1899 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
861 
Publisher's Desk. 
Last week I was asked why we dis¬ 
tributed our new rose, Ruby Queen, free 
to subscribers. The inquirer seemed to 
think that we gave value enough in the 
paper for $1, without anything more. 
Well, the rose is a part of results of the 
editorial work of the paper, and in that 
sense it belongs to subscribers. The 
Rural Trial Grounds are conducted for 
the benefit of subscribers only. Any new 
seed or plant originated there belongs to 
our subscribers. That is the principal 
reason why they are to have it. But 
there is just one other reason. A little 
selfish, we admit, but true, nevertheless. 
The second year this rose will be an or¬ 
nament in nearly 40,000 front dooryards 
of this country. While it is blooming it 
will attract the attention of probably 
half a million people each year. Your 
neighbors will ask you questions about 
it, and this will give you an opportunity 
to talk to them of The R. N.-Y. If this 
promised to be just an ordinary rose it 
would not be much value to us on this 
score, and we could not afford to send it 
out. It is only because of its rare merit 
that people will be attracted to it, and 
Wish to learn about it. To sum up, then, 
we send it to subscribers who ask for it 
when sending their subscription, either 
direct or through an agent, because it 
belongs to them, in the sense of being 
part of the product of the editorial work 
of the paper, and because we wish to 
make of it a standing advertisement. We 
pay all expenses on it. You can do your 
part in the meantime by showing the 
picture of 'it in last week’s issue to 
neighbors. Mention it in the club and 
Grange, and if you desire pictures of it 
with description, let us know how many, 
and we will send them to you. 
We have new terms for club raisers, 
too. Would you like to see them? Re¬ 
member that we send your paper a year 
free for a club of four, new or renewals, 
at $1 each. This includes the rose to 
all five, and the paper until January 1 , 
1901 , to new subscribers. I wish this 
December to be the biggest month of 
subscriptions we have ever had. It now 
promises to be so. We will make the re¬ 
ward worth your while, if you get up a 
club. See the premium lists in last 
week’s issue. We will pay you in goods 
or cash, as you prefer. But December is 
the month. Act now. 
Canadian Prospects.— Grain crops, ex¬ 
cept peas, are above the average, the 
farmers on the whole very well satisfied. 
Canada is booming. We suffered for the time 
being through the restriction put upon our 
trade with the United States by' the high 
duties imposed, but it has unquestionably 
proved a real blessing. Annexation was 
at one time a live question. It is dead and 
buried, no longer even mentioned. Prob¬ 
ably this will be best for both countries. 
Each ought to be left free to develop upon 
its own chosen lines. Tied together we 
would be like coupled hunting dogs, and 
only hamper each other’s movements. 
You are satisfied to be as you are; we are 
equally so. You would not exchange 
places with us. I am quite sure, though 
you may scarcely believe it, that Canada 
would not consent to change places with 
the United States. England is now fully 
conscious of the errors that led to the 
severance of the American Colonies a cen¬ 
tury ago, not a long time in world history. 
English-speaking people ought above all 
things to live at peace, and if they cannot 
or will not help each other, they surely 
should not hurt each other. All the same, 
we to the north of the Great Lakes are 
pleased to note that Uncle Sam will have 
enough fighting on his hands for a time 
on which to expend the surplus energy of 
the jingo element in his composition. This 
does not arise from any hostile feeling; 
but comes from the instinct of self-preser¬ 
vation. The ability that Canada is ex¬ 
hibiting to take care of herself, and the 
juster appreciation of her value that is 
at last getting to possess the mind of Great 
Britain will naturally enhance the respect 
that will be entertained for her in the 
minds of all generous-minded outsiders. 
The manifest attempts that were made to 
prejudice British opinion against us have 
made us feel a little sore, and all the more 
determined to hold Canada for Canadians. 
All parties are united in the support of 
that policy. We do not, however, seek to 
gain what does not fairly belong to us. 
That would be absurd; our interest so 
manifestly lies in seeking a friendly and 
peaceable settlement of all matters in dis¬ 
pute, and to that end we believe we have 
honestly and fairly directed our endeavors. 
In cases of dispute it is more difficult for 
the weaker party to make concessions. 
w. o. E. 
Market Briefs. 
We are here In this (treat market. You ship goods 
here. Y’ou can ship to better advantage if you know 
how and when to do It. We will try to tell you. 
We must know what you want. Ask questions We 
will try to answer them. 
BROOMS.—From present appearances it 
will be a good plan for broom users to lay 
in a good stock at once. It is stated that 
manufacturers will soon advance the price 
$1 to $1.25 per dozen. The cause of this is 
the enormous price of broom corn. In 
former years it averaged $60 per ton. Now 
it is claimed that as high as $200 per ton 
has been paid. Many small factories will 
have to close on account of the high price 
of stock. 
A HEAVY BARREL.—Half a dozen deck 
hands were trying to load a barrel on a 
Hudson River boat. It looked like a pork 
barrel, but seemed immensely heavy. After 
a struggle they got it on a truck, but the 
roadway was uneven, and the least ob¬ 
struction bothered them. Finally the bar¬ 
rel was dumped off the truck, and all 
hands rolled it up the gangplank. I in¬ 
vestigated and found that it was filled 
with old copper, weighing 2,100 pounds. 
PRICES AT EXTREMES OF THE 
UNITED STATES.—Following is a com¬ 
parison of prices of some common products 
in the markets of New York and San 
PVancisco at the same date: Corn meal in 
San Francisco $24 per ton, or $4 above high¬ 
est New York quotations; dressed turkeys, 
16 to 18 cents per pound, while the highest 
price here was 10 cents; butter 26 cents, one 
cent above highest New York price; eggs 
40 cents per dozen for best, and 33 to 38 for 
next grades, while 24 cents was the top 
price in New York. 
RAKING UP THE SCATTERINGS.—Gar¬ 
bage cans and waste barrels on the side¬ 
walks and around the markets are thor¬ 
oughly looked over by rag-pickers, ragged 
children and women with baskets. There 
seems to be little that is not in demand by 
somebody. I have seen people rescuing 
rotten tomatoes from garbage cans, prob¬ 
ably for restaurant ’’catsup.” Also these 
gleaners are assisted in their work by the 
goat, a cosmopolitan animal thriving any¬ 
where from the summit of the Alps to the 
sidewalks of the tenement districts of New 
York, where one is occasionally seen ram¬ 
bling around the streets and picking up 
pieces of dried banana peel and other rub¬ 
bish. 
MILK MATTERS.—There does not seem 
to be anything new in the situation of the 
Pure Milk Company. The committee re¬ 
port that they expected to take milk the 
first week in December, but conditions have 
arisen that make it impossible. There is 
no organization effected yet other than the 
filing of the charter. No stock has been 
sold, and, of course, no officers elected. At 
the meeting of the Milk Exchange, No¬ 
vember 28, it was decided to let the present 
price of milk—$1.62 per can of 40 quarts— 
continue for December. It was stated that, 
since the last increase in price, the con¬ 
sumption of milk has been less, and it was 
feared that another advance would make 
the situation worse. 
DRESSED POULTRY.—On account of 
the warm weather, shipments for this mar¬ 
ket for the past week were not large. 
Prime dry-packed turkeys, which are most 
in demand for Thanksgiving, were quite 
scarce. Iced turkeys showed up poor. 
Some lots which senders had intended to 
ship dry-packed were iced at the last 
minute, and the packages packed too 
heavy. There was also a large accumu¬ 
lation that had been held back in the West 
on track and in refrigerators, owing to the 
unfavorable market here last week. These 
arrived more or less out of condition, and 
the market was therefore full of ordinary 
quality. The price for first, quality dry- 
packed turkeys held up to 14 cents, but or¬ 
dinary and damaged stock sold very low, 
in some cases whole carloads going at five 
to six cents per pound. The supply of 
fowls and chickens was light, and {he mar¬ 
ket firm for all desirable grades, both iced 
and dry, but much of the iced stock was 
in poor condition. 
A BUSY PLACE.—I went through the 
big wholesale market on the Tuesday be¬ 
fore Thanksgiving. Retailers from all di¬ 
rections were there with their wagons, 
laying in a stock for the holiday trade. 
The streets were choked with teams, and 
the walks so crowded with barrels, boxes, 
crates, buyers and sellers, that it was dif¬ 
ficult to get through in some places. Of 
course, the poultry dealers were doing the 
biggest business. The live poultry have 
a hard time. They are crowded in the 
crates and the crates piled up seven or 
eight tiers high. It is no wonder that 
some of them die before being taken out. 
There were a good many live geese and 
chickens, but very few turkeys. The geese 
seemed to be particularly uncomfortable. 
They were crowded against the slats so 
that their feathers were rumpled, and some 
looked as though they had been half 
picked. As has been stated before, the 
live poultry is mainly for the Jewish trade, 
as, according to their rules, everything 
must be killed by their own butchers. 
A SIGN OF WINTER.—At least one 
dealer is prepared for snow, as I recently 
saw a shipment of about 100 handsleds un¬ 
loaded in front of his store. When there 
is a little fall of snow in the city, the chil¬ 
dren in the uptown districts get out their 
sleds and draw each other around on the 
sidewalks. Of course there is but little 
opportunity for coasting, and it would 
seem like tame sport to the country boy 
accustomed to wild rides of half a mile or 
more down steep hills on the "crust” or 
the highway, at a mile-a-minute gait, fly¬ 
ing through the air several feet after 
striking each "water-breaker.” Danger¬ 
ous, perhaps, but anyone who has enjoyed 
it will never forget it. 
CALIFORNIA FRUITS.—It is said that 
the shipments of fruits from California 
for the season ending the last of October, 
amounted to about 6,300 carloads. There 
were 2,700 cars of peaches, 1,700 of pears, 
900 of plums, and 700 of grapes. Local 
papers in that State estimate that ship¬ 
ments of oranges will be about 13,500 car¬ 
loads. The new crop of California olives 
will soon be on the market. The output 
of the southern part of the State will be 
not far from 2,000 barrels of pickled olives. 
Those grown in the north are mainly 
pressed for oil. Olive growing on the 
Pacific coast is a comparatively new in 
dustry, having been developed within the 
past 20 years. Capitalists have $500,000 in¬ 
vested in the business now. 
NEW YORK FARMERS’ INSTITUTES. 
FOR APIARIANS ONLY. 
Batavia, Genesee Co.Dec. 13 
Canandaigua, Ontario Co.Dec. 14, 15 
Romulus, Seneca Co.Dec. 19 
Cortland, Cortland Co.Dec. 20 
Auburn, Cayuga Co.Dec. 21 
Geneva, Ontario Co.Jan. 10 
FOR GENERAL FARMING. 
Halcottsville Delaware Co.Dec. 1, 2 
Hammond, St. Lawrence Co.Dec. 1, 2 
Rockdale, Chenango Co.Dec. 4 
Lexington, Greene Co.Dec. 4 
Lisbon Center, St. Lawrence Co..Dec. 4, 5 
Hensonville, Greene Co.Dec. 5 
Morris, Otsego Co.Dec. 5, 6 
Walton. Delaware Co.Dec. 6, 7 
Durham, Greene Co.Dec. 6, 7 
Madrid, St. Lawrence Co.Dec. 6, 7 
Breakabeen, Schoharie Co.Dec. 8, 9 
Bainbridge, Chenango Co.Dec. 8, 9 
Winthrop, St. Lawrence Co.Dec. 8, 9 
Clarence Center, Erie Co.Dec. 8, 9 
Afton, Chenango Co.Dec. 11, 12 
Collins’ Station, Erie Co.Dec. 11, 12 
Franklin, Delaware Co.Dec. 11, 12 
Nieholville, St. Lawrence Co.Dec. 11, 12 
Union, Broome Co.Dec. 12, 13 
Conklin, Broome Co.Dec. 13 
Lisle, Broome Co.Dec. L 
Bombay Junction, Franklin Co...Dec. 13 
Cottage, Cattaraugus Co.Dec. 13 
Greene, Chenango Co.Dec. 13 
Corbettsville, Broome Co.Dec. 13 
Ellington, Chautauqua Co.Dec. 14 
North Bangor, Franklin Co.Dec. 14 
Chateaugay, Franklin Co.Dec. 15 
Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus Co.Dec. 16 
Pompey Hill, Onondaga Co.Dec. 16 
Tully, Onondaga Co.Dec. 16 
Cincinnatus, Cortland Co.Dec. 16 
Ellenburg Depot, Clinton Co.Dec. 16 
Moore’s Forks, Clinton Co.Dec. 16 
South Otselic, Chenango Co.Dec. 18 
AGRICULTURAL REPORT.—Secretary 
of Agriculture Wilson has issued his an¬ 
nual report, which makes a pamphlet of 67 
pages, and discusses at some length, vari¬ 
ous matters connected with the Agricultu¬ 
ral Department. The work of various di¬ 
visions is summarized, and it would seem 
from this report that the Secretary has 
fully organized his Department, having it 
in excellent working condition. The Sec¬ 
retary also speaks of the much-discussed 
seed distribution, and he says that he has 
tried his best to have it carried on on the 
lines originally intended, namely, the dis¬ 
tribution of rare and helpful plants and 
seeds. He is evidently unable fully to 
carry out this plan, but he is doing the best 
he can to introduce new and rare plants from 
other countries, hoping to locate them here. 
For example, it is hoped to produce rubber 
on American soil, although in this case the 
soil will evidently be on the Philippine Isl¬ 
ands. The various drug plants are being 
tested here as well as new and rugged 
varieties of forage plants, and small grain. 
The Secretary is doing his best to develop 
this side of his work, apparently with hope¬ 
ful results. We have spoken of the 
growth of tea in South Carolina, and it is 
well known that vast quantities of hemp 
and Egyptian cotton are imported, and the 
Secretary evidently believes that these 
crops can be grown here. He is also 
making an investigation of various foreign 
markets, and hopes to win back the vast 
trade in dairy products, especially cheese, 
which this country formerly enjoyed. The 
report is a comprehensive one, well writ¬ 
ten, and containing many good suggestions 
from an industrial point of view. 
If you are a farmer or want to be one, 
send for the ‘‘Western Trail.” Published 
quarterly. Full of pointers as to settling 
in Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Terri¬ 
tory. Handsomely embellished and con¬ 
cisely written. Mailed free. 
Address by postal card or letter. 
John Sebastian, G.P.A., Chicago .—Adv 
Thrice-a-Week World 
Gives you all the news of the whole world 
every other day. It’s the next best thing to a 
daily paper—18 pages a week, 156 pages a 
year. It is independent, fearless, and is with 
the plain people as against trusts and mono¬ 
polies. We can send it in combination wiib 
The Rural New-Yorker, one year, for $1.65. I 
For more than four 
years Mrs. Bender 
has been using Dr. 
Pierce’s G-olden Med- 
ical Discovery as a family medicine. 
Mrs. E. A. Bender lives in Keene, 
Coshocton Co., Ohio, and from there 
she writes: 
“ As a cough 
remedy and 
blood "purifier 
there is nothing 
better, and after 
having the grip 
is just the right 
medicine for a 
complete bracing 
up. Our boy has 
taken three bot¬ 
tles for St. Vitus’s 
dance. He was 
very nervous and 
constantly jerk¬ 
ing and twitch¬ 
ing, but now is as steady as any one; in fact 
seems entirely cured.’’ 
The “ Golden Medical Discovery ” is a 
medicine that will help you no matter 
what ails you. This is true because it 
works directly at the roots of all disease 
—the digestive system, the blood, the 
nerves. Keep these in healthy condi¬ 
tion and you cannot be sick. 
Many of the cures of the “Golden 
Medical Discovery ’ ’ seem almost mirac¬ 
ulous. Its effect is almost immediate. 
It takes hold at once. It tones up the 
stomach, invigorates the liver, regulates 
the bowels. 
It gets right into the blood and carries 
strength and coinfort to every fiber of ’ 
the body. It nourishes and invigorates 
the weakened, irritated nerves and puts 
the entire system in perfect tune. 
It is a safe medicine. Safe for adults 
—safe for children. It contains no sugar, 
syrup, whisky, alcohol or dangerous opi¬ 
ates. Therefore, it does not create a 
craving for stimulants. It is distinctly 
a temperance medicine. 
If a medicine dealer tries to substitute 
some other preparation when you ask for 
“Golden Medical Discovery”—look out 
for him. He is either ignorant or dis¬ 
honest and you can’t trust him. 
WATCHES 
It is our privilege to furnish people 
who raise clubs for The R. N.-Y. with 
the best watches at prices that are won¬ 
derfully low. We can furnish them on 
terms that will surprise and delight you. 
Special Offer No. I. 
Full Jeweled Solid Silver Watch. 
Open Face or Hunting. 
No. 1 Is a genuine Elgin or Waltham Watch. Nickel 
works, 15 jewels In settings, cut expansion balance, 
gilded and polished Index plate, patent Breguet, hair¬ 
spring, hardened and tempered in form; quick train, 
18,U0U beats to the hour; highly finished oval regulator 
and all the greatest improvements for which the 
great Elgin and Waltham Watch Companies are so 
celebrated. The case is solid silver, either open face 
or hunting, and the Watch is guaranteed in every 
possible respect. Such a Watch could hardly have 
been bought 15 years ago for less than $30 to $40. We 
offer it to our readers at only $10.25, including free 
delivery, or we will send it free for a club of 40 yearly 
subscriptions at $1 each; or for a club of 12 yearly 
subscriptions at $1 each and $5.30 added money; or 
for a club of five yearly subscriptions at $1 each and 
$6.70 added money; or for a club of 10 new subscrip¬ 
tions for three months each and $7.70 added money; 
or for the names of 10 people in your neighborhood 
whom you will try to Induce to subscribe after we 
send them samples, and $8.50 added money. You can 
get this watch within 10 days If you go right to work. 
Special Offer No. 2. 
Ladies’ Elgin or Waltham. 
Hunting Case Only. 
No. 2 is a magnificent watch for the ladles. The 
case is engraved or plain as ordered. The works are 
thoroughly jeweled and positively guaranteed to be 
the latest product of the Elgin National or American 
Waltham Watch Company, the original makers of 
American watches. The case is especially guaranteed 
to wear 20 years. Price delivered $11.30; or sent free 
for a club of only 44 yearly subscriptions at $1 each, 
or for a club of only 10 yearly subscriptions at $1 
each, and $6.80 added money; or for a club of five 
yearly subscriptions at $1 each, and $7.80 added 
money, or for a club of 10 new subscribers for three 
months each, and $8.85 added money, or for the names 
of 10 people, as in Special Oiler No. 1, and $9.85 added 
money and your wife will get the present you've 
wished so long to give her 
Read this Carefully. 
1 . These offers are subject to with¬ 
drawal without notice. Watches are 
constantly advancing in price. 
2 . No job lots; every watch delivered 
safely, and three days given for examina¬ 
tion. Your money hack if you’re not 
perfectly satisfied. 
3 . These offers are open to subscribers 
only. We can supply only a limited 
number of watches at these rates. 
4 . If you don't care for the above 
watches, send for our neat catalogue. 
The Rural New-Yorker. New York. 
