THf RURAL NEW-YORKER 
®«W, JSetfla, plants St 
gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners,” 
and again of sleep he says. 
Sleep, that knits up the raveled nkeiu of rare 
The tleath of each day's life, sore labors both 
Balm of hurt minds, (treat nature’s second course. 
Chief Ilourlsher of life’s feast.” 
1 think high living, and the variety called 
for at table are much to blame for wearing 
out our women before they arrive at maturity 
If fruit and vegetables were used more freely 
by our chiidreu, instead of giving them a taste 
for highly seasoned and rich food, there would 
be some hope for the next generation. The 
Scotch are a hardy, strong, enduring race, 
who live largely Upon oatmeal, their children 
consider it the staple food, made into porridge 
<>r bannocks, and before wheaten bread was 
so easily introduced they were the finest race 
of men and women to be found: but, alas! they 
are fast dying out. Earnest, brave, and deep- 
tlnnkiug, with good teeth and sound bodies, 
they prove what can be made of these “gar¬ 
dens” in which wo lire, and the study of this 
subject is an important but undervalued topic 
in every household. 
OUR NEW DESCRIPTIVE 
xree seeas. Will BE muled free TO ALL APPLICANTS. 
J.M. THORBURN <fc CO., 
15 John Street, New York 
“ We found that in 
passing the ‘ A C ME ’ 
Pulverizing Harrow, Clod 
Crusher and Leveler over 
twice, it not only broke 
and crushed the lumps, 
but it pushed and de¬ 
posited them in the hol¬ 
lows and depressions, so 
that the beds looked as 
smoothly made as if done 
with spade and hoe A 
{See page 199 this pa¬ 
per.) 
ilPn^CHESTER COUNTY 
P EE 1 S MAMMOTH CORR 
CH£ $TER cmiuTV 
MAMMOTH cOfllk 
For eight year* past harv sold this Corn for 
f County Mam mot u tloru. wLcu 1-i planted 
ou coofi laud, will iiutyleiJ avtrv vurlott o: 
J Yoiluw Fieid Co?n. 1 1 y jcj intulvr r t k»1 cu Ititailno 
from 10U to 150 Bushel# <bel!c4 t'oritpernerc. 
Thv arc Tcry Itrge, containing M toiU rows ©! 
de#[>, brirLr v-*ij.«r grain* it b^enmo tot.nr*u© u\, 
e&rn that uudtr Uia name t»I f T A*Mfc r Cotutfy Unxn-.it 
tom {whioli tkKotn# wi.J. ir known on* 
- tulvrrtj'lnij’, tterc Is much inferior put on ;!w umr- 
, t**L. Hi: trtjli cMpluitlfnUf to Afufc fAu/ tr« art r<«pAi»«t4£f 
, our *io <1 *•» ii 
approitchubluIn QunlUy# Price* Burpee * Pi»» . r County .Cin otb £■ *.! « bv - • ><r <i.iu/ke, 
peck. DOc.l f-j •)U'It-. . *1.50; - bu/- v 1.50? Win. -c- per b w , i..j 
iJ" " '** 1 1 ' ' ■' '■ 
Mfi'tMiu tb.* huiHU<nnt<( nnd 
-— —- — _----- - ^ -MRdiiotlvo variety or^olrtcii heat Is 
raefi 1 lvorite, ton ioirodace-l by -i six t nr. u the resole of the lllctiatc i-. k. t mu nad improve 
<i -;.tcrpr Using ChesterCofunty flixinc?-;. Wc !»*•. a this year s*. ur.-l * Ctatirn crop* ci . <ir!cL 
.c4 till the ducat ear* foraecd* trbiJe hudkfe^. Tbc F- T ' 
be liatl i*f u*. Aki *.■ h.> tn mi nr art tx'< . tti • grval -t 
Odnat that H'» m!?»c 5T CrOUKu Di’ut Cirti.wf whaior^r name, 
l; pfTsiuJlc of 2b\i3ht*h, 1^5*00S lobassi 
SUNDAY WORK 
ZENA CLAYBOITRNE. 
Mary Jane is a young lady of convic¬ 
tions. One of her latest is, that quite too 
much work is done on Sunday, wherefore 
a decided change has come about in our 
bill-of-fare for that ouo day in seven. At. first 
the family of nine were somewhat amazed to 
sit down to breakfast with nothing warm ex¬ 
cept coffee, but the exquisite table appoint¬ 
ments, the bountiful provisionand t he dignity, 
suavity and grace with which Mary Jane 
presided, made grumbling out of the question. 
After breakfast a little talk and study on the 
Sunday-school lessou, and then many hands 
made light of the little work, for Maty Jane 
said everybody ought to help ou Sunday morn¬ 
ing, and when the dishes wore washed (no tin or 
i ron ones), the chamber work and a 1 >it of 1 >r ash¬ 
ing up done, all were ready for church and found 
the luxury of a little time left to breathe in 
their best clothes and meditate ou their bles- 
sings before the carry-all drove to the door. 
The afternoon dinner—cold—with hot tea 
from the sitting-room stove, was quickly laid 
on, and there were only the dishes to wash 
aftenvard. Really. Sunday began to seem 
like a day of rest. The plan is working still, 
with only some good-natured raillery about 
the new departure and the cook's cold-lien rtod- 
uess. Ir requires a little more work on Frida)' 
and Saturday, but it pays in Sunday freedom. 
And there is no difliculty in furnishing n good 
table. Here are some of Mary Jane's items: 
For breakfast, cold meat and potatoes, catsup, 
or some other r elish, both graham and white 
bread, apple-sauce, graham mush or oatmeal, 
molded in crips mid eaten with cream and 
sugar; or apple-pudding, or rice-pudding and 
crullers, ginger snaps or cookies. 
For .1 inner, cold meat, baked beaus and 
pork, the tw o kinds of bread, one or two kinds 
of cake, jiie, some good sauce, or sweet baked 
apples w ith cream and sugar, or a nice pud¬ 
ding. Last Simday, as we folded mu- napkins 
in the morning. Rebecca said: “Mary Jane, 
I never ate a better freak fast than this,” and 
Dick endorsed it by saying: “Them ’ere's my 
sentiments, tew!” 
WiLiiun; 
anij.*- *r ia ' iirfic. Jj - * Weruntion 
]i rivil for • I r - xm fit Fflc* * V, 
tel; i^5pc*r Rtck M IbuelH*; <!»»-“<. ^*.;o 
it«i !iUk»t jirmlui’llvf V’U;.* Vi, . C ■’ id 
r&n fittert id MU, Hivt utuncious l, -ti:r..ini.iU 
; i:»fk Of Ivi tiushnip, C3=w. - • 
BURPEE'S HIWASSEE MAMMOTH 
luour c. xtalo*ac.> l hi* oeea very «©Jtrv*, iVvk i* f 
iu 
uearlv nil ot i 
or ft Il»*. for 
3 PATENT COLD 
WATCH CASES 
Economy! Strength! Duro- 
| btlltv ' EI.EGANTDESIGNS! 
30ARAHTEED tor 20 Yean! 
Wo ATLEE BURPEE & CO.SEEOSMEN, PBiLADElPHIA, PA 
Sp 18 Greenhouses. UUthYeaT. 
o/abvut 
Tha famous KitffarS’jbrid P*ar, >81.50 
Pear, SI, Champ ir. 
5 cents; 
w/Chettnvi, fruit Un- 
u-t/xjfifciy ’.urs'-'. sweet, 
UinliV-.w.niJfM 1 - 
Jianly ae the 
(>>r.o.5c. tx t 
5^. of S, worth. 
$4.10, 
tvonly 
12 Carnal 
A' Tg liarjy OWq.' 
\.Wr t2 f'Arvsin fiim'.aiJ. ' 
^^^3P-12 Bf:.U T1K( 
W JP Evcr-Bloominsr ItOs 
Jr l2.T\l'erot*3, l‘:(J!»wN6fio^20 
W IS Batkr! nrH^id'r.yl'lrfn'n,7>i 
ri'Xrrr Sre-h. (0 S’rret Ches'nWs, - te.. 
_|__ i FOR ANY SFVFH SFTSYgftiS 
ISf Hundreds or otb- r tinnvs cheap; irony new and nux. Sat ca r r i va I guarantee 
t?/+rrter ftonA. Plante, Shrubs. Roers, Su, 
rv... I 0\Hr,.lanfthi 
painksviiYte. 
LAKE CO.,Ohio 
VI tl.L I'lU'lT PLANTS. 1 
TREES. Keadqaarlers for 
the unrivalled New Currant 
\ New Hybrid H AUI.KY 
oriiriimtrtl iu IR“N by K. 
It. Iloisforiloftermottr, 
by rrossiuir mi importeil 
variety upon Ibr Ciuin- 
tlinu two-rowed, in or¬ 
der to combine the' pro- 
lific qimlity ol' the for- 
ei«;ii with the hardiness 
of the Canadian. The 
siiccf.w was complete, 
and wo have iu this pro¬ 
bably the Attest linrley 
yet introduced. It is a 
niiinniliceiit. six - rowed 
variety,and nrows taller 
tban tin* Canadian six- 
rowed, Heads loatt and 
lull, some uieasuriittt (I'l 
luchrm and ooniaitiinu 
85 pi a lap kernels; boards 
of medium lenu'b. Till¬ 
ers freely, and hence less 
seed is required of this 
than of the oommou 
sorts; a treat acquisi¬ 
tion to Harley growers. 
a Specialty. U IX 
Free Catalogues. 
Low Pr] 
WATli 
QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 
RAKING POWDBR. 
A few years ago a very good recipe for 
baking powder was given, composed of soda, 
tartaric acid and corn-starch. I made some 
and liked it very much, but have forgotten the 
exact proportions. Will you be willing to re¬ 
publish that, or some other good recipe, and 
oblige STAMPS 
Ans. —Powder and thoroughly dry separate¬ 
ly three-quarters of a pound of /xnv bicarbon¬ 
ate of soaa, ono-hnlf pound of pure tartaric 
acid and three-quarters of n pound of corn¬ 
starch. Sift several times and rank in tin 
lioxes, which should la* covmxl tightly to keep 
from moisture uuil air. The success of tins 
powder depends upon the purity of the ingre¬ 
dients. 
fly marks; rubber cement. 
What will remove fly specks from pictures: 
Also, please give a good recipe for rubber ce¬ 
ment. id m Grant. 
Ans. —Does our correspondent mean from 
the picture itself or from the frame? If the 
former, we do not. know: the latter we should 
rub can‘fully with a damp cloth. Fur mend¬ 
ing rubber show or las its. lake a piece of rub¬ 
ber from an old shoe I vulcanized rubber will 
not answer); cut into bits, put into a bottle 
and cover twice the depth with spirits of tur¬ 
pentine. Cork and shake often until dissolved. 
Press t he cut or torn parts of the rubber close 
together and apply the cement with a camel's 
hair brush. Continue to Apply ns fast OS it 
dries until a thick coal is formed. 
INK STAINS. 
Mrs. J. P. F. asks some of the Rural read- 
el's to tell her how to take from a carpet, stains 
made with Arnold’s writing fluid. 
CARDEN, ^^BEs^ujALmEsr 
FIELD & LOWEST PRICES. 
• I #,_q I niustrx'.id & Descriptive C&t*» 
r LU W b K, | io-ue mAUed oa Application. 
J. M. M c CULLOUGH’S SONS, 
tbuunhed i83S] 136 Walnut St.Cincinnati.O. 
SIBLEY’S PRIDE t 0 h f e NORTH 
Ninety-day yellow-dent, the earliest Dent Corn 
grown, M-niwed. Onviuated in Kurthem Iown. 
Ripened |vrfwtlj in |vi tlw worst rem in 
Vi y. ars, m Nertberu Iowit, Nebraska. Ktinvis, New 
York, Connecticut, Vermont.etc.: in soli," sectioiie 
u heiv Pent Corn U lore bus bt«n a tot*! fttiUnv. 
GOOD SEED CORN ISSCARCE: SECURETHE BEST 
Our (tWu».v,i y.mn e<.* •: ct'idalnsUisto- 
ries »nd directions for cultiuv ol Corn. Wheat, liar- 
icy. Uyc. Oats, Pytatoes, K>->!-. and all 
Farm Crops, with ilcscriptn 'i- T all uew and 
standard varieties. <>nb IO cent-. 
KibUti's illr'/tn Ainu with valuul le essays 
on orot's. 10 cent-. 
i mui‘il rittaloyur aji't Prior Lm of Flnwer, Vege¬ 
table. Field and Tr> , e s«e I.- un i Hants, FRICK. 
HIRAM SIBLEY & CO. Seedsmen, 
V* mh* 1 i'hkujju. 111. 
SPECIAL OFFER. 
$1.45 for $1.00 
On receipt of One Dollar I will send free by mail— 
1 lb. of Wall’s Orange Potato iworth ?1V, l 
packet Livingston's Favorite Tomato 
iworth 25cents): Garden Talks fori year i20o.) 
sample Copy and Price List of Seeds. Seed Potatoes 1 
Plants, etc., free. Address TUISCO GREINER, 
Kd. Garden Talks. Naples, N. Y. 
JmpUmnuj9 diuiiRanuneTi} 
DOUBLE HARPOON 
■■ HB HORSE HI 
‘iK which haw !xs>n planted by 
Be, ■"jyC'KPl JR,*l\soi. ie grower- for 45 years. 
,I.Mge’""^3 ‘ I They do not hu ,> thelarc- 
-.tt ''TTtXk^Wvf?,l t r Y ‘j-Tr ‘ 1 • ar "i i -v.»ivhousca 
[' l • ,n!een, l- of Seeils 
'’latlter. They eater 
‘ the price.. .d consumer who 
„ wisbissvuluefortlK money exc-nded. 
Ilreer’s Garden ('alendar tor ls'SR, o’! ring 
everything lor the Hard a and 1 arm, mailed free. 
HENRY A. DREER P H*I UVDELPHIi a! 
“THE BEST IS CHEAPEST.” 
ENGINES, TURFQHFRQ SAWMILLS, 
Horse Powers I nnuOllLnO Clover Ilullers 
(Suitivl to nil sections. > Write for FHF.E TIIiih. IHmplitar 
Mui prices to Tlxe Aultamm A Tu^ lor Co., MoaisiLiM. Ohio. 
.HE DINGEE & CONARD CO S 
RLALT1FLL KVEl.-ULOOMING 
II otslortl’a Add Plio*pliale 
In Delilllty. 
Dr. W. H. JIULCOMBE, New Orleans, La., 
says: “I found it an admirable remedy for de¬ 
bilitated state of the system, produced by the 
wear and tear of the nervous energies.” .tt/c. 
Pound S5; Packet 25c., 
5 Packets Sl.OO. 
SUMMIT STOVE-PIPE SHEL’F 
The only establishment making <. SPECIAL 
BUSlNESSof ROSES. 60 L A R 6 ' HO US E S 
for ROSES alone. Strong Pot Plant* suitable tor 
it'.'C'-vliutetikwii. deliver'd safely. I'oequdJ.t'jnnv yo-r- 
"fll«(. a splendid varieties, your choice, all labeled 
i 'ill; ! 2 for *2: ID hr S3; 26tor84t 35for8S; 
75 for SI O; lOOt rSI3: N'"CIVE a Handsome 
Present of choice and valuable ROSES free 
with every order. Our NEWCUIDE, ■* eomphu 
fruitier on the /i’".«e,70 pp. rleoii.e ' f v illustrated—' ret to III l. 
THE DINCfE St CONARD CO. 
Koso Glowers, West Grove, Chester Co., Pa. 
lmprmi-* Ftmlna lut Pllralcl. 
ACENTS WANTED. 
KMU.no made bv one 
.4gen■ In IIlty-»lx day*. 
I'ili Ii.tis.'dlmrt svi't k>rv or A*:ots' 
rr,oe.,. "< ()iOok Sa in ! *rge 
I'fwftW. free- A., freight or Boxing 
ch-i>ije» to AiUl r ess at aac« 
.nil secure eiioleo wrrlwtj tYee. 
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cincis s in,a, .v k.tssnj cm. nvv 
t-^”Send lor Circular 
The Ilorsl'ord Alnianuc anti Cook Hook 
seut free on application to Rumford Chemical 
Works, Providence, R. I.—.4dr, 
ROUHESTEK, N. Y 
