1904 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
273 
PUBLISHER’S DESK. 
We confess to some pride in our spe¬ 
cial number of March 5. Complimentary- 
letters from subscribers and advertisers 
and other kindly publishers are yet com¬ 
ing in praise of it. That it is the best 
issue of a farm paper ever published 
has been several times asserted and re¬ 
peated. It was certainly the best we 
knew how to make, but we will not 
promise not to do better the next time. 
From a publisher’s standpoint it was 
highly successful, containing as it did 
85 columns of advertising and represent¬ 
ing 394 advertisers—more than ever be¬ 
fore appeared in one issue of a farm 
paper. 
The new rose, Crimson Rambler Phila¬ 
delphia, is now being sent to southern 
subscribers. It is a bit early yet for the 
colder latitudes. Here is a brief com¬ 
ment from a Maryland subscriber who 
has just received one: 
I received the rose in perfect shape, just 
as fresh and bright as could be. I turned 
it over to the care of my wife and little 
girl. They are both very proud of it. 
Please accept my thanks and best wishes 
for the future welfare of Thh R. N.-Y. It 
is doing a noble work in staying by the 
farmers of moderate means, of whom I 
am one. The agricultural press that gives 
the bright side of success attained by capi¬ 
tal only, is strictly no good to me. J. i. w. 
Have you a wife and daughter to turn 
this rose over to? If you renewed your 
subscription for 1904 your name is on 
the list for a plant. If you have neglect¬ 
ed the renewal your name is not yet on 
the list. The plants will soon be going 
out to all northern sections. Make sure 
that you get one for first planting. Send 
your renewal and we will do the rest. 
Send it to-day. 
A. R. Brown, of Earlville, N. Y., is 
perhaps, all considered, one of the most 
contemptible dead beats we have ever 
known to attempt to beat creditors un¬ 
der the mask of a respectable farmer. 
He is a discredit to the profession. His 
scheme is to order goods for which he 
never expects to pay. He is execution 
proof, nothing can be collected from 
him, and we would not accept his sub¬ 
scription to Tire R. N.-Y. if paid for in 
advance. He has been in the “beat” 
game for many years, and is absolutely 
unworthy of credit. 
Let us repeat. To introduce the paper 
to new readers we send it 10 weeks for 
10 cents. We depend on our old sub 
scribers to tell neighbors about this 
offer. Many of our regular subscribers 
now first learned of the paper in this 
way. Perhaps you are one of them. In 
any event, we want you to mention it to 
your neighbor now. Will you? 
A first-class farm manager—one whom 
The R. N.-Y. can recommend in every 
way—is open for an engagement. He is 
a Cornell graduate, and has been suc¬ 
cessful in the management of large 
places. Inquiries may be sent to this 
office. 
MARKET NEWS 
EGGS.—The arrivals are heavy and a 
gradual decline in price is noted with a 
weak market. The demand for present use 
is not sufficient to absorb the surplus, and 
the price is still too high for speculators 
to operate for storage business. 
SOUTH AFRICAN FRUIT.—In previous 
years mention has been made of occasional 
shipments of fresh fruits from this far- 
distant country, whose season is just the 
reverse of ours. Formerly very high prices 
were obtained, 50 cents or more for a sin¬ 
gle fruit. This year they started well, bu 
increased shipments created such a surplus- 
that it has been possible to get the plums, 
peaches and pears freely at 10 cents apiece. 
The Bartlett pears are of quite good qual¬ 
ity, but the plums and peaches are poor 
apologies for home-grown fruit. It is prob¬ 
able that on account of their delicate tex¬ 
ture no known means of handling will en¬ 
able them to stand such long-distant ship¬ 
ment unless picked so green that they 
never get normal flavor. At this retail 
price of 10 cents there is but little profit 
for grow r er and dealer. This trade cannot 
be expected to increase, as the demand for 
this fruit at a high price is small, and the 
quality is not good enough to warrant 
general consumption, even though they 
could be landed here to sell profitably as 
low as 10 cents each. 
REPACKED PRODUCE.—The grower of 
apples or other produce whose name ap¬ 
pears on the package is often blamed for 
the dishonesty of handlers who have re¬ 
packed with an eye to undue profit. A 
bill before the New York Legislature, of¬ 
fered by Assemblyman Bridgeman, of Or¬ 
leans County, provides that when fruit or 
other - produce bearing name of grower is 
removed from the original package by the 
middleman such name shall be erased be¬ 
fore using the package for the same class 
of produce again. We do not see what ob¬ 
jection any honest man could have to such 
a law, which is only intended to place the 
blame or credit where it belongs. 
QUOTATIONS.—“I would like to know 
where the quotations given in The R. N.- 
Y. are obtained. On February 26 I sold a 
lot of eggs to our local grocer. He was to 
give two cents above market quotations. 
A New York daily that morning quoted 
best selected white 28 cents, and average 
25. My eggs were mixed, partly brown and 
partly white, and all good-size, strictly 
fresh eggs. He gave me 27 cents per dozen, 
and I know he sold them for 36 cents. The 
prices given in The R. N.-Y. for week end¬ 
ing February 16 were choice to fancy 30@ 
35; lower grades, 24@27. Why should there 
be such a difference?” c. r. 
New Jersey. 
Quotations on grain, butter, eggs and 
similar staples are based on reports of 
transactions on the Produce and Mercan¬ 
tile exchanges. Prices on other things are 
obtained by inquiry and observation in the 
market districts. The aim is to give a fair 
range of figures covering sales for the 
week. Of course 27 cents was a very good 
price to get at the local grocery for eggs 
of mixed color, but if the grocer knew that 
he could get 36 cents he should have paid 
more. Nine cents per dozen profit is more 
than any dealer ought to expect. The 
range of 24 to 35 cents seems wide, but 
there were sales that week both above and 
below these extremes. A small market, 
supplied mostly from local sources, would 
show no such difference in values, but the 
stock for New York comes from many sec¬ 
tions, some more than a thousand miles 
away, which makes necessary additional 
classes or grades, such as: Nearby, West¬ 
ern, Southern, firsts, seconds, thirds, stor¬ 
age of various ages, dirties, checks, etc. 
These all mean something to the whole¬ 
saler and represent different values. 
w. w. H. 
“ / lost courage and thought I 
would never r a gain my health 
” Three years of delicate health 
trying doctors’ prescriptions and 
patent medicines ” without benefit 
might well sap the courage of any 
woman. And yet Mrs. Bryant proved 
that the qtiestion of the cure of wom¬ 
anly disease is only a question of 
using the right remedy. A few doses 
of ‘ Favorite Prescription ’ restored 
her courage and revived her hope, 
because she could see w a decided 
change from the first." Three 
months’ use of the medicine re¬ 
stored her to perfect health. 
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription 
cures irregularity, dries weakening 
drains, heals inflammation and ul¬ 
ceration, and cures female weakness. 
Mr*. Sarah Bryant, President of Memphis 
Social Science Club, residing at 271 Atkinson 
Ave., Memphis, Tenn., writes: ”1 suffered 
with delicate health for three years, trying 
doctors’prescriptions and patent medicines 
until I lost courage and thought I would 
never regain my health; but a few doses of 
your ‘Favorite Prescription’ made mechange 
my mind. Could see a decided change from 
the first, so I kept on taking it for three 
months faithfully and am now in perfect 
health.” 
Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser, in 
paper covers, is sent free on receipt 
of 2 i one-cent stamps to pay expense 
of mailing 07ily. Address Dr. R. V. 
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. 
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Round trip Homeseekers and one-way 
colonist tickets on sale March 15th and 
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tin lets to points in Minnesota, North and. 
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York. 
RHEUMATISM 
Cured 
Through the Feet 
Don’t Take riedicine, External Rem = 
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on Approval. TRY IT. 
We want everyone who has rheuma¬ 
tism to send us his or her name. We 
will send by return mail a pair of Magic 
Foot Drafts, the wonderful external 
cure which has brought more comfort 
into the United States than any internal 
remedy ever made. If they give relief, 
send us One Dollar; if not don’t send us 
a cent. 
Magic Foot Drafts are worn on the 
soles of the feet and cure by absorbing 
the poisonous acids in the blood through 
the large pores. They cure rheumatism 
in every part of the body. It must he 
evident to you that we couldn’t afford 
to send the drafts on approval if they 
didn’t cure. Write to-day to the Magic 
Foot Draft Co., W. N. 26 Oliver Bldg.. 
Jackson, Mich., for a trial pair of drafts 
on approval. We send also a valuable 
booklet on Rheumatism. 
Rheumatism 
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—noteven a stamp—but send me your name TODAY. 
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are truthfully pictured and their 
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gives information about the 
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it with the marketing of the fowls. There’s knowledge 
which will benefit anyone and may mean dollars to you. 
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This is the Limit 
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We issue the best book ever written on 
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* N. Y., Kansas City, Mo. and St. Paul, Minn. 
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I $ I #V80 For 
I & 200 Egg 
' INCUBATOR 
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R GVARANTEE 
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1 
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