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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 26, 1899 
Humorous. 
I asked a maid in fair Bordeaux 
To marry me. 1 loved her seaux. 
Ah, me! it was a crushing'bleaux 
When she replied, “You booby, neaux.” 
So then I journeyed to Cologne 
To wed a girl I long had knogne. 
When I got there my bird had flogne. 
And I, alas! am still alogne. 
So now I linger in Marseilles, 
With cheerfulness that never feilles— 
Hoping that soon some favoring geilles 
Will put new wind into my seilles. 
— St. Nicholas. 
“John is so absentmimled.” “What’s 
the matter now?” “He bought a load of 
hay for our automobile .”—Chicago 
Record. 
“Bobby, what did you do with your 
peanut-shells on the street car?” “I put 
’em in th’ overcoat pocket o’ that man I 
was sittin’ by .”—Credit Lost. 
“Johnny, did you take your cough 
medicine regularly in school, as I told 
you?” “No, Ma, Johnny Budds liked it, 
an’ he gimme an apple fer it .”—Credit 
host. 
Success Z Potato Harvester 
One Question 
Only: 
Are you interested in 
a potato digger? 
If so, we can please 
you. 
Write for information 
D.Y. HALIM & SONS, 
Box 805, York, Pa. 
“I have an awful pain in my back,” 
said an old lady to her doctor in Topeka. 
“Probably you have rheumatism,” re¬ 
sponded the doctor. “Mebby it is, doc¬ 
tor, but Sister Mary thinks I’ve got the 
limburger .”—Kansas City Journal. 
Arkansan: “It’s an ill wind blows 
nobody some good.” Easterner: “How 
about a cyclone?” Arkansan: “Same 
thing applies; last one went through 
here brought me a horse and wagon, a 
cow stable and a good, steady farmhand 
—things I’ve needed for two years .”—The 
Ohio State Journal. 
“Yes,” said the rustic editor, “when 
my first subscription came in it brought 
tears to my eyes.” “Ah, I see,” said the 
caller, “success after so many failures 
brought emotions that could not be re¬ 
strained.” “No, it wa’n’t that, Mister; it 
was because the first subscriber paid his 
bill in onions .”—Chicago News. 
Excelsior Potato Digger 
Digs cleaner than any other, and 
leaves every potato on top of 
ground without bruising. 
It is the lightest draft, and is the only digger adapted to all kinds 
of soil, wet or dry. We guarantee satis¬ 
faction. Write for circular to-day. 
J. A. BUCK «® CO., COHOES, N. Y. 
AGENTS WANTED 
Improved for 1899 . 
The most practical digger on the market. Always does 
good work no matter what the condition of the soil. You 
don’t know what a good digger can do until you have tried 
it. It is easy work for two horses to dig five acres in ten 
hours. We want you to try it before buying. Write for 
free catalogue and prices. 
THE STANDARD HARROW CO., 10 Hickory St., Utica, N. Y. 
The Standard Potato Harvester. 
BUY "DIRECT FROM FACTORY," BCSl 
MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLESALE PRICKS, Delivered FUKK 
For Houses, Barns, Roofs, all colors, and SA V K ikalert 
profits. In use 54 years. Endorsed by Orany-e & Farmers 
Alliance. Low prices will surprise you. Write for Samples- 
Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. I. 
Alliance. Low prices 
W. INGERSOLL, 
•>m 
FROM GROWER TO CONSUMER. 
THE FIIMEST 
TEAS™ COFFEES 
At One-Half Price are our only inducements. 
No Presents No Discounts 
t.utlons, and large consumers. Try the goods before 
paying for them. Full particulars free. 
CONSUMERS IMPORTING TEA CO.. 
1\ O. Box gOO (Kept. B), New York, N. Y. 
MANY A MAN 
has been detered from buying an Knsilngc and 
Fodder Cutter because 
ills power was not heavy 
enough to 
run one. 
Cuts 4 
(lllTeront 
Ijpnffthft. 
Any length 
of elevator de¬ 
sired, safety fly 
wheel, safety 
treadle lever. 
THE CALE-BALDWIN 
AND BALDWIN 
ENSILACE and DRY FODDER CUTTERS 
require less power than any similar machine made. 
They out faster, feed easier, last longer and have 
advantage of... REQUIRING LESS POWER. 
Don’t buy a cutter until you get our free catalogue 
and prices. We will save you m«ney. 
THE BELCHER Sc TAYLOR A. T. CO. 
Box 75, Chicopee Fulls, Mass. 
HAUL YOUR CORNSTALKS 
on our Low-Do w n , 
Broad-Tire, Wide Plat¬ 
form, Kandy Wagon, 
with wheels that turn 
under the load. It is 
easy draft, easy to load, 
never breaks down or 
upsets. Best, handiest, 
strongest wagon for all 
farm purposes. The only low-down 
wagon adopted by U. S. Government. 
for hauling war stipplies.We want one 
live farmer as our agent in every 
county. Write for terms and descriptive circulars, 
free. ’ FARMERS’ II A N 1) Y W A G O N CO., 
Saginaw, iMlch. 
^ ri1 bundling potatoefl. onions, all vegetables# 
without bruising. Lightest* BtrongeHt, most 
^ durable scoop ever sold. Made of one solid piece 
of best quality steel. Save time aud work by usiug a 
DIAMOND SCOOP FORK 
for handling fine manure, lime, etc. We also make the ap¬ 
proved Oimnoncl Kork with 7 ball-end tines. Ask 
dealers for them. Farm and Garden Tool Catalogue free. 
iLiiiHunvn a TOO! t'i\ _ ASI1T A ltllLA. Ohio. 
THEM ALL! 
Why go to the trouble of raising a 
evop of potatoes and 
leave a lot of them In 
ground because of 
poor digging. 
DOWDEN 
POTATO 
DICCERS 
ALL THE POTATOES, 
no matter how deep or how 
shallow. They ure fa.t, 
Mroiig, durable, and require the minimum of power. 
Don't buy until you get our Free, Bii page catalogue. 
BOWDEN M’F’ft CO., Box 22 Prairie City, Iowa. 
By mentioning this 
paper yon can get 
illustrated book free. 
DIGS 
POTATOES 
Itanid Cleun 
and Cheap. 
HOOVER, PROUT & CO. Avery, Ohio, 
PUMPS 
WATER¬ 
SHEDS 
CORN- 
GRINDS 
FEED- 
CHURNS 
BUTTER- 
—and hundreds of other jobs with the 
strength of 15 men. Most Convenient and 
useful power ever invented. Costs only TWO 
cents per hour to run. Especially adapted 
to farm work. 
it isa NEW ENGINE made by 
Fairbanks 
Morse & 
mpany 
Chicago 
AGENCIES 
in all principal Cities. 
Chas. J. Jager Co., 
Boston. 
Patterson, Gottfried 
& Hunter, 
New York. 
NEVER CLOCS 
T HINK of Seeding Time! You want, 
to Save Labor? If so you should 
have a SUPERIOR Disc Drill. 
Made with and without Fertilizer 
Attachment. The Discs roll over or cut 
through weeds, grass, matted thistle, pea 
vines, corn stalks, etc. Has the most re¬ 
liable Feed. Disk Wheel for changing 
quantity without change of parts. No 
removable gears. We guarantee every 
Drill and make good our guarantee. 
g aves Time, Seed and Labor, 
atalogue No. 2 is free. Send for one. 
THE SUPERIOR DRILL CO., 
Springfield, Ohio, 
IPERIOR 
DRILLS 
Admitted the Best in the World. 
and Fertilizer 
Positively the 
neatest, light/ 
est and strong¬ 
est grain 
drill on the 
market. 
Many points 
of superi¬ 
ority; it is 
geared from 
the centre. 
Quantity of 
grain and fertilizer 
can ho changed while in 
operation without the use 
of gear wheels. Fully guaranteed. 
Positively aecurnle in quan¬ 
tity. Give ono a trial and fie con¬ 
vinced. Agents wanted. Circulars free. Address 
HKNCIl <1- DItOJIGOl.D, .TIfr’s, York, I’a. 
There’s No Waste 
either in knocked off cars or from sour, musty 
and mouldy corn fodder when using this 
CORN..... 
HARVESTER 
CCIENTIFIC 
Safety sent for 
operutor. 
Safety shafts 
_ for horse. 
Posts lit¬ 
tle. 
Saves 
more 
lirst 
season. 
Cuts corn at 
any height 
either in hills or drills. 
Being strongand well made of good materia! It will last. 
Kcvery farmer can afford one. Send for catalogue, It. 
THE FOOS MFC. CO., Springfield, Ohio. 
LATEST IMPROVED 
HORSE POWER 
Machines for Threshing and Cleaning Grain. 
Also machines for SAWING WOOD, 
and cross-cut 
drag saws. 
Acknowledged 
by all to be 
The Best 
Ity and quantity of work! 50 page pamphlet free. 
A. W. CRAY’S SONS, 
P.O.Box 80, Middletown Springs, Vt. 
CEM •gfcBaler 
Warranted the 
•IF cheapest A fastest Full ^L&C^Oircle Baler in 
market. Made of wrought steel. Can be operated 
with one or two horses. Will bale 10 to 15 tons of hay 
a day. Write for description and prices. 
CEORCE ERTEL CO., QUINCY, ILL. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rur\l New-Yorker, August 2(i, 1899. 
FARM TOriCS. 
Fertilizer for the West.605 
Sugar by the Acre.COS 
Wheat Growing in Central New York_607 
Killing Ihe Wild Onion.607 
Family Plant Diseases.609 
Chinch-Bug Diseases.609 
Agricultural Imports.609 
Advertising Farmers’ Institutes.609 
Corn Harvesting in Maine.609 
Hope Farm Notes.611 
Drying Sweet Corn Seed.613 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Western Horse Canneries. 606 
Alfalfa for the Shepherd.60S 
Old Sows for Breeders.618 
A Power Bottle Washer.CIS 
Skim-milk in Connecticut..618 
Good Old Hens.618 
Talk About Cows.619 
Cruelty to Hens.619 
HORTICULTURAL. 
A Talk About Insect Killing.606 
Strawberries and Lime.60S 
Propagating Filbert Trees.60S 
Shipping Plants to Foreign Lands.60S 
Some New Hybrid Fruits.610 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.6H 
The Rural Portrait Gallery.611 
Pumpkin Pie.614 
Migratory Housekeeping.614 
A Bargain in Dress Goods.615 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Picture of the “Kissing Bug".605 
Small Machinery for Extracting Cotton 
Oil .6"" 
Curing a Black-Snake Skin.60S 
Money in Teeth.609 
Blackberry Rash.609 
An Australian Federation.609 
A Preserving Fraud.609 
Ruralisms .610 
Bulletins Boiled Down.611 
Editorials . 612 
Brevities .612 
Events of the Week.613 
Uncle Sam's Spending Money. .613 
Markets .616 
Among the Marketmen.6)7 
Humorous .620 
