Bissell Carpet-sweeper. Price $3; for $3.25 in new subscriptions.
Not a housewife rich enough to own a carpet would do without a sweeper if she knew how great relief a good one brings on sweeping and dusting day.
It sweeps cleaner than a broom and easier, makes no dust, and does nine-tenths of the work, leaving only an inch or two along the sides of a room and little corners—these must be swept with a broom—and it drops the dust with a touch on a spring as shown in the picture. That band around the sweeper is a rubber cushion to keep it from bruising furniture.
Three-fourths of all the carpet-sweepers in the world are made by one factory, the Bissell Carpet-Sweeper Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Of course they make good ones. The fact is, they control the really useful inventions and nobody else is allowed to make good sweepers at all. But their prices are fair.
There are several styles and sizes. We choose the best brush with common finish.
Cabinet Book-rack. Price $2; for $2.25 in new subscriptions.
Maple, fine finish, brass trimmings, lock, and goes together without nail or screws; 24x23x6½ inches; packs flat.