The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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a school board meeting, with less than 
one-quarter of the taxpayers of the dis¬ 
trict present, a motion was made and 
passed that the sum of $300 be collected 
with the school taxes and that the above 
sum be given to the public library in the 
village. This library was built by public 
subscription. A claims this is' against 
the school law in New York State, as law 
is that all money collected in school taxes 
must be used for school purposes. B 
claims that as this money is collected 
over and above the school budget, and 
that no report is made about it to the 
State, and taxpayers voted for it. it is 
within the law. Will you decide? J. M. 
New York. 
1. If you fail to make your payments 
the man holding the first mortgage can 
foreclose, and if the property does not 
sell for sufficient to pay the first and sec¬ 
ond mortgage, the second mortgage will 
be the loser. You cannot give clear title 
as long as there is a mortgage against 
the property. 
2. The voters at a district meeting are 
authorized by law “to vote a tax for the 
establishment of a school library, and 
the maintenance thereof, or for the sup¬ 
port of any school library already owned 
by said district, and for the purchase of 
books therefor, and such sum as they 
may deem necessary for the purchase of 
a book-case.” 
A majority of the voters of any school 
district, present at any annual or special 
district meeting, duly convened, may au¬ 
thorize such acts and vote such taxes as 
they shall deem expedient for making 
additions, alterations, repairs or improve¬ 
ments to the sites or buildings belonging 
to the district, or for the purchase of other 
sites, or buildings, or for a change ot - 
sites, or for the purchase of land and 
buildings for agricultural, athletic, play¬ 
ground, or social center pursoses or for 
the erection of new buildings, or for buy¬ 
ing apparatus, implements,, or fixtures, 
or for paying the wages of teachers and 
the necessary expenses of the school, or 
for such other purpose, relating to the 
support and welfare of the school as they 
may by resolution approve. n. t. 
Dower Right in Real Estate 
My husband died 13 years ago, leaving 
no will. My daughter was then five years 
old, and I was appointed guardian. When 
the estate was settled she had $12,000 
and I had $8,000. There was also a house 
and lot where we have continued to live. 
The Orphans’ Court at first allowed me 
only $6 per week ; then when my daugh¬ 
ter entered high school it was raised to 
$11, which, with the fee of the surety 
company, took all the income, as it was 
invested in securities paying less than 6 
per cent in order to be safe. My daugh¬ 
ter entered college last year, and had an 
order from the court to use some prin¬ 
cipal last September. I have paid all 
checks over to her from the income, but 
1 have the taxes and repairs on the 
house, and this year the insurance has 
to be renewed. She was spending the Sum¬ 
mer vacation of 12 weeks at home, and I 
am paying all expenses. Last Fall I took 
a position from October until June, and 
I expect to return to the school again this 
October, but I wish to know if there is 
any way I can be reimbursed for my 
expenses aside from waiting for the three 
years until my daughter is 21, as she 
seems to feel I am obliged to meet all 
house expenses, and that the house be¬ 
longs to her. Does my dower entitle me 
to one-third interest in the house, or is it 
simply a legal phrase meaning nothing? 
During the 13 years of my guardianship 
I made a home for my daughter and have 
spent $4,000 of my principal, so I do not 
see how I can continue to assist her, as 
she thinks I must meet all the house ex¬ 
penses. I have never kept an itemized 
account of what I spent for her, as it was 
impossible for this length of time, and I 
feel sure she will never allow me any¬ 
thing. The house has been painted several 
times, and I have spent a large sum on 
repairs. Would it be possible for my | 
daughter to arrange for me to get a deed 
for the property, giving her a mortgage 
for her two-thirds interest, if I paid her 
the interest on the mortgage at 6 per 
cent? I would then feel I had a personal 
right to the home. As it is now, I feel I 
have all this expense for something I j 
could be made to vacate as soon as she is 
21. Would the property have to be ap¬ 
praised? As my daughter has to take 
more of her principal again in September, 
and as I had given her almost the amount 
of the interest last year, I wish to do 
what is right, but at the same time look 
out for my interests. b. t. 
Illinois. 
Your dower interest in the real prop¬ 
erty is the use of one-third thereof during 
your lifetime. No transfer of the real 
property can be made by your daughter 
until she arrives at the age of 21 unless 
made by an order of the court. You 
must remember that you have been using 
all -of the real property for the 13 years, 
and what you have paid out to keep up 
the house probably would not amount to 
as much as your use of the other two- 
thirds of the property would amount to. 
It would seem that your daughter would 
appreciate what you have done for her 
and make a fair adjustment with you as 
soon as she arrives of age. N, T. 
The Best Proof of SCALECIDE Value 
Is Our Own Use of It on 33000 Trees 
The STATEMENT above is based upon 
these two facts: First, our own commercial 
orchard operations are too large and too im¬ 
portant in their financial aspects to permit 
any interference with best results. Second, 
our wide experience during the last 20 years 
not to mention our intimate, personal con¬ 
tact with growers throughout the country — 
qualifies us as competent orchard managers. 
When we talk about the use of SCALECIDE, 
our heart and our mind are in the orchard, 
for we have 33000 trees of our own and we 
speak as fruit growers to fruit growers. Our 
attachment to orcharding comes from the 
fascination of the business, without which we 
would conduct an experimental farm only. 
But the experience gained makes our advice 
of more value to you. On every tree, shrub 
and vine that sheds its leaves in winter— 
use SCALECIDE as your dormant spray. Then 
you will know that you have done all that 
can be done at that particular time by any 
dormant spray or combination of sprays. 
Fall spraying with SCALECIDE controls psylla 
and peach leaf curl. Spring application con¬ 
trols aphis, pear thrips, leaf miner, case bearer 
and leaf roller. Either fall or spring spraying 
with SCALECIDE controls scale, bud moth, 
European red mite, fungus or blight cankers 
from which are spread fire blight, collar rot 
and root rot. And in addition, year after year 
use of SCALECIDE invigorates the trees. 
W"? GUARANTEE that, if you ■will divide an orchard, your worst or best, in two parts equal in general condition and 
for three years spray one part with SCALECIDE according to our directions and the other part with lime sulfur givinvthe 
— L S X m rJ T nt C H both , partS ’ the Pf n sprayed with SCALECIDE will be better than the part sprayed with lime sulfur 
]u gmen of nee disinterested fruit growers or we will refund the money you have paid for the SCALECIDE. 
SCALECIDE is not an emulsion but a miscible oil that mixes instantly with cold water and stays mixed 
without agitation. Its continuous use for the past twenty years throughout the fruit-growing Jorld has 
proven that it will not do injury such as has been so often attributed to oil emulsions and improperly 
made miscible oils. If your dealer doesn’t carry SCALECIDE, show him this advertisement^Sr orde!^ 
direct fiom us. In any event, write today for the new booklet, “T he Ounce of Prevention ”. 
B. G. PRATT CO. Department 16 50 Church St. NEW YORK, N.Y. 
A Better Summer Spray 
Sulfocide Does Not Russet or Drop the Fruit 
Scientific investigations show the finer 
the sulphur the greater the fungicidal action. 
Sulfo*cide, when sprayed, decomposes to an 
almost invisible film of true colloidal sul¬ 
phur. Used on fruits and vegetables. Every 
one remarks on what high color and finish 
it produces. H. B. Fullerton, Director L. I. 
R.R. Exp. Sta., says: “We have absolutely 
wiped out peach leaf curl, we don’t know 
yellows, and we have staved off rot.” E. R. 
Longenecker, Magnolia, Del., says: “We got 
25c per basket above market price because 
of the wonderful color and absence of brown 
rot.” Timmerman Bros., Fort Plain, N. Y., 
say: “We could not grow cucumbers with¬ 
out it, and find it great on all garden plants 
a little goes so far.” Send for free booklet, 
A Better Summer Spray ”— it helps growers. 
B. G. PRATT CO. 
DEPT. 16 
LFOCIDE 
Better Summer Spray 
50 CHURCH ST. 
NEW YORK 
“ B K^ N SULPHUR 
COMMERCIAL FLOUR SULPHUR, 99^% pure, for spraying and 
insecticide purposes. 
SUPERFINE COMMERCIAL FLOUR SULPHUR, 99^% pure ) for dustins 
FLOWERS OF SULPHUR, 100% pure.f purposes 
“NIAGARA BRAND” 
AMERICAN CRUDE SALTPETRE 
for Better, Bigger and More Fruit. Also Crude Nitrate Soda. 
BATTELLE & RENWICK, 80 Maiden Lane, New York 
Dept. “B” Write for Prices and Booklet 
Power Cultivator 
Does work of 4 men or I horse— 
heavy cultivating or light — fast 
or slow. Easily operated and steered; 
simple,sturdy. Automaticlubrication, 
dust-proof working parts and our own 
4 -H.P., 4 -cycle air-cooled engine 
Uses hand orlight horse tools. 
M.B.M. Manufacturing Clrt. ■~ r ffT 
J 82 Reed St., Milwaukee,Wis2^s^ 
There’s rt Brown 
Sprayer for every need 
on the farm, in the 
orchard, garden, dairy 
orpoultry house. Cata¬ 
log and Calendar showing" When 
to Spray and How to Do It," Free. 
THE E. C. BROWN COMPANY 
892 Maple Street Rochester, N. Y. 
