1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
185 
nailed and generally repaired, till you 
feel as though you were a new person in 
a new world. 
I cannot soon forget how I felt after 
one of these straightening-out times, 
when I went to open a small cabinet 
door that I had been lifting up and down 
into place for a year or so, just because 
the hinges had come off and hadn’t been 
put on again. It actually swung back 
on its hinges ! and gave me a strange 
sense of goneness for an instant—some¬ 
thing like the way you feel when you're 
going down stairs and find there’s one 
less stair than you supposed. And when 
at last I realized that that door was 
fixed, it was truly vexatious to reflect 
how long I had endured the trial of that 
dislocated door when such a little effort 
would have made it right. 
And so I went around from one thing 
to another that had tried my soul so 
long ; I had become used to brokenness 
and bentness and splitness and lopsided¬ 
ness, and I experienced a thrill of com¬ 
fort and satisfaction that one would 
hardly have believed possible unless he 
had been similarly situated. 
Oh, my dear readers, if any of you are 
enduring similar small and wholly un¬ 
necessary hardships, do get mended up 
at once—you will feel at least five years 
younger and fresher and brighter for 
doing so. There are enough unavoid¬ 
able trials to encounter in this world of 
sin and sorrow, where “man is born 
unto trouble as the sparks fly upward,” 
without enduring any superfluous ones 
that a few minutes’ work would banish. 
Let us have all the screws and locks and 
nails and hinges and things we need— 
and peace. carrik e. isreck. 
ODDS AND ENDS. 
For the Babies’ Good.— “ It is not 
generally known,” says the Charlotte 
Medical Journal, “that in France it is 
forbidden, under severe penalties, for 
any one to give infants under one year 
any form of solid food, unless such be 
ordered by written prescription, signed 
by a legally qualified medical man. 
Nurses are also forbidden to use in the 
rearing of infants confined to their care, 
at any time or under any pretext what¬ 
ever, any nursing-bottle provided with 
a rubber tube.” 
Leap-Year Privilege. — How many 
are aware of the origin of that special 
female prerogative belonging to the 
leap year ? says Massey’s Magazine. We 
are informed that, by an act of the Scot¬ 
tish Parliament, passed during the reign 
of her blessed majesty — Margaret — 
“ Every maiden of both high and low 
degree shall have liberty to speak to the 
man she likes.” And mark this, all ye 
bachelors of the year 1896 : “ If he re¬ 
fuse to take her to be his wife, he shall 
be mulct in the sum of £100, or less, as 
his estate may be, except and always if 
he can make it appear that he is be¬ 
trothed to another woman, then he shall 
be free.” 
Freshening a Straw Hat.— Last sea¬ 
son’s straw hat which is too dusty to use 
again when spring comes, although good 
in every other way, can be restored by a 
very simple treatment and made bright 
and fresh again, says Modes and Fabrics. 
A lump of sugar (or a tablespoonful, if 
granulated sugar be used) dissolved in 
three tablespoonfuls of water, makes a 
good wash for straw hats, and should be 
used freely, and allowed to soak well 
into the straw. It can be applied with 
a brush or a sponge. It makes the hat 
limp and soft at first, and it must be 
placed in the air and sunshine to dry 
well. The straw becomes stiff and fresh 
again, and the brim may be pressed into 
new shapes, if one desire, by arranging 
it before it dries. This process may be 
used several times during the summer. 
MOTHERS .—Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
SENSE AND SENTIMENT. 
Though we break our father’s promise, we have 
nobler duties first, 
The traitor to humanity is the traitor most ac¬ 
cursed ; 
Man is more than constitutions; better rot be¬ 
neath the sod, 
Than be true to church and State while we are 
doubly false to God. 
We owe allegiance to the State, but deeper, truer, 
more, 
To the sympathies that God has set within our 
spirit’s core; 
Our country claims our fealty; we grant it so, 
but then 
Before man made us citizens, great nature made 
us men. —Lowell. 
-Dr. Mary Jordan-Finley in Ameri 
can Woman’s Magazine : “ The race, as 
a whole, could never attain to its best 
estate until the two halves of it grow 
symmetrically, until men and women 
develop equally, until men rise in their 
moral development to the level ol ! 
women, until women rise in their menta 
development to be equals of men. The 
last is arriving, and it will hasten the 
arrival of the first.” 
....New York Ledger: “When the 
world realizes that knowledge is power, 
realizes it practically as well as theoreti¬ 
cally, and is willing to allow that mind 
spirit and ability are without sex, the 
dawn of a better day will begin, a day 
that will bring us brighter, better, abler 
nobler sons and daughters, because the 
theory of the high education of women 
has crystallized into the characters oJ: 
mothers who are worthy to be the an 
cestors of a better race.” 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
Thu Rural Nkw-Yorkkr. 
Sarsaparilla 
Sense. 
Any sarsaparilla is sarsapa¬ 
rilla. True. So any tea is tea. 
So any flour is flour. But grades 
differ. You want the best. It’s 
so with sarsaparilla. There are 1 
grades. You want the best. If 
you understood sarsaparilla as 
well as you do tea and flour it 
would be easy to determine. 
But you don’t. I low should 
you ? When you are going to 
buy a commodity whose value 
you don’t know, you pick out 
an old established house to 
trade with, and trust their ex¬ 
perience and reputation. Do so 
when buying sarsaparilla. 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla has been 
on the market 50 years. Your 
grandfather used Ayer's. It is 
a reputable medicine. There 
are many Sarsaparillas — 
but only one Ayer’s. It 
cures. 
Buy Direct 
from maker, and save 1 
intermediate profits and J 
have the maker’s guar¬ 
antee—a difference of 40 per cent, in 
your favor. Freight paid both ways 
if not as represented. Carriages, 
Buggies and Spring Wagons. 
Our 1896 Bicycles are marvels of 
beauty. You pay for 
the wheel and not for a 
fancy name, 
Binghamton Carriage and Cycle Co. 
Binghamton, N. Y« 
‘ Macbeth ” means touch- 
ness of glass, when applied to 
lamp-chimneys ; perfection of 
draft besides, if you get the 
Number made for your lamp 
Let us send you the Index. 
Geo A Macbeth Co 
Pittsburgh Pa 
ASK YOUR DEALER FOR 
W. L. Douglas 
®3. SHOE BE vvorldT HE 
If you pay $4 to SO for shoes, ex- ^ 
amine the W. L. Douglas Shoe, and *9 
see what a good shoe you can buy for VJ ■ 
OVER IOO STYLES AND WIDTHS, 
CONGRESS, BUTTON, 
and LACE, made In all 
kinds of the best selected 
leather by skilled work¬ 
men. We 
make and 
sell more 
$3 Shoes 
than any 
other 
manufacturer In the world. 
None genuine unless name and 
price is stamped on the bottom. 
Ask your dealer for our S5, 
S4, S3.50, 82.50, 82.25 Shoes- 
S2.BO, S3 and SI. 75 for boys. ’ 
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. Ifyourdealer 
cannot supply you, send to fac¬ 
tory, enclosing price and 36 cents 
to pay carriage. State kind, style 
°f toe (cap or plain), size and 
width. Our Custom Dept, will fill 
your order. Send for new Illus¬ 
trated Catalogue to Box M. 
W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. 
may be changed—made beautiful atsmall cost. 
NEW WALL PAPERS 
—all grades—50% less than common prices. 
Samples aud guide to papering, FREE. Describe rqpiiiH and 
state price you want to pay. Paper hanger’s outfit complete, 9L 
CHAS. M. N. KILLEN. 1233 Filbert St.. Phila., Pa. 
MAGIC LANTERNS 
And 
ere: 
\EZTA proJUabl* butine** for a man with a imaU t 
Lanterns for Home Amusement. 266 page Catalogue, free 
MCALLISTER, m*. OpUoian, 40 Nassau 8t. s No y 
View. lllu.t-.Mn, 
•to. 
capital. Al* 
A Ap WPP if I V t 5 - 000 yearly, no experience re- 
k U k flktIVLI quired, failure impossible! our 
.A 71. I sche me a new one: particulars tree. Address 
WV S.S.Ware Co. Box 5308, Boston,Mass. 
Farm 
Monoirnr 0ver 20 years experience, 
lYkllla&Gl thoroughly up In all its 
O branches, wants a situa¬ 
tion. Address H., care Rural New-Tourer. 
WANTED 
Single in in, who understands farming 
and market gardening. Apply by let¬ 
ter to li. A. 8., Rural New-Yorker. 
lA/AUTCfl—Situation, by a man having practical 
ft Mil I LU experience in Grain, Dairy and Truck 
Farming. GKO. T. SIM ANTON, Broadway, N. J. 
KEYSTONE WOVEN WIRE FENCE 
mj-U-iui 
j i / \ / \ /^rr—( 
7 \ 7—\ 7 —\ 7—1 7—f 
The MESH AROUND THC PANEL SHOWS 
mowtni Fence, is made. 
Wherever used takes the lead, and holds 
it. The safest fence for stock. Prices 
right. Catalogue free. 
KEYSTONE WOVEN WIRE FENCE C0„ 
19 Rush St., PEORIA, ILL, 
.QUARTER OF CENTURY OT.O. 
; AY’S MANILLA 
ROOFING. 
stro n gWATER PROOF,™ 
No RUST nor RATTIE. Outlasts tin or iron. 
A Durable Substitute.lor Plaster on walls. 
** nter Proof Sheathing of game material, tlio 
best and cheapest in the market. Write for samples Ac 
TheFAl' JUAMLLA ROOFING CO., CAAIDEN.ji.J* 
The Farmers’ Choice 
is THE 
SYKES 
Improved Iron and Steel 
_ ROOFING. 
F°r all classes of buildings, easily applied, cheaper 
than shingles, will last a lifetime, and Is absolutely 
tire and lightning proof. Reduces your Insurance 
and is the best roof manufactured. Write for our 
handsome catalogue and mention this paper. 
SYKES IKON & STEEL ROOFING CO , 
Chicago, Ill., or Niles, Ohio. 
Buy our “ECLIPSE ROOFING PAINT” and 
“ECLIPSE” PAINTED STEEL. 
ROOFING 
Absolutely guaranteed for five years. Write 
CURTIS STEEL ROOFING COMPANY, 
57 Sigler Street, Niles, O. 
FFNfF machines 
I LULL SUPERIOR MFG. CO. Martinsville .Q 
FARM FAVORITE. 
Nox 'em all. Weave 100 
rods per day at 15 to 25c. 
per rod. Fence Building 
Outfit and Weaver, $3. CIr. 
tells all. Agents wanted. 
T. J. ANDRE,Wauseon.O. 
FENCE? 
Machines 
and 
- - _ Fencing. 
Steel Wire, Steel Pickets, Steel Posts, Steel Gates 
Indestructible, Cheapest* best form fence 
made. V\ ire at Factory Prices. Catalogue free. 
EMPIRE MACHINE C0„ Richmond. Ind. 
A New Suggestion 
If your fence is falling down, 
why not replace the old wooden 
posts with ANCHOR POSTS, 
which are made of steel, and 
cannot decay ? They can be 
used with any kind of WIRE, 
WIRE NETTING, or WOVEN 
STOCK FENCING. 
Write for FARM CIRCULAR. 
ANCHOR POST CO., 
13 Oortlaudt St„ New York City 
1 WANT A rrwrro * 
^ ^ ^ ^ \ ^ ^ ^ X ^ ^ ft 
1 y° ve P Wire and Ornamental Fencing, * 
J £_ at S 9 ' f tc - the Best Made.-Free. * 
y Ask your dealer for Adam s Fence or write to At 
Jf W. J. ADAM, JOLIET, ILLS. I 
*★★*★★★★*★★★★*★★********** 
Gabled Field and Hog Fence, 
ln £ he ®, h, * h: Steel Web Picket Lawn Fence; 
Poetry Garden and Rabbit Fence; Steel Ga.es, 
^tee 1 j ests and Steel Rails;Tree,Flower and Tomato 
Guards; Steel Wi re Fence Board, etc. Catalogue free. 
DeKALB FENCE CO., j 7 High St., DeKalb, III. 
TURKEY SUBDUED AT LAST. 
In spite of the common belief that she could 
not he restrained, an eastern man raised an 
immense drove, pent up with J*AGK, from 
the egg to the oven. See picture In “Hustler.” 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 
BUGGIES, PHAETONS, SURRIES, WAGONS, 
^ CARTS. HARNESS SAhm.FS PTCVCirs ^ YSBr 
"A tirade, *44. 
Style, finish. 
CARTS, HARNESS, SADDLES, BICYCLES, &c. 
At factory prices. Our record for the past eight years is the beat guar¬ 
antee that we turn out the finest, strongest and lowest priced vehicles 
in the world, for the money. All work guaranteed. Send for our beau¬ 
tifully illustrated Catalog for isyti. Prices in plain figures. Offices, sales¬ 
rooms, factories : Court St. Alliance (arriage Co. Cincinnati, O. 
"A Grade, #60. 
Durability, 
WE HAVE NO AGENTS 
No. 18^—Surrey Harm',,, Price $14.50. 
An good as sells for $70. 
but have sold direct to tho 
consumer for 23 years, at 
wholesale prices,saving 
them the dealers’ pro¬ 
fits. Ship anywhere 
for examination be 
fore sale. Every¬ 
thing warranted. 
100 styles of Car¬ 
riages, 90 styles of Har¬ 
ness, 41 styles Riding 
Saddles. Top Buggies as 
low as $35. Phaetons as low 
as $55. Spring Wagons $31 to 
$60. Sena for large Catalogue. 
No. 723—Price, with lamps, sunshade, apron 
aud fenders. $60.00. As good as sells for $90. 
- ° - - ■ no ngus IVl ^ 
ELKHART CARRIACE & HARNESS MFC. CO., W.B. Pratt, Sec’y, ELKHART, IND 
