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THE RURAt NEW-YORKER 
October 24, 
Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day 
COLUMBIA’S EMBLEM. 
Blazon Columbia’s emblem, 
The bounteous golden corn ! 
Eons ago, of that great sun’s glow 
And the joy of the earth, ’twas born. 
From Superior’s shore to Chili. 
From the ocean of dawn to the west, 
With its banners of green and silken 
sheen 
It sprang at the sun’s behest; 
And by dew and shower, from its natal 
hour, 
With honey and wine 'twas fed. 
Till on the slope and plain the gods were 
fain 
To share the feast outspread; 
For the rarest boon to the land they 
loved, 
Was the corn so rich and fair. 
Nor star nor breeze o’er the farthest seas 
• Could find its like elsewhere. 
In their holiest temples the Incas 
< >ffered the heaven-sent maize— 
Grains wrought of gold, in a silver fold, 
For the sun’s enraptured gaze; 
And its harvest came to the wandering 
tribes 
As the gods’ own gift and seal. 
And Montezuma’s festal bread 
Was made of its sacred meal. 
Narrow their cherished fields; but ours 
Are broad as the continent’s breast. 
And, lavish as leaves, the rustling 
sheaves 
Bring plenty and joy and rest: 
For they strew the plains and crowd the 
wains 
When the reapers meet at morn, 
Till blithe cheers ring and west winds 
sing 
A song for the garnered corn. 
The rose may bloom for England, 
The lily for France unfold; 
Ireland may honor the shamrock, 
Scotland her thistle bold; 
But the shield of the great republic, 
The glory of the west, 
Shall bear a stalk of the tasseled corn— 
The sun’s supreme bequest! 
The arbutus and the goldenrod 
The heart of the north may cheer. 
And the mountain laurel for Maryland 
Its royal clusters rear, 
And jasmine and magnolia 
The crest of the south adorn; 
But the wide republic’s emblem 
Is the bounteous, golden corn! 
—Edna Dean Proctor. 
* 
T HE London Times tells of one little 
French village in the path of war 
where an aged lady sent the town crier 
around with a drum, after the manner 
of rural France, to announce that she 
would take care of all cats and dogs left 
by their owners in their flight from the 
invaders, she remaining in the deserted 
village to care for the derelicts. We hope 
that this brave and humane woman was 
left unhurt, with her charges; she surely 
deserves one of Mr. Carnegie’s medals. 
* 
H ERE is a recipe for cranberry pud¬ 
ding, given by the Mothers' Maga¬ 
zine: Cream half a cupful of butter, add 
slowly one cupful of sugar, then add three 
well-beaten eggs. Mix three teaspoonfuls 
of baking powder with three and a half 
cupfuls of flour ; add this to the mixture 
alternately with half a cupful of milk. 
Add two cupfuls of cranberries which 
have been washed, dried and floured with 
some of the flour already measured. Turn 
into a buttered mold, cover closely and 
steam two hours. Serve with hard sauce. 
& 
T HE Department of Agriculture has 
issued a very interesting Farmers’ 
Bulletin, No. 009, on “Bird Houses and 
How to Build Them.” It is by Ned 
1 iearborn, Assistant Biologist of the Bu- 
jeau of Biological Survey. The introduc¬ 
tion gives general advice and suggestions 
for attracting birds about a home or farm. 
The bulletin states that since the move¬ 
ment began to encourage bird protection 
the number of house birds has greatly in¬ 
creased. 1 >imensions are given for nest¬ 
ing boxes, adapted to different sorts of 
birds. Some of the martin boxes shown 
are regular apartment houses, with ac¬ 
commodations for a number of feathered 
families. The plan? given range from 
the humble tomato can or empty gourd to 
structures of some elaboration. We think 
the bulletin will be greatly enjoyed by 
\ onng people on the farm, who will have 
< pportunity during the Winter to make 
plans for bird homes before the next 
nesting season. Reference is made to the 
attraction offered birds, during the Sum¬ 
mer. by a shallow pool or pan of water 
for drinking and bathing. During the 
past Summer we found that a fountain 
made by the spray from a hose in a shady 
place, attracted birds in great quantity; 
they frolicked in it like a lot of boys in 
a swimming hole. Last Winter, which 
was very snowy with us, we fed starving 
birds by hundreds, and many of them 
stayed with ns until the thaw came. 
1 
sizes 34 to 40 bust measure. Size 30 re¬ 
quires 4 yards of 30 or 44-inch material 
with 1% yards 27 inches wide for trim¬ 
ming. 8407. Ladies’ one-piece skirt with 
yoke. Cut in sizes 24 to 32 waist meas¬ 
ure. Size 28 requires 2% yards of 3G or 
44-inch material. 7549, Four-piece skirt 
for women. Cut in sizes 22 to 32 waist 
measure. Size 20 requires 3% yards of 
plain material 36 inches wide, or 4 Vi 
yards if material has figure or nap. 
7885, Girl’s one-piece dress. Cut in 
sizes S, 10 and 12 years. Size 10 re¬ 
tires yards of 36-inch material with 
yard 27 inches wide for collar, belt and 
ills. 7S00, Girl’s dress. Cut in sizes 
), 12 and 14 years. Size 12 requires 
t/j yards of 36-inch material. 8301, 
ross with long tunic, for misses and 
nail women. Cut in sizes 16 and 18 
years. Size 10 requires 0 yards of 30- 
inch nmti'rial with 1 M 2 yards for the fac¬ 
ing and collar to make as shown on the 
figure. 8387, Child’s apron. Cut in sizes 
2. 4 and 0 years. Size 4 requires 1 
yards of 30 or 44-inch material. 8274a, 
Girl’s dress. Cut in sizes 6, S and 10 
years. Size S requires 2% yards of 36- 
inch to make of one material. 
The Rural Patterns. 
In ordering, send number and size of 
patterns desired. Price of each pattern, 
10 cents. 
7779, Ladies’ plain blouse or shirt 
waist. Cut in sizes 34 to 44 bust meas¬ 
ure. Size 38 requires 2 yards of 30-inch 
material. 7855, Shirt waist or blouse. 
Cut in sizes 34 to 44 bust measure. Size 
38 requires 2% yards of 36-inch mate¬ 
rial. 8176, Semi-princesse gown. Cut in 
Weaving Coverlets. 
1 AM very anxious to know how to 
weave the old-fashioned coverlets 
(blue and white). Can you give 
me any information about the work? 
AIKS. C. P. E. 
Will some one who has preserved a 
knowledge of this old-time handicraft tell 
us all about it. from threading the warp 
to the finished product? We have had 
some references to it, but not quite spe¬ 
cific enough to help a beginner, and even 
an old-fashioned hand loom seems very 
complicated to the inexperienced. A very 
good book for the amateur weaver is 
“Hand Loom Weaving. Plain and Orna¬ 
mental." by Luther Hooper. It is an 
English work, and while it does not men¬ 
tion coverlets, it explains all the parts 
of a loom very thoroughly, the explana¬ 
tion being aided by many pictures. It 
shows some patterns that could be used 
for bed covers, telling just how they are 
made. These hand-woven coverlets are 
now chiefly made in the South, though 
they form one of the revived handicrafts, 
in New England. Some handsome ones, 
made of home-dyed flax, the blue colored 
with indigo, are to be seen among old 
Dutch families in New Jersey. 
Frugal but Savory. 
G RAVY For a Meatless Dinner.—Cook 
one medium-sized oniou (minced 
fine) in four cupfuls of boiling water. 
When onion is cooked until tender add 
two bouillon cubes. Thicken with butter 
and Hour and add one teaspoonful of 
sage. 
A Hearty Dish.—Boil two cupfuls of 
rice and six sliced sweet peppers until 
done. Salt to taste. When cold shape 
into croquettes, roll in flour and fry in 
plenty of lard. Serve with a tomato 
sauce made as follows: Stew one pint 
of cooked tomatoes and one onion for .15 
minutes, then rub them through a wire 
sieve. Thicken the strained tomato with 
butter and flour. F. A. 
Tomato Pot Roast.—Beef of bottom of 
round, or any preferred cut for this dish, 
three to four pounds; hot drippings, two 
tablespoonfuls; onions, two medium 
sized; carrot, one; ba.vleaf, one-half; 
liquid portion of a can of tomatoes, or 
fresh tomatoes, four or five; salt, and 
paprika to taste; thickening, sugar, one- 
quarter teaspoonful; Hour, one table¬ 
spoonful, will be needed. 
Sear the meat on all sides in the hot 
drippings, put in boiler and add the 
onions, sliced, also the carrot, sliced, and 
half of a bayleaf. Cover with the toma¬ 
toes. If fresh tomatoes tire used they 
should be peeled and cut into small 
pieces. Add the salt and paprika, cover 
the pot tightly and let simmer slowly for 
three hours, or until done. A little water 
may be added if the tomato juice cooks 
down too much. When serving thicken 
the sauce, and add more sugar and more 
salt, and pepper if necessary. Thicken 
with one tablespoonful of flour, moist¬ 
ened with cold water, to each cup of 
gravy; let boil and serve in a sauceboat. 
As a plant upon the earth, so a man 
rests upon the bosom of God: he is nour¬ 
ished by falling fountains, and draws, at 
his need, inexhaustible power. Who can 
set. bounds to the possibilities of man?-— 
Emerson. 
Indoor 
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This sanitary convenience, this modern 
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We have perfected a simple and in¬ 
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You can feel perfectly safe in ordering 
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By all means write for the Waterbury 
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TEA By PARCEL POST 
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and a Japanese 
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49 < 
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186 State Street - Binghamton, Now York 
RIEMER’S 
WOOD SOLE 
Buckle Shoes, $2.50 
High Boots., 4.00 
rnT „. , , _ Just tlio thing for 
( "atenteo farmer si Light, 
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of leather or metal soles for all farm and 
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: 
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2811 Vllol St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
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Over 1 6 
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Old 
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