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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 6, 1900 
Humorous. 
Of course, it Is pleasant to know 
There is plenty of room at the top, 
But those who remain down below 
Don't have such a long way to drop. 
—Philadelphia Record. 
“My boy, are you breaking the Sab¬ 
bath by going Ashing?” “Nope, ain’t go¬ 
ing to break it. Goin’ to use the whole 
day.”—Indianapolis News. 
Miss Willing: “Do you believe it is 
wrong to marry for money?” Parson 
Brown: “Of course not. Five dollars is 
my regular fee.”—Chicago News. 
“Johnny,” said the Sunday school 
teacher to a small pupil, “what is a cen¬ 
turion? “He’s a feller what rides a 
hundred miles on a bike,” promptly an¬ 
swered Johnny.—Chicago News. 
“Yes, suh,” said the old colored citi¬ 
zen; “my ol’es’ boy At en fou’t in de 
war gin’ de Spaniels, en by de blessin’ 
er God he had one leg shot off, w’ich 
hez lifted de mortgage en buyed us a 
new mule!”—Atlanta Constitution. 
Uncle (giving his nephew a few hints 
on politeness): “Now, why, for instance, 
do I make it a point to turn my back as 
little as possible to the ladies?” Johnny 
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(promptly): “So they won't see your 
bald spot.”—Meggendorfer’s Blatter. 
“I wish I could live at grandma’s all 
the time, said little Mabel, after being 
corrected by her mother for disobedi¬ 
ence. "Why so?” asked her mother. 
“’Cause,” replied Mabel, “I don’t have to 
mind a word she says.”—Philadelphia 
Inquirer. 
His Wipe. —“Won’t you contribute 
something to send missionaries to the 
heathen?” The Taxpayer.—“Not just 
now, Maria. It’s going to be such an 
expensive job to wallop the heathen 
that I can’t spend a cent to convert 
him.”—Puck. 
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MILK PAINT 
One-quarter the cost of oil paints; spreads farther, 
looks as well, wears longer. We furnish the dry 
paint, you the milk. 40 lbs. shipped for $2. Mail postal 
for circular. N. Y. PAINT CO., World Bldg., N. Y. 
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Grind andShell 
When you buy this 
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Made in four sizes for 1, 4. H 
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T1IOS. ROBERTS, 
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‘to hold the milk of onecow when she 
is properly fed. Correct dairy feed- 
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THE F00S MANUFACTURING CO., Springfield, 0., 
For Pumping or Driving 
Cream Separa¬ 
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machines re¬ 
quiring light 
power but ab¬ 
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motion, 
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It has a governor which regulates the walk of the horses to a nice, 
ty and delivers an absolutely stf ady and even motion to the ma- 
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Threshes grain, rice, flax, millet and grass seed. Fully 
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UCCDMCD’C Patent 
PtLOnEtl V Level Tread 
with Speed Regulator. 
For 1, 2 and 3 norses. 
Cider Machinery.—Send for catalogue to Boomer & 
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SUNDRIES MFG. CO., South Bend, Ind 
GRASS 
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We have a small Gasoline Engine 
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etc., and it can be bought for fl46.25. 
We also make larger sizes up to 20 
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you from $35 to $100 on an Engine. 
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WINE PRESSES SWEEP GRINDERS, 
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ASBESTINE 
Ho aid You Like to be the Paint Man? 
You ave to be an expert to use Asbestine weather¬ 
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costing not one-quarter as much as oil paint. That’s why 
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SPEARE’S 
PAINT 
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Wood Saws, Grinding Mills, 
Ear Corn Crushers; also 
Sweep Tread and Steam 
Powers, stating goods you wish 
to purchase and naming paper in 
which you saw this advertise¬ 
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makes 
Ihe 
Silo 
pay 
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Kerosene Engines 
Cheapest and Safest 
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128 Mott Street, New York 
CHARTER 
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DEDERICK’S HAY PRESSES 
bale nearly all the hay baled in the 
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Address P. K. DEDERICK’S SONS’, 
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__ lightest, strong¬ 
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a day. Write for description and prices. 
CEORCE ERTEL CO., QUINCY. ILL. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, October 6, 1900. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Fighting the Asparagus Rust.669 
Cabbage Seed on Long Island.669, 670 
How to Kill Crows.672 
Hope Farm Notes.675 
New York Cabbage Crop.681 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
A Barn for a Stock Farm.670 
Feeding Hogs in Florida.673 
The County’s Milk Trade . 682 
Stock Farm Notes.682 
Roup and Its Treatment.682 
Chronic Cough in Pigs.683 
Quittor or Foot-Rot in Sheep.683 
Fire and Milk Cans.683 
The Milk Situation.683 
The Silo in Oklahoma.683 
Food for Germans.683 
The Silos are Short.683 
HORTICULTURE. 
A Nursery Liar and His Lies.670 
Little Trees in Little Holes.671 
More Honesty in the Nursery Business. .671 
San Jos6 Scale on Pears.672 
Grafting the Bose Pear.673 
Peaches on Red Shale.673 
Moving Pear Trees.673 
Orchard on Wellhouse Plan.673 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.674 
Scraps .674 
Bees and Peaches.674 
Rough Rider Strawberry.674 
“Great Scott” Strawberry.674 
How to Cultivate the Lucretla Dewberry.675 
Apple Growing in North Carolina.677 
Apple Prices in New York.677 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.678 
The Children’s Clothes.678 
Sunshine .679 
The Modern Housekeeper.679 
Mixed and Mustard Pickles.679 
A Woman Explorer.679 
The Home-Cured Ham.679 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
New Use for Cold Storage. 
Building an Ice House. 
The Civil Service Examination 
Cement Over a Brick Floor.... 
Calling Down Smokers. 
Sharp Eyes ... 
Editorials . 
Events of the Week. 
Markets . 
Business Bits . 
Market Briefs . 
What the Dealers Say. 
New York State Crop and 
Notes . 
.670 
.671 
.672 
.673 
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.676 
.677 
.680 
.680 
.681 
.681 
Weather 
.681 
