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The Rural New-Yorker 
THE BUSINESS FARMER'S PAPER. 
A National Weekly Journal for Country and Suburban Homes. 
Established 1850. 
Published weekly by the Kura! Publishing Company, 409 Pearl Street, New York, 
Herbert W. Oollingwood, President and Editor, 
John J. Dillon, Treasurer and General Manager. 
Wm. F. Dillon, Secretary. 
Dr. Walter Van Fleet and Mrs. E. T, Royle, Associate Editors. 
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loss to paid subscribers sustained by trusting any deliberate swindler 
advertising m ourcolumns, and any such swindler will be publicly ex¬ 
posed. W e protect suberibers against rogues, but we do not guaran tee 
to adjust trifling differences between subscribers and honest, respon¬ 
sible advertisers. Neither will wo be responsible for the debts of 
honest bankrupts sanctioned by the courts. Notice of the complaint 
must be sent to us within one month of the time of the transaction, 
and you must have mentioned The Rural New-Yorker when 
writing the advertiser. 
TEN WEEKS FOR 10 CENTS. 
In order to introduce The R. N.-Y. to progressive, 
intelligent farmers who do not now take it, we send it 
10 weeks for 10 cents for strictly introductory pur¬ 
poses. We depend on our old friends to make this 
known to neighbors and friends. 
* 
At the Summer school for teachers at the Massa¬ 
chusetts Agricultural College next Summer there will 
be a special course for rural preachers. That is not 
only a step but a full jump in the right direction. 
As things are now in the East the improving of rural 
communities is at best a moral question. The pulpit 
may well be yoked with the plow, and the preachers 
should know how to spread the gospel of improved 
farming. 
* 
Whenever you feel inclined to be discouraged be¬ 
cause the people do not get their rights go to the 
New Testament and read the parable of the poor 
widow and the unjust judge, Luke xviii: 5 This 
persistent woman is one of the most helpful charac¬ 
ters in history. She kept at the judge till he was 
obliged to do his duty in order to get rid of !v. r. 
The things we need will surely come if we only keep 
on asking. 
* 
At a Pomona Grange meeting in Pennsylvania 
this question was put in the box: 
‘‘Should a farmer and Granger sell his milk at 
creamery and buy oleo for his family to use?” 
We are told that this brought out a lively debate— 
and well it might. The man who advocated such a 
trade is said to be prominent in institute work, and 
is reported as willing to act as agent for the oleo 
so as to sell it to his neighbors. If, as is reported, 
this man is an institute worker, what business has he 
to be paid to instruct farmers in such dishonest 
methods, and who keeps him in his job? Under ’he 
circumstances a man who would put such a proposi¬ 
tion before dairy farmers ranks with a “green goods” 
man who would like to interest them in counterfeit 
money. 
* 
The R. N.-Y. seeks to interest every member of 
the family, from the baby up to grandfather. Yoit 
may think this is a large contract, but if you could 
see. our mails just now you would see that it is not 
impossible. It pays to be on friendly terms with 
the family mainspring. Here is a note from a 
farmer’s wife in Virginia: 
My husband is rather slow to make up his mind in 
sending for your paper. I love the farm and good advice, 
and so I take pleasure in sending for it. 
Another good woman in Oregon writes: 
My husband would not send—said he did not farm or 
raise stock. I can see between the lines something be¬ 
sides cows, Alfalfa, etc.—although 1 am “old” in years 
1 am nearly 70 years young. 
There you have the whole thing. It is what people 
can read “between the lines” that makes permanent 
friends. If there is hope and sympathy there you 
may trust people to find it, and it will touch every 
member of the family. 
* 
The United States Supreme Court has decided that 
children belong to a privileged class. A street rail¬ 
road in Massachusetts refused to obey the law which 
provided that school children should be carried at 
half fare on going to and returning from school. The 
objection was that the actual cost of carrying one 
passenger was more than half the regular fare, there¬ 
fore the State had no right to compel the company 
to transact business at a loss! The case was carried 
up to the Supreme Court, which decides that the 
State has the right to enforce such a law. It says 
tbat the railroad was not obliged to make a rate of 
five cents. Tt might have charged six or seven, cents, 
if the cost was heavy. It does not require as 
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much space or power to carry a child as an adult, 
and most of the child traffic is at a time when 
there is least regular travel. The most significant 
thing is that the Court recognizes the fact that school 
children, educated by the State, belong to a privileged 
class. 
* 
We have heard eastern people wonder how those 
Pacific Coast people are able to get such prices for 
fruit. Of course they put up the quality and guaran¬ 
tee it, hut in addition to that they believe in their 
business. For example, one man goes around with a 
rubber stamp and leaves this statement in red wher¬ 
ever he can put it: “Hamilton, Montana, the Home 
of the Red McIntosh Apple.” Others may sit around 
and grieve or scold because people do not buy their 
goods, hut this man goes and stamps his statement 
so that all and sundry must know about his apples. 
That’s an adornment for hotel register, bill of fare, 
railroad time-table or any other document which peo¬ 
ple look at. This man has the true advertising idea. 
He gets an apple in his home that he can he proud 
of, and then he lets the public know “there’s no place 
like home.” He ought to be president of the Apple 
Consumers’ League. If you had a good supply of 
something you could guarantee you might imitate 
his plan. 
* 
In his annual message Governor Hughes discusses 
the matter of bovine tuberculosis. It is known that 
this dread disease may be found in many herds of 
cattle in New York State. It must he evident to any 
one that, sooner or later, public sentiment will de¬ 
mand some radical measures to prevent any danger 
from the disease. Of course no farmer in his right 
mind would, knowingly, buy animals carrying the dis¬ 
ease, and put them with his other cattle. There will 
have to he some sure system of testing so that the 
health papers will fit the cows. We have heard of 
one case where a cow with a certificate of health 
from a doctor evidently had the disease. As for the 
consumers we think they have the right to demand 
milk from healthy cattle. The State ought to pay 
for the cattle which are destroyed on its test. Some 
cows which respond to the tuberculin test are not so 
badly afflicted that their milk would he dangerous, 
yet it is not safe to keep them. The State ought to 
provide money enough to pay a fair price for the 
cattle which its agents test out and kill. This is not 
only fair, but is the surest way to get rid of the sick 
cattle. 
* 
Horticulture states that a patent has been granted 
to a Massachusetts man on the following proposition: 
The herein described method of grafting consisting of 
providing a scion, having buds thereon, then tapering one 
end of the scion longitudinally and laterally, one face of 
the tapered portion intersecting one of the buds on the 
scion, then entering the tapered end of the scion in an 
incision in the end of the stock, the severed face of the 
bud being in line with the severed hark at one edge of 
the incision. 
If such a claim would hold good this might enable 
the originator of a new variety to protect his stock. 
It seems to he settled that tinder our present laws a 
new variety cannot he patented the same as a new 
machine or a new mechanical principle. If, however, 
a new method of grafting can he protected by a pat¬ 
ent, it might be used in selling a new variety. We 
doubt, however, if this patent will stand, as we do 
not believe it is new to commerce. Mr. Jackson Daw¬ 
son, one of the best authorities in this country, be¬ 
lieves that it has been used by practical men both in 
this country and abroad. The nearest approach to a 
patent on “grafting” will be found in the methods em¬ 
ployed by some of our public officials. 
* 
When a tenant quits country property there is 
sometimes a serious question about personal property 
which he attempt to take away. For example, screen 
doors or window frames, a mail box or other prop¬ 
erty which the tenant bought and put up. When 
such things can be taken down without injuring the 
property the rule is that they remain personal prop¬ 
erty and go with the tenant. Of course a furnace 
or a mantel built into the wall would be different, for 
then removal would injure the house. A screen win¬ 
dow or door which is made to be quickly removed 
and which is not a permanent part of the house 
would be classed as personal property if the tenant 
paid for it. We once rented a farm and built sev¬ 
eral small buildings. The owner claimed them. We 
then made portable buildings which were hooked to¬ 
gether without nailing and when we left the farm 
took them apart and hauled the pieces away. It is 
an error to say that a tenant on leaving a farm 
cannot turn a screw to remove property which he 
paid for and put up temporarily. In the majority 
of eases a reasonable man will be left free to take 
what belongs to him. 
r January IS, 
I he Knights of the Postage Stamp have played 
the stamp act on Speaker Cannon of the House. We 
have seen some replies made by the Speaker. He 
tells the Knights that lie actually put Mr. Porter on 
a committee—on ventilation—which may meet once a 
year! Mr. Cannon has announced his committtees. 
There were some changes in the Agricultural Com¬ 
mittee which are to be regretted. Congressman 
Henry, of Connecticut, who should have been made 
chairman, is not on the committee at all. 
His place is taken by Congressman Scott, of Kansas, 
who stood with Wadsworth on the meat inspection 
bill. In fact, this seems to be a Wadsworth legacy 
—that rejected statesman evidently having a strong 
“pull with Speaker Cannon. Another reason for re¬ 
jecting Air. Henry is the fact that he has championed 
the hill for a White Mountain National park, and 
also worked for appropriations for exterminating the 
Gypsy moth in New England. The most significant 
thing of all is the fact that Mr. Scott, and probably 
a majority of the committee, as now organized, are 
more favorable to oleo than to the dairy industry. As 
a result it is quite likely that bills more favorable to 
the oleo men and the meat packers will be put be¬ 
fore Congress. As for Mr. Porter, we have every 
confidence that the Thirty-fourth New York District 
will take care of Wadsworth at the proper time. In 
the present state of affairs, the farmers of that dis¬ 
trict have got to do this or admit that they have 
been Wadsworthized. 
* 
Have you written that letter to Hon. Charles E. 
Hughes. Albany, N. Y.? We know that the letters 
are coming to him from all over the country. Here 
is a copy of one sent from Virginia: 
Governor Chas. E. Hughes, Albany, N. Y. 
Dear Sir: I, in common with a number of other farm¬ 
ers in this vicinity, have been much interested and shocked 
by tlie exposure of the apparent fraud practiced by Mr. 
Dawiey, your Director of Farmers’ Institutes, in Jersey 
cattle dealings. We deeply appreciate the principle in¬ 
volved in tiiis ease and think there should be at least an 
investigation. We have been applauding you for your 
high and tine stand on public morals, and now hope and 
expect to see you act on tin's cattle case scandal. As the 
matter now stands, we think that the integrity of the 
farming fraternity as well as your administration is com¬ 
promised. Yours very respectfully, 
Virginia. franklin williams, jr. 
We have no wish to embarrass the Governor or to 
add to his many cares. We do, however, wish to 
let him know how country people, outside of the 
influence of politicians feel about the principle in¬ 
volved in the case. The question has become a na¬ 
tional one. All over the country honest people have 
watched the course of Governor Hughes with ad¬ 
miration and approval. From his record they natur¬ 
ally expect him to take notice of the first real ques¬ 
tion affecting the honor of cattle breeding and agri¬ 
cultural education that has been brought to his at¬ 
tention. There is hut one way to impress Governor 
Hughes with the importance of this question, and 
that is to tell him what you think of it—frankly and 
respectfully. By doing so you simply reverse his own 
well-known and commendable plan of going straight 
to the people. Our friend from Virginia puts the 
case better than we can and so can you if you use 
your own words and tell the Governor respectfully 
and without fear how you feel. 
BREVITIES. 
Most high livers have a large gall. 
Don't expeet science to make farming a soft job. 
The man on the fence is never a unit of moral power. 
What do you intend to make out of your opportunity— 
a toy. a trial or a triumph? 
There seems to be large demand for dwarf apple trees. 
Who has them in variety? 
Several persons write that they have succeeded in 
grafting pecan and hickory. 
The Kentuckian who writes the following knows what 
lie is talking about: “The man who said a chicken-rais¬ 
ing wife was worth more to a man than a life insurance 
was certainly on the right track.” 
The Aberdeen Angus Breeders’ Association has for¬ 
bidden tlie secretary to vote proxies at the annual meet¬ 
ing. This example might well be followed by oilier asso¬ 
ciations, for this bunching of the votes of absentees is 
bad practice. 
“If (lie fellows with city jobs that want farms and the 
farmers that want city jobs could change places,” says 
J. W. J., “I wonder if either would be satisfied.” Very 
few of them. 
This from an Indiana subscriber: “Send me that cook 
book and if it is worthy, that is, if it teaches better cook¬ 
ing than my wife has done for me for the past 20 years, I 
will present it to her on her birthday!” We can’t com¬ 
pete in such a contest! 
A curious point of law was recently brought out in 
Connecticut. A poor family moved from one town to an¬ 
other and received public aid from the latter town. This 
town sued the other for the money given this family on 
the plea that a person cannot gain a new legal residence 
while accepting public aid. The court decided iu favor of 
this contention. This is important in any State where 
people are thus eared for by towns. 
