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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
each, if sent by mail. Any of the last eighteen volumes 
(16 to 33) will also be forwarded at same price. Sots of 
numbers sent to our office will be neatly bound in our 
regular style, at 75 cents per vol, (50 cents extia, it lctuin- 
ecfby mail.) Missing numbers supplied at 12 cents each. 
Fa-wit at ttae PonioWgical Society. 
—It is not easy to see why tiic American Pomological 
Society should hold a general exhibition of fruit at its 
biennial meetings ; that should be left to the State Soci¬ 
eties. It strikes us that only new varieties should be 
shown at these meetings, and we are at loss to know how 
the objects of the Society are advanced by showing vari¬ 
eties that every member is perfectly familiar with. At all 
events the experiment of uniting with a general exposi¬ 
tion, as was done at Chicago, is not likely to be repeated. 
The room was so restricted that some of the finest collec¬ 
tions sent were not even opened! Those which were 
shown were put here and there, some up under the eaves 
in the gallery, and what was worse than all, visitors were 
kept by barriers at such a distance from the fruit, that 
while they might tell apples from pears, it was not easy, 
to distinguish varieties, and as people could not get near 
enough to read the labels, the fruit collections could not 
be in any respect instructive. Worse management than 
this in a fruit show is hardly possible. 
Avery Chemical IPsiisit.— 1 The manu¬ 
facturers of the Chemical Paint inform us that they have 
essentially reduced the price of the article. Having 
already stated that we have used this paint satisfactorily 
ourselves, we are warranted in advising others who wish 
to paint their buildings, to look into the ciaims made by 
the proprietors, and to send to the agents for a sample 
card and price-list. 
{gardening- for Pleasure is the attrac¬ 
tive title of an attractive work by Mr. Peter Henderson, 
now published by the Orange Judd Company. This work 
is prepared to meet the wants of the amateur in in-door 
and out-door gardening. It is one of the best guides to 
Window Gardening we know of. The fact is, that the 
number of plants that can be successfully grown in win¬ 
dow gardening is very limited, and though it is possible 
to make a very large list of those which may be grown, 
if unusual pains be taken, the general cultivator wishes 
only to undertake those which promise to be successful 
with a moderate expenditure of time and attention. The 
rnles to be observed in order to succeed with window- 
plants, are very few, and the whole story is plainly told. 
The work includes fruit, vegetable, and flower-gardening, 
greenhouses and graperies, window gardening, and War¬ 
dian cases. A specimen of the practical character of the 
work is given in an extract on page 426. It will be sent, 
post-paid, on receipt of the price ($1.50) by the Publishers. 
Improved Spelling'.— The following is 
from the N. E. Journal of Education. Now if they are 
really going to change the spelling of our mother tongue, 
in the use of which we floored so many other youngsters 
at the spelling schools forty years ago, we want a hand 
in, and so we give our improved spelling in parenthesis, 
thusly: “Wm. E. Jones (Jons), of Liverpool (Liverpol), 
Eng., one ov the most zelus laborerz for a revized orthog¬ 
raphy, and ov the most judishus, writes (writs) under 
(undr) date (dat) ov August (Awgust) 3: ‘ Wud it not be 
(b) possibel (posibl) to get a convenshon ov speling re¬ 
formers ov arrl (awl) English speeking (speking) peepel 
(pepl) at the Philadelfia (Filadelfa) Centenial (Sentenlel)? 
It wud be a glorious thing to doo (do), or even (P.vn) at¬ 
tempt, so az to hav an interchaing (inturchang) ov ideas 
(ides’). No insuperabel (insupurabl) obstacle (obstaki) 
stands (standz) in the way (wa) ov carrying (cariing) out 
(owt) this propozishon. If thoze (thoz) interested wil 
moov (miiv) at once (wunz) it can (kan) easily (ezili) be 
(b) dun. Wh (hfiot) do (dii) our fronds (frenz) say (sa).’ 
Shal we (iie) accept (aksept) this offer (ofr) from (frum) 
England (Ingland)! I for one (fin) say (sa) yes ! Yours 
(firz) truly, D. P. L.”—[Our partially “ improved ” spel¬ 
ling is given in the parenthesis. But if the thing must 
be done, we want some new characters for “ th,” for 
“ng,” etc.— Ed. American Agriculturist.'] 
Tlae Illinois State Fail* was held at 
Ottawa during the week beginning Sept. 13th, and was 
financially a failure. In some respects the exhibition was 
a very fine one, and in others very poor. The grounds are 
not attractive, and the buildings were wretched. Prob¬ 
ably a finer show of the heavy breeds of horses, Clydes¬ 
dale, Norman, and Pcrcheron, was never seen in this 
country ; of four-year-old Normans there were 45, and 
other classes proportionately large. The same excel¬ 
lence was manifested in the cattle and sheep, and in 
ponltry the collection was remarkable for size and quality. 
What appeared to ns the crowning feature in the exhibi¬ 
tion was the machinery and implement departments, 
which were full and varied, and comprised many imple¬ 
ments especially suited to the broad style of western 
farming. In all that related to horticulture, the display 
was very meager; a few individuals deserve credit for 
saving this from utter failure. Our friends of the Prairie 
Farmer were encamped on the grounds, and to them and 
to others we are indebted for abundant courtesies. As a 
guest at the fair, we should be glad to be able to give it 
higher praise, but to show that our impressions are 
shared by others, we quote the following from the 
“ Prairie Farmer ” of Sept. 25th : “ For some reason not 
easily understood, there seemed to bo at this fair a lack 
of that enthusiasm and good feeling that have been such 
characteristics of our Illinois exhibitions. We do not 
believe that the society has for many years held a fair 
less profitable to the farmers of the state, or one that will 
be remembered with feelings of so little pleasure and 
satisfaction.” 
Asbestos Rooting for I*onltry- 
Honses.—Asbestos roofing-felt makes an excellent 
material for the roof of a poultry-house, being light, 
warm, durable, and cheap. It is now made, as we are 
informed, free from any tarry odor whatever, so that it 
maybe perfectly unobjectionable for use on dwelling- 
houses. If a strong odor of tar is desired in the poultry- 
house to render it repulsive to lice, it will be necessary 
to coat the corners of the building and the ends of the 
roosting-poles, if not the roof itself, with a roof-coating 
that has the desired strength of odor. 
“• Cold-Ait* Attrition AVltole Wiaesat 
Flour. 5 ’—An improvement in grinding the whole 
wheat into flour has been in successful operation for 
some time in this country, and we believe elsewhere. 
By a peculiar process the wheat, previously well cleaned, 
is driven into a receptacle with great force by a blast of 
compressed cold air, and by the consequent attrition the 
grains are reduced to flour ; the bran also being reduced 
to as fine a powder as the rest of the grain. The flour 
thus produced is free from some of the objections made 
against Graham flour on account of the coarseness of the 
particles of bran contained in it. The flour being kept 
perfectly cool during the process, also retains its proper¬ 
ties uninjured by heat as in grinding by mill-stones. The 
mills now producing this flour are in South Clark Street, 
Chicago, and their product is coming into extensive use. 
Tlie Career of a Prize Cow.—The 
Short-horn cow Vivandiere, owned by Mr. Outhwaite, an 
English breeder, has been retired from the show ring, 
after a succession of victories, in which she has gained 
no less than $5,357 in cash premiums. During her show 
career she has bred regularly, and kept in perfect health. 
Queen of tiie Harvest Grain wind 
Seed Separator.—This machine, which is a separa¬ 
tor and fanning-mill combined, and is made at Syracuse, 
N. Y., has been awarded first premiums at nearly all the 
principal agricultural fairs in the States of New York and 
Ohio, including the Northern Ohio fair, the Western New 
York fair, and the N.Y. State Fair at Elmira. One of our 
associates who has used it, speaks highly of it. 
Plowing- I.imc under tlae Surface. 
—“W. C.,” Chester Co., Pa. Lime should never be 
plowed under the surface. It should be sown on the 
plowed ground and mixed with it by harrowing, or used 
as a top dressing. It is not advisable to mix lime with 
manure excepting under special circumstances, and by 
those who are familiar with its use and behavior when 
thus mixed. 
Substitute for Drain Tiles .— 1 “C. J.,” 
Rockbridge Co., Ya. Where drain tiles are not procura¬ 
ble, wooden pipes, such as are described in the March No. 
of the American Agriculturist , may be used in place of 
them. The pipes should be made of chestnut or hem¬ 
lock if possible; pitch pine or cedar would also make 
durable draius. 
The Urine of tine Morse.—“V. D. 
Van N.,” Hightstown, N. J. Horses’ urine contains in 
1,000 parts: urea 7, hippurate of soda 24, carbonate of 
soda 9, chloride of potassium 9, carbonate of lime 11, 
and water, with a small quantity of a peculiar”fat, 940 
parts. This fat is a volatile oil, and contributes the smeil 
and color to the urine. The urine is rich in nitrogen, 
to which its high fertilizing properties are due. 
Sale of a Guernsey Herd.—A herd of 
twelve Guernsey cattle, of which nine head were im¬ 
ported a year ago, by the Massachusetts Society for Pro¬ 
moting Agriculture, are to be sold at the Bussey Farm, 
near Boston, on November 3d. These cattle were select¬ 
ed by the President of the Society, Mr. Thomas Motlqy, 
who visited Guernsey for that purpose. They will bo 
sold in small herds of 1 bull and 3 cows each. For the 
sake of these valuable cattle, it is to be hoped that they 
will fall into the hands of those who will appreciate them, 
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Sundry Humbugs. 
We have more than once 
stated that the whole system 
of humbugs from the great 
Kentucky Library Lottery, 
down to the meanest ten- 
cent swindie, had its foun¬ 
dation in a certain weak¬ 
ness in human nature. 
There are men and women 
who pass their lives in try¬ 
ing one quack medicine 
after another ; the fact that 
the last one failed does not 
in the least prevent them 
from trying the next new 
thing ; and this same weak¬ 
ness in other people takes 
a different direction ; an¬ 
other class are continually 
trying their “luck.” They 
have an idea that somehow 
thej 7 shall get rich without 
work if they can only hit upon their “ luck," and these 
spend what money they can earn in the vain pursuit of 
something which will render work unnecessary. These 
two classes are incurable, and so long as these poor 
moths exist, so long will the swindlers supply a flame in 
which they may singe themselves. We do not issue our 
warnings to such, but to those whose little knowledge 
of the world makes them easy victims; persons, and es¬ 
pecially young persons, who being honest to the very 
core themselves, are unable to conceive that others could 
be base enough to perpetrate an out and out fraud. An¬ 
other class, who though naturally shrewd about matters 
they understand, are taken in by plausible statements in 
respect to things they are not familiar with; these are 
the people who get “stuck” on the “put” and “call,” 
and “ spread” and “ special privilege ” business, and the 
various charitable gift concerts and distributions. Per¬ 
sons like these, and others, which we cannot now specify, 
arc at once put. upon the right track by our exposures of 
humbugs ; these need only to see a danger to avoid it, 
and all of its kind, while the class first mentioned fall 
into one, and as soon as they recover, go right on to the 
next; they arc bound to “learn by experience,” and 
nothing will prevent them. Many good people living at 
a distance wonder why the “ authorities” in New York 
permit the 
VARIOUS SWINDLING 
schemes. The governing of New York is a matter past the 
understanding of even those who live there ; perhaps we 
should know more about it did we reside in the city. If 
a stranger in New York wishes to try his hand at gamb¬ 
ling, let him go about the streets until he sees one or 
two policemen standing in front of a house; if these 
policemen are apparently stationed there, as he can as¬ 
certain by a little watching, all he lias to do is to walk 
boldly in and find an abundant opportunity to lose his 
money. It is quite possible that the authorities station 
the policemen at these places as a warning, but they an¬ 
swer as a capital sign. Within two blocks of this office 
is a house that has, been known to old residents in the 
city as 
A GAMBLING HOUSE 
for the past 40 years. We pass it twice almost every day 
we are in the city; there is one, and often there are two 
policemen standing on the steps or on the walk in front 
of the house, and we cannot see what otherpurpose they 
serve than that of a sign. Wc see people go in without 
molestation, the place is known as a “hell,” and has 
been for more than a generation. Innocent people will 
