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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
June  4 
After  all,  a  man  cannot  contract  a  bad 
habit  too  much. — Columbus  Post. 
The  value  of  a  farm  product  is  not  al¬ 
ways  declining-  when  it’s  on  the  wain. — 
Poston  Courier. 
There  are  people  who  seem  to  have  an 
idea  that  they  attract  attention  in  heaven 
for  their  piety  every  time  they  buy  a  dish 
of  ice-cream  at  a  church  festival. — Ram’s 
Horn. 
The  Latest  Intensifies — Wool :  “  I 
hear  Bronson’s  marriag-e  was  a  failure  ; 
is  it  true?”  Van  Pelt:  “A  failure?  It 
was  a  regular  peach  crop.” — New  York 
Herald. 
The  Boom  was  Over. — Capitalist : 
“  How  is  that  town  you  spoke  to  me  about 
a  few  months  ago;  is  it  laid  out  yet?” 
The  Boomer:  “  Yes,  indeed;  stiff er  than 
a  mackerel.” — Life. 
“George,  dear,  don’t  you  think  it’s 
rather  extravagant  of  you  to  eat  butter 
with  that  delicious  jam?”  “  No,  love  ; 
economical.  Same  piece  of  bread  does 
for  both.” — Harper’s  Bazar. 
“Oh,  for  the  Wings  of  a  Dove!” — 
Helen  :  “  .1  ust  listen  to  that  soprano  ! 
What  good  would  the  ‘  wings  of  a  dove  ’ 
do  her  ?  She  must  weigh  200  pounds.” 
Jack :  “  Probably  she  wants  them  to  trim 
a  hat  with.” — Puck. 
Better  Unsaid. — Friend  (after  tea): 
“  Your  little  wife  is  a  brilliantly  hand¬ 
some  woman.  I  should  think  you’d  be 
jealous  of  her.”  Host  (confidentially): 
“  To  tell  the  truth,  Simpkins,  I  am.  I 
never  invite  anybody  here  that  any  sane 
woman  would  take  a  fancy  to.” — Little 
PeddUngton  Ohcewitz. 
Younger  Brother  :  “  Nellie,  if  you 
had  lived  in  the  days  of  Ananias  and 
Sapliira,  you  would  have  been  dead  long 
ago.”  Nellie  (indignantly):  “  I  am  sure, 
Bobby,  I  never  told  what  wasn’t  true  in 
mv  life.  How  can  you  be  so  unkind  ?  ” 
Younger  Brother :  “  Why,  they  lived 
about  1,800  years  ago.  You  wouldn’t 
have  hung  on  as  long  as  that,  would  you?” 
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FARM  TOPICS. 
The  Capon . 361 
Cultivation  In  Wet  Weather .  364 
The  Evaporated  Fruit  Industry  (continued.) . 364 
Points  on  Melon  Culture .  365 
Cost  of  a  Bushel  of  Barley . 365 
Growing  Peas  Out  of  Season .  365 
Wants  “  He  ”  Asparagus  Plants . 365 
A  Succession  of  Green  Crops .  365 
Clover  and  Corn .  369 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
Selling  Fattened  Water .  ..  362 
Raising  Holstein  Calves  in  Kentucky .  362 
Oats  and  Peas  and  Sweet  Corn  for  Cows . 365 
Skims  from  Maple  Grove  Dairy .  360 
Railroad  Rates  for  Milk .  369 
Live  Stock  Matters .  375 
That  Ugly  Jersey  Bull .  375 
A  Governor  for  the  Bull’s  Temper . 375 
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HORTICULTURAL. 
Bridge  Grafting  an  Apple  Tree .  363 
The  Kerosene  Emulsion . .  3b3 
Some  Hints  on  the  Berry  Business .  369 
WOMAN  AND  THE  HOME. 
An  Inquiring  Mind .  370 
Points  of  Success  in  General  Canning .  370 
Home  Influence  vs.  School  Influence .  370 
A  Cool  Reception .  370 
Old  Dishes  In  New  Dress .  371 
Those  Juicy  Pies .  371 
Candied  Peel  for  Cakes  and  Frostlngs .  371 
Soap  and  Towels . 371 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Paris-green  Without  Plaster .  365 
What  Is  the  Price  of  Milk? .  365 
Detassellng  Corn  . 365 
Precipitated  Phosphate .  365 
The  R.  N.-Y.  and  Its  Experiment  Work .  366 
Let  Personal  Property  Protect  Itself .  366 
Lengthen  the  Political  Terms .  366 
What  Others  Say . 366  367 
Direct .  367 
Editorials . 368 
Brevities .  368 
Was  it  a  Swindle?  .  369 
Business  Bits .  369 
Crop  and  Market  Notes .  372 
Agricultural  News . . 372  373 
Condensed  Correspondence .  373 
Agricultural  Legislation .  373 
Markets .  373 
Napoleon  and  the  Veteran .  374 
Old  Time  Slave  Wages .  374 
No  Tariff  on  this  Animal — .  374 
A  Hot  Bed  for  Honey . 374 
The  Mighty  Boycott .  374 
Irrigation  for  Florida .  374 
8h?ar  Nonsense .  376 
