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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 23, 1901 
HUMOROUS 
Tjittle Miss MufTet 
Sat on a tufTet— 
Whatever a lulTet may be, 
When along came a spider 
And sat down beside her, 
Hnt she told It: “Yon can’t scar 
I'or since women are taking 
Men’s places less quaking ^ 
And screaming is done than of ^ 
We go with heads bare 
And defy sun and air, ^ 
We nin things in office and store i- 
And some of us bravely ^ 
Refuse,” she said gravely, ^ 
“Since we’ve let old traits »-< n 
And got to be mannish. 
’ 03 
2 
To have fits over mice any 
Sacramento Ilecoiu-Union. 
Turkey : “Yes, I sympathize with the 
ballot box.” Duck; “Why?” Turkey: 
“Well, you see, we both get stuffed in 
November.”—What to Eat. 
Deacon Jones: “Boys, you shouldn’t 
play hall to-day. Sunday is a day of 
rest.” Bad Boy: “Yes, sir; we know 
that; but we ain’t tired.”—Boston Her¬ 
ald. 
“StniELY you are not afraid of the 
dark?” “No,” said the small boy; “but 
I am a little scared of the things that 
might be in it that I can’t see.”—Wash¬ 
ington Star. 
"I SEE that they are reviving an old 
fashion at Niagara.” “What’s that?” 
“The lady who recently went over the 
falls in a barrel wore hoops.”—Cleve¬ 
land Plain Dealer. 
Teacher; “Yes, ‘revive’ means to 
‘come to.’ Now make a sentence con¬ 
taining that word.” Bright Boy; “If 
one apple costs three cents what’ll four 
apples revive?”— Philadelphia Press. 
“Ai.r. of you who never told a lie 
raise your hands,” asked the teacher 
of her small pupils. “Please, ma’am,” 
piped little Jimmie, “is it a lie if no¬ 
body finds it out?”—Ohio State Journal. 
Neix: “They said they were always 
going to be good friends.” Belle: “And 
don’t you think they will?” Nell: 
“Good gracious! Why, they’ve gone off 
and got married.”— Philadelphia Re¬ 
cord. 
Sii.Licus: “The Bible tells us that 
in heaven there shall be no marrying 
or giving in marriage.” Cynicus 
“Which proves that fools rush in where 
angels fear to tread.”—Philadelphia 
Record. 
Customer: “Say, a month ago you 
told me this material would wear, and 
here it is, nearly gone!” Snipps: 
‘’Nearly gone in a month? Well, if 
that isn’t ‘wearing,’ what is?”—Chicago 
News. 
Mrs. Glover: “You told me that par¬ 
rot I bought of you was the most intel¬ 
ligent bird in your collection; while 
the fact is he doesn’t speak at all.” 
Dealer: “That’s what I meant when I 
spoke of his intelligence.”—Boston 
Transcript. 
“JosiAH,” said Mrs. Chugwater, 
“when one of the big battleships runs 
aground how do they get her off?” 
“They pull it off with a tug of war,” an 
swered Mr. Chugwater. “I should 
think you’d know enough to know that.” 
—Chicago Tribune. 
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MINNEAPOLIS. MINN., U. S. A. 
THE BUSINESS FARMER’S WAY 
Is to cut and crush his fodder for feed; goes one-half 
farther; one-half richer manure heap. Enriched 
farms larger crops. 
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OKANGEVILLE AGRICULTUHAL WORKS. 
Orangeville, Pa. 
A Bushel In Q MINIITrQ 
Less Than O InlllUlbOi 
That’s the way your feed will be 
ground when you use the 
KEYSTONE 
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GRINDING MILL. 
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Keystone Farm Machine Co., 
1547 Beaver St., York, Pa. _ 
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burrs. That means 
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donbl. the work of say 
mill of similar size. 
quires only light power. 
CRUSHES AND GRINDS 
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Grinds cotton seed and all grains 
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catalogue C, Agents wanted, 
STEVENS MFO.ro., 
Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111, 
FATENT GROOVED 
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The Cheapest Wheels 
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FAMOUS HF&CO.CHICAGO 
”TKe Steel Placte R\iral Box.” 
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Box ]hoot» 
I.lhe lixls 
When 
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E ameriga:» 
TH 
■ Combined Feed Cutter & Shredder 
bAndlet all fodder crop! and ensilage. Stationary ortraTellnf feed 
table* Fonralxea^lS, 16. 18 and 20 inchea. Eight, laftorstraight 
away Swivel and Giant Elevatora or special Blower 
Gotflt. They are doablv strong, ^ 
durable, fast and efflclent. Can 
be used mounted or unmounted. 
Send for special Illustrated Cata* 
ioeueof Farm Machinery. 
*r K WILUEK St SONS, 
20_Bonroe, Blchlgac* 
WELL 
DRILLINfi 
Machines 
Over 70 sizes and styles, for drilling either deep or 
shallow wells in any kind of soli or rock. Mounted 
on wheels or on sills. With engines or horse powers. 
Strong, simple and durable. Anv mechanlo oaa 
operate them easily. Send for catalog. 
wi T.T.TABta BROS., Ithaca, N. Y. 
ICE CUTTING 
time. RED| WHITE AND BLUE ICE PLOW isa 
first class, keen, fast cutter, having our Patent 
requires fast work¬ 
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Write 
QH for 
Free Catalog 
of all kinds 
ICE 
TOOLS* 
Specially 
adapted to the use of 
Hotels,Farms.etc. Two 
sizes. Cuts 7X Kod 9 Ins. 
AMES PLOW COMPANY. 
54 Maruet St.Boston,Mass 
im BUYS Fo'SdSrr 
complete with cover, elbow, pipe and damper. 
Kettle is polished and smooth. Jacket made of 
heavy steel. Burns any kind of fuel. Flues dis¬ 
tribute heat all over. Bolls dOgallons In 20 min¬ 
utes, cooks anything. Handy for butchering and 
a hundred other things on the farm. Other sizes, 
18 to 75 gals., at reduced prices. Send for large 
free Cal a log giving prices ou 15,(KM) articles. 
Marvin Smith Co., 55-59 N* Jefferson St., Chlcayo, Ills. 
Can You 
do a little pleasant and profitable work 
for us in your own town? No experience 
necessary. We will explain just what 
you have to do. The work will be light, 
and we will arrange for the time you 
shall be able to give to it. We can give 
you work for all your time or Just for 
your spare time. Write for full par¬ 
ticulars. THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
New Yorw 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Nov. 23, 1901. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Coat of Western Corn Production.786 
Success with Chemicals and Clover.786 
Jersey Sweet Potatoes for Australia.786 
Jersey Potatoes . 
Sowing Clover in the Corn.787 
Cleaning Cockle Seed from Wheat.788 
Clipping Alslke Clover.788 
Hope Farm Notes. /9l 
Selling Manure at the Stockyards.<93 
Michigan Crop Matters.793 
Down on Vermont Deer Laws.<93 
Honesty Among Hay Balers.793 
Cow Peas in Kentucky.797 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Guide Boards from the Model Dairy..785, 786 
Feeding Hens; Rape for Green Manure..789 
Farm and Dairy Notes.798 
Cows and Their Care.798 
How to Feed Sheep.<99 
Beef-Making in Minnesota.799 
Milk Notes .799 
HORTICULTURE. 
Home of the California Apple.786 
Grape Prospects .787 
Poultry Manure for Strawberries.788 
Grapes and Shade Trees for Massachu- 
S0LtS .. .7oo 
A Strange Apple Pest.7^ 
Apples and Pears.7M 
Several Nursery Questions.788 
Fitzgerald Peach; Arctic Apple.788 
Apples for Pennsylvania.788 
Among Maine Apple Growers.^89 
Grafting Grapes . <89 
Sutton Apples in Northern New York....TO 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.TO 
Pears in Illinois.790 
Winter Cover for Dewberries.790 
Preparing Soil for Strawberries.790 
More About the Kieffer Pear.790 
Facts About the Florida Orange Crop...793 
Prune Vinegar .796 
Vermont Apples ......79b 
Chrysanthemum Show of the American 
Institute .797 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.794 
The Rural Patterns.794 
Mrs. Marchant’s Best Thanksgiving.<95 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Editorials .792 
Events of the Week.793 
Markets .796 
Business Bits .TO 
Market Notes .796 
Witch Hazel Extract.797 
Lye and Rats.TO 
Humorous .8uu 
