MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
TaMfs’ 
OLD  MEMORIES. 
BV  UAV  HUtJUIBT. 
lit  the  early  daji!  ot  ohlldhtiod. 
When  my  heart  w*«  lUrht  and  free. 
And  the  hoxirs  with  HimBblne  flooded, 
Shed  their  ratllance  over  me 
There,  amonx  the  dearcet  day  rlreamB. 
Of  the  lcing-1n«t  “  Aiild  I-aiix  Sync," 
Statida  amoUK  tl'c  brlxhtcat  nimbcamH, 
The  Bchool  hniiae  of  aueicDt  limcB. 
Wealvkard,  eloplnx  from  the  farm  hoosc, 
Ran  the  evcr-plesKaut  lano. 
Down  to  where  the  old  loxaeh'tol  hoaet 
Ncutled  humbly  on  the  KnM'U. 
HiKh,  above  Ita  wlde-monthcd  chimney, 
Towered  the  poplar  and  the  beech. 
While  the  wild  roac  and  tlic  cherry 
Told  a  tale  of  uwcetneuM  each.  • 
Round  me  hover  brlgrht-winKed  vlvion'. 
Of  the.  merry,  murmuring  rill, 
Ab  it  Bfieeda  upon  ita  miBBioii 
trloae  beneath  the  flontlicrii  hill ; 
With  Ita  watera.  gay  and  nolny, 
TricklinK  o'er  thmr  pebbly  bod. 
And  It*  bankB,  eo  greon  and  mossy. 
With  the  hidden  IicrrieM  red. 
Kar  above,  the  green-leaved  brancha'' 
Of  the  forest  swung  and  played, 
And  beneath,  the  Bccnc  entrancing 
Of  the  ever  varied  glade. 
Oh  :  ye  gems  of  childhood's  pleasures. 
Flash  your  brightness  over  all.  ■  • 
Live,  among  the  golden  Ireasures, 
Garnered  tjp  in  Memory’s  hall. 
MY  MYSTERY, 
GINGER  COOKIES-GOOD  AND  BAL 
I  AM  very  fmul  of  ginger  iTtoklcii,  hut  ala^,  lum- 
not  the  copni’lty  to  make  them.  .Shortly  after  I 
was  marrtccl  I  spent  a  few  months  at  my  iiitlier’s. 
A  lady  friend  .spoke  of  a  reeelpe  that  nevet  failed 
her.  I  handed  11  over  to  Noma,  the  eook,  who 
transfonned  the  Ingredients  Into  a  eroek  of  nice 
moist  ginger  enokles.  They  soon  disappeared,  and 
It  was  again  Hik’d  and  so  on  until  ralthful  Noma 
placed  them  oil  the  top-most  shelf  in  tno  pant  ry, 
where  slippery  fingers  could  not  reach  them  as 
easily  as  before. 
1  expected  soon  to  go  to  housi.’kr’eplng,  a.nd  vis¬ 
ions  Of  pleasant  rooms,  snowy  buls<'Ult,  and  splen¬ 
did  ginger  cfiokles,  passed  before  my  Imagination 
and  lulled  me  to  sleep  at.  night,  I  returned  to  my 
husband,  and  It  was  not  many  tlays  before  i  tried 
my  skill.  When  they  came  troin  the  oven  the 
result  was  hard,  dry  cookies.  I  consoled  myself 
with  thinking  that  they  vvijijild  grew  in<»l .(  ulth 
age,  for  Annir  had  said,  concerulng  them,  “the 
older  the  belter."  1  brought  some  to  Uu  table, 
and  Imagine  my  dismay  to  see  the  men  picking 
out  Uio  soda  between  each  bite  with  tjielr  forks. 
“Oh.  .John,'’  I  said,  “  1  did  w.int  to  have  them 
just  to  suit  you." 
“And  used  New  Orleans  molasses,  for  It  isthe 
best."  1 
“  Yes."  I  said.  i 
“  And  you  stirred  them  u  ith  a  spoon,  did  you, 
and  put  suniclent  flour  on  the  board  to  rollout  ■ 
without  lUivKlng  them  very  stiff  V' 
1  again  nodded  assent. 
“  Well,  I  van  not  tell  why  they  an?  not  good,  l 
have  some  nice  ones  In  the  house  now.  "  she  said. 
A  few  (lays  after  I  was  leaving  lioiiie,  I  said  to 
Maky,  our  girl,  “I  wlsn  you  would  bake  some 
ginger  cookle.s,"  and  I  gave  her  the  benefit  of  my 
wisdom.  When  T  returned  we  Imd  some  tor  tea. 
.My  husband  said  “they  were  the  best  he  ever 
,ite."  and  Maky  said  “she  made  them  exactly  as 
I  told  her."  Why  cannot  I  make  thorn  and  have 
them  good?  oh  that  somebody's  mantle  would 
fall  on  me !  s. 
- - - 
WHAT  MEN  NEED  WIVES  FOR. 
It  Is  not  In  sweep  the  house,  make  t  he  bed.  darn 
the  socks  and  cook  the  meals,  chiefly,  that  a  man 
wants  a  wife.  If  this  is  all  he  needs,  hired  help 
can  do  It  cheaper  than  a  wife.  If  this  Is  all,  wlieii 
a  young  man  calls  lo  sen  a  lady,  send  him  Into  the 
pantry  to  taste,  the  bre.id  and  eake  she  has  marie ; 
then  send  him  to  Inspect  the  needlework  and  bed- 
making,  or  pul  a  broom  in  the  young  Iml.v's  hand 
and  send  him  to  wltne.ss  its  use.  Hin-h  thlng-s  are 
important,  and  the  wise  young  man  ivlll  tpilekl.y 
look  after  thr'm;  btit  what  the  inte  man  wants  , 
with  a  wlft.’  Is  her  eoinpanlonshlp,  sympathy  tind 
love.  The  way  of  life  has  many  dreary  places  in 
U,  and  man  needs  a  (companion  to  go  with  him.  A 
man  Is  somi’tlmes  overt <iken  by  misfortunes ;  he 
meets  with  talhirr^  and  defe.at ;  tilals  ami  (empta- 
tlons  beset  him,  and  li(!  neocLs  one  to  stand  by  and 
sympathl/ac  Me  has  sOine  hard  battles  to  tiglil,  1 
with  pov**rty,  enemies  anti  sin,  and  he  needs  a  i 
woman  that,  when  he  pttis  his  arm  aronnrl  her,  hr;  j 
reels  he  has  something  lo  tight  for,  and  that,  she, 
being  a  tnio  woman,  will  help  him  to  tight;  that 
she  will  put  her  Ups  lo  Ids  (!ar  and  w  hisper  words 
'  of  counsel,  and  her  hand  to  Ids  heart  ami  imparl 
'  Insplfailon.  All  tUrmigh  life,  Ihnmgh  slormsand 
sunshine,  through  innlllet  and  victory,  shroitgh 
adverse  and  through  favoring  winds,  man  m'cds  a 
woman’s  love.  Ills  heart,  yearns  for  It.  A  sisters 
or  a  mot  Her', s  love  will  hardly  supply  the  neod. 
Vet  many  seek  for  nothing  fuftlier  than  suecess  in 
housework.  -Justly  .enough,  half  of  llmsi!  get, 
nothing  iiiori' :  the  other  half,  surprised  beyond 
measure,  have  gotten  more  l.haii  they  sought. 
TUelr  wives  suria  lse  them  by  hrliiglng  out  a  noble 
idea  In  marriage,  and  tUw.loslug  a  treasury  of 
courage,  sympathy  and  love. 
UfaMiui  for  tl;f  iloium. 
MY  KITTY. 
'.Vhkhk  has  lu.v  little  kitty  Kono, 
My  kilty  that  I  love  ? 
I've  gcBTohed  i»  every  room  below, 
-Vnd  every  room  above. 
My  tabby  kit,  with  bllken  hair. 
And  gold<*n  cycn  BO  bright ; 
And  full  of  fan  -and  frolic  gay, 
With  spirits  ever  light. 
How  shi'  would  whisk  to  catch  her  tail 
Or  play  with  hall  or  string  ! 
Ho  fiili  of  grace  ami  fun  and  life, 
A  dear,  bewitehiug  tiling. 
Alas !  the  merry  kit  Inis  gone. 
With  all  her  capere  gay ; 
Hho’s  now  a  dull  and  lazy  cat. 
Ami  slccpH  her  tunc  away. 
FOR  AND  ABOUT  WOMEN. 
Mils.  douN  -Spams  was  an  early  advocate  of 
Woman's  lUglHs, 
Georoe  Eliot,  it  Is  said,  ha.s  been  paid  XT.nao,  nr 
1  .Fr.n,00(),  for  a  single  novel.  -v 
.MR.H.  .IL'UA  Giufvtn  of  Ncw  York  has  coraplettfd 
a  portrait  bust  of  Kev.  Dr.  K.  H.  Chapin. 
Deborah  l'.  Whartov  or  Philadelphia  has  given 
$5,000  to  ihe,  endowment  of  Swavthmore  College. 
'  MIS.S  Burkitt  hits  lalsod  $1.01)0  10  employ  a  lady 
“They  are  notvei'.y  had,"  said  he,  “only  a  fel-  |  lo  keep  a  Kindergarten  at  the  Centemilal  E.xpo- 
low  lias  lo  look  out  for  the  soda." 
“Tho  recipe  is  good,  I  know',  lor  Nora’s  were  ' 
bplendlcl,  and  next  time  mine  will  bo  all  right.’’  i 
Again  and  again  I  Died,  and  still  the  same  rasult  . 
It  Bcemed  to  me  that  the  men  always  commenced 
digging  nut  the  soda  when  1  looked  toward  them."  I 
“  I'm  sure  l  do  my  very  be-st  to  dissolve  and  pul- 
verl/-e  It,"  I  said.  “  It  must  he  because  the  soda  Is 
stale." 
,IonN  promised  fresh,  but  I  dismissed  gliiger 
cookies.  A  year  after  1  picked  up  the  Kukal  and 
saw  my  old  recipe  recommended  as  being  very 
nice.  ••  I’ll  try  U  again,”  I  said  to  myself,  ti  iid  l 
did.  Not  long  afterward  my  husband  ca  me  lu  a  nd 
said,  “  I  am  going  to  Pittsburgh  on  the  afternoon  ' 
train.  I  wish  you  would  do  me  up  a  lunch. '< 
With  fear  mad  many  doubts  1  pul  some  of  my  pet 
cookies  in  his  pocket. 
galibulh  we  went  to  chui’ili  and  sat  in  t.Ue  flrsl  ] 
seal  lu  front  of  the  pulpit.  The  “  Amen  corners  ’’ 
were  full  of  people.  After  the  bcnedlellou  was 
pronounced  -lORN  picked  up  hl.s  overcoat  b)  put  It 
on,  when  out  colled  a  cake.  It  tell  on  the  carpel 
with  as  nmch  w  eight  a«  a  stone,  and  s^iunded  as 
u  It  had  been  baked  forty  yciirs.  if  It  had  only 
been  content  to  fall,  but  It  was  not  through  trav¬ 
eling  yet,  and  wiled  on  uuUl  it  reached  the  pulpit 
steps  at  the  side  furthost  from  us,  ;i  ud  the  mints- 
ter  looked  dowm  msm  It  reprovliigly  for  desecrat¬ 
ing  the  Lorp’s  house.  People  smiled,  and  would 
have, laughed  outrtght  II  they  had  dared,  for  my 
husband  was  determined  not  lo  lose  It,  hut  fol¬ 
lowed,  captured,  and  placed  It  down  deep  in  the 
depth  ot  his  pockeU 
A  few'  daj's  <igo  I  got  a  nother  recipe  and  did  my 
best  toward  making  the  cookies  iialaiable.  i 
tasted,  smacked  my  Ups  over  tu<'m,  tried  to  per¬ 
suade  myself  the)  were  gond,  and  placed  them  ou 
the  bible.  They  w'ci'O  passed  around  uud  the 
jokes  followed  at  my  e.xpcnse.  It.  was  lour  years 
since  I  tried  the  ilrat  time,  and  hero  was  tallnrc 
slllon. 
Queen  Victoria  has  subhcrlbed  £.-m  to  found 
the  chair  of  t’ffltle  Literature,  in  Edinburgh  Uni¬ 
versity. 
Several  women  have  been  regtstered  In  some 
ot  me  towns  of  Chill  us  iiualliled  voters,  and  will 
vote  iiillhe  approaching  elei-tlons. 
“  .MOTiiKR  STEWART,"  who  was  prominent  In  the 
Ohio  woman's  movement’  has  been  visiting  En¬ 
gland  in  the  Interest  of  the  Temperance  cau.se. 
.Miss  HuiRRERF  has  been  elected  president  of  tho 
Froobel  Society  of  Loudon,  In  place  of  the  lament¬ 
ed  Miss  Doreck,  who  died  last  summer  In  Kwltzer- 
land. 
Mrs.  Uamaswami,  a  native  Illudoo  Christian 
lady,  ha.s  been  appointed  by  Maharajah  Holka  as 
uitoreiss  to  tho  zenana  of  Bala  bahlb.  Hie  young 
prince. 
Mas.  Livesey,  widow  of  Kev.  William  Llvesey, 
IflRiipplylng  the  pulpit  ot  tho  Methodist  church  at 
Braintree,  Mass,  made  vacant  hy  the  death  of  her 
husband. 
.Mists  Kmii.y  L.  Tayi.or,  Prini'lpalof  .\dains’  Fe¬ 
male  Academy,  Is  prepartng  a  history  of  th.at  la- 
stltntlon  tor  the  New  Hampshire  Departmeiit  iki. 
the  centennial. 
Mrs.  .\bkaium  Lincoln,  who  wa.s  rescued  from 
an  Insane  Asylum  by  Mrs.  Myra  Bradwell  and  her 
husband,  has  been  spending  a  few  months  very 
pleasantly  with  her  slsfer  .Mrs.  Edwards,  at  Spring, 
field,  ill. 
.Mrs.  AiiANUA  Smith,  n  colon.'d  evangelist,  has 
been  (Uldri'sslng  lai’go  congregations  In  Wilming¬ 
ton,  Del.  She  was  formerly  a  Slave,  la  about  lorly 
years  of  age  and  .show's  great  ramlllnrlty  with 
scilpliire. 
!  Mi.ss  Thomas,  Cornell  rnlvei'hlly's  successful 
representative  In  (treek,  enWred  college  In  ad¬ 
vance,  graduating  In  two  i'citrs.  Having  slender 
LETTERS  FROM  BOYS  AND  GIRLS. 
From  n  Northorn  Illinois  Boy. 
Uncle  Moore:—!  join  my  voice  with  the  rest  ot 
the  Kurai.  Cousins  In  asking  what  has  hoeon  e  of 
Cousin  .loriNNiE.  As  lor  nio,  1  have  inlsHod  her 
letters  from  iho  Hi'kal  for  u  long  time.  I  can  as¬ 
sure  her  they  were  interesimg.  Girls,  i  g'u.iRs  you 
have  given  V.  H.  such  a  fiot-back  that  ho  cannot 
come  forward  any  more.  I  think  If  lie  had  signed 
Ids  mune  u.  B.  It  would  luivn  sult.cd  him  better.  I 
should  like  A.  H.  .Macomhku  to  rise  and  explain 
to  the  boys  how  to  keep  on  the.  right  side  of  the 
gU'Ls.  We  are  having  a  mild  winter  in  Northern  ' 
Illinois;  not  I'ven  one  day’s  sleighing.  I  live  Just  j 
one  mile  from  the  Lake  lUulT  camp  meeting  i 
grounds.  'I'hey  bought  ihe  land  last  spring  and 
('ommenced  work  on  It,  expecting  to  have  It  ready 
for  their  fall  meeting,  but  fulled  lo  do  so.  I  ex¬ 
pect  they  will  have  It  ready  by  next  fall,  And 
then  I  would  like  to  see  Uncle  Moouk  and  all  Ihe 
KUB.G,  Cousins,  even  V.  B.,  at  uiy  end  or  tho 
w'orld.  I  suppose  t  he  way  you  and  all  tho  Kukal 
CoiLsIns  will  bo  Known  to  eueh  other  will  he  by 
Mielr  smiling  fares,  for  I  don’t  think  any  one  can 
I  be  a  tiubscrlber  lo  Ihe  Uural  very  long  and  not 
I  have  a  smile  on  his  or  her  faee,  I  mu  a  farmer’s 
boil,  and  lor  pets  I  have  a  largo  Newfoundland 
(log  uiid  a  gray  niare.  so  you  see  I  dure  not  sldo 
'  with  YouNfi  llACii,  because  I  would  +>('  sldlug 
]  ngalivd  one  of  my  pds— and  I  could  not  do  that, 
'  as  sho  Is  I'cnl  lovatfle  and  never  w.'olds,  nor  do  I 
think  any  good  girl  would,  especially  a  Kurai, 
Cousin.  JoH.  CoNnEi.L,  liorhlund,  Jll.  Jan.  »l. 
From  a  Virginia  Girl. 
i  Dear  Editoh:— I  am  11  years  old,  and  this  Is 
j  my  first  attempt  at  writing  for  a  pap(>r.  I  love  to 
;  rend  the  letters  In  the  Young  Folk's  Column  very 
much,  and  if  yon  think  this  Is  worth  Its  room  In 
j'our  paper,  l  win  try  again  some  time.  My  father 
.  lu's  U.U  Jrou  foundry,  and  on  ea.st  days  I  like  to  go 
1  and  waicli  the  melted  Iron  being  poured  on  tho 
^  flasks;  io.meke  plows,  bells,  etc.  I  have  two 
brothers  that  work  In  the  foundry.  They  make 
siieh  cute  lltHe  frogs,  just  like  real  oues,  lo  put 
against  the  doors  in  summer  to  keep  them  open ; 
ours  often  iiiuketj  folks  Jump,  It  looks  so  mueh  llko 
n  live  one.  I  go  to  school,  and  have  lots  of  fun  at 
recess  and  noon;  but  I  don’t  lot  fun  Inteitero  with 
my  lesson.H.  .My  sister  and  my.sell  Joined  a  Lodge 
of  Good  Temidars  that  was  organized  lust  April. 
Wo  have  IKi)  members,  and  others  are  still  coming 
in.  We  me(M.  once  every  week,  I  think  the  Tem- 
lieranre  folks  are  flolug  ((,  great  deal  of  good.  I’m 
arrald  you  will  think  tnls  too  long  ror  a  little  girl, 
bO  I  must  stop.  My  parents  know  nothing  ot  this. 
I  r  want  to  surprise  them— that  is,  if  you  think  this 
I  good  enough  to  publish.— K.  Lizzie  Taylor,  Lin- 
I  colli,  Lniulonii.  I'O.,  Vo, 
From  an  Indiana  Girl. 
Dear  Sir:— This  1h  the  first  time  I  ever  wrote 
for  your  paper.  My  pa  takes  the  Kukal  and  sev¬ 
eral  other  papers,  bul<  I  like  the  KuitAi.tho  host  of 
all.  VVe  have  a  genlle  horse  lhal  my  brother, 
five  yeai-sold,  and  T  cniidrlveor  ride.  Mygrandpa 
Is  hero  on  a  visit  from  Iowa;  he  says  I  can  harness 
and  bitch  up  ipiicker  than  he  can.  boiuetlriirs  I 
drive  to  Laporte,  three  miles  (llataiit,  alone,  and 
get  the  mall  and  somo  groceries  for  our  fam¬ 
ily,  and  when  I  get  homo  I  put  my  hoisie  In  the 
barn  and  take  tiie  haincss  off.  I  help  to  wnph 
and  Iron,  and  snmetlmr.s  churn  and  work  over  Hie 
butter.  When  ma  goes  vlslttiig  T  keep  house,  as 
my  only  living  sl.ster  Is  married  and  has  gone 
away.  When  the  little  red  aiiLs  gel  into  my 
mother’s  rnpboard,  she  nibs  some  kerosene  on  the 
shelves  and  they  never  come  again.— Fannie  A. 
Ani'REws,  /.apiii'tc,  InU. 
From  a  Now  York  Boy. 
Dear  Enrrou:— I  have  long  thoiiglil  that  I  would 
write  to  yon  and  let  you  know  how  we  liked  your 
paper,  and  tell  yon  how  many  pet.s  l  have.  1  have 
got  a  splendid  little  rut  dog,  and  he.  washes  his 
face  a n(1  dances  and  sneezes  when  1  tell  him  to. 
And  1  have  a  splendid  pet.  eat ;  she  catehnHnll  tho 
ral«  and  mice  around  lailier'h  barn,  I  had  a  pet 
I  eooti.  bill,  father  killed  him,  and  I  felt  very  sorry. 
I  He  vv'ns  so  mischievous  that  he  would  get  up  Into 
the  plum  trees  and  pick  plums  to  imitate  our  ex¬ 
ample.  .^nd  now  1  mimt  tell  you  how  near  the 
school-lioimc  Is  to  me.  It  la  only  a  few  stepa  from 
onr  house,  and  I  go  to  sehool  every  day  and  like 
my  U>Hc.ber  very  much.  1  am  Llilvtren  years  old. 
1  study  reading,  Bpellliig,  arithmetic,  bookkeeping 
I  and  geograpby.  vvm.  McG.,  .vtenftm  Hftl,  N.  F, 
I 
i  From  a  Ponnaylvanin  Girl. 
Dear  cousins:— Why  do  not  sonin  of  you  say 
something  about  flowers?  Ferhaps  you  do  not 
like  flowers.  If  that  Is  so,  It's  very  strange,  for  to 
my  knowledge  there  are  not  iiiuiiy  people  who  do 
not  like  flowers.  Last  summer  I  had  a  very  nice 
flower  garden;  but  Mils  year  I  intend  to  hove  a 
nicer  one,  If  posalhle.  Mc,  . could  hardly  do  with¬ 
out.  dowel’s.  How  would  t  he  woods  and  flelits  look 
without  them  7  Will  not  Ihe  Editor  jint  hlH  piel- 
nre  In  I  he  Kukal  tor  a  Christ  mas  gilt,  ?— though 
It’s  raHier  late  now.  I  would  like  very  much  lo 
correspond  with  Uomi'Inu  Hisssie,  MiLi.iBaitd  Wn.n 
Ko.Mc.  Before  I  close  I  will  say  something  In  favor 
of  the  Kukal,  which  I  think  Is  a  splendid  paper. 
I  like  It  best  of  all  the  i»apers  w  e  lake,  and  we  lake 
a  good  iiiiuiy.  If  I  see  tills  In  jiruil  ,  I  might  take 
courage  and  try  again.  .My  luldrcss  Is,  Lillie  M. 
Kui’Lb,  Washington,  Pa.— Wild  Fern. 
®!)f  %\\}^kx. 
again.  A  w:h<Jol-glJ’l  came  lu  hungry  lii  lli“  eve  j  worked  lu  Mb’  Unlvei-slty  printing  ^oher.  1  went  (piall  shooting  a  while  ago  with 
ing  and  said  ••  sJie  liked  them,  ,soi  gave  luMiiy  ,i  i  setting,  and  paid  most  of  her  ux-  another  boy,  but  as  we  started  only  one  covey,  we 
to  her,  and  tiled  again,  live  second  Ime  p,  that  way.  did  not  gel  any.  I  like  to  go  hunting,  but  I  have 
were  worse  than  the  first.  1  then  rode  live  miles  ,  mt  i.nvihincr  wt  vnw  xtr  FHimr  i  want 
to  see  the  lady  that  gave  me  the  recipe,  I  will  The  Women’s  cebi,eunial  Union  ot  N  \  city  ”  Hie  price  o^  the 
insert  It  here :  has  Iwsued  au  appeal— signed  by  many  ladles  ot  j  to  Y™  a  question,  wnai  isuie  puce  oi  ine 
“New  Orleans  molasses.  2  cuns:  brown  sugar.  !  social  momlneaco  -  urging  the  women  ot  New  book,  •Iho.\maUHir  Iranper  and  Trap-Makers 
were  worse  than  the  flrsl.  1  then  rode  live  miles 
to  see  the  lady  that  gave  me  the  recipe,  I  will 
insert  It  here : 
“New  Orleans  molasses,  ‘Z  cups:  brown  sugar, 
1  cup ;  butter,  l  cup ;  sour  milk,  1  cup  ;  2  table¬ 
spoons  of  soda,  and  1  tablespoon  of  ginger." 
“You  are  sure  you  put  In  everything?”  asked 
the  lady. 
“  Quite  sure,”  I  answered. 
From  a  Wosttrn  Ponn.  SohooGGIrl. 
.Mr.  Editor;—.!  have  received  as  a  premium  fOr 
my  club,  consisting  of  ten  subscribes,  your  prize, 
“  .McAllister’s  Household  .Microscope.”  it  la  much 
nicer  than  I  expected.  It  paid  mo  well  for  what 
little  trouble  t  had  in  securing  the  club.  I  should 
have,  liked  very  much  it  I  could  hav«  gotten  more 
aiihscilhei's ;  but  perhaps  l  can  if  I  try  again.  1 
guess  I  have  said  enough  about  that,  f  will  now 
toll  you  where  I  live  and  about  our  school.  I  re¬ 
side  nearly  five  rnules  west  of  Erie  f’lfy,  In  Penn- 
.  sylvanliv,  on  Mie  main  I'oad,  and  In  a  very  lively 
neighborhood.  I  attend  No.  .5  .’^ehooL  It  Is  notso 
full  this  year  as  It  was  last,  on  account  of  some  of 
the  larger  fudmlars  alteridihg  other  schools.  But 
I  giiB&s  I  am  forgetting  myself,  for  iiiy  letter  Is 
getting  pretty  lengthy,  and  If  I  do  not  close  soon 
It  will  find  Us  way  K)  the  waste-bosket.  Hoping 
to  hear  from  some  of  my  schoolmates  soon,  I  will 
say  good-by.— Emma  ,1.  L.,  West  MlU  arccK,  Pn. 
i  From  a  Southern  N.  Y.  Boy. 
Dear  Hir  :— The  other  boys  are  ,aJl  writing,  so  I 
think  I  might  as  well,  f  live  on  a  farm,  We  have 
taken  Hu;  Kurai,  about  a  year.  I  like  It  fli'sGrate. 
We  have  not  got  all  of  our  corn  husked  yet.  We 
have  n  chicken,  luiD’hcd  the  middle  or  April,  that 
made  a  nest  In  the  grass,  laid  twelve  eggs  and 
hatched  seven  chickens  before  the  middle  Of  Oe- 
toher.  1  went  (jiia'll  shooting  a  while  ago  with 
another  boy,  but  as  we  started  only  one  covey,  Ave 
did  not  gel  any.  I  like  to  go  hunting,  but  I  have 
social  prominence  —  urging  the  women  ot  New 
,  York  to  show  their  Interest  lu  tho  Centennial  Ex- 
I  hlbltlon,  and  proposing  as  onu  indication  of  this 
t  Interest  to  present  a  banner,  bearing  the  arms  of 
j  Hie  city  and  an  appropilate  motto,  to  the  Woman’s 
I  Depart  ment  of  the  Centennial. 
Guide,"  by  fjTANtrY  Harding?— and  can  It  be 
I  bought  at  your  office?— Chas.  P.,  Cornino,  y.  r., 
yommJbec  30,  1873. 
I  We  can  supply  the  book,  postage  paid,  at  60 
1  cents.- Eb. 
MISCELLANEOUS  ENIGMA.-No.  1. 
I  AM  composed  of  le  lettcr.s; 
.My  l,  3, 8,  H,  Is  what  boys  kill  birds  with. 
My  10,  »,  4,  0,  «,  is  a  very  useful  animal. 
My  1, 8. 13.  3,  12,  Is  a  very  useful  vehicle. 
My  10, 3,  5  is  a  domestic  animal. 
My  1, 12, 8, 11  Is  an  imsect, 
.My  2,  8, 4  lb  a  pan,  of  the  head. 
.My  4, 11, 12, 1  Is  Avhat  ladles  wear  on  their  Augers. 
My  whole  is  the  greattest  general  the  Amcrlcanb 
ever  hud. 
TiT"  .Answer  In  two  weeks.  .i.  h.  r. 
BIBLICAL  ENIGMA.-No.  3. 
I  AM  composed  of  25  letters : 
My ’2. 1,  23,  15, 12,  s  Is  a  symbolical  name  tor  Sa¬ 
maria. 
My  5, 12, 16, 18,  18, 19  Is  a  Jewish  measure. 
My  11,  T,  2, 17,  21, 13  is  used  Is  making  bread. 
My  HI,  H,  10,  !♦,  4,  3  is  a  mountain  In  Palestine. 
My  22,  10,  U,  8,  *24,  13  Was  a  Judge  of  Israel. 
.My  23, 3,  8,  20,  12,  18  was  miraculously  destroyed 
for  hl8  sins. 
Jly  whole  Is  a  Bible  command. 
rr“  Aaswer  In  two  weeks.  Isola. 
CROSS-'WORD  ENIGMA.-No.  6. 
My  flrst  is  in  send  but  not  in  go ; 
My  sccfoid  is  In  water  but  not  In  milk ; 
My  third  Is  lu  eat  hut  not  In  drink ; 
My  founii  lb  lu  add  but  not  In  subtract; 
.My  fifth  lb  In  jiaper  but  not  in  book ; 
My  sixth  la  In  no  hut  not  In  yc«. 
My  whole  la  a  country  lu  Europe. 
taF' Answer  In  two  weeks.  Mattie  E.  8. 
I  - «+« - - 
DOUBLE  ACROBTIC.-No.  2. 
1 .  .A  CITY  In  Russia.  2.  A  town  In  Pennsylvania. 
3.  A  river  In  Austria.  4.  A  lake  in  Michigan.  5. 
A.  liver  in  Spain.  6.  A  city  In  France.  Initials, 
a  dlallngiilslied  mathematician  and  astronomer; 
finals,  the  grealebtebt  of  philosophers  and  m.'ithe- 
matlelanb. 
rw“  Answer  in  two  weeks.  Pact,  Roytos. 
—  ♦♦♦  • 
WORD-SQUARE  ENIGMA.-No.  2. 
1.  Room.  2,  Pertaining  to  punishment.  3.  To 
abolish.  4.  To  make.  5.  A  girl’s  name. 
nr~  Answer  in  two  weeks.  .A'zile. 
—  ■  .  — — - - 
PUZZLER  ANSWERS.-Feb.  5. 
Historical  Enigma  No.  1.— “  Falsehood  has  an 
exterior  polished  with  a  gaudy  maze  of  treachery, 
hut  Trutn  has  an  Interior  gemmed  with  Justice, 
virtue  ana  zeal.” 
