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THE FAMILY QUA KEEL, 
A march In’ around with this”suffrage” Idee, 
A swingin' your arms and a acmpin your throat 
Abusin’the men with your “right to a vote? 
If I see. if I hear, 
It is true. It Is clear. 
You’re not the same girl that I married a year. 
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She. 
Now, Willi R, my dear, yon know it is true, 
That Mollif, has never been ugly to you. 
Who 1# It that nurses you when you are sick. 
Although you are cross as the very old Mck ? 
If you see. if you hear, 
It is true, it Is clear. 
She’s a much better girl than you married last year. 
C-RO'GEtf 1-^- 
I married an angel born Of the sky, 
Its light, and Its truth, and its love n her eye, 
The song of the seraphim swelling her throat. 
But now I am do if with her right to a vote. 
Tell me why, 11 you can, 
If you can, H you can, 
I find her at last but a “ feminine man.” 
MliflimiffilW 
A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE 
CTXIjTIXRXS of wheat, 
embracing a hrief History and Botanical Description 
Of WHEAT —with full practical directions for se¬ 
lecting seed, producing new varieties, and cultivating 
on different kinds of soils. 
Finely illustrated with numerous engraviDgs of a 
practical character. 
X3y S. EDWARDS TODD. 
This is a handsomely bound duodecimo volume of 
432 pages, and should be in the hands of every Wheat 
Grower in tbo land. Sent by mall, postage paid, at 
the reduced price of *2- Address 
I). D. T. MOORE, 41 Park Row, N. Y. 
5QDA WATER 
ROOT 6CER 
sVEAPABILIA 
OR <CE .«• 
O, MOLl.tE, my bird, hart I seen yon just then 
Astrirte of this hobby, abusin’ the men, 
A hawin’ tnc air, anrt a scrapin’ your throat. 
And a screamin' like mad of your ” right to a \ 
You’d have had, rto you see, 
Do you sec, do j ou see. 
No ghost of a chance to say, “ veto ’’ to me. 
a j have witnessed the opera- 
A tion of the Apple Paring, Coring and Slicing 
Machines invented by D. II. WhUteraore. Worcester, 
Mass, if sold at no more than cacti, 1 consider it 
worthy of universal adoption.’ - -Horace Ortekv. bold 
by CLARK, WILSON & CO., 81 Beekmau St.. N. Y. 
She. 
My master and lord, ho wtould keen me a slave, 
A mendin’ his socks till I sink In the grave, 
A lugglii' the baby, a cookin’ the meals, 
With three babies more clinging olose at my heelB. 
1 declare, that is Hat, 
That is Hat, that in Hat, 
No tyrant would over be “ equal” to that. 
HOWARD SEARS’ 
ENGRAVING ESTABLISHMENT 
AND 
ELECTROTYPING, PRINTING 
ho CHS! re in. 
It’s no easy tiling to earn money for bread. 
To pay for the roof which may shelter the head 
It’s no easy thing, If I recollect right, 
It’s no easy thing Just to stand up and fight, 
1 dcnlare, that l* flat. 
That Is Hal, Unit Is Hat, 
My’better-half never was “ equal" to that. 
No. 48 BeeUinau St 
through the court, and the judge on the 
bench could with difficulty confine his risi¬ 
ble muscles to judicial decorum. 
The Dear Loving Little Wife. 
A certain gentleman says he has a dear, 
loving little wife, who is withal an excellent 
housekeeper. On her birthday she moved 
her rocking-chair close to his side. He was 
reading. She placed her dear little hand 
lovingly on his arm and moved it along 
softly toward his coat collar. He felt nice 
all over. He certainly expected a kiss. Dear, 
sweet, loving creature — an angel! She 
moved her hand up and down liis coat 
sleeve. “ Husband ! ” said she. 44 What, my 
dear?” 44 1 was just thinking-" “Were 
you, my love V ” “1 was just thinking how 
SHE. 
O dear, 1 do wish 1 had boon an old maid. 
Had worked at some place whore fair wages paid, 
Or married an equal instead of u brute, 
I’d Bond to the wars such a brave substitute, 
But aliu for my futc! 
But alas for my fate l 
I’m ground to the dust '* for the good of the State. 
Nones to Co*tbi»uto*« to this Pkp.btvttt. —Comet 
sntn-er. mu»l accompany all Pti.1>1.iii«. Put,lun, Robuio, Enigma., 
4c. Wtcn Enigma, are (Ivan not only the amwer to tin whol. 
but to cocb ooctto'i Of Hi. Enigma muil be furobhod. Pain, rnuat be 
taken to >n arninga contribution, that the Editor can verify their 
accuracy with llni len.t toe. of time, Preference will be gtveu 
alwayt, to tlione which beet meet the*, r-qulreuient.. 
At work at some place where good wages is paid, 
If you were my “ equal,” 1 know how 'twould he, 
You’d vote for a light, and then—substitute uie! 
Then alas for my fate, 
Then alas for my fate, 
To bo ground into dust for the good of the 8 tate! 
starting In life and seeking successful employment, or desiring to change their present 
business for something better paying and more satisfactory, will please send for names 
and address of Three THOUSAND <3,000) Graduates of this lnsi It-ntlon. now in success¬ 
ful business, who owe tl.elr start In life and their prosperity tc>« Coll.«e. More than 
One thousand of the number in New York city alone are Indebted to the Institution 
for their situation* on completing the Coarse of Study. I will prove to any young man 
who will visit the College, that One Hundred Dollars and TBrep. Months time 
cannot be better Invested than here. Address K \ ' u w.’„ 
Pres’t College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., On-the-Hudson. 
ILLUSTRATED REBUS.-No. 6, 
She. 
Now Willi B, you know you’re nty Joy and pride, 
I never am happy If not at your side. 
Bo ju>*l tell me truly, have women no rights, 
But the needle o’ day and the baby o’ nights? 
Now between you and rae, 
Just between you and tne. 
Is it dreadfully wicked to wish to be free ’? 
Now MoLLIE, my dove, from my heart I declare. 
They only are married who everything share ; 
The toils of the lionsn, the tolls of the street., 
Must ever keep step to our hearts’ double beat, 
Now between you and me, 
.lust, between you and tne. 
It’s lovin’, not votin’, that mukes a man “ free.” 
Rustic. 
She. 
Of superfine speeches I’ve had quite enough, 
I’ll listen no more to voor soft-solde stuff. 
Will von goto the polls and vole like a man 
For tue Sixteenth Amendment? 
(IlE.—I don’t think I can.) 
Then off goes my ring, 
From your house I take wing, 
You ugly old brute l 
(IlE.—You silly young thing.) 
tSET Answer in two weeks. 
CROSS WORD ENIGMA.—No. 4 
My first is in goose but not in duck; 
My second Is in bock but not in pluck 
My third is in mouse but not in rat; 
My fourth is in head but not in hat; 
My fifth is in strainer but not in sieve 
My whole is the place ii) which I live. 
83?“ Answer in two weeks. 
KNITTING. 
B y tub rsu »i the lahiu knit* 
TING MACH INF, fumble* are enabled to pro¬ 
vide everything in knit goods, superior lit quality 
and at halt the co*t of common tioughteu goods. 
The machine knits a pair of sock* in dfi minutes, 
Bhape^theW per"eeily. making Us work the same as 
that produced by hand. Any one dependent upon 
ihelr own exertions for their livelihood, can procure 
it more easily by the use or this machine than in any 
other way. For circular and l ” I ‘. m j'LH-uic’ C v r?>’ ud " 
,irt*HH Inclosing stamp, J- u- vM-sn, * <-u., 
* 1 aud 3 Market Ht., Rochester, N. Y. 
All low-priced Knitting Machines compare with 
Lamb’s Family Knitter as does a ten-dollar hand 
sewing machine with any first-class sewer- dike the 
Singer, Howe, Grover & Balter, utid others, 
‘“'sMTSiiaiia."'’ 
’ 1)14 Chestnut 8 t„ Philadelphia, Pa. 
GOOD-NATURED PARAGRAPHS, 
Milly. 
Ih Your Nunn* Brown. 
Captain -tells an amusing occurrence 
witnessed by him on board a foreign steam¬ 
er. A gentleman most distinguished in man¬ 
ners, and formerly as great in diplomacy, 
ivas pacing up and down the upper saloon, 
when he suddenly stopped in front, of a large, 
full-length mirror, aud, after gazing at the 
figure presented for a moment or two, in¬ 
quired, in a vety pleasant, and affable tone: 
“ Is your name Brown V ” 
No answer. Question repeated louder, 
44 1« your name Brown? ,? 
Still no answer. Question again repeated, 
louder still, 
“ Is your name Brown ?” 
No answer. 
“ Well,” said the questioner, “ you are 
either no gentleman or very deaf.” 
The saloon was in a roar. 
PROBLEM.—No. 6 
all Important events ur»<i fijiaradtoji of *'War whij-h 
promises to be one of the greatest that has ever dis¬ 
turbed Europe. The Hun At. l* one of the beBt 
of the agricultural papers. It bus no rival 
the wee klies, and the enterprise tt “d *blllty shown 
in it* conduct well merit tllO #uccl88 they litv\o 
achieved.-JV. I r . Commercial Axkvertwr. 
Mogul's Buka t. Nuw -y o uk er.—T hi h fa vorlte 
family journal is merit than u&tutlly eute T t-.itnui|? anti 
attractive this week, containing, a* ^‘pViuob 
splendid engravings, one being » portrait‘ f 1 r ' n ‘ V 
1 loop,,Id of Hr,hcmsollern,about whom France and 
PntBSlu are now fight log, and ollter a pc’itrajt of 
King "’llnamed prussta. The RURAL NkW-YoUKER 
is full of uiformation on all subjects, while the 1H- 
erarv department I* estmulally Interesting. is LUe 
most popular family paper lu the btates.— N. 1. Daily 
Star. 
Moore's Rural New-Yorker, which Is unques- 
tlonably the best weekly agricultural Publication In 
the country, t* moreover* very acceptable newspa- 
per. Its condensation of the news, its Uterary arti¬ 
cles and selections, and above all. Its jllustriitlona of 
current events, make It peculiarly attractive. T he 
number lor August 13th contains, among ®Altor pic¬ 
ture*, capital portraits of Prince Leopold and King 
William i. of Prussia.—A. 1. Daily Sun. 
Up to the Times—W hile Moore's Rural New- 
Yorker maintains Its reputation as being in the 
first rank of the agricultural papers of the country, 
it has other feature* which alone wrrjuld give it a, 
itigh position among the popular weeklies—notably 
its Illustrations, of which It has a nerfuot right to 
boast, as it doc* in itsl«*t Issuo.— N.i , fawning Mail. 
The rural New-Yorker, which has long been 
recognised a* the very first among the best agricul¬ 
tural paper*. Improves with each Issue. 1 his week s 
presents the best portraits of King \\ JiUiUn of I rus- 
■»_ _i iv.A ti.i i .i.mr.M ivlh’iag tn mil mi t A I'lfi to 
If an auger-hole eix Inches in diameter, be 
made through a cylinder of the same diameter, 
the axis of the auger-hole intersecting the axis 
of the cylinder at right angles, ( 1 .) how many 
square inches of its surface, nud ( 2 ) how many 
cubic iuches of its solid contents, will be re¬ 
moved ? x. JL 
15^"Answer in two weeks. 
DECAPI TATION ,—No. 4. 
I am something useful, you will say, 
Around the house from day to day; 
Behead me, then I am a bird; 
Of .my bad deeds you all have heard. 
539“Answer In two weeks. Milly, 
HE DNlVIiKSAL SHABPENEB 
X All indispensable household helper; sharpens 
all SHRARH and 8 CI 8 SORS as well as IABI1, 
CUTLERY. So simple any one can use it. N eve {.mR 
of repair. Makes a perfectly sharp, oven edge. Doss 
not wear the blade. Last.* a lifetime. Simple, effect¬ 
ive, convenient and durable. Sold by Hardware ami 
1 1 ou*c Furnishing Stores. Price 31. Send for 8 ani- 
ple. a. 0.1VJC8, Solo Proprietor, ii Beekman street, 
New York. _ 
My first is an animal, not large, it is true; 
My second's a vowel and article, loo; 
My third 1 b found where bees abound; 
My whole, a cavern, In Egypt is found. 
^“Answer in two weeks. Frank, 
THE WATCHES MADE BY THE 
JW TPW PP- 
ARE THE 
Factory, Springfield, Mass. 
PUZ2LE.-N0. 4. 
Set four trees so as to touch any two of them 
with the two ends of a rod of any given length. 
Answer In two weeks. J. p. 
Ask to Se* Them 
PUZZLER ANSWERS, 
GEOGRAPHICAL Ftzzle No. 1 —Key. —Three 
young ladles had received invitations ton ball, vvben 
the eventful evening arrived, the elder, whose name 
was SwhUf, arrayed herself In green satin, trimmed 
with HrtiMeb lace, and buttons of rmbil, Sim wore 
a collar of fOlmCicnnCB/ On lldr hwfl a ry.irl.iml of 
fern l«av«B; on her feet, satin slippers, with hnrKkg 
of silver, under all this »pleudor, she persisted In 
wearing a balmoral of y/llov and rek; and when she 
entered the drawing-room, the air was filled with the 
odor of cti-jut. Over her shoulder* *he throw a cloak 
of A astrakhan, placed on her heart aloud, and turned 
towards Gi»n*f«-tCf. who entered the room looking, 
f or u 11 I h e worl <1. like a stutel y & wan. 
“ VVbat a darling you are 1 ’ cned her slater. You 
look a* sweet as a pound of candy. (Kandy,) and as 
white a* tf you bad been vnoiced e-n.” (Snowdon.) 
The best authority,” responded he, 
white »!*tf you had been mowed on. 
And so *he did, with her long robe of white lace, 
necklace and bracelet*,if peu rl, and a swaying .fotUifr 
In her hair, fastened with n dtiinund. 
The third sister. Adelaide, now appeared, dressed 
all in blue, with turquoise ornament*, and long curls 
of shining chest nut. . .. 
The fcvttnin*? was clf*f but chilly* and tu© two 
younger girls wrapped themselves in cashmere shawls 
and*ai>f f mantles. They then all set out. attended 
by their brother Lt-uns- 
Illuktii ATkf> rkuus No, 5 .—AH should desire to 
be good as well as great. 
pw ilosophical ENIGMA No. 1 .—Boast nottliyself 
of to-morrow, for thou knoweat not what a day may 
hatug forth. 
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS, 
VINEGAR 
VIM LiV^m la USSES. OR SOR¬ 
GHUM, in Ten Hours, without using diugs. 
For Circulars, address F. 1 . SAGE, Vinegar Maker, 
Cromwell, Conn, 
-varANTED .—500 Agent* to sell C apt. Gla 
W zier’s new book, “The Cnptn re.‘Prison 
Pen and Escape.” Expenses paid untJl delivei y 
Call or address K. ll. FBHGUSON St CO., Publishers 
Bid Bleecker St., New York City. 
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