8o6 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
Dec.  3 
THANKSGIVING  DAY. 
It's  been  a  year  to-day  senee  last  1  kneeled  ’nd 
thanked  the  Lord 
For  all  the  wondrous  blessin’s  ’nd  the  joys  these  days 
afford, 
Nd  here  I  am  agin  this  year,  prepared  to  do  my  part 
At  renderin’  of  thanks  devout,  most  humbly  from 
the  heart, 
For  all  the  good  things  I  have  got  from  this  here  sin¬ 
ful  life, 
Although  X  vow  I’ve  seed  of  late  a  mighty  lot  of  strife. 
My  crops  went  back  on  me  this  year,  my  Jersey  cow, 
she’s  dead; 
’Nd  I  for  sixteen  mortal  weeks  lay  groanin’  on  my  bed 
With  rheumatlz;  ’nd  cracky!  Gee!  It  wasn’t  any  fun, 
I  tell  ye.  Then  my  little  mare— the  speedy  sorrel  one 
I  sot  so  much  store  on— one  day  Bbe  shied  ’nd  run 
away, 
'Nd  lamed  herself  for  life,  ’nd  smashed  to  smither¬ 
eens  the  shay. 
’Nd  then  my  darter  Susan,  she  eloped  the  fourth  of 
June 
With  that  young  Silas  Tompkins.  He’s  a  worthless 
sort  o'  coon. 
He  never  earned  an  honest  cent,  ’nd,  far  as  I  can  see, 
Ain't  never  likely  to  begin.  The  couple  lives  with  me. 
'Nd  wife’s  gone  kind  o’ flighty,  too.  It  was  indeed 
a  sin 
For  me  to  sell  for  rags  the  sock  she  kep’  her 
savin's  In. 
’Nd  yet,  you  know,  I’m  thankful,  spite  of  all  my 
beastly  luck, 
Because  I  don't  get  flabbergasted  ev’ry  time  I’m 
struck. 
I  know  there’s  lean  ’nd  fat  for  all,  'nd  I’ve  just  had 
my  lean, 
’Nd  now  a  juicy  slice  of  fat  ’ll  come  my  way,  I  ween; 
’Nd  even  If  It  doesn’t  come,  you’ll  hear  my  thankful 
roar 
Because  this  dog-goned  year  just  past ’s  behind  me— 
not  before.  — Harper's. 
ODDS  AND  ENDS. 
Here  is  the  chorus  of  a  song  sung  at 
Chicago  during  the  Columbus  celebration: 
Hurrah!  Hurrah!  the  button  has  been  pressed; 
Hurrah!  Hurrah!  Chicago’ll  do  the  rest. 
She’s  modest,  she’s  retiring,  but  she’ll  do  her  level 
best, 
While  we  are  honoring  Columbus. 
Wonderful  Relics. — Bill  Arp  tells  the 
world  that  a  showman  has  secured  the 
original  “Uncle  Tom’s  Cabin”  for  ex¬ 
hibition  at  Chicago.  This  is  the  negro 
cabin  on  the  plantation  where  Mrs. 
Stowe  got  the  material  for  her  great 
story.  Mr.  Arp  says  this  reminds  him  of 
an  old  citizen  in  Atlanta  who  always 
keeps  relics  of  the  war  in  his  show  case. 
You  will  see  two  minnie-balls  fastened 
and  flattened  into  each  other,  point  to 
point,  and  a  card  near  by  which  says 
“  These  two  minnie-balls  met  in  mid  air 
at  the  battle  of  Kennesaw  Mountain — 
one  fired  from  a  rebel  gun  and  the  other 
from  a  federal  gun — price  $5.”  Every 
week  or  so  a  Northern  relic  hunter  would 
come  along  and  see  it  and  buy  it,  and  the 
old  man  would  step  out  in  the  backyard 
and  fix  two  more  and  put  them  in  the 
show  case  for  the  next  victim. 
A  Mean  Fraud. — Those  crayon  por¬ 
trait  companies  are  still  at  it.  They  offer 
to  send  you  an  enlarged  picture  free  of 
charge  if  you  will  send  them  a  photo¬ 
graph.  One  of  our  readers  thus  tells  how 
a  Chicago  company  treated  him. 
I  sent  them  my  photograph  last  June 
and  I  promised  to  do  as  they  required, 
and  should  most  certainly  have  done  so 
if  they  had  sent  it  to  me.  Three  times 
they  have  written  to  me  for  money  and  I 
have  refused  to  send  it  to  them,  so  they 
will  not  send  me  my  photograph.  I 
take  it  for  granted  they  are  humbugs. 
You  take  the  right  idea.  They  hoped 
to  get  you  to  pay  a  big  price  for  a  frame 
for  that  pictnre.  Out  of  that  price  they 
expected  to  get  a  big  profit  on  all  their 
work.  They  are  not  such  benevolent 
fellows  as  they  would  like  you  to  believe. 
That  “  American  Coffee.” — A  friend 
in  Massachusetts  says  he  answered  that 
fraud  in  Missouri  and  sent  money  for  the 
“  coffee  plant.”  This  is  what  the  fraud 
says  in  his  circular. 
Let  the  high-tariff  store  coffee  go,  and 
raise  your  own  at  less  than  one  cent  a 
pound.  While  growing  it  is  a  perfect 
sight  to  behold  :  Fruits  from  the  ground 
up,  and  on  the  limbs  in  every  direction, 
the  pods  touching  each  other,  and  from 
150  to  250  on  a  plant,  which  grows  from 
two  to  three  feet  high,  and  meeting 
nearly  in  middle  of  rows  when  planted 
in  three-foot  rows.  One  berry  every  10 
inches  and  cultivated  like  corn  or  beans, 
and  as  easily  raised.  It  is  very  improv¬ 
ing  to  land  on  account  of  its  immense 
foliage,  which  sheds  when  beginning  to 
ripen  in  the  fall ;  well  adapted  to  thin 
land.  Much  more  fattening  for  hogs  than 
corn,  they  doing  their  own  gathering. 
It  is  said  to  cure  rheumatism  on  account 
of  its  medical  properties,  and  is  said  to 
have  come  from  Germany.  Parch  and 
prepare  like  other  coffee  and  you  will 
have  a  drink  that  you  will  be  proud  of. 
Think  of  it — a  tariff  on  coffee  !  This  is 
our  friend’s  experience  with  this  coffee 
fraud:  “He  sent  me  a  small  quantity 
of  the  seeds,  about  half  of  which  were 
roasted  and  ground,  and  not  so  large  a 
quantity  as  he  agreed  in  his  circular. 
Such  1  chaps  ’  should  be  well  ventilated.  ” 
Very  Thin  Meat. — This  is  about  as 
far,  in  the  direction  of  a  joke,  as  the 
Scotch  permit  themselves  to  go.  We 
hope  every  American  farm  hand  will  be 
able  to  hide  the  sight  of  the  plate  this 
Thanksgiving: 
A  farmer’s  wife,  not  a  hundred  miles 
from  Dingwell,  has  a  great  deal  of 
trouble  with  her  servants.  The  other 
day  one  of  them  came  to  her  to  say  : 
“  Madam,  I  fear  I  shall  not  be  able  to 
work  much  longer.  I  think  I  am  going 
blind.” 
“  Why,  how  is  that  ?  You  seem  to  get 
along  pretty  well  with  your  work.” 
“Yes,  but  I  can  no  longer  see  any  meat 
on  my  plate  at  dinner.” 
The  farmer’s  wife  understood,  and  the 
next  day  the  servants  were  served  with 
very  large  and  very  thin  pieces  of  meat. 
“How  nice  !”the  girl  exclaimed  :  “  my 
sight  has  come  back.  I  can  see  better 
than  ever.” 
“  How  is  that,  Bella  ?” 
“  Why,  at  this  moment,”  replied  Bella, 
“  I  can  see  the  plate  through  the  meat.” 
Is  Friday  “  Unlucky  ?”  —  Harper’s 
Young  People  tells  this  story  of  a  sea 
captain  who,  years  ago,  set  out  to  prove 
that  Friday  is  not  an  unlucky  day  : 
He  contracted  on  a  certain  Friday  for  the 
building  of  a  ship,  and  it  was  so  arranged 
that  the  keel  of  this  vessel  was  laid  on  Fri¬ 
day,  that  she  was  launched  on  a  Friday, 
that  she  was  named  Friday,  commenced 
loading  on  a  Friday,  and  was  hauled 
into  the  stream  on  the  same  day  of  the 
week.  To  add  to  the  possibilities  of  dis¬ 
aster,  a  negro  cook  named  Friday  was 
engaged  ;  and  thus  fully  freighted  with 
the  sinister  name,  the  Friday  sailed  on  a 
Friday,  bound  to  a  port  in  the  West 
Indies.  From  that  day  to  this  no  tidings 
of  the  ill-conditioned  craft  have  been  re¬ 
ceived.  On  the  other  hand,  a  German 
statistician,  feeling  that  Friday  had  been 
a  much-maligned  day,  determined  to 
make  a  scientific  investigation  of  the 
matter,  and  has  found  that  it  is  not  Fri¬ 
day,  but  Monday,  that  is  the  most  unfor¬ 
tunate  of  the  week-days.  According  to 
his  investigations  16.74  per  cent  of  all 
accidents  occur  on  Monday,  15  51  per 
cent  on  Tuesday,  16.31  per  cent  on  Wed¬ 
nesday,  15.47  per  cent  on  Thursday,  16.38 
per  cent  on  Friday,  16.38  per  cent  on 
Saturday,  and  only  2.69  per  cent  on  Sun¬ 
day.  _ 
WHAT  IS  THE  USE  OF  FUN? 
Some  people  may  question  the  sense  of 
humorous  selections  in  an  agricultural 
journal  like  The  Rural,  but  the  follow¬ 
ing  incident  which  recently  came  to  my 
notice  proves  the  truthfulness  of  the 
saying  “Everything  has  its  use.”  A 
lady  who  has  an  excellent  disposition, 
usually,  was  very  much  vexed  with  the 
conduct  of  the  “  girl.”  She  was  working 
butter  when  her  husband  came  in.  “  If 
we  are  to  pack  a  tub  of  butter  instead  of 
the  small  jars,  every  bit  of  the  butter¬ 
milk  must  be  Worked  out,”  he  remarked. 
“  I  guess  I  know  enough  to  work  butter 
without  your  telling,”  she  retorted.  Poor 
John,  who  knew  nothing  of  what  had 
happened,  was  at  first  surprised  and  then, 
as  she  offered  no  explanation,  offended. 
The  meal  which  followed  was  eaten  in 
silence  and  he  went  away  to  his  work 
without  replying  to  her  question,  timidly 
put.  “Where  are  you  going,  John?” 
She  was  soiry,  but  too  proud  to  say  so. 
He,  man  fashion,  was  trying  hard  to  stay 
mad.  That  evening  neither  spoke  and 
both  were  miserable.  He  went  after 
the  mail.  She  opened  The  Rural  and 
noticed  the  little  sarcasm  on  the  lady 
who  said  in  answer  to  her  sister’s  ques¬ 
tion,  “Why  did  you  scold  your  husband?” 
“Because  I  was  mad  at  my  hired  girl 
and  she  would  leave  if  I  scolded  her.” 
Putting  her  finger  on  the  passage,  she 
laid  the  paper  on  his  knee  and  gave  him 
a  friendly  glance  as  she  walked  away. 
As  he  read  it  he  understood  her  mood  of 
the  morning;  but  it  would  not  do  to  re¬ 
lent  too  soon,  so  he  picked  up  a  copy  of 
Harper’s  and  began  to  read.  The  sorrow¬ 
ful  face  of  his  penitent  wife  kept  coming 
between  him  and  the  page.  For  relief  he 
turned  to  the  page  of  funny  things.  The 
first  thing  he  saw  was,  She:  “Man  works 
from  sun  to  sun  but  woman’s  work  is 
never  done.”  He:  “The  man  who  wrote 
that  must  have  had  our  hired  girl.” 
Here  was  his  opportunity.  Calling  her 
he  showed  the  “  bit  of  fun  ”  and  in  the 
laugh  over  it  peace  was  restored. 
I  wonder  if  it  was  “chance”  that  made 
these  two  editors  select  these  two  foolish 
(?)  items,  so  that  both  should  come  to 
this  household,  at  the  same  time  and  just 
when  they  would  aid  in  restoring  happi¬ 
ness.  Even  fun  may  prove  a  blessing. 
c.  e.  chapman. 
pUmUattfouiSi 
In  writing  to  advertisers  please  always  mention 
The  Bubal  Nkw-Yobkbr. 
CANADA 
HARDWOOD 
UNLEACHED 
ASHES 
Screened  and  ready  for  Immediate  shipment  In 
carload  lots,  direct  from  our  storehouses  In  Canada. 
Smaller  quantities,  In  bags,  from  our  storehouse  In 
New  York.  We  guarantee  all  ashes  shipped  by  us 
to  be  absolutely  pure  unleached,  and  give  all  pur¬ 
chasers  ample  time  to  satisfy  themselves  as  to  qua 
lity  of  the  ashes  before  paying  for  them.  Send  foi 
our  prices,  circulars  and  other  information  before 
ordering  ALLISON.  STROUP  &  CO., 
Mention  this  paper.  166  Fulton  Street,  New  York 
Low-Down”  Milk  Wagon 
—  KPATEWfED)(^ 
IS  BUILT  BY  TDK 
PARSONS  “LOW-DOWN”  WAGON  CO., 
KARLVILLE  N  Y. 
i\  yr  T  T  making  and 
lVI  1  Lj  IV  MARKETING. 
An  illustrated  account  of  the 
methods,  herds  and  appliances 
of  several  remarkably  successful 
milk-producing  farms.  By  E.  G. 
Fowler.  Price,  20  cents. 
THE  RURAL  PUBLISHING  CO., 
Times  Building,  New  York. 
UNIFORM  QUALITY  OF  |U|  I  I  U 
No  matter  what  you  feed — clean—  Ivl  I  %*• 
pure — wholesome.  Entire  absence  of  taint  of  animal, 
stable  or  feed,  Winter  or  Summer.  Satisfy  your  cus¬ 
tomers  with  the  best  obtainable  product,  by  using 
HILL’S  MILK  AERATOR 
the  best  In  the  world.  AGENTS  WANTED  ! 
ADDRESS 
E.  L.  HILL,  WEST  UPTON,  MASS. 
In  writing  to  Advertisers,  mention  The  R.  N.-Y. 
STAR  MILK 
AND 
CREAM  COOLER 
Made  of  Brass  and  Copper, 
without  end-plates.  Free  and 
open  corrugations.  No  cor¬ 
ners  to  clean.  Cools  within 
two  degrees  of  water  used. 
Best  Cooler  on  the  market. 
Send  for  circular. 
EVANS  &  HEUEING3, 
H ADDON  FIELD,  N.  J. 
OlITTm  Parchment  lined  pails  for  from  3  to  10 
Kill  IrH  1,}S-  Send  for  terms.  Detroit  Paper 
UU  I  I  Llli  Package  Co.,  Detroit,  Mich. 
OUR  BOOK  CLUB. 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER,  price.  SU.OO. 
AMERICAN  GARDENING,  price,  *1.00. 
EITHER  Rural  or  Gardening,  1  year,  in  club 
with  any  American  books  (strictly  on  one  order)  at 
retail  prices 
to  the  value  of  $1.00,  sent  prepaid  for  $1.85 
IF  SENT 
« 
1.50, 
2.00, 
“  2.25 
“  2.60 
ON  ONE 
3.00, 
“  3.40 
ORDER. 
5.00, 
“  5.00 
“ 
10.00, 
“  10.00 
Both  Rural  and  Gardening,  1  year,  in  club 
with  any  American  books 
to  the  value  of  $1.00,  sent  prepaid  for  $2.75 
IF  SENT 
1.50, 
2.00, 
“  3.20 
“  3.50 
ON  ONE 
3.00, 
“  4.30 
ORDER. 
5.00, 
“  5.75 
10.00, 
“  10.00 
S3?"  If  your  own  subscription  is  already  paid  for 
1893,  the  paper  or  magazine  may  be  sent  to  any  other 
address,  the  books  to  your  own,  If  sent  upon  one 
order. 
THE  RURAL  PUBLISHING  COMPANY, 
Times  Building,  New  York. 
DC1TTV  Piauos.  Organs,  *33  up.  Wantagts, 
DlAI  I  I  Cat’lg  free.  Dan’IF. Beatty, Wash’ton.N.J 
SOME  VALUABLE  BOOKS  WORTH 
FAR  MORE  THAN  THEY  COST. 
FRUITS,  ETC. 
A  B  C  of  Strawberry  Culture.  Terry .  $.40 
American  Grape-Growing  and  Wine-Making. 
Husmann .  1.50 
Apple  Culture,  Field  Notes  on.  Bailey.  (90  p. ;  ill.)  .75 
Canning  and  Preserving.  Young . 20 
Cranberry  Culture.  White.  (Ill.) .  1.25 
Cape  Cod  Cranberries.  Webb.  Paper . 40 
Florida  Fruits.  Harcourt.  (350  p.) .  1.25 
Fruit  Culture.  Strong .  1.00 
Fruit  and  Fruit  Trees  of  America.  Downing. 
(1,500  p.;  ill.) .  5.00 
Grape-Growers  Guide,  Chorlton.  (211  p  ) . 75 
Grape  Culture.  Tryon . 25 
Grape  Culturlst.  Fuller.  (283  p.;  ill.) .  1.50 
Hand-Book  of  Tree  Planting.  Eggleston.  (126  p.)  .75 
Horticulturist's  Rule  Book.  Bailey  (paper  60c.)  1.00 
How  to  Grow  Strawberries.  Knapp . 25 
Miniature  Fruit  Garden.  Rivers . 1.00 
Nursery  Book,  The.  Bailey,  (paper  50c.) .  1.00 
Orange  Culture.  Moore .  1.00 
Peach  Culture.  Fulton.  (200  p.) .  1.50 
Peach,  Pear,  Quince  and  Nut  Trees,  Culture  of. 
Black.  (400  p.) .  1.50 
Pear  Culture  for  Profit.  Quinn.  (136  p.) . 1.00 
Propagation,  Art  of.  Jenkins . 30 
Quince  Culture.  Meech.  (143  p.) .  1.00 
Small  Fruits,  Success  with.  Roe .  1.50 
Small  Fruit  Culturlst.  Fuller .  1.60 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus  Culture.  Barnes  &  Robinson . 50 
Cabbages.  Gregory.  (25  p.) . 30 
Carrots  and  Mangold-Wurtzels . 30 
Cauliflower,  The.  Crozier .  1.00 
Cauliflowers.  Brill . 20 
Celery  Culture,  The  New.  Niven . 20 
Celery  Growing  and  Marketing:  A  Success. 
Stewart .  1.00 
Farm  Gardening  and  Seed  Growing.  Brill . 1.00 
Gardening  for  Profit.  Henderson . 2.00 
Garden— How  to  Make  It  Pay.  Greiner.  (260p.;  111.)  2.00 
Melons,  How  to  Grow  for  Market.  Burpee . 30 
Mushroom  Culture.  Falconer .  1.50 
My  Handkerchief  Garden.  Barnard . 25 
Onion  Culture,  The  New.  Greiner . 50 
Onton-Ralslng.  Gregory . 30 
Onions— How  to  Grow  for  Market.  Burpee . 25 
Potato  Culture,  The  New.  Carman,  (paper  40c.)  .75 
Peanut  Plant.  Jones . 50 
Squashes.  Gregory . 30 
Sweet  Potato  Culture.  Fltz . 60 
LIVE  STOCK.  POULTRY,  ETC. 
ABC  Bee  Culture.  Root .  1.25 
Business  Hen,  The.  Collingwood.  (paper  40c.)  .75 
Capons  and  Caponlzlng.  Dow.  (paper  25c.) . 50 
Dairyman's  Manual.  Stewart .  2.00 
Dog.  The.  Youatt .  2.50 
Silo  and  Silage,  The.  A.  J.  Cook . 25 
Ensilage  and  Silos.  Colcord .  1.00 
Ensilage  and  the  Silo.  Collingwood . 20 
Feeding  Animals.  Stewart .  2.00 
Manual  of  the  Apiary.  Cook .  1.50 
Milch  Cows  and  Dairy  Farming.  Flint .  2.00 
Milk— Making  and  Marketing.  Fowler . 20 
Harris  on  the  Pig.  Joseph  Harris .  1.50 
Shepherd’s  Manual.  Stewart .  1.50 
Swine  Husbandry.  Coburn . .  .  1.75 
Veterinary  Adviser.  James  Law .  3.00 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Accidents  and  Emergencies.  Groff . 21) 
Agriculture,  First  Lessons  In.  Gulley .  1.00 
Agriculture.  Storer.  (two  vols) .  5.00 
Annals  of  Horticulture.  Bailey .  1.00 
Azalea  Culture.  Halllday.  Price  $2,  special  price  1.00 
Barn  Plans  and  Outbuildings .  1.50 
Begonias,  Tuberous.  Many  Authors . 20 
Botany,  Lessons  in.  Gray.  (226  p.;  ill.) .  1.50 
Botany,  The  New.  Beal . 25 
Botany,  Manual  of.  Gray.  (800  p.;  plates) .  2.00 
Bulbs.  Rand.  (350  p.;  111.) .  2.50 
Camellia  Culture.  Halllday .  1.00 
Cactaceous  Plants.  Castle . 50 
Chemicals  and  Clover.  Collingwood . 20 
Chrysanthemum  Culture.  Morton,  (paper  60c.)  1.00 
Chrysanthemums.  Burbrldge .  1.50 
Cooking  Cauliflower.  Crozier . 20 
Cross  Breeding  and  Hybridizing.  Bailey . 40 
Culture  of  Farm  Crops.  Stewart  .  1.50 
Draining  for  Profit  and  Health.  Waring .  1.60 
Every  Woman  Her  Own  Flower  Gardener . 1.00 
Fertllillzers.  Gregory . 40 
Gardening  for  Pleasure.  Henderson . 2.00 
Grasses  and  Forage  Plants.  Flint . 2.00 
Grasses.  How  to  Know  Them  by  Their  Leaves..  1.00 
Hand-Book  of  Plants.  Henderson.  (520  p.;  111.)  4.00 
Home  Acre.  Roe .  1.50 
Home  Flortlculture.  Rexford .  1.50 
Home  Florist,  The.  Long . 1.50 
Hop  Culture . 50 
How  to  PlaDt  a  Place.  Long . 20 
How  Crops  Feed.  Johnson.  (400  p. ;  Ill.) . 2.00 
How  Crops  Grow.  Johnson.  (375  p.) .  2.00 
How  Plants  Grow.  Gray.  (216  p.;  111.) .  1.00 
How  the  Farm  Pays.  Henderson  &  Crozier .  2.50 
Improving  the  Farm.  Davis .  1.00 
Insects  and  Insecticides.  Weed .  1.25 
Insects  Injurious  to  Plants.  Saunders.  (425  p. ;  ill.)  2.00 
Insects,  Injurious.  Treat.  (270  p.;  111.) .  2.00 
Irrigation.  Farm,  Garden  and  Orchard.  Stewart.  1.50 
Landscape  Gardening.  Long . 50 
Landscape  Gardening.  Parsons . 3.50 
Manures,  Book  on.  Harris.  (350  p.) .  1.75 
Modification  of  Plants  by  Climate,  The.  Crozier.  .25 
Nature’s  Serial  Story.  Roe . 2.50 
Nitrate  of  Soda  for  Manure.  Harris . 10 
Orchid  Culture.  Rand .  3.00 
Ornamental  Gardening.  Long . 2.00 
Popular  Errors  About  Plants.  Crozier .  1.00 
Practical  Farm  Chemistry.  Greiner .  1.00 
Practical  Floriculture.  Henderson . 1.50 
Practical  Forestry.  Fuller.  (280  p. ;  ill.) .  1.50 
Preparing  Vegetables  for  the  Table . 50 
Rid  Buildings  and  Farms  of  Rats,  How  to. 
Pickett . 20 
Rhododendrons .  1.50 
Roses  In  the  Garden  and  Under  Glass.  English.  .50 
Rural  Essays.  Downing .  3.00 
Spraying  Crops.  Weed,  (paper  50c.) . 75 
Talks  Afleld.  Bailey .  1.00 
Timbers  and  How  to  Grow  Them.  Hartlg . 75 
The  Rose:  Cultivation,  Varieties.  Ellwanger.  1.25 
The  Trees  of  Northwestern  America.  Newhall..  2.50 
Truck  Farming  at  the  South.  Oemler .  1.50 
Window  Gardening.  Many  Authors . 10 
THE  RURAL  PUBLISHING  CO., 
Times  Building,  New  York. 
