1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
183 
AS WE GO TO PRESS. 
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about it. We have decided, therefore, 
to avoid bragging about Tiie R. N.-Y. 
We shall tell you, from time to time, 
what we hope to do and what we would 
like to do, but when it comes to making 
claims about the paper—we shall think 
them but keep them out of print. 
And now we will call your attention 
to the following note : 
Of course, I want The R. N *Y. until I am dead, 
and then I hope that my boys will kriow enough 
to want it. f. w. Rogers. 
51 ass. 
That’s fair. We surely hope that those 
boys will turn out to be chips off the 
good old block. And here’s another 
man from Missouri: 
I have taken The R. N.-Y. since 1881, minus one 
year. That loss was ot e of the greatest since I 
came here in that year. I missed The R. N.-Y. 
oh, so much! It seems as though it were part 
and parcel of our existence. All eagerly scan 
its pages, and it has always something fresh, 
something new, something “ just what we wanted 
to know.” w. M. CARR. 
Now, if these men insist on sending us 
such opinions, we can’t stop them—we- 
don’t want to, for we believe that they 
are sincere. We will stand right back 
and let them do the talking. Q leen Vic¬ 
toria would have blushed with pleasure 
if the man had said, “ You beat my wife 
all to pieces—and that’s honest I ” Such 
pi-aise would be worth something. Such 
comments as those we have quoted are 
“worth something,” too, because they 
are honest. If you are an old reader, 
we want you with us another year. If 
this issue comes to you as a sample copy, 
we want you to stay with us. We want 
you to be as honest with us as the man 
was with Queen Victoria, and we will be 
equally honest with you. 
One thing more. We leant your book 
trade. We are prepared to advise you 
as to suitable books for any line of 
work, and we will get the books for 
you. You will be surprised to see how 
many excellent rural books are being 
published. Every line of farm opera¬ 
tions will soon be covered. Tell us 
what you want. We can help you. 
Here are some excellent new books : 
Price. 
The Forcing Book. Prof. L. H. Bailey.$1 00 
Tbe Soil. Prof F. H. King. 1.00 
Vegetable Gardening. Prof. S. B. Green. 1.25 
Principles of Plant Culture, Prof. E. S. Goff. 1.25 
Tde Turkey Book. . 1 00 
Handbook for Farmers ana Dairymen, Prof. 
F. W. Woll. 1.50 
Vegetable Growing in the South, Prof. P. H. 
Rolfs. 1.25 
These are new books and all are worth 
having. We shall talk more about them 
later. In the meantime, write us about 
any book you need. 
“now Plants Grow.” 
There is a new edition of this valuable 
work by Prof. S. W. Johnson. It is hard 
to see how a good student of agriculture 
can get along without that book, yet 
some of them are trying to do so. The 
price is $3. _ 
MARKETS. 
8ATURDAT. March 6, 1897. 
BUTTER—NBW. 
Oreamary, Western, extra* .19 @— 
Western, (lists. 17 @18 
Western, seoonda.15 @16 
Western, thirds.13 @14 
June extras.— @— 
State, fancy.IS @18% 
Common to prime.13 @17 
State dairy, half-firkin tabs, fancy.18 @— 
Firsts.12 @'6 
Pacends.12 @2)4 
Half tabs, fsney.]4)4@]5 
Half tubs. 0-»t«.13 @ 3)4 
Ha f taos, fa 1 made.14 V6 §> 1 o 
Taos, third*. 10 @11 
Western imitation creamery, firsts.12)4 ?14 
Seconds.11 @12 
Weoern dairy, firsts.— @— 
Beoonds... . .— @— 
Thirds.— @— 
Faotory, fanoy.12 @— 
Faotory, firsts.10)4@11 
Factory, seconds . 9 &'0 
Factory, thirds. 7 @ 8 
Rolls, fresh. 8 @12 
EGGS. 
Near-by,new laid,fancy, selected.per dot 14 @ — 
State, fresh gathered, average best. 13 @ 13)4 
Penn., country marks, average best. 13 @ 13)4 
8tate and Penn., fair to good. — @ — 
Southern, fresh gathered, prime. 12t4@ — 
Western, fresh gathered prims..... 12)4 @ — 
Western refrigerator, choice, oer case.. — @ — 
wogtern refrigerator, p jo- to good. — @ — 
Western dirties, per 30-doz oase.3 00 @3 30 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples. Baldwin, per bbl.l 12@1 50 
8pitzenberg. per bbl.1 25@2 50 
Greening, per bbl.1 12@1 J 5 
King, per bbl . . 1 (0@2 12 
N. Spy, per bbl........i 00@2 50 
Pound Sweet, per bbl.. - @ — 
Near try. Often W&de and titfnHWJn, pgr bol-1 00@ — 
Cranberries. Cape Cod, extra large, per bbl. —@ — 
Fancy, per bbl.5 50@6 00 
Good to prime, per bbl.3 03@5 00 
Defective, per bbl. 1 50@2 60 
Per crate. —@ — 
Jersey, per e-ate . 1 00@1 15 
Jersey, per bb'. 3 0u@3 bU 
Grapes.West’n N.V..Catawba, persmallbkt. 12® 16 
West'n N. Y., Conco d, per small basket. 8 @ 10 
Oranges Florida, per box.3 0 @5 00 
Callfo nla navels, per box ... . t ■ 0*3 7j 
Tangerines. Fla., per box.5 00@8 00 
Mandarins, F'a.. per box.3 00@6 0l> 
G’ane f-nlt, oer box . 6 00@12 00 
Strawberries, Fla., per quart. 25@ 50 
jo bAit—paEsn B.D. 
Veal*, country dressed, prime, per lb— 8)4@ 9 
Fair to good, per lb. 7 > 4 @ 8 
Com. to med., per lb. 57 
Small, per lb. 4)4 @ 5 
Barnyards, per lb. — @ — 
Grassers.... . — @ — 
Poring'arnbs, each.3 00 @7 00 
Roasting pigs. 10-25 lbs. per lb. 8 @ 11 
Fork, country dresseo, 10 to 2t lbs., per lb — @ — 
40 to 60 lbs., per lb . 6 @ 6)4 
6 " to oO lbs., oer lb. . £)4@ 6 
80 to '20 lbs . per lb . 4^@ bX 
126 lbs and up. per lb... 394 @ 4L, 
Tenderloins oer eound. 15 @ 16 
l>KKSSKI> POULTRY. 
Turkovs, mixed, fr^sh killed per lb.... 1114® 12)4 
Hens, f oz°n. pe- lb. 13)4® 14 
Young. s*-l“Cted hons. 12 @ 13 
Young toms, fancy, per lb. 10 @ 12 
O d toms, per lb. 10 ® — 
Springe okens. Phil., selected, oer lb... 13 @ — 
Philadointia, poor to good, per lb... 10 @ '2 
State A P->nn.. good to prime, per lb. 9'4® lO^ 
Jersey, prime, per In.. 9)$@ 10)s 
Weste-n. dry-picked prime . 8 @ 9 
Western, dry- teked, inferior. f)4@ 7t4 
Wester" scalded. 8 @ 8)4 
Broilers. Philadelphia winter, per lb.... 16 © 13 
Fow>s Wesie-n.dry-olcseG. choice. 9 @ — 
State & Penn., good to prime, oer lb. n @ 9)4 
Old cooks, eer lb . 6)4® 8 
Soring ducks, Del. A Md.. fancy, per lb.. — @ — 
Spring dunks. I. I . oer lb . — @ — 
Spring ducks, Western fancy, per lb.... 12 @ 13 
Soring docks fa r to good, per lb. 8 @ 11 
Geese. Maryland, oer lb. — @ — 
Western, fancy, per lb. 8 @ 9 
F oze*. per lb. 6 @ 10 
Capons. Pblla , 'aree, per lb. 14 @ 16 
Medium, per lb . 12 @ 13 
Sm-II and mlx“d weight, per lb. 10 @ 11 
Western, per lb. 8 @ 11 
8 quabs. tame white, per doz.2 60 @2 75 
Mixed lots, per doz.2 00 @ — 
Dark and poor, oer doz.1 60 @1 76 
POULTRY—LfVH. 
Chicken*, local, w lb. 7 @ 7)4 
West, rn per lb . 7 @ — 
Southern, ptr lb. 7 @ — 
Fowls, looal, per lb. 7>4® 8 
Western, per lb... 7*4@ 8 
Southern, per lb. — @ — 
Roosters, old, per lb. 414 @ 5 
Turkavs. m'Ted. per lb. 9 © 10 
Ducks, local, per pair. 75 @ 90 
Western, per pair. 65 @ 85 
Southern oer pair. 60 @ 60 
Geese, fattened per pair.1 60 @1 75 
Western, per pair.1 25 @1 60 
Southern, per pair. 1 00 @1 12 
Pigeons, old. oer pair. 25 @ 30 
Young, per pair. — @ — 
POTATOES. 
Long Is’and. In bulk, per bbl.1 25@1 50 
Maine nebron, per sack. 1 li@ — 
State, per 181 lbs. 8’@1 00 
Jersey, per sack. . 1 00@1 lb 
Jers-v. oe- bbl .. . . 96@] 00 
Hon Ron Rose, per bbl. 1 f0@i 65 
Bermuda No. 1. 6 '0@6 50 
No. 2 .3 5J@4 CO 
Sweets Va., vellow. per bbl . —@ - 
Jersey, yellow, oer d. h. bbl. 75@1 CO 
Vineland, per bbl. 1 2o@l 60 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets. L. T.. per bbl. 76@1 Of 
Florida, new p-r crate. 50©1 CO 
B-rmuda. per c^ate. &o® 76 
Charleston, new per l p 0 buncoes.1 00@3 00 
Brussels soronts. per quart. 6 @ 12 
Cabna«e. L. 1., per 100. 2 00@3 50 
Red. per 100 . 3 00@4 0 ( 
R“d. ner bbl. rp® 7 * 
Dan'sh. per 1 0 . 2 00@5 00 
Florida, uertbl-crate .1 00@1 25 
Carrots, per bbl . K0@ 75 
Celery 'annv, large, per doz. 60® 65 
California, pe’ doz. i;n@i 26 
Average, prime, per doz. ;-0@ 60 
Small, per do». 16 @ 26 
Local, oer doz flat bunches .1 00@1 £0 
FI rMa. large per doz . 60@1 00 
Florida, small, per doz . 20® 5 n 
Cauliflower Florida, per )4-bbl basket. 7 t @2 fO 
F'orida. per bbl. 1 oo ®4 00 
Florida ne- carrier.j 00@2 6 ( 
Callforpla. per crate.1 59@3 00 
Cucumbers Flo-lda. per cra’e. — @ — 
Egg nlant, Florida, per )4-bbl box. .1 f0@2 6 f 
F'orida. per bbl. 3 no @6 CO 
Ga’lic. ner 110 bunches.5 00@ - 
Kale, Norfolk, per bbl. 25® 50 
Lettuce. Boston, oer doz. 25@ 75 
Doca 1 . per bbl. —i® — 
Norfolk per bbl basket. —@ — 
Charleston, oer basket. —@ — 
F'O-ida. per R-bbl basket. 7£@3 00 
New Orleans, per bbl . —@ — 
Onions. Eastern white, per bbl.4 00@6 00 
Eastern red, oer bbl . 3 0003 25 
Eastern vellow. per bbl.3 000 3 26 
Orange County white, per bag .2 500 4 00 
Orange Connty yellow, per bag.2 f0@2 75 
O-ange Countv. red. per bag .2 0O@2 76 
State and Western yellow, per bbl.2 E0@2 75 
Weste-n red oer bbl. 2 600 3 CO 
Canadian red. ner bbl.2 7s@ — 
Bermuda, per crate.2 50@2 63 
Havana, per crate.2 4P@2 50 
Pa-s’ev. Bern u-’a, per crate.1 00@1 75 
Parsnips, per bbl . 75 a — 
Peas Fla., ner crate.1 60@4 00 
Per basket. —@ — 
Peppers, Fla., per bushel or carrier.1 60@? 03 
Pumpkin*, per U0.10 00@16 00 
Splnaoh Norfolk per bbl. 4001 00 
Baltimore. Der bbl . -@ — 
Squash. Marrow, per bbl.1 26@1 60 
Hubbard, per bbl. 1 25® — 
Florida, per c-ate. —a — 
String beans. Norfolk, per half bbl basket.. —© — 
Charleston, green, per bushel basket.... —@ — 
Charleston, wax, per bnshel basket. —@ — 
Florida, express, rer bushel basket. —@ — 
Fo-lda, freight, per crate... 1 00@4 03 
Wax. per crate. —a - 
Tomatoes. Fla., per ca-rier. 1 0C©2 CO 
Turnlos. Jersey and L. I. Russia, per bbl_ 50@ 75 
Canada, per bbl. 60® 65 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total dally supply has been 21.183 cans of milk 
160 cans of condensed milk and 4E9 cans of cream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been 11.35 a can of 40 on arts. 
The records show this Threshing-machine to be the 
easiest running and the greatest grain saver of all. 
Requires only about IJf mile* travel per hour. For full 
description, and for the best Straw-preserving Rye- 
threshers, Clover-hullers, Fanning-mills, Feed-mills, Cir¬ 
cular-saw Machines, I.and-rollers and Dog-powers, send 
f° r Fearless Catalogue. For Fodder cutters. Car¬ 
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*©@3405 Address MUUUB iurdeB. CotifrakHW N, Y s 
St. Vitus 
Vanquished. 
What Cured Little Stanley Nichol of Chorea. 
From the Republican-Journal, Ogdensbvrg. N. 5' 
A letter wai lately received at the 
rffice of the Republican-Journal from 
Hammond to the effect that the cure of 
an extraordinary severe case of St. 
Vitus’ dance had been effected on the 
person of little Stanley Nichol, the 
eight-year-old son of Mrs. Chas. Nichol, 
of that village. 
A reporter was accordingly dispatched 
in that directi m who, after some in- | 
quiry, found Mrs. Nichol’s residence ! 
about a mile outside the village. Mrs 
Nichol said : 
“ A little over a year ago my boy. Stanley Nichol, 
who is now only eight years old, alarmed me one day 
by being taken with a strange gurgling in his throat. 
After the first the attacks became quite frequent. 
Stanley did not complain of any pain, but said that 
he could not help making the noise. At that time 
there was a New York doctor stopping in the village 
who was a specialist on throat and nasal diseases. I 
took my son to him and after a careful examination 
he said there was nothing the matter with the boy’s 
throat. Tbe gurgling in his opinion was caused by a : 
nervous contraction of the muscles of the throat. He 
asked who our family physician was and said that he 
would consult with him before he prescribed. 
“ Stanley rapidly grew worse. He was always a 
sickly boy. One day I noticed that he was Jerking 
his arm up in a very peculiar manner. A few days 
later he seemed to lose control of his legs, first one 
and then the other would be pulled up nnd then 
straightened out again. He was a perfect bundle of 
nerves and was rapidly losing all control of himself. 
When eating at the table or drinking, his arm would 
often twitch so as to spill what he was drinking. One 
day he scared me terribly by throwing back his head 
and rolling his eyes tip so that only the white parts 
showed. I took him to our family physician who 
prepared some medicine for him. He took it and 
commenced to improve. The dose, however, had to 
be increased and Stanley rebelled against taking it- 
It was very disagreeable medicine and 1 don’t blame 
the boy for not wishing to take it. 
“ Our physician went to New York City on business 
and while he was away the medicine became ex¬ 
hausted and we could get no more. Stanley was still 
very had. About that time I read about a little girl 
who had been cured of St. Vitus' dnnee by taking Dr. 
Williams' Pink Pills. I thought I would try them 
and procured a box. I followed the directions that 
came with pills, and gave only half a pill at a dose. 
1 did not see much improvement and increased the 
dose to a whole pill. The effect was noticed in a 
day. Stanley Immediately commenced to get better 
and did not object to taking tho pills as he had the 
other medicine. He took seven boxes of the pills 
and to-day appears to be perfectly well. He discon¬ 
tinued taking them some time ago. He weighs nearly 
tifteen pounds more than lie did and is strong and 
hearty. A year ago we took him out of school but he 
is so much better now that he is going to begin again 
this fall.” 
Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale Peo¬ 
ple contain, in a condensed form, all the 
elements necessary to give new life and. 
richness to the blood and restore shat¬ 
tered nerves. They are also a specific 
for troubles peculiar to females, sucb 
as suppressions, irregularities and all 
forms of weakness. They build up tbe 
blood, and restore tbe glow of health to 
pale and sallow cheeks. In men they 
effect a radical cure in all cases arising 
from mental worry, over-work or ex¬ 
cesses of whatever nature Pink Pills 
are sold in boxes (never in loose hulk) at 
50 cents a box or six boxes for $2 50 and 
may be bad of all druvgists. or direct 
by mail from Dr. Williams’ Medicine 
Company, Schenectady, N. Y. 
Permanently cured bv UHin« DR. WHITEHALL’S RHEUMATIC CURE. The latest, Rurest and best. Samnle 
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ERRY 
OXES 
32-page Illustrated Catalogue 
mailed FREE. 
Climax Baskets for Peaches, Grapes and Melons. 
NEW MULTIFLORA ROSES. 
With seed of these new Roses, plants may be had in 
bloom in 60 days from time of sowing. Plant at any 
time. They grow quickly and flowers appear in large 
clusters, and in such quantity that a plant looks like i 
bouquet. Perfectly hardy in the garden, where they 
bloom all summer. In pots they bloom both summer 
and winter. From a packet of seed one will get Roses 
of various colors — white, pink, crimson, etc.— no two 
alike, and mostly perfectly double and very sweet. 
Greatest novelty this year. Fresh (Seed '25c. per 
pkt.— or for 40c. we will send 
1 pkt. New llulriflom Koscs. All colors. 
1 “ Moss Verbena. Exquisite novelty. 
1 “ Japanese Chrysanthemum. All colors. 
1 “ Weeping Palm. Highly ornamental. 
2 “ Pansy, 1 New Scarlet, 1 New Giant Mixed. 
1 Resurrection Plant. A great curiosity. 
1 bulb Spotted Calla. Exceedingly lovely. 
1 “ Montbretia. Intensely brilliant. 
2 “ 1 Rain Lily, 1 Variegated Tuberose. 
6 “ Fanoy Gladiolus. All different colors. 
10 “ Oxabs. Mixed colors. Also. 
Our srrent 14i-pnge Catalogue, and the 
MAYFLOWER Monthly Magazine for a year 
(64 pages and colored plate each month, devoted to 
Flowers and Gardening). Worth $1.50, but for trial 
All the above for 40 cts., postpaid. 
Or send us 10c., and the names of 5 or 10 people who 
cultivate flowers and purchase seeds or plants and we 
will mab you pkt.JRose^eed and Catalogue. 
~ ” of Flower nnd Vegetable 
OUR CATALOGUE 
Rare New Fruit* is the finest ever issued : profusely 
illustrated. Several colored plates. 111 pages. Sent 
FREE to any who order or who expect to, later. 
JOHN 
CHILDS, Floral Park, ILL 
C* /-V y ^5 Ck I A Special Bargain. 175 acres; 
I Oa 1el-gunt buildings; tine land; 
2)4 miles ot station. L<-gely fruit, d; grist mill 
atiacned. including stock implements, and household 
goods. Price, $o,50U: $3.0f0 cash. 
J. R. McGONIGAL, Dover. Del. 
C^I^—Kruit Farm of IS acres, and a tine 
lUl wdlv home n«tr village, railroad and 
markets. Also. 24 acres with the atx ve, it desired. 
N. 8. PLATT. Cheshire, Conn. 
For Sale 
.—An old-establlshPd and well- 
known Nursery, in a tine loca¬ 
tion Will soil the whole or a 
part. An excellent, opening for a tnorouuh business 
man wishing to engage in (he Nursery business. 
Address II., care of The RURAL New-Yorker, 
and learn particulars. 
RIIIRCFRY and GreeDhouses - — Nursery just 
IIU I* w Cn I coming iuio profit. Greenhouses 
tully stocked for So'lng sales. Location ail tbatcould 
be desired; possession immediate. Adure-s 
S. WOOLAND, Trenton, N. J. 
20 acres rich, level farm land, free from rocks 
and swamps, and especially adapted for truck, 
fruit, cotton aDd tobacco-raising, for.HLJOO. pay¬ 
able $10 down and $1 or more weekly. Convenient 
to great eastern markets, in thickly settled section 
of Virginia. Genial climate all year. Splendid 
Water, Schools,Churches Stores, Mills and desir¬ 
able netgo bors. Deed free and title guaranteed. 
No malaria, mosquitoes,blizzards or floods. Taxes 
and freight rates low. For further information 
write to D. L ltisley, 211 So. 10th St., Pnila., Pa. 
Your wife will farnbb ihe cakes and I'll furnish 
the syrup at a price that «ill -nit vou 
J. M. FLUKE. Nankin, Ohio. 
niin n Maple Sugar and Syrup, fresh from forest, 
lUnC direct to conMime . Prices, etc., on appli¬ 
cation. D. A. KNEELAND, Waitbfleld, Vt. 
Established 1875. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY lMtoDUCK. Butter. Eggs. Cheese. 
Poultry. Fereiim and Omnrstic Fruits. Consignments 
solicited 34 & 30 Little 12tb St., New York. 
GARNER & CO., 
Produos Commission Merchants* 
61 LITTLE nth ST., NEW YORK 
We have an extra demand for CHOICE CBKAMKRT 
BCTTKR, CHOICE C 1 .EK 8 E, FANCY LEGHORN 
EGGS, and FINE DRESSED TUKKE5S, GEESE and 
DUCKS. Shipping Cards and Stencils on application. 
Reference: Gansevoort Bank. 
CDIIITQ VEGETABLES 
THU! Id PRODUCE 
We receive and sell, in car loads or smaller lots, 
all Products of the GARDEN, ORCHARD, DAI- 
RY7 HENNE RY and F ARM. Market R e ports . 
References, etc., free upon application. Address 
No. 61 1 L iberty Street, PITTSBURGH, Penn'a . 
Somers, Brother &, Co. 
