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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
APRIL 7 
£ar i\)t Dmmg. 
LETTERS FR OM TH E COUSINS. 
Dear Uncle Mark: It is over a year since 
I have written, and I had determined never 
to write again, for my letters never seem half 
as good as the other Cousins’ do, but as Lena 
Bennett wants to hear from some of the Cous¬ 
ins about Mrs. Fisher’s hired help question, I 
thought I would join in with the Cousins 
again; that is, if you will let me. The hired 
help in our family are always expected to make 
this their home, and feel like one of the family. 
If hired men were to be abused as Mrs. Fish¬ 
er would have them, they would have to 
strike for less hours in order to make their 
beds. Would Mrs. Fisher have all girls and 
women put upon the mantelpiece as orna¬ 
ments, and have the men wait on them? If 
the girl that can harness the horses and has to 
milk cows can never be a lady, my sister and 
1 must be far from being ladies, for we have 
had to milk night and morning all winter, and 
it has been 07 degrees below zero, too. Per¬ 
haps Uncle Mark thinks this is rather hard 
for girls, but it seldom freezes in our barn. 
Mother always tells us to make ourselves use¬ 
ful as well as ornamental. We have eight 
horses, and w T hen we want to go anywhere we 
do not call the men from the field to harness 
them or hitch them to the buggy, but are 
quite independent, for we can do it ourselves. 
We have to work a good deal, but we are free 
to go when and where we like, and if Mrs. 
Fisher wants to see a jolly family that has no 
dark side, send her up to our farm. 
Your Niece, 
Menomonie, Wis. emily cockeran. 
[In my opinion it wouldn’t do Mrs. Fisher 
any harm to go and see just such a family as 
you have. No girl ever made herself any the 
less of a lady by doing useful work. There 
are men, and 1 am sorry to have to say it,who 
are mean enough to make the women folk do 
more than their share of the hard work. All 
good women are ready to do their full share, 
I am sure. I honor all women and girls who 
do their share of the work cheerfully aud pa¬ 
tiently, and try to make the best of life as it 
comes. We make the dark side of life by 
standing in our own light.—u. M.] 
-Dear Uncle Mark: I would like to join 
the club. 1 am a little girl 10 years old. Pa. 
has taken the Rural for about nine years. 
We like it very much. 1 have two little broth¬ 
ers; their names are Leo aud Guy. Their ages 
are six and two. We have no school now. 
The snow is six inches deep here. Pa. has to 
feed his stock now. He is feeding over 1,500 
head of sheep, 11 head of cattle and 12 head of 
horses. I like to read the Cousins’ letters very 
much. tillie lafollett. 
Princeville, Oregon. 
PisscelUneausi 
CUrTnCsi^ieL 'TSi-iujgisir, 
1226 Niagara $t. f Buffalo, N. Y. 
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at night, languor in the morning and aconstant feeling 
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MASTIFF, Specialty great size. Litter of pups 
from Imported Quakeress sired by liuz from $30 
to $50 each; also Imported Blood Hound pups. 
J. L. Wincliell, Fair Haven, Vt, 
to a day. Samples worth $1.50, FREE. Lines 
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IT ERADICATES all HUMORS 
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SURE CURE for 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. 
VALLEYSMILL GO., Brattleboro^Vt. 
Self-Gleaning Stable. 
Invented by Prof. E. W. Stewart. 
1 1 Keeps cows clean, saves all manure, 
all bedding, lasts a lifetime, and 
.gives universal satisfaction. Send 
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THE NEW 
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It is the best and most 
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Batteries, clocks, and 
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Hartford, Conn 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
POULTRY NETTING. 
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POULTRY SUPPLIES^ 
Fresh Ground Beef Scraps, Granulated Bone and 
Fine Bone Meal, Oyster Shells, etc. 
Send for Circulars and Samples. 
C. A. BARTLETT, Worcester, Mass. 
C. 8, COOPER, 
SCHRAALENBURGH, N. J. 
Breeder of P. Rock, White P. Rock, Laced & White Wy 
andotte and Patagonian. Eggs $3.00 for 13; $5.00 for 26. 
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Makes the most Butter. Raises all the Cream 
without ice. We furnish Churns. Butter- 
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SMALL’S f ^ d l e f r 
. Supplies A Wantnever 
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thriving as well as when fed on 
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Wire Rope Selvage 
80c. to S2 pet rod. 
All sizes and widths. Sold by ns or any dealer in this liDe of 
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