1912. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
426 
The newest idea in clothes- 
making has been produced by 
the oldest manufacturers of 
men’s clothes in America. 
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4S a result, $15 will buy a fashionable ready- 
to-wear blue serge suit that really will fit 
^ and wear and hold its shape and color. 
It will compare favorably with most suits at 
$20—and it’s as good as it looks, for the things 
you can’t see are guaranteed by dealer and 
maker. 
The new idea, in brief, is this: 
Centering advertising upon one suit increases the demand for it. 
Manufacturing larger quantities lowers making-costs. Figuring the 
savings in advance, we put them into better cloth. 
You see the new idea is built upon faith in our own advertising. 
We had faith because we state nothing but facts. It was justified; 
and so what last season was only an idea is today a proven success. 
CLOTHCRAFT 
Blue Serge Special 
N 2 5130 
GUARANTIED ALL-WOOL 
AND FAST COLOR 
$15 
THE HOUSE CHIMNEY. 
The North Dakota Agricultural Col¬ 
lege issues a leaflet on house chimneys 
from which Fig. 152 and the following 
notes are taken: 
Good engineering practice has shown 
that in.house heating the average dwell¬ 
ing demands a chimney flue for the fur¬ 
nace, 8 x 12 inches in area for a rec¬ 
tangular flue or 9 to 10 inches for one 
that is circular. The chimney should 
extend well above the highest part of 
the building, and in case other buildings 
or tall trees are near should be located 
with reference to the prevailing winds, 
which may cause eddies, and thus prod¬ 
uce a down draft in the flue. Some¬ 
times a moveable cowl (usually made 
of sheet iron) will be required to avoid 
eddies produced from causes which can¬ 
not be removed. The furnace flue 
should run as nearly straight as pos¬ 
sible from base to top of chimney and 
should have no other openings except 
that of the furnace smoke-pipe. Bends 
of any kind in the flue reduce the draft 
of the furnace. The top of the chifm- 
ney should not be capped in any way 
that will reduce the area of the flue. 
The best flue is of cylindrical form. In 
such a flue the spiral ascent of the 
gases are in no way interfered with. 
Cylindrical flues are commonly made 
of round tile or cement blocks that are 
prepared expressly for chimney con¬ 
struction. The joints of the chimney 
should be closely made and tightly ce¬ 
mented. The mortar joints must not 
be allowed to project into the flue be¬ 
cause they will retard the flow of the 
gases. If the stack is made of brick, 
the walls should have a thickness of 
two courses of brick and the inside 
should be plastered straight and smooth. 
One chimney may be constructed with 
two or more flues that will accommo¬ 
date the entire house. The chimney 
thus arranged is cheaper to construct 
and more efficient than where separate 
stacks are made for each flue. Fig. 152 
shows such a chimney of three flues de¬ 
signed to accommodate the kitchen 
range R, and the furnace F, in the out¬ 
side flues marked A, and B, while the 
middle flue, marked B, supplied a means 
for ventilation. The middle flue being 
kept warm by those on the outside, fur¬ 
nishes a better draft because of the 
higher temperature. Openings are made 
into the flue from the various apart¬ 
ments such as that on the upper floor, 
marked V, and into which is discharged 
the air from near the floor. This is one 
of the few possible methods of natural 
ventilation and when used in connection 
with some means of admitting air into 
the building, gives satisfactory results. 
The short chimney shows the effect of 
the wind as it passes over the ridge of 
the roof and why the draft in such a 
chimney is retarded whenever this con¬ 
dition exists._ 
Tiie Twisted Rope. —Last Summer I saw 
a question asked as to the cause of hay 
rope twisting. Several gave remedies or 
rather treatments to give the rope, but I 
do not think that it is necessary to give 
rope any treatment. Take the rope out full 
length, let it twist or untwist to its natural 
position, and when you put it in use again, 
turn your horse to the right in the barn 
floor and to the left outside, and your rope 
will stay natural. That has been my ex¬ 
perience and I think it looks very reason¬ 
able. h. P. B. 
Caldwell. Pa. 
THE DAYS OF SMALL ECONOMIES. 
I was much impressed by the methods of 
the Chinese as set forth by the “Hope Farm 
Man” on page 280 of The R. N.-Y. There 
is a sharp contrast between the small and 
patient economies of the peoples of the 
Chinese Empire and the lavish wastes of the 
peoples of this nation. While delivering 
butter to the “ultimate consumer” one zero 
morning I ran across the garbage man. He 
was just lifting a large dishpan heaped 
high with cold griddle cakes, a week’s ac¬ 
cumulation of the left-overs from the family 
breakfasts. This emptied, two men picked 
up the garbage can. In this can was a 
quantity of coal ashes containing a goodly 
per cent of unburned coal. A pair of rub¬ 
bers without a break except where the heels 
was scuffed through, a pair of good shoes 
needing half soles, a quantity of potato 
parings fourth of an inch thick, a large red 
apple with a decayed spot on one side, an 
onion, two carrots, half a cabbage, some 
pieces of meat, several bread crusts, a piece 
of layer cake, a handful of broken crockery, 
three or four bottles, several tin cans, and 
other articles of less significance. This is 
not a single or isolated instance but it is 
duplicated a thousand times every week in 
a single town of 20,000 people. This town 
is not unlike dozens of other towns in this 
broad land of liberty, where we eat, drink, 
wear and throw away what we choose re¬ 
gardless, so long as we have the price. 
The cold cakes and other food that can be 
separated is fed to hogs, and if the bits 
of glass, hairpins, forks, spoons and other 
bric-a-brac that seem so inseparable from 
this class of pig feed does not kill enough 
hogs to take all the profits, the man who is 
running this venture will make a decent 
living. The coal ashes, tin cans, frozen 
vegetables, etc., are dumped into a ravine 
on the outskirts of town ; this pile from 
time to time is covered with dirt; when 
the ravine is full it is intended to build 
houses thereon to shelter the growing popu¬ 
lation. 
The people who fill these garbage cans 
are intelligent, industrious Americans who 
earn a living in the shops, mills and fac¬ 
tories, and by following the various trades 
and occupations of the ordinary town. They 
are paying $10 to $30 a month for rent, 
$7.50 per ton for coal, 10 to 30 cents per 
pound for meats, three to four cents per 
pound for flour, 40 cents per peck for po¬ 
tatoes, apples, onions and carrots, three 
cents per pound for cabbage, 40 cents per 
pound for butter, 45 cents per dozen for 
eggs, eight cents per quart for milk, and 
Other food supplies in proportion ; 80 cents 
and upward for a pair of rubbers, $2 and 
upward for a pair of shoes. They haven’t 
time or inclination to mend or make over 
anything; they change their dress to con¬ 
form to the lastest style of the changing 
season. Many of the women and children 
earn as well as the men ; they work at top 
speed for eight or 10 hours a day. It 
takes all an average family can earn to 
make ends meet. laving in sight of greater 
wealth with its apparent ease and luxury, 
many there are who grow restive and fret 
at their compelling toll. They rant at the 
general injustice in the scheme of life. 
They wail at the high cost of living. They 
denounce niankind in general as robbers, 
and in this they are right, for we are a 
nation of robbers. We have delved into the 
mighty storehouse of nature. We are bring¬ 
ing out vast quantities of her varied wealth 
and distributing it among our fellows, urg¬ 
ing it upon them, more than they need or 
can rightly use. We are sending quantities 
to other nations far across the seas. Wo 
have built up big businesses, gigantic in¬ 
dustries ; we have become the first and fore¬ 
most nation in the world in commercial im¬ 
portance. We have done ourselves proud 
and our great-grandchildren shall pay the 
musicians, for we are taking more than we 
need of our God-given wealth that was 
placed here for the sustenance and com¬ 
fort of man, not for this day and genera¬ 
tion alone, but to be used in part by each 
and every generation of man, down through 
the ages, to the end of time., We are tak¬ 
ing more than our share, bartering it for 
the almighty dollar, the dollar that is 
losing its prestige. To-day I must have an 
average of a dollar and a half to procure 
as much of the everyday necessities as a 
single dollar would procure for me 20 
years ago; in the same diminishing ratio 
40 years hence the dollar would cease to 
have value. 
While we are so keen for reforms, why 
not begin at the bottom and reform the 
garbage can? Buy no more than we need, 
look sharp to prevent the destruction of 
little things, learn to abhor all manner of 
waste. I have a notion this altered tone 
would help a lot to bring about the larger 
reforms that are becoming so imperative; 
also it would materially lengthen the years 
in which the people of this nation could 
enjoy the slice of steak. j. b. w. 
New York. 
“Plums” for the New York Legislature. 
I note with real pleasure reference you 
have made to the present price of “Apples” 
and “Grapes” of New York State on page 
328, and most heartily concur in everything 
you have said. I experienced practically 
the same condition as did your Western 
friend. I tried every avenue available to 
procure copies from the State, and from 
which sources came the information that 
the supply was entirely exhausted, but a 
copy might be purchased from some second¬ 
hand book store. Then I tried a book store 
In New York City and was advised that the 
price of “Grapes” was $6 and the price of 
“Apples” $10. I have occasion to use such 
reference works every day, and as a resi¬ 
dent of New York State T must pay an 
exorbitant price for something that the 
taxpayers have already paid for. The work 
in itself is elaborate, concise and authen¬ 
tic. Such data nowadays, regardless of the 
source, is indeed hard to find. It occurs 
to me that the condition now existing 
should be immediately investigated, and as¬ 
certain at once who the fellows are who 
have so successfully plucked the fruit as it 
were, and received the benefits thereof, both 
coming and going. w. p. iiartman. 
Long Island. 
In buying this suit you take nothing 
on faith. The Clothcraft guarantee 
absolutely assures all-wool cloth, first- 
class trimmings and workmanship, per¬ 
manent shape, satisfactory wear and 
service. 
Go to The Clothcraft Store. Ask to 
see the Clothcraft Blue Serge Special, 
No. 5130, at $15, and the many other 
styles of Clothcraft Clothes—America’s 
one guaranteed all-wool line at medium 
prices: $10 to $25. 
Notice how good they look and feel 
—how well they fit. And then read 
the guarantee that’s in the pocket of 
every Clothcraft coat. It indicates 
the maker’s confidence that the clothes 
will stand every reasonable test. 
If your regular clothier doesn’t sell 
Clothcraft, you’ll thank us for directing 
you to one who does. Write us today 
for the Spring Style-Book, a sample of 
the 5130 serge, and the address of the 
nearest Clothcraft Store. 
& FEISS CO. 
THE JOSEPH 
Founded 1850—Oldest American 
Manufacturers of Men’s Clothes 
635 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, N. W. 
ARE YOUR CROP YIELDS SATISFACTORY 7 
They are certainly not what they would be if you used Clark’s Double Action 
"Cutaway” Harrow. It requires thorough cultivation to make the soil fertility avail¬ 
able for your crops. “Thorough Cultivation,” and “Clark’s Double Action ‘Cutaway’ 
Harrow” are synonymous. The entire machine is made of steel and iron, except the 
pole, which is jointed so that there is no weight upon the horses’ necks, and can be 
removed in one minute and used as a tongueless, as shown in cut. This is a big feature 
in moving from field to field, insuring safety to horses. The disks are of cutlery steel, 
shaped and forged in our own shops, where the only genuine “Cutaway” disks are 
made. The Double “Cutaway” does twice as much as an ordinary disk harrow and 
better at the same cost. The inflexible frame holds the gangs rigidly in their places, 
"nd compels them to cut high, hard ridges, carrying the soil into the hollows and 
leaving the ground level. With the flexible or tandem harrows the gangs conform to 
the surface and do not cut and level the hard, irregular places. Clark’s stir every 
' .inch, leaving a finely pulverized seed bed. By setting the inner gangs straight on sharp 
Jurns, the Disk turns easily, leaving the ground even. No interlocking of gangs. 
Modern farmers disk before they 
plow their land. It puts fine soil in 
the bottom of the furrow, where other¬ 
wise would lie loose clods that make a 
strata through which the sub-moisture 
can not rise. For this no other disk 
equals Clark’s. 
What Prof. Bailey Say a s 
“The Double Action ‘Cutaway’ narrow has 
been satisfactory. 1 use it almost continu¬ 
ously on our hard clay land with good results." 
If your dealer can’t supply the genuine 
“Cutaway,” write us. Satisfaction guaran¬ 
teed. Twenty-live years’experience back of 
every sale. Prompt Shipments. Got our 
booklet “intensive Cultivation.” It’s free. 
We make a special tool for every crop. 
CUTAWAY HARROW CO. 
839 Main St., Higganum, Conn. 
