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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
januaiy ST, 
From Day to Day. 
BROTHERHOOD OF MAN. 
Is (here, for honest poverty. 
That hangs his head, and a’ that? 
The coward slave, we pass him by. 
We dare be poor, for a' that! 
For a' that, and a' that! 
C. .• toils obscure, and a' that; 
The rank is but the guinea-stamp. 
The man's the gowd for a' that! 
What though on harnely fare we dine, 
Wear hodden gray and a’ that; 
Gic fools their silks, and knaves their wine 
A man’s a man for a' that! 
For a’ that, and a’ that. 
Their tinsel show, and a’ that; 
The honest man, though e'er sae poor. 
Is king o’ men for a' that! 
Ye see yon birkie, ca'd a lord. 
Wha’ struts, and stares, and a’ that; 
Though hundreds worship at His word; 
He's Lut a coof for a' that; 
For a' that, and a' that. 
His riband, star, and a' that; 
The man of independent mind. 
He looks and laughs at a’ that. 
A king can make a belted knight, 
A marquis, duke, and a' that: 
But an honest, man's ahoon his might, 
Guid faith he manna fa* that! 
For a’ that, and a' that, 
His dignities and a' that. 
The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth. 
Are higher ranks than a' that. 
Then let us pray that come it may— 
As come it will for a* that— 
That sense and worth, o’er a’ the earth, 
May bear the gree, and a' that; 
For a* that, and a’ that, 
It's cornin’ yet for a' that. 
That man to man. the warld o'er. 
Shall brothers he for a' that ! 
—Robert Burns (1759-1796.) 
* 
For a delicious cake, bake three layers 
according to any favored recipe. For 
filling, whip cream stiff, sweeten and 
flavor, then stir in finely chopped English 
walnuts. Put this filling between the 
layers, and also put a thick layer of it on 
top. This cake must be used the day it is 
made; it is preferable to bake, the layers 
beforehand, then let them cool, and add 
the filling just before using. 
* 
Apple ginger will make a pleasant 
change from apple sauce, and is also rec¬ 
ommended to serve with roast duck or 
goose. Wipe, pare, core and chop sour 
apples enough to weigh 214 pounds. Put 
in a stewpan and add one and one-half 
pound of light brown sugar, the juice 
and rind of one lemon, one-half ounce of 
ginger root and one cupful of water. 
Cover and cook slowly for three hours, 
adding water as necessary to keep from 
burning. 
* 
An Illinois woman recommends the use 
of paraffin as an aid in the family wash¬ 
ing. She shaves up the paraffin, using 
about one-half cupful of paraffin shavings 
to one bar of laundry soap, dissolves both 
in hot water, and uses this quantity for a 
boilerful of clothes. The mixture of soap 
and paraffin is poured into the boiler, and 
the clothes added after dipping them in 
cold water and wringing out. Boil clothes 
20 to 30 minutes. This saves much hard 
rubbing, and does not injure the clothes. 
* 
A traveler was once passing on horse¬ 
back through a backwoods region where 
the inhabitants were notoriously shiftless, 
says the Youth’s Companion. Arriving at 
a dilapidated shanty at the noon hour, he 
inquired what were the prospects for get¬ 
ting dinner. The head of the family, who 
had been absorbed in “resting’’ on a log 
in front of his dwelling, replied that he 
“guessed ma’d hev suthin onto the table 
putty soon.” Thus encouraged, the trav¬ 
eler dismounted. But to his chagrin, he 
found the food to be such that be could 
not force himself to partake of it. Mak¬ 
ing such excuses as be could for lack of 
appetite, he happily bethought himself of 
a kind of nourishment that he might ven¬ 
ture to take there, and one sure to be 
found on farm, He asked for some milk. 
“We don’t hev milk any more.” 
drawled the head of the house. “The 
dog’s dead—died week afore last.” 
“The dog!” cried the traveler. “But 
what has that got to do with it?” 
“Well,” explained the host, meditative¬ 
ly, “the critters don’t seem ter know 
’nough ter c’m up ter be milked their- 
selves. The dog, he used ter go ’n’ fetch 
’em up.” 
* 
New Spring wash fabrics appeared in 
the shops the week after Christmas, 
which sounds like rushing the season to 
those who are still looking out over fields 
of snow, but they are needed by the fash¬ 
ionable folk going to Florida or the West 
Indies, and also by forehanded women 
who try to get their dressmaking done 
before the Spring rush begins. Among 
them is the new French printed mousse¬ 
line ondule, which is as sheer as an organ¬ 
dy, with an undulating lace design show¬ 
ing in the weave, and a colored floral 
pattern. Ombre striped mousseline gauze 
is similar in texture, with woven grad¬ 
uated stripes and small printed Dresden 
figures. Both these cost 45 cents a yard. 
French printed organdy petits carreaux, 
at 35 cents a yard, is a sheer organdy with 
small cords spacing the fabric in quarter- 
inch checks, with a printing of floral de¬ 
signs. Organdy carreaux at 50 cents a 
yard is woven with tape-like corded 
stripes forming a large plaid, printed with 
floral designs. Organdy raye at 3714 
cents a yard has Pekin stripes in floral 
designs, and medallions. Among useful 
and inexpensive Summer materials we 
should not forget the domestic dotted 
lawns, 40 inches wide, which only cost 
12J-4 to 15 cents a yard. They are smooth 
and fine in weave, the design being polka 
dots in blue, red or black, and they laun¬ 
der well, which cannot be said of all the 
dimities. Such a law-n makes a pretty 
shirt-waist dress, and is also useful for 
children’s garments. 
Household Notes. 
In building a house or addition have a 
window planned for house plants. It 
should be on the south side uncovered by 
f a porch roof, and should be where the 
heat of the stove is not too near or re¬ 
mote. How often we hear people say: 
“There isn't a window in the house I can 
use for plants,” whereas a little foresight 
on the part of the housebuilder would 
give years of pleasure to the housekeeper; 
for there is scarcely a woman but would 
care for plants if she could. 
Many foods can be cooked without 
watching or fear of burning by putting 
them into a stone jar or milk crock, cov¬ 
ering with an old plate and allowing to 
stand in the closed oven a sufficient 
length of time. Cereals are especially fine 
if cooked in this way, using enough salted 
boiling water at the start. 
To mend clothes before they are 
washed often means a saving. Often a 
rip or tear grows larger in the rubbing 
or wringing, the edges become frayed and 
loose buttons are pulled o(T and lost. If 
mended before washed the thread or 
patch loses its new look and is less no¬ 
ticeable. The patch or mend can be 
pressed when the garment is ironed and 
the garment put away with the rest of 
the clothes instead of into the mending 
basket. 
A woman in Michigan says of four 
kinds of pears on her place the Kieffcr is 
the most satisfactory as its season is so 
long a great quantity can be saved for 
Winter. Although not as good to eat 
out of hand, it is fine canned, and if 
pickled it holds its shape. If one will use 
different flavorings, such as quinces, lemons 
and different spices, quite a variety of 
tastes may be suited and the stores of 
Winter fruit largely increased, j. j. G. 
There are glimpses of heaven granted 
us by every act or thought or word which 
raises us above ourselves—which makes 
us think less of ourselves and more of 
others—which has taught us something 
higher and truer than we have in our 
own hearts.—Dean Stanley. 
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44 1 am very strongly of the opinion that the use of alum and 
salts of alumina in food should be prohibited. It is well 
understood that the constant use of alum compounds exerts 
both a deleterious effect upon the digestive organs and an 
irritation of the internal organs after absorption.” 
EDWARD S. WOOD, M.D., Professor of Chemistry, 
Harvard Medical School, Boston. 
It must be remembered that when alum baking powders are 
used in making bread, biscuit or cake, a portion of the alum is car¬ 
ried unchanged into the stomach. 
Ten-cent, twenty-fiye-cent, cent-an-ounce powders contain alum. 
10c 
for a sample of our 
Tea and Coffee 
F OR 10c we will send you 
a 3 oz. package of our 
DUCHESS Blend Coffee 
and a 2 oz. package of our 
KING CHOP Tea. The 
actual cost to us is 16c, so we 
lose 6 cents on every pack¬ 
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advertisement. It is worth 
that,however, to bring to your 
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You must acknowledge 
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The Tea is our Best (reg¬ 
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The Tea and Coffee you order is 
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Dietz Lanterns 
Why are they everywhere the favor¬ 
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the reasons. We’ll send you a copy, 
if you ask for it. It tells of their great 
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Dietz, things which distinguish them 
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‘‘Clear, White Light of the 
DIETZ.” 
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you would not allow a dealer to sell 
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R. E. DIETZ COMPANY, 
62 Laight St., NEW YORK CITY. 
Established 1840. ... 
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You save from 20 % 
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• Wo Ship On 
360 DAYS APPROVAL 
and We Pay the Freight. 
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AH our cooketovee andrangee art fitted with 
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4 baking ea*y. 
Oven Thermometer 
& 
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your 
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