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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
APRIL 5 
“ Rough on Rogues .” 
LOOKOUT 
ALMANAC. 
LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE. 
APRIL. 
Monday Look out for a new counterfeit 10- 
-1 cent piece It very closely resem- 
* * bles the genuine. The body of 
the coin is of German silver with a light 
plating of real silver. Thismakesit “ring” 
well. The coin bears the date of 1887. The 
edges are much sharper than those on a 
good coin. 
Tuesday Eo °k out y° u s ° conduct 
o your business that no neighbor 
can justly write a note like the 
following about you. This came from an 
old subscriber and good friend of the R. 
N.-Y.: 
“ There is a -nan in my school district who 
got me to send for the R. N.-Y. for 10 weeks 
and when the 10 weeks were up I called on 
him, hoping to get him to sign for a year ; 
but he thought he could not afford to do so 
on account of " hard times.” He keeps up¬ 
wards of 100 hens and I do not believe his 
roosts and houses have been cleaned out in 
five years. I should think by its looks that 
the manure was two feet thick and still he 
buys some fertilizers. Perhaps the Rural 
hit him too hard in some of the 10 issues he 
got.” 
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Wednesday Eo °k out f° r j* Bartlett 
q 3 Cooke who recently organized 
“The American Development 
Company.” Cooke advertised for a force 
of clerks and induced several parties to 
give a cash security. The rascal has now 
vanished leaving his debts unpaid. Look 
out for all these fellows who offer such 
wonderful inducements. 
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TllllFSdaV ^is is R. N.-Y. day again. 
I 3 Look out that your paper is de- 
* livered properly. Do you think 
as much of the R. N.-Y. as the New Hamp¬ 
shire man who writes the following, seems 
to ? 
“Last Saturday snow fell quite hard all 
day, and the ground was soft with mud ; 
the snow melted nearly as fast as it came 
down, so that traveling was very bad and 
the snow made it bad to take a horse, out 
as it melted on him, and no horse could go 
faster than a walk. Well, I wanted my R. 
N.-Y. badly enough to walk to the office. 
I took my umbrella, put on my rubber 
boots and walked very slowly so aR not to 
get tired. The distance is only Z}{ miles— 
seven miles both ways—and I did not get 
the paper. It was the second time only in 
all the years during which I have taken 
the paper that it was not here on Saturday, 
but I got it to-day.” 
Friday Eook out for *’ E - cope ” who is 
I | ^ sending out offers of counterfeit 
I * • money for sale. If he sends you 
one of his profane letters, ignore it. He is 
too sharp to be caught. Look out for ad¬ 
vertisements of a “beard elixir”—you 
young fellows who think an untimely 
beard or moustache will take the place of 
brains! For the money you send you will 
doubtless receive a small paper of mag¬ 
nesia with instructions to “apply after 
shaving daily.” When Nature considers 
you worthy of a beard she will give you 
one ! 
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till'd A V Book out for people offering to 
0 , luaj sell “German Hares” at $5.00 
I per pair. That is about $3.00 
too much for them to breed for pleasure, 
and $4.50 too much if you think of breeding 
them for profit.(?) The R. N.-Y. spoke 
about these hares on page 625 of last year’s 
volume. The man who was booming them 
wanted to know where we could buy them 
for less than his price. We told him. Later 
he said he had sent a man to investigate 
and found the parties mentioned did not 
keep German Hares at all. The letter mak¬ 
ing this statement was shown to the dealer 
and he used very strong language in de¬ 
claring it an untruth. These gentlemen 
can settle the matter. We do not believe 
it will pay anybody to go to raising Ger¬ 
man hares for sale. Those who think 
otherwise are at liberty to try the business. 
farm Cegislaiimu 
BRITISH AGRICULTURAL LEGISLA¬ 
TION. 
To the farmers of Great Britain doubtless 
the most interesting bill relating to agri¬ 
cultural matters now before Parliament, is 
that which puts the suppression of pleuro. 
pneumonia In the hands of a central 
authority and provides payment for 
slaughtered animals out of the imperial 
funds. At present the various local author¬ 
ities have charge of all restrictions with 
regard to cattle diseases, and as they are all 
“at sixes and sevens,” the object in view is 
not attained, while the money, raised by 
local county rates, is uselessly spent and 
the farmers’ discontent has been for years 
accumulating. It is believed that a cen¬ 
tral authority in control of the whole busi¬ 
ness in the United Kingdom, will be able 
to restrict and suppress the disease much 
more cheaply, quickly and effectively than 
would be possible under the present system 
of mismanagement. 
Next in general interest in Great Britain 
is a measure making the payment of the 
tithe rent-charge compulsory on the land¬ 
lords. This charge goes exclusively to the 
support of the Established Church, though 
it must be paid by Nonconformist tenants 
of all denominations. The old system of 
taking a tenth of the produce, in kind or in 
money, long ago gave place to a commuted 
charge on the land, which is payable by 
the tenant who gets, or is supposed to do so, 
a corresponding reduction of rent from his 
landlord. Many of the farmers ignore the 
fact that, so far as they are concerned, the 
charge is only so much rent, and the Non¬ 
conformists strongly object to pay for the 
support of the Established Church while 
they have also to support the churches of 
their own denominations. Hence has 
arisen much bitter feeling between the 
farmers and the clergy of the Established 
Church, who are the tithe-owners. By com¬ 
pelling the landlords to pay the tithe rent- 
charge, distraint on the tenants’ property 
—now the only way of collecting arrears of 
tithe from a tenant—will be abolished, and 
it is hoped, but hardly expected, that the 
growing demand for the disestablisment of 
the National Church will be, to a great 
extent, silenced—at least temporarily. 
Of special interest to Ireland is the Gov¬ 
ernment’s new Land Purchase Bill appro¬ 
priating $150,000,000 or more, to enable Irish 
tenants to purchase their holdings. All 
the purchase money is advanced to them 
on such terms that their annual payments 
are less than their rents, though the latter 
have lately been reduced, on an average, 
about one-fourth by the Land Court. In 
49 years the payments are to cease, the 
tenants becoming absolute owners of their 
holdings. During the past four years, 
$50,000,000, paid by the tax-payers of the 
whole United Kingdom, have been ad¬ 
vanced to enable Irish tenants to purchase 
their farms on these liberal terms—the most 
favorable ever offered in any part of the 
world. 
TARIFF NOTES. 
I T is proposed to give from time to time 
brief notes of what is said or done re¬ 
garding the proposed new tariff bill as it 
affects farm products. There are always 
two sides to e’very question. The only de¬ 
sire here is to get at the real facts in the 
case. How will the proposed tariff affect 
agriculture ? 
Palf.n, Nelson & Co., hide brokers of 
this city, say, regarding the proposed tariff 
on hides: 
“The product of hides from domestic 
animals is estimated at 16,000,000 of all 
kinds suitable for sole leather and upper, 
and the imports amount to 4,500,000, and a 
duty, now being discussed, of 10 to 15 per 
cent, on imported hides would be deemed a 
great boon to the large packers of the 
West, though not looked on with favor by 
the tanners or manufacturers of boots and 
shoes. Free raw material will fill the bill 
better than special legislation for a small 
class.” 
A SUBSCRIBER in Vermont takes a some¬ 
what different view of the matter, as fol¬ 
lows : 
“ Has any individual been benefited by 
the removal of duties? Take beef hides 
for example. My son has just bought each 
of us a pair of heavy boots costing $3.25 a 
pair, the same as for years. The village 
shoemaker and dealer in ready-made goods 
is also agent for hides. When asked why 
he charged so much for his work and only 
paid IX cent per pound for his hides, he 
and ££lant0. 
said it was not his fault. That was all he 
was authorized to pay for hides, and the 
leather for his custom work cost just as 
much as it had ever done. 1 think the aver¬ 
age price for hides for many years has been 
about six cents. I have myself paid 1)4 
cents per pound for beef hides. The differ¬ 
ence between IX cent and six cents would, 
on the few hides we took off last season, 
keep the family in foot gear about two 
years. Apply anywhere nearly the same 
difference to all hides in the country and 
the loss to the cattle-raising interest would 
be more than it can afford, and nobody is 
benefited except the large manufacturers.” 
Regarding the duty on sugar Willet & 
Gray of New York,say :—“Home production 
receives about one cent per pound protec¬ 
tion instead of about two cents as at pres¬ 
ent. Consumers will be benefited to the 
full extent of the duty reduction, say one 
cent per pound at least. The government 
will receive about $25,000,000 for duty, plus 
an increase from increased consumption 
stimulated by low prices.” 
The Louisiana sugar planters say 
“ Were such a proposition to become a law, 
it would mark down the price of the next 
Louisiana sugar crop one cent per pound, 
and it would be the financial death-knell of 
hundreds of hard-working, enterprising 
planters, now trying to sustain themselves, 
to improve their State, and to benefit their 
Nation.” 
The importers of oranges and lemons in 
this city protest in the following words 
against increasing the duty on their goods: 
“ A higher duty would either stop impor¬ 
tation or restrict it to such an extent as to 
make us lose our business, and at the same 
time deprive our manufacturing and city 
tenement districts, representing hundreds 
of thousands of men, women and children, 
of cheap fruit without benefiting Florida; 
and as for lemons, so few are raised in this 
country that to advance the duty is en¬ 
tirely uncalled for and will enhance the 
price to the detriment of all and the benefit 
of none.” 
The Florida orange growers on the other 
hand, are calling for a heavier tariff, 
Braggagrereasg. 
A Superb Rose 
sU \1/ Mr 4/ 0/ \l/ 4/ \l> vl> if. vl< \t \l/ 
“THE IINSMORE” 
Should bo in every garden that it is not al¬ 
ready adorning. It is entirely linrily, endur¬ 
ing our severest winters, of largo size, perfect 
form, deep crimson in color, deliciously fra¬ 
grant, and blooms continuously during the 
whole season, so that roses can bo gathered 
from it almost every day from June to Octo¬ 
ber. Remember, it is ever-blooming, hardy 
as an oak, with the rich crims' n c (or and 
delicious fragrance of Gen. Jacqueminot 
Price, 25 cents each; five for 
$1.00; twelve for $2.00; free by 
mail. 
ggcroWith every order for a single plant or 
more, will be sent, gratis, oursuperb 
catalogue of “Everything for the Gar¬ 
den’> (the price of which is 25 cents), to¬ 
gether with our new “Essay on Garden 
Culture of the Jtose, ,f on condition that 
you will say in what paper you saw this adver¬ 
tisement Club orders for FIVE or TWELVE 
S lants can have the catalogue sent, when 
esirea, to the separate address of cacti 
member comprising the Club, provi-ccoyv^ 
ded always that tho paper is named. 
Peter Henderson & Go. 
35 & 37 Cortlandt St., New York. 
ERRARD’S SEED POTATO CATALOGUE 
]V| V SEED POTATOES are grown fh’u the Choicest Stock, in the virgin lands 
1,1 ol' the cold North-East. I have the best New and Standard Sorts, and warrant 
them superior to all others for seed. I raise my SEED CORN 150 miles Farther 
North than the North line of Vermont, and for Early Crops my CARDEN SEEDS 
have no equal. 
I offer tills season my new HARBI NCER POTATO, which I believe will be 
the Great Market Potato of the future. And my new EARLY BRYANT CORN, 
handsome yellow variety, the Earliest of All. I have Special Low Freight Bates 
everywhere. My fine now Catalogue Mailed Free. Name this Paper and address 
CEORCE W. P. JERRARD, Caribou. Maine. 
VAUGHAN’S 
FLOWERS, 
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PARKS 
Illustrated 
Catalogue 
100 Page* Pree 
PLANTS, 
BULBS. 
Vaughan’s Seed Store, esslCHICAGO. 
c A V CURRANT cnipcc s vines 
rHI HEADQUARTERS Ullff (kV .AMERICA 
IICU/ PDADCO ESTHER (white), and ROCKWOOO (black), originated by E. W. BULL, orig 
WtIT bnAr to. inator of the CONCORD GRAPE. Also EATON, MOYER, and all others, new 
and old. Best and Cheapest. Small Fruits. Free Catalogues. CEO. 8. JOS8ELYN, Fredonla, N.Y. 
iscgr- The Choice Novelties of 1890. 
HERE IS A LIST THAT WILL GIVE SATISFACTION :-Bed Crow Tomato-Resemblcs 
Livingston i-i form, solidity, color, etc., but is decidedly earlier. Igiiotum Tomato— Round, solid and 
productive; both Rural New Yorker and Frof. Tail have a special good word for Ignotum. Oragir 
VVatrrmelon — A distinct variety, flesh salmon-color, quality and flavor peculiarly nch and sweet. 
Merblehend Early Marrowfat— A remarkably strong grower, a tremendous cropper, and bears 
several pickings. Early Prize Pea— Cross between.Tom Thumb and Advancerdwarf, early.and a 
splendid cropper. The Eavorlte— A better Pea than either Abundance or Everbearing. Ford-Hook 
SMiiinuli— Dry, fine grained, sweet, hardy, prolific. White Prolific Marrow— A new English dwarf, 
wrinkled Pea, a wonderful cropper. Gflant Pascal Celery —Stalks extra large,, solid, and a better 
keeper than other self-blanching varieties. Cylinder Wax; Bean— The rust andblight-proof Wax Bean 
so long sought for. Coral (Jem Pepper —With its hundreds of brilliant red pods, it is as brilliant as 
a gem. Blonde Bloek-llead Lettuce— A rich, golden-headed Cabbage, ensp and fine. 
IS eta. per package: Ten for $1.00. An extra package to all naming this paper. Seed Catalogue 
free. JAMES J. IX. GKEGOKY, Marblehead. Mum. 
««' A NEW 'it* 
EARLY. HEALTHY. HARDY. PRODUCTIVE. GOOD. 
Josiau Hoopes says: “The best of the newer varieties was Geneva, a fine white Grape of excellent flavor.’’ 
— — — ” ““ ’ ” J -*■-‘-‘—**■ It is an excellent keeper,’’ 
. Quality best.” 
i so rich and pleasing.” 
For illustrated circular and prices, address 
(We want Affeuts to solicit orders for our general line of 
R. C. CHASE & CO., Ceneva, N. Y. 
of Nursery stook. Salary aad«xp«n,eato>ncecMrol a Ml.) 
NEW STRAWBERRY 
‘‘LADY RUSK” 
best berry for long distance shipments Will not 
jrmelt down if packed dry. Headquarters for .ill 
ing varieties of Berry Plants and Q ft Al’E VIN Eh 
ins MO acres In cultivation. Catalogue free. 
WM. STAHL* Qumo*. IIL 
