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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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ual life? Do we recognize behind their 
beautiful colors and charming fragrance the 
spirit of love, emanatiug from our Heavenly 
Father? 
And do we cultivate and appreciate them in 
that spirit? j. h. Griffith. 
A NOBLE WOMAN’S NOBLEJWORK. 
It may not be generally known that there 
are hundreds of young preachers in this 
country and in England, who are starving for 
literature of the kind to feed their minds [and 
replenish the waste. 
A noble woman living in a home called 
“Westwood” in Norwood, England, learned 
that the young preachers of remote country 
districts were starving for spiritual food, their 
salaries being so extremcdy small, that it was 
an impossible thlug for them to purchase 
necessary matter for reading and study, with¬ 
out which, sermons must sooner or later be¬ 
come flat and profitless. For, “How can a 
man make bread without flour, or ‘Bricks 
without straw?’ ” 
This lady was an invalid, and not able to 
briug before her neighbors in person this 
great need of so many hundreds of young men; 
yet she felt the call of the Spirit to do some¬ 
thing for them. The Rev. C. H. Spurgeon 
had then published his “Lectures to Students,” 
which was a work that every student in the 
land should possess. She counted what funds 
she had for household purposes, to see where 
she could save even a little; then she recol¬ 
lected that for several years, she bad laid aside 
every crown she got, just to please a trifling 
fancy. These she immediately couuted, and 
found that there were enough to buy just 100 
of theso books. For a rniuute, and only a 
minute, she hesitated about parting with them; 
and then she freely and thankfully gave them 
to the Lord. The publisher, who had heard 
of what she was doing, shortly after forward¬ 
ing the first hundred, sent her another hun¬ 
dred free of charge, to be used in the same 
manner. 
This was the simple origin of the fund 
known as the “Book Fund,” and founded by 
that loving, noble, Christian woman—Mrs. C. 
H. Spurgeon. 
The idea of carrying it further had not at 
this time presented itself, but friends now be¬ 
gan to take an iuterest in the scheme, and 
money flowed in plentifully. So that from a 
few crowns, as a nucleus, used nine years be¬ 
fore in purchasing one hundred books, in 1884 
there were 9,149 volumes given out, or the 
total of 71,270. 
Every Christian minister of every denomi¬ 
nation is eligible to receive this free gift of 
books, and the conditions are that they must 
be in actual charge, wholly dependent upon 
the ministry, and that their total income does 
not exceed 8750 if married, and $500 if unmar¬ 
ried. In fact, poverty is his sole claim. Let¬ 
ters of intense gratitude from those who have 
had their brains fed, through the loving kind¬ 
ness of this dear woman, are constantly beiDg 
received. 
What joy must be hers in knowing of the 
burdens she is able to lift from the hearts of 
the tired workers in God’s vineyard, who 
toil and struggle on, waiting for the harvest, 
which they may never reap here, but by pa¬ 
tiently sowing aud carefully tilling the soil, 
shall surely by aud by reap their reward, 
where the sheaves will be gathered into an 
eternal store-house. The Lord bless this 
worker of His, who will have the highest 
honor bestowed on her life work—“She hath 
done what she could.” C. 
NECESSITY THE MOTHER OF IN¬ 
VENTION. 
“Ou! mother, there’s uncle John driving up 
in his sleigh for that promised ‘all day' visit, 
and there’s not n pumpkin pie in the house!” 
exclaimed sister Kate, cook for the week. 
“I’m glad he has come; but how I wish I had 
put the dried pumpkin in soak in (bat pan of 
milk last night instead of this morning. Eight 
o'clock—dinner at one,” and our merry Kate 
vanished with a rueful face. 
At ouu o’clock wo tiled into the dining room, 
and ou the way t began to enlighten uncle 
John on the pumpkin pie question—to spare 
Kate an explanation, but when the desert 
was announced there stood Kate with a bright, 
golden pie in each hand.J 
“Why, Katol” was the chorus of the femi¬ 
nine portion of the household, and uncle John 
looked unutterable thauks as he saw his favor¬ 
ite pie passing towards him. 
“You remember, mother, that I put a few 
pumpkins away ‘ a/p'icultural ’ style; I had 
forgotten it, but my determination to have 
uuole Johu’s favorite, brought it to my mem¬ 
ory. I did not have time to peel, slice and 
stew, so L merely cut them iu two parts, scrap¬ 
ed out the seeds and turned them down in the 
big bake pau in the oven. Iu two hours they 
were tender, aud so nice and s weet— tha uks to 
Mary's ironing Are. I took my wooden spoon 
and scraped the golden mass into my baking 
jar, mashed thoroughly, and you are now test¬ 
ing the result.” 
“The best pumpkin pie I ever ate,” said 
grandma, and a responsive echo resounded 
round the table. kmma c. stout. 
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Trimmed Wicker Basket for Corner of 
Sitting Room. 
CONDUCTED BY EMILY MAPLE. 
ELEVATOR OR DUMB-WAITER. 
Fig. 298. 
The above sketch of a labor-saving contriv 
auce made to run between the cellar and 
kitchen,may not be new to some readers of the 
Rural, although it is an enconomical inven¬ 
tion not often seen in a farm house. This one 
is of my own contrivance; aud where the cellar 
and house are so arranged that one can be put 
iu, it will be found a great convenience. It is 
best, where it can be done, to let it form the 
corner of the pantry—this will save room. 
The size can be varied to suit. The dimensions 
given will be found sufficient for most families. 
The box is 18 feet in length, 12 inches deep by 
20 wide, inside measurement, it is made of 
well dried, uarrow, matched ceiling, dressed 
on both sides. The sides (all four! are formed 
by gaining, in every four feet in length of box 
across the inside, a half inch strip four inches 
wide. The strips are to be flush with the inside 
surface, and fastened by three-quarter-inch 
screws. The box should rest its weight on the 
kitchen floor, A, and the bottom should be free 
from cellar floor.and stand plumb. To form the 
shelves, take four strips three fourths by three 
inches, and half the length of the box, minus 
16 inches, to allow room for pulleys at top of 
box. Lay all together on edge; commence 
about three inches fr m the lower ends: lay 
off a gain an iuch and-a half wide by half an 
inch deep; 10V* inches up from this, lay off 
another gain; then lay off three 81^-itiches; 
three inches,two four inches,and three two 
inches apart. The gains are to receive strips 
to support the shelves. The shelves are to be 
three-eights of an inch shorter and narrower 
than the inside measure of the box. The 
shelves are to be gained out at each corner, 
three-fourths by three inches for uprights. 
There should be a mortise in the upper end of 
each upright, for the one and one half inch 
strip above the upper shelf, as it is to bear all of 
the weight. The rope is to pass down through 
a hole at one end of uppershelf and up through 
one at the other, so that the whole length of 
upper shelf should rest on rope; each loose 
end of the rope is to pass up over pulley and 
down to weight box, B; and to be firmly fast¬ 
ened to the same. This box should be about 
22 inches long hy 12 inches wide and 14 inches 
deep (outside measure). Pu'Ieya are formed 
by glueing and screwing two boards together 
14 inches square, three-fourth inch thick, 
and turning them down to 14 inches in diam¬ 
eter. Turn a V-shaped groove one inch deep 
in edge of each pulley to receive the half inch 
rope. The shaft is 20 inches long, if made 
of iron one inch in diameter is sufficient. 
Have a journal one-and-one fourth inch long 
turned on each end, fasten pulleys firmly on, 
leaving a half-inch between pulley and 
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journal. Take a hard piece of wood one-and- 
one-fourth inch thick to form boxes for 
journals to run in. Fasten strongly on inside 
of box, and see that it is level. It should also 
bring center of shafts in line with back edge 
of shelves. In forming front of box, it is 
necessary to make calculations for doors (one 
for cellar and one for kitchen use) aud gain in 
strips to suit, so that doors when shut shall 
have somethiug to shut against. The box if 
made to exclude mice, flies, etc. The weight- 
box can be weighted so it will about balance 
shelves when full, If shelves Eire too light at 
any time to stay down when wanted, it is 
easy to put on extra weight. There should be 
hooks and eyes to fasten it when down in the 
cellar, and also when up. Food can be re¬ 
moved from table to shelves, and sent to 
cellar, where it will remain cool and nice 
until wanted, when by a pull or two of the 
rope, up will come your ham and eggs, pies 
and cakes, etc., etc. Cost from 812 to 820, 
according to cost of labor aud material. 
Parties having them would not do without 
them for $50 per year. In making calculations 
for placing box, you should leave 14 inches 
space between cellar wall and back of el jvator 
box for weight box. s. c. robb. 
ivory SOAP. 
We received a package of the above soap 
from the manufacturers with the request that 
we would give it a trial. We did so, and 
found it excellent for kitchen aud laundry 
purposes, the soap going a fourth further than 
other good brands. It also readily removed 
stains from linen which were quite obstinate 
with the ordinary yellow soaps. 
Please address all communications for the 
Domestic Economy Department to Mrs. 
Emily Maple, River Edge, Bergen Co., New 
Jersey. 
Horsfortl’s Acid Plio.splinte. 
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Dr. A. Atkinson, Prof. Materia Medica 
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