THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
V DO Y OU WANT A DO 
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hawk their fruit about in the streets, and Sun¬ 
day is not very different from other days. 
The morality of the people is lower than that 
on the Eastern Coast, which jg not high 
enough to boast of, the mercy knows! and if 
the various so-called labor organizations con 
tiuue to tyrannize over their members, affairs 
will grow even worse. In San Francisco, and 
presumably in other large towns, fathers are 
not permitted to allow their own sons to learn 
their trades, and the boys grow up in idleness 
and swell the hoodlum class. California 
schools are creditable to the State, but the 
great, need, after all, i> technical schools where 
boys, in particular, can learn trades—how to 
work. If every boy in the land could have 
what he should have, it would be a rearing on a 
farm, and every mother who has her children 
about her in a country home may well be 
thankful that their lot has not been cast in the 
town. 
As the days wore on, and our stay in Oak¬ 
land overran the allotted time, the laddie 
longed to go home with an ever-increasing de¬ 
sire. One day we went off into the country 
for wild flowers, and on our return he cap¬ 
tured a small bull-frog in a stream, and came 
shouting after mp "Only see, mamma! it is the 
first bull-frog I have had in my bauds since 
I loft, home!” and he resisted all my pleadings 
to let ihe frog go, ns it would soon perish in 
his hands. “How would you like to lie car¬ 
ried off from all your friends ?” I asked. “The 
frog will have friends” came the sturdy reply'. 
“He will find friends and companionship with 
my tadpoles”—and so all the way until the 
horse cars were reached that frog was im¬ 
mersed in every mud hole we came to, in 
order to give him “n taste of his native habit¬ 
at, mamma.' Finally, on old tin can was 
found,, and the/frog put in it. iu which vehicle 
he reached the can which held the tadpoles. 
The acquaintance however, was fated to a short 
duration, for next morning the boy came to 
me with "A very peculiar thing has happened. 
The frog has disappeared and the screen that 
I put over the can Is still on.” 
Dunug the last week of our camp life, the 
laddie had an added task which he enjoyed. 
It was to go for milk, at a house near-by. 
The occupants kept two Jersey r cows, which 
were brought each night from pasture and 
led through the cellar into a stable back of 
the house for milking. It was quite an event 
to see those cows march quietly through the 
narrow door that, opened into the basement. 
The milk was excellent, and a great improve¬ 
ment. on the country milk which we lmd pre¬ 
viously. It was entirely' free from sedimeut, 
and although it cost. 10 cents a quart, it **as 
cheaper than the other at eight cents. I re¬ 
member that, a young student in Washington 
Territory took with him into Seattle two cows 
from Ids father’s farm, and the money he re¬ 
ceived from the sale of the milk went a long 
way iu defraying his expenses at school. In 
the parlance of the West, I thought it a capi¬ 
tal “scheme.” The food for the cows came 
from the farm, he took cure of them himself 
and delivered the milk. There is always a 
way to success, a d this was his way, and well 
worthy of imitation. 
time people don’t mean it when they say they 
“admire tan,” as some folks do. When Beat¬ 
rice Bustler comes up to visit us she likes to 
put her lily-white hands beside mine and show 
me two sparkling rings she wears that some of 
her gentlemen friends have giyen her. Her 
father works hard and her mother does dress¬ 
making to help keep this only child in idleness 
and finery. Some people have queer notions 
of happiness, and I don’t think I should enjoy 
her way of living anyway—picnics and drives 
and going out nights seem to be all she cares 
for. Now my way would be to have plenty 
of books, some pocket-money, a little leisure 
to enjoy things as they come, and the com¬ 
pany of refined, superior people: not all kinds 
of superior people, however, for there are 
some that make you feel so ignorant, and 
speak so patronizingly that it takes away all 
the pleasure of learning from them. Just as 
some ministers do when they explain simple 
terms and treat their hearers as if they did 
not know anything. 
Then I think it would make me very much 
happier if the buys were a little more tidy in 
appearance, and more considerate for me. 
Fancy my having to go out and chop kin¬ 
dlings in the morning—and sometimes after it 
rains it is not very pleasant—and to light the 
fire, get water from the spring, and those 
boys in their beds! Sometimes I half feel like 
not lighting it, and just doing without: but 
then there is father, and 1 cau’t make him suf¬ 
fer. Oh! if it wasn't for father, I couldn’t 
put up with it at all. As Burt grows older, he 
is more particular with his neck-tie and collar 
on Sundays, and less particular with his dirty 
boots, and unt idy ways on week days. I can 
get father to put a coat on to come to meals. 
It is very little trouble, though his arms are 
stiff with rheumatism; but the boys will 
hardly take the trouble to roll down their shirt¬ 
sleeves, and as for washing their faces—oh! 
that is only needed when they go to the vil¬ 
lage. Burt is awfully particular if ttiore is a 
chance of meeting Mina Finmore anywhere 
about, 
alternate layers in a preserving kettle with a 
cup of water for every two pounds of fruit. 
Heat to boiling, and let this process be a slow- 
one; take out the pineapple with a perforated 
skimmer, and lay upon flat dishes in the sun. 
Boil and skim the sirup for -30 minutes; return 
the pineapple to the simp, and boil all to¬ 
gether r or half an hour. Take out and put in 
jars, cans, or bowls, filling them two-thirds 
full, thlekeu the sirup by simmering for 15 
minutes longer, and pour over the fruit, cover¬ 
ing it to keep in the heat. When cold, cover 
with tissue paper wpt with brandy. Paste 
stout paper over all, or yon may seal up at 
once in sell-sealing jars. For a rich preserve 
of this kind the small pint jars are the best 
size. 
For pineapple marmalade,select well ripened 
fruit, but without decaying spots. Pare and 
grate with a coarse grater or mince with a 
chopping knife, leaving out the core. Allow 
a pound of sugar to every pint of pineapple. 
Make a simp by adding a cup of water to 
every two pounds of sugar. Boil and skim. 
Put the fruit in a porcelain-lined vessel closely 
covered, and heat by setting it over the tire in 
a large pan containing boiliug water. When 
it is smoking hot all through, add the sirup 
and boil all together until it is a clear light- 
colored, almost white paste, stirring almost 
constantly with a wooden spoon. It will take 
from half to three-quarters of an hour. Glass 
cans or tumblers are always preferable to 
china bowls for preserves and marmalades, as 
you can see the first signs of fermentation. 
Watermelon rind makes a very unique pre¬ 
serve, pleasing to both the eye and palate. 
The large dark green melons with the thick 
rinds make the best. Peel off the green skin and 
cut the rind into strips or fanciful shapes; 
throw into a large vessel with cold water, and 
let it stand for 12 hours, changing the water 
four times. Drain and weigh. Use four 
lemons, a quarter of a pound of white ginger 
root, and six pounds of sugar for six pounds 
of rind. Wrap the ginger in a muslin bag 
and boil in a quart of water until the water is 
highly flavored; put iu the sugar and boil 
until no scum arises; put iu the pieces of the 
rind and the lemons which have been peeled, 
sliced thinly and the seeds removed, and sim¬ 
mer gently for an hour; takeout the rind and 
lay upon dishes in the sun until firm and al¬ 
most cool; put back into the sirup, simmer 
half an hour, spread out again and when firm 
pack into cans, pour over the boiling sirup 
and seal. Iu preparing the lemons for this 
This NEW Extra Early Illnrk 
f„p is now offered for Sale, and is 
P Y likely to work a REVOLUTION in 
' Ye nr Pno- 
-Jet Black, and 
Sells at h idlest price. 
Also EA It HART 
liHvrpcnni in market growing, 
nccTTVK. Fruit of largest nlzr, 
the earliest of all 1 o ripen. 
Best quality for family use.__ 
Rasp., a valualde novelty—fruits from .Tune to Nov. 
Pot STRAWBERRIES and all best varieties Small 
fruits for Full planting. Cheap for choice stock. Cir¬ 
culars free. I tale B row.. South Glastonburv, Conn. 
-™::DIEHL-MEDITEflRiNEAN. 
The hardiest, best yielding and milling Wheat 
grown. Sced-Jiaud-pleked and strictly pure. Forsam. 
pie heads and prices, address, with stamp-. 
il.'M. JAQIEK,Wright’s Corners, N. Y. 
NEW STRAWBERRIES 
No. 5, Belmont. Lida, Jewell. Ontario, Sunapee. 
Send postal for history and description, to 
II. C’liA W EO If I), CUYAHOGA FALLS, O. 
Diehl-Mediterranean Seed Wheat, 
Raised from seed purchased of the originator, for sale 
at S1.H0 per bushel-, bags. 30 cents. Address 
A. H. LYTLE. DERRY, ERIE CO., N. Y. 
Pure DIE FTL MF,DITERRANFAN, from the Origin¬ 
ator. Best Wheat known. *1.25 per bushel; bags, 20 
cents. Address Walter O’Dell, SOMERSET,MICH. 
Seed WHEAT 
And Hew to Grow It or Tliirty Years 
in tlie Wheat Field. 
Giving the origin, history, and d-srription of the 
different varieties of wheat, the best and most pop¬ 
ular modes of cultivation with samples of ffve 
ot the muni ln»rd\ ale I piodllciivc kinds now grown 
in tins county. A II sent on reeeipi of 10c. in postage 
sta nips,,r in,,n,w. ! SAHI'I L R IhSON 
Address , FECItZtM2?VH_t E.ruCKSCO., FA. 
1838 POMONA NURSERIES 1886 
Established 1S38. 
POT GROWN STRAWBERRIES. 
Parry, Lida, May King. Henderson, Jewell, 
Belmont, Bubacb. and Ontario ready for Imme¬ 
diate shipment. Other varieties potted to order. Send 
for catalogue, with testimonials, etc. Also of Law- 
boq & Kieller, Marlboro A: Golden Queen, 
fcr.e ifc \\ llwou Jr., Niagara <Jk Empire 
Mate, etc., etc. 
_WM. PARRY, Parry, N. J. 
„ Virginia Farms. -Mild Climate. Cheap Homes 
aend for circular. A. O.BLISS. f eutralia, Va. 
, Jti FOR LEASE. 
S) Acres, within two miles of Baltimore, hard road- 
land in excellent condition: good Houseaud out-build- 
lngs; absolutely healthy; possession Nov. 1st '86 
_ II. W. ROGERS, BALTIMORE, Md. 
Beautiful Maryland Homestead Furm.-380 
Acres. »S,CUG. For full particulars, ad. Ire— 
11. P. Chambers. FEPERALSBURG, MD. 
p fl P 1 1 I , N, ‘ 1V Btfok Ot Fancy Works with 100 II- 
HKHH ! lustrations. 150NewStlcbes, 1 0Special 
T ll Pi P» . offers. -»00 Picture Bulletin. IS col. 
i . * Story Paper, all for Ac postage. 
NATIONAL B tZAR, l WEST BROADWAY, N.Y. 
HOUSEKEEPER'S J 1 ,"*; ^ter, send 25c. 
„ I' s heeling, W. 
\ a , and get "The Housewife's Bo k of Labels for Pre¬ 
serves and Jellies, Gummed and Perforated." 
I don't, sec why farmers’ boys need be 
so careless of their every-day cleanliness, and 
1 wondered very much one day in Spring, 
when they were hauling manure to the corn¬ 
field, aud didn’t take off their boots when they 
came in to dinner, if God had deprived them 
of the sense of smell, or made mine more than 
usually acute. For after I had worked in the 
beat preparing the dinner, I could not taste it, 
but had to go Out-of-doors to the pure air feel¬ 
ing deathly sick, while their appetites were 
unimpaired. When Beatrice Bustler is hero, 
Burt puts on a coat, brushes his hair, aud 
slicks up generally. And why not show as 
much respect for his sister? I like people ami 
things to he nice, and he knows it, too; ami so 
I get discouraged, aud if I say a word, the 
boys call it "nagging.” 
Good advice or persuasion is all classed 
under that term, and if they are found fault 
with ut all, they say, “Oh, we're going off to 
Montana iu the Fall,” or Spring, as the case 
may be. Sometimes I wonder if they would 
II S.COOKSTOVE DRIER 
Li (£7 HxndiM^t.Cheanest B-s-t levin. Wana-d. 12 
3 l fq.£t.<if Tmv- Wen-lu i'.n« Cbrcnl -s 
vq.ft "tTru., Weigl t 35 ll-s. CirrnNrs Tree 
l« I O..U oyui'.lmru,i’u. Bm p. 
Pi.srdlaimnis ^dwtteinjj 
FRUIT DRYERS 
THE ZIMMERMAN K KENT AND BEST. 
ZIMMERMAN MF'G CO., BURLINGTON. IOWA. 
Is a symptom of disease. It may bo 
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, bur it gradually 
grew worse until it became almost un¬ 
bearable. During the latter part of this 
time, disorders of the Stomach aud Liver 
increased my troubles. I began taking 
Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and, after faithfully 
continuing the use of this medicine for 
some months, the pain disappeared and 
I was completely cured. — Mrs. Augusta 
A. Forbush, Haverhill, Mass. 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, 
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. 
Bold by all Druggist*. Price *1; six bottles, *5. 
THE GRANGER FAMILY FRUIT & VEGETABLE 
EVAPORATORS. 
f■ — - ~~ - ’ »3 10, $6.00. anil 810 00. 
C, - -'-.-I. f Send for Circular. Eastebs M’f’g 
* I Co.. 268 So. 5th sr„ PUlla., Pa. 
The “Two K nife” Apple Purer* pares doubly 
fast. 'Champion autl “Simplicity" slice in half cir¬ 
cles. "Champion" very fast Sold by Dealers. 
Don’t neglect to “dress 
afternoons. 
•V DAINTY TOILET SET, 
3CC* IMPROVED ROOT BEER. 
Packages, 25 ots. Make- 5 gallons of 
Iour, sparkling and wholesome beverage. Sold 
iruggiste, or sent by mall on receipt of 25 cents. 
HIKES, is N. Delaware Avc.. Philadelphia, Pa. 
Brewster’s Patent Rein Holder. 
Your tines are where you put them—not under 
horses' feet. One agent sold 1'2 dox. in five days; 
one dealer sold si* doz. In 15 days Samples 
worth $1.50 free. Write for tonus. 
E. E. BKEW8TEK. llolly. Mich. 
A VERY pretty thing in this liue is made 
from white Java canvas, the n ats being cut 
either oval or oblong, as taste or the shape of 
the toilet set may direct. A parti-colored tie- 
sign of simple crazy patchwork stitches in line 
worsteds of old gold, dark-blue, cardinal, sea- 
green and palo blue and pink, was very effec¬ 
tively placed in each corner, and a shell stitch 
of blue worsted with an outer one of pink silk 
crocheted around the edges. The effect was 
very oriental, and the time spent iu the man¬ 
ufacture should not exceed two horn's. 
DAISY. 
NION COLLECE OF LA 
The Full Term will begin Sept. 22.i. For cir¬ 
cular address H. BOOTH, Chicago, III. 
MAKE HENS LAY 
QHERIUA.N 'S CONDITION POWDER U absolute- 
ly pure and hi-rh.lv conoBntrau.i it u 
A FARMER’S DAUGHTER’S DOMESTIC 
REVERIES. 
WASHING WITH KEROSENE. 
Mrs. S. E. D. says she has tried the methods 
recently given in these columns for wash¬ 
ing with kerosene to her entire satisfac¬ 
tion, and that she has thereby been enabled to 
do washings which she could not have done iu 
the old wav. 
ONONDAGA F- F. SALT. 
SOLE MA.M KACTTREBS. 
American Dairy Salt Co, 
CHARITY SWEETHEART. 
I wonder if all country girls get as tired of 
the routine of farm work us 1 do. Sometimes 
when I see other girls who earn their living 
easily, all well dressed and having plenty of 
pocket money, I am “real” envious. 1 can’t 
help it. I hate my brown hands and the 
roughness that will come to my fingers from 
doing all kinds of work. Aud I know all the 
^ ■ l v ^Limited.) 
Chemically purified and Warraxtbp pure » anv In 
the market. Used by a great majority of the Dalry- 
ineu of the country Unexcelled for butter. Cheese, 
the Table, amt all Culinary purposes, Took Medal at 
Centennial "fur purity bug high degree of excellence.” 
Dairy goods salted with It too* flntt premiums at New 
Orlean s World’s Fair. N. Y. International Fair; Mil¬ 
waukee Exposition, nut] always wins When there is 
fair competition. It Is American, and Cheaper and 
better than any forelgu salt. Try It- Address 
J. TV BARKER, Secretary, 
Syracuse. V. Y- 
SUMMER SWEETS FOR WINTER USE. 
Pineapples make the most delicious pre¬ 
serves and marmalades for those with whom 
thiH fruit is a favorite. Pare the fruit, then 
hold it firmly by the crown with the left hand, 
take a large three-tined fork in the right, in¬ 
sert it above the eyes of the fruit, beginning at 
the base, and pull the separate sections off 
from the core. This leaves the pineapple ten¬ 
der and juicy, without the core, aud is much 
the best way to prepare it for the table. Weigh 
the fruit, ami allow three-quarters of a pound 
of sugar to each pound of pineapple. Put in 
VifttUxutou* SUwttiaiufl 
Best Hatcher 
’ ON EARTH. 
Hatches Duck.'.. Turkeys 
Geese nod Chickens. 
Received First Premium 
where exhibited. 
Scud for Circular. 
ANDREWS’ 
Hatcher Co. 
Elmira, N. Y. 
Mention Ri kal N. Y. 
When Baby was slek, we gave her Castorla. 
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla. 
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla. 
\\ hen she bad Children, she gave them Castorla 
