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FEB 44 
THE BUBAL FJEW-YOBREB. 
hTWiiwN't 
Tom: “Did you know, Ethel, that I have two 
papas?'’ Ethel (surprised): “Why, no!” Tom: 
“Yes, I have my real papa and my corn pop¬ 
per.” 
A thing of beaut } 7 may be a joy forever. 
But no man thinks so when he sees his wife 
fish the photograph of au actress out of his in¬ 
side pocket. 
A Jack’s V alley ranchman has posted the 
following notice: “If any man’s or woman’s 
kows or oxes get on these oats, bis or her’s tails 
will be cut off, as the case may be.” 
Josh Billings: “When I was a young man 
1 wus al was in a hurry to hold the big end of 
the log aud do all the lifting. Now I am older 
1 seize the small end and do all the grunting.” 
A Good Jam. —Place one finger in the crack 
of a door Shut the door slowly but firmly, 
aud keep it closed for at least ten seconds. 
Then open the door and remove the finger, 
and add plenty of spicy interjections. Never 
use jour own finger it you can avoid it. 
Two soldiers lay beneath their blankets 
lookiug up at the stars. Bays Jack: “What 
made you go into the army. Torn:” “Well,” 
replied Tom, “1 had no wife aud I loved war, 
Jack: so I went What made you go?” 
“Well,” returned Jack, “I had a wife, and I 
loved peace, Tom; so I went.” 
With either regular Incline or level tread track, has 
the t implest aud most erne lent governor made. The 
Doyle Mown .1 uni or 1 hre->lier and Clenner 
has no superior. For Illustrated Catalogue address 
sole manufacturer, DA N i F.l. II L I/Ml t/EK. 
Doylestown, Bucks Co . Pa. 
Fbr New Roof*. 
ROOFING 
Price low; anybody can Bppiy on Steep nr Flat, sur 
face- materials nurnTdc, Fin -proof. Send al once for 
Illustrated Tlcok. N. Y. s|nto Routine Co.. Philn., Pa 
Macomber’s Hand Planter. 
The best In the world for planting corn, beans, and 
beet seed. See. Of Vt. Board of Aar in report for 
1884. says: “It Is really the greatest Improvement for 
the least motley I hi ve ever become fully acquainted 
with," Agents wa ted everywhere. 
S. vi. ItlACOMIlBU <V ttl.. Grand Isle, Vt. 
DISTINGUISHED AMATEURS.—THE READER. 
Distinguished Amateur.—' 1 As the Programme was very long sir, I feel flattered that you 
should have stayed to the end!” 
Remaining Spectator.— “I—a—are you speaking to me, sir? I am sorry to say I can’t hear a 
word. I’ve the misfortune to be deaf 1”—London Punoh. 
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New developin' nts constantly coming out. Seed 
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ItttettHanfoujj ^dvtttising 
TO POTATO GROWERS 
A new pamphlet on Potatoes containing some interesting experiments on the Fertilization 
and Culture of Potatoes is just issued by the undersigned, and will be sent free on receipt of 
postal. 
SOME EXTRACTS FROM CONTENTS: 
No 111 Klicet h on the Mechanical Texture of 
I mill by tbe continued use of fertilisers.—Vege¬ 
table matter left by crops. 
Dr. F. 1..-in n vaut. Director ol N. V. Stnt" 
•Agricultural Experiment Station, on im¬ 
portance of Using Fertilizers In the Klght Way. 
A Itota ion Five t'rops (Potatoes, Wheat, 
Grass t wo years. Corn)—One ton of fertilizer in nve 
years. * 
Jr siing EITccts »l the Mnprn Manures and 
Economy in their Use 
CouliunoiiN (.'rowing ol Potatoes lor EH lit 
Years on same plots <urea two acres', with tame 
fertilizers also with farm manure, by Sta J. 13. 
lawks, i'7'i *88. Continued larger yields from the 
complete soluble fertilizers than from farmyard 
manure. Falinrcoi special (Incomplete) fertilizers. 
Ii«rire Potato Yl* ids at "Rural Farm.'’ W© 
anti 18S4—1.391& bushels per acre. 
How Over | Otio Bti-h.l- el Potatoes arc 
t-rowii on An A or Abundant r.dyply ol soluble 
plant food, together with a system of ‘'trenching, 
by which the supply of moisture is practically In¬ 
creased to the crop 
Scab. Win-Worms, Etc-. In Pointpm —OB. F- 
m. Hexami'u, e wiujams. Dr. Henry stku art. k. 
S. Carman, on same. 
Field Experiments on \Voru-Oilt Moil* under 
direction of Puof. W. O. Atw.vt.u, Crop* larger 
and of better quality with Complete Chemical MLx- 
lUl'c tlmu with Kurin Manure. “Potatoes especially 
“Make-shift*," “good to start a crop with," while 
olhe’S are available to the crop to full maturity, nnd 
at the same time enriching and strengthening the- 
Fertilizer Te«t« »n Woru-cmt “oil at • Uuri 1 
l< in in “ River Edge. n. j. comments by Sir ,1. B. 
Lawks. Prof, g c CALbWBLt, i>a. F. n Hexamku, 
and others. Au unu Mini opportunity Is hero afford- 
ed on account of the exceptional poverty of the 
natural soli to study the effects of partial or In¬ 
complete (special) fertilizers in contrast with the 
results from Co/njilotr tfuaurainud Farm Manures. 
Some fertilizers act mainly as solvent* on the plant 
food already In the soli. 
Dinginm* II uairAtlnt Above Experiments. 
Ilow Money |« Thrown Away by Farmer. 
Fnriuers Rust not Expect to (Jet •»nme lie- 
aiiUH from 11 “special'' (incomplete) fertilizer as 
from a Complete fertilizer. % 
Larue tie d ol Pot toe* on Iff Acres, exclu¬ 
sively with the Mapes Poiaro Manure 
53S Bushels ol Potnioes on One Acre. 
Lasting Effects ol ihe linMs «’otm>let« Po. 
tmo llntuire <1 bushels of wheat, without any 
fertilizer or manure, on 20 acres after the potato 
cropi4.HU) bushels ou same land Oncres'. prevlous- 
Highcst prize awarded these machines at the 
New York stale Agricultural Society's Idlest trial, 
over a large number competing. . 
Ample warranty and opportunity for trial given. 
For full particulars address 
ST. JOHNSVILLE AGR’L WORKS, 
ST. JOHNSViLLE, MONTGOMERY CO.. N, Y. 
Entirely new. Nothing like it. Has no equal. 
Enay to handle, nnd doe* most perfect work. 
Itis under complete control of the driver, the levers 
enablluz him to control it .operations with t-rtain- 
tv. Perec ti v balanced and works without, strain on 
the horses’ necks, ami absolutely no «lde-draft. 
Mi'. Green, by a very simple device, has swung a 
swivel plow to d sulky. . 
No more dea l furrows. Ride when you run. and 
work with eu-o and comfort. By the most simple 
arrangement the driver can raise or lower the plow 
while sitting In hi. seat. With this plow one can 
drive close to the fence aud turn fu rows from the 
fence. No land slide sulky can do this. 
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