Pi$rfUattC0tt$ SMvfVtising 
pijstfUatttottis 
is holiday time, we have good, times coasting 
and skating. I have never seen a letter from 
any of the Nova Scotia Cousins, or are we the 
only Cousins in Nova Scotia' We see some 
New York men passing here; they are open 
ing a coal mine a few miles from here, and 
are taking out coal quite fast. Some of the 
nice free stone houses iu New York are built 
of free stone brought from Nova Scotia We. 
have been at the quarries where they get it 
and seen some big pieces that would weigh 10 
tons. The quarries are only a short distance 
from grandpa's, so we go to them every' Sum¬ 
mer to bathe and have a good time. We o 
not want you to forgot to come to Nova Sco¬ 
tia some time. You should not put off coming 
until you get too old. We must stop for this 
time, and we trust you will spend a happy 
year. Your loving nephews. 
Ira and Ernest Dk Armond. 
Nova Scotia. 
[Thanks for your kiud invitation and good 
wishes. I should be pleased to call on my 
Nova Scotia nephews.— Uncle Mark.] 
THE COMBAULT’S 
King? A’ Co'*. 
CUSTOM 
IIn ml - Made 
llARNK-w 
A re I lie Kent 
CARELESSNESS. 
send 10c. for n pack of our Ronuliful Chro 
mo Cnrils with name; Spks. and * pi end id 
d, O DOUBT the great major- 
• > y;. - «.<? ity of young people have 
-W.5V: heard more than once the 
phrase: “An ounce of pre- 
y.\ 4 !{.• pVjL vention is worth a pound of 
civ fjj) ■{■' cure,” the truth of which 
Y5' saying is readily apparent, 
'•'y. r-C- Children are very apt to be 
careless, and so after Mary 
has tboughlessly left the 
pautrv door open, and the cat has made a 
feast upon the goodies exposed to view, or 
after Johnny has left the cover of the meal bar¬ 
rel off, for the cow to get loose and glut her¬ 
self on its contents, comes a sharp piece of 
advice from mamma or papa, ending with the 
familiar quotation, “An ounce of preven¬ 
tion,” etc. 
Although we arc all of us more or less 
afflicted with bad habits, I know of no one 
habit that youug people should endeavor to 
break themselves of more than that of care¬ 
lessness. If we would all of us be a lit tie more 
careful iu our actions, bow much better it 
would be, and what a great difference it 
would make both in the prospects of individ¬ 
uals and nations' 
iN Is undoubtedly the most val- 
"ul>le and reliable Vetcri- 
nary Remedy ever discover¬ 
ed. It has superseded the Actual Cautery 
or hot iron; produces more than four times 
the effect of a blister; takes the. place of all 
liniments, and is the safest application ever 
used, as it is impossible to produce a scar 
or blemish with it. It is a powerful, ac¬ 
tive, reliable and safe remedy that can be 
manipulated at will for severe or mild ef¬ 
fect. Thousands of the best Veterinarians 
and Horsemen of this country testify to its 
many wonderful cures and its great practi¬ 
cal value. It is also the most economical 
remedy in use, as one tablespoonful of 
Caustic Balsam will produce more actual 
results than a whole bottle of any liniment 
or spavin cure mixture ever made. Price 
$1.50. Sold by druggists, or sent, charges 
paid, by LAWRENCE, WILLIAMS A 
CO., Sole Importers and Proprietors, Cleve¬ 
land, Ohio. None genuine without 
it has our signature on the labeL 
M PI ETC I During lhe next three month8 we deMre to add 
UlrlO ■ to the Mjbxcription llKt of ournhnrmlw? and 
popular illustrated 1 ucraiy und Family Papwr* Thu Flrcalde 
nt llmnc, 100,000 new tin rue', bvlicTlng that nil wtio «ub*cribe 
now wlllh.j m well plowed with ilia patter that they will herc- 
aT-ur and pn uiaucnl nuu»«uUh r*. TnArcoMplish 
thU object w* new lunKe i|u? follow lac unparaHrlr 1 offer; Upon 
receipt of only Tmjntv.Flt c i ent* in hostage itontps tec 
nlll tend The Flrcftlde nt Home/or Tim e Month*, 
n«*f to eery nubscrtb.r in. trill also etna, Frci 1 o.nd poet paid, 
oil uf /Ad foltou-iti*/ Valuable 4;m*? S,-f t «l J.<<tr,nts of 
CeJtbf'Utd Sftat'tmtO, Pohtucions, Financier, AnUta *. Poets, 
Cte« ~ Strir*n /Portrait a vf iWirbralrd Ac lrt<n- and Stage 
Xteavtir.s; Twenty tlx. F.uXmid%-ey oti/l JUr./L- Designs, 
with iu>-irueifont; Fori# Popular Songs, »•• r imcn;«L pathetic 
and eotule; Thirty Popular and Amusing Parlor CfauiMr Fine- 
tent Trir.kx ir i M.upty n/u2 £ryrrnfo*<fclvl r wuti Dial ft and iiimplo 
dlrvotlou* for jHT/onnlu?; Twenty * • »ci Amusing and Instruc¬ 
tive Chrtuteal dStfiutimauts, with full tuatrnotlona; Fifty Aviut- 
ing ItiddfrA, Phnyodf*, PnlgmaA and puxxfrn, with uir-wcrs; 
ytflA fUmtraied fUbusrs, with unawprt; Knfhtit-rie Pmttieal 
Cwldng 1 nd titAtr fittstplt? TwmJV-nini ,r.i>* making 
Various Articles unit.treat demand eax.t v made and may be 
Bold at Inrirv profit*: « Grrli/fcafi k’ooU Fx toward the pur- 
Cha-colM lAidv'J Gold a CY.ff/eoftf pond for i 1.1 »0 toward 
the purch'L*»e of a SMr* r Who :j; a OWOL 1 Ur Ruod for 
51.00 toward the pitrehnwt of a MocfiftUlcii Oryanetu-: •? Ccrtifl- 
cafe g'Kitl far $1 IM) toward the. nurohns* ora Set Of Table Silver 
T^atc; u C rf/fcate yoo<i for fl.OO towurd the purchase of a 
lircedldoidlnv Shot Gun. (X.TI.— 1 Tin-- t«r?IfL'ato may be 
diAp«v-« d *>( far vmartjr It nof. qulto fliolrf.n*,* v q'lut^. if you do not 
yuur>eU wrlrti to Liku* lidvuuCiig** ol the tu-nr\,:< bcemlttK therp- 
irOlu.l Jlrmrmt'n , ire Sfnii etiArythlug ti nned above., UkwtUB 
Ttr* FtT:K«lDV AT Hnini for tjtrex muilhli, nil -vnst-yaid by mall, 
upon receipt of only Twenty Cmtx. Tna FtRUtOI at Home 
Ih a mnoimotJi IllnatratM i‘ .iwr oontatning In every l«ne 16 
paeon, tit coltttnnsi of tho obnw.a-at rending maUet, ciubraoinx 
>"Hnl and *hort atoH*'«. xhn.djea, piM-niA, u»ufu) know’cdge. his¬ 
tory, biography, wit. amt liumor, and every thing t.» amuse, 
enidriiiln and *lnvu not every jiwmbcr fifth** buniiy t Hend now 
and get tllll erent Barwinl F*rry tubstriber it gn.iftinteed 
many times t ft e entire of moan; cent, and if lp»H are not perfectly 
satisfied W6ii.ll cheerfully refund the amount, A •to our reli¬ 
ability we n>IS»r to iho puMisborof any newspa|M*r In New York, 
likewise to the Cnmmerrml we nreano)d-e8t-abHshe*l 
house, well known t*» be reliable. Five sub sort ptHuia aud live 
8»'ts of lb** Premiums will hr sent Tor fl.lH). Adtmiss, 
F. M. U'FTON, DublUhchk?Fnrk I*lw.*e, NVu York. 
Dear Uncle Mark:—I sowed part of my 
seeds, aud some of them came up and blos¬ 
somed. We had very beautiful phloxes, pan¬ 
sies, geraniums, pinks, and balsams, and lots 
of other flowers. W ill you. please, tell me if 
orange trees have to be grafted before they 
will bear fruit, and how old must they be 
when grafted ? Our Sboe-peg Coin was very 
TOILET LUXURY 
ITS VARIOUS STAGES 
positively rii’jsimy* the appetite for alcoholic 
Davors ii 0" tiny., ton.' ILie ;-.loii,jvo||. plirllo'S till* 
blood# sills illiiiy-lton, strengthens I lie nerves, (’an 
be uiiuUiiisLerisl e. ill mol (be knowleilce of the 
patient by simply plucliu; It in tea. eoltVe. or 
ariInlesof food. Itnrverfnm. I nte- guaranteed, 
i’or further Inrormatlott, address 
GOLDEN SPECIFIC COMPANY, 
1KI RACK KTBEETi Cl.NCI NX ATI, OHIO. 
AGENTS WANTED to Sell the New BOOK 
FARMING TELLS HOW TO 
“ Cultivate nil Farm Crons in 
the Best Banner, Breed, Feed 
and ('are for Stork, Grow 
' Fruit, Maiiaue Farm Huxi- 
omes Happy. IIOWTO MAKE 
THE FARM. KvervFanner abotilo 
>(60 I'ttge*. 140 lllnstrntiouN. 
WHAT 26 r.TS. WILL BO. J”#SSS 
stock we will send ICO Choice Embossed Pictures.4 
Gorman Doll's Heads, 1 Elegant. Birthday Card, s Im¬ 
ported Chrotnos, no Pretty Album nod Reward Cards. 
1 (ilmm of Colored Transfer detune-. Half Dozen 
New style Red Napkins, III Odd (lames, t Fark Puzzle 
Cards. All of the above goods by mall, postpaid for 
tJ6 eta. in stamps. Five Tots-for *l.i«. 
Address C'lIENKY Jt CO., \\ althani. Mass. 
,least ^Tnke 
■ti ikClM’ <1 « 
Plushes and Brocade Velvets for 
DITDUU/DUV Send lOe. for 
rAlunnUliA samples Empire 
Mlk Works. CHntonviHe. Ct. 
a IVTTP E* IN We ».in, an ACENT '"every 
| a I 1^ | 11 locality. SoincihiiiK entirely 
***** *“ new. Our AjeiiB are sweeping 
'HELP the held wUerrrer tliey go. snd 
* » ——^ * nuking tiimicy rapidly. Mm, 
r Udiai winnru. Imys. t;irl». ill doenual 
•ntirely New. )v well . wm ^. nU you ful) out 
ponwiT.u, i# nt on receipt of k cent Stump. 
FROrlTAHLR. t > on ' t Addrevi. at time. 
f|n*fi» C, 6 » 8. Ik fFBI.IsMINO CO., 
UUlTII riB6. urownwood. Tenas. 
a(,*' l><;iuit vclvi't-llufd vu-ket, acase 
rrrrnlXeltuJt'hrof"'*' BeanUlklCard*,*B<i 
i2D 1 --'^oiiriwwi lln*tr»!edl , emilum U»twlih*gt » 
(18S4) Chromo Cards, no 2 alike, tvlth name 
"is nks at Oito. t.R kbo& co-Nassau.N.V. 
Oholi’e ehronios. your name In 
pretty tv pe. post-paid. 10c. 2."> 
loe Hold edke eards tOe. Hid 
. - i j for Sue. 100 
ither styles. Big i>»y to agents. 
,end ire. for terms and samples 
to canvass with. 
1 3olly Card WerXi, McrlAen. Oobd 
UQLovcIy Carfls 
S.w «t jlr trnll or pork-® 
rt knife, or » nlre ring. Ml 
rrer will. A iOr. nol-r. L.J 
ert Chromo cards, no 2 alike, name on. Ill cls; 
0AJ s , prizes given. K. D.titlbert. P M.. HlK«an 
Tip PAYS to sell nur Hand Rubber Stamps 
■* - pies free. Foi jambe k Co..Clcvel 
posts. The pitch we gather from the pme is 
what we use for sealing fruit cans; that 
gathered front the fir for curing corns on the 
feet or for healing outs or sores, cau hardly l>e 
beaten. There is good grazing here for horses 
the year round, but cattle have to be fed some 
during the Winter. The coyotes are plenti¬ 
ful here, often carrying away our chickens. 
We found during our wanderings over the 
mountains last Summer, three kinds of huckle- 
berries:one seemed to be a dwarf variety, the 
bushes being about six inches high and the 
berries very large, quince-shape, and in color 
dark pink. Oue kind grow on higher bushes, 
was plum-shaped, and iu color purple. The 
other kind grew ou bushes about two feet 
high; the fruit was very small, perfectly 
round, and in color black. Grandma, mamma 
and we children gathered 100 quarts of berries 
altogether. A. E. williams. 
Columbia Co., W. T. 
Uncle Mark: —Please give me a Cousin’s 
place iu your paper aud I will try to prove 
worthy of it. Cau auy of the Rural readers 
Bend me the poem entitled “ The Last Hyinnf” 
It was published in the Rural some time 
ago; and will some of the Southern Cousins 
be so kind as to 9end me some Silk Worm 
cocoons? MARY H. JONES. 
Cohocton, N. Y, 
Reed & Barton 
jUanulacturers ol 
FINE TABLE WARE 
AND FANCY GOODS 
IN GOLD AND SILVER PLATE, 
LETTERS FROM COUSINS, 
Dear Uncle Mark:— We think it will be 
all right to write to you on New Year’s Day, 
Although you live about 1,000 miles from us 
we do not forget you, aud are always glad 
when the Rural comes. "We had 21 pounds 
of Blush, 100 bushels of Mold’s Ennobled Oats, 
and (JO bushels of White Elephants, Grego¬ 
ry’s Early Marblehead Sweet Corn did well; 
it is the first sweet corn that ever did well and 
ripened here. We have some snow, and, as it 
FACTORIES: TAUNTON, Mass 
