IV 
INDEX.—THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Page 
Acalypha Sanderl . 105 
Acidanthera Bicolor. 734 
Agricultural Fair, Boys'. 782 
Alfalfa Field in New Jersey. 431 
Plant and Root. 786 
All Eyes on the Bear. M2 
Alstroemeria Errembaultil. 382 
Amsonia Tabernaemontaria. Ml 
Apple, Banana . 798 
Mammoth Black Twig. 182 
Opalescent . 366 
Princess Louise . 783 
Rome Beauty, in Boxes. 799 
Seedling . 407 
Stay man . 462 
Tree, Stripped . 621 
Apples in Nova Scotia Orchard... 781 
Twin Newtown Pippin. 802 
Bark of Stripped Tree. 622 
Barrel Ventilated . 445 
Bean, Soy, Harvester for. 690 
Beans, Soy, In New Hampshire... 283 
Soy, Three Varieties of. 283 
Bees, Work of. 35 
Beef Maker, Head of. 815 
Beet, Sugar, in New York. 797 
Berry Pickers on Ohio Farm. 589 
Big Tree, Felling with Axes.751 
Bisulphide of Carbon, Using. 624 
Blackberries, Snyder, Profitable... 575 
Blackberry, Rathbun . 559 
Blossom, of Hope Farm. 499 
Blueberries in Box. 643 
Bordeaux Mixture, Charging with. 558 
I kirers on Peach Trees. 261 
Bougainvillea Sanderiana. 141 
Budding Illustrated. 494 
Bug Battery, A Complete. 2 
Bulls on Tread Power. 619 
Business Group in New York. 445 
Cabbage Pit, Plan for. 718 
Calves, Contented .. 794 
Without Milk . 143 
Canna Olympia . 434 
Carman, Elbert S. 195 
Cattle, Short-Horn, In Kansas. . . . 687 
Five Weighing Four Tons.... 862 
Celastrus Scandens . 38 
Page 
Census. Taking the. 421 
Chabo Hilxt . 16 
Chickens that Roost High.445 
Chimney Building Suggestions.... 222 
Citron, A Big. 103 
Cockerel and Capon Contrasted... 635 
Cockroaches from a Mill... 223 
Cocoanut, How Germinates. 19 
Codling Moth and Its Work. 387 
Ccnserveranda, A. 83 
Corn Cutting Sled . 558 
Field as It Should Be. 333 
Field at Hope Farm. 765 
Fodder, Shocking . 607 
Listing in Kansas. 243 
White Kaffir . 282 
Cow, A Good Jersey. 317 
A Hard Working. 121 
Kalsora Pledge De Kol. 653 
Red Polled . 67 
Creamery at Bainbridge, N. Y.... 685 
Cress, New Large-Leaved. 162 
Cultivator, Riding . 495 
Curculio Trap . 34 
Dam, An Inexpensive. 433 
De Hirsch Agricultural School.... 397 
Do You Understand That?. 565 
Egg, Double . 458 
Elaeagnus Longipes in Fruit. 479 
Evaporator House, Portable. 463 
Farmers’ Dream of Spring. 241 
Fertilizer Distributer . 447 
Floor, Cement, Well-Laid. 351 
Fly, Hessian, and His Work. 573 
Horned Corydalis . 846 
Fruit Stands of New York. 49 
Garbage Cart and Its Load. 446 
Garden, Back-Yard, Products from 221 
Policeman . 530 
Gladiolus, Cutting, for Market.... 831 
Hybridus Prinoeps. 263 
Gooseberry, Triumph. 493 
Grafting, All About. 142 
At the Collar. 704 
Grape, Isabella . 719 
Merceron . 813 
Vine, Largest in the World.... 829 
Greenhouse Fumigation. 65 
Green Pea Louse. 413 
Page 
Brushing for . 525 
Hares, Belgian, Family of. 557 
Hen, Good Brown Leghorn. 639 
House, Michigan. 182 
Robber and Her Mates.639 
Hogs, Portable House for. 3 
Hope Farm Story-Telling Club... 127 
Horseradish. Bohemian, Roots of. 51 
House for Lettuce. 282 
Houses for Fumigating Trees.... 1 
Hovey, C. C. 686 
lee. Handling with Lever. 102 
Insects, Fruit-Eating . 527 
Investigating Cuban Frauds. 38o 
Jail the Adulterated Food Frauds. 733 
John, It’s Your Move Next. 319 
Kids After Feast on Raspberries. 164 
Leaf Badly Eaten. 478 
Louisiana Purchase, The. 437 
Man with the Shovel. 255 
Maple, Japan . 638 
Maples, Sugar, Effects of Tapping 81 
McClellan’s Tower at Antietam. . 766 
Measuring Devices . 60 
Milk, Jensen Sterilizer. 459 
Load of . 703 
Weighing . 591 
Milking Machines, A Texas Trio.. 89 
Mills Hotel, Scenes at. 349 
Mushroom Beds in Limestone 
Mine . 637 
Nitrate of Soda, Exhibit at Paris. 641 
Nymphaea, Wm. Falconer. 173 
Oats and Peas in Corn. 333 
Oleo Bill in the Senate. 853 
Pajlm, Cocoa . 18 
Palmer Worm, Work of. 477 
Pea, Cow in Indiana. 702 
Peas, Cow, at Hope Farm. 764 
Cow, How They Climb. 303 
Cow, In Corn. 303 
Cow on De Hirsch Farm. 398 
Peach, Carman . 509 
Chairs . 642 
Connett’s Early . 508 
Crothers . 626 
Emma . 766 
Everbearing . 606 
Governor Briggs . 509 
Page 
Hall's Seedling . 830 
Hyne's Surprise . 509 
Matthews . 702 
McIntosh .574 
Tree, Maryland Giant. 749 
Pear, Duchess Dwarf. 181 
Four-Year-Old Dwarf. 181 
Louise Bonne Dwarf. 181 
New, From Washington. 814 
Sudduth . 718 
Twigs. When to Spray. 366 
Pepper, Chinese Giant. 169 
Persimmon, Early Golden. 783 
Honey . 783 
Petunias, Pollenizing Choice Va¬ 
rieties . 671 
Pig Pen. Portable. 69S 
Plow, Attachments for. 242 
Plum, Best Black Blood. 655 
Climax . 655 
Climax’s Brother. 655 
Delaware . 750 
July Fourth . 655 
October Purple . 687 
Post Checks . 415 
Poor Chance for the Short Spoon. 325 
Potato, Well-Heeled . 366 
Sweet, from Vineland. 261 
Potatoes, Copper-Plating . 558 
Pour the Water In, Old Man. 319 
Pumpkins, A Field of. 281 
Pyrethrum Roseum . 429 
Raspberry and Rose, Cross Be¬ 
tween . 605 
Robbery in Cuba. 389 
Ruby, the Milk-Giving Holstein... 591 
Sap Boiling, Economical Device 
for . 102 
Say, Can’t You Stop These Bells? 319 
Scale, San Jose on Pears. 670 
Seed Drill, the Hoffman. 334 
Novelties Tested at Farmer’s 
Door . 161 
Tester . 262 
Seedsmen Entering Novelties. 163 
Shed, Cheap and Handy. 335 
Sheep, Satisfied . 845 
Silo, New Ideas for. 830 
Round .. 51 
Page 
Silos, Filling . 495 
Slaughter of the Guilty. 399 
Southern Gully, and How it Grows 367 
Speltz, The New Grain. 122 
Spraying Asparagus with Bor¬ 
deaux Mixture . 666 
Compressed Air for. 7*7 
Outfit for Maryland. 525 
Spruce, Colorado Blue. 590 
Steam Ditcher at Work. 735 
Stone Gutter, Laying. 734 
Strawberries, Gandy, at Their 
Best . 461 
Ruined by Beetles...52? 
Strawberry, Rough Rider. 162 
Plants, Trenching .863 
Strenuous Life in Gravel Pit..... 761 
Striking Down a Greasy Idol.38* 
Students Weeding Onions. 398 
Working in School Nursery... 369 
Sultanne of Brookhill. 383 
Swamp Used for Irrigation. 96* 
Syrphus Fly, The. 414 
Tecoma Radicans . 767 
Tomato, Sparks Earlyana . 188 
Tomatoes, Dwarf . 654 
Tree, Cabin in. 751 
Cross Section of. 622 
Injured by Sheep. 623 
Root Grafted . 123 
Trees, Dwarf, How to Trim. 203 
Fumigating Out of Doors. 33 
Full-Grown, Moving . 101 
Planted on Stringfellow Plan.. 670 
Ruined by Borers. 202 
Tulip Tree, Bud, Bloom and Leaf. 281 
Twig, Mechanical Tissue of. 318 
Uncle Sam’s New Coat. 629 
Bill of Fare. 837 
Water Lilies. Pond of. 703 
What German Meat Bill Means to 
Uncle Sam . 215 
Wheat. Cutting at Cornell Univer¬ 
sity .511 
Early . 526 
Field at Cornell. 511 
Wheelbarrows. A Load of. 447 
Windmill Grinder . 510 
Yucca Filamentosa. 574 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
Page 
Affairs of Lyddy.695, 711 
Anchovy Toast. 237 
Angels, Songs of..... S54 
Apple Butter and Apple Preserves 663 
Dessert . 97 
Mash . 256 
Nipfiaps . 615 
Potpie . 761 
Slump, Green. 534 
Apples Canned. 663 
Argument, One Side of. 137 
Asbestos Pad for Dining Tables.. 822 
As]>aragus, Escalloped. 471 
Aurist, Talk with the. 455 
Australian War Song. 256 
Autumn Clothes, Suggestions for.. 614 
Backwoods Evolutionist, A. 631 
Baking Powders, Alum).566, 582 
Balaklava Caps. 96 
Barberry Exiteriment. 599 
Beans, Baked. 406 
Beef, Creole . 791 
Beyond, The. 710 
Bichloride of Mercury for Wounds 136 
Biscuit, Buttermilk. 791 
Blackberry Pickle. 566 
Blueberry Pudding. 582 
Puffs, Steamed. 631 
Borrowing the Baby. 374 
Boy in Our Town. 58 
Boys and Girls, Crop of. ^43 
Russian Blouse. 758 
Brazilian Meal. 156 
Bread, Beaten. 42 
Brown . 631 
Crackling . 326 
Egg . 236 
Holes in. 711 
Pulled . 822 
Rye, Nut . 839 
Salt-Rising . 156 
Breakfast, Bull’s Head. 422 
Dish . 743 
Broiler, Homemade. 561 
Bubble and Squeak. 604 
Buns, Swedish. 871 
Burgoo, Stew. 374 
Buttermakers’ Association. 157 
Cabbage, How to Cook. 97 
Cake, Angel. 759 
Berwick Sponge. 326 
Dutch Peach. 631 
Election . 790 
Huckleberry, Hot. 534 
layer . 791 
Maple-Layer .. 406 
Pittsfield Chocolate . 97 
Quince . 27 
Raised . 455 
Sponge . 823 
Sponge, Boiled. 534 
Sunshine . 759 
Venetian . 759 
Cakes, Banbury. 97 
Cheese . 871 
Dainty . 455 
Lapland . 791 
California Snow. 455 
Cancer Cure. 518 
Canning Fruit. 582 
Caps, Balaklava. 96 
Carrots, Baked. 823 
Catering for Fifty. 711 
Catnip Garden, The....855, 871 
Catsup, Cucumber. 743 
Grape . 775 
Peach . 743 
Celery' Salad. 823 
Chair, Veranda, A. 550 
Chicken, Alabama . 297 
Roast, with Hominy. 157 
Tarts, Yankee . 823 
Children's Day. 406 
Child’s Box Coat. 774 
Literary Taste. 630 
Chile Con Carne. 775 
Page 
Chimney, The Old-Time.216 
Chinese and American Children... 631 
Chowder, Fish. 455 
Oyster . 615 
Christians, Progressive. 759 
Church Fair, Novel. 11 
Clam Gumbo. 775 
Closet, Remodeled. 196 
Clothes, Children’s. 678 
Daughter’s . 646 
Clotted Cream and Cornish Patties 375 
Codfish, Salt, Using. 438 
Coffee, Bran. 136 
Cold Meat for Breakfast Dish.... 97 
Color Problem. 615 
Comforters, Tying. 236 
Conscience, Exempted.807, 823 
Cookies, Chocolate Fruit. 759 
For Christmas . 871 
Oatmeal . 534 
Sponge . 534 
Cooking Without Sugar. 342 
Com Bread, Crackling. 26 
Sour-Milk . 326 
Green, Preparing. 582 
Hulled . 256 
Waffles . 27 
Courtesy, Misplaced, A. 297 
Cow, Suburban. A. 391 
Cranberries, Candied. 5S 
Cranberry Potpie. 806 
Puffs . 871 
Sauce, Novel. 58 
Critic on the Hearth. 694 
Crossing the Bar. 454 
Cucumbers, Canned. 743 
Culinary Oddities, Some.375 
Cupboard, Emergency'. 518 
Fireplace, A. 422 
Curtain Stretcher, Improvised.... 359 
Curtains, Short. 116 
Washing . 79o 
Curry, Receipt for. 116 
Custards, Suggestions About. 518 
Daguerreotype, Old . 358 
Dad and Mother and Me. 26 
Dainties, German Christmas. 11 
Dame Nature’s Children. 822 
Dandruff, How to Remove. 710 
Date Patty-Cakes. 297 
Days, Lengthening, The. 276 
Denim for Floors. 646 
Desserts, Freezing with Snow.... 42 
Dictionary Stand, Novel. 26 
Dishwashing, Scientific. 358 
Doily with Crocheted Border. 567 
Domestic Science, More About.... 117 
Why' Wle Study. 216 
Don’t Worry . 582 
Dorothy Down in Maine. 422 
Doughnuts, Molasses. 42 
Drinks, Summer, Two. 454 
Dulse, Something About. 375 
Dumplings, Corn. 326 
Economy, Kitchen. 503 
Edgings, Three Simple. 503 
Egg Bread. 326 
Eggs, Baked.775, 823 
Poached in Tomato Sauce.... 775 
Preserving . 790 
St. Pancras. 237 
Faith, Hope, Love and Luck. 486 
Fall Gown, Handsome. 630 
Far Cry. 774 
Farm, Help on. 855 
Farmers’ Institutes, Domestic Sci¬ 
ence at. 96 
Farmhouse Transformed.359, 374 
Fields, Out in. 550 
Fisherman’s Prayer, The. 598 
Fish Smother........ 157 
Food in Mexico... 257 
Foulardine . 74 
Friends, Scattered. 678 
Frijoles, Mexican. 326 
Frosting. Maple Syrup. 10 
Page 
Fruit Farina. 695 
Game, Amusing, The Parson's 
Cat . 486 
Games and Pastimes. 27 
German Stew-Fry. 157 
Glee Club Concert. 727 
Girl's Training, A. 567 
Two Little. 96 
Golden Nuggets. 471 
Golf Cape, Ladies’. 774 
Goose, Braised. 775 
Gooseberry Charlotte. 471 
Goulash, How to Make.582 
Grape Cobbler. 791 
Juice, Unfermented. 534 
Roll . 743 
Grapes, Canning. 806 
Grasshoppers, The. 551 
Hairdressing, Concerning.487 
Halloween . 758 
Ham, Home-Cured.679, 822 
How Long to Boil. 806 
Happy, About Being. 487 
Life, The. 742 
Hares, Belgian, Cooking. 807 
Harvest . 646 
Hash Novelty. 157 
Hermit Souls.534 
Hermits . 631 
Home, Beginning of. 311 
Hominy Bread. 237 
Honeymoon with Three Bears, A. 43 
Hopeful Brother, A. 196 
Horseradish Sauce. 96 
Hot Pocketbooks. 27 
Housekeeper. Modern. 679 
Housekeeper’s Wisdom. 838 
Housekeeping, Careful. 518 
Pioneer . 310 
House That Jack Built. 486 
How Dad Treated Mie. 74 
Ice-Cream Freezer, Extemporized. 390 
Indian Crumpets. 27 
Intellect and Goodness. 551 
Jackets, Bolero. 136 
New, Two. 726 
Jam Made from Raisins. 97 
Rhubarb . 438 
Jealous of the Judge. 390 
Jelly, Bran. 455 
Judge Seth on Widows. 75 
Jugged Chicken.. 582 
Journey, The. 136 
Khaki, Meaning of. 342 
Kimo, How Made. 358 
King of Fairyland. 833 
Knitted Sack, Infants'. 646 
Lace, Zig-Zag. 694 
Leche Duiee. 97 
Lesson of Self-Control. 742 
Letter Bags. 758 
Letters, Answering. 342 
Lexington Rolls. 27 
Library, Traveling, in Ohio...470, 534 
Life's Game. 726 
Limitations of Youth, The. 438 
Liver Cheese. 297 
Lost Art of Leisure. 775 
Love and Cheerfulness. 614 
Of Lemuel, The.567, 583 
Man Alone, The. 647 
Rich. A. 663 
With the Hoe. 454 
Manomet Village, In.519, 535 
Maria Home from the City. 502 
Marie Antoinette Fichu. 422 
Mat. Crocheted . 758 
Material Requiring Shrinking. 216 
Matter of Peelings, A. 327 
May-Day Fete at Bryn Mawr Col¬ 
lege . 407 
Meat, Canning at Home. 791 
Left-Over . 406 
Mending Bee, A. 535 
Mildew, How to Remove. 602 
Millenium. Bit of the. 503 
Page 
Mincemeat, New England. 871 
Mince, Swedish. 297 
Miss Prissy's Remarks on Career¬ 
ing . 502 
Miss Rutherford’s Wash. 343 
Momaters . 759 
Mother of Cakes, The. 59 
Mother’s Cooking. 631 
Muffins, Cape Ann. 615 
Cream of Wheat. 631 
Nature’s Secret. 310 
'Nough for Me. 326 
Nut Cookies. 839 
Oil, Crude, for Hair. 614 
Okanogan Nemesis, An. 257 
One Point of View. 487 
Onions, How to Cook. 406 
Pancake Receipt. 297 
Pancakes, Blueberry. 615 
Parsnip Fritters. 839 
Past but a Memory. 790 
Patience, Lesson in. 327 
Pattern in the Loom, The. 47o 
Peach Cheese. 582 
Pepper Nuts. 74 
Peppers, Green, and Steak. 615 
Used by' Italians. 806 
Pickles, Cucumber. 423 
Mixed, and Mustard. 679 
Mustard, and Cucumber. 726 
Pie, Apple Custard. 406 
Chestnut Meringue. _42 
Chocolate . 775 
In Chicago. 290 
Maple-Sugar . 694 
Raisin Lemon. 695 
Savory . 839 
Sour Cream. 696 
Squab . 775 
Tomato . 550 
Pies, Fish. 375 
Pigeons, Fried . 582 
Pincushion, Cover for. 822 
Hanging . 407 
Pioneer Experiences.423, 615, 774 
Point Lace, Crocheted.663 
Pop-Overs . 774 
Portiere, Japanese . 502 
Postage Stamps, Canceled. 327 
Potato Pone, Sweet. 806 
Potatoes, Baked . 96 
Sweet, Cooking . 806 
Prawns, Sun-Dried . 822 
Principles, True to. 759 
Procession, With the.327, 407, 
423, 455, 519, 582, 663, 775 
Prophet’s Punch . 694 
Pudding, Carrot . 582 
English Plum . 854 
David Harum . 10 
German Blood . 10 
Mystic . 42 
Red Raspberry . 582 
Sauce . 96 
Titania . 823 
Puffs . 806 
Rack for Preserve Jars. 678 
Ration, Balanced . 277 
Recollections . 518 
Revenge, Small Brother's. 59 
Rice Toast . 631 
Ring, Tight, Removing of. 390 
Robin’s Call . 342 
Rock, Snow . 823 
Rolls, Whole-Wheat, Cinnamon... 503 
Rug, Crazy, A. 359 
Rugs, How to Make. 342 
Sauce, Dried-Apple . 406 
For the Goose. 769 
Sausage, Virginia Beef. 237 
Sausagettes . 42 
Schmoren Beef . 42 
Science in Cooking, Applied. 196 
Scotch Woodcock .237 
Sewing Machine, Buying a. 791 
Shad, Planked . 116 
Page 
Shattered Idol, A. 311 
Shawl, Rainbow . 599 
Shirt Waists, Ironing. 470 
Wearing . 502 
Shortcake, Strawberry. 390 
Shrew, Colonial . 666 
Shrimp Chowder . 157 
Sight, A Matter of. 598 
Singing for Respiratory Organs.. 116 
Skirt, Seven Gored. 742 
Three-Piece . 6iM 
Skirts, New Suggestions in. 74 
Smith Girl’s Slight. The. 237 
Soap for Cleaning Carpets. 560 
Softening Hard Water. 217 
Something to Think About. 156 
Songs, Old . 10 
South Bromfield Cyrano.423, 439 
Steak, Flank, Rolled. 471 
Hamburg, Baked . 534 
Stew, Nice . 471 
Strawberry Flummery. 422 
Sunshine . 678 
Makers .550, 678, 743 
People . 217 
Suppers, Farm . 50 
Sweetmeats, How to Make. 614 
Swindles Affecting Women. .10, 96, 116 
Tablecloth, Summer, The. 598 
Tables, Kitchen, About...... 583 
Taking Comfort . 630 
Tatting Border, A. 582 
Tea, How to Brew. 276 
Technical Training, Concerning... 256 
Teeth, Children’s.276, 470 
Telling Her Good-by. 806 
Temper, Only . 583 
Tenderloin Suggestion. 157 
Time, Flight of. 662 
Too Busy for Kindness. 854 
Trifles, Grave and Gay'. 327 
Twine Holder, Japanese. 439 
Umbrellas, Our . 598 
Van Deman, Mrs. II. E. 10 
Veal, Jellied . K39 
Vegetarian Dishes . 518 
View, One Point of. 487 
Wafers, Ginger . 759 
Spiced Molasses . 759 
Waffles, Sweet-Potato . 600 
Waifs and Strays.471, 487 
Waist, Fancy.710, 742 
Waists, Fancy, Two. 662 
Wall Paper Suggestions. 58 
Washing Old Laces. 550 
Wash Silks . 502 
When All the World Is Young... 42 
When Molly Led the Meeting.... 694 
Woman, An Old-Fashioned. 156 
Explorer . 679 
Famous . 750 
Farmer . 26 
With the Broom, The. 236 
Woman's Carpet, New. 297 
Progress in One Century. 116 
Trip to Alaska, A.97, 114 
Women in Armenia. 310 
Nervous, Talk to. 438 
Sunshiny . 743 
Zadoc Tirrell’s Shiftlessness. 197 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Chair, A Hogshead. 550 
Closet, Remodeled . 196 
Crocheted Pansy Mat. 758 
Infant’s Knitted Sack. 646 
Ice Cream Freezer, Home-Made.. 390 
Lace. Zig-Zag . 994 
Mantel of Brick. 486 
Tatting Border . 588 
Van Deman, Mrs. H. E. 10 
