1914 . 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
123 
The Rural Patterns. 
When ordering patterns always give 
number of pattern and measurements 
desired. 
8093 Surplice blouse for misses and 
small women, 1G to 18 years. With long 
or three-quarter sleeves. 8126 Fauey 
blouse for misses and small women, 16 
to 18 years. With long or three-quarter 
sleeves. S113 Coat for misses and small 
women, 16 and 18 years. With Raglan 
sleeves, with or without belt. Perfor¬ 
ated for shorter length. S123 Three- 
piece skirt, 22 to 32 waist. With or 
without circular ruffles, with high or nat¬ 
ural waist line. 8098 Skirt in peg-top 
effect, 22 to 32 waist. 
8111 Boy’s blouse, 6 to 12 years. With 
separate collar. 8102 Child’s 'outdoor 
sleeping bag, one size, 6 inos. or 1 year. 
7885 Girl’s one-piece dress, 8 to 12 years. 
With long or short sleeves, with or with¬ 
out tabs. 7974 Girl’s dress, 6 to 12 years. 
With four-piece skirt, long, three-quarter 
or short sleeves. 7604 Girl’s double- 
breasted coat, 4 to 8 years. With fancy 
revers and collar. Price of each pattern 
10 cents. 
Safety First in the Home. 
Various municipalities and great cor¬ 
porations are waging a strong campaign 
for “Safety First.” In every hand they 
have placed placards bearing words of 
warning. As one goes from place to 
place lie is cautioned against taking risks 
that might cause injury or death. Force 
ful speakers go from city to city lectur 
ing on means of safety. People are in 
structed in safe and sane ways of board 
ing and leaving trains, trolley cars and 
autobusses, and are urged to heed the 
warning bell or gong at crossings. In 
foundries, mills and factories, the em¬ 
ployees are assembled and instructed in 
safe ways of handling dangerous mate¬ 
rials and machinery. Every one of these 
cautionary measures I heartily. endorse. 
I believe that the result will be increased 
thoughtfulness on the part of many who 
have heretofore been thoughtless and care¬ 
less of their own safety and that of 
others. While the campaign has so far 
been considered a public one, it would 
be well for us to consider the subject of 
safety first in relation to our home life. 
Every day we read of accidents which 
would not have happened, had some one 
considered safety rather than haste, or 
speed, or temporary convenience. Per¬ 
haps they didn’t think. Perhaps they 
only did what they had often done before, 
and never realized the danger risk. 
Undoubtedly the commonest source of 
danger to life and property in the home 
is from fire originating at the source of 
heat or light. Many homes are destroyed 
every year through sheer carelessness. A 
faulty chimney is allowed to go without 
repair long after its fault is known. An 
unused stovepipe-opening is left uncov¬ 
ered in a chimney receiving another pipe, 
which is used. The broken side or door 
of a stove is left unprotected. A slow 
fire is hastened with a dash of kerosene. 
A lighted lamp or lantern is filled with¬ 
out the blaze being extinguished! The 
result in any case is the same—loss of 
property or life. Little children are all 
too often the victims of their elder’s care¬ 
lessness. It sometimes seems that homes 
where little children are should be fur¬ 
nished with placards on which under the 
caption of “Safety Fi ' t” should be 
printed a few common sense rules which 
many do not now heed. Wash-day in an 
ordinary kitchen, is a day of danger to 
small children. Boilers, tubs, and pails 
•of hot water are left in positions that 
seem to invite investigation. A little 
hand bent on such investigation is often 
strong enough to overtnrn the the scalding 
water with fearful results. One cannot 
be too careful about these things. When 
turning the boiler aside to place wood 
in the stove, do you move the boiler out¬ 
ward. so that only one side balances, un¬ 
certainly on the edge of the stove, or 
do you push it back, allowing it. to rest 
securely on the stove-top? Do you let 
the spout of your teakettle protrude over 
the edge of the stove and send up little 
puffs of steam, to allure a child into 
grasping at them? Do you take hot I 
covers and griddles from the stove-top 
and place them on the hearth directly in 
the reach of childish fingers? 
Do j’ou allow matches to be strewn 
promiscuously about in every room, to 
tempt a child into lighting them? 
Wouldn't it be safer and saner to give 
more thought to these apparent trifles? 
AH matches should be kept high beyond I 
the reach of little fingers. One or two 
match-safes kept well filled will meet 
the needs of an ordinary family. It may j 
at first seem inconvenient to have to 
go from one room to another for a light, 
but a little forethought will save steps. 
Once the habit of care and safety is 
established it will be found well worth 
while. Here is another rule which ought 
never to be broken : Do not place a light¬ 
ed lamp on a stand or table having an • 
overhanging cover, which a child might 
grasp, overturning the lamp. 
Danger is not always confined to stoves 
and lamps, however. The open stairs or 
open doors leading to them are a source 
of danger to little folks, who are ever 
bent on exploration, but have not ac¬ 
quired sufficient control over their limbs 
to make stair-climbing safe. No door at 
the head of a cellar stairway, should he 
without a bolt or book, put in place 
every time the door is closed. I cannot 
in this space point out all that makes 
for danger or safety. It would be well 
for every man and woman to look about 
their own home and discover, for them¬ 
selves, its danger spots; discover and 
abolish. In your everyday work about 
the home, especially where there are lit¬ 
tle children, learn to do things in the 
safest way. Sometimes you may have to 
sacrifice a little of ornamentation or con¬ 
venience but strive for “Safety First.” 
_E. I). M. 
Success in industry, in art or in love 
is saved from bitterness and disappoint¬ 
ment because we regard our achievements 
far more symbolically than we know, 
and rest far more than we are aware 
upon the backing of God.—Dr. Richard 
C. Cabot. 
Spear' 
*s Room-Size 
Brussels Rng 
° n,y s ll 95 
$1.50 Cash 
Balance, 75c 
a Month 
Order No. 
D 473ft 
Beautiful 
high color 
Brussels 
Rug, size 
9x12, red 
rose de¬ 
sign, 
green 
leaves 
and 
tan 
ground. Guaranteed full 9-wire 
Tapestry Brussels with wool 
facing. This Is the greatest genu¬ 
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saw. It Is perfectly safe to order 
direct from this advertisement, as 
we positively will refund your 
money If on receipt you are not 
satisfied with your bargain. , / ^ 
'Bed, Spring,^ „ 
Pillows, Mattress 
Complete 
> Only 
$^.45 
Order 
No. D 312 
Balance. 75c Monthly 
This handsome, complete 
Metal Bed Outfit, consisting 
of heavy, perfectly construct¬ 
ed Iron Bed, any color. 4 feet 
6 inches wide; a good woven' 
wire spring with all steel 
frame: 50-pound cotton top 
mattress; 2 feather pillows. 
1 Will Trust Yob Gladly 1 
Wliproror Ynil I ivp” “* believe in every man who 
mierever iwii uve earng a jj Vmg . j am for t he 
average home lover—the man who wants home pleasures but 
hasn’t a whole lot of money to spare all at once. My credit plan 
of buying is for him. I want to get acquainted with all those who desire 
to make their homes cheerful and comfortable. I can help them get what 
they want. Thousands are saying. ‘Spear helped us to beautify our 
homes on his liberal credit plan.’ I want many more friends like that. 
Send for my bargain 
book now and let me r 
explain how I give 
‘Creditto theNation.' ” 
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Open your charge account 
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where you are—and save yon 
money at every turn on all 
kinds of household goods on 
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No need to scrape and save for 
months and years. By Spear’s 
plan you pay as you can—a lit¬ 
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Spear fair and square. He has 
no iron-clad rules and will be 
pleased to give you 
'30 Days* Home Trial 
of anyarticlo so you can examine 
and try it out, richfc at homo. If 
you don’t want to keep it, send it 
right back at Spear's expense. 
Spear has many thousands of 
happy* friendly families on his 
open credit books. Its his lifd 
work. His wholo heart is in it. 
A Man from Ohio 
wrote Spear of Pittsburgh, saying. 
•‘I wish you could see my home 
today. We ara plain working 
people, but there is not a million¬ 
aire who enjoys greater comforts 
than we do in our home." Spear 
wants you to beautify your home 
without any strain on your pock- 
etbook. Spear asks no unreason¬ 
able questions, does not let your 
neighbors know your business. 
Tryout Spear’s plan by order¬ 
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enclosing first payment by Draft- 
Money Order or KegisteredJIail 
—or send for Spear's r re9 
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Thousands of Bargains 
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Mattreeses ;Springs ;Beddlng 
Mall this 
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Spear’s Big Rocker Bargain 
sc-rAe Mrtnfhlv ■■■■■■■■■ 
75c Cash—Balance, 50c Monthly 
Large, roomy, comfortable, well 
made rocker with high, wide back, 
fully tufted and buttoned. It is 
verv roomy and upholstered with 
high-grade black Sylvan leather. 
,& is made over full steel springs 
with beautiful ruffled edge. Has 
high gloss “Kenwood” quar¬ 
tered golden oak finish. 
Spear’s “HOME SWEET* " 1 
HOME” Coupon 
Spear A Co., Dept. H Pittsburgh, Pa. ■ 
Please send me, free, your complete ■ 
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and Information, without the slight- B 
est obligation on my part. 
■^SPEAR & CO.-* i - - 
Bcyt-H Pittsburgh, Pa. * Street.. 
"'Lot Sfiear Mote Your Homy 
SWEET Homo " | Town......State. 
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rlUB-niUlV WELLER BROS., Scotch Plains, II. J. 
A Kalawv&zosi 
Direct to You 
And Gas Stoves Too 
Quality 
Ranges 
Bargain 
_ Prices 
This Free Book 
shows why there is a Kalamazoo customer at 
every other post office in the United States. 
Don’t pay fat profits to local dealers. Order 
direct from the largest direct dealing: stove 
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dealers ask. 
30 Days’ FREE Trial K?JgSRK 
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Kalamazoo Ranges are most handsome, convenient, 
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•One of them is just your style at your price. Free 
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prices elsewhere. Ask for Catalog No, I 14 
Kalamazoo Stove Co., Mfrs., Kalamazoo, Mich. 
We make a full line of Stoves, Ranges, Gas Stoves 
and Furnaces. We have three catalogs. 
Please ask for the one you want. 
MEN'S 4-Buckle ARCTIC SNOW EXCLUDER 
Special Price, SI.69 Postpaid 
ORDER AT ONCE TO GET 
THE BIGGEST BARGAIN 
EVER OFFERED. 
This is *11 entirely Hew 4-buckle arctic, 
clttteient from oilier makes. The rub¬ 
ber ia strong aiul durable, with double 
Bole and bed. The top Is made of very 
serviceable duck material, lined with 
warm felt, mnkins it alaolutely cold- 
proof amt wearproof. For comfort, 
warmth aud perfe- t protection this 
arctic cannot lie suipassed. 
SPECIAL PRICE 
$ 1.69 
POSTPAID 
■ Catalogue sent free 
_ — on request. 
.WEINBERGER & C0„ 112-113 South St., New York City 
fr MWMfrMtarm ' 
■ Male.-4 and buins its own gas. No 
/// l\\i grease, odor nor dirt. Brighter than 
acetylene. Over aoo styies. Every 
lamp warranted. \V rite for catalog. 
Aleuts Wanted. 
THE BEST LIGHT ” * 
401 E. oth St., Canton, O. 
300 CANDLE. POWER 
400,000 
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Immigration figures show that the population 
of Canada increased during 1913, by the addition 
of 400.000 new settlers from the United States 
and Europe. Most of these have gone on farms 
in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. 
Lord William Percy, an English Nobleman 
says; 
"The possibilities and opportunities offered by 
the Canadian West are so infinitely greater 
than those which exist in England, that it 
seems absurd to think that people should be 
impeded from coming to the country where 
they can most easily and certainly improve^ 
their position.” 
New districts are being opened up, 
which will make accessible a great 
number of homesteads in districts 
esDecially adapted to mixed farm¬ 
ing and grain raising. 
For illustrated literature and 
reduced railway rates, apply to 
Superintendent of Immigration, 
Ottawa. Canada, or to the 
Canadian Government Agent. 
J. S. Crawford, 
301 E. Genesee Street, 
Syracuse, N. V. 
Maple Syrup Makers 
THE FAMOUS 
EVAPORATOR. 
used by principal! 
syrup makers, 
everywhere. Sav¬ 
ing of time and 
fnel alone will pay for the ontfit. Write for cata¬ 
logue aud state number of trees you tap. 
GRIMM MFC. CO. 
619-621 Champlain Ave., - - Cleveland, Ohio 
T YOUR IDEAS 
$9,000 offered for ,'ertain inven¬ 
tions. Book "How to Obtain a Patent” 
and “What to Invent” sent free. Send 
rough sketch for free report as to patent¬ 
ability. Patents advertised for sale at 
our expense in Manufacturers’ Journals. 
CHANDLEE & CHANDLEE, Patent Att’ys 
Established 16 Years 
922 F. Street, Washington, D. C. 
Sew Anything 
AWL 
Leather, canvas, shoes, harness, saddle#, 
buggy tops, etc. Any material, any thickness. Myers* wonder¬ 
ful Sewing Awl makes lockstitch, neat, quick, easy. See thal 
reel? It keeps the tension right. Agents Wanted. Big money. 
C. A, MYERS CO. 6*28 University Avo., Chicago. Ill- 
When you write advertisers mention 
The R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick 
reply and a “square deal.” See guaran¬ 
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