1900. 
THE) RURAL NEW-VORKBR 
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The Rural Patterns. 
The shirt waist that is closed at the 
left of the front in double breasted style 
makes a novelty of the season. This 
one can be made from silk with trim¬ 
ming of velvet, as in this instance, from 
flannel, albatross, cashmere or any simi- 
6500 Blouse or Shirt Waist, 
33 to 43 bust. 
lar waisting or can be utilized for such 
washable ones as linen, madras and the 
like. The waist consists of fronts and 
back. It includes one-piece sleeves that 
are finished with overlaps and straight 
cuffs and a high turned-over collar. 
The quantity of material required for 
the medium size is 3(4 yards 24 or 27, 
3 yards 32 or \~/% yard 44 inches wide 
with 34 yard of silk or velvet for collar 
and cuff. The pattern 6500 is cut in 
sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inch 
bust measure; price 10 cents. 
The little box-plaited dress shown can 
be made in a variety of materials, and 
6481 Girl's Box Plaited Dress, 
6 to 12 years. 
is very attractive. The dress is made 
with .the blouse and skirt. Both blouse 
and skirt are laid in box plaits with 
gathers between. They are joined by 
means of the belt, and the closing is 
made invisibly beneath the box plait at 
the left of the front. The shield is sepa¬ 
rate and attached under the collar. The 
sleeves are cut in one piece each, are 
gathered and finished with pretty flaring 
cuffs. The quantity of material required 
for the medium size (10 years) is 6 
yards 24 or 27, 4J4 yards 32 or 3*4 
yards 44 inches wide with "}4 yard 18 for 
shield and 14 yards of banding. The 
pattern 6481 is cut in sizes for girls of 6, 
8, 10 and 12 years of age; price 10 cents. 
Peppermint and Lemon Drops. 
We used to get at the Boston stores a 
hard candy flavored variously and about 
the size of cherries. If this could be made 
at home, I wish you would publish the 
recipe. F. c. c. 
These “drops” may be made as fol¬ 
lows: Put a half-cupful of granulated 
sugar in a small agate saucepan, add 
two tablespoonfuls of water, and boil 
until the sugar is dissolved. Take from 
the fire, add flavoring and a touch of 
cream of tartar, mix well, and beat till 
the mixture turns white; then drop on 
waxed or oiled paper in successive drops. 
After this, pry the drops off the paper 
with a knife, put them on a sieve, and 
let them remain in a warm spot till dry. 
They should be dried slowly to retain 
flavor. For flavoring, one teaspoonful 
of lemon juice may be used, or three 
or four drops of any essential oil, as 
peppermint, wintergreen, clove, etc., or 
a teaspoonful of Jamaica ginger. 
The Rural Out West. 
“That old R. N.-Y. is the best farm 
paper yet,” and after the daily news¬ 
paper is looked over father takes first 
The R. N.-Y. from a big bunch of 
papers on the table beside him, read¬ 
justs his glasses, pulls the dish of big 
red Oregon apples a little closer, hitches 
his chair a little nearer the fire, and set¬ 
tles down for good solid comfort. A 
blazing fire is a good thing even out 
West in this mild climate, for weeping- 
skies and damp earth have a chilly ten¬ 
dency. And to the man who has been 
out all day clearing land preparatory to 
farming the upper side of a pre-historic 
upheaval, a bright light, warm supper, 
cheerful fire, comfortable chair, and the 
old Rural New Yorker, go a long way 
toward making life worth living. 
Nearly a quarter of a century ago we 
started life together, father, I, and the 
old R. N.-Y. Others have come and 
gone, but that, with the exception of a 
few years in the city, has been our con¬ 
stant companion. 
“And if ever T go back F.ast again, I’m 
going to visit the Hope Farm.” 
“The saying and doings of that Hope 
Farm man will be remembered long 
after Harriman is forgotten,” says the 
boy home from college; he is studying 
ancient and mediaeval history, and has 
undoubtedly been making mental com¬ 
parisons, while we have been reading 
him one of the Hope Farm letters. And 
Charity Sweetheart, bless her sweet 
heart; isn’t she well named? How we 
enjoy her letters, and Mrs. Spraker, and 
all the other old friends, how we look 
for them every week! 
“Save all the Rurals/” father said 
when we came west, and there weie 
loads of them; each year’s copies nicely 
bound together. We did that one off 
wheat year, when our means were lim¬ 
ited as to Christmas gifts. Each month’s 
copv was stitched together on the sew¬ 
ing machine then all put together, with 
index in front; a stiff pasteboard cover, 
over which we pasted cloth, and the 
heading of one of the papers, and we 
were justly proud of our “big books.” 
Why, even our pastor took great com¬ 
fort reading them aloud to us when 
visiting evenings; used to take them 
home with him. That was years ago in 
the Middle West, when the thermome¬ 
ter would go down to 40 below, the sun 
dogs chase each other across a frosty 
mid-winter sky, to be replaced by the 
evening display of Northern lights that 
danced and shimmered from the north 
to the south. 
"Save the Rurals,” father said again, 
when we came to the far West. And 
we saved them, every one, especially 
the poetry, for we have noticed it prints 
the best verses ever, and when the 
Rural goes visiting as it has a habit of 
doing here, the poetry stays at home. 
“Just like a woman,” father says. “Al¬ 
ways cutting out verses and making 
books of them that nobody will read.” 
But we make the books with “verses” 
and pictures; some have paper covers, 
some have leather covers, some in at¬ 
tractive scrap books one. can buy at any 
art store; big books, little books; for 
the big people, the little folk, the old 
and the young. Birthdays, Christmas 
shut-ins, and they like them; they read 
them and keep them, and so the old 
Rural goes a-visiting. And only the 
other day when the baby got hold of one 
of the big verse and picture books we 
made years ago, father made consider¬ 
able to-do over it, examined it care¬ 
fully, and put it up on a high shelf in 
the library. 
“That makes good sauce,” said father 
the other day after a second helping of 
the tomato sweet pickle. 
"Say, mother, that’s fine, tastes like 
mincemeat,” said the boy, that evening 
at the table, of the same pickle. Here 
it is: Eight pounds finely cut and 
drained green tomatoes; we put ours 
through the meat chopper; four pounds 
of sugar, boil slowly three hours, then 
add one pint good cider vinegar, table¬ 
spoonful each of cloves and cinnamon, 
boil half hour, and seal; this will keep 
without sealing however. 
The oak and maple trees have been 
loath to part with their foliage this year; 
they reached the stage of the sear and 
yellow leaf weeks ago, but still throurh 
the rains and frost of November they 
cling to the trees. We have waited pa¬ 
tiently for our yearly clean-up after the 
“falling of the leaves,” rather enjoying 
the exercise of raking them up and 
trundling them off to- our compost heap. 
“Burn them up,” father says, “that is 
the easiest way.” Perhaps so, but not 
the best way to enliven our rose bed 
and (lower garden. There is a small 
shed at one side of the henhouse where 
the cleanings of the henhouse are put. 
Here the leaves are thrown; the hens 
scratch this over, and it makes a fine 
mulch for the roses. We make good use 
of the ashes also; they are not thrown 
anywhere or wasted, they are splendid 
fertilizer for our soil, which is a red- 
clay subsoil and seems lacking in potash. 
The thin spots in the lawn we have 
given a good dressing of ashes, and the 
White clover just revels in it. The bulb 
beds, tulips, Crocus and Narcissus have 
received a liberal dusting and we shall 
receive liberally of their blossoms next 
Spring. The lilacs and climbing roses 
have received their share also, and we 
shall see better growth next season for 
it. Of course there is a great difference 
in soils, and one might easily overdo the 
matter, but with us it has proven most 
beneficial. 
KATHERINE OF THE FAR WEST. 
Tuberculosis 
Plenty of fresh air, moder¬ 
ate exercise, sleeping in the 
open air under cover, and a 
nourishing diet, are all good 
and helpful, but the most im¬ 
portant of all is 
Scott's Emulsion 
It is the recognized treat¬ 
ment and prescribed by Phy¬ 
sicians all over the world for 
this dread disease. It is the 
ideal food-medicine to heal 
the lungs and build up the 
wasting body. 
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What 1.1. Mill, the Great Railroad Magnate. 
__Says About its Wheat-Producing Power: 
“Tho greatest need of this country (United 
States) in another generation or two 
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This great railroad magnate is 
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to the wheat fields of Western 
C anada. Upwards of 
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rates, descriptive illustrated “Last Best West” 
to Sup't of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or 
to tho Canadian Government Agent. (8) 
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