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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
November 20, 1897 
Humorous. 
Tommy : “If Uncle Bobsbaves his face 
will hair grow on it ? ” Mother : “ Yes.” 
Tommy: “Then why doesn’t he shave 
his head ? ”—New York Herald. 
To Make Hens Lay.—D isplay conspic¬ 
uously in the poultry yard this sign : 
“ The market price for fresh eggs has 
declined to 14 cents a dozen. ”— Life. 
“When does the fathers’ congress 
open?” “We’ve given it up—couldn’t 
get the women to stay at home and take 
care of the babies so we could get off.”— 
Chicago Record. 
Teacher : “ So you’ve forgotten al¬ 
ready what I told you yesterday. What’s 
the use of your head, Johnny Miggs ?” 
Johnny Miggs : “ Please, sir, to keep my 
collar on.”— Pick-Me-Up. 
New Nurse: “Oh, Mrs. Barber! the 
baby !—the baby ! ” Mother : “ What is 
it?—quick—is he ill?” New Nurse: 
“No—mum—no—but—but he—he’s cut 
a red hair ! ”— Harper's Bazar. 
Customer: “Pity you didn’t ’ave 
another apple, ain’t it?” Landlady 
(whose cider is not of the strongest) : 
“ What d’ye mean ? ” Customer: “ Well, 
you might ’a’ made anotheribarrel.”— 
Punch. 
“ Mamma, Aunt Julia is the most per- 
fectest lady I ever met.” “ What makes 
you think so, Georgie ?” “’Cause you 
don’t never have to ask her for a second 
piece of pumpkin pie .”—Cleveland Plain 
Dealer. 
Native (to stranger): “We have al¬ 
ways a west wind here.” Stranger: 
“But the wind now is right from the 
east.” Native : “ Oh, that’s the west wind 
coming back, you know.” Stranger: 
“ Ah ! ”—Credit Lost. 
“Of course,” said one old farmer to 
the other, “your boy is learnin’ Latin 
and Greek at college, but is he gettin’ 
anything practical ? ” “ Oh, yes. In the 
last letter he writ he tells me he is 
taking lessons in fencin ’.”—Detroit Free 
Press. 
Old Gentleman: “What would you 
like to be when you grow up?” Boy: 
“I’d like to be a bricklayer.” “That’s 
a commendable ambition. Why would 
you like to be a bricklayer ? ” “ ’Cause 
there’s so many days when bricklayers 
can’t work.”— Tit-Bits. 
Deacon Skinflint : “ We’ve failed 
again this year, Mr. Dominie. Can’t raise 
half your salary.” Good Minister : “ No 
matter, I have had myself appointed a 
missionary to the heathen, and will soon 
be in the pay of the board of missions.” 
Deacon Skinflint: “Air ye goin’ to 
Africa ? ” Good Minister : “ No ; I shall 
stay right here ”—New York Weekly. 
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or Watch, Clock, or Toilet Bet, 
with 20 pounds COCKATOO TE AS 
and a handsome present with 
every pound. Great inducements. 
Bend for our new Illustrated 
premium and price list. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 
31 and 33 Vesey St., New York. P. O. Box 289. 
uabce nnufCDC thrashers 
HUlfdb ill W KaVfvy and CLEANERS 
WOOD SAWS. 
One & two-horse Thrashing outfits. Level pilTTCDO 
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Absolute Dispersal by Auction 
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Property of W. J. HAYES, Crystal Lake Farm, Ravenna, Ohio. 
A fire havi.ig destroyed the barns, buildings, and all feed, supplies and appurtenances of the farm, 
makes this sale imperative. Sale will be held at FASIG’S HORSE EXCHANGE, CLEVELAND, O., 
Tuesday and Wednesday, December 7 and 8. 
Send for Catalogue to W. B. FASIG & CO., Cleveland, Ohio. 
Peerless 
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.Grinders' 
increase your 
profit by im¬ 
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what you must 
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Catalog free. 
with the 
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ar corn & all other kind grain i 
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A6l S. Clinton SL, Chicago, Ill. shells 500 bu. daijyj 
VICTORY 
Feed Mill 
Grinds Corn and Cob and 
all kinds of Small Crain. 
Made In four sizes, for 2, 
4, 8 and 10 horse power. 
Bend for catalogue 
and prices. 
THOS. ROBERTS, 
P. O. Box 92. Springfield, O. 
This is the 
QUAKER CITY 
GRINDING MILL 
For CORN and COBS, 
FEED A TABLE MEAL. 
Improved for ’97-’98. Send 
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A.W. STRAUB <fc CO. 
Philadelphia, Pa. & Chicago, III. 
We haudle everything wanted at Chicago office, 4 S. Canal Street. 
MILK AND BUTTER 
THE 
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grind ear corn cob 
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either single or mixed. 
They are of special 
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Better 
Made 
letely Ground 
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corn that is treated by tho 
Scientific 
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water or suitable 
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Grinding plates sharpen 
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Makes fine stock food of all roots 
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Host economical, lightest draught, 
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<V 
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Send for pamphlet and State 
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FARM 
JAMES LEFFEL & C0 : Box 1308 Springfield,0. 
Soecial Tank Sale. 
For the next 30 days we 
will sell our regular *12, 
five - barrel, galvanized 
steel stock taDk, f. o. b. 
Chicago, for *5.75. Cash 
with order. This offer Is 
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TANKS, and is only good for 30 days from date of 
the first appearance of this ad. Better order at once; 
there will be a rush. THE HALL STEEL TANK 
CO., 800 14th Street, Chicago, ill. 
“Eli” Baling Presses 
88 Styles & Sizes for I lorse and Steam Power. 
Hay or ® 46 Inch rvrrwfl , ^ Bell 
Straw Feed Opening. 
v«j/F>ower Leverage 64 tol STE E L 
T.orrrnot lino In flirt WftrlH. SPTUl fOI* 
FAST 
WORKING 
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Will turn out from 4 to 6 tons more per day 
than any press made. 12 to 16 tons per 
day is tke ACTUAL CAPACITY of the 
SOUTHWICK 
CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yobkeb, November 20,1897. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Shall I Buy a Shredder ?.754, 755 
A Beet-Sugar Factory in New York State.757 
Potato Points from Pennsylvania.758 
Notes from Oregon.759 
Hope Farm Notes. 766, 767 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
Winter or Summer Dairying.755 
Roup, Its Cause, Prevention, Cure.756 
Possibly Tuberculosis.756 
Abscess-on Mare’s Leg.756 
Grease in a Horse.756 
Nail Puncture of Horse’s Foot.756 
Collar Gall Callosities.756, 757 
Indigestion in a Horse.757 
Hogs and Pumpkins.759 
Bacteria and Their Relation to the Care of 
Milk and Cream. Part III.766 
A Successful Poultry Ration.767 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Horticulture in Germany.753, 754 
The Apple Orchards of Lake Champlain, 
Part II.754 
The Red Paradise Sweet Apple.756 
Damson Plums; Pecans and Hickory nuts.... 757 
A Neglected Kansas Orchard.757 
How to Girdle a Grape Vine.757 
Enlarging Small Greenhouse.763 
Plan for Laying Out Grounds.763 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.762 
Combination Dry Sink and Kitchen Table.... 762 
The Duties of a Trained Nurse.762 
Low-Cost Balanced Rations.762 
Odds and Ends.762 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Subscription Agent: What He Did.755 
Ruralisms.758 
More Mysterious Barn Fires.759 
Editorials. 760 
Brevities.760 
Among the Marketmen.761 
Cut and Shredded.761 
Business Bits.761 
As We Go to Press.764 
Science from the Stations...764, 765 
Hindsight. 765 
Markets. 765 
Forkfuls of Facts. 767 
Humorous......... 768 
