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valed by but few of our garden flowers. 
These Sweet William seeds were imported by 
Mr. E. P. Powell, of Clinton, New York, to 
whom U. M. is kindly indebted for the same. 
That they will prove a great, addition to the 
flower-garden he has no doubt. Unele Mark 
would very much like to send a package of 
these seeds to all of the Cousins, but as he has 
many more nieces and nephews than packages 
of seeds, he will be obliged to send them to 
those members who in his judgment have 
worked hardest for the welfare of the Youths’ 
Department, as those who have done the most 
surely ought to Ik* the ones to lie rewarded, as 
all will admit. Uncle Mark is obliged to de¬ 
pend upon the Cousins to a great extent, to 
help make the Youth’s columns interesting 
and instructive; many have done much, and 
he is sorry to say, some have done but little. 
Silent Cousins, there ought not to be in the 
Club, and although there are mauy such now 
on the list, Uncle Mark hopes that soon he 
may be able to render an entirely different 
report. 
There are, perhaps. 100 different kinds of 
seeds in each envelope, many of which have 
been imported at a high price, and mauy 
others hate beon collected at the Rural Ex. 
Grounds. I would advise my young friends 
to carefully select each kind of seed by itself; 
then plaut all, keeping the different kinds 
apart, in a good-sized, shallow box, containing 
mellow, sandy soil which is moist but well 
drained. After the seeds have sprouted and 
the second leaves have appeared, transplant to 
the open beds. Some of the seeds may take 
considerable time in germinating, therefore 
do nut. be in too much ol' a hurry to empty the 
soil from your box. It will be a good plan to 
cover the top of the box with glass, as in a 
hot-bed, if you have the glass. 
Uncle Mark. 
RELIABLE TESTIMONY 
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 6, 1882. 
Hop Bitters Co. 
I am 74 years old, have lived 84 years iu 
Philadelphia, aud well known among Ger¬ 
mans. I have been troubled 12 years with a 
white swelling on my right foot,,' and getting 
worse every year, and very painful, and 
breaking out in hot weather. I consulted 
several doctors ami they told mo it was iu- 
rnrable and T would have to take it with me 
in the grave. Home time ago 1 lost my appe¬ 
tite, was costive, had headache and fever, in 
fact, was very sick, 1 saw in the German 
Democrat that Hop Ritters was what 1 need¬ 
ed. i got. a bottle, took it one week and was 
as well again us ever, and to my greatest sur¬ 
prise right from the tirst, my swelling went 
down gradually and 1 taking another bottle 
got entirely' well of it. The wife of my neigh¬ 
bor had two such swellings on her legs and 
three bottles cured her. I think this is a great 
triumph for your bitters. 
John Stoll, 
No. 4 Young’s Alley, above Willow St. 
Stiff-shill, Ind., Nov. 18,1881. 
Dear Sirs—I have r ead so much about Hop 
Bitter's aud always beiug afflicted with neu¬ 
ralgia, weakness, diseased stomach, never 
having much health I tried a couple bottles: 
it has strengthened anti helped me more than 
any medicine or doctor. 1 am now on my 
third bottle and am thankful that it has helped 
me. I will advise all that, are afflicted to give 
it a trial. Lucy Vail. 
Ken! the World 
Rockville, Conn,, March 0, 1882. 
Hop Bitters Co. 
I have been taking your Hop Bitters for 
several weeks, and they beat the world. 
L. 8. Lewis, Lewis’s axle machine. 
Leetonia, Pa., April 18, 1882. 
Hop Bitters Co. 
1 have not been well for three vears, tried 
almost every' kind of patent medicines and no 
less than seven doctors, one of Elmira, N. Y.. 
none have done me any good. I finally tried 
your Him Bitters and found them just the 
thing. I have praised them so highly there is 
a great number here who use them with great 
benefit aud satisfaction. 
Very Respectfully Yours, R. Hunt. 
Gentlemen— Tho "Hop Bitters” meet with 
large sales aud give general satisfaction, one 
ease iu particular you should know of. Mr. 
John B. Green, 728 Spring Garden St., Phila., 
Pa., lias been suffering from kidnev affection, 
which superinduced rheumatism. He tried 
physicians and remedies in vain. He was 
obliged to take morphine to induee sleep; his 
trouble was so great. Reading your adver¬ 
tisement in. the ‘‘Christian at Work.” lie was 
prevailed upon by one of bis daughters to try 
it. Three bottles effected a cure, and now lie 
is an enthusiast lor “Hop Bitters.” He is one 
of the oldest residents in the locality named; 
and known as a gentleman of unusual probity. 
Henry Totten, 
672 North 10th St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Office Jelloway Mu. A. Association, | 
Jelloway, O., Mar. 18, ’82. j 
Hop Bitters Manufacturing Co 
I have been using your Hon Bitters and find 
them what you recommend them to be for 
kidney' disease, (viz., superior to all others.) 
J. L. Hilderurand. 
YOUTHS’ HORTICULTURAL CLUB 
OF THE 
RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
NINTH REGULAR DISCUSSION. 
PROFESSOR 
topic;—what are the most interesting 
VEGETABLES TO GROW IN THE GAR¬ 
DEN, AND WHY < 
(Concluded from last week) 
Helen Leiken: —This is an excellent sub¬ 
ject for discussion, but the mind wanders over 
such a large extent iu the vegetable kingdom 
that one hardly knows where to begin. The 
Butter Bean can be eaten as early as July, and 
when served in drawn butter with a little vin¬ 
egar, is a dish fit for a lung. Peas, when ten¬ 
der and properly served, are a dish too well 
known for comment. Sweet corn should fiud 
a place iu every farmer’s garden, for it can be 
used the yea r round if canned or dried, and 
can be made into such a palatable dish that 
none will refuse it. The cabbage is another 
important vegetable, and with care will sup¬ 
ply the table from early Summer until late iu 
Spring. Every garden should raise its own 
cucumbers for pickles. In tomatoes we recog¬ 
nize the poisonous "love apples” of old; but 
what a change has beeia wrought. It is now 
served in mauy ways during the season, aud 
later it is pickled or preserved. Onions are 
the spice of vegetables, and are considered the 
most health-giving of all vegetables. Salsify 
is a very good substitute for oysters. Parsnips 
make a delicious dish. The radish finds a wel¬ 
come everywhere. Lettuce iu the Spring is a 
balm to the hungry wayfarer. Every farm¬ 
er’s family well knows the worth of the beet, 
turnip, potato, squash and pumpkin. 
Fannie May ; In my estimation this is the 
best subject yet, or the most general one as 
all can give their opinions, and we can all see 
how tastes differ. There is one vegetable that 
I have always thought a soil of curiosity 
while growing, as it is so very different from 
any other plaut in the garden, and that Ls the 
onion. It has neither leaves nor stems like 
other plants; it grows very fast and throws 
up a land of hollow spike. I think it a very 
interesting study to watch the sprouting; how 
some plants throw up the seed into the air and 
others do not. Almost every seed starts the 
first pair of leaves entirely different from the 
other leaves. It is a study that is ever sur¬ 
prising us with something new, and I have 
never yet met a person that could not be sur¬ 
prised, as no one ever gets too well acquainted 
with Nature's greatest mysteries. Another 
curiosity to me is, that some plants have a 
emtaiu time for buj-sting their flower buds 
into full expanded flowers. The Morning 
Glories open in the morning, while the " Four 
O’Clock ” selects the afternoon and evening. 
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LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS. 
Dear Uncle Mark: —Lest my name should 
be stricken from the roll, I will try to say 
something for the Cousins. I will be 14 in 
harvest, have black hair, blue eyes: am about 
foui- feet eight inches high, aud am right- 
handed. I describe my si* If so that if 1 am lost 
from your fold you will know who to adver¬ 
tise for. I saw the question for discussion in 
the Rural of March ol, but as I tun no gard- 
ner I could not say anything on the subject. 
I did not raise anything last year, but expect 
to this year. We have throe horses; one is uu 
iron-gray mare five veal's old, aud is a good 
road horse; she is one of twins; the other died 
when he was three weeks old; the mother died 
last- Winter, aged 28 years. One of the others 
is eight years and the other three years old. 
We have about 160 sheep: two are pots; we 
Call ime Dick the other Kate; they arc three 
years old. The prospect of a wheat crop is 
poor. There is a great deal of plowing being 
done. There will be a great deal of corn aud 
oats planted this Spring. Land sells at from 
840 to 800 per acre; soil, limestone, clay or 
sandy. The chances of a fruit crop are poor. 
I would like to correspond with some of the 
many Cousins. Your affectionate nephew, 
Carroll Co., Ohio. E. C. Spence. 
TH£ BEST IN THE WORLD. 
Senior ftidina Cultivator Is Sold with 
4, .7, 0 or 7 Shovels. 
The .1 unfor Combined Kidinu or AVaik- 
inir Cultivator Ik mold with 4 or 5 
Shovels. 
A Steel Spring Tooth Attachment is fur¬ 
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8 teeth for CORN and a CENTER ATTACH¬ 
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and 3 or 6 teeth .tor Senior, making a complete 
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a SHOVEL CORN AND FALLOW 
CULTIVATOR. 
Vertigo. Ili’/ziiit'iw itnd Blindness. 
Office Utica Morning Herald, | 
Utica, Feb. 18, 1882. \ 
I have been troubled with vertigo since last 
July, and have suffered greatly every night 
after any considerable exertion from dizziness 
and blindness. 1 tried two Itottles of Hop 
Bitters, and since then huve been entirely re¬ 
lieved. Respectfully Yours, 
_ J, J . Flannigan. 
Hop Bitters Co. J une 15, 1881. 
I have been suffering five years past with 
neuralgia, liver complaint, dyspepsia aud 
kidney complaint, and I have doctored with 
fourteen different doctors who did me no 
f ood. At lust 1 tried Hop Bitters, and after 
used a few bottles l received a great benefit 
from them, and if l bud used Hop Bitters 
regularly 1 would have lieen well Itofore. 1 
know them to bo the best medicine in the 
world f or nervous diseases of all kinds. 
James Coonts, 
Beelington, Barlier County, W. Va. 
Wicked f«r derm men. 
‘' I believe it to be all wrong and even wicked 
for clergymen or other public men to be led 
iuto giving testimonials to quack doctors or 
patent medicines, but when a really meritori¬ 
ous article composed of valuable remedies 
known to all, and that, all physicians use and 
trust in daily, we should freely commend it. 
I therefore cheerfully and heartily commend 
Hop Bitters for the good they have done me 
ami my friends, firmly believing they have 
no emiul for family use. I will not be with¬ 
out tneiu. 
Rev. B, R-, Washington, D. C. 
A good Baptist clergyman of Bergen, N. 
Y., a strong temperance naan, suffered with 
kidney trouble, neuralgia and dizziness almost 
to blindness, over two years after he was ad 
vised that Hop Bitters would cure him, be¬ 
cause he was afraid of and prejudiced against 
the word "bitters.” Since iiis cun; lie says 
none need fear but trust in Hop Bitters. 
My wife and daughter were made healthy 
by the use of Hop Bitters and I recommend 
them to my people.—Methodist Clergyman, 
Mexico, N. Y. 
1 had severe attacks of Gravel and Kidney 
trouble; was unable to get any medicine or 
doctor to cure me until 1 used Hop Bitters, 
aud they cured me in a short time.—A dis- 
tinguished lawyer and temperance orator of 
YVuyne Comity, N. Y. 
Jesste A. Gurnee: —I think the tomato is 
one of the most interesting vegetables grown 
as it is very palatable, partaken of either 
cooked or raw. It is very nice canned, and 
keeps well. It is very easy to cultivate aud 
yields bountifully. Select the smooth, round 
kind; save the tirst perfect one for seed for the 
next year. I am also quite friendly to the 
beautiful radishes, which, with their bright 
colore, help to give an appetite on early Spring 
mornings. _ 
Wm. Jackson: —My subject for discussion 
is a high-flavored one. 1 like onions best be¬ 
cause there is more pocket-money made with 
them than auythiug I have yet tried. Onion 
sets sell here (Madison Co., Ill.) for 25 cents 
per quart-. Onions sell for one dollar ($1) per 
bushel the year round. 
Clarence Buckley: —Our next topic being 
upon the "most interesting vegetables,” I 
would say a few words. Melons are interesting 
(to me at least). One reason is because I like 
them so well; besides they look beautiful grow¬ 
ing; even before the fruit has set the vines of 
the muskmelon cover the ground so com¬ 
pletely, and are of such a dark green color 
that they look beautiful to me. Onions are an 
easy crop to raise, and I think them very in¬ 
teresting. _ 
THE 
WALKING CULTIVATOR 
is sold with 4 or 5 Shovels, and lias the best 
double-acting SPIRAL SPRING in tho 
market. 
Tho Senior and Junior Cultivators are fur¬ 
nished with either Levers or Trendies. 
Dear Uncle Mark: — 1 had about the 
same luck with the melons that the rest of the 
Cousins did, only two seeds came up and those 
grew so slow that I only got one small one 
from which to save the seed. We had a cold, 
dry Summer so that only a little of the Rural 
Cora ripened. The squash is the best we ha ve 
ever raised. It is certainly a "Gem.” We 
raised Id bushels of the White Elephants, 
although the rust si,ruck them before they 
were quite ripe. Papa thinks they are the 
best he lias, and he raised four other kinds 
last Summer. He takes a great deal of [tains 
with the Rural seeds but the seasou was so 
bad last year that they did not do much. We 
have had a very cold Winter with deep snow. 
The farmers are just beginning seeding now 
(April 7); a good many are not going to sow 
any wheat this year, it yielded so poorly lust 
year. Didn’t Uncle Ma d promise to tell ns 
the name of that melon ? I have watched the 
Rurals closely but bav’nt seen it. Yours, 
Mitchell Co., Iowa. Edna M. Aldrich. 
[The name of the melon sent out last year 
was, Surprise.—U. M.] 
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TRIBUTION TO THE YOUTHS’ HOR¬ 
TICULTURAL CLUB OF THE 
RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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Dear Uncle Mark: —If the rules of the 
Horticultural Club require two letters a year, 
I fear I must suffer expulsion, for although 1 
have written before I have not written two 
letters a year. It is father late to report the 
garden but "better late than never.” Our 
radishes were a failure, for as soon as they 
were up the bugs came. We sprinkled them 
with plaster, but that did not seem to do any 
good. We had good [teas, cabbage, beets, 
lettuce, and onions. We had no strawberries 
but plenty of raspberries, currants, gooseber¬ 
ries and grapes. I fear my letter is getting 
pretty long so 1 will close. Your niece, 
Ogdensburg, N. Y. M. I. M. 
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Mrntiun thin /*aper.) 
Uncle Mark takes pleasure in announcing 
to the members of the Youths’ Horticultural 
Club that he has procured and will send to 
those members of the Club that have taken 
the greatest interest iu its welfare, a package 
of choice flower-seeds. For this collection he 
lias procured the seeds of a few varieties of 
Sweet William. Although some, perhaps 
may be of the opinion that these plants 
are quite old-fashioned, I ran assure the 
members of the Club that these improved 
varieties are of exceeding great beauty, being 
"THE BEST IS CHEAPEST.” 
engines, THRF^HFfK saw mills. 
Horan Powers ‘ nnuOMLnO Clover Unllera 
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