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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February G, 
Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day 
MAKE THIS A DAY. 
“Take therefore no thought for the 
morrow; for the morrow shall take 
thought for the things of itself.”—Mat¬ 
thew vi :34. 
Make this a day. There is no gain 
Tn brooding over days to come 
The message of today is plain, 
The future’s lips are ever dumb. 
The work of yesterday is gone— 
For good or ill, let come what may; 
But now we face another dawn. 
Make this a day. 
Though yesterday we failed to see 
The urging hand and earnest face 
That men call opportunity ; 
We failed to know the time or place 
For some great deed, what need to fret? 
The dawn comes up a silver gray, 
And golden moments must be met. 
Make this a day. 
This day is yours; your work is yours; 
The odds are not who pays your hire. 
The thing accomplished—that endures, 
If it be what the days require. 
He who takes up his daily round, 
As one new armored for the fray, 
Tomorrow steps on solid ground. 
Make this a day. 
The day is this; the time is now; 
No better hour was ever here— 
Who waits upon the when and how 
Remains forever in the rear. 
Though yesterday were wasted stuff, 
Your feet may still seek out the way. 
Tomorrow is not soon enough— 
Make this a day. 
—W. D. Nesbit. 
* 
G LOUCESTER, Massachusetts, is 
famed for its capable housewives as 
well as for its fishermen. None of the 
housewives, as a reader assures the 
Youth's Companion, is more famous than 
Mrs. Norton. It was Mrs. Norton who 
rose early one morning and spent an 
hour before breakfast in washing and 
scrubbing an old flight of stairs in her 
shed, although carpenters were coming 
that day to tear down the stairs and build 
a new flight. She did not intend that 
those carpenters should have an oppor¬ 
tunity to tell their wives that any part 
of her house was not “as neat as wax.” 
But the favorite story that Mrs. Norton’s 
neighbors tell relates to the coal hod. 
“Ezra,” called Mrs. Norton one day to 
her husband, who was out in the yard, 
“I want you to go down cellar and fetch 
up some coal! And be sure to wash your 
hands before you touch that coal hod!” 
* 
I T is not too early to begin planning the 
garden, even though the work must be 
done on paper. In a great many cases 
the value and extent of the farm garden 
depends largely on the women of the fam¬ 
ily. It is not right to expect women with 
home and family to care for to do heavy 
garden work also, and it should be so 
arranged that horse labor may be utilized. 
There is much work about the garden, 
however, that a garden-loving woman en¬ 
joys doing, and many liousekeepers would 
never take needed open-air exercise if it 
were not for interests in garden and hen- 
yard. The flower garden is especially 
the women’s care in most cases. It is 
well to study, now, the most noticeable 
deficiencies of home surroundings, such as 
unsightly outbuildings which need screen¬ 
ing, bleak corners that would be bettered 
by wind-breaks, and bare porches in need 
of vines. Nothing is quite so barren as 
a bleak, uncared-for dooryard in the Win¬ 
ter, when its deficiencies are not hidden 
by the kindly snow. By studying defi¬ 
ciencies now, and calculating just how 
much may be expended in repairing them, 
one may use the seed and nursery cata¬ 
logues to good advantage. 
* 
P ART II of the Cornell Reading Course 
bulletin on “Making Cake,” goes into 
the subject further, from the first dis¬ 
cussion of principles to specific recipes, 
just as the mathematician first gives rules, 
and then follows with concrete examples, 
so the first part of the bulletin gave un¬ 
derlying principles in cake making, while 
the second part gives recipes to be worked 
out. Under the head of “Sugar Cook¬ 
ery,” the essential points in cooking sugar 
are given, and a careful study of this will 
prevent failures in making frostings. 
Among the cake fillings is a very simple 
one, new to us, made by mixing one-half 
cup of chopped nut meats in three-fourths 
cup of apple butter. A little sweetening 
may be added, if necessary. This is re¬ 
ferred to as especially good for Winter 
use, and the materials are usually on 
hand on the farm. It is recommended for 
use with lightning cake, baked in two lay¬ 
ers and put together with the apple and 
nut filling. Lightning cake is made as 
follows: One-fourth cupful butter; two 
eggs; sweet milk; one cupful sugar; 1% 
cupful flour; two teaspoonfuls baking 
powder. Melt the butter in a measuring 
cup, but do not let it become hot. Add 
the unbeaten eggs to the melted butter, 
fill the cup with sweet milk, and beat the 
contents of the cup two minutes with a 
dover egg beater. Add the sugar and 
beat again. Then add the flour, which 
has been mixed and sifted with the bak¬ 
ing powder and beat the whole mixture 
again. This may be baked as drop cakes, 
and sprinkled with powdered sugar, baked 
in a small loaf, or in layers. Flavoring 
or nuts may be used as desired. 
The Rural Patterns. 
When ordering, give number of pat¬ 
tern and size desired. Price of each pat¬ 
tern 10 cents. 
8514 Work Apron, Small 8489 Gown with Three- 
34 or 36, Medium 38 or Piece Skirt for Misses 
40, Large 42 or 44 bust* ^ n J a L o omcn ' 
16 and 18 years. 
n 
8507 Two-Piece Skirt 
for Misses and Small 
Women, 
16 and 13 years. 
8491 Girl’s Dresa, 
8 to 14 years. 
with Belt, 
34 to 40 bust. 
Seen in New York Shops. 
A “HACHINETTE” is a small wooden 
chopping bowl with a crescent 
chopping knife; it is intended for chop¬ 
ping small quantities, like parsley, onions 
or celery for seasoning, etc. It is made 
in three sizes, costing from 59 to S9 
cents. Another convenience is a rotary 
vegetable cutter which is run back and 
forth on a board, to cut vegetables for 
soups and salads. Still another useful cr 
ting tool is a spatula knife which finds 
its special value in spreading the icing 
on cakes. 
Pretty blouses are of cross-bar voile, 
the bars being white, red, blue or rose, 
on a white ground. They are plainly 
made with fine tucks forming a shallow 
yoke, long sleeves, and a collar that may 
be worn high in military style, or turned 
down to form a V in front. 
Separate coats of tan, sand or mastic 
covert cloth are knee length in the Cos¬ 
sack style; buttoned straight down the 
front, single-breasted, with plain raiiL 
tary collar, belt and ripple skirt. 
Sand-colored linen suiting in different 
weights and weaves is offered for jacket 
suits and coats; it is both plain and 
striped with black. This material would 
be especially desirable for a suit of mili¬ 
tary or Norfolk style, always becoming 
to a slim young figure, and especially use¬ 
ful where country roads must be consid¬ 
ered whenever one dresses to go to town. 
“Made in America” materials are be¬ 
ing given prominence by many large deal¬ 
ers. They include lovely colors and de¬ 
signs, and are honestly priced at lower 
rates than imported goods. There are 
many beautiful American silks, and 
charming voiles. Among the latter are 
shadow lace voiles with Dolly Yarden 
designs at 25 cents a yard; ribbon- 
striped voiles in delicate tints at 50 cents, 
and block-printed voiles 38 inches wide 
for $1 a yard. Flowered silk organdies 
are 35 cents a yard; embroidered crepe 
50 cents. Silk-striped crepes 38 inches 
wide are 75 cents a yard; plain English 
crepes, 42 inches wide, 30 cents a yard. 
Silk and cotton granite cloth, much liked 
by those who find voiles too flimsy, is 27 
inches wide, 45 cents a yard. As a con¬ 
trast in prices are French voiles, crepes 
and dress cottons at .$1.15 a yard; nov¬ 
elty weaves with borders, $1.55 a yard. 
To many of us such prices for cotton 
goods sound like an example of modern 
extravagance, though more than a cen¬ 
tury ago Jane Austen told about paying 
six shillings a yard for her new sprigged 
muslin gown. 
How much will it 
cost to paint? 
Take equal quantities of “High Stand¬ 
ard” Paint and any other brand, and 
prove for yourself how much better 
“High Standard” covers and how much 
farther it goes. You’ll find that the 
paint that costs less per gallon will 
actually cost more for the job. This is 
only one reason why it is economy to use 
LIQUID- PAINT 
The right basis of comparing painting cost 
is not price per gallon but cost per year. 
Divide the cost of painting by _the years the 
paint wears. On this basis. “High Stand¬ 
ard” Paint will last so much longer, that its 
cost per year is far less than the cheap paint 
which cflsts less by the gallon. 
And don’t forget this, the cost of paint is only about one- 
third to one-fourth the cost of painting. ‘‘High Stand¬ 
ard” Paint works so well and spreads so freely that the 
cost of putting it on is less than of putting on cheap 
paint, and postpones the expense of repainting for years. 
Scientifically made to resist weather 
“High Standard” Paint is based on 30 years of outdoor 
exposure tests. The ingredients are selected by pains¬ 
taking chemical tests, and blended (far more thoroughly 
than by hand mixing) by the most modern and efficient 
machinery. There is no guess work about this paint. 
You can apply it with the knowledge that it will hold 
fast to the wood in perfectly protecting coats, hold its 
color and not fade, withstand the weather for years, fail 
only by gradual wear—leave a good surface for repainting. 
Send for new paint book 
and pictures of homes 
in colors 
This free book is the most 
helpful and appreciated 
book we ever issued. Full of 
good ideas for painting the 
house and barn and decorating 
the interior of the farm house. 
Tells also why "High Standard” 
Paint is dependably good and 
economical. 
Write today for this 
book, and ask the name 
jf nearest dealer in "High Standard” 
Paints, Mellotone, V tishes and Enam¬ 
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The Lowe Brothers Co. 
510 E. Third St., Dayton, Ohio 
Boston Jersey City Chicago 
Kansas City Minneapolis 
Lowe Brothers. Ltd.. Toronto. Can. 
When you write advertisers mention 
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UGAR 
when ordered with ether groceries 
25 lbs., 98/ 
25 lbs. best Granulated Cane Sugar for 98c when 
ordered with other money-saving Larkin Groceries, 
such as flour, coffee, tea. canned vegetables, dried 
vegetables, ham, bacon, fish, cereals, crackers, 
preserved fruits, relishes, confectionery; laundry 
and toilet supplies of all kinds. 
Samples of our Bargains 
Larkin Blend Coffee, 8 lb*., 75c; Imported Tea, 30c per lb., 
Cream Tartar Baking Powder, 12)$c per ij-lb.; Country Gentle¬ 
men Corn, 3 Urge cane, 25c ; Tomatoea, 3 full-size cans, 26c; 
Pork and Beans, 15-cent size can for 7J$c; Alaska Salmon, 8 1-lb. 
cans, 31c ; Macaroni, pound package, 7>$c; Sweet Home Laun¬ 
dry soap, or Maid O' the Mist Floating Soap, 2j$c per bar ; Nor¬ 
wegian Sardines, »c per can ; 5 lbs. Klee, 28c ; Egg Noodles, If 
lb. 6c; Peanut Butter, large jar, 12kc; 6 lbs. Prunes, 65c; 
Larkin Mim e Meat, 8c ; 1 lb. Salerattie, 5c ; 1 lb. Pearl Tapioca, 
6c ; 1 lb. Corn Starch, 5c ; 
lb. Black Pepper, 5c ; Large can 
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple, 19c. 
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now? And while you have 
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Paper Two Rooms Free 
We supply wail paper for 3 rooms at 
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Is It 
Worth While? 
T HE difference between 
low grade butter and 
"extra fine” often depends 
on the salt you use. 
Makers of fancy butter have 
long since stopped using com¬ 
mon salt on account of its bitter 
taste, and have gone over to 
Worcester Salt because its fine, 
even crystals are always sweet 
and clean. 
Match your high grade cream 
with Worcester Salt and your 
butter will rise to the "extra” 
class. 
WORCESTER 
SALT 
The Salt with the Savor 
For farm and dairy use, 
Worcester Salt is put up in 14 
pound muslin bags and in 28 
and 56 pound Irish linen bags. 
Smaller sizes for table use. 
Good grocers everywhere sell 
Worcester Salt. Get a hag. 
Send us your dealer’s name 
< .., . ’ and we will mail 
you free of charge, our booklet, 
"Butter Making on the Farm.” 
WORCESTER SALT COMPANY 
Largest Producers of High-Grade Salt in the World 
NEW YORK 
