TKLEPHONES specially 
adapted to farm lines. Sol'd 
^c-^direct from factory. 
Book of instruct ions 
how to organize 
NTjwjjiF farmers and build 
ii no free. Write for 
Bulletin No. 319. The North 
Electric Co., Cleveland, O, 
Kansas City, Mo. Dallas, Tex. 
Three generations of 
Simpsons have made 
Ask your dealer for 
Simpson=Eddyst<me Prints 
The famous old * •Simpson*’ brands 
made only in Eddy stone® 
For 65 years the standard 
dress fabrics for durability, fast 
colors, beauty of patterns, and 
economy. 
Some designs in a new silk finish. 
If your dealer hasn't Simpson-EiMystone Prints write 
us liis name. We'll help him supply you. Decline sOb- 
stitutes and imitations. 
The Eddystone Mf£. Co., Philadelphia 
Established by Wm. Simpson, Sr. 
EdbystonE 
PRINTS 
Founded 1842 
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A Clothes Line - Reel. 
I always wonder why people buy reels 
for their clothes lines. The best possi¬ 
ble reel is one’s own hand and elbow. 
I take down one end of my line and 
hold it in my left hand, then with the 
5817 Misses’ Blouse, 14 and 18 year*. 
other hand wind the rope about my left 
elbow and left hand, holding the elbow 
crooked at a right angle. I can wind 
the rope loosely about this “reel” as fast 
as I can walk. When within four or 
five feet of the end, I take the coil of 
rope off my arm, and holding the top 
of it in my left hand wind the rest of 
the rope about the middle, making a 
figure eight. There is a loop in the end 
of the.rope, and this I pass through the 
upper part of the figure eight, and it 
is all ready to hang up. The whole 
process takes me about half the time it 
would take to wind the rope on a both¬ 
ersome reel, or old piece of board. 
__ S. B. R. 
The Rural Patterns. 
A very pretty blouse for a young girl, 
which might be made of silk or woolen 
material with fancy handing for this sea¬ 
son or of lace and muslin for Spring, is 
shown in No. 5817. The blouse is made 
with the plain, smooth yoke and the full 
front and hacks that are gathered and 
joined thereto. The sleeves are of mod¬ 
erate fullness, finished with band cuffs, 
and there is a stock collar at the neck, 
while the closing is made invisibly at the 
hack. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired for the 16 year size is 3/> yards 
21, 27/% yards 27 or 1 7/% yards 44 inches 
wide with 6 y 2 yards of insertion and 1/ 
yard of edging. The pattern 5817 is 
cut in sizes for girls of 14 to 16 years 
of age; price 10 cents. 
A dainty model for a chemise is shown 
in No. 5586. The chemise is made with 
6586 Chemise with Square or Round 
Neck, 33 to 43 bust, 
front and hack and is drawn up by 
means of ribbon to fit snugly about the 
neck. The quantity of material required 
for the medium size is 3j£ yards 36 
inches wide, 3 yards of beading and 4*4 
yards of edging. The pattern 5586 is cut 
in sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 
inch bust measure; price 10 cents. 
THE RURAL 
vr I I ' lift 
.Window Plant Ways and Means. 
If you live where Winter freezes the 
ground snug, and if you keep blossoming 
window plants, remember to store some 
good potting soil in the cellar or where 
it will he easy to get at in January. 'It 
is so much better to have geraniums, 
Abutilons, heliotropes and all plants of 
that nature start the season in small 
pots. They can be kept closer to the 
glass, and large pots invite more water¬ 
ing than is required, hence cold feet 
and sour soil at the season of least sun¬ 
shine. Later as growth becomes more 
active more moisture as well as fresh 
good stuff can be utilized by the plants. 
Begonias and many other plants of dec¬ 
orative foliage are light feeders and do 
not exhaust the soil in even small pots 
as do the plants first mentioned. Steady 
bloomers seem to need almost constant 
feeding. They should come into the 
house vigorous and clean from all in¬ 
sects. As a busy woman I find that I 
have no leisure for fighting plant lice 
and their kin. Exclusion is my policy. 
Plants are inexpensive, and we who love 
them are prone to keep all old favorites, 
and to be always acquiring new ones, un¬ 
til our collection outgrows its most fav¬ 
orable proportions. So I harden my, 
heart and throw away the plant upon 
which T discover an aphis or one of 
those small white, skipping creatures so 
hard to eradicate when once in posses¬ 
sion. It was a grief to me to spend a 
Winter without a heliotrope, hut I did a 
few seasons ago, for I would not be 
longer tormented with those tiny white 
boarders' eating my favorites into star¬ 
vation. Now I have a fresh start and 
not an insect pest. 
T am old-fashioned enough to keep a 
pot of callas. Their large and graceful 
foliage adds the needed touch of dignity 
to the window garden, and in blossoms 
the calla is behind no Winter flowering 
plant. I turn the pot down for a Sum¬ 
mer’s resting and repot the bulbs in early 
September, using rich soil and mixing 
a couple of tablespoon fids of ground 
hone in it as T fill the bottom and sides 
of the pot with earth. ‘Give plenty of 
water and bring indoors before there is 
any chill in the air. Let it have the cen¬ 
ter of an east or south window (one 
has usually such a window on the sec¬ 
ond floor where the calla will be happy 
and in no one’s way), and often its 
fourth leaves will he parting off in Oc¬ 
tober, showing that buds are within. But 
when aphides attack my calla then I no 
longer enjoy it. They penetrate into the 
rolled-up leaves, and no matter how 
much one cleans and soapsuds it there 
are always enough hidden away to re¬ 
populate the premises in a few days. In 
despair I have sometimes carried the 
whole away to the cellar, though the 
bulbs will die there unless Spring and 
liberty are but a few weeks off. But 
with the Summer’s resting and loss of 
all foliage the calla is good as new and 
ready to do its best if I keep its enemies 
away. As each blossom turns brown I 
cut it off and bend the stalk down just 
above the middle. The sharp turn checks 
the upward flow of sap, the stalk is hid¬ 
den by the leaves and yet remains to 
send up another bud by its side. It is 
surprising that a tuber so long lived and 
ready to grow as is the calla should not 
he able to endure a Winter in the cellar. 
But I have always lost those placed 
there. Now T grow the snotted-leaved 
callas for Summer decoration and find 
that they winter finely in the cellar and 
that my stock is always increasing. They 
do well planted directly in the ground, 
hut make fine tub plants for the front 
steps if given rich soil and plenty of 
water. Each bulb gives one blossom, 
not as large and handsome as the Win¬ 
ter blooming sort, but graceful and 
pretty. 
One word more about feeding house 
plants. I have never injured an Abuti- 
lou, Fuchsia, geranium, carnation or heli¬ 
otrope with too much fertilizers, hut I 
have killed Begonias with kindness of 
that sort and have caused Euonvmus to 
dwindle and drop its leaves. I learned 
long ago that my Johnsonian lily 
(Amaryllis Tohnsonii) would develop 
unhealthy red spots on bulb and leaf if 
I treated it to the liquid stimulants that 
other plants thrive on, though weak ap¬ 
plication are beneficial. 
Packages of plant food bought for 
Winter use have always given me and 
my plants complete satisfaction, and T 
wonder that I ever neglect to buy and 
use them. But a midwinter repotting is 
also needed, for the more vigorous the 
growth the more crowded do the roots 
become, hugging the sides of the crocks 
and likely to he scorched by the heat 
of the sun upon the pot unless water 
can penetrate freely. 
OLD-FASH JON ED PLANT LOVER. 
NE\V-VORI<ER 
TEAS AND COFFEES 
AT i 
PRICE 
Finest Teas 19c, 87c and best 37c a lb. 
Finest Coffees 11c, 13c, 18c & best 86c a lb. 
NO GOODS SOLD AT DETAIL. 
The supplying of Farmers, Granges, Institutions, 
Clergymen and large Consumers a Specialty, 
For full particulars write CONSCMEltS IM< 
FORTING TEA CO., 66 Church Street, 
F. O. Box 890, New York City, 
NO COUNTRY HOME iS COMPLETE 
without a Caldwell Tank and 
Tower, which supplies abundant 
water for house, stock and farm, at 
small first cost and none for repairs. 
Immensely strong and durable, as 
well as handsome. Find out what it 
is doing for others in your vicinity 
and got illustrated catalogue. 
yr. E. CAM)win, CO., LouisTlUe, Ky. 
I'auks (g^'[.’„T owers 
Wind Mills, Pump8, Gas Engines. 
IDEAL~WASH£R 
Try this machine THIRTY DAYS, If It does 
not run lighter, wash cleaner and quicker 
than any other washer return at our 
expense. Has Cedar Tub that, will 
last a life-time. Sample machine sold 
at Special Price to Introduce quick¬ 
ly. Write for circular and prices. 
Bluffton Cream Separator Co. 
BOX IM, BLUFFTON, OHIO- 
THIS IS THE MARK 
THAT STANDS FOR THE 
Hanoi: which 
BAKES 
A BARREL OF FLOUR 
WITH 
A HOD OF COAL. 
SILL STOVE WORKS, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Write Dept. A for free booklet 
and you save $5 to $ 20 . 
The range will last 
a lifetime, 
for Free Illustrated 
Catalogue of com¬ 
plete line of styles. 
GOLD COIN STOVE CO. 
3 Oak Sf., Troy, N. Y. 
Gold Coin Ranges 
are sold under an 
ironclad guarantee— 
one year’s trial and 
return if not satisfac¬ 
tory; besides you buy 
Direct from Factory 
Freight Paid 
A LABOR SAVING device 
for WOMEN is a 
RELIANCE MOP 
WRINGEP. 
Do not wring a til thy mop 
with your hands: nor stoop 
over « pail of dirty water and 
inhale the ofleusive fumes. 
Everyone expresses their de¬ 
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Every wringer guaranteed to 
give satisfaction. 
LEE CHAIR CO., Box C, Oneida, N.Y. 
VICTOR 
Sacred Music 
Wouldn’t it be fine 
to sit in your home 
and hear the Trinity 
Choir sing “ Jesus 
Lover of My Soul” 
and “Rock of Ages”; 
or the Haydn Quar¬ 
tet sing, “Where is 
My Boy Tonight” 
and “O That Will Be 
Glory For Me”; or to 
listen to the chants 
snd other sacred music 
by the Gregorian and 
Sistine Choirs ? 
That’s exactly what you can do with a Victor. 
The powerful soul-stirring hymns and the magnificent anthems and 
oratorios of the masters, sung by noted soloists and famous choirs, are 
yours whenever you want to hear them. 
The Victor plays this music true to the living voice—you have never 
known the full beauty of sacred songs until you have heard them on the 
Victor. 
The Victor not only enables you to have sacred concerts at home, 
but puts the best entertainment of every sort at your command. The 
magnificent voices of the most famous grand-opera stars,- the world’s 
greatest bands and famous instrumentalists, the latest song-hits, old- 
time ballads, side-splitting jokes and comic songs, the liveliest dance 
music—all this and more you can have with a Victor , and only with 
a Victor. 
Ask any Victor dealer to play any sacred music or anything else you want to heaiy 
Also ask him to tell you about the easy terms on which you can buy a Victor. ✓yCV 
Use the coupon and get free catalogue of the Victor and Victor records. 
Victor Talking Machine Co. ^ 
Camden, N. J. 
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Berliner Gramophone Co., Montreal, / O 
Canadian Distributors. /V AV/ / / 
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