1904. 
563 
The Rural Patterns. 
Full skirts are usually becoming to 
young girls. The model is made of em¬ 
broidered batiste with a band of heavy 
lace applique, but all the pretty soft stuffs, 
silk, wool, cotton and linen are equally 
appropriate. The shirred yoke is always 
pretty when the figure is slender, but 
when, as is often the case in young girls, 
additional bulk at the belt is to be avoid¬ 
ed, the plain yoke made of lace or of 
4713 Misses’ Skirt, 12 to 16 years. 
other fancy material is to be preferred. 
The skirt is cut in one circular piece, 
straight lengths of the material being 
sewed together to give the necessary 
width, and when shirred is arranged over 
the foundation that also serves for the 
plain yoke when shirrings are not used. 
The quantity of material required for the 
medium size is 6^2 yards 21 inches wide, 
5 yards 27 inches wide or 3(4 yards 44 
inches wide with 4J4 yards of applique 
and *4 yard of all-over lace when yoke 
is used. The pattern 4713 is cut in sizes 
for misses of 12, 14 and 1G years of age; 
price 10 cents. 
For a linen or cloth skirt, the tucked 
#Y<t4 Misses’ Five Gored Skirt, 
12 to 16 years. 
model is very desirable. The skirt is cut 
in five gores that are wide enough to pro¬ 
vide generous fullness about the feet, and 
which allow of tucks or gathers at the 
upper edge yet mean no unnecessary bulk. 
The quantity of material required for the 
medium size (14 years) is 5)4 yards 21 
inches wide, 4)4 yards 27 inches wide or 
2)4 yards 44 inches wide. The pattern 
4744 is cut in sizes for misses of 12, 14 
and 16 years of age; price 10 cents. 
The gored skirt gathered at the belt in 
1830 style is an accepted favorite of the 
season. This one is trimmed with two 
flounces that are shirred to form headings. 
4741 Five Gored 1830 Skirt, 
22 to 30 waist. 
The model is made of embroidered pon¬ 
gee, in the natural color banded with 
green velvet ribbon, but all the many soft 
silks and wools and the pretty muslins 
that are so fashionable are equally appro¬ 
priate, any material that take good lines 
and folds being well adapted to the style. 
The skirt is cut in five gores and is sim¬ 
ply gathered at the upper edges and joined 
to the belt. The flounces are straight and 
gathered to form tiny double frills. The 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
quantity of material required for the me¬ 
dium size is 15 yards 21 inches wide, 12 
yards 27 inches wide or 1 l / 2 yards 44 
inches wide, with 36 yards of banding to 
trim as illustrated. The pattern 4741 is 
cut in sizes for a 22, 24 , 26, 28 and 30 inch 
waist measure; price 10 cents. 
Parson Bolton’s Wedding Fee. 
Parson Bolton sat in his cosy study 
reading a letter. The reading seemed to 
please him immensely, for he rubbed his 
palms together, and a glad smile stole 
across his thin visage, as he muttered: 
“Now, this is certainly providential!” It 
was a lovely June day, and the fragrance 
of the roses should have been inspiring. 
Yet, somehow, the task of preparing a 
sermon for the following Sabbath had 
been unusually difficult. So this letter 
from a brother minister proposing an ex¬ 
change of pulpits for that date was warm¬ 
ly welcomed. He could preach the elo¬ 
quent sermon recently delivered in his 
own church, and the change of scene, if 
only for a day, would benefit him. 
It did not take him long to brush his 
unfinished sermon aside, and write a brief 
note of acceptance. He gave this to Alice 
to mail, and sought the garden. There 
had been frequent showers, and the weeds 
were pushing their upward way between 
the onions, beets and lettuce, as though 
determined to crowd out their more cul¬ 
tivated neighbors. The parson squared 
his narrow shoulders, straightened up his 
five feet five of clerical stature, and glared 
aggressively at the intruders. Believing 
that faith must be reinforced by works, 
he hurried to the woodshed, brought out 
a sharp hoe, and commenced a vigorous 
and well-directed warfare against the 
hosts of the Philistines, as he termed 
them. The garden was his especial pride. 
It was only a half-acre plot, but it helped 
to eke out his slender income wonder¬ 
fully. The soil was good, and neither fer¬ 
tilizers nor labor were spared in the en¬ 
deavor to make it yield abundantly. Once 
when I had complimented him upon his 
success he had removed his hat, display¬ 
ing the bald spot on his crown, and said,: 
“If I could not have been a minister, 
I would have chosen the gardener’s pro¬ 
fession. I am thankful that I can com¬ 
bine both occupations.” 
Back of the garden was a half acre of 
meadow, but the minister, having no cow, 
allowed one of his neighbors to cut the 
hay. He had been hoeing steadily for 
two hours when his wife asked him to 
step to the front door. There he beheld 
a brawny, bashful young man and his 
fair, blushing bride. Mr. Bolton recog¬ 
nized them at once. He had recently 
united them in marriage, and when the 
happy bridegroom had asked the price, 
replied that he had no fixed rate, but 
left that to the bridegroom. They had 
thanked him warmly, and departed, leav¬ 
ing the Parson to reflect on the uncer¬ 
tainties of life in general, and of wedding 
fees in particular. Now they had re¬ 
turned, and tied to the back of the farm 
wagon was a robust, healthy Jersey calf. 
The man pointed to it, and said: 
“Sarah and me, we heard as you wanted 
a cow, ’nd bein’ ez we didn’t hev much 
ready cash, Sarah and me, we thought you 
would like a good calf to raise.” 
The minister was in ecstacies. He 
shook hands with them again, and said 
it was just the one thing needed to com¬ 
plete his happiness. It was led around to 
the back yard by its former owner and 
tied to a clothes post. When Mr. Bolton 
and his wife had sufficiently admired its 
beauty and gentleness, meanwhile receiv¬ 
ing sundry instructions as to its care, the 
young farmer and his wife drove away, 
followed by the thanks and good wishes 
of the worthy couple. At the tea table 
the minister gave thanks with more than 
usual fervor. The prospect of a future 
unlimited supply of rich milk, cream and 
butter filled him with intense satisfac¬ 
tion. The milk furnished by the milk¬ 
man had barely a taste of richness or a 
suspicion of cream about it, and, inwardly, 
he had often rebelled against it. His 
father had always kept a cow ,and he 
knew good milk when he tasted it. The 
repast finished, he hurried out to gloat 
over his new treasure and prepare her 
quarters for the night. 
Their woodshed was a small, neat 
building, half way between the house and 
meadow lot. In an unoccupied corner of 
the large room he fixed up a comfortable 
bed for Bossy. When all was ready, he 
hastened to the clothes yard, where his 
wife and children were petting the gentle 
creature, and said: 
“Now, my dear, I will take Beauty to 
her new quarters.” 
Fie untied the rope and started toward 
the shed, but evidently Beauty had a 
mind of her own, and made a dash for 
the lettuce bed. The minister was taken 
by surprise, and clinging to the rope was 
carried along at a rapid pace. A hotbed 
sash stood against the grape arbor with 
one end projecting across the narrow 
path. Beauty’s flank struck this, and over 
went the sash, breaking several panes of 
glass. An instant later the Parson drove 
his left boot through it, breaking two 
more panes. Fie tried to hold back, but 
his lack of weight and strength were 
against him. Through the strawberry 
bed, the early cabbages and sweet corn, 
they flew, the Parson taking gigantic 
strides, and tugging at the rope in vain. 
There was nothing to wind it about, and 
no chance to wind it. The children were 
screaming in chorus, and Mrs. Bolton, 
who was 40 pounds heavier than her 
spouse, was in pursuit, but they left her 
far behind. Then Beauty swerved to the 
left, and made directly for a row of fine 
tomato plants, surrounded by stakes and 
barrel hoops. The calf knocked one trel¬ 
lis over, and the Parson drove his foot 
through another, and carried it along 
with him for an instant. Then it tripped 
him, and he fell flat on a row of early 
peas. He clutched wildly at a stake, but 
missed it, and only succeeded in pulling 
up a few more pea vines. Then, as the 
calf turned again, the rope relaxed, and 
he bounded to his feet. Bracing himself, 
with heels well apart, he brought Beauty 
up with a sharp turn, whereat she turned, 
and charged straight at him. Startled at 
this unexpected move, he jumped back¬ 
ward, striking bis better half with such 
force that they both sat down in the 
onion bed. 
His wife gripped him firmly about the 
waist, and Beauty, finding their combined 
weight too much for her. raced round 
and round in a circle, smashing another 
trellis, and scattering ruin in her path. 
They were soon on their feet again, and 
by main strength dragged the struggling 
animal to the shed and fastened her in. 
The Parson was well nigh exhausted. 
His trousers were torn, his hat missing, 
and his face streaked with garden soil. 
He looked, and felt, like one who had 
been through a trying experience. When 
the screaming children had been pacified, 
he surveyed his garden ruefully, and mut¬ 
tered something about the prince of evil 
and wedding fees. But his naturally gen¬ 
ial disposition soon overcame his anger, 
and in obedience to his wife’s suggestion 
he hurried to the house and made him¬ 
self fairly presentable. Then he tried to 
repair the damage done, but found it a 
tedious task, and was forced to leave part 
of it for another day. A goodly portion 
of the garden looked as if a cyclone bad 
passed through it. The next day they re¬ 
moved Beauty to the meadow lot, and the 
Parson, with the help of a neighbor’s son, 
built a shed there for her. 
Beauty behaved extremely well for a 
week, and then, attracted by the more 
succulent garden crops, forced her way¬ 
ward self through the fence. The Parson 
was writing another sermon, when, hap¬ 
pening to glance out of the window, he 
saw her munching the sweet corn. With 
a wrathful exclamation, he flung aside his 
pen, rushed downstairs, and, calling his 
wife to his assistance, tried to capture the 
intruder. But Bossy was in no mood to 
be caught, and nimbly eluding them, raced 
tnrough the beloved garden again, and 
around to the front lawn, where, after 
an exciting chase around and through 
the flower beds, she was finally cornered, 
and returned to the meadow. The fence 
was strengthened, and there were no more 
inroads among the vegetables. With the 
waste products of the garden added to her 
pasturage, Beauty thrived amazingly, and 
became a tractable and loving pet. I saw 
her again three years later, when she was 
repaying their care with an abundant sup¬ 
ply of rich milk. She certainly was a 
Beauty. And the Parson, with a merry 
twinkle in his eye, averred that he was 
more than satisfied with his unusual wed¬ 
ding fee. w. G. RODGERS. 
What Shall We 
Have for Dessert? 
This question arises in the family 
everyday. Let us answer it to-day. Try 
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a delicious and healthful dessert. Pre¬ 
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baking! add boiling water and set to 
cool. Flavors:—Lemon, Orange, Rasp¬ 
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Finest zinc lined hardwood re¬ 
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OWN YOUR OWN TELEPHONE LINE. 
Our telephones are powerful, loud- 
taiklng and absolutely guaranteed. 
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT. 
Telephones that work on any line. 
Large Catalog No. 9 Free. 
CONNECTICUT TELE. & ELEC. CO., 
Merldon, Conn., U. S. A. 
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TELEPHONES 
For Farmers’ Lines. 
Organize an exchange In your 
community. Full particular# fur¬ 
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THE NORTH ELECTRIC CO., 
162 St. Clair Street, 
C-N. 301. CLEVELAND, O. 
THE KESSLER IS THE BEST. 
Price, 
$1 EACH. 
Discount Dozen 
Lots. 
Simple, Durable, 
Economical. 
Round,Strong, 
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Lowest I n price, 
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evidence. Reap¬ 
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1903. Orders 
promptly shipped. We sell direct to the farmer. 
H. K. HESSLKR CO., Factory No. 8, Syracuse, N. Y. 
Circulars 
sent Free. 
Rural mail Box. 
Diiy-l Mflil Many new routes will go In this year. We 
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sends in a petition, nny PnEP to first one sending 
We will send a QUA IllCL us full information. 
BOND STEEL POST CO., ADRIAN, MICH. 
A Little Gold Mine for Women 
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Dries all kindsof Fruits, Berries, Cher¬ 
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will last a lifetime. It works while 
you cook. Write for circulars and 
special terms to agents. Price, ®5. 
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