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THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
November 1-8, 
Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day. 
THE OLD MAN’S MOTTO. 
“Give me a motto,” said a youth 
To one whom years had rendered wise; 
“Some pleasant thoughts or weighty truth 
That briefest syllables comprise; 
Some words of warning or of cheer 
To grave upon my signet here. 
“And, reverend father,” said the boy, 
“Since life, they say, is ever made 
A mingled web of grief and joy; 
Since cares may come and pleasures 
fade—• 
Pray let the motto have a range 
Of meaning matching every change.” 
“Sooth !” said the sire, “methinks you ask 
A labor something over nice. 
That well a finer brain might task. 
What think you, lad, of this device? 
(Older than I, though I am gray.) 
’Tis simple—this will pass away. 
“When wafted on by fortune’s breeze, 
In endless grace thou seem’st to glide, 
Prepare betimes for rougher seas, 
And check the boast of foolish pride; 
Though smiling joy is thine to-day. 
Remember, this will pass away! 
“When all the sky is draped in black 
And beaten by tempestuous gales. 
Thy shuddering ship seems all awreck, 
Then trim again thy tattered sails; 
To grim despair be not a prey, 
Bethink thee, this will pass away. 
“Thus, O my son, be not o’er proud, 
Nor yet cast down ; judge thou aright 
When skies are clear, expect the cloud; 
In darkness wait the coming light; 
Whatever be thy fate to-day 
Remember, this will pass away.” 
—John Godfrey Saxe. 
* 
Boiled rice with grated cheese is good 
and nourishing. Boil a half cup of rice, 
drain as usual, then stir a tablespoon- 
ful of grated cheese, tossing it through 
with a fork. Heap in a dish, sprinkle an¬ 
other tablespoonful of cheese over it, 
after putting some dots of butter on the 
rice. Set in the oven for a few minutes 
until the butter is melted and the cheese 
slightly browned, then serve in the same 
dish while very hot. 
* 
It is not too late to make grape con¬ 
serve. It calls for three pounds of 
grapes, three pounds of sugar, a pound 
of seeded raisins and a pound of Eng¬ 
lish walnuts. Wash the grapes, cook 
them until the skins come off and then 
press them through a sieve. Add the 
sugar, and when it is melted turn in 
the raisins and chopped walnut meats 
and cook about 20 minutes. For the 
nuts some persons put in an entire 
pound of the meats, while others, liking 
the conserve better with fewer nuts, use 
a pound of the nuts that have been 
weighed before the shells are taken off. 
* 
“Egg irons” are for ironing the tops 
of sleeves and similar awkward places; 
they are like an egg in size and shape, 
and have a long iron handle, which is 
fitted in when the “egg” is heated. They 
cost 75 cents up. Another useful thing for 
the kitchen is a large dish drainer, con¬ 
sisting of a strong wire rack fitting in 
a pan to catch the water. This does 
away with wiping, as the boiling water 
poured over the dishes in the rack, 
after the preliminary washing, dries off 
quickly, leaving them bright and clear. 
The less we use dish towels, the more 
we save labor, as well as wear and tear. 
This drainer costs $1.75. 
* 
Evidently the English town of Old¬ 
ham does not share the views of Hun- 
n.ewell, Kan., as regards women mayors, 
for they are asking Mrs. Lees, who is 
retiring from the mayoralty, to accept 
a second term. The Westminster Ga¬ 
zette states that Mrs. Lees has de¬ 
clined, for private reasons, the invita¬ 
tion of the Oldham Town Council to 
accept the office of Mayor of the bor¬ 
ough for a second year. Referring to 
the pleasure of the work, she said that 
if her friends were not disappointed with 
her work, and if she had in any way 
chastened the prejudice against women 
taking part in public matters, she was 
more than satisfied. In deference to the 
wish of her numerous friends and ad¬ 
mirers, Mrs. Lees has arranged to sit 
to Mr. Riviere for her portrait in 
mayoral robes, so that the town may 
have a representation of her as Mayor. 
Oldham is a busy manufacturing town 
of 140,000 or more, which contributes 
a good many textile workers to the 
United States, and the woman mayor 
gained especial favor for the tactful 
manner in which she settled a bitter 
street car strike. 
* 
The “Woman’s Journal” says that 
when Johnny Hobbs left the New 
Hampshire hills to visit his grand¬ 
mother in Worcester, Mass., he was 
cautioned by his mother that he would 
find things different in the city. Be¬ 
fore tea-time his grandmother told him 
to run out to the pantry and get a 
bowl of milk which she had left there 
“for a hungry boy.” A moment later 
she followed, and beheld him bravely at 
work on a bowl of spearmint tea, which 
she had forgetfully put in the place 
where she had told him to find the 
milk. “Why, child,” she cried, seiz¬ 
ing the bowl, “don’t you know this isn’t 
milk?” “I—I knew it wasn’t like Iiil- 
bury milk,” stammered Johnny, with a 
final gulp. “But I thought maybe it was 
the kind folks had in Worcester.” 
* 
At the recent pure food show Mrs. 
Lily Haxworth Wallace, the English 
domestic science expert, gave advice 
about sandwich making. Among the 
sandwiches made by her was one with 
apple filling. A tart apple was peeled, 
grated and mixed well with one pat 
of cream cheese. This filling was 
spread between thin slices of buttered 
bread. A delicious sweet sandwich was 
made with one cupful of maple sugar 
run through the meat chopper to make 
it fine, one cupful of blanched almonds 
chopped fine, and two tablespoonfuls of 
sweet cream. Beat the maple sugar and 
almonds together, beating in the cream 
by degrees, until it is quite smooth; 
butter the bread, and spread this mix¬ 
ture between the slices. For baked 
bean sandwich the beans are put 
through the meat chopper to make a 
smooth paste, seasoned as desired (a 
discrete use of chili sauce is very good), 
and spread between buttered brown 
bread. This is a good sandwich for the 
school lunch basket. 
* 
The death of Ida Lewis, the famous 
keeper of Lime Rock lighthouse, off 
Newport, R. I., occurred October 24. She 
was born in 1839, her father being the 
first keeper of the Lime Rock light. 
She was her father’s helper from girl¬ 
hood, and in 1878 was made keeper of 
the light by special act of Congress. 
She became widely known for her hero¬ 
ism in saving lives from drowning, her 
first rescue being that of four young men 
when she was only 15 years old. She 
received many evidences of public recog¬ 
nition of her heroism. In 1869 the 
Life Saving Benevolent Association of 
New York awarded her a purse of $100 
and its silver medal. In 1869 the Gen¬ 
eral Assembly of Rhode Island recog¬ 
nized officially her services. In July, 
1869, the citizens of Newport presented 
her with a beautiful cedar lapstreak 
rowboat. For years afterward she re¬ 
ceived silver and gold medals, pieces of 
plate, insignia of various societies and 
purses of money in recognition of her 
ability and courage. Congress gave her 
a gold medal. The soldiers of Fort 
Adams presented her with a silver tea¬ 
pot. In 1881, in presenting her with a 
medal, Gov. Van Zandt of Rhode Island 
said that even after the late war had 
made acts of heroism familiar no one 
had ever shown more heroism, more real 
love for mankind than modest, self-sac¬ 
rificing Ida Lewis. In 1907 she cele¬ 
brated her golden anniversary as keeper 
of the light. In the same year she re¬ 
ceived from Andrew Carnegie a pen¬ 
sion of $30 a month. Of late years she 
was in failing health and was assisted 
m the duties of lighthouse keeper by 
her brother. 
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