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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 31, 1896 
Humorous. 
De Bats : “ How do you pronounce 
the word ‘ oleomargarine ? ’ ” Hotel 
Waiter : “ I pronounce it butter, or I’d 
lose my job.”— Advertiser. 
“A honeycomb,” says Brother Wat¬ 
kins, “ am a lot ob little cells ; but a 
honeymoon am often one big sell.”— 
Philadelphia Record. 
“We had a very interesting event—or 
rather a pair of ’em—at our house this 
morning.” “ Caesar ! Not twins ? ” “No; 
our boy put on his first trousers.”— Rose- 
leaf. 
“Folks dat is alius lookin’ foh 
trouble,” said Uncle Eben, “ hab jes’ 
one t’ing ter brag about. Dey doan’ 
hahdly ebber git disapp’inted.—Wash¬ 
ington. Star. 
Old Bullion : “What! You wish to 
marry my daughter ? She is a mere 
school-girl yet.” Suitor : “ Yes. sir. I 
came early to avoid the rush.”— Modes 
and Fabrics. 
A lady, leading a Skye-terrier by a 
chain, entered the ladies’ cabin of a 
Gloucester ferry-boat the other day. 
The dog crawled under the seat and 
went to sleep. Presently a stout man, 
carrying a market basket, took the 
vacant place beside her, and stowed his 
basket under the seat. Soon after the 
boat started, the woman began to 
wriggle. She shook out her skirts, and, 
in an audible whisper said, “ Don’t be 
rude, Fido.” Presently she turned pale, 
and, jerking the chain, cried: “Lie 
down. Fido. Behave yourself, sir.” A 
moment later she jumped up with a 
shriek and began to execute a war 
dance, striking at her skirts the while. 
The stout citizen stared at her in amaze¬ 
ment, and then an idea struck him. 
Reaching under the seat for his basket 
he looked inside it, and then a great 
light of intelligence came over him. 
“ Madam,” said he, without moving an 
eyelash, “ when you are through with 
my lobster, will you kindly return it to 
me ? ” The jaws of the lobster were 
wrenched apart before the lady had 
recovered from her faint.— Philadelphia 
Inquirer. 
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CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yobkkb, October 31, 1896 
FARM TOPICS. 
The New Jersey Experiment Station.717, 718 
An Extension Ladder.718 
Red and Crimson Clovers.718 
Are Metal Wagon Wheels Profitable?.719 
A Good Crop of Grass.719 
Swamp Lands and Their Reclamation. Part If. 
.719, 720 
Gas Tar on Shingle Roofs. 721 
How to Kill Sassafras Sprouts.721 
Making a Pasture on the Lake Shore.721 
“Curing” Hay.722 
Seed Wheat Per Acre.722, 723 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
A Few Pin Feathers.718 
Curious Results with the Tuberculin Test..720, 721 
Cocked Ankle in a Mare. 721 
Ration for 100 Hens.721 
Millet Hay; How Much Food for Cows.721 
The Western Hog Crop. 729 
How Prize Butter Is Made.730, 731 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Hotbed Culture in Arkansas.718, 719 
Four Grand Evergreens.720 
Anthony Waterer Spirasa. 721 
Descriptive Book of Fruits.721 
Ripe Enhance Strawberries in October.722 
Late Berries in Indiana.722 
Strawberry Shortcake in October.722 
The Crawford an Everbearer.722 
Protecting Young Trees With Wire Cloth.722 
Keiffer Pears in England.722 
A Striking Exhibit of Apples.725 
A Talk About Cold Storage.725 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
Indian Summer.726 
Have We Kept in Step with Our Husbands ?.. 726 
A Trio of Helps.726 
A Gasoline Explosion.726, 727 
Patterns for R. N.-Y. Readers.727 
A Cheerful Face.727 
Printed Patchwork.727 
Thoroughness.727 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Ruralisms. 723 
Editorials.724 
Brevities.724 
Among the Marketmen.725 
Business Bits.725 
As We Go To Press.728 
Crop and Market Notes.... .728 
Condensed Correspondence.728 
Markets. 729 
Humorous.......... 732 
