1904 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
337 
Inches (cost $3.50, installation extra). 
At left of sink is a zinc-covered table 
with outer edges raised one-fourth-inch 
to prevent escape of water and enough 
pitch to allow water to return to sink, 
table being on level with upper edge of 
sink. By all means let the plumbing be 
open, without closets below which af¬ 
ford harbors for vermin and filth even 
with best of care. A carpenter in one 
day put up shelves for us against walls, 
enclosing ends with boards, leaving 
front open; took two sash of suitable 
size, inserted little wheels in lower 
edges, tacked guiding rails at top and 
bottom, fitted sash with one large glass 
to each sash, and the housekeeper now 
has a large sliding glass-front closet, 
where rats fear to harbor (like politi¬ 
cians, they dislike publicity), and where 
everything is in sight, easily reached, 
and it is both a pleasure to have and 
an incentive to order and neatness. 
Above all, do not make the mistake of 
putting the closet right over the sink, 
where a body surely bumps against it 
every time the sink is used. H. a. m. 
Our plan may not be adequate for 
Winter service, but it works excellently 
for a small Summer place. The ordi¬ 
nary two-inch lead waste pipe is crook¬ 
ed gently and with sufficient slope car¬ 
ried through the side of house, there 
emptying into an open V-shaped wooden 
trough. The trough empties into an 
old half-barrel or paint keg. About 
three inches from the bottom of the keg 
an ordinary faucet is inserted. To this 
faucet about 100 feet of hose is coupled. 
The hose can thus deliver the sink waste 
over any place within a radius of 100 
feet. By this means all the sink drain¬ 
age can be utilized in the flower or 
vegetable garden. If the garden slopes 
right little trenches hoed in the surface 
will distribute the water still farther 
away. The barrel or paint keg should 
be raised as far as possible above the 
ground level, but still left low enough 
to have the trough drain into it. Per¬ 
haps the trough might be omitted and 
the lead pipe drain directly into the 
half barrel. To secure health in the 
house and fertility in the garden buy 
100 pounds of muriate of potash and 
about twice a week scatter half a stove 
shovelful in the wooden trough from 
whence it will gradually dissolve in the 
water, form a strong lye, turn all grease 
into soap and cause it to pass off 
through the ordinary garden hose. Be 
careful not to allow the strong solution 
of potash to get too near a plant. If 
the hose ever clogs, lift it high as the 
head and slap it hard on the ground. 
About once in two or three weeks pick 
up the barrel or paint keg by its han¬ 
dles, take it where the soft loam of the 
garden is, shovel in loam, stir it around 
with the spade or hoe and the barrel 
will be thoroughly cleared of all set¬ 
tlings. It is possible, although perhaps 
not so desirable, to dissolve any chemi¬ 
cal fertilizer in the barrel and distri¬ 
bute it through the hose. a. g. 
The Bookshelf. 
The Price of Youth, by Margery 
Williams. The young author of this 
clever novel hardly expresses her mo¬ 
tives in the title, for our personal un¬ 
happiness is not the price of youth 
aloDe. It is the story of a country girl 
in a little New Jersey community, 
blameless herself, yet, as the daughter 
of a saloonkeeper of avowedly immoral 
life, the object of gossip and scandal and 
backbiting that besmirches her reputa¬ 
tion and scorches her innocent romance. 
It is a sordid little tragedy which may 
be enacted in any community where ill- 
natured neighborhood tattle takes the 
place of any effort to broaden the mind 
and heart. While the author makes no 
effort to point an obvious moral, save as 
the story tells itself, we think many a 
good but heedless girl, desiring what 
she calls “a good time,” would do well 
to think of poor Fan Tasker, whose un¬ 
happiness is here depicted. No matter 
how immaculate a girl may be, she can¬ 
not afford to show disregard of the out¬ 
ward forms, imposed by the community 
in which she lives. For the rest the 
author describes the landscape and sur¬ 
roundings of the Jersey coast most ac¬ 
curately. We know those whispering 
pines, the stretches of sandy beach, and 
the masses of wild flowers, and it is the 
first time we have met them figured 
wilh such complete understanding in 
fiction. Published by the Macmillan 
Company, New York; price $1.50. 
The Rural Patterns. 
A sensible model for child’s petticoat 
and underwaist is shown herewith. The 
waist consists of the front and backs 
and is fitted by means of shoulder and 
under-arm seams. It is extended below 
the waist and is cut at its lower edges 
to provide the necessary flare. At the 
waist line is applied a belt to which 
buttons are sewed. The skirt is cut in 
one piece and is gathered at its upper 
edge and attached to a belt which is 
4468 Child’s Petticoat, 
2 to 12 yrs. 
joined to the waist by means of button¬ 
holes worked to correspond with its 
buttons. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired for the medium size (eight years) 
is 2 % yards 36 inches wide for waist and 
skirt, or, 1% yards 27 inches wide for 
skirt, and one yard 36 inches wide for 
waist when two materials are used, with 
three yards of embroidery for frill. The 
pattern No. 4468 is cut in sizes for chil¬ 
dren of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years of age; 
price 10 cents from this office. 
The handsome infant’s coat figured is 
made with a shallow yoke and skirt por¬ 
tions that are gathered and joined to 
its lower edge. The sleeves are full, 
and are gathered into wristbands, and 
the cape is circular, shirred on indi- 
Are You Chained 
ToThe Wash Tub, 
Whether a housekeeper does her own wash¬ 
ing or not the worry and work connected 
with “ Bine Monday ” literally chain her to 
the wash-Tub. Let us send you 
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BALL-BEARING 
FAMILY WASHER 
Freight prepaid. No money or promise of any kind required, Use it for 30 days; 
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through the clothes and washes them absolutely clean in six minutes with no 
wear or tear on the garments or the operator. Perfectly adjusted Ball-Bearings do 
the same for it as for the bicycle—make it work with little effort. IT IS ABSO¬ 
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28 Pieces Silver Plate $5.00 
From Silversmith to Table. Melrose Plate Is not Made by a Trust 
RETAIL PRICE OF THIS CASE IN ANY STORE $||,85 
T HIS fine combination case of tableware, 
the Florence Design, consists of O 
Medium Knives, G Medium Forks, 
<> Dessert Spoons, <> Tea Spoons, 1 
Rutter Knife, 1 Sugar Shell and 2 Napkin 
Rings. The knives are heavily plated on best 
steel and hand burnished. The spoons and 
forks are plated on German silver and the 
plating contains 20 per cent, more silver 
than the ordinary standard plated ware. 
With ordinary usage these will wear for 15 
years. The design is one of the handsomest 
ever produced. We furnish this in bright 
finish or the popular French Giey, which 
gives a rich and elegant effect, comparing 
favorably with sterling silver. This makes a 
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The only manufacturing company in the world In their line telling direct to the consumer. 
SAMSON 
Bridging Telephones 
Don’t Cost Much. 
Write for the Green 
Catalogue. 
KEYSTONE ELECTRIC TELEPHONE 
THE NEW 
SPEED SPECIAL 
Lightning Arresters 
ABE THE ONLY 
Sure Protection. 
CO., PITTSBURG, PA. 
cated lines and arranged over a plain 
foundation which serves to regulate the 
fullness. At the neck edge is a narrow 
frill. The quantity of material required 
is 5^ yards 21 inches wide, 4% yards 27 
inches wide or 2% yards 44 inches wide. 
The pattern No. 4669 is cut in one size 
only; price 10 cents from this office. 
If I am asked what is the remedy for 
the deeper sorrows of the human heart 
—what a man should chiefly look to in 
his progress through life as the power 
that is to sustain him under trials, and 
enable him manfully to confront his 
afflictions—I must point to something 
which, in a well-known hymn, is called 
“The old, old story,” told of an old, old 
book, and taught with an old, old teach¬ 
ing, which Is the greatest and best gift 
ever given to mankind.—W. E. Glad¬ 
stone. 
No Dessert 
More Attractive 
Why use gelatine and 
spend hours soaking, 
sweetening, flavoring 
and coloring when 
Jell-O 
produces better results in two minutes? 
Everything in the package. Simply add hot 
water and set to cool. It’s perfection. A sur¬ 
prise to the housewife. No trouble, less ex¬ 
pense. * Try it to-day. In Four Fruit Fla¬ 
vors: Lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Rasp¬ 
berry. At grocers. 10c. 
THE 0RICINAL 
WATERPROOF 
OllEDClOTHINCAfeiitB® 
Made in black or yellow for all kinds 
of wet work. On sale everywhere. 
Look for the 5ign of the Fish.and 
the name TOWER on the buttons. 
A W T«WCR CO-BOSTON. MASS..U S.A. 
TOWl* CANADIAN CO..k.*.te4. TORONTO.CAN. 
NO PAINTING REQUIRED “SiSS IS3? 
Rooting. Can 
be easily laid 
as the work 
only consists of 
mailing and ce¬ 
menting the 
Joints. Samples,prices & booklet giving Instructions 
ASPHALT READY ROOFING CO _ far laying sent 
82 Finest., New York. free Postpaid. 
READY 
ROOFING 
Buy of us Direct and 
Save Money. 
Best goods. Our prices 
surprise. Write us. 
8. E. McDonough & co. 
Dept. 0., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
s 
TENOGRAPHY 
Book, keep¬ 
ing, etc .thor¬ 
oughly taught 
Situations for all graduates.Complete Course 
for Home Study, $5. Catalogue free. 
C. C. GAINES, Box 637, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 
or 119 West 125th Street, New York, N. Y. 
Looking for a Home? 
Then why not keep In view 
the fact that the 
farming lands of 
are sufficient to support a 
population of 50,000,000 or over? 
The immigration io Western 
Canada during the past six 
years has been phenomenal. 
~ A 
" Homestead Lands 
easily accessible, and other 
lands may be purchased from 
Railway and Land Companies. 
Western Canada’s grain lands 
produce marvellous crops,while 
the grazing lands contain all 
the nutritive qualities for fat¬ 
tening cattle and other stock. 
Karbets, School*, Railway* 
and all other condition* 
make Western Canada a 
desirable spot for the home- 
seeker. « 
Write to the Superintendent Im¬ 
migration,Ottawa,Canada,for a 
descriptive Atlas, and other in¬ 
formation; or to the authorized 
Canadian Government Agent— 
W. D. SCOTT, Supt. of Immigration, 
Ottawa, Can. 
JAYNE’S EXPECTORANT 
CURES THE WORST COLDS. 
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For 73 years the Standard Cough Remedy. 
