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portunit.v. It provides for a compulsory 
attendance law, and the basic language of 
instruction in all schools, both public and 
private, shall be the English language 
only. It is of interest to know that tens 
of thousands of our native-born children 
are taught American history in German 
and other tongues. 
Yet, I believe every State in the union 
has its normal schools, the education in 
every State entrusted to educational 
boards of supervision, who through their 
supposed superior knowledge, claim to be 
competent to form just regulations for 
both graded and rural schools. It is ac¬ 
knowledged that l>2 per cent of total 
school enrollment is in the country. May 
I aek where there is one normal school 
lhat trains in a methodical, scientific 
way their students for special work in 
country schools? They have their model 
(graded) schoolrooms in these institu¬ 
tions. Who ever found a model country 
schoolroom in even one? 
How are these normal schools main¬ 
tained? Is it by tax on the graded school 
element of our States, alone, or does the 
farming, rural section have to share a 
part of the burden? If the rural popula¬ 
tion is taxed to maintain them, and there 
is no model school work given to them in 
fair proportion to graded work, is it again 
the old story of taxation without repre¬ 
sentation ? 
Has any State board of education a 
right to use public money in so biased a 
manner? Some years ago I asked a few 
of these questions of our State Superin¬ 
tendent of Education. I kept his answer 
for years as a curiosity. The substance 
was something to this effect: “We are 
thinking of erecting a normal where rural 
school methods only will be taught.” 
As the salaries of rural school teachers 
are said to be so beggarly, how many stu- , 
dents would they expect to count on to 
sustain this institution? D not these nor¬ 
mal schools, their equipment, principals, 
teaching staffs, belong to a'class of insti¬ 
tutions that are maintained by the bounty 
of the entire State? Yet do we ever hear 
anything else than this piteous plaint 
from teaching staff as well as students: 
“Oh, the country schools are so poorly 
paid!” What if they are? Do these re¬ 
ceivers of bounty belong to a class that 
expects to give no just return for benefits 
bestowed? If these rural school sections 
give of their mite to maintain others in 
securing .an education, shall it be so de¬ 
creed that they, because poor, receive 
no return? Yet “we are a just, 
democratic people.” Should it. not be a 
State requirement that every normal stu¬ 
dent, educated by its bounty, as a just 
requital, give of their services for a limit¬ 
ed term to rural schools? Freely they 
have received—freely give. 
HARRIET T. PINE. 
Pleasures of a Vermont Farm 
I have been re-reading a recent R. 
N.-Y.. and I wondered, if the young Army 
and Navy men feared the “isolation and 
lack of congenial friends,” how they would 
have liked to bo their own grandfather. 
Are there, in these days of telephone and 
auto, any “back" farms? Of course it is 
unusual in Vermont to run autos all Win¬ 
ter. but I don’t know but they will this I 
year. It was very good autoing until Jan¬ 
uary .*{. when nine inches of snow fell, but 
that will soon be gone. ^Now, to one who 
is thinking of going back to a farm, I 
write as one who has come back, and 
after nearly IS years on an abandoned, 
isolated farm, I can say, if you like to 
read, and to work, and love nature and 
animals, do not fear the loneliness. There 
are congenial friends everywhere, and in 
every community there is someone who 
is “auntie” to all, and is always ready to 
mother tin 1 newcomer. Our neighbors are 
far apart. We have one neighbor a few 
rods from us, and then it is a mile to the 
others, but we have a neighborly fashion 
of exchanging papers, so we have the read¬ 
ing of nine or 10 periodicals regularly, 
more than any of us could afford to sub¬ 
scribe for. 
And now, Mrs. I). B. P. of Tennessee, 
aren't you glad it is fashionable to econo¬ 
mize, and we can proclaim from the house¬ 
top what before we have practiced behind 
closed doors? We who are lifelong mem¬ 
bers of the Economy Club and call it con¬ 
servation, and lead the procession, when 
before we could only sit on the fence and 
watch it go by. Here is a pet economy of 
mine: I save all the salt, sugar, cereal, 
etc., sacks, and when dyeing for rugs, 
color these, cut them in squares and 
piece for quilt linings. They are quite as 
pretty if but two contrasting colors are 
used. Then, to save batting, save old 
pieces of bed blankets, nightgowns, skirts, 
and use three or four thicknesses of these 
in your quilts. Here in the North I like | 
to have one woolen quilt for Winter use 
on each bed. and I use the cloth inter¬ 
lining always in these. Then, another 
economy when bed blankets begin to look 
thin down the middle: just split them in 
two and sew the outside edges together 
in a fiat seam, and hem what is now the 
outside, and the blankets will wear much 
longer. 
In the closet there is a long loose plaid 
coat purchased some years ago, but in a 
few days it will be shortened, the fullness 
held under a belt, the inserted pockets 
sewed lip and fancy patch pockets put on, 
the sleeves cut over, and, behold! a new 
coat. 
Bong ago I read that everyone should 
have a hobby, and again that horticul¬ 
turists wore usually long-lived because 
they were eager to see how their fruits 
performed from year to year. So, ?[ ■«. 
7ht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Back-to-the-lander, I recommend hardy Rohan besides my seeds and new fruits, 
plants and shrubs for a hobby and recipe The idea of 100 or oO fruit trees on 
for longevity, and cure for the blues, every' farm appeals to me. but for those 
Many of the perennials are easily raised who think they cannot afford the money to 
from seed, and several colors can be oh- buy or time to set them, let me advise 
There is always use for a pretty pillow. Design No. J-325 is handsome and? a very easy 
one lo embroidery. The large (lowers are for the satin stitch in light blue with yellow 
centers. The little flowers arc formpd of French knots in shades of pink, blue and yellow. 
The leaves are for green embroidered with the lazy-daisy stitch. Tile ribbon is satin 
stitch in light blue. The design is stamped on white art fabric and with mercerized floss 
to complete embroidery, costs 50 cents. 
taiued for loss than the cost of one plant. 
I have over a hundred varieties of hardy 
plants and shrubs, and want as many 
more, and am studying the first seed cat¬ 
alogue and wondering if I can afford the 
roses Roger Eambelin and Camille de 
grafting. Here, at least, are many hardy, 
.voting trees, and there was no professional 
grafter. While husband laughed I studied 
bulletins and papers, made the wax, and 
after a good dinner, persuaded husband 
to saw off the limbs and split them, while 
I cut grafts from some young trees. 1 
followed directions carefully and then 
dipped a strip of inch-wide cloth in the 
melted wax and wrapped each graft. To 
the woman who mends, it is no more 
difficult to match the union of bark and 
wood than to match the checks in patch¬ 
ing. 
One fruit we can recommend is the 
Abundance plum. Ours bore the first 
large crop a year ago and came through 
last Winter safely. They lost a few 
branches, bloomed a little, but did 
not bear. It was degrees below zero 
here last. Winter. The young Sheldon, 
iKieffer and Bartlett pears wintered well, 
and so did the young Wagoner, Gano. 
York Imperial and Wealthy tipples, but 
the Blue Rearmain died. Never mind; we 
will graft several this Spring, for five 
of the eight grafts set last 'Spring look 
fine, although it was really too late for 
grafting. mother bee. 
Eggless Angel Food.—One cup sugar, 
two tablespoons bird, one cup sweet milk, 
then put two cups flour, two tablespoons 
cornstarch, one teaspoon cream of tartar, 
one-half teaspoon soda, in the flour sifter, 
and sift four times, then add to the first 
part, flavor, bake in a moderate oven in 
layer or loaf. 
Eggless Devil’s Food.—One-half cup 
lard. 1 VL> cups brown sugar, one cup sour 
milk, cups flour sifted with one-half 
cup cocoa and one teaspoon baking pow¬ 
der. Mix in order given, then add one 
level teaspoon soda in one-half cup hot 
water: beat well. 
Eggless White Cookies.—Two-thirds 
cup lard, two cups sugar (scant), 1% 
cups sour milk, one teaspoon soda, pinch 
of salt, one teaspoon baking powder, flour 
to roll: flavor with lenum. mrs. b. a. 
Copyright 
1919, G.-D. Co. 
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When your friends drop in they’ll 
enjoy dancing to your Gulbransen 
Put on a lively fox-trot, kick the rugs aside, 
push the furniture against the wall—and you’ll start something. 
Watch the party brighten up. The Gulbransen never fails 
to break the ice.” Cheers up the stupid. Gives the live ones 
a real time. 
You can get all the latest music in player-rolls. Brilliant 
jazz and rag tunes that just make the piano talk. The Gul¬ 
bransen makes ideal music for home dancing. Wonderful tone 
and smooth rhythm. 
Here are the latest song dances—words printed on the 
player-rolls. Ask the Gulbransen dealer for these rolls: 
Com* On. P»pa—One Step 
J»-Da—Fox Trot 
Italian Nigbt»—Waltz 
I’ll Say She Doei—Fox Trot 
Smiles—Fox Trot 
B«antiful Ohio—Waltz 
Chlng-Chong—One-Step 
Tell Me—Fox Trot 
Mary—One Step 
Dreamy Hawaiian Moon—Waltz 
Singapore—Fox Trot 
Mammy'a Lullaby—Waltz 
Bluin' the Blues—Fox Trot 
Navy Waltz 
I Am Always Chasing Rainbows 
Don’t Cry Little Girl, Don't 
Cry—One-Step 
” hen the Old Boat Heads for 
Home—One-Step 
Everybody Shimmies Now Fox 
Trot 
Nationally Priced 
Four models, all playable by hand 
and by roll. Sold at the same 
pirces to everybody, everywhere 
in the United States. 
White House Model $600 
Country Seat Model 535 
Town House Model 485 
Suburban Model 450 
Everybody wants a turn at the Gulbransen 
It’s so easy to play. Pedals without effort. Responds so de¬ 
lightfully. It’s half the fun to take a turn at the Gulbransen. 
^ ou can be breathless from dancing—all tired out—yet find 
it rests : du to play this remarkable instrument. You have never 
tried a player-piano that required so little effort. 
Try the Gulbransen at our dealer’s store. Play it yourself, 
don’t merely listen to it. You will find it’s great fun—simple and easy. 
The Gulbransen is so easy to play that a creeping baby did play it as 
ghown in the picture, and gave us the idea for our trade mark. 
The Gulbransen dealer near you displays this baby at the 
pedals in his store window and newspaper advertising. If you 
do not know him, write us for his address and our catalog. 
Gulbransen-Dickinson Co., 815 No. Sawyer Ave., Chicago 
( Pnnaunctd Gul-BRAN-un) 
(GULBRANSEN 
