SOS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
able. No, he had not, and rather peevishly 
said “Don’t you think you can do it this 
week; perhaps by next week you can find 
some one else.” She had six in the family, a 
sick baby and no help. He was not a farmer, 
but a merchant. I never heard such a thing 
in a farmer’s home. 
Then there is no reason why we should be 
isolated from all good society. I am always 
glad to entertain my refined and cultivated 
friends, and am sure we are no less welcome 
in their homes than if we were following some 
other occupation. The past winter we had 
the .privilege of hearing some of the best lec¬ 
turers in the country. Then with flowers, 
books, papers, and magazines I see no need of 
complaining of our hard lot. I am very will¬ 
ing that the evils in farm life should be point¬ 
ed out, but I protest against the teachings that 
we farmers’ wives are oppressed and down¬ 
trodden, having to spend our time cooking 
for a set. of ungrateful men and boys, and 
cleaning up the dirt they heedlessly track all 
over the house, with no rest, no holidays, no 
money except what is doled out reluctantly 
as it we were beggars. Some of the best and 
happiest people 1 know are farmers and their 
wives. Reverse the picture, let us see the 
bright side. a farmer’s wife. 
My sermon will be berry short, 
An’ dis yere am de tex’: 
Dat half way doin’s ain’t no ’count, 
In dis worl’ nor de nex’.— Bussell. 
WASHING MADE EASIER; OTHER 
HELPS. 
It rained and rained, and we did not wash 
till Friday this week, but as we use kerosene 
and make short work of it no one worried. 
There is a prejudice against using this oil, most 
people fearing the odor may fill the house or 
be left in the clothes after drying, but it is 
not so. It was a long time before I ventured 
to try the method; but now after two years’ 
experience I want every one to try it also, 
and see for himself. Some soak the clothes 
over-night, but I have better success when I 
do not do so. Take three tablespoonfuls of 
oil to one bar of good soap. Fill the boiler 
about two-thirds full of water, shave the 
soap into thin pieces and put them into the 
water. When boiling hot, add the kerosene. 
Put the clothes into this boiling suds dry, the 
cleaner ones first—don’t crowd them—punch 
them down with a stick faithfully. Sheets 
and table linen require two or three minutes’ 
boiling; those more soiled longer; kitchen 
towels perhaps 15 minutes. Rinse in two 
waters, looking at bauds and cuffs which may 
need a little rubbing with the hands in the 
first water if very much soiled. In this pro¬ 
cess the clothes are wrung only twice, which 
is quite different from the old style of two 
washings, a boiling and at least two rinsings. 
A clothes-wringer with a strong pair of mas¬ 
culine arms to turn it is a great help in this 
work, and it takes a very short time. Then, 
if the same strong hands will, on some stormy 
day, make a light bench about two feet high 
on which to set the clothes basket while hang¬ 
ing the ^clothes on the line it will be found 
very convenient and a great saving to a tired 
back. 
Another great improvement upon the bag 
for clothes-pins to hang about the neck or waist 
is a basket with a bail suspended by a hook- 
one can be made from stout wire—from the 
line and slipped along as the clothes are hung; 
use it in the same way when taking things 
from the line. Double the sheets and hang 
them by the hems instead of in the middle. 
They are more easily removed in cold weather 
and the hems will not be whipped out by the 
wind; besides, they are half folded to iron. In 
all except very cold weather it pays to fold 
sheets, pillow slips and common underwear as 
they are taken from the line, saving a second 
handling and preventing the wrinkles so often 
found in a basket of clothes which are crowded 
into the basket all in a heap. 
When the washing was all done and the 
kitchen, which also serves as laundry, was in 
its usual order, the laundress, who is also the 
cook, found the beets had not been put on to 
boil, and salt codfish without beets would vex 
the soul of a Yankee brought up to have that 
excellent accompaniment. Putting aside the 
old rule that the jkiu of a beet is never to be 
broken before cooking, the cook deliberately 
pared and sliced the beets thinly and stewed 
them in a small quantity of water so that very 
little was left when they were tender, as they 
were in time for the noon dinner, and with the 
addition of butter were excellent and had lost 
none of their sweetness. 
If you have never tried plain boiled rice 
with a sauce made from the juice and grated 
rind of a lemon with the old mixture of su¬ 
gar, flour and water as a foundation, you will 
be pleased to find what a nice second course is 
thus very easily prepared. 
In these days when the problem of kitchen 
or household help is still unsolved, it is best 
to save labor in every reasonable way. It is a 
hard fact that most girls hate housework, and 
many housekeepers almost hate it because ©f 
overwork and constant confinement to it It 
is to be hoped that the dark picture presented 
in Mary Wager-Fisher’s writings is true only 
of a few farmers’ wives. If there are any 
such, there ought to be some relief. Possibly 
the husbands and fathers do not knofr'what 
injustice they are doing, and this series of ar¬ 
ticles may prove a blessing to suffering wo¬ 
men. It will be only another benefit con¬ 
ferred by the Rural New-Yorker, which 
deserves great commendation for its work in 
helping women in various directions. 
A. R D. 
WHY SHE IS HAPPY. 
I want to thank “M. B.” for her suggestions 
about the different ways of preparing ham, etc. 
Living in a country where “hog and hominy” 
abound, as variety is the spice of life, I 
am one “little woman” who will profit by her 
suggestions. 
I have lived on our farm five years with an 
occasional visit to New York, yet in no way do 
I feel degraded by country living, aud its work, 
though my dark days have not been few by 
any means. If girls would go to work with a 
will, determined to succeed and manage prop¬ 
erly, perhaps there would be more sunshiny 
days, and fewer dark ones. Good manage¬ 
ment is everything. Yes, I suppose it is all 
well enough to talk, but when one comes down 
to the hard, prosaic, practical every-day sort 
of life, some may think it is not so interesting. 
But why can you not devise some method by 
which you will become interested in your work ? 
My farm life has taught me many valuable, 
useful lessons, and, above all, the greatest of 
all arts—the art of cooking well. Owen 
Meredith says: 
“We may live without friends, we may live without 
books, 
But civilized man can not live without cooks.” 
I consider cooking an essential part of every 
sensible girl’s education. My mother was truly 
sensible when she insisted upon my learning 
to cook, though how tiresome and long the 
days were at first, when the yeast was too 
strong or the bread would not rise, and it was 
an impossibility to have meals on time. Every¬ 
thing seemed to go wrong, especially when 
the wood was green and would not be coaxed 
to burn under any circumstances. By degrees 
these trivial discouragements (they seemed 
like mountains then) disappeared, and I doubt 
if any girl could be happier in her “log cabin 
home” than I, who used to be so careless and 
thoughtless and positivelj r stupid. So, girls, 
hope on and toil on, and remember the words 
of Young: 
“Life’s cares are comforts: such by Heaven ordained. 
And he who hath none, must make them or be wretch¬ 
ed. 
Cares are employments: and without employ 
The soul is on the rack.” 
ORANGE BLOSSOM. 
Ptonatt*0U0 
SEE THIS! Ayer’s Sarsaparilla — dol¬ 
lar <t bottle — worth five dollars of any man’s 
money. Either as a Tonic or Blood-purifier, 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla lias no equal! 
Dr. .Tames IT. Stone. Tappan. Ohio, says : 
' * know of no alterative that gives so miich 
satisfaction as Ayer’s Sarsaparilla.” 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, 
Prepared by Dr. -T. O. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mans. 
Price $1; six bottles, $5. Worth $o a bottle. 
2™r6,000,000 people USE 
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applicants, and to 
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BEST is what .you want, and you must have Wells, 
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CHANNEL CAN CREAMERY . 
Slakes the most Butter. Raises all the Cream 
without ice. We furnish Churns. Blitter- 
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W ewant an active and intelligent man 
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To those who are willing to work we 
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WILJIOT CASTLE & CO., Rochmter. N. \2 
“OSGOOD” 
7. S. Standard Scales. 
Sent on trial. Freight 
paid. Fully warran¬ 
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Other sizes propor¬ 
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Agents well paid, tinted book free. 
OSGOOD & THOMPSON, Binghamton. N. 7 
17YEAR8’ EXPERIENCE 
$23.00 and $25.00. 
CASH PHOSPHATE 
Per Ton in 20o Bags f. o. b. in N. Y. City. 
DISCOUNT IN CAR LOTS. 
Analysis Guaranteed. Send for circulars and Ref¬ 
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ARTHUR S. CORE, 
170 Front St., N. Y. 
jSfcrrk and 
. sonable prices. Jersey cattle 
if sheep and Berkshire pigs. 
•' families with fresh butter in sma 
ages a specialty. Address 
DAVID CARLL, 
Deer Park, L. I„ N. Y. 
Shropshire 
Supplying 
TI pack- 
SEND POSTAL CARD FOR CIRCULAR. 
While and Black Minorcas, Wyandottes, Plymouth 
Rocks, and other varieties. Eggs 50 cents per setting 
and upwards. \V. IS. Hallock, BROOKLYN. N. Y. 
C. 8, COOPER, 
SCHRAALENBTTRGH, N. J. 
Breeder of P. Rock, White P. Rock, Laced & White Wy 
andotte and Patagoniau. Eggs 3:1.00 for 13; $5 Oo tor < 6 . 
THE NEW 
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HATCHER. 
It is the best and most 
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and the only moisture 
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Batteries, clocks, and 
all complications 
avoided. IJniverMal 
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THE BEST CATTLE FASTENING! 
SMITH’S 
SELF-ADJUSTING SWIM STANCHION, 
The only Practical Swing Stanchion Invented. Thou¬ 
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by F. (A. PARSONS & Co., Addison, Steuben Co. N. y. 
Warranted to put horses and cattle in 
good condition when all other means fail. 
IT ERADICATES all HUMORS 
that may be in the animal, and produces 
a fine glossy coat. Guaranteed to free 
stock from worms. ' 
SURE CURE (or MILK FEVER and GARGET, 
SURE CURE FOR HOG CHOLERA. 
$100 will be paid for anything poisonous 
found in our food. If your feed dealer has 
not got it send for circulars and price list. 
VALLEY9MILL CO., Brattleboro?Yt. 
SEN Dfor Descriptive Catalogue and Price List of 
HEAVY and LIGHT SINGLE and DOUBLE Harness, 
manufactured from best Oak Leather-all hand-made, 
at wholesale prices to the consumers. 
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MANUFACTURERS OF 
POULTRY NETTING. 
Send stamp for Price List be 
a fore buying elsewhere. 
JERSEY RF.I), 1'OLAND-CIIINA, 
Chester White, Berkshire & York- 
Southdown, Cots wold 
Down Hheepand Lambs 
Shepherd Hops and 
Faney Poultry. Send for Catalog** 
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ABORTION consequent STERILITY. 
Habitual slinkerg cured by using 1 bottle of Haboriri. 
For Cows or Mares it has never failed. Delivered at your 
express office for $2 Wallace Barnes,Box bOi.Bristol.Ct. 
FARMERS! Address W A. Burr, West Falls, N. Y. 
Eggs from Sagamore strain Wyandottes,second to none. 
THOROUGHBRED Geese, and Turkeys! 
from the best strains. Bred for Health, Meat and 
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Birds, address DR. B. BURR, POCASSET. MASS. 
RI3F f.rnru R M •'«»>v <v send 2 c. 
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Hat 
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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. 
Capital Paid-up .S1,000,000 
Surplus ..100,000 
Reserve Liability.1,000,000 
Offers its O Per Cent. Debenture Bonds of *500. 
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Secured by First Mortgages on Real Estate worth three 
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Secured also by the entire paid-up capital of *1,000,000. 
It also offers GUARANTEED SIX 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, 2.39 Broadway. 
Providence, R. I, 27 Custom House St. 
Philadelphia, Pa., 144 South 4th St. 
London, England, 95 Gresham St. 
SilTHlV Soil Til Good Land, near the sea, cheap. 
OUIIIIJ' (jwlllll. Fine climate, excellent niarkejs 
Circulars free. E. C. Lindsay <fc Co., Norfolk,Va. 
MAR V LAND FARMS. Book and Map FREE. 
C. E. SHANAHAN. Attorney, EASTON, MD. 
500.000TIMBER 
ACRES | AMIK t 
OF FIRST-CLASS LfllllLlUl 
In Northern Wisconsin, 
Will be sold at $5.00 an acre, on long time, to 
Actual Settlers. Rich soil—heaithful climate- 
good drinking water—tine market facilities—steady 
demand for labor at good wages. Purchase now and 
have choice of lands. Full information witli maps, 
pamphlet, etc., furnished FREE Address 
LAND COMMISSIONER, 
W. C. R. R. . Milwaukee. V' : ~ 
All Wanting* Farms. 
Good land for Fruit. Grapes, Peaches, Vegetables, 
Poultry, Grain and Tobacco: 30 miles South of Phila¬ 
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$25 per acre. Town Lots, *150. Easy terms. Also Im¬ 
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than the cold Northwest. For circulars, etc., address 
C. K. LANDIS, Proprietor, Vineland, N. Y. 
FARMS FOR SALE. 
I lie Equitable Trust Co. offers for sale a large num¬ 
ber of Improved and Unimproveu Farms in Iowa, 
Missouri, Indiana and Illinois. These farms were 
acquired under mortgage foreclosure, and will be sold 
at low valuation, on easy terms, in tracts from 4(i to 
i>00(> acres. Address, stating number of acres, kind of 
land, and what State wanted. 
G. \V. KENDALL, YV.Mnng’r, 
71 WASHINGTON ST., CHICAGO, ILL. 
