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THE IMMENSE PROFITS OF THE 
TEA TRADE. 
.pwFn££8?Sy t , TOK9 0 ? 1 T HR (!UK AT AMERICAN 
TEA COM I AM became fully convinced, several ycaro 
ago, that consumers of Ton nrui Coffee were paying toe 
many and too large profit* on tlieBO article* of every day 
conanmiitlon, am! therefore organized THE GREAT 
AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. to do iv«, na far as poo- 
Bible, with these enormous drains npon the Consumer*, 
aud to supply them with these necessaries at the small 
eat possible price. 
To give one readers an Iden of the profits which hare 
been made In the Ten Trade, we will start with iho 
American Iiouhob, leaving oat of the ao.uuu rmirely 
profits of the Chinese motors. 
First: The American House In Chinn or Japan maker* 
large profits on their sales or shipments —and some o! 
the richest retired merchants In this country iuu "made 
their Immense fortunes through their HouaeBIn China. 
Second: The Bunker makes large profits upou Iho for¬ 
eign exchange used In the purchase of Tea. 
Third: The Importer makes a profit of 30 to 50 ?«- 
cent, in many cases. 
Fourth: On Its arrival hero It Is sold by the cargo.nnr. 
J ii‘Jl" rcfl8scr 11 to I'"' Speculator In Invoices o'. 
1,000 to 2,000 packages, at an average profit of about. 10 
per cent. 
Fifth: The Speculator sells it to the Wholesale Tea 
Dealer in lines, at a profit of 10 to IS per cent. 
Sixth The Wholesale Tea Dealer sells It to the Whole¬ 
sale t.roccrlu lots to suit, his trade, at a profit of about 
H) per cent, 
Seventh: The. Wholesale Grocer sells it to the Retail 
Dealer, at n profit of 1A to 25 per cent. 
, Tho Belabor sells It to the Consumer, for 
AM. THE PROMT UK CAN OKT. 
When you have added to these EIGHT profits ns many 
brokerages, cartages, storages, cooperages, and waste, 
and add the original co»l of the Tea, It will be perceived 
what the consumer has to pay. And now we propose to 
dealers ,y W * C!,D Be]1 1,0 vl!r J mnch lower than other 
niS l 't |l , r 7 fl|M! l,) l * n away with all these various profits 
cartages, storages, cooperages aud 
n "Xceptlou of small com mission paid for 
n „ ? 0 °! lr correspondents In CUIUS and Japan, 
one a; 1 ”' 1 d,small profit to ourselves which, on 
our largo Junes, win ^mplv pav us. 
iti.i Ki ’ MU ' lu of supplying clubs throughout 
ran recelvnfheJr*®?,?™ tT Y lH > i:irU ,jf u "‘ 1 flitted States 
6,r 1 ‘ as at the same price (With the small 
honght D |?mm*?r U il5v 'J transportation) its tliough they 
,,c °. n , r Warehouses | 0 tDI m city, 
II V 1 ,?. 2 f, , m i luilH from us may ronllrk-ntlr rr. - 
u|ion LtMm>( them pure and fresh, as they conic direct 
' \Vi' wasvont^n If <« pur warehouses. 
a wart ant all thogoods we sell to give entire siitis 
faction. H ihey arc not satisfactory they ca n b e returu- 
rerumi^h L ' T " V " ¥ " ,vHI ’ iu :Jy and iLv tt l h e mou^ 
Hnmtsfik Rconomn 
THE FRUIT GARDEN 
VARIOUS ORIGINAL RECIPES, &c 
Mopt farmers are ambitious to possess a good 
orchard, but few cultivate what might strictly 
be termed a fruit garden. On many farms orch¬ 
arding for market purposes is of doubtful profit, 
but on every farm a garden devoted to growing 
fruits for family use would be remunerative in 
every sense of the term. 
The fruit garden should not be large, as it will 
not be taken care of well enough; it should he 
located near the dwelling both for convenience 
in cultivating and pleasure in beholding it; it 
should be sheltered under the lee of the build¬ 
ings, or a bill, and surrounded by a dense, high 
evergreen hedge, or a tall, close board fence or 
stone wall. A sunny, warmly exposed location 
should be chosen, and the soil should be thor¬ 
oughly drained, well enriched, and deeply dug 
np. In short, make a good beginning, for when 
the trees are planted yon cannot drain, subsoil, 
or change the location without incurring great 
expense. 
Half an acre will make a fair sized fruit garden. 
Let us say that it is eight rods one way and ten 
the other; that it is longest north and south, 
and is inclosed with a tight board fence or 6tone 
wall eight feet high. 
Now let us see what we can plant in it. First, 
-we will have a border on the south, west and east 
sides, four feet wide, planted to grapes, apricots, 
and nectarines, which are trained against the 
fence. Next to this border on the west and cast 
sides only we will have a strip of grass eight 
feet wide. The two entrances to the garden 
&hall be on the south end, opening to the ends of 
these grass strips or walks. These are our only 
walkB; they serve for turning places for the 
horses in cultivating the garden, and the grass 
will mulch the strawberry bed. Along the south 
end of the garden devote ten feet to strawberries, 
then set seven rows, five feet apart, with rasp¬ 
berries, blackberries, currants and gooseberries, 
then four rows of dwarf pears, and as many of 
peaches, planting the trees eight feet apart each 
way, and heading them low; then you will have 
room left for two rows of cherry and one of plum 
and one of apple trees. 
This variety and quantity of fruit well taken 
care of will amply supply an ordinary family. 
Eds. Rup.ak :—Like every other housekeeper 
and lover of good things, I am disappointed if 
the “Domestic Column” is omitted from the 
Rural, and therefore send my mite to help fill it: 
Dutch Curesr.—T ut thick sour milk or fresh 
buttermilk in a suitable vessel, and set it over 
the lire where it will scald slowly; never having 
the heat greater than the hand can hoar, if eook- 
od too mueli it is dry and bard. As soon as the 
whey separates from the curd dip the whole 
carefully into a colander or seivo, to let the 
whey run off, and squeeze the curd as dry as 
possible with the hand; then add sweet cream, 
a lump of butter and a pinch of salt, according 
to the amount of curd you have. Mix this well 
and press your cheese into a bowl, and yon will 
have an excellent dish. 
Cottage Cheese. —Take curd prepared as 
above, salt it, and tie in a cloth. Lay a plate on 
the top and put a weight on it to press the whey 
out; let it stand till tea time, then takeout your 
curd, slice it in a suitable dish, cover it with 
sweetend cream. This is a favorite dish with 
many. 
Tickled Egos.—A s this is the season for fresh 
eggs, if you have a quantity of boiled ones left, 
as often happens, remove the shells, slice the 
eggs (they should be hard boiled,) cover them 
with vinegar and a layer of horseradish, and 
lovers of eggs will enjoy them. 
Geneva, Wie,, 1807. Aunt Rachel. 
Tlic Company have selected the following; klndB from 
their stock, which they recommend to meet tlic want# of 
Clubs. I hey are Bold at Cargo Prices, the samo as the 
Company sell them In New Tork, as the list of prices 
will tihow, 
mzcE list or teas. 
OOLONG (Black,) 70c., 80c., !K)c., best $1 u>. 
MIXED (Green and Black,) 70c„ 80c.90c., best |1 & n>. 
EXGLISII BREAKFAST (Black,) 80c., 90c., fl, $1,10, best 
$1,30 # lb. 
I MPERIAL (Green,) 80c., 90c., $1, $1,10, best $1,33 1? Ib. 
YOUNG HYSON (Green,) 80c., 00c., $1, $1,10, best $1,35 
V lb. 
UNCOLORKD JAPAN, $1, $1,10, best $1,35 19 lb. 
GUNPOWDER (Green,) $1,23, best $1,50 V ib. 
AU (mods sold are warranted to give satisfaction. 
These Teas are chosen lor (heir Intrinsic worth, keep- 
inf: In mind health, economy, and u high degree of pleas¬ 
ure lu drinking them. 
Our Black and Green Mixed Teas will gWa universal 
satisfaction and suit, all tastes, being composed of the 
beat Koo Chow Blacks and Moyuno Oreeng. English 
Breakfast Is not recommended, excepting to those who 
have acquired a taste for that kind of Tea, although It la 
the finest imported. 
Coffees Roasted and Ground Daily, 
Ground Coffee, 20c., 33c., 30c., 3Se„ best 40c. per pound. 
Hotels, Saloons, Hoarding House Keepers and Families, 
who use large quantities of Coflhu, can economise In that 
article by using oar French Breakfast and Dinner Coffee 
Which we sell at the low price of 80c. per pound, and 
warrant to give, perfect satisfaction. 
To make Ham Balls. —Take what is usually 
lelt and otherwise lost of boiled bam, chop fine, 
add as many eggs as you have persous to cat 
and a small amount of flour; beat together and 
make into balls. Fry in a little butter to a nice 
brown. They are eatable.—Mrs. M., Holly, N. Y. 
Orange Pie. —In reply to the inquiry for a 
recipe to make Orange Pie, I send one which 1 
have used for pies or tarts, arid find very good : 
Boil sour oranges in plenty of water until a 
straw will pierce the. skin ; then cut otr a piece 
from the top and bottom, cut the remainder in 
bits or slices ; to a quart bowl of the orange, put 
a teacup of sugar, aud half a grated nutmeg, and 
finish as pie or tart. If sweet oranges are used, 
the quantity of sugar should be less. 
Cocoa ni t Cake. — Grate the white meat of 
one coeoanut; take half a pound of flour, three- 
quarters pound sugar, six ounces butter, uud 
six beaten eggs for the cake; flavor to taste; 
when well beaten, stir in the coeoanut, and bake 
as pound cake.—Nix. 
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MEAN TEMPERATURE NECESSARY FOR 
GRAPES. 
We give herewith a fine illustration of the 
flower and spikes of this splendid bulbous, per¬ 
ennial plant. When first introduced it was 
thought to be Lardy, but experience liaa proved 
that it is not safe to leave It through the winter 
in an unprotected border. The plant is half 
evergreen, the flower stem and large leaves 
dying down, leaving a tuft of grccD, side shoots. 
The varieties are Olauca , which is of a hardy, 
herbaceous character, with a flower stem from 
two to three feet in height, covered on the top 
with oblong, bell-shaped flowers of brilliant 
scarlet and yellow colors, densely covering the 
stalk in a pyramidal form for about six inches. 
The foliage is light-green, from one to two feet 
long, narrow pointed, with a slight shade of 
grey. This species begins lo flower at the end 
of July. Glaumcenn , succeeding the former in 
blooming, but a little more luxurient in growth, 
(Jrandlflora and fkrstona — these species bloom 
somewhat later, aud show a succession of flow¬ 
ers until the winter sets in. They grow in any 
well-worked soil, and deserve a place in every 
garden. 
Ostrich Feathers. —To clean white ostrich 
feathers, take four ounces of white soap, cut 
small, dissolved in fonr pints of water, rather 
hot, in a large basin; make the solution into a 
lather. Introduce the feathers, and rub well 
with the hands for live or six minute*. After 
this soaping, wash in clean water, as hot as the 
hand can bear. .Shake until dry. 
Consumers can save from 50c. to $1 per pound by pur 
chasing their Teas of the 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY 
PTos. 31 and 33 Vcsey St., 
Post-Office Box, 5ftIS New York City.. 
No. 640 HROA D WAY, corner Bleecker street. 
No. 4111 EIGHTH AVE., north corner 34th Btreoc. 
No. 299 SPRING STREET. 
No. 205 FULTON STREET, Brooklyn, cor. Concord St. 
No. 133 GRAND STREET, Williamsburg. 
put in plenty of well-rotted manure, and distrib¬ 
ute it wide its well as deep. Lima beans want 
rich, well-munured soil, or they give but a poor 
return. Celery plants need to be pricked out 
into a gentle spent hot-bed frame. Cauliflower 
plants, as well as cabbages, are benefited by 
adding a handful of bone meal in each hill where 
they are to be planted. 
If you expect to gather good fruit, or large 
and fragrant flowers, keep the soil frequently 
stirred; never let it get packed down and dried. 
If drougth comes, the more you stir the land 
the better. Soil stirred after four o’clock p. m. 
will absorb the dew almost equal lo the effect of 
a small shower. Many years ago, wo kept a 
large nursery fresh, green, and growing all sum¬ 
mer, by keeping our plow and cultivator work¬ 
ing from three p. w. to dark, and sometimes a 
little on moonshiny nights. Grass fields all 
around us were burned out, forests were brown, 
and yet our tree* and plants grew on as usual, 
and all by means of constant stirring of the soil. 
Dahlia* may be planted out any time after the 
10th of the month. Deep, moist ground gives 
the growth and blooms; while a* manure, we 
have never found anything equal to a weekly ap¬ 
plication in liberal quantity of eoap-sud-, water 
and chamber lye. 
Stir the soil carefully around Japan lilies or 
other bulbs that are now coming strong out of 
the ground. 
This is the beet month to prune peach-trees. 
Takeout all dead wood; shorten back the last 
year’s growths one third to one-half; take away 
entire most of the puny little twigs, and shorten 
others back into spurs for bearing another year. 
Clear away all borers from the roots, 
Fruit-trees may yet be pruned; indeed, it is 
better to do it now than in mid-winter. Prun¬ 
ing now will be for the purpose of creating form 
and more vigorous growth. Trees that are al¬ 
ready growing thriftily had better be left until 
the last of July or early August, when the prun¬ 
ing will have a tendency to check extended 
growths aud increase the number of fruit-buds. 
Pelargoniums will now be flowering freely. 
Water liberally and often, with liquid manure. 
Keep the plants as near the glass as possible, 
and shade them at noonday. 
Plant Gladiolus bulbs this month. Select 
your colors, and plant the most brilliant in the 
center of the bed. 
This is a good month to propagate all green¬ 
house plants. 
Lawns require frequent mowing and rolling at 
this season. If left to grow so as to send up the 
seed stem at this time, it will be difficult to get 
the grass again alto good shape this season. As 
the hot weather approaches, mowings will not 
require to be as frequent. 
About the 10th of this month all bedding 
plants may be planted out. It is always best to 
harden them off, as it were, for a few days after 
being received from the green-house, by placing 
them in an open frame and shading them sliglit- 
ly. Tl planted out in the border immediately 
when received from the forcing frames or green- 
bouses, they often flag and die. It is also always 
best to head them back one-third to one-half in 
planting, thus taking away the most succulent 
and unripe parts, leaving the supplies from the 
roots to fill more perfectly and push forward 
with new vigor the remaining buds. — Horticul¬ 
turist, 
To Drive Nails. — Many persons, especially 
ladies, are ignorant of the proper place in which 
to drive a nail in the wall when desiring to hang 
a picture, dec. Examine the. wainseotingaround 
the bottom of the wall, and where you find the 
heads of the nails that have secured it to the 
wall, immediately over it from the bottom up¬ 
wards will he the only place wherein to find a 
firm footing for a nail. 
Some parties Inquire of tu how they shall proceed to 
pet up a club. Tlie answer Is simply thisLet each per¬ 
son wishing to Join In a olnb, say how much tea or coffee 
ho wants, and select the kind and price from our Price 
List, uh published In the paper or In our circulars. Wrlto 
the names, kinds, and amounts plainly on u list, and when 
the Club Is complete send It to ua hy mall .and we will put 
each party'M goods In separate packages, and mark the 
name upon them, with the cost, bo there need be no cob- 
fusion in their distribution —each party getting exactly 
what he orders, and no more. The cost ol transporta¬ 
tion the members of the club can divide equitably amon* 
themselves. 
The funds to pay for the goods ordered can be sent by 
drafts on New York, by Post-office money orders, or bv 
“ A Penny Saved Good as Two Earned.” — 
This time-honored proverb has lost none of it* 
pith, and those who make it the rule should not 
fail to use Pyle’s O K Soap, which docs not waste 
away like the common brown soaps, and which 
leaves the garments washed beautifully white 
and pure. Sold by grocers everywhere. 
INSECTS ATTACKING RASPBERRIES. 
never failed of a good crop. Manure a bed on 
the border of the garden—the size depending on 
the quantity to be produced. Spade the manure 
well in. Draw up small ridges about two feet 
apart; soak the seed for twenty-four hours in a 
weak brine of saltpetre and as much soot as 
can be stirred in, using hot water. Press the 
seed into the earth about six inches apart. 
When up, cultivate till the vines are well devel¬ 
oped, and then look out for a good return. 
Merchants — Are you willing to buy a certain 
number of pound* of Saleratus and only get so 
many papers containing only 14 or 15 ounces V 
Buy Bed Chemical Saleralux and you will get full 
weight and best goods. 
iMttcutfcral gotcis and: GJuMiejS 
'iXm 
Ripening New Wines.— The Agricultural Commit¬ 
tee of Sologne, France, has awarded the gold medal 
offered some time since to tUo inventor of a process 
which should enable French wines to be conveyed by 
land and sea, and preserved in any climate, withont 
alteration in flavor, M. Pasteur, who receives the 
award, has succeeded io establishing the fuot that the 
heating of ordinary wine to the extent of 50 degrees 
centigrade, is sufficient to kill all microscopic vegeta¬ 
tion, or the ferments by which it is produced, without 
affecting color or flavor, and to insure the preserva¬ 
tion of the wine in closed vessels for an Indefinite 
period. The various morbid changes in wines are 
found to be due to various stages or phases of micro¬ 
scopic vegetation, which M. Pasteur has accurately 
described. 
G 1 V&A/T omuc\^ 
Established, 1861 
Is endorsed by the leading newspapers, religious and 
secular, in this and other cities, viz: 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
Orange Judd, Editor. 
CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, New York, City, 
Dnolel Curry, D.D., Editor. 
CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
.1. M. Reid, O.O., Editor. 
CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE. Chicago, HI. 
ThoimiM ill. Eddy, D.D., Editor. 
CHRISTIAN INTELLIGENCER, 
E. S. Porter, D.D., Editor. 
EVANGELIST, New York City. 
Or. H. M. Field Ar J. G. Craighead, Editors. 
EXAMINER and CHRONICLE, New York City. 
Edward Bright, Editor, 
INDEPENDENT, New York City. 
\Vm. C'. Ilowrn, Publisher. 
MOORE’S RURAI, NEW-YORKER, 
D. D. T. Moore, Editor aud Proprietor. 
THE METHODIST, -Geo. R. Crook*, Editor. 
TRIBUNE, New York City. 
Horace Greeley, Editor. 
We call attention to the above list as a positive guar¬ 
anty ol' onr manner of doing business; as well as the 
hundreds of thousands of persons in our published 
Club Lists In former editions of the leadiug papers of ' 
the country. 
New Grape Region.— Hon. Lewis F. Allen has 
published a series of articles in the Buffalo Express, 
showing up the capabilities of Grand Island and the 
banks of Niagara River for grape culture. He thinks 
the earliest varieties of American grapes will grow 
arid ripen anywhere along the river after reaching a 
point six miles north of Buffalo, ho successfully that 
good wine in abundance may be produced, and be ad¬ 
vises the planting of vineyards in that locality. 
GARDEN AND ORCHARD WORK. 
is a busy month in the vegetable garden. 
Peas want hoeing, and perhaps brushing; early 
beets, parsneps, carrots, etc., if sowed the last 
month, want weeding. If not sown, the sooner 
the task is done the better for your chance of 
long, strong tubers. Make the ground deep aud 
mellow. Melons, cucumbers, sweet corn, squash- 
’ beans, etc., all to be planted this month. 
Keep the melons and cucumbers and squashes 
each a good distance apart, if possible. Toma¬ 
toes when first taken from the frame and planted 
should have a box around them a few days, until 
iheir roots get newly established. The same 
•dso of melons and cucumbers taken lrom the 
tame. In making melon and encumber hills, 
Fruit Boxes Given Away. — The person sending 
the advertisement with the above heading wishes 
us to state that he made un error in the same. It 
should read “price of piuts and quarts $10 per 1000, 
instead of 100.” See advertisement as corrected. 
Propagating Roses. — Please ask your Rural cor¬ 
respondents who love flowers to inform ns how to 
propagate roses by cuttings or layering. All that I 
have seen upon this subject is so indefinite that I 
cannot tell how to proceed.— a. s. s. 
