1889 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
86 ? 
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BOOK REVIEWS. 
LAKE LEE’S INDUS¬ 
TRIAL CYCLOPEDIA 
is the title of the most 
useful, practical book we 
have seen in a long time. 
It is intended as an aid 
to the unskilled in mak¬ 
ing and repairing, as well 
as keeping in order the 
thousand and one articles 
of use and ornament re¬ 
quired in every home and 
on every farm. The lan¬ 
guage is plain and the directions so simple 
that they may easily be understood by the 
most unscientific. Under “ The Home 
Workshop ” directions are given for the 
care and use of tools, preparing aud work¬ 
ing timber, the construction of houses, 
roofs, chimneys, fences, gates, cellars, 
poultry-houses, cisterns, and innumerable 
minor articles, garden fixtures, the care of 
carriages and harnesses, all about paints 
and paint ng, calcimining, varnishing, glu¬ 
ing, soldering, cementing, etc., etc. “The 
Mechanical Farmer’’ tells how to construct 
farm residences of different kinds, barns, 
stables, sheds, ice-houses, fences, and doz¬ 
ens of lesser conveniences that can be easily 
made by the farmer at odd times by means 
of such simple directions as are here given. 
Then there is a department, “The Handy 
Housewife,” that includes innumerable 
useful and ornamental articles which 
thrifty house-keepers are fond of fabricat¬ 
ing. A little money and an ingenious 
woman will accomplish wonders in this 
direction. The care and repairing of furni¬ 
ture, beds, carpets, and all kinds of cloth¬ 
ing, house furnishings, toe making of soap, 
butter and cheese, pickles, canning fruits 
and vegetables are all treated. These will 
be especially valuable to young house¬ 
keepers. Then there is a department for 
the boys which tells how to make sleds, 
boats, kites, traps, and many other articles 
dear to the boyish heart, and one for the 
girls, equally interesting and instructive. 
It is a valuable book because it will save 
money. It contains over 700 pages, six by 
SK inches in size over 200 illustrations, and 
is strongly and neatly bound in cloth, with 
neat and appropriate designs and lettering. 
Price $3.' The Baker & Taylor Co., New 
York 
-- 
A MOST difficult book to review fairly 
is “ A Knight of Faith,” by Lydia 
Hoy r Farmer, for the reason that it is both 
so very good and so very bad. In spite of 
the array of titles upon the title-page, show¬ 
ing the number of historical and scientific 
works put forth by this writer, her latest 
book leaves the reviewer with the irritated 
feeling that she should have taken several 
more terms at school before attempting it. 
So much bad grammar in a single book it is 
not often given to us to see. The book is 
claimed to be “a powerful story and a com¬ 
plete refutation of Robert Eismere.” The 
(irst few chapters are unpardouably stupid; 
while the descriptions are crude, and brok¬ 
en by long and involved dissertations and 
the attempt at dialect would do no credit 
to a school boy. On the other hand, what 
plot there is, is not bad, the later chap'ers 
increase in interest, and the theological 
part is really good. The arguments are 
well arranged and seem irrefutable, and 
being largely quotations, this part of the 
book is free from the worst faults of the 
earlier chapters, and will well pay the r< a<’- 
er. It seems a great pity that such laudable 
effort and so much good work should be 
spoiled through causes soea.-ilv remedied. 
Cloth; 288 pages, five by 7V.f inches; $1 00; 
in paper covers, 25 cents; J. S. Ogilvie, 
New York. 
-- 
T HE attractive volume entitled “A 
New England Girlhood” by Lucy 
Larcom, is the sixth in the Riverside 
Library for Young People. The simply 
told tale of the early life of this sweet sing¬ 
er has more of the charm of a story than of 
an autobiography, which it really is. The 
writer speaks of herself as one of a large 
family, and as therefore having enjoyed the 
“privilege” of a little wholesome neglect. 
Descended from the French La Combes 
through Welsh aud English Puritan ances¬ 
tors, she seems to have been a unique com¬ 
bination of healthy New England capabili¬ 
ty and its dreamy opposite. Her simple 
narrative of quaint New England life, of her 
childish struggles to understand the mys¬ 
teries of life and religion, of her love of 
hymns and of versifying, and of the friends 
who helped to mold her life, is as fresh and 
pleasing as her verse, while the glimpse of 
life in the Lowell mills is very interesting, 
and is entirely new to most readers of the 
present day. The book is full of helpful 
hiDts from the lessons life has taught her, 
and none of the girls for whom it is writ¬ 
ten but will be fascinated with it and 
helped to better living by it and by this 
close acquaintance with the modest woman 
who “ never attempted remarkable things.” 
Cloth ; 274 pages, 4K by seven inches ; 75 
cents; Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston, 
Pi.sa'UaneoujS Advertising 
in 8 Per Cent. Income. 
Kansas City Property Exclusively. 
Real Estate Bonds 
8 Per Cent. 
8 Per Cent. 
Profit participating. Interest guaranteed. 
April a-il October coupons payable in Boston. 
Guaranteed First Mortgages. 
8 Per Cent. 
8 Per Cent. 
25 per cent, special deposit additional security 
with American Loan and Trust Company. 
Improved Business Property 
Bonds. 
6 Per Cent. 
6 Per Cent. 
Office and Tanking Budding, with 50 per cent.. 
Stock Bonus. 
Other choice Investments yielding 6 per cent, 
aud upwards. 
tend for mcmlhly circulars, pamphle «, referen es 
and papers. 
Winner Investment Company, 
WILLIAM H. PARMENTER, 
GENERAL A (it NT, 50 STATE STREET, POSTOK. 
V. O. TAYLOR, Special Agent, 
Providence, R I., Equitable Building. 1 Custom 
House tr.iet 
CHUBNS 
and oiher Dairy Supplies at unheard 
of prices circulars for stamp 
W.I.. Unlou Center. N.Y. 
THE PURINTON STEAM GENERATOR! 
18 THE BE8T ARTICLE ON EARTH 
For cooking any kind of food for stock. Cooks boils 
or earns anytr leg with economy and dispatch. 
Made of boiler-plate steel! 
Safe durable and substantial! 
Nothing to get out of order! 
Fre> zing does not damage it! 
Easy t > manage as a s'ove ! 
We set I more than all others comb'n'ri 
Has always given saiisfacGon! 
It will suit you. 
Invcsttgateand you will buy tmotter 
tW~ We also make 'lank Heaters 
and 2 4-6 Horse Boilers and Engtres 
J. K. PURINTON & CO., 
I)e« Moines. .... IOW V. 
tender, sweet "and 
delicious. The only 
SJgrape yet introduced 
'hat ranks first, both 
in earliness and qual¬ 
ity. Each vine sold 
will be sealed with 
onr Trade-Mark. 
None genuine 
without it, ns our copyright name “GREEN 
MOUNTAIN.” gives us the exclusive right tor 
its propagation for sale, send for Circular giving 
further information Add-ess „ 
STEPHEN HOi T’S SON'S, New Canaan. Ct. 
D.LANDRETH&SGNS 
THE F" HOUSE 
OLDEST 
AMERICA 
have issued their handsomely illustrated SEED Cata 
I vjue for I860. Merchants. Market Gardeners and 
Private Families desiring Cood Seeds, should send a 
postal for a copy. F R E E to all applicants. Address 
0.LANORETH & SONS ’PHILADELPHIA^ PA.’’ 
B® CUN C Plants, Roses. 
n SlIvA Shrubs, Trees, 
©Bl K23 p« |i V\ Crape Vines, 
jll H Sr II fUbd Small Fruits, 
Rarest new. Choicest old. 
Send ton cents for onr illustrated catalogue 
of about 150 pages, containing a certificate 
good for ten cents in seeds, etc. Or send 
for our 82 page abridged catalogue and 
pricelist free. 
36 years. 24 greenhouses. 700 acres. 
THE STORRS" & HARRISON CO.. Painesville. Ohio 
FOR 25 YEARS 
1 have used Dr Seth Arnold’s 
Cough Killer and it is ttie only 
medicine which relieves my 
cough.—fVfer Kdel, Qio- ersville 
N. Y. Price 25c., SOc. nnd 
81 per bottle. 
ALL DEALERS SELL IT. 
W R & CO’S 
IMPROVED 
BUTTER 
COLOR 
If YOU REALLY WISH 
U im til* vary bast Bnttei 
CM or avar Bull; on* that 
m* tnu rancid, alw&yr 
givaa a bright, natural color 
aud will nut color tha butter 
■Hk, aak for ftlli, ttiehard- 
mm+Co'i, and taka no other. 
Sold •vsrywhsrs. 
Mora of It Used than of 
all other makea oembmed. 
Send for onr valuable circu- 
1 laro. Wells. Richardsod 
I A Co., Burlington, VL 
351 rvr -:,; c«nfo?l and. Thrift I 
THE BEST CATTLE FASTENING 
Smith’s Self-Adjusting Swing Stanchion! 
The only practical SWING STANCHION Invented 
Thousand* in use. Illustrated Circular free. 
F. G. PAKSONS & CO.. Addison. Steuben Co., N. 5 
Buckeye Wrought Iron Punched Bail Fence 
Also, manufacturers of Iron Cresting, Iron Turb¬ 
ine Wind Engines, Buckeye Force Pumps, Buck- 
eve Lawn Mowers, etc. Send for Illustrated Cata¬ 
logue and prices to Hast, Foos «£ Co. Springfield, 0, 
ERMON'T MERINOS.—A 
Rams and Ewes. 
C. A. CHAPMAN. 
few registered 
Middlebury. Vt. 
AGENTS 
and Farmer) with no experien 
hour duriug spare time. A. D. Bates. 164 W.Rob 
bins Ave., Covington, Ky., made 821 one day. 
881 one week. So can you. Proofs ami cata¬ 
logue free. J. E. Shepard Co.. Cincinnati. (> 
Df| UC STUDY. Bookkeeping Business Forms, Pen 
flume manship, Arithmetic. Sbo tnand etc., tho 
roughly taught by MAIL Circular!- free 
BRYANT & STRATTON’S. 415 Main St.. Ruffslo. WY 
s 
AUDI C PACKAGE. Three Cone rdGrape 
H III r Lt. Vices, or three Winter-Blooming 
Roses, with Catalogue. 25 Cents 
MILMAill « REED, 
Chatnbersburg, Pa. 
SALESMEN WANTED 
Salary and expenses paid. Success it certain Write 
J. Austin Shaw. Nurseryman. Brooklyn, N.Y. 
AGIC 
LANTERNS* View* 
For Sole aud W anted. 
Music Rnxss, OrganettM, Pho¬ 
to. Outfits STEM! ENGINES. 
R’ectric Mechanical Novelties*. <$-e. »Cat*lofru®9 
UARBACH dr CO.. 800 Filbert st. PhUad 
Free- 
Pa. 
'gr?ffin 
igMachine. 
Leads All its Competitors. It works either rags or 
yarn, is Simple, Durable, and Easy to Operate" 
Price, by mail. Plain, SI; Nickel Plated, 
SI.50. Satisfaction Guaranteed or money 
refunded, send for Circulars. Agents \v aided. 
C.W.CRIFFIN &. CO., Franklin Falls, N.H. 
k 
CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY. 
Salary and Expenses paid, or Commission If 
p eferred Salesmen wanteu o experience needed 
Address, stating age. II. \V. FOSTER «Sr CO.. 
Nurserymen, Box F, Geneva N Y. 
BONE MEALr 
for Poultry, Granulaled Bone 
and Crushed Oyster Shells 
lalclte Ground Flint and llee 
Scraps. Send for new price-dsi 
YORK CHEMICAL WORKS. York. Pa. 
1THE COMING HOG.| 
Not liable to Choi era 
RAPID GROWTH. SPLENDIOl 
FOR EXHIBITION. most! 
PORK FOR FOOD CONSUMED 
2 WEIGHED 2806 LBS 
J L.B. Silver Co. Clev l»nd,O.L 
tThia Company sold lnttiin isss. Send for description of tha. 
famous breed aud mention this paper.) 
A BRACKET SAW OUTFIT FOR 30 CENTS. 
Will ii..s outfit an 
boy or girl can nu»k 
money. With 10 
cents worth of wood 
you can make articles 
that will sell easily for 
75 cents or more. You, 
get your money back 
on the first article you 
selL You can make 
articles to beautify 
, yourhomeandpreseuts 
i to vour friends. Persons who work during 
ithe’dav can make ex.ru money by sawing a 
1 few minutes evenings. Send tor an outfit 
w a „d trv it; vou will never regret it. The 
outfit consists of one Steel Bracket Saw Frame, 
Extra Saw Blacies.Bviul A tv 1 .Copying 1 aper, 
San.l P.iper, one dozen Patterns lommYrng 
EaselB, M?tch Safes,WaU Brackets, Card Baskets, 
Ac., one pack Business Gaols to give to your friends 
and full directions for using, packed in a neat box and 
sent bv mail, postpaid, for 30 cents; 4 fbr one dollar. 
Address HOWARD MFO. CO., Providence, R. I. 
OUT? 
NEW CATALOGUE 
FOR t890, 
containing deset iptive lists of nov, ities and standard 
sorts with iilustr Miens of choice vegetables, cultural 
instructions and recipes fo preparation aud cooking, 
sent ftee io all applicants. Address 
D. LANDRETH & SONS, 
Implement and Seed Warehouse, 
Nos 21 and 13 South Sixth street, Philadelphia. Pa. 
Catalogues published in seven different languages. 
Cheaper than Paint. 
CREOSOlE WOOD STAINS. 
For Outbuildings, Shingles, Fences, etc. Durable 
Strong Preservatives of the Wood. C«n be applied 
with a Whttewash Brush by any boy. In all colors. 
SAMUEL CABOT. Sole Manufacturer. 
Send for Circular 70 KILBY ST , BOSTON 
Do not Buy a Watch 
Until you see my new Wholesale Catalogue, sent fo- 
four cents in stamps: contains illustrations of over 
2o0 beautiful Watches, from S2 up You can select a 
single watch as cheap or cheaper that, a retail dealer 
can buy in dozen lots. Large commissions and pre¬ 
miums to agents. Watchts cleaned, repaired and 
regulated for 50 cents Gold or silver-plated from SI 
up. Highesr price paid for old Gold and Sliver. 
H. R. HARDENBROOR, 
Rk Liberty Street. 
Xew York. 
iA/A/A PAH) for a certaincolu of 1F4S. We 
"U‘U" buy all kinds old coins and pay high 
prices. Among ihose that we specially want are col 
lars dated before lSt-T. half dollars dated before lsi9. 
quarters of 185.3 and as nearly all earlier dates, 20 cent 
pieces, nickels of ’. 888 . silver dimes ami half dimes 
all eeuts dated before 1857 also 1377. and hundreds of 
others. Write at once for full particulars wolch will 
tie worth hundreds of dollars to you. Enclose stamp 
H. B. Simmons A Co., Box 20 16. Boston. Mass. 
k||§g|g|;| 
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M m 
Haring recently pnrehased the entire stock of watches of 
the Bankrupt Arm of Welden, Richards & Co., consisting of 
Bolid gold, silver, and gold-tilled cases, we shall offer a jx>r- 
tlon of the entire lot at prices never before heard of m the 
Watch trade. Among the stock are 8,730 American Make 
stem winders, in solid ffold-iillcd which we 
sell singly or by the dozen to private parties or the ada 
at the unheard-of lo^v price of £3.50 each Each and 
every watch ts guaranteed a perfect time-keeper, ami each 
watch is accompanied with our written guarantee r five 
S ears. Think or ltl A genuine. 8tem-wiiiding, American 
loveraent watch. In solid, gold-filled cases and guaran¬ 
teed for five ycarts for $3.50. Those wanting a first 
class, reliable time keeper, at about one third retail price, 
should order at once. Watch speculators can make money 
by buying by the dozen to sell again. 
Solid Gold Watches at $8.50. 
These watches must be sold, and as an inducement for yea 
to order quickly, we will send to each of the first one hnn- 
ired, ordering from this advertisement, a solid, 14k 
Bold Watch worth 850, provided 85.50 Is sem wlti. tho 
jrder. Elegant, SOLID ROLLED GOLD CHAIN A 
if the latest patterns, for 81.00, 82.00, 80 . 00 , and ua. 
ORDER AT ONCE. Be one of the first and get a solid 
rold watch for 83.50. All are stem winding, elegantly 
Inlsb ‘ 
vay. 
rar rl-- - - 
o any address, provided 25 cents extra is sent to pay post- 
»««. EURO DEAN WATCH CO., 
ST College l’lnce. New York. 
rS225?2g" ASh 7*| 
70 Diamond Rings, 
■ so PAIRS GENUINE DIAMOND ! 
* SCREW EAR RINGS. * 
■26 Solid Gold AN ° Silver Watches! 
GIVEN AWAY 
swer 
In our January, 1SS9, issua we published the 
first 100 names received in reply to our last 
Bible verse contest, in which we 
-away §225 in cash, a Solid 
Gold Watch, 25 Sofia 
ASilver Watches, and 71 
"Solid Gold and Genu-* 
ine Diamond Rings. ; 
4 more] 
I TO BE| 
CIVEN AWAY, 
FeVy 1st, 1890. 
Wo will give to the! 
First 150 PERSONSc 
telling us where tin V 
word WIFE is first! 
found in the Bibie. be¬ 
fore Feb. 1 st, 1890, 
the following valuable* 
prizes: To the 1st I 
person giving the cor -1 
rect answer, 8100;® 
2d, 875; 3d. 850; 4th £ 
a Solid Gold Bunt¬ 
ing Case Watch; 5th, 
a Beautiful Diamond Ring; toenchg 
of the next 2 ft, a Solid Silver Watch, |{ 
50 pair-* Diamond Screw Ear Rings* 
(perfect little gems); to each of the nextl 
7 O if there he so many correct answers,! 
a Beautiful Solid Gold Ring set with! 
genuine Diamonds. With your an- 
I 
genuine Dimuoiiu^. With, vour an- 
send 25c. to help cover expense of this adv’t, 
I postage, Ac., and we will send you our Illustrated 
16 page Monthly for 4 months and our new lllus-M 
trated Catalogue of Watches, Diamonds. &c. Our* 
U’d Monthly of March issue willnnnounee the result* 
of the contest, with names and addresses of the win-* 
iners. This offer is made solelj to introduce oir j 
publications into new homes. We, as publishers, are 
thoroughly know-n. “ Honesty and Square Dealing" 
