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WHEN WE WERE BOYS. 
SOPHIA C. GARRETT. 
The actions of the child frequently show 
the natural inclination of the mind for that 
business or profession which the person will 
pursue most successfully in after life. Said a 
gentleman in illustration of this, “ I have two 
brothers, one of whom is a lawyer and the 
other an editor. Estch showed his preference 
for his congenial work in early life. I am a 
farmer, a gardener and a horticulturist. My 
fondness for this work was plainly shown in 
boyhood. I dug the flowerbeds for my 
mother, sowed the seeds and watched their 
growth with delight. I mowed the grass in 
the front yard a dozen times in a season to 
keep it short and green like city yards. In 
the Pall I gathered the flower seeds and 
carefully put each kind by itself, nicely 
labeled for future use. I liked to repair fences 
and clear away rubbish, in short, do anything 
that a boy could accomplish on a farm. 
“ My legal brother, Jason, and the editor, 
Wallace, were of ten seut to help me. Jason 
was a great talker, and frequently led us into 
arguments, to tbs neglect of our work, Wal¬ 
lace would not hold out long as a wrangler, 
but liked to slink away to the fence or the 
shade of a tree to enjoy some book he had 
slyly put into his pocket. Jason’s arguments 
were apt to be cut short by the shout of, * Go 
to work, boys!’ whvn leaning on our spades 
listening to him. After working silently a 
little while Jason would go off on another 
endless strain. Often he laid plans to carry 
out when he became a lawyer. On going to 
the city during the session of the county 
court, he gladly availed himself of father’s 
permission to go in and listen to the exam¬ 
ination of witnesses, and the pleadings of the 
lawyers. On coming home he would Rive us a 
minute description of the proceedings, usually 
winding up with * I shall know just how to 
act when I get to bo one of them ’ Wallace 
would roguishly ask him if he meant one of 
the criminals. ‘No,’ he would say, ‘one of 
the lawyers. And, Wallace, when you are an 
editor you’ll be proud to publish my speeches. ’ 
“ One day father sent Wallace and me to 
weed and thin out turnips in a field by the 
woods. Jason was in the clearing near u* 
piling brush. Wallace seemed absent minded 
and cut down turnips and left thrifty weeds 
unharmed. I called his attention to it. He 
said, * O, dearl the sun is too hot for a fellow 
to work at this dull business. I am tired of 
it,’ and throwing away his hoe, he sat down 
under a tree to read. Just at this time I 
heard Jason talking earnestly, as if engaged 
in an argument, and seeing no person with 
him, went to ascertain what had caused such 
an outbreak of oratory. He was haranguing 
an audience of stumpB with as much dignity 
as if in the presence of an assembly in the 
city court-house. He ordered a prisoner to 
stand up and show cause why sentence 
should not be passed upon him. “Seven 
years at hard labor iu Auburn prison seemed 
none too severe for the hardened villain 
—a sturdy oak stump, firmly rooted in the 
earth—said sentence being received iu silence. 
An uncle lived a few miles distant, who 
often sent books to us. He noticed that Wal¬ 
lace had an unusual fondness for reading, and 
told father he ought to send him to some good 
school. ‘ Suppose you let him go to the acad¬ 
emy near me,’said Uncle. ‘Can you spare 
him this Spring? The term begins In two 
weeks.’ Father allowed him to go home with 
Uncle, and he was an Industrious schoolboy. 
The rhetorical exercises were interesting to 
studying this Win er and hope to make some 
progress in learning. Business is very dull in 
this section. We have had so much bad 
weather and more snow than usual. 
Gratefully yours, 
Gloucester Co,, Va. Claude Jkvin Fosque. 
NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE COM¬ 
PANY’S WORKS. 
Among the many picturesque towns of New 
England is that of Orange, in Franklin Co,, 
Mass., on the Vermont and Massachusetts 
Railroad, and ubout 10 miles from the Con 
necticut Rivtr. Like most of its sister towns 
it has a thriving and industrious population, 
and is most noted for its manufactories, at the 
head of which stand the extensive works of 
the New Home Sewing Machine Co., illus¬ 
trated at Fig. 70. This company, we learn, 
began the new year under the most flattering 
circumstances, with a capital of $500,000. Its 
president is Mr. Allen Kchenrk whose head¬ 
quarters are in this city, at 00 Union Square, 
and who thence directs his sowing-machine 
campaigns. Mr. J. W. Wheeler, of Orange, 
Mass., is V ice-President, Secretary and Treas¬ 
urer of the compauy. There are two 
branch oltices—one at Chicago, iu charge of 
Mr, George L Gray; the other at Atlanta, 
Oi., in charge of Mr. H. P. Grant, it may 
be of interest to our readers to know some¬ 
thing nor* about this company’s works. 
During the past year they have more than 
doubled their former manufacturing capacity 
and are now daily turning out over '100 ma¬ 
chines, in tne construction of which 700 men 
are employed. The shops contain over 
200,000 square feet of flooring, and an iron 
bridge, seen in the engraving, spans the river 
uud connects the main buildings with the 
foundry, which has a capacity for melting 
about 40 tons of iron per day. A new fur¬ 
nace has been recently added, by which alone 
25 tons of iron may be molted at one heat. 
When the new foundry is fully completed 
most of the present foundry Bpaoe will be da 
voted to japanning or ornamenting purposes. 
Not only does this company enjoy a very ex¬ 
tensive home trade, but there is also a con¬ 
stantly growing export demand for its ma- 
ohlues, which are gaining wide popular!tv in 
Europe, Bouth America aud Australia. When * 
the people see a good thing they want it, and 
the New Home Company will supply that de¬ 
mand, if enterprise aud capital can accom¬ 
plish it. G. B. B. 
him, and the School Journal, made up of es¬ 
says and steries, was improved with scraps 
from bis ready pen. Some of his friends were 
in search of a dialogue for examination time, 
but could not find a suitable one in their 
‘speakers.’ They asked Wallace to write an 
original one for them, and his moments of 
leisure for the next two days were devoted to 
no small amount of scribbling Result, only 
a tolerable dialogue. It must be reconstruct 
ed. On going to Utide’s in the evening he 
hurriedly fluished hi9 work at the barn, and 
after supper sat aud wrote until told that it 
was time for the lights to be put out and 
honest folks to be in bed. The hint was time¬ 
ly, and he went to his room, hoping to finish 
the dialogue in the morning ‘Halloa! Wal¬ 
lace,’ called Uncle, at daybreak. “ I want 
you to harness up the old gray and drive to 
the village before school for a barrel of Balt. 
You’ll have time to think about that dialogue 
while on the way and also be drawing home a 
supply of salt for the cattle.’ So Wallace 
went. What he did will be told next week.” 
-♦ 
A LETTER FROM A PRIZE WINNER. 
Dear Unole Mark: —I sincerely thank you 
for the pretty silver-plated cup that came to 
hand ori Christmas day, and think it is enough 
to stimulate any boy to work and do his duty 
when he can have such a reward as that. My 
father keeps it in a conspicuous place in his 
store so that his customers can see it. We are 
all very proud of it. 1 have stuck up your 
Rural poster in father’s store but do not 
know that a little boy like me can do much 
towards getting subscribers. I have been 
laitu £ applies 
Ihr Wife (unit him out of doors. 
“ You O ' 1 right oid nf/u rr.' Ynur'c ihechaplhat 
sold os that finder Color /hot svvilt.il our Jiutter 
and made us lost, our tost, trails. 
Manufactories of the New Home Sewing Machine Company— Fig 7tt 
WELLS, RICHARDSON A CO’S 
IMPROVED v 
1 BUTTER COLOR 
A NEW DISCOVERY. 
OTFor several yenr* wo Imre furtdr.hod the 
Dairymen of America with an cxi-cUaut arti¬ 
ficial color for butter: no meritorious that It. met 
with great mi pee** everywhere receiving the 
highest and only prized at both International 
Dairy Fairs. 
tXTBnt by pnt lent and Relent Klo chemical re¬ 
search we have improved in several points, and 
now offer tills new color «S the best in the xnorbl. 
It Will Not Color the Buttermilk. It 
Will Not Turn Rancid. It Is the 
Strongest, Brightest and 
Cheapest Color Made 
tWAnd, while prepared In nil. In an compound¬ 
ed that it in Impossible for it to become rancid. 
I7BEWARE of all imitation*, and of all 
other oil colors, for they are liable to become 
rancid and npoilthc butter. 
IsT If yon cannot get the “improved" write us 
to know where arid how to get it without extra 
expense. (40) 
WEI,1,8, RICHARDSON' A CO., Ilurltnirtnn, VI. 
^CREAMERY 
r 
BUTTER. 
SIMPLEST AND BEST. 
BUTTER WORKER 
lkti-l l.lTertii** itnrl xl*o 
Dower 'Workers, liuttcr Print¬ 
er*, Shipping lioxe*, etc. 
DOC POWERS. 
Writs for I 
A. H. REID, 
26 S, 16th Street, Phils. Pa. ? 
gf 8 — GOLDEN mro 
BUTTER COLOR! 
Tim BUST! Contain* no oil. Roes not fade or 
stl'cak. Rocs nut eolorthe buttermilk. It will color 
no per cent. Inure butler than any other color. Ask 
your druggist or dealer tor It; tenn receipt of 25c. 
we "111 send, pontjmid. ram pie cold ring two lbs. ,,f 
Butter. iirTRV IT and you will use no other. 
\Vtileforn r cmil I 0 Pfi 3028 Market 
Circular. U. I i Ofl U LL& UU. 8b, Pllflitd’n. 
Price, $25. 
For manufacturing or Family use, In now known 
throughout America and Europe ns the simple.tand 
best Knitting Machine ever made Makes seamless 
hose, double hcl and toe Runs cither by hand or 
power. Capacity, from 8 toBdor.en pairs sockB per 
d,*v. A child can use them. F> r circulars address 
JAMES L. BRANSON, SOS Chestnut St. Phlla. I’a. 
TENTH TO UK N’T for Fair purports, by Ciiak. 
M Gibbs, IUo Sycamore St., Ctu'tl, O., 44 W. R. 
St .Syracuse, N.Y.. 418 River St., Troy,.N. Y. 
"is, 
PROFESSOR 
^?U0SPHA77c; ^ 
lAKlNG 1 
P0WDE1 
Made from Professor Ilorsford’e Acid 
Phosphate, 
Kccommcinb-d by lending physicians. 
Makes lighter biscuit, cakes, ole., and 
is healthier than ordinary linking Pow¬ 
der, 
In Bottles Sold at a reason able price. 
’I’lie llorntord .Almanac mid Cook Book 
sen I free. 
Rtimford Chemical Works I’rovldenoe, R. I. 
II.M. ANTIION Y.Ag't 100 and 102 Rondo 8t.,N, V 
Cll V DATlDUUinDlf 1 ' *> BU.ok.ofal! 
OlLlV in I Un Iw l/lUV'cnlii I"" Kl‘ uit.tylo. 
Ruud >1 3o. .Unoie for 8i.tn|i|.-,. Gem MIL t 'o., N.w Haven,Cfc, 
Pn /•'aruor dogs him of Ms place J 
“ Wells, ll'chnrdsnn ,h Co.’s is the null/ Butter 
Color o'/ trill usi. // iion’t turn ntnrid. Wc have, 
proved it and gel a bet Ur prirefor our tattler." 
Jmptram.st ana iflarhtnrnj. 
THE SUGAR MAKER’S FHIEND. 
MIX MILLIONS 801.IL 
to replace fl 000,000 various other kinds 
THROWN AWAY. Why So? It is because 
f eliif* twenty-live pcrct. inorc Sugar 
Ks\ vcc y^voii i^imd 
^ _ - v i.i.n i- than 
t-i- j from anv others, 
® ’Is the verdict or over 'Ammo Maple 
2 d \ rt .Sugar Makers that use them, 
o •*= II# . s~tr~ Their per feci working 
'• with the utmost siitled'act.oil is 
guaranteed Only a trial Is needed to oonvln e 
one ot tlnur mi pcrlorit\ over all others 
if every Sugar Maker not having tested them will 
tap hidf his sugar busli with the Lurekas 
the coming season, a full supply the following 
season will be the result. II yon fail to Nee lire a 
supply ot a llnrdwnro dealer or A gent. I will 
deliver ut any Bnilrond Million in tin- I S. 
east of the Mississippi River not less Ilian 
100 spoiiti* mi receipt of these prices 1 sill 
send you dumpies of ruy No. I itnd 2 Spout post paid, 
on receipt of three fl. s. s-cont. stamps Descriptive 
circulars sent free. Address orders at once to 
C. V. POST. Burlington, Vt. 
Cnu lion. Any other Spout with parallel bearing 
_ jrfk- . *d|tes, or flanges 
- 8 * 5 ® V. i with chambers be- 
-Bs—4 tween them for the 
free flow or sap, a 
bucket banger, In- 
tcgnlQt detachable. 
No 2 *4 2S nor hundred or a drop lip thereon. 
4 ’ f 4 ' ir nunurea. infringes my patents 
Buy Ku rcknsonly and avoid becoming Infringers. 
oru drop lip thereon. 
Infringes my patents 
ecotnlna Infringers. 
STEVENS FRENCH BURR 
X- *-X r FKRD MILLS. 
yS/S The cheapest 
aud be,l mills i "Sy*- \ 
S<SHQO In the world. 
M fm Friers gdiand I P 
-HA upwards nub- XH i XJ 
KH 1,5 < j* s " 
I? AAV S^TEVENS b .y| 
' W'lu’ Mention this 
paper. 
M oll aU UIIY Fttu MILL. 
OUR LATEST INVENTION. 
yrAhWhi The most rapid Grin 'or ever 
'v. "fly ir madn. Wo make the only 
_ _— Corn and Cob Mill with Cast 
' > ■ ' STI-KI. GitiNPKtui. If we full 
to furuUh proof, will give 
* you a mill. Ten different 
// X . stvb's and sizes. The only 
I vSffiv ^ • mUI that dtfts the meal. We 
, » V also make the 
IWT ^K^i ( ‘dt-hrated BKS GIANT. 
/i Hendfor < ’irculars and Brices. 
J. A. FIEI.D & 00., 
I 62*2 In 1 #28 \. Light li Ml, ' rep | ..I hi >1/-. 
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noil 7 I | io 72 I Howardt? 1. 1,1)1 |,S, All). 
Queen the South 
* a *rvr 
hraonaren anti 
Queen the South 
W POBTArUE 
FARM MILLS 
Fur Stuck Feed nr Moal for 
Faiudy umh. 
lo.ooo nr rrsE. 
Write for PiiMphUt, 
Simpson Si Gault M’fg Co. 
SuccvRioni to Stuaud Mill Co. 
CINCINNATI, 0. 
Young Allltifiua 
CORN AND COB KILLS. 
OulMlilr. ttmrin irlth 
f»ST CAST-STLHL UK 1 JDERS. 
WnrrnnUd aupailnr to »ny in 
tun for nil pur(H)ani. Will grind 
fular, run «»«|sr. »ki) T>ii»r long. 
cr. HMUfsoll.-u c.»i»mn-4. 
1 Also C"rn Sliollors, Ford Cut- 
tom Olilor Mill*. Bond tor clr- 
oulars slid prln**, 
Msiiufsoturril lir 
WHITMAN AfllttHtlLTltltAL CO. 
ST. LOUIS Mu. 
COMMON SENSE ENCINE. 
II. I*. 827 .1.0.** S ° 
ILF. 30».£Stfl_r 
II. F. 375.iZ>c^ t j 2 
■■ “ 500. ga ~ 
Q, . 
La 15 TT. P. 
I 2011. I*. 
25 ILF. 
E « II. F. 8 000 
v MII.F. 050 
•5 HIII.P. 850 
« 12 11. F. J000 
8 830 (Send fordea- 
1050 ? ertptive cap 
J250 l ulitguc._nj 
MATTHEWS’ §1^ 
The Niandnr.l of America 
Admitted by loading Heeds- . 
men mid Market Gardeners fer 
everywhere to be the most per- 
feet and rnllable Drill in use. rv 
Hend for circular showing 
Improvements for 18SS Made only by 
KVKKLTT tV HAIAI.L. Boatou, IIIhnh. 
