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The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
January  6,  1923 
WOMAN  AND  HOME 
From  Day  to  Day 
Likeness 
I  have  a  little  child — a  son-— 
And  I  imagine  he 
Is  something  like  the  little  boy 
Christ  used  to  be. 
He  waits  on  me  so  lovingly, 
With  earnest  eyes  and  sweet ; 
So  willing  and  so  eager  are 
Ilis  hands  and  feet. 
I  think  the  little  Lord  was  glad 
To  serve  His  mother  so, 
And  down  the  streets  of  Nazareth 
On  errands  go. 
And  when  my  son  has  grown  a  man 
Of  strength  and  courtesy. 
O.  Jesus,  may  he  then  as  now 
Resemble  Thee. 
ANNE  B.  PAYNE 
•  In  Good  Housekeeping. 
* 
Several  years  ago  we  had  brief  articles 
describing  homemade  dumb-waiters.  We 
would  like  some  further  experience  on 
this  subject.  In  a  kitchen  where  a  closet 
is  to  be'  built  in,  is  it  practical  to  build 
a  dumb-waiter  going  down  to  the  cellar  in 
one  end  of  the  closet?  Our  inquirer 
wishes  to  be  assured  that  there  would  be 
no  risk  of  young  children  falling  down 
the  shaft— a  danger  that  certainly  would 
not  exist  under  proper  conditions.  Who 
will  tell  us  about  this?  We  want  to  learn 
everything  we  can  about  built-in  kitchen 
conveniences  that  are  adaptable  to  a  faim 
home. 
* 
Here  is  the  story  of  a  city  waif,  re¬ 
cently  related  by  the  New  York  Tribune. 
In  all  our  work  for  the  forlorn  and 
wretched  in  foreign  lands,  we  should  not 
lose  sight  of  poverty  and  suffering  in  our 
own  country  : 
Tow-headed  Johnny  Miller,  an  eight- 
vear-old  Diogenes,  whose  abode  for  the 
Dst  three  weeks  has  been  a  disused  watei 
tank  on  the  roof  of  a  tenement  at  Essex 
and  Rivington  streets,  betrayed.no  as¬ 
tonishment  yesterday  at  the  luxuries  with 
which  he  found  himself  surrounded  in 
the  new  home  of  the  New  York  Societ.i 
for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Children, 
at  Fifth  avenue  and  104th  street. 
He  ate  heartily,  took  quiet  enjoyment 
in  the  clean  sheets  and  warm  blankets 
on  his  bed  and  smiled  a  gleaming  and 
not  at  all  wistful  smile  when  his  neigh¬ 
bors  in  the  infirmary-  spoke  of  the  cer¬ 
tainty  of  Santa  Claus’  visit.  The  youth¬ 
ful  tank  dweller  is  a  philosopher,  and 
takes  things  as  they  come;  in  his  experi¬ 
ence  one  thing  never  has  failed  to  suc¬ 
ceed  another. 
When  his  mother  died  a  stepmother 
succeeded  her.  Johnny  accepted  her. 
though  he  felt  he  could  get  along  without 
her.  particularly  after  his  father,  who 
was  an  iceman,  was  killed  by  an  accident. 
Then  his  stepmother  made  him  scrub 
floors  and  used  a  whip  on  him  at  the 
slightest  excuse.  c ,  ..  , 
.Tohnnv  bore  with  her,  confident  that 
things  would  change.  They  did.  His 
stepmother  gave  him  $5  about  three 
weeks  ago  and  turned  him  adrift — she 
was  going  back  to  Europe.  Johnny,  took 
the  $5  and  consulted  with  his  friends. 
Johnny  Policliell  and  Nattie  Falak,  who 
knew  as  well  as  he  how  painfully  inade¬ 
quate  a  $5  bill  was  to  support  life  in  New 
York.  .  ,  „  .  . 
Through  the  advice  of  his  friends. 
Johnny  left  the  tenement  on  East 
Houston  street,  which  had  been  his 
home  since  his  parents  brought  him  here 
fom  Poland  as  a  baby,  and  took  refuge 
in  the  water  tank,  placing  some  boards 
on  top  as  a  roof.  His  fox  terrier  shared 
the  quarters  with  him  until  food  got 
scarce  and  money  ran  low.  Every  day 
Johnny  went  to  school  and  every  night 
he  curled  up  in  the  tank. 
A  few  days  ago  Johnny  found  it  im¬ 
possible  to  descend  the  steep  stairs  from 
the  roof.  His  feet  had  blistered  because 
of  constant  contact  with  stockings  and 
shoes.  The  most  stoical  of  philosophers 
can’t  sleep  in  a  water  tank  in  December 
if  he  takes  off  his  shoes  and  stockings 
every  night.  The  situation  was  vexa¬ 
tious.  but  Johnny  felt  sure  something 
would  come  up. 
It  did.  It  took  the  ample  form  of 
Mrs  Helen  Lehrman,  who  went  to  the 
r0of  for  some  washing  late  Sunday  night 
and  heard  Johnny  muttering  in  his  sleep. 
Then  came  a  policeman,  an  ambulance 
surgeon,  who  treated  the  blisters,  and 
then  the  rooms  of  the  Children’s  Society. 
Texas  Notes 
December  came  in  like  Spring.  We 
have  had  very  little  cold  weather  so  far ; 
only  enough  frost  to  turn  the  leaves  red 
and  open  the  cotton  bolls.  The  cotton  is 
all  picked,  and  most  of  it  marketed ;  it 
brought  a  better  price  than  the  farmers 
expected,  from  20c  to  22c  a  pound.  There¬ 
fore.  the  farmers  are  enabled  to  pay  most 
of  their  debts,  and  also  to  look  forward 
and  plan  for  next  year’s  crops  with  more 
hope.  We  had  Fall  rains,  and  wheat 
was  sowed  in  good  season.  The  fields  are 
now  green.  .  . 
Turkevs  sold  for  the  Thanksgiving 
trade  for  35c,  and  the  women  who  had 
turkeys  to  sell  are  very  happy.  Eggs  are 
now  50c.’  and  hard  to  get.  I  suppose 
most  of  the  hens  are  molting  and  will 
begin  to  lay  a  little  later  on.  I  was  very 
much  surprised  to  find  a  nest  of  turkey 
eggs.  I  never  heard  of  turkeys  laying 
in  the  Fall  before. 
If  we  sell  any  of  our  cattle,  we  have 
to  sell  at  a  sacrifice,  and  there  are  not 
many  being  sold  about  here.  The  farm¬ 
ers  are  killing  their  fat  yearlings  and 
selling  to  their  neighbors,  or  taking  them 
to  nearby  towns.  They  get  from  8c  to  15c 
a  pound  this  way.  We  are  all  anxiously 
waiting  for  it  to  turn  cold,  to  enable  us 
to  kill  hogs.  They  are  mostly  very  large 
and  fat,  and  are  ready  to  kill. 
The  rural  school  seems  to  interest 
everyone,  all  over  the  country.  There  is 
never  enough  money  in  the  district  to 
provide  for  a  term  long  enough  to  give 
the  country  children  a  good  education, 
and  they  have  to  be  sent  to  the  towns 
to  the  high  schools,  which  is  often  a  hard- 
The  Rural  Patterns 
In  ordering  always  give  number  of  pattern 
and  size  desired,  sending  price  with  order 
9833.  Hoys’  blouse 
suit,  4  to  14  years. 
The  8-year  size  Will 
require  1%  yds.  of 
...  „  material  36  in.  wide, 
medium  size  will  re-  j  yg  V(]S-  44  t/s  yu, 
quire  3Vg  yds.  of  54>  for  the 
trousers; 
UK  in  iviflp.  .  - . 
9955.  Gill’s  coat, 
0  to  34  years.  The 
material  36  in.  wide 
3  yds.  44,  2V>  yds 
54.  20  cents. 
2  yds.  36,  1%  yds. 
44,  1  y8  yds.  54  for 
the  blouse.  20  cents. 
V1*  1^1 
9949.  Blouse  for 
misses  and  small  9220.  Child’s  bath 
women,  16  and  18  robe,  2  to  8  years, 
years.  The  16-year  The  6-year  old  size 
size  will  require  1%  will  require  314  yds. 
yds.  of  material  36  of  material  27  or  36 
or  44  in.  wide.  20  in.  wide,  214  yds. 
cents.  44.  20  cents. 
ship,  as  money  has  to  be  raised  for  board 
and  expenses.  There  should  be  some 
remedy  for  such  a  state  of  affairs.  Here 
is  Texas,  rich  in  oil  and  gas,  and  not 
enough  income  paid  intfl  the  State  Treas¬ 
ury  this  year  to  provide  any  more  money 
to"  help  the  schools.  All  the  farmers  are 
complaining  that  taxes  are  higher  than 
ever  this  year,  and  usually  in  the  smaller 
districts  if  a  bond  issue  is  voted  on.  it 
does  not  carry,  as  the  farmers  say  they 
cannot  stand  any  more  taxes. 
Potatoes  are  about  50c  a  peck  with 
us ;  apples  are  shipped  in.  and  sell  for 
$1.50  per  bu.,  and  we  are  glad  to  get 
them  at  that  price.  Later  on  they  will 
sell  for  from  50c  to  75c  per  doz. 
The  quail  season  is  open  now.  The 
slaughter  of  the  beautiful  birds  has  be¬ 
gun.  We  do  not  allow  hunting  on  our 
place,  and  the  quail  are  very  tame.  I 
have  seen  them  in  the  door.vard,  and  even 
on  the  back  steps.  We  never  kill  any 
of  them,  as  they  are  friends  to  the  farmer ; 
they  destroy  so  many  boll  weevils. 
Gan  anyone  read  the  article  in  the  De¬ 
cember  issue  of  one  of  our  popular  maga¬ 
zines  and  not  almost  hate  the  men  who 
could  tole  the  beautiful  ducks  into  a 
cove  and  slaughter  them  by  the  hundreds? 
It  seems  a  sin  to  kill  them  in  that  way 
just  for  sDort.  Why  not.  give  them  a 
fair  chance  and  not  shoot  from  ambush? 
Now  that  eggs  are  so  high  I  find  my 
recipe  for  cake  quite  welcome  amongst 
my  friends  and  neighbors :  Two  cups 
sugar,  %  cup  shortening,  a  pinch  of  salt 
Rub  well  together,  then  add  one  egg  and 
one  tablespoon  of  water  to  take  the  place 
of  another  egg;  beat  well ;  two  cups  sour 
milk,  four  cups  flour,  one  teaspoon  soda 
and  two  heaping  teaspoons  baking  pow¬ 
der.  Flavor  with  nutmeg.  This  will 
make  six  good  layers.  Raisins  and  spice 
added  make  it  a  good  loaf  cake. 
I  would  like  to  know  if  one  could  grind 
b^ef  or  pork  very  fine  and  can  it,  some¬ 
thing  like  the  potted  ham  we  buy.  I 
have  a  pressure  canner.  and  would  like 
to  hear  from  some  of  The  R.  N.-Y.  fam¬ 
ily  if  they  ever  canned  meat  that  way. 
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