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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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The Rural Patterns. 
When ordering patterns always give 
number of patterns and measurements de¬ 
sired. 
The first group shows 7720 breakfast 
jacket, 34 to 44 bust. 7502 house jacket 
with peplum, 34 to 44 bust. 7231 bath¬ 
robe, small 34 or 36, medium 38 or 40, 
large 42 or 44 bust. 7607 kimono with 
set-in sleeves for misses and small 
women, 14, 16 and IS years. 7252 em¬ 
pire negligee, 34 to 44 bust. 
The second group includes 7864 tucked 
blouse, 34 to 42 bust. 7S72 gathered 
blouse with square yoke, 34 to 42 bust. 
7863 semi-princesse gown, 34 f5 40 bust. 
7515 five-gored skirt, 22 to 32 waist. 
7784 four-gored skirt, 22 to 34 waist. 
Price of each pattern 10 cents. 
In My Neighbors’ Gardens. 
Sweet Peas. 
A neighbor planted, last March, a 50- 
cent collection of named sweet peas from 
one of the leading seed houses. The 
packets made, as he placed the seed, a 
hedge scarcely 30 feet long, but gave 
all Summer the handsomest bouquets I 
have ever happened to see in the sweet 
pea line. The flowers were really enor¬ 
mous early in the season and kept to a 
fair size and good length of stem through 
the Summer heat. As he perched the 
empty papers on little crakes in front of 
each variety we were able to call each 
by name and to enjoy its clearly marked 
individuality.. When gathered we liked 
best to keep each sort in a little handful 
where numbers lent intensity to the col¬ 
oring and then to group the handfuls into 
one generous bouquet. By using plenty 
of green foliage of some sort with them 
one morning’s picking would make a 
grand bowl, or vase, or basketful. The 
basket was perhaps prettiest of all, for 
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several slim jelly glasses were set in it, 
and the water put in these, the sides of 
the basket being high enough to hide this 
contrivance and giving the whole a rustic 
and graceful look. The basket used for 
such an arrangement should, of course, be 
of a decorative style, and if it have a 
high handle so much the better. Flower 
baskets with a loop handle very high and 
slender are now so much used by pro¬ 
fessional decorators that any style of 
graceful basket filled with leaves and 
blossoms and perhaps a few vines to 
wreath the handle has the air of fashion 
as well as of grace and beauty. 
Our favorites among these Spencer- 
sweet peas are King Edward Spencer, 
a bright deep rose; Constance Oliver, a 
clear pale pinky flower, and the lovely 
lavender, called Florence Nightingale. 
But a grand flame-colored sort, the 
Thomas Stevenson, was perhaps most 
striking of all, for the standard petals 
would shade almost to yellow in some 
specimens. America, a striped rose and 
white, made a pleasing variety, and of 
course the Spencer White, a perfect 
blossom in the way of purity and size, 
made a charming combination with each 
and every one of the other varieties. 
Beside being planted very early, these 
sweet peas had a trench dug and filled 
with rich earth for their reception, were 
brushed when the first tendrils started, 
and were watered and kept free from 
weeds. Better 30 feet of sweet peas like 
these than a gardenful of commoner 
sorts! 
As we have access to a pasture in 
which bayberry grows in plenty we often 
used that for the green foliage to set off 
our sweet pea bouquets, though it is usu¬ 
ally best to select leaves as like those 
of the blossoming plant as convenient. 
But the enduring and latently fragrant 
bayberry is always a favorite for house 
decorations, and its leaves can never be 
anything but pleasing. 
PRUDENCE PRIMROSE. 
Tiiou must be true thyself, 
If thou the truth wouldst teach; 
Thy soul must overflow, if thou 
Another’s soul would’st reach; 
It needs the overflow of heart 
To give the lips full speech. 
—Horatius Bonar. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
LIGHT BREAKS IN 
Thoughtful Farmer Learns About Coffee. 
Many people exist in a more or less 
hazy condition and it often takes years 
before they realize that tea and coffee 
are often the cause of the cloudiness, and 
that there is a simple way to let the light 
break in. 
A worthy farmer had such an exper¬ 
ience and tells about it, in a letter. lie 
says: 
“For about forty years. I have had 
indigestion aud stomach trouble in var¬ 
ious forms. During the last 25 years 
I would not more than get over one spell 
of bilious colic until another would be 
upon me. 
“The best doctors I could get and all 
the medicines I could buy, only gave me 
temporary relief. 
“(Tiange of climate was tried without 
results. I could not sleep nights, had 
rheumatism and my heart would palpi¬ 
tate at times so that it seemed it would 
jump out of my body. 
“I came to the conclusion that there 
was no relief for me and that I was about 
wound up, when I saw a Postum adver¬ 
tisement. I had always been a coffee 
drinker, and got an idea from the ad. 
that maybe coffee was the cause of my 
trouble. 
“I began to use Postum instead of 
coffee and in less than three weeks I 
felt like a new man. The rheumatism 
loft me, aud I have never had a spell of 
bilious colic since. 
“My appetite is good, my digestion 
never was better and I can do more 
work than before for 40 years. 
“I haven’t tasted coffee s : "'*e I began 
with Postum. My wife makes it ac¬ 
cording to directions and I relish it as 
well as I ever did coffee, and I was cer¬ 
tainly a slave to coffee.” 
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle 
Creek, Mich. Write for copv of the little 
book, “The Road to Wellville.” 
Postum comes in two forms: 
Regular Postum—must be well boiled. 
Instant Postum is a soluble powder. 
A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in a 
cup of hot water and, with the addition 
of cream and sugar, makes a delicious 
beveragb instantly. 
“There’s a reason” for Postum. 
Spear’s “400’ 
Junior ^ I 
Oak M 
Heater ra 
The Only Way To Furnish Your Home 
Spear of Pittsburgh has proven to hundreds 
of thousands of satisfied customers, everywhere, 
by the high quality of his goods, fair square treat¬ 
ment and exceptionally liberal credit terms, and 
rock bottom prices, that his plan is the only logic¬ 
al, common sense way to furnish a home. By 
Spear’s original divided payment plan all the 
necessities, comforts and luxuries formerly found 
only in the homes of the rich and prosperous 
classes have been brought within reach of all. 
Spear Will Give YouCredit 
Spear of Pittsburgh trusts . 
the people and the people trust V 
Spear. That’s the whole secret afci 
of the wonderful success which 
has made the House of Spear 
the greatest of its kind. Spear 
A Personal 
Word 
The rich and 
prosperous class 
can always com¬ 
mand the luxu¬ 
ries of life, but 
the average home 
lover needs the 
Spear System of 
“Credit to the 
Nation.” I want 
1 ,000,000 families 
to say of me:— 
“He helped us to 
furnish and beau¬ 
tify our homes.” I 
ask for no higher 
tribute to my life’s 
work. Write for 
my Free Catalog. 
k Spear a 
k °i > 
Pittsburgh / 
X/f This magnif-vAJ ^ 
/Jj icent heater is \\ \ 
t-/ guaranteed to uA 
save fuel, hold fire,'-* 
heat quickly. Well made, 
nickel trimmed, heavy fire 
pot, 12 in. in dia. Stove is 36 
Simply send for the Big Free Spear Bargain Catalog. 
It will be just like bringing an enormous stock of Home 
Furnishings—many times the size of even the greatest city 
store—right to your home with an amazing array of 
wonderful bargains. He shows you everything for the 
home, including a marvelously attractive assortment of 
carpets, rugs and draperies in the colors, patterns and 
designs photographed from the original goods. Spear’s 
Bargain Catalog shows everything in home furnishings— 
A M TtKBTWm Ranges, Stoves, 
Refrigerators, 
KVHB Silverware, 
Lace Curtains, 
« Sewing Machines, 
L Washing Machines, 
|i Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, 
|| Clocks, Portieres, 
» Dishes, Springs, Bedding, 
put, J-6. 1U, III Uld. OLUVt; la OO 
in. high, weighs about 60 
lbs. Also smaller and 
larger sizes. Large feed 
door, screw type dampers. 
Spear’s Dining Chairs 
No. B-639X - Each, $1.55 
No. D-639—Price for Six 
$8.95—$1.50 Cash. Bal. 
fi 75cMonthly 
Spear’s 
Big Bed Bargain 
No. D. 306- 
Price $10.45. $1.50 
Cash; Bal. 75c mon. 
Heavy Iron Bed, any 
color,4 ft. 6 in. wide, 
good woven wire 
spring, coil supports, 
60 pound cotton A 
W top mattress, A 
and two 
pillows. S 
Spear’s idea about selling 
goods from a catalog, is that 
they must actually sell them¬ 
selves afteryouhaveseen them 
and know what they are by 
actual test in your own home. 
_ Anything you select from 
Spear’s Bargain Catalog will be shipped for 30 days’ free 
home trial before the sale is considered closed. 
Spear’s Big Rocker Bargain 
A large,.roomy, comfortable, solid oak Rocker with 
high, wide back, fully tufted and buttoned. Seat is 
3k __ large and roomy, upholstered with high grade 
black Sylvan leather over full steel springs and 
f<f\ A beautiful ruffled edge 
EpAfcuJ M to matc h back. Con- 
•V* ; : *^struction is solid golden 
W oak throughout, with 
A remark- £J “ 
able new 
diner, with high plain panel 
back, continuous back 
posts, neatly turned front 
posts and spindles. Fin¬ 
ished quartered oak, bright 
gloss. Construction first- 
class. Seats heavily uphol¬ 
stered and covered with 
chase leather, one of the 
K best imitations of gen- 4 
. uine leather used. . 
^^^You may buy one 
set of 
Spear & Company, 
Dept.T25 Pittsburgh, Pm. 
Please send me your Mammoth 
Free Catalog. Prices, Terms, etc., 
without any obligation on my part. 
Order No. 
D. 611—Price^S 
$4.95—75c Cash^ 
Bal. 50c Monthly 
Y&ui j 
SBi 
9 
A “HIRED HAND” that is de¬ 
pendable, willing and always 
on the job. 
In House, Dairy 
and Barn 
Old Dutch Cleanser cleans in a way 
that makes other cleaning methods 
look doubtful. 
The Old Dutch Cleanser way is a 
thorough way, 
AN EASIER AND QUICKER WAY. 
No job too big or too small for 
Old Dutch Cleanser. 
Many Uses and Directions on 
Large Sifter Can — 10c 
Don’t Be Without It 
For* # 
Farm Cleaning 
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