cost no more than one really fine pair for 
Sundays. Of course, what a boy needs is a 
pair of buckskin leggins that reach up to his 
neck, or his waist at least, and 17 pairs of 
calfskin shoos per aununi, which was the 
number worn out by a certain New England 
girl, who afterward became a great and not¬ 
able woman—partly because she had an un¬ 
usually strong and well developed body to 
begin with. Then the washing and ironing 
almost universally are done out, and the 
laundry is as much a feature aud necessity of 
society here as the small grocery or country 
store iu the East, the mill and the blacksmith 
shop—and it simplifies housework won¬ 
derfully. The cheap and excellent launder¬ 
ing of the Chinese has undoubtedly had much 
to do with popularizing this branch of work, 
and the steam laundry will take the place of 
the Mongolians as they are driven out. With 
“bread from the bakers,” it is easy to see how 
a great many families can dispense altogether 
with “hired help,” aud when all woman kind 
is “above” working in the kitchen; house¬ 
keeping then can be made possible by the 
transfer of the heavy work to outside forces. 
Public kitchens will probably also be estab¬ 
lished, where meats cau be roasted and soups 
made—and, all things considered, it will be 
economical financially, too. 
very emphatically. Now, several years ago I 
had a double stone building that I converted in¬ 
to a kind of “flat” for tenants by subdivisions 
for families and with numerous extemporized 
board partitions for bed-rooms, and in less than 
two years the bouse wasalive with B. B.’s. The 
lady’s antidote was my favorite, and by the 
greatest vigilance I could in a measure hold the 
upper hand,but could not exterminate them. I 
then decided to give a thorough trial topyreth- 
rum—more commonly called Persian Insect 
Powder. The plant is now cultivated in this 
country. A Mrs. Hill, of California, had 100 
acres in 1884, aud manufactured 10 tons, and 
in 1885 she planted 2U0 acres more. It usually 
sells at about per pound. I sprinkled about 
an ounce in empty bed-rooms, and proportion¬ 
ately more iu larger rooms,and closed the doors 
to coufine the odor to do its deadly work. In 
occupied rooms a sheet was spread on the floor 
or carpet, and a good fchumb-and-finger pinch, 
or half tenspoonful was sprinkled on each 
loose article of bedding and wearing apparel 
hanging in the room, and all were tied up in 
the sheet so that the odor might effectually 
permeate each article. The powder was lib¬ 
erally dusted on the ends and edges of the 
mattresses and ticks, and rubbed in (it dis- 
appears under the rubbing like starch flour), 
aud a small trail of the powder was drawn 
round on the strips that support the slats and 
in the grains or notches for them, and some 
was sprinkled on carpets and around base¬ 
boards. This was done in the morning, and 
the rooms were kept closed till bed time. 
The experiment proved a grand success—the 
house was cleaned. 
Others in this vicinity have tided with 
equal success—and some feel as though they 
had little sympathy for those who are troub¬ 
led. aud persistently fight the pests in the old- 
fashioned ways of overhauling and scalding. 
Though scalding kills those exposed to it, it 
does not touch those that are secreted about 
the walls, nor those just hatched and attached 
to the clothing, and hence the failure to make 
a total extermination. 1 think uu ounce-aud- 
a-half to two ounces about right for an ordin¬ 
ary bed-room ami bed —no matter about the 
number of B. B.'s, it takes just as much 
odor in the air of the room to kill five as to 
kill a thousand. All the rooms of a common 
houso can be treated in less than an hour, so 
the saving of labor more than balances the 
cost of the powder. 
An ounce put into a gill of cold water with 
as much whiskey to keep it from spoiling, and 
used as cologne water on the hemls of child¬ 
ren or on dogs, will eradicate vermin. 
8. D. NEWBRO. 
not brittle, pour it over the whipped whites of 
two eggs, beat hard until it creams, mix it 
with the chopped meats, and spread half be¬ 
tween the cakes and the rest on the top. Press 
the whole meats tightly into the top. Orange 
cake can be made in the same way, using, in¬ 
stead of the nuts, the juice and grated rind of 
two oranges.__ bessie. 
QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 
FOWL A LA MAYONNAISE. 
We give t he following in answer to a request 
for the same:—Roast a young fowl, and when 
cold cut it up into joints. Put a layer of ten¬ 
der lettuce leaves on a dish, and on this a 
layer of the chicken. Over these slice hard- 
boded eggs, about two, two anchovies and a 
few capers. Now add another layer of chicken, 
some washed water-cress dusted with a little 
dry mustard powder. Top the dish with some 
of the center leaves of lettuce, the wings and 
some small pieces from the breast. Garnish 
with slices of egg, and pour a mayonnaise over 
the whole. 
FOWL A LA REMOULADE. 
Put a chickeu trussed as for boiling into a 
stewpan with a pint of stock, an onion, a car¬ 
rot, a slice of lemon and a bunch of sweet herbs. 
Simmer until tender, let it become cold, cut it 
into dice, place in a salad dish and cover with a 
dressing made of equal parts of table oil and 
vinegar, and the yelks of two hard-boiled 
eggs rubbed smooth. Cover with pickled 
French beans and slices of hard-boilecl eggs. 
TRADE' 
MARK. 
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The only perfect substitute for Mother’s Milk. 
The most uourishlrjj* illet lor invalids and nursing 
mothers. Keeps In a’U climates. Commended by physi¬ 
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Care and Feeding of Idfants.” Sent free. BOLIBER, 
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THE GRANGER PAMTLY PRITT & VEGETABLE 
Y EVAPORATORS. 
- T ' " 5*3 30, *6.00, andjiio 00. 
f Send for circular. Eastern M'f’g 
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A I I FfiFR riRHAN A you can get a strictly first 
AlLtUCK UHUARA olaS5 organ f rom .50 to * 75 . 
stool and book. Warranted 5 years. If will pay to send 
for circular before you buy. Address t hehnanufacturer. 
H. W. ALLEGER.W nshingtou, New .Jersey. 
“In the ftpring the young man’s fancy 
lightly turns to thoughts of love,” hnt persons 
in middle age whose powers are weakened by 
blood taint and corruption, get satisfactory 
results from the use of Warner's safe cure. 
PATTERN FOR KNITTED LACE. 
Cast on lfi stitches. 
1st row.—(a) Knit 2, thread over twice, 
purl 2 together, knit 1, thread over twice, 
purl 2 together, knit 1, thread over twice, purl 
2 together, (a) knit 1, (b) thread over twice, 
narrow, thread over twice, narrow, knit 1, (b), 
2d row.—(c) Blip 1, knit 1, knit 1 and purl 1 
in double loop, knit 1, knit 1 and purl 1 in 
double loop, (c) knit 1, (d) thread over twice, 
purl 2 together, knit 1, thread over twice, purl 
2 together, knit 1, thread over twice, purl 2 
together, kait 2, (d). 
8d row.—Repeat from (a) to (a) 1st row. knit 
8, repeat from (b) to (b) 1st row. 
4th row.—Repeat from (c) to (c) 2d row, knit 
8, repeat from (d) to (d) 2d row. 
5th row.—Repent from (a) to (a) 1st row, knit 
5, repeat from (b) to (b) 1st row. 
(ith row.—Repeat from (c\ to (e) 2d row, knit 
5, repeat from (d) to (d) 2d row. 
7th row.—Repeat from (a) to (a) 1st row knit 
7, repeat from (b) to (l») 1st row. 
Sth row.—Repeat from (e) to (e) 2d row, knit 
7, repeat from (d) to (d) 2d row. 
9th row.—Repeat from (a) to (a) 1st row, knit 
all the rest. 
10th row.—Knit 14, repeat from (d) to (d) 2d 
row. 
11th row.—Repeat from (a) to (a) 1st row, 
knit all the rest. 
12th row.—Bind oft' 8 stitches, knit 5, repeat 
from (d) to (d) 2d row. 
There should now remain l(i stitches on the 
needle as at the commencement. Repeat from 
1st row. daisy. 
i.orcUaneous 3 Utmti.siit g 
FARMER*, 
Send for Circulars and Price List of The BARNES 
PAT. IRON FENCE, the cheapest and most durable 
fence In the world. Adilress 
THE BARNES PAT. IRON FENCE CO., Easton, Pa. 
Is a symptom of disease. It may he 
caused by Rheumatism, or by Neuralgia, 
but it usually indicates a disordered con¬ 
dition of the Stomach, Liver, or Kid¬ 
neys. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla corrects the 
action of the vital organs, and removes 
every trace of disease from the system. 
Last fall and winter I suffered from a 
dull, heavy, pain in my side. I did not 
notice it much, at first, hut it gradually 
grew worse until it became almost un¬ 
bearable. During the latter part of this 
time, disorders of the Stomach and Liver 
increased my troubles. I began taking 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, and. after faithfully 
continuing the use oi this medicine fur 
some months, the pain disappeared and 
I was completely cured. — Mrs. Augusta 
A. Forhush, Haverhill, Mass. 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, 
Prepared by Pr. J. C. A ver 9s Co., Lowell, Mas*. 
Bold by all Druggists. Trice $1; six bottles, $5. 
Lawn Mowefl^P 
FOl RTEEN *1ZES FOR HAND USE. 
Weighing from til ro 51 Pounds. 
THREE SIZE* FOR HORSE POWER. 
Graham. Fmlen & Passmore, 
Patentees and Manufacturers, 
031 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa 
MalloryTrackless 
HAY ELEVATOR 
DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
A GOOD PLAIN CAKE. 
One cup of brown sugar, one egg, one cup 
of sour cream, a pinch of salt, two cups of 
flour, one teaspoonful of soda, flavor with nut¬ 
meg. 
PICKLED CRAB-APPLES. 
I wish to tell the sisters if they are in¬ 
tending to make sweet pickles out of Hyslop 
crab-apples, to put them out doors over night, 
ami let them freeze solid—this will take out 
all the bitter taste. Do not thaw them out 
but put them in the steamer and steam till 
done, then pickle as usual. 
When making frosting, use only the freshest 
eggs. 
A few drops of kerosene in cooked starch 
keeps the irons from sticking. 
MRS. RUTn E. HOOSE. 
POTATO SOUP. 
The following is, I think, an improvement 
upon the potato soup given in Rural of Jan. It!. 
Boil one large turnip cut into dice, three 
tablespooufuls of rice aud a small spoonful of 
salt in two-ttud-onc-haif quarts of water for 
three-quartei-s of an hour. Then add 12 large 
potatoes peeled and sliced and cook until they 
fall in pieces. 
Mix one tablespoonful of flour with one egg, 
and add to one pint of milk and stir in while 
boiling; add a piece of butter the size of an 
egg. Boil up and serve. 
turnip pie. 
Not having any carrots, I tried turnips, and 
they were excellent, made the same way as 
pumpkin pies. One medium-sized turnip will 
make two pies. eya m. holmes. 
The Runabout Wagon 
Patented January 15, 1884. 
QHERIDAN S CONDITION POWDER Js absolute- 
ly pure and highly concentrated. It is strictly 
-l ild bli., 1 v. _ ... I _. I J , .. . . . : 
» medicine, to be *1 Yen with food. Nothing on earth 
will make hens lav like it. It cures chicken chol¬ 
era and all diseases of bens. Illustrated book by 
mall free. Sold everywhere, or sent by mall for 
25 cts. hi stamps. 2^-lb. Un cans, $1; by mall, 
SI.20. Six cans by express, prepaid, for $ 6 . 
I. S. Jobneon & Co.. P. O, Box 2i 18, Boston. Mass. 
HINTS FOR THE DINING TABLE, 
Napkin rings are in bad taste, as a soiled 
napkin is not supposed to lie put upon the 
table a second time. Tins for people who cau 
uiford to practice high etiquette; but if you 
do put a napkin on the table a second time, 
theu by all means have some means of distin¬ 
guishing it from that of another person. 
Breakfast napkins are very pretty with the 
family initial embroidered iu the center. In 
the end it is the best, economy to purchase the 
best of napory; good doable-damask, Irish 
linen. There is almost no limit to the useful¬ 
ness of such goods. If you darn the small 
thin places as soon as they begin to wear, 
they will last uu indefinite period us table 
cloths, and afterwards the borders which 
do not wear so rapidly, will make good 
napkins for everyday use. The parts that are 
too much worn for this, make good glass and 
china towels. 
I saw at ft friend’s houso some very pretty 
side-board covers. They were made from the 
border of an old-table doth; several inches of 
the pattern were traced with red marking cot¬ 
ton, forming a showy bonier. They were 
lined with old white muslin, and when starch¬ 
ed very stiffly, stayed clean for a long time. 
Where thereare children, iu purchasing new 
table napory it is better to buy heavy, coarse 
linen for every-day wear. Keep the clean 
napkins in a drawer with lavender and other 
sweet herbs, or small bags of orris root, bo that 
they will come to the table smelling of these, 
nstcad of vile laundry soap. 
At a fashionable dinner the napkin should 
be allowed to drop unfolded by the side of the 
plate after the meal; at a social dinner follow 
the example of your hostess. 
Philadelphia. mrs. a. e. melville. 
ELEGANT SHAPE, 
HEALTH and 
Twelve different styles. l.iQht, Stmnt r. Convenient 
and Low-priced. The popularity of the Runabout is 
such that its sale exceeds that or all other vehicles of 
its class combined. 
Send for Illustrated Cataloirue and price list direct 
to the manufacturer. ORVILLE II. SHORT. 
Syracuse, N. Y. 
Porfectly Combined In jlj I, 
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Skirt Supporting 1 * 
CORSET. jl|.J 
It Ls one of the most / 
popular and satisfac-^^^^^/!; C* 
lory in the market J 1 1 
For sale by all Iead-/jipr !S -' ' 
Ing dealers. 
Trice by mall $1.80. (9? 
FOY, HARMON A » 
CHADWICK, New Haven, Conn 
A EDS,, Hidden Y BM.ttr. 1 prtliyRiii 2 .iintfit.mil p-*s- 
•nt. nil in,. f, ini* 50c. 0.,t. Rraiii.inl.ltiirraiioit .'t 
Boys anil Girls. "The Patm of Pay.” a hand¬ 
some illustrated pater islre Yonth’sCompaniontsent 3 
months on trial for only 1 Oe. silver, and a lovely set of 
cards free. The [>awnof Day, I2i TthSt.. Detroit, Mich, 
Secret ol a Convent. 
St. Ann’s Academy, 814 Tucker Street, 
Philadelphia., Pa.—One of the sisters was 
very sick with constant pain in the back. 
Could not take any solid food. She can eat 
meat and vegetables, sleeps well and attend to 
he r other duties. She sn ffered eonstantly from 
ulcers in the mouth and throat. Are now all 
gone. She used Warner’s safe cure. — Sister 
M. Victorine. 
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iWTMOSELEY’S 
OCCIDENT CREAMERY 
ANDREFRICERATOR 
; Thick walls and Double Air Spare. 
Positively mi .wtinent drawn with cither 
' ll or milk. I3**9to lifting of Cans. No 
Sklauuing of IliU. SOI.I>-trlelir ON 
WALNUT CAKE. 
Beat one cup of granulated sugar with half 
a cup of butter, yelks of two eggs, half a cup 
of milk, and enough flour through which one 
teaspoonful of baking powder has been sifted, 
to make an ordinary cake batter. About two 
cups will be required. Bake iu a round tin; 
when done and cool split in two. Crack out 
a pint of walnut meats, save out some of 
the whole halves for the top of the cake 
and chop the rest Boil together a cup 
of sugar with a third of a cup of water, 
try it in cold water, and when it is stiff but 
M 0 SELEY& PRITuHARD Mfg.Co. 
rs to the msmifac'rs CLINTON. Iowa. 
lor o»rr SO YKAUH 
»l*ru}i uitng tho 
GENUINE YANKEE 
SOAP. 
tl him no Miaul.* 1 
It. nihLKIt. 1*. H., 
"• litrmin*(i,n, 0. 
For FIFTY YF.IKS 
i|iialnl *, »ShmlnicS..ii,i. 
Siamlnnt for eualHv 
In IU ft. N»»j. lvoj5 
ImUaCltm.. Obtain it uf 
imir llruKv-Ui, or trail 
l-e. In .t.imti, for tub 
dir trial rntr iu thr 
J.8.WILLI AMSCO. 
tila,loutmry. Conn. 
Form* ly Williams A Bros 
Manchester, 1S10. 
CHANNEL CAN CREAMERY 
r GENUINE \ 
YANKEE! SOAP, 
Afwiatocftuw a/ ^ 
MANCHtSTCn CONN. 
WILLIAMS £ UROTHERS 
Makes mere Rutter than any other process. 
Calls for less labor and Ire. \v ill raise all the 
cream without Ice Automatic Butler-work¬ 
ers, Chums, etc. One at «holesale. 
Ageuta wanted. Send for circulars. 
CHtmsn mo ACJIBtCMms, 
W vkrbs, Mans., and Fort Atkinson, Wis. 
—iNevrton'# improved P fj 11/ TIC holds 
’ iTltcm firmly, draw s » U TI I IL them 
Tuforward when lying down, pushes back 
a?when standing, gives freedom of head, 
h-,keeps cleaujK 0. Newton , Batavia, III. 
A few mouths ago a lady contributor to the 
R. N.-Y. recommended corrosive sublimate 
