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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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who are less prosperous. This year is 
thus far an exceptionally hard one to 
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suffer without their wonted support. 
We therefore offer them for every new 
subscriber, sent to us before March 1 5, 
a Webster's Dictionary or World’s Cy¬ 
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one dollar. See page 128. Fifteen 
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GOVERNMENT BUILDING. 
(RURAL SPECIAL REPORT.) 
As a graud, comprehensive exhibit of the 
resources of a nation, the various State and 
Territorial displays, together with the distinct 
exhibits of the Government itself, this has 
never been equaled. The United States is the 
greatest and grandest nation on the earth, and 
here are the arguments to prove it. For 
years we have labored to demonstrate this 
fact to the world, in our press, our schools and 
various other ways. But now we have the 
object lesson spread in such a way that no one 
who sees it can fail to understand. Here are 
the diversified products of every State and 
Territory in the Union, and I might almost 
say every county, as few are unrepresented in 
any form. a From ocean to oceau, our soils 
and our mines, our rivers and lakes, the air 
that floats above and the forests that lie be¬ 
tween, have all sent specimens of their in¬ 
numerable products. No man can look upon 
them all and not be profoundly impressed 
with the superior greatness of any country 
which produced them. Greater than vast 
armies aud navies are the resources which 
produce aud sustain them, hence the force 
and influence this Exposition will exert upon 
other uations. 
Let us look briefly at the separate State ex¬ 
hibits, only noting a few of the most import¬ 
ant in each. 
Alabama shows a large variety of her pro¬ 
ductions, both vegetable and mineral; extend¬ 
ing over five degrees of latitude, her pro¬ 
ductions embrace those of the sub-tropical as 
well as temperate regions. There is a fine 
collection of coal from her leading mines, 
one specimeu weighing over 14 tons, a solid 
block. Her native lead deposits are also fine¬ 
ly represented. Marble and granite are also 
in variety. The cotton and turpentine indus¬ 
tries are largely displayed; 130,000 bales of 
cottou are now annually passing through the 
warehouses of Montgomery alone. There is 
a fine display of the native grasses, of which 
the State has about 160 species. A pretty 
pavilion of cereal grains, in the straw, thatch¬ 
ed with dried grasses, with sugar-cane col¬ 
umns, adorns this space. One hundred and 
thirty kiuds of native woods are shown. 
Kaolin in every shape down to fine porcelain 
is shown. A fine display of leaf tobacco and 
an excellent collection of canned fruits, are 
also leading features. 
The Territory of Arizona has a very excel¬ 
lent exhibit hero aud mauy are surprised, 
especially at the exteut of the soil products. 
As to its great mineral resources, of course 
all were ready to see a large display, and 
and yet few were prepared to see 50,000 differ- 
ent samples of ores. Silver has long been its 
leading product; but now copper is assuming 
equal prominence. Arizona’s mineral dis¬ 
play is not surpassed by any other mine ex¬ 
hibit here. But her rich valleys are now 
showing wouderiul agricultural possibilities 
by the aid of irrigatiou, which is cheaply con¬ 
ducted. Grains ami vegetables aud a few ap¬ 
ples are shown, the orchards being young as 
yet. One huudrod varieties of cacti are ex¬ 
hibited, many very curious and interesting. 
A section of grape-vine wood ten inches in 
diameter, partly polished, is among the ex¬ 
hibits. 
Arkansas has a most attractive and inter¬ 
esting exhibit, embracing all the crops grown 
in the temperate zone, and mauy peculiar to 
the sub-tropical belt. Here are the wheat, 
corn, rye. barley, oats, buckwheat aud pota¬ 
toes of the North, and the sugar, rice, sweet 
potatoes, and cotton of the South, aud Arkan¬ 
sas is surely not excelled by auy State lu her 
apple exhibits. As to her cotton product, re¬ 
ports show that her yield per acre is larger, 
aud the quality better than in any other 
State. Fruits are said to ripeu about four 
eeks i n advance of those about Chicago aud 
St. Louis, and then bring better prices, and 
the same is true of vegetables. Many of these 
facts are new to the average Northern visitor, 
and this State is likely to reap material benefit 
from this display. Woods, minerals, and 
useful fibers are showu in great variety. Re¬ 
garding the various fibers in use, it is 
claimed that every known species grows in 
the State. 
A very beautiful collection of canned fruit 
is shown. Two large cases of archaeological 
specimens are exhibited, that were dug from 
the mountains seven miles below Little Rock. 
A pavilion made of corn in the ear, and one 
of native grasses (55 sorts), are also novel and 
effective. 
The great State of California, with its 
100 ,000,000 acres, nearly half of which is 
adapted to agriculture, is amply represented, 
not merely as a gold-producing region, for 
which it has so long been noted, but as a 
State of vast agricultural resources. As a 
wheat producer it is now queen. In several 
other leading products it ranks only second or 
third. It thus appears that mining is gradu¬ 
ally giving way to cultivation of the soil. Its 
annual gold product is already far below the 
wheat crap in value. A fine collection of 
cereals shows good quality. Native woods are 
handsomely displayed, including a S31 2 foot 
section of a Sequoia, cut 100 feet from the 
ground. Among other special exbihits area 
very complete collection of dried grasses, 
ferns and varied other forms of vegetation, 
nicely mounted. A beautiful honey exhi bit is 
here from Southern California, showing bees 
at work, houey, comb and wax, and all other 
hee products disposed in most tasteful man¬ 
ner. 
Here, too, are raisins in variety from San 
Diego County, 100 varieties of canned fruit, 
also evaporated fruits, fine large specimens of 
apples and pears, especially after the colossal 
pattern, for which the State is famous. There 
is also a display of pampas plumes iu various 
colors, arranged in ingenious designs. A fine 
array of native wines attracts much atten¬ 
tion. Silk culture is an increasing industry 
in California. 
Colorado presents an attractive grain ex¬ 
hibit, embracing all kiuds, except corn and 
buckwheat. The display of 230 varieties is 
made mainly by the State Agricultural Col¬ 
lege at Fort Collins. The wheat exhibits, 
coming originally from every wheat-growing 
section of the world, and raised there for 
the last, six years, show the influence of 
Colorado soil and climate on wheat-growing. 
Of course, all crops must be irrigated in Colo¬ 
rado. Wheat, as a rule, requires irrigation 
twice in the season, sometimes only once. 
Samples of both the original seed and that 
grown from it in the State are here shown, 
and much improvement is apparent, in the 
collection is also an immense variety of forage 
plants and native grasses. Of course, the 
mines are largely represented, and some of 
the specimens are especially rich. A fine re¬ 
presentation of State, mountains, lakes, 
streams, canons, etc., in miniature, attracts 
crowds. The irrigation system is practically 
illustrated, and the whole reflects credit on 
Mr. D. S. Grimes, of Denver, the designer. 
Connecticut has a fair display of vegetables 
and seeds, a collection of native woods and a 
large show of granite blocks in variety. But 
the products of the soil are no't so fully repre¬ 
sented as the manufactured articles. There 
is an immense exhibit of hardware and cut¬ 
lery, household wares of every kind, sprlug- 
beds, clocks, and a good display of ivory 
goods. 
Alphabetically next, is the thriving terri¬ 
tory of Dakota which is knocking at our doors 
for admission as a State. Here is a tall mon¬ 
ument 30 feet high made entirely of cereals 
and grasses, surmouuted by an American 
eagle. Then there is a large corn house or 
crib, literally constructed of ear corn. There 
is also a very novel display of the native 
grasses, seeds and grains. Some of the vege¬ 
tables shown are of massive proportions, aud 
the variety is large. Flax is also a paying 
crop. Dakota seems destined soon to become 
one of the greatest, if not the greatest wheat 
growing region in the world. Even now her 
average yield per acre exceeds that of many 
of the leading grain States. Petrified woods, 
coal, aud a large variety of other products are 
included In her exhibit. h. h. 
3ni)ust’l Societies. 
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMER'S 
CLUB. 
This club held a very interesting meetiug 
at Cooper Institute Tuesday, February 10. 
Mr. Peter Henderson told how farmers can 
use a part of their farms to good advantage 
iu growing vegetables aud fruit. He mention¬ 
ed mauy instances where farmers near towns 
had made more money from a few acres de¬ 
voted to this use than from the whole farm 
besides. He thinks there are thousands of 
acres now lying idle in swamps and marshes, 
that could be made very profitable by drain¬ 
ing aud growing celery and other vegetables. 
Manure is on most lands the great essential to 
successful gardening. About New York, mar 
ket gardeners put as much as 75 tons of man 
nre upon an acre in a single year, and when 
it cannot he obtained, as much as two tons of 
fine bone flour are often used. He highly com 
mended the use of the wheel-hoe. He said it 
was hard work to use one, but when properly 
used one man with its aid could accomplish as 
much as three or four without. Dr. Hexamer 
said there were thousands of towns and vil 
lages through the country, near which were 
fine openings for the farmers to do more or 
less gardening. 
Mr. Woodward thought there were thous¬ 
ands and tens of t housands of markets all over 
the land entirely destitute of, or but poorly 
supplied with, vegetables, of which the farmers 
had absolute control. He alluded to their 
own households, and thought no part of the 
farm could be made to pay better than the 
vegetable garden. It paid by saving many 
times its cost in doctors’ bills, and paid extra 
well in the enjoyment to the family. 
Mr. Henderson said the finest celery for 
family use was the red or pink celery. 
The next meeting will be held Tuesday, 
February 24, at which Mr. J. T. Lovett will 
talk of ‘‘Peach Culture.” » 
WHITE PLUME CELERY AND HOW TO 
KEEP IT. 
PETER HENDERSON. 
In the Rural of the 7th inst. you seem to 
have some doubts that the White Plume 
Celery sent out by us last year will not come 
up in all respects to the claims we made for 
it. The larger experience of last year, when 
it was grown to some extent for the market, 
showed it to be even more meritorious than 
we claimed it to be, particularly in its keeping 
qualities, which we find to be almost equal to 
those or any other celery grown. We have 
now on our grounds 15 kinds of celery put 
away iu trenches in the ordinary manner, and 
find on examination of these samples to-day, 
that the White Plume is keeping quite as well 
as any other white kind. When I first des¬ 
cribed the White Plume Celery I judged from 
the natural whiteness of the stalks that it 
would not be likely to keep as well; but actual 
practice shows that that fear was not realized, 
and it has now proved to be the most profit¬ 
able of all market celeries, particularly for 
early crop; that is, the crop that is used from 
October to January. Last season one of our 
largest celery growers. Adam Martin, of Hud¬ 
son County, N. J., whose grounds are not 
more than three miles from New York City, 
grew one fourth of bis whole crop in White 
Plume, aud realized from it 81.50 per dozen 
bunches, while the Golden Dwarf, after hav¬ 
ing received all tbe extra labor in banking, 
sold from the same field at 81.00 per dozen. 
This season Mr. Martin intends to grow at 
least half his crop in White Plume. I have 
said that the White Plume keeps as well as any 
other white celery, but all the red or pink cele¬ 
ries not only keep much better, but are more 
solid and infinitely superior in flavor to any of 
the whites, aud the wonder is that these are 
not more appreciated with us. In London and 
other European markets at least two-thirds of 
all the celeries sold are red or pink, people 
there having long ago discovered the super¬ 
iority of these kiuds over the white. It takes 
a loug time, however, for the public, after 
having been used to one variety of a vege 
table, to change to another. Though the 
flavor of Savoy Cabbage is nearly us much 
superior to that of the Drumhead as a Bart¬ 
lett is to a Choke Pear, yet in the markets of 
New York there is probably not more than 
one Savoy sold for every thousand of the 
Drumhead Cabbage. 
You ask, who will give us a simple method 
of preserving celery for Winter 1 The follow¬ 
ing plan which we have again aud again 
recommended,and which is practiced by thou- 
sanus of private growers of celery all over 
the country, is, we think, thesimplest aud the 
best. Get a box four or five feet long, twelve 
inches wide, and 20 or 24 inches deep. In the 
bottom place two or three inches of sand or 
soil—it makes little difference what so that it 
is something that will hold moisture. Into this 
box at the time that celery is dug up iwhich 
in this section rauges form the 25th of Octo¬ 
ber to the 25lh of November), have the celery 
stalks packed perpendicularly with the roots 
resting ou the sand. All that is necessary is 
to see that it is packed moderately tight, for tf 
not packed tight the air would get around the 
stalks and prevent blanching. The box may¬ 
be then set <n any cool cellar and will keep from 
the time itisputawny until March if necessary. 
A box of the size named will hold about from 
75 to 100 roots, according to size It is quite 
common for many families to purchase the 
celery from the market gardeners, place it 
way in a box iu this manner in their cellars 
uring the Winter, where it can be conven- 
ently got at, and it costs also in this way less 
than half what it does when purchased tied 
up from the benches in the market in the 
usual wav. We have for many- years used 
this method for what we want for our owu 
private use. finding it much more convenient 
to get it out of the boxes in the cellar than 
to go to tbe trenches in the open ground for 
it in all weathers. 
[It has escaped Mr. Henderson that we have 
already given in full his method of storing 
celery." as above presented. It is a first-rate 
method, and we are glad he has again called 
attention to it.— Ens.] 
We do not advise any dealings with the 
“Rev.” T. P. Childs, Troy, Ohio. “Rever¬ 
ends'’ who advertise catarrh and other nos¬ 
trums, usually have no claim whatever to the 
“handle” to their names, and are very far 
indeed from being reverend in any sense of 
tbe word. There are a dozen or so bogus 
“Reverends” who are notorious advertising 
swindlers, and all of them offer medical nos¬ 
trums of one kind or another. Like other 
rogues, they imitate each other in tbe line of 
their special rascality. In the nostrums of 
each there is some one special ingredient to 
which is given some outlandish name un¬ 
known to any pharmacopoeia, and which 
cannot be found, therefore, in any drug store. 
Some of the sharpers, like the “Rev’d.” “In¬ 
man,” send prescriptions gratis, in the abun¬ 
dance of their charity; but as tbe recipient 
cannot find tbe special ingredient elsewhere, 
he must apply for it to the “Rev'd” medicas¬ 
ter, who palms off on him some common drug 
at a price so extravagant as to make even the 
corner druggist blush at the extortion. When 
these gentry- send a prepared nostrum, what¬ 
ever merit it may have, is due entirely to 
some common drug that can be got much 
cheaper at the nearest drug store. Have abso¬ 
lutely nothing whatever to do witb any of the 
“Rev’d,” quacksalvers, for there is scarcely 
one of them who isn't a pestiferous swindler. 
W. A. Noyes, Rochester, N. Y., is “an old 
physician retired from practice.” who has had 
“placed in his bands ny an East India mis¬ 
sionary a formula of a simple vegetable reme¬ 
dy for the speedy and permanent cure of 
Consumption, Catarrh, Asthma, and all 
throat and lung affections; also a positive 
and radical cure for Nervous Complaints,” 
and benevolently anxious to make it known 
to all, the retired old Esculapius goes to the 
expense of widely advertising through the 
country that he will send the recipe free of 
charge to all who want it—in three languages. 
There's philanthropy for you. worthy of a 
real retired old mountebank and a bogus East 
India missionary rolled into one! This pre¬ 
cious recipe is before ns, and it contains the 
names of three drugs not known at any of the 
three drug stores at which we presented it— 
one of them one of the largest wholesale 
houses in America. Of course, the names 
are imaginary; that retired old Rochester 
humbug merely sends out the recipe to secure 
orders for these drugs, after the fashion of 
the “Rev’d” swindlers who divide with “re¬ 
tired physicians” this sort of knavery-. 
To many people who inquire about the 
merits of different galvanic appliance adver¬ 
tised in various places as sure “cares” for 
various ailments, we say emphatically that 
from numerous inquiries with regard to such 
devices, at three of the largest hospitals of 
this city, and from “interviews” with several 
of the best physicians in New York, we have 
come to the conclusion that nine out of ten of 
“galvanic,” and “electric” appliances of all 
kinds offered for sale, are sheer humbugs, or 
arrant frauds; while in most cases the other 
tenth will be found of little benefit, except in 
rare instances. There is more humbuggery and 
swindling connected with electric devices for 
sanative purposes than with any other form 
of eharlataury. Each of our inquiring read¬ 
ers must apply this opinion to the special de¬ 
vice he is curious about 
8 . W. Webb is the name, and New York 
City the address of a “sawdust” swindler who 
offers to sell counterfeit money under the 
name of “cigars.” As usual, a printed slip 
accompanying his circular, explains the na¬ 
ture of the “stuff” he offers. The circulars 
sent out by this knave differ from most of 
the others we have seen, iu that he makes no 
protestations of honesty-, houor, and fair deal¬ 
ing. The last circular of his we have seen 
came all the way from Arkansas. Of course, 
our friends all know that with rascals of this 
stripe there Is not oven “honor among thieves;’ 
as the intentiou of all the advertising “saw¬ 
dust rogues,” is to circumvent the other rogues 
who are willing to "speculate” with them. 
Although we have several times made men- 
