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XII15 RURAL NliW-YORKER 
NEWS FROM ALBANY. 
Election Turnover. —None ever takes a 
strong dose of medicine without experienc¬ 
ing a reaction. So when ttie State of New 
York in 1910, after sixteen years of Re¬ 
publican governors and legislatures, decided 
lo turn the management of its affairs over 
to the Democratic party, there was bound 
to be a reaction. It came November 7 
and took the shape of the choosing of a 
Republican Assembly to replace the present 
iTcmocratlc body. The change is one to be 
devoutly thankful for. not because the Re¬ 
publicans triumphed over the Democrats— 
for there is mighty little to choose between 
the two—but because the next legislature 
will consist of a Senate of the one party 
which will be confronted in the lower 
house by a majority opposed to it politic, 
ally, and thus one will check or balance the 
other. Nothing better for the peoples’ in¬ 
terest could be devised. Extreme partisan 
measures will have but very little chance 
of getting upon the statute books. No 
one section- can hope to obtain advantages 
above another; unfair election laws passed 
to embarrass countrymen in reprisal for 
laws heretofore passed to make difficult 
voting in cities, will have no place at the 
coming session, solely for the reason of in. 
ability to pass such. 
Farmers* Demands. —It is to be ex¬ 
pected that the legislative session of 1912 
will be a short one. It is to be hoped that 
the relief asked by the agriculturists of 
the State will be afforded and that the 
protection they are entitled to ns against the 
frauds and cheats in the commission busi¬ 
ness will not longer be denied. There is 
good gound for both the hope and expec¬ 
tation, in that next year is a presidential 
year and the party failing to grant what 
is demanded will experience the displeasure 
of the voters at the polls. 
Socialists Gain. —It is too early to take 
stoek of conditions—this cannot bo done 
until after the official returns are canvassed, 
which will not be until a month hence; 
then the figures may be analyzed and some 
opinion arrived at which may be of value. 
However, there is one fact which gives 
pause to the politicians and causes them to 
wonder if a new force in their chosen field 
must not soon be coped with ; the election 
of a Socialist member to the Assembly from 
Schenectady. Also, at the same time, a 
Socialist mayor and other municipal and 
county officers were chosen in the city and 
county of Schenectady. It may be consid¬ 
ered merely a sporadic case, but infection 
may follow--perhaps not immediately, but 
with an efficient government in that city 
honestly administered. Schenectady may be 
the example which will show other munici¬ 
palities how to get rid of bosses of both the 
old parties who have been fattening and 
growing rich from city contracts and the 
exploitation of the city's revenues to their 
own advantage. The Socialist vote through 
the State, so far as heard from, has enor¬ 
mously increased. 
Farmers Get Ready. —Associations in 
various parts of the State are already being 
formed to urge that laws permissive of a 
commission form of government in cities 
be passed at the coming session. Why 
should not the farmers of the State at 
once begin their campaign for those meas¬ 
ures which they wish to become laws? 
Is there any doubt but that the liquor 
interests, the railroad corporations, and 
other interests, have not already begun the 
wire-pulling necessary to secure places upon 
committees for their tried and true friends? 
It is certain that many interests even 
participated in the selection of tin- candi¬ 
dates for the Assembly—not waiting or 
taking any chances for the selection of the 
light man favorable to them. 
Some New Bosses. —The result of the 
last Assembly election was not a day old 
before politicians in every part of the State 
“got busy.” Members-elect were at once 
communicated with, asking them either to 
pledge themselves, or to make no prom¬ 
ises, for the speakership. Reports came 
quickly that an ex-president would have a 
hand in the organization of the Assembly; 
that Merritt of St. Lawrence, was to be 
the speaker; that Parker of Washington 
county, was to be rewarded for standing by 
the Colonel at the Saratoga convention in 
1910 ; that President Taft would intervene; 
that Parsons, the boss of New York and 
Greiner, the boss of Buffalo, and Aldridge, 
the boss of Rochester, and Barnes, the boss 
of Albany, and this boss and that boss, big 
and little, were all entering into combina¬ 
tions to organize the Assembly. All bosses 
are more or less tied up with corporations 
—usually more—so the matter resolves it¬ 
self finally down to this : What big business 
interests will organize the Assembly? Last 
session Murphy was the boss; this coming 
session it looks as though Barnes (with 
some assistance) would be boss, and the peo¬ 
ple, after all. seem merely to have ex¬ 
changed one boss for another. How long 
will such conditions last? Just so long 
as the voters of this State continue to 
divide their ballots between the two great 
parties with no reason beyond a senti¬ 
mental one of “I am a Democrat.” or “I 
am a Republican.” When men begin to 
think for themselves and refuse to be de¬ 
luded by shibboleths of old: when they 
decide to put none but fit men in office; 
when they determine to wear no bosses’ 
collar—then will they have the representa¬ 
tives in legislative halls who will serve 
them and not the corporations—those crea¬ 
tures of the State whose power ofttimos 
seems to dwarf the State itself. 
Civil Service News.- Persons desiring 
to try examinations for any of the follow¬ 
ing positions should at once apply to the 
State Civil Service Commission, Albany, 
for blanks and information; the examina¬ 
tions will be held December 9: assistant 
inspector (horticultural and nursery inspec¬ 
tion). department of agriculture, $720 to 
si.000; bacteriologist, under health officer, 
port of Now York, $1,200; game protector, 
Allegany county, $900; physical instructor, 
women only, $45 per month and mainten¬ 
ance; principal keeper, State prisons, $2,000. 
The Wadsworth Law. —The operation of 
the Wadsworth law, which charged the 
State Comptroller with the examination 
of the fiscal affairs of counties of the State, 
has resulted most favorably for the inter¬ 
ests of the taxpayers. The examinations of 
county treasurers’ accounts and methods; 
the delving into the systems by which 
boards of supervisors audited and allowed 
both county and town charges, have re¬ 
vealed in dozens of instances that these 
officials have been proceeding in not alone 
illegal ways, but frequently permitting cor¬ 
rupt practices to continue even when known. 
A number of men prominent in their local¬ 
ities have been brought to book under the 
operations of this law. and some sent to 
merited punishment. Th latest irregulari¬ 
ties have been reported from Steuben 
county, where the Comptroller’s examiners 
report they have discovered that thou¬ 
sands of dollars were charged by and paid 
to the sheriffs for which no authority in 
law can be found. 
An Expensive Dinner. —Probably _ the 
most expensive dinner ever indulged in by 
the Sullivan and Ryan families, residing 
in the vicinity of Malone, was that for 
which the fathers of these households paid 
$200 in settlement with the State for the 
trout which appeared at that meal. The 
trout were stolen from the hatchery at 
Saranac Inn—about two bushels in quan¬ 
tity. 
One Thing After Another. —It was 
scarcely enough it seems that the chestnut 
tree blight should assume such proportions 
that it was necessary to call a conference 
to determine how it should be dealt with, 
so now comes a warning from State Ento¬ 
mologist Felt concerning the Hickory bark- 
borer which, not satisfied with killing nu¬ 
merous hickory trees in the vicinity of New 
York, lias destroyed thousands of those trees 
in the central section of the State. Dr. 
Felt reports that this borer is now at work 
near Tivoli, Dutchess county, and doubt¬ 
less in other localities. His advice Is to 
cut down this Winter all dead hickory 
trees, for they are probably infested with 
the grub, and to burn the bark. 
Telephone Rates in Albany. —A lone 
citizen of Albany, W. A. Choate, not con¬ 
tented, as were most of its patrons, by 
taking it out in grumbling, to pay the high 
and excessive rates charged by the “Bell” 
telephone company, compiled some figures 
as to what rates were being paid in other 
cities of about the same population as 
Albany, for a similar service, lie discov¬ 
ered that Albany subscribers were paying 
$90 for direct line and $06 for a party 
line service per year, while Troy. Utica 
and Syracuse were paying only $60 and $48 
respectively. Then he complained to the 
Public Service Commission. Ills example 
in complaining appealed so quickly to the 
hundreds of “Bell” subscribers and these 
made so much noise that the Board of 
Trade, a body heretofore rather quiescent, 
concluded it must take action, so it Joined 
with Mr. Choate in Ills complaint, and 
now it looks as though some relief may be 
afforded. It is difficult to pry these public 
service corporations loose from any of 
their fat dividends, but let one courageous 
man take the matter up and keep at it 
there is usually something which may be 
accomplished. And that is what the Pub¬ 
lic Service Commission was constituted 
for—to grant relief in just such cases as 
the above. The trouble with the average 
board of trade is that many of its best- 
known members are the “solid” men of 
the community, having money invested in 
the very corporations it is necessary t>> 
restrain; hence the difficulty in getting ag¬ 
gressive action when needed. c. 
Farmers, Organize! 
Why not the Grower of Farm 
Products name the price as 
well as other producers ? 
We know this Caillc Perfection Special to be ab¬ 
solutely the greatest engine value on the market. 
Built by automobile men with automobile mach¬ 
inery-runs economically on kerosene or gasoline— 
your two hands the only tools you'll need. The 
simplest construction of any farm power plant— 
your 14-year old boy can take care of it. Made 
of the finest material, every moving part works 
as smooth and sweet as a watch. Our free book 
tells how we make a better engine at a lower prieo 
than our competitors. Write for free book and 
15-day free trial offer. 
CAILLE PERFECTION MOTOR CO. 
312 Second Street Detroit, Mich. 
$48 
Complete and 
Ready to Run 
GROWERS & SHIPPERS’ EXCHANGE 
With Headquarters in 
GRANITE BUILDING, Rochester, N.Y. 
have now over 1,100 Farmer Stock¬ 
holders and are naming the prices to the 
consumer on their registered trade¬ 
mark brands of baskets of grapes 
peck and bushel 
sacks of potatoes, 
peck cartons and 
bushel boxes of 
apples. Our mem¬ 
bers save from 
$2.00 to $8.00 per 
ton on their fertilizer 
bills. 
A branch can be 
started any place and 
use the same agents 
in the large market 
centers. 
Write for Particulars. 
15 POUNDS 
POTATOES 
OurG 
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t 
(opynshffradefljrK Prolrcb the 
, ‘Of ttasbdfkjndit MUST NOT, 
b« refilled wlti Potatoes by Dealers. 
GROWERS AND SHIPPERS EXCHANGE 1 
HUDQiKUlrtRs,- ROCHESTER,N.Y. 
HAMILTON RESERVOIR 
ORCHARD HEATER 
The 
You Will 
Eventually Buy 
Ih® REGULATED FIRE 
Control the heat, and meet every weather 
condition with true fuel economy. This 
means a small fire for a slight frost, also 
a large fire for a heavy freeze or windy 
condition. 
Large Oil Capacity 
(3 and 6 yallons). provides for a long 
burn without refilling. A labor saver. 
/Vo Seams 
Tho bane of the “made-over” lard pail 
pots—seams—is entirely eliminated. No 
wasteful oil leakage. 
Bessemer Steel 
Honestly built of 20 gauge Bessemer steel 
to withstand the rust and weather. Com¬ 
mon stove pipe iron lias no place in its 
Construction. 
Each of these superior points is exclusive 
in the HAMILTON RESERVIOR HEATER 
and you should compare it with any other 
device and discover its greater advan¬ 
tages. Knowing growers, after investiga¬ 
tion, always buy this heater. Mr. A. 
Gregory, Redlands, Calif., purchased 8,000 
of the 6-gallon reservoir heaters only after 
exhaustively investigating and testing 
every type. This is the largest order over 
placed by an individual grower in any 
State, requiring 48,000 gallons of oil for one 
filling, and the equal of 48,000 of tho lard 
pail type of pots. 
This should be of interest to you and we 
want to tell you more about it. 
Write for our New Literature 
Hamilton Orchard Heater Co. 
Grand Junction, Colo. 
Grind Your Corn-HL'sks and All 
A1 falfa.ClovorHay, Wheat Seroeninjrs.sheaf 
oats, rye, Kaffir com, A wheat, barley. 
Hhell com, cotton seed, wot, dry or oily are all 
ground to roeal on tho “Bull Dog" Grinder. 
\ Highest Grade of Corn and Buck- 
•i wheat Table Flour in One Grinding 
And you can prove it. 10 Days’ FREE 
Trial Given. State size of engine and 
write for catalog and samples today. 
Letx Manufacturing: Company 
E. Road, Crown Point, Ind. 
FURNITURE 
FOR ALL 
EOPLE 
ALL 
URPOSES 
ALL 
0CKET-B00KS 
AT 
FACTORY-COST 
Buy tlinfc Furniture you 
have wanted bo lout? light 
now. Don't think for a 
minute you can’t afford that 
chair, bookcase, couch or 
bed. Perhaps you can’t afford to pay the price 
your local dealer asks you to pay: but have you 
to>en our prices? Our values will startle you. 
Never before have wo offered such a complete, 
high grade, carefully selected line of furniture 
at such ridiculously low prices. You do not want 
to miH* our furniture book this year. It will bo 
interesting reading for you. From the lirst page 
to ttie last it is all the same story—highest quality 
furniture at lowest possible prices. ® 
JonN A. Hall, our exi>ert furniture buyer, has 
selected this line from tho offerings of the lead¬ 
ing factories of this country. In many casos he 
lias contracted for the entire output. Thus we 
have obtained prices t hat no local dealer can hope 
to duplicate. This saving is your^-how much of 
a saving it is, a comparison of prices will toll. 
And just a word about the assortment, Every¬ 
thing (absolutely everything) that comes within 
tho ordinary furniture needs of man. is here. We 
have grades and prices that will suit you, no mat¬ 
ter what your tastes, no matter how largo or how 
small your pocket-book. Everything is new—up- 
to-date and stylish in design and finish. The ma¬ 
terials are the very best, and wo show you a vari¬ 
ety ten times as great as you will find in tho 
average retail store. 
Let us send you tho furniture book. You need 
it. The number is 7. 
Here is a complete list of our money-savers—we 
will send eny of them free of charge on request. 
Put numbers of tho books you wanton tho coupon. 
1 Paints 
2 PilHIOB 
3 Organs 
•; Tranks 
6 Rooting 
G V chiclet* 
7 Furniture 
8 Ineubiitora 
9 Wall Paper 
10 Typewriters 
11 Grocery List 
12 Feed Cookers 
13 Tank Heaters 
14 Wire Fencing 
15 Carpets, Rugs 
16 Building Plans 
17 Baby Carriages 
18 Men’s Fur Coats 
19 Sewing Machines 
20 Gasoline Engines 
21 Cream Separators 
22 Building Material 
23 Stoves and Ranges 
24 Underwear Sam¬ 
ples 
25 Automobile Sup¬ 
plies 
26 Bicycles — Motor¬ 
cycles 
27 Baby's Dress and 
Toilet 
28 Women's Tailored 
Suits 
29 Circular and Drag 
Saws 
30 Women’s Fashion 
31 Rain Coats, Rub¬ 
ber Coats, etc. 
32 Tombstones and 
Monuments 
33 Men’B Clothing 
34 Women’s Furs 
35 Dry Goods 
36 Muslin Wear 
37 Millinery 
Sign and Mail Coupon NOW! 
158 Montgomery Ward & Co. 
I9th and Campbell Sts. Chicago Avenue Bridge 
KANSAS CITY CHICAGO 
Please nend to my address below books Nos. 
absolutely free of cost. 
Name. 
Post Office 
I 
L State. I 
SEND COUPON TO THE NEARER ADDRESS 
November 25, 
When you write advertisers mention The 
I t. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
forThrifiy Mon &Youn^Men 
CLOTH CRAFT 
CLOTHES A"* 
A WEARER of Clothcraft 
Clothes moved to a town 
where there was no Cloth- 
craft store. He was offered 
clothes “just as good”—but his 
satisfaction with Clothcraft had 
been so great that he wrote the 
makers, begging them to sell him 
direct. He was willing to take 
his chance of style, fabric and 
fit so long as he knew he was 
getting Clothcraft Clothes. 
Of course the makers couldn’t sell 
him direct, as they don’t do a retail 
business; but the incident is related to 
show the confidence that Clothcraft 
wearers have in their clothes. 
That confidence rests upon more than 
individual judgment. It is based upon 
the Clothcraft guaranty, backed by 
dealer and maker, which assures first- 
class materials and workmanship, 
permanent shapeliness, lasting satis¬ 
faction, and absolutely pure wool 
cloth— 
The One Guaranteed All-Wool Lino 
at Medium Prices: $10 to $25 
So much quality at SlU to $25 is the result of 
Clothcraft Scientific Tailoring, which improves 
the quality while cutting down the cost. 11 is the 
outgrowth of sixty-one years devoted soleiy to 
making good clothes ai medium prices. 
You can be sure of all these advantages in your 
clothes if you buy Clothcraft Clothes—and buy 
early, while assortments are good. 
Go to the Nearest Clothcraft Store 
Be sure to see the Clothcraft Blue Serge Special. 
No. 4130, at $18.50. Then try on other Clothcraft 
coats and overcoats, and see how well they fit. 
Notice the close-fitting collar, the shapely should¬ 
ers. and the full, smooth coat-front. 
If you don’t know a Clothcraft Store, wri'e us 
today for the address of the nearest one. With 
it we’ll send you the Clothcraft Style-Book for 
fall and winter. 
THE JOSEPH & FEISS CO. 
Founded 1850—Oldest American 
Manufacturers of Men’s Clothes 
635 St. Clair Avenue, N. W. 
Climax Carrier. 
Feed, Ensilage, Lifter. 
A stable help that saves labor. Brings feed from 
silo or bin to manger, carries manure from all 
stablings to same pile or dumps on wagon. Kasy 
lift, light running, positive dump. Made of steel. 
Straight or curved tracks to run anywhere and suit 
any stable plan. Write for descriptive circular. 
Warsaw-Wilkinson Co., 
50 Highland Ave., Warsaw, N. Y. 
