88 
JAW SS 
THE BUBAL HEW-YOBKEB. 
LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS. 
Dear Uncle Mark: It has been a very 
pleasant winter here. I go to school this win¬ 
ter. I did not go last summer because I had 
to stay at home and work. I have got six 
little chickens. It has been pretty cold for 
them some of the time, but they have lived 
through it all. I guess I will have to knit 
them some stockings before spring. Don’t 
you think so? Our twin calves are very nice. 
I think they would weigh about 500 pounds. 
We had quite a nice collection of flowers this 
summer, but we did not have as many as 
we would have had if it had not been so dry. 
We have got plants; they are looking very 
well. I have two little bantams; they are 
very cunning. We have had very good 
sleighing here for the past three weeks. 
Yours truly, 
Schuyler Co., N. Y. Lena bennett. 
[I don’t know about the stockings. I guess 
the chickens would prefer to do without. 
Hoods would be more suitable.—u. M ] 
Dear Uncle Mark: It is some time since 
I wrote to you. You know I told you before 
how we used to catch fish, but can not catch 
any more, because one night last summer we 
had a terrible thunderstorm, and our pond 
broke away. Our pond was on Saddle River. 
Part of it was in New Jersey and part in New 
York. We had 1,000 apple trees until this 
summer, when another thunderstorm blew 
down quite a number. W e have 61 different 
kinds of apples. Don’t you think that is 
enough? We always have plenty of apples. 
Papa has shipped hundreds of barrels 
to the New York markets. We have no more 
lambs or sheep. Papa says farming has been 
very discouraging last year, but we hope it 
it will be better this year. I am still going to 
school at Spring Valley, New York. We have 
had quite good sleighing. I received for my 
Christmas a looking-glass, broom-holder, gos¬ 
samer, plush placque with a thermometer,and 
a pair of rubber boots. We all like the Ru¬ 
ral very much. Yours truly, 
GERTRUDE VAN BUSKIRK. 
Dear Uncle Mark: I thought I would 
write a letter to you, I have a .22 Ballard 
rifle, two pigeons, a pony and a calf. I can 
shoot very well. I killed a squirrel about 
two weeks ago. We have several chickens, 
'ducks, three acres of garden, and we take the 
Rural. I have seven bantams. I go to 
school and live about 200 yards from the 
school yard fence. I am 11 years old. I had 
a dog named Trip. He was 27 years old; the 
oldest dog we ever heard of. One day we 
missed him and did not know anything about 
him for a week or two. We found him dead; 
we buried him in the yard. We live in a brick 
house, WILLIE P. OVERMAN. 
Parke Co., Indiana. 
[That was an old dog. Cur dog is getting 
pretty old now. Perhaps some day we shall 
miss him just as you missed yours. A good 
dog is a good friend. He seems like one of 
the family.—u. m.) 
Dear Uncle Mark: I am a little girl 10 
years old. My father has been taking 
the Rural for four years. The flowers 
were very pretty. The pond corn did 
very well. I have one sister and three bi'Oth- 
ers. My sister is six years old. We have two 
horses and three cows and one calf. I did not 
go to school before Christmas. We had four 
drillers and drilled three gas-wells, and I had 
to stay at home to help mother do the work. 
Yours truly, mary e. wilkins. 
Purify the Blood. 
We do not claim that Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the 
only medicine deserving public confidence, but 
we believe that to purify the blood, to restore and 
renovate the whole system, it is absolutely 
unequalled. The influence of the blood upon 
the health cannot be over-estimated. If it be¬ 
comes contaminated, the train of consequences 
by which the health is undermined is immeasur¬ 
able. Loss of Appetite, Low Spirits, Headache, 
Dyspepsia, Debility, Nervousness and other 
“ little (?) ailments ” are the premonitions of 
more serious and often fatal results. Try 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Mado 
only by C. I. IIOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass. 
IOO Doses One Dollar 
I EARNTELEGBAPHY. KSSj 
taught and situations guaranteed. Catalogue Iree.f 
SHERMAN TELECRAPH CO.^ Oberlin, Q.l 
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PISO’S CURE FOR M 
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CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. 1 
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes good. Use 
in time. Sold by druggists. 
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BARGAINS 
IN 
DRESS GOODS. 
JAMES McCISEERY & CO. 
are offering Special Inducements in Wool 
Dress Goods : 
4500 yards Tricotiue in a variety ol Plain 
colors at 50 cents a yard; good value at 
$ 1 . 00 . 
1800 yards Ladies’ Clotli in sell colored 
checks, all wool, 54 inches wide, at 75 cents 
per yard; worth 81/45. 
4400 yards Cheviot Checks, lor tailor- 
made suits, all new designs, 54 inches wide, 
$1.00 per yard. 
1750 yards Plaid Suiting, all wool, 44 
inches wide, at 75 cents per yard; lormer 
price $1.45 
4400 yards all-wool Pencil Slripe, 54 
inches wide, 50 cents per yard; well worth 
81.00. 
Many of the above are suitable for Spring 
wear, they are remarkable value, and 
should interest every purchaser of wool 
Dress Goods. 
ORDERS BY WAIL 
from any part ol the country will receive 
careful and prompt attention. 
Broadway and 11th St., 
Kew York. 
to £2 pel rod. 
All sizes and widths. Sold by ns or any dealer in this line of 
goods. FREIGHT PAID. Information free. 
Write The McMULLEN woven wire FENCE CO. 
158 A ICO West Lake St., CHICAGO, Illinois. 
Best 
Steel 
<=> I/If ire 
N 
WOVEN WIRE FENCING 
Wire Rope Selvage 
0ur$15 Shot Gun now $10. 
“ $15 BreechloacA, "09.00 
All kinds Gunsguaran 1 or' , ..owcrthn i 
elsewhere. Send stamp i j* illustrated 
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Jarvis-Conklin 
MORTGAGE TRUST Co., 
KANSAS CITY, .MISSOURI. 
Capital Paid-up . ... SI,000.000 
Surplus .100,000 
Reserve Liability.1,000,000 
Offers its 6 Per CeHt. Debenture Bonds of S500, 
$1,000 and S5,000, running ten years, to Trus¬ 
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Secured by First Mortgages on Real Estate worth three 
times the amount of the loan, and held by the Mer¬ 
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Secured also by the entire paid-up capital of §1,000,000. 
Italso offers GUARANTF-EII 8IX PERCENT, 
first mortgages on Kansas City business property and 
improved farms in KANSAS and MISSOURI. 
Call at office or write for full particulars to 
Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage Trust Co., 
New York City, 239 Broadway. 
Providence, R. I., 27 Custom House St. 
Philadelphia, Pa., 144 South 4th St. 
London, England, 95 Gresham St. 
If A it MS and MILLS SOLD 
and exchanged. Free Catalogues. 
R.B.CHAFFIN & CO.,Richmond, Va 
FARMS FOR SALE 
IN MICHIGAN. 
New Price List just issued for Free Distribution. 
Over 300 of the finest farms in the Siate fully describ¬ 
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ZW Also a map of Michigan, showing railroads, 
towns, cities, etc., furnished for 10 cts. in postage 
stamps. GEO. W HNOVER, 
REAL ESTATE AM) LOAN AGENT, 
lt)3 Griswold St,, Detroit, Mich. 
FARMING^GOLORADO 
A pamphlet now In press on Farming by Irrigation 
in Colorado and its results will be sent free to any one 
sending their address to 
JOHN M- WALLACE, 
President Board of Trade, 
GREELEY, COLORADO. 
DESIRABLE TENNESSEE FARM 
FOR SALE. (140*1 n^Timber. 
Well-watered, fine climate, good soil, especially adapt¬ 
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Knoxville, on East Tenn. V. * G. R. R. 15 min. by train, 
45 min. by pike road. Owner, non-resident, will sell 
for §13,00(1; one-third cash, balance in five years. Easy 
payments at 5 per cent, interest. Apply 
Jos. N. Dougherty, 913 Walnut St., Pbiiada., Pa. 
U„ nnl r Umi Hi Good Land, near the sea, cheap. 
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Circulars free. E. C Lindsay »fc Co., Norfolk, Va- 
FOH SALE.— A Beautiful Farm of 89 Acres! 
good House; situate ou good road six miles from Mar- 
tinsburg. Price only § 2 , 100 . §800 ca.- h; balance om 
easy terms. J.H. BREST OK, 
Martinsburg, West Va. 
M 1# IN MINNESOTA.—From an exclus- 
K ive grain country. Minnesota is 
| Uw lm being rapidly transformed into the 
st stock and dairy State in the Union. Cheap 
Is still obtainable, convenient to railroad. Par- 
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i. pass. Agt, St. Paul, Minn, 
Zxm, flattie 
THE “DIRIGO” 
TURNIP BLOOD BEET. 
The seed of this most excellent variety of Extra 
Early Beet is, for the first time, placed upon the 
market, but in a limited quantity. 
It is a rich, blood-red beet with a single tap root: of 
fine grain and flavor, and is earlier than either the 
Egyptian or Eclipse. It originated with a leading 
market gardener, and was brought to perfection 
by him after ten years of careful cultivation. 
Per Packet, 10c; Per Ounce, 40c. 
For sale only by 
Kendall & Whitney, 
Portland, Maine. 
45 Cents in Postage Stamps will secure a 25 
cent, package of 
2S Xi I S SS 
WILD GARDEN FLOWER SEED, 
OR A PACKAGE OF 
THE MOON FLOWER SEED, 
And my ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE and AMATEUR 
GUIDE for 1888, which contains 192 pages. 
E. E. McA • LISTER, 
Seed and Bui.b Merchant, 44 Dey St., New York. 
Full of New Ideas and 
Valuable Information. 
Although actually worth 
many dollars to growers, acopy 
will be mailed, FREE, to any 
person who will send two 
stamps and the address of 
three or more extensive Cab¬ 
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Growers. Address 
ISAAC F. TIL LI NCI HAST, 
La plume, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 
A NEW BOOK 
ON 
CABBAGE 
AND 
CELFBY 
KANSAS SEED HOUSE, 
F. BARTHELDE8 & CO., 
LAWRENCE , KANSAS, 
SEED CROWERS, IMPORTERS & DEALERS 
TREE SEEDS A SPECIALTY. Catalogue mailed free 
on application. 
DnTAtflEC and HEEDS —Sunlit Star, the 
rMIfllU R9 best Extra Early Potato, S5 per 
bbl.; second size, §3 Send five names of Gardeners 
and 10 cents for postage. (Mention the Rural New- 
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GEO. A. DONNELL, Waterloo, N. Y. 
UMMIT POTATO. 
Catalogue for 1888 Now Ready 
OVER 3C0 VARIETIES GROWN LAST SEASON. 
Address STINE, 
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. 
JflORE MEN WANTED, 
At Good Waffes. 
For Local and Traveling Salesmen. Inclose stamp and 
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Wanted Employment (respectable). Can man¬ 
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SEEDS. 
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VEGETABLE, FARM, 
AND 
FLOWER SEEDS. 
Besides all the desirable novelties of last season, and 
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37 East 1 9th St., New 4 ork. 
BLA C I 
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. T FI IE! S3 SEEDS. 
Nearly 100 varieties. Fresh, sound and 
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KT 
MITH’S SEED CATALOGUE 
—FOR 1883 
NOW READY. 
[ MAILED FREE TO ALL 
A APPLICANTS. 
I Upon receipt of price, the fol¬ 
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s 
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ater 
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