748 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 21, 1899 
Humorous. 
One trouble with most airships is a 
defective flew.—Philadelphia Record. 
“Well, rain falls on the just and the 
unjust.” “Not much; the unjust steal 
umbrellas.”—Credit Lost. 
Noaii was evidently in the pickling 
business—at least, he filled the ark with 
preserved pairs.—Tit-Bits. 
The Father: “When I was your age, 
sir, I didn’t have time to spend my 
nights running after the girls.” “Well, 
Dad, I shall be only too glad if I can be 
of any service to you now.”—Life. 
Physician (giving advice): “Lastly, 
McGorry, don’t go to sleep on an empty 
stomach.” McGorry (who is ailing): 
“No danger av thot, Doctor; oi always 
slape on me back.”—Harper’s Bazar. 
“How the trees groan!” exclaimed the 
romantic maid as the wind swept 
through the orchard. “No wonder,” 
chimed in the practical youth, “they’re 
full of green apples, you know.”—Phila¬ 
delphia Record. 
Doctor: “Well, my little fellow, you 
nave got quite well again. I was sure 
that the pills I left for you would cure 
you. How did you take them—in water 
or in cake?” Little Willie: “Oh, I used 
them in my popgun.”—Cincinnati Ga¬ 
zette. 
Lady: “What! Willy Green, you here 
fishing on Sunday? I shall tell your 
father just as soon as I see him.” Willy 
Green: “Well, you won’t have to wait 
long. Here he comes now. He has been 
back in me woods digging bait!”— 
Credit Lost. 
“Oh, George, who opened the canary’s 
cage?” “I did. As you told me a little 
bird was a-whispering to you when I 
was naughty, I knew it must be him, as 
there was no other little bird about, so I 
opened the cage, and the cat’s eaten 
him. That’s wot he’s got for telling on 
me!”—Current Literature. 
“I presume,” said the relative who 
had removed to the city long years be¬ 
fore, and was now revisiting the old 
home neighborhood, “that that worth¬ 
less Jim Doolittle went to the dogs long 
ago?” “Waal,” replied honest Uncle 
Ezra, dryly, “I s’pose Jim done 'his part, 
but I’m kinder of the opinion that the 
dogs, not appreciatin’ his company, ran 
away before he could get to ’em.”— 
Harper’s Bazar. 
“I didn’t like your prayer very much 
this morning,” said a fault-finding dea¬ 
con to his minister. “What was wrong 
with it?” “Well, in the first place, it 
was too long, and then I thought it con¬ 
tained two or three expressions that 
were unwarranted.” “I am sorry it 
meets with your disapproval, Deacon,” 
the good man responded, “but you must 
bear in mind that the prayer was not ad¬ 
dressed to you.”—Ohio State Journal. 
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88 
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CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Oct. 21, 1899. 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Hard Fist of Agriculture.733, 731 
Rape Seed . 734 
Sulphur Fumes for Potatoes. 735 
When to Subsoil. 735 
Potatoes in the Northwest. 735 
Who Should Feed the Team?.736 
Keeping Cabbage in Winter.....736 
Minerals and Crimson Clover.736 
A Beet-Pulp Drier. 737 
Hope Farm Notes.739 
Agricultural Education at Fairs.741 
The Future Farmers’ Institute.741 
The Clover-seed Crop.745 
Hay and Grain Prices.745 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
An Experience in Stable Ventilation.734 
Notes from the Beehive. 737 
Testing Milk .739 
What is a “Grade” Sheep?.746 
Western Cattle Scarce.746 
Skin Eruptions on a Horse.747 
Those Kentucky Pigs.747 
Scraps .747 
Ensilage Experience .747 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Absorbed Flavor in Fruit....734 
Blackberries in the Fall.736 
Two Old Shrub Friends...738 
Prunings .738 
Snyder Blackberry .738 
Persimmons in Connecticut.738 
A Good Apple.738 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.742 
Keeping House in Spain.742 
The Value of Reserve.742 
The Farmer’s Meat Barrel.743 
Rural Recipes .743 
With the Procession.743 
Ml SCELLANEOUS. 
The Earth Eaters of South America.734 
Work of the “Water Witch”.734 
Laws Regarding Consumption.735 
Waterproofing Thin Cloth.736 
What About Liquid Air?.736 
How to Test Cider Vinegar.736 
Ruralisms .738 
Editorials .740 
Brevities .740 
Events of the Week.741 
Markets .744 
Business Bits . 744 
Market Briefs . 
Humorous .?48 
