filers'  |lorlfo(to. 
NEEDS. 
Pkaui.,  Kray  and  oj'al  arr  the  ui'por  s):ios : 
They  nood  the  aznvc  of  thy  tender  eyes. 
Down  weaforn  elonda  the  riih  in  eplendor  dips; 
They  ueial  tho  added  color  of  Uiy  lips. 
AVaves,  fresh  and  foaminj;,  roll  ni>on  the  sands: 
They  need  the  whiteness  of  thy  perfect  hands. 
Far  snow-drifts  irlistcu,  free  from  spot  or  speck ; 
They  need  tlie  rave  lints  of  thy  lovcdy  neck. 
Over  the.  valley  ravens  cleave  the  air  ■ 
They  nei>d  the  darkness  of  thy  flowiuif  hair. 
Roses  and  lilies  droop  ti>  franrant  death : 
They  need  tlio  beavenly  i)erfmno  of  thy  breath. 
Gone  mad  from  louijintr,  cries  my  soul  to  thee : 
“  I  need  tlice  darliug !  tiraut  Uiyself  to  me !  ” 
■  4  I  » 
HUMAN  VAMPIRES. 
The  Ghastly  Effects  rollowins  the  Drinking 
of  Blood  as  a  Remedy  for  Disease. 
RixiOD  drinking  UaH  bocomo  quite  popular  of 
late  years,  anil  many  Invalids  dally  visit  the  abat¬ 
toirs  of  New  York'  for  t  he  purpose  of  drinking  the 
wai’m  life-blood  of  tho  ox.  It  H  a  faet— not  so 
generally  known,  however,— that  this  appetite  for 
blood  luereaae.s  upon  tlioso  who  indulge  in  It. 
Women,  who  at  ili'st  (piatl  with  repugiianee  and 
some  horror  a  wine  glas.s  of  tlio  warm  crimson 
gore,  gradually  acquire  a  craving  tor  It,  Jiucl  take 
down  a  tnmbcrfiil  with  erfdent  rell-ih.  Parties 
undei’  this  bloiid  spell  almost  Invariably  manifest 
a  desire  to  try  tho  eiTects  or  human  blood.  Tw  o 
cases  of  this  kind  have  been  reportedln  New  York. 
A  young  lady  belonging  (o  a  respeeuiblc  family 
sulTered  la  health  whlio  devoting  herself  to  her 
academical  stmlli-.s.  Her  inedleal  attendant,  who 
vouehes  tor  tho  truth  of  ( he  sloi-y.  suggested  hloocl- 
drlnklng.  rermlssflon  and  tJie  neces.Hary  privacy 
were  neciired  at  the  abullolr.  i^alntary  effects 
were  not  long  In  lollow  Ing.  The  pallor  lert  her 
cheek,  her  frame  bceaiiie  more  robust,  and  In  ten 
months  she  gained  Ilf  teen  pounds  In  weight. 
From  having  been  a  pale  and  uninteresting-look¬ 
ing  glii  she  developed  radiant  beauty,  and  she 
married  Uie young  ii.>«1siiiiit  of  the  medical  adviser 
who  had  saved  her  life.  Well  acqujtlnled  with 
the  means  by  which  she  had  been  restored,  her 
husband  encouraged  her  natural  citilosliy  respect/- 
Ing  the  effects  of  various  kltid.sofhlnod;  aiidproU- 
fvbly  quite  a,s  mueli  for  the  purpose  of  his  own 
professional  informal lou  a.s  for  the  grailllcutlon 
of  her  own  wish,  he  opened  a  small  artery  In  his 
leg  and  permltuxl  her  Uj  suck  llio  vital  tide.  An 
Inordinate  tnaula  for  her  husband's  blood  forth- 
wlth  supervened.  lie  gratined  the  craving  again 
and  again  until  dlsgiLst  lor  her  became  the  pre- 
domlnent  feeling  of  Ills  mind;  and  after  he  had 
(lone  himself  a  groat  ainouut  ol  physical  Injury, 
lie  bade  horallnal  adieu  iiiidsailed  for  Peru.  The 
w  retched  young  wlfu  now  lies  on  a  sick  b(jd,  and 
almost  eur.lrely  subsists  on  blood  brouglit  Jior 
from  an  abattoir  Slie  Is  a  mouornonhic  on  this 
siilijeet,  and  had  she  opportunity  would  undoubt¬ 
edly  become  a  vampire,  and  ban(iuet  perpetually 
on  human  blood.  The  otln-r  citse  was  that  of  a 
woman  of  twenty-live  Llireateniid  with  a  decline. 
13y  the  advlee  of  a  physician  she  took,  toui‘  times 
a  (lay,  a  tabicapoonlol  of  eod  liver  oil  mixed  In  a 
wlu(.:glasslul  of  blood.  Tho  woman  wms  restored 
to  health,  hut  while  she  left  off  taking  the  oil  she 
continued  the  dose  ol  blood.  At  this  time  her 
husband  met  w  1th  an  accident  on  the  staircase  of 
their  house,  by  which  ho  lacerated  the  back  of  his 
hand  and  wrist  wllh  broken  glass.  Bhe  rushed  to 
him  in  alarm  to  atciii  the  How  ol  blood;  but  In¬ 
stead  of  atemiidng  It  she  sucked  It  until  lie 
swooned  away,  and  hiy  ghastly,  exhausted,  and 
motionless  as  one  (lead.  The  timely  iii  rlval  of  tho 
landlord  prevented  a  fatal  catastrophe.  The 
wretched  wife  was  alternately  sucking  her  bus-, 
band's  wrist  and  bewailing  his  mlstortune  In 
heart-rending  itine-S.  Her  tuec  was  smirched  with 
blood.  Her  mnulh  literally  dropped  gore.  The 
landlady  at  ni'st  imaglnc.l  that  sJie  saw  before  her 
a  terrible  aeculout  to  the  husband  that  had  cul¬ 
minated  In  the  suicide  of  Uie  wife. 
■  <  »  ♦ - - — ■ 
A  LADY  ON  SLEEPING  CAES. 
"  0 
A  LADY  traveler  writing  about  sleeping  cars  and 
her  experience  on  the  same  says: 
A  woman's  toilet,  to  he  sail.-^fiictorlly  performed, 
demands  spiue  other  position  than  pione  upon  the 
lace.  Likewise,  it  is  somewhat  more  agreeable 
to  perform  portions  of  the  toilet  unobserved  by 
the  multitude,  aien  either  are  not  bunlencd  with 
modesty,  or  they  have  minds  that  soar  so  high 
above  ilie  feminine  that  they  give  no  thought  to 
the  ombarrassmeni  nitcndaut  upon  the  method 
and  manner  of  disrobing  one's  sedf  In  those  quar¬ 
ters.  A  woman  carefully  exllngtiJshes  herself 
behind  the  curtains,  slyly  imloosens  the  lace,  cn- 
velojies herself  deooroiLsly  In  a  large  waterproof, 
not  daring  to  lay  aside  her  (•blgnon  for  tear  of  a 
surprise,  .and  proci'cds  to  bestow  herself  away  im- 
comfortable  and  depres-sed.  The  stranger  In  the 
bunk  above  leisurely  divests  himself  of  his  outer 
garments,  pulls  off  bools,  loosens  suspenders,  and 
bounds  Into  bed  with  graceful  ease,  rather  enjoy¬ 
ing  the  situation.  I  think  if  them  could  be  a 
ladles’  ear  for  sleeping  and  toilet  exclusive  of  gen¬ 
tlemen,  It  would  be  a  great  advancement  In  way¬ 
faring  cl\lll/.ittlon.  1  tl'.ouglit  so  tills  morning, 
especially  when  I  awoke  from  uneasy  slumbers  to 
find  the  foot  board  fallen,  and  a  group  of  serene- 
browed  men  gazing  smilingly  upon  my  sleeping 
beauty.  Let  us  have  separate  cars,  good  people, 
and  we  can  ask  nothing  more  of  you  In  the  way  of 
luxury  and  restful  ease. 
- 4  *  »  ■  '  - 
MAREIAGE  AMONG  THE  ROMANS. 
Tuk  Romans  not  only  rewarded  those  who  mar¬ 
ried,  but  decreed  penalties  against  men  who  re¬ 
mained  In  a  siatn  of  eellhaoy.  Finos  were  ilrst 
levied  mwin  unmarried  men  about  the  year  of 
home  .150;  and  when  peeunlftry  forfeitures  failed 
to  insure,  thoir  obedience  to  tliese  ronnublal  edicts, 
tbelr  contumacious  neglect  of  tho  fah'  sex  was 
punished  by  degradallonfi  from  tbelr  tribe.  Cell- 
h.icy  oontlniied.hnwever  to  gain  ground  in  Rome ; 
and,  to  oounieract  its  effects,  wc  llud  that,  In  the 
year  5i;i  from  tho  foundation  (^»f  the  city,  the  cen¬ 
sors  hiid  resource  to  tlie  extraordina  ry  measure  of 
obliging  all  the  ynimg  unmarried  men  to  pledge 
themselves  on  oath  to  marry  wlihln  a  certain 
time.  In  llabylou  an  nuctlon  of  unm.arrled  Ladles 
used  to  take  place  a nuniilly.  Tho  virgins  of  mar¬ 
riageable  ages.  In  every  district,  were  assembled 
on  a  certain  dao'  of  every  year.  Tho  most  heautl- 
rul  was  first,  put  up,  and  Hie.  man  who  bid  the 
large.st  sum  of  money  gained  possession  of  her. 
Tho  second  in  personal  appearance  followed ;  and 
tho  purchasers  gratlUcd  themselves  with  hand¬ 
some  wives  .according  to  the  depth  of  their  purses. 
When  all  the  beautiful  virgins  were  sold,  thecrler 
ordered  tho  most  difformed  to  stand  up ;  and  after 
luj  had  openly  Uomanded  who  would  marry  her 
with  a  small  sum,  she  avas  at  length  adjudged  to 
the  man  who  would  bo  salLsfled  with  tho  toast; 
and  In  this  manner,  i.he  money  arlHlng  from  the 
sale  of  the  hancLsomo  women  served  as  a  portion 
Lo  lUosi'  Who  avero  eltlicr  of  (ll.sagrcoi0.ile  loolcs,  or 
that  had  any  other  fault  or  imperfection. 
—  -  -  - 
A  TERRIBLE  TRAGEDY. 
CHAITER  I. 
With  tierce  energy  she  sti'odo  to  tho  window, 
dashed  back  the  rattling  blind  nud  iieercd  Into 
Lho  Inky  d.arkness.  Hut  her  burning  glances 
failed  to  plorec  tho  pall-llkc  blackness  that  on- 
shrouded  the  deserted  slreois.  Tearing  iiji  tlic 
hall  register  and  detaching  the  pedal  from  a 
sewing  machine,  slic  laid  them  on  a  hassock  and 
resumed  her  weary  watch.  The  storm  wttliout 
raged  with  wild  fury,  driving  tho  .sleet  aeross 
Charles  Itlvei'  with  a  force  and  velocity  that  was 
appalling.  The  night  waned  and  slie  sat  wan  and 
haggard. 
OHAl-TEK  Tf. 
An  abandoned-looking  man,  with  a  crimson 
nose,  tattered  I  Ister  and  fearful  llasuros  In  Ids 
trousers,  av.as  waltzing  with  uncertain  slrhUis 
through  one  of  the  grand  avenues  of  the  Lower 
Port.  Ever  and  anon  the  graceless  man  avould 
mutter  to  himself:  “ I— hie— woiulerlttheoldwo- 
inan^iip?”  Hraetng  ldm.self,  he  rcaclied  home, 
and  was  trying  to  ph’k  the  door-lock  avlih  an 
(Hi.pty  Mask  when  the  door  was  openivl  from  with¬ 
in,  Then  there  eame  a  wild  my  for  mercy,  hoard 
high  above  the  horrid,  raging  elements,  waking 
up  two  policemen,  and— then  all  was  quiet,— /loa- 
Ujii  Courier. 
- ♦  ♦  »  ■  ■ 
Wk  ask  advice,  but  we  meiin  approbation.— 
CoUOH. 
The  devil  is  poor;  he  has  no  God.- /iu.v.sian 
Proverb. 
I  HAVE  known  men  disagreeably  forward  from 
their  shyness.— A  rnofd. 
1  DO  not  avonder  that  egotists  find  tho  world  so 
ugly;  they  only  see  themselves  in  It.— Anon. 
('H.vKACTEit  doesn't  depend  on  diet.  The  ass 
eats  thistles  and  nettles,  the  sliarpostot  food,  and 
Is  the  dullest  of  animals. 
Poetry  Is  not  made  out  of  tho  understanding. 
'I’ho  (piesllon  of  commou  sense  is  always :  “  What 
Is  It  good  for?”  a  question  which  would  abolish 
the  rose  and  be  triumphantly  amswered  by  the 
cabbage.- Aodv'ff. 
The  girl  who  can  put  a  sipiai'n  patch  on  a  pair 
ol  pantaloons  may  not  be  so  accomplished  as  one 
who  can  embroider  and  work  green  worsted  dogs 
on  blue  ground,  but  she  will  he  more  useful  at  tlie 
head  of  a  large  family. 
^YoKKl^^<l-wouE^•  In  France  on  an  average  earn 
but  little  more  than  h.ilf  the  ivages  earned  by 
men.  31.  do  FovUhj  writes  that  to  place  women 
on  a  footing  of  equnlily  with  men  they  ought  to 
earn  at  least  two-tblrds  as  much. 
.\  LADY  writer  In  ilm  Phlladelplda  Item  perpe¬ 
trates  the  following:  “  Wohien  never  truly  com¬ 
mand  until  they  havo  given  thoir  promise  to  obey ; 
and  they  aro  never  In  more  danger  of  being  made 
slaves  than  wheu  the  men  are  at  theU'  leet.” 
That  tho  nasal  twang  is  not  wholly  conilned  to 
New  England  la  proved  by  .Spurgeon’s  recent  ad¬ 
vice  to  some  young  clergymen.  "Moreover, 
brethern.  avoid  the  use  ot  the  nose  us  an  organ  of 
speech,  for  the  best  uuthorttlea  are  agreed  that  it 
Is  Intended  to  smell  with." 
A  (lESTLEMAN  gavB  lils  8ervant.-mald  tho  follow¬ 
ing  character  the  other  day:  “Tho  lioarer  has 
been  In  rny  uiiqiloy  a  year  minus  eleven  moriths. 
During  that  lime  she  has  shownhorself  dlllgcnb— 
at  the  house  door;  rrug.n.l— in  work;  mindful— of 
herself;  prompt— In  excusc-s;  filcndly— toward 
men;  faithful- to  her  lovers;  and  honest— when 
everything  had  vaiiLsIied. 
The  importance  of  the  most  Innocent  speeches 
and  acts  Increases  with  our  years,  and  I  strive 
cohiinually  to  direct  tlie  attention  of  tliosc  whom 
1  see  often  about  rae,  to  the  difference  Ihcro  is 
between  sincerity,  coulidence  aiul  ludiscrcHoii ; 
nay,  that  in  reality  there  Ls  no  (inference,  but 
rather  a  subtle  trausUlou— which  ought  U>  bo  no- 
llcod,  or,  better  sill!,  felt— fi'om  what  Ls  most 
hajTiiless  to  the  most  mischievous.— d'orf//('; 
for  tijf  |oitn(). 
KISS  ME -GOOD-NIGHT. 
Dear  mother,  when  my  pniycr  is  said, 
Before  yon  take  tho  llpht, 
Oh  !  loan  yonr  hoa<l  so  closely  down, 
And  always  kiss  “g-ood-niKht;'’ 
For  T  am  hapiiior  in  my  ilroums, 
And  rtleo|)  is  sweeter  rest. 
If  I  Iiavp  laid  my  lips  to  thine, 
And  thine  to  mine  are  press’d. 
One  kiss,  dear  mother,  for  Uio  love 
My  heart  keeps  warm  for  tliee; 
And  one  tor  all  tlie  tendernoss 
Thy  sweet,  eyes  look  to  mo. 
Kiss  me  forKivounsM  for  my  wrongs: 
Kiss  mo  with  hopi.'  and  iirayer 
'That  I  shall  ho  a  bettor  ehild. 
Ami  more  reward  thy  care. 
K  ins  ruo  for  some  poor  orphan  child, 
To  whom  no  kiss  is  given : 
And  next  for  all  th.:  happy  ones, 
Aiid  then  for  one  in  heaven. 
Kiss  mo  for  everything  I  Un  e, 
Tho  huantifnl  and  bright ; 
Sweet  mother,  kiss  me  for  thyself 
Once  more,  and  now  "good-night.” 
»  •  » 
THE  PITCHER  PLANT,  AGAIN, 
Dear  Rural  Young  Foi.k.s:— Undo  Mark,  in 
his  Centennial  letter,  told  you  ot  tho  “  Amorlcan 
Pitcher  Plant,”  or  Adam’s  Drinking  cup,  as  It  Is 
sometimes  called  (sco  KruAr-,  .luno  17,  page  K9K, 
for  lllustrullou),  but  ho  forgot  to  tell  you  some  of 
tho  mo.st  wonderful  things  about.  IL 
Here,  In  Westci'u  New  York,  about  Chautauqua 
Lake,  It  la  someumes  found  In  Ita  natlvo  haunts, 
.and  most  ot  thu  green-houses  keep  a  supply  of 
them.  Perhaps  eoinc  (jf  you  remember  having 
read  of  different  kinds  of  plants  which  am  called 
rdrnirorrtuH  ov  llosh-oatlng.  1  think  there  were 
Illustrations  ot  some  of  them  In  the  ItirRAf.  not 
long  ago.  Well,  the  Pltelier  Plant  belongs  to  this 
apeetea.  If  you  ever  have  an  iqiportuulty  of  o.x- 
umlnlng  one,  look  csirelully  down  Its  throat,  and 
ne.ar  the  bottom  of  the  oiip,  which  contracts  and 
becomes  (lulta  small  as  It  nears  tlio  ground,  you 
will  llud  Jllcs,  bugs  and  sometimes  .snuUl  worms, 
In  all  stages  of  deeompo.sll  Ida,  undergoing  the  pro- 
ceaaot  absorption  Into  tho  plant,— frjr  these  plants 
eat  nud  live  on  the  Insects  winch  they  entrap. 
You  will  Had  the  Inner  surface  of  the  cup  lined 
wdth  Innumerable  hooks,  ao  anangod  that  they 
allow  tlie  unwary  victim  to  crawl  down  t.lie  sides, 
but  never  hi  return  I  ever  Uio  top  of  the  cup 
there  l.H  a  heaul.lfiil  cover,  which  opousand  stands 
nearly  erect  during  a  shower,  but  when  thu  ruin 
ceases,  and  the  sun  shines,  the  lid  closes ;  and  tho 
eui)  is  always  found  wllh  more  or  less  water  in  It. 
D  la  j^oUably  the  hope  of  obtaining  a  orinK:  wlUeh 
lures  the  poor  victim  to  his  death,  with  no  loss 
certainty  than  hiitaan  beings  who  frequent  the 
dram  shopaie  deluded  to  ruin  and  death.  'The 
plant  has  a  very  curious  blossom,  and  aUogcthcr 
It  Is  one  of  the  greatest  wonders  of  tho  vegetable 
world. 
.Some  thiiTy  or  forty  years  ago  the  Botanical  So¬ 
ciety  of  tho  Stale  ol  New  York  offered  a  jirizo  of 
?.7()  for  the  most  Interesting  and  eurloiis  pLant  to 
be  found  In  the  State,  together  with  a  description 
of  It,  and  a  young  medical  student  of  .farnostown, 
who  Is  now  an  old  iihyslclan  of  Lha.t  place,  for¬ 
warded  a  Hpecliuen  of  the  1‘ltcher  Plant,  and  car¬ 
ried  uffthe  prize.  Mrs.  \V.  C.  ti. 
.Jamestown,  N.  YL 
-  -  .»-»»■  — — . 
LETTERS  FROM  BOYS  AND  GIRLS. 
From  a  Little  Agent-Friend. 
Dear  Rural  Cousins  As  I  have  read  with  so 
muce  pleasure  tho  letters  of  the  ma  ny  Cousins,  1 
thought  If  they  would  accept  me  1  would  Uk(j  to 
boeomo  one  of  their  number.  1  agree  with  You.ng 
Ahtfst  about  piecing  iiuUta.  1  urn  piecing  one 
which  I  would  like  to  get  done  belore  1  am  four¬ 
teen,  but  have  my  doubts  about  doing  It.  M'hy 
does  not  Y^ou.so  Bach  answer  the  miuiy  letters 
that  are  written  a.galnst  him  ?  is  ho  afraid  the 
girls  will  glory  over  the  eouquest  of  such  a  hoasc- 
Ing  .voutb?  Ho  need  liavc  no  fears,  tor  no  one 
would  glory  over  such  a  small  conquest.  I  wish 
•some  of  the  Cousins  would  tell  me  how  to  make 
a  pretty  hrarikot.  i  havo  a  bird  cage  l  made  of 
pasteboard  and  straw.  I  got  up  two  eluba  fi^r  tho 
Rural,  and  received  as  my  I’reiuiums  the  Silver 
Plated  Napkin  Rings  and  tho  tioia  Penell  Case, 
which  I  liked  very  much. — Farmer’s  Daughter. 
P.  S.— .My  papa  thinks  that  Potato  Digukr  had 
homes  to  help  him.— f.  d. 
From  the  Far  West. 
Dear  Uncle  3rARK I  am  a  little  boy  twelve 
years  old.  I  live  In  Kansas.  Am  a  farmer’s  son, 
so  ofcoui'sc  have  to  work  pretty  hard  sometimes. 
I  for  one  sa.v,  tJuank  you,  Uncle  31  a  kk,  for  offer¬ 
ing  to  tell  us  of  the  Centennial.  Please  go  and 
tell  us  what  you  think  will  Interest  u.s  most  of  all 
you  SCO.  I  have  just  read  your  nice  letter.  Y'ou 
toll  us  Uncle  Truk  displeased  you  by  not  honoring 
the  girls.  I,  too,  havo  a  ULUe  fault  to  find  with 
him,  and  was  Just  golug  to  write  and  ask  him  to 
please  be  so  kind  as  to  offer  his  next  premium  In 
such  a  way  as  to  give  ils  poor  Cousins  on  tho  fi  oii- 
tier  a  chance- lor  you  see  long  before  tho  Rural 
gets  to  us  lho  city  cousins  have  time  to  read  and 
answer  his  letters.  However,  both  your  loiters 
were  good,  and  we  young  folks  ouglit  to  be  proud 
Of  our  new  l  neles, — only  we  aro  sad  to  think  dear 
old  U liClc  31  ARK  uses  tobacec;  In  any  sliapo.  Wheu 
1  am  a  man,  1  don’t  Intend  to  toiieh,  taste  or  han¬ 
dle  tiic  unclean  stuff ;  I  mean  to  be  a  teatoialur. 
I  would  like  to  say  sometWng  to  the  Cousins,  but 
will  only  beg  the  girl  Cousins  to  have  a  llttlo 
mercy  on  poor  Young  Tom.  Aly  lieart  aches  for 
him.— Frank  W.  O. 
From  the  Sunny  South. 
Dear  Ri'iial  Cousins  :—l  live  In  Western  Texas, 
In  a  land  of  beautiful  prairies  and  clear,  rippling 
brooks,  noted  for  their  huge  rock  cliffs  and  tho 
dark,  mysterious  reressas  of  the  grotto  caves.  It 
Is  dellglitfi.il  enjoyuient  lo  uio  to  roam  through 
rocks  and  climb  from  cliff  to  clirr,  ^ Jewing  as  l  go 
Hio  beauties  of  nature.  1  agree  with  Young  Ar- 
nsT  about  piecing  quilts,  as  well  us  other  things 
of  which  she  wrote,  l  think  it  l.s  wa-stlng  time  to 
cut  up  cloth  and  sew  It  together  again,  I  think 
horseback  rldiiig  among  the  chief  enjoyments  ot 
a  country  Hie.  1  would  like  to  see  another  letter 
from  Young  Naturalist,  l  am  almost  one  luy- 
selt.  1  havo  (lulto  a  eolleci  Ion  ot  rocks  1  gathered 
from  the  caves  In  this  vlelaliy.  Also  many  eurl- 
ous  bugs  and  files;  but  my  friends  tease  mo  about 
them  so  much  1  sometlmea  feel  Ine-llned  to  destroy 
Lliem.  I  am  afraid  some  ot  the  girls  have  boon 
too  severe  on  Youn(J  'I'om  ;  r  do  not  want  him  to 
(piltour  social  columns  entirely.  Hoping  Undo 
Truk  and  Uncle  Mark  will  look  with  favor  upon 
my  first  effort,  l  will  close.- Mary  .A.  Y.,  Uuinei/.'i 
r'reek,  Te.vfi.'i.  _ 
Uncle  Mark,  Pleas©  Notice.  * 
Dear  Rural:  —  !  liave  been  a\v:iy  visiting  for 
tho  past  three  weeks ;  had  a  very  nice  time.  (.)ne 
tiling  Interested  mo  very  much,  which  1  will  tell 
you.  It  Avas  Hie  day  lho  centennial  opened.  Tho 
lire  bells  rang  1-7-T-o,  then  loil  strokes,  and  IJieti 
1-8-T-o.  I  am  very  fond  of  reading,  l  usually  read 
tho  Story  Teller  Ilrst,  then  t  he  Girls’  and  Boys’ 
Letters.  WUl  Uucle  .Mark  please  write  again 7— 
Jennie  L.  A.,  Uanbnru,  ihiv  lil. 
New  York  State,  Agnin. 
Dear  Editor:  -3Iy  father  has  taken  the  Rural 
a  long  Avhlle,  and  we  like  It  very  much.  We  have 
a  large  fariA  and  keep  tlilrty-livo  cows,  which 
makes  us  miidi  work.  I  like  to  milk,  plow  and 
drag,  and  do  an.v  kind  of  farm  work.  Wliero  has 
3'ouNG  To.ai  gone?  Have  the  “fair  sex”  beaten 
him  doAvn  7  I  quite  agree  with  Critic  on  those 
“  tobacco  dlstlllei's,”  and  think  no  decent  young 
manAvIll  use,  tho  wood.- Young  Farmer,  Ain-fn//- 
vlllv;  Krie  Vo..  N. 
ILLUSTRATED  REBUS.-No.  10. 
f  m 
Answer  In  two  weeks. 
BIBLICAL  ENIGMA.-No.  7. 
I  am  composed  ot  2-1  letters : 
My  2,  11, 1(5,  21,  lu,  14  Is  n  domestic  animal. 
Mys,  la,  u,  20,  a,  51  Is  an  animal  of  the  weasel 
fandly. 
Aly  10,  5, 14,  20,  Hi,  fi  Is  an  a.grlcultural  Implement. 
My  15,  7, 20,  25,  5,  17  was  ralraeulously  restored  to 
life. 
Aly  17,  2,  le,  -1,  7, 10  was  a  city  of  Ephraim. 
My  18, 16,  12,  5,  21,  11  was  a  governor  ( if  Judea. 
Aly  22, 17,  1,  2,  3, 11  was  a  quomi  ot  Persia. 
My  whole  Is  part  of  a  verse  of  the  Bible. 
-Answer  In  two  weeks.  Isola. 
DOUBLE  CROSS-WORD  ENIGMA.-No.  3. 
AIy  Ilrst  Ls  In  sail  but  not  In  row, 
Aly  sfK.’ond  is  In  arrow  but  not  in  bow ; 
Aly  third  Is  In  knave  hut  not  In  thief, 
Aly  fourth  Is  In  pain  hut  not  In  grief ; 
My  fifth  is  In  wind  but  not  In  gale, 
Aly  fslxth  Is  111  snow  but  not  in  hull ; 
Aly  sevimth  l.s  la  harrow  but  not  In  plow, 
Aly  eighth  is  In  horce  hut  not  in  cow. 
Aly  whole  form  two  rivers  of  the  United  States. 
Answer  In  tivo  weeks.  Berbix. 
- — - — 
PUZZLER  ANSWERS.-June  10. 
Cross-word  Enic.ma  No.  13.— Milan. 
AIisceli.aneous  Enigma  No.  l.— Love  Is  precisely 
to  the  moral  D.ature  what  the  sun  Is  to  the  earth. 
Tranbi’ohed  Flower  Garden  No.  1.— 1,  Hya¬ 
cinth;  2,  Candytuft;  3,  Mignonette;  4,  Amethyst; 
h.  Alarlgold;  o,  Colnmuiiie;  7,  lee  Plant;  8,  Sweet 
Pea ;  9,  Forget-me-not ;  10,  Cypress  vine. 
Puzzle  No.  2.— Yum. 
Tran-hposition  No.  .7.— These  two  ilae.s  are  In¬ 
serted  only  to  see  If  anybody  can  rend  them. 
