1904. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
829 
TALKS WITH A LAWYER. 
A mortgage was given on a farm in Kan¬ 
sas May 1, 1888, to a party in New York 
State. It was made payable in five years. 
The interest has been paid up to May 1, 1904.. 
Will this mortgage ever outlaw if the interest 
Is paid annually? k. d. 
New York. 
The mortgage referred to will never 
outlaw while the interest provided therein 
is paid promptly. 
1. In case of a little boy living in family 
and called by family name, both first and 
surname, has he any legal right? If not, 
can it be made his legal name by christening 
without adoption? Can money invested 
for him in bank or otherwise, using his pres¬ 
ent name, be claimed by him when he 
reaches manhood? 2. Is there any law in 
regard to children using indecent language 
on school grounds, and what is it? What 
would he the penalty for exposing child's 
person on public highway and “spanking” 
him by older boys? inquirer. 
New York. 
1. The child referred to has no strictly 
legal right to any name other than his 
own, and cannot accpiire such right except 
through adoption or legislative act. 
Money, however, invested for him under 
his assumed name can be recovered by 
him upon attaining his majority. 2. The 
using of indecent language, the exposing 
of a child’s person or the spanking of a 
child are each punishable, in the discre¬ 
tion of the magistrate, by imprisonment 
not exceeding one year or a fine not ex¬ 
ceeding $500 or both. 
1. If I buy a farm in the Estate of New York 
or New Jersey, pay $1,000 down, balance to 
be left on “straight mortgage," what are the 
steps to be taken to make the sale legal and 
put on record? 2. Should I make a small 
payment on the property to hold it before I 
know for certain that I can get a clear title? 
3. Whom do I consult to have the title 
searched? 4. Is it necessary to have the 
property surveyed? 5. About what would it 
cost to have surveyed and title searched; 
farm about 100 acres? 6. Would I have to 
stand the expense of searching if it does not 
prove a clear title? 7. What does the term 
“straight mortgage" mean? j. e. g. 
New York. 
1. The customary steps in consummat¬ 
ing a purchase of real estate are, first, the 
execution of the contract; second, exam¬ 
ination of title by purchaser; third, de¬ 
livery of deed by vendor, and execution 
and delivery of purchase money mort¬ 
gage, if any, by purchaser; fourth, re¬ 
cording deed and mortgage. 2. A small 
payment upon the execution of the con¬ 
tract for purchase is advisable. 3. A 
competent and reliable local attorney 
should be consulted concerning searching 
and examination of title. 4. A survey of 
farm property is not usually necessary, 
but is desirable. 5. The cost of search¬ 
ing and examining the title depends to 
a certain extent upon the value of the 
property searched against and the obsta¬ 
cles encountered in the records. Con¬ 
cerning the cost of a survey you shouIH 
consult a local surveyor. G. In the event 
of the title proving bad you could recover 
all reasonable expenses from the vendor. 
7. The term “straight” means “unquali¬ 
fied” strictly, but when used colloquially 
in the expression “straight mortgage” its 
meaning varies with the locality in which 
it is used. 
Plants for a Shaded Border. 
E. 8., Westchester Co., N. Y .—What her¬ 
baceous planting can you recommend for a 
border running east and west, with a stone 
wall about tw'o feet six inches high on north 
side and trees which give partial shade on 
the south? tied geraniums grew there fairly 
well this Summer. Are there' choice dwarf 
Rhododendrons that will do well in such a 
situation ? 
Ans. —The native Azaleas, Vaseyi, ar- 
borescens and nudiflora would succeed 
better than most Rhododendrons with the 
exception of R. punctatum, very hardy 
with small resistant foliage and rose- 
colored flowers. A few bright Azalea 
mollis, yellow and orange, would give 
variety. Suitable perennials would be 
Alstromeria aurantiaca (plant 10 inches 
deep and cover with sand) ; Anemone 
Japonica Queen Charlotte; Anthericum; 
Asclepias tuberosa; Clematis Davidiana; 
sweet William; Funkias; Heuchera; In- 
carvillea Delavayi; Lychnis Chalcedonica; 
Monarda didyma splendens; Iris, German 
and Japan; Papaver bracteatum; Myo- 
sotis palustris; Spiraea filipendula fl. pi. 
and Gladstone; Veronica spicata; l ri- 
cyrtis hirta nigra; violets and paeonies. 
One or two Japan maples, Acer poly- 
morphum dissectum atropurpureum or A. 
p. sangttineum would be striking additions 
if they are not elsewhere on the grounds. 
Oleander and Throat Trouble. 
C. W. F., Summit, N. J. —Is an oleander 
bush harmful to the health if kept iu the 
house during the Winter? My aunt lias read 
iu some paper that it produces throat trouble. 
Ans. —There is nothing in the story. 
You need have no fear. 
Vinegar Questions. 
A. K., Canada. —1. What is the best and 
quickest, way to make a cider vinegar? 2. 
Is cider vinegar as good as any other kind? 
3. Would it be a good investment to make sev¬ 
eral barrels of cider to sell as vinegar in a year 
or two? 4. Would a linseed oil barrel do for 
holding cider and vinegar? 5. Give recipe 
for keeping cider sweet for drinking. 
Ans.—1. In order to make vinegar from 
cider quickly it is necessary to expose it 
to the air at a temperature of 75 to 90 
degrees. Some commercial vinegar mak¬ 
ers have an apparatus consisting of 
wooden shelves in which little channels 
are cut. The cider is conducted from the 
vat or barrel in a very small stream to 
these shelves, over which a quantity of 
vinegar has first been run. The cider 
passing through these channels drops 
from one shelf to another, and sometimes 
one exposure of this sort is enough. A 
simple way of making a small quantity is 
to let it run in a very small stream 
through a trough say 10 feet long, from 
one barrel to another. Any plan for thor¬ 
ough exposure to the air will answer. If 
one is in no hurry vinegar will make itself. 
Barrels left with the bung out in a clean 
cellar for several months will usually be 
found all right. The addition of a little 
vinegar ferment, or mother, from a cask 
of partly-made vinegar will hasten the 
process. 2. Many prefer cider vinegar to 
any of the wine vinegars. When made 
from good cider and kept clean the flavor 
is very fine. 3. In almost every town 
there is a steady demand for cider vinegar. 
4. It is doubtful whether a linseed oil 
barrel could be so thoroughly cleaned that 
it would not flavor the vinegar. 5. The 
most practical way is to heat the cider. 
140 to 150 degrees being sufficient to de¬ 
stroy the ferment germs. This gives it a 
peculiar flavor, however, somewhat like 
dried fruit. 
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