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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
November 9, 1901 
HUMOROUS 
o 
He came home from Manila, 
With health somewhat precar tS 
And to inquiring friends he sa,id 2, 
He guessed he was Malayrious. 
—Detroit Fiee c:;'tes. 
. ^ .. 
“Here, poor man, is a- *-.ny. 
‘Thank you, mum; I’ll always ^.nber 
you among my closest friends.’^ ^dian- 
apolis News. 
“What would you do if world 
should come to an end. Uncle Dave?” 
“Jump on de end en trust in de Lawd.” 
—Atlanta Constitution. 
“They tell me you broke three ribs 
coming across the field. How did it hap¬ 
pen?” “I was beating oft the bulldog 
with my umbrella.”—Chicago News. 
“Well, Rollo, what did you learn in 
school to-day?” “I learned that a per¬ 
son who lives to be a hundred years old 
is a centipede.”—Detroit Free Press. 
Gentleman (indignantly): “When I 
bought this dog you said he was splen¬ 
did for rats. Why, he won’t touch 
them.” Dog Dealer: “Well, ain’t that 
splendid for rats?”—Tit-Bits. 
“Can any of you tell me what an altar 
is ?” asked the Sunday school superin¬ 
tendent addressing the juvenile class. 
“I can,” replied a little tot. “An altar 
is a thing what they burn insects on.” 
Sunday School Superintendent: 
“Children, what are we to tell Satan 
when he tempts us to commit sin?” 
Children (with one voice): “Go ’way 
back and sit down!”— Chicago Tribune. 
Mr. Dukane: “How do you account 
for the longevity of Methuselah and the 
other patriarchs?” Mr. Gaswell: “Oh, 
that was before so many new diseases 
had been invented.”—Pittsburg Chron¬ 
icle-Telegraph. 
“You came down pretty quick,” re¬ 
marked a spectator to the victim of a 
boiler explosion. “Yes, answered the 
aerial navigator, “I wouldn’t have been 
in such a hurry, but there wasn’t any¬ 
thing up there to sit on.”—Chicago 
News. 
“Conductor,” inquired the timid old 
lady, “ain’t you afraid of bein’ killed by 
the ’lectricity in these trolley cars?” 
“No, ma’am,” said he, as he pocketed 
four fares and rang up two. “I’m not 
exactly a good conductor.”—Philadel 
phia Press. 
Bridixiroom: “I don’t see anything of 
your father’s $10,000 check. He prom 
ised it, didn’t he?” Bride: “Yes; but 
he saw that your father had already 
given us one, and he knew we didn’t 
care to have any duplicate presents.”— 
Philadelphia Record. 
“So!” exclaimed Senator Sorghum 
melodramatically; ‘Uhalt politician says 
I have betrayed my trust, does he?” 
“Yes.” “Well, you can go and tell him 
to his teeth that he has uttered an un¬ 
truth. I have stood by my trust ever 
since it put up the money for my cam¬ 
paign years ago.”—^Ws^hington Star 
Jeweler: “See hereji.you want to be 
more cautious. What was it you said 
about that cheap watch you sold to that 
customer?” New Salesman: “1 told him 
it would work like a charm.” Jeweler: 
“But don’t you know we can’t guarantee 
those watches to keep time?” New 
Salesman: “Well, charms don’t keep 
time.”—Catholic Standard and Times. 
BUY DIRECT FROM FACTORY, BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
AtWIIOl.ESAI..E PRICES, Delivered FREE 
ForHonses, Bams. Roofs, all colors, and SA VK Dealere 
profits. In use 5 8 y«*ars. Officially Endorsed by the 
Orange. Low prices will surprise you. Write for Samples. 
0. W. INQERSOLL, 246 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
best and MOST 
economical tAl. 
COFFEE GROWN. 
FequlreH Only TWO- 
TBIROS tho regular quan¬ 
tity. Always packed In 1-lb. 
.trade-mark red bags. 
Good Coffees 12c. and 15c. 
Good Teas 80c. and 35c. 
For special terms addr^s 
The Great American Tea Co., 
81 & 83 Vesey St., New Y ork. 
P.O. Box 289. 
ASMSTBONO * McKELVT 
Pittsburgh. 
BEYMEB-BAUMAN 
Pittsburgh. 
DAVIS -CHAMBEBS 
Pittsburgh. 
rAHNESTOCK 
Pittsburgh. 
ANCHOB ) 
> Cincinnati. 
ECKSTEIN ) 
ATLANTIC 
BBADLET 
BROOKLYN[ 
JEWETT 
ULSTER 
UNION 
SOUTHERN 
SHIPMAN 
COLLIEB 
MISSOURI 
BED BEAL 
SOUTHERN 
New York. 
Chicago. 
iSt. Louis. 
JOHN T. LEWIS A BROS CO 
Philadelphia. 
MOBLEY 
Cleveland. 
SALEM 
Salem, Mass. 
CORNELL 
Buffalo. 
KBHTUOKY 
Louisville. 
S THERE any Pure White 
Lead nowadays? Yes, 
and it is made in the old- 
fashioned way by the ‘^old Dutch 
process^^ of slow corrosion. 
The brands named in margin 
are genuine, and, with pure Lin¬ 
seed Oil, they make the only 
durable and satisfactory paint. 
For any color or shade required, use NATIONAL LEAD COM¬ 
PANY’S Pure White Lead Tinting Colors. Pamphlet sent free 
upon application. 
Natio7ial Lead Co., loo William Street, New York, 
STEVENS 
ADtI-frictV>n, BrldM ir«e, Aatomatlo ftd* 
jDBtIcff«S»f*ihAmxiiDg^CoTer*d 
nara* Light draft, NoD«€bokiog 
Hand, Sweep, and Power farm 
mille, for all purpoeee. ^ Will 
grind all grain m any degree of 
fineneea. Tbonaasde in daily 
nee eTerywhere. Send for free 
caUlogue C. Agenta wanted* 
STEVENft MFO. rO.» 
flkber Bldg.i Chicago, 111, 
Grind Your Cobs 
. and make your com go 
farther. The 
New Holland 
Cob and Feed Mill 
will save your com, and save' 
labor. Never chokes. Large 
capacity. Light draft. Sold on 
FREE TRIAL. Send it back if not i 
tMtter than others costing more. '■ LatalogFrte. I 
NEW HOLLAND MACHINE WORKS. BOX 115, NEW HOLLAND, PA.' 
You can hurry 
all kinds of feed cutting by the 
use of our 
^^Keysione Tony^^ 
GUTTER. 
Two knives, double eccentrics, fast feed, and cuts a 
lot of lengths from X “Pt 
turns easy, high speM, guai> 
anteed satisfactory all round. 
J Ideal for the small stockman 
and dairyman. Saves itscost in 
saving of feed the first winter. 
Send for Illustrated catalog 
and prices. 
KEYSTONE FARM MACHINE CO., 
1547 N. BiivirSt., YORK, PA. 
Cider Machinery.—Send for catalogue to Boomer & 
Boschert Press Co., 118 West Water St,, Syracuse.N.Y 
MILLS 
FOR EVERT 
PURPOSE. 
We make mills for every purpose—for 
grinding any kind of grain, 
crashing and grinding feed, 
clover liay, com stover, bar¬ 
ley, etc. Mills shipped any¬ 
where on 15 days trial. Free 
catalogue of Flour Mill 
Machinery, French Burr and Attrition Mills, 
Corn Shellers, Elevators, Ore Crushers. Shafting, etc, 
SPROUT. WALDRON & CO., Box 13, Muncy, Pa. 
>1 BIG GAIN 
in milk, butter, beef, pork, mut¬ 
ton and general growth and de¬ 
velopment is the sure result df 
feeding ground feed. It not 
only pays better, but 
it saves about 40 % of 
the feed. The but wsy 
to grind feed is with the 
KELLY 
SHUSS-JVlItJ. 
It crashes and grrinds ear 
_I cornshucksandall.Grinds 
all other grains single or mixed. Send for free catalog. 
THK 0. S. KELLY MFQ. CO., Dept. M Iowa City, Iowa. 
or The O. S. Killy Co., SgrlngBeld, Ohio. 
SAMPSON 
TOBACCO PRESS 
Clark’s 
CIDER 
MILLS 
1 to 8 Bbls. 
, CLARK’S DOUBLE-ACTION. 
Cutaway Harrow will easily 
move 15,000 tons of eartbone 
foot In a day. 
Clark's Sulky 
Gang Disk Plow. 
From 3 to 8 feet. 
For horse or 
Steam Power. 
$5 Buys the BEST 
ROOT CUTTER ON 
EARTH. 
Send for circulars to 
CUTAWAY HARROW COMPANY 
Hlgganum, Conn. 
Improved D. S. Separator 
WIN5 
GOLD MEDAL 
The Highest Award at the 
Pan-American 
Exposition 
BUFFALO, N. Y., 1901 
ALSO WINS 
The King’s ComineinoratiYe Medal 
The Highest Award at the 
INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION 
TORONTO, ONT., CAN., 1901 
WRITE FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., BELLOWS FALLS, VT. 
'The Story of a. Free Rural 
Delivery Mail Box.” 
That is 
the title 
of an 
illustrated 
and de¬ 
scriptive 
booklet 
setting 
forth the 
merits 
and su¬ 
periority 
of our 
Uncle Sam’s 
Favorite 
Mail 
Box 
It’s the one, and the only one approved by the Gov- 
ernment that is made entliely of steel. There is 
only one seam in the entire box. Thoroughly riveted 
together—no solder. Stamped from steel plates and 
formed to shape. Has letter holderandchange hold¬ 
er for use when you are out of stamps. Lid is held 
down by spring. Can’t blow open. Rain, snow or 
sleet cannot blow in. The Government requires the 
use of an approved mall box on all free delivery 
routes. Ours 1» approved by the Oovernment. 
Sample box with your name on, sent express paid, 
fort2.00. Liberal discount in quantities. We also 
furnish steel posts to fasten box on. We furnish the 
Governmental! the posts for city boxes. Write at 
once for illustrated booklet. We mall It free. 
Bond Steel Post Co., Adriasn, MicH. 
PATENT GROOVED 
Tire Wheels 
For Farm Wagons 
Any Size to Ht any Skein. 
KADE ONLY BY THE 
HAVANA METAL WHEEL CO. 
Havana, Ill. 
W® are tho largest manufac¬ 
turers of steel wheels and low 
down trucks in the U. S. 
ta" Write for Prieee. 
SAVE THE PNEY 
YOU are spending on repairs and bny new wtaeeia* 
It la eheaperand In every way better We sell 
i Buegy Wheels, 7-8 In. Steel Tire for $7.50 
4 Carriajre Wheels, 1 in. Steel Tire for $8.00 
Wheels forotberuseseqaally low. Measuring dL 
rections free. A gts waot^. Write for price 1 ist No 88 
\VlLMl>OTOI»i AVIIEEL CO., Wllmliijrtoii, l>cl. 
HEE8NER S 
with Speed Resulator. 
For 1, 8 and 8 norses. 
little CIANT Threshing Machine 
Threshes grain, rice, flax, millet and grass seed. Fnlly 
warranted. Feed and Ensilage Cutters, h eed Grinders. 
HEEBNER A SONS, Lansdale, Pa.,U.S.A. 
THE AMERI 
1 Combined Feed Cutte 
hMidle. all fodder crop, and ensilage. Statloi 
table. Foarairea—13, 16, 18 and 20 inches, 
away Swivel and Giant Elevators or special 
Ontflt. They are donblv strong, 
danble, fast and efficient, 
be used mounted or unmounted. 
Send for special Illustrated Cata- 
logue of Farm Machinery. 
J K. WILDER A SONS, ^ 
Boi 20 Blonroe, Mlebiffan, 
CAh* 
r & Shredder 
lary or traveling feed 
Right, leftor straight 
Blower ib||Vm 
CONTENTS. L 
The Rural New-Yorker, Nov. 9, 1901. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Northern Experience with Cow Pens — TSl 
Tall Corn on Dong Island.755 
Barley, and Asparagus Rust.756 
Using Bisulphide of Carbon.756 
Nodules on Peas; Green Crops.756 
Hope Farm Notes.759 
National Grange Meeting.765 
Cost of Grain Shipments.765 
I.IVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
A New Scheme for Adulterating Milk...754 
Can We Eat Corn Cake and Have It?..754 
Cooking Food for Stock.756 
Sheep for the South.766 
Shredded Fodder for Sheep.766 
Indiana Farm Hens.766 
Horse Diseases in Cuba.766 
Market Garden Hens.766 
Dairy and Farm Notes.767 
An Honest Hen Man.767 
HORTICULTURE. 
Apples Injured by Sulphur Fumes.753 
Apple-Growing on Grassy Hillsides. .753, 754 
Root-Pruned Trees in Mexico.754 
Peaches for Central New Jersey.756 
Various Fruit Questions.756 
Everybody’s Garden .757 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.7.58 
A Blow at Quack Grass.758 
The Future of the Kieffer Pear.761 
The Demand for Good Apples.761 
The Crop of Florida Oranges.761 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
The Rural Patterns. 
A Photographic Competition... 
A Trek to the South. Part H.7b2, 
Pocket Money for Home Girls.7W 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Paint of Lime and Skim-Milk.7i)4 
To Confine a Spring... 
Springs and Forest Growth.<5/ 
Editorials . 
Events of the Week. 
Markets . 
Business Bits . 
Market Notes .'”5 
Oil-Burning Locomotives . 
Dog and Moon. 
Cats and Fleas... 
Rabies or Hydrophobia. 
Humorous . 
