Tliere were ten girls here, nil about my age. 
We had two swings in the yard, and when 
they first.came we had a nice timeswinuimr- 
JablfS' fWt-#oIicr. 
MUSIC IN THE FAMILY. 
SOCIAL DISTINCTIONS. 
ST BUGKOU 3. HALL. 
r -T r l h ? ? reat »o« 1 iU world, there are certain fixed laws 
* i, f 2 r J UK, ' !B hllva 1)0011 HnJ for years will endure; 
A line of distillation society draws 
Twixt the king and the beggar, the rich and the 
poor; 
Oh, bow well we mar tell where this boundary lies, 
Where fortunes fair goddess may smile or may 
frown j 
’Tls thu line o’er which genius triumphantly files 
trem the lowliest hearth to the highest renown. 
Prominent among those things that ren- 
der home delightful, are the love and prac- ’Tlsth™ n&o’er which genius triumphantly tites 
tice of Iliy.sic. No one thing SO sweetens lh ® lowliest hearth to the highest renown. 
toil, so elTort all along the path of rt , ro - nBt “ r . e *. da * er ? ,lnea to rise; 
. , . . , , * Their lofty ambition mid Infinite pride 
Study, SO : 4113 eve, car and hand, SO de- K «ow no limit or end. be they fonllAhur Wise 
velops perception of the beautiful, is so eml- wb/e. 91 Umi 1,18 Breat Wprld ls ^ u ' ldle88 
nently social, yet such a delight in solitude, Th9, '^f n rc,om for “ roat a »« d *> there are triumphs to 
such an aid lO all holy and solemn thoughts, Thar pu 1 |n 8 hard3ll, P® *° bear, there Is trouble and 
vet so fitted for our gayer moods, as music Tet onward they rush, in their restless career, 
Had we space, it would b« easy to show 
that even more than this belongs to music. 
There is too much of silent brooding or 
noisy lamentation over household troubles, 
too much thought of dress as the only mani¬ 
festation of love of the beautiful, too much 
lounging at the store, because no belter 
amusement is to be had ; too much industri¬ 
ous idleness generally. The general prac¬ 
tice of music would be a powerful antidote 
to these, for it would promote family gath¬ 
erings, where gossip would be silent, and CAM, 
the gentle influence of sweet sounds would 
banish impure und idle thoughts, and dimin- ah t 
fell the tendency to them elsewhere. 
»» , « * . Anotneris loveij for Tils sonorous heart 
Beside the aesthetic and moral reasons for . A "A )the . r '? hutaJ because l<> is mean•’ 
.• c* . . lul Another Is flattered because be is sm u t 
the practice ot music, it would not he hard Ami another la laughed at because hoh, green. 
to show its influence on physical health. But trreater than talent or genius or brain* 
Many a consumptive might have been saved “ 11,8 ,ofty ‘ ll8tln0tl °n 01,11 mouoy win bring; 
from consumption, many have yielded to 
throat disease who might have been saved _ 
from it by judicious practice of singing; 
many irritable nerves might liavo been 
soothed had there been music in and of the fHjra I j^ lrf 
home; and many have passed through life jHSfjrl* 
impeded and annoyed by the want of that . 1 il iff T ffiTnif r i I 
delicacy of eye and hand that early piano 
practice would have developed. For sue- " 
ccssful culture of, or indifference to, music,the 
moihera of the land are chiefly to bo praised /rV/a onil ‘"? bl J, l ? k ( ."m h0 sm-mont inf wears, 
or blamed. It is they wl.o fiL sing Z " ' : ' ’"° 0 “’“’ 
cbilrl (or rail to tlo so), it is II,cy who listen : 
with delight (or indifference) to the child’s first down?® 81 up ® n,plr °* ; tll,,u tl,, ' ,)W|,st them 
LETTERS FROM GIRLS AND BOYS. 
A Bay Agent for the Rural. 
Dear Rural Editor I don’t know as 
Just below. There are several pretty hills tarta; flavor with lemon and use flour 
north of the school house, and three miles enough to make the proper consistency, and 
beyond, in plain v ie w, is the village of you will be surprised to see its bulk and 
Lyons. 1 like my school, and my studies beauty. I must close, for my letter is get- 
very much, and I love my teacher, too, Miss ting too long and wilt take loo much room 
. D ‘ Atuoou we play the melodeou and in your valuable paper — Mart Miller 
siug, and play mossy and croquet. Whan I Nunda, N. 7., Smt. 1871 . 
am at home I assist mv mother.—feed the _’ 
Dear Rural Editor I don’t know as m uome 1 assist ra y mother,—feed the __ 
I can write a good enough letter for you to P oldtl ‘y» la * ca CBro of the house plants, and From » Virginia Boy. 
Know no limit or andrbe theyYoorilh oirwise print ’ but as pa says, “ there’s nothing like Police my lessons on the piano. I have Mr. Editor : As lhere are a great many 
TBe^y ,fool tua* thu ureal worm is houndte * 8 and trying, 1 will try. I like the Rural, and JUBl Bmshed learning the “ Sack Waltz,” boys and girls writing to the Rural Nkw- 
Th«re is room for groat flood*. there aro triumphs to alwa >' a read the girls' and bova’ letters the 11 ud 1,10 S 0 II S> “ Scatter Seeds of Kindness.” ^ orker, I thought. 1 would try. We had a 
Thar a ar« hardships to bear, there i 9 troubia and first tllin S; but I think the girls are the Bllt 1 fcttr 1 sluiU wear y y°u with this long £ rand •'umiversary of Mm Woodlawn Farm- 
Tot ottdthor rash, tn their restlas.oaroer smartest ami write the most and best letters. J etl f > a,,d wilh ni y best wishes for your er ’ s Club In Fairfax Co., Va., on the 27th of 
To ruin or Kiary, from oradio W tiler. * and one reason I write this is to help the health and happiness, I will bid you adieu. 01 is month. We have a wharf within half 
boys make a better 
show. I live on a farm, 
but go to school in the 
village winters. We 
have a nice pony and a 
good many chickens. 
I was thrown off the 
pony once, but can 
slick to him now. Are 
—Anna Musselman, Lyons, H. 7. a ,n fio of our house, 1 have no pets, like 
- most of the boys and girls. We live about 
From n I.oynl Canadian Boy. twelve miles SOUtll of the great city of 
Dear Mr. Editor - 1 take great delight Washington. We are very pleasantly sit- 
in reading the Rural New-Yorker. My Bated on the right bank of the Potomac 
good many chickens fa,Uer baa bcen taki “S iL for a loug time. I River, and have a very tine view of vessels 
1 was thrown off the lik ° t0 mid tbe Ji °y s> an(1 Girls’ Letters. Posing by. Excuse all mistakes. Your 
pony once, but can ^ lllloUgh Iam not an American, I hope friend.—II. J. B., CollinfpiDOod, Va. 
slick to him now. Are U,at y °" wil1 ll0t bc off ended because 1 have — - ^ — ! - 
you going to give Pre- T 1 -'™ l °, y ° U .' My fatl,el ‘ k,:( ‘ l)S 80,1,0 ‘ & 
mi..n» to OaRm .. p* 10 * 6 ® poultry, but be wautt to ttcli the.. (l| It r RllXsIfl- 
Pjipi 1* that toll In life's wenrlsome school, 
A « e ,’ One i% rotftio, ftnd Knottier a l’uol: 
Another la loved for ms ^onerous iieurt. 
Another la bated because lie ls moan : 
Arintbur Is llatterer) bocaus# ho is smart 
Ami another is laughed at bocauso he is green. 
Ol'igreater than talent Of genius or bruins, 
is the lofty distinction that money will bring; 
child (or fail to do so), it is they who listen 
withdelighl.(orindifference)tothechihl’sfirst down, ® 81 up ® n,plr °* ; thou 
effort at song; It is they who teach the fum- ‘ 4,i 8 WU7 * rrora th8 ooeun • wo «v» over the »and. 
ily hymn (when it is taught), it is they who 
can control and direct the social meetings 
the young so love, and make them schools 
If all would do this—if each mother would 
hut promote singing in the household by Jfiww g\ 
those gentle arts they know go well, it would \ 
not be long before every son and daughter JHV \ Jf 
would sing almost ns readily ns they breathed. *aSm **'■ 
Encourage the children to sing what others XTk 71 
have latlght them, if you cannot teach them S 
yourselves; ho sure you have family singing 
scliools; il will 1,01 Uo leg before a wider 
culture will be demanded, and a knowledge V/i®' 111 '’' anii,e 
ol the science required. The piano wTll i'V'i'munpiumtr 
»A-e the place of ” the store" or the bill Ir S “„3 tf 
inble, gossip will give place to song, hymns 
Wl " be “ Sabbatb J^nry, preventing listless 
^ 6 lllil)G 8 S f wllilc tllClluridQuy of vnippB r\ i i 
will banish the harsh discords caused by 
life's cares. d. m. c. i — 
mmms to the Boys and 
Girls again? If you 
do, I shall try to get a 
club of subscribers and send you. Please 
let me know, and perhaps others may want 
to try’, too, l think if the Rural’s little 
readers would go to work they could do a 
great deal. Pu says he will join my club, 
so I have got one subscriber to begin with. 
— Charlie B., Lima, N. V, Sept., 1871. 
[Yes, Charlie, we are going to give 
piemluius to the Girls and Hoys again, and 
we hope all our young friends will go to 
work and get up clubs for the Rural, thus 
i securing some nice and useful articles. We 
will print a list, in this department of the 
Rural, before long, so that you may know 
just what we offer. You needn’t wait for 
tiiat, however, but can begin to form your 
clubs right away.— Eds.] 
A Boy Who Wins Premium, at the Fairs. 
Dear Mr. Editor : -i am ll0t tt litt]e 
boy, nor am 1 as old as some that have writ- 
ten letters to you. My 
l/m father has taken your 
a* paper most fifteen years; 
Si i bc look it a long time 
| he is going to remove out of this part of 
Canada —for we live in Upper Canada ami 
intend to remove to Lower Canada. I think 
Canada is flue, what parts I have seen of it; 
I have never seen the United States, so 1 
cannot say which is the finest. 1 have not 
any pels, as the Other children have that 1 
rend about. I am a real Canadian, under 
the reign of Queen Victoria; I was born 
in Canada and .so were my parents. I guess 
my' letter is getting too long, so I must close, 
but if you print lids, perhaps I will write 
again.— William P., Canada. 
What a South Carol inn (Jirl Asks. 
Dear Mil Editor:— As others are so 
ofien allowed the pleasure of claiming a 
space in your delightful paper for the ex¬ 
pression of their thoughts, and receiving 
ready replies to their questions, I too beg to 
be allowed the pleasant privilege of asking 
advice. 1 live in a pleasant little homo in 
tl.o country, though the sad change of war 
has deprived it of many comforts, and every¬ 
thing is quite plain and rustic looking. The 
Rural New-Yorker furnishes us with 
many ideas as to Iiow we might make our 
home prettier and more attractive, but ice 
c. Dimlcr. 
before I can remember. ,10m0 l )ro,,ier aU(l ni01 ° attractive, but we 
I want to tell the boys can 0,1 ty avail ourselves of those which are 
how I have been to tlm expensive. If some of the Rural 
liow I have been to the 
Fairs this fall. First, 
I went to/ur County 
about 
't twd^Ki.^^om where 
1 live. I took mv year* 
girls would write me how to make some 
simple little ornaments, (and I know of their 
readiness to do such little favors), f would 
be very grateful for their kindness. I will 
ask a question or two about wearing the 
CROSS-WORD ENIGMA.—No. 7. 
My first, is in long- but not in short; 
My second is in town but not in place; 
My lliird is in anon but not in sonic; 
My fourth is in go but not in stay; 
My fifth is in inn but not in house; 
My sixth is in sand but not in band ; 
My seventh is In black but not in white; 
My elglnli is in apple bwi not in plum ; 
My ninth Is in nut but not In shell; 
My lentil Is In dark but not. in light; 
My whole Is an Island on tho Atlantic const. 
K2T' Answer in two wedks. H. R. Post. 
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GEOGRAPHICAL ENIGMA,—No. 5. 
I am composed ot twelve lei tors. 
My 13, 8, 3, 3 is h river In Africa. 
My 11, 3, 10, 11, 8 is u range of mountains in 
Asia. 
My 1, 4, 9, 10, 4,13 iscapilat of oneof tho Eastern 
slates. 
My lfj 9, 8, II is one of the Grand Divisions. 
My 4, T, 8, 4 is one of tho United States. 
My t, I, 3 is a river in Siberia. 
M> i, II, 12, 12, 8, 1, 11, 3 is a town in Missouri. 
My i, 3, 3, 2, 12, 11 is an island on the const of 
Africa. 
My 11, 10, 7, 2, 13, 9 is a town in Greece. 
My 10, 8, 10, 8, 0, 11, 0, 11 is a lake in Soutli 
America. 
My 11,10, 3, II, 12, 10, 8, 0 is nil ocean. 
My whole is one of the political divisions of 
Minnie. 
u^~ Answer in two weeks. 
v WORD-SQUARE ENIGMA.—No. 6. 
My first is n quantity of land. 
give place to song, hymns >" *- 
luxury, preventing listless 
10 harmony of sweet voices O .nothmfwhnt raarro.ous changes nru wrought 
lftlSll discords caused by By tt t#w lleutlug years ; for no longur you leurn 
on him. I also took a premium on one trio 11,016 becombl S worn down in curls, us I am 
of Hamburg chicks. Then last week I wept l,c,lcat ® looking and thin. I would like to 
to the Polsdain Fair, three miles from home, knnw b '"’ould do for a grown person 
ami took five premiums on fowls; first on lbus t0 wC!l1 ’ tho hair; and if so, where the 
White Polands, Dark Brahmas, Bolton C1|l * s arc ^"V, in what way would you fix 
Grays, and first and second on Hamburg's. tbcm U1> 80 !ls to ,,m * a ‘ them becoming and 
Miss Nellie Thurston made a balloon look “ mo, ' e ” 1,1 fl'inntity.— Annie, Colum- 
ascensi.m Urn first dav from tlm hv,,- bia, 8. C., Sept, 1871. 
A JAPANESE LADY’S B0UD0IE. 
Japan^^looked into a Japanese boudoir,^and 
to sleep on. A toilet box was on the floor, Jm \ 
In this box were five 
hurror, like our hand-glasses. In the second Jxg 
r nvers came next; in one she had her false 
; a ;; , and in I |,e other fancy pins, gilt paper, The sensible lessons your mothers were taught, 
1 ( ‘ lixiiiLjs for her hair* In the lowi-r v?n V 1 i* useful you foolishly spurn 
ilniwer was fmr pillow, which 0,3 
I''" ,er the neck wbea sleeping on mats, so as faoe«s 
to DrevGnf flii* i H in- f.. i., * , , ml??®' tiiiitn tluit tiibur i.H u|w:i va tlecriirtlnff 
i -vini me htui flora being rumpled. It aT, 11 ;’ 1 sh«.iw ever have,;.,nun* t2d« 
Um ' C,,vcred n ' it " P»P»r on 
l 'lienlieu i'” '““'‘I ' 1 ^'- 1 6 tnrcL, and Thero'e,tlmewh«n«lle.Hli],ai,Unctiiaii.lUond- 
they use it they mix a little water with *(ieo® ^’ rkl * f *” -0 * 1 farm* muat uii droop and 
n und rub it in like paste; and they have W w! nay o'er the Orer, m brother and friend. 
l 'vo brushes that they use to rub it off The " e 08auty ,,as l ’ assi;(1 
UDon t | 00 p 8 green a,ld when put 
u Pon the bps unj clieeks A , ri111,0 ""'y distinction that God win bestow, 
J».-Ue who U best shall bo greulest of all. 
' 4 ~*~*--- Chicago, August, 1871. 
^ top 1 be powder looks like starch, and There 
• nen they use it they mix a little water with ^ 
“ d r “ b U ia like l )aste i and they have 
Jruslle3 Ibat they use to rub it off The * 
ook8 « r - n a| ul turns redden pu ^ 
upon the bps and cheeks. A J a d ‘ 
DID HE LOVE HER? " 
. -- DUTY-THOUGHT-LOVE. 
atbJ° lr f! rWaSWalkin fi’ andftma n looked ~ - 
„ and Allowed her. The woman said Evbrt d Bty brings its peculiar deliglit, 
, by do you follow me?” He answered' every den ' al ifs appropriate compensation, 
ocause I have fallen in love with you eTe, Y thought its recompense, and every 
J 1 ® Womau said, “ Why are you in love '° Ve itS . e,ysiUm ' eve, ' y cross its crown 5 P a Y 
1 J me? My sister is much handsomer S oe ® with performance as effect with cause. 
tov!' 0 , S! ng a,U ‘ r “•.'«» ana make love Meanness overreaches itself; vice vitiates 
vn, ?. The man tur ned back and saw a 'T 1boever ,ndul S es bl the wicked wrong 
1 >un with an uolv fan* _.i their own souls; generosity erreatens • virtue 
”duwm uu Biwucai Ulttll, 1 , 1 * 1)1 ’ - -- 
Chicago, August, 1871. l)o y s ant * lol tei*B in your paper._ Gar- 
- +++ - dy B. C., Ellsworth, St. Law. Co. N. 7 
DUTY-THOUGHT-LOVE. - 
From a lit Vo and Loyal American Girl. 
Lvbrt duty brings its peculiar deliglit, Dear Editor of the Rural As you 
every denial its appropriate compensation, have so kindly received the letters from the 
every thought its recompense, and every hoys and girls, I thought 1 would like to 
Miss Nellie Thurston made a balloon look “ inore ” *" quantity.— Annie, Colrnn- 
ascension (Jie first day from the Fair bia ' B ' C '' 187L 
grounds. Went about three nnlesfindnli'dit- Tl . 
«d. Tliere were two very nice hones acre v, T” ' m ' 
from Camulti; „„ e weighed Mesa I n , ■ ! . Eoitok:— r Uavo l,ee„ some lime an 
... celled the liandsoinest hi'rae h, ", f ' eUder °f ««««t *>d in- 
tlte world, and the other the largest o ,e - T' 7° ‘’"'’“’J" W0U ‘ j " m wi "‘ 
weighed a (on Me r..i , , n ^ ’ J in ' vlslll,, f? you QODSpeed in your lulmirahle 
1 Cbm ild?Li.?r ,b ‘ . fi K i un wolk ’ 1 liave ft !® 11 perused with plcasu.eall 
“ ha. d Collator I,at 1 , C gol as of the juvenile letters, and wouldwk if you 
vaSo naoer n„ 5 ■ Jf! 1,0 ki " 11 t° ptiWIlll cue from a 
lie ever used. Father always cju-ries’lotsof !"? Si ’' "f TT*^ ' 1,0 n0 ,‘ ,Inow 
erain cfp hm n,:o , , , 8,ol8ot as I can make, it, either lulereslmg or niHtruc- 
much to hdre a /“'■ ”, 0t '""" ! Uve. but the time that 1 w» able to 
, , , lj htaaslioppers have al- write until the present the Impnieat moments 
most destroyed our crons n th s nm I of n.c ,e ,* ’ iii mhhuhiiuli 
fount nr \\r a in *V , ] !: 01 U|C of my life have bcen spent with tho pen. 
three horses and a Sr of*. hMp d“ f 0 "';' 1 ” °! * m, J ‘' <, ' >do ‘‘ a "" no1 lin “' v 
£**'Z C T B " “ wtoto «r horses, 
T| I” - 10 ,ln .? ,bc ,est of the stock, straws of equal size, (and length Of picture-) 
??? S tT b0We8 j<)in !U UlC witu line"thread^sewed 
two boiws thaUiave 1 k ,“° W ° f lho 8traw i Cover the ends with a 
•mner h VwV o,^ ’ Y f e,y I ,iece ,hslcncd ^ossvvays. It makes a quite 
am or has lost one or more cows. Some pretty flume. 
has Lilled Uiem" ilni ^ WiI1 60,116 006 Pl««» give me the origin 
most too hard ou th„ grnsshop >e“ “bu“'! T "'T"^ 0 * f 7°“' *■"»—** 
am afraid I invo H • Bull as applied to the closing exercises of the 
M s Ion" leiter so O wlHl College year? Also of the term, "Suits me 
' „ ’ ! closc ' li 0 l"“S you to a T?"— Blanche, BiUmu, O. 
ill think it worthy of a place among the _ 
hair. Mine is rather short and thin, and is My second Is used for fuel. 
more becoming worn down in curls, us I am '^ lmt fi'O'vsinoas will clothe a man 
delicate looking and IMn. I would liko to „l»„ „„ anjeetlre or 
Know it it would do for a grown person pronoun, ill which case it always follows the 
thus to wear the hair; and if so, where the ,loun - Fourteen. 
curls arc few, in what way would you fix tSr An9wo r in two weeks. 
them up so as to make them becoming and PUZZLE_NO 4 
look “more" hi quantity.— Annie, Colum¬ 
bia, 8. C. t Sept., 1871. What five musical instruments docs Tenny- 
- son mention In oneof tho following' lines? 
Bow to Make Straw Frames. “ All night have the roses heard 
Mr. Editor:—I have been some lime an T, ““ flut0 * vio|iu ? bassoon; 
interested reader of your excellent and in- A ll *>** ,,t , haa 11,0 Jessamine stirr’d 
* ,• , lo tuo (luhccrSi uaDcin/or lu tune. ,, 
struclive paper, and would join with others Answer in two weeks. D. 
in wishing you God speed in your admirable __ 
work. I have also perused with pleasure all PROBLEM. No. 12. 
of the juvenile letters, and would ask if you 
would be kind enough to publish one from a J7? 1) 1 illiard l bal,3 \ 2 * inches in diameter, are 
‘ Myhtirn pears old. I do not know How far is the center of a hall from tho corner 
as lean make, it either interesting or iuntruc- of the cushions?—and what, is the urea of tho 
tive, but from the time that 1 was able to s Pfteo between the cushions and the halls? Tho 
write until the present, the happiest moments Hn " exf!rl '"warn will explain the “ posish ” to 
hr, i „ . ... , non-profmttmals. L, M and M, N represent 
Mary’s Birthday Party—Surprise Cake. 
Dear Editor:— 1 have never written for 
a paper before, but since you liave been so 
kind as to give us boys and girls a nice cor¬ 
ner in your paper, I thought 1 would like to 
help keep it up. I was twelve years old the 
fifth of August, and I had a little party. 
displeased l / S y fuCe ' Bein £ greatly 
]1)ail h f 7 0nl again to the other wo- 
The’ Wo , aU ’ " Wb y did you tell a story?" 
“ Neither did yon 
)ae . why dill ’ fur lf you are in love with 
^ you go after another woman ?’’ 
0r evil OlfZr ° f " oman > either for good 
n 'Potenf v lea ' 1 aU< ^ Blind of man, is oin- 
In rniljT -™ lb<5 slr,, Sgle« t0 resist it. 
Prosperity it add t6mpers tllG ener gies; in 
y > “ add s grace to them. 
whoever indulges in it; the wicked wrong eleven years old the 29th of August, and ! we played a 
1 ^ 1 t^ W cbSlI?fJSfl r08,lyere ^ n *.I Vlme "' aS "' iMltinS t,wt (,ay bow 1 wm,Id Jikc t0 in the brook that 
exalts , chanty transfigures, and holiness is receive calls from some of the littlegirla who then we came to 
llie essence of angelhood. God doe. sot re- write for the Rue.l Mew-Yobkhh. My SrTea we n t 
quire „s to live ou credit; He pays us what liome is in llie country, and a beailliftil one hired man Clave, 
we earn as we earn it, good or evil, heaven I think it is, too. around here. The land is wc danced and 
or hell, according to our choice. high and undulating, and we have gravel Then papa took i 
•c 7, 7**, ■ roads, so we do not lose our robbers iu the left the o-h-la all a 
Eyebt well regulated family ought to be mud, a. the little boys and girls do in some snlenSd uL I “ 
VJ ! parls of the country. I attend school in, SS .Tw'’, 
the cushions. A and B represent the balls at 
equal distances from the corner M. 
South Boston, Mass. MathematiC’JS. 
LS?~ Answer in two weeks. 
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PUZZLER ANSWERS.-Sept. 23. 
Cross-Word Enigma No. «.-Michigan. 
Geographical Enigma No. 4.—Economy Is the 
road to wealth. 
Miscellaneous enigma no. 10. — Pocahontas 
nod John Smith. 
Illustrated Rebus No. 11. —Bonaparte crossing 
the Rhine. 
“* 28 11 « r August, and I then we played at oilier games, went wadiug nSSSS"£,,! itf rgSfSf ffirTf 
receiveca ls^from’some r ,7 7 *" lhe l,r00lt lhlU ™“ta, J ' w 
wrile ror 11 n U'»n we came to the house and had our tea. ... no ,o.-si„c.. .ul. „«r 
N*»-YoKKra. My After tea we played and swung, and our 
lome is in the country, and a beautiful one hired man plavod tor ns on tiic rbrlin „n,i K*80aon‘d-. "Fouritum. " Kockini'd,iii .i.tuiOxacres; 
1 think it is too around l.nm Tl r. 1 „„,l , pl -, IOr 09 011 lUc Vlo|,n » Bill Pick, 1 l.lh« acre*; E. L, Benootl. Smyrna, n! 
me u is, too, ftiounct lieie. I lie land is we danced and sun"' until nearlv dark Y.Jarm,airods, iayur<1s, 7 feet and WrA4 incfaas; 
lligll and Undlllatimr and wo liovo m-nwel rn, . , . , ,, * tiaiK. j. Palnini', 8acres, l rood und 9 rod*; K O, Tripp, Oo- 
1 l 1,1(1 we nave giavcl Then papa look us a ride all over town ami hocton. S v., t aero, 23 nquurerotlH, 18 square yards 
roads, so we do not lose our rubbers in lhe left the "-iris ill at their homos xv„ \L t »nd r.J»x sqoaro fvet, 
,1 i,.- !•**» , , . , 11 ui.. .-, 111 s an at tneir liotnes. We ItHd a Problem No. 4t* not riKht. l < l und«r»tund the 
in- Let us teach our sons and daughters losing round .stone school house It ia sih m t a Ine wb ®“ J waa Dvelvel might make acake, 
BSB ^ 
brightest part of tho day. near the selm“ f bll] - 8lde su S ar . one cup sweet milk, half cup butter, 
^ near the school house, and supplies a pond one teaspoon soda, two teasnoons erenn 
uu-u *»® irUuio 10 iu^ House ma Jlftd OUr ten. Pkhmi.k.m No, 10.—Africa wn went to pre*» with our 
After tea we nlnvetl and sromifr last i««ne *»e ltoirertgel-vnil tlio fnilnwlnf nddlllohal 
, 11 we piaycu ana swung, ana Olir answer*;—From N. G. Alton, Athene, N. y., 39 * 129 . 
hired man nlaved for ns on tiic violin 1 WeSDacrcn-. •'F<ntrtoon,-’ KockDird.iu ,l.iuitix ncras; 
limn pwvui tor US on IU 6 VIOIIU, and "BiUDIclc. l.UtjeJiprw. K. L, Benoolt, Smyrna, n! 
WC danced and sun”' until nearlv dm-tr Y.,lupra,at rods, Myardi, 7 foei hdH inches; 
mi . , 7 , 1Ul y (Ul,K - J.Paitnnr.Sacres, I rood and 9rod*; K O. Tripp, Co^ 
1 lien papa took US a ride all over town »ml hoeti>n. \ V , l aero, 23 square rents, 18 square yards 
1 . , ,, , . , ’ and 7.29x square lout. 
lelt the girls ail at their homes. We had a Problem No. 41 * not ri«ht. if 1 understand tho 
splendid time I tell von Mamma problem tlm uuswer Mi maid Ik; S.967100WxrodH, Tho 
‘ 1 u,ul '> A A ul, ‘ Aiamma promised above Is riKht., unless thn hnltsr firiwsns the t-ilcu of 
me when I was twelve. I mieht make a cake J h ? r, >rmUnf «««>»"'"x of ciiciox 1 would like 
, gob uuute a caite, to know t.iie moafiltik of >hn proiiioiu, or If there la a 
so I did ; I will send the recipe It is called fonco wound the pond. k. m. caghoin. 
Surprise Cake. Take one egg, one cup ” 
sugar, one cup sweet milk, half cup butter, Ilmk M«avi^^na 
one teaspoon soda, two teaspoons cream SfXw .ind U Dloko P M. bttbly roou ‘ fnl * e portraite of 
