ImpUttUttijS and Pachincrtj 
have but few playmates. My books are my 
friends, and this adds another treasure to my 
list, for which you have ray many, many 
thanks. Andrew Benton. 
Grundy Centre, Iowa. 
Mm $»fclicati0ttsi 
LANE & BODLEY CO, 
TUF RFQT family magazine, 
I El L U L U I Two Dollars. 
Dcmorest’s Illustrated Monthly. 
AWARDED 
Uncle Mark: —The boys request me to 
thank you for the books. They will soon be 
able to repeat everything in them. I never 
saw youngsters better pleased. They are go¬ 
ing to let themselves out for another year. 
Sickness every Fall sadly interferes with their 
advancement, however. The little girls wish 
Uncle Mark to give them one more chance. 
All hands read the books. 
D. H. Herron, M. D. 
11 1 don’t wish to discourage you, but lately I’ve been 
filled 
With certain strong misgivings, son, that somehow 
won't be stilled; 
There’s something tells me pluln as words, that you ( 
with all your wit. 
Have erred In marking out your course, and you’ll 
repent of It. 
BY THE 
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_ ****** Special Circular of our No, 1 l‘I rotation 
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Sold by all Newsdealers anil Postmasters. 
Semi ‘20 cent* lor si specimen copy to W. JEN¬ 
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KWTIie New Volume (19) commences with No¬ 
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it will satisfy you that you can subscribe Two Hol¬ 
lars for a year and get ten t imes Its value. 
“ The time will come when you will sigh ‘ had I but 
only known 
What 1 do now, the good, old farm, with all Its hills 
.and stone, 
Would not have driven me away to find, when hope 
Is dead, . • 
That Fame does not bestow her wreath on any sort 
of head.’ 
‘HE ANGEL of the HOUSEHOLD.” 
A SERIAL 8TOBV of absorbing Inter¬ 
est will be commenced in the NOVEMBER 
Dear Uncle Mark: —Will you please add 
my name to your list of Cousins? I have 
long wished to become a member of your Hor¬ 
ticultural Club. I am very much interested 
in the letters from the Cousins. I am twelve 
years old. I go to school in the Summer 
time, but not much in the Winter, it is too 
far. I study at home. We raise a great 
many vegetables to sell. I have some beauti¬ 
ful flowers. We have always got our seeds 
from Mr. Vick; he sent us such beautiful as¬ 
ters, petunias and pansies. Wc have got a 
large crayon picture of Mr. Vick that my 
brother, two years older than I, drew. It 
was copied from a little picture like the one 
in the Rural. He received the first pre¬ 
mium on this picture at the Northern Agri¬ 
cultural Fair, held at Oshkosh. I knit mit¬ 
tens and stockings for my brothers. I have 
pieced two quilts. I assist my mother in the 
house work, have learned how to make bread, 
pie and cake, and when Ma is gone from home 
for a day 1 get the meals for a large family. 
I have helped my father to husk corn, and 
pick up potatoes, apples and onions, of which 
we raise a large amount. When work is 
driving, I take hold and help my brothers 
sometimes. We live on the Old Stockbridge 
Reservation near the shore of Lake Winne¬ 
bago, in a beautiful valley bounded on one 
side by magnificent wooded hills, and the 
lake stretching out thirty miles on the other 
side of us. Your niece, 
Blanchie C. Buxton. 
Calumet Co., Wisconsin. 
number of 
ARTHUR'S HOME MAGAZINE 
All NEW subscribers for 1SS3 will receive CQCr 
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this year. Tutors: 8‘2 :i year; -2 copies 83.50; 3 
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T.S.ABTUUK A- 8ON,Philadelphia,!’a I UC. 
" I'm talking plainly, that I know, but, Reuben, mind 
you this, 
That Fame’s a far-off target that a million marks¬ 
men miss, 
Then, Borne fine day a shot Is heard that rings 
throughout the land. 
And Genius pops the bull’s eye, square, with steady 
eye and band. 
Special attention given to Plantation Ma- 
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tSdh I MONARCH LIGHTNING 
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Yon may turn out a genius, Rube; I really hoDe you 
will; 
You know Fame's temple crowns the top of an enor¬ 
mous hill, 
And tens of thousands bound that way, with resolu¬ 
tion stiff, 
Have found their way completely blocked by a stu¬ 
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Tatho cheapest and best. 
[A boy sixteen years old 
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Illustrating picturesque Scenery and life In all 
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for young readers. 
The engravings have been made with great care, 
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n t on test trial Send 
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“ Now, Reuben, when you reach that ’ if’ you’ll show 
good judgment, son, 
By striking 'cross lots for the farm and home here on 
a run; 
Stay here and toll as I have done, and you may get 
to bo 
A Deacon In the church, perhaps, or, may be, a School 
Trustee. 
aafl UcttUty 
Spnd for sample oopv to 
JOURNAL CHICAGO, III 
Published Weekly and Monthly. 
. .,?U , 5.'L E 'S. T T :is>iIVE pure bred 
LIVE ST ?^IW.R.V. SHMENT 
"All that be blowed’’ Well, go your way, you'll 
have my earnest prayers; 
We’ll always keep In order, son, your cozy room up- 
stairs. 
For you may yet return, convinced that wreaths of 
Fame are rare, 
And that your old straw-hat best suits the color of 
your hair.” 
Ilf 1 H I l' B ft 3 Words and Music of TinTl 1 
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JLVA V MA lngstamp forpwstnge— i-T 
F. P. TR1FET, 25 SCHOOL STREET, BOSTON, MASS, 
WANTED! 
ACENTS! 
JOSIAH ALLEN’S WIFE 
PJ EW MHpBSE3fe _ _ ||Lua| M mM 
NOTES BY UNCLE MARK, 
CLYDESDALE HOUSES. PKRCHERON NORMAN 
HORSES TROTTING BRED ROADSTERS, 
1J0).STK.TN AND DEVON CATTLE. 
Our customers have the advantage of our many 
t/ears experience In breeding and importing large 
collections ,opporttinlly of vompuriny different breeds, 
low prices, because of extent of business and low rates 
bf transportation. Catalogues free. Correspondence 
One of the Cousins—Lizzie Porter—says 
white hellebore mixed with wood ashes and 
sifted over melon vines will save them from 
the bugs. 
Dear Uncle Mark Father takes the 
Rural and we like it very much. I am quite 
interested in the Young Folks column and 
would like to join the Horticultural Club. I 
see by the papers there are premiums offered 
for those that send new subscribers. If any 
boy or girl does not belong to the Club and 
should get subscribers for the paper, would 
they be entitled to a premium ? 
Edward Webb. 
[Noone butmembersof theClubareentitled 
to premiums, but you may become a member 
of the Club by simply asking to have your 
name entered on the list.— U. M.] 
We hope the members of the Club will not 
forget the premiums we offer them for clubs to 
the Rural New Yorker. Send for our at¬ 
tractive posters and for Rural sample copies. 
PACKAGE — (Slirlstinus Presents lor the whole family. 
Contains one bountiful Chromo, r.Jtf'xrjo' In. .Stepan: frame 
of e lionized wood, finely cnrveil; 111 tine Christmas Curds, 
by Marcus Ward olid oilier celebrated makers; I magnifi¬ 
cent Christmas Book-card; I Box of Paints, with Brush ; 
1 MapoftUv World lu book tuna ; 1 giti-cmboioied Note 
Book: I Harmonica! I 1 hu e.lion Mupiut; 1 Japanese 
Handkerchief: 80 embossed I'lemrepi jo Dccalconionio 
Pictures; 1 veiy pretty Lamp.»hndc; 3 German Doll- 
henus: Id handsome Chromo CanU: I new utimoofGueea 
uNumber;3ingenious l'urr.lcst I imported Chromos; 12 
gilt Stare, together with lisLs of Jlarflaiw- In Holiday 
Goods. To inlroiUiet! my pooda I tend the entire lot, 
postpaid, for Olilv 57 cent* in atampti 
Address. B. F. COULD, 
40 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass. 
How many artists are there among us, I won¬ 
der ? I think the Youug Folks’ Department is 
worthv a better heading than the plain “ For 
the Young.” How many agree with me? 
II w many of the artists of the Club will send 
m a new design for such a beading which be¬ 
stirs incorporating an appropriate literal 
heading shall also comprise such display of 
fruits and flj vers as shall be suitable to a hor¬ 
ticultural club? Of course, we could get up 
something suitable ourselves but we prefer to 
give the youug folks a chance to show their 
skill. It would be counted among the perma¬ 
nent improvements of the Rural, for it would 
appear every week. I am ready to receive 
any designs, and if one is selected for use the 
originator may expect borne token in return. 
Remember it must be original, not copied. 
Just Imported. 
For Pedigrees ami Prices, apply to FRANCIS H, 
KELPH, Live Slock Importer uml Exporter. 
17 AND 19 BROADWAY, N. Y. City. 
12,500 American and Foreign News 
papers and Magazines at 
Wholesale Rates to Agents. 
HARPER’S MAGAZINE, $3,10. 
PETERSON’S, $1.45. 
N, Y. TRIBUNE, $1.00. 
Others at like low rates to canvassers. 
Complete Price List Free. 
W. II. MOORE, 
3ROCKPORT, N. Y. 
For Sale at Moderate Prices. 
I have had placed In my hands for sale, at, low 
prices, a couple of down JERSEY CATTLE, 
A. J. C. C. H. R.; Cows, Bulls, ami Heifer and Bull 
Calves, embracing the Pansy. Albert, Rob Roy, Ra¬ 
jah, Alphea, Rioter. Lady Mary and Gtlileroy strains. 
For prices and full oarHeularjLnddreim with stamp, 
RICHARD GOODMAN, JR. 
Y’ukuu Farm, Lenox, Mass. 
Mammoth Bronze Turkeys 
for sale. MILTON A. LAIN, 
Westtown, Orange Co.. N. Y 
It is time to begin work on our next Discus¬ 
sion and let us see how mauy there will be to 
take part this time. We sometimes get tired 
of constantly urging the members to do their 
duty in the Discussions, and if they could see 
as plainly as we cao how they could benefit 
themselves and each other by taking hold 
with a will, they would do it. We are some 
times unfortunate, (so the young people say) in 
the selection of topics, but it is quite impossi¬ 
ble to get subjects adapted to the wants of 
every member of the Club for they vary so 
much in age and capability; however, we try 
to select those which we think most suitable. 
For the next Diseu33ion the topic will be one 
in which most young people on the farm will 
b9 personally interested, and though we hear 
a considerable from grown-up folks about the 
question, we have not heard very much from 
the youug folks’ standpoint. It is this: “Boys 
leaving the Farm; why do they do U and 
what is the remedy ?” Come boys, and girls 
too, let’s bear what you have to say about 
it ! Send in your letters at once. 
L NEWSPAPER* and magazine-*. 
|Send (J cents for catalogue of 3,1100 newspape 
and magazines at Agents Lowest Club Rates. 
Agents wanted at every P, <». 
I H. A. KEN YON, P. M., Dwtgbt, HI, 
Dear Uncle Mark:— I write to let you 
know that my watermelons did not come up. 
I planted some sweet potatoes and raised 
some plants for myself. Fa gave me some 
sweet potatoes that he kept over last year, and 
I made a hot bed and raised some plants 
which I put out, and raised one bushel of po¬ 
tatoes. I help to do chores on the farm and 
also go to school. I atn glad that the Cousins 
are doing all they can for the Horticultural 
Club and I will do the same. Your nephew, 
Stark Co., Ill. Alfred C. Tapp. 
Vegetable Sicilian 
Gold, Silver, and Nickel Plating 
A trade easily learned. Costs Rule to Sturt and pays 
wi'll. The Electro-Plater's Guide, a manual of lu 
Structlou In the art of gold, silver and nickel-plating, 
Send Irei: for 2 swiinps. \Ve will start persous In busi¬ 
ness and, ir not successful, will take apparatus hack. 
Try It. Outfits. $1.UU. $2.d>, up F. LOYVKY & CO., 45 
Fulton Stukict New York. 
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a long time, which makes Its use a matter of economy. 
Dear Uncle Mark.— I thought *1 would 
write and let you know how my watermelons 
did. I planted all the seeds that you sent me, 
but ouly one grew, and the vine did not have 
any melons on. I hoed it and took care of it. 
and had two blosfoms, but no sets for melons 
so I will have to try again,I guess. My musk 
melons have growu and multiplied until I 
have quite an abundance of seeds. My pinks 
did well, also the phlox and sweet mignonette. 
Columbia Co., Wis. Ira L. Smith. 
Lawrence, Kansas 
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l Ul ,° cbotatrt loans acceded 
ii aU n 00 KlVE£l ,tl08C ' seeking Safe and 
ii«■. jnv cKtmcnls4 St-Ril iu» circular ret* 
crcnees and sample documents. * * 
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BUCKINGHAM’S DYE 
FOR THE 
WHISKERS 
LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS, 
TWO LETTERS FROM THE PRIZE-WINNERS. 
Dear Uncle Mark. —In words I cannot ex¬ 
press my surprise at receiving the prize, “Zig 
Zig Journeys in the Orient.” I place a high 
value upon Uncle Mark’s kind words and 
gifts, but thought the prizes would be award¬ 
ed to cousins of a more favored location. I 
live on the prairie, six mileB from town, and 
Dear Uncle Mark:—I should like to be¬ 
come a memlier of the Horticultural Club 
My father has taken the Rural two years. 
The carnations and picotees were very nice. 
I took the best of care of them and all the 
seed that you kindly sent us did very well. 
Your niece, Etta Newton. 
Allegan Co., Mich, 
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