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Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day. 
WHEN. 
Some day—in future, fairer days to be— 
I'll do the kindly work my heart has 
planned ; 
Then every one that asks shall have from 
mo 
The quick, sure sympathy of heart and 
hand. 
I shall obey the Father’s old command: 
To lift the fallen, comfort the opprest. 
To pluck the thorns from out my brother’s 
breast; 
To open wide my soul and cast out sin, . 
And call good deeds, God’s tenderest angels, 
in. 
I have no time to-day ; but some time I 
Shall follow where the Master’s feet have 
trod ; 
Shall face the frowning world with courage 
high ; 
Shall learn to kiss', with chastened lips, 
the rod. 
And find in Sorrow’s face the eyes of 
God. 
So shall I curb the quick, rebellious will, 
Hear in iny heart a low-voiced ‘Teace, be 
still!” 
Through grief most nobly borne my soul 
shall win 
A space to call the choiring angels in. 
But O, what if, on some fair eventide, 
When I might watch, as Abram watched 
of old, 
The long-closed tent door of my heart flung 
wide 
To welcome angel guests into my fold 
That they should find my dwelling place too 
cold ! 
A moldered floor, unknown of wind and 
sun; 
A lamp unlit of kindness never done; 
A shrine dust-strewn with selfishness and 
sin, 
And, all too late, I called the angels in ! 
Marie Conway Oemler, in the New York 
Independent. 
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Stuffed prunes may be recommended 
as a homemade dainty. Wash large, 
fine prunes, dry them in a cloth, then 
soak for 20 minutes in sweetened water. 
Drain them, then stone carefully, and 
fill the cavity with a stoned date, press 
the prune together, and roll in powdered 
sugar. 
* 
Spiced blackberries, which are an 
appetizing relish, call for seven pounds 
of fruit, 3 l /2 pounds of sugar and a pint 
of vinegar. Boil for about half an hour, 
or until it thickens, then while it is 
cooling stir in three tablespoonfuls of 
cinnamon, V /2 tablespoonful of cloves, 
and an ounce of allspice. Seal in wide¬ 
mouthed jars. 
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Fall hats are to be very small or 
very large, say the fashion papers. The 
small hats have high crowns, and are 
often trimmed with a mass of high 
cogue feathers. Black and white effects 
are to be favored; black velvet trimmed 
with white lace is noted, also white 
satin crown combined with black velvet 
brim. The first felt hats seen on the 
streets in the beginning of August were 
the soft unwired outing hats, chiefly 
white, which are intended for motoring 
and vacation wear. They are often 
trimmed with a scarf of Scotch tartan 
ribbon. 
*. 
New Fall suits now shown are very 
simple, but occasionally trimmed a little 
with velvet; the forecast is that next 
Winter is to be a velvet season. The 
coats are about 28 inches long, with 
mannish sleeves set in without gathers. 
The skirts are straight and narrow, but 
not as clinging as they have been, with 
panel back and front; sometimes with 
an inverted pleat in the side gores. The 
waist line is rather high. Fine serge is 
a popular material, often with collar, 
cuffs and large buttons of velvet. There 
are some very attractive “English top 
coats” for women, which are long, 
rather loose coats of heavy tweed, plain, 
heather mixtures and plaids, with large 
collars and ornamen'vnl buttons. They 
look very smart, and are extremely use¬ 
ful for traveling, drivti^g, and general 
wear. Their price begins at about $18 
or $20. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
A bill recently submitted to the con¬ 
stitutional amendments committee of the 
Georgia General Assembly fixes good 
character as a necessary qualification 
to vote. Furthermore, good character 
is to be determined by a citizen’s re¬ 
spect for womanhood, for the bill reads 
in part: “No person shall, however, be 
entitled to register in this State who 
is not declared to be of good charac¬ 
ter, including such character as they 
may be trusted by a modest, chaste and 
virtuous female with a feeling of secur¬ 
ity when not attended by an adequate 
protector or in places of seclusion.” 
* 
The Cincinnati Times-Star tells a 
wild animal story which shows that, as 
the old proverb says, where ignorance 
is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise. 
A one-ring circus was once torna- 
doed down in Georgia. The main top 
was blown down, the menageries tent 
was destroyed, all the cages were up¬ 
set and the animals escaped. The man¬ 
agement huddled about a stove in a 
crossroads store, and peered pessimisti¬ 
cally into a dismal future. The chances 
were they would never get the animals 
back. The chances were better that 
some one would be injured by the sav¬ 
age beasts. 
By and by a negro approaced. “Did 
you all lose a gi-raffe?” he asked. 
“We lost everything,” said the man¬ 
ager shortly. “But we’ll pay you if 
you get the. giraffe back.” 
“It oughter be worf two dollars to git 
dat gi-raffe back,” said the darky. “Pear 
lak he a powahful bad-tempered gi-raffe. 
If Ah hadn't walloped him wif a club, 
dat gi-raffe would done bitten me.” 
“Giraffes don’t bite, you fool,” said 
the manager, head in hand. “Giraffes 
kick. But you bring him back and we’ll 
give you two dollars.” 
“Dis gi-raffe bites,” insisted the col¬ 
ored man. In a few moments he re¬ 
appeared, leading by a rope around his 
neck Nero, the most ferocious man- 
eating lion in captivity. “Wo’a,” said 
he, jerking at the rope. Nero stopped 
obediently in the rain. “Gimme mah 
two dollahs, w’ite man,” said he “Heah’s 
yottah gi-raffe. An’ he DO bite.” 
Canning Corn Whole. 
Will you repeat recipe for canning corn 
whole, in brine? mbs. l. p. 
The only recipe we have for canning 
corn whole is one in which it is put 
up without cooking. Husk the corn, re¬ 
move silk and brpak into lengths to fit 
in two-quart cans. Put the corn in the 
cans, then fill to overflowing with cold 
water salted enough to taste. Be sure 
all the air bubbles are removed. Use 
new rubber rings, and after sealing 
tightly, stand the cans upside down, to 
make sure they are perfectly tight. 
Store in a cool dark place. We are 
told this corn keeps perfectly, but have 
not tried it. We should like to hear 
from those who have had experience in 
canning corn whole. 
Martynia Pickles. 
Would sonic one tell me how to use the 
pods of the pickle plant (I have forgotten 
the other name) ? mbs. e. c. f. 
No doubt the inquirer refers to the 
Martynia; its pointed and curved pods 
are pickled as follows: Gather when a 
needle will pierce the pods; wash and 
pack in a stone jar, then cover with 
cold brine strong enough to bear up an 
egg. Let the pickles stand in this for 
three days, stirring up each day from 
the bottom. Drain and pour cold water 
over them, letting them stand in the 
water 24 hours. Drain this off, and 
pack the pickles in quart jars. Boil the 
following spices in vinegar for 10 min¬ 
utes : One dozen whole cloves, one 
dozen peppercorns, four blades of mace, 
and two teaspoonfuls mustard seed. 
While the vinegar is scalding hot add 
one tablespoon ful sugar for each quart 
of vinegar, and pour at once over the 
pickles, filling up the jars. Seal the 
jars, and let the pickles stand six weeks 
before using. 
Peanut Wisdom Wanted. 
Can you tell me how to make peanut 
butter, and to prepare saltccK peanuts, 
on a commercial scale? Peanuts do well 
here, and we, having lately located here 
from the North, expect to raise a good 
many. But the price of the raw pro¬ 
duct is low, and we wish to prepare it 
for the consumer, and get it to him, 
with as little help from the rapacious 
middleman as possible. F. e. h. 
Texas. 
R. N.-Y.—Are there any peanut grow¬ 
ers among our readers who can supply 
this information? There is a good deal 
of difference between making peanut 
butter or salted peanuts for family use, 
and preparing a commercial product. 
The Pernicious Flea. 
Can some one tell me how to get rid of 
fleas? They get on people and are in the 
beds, and they hop so quickly it is hard to 
catch them. They are terribly annoying. 
a. j. s. 
We had one experience with an epi¬ 
demic of fleas in Chicago some years 
ago, and certainly agree with the in¬ 
quirer as to their being terribly annoy¬ 
ing. While the fleas infesting cats and 
dogs may under some circumstances 
spread through a house, there is also a 
sand or beach flea equally annoying. 
Fleas breed in dusty cracks and crevices 
and thus they sometimes appear in my¬ 
riads in a house that has been closed 
for a time in Summer. As control meas¬ 
ures, if there are cats or dogs in the 
house, see that their sleeping places arc 
kept clean. Provide the animal with a 
mat or blanket upon which to sleep, 
and see that this is frequently shaken, 
and the dust beneath burned. Rub 
pyrethrum or buhach powder into the 
hair of an infested animal, which will 
stupefy the insects so that they drop off, 
when they should be swept up and 
burned. It is very difficult to control 
a bad infestation in the house, because 
it is hard to get at all the breeding 
places at once. Flake naphthalene is 
quite efficacious, sprinkled everywhere— 
on floors and in and around beds. 
There is no danger in its use. One en¬ 
tomologist says fleas were destroyed in 
a badly infested room by sprinkling the 
floor liberally with about five pounds of 
flake naphthalene and closing up the 
room for 24 hours. Do not let dusb get 
into cracks or corners: sweep up and 
burn it and use the naphthalene freely, 
and we think the fleas will be conquered. 
Steamed Rice. —One cup rice, three 
cups boiling water, one teaspoon salt. 
Wash rice several times. Add rice 
slowly to the boiling salted water in the 
upper part of the double boiler. Let 
boil 10 minutes on stove. Then let 
steam over lower part of double boiler 
for 50 minutes, or until rice is soft. 
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