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. August 5 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
years an’ never got caught. But de min- 
nit I goes an’ buys a hen for supper I’se 
’rested on s’picion. Honesty’s de wust 
policy I eber seed.”—Harper’s Bazar. 
“ Pretty children you are for a minis¬ 
ter to have!” reprovingly exclaimed a 
Somerville minister to his children, who 
were misbehaving at the table; and 4- 
year-old Dorothy spoke up: “ Better 
change vour business, pa .”—Somerville 
SELECT FOR YOUR WHEAT 
THERE never was a dewdrop 
Tnat filled a flower’s eup, 
But quick there came a sunbeam 
To drink the dewdrop up! 
There never was a dollar 
That jtngled In the till, 
But quick there came a follow 
And scooped It with a bill! 
—Atlanta Constitution. 
First Stranger ; “It seems to me I 
have seen your face before.” Second 
stranger; “ Quite likely. That’s where 
I carry it.”— Tid-BVs. 
H avert.y : “Hullo, Austen, I’m glad 
I met you. I have just returned from 
the World’s Fair.” Austen: “ I’m sorry, 
old man, but I haven’t a cent.”— Life. 
Healthy Apartments in the Country: 
“ Dear me, what an unpleasant odor. 
Can it be the drains ? ” “ Can’t be the 
d'-ains, Miss, ’cos there ain’t any.”— Judge. 
Simson (sternly) : “ Willie, where are 
those green apples gone that were down 
cellar?” Willie: “They are with the 
Jamaica ginger that was in the closet.” 
—New York Sun. 
Foster Tightfist : “Say! Let me 
have that fiver I loaned you last night, 
will you?” Mr. Spender: “For heav¬ 
en’s sake, man alive, I haven’t had time 
to spend it yet .”—Brooklyn Life. 
Visitor: “Are you sick, Robbie?” 
Robbie: “No ma’am, I’m tired.” “Have 
you been working hard for mamma ’ ” 
1 • Yes. I promised to be good for two 
hours if she’d give me a nickel.”— Life. 
Mamma (binding up Tommy’s split 
finger): “ You poor child ! Why can’t 
you play baseball with a softer ball ?” 
Tommy (with intense disgust): “Aw! 
anybody’d know you was a g-i-r-1! ” 
Detroit Tribune. 
First Store Boy : “ How do you like 
your new place ? ” Second Store Boy : 
“ Don’t like it. If I don’t do things 
right they'll get another boy, and if I do 
do things right they keep me doin’ ’em.” 
—Good News. 
“Dat’s jess de way!” said Rastus. 
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J. TEK HUIL£, General American Agent, 33 Broadway, N. Y. « ity. 
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CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, August 5, 1893. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Are Our Farms Poorer Than They Were 50 Years 
Ago .. ; 
All About Wire Fences. ; 
Wind-Mills and Rams. ; 
Corn Cut .. 
What Weakened the Hen Manure V. 
Scarlet Clover Experience by Wholesale. 
Observations In an Old Field. . 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Barn for a Regiment of Sheep.... ..... 521, 
Notes from the World's Fatr. The Great Dairy 
w'ha't Philadelphia Milkmen Have bone.. 
Gain In Feeding Arkansas Cattle.a22, 
Eirgs-Aminlng the Eggs. 
The Tag on a Duck. . .• • • • 
Texas Fever, or “ Tick ’ F ever.524, 
Cheese Without Rennet. 
Guernseys and Jerseys. 
Skim or Butter-milk. 
Asks About Ensilage. 
A Dishorning Argument. 
The Columbian Dairy Test. 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Among the Berries. ">23 
The Make and Use of Grape Juice. 525 
Fertilizer for Celery. 525 
What Alls the Dewberries ?. 525 
Snuff and Soap for Insects.uJ5 
When to Pick Plums.525 
What About This Pear Tree ?.525 
the CLEVELAND DRYER CO., 
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Cook Books and ail kinds of premi¬ 
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orders for our celebrated goods. 
For full particulars address_ 
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I Send stamp for catalogue. forward 30 cents to pay postage. Why not try the Best Batter Wrapper 1 
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CIDER >j 
MACHINERY 
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•a Potto / 1 mawberry Plants * 
A? "" 
I F set oi-lo-Ju aly. August or September, will produce a crop of 
berr‘-~ ^ oune next year. Our Midsummer prise-list, mailed 
fr tribes the beBt varieties, which we offer in strong rooted 
pot 'plants now ready for delivery. Also Celery and Cabbage 
Plan. Vegetable and Flower Seeds, for Summer and Fall Sowing, 
and seasonable sundries for the garden 
HENRY 1. DREEB, 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, Pi. 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
This, That and the Other. 
The World’s Fair Corn Kitchen. 
Canned Corn. 
Green Tomatoes and Pie Plant. 
Cucumber Catsup. 
“ A Veal Loaf.”.— 
Use of Tin Cans. 
Marmalade. 
Cream of Green Corn. 
Temperance Reform. 
Handling a Trunk. 
Seersucker In Another Llgut. 
Miss Pretty-hands . 
Poison of Ivy. 
“ Renewing ” Dried Meat. 
Thickened Poik Gravy. 
A Trap for Ants. 
In Serving Chocolate. 
Fruit Syrup. 
Lemon Shake. 
Ideas on Decorations. 
Novelties In Frills and Basques. 
That Cool Kitchen.. 
The Use of the Dictionary.— 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
What Say .. 
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Editorials. 
Brevities. 
Business Bits. 
The Prospect. 
Crop and Market Notes. 
We Want to Know.. 
Condensed Correspondence. 
Markets. 
The South Carolina Liquor Law. 
Shear Nonsense.. .. 
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