6B6 THE RURAL WEW-YORREB. OCT 13 
$RmS cf llje Week. 
HOME NEWS. 
Saturday, October 6, 1888. 
The harvest moon of 1888 is the full moon 
due next Wednesday. The harvest moon is 
so-called because it rises from night to night 
after the full more nearly after sunset than 
any other full moon in the year, and hence is 
particularly helpful to the farmers in secur¬ 
ing their late crops.France has de¬ 
cided to curtail immigration. A decree has 
been signed which imposes upon immigrants 
the obligation to furnish a declaration with 
documents to prove their identity. The new 
regulation will not affect those persons enter¬ 
ing France for business or pleasure. 
....A thrashing engine in operation at Sabin, 
Minn., exploded Thursday, and killed two 
men. A bill reported to the House 
provides that all laws providing for disposal 
of the public lands, except the homestead law 
and the laws in relation to mineral lands, and 
the laws touching the selection of public lands 
by states for educational and other purposes, 
shall be suspended until the pension legisla¬ 
tion affecting the public lands shall be dis¬ 
posed of or the present Congress shall ad¬ 
journ.It is said that many retail 
bread dealers in Chicago have raised the 
price one cent per loaf..A preacher’s 
license has been granted Robert J. Bur¬ 
dette, the humorist.The House 
of Representatives has not had a quo¬ 
rum for several weeks, but such business 
as could be done “by unanimous consent” has 
been done .This is the longest session 
the American Congress has ever known. The 
longest preceding session was that of 1850, 
the year of the Missouri Compromise, which 
was adjourned at noon September 30. Con¬ 
structively the session of 1868, following the 
impeachment proceedings against President 
Johnson was longer, the adjournment sine die, 
having taken place on November 10, but as a 
matter of fact Congress took a six weeks’ re¬ 
cess, from July 27, and never afterward had a 
quorum, or attempted to transact any business 
. Steps are being taken to form a 
heavy Hardware Trust. It is said that 
the Mormons are quietly moving into Mexico. 
They are buying tracts of land, and estab¬ 
lishing colonies. We have no use for 
the Mormons—has Mexico ?. 
A cabbage trust is the latest. It controls the 
entire cabbage product of northwestern Ohio. 
Members of this trust refuse to sell cabbages 
for less than five cents per head.Heavy 
snow has been falling for six hours in Ishpem- 
ing, Mich. In the upper peninsula the storm 
was general.President Cleveland has 
signed the Chinese Exclusion Bill, concerning 
which he says:—“The experiment of blending 
the social habits and mutual race idiosyncra- 
cies of the Chinese laboring classes with those 
of the great body of the people of the United 
States has been proved by the experience of 
20 years, and ever since the Burlingame treaty 
of 1868, to be in every sense unwise, impolitic 
and injurious to both nations.”.Mr. 
Gladstone says his hearing is beginning to 
fail.Chicago is determined to have 
Libby Prison after all. it is now stated 
that the building will surely be removed 
to Chicago next Spring and fitted up as 
a permanent military museum. 
.... Oscar Falleur, an immigrant from Belgi¬ 
um, was detained at Castle Garden on the 
ground that he is a convict. Assistant Secre¬ 
tary Maynard, after reviewing the evidence, 
concludes that Fallem should not be denied 
admission to this country.The 
Supreme Court has decided that the recently- 
passed anti-Mormon test oath is unconstitu¬ 
tional . Nobody seems to know much 
about the outcome of the election. All are 
at sea. It is safe to say that there will be big 
surprises in Michigan, West Virginia, Indiana, 
New York and New Jersey. 
The Republican Senators have at last submit¬ 
ted their tariff bill. The majority report is 
signed by all the ^Republicans while the mi¬ 
nority report is signed by all the Democrats. 
The majority report declares that the demand 
for a careful and thorough revision of our 
revenue laws is imperative: 1. To reduce the 
national revenues, which are now excessive. 
2. To protect honest importers and domestic 
producers from the disastrous consequences 
resulting from fraudulent undervaluations of 
imported merchandise on which ad valorem 
rates of duty are levied. 3. To remedy the de¬ 
fects, anomalies and incongruities which have 
been from time to lime discovered in the tariff 
schedules or which have been created by er¬ 
roneous decisions of the Treasury Department. 
4. To secure the proper readjustment and 
equalization of tariff rates rendered necessary 
by modified business conditions, improve¬ 
ments in methods, of production, radical 
changes in price*, or by new elements or 
sources of competition. 5. To give relief and 
protection to many industries which are suf¬ 
fering on account of the inadequate rates 
levied on competing products. The minority 
Senators say, among other things:—“ The 
essential difference between the House bill and 
the Senate substitute is apparent and radical 
at the outset in the matter of revenue. The 
one is framed in the interest of the public 
Treasury; the other in the interest of private 
pockets. The one is framed in the interest of 
the whole people; the other in the interest of 
300.000 manufacturers. The one is designed 
to reduce both Government revenue and tax¬ 
ation especially which bears ^heaviest on the 
necessaries of life; the other is intended to 
reduce public revenue indeed, but to maintain 
private revenues by increasing and retaining 
taxation on all the necessaries of life. The 
most important features of the Senate bill are 
the reduction of the duties on sugar, the in¬ 
crease of the duties on wool and the beginning 
of the cut on the internal revenues. 
The authors of the Mills bill proposed to cut 
down the Government’s superfluous income by 
reducing taxes about as follows: 
Additions to free list, Including raw wool.. .$22,250,000 
Reductions In customs duties. 30.000,000 
Reduction In Internal revenue. 25,000,000 
Total.$77,250,000 
The Randall bill, introduced in the House 
as a substitute measure of surplus reduction, 
contemplated changes in the revenue on this 
general plan: 
Reductions In customs duties .$25,000,000 
Reduction in Internal revenue. 63,000,000 
Total. $88,000,000 
The Senate substitute for the Mills bill as it 
passed the House proposes changes which will 
effect, according to the estimate of the Senate 
Committee on Finance, a reduction in the an¬ 
nual revenues as follows: 
Additions to free list.$ 6,423,095 
Reduction on sugar. 27,759,783 
Other changes In the schedules. 8,109,654 
Internal revenue from tobacco. 24,371,460 
Internal revenue on alcohol used In the arts 7 000,000 
Total.$73,968,992 
....Daniel F. Beatty, the organ manufact¬ 
urer, who has been on trial in the United 
States Court at Trenton on a charge of using 
the mails for fraudulent purposes,was acquit¬ 
ted yesterday.A Chicago grain dealer 
delivered 5,000 bushels of wheat on a Septem¬ 
ber contract at $1.25, which cost him but 78% 
cents some months ago. This represents a 
profit of cents per bushel, or $2,312.50 
on the lot. Who lost this money?. 
.... Rumor has it that the Republicans are de¬ 
vising a scheme for the annexation of Canada, 
to offset the effect of the President’s retaliation 
message. Senator Sherman is looked upon as 
the father of this scheme. In a speech deliv¬ 
ered on his way to Detroit, Mr. Blaine told 
the Canadians that if they wanted to join us 
they wonld have to make the first proposition 
to that effect. Bill Whitely known 
as the “King of the Texas Bandits” was killed 
by U. S. officers last week.In Bos¬ 
ton, up to last Monday, 25,149 women had 
registered, in preparation for voting. The 
reason for this interest of the women for vot¬ 
ing tor school committee, is that on both the 
Protestant and Roman Catholic sides, there 
is much excitement over the exclusion of 
Swinton’s History from the public schools, on 
account of its teaching on the subject of in¬ 
dulgences .. Frederick Douglass and 
other prominent colored men have issued 
political addresses to men of their race. 
.... Senator Blair, of New Hampshire, spoke 
in Virginia last week; a man in the audience 
threw four rotten eggs at him. The act was 
denounced by citizens and the man was ar¬ 
rested .California papers are urging 
a crusade against insect pests. Prompt and 
organized action is demanded. This question 
is of more interest to California fruit growers 
than the tariff. .. There has been a de¬ 
crease in the number of yellow fever cases at 
Jacksonville and a decided improvement in 
the other places affected. It is now consid¬ 
ered that tne worst is over, as reports of frost 
at Mobile were received this morning. Jack 
Frost is about the only authority before 
whom Yellow-Jack will knuckle down. Pa¬ 
thetic stories are told of the scenes enacted 
during the prevalence of the plague. The 
effect upon Florida business will be very de¬ 
moralizing ..Henry George has written 
a long article for The Independent, of this 
city, explaining why he is a free trader. He 
seems to be about the only important politi¬ 
cian who advocates absolute free trade pub¬ 
licly .T obacco is to be shut out at 
the Chambersburg (Penn.) academy. No boy 
will be admitted who uses it in any way. 
Boarding and day pupils will be treated alike. 
The ground taken is that tobacco produces 
baneful effects on the minds and health 
of the students.It is said that 
Mrs. Margaret Fox Kane, one of the three 
famous Fox sisters who first introduced the 
Rochester knockings, and originated Spirit¬ 
ualism, declares now that it was all a fraud, 
and that the knockings were made by her and 
her sisters with their toe joints.Candid¬ 
ate Morton has issued his letter of acceptance. 
Mr. Thurman may not write a letter. 
The poisoning fiend is again on deck. This 
time he tries a new dodge. He sent poisoned 
candy to three ladies of Galt, Ont. They ate 
the candy, what lady would not, and were all 
taken with convulsions—one of them died. 
Do you know of any punishment 
good enojgh for this fellow?. 
_Boodle-Alderman McQuade who was sent 
to Sing Sing last summer has been released... 
.. ..A peddler in Pennsylvania was attacked 
by three bull dogs and left for dead. 
An Invincible Duet. 
Sometimes, and with some natures, all that 
seems to be needed, is confidence and a physi¬ 
cian : a sensitive imagination properly guided 
is the remedy. 
But in desperate matters confidence and a 
good remedy make an invincible duet at 
whose assault disease promptly yields. 
Here is what the voice of experience has to 
say of it: 
Bunker Hill, March 14, 1888. 
“ I feel that I cannot say too much in praise 
of Compound Oxygen Treatment. The first 
time I wrote you I was a complete physical 
wreck : my nerves so exhausted that it was 
with difficulty ihat I moved about the house. 
Last Thursday I walked a mile and a half in 
the country to visit a friend,, and could have 
walked as far again, I think, without being 
tired. If my name and experience is of any 
use to you, you are at liberty to use them at 
any time. Mrs. Florence Blue. 
We publish a brochure of 200 pages, regard¬ 
ing the effect of Compound Oxygen on inva¬ 
lids suffering from consumption, asthma, bron¬ 
chitis, dyspepsia, catarrh, hay fever, headache, 
debility, rheumatism, neuralgia; all chronic 
and nervous disorders. It will be sent, free of 
charge, to any one addressing Drs. Starkey 
& Palen, 1529 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa., or 
331 Montgomery St.,San Francisco, Cal. — Adv. 
AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
Saturday, October, 6, 1888. 
Dog raising is a profitable business in Man¬ 
churia. From a dozen to hundreds of dogs 
are raised on each farm annually, the great 
cold of winter, dropping more than 30° belo v 
zero, producing splendid coats, which are sold 
all over the world. Some of our cow breeders 
should go there and try to improve this 
breed.Owing to the poor condition 
of English wheat the Corn Miller’s Association 
have within the past seven weeks advanced the 
price of flour seven shillings per bag. 
—Rye straw is selling at $15.50 and 16.00 per 
ton in Boston.A butcher in Liver¬ 
pool, England, was recently summoned be¬ 
fore a magistrate on the charge of selling 
horse-flesh for beef. The magistrate said that 
he knew of nothing to prevent a butcher 
from selling such meat, u provided it 
were good and sound. 
A disease among some cattle near Wabash, 
Ind., was thought at first to be pleuro-pneu- 
monia. After examining some of the infected 
animals Dr. Pritchett, State Veterinarian of 
Indiana, pronounced the trouble Texas fever. 
He found the animals covered with ticks. 
About thirty cows have been attacked, and 
more than half the number have died. 
Here is a hen story that comes from Parkers- 
ville W. Va. “Benjamin Stoops, a farmer at 
Pettyville, near this city, had a fine six week- 
old Jersey calf killed by an old sitting hen 
yesterday. The calf was wandering about 
the meadow and poked its nose into a brush- 
heap where an old hen was doing her best to in¬ 
crease the] population of the poultry-yard. 
The hen flew at the calf and pecked out both 
its eyes. The calf staggered and fell, and 
the hen kept peeking and beating it with 
her wings until she killed it.” Why not 
boom this breed of poultry as a sub¬ 
stitute for the watchdog?. 
Ten cows belonging to farmer Green of North 
Danville, Vermont, huddled close together 
under some trees in a violent thunder storm. 
Lightning struck the trees and passing down¬ 
ward, killed every cow in the drove. 
An extensive sale of Holstein cattle, was re¬ 
cently held at the Horse Exchange, in this 
city. The cattle were sold under fore¬ 
closure of a chattle mortgage given by Thomas 
C. Shannon to H. P. de Graaf. All the ani¬ 
mals were sold, but throughout the sale the 
prices remained low. The highest price of¬ 
fered during the day for one animal, was $150. 
. The wheat crop of Dakota is estimated 
at 33,000,000 bushels against 52,000,000 bushels 
last year.The Dakota FarmerVA1- 
liance are managing what is known as the 
Scandinavian Elevator Co. Good judges be¬ 
lieve it will handle a vast quantity of wheat. 
.At the State fair in Providence, last 
week, Margaret Buckley, aged 20, and E. T. 
Davis, aged 25, were married in the car of the 
big balloon, and after the ceremony went 
up in the balloon. They landed in a 
swamp, and the balloon dragged in the 
water near y two miles... 
The fruit driers of California have organized 
an association that seems very much like a 
“Trust” from this distance.There 
is said to be a great increase in the practice 
of thrashing corn this year. We need a 
machine to perform this special operation.... 
Young men who need business experience, 
and at the same time to increase their cash on 
hand, will find it greatly to their interest to 
confer with B. F. Johnson & Co., Richmond, 
Va.— Adv. 
Crops & fVUacktts, 
Saturday, October 6, 1888. 
The cranberry crop of Cape Cod has re¬ 
ceived a serious injury from the frosts. 
When reports are all in, they cannot fail to 
show the lqssAo be the heaviest for years. 
A dispatch from Minneapolis says flour has 
advanced here $2 within two months, and it 
is pretty clear that it will touch $10 a barrel. 
Charles A. Pillsbury, the head of the largest 
milling firm in the world, said to day: “We 
have had quite a little squall in prices, but 
that is nothing to the cyclone that is coming 
later on. My reason for this is the fact that 
there is not enough good milling wheat in this 
country to supply our local demand for good 
flour, to say nothing of the foreign demand, 
which cuts no figure on present crop, as no 
matter how much they would offer for our 
flour our home trade must have it at higher 
prices.” 
The Mark Lane Express says of wheat: 
We take it that the period of high values is 
likely to be between now and the end of the 
year, not in the first half of 1889, when the 
bulk of the native crop will be coming for¬ 
ward. With some two or three lean years the 
world’s granary might get dangerously low, 
but we do not think it is at present, and we 
believe that there is far too much wheat in the 
world to admit of a successful “corner” being 
worked out in any period of next year. 
A serious failure of the German harvest is 
reported. There is said to be a poor crop 
of both cereals and potatoes. The price of 
bread is rapidly rising. Since 1887 rye has 
advanced 48 marks and wheat 34 marks. In 
some districts the bakers have raised the price 
of bread 10 pfennigs per pound. 
Heavy frosts throughout Virginia, North 
Carolina and West Virginia caught one-third 
of the tobacco crop, which is badly damaged 
or totally ruined. Much green cutting of the 
plant causes injury almost equal to the frost. 
EXCURSIONS TO KANSAS AND 
NEBRASKA. 
Write to John Sebastian, General Ticket 
and Passenger Agent, Chicago, Kansas and 
Nebraska Railway, “Rock Island Route,” 
Topeka, Kansas, and he will furnish you with 
full information regarding a series of Harvest 
Excursions on the following dates: August 
21st, September 11th and 25th, October 9th 
and 23d, and will also mail to your address, 
printed matter giving full particulars about 
Kansas and Nebraska lanus, new towns, etc. 
This is the new Kansas and Nebraska exten¬ 
sion of the great Rock Island Route, offering 
splendid inducements to parties desirous of 
locating.— Adv. 
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LATEST MARKETS. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
New York, Saturday, October 6, 1888. 
NEW YORK MARKETS. 
Cotton.— The quotations, according to the American 
classification, are as follows: 
New Orleans. 
Uplands. and Gulf. Texas. 
Ordinary.7% 7% . 
Strict Ordinary. 8 8% . 
Good Ordinary.8 15-16 9 1-16 . 
Strict Good Ordinary.. 9 7-16 9 9-16 . 
Low Middling. 9% 10 . 
Strict Low Middling...10% 10% . 
Middling.10 5-16 10 7-16 . 
Good Middling.1054 10% . 
Strict Good Middling..10% 11 . 
Middling Fair.11% 11% . 
Fair.11% 12 . 
STAINED. 
Good Ordinary.7 7-16 I Low Middling. 9 1-16 
Strict Good Ord.8% | Middling. 9% 
Fodltry-Live-FowIs, near-by, per n>,n®~2c; fowls 
Western, per n>,ll@12c- roosters, per a, 7®8c; tur- 
I keys, per lb 10@llc; ducks, western, per pair, 50@75c 
