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'THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 19, 
Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day. 
TIIE PEOPLE’S SONG OF PEACE. 
The grass is green on Bunker Hill, 
The waters sweet In Brandywine : 
The sword sleeps in the scabbard still, 
The farmer keeps his flock and vine; 
Then who would mar the scene to-day 
With vaunt of battle-field or frayV 
The brave corn lifts in regiments 
Ten thousand sabres in the sun ; 
The ricks replace the battle-tents. 
The bannered tassels toss and run. 
The neighing steed, the bugle’s blast, 
These be but stories of the past. 
The earth has healed her wounded breast, 
The canons plow the fields no more; 
But heroes rest! O let them rest 
In peace along the peaceful shore! 
They fought for peace, for peace they fell; 
They sleep in peace, and all is well. 
The fields forget the battles fought. 
The trenches wave in golden grain ; 
Shall we neglect the lessons taught. 
And tear the wounds agape again? 
Sweet Mother Nature, nurse the land, 
And heal lien wounds with gentle hand. 
Lo ! peace on earth ! Lo ! flock and fold ! 
l.o ! rich abundance, fat increase, 
And valleys clad in sheen of gold! 
O rise and sing a song of peace ! 
For Theseus roams the land no more, 
And Janus rests with rusted door. 
—Joaquin Miller. 
* 
Sandpaper is not nearly so effective 
for rubbing off flatirons as a piece of 
wire window screen. Of course the 
screen should be free from rust or paint. 
It removes sticky particles rapidly, and 
they can be shaken out from under the 
wire, instead of being permanently re¬ 
tained, as they are on sandpaper. 
* 
Here is an inexpensive confection 
given by a correspondent of “Suburban 
Life:” Grate a cocoanut, and mix with 
it “Lozenge” sugar (finer than powdered 
sugar) until the mass becomes a thick 
cream that can be kneaded. Make this 
into balls between the palms of the 
hands, and by means of toothpicks dip 
them into chocolate melted over a 
steamer or tea-kettle. Cool them on 
waxed paper. 
* 
Nothing looks more neglected than a 
soiled lace or net guimpe in a handsome 
waist. .To cleanse the soiled part of the 
collar, or wherever else it receives wear, 
lay the guimpe over a folded Turkish 
towel, cover the rest of the waist so 
that it will not be spattered, make a suds 
with white soap and warm water, and 
apply the soapsuds to the soiled guimpe 
.with a soft brush, scrubbing well, and 
rinsing with the brush and clear water. 
Pat the guimpe with a soft dry towel 
to remove most of the moisture, leaving 
it flat, and it will dry quickly with re¬ 
newed freshness. 
* 
If you are lessening the meat supply 
you will find the following a delicious 
recipe for using any cooked fish left 
over: Free thoroughly from bones and 
shred enough fish to fill a pint measure; 
add to it one quart of milk, two eggs, 
one-quarter cupful of flour mixed 
smoothly with a little milk which has 
been reserved from the quart. Season 
with pepper, salt and nutmeg, one-quarter 
of a teaspoonful of each. Mix with 
milk, flour, eggs and spice -smoothly to¬ 
gether. Set it over the fire and stir until 
it is as thick as cream. Put in a deep 
baking dish alternate layers of sauce, fish 
and bread crumbs, in the order named, 
and set in the oven until it is slightly 
browned. 
* 
Among fashionable table linens are 
Russian lunch sets of coarse unbleached 
grayish ecru linen, bordered with large 
scallops, the edge of the large scallop 
being ornamented with smaller scallops, 
the border worked with buttonholing a 
quarter of an inch deep. The em¬ 
broidery is in red, blue, green, brown or 
white and the set consists of a 36-inch 
centerpiece, 12-inch plate doileys, and 
■seven-inch doileys, plain white napkins 
being used. Austrian lunch sets, con¬ 
sisting of a tablecloth and napkins, both 
with colored borders, show a revival 
of the colored borders among the expen¬ 
sive linens as well as those of modest 
price. St.iff rows of tulips in vivid pink, 
wreaths of laurel and formal roses are 
among the prettiest of these designs. 
Among expensive embroidered linens 
there are beautiful displays of Chinese 
and Japanese work, all white, done in the 
close even stitch characteristic of this 
Oriental work. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The infant’s long dress shown is a 
very handsome one for which we supply 
separately if desired, embroidery pattern 
No. 4S2, which decorates the panel. The 
panel may be left plain, or made of fine 
all-over embroidery. The dress is made 
with the yoke and full gathered portion. 
6563 Infant’s Long Dress, One Size. 
the front of the yoke being extended to 
form the panel. The sleeves are full 
and gathered into bands. The neck is 
designed to be finished with a tiny frill 
of lace. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired is four yards 36, 2^4 yards 44 
inches wide, with S'/ 2 yards of banding 
and 4 ] / 2 yards of edging. The pattern 
6562 is cut in one size only; price 10 
cents; embroidery pattern, 10 cents 
extra. 
The skirt with tunic drapery is a very 
pretty one. The foundation is made 
with a seven-gored upper portion and 
6558 Misses' Skirt with Tunic, 
14 and 16 years. 
straight plaited flounce. The tunic is 
circular and without fulness at the back. 
The quantity of material required for the 
16-year size is 6% yards 24 or 27, 3% 
yards 44 or 3% yards 52 inches wide. 
The pattern 6558 is cut in sizes for girls 
of 14 and 16 years of age and will be 
mailed to any address, price 10 cents. 
Indeed it is woeful when the young 
usurp the place or despise the wisdom of 
the aged; and among the many dark 
signs of these times, the disobedience 
and insolence of youth are among the 
darkest. But with whom is the fault? 
Youth never yet lost its modesty where 
age had not lost its honor; nor did 
childhood ever refuse its reverence ex¬ 
cept where age had forgotten correc¬ 
tion.—Ruskin. 
m 
How to Buy 
Soda Crackers 
in tlie Country 
Next time you go to the store 
buy enough Uneeda Biscuit to last 
till next market day. “But,” you 
say, “will they keep that long?” 
Yes— 
Uneeda 
Biscuit 
are the soda crackers that come to 
you protected in sealed packages, 
so that you always have fresh soda 
crackers no matter how many you 
buy or how long you keep them. 
(Never Sold in Bulk) 
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY 
r What Makes Water Rise In a Pump? 
The bright school-boy will tell you it is atmospheric pressure. But do 
you realize that without the aid of the weight of our atmosphere you 
would have to lift -the water out of a well or cistern? The pump sucks 
the air out of the water pipe, creating a partial vacuum and the weight 
of the atmosphere on the water in the well forces it up the pipe to fill the 
vacuum. 
Syracuse "EASY” Washer 
is the only one that applies this scientific principle and 
makes the air work for you. The handle moved up and 
down with an easy pumping motion, first sucks air and 
sudsy water up through the clothes into the funnel, and 
then drives the air and suds down again with the return 
stroke. 
The clothes, laces, etc. are not pulled or hauled 
around, yet every fibre and thread is reached and 
thoroughly cleansed, with i the effort required by 
any other washing machine. 
You can't appreciate how easy and thorough it is un¬ 
til you have tried it. Therefore we will ship the 
“ EASY ” Washer, freight prepaid, to any woman on 
30 Days Trial 
If it does not prove all our claims, and actually de¬ 
light you, we will cheerfully take it back and pay re¬ 
turn freight.Thousands of women have solved the wash¬ 
ing problem with the “ EASY.” Why don’t you try? 
Write for Free Booklet, money-saving laundry 
recipes and Free Trial Offer. 
DODGE & ZUILL, 224-1 Dillaye Bldg., Syracuse, N, Y. 
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you can’t secure CENTURY Boots from your 
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