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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 18, 1896 
Humorous. 
“ When you leave me, dear,” she said, 
Hiding not her yawning, 
“ Whisper Dot to me ‘goodnight’: 
Rather say: ‘ good morning.’ ” 
— Life. 
Superintendent : “ The subject for 
discussion at the next meeting of the 
village debating society is, ‘ What is 
Truth?”’ His Wife: ‘‘Indeed? Well, 
that is a question that should be easily 
answered.” “ I’m not of your opinion. 
What is truth?” “Truth is what two 
persons speak when they fall out with 
each other .”—Modes and Fabrics. 
A prominent Detroit firm having a 
millinery department in their store, re¬ 
ceived the following mail order for a 
bonnet from a patron who wrote that 
she lived “where millinery is not of 
a high order.” She therefore sent the 
following : 
“DIRECTIONS FOR BONNET.” 
“Mazureof head from ear to ear over 
top of the head 12 inches ; from ear to 
ear under my chin 9% inches ; from fore¬ 
head to back hare 7 inches. I want a 
black lase bonnet with streamers and 
rozetts of red or yallow satting ribbon 
an’ would like a bunch of pink Rozes or 
a blue ploom behind with a black jet 
buckel. If artifishels is still all the go 
I want a bunch of grapes or a bird’s tale 
somewhares. I do not dezire anything 
too fansy but if you think a reath of 
pansies would look good you may put 
one on. I have some good pink ribbon 
here at home so you need not put on 
strings .”—Detroit Free Press. 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Yorkef 
BUY "DIRECT FROM FACTORY," BEST 
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HENCII & DROMGOLD’S 
FORCE FEED 
GRAIN & FERTILIZER 
DRILL 
Positively the 
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Many points of su¬ 
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Corn FoddeTl-S Mine merr 
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Adjustable 
THE JOHNSTON HARVESTER CO.IENGINES 
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Because It Is 
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Will save manv times cost In one season. We 
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THE FOOS MFC. CO., Springfield,O. 
Cider&Wine Press Machinery 
POWER AND HAND PRESSES. 
Capacity , 10 to 120 Ebls. in 10 hrs 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 
H5 EMPIRE STATE PULLEY & PRESS C0„ 
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Shrewd buyers will send for our 1896 Annual. It 
tells you all about the best 
Binders, Mowers, 
Reapers and 
Disk Pulverizers. 
Address 
TOLEDO, O , PITTSBURGH, Pa., 
HARRISBURG, Pa., or BATAVIA, N. V. 
SAW MILLS, 
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Best Machinery at Lowest Prices. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., York, Pa. 
STEEL FRAME, GRAIN 
TILIZER DRILLS 
With the Celebrated Glass Disc 
Fertilize * 1 Distributer and 
Entirely New Force Feed 
Grain Feed, Clialn Gearing 
and Ratchet Drive Wheels. 
Our New Lifter Bar raises 
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other Lever ever Invented. 
New Single Shifter Bar 
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Iloes. 
ESTABLISHED 1854. 
Also manufacturers of BUCK¬ 
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Cider Mills and Hay Rakes. 
Branch House i 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
Send for Catalogue. 
P. P. MAST & CO.. 9 Canal Street, SPRINGFIELD, O. 
FARMERS 
Use, and 
Make Money 
Selling this 
Article. 
Used on every 
shock. Pull and it’s fast. 
Ties itself. Costs less than string. 
■Never wears out. Thousands easily sold 
in a town. Good profits. Get your Town 
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Testimonials of Farmers who have used the 
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“Your ‘Holdfasts’ are ahead of anything I have ever seen 
In practical use. We used the corn binders last fall. All who 
saw them were loud in their praise. Out of 500 shocks not 
one became loose, and not a single shock topped over.” 
J. II. BROWN, Climax, Mich. 
“I used 1,000 of your ‘Holdfast’ Corn Binders last season. 
They gave the best of satisfaction, saving labor and holding 
l shocks securely.” FRED. M. WELLS, Quarryville, N. Y. 
“The 1,000 Holdfast fodder ties that 1 used this fall gave 
entire satisfaction. I can recommend them as a great 
help in harvesting the corn crop. It seems to me In 
the near future every farmer must have them. 
The shocks stood up well, went to the barn, 
were husked without one getting untied; 
(hey are a great success, practical 
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W. S. MOORE, 111. Upton, tie ca. 
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CIDER 
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Charter Gas Engine Co., P. O. Box 26. Sterling. Ill 
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I D. Y. HALLOCK & SON, Box 805 York, 
DON’T POT YOUR PLANTS! 
but use RICHARDS’ TRANSPLANTERS instead, as it is a much 
better and cheaper way. Send postal for circular telling 1 all about it. 
Price of complete set of six Transplanters, one Excavator, and one 
Ejector, $2.50. Extra Transplanters, 20 cents each. Agents Wanted 
F. RICHARDS, Freeport, N. Y. 
QUINNIPIAC FERTILIZERS 
Are universally used with wonderful results. They are gTeat wheat 
producers. Before ordering your fertilizers for fall use, inquire for 
the Quinnipiac. If not sold in your town, write us direct. 
THE QUINNIPIAC COMPANY, 
27 William Street, New York City 
GEO.ERTEL&CO OUINCY.ill 
CONTENTS. 
Rubal New-Yobkeb, July 18, 1896 
FARM TOPICS. 
Coal Ashes on Clay.478 
To Hull Cow Peas.478 
Cotton-seed Meal for Cutworms.478 
Guineas and Grasshoppers.478 
How to Make a Sheep Pasture.478, 479 
“Chemicals and Clover” Hold Out.479, 480 
A Lecture on Cutworms.480, 481 
Clover and Chinch Bugs. 481 
What Is a “ Complete Fertilizer ” ?.481 
Preserving Okra; Cheap Evaporator.481 
Late Fodder Crops.482 
Great Success with Millet.483 
Market Prices for Farm Products.485 
Making a Sheep Pasture.488 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. . 
Black Pepsin ” Butter Once More.478 
A Little “Kicker”.478 
The “BestLate Strawberry”.478 
Feeding Milk to Poultry.480 
Chicks Die in the Shell.481 
Breeding Desired Sex a Fallacy.482 
Killing Young Horns.483 
Wintering Cows Without Hay.490, 491 
Are Black German Hares Pure?.491 
Notes on Moulting Hens.491 
What Causes Bad Milk.491 
HORTICULTURAL. 
What Strawberry Varieties ?.478 
Spraying When in Bloom...478 
Pretty Perennials of the Season.479 
How to Plant Chestnut Trees.480 
Are Seedlings of Budded Peaches Hardy ?.... 481 
Something about Endive.481 
August-Set Strawberries.482 
Citrus Trifoliata in Virginia.482 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
The Darkest Hour.486 
Editorials .486 
A Jar of Jelly—Part II.486 
Every-Day Dresses.486 
Live in the Present.486 
Patterns for R. N.-Y. Readers.487 
Pickles without Vinegar.487 
Cleaning the Pots and Pans.487 
Cottage Cheese.487 
Pen Potpourri.487 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Country Doctor’s Medical Notes,.477, 478 
A Swarm of Business Bees.481 
How to Treat Ivy Poisoning.482, 483 
Ruralisms.483 
Editorials.484 
Brevities.484 
Farmers and Farm Machinery.485 
As We Go To Press.488 
Markets.489 
Crop and Market Notes.489 
The Moon.490 
Humorous.492 
