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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 30, 1896 
Humorous. 
There is horror too prolific in the jargon scientific 
which disturbs the mood pacific 
Of the ordinary man; 
In these awful tales that thrill us of a bugaboo 
bacillus that is hiding near to kill us 
If by any chance it can. 
Not a single chance it misses; it is lurking in our 
blisses; it is even in the kisses 
That delight a leap year dream ; 
In the air are microbes floating; in the water they 
are gloating, fiendish vigilance devoting 
To the weird malicious scheme. 
O, ye philosophic sages, we were happy all these 
ages while these animals outrageous 
Unsuspected flourished here; 
And although, just for the present, we withstand 
their sledge incessant, we run other risks 
unpleasant, 
For we’re almost dead with fear. 
— Washington Star. 
Little Girl : “ Does your mother talk 
much about woman’s rights ? ” Little 
Boy: “No, she jus’ has ’em without any 
talking.”— Credit Lost. 
Irishman (at telephone): “ Sind me up 
tree bales of hay and wan bag oats.” 
Feed Dealer: “All right. Who for?” 
Irishman: “There now, don’t get gay. 
For the horse, av corse.”— Kansas City 
Times. 
Wifky : “ Do you actually think there 
ever was a man who could conscientiously 
say to his wife, ‘You are the only woman 
I ever loved ’ ? ” Hubby : “ Certainly.” 
Wifey : “Who?” Hubby: “Adam.” 
—Boston Qlobe. 
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Are often required to determine 
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FARMER’S HANDY 
MICHIGAN. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, May 30, 1890 
FARM TOPICS. 
Making a Water Tank.366 
Oats Mixed with Charlock.367 
Keep the Ground Stirred..367 
Complicated Crimson Clover Problem.367, 368 
Crop of Soja Beans.368, 369 
Selling Seed Peas Direct to Growers.369 
The Mammoth Clover Seed Crop.369 
Water Gate of Wire.371 
Sorghum in Virginia.371 
Cow Peas at the North .373 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Simmenthal Cow.365 
Purebred Stock for Farmers. .365, 366 
Feeding Potatoes to Cows.366 
Bladder Trouble in a Horse.368 
Treatment for Lumpy Jaw.368 
A Mare “ Out of Condition ”.368 
Why Grubs Seek Black Hide.368 
Why Sheep Lose Their Wool.368 
A “ Roaring” or “ Whistling” Mare.368 
Sunflowers as Stock Food....373 
J. A. W. Talks Again.378 
Size of Eggs.378 
White Langshan Poultry.378 
Getting Rid of Rats.378, 379 
Poll Evil in a Horse.379 
A Michigan Man Talks Hen.379 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Hardiness of Japan Walnuts.368 
Some Apples for Maine.369 
Questions About Apple Trees.: — 373 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
Editorials .374 
Uncle Silas’s Opinion of the New Woman 
(To be continued).374 
A Mosquito Guard.374 
From the Kitchen Windows.374 
The Hired Man in the Home.374, 375 
The New Lady. 375 
Patterns for R. N.-Y. Readers.375 
Exact Recipes.375 
Pot Cheese.375 
Crumbs from Different Tables.375 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Civil Engineering for Boys on the Farm- 
Part 1.366 
Walnut Leaves and Fleas.366 
More Light Turned on White Grubs.369 
lturalisms.370, 371 
“ Fighting Canker Worms”,.371 
Editorials.372 
Brevities.372 
Business Bits.373 
As We Go To Press.376 
Condensed Correspondence.376, 377 
Crop and Market Notes. 377 
Markets.377 
Humorous.380 
