864 
THE RURAL 
NEW-YORKER. 
December 9, 1899 
Humorous. 
These maxims you can’t make a girl un¬ 
derstand ; 
You can stake your existence upon it. 
She doesn’t believe that a bird in the hand 
Is ever worth two on a bonnet. 
—Philadelphia Record. 
Teacher (to class): “What is an octo¬ 
pus? Small Boy (who has just com¬ 
menced to take Latin, eagerly): “Please, 
Sir, I know, sir; it’s an eight-sided cat.'’ 
—Life. 
Consoling Friend (to weeping young 
widow): “This ‘is a terrible affliction, but 
it might have been much worse.” 
Widow: “Yes, the loss is covered by in¬ 
surance.”—Credit Lost. 
Mrs. Youngwife (at breakfast): 
“There is no bread on the table, Nora.” 
Nora: “Sure, there’s none in the house, 
mum.” Mrs. Youngwife (severely): 
“Then make some toast.”—Tit-Bits. 
Muggins: “The widow Bjones is going 
to get married again.” Buggins: “Why, 
she’s had two husbands already.” Mug¬ 
gins: “Well, according to law, a widow 
is entitled to her third.”—Credit Lost. 
“For two weeks,” said the returned 
explorer, “ I was without food; but one 
day I found a calendar.” “What good 
did that do you?” asked the skeptical 
listener. “I immediately ate the dates,” 
was the unblushing reply.—Philadelphia 
Record. 
“Yes,” said the one-legged veteran, 
“Billy chipped splinters off my wooden 
leg to light the fire with, an’ when I got 
a cork leg the ol’ lady wuz puttin’ up 
ketchup, an’ she used six inches of it 
fer bottle stoppers—that’s why I look so 
lopsided! ”—Atlanta Constitution. 
“It’s a shame, that’s what it is!” ex¬ 
claimed the boy, wrathfully. “I can’t 
have any fun at all.” “What’s the mat¬ 
ter?” asked the sympathetic neighbor. 
“Dad says he’ll lick me if he ever hears 
of me fighting with a boy smaller than 1 
am, an’ I dassn’t fight with a bigger 
one.”—Chicago Evening Post. 
A Voice in the Dark. —“Mamma, 
please gimme a drink of water; I’m so 
thirsty.” “No; you’re not thirsty. Turn 
over and go to sleep.” A pause. “Mam¬ 
ma, won’t you please give me a drink? 
I’m so thirsty.” “If you don’t turn over 
and go to sleep, I’ll get up and whip 
you!” Another pause. “Mamma, won’t 
you please gimme a drink when you get 
up to whip me?”—Tit-Bits. 
“I’ve a plan that will quickly settle 
the difficulties in the Philippines,” ob¬ 
served the man with the bulging brow, 
entering the office of the editor of the 
anti-imperialist Screecher. “Good; take 
a chair,” said the editor, greeting him 
warmly. “What’s the plan?” “Why, 
it’s as easy and cheaper than lending 
money,” began the man with the bulg¬ 
ing brow. “All you’ve got to do is to in¬ 
duce McKinley to declare war against 
Spain; give her another good lickin’, and 
then force her to take back them islands 
and cough up that $20,000,000 she bun¬ 
coed us out of.”—Verdict. 
BUY "DIRECT FROM FACTORY," ■*« 
MIXED PAINTS 
profits. In use 54 years. Endorsed by Grange * Parmer* 
Alliance. Low prices will surprise yon. Write for Samplea- 
t\ w. 1NQERS0LL, 246 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. I. 
No Presents! No Premiums!! No Discounts!!! 
Our Only Inducements are the Best Imported 
TEAS * COFFEES 
AT ONE-HALF PRICE. 
Special terms to Institutions, Clergymen, Farmers and 
large consumers. For full particulars address 
CONSUMERS IMPORTING TEA CO., 
Dept.B. F. O. Box 290, New York, N. Y. 
SAVE THE MONEY 
you are spending on repairs and buy new wheels. 
It is cheaper and in every way better. We sell 
4 Buggy Wheels, 7*8 in. Steel Tire for $7.50 
4 Carriage Wheels, 1 in. Steel Tire for $8.00 
Other wheels for other purposes at eou al¬ 
ly low prices. Write for price list No. 88 
containing directions for measuring. 
WILMINGTON WHEEL CO., Wilmington, Del. 
There is Money in the Corn Crop 
Especially if the FODDER is put through a 
TnDftl ARR which cuts, splits and thoroughly 
I UIWAUU shreds it into a fine pulpy condi¬ 
tion. Al60 cuts Hay and Straw without any addi¬ 
tional cutting device. Furnished with or without 
carriers. Free sample of its work and illustrated 
catalogue for the asking. SPECIAL PRICES to 
introduce into new territory. 
We are also headquarters for 
Land Rollers and 
Sweep Horse Powers. 
W. R. HARRISON & CO., Mfs., MA Sli L o LON ’ 
GRINDING 
grinding is best done with this 
tif ic 6 m n . (l i nS 
as both top and bottom 
plates revolve. Grinds ear corn, all small 
grains. Supplies power for other purposes at 
the same time. Other styles 2 to 50 h. p. Before 
buy send for our descriptive catalogue, 1£. 
MFG. CO., Springfield, Ohio. 
Stock Thrives Best 
on feed ground on a FRENCH RUHR STONE MILL because it is better 
ground. Our mills grind ear corn and all kinds of grain Into the best feed, and also 
grind table corn meal, buckwheat, rye and graham flour. Run light, large capacity, 
easy to care for, last a life lime. Send for Book on Mills. 
N0RDYKE& MARMON CO.. Flour Mill Builders. (E»nib.i8oi, 270 Day St., Indianapolis, lnd. 
ui 
ENSILAGE CUTTER 
Cut* 88>4 % more than 
regular machine. 
Save* 75% In time. 
Positively feeds itself. 
No pushing to get feed | 
started, and feeds evenly 
saving power. New wide [ 
throat—wide as knives \ 
[ are long. New large 
. hcoa—gives increased space for cut feed, avoids. 
I ' e-cutting, binding, choking, &e. The cut shows A 
NEW METAL STRIP SWIVEL CARRIER. 
| Has 2 inch steel strips—carries more feed and 4 
• easier. Works at any angle—any length. 
I Without extra section at bottom. 1899," 
'catalogue FREE. Prof. Woll’a 
“A Book on Slluge” 10c. 
^THtSILVER M’F'G C0.,i 
|Salem, \ 
tPhlo.i 
THIS 18 OUR VISITING CARD 
The 
Appleton 
No. 9 
Fodder 
Cutter 
A Foretnste of “Appleton Qunllty 
» purpose of acquai 
Quality” we have 
\ Simply for the purpose of acquainting you with the superiority 
> of “Appleton Quality” 
;lu sively 
ter on th* 
sell it at an 
price. It is as 
: chine for its pnr- 
justly celebrated 
EiiRilnge and 
Has 2 -heavy 9-in« 
cut, etc. Everybody 
the supply is 
order at once to be 
Should you want a larger 
fodder cutter or glircd- 
aheller. horae power. 
built the best ex¬ 
hand fodder cut- 
in araet and will 
extremely low 
Complete a ma- 
pose as any of our 
“Jiew Hero” 
Fodder Cutter*. 
knives, 2 changes of 
will want one, and as 
limited, you should 
sure of getting one. 
S ower eiifcdhlKCand 
er, a hunker, 
feed grinder, 
wood maw, wind mill, ntcel tankn, etc., we can suv.,,.,, 
you “Appleton Quality”—which is the best—tnere 
also. 160 page convincing- catalogue mailed free. 
APPLETON MFC. CO., 
27 Fargo St., Batavia, III. 
Banner 
Gutters 
CUT BEETS, 
MANGELS, 
Turnips, Carrots, 
and all other roots and | 
vegetables for stock feed¬ 
ing. CUT FINE. 
Choking 
Impossible. 
Run easy, have self feeder. i 
separate dirt from cut feed I 
Five sizes, hand and power. 
0. E. THOMPSON * SONS, 
YphiJunti, .Mich. 
Largest Root Cutter makers 
in the world. Caiahupie free. 
Musty Meat 
cannot result from grinding grain on tne 
Quaker City ' c rr 
The principle of construction is against 
heating in grinding. Crushes and gri 
earcorn cob and all. Having a double h 
l, — nnd /win A ci email emir 
Inds 
. .....„-nop 
per it mixes and grinds small grain at 
same time. Makes feed or family meal. 
Guaranteed. 81st annua! catalogG -7 free. 
& CO., 8787 iillierI St., Philadelphia. Pa. 
i A. W. STRAUB CO., Canal & Randolph Sts., Chicago, I1L 
Western agents for Smalley Powers, Shellere, Cutters, Ac. 
Power 
for the 
FARM 
SMALLEY MFG 
Must be first class if it is to operate 
FeedCiitters.GrinclingJIills, 
Wood 8 aw 0 ) or pump water 
successfully. We manufacture 
Engine*—2, 4 & O horse power. 
Tread Powers for I, 2 or 3 
horses. Sweep or I.ever Row¬ 
ers for 1 to 8 horses. Every ma¬ 
chine fully warranted to generate 
maximum power at minimum of 
force exerted. Catalogue showing 
Smalley Line complete mailed free 
if you name this paper. 
.CO., Sole Makers, Manitowoc,YV1*. 
NO USELESS GEARS 
in this mill to absorb and wast« power. 
It is a simple, direct grind 
er, of large capacity and 
requires small power. The 
ELECTRIC ffi 
cuts, crushes and grinds 
ear com and all small 
grain, converting the 
whole into fine or coara 
feed, aooording to adjustment. Meets the demand for asrood mill at m 
fair price. Circulars free. Electric Whoel Co. Box 88» Qulnej,lll. 
The Oriole 
Feed Mill 
grinds fine, fast and easy, table meal 
as well as feed. Low in price; made 
in most durable way possible. 
Send for circular and testimonials 
WILSON BROS., EASTON, PA. 
A MILLION 
dollars saved b> the use oi the 
HULLS. 
Unrivalled in capacity and quality of 
work. Will grind ear corn and all 
to any decree of fineness, 
make family meal or feed. 
Wanted Everywhere. 
for free circulars, prices, etc. 
W. J. ADAM, JOLIET, ILL. 
VICTORY FEED MILL 
Oldest nud BebtGrlndiogilill 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 builtstrong.well madeol 
good material, and will last 
a lifetime. Small size adapt 
ed for wind and tread power. 
Made in four sizes for 1.4. 6 
and 10 H. P. Free Catalogue. 
Til OS. ROBERTS, 
Box 92, Springfield, O. 
Clark’s Root Cutter 
Will cut 35 to 40 bushels 
per hour of any kind of 
roots or vegetables. Cuts 
tine and runs easily. It is 
the strongest and simplest 
root cutter ever made. 
SPECIAL OFFER 
We will sell you direct 
from manufacturer, one at 
our wholesale price, $9.00. 
If after you examine and 
try it you are not satisfied 
it is the best root cutter on 
the market, send it back, 
and we will return your money. Catalogue free. 
Write to-day. THE CUTAWAY HARROW CO., 
Box 10, Higganum, Conn. 
Do You Want a Home? 
In a temperance settlement of northern people, 
in a Delightful Southern clime ? 
To safely invest $1,000 in installments to yield 
an income of *1,000 a year for life and an 
annuity for your children as safe and regular 
as the interest on a first-class mortgage ? 
All these and more are afforded by the Rural 
Press Combination Nut & Fruit Club Plan. 
To escape the disease-producing rigors of our 
cold northern winters to a better climate, to raise 
two crops a year on a piece of the richest prairie 
land, unsurpassed for profitable farming, 
stock or poultry raising, or of the richest ham¬ 
mock land for nut and fruit growing, of 
lands for berry growing, where crops and profits are big and sure. 
AT LOW PRICES AND EASY TERMS, IN THE ITALY OF AMERICA? 
Delightful, healthful climate; sea breezes; pure, soft water; best markets; good transportation 
facilities; cheap building material; free fuel; fruits, flowers and vegetables fresh from orchard and garden 
all the vear. The Rural Press settlement No. 7 affords all these. 
LOW RATE EXCURSION EVERY MONTH. We court fullest investigation. Maps and circulars 
fppp XpfkI 10 Fonts for profusely illustrated 64-page Fruit Bulletin telling how to secure an income of 3 > 1 ,UUU 
a/ear from $1?0W invested in installments. Address: JAS. W. WILSON, President and Manager. 
« NATIONAL RURAL ” Homeseekers’ Department, Unity Bldg., 79 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill 
CHARTER GASOLINE ENGINE 
Any Place 
By Any One 
For Any Purpose 
Stationnries, Portables, 
Engines and Pumps. 
State your Power Needs. 
Charter Gas Engine Co., Box 26 , Sterling, III 
AGood Farm Engine 
pays for itself in many ways. The con. 
venience of an ever-ready power for cut¬ 
ting nnd grinding feed, 
threshing, shelling corn, 
separating cream, pumpin 
water, sawing wood. etc., 
appreciated by all. Then. too. 
if you have the power you ms 
make a great deal of mom \ 
by grinding feed for your 
neighbors. We make 
UPRIGHT ant 
HORIZONTAL with steel boilers 
PfVfifJVrC from 3 H. P. up, both sta- 
tllUftll-O tionary and portable. We 
believe them to be the best all-around farm engines 
made. You will agree with us when you read our Book 
on Engines and Boilers, sent FREE to intending 
buyers. Prices reasonable. 
JAMES LEFFEL & CO. Box 6o . Springfield, O. 
Cider Machinery.—8end for catalogue to Boomer & 
Boechert Press Co., 118 West Water8t., Syracuse,N. Y. 
200 BU. A DAY 
with the OTIS BALL BEARING NO. 2 
MILL. Grinds ear corn and all other grain, 
[tine or coarse. Grinds faster than any other 
2-horse mill made because burrs are 25 in. 
in diameter, of improved shape to draw the 
grain down into them. Pulls easier as it run* 
I*,-— on a series of 1 in. ball bearings. This is the 
_iSLargest 2 horse mill made, but our prices are low 
because wciiavenougents. VVesell It with a binding guar¬ 
antee to grind twice uh much as most others, and nioie than 
any other 2-horse mill made of any size burrs or anv construetion. 
TRY IT. If it don’t do as we say return it. 500 bu. a day 
with No. 3 Otis. 4-hoise mill, grinds fine or coarse; holds 4 bu.; Wt. 
1,230 lbs. This mill is a giant in size and capacity. Guaranteed 
to grind more than any other sweep millmade. For large feeders this 
is the mill to buy. Sweep Geured Mill of new pattern, rapid 
grinder. 7 styles sweep mills. Price Sweep Mills $14.50 and up. 
VVe also have 55 kinds belt and geared mills 2 to 25 H. P. 
PORN QU FI I FRQ 19 8izes and kinds for hand or power. Hand 
uunu onLLLcno shel | er90c . ]_ hole ^heller for hand or power 
$5.50; 2-hole $10.50; self-feed sheller shells 500 bushels a day. 
SHREDDERS AND CUTTERS 53 sizes* combinations for hsnd* 
power; largest cuts ton in 5 min. 
P 0 W E R S 1 ** Trea<1 > with governor, $58; 2-h $77 ; 3-h $103. 
ep$2 
Full line Blanket*, Kobe**. Harness, Cutters, Bobs. 
Send for F R KE fall catalogue giving latest prices. 
Marvin Smith Co., 55 N. Jefferson St., E-16, Chicago, 
III. 
ICE PLOWS 
—$16.50. Circulars free. 
H. FRAY, No. Clove, N. Y. 
ICE 
Made in 
3 Sizes. 
during the Summer is so 
essential that no farmer, 
dairyman or others 
should be without our 
Double Row Steel 
Flow. Cuts easier, 
faster, and with less expense than any plow made. 
Will pay for itSPlf In two days. Marks and cuts the 
field at the same time. Send for catalogue and prices. 
J NO. DORSCH & SONS, 226 Wells St., Mi lwaukee, W is. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Dec. 9, 1899. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Solid or Spoke Wheels.850 
Sugar Beets and Pickles.850 
Great Grass .853 
Hope Farm Notes.855 
Agriculture in Mexico.857 
Farmers’ Institutes .860 
National Grange Meeting.861 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
A Two-Cow Power for Creamery.849, 850 
Picking Out the Laying Hens.850 
Vetch for Sheep Food.850 
Trees in Poultry Yards.852 
Ticks as Cattle Medicine.862 
Feeding Value of Carrots.862 
A Good Old Hen. 862 
Disease from the Cow.862 
Hothouses for Hens.863 
Cooking Southern Stock Food.863 
Scraps .863 
Goat Breeding .863 
National Grange Meeting.860 
Agricultural Report .861 
HORTICULTURE. 
A Puzzle Over Blackberries.849 
Wrapping a Peach....850 
Peaches that Pay.851 
Scraps .851 
A Rhode Island Greening Orchard.852 
Tomatoes for Forcing.852 
Red Raspberries in Indiana.852 
Culture of Horseradish.852 
Ohio Fruit Notes. 853 
Grapes in Central New York.853 
Sweet and Sour Apples.854 
Winter Muskmelons Again.854 
Propagating Rathbun Blackberries.854 
The Faxon Squash.854 
The Bloomfield Apple.854 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.858 
Two Shelf Tables.858 
Shingles, a Little-known Disease.80S 
Unfermented Grape Juice.S58 
One Woman Who Proposed.859 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Traveling Libraries .850 
Value of Catskins.852 
Rural Telephones Coming.853 
Food Poisons .855 
Editorials .856 
Events of the Week.857 
Markets .860 
Market Briefs .861 
Publisher’s Desk .861 
Canadian Prospects .861 
Humorous .864 
