. 
Also one fare, plus S3, round trip to Great 
Southwest, first and third Tuesdays, 
August, September, October. 
Exceptional opportunities for homeseek- 
ers m magnificent San Joaquin Valley, 
California. Money-making investments. 
Write to Geo. C. Dillard, Gen. Agt. 
Santa Fe, 377 Broadway, New York, 
for California land folders. 
Cheap Excursions 
32 to 40 bust. 
three deep tucks. The sleeves, in Hun¬ 
garian style, are snug at their upper 
portions, where they also are tucked to 
form continuous lines with the blouse, 
while the soft circular puffs fall over 
the elbows, their full lower edge being 
gauiered on to straight cuffs. At the 
neck is a stock. The quantity of ma¬ 
terial required for the medium size is 
five yards 21 inches wide, 4 y 2 yards 27 
inches wide, 3% yards 32 inches wide 
or 3 Vs yards 44 inches wide with % yard 
of all-over lace for collar and cuffs. The 
pattern No. 4209 is cut in sizes for a 32, 
The Man and the Hour 
meet by the time of an 
Elgin Watch 
Punctuality’s watch word is Elgin. 
Worn everywhere; sold everywhere; 
guaranteed by the world’s greatest 
watch factory. Booklet mailed free. 
ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH CO., 
Elgin, Illinois. 
