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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
Nov.  5 
Dame  Nature,  like  some  simple  maid, 
Grows  modest  in  the  autumn  air, 
For  aren't  the  leaves  all  turning  red 
Because  the  limbs  are  getting  bare? 
— New  York  Herald. 
The  man  with  plenty  of  fat  mortgages 
lives  on  the  lien  of  the  land. — Dallas 
News. 
A  husband  should  always  make  his 
wife  an  allowance.  Every  wife,  you 
know,  has  to  make  allowances  for  the 
husband. — Boston  Qloibe. 
“  Do  you  have  natural  gas  here?”  said 
the  stranger  in  Washington.  “  No,” 
was  the  reply.  “Congress  isn’t  in  ses¬ 
sion  now.” — Washington  Star. 
Not  Surprising. — Forrester:  “How 
MAKE  HENS  WARM 
THEY  WILL  LAY  MORE  EGGS 
Cover  your  Poultry  Houses,  Top  and  Sides  and  Sheath  Inside  (preventing  vermin)  with 
They  cost  very  much  less  than  Shingles,  absolutely  WATER-PROOF,  FROST¬ 
PROOF  and  AIR-TIGHT.  Any  one  can  put  them  on.  They  Will  Save  You  Money. 
Cover  and  Sheath  Your  Barn,  all  of  Your  Outbuildings.  Protect  Your  Green- 
Houses  and  Hot  Beds.  Sheath  Your  Houses,  etc.  The  Best  Thing  Made,  and  is 
Low  Cost.  Send  us  your  address,  and  we  will  senuvyou,  FREE,  Samples  and  full  directions. 
East  Walpole,  Mass 
FOll  SALE  BY  ALL  DEALERS. 
F.  W.  BIRD  &  SON 
SOLE  MA  NUFA  CTUR ERS. 
time  does  fly.”  Lancaster ;  “I  don’t 
blame  it.  Think  how  many  people  there 
are  trying  to  kill  it.” — Brooklyn  Life. 
“Willie  Wilkins  is  a  generous  little 
soul,”  said  Tommy  Tompkins’s  mother. 
“  He  had  only  a  light  attack  of  measles, 
but  he  gave  it  to  every  one  of  my  four 
children.  ” — Life. 
Buggins  says  he  is  sure  the  Coal  Trust 
has  not  reached  Binghamton.  He  has 
been  around  to  all  the  coal  offices,  and 
they  demand  cash  on  delivery. — Bing¬ 
hamton  Republican. 
One  Essential  Lacking  :  “He  will 
never  make  a  temperance  lecturer.” 
“  Why  not  ?”  “  He  takes  no  pride  in 
telling  what  a  low-down  drunkard  he 
used  to  be.” — Cape  Cod  Item. 
Gkos  Binet  is  the  most  ignorant  of 
men.  Entering  a  bookseller’s  shop,  he 
said  :  “I  want  a  nice  book — something 
in  the  historical  line.”  “  Would  you  like 
the  ‘Last  Days  of  Pompeii?’”  “What 
did  he  die  of  ?”  “An  eruption,  I  believe.” 
— Petit  Affiches  de  Lyon. 
Cruelty  to  Children. — “What  was 
Helen  crying  about,  Polly?”  asked 
Polly’s  mamma,  as  the  Httle  one  came  in 
from  the  play-ground.  “  She  dug  a 
great  hole  in  the  garden  and  her  mamma 
wouldn’t  let  her  take  it  in  the  house 
with  her.” — Harpers'  Young  People. 
PiiweUattMuia  gMtrrtissing. 
In  writing  to  advertisers,  please  always  mention 
The  Rural  New-Yorker. 
Y  RUBBER  ~ 
ROOFING 
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. 
FOR  SHED  OR  HEN  HOUSE. 
On  steep  or  flat  surface.  Excellent  roof,  complete 
$2.00  Per  10e  square  feet.  $2.00 
Send  stamp  for  sample  and  state  size  of  roof. 
Ind.  Paint  and  Roofing  Co.,  42  West  Broadway,  N.  Y 
The  Recognized  Standard  of  Modern 
Piano  Manufacture. 
BALTIMORE.  NEW  YORK, 
22  &  24  E.  Raltimore  St.  148  Fifth  Avenue. 
WASHINGTON.  817  Pennsylvania  Ave. 
"Worse  UNION  HORSE  POWERS. 
Most  Durable, 
Most  Power, 
Least  Friction. 
MADE  BY 
Ames  Plow  Co., 
Boston  and  Now  York. 
Send  for  circulars 
and  catalogue. 
R— feed- 
grinder. 
Greatly  Improved, 
SOLI)  O.V  TRIAL. 
12  to  25  Bushels 
per  hour 
of  Ear  Corn,  dry  or 
damp,  and  all  small 
grain,  fine  or  coarse. 
STAR  MFG.  CO., 
New  Lexington, Ohio. 
BARNEY  &  BERRY 
SKATES 
CATALOGUE  FREE. 
SPRINGFIELD, MA: 
CANADA  UNLEACHED  HARDWOOD 
ORDERS  TAKEN  BT 
BREWERS’  GRAINS,!  36  Forest  Street,  Brooklyn.  N.  Y. 
Acknowledged  to  be  the  best  and  cheapest  Fertili¬ 
zers  for  Grass.  Grain  and  Fruits. 
THE  FOREST  CITY  WOOD-ASH  CO.,  of  London, 
Can.,  have  removed  their  selling  office  to  102  State 
Street,  Boston,  Hass.  Address  as  above  for 
prices,  sample  and  free  pamphlet. 
iWS|wrRo'RTE  1  MACHINE  KNIVES  rinnr 
rv.  )  PRICES  .(  MILL  SUPPLI  L5  .  ^===~~ 
/?  O  IA/£T  <3c  CO.  C  /  N  C.  /  N  NA  7V,  O. 
Many  Old  FADMC  that  farms  and  gardens  Won’t  Produce  a  Profit. 
u),  *  flu*  ■  ■■  III  The  richjoarriy  soil  of  Michigan  Farms  produces  a  fine  crop 
TVOrn-UUI  ■  without  this  expense.  The  near  markets,  general  healthfulness 
of  climate  and  freedom  from  cyclones,  blizzards,  together  with  good  society,  churches,  etc.,  make  Michi¬ 
gan  Farms  the  best  In  the  world.  Write  to  me  and  I  will  tell  you  how  to  get  the  best  farms  on  long 
time;  low  rate  of  interest.  O.  M.  II.UD  KS,  Land  Commissioner,  Causing.  M  Ich. 
in  the 
WORLD  I 
WILLIAMS 
T  REVERSIBLE 
The  FISH  BRAND  SLICKER  is  warranted  water¬ 
proof,  and  will  keep  you  dry  in  the  hardest  storm.  The 
new  POMMEL  SLR  KEK  is  a  perfect  riding  coat,  and 
covers  the  entire  saddle.  Beware  of  imitations.  Don’t 
buy  a  coat  if  the  “  Fish  Brand”  is  not  on  it.  Illustra¬ 
ted  Catalogue  free.  A.  J.  TOWER,  Boston,  Mass. 
For  Making 
MAPLE  SYRUP 
and  SUGAR, 
CIDER  &  FRUIT 
JELLIES. 
FROM, $25  TO  $60 
For  Cooking  Feed,  for 
use  in  Dairies,  Laundries,  Slaughter¬ 
houses,  Running  Engines,  Pumping  Water 
by  Steam  and  other  uses.  Address : 
.J.K.  PURINTON.  &  CO.,  Dks  Moines,  Ia. 
No  trouble  from 
SEDIMENT  or 
MALATE  ofLIME 
ENTERPRISE 
1  FOR  CHOPPING 
Sausage  Meat,  Mince 
Meat,  Scrapple,  Suet, 
Hamburg  Steak  for 
Dyspeptics,  Peppers, 
Hog’s  -  Head  Cheese, 
Chicken  Salad,  Hash, 
Chicken  Croquettes, 
Codfish,  Scrap  Meat 
for  Poultry,  Lobsters, 
Tripe,  Clams,  Corn  for 
Fritters,  Stale  Bread 
for  Bread  Crumbs, 
Cocoanut,  Cabbage, 
Horse  Radish,  V anilla 
Beans,  &c.  Also  for 
making  Beef  Tea  for 
Invalids,  Pulverizing 
Crackers,  Mashing 
„  Potatoes,  &c. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural  New-Yorker,  November  5,  1892 
4S-TINNED.-** 
lie  Best  in  the  World. 
For  Sale  by  the 
Hardware  Trade. 
Send  for  Catalogue 
Enterprise  Ffg  Co., 
Third  &  Dauphin  Sts., 
FARM  TOPICS. 
Japan  Beans— Soja . 
Mulching  Wheat . 
Swelling  on  Throat  of  Heifer . 
Puffs  or  Synovial  Swellings . 
Muck  for  a  Lawn . 
Taking  Life  a  Little  Easier . 
Are  Wire-Worms  Color  Blind  ? . 
Farm  Business  Notes . 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
Largest  Creamery  in  the  World . 
Dairy  Gossip . 
Which  Will  Keep  Best? . 
The  Philadelphia  Milk  Trade . 
Live  Stock  Matters . 
The  British  Embargo  on  American  Cattle. 
Cheap  Food  for  Farm  Horses . 
HORTICULTURAL. 
The  Lawrence  Peach . 
A  New  Grape . 
The  Dempsey  Pear . 
Successful  Cherry  Culture . 
A  Promising  New  Cherry.  . 
Plain  Talk  About  Fruits .  ■  ... 
Fibro  Feeder,  Etc . 
Sealed  Idaho  Pears . 
A  Living  in  Growing  Grapes  . 
Scraping  Fruit  Trees . 
El  Dorado  and  Jessica  Grapes . 
WOMAN  AND  HOME. 
Death  of  Mrs.  Harrison..  . 
Concerning  Some  of  Us . . . 
Mental  Refresment . 
Enlargement  of  the  Chautauqua  Idea. .. 
The  Pure  Food  Exposition . 
About  Biscuits . 
Mother  Savers . . 
Baby’s  Food . 
A  Use  for  Sour  Bread . 
How  to  Poultice  the  Ear . 
Could  She  Pay  the  Seamstress? . 
A  Quilt  Not  Quilted  .  . 
Not  a  Fashion  Article . 
Reading  the  Papers . 
Seventy  Years  Young . 
Medicinal  Value  of  Fruits . 
A  Bicycle  Suit . 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A  Farmer  Veterinarian . 
The  Water  Comes  From  Somewhere . 
Another  View  of  Cholera . 
What  Others  Say . 
Word  for  Word . 
Editorial . 
Brevities . 
The  Pure  Food  Exposition . 
Business  Bits . 
Agricultural  News . 
Condensed  Correspondence . 
Crop  and  Market  Notes . 
Markets . 
I  Parney  Ann  on  Keepln’  linns . 
Odds  and  Ends . 
About  Fried  Meat . 
Old  Starch  Days . 
.  Shear  Nonsense . 
Philadelphia,  Ta. 
For  MAPLE,  SORGHUM,  CIDER,  and  FRUIT  JELLIES. 
Corrugated  Pan  over  Firebox,  doubling  boiling  capacity.  J 
Small  interchangeable  syrup 
pans  (connected  by  siphons) 
|  r  ansingaud  storing,  and  a  Perfect  1 
p-  (£Wr.  The  Champion  is  as  great  an  ’ 
•  /v>ok  Pan  as  the  latter  was  over  the  old  iron 
-^yfraiL  Catalogues  mailed  free  on  application. 
son,  Ohio,  and  Rutland,  Vt. 
SOKE  MEAL  for  POULTRY,  SBS 
Shells.  Flint  and  Beef  Scraps. 
Send  for  new  price  list. 
YORK  CHEMICAL  WORKS,  YORK,  PA. 
CIDER 
HYDRAUI 
PREF 
MACHINERY. 
Power  Screw  :  nprcr  i 
Hydraulio,  or  \  l  [\Loo4 
Knuckle  Joint) 
Graters,  Elevators, Etc.  [T/Pf 
Boomer  &  Boschert  Press  Co. 
118.  W.  Water  8t.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
E.  C.  PALMER.  G.  H.  RIVKNBURG  A.  W.  FROST. 
ESTABLISHED  1869. 
PALMER,  RIVENBURG  &  CO., 
Successors  to  C.  S.  PALMER, 
•  Wholesale  Commission  Merchants  for  the  sale  of 
FRUITS  AND  PRODUCE, 
Apples,  Potatoes,  Berries,  Poultry.  Butter,  Eggs,  etc. 
160  Reade  Street,  New  York. 
References:  Chatham  National  Bank. 
II  UAIIAPC  lVlftlTCn  —One  1831,  1816,  1811, 
ALmANAwO  If  All  I  tUa  and  anterlorto 
1810.  State  condition  and  price. 
H.  J.  GALPIN.  Oxford,  N.  Y. 
If  you  want  to  buy  a  strictly  first- 
class  outfit  at  low  figures,  address 
IThe  W.C.LEFFEL  CO. 
Greenmouat  At. SPRING  FIE  LD,0. 
or  commission,  to  handle  the  New  Patent  Chemical 
Ink  Erasing  Pencil.  Agents  making  $50  per  week 
Monroe  Eraser  Mf’g  Co.,  X  175,  La  Crosse,  Wis. 
