THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
®mj 9 , £«fl; 8 , &c 
ends and nothing is wasted. Indeed, one must 
envy succeeding generations, when no cook 
can hope for a situation unless she holds in her 
hand a diploma from a well-known cookery 
school—and would it not lie worth while for 
the girls who are casting about for an avoca¬ 
tion to consider what they might do in the 
way of acquiring a thoroughly practical 
knowledge of preparing food for the table? 
OUR NEW DESCRIPTIVE 
Tree Seeds, will be muled free to all applicants 
J.M. THORBURN & CO., 
15 John Street, New York 
I have just returned from a visit to Mon¬ 
treal, and find the articles ou “Cup Plates" 
awaiting me. Thanks, even for the strictures 
of censuring friends, though 1 do not see the 
point. My illustration in a public print was 
too ambiguous to have any personal allusion, 
and I am one of the last persons to be so ac¬ 
cused, as I make it a rule to be open and honest, 
if I even find it necessary to make strictures 
on others, which is not very*often. 
During my visit to the city I have been en¬ 
tertained at many houses where snowy table- 
linen was the privilege of their “ fathers," and 
no sign of the cup plates met my vision. I 
asked the question sincerely, wishing an an¬ 
swer; yet when I reflect that, during my visits 
to New York and Boston I have never seen 
these “ large-sized individual butters," I am 
lost iu surprise. And yet some of my friends 
iu the “Hub" claim to be descended from those 
who came over in the " Mayflower,’’ and en¬ 
tertain royally. However, we will let it rest. 
I have taken the “censure" and when I go to 
New York next month ” Emily Maple" and I 
will talk it over, and perhaps she can enlighten 
rao. But I don’t think I can be eonvjueed 
without ocular demonstration that our fathers 
and grandfathers didn’t use white linen and 
plates. Pshaw! the linen spun a hundred 
years ago is still in the old chest; and the 
plates, with gay figures and shepherdesses and 
funny flowers, are in the china closet, not only 
of mine but of many other homes. I know 
dinner plates, breakfast plates, tea plates, but 
no “ cup plates.” Don't make us out so slightly 
removed from the savages. I’ll bike in the 
“cup plates" and the “censure," but not the 
rest. Annie L. Jack. 
HPPIA CHESTER COUNTY 
PEE 1 * MAMMOTH CORN 
COMPLETE MANURES 
For EACH CROP, containing In n concentrated form 
the necessary Pl.ANT FOOD It requires. 
CHEAPER THAN STABLE MANURE. 
PRODUCES WONDERFUL CROPS. 
“AA" Ammoniated Super Phosphate 
“Pelican” Bone Fertilizer. 
We manufacture the above from Pure Hone. 
Agricultural Chemicals. 
Ground Bone. 
STRICT PURITY GUARANTEED. 
Our pamphlet, containing facts interesting to bu¬ 
rners, mailed on application. 
„ J II. 1. UAH EH V IIKO., 
Established 135ft) •.'IS PEARL STREET, N.Y. 
’— W &T£R COUNrr 
mammoth coha 
Fit eight years poft we have snlit dm Cora for tool 
Tory extensively, nu>l are ahlc to ail.rm tin; tbe Cbcste] 
, County Mainuixtli Coro, shell genvinee'nt I*planted 
ou good laud, will ontyIrlii evvjs other variety n 
A Yellow Field l oru. ItyWldx,under good cultivation 
j§ from 1 00 to 150 Uitshels -t. I ir.l e.wn |>cruere. 
J The ear* are very tfirg- conOiiuiur 1. Iu '/•' rows vl 
deep, bright yellow graius. I: li,i. vote to Our snow I 
''yyi fu LEE 
FARMER'S FAVORITE GOLDEN DENT CORN 
euUivjt’.ioii. "lii; FiflQfl s' rtivorlw, first InCttxlUcuu by tM »ix r. iri bijo, h t 
-^-.. . - - -a*” •-* * iHe * - - . i in u iiii jirwvw 
<’-r • oumj fanib t- '.\ mve iHj- 5-nr - - urol ihe entfre crop* •• thcoHd 
ar« for»ecd« while Tiu«*iiw. Him Fnr»n<*rv i iiortic i.oiii.n f»r*.t grown m th« 
1 Ui lia hax alway* t w-'i oarv lu tii«- n-MlN) ibC 
‘ * r ffoltliTq Until CVn.nP JhiIiip, |?ivv <qu»l »r.tI*.fnnion, 
w 'll « »luplfuir Id **: ’ 
•*ir» foretol. .____ . 
r liu-l £5 f» r • * ’<«r J fcu*hols lObuvlKib. ^20 
« —- -- r - v e VTliU-t FlaWCorn in 
< See full Ale«.?njnl*Jti iik! numfroi 
iS.50; - 
nifui of one of our moit *nv;rivfi*lfi£ Cin 
11 a lor, * LiO hxn ! *lt Ute ftllr«t 1 
orifinafiir, CUH <ml.v be luul lifts*, x: 
ilock, W* W mtri.bl-nt til lit no 
L*Oa».; bu-firi, A.'MM); pt»r of 2bu a l)d‘ 
euiiiutloo of JiU 
u’K. !t.r' WecuulNni 
vs 'i pfotr ?A. Prioi* r 1 * 
Will be paid to the farmer who this vear raised the 
liu-gest crop of potatoes from one-hall' acre manured 
with SARPY’S FERTILIZERS. 
So.d on Guaranteed Analysis. Prices 
Reduced. 
Send for pamphlet. 
J. B. HA KDV & MON. 
141 Water Street, New York. 
■v[. be.l an t mu,l pr«>dnetl\ 
liwHooLL uiHinmuin T»,i, n 
hl« wetnl verym-arw. I.i5; bu.livl, A 
■tie-, hilt th-alHiv* a-e THE BEST. Any ufU ' atmvi 
thr-r 11 1 of one kbitl, ui one p oun d • anti of any three kin.1 
)FI GIAN DAK viriety 
. tc<tln>:*.iAl$ 
*Of {TIT. tu5tels. tjf'Wv brive 
••uL by Ruul, jiost-joiii, 1: r>Of. j>rr jmisijtl, 
•#*»*d>u»en toeV.l KecCillon la lh» rr.nl vaf wot r>U 
*■»• nff.-r tHlny tmr own Pr JJuri’i* SfJ, 
whloh we knov l* UNEQUALLED. Price : 1 •c | ti'i.^o<’U.:| 
ui: jwk'V. bu^hiH of 10 lb*., * ?• m i ivon*., 
TO. Pluive note: Wcgive yoti 40 pot NDS tocjich 
•uL bv lua.l 
10 bushels, 100 11., ^ 1,50; /<* w - 'N 
l>n«hcU while other* v*t fc > van only T21bi., and 
°ur* Is n?allr thn obcApon. want rnn t*> try 
far ahuad or anyvMuc r-i kaoiva; mIm nuir tn 
right tocoropi : • for IX 
CASH PRJZf l. allow I C 
FERTILIZERS 
In the Beiiort of the Arrleultural Department of 
North Carolina for tile years 1H7T, l*Qt, BT9 aud 1 -.SH, 
the averiiKe oonimerelul value of fertilizers was 
§84.88 per ton; the price paid by the consumer was 
•'1(1.91. Wo are prepared to furnish the pure Men¬ 
haden Guano, treated with stilphurle acid, which 
renders It a solulile fertilizer, r o, b. on cars .ir ves¬ 
sel, In bulk for #!•■' per ton, or In lings for *2S per ton. 
G. A. l.lchcg, of Raltlmore, the rcrognl/.ed authority 
In vnluatlou of fertilizers In the United States, puts 
their value at t-IR.ut; per ton, beiUK a saviug to the 
consumer by the use of our fertilizer of over SUi per 
ton. For particulars and samples address 
JOSEPH CHURCH & CO., 
Tiverton. R.I 
W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO-SEEDSMEN, PHILADELPHIA, PA 
UTTLiE ECONOMIES 
C vj s 7RAL PORTION OF 
Have your tiuner turn down a hem around 
the edges of your zinc and make holes for the 
tacks; then if you place one or two thicknesses 
of building-paper under it as you tack it down; 
it will save much wear and tear find some 
vexation. 
It is a great improvement to bake apples in 
an earthen crock or jar with a cover on it. 
Put in a hulf-teacupful of water and hake in a 
hot oven for an hour, or until soft. The differ¬ 
ent varieties of the Crab aud other small 
apples are particularly fine baked iu this way. 
1 HI LLand DRILL 
PHOSPHATE 
in . 1 
In making a sun-bonnet it is much better to 
starch very st.ifT and iron down the two or 
three thicknesses of old white muslin which is 
to form the stiffening, and is placed Ivetween 
the lining and outside, before stitching. In 
this case the starch is retained anti the bonnet 
is always presentable so long as it is clean. 
WITH POTASH, 
A general Fertilizer for till crops, and 
low In pr go. prepared from the bone, 
blood, and most waste of the Brighton 
Abattoir. Boston, where about IO0.000 
cattle and CoO.OOO sheep aro slaughtered 
annually. It Is used In the hill or drill or 
broadcast, either alone or with manure, 
giving a vigorouN start, a larger vle.ld, amt 
improving the uunllty. As wo have sold 
the past year about 113,000 tons against 
1,000 tons iu 1870. It must be giving good 
satisfaction. Ueforu buying, see our local 
Bgent.or write lo us fnr'pamphlet. 
Catalogue 
and Prices of 
Sent Free to 
any Address. 
I wonder if all housekeepers have noticed 
how much more easily the kitchen wood-work 
can be cleaned when it is well moistened with 
steam—on wash-day, for instance. Try it. 
when you have plenty of help, lor it does not 
need half the rubbing that is required when it 
is dry. But be sure you do not over-work, for 
it is a great temptation. Mrs. Julia M. YY r . 
D. LANDRETH & SONS 
OWKER FERTILIZER CO, 
BOSTON 8. NEW YORK J 
THORBURN d TITUS 
15J4 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK. 
- Seeds lor Garden and Farm 
tar- CATALOGUES MAILED UPON APPLICATION. 
'Plant?*, &c 
DOMESTIC RECIPES 
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TltEKV llraiiqiiarit‘i 
the unrivalled New Chit 
VINES 
SPECIAL OFFER. 
$1.45 for $1.00 
COOKING LIMA BEANS. 
My wife sends her method of cooking dried 
Lima beans, which she Ims not seen elsewhere: 
Soak the lieans over-night in plfn/y of water 
(so that when they are fully swelled they are 
still under water) ; next morning remove the 
hull or skin, which is very easily done by a 
rubbing pressure, the inside shoots out very 
readily, then cook slowly in as little water as 
possible. Hulls are a great deal better to 
gather dust off a carpet than they are for 
“stuffing a haggis,” as a Scotchman would 
say. o. w. t. 
COUOANUT CAKE. 
One cup of coni-starch, one cup of batter, 
two cups of white sugar, one cup of sweet 
milk, two cups of sifted flour, three teuspoou- 
fuls baking powder, six eggs, whites only. 
Flavor with lemon: bake iu three layers 
spead with the cocoanut frosting; cover with 
same. One half pound of grated cocoanut is 
sufficient. * MRS. J. P. T. 
Thorough bred LAND and 
*■ Nf\v York- 
Tfl^JT » N 
S MALLFRUITS 
CARNATIONS 
ROSES and PANSIES 
j(^Os,HyOnr llollorCollection*. 
/SS-"Afe arrival by tv:, [ cuarttn- 
CHOICEST 
luUMtjttijnlGwiv Vbn- 
''nJ'FRUITS a na 
V'ftMMi'.W planTS/ w* <ny-)\U cation. 
WALES Nc^vo'rk: 
t'HE DINGEE & CONARD CO S 
IILAl r I Ft L KVE0-11 LOO A1LN G 
on receipt of One Dollar i will send free by mall 
I lb. of Wall’* Orange Potato (worth *0; I 
packet Livingston’s Favorite Tomato 
(worth A'» cents); tlnralen Talks for I year (She.) 
sample Ct-vy and Price List of s. t -d*. Need I’ntntre* 
Plants, ete., free. Address TXTSvTi HRKINKR. 
Ed. Garden Talks, Naples, N. Y. 
m* IF YOU LOVE 
R VHE FLO\A ERS. send 10e. for pa, ket of (lihia- 
cua t'occlnena seed, oar spec laity for IS83. One of the 
choicest new plants grown. Blooms lirst srmimer from 
seed. 12packets seed $1. Plants$1 each. PING ItEE A 
KINGSLEY, Seedsmen, Box -US, New Haven, Conn. 
N K\\ I’tlT \ TO—“C (lltl.bMl A Tt III 
Ai t. that one eau wish for run n use. Good 
sons of the year; prolific, $10 p»*r btd.: 
liush.r 10 lbs. 9L on the ear* at Loektxirt. .N. Y 
Address T. CORLISS, Lm-kport, 
Ninety-day yeJlow-deut, the ea rliest Dent Corn 
grown, Ul-rowed. Originated in Northern Iowa 
Ripened ixtrfeotly iu issC. Uie worst Corn season in 
ii > eats, in Northern l ova. Nebraska. Illinois. New 
\ ork, Col meet Vu l, Veruio:it,«-te.: in s me «.. tints 
where Dent Com lielore h.o Vxm a total fail.ire 
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I'onn Cix>i>e, with destTtpiions ot all new and 
standard varieties. Only If) cent*. 
Mh/eu't fanners' Unmtnte, with valuable essays 
on special crops, IO ! , cnis. 
Annual (VitiilinjHt unit l*rire l ist ol Mown', Venv¬ 
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HIRAM SIBLEY &CO Seedsman. 
*» ' . Mh«l ML 
Kissena Nurseries 
Trees and Plants. 
Parsons & Sons Co 
LIMITED. 
Flushing, N. Y. 
The only establishment making o SPECIAL 
BUSINESS of ROSES. 60 LARCT* HOUSES 
for ROSES blono. Strong Pot Plant* . tntable for 
immediate bloom delfver*'d surely. pi>f istPl.toany pot '■ 
otheci 5 splendid varieties, yoiir oho'C- ;•. nil labeled, 
for SI ; 12 for 82: IP for *:t: 2«forS4: 38 tor $ 5 : 
75foisi0: 100 for 813 * "oCIVE a Handson-.e 
Present ot choice and valuable ROSES free 
will, every order Our NEWCUIDE. • - 
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THE DINOpc 4 CONARO CO, 
o-.*» ilrow.i.i CV«»v«i C«,, P», 
The Ilorsfunl Alnianuc and Look 
Kook. 
mailed froo on application to the Kuiuford 
Chemical Works, Providenee, II- I- -itl r, 
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