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THE RURAL MEW-YORKER 
APRIL 43 
Domestic (gronomj, 
CONDUCTED 3Y EMILY MAPLE 
SIFTINGS FROM THE KITCHEN FIRE. 
ANNIE L. JACK. 
LITTLE ECONOMIES. 
The “ kitchen club” held its last meeting for 
this season at onr house yesterday. and tho sub¬ 
ject of discussion was “little economies," which 
were chiefly and pleasantly shown to us in Mns. 
Bunhtku’s article. “ There is nothing so plainly 
shows the character of a housekeeper,” she told 
us, “ as the caro she gives to small domestic sav¬ 
ing. The woman who allows all the grease of 
the kitchen to go into the swill pail, is guilty of 
a waste of which she may not be aware, but it is a 
waste. The bone that would make a French¬ 
man a dish of good soup is too often thrown 
to the dog with the best part unconsumtd, and 
the choicest parts of our potatoes are, in like 
manner, wasted by thick pooling. When I hear 
a housekeeper asking each member of a family 
for a piece of string, I wonder why no bag, or 
spool is kept in which the pieces coming from 
the store could he saved; and when in the March 
winds tho clothes-lines break and the clean 
elothes trail in the dirt and have to be re-rinsed, 
I think to myself how much less trouble it 
would have boon to take iu the cord after using, 
thus keeping it clean and preventing rotting by 
winter rain and sun exposure. 
Come back, I called to little four-year old, 
as ho dropped part of a slice of good bread on 
the snow in his haste, and as I put tho remnant 
away I told him that wilful waste makes woful 
want, and he might have to say 
“ Oil I bow I wish I had the bread 
That once I throwaway.” 
and as I gave the soiled bread to kitty I told the 
children that our Saviour taught economy in 
little things even at bis feasts; for after he 
fed the multitude by a miracle, he gave his 
command, “ Gather up the fragments that 
nothing be lost.” 
When I was a little girl I often saw the house¬ 
keeper with her drawers full of linen, yet take 
a thin sheet, and cutting it through the middle 
sew together the selvages at the side and then 
hem the sides cut down, making a sheet almost 
as good as new. It seemed to me then a small 
economy among such a plentiful supply. I can¬ 
not begin to go through all the cases of waste 
in each family : experience will teach every 
housekeeper where she has failed. But we 
Bhould remember that it is not simply for the 
savinO of the trifle, but the example we may 
bo to younger members of our family and the 
principle we aro striving to inculcate. If a 
youug girl sees her mother open the oven door 
with her apron instead of keeping large fresh 
linen holders for the purpose, you may be sure 
that some day she will do the same with her 
dress, if nothing else is handy, aud in that way 
learn lessons of waste, and untidy habits that 
will last a lifetime. It is our duty to see that 
in our domestic affairs each of us obeys the 
Saviour’s mandate. ‘ Let nothing be lost.’ ” 
We listened attentively to the advice of our 
neighbor eaob takiug in her own need in the 
way of special improvement, and as we shook 
hands at parting with regret wo promised each 
other to renew our pleasant club early in au¬ 
tumn. 
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DOMESTIC KECIPES. 
Buckeye Cake. 
One half pound of butter ; three-quarters of a 
pound of sugar; six eggs well beaten; half a 
pint of sweet milk ; one pound of prepared flour ; 
flavor with vanilla. 
Corn Bread. 
Two cups of Indian-meal; two cups of wheat 
flour; one enp of sugar ; oue beaten egg ; one 
teaspoonfal of soda; two teaspoonfuls of cream- 
of-tartar; a little salt, and sweet milk enough to 
make a thick batter. Bake in shallow pans—it 
Bhould bo when done, about an inch in thickness 
and eat warm for breakfast. This makes the best 
corn bread ever eaten according to my taste. 
Subscribes. 
Rhubarb Shortcake- 
Two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder 
sifted with a quart of flour; one-half teacup of 
butter ; t wo tablespoonfuls of sugar ; a pinch of 
salt and enough sweet milk to make a soft 
dough. Roll thick enough so that when baked it 
can be split open or roll thin So t here will be three 
or four layers. When done, butter and All with 
stewed rhubarb plentifully sugared. 
Rhubarb Pie. 
Stew rhubarb ; add the grated rind and juice 
of a lemon; the well-beaten yelks of two eggs, 
and sweeten with white sugar; line pie-tins with 
good crust and fill with the rhubarb ; bake nutil 
the crust is of a delicate brown ; beat the whites 
to a stiff froth—it will be necessary to add the 
white of another egg—and add three table- 
spoonsful of powdered Bugar; flavor with 
vanilla and spread over tho top of tho pies ; re¬ 
turn to oven until of a light brown. The eggs 
aud lomon given are enough for two pies. 
Baked Rhubarb. 
Many prefer rhubarb baked when served as a 
preserve. Cut the pieoes about an inch in 
length; weigh, allow as much moist sugar as 
rhubarb and bake in an earthen-ware dish; put 
into the dish in layers; add a mite of water; 
cover closely aud bake. 
Cinnamon Onstard Pie. 
Beat six eggs thoroughly; add three pints of 
rich, new milk and a tablespoonful of corn¬ 
starch, stirred smooth in a little milk ; sweeten 
to taste and sift in a tablespoonful of cinnamon. 
Pour into tins lined with crust aud bake. 
E. M. 
QUERIES ANSWERED. 
,Will you please give directions for washing 
point face ? Mbs. G. 8. 
Ans. —Baste the lace to be washed very care¬ 
fully with fine thread upon two thicknesses of 
white flannel. Put to soak in a strong, white 
castile soap-Buds in which a teaspoonfnl of 
powdered borax has been mixed. Let soak for a 
day and night, longer if very soiled, changing 
the sudB meanwhile two or three times. After 
this let it lie in clear water for half of a 
day, changing the water twice. Then squeeze 
—do not wring—the flannel and lace out 
of this clear water and when partially dry 
place the flannel, lace down, upon three thick¬ 
nesses of dry flannel aud press the damp 
side with a moderately heated iron until per¬ 
fectly dry—tho laco can then be ripped off. 
How can the taste of cod-liver oil be disguised 
so that a child will take it ? 
rialnfleld, N. J. 
Ans. —Put a spoonful of orange juice in a 
glass, pour iu the oil aud squeeze a little lemon 
j uioe on t op, rubbing the edge of the glass with 
tho j uioe, or a little porter in the bottom of the 
glass and on top of the oil helps to disguise the 
nauseous flavor. 
What will jKjlish old black-walnut furniture 
which has been varnished ? Jane B. 
Ans. —Take of shellac two parts, boiled oil one 
part, shake well, apply with a cloth and rub 
briskly for a few minutes. 
If Emily Maplf. can tell me what will remove 
match stains from off my marble mantel, I will 
be very much obliged. Gbace Benington. 
rectvote of the people without, the Intervention 
of “ Electors,” and of giving the office to the 
candidate having the most votes throughout the 
country, without regard to the division of states. 
At. present a President can, and often Is, elected hy 
a majority of States though his beaten opponent, 
has had a majority of tho popular vote. A terrl. 
hie collision of oil and freight trains at Slattng- 
ton, Pa., 22 killed and wounded. At Boston, a 
terrific boiler explosion In a stamping factory 
hurled the boiler through a brick wall, an out¬ 
side wooden wall, across a canal 130 feet away 
sweeping three men to destruction with It) 
wounding another fatally and six more severely. 
The “ National Party," made up largely of farm¬ 
ers, have shown very unexpected strength Ln 
Michigan—Indeed, wherever farmers have com¬ 
bined throughout, the country, they have either 
swept, the Hold or nearly so. At Bath, N. Y., the 
Insane Asylum was set on lire hy a frantic pa¬ 
tient, the building burnt, and fifteen of the in¬ 
mates lost, and over forty rescued. 
Across tho Atlantic thing's have a slightly less 
belligerent, aspect. From the Iron Man at Berlin 
comes the suggestion that the projected Congress 
which, last week, was held to be an Impossibility, 
should soon assemble, and, to spare Muscovite 
pride while yielding to British and Austrian de¬ 
mands, that, the treaty of Paris as well as San 
Stefano should he reviewed. The suggest,Ion may 
be adopted, as It Is so powerfully backed hy the 
character of Its proposer. Austro-Hungary, es¬ 
pecially the Hungary part, of It, Is steadfastly 
opposed to the late treaty, and Hungary weuld 
go to war rather than permit a Slave State to he 
established on her southeastern borders. England 
Is still pressing war preparations and never had 
so much ammunition, military stores and troops 
on hand as at the present time. She Is about to 
seize Crete, and has Induced the Khedive of Egypt 
to declare that If Turkey forms an offensive alll* 
ance with Russia he will declare hts Indepen¬ 
dence. Over 100,000 Turkish troops have been con¬ 
centrated about Constantinople, and It 1 b believ¬ 
ed they could hold the city against tlic Russians 
until relieved by British reinforcements, In case 
of war and their alliance with Russia’s enemies. 
Roumanla Is fiercely opposed to Russia on ac¬ 
count of the latter’s peremptory demand for the 
retrocession of Btessarabla. The Premier of that 
State has visited Vlcunaon the matter and Is now 
ln Berlin. Gortaohakoff haughtily said he would 
listen to no discussion of the matter, but would 
disarm the Roumanian army, whereupon Prince 
Charles hotly declared that the Roumanian army 
might be destroyed, but that In his lifetime It 
should not he disarmed. The campaigning sea¬ 
son Is JuHt about to open, both Bides are pretty 
well prepared. The English and Russians are at 
the bQlljjDg point, and It will require strong outr 
side pressure to prevent a colllsslon. Russta has 
200,000 men within striking distance In Turkey, is 
Occupying strategical points In Bulgaria, recruit¬ 
ing her forces at home, and Is said to have 200,000 
men to the southeast of Khiva, on the road to 
British India. France, while expressing herself 
friendly to Russia, has declared she will form no 
alliance ln any way hostile to Great Britain. 
The Co-operative Employment Bureau or the 
Bowery Branch, Young Mens’ Christian Asssocla- 
tlon, 134 Bowery, have abolished the fee of one 
dollar which they lately charged. Employers of 
labor can now be furnished with male help of all 
kinds free of ex pense. Unemployed men can reg¬ 
ister for situations, but responsible references 
must be given. 
At Cannes, In front of a small boot-maker’s 
shop, the English tourist may find the following: 
“ Repairs huug with stag-coach.” After long and 
anxious thought he may arrive as the cobbler’s 
meaning, who only wishes to Inform his numerous 
patrons that “repairs ftro executed with dili¬ 
gence.'' 
- : - 
Happy tidings tor nervous sufferers, and those 
who have been dosed, drugged and quacked. Pul- 
vermacher’s Electric Belts effectually cure pre¬ 
mature debility, weakness and decay. Book and 
Journal, with information worth thousands, mail¬ 
ed free. Address Pltlvekmachrk Galvanic Co. 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 
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Corinth, Maine, Feb. 12, 1878. 
To The Davis Sewing Machine Co., Water- 
Green brush iU 6®7Kc.; green hnrl, fxa«Hc.: me- 
dlimi irreen. 4®54c.! red-tipped, and com¬ 
mon red. 3ta3Xo. 
bkanh and 1’kas. —Beans of nil kinds begins to 
Improve for marrows but other prudes are un¬ 
changed Perhaps It should be reraemoered that 
there Is less pressure to sell tine mediums at the late 
low rates. Pair orders are expected from Havana 
for marrows and White kidneys. Turtle soup beans 
higher. Receipts of beans for the week 3418 hush. 
Peas of all kinds weak; green lower. Canadian hold 
In hulk and vine 83®84o.; Soul hern B. ID. $280®3; 
green $1122. 
We quote:—Beans, medium choice, tH.fi0O1.66*; oth¬ 
er. fi.26ittl.45; marrows, choice, fljiil®l.66: other, 
$1..Ykal 1.66; pea, S1.50QI.C5. While kidney, choice, $1.26 
<*>1.55: other, f I .85® 1.9ft; red, etiolee, *2(s2,35 ; oth¬ 
er. S2.35tui2.40. Turtle soup beans. S2.20. 
BiTTTIHl.—New butter now absorbs the. chief local 
demand when full prices are to he paid. The line 
lines of old are not obtainable In a regular way, and 
all of the useful styles or old are nflored easier, in 
some parcel* not as prime, full dntrles and service¬ 
able half tubs the. decline has been quite abrupt, 
but no one has dropped ton soon, as a settled spring 
in now beyond a doubt, so far as dairy products arc 
concerned. New butter Is itiureaslng In supply from 
all points, the West adding materially to stain. 
Prices are showing dully as much of the fodder fed 
grades soon deteriorate In flavor, and it Is Injudi¬ 
cious to carry It over. Exporters are working oil 
many of the low grades, hot have to bo allowed 
their Ideas as to prlee. Receipts for the week 18.- 
fiOO pkgs. 
Exports past week, 1,580 pkgs- 
Comparutlvo receipts and exports : 
Receipts, pkgs. Exports. Arks. 
June 1, ’77, to Apr. 1, 1,088,910 hi.oos.O 
June 1,’70, to Apr. 1,’77... 10,852,280 1,155.409 
June t, '76, to Apr. 1, ’78... 9,869.19 322.46 
June 1,'74. to Apr. 1.’75... 8.87,160 44.860 
Junel, 73.to Apr. 1. ’74... 852,497 298.37 
New.—S tate, half tubs, choice. 28^60; good 29®81. 
Welch Drat, TStaffl: second. 23®25c; poor new. 70®- 
22e.; Western creamery ranges at 84@35c.; other 28®- 
32c.; VV. dairy good to choice 23®20e.; fair 20®21o.; 
fair to good IM& 2 I 0 . 
Old.—S tate dairies, good to choice 2l<o)23c.: fair, 
16@17c.; from L's@I8e ; selected Ilrkins 20® 22 c ; fair to 
good lH«*23c; Poor 14®18c : selected half tub 22,1*240 : 
other. 15 20c.: choice Kali Welsh 22®S8o. Kulr to 
prime 20®26u.; Welsh.dalrle#. 23*230. State oreain- 
rry, 23ti«30c ; other, 26® 28 c.; Ollier lOfitSflc; Western 
factory, fresh, low goods worth 19ia20c.; greese 84- 
talc. 
Cheese.— Exports for the week 17,162boxes. Strict 
ly price Is easier aod early brings 18, and somespu- 
r.lul lots up to but otherwise (here is nut 
little hetngdone and prices easy and a desire to get 
the stocks as closely sold np us possible. 
Fancy factories, 124 v—c.; good and prime, 10X® 
Ililfc.: fair lots. 9® 104 o.; poor. I 0 ® 104 c.: 7® 
10c,. skimmed, Kami dairy, lly<&l2j|fc. for good to 
prime: StaSIKc. for fair lots; italic, for Bkimmed; 
Western factory. Cheddar. 10,4<S»12c. for line; 12l»@ 
12cH. for good ; 6®9e. for poor. 
Liverpool cable. 63s. Gold doses 10#. 
Exports for the week. 17,261 boxes. 
Comparative receipts and Exports from 
•KINK 1ST. 
Recelpls. pkgs. Exports, lbs. 
Jane 1. ’77 to A pi. 1, ’78 . 2.22M61 108.864,335 
June 1. ’76 to A pi. I, ’77. 1,923.842 82,941,819 
Jnue 1. 76 to A plJU, 76. 2,309,887 90,610.618 
Juno 1, 74 to A pi. I. 75. 1.864,(170 8«,615,132 
.1 uni; 1, ’78 to Aid. 1. 74 . 1.18,9.680 ,T.£ 84,904,163 
Little falls —There ha* been an increase in 
offerings. Cheese Is of poor quality and lew trans¬ 
actions recorded. Butter averages about 26c. 
COTTON has fluctuated sharply us the advices from 
tho other side have been favorable or otherwise, 
closing about 4 above the lowest price* of the week. 
Latest prices are for Mi mu ju.i,-/i„. in. i; April. 10 
74iel0.76i'.; May, 10.S9®10.90c.: June, 11.10® It.01c; 
July, l0.09stl0.16c.; August, 11.01® 11.02c.; September, 
10.955410,9*k:.; October. 10.75® 10.76c.; November. 10.66 
® 10.67c.: December. 10.68c. 
(Jutilalions for poor cotton aro based on American 
standard of olnssltieutton, and on cotton In store 
running In quality not more than half a grade above 
or below the grade quoted. 
Uv'andi. 
Ala. Orleans. 
Texai. 
Ordinary.. 
7Y 
X 
7K 
Strict ordinary.... 
.8X 
84 
84 
Good ordinary.... 
9 1-16 
9 1-16 
Strict good do. 
.9 7-1(1 
9 7-16 
9 9-16 
9 9-16 
Low middling. 
.9X 
94 
10 
10 
Strict low middling. ...llix 
104 
104 
104 
Middling. 
.XU9-1C 
1 j 9-16 
10 11-16 
10 il-16 
Good middling.... 
.10 15-16 HI 16-16 
11 1-16 
10 1-16 
Strict good middling.. 11X 
114 
114 
114 
Middling fair .... 
. ..nx 
11V 
11K 
114 
Fair... 
.12,4 
12)4 
124 
12X 
Stained. 
Good ordinary, 7Yc. Strict ordinary. 84c.; Lyw 
middling, 9c.; Middling, 94c. 
DlUBD FHt;ITS.—Thi!re has been n very dull feel¬ 
ing throughout but prices fairly steady. 
Apples — State quarters, old. &4ta6c.; new, 54® 
6o.; Western quarters, old, 5®5Jfe.: new.64®55fc.; 
Southern, new, prime sliced. 7e.; lair to good. i4®5r.. 
Peaches Peole.d, new, 9(4l0e.j impeded halves, 
4V 6c.; unpeeled quarters, 3k®4c. Kitted cherries, 
16® 16c. Blackberries. 9® 10c. Basoberrte*.26o. Plums, 
15c. and Southern at 12c. Exports for the week 153 
bills dried apple*. 
Eggs. Receipts for the week, 24,372 libls. do. last 
week 22,890. 'there has been an active demand but 
mostly for local use, and as receipts are heavy sellers 
miss the customary trade to other cities. Present 
price* have ruled nearly a fortnight, at the close 
there Is some llrmness for extra stock but the 
general rim of grades aro offered freely. Since the 
plan adopted of not charging for barrels some ship¬ 
pers arc sending poor packages. This is unprofita¬ 
ble In the long run ms wustnge Is sure to attend In¬ 
securely packed bbl*. 
Near points, Il®l2c.: State, 10,4c.; Western, prime, 
10c.; Southern do,, 9®i0c.; off quality stock, 9c.; Duck, 
18 ®20c,; Goose. 37**40. 
Puff Cake. 
Two cups of sugar ; one cup of butter ; three 
beaten eggs ; one cup of milk; one teaspoonfui 
of soda aud two of cream-of-tartar ; three cupB 
of flour; bake iu small pans. 
Sugar Drops. 
Rub to a cream six ounces of powdered sugar 
with three ounces of butter; add three well 
beaten eggs; half a pound of sifted flour and 
half of a nutmeg. Drop this mixture by the 
spoonful on buttered tins several inches apart. 
Sprinkle small Bngar plums on top and bake at 
once. 
Oocoanut Cake. 
One-half pound of sugar; one-fourth pound 
of butter; five eggs; one gill of sweet milk ; one- 
half teaspoonful of soda and one of cream-of- 
tartar ; three-quarters of a pound of flour ; one- 
half pound of grated oocoanut. Stir well before 
putting in the cocoanut aud soda. 
Soda Cake. 
One-half cap of butter ; one cup of sugar; 
three eggs; oue cup of sweet milk ; one teas- 
Bpoonful of soda and two of cream-of-tartar; 
two caps of flour ; spice to taste. 
River Edge, N. J. Miss Cronk. 
Ans.—S ulphide of Carbon. 
ftetos of fjjt ®Ufh, 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
At home, Montgomery Blair got his resolution 
about the Presidency passed by the lower house of 
the Maryland Legislature, and there Is still a good 
deal ot talk in Washington about bringing the 
matter before the Supreme Court or the United 
states. Probably the object Is merely to keep the 
question before the public with a view of influ¬ 
encing the next Presidential nominations and 
election. Returning Board Anderson has been 
released from •• duranco vile," and Is being vigor¬ 
ously pushed for the Collootorsblp of Now Or¬ 
leans—nomination not improbable, confirmation 
nearly Impossible. Returning Board Wells Is ln 
his war-pal ut la Washington urging the nomina¬ 
tion. There 18 a powerful railroad lobby at, Wash¬ 
ington in ravoroftbe union Pacific Railroad, and 
Senators Edmunds and Thurman made a bitter 
attack early ln the week upon the maneuvers of 
the lonhy lst,g. A majority of the Committee of the 
House In charge of tho question, have reported 
In favor of electing all future Presidents by a dl- 
town, N. Y.— Gents: We are manufacturers of 
clothing; have, been engaged In the business for 
the past fifteen years, manufacturing largely for 
Miner, Beal & llackett, Isaac Kenno * Co., A. 
Sherman & Co., Smith, Richardson & Bates. Pra- 
ger, Bock A. Co. and Poland, Rice & Co., all of 
Boston. We have used the Davis Vertical Feed 
Sewing Machine for the past four years ln manu¬ 
facturing our clothing, and we know that It Is 
better adapted to our business, and possessed 
superior advantages over any of the under-feed 
sewing machines. 
Within the lost three months we have had occa 
slon to seam our clothing with double thread, and 
we find that the DavlB Vertical Feed Sewing Ma¬ 
chine (and no other latnlly sewing machine) will 
do the work rb well and easily as with the single 
thread. Touts, truly, T. Bkaokbtt « Son. 
THE MARKETS. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
New York. Saturday. April 0, 1878. 
BEESWAX.— The Offering* are small, and full 
price* are asked. Western aud Southern quoted at 
27®28c. 
Exports past week, 0,250 pounds. 
Broom CORN.—Manufacturers are buying moder¬ 
ately aud prices are sustained. 
FLOttn.—ln the early portion of the week while 
the situation abroad looked very threatening on 
active business was In progress largely for export, 
but. within a day nr two a quiet feeling lias prevailed 
and prices easing are off. 
Igitoet price* are $4. 15(95.00 for poor to fancy super- 
nne State; $5,0n®6.20 tor common to fair extra do; 
f &,00®5 ;25 $620(26 00 for good to choice do.; $4.15®- 
00 lor superllne, Indiana. Iowa. Michigan. Ohio. 
Ac.; $1903)5 20 forvory poor to good shinning extra 
do do., (chiefly at $ 3 . 10 ® 5 . 2 <» und $.6 26®5 65 lor good 
to choice extra do.; oommori to choice white extras, 
$5.50®6.65; fancy do. at $6.54(8)7.30: (the latter an ex¬ 
treme); red and amber winter wheat. Inferior to 
choice trade and family, at. $6.36®6.60: round hoop 
Ohio at $L5 00®6 36, and trade brand# of at do. 
$5.60(48.76, Hie latter for choice; St. Louis. $5.40(^6.00 
fur poor to fair extra and $6.10®7.26 for good to fancy, 
(with n few brands of very tancy quality quoted up 
to$7.25*7.50); Minnesota clear, $6.00(8)6.15: Minnesota 
** straight," common to fancy, at $5.75®6.75. and pat¬ 
ent pour to very choice, $6.(l0aS.26. with a few fancy 
at $8.75®8.50: unsound stock at $2.26® 6.75: city mill 
extra at $6 10®6.25 for fair to very choice for West 
Indies; do. for England $t>.15®5.20; do. trade and 
family extras, $6..5(i®7.bO, do. Mouth America, $6.40® 
7.35 for fair to fancy : No. 2 at t2.8ita4.10. 
Corn meal 
wine and $2.80 
is selling at $3.15®3.20 
for yellow Western. 
for Brandy- 
FliESti Fruits. - Export* or apples 275bbls. The 
stock i* quite rutl down and all sound stock la firm : 
demand mainly for Russet*. Other sorts too tender 
for the advanced season. Selected, $4 60®6; poor to 
fair. $2.25ta4. Mtrawberrlc# arrtve regularly and In 
quantity. Price* becoming more popular. 40®00o. 
per quart. Hot house berries $1. Cranberries dull 
but likely to be. used. Crime to fancy crates. $2.78® 
3: other, $J,75®2.5 1 . Peanut* fairly active at $1.85 
®l.45 for hand-picked Va., common to good 86c.® 
$1,011. Pecan*, Texas, S®8 lib.; A novelty In market 
this week was a consignment of large Mulberries 
from Florida. Some, or thorn fully one-half inches 
long. . 
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