APRIL 30 
URAL NEW-YORKER. 
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over, and as, moreover, she wanted good colors In 
her carpet, she went on with her work till breadth 
after breadth of the really good dresses was torn 
Into rags. Sarah was down on her knees before 
the stove blowing vigorously at a solitary live coal 
to coax It Into a blaze, when her father called 
from outside to know if there was any moro hot 
water. On being told that there was not, be camo 
In declaring that the hairs wouldn't come and he 
didn’t know any other way than to ilulnli up with 
the razor, that It was an old thing and that he 
should never gut a new one unless he finished 
It somehow. By twelve o’clock the pig was 
dressed and Mr. Dlller and the boys camo In to 
wash. “ Where’s the soap v” To this question 
Sarah replied that “ there wasn’t any, unless It 
was that in the shaving cup,” and Mrs. Dlller re¬ 
marked that they couldn't have washed anyway, 
and that somebody must go to the store that after¬ 
noon and get Bomo. I’pon this she was reminded 
by Mr. Dlller that Ills mother always made her 
own soap arid that she never got out. 
Mrs. Dlller said nothing, for before she could 
frame a lining reply a wagon drove up and 
slopped. Sarah withdrew her hands from the 
water In which she was washing potatoes for 
dinner, and gave her hair one downward brush 
with them as 'tommy informed the family from 
the window that it was John G oil's folks and that 
«Sarah’s beau was with 'em.” Poor Sarah! her 
dress was dirty, her hair rough and tho room un¬ 
tidy. “They’ll como right Into the kitchen or 
course; people always do. What's the good or a 
front door, I’d like to know?” Seizing the first 
cloth she could lay hold of—the dish cloth, as It 
happened—she wiped a puddle of water from one 
chair and brushed some bread crumbs from an¬ 
other. she “ chucked " a pan of sour dough into 
the safe, thrust a pair of boots and two pairs or 
socks under the lounge, and turned with a very 
red face to speak to the visitors. 
In the course of the afternoon dinner was got 
re ady. On netting the table Sarah had found only 
an empty plate under the dripping-pan, where she 
had hidden a pie, and Master Fred got several 
angry pinches, slyly given, lor purloining the 
same. The pie was gone, she told her mother, but 
tbere was tho cake. Hut no; tho cake-box had 
been left unlocked, and It was round empty. The 
pinch tho urchin received on this discovery must 
have beeu given with no soft touch, as It caused 
him to cry out, “You bo (pilot “ in a way that made 
the “beau”ask, in some concern, what was the 
matter, ills reply, " Sarah keeps a pinching me,” 
did not seem very Boothlng to that young lady’s 
feelings. Altogether the dinner did not pass off 
well. The buby was cross, and Tommy had to be 
sent from the table to ’tend her. That made him 
cross, and tho result of that was a scolding from 
his father. M re. Dlller was profuse In apologies, 
tier bread was too poorio be eaten; the butter 
had had but one working on account of their hav¬ 
ing been so busy that morning; the meat, she was 
afraid, was cooked too rasi, and t he tomatoes sho 
just knew were scorched. Sarah said nothing; 
her face showed only one feeling—Intense mortifi¬ 
cation. “ See ir l don'L have things different alter 
this,” was her ejaculation when the visitors had 
departed. It was getting dark before tho dishes 
were again washed and put away. It was so late 
Mrs. Dlller concluded to have bread and milk for 
supper. After that the pig was brought in and laid 
on the table as being tue only place sale against 
cats, and I took myself away, satisfied that where 
things go *• just as it happens ” they do not always 
go as well OS they might 
ANOTHER WEEK FROM MRS. CLAY’S 
JOURNAL. 
ANNIE L. JACK. 
Wednesday— “Keep a thing seven years and it 
comes to use at last.” So 1 said to-day, when un. 
rolling bits of lawn and line muslin from the piece- 
bag, 1 found enough lo make baby rich In blba and 
pinafores, llow different these stray savings 
looked when able to be utilized. It was only a 
roll of pieces b-ifore, but they have suddenly be¬ 
come worthy of interest and will blossom into a 
steady usefulness, home lives are of this kind — 
nothing but a blank surface, uninteresting to all 
uutll they And their place lu iho world. Children 
are always at their best when they can be of use, 
and made to feel that you need them, ho when 
Alex, comes to me and says, " Me want to work,” 
I devise some occupation that will satisfy him; he 
Is of great help lo me, and It not only makes him 
happy, but teaches him habits that are valuable. 
For the ilrst 11 me tri my life I have succeeded Ln 
forcing the Lily of tho Valley in Winter. It blossom¬ 
ed all the mont h of March and was a cheertul and 
fragrant box, tho admiration of all who saw It, 
We took up plants In tho Autumn, and left the 
box out-of-doors LIU Christmas; then brought 
them ln and sLowcd theta away in a shaded cor¬ 
ner. No great amount of sunlight Is needed, until 
the spikes or beUa are formed when they need 
a little more light for perfecting their whiteness. 
I think my previous failures have been from too 
great care ln Autumn and from not allowing the 
December fret zing oerore forcing, wbleu is as near 
as possible to the natural condition of the plaut. 
The most disagreeable duty of a housekeeper In 
cold weather, where no help 1s kept, la lighting 
the tire or the cooking stove. This Imperative 
duty wo found the moat Irksome, and took It lu 
turn weekly to ahare the task. Lonsdale has now 
taken entire charge of this department for a tri¬ 
lling sum, and though he is not always “ up first,” 
It la a great help when he seems so willing to 
attend to It. The offer lo do It helog at. nrst spon¬ 
taneous on bis part, caused me to tender him a 
trilling payment for bis services. I always llnd 
children like pocket-money they have earned bet¬ 
ter than any that Is given them for nothing. 
A NEW STYLE OF MEDICAL PRACTICE. 
Evkky family should have a medicine chest. It 
should have three divisions ln it, of about equal 
size. Fill tbe first with wheat flour ground ex¬ 
tremely line, the second with coarse Qrahamflour 
and the third with red flannel. Never allow any 
of them to bo used except for medicine, and use 
them as follows: 
Fon Durkinea, make of tho wheat flour, a little 
milk and a pinch of salt, a mluuto pudding simply 
by boiling; letit.be well cooked, and made very 
stiff Hat it with pure while granulated sugar and 
a little milk at every meal till relieved. 
Foa Constipation, make a cake or loaf of the 
Graham riotir. ana eat or it at, every meal until re¬ 
lieved. For chronic complaints, these two dishes 
are the saroat and beat for a regular diet. 
For a C0U> on the lungs or dual or ln the 
throat, take a pace or the llunncl of sufllclent 3 lze 
to i>iiieh fcom shoulder lu shoulder and rtom the 
back of t he neck down to the waist., lack It fa&t to 
the Inside of the undt-rgaiiuenl, und let li hang 
down t he Unr.h-. next, to mo skin; wear It highland 
day till euied, and when cured take It off only 
upon going to bed. If these simple and Inexpen¬ 
sive remedies are applied at once, without walllrg 
for tho complaint to become establish' d, there will 
be very few sick people, lurgo or small, und very 
little call for the doctor. Medico. 
QUESTIONS FOR MRS. MARY WAGER- 
FISHER. 
Istuehe any reason why “old-fashioned peo¬ 
ple ’ snould cruelty themselves simply because 
fashion dictates that they should not convey food 
lo their mouths with the knife, without, regard to 
convenience or the nine chances out, of ten in favor 
of tbs knife, as to goring or cuti ing me mouth •/ Is 
there any reason why farmers should not do as they 
have earned the right to do, Bhovei, if you please, 
their food lu an easy and natural way, as they 
do ihclr grain, without affectation 1 Is there any 
reason why (lie “stuck-up”daughters should not 
sit lu the corner and wait while the true and hon¬ 
est old father and mot her cool and drink their tea 
from Hie saucer, and ootrromthe seaming cud? 
is there any reason why the mothers or to-day 
should not teach their children tho respectful “yes 
sir," “ uo, sir.” Instead or me n.u, disrespectful 
•• ur.y *• no ?'* Can you tell me why be who llfta 
bis hat and makes a polished bow Is moro worthy 
of trust than he who nods his head and greets you 
with tho weather-beaten *• How are sou?” can 
you tell me why a lady should not show her 
Hinooth and Intelligent foreheud Instead of nor 
Idiotic bangs n Why la it not just, as respectful 
fora gentleman to enter your home with hat. upon 
his head, or to cuter and thus sit ln church, as It 
is for the lady by his side? Pray tell me, If you 
Can, how much la added to true worth of charac¬ 
ter. to nobleness of soul, by many or the humbug 
fashions of the day ? Buck eye. 
- ♦♦ ♦- 
That Bobbin’. Windier. 
1 have UBPd the Bobbin’s Washer for a yen rand 
a hair and It Is as free from i use to day as the 
iitst time It was used. But 1 have always seen 
mat the person using It, washed it ln clear water 
without soap and thoroughly dried It betore put¬ 
ting It away. Tho neglect or this 1b no 4oubt the 
reason why so many complain cl the washer 
rusting. Mary b. 
-*-*-•- 
$500 will be paid for any case that Hop Bitters 
will not cure or help. Doubt not. 
UMmUanwujei, 
| Its Facility. 
It n)| 0 H A boy twelve years old can 
U I" \ BO operato it easily. 
mV JJj Its Cleanliness, 
215 loads unloaded and did 
'•■""’ I not scatter one bundle. 
WA It If A .VJ'Kt) in all the above statements, and 
to give satisfaction. For descriptive circular, address 
G. VAN SICKLE A SON, 
Shortsvflle, N. Y. 
MANURES 
SEND FOR PAMPHLET. 
These manures are the richest fertilizers I I 
now manufactured, and the best substitute 11 | 
■I for. and costing nnteh less than guano, | 
winch is new practically out of the market. 
Unlike guano, they are not stimulants and j|||| 
"f ! exhaustive, but permanent and lasting, |i 
|1 being composed of bone, potash, etc. You 
can draw at one load enough for 3 to 5 1 
acres, or as much plant-food us is contained 
in so loads of ordinary straw manure. 
I ||i L orn, potatoes, hay, etc., are bringing such 
ijij good prices that it will pay to use the Stock- ll 
, i||| bridge extensively. If theic is no local J 
agetil near you, send to us- 
BOWKER FERTILIZER CO 
BOSTQN&NEW YORK. 
KVA 1*0 fit ATIN (>i I ' It ll 1T, 
SEN T 1 Treatise on Improved methods. Tables 
r- D r-c yields, prices, profits and general statir- 
r Wtt J lies. Am. Drier (to., Chtunbetsburg, Pa 
C A All Uolrt, Ohrotuo A Llt’g. Card*, ( No 3 alike,) 
t IV/Name On. tun Clinton Bros.. OUntonvtlln Conn. 
Pb'CCUHttCOU,*. 
COMPLETE MANURES 
For EACH CROP, eontiiining tlio necessary 
PLANT FOOD It requires. Also 
Agricultural Chemicals, 
GrKOTJ ND BONE, 
Guaranteed Strictly Pure. 
Ottr Circular, containing facta interesting to Farm¬ 
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II. .1. BAKER «fc BUO., 215 Pearl 8t., N. Y. 
ENSILAGE. 
ROSS GIANT CUTTERS 
FOR ENSILAGE AND LAKQE STOCK RAISERS 
Of immense 
Size, Weight, Strength & Capacity 
Guaranteed tho beat Cutter for the business. Send 
for Clreulurs to 
E. W, ROSS & CO., Fulton, N.Y, 
GOLP MEDAIi, PARIS, 1878. 
t BAKER’S 
CHOCOLATE, 
The standard for a Century. 
This Chocolato Is made from tho 
choicest Cocoa, carefully selected 
and prepared. It Is tho best 
preparation of plain Chocolato In 
the market for family use. 
Sold by Grocers everywhere. 
W. BAKER & CO., 
Dorchester, Mass. 
^nentsi Wanted, 
PteecUaneiutsi. 
VAN SICKLE’S 
Shir Sling, Hay & Grain I n loader 
Has (INTO UQUAIi. 
J It* 1'iC‘oiiomy, 
Ono-h/ilf time, Jubor and cx- 
af pen bo. 
■<* Capacity, 
1 Fork thflt ‘ ,f U,,y JIorHe - 
Convenience, 
f Unparalleled in Changing. 
its Adaptation 
Jn[ . i? To all kinds of farm produce. 
I GENTS WANTED in every town and county in 
. \ the State to sell Stitaut A Wallace’s Pat. Rubber 
Anti-Rattler for carriage thill coupling. Pronounced 
hy all carriage men to be the best, thing of the kind, 
and sells at sight. Sample pairs sent on receipt of 35 
cents. Address F. P. WEMPLE, 
Esperuuce. Schoharie Co. N. Y. 
(a a week, $13 a (lay at home easily made. Costly 
A outfit free. Address True A Co.. Augusta, Maine. 
AGENTS WANTED FOR THR 
SUMMIT 
Stove-I*ipe Shelf•—rtnt most 
avnvenifnt srtirta tiucr uj/treti to IIous *- 
keeper*. On* Agml mini* $14-1.6? in (Ml 
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will also kuit a groat variety of fancy work for which 
there is always a ready market, fiend for circular 
and terms to the Tvvombly tin tiling dluchiiie 
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d[/r L, t^miiperday nthomc. Humpies worth $5free 
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CARPETS. 
MOQUETTE CARPETS. — We 
have just placed on sale 300 pieces 
American Moquette Carpets at the low 
price of $1.40 per yard—the cheapest 
carpets ever offered. They cannot be 
had elsowhere in the city. 
WrLTON CARPETS at $2.25, 
full tive-frame, and equal in quality to 
anything offered in this market at $2.75 
or $3 per yard. 
AXM INSTER and MOQUETTE 
Carpets from $1.50 to $2.50. 
Best BODY BRUSSELS Carpets, 
$1.25, $1.40, $1.50 and $1.60—the latter 
for the choicest patterns. 
TA P ESTRY ( A RPETS.—Hav¬ 
ing exhausted our first offering of 75 
cent Tapestry Carpets, we have placed on 
sale for a few days, another lot of the 
SAM E GOODS at the SAME LOW 
PRICE. These goods are equal to 
those sold elsewhere at 90 cents and $ 1 . 
We have other goods varying in price 
up to $1.15. 
We have also on exhibition a superior 
TAPESTRY CARPET, equal in 
Texture and Quality to anything made 
either here or in Europe. 
INGRAINS—We have of the best 
Extra Superior Grade a very full line 
from 75 cts. to 90' cts. per yard. Also, 
a line a grade lower at 65 cts. to 75 cts. 
—all wool. 
Persons in want of CARPETS will 
do well to call on us before purchasing. 
Every Carpet is warranted as repre¬ 
sented. Pull satisfaction guaranteed or 
the money refunded. 
J. & J. DOBSON, 
CARPET MANUFACTURERS, 
40 nnd 12 WE.8T I4tli ST., NEW YOIfK. 
J ohn Van Gaasbeek, Manager. 
THE NEWSHEEP DIP. 
Little’s Chemical Fluid. 
Non-l’niwonouM. Non-Comnive. 
Specific cure for Scab, Mango and any akin dlxeuso. 
Ticks and Lieu on all animals, Fleas on Dogs. Worms 
ln tho Throat anil Internally', as well as sore eyes in 
Sheep ami lambs. 
it is before ail other dips in the simplicity of its 
preparation. It mixes at once with cold water, and a 
single trial will prove that on coming Into contact with 
the water the whole is charged Into a milk.white Dip, 
which Is dial I net I v not the eu»<- with n ny or hot* 
iMiiioriul. Dispenses entirety with fire* amt hoi fare, 
which are necemsry with Tobacco and other Dips. 
The sheep may be dipped with perfect safety iu the 
coldest weather. 
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Professor 0. V. Riley says : “It can bo moro effectually sprinkled or sprayed on to the plant than Paris green 
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Professor O. K Beesay «ays “ It quickly kills both the Larviu and the Winged Insects,” 
Professor A .l. Cook says “ With this cheap poison wo havu no longor reasou to four such enemies as the 
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ground, either dead or in u dying cciidstinn, in less than six hours 
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Price $30. Per Ton of 2,000 Pounds. 
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sent free upon application. 1 OiVYJAHtl iV 10 \ / 1 X H ? 
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im d a VS to sell our Rubber printing Stamps. Samples 
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