1806. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
951 
Charity Sweetheart’s Letters. 
The plants that I have grown for 
Christmas gifts seem determined to do me 
,credit. Three of the heliotropes are 
opening flowers, and will be presentable, 
and I find it is a favorite with many plant 
lovers. It requires to be kept from 
draughts and never allowed to get a 
chill, while the water must be warm that 
is used on it. The Roman hyacinths are 
sprouting too fast; probably the dark 
place in the cellar was not cold enough 
those beautiful Autumn days when they 
were forming roots. My onions were 
small after all, and the bread mixer I 
intended to try with the money is still in 
the future. But I do not intend to lose 
them all, and have sorted out the smallest 
to make onion pickles. We have plenty 
of bottles, and it is likely I can sell them 
to the hotel people next Spring. It did 
seem a pity to see them refuse to grow 
any larger, but the season was very dry, 
and brother says now that 1 might have 
known better than to plant them so near 
apple trees that take all the strength out 
of the soil. Mother’s recipe for pickling 
onions was to peel and lay in brine for 
a day, then drain and place in a jar with 
some cloves and pepper corns. Pour over 
scalding vinegar and cover tight. The 
next day put them into the bottles and 
heat the vinegar again with a tablespoon¬ 
ful of sugar to every gallon, and cork 
while hot. We always like them best 
after they have stood two or three 
months, so if all is well I will work at 
them during Winter mornings when we 
are not busy. 
Cleveland’s beans turned out well; he 
shelled them evenings and his father 
bought them, and Sherman’s corn was 
sold early, but he only had a few dozen. 
But Grant, who did not expect very 
much from his tomatoes, has reaped quite 
a harvest. Pie was late with them, as the 
plants had to be reset, through the rav¬ 
ages of the white grub, and when the 
first frost came lie had only sold two bas¬ 
ketfuls. It was only a touch on the 
vines, but he asked if he might put them 
in the shed loft, and gathered all that 
were any size. We thought it very use¬ 
less, but did not try to restrain him, and 
the result is that he picked them over, 
half a dozen times, and still they ripened 
up during the fine Autumn days, during 
which he kept the windows open and free 
ventilation. And he sold 22 baskets of 
pinky tomatoes after harvesting them, 
and the demand was more than the sup¬ 
ply. He is a generous-hearted boy, and 
said as the money came in: “You must 
have part of this. Aunt Charity, for you 
helped so much.” But I just shook my 
head, and persuaded him to put it in the 
bank, and then neither of us would be 
tempted to spend it. 
The boys have been teasing me lately 
about a post card, because when people 
spoke against their excessive use, I al¬ 
ways contended that they were educa¬ 
tional. But when one of the hotel clerks 
took a snap shot of me as I was giving 
a boy some apples, all unconscious of him, 
and put the post card in the stores to sell, 
I did not feel at all complimented, espe¬ 
cially as he labeled it “Sweet Charity.” 
Perhaps if the trick had been played on 
some other girl I should have considered 
it funny, but that is always the way when 
anything comes home to ourselves, the 
joke becomes almost tragic in our annoy¬ 
ance. The post card furore has been 
overdone, but is a useful element in cor¬ 
respondence when friends who are trav¬ 
eling send descriptive cards of places we 
can perhaps never see. Why must things 
be spoiled by not letting well enough 
alone? 
As the Winter evenings lengthen and 
•the shortest day approaches we intend to 
try to read and study. I want to interest 
the boys in the biography of the great 
men and women who have lived before 
our time. They are at the age when such 
things remain in the memory, and should 
not pass these long evenings without 
gaining some knowledge that is worth 
remembering. charity sweetheart. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The guimpe waist shown can be used 
in a variety of ways, with various styles 
of trimming. The waist consists of the 
front and the backs and is made over a 
fitted lining. This lining is faced at the 
arms-eye edges with material to match 
the sleeves, so giving the complete guimpe 
effect while on it is arranged the chem¬ 
isette. The sleeves are comfortably full 
and can be finished with bands below the 
5503 Fancy Guimpe Waist, 32 to 40 bust, 
elbows or extended to the wrists as liked 
and there is a shaped and fitted girdle 
worn at the waist. The quantity of ma¬ 
terial required for the medium size is 
124 yards 21, 124 yards 27 or 1 yard 44 
inches wide with 24 yard of all-over lace, 
124 yards of silk for the guimpe and 4J4 
yards, of banding to make as illustrated; 
3 y 2 yards of material 21, 2]/ 2 yards 27 or 
1 Y yards 44 inches wide if one material 
is used for waist and guimpe. The pat¬ 
tern 5503 is cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 3G, 
38 and 40-inch bust measure; price 10 
If a grocer says “certainly,'' 
when you ask him for a 
Macbeth lamp-chimney, it’s 
an indication that he is a safe 
man to deal with, as it shows 
a desire on his part to serve 
his trade with the best of 
everything. 
The merchant who always 
tries to sell you something 
“just as good,” when you ask 
for a standard article, doesn’t 
sell Macbeth lamp-chimneys. 
My Index is useful to everyone who owns 
a lamp—and it’s free. 
Address, MACBETH, Pittsburgh. 
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WHILE ALWAYS PAYING 
P r Thirteen Years we have regularly remitted 
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Ranking Dept* Supervision. 
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Letters of inquiry solicited 
and promptly answered. 
INDUSTRIAL SAVINGS AND LOAN CO. 
5 Times Bldg., Broadway, New York. 
CORNED BEEF 
We use only FRESH BEEF, and then nothing but 
the plates. WE GUARANTEE THE QUALITY. 
Everybody orders again, as the CORNED BEEF is as 
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GEO. NYE & COMPANY 
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 
Simpson’Eddystone Prints 
These are questions to ask in mak¬ 
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W ; ll it wear well ? Will it pay for the 
time spent in making? 
Simpson-Eddystone Prints are 
standard for quality, fast color,^nd 
long wear. Some designs with a new 
Silk finish • A s k y 0ur dealer for 
Simpson-Eddystone Prints. 
Three genera ;ons of Simpsons 
have made ii.mpson Prints. 
PRINTS The Eddyitone Mfg. Co. (Sole Makers) Philadelphia. 
SAVE HALF YOUR FUEL 
BY USING THE 
Rochester Radiator 
Fitsany Stove or Furnace. 
Guaranteed to do all we claim 
or money refunded. 
Write for booklet on heating homes. 
Rochester Radiator Co., 
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Price from 
$•2.00 to 
$12.00 
For hard or 
soft coal, 
wood or gas. 
EVERY PROGRESSIVE FARMER 
CAN AFFORD A 
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Costs little and gives as good 
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Strong and durable and lasts a 
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T.nka f steel ’ Wood\ T 
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Wind Mills, Pumps, Gas Engines. 
cents. 
The seven-gored skirt gives a pretty 
variation of the favorite pleated model. 
The skirt is cut in seven gores and is laid 
in inverted plaits at front, back and sides. 
The trimming bands are arranged over 
5501 Seven Gored Skirt, 
22 to 32 waist. 
indicated lines and stitched to position 
with silk. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired for the medium size is 24 yard 27, 
5 yards 44 or 52 inches wide when mate¬ 
rial has figure or nap; 7 yards 27, 4 yards 
44 or 3^4 yards 52 inches wide when it 
has not. The pattern 5501 is cut in sizes 
for a 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and 32-inch waist 
measure; price 10 cents. 
Think not thyself better for anything 
that happens to thee from without.—Jere¬ 
my Taylor. 
NEW STEEL RANGE 
$8,75 buys this BIG HAND¬ 
SOME NEW 1907 MODEL. FULL 
SIZE, SIX-HOLE, SQUARE 
STEEL RANGE. (With reser¬ 
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AGENTS 
SellFarmers 
For Catalogue 
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Wanted for our Forged Steel Com¬ 
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Hand Sewing Machine and Riveter 
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Try a Boss Cream Raiser 
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During cold weather set in house, water need not be 
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Drives out blood impurities. Makes strong nerves and muscles. 
