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Tht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 13, 1921 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Immortality 
The sun sinks low at night, and disap¬ 
pears. 
Come sleep—and dreams—with cruel, 
fearsome night. 
But morning breaks, renewing life—and 
fears 
Are proven groundless by day’s radiant 
light. 
Our lives burn low. Death closes soon 
our eyes. 
We sleep—but need we fear to sleep 
away? 
Ah, no! for surely comes the soul's sun¬ 
rise 
With the fair dawning of life's other 
day. 
-MARY CAROLYN DAVIES. 
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A COMBINATION of red raspberries and 
green grapes, half and half, makes an ex¬ 
cellent jelly. Cook the fruit all together, 
strain and finish like any other jelly. 
Crepe paper hats have made their ap¬ 
pearance again this Summer, but they 
are not the fluffy lampshade effects of 
years ago. The paper is braided so that 
it looks like a real milliner’s braid, and 
then made up on a frame. A special sort 
of varnish is applied which makes the hat 
rainproof. There is quite a vogue for 
these hats for country and sports wear. 
5k 
It is surprising how often correspond¬ 
ents abbreviate their address when writ¬ 
ing business letters, and without doubt 
errors and delay arise from this cause. It 
is safe to write N. Y. or Phila. or S. F., 
because everyone knows those cities, but 
there is no reason for writing “Sehen.” 
for Schenectady, or “Mdltn.” for Middle- 
town. Unless the postmarked envelope 
is at hand such an abbreviation, being 
unfamiliar, must be puzzled out, and if 
the writing is indistinct it may be im¬ 
possible to be quite sure. Such abbre¬ 
viations are an annoyance to busy peo¬ 
ple. and in most cases are quite unneces¬ 
sary. 
>|« 
Some attractive bedspreads seen in the 
art needlework departments are un¬ 
bleached muslin, stamped in the center 
with a large basket of flowers, and with 
a smaller design in each corner. These 
designs are in colors, to be bordered and 
embellished with embroidery in heavy col¬ 
ored cotton. The same idea would be ex¬ 
cellent for an appliqug design such as is 
used in patched quilts. These spreads 
are single thickness, without quilting, 
hence are light to wash. A bedspread of 
unbleached muslin sheeting having a 
patchwork design, such as the basket of 
flowers, in the center and the four cor¬ 
ners, would be very attractive. 
5k 
Reapers seem very much interested in 
the crocheted rag rugs described by a 
Texas correspondent. Some time ago one 
of our New England correspondents told 
how she knitted rag rugs. The rags are 
torn in strips, just as they are for braid¬ 
ing or crocheting, cast on large wooden 
needles, and knitted plain. The results 
are said to be excellent. This forms a 
square or rectangular rug, while those 
crocheted are round or oval. We special¬ 
ly admire the braided rag rugs, but think 
it probable that those knitted or cro¬ 
cheted could be made more rapidly. 
Conserves in Variety 
Grape Conserve.—5 lbs. grapes, remove 
skins and seeds; five oranges, one lemon, 
~) lbs. sugar, 1 lb. walnut meats. Chop 
oranges and lemons, remove seeds. Cook 
till thick, then add walnuts, heat for five 
minutes, put in glasses and seal when 
cold. 
Christmas Conserve.—Three oranges, 
juice and grated rind; one lemon, juice 
and grated rind; three-fourths cup wal¬ 
nut meats. 1% lbs. raisins, seedless, 
% lb. blanched almonds. 1% lbs. sugar, 
% pint grape juice. Put all the ingre¬ 
dients together and cook till thick, adding 
nut meats last. Pour in glasses, seal 
when cold. 
Prune Conserve.—5 lbs. prunes, three 
oranges, five mips of sugar, 1 lb. walnut 
meats. Soak primes over night in cold 
water to cover, boil in same water till 
tender. Discard the pits, cut prunes in 
small pieces, remove seeds and part of 
skin from oranges, cut in small pieces. 
Add sugar and cook till thick; then add 
nut meats five minutes before conserve is 
done. Pour into sterilized glasses, sea) 
when cold. 
Rhubarb Conserve.—5 lbs. rhubarb, 
eight cups sugar, three cups weak vine¬ 
gar, two oranges, two cups seedless rai¬ 
sins, two cups walnut meats, one tea¬ 
spoon cinnamon, one-half teaspoon cloves. 
Cut rhubarb in small pieces, pour boiling 
water over it, let stand five minutes and 
drain. Add sugar, vinegar, spices, grated 
rind and juice of oranghs, and raisins cut 
in pieces. Cook till thick, then add nut 
meats and pour in sterilized glasses. 
Seal when cold. 
Cherry Conserve.—Three cups sour 
cherries, two cups seedless raisins, three 
cups water. Remove pits from cherries, 
cut raisins in small pieces. Add water, 
boil 30 minutes, then measure and add 
equal quantity of sugar. Cook till thick, 
then pour into sterilized glasses. When 
cold seal with paraffin. 
Pear Conserve.—3 lbs. sugar, 4 lbs. 
pears, cut fine, 1 lb. raisins, seedless, two 
chopped oranges, seeds removed, 1 lb. 
chopped walnut meats. Cook all but the 
walnut meats till thick, then add the nuts 
about six minutes before removing from 
the fire. Pour in glasses, seal when cold. 
Gooseberry Conserve.—Three quarts 
gooseberries, wash and stem, boil until 
2096A. Sleeveless dress for misses and small 
women. 16 and IS years. The 16-year size will 
require 3 yards of material 32, 36 or 44 inches 
wide, with 1% yards 36 or 44 for the blouse. 
Width at the lower edge 1 y 2 yards. 20 cents. 
2097A. Sleeveless dress. 34 to 44 bust. The 
medium size will require 3'-i yards of material 
32 inches wide, 3’a yards 30 or 40. 20 cents. 
they burst. Add two quarts sugar, one 
quart ground pineapple, 1 lb. raisins. Boil 
mixture till thick, then add two cups 
walnut meats. Pour in glasses; seal 
when cold. mrs. ciiari.es martin. 
Sliced Cucumber Pickle 
Last year you printed a recipe for 
sliced cucumber pickles with onions. I 
have lost the paper. Will you reprint 
the recipe? Mrs. a. g. p. 
One quart cucumbers sliced thin, but 
not pared, one onion sliced, one small 
green pepper finely chopped. Sprinkle 
with salt, let stand three hours. Drain, 
add one cup.brown sugar, one-fourth tea¬ 
spoon turmeric, one-half teaspoon cloves, 
one tablespoon grated horseradish and 
enough vinegar to cover. Let this heat 
well, but do not boil. 
One-Two-Three-Four Cake 
One cup of sweet milk, two cups of 
granulated sugar, three cups of sifted 
flour, four eggs, two aud one-half cups of 
butter. Cream the butter and sugar; add 
the eggs, well beaten ; then the milk. To 
the sifted flour add one teaspoonful of 
soda and two teaspoonfuls of cream of 
tartar. Sift, into the eggs and milk, 
flavor, beat five minutes, bake about 30 
minutes. This recipe was used by my 
great-grandmother. jennie lind. 
West cl ox 
'-that's Big Bens family name 
Pocket Ben requires 
no coddling 
H ERE’S a good, sturdy 
timepiece that’ll go 
through any old job with you 
and won’t need pampering. 
Pocket Ben is built for hard 
work and won’t shy at an 
overall pocket or a work shirt. 
Men who work out-doors 
and want to get full mea¬ 
sure from every daylight 
hour, like Pocket Ben. He 
has a double-back case that 
keeps out dust and dirt and 
helps him deliver every min¬ 
ute of good timekeeping the 
Westclox people build into 
him. 
It’s a good feeling to have 
a watch like that for the 
heavy duty jobs on the farm. 
No use exposing your high- 
priced watch to every-day 
hardships and inviting big 
repair bills. 
Look up Pocket Ben at 
yourdealers. He represents a 
lot of good timekeeping at a 
veryreasonable price-$2.oo. 
WESTERN CLOCK CO., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, U.S. A. 
Makers of Vittcltx: Big Ben, Baby Ben, Pocket Ben, Glo-Ben, America,Sleep-Meter, Jack o’Lantern 
Fadtr/: Peru, Illinois. In Canada: Western Clock Co., Limited, Peterborough, Ont. 
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Automatic Drop-Head, 
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When it arrives use it free for one month. If 1 then you 
are fully satisfied with it, send us $2.40—and pay $2.40 
each month for 11 months—$28.80 in all. If it does not suit 
you, ship it back at our expense. 
Genuine Oak Woodwork, beautifully finished; Iron Stand, enam¬ 
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matic Bobbin Winder; Self Threading Cylinder Shuttle; Adjustable Stitch; 
All up to date improvements. All tools and accessories free 
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They always have been his best sellers 
__ and strong helpers for his prosperity. 
Iney have satisfied brush users lor over a century 
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This attractive 234-page book has 
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