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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
AUG. 2 
Humorous. 
Collars and Cuffs.— “Why did you 
cuff that poor dog S'” “Because he’d lost 
his collar.”— Harper's Bazar. 
Kven the patent labor-saving, self-bind¬ 
ing reaper goes against the grain this hot 
weather.— Bingham ton Repu blican. 
Some of our Congressmen would be only 
too glad to break their records if they knew 
where they could hide the pieces.— Phila¬ 
delphia 'Times. 
Couldn’t Swim.—B ystande^to man just 
fallen into the water): “ Say what are you 
fishing for.” Drowning Man: “For succor!” 
—Bingham ton Leader. 
SUE: “It will be a pleasure for me to 
share your troubles and anxieties.” He: 
“ But I haven’t any.” She: “Oh, you will 
have when we are married.”— N. Y. Sun. 
“I SEE by your sign that you are a dis 
pensing druggist.” “Yes, sir.” “What 
do you dispense with ? ” “ With accuracy, 
sir.” “ I was afraid you did.”— N. Y. Sun. 
Gus De Smith : “ I am head over ears in 
love with your daughter.” Judge Peterby : 
“ I suppose those ears are the same ones 
over which you are in debt .”—Texas Sift¬ 
ings. 
“ No, I shall never marry any man.” 
“ Of course,” he replied, as he took his 
glass from his eye; “but what’s the matter 
with your marrying me ?”—Philadelphia 
Times. 
Grass Widow.— McFingle : “Mrs. Go- 
phast is a grass widow, isn’t she? ” McFan- 
gle: “ I never knew it. Why ? “ McFingle : 
“Her husband died of hay fever.”— Lau¬ 
rence American. 
Very Proper.— Snooper : “It is proposed 
to exhibit Cleopatra’s tomb at the Chicago 
Exposition.” Simeral: “Well, that’s all 
right; she was one of the world’s fair.”— 
Harper's Bazar. 
Nurse: “See, Willie! you have two 
little brothers. Aren’t they pretty ?” 
Willie (remembering the usual disposal of 
surplus kittens): “ Which one are we going 
to drown '{"—America. 
“ I WONDER why Fogg and Giles don’t 
speak now ? They used to be great friends.” 
“ The reason is because Fogg persisted in 
telling Giles how to lay out his flower 
garden .”—Boston Herald. • 
The Proper Place.— “Should we keep 
our vests in the vestry ?” asked Gilroy. 
" Yes,” replied Larkin ; “ and our coats in 
the coterie, and likewise our trousers in 
the pantry.”— Harper's Bazar. 
Safe Amusement.— Mother (to Johnny, 
who is in the next room): “Johnny what 
makes the baby so quiet ? Is he in any 
mischief?” Johnny: “No, marm; he’s 
just playing with the fly paper, that’s all.” 
Boston Herald. 
Jones’s Revenge. — Muggins: “ Fun¬ 
niest thing happened the other day—Jones 
was trying to make his mule drink out of 
a bucket, when the animal kicked him.” 
Cobb: “Ah, then, did Jones kick the 
mule?” Muggins: “No, he kicked the 
bucket.”— Life. 
A Retort in Anger.—“You needn’t 
talk about keeping one’s w’ord,” said a hus¬ 
band to his wife during a slight misunder¬ 
standing ; “when I first asked you to marry 
me you declared you wouldn’t marry the 
best man in the world.” “ Weil, I didn’t 1 ” 
snapped the wife.— Credit lost. 
$U«sr?Uanmtjs 
Advertisers treat all correspondents 
well if they mention The Rural New- 
Yorker. 
NEW YOLK STATE FAIR 
Syracuse, September ii to 18, i890. 
Entries Close August 12, 
For Prize List and new features, address 
N. Y. S. Agricultural Society, Albany, N. Y. 
rlatriirm Wugoo, SC>0. The Elkhart Carriage 
'Harness Mfg. Co. 
dealer, 
ehtrgea 
for 8 ye»r« 
iddreec W 
Elkhart. 
K A H E OI’POBTIIMTY. - An Improved 
Mirhitfun Farm of 109 acres: located wHliln 
miles of a beautiful ami rapidly grj'WhUI c"y. 
,-li K three railroads. Farm adjoins a 1 Iver an I on 
omain roads to city. Soil the best: adapted for 
dn. stock or truck raising, with goodLhJ/Jf’and 
tidings substantial. Young is-arlng orchard and 
acres good timber. Will be sold with Stock and 
in. Implements kor further particulars address 
ALVIN U. HOLDS, Cuulou, Ohio. 
BRADLEY 
BRANCH HOUSE ROCHESTER NY. 
THE “ELLIOTT” WHEEL HOE 
For Use on Onions 
and all 
GARDEN AND BED DROPS. 
Will do more work than four men 
can possibly do with com¬ 
mon hand hoes. 
Will save its rust in ten hours’ 
work, and is 
PRACTICALLY INDESTRUCTIBLE. 
The Cutters are Forged 
Entirely From High-Grade steel, 
AND WILL NOT BREAK. 
BARTLETT & DOW, 
THIS HOB may be adapted 
for working In rows of all widths, 
from four Inches wide upwards. 
SEND FOK CIRCULARS, 
illustrating all the points of this 
Great Labor-Saving Tool. 
Milking Tubes 
For Milking Cows with sore or 
obstructed teats. 
Price 25 cents each; 5 for $1.00. 
Mailed to any address on receipt of 
price. Send for Circulars. 
LOWELL, MASS. 
The Improved Rival Fountain Pen. 
RELIABLE, ALWAYS READY, 
AND GIVES MOST 
PERFECT SATISFACTION. 
A SUPERIOR 
PEN 
IN EVERY 
RESPECT. 
Send for 
Price-List. 
J. F. BOGART, Manufacturer, 202 Broadway, New York. 
A PAIR OF LABOE-SAVEBS. 
The Deere Potato Digger. 
I xIGGLNG potatoes is neither easy uor profitable 
t when done with a hoe, but with a DEERE or 
SHAKER POTATO DIGGER, which will tu n out 500 
bushels of uotatoes a day, potatoes can lx* math* a 
paying crop. The Deere Potato Digger Is a light- 
running, easy handling tool, that WILL PAY H)R 
ITSELF IN TWO DAYS* WORK. The Shaker Po¬ 
tato Digger Is a bel ter but more expensive Imple¬ 
ment. ft shukes the dirt off the potatoes and leaves 
them clean on top of the ground There Is no tool used 
on the farm that will pay for Itself In any less time. 
The Shaker Potato Digger. 
MANUFACTURED BY 
DEERE & '.CO., MOLINE, ILL 
If you want to make a profit on your crop of 
potatoes this fall, buy one of this pair. 
THE PERKINS’ 
Wind Mill 
Is the Strongest and Best Self- 
ftegulallng w lnd Mill made. 
Full Instructions for erecting sent with 
the first mill. All Wind Milia war¬ 
ranted. For Circulars and Prices 
address 
THE PERKINS’ WIND MILL, 
AND AX CO., 
Agents Wanted. Mishawaka lnd. 
Mention Rural New-Yorker. 
A. B. FARQUHAR, Manufacturer, York, Pa. 
wumroH mQUHARS IMPROVED SEILEY PATENT 
Illustriitcd Continuous liny and Straw 
Catalogue. I\UEN8Efc. 
SAW MILLS AND ENGINES A SPECIALTY. 
vJ?,9APb.§A wa 
utvu money by buying vehicles direct from the 
uiiitjuftit-turerH. Em-1 one 2 cent stamp for 
n P 
illustrated catalogue and net prices. Address 
PRATT VEHICLE MFG.CO “S'EA'S: 
Mention Rural Nkw-Yorkbr. 
DEAF! 
■ NESS A HEAD NOISES CURED hr 
i Peck's INVISIBLE TUBULAR EAR 
_ _ _ CUSHIONS. Whispers heard. Com- 
Wl. HoldbjFMnSC.^ 
»ulj, S53 iir’dwaj, New York. Writ, for book of proof! VKKJf. 
in the South 
along tne 
line of the 
HOMES FOR ALL 
UODILE A OHIO RAILROAD. Cheap lands, 
good hutilUM^oT'vvYUiTrH Kood markets 
lorvour products, and In fact all that conduces to 
success iu Agricultural and MechanlealP u rsuIts. Jtni 
can purchuse 111!I LA.NIKHKkKKKH 
'I'll K KTN Ml TlUtt dODILKA oillQ HA/ 1 
r\T> CAT TJI -A GORDON PRESS 
I 1 1Y rVV 1 J Hi. (eight medium I, In per 
order : 8x12 chase. Also a small lot of display 
b and SO pair of Upper and Lower Casesjin good 
Br. Address G. T, T,, 1’. O, Dox 3S1U, N, 1, City, 
kTTa~I>. from XT. TTR lK, >Hl., (O uinmslUuiy 
point lu our terrltoryTatverylowruicH, GOOD FOB 
FORTY DAYS from date of sale, with privilege of 
KTOPPLXG OFF AT l'LEASlIRK south of the 
OII lb lllvi-r. for further Informal km lu regard to 
rules address J. N. EHERLE, Lund and * 111 !“J‘ 
lion Agent, No. 428 Chestnut Street, HI. LOUIS, 
MO. or G. W. KING. General Paaaenger Agent 
M. & O. R. R„ MODI LE, ALA. Address the A LA- 
HAM A LAND AND DEVELOPMENT CO., 
oi HENRY FONDK, Pres., MOBILE, ALA., for 
circulars or other | HI ■ I ■ || J| BJ| A 
^:izTur uriy IN ALAdAMA. 
ER ROOFING 
^ UNEQUALED 
For IIouso, Barn, 
INDIAN A. 
and all out-buildings. 
Anybody can put It on. 
PRICE LOW. 
Write for Sample and Book. 
14:i Duane St.. Now York City. 
PAINT & ROOFING CO. 
BRADLEY&CO. 
The REST on Wheel*, “liuudy" Wagon 
Buggies, surreys, Spindles. Kuekboards, Cub 
cords, Pha-ton*, Cabriolets, Two Wheelers, Road 
Carts,etc. .VJ-pngo catalogue and circular,“.Hole 
tu jiurr/iose ilirrrt from the iniinnfnet ii rentFItKK. 
SYRACUSE. N. Y. 
1-1 Warren St-. Sir# York. 
I P6 »t)S Sudbury St. Boston. 
DESKS, 
Chairs, 
Office Furniture 
8CND FOR CATALOGUE. 
DERBY & KILMER DESK CO. 
Saleroom!, 
opp. Lowell Depot, 
23 Causeway 8V, fioatoo 
CIDER 
MACHINERY 
Knuckle Joint A Screw Pr n a aee , Grater* 
[levator*, Pompe, etc. Send for Oatalogua 
Boomer A Boichert Preu Co. 11SW. Water St. Syracuse,N.Y 
EVAPORATOR 
rHUI I THE ZIMMERMAN 
- The Standard Machine. 
D ifferent sizes and priooa. Illustrated Catalogue free. 
HE BLYMYER IKON WORKS CO., Cln<-InnaU,0- 
fl hampion f vaporator. 
For MAPLE, SORGHUM, CIDER, 
AND FRUIT JELLIES. 
Corrugated pan over firebox, doubling 
boiling capacity. Small interchange¬ 
able syrup nans (connected by ai- 
phons), easily handled for cleans¬ 
ing and storing, and a Perfect 
Automatic- Regulator 
The Champion is as groat 
an improvement over the 
Oook Pan as the latter 
was over the old iron ket¬ 
tle, hung od a fence rail. 
TheC. H. CRIMM 
MFC. CO. 
HUDSON. Ohio. 
Buckeye Wrought Iron Punched Rail Fence 
Also, manufacturers of Iron Cresting, Iron Turb¬ 
ine Wind Engines, Buckeye Force Pumps, Buck- 
eve Lawn Mowers,etc. Send for Illustrated Cata¬ 
logue and prices to Bast, Foos A Co. Springfield, 0 . 
CONTENTS. 
Rural Nkw-Yorkeb. August 2. 1890. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Dorset Horned Ram, Colonel.4W 
Horse Not Chewing Grain.49? 
A Dairy Correction.4*j 
Live Stock Notes.. «. 
Poultry Notes. "Uo 
FARM TOPICS. 
Wind-Hill Power for irrigation. 497 
Testing Old and New Varieties for the Soke of 
Comparison.*5 
Blue Grass In N. Y. and Ky. Tb 
Sorrel in a Meadow..... 49, 
Strychnine a Specific for Gophers. 
Irrigation Rights In the Aria Regions.498 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Notes from the Rural Grounds . 49S 
Looking Backward at the Strawberry Season. 49b 
Strawberry Planting In August . 49t» 
Strawberries for Massachusetts.<9b 
Fruit Notes. 
Injury to Pear Trees . •■•••• . *97 
Lime for Top Dressing Strawberries, etc.497 
About Lucerne.. *•. 
Fruits on Long Island. 1 .4W 
Tree Agent In Business.f. 501 
WOMAN'S WORK. 
Sorrel of a Beautiful Complexion.' j . 
Our Feet and Our Shoes . 
Care of Household Supplies.. 
Bruises. Bumps aud Bandages. -J® 
Macaroon Custard Pudding.f •). 
• Cure All.”. m 
P 
MISCELLANEOUS. * 
Beneficial Insects... Wi. 
I Have '• Caught a Cold.”. »fi. ••• •*»« 
Origin of a Quotation.j fit. 
More About Landlordtom. rz »» 
The New Morrill Bill. 492 
Notes ana Comments. 7 .;° 
What Others Say. ~ . 
Farmers In Politic*."*< 
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PUHUSHKlt'S DKBK . “J™ 
AUKICULTUKAI, NKWS. "J* 
Choc amu Maukkt Notes. 
Markets.^ 
ALMANAC. 
KtJHAI. SrKOIAl. CKOl’ Ukl'OMTS .. Wl 
