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'THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
JAN 26 
Clod Crusher andLkv eler. 
#EE ADVERTISEMENT ON PAGE GOB® 
<^T1L.E 
MACHINES, 
Clay Crushers. 
Yard Supplies^ 
FOROATAUOGUE, PRICES AND 
description address jv/.PenfIElo «.Son, 
the fMTHTCES & W ANUF C RS. j WIUOUCHPT. ohiD, 
Implement? and $Hafhmcni 
3Uw ^nbtiration? 
one of them is quite large nnrl has t hrown o\il 
n runner. We had a great many lovely Row 
ers and would be glad to change seeds "itb 
the Rural Cousins. I attended the Fair, nnd 
saw all kinds of fowls, cattle, sheep. hogs, 
machinery, etc. The display of flowers was 
very beautiful. They wore woven into a 
great many designs. The vegetable display 
was flue, especially the potatoes, among 
which was the White Elephant, the largest of 
all the varieties shown. Your niece. 
Marion Co.. Indiana. GERTIE siif.rumav 
THE NEXT DISCUSSION. 
t 4Y> T IS now some time since 
the members of the Club 
- met, in discussion. The one 
%X_Srpd last, engaged in by the 
itfjz] a members, on t lie Apple. 
o(.. |C was exceedingly interest- 
i insr. and contained much 
information that might be 
o profitably used by theread- 
' 'U) LyJ I*rs of the Youths’ Depart,- 
raent, both old and young: 
in fact, as I have tieforo 
\ ” Y \ remarked, I consider onr 
CJ y c) i as t. discussion the best in 
(a every respect of the past 
ten that have occupied our attention. 
Now, in order that we may have another 
discussion as good as the last, and which I 
hope will be better, l have selected 
THE STRAW BERRY 
as a subject, which 1 think the members of 
the Club can say much about that will inter- 
AI mi it sixty million copi%of The Sen have 
gone out or onr cstabliahmentclurlngthepast twelve 
months. 
If .you were to paste end to end all the columns of 
nil The Schs printed and sold Inst .year.,von would 
g%t u continuous strip Ilf Interesting Informal Ion. 
couimou-sonsc wisdom, sound doctrine, nnd sane w it 
tong enough to reach from i'rlutlng House Square to 
the top of Mould Copcrillvus In the moon, Mien hack 
to Printing House Sepia re. and then three .quarter* 
Of the way hnek tO (he moon ngulii 
But The SCS Is written for the Inhabitant* of the 
earth; this same -trip of Intelligence would glvd e 
(he globe twenty-seven or twenty eight times. 
ir every buyer >d' a copy of Tut; srs (luring the pm 1 
year has spent only one hour over It. unit If Ids wile 
or Ids grandfather has spent another hour, this news 
paper hi IBM baa afforded the human race thirteen 
thousand years of steady reidlng, ntirht Hiid day. 
Ii is only by little calculations like these that you 
can form any Idea of the elreiil .Moll of the most popu 
In r of American new spa pel's, Or of its 111 Hu cnee on the 
opinions and action* of A marteau men and women. 
The si x Is, and will continue to lie. a newspaper 
which tells the truth without fear of consequences, 
,v|,ieh gets at the facts no matter how much the pro 
cess costs, which presents the news of al the world 
without waste of words and lu the most readnld ■ 
shape, which is working with all Its heart for the 
./. /’.. Salt Lake City, Hah .—When was 
the first Sunday-school started, and by whom' 
Ans —The earliest recorded Sunday-schools 
were tlte schools of catechumens, organized, 
according to Tertulliati, in A. D. 180. These 
schools flourished till the sixth century. In 
1527 Luther established Sunday schools in 
Wittenberg for the instruction of children 
who could not attend the day-schools. In 1560 
Knox established them in ScoMaud. There 
was a Sunday-school in Roxbury, Mass., in 
HI 74, anti one in ITymouth. Mass., in 1(580. 
Modern Sunday-schools, however, were origi¬ 
nated by Robert Radies, who in 1781 gathered 
poor children from the streets in Gloucester. 
England, and employed female teachers at a 
shilling a day for their inst ruction. Bishop 
Asbury established one in Hanover t n., 
Va., in 1786, nnd Bishop White one iti 
Philadelphia in 1791,* lu 1700 the Methodist 
Episcopical Conference at Charleston. P. 
resolved to establish schools for whites and 
blacks. Knty Ferguson, a poor negro 'voman, 
is said to have established one in Yew York in 
Evaporates sup fuster wit 
making more tout better Sugar 
reouotny tn fuel _ 
from Mini rl 
iler. without ih'-Rffi aT 
adiiltlou of so- — 
ear or any for 
elgnsubstance. Send fori 
VT. EAtt.ll tt ACll I X 
( (I . Hollows Falls. Vt 
Terms lu tlnil Subsrrilu'ts. 
Th" several editions of Tiik Sun are sent by mail, 
post paid, as follows; „ ... „ . 
DAILY jo rents ji month, S<> a year; with Sunday 
SUN DAT’—Eight pages. Tills edition furnishes the 
current news of the world, special articles of ex 
eeptionul Interest to everybody, and literary re 
views of new books of the highest merit. ?• I n 
WEEKLY ■* | h year. Eight pngesof rite best matter 
of tlte dally issin-s ; an Agricultural Department 
i»f an equaled value, special nwrlcet reports, mid 
literary,scientific ami domestic Intelligence n,.. kc 
Tii - WkKKI.Y Sin 'he newspaper for the fanners 
household. To clubs of ten wllli fin, an extra 
copv free. Address 
I. \V. ENGLAND, Publisher. 
The ex, N. Y. City. 
A. .S'., Peats, California. —l. In debate, who 
makes the final argument, the affirmative or 
negative/ 2. In court, who makes the closing 
plea, theplautiff or defendant/ 
Ans.- 1. Tntbe usual debate of four persons, 
it is customary for the first affirmative to 
make the closing remarks, and to reply to the 
negative. 2. The party having the affirma¬ 
tive of the issue. It may be either one or the 
other. The lawyer who has the last remarks 
to make to the jury considers himself fortu¬ 
nate. 
K. //., Leonardfa-ille, A*. Y. —1. When is 
the best time to mulch strawhen ies / 2. What 
variety of fowls do you consider best? 
Ans.— 1 A f ter the ground has been slightly 
rrozen; say an inch. 2. For both eggs and 
meat, l’ly month Rocks. For eggs alone. 
Did you rend the notes by ‘‘Uncle Mark in 
the Rural of January 12 / If you did not, do 
so. Send in your name and full address, with 
age, so that you may have them placed in our 
new Club list, beginning with 1884. Send in 
your name ha mediately, please. 
LETTERS FROM COUSINS. 
1*1 I 114* OlAiNUtirvif. hi * 
materials ami workmanship. WVro pioneers 
in ttiv niiiuufactnrc of 
Practically Portable Steam Engines, 
And with determined policy to build only the best 
machinery from th, rest materials, aud In the best 
manner OF constriction, and with continued Ini 
nr.iYvmi.Hiti Iwiii stunned the hiuhest standard In 
excellence of workmanship, simplicity of deslgn.aud 
capacity of power. Fora quarter of u century have 
maintained their innnufacUire, the 
Standard Portable and Agricultural Ergines 
of the world. Descriptive Circulars sent on applica 
tloti Mention thl* paper. 
FARMERS’ SAW MILL 
A TEN HORSE POWER jt 
DRIVES IT. J0M 
Circulars to I ^ i J 
CHANDLER^ ' 
INDIANAPOLIS, 1ND. 
Uncle Mark:—1 tried to raise some seed¬ 
ling potatoes this Summer, and will tell you 
how 1 succeeded. The said balls were saved 
from Peachblow aud While Peachblow Pota¬ 
toes, and were sown ear ly in February, in a 
box in the house. They were set out in the 
gardeu. about one foot by two feet apart, 
which was too near together, I think. \N hen 
the tops were killed by frost, 1 dug the potatoes, 
getting about a peck and a-half. mostly small. 
Tne largest were some larger than hen’s eggs. 
About one-third or more of them appeared to 
be Peachblows. and the rest were shaped like 
Peach blows, but were dark red, except those 
of one hill, which were red, and longer than 
the others, i had a (tout 30 hills I have 
about a dozen little grajie-vines from the Ni¬ 
agara Grape seed, sent, out by the Rural I he 
Blush Potatoes did well. Fruit is very scarce 
here this year. I he Rural flower seeds did 
not do very w ell. Your nephew, 
Knox Co Ohio allen martin. 
I Keen on iu the same track. We are ulways 
U-oti‘»i V‘’ un \„ tt»v 
L.-—rr iutm •„* 
■iv posters in three colors will he.seal 
in apply. Cannot you .finda place 
or no ye house or barn for the Rut al 
1// may apply forovr new Premium 
gUw publication? 
^ .—' 
Singing * ln*s Honk b> I,. O. EillPl'"<in, Is 
having sreat mkccsh, in lu every way a E"i»l hook for 
11 ,«- teacher ami learner, with (lie best of mimic, and 
in. proved elements. Has received decided praise 
, i uni those who have used It In tlidr Full classes, uiui 
tiiev are quite willing to recommend It to all corn 
iiuucIiif Winter classes lk4 panes. RIO secular and 
.v) saered Mines, imp oved elements, Ae.. &<*. Order 
It with perfeet eon tide nee. 
Pt'iee ?■» els. 
to s< 11 onr Bund Rubber Stumps. Sam 
pies free. Follnmhe & Co.. C leveland, O 
Netting Investors S percent. 
> principal and Interest guar 
based on capital of fTVOOo. Refer 
Send for circulars, 
Texas. 
Land Loans 
an eed. Guaranty L_. 
to anv commercial ugenc>. 
Texas’Loan Agency, Corsicnnu, 
r A RMS on Jam«‘s River, Vie. In a Northern settle 
I ment. Illustrated elrctilnr frye. 
THE “NEW” BIHllSELV 
CLOVER HULLER. 
4t»th p9nlm(K9ciH).. .. 
Kedenipl ion (Mi...Gounod. 
.1 osepli’s Hoi.dnue IN*I I.t IhmIm ick . 
t ooi'iln (.SO C-IMI.. t.lldi- 
Rebeer • in.'s cim ... 
1C Hill mill Mouse>ii5 el»i. A milr« 
aud many others. Also 100 AIi.hscs by ibe best 
authors, containing some of the awi-et* si unil best of 
sacred mn-slc. send for list.-; and description*. 
All of the operas, stuuduid 
opera, 'll elegant form for $1 each- LAKML($8i; MIG- 
M» * (vp: CARMEN i«|): MKKI-fOFELb (*b. FAUN 
rr/.A (S‘J|| KKLLS OF CORN EV1 LLfC (*1 tW): AIDA UfU: 
aud the new Itghi o per us, IOLANTHE, PIRAT tH, and 
PATIENCE, each gl; nnd many others. 
Any book mailed post free, tor the retail price. 
OLIVER DlTSON & CO., ««*/«». 
('. II. DITSON A CO..- - S«; ltrondway. New York 
Dear Uncle Mark and Rural Cousins:— 
It is about time 1 wrote to you, or a line will 
b i drawn through my name on the Club list. 
As 1 was reading the Rural to-day, I saw a 
letter from Bertha Cross. Would it not be 
nice if it should turn out that the other 
Bertha Cross was some relation to her/ V\ e 
tie all of our old Rurals up. and keep them 
iu a trunk: perhaps we roavhave them bound 
some time. I do not know of auy place here 
to write about that would interest the Cousins 
except a bridge that is being built across 
Stony Brook Glen, which is 700 feet long aud 
236 feet high. I did not have much success 
with ujv Rural seeds this year, but the 
flowers that did bloom were really pretty. W e 
live ou a small farm, and keep three horses, 
two cows, one call, two pigs, aud between 40 
and 50 fowls. We have a nice big dog named 
cjhepherd, t#n cats ami a canary. 
Your niece bertha e. coray. 
Alleghany Co . N. Y. 
Dear Uncle Mark:—1 would like a little 
chat with you on this lovely October even¬ 
ing. The seeds you sent Mamma all grew 
iv,.1 1 Tne flowers came up ami bloomed 
For /Snip nnd Exchnn; 
. .. .lOUKNAL. 
tTIltn.V A CO. Itl. li muiol, \ irg tnlu 
i|| | Partus for Sal«-. Catalogue 
Ml A fr«" Maps ol Va. 20 els. 
Il I M;/./..N(«/dr.vy< o.Rithmond,Va 
MONITOR JUNIOR 
160000 ACRES 
i) ark rial in (i. In Southern Con I nil Mb-sourt, etahi 
Hours from St. Louis, along the- Hue"* Ibest. Lou la A 
San Franeiwo R. U.. t-omprlslng W heat. Corn, rlux, 
Uiui- grass. Tobacco, all kiuds .If Fruit, and Super! a 
11 razing Lunds Cllinatr, mild and hMUhruk and the 
people mostly from llic Kaat. TJIh O/. . 1 UKPLA1 A, Ac 
I.AM> Co. offer* thi'.sc Lunds to i‘ctt Icrs at i$5 lo 8 I <* 
per Acre, on fUl) term*. Circular* giving; details sent 
<m application to 1,1 Cl AN IIAVV I.KA,>cc >'■ 
' M Eric SI., HU FFALO, N. 1 • 
agknts WANTED to Sell theNew BOOK 
FARMING TELLS HOW TO 
"T e n n ~ C iillivnte nil Farm 1 row •“ 
>tnni-iT the Best iliiiiacri BrrwI.FeeU 
PR fl FIT ,l1 "* Care lor Ktwck, Glow 
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ness; >1 ilkeT Aiiiic* llnppv. 1IOIN lO.HAKL 
*■ ». .iV> m ■ i i,‘ i/ ( if tl I, t.inr FtirmiH’ khnillfi 
>1 noin A I.AMI 8 for *«!■ 
F Lll IT III Bcheap, superior for 
1 healthy location. Address Kb 
LaM'Iikfick. Waldo, Florida. 
0R4NGB Groves 
rrell's WAl.tiO|._- _ 
Map* & paix'rsf K tt 
V I KG INI A HO ** KG.—Journal ilei 
•• i'ledinonl” f'irms *ent free. Aridrc** 
I.KARY & SON, Wurretiton, Fauquier < o. 
B WANT 1000 more BOOK. AGENTS 
ynUtlidir.it, chtjtibd 
1 r the grandest and faHeM mtOuio Ixmk 
H'-si'c* mantifactnrlPK the “New” IMrdsell 
Clover Hullcr, for which we have the sole right, we 
lunkc a Bpooiiilty of IIAI.E PI.ATFOUAI and 
T lIKKK-SIMtlNG WAGONS. 
Send for Illustrated Catalogue and prices. Addm* 
BIRDSELL HIANF’G CO. 
When you write, please mention this |x | <-r 
Age til. Missouri Pacific Railway, St. Lout*. Mo. 
FARM FOlt sa I#K.-*«.ftOO cn*h will buy ur. 
Acres of good Land, with building* and 
incuts, a quarter mile from R. R. depot and post-of- 
ticc, Valentine, county seat of Cherry Co.. Terminus 
of fcf, C. P. U. R. Address Rout. Lucas, Valentine, 
Cherry Co., Nebruska, 
