THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 10 
176 
Catalogues for 1900. 
Alexander Seed Co., Augusta, Ga.— 
Farm and garden seeds; 38 pages. A 
general list of seeds. Morris Mammoth 
Tree tomato is said to grow 15 feet high 
quite often; one stem, measuring 36 
inches, carrying 24 tomatoes, some 
weighing a pound each. Augusta Early 
Trucker’s cabbage and Carolina Brad¬ 
ford watermelon are specialties adapted 
to southern conditions. 
T. J. Dwyer & Son, Cornwall, N. Y.— 
Annual Spring catalogue, 64 pages; col¬ 
ored plates of Cumberland raspberry, 
Worden-Seckel pear and Crimson 
Rambler rose. A full and carefully 
chosen list of small and orchard fruits, 
including all late novelties of merit, and 
a choice selection of hardy ornamental 
trees and shrubs, including roses. The 
descriptions on every page show evi¬ 
dence of practical experience. The cuts 
and illustrations are very truthful, and 
many excellent photographic reproduc¬ 
tions are scattered through the pages. 
Joseph Harris Co.. Moreton Farm, 
Coldwater, New York.—Harris rural an¬ 
nual for 1900, 60 pages. A full and com¬ 
plete list of seeds, Summer bulbs and 
small fruits. Many excellent reproduc¬ 
tions, of which the picture of a cabbage 
field on page 6 and the Cumberland 
raspberry and Wilson blackberry are 
very satisfactory. The new strawberry, 
Echo, is said to be of exquisite flavor 
as well as productive, and of large size. 
Surely high-quality strawberries are 
badly needed. Our advance in that line 
has been very slow of late. The Harris 
Company also offer pure unmixed fer¬ 
tilizers to farmers and, as in the past, 
make a great feature of nitrate of soda. 
Myer & Son, Bridgeville, Del.—“Cata¬ 
logue of fruit trees and plants for 
profit’’; 16 pages; colored plate repre¬ 
senting Sunshine strawberry and Bril¬ 
liant raspberry. Sunshine is a late 
fancy market berry, produces five or six 
times as many quarts as Gandy; large 
and of good quality. A chance seedling 
preserved on account of its great merit. 
Berries brought 18 cents a quart, while 
Gandys sold for 10 to 12 cents. Bril¬ 
liant raspberry is a hardy variety bear¬ 
ing large crops of bright red berries, 
ripening in a short time. Claimed to be 
a grand market variety. Delaware 
peach is a seedling of Mountain Rose, 
and is a great improvement, being 
larger, earlier and of fine color. The 
Carman peach is well commended. The 
Bobolink strawberry is as early as Sun¬ 
shine is late, ripening a week ahead of 
Michel’s Early; claimed to have all the 
other good characteristics. The Lyerlie 
pear is a seedling of Bartlett, ripening 
six weeks before that old favorite, and 
thought to be nearly blight-proof. An 
excellent list of standard fruits is in¬ 
cluded. 
Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo.—Stark 
Fruit Book for 1900; 60 pages, with 
many folders and inserts. Brightly 
lithographed covers, and three colored 
plates showing a great variety of fruit 
specialties and novelties. Three “Mar¬ 
ket Kings” among apples are the Cham¬ 
pion, Black Ben Davis and Apple of 
Commerce, while Sator and Delicious 
are given all as the “quality kings.” 
Quite a royal congregation. Florence 
crab is said to be “worth all others.” 
Photographs show it to be remarkably 
prolific. Besides the Black Ben Davis 
there is Extra Ben Davis, a seedling of 
the original Ben, which they say is one- 
half larger and in other ways better than 
its parent. “Perhaps a little better in 
quality,” is the modest admission con¬ 
cerning this important feature. In 
cherries the Monarch and Montmorency 
Ordinaire are valued ’way above all 
other sorts. Suda Hardy is an im¬ 
proved English Morello, and is said not 
to have failed to bear in 20 years. Fame 
is the most delicious of all pears, large, 
handsome and nearly seedless. Sea 
Eagle, improved, is a large, handsome, 
and valuable peach. Other special sorts 
new to eastern growers are the Altan, 
Poole, Mamie Ross, Krummel; the last 
is said to ripen a full week after the 
Salway in October, and to be superior in 
many points. Elberta Cling is a seedling 
of Elberta, and is the finest all-’round 
cling the Stark people know. Carman 
is well commended as rotting less than 
Elberta, which they say is still the 
“Queen” of peaches.. Among plums the 
Red June and Gold are given greatest 
prominence. The big Burbank plum 
Splendor is recommended only where 
prunes succeed. Poole Pride is the most 
productive of all native plums. An im¬ 
mense collection of older and standard 
orchard and small fruits is catalogued 
and described in a forceful and original 
MOTHERS. —Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothling Syrup” for your children 
■while Teething. It is the Beet.— Adv. 
manner. The illustrations, all of which 
are in half-tone, are an extremely inter¬ 
esting feature of this unique catalogue. 
MORE CATALOGUES. 
J. H. Tryon, Willoughby, O.—Circular 
and price list of grape vines and small 
fruits. All standard sorts are included, 
and many new varieties of promise, sucn 
as Rough Rider strawberry and the 
McPike grape. 
Slaymaker & Son, Dover, Del.—Straw¬ 
berry, raspberry and blackberry plants; 18 
pages; colored plate of Cardinal raspberry. 
A neat catalogue, describing the best vari¬ 
eties known in each department. Some 
space is given to purebred poultry. 
Reasoner Bros., Oneco, Fla.—Catalogue 
of the Royal Palm Nurseries; 56 pages, 
many photographic illustrations. A very 
complete list of native and exotic plants, 
trees and shrubs, suitable for tropical and 
semi-tropical gardening. A great specialty 
is made of fine Citrus fruits. 
L. L. Olds, Clinton, Wis.—General cata¬ 
logue of seeds and potatoes; 42 pages. A 
large assortment of good varieties is listed. 
The Pingree, Pat’s Choice and Vigorosa 
potatoes take the lead among the new 
kinds. Pat’s Choice is described as an ideal 
main-crop variety, of the best quality. 
Nanz & Neuner, Louisville, Ky.—Jubilee 
catalogue for iy00; 120 pages. A catalogue 
of large size and most extensive in its as¬ 
sortment of flowering and fruiting plants, 
as well as flower seeds—vegetable seeds are 
not included. All the late novelties may 
be had from this firm, which is one of the 
largest in the South. 
Allen L. Wood, Rochester, N. Y.— 
Wholesale catalogue of Woodlawn Nurser¬ 
ies; 16 pages, chiefly devoted to small 
fruits. A full and very satisfactory list. 
The Rathbun blackberry, Nectar or Black 
Delaware grape, Pomona currant and Echo 
strawberry are made very prominent spe¬ 
cialties. The last is highly recommended as 
an unrivalled table berry. 
T. J. Kino, Richmond, Va.—A general list 
of flower, farm, and garden seeds; 48 pages 
with lithographed covers. Harris Early 
watermelon, the result of inter-crossing 
Kolb’s Gem, Cole’s Early, Hungarian 
Honey and a Russian early melon, is 
claimed to be the earliest watermelon in 
existence. Ripens melons in Tennessee in 
61 to 63 days; quality excellent. 
S. J. Smith, Manchester, N. Y.—Twentieth 
annual circular and price list of potatoes 
and seed grain. Sir Walter Raleigh, 190u 
Pingree, and Enormous potatoes are spe 
cialties, and are offered in quantity at re¬ 
markably reasonable rates. Smith’s 1899, 
a seedling of R. N.-Y. No. 2, is offered by 
the pound only. The Bovee is rightly given 
first place as an early market variety. 
R. Douglas’ Sons, Waukegan, Ill.—Cata¬ 
logue of evergreen trees and nursery 
stock. Many useful and interesting offers 
of evergreens and choice deciduous trees by 
mail are made, and experience shows that 
these little fellows will live and thrive well 
if given a fair chance. This long-estab 
fished house has introduced many of oui 
finest ornamental trees. They deal exclu¬ 
sively in hardy stock. 
F. Barteldes & Co., Lawrence, Kan.— 
Catalogue of the Kansas Seed House; 81 
pages, lithographed cover. A full list of 
garden and farm seeds. The Kansas Stand¬ 
ard tomato is a bright red stocky-growing 
variety obtained by crossing Stone with a 
potato-leaved kind grown from one of the 
mixed packets of tomato seed sent out for 
experiments by The R. N.-Y. in 1892. It is 
claimed to be the earliest and best market 
tomato known. The seed is held at a com¬ 
paratively high price. 
Geo. C. Watson, Philadelphia, Pa.—Cir¬ 
cular of imported bulbs for Fail planting; 
also price fist of grass seeds, and vege¬ 
table seeds for growing under glass, for¬ 
eign grape vines, etc. A very useful little 
book on mushroom culture accompanies 
this price fist. All interested in the cul¬ 
ture of this delightful esculent should send 
for this practical treatise. Mr. Watson is 
a large importer of mushroom spawn. 
Results Make 
Reputation. 
Singer Machines, either lock-stitch or 
chain-stitch, are the successful result of 
long experience and constant improve¬ 
ments in the endeavor to make nothing 
but the best sewing-machines for family 
use. The accomplishment of this result 
requires six of the largest, best-equipped 
factories in the world, and the best in¬ 
ventive talent of the age. Twelve 
thousand workmen are employed in these 
factories. Experience counts with The 
Singer Manufacturing Company. 
The average term of employment among 
these workmen exceeds a decade. 
Sold on instalments. 
Old machines taken in exchange. 
r.i2 Singer Manufacturing Co., 
“ Sewing-Machine Makers for the World." 
^.BeckerWasher 
The greatest of 
American Washing 
Machines.Thousands 
in use giving universal sat¬ 
isfaction. 
DEALERS will find this 
machine an easy seller and 
one that will stay sold. Let 
me send you our circular 
with prices. Large profits for 
hustling Agents. 
N. C. Baughman. York, Pa, 
Weak 
Lungs 
When your throat and lungs 
are perfectly healthy you 
needn’t worry about the 
germs of consumption. They 
don’t attack healthy people. 
It’s the weak, debilitated, in¬ 
flamed membranes that are 
first affected. Hard coughs 
and colds weaken your throat 
and lungs and make con¬ 
sumption more easy. 
If your lungs are weak 
Scott's Emulsion 
is the best remedy you can take. It 
soothes and heals and gives tone 
and strength to these delicate mem¬ 
branes. In this way you can prevent 
consumption. And you can cure it 
also if you haven’t had it too long. 
Keep taking it until your lungs are 
strong and your weight restored. 
At all druggists; 50 c. and £ 1 . 00 . 
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York. 
B. & B. 
smart spring styles 
With great assortments of new and 
dressy things'—unlimited range of strictly 
distinctive effects—we’re determined to 
win our way to the very heart of your 
appreciation. 
Splendid line of 54-inch all-wool 
Homespun Cheviettes 85c. —sturdy 
weaves—swell for suits and skirts. 
Extraordinary line of new Dress goods 
50c. 
NEW WASH GOODS —exhibit of beauty in 
cottons not surpassed in this country— 
probably not equaled. 
New 1900 wash goods begin at 5c. 
Nice American Percales and Ginghams 
12Kc. 
New Imported Madras Ginghams 
20c —styles and value that will be a 
treat. 
500 prices Imported Madras Ginghams 
25c , 30c., to 50c.—shirt waist and shirt¬ 
ing styles. 
Important—cotton, silk, wool—all 
textile stuffs have advanced greatly—but 
we contracted early, bought extensively, 
bought well, for cash, on the old low 
basis. That, together with the recognized 
keen determination of this store to sell 
for small profits, will show we’re bound 
to save you money—let goods and prices 
prove it. 
BOGGS & BUHL, 
Department C, 
ALLEGHENY, PA. 
ARTIFICIAL 
ARMS AND LEGS 
With MARKS' Improved Rubber Hands and Feet are 
Natural in Action, Noiseless in Motion, and the Most 
Durable in Construction. 
It is not unusual to see a farmer working in the fields 
with an artificial leg, or an engineer, conductor, brake- 
man, carpenter, mason, miner ; in fact, men of every 
vocation, wearing one or two artificial legs, with rub¬ 
ber feet of MARKS’ Patents, performing as much as 
men in possession of all their natural members, and 
experiencing little or no inconvenience. 
Over 22.U0U i n use, scattered In all parts of the world. 
Eminent surgeons and competent judges commend 
the Rubber Foot and Hand for their many advantages. 
They are endorsed and purchased by the United 
Slates’ and foreign Governments. A Treatise, con¬ 
taining 630 pages, with 800 Illustrations, sent free, 
also a formula for taking Measurements by which 
limbs can be made and sent to all parts of the world 
with fit guaranteed. Address 
A. A. MARKS, 701 Broadway, New York City 
Established 47 Years. 
,1900 BICYCLE FREE 
[For distributing 1000 catalogues for us. Om 
S Agent wanted in each town. Give references 
_ ' and send for catalogues. Enclose stamp. 
-MEAD CYCLE CO. Dept. 2931, Chtenge 
Cfj * 7 c Buys a Bicycle Com- 
^ piete. Unguaranteed. 
CA an Fp-To-Date 
kPIvNOV Model. Fully guaranteed. 
<•00 CA Buys a Full Uacing 
tpLL.JU Model. Shop - worn 
Bicycles from $10 up. 2nd Hand 
Wheels from $5.00 up. We want 
agents everywhere. 04 page cata¬ 
logue of bicycle parts and repairs 
free. Write for catalogues and see 
how you can get a Bicycle free by 
helping us advertise. Addr«*s Dept. 
B14, VICTOR MANFG. CO. 
1G1-1G7 Plymouth PI. .Chicago, Ill. 
Factory to USER. 
ONE Profit. Our 
High Arm MELBA 
Sewing Machine has all 
the Up-to-Date Improve¬ 
ments, necessary Attach¬ 
ments and Accessories, 
with choice of oak or wal¬ 
nut cabinet. Is furnished 
witli the latest improved 
AUTOMATIC SELF- 
THREADING SHUT¬ 
TLE. By one movement 
the shuttle is threaded 
ready for service. The 
MELBA has the patent 
TAKE-UP. Automatic BOBBIN WINDER, and a 
COMPLETE set of best steel attachments, carefully 
packed in a handsome VELVET lined case. M eight of 
the machine, weather wrapped and crated, is about 
110 lbs. Itis shipped at first-class rate. The freight will 
average about $1.00 within 300 miles of Chicugo. The 
cabinet work is ornamental, the seven drawers and cov¬ 
er being HAND CARVED and highly finished, having 
tlie heavy NICKEL-PLATED Ring Drawer Pulls, etc. 
Each machine is carefully tested before leaving our 
factory. A MELBA sale to us means a new friend and 
customer for our general line of EVERYTHING you 
EAT, WEAR and USE; therefore we can afford to sell 
it on a close margin and fully GUARANTEE it for 
TWENTY YEARS. We will ship this machine C. O. 
!>., with examination privilege, to any point in the U. 
S. on receipt of $ 2.00 with order. Price of 7-drawer 
machine, all complete, is $14.25. 
OUR SPRING CATALOGUE of 1,000 illustrated 
pages will be sent prepaid on receipt of 16 cents, which 
pays part of express charges, and will be refunded on 
receipt of first order. This catalogue quotes wholesale 
prices on EVERYTHING you EAT, WEAK and USE. 
Established JOHN M. SMYTII CO., 
1867. 150-166 W. Madison St., 
Order by this No. 200J CHICAGO, ILL. 
fl $ri Bath Cabinet “.'"$5.00 
Our new 1902 style Square Quaker 
guaranteed best of all cabinets at uny 
price. Has real door on hinges, steel 
frame, best materials, rubber lined, 
folds flat, lasts 20 years. Turkish and 
Vapor buths ut home tic each. Open 
the millions of pores, sweats poisons 
out of the blood, keeps you clean aud 
healthy, beautifies complexion, Phy- 
slcluiis recommend It for Colds, I.u. 
Grippe, Rlieumut ism, Ncurulgla, Obe¬ 
sity, Female Ills, all lllood, Skin, 
iNcrve or Kidney troubles. Money re- 
i uuded after 30 days use, if not as represented. Price 
with heater, directions, formulas, $5.(X). Face Steamer 
$1.0uextra. Order UhIiiv. Write us. Yuluuble Rook FREE. 
Big Wages. Splendid Seller. ACENTS WANTED. 
World Mfg. Co., 87 World lPId’g, Cincinnati, O. 
[ IVe recommend above firm as reliable .— Editor. ] 
Send for Free Trial Sample. 
Ingram’s Pile Cure in tubes, to be squeezed through 
syringe-shaped end. Painless. Instant relief Per¬ 
manent cure. Safe, harmless, reliable. 50 cents by 
mail or at drug stores. Sample for stamp. 
F. F. INGRAM & CO., 73 Tenth 8 t., Detroit, Mich. 
The Best 
Washing Powder. 
Cleans Everything from Cellar to Garret. 
