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TALKS BY UNCLE MARK. 
If a person undertakes to do business he 
should follow that business right up. The 
men who succeed in business are those who 
take advantage of every point that is offered. 
Almost anybody can sit down and do the 
business that comes along, but what a business 
man wants to do is to make new business ome 
in. I saw a good example of this the other 
day. We have here lots of ragged little fel- 
lov s who sell matches on the street. Their 
stock in trade will consist of, say, a dozen 
boxes of matches. One boy, I notice, seems 
to sell bis stock out easily. This is the secret 
of his success: While the other boys are talk¬ 
ing together or playing he keeps his eyes 
wide open for a customer. When he sees a 
man walking along with an unlighted cigar in 
his hand this boy is right on deck. He strikes 
a match and holds it out for the man to use. 
W hen the cigar is nicely going the boy holds out 
a box of matches, and it is a pretty poor man 
who won’t give him a cent for it. 
Now this boy has made a good business dis¬ 
covery. He has found out the best way of 
rubbing human nature. He knows that most 
of these smokers are pretty good-natured and 
are always ready to make some return for an 
accommodation. So here he has his match all 
ready for them and they show their appre¬ 
ciation by buying a box of matches. Most of 
them wouldn’t buy at all except for the boy’s 
attention. This shows how it pays to be 
wide-awake and enterprising. People prefer 
to-deal with good business men, always, be¬ 
cause it is a part of good business to study out 
methods of pleasing customers. The man who 
sells an article has got to please the buyer if 
he ever expects to sell again to the same cus¬ 
tomer. 
I have to smile sometimes at the great impor¬ 
tance of many young clerks. I saw a young 
man the other day. He was in the office of a 
largo daily newspaper. One would have 
thought him the head of the concern, if it were 
proper to judge by the pens and pencils he car¬ 
ries around. He has a great pen behind his ear 
and a pencil sticking out of every pocket. The 
editor of that paper will get along with one 
small pencil or an old-fashioned pen. You 
will never catch him with a pen behind his 
ear. Bo you see it is not always the people 
with the finest tools that do the best work. 
It is the brain that makes these tools go that 
really does the work. I am in favor of good 
tools, but to my mind there is something piti¬ 
ful in the sight of a line tool in the hand of a 
poor workman. I pity the tool, you see. 
CATALOGUES, ETC., RECEIVED. 
Maryland Experiment Station.— Bulle¬ 
tin No. 1 is sent by Director H.»E. Alvord. 
This pamphlet deals with the history, organi¬ 
zation and work of the station. 
State Reservation at Niagara.— The 
Fourth Annual Report of the Commissioners 
is issued by H. E. Gregory Secretary, 214 
Broadway, New York. The volume contain s 
a record of the work of the commissioners, and 
also a catalogue of the N iagara flora. 
Shipman Engine.— Circular from the Ship- 
man Engine Company,92 Rearl Street,Boston, 
Mass. This engine is specially designed for 
those who want a small power. It uses kero¬ 
sene oil for fuel. It is automatic in its fuel 
and water supply. No eugiueer is required, 
because the supply of both fuel and water can 
be regulated. Send for the circular. 
New Jersey Agriculture.— The 15th 
Annual Report of the State Board of Agricul¬ 
ture of New Jersey is sent by Secretary 
Fran sly n Dye. Tnis is one of the best of the 
State reports, and is very carefully edited 
and printed. Tne excellent address of Ed¬ 
ward Burnett, a portion of which we gave 
some months ago, contains a perfect mine of 
dairy lore. This one article alone is worth 
the price of many an agricultural volume. 
Cider Machinery.— The following firms 
make cider machinery. Catalogues should 
be examined by these wno think of going into 
the business. 
Boomer & Boschert Co., Syracuse N. Y. 
Ames Plow Co., Boston Mass. 
Higganum M’f’g Co., Higgauum Conn. 
Robert Butterworth, Trenton N. J. 
F. F. Palmer, Miauus, Conn. 
Many of the above named firms manu¬ 
facture other implements which are well des¬ 
cribed in iheir catalogues. 
Champion Wagons, Grain and Ferti¬ 
lizer Drills. —Messrs. Gere, Truman & Platt 
of Owego N. Y., inform us that the Champion 
wagon has become so popular with farmers 
that it was next to impossible to supply the 
demand for them. On June 16 their entire 
factory was destroyed by fire, but within 10 
days a new company was formed, and now a 
factory of double the capacity of the old one 
is being rapidly completed. It is expected 
that shipments will be resumed in November. 
Seed Germination.— This is the title of 
Bulletin No. 4, from the Pennsylvania Exper¬ 
iment Station. Mr. Geo. C. Butz, the Horti¬ 
culturist of the station, has tested some 700 
different samples of seeds with a view to dis¬ 
covering their germiuative powers. Farmers 
who desire to copy these experiments will be 
interested in the description of the germinator 
used : “ The germinator consists of a copper 
box ten by fourteen inches and three inches 
deep, with a strip of copper on each long side 
one-half inch below the top. On these shelves 
slide brass wires, which serve as supports for 
as many pockets or folds of Canton flannel 
cloth. In the bottom of the box is one-half 
inch of water, but it does not touch the pock¬ 
ets, all the moisture reaching the seeds, which 
lie in the folds, by a gradual absorption. The 
ends of the cloth dip into the water and carry 
moisture throughout its entire length by cap¬ 
illary action. A pane of glass covers the box, 
which is then kept in a temperature of from 
70 to 80 degrees F. A box of the above 
size will contain fifty pockets, and each 
pocket will hold one hundred seeds of the ordi¬ 
nary size.” 
POST OFFICE CLUB. 
“Folks talk a good deal about the cheap 
tools an’ implements of the present day, but I 
tell ’em ’taint so. I’ve gut me a pitchfork now 
that 1 bough 130 year ago,an’ it’s as good as any 
of ’em still. Them tools we git now may cost 
a little less cash, but the life of ’em ain’t nigh 
so long as was them we uster git.” Thus 
spoke old Mr. Pember at our last meeting. 
“Times is changed from what they uster be. 
Folks don’t live ser long ez they uster, an’ jes 
so the life of tools ain’t ser long. Folks done 
more work outside in them days, sos’t they 
had ter be healthier an’ they done more hand¬ 
work on tools sos’t they wuz stronger. Terri¬ 
ble degeneratin’ times, these be; ef things 
keep on so t’won’t be long afore there won't 
be nobody over 50 years old, an’ all tools’ll 
break down afore the year’s out.” 
“Veil, veil,” said Uncle Jacob, “you vas 
partly right und partly wrong. Dis vas a 
fast age und effery ting vas made rapidly und 
consequently vas vear out fast, pecause der 
vearing ability of somedink vas yennerally 
regulated by der amount off time dot vas put 
iuto der making off it. But dere vas von ting 
about der life off a tool dot vas der most 
evident ting mit der vorld und yet der most 
frequently neglected. We makes most off dot 
life ourselfs by our treatment off der tool. Off 
ve lets dot tool stay out mit der rain und snow 
und viud it vas shust as it vas mit ourselfs 
veu ve stays out mit der bad weather rnitout 
any coat on. In dot case ve yennerally gets 
some bad colds und vas uzed up. It vas shust 
like dot mit der tool, It vas made for good 
veather, und dt-r more gomplicated it vas der 
more it vas need der treatment gifen mit a 
human being, und der more its life vas 
knocked out mit der bad veather. Dot man 
dot makes dor tool vas not so much responsi¬ 
ble for der life off dot tool as vas der man dot 
handles it.” small pica. 
That Tired Feeling 
The warm weather has a debilitating effect, 
especially upon those who are within doors most 
of the time. The peculiar, yet common, com¬ 
plaint known as "that tired feeling,” is the 
result. This feeling can be entirely overcome by 
taking Ilood’s Sarsaparilla, which gives new life 
and strength to all the functions of the body. 
“I could not sleep; had no appetite. I took 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla and soon began to sleep 
soundly; could get up without that tired and 
languid feeling; and my appetite improved.” 
R. A. Sanford, Kent, Ohio. 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Sold by all druggists. $ 1 ; six for $5. Mads 
only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass. 
IOO Doses One Dollar 
A Handsome Hand-Painted Satin Locket 
sent postpaid for *25 cents. Stamps taken. Address 
L. Y. B., South Norwalk, Conn. 
I Ti III. TZ WHEAT, best variety; pure, clean seed, 
~ $1.25 per bush.; sample 5 cents, sacks extra. 
P. I). BARNHART, West Newton, Pa. 
162 Acre Farm, $1250; 117 Acres, good build¬ 
ings, SI 800; Farm Catalogues sent Free. 
H. P. CHAMBERS, Federalsburg, Md, 
BUCKEYE 
GRAIN DRILL 
CENTER GEAR. 
Ratchets in ground 
Wheel, so that 
either wheel drives 
the Grain Feed, 
making continuous 
feed iu tur 
corners or 
around corn 
£2 
New LEY 
for shifting 
HOES. One- 
half the hoes for¬ 
ward and the other 
half back. Tliisdrill 
has no equal on the 
market and can not 
fail to be appreciated by any farmer who sees it. 
Branch Houses: Philadelphia, Pa.; Peoria, Ills.; St. 
Paul, IHinii.: Kansas City, Mo.; SanFrancisco, Cal. 
KtS'Seud for Circular to either o f the above firms or to 
P, P. MAST tfc C O. 
Also Manufacturers of 
Buckeye Fertilizer Drills, Buckeye 
Riding and Walking Cultivators, 
Buckeye Seeders, Buckeye Cider 
Mills and Hay Rakes, 
^SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 
BARN FLOOR 
W Horse Power 
This power is easily* folded when not inJ - A V-.l Ag-Y - ’* ■ SS 
use. Just the thing every farmer want.sWiE5ECSMwA' ' ~ . T - j. a 
who has feed to cut, corn to shell, or anything one or two horses can do. Agents wanted Si I £■ ? 
beud for Circular and Prices. SMITH A WOOHAKl), Kalamazoo, Midi. ’ 1 * - 
T is a conceded fact that there is no better place in the U. S. foi 
Nurserymen to sort up, Dealers to Pack, or Planters to order, 
than at the Painesville Nurseries, the aim of THE STORRS HARRI¬ 
SON CO. being to carry a full line of Fruit and Orna¬ 
mental Trees, Bulbs, Shrubs and Roses. Have a re¬ 
markably fine stock of Standard, High Top Dwarf and 
Dwarf Pear; Plum, Peach, Cherry, Apple, Quince, 
Russian and other Apricots. Grape Vines, both old 
and new. Currants, Gooseberries, Blackberries, 
Raspberries, Strawberries, etc. In fact a full line of 
Fruits and Ornamentals, both large and small. Prices 
Reduced to suit the times. Correspondence solicited. 
Price List Free. 34 th YEAR. 700 ACRES. 24 GREENHOUSES. 
Address THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., PAINESVILLE, LAKE CO., OHIO. 
THE SYRACUSE NURSERIES, 
OLD ANI) RELIABLE, 
ARE STILL OFFERING THE MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF YOUNG, SMOOTH, THRIFTY STOCK IN 
AMERICA. 
BUDDED APPLES, STANDARD PEARS, DWARF PEARS (High and Lnv Headed), 
PLUMS. CHERRIES, PEACHES, OU1NCKS, RUSSIAN APRICOTS, 
GOOSEBERRIES, CURRANTS, and a full line ol 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, etc. Also Extra Sized STANDARD PEARS of the Finest Quality. 
Special Inducements to Buyers in large quantities. Trade List out August 1st. 
SMITHS, POWELL & LAMB, Syracuse, IV. V. 
II SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER POWERS. 
| Hu LEVEL TREAD. DOUBLE GEARED, 
Largest Track Whiilt aid No Crate Rede. 
UNION THRESHER AND CLEANER. 
FARM MILLS, FEED CUTTERS, 
CIRCULAR SAW MACHINES, Ac.' 
W.L.BQYER&BRO .^HILADEL a pHIA?PA?* 
P OWER 1 p| 
ILLU8TBATID CATALOOCX FREE. 
IRON WATER PIPE. 
Send for catalogue. THE WELLS RUSTLESS 
Branian, Dow & Co., Bosta Ag’ts tor New Englnnd. 
IRON C«., 
|2Cllff»treet, New York. 
10,000 AGENTS WANTED to supply FIFTY MILLION PEOPLE with 
THE LIFE OF r i By the author of 
BEN HARRISON I ben „hur. 
Gen. Lew Wallace, the eminent Author, Statesman, Diplomat, and IAfa'- 
the only authorized Biography. "No man living more comp etent’’—E: 
read Ben llur and want Ben Harrison by same author. Selling 1 
Money Making book yet. Outfits dOcts. HUBBARD MllOS., Philadelphia or Chicago 
LICHTNINC WELL-8INKINO 
MACHINE MAKERS. 
Well-linking and prospecting tools sent 
on trial. 529 feet has been sunk in 8 
hours. Instructions for beginners. An 
Encyclopdia of 800 Engravings of well 
1 and prospeetors T tools, pumps, 
I and steam engines. A trea- 
i on gas and oil. Book 
free, mailing charges 
*25 cts.each. 
*The American 
I WellWorks. 
- -s aurora, ills., 
u. S. A. 
The Belcher & Taylor 
AGRICULTURAL TOOL COMPANY, 
Box 75 CHICOPEE EJIEIjS) Jtlast. 
Hay Tedders, manufacturers of 
Horse Rakes, 
Feed Cutters. . 
Vegetable Cutters, 
Reversible Sulky Plows. . 
Right Hand and Side Hill Plows, 
Harrows, Tobacco Ridgers & Cultivators, 
Etc., Etc. Send for Circulars, Price List and Terms. 
IJTTT T ■RT'WnW Ask your dealer for the Ell- 
MULiLt IVLIUXJ5 rich p at ent Bull Ring. 
Sample 2J4 Inch, by mail, 30 cents. Address Ullrich 
Hardware Manufacturing Co., Plantsville, Ct 
SHERWOOD 
CHEAP. 
STXISIj 
HARNESS 
Great Inducements to clubs of 8 to 6. To reliable 
Agents Driving Harness Free. Address 
SHERWOOD HARNESS CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
FRUIT FARM FOR SALE. 
6,000 Pears: 1,000 Peaches, just coming in bearing; 
25 miles from Washington, D, C.; 1H mile from Rail¬ 
road Station: 280 acres in farm. For terms, etc,, ad¬ 
dress J. D. SPRING, Herndon Fairfax Co., Va. 
TELL YOUR FRIENDS. 
THE N. Y. WEEKLY SUN, 
One of the most enterprising newspapers in 
the country, and the 
RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
BOTH FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR 
FOR ONLY 
$ 1 . 00 ! 
