1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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in half the New England homes, per¬ 
fectly tight “ smoke-cupboards” with 
rows of slatted shelves, were a common 
convenience, but it is doubtful whether 
many are still in existence, since im¬ 
ported straws have crowded out the 
domestic industry. keziah shelton. 
PATTERNS FOR R. N.-Y. READERS. 
Write the order for patterns separate 
from other matter, give bust measure 
and pattern number, and inclose 10 cents. 
Each pattern is complete with instruc¬ 
tions for cutting the garment and put¬ 
ting together. 
6735. Girls' Dress. 
Grass linen, trimmed with white em¬ 
broidery and insertion, made this at¬ 
tractive-looking dress. It may be fin¬ 
ished without sleeves and yoke, to wear 
with a guimpe, as shown in the back 
view. Broad bretelles, curved in pointed 
outline, are handsomely edged with a 
frill of embroidery headed with a band 
of insertion. The full bishop sleeves 
are gathered at top and bottom into 
round cuff bands at the wrists. Pattern 
No. 6735 is cut in sizes for children of 
two, four, six, eight and ten years of age. 
ODDS AND ENDS . 
Sofa Cushions. —Those living in the 
country, of course, do not have the same 
facilities for seeing pretty things ; but 
they have the advantage over city girls, 
in having a quiet time to do what they 
have on hand. A charming and inexpen¬ 
sive piece of fancy work is the sofa 
cushion made of denim cloth. Get the 
new colors of red and dull blue, with the 
Persian designs stamped on them, and 
outline these patterns with Asiatic rope 
silk (pink silk is pretty) on the dark red, 
and white on the blue. Make a ruffle 
on the cushion of the plain denim cloth, 
but match the goods in color, and scal¬ 
lop the edge of the ruffle with a button¬ 
hole stitch. This makes two lovely cush¬ 
ions, and they wash well. To keep them 
from fading or the silks running, laun¬ 
der them with warm rain water, a lather 
of Ivory soap, rinse out quickly, and 
iron while damp on the wrong side first, 
then press on the right side with a layer 
of cotton goods between. It will be 
charming work for afternoons. 
SAHAH H. HENTON. 
Good fob Digestion. —It has become a 
chronic habit with some writers on rural 
affairs to criticise and slander the aver¬ 
age farmer’s bill of fare. It is usually 
done by those most ignorant of the sub¬ 
ject. The first grievance is the pie, which 
is declared to be unfit for use as an arti¬ 
cle of food. While reading some of these 
heated discussions, lam reminded of a 
little real life which came under my own 
observation. A quarter of a century ago, 
I met at a social gathering, a young mar¬ 
ried woman, who had entered enthusiasti¬ 
cally on the theory and practice of using 
only Graham bread, and its accompani¬ 
ments, pie and cake, were ignored, and 
great results were predicted to follow 
this course of living. She was a fresh, 
rosy-complexioned woman, and brought 
to the carrying out of her ideas, an 
MOTHERS .—Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
amount of energy which would make a 
success of any good theory. After many 
years, I met her again, and remember¬ 
ing her zeal for dietetic reform, I looked 
to see results in her appearance. But, 
while being an interesting woman in 
the prime of life, she was as gray and 
faded as any of the farmers’ wives living 
around me, whose lives had been too full 
of hard work to have either studied or 
practiced elaborate rules of living. A 
happy forgetfulness of what we have 
eaten, and a worthy aim in life, are both 
aids to good digestion, aunt rachel. 
SENSE AND SENTIMENT. 
It matters little how long I stay 
In a world of sorrow, sin and care, 
Whether in youth I am called away, 
Or live till my bones and pate are bare. 
But whether I do the best I can 
To soften the weight of adversity’s touch 
On the faded cheek of my fellow man, 
It matters much ! 
—From the Swedish. 
.... II A ryot Holt Cahoon : “ There is 
no time in the year when housekeeping 
assumes the character of a business that 
lends itself to enterprising management, 
as much as it does in the spring.” 
-Phillips Brooks : “ When levity, 
which has its graceful places among 
pleasant and trilling things, is brought 
among sacred and awful truths, how 
ugly its jesting face and tinsel dress and 
tinkling bells appear.” 
... .Charles Dudley Warner : “ If 
children in the family and in the public 
schools, were fed with only the best 
literature, if their minds were treated 
with as much care in regard to the things 
sown in them as our wheat fields, what 
a result we would have ! ” 
....Bab: “A woman dies a hundred 
deaths from headache and heartache and 
rheumatism and diseases that verge on 
pneumonia, but don’t quite reach it, and 
everything else that is unpleasant and 
not dangerous. And these occasional 
deaths are the ones when she would like 
to have a little thought given to her. 
When she is absolutely dying, she doesn’t 
care. She is not troubling herself about 
men then.” 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
Thk Rural New-Yorker. 
The Best. 
The Rest. 
The Test. 
There are two kinds of sarsapa¬ 
rilla: The best—and the rest. 
The trouble is they look alike. And 
when the rest dress like the best 
who’s to tell them apart? Well, 
“ the tree is known by its fruit.” 
That’s an old test and a safe one. 
And the taller the tree the deeper 
the root. That’s another test. 
What’s the root, — the record of 
these sarsaparillas ? The one with 
the deepest root is Ayer’s. The 
one with the richest fruit: that, 
too, is Ayer’s. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla 
has a record of half a century of 
cures; a record of many medals 
and awards — culminating in the 
medal of the Chicago World’s Fair, 
which, admitting Ayer’s Sarsapa¬ 
rilla as the best — shut its doors 
against the rest. That was greater 
honor than the medal, to be the only 
Sarsaparilla admitted as an ex¬ 
hibit at the World’s Fair. If you 
want to get the best sarsaparilla 
of your druggist, here’s an infalli¬ 
ble rule: Ask for the best and 
you’ll get Ayer’s. Ask for Ayer’s 
and yoL ’ll get the best. 
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Emulsion 
Is the standard emulsion the 
world over. There is not a 
man, woman or child who is 
run down or emaciated or has 
weak lungs that Scott’s Emul¬ 
sion will not benefit. When 
you ask for it you will likely 
be told by the druggist that 
he has an emulsion “ just as 
good.” It is not true. No 
emulsion is as good. 
Scott’s Emulsion has bene¬ 
fited millions of people. Ask 
your druggist if he can refer 
you to a single case that has 
been helped by the unknown 
emulsion he sells, and if so, 
we will send you a book giving 
thousands of cases. You want 
the standard; not something 
that nobody knows anything 
about. 
All druggists sell Snott’s Emulsion. 
Two sizes —50 cents and $i.oo. 
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York 
ASK YOUR DEALER FOR 
W. L. Douglas 
®3. SHOE be vJorld! he 
If you pay 84 to SO for shoes, ex- 
amine the W. L. Douglas Shoe, and « 
see what a good shoe you can buy for ■ 
OVER IOO STYLES AND WIDTHS, 
CONGRESS, BUTTON, 
and LACE, made in all 
kinds of the best selected 
leather by skilled work¬ 
men. A Vo 
make and 
sell more 
$3 Shoes 
than any 
other 
manufacturer in the world. 
None genuine unless name and 
price is stamped on the bottom. 
Ask your dealer for our 85, 
84, 83.50, 88.50, 88.25 Shoes- 
82.50, 82 and 8 1.75 for boys. ’ 
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. Ifyourdealer 
cannot supply you, send to fac¬ 
tory, enclosang price and 36 cents 
to pay carriage. State kind, style 
of toe (cap or plain), size and 
width. Our Custom Dept, will fill 
your order. Send for new Illus¬ 
trated Catalogue to Box M. 
W, L. DOUGLAS Brockton, 
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IF YOU NEED 
Machine Oil, Harness Oil, 
Cylinder Oil, Axle Grease, 
Gasoline for Stoves 
or Gas Machines, 
! or anything In the line of oils or greases, write 1 
, us for prices. DERRICK OIL COMl’ANY, 
1 Titusville, Pa. 
TO THE TRADE. 
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? 
A FIRST-CLASS 
Buggy, 
Carriage 
Phaeton 
or Tra * 
at a reasonable low 
price. OH, IS THAT ! 
ALL, then write to 
AMBROSE & HARRIS CARRIAGE CO., 
Perin Building, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Don't Buy until you get their catalogue and prices. 
ADAM! 
e FENCE MAN; 
Makes Woven Wire § 
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Fencing so that 
It Cannot Sag. 
fhe BEST 
His Steel Posts are about as cheap as wood. 2 
J( is Steel Lawn and Cemetery Fence have no equal i 
le of Wire and Iron Gates are unsurpassed. ¥ 
16 catalogue tells all about nil of them. 
J. ADAM, Joliet, Ills. • 
KEYSTONE WOVEN WIRE FENCE 
IS THE BUST FOR FARM USE. 
25 and 28-inch for hog lots. 46,55 and 58- 
inch for general use. 
Send for illustrated catalogue. 
KEYSTONE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO ., 
19 Rush St., Peoria, Ill. 
AN IRISHMAN’S REASON. 
A group of Kentucky farmers were discussing 
fences. One only, defended a ratchet device, all the 
others preferred “the Page.” Eacli in turn gave his 
reasons, a son of the “ould sod" last. “Begorra”! 
said he, “I’d rayther hev a cow that'l coom up hersilf 
than be goin afther her twice a day.” 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 
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FIELD AND HOG FENCE Wl 
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All horizontal lines aro cahlcs: not affected by heat 
and cold; adjusts itself to hilly ground without 
buckling. Built for service and durability. Write 
for full information. 
UNION FENCE CO., DeKalb, III. 
Ten Farmers’ Wives .WANTED 
You can assist us by sending us the names and ad¬ 
dresses of ten reliable farmers' wives likely to be in¬ 
terested in our revised tea and coffee club order 
circular for Farmers’ Grange and Alliance 
Buyers. By complying with the above we will send 
you a beautiful panel picture, large size, 14 x 28 
inches, suitable to frame. Old Reliable House. 
Highest reference. EMPIRE CITY TEA CO., 28 
l)e I’eyster Street, New York City, U. S. A. 
lilCCFI V 4 5 > uu b yearly, no experience re- 
lYCLM. I quired, failure impossible: our 
sche me a new one: particulars free. Address 
8.8.Ware Co. Box 5308. Boston,Mass. 
Whv Pay Retail Price 
When you can buy a custom hand¬ 
made oak leather Harness direct 
from the mfrs. at wholesale price. 
Send 2c. stamp for illustrated Cata¬ 
logue, giving full description. 
KING HARNESS CO., Mfrs., 
10 Church Street, Owego, N. Y. 
Buy Direct 
from maker, and save 
intermediate profits and 
have the maker’s guar-i 
antee—a difference of 40 per cent, in 
your favor. Freight paid both ways 
if not as represented. Carriages, 
Buggies and Spring Wagons. 
Our 1 S 96 Bicycles arc marvels of 
beauty. You pay for 
the wheel and not for a 
fancy name. 
Binghamton Carriage and Oyrle Co. 
j JBoxB Bliiffhamton, N.Y* 
BUGGIES, PHAETONS, SURRIES, WAGONS, 
"A" tirade, S44. 
Style, Finish. 
CARTS, HARNESS, SADDLES, BICYCLES, &c. 
At factory prices. Our record for the past eight years is the beat guar¬ 
antee that we turn out the finest, strongest and lowest priced vehicles 
in the world, for the money. All work guaranteed. Send for our beau¬ 
tifully illustrated Catalog for 1896. Prices in plain figures. Offices, sales¬ 
rooms, factories : Court St. Alliance Carriage Co. Cincinnati, O. 
"A" fi™da*#0L 
Durability. 
WE HAVE NO AGENTS 
No. ltn—8urr«y Harness, Price Jlt.OO. 
As good as sella for $20. 
but have sold direct to the 
consumer for 23 years, at 
wholesale prices.saviug 
them the dealers’ pro¬ 
fits. Ship anywhere 
for examination be¬ 
fore sale. Every¬ 
thing warranted. 
1UU styles of Car¬ 
riages, 90 styles of Har¬ 
ness, 41 styles Riding 
Saddles. Top Rnggies 
low as $35. Phaetons as low 
as $66. Spring Wagons $31 to 
$60. Send for large Catalogue. 
with lamps, sunshade, apron 
and fenders, $60.00. As good as sells for $90. 
■ LKHART CARRIAGE A HARNE88 MFC. CO., W.B. Pratt, 8ec’y, ELKHART, IND. 
