Mh. Ellwanger, in a recent address, as re 
ported in the Rural Home, says, truly enough, 
that the most popular roses are the Hybrid 
Remontant*: these are moderately hardy, and 
produce dowel's of the highest finish. Among 
them none are more desirable for tyros than 
Alfred Colomb, John Hopper and General 
Jacqueminot. These three varieties probably 
absorb more of the desirable features that go 
toward making the perfect rose than do any 
others which could be named ; they blend 
well, and are very effective planted in a bed 
together or separately. 
It is an unwelcome task, says Dr. Nichols, in 
the Massachusetts Ploughman, to call atten¬ 
tion to the errors and absurdities which unfor¬ 
tunately are promulgated at Institute meet 
iugs, but when Massachusetts farmers are told 
by Mr. Mills that “he hud rather have a ton 
of the water which is dried out of grass iu hay¬ 
making, than a ton aud a-half of the dry hay,” 
a protest to such nonsi nse must be made. 
For early cabbage sow Early Jersey Wake¬ 
field, Early York or Little Pixie as early as 
possible, either in a warm, sheltered spot in 
the garden or in a box of fine earth iu asunny 
window.Joseph Harris thinks that we 
ought to raise more carrots. Their value for 
horses is well known atrd they are no less 
valuable for milch cows. As a table vegetable 
a good variety of carrot is sweet, tender and 
delicious. Mr. Harris grows carrots largely, 
aud sows in lows twenty inches to two feet 
apart, and cultivates them with a horse-hoe. 
If the laud is rich and mellow, it is not half so 
much work to take care of a crop of carrots as 
is generally supposed. Sow about corn-plant- 
iug time.Mr. W. C. Harry remarks 
that Mr. J. J. Thomas compared specimens of 
the new Kieffer pear w hich were grown iu 
Rochester with those from New Jersey, 
aud found the former too poor to eat, w hile 
the latter were of fine quality. Hence it is we 
have had so many coiiliieting reports as to 
this pear........Mr. Barry thinks the time 
not far distant when consumers will readily 
pay three times the price for the Northern 
Spy that they are willing to pay for the 
Baldwin aud others of similar quality. 
VVe hear of not; less than six new grapes which 
are improvements on the Delaware. We 
should like to see some of them.Liebig 
says that a hungry man cares not for preach¬ 
ing, and a child that has to learn anything at 
school must not be sent there with an empty 
stomach.Rittbausen has shown that 
clover which lies exposed to rain after being 
cut, may Lose by washing more than one-half 
its ash ingredients.Dr. Hexawer thinks 
it remarkable that the import duty on pota¬ 
toes is 15 cents per bushel, while sauerkraut 
(pickled cabbage) is admitted duty-free. He 
also thinks that American potatoes, grown 
here in suitable soil, with good cultivation, 
cannot be excelled, if equaled, anywhere.... 
....Mr. W. A. Armstrong says that if he 
should try to get the greatest profit in eggs 
from a hundred hens, he would divide them 
into as many as four lots and each should be 
kept separate from the others.It seems 
that the mother of the baby elephant will not 
listen to the infant being vaccinated. 
John Saul, of Washington, D. C., presents iu 
his catalogue a gorgeous colored plate of the 
three roses, Jean Liabaud, Harrison Weir, 
aud Jules Finger.. 
E. P. Roe, the novelist, is said to be a man 
of rather fragile make-up, says an unknown 
exchange, which is true. His wdfe wanted 
him, continues the unknown exchange, to have 
a bust of himself made, aud when he usked 
her why, she replied : “So that when you 
are away and visitors call, I can point to the 
counterfeit and say, “That’s my husband. 
Isn’t he a ltoe-bust fellow But the un¬ 
known exchange omits something. It doesn’t 
speak of the Bid well. . . . , . Mr. J. 
J. H. Gregory tells the Fruit Recorder by 
all means to plant cabbage seeds where the 
plants are to grow. Evidence 
accumulates that plums escape the depreda¬ 
tions of the curculio if the trees grow in hen- 
yards. The chickens and hens take care of 
the little Turk. It seems that Prof. 
Arnold defends oleomargarine and lard cheese 
as wholesome, digestible and legitinate pro¬ 
ducts of the dairy. Will seed po¬ 
tatoes, if cut to single eyes, suffer less from 
drought if planted six inches deep than if 
planted not so deep 1 .... A writer in 
the Albany Cultivator finds the average 
welgliLof his Perfect Gem Squashes to be one 
pound. He says it is fine grained, dry aud 
rich with a flavor peculiar to itself. He finds 
when baked that it is a good substitute for 
the sweet potato. “ Leave a portion of the 
stern ou the squash,” he says. “ wheu gather¬ 
ing to prevent premature decay.”. . . . 
Prof. J. L. Budo, good authority, recom¬ 
mends gas- tar water as an effectual remedy 
for the cabbage worm. It is cheap, harm¬ 
less and easily applied. It should be applied 
once a week until the heads are two-thirds 
grown. Genius is a great thing, 
without doubt; but if you have a capacity 
for hard work you have so good a substitute 
for genius that you can’t tell the difference 
between the two.. 
Mr. Ellwanger compares the rose bud 
to a maid ; the full blown rose to a matron. 
That is a very forcible, beautiful comparison. 
.... Remember this: for onion man¬ 
ure, nothing is better than unleacbed ashes 
on most soils. Where this does not serve 
fully, use raw-bone flour. 
I’ll be content with Annie Bread. 
And won’t have any but her. 
It is that good old lady, Mrs. Partington, w ho 
says very wisely that there is not much dif¬ 
ference between a poet and a pullet, except in 
the spelliug, for both spend most of their 
time in chanting their lays. . . P. Barry 
says Fox’s Seedling, is a remarkable, new 
variety, and particularly valuable, as it ex¬ 
tends the season of fine pears into April. The 
flesh is very juicy, buttery, finegrained, 
sprightly and rich. It resembles Buerre d’ 
Anjou in texture of flesh, and Winter Nelis 
iu color of skin and juiciness. Its keeping 
qualities are really wonderful. Unlike other 
late Winter pears, the flesh retains its fresh- 
nass, delicacy and juiciness even under unfavor¬ 
able circumstances, a?td in April it is just as 
agreeable to the palate as a fine Winter Nelis 
iu December or January. Now that the 
Easter Beurre cannot be ripened successfully, 
this variety will supplant it. 
-♦ — 
EL PASO, TEXAS. 
The Portal City to the Wealth of Mexico. 
A Railroad Center of Importance. Ag¬ 
ricultural and Mining Resoui c JS - 
MESSRS HOLMES AND SWEETLAND. 
[Special Correspondents of Che Rural New-Yofuckr,] 
A combination of exceedingly propitious 
circumstances, which we intend to briefly 
summarize in this article, together with a 
remarkably favorable location, has given to 
El Paso that wonderful growth w’hich, in 
Western parlance, is termed a “boom,” aud 
has made a bustling and thriving city of from 
2,000 to 2,500, mostly Americans, a large 
proportion of whom are refined and educated, 
where 15 months ago were scarcely 100, ex¬ 
clusive of the soldiery (then, but not now ( 
stationed there,) and the lew Mexicans. 
El Paso is iu the extreme northwestern 
portion of Texas, which Stale extends a nar¬ 
rowing neck of land separating the southern 
part of New Mexico from old Mexico Eust of 
the Rio Grande River, it is upon the North 
hank of this river, opposite the ancient city of 
Paso del Norte which has u native population of 
over 5,00(J. 
The same cause which have produced the 
present development aud attracted the atten¬ 
tion of business men to this quarter, added to 
the varied resources at present but slightly, if 
any,developed, will unquestionably make this 
city one of the most important, if not the 
most important, in western Texas. 
First in order, and by all means the chief 
factor for “city making,” is the unusual aggre¬ 
gation of railway lines and those, too, among 
the strongest corporations. It is unquestion¬ 
ably a strategic point in all railway calcu¬ 
lations in the Southwest. We will briefly 
mention the various loads: The Atchison, 
Topeka, and Santa Ft 1 , a progressive and 
w'ealthy line, extends from here to Atchison 
and Kansas City, there connecting w ith the 
various trunk hues to Chicago, St. Louis aud 
the East, aud when the Atlantic aud Pacific is 
completed from Albuquerque to the Pacific 
Coast, a powerful competitive western influ¬ 
ence will be felt. The charter granted by 
Mexico for the Guaymas extention, we under¬ 
stand, provided that it be built entirely upon 
Mexican Territory aud from Paso del Norte 
to the coast. The Mexicau Central is now 
completed something over 100 miles, aud is to 
be built to the city ol' Mexico as speedily as 
men and means can do it. It will be operated 
in conjunction w ith the A. T. & S. F. Railway 
and will open up a rich trade arid an illimitable 
abundance of minerul wealth. 'The cities of 
Chihuahua, (15,000 population) Sauta Rosalia 
(0,000), San Pablo (4,000), Sauta Cruz (11,000), 
Parral (12,000), and many otheis through this 
wonderful mining district, are tributary to 
this line. The Texas and Pacific has a liue 
from El Paso to Texarkana, there connecting 
with that popidar road, the St. Louis, Iron 
Mountain aud Southern, for St. Louis aud all 
points to the north and east. It is also the 
eastern terminal point of the Southern Pacific 
(a part of the iainous California Syndicate 
liue) w'hich gives direct communication with 
the Pacific Coast, aud the entire West. This 
road bought the charter and has completed 
and is operating the Galveston, Harrisburg aud 
San Antonio Railway, which is a direct route 
to New' Orleans and thence by water to 
Europe. 
A charter is now held for a road from this 
point to White Oaks, a famous mining camp, 
to the north. This road will be of easy con¬ 
struction and is practicable. Along the chosen 
route is a bed of the finest quality of powdered 
gypsum (the uses of which are well known), 
over 40 miles in length and from five to ten 
mile? wide. Supplementing theseimportant 
factors, tho Rio Grande Del Norte and El Paso 
Canal and Irrigation Company, capital $2,500- 
000 , has filed a charter—object, to build a 
canal for navigation and irritation purposes 
from El Paso to Fort Quitman, to build also a 
dam across, and erect a toll bridge over, the 
Rio Grande at El Paso. 
Next in importance as relating to the future 
growth and prosperity of this place are the 
tributary mining interests. These might be 
extended into Arizona and New Mexico as 
well as into the rich, mineral-producing 
regions of Mexico, (millions of dollars are 
being shipped in ore—w’hich is non dutiable— 
to ibe United States annually) by tho erection 
of large smelters or stamp mills for tile reduc¬ 
tion of the ore to bullion. Wit h the iron ribs 
of the continent extending in all directions, 
this subject should receive attention, and the 
interest be fostered. Close by — about 60 
miles to the north and northeast — are the 
Organ Mountains rich in mines of silver, 
copper and gold, iu galena and sulphates. One 
or two mines are being w orked aud prospec¬ 
tors are as thick as flies. In the Jicarilla 
Mountains is a newly opened camp, turning 
out well, The Stevenson mine there is being 
worked, null the region promises to yield a 
rich reward to the ow ners and miners. Coal 
is found upon the line of the Texas Pacific, 
about GO miles east in large quantities and of 
good quality. The salt lakes of Kl Paso County 
are of wide repute and may be made, by the 
aid of capital, an ^important resource. Brick 
and fire clay are abundant, and a kiln has been 
erected with a. capacity for burning 2,500,000 
bricks. 
Next to note, and perhaps equally as impor¬ 
tant, is the agricultural and horticultural 
character of the surroundings of El Paso. 
The valley of the Rio Grande, extending for 
100 miles each way, isall capable of cultivation 
by irrigation, which is inexpensive and w ill 
always insure a crop. The valley varies in 
width from two to five miles. The soil is a 
bottomless, alluvial loam as rich as any bottom 
lands iu the world. All of the cereals (except 
corn) aud root crops and vegetables (except 
potatoes) can be made to yield abundantly'. 
Our especial attention was called to the famous 
El Paso onion, as it is recognized to be superior 
to any in the world. It would doubtless 
become an important export if enough w'ere 
raised. The demand abroad for the seed is 
evidenced by'the dearth of it here, as show n by 
the fact that our efforts to secure a half pound 
have hitherto been unavailing. The Mexicans 
are the poo rest.of farmers,and the valley waits 
the baud of American or foreign agricultur¬ 
ists for its development. 
Tile indigenous stock grass of the plains and 
mesas is Gramma, but Alfalfa, or Ubilian 
Clover, is cut four to five times per year and 
grows in great abundance. These facts indi¬ 
cate that a paying industry would be duiry 
and stock farming or market gardening, for 
home consumption aud export. Fruit in every 
variety grows luxuriantly. Grapes are in 
great abundance, especially the Mission Grape 
which attains the size of California fruit, and 
is said to far excel it in quality. Unimproved 
vineyard land iu this valley' can be bought at 
from $5. to $15. per acre. The industry is 
quite extensively followed by' Mexicans and 
others at this time, wine and brandy being 
made from the grapes. A notable fuct is the 
existence of a bearing pear tree in El Paso 
County, ten feet in cii'cumference aud over 
50 feet high, supposed to be the largest in the 
world. 
The climate in this region resembles that of 
Calif »i nia, and is considered especially health¬ 
ful. El Paso has two handsome little churches, 
the M. E. South and Episcopalian. The 
Presbyterians, Baptists and Catholics have 
societies aud intend to erect edifices, K. of P. 
and A. F. & A. M. have prosperous lodges. 
The city now supports three newspapers:—the 
Lone Star, (semi weekly. See advertisement 
last page), the EL Faso Herald, weekly, aud 
the El Paso Daily Times. 
T rxas bus made wise provisions to foster 
education by the public school system. Every' 
alternate section is school land, over 40,000,000 
acres to lie converted into money, to add to 
her already permanent school fund of $3,385,- 
500. 
In El Paso, fair water can be secured at 15 
to 20 feet depth, by means of drive w ells; but 
the use of capital for water works system for 
supply and irrigation would be a profitable 
investment. Business houses are numerous, 
but to make this a supply' poiut large stocks 
of wholesale goods exclusively should be 
brought here. There are two National Banks 
having an aggregate capital (sworn statements 
of Dec. 31st. 1881) of $105,000; deposits, $235,- 
712,34; loans aud discounts, $124,913,57. The 
U. S. Custom House is located here, through 
which the imports are extensive. 
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