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UNIVERSAL 
GOLDEN QUEEN 
ptecfUanfou?? gUiYrtteing. 
MOUNT HOPE NURSERIES. 
(1840.) ROCHESTER, N- Y. (1885.) 
AVe offer for Frill planting tlie lamest and most 
complete collections in tin* United Status of 
Fruit Trees* Standard and Dwarf, 
Grape*, and all tin 1 small fruits, 
New Goowe berry “Imliiniry,” 
Ornaiueitlal Trees and Sliruho, 
Hoses, of every class, 
Jlardy Bulbs. 
Catalogues sent as follows: No. 1, Fruits, 10c.; 
No. 2, Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, 15c.; No. 3, 
Strawberries, No. 4, Wholesale, No. 5, Roses, No. 
6, Bulbs free, 
ICI.LWANGER A- BARRY. 
MUM. G. »T. ATjI-FN. 
Authorized Teacher of the celebrrtcd RUPER8- 
DORFF 8VSTEM of VOICE CULTURE and SINGING, 
announces that she is prepared to resume lessons for 
the cornln« season. A statement of terrus, with re¬ 
ferences, will he furnished hy letter or on application 
at her rooms, from ten to twelve a.m., 
THE PlEKCTVAli, ‘230 W est Jiid H«. 
HOME STUDY. Book-keeping, Business 
Forms, Penmanship, Shorthand, etc., thoroughly 
taught bv mall. Low rues. Circulars free. 
Bit V ANT A STRATTON’S, Buffalo, N. A". 
W*iW AND HAH.E 
WINTER FLOWERING PLANTS. 
Orchids, Hutcli TAulbs, etc. 
NEW FRUITS. Etc. 
New Pears, new Peaches, new Cherries, new Grapes, 
new Strawoerrtes, etc., with a large stock of all kinds 
of Krnlt Tree*. Shrubs, etc. . ,, 
DI TCH BM.BS.-lJirge importations, direct 
from the leading growers In Holland. Hrst quality 
Bulbs. Beautiful Hot house Plants. Roses, Clematis, 
etc.—well grown, cheap. 
Catalogues mailed to applicants. 
JOHN SAFE. Washing! 
on. I). C. 
FOR ANY BOOK WRITE TO 
BUOAVN, EAGER «fc HULL, 
Booksellers, Toledo, Ohio, for price. 
DUTCH BULBS. 
MY ANNUAL PRICED CATALOGUE OF 
HYACINTHS, TULIPS, 
Narcissus, Lilies, 
And all BULKS, SEEDS, etc*., for Fall planting In the 
Garden and In the House, Is now ready. Mailed free 
to all applicants. 
A LIU El) HUIDGEMAN; 
37 East 10th Street, New A ork City. 
HOW TO BE UP > pum p A VMU'Q 
IN BUSINESS TOPICS. ) Ill’ll lAI il Uj D 
Business Letter Writer and Book of Commer¬ 
cial Forms, being the m08t Complete and Cheapest 
Book ever published. Containing TOO pages, bound 
In hoards, cloth buck price 50 cents. Scut post¬ 
paid. on reeel ot of price 
EXCELSIOR PLBLISHING HOUSE. 
29 iV 31 Berkmnn Street. New York. N.Y. 
THE MAN 
WHO HA KM 
5 Ton Wngon Scales* 
Iron L*v«r», Brata 
Tu« B«ajti abd Beam JB-oi , lot 
860 and 
JONES k« pay* Ik. fr.l,lil—far tr— 
Trie. Ll«i ro.ml.n tkli papar •»< 
•Bar... JONES or IINGHAMTON, 
Binghamton, N.Y. 
wi nmin "(* BEST material i 
Art A I latest STYLE! 
$ 3.00 Jj H PERFECT FIT! 
CUnE’ /,// \ Every pair warranted. Made 
OnU \-Si,y ° In Congrcae. Lncc ami Button: 
Jg with all atylva of toe. Equal* 
any or *'l shoo. If your 
dealer doe* not keep them rend 
* l " tu name on postal card for inatruo- 
tione how to Obtain these ahoea and get a perfect tit. 
TV. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. 
CURE^DEAF 
Feck’s Patent Improved Artificial Ear Emms 
PERFECTLY RESTORE THE HEARING, 
and perl' in the work of lhe .Natural Drum. Always 
in position, hut invisible to other*. All Conversa¬ 
tion anti even whisper* heard distinctly. Wo refer to 
those using them. Send for descriptive circular with tev- 
timonials, Iren. Address, F. HLSCOX, Moll Broad¬ 
way, fi. Y., successor to Dr. Peck. Mention this paper. 
NOTES FROM THE COUSINS. 
Frank B. Williams lives in Montana. We 
are glad to admit him to membership. Frank’s 
father cut 70 tons of bay They have a fine 
Polled Angus calf. Write again by all means, 
Frank. We want to know about your part 
of the country. 
Elbert L. Marshall liv*s on a farm of 
160 acres. He has a heifer of his own. They 
planted a dozeu hills of musk mellons and 
have taken over 100 melons from the vines. 
Elbert’s father has a new sulky plow called 
the Flying Dutchman. That plow ought to 
do pretty rapid work. 
Abbie (x Buneam is a new member. She 
lives in New Hamphire. She goes half a mile 
to school. She has a very pretty garden. Her 
dog's name is Tiger, and be goes out with her 
to pick berries. _ 
Minnie M. Branlan is our latest member. 
She is eight years old. Sue did not miss a 
single day at school last Summer. How nice 
it is to be so punctual. 
LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS. 
Dear Uncle Mark: My brother and I 
have been trying to decide about those ques¬ 
tions. I have finally corue to the conclusion 
that the sheep iB the most useful animal; and 
he thiuks the cow is. I thought so too at first, 
but when I thought of the good warm cloth¬ 
ing and mauy other things the sheep afford 
us, 1 changed my mind. But Carl thinks he 
couldn’t do without the good butter and 
cheese, and liis bread and milk for supper. 
Then we decided that corn was the most val¬ 
uable grain. Then I think a pony the nicest 
pet. Carl thiuks a squirrel ia, and the apple 
the most valuable fruit. Although there are 
gome other kinds of fruit that 1 like better, 
yet there can be more uses made of apples I 
suppose, and we can keep them longer. There 
are so many beautiful flowers it is hard to tell 
which is the most beautiful, but I believe it’s 
GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878. 
BAKER'S 
V*p©r ami Water— 
fresh, Mineral ^ 
EPPS’S 
CRATEFUL-CGMFORTINC. 
COCOA 
the rose. Then we think the potato must be 
the most valuable vegetable, for we don’t get 
tired of them as soon as many other kinds. 
I have gathered 4,121 beaus from my vines. 
The vines are full of blossoms and young beans 
agaiD. I will have a chance to gather some 
more if “Jack Frost” don’t come along too 
soon. Crops are looking fine here. We have 
commenced picking our cotton, but I am 
afraid we will not have time to pick it all our¬ 
selves, as we are going to school now. The 
tomato seed you sent us were splendid—there 
were three or four kluds. The peas were very 
fine too. We saved them all forseed, but just 
before they were ready to gather, the chickens 
got into the garden and gathered them for us. 
Marietta, Ga. COY chamberlain. 
[A very good letter, Coy. I am glad to see 
you think over the questions .—uncle mark.] 
Dear Uncle Mark: Pa has been taking 
the Rural but six months. We all like it. 
Pa is quite a young farmer, never farmed any 
until we came on this place. Makes a special¬ 
ty of hogs and cattle, 1 planted the Gardeu 
Treasures you sent us; most all of them came 
up: the hot weather killed all but 13 kinds. 
Would like to join your club. Am 11 years 
old. Hoping to be admitted, 
1 am yours, 
Webster Co., Nebraska, emma mousuang. 
[Yes. Emma, yon are uow a member, and 
we shall expect to hoar from you again. 
UNCLE MARK ] 
Dear Uncle Mark: 1 received the beans 
you was so kind to send me; eight came up 
and live are growing nicely. The flower seeds 
did not come up very well. We have some 
Plymouth Rock chickens this Summer; they 
are growing nicely. There has not been many 
huckleberries here this Summer. 1 did not 
gather many, If you will enroll my name 
with the Cousins, 1 will write again. I remain 
your a Ifec.tiouate niece, ethel drummond. 
Coshocton Co., Ohio. 
[You are a member of the Club now, Ethel, 
so we shall expect the letter.— uncle mark.] 
DEAR UNCLE MARK: I AM A LITTLE 
GIRL SIX YEARS OLD. PAPA TAKES 
THE RURAL. I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN 
THE Y. H. C. I CLEAR OFF THE TABLE 
FOR MAMMA, AND WIPE THE DISHES 
FOR HER. YOUR NIECE, 
LILLIAN TARBELL. 
Hillsborough Co., N. H. 
[Why yes, indeed, Lillian. How glad I am 
that you printed such a nice little letter. You 
are a good little girl to help your mamma. 
You must always try to do all that you can 
for her.— uncle mark ] 
Dear Uncle Mark: I want to join the 
club. We live half a mile from town. My 
father has taken the Rural for eight years, 
aud we all like it very much indeed. We 
have 10 horseB and colts, three cows, two 
calves, aud 37 hogs. We raised 240 bushels of 
wheat on 16 acres. Next year we shall have 
25 acres. We had 58 acres of corn and 10 of 
Timothy hay. I am going to school as soon 
as the corn is gathered. We have a great deal 
of fruit. 1 have a pig and a goose of my own. 
The goose ha3 only one eye. We have a 
strong fence around our garden. It is made 
of plaDk, five boards high and a wire ou the 
top. It keeps all the chickens aud turkeys 
out. One of our little colts was badly cut on 
the barbed wire. We have a dog named 
Bing. He is black as jet aud is a very good 
dog. Your nephew, 
Coffey Co.. Kans. frank a. truitt. 
[Thai ks for your good letter, Frank. It 
was too bad that, the colt was hurt. You 
belong to the club now, remember.— uncle 
mark ] 
Dear Uncle Mark: I will try to write a 
letter to you and the Cousins. 1 have written 
two letters, and you have put them into the 
waste basket. I hope you will not put this 
letter there. 1 thank you very much for the 
beans yon sent me. There were 11 hills, and 
they all grow. I put two beans in one hill. 
We have about 50 young ducks. We had 
about 75 hatched. We shut them up in a pen 
every eveuing and let them out in the morn¬ 
ing, and the first thing they were out in the 
oats eating oat worms. They would eat all 
the worms they wauted, then they would 
come in and sit down, and nearly every morn¬ 
ing two or three would die. Pa examined 
one to see what was the cause of its death and 
It had nothing in its craw but oat worms and 
a few grains of wheat. Wu milk seveu cows, 
oue of them never had a calf. Our cows are 
part Jersey, and we churn two pounds of but¬ 
ter to one gallon of cream. We milk one 
heifer about a year aud a half old. She had 
her first calf this Spring. We had about three 
quarters of an acre of strawberries out this 
year, but we did not have enough for our own 
use. We put leaves on them last Fall, and 
they all blew off. I expect they got frozen. 
Your nephew, vernon d. denlingkr. 
Montgomery County, Ohio. 
WONDER how many of the 
>, Cousins are saviDg every copy 
* of the Rural? If you are not 
#T| X§- all doing it, I hope you will be- 
■'JJ I IM- gin now. It happens sometimes 
that the older people forget to 
preserve the papers, and so 
they are lost. Here is a grand, 
good cbauce for the boys and 
girls to help. You can keep the Rurals in a 
safe place, and at the end of the year sew 
them together, and thus form one of the best 
books on farmiug that money can buy. The 
best of farmers are puzzled sometimes to re¬ 
member things they want to know. YY hat 
fun it will be to bring out the bound volume 
of the Rural, and show the older people what 
they have forgotten. 
Uncle Mark’s desk has been very gay in¬ 
deed for the past week. A beautiful little 
bouquet has fairly lighted up the whole place. 
1 suppose most of the Cousins are at school 
now, 1 hope you all have nice teachers, aud 
that you are trying to learn all you can. I 
suppose most boys and girls have some partic¬ 
ular study that they like better than the 
others. It is a very poor plan though, to 
neglect the studies that we do not like very 
well. Everyone of them will be useful and 
necessary. Let us take pains with them all. 
Grammar is sometimes neglected, but it never 
should be. _ 
The bean reports aie coming in now. Some 
very good yields are reported. I wish you 
could all have a prize. 
Some of the Rural boys aud girls, in 
wri<iug to join the club, forget to sign their 
full names, others only sign the initials. Of 
course, Uncle Mark cannot tell who they are. 
Be careful and give the full name always. 
the most dMtrablo of all nupberrh)*. Tn Quality rivalling 
the fiunnii, Rriiidtli-q Oran we, very large MW the moat charm¬ 
ing tnin»lm:r-ut yellow Imaginable: o»n«» fully equaling the 
strong growth of Cnthhurt. even hardier nml tnnrc (ncUflo. 
Rend for fall imrtieulAra, mailed free. All hinds of Fruit 
Tree* and Plants of bert qunlllv »t fair prices. lotwaon , 
Comet Pour, Japan Vlnni^RcerhVQuInrr.PArryStrawln'rry, 
I. nrlj Harriet Blackberry, au,l other lending horeltlos In 
loree supply. The lartirM •torn nf utaeShcrry plants tn 
(l>r World: :t oouiplelo n-'artmrtit of Nut-boarlng Trees. 
Lovett’* Guttle to Fruit Culture l ■ a prMbWly lllna- 
trated hook of 70 page,, faithfully dowrlhlng all valuable 
varietluB of hanlv frult«, with » rfeh fluid “f information on 
culture nnd mainignmout; ptto with eolwrw plate, 10 eto., 
without plates 6 cents. 1 ‘rlne l.i.t u r Trees ami 1‘hinl, freu. 
J. T. LOVETT, Little Silver, N. J. 
ItATCIlKUIK’S ESSAYS uti GRASSES, 
Meadows* Paul urea, anil Lnvvua, mailed to nny 
address oti receipt of a one-eon t stamp. 
Mr. Geo, K11 wanger, of Mount Hope Nurseries, 
writes: “ Your Essay Is Ute most praelieal uml in- 
ntructive on lawns and imisres tliul I know of." 
DAVU BATCHELOR, Utica, N. Y. 
600 ACRES. 
13 GREENHOUSES. 
rREES^PLANTS 
fe offer for the Fall Trade n large and flue stork of 
very description of Fruit anil Ornamental Treos^Slinina, 
ost«. Vines. Small Fruit*, Hedge Plants, trull Tree 
fed lings and Forest Tree Seedlings. Priced eata- 
,gue. Fall 18 X 6 , mailed free on application. Address 
BLOOMINGTON (PHOENIX) NURSERY, 
BTABLIsnei) 1853. BLOOMINGTON, ILL 
NIAGARA l—The finest White Grape grown, 
pens early: clusler* large aud compact: quality 
:ceilent : enormously productive. Two years Vines 
a t a . .. i .. . I.. . l.t A I t 4 h \ ' I' I I 
^ GOOSEBERRY 
“THE TRIUMPH.” 
A Nnv A nicrietiu Seedling. 
Very large Berry, free front 
mildew. Great Bearer. Of¬ 
fered to the puhlie now for the 
first time. Si.“5 per plant! 
813,00 per citizen. 
GrJiiO. ACHFILIS, 
WEST CHESTER, TENN. 
Tasmanian Red wVkaV 
Yielded 4v 6 bu. per acre at O. Ag. F-xp. Station at 
Columbus, O . In isxi, producing more limn any of 
the 40 varieties, l bu. ill: 2 bu. ."> bu. to. Also 
••Nigger" Wheat, at 1 Ini. S1.6M S bit. *7.50. Hags free. 
N. H. TILLMAN. Arcanum, Darke Go., O. 
W 4 'WTL’TY Reliable Men to sell our Goods. A 
») AJA 1 rj»*. ful | | lML , of g ruIt nn d ornamental 
Trees, SlmtbB, Grape Vines, Roses, etc. Several hun¬ 
dred varieties iu stock Also Introducer and solo 
proprietor of Moore** lliitmond drupe. 
LIBERAL TERMS TO AGENTS. 
.1. F, Led.A RE, Brighton, N.Y. 
uenerttl Advertising 1 iUtteei ut 
THT 3 RURAL NUW - YOnRER. 
The following rate* are <n carlo We, Alt are there¬ 
fore respectfully informed that any rori'tspondence 
with a efegi to obtaininy different Imio. will prove, 
futile. 
OntuNAitY Advertisement*, tier ugiite line... .80 cents. 
Oue thousand lines or more,within one year 
from date of ft rut Inmrilon, per agate line. 25 
Yearly orders occupying 4 or more line* it 
agati- !tp«ce . .f* 
Preferred positions . 26 per cent, extra. 
Reading Notice*, ending with ‘‘Ado., pur 
Une, mtnlou leaded.75 cents- 
Here is a little piece of poetry that seems 
to me pretty good. There is a great deal of 
truth in it, it it is short. Just thiuk whet a 
difference there is between bread and liquor, 
and yet both come from the same thing. 
There are a great many other things that we 
meet with in every day life that will produce 
good or bad results—just as we choose: 
A VOICE FROM THE CORN. 
was made to be eateu and not to be drank; 
To be husked in a barn, not soaked la a tank. 
Terms of Subscription. 
The *ubsorlptlou price of the Rural N*w Yorkkr I«. 
Blnglo copy, por year.•** w 
•< “ Six months...*.T10 
Great Britain, Ireland, Australia and 
Germany, per year, post-paid........ $8,04 (12*. 8d.) 
Franco.. 8.04 (161* fr ) 
French Colonies..... 4.08 (29)41 fr.) 
Any oue sending a club of seven U entitled to on« 
copy, one year free. 
Agents will be supplied with canvassing outOt on 
application.__ 
Entered at th* Post-offloe at New York City, N. Y. 
a* second olais mall matter 
I come as a blessing when put in a mill. 
As u blight and a curse when run through a still. 
.Make me un into loaves, and your children are fed; 
But Into a drink, I will starve them instead. 
Iu bread I’m a servant, the eater shall rule. 
In drink I’m a master, the drinker a fooL 
Then re member my warning! my strength I’ll em¬ 
ploy, 
If eaten lo strengthen, if drunk to destroy! 
A^VVISS MILK FOOD 
J For Cliildren FAST Teething. 
Write us for testhnonifils of the medi¬ 
cal profession regarding it. 
ANGLO-8WISS CONDENSED MILK CO, 
P. O. Box 3773 , New-York. 
Sold by Grocers eve ry whore. 
f. BAKER & CO., Dorcliester, Mass. 
New Style ('I,roin<> 11 UMeii Name Car,l *,1 Oo.Game 
dll Autb t ,n,,10v. Acme Curd F«ietorjr,CUavonvllle,Ct. 
Ilf ADI/ FOR ALL f 9$ to per day easily 
W (Inn made. Costlv outfit FREE. Address 
TV VMIIA jp. o. V 1 GI 4 EKV, Augusta, Mr. 
$100 
n month Ofudlymailo by either 
sol, half ns ranch evonlugs 
World M Cg Co- 1S3 outfit 
122 Nassau Street N Y- 
i-ac-SIMILE. FOR SHAVING. 
The Genuine Taukn- Soap. 
!?*'»/ 4vCiwllHNsl^l H** never been 
equaled in Hie rleh- 
fy ■'.?"*JT" -4BM ness ami jiertna- 
r\.. . p/vi nonce of Its lather. 
YANKEE SOAP/ M Especially adupt- 
j mamches ntH* conn,, |H ed for heavy beards 
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I CHEMISTS AMD AP3TKCCARIt S, M • '*V2?** a v!i ' ^ 
\ liMra-iai-hil^iiFtlVV** b»m / I 111 t III* U*. H, JSllVy. 
a -B Baa been counlar- 
j feited more than 
I any other soap in 
the world. Notieii 
T-S , / the engraving amt 
, / avo id imitations. 
ALL DRUGGISTS KEEP IT. Trial SampU for |2 Cents. 
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Formarly Wiio-nui k Buoa., Manchctliir, 1x40, 
fYANKE^SOA^ 
MMufadutrif «/ 
j MANCHESTER CONN., 
WILLIAMS & BROTHERS 
.1 CHEMISTS »*[) APOTKtCARItS, , 
\ >. mOfclt Uw ri»<l«tur%»» k« *»v» /l 
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