her. We sat down to ditmer everything was 
neat and clean, but she left all her meat on 
the plate, and could not eat anything but 
bread and butter (I knew the butter was 
good for it was some of mother’s, and she did 
condescend to praise it). I asked if she had a 
headache and tried to tempt her appetite, but 
could not induce her to taste any of the des¬ 
sert except au orange, and she gave no ex¬ 
planation for her want of appetite. When 
they left, Edgar said, “My dear, why didn’t, 
you cook the turkey I scut home.” “Oh, 
Edgar,” I said, almost crying, “it didn’t come 
till afternoon, and there was plenty of the 
cold beef for as. You didn’t tell me you in¬ 
tended to bring any guests, and you know 
well that if I prepared a dinner for four 
every day half of it would be wasted, aud 
you ought to tell me when you intend asking 
any one.” “I expect my table to be ready 
whenever I choose to bring any one,” he an¬ 
swered loftily; “but if you object, and cannot 
be prepared, 1 will not ask any one again.” 
How inconsiderate men are! And how fool¬ 
ish to expect a woman to prepare for two or 
three guests every day, and then have to 
waste the food nine times out of every ten, 
besides the extra labor of preparing. And it 
is in this way misunderstandings often arise, 
and people become careless and indifferent be¬ 
cause. in the first place, they do not see things 
in a proper 1 ight. 
My girl has done very well so far, but she 
caine to me to-day to say that her sister is sick 
and needs her—what shall 1 do if she leaves 
me t The very thought gives me a shiver of 
dismay. • 
NOTABLE AND SIGNIFICANT ITEMS 
From the Forty-First Annual Report 
OF THE 
HEW YORK LIFE INSIWNCE COMPANY. 
A total Income of over sixteen millions one hundred 
thousand dollars, and payments to police holders of 
nearly eight million dollar-. 
Interest- Income, over three million dollars, being 
about 5)* per cent, on average net assets, and nearly 
four hundred thousand dollars iu excess of loBses bv 
death. 
Market value of securities, over throe million three 
hundred thousand dollars in excess of their cost. 
Llabtlitlee. both actual and contingent, provided for, 
aud a Divisible surplUB by the Company's standard of 
over seven million dollars; Surplus by the State stand¬ 
ard, over thirteen million dollars. 
An in cream of Hearty two itlton dollars in income, 
over three millions in surplus, over seven millions in 
assets, and of mgr thirty millions of insurance in 
force, during iSSj. 
Complete Novel* und Other Works, by Kumnn, 
Author*. Alinont Oven Away. 
The fntlnoiriB huok* *re published In neat pamphlet form, 
niBD.v of them hund-omely IUu*t ruled, and *11 *re 
printed from good type upon good paper. They treat 
of a great variety of *ulgcet», and we thing no one can ex¬ 
amine the li*t without Undlng therein many that he or sh 
would litc to i'.ii*...*. > In oloth-nound form tbete bouka 
would oo«t f I .bO each. Each book In munplete In Itaelf. 
1. The Widow Hydott Caper*. Thi* I* the hook 
over Whpsli rour grandaluthers laughed till they urled, anil 
it is hut a 3 luimv to-dnv a. It ever wn* 
2. Fancy Work for Home Adornment, an rn 
tirely turn work open this vubje-t, containing cas, anc 
practical luatxiicliou* for making fancy baskets, wall 
pocket*, brackets, needle work. tnubroMorv, etc., eto., pr, 
finely .Old -l. gv.u-ty ir.ij-tv.ltod. 
3. Grimm’* Kalry -Mtorle* for the Voting. The 
finest vollool'in i*rf»|ry -loti.-- ever puOllsbed. the child¬ 
ren will tedcIlKht-'-l with them. 
4- Tlta Ludy ot |he Lake.--By Sir Walter S.’ott. 
' 1 The Lady n( the l-ske" 1* a romance iu terse, aud ot nl. 
the woi lit of Scott noo i ia more beautiful than this. 
5. Manual oT K11n-ai-1(e for Ladles and Gentlemen, a 
guide to pntH.-n.--x and good hreodlug, giving the rules ol 
modern itiqurtlt tl>r ail oooitaiofls. . 
8. The standard Letter Wrltcr for Ladles and 
Gentlemen, a fompi-to guide to ooin->poudenoe, giving 
plain dirrotlcm* for me eoutposltlon or letters of ev-rr 
kind, with tiintinirwanie forms andoxampie,. 
7. Winter Kveiling llrereutloiia, a large collection 
of Acting Chorale*. Tableau*, (tames, Filmic*, etc. tor 
social gatUeriiiga, privato theatricals, and i-tenlum a; 
home: 111 u*!r at-.l- 
8. Dialogue*. Recitation* nnt) Rending*, n mrsi 
and cliot« cotlcctioa for nuUvQl tinlDlLuiii*.and public m l 
private rnt«rtHimiiHut*. 
». Parlor tingle and Chemical Experiments, 
n book which tells how to perform hundred* of aoiU-dux 
tricks In magic and Inatruotlvc experimeuu with simt-i. 
agent*. I 
10. TKo Home Cook Hook amI FahiIIv Phr»l- 
clan* oommiiljii; hmnireiN or cxculictit cooking thdi .h 
and bints m 'lousekeepcrs, also telling how to cure all com- 
mon ailmauu tiy simple homo remedy 
11. Manner* unit Custom* In Far A wav Land*. 
» very lmerotlag and Instructive honk of travel*. de*criti 
mg the pecutlar, llf«, habit*, manners and ouatamt of the 
people of foreign hiiuiirk*; Illustrated. 
1 '*• Sixteen Complete Storio* by Fopnlar Antlmro, 
eiubrmttug WMi huitmrnis and dtetrotiva vtnrlrs. stories of 
soeielv life, of ttdvrntare, ot railway life, etc., ail v *ry in- 
tetestitig. 
13. The Budget, of Wit, Uomiir and Fan, atom- 
collection ot the tunny stories, aku. hes. anecdote*, pjems, 
and joke* tuh« hate been written for some vi-sr-: Ulus'ted. 
U. I'seful Knowli'dge tor the Million, ahaodv 
hook of useful Infio nmtiuii lor *U, upon many aud various 
subject* : llhi-trii.-e-l. 
15, Called Bari,, \ Novel, By Hugh Conway, author 
Languor, and Loss of Appetite, are cured 
by the use of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. It re¬ 
moves that terrible sense of Constant 
Weariness, from which so many suffer, 
gives tone and vigor to the stomach, mid 
restores health and strength more surely 
ami speedily than any other medicine. 
Three years ago I suffered from Debilit v 
and Loss of Appetite, the result of Liver 
Dioeiisp. After having tried various rem¬ 
edies, and consulted several physicians, 
without Dene tit, I was induced to lake 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. The first bottle pro¬ 
duced a marked change, and the second 
and third accomplished so much that I 
felt like a new man. 1 have, since that 
time, taken about one bottle every year, 
und bail no recurrence, of the trouble.— 
William E. Way. East Lempster, N. li. 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, 
Prepared by Dr. -T. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Musa. 
Sold by all Drugglsto, Price #1, six bottles, $5. 
y ms| oie surplus, i standard. jK.fKMUUS 
■‘•Tontine - •• •< 3,123,742 TT 
Total Su rplii-. * 1 O,lSS.r315.90 
gwy? 1 '';* u > -tatc standard. *1 3,*23,0*33,9 * 
rollciw Iu l Ort.'c... . 
ID8Qratice In Fore*?.. - *». 2fW,674»500.00 
I’ROGKEtyS IN 188-3. 
Excess of Interest over Death-losses, SWi,380.07 
Increase In Income... j ,sgp gp7 35 
Increase in .surplus. State Standaid. 3,313,’Tuilis 
Increase In Assets. ;,5SU,5!r7.75 
Increase Iu tnsitrance Wrliteu. 7,f«fi,3(r>.m 
Increase In Devurnnce In Force 30,291,914.00 
* Exclusive of the amount specially reserved as a con¬ 
tingent liability to Tontine Dividend Fund. 
^ Dyer and above a 4 per cent, reserve on existing 
policies of that class. 
Tlie 8cven A dvn ntages 
or THE 
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY'S 
*\ onforfeitmg-Tonf 1 nr Lintited-Endowment- 
Policy. 
FIRST ADVANTAGE.—Insurance for a definite 
amount, or for au amount increasing with each 
premium paid, as desired. 
second ADVANTAGE.—A Definite Cash Endow¬ 
ment, and a Tontine Dividend, to Policies in force at 
the end of Endowment and Tontine periods, which 
period.- correspond,and may be either Ten, Fifteen 
or Twenty Years. 
THIRD ADVaN r.U7E. lo»tirance for the full amount 
of the Policy, extended f- >r as long a time as the value 
of the Policy will carry it, within ihi* Endowment 
period, in case of discontinuance of payment of 
__ premiums after three years. 
rot KTH AD\ A .V rAGE.—A Grace of one month in the 
payment of premiums, during which time the policy¬ 
holder s security Is unimpaired. 
FIFT H ADVANTAGE.— Three valuable options, includ¬ 
ing uasb value to policy holders who survive their 
Tontine and Endowment periods aud keep their pol- 
icies In force. r 
SIXTH AD4 ANTAGE.—pTiictleal freedom of action 
''ho o^pcei no.occupation, residence and travel. 
SEVEN 111 ADV A NTaGE.—T he payment of death 
claims immediately upon U»c approval of thcremilred 
proofs of death. 
Do not Insure until you have seen full particulars of 
■m l; ‘ writ( ' th ” nearest Agent. 
Tlte NhW-VtiRK LIFE IsspraxcR COMTANv, 34fi A HIS 
Broadway. Ncxv York City. 
William H. Ukkr-, President: Henisv Tcck. Vice Pres¬ 
ident; Archibald H Welch, 2d Vice-President; F rFrs 
W-M kicks. Actuary; Theodore M. Banta, Cashier; D. 
O'Dell, Supt. of .Agencies; a. Hvxtington, M. D.. Med¬ 
ical Director. 
m IHFHTHEBIA, or SOKE THROAT 
THEIR CAUSE AND CURE. -Sent free. Atldress 
Prof. Drury, 168TREMONT ST., BOSTON, MASS 
A HOME JOURNAL 
FOR THE Ml LLI ON 
Tor Every Lover of 
Flowers, Pot-Pi,ants. Botany 
Fink Lawns, Treks, Biinuns, 
Good Fruit ani> veoetaui.k.- 
MONEI IN THE GARDEN 
SOMETHING TO BREAK THE MONOTONY OF 
HOUSEWORK. 
If you are iu want of a lamp mat, you can 
make one by taking a square of all-wool cau- 
vas and putting a row of cross-stitch embroid¬ 
ery around it about two inches from the edge, 
then ravel out the edge to form a fringe. 
\\ ork some sort of figure in the four corners 
and then fold the corners to tho middle and turn 
them back half way. Tack them and the bor¬ 
der here and there with tiny bows of ribbon 
and place a piece of pasteboard covered with 
silosia iu the middle to form a foundation 
on which to place the lamp. 
An exceed ingly pretty tidy may be made out 
of a yard of scrim or bolting cloth. After put¬ 
ting a two-inch hem around it finish the ends 
with a suitable lace and embroider two or 
three rows of daisies above the hem. Or you 
can put rows of ribbon across instead of the 
embroidery; iu either cast* gather the tidy one 
quarter of a yard from the end and tie it with 
a ribbon to match or contrast prettily with 
the work at the ends. aunt addie. 
J r , > r BRIGHT-CONCISE-?! BLE 
’ h°UI I' il\|\ 11 tPlla how. No long, dry 
- zS | article*., 011 as <m Apple 
koine .VAR Rose. Distinct In’styV'^So 
remlablo tlmt ex-en ehilUrcn crave It M■. 
rim best. The I’ln-ap,st-. Sample copv li 
cent". A 3111-prise to nil W.> make Mils 
llbefalTrial Otfei-that EVERY aMEIU- riuiiiv7777 
1 'VN FAMILY may at mice know the fcTyMgj 
'. v <I>er. SUin,|is accepted. Add re, ■* TqJl r rSi 
^jpularGard’ng Pub. Co.,Buffalo,N Y, 
BUCKEYE 
JT ' Four 
y Sizes: 10, 12, 
14 and 16 inch 
cut. Most reliable 
Mower in use Easu 
LAWN 
MOWER ^ 
to work. Strong 
md Durable. 
DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
MRS. RANSOM'S SPONGE CAKE. 
Six eggs, one pint of (lorn-, one-and-one- 
half teacupful of sugar, one-half teaspoonful 
of soda, one teaspoon ful of cream-of-tartar. 
Dissolve soda in a spoonful of warm water, 
mix cream-of-tartar with the flour. Bake in 
a quick oven. 
APPLE JELLY. 
Two quarts of water to one dozen apples, 
pare and slice, then boil soft and strain through 
a flannel bag, 
To one pint of juice add one pound of loaf 
sugar anti the juice of one lemon. Boil 15 
minutes, putting in the lemon peel and strain 
again. 
NEW YEAR’S COOKIES. 
Six cups of sugar, four of butter, two of 
milk, six eggs, one ounce caraway seed, one 
teaspoonful of soda. Flour to roll. 
SODA CAKE. 
Two cups of butter, four of sugar, one of 
sour cream, one-half cup of sweet milk, two 
teasjjoonfuls of soda, one of cream-of-tartar: 
flavor with nutmeg or vanilla. 
JOHNNY CAKE. 
Two teacups of Indian meal, one of flour, 
one tablespoonful of molasses, two teacupfuls 
of buttermilk, a teaspoonful of soda, and salt 
to taste. 
GINGER CAKE. 
T ree cups of molasses, one of butter, six 
toaspoonfuls of ginger, four of saleratus dis¬ 
solved in a cup of warm water, one cup of sour 
miik or buttermilk. Add a piece of alum as 
Aim. UiHuUtaUuri-r or me Buckeye Hose Reel 
an Lawn Sprinkler. Iron Turbine M ind En- 
ginet*. 1 turkey e Force Pumps und Buckeye 
Iron FeiiCiuc* Send for lllu.-trated Circulars to 
MAST, T00S & CO, Springfield, 0. 
Waldo F. Brown, ot Butler County, Ohio, 
iH tiescribing several experiments with ref¬ 
erence to t borough pulverization of the soil, 
says: “The result ot the experiment, thor¬ 
ough pulverization, and observation was 
that SI.00 ot extra work per acre with good 
Pulverizers adds Iront 3 to 1 O bushels per 
acre.” 
See advertisement of the “ACME” Pulver¬ 
izing Harrow. Clod Crusher «fc l.eveler on 
page 161. 
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On ORAftSkS, VA.7-1 PO a .s’, PASTCk£$ and LA W.VS, 
Mulled to any -iddrose on receipt of a rme-eent stamp 
Mr. Geo. Kllwaugur. of Mount Hope Nurseries, write-- 
“Your Essay Is the most ;>m.-GenI ami instructive on 
Lawns and Grasses that I know of." 
DANIEL BATCHELOR, Utica, N. V. 
GRATEFUL—COMFORTING 
F oci; We want every Reader nl this Pa¬ 
ll b C per lo send us I Oc. to help pay postage, 
and Wfi will solid to your address our mammoth 
family paper, "THE JOURNAL," 3 months 
on trial, and a oostlx present, >'W Kfl, 
THE II. C. NEWTON CO.. Essex, Cl. 
A M AN AND WIFE (Scotch want work on a farm 
Thoroughly nompetenr. Address Kirki.ano, Hamden 
Del. Co., N. Y. 
Preston’s Wyandotte Cazette 
kNngoif SB or.Ht ... H .1- .xT - _l t .-t., ... t, 1. a 
The Greatest LABOR-SAVING 
the gmuipi. t tiis nijthois work-, on i 
lie« ptiiiLiple, itld is unlike ai.yiblUg in 
the luukct. It is neither n Auger tier * 
Plunger, but Is driven iu the ground with 
a driving rod. ithlCIi works m s: no jar 
to a l,;lcseo|- We Claim ‘or this tool; 
ist. lliil otic ttian v,,n oig tri in *, 
i" three hundred holes.t«o..r 
in orditi-irv ground in. one dny. 
rnd. Th.it it mil dig hole-»P.j size r 
depth rrquired. 
id. That it will work successfully in very 
hard or rough ground where uiher 
diggers and angel* will not work.v all. 
4*0. Ynu Vt.md |||> stnigb* while using 
it, conw,|u*-ntly n.v back-breaking work 
Is rec|Uired. 
It will nny you to v.-mi r*-*r cli^crlptiw cir- 
w rH S2*2 ,>COL f 4 FLEM¬ 
ING, M^rlncfleld, O* 
Size 9 by 11. Finest 50-cen( Poultry Book In thr world. Contains a large ehrorno of Wvandottes and two 
other elegant chromoa m six colon.. r \!so a magnifieont engraving of my new $5iX) Wyandotte House and a 
out, and CAiuiplete working plan of OUT t vvo tunmmoth iuenhator Buildings, cuu*h UH' fret long bv ‘Ju feet wide 
and containing two Urge Incubators with a capacity of 4,400 eggs giving a correct Idea of how we are making 
some quick and cosy cash. Origtual c wl of other engravings over A complete guide on selectitur. scourlnc 
and breeding ^ yandottes. by B. N. Ilcrve, Illustrated with Ids drawings of head, neck, wings, feathers, etc. Also 
all manner of brief, pncUcal anil valuable Information. Large Wyandotte trUromos at in cents each Circulars 
containing 1* illustrattons me to all. 
GEO. A. PEEST0N, 1). L & W.. Ticket Aeent, Binghamton, N. Y. 
ith Dinmoud l>yew, for t u at* Thev never 
full. 34 fust colors. They also tutik* Ink*, color photo’s, 
etc Sond for oolored samples and Dye book. Gold, 
Silver, Cuoueruml Hronxc Paints for any use—noix Id 
cents a package. DrugglHt* sell or w*- scn*l post-paitl. 
Wells, KichurdHou ArCo., Burliugtnu. Vt. 
ON 30 D AYS’ TRIAL. 
ELASTIC TRUSS 
Uol* u l‘ud dltfercnt from all 
others, is cup shape, with Self- 
adjusting Urtll in L't'nler.adapts 
itself to all position* of llio 
body vvhllo the ball In the cup 
presses baok tho intea- 
aa a 
QUESTIONS ANSWERED, 
SENSIBLE 
TRUSS 
MARION HARLAND’S CALENDAR. 
Please let me know where I can get the above 
and oblige. u> B 
Ans. —It is not published this year. Charles 
Scribners’ Sons were t he publishers last vear. 
This has been our 65c. Knife, hut for a 
while we will sell at 90c., post paid by 
mail, or 5 for £2. Blades are file tested and 
_ warranted. Pruning 
Knife, 75c. Stuck Knife, 
^ 8 1 - 8-1 nch St eel Sltettrs, 75 
.jig 1 eta. Gents' fine 3 blade 
■*" -V Knife. 31- Roys' l blade. 
1,111 , 7 iJL efs.; Ladies' J 
_Glide, pearl. SOe. 
does with the finger. Witifij»iu inv»im'tTmTiiir- 
nia is held securely day and tilghwnnd a radical euro 
certain It Is easy, durable mid clo-at.. Sent by mail Cir¬ 
culars free. KtitiLKSl'O.A TKtSS ttk, t'hie»(fi>, 111. 
OIL STOVE. 
Iu answer to several correspondents, we 
would say that the stove referred to by “Auufc 
Em” is the Florence Stove Lamp, sold hy va¬ 
rious dealers. 
Send for 4S page 
free list, also 
“How To Use a 
Razor." 
MaherS Grosh, 
75 » Street, 
TOLKPO* O f 
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allbuMl Injur; lo Ihc •kin, Uj I I 
flUIUH) »OVM>EK. 91 j 11 r if ur. 
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