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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 25, 
PUBLISHER’S DESK. 
On page 853 we make a proposition to 
new readers for the year 1906. Of course, 
old subscribers will come in for their 
- just share with their renewals. We will 
talk about that next week. For this week 
w'e want to ask old subscribers to inter¬ 
est new readers in this proposition for 
next year. On the same page we offer 
some valuable premiums for small clubs. 
The hooks are especially attractive, and 
the women folks will want that breakfast 
set. It is a beauty. 
We print the following letter just to 
show how the ten-weeks’ trials work: 
Enclosed find $1 for subscription to The 
It. N.-Y., and copy of “The Business Hen.’' 
I have already taken advantage of your 
10 weeks for a dime. Now I want to let. 
you know how your small envelope does the 
trick. I have recently bought a little place 
in Vineland. N. .1., and my next-door neigh¬ 
bor handed me a copy of your paper and 
your dime offer; result. I was converted. 1 
took samples to a friend of mine: he sent an¬ 
other dime and I think you can safely look 
for his dollar. Now if you send a sample 
for another neighbor and a small envelope, 
I think you will get another subscriber. 
New Jersey. a. w. s. 
We have any amount of these little en¬ 
velopes to send you if you will distribute 
them. You can sign your name to the 
blanks, and get up a club in that way. 
We credit you with every little envelope 
returned. Shall we send you some? 
Here is another letter we give just to 
show what The R. N.-Y. is occasionally 
able to do, not only for a single sub¬ 
scriber. but for a whole neighborhood: 
Possibly yon may remember we had some 
correspondence two or three years ago about 
a mess I got into with a nursery company. 
Owing to your advice I refused to pay them, 
as they did not do as agreed. They sued me 
in Itochester. and I moved for a change of 
venue and got it. and the matter was dropped, 
and owing to this a number of others got 
clear of them also. Thanking you again for 
your good and timely advice, I am 
New York. a. a. it. 
We did the same thing when we 
warned farmers against the Chicago 
creamery sharks, and again in the case of 
the American Farm Co, of Buffalo, N. Y. 
The W. M. Ostrander, Philadelphia, Pa., 
advance fees and investment propositions 
are subjects of recent discussion and 
warning. 
Another gentleman whose standing and 
reputation should be looked up before 
losing any time on him otherwise is a 
Mr. Scanlan of Portland, Me. Pie makes 
gas engines. It used to be the Dirigo 
Engine Co. and later the American Gas 
Engine Co. The farmer who sends Mr. 
Scanlan a remittance is at his mercy. He 
is willing to pay advertising bills in ad¬ 
vance. He can get the advertising no 
other way. He can’t get it that way nor 
any other way in The R. N.-Y. Put him 
and his companies in the list to let alone. 
Fine Live Stock. —The Ayrshire cattle 
shown at Fig. 361, page 839, were ex¬ 
hibited at St. Louis by W. P. Schanck. 
'J hey won sweepstakes prize of all dairy 
herds. The Holsteins on same page are 
from the herd of T. A. Mitchell. Weeds- 
port, N. Y. The fine young Berkshire 
sows on page 850 are from Willoughby 
Farm, Gettysburg, Pa. We shall have 
special articles showing the distinct value 
of Berkshires and other breeds during the 
season. 
KEEP WARM! 
Don’t risk comfort, health and life itself 
by going through the cold drives of another 
winter without 
The Standard Carriage Heater. 
Keeps you as warm ns if yon were at 
home, and at a cost of less than two cents 
for a whole day. No trouble, no smoke, 
no smell, no danger. 
Notice the sloping shape of the Standard 
Heater, which is so restful to the feet, It 
is recognized as the standard of QUALITY 
and EFFICIENCY, and is 
GUARANTEED UNCONDITIONALLY. 
Money lefunded if not in every way 
satisfactory. 
An ideal Christmas present. „ - 
Most dealers handle the Stan- 
dard. Write to-day for /JM! 
souvenir blotter, and illus¬ 
trated circular which tells 
you all about 
them—free. 
| The 
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BALE YOUR HAY. 
A Reliable 
Hand Hay Press 
12 Sizes. 
Manufactured only by 
HOBSON & CO,, 12 State Street, We* York. 
Own a TIRRILL GAS Machine. 
'+ For lighting, cooking, power, 
and in fact every purpose for 
which gas can be used. Satisfac¬ 
tion guaranteed before you pay for 
it. Practical and safe. Operated 
by anyone. Agents wanted. 
Tirrill’s Gas Mch. Co. 
Founded 1864. 
75 Fulton Street, New York. 
BEATS THE 
Grindstone 
Ten Times Over. 
Grind any tool, knife to mower jj 
sickle, with the 5 
Practical 
Grinder. 
3,000 revolutions of 
carborundum wheel 
per minute. Greatest 
abrasive known. No 
pressure needed, does 
not draw temper or 
heat tools. Every 
hoineneedsit. Write 
for price and circu- 
lar. A few good 
agents wanted. 
POVAL MFC. CO., 226 E. Walnut St„ Lancaster, Pa. 
Black Hawk 
grist mill 
A hand mill for country, vil¬ 
lage and city housekeepers. 
Fresh corn meal, graham, rye 
flour, etc. Fast, easy grinder made to last. 
Weight 17 lbs. $3.00. E PA?D. SS 
Soon pays forltseir. You’ll flndadozenuses 
for it. Grinds corn, wheat, rye, rice, spices, 
coffee, etc. flue or 
coarse. Just the 
thing for cracking 
grain for poultry. 
Black Hawk book FREE. 
A. H. PATCH, 
Mfr. of IlAnd Mlllfl And Corn 8h»Uer§ 
exclusively, Agenti Wanted. 
Clarksville, Tennessee. 
There is Nothing Uncommon About 
a MILK WAGON, 
BUT THE 
PARSONS 
“ LOW- 
DOWN” 
MILK 
WAGON 
IS AN UN¬ 
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GOOD MILK WAGON FOR THE MONEY. 
Send at once for Catalogue to tlie 
PARSONS ‘‘LOW-DOWN ” WAGON WORKS, 
KARLVILLE, N. Y. 
A Horse 
For Sale 
Have you a horse for sale? Perhaps he is 
not in good salable condition. He is a little 
thin and eoat is somewhat rough. Cf course 
you want to get all he is worth. He must he 
fitted up to do this: but you don’t want to lie 
all winter doing it. A little fat and a smooth 
glossy eoat means extra dollars in a horse sale. 
CRESCENT STOCK FOOD 
is tlie best aid you can get. It will improve 
iiis spirits, tone up and strengthen the entire 
system, purify the blood and make the eoat 
sleek and glossy. It will aid his digestion 
and improve his appetite. 
Crescent Stock Food, 
tieal stockman is unlike any other. It is more 
concentrated and goes farther. Costs less per 
day and acts quicker and better. Try it 
and be convinced. Money back if it fails. 
For sale by dealers or send direct to me. 
14 lb. pail by express prepaid for $2. 
Clearies Buchan, 
STANLEY, N. Y. 
The Langworthy Spavin Cure. 
THE CURE THAT CURES. 
using in 
dies in vain, I heard”of Tlie 
JLangworthy Spavin Cure, 
and used it according to di¬ 
rections. My horse is now 
sound and well. 
That’s why I laugh. 
I could not rest nights, my 
hours of work were torture. 
At last my master used a lit¬ 
tle horse sense and bought 
The Lang worthy Spavin 
Cure. Urnneness gone, feel 
like a colt. 
That’s why I laugh. 
Put up in 6 oz. glass jars, packed securely in the “Irn- 
S roved Mailing Case, ' and sent postpaid to any part of the 
nited States or Canada on receipt of two dollars. 
Guaranteed an absolute cure for 8PAVIN, ItING-RONR 
or SPLINT, or money refunded by 
LEWIS BROS., Sole Props 
Jordan, N.Y. 
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A 
Blatchford’s 
Calf Mea 
\ 
RAISFS THE FINEST CALVES AT 
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\ 
Frec Pamphlet at your Dealers or 
BLATCHFORD’S CALF MEAL FACTORY 
WAUKEGAN. ILLINOIS 
Established ai Leicester. England, in 1800 
In order to properly handle our rapidly growing Eastern trade, we have established 
A New York Factory 
For the Manufacture of Darling’s High Protein Poultry Products. 
We desire to express our appreciation for the generous patronage in the Eastern and New 
England States that has made this new factory necessary. The high character of the Darling 
products will be sustained. With an Eastern factory for Eastern customers we shall be able 
in future to give this trade the prompt and careful attention its importance deserves. Our 
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Send to either of the following addresses: 
Box 63, Long Island City, New York. 
Box 63, Union Stock Yards, Chicago. 
DARLING t COMPANY, 
FEED & EITTE 
Built of steel. Strongest and most reliable carrier made—no 
wear out to it. Galvanized steel when specially ordered. No 
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Will operate any distance over head. 
Our tubular steel stanchions are sanitary, durableand humane. For infor¬ 
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4 ... 
Making Winter 
Money. 
In this country there is a vast oppor¬ 
tunity for the man on the farm to turn 
his winter days into money. There is 
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opportunities that lie right at their door. 
Take the matter up with our Farm 
Power Men. Write about the work in 
your neighborhood and let us lay out a 
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ADDRESS 
Fairbanks Farm Power Men, 
THE FAIRBANKS CO., 
NEW YORK. 
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Write for spraying catalogue. 
1 1-2 H.P 
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Your Profits 
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as well, if you let an I. H. C. 
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Let us prove to you that 
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Feed Cutting, Wood Sawing, Husk¬ 
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and a hundred and one other odd 
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Vertical (like cut,) 2, 3, 5 H. P. 
Horizontal and Portable, 6, 8, 10, 
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Call on the International Agent and 
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catalog telling all about how you can 
save money with the I. H. C. Gasoline 
Engines. • 
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO. 
OF AMERICA, CHICAGO. 
(INCORPORATED.) 
R. H. DEYO, Binghamton, New York. 
