6c6 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
Does  Gov.  Tillman  Disgrace  South 
Carolina  P 
T.  R.  H.,  Hardeevili.e,  S.  C. — I  can¬ 
not  permit  a  statement  in  The  R  N.-Y. 
of  August  20th,  page  544,  to  go  unchal¬ 
lenged.  Speaking  of  the  Alabama  elec¬ 
tion,  we  are  told  that  Gov.  Tillman,  of 
South  Carolina,  “won  for  the  farmers, 
and.  has  given  the  State  a  helpful  ad¬ 
ministration.”  Now  the  writer  has  not 
secured  proper  information  on  this  point. 
I  am  not  going  into  a  political  discussion, 
but  I  merely  wish  to  make  a  few  truth¬ 
ful  statements,  and  then  any  one  can  de¬ 
cide  if  Gov.  Tillman’s  has  been  a  helpful 
administration:  1.  The  taxable  property 
of  the  State  has  been  raised  by  Gov. 
Tillman  about  $18,000,000.  A  large  part 
of  this  is  paid  by  the  farmer,  and  our 
taxes  are  larger  than  ever.  2.  He  has 
assessed  railroads  at  $10,000,  $12,000  and 
$14,000  per  mile,  and  yet  the  same  roads 
crossing  into  Georgia  are  assessed  at 
$5,000  and  $6,000  per  mile.  3.  He  shut 
down  for  one  year  the  most  important 
phosphate  company  in  the  State  until  he 
could  go  to  law,  and  lost  the  State  in 
“royalty”  $135,000.  4.  In  18  months  our 
State  bonds  have  depreciated  over  $500,- 
000,  and  we  will  not  be  able  to  refund  that 
debt  next  year  at  four  per  cent,  as  we 
could  easily  have  done.  5.  He  has  with¬ 
out  a  question  arrayed  class  against 
class,  and  father  against  son.  6.  He  has 
attacked  the  judiciary,  and  by  his  ap¬ 
pointments  to  office  of  lynchers,  and  men 
of  the  lowest  possible  stamp,  made  it 
possible  for  the  laws  to  be  almost  en¬ 
tirely  ignored.  7.  To  my  positive  knowl¬ 
edge  he  has  kept  capital  from  the  North 
and  West  out  of  the  State,  and  to-day 
there  are  in  every  township  farmers  suf¬ 
fering  because  men  of  means  decline  to 
lend  money  in  the  State,  because  Gover¬ 
nor  Tillman  has  distinctly  said  that  he 
would  tax  every  enterprise  to  its  utmost 
limit.  Now  anybody  who  will  think 
those  statements  over,  can  readily  im¬ 
agine  the  condition  of  the  farmers  in 
South  Carolina.  Never  in  the  history 
of  this  State  has  she  had  a  governor  who 
was  a  greater  disgrace,  or  a  greater  curse 
to  her  people  than  the  man  she  now  has 
in  the  person  of  Governor  Tillman. 
R.  N.-Y. — The  only  reason  we  have  for 
printing  this  letter  is  the  fact  that  Gov. 
Tillman  won  simply  and  only  because  he 
claimed  to  represent  the  common  farmers 
of  the  State.  It  was  a  contest  between 
social  classes  rather  than  between  polit¬ 
ical  parties.  It  was  farmer  against  towns¬ 
man.  We  in  company  with  others  have 
been  greatly  interested  in  watching  the 
result  of  this  social  revolution,  for  it 
amounts  to  little  less  than  that.  We 
have  kept  well  informed  regarding  events 
in  South  Carolina.  One  would  think  the 
South  Carolina  farmers  ought  to  know 
what  they  want  and  as  they  have  just 
practically  elected  Gov.  Tillman  for  an¬ 
other  term,  they  probably  consider  him 
“helpful.” 
Bogus  Parker  Earle  Plants. 
J.  N.,  Denison,  Tex. — I  am  inclined  to 
think  that  our  friend  W.  G.,  of  West 
Troy,  N.  Y.,  whose  strawberry  report 
appears  in  The  Rural  of  August  27,  has 
not  the  true  Parker  Earle.  If  so,  his  soil 
or  climatic  conditions  must  be  very  dif¬ 
ferent  from  those  of  the  hundreds  of 
others  who  have  tested  and  reported  on 
this  variety  for  the  past  four  years.  Ex¬ 
cessive  plant  making  is  not  characteristic 
of  the  Parker  Earle,  but  the  opposite  is. 
In  more  than  one  case  to  my  certain 
knowledge  parties  have  been  deceived  in 
getting  plants  from  others  than  the  intro¬ 
ducer,  and  we  are  very  much  inclined  to 
think  that  our  friend  has  the  wrong 
variety  for  Parker  Earle. 
The  introducer,  Mr.  T.  V.  Munson,  in¬ 
forms  me  that  “  W.  G.,”  of  West  Troy, 
never  purchased  any  plants  of  him,  and 
that  numerous  persons  have  finally  ap¬ 
plied  to  him  for  the  Parker  Earle  after 
having  obtained  spurious  plants.  In  one 
case,  a  party  had  ordered  the  variety 
from  four  different  persons,  only  to  get 
something  else  every  time,  and  then  came 
to  the  wise  conclusion  to  send  to  head¬ 
quarters.  I  protest  against  persons  re¬ 
porting  the  behavior  of  Parker  Earle 
from  spurious  plants,  as  W.  G.,  quite 
surely  has  done. 
A  Valuable  Suggestion. 
E.  Williams,  Essex  County,  N.  J. — 
Did  it  ever  occur  to  you  how  much  time 
and  trouble  have  been  wasted  in  straw¬ 
berry  literature  during  our  lives  in  writ¬ 
ing  pistillate,  staminate,  hermaphrodite 
and  bisexual  to  designate  the  sexual 
character  of  the  strawberry  ?  How 
many  thousand  times  have  Jrou,  Mr. 
Editor,  written  these  words  in  your 
journalistic  career  when  by  a  little  com¬ 
mon  sense  all  this  labor  and  time  in 
writing  and  typesetting  might  have  been 
saved.  IIow?  Why  simply  in  christen¬ 
ing.  How  easy  to  give  a  pistillate  va¬ 
riety  a  female  name,  or  a  perfect  flower¬ 
ing  one  a  masculine  name. 
This  would  tell  the  whole  story  at 
once,  and  no  questions  need  be  asked. 
See  the  incongruity.  Take  General  Put¬ 
nam,  for  instance.  He  was  a  sturdy  old 
hero  of  the  masculine  persuasion,  but 
this  berry  is  of  the  opposite  sex.  If  it 
had  been  called  Miss  or  Mrs.  Putnam  it 
would  have  been  a  clear  case  of  recogni¬ 
tion.  In  the  strawberry-  notes  in  The 
Rural  of  July  6,  mention  is  made  of 
Mrs.  Shepard  as  bisexual,  a  turning  of 
the  table.  Now  Mr.  Shepard,  or  Adam, 
Tom,  Dick  or  Harry  would  have  told  the 
story  effectually,  and  left  no  room  for 
doubt  as  to  its  true  character. 
There  also  seems  to  be  not  a  little 
vanity  and  egotism  in  the  naming  of  ber¬ 
ries  to  bring  the  name  of  the  originator 
or  introducer  more  prominently  before 
the  public.  If  this  must  be  so,  and  the 
name  is  well-known,  like  Parker  Earle, 
Van  Deman,  or  Gov.  Hoard,  all  right ;  if 
not  plain,  Mr.  or  Mrs.  prefixed  to  a  sur¬ 
name,  or  a  name  decidedly  genderic  in 
character  would  simplify  matters  very 
much. 
Earlies,  Prolifics,  Princes,  Queens,  Mam¬ 
moths,  Ladies,  etc.,  as  names  for  fruits 
ought  to  be  relegated  to  oblivion,  as  they 
are  more  or  less  misleading  and  untruth¬ 
ful  ;  why  not  exercise  a  little  common 
sense  in  these  matters  and  act  on  a  practi¬ 
cal  basis  ?  When  the  vocabulary  of  sensi¬ 
ble,  expressive  names  has  been  ex¬ 
hausted,  it  will  be  time  enough  to  re¬ 
sort  to  the  Duchesses,  Kings,  Queens, 
Ladies,  and  such  like  snobbery  to  give 
character  to  our  products. 
If  it  were  an  inflexible  rule  to  apply 
feminine  names  only  to  pistillate  varie¬ 
ties,  we  might  tolerate  neutral  ones  for 
the  bisexual,  as  we  have  no  use  for  strict¬ 
ly  and  simply  male  varieties.  If  this 
idea  should  become  an  accepted  practice 
we  need  not  be  told  that  Bessie,  Sadie, 
Daisy,  Princess  and  Mrs.  Cleveland  were 
pistillate  varieties,  but  how  absurd  to 
have  to  be  reminded  that  Jessie,  Louella, 
Louise,  Martha,  Jersey  and  Seneca 
Queens  are  of  the  opposite  sex.  Our 
venerated  Wilder  gave  us  good  counsel 
when  he  deprecated  the  naming  of  fruits 
with  long,  inappropriate  and  bombastic 
names,  and  his  advice  ought  to  be  re¬ 
echoed  throughout  the  length  and 
breadth  of  the  land  till  it  confronts  every 
person  who  has  anything  to  do  in  naming 
a  new  fruit.  If  recognized  and  acted 
upon,  the  next  generation  will  witness 
a  marked  improvement  towards  simpli¬ 
city  and  appropriateness  in  the  names  of 
fruits.  What  do  you  say,  Mr.  Editor  ? 
[A  hearty  approval. — Eds.] 
In  Defense  of  Parker  Earle. 
J.  D.,  Angola,  Ind  — I  have  just  read 
the  report  of  this  year’s  crop  of  straw¬ 
berries  by  W.  G.,  West  Troy,  N.  Y.  I 
agree  with  him  in  regard  to  class  1,  with 
one  addition,  and  the  first  name  in  that 
class  by  all  means  would  be  Parker 
Earle,  and  the  next  and  a  good  com¬ 
panion  is  Warfield  No.  2,  the  two  finest 
berries  the  world  ever  produced.  They 
are  so  productive  that,  notwithstanding 
the  long,  dry  spell  we  have  had,  I  can  go 
out  any  day,  and  can  to-day  (August  29) 
get  handfuls  of  these  beautiful  berries 
fresh  from  the  vines,  and,  at  the  proper 
season,  the  ground  was  scarlet  with  them, 
and  everybody  who  saw  them  would  ex¬ 
claim,  “  Wonderful !  wonderful !  ” 
In  regard  to  the  Parker  Earle,  a  com¬ 
parison  with  mine  (as  I  have  it,  and  it 
came  from  the  introducer,  T.  V.  Munson,) 
leads  me  to  believe  that  W.  G.  is  mistaken 
about  its  being  good  only  as  a  plant  pro¬ 
ducer,  for  mine  does  not  run  very  much, 
and  it  is  hard  to  get  enough  to  furnish 
my  own  needs  and  those  of  my  local  trade. 
As  to  Warfield,  it  is  the  finest  berry  for 
matting  I  have  ever  seen,  as  it  mats  so 
evenly  with  the  vines  far  enough  from 
each  other  to  permit  every  stool  to  mature 
all  the  berries  set,  and  cleaner  foliage 
cannot  be  found  than  it  has.  Moreover, 
the  fruit  blossoms  are  always  under 
dense  foliage  so  as  to  be  protected  from 
the  frost,  while  others  that  bloom  above 
the  foliage  are  destroyed. 
These  varieties  did  the  best  for  me 
this  season  in  the  order  named — Early 
Warfield,  Late  Parker  Earle,  Early 
Gandy,  Duttcr  Medium,  Bubach,  Haver- 
land,  Cumberland  and  Crescent.  These 
are  the  best  of  thirty  varieties,  and  the 
only  ones  I  care  to  plant  largely  until  I 
find  something  better. 
By  the  aid  of  my  irrigating  system  we 
are  still  picking  blackberries,  and  such 
fine,  luscious  berries.  The  Erie  is  won¬ 
derfully  large.  I  have  all  the  varieties 
I  think  of  any  worth,  but  prefer  the 
hardy  and  productive  Snyder,  Erie,  An¬ 
cient  Britain,  Agawam  and  Taylor.  The 
last-named  beats  the  world  for  produc¬ 
tiveness.  Fruits,  except  apples,  have 
been  fair  with  me,  but  scarce  in  other 
localities.  This,  Steuben  County,  is  the 
best  in  the  State  for  fruits  and  general 
agricultural  purposes,  and  for  scenery 
and  lake  resorts  as  fine  as  can  be  found 
anywhere. 
Don’t  Force  Boys  to  be  Farmers. 
J.  Tallcot,  Rome,  N.  Y. — Mr.  A.  D. 
Baker  tells  us  in  The  R.  N.-Y.  of  August 
27  “How  to  Keep  the  Boys  on  the  Farm.” 
It  is  a  long  letter  stating  the  case  no 
doubt  from  his  standpoint.  I  shall  not 
try  to  point  out  any  errors,  for  I  consider 
his  statements  and  arguments  honestly 
given,  and  therefore  they  need  no  re¬ 
buttals.  But  why  try  to  keep  the  boys  on 
the  farm  ?  In  the  various  business  call- 
(Continued  on  next  page  ) 
In  writing  to  advertisers  please  always  mention 
Thk  Ritual  Nkw-Yohkkr. 
Poisoned 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  O’Fallon, 
a  nurse,  of  Piqua,  Ohio, 
was  poisoned  while  as¬ 
sisting  physicians  at  an 
autopsy  5  years  ago,  and 
soon  terrible  ulcers 
broke  out  on  her  head, 
arms,  tongue  and  throat. 
Mrs.  M.  E.  O’Fallon. She  weighed  but  78  lbs., 
and  saw  no  prospect  of 
help.  At  last  she  began  to  take  HOOD'S 
SARSAPARILLA  and  at  once  improved; 
could  soon  get  out  of  bed  and  walk.  She  is  now 
perfectly  well,  weighs  128  pounds,  eats  well, 
and  does  the  work  for  a  large  family. 
HOOD’S  PlLLS  should  be  in  every  family 
medicine  chest.  Once  used,  always  preferred. 
Sheridan’s  Condition  Powders 
HENS’ 
If  you  can’t  get  it  send  to  us. 
Sept.  17 
G-IVE  •  THE  ’  BABY 
IF  YOU  WISH  your  infant  to  be 
well  nourished,  healthy,  and  vigorous. 
THE  •  BEST  •  FOOD 
For  Hand-Fed  Infants,  Invalids,  Conva¬ 
lescents,  Dyspeptics,  and  the  Aged. 
Our  Book  for  MOTHERS, 
“THE  CARE  AND  FEEDING  OF  INFANTS,” 
Mailed  free  upon  request. 
HlLIBER-GOODALE  CO.,  BOSTO  N  ,  M  ASS. 
GAHOON  BROADCAST  SEED  SOWER. 
Price.  $4.  Will  sow  four  to  six  acres  per  hour  of 
Wheat  or  Rye,  Timothy  or  Clover  Seeds,  and  all 
other  grains  dr  seeds. 
D.  LANDRETH  &  SONS, 
21  and  23  South  Sixth  Street,  Philadelphia. 
The  Paragon  Chestnut 
Combines  more  good  qualities  than  any  other.  A 
limited  number  of  grafted  trees  for  sale  this  fall. 
Send  for  circular. 
H.  M.  ENGLE  &  SON,  Marietta,  Pa. 
GREEN  MOUNTAIN  GRAPE 
Entirely  Hardy  /r„nn  „,thn'\  Stood  the  test 
and  very  viqor-  (  of  7  years  and 
pronoun  ced 
very  vigor¬ 
ous,  the  vines 
bearing  a  fruit 
of  exquisite 
flavor, 
the  earliest 
and  best  grape 
on  the  market. 
n  a  1 1 T I  Cl  kl  The  enormous  success  this  grape 
U  H  U  I  I  U  M  has  met  with  has  caused  substitutes 
to  be  placed  on  the  market.  Buy  no  vine  without  the 
above  trade-mark  seal.  ■  r>  1 1  -7-  rt  tiiaiiTrn 
Illustrated  circular  flRFN  lb  WAN  tU 
sent  upon  application.  MUI.I1  I  U  11  nil  l  uu 
STEPHEN  HOYT’S  SONS,  New  Canaan,  Conn. 
POTATO  DIGGER 
HOOVER  &  PROUTj  Avery.  Ohio. 
—THE— 
‘HOOVER’ 
A  16-page  pamphlet  free 
Mention  this  paper. 
’"•SHIPMAN  AUTOMATIC 
•  STEAM  ENGINE  •• 
COSTS  little  to  buy, 
less  to  run.  and 
nothing  to  keep. 
Requires  no  en¬ 
gineer.  Burns 
kerosene,  petro¬ 
leum,  etc.  \\ 
will  do  youFFARM  WORK 
cheaper  and  better  than  horse  or  hand 
power.  Saw  wood,  pump  water,  make 
cider,  hoist  hay.  thresh  grain,  churn 
butter,  etc. 
SEND  FOR  CATALOGUE. 
Shipman  Engine  Co., 
246  Summer  St.,  Boston. 
ENGINES, m'Jls 
*  Threshing  Machines, 
Best  Machinery  at  Lowest  Prices 
A.  B.  FARQUHAR  CO.,  York,  Pa. 
KEMP’STArHAY  PRESS 
FULL  2  FEEDS  TO  EVERY  ROUND  J 
CIRCLE. 
AUTOMATIC  PLUNGER  DRAW.  _ 
CIVEN  cpcc  IF  IT  WILL  AOT  do  all  my  circulars 
AWAY  rllLC  claim.  Send  for  free  circulars  giving 
full  information.  JAS.  KEMP.  Kempton.  Ills. 
AGENTS  WANTED  ON  SALARY 
!■**“■*  B  “orCOMMISSION.to  handle  the  New 
m  m  PatentCbemieal  Ink  Krasing  Pencil.  Agents  making 
£50  p«r  wwwk.  Monroe  Ember  HTg  Co.  x  175,  LaCrosse,  WU. 
priTTU  Piano.  Organ,  «23  up.  Want  ag’ts. 
OCA  111  Cat  free.  Dan’l  F.  Beatty,  Wash’ton.N.J 
