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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
April 13, 1901 
Humorous. 
An urchin with a puzzled look 
Unto his father said, 
“Why Is It, upon all the coins 
They stamp a woman’s head?’’ 
The father thought a moment, then 
He gave him this reply: 
“My child, they say that money talks, 
I think that must be why.’’ 
—Leslie’s Weekly. 
“I SEE that Wisconsin finally has a 
law taxing bachelors.” “Sort o’ single 
tax, ain’t it?”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. 
Teacher: “If you are polite and kind 
to your young comrades what will be 
the result?” Bully Jones: “They’ll know 
they can lick you.”—Puck. 
Teacher: “Thomas, what are ‘parts 
of speech?’ ” Tommy Tucker (after an 
exhaustive mental effort): ‘ It’s the way 
a man talks when he stutters.”—Chicago 
Tribune. 
Bill: “I saw Gill use a ten-dollar bill 
to light his cigar.” Jill: “Isn’t he ex¬ 
travagant?” “Oh, no; it was a hill some 
fellow sent him for groceries.”—Yonkers 
Statesman. 
Little Nephew: “Is it true, uncle, 
that the bark grows thickest on one side 
of a tree?” Old Uncle Grout: “Yuss!” 
Nephew: “Which side, uncle?” Uncle 
Grout: “The outside.”—Judge. 
Arabella: “George, dear, I want 
some money.” George: “WTiy, I gave 
you a check yesterday.” Arabella. Yes 
dear, I know, but the doctor said I was 
to have plenty of change.”—Pick-Me-Up. 
“What would you say,” began the vol¬ 
uble prophet of woe, “if I were to tell 
you that in a very short space of time 
all the rivers in this country would dry 
up?” “I would say,” replied the patient 
man, “‘Go thou and do likewise.’”— 
Philadelphia Press. 
“What’s your man’s specialty?” asked 
the Mayor of Hot Dog. “Liftin’ horses,” 
said the advance agent of the strong 
man. “Well,” said the Mayor, “I shore 
admire your gall fer ownin’ up to it, but 
I’ll tell you beforehand that liftin’ 
bosses is a mighty unhealthy game in 
this here section.”— Indianapolis Press. 
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1 
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Co., 
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Levers for lifting each 
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CONTENTS. 
'i'HE Rural New-Yorker, April 13, 1901. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Some Freak Potatoes.261 
The Use of Fertilizers.268 
Weeding the Wheat.268 
Potato Growing on Long Island.267 
Wanted! An Ideal Farm Hand.267 
The Weeder on Canadian Wheat.267 
Pea Louse In Field Peas.267 
Facts About Maple Sap.267 
An Experience With Oat Smut.267 
Danger from Green Pea-Louse.268 
Hope Farm Notes.271 
Condition of Grain Crops.279 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Dipping Sheep .278 
A Wonderful Bird Wanted.274 
Some Sick Hens.274 
Facts About Hens.274 
Southern Hens Moulting.274 
Indian Runner Ducks.274 
Clipping the Wing.274 
Raising Chicks .274 
Sowing Rape .274 
A City Man Turns Farmer.275 
Color of Belgian Hares.276 
The Extremes of Dairying.276 
Some Notes on Dishorning.277 
How to Handle Sorghum.277 
HORTICULTURE. 
An Experience With Melon Blight.265 
The Home of the Rome Beauty Apple....266 
Those Crowded Apple Trees.266 
‘Steely Bugs” and Rose Bugs.288 
Grafting Apples and Pears.269 
Misnamed Apple Trees.269 
Changing High-Headed Apple Trees.... 269 
Apples for Southern Pennsylvania.269 
Tobacco Dust on Peach Trees.269 
A List of Apples.270 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.272 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Rural Recipes . 
Practical Home Dressmaking. 
280 
280 
,281 
,281 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
New Cement Over Old. 
Catalogues for 1901. 
Editorials . 
Events of the Week.:. 
Business Bits . 
Markets . 
Market Briefs . 
Humorous . 
267 
270 
,278 
,279 
,282 
.282 
.283 
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