1905. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
753 
PUBLISHERS DESK. 
Some weeks ago we printed a letter 
from a Pennsylvania subscriber who 
wrote that in the Spring of 1904 he had 
placed an order through their local agent 
with Knight & Bostwick for 100 peach 
trees, under an agreement that trees that 
did not grow the first year would be 
replaced. Some 38 trees did not grow. 
The subscriber made a verbal report to 
the agent and also a written complaint to 
the company, and had heard nothing from 
either of them at the time he wrote us. 
Knight & Bostwick say, however, that the 
agent did not report the loss of trees to 
them, and also say that they did not get 
the written report to themselves. The 
subscriber gave their address in the letter 
to us as Rochester, N. Y., but they are 
located at Newark, N. Y., but be thinks 
he addressed the complaint correctly be¬ 
cause he had the catalogue before him at 
the time he wrote it. His envelope also 
bore his name and address, and he con¬ 
cluded that since the letter was not re¬ 
turned to him it must have reached its 
proper destination. Whatever may have 
been the cause of the trouble, Messrs. 
Knight & Bostwick have now taken the 
matter up with the farmer and have 
notified him that 38 trees would he 
shipped to replace those that failed to 
grow. We are glad to be able to report 
this satisfactory adjustment of the com¬ 
plaint. The firm that is disposed to do 
the right thing by the people is sure to 
get a “square deal" from The R. N.-Y. 
The following very pleasant little note 
accompanied a recent remittance for a 
new subscription for a neighbor: 
In our home we read many agricultural 
publications, but yours has a terseness, a 
frankness, and a seeming honesty hack of it 
which especially meets our approval. 
Pennsylvania. w. m. f. 
That is what we call practical appre¬ 
ciation. This reader backs up his approval 
of the policy of the paper by sending in 
a neighbor’s name and his subscription 
with the assurance that the new member 
is one of the best farmers of the neigh¬ 
borhood, who will appreciate The R. N.-Y 
This, however, is not an exceptional case. 
It is of daily occurrence. We call atten¬ 
tion to this particular one because at this 
time we want as many as possible of 
these new names, and we want to ask- 
each of our old friends to keep this 
matter in mind and send a new name 
when the opportunity presents itself. 
When you meet a neighbor it is easy to 
bring up the subject. It will often come 
up by reference to some thing you have 
read in the paper and then is the time to 
suggest a 10 weeks’ trial for 10 cents. 
While on this subject here is another 
letter that will interest a good many: 
The fountain pen came all in good shape; 
anybody who would not Ijp pleased with its 
possession I would not care to live neighbor 
to. If you continue business long on that 
scale you will never become a life Insurance 
company’s president. R. grimes 
Mississippi. 
Mr. Grimes earned his fountain pen by 
sending a club of new subscribers to The 
R. N.-Y. You may earn one in the same 
way. You will read the terms in another 
column. You need send only four new 
yearly subscriptions, and you will have the 
pen by next mail. To make it easy for 
you to get the new subscribers for a year, 
we allow you to promise the paper every 
week for the remainder of this year and 
all next year for the dollar. Then as this 
year subscribers they would get “The 
Business Hen’’ also as promised to sub¬ 
scribers for 1905. With such a bargain to 
offer, you ought to get four new sub¬ 
scribers without much difficulty. Don’t 
you think so? Any member of a subscrib¬ 
er’s family may send the club. The only 
restriction is that they must be all new 
subscribers. The pen is one of the best 
we could find in the market. It retails at 
$2.50 each. The cheap fountain pens are 
no good. We have tried a score of them, 
and would not offer any of them to our 
people, because they corrode in a few days 
and are then worthless. This pen is solid 
14-karat gold, and gives splendid satisfac¬ 
tion. to ourselves in daily use. It makes 
a splendid Christmas present. We have 
them here, ready boxed, to mail you the 
same day your club of four is received. 
We would like to send you one. 
AN OLD LEAD PIPE. 
For the benefit of E. W. M.,Wadhams Mills, 
N. Y., would state that in my native town of 
Westernviile, N. Y., there is a small water 
system laid down some time in the 50's where 
the original three-quarter-inch lead pipe is 
doing duty to this day. I do not know that 
it ever filled, certainly not with rust. It is 
a gravity system about one-half mile in 
length, suppying about 10 families. The 
strainer at intake well is made of copper, fun¬ 
nel shaped. n. b. j. 
New Jersey. 
Would say to E. W. M. of Wadhams Mills, 
N. Y., who asks on page 680 if water can be 
satisfactorily run in a lead pipe, that it can. 
Twenty-Ihree years ago this Summer we laid 
half-inch lead pipe from a spring that is 175 
rods from the house, which runs down hill 
through a hollow and then up hill to die house 
sink, then back to the barn. It runs all the 
time. We got the heaviest lead pipe made, 
as we thought the pressure would he so great 
through the hollow. The water is still run¬ 
ning clear and pure. The spring is on a level 
with the eaves of the house. b. p. 
Georgetown, N. Y. 
I bring water to my buildings the same way 
as E. W. M. does. I have to cross a meadow 
and then go up hill agaiu to the barn. I put 
down one-inch wood pipe at first, but in 10 
years they commenced to give out. I bought 
half-inch lead pipe, cost sis cents a foot, in 
1897. I got it in coils of 100 feet each, and 
we pushed it through the wood pipe and only 
bad to dig down where the pipes come to¬ 
gether; bad a plumber to solder the joints. 
It works very satisfactorily The outlet is 
about 20 feet lower than the spring where I 
get the water The water runs faster through 
the half-inch lead pipe than it did through 
the one-inch wood pipe Before I put my lead 
pipe down I was at a place in Chester Co., 
Pa., where they had one laid to the barn, 
half-inch, that had been in use 50 years. 
Ambler, Pa. a. b. f. 
iien you write advertisers mention The 
I t. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
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25% MORE INCOME 
$25 upward, with¬ 
drawable on 30 
days’ notice. 
Investments bear darn¬ 
ings from day received 
to day withdrawn. 
l-'AUCIHN'i investigation of 
^ this Company's record, Its 
pieseut standing.and Its con¬ 
servative method* will assure 
you that Its funds are better 
secuie l thau the average -l p.c. 
investment. 
We pay you 5 p. c. per an mini 
— i quarter larger income Yoi 
will appreciate the convenience 
of our “certit}c8te■ , system for 
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Write for particulars 
Assets,. *1,700,000 
•Surplus and Profits, 
*160,000 
Supervised by New York Industrial Savings ami Loan Co. 
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FREE ^TflRY ot “Merestto every former ami his 
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of Simplicity Gasoline Engines will be sent abso¬ 
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large advertisement in October 7 issue of this paper 
Write to-day. Western Malleable & Grey Iron 
Mfg. Co., 16 Cliase Street, Milwaukee, Wis. 
YOUNG MEN WANTED —To learn the 
Veterinary Profession. Catalogue sent 
free. Address VETERINARY COLLEGE, 
Grand Rapids Mich. L.L. Conkey. l'rin. 
FOR SALE 
;—FINE DORSET RAM, Born 1891 
. Registered stock. Price, * 15.00. 
W. R. FRY, Wading River. Long Island. 
5,000 FERRETS. These animals 
exterminate Rats, drive out Rabbits. 
Prices and Circular FREE. 
Samuel Farnsworth, Middletown, 0. 
S COTCH COLLIES, Spayed Females, two to 
eight mos. Circ. SILAS DECKER Montrose, Pa. 
R egistered angora goats.—P airs’or 
trios. REGISTERED RAM BOL'ILLET RAMS. 
Write for prices and information. 
MELROSE STOCK FARM, Cincinnatus, N. Y. 
CHOICE ANGORA ‘GOATS 
for Breeding. In lots to suit. Bucks and Does not 
related. WOODS FARM, Bath, N. H. 
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bas been Med by Millions of Mothers for their ' 
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It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays < 
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TWENTY-FIVE cents a bottle. 
CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS 
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Use in time. Sold by druggists. 
CONSUMPTION 
The genuine merits of Ruberoid Roofing 
place it distinctly in advance of anything 
olse of its kind. The Ruberoid roofs laid 
fourtoen years ago are still giving satisfac¬ 
tion where othors failed in a few years. 
Metal rusts, shingles rot. tar melts or dries 
out, hut Ruberoid lasts indefinitely and costs 
less. It is water-proof, resists fire, equally 
applicable to cottage, factory or cathedral, 
may bo applied by any bandy man. and is 
bound to give good results. Our reputation 
stands behind its quality. 
Caution: There is only one Ruberoid and 
we alone make it. See that the label bears 
the above trade mark and that the word 
"Ruberoid” is stamped on tlie under side of 
the material. 
Let us tell you more about Ruberoid: send 
for pamphlet "Valuable Hints to the Roofer’’,, 
and booklet " R." 
THE STANDARD PAINT COMPANY, 
Sole Manufacturers, 
100 William Street, New York. 
VERY HEN’S A MINT 
She’ll coin a mint of money when she 
can get the right kind of food. Cut 
Alfalfa Huy is the green lood th e hen 
needs to make eggs in the winter, when 
eggs are like golden nuggets It pays to 
feed it Weselleverything thepoultry-raiser 
needstomake money. Writefor freecatalog. 
llarvcy Seed Co.. 88 F.UIeott St., Buffalo, N.Y. 
90 
SQUABS 
THE 
BEST 
Antiseptic 
Remedy 
For Family and Farm 
SLOANS 
HEAP HEN FOOD 
1S green bone fresh cut. Rich I n protein and 
all other egg’ elements. Its ei»g producing 
value is lour times that of grain The eggs 
are more fertile, chicks more vigorous,fowls 
heavier. This makes green bone cheap food. 
Mann’s Latest model Bone Cutter. 
Cuts all bone, meat and gristle Never clogs. 10 DAYS 
FREE TRIAL. No money in advance Cat )g free. 
F. W. MANN CO., Box 18, MILFORD, MASS. 
B UY Wheat for Poultry. Makes bens lay. Dry, clean, 
red wheat, at reasonable prices. Write for to-day’s 
quotations Willis It. Knox, 5 Newport Ave., Intercourse, Pa. 
T have a limited number of prize-taking BARRED 
PLY MOUTH. ROCKS, $2 for Cockerels, $3.50 per pair. 
E. E. WOODIN', Meclianicsville, N. Y. 
WHITE WYANDOTTES EXCLUSIVELY! 
FOR SALE.— Fine large COCK ER ELS for breeding 
purposes. E. FRANKLIN KEAN, Stanley, N.Y. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Won two first premiums at New York State Fair,1904. 
Cockerels and pullets, five months old, $1 each. Cnta- 
loguefree. 0. H. ZlMMER, R.D.41, Weedsport, N.Y. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Four promising young Cockerels for $5.00. Over 
1,000 to select from. Send for circular. 
WHITE & RICE, Yorktown, N. Y. 
“ MAMMOTH PEKIN DUCKS.” 
Let us know your wants. We have either sex, Old or 
Young. From $1.00 to $3.00 each. 
Lauderdale Farm, Loudonville, Albany Co., N. Y. 
C hoice Stock for Sale.— Kocks, Wy a udottes, Leghorns, 
M iuorcas, Turkeys, Ducks and Guineas. Also. Lice 
Killing Nest Eggs, sample mailed, 5c.; dozen. 50c. 
Agents wanted. Pine Tice Farm, Jamesburg, N. J. 
Var's Poultry, Pigeons, l’arrots, Dogs, Cats. 
Ferrets, etc. Eggs a specialty. 00 p. book;’10c. 
Kates free. J. A. BEKGEY. Box 8,Telford.Pa, 
are raised in one month: i 
bring big prices. Money tr? 
makers torpoultrymen, 
farmers, women. 
fftfTSend for our Free Book and learn this 
rich industry. Correspondence invited fWT 
^Plymouth Hook Squab Co., w 
^335 Howard St., Melrose, Mass. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS. 
Well developed Cockerels from stock bred for laving 
$1 each. D. F. ARNOLD, Burlington Flats, N. Y. 
RAPRFH and WHITE PLYMOUTH 
UrtlVIVLrU, Ro( , kSi -White Wyandottes, White 
Mmorcas, Brown Leghorns and Mammoth Pekin 
Ducks. $3.00 each; $7.50 for trio. EDWARD G. 
NOONAN, Marietta, Lancaster County, Pemui. 
TC BUFF WYANDOTTE COCKERELS for sale 
I J for October and November, at $1 to $1.50 each 
Well bred. April and May hatched. 
CHAS. T. MILLER, R. F. D. No. 1, Hudson, N. Y. 
CHAIN-HANGING 
CATTLE STANCHION 
The Most Practical 
CATTLE FASTENER 
ever invented. 
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sale by 
O. H. KOltERTSON, 
Forestville, Conn. 
CHAIN 
HANGING 
STANCHION 
WARRINER’S 
HOLDS THE 
ANIMALS AS 
FIRMLY 
AS RIGID 
STANCHIONS 
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*.—r »- * -— 
for beauty and durability. The first fence we 
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good condition now as the day It was erected. 
The Hartman Fence protects and adorns a lawn 
without concealing it. It can be erected upon un¬ 
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GLEN MFG. CO., 110 Mill St., Ellwood City, Pa. 
DOES IT PAY 
YFROST, 
Ibest^ 
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To buy a light woigiht flimsy woven wfro fence every 
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AGENTS WANTED. 
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1 
HEAVIEST FENCE MADE 
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VISITORS WELCOME 
Every fence buyer cannot visit 
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hiin.suif with every step of oi*r 
process for making iron ore into 
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postal card request. Ask for 
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WHAT IS THE USE 
buying a woven wire 
fence when you can buy 
one that will last over 
three times as long for 
about the same money. Cata¬ 
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THE ANCHOR FENCE & MFG, CO.. Cleveland, O. 
Buy Union Lock Poultry Fencing 
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Cyphers Incubator 
guaranteed to hatch more and healthier 
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Lousy hens won’t lay, use 
Pratts Liquid Lice Killer. 
Made by Pratt Food Co., Phila. Over 30 years old. 
