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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
JUNE 22 
j£jumxrrmt5. 
The Rural New-Yorker is prepared to 
offer very liberal terms to good , responsible, 
permanent agents. Correspondence solicit¬ 
ed. 
Sajd a great Congregational preacher 
To a hen, ‘‘You're a wonderful creature.” 
The hen just for that, 
Laid two eggs In his hat. 
And thus did the hen reward Beecher. 
—Orange Judd Farmer. 
Pish have some discomforts, but they man¬ 
age to escape the annoyance of being called 
‘too fresh.” —Boston Olobe. 
Sir Isaac Newton earned fame by seeing 
an apple fall. Some people make money by 
keeping an apple stand.— Boston Courier. 
Humorist : “I dreamed last night about some 
jokes that I wrote.” Friend: (who has read 
some of them); “How I pity you .”—Yankee 
Blade. 
“How is that butter 1 sent you?” asked a 
Warwick grocer of a transient customer. 
“Better, thanks—gains strength every day.” 
—New England Farmer. 
“Can you tell me where I can find Rienzi’s 
Address?” asked a young lady of a clerk in a 
Brooklyn book-store. “Have you looked in 
the directory?” he asked.— Harper's Bazar. 
When a newspaper man gets into an arm¬ 
chair with his best girl he doesn’t talk shop 
you bet, even to the extent of saying, “We 
are over-crowded this evening.”— Michigan 
Farmer. 
“What are you doing, Patrick?” “Wakin’ 
up your husband, ma’am,” “But why?” “Be- 
case it’s tin o’clock, ma’am, when I was to 
give him the dhrops to make him shlape. ”— 
The Epoch. 
In days like these: “I believe I will put on 
my thin underclothes, Sarah.” “Don’t you do 
it. Stick to your flannels, John.” “That is 
just the bother of them. I have been sticking 
to them all day .”—Michigan Farmer. 
Winks: “I forgot all about my rheuma¬ 
tism last evening. I went to the minstrels, 
and laughed straight along. Didn’t feel a 
twinge. Funniest endrnan I ever saw, only 
he was awfully hoarse.” Minks: “Hoarse 
chestnuts are good for rheumatism.”— N. Y. 
Weekly. 
Mr. Woodenhead: “This new teacher ain’t 
fit for business.” School Commissioner: 
“What is the matter with him?” Mr. W: “He 
can’t spell wuth a cent.” “Can't spell?” “Naw, 
can’t even spell. He told my darter to-day 
that ‘skeeters’ was spelt with a’m .”—The 
Jerseyman. 
Miss Clara: “Mamma, Mr. De Hooper 
asked me to be his wife last night.’’Mamma: 
“Of course,you accepted him?” Miss Clara:“I 
told him I would give him an answer later.” 
Mamma: “Accept him immediately! His 
father has a window on the line of the pro¬ 
cession. "—Life. 
First Deacon; “Have you ever heard the 
Rev. Mr. Goodman, who exchanges pulpits 
with our pastor to-day ?” Second Deacon:“No.” 
First Deacon: “Well I have. I think, brother 
Passbasket, we’d better vary our regular cus¬ 
tom this morning and take up the collection 
before the sermon .”—West Haven Budget. 
“So you want a place on the staff?” inquired 
the editor of a comic paper. “Have you had 
any experience?” “Not on a regular paper,” 
replied the applicant; “but I have been crack¬ 
ing jokes all my life.” “Umphl” returned 
the editor. “Any references?” “Nobody ex¬ 
cept Miss Giggle,” he answered with a blush; 
“she once said I was too funny for anything.” 
“In that case,I guess you’re too funny for us.” 
— Puck. 
Carpenter: “You say you want a bureau 
made on a new plan?” Citizen: “Yes, sir. I 
want it made with legs so that I can get my 
head and shoulders under it.” Carpenter: 
“Of course, I will fill your order, but you 
might satisfy my curiosity as to why you 
want a bureau made in (hat way.” Citizen: 
“Well,l want to be able to find my collar but¬ 
ton when I want it without moving the 
bureau .”—New England Homestead. 
PisrcUancous 
ROAD CARTS 
BUGGIES and 
HARNESS. 
BARGAIN every P.O. 
tW~ Do not miMoit. 
Remember only one person at every P. O. gets it. Send 
6 cents stampB for information and printed matter. 
UNION MACHINE CO., Philadelphia, Pa. 
I 
Jimmy went to the fair grounds and saw a baloon inflated with gas. Upon his return 
home, his experiment upon Samuel (the youngest), was a perfect success. 
THE KANNEBERC ROOFING COMPANY, CANTON, OHIO. 
(The .Originators of Strictly Genuine (Steel Roofing.) 
CORRUGATED IRON. 
(Four Sizes of Corrugntions.) 
Crimped Edge Iron Roofing and 
8 idlug, Beaded Iron Siding and Cell¬ 
ing, Water Proof Building Paper 1 
Ready Mixed Paints, Etc. 
Write lor Catalogue, Price List and (Samples.Q Mention the Rubai, Nkw-Yorker. 
HOLLIS' 
POULTRY Ba FOOD 
«*V Jf tJf 
CANNED MEAT. 
This meat, which Is strictly fresh and ground flue. Is the best thing in the world to make 
The KANNEBERG PATENT 
Latest Improved 
Folded Lock Seam. 
Strictly Genuine Steel Roofing. 
MANUFACTURERS OF- 
ROCHESTER 
HAY aid GRAIN 
CARRIERS 
and SLINGS. 
The result of twenty years 
of the best thought and prac¬ 
tical experience. Largest 
wagon loads put lu the mow 
iu three minutes. Holds 
draft and runs into mow at 
any point. Our slings are 
center discharge and ore a 
perfect, success. Nevpr fall 
to work. We guarantee our 
hay tools. Agents wanted. 
Send for catalogue. 
RICKER & OSBORNE, 
ROCHESTER. N. Y. 
I Df\INK WA¥Eif\! 
SEND TO THEM FDR CATALOGUE 
THE PERKINS' 
Wind Mill 
s the Strongest and Best Self 
Regulating Wind Mill made 
Full Instructions for erecting'sent with 
the first mill. All Wind Mills war¬ 
ranted. For Circulars and Prices 
address 
THE PERKINS’ WIND MILL 
AND AX CO., 
Agents Wanted. Mishawaka, Ind. 
Mention Rural New-Yorker. 
It Is hermetically sealed In 8-ft tin cans, and will keep until opened. 30 cents per single can; $3 per dozen. 
HOLLIS DRESSED MEAT & WOOL CO., 
20 and 22 North Street, Boston, Mums, Mention this Pnper. 
s P ecial ENSILAGE and FODDER 
RUb 5 CUTTERS,CARRIERS and P0WERS - 
THE FINEST AnD LARGEST LINE OF FODDER 
CUTTING MACHINERY IN THE WORLD. 
„ _ _____ Better made. Stronger, more Durable, and 
A ISSrA?' * • ’ . • ~i will cut faster with less power than any 
-,- other Cutter manufactured. Send 
for our Illustrated Catalogue and 
Treatise on Ensilage and Silos. Address 
E. W. ROSS & CO., 
MANUFACTURERS, 
^ SPRINCFIELD, OHIO, U. S. A. 
S. E7LINCOLN. Agent, 146 WEST MAIN ST., ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
WHIIMAN’$wew&5nd 
PLUNGER PERPETUAL 
.Guaranteed superior 
r toany Lever Press now 
.. _ __ madedor Hay, Straw and 
Wool. Always victorious. Received First Premium 
at all prominent fairs for past five years, over 
pederlck and others. Illustrated Catalogue Free. 
'WHITMAN AGK’L CO.. St. Lasts. Ha 
We also make the best Steam Power Press In 
Vmerlca. 
CIDER 
MACHINERY. 
Knuckle Joint and Screw 
Presses. Graters. Klevators, 
etc. Send for cata- 
& Boschert Press Co., 
. Water St., Syracuse, 
New York. 
Price on 
WITH CRATE 
SI 
WILLIAMS'GRINDER 
FOR , ^ 
Mower and Reaper Knives. 
WITH THIS MACHINE ONE MAN 
can grind the knives ol a cutter Bar, 11 
one-hall' the time required by two 
men on a common grindstone— I'o it with 
PERFECT ACCURACY and on any desired beveL 
Knives so ground cut easier and last long¬ 
er. The grindstone is kept perfectly true, 
by using occasionally,the steel cutting roll, 
E, which Is sent with every machine. 
WRITE FOR CIRCULA RS TO 
The Williams Bros’. M’f’g Co., Makers. 
I USIC-ART-ELOCUTION and 
Mriirrul Culture. Jit-si ruble Position. 
open to progressive students. All interested 
Will receive valuable Information Free, 
by addressing E. TOUBJEK, Bostou, Mass. 
address 
It’L WORKS, 
ouigomery Co.. New York. 
THE HITCHCOCK 
POTATO DIGGER AND SHOVEL PLOW 
COMBINED. 
EITHER A 
SHOVEL 
PLOW 
OR A 
POTATO 
DIGGER, 
BY CHANGING 
ONE BOLT. 
Belcher and Taylor Agricultural Tool Co., 
Box 75, Chicopee Folia, Mush. 
ISLAND HOME STOCK FARM. 
8 avage &. Farnum.Impor- 
tyrs and Breeders of Per- 
cheron and Kreuch Coach 
Horses, IslandHome8tock 
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 A Farnum, 
Dktboit, Mich. 
Percheron 11 or non. 
French Coach Horses. 
EtUbllifcel 1852. | JACKSON BROTHERB 
NEW TOBE STATE DBAIN TILE AND PIPE W0BK3, 
Main Office : 76 Third Avk„ Ai.hanv, N. Y. 
ROUND, SOLE AND HORSE-SHOE TILE. 
over 13 Inches long. By cargo or smallest quantity. 
Our new improved machinery makes superior round 
and sole tile, excelling anything offered heretofore. 
First Premium wherever exhibited. Price-list on ap 
plication. Vitrified Glazed Pipe and Tile Machines. 
H. 8. MILLER & CO., 
-M AHUFACTURER8 OF- 
Pure Animal Bono 
FER TIE 1 ZERS! 
For nil Crops mid Soils. Factory anil Principal 
Office on Passaic River, Newark, N. J. Baltimore 
Office.302 & 206 Buchanan's Wharf, foot of Fred¬ 
erick St. Write for “Farmer's Manual,” m illed Free. 
A I CT Weancrsand Sucking Cow !>luz- 
Vf r\ L. r zIcn. The best In the world. Send for 
Circular. H.C. RICE, Farmington, Conn, 
