THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
L. W. S., Chenango Co.. N. Y., asks whether 
Mollie Fancher, of Brooklyn, is still alive, and 
whether the almost incredible stories told 
about her, are true. 
An 8.—The young woman is still alive, and 
as healthy as she has been for some years, 
during which, according to her own ac¬ 
count and that of her friends, she has eaten 
or drank little or nothing. It is claimed by 
some that under certain conditions she is 
gifted with clairvoyance; while others scout 
both her marvelous abstenence from food, and 
her spiritualistic preteutions. Several medi¬ 
cal experts arc at loggerheads about her con¬ 
dition, and we do not wish to anticipate their 
final verdict with regard to the matter, by 
straightway definitely deciding the question. 
C. C. A., Providence, Pa., who says he had 
already obtained three crops of sprouts from 
our potato premium, and would have another 
in a few days, asks, 1, whether coal ushes arc 
good to mix with barnyard manure intended 
for potatoes, before hauling it out; 2, where 
can ho get some darts for the parlor air-pistol 
furnished by us us a premium to ageuts. 
Axs.—1. The coal ashes would have no ap¬ 
preciable effect. Coal ashes may change tne 
mechanical condition of the soil—that is all so 
far as we know. The good effect often attri¬ 
buted to coal ashes muy sometimes be due to 
tlie wood ashes intermixed therewith. 2. From 
the Pope Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass. 
F. I). P., Home ,, N. Y., says thut for two 
years his Delaware aud Sweetwater grape 
vines have been stricken with blight, so that 
the leaves fell and the grapes wouldn’t ripen. 
Dusting with sulphur has had uo good effect, 
aud he asks for a preventive. 
Ans. —If the injury is caused by mildew, we 
know of uo better remedy than sulph nr. Should 
the viues be similarly affected this season, 
please send us a leaf and a section of viue. 
./. M., Fredonia. N. 1'., asks our opinion 
with regard to the Eureka Mowing Machine. 
Ans. —The ‘‘Eureka" Mower is a very effi¬ 
cient machine, of which we have had very 
satisfactory reports from those who have used 
it. The Company has passed through several 
crises, but is now organized on a very substan¬ 
tial basis, and the ‘‘Eureka’’ will probably 
soon be in very general use. 
W. H. T., Flnvlate, Kansas, and several 
others, ask whether they can procure back 
•numbers of the Hfkal. 
Ans.—W e are in the habit of printing a con¬ 
siderable number of extra copies every week ; 
but during the past season so heavy have been 
the orders for back numbers by uew subscrib¬ 
ers that our store of many issues is entirely 
exhausted. 
H. A'., Copper Hill, N. ./., asks whether the 
barb wire fence advertised in the Rckai. is a 
good article, and whether it would be likely to 
injure stock. 
Ans.—T he barbed wire fence advertised by 
the Washburn & \foen Mfg. Co., is u very ser¬ 
viceable, durable fencing, and highly esteemed 
wherever used. There is no danger of its in¬ 
juring stock. 
(I. II , Seneca, Nehama Co.. Kan., asks where 
can he obtain a good root-cutler. 
Ans. — Hig^anmiJ Mfg. Co., Higganum, 
Conn.; Belcher & Taylor Agl. Co., Chicopee 
Falls, Mass., and R II. Allen & Co., New York. 
Either has excellent root-cutters. 
SmpUmettts and ptaritinexy. ^mpUmentsi and Kt&riuiuxy * ^wptxwxntsi and PaxWnxxy. 
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Halladay Standard 
^ *' VICTORIOUS AT 
Phila., 1876—Paris, 1878, 
25 Tears In Use. 
GUARANTEED SUPERIOR 
To any other Windmill Made. 
17 Sins-I M/MTO 43 HORSE POW. 
Adopted by the leading ft. R. Cu.'n 
ana Jw the. i '. .9- Govt. at 
Farts and Harrison*. 
$3,500,000 worth now in Use. 
Send for iJatalogne "IS" and 
Price List. 
U. S. WIND ENG. & PUMP CO., 
Batavia, Ill. 
Farmers Wanted 
To try the Celebrated 
If there is no agent or dealer in your neighborhood, 
wo wifi send complete set of Springs to you direct, at a 
very low price /or cash. Every Spring fully warranted 
RACINE 
House Furnisl 
men 
Bird Cage Hooks, <&(*., &e. 
S. FREEMAN & SON Props., Racine, Wis. 
Send for uew Illustrated Catalogue and Price List 
liberal discount given to dealers. 
St at Paris Exposition. 
BfTO Awarded 1st Prize Medal 
over aU others. 
Wu build tt sizes Wind 
WC Mills for Kami Pumps and 
Power Purposes 
The stroMttest Wind Mill 
<jr> the world. 
send for Catalogue No. 4. 
ECLIPSt WIND MIU CO., B«lott, wi». 
Mill Manufactory 
Established 1851. 
Grist Mills 
OF 
FRENCH B1JHR STO?TE 
Portablo Mills fur Farmer*, 
Saw Mill Owner*, tta, Price 
from $80 up. CompkU Mill 
tod Bbellcr A bo/ can 
grind *nd keep In order. 
Adapted to Mir kind o f ®n1t*- 
blepower. Compli't* 1 Flouring 
and Corn MIU r+rv Gbeor. 
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Indianapolis. Ina 
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f Printe cafds labels Ac. (Self-inker |5 i 18 larger 
For hntliiei* or plwvMire, young or old. I)o your own ad- 
vvrtistiur and nrlutiNL’. Cabslotfiia of prrspcp, type, curds, 
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NEW EXCELSIOR LAWN MOWER. 
Reduction in Price! 
LESS WEIGHT! LIGHTER DRAFT! 
It has been adopted and can be seen in PRACTICAL 
OPER AT ION In the PUBLIC PARKS of NEW YORK. 
BROOKLYN. BOSTON, NEW HAVEN. CLEYEN 
LAND, CHICAGO, and almost all the Prominent 
City Parks in the United States and Canadas. 
Boiler Mowers, 7 Size s ; Side-Wheel Mowers, 6 Sizes; 
Bach-Wheel Mowers, 5 Sizes; Horse Mowers, 4 Sizes. 
10-Inch Popular Croquet Mower, $10 
Our New Horse Mower Is conceded to be the 
Lightest and Best Horse Lawn Mower ever made 
N. B.—Horse and Hand Lawn Mowers are alike 
guaranteed In every respect. Address 
CHADBORR A COLDWEU M'F'fi GO., 
NEWBURGH, N. Y. 
Send for Illustrated Circular and Price List. 
SIDE and BACK 
^HEYV- 
NICHOLS, SHEPARD & CO., 
Battle Creek, Mich. 
ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE 
“YIBRATOR ” 
THRESHING MACHINERY. 
W E are sometimes asked why the prices of our 
goods are apparently higher than someothers 
of inferior make, aud we avail ourselves of this op¬ 
portunity to place the matter in its true light. 
O UR " Vibrator" Threshers and Portable 
Engines embody the best results of our experi¬ 
ence and study during Our long business career. 
Whatever would add to their durability , efficiency, 
and solid excellence, in any particular, has been 
eagerly seized upon and utilized without regard 
to labor or expense. 
Cheap Portable Engines. The superiority of 
our machinery, in all particulars, is now so gener¬ 
ally acknowledged that our competitors have no 
resource but to present the attraction of low prices 
and long credit. Their goods being inferior, they 
have to sell them for wn,ar they can get. Times 
are hard ; ami purchasers, without fully consider¬ 
ing the subject, will sometimes allow a lower price 
to decide them. Manufacturers of “ cheap ” ma¬ 
chines are so 9et on carrying out competion to its 
utmost—competition of Cheapness, not of Ex¬ 
cellence—that they meet “bargain hunters'' half 
way, and furnish them cheerfully with inferior ma¬ 
chines at the cheap rate they are asked for. 
W E are much mistaken if this is what the public 
wants or expects of us. Good machinery can¬ 
not be made when neither workman nor employer 
haspridein his occupation; interest a ml pleasure in 
the work are both wanting, and both are essential 
in making good machinery. 
O UR mission and business is, to build Threshing 
Machinery of the Highest Excellence, 
whatever the cost, and, holding firmly to this single 
purpose, we have added improvement after im 
provement, until the reputation of our Machines 
has become CQ-extensivc with the grain-raising re¬ 
gions of the continent. 
T HRESHING machinery cannot be made for 
nothing, even with the rid of machinery. Our 
prices are as low as they ought to behind, without 
doubt, as low as they ever will be. Do not be de¬ 
ceived with mere cheapness— quality always 
descends faster than price. Low price, 
especially in Threshers and Portable Engines, 
means Low Quality, with Low Per* 
formance and High Repairs. 
NICHOLS, SHEPARD & CO., 
Battle Creek, Mich 
Galvanized Cable Fence Strand. 
The only Wire Fence that stands the Test 
of Time. 
NO BARBS. 
PHILIPS. JUSTICE, 14 IV. 5th St, Philadelphia. 
TIBER PRESSES AND GRATERS. 
J Boomer Je Boschert Press Co.. Syracuse, N. Y. 
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Saturday, May 24. 
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THE JOHNSTON 
75 FIRST PRIZES 
Cornell s Patent 
For Sharpening Mowing Maeliluo See 
lions*, Foils it ing and Sharpening 
Knives, Tools, etc. Price !<|}, 
WATERTOWN STEAM |ENG. CO., 
WATERTOWN,! N. Y. 
Taken in actual Field Tri¬ 
als during the Season of 
1877-78. 
HARVESTER CO., 
Brockport, H. Y., 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
iect of Art 
2 Gold Medals, 
AT 
PAS I? EX ! ISmOK. 
REAPERS, MOWERS, 
and Combined Machines. 
KECEIVED-THE 
FIRST AND ONLY PRIZE 
Awarded to Self-Raking Reapers 
AT PARIS EXHIBITION. 
Field Trials at Mormant in competition 
with 35 machines. 
