1905. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
859 
and fruit and coffee, they were as good 
as I ever saw. And how those men did 
eat! It really almost scared me, but after 
all it wasn’t to be wondered at. There 
was Philip had been living on his own 
cooking—if such it could be called—and 
Silas for years had been eating nobody 
knows what outlandish things ’way off 
West there,—sauerkraut and Roquefort 
cheese and all such. horrors, most likely. 
We were very sociable and jolly, and I'm 
ashamed to say how long we sat there 
talking after we got through eating, but 
finally we sent the men off for a walk, and 
Alicia and I cleared away and did up the 
dishes. When we got together again in 
the sitting room, I racked my brains to 
think how I could get Philip and myself 
out of the way so as to give my match¬ 
making scheme a chance to work. The 
best I could do for an excuse was feeding 
the hens, so I said, as I got up and went 
out of the room, “Come, Philip, and look 
at my hens; there’s one of them that acts 
a little queer, and I’d like to know what 
you think of her. 
I heard some one coming, but when I 
stepped out of the door and looked 
around, there was Silas. Ple’d taken my 
shawl down from the peg behind the door, 
and he put it around me. “Philip can 
diagnose your hen’s disease at any time,” 
he said, “but I don’t have a chance to 
talk with you every day.” 
Then he tucked my arm in his and be¬ 
gan walking me back and forth between 
the row of rhubarb plants on one side of 
the yard and the currant and gooseberry 
bushes on the other. 
“Do you suppose you could make up 
your mind to leave New England and go 
out West to live?” asked Silas. 
“Well,” I said, “I can generally make 
up my mind to most anything if I have 
to,—and be contented too,—but I don’t see 
any call for me to do that.” 
“There is a call,” said Silas. “In all 
the time I’ve been away, Mehitable,” he 
said, “I’ve ofte-n thought of getting a 
wife, but somehow you have always come 
between me and the women of my ac¬ 
quaintance out there, and they have suf¬ 
fered by comparison. So I carqe to see if 
I could persuade you to go back with me 
as my wife.” 
My impulse was to say he could, but my 
common sense and good judgment made 
me say instead, “You are very kind, Silas, 
but I think you are making a mistake. 
You must have been idealizing me all 
these years. I’ve grown old, and I’m not 
and never was handsome. We’ve had a 
very pleasant day together, and don’t you 
think it it is the part of wisdom for you 
to go back and marry some one you like 
and have not idealized ?” 
“No, I don’t.” he answered promptly. 
“I think it is the part of wisdom for us 
to have this day as a starting point and 
have pleasant days together as long as we 
both shall live.” 
Well, I never did such a thing before, 
but I forgot to feed my hens that night. 
But then, I never had got engaged before, 
either, so perhaps it wasn’t to be won¬ 
dered at. 
It was- growing cold, and just as the 
sun sank from sight we went back into 
the sitting room. And what do you think! 
we found another engaged couple there. 
We sat in the twilight, Alicia and Philip 
on one side of the fire and Silas and I on 
the other. I presume they held each 
other’s hands and I suppose they were as 
happy as we were, though that doesn’t 
seem hardly possible. 
So that is how I came out on my 
Thanksgiving matchmaking. I gave it up 
then and there, for when you’ve made 
your plans and worked hard to carry 
them out, and they go exactly opposite to 
what you expect, it is rather upsetting. 
Moreover, when you are terribly thankful 
that your plans didn’t come out the way 
you wanted them to, it is still more up¬ 
setting. I am a firm believer in giving 
thanks—every day in the year—but as for 
matchmaking, I don’t want anything 
whatever to do with it. 
SUSAN BROWN ROBBINS. 
Thanksgiving Cakes. 
Inexpensive Fruit Cake. —Sift to¬ 
gether two cupfuls of flour, a level table¬ 
spoonful of cocoa, a level teaspoonful of 
cinnamon and half a level teaspoonful 
each of nutmeg, cloves and soda. Mix 
three-quarters of a cupful each Qf seeded 
raisins and cleaned currants, half a cup¬ 
ful of sliced citron, and a fourth of a cup¬ 
ful of chopped figs and combine with 
half of the flour mixture. Cream half a 
cupful of butter and three-quarters of a 
cupful of brown sugar, then add in suc¬ 
cessive order, according to the usual 
method of mixing butter cakes, the yolks 
of two eggs, the grated rind of a lemon, 
half a cupful of molasses, half a cupful 
of milk, the flour mixture, the fruit mix¬ 
ture and the stiffly-beaten whites of two 
eggs. Bake in a loaf in a moderate oven. 
Imperial Cake. —One pound of sugar, 
one pound of flour, three-quarters pound 
of butter, one pound of almonds, blanched 
and cut fine; one-half pound of citron, 
one-quarter pound candied cherries, one- 
halt pound of seeded raisins, rind and 
juice of one lemon, two pieces of candied 
orange, one nutmeg, 10 eggs. Bake in a 
loaf in a moderate oven. This is a rich 
and delicious cake, that can be made some 
time before it is used. 
Feather Drops. —Beat three eggs with 
one cup of sugar, and when stiff and 
frothy stir into the mixture one heaping 
5148 Eleven Gored Skirt, 22 to 30 waist. 
cup of sifted flour, in which has been 
mixed two teaspoonfuls of baking pow¬ 
der. Drop in spoonfuls on a buttered tin, 
and bake in a quick oven. Any desired 
flavor may be added. 
Nut Drops. —Sift one cup flour with 
one cup of brown sugar, one-quarter tea¬ 
spoon salt, and one teaspoon baking pow¬ 
der. Chop coarsely one cup walnut 
meats, add to the flour and mix to a 
paste with two well-beaten eggs and two 
tablespoons water. Drop in small heaps 
on buttered, paper-lined pan, and bake 15 
minutes. Be careful to mix quickly to 
insure success. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The graceful skirt shown is one of this 
season’s favorite models. The skirt is cut 
in eleven gores and can either be finished 
with the plain seams illustrated or with 
the seams turned under and stitched in 
welt style. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired for the medium size is 10J/2 yards 
27, 6 l /i yards 44 or 5 yards 52 inches wide 
when material has figure or nap; 7 yards 
27, 4J^ yards 44 or 4)4 yards 52 inches 
wide when it has not. The pattern 5148 
is cut in sizes for a 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30- 
inch waist measure; price 10 cents. 
A useful long coat, especially if made 
of waterproof material, is shown in No. 
6173 Misses* Long Coat, 12 to 18 years. 
5173. The coat is made with fronts and 
back, fitted by means of shoulder and un¬ 
der-arm seams. The back is laid in tucks 
that give the effect of a double box plait 
and which are stitched to the waist line, 
while the fronts are made snug by means 
of darts from the shoulders. There are 
comfortable patch pockets and the neck 
is finished with a novel flat collar. The 
sleeves are among the favorite ones of 
the season. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired for the medium size (14 years) is 
6J/2 yards 27, 3J4 yards 44 or 53 inches 
wide. The pattern 5173 is cut in sizes 
for misses of 12, 14 and 16 years of age; 
price 10 cents. 
“ A Poor Stove is Not Cheap at any Price" 
When it conies to equipment, all we can ask is that you 
compare the elegant finish, and time saving adjuncts for 
which the 
AN 
is famous, with any other range you have 
in mind to know for a certainty that the 
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Both the lift plate and the lift hearth 
are held up by automatic catches; the top 
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ashes and aside from saving frequent emptying, 
does not let them heap up to burn out the 
grate. Note how doors are removed from fire 
box to slide grate out at will, as the grate is 
entirely independent of the fire brick for they rest on an independent brick frame 
of their own, and not on the grate frame as in most stoves. 
Look at the transparent double oven door, how the progress of baking or roasting 
may be watched through heavy mica without losing a particle of heat from the oven; and 
by pressing your foot on nickel lever the entire oven door swings open with ease. You 
know the oven is large enough to bake sixteen 1lb. loaves at one time. A money and 
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you may have seen our baking exhibits. 
See how all nickel parts lift right off for blacking the range. 
In fact, the unsurpassed cooking qualities of the Sterling come from several patented 
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not qover a single imperfection; there’s quality in every portion of the interior as well as 
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he don’t, we’ll tell you of one who does. 
SILL STOVE WORKS, Rochester, N. Y. 
Wholesale Prices 
Freight 
Paid 
GOLD COIN RANGES TOO 
. at the same liberal offer. 
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fifty years. In every town where they are not now on sale, we will sell 
direct to the user, the 
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An old customer writes: “Gold Coin is good enough for 
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Illustrated Catalogue Free describes our full line of Gold Coin 
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THE GOLD COIN STOVE CO., 3 Oak St., Troy, N. Y. 
(Successor to Bussey and Mci-cod, Est. I860) 
A KALAMAZOO 
DIRECT TO YOU 
WE PAY THE 
FREIGHT 
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KALAMAZOO STOVE CO., Manufacturers, KALAMAZOO, MICH. 
IP ? probably can refer you to pleased customers in your own neighborhood. 
Oven 
Thermometer I 
KEEPYOUR FEET D 
Do you know that ordinary rubber wear has but little pure 
rubber in it? They are “filled” rubber—largely cheap substi¬ 
tutes with absolutely no toughness or wear in them. That’s 
why they “give way” and leak so soon. There is one kind 
not made that way. 
Buckskin Brand 
Rubber Boots and Shoes 
(Awarded the Grand Prize at St. Louis Exposition.) 
outwear all other kinds because they are made of abso¬ 
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g oint where the ordinary kind breaks. Look at the cut. 
ee the many thicknesses where the wear comes. Guaranteed 
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Buckskin Brand. They will save you money 
and save your health. Trade mark brand on 
every boot leg and shoe heel. We’ll sell you 
direct, if your dealer does not have them. 
Write for book and learn the difference in 
wear between all rubber and substitute rub¬ 
ber. Mailed free. 
BANNER RUBBER CO., 
280 Bittner Street, St. Louis, 
lio LBS 
