ian living creep in between the clear hearing 
of Gorl’s command and the doing of it, or ev¬ 
en the rfesolute, determined, hearty attempting 
to doit... 
Tub Sunday-school statistics of the Metho¬ 
dist Episcopal Church are now in and footed 
up for 188ft, with the following results: 
Schools, 23.400: officers and teachers, 246.054; 
scholars, 1,816,082. This is an increase of 814 
schools,8,582 officers and teachers, and 57,306 
scholars.• 
The conflicting elements in the Diocese of 
Pennsylvania have been harmonized in the 
election of Bishop Whitaker, of Nevada, as 
Assistant Bishop. If he accepts, it will be a 
favorable change . - 
CONDUCTED BY MRS. AGNES E. M. CARMAN. 
MUTTON AND LAMB. 
"A Joint of mutton, and any pretty little tiny kick 
sliaw's, tell William cook." 
The best mutton is Arm and juicy, of a 
rather dark red color, and with a great deal 
of hard, white fat. The leg, though higher in 
price than any other cut, has a much smaller 
proportion of bone, and is, therefore, most 
economical. The loin includes six ribs, the 
meat being lighter and more delicate than that 
of the leg. The flank, which is attached to 
the loin, should be removed for roasting, as it 
dries up, while, if added to the soup kettle, it 
will Im> of some service. A “saddle” of mutton, 
which is a favorite Virginia roast, is simply 
the two loins joined. Chops are cut from the 
l 0 iu—called “long 1 ' when the flank is left on, 
and “short” when it is removed. Occasionally 
the bone is taken from the long chops, and 
they are sold rolled up, but let no one be per¬ 
suaded by their attractive appearance to buy 
them, as they are tough and stringy and dear 
at any price. The fore-quarter includes both 
shoulder and breast; the blade dreaded by all 
carvers can be taken out, with a small French 
boning knife, and the shoulder, Stuff's! and 
sewed or skewered in shape, makes a good and 
cheap roost. The breast is better cut into 
rib chops, or made into stews. 
The above is for the benefit of those young 
housekeepers who may need some practical 
directions that will enable them to choose cuts 
of mutton discreetly. 
A fore-quarter of lamb or mutton may lie 
economically and tastefully prepared as fol¬ 
lows: Have your butcher divide the shoulder 
and breast; from the latter, if your family is 
small, you may cut chops enough for a break¬ 
fast, and still have enough left for a stow for 
dinner. This latter can bo made in several 
very nice ways, one of which is to cut the 
meat into small pieces; put- a little dripping in 
a frying-pan. and when very hot put in the 
meat and a sliced onion, fry until turning 
rather brown, dredge on a tablespoonful of 
flour, ami pepper and salt, enough hot water 
to cover the moat, and some sliced young car¬ 
rots, and stew slowly for two hours. If your 
stew is made from lamb, a pint of shelled green 
pens may be added half an hour before it, is 
to be done; if of mutton a quart of sliced pota¬ 
toes. 
Theshoulder may lie baked. Let the butcher 
take out the bone from the fore-leg; this will 
make u sort, of pocket which you will till with 
a dressing made by soaking some stale bread 
iu tepid water; squeeze dry; fry a minced 
onion in a piece of butter, stir in the bread 
some chopped parsley, pepper mid salt, and 
enough stowed tomatoes to moisten it suffi¬ 
ciently. Put the meat, after it has been 
stuffed ami skewered into shape, in a baking 
pan, dash a little hot water over it, and bake 
covered with an inverted pan. About half an 
hour before the meat is done remove the upper 
pan, in order to allow the meat to brown, and 
baste frequently. This can be served with a 
tomato sauce, or with the gravy in the pan. 
The next morning take the gravy and bones 
and such bits of meat, as may bo left, together 
with any trimmings of meat, or poultry, 
cooked or uncooked, that may be in the house, 
cover with cold water and simmer for two 
hours. Strain, put the broth over the tire and 
add a etipful-of stewed and strained tomatoes, 
if you desire a tomato soup. The addition of 
a cupful of cooked green peas gives a delight¬ 
ful soup also. 
An epigramme of lamb is an inexpensive 
and exceedingly good dish. Put an uncut 
breast of lamb, weighing about three pounds, 
#U,$crUiuu’ou9 gUmtteittfl. 
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, 
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla, 
When she became Miss, sho clung to Castorla, 
When she had Children, she gave them Castorla. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
over the fire in just enough boiling water to 
cover it; as soon as it boils up once draw the 
pot to the side of the fire, skim it, add one 
level teaspoonful of salt, au onion stuck with 
six cloves and the usual bunch of soup greens, 
and simmer gently until the small breast 
bones will pull out easily. Take it from the 
pot, pull out all the bones, lay it on a flat 
platter, set another on it, and press it down 
with heavy weights until the lamb is cold; 
next cut it in triangular pieces, roll well in 
cracker dust, shaking off all that will fall, dip 
into egg beaten with two tablespoonfuls of 
cold water, roll again in the cracker dust, and 
then fry in smoking hot fat. When the pieces 
are of a bright yellow color, lay them for one 
minute on a pi ere of brown paper, to absorb 
the fat,, and then lay them evenly upon a dish 
of spinach, prepared ns follows—wash arid 
trim the spinach and boil in plenty of salted 
boiling water until it is tender, which will be 
in from five to seven minutes.according to its 
age. Tbe water must be boiling fast when 
the spinach goes in. Drain and let cold water 
run over it, which keeps it green. Chop very 
fine and heat smoking-hot in a sauce-pan, with 
a tablespoonful of butter and two of gravy. 
The seasoning is pepper, salt and a little 
grated nutmeg or mace. I have eaten spin¬ 
ach at the best hotels of Washington, New 
York and Shu Francisco, and in no case did 
it equal the above, which is the wav it, was 
prepared at the New York Cooking School. 
PALMETTO. 
SUGGESTIONS, 
Do not throw away your old ribbons be¬ 
cause they are soiled. Wash them in a solu¬ 
tion of fine toilet soap and cold water. Rub 
no soap on them, but squeeze them lightly 
through the suds. Place between two cloths 
and iron with a moderately hot flat-iron. 
Pretty little wraps for the baby carriage are 
made from two pieces of flannel of contrast¬ 
ing colors (blue and white, for instance,) pink 
the edges of both, and on the one that is in¬ 
tended for the upper side, put, a pretty design 
in outline stitch. Catch the two pieces to¬ 
gether with a row of feather stitching about 
two inches from the edge, Put a bow of satin 
ribbon in one corner. 
Wedding cake is now sent in little satin 
bags instead of paper boxes. Make them of 
pink, blue or white, and draw them together 
with a 1'it of narrow ribbon like the old-fash¬ 
ioned work bags. Decorate with the mono¬ 
gram or initials of the bride and groom, and 
wrap the coke iu the kind of paper that con¬ 
fectioners use about fresh candies. 
An Inexpensive scrap receiver is made from 
a peach basket. Stain it in oak or leave it its 
natural color and coat with brown varnish. 
Pink the edges of strips of felt of contrasting 
colors, and interlace them through the slats; 
finish top and bottom with a full ruching. 
Ribbon can be used, but it is too costly, and 
the felt is very pretty. 
I saw a large easy-chair decorated in a very 
effective way. It was the one bit of bright 
color in a room furnished in neutral tints, and 
was very striking. A large rose-colored silk 
haudkerchief of soft Chinese silk, was drawn 
by one corner through an opening in the car¬ 
ving at the top of tiie chair, and the rest 
spread carelessly over the back. These hand¬ 
kerchiefs are very inexpensive here in Sau 
Francisco. mrs. worth. 
SOFA PILLOW. 
Ladies who have not much time to waste on 
fancy-work will like this, which can be made 
in a few hours. Make and stuff the pillow 
and cover it with silesia or some durable stout 
material, but not ticking. Get one of the 
large Chinese silk handkerchiefs, which can be 
found at gentlemen's furnishing stores, and 
are inexpensive. The color must depend upon 
your own taste or the shade in which your 
room is furnished. Put the handkerchief 
smoothly over the pillow, and turn back to¬ 
ward the center the four corners. Fasten 
them with invisible stitches, and .cover the 
exposed corners with black velvet or some 
contrasting eoloix. Put a ribbon bow on one 
Corner, and finish with a silk cord. Line the 
uudor side with Canton flannel. The one 1 saw 
was made of gray silk, the corners were of 
deep cardinal, and on each corner of the hand¬ 
kerchief that was turned over was uppliqited 
one of the bright bits of silk embroidery that 
can be bought for a few cents each. 
SUSIE. 
HAYING AND HARVEST NOTES. 
The scorching heat, of July husoome, and the 
hardest labor of the whole year must now be 
performed, getting in the hay and securing 
the crops of grain. To do this when the ther¬ 
mometer stands at 60° to 1 lO', is a serious 
matter. Now the farmer’s wife, who under¬ 
stands somethmg of sanitary matters, will look 
well after the comfort of the over-heated work¬ 
men. Tea for dinner, as well as at other t imes 
of the day (unless coffee is preferred), is more 
wholesome than so much cold water, as it is 
the failing of haymakers to drink too much 
of it. The meals are a matter of much thought 
aud calculation, as nothing keeps up the health 
and spirits now like good, wholesome food. 
Let those who have never been obliged to 
labor during such oppressive weather, moral¬ 
ize on the sin and folly of making pies. If 
they knew the comfort these bring to the soul 
of the housekeeper as well as to the members 
of the family who gather around the dinner- 
table and partake of good pie-plant, cherry, 
raspberry and other pies, they would know 
that exjierience sheds light on everything, 
even on house-work. 
A variety of vegetables is desirable, aud 
may lie easily secured if proper forethought is 
used in making the garden. Beet greens when 
the young beets have attained a little size, are 
universally relished, aud at every one’s com¬ 
mand. Green peas and new potatoes may 
form a part of the dinner next day; and the 
Golden Wax Beans already in blossom, prom¬ 
ise another change soon, while the rows of 
onions are ready to yield their share to the 
comfort of the family. 
The tassel ling sweet corn is refreshing to 
look forward to, for the coining days of har¬ 
vest. An occasional dish of baked Ixtans gives 
variety to it all. Fowls in every style of 
cookery should appear now aud then, and what 
real farmer has not always a surplus of them 
for table. Eggs dropped in boiling-hot water, 
or seasoned aud baked on a plate, are a nice 
addition to the supper table, unless the work¬ 
men tire of them, as they often do. 
Then liy taking proper precautions against 
sunstroke, and care in the use of the machin¬ 
ery used to help the work along, the farmer 
may hope to safely tide over the weary season 
until Autumn brings more endurable weather. 
AUNT RACHAEL. 
FLIES. 
I am not a monomaniac on the subject of 
flies. I could with calmness face the fact that 
a fly might be roaming quite unmolested up¬ 
stairs, and even the knowledge that a half 
dozen were in every room would fail to drive 
me so near the borders of distraction as it 
would some people. Nevertheless, I thoroughly 
detest the whole race, and do like to have them 
comfort ah! g scarce in my house. Last year 
they were not, and there seemed no good rea¬ 
son why. either. With wire screens all over 
the house even to the cellar, and springs on 
the doors beside, it was rather strange that 
flies should l»e so numerous; but the screens 
seemed to keep them in rather than out. I 
murdered them in cold blood, aud drove them 
till completely exhausted. Of ail methods of 
getting rid of flies driving is the most profit¬ 
less. Tis a weariness of body and vexation of 
spirit, and they won’t all be driven anyway. 
For real soul-harrowing pertinacity there is 
nothing equal iu this respect to the November 
fly. It hugs the chimneys and clings to the 
warm corners, and if driven from these, only 
sails tranquilly away to others—anywhere ex¬ 
cept where it is wanted to go. Fly-driving is 
a delusion and a snare, and traps don’t seem 
much more successful. 
As for insect powder, I would almost prefer 
flies toshntting out all the blessed airof Heaven 
and covering furniture and everything with 
mustard, or what looks like it, I am now a Arm 
believer in old-fashioned fly-paper. I read 
somewhere this season that if every drop of 
liquid can be kept away (mm flies in any room 
they will all disappear iu 48 hours. Of course, 
1 could not keep all water away from those iu 
my kitchen where the pump is; but in the 
other rooms I was careful to do so, and then 
by keeping u plate of fly-paper, covered with 
a little sweetened water, iu each room, the 
truth of the statement was soon proved. Iu 
two days scarcely a fly was to be seen. Of 
course, just at first it was annoying to find 
dead flics around, but it was better than so 
many living ones, and after nearly all had been 
killed, that objection was slight. I keep the 
pajjer constantly prepared to beguile any stray 
wanderers that may come iu, and hereafter— 
whatever others may do—give me fly-paper or 
give me—well —give me Jig paper anyway! 
RENA ROSS. 
SHORT-CAKES, ETC. 
I hope I am not too late to benefit some one 
by the following recipes for short-cakes, made 
with other fruits than strawberries. For all 
short cakes 1 make a dough as for tea biscuits, 
only containing rather more flour; roll it 
into very thin, round cakes large enough to 
cover the bottom of a large pie plate; put oil 
a layer, then flour that or rub it with melted 
butter; then put on another. Bake in a quick 
oven. When done, pull the layers apart, but¬ 
ter well aiul add the fruit. If you use huckle¬ 
berries, stew them in a porcelain kettle while 
your short cake is baking, adding a quart of 
well-washed berries, no water, but the juice 
of one-half of a lemon aud a small pinch of 
grouud ciuuamou; stew a few moments; add 
sugar to taste, and put them between and over 
the cakes. Peaches, pared, sliced and sugared, 
are delicious to use. Let them stand a while 
in the sugar; then put them between and on 
top of the buttered cakes, and to the juice arid 
cream or condensed milk and more sugar; stir 
well together, and pour over all. Blackberries 
stewed are also good to use. My Garden 
Treasures are coming on finely. The sweet 
peas ure commencing to bloom, and are so 
lovely. T wo nasturtiums grace a small rock- 
work I have made this season; one is a bril¬ 
liant yellow; the other a deep, rich, velvety, 
reddish brown; both have been covered with 
blossoms for weeks. Poppies, coreopsis, zin¬ 
nias, etc., are all coming on well. My pansies 
continue as beautiful as ever, and we. all revel 
in their beauties. I never before tried to raise 
pansies from seed; but shall do so again, as I 
have succeeded beyond my expectations with 
them. aunt em. 
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Vitality and Color 
Are restored to weak and gray hair, by 
the use of Ayer’s Hair Vigor. Through 
its cleansing and healing properties, this 
preparation prevents the accumulation 
of Dandruff, and cures all scalp diseases. 
When I commenced using Ayer’s Hair 
Vigor my hair was weak, thin, and gray. 
My scalp was also full of dandrufLaiid 
itched incessantly. Two bottles of the 
Vigor removed the dandruff, stopped 
the irritation, restored my hair to 
its original color, and so stimulated its 
growth that 1 now have an abundance 
of long black hair. The occasional use 
of this remedy keeps my hair and scalp 
in perfect condition. — Florence J. Can¬ 
non, 759 Clinton st.. Trenton. N. J. 
Ayer’s Hair Vigor 
is, in every respect, the most cleanly of 
all preparations for toilet use. 
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer Sc Co., Lowell, Mass. 
Bold by all Druggists und Perfumers. 
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