1062 
Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day. 
THE BALLAD OF THE SAINT. 
The Little Cherubs whispered, 
“What strange, new soul is this, 
Who cometh with a robe besmirched 
T'nto the Place of Bliss?’’ 
Then spake the Eldest Angel, 
“The robe he wears is fair —< 
The groping fingers of the poor 
•Have held and blessed him there.’’ 
The Little Cherubs whispered, 
“Who comes to be our guest 
With dust about his garment’s hem 
And stains upon his breast?’’ 
Then spake the Eldest Angel, 
“Most lovely Is the stain— 
The tears of those he comforted 
Who may not weep again.” 
The Little Cherubs whispered, 
“What strange, new soul is he 
Who cometh with a burden here 
And bears it tenderly?’’ 
Then spake the Eldest Angel, 
“He bears his life’s award— 
The burden of men’s broken hearts 
To place before the Lord. 
“The dust upon his garment’s hem— 
My lips shall bow to it; 
The stains upon the breast of him 
Are gems thrice exquisite. 
Oh, little foolish Cherubs, 
What truth is this ye miss?— 
There comes no saint to Paradise 
Who does not coma like ihis.' , 
—Theodosia Garrison in Everybody’s Maga¬ 
zine. 
* 
When making a batch of rusks by any 
preferred recipe, some of the dough will 
be found an acceptable for/ ....cion for 
an apple cake. When molding the rusks 
make a flat cak. of any size desired, 
let it rise a little then cover with thinly 
sliced apple, lib ally seasoned with but¬ 
ter, sugar and ^pice, and bake. Coffee 
cake can also oe made from the same 
dough by reserving a portion, to which 
currants and raisins may be added, the 
cake being made into a ring or twist 
and covered with a plain icing. 
* 
Veal kidneys are very nice cooked as 
follows: Cut two kidneys into slices 
half an inch thick, trimming off loose 
skin. Melt a little butter in a small 
saucepan; when hot put in the kidney, 
shake around for two or three minutes, 
then add one teaspoonful of chopped 
parsley, a little thyme and a bit of 
chopped lemon peel. Stir in a cupful 
of soup stock or gravy well seasoned, 
simmer 20 minutes. Prepare some neat 
squares of buttered toast, put the kid¬ 
ney on the toast and serve very hot. 
* 
An occasional brushing of the teeth 
with baking soda, in place of ordinary 
tooth powder, will be found useful in 
preventing the formation of tartar, and 
keeping the teeth clean. People differ 
much in this respect, some showing very 
little tartar formation, while with others 
it is a constant trouble. Where the 
teeth are chalky, with poor enamel, the 
daily use of milk of magnesia as a mouth 
wash will be found excellent as a pre¬ 
servative; it seems really to improve 
the quality of the enamel. Its use is 
often very necessary in the case of 
children recovering from any eruptive 
disease. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
•One of our friends whimsically sug¬ 
gests the desert-island test as a means of 
determining character and disposition; 
that is, in considering anyone’s personal 
qualities, just ask yourself whether he 
would be a congenial companion if one 
were cast away on a desert island. Very 
few people seem likely to measure up 
to this severe test, for little defects of 
character would soon become big ones 
under conditions of hardship, danger 
and isolation. On the other hand, there 
are many instances on record where 
plain and ordinary people, who seem lost 
in the mass under commonplace condi¬ 
tions, have risen to heroic heights where 
the desert-island test has been actually 
applied. While few of us, fortunately, 
are exposed to the full rigors of such 
a test, it is a fact that an isolated farm¬ 
house in the stress of Winter weather 
gives some imitation of it. When the 
family is shut in together, dependent 
on one another for pleasures and recrea¬ 
tions, without the stimulus of outside 
associations, faults and virtues alike 
become conspicuous, and peculiarities 
ordinarily little noticed, “get on one’s 
nerves.” Happy the family that can 
so combine books, work and recrea¬ 
tion that these shut-in days bring pleas¬ 
ure and profit. 
* 
Newspaper reports tell about a girl 
who recently received a band of Ken¬ 
tucky night riders with a Winchester 
rifle and forced them to disperse, thus 
protecting her father, whom the maraud¬ 
ers intended to lash in their customary 
manner. About the same time a New 
York woman routed an armed burglar 
who was looting her husband’s cash box, 
with red pepper. This truly domestic 
weapon caused the arrest of the burg¬ 
lar, for though he got away for the 
moment, his distressing sneezes as he 
escaped prevented the establishment of 
an alibi. There is no particular moral 
to be drawn from either of these occur¬ 
rences; they merely illustrate the fact 
that no one can ever be quite sure how 
any individual woman will act under 
an unusual combination of circum¬ 
stances. 
FOUNDED 1842 
Dress Economy 
Beautiful cotton 
dresses need not be 
expensive. 
Simpson-Eddystone 
Black & White Prints 
are charming cali¬ 
coes of the highest 
quality, fast color, 
and pretty new de¬ 
signs that make up 
into beautiful dress¬ 
es of moderate cost 
and long-wearing 
quality. 
If your dealer hasn't Simpson-F.ddy- 
stone Prints write us his name. We'll 
help him supply you. 
The Eddystone Mfg. Co., Philadelphia 
Established by Win. Simpson, Sr. 
Pont Throw it Away 
Household Expenditures. 
For two years I have kept an account/* 
of the money I have expended for gro¬ 
ceries, meat, fruit, help and clothing. 
We live as well as ai^one needs to live; 
entertain in our simple way a great 
many people. Our clothing is of good 
quality, but simple and of no great quan¬ 
tity, yet we are never shabbily dressed. 
There is nothing wasted as I can see, vet 
whenever my month’s account grows 
larger than the amount I at first allowed 
myself, I grow severe in judging myself, 
and think surely any wise, economical 
woman on a farm should live within 
that amount. I ask my husband, and he, 
of course, will admit of no fault in the 
management. I suppose he is like the 
married juryman who, when asked 
whether he had formed an opinion, an¬ 
swered : “Not for seven years.” 1 ask a 
few friends among farmers’ wives, but 
they have never kept any account, and 
seem to have no idea whatever of what 
it costs to live on a farm. 
I want to be judged by fair-minded 
persons, by comparison, not with the 
rich or the dreadfully poor, but by such 
as we, hard-working folks, who like 
plenty to eat and to wear, but who 
earnestly desire not to be extravagant. 
My husband keeps no account of his ex¬ 
penditures or income, or I should know 
more about what I should spend. What 
I want is intelligent opinion on what 
amount of money should suffice a fam- 
ily, according to size, and what amount 
a woman should allow herself for cloth¬ 
ing? The answer, of course, could be: 
“According to her means.” That is not 
what I want. I want to live on as little 
as I can desirably and devote the re¬ 
mainder of my means, if there be any, 
to various other worthy purposes. Can’t 
we have a discussion of this? l. s. 
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•2. These rich farms can now be bought at the 
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Fortunes are being made on fertile Tennes¬ 
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More About Samp. 
In reply to the inquiry in a recent 
number of The R. N.-Y., about samp, 
I will say that I was raised on samp, 
thank the Lord. It and apple pie consti¬ 
tuted our Sunday dinner for years back 
in the 60s and 7(>’s. Wish I had some 
of it now! It was made of selected yel¬ 
low flint corn. My father used to take 
the corn to a nearby water mill in 
Eastern New York, and have it cracked 
to about the size of buckwheat. I am 
not sure that it was sifted after crack¬ 
ing, but that would not be objectionable 
I think it was soaked over night and 
then cooked like ordinary cornmeal 
mush, but my mother started the cook¬ 
ing before or soon after ‘breakfast 
Sunday morning, and just before going 
to church placed it on the back of the 
stove. By- dinner time it may have been 
either warm or cool. In either case it 
was greatly relished by every member of 
the family, being eaten with the morn¬ 
ing’s sweet milk with all of its cream. 
The mere mention of the name samp 
makes me hungry for it. I must have 
some more of it. f. e. aspinwall. 
WESTERN CANADA 
jVhat Governor Deneen, of Illinois, Says About II; 
Governor Deneen, of Illinois, owns a section 
land in Saskatchewan, Canada. Ho 
has said in an interview: 
“As an American I am delighted 
to see the remarkable progress of 
Western Canada. Our people aro 
flocking across the boundary in 
thousands, and I have not yet met 
one who admitted ho had made a 
mistake. They are all doing well. 
There is scarcely a community in 
the Middle or Western States that 
has not a representative in Mani¬ 
toba, Saskatchewan or Alberta.” 
1125 MillionBushelsof Wheat ini 909 
Western Canada field crops for 1909 will 
easily bring $170,000,000.00 in cash 
Free Homesteads or 100 acres, 
and pre-emption of ICO acres at 
$.>.00 ail acre. Railway and Land Com- 
panics have land for sale at reasonable prices. 
Many farmers have paid for their 
land out of t he proceeds of one crop. 
Splendid climate, good schools, 
excellent railway accommodation, 
low freight rates, wood, water and 
lumber easily obtainable. 
For pamphlet "Last Boat West,” particulars 
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apply to Siip’t of Immigration, Ottawa, Can.! 
or to the Canadian Government Agent. (5) 
J. O. Duncan. Canadian Government 
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FLORIDA WANTS HOMESEEKERS AND HAS GREAT 
INDUCEMENTS TO OFFER. 
In the Land of Manatee (west coast) you can grow bigger 
crops at less expense than elsewhere. Fruits and vegetables grow 
like magic in the rich soil. A ten acre farm can be bought very 
reasonably, and will net more than a hundred acres in any 
Northern State. Fruit Crops net $500 to $2,500 per acre. 
Vegetables $1,000. 
Write for our booklet, written by a western man, containing 
full information and homeseeker’s rates. 
J. W. WHITE, Gen’l Industrial Agent, 
Seaboard Air Line, NORFOLK, VA. 
