AU@. 34 
THE RUBAI. NEW-YORKER. 
lUatrmg for t|r JJctxnig. 
“POCKET-MONEY FOR THE YOUNG 
PEOPLE,”—No. 15. 
To be a successful rarmer, merchant, or me¬ 
chanic, It. is a good thing to commence operations, 
If only on ft small scale, when quite young. 
What,! a boy begin to be farmer, merchant, or 
mechanic? Yes; It Is within the reach ot every 
boy to uy some little business on his own ac¬ 
count, and no boy has a better opportunity than 
r country boy. It is as much a part ot his educa¬ 
tion as arithmetic or book-beeping, to expand bis 
Ideas beyond paper and books alone. On a farm 
there Is generally a corner ot an out-bulldlng, or 
an odd patch In the garden, which a hoy, (with 
his parents' cornem) can turn to account. It not 
only gives him an Interest in his home, but also 
Instructs him In care and Industry. There Is 
generally some demand for plants among his 
neighbors, such as cabbage, celery, hot-bed 
plants, etc. These can all be grown by any coun¬ 
try youth with proflt, where they are In demand; 
taking hut mile time lu proportion to mosttarm 
productions; cave being the mostneedtul thing. 
Another source of proflt t.o boys la keeping a Ut¬ 
ile live stock, such as rabbits, pigeons or poultry. 
The common rabbit is very easily kept, and all 
things considered, would probably be the most 
profitable, as they are hardy. Lop-eared rab¬ 
bits are very tender, and poor breeders. All 
through the summer a little grass cut from the 
road,)de, or a corner, will keep them. A few ap¬ 
ples, or refuse vegetables (if only sound,) will be 
all that is required, and In winter vegetables that 
are not suited to market, or any parings will an¬ 
swer all feeding purposes, A little grain, once a 
day Is best tor their morning or night meal. 
Pigeons are often In demand, hut In this line 
something better than the common varieties will 
p-rbnps do better; but that depends on the local¬ 
ity, and one must be his own judge which kind la 
best before starting. But whatever Is com¬ 
menced lot It he strictly honest, and fairly car¬ 
ried on. Now Is the time that the foundation of 
the man is laid. Do not misrepresent anything 
you have to svH; Integrity and a good name are 
worth more than anything you will ever have for 
sale. Many a youth has begun dealings notstrlctly 
honest , among his companions, and paid so dear 
lor them that he could never recover hlsstandlng. 
When your companions grow up with you, If you 
are known to be honest, it Is likely some may he 
able to assist you In a more extensive business, 
and at least they will have pleasant remem¬ 
brances. Practical. 
MACHINE FOR FEEDING POULTRY. 
The artificial hatching and rearing of poultry, 
ostriches and other birds has already become a 
science, and a profitable and Important branch of 
business, and the further treatment of ducks and 
capons for market has created a demand for ma- 
cotnery for artificial feeding and fattening. The 
most Important machine or this class consists of 
a circular cage ot wood about 15 feet in diame¬ 
ter and 20 feet high, and containing 210 coops 
or nesta for ducks and chickens, the cages being 
all on the outside. 
a chick throe months old is put in each nest, 
and by means of a band ot skin or rubber fasten¬ 
ed to a light chain Is secured so that It cannot 
escape. In these nests the chicks, pigeons, ducks, 
turkeys, quails or other birds are kept till they 
are road)’ tor market, each bird being artificially 
fed three times a day. The birds can move 
about and sit down, but cannot walk or fly, and 
this enforced rest causes them to fatten quickly. 
A chick having been placed In each neat, the ap¬ 
paratus for feeding Is loaded with a mixture of 
barley meal, Indian meal, milk and waver, and 
is brought up to the cage- Each fowi has been 
cart fully examined, and the amount of food It 
will comfortably digest is marked plainly on the 
Iront of its nest. 
The operator then takes a chick by the neck 
and by a gentle pressure compels It to open Its 
mouth. A rubber uioe Is Inserted in Its mouth, 
and by means of pressure on a pedal, the semi¬ 
fluid food Is forced Into the creature’s throat. A 
guage on the machine records the quantity of 
food given to each bird, and by watching this In¬ 
dicator Just the right amount can he supplied. 
Ducks are at the same time given a drink of 
water, the other iowls not requiring water at 
any time. The cage containing the birds is 
mounted on rollers, and when one bird Is fed, the 
cage Is moved round and the next bird Is brought 
opposite the feeding machine. When the cage 
has been turned rouudoncetne feeding appara¬ 
tus is placed on an elevator, and the machine and 
the operator are raised to the next row. 
In this manner every chick Is in turn fed, the 
operation requiring about one minute for each 
bird. Another form of e.;ge Is made with only 
two rows of uests, one over the other, and with 
the nests disposed In Hues. This apparatus 
docs not move and the operator carries the feed¬ 
ing machine, by means of a truck from bird to 
bird. The feeding machine may he a simple 
pump t hat can be moved by a treadle, or it may 
be a reservoir, in whtefi a constant pressure may 
bo maintained by means or weights. In this case 
the supply of rood given to each bird is controlled 
by a stop cock. Contrasted with the barbarous 
methods of aitlfietally feeding poultry that 
have been practiced for so many thousands of 
years In some parts of Europe, this method of 
machine-feeding ha3 the advantage of neatness, 
dispatch, and the entire absence of cruelty to the 
birds. Ducks can be fattened in perfect safety 
and entire comfort by this method In fifteen days, 
and chickens in twenty days, and the loss from 
disease and accidents rarely exceeds two per 
cent. 
The fowls thus treated are uniformly healthy 
and the quality of the dressed meat Is excellent. 
Artificial incubators, artificial mothers, and this 
appliance arc exhibited at the Paris Exposition. 
The incubators axe all founded on the familiar 
plan of making a large reservolrof hot water and 
placlngtheeggsln a circular box In the middle. 
The American Ineubators are, In Borne respects, 
superior to the French machines, as a perma¬ 
nent fire Is maintained, regulated by automatic 
governors. The artificial mothers or "hydro- 
meres” shown st Paris, do not dllTer materially 
from those used In this country, and are all based 
on the same general plan or using a largo mass 
of hot water as a means ot obtaining the necessary 
warmth.— Scribner for Sept. 
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CARLOTTA PATTI JONES. 
She ought to have been beautiful, she of whom 
I write, for who takes any Interest in a heroine 
Unit Is not; hut In this case nature had decided 
otherwise, In direct opposition to every rule, a 
fact that Is very trying to a writer, for one natur¬ 
ally feels a great responsibility in drawing the 
attention or a criticising public to one of whom 
the best that can be said Is, that she has very 
bright, eyes, or very white teeth; and truth pre¬ 
vents my saying any more regarding her personal 
appearance. And although 1 would fain endow 
her with every virtue, 1 cannot say t hat her dis¬ 
position was any better than her looks. 1 know 
that In stories ugly people are always good, but 
It Is not so In real life. She had an ugly temper, 
and a great deal of pride to contend with. Many, 
I suppose, will wonder why I write about one 
who has so few attractions, but she had a great 
deal of character I and, of course, a history, as 
who has not, be they homely or handsome. S'ue 
prided herself on her family and her name, a 
good one, as wo must admit, and one that has at¬ 
tained renown; but also one that caused her 
some trouble, for people would persist lu calling 
her elinpiy Puss, or Just Pat t i. 
Up to the beginning of our story her life was 
passed in the country, and she enjoyed new milk, 
fresh air, and all that goes to make life worth 
the living. Her people did their farming ac¬ 
cording to the Rural, and all might have been 
happy had she not heard the story of those three 
little kittens that saved a house from burning, 
wbloh filled her soul with so much ambition that, 
she resolved to distinguish herself by learning to 
stand on her hind feet and look cross-eyed, for 
five minutes at a time; and again she was known 
to go up to a baby, whose cryIng annoyed her, 
and strike it several times In the face with her 
paw; but cats, like people, do not always know 
how to bear their honors, for very soon she began 
to cultivate a taste for spring chicken, and car¬ 
ried this accomplishment so far that the gentle¬ 
man with wnom she lived expressed himself so 
decidedly on the subject, that she, being a cat of 
a great deal of spirit, very naturally lelt hurt, and 
concluded to seek a home where her talents would 
be appreciated. 
It was very hard lines to have to leave a place 
where she,had been so happy, and caugnt-so 
many rats, and It was here that she gave Buff 
Anders such a good thrashing; and had she 
twenty lives Instead of nine, there would not 
have been sufficient to crowd In al)|the pleasant 
recollections. And then, her feelings overcoming 
her, she exclaimed, " Shall It ever more he thus, 
spirits, still Imperious. Shall we never fairly 
stand, soul to bouI, hand to hand. Will the 
time never come, when women and cats may 
have their rights? Must they always be kept 
down and dictated to by Man, whose right lies 
In his might, sluiply because curiosity led a weak 
woman to eat of an apple, and politeness caused 
her to pass It. around ? It Is not kind, It Is ’’—but 
we never found out what It was, as Just ihen 
Dorn Pedro, a big yellow dog, appeared around 
the corner, a nd she had business In another direc¬ 
tion. We heard afterwards that she had taken 
Mr. Greeley’s advice and "gone West,” but no 
further than West Philadelphia, where she was 
living in style- on Chestnut street, and was giving 
open-air concerts with groat success. Borne ot her 
operas met with striking applause, people going 
so far as to throw boot-jacks and shavlDg cases, as 
something more uncommon and complimentary 
than bouquets. 
What she might have become had she contin¬ 
ued, is only lelt for us to Imagine, lor while her 
star was at Its zenith she suddenly disappeared. 
Some say she has gone on the “ Star Course,” 
others more evil-disposed, think that she has 
gone in search of a land where cats can have 
spring chicken, but 1 am under the Impression 
that she has fallen a victim fo one of the above- 
mentioned compliments, and I shall mourn for 
her as long as my name Is, Cat-Tek-Jnk. 
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LETTERS FROM BOYS AND GIRLS. 
Seeds from the Rural Experimental 
Crounds. 
Rural Cousins I promised, in the golden days 
of a by gone summer, to tell you of our beautiful 
grape-vine, and what came of the seeds furnished 
me from the Experimental Grounds of the Rural. 
To make good that promise 1 scat myself near a 
vine-covered window, and with my faithful 
friend, my good gold pen, try to write you another 
letter. More than a quarter of a century ago 
was our grape-vine planted (please do not think 
1 did 11). It was rny mother who planted tne 
tiny roots In the rich earth so long ago. clo^e by 
the wall ot the old brick homester.d. Year by 
year It grew and lengthened, and In time Its 
clinging branches almost ra.ee, after covering 
rnauy yaids of the four walls. Every year It 
gives rich purple-black clusters, and "we girls’’ 
have each a favorite spot from which to satisfy 
the mind with the beauty of the fruit among the 
green leaves, us well as satisfy the cravings ot 
appetite. Now it is bo full of green bunches, and 
by-and-by, when a few more weeks are claimed 
by time, we all enjoy our yearly treat once more 
And not only In the autumn time, but through 
the snow-decked months of winter are we cheered 
by the pleasant fruit. The way we keep It Is as 
follows: The grapes are gathered before the frost 
touches them, and put In shallow boxes; first 
line the bottom of the box with grape leaves, 
t hen put a layer of grapes, then some more loaves 
and grapes uutll the box la full, finishing the top 
with plenty of leaves. Place In a cool, dry cellar: 
and that Is all until the time for treating our 
friends comes. The fruit Is then washed, careful¬ 
ly drained, and Is found plump, pretty, and very 
palatable. 
And ‘about the seeds. The first we received 
were Pelargoniums and Double Hollyhocks, and 
these I divided with a Mend. Of the formeronly 
two seeds germinated, and with all my attention 
and interest would not be grown In the right way, 
and finally gave up altogether. But the Holly¬ 
hocks! how nice they grew; and this was their 
year of bloom. The bright stalks of blossoms 
were very much admired, and we divided the 
flowers with our friends that others, too, might 
enjoy the beauty of the bloom. 
Among other seeds sent at another time, and 
satisfactorily grown, are four bulbs of the Chi¬ 
nese Yam, (but their growth is very slow) one 
curious Shell Flower, and as the labels of some 
others are lost, 1 cannot tell what they are or 
what they are like, as they’ve not blossomed yet. 
I am well satisfied with what, 1 obtained, and 
think It liberal In giving the seeds free of charge. 
And next time when the editors make known 
the divide, I mean to take advantage of that too, 
and, perhaps, but, oh : no, I must not anticipate 
that I Shull write again in a flower-y way, for 
may not the kind owners of the seeds pass me 
over when that time arrives, thinking I’ve al¬ 
ready received benefit enough ? But that I trust 
Is not to he, and with a good-bye to you all, I con¬ 
tinue Young Farmerinb. 
Independence, Pa. 
Lily Lee’s Letter. 
Dear Uncle True I wonder what all the 
cousins are doing now-a-days. You do not seem 
to have as extensive a correspondence as you did 
before the summer came. 1 rxpeet croquet and 
base ball, hunting and fishing, occupy all the 
spare time of the boys; but there are so many 
nice ThlDgs for girls to do, that I wonder they do 
not tell us about, them. Just think! oneof our boys 
had been planting beans and he had worked all 
day, and In Only a few minutes’ spare time, which 
ho had before milking, ho went Into the garden 
and cut a pseony In full bloom. It was a dark red 
one, but he brougut It into the sitting-room to 
show us, and. Just think, the edges of all the pe¬ 
tals were snowy white T It was very pretty, and 
odd, too. We all wondered over It, It looked so 
curious. I saw mother look In his lace and smile. 
She told us to smell of it, and see if we were sure 
it was a pseony. Then It came out what it was. 
The rogue had burned some matches under It, 
and bleached the edges of the whole flower. H<b 
is always experimenting on something to see 
what he can do. Last fall he got his fingers all 
stained with butternuts. Of course, he did not 
care If t hey were brown, but we girls did not llko 
to have ours look so badly. He went out and 
burned some matches, and bleached his fingers 
all white; every bit of the stain came off, and 
then he came to the kitchen and told us how lo 
take the stain off ours. We thought it was very 
nice, and cracked all the butternuts wo pleased 
afterwards, i think brothers are the best things 
in the world. We are going to preserve some of 
our summer flowers, for bouquets next Christmas. 
Grandmother tells us how to do It.. They are cut 
off at the roots, and burled In dry sand, and kept 
d r y till we want them for use. I think it will bo 
splendid to have roses and pinks in vases at 
Christmas, all fresh and bright. She used to pre¬ 
serve them so when she was a girl. I-!ow runny 
It seems, to think of dear grandmother ever being 
a girl like ua, and doing Just as we do now. I am 
loarnlng to ride horseback this summer, and it is 
Just delight!ul. I hope all the little girl cousins 
will learn to ride, too. It Is the best fun In the 
world. Now. 1 would like to know what the other 
cousins are doing these bright, long summer days, 
I hope they will tell us, but i have written a long 
letter, so must close. Lilt Lee. 
Coing Home. 
We arc going, Blowly going 
To that peaceful, heavenly shore 
Where the Father now is waiting, 
And onr trials all are o’er. 
I have felt it in my longings, 
I have read it in my dreams,. 
And a source of Joy and gladness 
To my weary soul it seems. 
I have loved ones in yon heaven 
Of the good, the pure, the best; 
I shall see them when God wills it, 
And my soul will be at rest. 
W. B. Jones, Rochester, N. Y. 
What is the Matter? 
Dear Cousins:—D as the summer heat, paralyz¬ 
ed your energies or what can be the matter with 
you all ? This department, which 1 always have 
thought to be the must Interesting part or this 
most intending paper, (and I beg the pardon of 
the managers of t he other departments) seems to 
be dying for want of breath. I only see an Occa¬ 
sional letter written with fear and trembling le3t 
it should find a waste-baskoty grave. 
Couie on ! buys and girls let's write. Who's 
afraid of the waste-basket anyhow? Let’s have 
some life here If a few letters do find their final 
restlng-plaoo too soon in life. w. b. j. 
Rochester, N. Y. 
He Made One. 
Dear Uncle Truk 1 am only eight years old. 
I live on a farm In central New York. My pets 
are a calf, a dog, and two cats. But one of the 
cats has a had habit. She kills little chickens. 
I wish some of the cousins would toll me, if they 
can, what would break her of it. I made a " Ru¬ 
ral scourlng-board ” to-day. Perhaps you would 
not think It very nice, hut mother says it Is well 
msde for such a little boy. l. h. c. 
abkt| 
BELSHAZZAR. 
translated from HEINE. 
The midnight hour was drawing on 
Hushed into rest lay Babylon. 
All save the royal palace, where 
Were the din of revel, and torches’ flare. 
There high within his royal hall 
Belshazzar the fling held festival. 
His nobles around him in splendor shine, 
And drain down goblets of Bparkling wine. 
The nobleB Bbout and the goblets ring 
'Twas sweet to hear of that stiff-necked King. 
The cheeks of the King, they flushed with fire, 
And still as he dinnk his conceit grew higher; 
And, maddened with pride, his lips let fall 
Wild words, that blaspheme the gTeat Lord of All. 
More vaunting he grew, and his blasphemous sneers 
Were hailed by his lordly rout with cheers. 
Proudly tbe King has a mandate passed; 
Away hie the slaves, and come back full fast. 
Many gold vessels they bring with them, 
The spoils of God’s House In Jerusalem. 
With impious ha nd the King caught up. 
Filled to the brim, a sacred cup; 
And down to the bottom he drained it dry. 
And aloud with liia mouth a foam did cry,— 
“ Jehovah I I scoff at Thy greatness gone I 
I am the fling of Babylon.” 
Tbe terrible words were ringing still. 
When the King at his heart felt a secret chill. 
The laughter ceased, the lords held their breath. 
And all through the hail it was stiff as death. 
And see, see there I on the white wall, see, 
Comes forth what seems a man’s hand to be I 
And It wrote and wrote in letters of flame, 
On the white wall—then vanished the way it came. 
The King sat staring, ho could not speak, 
His knees knocked together, death-pale was his cheek. 
With cold fear creeping his lords sat round. 
They eat dum-Btricken, with never a sound. 
The Magians came, but not one of them ail 
Could interpret tbe writing upon the wall. 
That self-same night—his bouI God sain I— 
Was Belshazzar the King by his nobleB slain. 
IThtodore Martin, in. Blackwood. 
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HOW TO OBSERVE SUNDAY. 
The question of the proper observance of Sun¬ 
day has been a much disputed one, and Is one of 
much interest* a certain amount of religious ser¬ 
vices should ot course form a part of each Sun¬ 
day’s life; should indeed be Its central Idea, but 
It should not Infringe upon the demands of over¬ 
worked nature for rest. But what Is rest? Clear¬ 
ly what would be rest to one would not be to an¬ 
other. W hat would Increase vitality and strength 
to the day laborer would make the weary stu¬ 
dent, book-keeper or editor more weary. The 
work of the six week days, whatever It Is, should 
be put entirely out of sight from Saturday until 
Monday. Mental labor—reading, writing or other 
employment that requires mental effort. Physi¬ 
cal laborers must cease physical labor, and can 
obtain the desired rest In mental improvement. 
Those whose week days are spent within the four 
walls of a store or an office, should be In the open 
air, In the broad fields, where they can breathe 
nature’s purest aerial draughts, as much as pos¬ 
sible. Those who labor out of doors wilt find 
their greatest restand enjoyment on Sunday la 
their homes. Tho business man and the banker 
should cease all thought of business, take a com¬ 
plete respite from all thoughts of “shop,” and 
Sunday for all classes should he made as widely 
different from any otuer days In the week as 
possible. It should be made enjoyable, especially 
for the children, that they may grow up with the 
love of the day. Instead of an aversion ror It, as Is 
too common even In the best of Christian families. 
The observance ot tbe day In each household 
should be made a study, that the most profitable 
and resl-givlng enjoyments to suit each case may 
he found, and then let the observance of the flay, 
once settled, be lived up to as strictly as a busi¬ 
ness transaction. The day should have its dis¬ 
tinctive features; religious culture; ireedoni 
from toll for servant as well as master; rest in Us 
true sense, and enjoyment of the higher order, 
which relaxes the nervous system, aud Is one of 
nature’s greatest restoratives, all have their 
place, aud none of them should be neglected.— 
Pittsburg Telegraph. 
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The gifts that Jesus Christ gives widen the 
heart and enlarge the soul or a believer to take 
in more ot Himself. Naturally we are narrow- 
moutbed heavenward, and wide-mouthed earth¬ 
ward ; hut the Lord Jesus, by casting his Jowls, 
bis pearls, bis precious gifts Into the soul, doth 
widen, enlarge, and make it more capacious to 
entertain himself. Christ, by his gifts, causes all 
doors to stand open, that the King of glory may 
come in. 
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Remember, Christians, how many there are In 
the world, who sit sighing and mourning under 
the want of those very favors that you eDjoy. 
Why does the living man complain? What, 
out of hell, and complain? This Is a man’s sin 
and God’s wonder. 
As earthly portions carry away worldly hearts 
from God, so when God once comes to bo a man’s 
portion, He carries hls heart away from^ the 
world, the flesh and the devil. All the world can 
not keep a man’s Interest and hls heart asunder. 
