1904. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
353 
PUBLISHER’S DESK. 
The Ten Weeks for 10 Cents 
proposition is doing very well. Marty of 
our old friends are interesting their 
neighbors in it. We have room for more. 
On page 851 will be found our clubbing 
list with other papers. We print this for 
the convenience of our own subscribers, as 
many wish to save correspondence by 
sending us one order for all the papers 
and magazines needed for the year, Be¬ 
sides, we save you some money on the 
list—sometimes enough to pay for The 
R. N.-Y. subscription, If you do not find 
all that you want, send us a list and we 
will quote you prides. 
If you feel that you can get up a club 
in your neighborhood, write us for ottr 
liberal terms, and needed supplies. 1 his 
is the time of year to do it. 
Our new poultry book. The Business 
Hen, is being received With great enthu¬ 
siasm by practical pouitrymen. Read this: 
“The Business I-len" came to hand some 
days ago. It is the best hook dealing with 
the everyday side of the hen business that 
has yet fallen into my hands. Had I pos¬ 
sessed the advantage of such a hook when I 
began in the poultry business I should have 
been spared some rather expensive experi¬ 
ences. The “New Brood" is to my way of 
thinking a decided improvement over the old, 
which latter was a great helper in Its day. 
Hartiitown, I'a. J. t. Campbell. 
The Business Hen is published in paper 
at 75 cents and cloth at $1. It contains 
128 pages, well printed on good paper, and 
fully illustrated. We will tell you more 
about it later. 
MARKET NEWS 
Bad Stock Yards Fire. —The large yards 
near the Erie station at Jersey City were 
practically destroyed by fire November 15, 
only part of the cattle pens and the offices 
being saved. Among the losses were 800 
dressed hogs, 300 live hogs and (500 live 
sheep ; 400 live hogs In another seclton were 
saved by being let loose. They ran in a wild 
stampede, but were afterward rounded up and 
penned. The total loss Is about $ 200 , 000 . 
The buildings were of wood and so thor¬ 
oughly soaked with gt-euse from the slaughter¬ 
ing and rendering plants that they were 
quickly destroyed. No beef cattle were lost. 
About 200 that were being put on a steamer 
were safely loaded and towed out in the 
river. The sheds covered three acres. It is 
doubtful whether so large a bulk of wooden 
buildings should be permitted. The bedding 
and grease made them almost as inflammable 
as gunpowder. 
Prices on Game.—“I n The U. N.-Y. I see 
partridge quoted at $1.50 to $2 per pair, 
wholesale. Where can these prices he had?” 
Maryland. n. s. 
The figures given were the current prices 
in New York at the time quotation was made, 
and referred to birds that arrived in good 
condition. The word “wholesale" used in 
this connection is a little misleading. That 
is, the quantities handled in the transactions 
on which report was made were proportion¬ 
ately smaller than Is the case with grain, 
hay, potatoes, apples, poultry, etc. The 
grain figures may refer to 1,000 bushels or 
more; potatoes, 50 or 100 bushels; apples, 25 
or 50 barrels; poultry, a barrel or case, and 
partridges half a dozen pairs. Yet all would 
be called wholesale, although some were very 
much nearer the consumer's price than others. 
Thus wholesale is a much more indefinite 
term than retail, which always means that 
price that the user pays. 
N. Y. City’s Bees. —Last July the New 
York park authorities started a bee depart¬ 
ment, which has attracted considerable at¬ 
tention and promises to be very popular. It 
was not Intended to go into commercial 
honey production, but to make a representa¬ 
tive exhibit of honey bees for the instruction 
and amusement of park visitors. Thirty 
first-class hives were bought and divided 
equally among three of the large parks of 
Bronx Borough, viz., Van Cortiandt, Bronx 
and I’elham Bay. John II. O'Mara was 
made superintendent of this exhibit. Ills 
education in beeology began early in life, 
when as a small boy he watched the wild 
and domesticated bees around his home in 
N-.illivan County, N. Y. lie has the prac¬ 
tical knowledge of bees and their ways and 
requirements so necessary to the successful 
handling of these lively little citizens. Thus 
far (lie hives have been In the open air, ar¬ 
ranged much the same as they would be on 
a farm. This suits the bees well enough, but 
in order that the public may get at the exhi¬ 
bition to better advantage and avoid the dan¬ 
ger of stings several small buildings are need¬ 
ed, where the hives may be encased in glass 
so thftt visitors may see the bees Working at 
close range. It is to lie hoped that the heed¬ 
ed improvements will be made and the bees 
become a permanent feature of these parks. 
Fru1t8. —There is d good inquiry for 
choice apples, but there are still a great 
many arriving that have to go tts ordinary; 
also some that are badly stuffed. I have seen 
barrels which claimed to be choice, yet, on 
Sorting out, not: a half bushel of sound, fair- 
sized apples would be found. Now and then 
a customer is deceived, but a great mttny 
buy the fruit On this basis and pay propor¬ 
tionately less. A little digging down into a 
barrel usually Shows What is there. This hc- 
rounts for the apparently strange fact of a 
barrel and a bushel box selling at the same 
price. The box is too small to give hiding 
room for many culis. Grapes are very plen¬ 
tiful, hut selling well when not touched with 
frost. Borne varieties will stand quite a chill 
With ho apppRrent. halm, and yet go to pieces 
badly after being shipped. Cranberries are 
high ailri a further rise is probable. The 
reason is that some of tile crop was frozen. 
Perhaps 40 per Cent of the Jersey yield was 
thtlS cut. Choice berries are now worth any¬ 
where from $(i to $0 per barrel. Bear trade 
is a little dull. Oranges are arriving in large 
quantities. A train of 34 cars of oranges 
was sent from California the first week in 
November. This fruit was well colored for 
so early a shipment. A good many of the 
Florida oranges have been too green to sell 
well, and growers have lost money by pick¬ 
ing while so immature. There is too much 
ordinary grape fruit on hand, and it does not 
seem to be wanted at any price, w. w. h. 
Trespass of Road Overseer. 
Can the road overseer turn the water out 
of the road by digging ditches on our land, 
not fenced? Ditches in question are made 
by a two-horse plow, throwing a furrow each 
way. The ditches have been made and I 
have closed them up. We have only had one 
rain since they were made, and they have 
worn considerably deeper already, and not only 
that, but the clay and gravet is brought from 
the road and spread in a thin layer over our 
land by the rain, of course killing the grass. 
We intend to fence this land, so please tell 
me if the water can be turned over it, nnd 
if not, can we collect damages from the 
county? q, u. 
Missouri. 
The toad overseer has no right to dig 
ditches on G. B.'s land to turn water on to 
his property from the roadway, and G. B. 
properly closed them up. Nor has the 
overseer a right artificially to turn the 
water from its natural course on to G. B.’s 
property. If damage is done in this way 
G. B. should take legal action. 
PERIL IN THE HAND-SHAKE. 
Not long ago Dr. J. N. Hirsch, of Chicago, 
said: "The most delicate perfume upon tha 
hands is not a sign of freedom from germs, 
and the most refined are not free from dis¬ 
ease of lungs or throat, and the germs are 
rapidly spread by touching the hand that 
has handled the handkerchief of one afflict¬ 
ed with a cold, catarrh or consumption. 
The breath one inhales from the lungs of 
another may contain germs of disease.” You 
will not only be able to resist the germs of 
consumption, but many thousands of cases 
have been known where persons who were 
suffering from incipient phthisis, or the 
early stages of consumption were absolutely 
cured by Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Di«* 
covery. It maintains a person’s nutrition 
by enabling him to eat, retain, digest and 
assimilate food. It overcomes the gastric 
irritability and symptoms of indigestion, 
and thus the person is saved from those 
symptoms of fever, night-sweats, headache, 
etc., which are so common. 
An alterative extract like Dr. Pierce’s 
Golden Medical Discovery, made of roots 
and herbs, without the use of alcohol, wiH 
assist the stomach irt assimilating or taking 
up from the food such elements as ars 
required for the blood, will assist the liver 
in throwing off the poisons in the system. 
Do not permit some designing druggist 
to insult your intelligence by offering you 
a remedy which he claims is "just as good ” 
—because he made it up himself, or ten 
chances to one you will get a medicine 
made up largely of alcohol, which will 
only weaken the system. 
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery 
is heartly recommended by every person 
who has ever used it and it has stood the 
test of thirty-eight years of approval from 
people all over the United States. 
Free. Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense 
Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt of 
stamps to pay expense of mailing only. 
Send 2 i one-cent stamps for the book in 
paper covers, or 31 stamps for the cloth- 
bound volume. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
Dr. Pierce’s Pellets cure biliousness. 
H ja t 9 a AAA cured t° STAY (DURED. No 
medicines needed afterwards 
ffl 00 k 54F Free. Dr. P. Harold Hayes, Buffalo, N. Y 
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dayd* notice. 
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You would choose pitch In vest¬ 
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or small FROM bAY OF RE¬ 
CEIPT TO t)ATE OF WITH¬ 
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<>f indivld&l mortgage loaiis. 
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Assets* .... a $1,700,000 
Surplus and Profits, . $100*000 
Our Handsome “ Thanks¬ 
giving " Calendar for IS)u6 
will be Sent to anyone 
Interested. 
Industrial Savings * LoanCo. 
; 1134 BroAdWat, New YoRk 
“All Signs Fail in a Dry Time** 
Tttfi SIGN OF THE FtSft 
Never fails in a wet time 
In ordering Tower’s Slickers, 
a customer writes: “I knotv 
they will be nil right if they 
have the ‘Fish ’ on the7n. ,f 
This confidence Is the out¬ 
growth of sixty-nine years of 
careful manufacturing. 
A. J. TOWER CO. 
Boston, U. S. A. 
Tower Canadian Co. 
Limited 
Toronto, Canada 
The Sign of the Fish 
r^oNVE n$ 
Makers of Warranted Wet Weather Clothing 
807 
IMPERIAL ICE PLOWS 
and fall lino of 
loo Tools. 
Send torillustrat'd circulars 
J.S. WOODHOU8K, 
• 191 Water St., New York 
ICE CUTTING EASY 
stocks X size. I t 
Carried in irj Is faster 
alt Lae/re CY/irJ. thftn out 
Awarded Cold TwinCuf 
Medal at St. LOul*. Plow. 
Beats 50 men with saws. Prices right. Catalog E, (80-page*) 
and Ice Harvesting book, (24-pagesJ mailed free. 
Wm. T. Wood St Cos, Arlington, Mass. 
ICE 
CUTTING 
Wade 
In Thre« 
Size*. 
is easy 
with 
I>ORSC!l All Steel, Double. 
Row ICE I*LOW 8. Marks and 
cuts two rows at a time ; cuts any sire cake 
and any depth, and does it with ease and economy. 
Docs the work of twenty men sawing by hand. Pays for itself In 
two days. No farmer, dairyman, hotel man or other can afford to 
be without it. Ask for catalogue and introductory prices. 
John DorachASona. i486 WellsSt.,Milwaukee,Wls. 
Sample Baffin Sent 
On Approval 
Bend for Catalogue 
and Price List. 
3?. R. CHACE, 
Sherman, N. Y. 
Cooker 
Galvanized Steel Tanks 
for stock So storage 
Lowest Prices 
Highest Quality 
300 Sizes Tanks 
Any sizo made to 
order 
2 Styles Cookers 
2 Styles Heaters 
A postal will bring Cat. of entire lino 
FEED 
Tank 
Heater 
NCHOR COILED 
SPRING WIF£ FENCE 
DEFIES 
COMPETITION 
For strength and durability, at a price that will save 
you money. All heavy wires, securely locked. 
THE ANCHOR FENCE & MEG. CO., 
Department D., Cleveland, Ohio. 
TBKOWm&Vl, 
! Heaviest Fence Made. AUNo. 9 Steel Wire I 
■ 15 to 35 CENTS PER ROD DELIVERED 
MWe also sell direct to farmers atwholesale prices, 
Coiled Spring. Barb and Soft Galvanized wii 
Write for Fence Book showing no ! 
JHE BROWN FENCE & WIRE CO. 
Cleveland. Ohio 
GS 
) STANDARD V 
FOR 13 YEARS 
- TRADE MARK-RFGlSTf RED- 
ROOFING 
In point of fire-resistance Rtibcfold 
Roofing has no equal It is insulated 
with Uuberoid Fire-resisting Compound 
which we alone manufacture It is equally 
supetiorin the polntof weather conditions, 
sinde it will not melt or rot, and is abso¬ 
lutely water-proof. No experience is re¬ 
quired to apply it. Avoid imitations For 
yOUf protection we stamp the registered 
trade mark “ RUBEROI D ” on the under 
side. Bend for Booklet “ N.” 
The STANDARD FAINT COMPANY 
Sole Manufacturers, 
lOO William Street, New York. 
Chicago Offices!: 
18S-190 Madison Street. 
WE LEAD THE WORLD 
We are the largeit manuf ac- 
turers of Grooved and Plain 
Tire Steel Farm Wagon 
Wheels in America. We 
guarantee our patent 
Grooved Tire Wheels to 
be the best made by anybody 
anywhere. Write us. 
HAVANA METAL WHEEL CO. 
BOX 17 HAVANA. ILL 
Cider Maehl aery—Set.d for Catalogue to Boomer 
Boscheit Press Co , llbWest WaterBt., Syracuse,N v 
AMERICAN SAW MILLS 
I have the approval of the world. The modern mill at I 
I the right price. Portable Mills, Edgers, Trim- 
I mers. Lath an,! Shingle Mills, Cord Wood and 
Drag Saws, Rip Saws. Engines. Free cata- j 
logue if you ask for it. 
AMERICAN SAW MILL 
MACHINERY CO., j 
610 engineering Bldg.,: 
New York City. 1 
' 'RIPPLEYS COOKERS 
k Rcootmncthleil anil used by 
I Wls., Iowa, Georgia and I 
I New Mexico Huts Kxperi- I 
I meat Stations. Made of | 
I Cast Iron and Heavy Steel. | 
I Last for years. Run dairy I 
j separators, cook feed, heat j 
I hog and poultry hmmsi, etc. P 
j Heat water In tanks of cook ! 
I food 260 foot away. JLltelo J 
I fuel needed; bums coal, | 
I coke, wood. Safe as a stove. 
___' No Hues to rust or leak or I 
Hill wltb Boot. Generates steam In twenty minutes. Boils a barrel I 
of water In 26 minuteB. Wo manufacture the largest line of I 
oookera in America. Cooker and Breeders* Supply catalog free. [ 
Rlppley Hdw. Co. Mfrs., Box 223, Grafton, Ills 
KaaU rn Agents: Juhuaun Sc S(<*ke8 aud llenry K. Mitchell Co., ] 
Philadelphia, Pa., Excelsior Wire k Poultry Supply 
Company, Now York City. 
COOK YOUR FEED and SAVE 
Half the Cost—with the 
PROFIT FARM BOILER 
With Dumping Caldron. Empties its 
kettle in one minute. The simplest 
and best arrangement for cooking 
food for stock. Also make Dairy anil 
Laundry Stove*, Water and Stoam 
Jacket Kettles, Hog Scaldors, Cal* 
drona, otc. air Send for circulars. 
D. E. SPEBEY & CO.. Batavia. HI. 
EUREKA INDESTRUCTIBLE FENCE POSTS. 
Cheap as cedar. Made where used. No freight to 
pay. Great Inducements to Agents to work territory. 
For terms, etc., address, with stamp, 
J W WYNKOOP B. E. No. 4, Erie, Pa. 
UNION LOCK POULTRY FENCE. 
Is strongest and best by every test. Our low prices 
will surprise you. We ship from mills in Conn.. Ill., 
Calif., and guarantee prompt delivery. Write to-day 
for B’REE cataiogueof Farm, Lawn and Poultry Fence 
Case Bros., 154-18 Main St.. Colchester. Conn, 
CLIMB OVER PAGE FENCE 
You can’t hurt it. Turns any stock. Free, Paring 
Knife showing stuff in wire, and catalog—for you. 
Paqe Woven Wire Fence Co., Box 70, Adrian, Mich. 
SECURE IT NOW 
the agency for the FrosttFenco. so that you will be 
able to supply your eustome's, next spring, with an 
article that will last three times as long as the woven 
wire fabric 
THE FHOST W1KE FENCE CO , Cleveland, Ohio. 
If You Want a FENCE 
SEE THAT TWIST I!! 
That is made from thebest High Carbon Steel Wire. 
That islleaiily (ialianlzed to prevent rustorcorrosion. 
ThatisCOil.KDto provide for contraction and expansion, 
That is Siroug Enough to turn the most vicious animal, 
That is Wmen Closely to turn chickens and small pigs, 
That staples to the posts ao you would nail a board, 
That easily adjusts itself to aii uneven surfaces, 
That is woven in such a manner that compels every wire 
to bear its portion of strain, 
That you can Buy Direct from the firm that makes it, with 
i Freight Prepaid to your nearest railroad station, 
That you can examine at your railroad station and re¬ 
turn if it displeases you in any particular, 
That you can erect and I'se for Thirty Days, and if unsat¬ 
isfactory return at our expense and get your money, 
Write for Free Catalog giving full information, Address, 
’KITSELMAN BROS, Box 230 MUNCIE, INDIANA. 
