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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December 6, 190:3 
HUMOROUS 
Full many a mortal, young and old, 
Has gone to his sarcophagus. 
Thro’ pouring water icy cold 
Adown his warm oesophagus. 
—Chaparrel. 
Teacher: ‘'Now, Johnny, what do we 
learn from the parable of the prodigal 
son?” Johnny: “Why—er—I s’pose it 
teaches us not to be a calf.”—New York 
Sun. 
“What,” said the English instructor, 
making a rough draught of an E> ‘‘are 
Clearness, Ease, and Force good for?” 
“Force,” answered the freshman dubi¬ 
ously, “is good for breakfast.”—Harvard 
Lampoon. 
SnrFXTIFIC AND NERVOUS VISITOR (at 
country hotel): “I suppose there’s no 
‘ptomaine’ in this pie?” Waiter (quite 
equal to the occasion): “No, sir. We 
never puts that in unless specially or¬ 
dered!”—Punch. 
Grizzly Pete (reading): “It says here 
a chap just shot the rapids of Niagara in 
a barrel.” Bronco Bill: “Huh! Probably 
crouched down low an’ shot out o’ the 
bunghole; but them Rappids of Niagara 
must be a powerful slow family to let a 
chap plug ’em like that.”—Judge. 
“Now, then, children,” said the teach¬ 
er, who had been commenting upon 
poiar expeditions, “who can tell me 
what fierce animals inhabit the regions 
of the North Pole?” “Polecats,” shout¬ 
ed the boy at the foot of the class.— 
Philadelphia Press. 
Wall Street arithmetic: 
10 mills make one trust, 
10 trusts make one combine, 
10 combines make one merger, 
10 mergers make one magnate, 
1 magnate makes all the money. 
—Boston Commercial Bulletin. 
“Yes, sir,” said the town storyteller, 
“he wuz the onluckiest feller that ever 
drawed the breath o’ life an’ a week’s 
wages!” “Yon don’t say?” “Fact. Clumb 
a pine tree once when he seen the 
sheriff cornin’ to levy on him; harricane 
come along, blowed the tree down, an’ 
landed him in the only vacant seat in 
the sheriff’s buggy; sheriff started to 
jail with him; met by lynchin’ party, 
who mistook him fer ’nuther man, an’ 
strung him up; an’ he’d almost quit 
kickin’ when some un cut him down an’ 
hauled him home jest as his mother-in- 
law had finished writin’ his obituary an’ 
wuz standin’ before the glass to see how 
well she looked in mournin’!”—Atlanta 
Constitution. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you will get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See our guarantee 8th page. 
FREE! 
Special Offer to Readers of 
The Rural New-Yorker 
GOOD FOR NOVEMBER. 
A Beautiful Imported 
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of our New Crop Tea, 60c. a 
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THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO., 
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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 Hot-Air Pumps, but if you want 
water every day while your flowers are growing and do not want your pump blown 
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Rider-Ericsson Engine Company, 
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230 Franklin St., BOSTON. 
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CAUTION! 
When you are purchasing a 
ROOFING 
for your houses and outbuildings, be 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 Ruberoid 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 PASNT CO., 
IOO William Street, New York. 
GAS and XT* l\f Y XT' GL 
GASOLINE EU IX 1 IX EU 3 
Sold on Trial—by Builder to User. 
ALEX. T. GIBSON, 5 Jefferson Ave., Utica, N.Y. 
THE 
Farquhar 
has been the leading 
PORTABLE SAWMILL 
for 45 years—too well known to need 
description here. 
Send for illustrated catalogue of En¬ 
gines, Threshing Machinery, Saw Mills 
and Agricultural Implements, mailed 
free. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., Ltd., 
York, Pa. 
The “Weber junior 
Pumper 
all complete, ready to at- 
pump. Equals 30 men 
pumpiug water. 
little gas- 
shipped 
completely 
all connec¬ 
tions made. Easy to start, any 
one can operate it. Every 
one guaranteed. Other sizes 
up to 60 H. P. Send for cat¬ 
alog. Weber Gas & Gasoline 
Engine Co., Box 10 2 
Kansas City, Mo. 
No. 3 “Prize 
Best Feed Grinder Money Can 
Buy for Operation with Gasoline 
or Steam Engine, Tread Power, 
Power Wind Mill, etc, 
WUV9 Because it 
VW HI ■ ■ grinds rapidly 
making splendid feed, ta¬ 
ble meal or graham flour, 
has ample capacity for 
4 or 5 horse power, and 
an automatic feed reg¬ 
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choking down the lightest 
power; is built throughout of iron and steel and will 
last a life time. Thousands in use for lOand 15years 
still as good as new. We make 86 sizes and st) les of 
Feed Grinders, including the only really successful 
Corn and Cob, and Corn, Cob nnd Shuck Feed 
Grinders, Also a full line of Ensilage and Fodder 
Cutters, Buskers, Shelters, Wood Saws. Sweep Horse 
Powers, Tread Horse Powers, Wind Mills, etc. 
APPLETON 
Write to-day Jorfree catalogue. 
NIFG. CO.. 27 Fargo St.. Batavia, III. 
JSED B y JAi *y ° ne 
For Any Purpose 
Scientific GF HS il" 9 
make yourgrain go farther 
and stock improve faster. ( 
Grind corn in the ear or 
other grain in any ^orm. 
Strong, exact, reliable. 
Soon save price of mill. 
Wo make also sweep and power mills; 
I all are leaders. Write for our new 
catalog R. Mailed free. 
FOOS MF6. CO., Springfield, 0. 
The Agricultural Drain TiIY.\ J &?thf 
best that long 
e. Tile 
---- experience, thor¬ 
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DELOACH 
W MILLS ARE BEST. 
The Price it Right Too 
Known the World Over. 
FARMERS’ SI25 SAW MILL 
Oats 2000 Feet Lumber u day with only 4 h. p. 
DeLoach Variable Feed Saw Mills, 4 to 100 h. p., 
any price. DeLoach Mill Machinery, Planers, 
Shingle, Lath and Corn Mills, Water Wheels, etc. 
DeLoach Mill Mfg. Co., Ilox 900 Atlanta, Ga* 
(Branch, 120 Liberty St., New York.) 
Handsome Catalogue Free if you cut this out and 
give name of paper. . 
Price for the 2 -Horse Power, 
THE MIETZ & WEISS 
Kerosene Engines. Sizes, 1 to 60 H.P, 
Cheapeat and Safest Bower Known 
For pumping and electric light¬ 
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cream, rawing wood and all power 
purposes. Highest Award for 
Direct Coupled Engine and Gener¬ 
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Gold Medal Pan-Am. Exp., Buffo.’ >, 
1901; Gold Medal,Charleston, L.C., 
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Jl. MIJCTZ, 128 Mott fit., NtwYork 
CHARTER 
Gasoline Engine 
Any Place 
Stationeries, Portables, Engines 
ami Pumps, Iloisters, 
Sawing Outfits. 
Send for Illustrated Catalogue and 
Testimonials. State your Power Needs. 
Charter Gas Engine Co., Box 26, Sterling, III. 
HORSE POWER GASOLINE ENGINE 
FOR $90.00 
We offer you a strictly modern, absolutely new and perfect, fully 
guaranteed gas or gasoline engine, complete with pumping jack and 
all fixtures and fittings. 
$90.00 
For efficiency, quality, simplicity, mechanical construction and 
economy, the engine is unsurpassed. 
We have all kinds of Motive Power, both new and second hand 
Write for our catalogue No. 57. 
CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO., 
W. 35th and Iron Sts., CHICAGO. 
Beginning 
of the 
Best Roof 
The first step is to ' 
get M F Roofing tin — 
the rest is done by any 
competent roofer. 
ta;/. 
M F 
ROOFING TIN 
Is the product of skilled hand labor in the 
largest tin mills of the world. It has a 
very heavy coat of pure tin and new lead 
—never leaks. Ask your dealer or write to 
IT, C. CRONKMkYEK, Agt., Carnegie Bldg, 
Pittsburg, for illustrated book on roofing. 
American Tin Plate Co., New York. 
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 grows. Has 
duplex 
grinding 
surfaces, 
and shows 
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 machlno 
tested and guaranteed, 
and Prof. Miles’ essay • 
Feed, " free. THE O. S. 
Dept. X. 
Send for our new cataloguo 
‘The Economy of Ground 
KELLY CO., 
Springlield, Ohio. 
VICTORY FEED MILL. 
Oldest and Best Grinding Mill 
Made. Will crush and grind 
corn and cob and all kinds of 
grain, mixed or separate. 
Grinds faster, finer and with 
less power than other mills. 
Are built strong, well made of 
good material, and will last 
a lifetime. Small size adapt¬ 
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Made in four sizes for 1,4,8 
and 10 II. P. Free Catalogue. 
T11 OS. ROBERTS, 
Box 9!4. Springlleld, O. 
MILLS 
That Do the Work 
mm to Perfection 
and are away down in price. Geared mills 
for ear corn or small grains. Guaranteed to 
grind rye faster and better than any other 
mill. COMBINED MILLS with best horse 
power. Easy running saws. 
Don’t Buy Until You Get Price and Free Catalog 15. 
You will find many advantages in 
buying from the 
Buckeye Feed Mill Co., Springfield,G. 
Do You. Feed ^ We will also 
ENSILAGE? K I S \ ^ tell you about 
If not, write II V V V Profit-Making 
us and we will ■—KiCII Af'C Boss Ensilage 
tell you why t “ol LMCC Cutters. 
you should. CUTTERS Address, 
The D. W. Ross Co., Springfield, O. 
Our Illustrated Catalogue No. 46 is Free. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker. Dec. 6, J302. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Manure for Potatoes .816 
Hope Farm Notes .,...819 
Crop Prospects .8.1 
DIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Short Talk on Breeding Cattle.813 
H. E. Cook’s Dairy Notes.813, 814 
Mapes, the Hen Man.814 
How Milk is Made .815 
Pumpkins and Their Seeds .817 
New York Pure Milk Laws .818 
New York Horse Show .8-5 
Contagious Scours in Calves .8_6 
Milk Notes . 23 
Marketing Dairy Products .826 
HORTICULTURE. 
Root Grafting and How to Do It.815 
Fighting Rabbits and App’.e Borers .815 
Keeping Apple and Pear Buds .816 
The Henry Pear .816 
Fruit Questions .816 
Planting Apple and Peach Trees .816 
Germinating Black Locust .816 
A List of Fruits .8:6 
Fruitless Japan Plums .816 
Everybody’s Garden .817 
Notes from the Rural Grounds .318 
Laying Down Peach Trees .818 
Cost of Pacific Coast Fruit Boxes .821 
The Demand for Apple Boxes .821 
WOMAN AND HOME’. 
From Day to Day .822 
The Rural Patterns .822 
Removing Cabbage Odor .822 
Beet Salad .822 
Farmhouse Cooking .822 
Rag Carpets Again .822 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The Confessions of a Peddler; Part III.814 
American Silk Growing .816 
Editorials .820 
Events of the Week .821 
Business Bits . 821 
Markets ...824 
The Value of a Word .... 825 
Market Notes .823 
