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His  bicycle  threw  hirri, 
And  bad  did  he  feel; 
But  in  life  one  is  sure 
To  have  woe  with  his  wheel.— .fudge. 
Uhkat  Provocation. — Mamma: 
“Johnny,  did  you  strike  Willie?”  Johnny: 
‘  Yes’m  ;  but  he  hit  me  back.” — Puck. 
It  may  be  that  they  always  speak  of  a 
man  as  following  the  races  because  he 
never  gets  ahead  of  them. — Buffalo  Ex¬ 
press. 
It  was  not  an  agricultural  editor  who 
wrote  :  •*  Pumpkins  are  said  to  be  fat¬ 
tening  for  hogs,  but  we  have  never  tried 
them  ourselves.” — Bouton  Transcript. 
Barclay  Wyckoff  :  “So  your  uncle 
was  88  when  he  died;  did  he  retain  full 
possession  of  his  faculties  ?”  Pelham 
Parker:  “I — er — really  couldn’t  say. 
The  will  hasn’t  been  read  yet.” — Puck. 
“  There  goes  Prof.  Poggletherpe.  He’s 
one  of  the  most  consistent  men  of  the 
day.”  “Indeed?”  “Yes;  for  instance, 
when  he  wants  to  brood  he  goes  and  sits 
in  the  chicken  house.”  —  Philadelphia 
Record. 
“Begorra,”  said  Bridget,  as  she  opened 
a  bottle  of  champagne  for  the  first  time, 
“the  fool  that  filled  this  quart  bottle 
must  have  put  in  two  quarts  instid  av 
wan  ?  ” — Christian  Register. 
The  Rev.  Mr.  Drowsie:  “By  the  way, 
I  observed  on  Sunday  last  that  you  got 
up  suddenly  and  left  the  church  before 
my  sermon  was  over.  I  was  deeply 
pained,  and  hope  you  can  offer  some  ex¬ 
planation.”  Theological  Student .  “Oh, 
yes,  sir  :  ever  since  I  was  a  boy  I  have 
been  a  somnabulist.” — Life. 
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with  ease  NO  OIL  required  on  the  wires.  Cheapest  and  best.  (Agents 
wanted.)  For  prices  and  free  catalogue  address 
SAFETY  GATE  COMPANY,  Box  Y,  RICHMOND,  IND. 
1838.  54  Years.  300  Acres.  1892. 
NUT  TREES 
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NEW  PEARS 
Parry’s  Giant,  Pedigree  .Japan  Mammoth,  Paragon  and  other 
Chestnuts.  Japanj  Persian,  French  and  English  Walnuts.  Pecans,  Almonds 
and  Filberts.  Lincoln  Coreless  l’ear  — verv  large  and  very  late 
Seneca — large,  handsome,  and  immediately  after  Bartlets.  .Japan  Golden 
Russet,  Vermont  Ueauty  and  Idaho,  in  collections  at  reduced  ratep. 
Eleagnus  Longplpes,  Hardy  Oranges,  Wineberries,  and  other  valuable 
Novelties.  Shade  Trees,  for  Lawn  or  Street  planting;  Ornamental  Shrubs, 
Vines,  &c.  Grape  Vines,  small  fruit  plants. 
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Used  and  recommended  by  leading  breeders  and  veteri¬ 
narians.  Sample,  by  mail,  50  cents.  For  sale  by  all 
reliable  dealers.  LAWFORD  BROTHERS,  Baltimore,  Md  . 
Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States. 
To  Energetic  Agents. 
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better  work.  'The  Price  Is  Low.  Write  for  circulars,  price  and  terms  to 
Mention  this  Paper.  THE  EMPIRE  WASHER  GO.,  kail  ~J 
ELLIOT’S  PARCHMENT  BUTTER  PAPER.  HhSA  CBCC 
To  dairymen  or  others  who  will  use  it,  we  will  send  half  a  ream,  8x11,  free,  If  they  will  I  1  m  b  ■ 
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THIS  IS  HOT  A  PUZZLE. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural  New-Yorker,  November  12,  1892. 
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Five  Dollars. 
CANADA  UNLEACHED  HARDWOOD 
ASHES. 
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  108  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.  Address  as  above  for 
prices,  sample  and  free  pamphlet. 
“Cover  your  henhouse  completely,  wouldn’t  it?” 
“What  would?” 
Neponset  Water-Proof  Fabrics 
Which  would  keep  out  the  rain,  snow,  and  cold  completely  ;  keep  your  hens 
warm ;  make  them  lay  more  eggs. 
IT’S  VERY  MUCH  CHEAPER  THAN  SHINGLES  AND  WEARS  AS  LONG. 
F.  W.  BIRD  &  SON,  sole  Makers,  East  Walpole,  Mass. 
YD  1 1  Need  them  for  your  Greenhouses,  Hotbeds,  Barns,  Henhouses, 
■  wJ  1#  Outbuildings  and  Dwellings  Houses,  Inside  and  Out. 
POSITIVELY  WATER-PROOF,  FROST-PROOF  AND  AIR-TIGHT 
GALVANIZED 
GEARED  AERMOTOR 
Re-designed  and  much  improved,  furnisnes  power  to 
PUMP,  GRIND,  GUT  FEED,  and  SAW  WOOD. 
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Docs  the  |i  work  of  4  horses  at  half  the  cost  of 
one,  and  is  «*  always  harnessed  and  never  gets  tired. 
With  our  Steel  Stub  Tower  it  Is  easy  to  put  on  barn. 
Send  for  elaborate  designs  for  putting  power  in  barn. 
A  TP  MOT  fill  Prt  &  Rockwell  Sts.,  Chicago, 
Atnmu  I  tjii  UU  *  2'J  St.,  Sau  Francisco. 
100  miles  between  them. 
35  miles  apart,  and  one 
24  miles  ahead  of  the  other. 
It  refers  to  two  of  our  agents  in  western  New  York, 
who  live  35  miles  apart.  One  has  sold  38  miles;  tho 
other  62  miles  of  our  fence  this  year.  Introduced 
there  seven  years  ago. 
PAGE  WOVEN  WIRE  FENCE  CO., 
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FARM  TOPICS. 
Double  Farm  House . 
Chute  for  a  Silo . 
What  Medicine  for  Farmers'  Ills  ?... . 
Building  up  Their  Land  . 
Ball  Bearings  on  Farm  Implements . 
Composition  of  Potatoes  and  Turnips . 
Using  Manure  for  Corn . 
Alfalfa  in  the  North . 
A  North  Carolina  Sub-Kxeeriment  Station 
A  Hustling  Woman  Farmer . 
For  Making  Slat-wire  Fence . 
Solid  Sense . 
Fighting  Frost  with  Fire . 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
Guernseys,  Trotters  and  Berksl.ires . 
First  “Run”  with  an  Incubator . 
A  Typical  South  Down  Sheeo . 
Preparing  for  Poultry  Profits . 
Cow's  Opposed  to  Brewers'  Grains . 
Another  Big  Dairy  Fraud . 
Is  Bran  a  Good  Milk  Feed  ? . 
A  New  Miik  Industry  in  Orange  County,  N.  Y . 
A  Saddle  Heifer . . . 
Live  Stock  Notes . 
A  Promising  Young  Stallion . 
HORTICULTURAL. 
California  Privet . 
Surplus  of  Prunes . 
Hard  Spots  in  Apples . 
The  Naming  of  Strawberries _ 
Praise  for  the  Vprgennes  Grape. 
WOMAN  AND  DOME. 
Where  the  House  Fly  Blooms . 
Keeping  Warm . 
Greenhouse  Seeds  a  Snare . 
Don’t  Worrv  About  Our  <  ountry  Bovs. 
More  About  the  Pure  food  Exposition 
The  City  Cousins . 
Advice  for  Worn*  n . 
Shredded  Codfish . .  ... 
Fortune  in  a  Small  idea . 
Cheap  Though  Superior . 
To  Save  Handling . 
A  Hint  for  Ironing  Day . 
Long-Keeping  Tart  Crusts . 
Reasonable  Table  Rubs . 
Coffee  Making . 
A  Closet  Curtain . 
Onion  Mucilage . 
Treatme  nt  of  Croup . 
Have  Thev  Any  Right  to  Be  Wives?... 
A  Handy  Oat  Meal  Cooker . 
Winter  Blossoms . 
MISCELLANEOUS.' 
Take  a  Day  Off  and  Play . 
The  United  States  Pure  Food  Exposition 
Don't  Mulch  a  Soil  to  ”  Sadnt  »i” . 
What  Others  Say . 
Editorial . 
Brevities . 
Business  Bits . 
Publisher’s  Desk . 
Agricultural  News . 
Condensed  Correspondence . 
t'rop  and  Market  Notes . 
Markets . 
Setting  a  Hawk  on  Fire . 
A  Georgia  Tariff  Discussion . 
Shear  Nonsense . . . . . . . 
PIANOS 
The  Recognized  Standard  of  Modern 
Piano  Manufacture. 
BALTIMORE.  NEW  YORK, 
22  &  24  E.  Baltimore  St.  148  Fifth  Avenue. 
WASHINGTON,  817  Pennsylvania  Ave. 
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This  Trade  Mark  is  on  the  best 
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Catalogue 
*'rce-  A.  J.  TOWER,  BOSTON,  MASS. 
A  Fine  Dairy  and  Market  Car¬ 
den  Farm  for  Sale  at  S25 
per  Acre  in  Virginia. 
1  win  sell  at  a  bargain  my  dairy  stock  and  home 
dairy  farm,  containing  340^6  acres,  some  of  which  Is 
a  tine  market  garden  and  some  woodland;  a  number 
of  acres  under  clover.  There  are  also  a  line  young 
orenard  of  740  fruit  trees  in  bearing:  a  nice  con¬ 
venient  residence,  3'/£  miles  from  the  city  of  Dan¬ 
ville.  with  all  necessary  outbuildings,  including 
large  barns,  stables,  windmill,  etc.  Plenty  of  good 
spring  water  runs  to  dwelling-house,  stockyard  and 
hot- beds. 
This  farm  has  a  valuable  established  dairy  trade, 
and  is  one  of  the  best  improved  and  most  profitable 
in  this  section,  and  is  ]•  cated  in  one  of  the  tlnest 
climates  in  America,  w  here  it  is  never  very  hot  or 
cold.  Price  of  sweet  milk,  25  to  40  cents  per  gallon, 
according  to  quantity;  buttermilk  15  to  20 cents  per 
gallon.  Butter  35  cents  per  pound  the  year  round 
Finding  it  necessary  to  give  up  my  personal  man¬ 
agement  of  the  business,  1  offer  one  of  the  best  oppor¬ 
tunities  for  investment  ever  ottered  In  Virginia  I 
refer,  by  permission,  to  It.  W.  Peatross.  Esq  ;  Col 
Geo.  C.  Cabell  and  Major  W.  T.  Sutherlin,  of  Dan¬ 
ville.  Va.,  etc.-  I  solicit  correspondence,  and  will 
give  further  particulars  as  to  income  of  farm,  etc. 
'terms;  half  cash,  balance  in  one,  two,  three  and 
four  years,  or  I  wrill  sell  one-half  interest  in  the 
farm  stock,  etc.,  to  a  reliable  and  experience  1  busi¬ 
ness  manager,  and  will  pay  a  liberal  salary  for  the 
management  of  my  share  of  the  business. 
JOSEPH  COATES,  Danville,  Va. 
use  in  Dairies,  Laundries,  Slaughter- 
)  houses.  Running  Engines,  Pumping  Water 
by  Steam  and  other  uses.  Address: 
KBF  J.  K.  PURINTON,  &  CO.,  Dus  Moines.  Ia. 
Farmers  YOUR  Prod  uce 
To  F.  I.  SAGE  &  SON,  183  lteade  St.,  N.  Y., 
Receivers  of  all  kinds  of  Country  Produce,  In¬ 
cluding  Game,  Live  and  Dressed  Poultry  and  Dressed 
Calves.  Specialties—  Berries,  Grapes,  Apples,  Pears, 
Honey,  Onions  aud  Potatoes.  Correspondence  and 
Consignments  solicited.  Stencils  furnished.  Ref¬ 
erence:  Dun’s  or  Bradstreet’s  Commercial  Reports, 
to  be  found  at  any  bank. 
PASTE  THIS  IN  YOUR  HAT. 
In  shipping  farm  products  correspond  with  F.  S. 
GIBSON,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  or  Toledo,  O.  Goodmar- 
kets  and  good  treatment  are  the  benefits. 
Splendid  North  Carolina  Farm. 
On  Roanoke  River,  near  Weldon.  All  “  second  bot¬ 
tom”  land;  level  and  smooth;  never  overflows;  soil 
deep,  rich  alluvial,  absolutely  Inexhaustible;  adapted 
to  grain,  grass,  fruits  and  trucking.  Averages  two 
tons  of  clover  hay  to  the  acre.  Ample  buildings;  one 
mile  from  manufacturing  town  and  depot.  Best 
shipping  facilities  by  steamer  and  railroads.  Healthy 
location;  many  Northern  families  near;  contains 
1,600  acres;  divided  If  desired:  $10  per  acre.  Easy 
terms.  For  particulars  address 
W.  G.  STEVENS.  Houston,  Va 
FOR  SALE. 
“  Acme  ”  Kerosene  Engine,  Four  H.  P.,  made  by 
Rochester  Machine  Tool  Works;  In  good  order.  One 
No.  3.  Apbletou  Mfg.  Co.  Prize  Pulley  Mill;  one  Cy¬ 
clone  Corn  and  Cob  Crusher,  same  make.  $275  for 
the  lot,  F.  O.  B..  Asheville,  N.  C. 
E.  D.  HJCINEMANN,  Asheville,  N.  C 
SURPLUS  STOCKS 
OF 
BOOKS 
AT  REDUCED  PRICES. 
***Until  the  supply  is  exhausted,  the 
books  listed  below  will  be  sold  at  the 
reduced  prices  named,  in  order  that 
we  may  clear  our  shelves.*** 
THE  CHRYSANTHEMUM.  By  F.  W 
Burbidge,  curator  of  Trinity  College  Botanical 
Gardens,  Dublin.  140  pages;  Illustrated.  Price, 
cloth,  $1  (reduced  from  $1.50). 
CHOICE  STOVE  AND  GREENHOUSE 
PLANTS.  By  B.  S.  Williams.  700  pages;  in  two 
volumes;  illustrated.  Price,  cloth,  $3.50  (reduced 
from  $5.) 
AZALEA  CULTURE.  By  R.  J.  Halli- 
day.  Illustrated.  Price,  cloth,  $1  (reduced 
from  $2.) 
A  BOOK  OF  GRAIN  TABLES.  This 
book  has  over  20,000  different  calculations  and  Is 
'a  fact  a  “  ready  reckoner”  of  weights  and  meas- 
ut3s  of  grain,  hay,  produce,  feeding,  wood,  tanks 
and  cisterns,  ropes,  etc.  It  Is  useful  to  every¬ 
body.  Price.  20  cents  (reduced  from  30  cents). 
FRUIT  PASTES.  SYRUPS  AND  PRE¬ 
SERVES.  By  Shirley  Dare.  Price,  20  cents 
(reduced  from  25  cents). 
THE  RURAL  PUBLISHING  CO.. 
Times  Building,  New  York. 
II  II  i  lit  pc  Uf  AUTCn  —one  1831,  1816,  1811, 
ALITIAIfAud  FT  All  I  LU  and  anterior  to 
1810.  State  condition  and  price. 
Ii.  J.  GALPIN.  Oxford,  N.  Y. 
IHATCH  CHICKENS  BY  STEAMI 
!  WR^improved  Excelsior  incubator.* 
Simple,  Perfect,  Self.Regu. 
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teed  to  hatch  a  larger  per¬ 
centage  of  fertile  eggs  at 
less  cost  titan  any  other 
Hatcher.  Lowest  priced 
first-class  Hatcher  made. 
GEO.  11.  STA11L,  Quincy, Ill. 
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