TIIEIR 
IP, sitting with his little, worn-out shoe. 
And scarlet stockings lying oil my knee, 
I knew the little feet hml puttered through 
The pearl-Ht gate* that lie ’twixt heaven and me, 
1 could ho reconciled, and happy, too. 
And look with glad eyes toward the jasper sea. 
AND 
If, in the morning, when the song of birds 
Remind* me of of a music far more sweet, 
I listen for his pretty, broken words, 
And for the music of Ilia dimpled feet, 
I could he almost happy, though I heard 
No answer, and but saw bis vacant seat. 
1 could bo glnd, if, when the day I* done, 
And all Its cares and heart-aches laid away, 
I could look westward, to the hidden mm. 
And, with a heart full of sword yearning, say, 
“ To-night I’m nearer to my little one, 
By just the travel of one earthly day.” 
Late President New York State Agricultural So¬ 
ciety, Editor “A merican Short-Horn 
Herd Book," Author “ liural 
Architecture,” etc., etc. 
If I could know these little feet were shod 
In sandals wrought of light In better lands, 
And that the footprint* of a tender God 
Ran side by side with Ills, in golden sands, 
I could bow cheerfully, and kiss the rod, 
Since darling was in wiser, safer bands. 
Thi« Work, which has been highly commended by 
the Press, should lie carefully studied by every 
breeder or owner of C ri tic. H is a handsomely illus¬ 
trated and well printed and hound volume of 523 
duodecimo pages. It will be mailed, postage paid, to 
any address in the United fttules or Canada on re¬ 
ceipt of the reduced price, *2. Address 
D. O. T. IHOORE, 
41 I*ark Row. Y. 
If he wore dead. I would not sit to-day, 
And stain with tears the wee socks on my knee; 
1 would not kiss the tiny shoe, and say 
•* Bring buck again uiy little boy to me!" 
I would be patient, knowing 'twas God's way. 
And that he'd loud me to him, o'er dentil’s silent 
sea. 
But, oh ! to know the feet, once pure and white, 
Tlie haunt* of vice lord boldly ventured in ! 
The hands that should have battled for the right. 
Have been wrung crimson in the clasp of sin ! 
And should lie knock at Heaven's gate to-night. 
To fear my boy could hardly enter in! 
[Selected. 
JV GEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY. 
•“ Mast-a-down, did you say, sir ? Faith an’ there’s no mast about it! Them’s the banes of a big ox ! 
REST of wringers,— New York Christian Advocate. 
It merits all that is said in its favor.— UeartU and 
Home. 
It is now admitted that it has no equal as a family 
wringer.—New York Liberal Christian. 
The advantage* which Iteontnins seem to be indis¬ 
pensable to a practical wringer.— N, Y. Independent' 
For sale everywhere. 
N. B. PHELPS A <’<)., Gen. Ag’ts, 
I ■> Cortlnnilr St„ New York. 
LETTERS FROM BOYS 
Woodchucks— Trapping nnd Tunning. 
Orin Stoughton asks about woodchucks. 
They arc a great nuisance in meadows, with 
their holes and piles of dirt to run a mowing 
machine into. If some of the patent-right 
men would turn their attention to them, nnd 
leave 1 he mob' alone, they would benefit 
farmers much more. The steel trap is what 
1 use; chain and trap lightly covered, nnd 
bait with a cucumber. Their skins make 
the best kind of mittens and gloves, with the 
hair on, or with it off either. If there is a 
tanner near, get them tanned there; if not, 
do it yourself iu the following manner:—For 
one skin, (if you waul hair left on,) lake one- 
fourth of a teacup of pulverized alum, the 
same of salt, mix thoroughly,and after scrap¬ 
ing off all Hie flesh from the skin with a dull 
knife, put, the mixture on the llesh side, then 
double over one side to the center of the 
hack, bring over the oilier side to meet it, 
and roll up tightly; lay in a cool place for 
six days, then soak In water and wash thor¬ 
oughly with soapsuds,to clean the hair; dry 
by pulling it, across tlie edge of a board, to 
make it, soft and pliable. To tan with hair 
off, for whip-laalies, mittens, &c., put ashes 
or lime on the flesh side; lay in water enough 
to cover for two or three days, when the hair 
will slip; scrape and wash clean, then put 
in strong soapsuds for ten days; stretch and 
dry, if for whip-lashes or strings; if for mit¬ 
tens or gloves, cover it with tlie oil you took 
from the animal; lay it in the sun, and let it 
dry twenty-four hours; then wash in soap¬ 
suds, and dry by pulling the same as with 
the other. 
I got my pattern for fur gloves, also for 
mittens, by ripping up an old one of each. 
Line with flannel, and you will not have 
cold hands next winter. They also make a 
very pretty and durable sleigh robe. Trim 
square, sew with a ball stitch, and line.—R. 
Lausend. 
How to SUiu nn Eel. 
I wish to tell Sam Carter how to skin 
an eel. Tie the eel by the head, string it up 
about four lect feet from the ground, or 
high enough to be convenient; then take a 
knife and cut the skin round the neck and 
skin it down with the knife about an inch and 
a half. Then take a woolen cloth (cotton 
will not answer) and press tight round the 
part skinned, and pull down, and the skin 
will slip right off, and he turned inside out. 
To Cook Sturgeon. 
After the fish has been dressed, place it 
in strong brine for twenty-four hours; take 
i! out and hang it up to dry by the stove or 
fire-place for two or three days; if it is 
smoked so much the better; then broil (not 
fry) it, and dress it with butter and pepper. 
Some people like a gravy made of drawn 
butter and vinegar, with a bard boiled egg 
chopped fine and poured over it. Sturgeon 
prepared as stated is equally as good as 
smoked halibut, and superior to smoked 
codfish. 
I am a little boy, Mr. Moore, and if you 
put any of this in the paper yon will 
frighten me. —Willie Cooley, Manchester, 
Ohio, Any., 1870. 
SQUARE WORD ENIGMA. No, 1 
much about cooking. I go to a district 
school. Wo girls have planted some (lowers 
around the school house and put. up some 
paper curtains, nnd have a very nice time 
I liavca Ricinus Banguinim that is six feet 
high, aiul the leaves are two feet broad. We 
have dug in manure, superphosphate and 
poudrette around it. It, hos not been a very 
good season for flowers, but we have some 
pretty nice ones, nevertheless. Our brother 
owns a fine flock of Gray Dorkings, but my 
sister and 1 own the goslings; and we have 
ten nice, large Bremeus, as white as snow.— 
Clara Bliss. _ 
illiiKRie nnd Corn Colics. 
Maggie, Fort Wayne, Ind., (thirteen years 
old,) got in a fix in this way:—“Mamma 
had staid all night with a friend who was 
ill, and, as fhtd’e was no broad for breakfast, 
I concluded to make corn cakes. Mamma 
had told me how to make them, but 1 had 
forgotten; so what could I do ? I managed 
to begin. 1 used about two quarts of sour 
milk, ami didn’t put in any flour. Papa said 
they were good for tlie first 1 ever made.” 
Well, has .Maggie learned how to make 
them better? If so, how? Try to give all 
the useful information you can to each other, 
girls. Maggie asks Ella to please tell how 
to make those frames she spoke of. Perhaps 
she can send us a drawing of one of them, 
so that we may engrave it. 
water (after coining to the edge) on to the 
bank dead. Though it kills the fish, it will 
not hurt you or taste in the fish. 
.1. W. Flim. 
We publish this in order to say that no 
man or hoy who adopts any such method 
of killing fish is a true sportsman ; nor does 
such nn one deserve to know how a fish 
tastes. The true sportsman kills no more 
fish than lie or his friends can use; and he 
catches them in a manly way. This is an 
outrageous, unmanly mode. 
My first Is a metal. 
My second is n oily in Southern Europe. 
My third is a Jewish measure. 
Sly fourth was the name of an ancient tyrant. 
Each of the four words which compose Hie 
answer to this enigma 'contain the same num¬ 
ber of letters and spell the same words, if read 
from left to right, or from the top to the bottom 
of the square. 
SAT" Answer in two weeks. Scholium. 
KNITTING 
1 _> Y THE USE of tlie I, A ill It KMT- 
I > TING MACHINE, famlllr* are enabled to pro¬ 
vide everything In knit good*. superior in umility 
and at hair the cost- of common bough leu good*. 
The machine knit* a pair of socks in 30 minutes, 
shapes them perfectly, making lira work the same a* 
ihat produced ny liund. Any one dependent upon 
their own exertion* for their livelihood, cno procure 
it more easily by the use of till* machine than in any 
other way. For Circular and sample stocking, ad¬ 
dress, Inclosing stamp, J. I). DUNE a CO., 
1 and 3 Market sc, Rochester, N. V. 
All low-priced KMilling Miuliitu-* compare with 
Lamb's Family Knitter as doe* >■ ten-dollin' hand 
sowing machine with any first-clas* sewer like tlie 
Singer, Howe, Grover A linker, nod others. 
CHARADE. No. 6, 
My first is found in every land, 
Upon the sea or on the strand, 
Each hour of day and night; 
And yet—what strangely may appear- 
Although its voice we often hear, 
It never greets our sight. 
LETTERS FROM GIRLS, 
About Chrlalina* Present*. 
I am a little girl thirteen years old. I 
make frames of shells, cones, lichens and 
mqsH; but I do not think them very nice. I 
would like to ask cousin Loretta, who is 
older than we, wlmt nice things we can 
make for our brothers, sisters and parents 
for Christmas presents, Last year, for my 
little brothers, I made a pasteboard barn, 
about a foot square, with doors, windows 
and scaffold; and from patterns I made 
fowls, birds, sheep, mice; and this, with a 
pony on wheels, constituted their farm stock. 
It wiled away many a weary hour when 
they could not play out of doors. 
The Log Cabin Sun Bonnets. 
To cousin Janette I’d say I do not won¬ 
der she hates those log cabin sun bonnets. 
"When we children feel like a good romp we 
don our broad-brimmed lmls and go out in 
the flower garden. We each have a portion 
of the garden for our own; in my part I 
have a mass of petunias of different shades 
and colors, candytuft, a bed of tulips, a 
yucre mignonette, diacinthia, dahlias, Ac. 
We each one weed and tend our own (low¬ 
ers. Aside from this, when out of school, 
and an hour for pencil drawing and an hour 
of piano practice, each on alternate weeks, 1, 
with my sister, superintend the bread making. 
'R«-cipn fur V cast. 
Perhaps some of the young cooks would 
like to know my mother’s recipe for yeast: 
Six large potatoes, pared and grated fine; 
oue large spoonful of salt; one half teacup 
white sugar; small handful of hops, boiled 
in two quarts of water, poured on the other 
ingredients, boiling hot, and stirred thor¬ 
oughly- When cool, stir in a teacup of 
yeast.— Doha L. Park, Waukesha Co., TF%. 
To Malic a Bracket ami Comb Case. 
I am a little girl, thirteen years of age; I 
have a room and pictures of my own paint¬ 
ing. I have no brother old enough to make 
tilings for me like Anna, so I have to make 
them myself. I have two brackets and a 
comb case; I have one in the shape of a 
harp, and another in the shape of a dia¬ 
mond, scolloped; I make them either of 
cigar boxes or bandbox covers. Lay the 
pattern on, and mark it round with a pencil, 
and then take a sharp knife and cut it out. 
Those are almost as pretty as those you buy, 
and 1 think more of them than I should if I 
bought I hem. I tried Ada’s recipe for 
sponge cake, and 1 think it is very nice. I 
hope Edith and Loulia will write more, 
and that we may become better acquainted. 
— Estella, Pontiac, N. Y. 
WANTED 50 Kxwrrirnrrrf Sewing Mu¬ 
ll chlue Salesmen. Libera! milancs ami c<miniis- 
stiiTiM paid. AddruM. with full particulars and refer¬ 
ence. I*KTEliy<>N Sc CARPENTER, General Agents 
“1 »he Wln-'lerA Wilson Sewing Machine,1114 Chest¬ 
nut SI,, Philadelphia. Pa. 
My second, useful has been found 
To lit the products of the ground 
For mankind and for boast; 
Without its aid we’d doubtless be 
Deprived of many a luxury, 
And fast instead of least. 
My whole, in most parts of the world, 
Stands ready, with broad wings unfurled, 
To catch lhe welcome breeze; 
And oft, where by my first is fed, 
It of my second stands In stead, 
In countries ’cross the sens. 
De Ruyter, N. Y. W. W. i 
Jae/~ Answer in two weeks. 
PUZZLER ANSWERS, 
RURAL FOUR-YEAR-OLDS, 
Problem No. G.—72square inches and 144 cubic 
inches. 
Cross-Word Enigma No. 4.—Gonier. 
Decapitation No. 4.—Bowl. 
Charade No. 5—Catacomb. 
Puzzle No. 4.—Set three trees in tlie form of a 
triangle, then raise a mound in tlie center of sufli- 
cient night to set the fourth. 
Illustrated Ri m s No. 0.—Dexter 1* the fastest 
trotting horse on record. 
Riddle no. L—Dear Rural: if you do not re¬ 
ceive a bet ter, you may tender t, * MintwgoJj tlie fol¬ 
lowing solution of tiie *’ rlddie-isli ” poem <jf Aug. 
13th. Addition* in brackets: 
A bead-le** Phan] man fa nilriorl a letter did write, 
It was read by one who had lost hi* [gun] sight: 
Deaf was the man [mej who listened and heard: 
And tlie dumb [pen] repeated Ire-wroteJ it word for 
word. L, 
SOl.l) BY A LI. 1>R EGOISTS. 
Ood’a Sin r-fipnngled Banner. — A mother 
writes.:— When the song, “ Star-Spangled Bn li¬ 
ner," was the song of every household, Allen 
stood at the door for some lime very quiet: up¬ 
on going to see what was keeping him ho said, 
“Mamma, I want you to look up there and see 
God’s Star-Spangled Banner!" 
rt> -d Jk A wr To aOKNJK SKLLINU 
5s 1 S S A DAY SILVERS’ 
VAV XX. M. Pa(0nt E i aS (j C Broom. 
75,000 NOW IN USE. C. A. CLEGG & CO.,20Cort- 
huidt St., N. f.| or 209 Lake St., Chicago, Ili. 
\V A\TEI).-500 Agcnl* In xoll C 
t* zier's new bonk. -‘The Unpin re 
Pen mid Escape,'' Expense* iiulu uut 
Call oruddress It. H. FEUGI SON » CO., I 
1® Hieecker St., New York City. 
Notice to Costiubutoii* to this Diu*aict»ikxt, — Correct 
answer* must accompany *11 Pr#til«m», Punulos, Rel>u»o», Enigmas, 
Ac. When Kiilgimui ore given not only the nnewer to the whole 
hut to each lection of the Enigma intuit be funtUhed, Pains must he 
taken to *o arrange Contribution!, that the Editor can verify their 
accuracy will, the lwi*i low of time. Preference will he given 
alwayn, to those which beat meet these requirements. 
miscellaneous QV&uertisemcnts 
IllSklX; 0LOVES 
CROSS-WORD ENIGMA.—No. 5 
ADDRESS G.E. CLEETON, NEW HAVEN, C’T. 
VINEGAR. 
GHUM, in Ten Hours, without using drugs. 
For Circulars, address F. I. SAGE, Vinegar Maker, 
Cromwell, Conn. 
Mr first is in worst, but not in best; 
My second is in trunk but not in chest; 
My third is in ml but not In mouse; 
My fourth is iu barn but not iu house; 
My fifth is in girls but noi In boys; 
My sixth is in play tilings but not in toys; 
My seventh is in fret but not in scold; 
My eighth is in new but uot in old ; 
My ninth is in you but not in me; 
My tenth is ill ocean but riot in sea; 
My eleventh is in grass but not in hay; 
My twelfth is III work but, not in play ; 
My thirteenth is in water but not in land; 
My fourteenth is in dirt but not in sand ; 
My whole you tnay hold In your right hand 
J3F° Answer in two weeks. f. w, 
KNABLETITE WEARER TO nUSK 50 PER CENT. PASTER 
than without them, ,\\[) absolutely prevent 
soke HAN ns. Made oi the best leather, with metal¬ 
lic claw* attached, In ordering, stutesUe—large,me¬ 
dium or numlL Send for sample or circular. Price, 
*1.50 per pair. A liberal discount t" Healers and Can¬ 
vassing Agent*. Address tile 11AM, HUSKING 
GLOVK CO.. 101 and 103 West Luke SL, Chicago,111. 
EDWARD SEARS’ 
ENGRAVING ESTABLISHMENT 
AND 
ELECTROTY V ING, PRINTING 
The WATCHES made by the 
New York Watch Company 
Are the BEST & CHEAPEST, 
Ask to See Them. Factory,Springfield, Mass, 
AND FANCY POULTRY.— 
JWWUTO We have tin* largest Don ItKUusi- 
TORYin the country, amt furnish promptly any va¬ 
riety or breed nf Dog, from the ‘‘Pnnille to tlio 
“ Mastiff." We ura also Importer* and Brooders of 
all varieties of FANCY PDI 1/iB) bond sfamp 
for Descriptive Circular and J’l'ico List. Address 
P. D. HOPKINS a, CO.. Garrcttsviilo. Ohio. 
tIDER DULL THAT BEATS Hit- WORLD, 
j Address F. SAGE, Cromwell, Conn. 
T he oldest, lauui<:st and 
Most Perfect Manufactory in the United States. 
45,000 NOW X IU XJSE. 
CEO. A. PRINCE iL CO.'S 
ORGANS 6L MELODEONS 
will be delivered In any part of the United Slates 
reached Ly kixprox* (where they tiuve no agent,) 
free op i n a hue, on receipt nf ll*t price. 
Send for Price List, and nrcuiarg. Address 
GEO. A. PRINCE! & CO., Buffalo, N. Y. 
GKO. A. PIUNCE & CO., Chicago, ill. 
DECAPITATION,—No. 5. 
A very useful plant I ween. 
In March tuy blossoms first are seen, 
Bo 1 1 end rnc, and I toll of one 
The heart of maiden fair hath won ; 
Again, a Proposition's found— 
Not under, by, through nor around. 
Answer in two weeks. West. 
Worth of American Meat and Vegetable Choppers 
sold the ilrst year. Kxun inducements now offered. 
D. A. mcWTON & CO.,20 Cortlandl St., New York, 
or 209 Lake St., Chicago, Ill. 
An Abominable Way of Killing Fi*h. 
Dear Mr. Editor: —I like Sam Car- 
TER’S mode of catching fish; I think it is 
successful; hut l thought I would toll him 
another way. It Is this: Let him procure 
some green walnuts, split them up in pieces 
and put them in the hole of water, and 
stand there a few minutes, and to his aston¬ 
ishment he will see the lisli jump out of the 
PROBLEM.—No. 7, 
SAMPLE 
By Hall, 
30 Cts. 
Flowers About tin* School House, &c. 
1 tried Ella’s recipe tlie other day, but 
I think that 1 must have made some mistake 
about it, for the cake was not light. I am 
only twelve years old, and do uot know 
X Silver-Plated 
RICHT &. LEFT HAND 
UOlltLK.rOLVTED 
HAND COEN-HUSEER. 
If to my age there added be 
Its lmlf, two-fifths, and two times three, 
One-fourth its square the sum will be. 
Now, youthful minds, my age give me. 
Answer in two weeks. Bertie. 
wholesale a- retail. 
Warranted Bent In the flnrketi 
D. F. WELSH, Nevada, 0. 
