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THE RURAL HEW-YORKER. 
CATALOGUES, ETC., RECEIVED. 
" 1 , 1 " AHER & GROSH, TOLEDO, O.—The 
1VI R. N.-Y. takes pleasure in calling the 
attention of its readers to this enterprising 
and, as we believe, very trustworthy firm. 
We can speak from the experience of years 
when we say that their knives are the best 
and cheapest we have ever seen. An illus¬ 
trated price-list and catalogue of their cutlery 
will be examined with interest by our read¬ 
ers. The “Rural New-Yorker” knife is 
sold by this firm for 50 cents, and it seems to 
us to be cheap at one dollar. Pocket knives of 
every conceivable kind (all illustrated), prun¬ 
ing shears of every description, scissors and 
shears, razors, auger bits, axes, hatchets, 
hammers, vises, saws, fish-hooks, guns and 
revolvers are all offered in endless variety 
and at the lowest possible prices. These 
wares are sent by mail, express or freight. 
Send for catalogues and mention the 
R. N.-Y. 
J. C. Vaughan, 88 State Street, Chicago, 
III.—This must be classed as one of the larg¬ 
est, handsomest and most conservative of the 
catalogues issued this year. The R N.-Y. 
which is exerting its best efforts to throw 
ridicule upon the disgraceful exaggerations 
of many catalogues, as shown both in their 
illustrations and descriptions, is pleased to 
see that while Vaughan’s catalogue is entitled 
to a foremost place as regards enterprise, 
appearance, and comprehensiveness, it never¬ 
theless, inspires in the reader confidence that it 
is intended as well to guide him as it is to cap¬ 
tivate his patronage. We certainly hope and 
believe that a reform in this matter is near at 
hand and that the superlative, wild claims 
made by a tew bombastic, brass-faced seeds¬ 
men will force them either to quit the 
business or moderate their absurd presenta 
tions. This catalogue offers seeds of all kinds 
as well as roses, the new cannas, chrysanthe¬ 
mums, verbenas, dahlias, hollyhocks, small 
fruits, etc. The list of potatoes is excellent. 
In fact,it is an excellent catalogue altogether. 
C. E. Allen, Brattleboro, Vt.— An il¬ 
lustrated catalogue (100pages) of farm,garden 
and flower seeds, fruits, roses, etc. Twenty 
pages of specialties. This will be mailed to 
all R N. Y. readers who apply to Mr. Allen. 
Morehouse & Annis, 4fi Franklin St., 
Rochester, N. Y.— A catalogue in the form 
of the R. N. Y., profusely illus: rated of what 
the firm deems the best and latest varieties 
of vegetables, etc. The Monroe Co. Prize po¬ 
tato is offered. 
E. & J. C. Williams, Montclair, N. J.— 
A catalogue of large and small fruits, hardy 
plants, etc. Only the well-tried standard 
sorts are offered. 
Bush & Son & Meissner,Bushberg, Jef¬ 
ferson Co., Mo.—A valuable list of grape¬ 
vines. 
The United States Nurseries, Short 
Hills, N. J.—A descriptive catalogue of 
chrysanthemums—34 pages; also a descrip¬ 
tive catalogue of single dahlias with cultural 
directions. 
G. H. & J. H. Hale, South Glaston¬ 
bury, Conn.—A catalogue of small fruits as 
grown by them. It is a selection of varieties 
which they have found to thrive best with 
them. Mr. Hale presents a very instructive 
talk (five pages) on “Money in Small Fruits.” 
Syracuse Sulky Plow.— Catalogue from 
the Syracuse Chilled Plow Co., of Syracuse, 
N. Y. There are two lines of business em¬ 
ployed by this company that have greatly 
added to the popularity of their goods. 1. They 
have never attempted to make cheap stock. 
They have endeavored to turn out nothing 
but the best goods. As a consequence, very 
few complaints are ever heard from those 
who use the “ Syracuse ” tools. 2. They 
make such a variety of plows that each farmer 
can select one particularly adapted to his pe¬ 
culiar soil or surroundings. Let the soil of 
the farm be light or heavy; let it be as mellow 
as meal or as stony as an old New England 
pasture; let it be level or hilly, a Syracuse 
plow can be found of such peculiar shape or 
construction that it will do better work on 
that particular farm than any other. This 
business policy has attracted customers and 
made warm friends. It will pay you to 
read the catalogue sent out by this house. 
“ Review” of the Department of Agri¬ 
culture’s Report.— By Frank E. Billings, 
Lincoln, Nebraska. “ Not being a coward 
and feariDg no power this side of the grave or 
beyond it, I propose to enter once more upon 
this disagreeable task.” With this very modest 
and cheerful remark, Mr. Billings proceeds to 
resume his old attack upon Dr. Salmon. If this 
pamphlet is issued with the authority and 
sanction of the Nebraska Experiment Station, 
the evidence is complete that that institution 
has already outlived its usefulness. If there 
is any authority that can koep this man Bil¬ 
lings quiet, it should be exercised at once, 
Linseed-Oil Meal.— Catalogue from ’the 
Detroit Linseed-Oil Co., Detroit, Michigan. 
This is a very readable little pamphlet in 
which the value of oil-meal as a food for ani¬ 
mals is well brought out. Oil-meal is a valu¬ 
able food for stock—that point has long been 
settled. American farmers are beginning to 
recognize the fact that this substance, skillful¬ 
ly mixed with coarser products, will pay a 
good profit to any feeder. Send for this cata¬ 
logue. 
Standard Spring-Tooth Harrow.— Cir¬ 
cular from Chase, Taylor & Co., Kalamazoo, 
Michigan. This implement is advertised as 
being the strongest and best spring-tooth har¬ 
row made. It combines all the latest improve¬ 
ments, the tooth-bolding attachment being 
superior to all others. It is a first-class har¬ 
row. In our “Harrow Hints” published a few 
weeks ago, a number of parties stated that 
were they confined to the use of a single har¬ 
row, that one would be a spring-tooth. Send 
for this catalogue and see what the “ Stand¬ 
ard ” is. 
New York Life Insurance Co.—Forty- 
fourth Annual Report. It appears from the 
report that this company enjoys the snug little 
income of $25,000,000 a year. It wrote $125,- 
000,000 worth of insurance in 1888, and paid 
about $11,000,000 to policy holders. These 
figures are enough to startle one—into an in¬ 
surance policy. 
Key to the Families of Insects —A 
pamphlet by N. M. Eberhart, published by 
the Popular Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill. 
This is one of the most comprehensive little 
scientific books we have evef examined. It 
affords a rare opportunity to those who wish 
to interest boys and girls in the study of ento¬ 
mology. The names of the more common in¬ 
sects can be traced through this Key and such 
work will surely lead to a desire for further 
investigation. 
Bennett’s Stump-Puller— Circular from 
H. L Bennett, Westerville, Ohio. It is stated 
in the circular that with this machine, a big 
man can raise 20 tons! Mr. Bennett appears 
to be ready to pay $100 if he cannot balance a 
ton with five pounds or less. 
Kansas Agriculture.— Sixth Biennial 
Report of the Kansas Board of Agriculture, 
from the Secretary of the Board at Topeka, 
Kansas. The following topics were discussed: 
Tne Sorghum-sugar Industry; Salt, its Dis¬ 
covery and Manufacture; Moisture Economy 
and The Water Supply of Central Kansas. 
Like most of the Kansas reports, this volume 
is well worthy of study and preservation. 
Lawn and Field Steel Picket Fence.— 
Catalogue from the Hartman Manufacturing 
Co., Beaver Falls, Pa. This is said to be “the 
cheapest and best fence in the market.” It is 
not a netting, it is a fence. For full particu¬ 
lars regarding this novelty read the catalogue. 
Have You a Sister? —This question is ask¬ 
ed in the catalogue of O. S. Chaffee & Son, 
Mansfield Center, Conn. The man who is for¬ 
tunate enough to be able to answer in the 
affirmative, will, it is assumed, desire to make 
the lady a present. What could be better for 
this purpose than a black silk or satin dress. 
Bend for samples. 
Improved Farm Boiler.— Notice from J. 
K. Purinton & Co., Des Moines, Iowa. This 
firm has recently removed from Dallas Cen. 
ter, Iowa. The R. N.-Y. will soon give a 
special on the value of cooking and steaming 
food for st jck. This will prove a most inter¬ 
esting topic for discussion. 
Practical Garden Points.— This is a col¬ 
lection of excel.ent essays which have appeared 
from time to time in Vick’s Magazine. Tney 
are all written by experienced people. Some 
of tne topics treated are the following : Root 
Crops, Keeping Celery, Cabbage, Raising 
Ouions, Field Culture of Onions, Peas, As¬ 
paragus, Growing Mushrooms, Grape-vines, 
Small Fruits, The Rose, Calceolaria, Chrys¬ 
anthemum, Cineraria, Gloxinia, etc. 
A. W. Livingston’s Sons, 143 North High 
St., Columbus, Ohio.—An illustrated cata¬ 
logue of seeds of all sorts. This firm origin¬ 
ated Livingston’s Beauty, Acme, Paragon, 
Perfection, Favorite, Golden Queen and Pota¬ 
to-leaf tomatoes. The last is smoother than 
the Mikado or Turner's Hybrid, It was tried 
at the Rural Grounds and reported upon be¬ 
fore it was announced for sale. Several new 
potatoes are catalogued. 
Wm. H. Smith, 1,018 Market St., Phil¬ 
adelphia, Pa. —An illustrated catalogue 
tlOO pages) of all kinds of seeds, garden imple¬ 
ments, etc. Sent to all R. N.-Y. readers who 
apply. 
Pump and Haying Tools.— Catalogue from 
T. E. Meyers & Bro., Ashland, Ohio. This 
pamphlet contains a very interesting and 
carefully written description of the Meyers 
pump, which is a tool containing several 
distinctly typical features. About every 
conceivable appliance that cau add to the 
efficiency of a pump is here illustrated. In 
haying tools also there is an astounding array 
of useful tools In short, this is a pamphlet 
that the business farmer will want to add to 
his library. 
Quinnipiac Fertilizer.— Catalogue from 
the Quinnipiac Company, New London, Conn. 
The main feature of this pamphlet is a state¬ 
ment of the methods by means of which a 
farmer can make $1,500 in gold from a single 
acre. 
Ames Plow Co.—T he catalogue of this 
excellent company is sent from Boston, Ma?s., 
and is well worth an examination. An ex¬ 
cellent index is a feature of this volume. 
One can readily find any desired description 
or illustration. When we state that over 225 
articles in use upon the farm are illustrated 
and described in this pamphlet, an idea is ob¬ 
tained of the scope of the business done by 
the Ames Plow Co. It is a good house to 
deal with. 
PisrHIancou# gUmtteing. 
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Diseases 
I ©llTICURA 
'EM EDIES. 
T he most distressing forms of skin and 
sealo diseases, with loss of hair, from infam-y 
to ol l age, are sp eclily, economically and perma¬ 
nently cured bv the Ccticuri remedies, when all 
Other remedies and methods fall 
Cuticuwa the great Skin Cure, and Cut'CURa Soap, 
an exquisite skin Beauttfler. prepared from it, ex¬ 
ternally, and CrTicuuA Resolvent, the new Blood 
Purifier. Internally, cureever.v form of skin and blood 
disease fr-m pimples to scrofula 
Sold every where. Price, oiticur*. f>0c ; Soap. 25e ; 
Resolvent. $1. Prepared by the Potter Drug and 
Chemical Co.. Boston. Mass. 
Send for “ How to Cure Skin Diseases.” 
XW Pimples, blackheads, chapped and oily skin 
J3T prevented by Cuticcra Soap. 
Relief In one minute, for all pains and weak¬ 
nesses. in Ci'ticura Anti-Pain Plaster, the 
only pain-killing plaster. 25c. 
r-JtJSt 
\ Thls KTape urlgl- 
^trEN.iVjTAlN t: \. natedln the Green 
•t?Pr.nlir , i.^.*^fcf X Mountains of Ver¬ 
mont. It is very 
early, color, green¬ 
ish white; pulp, ten¬ 
der, sweet and deli¬ 
cious. The only 
grape yet introduc¬ 
ed that ranks first, 
both in earltness 
and quality. It 
should be In every 
^- - ■ garden. Send for 
circular, giving further information. We also offer 
a full assortment of other nursery stock. Address 
STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS, 
New Canaan, Conn. ^ 
ROCHESTER 
COMMERCIAL 
[NURSERIES.j 
Address 
IW.S.UTTLE. 
| Rochester,, 
N.Y. 
NEW 
r and RARE| 
OLD and 
r RELIABLE| 
r Both Fruit and Orna 
BPiit.il. ROSES, Vines,I 
tlematln, Rhododendrons, I 
^etr. Two Ulus. Catalogues! 
F6 ets. Free to customer*. I 
Wholesale List, FiiEJLl 
lO 
Pkts. Flower SEEDS. 10c. 5Pkts. Vegetable 
Seeds, 10c. Cat. Free. J.J. Bell, Windsor, N. Y 
TDCCC fruit and or* 
I IILLO NAMENTAL. 
^HEDGING, SHRUBS, GRAPES, SMALL 
K FRUITS. A FULL ASSORTMENT. ORNA- 
MENTAL STOCK and BEAR INGAGE 
TREES a specialty. Descriptive cats- 
ISSrH. H. 
EVERGREEN HEDGES 
All varieties of Evergreens used for 
Hedges, .Seedlings, and Transplanted. 
BEAUTIFUL EVERGREENS 
50 Varieties, all sizes. Seedlings by the 
million. 
ORNAMENTAL TREES 
and shrubs in great variety. All at" 
prices below competition. Catalogues Free. 
Evergreen Nurseries, Evergreen, AVI' 
in rnniTrn Our Latest Otter.— We give 
ill rnHfl I ill one packet each Beautiful Moi n- 
;LH. LfU-Jv*flower, German Pansies, Sweet 
10CHESTER 
Peas, Su rehead Cabbage, Ameri- 
___Beauty Lettuce, Green and Gold 
-»rrnO Water Melon, Rosy Gem Radish, Sibley 
VrPIJA Squash, Mikado Toma'o, and ourlllus- 
trated Cata’ogue, all for 25 cents. Why 
an we give so much for 25 cents? Because we want 
■ou to see our Catalogue. You will want more seed; 
ve have them (Monroe County Grown). Address 
MOREHOUSE & ANNIS, Rochester, N. V. 
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 ? Why the constant stream of Hogs, 
Cattle and Sheep continually passing into the 
Union StockYards, Chicago, 
Bone AND Blood 
Of which are constantly being manufactured into 
BAW BONE 
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 VT. Pa., N. Jersey A Conn, 
PHU.UP8BURO. New jersey. 
“ Dr. Wm. Roberts, Professor of Medicine 
in the O wen’s College, Manchester, Eng., in 
writing of Bright’s disease, says: “ The blood 
becomes speedily deteriorated by the un¬ 
natural drain through the kidneys. It be¬ 
comes more watery and poorer in albumen, 
while urea, uric acid and the extractives are 
unduly accumulated in it.” Warner’s Safe 
Cure will restore the kidneys to a healthy 
condition and purify the blood. 
Farmers, 
Stock Raisers, 
Lawyers, 
Doctors, 
Mechanics, 
Literati, 
Men, 
Women, 
and 
Children, 
Ol all Trades, Professions and Ages Rend 
f METtf op %* 
Lfertilizer 
WORTH KNOWING. 
GRIFFING’S 
METROPOLITAN 
fertilizer 
Sold nt $25 OO per 
ton, F. O. B. t N. Y. 
Send for Circulars. 
H. B. Grlffiags Sons A Co. 
ID Cortland St., N. Y. 
BEAT THE “FARMERS.” It can’t be done. Our Fer¬ 
tilizers always ahead—Bones, Meat, Potash. Agents 
Wanted. Write. Farmers’Fertilizer Co., Syracuse,N.Y. 
A good man is kinder to his enemy than 
bad men are to their friends. A kind friend 
to the Catarrh sufferer is 
Warner’s Log Cabin ROSE CREAM, 
for it may be relied upon to give permanent 
relief. Elegant, effective. 
SOME read it lor Profit, 
OTHERS for Pleasure, 
ALL, because it is the 
Best General Newspaper ih America. 
Ever mindful of subjects of domestic econ¬ 
omy—ever mindful of the serious questions in 
science, letters, business and art—ever mind¬ 
ful of life’s sober phases—it always comes to 
you with its inimitable wit and humor to illus¬ 
trate the cloud’s “golden lining.” The 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
—AND .THE— 
THE STANDARD 
BERRY PACKAGEOF THE WORLD 1 
WEEKLY DETROIT FREE PRESS, 
BOTH FOR ONE YEAR FOR 
$ 2 . 25 ! 
MACOMBKR 
Beat amt 
S CORN BEAN PLANTER 
on earth. Send for Circulars. 
s Co., Vt. 
Cheapest oi 
' X>MBKR, 
S. M. MaCO'MBH'R. Adams, Grand Isle 
) A C. Stoddard. N. Brookfield, Muss. 
C*eu 1 Agents, J k OLUN8 Bros. & Co., Chicago, ill. 
Address the 
RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
34 Park Sow, Itw York, 
