! 
out of tho question when the woman’s purse 
is to be supplied from the surplus fund, raised 
from the farm. So they take upon their shoul¬ 
ders various other so-called dntics, and to their 
already multifarious cares, they add the busi¬ 
ness of poultry raising, and In the Spring make 
calculations on raising from 50 to200 chickens, 
and a drove of turkeys, geese and ducks for 
the holiday market. With the proceeds they 
hope to buy now silk gowns, cloaks, hate, boots 
and gloves ad infinitum. 
The Summer is past and what reward have 
ye ? Because one or two 6trong, energetic 
women in your vicinity can succeed in carry¬ 
ing on all their household affairs and raise 
famous vegetables and poultry, besides can¬ 
ning fruit by the hundreds of gallons, and thus 
fill their purses with shining coin, is it neces¬ 
sary for all the rest to follow in the Barne path ? 
It is certainly this over-ambitiousness that is 
wearing out so many of our country women, 
and entailing go much misery aud invalidism 
upon our farmers' wives. 
Plain dress and plain fare do net satisfy us 
as they did our mothers and grandmothers. 
If they did we should have no call to pity the 
farmers’ wives of the pr :eent day who are 
blest with so many labor-saving machines, in¬ 
doors and out. 
Cornell University 
AT ITHACA, N. T. 
CONDUCTED BY EMILY MAPLE 
A SUGGESTION, 
Was founded partly on Land-Script donated by Con¬ 
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things, all the branches relating to 
To those of our housekeeping friends who 
attend the fairs and are Interested in the prize 
bread, butter, canned fruits and the like there 
exhibited, we would suggest that they find 
out from exhibitors, if possible, the various 
methods employed by them, which lead to such 
happy results. Ills to be regretted that all 
who exhibit such articles are not required to 
furnish minute particulars as to how they are 
made or prepared, so that all might use Bueh 
information for their future benefit. 
In the full course in AGRICULTURE, there Is no 
charge for tuition, The students in thatcourse 
are bound to pursue certain studies, viz: 
Mathematics, English Composition, Ger¬ 
man, Free-Hand Drawing, Chemistry, 
Geology, Botany, Horticulture, 
Entomology, Veterinary 
Surgery, and Physics, 
besides working in the fields and attending 
LECTURES ON AGRICULTURE. 
They may also study anything else for which they 
have time. There are 
EXHIBITION WEEK 
ANNIE I.. .1ACK 
GOOD FOR MAN 
I hope the mothers and fathers of our Rural 
young people are prepared to take their chil¬ 
dren to the fair. It is a part of education that 
should not bo neglected, and opens their eyes to 
comparisons, while exciting a spirit ot emula 
tion. "Wo have as good as that at home,” I 
heard a young iad say one fair day when ex¬ 
amining the fruit, and the next year his name 
was on the list of prize-winnefe. So it is in 
many things, and I have often observed that 
the children eceimd brighter and better for 
their journey, besides feeling that they were of 
some importance in tho world when they are 
allowed the trip with older people who may 
hitherto have gd joyed the privilege. Let the 
boys have some poultry or animal to bUow ; the 
girls, some flower or fruit they can watch 
the ecason through, and then exhibit as the 
result of their care. Even if they do not win a 
prize (and all cannot), the trial will not be lost, 
but incite them to further attempts. If one 
shows a talent for housekeeping, let her ex¬ 
hibit canned fruit or a loaf of bread of her own 
making; and if the boys have any mechanical 
skill or genius in any direction, let it be en¬ 
couraged and made llic most of. The contact 
with others, the varied display, the diversity 
of arrangement and method of exhibiting will 
not be lost to their young, observing eyes; and 
if father and mother instruct them in the sur¬ 
vey they will be amply repaid by the keen, 
eager scrutiny that will be given. By all 
means take the children to the lair. 
The " Fair" Lunch Basket. 
We thought it better to provide a lunch, ub 
the hotels were likely to be crowded, and the 
"gutlemun ” and the boys thoroughly appre¬ 
ciated the idea. So a pan of rolls was made 
with one pint of milk, two eggs, three table- 
spoonfuls of yeast, two of butter, a little 
salt, and flour enough to make a soft dough. 
The milk was wanned and the eggs aud salt 
added, the former, of course, well beaten, and 
the butter rubbed into the flour as for paste. 
Three or four hours in warm weather are long 
enough for it to rise, and when made into 
small rolls they were tempting enough with 
good butter. But between some of the cut 
rolls we put slices of cold thicken, and in 
others, for variety, grated cheese, rubbed in 
with hard-boiled eggs seasoned with popper 
aud salt and spread on the bread. This is a 
change from simple bread and cheese, and is 
sure to bo appreciated. A few early apples, a 
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NOTES IN THE KITCHEN 
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In canning fruit, a (in funnel with a mouth 
that fits in that of the jar, is a great conven¬ 
ience and prevents the fruit from being spilled. 
Tart, juicy Fall aoples make good jelly. I 
find it advantageous to boil the juice of fruit 
in jelly making to quite a consistency be¬ 
fore adding the sugar. Lay over the top of 
all jellies a round of white paper dipped in 
brandy. If mold appears, it takes its seat on 
the top of the paper. 
To have good dried sweet corn, cut the corn 
from the freshly husked cob, scraping it well, 
so that the milk of the kernels is secured. 
Put the corn into earthen or tin dishes, and 
set in a hot oven—hot enough to scald the 
milk in the corn. Then dry it as quickly as 
possible without burning. Finish off by heat¬ 
ing it hot; then put it iu strong paper bags, 
tie, label and put away iu the preserve closet. 
When you wish to cook it, put a cupful to 
soak in sweet milk for two or three hours be¬ 
fore cooking. The principal thing in drying 
corn successfully is to have the milk in it 
heated so thoroughly, aud the drying done so 
expeditiously, that it docs not become soured 
in the process. It can readily be dried within 
a day or two. 
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Students may enter at any time. For full inform¬ 
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Examinations for entrance Sept. 15. Catalogues sentou 
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44 Railroad Street, Hyrneirae, N. Y„TJ. 8 . A. 
Manufacturers of AwniliK". Tents, flays. Hay Caps. 
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Tents of ail sizes, from 9x12 to 80x129, that we rent on 
reasonable terms for fairs and exhibitions of all kinds 
Also, Cots and Flays to rent. For circulars and fur- 
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COOKING TAPIOCA 
ELINOR BROOKS 
A dessert which never fails of meeting gen¬ 
eral approval in our family is 
TAPIOCA CREAM. 
One pint of rich milk, two eggs, two table- 
spoonfuls of sugar, lemon extract one teaspoon 
scant full. Soak two tablespoonfuls of tapioca 
over-night iu water enough to cover. (It is 
better soaked over-night, bat I have olten nsed 
it after soaking only two pr three hours, keep¬ 
ing it slightly warm.) Scald the milk by set¬ 
ting it into boiling water; then put in the tap 
ioca and let It boil a few minutes, or until it 
rises to the top in little grains; then add the 
yelks of the egg6 and sugar beaten together. 
Beat the whites to a stiff froth and lay on the 
top ; let it scald through ; then with only one 
or two whisks with a spoon Btir together very 
slightly; pour out into molds and set away in 
a cool place—on ice if you have it. To be 
eaten cold without sauce. To satisfy the de¬ 
mands on it 1 usually have to double or treble 
this recipe. 
I have tried nsiug rice in this way, but the 
grains are so much heavier that it is not so 
nice. 
TAPIOCA PUDDING. 
Dissolve one teacupful of tapioca at night in 
one quart of water; next morning pare and 
core six tart apples; stew them until tender in 
an earthen pudding dish ; add sugar and lemon 
to tho tapioca; pour it over the apples and 
bake until the whole becomes a jelly, To be 
eaten cold with cream and sugar. 
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Manager 
0UB 0VEE-W0RKED HOUSEWIVES 
CATARRH 
Tin; ZINC COLLAR 
I All is tho only pernjun- 
L>nt and reliable pad for 
| -ore Decked horses or mules 
'ibat has ever been pro¬ 
duced, and bus been great¬ 
ly Unproved since Jan. 1, 
Issd. The new pad of prop¬ 
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Bronchitis, Asthma & 
The Spring work is done, the harvest is past. 
The hurry and worry of months are over, and 
the over-weary wives and daughters sit down 
“ of an afternoon" with a sigh of relief and a 
glad thought that at last there is a little time 
for rest. The generality of farmers’ wives 
should have less cooking, less dishwashing and 
fewer beds to make than did the matrons of 
25 years ago. Mowing machines, horse rakes, 
and reapers make short work of disposing of 
hay and grain, and, of course, fewer men are 
required to do the same amount of work. 
Then, why should fanners’ wives have reason 
for bo much complaint about the kitchen work, 
during the Summer months. Let me give a 
few of tho reasons: 
In not a few localities we find a strife among 
the hoosewives, as to who shall carry off the 
palm for the best cookery. And 60 , day after 
day, we find the farmer’s table overloaded with 
cakes, pies and puddings in endless variety, 
that, judging from Rural recipes alone, re¬ 
quire hours of hard labor to manufacture. 
Our farmers’ wives are growing more and 
more ambitious; they are unxlous to emulate 
their city sisters in dress, house furnishing, 
and general surroundings, To do this is often 
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There are over a million and a half of them in use. 
Pads made of othermaterlal can only temporarily have 
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