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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 23, 
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£ Woman and Home ] 
From Day to Day. 
TITE TWO MYSTERIES. 
We know nol what it is. dear, this sleep 
so deep and still; 
The folded hands, the awful calm, the cheek 
so pale and chill ; 
The lids that will not lift again, though we 
may call and call; 
The strange, white solitude of peace that 
settles over all. 
We know not what it means, dear, this deso¬ 
late heart-pain: 
This dread to take our daily way, and walk 
in it again ; 
We know not to what other sphere the loved 
who leave us go. 
Nor why we're left to wonder still, nor why 
we do not know. 
But this we know : Our loved and dead, if 
they should come this day— 
Should come and ask us “What is life?" not 
one of us could say. 
Life is a mystery as deep as ever death can 
he; 
Yet oh, how dear it is to ns, this life we live 
and see! 
Then might: they say—these vanished ones— 
and blessed is the thought: 
“So death is sweet to us. beloved! though we 
may show you naught; 
We may not to the quick reveal the mystery 
of death— 
Ye cannot tell us, if ye would, the mystery 
of breath." 
The child who enters life comes not with 
knowledge or intent, 
So all who enter death must go as little chil¬ 
dren sent. 
Nothing is known. But. nearing God, what 
hath the soul to dread? 
And as life is to the living, so death is to 
the dead. 
-—Mary Mapes Dodge (1838-1905). 
* 
Napkin covers are offered as a novelty 
to supersede the napkin ring. They are 
of table damask, embroidered with an ini¬ 
tial letter in white, similar to the letters 
used to mark the table linen. 
* 
Hot-poT gives variety in cooking stewed 
meat. Two pounds of cross-rib is cut in 
small pieces and put in an earthen sauce¬ 
pan, with two minced onions, five or six 
small green peppers, whole, a few chives, 
a handful of seeded raisins, a cupful of 
tomatoes, peeled and sliced, eight or 10 
olives, a bit of thyme, a big tablespoonful 
of drippings, salt to taste, and a cupful of 
vinegar and water. The pot is covered 
tightly, and the mixture simmered slowly 
until the meat is cooked to pieces; then a 
tablespoonful of butter well coated with 
flour is stirred in to thicken the gravy. 
* 
A housekeeper who does not include a 
pair of pliers in her kit of kitchen tools 
voluntarily submits herself to much in¬ 
convenience. They will quickly repay 
their first cost of 25 to 40 cents in wire 
cutting alone, the natural feminine incli¬ 
nation being to cut wires with one’s fav¬ 
orite scissors, and their grip will tighten 
rivets, loosen bolts, and perform a variety 
of other useful offices. In too many 
households the housekeeper’s tool kit is 
limited to an elderly hammer and the 
sewing-machine screw driver. She has 
plenty of uses for a few small tools, which 
will save both time and friction. 
* 
The taffeta cording used so extensively 
in dress trimming needs clever hand work 
to produce the scroll patterns and passe¬ 
menterie effects. To make this cording 
the silk is cut in lengths “on the straight,” 
then stitched up on the machine like a 
sausage casing. One end is sewn up over 
and over, by hand. This end is punched 
in, as though it was to be turned in. The 
tape needle is then sewn firmly to the end 
of the cord, and run through, taking the 
end of the silk with it. being smoothed 
into place, just as one puts an umbrella 
into a case turned inside out. This brings 
the cord out at the other end covered with 
the silk, right side out. No. 6 cable cord 
is a desirable size for scroll trimmings; 
this requires the silk cut in a strip 1*4 
inch wide. It is very undesirable to have 
the silk strip joined, because of the dif¬ 
ficulty of turning it where there is a seam. 
* 
Sweet pickle of small muskmelons is 
very good made as follows: Cut six little 
muskmelons into quarters, take out the 
seeds, pare and cover at once with vin¬ 
egar. In six hours drain off the vinegar 
and measure it. To one quart of vin¬ 
egar add six cups of sugar, and one tea- 
6113 Blouse Waist, 32 to 40 bust. 
spoonful each of whole cloves, allspice, 
a blade of mace and two inches of stick 
cinnamon. Put spices in a little bag, add 
to the vinegar with sugar and cook until 
the syrup thickens, put in the melon, cook 
ten minutes, put melon in jars and cook 
the syrup until reduced nearly one-half, 
pour over the melons and seal at once. 
* 
A tourist in Italy, who visited Paler¬ 
mo when the streets were full of people 
celebrating a public festival, thus de¬ 
scribes a popular delicacy of the district; 
At each restaurant a string of people was 
marching up to the counter, every customer 
carrying a large roll of bread in his hand. 
The salesman took the roll, split it through 
the center almost to the end, hut not quite, 
so that it opened like an oyster shell. Seiz¬ 
ing a spoon, he tilled it with white curds made 
from goat's milk, which he jabbed down in 
the open part: another spoonful of grated 
cheese was plumped on the top of that, a 
slice of liver came next, and then—most 
strange of all—a ladle of boiling oil was 
spread over the whole to amalgamate the 
ingredients; the top and bottom of the roll 
were then squeezed together, and the savory 
morsel was ready for consumption. 
This is about the form in which New 
Yorkers see street venders serving that 
mysterious form of sausage popularly 
known as “hot dog,” but the Palermans 
have a decided advantage in knowing just 
what their combination includes. 
Three Good Relishes. 
Tomato Soy.—One-half bushel of ripe 
but firm unspecked tomatoes. Scald and 
peel. Cut in slices. Sprinkle the bottom 
of a good-sized firkin or stone crock with 
salt, put in a layer of tomatoes, sprinkle 
with salt, add another layer of tomatoes 
and continue until all are used. Half 
cupful of table salt will be required. 
Cover the top with sliced onions. Let 
stand three days, put into an enameled 
kettle and boil slowly for eight hours. 
Stir to prevent the tomatoes sticking— 
occasionally at first and frequently the lat¬ 
ter part of the cooking. Remove from 
fire and set aside to cool over night. Next 
morning press through a coarse wire 
sieve, add one-half ounce of ground 
cloves, one ounce each of allspice and 
black pepper, two pods of red pepper, 
chopped, and one-half ounce each of 
ground mace and cinnamon. Let boil 
slowly for three hours. Let cool. Put 
into glass or small stone jars and seal. 
Tomato Chutney.—Two pounds ripe to¬ 
matoes, two pounds sugar, one-half pound 
green ginger, one pound raisins stoned, 
one-fourth nound of salt, one ounce gar¬ 
lic, one-half ounce powdered chilis, one 
quart vinegar. Place the tomatoes in a 
shallow pan and put in an oven till they 
crack, when the skins can be readily re¬ 
moved. Peel and core and boil them with 
one-half of the vinegar 10 minutes. 
Pound or grind the ginger, garlic and rai¬ 
sins with enough vinegar to make them 
into a paste. Boil the sugar with the re¬ 
mainder of the vinegar into a thick syrup. 
Mix all the ingredients together with the 
salt and chilis, and boil till the fruit and 
syrup run the one way when put on a 
plate held sideways. Bottle and seal. 
Hebrew Pickle.—For a pint of pickles 
grate two roots of horseradish. Mix 
with it two tablespoonfuls of celery seed, 
three tablespoonfuls of mustard seed, four 
tablespoonfuls of sugar and one table¬ 
spoonful of turmeric. Cover the ingre¬ 
dients with scalding hot vinegar. Seal in 
glass jars. Let stand one week before 
using. _ 
The Rural Patterns. 
A very attractive model for waist with 
chemisette is shown in No. 5113. The 
waist is closed in front and consists of 
fronts and back. The back is tucked 
after a most becoming manner, giving the 
broad shoulder effect with the smaller 
waist, while the fronts are arranged to be 
full below the stitching. Choice is al¬ 
lowed of the square or round neck and 
of elbow or long sleeves, so that the one 
model provides ample variety. The clos¬ 
ing of the waist is made invisibly under 
the tuck at the left of the front. The 
quantity of material required for the me¬ 
dium size is 4 yards 21, 3J4 yards 27 or 
2)4 yards 44 inches wide, with 134 yard 
of banding and J4 yard 18 inches wide for 
chemisette and cuffs. The pattern 5113 
is cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 3(5, 38 and 40 
inch bust measure; price 10 cents. 
The skirt shown in No. 5076 is very 
desirable for wash goods, soft silks or 
woolens. The skirt is made with the 
upper portion and flounce. The upper por¬ 
tion is laid in three wide tucks at its 
lower edge and the flounce is gathered 
at the upper, the two being joined beneath 
the lowest tuck. When preferred the 
5076 Tucked Skirt with Gathered Flounce, 
22 to 30 waist. 
tucks at the upper edge can be omitted 
and the fullness arranged in gathers. The 
quantity of material required for the me¬ 
dium size is 9 yards 21, 7 yards 27 or 
514 yards 44 inches wide with 11 yards of 
banding to trim as illustrated. The pat¬ 
tern 5076 is cut in sizes for a 22. 24. 26, 
28 and 30 inch waist measure; price 10 
cents. 
Dietz Lanterns 
You might as well carry a lantern that 
gives a strong, steady light as to carry 
the smoking, flickering kind. They 
don’t cost any more. Dietz Cold Blast 
lanterns burn pure, fresh air. That 
accounts for the 
Clear White Light of the 
DIETZ. 
That’s only half of the story. They 
are safe and everybody says a Dietz, 
any style, is the most convenient lan¬ 
tern made. You get all these things 
all the time if yon buy a Dietz. ( If your 
dealer offers you some other ‘just as 
good,” write to us. We’ll see you sup¬ 
plied with a Dietz. 
R. E. DIETZ COMPANY, 
62 Laight St. NEW YORK CITY. 
Established 1840. 
WINTER CLOTHING OFFER. 
FREE SAMPLE AND 
TRIAL PROPOSITION. 
If you would have any use for a 
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ever heard of. You will get FREE a 
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tape measure (yard measure), FREE a 
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about ONE-HALF what some Chieugo tailors would 
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TELEPHONES 
AXD LINE MATERIAL FOR » 
FARMERS 9 LINES 
so simple you can build your own line. 
Instruction book and price list free. The 
Williams Telephone & Supply Co. 
78 Central Ave., Cleveland,O. 
Bar Telephone— Strongest Made 
If you can't 
ring every 
one with 
this your 
wire is 
down. 
Write us. 
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Eastern 
Tel. Mfjj. 
Company 
West 
Chester, 
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Wholesale Prices F p e jd ht 
Gold Coin Stoves have been Standard in high grade trade 
for nearly fifty years. In every town where they are not now 
on sale, we will sell direct to the user, the 
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Our Oven Thermometers 
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Easy 
' N o extra charge for our 
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) 
Fast Colors 
EDdystonE 
PRINTS 
What looks worse than a faded dress? 
No matter what kind of a dress you have 
it should be one that will not fade. 
Simpson-Eddystone Prints hold their 
color. They wash beautifully and dresses 
made of them are bright- and fresh-look¬ 
ing to the end. They are the standard 
of quality and are serviceable, too. 
Ask your dealer for Simpson-Eddy stone Prints. 
In Blacks, Black-and-Whites, Light Indigo- 
Blues and Silver-Greys, Shepherd Plaid Effects 
and a large variety of new and beautiful designs. 
Thousands of first-class dealers sell them. 
The Eddyitone Mfg Co (Sole Makers) Philadelphia 
