1914. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKEE 
1106 
Construction of Cesspool. 
H OW far must a cesspool be from the 
house in order to comply with the 
State’s demand? Should it be con¬ 
structed of concrete? G. P. D. 
Honesdale, Pa. 
Any regulations with regard to the po¬ 
sition of a cesspool are likely to be those 
of your local health authorities, and may 
be ascertained by application to your 
board of health. In the absence of such 
regulations, you should construct a cess¬ 
pool as far as possible from any well or 
spring supplying water for household 
purposes. The exact distance neccssarj 
for safety varies with the character of 
the soil; from 100 to 200 feet is not too 
far. A cesspool is not constructed of 
concrete, as its purpose is to permit of 
gradual soaking away of the contents into 
the soil through the interstices in its wall 
and from the bottom. It should be laid 
up with stone without mortar and cov¬ 
ered with earth. Where a common cess¬ 
pool is not desirable, or permitted, a sep¬ 
tic tank of concrete may be constructed. 
This is a more expensive method of dis¬ 
posing of house wastes, but safer, and to 
be preferred. M. B. D. 
A Thrashing Flail and Sweet Clover. 
L AST year on the subject of thrashing 
beans, the flail was referred to, and 
that implement accused of breaking the 
beans. If so, it is the fault of the man 
doing the work, hitting the bare floor. 
Always strike a deep layer of straw. If 
more convenient, a canvas may be spread 
in the open field in a very dry time, and 
a small amount of beans, peas, rye, Sweet 
clover, or almost any grass or cereal may 
be thrashed in the field and winnowed in 
the breeze by holding the scoop high over 
a metal tub or basket and pouring the 
seed two or three times. A screen of 
proper size will take out the large stuff 
still contained and a second one the small 
stuff. In this way I have repeatedly pre¬ 
pared premium-getting rye and beans for 
the fair in a few minutes, and f—'shly 
thrashed cereals will look bright and 
fresh. I consider the flail a necessity on 
every place for saving small bits of grains 
and grasses for seed. 
As good a flail as I have ever seen, 
with a swivel head, is easily made if you 
have or can obtain good tools to work 
with. I made my own as cheaply as I 
could borrow one, as I have all needed 
tools but a wood-working lathe. It needs 
but a few. A four-foot stick for the han¬ 
dle the size of a hoe handle may be made 
or appropriated. Into the outer end bore 
a hole with a sharp half-inch bit about 
five inches deep. Turn or whittle a pin 
to fit a hole made by the same bit, and 
leave a head one inch in diameter for the 
outer end. Make a bar of heavy wood 20 
inches long by two or 2% inches in 
diameter, with a hole at one end to con¬ 
nect with the handle. A piece of strong 
leather two inches by five with corners 
slightly rounded and a half inch hole near 
each end is so bent that the pin shall 
pierce both holes, with the grain or hair 
side of the leather both facing the same 
way, making the swivel. The pin is then 
inserted into the hole in the handle till 
it presses the leather against the handle. 
With a bradawl, make a hole through 
both pin and handle, near the end of the 
pin opposite to the head and insert a 
wood screw to hold it in place. With a 
leather thong tie the swingle to the leath¬ 
er swivel. If you have tools and mate¬ 
rials handy, all but the pin can be made 
and put together in a few minutes. I 
have a wad cutter for a shotgun, with 
which I made the holes in the swivel 
leather, but a penknife would also easily 
make them. 
Perhaps you wonder why I referred to 
thrashing Sweet clover. So many have 
spoken of the value of Sweet clover as 
forerunner of Alfalfa, and to fertilize the 
soil itself, that two years ago I sowed an 
acre, and this year planted corn on the 
ground, and on adjoining ground that did 
not have Sweet clover. The result on the 
growing corn crop convinced me of the 
value of Sweet clover, neither did my cat¬ 
tle have to be starved to force them to 
eat the young Sweet clover with avidity 
last year. E. w. A. 
Michigan. 
“I put my reliance in the wisdom of 
the plain people,” said Senator Sorghum. 
‘‘But suppose the plain people do not hap¬ 
pen to agree with you?” ‘‘Then I refuse 
to be influenced by the clamor of the 
thoughtless crowd.”—Washington Star. 
GRAB THESE BARGAINS-QUICK! 
THEY WON’T LAST A WEEK! 
21 of the greatest bargains ever of¬ 
fered. At prices lower than we ever 
saw before. Order today or you may be 
too late. Every article guaranteed. In¬ 
spect goods at depot and return at our 
expense if not as represented. These 
special lots of quality goods are too 
small in quantity to go in our big cata¬ 
log. You take no risk in buying direct 
from this advertisement, as we agree 
to return your money and pay all 
charges if you do not want the goods 
after you see them. Send money order 
or check, and rush your order, or you 
will be too late to get in on this great 
bargain sale. Prices at least 50% low¬ 
er than you can get the same goods else¬ 
where. Mail your order today. 
7 Bargains for the Farm! 
Buffalo Farm Set: 
Pruning Shear, Steel 
Trowel, Steel Hoe 
and Cham- 
pion Grape U K A 
Picker . . VUU 
Buffalo 8-Piece Car¬ 
penter Set : Draw 
Knife, Hammer, Saw, 
Ratchet (*AA 
Brace, Chis- 9Sj A 
el, 3 Bits . . 
100 Solid Steel 
Bell-Faced d ■» 
Hammers.. | | V 
25,000 Squares 2 
Painted Corrugated 
Sheets, any length to 
10 feet, full ta "J p 
28 gauge, per I g JJ 
square . . 1 
250 Buffalo Sure- 
Grip Pipe Wrenches ; 
hold up to 1 inch ; 
something £ 
new . . £$ Q 
Buffalo Little Giant 
Tackle Block and 
Wire 7 ft A 
Stretcher 1 0 v 
Buffalo One-Horse 
Farm Harness, ex¬ 
tra heavy $ 3 E ffl 
and well 1 Q 0 \j 
trimmed. 
■ 
Bat 
'gains for 
the 
Man 
! 
l 
King Kole Men’s 
Black Sateen 
Shirt 
Double-stitched 
throughout, 3(5 
inches long,faced 
sleeves, pearl but¬ 
tons, extension 
neckband, and all 
other improve¬ 
ments. This gar¬ 
ment is made of 
extra high-grade 
luster gk A 
sateen, ftlJfQ 
each.... ■ w w 
Men’s Blue 
Denim Overalls 
This garment is 
made with band¬ 
ed bib and swing¬ 
ing pocket, double- 
stitched through¬ 
out, made of high- 
grade double and 
twist, fast color, 
blue denim, sizes 
32 to 50 (give 
waist measure 
and length when 
order¬ 
ing) 
at... . 
> til \Y ECU 
48c 
Men’s 
Raincoat 
This garment 
is made of tan 
Canton, full ce¬ 
mented and dou¬ 
ble-stitched, guar¬ 
anteed water¬ 
proof, extra well 
tailored, full size 
garment, all 
$2M 
sizes 
from 34 
to 50.... 
Men’s Corduroy 
Trousers 
Either in drab 
or brown color. 
This is a special 
thick-set cordu¬ 
roy, every pair 
guaranteed not 
to rip, sizes 32 
to 42 (give waist 
measure and in- 
SjS5 
seam when 
ordering) 
at. 
Men’s Flannel¬ 
ette Bight Robe 
This is made 
of an extra good 
quality flannel¬ 
ette in assorted 
stripes, small 
military collar, 
mercerized braid 
and silk frogs, 
trimmed pocket. 
Sizes 15 to 19 
(state 
size) 
at.... 
9 IU A O 
89c 
Wool Sweater 
Ccat 
Storm col¬ 
lar, sizes 34 
to 46; colors, 
Oxford, M a - 
r o o n and 
Navy ’ Q 2 c 
each... v fc U 
Men’s Heavy 
Cotton Sox 
Black and 
tan; this sock 
is suitable for 
w orkingmen 
and will give 
good wear. Per 
dozen 
pairs. 
Si 38 
7 Bargains for His Wife! 
No. 2609 
Ladies’ 
Umbrella 
26-inch, Amer¬ 
ican Taffeta 
Top, Paragon 
Steel Frame and 
Rod, in Mission 
and Boxwood 
Handle, case and 
«cT.':..89c 
No. 602 
W. T. Corset 
Having me¬ 
dium low bu 
long hips, 3 bone 
stripping, wide 
solid web, cloth 
covered hose 
supporters, and 
made of strong 
coutil, ggg 
each WWW 
No. 107 
Ladies’Fine Lin¬ 
en Hemstitched 
Handkerchiefs 
% inch hem, 
size 12y 3 inch, 
finished, one 
dozen in box, 
$|35 
per 
dozen.. 
No. 770 
Ladies’ Fast 
Black Cotton 
Hose 
Seamless, but 
with shaped leg, 
medium weight, 
suitable for 
every-day wear, 
per S745 
dozen.. “ 
No. 1411 
Serviceable 
House Dress 
Made of Amos- 
keag check dress 
gingham, collar 
made of Kings' 
blue chambray, 
set-in sleeves, 
breast pocket; 
seams and cuffs 
piped with Kings’ 
blue to match 
collar. nn 
pizes, 34 qNJ) 
to 46, at. w 
No. 92 
Cover-All 
Kimono Sleeve 
Apron 
Made of Amos- 
keag apron ging- 
h a m . Patterns 
come in blue 
checks, plain 
blue and grey 
stripe. Sizes: 
length 54 inches, 
bust, medium 
gk 44c 
No. 1055 
Ladies’Muslin 
Gown 
Made of fine soft 
cambric, V-shaped 
neck, long sleeves, 
flare cuffs trimmed 
with flue imported 
embroidery, d'eep 
front yoke with al¬ 
ternate embroid¬ 
ery insertion, and 
ten fine tucks, and 
dainty bow of rib¬ 
bon. Sizes( 
15, 1(5 and i 
17 at.. 
w Ui nu- 
85c 
Send For This Free Book 
X 
You need our big free catalog of bargains. 
Gives full description and lowest prices you 
ever saw on over 5,000 necessities for you, your 
home and your farm. Lists only quality goods 
ivhich were not made for mail sales. Other 
mail order houses cannot secure these goods. 
We buy them from manufacturers who have an 
over-production and must turn their extra goods 
into money. Send for our free catalog. Order 
from it whenever you need anything, and you 
will get the best quality known, at prices that 
are often 50% lower than you have to pay for 
less value. 
Rur fiuarantoa of course we sel1 you on 
UUl uuaramee approval. Send back any¬ 
thing that is not exactly what we claim and we 
send back your money by return mail, without 
one question. WE will not have a single dissat¬ 
isfied customer if ice can help it! Every article 
we sell is new and perfect. See the goods before 
you accept them. Our terms are cash with or¬ 
der, and your money back if not satisfied. 
To Storekeepers 
We are receiving a large number of orders 
from storekeepers, with requests to bill our goods 
at 30 and 60 days time. Our very small profit 
makes it impossible for us to do business on any 
save a strictly cash-with-order basis. Our prices 
to you are strictly net as printed. No discount 
allowed. Goods listed in these special bargain 
sales cannot be sold to storekeepers. 
Town 
R. F. D. 
State 
The Manufacturers’ Outlet Co. sol Buffalo, N. Y. 
