834 
November 10, 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
[ Woman and Home \ 
From Day to Day 
THE SPINNER. 
The spinner twisted her slender thread 
As she sat, and spun : 
“The earth and the heavens are mine," she 
said, 
“And the moon and sun ; 
Into my web the sunlight goes, 
And the breath of May— 
And the crimson life of the new-blown rose 
That was born to-day." 
The spinner sang in the hush of noon 
And her song was low, 
“Ah, morning, you pass away too soon. 
You are swift to go. 
My heart o’erflows like a brimming cup 
With Its hopes and fears - 
Love, come and drink the sweetness up 
Ere it turn to tears." 
The spinner looked at the falling sun, 
“Is it time to rest? 
My hands are weary—my work is done, 
I have wrought my best 
I have spun and woven with patient eyes. 
And with fingers fleet— 
Lo ! where the toil of a lifetime lies 
In a winding sheet!" 
—From “Wind-Swept Wheat,” by Mary Ainge 
DeVere. 
* 
In making chicken soup, or flavoring 
a mince of cooked chicken, remember 
that a pinch of mace is a great improve¬ 
ment. 
* 
Plain burlap at 40 cents a yard is the 
foundation for the handsome Bulgarian 
embroidery now fashionable. I he work 
is done in simple cross stitch, but the pat¬ 
terns and arrangement of colors are quite 
oriental. Vivid red, blue, green and yel¬ 
low are used, combined with black. I he 
patterns are conventionalized flowers, ani¬ 
mals and armorial bearings. A table 
cover, stamped, with the work started and 
material for finishing, was priced at*$10; 
cushion top $3 to $3.75. 
* 
Among handsome cloaking materials 
are the fur cloths which are especially 
used for evening wraps and children s 
garments. Bearskin cloth, black, cinnamon 
and polar bear, cost $5 to $10 a yard. 
Moleskin cloth, with a pattern pressed 
over the markings, costs $7 a yard; broad¬ 
tail cloth (which may be described, for 
those unfamiliar with the fur, as similar 
to Persian lamb) $5 a yard; Angora, 
$5.50; silk-faced moleskin, $8.50, and 
ermine, $0 a yard. These materials are 
really wonderful imitations of fur. We 
note, too, that the seal plushes are re¬ 
turning to favor, and plush coats seem 
likely to be as popular as they were 15 
years ago. 
* 
A friend who has been swallowing all 
sorts of nauseous doses as a cure for 
rheumatism in knees, feet and ankles fin¬ 
ally discovered that all these medicines 
were uncalled for, his case being properly 
diagnosed by an experienced physician as 
“flat, foot,” a dropping of the ankle-arch 
or instep. I his, we find, is not at all an. 
uncommon ailment, and good shoe stores 
sell an appliance to remedy it; a little 
prop, which, worn in the shoe, supports 
the foot. It is an innersole of German 
silver covered with sole leather, this metal 
being one that does not rust. The shoe 
need not be any larger than the ordinary 
size. The ankle arches or props, in men’s 
or women’s sizes, cost $1.50 a pair. 
* 
One of our friends had' a recent ex¬ 
perience with spontaneous combustion 
which well illustrates what may be the 
source of some mysterious fires. A sud¬ 
den outbreak of smoke, curling up a 
dumb waiter, was traced to a closed room 
in the .cellar, where an old piece of fur¬ 
niture was on fire. It was extinguished 
with some difficulty, as the upholstery and 
padding burned quite obstinately. There 
had been no light nor fire of any kind in 
the cellar previously and the fire was 
finally traced to a bundle of oily overalls, 
which a painter had rolled up tightly and 
put in the cellar. The weather was very 
warm, and the cellar room unventilated, 
these conditions being sufficient to start 
combustion. We try to keep such a pos¬ 
sibility in mind when storing away lamp¬ 
cleaning cloths, and do not put them in 
a closed or airless place. 
* 
Here is a pancake recipe that will be 
appreciated on a cold morning: Two cup¬ 
fuls sour milk, one-half teaspoonful soda, 
two cupfuls stale bread crumbs, two eggs, 
two cupfuls flour, two level teaspoonfuls 
baking powder, pinch of salt. Soak bread 
crumbs in the milk over night, add dis¬ 
solved soda; if one has stale johnny cake 
a change may be made by using one cup¬ 
ful bread crumbs and one cupful johnny 
cake crumbs. In the morning add the 
eggs, well beaten, then sift in the flour 
and baking powder. It may be that two 
cupfuls of flour will not be needed to 
make a suitable batter; use just enough 
to give the right stiffness. 
* 
A good many overworked women will 
appreciate Miss Jelly’s feelings as thus 
described by the Youth’s Companion. 
Thrift and industry have been the guiding 
stars of Miss Jelly’s life. During a so¬ 
journ in the Adirondacks with an invalid 
niece, she made the best of her time, and 
has only 24 hours to regret—hours during 
which she was lost in deep woods into 
which she had ventured to search for a 
desired medicinal plant. Her absence 
much alarmed her niece, and when the 
search-party at last returned with Miss 
Jelly, whom they had found hungry but 
safe, the niece fell on her aunt’s neck. 
“O Aunt Phoebe,” she sobbed, “weren’t 
you frightened to death out in those 
dreadful woods all night?” 
“Frightened!” said Miss Jelly, with fine 
scorn. “No, I wasn’t. I reckoned there 
wouldn’t he any critters but what I could 
get away from if it came to that, for I 
can climb with the best, and I’d chosen 
my tree. But it did make me mad to 
think of the chance I had to study out 
that knitting pattern Miss Brown’s cousin 
sent her, and there I was with not a 
single knitting-needle or a mite o’ yarn!” 
I N making biscuit, 
cake, rolls, etc., 
if instead of using 
cream of tartar and 
soda, or soda and 
sour milk, Royal 
Baking Powder is 
employed to raise 
them, better results 
will be obtained. 
Royal makes food 
that will keep moist 
and fresh, and which 
can be eaten when 
warm without incon¬ 
venience even by 
persons of delicate 
digestion. 
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. 
“All»FAIL IN A DRY TIME 
THE 5IGN OF THE FISH NEVER FAILS 
IN A WIT TIME. 
WHY DON'T YOU WEAR 
^SH W0) 
SLICKER 
6LACH 09 YELLOW 
AND KEEP PRY? 
ttw ARE OF IMITATIONS. LOOK FOR ABOVE TRADE MARK. 
Catalogues Free .S howing Lull l«in<« oi tiurineuis am! llula 
A. J. TOWER CO., Boston, Mass., U. S. A. 
TOWER CANADIAN CO.. Ltd., Toronto, Can. 
SEND US 
A COW, 
Steer, Bull or Horse 
hide, Calf skin, Dog 
skin, or any other kind 
of hide or skin, and let 
us tan it with the hair 
on, soft, light, odorless 
and moth-proof, for robe, 
rug, coat or gloves. 
But first get our Catalogue, 
giving prices, and our shipping 
tags and instructions, so as to 
avoid mistakes. We also buy 
raw furs and ginseng. 
THE CROSBY FRISIAN FUR COMPANY, 
> 116 Mill Street, Rochester, N. Y. 
WHEN YOU DRIVE 
I)o your hands 'get cold? 
Let us keep them warm. A 
pairof our elegant RUSSIAN 
J{ K A K FUR DRIM NG 
GLOVES will do it. Fire¬ 
proof. ironclad palm, soft aud 
pliable. Hand lined with first 
quality wool fleece, and cuff 
with best corduroy. Will wear 
for years. For warmth, 
wear and durability 
this GLOVE has no 
equal. Also made in 
mittensl&'one-flngered. 
Send us the wholesale 
price, #2, and we will 
send you a pair post 
paid. If you are not 
pleased, return them, 
and we will refund the 
money and postage. 
RUSSIAN FUR CO. 
Gloversville, N. Y. 
RAW FURS AND GINSENG WANTED. 
For reliable prices send two-cent stamp. 
LEMUEL BLACK, Exporter of Raw Furs and 
Ginseng. Lock Box 4?. Hightstown. N. J 
FURS 
McMillan Fur & Wool Co. 
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
WRITE FOR CIRCULARS 
TELEPHONES 
FOR FARMERS A SPECIALTY 
WE GUARANTEE OUR MAKE 
SEND POSTAL FOR PRICES. 
STANDARD TELEPHONE & ELECTRIC CO., 
MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
TELEPHONES 
For Farmers 
The man who wants to know 
ALL about telephones for farm 
ers should Bend for free book 
F-102, “ Telephone Facts for 
Farmers.” Address nearest office 
Stromberg-Carl.on Tel. Co. 
Rochester, N. Y.. Chicago, 111. 
THE HESSLER 
Rural Mail box. 
.Best and cheap¬ 
est Rural Mail 
Box on the Mar¬ 
ket Fully ap¬ 
proved by Post¬ 
master General. 
Big profits for 
agents. We want 
an agent inevery 
town Souvenir 
Buttons free on 
application. A 
large, strong box 
and a small price 
H. E. Hessler Co., Factory 8, Syracuse, N.Y. 
TELEPHONES 
FOR FARMERS’ LINES 
Build your own linos. Inexpensive 
and simple. We will tell you how. 
Book of Instructions Free. C N 302 
THE NORTH ELECTRIC CO. 
152 St. Clair St. Cleveland. Ohio. 
A 
- Wood, Cobs of Ruiibisli 
Then getanO-RIB-OHeatar. 
Costs little. Intense radiating 
power. Holds fire over night 
with wood. Bums anything 
but coal. Ashes removed only 
2 or j times a year. Heats 
like a $60 base burner. Ex¬ 
tremely stylish and hand¬ 
some. We guarantee satis¬ 
faction or money refunded. 
One good hardware dealer In 
a town sells It. 
If there are none on sale at 
your torvn send us $4.88 and we 
will ship you prepaid a No. 8 
Princess on one months trial, 
to he returned at our expense if 
not satisfactory and money refund'd. We make Soft Coal 
Stoves too. Send for illustrated booklet anyway. 
tBRISCOE MFG CO. Dept. V, Detroit, Mich. 
$16 For lc 
“/ spent one cent for a postal card and saved 
fib by buying a Kalamazoo Kange.” 
Will you spend one cent to investigate our 
special factory offer on 
Kalamazoo 
Stoves 
and 
Ranges 
We ship direct to you 
fromourown ruetory, 
freight 
prepaid, 
on 
360 
Days Ap» 
proval 
and save you from 
2 1>% to 40% lnthe 
purchase price. 
You can’t find a 
better at any 
price; if not per¬ 
fectly satisfactory return it at our expense. We 
can do this better because we are the only stove 
manufacturers in the world who are selling 
their entire product direct from the factory to 
the usei - . We save you all jobbers’, dealers’ and 
middlemen’s profits—therefore, do not he Influ¬ 
enced by dealers’ prejudice; investigate for your¬ 
self. We have u most extraordinary bargain 
price on our Oak Stovs —the price will surely as¬ 
tonish you—don’t buy until you learn all about 
the Kalamazoo Oak. 
SEND FOR NEW FREE CATALOGUE 
and compare our prices and quality with those 
of local dealers. That will tell the story. The 
catalogue is the most complete ever issued by 
any manufacturer selling direct to the user. 
Describes our full line, including, 
KALAMAZOO STEEL RANCES. 
KALAMAZOO STEEL COOK STOVES. 
KALAMAZOO OAK HEATERS at special 
factory prices. 
A HICH CRADE LINE OF CAST COOK 
STOVES for wood or wood and coal. 
A NEW CAST RANCE for bard coal ex¬ 
clusively, inadt especially for the east¬ 
ern and city trade—a great money saver. 
A NEW SELF FEEDING BASE BURNER 
—handsomely nickled—the equal of any 
high grade parlor stove in the world—a 
great bargain. 
KALAMAZOO HOT BLAST STOVE for 
soft coal. 
A NEW CAST COTTACE HEATING 
STOVE tor wood. ETC. ETC. 
Don’t fall to acquaint yourself with the many 
good qualities and superior advantages of our 
Crand Range. Made exclusively for hard coal 
or wood—it’s the kind the New 
England, New York and Penn, 
housewives use—the price will 
surprise you because of its rea¬ 
sonableness. 
All Kalamazoo Cook Stoves and Ranges 
areequippe.1 with our i'a!tut Oven J’her. 
mometcr—great fuel tavei—makes baking 
and roasting easy. 
Highest grade patent blue polished steel plates 
used in ail Kalamazoo Steel lianges at no addi¬ 
tional cost. All Kalamuzoos blacked and pol¬ 
ished ready for use. Anyone can set them up. 
PLEASE REMEMBER we are real manufac¬ 
turers—not simply dealers; we guarantee our 
product under a *20,000 bank bond: we pay all 
freight charges; if you are not perfectly satis¬ 
fied we don’t want you to keep the purchase; 
we give you a 360 day approval test. The 
Kulamazo’o is not excelled by any stove or 
range in the world, and we certainly do save 
you money. Send (or free catalogue No. 1 14; 
read our offer; compare our prices and then 
let U3 ship you a Kulumuzoo. 
Kalamazoo Stove Co., Mfrs., Kalamazoo, Mich. 
We refer to any bank in Kalamazoo, any Commercial 
Agency, or to the Editors of this Publication. 
“Of all In ventlons, the alphabet and print¬ 
ing press nlone excepted, those inventions 
which abridge distance have done most for 
civilization "— Macaulay. 
MAP OF THE 
NEW YORK CENTRAL 
LINES. 
I A system of 11,505 miles of rail¬ 
way in the populous territory eai-t 
of Chicago, St. Louis and Cincin¬ 
nati, furnishing luxurious and 
rapid transportation facilities for 
more than one-half of the entire 
population of the United States. 
Details of rates and trains given 
by any New York Central ticket 
agent. 
A copy Of “America’s Winter Resorts," 
will be sent free, upon receipt of a 1 wo-cent 
stamp by George H. Daniels, General Pas¬ 
senger Agent. New York Central & Hudson 
River Railroad, Grand Central Station, New 
York. 
