LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS. 
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Dear Uncle Mark: As I am a reader of 
the Rural I thought I would write a few 
lines. My father has taken the Rural for 
several years and likes it better than any 
other paper. I also enjoy reading it. I live 
in the Rocky Mountains, in the central part 
of Colorado. I am a country girl; but am 
notashameiof it. We have a large farm, 
(or ranch as it is called here) in the pret¬ 
tiest part of the State. It is surrounded by 
mountains, which are quite lofty. How beau¬ 
tiful it is here in the summer! The fields are 
covered with wild flowers and grass on all 
sides. All kinds of grains, potatoes and vege¬ 
tables are raised here with great success. 
Cabbage, peas, beans, corn,.summer squash 
growsplerdidly here on this mountain ranch. 
The vegetables and potatoes are nicer than 
those raised in the valley. We never irri¬ 
gate. There are several splendid springs on 
the place, bubbling clear and cold from out the 
sides of the mountains. How enjoyable it is 
to sit under a large pine tree, listening to the 
sweet songs of the wild birds dancing in the 
boughs, and viewing the landscape around 
you, the mountains covered with evergreen 
trees, willows and flowers, and along the 
streams that run from the hill sides. 
I tell you I do not envy city people, who are 
penned up as in a prison, not enjoying this 
beautiful summer resort, as it may be called. 
There are many summer resorts near here, 
which are thronged with people from the 
cities to enjoy a few months of freedom, for 
what else could it be called after being penned 
up in the city? A ramble over the hills gath¬ 
ering flowers (as the sun is sinking to rest), 
and watching the beautiful sunset is enjoyed 
by all. I enjoy reading Mrs. Fisher’s letters, 
also Charity Sweetheart’s. I have plenty of 
work to do, but not as much as she does. She 
must have a hard time to get along with her 
brothers. I have five brothers, and I’m sure 
I do not think they are as bad as her brothers, 
for they get all the wood and are “real” good 
to help about the house. My sympathy is with 
her. I hope she will write again soon, as she 
has not written for along time; but I know 
she cannot find much time to write. 
Some people look down upon country girls, 
but they have no right to; but the city girls 
like to come to the country, and have us girls 
wait on them, while they have a good time, 
as Charity Sweetheart did, not very long ago, 
for some of her friends. I would like to 
travel as Mrs. Fisher has, and see the world. 
I like Mrs. Fisher, as I think she sympathizes 
with us country girls. I don’t mean to say 
all city girls are alike, for some have got a 
little mercy for a farmer’s daughter. I think 
we girls are as good as any of them. This is 
a very healthy country, hardly ever any 
sickness known. The winters are not very 
cold; not much snow; the wind blows some, 
but not hard enough to do any damage. This 
winter has been delightful. ^Vell, as it is 
time to get supper, I will close. If this es¬ 
capes the waste basket I may write again. 
Will some of the readers give me a recipe for 
making chocolate candy? 
a farmer’s daughter, i. M. 
Dear Uncle Mark : I was so much pleased 
with the seeds you were so good as to send me 
last year, especially the melons. I planted 
them with great care and manured them well 
and when they bore they were the best I ever 
saw. I expect you have forgotten all about 
me as you have so many other little friends. 
I have four cows to milk and attend to and 
various other little jobs. I bought a very 
nice little gun about Christmas, and now I 
spend all my spare time in trying to kill the 
hawks which are very numerous around here. 
My brother killed a very large one this morn¬ 
ing with his rifle, about 175 yards off. His 
rifle is a five-shooter and carries an ounce ball 
and is good to kill anything half a mile away. 
My two doves are still living and my cat is as 
good as over for catching mice. If you could 
invent any way to help me to capture some 
hawks I should be very grateful. 
HARRY L. HAYES. 
Scrofula 
Probably no form of disease is sc generally dis 
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Almost every individual has tii.s atent poisrt 
coursing bis veins. The tcimho sufferings en 
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cannot be understood by others, and their grati¬ 
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In eradicating every form of Scrofula has been so 
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