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mix with tbree-and-a-half cups of cold water. 
This rule never fails to make paste that is 
light, short and digestible. The pies are just 
asgood a week after baking as at first; that 
is, if made or filled with fruit, as simply 
warming a little makes them fresh again. 
Mince pies will keep good a long time. Just 
before heating up, pour a little hot water over 
the top crust and set in a hot oven. In bak¬ 
ing pies, they should always be placed on the 
hottest lower grate at first, as this insures a 
good brown under crust, mrs. s. b. baton. 
EMERGENCY CUPBOARD. 
Neighbor 13. was throwu from his car¬ 
riage, seriously injured, and carried home 
unconscious. He was soon followed by sur¬ 
geons and friends, who found Mrs. B fainting, 
and Bridget only able to say, “Oh, dear!” 
Although there were willing hands ready to 
relieve the sufferers, yet many precious mo¬ 
ments—moments meaning life or death—were 
wasted in a vain search for restoratives, cloths, 
etc. This incident, with its scene of confusion 
and distress, had one effect—it led to the 
establishment of our emergency cupboard, 
an aid and comfort, we will never do without. 
The cupboard is accessible to all the house¬ 
hold; but there is a rule to the effect that it 
shall never be meddled with, except in case 
of need. It is stocked with everything we 
can tbiuk of likely to lie needed in case of 
accident or illness, such as rolls of stout cloth, 
made into bandages of different widths aud 
lengths, the length marked on the rolls with 
pencil; bundles of clean, smooth, soft, cotton 
cloth aud of old flannel, divested of seams 
and hems, the smaller pieces by themselves. 
Then there are a couple of old sheets, some 
soft towels, and, of course, a sponge. 
These about fill one shelf of our cupboard. 
On the other we have a paper of small pins— 
even pins are not always at hand when 
wanted—a cake of Castile soap, some cotton 
batting, a bag of hops and another of 
suit, a can of mustard, bottles of sweet 
oil, camphor, ammonia, and such other reme¬ 
dial as we know the use of, aud find helpful, 
liniments, salves, etc. Without advocating 
home dosing altogether aud dispensing w ith 
the doctor entirely, 1 do believe it is the 
duty of every house-mother—I almost said 
every adult—to understand all common medi¬ 
cines and their effects. Especially is this 
necessary for country people, who cannot get 
a physician quickly. With this knowledge, 
and an “emergency cupboard" in the head 
stocked with self-control, pluck and common 
sense, one can be prepared for, at least, some 
of the ills which llesb is heir to. mary mann. 
REPLY TO “JUSTICE.” 
In the Rural for March 21 was an article 
on Eastern and Western Cookery signed “Jus¬ 
tice." She thinks the recipes published in the 
Rural are not applicable to a Western cook’s 
resources. She 9ays, “What would any East¬ 
ern woman think of taking her nicely molded 
butter to market aud getting eight to 10 cents 
a pound for it? And yet that is all we can 
get after grass is plentiful, and 15 cents is the 
highest price that hus been paid in this section 
for two years past.” 
Now all I have to say is, that it doesn’t speak 
very well for the butter-makers of that 
“section.” Here iu Minnesota, SO miles from 
St. Paul, I have been making more or less 
butter for the last five years, and have never 
sold a pound for less than 20 cents, und only 
twice as low as that. I sell most of my butter 
to Minneapolis grocers, and the lowest price 
received last year was 21 cents. I supplied a 
private family by the year at 20 cents, they 
paying express charges. When I compare the 
Rural’s New York Market Report with the 
market report from Minneapolis, I find no 
difference in the prices of butter. 
“Justice” says, in speaking of the price of 
eggs iu Winter, “When our miserable half- 
bred hens with their more miserable quarters, 
will not lay." Another rather poor recom¬ 
mendation for her “section” of the West; but 
the rest of the “West” does not care to be in¬ 
cluded. Herein Dakota Co., Minn., at the 
little village of Lakeville, our enterprising 
store keepers made arrangements to ship eggs 
to Montana, and so were able to pay 27 cents 
nearly all Winter; aud anyone who was in 
that store and saw a lamp burning all day 
long to “candle" eggs by, and saw the egg 
cases, the tubs, the pails, the baskets and boxes 
of eggs, can testify that the well-kept Plymouth 
Rocks and cross bred fowls Of this section paid 
their owners well lor the comfortable quar¬ 
ters, and food furnished. 
“Justice" complains that meat is too dear, 
when we all kuow that fresh moat is much 
cheaper here than East. She says silks aud 
worsteds are “far more expensive here.” 
Country store keepers, no doubt, ask a high 
price, but in uny city of any size, they are as 
cheap West as East; if there is auy difference, 
it is trifling. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
If the writer had prefixed a syllable to her 
name, making it “7njustice,” her signature 
would have been more appropriate, a. c. c. 
REMOVING OLD PAINT. 
The American Woodworker says two ounces 
of soda dissolved in a quart of hot water will 
make a ready and useful solution for cleaning 
old painted work, preparatory to repainting. 
This mixture, in the above proportion, should 
be applied when warm, and the woodwork 
afterward washed with water to remove all 
traces of soda. 
TWO pleas. 
House cleaning Is e ver, and now In our breasts 
The house wife and mother make plea: 
An.l though they are dwelle-s within the same heart. 
Like lawyers, they never agree- 
The house wife says, "i m what a blessing, to see 
Such cleanliness reigning once more! 
Anil now I will husten to draw down the blinds. 
And carefully close the front door. 
I'll shut all tbe pretty rooms up In the dark. 
Excluding the dust and the light; 
So when I have guests, I can seat them with pride. 
Where all la so spotless and bright.” 
Hut mother love whispers, "My girls and my boys! 
Ah, what will this plan do for these; 
My girls and my boys, with their young growing love 
For home, with Its comforts and ease! 
What! shut them all out In comfortless rooms. 
Ignoring their tastes and their needs? 
What! leave them to seek for their pleasure abroad. 
There sowing some pestilent seeds? 
What comfort for me then, this orderly home. 
When they shall be women and men 
Their lives sad'y stained—their precious souls lost— 
Ah! what would the dirt matter then? 
I’ll let In the sunlight and shutout the gloom, 
And gather the dear ones within; 
I'll help them to And In the bosom of home 
Pure Joys, that shall keep them from sin! 
For they are rare Jewels the King has lent me, 
Some time He will call for his Own; 
If they shall be stolen through neglect of mine. 
I’ll reap only what I have sown! 
—Mrs. J. F. Richards. 
DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
NEUTRALIZING mixture. 
One teaspoon heaping full of pulverized 
rhubarb, one teaspoonful of saleratus, one 
teaspoonful of ground cinnamon, one tea¬ 
spoonful of pulverized peppermint leaves, add 
half a pint of boiling water; when cool, 
strain, sweeten with loaf sugar, and add a 
tablespoonful of braudy. Dose for adults, 
one tablespoon ful. We have found this ex¬ 
cellent for cholera morbus, dysentery, diar 
rhea, etc, 
NEURALGIA HEADACHE. 
A bag of hot salt applied to the forehead or 
back of the neck, according to location of the 
pain, will nearly always give relief. 
NEURALGIA IN THE STOMACH. 
Apply a bag of bops, hot, to the stomach, 
and promote perspiration as soon as possible. 
MARY MANN. 
TO CLEAN TROUT. 
The other duy, while busy cleaning trout, 
my nearest neighbor came iu. She said: 
“Why dou’t you take the scissors to those 
trout?” Never having heard of this plan, I 
was surprised to find how quickly the cleaning 
could be performed, and could not help think¬ 
ing how handy the scissors would be to clean 
smelts and other small, fresh fish. 
FROSTING WITHOUT EGGS. 
One cup of granulated sugar, five table- 
spoonfuls of milk; boil four or five minutes. 
Stir until cold and put on a cool cake. 
MRS. s. B. E. 
CHEESE SANDWICHES FOR A PICNIC. 
A quarter of a pound of crumbled cheese, 
the yelk of a hard-boiled egg, a tablespoonful 
of melted butter, half a teaspoon ful of salt, 
a dash of pepper, half a teaspoonful of made 
mustard, a tablespoonful of milk, tbiu slices 
of bread or biscuits lightly, but evenly, but¬ 
tered. Put the hard yelk iu a small bowl, 
make smooth with a spoon, udd the butter, 
cheese and seasoning, mixing well, and lastly 
the milk. You will find this a very appetiz¬ 
ing mixture placed between bread or biscuits. 
MRS. ECONOMY. 
calf’s head and ham. 
Boil the head, which should be properly 
cleaned, the day before wanted. When cold cut 
off the meat, chop (not mince) aud season with 
salt, pepper, any spice liked, and the juice of a 
lemon. Take of cold boiled ham half as much as 
you have of the head .chop, butter a mold, put in 
a layer of veal, then one of ham until both 
are used. Press down each layer as you put 
it in aud moisten the whole with the liquor 
the head was boiled in. Cover the top with 
a paste made of flour and water and bake one 
hour. When perfectly cold remove the paste 
aud serve cut in thin slices. mrs. c. 
XIorkfortl'N Acid Phosphate 
Ai hu Appetiser. 
Dr. Morris Gibbs, Howard City, Mich., 
says; “1 am greatly pleased with it as a tonic; 
it is an agreeable aud a good appetizer. Adv. 
IT IS 
Safe to Take 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, and those who use, it 
are always ready to sp.y a good word iu its 
favor. Mrs. C. Johnson, 310 Hicks st., 
Broooklyn, N. Y.» suffered greatly from 
debility, and says: “I did not think it was 
in the power of medicine to produce such 
a wonderful change as Ayer’s Sarsaparilla 
has effected in my case. I feel that I have 
entered a new life.” Mrs. E. B. Henry, 
4th St., Lowell, Mass., writes: “For years 
I was badly afflicted with Salt Rheum in 
my hands. My physician advised me to 
try Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. I did so. The 
result was perfectly satisfactory. I have 
more recently used it in my family with 
equally pleasing effect. It merits all that 
is claimed for it. As a blood purifier 
IT IS 
Sure to Cure 
any disorder that arises from impurities 
existing in the blood. Even where no 
particular disorder is felt, people live 
longer, and enjoy better health, for puri¬ 
fying the blood with Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. 
John W. Starr, Laconia, Iowa, writes: 
“Ayer’s Sarsaparilla is the best blood med¬ 
icine. of the day. I was troubled with 
scrofulous complaints for several years. 
I took only two bottles of Ayer's Sarsapa¬ 
rilla, aud now feel like a new man.” A. 
S. Pettinger, M. D., Glen Gardner, N. J., 
writes: “Ayer’sSarsaparilla is an excel¬ 
lent alterative tonic, and in all cases where 
such a remedy Is needed I prescribe it.” 
Mrs. H. M. Thayer, Hillside st., Milton, 
Muss., writes: “ Ayer’s Sar- 
Ayer’s Sar saparilla 
saparilla has no equal.” ' is the best medicine I ever took.” 
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., U. 9. A. 
For sale by all Druggists. Price $1; six bottles for $o. 
IF YOU 
WANT 
A GOOD ■ffiSESKB* SHOT GUN 
UYUMEVENS 
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“With one of Stevens’ Single-Barrel Shot- 
Guns we skunked the crowd.” 
HOGE & CO., Wheeling, W. Va.” 
THE ABOVE CUT REPRESENTS STEVENS’ 
NEW STYLE SINGLE BREECH-LOADER! 
WHICH IS CLAIMED BY EXPERTS TO BE THE 
BEST 
IN THE MARKET! 
The only objection to them is that they shoot so well, are handy 
to tnke ar«‘ r ‘ atid carry about in a trunk or a Kvg, that everybody 
wants thorn, and the makers have had to enlarge the factory ana 
work nights to supply the increasing demand. With one of these 
guns it will not l« necessary to taka a back, scat iu any Competition. 
~ POCKET‘lUFLES.—2« or 32 cal., 10 in., S12.25. 12 in., S 13.25. 15 in., S 15.00. 
1 GALLERY* PISTOLS.-Li*lit, 8 20.00. Heavy. S2 2.OO. 
SHOOTING GALLERY. 172 South Clark Street,) 
CHICAGO. Sept. 2o. lS<i. J 
Dear Sir:—I n my gallery T have used a twenty-doll ar Stevens Kiile evt-ry week day for 
eieht voitrs. It wus fchot over five hundred thousand littit**, nii-l during* the whole eight 
~ • , x - ... . 1 1. __ . . .. ..J T .-..1,1 1, K v mm 
customers, a few days since, ran it the hell eighteen times iu twenty shots through a thiee-quur- 
ter inch bull’s eye, at sixty feet off-hand. 
1 give the Stevens ride preference over all others for accuracy, durability, and convenience 
of operating. _ R. B. FU L L ER . 
SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST. 
J.STEVENS& C0..P.o. Box is, Chicopee Falls,Mass. 
WHAT IS AN HYDRAULIC RAM ? 
A Uacliinc for Raising Water by its own Momentum, 
acquired by a Fall. 
By menus of an Adjvstkr applied to each of our Rams, the quantity of wa¬ 
ter drawn front the brook or spring may be varied at pleasure—thus r. adlly 
adaotng the machine Inn variable supply. 
We furnish Pipe when ordered, our Rams are fitted for either Wrought 
Iron Pipe or Lend Pipe. 
KWf to find hour many nations of Water per minute can be raised by our 
H yd rauhe Homs. 
Multiply the quantity annulled by t he Spring dn gallons per minute bv 65. 
Multiply this product by the “Hen''," or numbered feet In the fall; th-n’div 
Me by loi times the height to which the water ts to be elevated The result 
will give the quantity of water raised per uilunt' lu gallons or fractions of 
gauons. 
SIZES, CAPACITY, axd 
PRICES. 
Quantity 
Length of Pipes. 
Size of Pines. 
Revised 
Size. 
Spring Suppll, 
s 
Price 
per Minute. 
Drive. Dls'g. Drive. 
Dls’g. 
List. 
No. 2, 
1 to 2 galls. 
80 to 60 feet. 
*4 In. and 
4sin. 
$8 00 
’* 8. 
2 to 4 
So to fin ? 
1 
4s '• 
11 no 
“ 1, 
4 to 8 “ 
80 to 60 H 
IK “ 
Hi “ 
14 00 
“ j, 
fi to 15 « 
80 to 60 ® 
a •• 
1 *• 
22 00 
“ s, 
8 to 83 “ 
40 to 75 ® 
24,1 ’’ 
IQ " 
4" no 
“ 7, 
!0to 40 
40 to .5 2 
" 
14s “ 
60 to 
“ 8, 
12 to 60 “ 
40 to 75 £ 
8 
2 * “ 
70 00 
“ 9. 
15 to ion •• 
40 to 75 ~ 
SX '* 
2 “ 
SO 00 
“ 1U, 
80 to >60 " 
40 to 75 S 
t 
90 00 
SI‘EC l A L OFFER.— A Discount of HI per eeut. from these prices when the payment Is sent with the order. 
Address U ICLEASON & BAILEY M’F’C CO., Limited, 
Cor. Mercer and Houston Street*, New York City. 
WORK8 FOUNDED 1S40 -Seneca Falla, N. Y. 
COLORADO STOCK KNIFE. 
7",000 In us-'. 8 blades, ftte tested and equal 
to any trazor, cut shows exact sire 
Prlee, post uaW. 81 : s for $2 MX Blades 
baud forced from razor steel, 
aud replaced free it soft or 
ilawy. 48-page list free. 
Also, “How to Use 4 Ra 
zor.” Boy's Knife, iv. 
good 2-bliide. 50c: extra 
‘ blade Tito.- Ms 
dies' .'-blade 
Pearl. ,vv> ; 
Gents'fine s 
blade, gt 00. 
lrt cents ex¬ 
tra guaran¬ 
tees safe ar¬ 
rival. 
MAHER & GftOSH, 
TO I.KUO, OHIO. 
