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years without any repairs worth mentioning 
we got one and have already used it five 
years, and arrange the washing in the follow¬ 
ing simple lint effective way, viz,: Select the 
finest pieces first until the machine is full, then 
fill it with boiling water in which, a few ounces 
of soap have been cut up. enough to make 
suds; to 12 gallnns of water use one table- 
spoonful of powdered borax, thrown in tbo 
machine on the clothes. Work the maehiue 
for about three minutes; take the clothes out. 
passing them through a wringer; put in others 
in the same water until all have gone through 
this process, Tlieu draw off the water, soap 
the pieces where most soiled or stained; return 
to the machine with fresh boiling water aud 
wash it as before. Should a few stains he left 
they can easily be rubbed out with the hand; 
then rinse, starch aud hang out to dry. A big 
wash can be so done in from two to three 
horn's. We never use soda, lime, bleaching 
powder or anything else, and the clothes defy 
competiou for being clean, white and swei t. 
I procure the best of soap, cut. the bars in six 
pieces, let them dry thoroughly before using, 
and one of such cut pieces answers for washing 
and kitchen purposes for one week, 
EXCELLENT CORN MUFFINS. 
Takk one pint ol' sweet milk, two eggs, a 
little salt, two cups of corn meal, one of wheat 
flour and two tablespoonfuls of the best bak- 
ing-pow ler. Beat up the eggs, stir in the milk, 
then the com meal and the flour, with the 
powder mixed iu it. Bake in rings for 20 
minutes in a quick oven. 
okra sour. 
Saw a substantial shiu of beef into several 
pieces, put iu four quarts of cold water, boil 
until tlie meat comes off the bone mid the mar¬ 
row has boiled out. Then remove the bones, 
add one-and-one-half quart of tomatoes, one 
pint of dried okra (iu Winter; iu Summer, 
young and fresh, cut up iu small pieces) w hich 
stood over-night in oue-and-oue-half pint of 
lukewarm water (okra and water together), 
then let it continue to boil and simmer until 
all has dissolved; add some soft, boiled rice to 
suit, table aud celery salt, black and a little red 
pepjier to your and your friends' taste, and 
serve. A very substantial aud nourishing dish. 
Heins. 
plants!, 
NFWHflNn-RnnK IUuntrated. containing 
ll LII nHIUI DUUlN description.}! nil the Best 
Ilarriy ©ritjiuicntal Tree*. Shrub*, Erergrrcns, 
Fine it, Voeoniee, Phlox, etr. 134 pain's, with handsome 
colored plate. Price.2*>ct*. Plain.SOcIs. Sendforil. 
n.I.WAXUI R «V BARRY. 
Mr. Hope mjrsbkies. Rochester, N. V 
Desiring every farmer and nearly one hundred thousand now use 
them,,'to test the purity and choice quality of the seed I r i 
will send free a collection contain! ox a trial package of * • 
(lie following lit Varieties for the cost of postage and putting u,, l 
12 eta. Early Red 01c.be, Round Denver* and Cracker Onlo-v Ma, 
Early Com : Danvert Carrot; Cocoanat. aqu&nh: Tailbys and Imp--'.-,; a 
White Spine CuvOniber; Sugar Pumpkin; Improved American Savoy 
Tottler* and Premium Tiat-Dutch Cabbage. My Ijwge Heed Uatalogtn 
toall who write h>T it. James J. H. Bregory, Marblehead, .M 
f% ft 
1 ® . Ili,, 7 Bc liy mall. I*. CRji.un 
!,i 1 ii 1 ,'i 1 If, f Itnali. ST, on. JJlil. $l5.fifi. 
||||lif Mlv. It. of lithium. 
fl "(i I'Mk Eteiiha ii t each 
hnali. tfl. 50 . Uhl. $■!. For 
i. HonIhii Market. Rural Ithtsh. 
;i /haelihltnr. I{nehesfrr I’ltrorKr, 
■, Ilnrhi Sunrise and 2 t other valua- 
•fjea. see my Catalogue. Free to till. 
Til tin glia sf. I.a Plume, Psi. 
Catalogue 
and Prices of 
Sent Free to 
any Address. 
A New Hybrid BARLEY 
originated in 1878 by F. 
II. Horsfnrd of Vermont, 
by crossiuK nn itniioried 
varicly upon the Cnna- 
diait two-rowed, in or¬ 
der to combine tlie pr«- 
lilic quality of the for¬ 
eign with the lutrdineMH 
of tlie Canadian. The 
success was complete, 
and we have in this pro¬ 
bably the finest Barley 
vet introduced. It is a 
magnificent six - rowed 
variety ,aud ttrotvs taller 
than the Canadian si\- 
rowed, Heads long and 
full, some meiisuriiiR (>\ 
(iielies, and eoutnlniug 
S.» |>I ii nip kernels; beards 
of medium lensttb. Till¬ 
ers freely, anil hence less 
seed is required of Ibis 
Ilian of the common 
sorts; a great aeiiaisi- 
lion to Burley growers. 
Seed Growers, 
PHILADELPHIA 
D, LANDRETH & SONS 
BURRELL & WHITMAN,^?^ 
Inventors and Manufacturers of the latest Approved Apparatus for manufacturing BUTTKR and CHEESE 
most successfully, ami obtaining the largest profit. New developments constantly coming out. Send for our 
Illustrated Catalogue of f,J pages. 
Q ^ H ^ Our uew Potato. 0. K. Mammoth Prolife, is by far the most productive Potato 
Pll I Q I 11 r N now in existence, aud will rival the fan/m. Maiianoth leorl That we Intro- 
■ w I * ■ ■ W luecd four years ago, and l ertcr than s. hleh there ri-ver was.as thrtisanrts who 
grow them can testify. Farmers act this potuto and see what prilltal ie crop- rnti can raise. 
RAA BUSHELS per acre is fiot an extrnoniinury \ teld fur O. K. Mammoth Prolif <• Thfv will !••• In great 
oJkJvf di viand ns soon ns known. Those Who get Hum first can wake uu-niy by supplying tlirir neigh¬ 
bors. Price—t pound. SI; S pounds. $2; 1 pounds, $2.?!’; by rnall, prepaid. By freight or express, half in«k. 
StViS; peek, n 8 lf bushel, Wb per Bushel, $8k01l IV, have something extra In the wn.v of SEED CORN. 
fLOl'B’S CELEBRATED EARLY YELLOW BENT 
more shelled com per aere than any other variety; fiO to 70 ears will shell a bushel. We give a single report 
as a sample or the many received. J. J. Srhuublin, BlntTton, 0., write-; "1 planted the corn, one grain at a 
place, one foot apart; had n2 stalks; yield, two two-bushel -«eks full and half bushel of ears: averaged one 
toi-l M-1 i,. e \ **rv --I sialks; *si nt 1is-st eats made a t w*o-htrsbrl sack full, it is e .". erWj- > re- ■' orftV... I Will 
plant a field of It next Spring. Farmers, this oa ■■ M m Is the corn for you." s ml for It. Price, 
one pound. 10 cents: three pounds for $1. V II U L post-paid; hv freighter express, one-otiar- 
ter bushel, seal; half bushel. Si.Yfl; per bushel. .llllir» *1; per bag of 2 bushels, g* A m m 
$7..M). Send V.uit orders early, and ask for W w our earniogn, of eeery ■■■■■J BJ 
tfitiip for the warden, Field <m <t harm, free to all. Address ■■ 1 ■ ■■ Is _ 
DOMESTIC RECIPES 
HARD SOAr. 
During tko past few years 1 have made 
nearly all the soap used by our family, follow¬ 
ing directions iu which lime, sol-soda and 
either tallow or lard were used, until the last 
time 1 made it. I used different recipes ami 
home-rendered fats and in each case added 
some strong 1 lye made from hard-WOOd ashes 
before it was at all satisfactory, and none 
were perfectly so until the last, which only 
contained fat—part tallow and a p^rt drip¬ 
pings Baliliitt's concentrated lye and the 
amount of resin the directions accompanying 
the package called for, and the result was 
excellent. I am not sure, lmt think it nlso 
required stilt. If one uses much lied and mut¬ 
ton, aud has patience to suve the superfluous 
drippings, she will soon have some good mate¬ 
rial for home-made snap. 
niHCH-KARK ORNAMENTS. 
As the “economy of the beautiful" certainly 
belongs iu “Domestic Economy.*’ 1 would like 
to tell those of your readers who can get. white 
birch-bark of some of the ways in which it 
may be used. Those skilled in the use of 
pencil and brush limy draw human figures on 
it; then cut them apart where the parts 
should vary in color, as the face and dress, 
and glue them to a little painted sketch, giving 
a result ideasing to many. Watch and comb 
cases, duster-holders, small work or jewelry- 
boxes, etc., are as pretty asoan Ik? when covered 
with basket-work made by cutting the bark iu 
narrow strips and wen\ ing coverings for paste¬ 
board frames for the various artieles. One 
end of half the strips should be sewed to one 
end of the piece to lie covered, aud then weave 
in strips, also sew ing fast the ends of these 
strips as you progress. Labor may Iw saved 
by not cutting one end of the flint half quite 
apart, and those woven in should lie put in 
with the contrasting oilers outside. Varnish 
1 he surface, and when dry sew on a niching of 
ribbon nr silk to hide the articles, after having 
lined the article with silk, velvet, or satin. 
Decorate with scrap pictures or painting. 1 
have not yet tried the latter, and think it will 
!>e a little dillieult. on account of the uneven 
surface. Blue or green harmonize best with 
the colors of the bark. Splints may Lie used in 
(he same way, but have uot such delicate hues. 
A HOl'KK-CI.E A NINti ITEM. 
Dry saud strewn over a floor from which it 
carpet has just been removed will prevent the 
dust from rising. M. K. s. 
4ttd ittaCttUUTv. 
IF YOU LOVE 
R V K K FLOW KRS. sonfi 1 Ue. for packet of Hibis¬ 
cus ('ore incus seed, our specialty for 1SS3. One of the 
choicest new plants prown. Blooms first Rummer from 
so'-q. 12 packets seed $1. Plants$1 each. PtXGRKE A 
KINGSLEY. Seedsmen. Bos 44.1. New Haven, Conn. 
BULLARD'S IMPROVED 
HAY TEDDER 
MANUFACTURED RY THF. 
a mp it mentis and iHactunmi 
For the Ln rarest Pro- 
duet from 1 lh. of s<eeil 
o ton Will 
Xvrciiej < i 
Pound S.i; Packet. 2.7c., 
o Packets Sl.OO. 
M LtPwirj'oa y tVccsr 'N 4 da^^ishe... 
t r?“.Send lor Circular. 
BELCHER & TAYLOR AG’L TOOL CO., 
Chicopee Fall*, Via**. 
Hn> received First Premiums from American Instt 
lute. New Bnalaad, anil alt state and County Acri- 
cultural Societies where exhibited. 
“ Never Falls to CSIve Satisfaction. M 
Send for circulars. 
ROCHESTER. N.N 
S. PENNOCK & SONS CO. 
Kennett Square. Pa„ and Fort Wayne. Ino 
ALSO SOLE MANUFACTUBfKS OF THE MATliMLISS SELF 
Loaoincs. Selt-Dumk no Scraper. 
Propiutnted and for sale iiv .1. M. STOXEHRAKER 
Panola, III., aud 110 W. Haltiiuore si,, Rnltitnore, Md. 
Circulars givluK price, history, aud inueli other lufor 
tnntlon, mailed />■«■«• on nppllentlim, to any address. 
IN THE WORLD. 
ENpeeially Adapt'd f'oi 
t-pray-iug Fruit Twee, 
Can he applied to any service 
that a Cistern or Force Pump can 
be used. I’rii'e.sfi.lMI. 
FIELD FORCE HUMP CO,, 
Look Box fin. Lock port. N Y 
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HEADQUARTERS FOR 
NORTHERN GROWN 
Manufactured 1 
under tlie Perry Patents 
by the 
BRIDGEPORT CART CO 
B;;d;epor.. Cota. 
It is Light, yet Strong, 
A perfott Two-vheeta 
Yrtistie, Popular, Cheap. 
See Illustrated I’l ieo List 
Orders booked now forth*' foHowitiit varieties 
to be shipped when desired : 
rk. Hue. Ml. 
Price \ Kniek, I'hodo r's „ , - m iu, 
Irl\ sunrise, i * * So.OOMO.UO 
Prtiv A Kniekerboeker's V , ... a,, 
Couiiucror. \ ‘ * ‘ 1 " >0 a.OO 10.00 
Queen of ttic Valley. ----- .7 it 2.50 .5.00 
White Star.- - - 1.00 U.iH) if.aII 
White Elephant. - - -.7.» 2.2<» • I. •’>(' 
MammotU Pearl ------- .75 2.25 1.50 
Ih'lle. 75 2.50 5.00 
Clark's No. 1,.75 2.25 l.-iO 
1'iirly Beauty of Hchron, - - .lit) 2.tkt 4.25 
latii Ohio. 75 2.25 I.gO 
VluKuuiu Bomnu, ...... .75 2.50 5.0Q 
-t. l'utiiclt.- .75 2 25 -1.50 
l.ate Beauiy of Hebron, ... .7.5 2.25 *1.50 
Burbank seedling - .GO 2.00 (.25 
;t lO tllH'ereiif \ iii ieties. one tuber eueli, qlML 
GOO. S2c ; 200, s* 18 ; 1IKI. .MO; .50, S7.50; 
25, 1*5. Bend lur Potato I.i-t. Annual llltislruted 
hieed Oatalotcuo Fltl'.F. 
EVAPORATING FRUIT 
■ __ Treatise on Improved methods 
1 , I Iiarfri SEN r PREK. W onderful restUt. 
XySg.-a.t^fT rabies of Yields, Prices. Profits, 
INp- | I tlll d General statistics. Address 
d£3|& P AMERICAN M’PG CO., 
4imH«ih Fru.it', Drier Wnyneaborn. Pn. 
-POISONOUS 
Mixes peileetty vcltl ( 01,11 YY ATF.ll. 
use tn COL O UST \Y P ATH Eli. It I- si 
for all "sain DIaphsis ai.l Insert Pots d 
tie rnhuals. Kerry funner should k, , |> it. 
rious Us, S of this Dip will lie f,>no,l i i ,.i 
i t'l K i r b ' ’ i j it i nine •. il ;>ist., , I 
T. YY • I. YYY rt»a 11. oen'l .Y»t'l. I , rl 
Bulltniori , Md. 
Sfltft IflUKtf 
yFiu ndvlnsrPcrn 25 «t 
llornlortl'N Acid l*lioa|>liute 
For Nervousness. 
Dr. H. N. !>. PARKER. Chicago, says: “1 
have thoroughly tested it in nervous diseases, 
dyspepsia and general debility, and in every 
ease could see great benefit from its use.'* \<lv- 
YHOWflSSI«OPTHrsitnP,F.PJY,' 
THE BEST IS CHEAPEST 
THRESHERS 
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