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Ghe  RURAL  N  E  W- Y  O  R  K  E  R 
December  2,  1916. 
EVENTS  OF  THE  WEEK 
329  SEVENTH  AVENUE  ::  NEW  YORK  CITY 
We  pay  as  follows  for  prime  Furs  : 
WE  CHARGE  NO  COMMISSION  AND  PAY  ALL  EXPRESS  CHARGES 
Shari  Long  Broad 
SKUNK  Black  Stripe  Stripe  Stripe 
N.V.Piv N  J.,  New  Rn*.,Mtch.  $8.75  $2.75  $1.00  $0.75 
North  Ohio,  End.  ami  Jlis.  3.7fi  2.75  1.50  .75 
W,Vn;.  Mil..  Del.,  Cent.O.,Ind..  PI.  3.50  2.50  1.25  .05 
Va.r  N.C.,  Ky..  So.  0-,lnd..ril.  3.25  2.25  1.00  .00 
fend  small  shipments  hy  Parcel  Post  large  shipments  by  express. 
We  refund  fVstfMW.  HtfCfil  Post  and  consul  invoice.  No  duty  to 
pay  ora  Mbtptnenta  to  U.  S.  A.  Cash,  vfivelc  or  money  order  sent 
on  nntval  of  good#  to  ue.  Send  for  Price  List  on  other  furs. 
DOMESTIC. — A  gigantic  comet,  out¬ 
classing  in  size  and  brilliancy  all  tliose 
seen  in  modern  times,  is  speeding  toward 
the  sun  at  the  rate  of  1 .134,24(5  miles  a 
day,  according  to  the  Rev.  Martin  S. 
Brennan,  priest-astronomer  of  St.  Louis. 
The  comet  will  he  a  thing  of  glory  in  the 
northwestern  sky  next  Spring,  according 
to  Father  Brennan,  and  probably  will  re¬ 
main  visible  for  three  months,  it  will  be 
at  its  best  in  .Tunc.  The  comet,  which  is 
komvn  officially  ns  Comet  B,  was  first  re¬ 
ported  by  Prof.  Max  Wolf  at  Heidelberg. 
Nov.  17  the  German  commercial  sub¬ 
marine  Deutschland,  leaving  New  Lon¬ 
don,  Conn.,  on  her  return  trip  to  Bre¬ 
men.  accidentally  rammed  and  sunk  one 
of  the  tugs  accompanying  her,  causing 
the  death  of  five  men  composing  her 
crew.  The  submarine  has  been  libeled 
fbr  damages  both  by  the  underwriters  and 
relatives  of  the  men  killed,  and  was  being 
detained  for  the  settlement  of  legal  com¬ 
plications.  Bonds  alleged  to  aggregate 
$87,000  were  arranged,  and  the  Deutsch¬ 
land  left  Nov.  21. 
The  Coney  Dye  Works,  Williamsburg, 
N.  Y.,  were  destroyed  by  a  spectacular 
fire  Nov.  17 ;  loss  $50,000. 
Voters  in  Kentucky,  where  the  yearly 
production  of  whisky  exceeds  20,000,000 
gallons,  will  be  called  upon  to  determine 
whether  a  statewide  prohibition  consti¬ 
tutional  amendment  will  be  adopted,  if 
the  object  of  an  organization  formed  at 
Louisville  Nov.  17,  is  attained.  Only 
seven  out  of  106  counties  in  Kentucky  are 
now  'Vet.” 
Fire  destroyed  the  entire  business  sec¬ 
tion  of  Roscoe,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  18,  with  a 
loss  estimated  at  $250,000.  More  than  a 
dozen  buildings  and  residences  were  burn¬ 
ed,  including  the  Roscoe  National  Bank, 
the  Faubel  House,  aud  Beaverkill  House 
and  the  local  theatre.  The  village  is  one 
of  the  Sommer  resorts  of  Sullivan 
County. 
The  plants  of  the  Remington  Salt  Com¬ 
pany  and  the  Crystalline  Salt  Company, 
at  Remington,  two  miles  from  Ithaca,  N. 
Y.,  on  the  east  shore  of  Cayuga  Lake, 
were  destroyed  by  fire  Nov.  19  with  an 
estimated  loss  of  nearly  $500,000.  The 
Ithaca  power  plant  was  threatened  by 
the  flames.  The  fire  was  caused  by  sparks 
from  a  passing  tugboat. 
The  cross-country  aero  record  for 
America  is  now  held  by  Miss  Ruth  Law, 
who  flew  from  Chicago  to  New  York 
Nov.  19-20.  She  flow  without  stopping 
from  Chicago  to  Ilornell,  N.  Y.,  beating 
Victor  Carlson’s  non-stop  record  by  216 
miles. 
Lewis  Jackson,  a  driver,  and  three 
spectators  were  killed  Nov.  18  in  the 
seventh  annual  international  Grand  Prize 
automobile  race  at  Santa  Monica,  Cal. 
Jackson  on  his  thirteenth  lap  swerved 
into  one  of  the  palm  trees  lining  the 
course.  The  car  uprooted  the  first  palm 
tree  it  struck,  overturned  a  lemonade 
stand,  killing  the  woman  in  charge, 
crushed  one  man  against  a  second  palm, 
which  was  broken  off  shorthand  wrapped 
itself  about  a  third  tree.  In  this  wreck¬ 
age  Jackson  was  crushed  aud  his  body 
nearly  cut  in  twain.  His  mechanic, 
Chinnda,  was  thrown  out  and  escaped 
dangerous  injuries. 
Conservation  of  binding  twine  used  in 
the  postal  service  is  urged  upon  postmas¬ 
ters  by  the  Post  Office  Department  be¬ 
cause  of  the  abnormal  increase  in  price. 
A  department  statement  suggests  that  a 
considerable  saving  may  be  effected  if 
twine  on  incoming  mail  packages  is  saved 
aiid  used  again.  The  55.000  post  offices 
in  the  United  States  require  each  year 
680,000  miles  of  jute  twine,  weighing 
2,000,000  pounds,  which  it  is  estimated 
would  encircle  the  globe  twenty-seven 
times. 
Francis  M.  Lyman,  president  of  Hie 
Quorum  of  the  Twelve  Apostles  in  the 
Mormon  Church,  and  next  in  succession 
to  President  Joseph  F.  Smith,  died  at 
Salt  Lake  City,  Nov.  18,  of  pneumonia, 
lie  was  76  years  old. 
The  law  which  excludes  children  under 
16  years  old  from  moving  picture  theatres 
unless  accompanied  by  a  parent  or  guar¬ 
dian  is  constitutional,  the  Court  of  Ap¬ 
peals  decided  at  Albany.  N.  Y.,  Nov.  21. 
The  law  excludes  exhibitions  for  the 
benefit  of  a  school,  church  or  other  educa¬ 
tional  or  religious  institution. 
FARM  AND  GARDEN.— Five  hun¬ 
dred  members  of  the  National  Association 
of  Tanners  decided  Nov.  16,  at  their  con¬ 
vention  in  Chicago  that  there  would  be 
no  advance  in  the  price  of  shoo  leather 
unless  the  warring  nations  make  too  big 
a  demand  on  the  surplus  stock  now  in  the 
hands  of  tanners  and  shoe  manufacturers. 
Hides  and  skins,  however,  were  declared 
to  he  scarce. 
Charged  with  using  the  mails  in  a 
scheme  to  defraud  in  connection  with  the 
sale  of  nursery  stock  and  plants  James 
Ward,  of  Beverly,  Mass.,  was  sentenced 
to  four  months  in  the  house  of  correc¬ 
tion  at  Salem  by  Judge  Morton  in  the 
Federal  district  court  recently.  Ward 
had  previously  pleaded  guilty  to  the  in¬ 
dictment.  It  was  alleged  that  Ward  pre¬ 
tended  to  have  secured  orders  for  nur¬ 
sery  stock  and  plants  and  to  have  for¬ 
warded  them  to  the  Fairview  nurseries, 
Rochester,  N.  Y.,  with  the  intention  of 
getting  commissions  on  the  orders. 
Daniel  .Jobbins,  a  member  of  the  hor¬ 
ticultural  staff  of  the  New  Jersey  8tatc 
Agricultural  Experime;  t  Station,  of  New 
Hides  Wanted 
"ROGERS  TANNERY, 
AT  HIGHEST  PRICES  EVER  on  rec¬ 
ord.  Horse,  Cow,  Onlf  anil  Woo) 
"  Farmingdale,  Monmouth  Co.,  N-  J 
We  pay  top  prices  for  Skunk.  Mink, 
Muskrat,  nmtail  r.-nv  Film.  Price  list 
free.  M.  J.  JEWETT  &  SONS, 
REDWOOD,  N.  V.  -  DEPT.  29 
Finely  pulverized  limestone  is  in  great 
demand,  and  is  selling  for  $1. 50  to  $6  per  ton. 
You  can  grind  10  to  70  tons  a  day  with 
0he  leffreul  jmePulveR 
It  is  easy  lo  cant  $10  to  $140  daily.  The  profits  Quickly  pay 
foi  your  outfit,  ami  you  have  a  moncy-nmkiiu;  business  The 
LlMtPUl.VtK  makes  ‘  limestone  sand”  and  limestone 
travel.”  Combined  with  Kood  Portland  Cement  they  make 
better  concrete  than  ordinary  sand  and  travel.  Built  in  sizes 
to  suit  engines  8  b  p  tolllhp  Portable.  Oncmacbinecrushes 
and  pulverizes  Every  I.1MKPULVER  is  guaranteed  Write 
today  for  catalog  and  free  trial  offer.  (44) 
THE  JEFFREY  MFG.  CO., 
265  FIRST  AVE.  COLUMBUS.  OHIO 
I  will  pay  highest  prices  ami  reive  liberal  assortment  and 
square  deal.  Shipments  held  H,,p*rate  for  approval  upon 
request.  Send  Trial  shipment  at,  onee.  Will  pay  b%  ad¬ 
ditional  on  shipments  amounting  to  8“’i.(KI  or  over. 
BEN  CORN 
RAW  FURS 
267  7th  Ave. 
References:  German  Exchange  Bank  an  A  Bradatrcet* 
Ship  your  pelts  to  the  HOUSE 
Make  This 
FUR 
T£AK  oi  QUICK  RETURNS-the 
1  HOUSE  of  LIBERAL  ASSORT¬ 
MENTS.  Send  for  Free  price  list  and  Ship  to 
STRUCK  and  BOSSAK.lnc. 
14-2  West  28th  Street.  New  York 
Reference :  Columbia  Bank 
and  Greenwich  Bank 
■  wn*  rwvpr  ftnpArent  hr  rlffbt,  now 
t n  NOW  T  nrk  w»i«ritliis  market  iaoulbidiiimr  Him 
■  V  II  w  fw  lUIH  whrt|o  world  far  VOn  t  product,  Afler 
ten  yenr*  of  publicity  Wu  lufvv  convinced  th«  fur  trade  that 
New  Yoik  le  the  logical  09  wi  ll  no  t ho  moet  profitable 
market  i or  the  ahippur.  Rend  for  price  lint  and  ahip  to 
M.  F.  PFAELZER  &  CO. 
IIS  Wot!  29th  Street,  Oenk  51f  New  York 
We  guarantee  to  hold  all  shipments  entirely  separate,  and  in  case  our  valua¬ 
tions  are  not  satisfactory  we  will  return  your  goods  at  once,  and  pay  all 
express  charges  both  ways. 
H.  A.  PERKINS  &  CO 
WHITE  RIVER  JUNCTION.  VT. 
Reference!:  Dun  or  Bradstrcet  Commercial  Agencies— Any  Bank 
Only  Skunks  and  Muskrats! 
— but  they  brought  $368  to 
Farmer  Jones  and  bis  Son 
He  has  a  forty  acre  farm  and  last  Fall  and  Win¬ 
ter  his  son  set  a  dozen  Victor  traps  every  evening 
in  likely  spots. 
The  Victors  grabbed  the  little  pests  by  the  leg 
and  held  them  tight — and  then  was  the 
fP  to  pay  Farmer  Jones 
:d  on  his  farm. 
nds  in  valuable  fur . 
Catch  it  and  cash 
in  this  Fall  with 
Victors.  It’s  a  spare¬ 
time  job  anyway. 
Start  with  a  half 
dozen  Victors.  (You 
can  get  them  from 
any  hardware  dealer.) 
They  will  pay  for 
themselves  —  and  a 
profit  besides  in  your 
first  week  of  trapping. 
Oneida  Community,  Ltd. 
Oneida,  N.Y. 
When  you  write  advertisers  mention  The  R.  N.-Y.  and  you’ll  get  a 
quick  reply  and  a  “square  deal.”  See  guarantee  editorial  page. 
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Brunswick,  N.  J.,  died  suddenly  on  Nov. 
11  on  the  grounds  of  the  Rutgers  College 
farm,  from  heart  disease.  Mr.  Jobbins 
had  been  with  the  experiment  station  for 
about  five  years.  His  widow  and  three 
chilren  survive  him. 
Based  on  reports  from  all  apple  dis¬ 
tricts  of  the  Northwest,  sales  agency  offi¬ 
cials  at  Hood  River,  Ore.,  Nov.  16,  esti¬ 
mated  the  aggregate  losses  to  the  apple 
industry  by  the  cold  wave  which  had  pre¬ 
vailed  for  nearly  a  week  past,  at  $1,500,- 
000  The  frost,  it  was  said,  ha  1  made 
unfit  for  shipment  approximately  1,750.- 
000  boxes  of  apples  in  the  four  Stages  of 
Oregon,  Washington,  Idaho  and  Mon¬ 
tana. ^  The  loss  in  the  Hood  River  dis¬ 
trict  is  placed  at  10  to  15  per  cent,  of  the 
total  crop. 
Making  iL  possible  for  farm  men  and 
boys  to  attend  the  College  of  Agriculture 
at  the  Ohio  State  University,  Columbus, 
an  eight-weeks’  course  in  agriculture  will 
he  conducted  at.  that  institution  from 
January  2  to  February  23.  The  coirse  is 
open  to  men,  and  boys  of  any  age  who 
have  had  farm  experience.  Last  year 
men  of  65  years  sat  beside  boys  of  17 
listening  to  the  lectures  so  that  they 
might  operate  their  farms  more  efficiently. 
Coming  Farmers  Meetings 
International  Live  Stock  Show,  Chi¬ 
cago,  Ill.,  Dee.  2-9. 
Fourth  National  Conference  on  Mar¬ 
keting  and  Farm  Credits,  Chicago,  III., 
Dec.  4. 
Pacific  International  Live  Stock  Exhi¬ 
bition,  North  Portland,  Ore.,  Dec.  4-8. 
Wisconsin  P>  utter  makers,  annual  con¬ 
ference,  Sparta.  Wise,  Dec.  5-7. 
Virginia  State  Horticultural  Society, 
twenty-first  annual  meeting,  Roanoke, 
Vo..  Dec.  5-7. 
Harmony  Poultry  Show,  Harmony, 
Minn.,  Dec.  5-7. 
Missouri  Poultry  Show,  St.  Joseph, 
Mo.,  Dec.  5-9. 
National  Corn  Show,  Minneapolis, 
Minn.,  Dec.  11-16. 
Maine  State  Poultry  Show,  Portland, 
Dec.  12-14. 
New  Jersey  State  Horticultural  So¬ 
ciety.  annual  meeting,  Burlington,  N.  J., 
Dee.  12-14. 
University  Horticultural  Society  of 
Ohio  State  University,  sixth  annual  show 
of  fruit  and  vegetables,  Columbus,  O., 
December  14,  15  and  16. 
Madison  Square  Poultry  Show,  Madi¬ 
son  Square  Garden,  New  York  City,  Dec. 
29- Jan.  3, 
West  Virginia  State  Horticultural  So¬ 
ciety,  annual  meeting,  Morgantown,  W. 
Va.,  Jan.  3,  1917. 
New  York  Slate  Fruit  Growers’  Asso¬ 
ciation,  Rochester.  N.  Y.,  Jan.  3-5,  1917. 
Peninsula  Horticultural  Society,  Dover, 
Del.,  .Ian.  8-10. 
Pennsylvania  State  Board  of  Agricul¬ 
ture.  State  Horticultural  Society,  State 
Breeders’  Association,  State  Vegetable 
Growers’  Association,  Harrisburg.  Pa., 
Jan.  23-25. 
New  York  State  Breeders’  Association, 
annual  meeting,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  Dec. 
9-10. 
New  York  State  Agricultural  Society, 
Albany,  N.  Y„  .Tan.  18,  1917. 
New  York  State.  Association  of  County 
Agricultural  Societies,  Albany,  N.  Y., 
Jan.  18,  1917. 
Corn  Growers’  and  Stockmen’s  Conven¬ 
tion,  Urbana,  Ill.,  Jan.  S-Feb.  23,  1917. 
Potatoes  $1.35  to  $1.50  single  bu. ; 
apples  $2  to  $3  Mil.;  pears  $2,25  to 
$2.75  bn. :  grapes  3c  per  lb. ;  peaches, 
all  winter-killed.  Plums  $2.50  bu. :  sweet, 
corn  81  bu..  5  doz. ;  ear  corn  95c  bn. ; 
oats  -55c;  Timothy  hay  $12:  clover  liny 
$10.  Grade  dairy  cows  $65  to  $125. 
Beef  cattle  9c  lb.;  hogs  10c;  milk  16  to 
20e  by  butterfat.  test;  cream,  1S%,  70c 
gal.  H.  J.  M. 
Finley  ville,  Pa. 
Farming  in  this  section  is  at  a  dis¬ 
count.  We  have  in  Beaver  County  steel 
mills  at  Woodlawn,  bridge  works  at  Am- 
bridge,  glass  manufactories  at  Rochester, 
all  leading  manufactories  in  size  and  im¬ 
portance  in  their  respective  lines.  The 
Pittsburgh  Crucible  Steel  Company  has 
extensive  works  at  Midland,  employing 
several  thousand  men.  There  are  also 
varied  manufactories  of  considerable  im¬ 
portance  at  Beaver  Falls  and  New 
Brighton.  East  Liverpool,  Ohio,  claim¬ 
ing  to  be  the  leading  pottery  town  in  the 
United  States,  is  just  across  our  coun¬ 
ty’s  border.  Those  industries  gather  up 
all  the  workers,  paying  for  common  labor 
25c.  an  hour,  while  independent  contrac¬ 
tors  are  forced  to  pay  up  to  30e.  an  hour. 
The  farmer  is  out  of  the  running.  He  has 
to  hoe  all  his  own  rows.  Markets  are 
of  the  best,  and  prices  this  season  have 
been  good.  Dressed  beef,  12c.;  dressed 
pork.  14  to  15c. ;  live  chickens,  25c.  a 
pound.  Hay,  $16  a  ton.  Corn,  $1.10; 
potatoes.  $1.60;  tomatoes,  75c.;  green 
beans.  $1.25;  apples,  75c.  to  $1;  peaches, 
$2  to  $2.50  a  bushel.  Cabbage,  4c. ;  but¬ 
ter,  45c.  a  lb.;  milk,  20c.  a  gallon;  eggs, 
40c.  a  dozen.  The  market  for  straw¬ 
berries,  raspberries  and  blackberries  van 
$2.50  to  $4,  and  cherries  $2  to  $3.50  a 
bushel.  We  had  very  favorable  weather 
for  harvest  and  have  had  dry  weather 
ever  since.  On  account  of  inability  to 
get  help  general  farming  operations  will 
be  greatly  curtailed,  and  horticulture  and 
gardening  will  suffer  considerable  dimin¬ 
ution.  B.  w.  s. 
Midland,  Pa. 
