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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 16, 1897 
Humorous. 
Mrs. Jason: “I see old Si Howeller 
has had his hair cut short. Out lookin’ 
fer another wife, I guess.” Mr. Jason : 
“ Oh ! ‘ In time o’ peace preparin’ fer 
war,’ eh ?”— Indianapolis Journal. 
Tenant: “I demand a rebate on my 
rent. Your darned old water-pipe burst, 
flooded my cellar, and my chickens were 
drowned.” Landlord: “But, my dear 
sir, why didn’t you keep ducks ? ”— Phil¬ 
adelphia North American. 
The president of the Woman’s Ad¬ 
vancement Society was visibly agitated. 
So was the secretary. “Mrs. Nimble- 
tung, who was to deliver the address at 
to-day’s meeting, cannot be present,” 
said the former. “Why not?” asked 
the latter. “Her husband has been 
seriously ill for three or four days.” 
1 ‘ But a woman of her strength of prin¬ 
ciples won’t neglect her work in the 
great cause to attend to the paltry needs 
of an individual—and a male individual 
at that ? ” “ Certainly not, but he writes 
her speeches.”— Boston Traveler. 
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Rural New-Yorker, October 16,1897. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Alfalfa in the South.674 
Middleman’s Share of Potatoes.674, 675 
The Dakota Wheat Fields.675 
Mr. Clark’s Grass Crop for 1897. 676 
Manure Shed Built with Leaky Roof.677 
Damaged Grain as Manure.677 
A Kentucky Farm Rotation.677 
The R. N.-Y. Potatoes.678 
The Early Black Cow Pea.678 
A Farmer’s Reputation.678 
The Chinch Bug in N. Y. State.684 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
What a Good Sow Did.675 
A Youthful Ben Mother.676 
“The Gilt-Edged Butter Compound ”.677 
Cattle Up In Iowa.678 
Some Poultry Opinions.678 
Business vs. Fancy Fowls.686 
“ Keeping One Cow ”. .686, 687 
Feeding Stock in Virginia.687 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Autumn Planting in Ohio.673 
Apple Growing in Egypt, Ill.673, 674 
Why New York State Grapes Keep Well.676 
Smith’s Improved Gooseberry.677 
Fertilizers for Asparagus and Peaches.677 
What is the Sloe ?.677 
Limas Without Beans...678 
Japan Plums in Delaware.678 
Moles—Roses—Cannas.683 
Concerning Dahlias.683 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.682 
Some Kitchen Conveniences.682 
A Corner Bookcase.682 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Destroying A Wasps’ Nest.676, 677 
What is “ Parchment Paper”.677 
Salt-Glazed Sewer Pipe.677 
A Cheap Lime Paint.677 
RuraUsins.679 
Editorials...680 
Brevities.680 
Cut and Shredded.681 
Among the Marketmen.681 
Business Bits.681 
Science from the Stations.684, 685 
Hindsight...685 
Markets...685 
Humorous........688 
