Jfcw publications 
and the manner of putting up 
Rich Square, N. C. 
Domestic (cron onto 
Domestic Inquiries.—A. subscriber de¬ 
sires to know the best modo of preserving 
cider: also, the quickest method of con¬ 
verting cider into vinegar. . • • I*. 
Ct.AtTSJSN tells us (on page 370, last volume,) 
time to preserve eggs, but does not tell us 
how well they ure preserved, or how long 
they can be kept without danger of spoil¬ 
ing. Will such eggs sell when fresh eggs can 
be had at moderate prices ? What propor¬ 
tion or (hem spoil in the brine, and how 
much less per dozen do they sell for than 
fresh eggs? — Subscriber. . . . i wish to 
ask some of the good Rural cooks howto 
cook Lima beans—whether they are intend- 
Fer sale at the RruAr, NE'V-YOIikkk Office, No. ft 
Beckman 8t., New York, or sent by mail, post¬ 
paid, ou receipt of price 
Willnrd’a I’rnctlcnl Itnlry Ilusbnmlrv 
(1 upit iwiieil' ,. •••■■. ",ki 
Allen'* (I». K.) American f ettle. - w 
t»o. New Amerienn farm Book.... • 
1),, T)l*ea*e» of Domestic Animals. } U] 
Do. Illiml ArvlOleetnre. * 
A merman Pomology''-™ illnstriitions) Warder.. a M 
Anierti'im Practical I’nokorj... ••• . 1 
A meneioi Hose Onllni 1st .. ;••• • . 'j 
American Sharp-shunter (Tolescoulr Ijlllei. •> 
American Standard i>r Excellence In Poultry.. 50 
A me it can Wheat UnltiiriaMToddl..... - Ilf 
Architects' nod Builders’ Pocket, t mupanloii 
Architecture. National lOtm. E. Woud«ard).I» 
AI wond’S tftllintry mid Suburban 1 1 00SOB- l -*> 
Burry's Fruit Harden (new edition)..., . . - M 
ltm* keepers’ Text Book, Paper, tile.; Cloth . .<• 
BcnitMif* ItabUR Fancier, .. •« 
Village Builder gw Plates, showing 
COLORS FOR CARPETS, 
A very pretty stripe for carpets is made 
by taking two contrasting, or some bright 
color, and white (wo have crimson and 
while), cutting the rags in pieces fiveiuches 
long, and sewing the colors alternately. 
Get the weaver to be a little careful in 
weaving it. and make it into steeples ui 
clouds (I like clouds the best). It is quite 
pretty woven in just as it comes. I have 
one stripe in which I tied white rags with 
striped of new factory as tightly as possible, 
leaving a strip of a linger length, without 
covering, then dyed them dark blue. The 
blue is permanent and handsome, colored 
with Prussian blue and alum. 
All the rags, whether cotton or woolen, 
not desirable for other colors, may be 
colored a dark tan-color by the following 
recipe :—To live pounds of cloth one pound 
Japoniea. eight ounces bichromate of pot¬ 
ash, two tablespoonfuls of alum; dissolve 
Hlckm'll’i* .. -- . 
New mill PriiOHCHl DealgnH). 1UI " 
Blin k Hm*piii‘.i>;y ruiuiru......... . 
H'liaiticr’s Method *d Making Manure*.. -■> 
Itnuyulngiiiill's Burn) Economy. . I o. 1 
Brock's Bonk or Flowers tnewi. . ' 
Brldisenuin's Gardener's AHSlstnnt. - 
Holst’s Family Kitchen Gimlonor. } « 
ll,i. Flower Garden.... If! 
Cur pen try Made Easy mew)..... •? S? 
Chemistry or the Farm (NlCtto s). 1 -o 
Chnrllon's Grape Grower's (.nlde. m 
Plater'll New 111. tattle inmtor.colored plates... (■ JW 
Pol)belt’s American Hardener.... 
Cole’s A fnnrbiad F/UH Hook . Jg 
role’s Aiiierienn veterinarian. o' 
{'■•mplote iluWc for Cauct) Pain tors . J ft 
Owtmn Culture t Lyman's,). ■’! 
(hack Boot I Barber).... .. f* 
Priutberry Puiloiet.l. .1. White). I 
Cranberry Culture, (Trowbridge). ft 
M.old * Amurleiin Cattle Doctor. 1 JjJ 
Do Modern Horse Doctor.. 1 
Darlington * Am. Weeds and U*‘tiy Plants.... 1 7n 
i>nrwln’s Variations Ot A nlmiils and Plums. 
Demi Shot: or, Sptfftmun's Complete tlnldo. ) ft 
Downing’* cottage lUwhlencua.. 
Do I' rtifls and i/rtllt Trees ot America illtltl PP-) • W[ 
Do. I .ii ml scape Hardening.. *{ K 
Do Itnrnl kssuys.... •* '' 
Drainage tor Pi'otlt. mid Health.... {*' 
Dvor nod Color Maker s < ompanlon. I *•» 
lOastwootl's t Iniuberry * Hill lire.. <n 
Elliot’s Dawn ami Shade trees. •>' 
Everybody's I.awrei'. . .• -W 
Every Woman Her Own Fin war Hardener (now I, 
imper. .Vic.; ninth... ....-. ™ 
Farm DraihttKO (O- I'* l'lcimtii. 1 
Fiii'ni Diipb.'iimpts and Maclilnery |.l..l- lhimias) > 
Farmers' Burn Book. ] 
Fanning Tor Boys. . jS 
Field's Pear Pulture . .... . i :! 
Flshtmr In A man cun Watnrs (Scott). ft -A 
Klim on Grasses.. . .. * 
Do. Mlleli Cows anil Dairy I'.tirmlnK... f {j 
Frank Forrester’s Field Sports (i vols.). tl K 
Do Fish and FIshlUK (l(HI nimravlngs).J JJ 
Do. Manual tor V.. Spoi l..> 
Fuller's Illustrated Sliawlmrry tdilturlst.. 
Do. Forest Tree t'ultui 1st. . .. } g 
Do. Small Fntlts Hllostrliletll... . . .. I ^ 
Fulton's Pea ah t nltlire. A Hand-Book and 
<iulilo to Every Planter.... <* 
Hardening for l'roilt (P. Henderson).. } ;; 
Gardonlinf for thu SoiiM) t Whites). - ( " 
Ciri'py t'..»„ r , r t (A. .U 
rable Flower Vases. — (See 
Dinner 
page 45.) Here we give an engraving of a 
beautiful center-piece for flowers on a din¬ 
ner-table. It, is London made. We do not 
kuow whether it can he obtained in this 
country or not; certainly some of our glass 
importers ought to get it, or some of our 
glass-blowers ought to imitate It. Four little 
vases surround the large glass globe, which 
contains clear water. They ure made with 
three and live vases, instead of four. These 
vases when tilled with flowers, are placed 
at such h bight that they present no inter¬ 
ruption to the sight or conversation ol' ( lie 
guests. Two or three of these ou a long din¬ 
ner-table arc beautiful ornaments; and they 
require comparatively few flowers to render 
them ornate in t he extreme. 
two hour* at scalding heat, then set them 
aside till the next morning, with the goods 
in the dye; dissolve the bichromate of pot¬ 
ash in soft water to cover the goods; put 
them in and let them remain an hour tit 
scalding heat; air them, and wash in soft 
water suds, and dry. 
A nice maroon is produced on gray or 
brown woolen by dyeing with aniline. .1 he 
color under it prevents its showing to dis¬ 
advantage if it docs change color. Ours 
has been in use some time, and is as nice as 
new. 
A reddish color can be dyed ou cotton 
with madder. It is prominent but not very 
handsome. 
A nice color can be made in a bright, sun¬ 
shiny day by dipping white rags first in a 
strong solution of copperas and then in a 
st rong lye. 1 f not strong enough, repeat. 
1 will tell the different colors ill our car¬ 
pets that some people admire. The center 
of fancy st ripe ha* six threads bright red, 
two of pink, two of white, six of green, two 
of gray, four of blue, two of yellow, an 
inch and a-half stripe of maroon, the same 
of blue and white clouded, the same width 
of black, the same of green, then black, 
then scarlet, then black, then copperas, aud 
,u of dark tau-color, five 
a dividing strip 
inches wide. 
I find a good way to plan a stripe for a 
carpet is to wind the colors on a stick, 
changing them until they suit. I want to 
stripe my carpets to suit my sell —not have 
the weaver do it to suit her. (>ur weavers 
charge from fifteen to eighteen cents a yard 
for weaving; the warp costs about the 
same; aud counting work, ooloving, etc., 
we cannot call rag carpets cheap to begin 
with; but they wear so much longer than 
others, they are really a great deal cheaper 
in the end. I consider a nice rag carpet 
ornamental. Loretta F. Knapp. 
North Fairfield. Ohio. 
4 I, I, Ii N » S A HI K It 1C A N t \ l 1 A. - 
Their IliKtory, Breeding and 
Management. 
Kvisuy liTeudor or owner of Cattle should have this 
work by Hon. i.ewis k. ai.i.kn. Kx-Prest. N, 1 State 
An. Society, Editor of “ American short-l lnni Herd 
Book " ,Snt„ Ait. It W a handsomely I(lo»traded and 
well printed and bound volume of 523 duodecimo 
pave* Mailed, post-tml'I. to any addrea- in tlnlted 
Slates or Citimu '. on receipt of reduced price, I— 
Address 
D. I). T. MOOItE, 5 Heeknmn 81., N. Y. 
miscellaneous &buertisentente 
ODDS AND ENDS, 
To Keep E gga Throusli the Sum- 
mei*.—Ten gallons water, live pints slaked 
lime, five pints coarse salt. Put this brine 
i n a good barrel, removing one head—neither 
a vinegar, lard ur oil barrel will do, a whisky 
or molasses barrel is best. Place the eggs 
in the brine, most of them will settle to the 
bottom and arrange themselves small end 
down; some will float on the surface, but 
small end down as the others. Now place 
It, Imports ntylns SIX WEEKS In ADVANCE of 
COSTUMERS. 
-,r “ I consider your Bazaar of Inttniudj moreivaluo 
tci mo than AM, THE OTHER fa.-dimn publications 
L jar-'-'Voiir stylos bear ample evidence of being 
(SENT I \K importations.'’ „ 
TT" Your l.VFE.VrjioY of giving a cloth model 
with each pattern, to show how to maKear.ilptitit- 
togethor. is the r, UAXVKST improvement ever made 
to render patterns useful to ai.l.' , 
The above Is the substance of the to*Mhi Jny of 
thousands that pour into us through the 10 “ l ' s - 
nr We will begin your subscript!^ wlLh 
the PRESENT NUMBER'. 
Only One Dollar a Vear. 
Single copy mailed for z> cents. 
A. BURDETTE SMITH, itU Broadway, N. Y. 
Brown Bread.—Two cups of corn meal, 
one cup of flour, two cups sour milk, two 
teaspoonfuls soda, one-half cup molasses, 
one teaspoonful salt. Steam two hours, 
then bake onu-half hour. Servo hot. 
Price 25 Cts 
Rivers’ Miniature Frnlt liuraen. 
Saunders Domestic Poultry. 
Schenck’s tjarrioners ’loxt-Book ... 
Scribner's Prod nee Table*-- - ■ 
Do. Ready Reckoner and l eg Book 
Sign Will lag and Ghi>* Embossing. 
Silver’s New Poultry Hook. •• 
Simpson’s Horse Portraiture Bl’C 
With Patent Hollow Handle 
A KITCHEN LUXURY. 
Cream Cake.—One cup sugar; 2 eggs; 
I tablespoonful butter; 3 tablespoonfuls 
sweet milk; IK cups flour; 1 teaspoouful 
soda; 1 1 - do. cream tartar. K. 
Fritters.—One pint of milk, 4 eggs, and 
a little salt; flour enough for a stiff batter; 
drop into hot lard aud fry. —l. e. k. 
