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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
APRIL”i2 
“ Rough on Rogues.” 
LOOKOUT 
ALMANAC. 
LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE. 
APRIL. 
Monday Look out for a new counterfeit 
I A $10-nofce. It is on the Germania 
" National Bank of New Orleans, 
check letter C. series of 1882. The State 
coat-of-arms on the left Mid of the back is 
very indistinct, and there are no silk lines 
in the paper. 
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Tuesday kook out for the slat-fence agent. 
. (r Three years ago Mr. A. An- 
* drews, of Buffalo, while living 
on a farm, was visited by a nice young 
man who asked for the privilege of build¬ 
ing a few rods of fencing on Mr. A.’s land 
and leaving it there as an advertisement. 
Mr. A. signed a card which purported to 
grant the desired permission and the 
stranger departed. Mr. A. is now fighting 
the payment of a promissory note for $200, 
which has “ evolved ” out of the card. 
Wednesday kook out f° r that rascal with 
t the double-barreled fountain 
* ® ■ pen containing two kinds of 
ink. The ink in which he writes his re¬ 
ceipt will fade. The one with which you 
sign your name will not. The scamp is 
now selling a new plow in Connecticut. 
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Thursday N.-Y. day again. Look out 
■ -j J for next week’s number. We 
* ' ■ are going to see what the 
“ middleman” is good for. 
FridaV kook out tor Cinnamon Bean 
• q ^ frauds now being worked in Ohio. 
I O. This is a part of the old Bohemian 
Oat swindle. The farmers pay $20 per 
bushel for the beans and the agents give a 
bond agreeing to pay $5 for each tree grown 
from the beans to a hight of four feet. 
The beans are nothing but common red 
beans saturated with cinnamon oil. The 
stalks from them will never grow more 
than six inches high. 
SfltlirdfrV Look out t° r bogus live stock 
• n ^ insurance companies. Before 
• you insure any of your animals 
wait a few weeks and see what information 
the R. N.-Y. has collected. Look out for 
the smart men who come to your farm and 
show you a chart giving the location of 
buried treasure. 
“ Died at Cairo, Egypt—March 8—Charles 
Gibb of Abbotsford, Quebec.” 
A silence fell upon our little home group 
as we read. It seemed impossible that we 
had lost our friend and counsellor; that his 
noble life and useful career were closed. 
Identified with fruit culture in this 
province, his influence was such as blessed 
and cheered all who met him, and he 
carried with him such great horticultural 
enthusiasm that all who were with him 
felt the spell. Time and money and at 
last life itself, were all spent in investigat¬ 
ing the fruits of other lands with a view to 
benefiting this province of Quebec, and his 
work among Russian fruits is too widely 
known to need comment. Before leaving, 
he wrote to me: “ I am off to-morrow for 
a 10 months’ trip.” Little did we dream it 
would be his last. 
So liberal were his views that neither 
nationality nor sex was debarred from the 
benefit of his counsel and help; for among 
his friends were many foreigners, and he 
always advocated horticulture as a fitting 
field of study and labor for women. “ Be 
a pioneer,” he once pleaded with me; 
"come on the platform and read your 
own paper. I want ladies to come for¬ 
ward and you should lead the way for 
them; it is their proper sphere.” This 
was because such public speaking for our 
sex is not much countenanced in this con¬ 
servative province. 
He was unmarried and had few ties of 
nature but hosts of friends. “I am a ter¬ 
minal bud,” he once said to me with a lit¬ 
tle sigh, but a smile followed, as he added : 
“All the more need to make the most of 
myself.” So susceptible was he to any hor¬ 
ticultural fancy that, coming here once 
when the roses were in full bloom, he said 
on leaving: "I must get away from 
temptation or I shall have a rose craze and 
fill Abbotsford with roses, and that 
wouldn’t do, for I’ve no one to take care of 
them for me.” Always ready to do a kind¬ 
ness, with free hand and heart, a pleasant, 
genial friend, we feel that his death is a 
personal loss as well as a national bereave¬ 
ment. 
We had looked forward to his return, 
and it is an added grief to think that he 
died afar off in a strange land. His life is 
a lesson, teaching us that work faithfully 
performed brings success. He lived for 
others, and for the future, and was not 
bound up in the petty interests of his own 
narrow limits. His aim was to help and 
improve fruits for future generations, and 
to none are Whittier’s lines more appli¬ 
cable than they are to him : 
“ For he who blesses most Is blest, 
And God and man shall own his worth, 
Who tolls to leave as his bequest 
An added beauty to the earth. 
And soon, or late, to all that sow 
The time of harvest shall be given, 
The flower shall bloom, the fruit shall grow 
If not on earth, at least In heaven.” 
ANNIE L. JACK. 
CATALOGUES, ETC., RECEIVED. 
M B. FAXON, No. 20 South Market 
. Street, Boston, Mass.— Though 
this is a general seed catalogue, Mr. Faxon 
calls attention to the following five special¬ 
ties which he grows largely for seed and 
exhibition: True Yellow Globe Danvers 
Onions, pansies, sweet peas, nasturtiums 
and asters. Mr. Faxon’s strains of these 
will compare favorably with any that can 
be obtained. 
McKenney’s Fertilizing Machines.— 
Circular from A. McKenney, Taunton, 
Mass. These machines are suited for all 
kinds of work where fertilizers are to te 
scattered. Give up doing this disagreeable 
work by hand. Send for the circular. 
Yankee Swivel Plow.— Circulars from 
the Belcher & Taylor Agricultural Tool 
Company, Chicopee Falls, Mass. There 
are thousands of farmers in this country 
who are using the ordinary plow and losing 
money by doing so. There are many hilly 
and stony farms where a swivel plow is the 
only one that will do perfect work. If any 
such farmers are in need of a new plow this 
year, the R. N.-Y. invites them to look up 
the merits of the Yankee swivel. They will 
find it as good as any swivel plow on the 
market. Send for the circular. 
Winner Investment Co.— Circular from 
Wm. H. Parmenter, 50 State Street, Bos¬ 
ton, Mass. This circular gives a list of the 
investments handled by this concern. 
Those who have money to invest will do 
well to send for this circular, which ex¬ 
plains the business of the company better 
than we can. 
Ittis'rdlancousi ^amtising. 
Why Not 
Question Your Soil 
AND THEN FERTILIZE INTELLIGENTLY? 
We will deliver on board of cars here, 
securely packed, each chemical in separate 
bag, with analysis attached, the following 
EXPERIMENTAL OUTFIT: 
25 lbs. Muriate of Potash, 12>£ lbs. Sul¬ 
phate of Potash, 1 2)4 Ihs. Sulphate of 
Ammonia, 25 lbs. Nitrate of Soda, 25 
lbs. Blood, 50 lbs. Bone Black, and 50 
lbs. Dis. S. C. Rock. 
PRICE, ONLY $5.00. 
GARRISON & MINCH, 
Manufacturers of Fertilizers, 
BRIDGETON, ft . J. 
t-vii CC Instant relief. Final cure in 10 days and 
I LCwa never returns. No purge.uoRalve.no 
A suppository. A simple remedy mailed kkke. Ad- 
oress Tuiti.kA 00.. 7d Nassuu Street, New York City. 
$ttU: amt 
GRAPE 
Also other SMALL FRUITS. Descrip- ■ 
live Catalogue Free. Send list for prices. 
■VINES 
EATON ,T.S. HUBBARD CO., FRiDONlA, N.Y. 
Largest Stock in Amerkv 
NIAGARA 
and nil old and new 
varieties. Extra Quality. 
Warranted tree. Low¬ 
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of the new Black Grape 
THE DINGEE & CONARD CO'S Weoffcr postpaid at your door, 
■ mm mm mm mm - mm mm the largest stock of 
tCflvt W ANfl ROSES in America*,,//m- 
B m. ■ M a ■ B J ^^B rictus, and prices. New 
■ ■ mm mmmm mm^m^rnmm mm clematis and climb¬ 
ing VINES, New Hardy FLOWERING PLANTS, New Summer FLOWERING BULBS. 
ALLTHE FINEST NEW ROSES, New CHRYSANTHEMUMS,GLADIOLUS,TUBE¬ 
ROSES, New MOON FLOWERS, New and Rare FLO WER A, VECETABLE SEEDS. 
New GRAPES. Satisfaction guaranteed. OUR N EW GU IDE, 116 PPm handsomely illustrated. 
Write for it FREE. It will pay you to see it before buying. Goods sent everywhere by mail or express. 
THE DINGEE & CONARD CO*. Rose Growers and Seedsmen West Grove. Pa. 
ERRARD’S SEED POTATO CATALOGUE 
AIY SEED POTATOES are grown hi.ei the Choicest Stock, in the virgin lands 
1 x of the cold North-East. I have the besi 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 this season my new HARBI NCER POTATO, which 1 believe will be 
the Great Market Potato of the future. And my new EARLY BRYANT CORN, 
a handsome yellow variety, the Earliest of All. I have Special Low Freight Kates 
everywhere. My fine new Catalogue Mailed Free. tyName this Paper and address 
CEORCE W. P. JERRARD, Caribou. Maine. 
iscs?" The Choice Novelties of 1890. "Sa fr 
HERE IS A LIST THAT WILL GIVE SATISFACTION.—Bed Cro» Tomato-Resembles 
Livingston m form, solidity, color, etc., but is decidedly earlier. Ignotum Tomato—Round, solid and 
productive; both Rural New Yorker and Prof. Taft have a special good word for Ignotum. Gragg 
Watermelon — A distinct variety, flesh salmon-color, quality and flavor peculiarly rich and sweet. 
Marblehead Early Marrowfat—A remarkably strong grower, a tremendous cropper, and bears 
several pickings. Early Prize Pea—Cross between Tom Thumb and Advancer; dwarf, early, and a 
splendidcropper. The Favorite—A better Pea than either Abundance or Everbearing. Ford-IIook. 
(••quash—Dry, fine grained, sweet, hardy, prolific. White Prolific Marrow—A new English dwarf, 
wrinkled Pea, a wonderful cropper. Giant Pascal Celery—Stalks extra large, solid, and a better 
keeper than other self-blanching varieties. Cylinder Wax Bean—The rust and blight-proof Wax Bean 
so long sought for. Coral Gera Pepper—With its hundreds of brilliant red pods, it is as brilliant as 
a gem. Blonde Block-Head Lettuce—A rich, golden-headed Cabbage, crisp and fine. 
15 cts. p package; Ten for 81.00. An extra package to all naming this paper. Seed Catalogue 
free. JAM IS J. H. GBEGOKT, Marblehead, Mass. 8 
POSES GIVEN AWAY. 
Send 25 cents for Park’d 
am ------ - New Koic Budgol-all 
■ about Roses—superbly illustrated, elegant frontispiece in colors, full cultural and 
descriptive notes, the delight of every rosarian; with it you will get as a free gift, by mail 
two flue plants of those gran dost of all E verblooming Komco, namely, 
Souv. de Wootton, new, rich crimson-scarlet, value.85e. 
La France, exquisite satin rose, value. 20c. 
These are decidedly the bent Roses in cultivation. Both are hardy, deliciously fragrant, 
exquisite in form and color, and bloom freely and continuously either in pots or beds. The 
sweetest* loveliest., easiest grown, most prolific and in every way the best Roses 
known. This rare offer will not appear again. Send at once. Tell your friends. Ten 
splendid Rosea and Park's Floral Magazine, a charming monthly, one vear, all for * 1.00. 
i C. W. PARK, Parkton. Metal P. O., Fa. 
P. S.—Park’s Floral (laldi*, with Mixed Flower Seeds, Certificate, etc., only 1 Oc. Order it also. 
850,000 CRAPE VINES 
jfTH^m^E'I^iKlIs. ’Headquarters of the MOYER, file Earliest and Best. Heliable Red Grape 
now first ottered under seal. Also Small Fruits, Trees. Etc. 3 Sample Vires mulled for 1 5 cents. 
LEWIS ROESCH, FREDONIA, N.Y. 
sent FREE to any 
ly illustrated Catalogue for I 890, with a lovely Col" 
ROOERT SCOTT & SON, Philadelphia, Pa. 
THE “ELLIOTT” WHEEL HOE. 
For Use on Onions 
and all 
GARDEN AND BED CROPS. 
Will do more work thnu four men 
can possibly do with com¬ 
mon hand hoes. 
Will save its cost in ten hours’ 
work, and is 
PRACTICALLY INDESTRUCTIBLE. 
The Cutters are Forged 
Entirely From High-Grade steel, 
AM) WILL NOT BREAK. 
THIS HUE n ay be adapt, a 
for working In rows of all widths, 
from four inches wide upwards. 
SEND FOR CIRCULARS, 
illustrating all the points of this 
Great Labor-Saving Tool. 
OUR SEED CATALOGUE 
For 1890, and Catalogues of 
MILKING TUBES and MILK 
PAILS, Mailed Free to any ad¬ 
dress on application. 
BARTLETT & DOW, LOWELL,: MASS. 
NEW BUCKEYE SUNBEAM CULTIVATOR 
r — WwV ^ Manufactured by P.P. MAST & GO. 
ESTABLISHED 
1854 
SPRINGFIELD, O. 
WHEELS and 
SPRINGS at 
Ends of Beams. 
This Cultivator has the rear ends of the beams pivoted to a C ross-head to hS* 11 , 1 ® 
Nliovel Standards are attached and a secondary beam or rod pivoted to the coupling tn 
front and to the Cross-head in the rear, by which the Shovels are earned . ,J 
whatever mav be the position of them in being moved sidewise. I he spring at the front ena ol the 
beams supports them when In use, and enables the operator to move them easily from side to sldt and 
assists in raising when he wishes to hook them up while turning at the end of the row. V e atlai 
these Beams also to our Riding and Tonguel«*»» Cultivator*. This C ultivator has no equal In 
the market, and can not fail to be appreciated bv any far mer who sees it also manufacture the 
BUCKEYE DRILL. BUCKEYE SEEDER, BUCKEYE CIDER MILLS AND HAY RAKES. 
Branch Houses: Pltilndelnliin. Pa.: Peoria. III*.; St. Paul. Minn.; tin in. a* < lty, Mo.; and 
Nan Fr»nel*eo, Pal. Write for Circular to eithe r oftbc aboveflr ms orto 
p. p. MAST <5c CO. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 
