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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
February 22 
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“HOLIDAYS." 
February is the shortest month in the 
year ; yet, in order to make it shorter 
still, the law makers of New York State 
have crowded two holidays into it. For 
many years, Washington’s Birthday has 
been celebrated, and now Lincoln’s 
Birthday has been set apart from the 
•ordinary days of labor. We doubt the 
wisdom of making so many new holi¬ 
days. They are well enough in theory, for 
this country would be better oft' if, once 
a year,-all the people would take a whole 
day for considering how they may emu¬ 
late the patriotic example of Lincoln 
and Washington. That is true enough ; 
but we all know that these holidays are 
not spent for that purpose at all. They 
are at best play-days, and few if any of 
our people think more of Washington 
or Lincoln after the day is spent than 
they did when it began. We are now 
threatened with a number of other 
“ days” to commemorate the births of 
Jackson, Grant, and others We hope 
this craze for making new play-days will 
pass over, for if it keep on, we won’t 
have days enough left in the year to 
enable an ordinary man to make a 
living. 
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Mind you, we don’t object to the prac¬ 
tice of holding up Washington and Lin¬ 
coln as worthy examples for our youth ! 
Our point is that you must invoke some¬ 
thing besides the law to bring the true 
lesson home to the people. If Washing¬ 
ton was “ the Father of His Country,” 
Lincoln may be justly termed its “fav¬ 
orite son.” The two men were so differ- 
erent in many ways, and the work they 
did for their country was done on such 
different lines, that a fair and just com¬ 
parison is sure to bring out a new 
thought about our country and its gov¬ 
ernment. Washington was a rebel—in 
arms against what was considered a 
lawful government. He fought to break 
down an existing condition and substi¬ 
tute an experiment. Lincoln, on the 
other hand, supported an established 
government, and strove to make an ex¬ 
periment turn out a failure. Washing¬ 
ton fought for a country. He bound the 
States loosely together. Lincoln upheld 
the principle of Union , and riveted these 
States together in such a way that they 
can never be broken apart. Thus Lin¬ 
coln, “the favorite son” of Washington’s 
daughter, carried on his grandfather’s 
work and bound this country together 
with bands stronger than those of steel. 
We may well honor these men and hold 
them up to our children as examples of 
the true and loyal American spirit. 
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And now you are probably-in just the 
right condition to appreciate a few 
words about Tiie R. N.-Y. The men 
who got our subscribers together and 
formed a solid list, did a work not un¬ 
like that done by Washington. They 
were rebels in the fact that they had to 
oppose many an old idea and back-num¬ 
bered notion before they could get peo¬ 
ple to subscribe to a new paper. They 
gave them good, sound arguments—just 
as Washington argued with the patriots 
—and as a result, The R. N.-Y.’s list has 
grown fast and steadily. Now, these 
Washington men, by way of variety, can 
imitate the great Lincoln in his work 
for Union, by holding this great sub¬ 
scription list together. Washington and 
Lincoln were paid for their great ser¬ 
vices by being “ embalmed in the hearts 
of their countrymen.” This sort of pay¬ 
ment may suit these patriots, but every¬ 
day citizens like a little money thrown 
in with the embalmment. Those who 
play the part of father and favorite son 
to our subscription list, will not only re¬ 
ceive all the thanks The R. N.-Y. can 
bestow, but will also receive something 
a good deal more substantial. Look at 
the announcement on page 123, and see 
what it is. This is a mere announce¬ 
ment. You will hear more about these 
articles as the weeks go by. Washing¬ 
ton and Lincoln were men of action—not 
of words and holidays. Washington 
never made but one good speech in his 
life. If you see fit to send us a good club 
of subscriptions, we will give you credit 
for the most effective eloquence we 
know of. 
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Before we close, here are two notes 
for your inspection—both from Con¬ 
necticut : 
I was in the Register’s office yesterday, and to 
get rid of me, they handed me a copy of The 
R. N.-Y. I inclose $1 as a result of the reading. 
x,. w. 
That is the Washington of it—a new 
subscription. That’s a good way to get 
rid of a man—good for us. Now here is 
the Lincoln of it : 
I am trying to run two kinds of business at one 
time: Running a small farm, and working at hat¬ 
ting in its season. As the only help 1 have isTiiK R. 
N.-Y., you can see jdainly I can not get along very 
well without it. Money has not been very plenty 
owing to a backward season in hatting. Further¬ 
more, on January 11 made an ironclad rule to get 
nothing unless I paid for it; but seeing that a 
whole summer’s work depends on The R. N.-Y., I 
will ask you to send the paper and I will remit 
before April 1. I am young at farming, and I 
take other farm papers to get all the information 
I can ; but your paper is always first, and al¬ 
ways read first, as I believe that I get more solid 
information from it. J. F. mcf. 
That, as we say, is the Lincoln of it. 
That means Union of our subscrib¬ 
ers. That young man will fulfill every 
engagement, and not turn his iron¬ 
clad rule into steal. Now, then, we 
are ready to hear from all the Washing¬ 
tons and Lincolns in the country. Here 
are five persons who won the dollar a 
day last week : 
Feb. 10—Geo. H. Pearson, Fairfield Co., Conn. 
11—D. J. Webster, Montgomery Co., Pa. 
13— J. H. Davidson, Dewitt Co., Ill. 
14— Aaron I. Weidner, Adams Co., Pa. 
15— J. S. Steel, Fountain Co., Ind. 
We believe in specie payments—that is, 
in the species of payments that keep the 
people satisfied and good natured. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Oranges are selling well. 
Dry beans are dull and slow of sale. 
Celery is bringing a little higher prices. 
There is only a light demand for grapes. 
Florida strawberries are in light supply. 
It is next to impossible to sell limed eggs. 
Sweet potatoes are in good demand if choice. 
Choice dressed poultry is higher in price and 
firm. 
Considerable live poultry is being shipped to 
Cuba. 
Beeswax sells quickly at 30 to 33 cents per 
l>ound for pure. 
There are a great many poor capons in market 
which sell slowly. 
Spring lambs are in fair supply, and prices are 
fair for the season. 
Danish cabbage is selling slowly, and domestic 
is dull at low prices. 
Dressed calves are plenty and dull with low 
prices except for the best. 
The egg market is in good condition, but re¬ 
ceipts are heavy and prices not high. 
The best grades of red apples are in good de¬ 
mand at full prices. Receipts are only moderate. 
Poultry that was putin cold storage before the 
holidays, is now being taken out and put on the 
market. The amount yet in storage is said to be 
light. 
It seemed some time since as though the bot¬ 
tom had been reached in the potato market, but 
the tendency is still downward, with receipts 
heavy and trade dull. 
The Board of Health has been making extra 
efforts recently to enforce the ordinance against 
bob veals, and many have been cajxtured. It is 
reported that an ordinance is now being pre¬ 
pared, imposing a fine of $45 for each veal found 
weighing less than 25 pounds. 
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