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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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COMMUKICATION'S RECEIVED FOR THE WEEK ENDING 
February 16, 1889. 
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For Conch**, Sore Throat. Asthma, 
Catarrh, and diseases of the Bronchisl Tubes, 
no better remedy can be found than 
“Brown’s Bronchial Troches.” Sold 
everywhere, 25 cents.— Adv. 
The Kodak. 
ANYBODY can use 
the Kodak. The ope¬ 
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picture consists sim¬ 
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are made without re- 
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of labor is offered, whereby all the work of 
finishing the pictures is done at the factory, 
where the camera can be sent to be re-loaded. 
The operator need not learn anything aoout 
photography. He can ‘ ‘ press the button 
toe do the rest. 
Send for copy of Kodak Primer, with sam¬ 
ple photograph. Mention Rural New-Yorker. 
The Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co.- 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
FREE HE< DIHB MtTTER. RS2SK,e»2NBS 
ask for them, and books by the best Unitarian writers 
loaned on application to 
MRS. F. B. SKINNER, Box 765, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Bright Agents Wanted to sell the New York 
LIVE LEADERS OF Til WORLD 
Graphic biographies of Sovereigns. States¬ 
men, .Millionaires, Inventors, Orators, 
Railroad Kings, etc. Written by the foremost 
authors, and elegantly illustrated. A master¬ 
ly work of matchless fntere- 1 . For terms, etc , 
Address J. YV. KEELER «fc CO., 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
A GENTLEMAN, desiring to obtain a Practical 
knowledge of farming, particularly of hop¬ 
growing, will give services for this Instruction and 
also pay board Address JOHNSON, Rural New- 
Yorker, New York City. 
CALIFORNIA LANDS. 
-CLOSE TO- 
LOS ANCE LES. 
We have for sale a large body of fine farming, 
grazing and fiuit lands in Ventura County, one of the 
most healthful, best watered and fruitful counties In 
the State. We offer lands from $5 to S60 per acre on 
very easy terms to actual settlers. Special induce- 
w eD onT t Sn < i 0 v^ i yD S C! 1 ‘ or fuU information address R. 
W. POINDEXTER, Secretary, 19 West First Street, 
Los Angeles Cal. ’ 
F OR SALE—Grazing Farm in Fauquier Co..Va on the 
Piedmont Air Line R.R..4U miles S. of Washington? 1 
mile from Warrent n June. (Va Mldl’d R.R.) This tract 
contains 1.008 Acres; SOOishlghly Improved, Is of supe¬ 
rior quality for grass and grain, well watered: has a 
handsome and commodious residence with modern 
inipro^ments; all necessary outbuildings. Stone 
Grist Mill, * attle House, etc. Two streams run 
through the Farm. 1 his very fine body < f land will 
be sold at a sacrifice, as a whole, or in two or »Lrec 
parts. For furttier information address 
A. N. BASTABLE, 27 W. North Ave ,Ba more, Md. 
I REAL EST4TF w - s - hotchkin, 
tOUIC. Binghamton,N.Y. 
•MO txehangessent free. Mention tnls paper. 
F OR SAI.E.-OAKWOOD FARM, in Louisa Co* 
one mile from Buckner’s Station, C. & o HR 
comprising 340 acres in good state of cultivation- well 
fenced into ten fields, with running water In each 
field large orchards, two carp ponds, full, stocked- 
dwelling, stables, barns and other buildings in good 
repair: farm productive and well kept up. One of the 
pleasantest homes and best equipped farms in the 
W cvh |, K- rf S et ' Price, $6,000, terms easv. Write 
to B CLENDtN, Buckner’s Station, Louisa Co , Va. 
2,000 ACRE FARM 
in Minnesota on the Manitoba R. R.. suitable for 
oiVi'a 1 " 8to A k °, r Fraln, good buildings, plenty of water, 
soli deeti black. 2^, miles from market; 320 acres ready 
for seeding. YV 111 sell all or part, or rent. Enquire of 
THEODOR KEILSER, Winneconne, Wig. 
Go Sooth EMSKSf Buy a Home. 
Rre - C. LI NOSEY CO., Norfolk, Va. 
THIS IS THE COMING POTATO 
^EEflHO^uRU'TJ 
SPECIALLY TREATED 
SEED POTATOES. 
THE 10 BEST VARIETIES 
Now in cultivation. Send for our 1889, free, Cat¬ 
alogue and Potato Treatise. 700 CHOICE VA¬ 
RIETIES, THE LARGEST COLLECTION 
IN TIIE W ORLD. Address for catalogue 
D. B. & M. S. HARRINGTON, 
I1ELAVAN, Walworth Co , WISCONSIN. 
STRAWBERRIES. 
o« acl F descent, Cumberland, Sharpless, 
Ve mon, etc. Upwards of fiverail- 
l!i°« n P tSf 8 °* al1 the st market oerries. enough to 
plant 500 acres. Raspberries. Blackberries, Grape¬ 
vines. Catalogue free. Address, 
D. BRANDT, Bremen, Ohio. 
SEED POTATO HEADQUARTERS 
(Established 1864) The Two Best Kxtra 
Ear lies in the C. S. Early Thor- 
o u tfub red, ihe “Maud among ear- 
lies, handsome, and heavy cropper: re- 
sembles Rose Early White Ohio 
combines all the good qualities of Earlv 
Ohio; crons double last year In spite of 
flea-beetles (at rate of 816 bu. per acre 
on “Rural” Grounds): quality superb. 
iAsk Editor Carman his opinion of it) 
other standard kinds, Prince Edward’s 
Island. Early Rose, Early Hebron, State 
of Maine, &c- Send for Price List. 
T - . C. DAVENPORT, 124 Dock St., Phlla. 
H 
1G H BRED Seed Potatoes. One barrel worth 
two of Northern Seed. All that grow Irish Pota 
toes should have my catalogue free with testimo¬ 
nials. Address J. W. HALL, Marion Station,Md 
PEACH TREES leading KINDS, Irom 
bMuii i iiulv Natura 1 Tennessee Seed; gen¬ 
eral Nursery stock for sale. Currants, Grapes, Etc. 
Josiah A. Roberts, Malvern Nurseries. Malvern, Pa, 
TREES 
ROOT GRAFTS —Kvcrything / No lm-jzer 
stock in U- S No better, no cheaper. 
Pike Co. Nureeries. Louisiana. Mo. 
CIVEN AWAY.P’k’ge 
,-— Mixed Flower Seeds. f>00 
kinds, Guide, and 10c. Certificate for 
Seeds, your choice, all for 2 stamps i I cents.) 
,Every flower lover delighted. Tell all your 
Triends G. W. PARK, FANNETTSBURG, PA. 
jysend at once. This noticewill not appear again 
BEST SELECTED STRAINS OF 
teed Potatoes, Tweet Corn, Cabbage Seed. 
ADDRESS, FOR CATALOGUE, 
8ILAS L. ALBERTSON, Roslyn, N, Y. 
IP YOU WANT TO 
Beautify and adorn your homes with Fruit 
and Ornamental Trees,Vines, &c., you can 
save: money 
by buying of us. Write for our prices. Address 
ARNOLD & LORD, 
(Successors of Geo B. Arnold), 
No Agents. Benton Center, Yates Co., N. Y. 
CHOICE SEED POTATOES 
or zmeit own growing. 
Send for Descriptive Catalogue of 13 NEW 
and STANDARD VARIETIES, mailed free. 
ALLEN WILSON, Suflield, Conn. 
GRAPES 
Plants of Best Quality. 
Warranted True to Name. 
LOWEST Prices, and 
Largest Assort ment of 
, * . _ old and new varieties. 
At dozen rates, I< ree by Mail. Special atten¬ 
tion called to Promising Novelties Send for 
Price List. Address, 
BUSH A- SON & MEISSNER. 
Buslibei-ir, Jefferson Co., Mo. 
E \APORATED KING CRAB—Dry ground meat, 
„ Lone, etc. A highly eoncentrated and medi¬ 
cated Poultry Powder, a good thing, price low. Cir¬ 
cular, samples and price Hs* "— --- - 
_ JE‘— 
150,000 FARMERS HAVE USED 
AND APPROVED THE 
“ACME” 
The Best 
Selling Toe 
on Earth 
Send for Catalogue of this and over 100 other 
kinds. Also, Farm, Garden and Flower Seeds Ad¬ 
dress 
Glddings d5 Hoad, 
RUTLAND, VT. 
PULVERIZING HARROW, CLOl 
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Sizes 3 to 12 ft. wide. With and Without Sulky. 
I Deliver Free at Convenient Dis¬ 
tributing Depots West and South. 
I? Ik I Don’t Buy a Base Imitation or Inferior Tool 
9 lY Order a Genuine Double Gang Acme on 
I Sk trial, to be Returned at my Expense if no 
Boh I ■ Satisfactory. No Pay Asked in Advanc* 
Illustrated Pamphlet FREE. • 
DUANE H. NASH , Sole Manufacturer 
* Millington, New Jersey. 
UglT’ Mention This Paper. 
JOHN H. CHILFUT « SONS, ■•SJSV'K: 
Have Improved their THRESHER and CLEANERS for 
Steam and Horse Power. Send for our 1889 Catalogue. 
WARREN, HARPER & BRO., 
Fruit and Produce 
COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 
I IO Dock Street, 
PHILADELPHIA, F»A. 
Splendid Location. Good Salesmen. Prompt Re¬ 
turns. Reference—Sixth National Bank. 
A WONDERFUL PROCESSION 
Of what t Why the constant stream of M ogs, 
Cattle and Mlieep continually passing into the 
Union Stock-Yards, Chicago, 
Bone AND Blood 
Of which are constantly being manufactured into 
RAW BO.YE 
FERTILIZERS 
During the past 25 years, by the 
Thompson & Edwards Fertilizer Co. 
For pamphlets giving full information, address 
W. J. RUSSELL, Gen. Ag’t for W. Pa., N. Jersey A Conn 
Phillipsburg. New Jersey. 
.fertilizer 
WORTH KNOWING. 
GRIFFING’8 
METROPOLITAN 
FERTIl IZER 
I Sold nt S25 OO per 
ton, F. O. B., N. V. 
Send for Circulars. 
E. B. G-rlffings Sons A Co. 
70Cortland St., N.Y. 
BEAT THE “FARMERS.” It can’t be done. Our Fer¬ 
tilizers always ahead-Bones, Meat, Potub. Agents 
Wanted. Write. Farmers’Fertilizer Co., Syracuse.N.Y. 
Will buy a postal card to send to address 
below and obtain a pretty little book of sixty- 
four pages, entitled 
“ -Z3k Jooxxt Crops.” 
It contains many facts and suggestions of 
value. Free to all farmers. 
FREDERICK LUDLAM, 
182 Front Street, New York. 
PURE GROUND 
BONE DUST. 
PETER COOPER’S 
GLUE FACTORY 
17 BURLING SLIP, New York City. 
SWIFT-SUR'-” FERTILIZERS 
are manufactured ftom the very best materials High- 
grade, Reliable and Lasting, giving good results 
wherever they 8re used, always in good drilling con- 
d'tlon. Special prices on car-loads. For prices and 
further Information address, 
31. L. SHOE3IAKER & CO., Ltd., 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
HOW TO TRAIN HORSES. 
—Great secret of 
, , , ,■ ■ how horses can 
be trained will) the greatest ease to do anything 
Even a child can subdue and manage the wl'dest 
horse. Any one In possession of this secret can make 
plenty of money. Sent on receipi of 81.00. 
T. J. SLOAN, P. O. Box 322, Chattanooga, Tenn. 
BEST fll'BRICKisTILE 
[n the MACHINERY 
World. IvTSvjfl - 
1. W. PENFIELO A SOM 
Willoughby,Ohio* 
i -- Jist free. Agents wanted. 
Jenkins & todd, Milford, Dei. 
HENDERSONS 
AMERICAN 
Farmers’ Manual 
For 1889 offers the most complete list of 
GRASSES and FODDER PLANTS, 
CEREALS and ROOT CROPS ever cata¬ 
logued. It contains, besides, Practical Essays on 
above topics written especially for this edition by 
V" 
Farmers’ Manual Mailed Free on Application. 
We offer in this Manual many new, scarce and 
valuable Grasses and Cereals not in general 
cultivation, among them Bermuda Grass 
(seed), Louisiana Grass, Esparsette or 
Sainfoin, Japanese Bitckwlieat, Texas 
Blue Grass, Japan Clover, New Long- 
Island Ruta Baga and Yellow Inter¬ 
mediate Mangel. 
To those desiring to test we will mail large 
trial packets of any of the above on receipt of 10 
cts. (in stamps), together with the above 
Farmers’ Manual. 
35 & 37 Cortlandt St., New York. 
Every kind of hardy Fruit and Ornamental Tree 
or Plant at almost half the price of many others. 
Lovett’s Guide to Horticulture tells all about 
them (defects and merits, prices, planting, culture, 
pruning, etc.) It is a handsome book of nearly ioo 
pages, finely printed, over 200engravings. Mailed 
with colored plates, io cents ; without plates free. 
Headquarters for Wonderful Peach, Gandy and 
Monmouth Strawberries, Abundance and Spauld¬ 
ing Plums, Meech’s Quince, etc. 
Plants by mail a specialty. 
J. T. LOVETT CO., Lillie Silver, N. J. 
Mention paper and get copy Orchard J- Garden free. 
This grape origf 
nated In the Green 
Mountains of Ver¬ 
mont. It is very 
early; color, green- 
fjf- ^ Ish white; pulp, ten¬ 
der, sweet and deli¬ 
cious. The only 
grape yet Introduc¬ 
ed that rauks fir hi, 
both in earl'ness 
and quality. it 
should be In every 
circular, giving further Information. ' We also" offer 
a full assortment of other nursery stock. Address 
STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS, 
New Caiman, Conn 
Crape vines 
Nectar,Woodru*,Eaton. andallthe 
best varieties. Gandy and other Straw¬ 
berries Blackberries. Ratpberriei.Won- 
- - —-- derlul Peach, and other nursery stock 
Descriptivecatalogue giving hurtructto»«/or»/aiiltnof r*. 
JOEL BURNER «k feON. Delulr, Camden Co.. N. J 
OUR NEW 
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_P. O Box 376 , N.Y. City 
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my ILLUSTRATED 
* CATALOGUE* 
I Describes the Choicest 8KK11 
I’OTATOKS and the Earliest 
SEEDS all from the Cold 
North-East. It names Spe¬ 
cial Low Freights and de¬ 
scribes the MINISTER,'* 
new potato of finest quality 
two weeks earlier than any 
other. It tells how to Itulse 
Potatoes and a Garden. 
rerSKNT FltKR. Address 
GEORGE W. P. JERRARD, 
C.VKIBOr, MAINE. 
TREES 
FRUIT and OR- 
NAM ENTAL. 
5DGING, SHRUBS, Ii R APES, S.MALL 
"HITS. A FULL ASSORTMENT. ORN \. 
KNTAL STOCK and BEARING AG K 
TR K US n specinltv. Descriptive cata- 
frf e ?W. H. Moon, M °^SS21 lc ’ 
firi CDDATCn ° ,,r l-nrem Offer.-We give 
UlLLLDnA tU ° T 'o packet eachWestertleldChl- 
nnniirnTrn cago Cucumber, American Benu- 
nfll nr\TrR ty Lettuce, Creole Musk, and 
.lUUlILO I L 11 Green and Gold Wuter Melon, 
CCCn C R ‘ ,f, y ® en ' Radish,Sibley Squash,Mikado 
A r LIJ A. Tomato, Beautiful Moonflower, Germau 
** Pansies, Swet‘t Peas, and our Illustrated 
Catalogue, all for 25c. Why do we give so many nov¬ 
elties for 25c. ? Because wiien you receive catalogue 
you will want more. Address 
iUOKLUOLSL tfc ANN1B* Rochester, N. Y» 
