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it to suit her no other way she will do the 
work herself. She will also bake the cakes and 
pies if no one else will. Don’t you call that 
being interested, or how would you have us 
interested in house-work? You need not think 
girls don’t read what is said about them. 
But I don’t know how to get “Sal” interested 
if all she cares about is singing “Over the 
Garden Wall,’’ and the like. Suppose you try 
by saying, “Sal, if you want your new dress 
made for the party, you do the house-work 
and I’ll make it for you. Tell her that girls 
who will not cook should not eat and make 
her conform to rules; I believe she would 
soon starve out and go to work. Or if you 
will tell her the truth, that work will brighten 
her eyes, clear her complexion, paint roses 
on her cheeks, and lighten her heart, perhaps 
that will Jet her into the secret and she will 
only be glad to help mother. I don’t see as 
girls are such stubborn things, and if anyone 
will tell us where we are wrong, with their 
help, we will reform. Annie Winfrey. 
“ I used the ‘ACME 7 
Pulverizing Hccrrow, 
Clod Crusher and Leveler 
on a piece of heavy clay 
bottom land, which was 
plowed, when the land\ 
was too heavy and wet 
and was the severest test 
given the machine. The 
clods had become sun 
baked, and were as hand, 
almost, as bricks. By 
passing the Harrow over 
it the third time it was 
placed, in good order for 
planting(Pee page 
f8 this paper.) 
As the Rural New-Yorker now goes into 
many homes where there are boys and girls 
who are not members of the Horticultural 
Club, it will be well to let them know what 
we are doing, and perhaps they will like to 
join ns. Our object is to interest the younger 
members of the Rural family in horticultural 
pursuits and to that end the Horticultural 
Club was organized several years ago. A 
prominent feature of its work is what we 
term the “Discussions,” which occur, with the 
exception of a few weeks in Summer, every 
month or so throughout the year. A subject 
is announced, in the discussion of which every 
member of the Club is at liberty to take part 
and is urged to do so, short letters being writ" 
ten and sent, to “UncleMark,” who being pre. 
sumably an old man has the honor of presiaing 
over the deliberations of the Club. These let¬ 
ters are then published, or extracts made from 
them, and occasionally the chairman throws 
in a remark. So the members have a person¬ 
al interest in the success of the “ Discussions.’’ 
Besides this, they are expected to write as 
often as they can, but not less than twice a 
year, telling the Club when they write what 
they are doing in the line of horticulture and 
relating other matters of general interest. 
Their personal experiences are very interest¬ 
ing. For some time past we have also had a 
series of articles on “Farming for Boys and 
Girls,” which are replete with information on 
various subjects pertaining to the farm, so 
stated that any child of a dozen years of age 
may understand them. Various correspond¬ 
ents in different sections of the country con¬ 
tribute articles of especial interest to the 
young people, and “Uncle Mark ” sees that 
everything moves along smoothly. Our 
“ Young Querist ” is an interesting feature, 
whereby any of the cousins may ask and re¬ 
ceive answers to questions that they desire to 
have information upon. 
Now, a word as to requirements for mem¬ 
bership. Any boy or girl who lives in a fam¬ 
ily where the Rural is regularly taken can 
become a member of the Horticultural Club, 
by sending name and address to Unde Mark, 
who will at once enroll tbe same on bis list of 
members, and he is always glsd to perform 
this pleasant duty. All this is, of course, “old 
news” to those who are now numbered with 
the Rural Cousins, but, then, they will be 
glad to have others know something about 
the Horticu ltural Clnb and what it is doing. 
Uncle Mark. 
The Sedgwick Steel Wire Fence 
Is the only general purpose wire fence in use. Being 
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plge, poultry as well an the moat vicious stock, with¬ 
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As it is covered with nut-pro. if point it will Ui.t a life¬ 
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LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS. 
Dear Uncle Mark: —I have been a loDg 
time writing. My water-melons did not do 
well, the Spring, was so wet and cold that they 
did not grow. I took a great deal of pains in 
planting them because I wanted to get the 
premium. I am away from borne this Win¬ 
ter; my home is in St. Claire Co., but I came 
to Columbia to go to school. Papa takes tbe 
Rural and we all like it very much, and I 
never fail in reading it when it comes. I like 
the Cousins’ letters better than anything else. 
I like my school; we have seven teachers and 
about 60 scholars in each room., 
Your niece, Carrie Bingham. 
Boone Co., Mo. 
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fy Agents wanted. 
W. K. LINCOLN. Warren, Maas, 
Dear Uncle Mark:—I am a little North 
Carolina girL My pa is a minister, doctor 
and farmer, and takes your paper. I have a 
kitten named Jumbo because she is so small. 
I have five sisters and four brothers. My pa 
ha s some apples that are called here “Never- 
fail.” He is going to send you some to see if 
you know anything about them. 
Polk Co., N. C. Belvedere 
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Large chromo cards, no 2 alike, with name, 10c 
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NEW MEMBERS OF THE CLUB. 
Carrie Duffield, Fred. W Barclay, Anna 
Casey, Emory Spence, Mamie Swan, Edwin 
Swan, Frank Swan, A. J. Burton, Maud 
Landon, Bella Erdise, J. C. Eyerly, Charles 
Magors. 
“Get those girls interested in bouse-work!” 
Indeed! Well lam oneof thosegirlsand I don’t 
see anything so charming about housework. 
What is house work? I suppose it means all 
the work pertaining to the bouse, including 
cooking, washing, house-cleaning, and all 
those other numerous things, which women 
never get through with. But if it means when 
papa and brothe.rs have been working bard 
all day to have a nice little (or big) supper all 
ready for them, the sitting-room warm and 
cosy, with lamp, chair, and the Rural handy, 
their bed-rooms well ventilated and healthful, 
I think you will not find many girk in tbe 
land (except a few “stuckup” ones) who are not 
constantly doing house-work for those they 
love. 1 mean the largest number are. I use 
the adjective “largest” because there are three 
classes, viz: those who do, those who are will¬ 
ing, and those who are “stuck up” or feel 
themselves above house-work. But just let 
“stuck ups” alone, it will all come home to 
them. If the}' have a mother and allow her to 
toil her life away to save their “soft hands,” 
what will be their lot when she is gone? Or if 
they can afford to hire the house work done, 
they should remember, “Beauty will fadeand 
riches will fly.” Better learn while they can. 
Now suppose a “stuck-up” girl should get a 
poor men for a busk and (if she gets one at all) 
and have to do house-work, would it not be 
a continual aggravation and perhaps a cause 
of cross words for him to ever find victuals 
poorly cooked from want of experience in 
one who has eaten three times a day for 18 
or 20 yeare But, I’m up to girls chat and 
know about what they would say concerning 
marrying a poor man. They don’t intend to 
do it; of course they don’t. But they don’t 
know wbat they will do. We don’t know 
who will claim our affection. But whom the 
Good One sends, to that one will we cling, 
not because of worldly possessions, bat for 
far more sensible reasons. Therefore wtien it 
is so uncertain, should we not at least be 
prepared? 
Well, I have been working hard all day for 
grandpa and grandma are coining, and I 
want every thing to look nice. Now can you 
find any girl who does not want the parlor 
“up to the notch” on Sunday evening when 
her “fellow” is coming? No, and if she can get 
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