JAW. 3 
THE BUBAL 
WEW-TOBMEB. 
cannot toll our powers of endurance ; until we 
have passed through the blackness and darkness 
of the storm wo do not know how pleasant It Is to 
bask In the sunshine—the dark days only enhance 
the brightness of gohlen ones, if wc do not let the 
dark days embitter us— and these two of whom I 
write had borne calamity bravely and nobly, and 
borne It with a heroism and courage which had 
ennobled both lives. She was worthier of love than 
she had been in the early sunshine of her shadow¬ 
less youth, and he was better able to appreciate 
the heart which beat only for him. 
Standing there together in the blissful conselous- 
nessof mutual love, all t he bitterness of the past 
fell from around them, and as she rested In his 
arms, a ray of sunshine stole In through the win¬ 
dow and fell upon them where they stood--it 
seemed as If It touched them with divine benedic¬ 
tion—as If angel hands passing had been laid 
upon them, and angel voices whispered a prophecy 
of peace and happiness, which was fully carried 
out In their future lives. 
TIIK END. 
-- 
SKETCHES OF GERMAN LIFE. 
BERTHA A. WINKLER. 
A Festival. 
TnRonciHoi'T the vine-growing region of Ger¬ 
many enoli village celebrates the “ Kirby ” three 
days of general rejoicing and merry-making In the 
latter part of October when its vintage bargains 
with the wLnc merchants are closed, old debts 
paid, new ones not. yet cont racted, and everybody 
supposed to be In a good humor. The old folks 
laugh and crack jokes over their wine glasses and 
the young work off their exuberant spirits In 
dances and games that the national Thanksgiving 
Day, which, tollows soon after, may be observed 
with due solemnity. 
Suspecting from the holiday appearance of the 
garrulous assembly In which we suddenly found 
ourselves the objects of curiosity instead ol vice 
versa, that this festival was In progress, we di¬ 
rected our inquiries to that effect to the buxom, 
rosy-cheeked girl lu waiting who at once burst out 
In enthusiastic aillmaUves ol‘ “Yat ya! morgen 
wlrds losgehen!” in imagination already enjoy¬ 
ing the prospective waltz she presented, with her 
flushed cheeks and sparkling eyes, a most refresh¬ 
ing picture of Gorman beauty and robust health. 
Wo could not repress a smile, however, when, 
glancing askance at our dark travelling skirts, she 
naively suggested the necessity ol wearing some 
red ribbons II we wished to take: part lu the fes¬ 
tivities 
Early the following morning an unusual excite¬ 
ment prevailed In the streets. Girls arrayed In 
their best glngtums, blue stockings and red or 
yellow neckerchief* were staudlng under Lhcdoor- 
way engaged In pinning flowers or ribbons iu the 
hats and coats of their sweet- liexrte. About, thirty 
ol them all similarly decorated, started arm In 
arm to meet the baud of music which was ex¬ 
pected from the city. The roads leading to Die 
neighboring vil lages wore alive with gay arrivals 
Each group as they appeared in sight were walk¬ 
ing abreast, thus lormtug a single line extending 
the enure width Ol the road. The effect ol this 
peculiar fashion, viewed from my window, was 
singularly ueaulllui. Line alter line ol gayly 
dressed forma and Uylug ribbons rose from behind 
the hills and, as llloy drew nearer, swinging Umlf 
hats lu token of recognition and lining the air with 
sdng, those already arrived greeted them with a 
thrilling, sonorous song ol “ WlllkOlumen Kaiuera- 
den, etc.” (Welcomecomrades!} 
shortly alter the arrival ot the band ot music 
winch was Uio commencement, ol the testtvitles, 
we descended to take a view of the ball room now 
gaily lcstooned with evergreens. Already the 
dancers were whirling urouud on the blghly-ppl- 
lsned floor and performing gyiuuaslic leais with¬ 
out the lcasl Inconvenience to their partners. 
During tile Intervening pauses eating, drinking, 
and smoking Is the rule, and alter listening awhile 
to the clatter ol plates, loud laughter, and still 
louder calls lorl ho •* Iveilner ” who was frantically 
rushing lo and fro Willi a dozen glasses In Ills 
hands, we wore glad to gropo our way through 
thick clouds of tobacco smoke uud beat a hasty re¬ 
treat by the back door where a motley crowd of 
urchins were standing on tiptoe or by turns assist¬ 
ing each other in climbing up to the Window for a 
glimpse ol those wonderful “ musLkatiers ” within. 
Among the out-door sports which we witnessed 
wlih much more pleasure In the all ernoou, the tub- 
race is, perhaps, the most, excitable aud amusing. 
Not less than iu, aud sometimes as many as 30 ( 
young girls, all dressed as nearly alike as possible 
appear on the ground, where a number ol smull- 
Blzed wash-tubs, filled to about tour Inches from 
the rhn, stand in readiness lor them. At a given 
signal n om the judges, who first see that Uie tubs 
are all ot one size aud contain the same quantity oi 
water, these girls shnultaneausly swing ihom on 
their heads wlili remarkable ease, and with arms 
akimbo await the second call, at. which they 
promptly start. For a lew paces they generally 
keep within eveu range, but gradually the line 
is broken; some one quickens her steps, the others 
follow suit; then there are some sudden standstills 
as the water begins to drip over the rim, aud not 
during to support the tub wltu thelr bauds, a dex¬ 
terous Jerk oi the head, a quick backward move¬ 
ment, and tub and water nru sent splashing Into 
the road. With this manecuvru they have saved 
themselves a good drenching and disgrace. Mean¬ 
while, the remalulug contestants, after a close 
walk, have loll two more behind In the same un¬ 
fortunate predicament, 'The attention of the 
spectator Is now directed to the foremost two, 
who still maintain oven pace and a steady equi¬ 
poise; but. their Hushed cheeks aud compressed 
lips indicate their Internal excitement. As they 
neared the goal, their speed doubled. One was 
now ahead amt greeted with shouts, thu other 
made a desperate effort,, but in vain; she arrived 
puiy lu time to empty the turbulent water at the 
judge’s feet. The foremost was then presented by 
the judge with a wreath; the victor of some other 
game, after presenting her with the handkerchief 
he has received as a prize In his game, carries her 
off as the queen of the day. amidst the shouts and 
huzzas of the admiring spectators. 
balancing heavy burdens on their heads is con¬ 
sidered a necessary accomplishment, and encour¬ 
aged as such in alt their out-door sports by offer¬ 
ing prizes to the winner. I have scon women 
carry a large basket full of eggs On their heads, 
and one of butter and cheese on each arm, to the 
nearest town, a distance ol live miles, with com¬ 
parative ease. 
During the entire three days in which the games 
and merrymaking wero continued with untiring 
enjoyment, we could not, report a single case of 
drunkenness or misconduct. They seemed like 
overgrown children, whose beans, mirrored forth 
lu laughing, Joyous faces, seemed bout upon 
nothing but play. And to one who has witnessed 
their mode of life during the rest of the year, 
there Is nothing more refreshing than to see these 
people, after the bal'd. Incessant labor of spring 
and summer, suddenly break loose, like children 
from school, to enjoy a series of exhilarating fetes 
and frolics which would cure the most hopeless 
hypochondriac. It, was, therefore, with some re¬ 
gret that, on the even of the third day, we saw the 
last ribbon of the departing friends flutter out ol 
sight, and hoard the faint echo of “ Comrade, 
adieu,” with a thrill of sadness which the sur¬ 
rounding village boys, vainly searching their 
empty pockets for crumbs or cake, expressed far 
better in their rueful faces and the hall-spoken 
wish, “ wonns burner so war I” 
--- 
BEER WILL NOT INTOXICATE 1 
1 hav Anally cum to the conclusion that lager 
beer as a beverage is not Intoxicating 
I have been told by a German who drunk It all 
nlte long, just to try the experiment, and was 
obliged to go homo sober In the morning. 1 have 
seen this same man drink eighteen glasses, and If 
he was drunk It was In German, and nobody could 
understand It. 
It Is proper enuff to state that this man kept a 
lager beer saloon, could have no object In stating 
what was not strict ly thus. 
I believe him to the lull extent ot jny ability. 1 
never drank but three glasses ot lager In my life, 
aud that made my head untwist as ihoit was hung 
on the end of a string, but I was told It was owing 
to my bile being out of place; and 1 guess that It 
was so, for I never blind over was than 1 did when 
l got hom that nlte. My wife then 1 was goto to 
die, and l was afraid l slmnidn t, lor it seemed as 
tho everything I had ever eaten in iny life was 
coming to the surface; and 1 believe that if my 
wife hadn’t pulled off my boots just as she did, 
they would hav cum thundering up too. 
u, how sick 1 wuz! H years ago, aud i can taste 
It now. 
1 never had so juuoh experience hi so short a 
time. 
if any man shud tell me that lager beer was not, 
Intoxicating, 1 shud believe him; but if he should 
tell me that 1 wasn’t drunk that nlte but that my 
siummiok was out ot order, 1 shud ask him to State 
over a lew words jnot how a man fell and acted 
when he was set up, 
If 1 waru t drunk (hat, nlte, 1 had some ov the 
most natural sltulums that a man over had and 
kept sober. 
in the urst place It was about so rods from where 
1 drank the lager beer to ml house, and 1 was Jest 
over two hours on the road, anil a hole busted 
through each one of my pantaloon uecz, and didn't 
hav any hat, and tried to open the door by the bell- 
pull and Llccuped awiuily and saw everythin, to 
the room trying to get round ou tho back side of 
me, and, sitting down on a chair, 1 did not wait 
long enough lor it to get exactly under mu when I 
wuz going round, and 1 set down a Utile too soon 
aud missed tho chair about twelve Inches, and 
cuuldu t get up soon enough to take the next one 
that come along; and that ain't, awl, my wife sed 
1 wuz as drunk as a boost, and, az l sed before, l 
began lo spin up things freely. 
It lager beer Is not Intoxicating It used me most 
almighty mean, Gmt I know. 
Still t hardly think that lager beer iz Intoxica¬ 
ting, for 1 hav been told so; aud 1 am probably the 
only man living who ever drunk euy when his 
liver was uot plumb. 
I don't want to say anything against a harmless 
temperance beverage, but ll ever 1 drink euy more, 
It will be with ml hands tied behind and ml mouth 
pried open. 
1 don't think lager beer Is intoxicating, but II 1 
remember rite, 1 think it lasted to me like a glass 
ot soap suds that a pickle had been put tew soak 
lu. Josh Billings. 
4or (Momni. 
JONDUGT.ED BY MISS FAITH B1FLEY. 
LEARNING TO REST. OR HEALTH WITH¬ 
OUT MEDICINES, 
“ i cannot heal you with mediclnos," said an 
old physician. “ It is rest you need. It Is use¬ 
less—nay, worse than useless—It Is lolly lor me 
to dose you with medicine, u you are not going to 
do your part to mat m ain yunr health and spirits. 
Hero you are at 2S worn out and literally ured lo 
death, when you ought to he to Hie bloom and 
freshness of lUe. •Died oi exhaustion' might he 
the truthful verdict ot a very large proportion oi 
deaths among the female population ot America. 
Go, take air, rest, sunshine, aud though it may be 
years’before you are well, you have so much 
sinned against nature, you may, with care, be 
tolerably comfortable.*' 
She replied: " if 1 have overestimated my en¬ 
durance It, was because I thought to economize by 
11 , and the air and sunshine 1 have had, because I 
felt, I could not live without it. Why, Doctor, T 
have done all the errands for my house, bought 
every pound of groceries, every lamp-chimney, 
attended to every Individual want of my family 
for years; bought everytiilug that has been re¬ 
quired or consumed by tho family, and that, of 
course, gave me out,-door exercise.” 
“ Yes, of a certain kind; but that was work, not 
healthful, reanimating exercise. Now, I am going 
to give yon some kindly as well as professional 
advice. Suppose you change the order and char¬ 
acter of your work. Don’t, ho such a slave to your 
needle. It Is foolish, and would be wicked for you 
now to continue It. 
“If you have t.he means, and wish to Indulge 
your tastos, its all women do, lor line needle-work 
on your own and your children's clothes, and cau 
afford to pay some one who has more need of 
money and less of rest than yon, surrender the 
work and the money, and you l ake the rest. You 
can then do with loss sewing, and take more sun¬ 
shine. Be not so careiul and troubled about much 
sowing; cultivate the habit ot resting when you 
fed tired and worn. Rest Is not idleness; It is 
ofttlmes ouly change- cultivate your dowel's and 
your neighbors. Go out, frequently, to a social 
way; lc will give you something pleasant to anticl- 
pato, and something pleasant to remember. Don’t 
be willing to give up your social position, keep tho 
friends you have now, your children, will want 
them for their irlends by a ud by. You want, social 
position lo give them, too, with their other Inherit¬ 
ance, so don't,saertoee tliator your old-lime friend¬ 
ships. open your piano, furbish up your music, 
resolve to he less of a drudge in private, and more 
ot a social help. Take hold of the little lnieresiS 
ot your town, become more public-spirited, do good 
with your vvhute soul, in a general way, instead of 
burying yourself and living beneath the load of 
your own selfish cares. Do not inler that I counsel 
you to neglect any ot the delicate little attentions 
of the home-lire—not, 1. But. a delicate oversight 
^>f the household economy will outlines answer as 
well, you kuow, as more laborious efforts; only, 
live more lu the outside world, and to a short, time 
your load will have lightened wonderfully, and you 
will he able to laugh with the best oi them.” 
“This,” said a checriui laughing Utile woman 
“Is the medicine an old doctor gave me, and I 
give It you, testifying that, It helped me more than 
any potion I over took, I began to ieel that I 
had been both wicked and selfish to neglect and 
make of no avail accomplishments which had 
cost my parents money and seU-denlal. It set 
me thinking. Work Is elevating', but drudging Is 
Ignoble, aud every woman must guard against 
this latent propensity to drudge. It is the custom 
to saddle all our physical ills upon the present era, 
but It cannot be questioned that constitutional 
disease is asotten hereditary from over-work and 
exhaustion on tho part ot our parents as from any 
uth.! - tuThere Is truth to the old saying of 
being ‘ born fired’ 
“ For my part,” said the little woman with a 
happy, ringing laugh. “I'm always glad now, 
since I’m emancipated, when l think how Christ 
reproved Martha. 1 only wonder that l and the 
rest of ‘us Marthas’ haven’t appropriated that 
text long ago : “ Careful aud troubled uboutmuch 
serving, hut Mury lias chosen that good part 
which shall uot be taken away from her ;' which 
‘good park consisted nut alone in hearing of 
spiritual things, hut also, perhaps, to evincing a 
disposition to contribute to Uie social and Intel¬ 
lectual advancement ot her sex. Now l mean to 
do my work with honest pride, whatever 1 ilnd to 
do, but have my little seasons of social and in¬ 
tellectual recreation each day,” said the little 
woman, as she arose to go. 
Kulh Kent) gits, in Cincinnati Times. 
FEMININITIES IN BRIEF. 
An innovation lu underwear is seen to line pink 
and blue flannel, beautifully embroidered lu flow¬ 
ers with while floss; other more cost ly underwear 
comes In silk, in such colors as red, blue, rose- 
color and olive-green. \\ Idle skirts are no longer 
worn in the street. Black satin, or Japanese blue, 
scarlet, or ollve-grcou satin aud flannel take their 
place, 
A novelty In dinner cards Is that of using silk as 
a mat upon which the card Is sewed. The silk, 
which should be. heavy gros-grato of a bright 
color, is embroidered with a flower or simple de¬ 
sign in one corner, and a curd velveted and gilded 
on the edges, is laid diagonally across. The card 
should be narrow and the silk fringed for half an 
Inch or more. 
stone ehtna Is fashionable and Is decorated In 
marigold pattern, to sage-green, blue and ashes of 
roses tints. 
APPRECIATION OF THE RURAL 
NEW-YORKER. 
Recent Extracts from Letters 
and from the Press^ 
The Rural Nkw-Yokkkk.— Under date of Nov. 
l, tho Newbernlau, (N. r.) says: “Fifty years 
ago It was a very common opinion that hook- 
farmers were a flighty and visionary class of men, 
in following whom, the practical farmer, would 
come in grief. There is truth iu this assertion, 
for very many visionary men have Induced lhe 
practical men to carry Into execution crude and 
baseless theories. But at the same lime, there 
were thoughtful aud prudent men who made ag¬ 
riculture a study; believing that the cultivation 
of the soli and the production ot remunerative 
crops should not he given up to the men who had 
muscle, but no brains. On the contrary, there 
wero a few who believed that the highest scien¬ 
tific attainments combined with experience were 
necessary to constitute tho suocossial practical 
farmer. No journal has done more to Instruct the 
farmer and elevate agriculture to the level ot sci¬ 
ence, than the Rural New-Yorker, now to Its 
thirty-Ural, year : a weekly periodical, edited by 
cautious and experienced men, and giving good 
and wholesome Instruction to all who are engaged 
in the noblest and most independent, avocation to 
life—agi’lculture. We have been acquainted for 
years with this excellent paper; we have read Us 
numbers with pleasure and Improvement and we 
have greatly desired Lhat In every farm-house to 
our land, a copy of It might, be found, well read 
and thoroughly' discussed. 
A writer to the McMlnnvtllo (Tcnn) Deraid 
says:— “ 1 have tor the past few weeks had the 
pleasure of leading that, excellent agricultural 
journal the Rural New-Yorker, and have derived 
so much benefit from the perusal of Its columns, 
that I feel that i could not do my farming friends a 
greater service than to recommend it to their fa¬ 
vorable consideration. It Is certainly one of the very 
best agricultural Journals published to this or any 
other country, ami l feel assured that no tiller of 
the soil who loves and honors his profession and 
is interested in Its progress would ever regret the 
subscription price, or after reading it one year, 
would over let his name drop from the subscrip¬ 
tion list. The Rural New-Yorker Is a weekly 
journal, containing sixteen pages, handsomely 
Illustrated, embracing every department of agri¬ 
culture, and treating in the most satisfactory man¬ 
ner of every subject to which the.cultivator of the 
soil feels Interested, therefore It cannot fall to to. 
struct, encourage and benefit, him. Such a Jour¬ 
nal, iu the hands of every farmer to the land, 
would be lire most effective cure for the “ hard 
times,” and it all such would subscribe for It arid 
study It as they should do, I feel convinced that 
the “ good time coming'’ would come in on the ex¬ 
press train. 
Gentlemen — Permit me to thank you tor the 
copies ot the Rural which you havo pleased to 
send to my address. T am at the present associate 
editor of the Indiana Farmer, having charge of 
the Scientific Department. 1 need hardly say to 
you hnw highly 1 appreciate your paper, both In 
the extent of Its Information and lu the general 
accuracy of Its scientific deductions When to 
charge of tho l/nlted States Laboratory at Wash¬ 
ington, I had an opportunity to compare the 
papers that presented farming In its scientific, 
aspect, as they were received at the department; 
and I fouud none freer from mlstatements than 
the Rural New-Yorker. 
Indianapolis, Ind. Ryland T. Brown. 
The Farm ana Fireside (Springfield, Ohio) says: 
“The publishers of the Rural New-Yorker, IS 
Duane street, New York City, are conducting a 
series of free plant and seed distributions among 
their subscribers. Wc have received a sample 
ot the first distribution, and are free lo say it Is all 
the publishers claim tor If. 'Ten of the varieties 
they offer cannot be purchased here or In Europe. 
They are among the linust hardy plants to culti¬ 
vation. The Rural is a wide-awake, progressive 
journal, ami merits a hearty support 
Mr .) G. Cannon, Millers, Va., says : “ I write 
to tender you, gentlemen, my thanks for the val¬ 
uable aid gathered from the rich, practical and 
Instructive columns of .yourpre-eminently the tiist 
agricultural paper In this country. May It con¬ 
tinue to lengthen Its cords and strengthen its 
stakes with each recurring year.” 
“ By the way,” says 51. L. T, Lovett, of Utile 
Silver, N. J., " you asked me sometime hack what 
you should do lo Improve the Rural I must say 
I have but one fault to find with the Rural : It Is 
so nearly perfect as to leave but little room for Im¬ 
provement.” 
I thought lo economize last, spring by stopping 
two weekly agricultural papers, and taking one 
monthly, but it doesn't pay. As long as 1 am a 
farmer 1 want the Rural New-Yorker. 
P. M. Suaw. 
Trumausburg, Tompkins Co,, N. Y. 
l discontinued my subscription several years 
ago for the purpose of retrenching, but 1 And of 
late that l can belter afford to live with it than I 
can without It. Charles Schwab. 
Seneca Co., N. Y. 
Professor Beat., of the Michigan Agricultural 
College, says: “ l only hope the Rural will con¬ 
tinue to he as good as It has been for the past two 
years.” 
W.u. C. L. Drew', of California, says : “ I con¬ 
sider the Rural the Banner Agrieultui-al paper of 
America, and deserving of support from all quar¬ 
ters.” 
“ We think the way your paper Is conducted 
now. It is worth all the other agricultural papers 
thrown together.” Cole & Bros. 
Pella, Iowa. 
Mr. W. G. Waring, Tyronne, Pa., says : “My 
friends are much more than pleased with the Ru¬ 
ral. They use their strongest words of admira¬ 
tion.” 
Mr. R. B. Cittts of GarrottsvUle. Ohio, under 
date of October 22, says: "The Rural New- 
Yorker saved me $-10.00 on my potatoes,” 
Tub Rural New-Y'okker seems to meet with 
the success that its great energy and ability de¬ 
serve.”—Maryland Farmer. 
John S. Bodge, Laporte, Ind , (and many others): 
" The seeds received were to us worth far than 
tne price of the Rural.” 
Mr. Wm. Robinson, Kdltor of the London Gar¬ 
den, says: “The Rural certainly deserves its 
success.” 
We consider the Rural New-Yorker the best 
paper published. C. M. Silva & Son. 
Newcastle, Cal. 
Nelson Ritter (Syracuse, N. \'.) says: “The Ru¬ 
ral stands at the bead as an agricultural paper,” 
