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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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led with sleeplessness, or with nervous¬ 
ness, than a square cushion filled with 
hops, to be substituted for the pillow at 
night or while taking a nap ? The odor 
of hops is most soothing and health re¬ 
storing. For such a cushion, the cover 
should be of white linen embroidered 
with a graceful trail of hop vines across 
one end, done in Asiatic twisted silk for 
leaves and vines, and Roman floss for 
the hops. At night, a plain cover should 
be substituted. clara s. everts. 
PATTERNS FOR R. N.-Y. READERS. 
Write the order for patterns separate 
from other matter, give bust measure 
for waist patterns, waist measure for 
skirt patterns, and pattern number, and 
inclose 10 cents. Each pattern is com¬ 
plete with instructions for cutting and 
putting garments together. For chil¬ 
dren’s or misses’ patterns, send age. 
6828. Ladies’ Waist with Applied 
Basque. 
This stylish waist is made from white 
organdie, over violet silk linings, and is 
decorated with lace, insertion and ribbon 
tc match the color of the linings. The 
waist linings are glove-fitting and close 
in front. A narrow vest trimmed cross¬ 
wise with insertion is sewed to the right 
front, and closes over on the left. Wide 
box-plaits that taper towards the waist 
are formed on the edge of its front, 
meeting those on the back at the shoulder 
seams. A blouse effect is given in front 
by gathers at the lower edge of the vest 
and box-plaits. The ripple basque is 
joined to the lower edge of the waist, 
box-plaits meeting those of the waist at 
the back. A narrow belt with a buckle 
encircles the waist. The crush collar 
of violet silk has large fans of lace on 
each side. The epaulettes are made 
from lace mitered at the edges to form 
three points over the full puffs. Pattern 
No. 0827 is cut in sizes for 32, 34, 36, 38 
and 40 inches bust measure. 
ODDS AND ENDS. 
The Kid. —Charles, aged seven, was 
reading to me the story of J oseph, “Then 
they killed a kid, and in its blood dipped 
Joseph’s coat” (this in an awe-struck 
tone). A happy thought came to me, and 
I interrupted, asking, “ What is a kid ? ” 
Straight came the answer, “ A little 
boy.” Evident relief of Charlie when 
explanation was made. sweet fern. 
Country Life. —Women on the farm 
usually have the mistaken idea that 
their lives must, of necessity, be nar¬ 
row, and their opportunities for improve¬ 
ment limited. The average city woman 
does not come into direct, friendly con¬ 
tact with as many people as does the 
country woman. If the farmer’s wife 
or daughter will watch for and im¬ 
prove every opportunity for self-im¬ 
provement, and learn to be sociable and 
sympathetic, her sphere will be an ever- 
widening one, and her life as satisfactory 
and happy as any. ULELA hadley. 
Benefits of Cycling. —The benefits 
of the bicycle, says Bicycling World, are 
too many, by far, to enumerate, and 
there are, practically, no off-setting 
MOTHERS .—Be sure to use “ Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
objections whatever. When properly 
used, the wheel annoys nobody, and adds 
nothing to the sum total of unnecessary 
noise, the elimination of which is one of 
the major problems of urban civiliza¬ 
tion. On the other hand, cycling is one 
of the chief beneficiaries of the present 
century. It is teaching men and women 
anew t the uses of their muscles, and 
rescuing tens of thousands from their 
former complete dependence upon horse 
power, steam or electricity for the 
means of local transit. It is teaching 
them to rely upon themselves for loco¬ 
motion, as their forefathers did before 
Americans adopted the habit of doing 
their walking “ with their limbs in the 
horse cars.” This latter fact alone, 
would build a lasting monument to the 
ubiquitous bicycle. 
Wearied minds, too, find rest in cy¬ 
cling, for while one who merely walks, 
may drag his tiresome train of thought 
after him, the cyclist must attend strictly 
to the work on hand and to his surround¬ 
ings, and for the time being, forget the 
cares that weary the mind and sap the 
vitality. 
Peculiar People. —Nothing better 
illustrates the conceit of human nature 
than the freely expressed opinion of 
some people that they are so different 
from the rest of the world, so peculiar 
in fact; their experiences of all Kinds 
have been so unlike those of what they, 
to themselves, style, the “ common peo¬ 
ple.” Hearing their acquaintances speak 
of some state of mind, some feeling they 
have had, always reminds them how 
very singular life has seemed to them, 
how out of the ordinary course things 
have affected them. Most of this class 
of people extend their views to their 
families, particularly their children and 
their friends. 
Good grandma Smith was spending the 
summer with a married daughter, and 
one morning, while assisting her to do 
the weekly mending, blandly remarked, 
as the shouts of her merry grandchildren 
came through the open door, “ Emmiline 
said she thought I would not enjoy my 
visit here on account of the noise of the 
children.” 
“Do you think,” said her daughter, 
“ that the children are more noisy than 
common, active little folks?” 
“ Oh, no,” promptly responded the old 
lady ; “ only they make so much more 
noise than mine ever did.” Good old 
lady ; the clatter of her OAvn healthy 
flock in the days of her happy mother¬ 
hood was forgotten, or remembered as a 
peculiar experience. aunt rachel. 
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le respiratory organs. 
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ROAD LANDS 
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fruit, gardening, farm and grazing lands located in 
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They are also largely Interested in, and call espccia 
attention to, the 800,000 acres of land in the famous 
Yazoo Valley of Mississippi 
lying along and owned by the Yazoo and Mississippi 
ValleyRallroad Company, and which that Company 
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these lands both in southern Illinois and in the 
“ Yazoo Valley," Miss. 
For further description, map and any information, 
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one of the most exciting and important since i860. We can’t 
print all the news about it in The R. N.-Y.; but we have made 
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until January 1, 1897, together with The R. N.-Y. for one year 
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THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER. (Weekly). 1.20 
THE CINCINNATI GAZETTE. (Weekly). 1.20 
LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL. (Weekly). 1.40 
ATLANTA CONSTITUTION. (Weekly). 1.30 
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Remember, these prices are for the papers mentioned until 
January i, 1897, and The R. N.-Y. one year, or we will send 
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