October 21 
Great American 
MUSIC 
BOOKS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
FOR THE 
The letter B Is like some men 
We very often see, 
Because, although It Is In debt, 
It hadn’t ought to be. 
—Detroit Free Frees. 
Tom : “ Your best girl’s father is a 
bank cashier, isn’t he?” Dick: “Yes. 
Her small brother is a teller.”—Truth. 
“Jones is a great talker—an’ never 
gets tired.” “ Don’t tell him that; he’ll 
run for Congress, sure.”— Atlanta Con¬ 
stitution. 
Not : “ What makes Grimes shaped so 
like a corkscrew?” Dot: “His wife’s 
constant twisting him around her little 
finger.”— Vogue. 
Governor Altgeld of Illinois, says 
that we only have about 50 Anarchists in 
America. Can he furnish the names of 
the other 49 ?— New York Advertiser. 
She: “George, father has failed.” 
He : “ That’s just like him ! I told you 
all along, daring, that he was going to 
do all he could to keep us from marry¬ 
ing.”— Life. 
Briggs : “ Do you always call on Miss 
Twilling in the same suit?” Griggs: 
“Yes; I want to show her father I am 
economical.” Briggs: “ I guess you have 
succeeded. He told me the other day 
you were the meanest man he ever saw.” 
—Clothier and Furnisher. 
Birdie McGinnis: “I hear that the 
young gentleman to whom you are en¬ 
gaged is 10 years younger than you.” 
Miss Elderly: “Yes, he is 10 years 
younger than I am. 1 suppose you think 
I should have refused him, but that’s all 
you know about it. The right time to 
marry men is before they are old enough 
to know any better.”— Texas Siftings. 
“What do you call that there thing 
you rid up here on ? ” asked a farmer 
of the youth who had stopped to get a 
drink of water at the well. “ It’s a bi¬ 
cycle.” “ Seems to me,” said the old 
man, “that I’d druther have a wheel- 
barrer. Wheelbarrer’s something you 
can sit down in and rest when you get 
tired of pushing the thing.”— Indian¬ 
apolis Journal. 
Little Eoger had gone into the coun¬ 
try for the first time and his grandfather 
had taken him out to see the colt 
‘ There, Roger,” said the old gentleman, 
“did you ever see such a little horse as 
that?” Roger never had, and his eyes 
shone, but there was one drawback. 
“ What’s the matter with him, grandpa?” 
he said. “He hasn’t any rockers!”— 
Youth's Companion. 
NEW 
ORGAN. 
Parlor Organ Galaxy. Vol.i. 
Bv W. F. 8UDD3. A fine col¬ 
lection (vocal and Instrume”- 
tal) for the reed organ, coming 
within the ability of youDg per¬ 
formers. Price, paper, 50c.; 
boards, 75c. 
Parlor Organ Galaxy. Vol 2. 
By N. F. 8UDDS. Recently 
Issued. Price same as Vol. 1. 
Whitney’s Organ Album. 
Compiled by H B.WHITNEY, 
Organist. Church of the Ad¬ 
vent, Boston. 
A new collection for pipe or¬ 
gan. For teachers and for 
organists generally; carefully 
edited with registration and 
pedaling. Every piece In the 
book can be played on a second 
or third manual organ. Price, 
boards, #2; cloth, #2 50. 
Selected Gems of Modern Favorites. 
Edited by J. C. MACY. A better grade of organ 
pieces, for young organists. Especially desirable for 
those Intending to take positions In churches. 
Boards, #1.50. 
Barnett’s Selections and Organ Voluntaries. 
125 pages: nearly 250 approved selections; elegant, 
tasteful and appropriate music. #1 50. 
Organ at [Church and in Concert. 
Compiled and arranted by J. W. Simpson. The 
pieces are of sulHclent variety to satlsly exacting 
organists. No liner collection of organ pieces has 
been published for years. #2. 
Any book mailed postpaid on receipt of price. 
Oliver Ditson Company, 
453-463 Washington St., Boston. 
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STAR CFGNDEii! 
Greatly Improved. 
SOLD ON TRIAL. 
12 to 25 Bushels 
per hour 
of Ear Corn, dry or 
damp, and all small 
(Train, fine or coarse. 
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ripwlL. Colored Portraits, Special Offers, and 
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InllMSSs Sold to anyone at wholesale price, for 
ICash or on Terms to Suit. 
Organs #27.50. Pianos #175.00. 
He'Write to-day for this VALUABLE BOOK.'e S 
PHPNIQU £ rn WASHINGTON.NEW jersey. 
LUnniOn Ot UU. K.tabiUhed 27 Tears. 
ri rpi T rinil and Beautiful Residence; 40 
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on earth; 1,500 fruit trees; 20-roomed house and one 
for help; numerous outbuildings; cost more than 
price of farm; location extremely healthy and pleas¬ 
ant; must be sold; will sacrifice. 
GEO. W. DOANE & CO., 200 Broadway N. Y 
FOR SALE CHEAP. 
One Success Jr. Potato D1 ger; new this fall; In 
good order. Sold because I am leaving the farm. 
L. A. PETERS, Greendale, Mass. 
For FALL SEED IN C 
all kinds of — _ The NEW 
Cutaway 
GRASS SEED n HARROW 
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NATURE’S OWE FERTILIZER. 
CANADA M ■ I Wm 0% 
UNLEACHED BoB H 
HARDWOOD E 1 SkR 
The Forest City Wood Ash Co., of London, Canada, 
have perfect facilities for handling them In proper 
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Analysis to 
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Tie Best 
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Coat 
in the 
WORLD I 
CUTAWAY HARROW CO., HIGGANUM, CONN. 
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In writing to advertisers please always mention 
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MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLE SALK FItICES,I>elivered FREE, 
For Houses, Barns, Roofs, all colors, & SAVE Middlemen’s 
profits. In use 5 1 years. Endorsed by Grange & Farmers’ 
Alliance. Low prices wil surprise you. Write for samples. 
O. W. 1NGEKSOLL, £46 Plymouth St, Brooklyn, N.Y. 
.ADIES!! Why Drink Poor Teas? 
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The/ BLACK Calla. 
A magnificent and remarkable Calla from the Holy- 
Land. It produces toward spring one large flower, 
14 to 18 inches long and 4 inches broad, of a rich black 
purple color and green underneath. The spathe rising 
from the centre of the flower is about 10 inches long, 
velvet-like and quite black. The leaves are large and 
of a rich green color, and resemble those of the well- 
known white Calla. The plant makes a most stately 
and elegant appearance, and is easily grown in pots in 
the window or conservatory. (See cut .) 
PRICE : Dry Bulbs, as collected, 25c. each; 
$2.50 per doz. Cultivated and selected bulbs, 
50c. each; $5.00 per doz. Free by mail. 
Send for “ OUR NEW AUTUMN CATALOGUE ” of 
Bulbs, Plants and Seeds for Fall planting; mailed 
free on application. 
Peter Henderson & Go . 35 n 3 ” tst " 
YORK. 
When you can get the Best at 
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Watches Clocks, Music Boxes, 
Cook Books and all kinds of premi- 
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Ci«o(f Income made by getting 
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For full particulars address 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO. 
31 and 33 Yesey St, N. Y. 
fkI CAD PDIT FOR POULTRY. Also all 
LfLLAri Uni I kinds of supplies. B. P. 
Rock EGGS and Fowls. Write for prices. 
W A. KENNEN, Lock Box 267, Franklin, Pa. 
THE ROSS . 
Ensilage Cutters, ft 
Horse Powers, Grinding ^ 
Mills, Wood Saws, 
Root Cutters 
And Acme Engines. ^ 
New Patents, New Designs 
and New Prices. 
DON’T BUY until you have heard from us. Illustrated Catalogue FREE. 
“The E. W. ROSS CO., 
^Bri.ultura’ riepartment Anne’i, E. E. 6-88. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO- 
FRUIT FA«M FOR 'ILE-^.VSrCSl 
jrow together; 60 acres planted Price, 13,500. Address 
J. A. McKE £ & CO , Kingsville, Lincoln Co., Ky. 
Japan Plum Trees. 
OGON, ABUNDANCE. BURBANK, SATSUMA, 
and a general assortment of European plums. Send 
for my Guide to Plum Culture and price list. 
HENRY LUTTS, Youngstown, N. Y. 
BARDEN CABINET CREAMERY, 
DIAnOND BALANCE CHURN, 
make dairying a pleasure. BUTTERWORKER8, RAILROAD AND 
CHEESE MILK CANS, and general DAIRY SUPPLIES. 
Send for Illustrated Catalogue. 
Barden Automatic Cream Separator Co., 
Agents Wanted. MIDDLE GRANVILLE, N. Y» 
F T- U" 1 
Elasticity 
Having proved Indispensable In a good wire fence 
our competitors are drawing on their imagination 
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prove that ours has more than all others combined. 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., 
Adrian, Mich. 
The Page Wire Fence Company of Ontario, Ltd. 
Walkervllle, Ont. 
The FISH BRAND SLICKER is warranted water- 
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iie-w POMMEL SLR KElt Is a perfect riding coat, and 
co’ers the entire sad41c. Bewareof imitations. Don't 
bu a coat if the “ Fish Brand” is not on it. Illustra¬ 
ted Catalogue free, A. J TOWER, Boston, Mass 
AMES 
Vegetable Cutter. 
PERFECT CUTTER 
AND SL1CER. 
No Clogging. 
Knives Readliy Sharpened. 
AMES PLOW CO., 
Boston and New York. 
GRAPE VINES 
Large stock, all varieties; extra strong. It will 
pay yon to send list of wants for quotations. 
EUGENE WILLETT, North Collins, N. Y. 
CROWING PEACHES 
In Georgia on the co-operation—with the land-owner 
—plan. Write for particulars, giving guaranteed 
cost. T. O. SKELlIE, Macon, Ga. 
UPTON STOCK FARM. 
First-prize Lelceste and Delaine Merino 8haep 
for 8ale. Rams at lees than one half their value; 
$5 each If taken at once. I have attended four fairs 
this fall, and have received $161 In prizes. 
W. S. MOORE. Proprietor, MT. UPTON, N. Y. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, October 21, 1893. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Uniform Ensilage.697, ^98 
An End to Potato Scab.™ 
Handy Road Scraper. ° 99 
Bean Growing by Machinery. ‘00 
Dry Stalks In a Half-Filled 8110. 701 
A Talk About a Silo. 701 
Tobacco Waste Again . 701 
A Wheat Fertilizer for Indiana. 701 
Fertilizer and Soli for Peas. 701 
Mulching Wheat with Manure.701 
Soli Analysis. 701 
Buildings with Land Throw n In . <02 
Florida Soft Phospnates. 702 
A Model Corn Crib.-•• 702 
The Blow That Killed Wheat. 702 
Bringing Water from a Distance. 702 
Some Beans About This. 703 
Grasshoppers and Deer In Farming. 703 
Corrosive Sublimate lor Potatoes. 703 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Champion Egg Record. 697 
The F'eedlng of Stra >. 699 
Let the State Pay for Slaughtered Cows. 8'. 9 
Closely Bred Sheep; Corn or Hogs. 701 
A Cattle Feed Rotation.702 
A Money-Making Sow. 703 
Choking Cattle. *9“ 
Lambs In the Corn. 711 
Starting Another Herd. 711 
Milking Time. 711 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Long Island Fruit Notes.*.698 
A New Pear, Macomber No. 6. 698 
Another Big Niagara. 698 
Some Dangerous Bark Beetles.00 
Current Facts About Currants. 700 
A Talk About Exhibition Grapes.700, 701 
A List of Fruits. 701 
A Kelffer Pear Worth Eating. 701 
Some of the Novelties. 702 
Mice aEd Tin Cans. 702 
Overbearing Strawberry Plants. 703 
A Cane lor the White Grub. 703 
Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. 703 
Raisin Culture In San Diego County, Cal. 710 
WOMAN AND THE HOME 
Trial of Flavoring Powders. 706 
Is Sbe Conceited. 70b 
The Smiling Muscles... ‘0b 
Tested Recipes From a Rural Daughter. dH> 
Cream Cookies. 707 
Blush. 707 
Pumpkin Pies. 7*17 
Pumpkin Float. ‘07 
81mple Variations In Rice Dishes. 707 
Sewing Campaign. ^07 
Of Army Blue. 707 
Baby Caretaker (No Patent). ‘07 
Good and Easy Yeast Bread. 707 
Dotty Dimple’s Picture. ™7 
A Dainty Entree. 707 
Leaving the Farm. ‘07 
America Can Learn. 701 
Crust for Melton Mowbray Pies. <07 
Filling for Melton Mowbrays. 707 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Is This An Air Castle?.699 700 
Pure Cider Vinegar”.•.‘01 
What the Commission Man Might Have Done.... 702 
Editorials.. 
Brevities. *0* 
The Prospect. jo? 
Business Bits. ‘0£ 
As We Go to Press . 
Crop and Market Notes. 708 
We Want to Know. 'os 
Markets. 709 
The Questions of a Child . 7iu 
Shear Nonsense. 7i« 
