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THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day. 
THE LEGEND OF THE CORN. 
Through all the Kingdom of Quivera 
Lean starvation stalked, 
And Hunger, thinner than his shadow, 
Among the tepees walked. 
There rose no sound of maiden's laughter 
And old and young were dumb 
When the great King sent forth his herald 
To beat the council drum. * * * 
They passed the sacred pipe in silence, 
Blew smoke east, west, north, south ; 
Then from their midst there strode a 
prophet; 
And gave the god his mouth. 
Last night a vision came unto me 
And the Great Spirit said, 
“Send to the west your lithest runner 
Who speeds with rapid tread. 
“There dwells, beneath a purple mountain, 
A wizard who will give 
A wondrous gift unto the nation 
Whereby their souls may live.” * * * 
Five days the Tireless Footed journeyed 
Swift as a migrant crane 
Until a mountain’s snowy forehead 
Rose gleaming from the plain— 
And there he found an ancient wizard 
Whose days to be were brief, 
Whose hand which gave the magic treasure 
Trembled like a leaf. 
“Cast these about the plain,” he muttered, 
“O man of woman born !” 
. Eastward for five days weary journey 
The runner bore the corn— 
And. blessed by magic, on the instant. 
The grain, flung far and wide, 
Leaped from the earth, full stalk and leaf¬ 
age, 
In long rows side by side; 
And all Quivera, in amazement, 
Plucked ripe corn on the ear, 
While Plenty sat at every tent door 
And touched each heart with cheer. * * * 
This is a song of old Quivera 
Of truest Fancy born, 
Though lying Fact will never sanction 
The Legend of the Corn. 
—Arthur Penrhyn in Kansas City Star. 
* 
A delicious filling for a layer cake is 
made by mixing together shredded 
orange pulp, soft icing and grated cocoa- 
nut. 
* 
English apple cake, made as follows, 
is a very nice dessert; it may, if desired, 
be served warm with sauce. Peel six 
large apples, core them and chop them 
roughly, with two pieces of candied 
orange-peel, a little ground cinnamon, a 
teacupful of sugar, and two breakfast- 
cupfuls of bread crumbs. Mix these 
well together with two whole eggs. Line 
a cake-tin with well-buttered paper, put 
in the mixture, and bake for l 1 / hour 
in a moderate oven. Turn out care¬ 
fully on a sieve. When cool, take off 
the paper, and sprinkle freely with white 
sugar. 
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The “National Monthly” tells this 
story of the widower who had just 
taken his fourth wife and was showing 
her around the village. Among the 
places visited was the churchyard, and 
the bride paused before a very elaborate 
tombstone that had been erected by the 
bridegroom. Being a little near-sighted, 
she asked him to read the inscriptions, 
and in reverent tones he read; 
“Here lies Susan, beloved wife of 
John Smith, and Jane, beloved wife of 
John Smith, and Mary, beloved wife of 
John Smith.” 
He paused abruptly and the bride 
leaning forward to see the bottom line, 
read to her horror: 
“Be Ye Also Ready.” 
* 
William Allen White, the Kansas 
writer, at a picnic in Emporia, was 
praising the fertility of his native State, 
says the Los Angeles Times. 
“It was a Kansas boy, you know,” 
said Dr. White, “who tried to climb a 
cornstalk the other day to see how the 
corn was getting on. Unfortunately the 
stalk is growing faster than the boy can 
climb, and lie is now out of sight. 
“A lot of neighbors with axes have 
been trying to cut the stalk down, but 
it grows so fast they can't strike it twice 
in the same place. 
“It was feared for a while that the 
boy would starve to death, but I am 
happy to say that over the private wire 
in my office we have got news to the 
effect that the little chap has already 
thrown down five bushels of cobs; 
whence one may infer that his diet, 
though monotonous, is adequate.” 
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An American half eagle sold recently 
at a sale in Philadelphia for $3,000— 
t’ c highest price ever paid for any 
.'.■nerican coin. Only one other coin of 
the same pattern, and that an inferior 
specimen, is in the possession of the 
United States Government. The speci¬ 
men bears the date of 1798. Three of 
the pattern were minted, and the third 
never has been recorded in any collec¬ 
tion. A sum almost equally large was 
paid for another American coin, an 
original “Fugio” silver dollar of 1776. 
This is said to be the one coin of its 
sort now known to exist outside the 
Government collection. It was sold for 
$2,200, after exciting bidding. It was 
designed by Benjamin Franklin, and 
bears the inscription “Mind your own 
business, Continental Currency, 1776.” 
Among other valuable coins at this sale 
was an 1830 silver dollar, only three of 
which are known to exist. It brought 
$200. A $50 copper and gold plated 
piece of 1877, sold for $145. A silver 
half dollar of 1838 brought $400 after 
lively bidding. A half penny of 1795 
brought $22. 
Pineapple and Strawberry Conserve. 
Two quarts strawberries, one pine¬ 
apple, three pounds sugar. Chop the 
pineapple, mix with the berries and 
sugar and let the mixture stand a half 
hour. Then cook slowly until thick. 
This recipe will make eight jelly glasses 
of the conserve. mrs. w. b. e. 
I see in the “Woman and Home De¬ 
partment” you ask for the recipe for 
preserved pineapple and strawberry. 
The proportion is as follows and is de¬ 
licious; it may be kept in jelly glasses 
or stone crocks: One cup pineapple, 
two cups strawberries, 2L> cups granu¬ 
lated sugar. Shred pineapple and crush 
berries; cook till thick. mrs. W. l, b. 
Peel and slice a good sized pineapple 
and put with three quarts of strawbeU 
ries. Measure the mixture and add an 
equal amount of granulated sugar. Mix 
all well together and then bring, slowly, 
to boiling heat. Cook 15 minutes. Put 
into glasses and store away exactly as 
jelly or sunshine preserves are cared 
for. EVA ryman-gaillard. 
Vermont Root Beer. 
Answering A. S. R.’s inquiry for “old- 
fashioned” root beer, the following 
handed down from “ ’way back” Ver¬ 
mont is a superior beverage and may be 
worth printing: 
“Green Mountain Dew.”—One hand¬ 
ful of spruce leaves, one quart winter- 
green leaves, one good handful of sweet 
fern, one teacup of dandelion root, half 
pound black birch bark. Put roots in 
kettle with four quarts of cold water, 
boiling same all day. Place three pounds 
of sugar in large jar and pour thereon 
liquor from the herbs, straining through 
cheesecloth. Stir well. Add to herbs 
enough cold water, which with the 
sweetened liquor already obtained will 
make three gallons. Boil the herbs a 
second time in clear water until the re¬ 
maining strength is extracted. (This 
should take a short time.) Now strain 
and add to first brew. Stir and sweeten 
to taste. Place mixture in stone or 
earthen crock and when milk warm add 
one-eighth of a yeast cake, which has 
been softened in a small amount of 
the beer; stir well. Skim every day 
for three days; when the beer is through 
fermenting, as noted by placing ear to 
jar, strain through cheesecloth and 
place in bottles or keg. Three or four 
days thereafter a delightful and refresh¬ 
ing beverage is ready. r. c. a. 
July 27, 
Summer Drinks. 
Root Beer.—Boil for three hours in 
one gallon of water the following: A 
generous handful of hops, some twigs 
of spruce, hemlock or cedar, and a small 
quantity of the chopped roots of the 
following herbs: Plantain, burdock, 
sourdock, dandelion and sarsaparilla. 
Strain and add a tablespoonful of gin¬ 
ger and sweeten to taste with molasses. 
Stir in a cupful of yeast and set aside 
to ferment. 
Welsh Nectar.—Very carefully re¬ 
move the thin outer rind from three 
lemons. Pour over the rinds two gal¬ 
lons of boiling water. Cover closely. 
When cold add the juice of the lemons, 
two pounds of sugar, one pound of 
finely chopped raisins. Set aside in a 
cool place for four days. Strain and 
bottle for present use. 
Lemon Punch.—The juice of six 
lemons, one pint of cold green tea, half 
a pound of granulated sugar and one 
quart of ice water. It is much improved 
by the addition of a cupful of orange 
juice and a little syrup from sliced pine¬ 
apple that has been well sugared and 
allowed to stand a couple of hours. 
Raspberry Cup.—To one quart of 
raspberries and one quart of currants, 
well mashed, add V /2 pounds of sugar 
and two quarts of water. Bring slowly 
to the boiling point and then boil for 10 
minutes. Strain and cool. Place on ice 
and serve, adding sugar to taste. 
A Refreshing Drink.—To the juice of 
one lemon add three lumps of sugar 
and a little crushed ice. Add a tea¬ 
spoon half-full of soda and fill the 
glass with water and drink while effer¬ 
vescing. Or try this (which is much 
enjoyed at our place) : When opening 
canned berries or grapes take three 
tablespoonfuls of the syrup, put it in a 
glass with a tablespoonful of vinegar 
and sweeten to taste. Add one-half tea¬ 
spoon soda, fill the glass with cold 
water and drink at once. 
MRS. M. D. D. 
Ants and Salt. —In regard to black 
ants in the house, I will let you know 
of a remedy that has never failed to 
keep them out of my house, and that 
is to keep everything perfectly clean 
and sprinkle salt wherever you see the 
ants enter. I never see an ant walk 
over salt, and they will not start to 
come in a new place if everything is per¬ 
fectly clean. mrs. c. e. s. 
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