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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
Sept.  10 
A  Chicago  Romance. — Primus:  “The 
woman  I  proposed  to  to-night  declared 
that  she  loved  me,  hut  that  she  could 
never  marry  me  as  long  as  she  lived.” 
Secundus:  “That’s  queer.  What’s  the 
trouble  ?  ”  Primus:  “  Well,  I  was  divorced 
from  her  once  and  shd  has  scruples  about 
marrying  a  man  whose  first  wife  is  still 
living.” — Life. 
“I  hope  you  don’t  associate  with  that 
man  1  saw  you  speak  to  in  the  street 
just  now.”  “Associate  with  him? 
What  do  you  take  me  for  ?  That  man, 
sir,  is  one  of  the  most  rascally,  corrupt, 
sneaking,  underhand,  low-down,  villain¬ 
ous  and  depraved  scoundrels  that  ever 
managed  to  keep  out  of  jail.”  “  I  know 
it.  Rut  why  are  you  on  speaking  terms 
with  him  at  all  ?”  “  Why,  Pm — er — his 
lawyer.” — Chicago  Tribune. 
Flossie’s  Fancies. — Flossie  was  spend¬ 
ing  a  month  in  the  country,  and  the 
second  evening  after  her  arrival  she  was 
taken  out  to  see  the  milking.  “  Well,” 
she  said,  when  a  glass  of  warm  milk  was 
handed  her,  “  that’s  the  first  time  I  ever 
saw  a  milk  wagon  with  four  legs.” 
Hens  and  eggs  were  objects  of  interest 
to  her  also,  but  she  did  not  see  a  turkey 
until  she  had  made  the  rounds  of  the 
hennery,  and  then  she  frightened  up  a 
great  old  gobbler  in  the  melon  patch. 
He  made  a  rush  for  the  fence  and  she 
fell  over  a  watermelon  “  What’s  that, 
Flossie  ?”  inquired  her  mother.  “  I  don’t 
know,”  she  said,  as  she  brushed  her 
dress,  “  but  I  guess  it  is  the  kind  of  hen 
that  lays  watermelons.” — Detroit  Free 
Press. 
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Is  unequaled  for  house,  barn,  factory  or  outbuildings, 
and  costs  half  the  price  of  shingles,  tin  or  iron. 
It  is  ready  for  use  and  easily  applied  by  any  one. 
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On  steep  or  flat  surface.  Excellent  roof,  complete 
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Wheat  or  Rye,  Timothy  or  Clover  Seeds,  and  all 
other  grains  or  seeds. 
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The  Paragon  Chestnut 
Combines  more  good  qualities  than  any  other.  A 
limited  number  of  grafted  trees  for  sale  this  fall. 
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BULBOUS  ROOTS. 
HYACINTHS,  TULIPS,  DAFFODILS, 
LILY  OF  TI  E  VALLEY  PIPS,  AURATUM  and  all  other 
.JAPAN  LILIES,  BERMUDA  EASTER  LILIES,  TUBEROSES,  &e. 
Descriptive  Priced  Catalogue  Mailed  Free  on  Application. 
J.,  Thorburn &C0..15 JohnS: NewYork. 
Is  Hj  'se  or  Cattle  Manure  of  Value? 
JED  !  if  properly  applied  to  the  soil  with 
ilssis^s&  (HCEIVIP’S-^ 
Canada  Unleached  Hard-wood 
Acknowledged  the  most  satisfactory  fertilizer. 
We  have  best  facilities  for  supplying  our  customers 
first  quality  at  low  prices. 
48-page  pamphlet  free.  Write  for  prices  to 
munroe,  deforest  &  co., 
Successors  to  Munboe,  Judson  &  Stroup 
32  Arcade  Block,  Oswego,  N.  Y 
For  FALL 
PLANTING. 
BULBS 
Our  importation  of  choicest  HYACINTHS, 
TULIPS,  DAFFODILS,  CROCUS,  etc., 
has  just  arrived,  and  we  are  prepared  to  supply 
the  REST  BULBS  at  the  Lowest  Prices. 
Catalogue  ELLW ANGER  &  BARRY, 
.  FREE. 
IMt.  Hope  Nurseries, 
Rochester,  N.  V', 
AGENTS  Wanted. 
Read  what  Hugh  Gormeley,  of  Stockport,  Ohio,  says. 
Kemp  &  Burpee  Mfg.  Co.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.  —  I  own  the  only  Manure 
Spreader  of  your  make  in  this  county.  The  neighbors  here  Just  begin  to 
see  the  effect  on  poor,  sandy  land.  The  field  that  3  years  ago  raised  but 
tt  bushels  of  wheat  per  acre  last  year  yielded  30  bushels  of  wheat  per  acre 
bg  spreading  1G  loads  of  well  rotted  ma  nure  per  acre  in  October.  I  would 
like  that  you  were  represented  by  an  agent  in  this  town,  and  I  write, 
recommending  to  you  Mr. - . 
Yours  respectfully ,  HUGH  GORMELEY. 
BST Think  of  it!  from  6  bushels  to  30  bushels  in  two  years  with  proper  fertilization."®* 
KEMP’S  MANURE  SPREADER  sp7ET^“rL0u',KEi>N,D0s,,;8F9S^E. 
Pulverizes  the  finest.  Easiest  in  draft.  /fk  !m  lien 
Most  rapid  in  work.  Sold  on  its  merits.  VUr  Vcl  O  VA  I  ll  &  Ci 
Special  prices  to  responsible  dealers  and  exclusive  territory  given  to  first  purchasers. 
KEMP  &  BURPEE  MFG.  C0.1°8*  SYRACUSE,  N.Y. 
LARGEST  MANUFACTURERS  OF  MANURE  SPREADERS  IN  THE  WORLD. 
PLOW  UNDER  THE  WEEDS 
THE  L1MBERT  PLOW  COLTER 
Cuts  the  sod,  bears  down  the  weeds,  and  clears  away  all  rubbish  and  obstructions. 
It  is  impbssible  to  clog  a  plow  with  a  LAMBERT  COLTER  attached.  It  lessens  the 
.  _  draft,  and  makes  the  work  easier  for  both  man  and  team.  It  is  simple, 
•strong  and  durable.  It  can  be  attached  to  any  plow.  It  is  just  the  thing 
.for  plowing  under  green  crops.  It  Is  guaranteed  to  do  Its  work  on  any  land, 
no  matter  how  encumbered  with  weeds,  green  crop  or  other  litter.  Once 
in  a  neighborhood  every  one  wants  it.  Its  low  price  brings  It  within  the 
reach  of  every  one  who  uses  a  plow 
Colter  witl*  Clamp  to  lit  any  Plow,  *3. 
For  particulars  address 
LAMBERT  &  YOUNG,  East  Qrrington,  Me. 
PATENT  ALLOWED  JULY  29,  1892. 
More  WHEAT. 
More  GRASS. 
More  CASH. 
lanan  Plume  bent  ftbundunt  crops  entry 
JaUull  numb  !/»«i  in  localities  where  cur- 
culio  and  black  knot  entirely  destroy  other 
kinds.  S>800  per  acre  can  be  made  the  3d 
year.  Send  stamp  for  Plum  circ.  and  Catal’g 
of  Fruit  and  Ornamental  Trees  and  Plants. 
WM.  F.  BASSETT  &  SON.  Hammonton,  N.  I. 
WILLIAMS 
Grain  Threshers,  Horse  Powers  &  Engines 
1  partie 
ST.  JOHNSVILLE  AGR’L  WORKS, 
St.  Johnsville,  Montgomery  Co.,  New  York. 
FREE. 
Our  large  i£4>page 
Catalogue,  profuse, 
ly  illUHtrateel,  full 
of  information  on 
the  proper  construc¬ 
tion  of  Pianos  and 
Organs.  "We  ship  on 
test  trial,  ask  no 
cask  in  advance, sell 
on  instalments,  give 
greater  value  for 
the  money  than  any 
other  manufacturer 
Send  for  this  hook 
at  once  to 
LEETHOVEN  ORGAN  C0„ 
WASHINGTON,  N.  J. 
P.  O.  Box 
CIDER 
j PRESS 
MACHINERY. 
Power  Screw 
Hydraulic,  or 
Knuckle  Joint 
Graters,  Elevators,  Etc. 
Boomer  &  Boschert  Press  Co." 
118  w.  Wator  St.,  Syracuse,  N.  7. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural  New-Yorker,  September  10,  1892. 
FARM  TOPICS. 
A  Discussion  of  Fertilizers,  IV .  587 
What  Fertilizer  for  Prairie  Soil . 589 
The  Old-Fashioned  Potato  Bug .  589 
Hen  Manure  and  Ashes  vs  Chemicals . 589 
Tiles  That  Fill  from  the  River .  589 
Road  Dust  for  Squash  Bugs .  590 
Clay  Collars  for  Quicksand  Tiles .  591 
Season  as  Affecting  the  Size,  Shape  and  Produc¬ 
tiveness  of  Certain  Varieties  of  Potatoes . 592 
As  the  result  of  using  the  old  reliable,  pure,  scientifically  prepared 
BONE  SUPERPHOSPHATES, 
MADE  by 
THE  CLEVELAND  DRYER  CO.,  of  CLEVELAND,  OHIO. 
FERTILIZERS, 
Prepared  for  producing  BIG  CROPS  and  PERMANENTLY  IMPROVING  soil  at  the  LOWEST  COST, 
QUALITY,  the  best,  hence  the  cheapest,  most  economical  and  satisfactory  to  use.  Always  uniform,  dry 
and  drillable.  Address 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
Stable  Comforts  for  the  Dairy  Cow .  589 
An  Interesting  Work .  593 
No  Show  for  Oleo . 598 
Live  Stock  Matters . 599 
A  Lamb  Creep .  599 
Water  the  Sheep .  599 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Hail  to  the  Peach  Chief .  588 
Northern  Plum  Growing .  587 
Results  of  the  Season’s  Spraying .  588 
Plums  Breeding  True .  589 
Some  Illinois  Fruits  Notes . 591 
THE  CLEVELAND  DRYER  CO., 
Offices — 13,  14  and  15,  Lyceum  Theater  Building-,  CLEVELAND,  OHIO. 
Send  for 
Catalogue. 
FARM  CARTS, 
Two  Wheel  and  Four  Wheel. 
HAY  DIGGINGS 
To  fit  our  Carts. 
HAKNKSS. 
AMES  PLOW  CO. 
Boston  &  New  York. 
ILK  CONSUMERS  APPEEC1ATE  MILK  PURIFIED 
OK  ALL  ODORS  OK  ANIMAL,  STABLE  OR  FEED; 
ODORS  OK  TURNIPS,  CABBAGE,  ENSILAGE, 
M  USTAKD,  RAG  WEED,  COTTON  SEED,  BREWERS’ 
GRAINS,  APPLE  POMACE,  ETC.,  ETC.,  ACCOMPLISHED 
BY  USE  OF 
HILL’S  MILK  AERATOR. 
THIS 
“Low-Down  Milk  Wagon 
IS  BUILT  BY  THE 
PARSONS  “LOW-DOWN”  WAGON  CO., 
EARLVILLE,  N  Y. 
PROGRESSIVE  DAIRYMEN  ARE  RAPIDLY  ADOPTING 
rHIS  STANDARD  MACHINE.  CATALOGUE  FREE  TO 
DAIRYMEN.  ADDRESS 
E.  L.  HILT.,  WEST  UPTON,  MASS. 
T7IXPERIENCKD  BUTTERMAKER  WANTS  PER- 
Jjj  manent  situation.  Competent  to  run  separator. 
”  GILT-EDGE,”  Box  29,  Pelham.  Mass. 
nilTTm  Parchment  lined  palls  for  from  3  to  10 
nil  I  I  rK  lbs-  Send  for  terms.  Detroit  Paper 
UU  I  I  Llli  Package  Co.,  Detroit.  Mich. 
STAR  MILK 
AND 
CREAM  COOLER 
Made  of  Brass  and  Copper, 
without  end-plates.  Free  and 
open  corrugations.  No  cor¬ 
ners  to  clean.  Cools  within 
two  degrees  of  water  used. 
Best  Cooler  on  the  market. 
Send  for  circular. 
EVANS  &  HEELINGS, 
HADDONFtELD,  N.  J. 
WOMAN  AND  THE  HOME. 
Restraints  on  the  Press . 
Some  Points  on  that  Pest . 
Small  Potatoes . 
Do  You  Know? . 
Learning  to  Spin . 
Toasting  Fork  Tales  . 
Baked  Corn . 
An  Exceptional  Woman . 
Good  for  Weak  Spines . 
Folded  Within  a  Bed . 
Carbolic  Acid  for  Bugs . 
Value  of  aLamp  Stove . 
An'Efficlent  Fly  Killer  . 
Ice  Cream  Without  a  Freezer . 
Mutton  Stew,  Fermlere . 
Women’s  Wits . 
The  New  York  Woman . 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Punishment  for  Criminal  Blunderers. . . . 
Inspecting  Milk . 
Popular  Notions  About  Children . 
Winter  Fife  Wheat . 
Grasses  Named . 
Notes  on  Back  Numbers . 
A  Village  Man  That  Earned  a  Farm . 
Any  Chance  for  a  Young  Man . 
The  Harlequin  Cabbage  Bug . 
Cur  Dogs  Valuable  in  Death . 
A  Chance  in  Alabama . 
Word  for  Word..? . 
Editorials . 
Brevities . 
Asiatic  or  Malignant  Cholera . 
Farmers’  Loan  Association . 
Business  Bils .  . 
Agricultural  News . 
Crop  and  Market  Notes . 
A  Home  Chance  In  Georgia.  . 
Notes  on  the  Hornelisville  Fair . 
Markets . 
A  Visit  to  the  Old  Folks . 
A  Farmer’s  Outing . 
Mice  that  Sing . 
Niggery  Work . 
Master  of  Your  Dog . 
A  Baby’s  Promise . 
Society  in  Western  Towns . 
The  New  Sulky  . 
Shear  Nonsense . 
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