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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER- 
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MARKET NOTES 
THE BEAN MARKET is very much de- 
|)iessed. Both export and home trade arc 
light. While receipts are not large, deal¬ 
ers are so anxious to increase trade that 
prices have been cut, although the outside 
figures quoted are still rather extreme. 
butter.— The higher grades are up 
one-half to one cent, owing to a temporary 
scarcity. Nearly everything in this line 
was cleared out last week, and early buy¬ 
ers this week were ready to offer an ad- 
v.ance to get high-scoring butter. State 
dairy is scarce, hardly enough to warrant 
a regular quotation. 
f'OTTON.—Reports from India estimate 
the crop of that country at 3,500,000 bales, 
an increase of 100,000 bales over last year. 
I'lic acreage is considerably increased, and 
great improvements have been made in the 
cultivation and handling of the crop. The 
market in this country is decidedly weak 
at a slight decline from the booming price 
last reported. 
EGGS.— Lighter receipts with the increas¬ 
ed demand of the Lenten season, have 
caused an advance of one to two cents per 
dozen. The stock of cold storage eggs is 
running low, which in a way is a good 
thing, as fewer people than formerly get 
fresh eggs. It sometimes seems as though 
the egg storage business was overdone, for 
tlie good of consumers at least. Properly 
stored eggs are better than none, but they 
are not fresh, and no one who knows fresh 
eggs is deceived by them. The storehouses 
operate somewhat on the plan of the man 
wlio constantly picked out the specked ap¬ 
ples, so that he never ate any sound fruit. 
It i.s certainly a triumph of science and 
skill to preserve an egg from 10 to 12 
months, so that thousands of city-bred 
people do not know the difference, but 
those who know a fresh egg prefer to use 
fewer and to confine themselves to those 
that have not passed the meridian of life. 
AN O. K. TROI.LEY is the one running 
from Oneonta, N. Y.. to Richfield Springs. 
The cars are large, seats comfortable, and 
employees obliging. At every village and 
settlement is a neat little depot, built of 
Georgia pine and kept clean. T’here is an 
attendant to sell tickets and give informa¬ 
tion. Cash fares are received from those 
who get on between stations. But the chief 
thing that impressed us was the value of 
this road to the farmers. It does every¬ 
thing that a steam road could for them, 
with none of the latter's di.sadvantages; 
no unearthly .shrieking of whistles or set¬ 
ting fire to grass or buildings. The cars 
will slop anywhere, even right in a field. 
One can put a basket or bag in the bag¬ 
gage room and bring back bundles in the 
same way. The fare is only 11-3 cent a 
mile, connection is made with steam roads, 
and a regular freight business is done. 
Milk is picked up anywhere along the line, 
and loaded cars or empties are hauled and 
switched wherever desired. Cars run every 
hour. Tlie.se farmers have transportation 
conveniences denied to many along trunk 
lines. 
1MPOKTED MOLLUSKS.—Grasshoppers 
and snails and sucli small deer are sup¬ 
posed to be confined to the dietary list of 
the Digger Indians; it may therefore be a 
little surprising to learn that the most 
fastidious buyers in New York consume 
about 20,(XK) snails a week during the Win¬ 
ter, when they are in season. New Or¬ 
leans is another great market for them, 
and during the lieight of the season, which 
is now ending, from 50,000 to 75,000 a week 
are brought into the country. They come 
fnun Burgundy and the Bordeaux distilcts 
of Krance. where all Summer long they dis- 
I'ort themselves on the grape leaves that 
form their sole diet. Old vineyards are 
given over to them, and the snails iirove 
a remunerative though not hustling crop. 
\Yith the first frosts the snails crawl into 
their shells, put up their storm doors, and 
retire for the Winter. They are then 
shipped to market, packed in sawdust or 
bran to prevent breaking the shells, and 
kept on ice, for if the temperature be¬ 
comes higher the snails pop their heads 
out to see whether Spring has come, and 
are thus damaged in transit. They sell 
for $1.50 per 100, and usually retail for 
about 60 cents a dozen. They are cooked 
in a variety of ways, but are most fre¬ 
quently served in the shell, on a platter 
having little depressions to hold them, ap¬ 
pearing on the bill of fare as escargots a 
la Bordelaise. Snails are now advised for 
consumptives, it being believed that they 
are so assimilated as to replace waste tis¬ 
sue, but this is no new idea; in England a 
century or more ago it was customary to 
order a snail diet for people affected with 
wasting diseases. Common or garden snails 
were taken raw’ or in scalded milk, and 
this practice Is still eommon in rural 
England. 
Of the periodic pain which tnanj^ women 
experience with every month it makei 
the gentleness and kindness always as¬ 
sociated with womanhood seem to be 
almost a miracle. While in general no 
woman rebels against what she regards 
as a natural necessity there is no woman 
who would not gladly be free from this 
recurring period of pain. 
Doctor Pierce’s Favorite Prescription 
makes weak women strong and sick 
women well, and gives them freedom 
from disease. It establishes regularity, 
dries weakening drains, heals inflamma¬ 
tion and ulceration and cures female 
weakness. 
Sick women are invited to consult Dr. 
Pierce by letter, All correspond¬ 
ence strictly private and sacredly confi¬ 
dential. Write without fear and without 
fee to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Mrs. T. Dolan, of Madrid, Perkins Co., Nebr., 
writes : "I was cured of painful periods by the 
use of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, and 
his Compound Extract of Smart-Weed. I think 
Dr. Pierce’s medicines the best in the world.” 
"Favorite Prescription” has the testi¬ 
mony of thousands of women to its 
complete cure of womanly diseases. Do 
not accept an unknown and unproved 
substitute in its place. 
The sluggish liver made active by the 
use of Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. 
THE KELLY 
does perfect work 
grinding ear corn, 
In husk or out, mixed 
feed in any propor¬ 
tions, with or without 
clover, cotton seed, 
Kaffir corn, or any 
grain that grow s. Has 
duplex 
grinding 
surfaces, 
andshows 
a greater 
capacity, 
per unit, 
of driving 
power than any 
other mill. 
Gives a uniform 
grist for stock 
feed of any de¬ 
sired fineness. 
^ Every machine 
tested and guaranteed. Send for our new catalogue 
and Prof. Miles’ essay '‘The Economy of Ground 
Feed,” free. THE O. S. KEI.LY C’O., 
Dei>t. X. Springfield, Ohio. 
Some People 
' do not see the necessity for two wheels on a hoe. 
They like a Single Wlicel Hoe because It is a 
tririe Hgiitcr tiian the Doul>le, and it does not cost I 
quite so amch. To meet this demand we make the | 
No. 16 “Planet Jr." 
Single Wheel Hoe Cultivator, etc. 
Itis our latest 1903 model ofthis tool and Is a de¬ 
cided improvement on anything ofits kind we have 
heretofore oHcred. It isprovideil with two hoes for 
working middles or both sides at once, throwing 
dirt to or from the rows; three cultivator teeth for 
working middles; two rakes for pulverizing and 
smoothing, and a plow which is also an excellent 
furrow opener. Handles are adjustable to ht short 
Planet Jr. 
ortall workmen or children. Aflattachments arc 
quickly and easily changed. Itwill work any gar¬ 
den crop planted in rows and one person can do 
more and better work with it than six men can do 
with hand hoes. Should you need a horse tool you 
will rtnd the No. 8 •'PInnot Jr.** Homo HoOt 
•tc., shown below to be the best in existence. 
TheB« ar« but two of our fifty noedlng and cuUlvatlw lin- 
plementn, 1 Deluding plain and oomblnw Seed Sowers. Wheel 
Hoes, Hand OultlTatort, Walking CultlTatori, One and Two- 
Horne Riding CultiTatora, Special Sugar Beet Tool*, etc. Our 
new 1908 catalogue 1* educating. It contain* orer 100 lllu*- 
tratlon* with full description* and price*. It cost* you noth¬ 
ing and wlllmake you money. 
Write for It. 
S. I. ALLEN & 00., 
Box llOf-V 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Scratches, 
Grease Heel, 
Mud Fever, 
Hoof Rot and 
Speed Cracks 
Cases where ulcerations extend with transverse 
cracks which open at every step and often bleed, no 
matter how comple.x. aggravated, deep-seated, or 
chronic, if treated according to directions as given on 
circular with every box, positively cured with 
VETERINARY PIXINE 
If a light application is used before speeding, driv¬ 
ing in wet, muddy or slushy weather, or in the snow, 
your horse will never have speed cracks, scratches or 
grease heel. 
It will keep the hoofs healthy, soft and In perfect 
form. 
For Old and Chronic Sores, Etc. 
Heals collar and saddle galls, hopple chafes, ab¬ 
scesses, inflammatory swellings, sores and all skin 
disease, and restores the hair to natural color. In 
oases of emergency it is invaluable. 
This penetrating, stimulating, soothing, absorbing, 
antiseptic, healing ointment heals from beneath the 
surface by disinfecting the parts, subduing the inflam¬ 
mation and stimulating healthy granulation, not by 
drying and scabbing. 
2 oz., 25c.; 8 oz., 50c,; 5-lb. pkge , $4. 
At all druggists and dealers, or sent prepaid. 
TROY CHEMICAL CO., TROY, N. Y. 
$5,000 Reward. 
Anybody can secure that amount 
who will prove that any letter or 
endorsement which we publish in 
any way, relative to the merits of 
Tuttle’s Elixir 
is spurious or untruthful. It needs 
notliinjj butthe truth to support it. It 
is undoubtedly the best veterinary 
remedy known to man. 
Used and Endorsed by Adams 
Express Company^ 
Tuttle’s American Condition Powders 
—A specific for impure blood and all diseases arising tlierefrom. 
TUTTLE’S FAMILY ELIXIR, cures rheumatism, 
sprains, liruiscs, etc. Kills pain i nstantly. Our lOO-page book, 
“Veterinary Experience.” FKKK. 
Dr. S. A, TUTTLE, 30 Beverly SI., Boston, Mass. 
Hpware ofso-called Elixirs—none genuine but Tuttle’s* 
Avoid all blisters; they offer only temporary relief, if any. 
‘SAYE-THE-HORSE” 
TKADK MARK. 
OXmE 
Charles Radloff, 
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POSITIVELY AND PERMANENTLY CURES 
BONE and Bog Spavin, Ringbone (except Low 
Ringbone), Curb, Thoroughpin, Splmt, Capped 
Hock, Shoe Boil, Weak and Sprained Tendons, 
and all Lameness. 
Contains no arsenic, corrosive sublimate or other 
forms of mercury, or any injurious ingredient. 
Cures without scar, blemish or loss of hair. 
$5 PER BOTTLE. 
Written guarantee with every bottle, constructed 
to convince and protect you fully. The need of sec¬ 
ond bottle is almost improbable, except In rarest 
cases. Guarantee covers effectiveness of one 
bottle. Copy of guarantee sent upon application. 
$5 a bottle at all druggists and dealers, or sent 
prepaid. 
TROY CHEMICAL CO., Troy, N. V. 
^An Incomplete Stable 
is the one where the Best Liniment ever 
manufactured — the horseman’s valued 
friend — is unknown. 
Sloan’s Liniment 
Is time tried, and the recognized standard by 
all veteran horsemen; quick and scientific in 
its action, and marvelously efficient. 
Sold by Dealers generally. 
Horse size, 50c. and SI. Eamily size, 25c. 
Known the 
^ FARMERS’ SI25 SAW MILL 
Cats 3000 Feet Lumber u day with only 4 h. p. 
DeLoach Variable Feed Saw Mills, ItolOOh.p., 
any price. DeLoach Mill Machinery, Planers. 
Shingle, L^h and Com Mills, W.itor Wheels, etc. 
DeLom-h Hill M.fg. Co., Box900 Atlanta, Qa. 
Handsome Catalogne Free if you cot tbi. oat and 
give name of peper. 
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Fifty Years Development.. 
It has resulted in a peerless type cf machinery, the best known 
to the thresnennau’sart. 
THE RUMELY 
Line of Threshing Hachinery covers tlie field. It 
con8titute.s the model outlie. The New Rumely Separa¬ 
tor, Rumely Traction Engines, Wind Stackers, Sell 
Feeders, Clover Mullers, etc. All the up-to-date attach- 
iiieiits and devices. Iiivestigatelt before buying. It ' 
is sure to meet your exact nt^eiis. Free illustrated 
catalogue on application. Write for It. 
iM. RUMELY CO., La Porte, Indiana. 
CAUTION! 
When you are purchasing a 
ROOrilMC 
for your houses and outbuildings, he sure that the 
name “ RUBEROID ’’is stamped on every three 
feet of the material, as in the cut, throughout the 
full length of the roll. You will then know that 
you are getting the genuine lluheroid Roofing, 
which has been the standard for Eleven Years, 
and not one of its poor imitations. Ruberoid 
is water-proof and fire-resisting. Never melts, rots 
or tears. Lasts for years. You can apply it 
yourself. Send for samples and Booklet K. 
Address Dept. K, 
THE STANDARD PAINT CO., 
100 William Straet, New York. 
