House and Garden 
'J'HE BROUGHTON SELF-CLOSING BASIN COCKS HAVE 
BEEN IN USE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. MANY OF 
THE LARGEST HOTELS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN 
THE UNITED STATES ARE EQUIPPED WITH THESE 
GOODS. ::: ::: MADE IN BRASS, NICKEL OR SILVER 
PLATED, AND IN SOLID SILVER-METAL. 
EVERY ONE WARRANTED 
Manufactured only by 
E. Stebbins Manufacturing Co. 
SPRINGFIELD: MASSACHUSETTS 
Works at Bbightwood 
HIGH GRADE PRESSED METAL 
SASH PULLEYS 
Made with Plain Axles, Roller Bearings 
and Ball Bearings 
Combination Groove for Chain or Cord 
CATALOG SENT UPON REQUEST 
The American Pulley Co. 
29th and Bristol Streets 
PHILADELPHIA PA. 
THE BEST SASH CORD MADE 
EVERY FOOT IS STAMPED 
^^SILVER LAKE 
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Tou do the designing — we'll make the rug," 
Thread & Thrum 
Rugs 
are different from all other rugs, as you can 
have the color scheme made to harmonize 
with your requirements. Wool or camel’s 
hair weft, heavy and durable. If your 
dealer does not sell them, write for color 
card and price list to 
Arnold, Constable cfc Co., Distributing Agents, 
New York. 
^THE THREAD & THRUM WORKSHOP, Auburn,' N. X.^ 
“The Best Rug 
C. A booklet that tells of the rug, that • 
shows fine photographs of rooms with UT 
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twenty-five engravings of the rugs themselves, 
that can he had for the asking. Write for it 
to-day. 
W. SAXONY, 41 Union Square West, New York 
Ives Patent Window Stop Adjuster 
Prevents Drafts, Dust and 
Window Rattling. 
IVES’ PATENT 
Window Stop Adjuster. 
HEAWB^D 
The only Stop Adjuster made from one piece of metal with solid 
ribs and heavy bed that will not cup, turn or bend in tightening 
the screw. Manufactured only by The H. B. IVES CO., New 
Raven, Conn., U. S. A. (Fifty-page Catalogue Mailed Free.) 
Koll’s Patent Lock Joint Columns 
Suitable for Pergolas, Porches or Interior Use ^ 
are made exclusively by 
HARTMANN-SANDERS COMPANY 
Elston & Webster Aves., Chicago, Ill. 
Eastern Office. 1123 Broadway, New York City. 
Send for catalogue P 19 of columns, or P 29 of sun-dials, 
pedestals, etc. 
of limited means, who depend largely 
upon the dividends for their support, 
and among them are many widows and 
dependent children. Among the rail¬ 
roads doing as stated may be mentioned 
the New York Central, the Pennsylvania 
system, the Norfolk & Western and the 
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail¬ 
roads. The workingmen on most of 
the railroads are practically receiving the 
same wages per hour, but the working 
forces have been reduced. The same 
state of affairs exists with manufacturers. 
Another noticeable fact is that working¬ 
men are doing more work per hour than 
formerly, when all winds blew their way. 
It was so then that if an employer com¬ 
plained, and justly, the workman simply 
put on his coat and went across the street 
and got another job; but under present 
conditions he knows that if he fails to 
hold his job there is a man on the side¬ 
walk, at the foot of the ladder, ready to 
take his job. In truth, it is plain that 
there is a good deal of “human nature” 
in men. Whether wages will drop in the 
near future, it is hard to determine. 
We think and hope not. But there 
seems to be a more satisfactory condition 
of affairs at present in the building trades 
than for some time previous, and mainly 
because mechanics have a feeling sense 
of the realities of the times, and con¬ 
tractors are doing better than a year ago, 
in spite of the so-called depression, for 
things are working smoothly and plea¬ 
santly between employers and em¬ 
ployees .—The Western Architect and 
Builder. 
GREATEST LUMBER CUT 
l\/f ORE lumber was cut in the United 
States last year than in any other 
year in its history. The enormous 
amount of 3/5550,736 board feet was 
produced, and the mill value of this was 
$621,151,388. In addition, there were 
produced 11,858,260,000 shingles, val¬ 
ued at $24,155,555, and 3,812,807,000 
lath, valued at $11,490,570. On the 
whole, it is safe to say that the present 
annual lumber cut of the United States 
approximates forty billion feet, and that 
the total mill value of the lumber, lath, 
and shingles each year produced is not 
less than $700,000,000. These figures 
give some idea of how vast is the lumber 
industry and how great is the demand 
for its products. 
A glance at the kinds of lumber 
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