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the feeling that there is a sacredness in the 
home-life. Please understand at the start 
that I offer no disrespect to the many faith¬ 
ful, unobtrusive farm laborers whose princi¬ 
ples and geueral conduct are above reproach. 
A family cannot grow into unity of thought 
or feeling without some opportunity for its 
members to express their opinions and feel¬ 
ings fully and sympathetically. To busy 
people, meal-time is often the only time, for 
weeks in succession, when the family is to¬ 
gether. The table talk can and should be 
such that there is an exchange of thought and 
experience between all the members of the 
family. The children will hear in school 
something of the questions of the day and at 
meal-time they can learu just what ‘mother 
thinks” about them, and just how “ father 
stands.” But, supposing a workman sits at 
the table whose sympathies are known to be 
with the saloon men; would it be possible to 
enter into an argument with the hot-headed, 
out-spoken children on the burning evils 
planted and fostered by the saloons? It would 
be takiug the man at a very unfair disad¬ 
vantage and be striking him over the should¬ 
ers of the children if they were permitted to 
talk of the subject. 
Children are sensitive to an antagonistic 
element, and will not express their thoughts 
freely in the presence of a man they cannot 
at all respect, and the parents thus lose the 
chance to learn the thoughts of their children, 
and lose the opportunity to shape them while 
they are not yet hardened into convictions. 
Without a knowledge of children’s thoughts, 
older people make no impression upon them 
by their advice. A sympathetic atmosphere 
will bring out the questions and perplexities 
of child-life; but without it children will 
cover up everything belonging to the inner 
life with sileuce that is often unwholesome. 
How many children there are who think 
as their school-mates do, as their teachers do, 
or as seme older friend does, and scarcely 
know what their parents think on the same 
questions. There are not enough homes 
where unity is cherished and cultivated 
where there is, in any strict sense, a family 
life, a home-heart that pulses alike in every 
breast. This is the deepest loss that is insured 
when a family has no hour in the day for 
spontaneous and sympathetic talk. No man 
ought ever willingly to do anything that will 
make such an hour quite out of the question. 
I have known of families in which rough, ill- 
mannered h'red men commented on every 
remark made by auy member of the family 
in their presence, aud whenever it was possi¬ 
ble monopolized the ta lc. Such men would 
set little children the example of rising out 
of their chairs at table to help themselves to 
food bevond their reach, aud then, of sinking 
back and devouring it with loud, smacking 
noises. 
Some men bring with them to the table the 
odors of ill-smelling work aud a noisome odor 
of dead tobacco fumes and perhaps of whisky, 
besides. The farmer who hires such a man, 
except under the severest pressure of work 
and scarcity' of help, when he knows he must 
sit at the table with his family', ought to be 
made to swallow red-hot every dollar he 
gains by it. There are torture and slow 
starvation of minds, hearts and souls for 
the family' of such a mau, if they possess 
minds, hearts and souls to be tortured and 
starved. This is net an extreme picture, 
though I hope its like is not so common as 
observation would lead me to fear. 
A hard-working man who by his work and 
frugality has risen from the position of 
hired man to be the proprietor of a thrifty 
little place, hired, one season, an evil, filthy, 
ill-smelling man, who was half-drunk or 
wholly so whenever he could obtain liquor, 
and placed him at the same table where he 
sat down with his neat, wholesome wife. 
Whether she made auy sign of disapproval I 
do not know. But that man's thrift was base 
when it led to sharing the few minutes he 
could spend with his wife in the presence of 
such a man. 
When it is the custom to seat the hired men 
with the family at table, a man’s principles 
and his personal habits ought to be considered 
at least equally with his other qualifications 
as a tarm laborer. The farmer has no moral 
right to oiFend his household by introducing 
i nto it a jarring, tortui ing element when it can 
be avoided. By one who realizes the value of 
the true companionship possible in a family 
smi' way will be made for its expression; if 
the table talk cauuot be free aud unhindered, 
some evening or a part of Sunday will be held 
sacredly in trust for the family life, for the 
development of the true home spirit. Too 
many children can say, in bitter truth, 
“ Father uever talks earnestly to me except 
when he has to punish me.” Too many 
fathers do not know how to approach their 
children. Their busy lives have left them 
only' a little leisure, and it has been spent over 
the newspaper or talking with neighbors, urn] 
the men are not acquainted with their own 
children. They find them grown up some 
day with ideas wholly at variance with their 
own on many subjects, and wonder bitterly 
why it is so, why the boys and girls hate the 
farm and call it a lonely, desolate place. A 
home on the farm is the place, if it is made so, 
for the most beautiful development of home- 
life; its isolation oven gives the better oppor¬ 
tunity for .unity aud harmony, and there is 
employment suited to every one if it is rightly' 
shared. There are many homes where the 
home-life is strong and constant, and there 
will be many' more as their beauty is felt and 
understood. a. b. 
Apropos of the article on “ Woman,” in the 
issue of March 9th, is the following, which is 
taken from the Lincoln Journal. 
There were laughter and dancing at Hominy Hall, 
And the ladles were happy—but gayest of all 
The cook lady was as she frolicked around. 
While the nurse lady scampered with panther- 
llke bound; 
The wash lady sat at ease In her chair, 
While the lady who cleaned up the floors fixed 
her hair, 
But. alas for their joy!-lt was brief and short-lived, 
For the woman whose servants they were had 
arrived. “dolinda mix.” 
A FARMER’S DAUGHTER’S DOMESTIC 
REVERIES. 
CHARITY SWEETHEART. 
66 TT7ELL, Charity, you’re catching it. 
▼ V I declare I never knew I was such 
a good boy till ‘ A Man ’ took up my defense,’’ 
said Burt, laughing and flourishing the 
Rural. “Well, little sister, I deserve all 
you said and more too—and I should like a 
chance to knock ‘ A Man ’ down, if I am ‘ only 
a boy.’ He would be a very nice house-mate 
I should think, to keep nagging that way. 
There’s one thing, Charity, I think you have 
made a mistake in, and that is in waiting on 
me too much”—aud with a Kiss he went off, 
leaving me th&paper. And I thought to my¬ 
self that I was greatly to blame for the care¬ 
lessness of the household, as Burt said, in not 
making them keep things in their places from 
the first. They were small when mother died, 
and we had to work so hard that I felt it was 
easier to pick up after them than to tell them 
to do it, and, of course, my authority was not 
very much to speak of, and so they grew up 
to think it didn’t matter. When I first began 
to write for the Rural, it was my want of 
culture that was commented on, and such 
derisive terms as are now applied to my small 
strivings after better things, are only amus¬ 
ing to us in the light of our very simple and 
homely surroundings. And it is the first 
time 1 ever knew it to be a subject for cen¬ 
sure that one does not want a slaughter-house 
made just outside the kitchen door, with 
blocd tracking in at every footstep, and the 
offensive dt'hris in sight for a long time after¬ 
ward. Why, in the city any ipan would be 
taken up by the police and fined tor creating 
a nuisance, and I do not see why the country 
people should rebel against being as neat as 
their city neighbors in their home surround¬ 
ings, when they modestly try to follow the 
city fashions in less important ways, with the 
very best of intentions. 
In most country society it is a constant aim 
of the young folks, to resemble city people 
and the many squibs and caricatures of the 
awkwardness of rustic simplicity are very 
much resented. But it is of far more import¬ 
ance to have one’s door-yards sweet aud 
wholesome, for if we care uot for these things, 
are we any better lhau the animals, calves, for 
instance? Our opponent knoweth not how 
high these pets of the barnyard stand in my 
estimation, or how natural it is to speak of 
them; for I have had to raise a good many of 
them by hand, aud for years it was the only 
culture 1 knew, and having never been away 
from home to school (and Bui t has) I cannot 
truthfully judge what the effect of a higher 
culture would have beeu. I should uever 
imagine “A Man" knew anything about a 
sister’s love even if he had not said so, for his 
sentiments lack a refining influence. 
His writings amuse father very much, but 
he always ends by saying—“ He’s on the 
wrong track; isn’t he Cnarity, my girl?” 
For father begins to realize now how few 
chances I have had for mental improvement, 
having alone all me care of the household, and 
he tries to make things easier somehow for me, 
and appreciates our improved surroundings. 
1 looked in the Floral History for the word 
marigold because if there is anything I de¬ 
spise it is one who would marry gold for 
gold’s sake, and I wondered at the meamug of 
the flower. It was not so bad after all, the 
“tragrance being balsamic;” but the meaning 
cruelty—I leave to the readers to judge where 
it comes ju, The poem reads; 
“Thou art come to answer 
A stony adversary—an inhuman wretch 
Incapable of pity—void and empty 
From every drachm of mercy.” 
W. RiCOS 
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Shakespeare wrote this, not marigold—and 
after all it doesn’t really matter that “ A 
Man” threw away the flowers—“what’s one 
man's meat, is another’s poison,” all the world 
over, and there is one kied of marigold that is 
BUTTER 
COLOR 
SF YOU REALLY WISH 
to use the Tory bast Bnttei 
Color ever made; one that 
never turns rancid, always 
(jives a bright, natural color, 
and will not color the butter¬ 
milk, ask for Wells, Richard¬ 
son &Co'*, and take no other. 
Sold everywhere. 
More of It Used than of 
all other makes combined. 
Send for our valuable circu¬ 
lars. Wells. Richardson 
,fc Co., Burlington. Vt. ' 
even useful, the petals of the flower being 
thought worthy as a seasoning “inthe soup.” 
ICE CREAMatHOME! 
FOR STORMY DAYS. 
I once knew three children to play “Christ¬ 
mas-tree” for hours at a time, and day after 
day. They had a small, pretty pine fastened 
in a stool, and this they covered with theii 
little playthings, picture books, cards, pretty 
caps, mittens, handkerchiefs, etc. Sometimes 
they hung on a little joke, as the stove handle 
for mamma, and the like. When all was 
ready, they held the song book up high, sang 
a few verses, and then stripped their tree. 
Made cheaply ami quickly by using a Triple Motion 
WHITE MOUNTAIN PRTIZER. 
Will freeze in half the t vie 
of any other Freezer and 
produce cream of the finest 
quality. Inquire f- r the 
“ White Mountain ” of your 
local dealer in house-fur¬ 
nishing goods. 
“ Frozen Dainties,” 
A book of Choice Receipts 
for Ice Cream, Sherbet, 
Water Ices.etc .packedwith 
each Freezer this season, or 
will be ma’led upon receipt 
of ten cents in stamps. 
White Mountain Freezer Co., 134 Hol is St„ Nashua, N. E. 
One dark, lonesome day, the tree was extra 
nice for “father” helped to trim it. 
EAR-ACHE. 
If ODe of your little ones is troubled with 
the ear-ache, heat his pillow hot every night. 
This will often prevent a serious aching spell. 
When the poor ear really aches hard, toast a 
piece of bread, moisten it, bind it over the 
ear as hot as can be borne. Have a second 
piece ready as the first cools. Or, bake an 
onion without removing the outer layers; 
when soft, cut in halves; bind on the ear, 
BABY 08 AGHES 
Over IOO dif.erent designs. 
Our Patent Automatic brake FRE 
We make the 
largest line of 
Adjustable, 
Reclining, 
Invalid Wheel, 
Physician’s, 
Rattan and Office 
INVALID HOODS a specialty. 
YCLES,VELOCIPEDES 
All at factory price*. Special FREE 
Semi stamp lor Catalogue, and 
name what ixoods you wish it lor. 
. A, 8th St.', Phihi., Pa, 
having first wrapped it in soft cloth. 
MRS. L. H. NILES. 
ROLLS. 
2 PCUTC tor Catalogue or hundred." or use rat Art! 
UCR I « cles less than Whole aic Price-. Apts, and 
Dealers sell lartr* Quantities. CHICAGOSCAI.KCO., Ch'eaffo. 
Two quarts of flour, one and a halt pint of 
milk, one table-spoonful of lard, one-tbird 
cup of sugar, pinch of salt, one cake of com¬ 
pressed yeast. Rub the lard, salt and sugar 
through the flour. Dissolve the yeast m a lit tie 
cold water. Warm the milk. Mix and cut out 
with a biscuit cutter, then roll eacn on one 
side so that it will be long enough to lap over. 
Put a small piece of butter under the part 
that laps over. Let rise two or three hours. 
This quantity will make 40 robs. 
MRS JENNIE DOW'NE. 
F ARM FOR SALE— i«0 acres on Missouri 
Pacific Railroad. Good buildings. Water and 
Timber, plenty: 38 head cf catt e, 23 horses. Address. 
CHAS. KETCHUM, Langley, Ellsworth Co., Kansas. 
I ^OR SALE OR EXCHANGE-Cheap Farms and 
; Timber land in W est Virginia. Circulars free. 
J . K. BRISTOR, Jlartinsburgh, West Va. 
M 4C {% At rate they n*re ween gomg a* 
■ S iJ L PubLlo Domain* will all be gone In & 
■ ■ Uil ■■ V# years Now is the tune to secure as Rich 
Land m the Sun ?bines on at pa 
fccre What better could be left fat Children? Where these lands are; horn U 
|*t them, as well as for information about Homes or Employment in allhtatas 
Mdltorrttone*. Send 10 (\ its and receive tk' beautiful Engravinrs. a Plots* 
none Ptacrama of America Adduces Tfa,^ WESTERN WORLD Ghjcaat. 
COLORING RECIPES WANTED. 
I wish that Mrs. Addle Button would give 
to the Rural readers her recipes for coloriug 
cotton so that it will not fade. jennie w. 
$tti$ceUaneous 
$20 
Picket Fence Mac efor$10.vO. 
Guaranteed. Hundreds in use. Freight paid. 
Circulars fre*. 8. II. Garrett, Mansfield O. 
piles.; 
Instant relief. Final cure in 10 
days and never returns. No 
■ purge, no salve, no suppository. 
Sufferers will learn of a simple 
remedy frf.k by addressing 
Tuttle & Co., 78 Nassau Street, New York City- 
YOUNG CHILDREN 
Are so liable to Croup, 
sudden Colds, and va¬ 
rious throat troubles, 
that no family should 
be without 
AYER’S 
Cherry Pectoral 
It gives instant relief 
and effects a perma¬ 
nent cure. 
“ I have used Ayer’s 
Cherry Pectoral in my 
family for thirty years 
and have always found 
it the best remedy for croup, to which cop- 
ilaint mv children have been subject.”— 
’apt. U. Carley, Brooklyn, IN'. Y. 
•• Four of mv children were taken down at 
one time, the' past winter, with influenza; 
hut they were soon cured by the use of 
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral and Ayer’s Pills," — 
M. Powers, Red Lodge, Montana. 
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, 
Prepared by Dr. «T. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. 
Bold by ;i 1 Druggists. Price §1; six bottles, $5. 
BROWN’S FRENCH DRESSING 
The Original. Beware o» Imitations. 
AWARDED HIGHEST PRIZE AND ONLY 
MEDAL, PARIS EXPOSITION, 1878, 
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ASK. THE 
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ESSEX, CONN., U. S. A. 
Bright Agents to sell the New Work Entitled 
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iMACOMBF.R’S CORN & BEAN PLANTER 
Best and Cheapest on earth. Send for Circulars. 
S. M. MACOMBKR, Adams, Grand Isle Co., Vt. 
_ „ , „ (A C. Stoddard. N. Brookfield, Mass. 
Gen l Agents, j Rollins Bros. & Co.. Chicago, 111. 
Warner’s Log Cabiu Remedies—old- 
fashioned, simple compounds, used in the 
days of our hardy forefathers, are “old 
timers” but “ old reliable.” They comprise a 
Warner’s Log Cabin Sarsaparilla. 
“ Hops and Buehu Remedy,” “ Cough and 
Consumption Remedy,” ” Hair Tonic,” “ Ex¬ 
tract,” for Exernal aud Internal Use. 
“ Plasters,” “ Rose Cream,” for Catarrh, and 
“ Liver Pills.” They are put up by H. H. 
Warner & Co., proprietors of Waruer’s Safe 
Remedies, aud promise to equal the standard 
value of those great preparations. All drug- 
i gists keep them. 
WE WILL PAY WELL TO LEAK N WHY IT IS 
Rural readers do not need knives. Our advt in some papers 
brings us large orders, but from others few. Readers 
are unjust to us ana fool themselves. Take knife 
shown here, blades are of highest quality 
razor steel, file-tested and known to be 
good before sending out 
It is cheap for a silver dol 
lar. but our pi lee is Alio, 
post paid; 3 for S2. send 
for our id page 
free list, also, 
•‘How to Use a 
Razor •' 
IU A II F, K & 
GROMI, 
SO S Street, 
TOLEDO. 
OH IU 
