1893 
3o7 
WHAT OPEN EYES SEE. 
Look Closer. —Some of our friends have 
not even yet discovered that the Open 
Eyes offer was withdrawn a month ago. 
Pine Pillows. —Needles from the White 
pine tree, besides making a very pleasant 
pillow, have also curative powers for 
catarrhal and lung troubles. 
For Inflamed Eyes. —When troubled 
with sore or inflamed eyelids, bathe 
with warm tea in which a very little alum 
has been dissolved. A. l. w. 
Salt for Cleansing. —Dairy farmers who 
once use common table salt to cleanse 
their milk strainers will be well satisfied 
with the result. n. f. 
Smoked Herring Salad. —Harper’s Bazar 
does not disdain to give Mrs. Parker’s 
recipe for smoked herring salad, a neat 
variation in the use of this cheap relish. 
Put the crisp leaves of a head of lettuce 
in a salad-bowl; skin and remove the 
bones from two smoked herrings; chop 
them and mix with the lettuce; pour 
over a plain salad dressing to which have 
been added the chopped whites of two 
hard-boiled eggs. The dressing will 
doubtless be made with the use of the 
two yolks. 
Training In the Arts.— It is told that 
Empress Frederick herself designed the 
brooches which Princess Margarethe gave 
to the four young ladies of noble birth 
who bore her train at the marriage cere¬ 
mony. The brooches were of white 
enamel, in the form of marguerites, 
thickly encrusted with diamonds, the 
tip of each petal and the centers of the 
flowers being formed by rubies. When 
empresses and queens make themselves 
proficient, almost to a woman, in one or 
more useful arts, shall not those of lower 
degree gladly follow so good an example? 
What Wc Could. —We could not make 
garden last spring, but I planted a space 
one foot wide and twelve long in front of 
a lily bed; and we had lettuce and radishes 
from it for a month, and transplanted 
enough lettuce to supply us the last six 
weeks of summer. From a cold-frame 
three feet by six I transplanted six egg 
plants and 25 each of celery, cauliflower 
and pepper plants, and set 100 roots 
of water cress in a shallow stream. The 
last furrow in the potato patch, 10 rods 
long, was planted with onion sets, sum¬ 
mer squashes, cucumbers, radishes, let¬ 
tuce, spinach, peas and beans, and re¬ 
planted as they were used, and we all 
agreed that we had never had so many 
early vegetables as from these small 
patches of ground nor found them so ex¬ 
cellent. M. M. 
Social Purity Congress at Chicago.— 
Under the general division of moral and 
social reform topics, which are to be con¬ 
sidered in June in the congress auxil¬ 
iaries of the World's Fair, will be the 
International Congress on Social Purity, 
which will be held Friday and Saturday, 
June 2 and 3. All European societies for 
the abolition of State regulation of vice, 
all Social Purity and White Cross organ¬ 
izations of all countries, and all churches, 
philanthropic and rescue associations in 
sympathy with its objects, are invited 
to send five or more representatives. 
Addresses will be delivered by Frances 
E. Willard, Julia Ward Howe, Mary 
A. Livermore, Rev. Antoinette Brown 
Two Stepping Stones 
to consumption are ailments we 
often deem trivial—a cold and 
a cough. Consumption thus ac¬ 
quired is rightly termed “ Con¬ 
sumption from neglect.” 
Scott’s Emulsion 
not only stops a cold but it is re¬ 
markably successful where the 
cough has become deep seated. 
Scott's Emulsion is the 
richest of fat-foods yet 
the easiest fat food to 
take. It arrests waste 
and builds up healthy 
flesh. 
Prepared by Scott A Bowne, N. Y. All druggists. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Blackwell, and others. No formal action 
will be taken or resolutions adopted, 
except by unanimous consent of accred¬ 
ited representatives. The White Cross 
work, as represented in England and 
America, will be considered. Some of 
thfc topics will be : “ The Origin and 
Progress of the White Cross in America,” 
by Rev. Dr. B. F. De Costa; “ The White 
Cross in Great Britain,” “The Supreme 
Need of the White Cross,” “Single Moral 
Standard for Men and Women,” “ Wages 
and Morality,” “ White Cross in Relation 
to Other Reforms,” “Amusements and 
Morals,” etc. 
Ornamental Shrubbery.— No matter how 
overworked a farmer’s wife may be, she 
is desirous that her door-yard shall pre¬ 
sent an attractive appearance, and often 
spends hours that should be devoted to 
rest in cultivating flower beds. I am far 
from decrying the refining influence of 
such sights; but when health is so 
precious and rest so necessary to its pres¬ 
ervation, why not set out ornamental 
trees and shrubbery? With the Mountain 
ash, the Flowering Cornel, some of the 
numerous varieties of evergreens and 
the hardier palms, a yard may be a thing 
of beauty, though there may not be in 
it a single flower. dora v. b. 
The Hoop Skirt a Joy. —“Down with 
the hoop skirt! ” In my opinion a small 
hoop, one in which you can take a good 
easy step, is the most comfortable thing 
a woman can wear, and I wore one as 
long as it could be had. They are in¬ 
convenient in getting into carriages, I 
know; but that is only one moment’s 
bother against hours of comfort gained 
by their use. Think how much less 
weight of skirts one needs with them, 
even if one’s form is as nearly perfect as 
it is apt to be in these degenerate days, 
I do not think that any reason for liking 
to walk with long, full skirts writhing 
and flapping around the legs; and if the 
skirts are narrow and tied back, they 
are still worse. I never did wear one of 
those very large hoops, and hope the 
people are too sensible to revive that 
fashion, but a small hoop is neat, pretty 
and comfortable. m. l. r. p. 
the outside on this lining, putting a box 
plait in the center of each side, sewing 
around three sides, leaving one side open, 
put enough cotton (such as is used for 
ordinary quilting only pull it apart mak¬ 
ing it soft and fleecy) into this opening 
until it takes up the fullness made by 
the plaits, sew up the fourth side as the 
rest, and in the center of the square 
work the cotton away a little making it 
puff up all around, and securely sew a 
bunch of zephyr which has been wound 
around the finger. Sew the squares to¬ 
gether in strips the length of the quilt, 
alternating light and dark, then sew the 
strips together. It is better to make all 
the squares before sewing in strips, as it 
requires watching to mix them nicely. 
Finish by lining, taking an occasional 
stitch through to keep it in place. A 
handsomer one could be made of silk or 
satin in the same way, substituting 
embroidery silk for zephyr. A. H. b. 
A quick dessert for baking day is made 
by preparing at the last kneading of your 
bread dough, as many rather large bis¬ 
cuits as there are members in the family. 
Let them rise as for baking and an hour 
before dinner place in the steamer. At 
dinner split open, butter and spread with 
jelly or any kind of canned or fresh fruit 
and eat with cream and sugar, e. c. g. 
lw you name TH* R. N.-Y. to our advertisers yon 
may be pretty sure of prompt repllea and right 
treatment. 
To Restore 
hair which 
has become thin, 
and keep the scalp 
clean and healthy, use 
AyER’S 
HAIR VIGOR 
Pin Money. —In April I bought two 
papers of sage seed, costing 10 cents, and, 
after preparing thoroughly a bed in the 
garden, I sowed the seed in rows a foot 
apart, placing each seed about six inches 
from the next, and covering with half an 
inch of earth. In four weeks the young 
plants were just above the ground, but 
the weeds were quite large and had to be 
taken out with care. The plants grew 
rapidly, with a little help from a pail 
of dirt from the hen-house. During 
the latter part of summer and fall I 
picked the leaves carefully twice a month, 
and dried them in the shade. I have sold 
two pounds to our butcher for SI, and 
have two pounds for my own use, besides 
having all the plants for another year’s 
growth. This has been very little trou¬ 
ble, as I used a low chair to sit in while 
picking the leaves. I shall engage in the 
business more extensively another sum¬ 
mer, as it furnishes a little pin money 
and fresh air and sunshine. a l. w. 
A Year's Supply of Groceries.— We have 
a large orchard and sell our good apples 
barreled, as we are near a good market. 
This leaves a lot of poorer fruit which 
many people would sell for cider, or 
feed to the stock. We, however, put it 
in an apple cellar and leave it there till 
the ground is frozen, when out-door 
work must cease. We have an evapor¬ 
ating machine and good parer which 
the man of the house runs. The cutting 
is done by his wife, while the trays are 
laid and the machine tended—that is, 
the fire kept, sulphur put in, and the 
trays put in and taken out—by one or 
two children, according to their size. 
Three barrels of green apples may be 
dried every day, making about 60 pounds 
of evaporated fruit. Late in the winter 
this is takpn to our nearest market and 
exchanged for a barrel of sugar, several 
barrels of flour and other small groceries 
as required for the ensuing year. One 
word of warning : Don’t get too much 
soap, Oh ! “ Man of the House,” as that 
is what all grocers are the most anxious 
to sell! H. E. D. 
Another Comfort. —A nice way to utilize 
odd pieces of worsted goods is to make 
them into a comfort as follows : Cut the 
material into pieces four inches square 
with a smaller lining of gingham or any 
odd goods three inches square. Baste 
Mothers. —Be sure to use “ Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best,-~Adu. 
It prevents the hair 
from falling out 
or turning gray. 
The best 
Dressing 
•Tuft’s Tiny Pills* 
The dyspeptic, the debilitated, wheth- 
“erfrom excess of work of mind or™ 
• body or exposure in malarial regions, A 
will find Tutt’g Pills the most genial U 
restorative ever offered the invalid. 
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40 Acre Apple Orchard. 
FOR SALE. 
In Vernon Co., Mo. Choice winter varieties. Im¬ 
provements good. Convenient to market. Terms, 
easy. A bargain. Address 
BIRDSEYE & HARRIS, Nevada, Mo. 
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PREVENTS 
Mildew and Black Rot 
— ow — 
CRAPES, FRUITS, ETC. 
Book sent on application to 
C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coentles Slip, New York. 
SEED POTATOES. 
Choice Swamp Rose, Rural New-Yorker No. 2, Monroe 
Seedlings and otner new and leading varieties, very 
cheap. Address for price, 
O. H. WHITE & SON, Miller’s Corners, N. Y. 
P OTATOES.— Burpee’s E. Early, E. Vaughan, $4 
per bbl. Many others cheaper. Wholesale list 
free. GEORGE A. BONNELL, Waterloo, N. Y. 
FOR SHE. 
—Rural New-Yorker No. 2f Potatoes. 
81.25 per bushel; 13.50 per barrel. 
J. BUTLER, Everettstown, N. J. 
WALL PAPERS 
The most complete set of samples and instructions 
how to paper sent FREE for 8 cts. to pay postage. 
We have the largest and best selected stock in tne U. S. 
It will pay you to see our samples before purchasing. 
CHAS. M.K. KILLEN,614&616 So.20th St. Phila. 
WHY PAY DEALER’S PROFIT? 
it 1 ) 7R ^uys a White Reed Haby Carriage, freight 
I J prepaid, shipped on 10 days’ trial. Latest 
design and style. Perfect, reliable and finely finished. 
Nothing but the best material used and warranted for 3 
| YEARS. We have been in the manufacturing business 
^ many years, and are reliable and responsible : make and 
-Vie 11 nothing but what we can guarantee as represented,quote 
^lowest factory yrief. Writs to-day for our large free cat- 
_ alogus, which Is one of the most complete ever published. 
OXFORD MFG. CO.. 340 Wabash Ave.. Chicago, 111. 
Would you rather buy lamp- 
chimneys, one a week the 
year round, or one that lasts 
till some accident breaks it? 
Tough glass, Macbeth’s 
“pearl top” or “pearl glass," 
almost never break from heat, 
not one in a hundred. 
Where can you get it? and what does k coat f 
Your dealer knows where and how much. It 
costa more than common glass; and may be, he 
thinks tough glass isn’t good for bis business. 
Pittsburgh. Gbo. A. Macbeth Co. 
T EATHER Wants oil in- 
1 —/ side, not outside. Vacu¬ 
um Leather Oil penetrates, 
lubricates the fibres, keeps 
them from wearing, and soft; 
25c, and your money back if 
you want it. 
Patent lambskin-with-wool-on swob and book — 
How to Take Care of Leather—both free at the 
store. 
Vacuum Oil Company, Rochester, N. Y. 
THE GREEN MOUNTAIN GRAPE. 
The Seventh Year’s 
Trial of this wonderful 
grape more than sus¬ 
tains all that has been 
said of It In the past. 
The most desirable 
hardy outdoor early 
grape known. Send for 
free circular giving full 
Information. Address 
STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS, New Canaan. Conn. 
100,000 Strawberry Plants for Sale 
Sixteen best varieties. Six acres In fruiting. Send 
for Price-list. WALTER F. TABER, 
Lakevlow Fruit Farm, Poughkeepsie, N. Y 
a 1854. -Established 39 Years.-I893. 
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WIND MILLS 
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11. Btver St.. BATAVIA, ILL. 
OUR HAY CARRIERS 
are the beat suited for all kinds of buildings. U»a 
any Fork or Slings, Sell direct. 
FOWLER A FARRINGTON. 
Tanghannook Falls, N. T 
THE CURTIS STEEL ROOFING COMPANY 
SELLS IRON AND STEEL 
ROOFING 
direct to YOO [.at Agents’ prices. Write for our 
GUARANTEE. 
Address Box 1385, Niles, Ohio. 
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ELASTICITY 
Is the most important feature In a smooth wire fence. 
Those who dispute this have never tried our Colled 
Spring article, or they are interested in some non- 
elastic fence. If you want facts about elastic fences 
go to those who know, or try It yourself on a 
guarantee. 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., 
Adrian, Mich. 
The PagecWlre Fence Company of Ontario, Ltd.. 
Walkervllle, Ontario, 
