400 
FEB & 
Lptroormis. 
The Rural New-Yorker is prepared to 
offer very liberal terms to good , responsible, 
permanent agents. Correspondence solicit¬ 
ed. 
They were talking about the Atlantic 
cable. “It reminds me of a good egg,” he 
said. “ A good egg?” “Why, yes; being so 
successfully laid,”— Ocean. 
“ We never furnish a knife with pie,” said a 
prim waiter at a Keokuk, Iowa, boarding 
house. “Then bring me the ax,” cried the 
new boarder in despair.— Mich. Farmer. 
An applicant for a pair of boots at one of 
the Boston shoe stores was asked what num¬ 
ber he wore, and replied, as soon as he recov¬ 
ered his surprise: “Why, two, of course.”— 
The Courier. 
Mrs. Homespun, who has a terrible time 
every morning getting her young brood out 
of their beds, says she cannot understand 
why children are called the rising generation. 
—Prairie Farmer. 
Miss Travis: “Don’t you think my new 
dress is too sweet for anything?” Miss DeSmith: 
“Oh, lovely—exquisitel I do believe your 
dressmaker could make a bean-pole look grace¬ 
ful 1”— Burlington Free Press. 
Quevedo: “ I see the savants are about to 
investigate the cause of yellow fever in’the 
South.” Miss Foote (Chicago): “ How noble 1 
But I don’t remember to have met them. Are 
they a North Side family?”— Phila. Record 
Miss Grace: “Peculiar costume for a 
man to wear, isn’t it?” Uncle George: “Yes 
but do you know that at one time the men 
in the United States wore dresses?” Miss 
Grace: “Why no; when was that?” Uncle 
George: “\Vhen they were infants.”— Har¬ 
per's Bazar. 
A Problem in Division: The meanest 
man up to date is Snifkins. He sold Jones a 
half-interest in a cow, and then refused to 
divide the milk, maintaining that Jones 
owned the front half. The cow hooked Snif¬ 
kins, and now Snifkins is suing Jones for 
damages.— Time. 
Sloopkin (as an illustration of the rapid 
growth of Western towns): “Why, Blockly, 
only seven years ago a band of Ure Indians 
held a war dance right here on this lawn! 
Think of that, sir!” Blockly (not to be as¬ 
tonished): “Why, I’d thought they’d broken 
the vases and trampled all the shrubbery 
down.”— Harper's Bazar. 
Mistress: “ What on earth are you going 
to do with that scuttleful of dirt, Mary?’ 
Mary: “Dust the pianner.” Mistress: “Dust 
the piano?” Mary: “Yis. Didn’t ye tell 
me to dust it ’m? An’ it’s takin’ ivery bit of 
dust I can foind.”— Buffalo Courier. 
A Gentleman of Americus—who, by the 
way, had a fad or two—was walking down 
town the other day with a witty lady, the 
intimate friend and guest ot his wife, when 
he began to revile facetiously the gait and 
carnage of her sex “ Even you,” he said, 
“walk with a very mechanical step.” “Yes,” 
she instantly answered, “ I am going with a 
crank.”— Vinton Eagle. 
The Coming Conductor. —“Gentlemen,” 
shouted a passenger on a south-bound suburb¬ 
an train a day or two ago, “keep your seats. 
Restrain yourselves, gentlemen. These ladies 
in the aisle can all stand up. They’re us.nl to 
it—on this line.” Seventeen sheepish-looking 
gentlemen at once rose up and crowded for¬ 
ward toward the smoking car.— Chicago Tri¬ 
bune. 
I have used 
Dr. Seth Arnold’s 
COUGH KILLER 
with great benefit. 
I most cheerfully recom 
mend it. 
E. O. Cushing, Thomas- 
ton, Knox County, Me. 
, and $1.00. 
THE JEFFREY M’F’G CO., 
‘214 Enst 1st Avenue, CODEMBUSs O. 
—SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF— 
The Wilson Spring Whiffle-Trees. 
These Whiffle-Trees are designed to make the bur¬ 
dens of laboring horses easier, in that all shocks and 
jars are taken up in the spring. They are coming In¬ 
to general use wherever they have been Introduced, 
and are giving perfect satisfaction. Send for circu¬ 
lars. Special inducements to Agents. 
Druggists, 25c., 50c. 
GOOD REASON WHY. 
Stout Party: “Why, why, I’m astonished to see a young man of your size crying like 
ISLAND HOME STOCK FARM. 
8avage & Farnum, Impor¬ 
ters and Breeders of Per- 
cheron and French Coach 
Horses,IslandHomeStock 
Farm, Grosse Isle,Wayne 
County, Mich. We offer a 
very large stud of horses 
to select from,we guaran¬ 
tee our stock,make prices 
reasonable, and sell on 
easy terms, Visitors al¬ 
ways welcome. Large 
catalogue free. Address 
Savage & Fnrnuni, 
Detroit, Mich. 
Percheron Horses. 
FYcnoh Coach Horses. 
GALBRAITH BROS., 
JANESVILLE, WIS., 
—Are the Largest Importers of— 
BRITISH HORSES 
In the world, ITave Im¬ 
ported three times the 
number of tlrst-class prize 
winning horses of any 
firm in the United States 
and have now on hand for 
actual sale over 220 
head of 
CLEVELAND BAY and HACKNEY STALLIONS* 
Prices moderate, terms easy. Correspondence 
•elicited, Send for Catalogue No. 9. 
CLYDESDALE, 
ENGLISH SHIRE, 
SUFFOLK PUNCH. 
that l” 
Young Man: “I guess you’d cry too if you’d a’loved as I have, and then a’had your 
best girl took from you by a man yer bated! ” 
Tlie Great Butter Herd.! 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE, 
CLYDESDALE, PERCHERON, FRENCH COACH AND HAMBLETONIAN HORSES. 
The Lakeside Herd ot Holstein-Friesians stands un¬ 
rivaled in average production of Milk and Butter. All interested 
are invited to send for Catalogue, giving complete records and pedi¬ 
grees of every animal in the herd, and to personally investigate the 
truth of this statement before purchasing. A large and very choice 
stud of Clydesdale Horses of all ages, fine young Percheron Stallions, 
elegant Imported French Coach Stallions, Standard Bred Hambletonian 
Stallions, of the best trotting strains. Prices low for quality of stock. 
i ^n/r Ttr^ wi^i ^ Td TjlLi db XjA TWT H SYHA.CTJSEI W, • 
In writing always mention .The Rural New-Yorker. 
200 PERCHERON 
-AND- 
FRENCH COACH 
HORSES. 
Send for Catalogue. 
J. W. AKIN, 
SCIi'IO, N. Y. 
PIANO FORTES 
UNEQUALLED IN 
Tone, Touch, Workmanship and Durability. 
WILLIAM MAURA CO.. 
Baltimore, 22 and 24 East Baltimore Strkkt. 
New Y ouk, U2 Fifth Av. Washington, 817 Market Spac* 
REID’S 
PEERLESS CREAMERY 
Absolute Perfection 
for Best Quality Butter. < 
R UTTER W ORKER 
MOST EFFECTIVE and CONVENIENT. 
5 Also CHURNS, POWER BUTTER WORK- 
ERS, PRINTERS, SHIPPINC BOXES, 
Send for my Ulus. Catalogue, containing valuable 
information for Creamery men and Butter Factories. 
- „ . ■ ... CREAMERY SUPPLIES. 
A» H. REID. 30th and Market Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
TH0MAS SM0OT. 
IMPROVED REVERSIBLE HARROW 
.js, SPRING TOOTH HARROWS. 
^ BEST IMPLEMENTS ON EARTH 
HerendeenCo .Geneva,N.' 
RUSTLE 
Send for catalogue. 
IRON WATER PIPE. 
THE WELtS RUSTLESS IRON C< 
______ JO. 
Braman, Dow Sr Co., Boston, Ag’ts lor New England. Cliff Street, New Ynrli. 
SPINWALL 
POTATO 
PLt TER. 
' Absolute O' 
PERFECT 
r tllasr 
.ee given to do 
4APID WORK. 
•mUi 
BETTER 
eg I — 
WREE RIVERS/ 'THAN EVE*. 
Mention (hit paper. 
OWS * ~ ILY and 
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cv 
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^Xx^Adjusted. 
PLANTS CORN 
Distributes Fertilizers 
’aspinwall mfg.co. 
THREE RIVERS. MICHIGAN 
LIGHT. STRONG. DURABLE. 
WHEELBARROW 
GRASS SEEDER 
___J Machine ever made to 
sow Clover and Timothy. All Iron wheel.' 
40 in. diam.: like a Bicycle wheel. Hoppers 14 ft. long. No 
Gearing. No friction. Send for circulars of this Seeder, and 
the Crown Crain and Fertilizer Drill,” the best on the market. 
CAM HUB. VIBRATORY LEVER. 
This Machine can be set to sow 
the desired quantity (from 4 to 
25 lbs per acre) instantly. Wire 
agitator not affected by weather. 
Saves seed and time, and insures 
good hay crops. Every one warranted 
CROWN MANFC. CO., 
PHELPS, N. Y. P. O. liox 20. 
Syracuse Plows. 
SULKY PLOWS, 
SIDE-HILL PLOWS, 
STEEL FRAME CULTIVATORS, 
SINGLE AND DOUBLE SHOVELS, 
HORSE HAY FORKS AND 
REVERSIBLE SULKY PLOWS, 
SPRING TOOTH HARROWS, 
WING SHOVEL PLOWS, 
ROAD SCRAPERS, 
CONVEYORS, 
UirZSQUALZSD BY ANY OTHER? MANUFACTURED. 
Agencies in All Cltica and Towns. Send for Free I Hast rated Catalogue. 
SYRACUSE CH LLED PLOW CO., Syracuse, N/ Y. 
GOOD NEWS 
TO L ADIES- 
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up orders for our celebrated 
Teas and Coffees, and secure 
a beautiful Gold Band or Moss 
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and Moss Rose Totlet Set, Watch, Brass Lamp, 
or Webster’s Dictionary. For full particulars address 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO.. 
P. O. Box 28*. 81 and 38 Vesey St. New York. 
FAKOTSAB KEYSTONE COEN PLANTES 
Warranted the bent com dropper aud moat 
^perfect force-feed fertlizor distributor iu tli* 
k world* Bund 
FObCataloodk* 
Address 
A. B. 
FABQUEAS, 
Vork, Fa. 
Send for large Illustrated Catalogue. 
DEDERICK’S HAY PRESSES. 
Made 
power, 
proof order ou 
other alongside 
. stronger, cheaper, more 
-tlo ” ' ‘ ~ 
competition distanced. For 
to keep the best and got any 
can. Ke r -iff " "■ ■ 
can. Reversible Fuffcircle 
Belt Presses, all sizes. 
Addres. for circulars, ana - 
locution or Weilern and Southern Storehouses and Agents. 
P. K. DKDEKICK & CO , ALBANY, N. Y. 
The Belcher & Taylor 
AGRICULTURAL TOO Is COMPANY, 
Box 75 CHICOPEE FALLS, Mass. 
Hay Tedders, manufacturers of 
Horse Rakes, 
Feed Cutters. 
Vegetable Cutters) 
Reversible Sulky Plows, 
Right Hand and Side Hill Plows, 
Harrows, Tobacco Ridgers & Cultivators, 
F.tc.. Ftc. Send for Circulars. Price 1,1st and Terms. 
BEST f^BRICKISTILE 
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The only practical 8W1NQ STRANCHION Invented 
Thousands In use. Illustrated Circular free. 
F. G. PARSONS & CO., Addlsou, SteubenjCo., N. Y. 
