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T1IE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 5, 1904 
HUMOROUS 
Good old-fashioned Winter; 
Good old-fashioned freeze; 
Good old-fashioned shiver; 
Good old-fashioned sneeze; 
Good old-fashioned hoarseness; 
Good old-fashioned chill; 
Good old-fashioned doctor; 
Good old-fashioned bill. 
—Washington Star. 
“In England,” said the British rail¬ 
road president, “we depend largely on 
the passenger traffic. Your railroads 
here have a more varied scope.” “Yes,” 
replied the native, “sort of collide-as- 
cope.”—Philadelphia Ledger. 
Aunt Jemima (just arrived): “And so 
you have sent Jamie off to school?” 
Jamie’s Mamma: “Oh, yes, and he’s get¬ 
ting on so nicely. He writes that he is 
perfectly at home in algebra.” “Well, I 
hope it’s a good, moral town.”—Kansas 
City Journal. 
A fishy old fisher named Fischer 
Fished fish from the edge of a fissure; 
A cod, with a grin, 
Pulled the fisherman in— 
Now they’re fishing the fissure for Fischer. 
—Cincinnati Tribune. 
The Spalding 
Potato Planter 
marks, furrows, drops and 
covers. A safe, practical, 
easy running machine that 
works perfectly. One horse 
does tlie work. Descriptive 
matter free. Write today. 
Potato growers ask for special offer. Machines guaranteed. 
HIRSCH BROS., 269 Reed St., Milwaukee, WIs. 
“THE OHIO” 
FARM LAND BARGAINS 
I in the Heart of Old Ohio. 
Look at these: 
101 AcrfiS ofw *^ level, productive soil. 4 mlloti 
■ u i m# f rom Marj*ville. on pood road. Substantial two- 
Btorj frame house. Barns, sheds, corn cribs,etc. Pric©|5000. 
Cnr naVC Rich corn farm, 213 acres, 2 miles from town 
I ui ou v jo on a pood road. Nearly all drained. Orchard. 
Two story frame house. Barn, sheds, etc. for |14,900. 
23 000 * rT Acre f**™' well drained, fertile and level. 
c.«j|UUU Two-storv frame house. 1 0 rooms, tenant house, 6 rooms* 
Three large barns. Well watered. Near Marysville. 
Write for cntalog describing these sml other bargains in 
the state where farming pays. Write today. 
Bell Bros. & Stevenson, Department F. Marysville, Ohio. 
GAS AND GASOLINE ENGINES 
Write for prices and catalogue. 
Local agencies and complete repair stocks everywhere 
MILWAUKEE 
HARVESTERS 
International Harvester Co. of America, Chicago, U. S. A. 
CASH FOR 
YOUR FARM 
NO MATTER WHERE IT B 
Do you want to sell your farm or other real estate? 
Do you want to sell it quickly and with the least possible expense? 
Do you want to sell it at a reasonable price instead of sacrificing a good portion of 
its value? 
Do you want it sold without publicity? If these are your wants, I can fill them. 
For eight years I have been filling these wants for people in every section of the country 
The result is the largest real estate brokerage business in the world. 
I have offices in principal cities from Boston to San Francisco, 
I have hundreds of representatives throughout the country, closing deals. 
I am spending over $100,000 a year in advertising for the purpose of bringing the man 
who wants to buy in communication with the man who wants to sell. 
I have hundreds of testimonials from nearly every State in the Union, from people for 
whom I have made quick sales. 
I have, in fact, every kind of proof of my ability and facilities to sell anv kind of 
real estate in any part of the country—proof that will convince the most skeptica'l. 
It doesn’t matter W'hat kind of a property you have; it doesn’t matter whether it is 
worth $100 or $100,000, or in what State or Territory it is located. If you will send me a de¬ 
scription, including your lowest cash price, I will write you a letter of advice 
telling you the best method for quickly finding a cash buyer for vour property. Fill out and 
mail the upper coupon to-day while you have the matter in mind. DO IT NOW. 
If you want to buy any kind of a property in any part of the country, I want to hear 
from you, as I am in a position to promptly fill your requirements! and save you some 
money at the same time. Fill out and mail lower coupon. 
W. M. OSTRANDER, 
367 N. American 
Building, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
If you want to SELL, Fill out, Cut out, and Mail this Coupon to me to-day 
W. M. OSTRANDER . 1904 
367 North American Bldg., Philadelphia. 
Please send, without cost k> me, a plan for finding a cash buyer for my property, 
Which consists of . 
. in the town or city of . 
County of . state of. . 
and which I desire to sell for $ . 
The plan is to be based upon the following brief description of the property: 
Name... 
Address. 
If you want to BUY, Fill out, Cut out, and Mail this Coupon to me to-day 
W. M. OSTRANDER . 1904 
367 North American Bldg., Philadelphia. 
With a view of buying, I desire information about properties which correspond 
approximately with the following specifications. 
Kind of property ... Size . 
State . City or County or pant of State prefenred 
The price must be between $ . . an d $ . I will pay 
. down, and the balance . 
Name.. 
Address. 
