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buying and selling. Taking turns faithfully 
in assisting \tfith household duties and using 
spare time in improvement or recreation, the 
days and weeks and years glide in, molding 
each character and forming each mind. 
“A model family'” Oh, no. We have our 
little jans, though they are never serious: the 
children sometimes let their “ angry passions 
rise,” and even attempt ‘ • to tea r each other’s 
eyes,” but we try to teaeh them self-eontrol. 
Sometimes, too, the domestic economy fails 
now as in the earlier years—the cake sinks, 
the meat, burns, the yeast doesn't rise, visitors 
find us busy and “everything at sixes and at 
sevens;” but we make them welcome, and give 
them what some of our neighbors express as 
“pot-luck.” Such shall be yours, reader, if 
you coiue to see us. And Richard i Well. I must 
once again quote from the dear old poet’s story; 
“ Why need we care hi ask ? Who dreams 
Without tlieir thorns, of roses, 
Or wonders that the truest, steel 
The readiest spark discloses: 
For still in mutual sufFrance lies 
The soeret of true living. 
Love scarce is love that never knows 
The sweetness of forgiving.” 
PITHS. 
To wash red linen tabic cloth: Put enough 
powdered borax into tepid soft water to make 
it. feel slippery. Use no soap. Put a small 
quantity of boiled starch into the warm rinse 
water. Haug in the shade and iron when 
almost dry. 
A plaster of soft lye-soap and corn meal if 
applied in time will cure a felon. Renew the 
plaster every morning and evening until all 
soreness has disappeared. 
The oil of kind words makes the household 
machinery move with little friction, while cross 
words are like unto a handful of little stones 
thrown in among the pulleys and wheels. 
A good way to cleau lamp burners when 
they have become covered with soot and gum, 
is to 1 k>11 them up in a strong solution of soda 
water. The winks need au occasional washing 
too to remove sediment. 
When bread is taken from the oven, wring 
a clean cloth out of water and wrap around it. 
Then cover tightly with the usual bread doth- 
This makes the crust nice aud tender. 
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PEEPS ACROSS THE WAY. 
MAY MAPLE. 
“What a nice dress Mrs. L-has!” ex¬ 
claimed Mrs. Porter, as she saw Mi-s. L- 
pass her door; “ I wish I could alTord to have 
one as good.” 
“ I should say it was too nice to be worn on 
all occasions, if I were in her circumstances,” 
said Mrs. Conomy. 'But, then, Mrs, I.-is 
like many other poor women, who think it a 
necessity to have one really nice dress. Never 
a thought seems to bo given of what must ac¬ 
company the line dress, to make an elegant 
costume. In her case nothing would do but a 
cashmere, with pleatings and puffings and satin 
trimmings; aud when the handsome dress was 
done, there was not even a pair of shoes to 
wear wit h it, that would keep her feet from the 
ground. Hat and gloves were of the very 
cheapest order. If she had taken the money t hat 
she paid for one flue garment and purchased cali¬ 
coes and ginghams For every-day wear, togeth¬ 
er with the other articles of common wearing 
apparel that she aud her children really needed 
to make them comfortable for every day. she 
would have exhibited some true self-respect, 
and she would have won the admiration, in¬ 
stead of the sneers, of all sensible ]>eople, Now, 
bv the time she is able to get the rest of the 
suit, her nice dross will lie frayed and rusty t 
because there is no other drees to slip on for 
ordinary occasions. Her best must lie worn to 
market and shop, to “mill and to meeting”; 
for a morning errand or an afternoon dress-up 
at home or abroad: and, as she has two or 
three little ones to cling to mamma’s dress with 
buttered fingers, it will very soon be untidy 
and will then be worn while feeding pigs, 
milking cows and all other work pertaining to 
kitchen mid farm yard. 
*• It is this thoughtless, slatternly way of 
managing that makes so many unpleasant 
places called homes. It is in far better taste 
to dress according to one's circumstances, and 
have all cue's garments harmonize with one's 
purse, than to ape [teople of wealth and high 
social standing; and where one must of neces¬ 
sity take the best dress r*n every-dav wear 
within a short time, M would be wiser to get 
less expensive materials than cashmere ami 
satins. Hut if one reallv desires an elegant 
dress, it is well to count the cost of the remain¬ 
der of the outtit Indore pureluising the dress, 
and either make the nurse purchase the whole 
eostume or wait till there are additions enough 
to the nickels to get a becoming suit. One ele¬ 
gant garment onl\ makes the remaining ones 
look more shabby, ’Silks and satius, scarlet 
and velvet put out the kitchen tire.'” 
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llorwt'ord’N Acid ft*lio»phate. 
Mental ami Bodily Exhaustion, etc. 
Dr. G. K AISER, Indianapolis, Iud., says: 
“1 have prescribed it for dyspepsia, impotence 
and mental and bodily exhaustion; ami in alj 
isos it has given general satisfaction .”—Ado 
®vec.$ t giants &c 
“ Used the ‘ACME’ Pul¬ 
verizing Harrow, Clod 
Crusher and Leveler on 
blue grass sod that had 
not been plowed in nine¬ 
teen years. The ground 
was thoroughly pulver¬ 
ized to a depth of three 
to four inches.” (See page 
125 this paper.) 
®ree$, plant's, 
Sent Free to 
any Address. 
Seed Crowers, 
PHILADELPHIA 
D. LANDRETH & SONS 
Prentiss 
Extra quality. Wurranteii 
true. 
Plants Free by Mail 
1883—S P RIN C—< 883 
Now is the lime lo prepare I I 1 I J li’ I j 1 l ’ 
you- orders for KKW ami I rs H H 
ItAKK fruit and Ornamental I II 111 ill 
Khi'ults, Erovroeii*. XXIUUa/ 
ROSES, VDiES ETC. 
Ki-iiiesmanv Desirable Novelties*, we ofTe- the largest 
nml most COtopDre g'."i-ral Smelt of Fruit am! Ornamen¬ 
tal Trees iu the Coiled States. Abridged I’atidnsrue 
mailed Tree. Address ELT.WIXOER A BARRY. 
ML Hope XnnerleK. HckIichIi'i'. S V. 
In good Dollar Collections. Send for Illustrated 
Catalogue of new and fine Green-house Bedding aud 
Haroy plants and Seeds Address 
Ts *s. MILLEH, Wading River. N. Y. 
The handsomest, most salable nml most productive 
bean in cultivation. They grow in bush or tree form, 
is to 21 Inches high. Cooking and table qualities 
faultless; immensely productive. I Introduced these 
to the public last season. The reports from those Lo 
whom I sent them are so flattering that I wish to 
place them within the reach of all. 1 will send to 
every reader Of this papier scmliug $l.Su enough seed, 
by post or express, prepaid, to plant v.i m re. To give 
an Idea of Its productlv ness, I present a few extracts 
from reports received: “From l" plants got more than 
q bus.’' “Picked 210 pods from one plant.” “One 
plant of your Tree Bean contained 1,73d beaus.” Try 
them once, aud for field or main crop you will grow 
no other. I guarantee safe arrival of all shipments. 
Address aY. TA. H t r SON, 
Sheboygan Falls, Wis. 
Keep this paper, as this “ad" will not appear again. 
SAVE MONEY 
GOOD IN QUALITY 
LOW IN PRICE. 
TRY OUR 
WHITE STAR POTATO.—Admitted to he 
’ r the best variety grown. *1 per bbl. aud a 
present of 3 lbs. of Mo- new- potato, " troll's orange.” 
I nnld SI per lb. last season for it from Tilllnghnst. 
RUSSIAN WHI f BOATS, gl per bushel with bag. True 
to name. SOUTHPORT HKD AND YELLOW GLOBE 
ONION SEED. This variety originated tin , and is 
admitted to be the best. I grow large quantities and 
sow the same that I offer, st.li per pound, post-paid. 
Postage stamps taken. .TOSIAH HAWKINS, South- 
port, Conn. 
and all others who have occasion to purchase Seeds 
by penud, ounce and bushel. For price list and 
(set of I) Comic Yegefn ble Cards, semi yourad 
dress on postal. JEROME B. RICE Sz CO. 
Cambridge Valley Seed Gardens.) Cambridge, N. Y 
^MLY MINNESOTA SVfEET CORT 
Seed 1883 Catalogue 
WALL’S ORANGE POTATOES 
White Star. White Elephant, Belle Mammoths, Pearl 
and all other leading varieties I sell reasonable. Ad¬ 
dress L. H. SMALL. Mont Alto, Franklin Co,, Pa. 
N OW t oady to until free to all applicante.— 
We offer to Market Gardeners. Farmers aud oth¬ 
ers Interested In buying good, fresh Seeds, a large 
stock of the best varieties of choice V egi table and 
Farm Seeds in cultivation: also a groat many kinds 
or Farm ami Garden Implements. AU inquiries 
promptly answered. 
Ir“ , Cholce ONION SEED a specialty. 
Address K. I) HAWLEY. 
Seed and Implement Wnrelioiicp. 
•1 fl'IS Main St.. Hartford, Conn. 
Educated and practical growers now- assent to vir 
nmtto ** That ilie further North srerts are 
proven the earlier Oieir product will be,*’ 
we ■ 'Her this year a full line ft Standard Potatoes, 
true tonsure. grown on dry npluu l; Scotch lvf-> and 
Blue Stein Wheat; White It nssian Outs; Etam V'Cs Cnl»- 
: 
North Star Yellow Dent Corn shiitakes tie lead, an I 
for fodder is equal to any of onion feed, tor latoes 
carrots, t*eas. Ac., Ac., a full line and larg *2 crop, a 1 1 
1—2 growth.,a our own farms. Y\ :ld P.i -e for duck 
ponds always on hand for Spring or Fall sowing. 
7th Annual Catalogue. />«. T. *f. 91 ETC A 1.1 , 
Grower, ImportcrA: Jobber,at.Paul,Atinn. 
H t I P BUOTRERSt FoaUl Gckstonhoru. s»-*tu! free 
nALL of 
(lob.fl)trri*- 1 TUT AJ X IJ iH St ran Derr*, ,V» > T 
CsmoUiaei] | nC ITIA Pi o( all ; ijtc a* r - , }l t % 
bright < Vf, qootl aici.ni w, SO A1 liKS of Plsint-s 
C. B ROGERS. 
No. 133 Mnrk«*l ttlreet, LMiilndelphia. 
Dealer iu all choice and new varieties of 
FIELD. GARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS. 
AU the approved varieties of Seed Potatoes, Seed 
Corn, Seed Oats and Barley, etc. 
Send for new Catalogue. 
POMONA NURSERY.-5.000 
KIKFFKR’S HYBRID PEARS in Or¬ 
chard and .’>0.000 in Xurserv. propa¬ 
gated exclusively from Standards. 
No Buds or scions taken from Dwarfs. 
NIGH’S SUPERB strawberry. Han 
SELL Raspberry. Blackberries. New 
Grapes and Currants. Fruit, Shade 
and OrnamnnTal Trees, Vines aud 
Plants in variety, catalogue free. 
VV.N, PARKY. Parry P. O . N. J. 
This variety of Willow Is found from actual expe¬ 
rience of over twenty years,to he utmost as durable 
and valuable as many of the best varieties of Hard 
Woods. The Heart, or red wood, very much resem¬ 
bles Red Cedar In appeu ruuee, and is nearly as dur¬ 
able for even posts and other under ground uses. It 
prows readily from dinings, on either low or tin 
lands, on tin- ow n prairie, and is considered by all 
who have tested it. as a very valuable acquisition to 
the list of trees desirable for general timber culture. 
I have for sale, thl, season, a limited supply of cut¬ 
tings. For further particulars address 
ItO £JT- VV. FtTKNAS, 
BROWNVILLE, Nebraska. 
T *?il 1 1 1 \ t \ RA SPBERRY PLANTS FOB SALE. 
qUjMIP The Gregg and Improved Doolittle, 
two of the best Black Cap vat-leth-s known to the 
trade. For terms address A. W. YOGI.ESON, 
Columbiana, Ohio. 
7«R -ALE-APPLE SEED.-Prime and Fresh 
Growth of 1SS2, at reasonable rates. Address 
H. W. ELASH FIELD, Homer. N. Y. 
Manchester, James V irk* 
and over one hundred other 
STRAWBERRIES 
and drupe Y inc*. One of the largest and driest 
stocks over grown, combined with exceedingly Lib- 
eral offers. All the leading §■ ■% m 
nov-lt es. Catalogue frcc.L U Lr 1 ! 
Cor.-vrtill-on-Hudson.r . I _ If r 
NewYorK. IllVk 
for sale in large or small quantities. Also a full assort 
muntol Ruapbe• i-ies i'lirrauis. Hooseiierj-ies 
Itlaeii berries, and 1,’rupns, true to name and care 
fully handled and packed. New ami promising varie¬ 
ties a specialty. Price ll-t free to all applicants. 
T. T. LY ON, Suiiili Unveil. Mich. 
DIRECT FROM THE FARM 
WABBANTED FRESH. PURE AND SURE TO GROW 
OR MONEY REFUNDED. 
Seeds for CHILDREN'S GARDEN at 23 per cent 
discount. 
If you or the Children want Seeds, please send for 
my eutalogue for LNiS, with directions for cultivation. 
Fiti.K to .vi.i.. Address 
JOSEPH HARRIS. 
Moreton Farm, Koclicre,*. s-. y t 
WHAT CAN WE SAY 
tv' - 111i>»tr»t(Ml 
fntalugue FREE. 
42 ,,... 1 1 _ . . 
Including 100 Russian aud New Northern. Mailing 
size a specialty. 
Send tie ad 1 1 mss "f TEN Pt-.-sonsyrii^lJuv 
SEi:i»S and I**.ANTS, and we w ill send yon 
—ritfiaa Pkt. of the n-w Oscar WlWeSiuiflow > - 
gratia:i I’kt.ul .. ■■■ _ .. 
1NNISFALLEN GREENHOUSES, Springfield, 0, 
IF YOU CROW 
A tniiRnUleeut aud reliable assortment. Send for 
NkwSi'Uim: list. PHOENIX Nl'RsEHY . F. K. PHOE 
NIX. Prop’r, Delavnn Wls. 
MAILED FREE. 
Our ILLUSTRATED SPRING 
CATALOGUE OF 
.Seeds, Plants and 
Florists’ Supplies. 
iK.xtrn inducements to 
market garde tiers.i Address 
MICHHOX £KK» C O., 
DETROIT. MICH. 
r r a nr□ I If you love rare flowers,. 
•’lOUliI ! address Kl.EIS BROTHERS, 
Keene, N. H. It will astonish and please. FREE. 
FOR MARKET 
CORN & POTATO 
a difference of a few days in the earliness of your 
eiMps makes a . o at dllt'cteuce u y "» prolits. 
Our M AY EARLY SUNRISE POTATO 
is t.io earliest and mv>st prolillc. 
Our Exlru Early Tom Thumb SYVEET 
CORN is the earliest «ml sweet'st. A buoy aider 
Our Improved EVTK Y EYKI.Y PEAS 
arc ahead of uuy other. 2 ' It YOl" HAY' E A 
Manual Ready. 
Send for it free. Finest invok ever printed 
on these subjects. 
J. C. VAUGHAN, 42 I, a Salle St., 
CHICAGO, ILL. 
Garden Tool Catalogue now ready. 
K vv e it- laillts a id ' 
.IvU-fv-iHeoiitjieli- ^ 
__■give me tv extras Wry 
with "idei-H tie." sem,-rtrms sell i lew,'Nl,000 j 
t'eauii> u) llhistrnted Guides FRFK Hundreds 
of costly engravings, F.verj erne pictured,de- 
willed v urieed, many pktsftslow as Sc. pe-t ■ 
vgepaiil. Clicftp asdlrt by the ounce, pouud. » II 
Ac. My beautiful free Gunie anil i 'atalogueis U 
worth many ded’trs. R. H. SHUMWAY. Rockford. 1 
PRIVATE GARDEN 
Iteliiug Piles SympiomH unit Cure. 
The symptoms are molsoire. like perspiration, Iu 
tense Itching, Increased by scratching, very distress 
Ing, particularly at night, seems n. If pin worms were 
crawling In aud about the rectum: the private parts 
are sometimes affected. If allowed to continue very- 
serious result- follow. " SW VYM' S OINTMENT** i 
a pleasant, sure cure. Also for ‘I'ett w, Itch, Salt 
Rneum, Scald Ht'ad, Erysipelas. Barbers’ itch. Blotch 
es. till scaly . crusty skin Diseases. Scut by mail for 
30 cents; H boxes, 81.23 (in -dampsi. Address DR. 
SWAYNEX SON. PhUmtelphlu. Pa. Sold by Drug 
gists. 
It v\ ill pn> yon to try ttb>e, aa Itis alway - i-leasaut 
i have iliings » little earlier and better than your 
m-iglib 'i's. BesiiUw the above we call attention t" 
tile following YA-getabies of our own introduction: 
S|’RI»RI>K HI *s|v MELON, early. »w- 
.luelue. and delirious HA H.llOTII lll-.All 
LETTUCE, \ -n argi i»ial r. CON- 
t>l EKOlt POTATO, ... y rl.ler: 
Ert'»duiHt\ hhk ftiiui Our l Hunt ratio { 
Oatali'-c\io ooutaiiniitir mil li*t oi Seeds, lualled five 
PRICE & KNICKERBOCKER 
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