1907. 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
27i 
Repairing An Old Celling. 
Adah K. Colcord’s article on “Ways 
and Means” (page 196) interested me 
.specially. It reads like a chapter out of 
my own experience. I had the same 
trouble with falling plaster in an old 
house. I met the difficulty in this way: 
I took a lot of tin caps, such as arc used 
in the pasture back of the barn. Mother 
knew of a pretty English home called 
“Itigligate” hut Father said it sounded 
as if we had unruly cattle and that lie 
wanted, something that sounded more 
fertile than crags and ledges. 
Hut at “Clovcrnook,” “Clearspring,” 
Meadow.hrookV” “WSlIowglc'n,” '‘’Sunny- 
bank” and “Valleyhomc” all noses went 
up, the names were so common. Uncle 
recalled seeing a farm lying in two 
states and called “Conchusetts.” Hut we 
are miles from any State line, and though 
we own land in two townships, I defy 
anyone to make anything euphonious out 
of Dodbury and Wcldaro. When I pro 
posed “Huryweir and "Doddlcdarrow” 
the family fairly shrieked. Mother has 
a friend who dates her letters from 
“The Wilderness,” or if she it at her 
shore cottage, it is “The Jungle.” As 
she has vines and (lowers growing every¬ 
where about at both places these names 
evidently suit her humor,’but they would 
never do for farm names. 
The suggestion that “F. M.” search 
among the Indian names of her locality 
has given us a happy thought, but we 
shall want to know what the Indian words 
meant. As the home of the Michigan 
correspondent is in an open and fertile 
locality, what would she think of “Fair- 
mead,” which has the recommendation 
of following her own initials? a. r. 
Tlu* Rural Patterns. 
r>.77H Circular Cape with Hood, 
Small, Medium, Large. 
for putting on roofing; enlarged the hole 
so as to permit a screw about I / inch 
long, of small wire, to pass through. Then 
I went over the wall and wherever there 
was a hint of loose plaster I put in the 
serew, the tin cap affording a large hold¬ 
ing surface. 1 put in enough of them to 
make security doubly sure. Then I gave 
that ancient wall a couple of coats of 
sizing, such as paper hangers use, and 
with a stiff paste put on an embossed, 
strong unglazed paper. Then the ceiling 
was painted. It looks as well as the cost¬ 
ly steel ceilings and cost but little. Jt 
has now been on several years, and has 
"stayed put,” as well as affording satis¬ 
faction. The paper was purchased from 
the local dealer; plenty of paste should 
he used. It is not much -more trouble 
to put on than ordinary paper. Hut the 
82 to 42 bust. 
old plaster must he thoroughly sized to 
kill the whitewash that will otherwise 
I bike off and loosen the papor. 
WALLACE It. MILLER. 
Naming; The Farm. 
Naming the new baby doesn't begin 
for difficulty with selecting a name for 
the farm. We know flow it is. I chose 
I wixtroads" because we’re not on the 
hue of anything in particular, and vet 
not far from everything, I he family 
laughed nil to scorn. One of the girls 
suggested ‘Cragmore” and another “High 
ledge,” because we have a steepliug rock 
A circular cape with hood is often a 
useful garment for extra wear when driv¬ 
ing, as well as for evening wear. This 
Winter it is quite popular again. As 
shown, the cape consists of the cape pot 
tion, the hood and the collar. The cape 
portion can he made either seamless or 
with a seam at the center back, blit the 
hood and the collar are cut in one piece 
each. The quantity of material required 
for the medium size is 5 yards either 44 
or 52 inches wide when the cape is made 
without a seam at the back and the hood 
is used, 4% yards either 44 or 52 inches 
wide if there is no seam and the hood 
is omitted, 4% yards 44 or 4% yards 52 
inches wide when there is a seam at the 
center back and the hood is used, '.lV\ 
yards 44 or '.i'/j yards 52 inches wide with 
seam and without hood. The pattern 557H 
is cut in three sizes, small, medium and 
large, corresponding to 22, 36 and 40 
inches bust measure.; price 10 cents. 
The tailored waist with yoke will be 
found a desirable model, as shown in 
No. 5577. I here is a titled lining, which 
can he used or omitted as liked, while 
the waist itself consists of the fronts and 
the back. I he hack is tucked to give 
tapering lines to the figure and the fronts 
arc laid in hems at their front edges and 
in a box plait at each side thereof with 
lucks that extend to yoke depth beyond. 
The yoke portions are separate and are 
arranged over the whole and there are 
shirt sleeves, with a plain stock. The 
quantity of material required for the niedi 
um size is 4 yards 21, 3J4 yawls 27 or 2 
yards 44 inches wide. The pattern 5577 
is cut in sizes for a 32. 34, 36, 3M, 40 and 
42-inch bust measure; price 10 cents. 
VViihn you write advertiser* mention Tun 
It. N. V. and you'll gel a <|ul<i< reply ami 
"a square deal." See guarantee, page IS. 
Any lamp—no matter how 
good—is handicapped if it 
hasn’t the proper chimney. 
My business is manufactur¬ 
ing lamp-chimneys that fit 
perfectly—of clean, clear glass 
that won’t break from heat. 
My name— Macbeth —goes 
on every one. 
My Index tells of lamps and (heir < hinmeys, 
fully and interestingly. Let me send it to 
you — Jl’n free. 
Address, MACBETH, Pittsburgh. 
IF YOU WANT WHAT YOU WANT WHEN 
YOU WANT IT 
ALWAYS KEEP A BOTTLE OF 
ST. JACOBS OIL 
IN THE HOUSE AND YOU WILL HAVE A 
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WHERE YOU CAN GET AT IT WHEN NEEDED. 
PRICE 25c ANI) 50c 
Simpson-Eddystone 
Black & Whites 
Dress-making require# a great deal of 
time and work ; and llimsy material will 
not do. 
Simpson-EddyBtone Prints are sul>- 
stanlial in quality with patterns of ex¬ 
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Some designs have a new silk linish. 
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