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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
May 23, 1903 
HUMOROUS 
Canned meats and fruits! 
And irreen stuff, too. 
Canned puddings, fish! 
And canned beef stew! 
But hear my whole-souled, thankful cry. 
Praise be, they cannot can the pie! 
—New York Sun. 
Mistress: “Did the fishmonger send 
the lobsters?” Bridget: “He did, mum, 
hut I sent thim back. They wuzn’t ripe!” 
—Melbourne Australasian. 
“Contentment,” said Uncle Eben, “is 
sumpin’ dat money can’t alius buy; it is 
likewise sumpin’ dat poverty kin gen¬ 
erally smash.”—Washington Star. 
“I TOOK great pains with that pudding 
w'e had for dinner,” remarked the young 
wife. “And so did I, my dear,” rejoined 
the husband as he poured out a double 
dose of cholera mixture.—Chicago News. 
“Do you think that people appreciate 
art in this country?” “Certainly,” an¬ 
swered Mrs. Cumrox. “Everybody gets 
interested as soon as you tell ’em how 
much a masterpiece cost.”—Washington 
Star. 
Mrs. Bates: “You must miss your 
husband awfully, Mrs. Stipple; he was 
such a good man.” Mrs. Stipple: “Miss 
him! I guess I do! I always depended 
upon him so to whistle the dog into the 
house at night.”—Boston Transcript. 
“Alt! Rabbit stew on the bill of fare, 
eh? I think I’ll have some of that. By 
the way, where’s my old friend, the 
cat?” “She disappeared this momin’, 
sir,” replied the waiter, “and ain’t ben 
seen since.” “H’m! Suppose you give 
me an omelet instead of that rabbit 
stew.”—Chicago Tribune. 
BUY DIRECT FROM FACTORY, BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
AtWHOIiESALiX; PRICES, Delivered FREE 
For Hoases, Ba<~'8, Roofs, all colors, and SAVE Dealere 
•rofits. In as 8 years. Officially Endorsed bv the 
bftute. Low .s will sornr’-w .'"•a. Write for Sr es. 
0. W. INQEl^Li., Flrmouth St., Drcok'vu,. / 
For 30 days to the readers of The 
Rural New-Yorker. 
A Fine 
SILVER WATCH 
or China Tea Set, or Toilet Sot, or Parlor Eamp 
or Clock, and many other articles too numerous 
to mention, with an order of 20 lbs. of our New 
Crop, 60c. Tea, any kind, or 80 lbs. Baking 
Powder, 46c. a lb., or an assorted order Teas 
and B. P. This advertisement MUST accom¬ 
pany order. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO., 
P. O. Box 289. 81 & 33 Vesey Street, New York. 
BUSINESS INSTITUTE, 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
When yon como to think iiYiout 
y ty ^ ftoln^ RRNy fo Rchool ttpnd foT Cnta* 
logiio of the> Leading Bii»lne«H and Shorthand SehooK 
HENCH’S 
20ih 
Century 
Steel Ball Coupllnr Cultivator 
f With Double Row Corn 
Planter and Fertilizer 
Order 
Immediately and 
Attachment Complete 
on One Machine. 
Pornllcl beam move- 
ment, pivoted axle,with 
lateral beam move- 
mentin connection with 
the movable aplndlea, 
or either independent 
of each other. Centre 
lever for apreodlnic 
and cl o ai n IT shovel 
gangs. The most complete 
Introduce them fornext aeason, ^uTtivator on thrmarker. 
haring erery possible norement of the sborel gangs. 
Tho HENCH & DROMGOLD CO. Mfrs.,York, Pa. 
GET A GOOD 
WIND MILL 
Don’t buy a poor wind mill. Don't 
pay a double price. Send direct to 
our factory for catalogue of the 
Freema.rt 
Steel Wind Mills 
and four post angle steel towers. A 
complete line of pumping and power 
mills of the highest grade at extreme¬ 
ly low prices. We can save you 
money on a^ood article. 
S. Freeman Sons Mf^. Co., 
102 Hamilton St., Racine, Wia. 
A complete line of Feed and Ensilage Cutters, 
Corn Shellers, Wood Saws, etc., at low prices. 
A WONDERFUL 
SELLER 
Split Hickory 
SPECIAL 
$ 47.50 
J 
The reasons why we are having such a phenomenal sale on this particular buggy are easy to sees 
First It i<; our Celebrated Brand-SPLIT HICKORY SPECIAL (Split, not sawed). Second, It has (OO Points of Worlt. 
(RSsomVof^hlm Sven be"owb J75.00 Buggy, sold to the Consumer direct for only $4^^^ 
Fourth, Our fair method of selling. We allow the purchaser HAYS’ FREE TRIAL wJv h« * Tver 
the purchaser is not satisfied in every particular that It is the best OU UM I O F IT C.C I IT I k. he has 
seen from the standpoint of finish, style and durability, he can return it to us at our expense and not be out one cent in the transact!^ 
Fmii. Our iron^ of two years from date of sale. Sixtbi We manufacture every buggy we offer for sale m our own 
factory You cannot get a Split Hickory from anyone else, as we sell only to the consumer Md do not sell lobber or retai^r. 
Seventh, You take absolutely no risk in dealing with us. a^we make good e\jprv one of our claims. The Job* 
permit our advertisement to appear if we were not responsible, and HfcRE ARE A FEW OF THE 100 POINTS OF MERIT on this Special Joo. 
There are many other reasons too numerous to mention In an advertisement. • , v 
Wheels, shafts, body and all gear woods carried one hundred days in pure oil and lead before 
shafts. Special heel braces on shafts. Quick shifting shaft couplings. Long distance, dust proof axles. Full length velvet carpet and 
side panel'carpets. Full length steel body loops. Reinforced back curtain. Screwed nm wheels. Longitudinal center spring under 
the body. Four extra clips on the axles. More than are furnished by anyone else. J<-inch steel tires, bull bo.\ frame spring cushion. 
Solid panel spring liack. All wool head-lining. Genuine full leather quarter top with genuine rubber roof, back curtain and side cur¬ 
tains. Body, fancy striped or plain as preferreiL Gear painted any color wanted. Full silver mountings, without extra charge, if ordered. 
We ship the buggy any where, to any one, on the tree trial plan. YOU SHOULD WRITE AT ONCE 
some n^ illustrated catalog, which describes every part of the buggy and also lUustrates and describes a complete line of all styles of 
SPlIT H ICKOR Y vehicles at prices that will save you f25.00 to $50.00 on a vehicle. We have thousands of testimonials front cu^ 
tomers all over the world who have saved money from buying of us. We can save you money and give you a better ^hicle than you ever saw 
before. Tryusandsee. Write for a Catalog today. You will want your buggy soon now. Understand that we will finish it any way you 
want us to if you order early. Our catalog” will post you on prices and styles even if you do not buy of us. 
A TT'T'TCk'Xf Do not confuse us with any mail order house in the country, as we are exclusive manufacturers of Split Hlckoj^ 
U JLJL L/Jyi Vehicles only, and do not deal with seconds or picked up jobs. Every vehicle we sell is made in our own factory. 
THE OHIO CARRIAGE WIFC. COMPANY, 
Incorporated nnder the LawR of Ohio. 
station 39 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Big Bargains in Farm Suppiies 
first Class Material, Merchandise aria Machinery at Sacritice Prices. 
\Piumbing 
For 
Supnhes Room 
, Porcelain Bowl, Hardwood Seat and 
Tank. Nickel Plated flush andsupply 
pipes, complete, each $ 10 . 00 . 
Cast Iron Bath Tuba. 
teuRth 5 
Complete with 
full set oTckel 
plated fittiofra, each 
$11.00. They are new 
I goods, ask for freecaia- 
I logueofourfuUHneof plumbingsuppUes. 
Barbed and Smooth 
Write for our price, on 2 .nd 4 
Wwim WS point Barbed Wire, painted and 
gaIvanized:.aUK>, 65,000 pounds 
SMOOTH OALVANIZED WIRE SHORTS 
Gauges; 10 . ii. IJ. 13 and 14 . Price $l.40_ per 
hundred Iba. We alM handle other kinds, 
write us your wants. 
Steel Roofing] 
Strictly new, perfect, Semi-]^ 
Hardened Steel Sheets,'a feet] 
wide .6 feet long. The beat Rool-] 
ing. Aiding or Celling you can] 
use. Wefumish nails free and] 
paint roofing red two sides.] 
Comeseither flat, corrugated or] 
•V’erimped. Delivered free of all] 
I charges to all points inll.S. east of Mississippi^ 
o"fS"htr.^ $2.25 PER SQUARE; 
I Prices to other points on application. 
I square means xoo square fecL 
Telephones at\ 
S5 
■ A speeial lot of new galvan 
No. 19 poultry netting 
, Jr while the supply lasts, at 
Netting ‘^^rto^jir 
12 inch.a..^...$0.4$ per bale. 
18 inch. 0 . 6 $ per bate. 
30 inch.I.IO per bale. 
36 inch.. I.3A per bale. 
42 inch. 1.50 per bale. 
Other grad^ 
lepn 
.00 
iron 
rougi 
. Steam, Gas or Water; sizes ^ to ta in. diam 
Bach one IS guar- j We have instock a.ooo.ooo feet of Standard 
anteMtobemper»Ji,| 2 ck wrought iron pipe, second hand. It is 
feet order before leaving our plant 7 jj, condition, complete with threads and 
We areabfc 10 offer you an fnstru- at f'^'lowing • rices, 
ment for uv /‘lat would cost^^ 1 / . j;-''•‘•nta 'o-Jt 
you twice as much elsewhere. We 
carry a full stock of supplies. 
Sena for Phone Catalogue. 
Cold Water or Ready Mixed Paints 
■ We boughtat Receiver’s Sale 
D 5 >fM #0 from a leading paint house. 
.very large quantity of Cold 
Water Paints and Ready Mixed Faints. Equal 
in grade to any on the market. 
Here is a aenulne Paint Bargain. Before 
placing your order, write us for ouf special 
prices. You can surely save money, without 
sacrificing quality. 
inch at 2 k cents per root, 
t inch at 3 H cents per foot. 
Ig inch at 4K cents per foot. 
I 
We bought several carloads of new Portable 
Forges at a low price. We have 
also for sale horseshoes, horseshoe 
sails, bVkstnith tools of all kinds. 
^ 500 doz. single bitted axes 
nard« ^ 35 ^ i-j^ ^or. double 
w*T« bitted axes. 2d quaL ^ 40c. 
6.000 Dietz Lanterns, tew slightly 
affected ^ water. Write forprices. 
^rm Forges Si 
ft bought several carloads of nev 
^asoiineEngineSTi 
, 2 HORSE POWER ^ _ 
Ab^lutelynew; most mo^l 
ern type. Guaraoteed.r 
pumping jack & fixtures & I 
fittings for $ 78 . Without! 
pumping jack $70. 
Headquarters for 
Machinery 
Cur line of machioeiy 
plies is almost unlimited. I 
Complete stock of SawMIlls, | 
Pumps, Sugar Machloeryg 
etc. 
And in fact ever^hfog in that line. 
luiSding Maleriail 
I LUMBER, SASH, DOORS.ETC.l 
Iwecarryacomplete stock of firsil 
|clas.s Building Material of all I 
■ kinds. Send us your bill fori 
estimate. I 
||0 CARLOADS OP NEW DOORS | 
AT $1.00 each 
- HARDWARE SUPPLIES 
I Write for our catalogue of build-1 
Ser’s hardware. The per cent of ■ 
ythe dealers profit we can save I 
you will prove a revelation. 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE NO. S7 
We issue a complete illustrated catalogue containing prices of which the above are only a few aumpl^ 
You ought to have a copy of this book in yonr home or office _and jLu)X>n request.. 
•OHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO. 
WEST 35TH AND IRON STREETS, 
CHICAGO. 
The Agricultural Drain Tile^lS&ilfFsS 
^ L iw ii I ■ Fi-n^i equipment and superior clay wih produce. Tile drained land is 
Blthe earliest, easiest worked and most productive. Make also Sewer Pipe, 
"^Chimney Tops, Red and Fire Brick. Oven Xlle and Supply Mortar Colors, 
Cement, Plaster, Lime, etc. Write for what youwant. 76 Third Ave. 
WATER. 
If you want water only when the wind blows a windmill will do yonr work 
and cost less money than onr Klder and Kricsson Hot-Air Pumps, but If you want 
water every day while your flowers are growing and do not want your pump blown 
down when the wind blows too hard, no pump in the world can equal ours. We 
have sold about 20,000 of them during the past twenty-five years, which Is proof 
;:v' that we are not making wild statements. 
^ Onr Catalogue “C 4” will tell yon all about them. Write t* nearest store. 
Rider-Ericsson Engine Company, 
86 Warren St.. New York. 
339 Franklin St.. BOSTON. 
692 Craig St., MONTREAL. P. Q. 
Tenlente-Key 71 , Havana, CTTba. 
22 Pitt St., Sydney, N. 8. W. 
40 Dearborn St., Chicaqo. 
40 N. 7th 8t., Phtladelphia. 
FAIRBANKS 
(jasoline Engines 
They are the best and most economical power 
for all farm work—pump water, saw wood, 
run separator, ensilage cutter, feed mill or any 
farm machinery. “Fairbanks Junior” is de¬ 
signed especially for farm work—gives tvzo 
applications of power: vertical with walking 
beam, and belt power with pulley attached. 
Write for free booklet, “ FARM HELPS,” which 
gives full information regarding Fairbanks 
Gasoline Engines and Farm Scales. 
THE FAIRBANKS COMPANY, 
416-433 Broome St., New York, N. Y. 
Baltimore, Md. Buffalo, N.T. Philadelphia,Pa. Boston, Mass. 
New Orleans, La. Albany,N.Y. Pittsburg, Pa, Montreal,P.Q. 
CONTENTS. 
Thb Rural New-Yorker, May 23, 1903. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Every Man His Own Horse.386 
A Bicycle Grindstone . 387 
Late Applications of Fertilizer .389 
Lime on Potatoes .389 
Cow Peas With Buckwheat .389 
Fertilizer for Growing Peas .389 
When and How to Fertilize Corn.389 
What Chemicals with Horse Manure.... 389 
Early Southern Potatoes .389 
Hope Farm Notes .391 
Crop Prospects ..393 
TJVE STOCK. 
Feeding With Wild Grass Pasture.386 
Mapes, the Hen Man.398 
Ringworm in Cattle ..—399 
Eastern Dairy Conditions .399 
Condensery Milk Prices .399 
A Maryland Milk Situation .399 
Branding Calves .399 
Bitter Milk .399 
Hens Pulling Feathers .399 
HORTICULTURE. 
The “Dust-Spraying” Method.385, 386 
Handling the Strawberry Crop .387 
Possible Profits in Strawberries.387 
Everybody’s Garden . -333 
The Hitchings Orchard .388 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.390 
Experience With Stringfellow Trees.397 
Pruning Peaches . 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day .394 
The Rural Patterns .394 
Man’s Idea of Domestic Science.3^ 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The ETlectric Road in Connecticut.385 
Mail Boxes for Free Rural Delivery.3S6 
Editorials . 
Business Bits .^ 
Markets .^ 
Market Notes .^ 
Humorous . 
