domestic 
ety of ways—sometimes for stewing fruit, or 
baking a pudding, or cooking succotash or to¬ 
matoes; in fact, it would be hard to tell what 
it was not used for. 
One day, last Fall, it was on the stove partly 
full of milk, of which I intended to make a 
cornstarch pudding. A friend calling was 
invited to stay to dinner, and I liethought me 
to enlarge my pudding by another cup of 
milk before adding the eggs, etc. The instant 
I poured the cold into the boiling milk I was 
startled by a loud snap, and the next moment 
1 saw the milk oozing through a crack that 
entirely encircled the bottom of the dish. 
Reproaching myself with carelessness, I has¬ 
tened to remove it from the stove, fearing 
that it might come apart and deluge the hot 
stove with milk, which, you know, would be a 
catastrophe indeed. The milk dripped almost 
in a stream ns I moved it, but soon after I. no¬ 
ticed that the dish had ceased leaking, and upon 
turning out the milk I found that, it was per¬ 
fectly cemented. Ever since that time, 
months ago, it lias been in constant use as be¬ 
fore, until a few days since I found it again 
leaking. I filled it with milk, sot it on the 
back of the stove, and, to my satisfaction, soon 
found that it had taken out a new lease for a 
useful life. There is so much worthless granite- 
ware of that sort that when a good piece is 
found, that never absorbs fat or odors of any 
sort, it is really' valuable and worth preserving. 
Good breeding is good sense. 
A vacant mind takes all the meaning out of 
the fairest face. 
Wildness is a thing which girls cannot af¬ 
ford—delicacy' a thing which they cannot lose 
or find. 
A teaspoonful of powdered charcoal in a 
glass of water often relieves headache. 
Lemon juice is roeommended in cases of 
diphtheria. The juice is applied to the affected 
parts by means of a camol’s-hair brush. 
We believe the majority of persons having 
charge of milk allow the cream to become too 
sour before churning. In fact, we have made 
better butter and butter that would keep 
longer, from perfectly sweet cream. 
Persons gathering materials for Winter bou¬ 
quets will appreciate the note by a correspon¬ 
dent in last week’s Rural. The dried tassels 
of corn are, indeed, an addition to dried grasses, 
leaves, etc., and are every bit as worthy to be 
gathered as the plumes of erianthus, eulalia, 
and the like. But to be pretty they must be 
cut before they are out of the sheath and 
while of a greenish hue. 
Early last Winter “little year-old” caught a 
severe cold by kicking the blankets off from 
him at night. We pinned the blankets to the 
mattress and tried to sleep with one eye ojren 
that we might keep him covered. But to no 
purpose; he still caught cold. The case was 
becoming desperate when wo hit upon the 
plan of putting him in a bag. A ilannel skirt, 
a yard long .and a yard and a half wide, was 
sewed up at the bottom and the baud made 
just large enough to draw up over his feet and 
pin around the waist. The length and width 
of the bag gave ample room for kicking, and 
as the flannel was old and soft it did not fret 
him, but proved an effectual safeguard against 
colds at night, and we only questioned why 
we had not thought of it before. 
CONSUMERS 
The most popular sweet 
Chocolate in the market. It 
is nutritious and palatable; i 
a particular favorite with I 
children, and a mo 3 t excel¬ 
lent article for family use. 
The. genuine in stumped S. 
German, Dorchester, Mass. 
JJctcure of imitations. 
Sold by Grocers everywhere. 
W. BAKER & CO., 
Dorchester, Mass • 
We have made a specialty during tho past five yours 
of GIVING A WAV as Clig.Mt II MS, to those who got 
up Clour for our Ten*, DINNER SETH. GOLD 
RAM) TEA SETS, SlLVKK PLATED WARE, and 
other article* both useful anti ornamental. 
W« import and buy direct from uratiiifecttirore all 
toe (TOotiii we handle, and own them at tho lowest pos¬ 
sible jtricc cosh wilt purehiiso. During tbo past live 
yearn wu hare *-ft,t from our .torn over 1 . 5,000 of 
llioso orders, and they have ironn into almost every 
State In the Union. 
Wn keep in stock every variety of Tea known, and at 
all prices. 
Oolong, Japan, Mixed. Elhrlisb Breakfast, Old and 
\oudk IIy-orj. Imperial. 50c., 75c., very flnert SI . 
Gunpowder, B’ack Japan, Foochow 7.»«•.. S 1 . Or- 
anvo bflioe and Assam. 8 ->c and 8 I. 
Below are bfftt) of the many Premiums offered : 
> a 85 order wo scud a Stiver-Plated Caster. 
With a 810 order wo send an English China Tea 
Set, of 4.. i-trees. 
'Vithft Sl.j order we send a Silver Plated Caster, 
Pick's Inert and Putter Dish or an English China Dec¬ 
or utfd Tea Set qf 44 pieces. 
'Vitka IS20 order we send a French China Gold 
hand Ten Set, of 44 pieces, or an English Chi na Dinner 
Set of l(Hi piects. 
We have hundreds of letters like the following- : 
Waukon Iowa, July 7th, 1881. 
Gents —Teannd Ten-Set arrived In good order. I am 
very much pleased with premium-, for which accept 
thanks. I he lea haa proved good so far as I have 
heard. Respectfully, Mits. .1. M. Dean. 
Taunton. Mass,. March 8,1881. 
Gentlemni—I have forwarded eight. dltVoropt orders 
for Tea. and have received as premiums a tea sot, a 
silver-plated caster, a dinner set, a glass set, a ease of 
Pfivermlatort knives and forks, a pair of French china 
fruit dishes, mid flco ladi. s gold, watches, and am now 
on my ninth order. Both Tea and premiums I «m 
well pleased with, and have round perfect satisfac¬ 
tion with both. Yours truly, 
Mum. Maria C. Lynch. 
Nashua, N. H., Juno 10,1881. 
Centfe-men-l am much pleased with iu> Premium 
i oa Set Accept thauks. tho Teas are giving good 
satis!action. Hone to send another order soon. 
Yours, 4c., AIi-hM, A- Ball. 
Orders, with P. O. Order, or money enclosed in reg- 
latoredletter erta be ►enu.t our risk. All checks or 
I INN ML 0r “ er * fc houUI be made payable to F. M. 
Wn also send Tons l;>y mail, without premium, pos- 
tafire paid at list prices, to those who wish lor choice 
goods am! arc so situated they cannot obtain them at 
j P,r}re end premium list, send us pos- 
tal, with address PLAINLY 1 WRITTEN, Please men¬ 
tion this Publication. 
CREAT LONDON TEA CO. 
SOI Washington Kt.. Boston, j)(asn. 
The only Vapor Cook Stove that has stood 
the test of years, and gives entire and 
perfect snii-Gaetion. 
50,000 
Now in use, and growing in favor wherever used. 
Por Summer Use they are Indispensable. 
Our “Patent Automatic Safrty Can" renders the 
use of our stoves “ perfectly Rule” in the hands of the 
most careless or inexperienced. 
Send fnr full descriptive circular and price list 
Special inducement" to agents la unoccupied territory. 
Addresi HULL TABOR STOVE CO., 
Cleveland, Ohio. 
Securing the Corks of Bottles for Tomato 
Catsup. 
Every year we make from <10 to 50 pints of 
tomato catsup, putting it into pint champagne 
bottles. 1 -ntil last year wo simply cemented 
the corks—once or twice tying them down— 
inverted the bottles and kept in a cool and dry 
place. But many disastrous bursts made us 
feel that unless we could secure the corks in a 
firmer manner we should give up catsup mak- 
Tho Most Economical, Convenient and Safest 
Vapor Stove ever made. 
A Fair Lunch. 
“ What do you want for lunch ?’ I asked of 
the household as I stood, basket in hand, one 
September morning. “ Apples,” shouted one 
boy; “Grapes,” said another: “Ginger-bread,” 
suggested little four-year-old. And when papa 
asked for sandwiches and the girls for millers 
I thought we had come to the end of our list. 
But at the last moment Aunt Maria came over 
with a plate of earn way cookies that were so 
good I asked the recipe. It was:— 
Half a pound of butter and half a pound of 
sugar nibbed to a cream, three eggs well beat¬ 
en, one ounce of caraway seed sifted through 
the flour, with enough flour to roll out pretty 
stiff. Make into a thin sheet; cut out with a 
cake-cutter; prick with a sharp fork, and bake 
in a moderate oven. 
Mary made some toast and buttered it light¬ 
ly, put on a tliin layer of cheese and placed it 
in the oven a few moments to melt; then an¬ 
other slice of toast was placed on the top. It 
is quite a relish at a pic-nic, and added variety 
to the very fair lunch. A. L. j. 
ing. Seeing a bottle of California wine 
charged with carbonic acid, the cork of which 
was kept in by means of a clamp, ns shown in 
Fig. 452, we wondered why that would not 
solve tlie catsup question. Last Fall, after 
bottling our catsup and driving in the cork, 
these damps were pub on and the tops (lipped 
into a hot cement of beeswax and resin. The 
bottles were then put into the cellar and we 
awaited action. But not one-cork flew out 
and not a bottle burst. Tho damps can be 
bought at hardware stores, and cost about 25 
cents per hundred. 
is* infi.amm; \tions 
AWD HEMORRHAGES 
INVALUABLE I'D It 
Burns, Sunburns, Diarrhea, Chafings 
Stings of Insects, Piles, Sore 
Eyes. Sore Feet, 
It will bake, broil, roast, and heat irons in less 
time and \\ itli less fuel than any other stove in the 
market. For elt-yuncc of design and healing power 
it has no equal. Send lor Illustrated catalogue. 
Dangler Vapor Stove and Refining Co., 
CLF.VELA.ND, OHIO, 
AUSTIN I). FULTON, I) O , Brooklyn. N. Y.- 
‘Proving- itself to Tm a necessity iu our koine," 
I*. A. WESTFRVEI.T, JH.J> . Nnshville, Tenn. 
— " Have u>ed J»ry* quantities of POND’S EXTRACT 
In my practice." 
Airs. S. It. iUeC'erd. Matron Home rf Destitute 
Children.—“ We find it moat efficacious nml useful ” 
Caution.—POND’S EXTRACT is sold only iu hot 
ties with tie name blown in tho (Casa. 
tTC It is unsafe to use other Articles with our direc¬ 
tions. Insist on having- FOND'S EXTRACT. Rifua# 
all imitations and substitutes. 
SPECIAL PREPARATIONS OF POND’S EXTRACT 
COMBINED WITH THE PITRES I' AND 
MOST DEDICATE PERFUMES FOR 
LADIES’ BOUDOIR. 
POND'S EXTRACT.30o . $1 0^ and $17* 
'i oilet Cream .. . 100 Catarrh Lure. 75 
Tentrifrice. 50 Plaster. 25 
Lip falve . 25 Inhaler <G1 tec) 1 00 
To letroap(3oakee) 50 Nasal f vringe . ... 25 
Ointment. 50 Medicated Paper.. 2i 
Family Fyringo.$1 00. 
tw-Otni Nkw PaMI-h i,i i- with Hi.htoiitof oub 
Pkeparationh. bent FREE dn ai-i-lication to 
POND’S EXTRACT CO., 
1-A W. 11th St., Now Vork. 
The Great Mueical Invention of the Age. 
A new instrument which nioctu n want long 
felt by the mitilie. The delirious music of 
■ produced by any one, 
icly ignorant or mime, 
numbered troni one to 
music which nccom- 
intrniiienl i. numbered 
inner, instead ot bcinj? 
n note*. ThU». if vou 
> ploy “ IluM8, 6WEST 
or any other tune, 
hiivt’oiily lo (dmirt; nt 
: music m ascertain tbo 
umber ut the note and. 
pick the otririK which, 
is com-.pi nidi ugly 
numbered. With this 
instrument any ona 
con ploy all the pop¬ 
ular uiih of Hit* tiny. 
ADELINE E. STORT. 
I KNOW there are people who never go to the 
fair. What a pity. What a good dinner is to 
the man who is never good-natured till his 
stomach is well filled, the fair is to the multi¬ 
tude. It is enough to take the care wrinkles 
out of one’s face just to see how everybody 
unbends, and for one day in the year forgets 
work and overwork, anxiety and failure, 
losses and crosses. 1 do not need to look at the 
exhibits to know whether the fair is a success, 
tho peoples faces tell mo that, and there is al¬ 
ways a little more of reliance in the counte¬ 
nances of those men and women who have 
healed to make it; 
Aunt Sarah, who is our model housekeep¬ 
er, dislikes so great a use of lard ns most 
people consider necessary, and with tho aid of 
Miss Column and other hygienic cooks, she is 
always “ conjuring tip ” something that will 
take the place of the omnipresent “ American 
Irie.” On our late visit there she treated us to 
so delicious a dish that (while our husbands, 
who have sympathies in common, as enthusias¬ 
tic fruit-growers, were discussing t he compar¬ 
ative merits of some beautiful early Beatrice 
and Louise peaches), I begged of Aunt Sarah 
the recipe for the nice pudding we had for din¬ 
ner. “Not a pudding.” she said, “that is hy¬ 
gienic pie, and you make it this way: 
“ Rub with sweet butter the inside of a pie- 
tin or dish that is at least two inches in depth; 
sift into it some Graham flour; then turn the 
pie-dish bottom up, when most of the flour 
will drop out, leaving just enough flour adher¬ 
ing to the butter to form the pie-crust, which 
is now ready for tho lifling. Boat the yolks of 
four eggs (seven eggs will make two pies) and 
add to them two largo spoonfuls of sugar, a 
pint of milk, and any flavoring you choose; 
turn into the pie-dish and bake in a rather 
slow oven. Then cover with the whites of the 
eggs well beaten, with three spoonfuls of 
sugar. Replace it in the oven and leave until 
very slightly browned. Set it upon ice until 
wanted for use. 
AN OLD-FASHIONED CEMENT. 
Many years ago I saw an old lady tie a 
broken glass dish together and boil it in milk 
until it was cemented firmly, but 1 had forgot¬ 
ten tho incident until it was recalled by au ex¬ 
perience of my own. I have a favorite granite- 
ware dish which is constantly in use in a vari- 
■ c«n piny all the pop¬ 
ular uiih ft! Hu* liny, 
or in Sict any rmrtie 
that has aver beoix 
mx in rrijilm-'l. ie 
can ho played upon 
at onre, Everybody 
nmireolntoa thi- music 
or the harp. It in tho 
KINO of musical Sn- 
nlrnmi-Mf,. and this is 
a perli-et harp in min¬ 
iature - the smne de- 
lieloira tones — and 
•horrid be In eeerjr 
arid an ornament to 
any room A slronrr. 
durable instrument, 
which will I.-mi a life¬ 
time. Cuuirot Ret out 
of order. We nlso 
»end with It a Imps lot of music numbered a* explained 
above Perfret satisfaction guaranteed. Kvi-r y out- who pur¬ 
chase. i ndorses them and recommends thermo their neigh¬ 
bor? Think of It—no more n-dion? months ot study to 
lousier music. Here is a superb musical instrument all 
ready Tor use and rviuiring no practice to play perfectly. 
Send ot once anil in the Harp- rvr i-, you will nave *• a thing 
of beauty ond a joy lurever." Prlen, eh>. 1,10 strings, $D25. 
No. it, Jfl airings, si 76. Sent Pro I'Ainto any ailUicss. 
iiclctiei- Jj.ii.uu it Cu. lOd Huuliurg St. BbaUru.££at>a« 
TUB LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF 
Weather Vanes 
IN THE COUNTRY* 
MANUFACTURED BY 
HA.MIIS db CO., 
56 BROMFIELD St,, Boston, Mass. 
Send for Price J.isl. 
Whatever we may think of candy for chil¬ 
dren as a general tiling, do let's give them 
some of the made-on-the-spot cream and mo¬ 
lasses candies at the fair. Tho da]* is never 
quite complete to them without that. 
We like to carry our fair dinner with us 
and picnic with one or two neighbors’ fami¬ 
lies askiug those to join ns who have children 
that our little folks may have a good time. 
To give the dinner a. fair-day relish we add 
fruit bought on the grounds of a kind not to 
be had tit home if possible. 
AWARDED HIGHEST I’KIZF. AND 
ONLY 
MAOAI CATARRHand 
IlHuHL BRONCHITIS. 
Childs Treatment for Nasal and Bronchial 
Catarrh is (lie on!y one that enn be relied 
upon for the Permanent and Positive 
this disease. Home Treatment. SiS 
it. For details of method and terms, address 
Rev. T. I*. CHILDS, Troy, OIilo. 
Wliat It Docs, 
Kidney-Wort moves the bowels regularly, 
cleanses the blood, and radically cures kidney 
disease, gravel, piles, bilious headache, and 
pains which me caused by disordered liver 
and kidneys. Thousands nave been cured— 
why should you not try it.—Contributor.— 
Adv. 
MEDAL 
PARIS EXPOSITION, 1S7S 
n tT Beware of imitations. 
eiutfuut, cards. Hnowf.ftko, ekv loo. A gts. wanted. 
20 samplos :ie. Llwtfroo. 0. Viojc, Arbela. Mich. 
A Pure and Effective Hair Drcsslns. 
Coooaink, a compound of Cocuauut Oil, 
beautifies the hair and is sure to allay all itch¬ 
ing and irritation ol’ the scalp. 
Tho superiority of Burnett's Flavoring 
Extracts consist*! in their perfect purity and 
strength. —A dv. 
ITCHING PILES. OINTMENT 
All Gold, Chrorno & IAt’g, Card*, (No 3 alike,) 
'itimo Un, 10c, Gltnton Bros., ClmtouvlJUv Ooun. 
■ SYMPTOMS nro Moisture. Intcnae Itehlnc, In. 
oreused by serutelilnic most nt nljrliI. Ollier part, 
are sometimes nITecteil. Swnync’s Olnl ment sun 
cure. Also for Tetter, Hlotehesi oil Shin IHaeiieea. 
SOLD py ALL DRUGGISTS. 
EVERYWHERE. *5.00 to 810 
por day. Circnlanr on ripi'liefttiurti. 
PAGE MaNUFAOT’G CO., 
Cleveland, Ohio, 
