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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
Dec.  10/ 
That  Boston  lady  had  ’em. 
She  never  said  “chrysanthemum, ” 
8he  said  “chrysanthe-madam.”  —Life. 
One  ought  to  have  dates  at  one’s  fin¬ 
gers’  ends,  seeing  they  grow  upon  the 
palm. — Scraps. 
She  :  “If  you  had  never  met  me  would 
you  have  loved  me  just  the  same  ?  ”  He: 
“  More.” — Life. 
To  Be  Precise. — He :  “You  seem  to 
look  upon  a  proposal  of  marriage  as  an 
every-day  affair.”  She:  “Well,  no; 
hardly  that.  Every  other  day.  I  never 
give  my  answer  the  same  day.” — Life. 
A  friend  of  ours  attending  a  lecture 
not  long  ago  heard  a  scientist  utter  the 
following  passage :  “All  along  the  un¬ 
trodden  paths  of  the  past  we  discern  the 
footprints  of  an  unseen  hand.” — lid  Bits. 
Small  Boy  (complainingly)  :  “  Why 
isn’t  there  any  griddle-cakes  this  morn¬ 
ing  ?”  Mother  (reprovingly)  :  “  Because 
you  neglected  to  go  to  the  store  yesterday 
and  get  me  some  eggs,  as  I  told  you.’’ 
Small  Boy  (with  an  injured  air)  :  “  You 
didn’t  tell  me  they  was  for  griddle- 
cakes.” — Oood  News. 
“  They  tell  me  you  have  learned  to 
count,  Robbie,”  said  a  pious  old  lady  to 
her  little  grandson,  who  was  paying  her 
a  visit  out  in  the  country.  “Course  I 
can,”  answered  Bobbie;  “listen:  One, 
two,  three,  four,  five,  six - ”  “That’s 
right,”  said  the  old  lady,  encouragingly, 
“  go  on!”  “Seven,  eight,  nine,  ten,  jack, 
queen,  king,” — Hartford  Post. 
Successful  Farmer  (whose  son  has 
been  to  college):  “What  was  all  that 
howlin’  you  was  doin’  out  in  th’  grove  ?  ” 
Cultured  Son  :  “  I  was  merely  showing 
Miss  Brighteyes  what  a  college  yell  is 
like.”  Farmer:  “Wall,  I  swan!  Col¬ 
lege  is  some  good  after  all.  I’m  goin’ 
into  town  to  sell  some  truck  to-morrow. 
You  kin  go  along  an’  do  the  callin’. — 
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CONTENTS. 
Rural  New-Yorker,  December  10,  1892. 
FARM  TOPIC8. 
Chemical  Fertilizers  and  Sand . 
Notes  from  the  Rural  Grounds . 
Neglected  Farms . 
Roasting  Frost . 
Grasshopper  Juice . 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
A  Millionaire  Farmer  . 
Typical  Shropshire  Sheep . 
The  Effect  of  Free  Wool . 
Beets  vs.  Corn  En-ilage . 
Grain  Food  for  Milch  Cows . 
A  Successful  Dairy  School . 
The  Jersey  Mosquito . 
A  Dairy  Strike . 
Live  Stock  Matters . 
Gluten  or  Corn  Meal . 
HORTICULTURAL 
A  Test  of  Varieties  of  Celery . 
The  Black  Knot  Law . 
Hard  Spots  in  Apples . 
Not  Favorable  to  “  New  Celery  Culture." 
Same  *•  Feeder  ’’  Nonsense . 
WOMAN  AND  HOME. 
Women  In  Public  Positions . 
My  8on's  Room . 
Sheep  from  a  Woman’s  Point  of  View . 
The  Face  Beautiful . 
Weaning  and  Dressing  the  Baby 
A  Pretty  Pin  Cushion . 
For  a  Burned  Kettle . 
Whipped  Cream . 
The  American  Turkey . 
Cream  Color  for  Mourning . 
Questionable  Advertisements . 
Home  Helps . 
News  About  an  Old  Problem . 
A  Common-8ense  Idea  for  Mothers.. 
Jackets  for  Babies . 
Sponge  Cake.  Cheap  and  Delicious... 
Flannel  Shirts  . 
A  Modern  Infant’s  Outfit . 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Flow  of  Water  In  Pipes . 
What  Others  Say . 
Editorial . 
Brevities . 
The  American  Institute  Fair . 
Learning  How  to  Think . 
Business  Bits . 
Publisher’s  Desk . 
Agricultural  News .  .. 
Crop  and  Market  Notes . 
Markets  . 
Retail  Domestic  Purchases . 
Decrease  in  the  Use  of  Shoddy . 
V egetable-Eatlng  Mole ...  . 
Shear  Nonsense . 
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