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Dec.  ^24' 
It  was  a  cough 
That  took  him  off, 
It  was  a  coffin 
They  took  him  off-ln .—Boston  Post. 
“  I’ll  have  to  raise  the  rent,”  said  the 
landlord.  “  All  right,”  said  the  tenant. 
“  It’s  more  than  I  can  do.” — Washington 
Star. 
“Isn’t  your  wife  afraid  to  drive  that 
horse?”  “Not  at  all.  It’s  the  people 
she  meets  who  are  scared.”  —  Detroit 
Tribune. 
Artist:  “By  George,  this  view’s  mag¬ 
nificent  !  I  say,  Fluffer,  you  really  ought 
to  have  those  woods  painted.”  Mr.  Fluf¬ 
fer  (city  farmer):  “  M — m.  Do  you  think 
that  would  improve  ’em  ?  What  color, 
now  ?  ” — London  Punch. 
First  Boy:  “I  hear  you  had  a  fight 
with  big  Billy  Beefl.y  ?  ”  Second  Boy: 
“  Yes,  and  you  oughter  see  me  make  him 
run.”  First  Boy  :  “  Git  out!  you  make 
big  Billy  Beefly  run?”  Second  Boy: 
“  Yes,  I  did,  but  he  couldn’t  catch  me.” — 
Life. 
Snippy  (in  the  club):  “  Wonderful  how 
fast  automatic  devices  are  being  invented, 
isn’t  it?”  Fweddie:  “Ya-as.”  Snippy: 
“  I  heah  they’ve  got  a  self-waising  flouah 
now.  It  must  save  the  poor  falimahs  a 
gweat  deal  of  twouble.” — Chicago  News- 
Record. 
Doctqr:  “Why,  how  is  this,  my  dear 
sir  ?  You  sent  me  a  letter  stating  that 
you  had  been  attacked  by  measles,  and  I 
find  you  suffering  from  rheumatism.” 
Patient :  “  Well  you  see,  doctor,  it  is  like 
this :  There  wasn’t  a  soul  in  the  house 
who  knew  how  to  spell  rheumatism.” — 
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CONTENTS. 
Rural  New-Yorker,  December  24,  1892. 
FARM  TOPICS. 
The  Vanderbilt  Farm  Buildings . 868 
A  Good  Home-Made  Roof . 858 
Bean  Growing  In  Western  New  York .  859 
Notes  from  the  Rural  Grounds .  869 
Farmers  as  Flour  Makers . .  860 
Chemicals  and  Clover  at  a  Profft .  660,  861 
Hard-wood  Ashes;  an  Unfavorable  Report . 8111 
Two  Fertilizer  Questions . 861 
Chemicals,  Clover  and  Fish .  8(1 
Hen  Business  on  Paper . 8til 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
Home  of  the  Brown  Swiss  Cattle .  857 
Dairy  Gossip .  .  857 
Sundry  Poultry  Thoughts .  8!>0 
The  Babv  Separator .  861 
Live  Stock  Matters .  . 871 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Fruit  Queries .  861 
The  OraDge  Russet  Pear . 861 
The  Black-Knot  Law  Again . 862 
A  Crop  After  Strawberries .  862 
WOMAN  AND  HOME. 
Thanks  and  Good  Will . 866 
Holiday  Gifts . . .  866 
Those  Open  Eyes . 866 
Chautauqua  Work  on  the  Farm .  866 
Ideas  Which  Beget  Interest .  866 
Writers  of  New  York  State .  867 
Some  Songs  that  Slog .  867 
Our  Address . 867 
To  Keep  “  Throws  ”  in  Place . 867 
Husk  Pillows  In  Sickness . 867 
A  Correction .  867 
Educational  Expenses .  867 
Mr.  Bok’s  Chalk  Mark .  867 
Relief  for  Catarrhal  Colds .  867 
A  Stylish  Economy .  867 
Fun  on  the  Farm .  867 
Wedding  Dresses .  867 
“Sultan  to  Sultan” .  867 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Eye  Opener  on  Bicycles  Free .  860 
Rurallsms . 862  863 
Editorial .  864 
Brevities . ••••  864 
Facts  About  the  Farmers’  Alliance  Convention...  865 
He  Likes  Brevities .  865 
Business  Bits .  865 
Publisher’s  Desk .  868 
Agricultural  News . . . 868 
Condensed  Correspondence .  .  869 
Crop  and  Market  Notes .  869 
Markets  .  869 
Grandmother’s  Hidden  Treasure .  870 
Odds  and  Ends .  870^ 
Shear  Nonsense .  872' 
