THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
LT1 I 
1»M. 
First Christmas Tree by Parcel Post. 
The picture is of n Christmas tree my 
wife and I sent my younger cousin on 
Long Island by way of parcel post, all 
trimmed and finished as picture shows. 
The tree measured 32 inches in height, 
with a spread of branches 20 inches in 
diameter. After trimming we carefully 
drew the branches up and tied them the 
same as you would fruit trees for ship¬ 
ment, and packed in box. After packing 
the bundle measured length, 33 inches, 
these exchanged when empty for others. 
Candies.—H ome-made candies would 
find a ready sale over the doctored, 
adulterated glucose kinds now sold. I 
would suggest a person making a spe¬ 
cialty of some one kind, preferably one 
of the old-fashioned kinds, like butter¬ 
scotch, molasses taffy or peanut candy. 
Where anything is made that must bo 
sold in small quantities, an arrangement 
with some storekeeper to handle the 
goods on commission should be made, 
CHRISTMAS TREE SENT BY PARCEL POST. 
girth 37 inches, weight five pounds, cost 
insured 14 cents pa reel post. It was 
received in excellent condition. We sent 
it partly as an experiment and partly as 
a lark, but since we sent it the thought 
has occurred to us how happy it would 
have made some of the poor children of 
the city, who hardly know what a Christ¬ 
mas tree is, to receive one like it on 
Christmas morning WM. A. CASE. 
Farm Manufactured Food. 
Meat Products. —I have had abund¬ 
ant opportunity to observe the many 
things sold and called for every day in 
the average grocery, that could be manu¬ 
factured or produced on the average 
farm. First come the meats. Sugar- 
cured or otherwise, hams and bacon 
would find a ready sale. I know of no 
farmer making a business of this for our 
market, but there is a man located about 
eight miles from Ft. Wayne, who makes 
a business of country sausage, and twice 
a week he brings a wagonload of sausage 
and lard to town, which soils to the 
grocers at about 15 cents for the sausage 
and 10 to 12 for the lard. Sometimes 
the demand for sausage is so great that 
lie cuts up the hams and tenderloin into 
sausage. This sausage is nil put up in 
the casings, and these are coiled in bushel 
and half-bushel baskets. The lard is put 
up in 50-pound cans with his name on 
them. These cans when empty are re¬ 
placed with full cans. The sausage re¬ 
tails for 20 cents and the lard for 15; 
10-pound lard pails could be used for 
private or family trade. 
Rcttermilk. —One of the best sellers 
I know of is fresh buttermilk. The aver¬ 
age city never gets enough; it can be 
used for so many things in cooking, and 
as a beverage is unexcelled. Buttermilk 
naturally calls to mind cottage cheese. 
Any woman who could make good cottage 
cheese would find a number of people 
who would take a supply each week or 
twice a week. This could be put up in 
one and two-quart butter crocks and 
even to paying for a few lines of adver¬ 
tising inserted in his regular “ad.” 
A Woman’s Exchange. —One merchant 
here who is in the tea and coffee busi¬ 
ness has a department called “The Ladies’ 
Exchange,” which occupies one section 
of his store. It costs $1 for member¬ 
ship and 10 per cent, commission on saleis. 
Regular members of this exchange make 
certain things. Formerly this exchange 
sold anything from embroidery to dough¬ 
nuts, but now it handles baked goods 
almost exclusively. One of my friends 
makes a white layer cake with frosting, 
nothing else. She has developed quite 
a business, buys eggs r>y the case, sugar 
by the 100 pounds, and other supplies 
in proportion. I asked her what she did 
with the yolks of the eggs. “Oh! give 
them to the neighbors.” Now suppose 
some one making a yellow cake or some¬ 
thing that would use those yolks, could 
cooperate with her; think of the saving! 
These cakes sell for $1 each, 50 cents 
for a half, and this woman has regular 
customers for these cakes, besides many 
extra orders. She supports her home 
(her lnisbaml being in poor health) with 
her baking. All the jams, jellies, pre¬ 
serves, pickles, etc., would find some one 
clamoring for them, but in all this re¬ 
member you must have a clean, neat, at¬ 
tractive package, and a bright tasty 
label would enhance the chance of sale. 
We found that we could put up a nine- 
ounce glass of jelly for five cents. Many 
of the stores retail a seven-ounce glass 
for 10 cents, and it isn’t to be compared 
with a good homemade product. Dill 
pickles retail 15 cents per dozen, others 
one cent each. Another thing that is in 
demand is apple butter. I talked with 
one woman who sold all she could make 
at $1 per gallon. Homemade sauerkraut 
is retailed in large quantities every year. 
This year it sells for 10 cents per quart, 
cabbage being scarce, but usually at eight 
cents per quart. The stores sell this in 
ordinary oyster pails, pints and quarts. 
HUGH IIARTMAN. 
1 Will Trust You Glad!? 
Wherever You Live” 2 r 
TO 
Spear 
’s Room-Size 
Brussels 
Only $££C5 
$1.50 Casb 
Balance, 75c 
a Month 
\ Order No. 
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Beautiful 
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Rug, sice 
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and 
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we positively will refund your 
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satisfied with your bargain. . 
1 Bed, Spiring, 
Pillows, Mattress 
■\ Complete 
Only 
$^.45 
believe in every man w 
earns a living. I am for 1 To 
average home lover—the man who wants home pleasures l it 
hasn’t a whole lot of money to spare all at once. My credit p’an 
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they want. Thousands aro saying. ‘Spear helped us to beautify our 
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Bend for my bargain 
book now and let me r 
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Order 
No. D 312 
Casb 
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This handsome, complete 
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wire spring with all steel 
frame; 50-pound cotton top 
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No need to scrape and save for 
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pleased to give you 
'30 Days* Home Trial 
of nny articlo so you cun examine 
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Bpear has many thousands of 
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A Man from Ohio 
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people, but there is not a m i 11 ion. 
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Now 
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75c Cash—Balance, 50c Monthly 
Large, roomy, comfortable, well 
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Stoves and Ranges 
Buy direct from factory 
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WELL 
DRILLING 
MACHINES 
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FOR 
OLD 
Over 70 sizes and styles, for drilling either deep or 
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WILLIAMS BROS.. Ithaca. N. Y. 
Turn your old bags into money. We buy them 5-i 
any quantity, sound or torn, at a liberal price amt 
pay tli© freight. Write for particulars ami state 
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Iroquois Hag Co., 450 Howard St., Buffalo, N. Y. 
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WE PAY THE 
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Strongest, most durable made. Basic 
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Compare our quality and prices w ithothers.' 
Bargain Prices — Direct From Factory I 
150 Styles—13 Cents Per Rod Up 
Wo pay freight anywhere. Write now 
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THE BROWN FENCE & WIRE CO. , 
Dopt. - 9 Cleveland, Ohio 
FARM FENCE 
4! INCHES HIGH 
100 other styles of 
Farm, Poultry and 
Lawn Fencing direct 
from factory at save-the- 
dealer’s-profit-prices. Our 
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CENTC 
A ROD 
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EGE ^6-inch Hog Fence. 14c. M 
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tjGP 48 *i ac R Poultry Fence._22Hc. 
S-sa-J 80-rod spool Barb Wire, $L40 
AMany styles and heights. Our large Free Catalog 
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COILED SPRING FENCE CO. Box 263 Winchester, Ind. 
