856 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
Dec.  1 
Little  Johnnie  :  “  Pop,  -what  grows 
on  an  electric  plant?”  Pop:  “Currents.” 
“  You  look  run  down,  man.”  “Yes,  I 
haven't  yet  recovered  from  my  summer 
vacation.  ” — Life. 
Ills  Young  Wife  :  “  George,  dear,  I  do 
wish  you  would  get  your  life  insured. 
Wlu  re  would  I  go  if  you  were  to  die  ?” 
Ge  rge  :  “  And,  great  heavens  !  where 
would  I  go  ?” — Truth. 
“What  can  I  do  for  my  little  boy,” 
asked  mamma,  “  so  that  he  won’t  want 
to  eat  between  meals?”  “Have  the 
meals  ficker  together,”  replied  the  young 
gourmand. 
An  Effective  Remedy  :  “  My  hired 
man  has  a  fine  labor-saving  device.” 
“  What  is  it  ?”  “  Chills.  They  save  him 
from  laboring  three  days  out  of  five.” — 
Harper's  Bazar. 
Schooi.maam  :  “Why  was  it  that  his 
great  dis  overy  was  not  appreciated  until 
long  after  Columbus  was  dead  ?”  Nine¬ 
teenth  Century  Schoolboy  :  “  Because  he 
didn’t  advertise.” — Puck. 
Unanswered. — “Mamma,  if  a  child 
shou  d  be  born  on  the  ocean,  to  what 
nation  would  it  belong?”  “Why,  to 
the  nation  to  which  his  father  and 
mother  belonged,  of  course.”  “Well,  I 
know.  But  suppose  his  father  and 
mother  were  not  with  him  ?  Supposing 
he  was  traveling  with  his  aunt?” — Life. 
“  They  say  that  stolen  kisses  are  the 
sweetest,”  he  said,  as  they  sat  on  the 
steps  looking  at  the  moon.  “  Indeed?” 
6he  said.  “  Yes.  What  do  you  think 
about  it?”  “  Oh,  I  have  no  opinion  at 
all ;  but  it  seems  to  me,  if  I  were  a  voung 
man,  I  wouldn’t  be  long 
whether  they  were  or  not.” — New  York 
Press. 
Teacher  :  “  I  have  told  you  of  Louis 
Kossuth,  and  what  he  did.  I  have  also 
just  said  that  he  recently  received  a  con¬ 
gratulatory  letter  from  the  Hungarian 
Diet.  Now,  can  you  tell  me  what  the 
Hungarian  Diet  is?”  Little  Boy  living 
among  Hungarians :  “  ’Most  anything 
they  can  lay  their  hands  on.” — Good 
News. 
IttisreUattMusi 
In  writing  to  advertisers,  please  always  mention 
The  Rural  New-Yorker. 
The  Recognized  Standard  of  Modern 
Piano  Manufacture. 
BALTIMORE.  NEW  YORK, 
22  &  24  E.  Baltimore  St.  148  Filth  Avenue. 
WASHINGTON,  817  Pennsylvania  Ave. 
BUY  THE  BEST.  OLD  AND  STRICTLY  RELIABLE 
StBRAYv 
PIANOS 
ESTABLISHED  1837 
Catalogues  Mailed  on  Application. 
SOLD  DIRECT  FROM  FACTOR! 
)ver  Arcade  to  Depot,  Albany,  N.Y. 
MASON  &  HAMLIN 
Sold  for  cash  and  easy  payments. 
New  styles  just  introduced. 
Send  tor  illustrated  Catalogues. 
NEW  YOKE.  BOSTON.  CHICAGO. 
ORGANS  &  PIANOS 
Comes  Every  Week  —  Finely  Illustrated — Only  $1.75  a  Tear. 
The  Increased  circulation  to  550,000  copies  weekly  enables  The  Companion  to  provide  more  lavishly  than  over  for  1893. 
$6,500  Prize  Stories. 
$5,000  has  been  awarded  for  Prize  Serial  Stories,  $1,500  for  Prize  Folk-Lore  Tales,  to  be  given  in  1893. 
Great  Men  In  Their  Homes.  Mr.  Gladstone,  Gen.  Sherman,  Gen.  McClellan  and  Pres.  Garfield  pictured  by  their  children. 
“The  Bravest  Deed  I  ever  Saw”  is  vividly  described  by  Gen.  John  Gibbon,  Capt.  Charles  King  and  Archibald  Forbes. 
Glimpses  of  Foreign  Lands  by  Charles  Dickens,  Hon.  Charles  E.  Smith,  Grace  Ellery  Channing,  Charles  Dickens,  Jr. 
Articles  on  Science  by  Lord  Playfair,  Dr.  Cyrus  Edson,  Sir  Henry  Thompson,  Prof.  E.  S.  Holden  and  Dr.  Austin  Flint. 
If  our  Work  In  Life.  What  are  you  going  to  do?  In  what  Trades  and  Professions  is  there  most  Room ;  by  Successful  Men. 
Leading  Features  for  1893. 
Eleven  Serial  Stories. 
Health  and  Hygiene. 
Monthly  Double  Numbers. 
Illustrated  Weekly  Supplements. 
The  Best  Short  Stories. 
New  Sea  Stories. 
Household  Articles. 
700  Large  Pages. 
100  Stories  of  Adventnre. 
Science  Articles. 
Sketches  of  Travel. 
Charming  Children’s  Page. 
The  Companion  gives  each  year  nearly  One  Thousand  Illustrations  by  the  Best  Artists. 
To  New  Subscribers  who  will  cut  out  and  send  us  this  slip  with 
name  and  address  and  $1.75  we  will  send  The  Companion  Free  to 
January  1,  1893,  and  for  a  full  year  from  that  date,  including  the 
Double  Holiday  Numbers  at  Christmas,  New  Year  and  Easter. 
The  YOUTH’S  COMPANION,  Boston,  Mass. 
2  Send  Cheek,  Post-Office  Order  or  Registered  Letter  at  our  risk. 
Souvenir  of  the  New  Building  in  colors,  42  pages,  sent  on  receipt  of  six  cents,  or  PRICE  to  any  one  reguesting  it  who  sends  a  subscription. 
PehhsylvahiaAgrigultoralWorks,Yobk,Pa 
Farquliar’s  Standard  Engines,  Saw  Mills,  Shingle 
Mills,  Grist  Mills  and  Standard  Implements  Gener- 
|  ally.  Send  for  Catalogue.  Portable  and  Stationary  Engines  and 
Boilers  a  specialty.  W arraated  equal  or  superior  to  any  made. 
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.thelr  selling  office  to  102  State 
Street,  Boston?/ Mass.  Address  as  above  for 
prices,  sample  and  free  pamphlet. 
RdBlWIM'COClNO  — 
Address  FARQUHAR  CO.,  York,  Pa 
.  .1'' 1  -  0,1  .  ..ruid  produces  a  fine  crop 
•  •W.M-WMI  ft  Is  k  A  *  ks  si  KiSe  without  this  expense.  The  near  markets,  general  healthfulness 
of  climate  and  freedom  from  cyclones,  blizzards,  together  with  good  society,  churches,  etc  make  Mlchi- 
San  Farms  the  best  In  the  world.  Write  to  me  and  I  will  tell  you  how  to  get  the  best  farms  on  Iona 
ime:  low  rate,  of  interest  «.  M  It  A  RVF«.  l.nnd  V 
IT 
COSTS 
PER 
YEAR 
OVER  $75,000 
TO  PRODUCE  THE 
National  Stockman  and  Farmer, 
PITTSBURGH,  PA.,  and  BUFFALO,  N.  Y. 
Probably  50  per  cent  more  than  the  cost  of  any  other  weekly  agricultural  paper. 
IT  IS  POSSIBLE  for  its  publishers  to  pay  out  this  sum  each  year  ONLY  BECAUSE  IT  HAS 
(  i  )  THE  LARGEST  AND  BEST  SUBSCRIPTION  LIST. 
(2)  THE  LARGEST  AND  BEST  ADVERTISING  PATRONAGE. 
A  PAPER  THAT  CAN  DO  THIS  YEAR  AFTER  YEAR 
Must  Merit  the  Patronage  of 
Both  Subscribers  and  Advertisers. 
AFF  A  And  Subscribe  for  It 
vKHC  r\  ■  fif  And  Advertise  ir.  It. 
CURTIS  STEEL  ROOFING  CO^’tells  IRON  and  STEEL 
u  o  — 
is  fi  - 
direct  to  YOU  at  AGENTS  prices, 
for  metal  roofs. 
Write  for  tb, 
Address  I  t O  7 
_ /v 
- -  - 
CLAREMONT  Land  Association  Surry  Co..Va., 
Offers  600  choice  farms;  3.000  handsome  town  lots 
on  James  River,  with  terms  to  suit  purchasers.  Free 
circular 
FARM  FOR  SALE. 
Two  hundred  and  thirteen  acres  of  good  land,  2!4 
miles  northeast  of  Middletown,  Ind. ;  180  acres  under 
cultivation.  Good  buildings,  plenty  of  gas  and  good 
water.  8 or  price  and  terms  call  on  or  address 
D.  T.  PAINTER,  Middletown,  Indiana. 
Florida  land  for  sale.- 1,520 
acres,  best  quality,  Marlon  County,  Florida 
TOM  SLOAN,  Greenville,  S.  C. 
Fnc  Coin  — Good  Timothy  Hay.  Buy  ofthefarmer 
lUI  OaECi  and  save  the  middleman’s  profit. 
Nellis  Diefendore,  Perch  River,  Jefferson  Co..  N.Y. 
CIDER 
MACHINERY. 
Power  8orew  i  ppc  C  C 
HYDRAULIC).  OR  IRLOO 
Knuokle  Joint) 
Graters,  Elevators,  Etc.  |L 
Boomer  &  Boschert  Press  Co.^= 
118  W.  Water  St.,  Syracuse,  IT.  7. 
MYDNAUUO 
PRESS. 
CAN’T  SEE  THE  COIL? 
Wind  a  large  steel  wire  (soft  wire  won’t  do)  around 
a  broom  handle,  like  the  stripes  on  a  barber’s  pole. 
When  you  have  a  long  coil,  fasten  one  end,  then 
stretch  It  tightly.  You  can  draw  out  the  kinks  (see 
cut  above)  but  It  will  ‘  give  and  take,”  and  neve  say. 
Page  Woven  Wire  Fence  Co., 
ADRIAN,  MICH. 
COACHERS  AND 
Perclteron  Horses. 
100 
Prizes  at  four  leading 
American  Fairs. 
Write  for  Catalogue. 
JOHN  W.  AKIN 
Scipio,  N.  Y. 
PROFIT 
•GUARANTEE  and  prices  on  BEST  KNOWN  PAINT 
138E,  NTIIiES,  OHIO. 
UNIFORM  QUALITY  OF  |Ug  I  |  \£ 
No  matter  what  you  feed— clean—  I vl  I  IV 
pure— wholesome.  Entire  absence  of  taint  of  animal, 
stable  or  feed.  Winter  or  Summer.  Satisfy  your  cus¬ 
tomers  with  the  best  obtainable  product,  by  using 
HILL’S  MILK  AERATOR 
the  best  In  the  world.  AGENTS  WANTED  1 
ADDRESS 
E.  L.  HILL,  WEST  UPTON,  MASS. 
In  writing  to  Advertisers,  mention  The  R.  N.-Y. 
Parchment  lined  palls  for  from  3  to  10 
ibs.  Send  for  terms.  Detroit  Paper 
-  Package  Co.,  Detroit,  Mich. 
BEAITY 
Cat’lg  free.  Dan’lF. Beatty, Wa»h’ton,N  J 
FOR  FARMERS. 
NOT  BIG  MONEY, 
BUT  SURE  MONEY. 
Will  you  TRADE  a  little  time  and  trouble  FOR 
CASH?  Clean  and  honorable  work  for  winter  months. 
Even  the  busy  man  has  time  for  it.  This  means 
DOLLARS.  Don’t  throw  It  aside.  Write  a  card 
for  particulars  to  AATELL,  RUSH  &  CO.. 
Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
THIS 
Low-Down’’  MilkWagoi 
IS  BUILT  BY  THE 
PARSONS  “LOW-DOWN”  WAGON  CO., 
EARLV1LLE  N  Y. 
