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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
May 16, 1896 
Humorous. 
An American naval officer, wishing to 
bathe in a Ceylon river, asked a native 
to show him a place where there were 
no alligators. The native took him to a 
pool close to the estuary. The officer 
enjoyed his dip ; while drying himself, 
he asked his guide why there were never 
any alligators in that pool. “ Because, 
sah,” the Cingalese replied, “they plenty 
’fraid of shark !”— Youth's Companion. 
A LITTLE girl went with her mother to 
see a lady who was an assiduous col¬ 
lector of china, and in whose parlor 
were cabinets filled with her trophies, 
besides odd plates and dishes bearing 
indisputable marks of age which hung 
in conspicuous places on the walls. The 
child sat quietly during the long call, 
and while her mother and the china col 
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lector talked of matters of mutual in¬ 
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wondering eyes. “Mamma,” she said 
thoughtfully, as she was getting ready 
for bed that night, “don’t you feel sorry 
for poor Mrs. Haskell, without any 
kitchen ?” “Without any kitchen, child, 
what do you mean ?” asked her mother. 
“ Why, didn’t you see ?” asked the little 
girl, in a tone of great surprise. “ She 
has to keep all her dishes in the parlor.” 
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4* ANSWER-Cyrus Hall McCor 
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mick, in the year 1831. 
Q.—Who builds the best grain and 
grass-cutting machinery at the 
present time? 
A.—The McCormick Harvesting 
Machine Co. 
Q.—Were their machines operated 
in the World’s Fair field tests? 
A.—They were. 
Q.—Were the machines of their 
competitors so operated? 
A.—They were not. 
Q—Why? 
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the McCormick. 
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annual supply of harvesting ma¬ 
chines is made by McCormick ? 
A.—About one-third. 
Q.—Why did the farmers of the 
world buy 60,000 McCormick 
Mowers in 1895? 
A.—Because the McCormick No. 
4 Steel Mower is the best grass 
cutter ever built—that’s why. 
The new McCormick Light-Running 
Open Klevator Harvester and Binder, 
the McCormick No. 4 Steel Mower, 
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CONTENTS. 
Rural Nkw-Yobkeb, May 16, 1896. 
FARM TOPICS. 
rite Sweet Side of Lite. 333 
A Model Stable for Cows. 331, 335 
A Modern Yankee Farm. Part III.335 
Crimson Clover. Grass. Lime and “Stove 
Shark ”.335, 336 
Bye a« a Green Manure.336 
Neat Front Fenees.336 
What Are “ Farmers’ Wages ” ?.336 
The Chinch Bug in New York State.337 
Some Queer Results with Corn.337 
Thrashed Corn Fodder.338 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Cause and Treatment of “ Snuflles ” In Sheep 
.336, 337 
The Symptoms of Tuberculosis.337 
Meat Food for New York. 341 
Anthrax and Black Leg.346, 347 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Trees and Shrubs for a Half-Acre Lawn.334 
sulphur as an Insecticide.336 
•Tune Budding of Peach Trees.337 
Fertilizer for Orange Trees.337 
Fighting Canker Worms.338 
Currant Culture.338, 339 
Growing Seed Peas.339 
Potted Apple Trees.341 
True Winesap Apples.341 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
Editorials .342 
How to Can Vegetables.342 
Training a Child.342 
Patterns tor R. N.-Y. Readers.343 
When to Ask Medical Advice.343 
Food Value of Water.343 
Study Nature.343 
■ ndian Women.343 
Pen Potpourri.343 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
An Imposition.338 
The “Good Roads” Question.338 
Rurallstns.339 
Editorials. 340 
Brevities. 340 
Rifle Practice for Women.341 
Further Thoughts on Roads.341 
Bu-iness Bits.341 
As We Go To Press.344 
Crop and Market Notes.344 
Markets.345 
Humorous.348 
