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highest  prices, 
but  our  checks 
sent  in  exchange 
for  furs  have  more 
than  satisfied 
hundreds  in  the 
last  thirteen 
years.  Get  up  a 
sample  shipment, 
send  it  in  to  us,  the  check  you’ll  receive 
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able  regulars.  If  you  are  not  satisfied, 
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shipped  back  to  you,  charges  paid  both 
ways.  A  square  deal  is  yours  for  the 
trying  —  all  to  gain  and  nothing  to  lose. 
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SOL  WARENOFF  &  CO.  Inc. 
159  West  25th  St.  New  York 
We  pay  highest  cash 'prices 
for  all  staple  furs— Skunk, 
Mink,  Muskrat,  Raccoon,  Red 
Fox.  Fancy  furs  a  specialty, 
including  Silver  and  Cross 
Fox,  Fisher,  Marten,  etc.  Est. 
1870.  Our  continued  prompt  returns  and  liberal  policy 
are  now  bringing  us  shipments  from  all  North  America, 
Maska  to  Mexico.  Send  for  free  Price  List.  Address 
M.  J.  JEWETT  ft  SONS,  REDWOOD,  N  Y.  Dept.  29 
face  under  excitement,  but  in  the  old-time 
Yankee  these  emotions  were  under  iron 
control,  and  rarely  placed  on  exhibition. 
There  was  not  a  thing  left  for  Cap’n 
Hoxie  to  do  after  his  great  speech.  He 
had  wood  to  cut,  and  I  had  been  sent  for 
brown  sugar,  so  we  walked  silently  back 
along  the  road.  Mrs.  Iloxie  was  waiting 
for  us  in  the  yard.  She  had  a  shawl  over 
her  head,  and  she  pointed  a  long,  threat¬ 
ening  finger  at  her  husband. 
“Now,  then,  Simon  Hoxie,  you  great, 
lazy  loafer,  where  you  been  trapesing  off 
with  a  woman?  You  needn’t  tell  me — 
the  girls  saw  you  going.  Ain’t  you 
’shamed?  You  git  right  out  to  that  wood 
shed  and  split  wood  till  dinner  time.  I’ll 
attend  to  your  case  later.” 
The  captain  was  nearly  three  times  as 
large  as  his  wife.  He  might  easily  have 
taken  her  with  one  hand  and  put  her  in¬ 
side  the  house,  or  he  might  have  told  her 
how  he  had  brought  the  prodigal  daughter 
home.  Most  people  in  the  neighborhood 
said  he  was  henpecked,  but  it  seemed  to 
me  evidence  of  greatness  when,  without 
a  word,  he  walked  into  the  woodshed  with 
his  ax. 
Later  in  the  day,  as  I  led  the  calf  out 
to  water,  I  looked  across  the  field  and 
saw  Cap’n  Hoxie,  pipe  in  mouth,  splitting 
wood  in  front  of  the  shed.  Perhaps  there 
is  a  streak  of  blood  in  me.  cropping  out 
from  some  old  ancestor,  which  strives  to 
set  the  emotions  free  from  the  iron  clasp 
of  Yankee  habit.  At  any  rate,  as  I  saw 
the  old  man  standing  there  on  that  gray 
Thanksgiving  Day,  and  remembered  his 
speech  at  Deacon  Porter’s,  I  could  only 
try  to  think  of  something  I  had  read 
which  seemed  to  describe  him.  At  last 
it  came  to  me — that  description  of  the 
parson  in  Goldsmith’s  “Deserted  Village.” 
I  had  a  paper  copy  of  it  tucked  away  in 
the  haymow. 
“As  some  tall  cliff  that  lifts  its  awful 
form, 
Swells  from  the  vale,  and  midway  leaves 
the  storm, 
Though  round  its  breast  the  rolling  clouds 
are  spread, 
Eternal  sunshine  settles  on  its  head.” 
I  am  inclined  to  think  the  sailors  on 
Cap’n  Hoxie’s  smack  would  hardly  agree 
with  that  description.  He  quelled  a  mu¬ 
tiny  once  all  alone ;  knocked  four  sail¬ 
ors  into  insensibility  and  steered  his  ship 
without  help  back  to  Gloucester.  It 
seemed  to  me  strange  that  a  man  like  that 
should  be  afraid  of  a  woman  about  one- 
third  his  size. 
Looking  across  the  field  I  saw  one  of 
the  Hoxie  girls  go  over  to  Deacon  Por¬ 
ter’s  house.  Back  she  came  shortly,  as 
the  captain  would  say,  “with  all  sail  set 
and  tails  a  flying,”  carrying  the  great 
news. 
I  knew  that  Mrs.  Hoxie  .was  a  just 
woman,  and  I  was  not  surprised  to  see 
her.  five  minutes  later,  come  out  with  a 
peace  offering  of  a  pan  of  hot  doughnuts 
for  the  fuel-maker  in  the  shed.  Here 
again  the  modern  stage  manager  would 
have  developed  a  great  reconciliation 
scene,  with  tears,  embraces  and  eternal 
vows.  Why  can  they  not  be  true  to  life? 
Mrs.  Hoxie  presented  her  doughnuts,  and 
all  she  said  was : 
“You  great  stupid  thing,  why  don’t 
you  come  into  the  kitchen  where  it’s 
warm?  You’ll  catch  the  rhumatiz  out 
here  !” 
And  the  captain  went.  At  dinner  he 
had  two-thirds  of  the  white  meat  from 
the  old  rooster ! 
These  Yankees  are  bluffers,  are  they? 
H.  W.  C. 
Seedless  Persimmons 
About  30  years  ago  I  planted  persim¬ 
mon  trees,  of  which  one  died.  This  year 
for  the  first  time  the  remaining  tree 
bore  fruit,  however,  seedless,  this  is 
quite  new  to  me,  as  the  theory  tells  us 
we  need  more  than  one  tree  to  pollenize 
properly.  o.  R. 
You  are  correct  when  you  say  that  or¬ 
dinarily  we  need  more  than  one  persim¬ 
mon  tree  to  pollenize  properly.  In  fact, 
one  of  the  great  drawbacks  to  cultivation 
of  the  Japanese  species  of  persimmon  is 
this  factor  of  sterility  among  cultivated 
varieties.  Yet  there  are  some  varieties 
which  either  because  of  a  capacity  to 
produce  fruit  without  fertilization  or  be¬ 
cause  of  some  other  reason  produce  fruit 
with  few  or  no  seeds.  Persimmons  are 
frequently  small  in  size  when  they  con¬ 
tain  few  seeds  and  large  in  size  when 
they  contain  a  large  number  of  seeds. 
H.  B.  T. 
Destroying  Poplar  Suckers 
What  will  kill  the  roots  of  poplar 
tree?  I  sawed  tree  off,  leaving  a  stump 
about  4  ft. ;  now  the  shoots  are  coming 
all  over  my  yard.  J.  c.  B. 
Kingston,  Md. 
It  is  for  this  very  reason  that  many 
people  prefer  to  girdle  poplar  trees  the 
year  before  they  cut  them  down.  The 
sap  with  its  supply  of  food  manufactured 
in  the  leaves,  is  thereby  prevented  from 
returning  to  nourish  the  roots,  with  the 
result  that  they  are  starved  even  before 
the  tree  is  cut.  If  the  tree  is  cut  while 
the  roots  are  well  supplied  with  food,  the 
tendency  is  for  suckers  to  be  thrown  up 
to  take  the  place  of  the  top  that  has  been 
removed.  The  only  recourse  then  is  to 
starve  the  roots  by  cutting  off  the  suckers 
as  rapidly  as  they  appear,  or  by  treating 
the  cut  surfaces  with  sulphuric  acid  as  an 
additional  help.  H.  B.  T. 
Outwears 
them  all ! 
This  sturdy  all  rub¬ 
ber  wool  lined  Con¬ 
verse  overshoe — the 
"Nebraska” 
—  is  built  for  solid 
comfort  and  hardest 
wear!  It  is  one  of 
many  shoes  in  the 
famous  Converse  Big 
“C”  Line  of  rubber 
foot-wear,  sold  by 
dealers  everywhere. 
If 
your  dealer 
hasn’t  the 
"Nebraska’* 
write  us  for 
circular 
and  full 
information. 
“Nebraska”  is  warm  and  waterproof  in  cold  and  wet. 
Specially  reinforced  to  reduce  chafing  of  the  buckles. 
Observe  the  “Stubgard”  toe  and  heel  and  the  extension 
sole  which  protects  the  uppers  against  snagging. 
There’s  a  big  “C”  on  the  sole  of  all  Converse  Big  “C” 
Line  rubber  foot-wear.  Insist  upon  the  genuine  with  that 
big  “C”  on  the  tough  White  Tire  Sole. 
Converse  Rubber  Shoe  Co. 
New  York  City  175  Purchase  St.,  Boston  Chicago 
Reg.  U.  S.  Pat.  Off. 
the  strong  fea¬ 
tures  all  farm¬ 
ers  and  outdoor 
workers  expect 
in  a  working 
jacket  —  can  all 
be  found  in  the 
Old  Reliable. 
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Long  Wear 
Warmth 
and 
Comfort - 
Browns  Beach  Jacket 
It  is  made  of  strong  knit  cloth  with  warm 
wool-fleece  lining  knit  in,  cut  to  fit  the  body 
snugly  without  binding,  and  has  snap 
fasteners.  Washing  will  not  hurt  the  shape 
or  warmth  Three  styles — coat  with  or  with¬ 
out  collar  and  vest. 
Ask  your  dealer 
BROWN’S  BEACH  JACKET  COMPANY 
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RAW  FURS 
The  New  York  market 
— where  most  lurs  are 
made  up  Into  garments — offers 
the  highest  prices.  Send  lor  this 
York  lur  house  price  list  D— :it’s  free. 
\  .FUERST  &  STEINLAUF 
169  W.  26th  Street  ijNew^York 
The  GRIMM  Maple  Sugar  Making  Utensils 
Most  sugar  makers  tell  us  their  sugar  orchard  gives  them 
more  profit  than  any  other  farm  crop.  Quality  also  counts. 
We  have  in  stock  for  immediate  shipment.  Buckets,  Covers, 
Spouts,  Tanks,  etc.,  and  can  ship  an  Evaporator  and  Arch 
within  a  week  after  receiving  order.  If  you  need  utensils 
pleaBe  write  us  for  catalogue  “B”,  stating  number  of  trees 
you  tap.  G.  H.  GRIMM  COMPANY,  Rutland,  Vermont 
“The  Truth  About  Wire  Fence’ 
SOLUTION  OF  THE  MYSTERY  | 
THAT  HAS  COST  FARMERS 
MILLIONS  OF  DOLLARS 
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are  buying:  just  as  surely  as  I 
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you  1-3  or  more.  Don’t  buy  until  you 
get  my  Bargain  Book  and  see  for 
yourself  the  money  you  save. 
Quality  and  satisfaction  guaranteed.  (3) 
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WE  ARE  ALWAYS  READY 
WITH  OUR  CASH 
to  pay  highest  market  prices  for  all  raw 
furs.  We  charge  no  commission  and 
pay  all  transportation  charges.  Our 
assortment  is  known  as  the  most  just 
and  liberal.  Send  |for  free  price  list. 
”  r  L.  RABINOWITZ 
121  West  29th  St.  N,w  York 
Water  Pumps  Water 
with  a  Rife  Ram.  Plenty  of  it  for 
every  purpose— without  fuel,  labor, 
freezing  or  repairs.  A  small  stream 
operates  the  Rife  Ram.  Easy  to  install. 
First  cost  the  only  cost.  Always  on  the  job 
day  and  night,  winter  and  summer.  20,000 
_  in  use.  Write  for  catalog. 
-£T-^A—T-3  R!FE  ENGINE  CO. 
"  90-D  West  St.  New  York 
FURS 
etc.,  free. 
We  need  for  Mfgr.  purposes,  Mink,  Skunk, 
Coon,  Rats  and  Foxes.  We  pay  regular  Deal¬ 
ers’  prices  and  assortment.  Price  list,  tags, 
O.  FERRIS  «fc  CO.  Chatham,  N.Y. 
Wanted  *KLol(!o°fod  Skunk, Coon,  Mink  and  Fox  Skins 
Write  C.  G.  SCHRYVER,  Omar,  New  York 
KITSELMAN  FENCE 
“I  Saved  26%o  a  Rod,”  Bays  J.  E. 
Londry ,  Weedsport,  N.  Y.  You  also  save. 
We  Pay  the  Freight.  Write  for  Free 
Catalog  of  Farm,  Poultry,  Lawn  Fence. 
KITSELMAN  BROS.  Dept. 230 M UNCI E,  IND. 
FARM  PROFIT  LEAKS 
may  be  stopped  by  practical 
co-operation.  The  new  book  : 
“Organized  Co-operation” 
by  John  J.  Dillon  tells  how. 
Price,  One  Dollar.  For  sale  by 
RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
333  West  30th  Street  New  York 
