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A H H BUKA!. NEW-YORKBK 
September 17, 
THE PRIZE CUPPINGS. 
Prizes are awarded for clippings this week 
as follows: 
‘ An “ Auto Hog ” Dressed. 
There is one atitomphilist living on the 
East Side who received prompt punishment 
for reckless driving one morning last week, 
lie will pay no tine for his careless driving 
and indifference to other people’s welfare, but 
lie will continue buying court plaster and lini¬ 
ments for iiis lameness for some days yet. It 
happened Saturday morning. The reckless 
driver was coining down town on Euclid Ave¬ 
nue, driving one of the big touring cars and 
hugging close to tlie trolley tracks. Near 
I loan Street, when the trolley car stopped for 
a young woman, the driver was running so 
close the wheels caught the young woman's 
skirts and threw her heavily to the pavement. 
Fortunately she fell without getting under the 
wheels of the heavy machine, and tlie driver 
with a loud shout of “(let out of the way” 
hurried on down the street. Passengers on 
the car helped the young woman, whose only 
injuries were a severe fright and a torn and 
soiled dress, and as the car proceeded on its 
way down town, there was a discussion of 
what should he done to the careless driver. 
It was decided a good thrashing was the best 
remedy for such recklessness and some of the 
men on the car said they were quite willing 
to do the work if they could find the driver. 
Near Spangler Avenue the car overtook the 
automobile, the driver having stopped to chat 
with a friend. As the car stopped at the 
crossing alongside the auto, two of the men 
on the car stepped off, pulled the driver from 
the auto, and gave him a sound thrashing, 
blacking his eyes and disfiguring him worse 
than a police court sentence would have done. 
The car waited while the job was done and 
the passengers cheered while the two men 
told the driver the reason for his getting the 
thrashing. The other passengers voted it was 
a good job, well done, and they had a great 
deal of gratification because they thought the 
punishment so nicely fitted the crime.—Cleve¬ 
land, O., Plain Dealer. 
Full of Years and Pluck . 
A novel sight was witnessed one afternoon 
last week in UicKons—Mrs. Ann Griffin, the 
".Mother of Pickens,” aged 95, flying through 
the streets in an automobile. After it was all 
over the brave old lady was surprised at her¬ 
self, but declares that she enjoyed it. Ambler 
Giireath, her grand nephew, was chauffeur in 
his own machine and made a safe trip. Mrs. 
Griffin says that in her childhood days it was 
customary for people to walk ordinary dis¬ 
tances. Wagons aud buggies were by no 
means common 75 years ago, and were owned 
by the best to-do people. It was not uncom¬ 
mon for women in her girlhood days to ride 
30 to 40 miles a day on horseback. She is of 
the opinion that the present generation cannot 
stand so much violent exercise, and that on 
the whole the race is degenerating. Mrs. 
Griffin has seen the evolution of locomotion 
from “footback" and horseback to wagons and 
buggies, and from these to railway trains, 
ana now takes a spin in an automobile. She 
is satisfied that people will lie “flying” before 
the passing of the present generation. Mrs. 
Griffin is 95 years old and still sees to read 
without her glasses. She is a sister of Major 
James II. Animer, the well-known veteran of 
Pickens County, who is 90 years of age.—• 
Keowee, N. C., Courier. 
Boy Knocks Down Bear. 
llomer Ilill, the 12-year-old stepson of John 
Campbell, who lives on the Waterford road, 
two and one-haif miles from St. Johusbury, 
had an escapade with a bear Monday, in 
which he, like David of old, won by the use 
of stones and good marksmanship. Passing a 
piece of wood about a quarter of a mile from 
the house, the boy heard a whistle, and think¬ 
ing it a neighbor's boy, answered it. Just 
then Bruin emerged from the brush, looking 
like an immense black dog. This the boy 
took him to be, and called him. But when 
the animal climbed over the stone wall and 
started toward him the hoy saw his mistake 
and danger, and seizing a large stone, he 
aimed and struck 1 lie bear squarely in the 
head, knocking him down. He then ran home 
for help. Men, boys and dogs gathered, but 
meanwhilp the bear had returned to the 
woods. The dogs took the scent readily, but 
the heavy shower of Monday coming up just 
then spoiled it, and the party was obliged to 
give up the hunt.—Springfield, Mass., Repub¬ 
lican. 
SHORT QUESTIONS BRIEFLY 
ANSWERED. 
Rose Cuttings Planted Outdoors. 
I wish to enlarge my rose garden, and 
early in August cut about 200 slips and 
started them in sand in boxes. Now what 
is next on the programme? I have no hot¬ 
house,. and do not live on my country place 
in Winter. Will if do to plant them out (his 
Fall? Would it he better to plant this Fall 
close together, so as to give extra protee- 
tion for the Winter, and transplant in the 
Spring? tkoy. 
If your rose cuttings are well rooted it 
would probably be well to plant them out in 
the garden, choosing a place protected from 
high winds. They may be set closely in rows 
two feet apart, and if transplanted in moist 
weather, and thoroughly watered for some 
days afterwards there would lie little chance 
of loss. As they cannot be expected to gain 
very strong root hold before freezing weather, 
it would he well to protect them with a lib¬ 
eral mulch of litter or evergreen boughs. If 
you delay planting them till Fall they are 
more likely to heave from the action of the 
frost and be injured than if planted out now. 
Sowing Winter Wheat. 
What is the best time to sow Winter wheat? 
E. E. F. 
About the middle of September. The plant 
should make a good start oefore t lie ground 
freezes. Bye is hardier and can be sown 
later. 
Starting Cider Info Vinegar. 
I have a barrel of cider made last November 
and placed in cellar. Wishing to turn it to 
vinegar, I put couple of yeast cakes in it 
shortly after cider was made, hut they did not 
have the desired effect. J. M. 
Newburg, N. Y. 
Try inoculation. Get about two gallons of 
good cider vinegar, well developed, and pour 
it into the barrel. 
Trimming Hedges. 
Can you give me any information as to 
the proper time to trim a cedar hedge, arbor- 
vitse? a. c. b. 
Vermont. 
Evergreen hedges, such as arbor-vitffi, 
hemlock and cedar, may be trimmed at any 
time during the growing season. It is usual 
to make a clipping early in June, and suc¬ 
ceeding ones in late July and August. Clip¬ 
ping should never he deferred until the end 
of the growing season, as the cut surfaces do 
not readily heal at that time. 
Planer Shavings for Manure. 
Do you advocate the use of sawdust or 
planer shaving manure for garden aud gen¬ 
eral farm use? I am told it will fill the 
ground with worms and grubs. I make con¬ 
siderable manure, but not enough for my use, 
and cannot easily get: straw manure, but 
can get sawdust and planer shavings. 
READER. 
We would use shavings or sawdust if we 
could not use straw. We do not believe the 
shavings will “fill the ground with worms or 
grubs." The shavings are not equal to straw 
in manurial value, and will not. decay so 
quickly. When well rotted or soaked with the 
liquids they will not injure the soil. 
Spraying for a Green Worm. 
What will destroy the green worm which 
attaches itself to (lie underside of the leaves 
of my Exochorda shrubs and causes them 
to roll up? These leaves also get full of 
rough, warty spots near the outer ends. 
New York. J. E. O. 
Probably the best treatment would be thor¬ 
ough spraying with a solution of ordinary 
laundry soap, one pound dissolved in eight 
gallons of hot water. As there is some doubt 
whether the worm complained of is a leaf 
chewer or not, it would be well to add two 
or three teaspoonfuls of pure Paris-green to 
this amount of solution. The treatment may 
be repeated if the first application is not 
effectual. 
Eulalia for Hedge Plants 
In previous issues you spoke of Eulalia for 
hedge and mulching. Where can these roots 
be got, and how much would old clumps be 
worth? When is the best time for planting? 
Clio, Mich. o. M. F. 
Whole clumps of Eulalia may be had from 
most nurserymen advertising in The B. N.-Y. 
The best way would lie to write to a number 
and ascertain the cost: of large clumps dug 
to ship in early Spring. The best time to 
plant is in April or earlier if the ground 
is in good working condition. The clumps 
should lie divided as soon as received, and 
plantings made while the roots are still dor¬ 
mant. We should think strong clumps should 
he had for 75 cents or $1 each, but nurserymen 
vary somewhat in prices. A good clump may 
lie divided into nearly 40 or 50 plants, as all 
that is needed is an eye, or growing sprout, 
with good roots for each set. 
PtiRE Food and Vinegar.- —The editorial on 
the pure food law interests me and many 
others in all sections of the State. We all 
want to lie protected from adulteration in 
food products, and if we must have whisky 
let that be pure also. The clause relating to 
cider vinegar is the thorn in our flesh, as it 
is. so worded or interpreted that it prohibits 
a farmer from selling his own actually pure 
cider vinegar even to the merchants, and 
gives the vinegar trust or large manufacturers 
the whole trade, allowing them to sell an 
article that will not keep pickles, as has been 
proved many times by many people. This 
law is all right if readjusted, but in its pres¬ 
ent application it debars the pure article and 
allows much of the adulterated to he forced 
upon the people, judging from the complaints 
of consumers. Give us pure food. w. 
Superior to Wood or Metal Lath 
in the construction of 
plastered wails and ceilings 
SAVES TIME IN CONSTRUCTION 
f2 a ^fncZ r ff Incombustible Materials 
NAILED SECURELY TO THE STUDDING AND 
FINISHED WITH PLASTER 
Walls and ceilings constructed with Sackett Plaster 
[Board will not tall; are Economical. Fire, Heat, 
Cold and Sound Resisting. 
Sample and Circular on Application 
SACKETT WALL BOARD CO. 
19 BATTERY PL. Whitehall Bldg. NEW YORK 
Change Feed 
While Moving 
“Time Saver” 
There’s no lost time when manure is spread 
with the 20th Century. The driver need not 
leave his seat nor stop hia team to change the 
amount of manure be is spreading. By a pres¬ 
sure of the foot aud a touch of the hand the 
20th Century Manure Distributor 
will check or increase the movement of the 
bottom “apron” instantly. The quantity 
spread per acre Is regulated by the speed of 
this moving floor carrying the manure to the 
Beater. Our Friction Clutch Return Device 
prevents breakage of apron chain. Other 
Improvements explained in free booklet. 
I J. S. Kemp Mfg. Co., Newark Valley, N. Y„ Waterloo, la. 
THE TROLLEY MAIL BOX 
Will carry the mall from rural route to the 
house and return, l,(XX)feetper minute. 
T tauxr M Mh 
Eachllneguaranteed satisfactory or 
refunded. Agents wanted. Write for 
THE TROLLEY BOX CO,. 
52 Washington 5t., Springfield, Ohio. 
money 
prices. 
FRUIT TREES. 
A Large Assortment of the Finest Quality 
of Fruit, Shade and Ornamental Trees, 
at very Low Prices. We make a Specialty 
of dealing Direct with the Farmers. 
Write for Price List. 
CALL’S NURSERIES, Perry, O. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
B. N.-Y. and you will get a quick reply and 
"a square deal." See guarantee, j.n;e 8. 
SEED WHEAT 
Fultzo-Mediterannean, Jones’ Long- 
berry, Imp. Rudy, Gold Coin 
and Harvest King, 
all selected, bulked and recleaned for 
seed purposes. Also 
IMPROVED MAMMOTH WHITE WINTER RYE. 
The finest Rye ever offered for Fall 
planting. Write immediately for prices. 
HOLMES SEED COMPANY, 
9 and II North Market Square, 
HARRISBURG, PA. 
CHOICE SEED RYE. 
Our Seed Rye Is grown In the light soil district of 
New Jersey, and prodnees big crops when sown on 
heavy land. 8amples and price on application. 
HOWARD RIGG, Jr., Burlington, N. J. 
FOR FALL PLANTING 
OUR DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGU .J is now ready, 
and will be mailed free on application. It is beau¬ 
tifully illustrated, and containsfull cultural direc¬ 
tions, and a most complete collection of all the 
newest and best sorts— 
Hyacinths, Tulips, Daffodils, 
Lilies, Crocuses, Irises, 
Including a magnificent collection of the rnwest 
and mOBt beautiful varieties of the Japanese Iris, 
Freesias, Lily=of=the=VaIley, etc. 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE 
We are the Largest and Oldest BULB IMPORT¬ 
ERS In America. 
J. M. THORBURN & CO. 
36 Cortlandt 5treet, New York 
EST A BURRED 1802 
Fruit & Ornamental, 
Shrubs,Roses,Bulbs 
and Plants. 
Catalogue No. 1 free to 
purchasers of Fruit 
and Ornamental Trees. No. 8 
free to buyers of Holland Bulbs and 
Greenhouse Plants. Try us; satisfaction 
guaranteed. Correspondence solicited. 61it 
year. 44 greenhouses. 1000 acres. 
THE STORRS & HARRI80N CO. 
PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 
POTTED STRAWBERRY PLANTS, 
L 1 » 'JL 
-j FREE 
T. C. KEVITT, Athenla, N. J. 
..PRUITIOOS 
^ shows In NATURAL COLOR8 and 
accurately describes 216 varieties of 
’ fruit. Send for our liberal terms of distri- 
’bution to planters.— Stark Bro’s, Louisiana, Mo. 
TREES TREES TREES 
400,000 Apple, 300,000 Peach, 
50,000 Pear, 40,000 Sour Cherry, 
40,000 Japan Plums. 
Best packing, best grading, best prices, best trees; 
bestplace to buy orchards. Jobbers supplied. Ourfree 
catalogue is meaty. No agents. Firm not impersonal. 
Woodview Nurseries, B.3, Mt. Holly Springs, Pa 
THE SOUTH SIDE CARRIERS 
FOR PEACHES, PLUMS. GRAPES, APPLES AND TOMATOES. 
SOUTH SIDE M’F’G OO., 
NEW YORK OFFICE, 114 Warren Street. PETERSBURG, VA., U. S. A. 
We wish to cut down our list of varieties and reduce our stock, in order to give our entire attention to 
breeding and selection, and the growing of onlv a few sorts in nursery and orchard. We hav e 
CUT OUR PRICES EOR EALL 
to do it. Standard Bartlett Pears, 2 and 3 years, No. 1, 5-7 feet, $12; Med., 4-6 and 5-6 feet, $9; 3-5 and 4-5 feet, 
$7 per 100. Other kinds one cent per tree less. Also, Apples, four cents and up; Cherries and Plums, seven 
cents and up. lO per cent Discount, on orders only one-quarter paid with order, or 15 per cent Dis¬ 
count on full paid order sent us before 10—15th, ’04. Fall or Spring Shipment as .You Direct. 
These prices and discounts for this Fall only. Our TREE BREEDER gives varieties and prices In full. 
Better have have a copy. It’s FREE. 
The Tree Breeder. ROGERS ON THE HILL, Dansville, N. Y. 
TREES 
tf>7 DCD inn CDCIfiUT DAin Apples. Pear, Plum, Cherry, Peach and 
V I rtn IUUi rnciuni irtlUi Carolina Poplars. Healthy, true to 
name and Fumigated. All kinds of trees and plants at low wholesale prices. 
Catalogue free. RELIANCE NURSERY, Box 10, Geneva, New' York. 
TREES AND PLANTS 
Our FREE CATALOGUE will save yon 
Free from Scale. New and Choice Varieties. 
Blackberries, Strawberries, Raspberries. 
Our FREE CATA LOGUE will gave yon money. MYER A SON, BrldgevUle, Del. 
HOYT’S NURSERIES NEW ENGLAND 
and no more complete line of “ A 1 ” stock grown in the United 8tates. Fruit Trees, Shade Trees and 
Ornamentals. Write us about your Fall planting—advice based on experience of three generations, free- 
Catalogue for the asking. 
STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS CO., NEW CANAAN, CONNECTICUT. 
