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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 19, 1903 
HUMOROUS 
j'licre was a man In our town 
And he was wondrous wise; 
lie said, “I have a clever scheme 
To kill off all the flies— 
I put some lard on my bald head, 
A fly lights there lo rest; 
He slips and breaks an ankle—then 
I've got the little pest; 
You see the fly is helpless quite- 
He cannot walk or run, 
And so I brain him with an ax 
Or shoot him with a gun.” 
—Boston Post. 
Anxious Mother; “Willie, dear, do 
you ever have any troub’e tvith the other 
little boys at school?” Willie: “Naw! I 
lick one of ’em every once in a while, but 
that ain’t the least bit o’ trouble.”—Chi¬ 
cago Tribune. 
“Georgik, did you know that I was 
going to marry your sister?” “Well; I 
heard her say so, but she’s had that idea 
about so many other fellers that I didn’t 
feel sure about it till you told me.”— 
Brooklyn Life. 
WATER. 
If you want water only when the wind blows a windmill will do your work 
and cost less money than our Rider and Ericsson Het-Air Pumps, bntlf yon want 
water every day while your flowere 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-flvo years, which is proof 
that wo are not making wild statements. 
Our Catalogue “C 4” will tell you all about them. Write to nearest store. 
35 W.-irmn St. N KW York. 
239 Franklin St., Boston. 
Rider-Ericsson Engine Company, 
692 Craig St., Montreal. P Q. 
Tenlento-Rey 71, Havana, Ccba. 
22 Pitt St., Sydney, n s. V/. 
40 Dearborn St., Chicago. 
40 N 7th St., Philadelphia. 
MAJESTIC FEED SHELLER. 
This labor-saving machine meets the imperative demands of 
large farmers, feed stores, millsand elevator men. Itisfurnished 
either mounted or unmounted with wagon box elevator 
or double sacking elevator as illustrated. Its capacity is 
75 to 100 Bushels An Hour. 
The mounted sheller is peculiarly adapted to carrying on 
a profitable neighborhood business in custom shelling It will not 
choke, is perfect working in sacking and feeding attachments. 
Built for long, efficient service and fully guaranteed. We make 20 
styles of shellers, both hand and power. Ask for free catalogue. 
KEYSTONE FARM MACHINE CO., 1547 N. Beaver St., York, Pa. 
Brown: “What does your friend do 
for a living?” Black: “He follows the 
medical profession.” Brown: “Oh! I 
wasn’t aware that he was a doctor.” 
Black; “Pie i'sn’t. He's an undertaker.” 
—Pearson’s Weekly. 
“Did you hear about the game worked 
on Harker in the skyscraper this morn¬ 
ing? Some sleek chap walked in and told 
Harker if he’d give him an umbrella 
he’d go up to the roof and come down 
holding on to the handle.” '‘Did he?” 
“Yes; he came down in the elevator, and 
I guess he’s holding on to the handle 
yet.”—Philadelphia Record. 
“It must be awful,” said the plain citi¬ 
zen, “lo be comiielled by the exigencies 
pf your position to keep silent when you 
feel that you should denounce the 
wrongs of the political system.” “Yes,” 
replied the chronic office-holder, “but it 
isn’t half so awful as being compelled to 
talk about the things one would rather 
not have mentioned.”—Chicago Daily 
News. 
The West Baltimore Street man was 
indignant. He was fairly fuming with 
rage. “What’s the matter?” asked his 
friend. “Matter! iMatler enough! That 
man Biggums toid me I was a cheat, a 
liar, and a horsethief! That’s what’s 
Ifie matter.” “Oh, well,” said his friend, 
consoVingly, “you mustn’t believe every¬ 
thing you hear, old chap.”—Baltimore 
News. 
“The trouble with the average Ameri¬ 
can,” remarked the placid philosopher, 
“is that he doesn’t stop work long 
enough to digest his food. Ide doesn’t 
appreciate the importance of the alimen¬ 
tary canal.” “My friend,” replied Sen¬ 
ator Sorghum, as he hastily signed an¬ 
other letter, “there’s no use in trying to 
ring in any new ones. It’ll be either 
Panama or Nicaragua, or none at all.”— 
Washington Star. 
BUY DIRECT FROM FACTORY, BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
AlWHOI^ESAIiE PRICES, Delivered FREE 
For Houses, Bams, Roofs, all colors, and SAVE Dealers 
profits. Ii use 61 yoars. Olficially Endorsed by the 
Oranye. Low prices wi'.l surprise you. Write for Samples. 
0. W. INQERSOLL, 246 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
A beautiful, imported 
66-Piece China 
Tea Set 
FREE 
with an order for 20 lbs. of 
New Crop, 60c. Tea, or 20 lbs. 
Baking Powder, 45c. a lb.,or 
an assorted order Teas and 
B. P., or 60 lbs. Bomosa Coffee, 
33c. a lb. 
COUPONS, which cau be 
exchanged for many Mag¬ 
nificent Premiums, given 
with every 2.5c. worth of 
Tea, Coffee, Baking Powder, 
Spices and Extracts. 
Bend tod &7 for our Premium 
Ltat, prices and direoUouB. 
The Great American Tea Co. 
Box290,3I-33'YeseySt.,K.Y. 
Portable Saw Mills 
with Eiielxos and Bollcra Complete. 
Made in seven sizes, friction feed, cable 
lightning gig, patent cliain set works and 
improved dogs. AJAX CENTER 
CRANK ENGINES are constructed 
with especial reference to tlio peculiar 
work required of them. This com¬ 
bination of engine and mill 
makes the best sawmill 
outllt on earth. 
A. B.Farquhar Co., Ltd. 
York, Pa. 
LAMBERT 
THE HOOSIER BOY 
is a little h p. gasoline engine with pumping attachment that 
assures a constant water supply. 9he cost lor gas or gasoline is 
the merest trifle. It's so simple and safe t.nybo<iy cun run it Is 
always ready, always dependable Quick In action ai.d easily 
started through our Superior Electric Spark Igniter Pumping 
devices may be detached and it becomes 
THE ALL-PURPOSE POWER. 
Suited to grinding, sawing, elevating, churning, and sllllkefarm 
duties. We make all sizes of Gas and Gasoline Engines trom this 
size up to 70 h p. in Stationary Engines, and from 2 to 15 h p in 
Portable. Over 6.000 now in use The result of 13 years experi¬ 
ence at gas engine building Ask for catalogue and prices 
& GASOLINE ENGINE CO., ANDERSON, INDIANA, 
The Hero 
Feed Grinder 
is the best which money can buy 
for any kind of power from 2 
to 4 or S-horse power, because 
it grinds rapidly, making splen¬ 
did feed, table meal or graham 
flour, has AMPLE CAPAC- 
I TY for 4 or S-horse power if 
properly speeded, and WILL 
NOTCHOKE DOWN THE 
LIGHTEST POWER. We make 26 sizes and 
styles, all of equal merit but varying capacity, for 
all kinds of power and for all kinds of grinding. 
Send for free catalogue of Grinders, Cutters, 
Huskers, Shellers,Wood Saws, Horse Powers, 
Wind Mills, Farm Trucks, Seeders, etc. 
AppletonMfg. Co. 27 Fargo St., Batavia, Ill- 
Quaker City 
Grinding Mills 
Jcnish and grind ear corn, mixing in as 
f wanted ail small grains, and do it fast¬ 
er and easier than any other. Ball 
bearings make light running Make 
an excellent table meal Time given 
to prove t.hese things. If you are not 
satisfied return and we pay charges. 
57tb Annual Catalog free. WdcellFBSAQ^lg&iollneengixiefaDd otberpowerf. 
Tee I. W. SIFQUD Go., 
BLIZZARD AND HORSE ICE CALKS. 
Sharpen your own horse. No waiting at the smith’s. 
Liberal prices to agents. 8. W. Kent,Cazenovia,N.Y. 
A Sheller ^ 
Thai Shells^ 
clean and lasts long. 
It’s one of many pat¬ 
terns (you probablj- 
recognizeit)of famous 
FREEMAN h 
Corn Shellers. ^ 
" Our little book shows and describes 
them all. Writeforit. Windmills, Feed 
^ Cutters, Wood Saws, etc., shipped 
^ straight from factory. Ask for catalog 102 j. 
pA S. Freeman & Sons Mfg. Co., 
Racine, Wisconsin. 
MAPLE SUGAR MAKERS 
Blay 
Another Day 
Another Sugar season is ad¬ 
vancing, If you wish to make 
one-fourth more Syrup or 
Sugar of a better 
quality without in¬ 
jury to your trees, 
order the Grimm 
Spout, Now One million are 
now ready They won t last 
}ong Samples free Also my 
system for tapping. G. H. GBIAIM, Kutland, Vt. 
Cider Machinery—Send for Catalogue to Boomer & 
Boschert Press Co., 118 West Water St., Syracuse,N. Y. 
The Agricultural Drain Tile 
made by JOHN H. JACKSON, 
ALBANY, N. Y., are the vkkv 
Qugh equipment and superior 
the earlieBt, easiest worked and J . . , 
_Chimnej' Tops, Red r.nd Fire Brick, Oven Tile and Bupplv Mortar Colors, 
Cement, Plaster, Lime, etc. Write for what you want. 76 Third Ave. 
FLORIDA 
is brought within easy reach of all 
points East by the superior train 
service of the Atlantic Coast Line 
[T^Tic> 
[iNE 
Fort Myers, on the Caloosahatchee River, situated 
below the frost line in the heart of the tropics, 
will he reached by the rails of this system by 
December 1.5. This is the coming Orange, Citrus 
fruit and truck producing section of the countrjL 
Go and see. Fast through train service leaving 
New Y'ork daily at 9.25 A. M. and P. M., over 
Pennsylvania Railroad and A. C. L. 
For Rates, Maps and other information write to 
GEO. B. ECKER, Agent Passenger Department, 
1161 Broadway, New York. 
Small Potatoes 
result from a lack of 
Potash 
in the soil. Potash pro¬ 
duces size and quality. 
We have 
V ai u a b1e 
books which 
explain more 
fully the fer¬ 
tilizing value 
of Potash. 
We will 
send them 
free to any 
farmer who 
writes for 
them. 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 
93 Nassau St., New York. 
ICE CUTTING 
must he done quickly and cheaply to be proEtable. 
Dairymen, hotels, butchers, farmers and others need 
^ ^ "“.r-VlCEPLOWS. 
Low ^ Strong, keen and fast 
Prices. ^ M— __ —cutters. Have Patent 
X w-cv w w^ Clearing Teeth. 3 
^ ^ sizes-~cut 7^, 9 A 10!^ 
^deep. RogularorAd- 
~^*^Juatable Swing Culde on 
Illustrated 
Catalogue 
FREE. 
and dinch* Will more than save their cost on first crop 
put up. We make Ice Tools off every description. 
AMES PLOW CO.| 64 Market Street, Boston, Mass* 
The BUCKLEY Adjustable ice Plow. 
Don’t Cut 
any Ice until 
you get 
Our Price, 
Cuts any 
size cake, 
from 18 to 
3U in.; runs 
easy; will last a life¬ 
time; will do as much 
work as any 150 Flow 
made Wesell,toin- 
troduce. at about one- 
third of that 
SPECIAE BAR¬ 
GAIN SALE OF 
AGRICULTURAL 
TOOLS until January 1. Send for catalogue. 
ROSS BROS., Worcester, Mass. 
ICE PLOWS 
815.00. Also Ice Tools. 
Write for Discounts. 
H. PRAY, No. Clove, N. Y. 
T.h.T. the b«Bt and chMip«Bt Iron, 
DCOdUSv stnl, lumbor and (h. chnp.it l.bor, ve can | 
anddomak.th.battSawMillionearth. 4h. p. (Kacut.) Cut.2,000 
ft. a dav. All six... Planar,. Sblnsla Mill, and Edgar, with our Pat* 
ant VariabloFrioilonPaed; PortablaOrindlagMllla, Watar Wbeall, 
latb Mill., ato. OuieaUlogibow, alL Sandforlt. EowaatfralgbU. 
D. Loach Mill Ml,. Co., Box 000, All.nia, Co. | 
114 LIboliY St.. Wow Yorfc, 
CONTENTS. 
Tiiii Kukal New-Yorker, Dec. 19, 1903. 
FARM TOPICS. 
A Pennsylvania Celery Farm; Part IV. 
SG5, 866 
Winter Vetch .£67 
Hope Farm Notes .8”! 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Automatic Water Buckets for Cattle...866 
Feeding Fat Into Milk.£66 
Mapes, the Hen Man.878 
Western Shotes for Fattening.£79 
Bells on the Sheep .879 
Facts About Whey Butter .879 
HORTICULTURE. 
A Backwoods Garden .£66 
Bordeaux Mixture for Melon Blight.866 
What is a M’ell-Ripened Tree.£67 
New Rose Philadelphia .£63 
Violet Culture .£68 
Spiders in Rose House .8C8 
Tillage for Cherry Trees .§68 
Apples for Ontario .£68 
Everybody’s Garden .£69 
Grape and Pear Questions; Windbreaks.869 
Fruit l.ist for Illinois .869 
Insect and Fungus Queries .£69 
Seedling Apple Trees .869 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.870 
Market Pears for Michigan .£10 
Nurserymen and Substitution .873 
American Apple Growers’ Congress.877 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day .874 
Rural Rccipe.« .871 
Passe Partout Work .875 
A Ivittle Girl’s Dresses .875 
The Rural Patterns .875 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Charcoal Burning .866 
Editorials .872 
Events of the Week .873 
Business Bits .873 
Markets .876 
Market New.s .876 
Publisher’s Desk .877 
