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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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September 27, 1902 
HUMOROUS 
Mbs. Homer: “Our daughter’s new 
music teacher has a delicate touch.” 
Homer: “What! You call $7 a lesson a 
delicate touch?”—Chicago News. 
Octopus: “What is the matter with 
you?” Shant: “I am in a deuce of a 
pickle. I swallowed an old sailor’s cork 
ieg and now I can’t get below the sur¬ 
face!”—Credit Lost. 
Johnnie Cityboye: “Say, Uncle, if 
you’ll tell me where to find them 
whiffle-trees you was talkin’ about, I’ll 
go and gather a few whiffles for dinner.” 
—New York Journal. 
“What did the deacon say when you 
sent him the brandied peaches?” “He 
said he didn’t care so much for the 
peaches as he did for the spirit in which 
they were sent.”—Judge. 
“What did you do to the man who 
brought an automobile to Crimson 
Gulch?” “Well,” answered Broncho 
Bob, “in order to prevent loss o’ life we 
lynched ’im.”—Washington Star. 
Mbs. Newed: “What are those purple 
things?” Dealer: “Egg plants, ma’am.” 
Mrs. Newed: “Oh, how lovely! I ll take 
two and set them out in our back yard. 
Do they bear fresh eggs all the year 
round?”—Chicago Daily News. 
Mbs. Hiram Offen: “I hope you 
washed the fish thoroughly before you 
put it on the broiler, Delia?” Delia: 
“Shure, what would be the use of thot, 
ma’am? Hasn’t it Deen livin’ in the 
water all its loife?”— Philadelphia 
Press. 
“Give him plenty of rope,” quoted the 
stranger, “and he’ll hang himself.” 
“Mebbe he will,” returned Alkali Jake, 
“but out here we don’t take no chances. 
If we give him the rope, you bet we’ll 
make a sure-thing job of the hanging.” 
—Chicago Evening Post. 
“Do you know,'' remarked the young 
man as the mantel clock indicated 11.30 
P. M., “that of all the songs I ever 
heard my favorite is ‘Home, Sweet 
Home?’” “Indeed!” replied the fair 
girl as she endeavored to suppress a 
yawn, “I never would have suspected 
it.”—Chicago News. 
A faithful colored servant had 
recommended a friend to take charge of 
her mistress’ delicate little girl. “Do 
you think, Sally,” asked the anxious 
mother, “that I could trust Aunt Ellen 
with the entire care of the baby?” “Law, 
yes, ma’am! Ell .n knows all ’bout chil- 
dun. She’s done buried six.”—Judge. 
“No!” exclaimed the eloquent orator 
at the meeting of the Society for the 
Suppression of Other People’s Foolish 
Habits. “No, indeed, at my establish¬ 
ment we will not employ a man who 
smokes while he works.” As the hum of 
approval went around a curious person 
in the rear of the hall arose and in¬ 
quired: “May I ask what line of busi¬ 
ness you follow, sir? “Powder making,” 
replied the eloquent orator in embarrass¬ 
ed tones.—Baltimore American. 
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CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Sept. 27, 1902. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Windmill Facts Wanted.65! 
Gasoline Power for Farm Machinery.655 
uses. 
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The best Ensilage and Fodder Cutter on earth, 
and so warranted. Special introduction prices 
where we have no agents. We also make Snap¬ 
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combining three first-class machines at a reason¬ 
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mention this paper. 
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Simple and strong construction. Sold on bonafide 
guarantee with 30 days free trial. If your dealer 
will not quote on an OSGOOD, write for catalogue, 
Osgood Scale Co., 103 Central St., Binghamton, N.Y, 
Any size 
platform 
for all 
>SG O O Pc 
In us* 
35 
years. 
Hope Farm Notes.659 
The Hay Crop.661 
Fish Fertilizers .665 
Filling’ the Silo.665 
LTVF STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Mapes, the Hen Man.65< 
The Squab Business.654 
Stomach Worms in Sheep.659 
Trade in Holstein Cattle.666 
Should Hogs be Herded or Separated?....666 
Angora Goats .667 
High or Low Horse Feeding.667 
A Mighty Hen.667 
Pure White Cattle.667 
Egg Record .667 
L T p-Headed Horses .667 
A Binary Mother.667 
HORTICULTURE. 
The Hltchings Apple Orchard.... 
Everybody’s Garden . 
A Persistent Bird. 
Peach Growing in Maryland. 
Starting Chestnuts for Timber... 
Grass for Seeding Cemetery. 
Notes from the Rural Grounds... 
Connecticut Apples . 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
The Rural Patterns. 
A Feminine Annie Buyer. 
A Homemade Waitress. 
Canning Apples . 
Rural Recipes . 
653, 654 
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MISCELLANEOUS. 
“Why T Take The Rural New-Yorker”..655 
What Cure for Fleas?. 
Organizing a Rural Telephone Company..655 
Parcels Post from England.65/ 
Editorials . 
Events of the Week. 
The Tariff and Trust-made Goods.661 
Markets .”55 
Business Bits . 
Market Notes .. 
Humorous .** 
