CONTENTS OF THIS NUMEER. 
Parc. 
The 11 c-i'iIkuui u. Thu Tnxan Cut tit; DiMSisi* — 
Including Hun thn I ilncuiv If contracted, Why 
nil Animal* luivunft Spore* in their monel are nob 
Diseased, ('uimnunU-uf ton i ! tin- Dlscii*!! from 
one Native Annual tri Another. Th« VIcide of 
Cornimi.denting the Dlwstd and the period of 
Incubation..... 
Field l 'rii|iH. Potato Culture.87 
i mliii>t rlii I Toptio, .. Vyi j.'iilliij e, ns 
It was ; I.ii«ic I'oliisli Clay Jtew Umnod Klnin 
Liberate* Potash from Clay...... . 38 
Farm Economy. A Southern Kurin Onto (I Hu*- 
(rated. i-vii-Smittlng Door* (Illustrated•; lies 
Houses fur Farmers: Killing TlmtiOr; Ojrster 
Shells: Pulverizing Hones; Plan or Tenant I louse 
Wanted; Potato Planter, Hnnehy Cow -; Twine 
for Tying Corn Stalks......18 
Sheep 11 iislni ndi). Attempt* to EvhiIi: the 
Tariff; Prices of Wools : Sheep Hacks; The Wool 
m 
fruitful individual thought and effort—sug- taxation; and a limited supply of skilled labor, they never get and for distributin'* the sa 
m 
K 2 & 
Sheep 11 ii* hn miry. Attempts to Evade (he 
Tariff; Prices of Wools : Sheep HaeJss; ‘f ile Wiki) 
Market; Samples and Weights of El acres; Death 
of a Celebrated Ham....39 
Dairy 11 ne ban dry.-Seasonable Hint* Drying 
Cowi of their .Vlllk III Winter: An English I>eli- 
eacy The Chitted or Clouted Cream of Devon¬ 
shire and bow It in Produced and Used, Ac.; The 
Country On ese Market:Staguunt Water Abor¬ 
tion ill Cow s; Dairy Convention of the West and 
Northwest; Cunuiflun Dairymen's Association; 
Bran for Cows....39 
I^oiiioIonicnl, Cr-ib Apples II, Fruit for the 
Extreme .'Vort.horn Latitudes, Including lllu.'tra¬ 
tions nod Descriptions of the Trunsrendunt, 
Akin's Wilder Malden's Ulnsh, and <len. Oriint 
Apples; Fruit In Delaware; Pumutoglcul tlosslp. 
Including Kansas Fruit, Klst». limnes' u old on 
Apple, Apples Hotting on the. Tree, and Peaches 
South of the Missouri Hirer in Missouri-... 10 
The vineyard.- L'nipo Culture, page 10; Vine¬ 
yard Pruning .. ..fl 
A borieullitre Treesand Mice Protecting Fruit 
Trees from Mice; Eejtrning P/nning; Choice Or- 
nainenlal Shrubs. (Illustrated/; Rabbits Onoe 
Mori); Uouthermal Culture( While Willow lor 
Baskets; Growing Chestnut*. . .11 
Discn-wlona New York f armers' Club, Includ¬ 
ing Tho Norway Out - The Potato Topic ; Tin vs, 
Coal A -1 1 re, fuj' Pear Trees: Apples, Pears uici 
<;rapes for Iowa; Planting Walnuts ; Wintering 
Osage Orange Plants, Norway Spruce Seed; A 
■Vow Apple: Deep vs. Shallow Plowing; Destroy¬ 
ing Insects In Winter; Nebraska for Sutlers; 
A New Kind ot Oats . II 
The Poultry Yurd. Pennsylvania Poultry 
Show with Notes on me Exhibition at Philadel¬ 
phia nod the 1,1 st of Premiums Awarded; An 
Incubator (Illustrated); Onions for Poultry.12 
The Apirtrlftn. la mating an Aplurv ; Cure for 
Hoe Stings... ... <2 
Nov Invent Sou*. KI c. -Floating Water Power; 
An EnoriiioO ■ Hindi Diamond; Mica Warned..., 42 
Scientific and l/Mcfiil. Popular Helenttllr Kee- 
I. ii res —The llaromnter ; Useful and Scion Mile 
Notes, Including Velocity of Cannon Hulls, Re. 
iimrkuhh* Electrical Phenomenon,Coining. Hy- 
drogonlum. . ... . Cl 
Domegiic Economy. Winter Dinners; European 
vvasiH i woman; strain Dig HuUej-mllk. liecl pa 
lor (airing Hums Wanted.. . .(3 
SATUIUJAY, JANUARY 10, 1809. 
THANKS AND WISHES. 
“ He wake when nil the people praise 
thee,” is a maxim that ha: often occurred 
to us of late; and we have special occasion 
to hear it in mind, for never was the Rural 
New- Yorker so frequently and strongly 
praised by correspondents and exchanges. 
Indeed, the cordial reception of this volume 
by Subscribers and t he Press is so flattering 
Hint, we cannot refrain from feeling an hon¬ 
est pride in what lias already been achieved, 
—yet by heeding the wise admonition above 
quoted we hope lo avoid either the posses¬ 
sion or immii'es|,at ion of undue vanity or 
egotism. And if we feel, as we may and 
do, a proud satisfaction in Hie unexpected 
| prosperity of this Journal under its new 
auspices—as enlarged, improved, and emana¬ 
ting from the “ head center” of business and 
literature—the reflection that our labor and 
responsibility are thereby greatly augmented, 
very naturally induces humility rather Ilian 
haughtiness; for no experienced, conscien¬ 
tious journalist should be vain of an irlin- 
cnee which must be potent and lasting, for 
good or evil, in thousands of households all 
over tinContinent. For it is true that upon 
the careful and proper wielding of the power 
and influence possessed depends a, favorable 
or unfavorable result to individuals, families 
geetions quite as likely to originate in per¬ 
sonal intercourse with men from different 
sections of the country, as from public 
speeches and essays. Men who depend 
upon tiie published reports of tie -c meetings 
for profit lose largely. I bmdrals of men at¬ 
tend them, brtmllill of experience and prac¬ 
tical information, who never talk in public. 
They observe, think, and discuss privately 
among themselves what the talkers say. 
Their analyses of the public proceedings, 
around the hotel fins and in quiet groups 
about the streets, and their personal inter¬ 
change of experiences bearing upon the 
topics publicly discussed, are Hie cream of 
flu- resultant good w hich grows out of these 
gatherings, while those absent therefrom 
only get the skimmed milk. Fifty or one 
hundred dollars expended annually by a 
man engaged in any especial department, of upon the cost of production is also examined 
1... te*..,!.... t.. ..4k. ' .1* . ... ..... .... 
llis conclusions are that the aggregate There is neither natural law nor equity to 
wealth of Hie eountiy is increasing as rapid- justify such requirement. Lot the people 
ly us at any former period; but there is not demand the reform wo have indicated. It is 
ihe same increase in general prosperity. The a much needed one. 
laborer with a family to support is not as-<».-«-*- 
prosperous as in 1800 . llis wages have not RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
increased in proportion to the increase of the _ 
cost of living. The distribution of our an- TO THE DR ESS.-As nm- principnl office is 
n .... | nmdnrl i the■ re thru unnmml Unnvir ,l ®w in New A ork, nil period icu I* desiring an 
nii.il pi omit I I men mu unequal, t nmar- exchange with ns will please address **Ru- 
lied operatives gain, while those obliged to rnl New-Yorker, New York.” 
support families in hired tenements lose. * - 
This s tate of tilings is attributed to a finctu- . T ° ,n 'l" irprN - - w ® ai '° receiving a great num- 
. e i, , her ol inquiries on nil sorts of topics. Many of 
ul.ng measure oi value—an unconvertible ihese we might answer, had we time to do so as 
currency, resulting in oppressive taxation they come to ns; others wo cannot. Hut we 
which lolls heaviest, on the laborer and light- publish many of them without, replying to them 
cat on tho capitalist, producing antagonism L" < ; on "‘ < that they may bring to us the 
. , . f “nl nl our readers' experience; an<l because 
where none should exist, but winch cannot wo want lo make tho Rural a medium for the 
lie avoided under the circumstances. The Inlerehanjro of such facts and experiences by 
influence of taxation, direct and indirect, the renter* (hereof. Just in proportion as each 
iilioii the cost of production is also examined ‘"" 1ri b" tCJ ^tha general fund, in Just such 
, . , , , , , proportion will the value of (lie paper bo in- 
HK a relate. 1 brake upon Ihe general progress, creese-d to cad,. Meantime wo shall aim to 
allooling, as it doea, our ability lo exchange answer, by well digested articles, all pertinent 
with foreign nations upon terms of equality', questions sent us. Continue, therefore, to ask 
Mr. Weeks’ report ought to he generally ^estioosandgivcnnsivene_ 
read and earefuliy studied. The facts it eon- New Electric Llgbi.-Any Improvement upon 
tains, hearing upon and illustrating our de- sunlight will probably never be attained, but 
velopaient. and prosperity, are important, artificial illumination nrairly equal to (lie nat- 
Tliey should he carefully digested by every “jJ !? nl ™ adj ' an ««»niplWiH fact. A few 
citizen. I he burthens ol taxation, and the m ;l new Electric Light which Miw. Harrow 
necessities for development, demand that a & Porter ol‘ New York city, together with an 
more thorough practical knowledge of politi- accompli died French electrician, have for some 
husbandry in attending one or more conven¬ 
tions of men engaged in the same business 
will pay one hundred per cent, if any effort 
at all is made to use privileges so purchased, 
--■- 
COLLECTING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE. 
The Ohio Horticultural Society, at its 
recent, meeting inaugurated an important 
measure. And if it can he made practical 
it w ill he worthy of imitation by oilier .sim¬ 
ilar industrial organizations. A special 
standing committee was appointed, desig¬ 
nated as a “ Committee for the. Collection of 
Local Knowledge.” This committee con¬ 
sist# of five -members, of which F. U. Ek- 
as a related brake upon t he general progress, 
affecting, as it does, our ability lo exchange 
cal economy he generally diffused. 
--- 
OFFICE SEEKING. 
t ime been engaged m perfecting. It is furnished 
by burning carbon with tho electric fluid, and is 
a remarkably brilliant illuminator. In what de¬ 
gree it may lie rendered of practical utility we 
cannot say; tail for lighting public parks and 
for sen-const purposes it promises much. It is 
i rankinfr 1 jivJlw; liural NMlesmiil OucriPn, in- 
cliumur, r»J Iwjulror^. .Vuw Kleutriv-ul l.ljrlit, ami 
liilnmialinn • onoruniri;< LlieHrtntJi Watiti«j; J^e- 
.s ! uci"8ea , . IlA; . 0 <jr . ,, . n .“ 0 . K ,‘' u<J JimtAL increases and widens, so tmit any 
'fie Reviewer, Ruvictvh ana NotlooH of New feeling of pride engendered by unexampled 
iiui-uilnnal. Si.iinui euuiuu.') ;The Hoauituf An- wieeess is counterbalanced by one of liumil- 
1 .. .....- sisih oi nve memiKTs, oi which t. k. kk- Tite fourth day of March is approaching for pujdoscs it pi 
over tin comment. l<or it m true that mion liott is Chairmaa and Secretary, and lo There is to he a change in the administration the intention to so utilize It 
the emelul and proper wielding oi the power whom ihe working management, the coming () f public affairs. Thousands of offices may , Ilfornm . i(in ,, 
and influence possessed depends a invorable year is deputed. Three of the members of , M! va(;atct , al lh , wi „ ol - OIM! man . Tholi ; wm.ld KS Eft! 
oi unlavorahle result to individuals, families this committee Hie to be reappointed aiinu- auds of aunlicants for office will desire that articles giving intt 
rj.>;. r..... rd —u Z£ gssrjssjttto: 
AM aiu.ovx'y kmd ni.dconlmlgrertinga o) toilecldubybolIotwIilchtwoSiallholdovcr. ^ for |,tooc will I.,, forwanloi! l„ 
S.itacrilpua uiiil i.onlcraporai’iM, null gmte- The duliea of 0.1* committee will be to Washington, anti lliousantb of nun will ttmUltj- ..f eoll ...Sitin. i.robnl 
to ly "tkm.wh^c the wo nr,, not sl ,„|| ttgricltnral anti ... tliitbcr lo back np 11,cat, pclillont, by 
immm.llol ol 10 lat l llitit out dnlitw anti olttlw and Booiotit* lit tbf Slato, monthly, ptmonal importunitk*. Ilundroifeoftliour- Wo pul.llati tin, tn.iolryn 
(•hligationH multiply as the circulation of the with one and the same subject for discussion auds of dollars and a vast deal of valuable woa,IU<,; < daily receive, ami 
The Reviewer. Reviews ami Nutlood til New 
loibiliatiun.-t... , 45 
Kiliii-aiinnnl. School KdUlces;The Huaultuf An- 
pllculluu...* .(5 
Ntorii a for RitriUlHts The Vinconta, or tho 
Mr"(i-rv hi itic nine .springs (ConllnuoO). . 4,’i 
Sue!at Tonics Men ns liolfmioot:.—ax Fatlll'i'a. !« 
Liulics’ Port-Folio. The House of the Novel 
Ko , "l<r O'ticl. y i; Mutlaiuc Sweteljliio; DLsiiereo- 
: ‘ ’ I * • oouicii ; Qioxlpy Piuvigriiphs, .. 47 
.11 (tilrs ruul Uumiers. 'I'lio Col,i,ago Moarth 
(I oetrv); M eilding l inusaoiui; I'reaontatloi) to 
Selliiylor r iilfnk. . 47 
Snbbaih If 4-niliug. 'I Ilf Two AiwgIh il'oelry); 
A lili^Mci iTiiiiilae . Taking no Inventory; 'i'lilnga 
Worth Ivilowing. . 47 
News «*f tile Wyi'k. Domov'ic Newr,from Wlinh. 
mgton, Now York, .Maine, .MaHMiehuaeltti, New 
1 umpMilre, lVnnsylvanlk. Delaware, Maryland, 
Virginia, North Can.linn, Florida, Kontueky, )|||- 
jmiM, Iiitliiinu, Wivi-onnin, Mi Hiun, l.ouinlima, 
jSoviidii. • dloriKli*, Vio/ifaiiH: I' lin i^u .Sow.* from 
4 »runt lirlt.v^/i, Oiilario^ I rtiriff*. Simin. Italy, 
<«n*oco, Turkey, Pei-wLi, Onto, iViniRuay.. 48 
IWnvkeiH. — New York Money.Stock, Prmluoo Pro¬ 
vision and Live .Stock Markets.. ... ,,, 49 
Art and Artists. -The lane t Art U.iaalp. 60 
PersonaJ Items.-Iii. ludingnliout.Fifty Intorost- 
ing Pcrrioiuil Notices. ... . 51 
News (ontieimei- iiicluiling over seventy 
News Ileiiis. ... 51 
Foe Yotiug People. The Rally’s Thoughts 
(Poetry); old Whftey, Or the Trials and Tribula¬ 
tions of our Pet; Tim Uurai Four Year Olds.. S 3 
The Fnzaler. Enigmas, Clmrades, Fuzules, An¬ 
agrams ami Answers. 62 
<*, be publisher s Desk. 
Delay, and Wherefore. Tho mailing of No's 
'J and 2 was greatly delayed- 1st, in coscijlienee of 
vll(11 milUe. j . encountered onUie - turl. In printing ll/e 
,‘Ulnrgeil Iti HAt,, ami, 3d, toy (ho unexpoetedly largo 
tluily aceessioiis of new Mtibcorlbet-s. No. I not lining 
1 1,1 1 to prei-siiK early to. designed, and tho large edlUon 
(exactly KVi.tiT I copies) requiring more time for print¬ 
ing, folding, A-e., (him srir.leipatoa, No. 2 was delayed 
nml could nV/lther lie put to pm-, nor mailed “on 
lilnie." My working nights, however, we have gained 
during the past week, ami hope to “ patch np” riglil 
sj/eetllly. I!nt t he rush of new subscribers nml re¬ 
newals has lu-en so great Unit many thousands of 
orders eonlri not be Iflled prompt.ly for while we 
were mailing No. 1 to those, already in type for mail. 
Uig machine or “booked," ever leu thousand uddl- 
iioual name-, were received; and about the miiiio Is 
true in regard be No. 2. We dlrfMke to mako I his ex. 
pjauatory apology (ilmugh its cause, is most, compli¬ 
mentary m tho UUH.Vhdyel prefer to toll the plain 
truth rather than resort tonny dodge <sr Mrt.terfugc. 
ill' the tons of thousands • if e«r J'rlemJ >, .,hl and new. 
WoUose papers are lioitmd time, will bear w ith us a 
iiltVe longer we think nil tvill lie light t. rtbe liust 
energies of all hands {Including an ..-(n- Jurat.- 
leld/y* and mailers) are devoted lo the w..rk a I siij>. 
(dying as raphlly as pOK-ilble the great dt-minnJ fur 
the Khilarged amt Iiuproved Rflt.tJ,. And when we 
onee got-ny lit distuut friends will he an promptly gnd 
regularly served ns ever before. 
\ one Kmne innl O. Addeesn. - Agents and 
olher.i remitting for,.) IUtrai. should never *• for- 
jKt’t (o rumemhi.T " logive their own miniea plainly, 
,itvul also Unit of their Pont Office, (not town) County, 
■■ i) t- Htate, (or Territory or t-iorim-e.) Those who 
g>wtlf I,hose iiunoi-tam Items huflm-fyr >bolr neglect, 
as we < ;m neit her mall papers eorrocfly, nor credit 
money, Inoit (iropur data. We have eeveral 
money letters lacking either post ofllct) uddrets or 
signature, ami mm;t p:vu!L orders-with which wj!) 
prubanly. c.v/ue, a-, usual in such eases, a " blowing 
up " for nut xm/CUng too Ri a,.y prompt.ly. 
AdditfoiiH to ClnLs are always ip order, whether 
In ones, two 1 , lives, tens, or iiiiy-iM.h'C' iiii ndx.r. Many 
.Mfimls, after sondiag one dub, f, ,r,m o! Uers. iif/d Di.ua 
it.y tuul almost fear lest wc imwisely exorcise 
the power with which vve are cntruHtecl. 
Having alluded lo the greetings accorded 
flic new Rural we will quote the first two 
received from the interior alter the publi¬ 
cation of No. 1 -both ol I hem brief, hut 
expressive, and comprehensive. One i> from 
a prominent farmer of Central New York, 
and reads thus encouragingly: 
"The first number of ItcitAK for lfHifl reached mo 
by last mail. It Is a splendid paper. All the Agri¬ 
cultural Journals have promised New Vear's Im¬ 
provements. The RifuAi. has made a greater stride 
forward than all the others put together." 
'Hie other is from a wide-awake paper in 
Western New York—tile Silver Lake Sun, 
Perry—and very explicitly says: 
"Mouui:'m Re it al Nkw-VOEKEH, enlarged, Im¬ 
proved nml Issued from lla new heudiiuarters In 
Now York, la ahead of any paper In the United 
States. MOOlli: has done all ho said he would and 
more too. Further notice next week." 
— These greetings were followed by hosts 
of longer if not stronger ones, from indi¬ 
viduals and newspapers in both country and 
city, — for which very .general manifestation 
of kindness and appreciative, recognition we 
tender most sincere acknowledgments. The 
enlargement of the Rural to its present, 
dimensions was a. great, and some I bought 
hazardous, undertaking, hut it has been suc¬ 
cessfully accomplished, and with the cordial 
co-operation of ils myriad of friends, we 
mean (1), V.) tlnil if shall merit a larger cir¬ 
culation than lias ever been attained by an 
American Newspaper. The financial suc¬ 
cess of the enlarged paper Is already as¬ 
sured— the hundreds of well-lined letters 
daily received guaranteeing Hint, — but we 
al their meetings; to ask the Secretaries of 
these organizations, respectively, to report 
these discussions to the Chairman of the 
Committee who is to collate the same, furn¬ 
ish it for publication and send printed copies 
thereof to cat'll society. Thus the discussion 
of the same subject contemporaneously in 
all parts of the State will elicit related facts 
upon ihe specified topics, and make the 
State one general mass meeting. This idea 
is a very good one; and it might he extended 
to other organizations in other States with 
profit. 
1 - —-- 
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 
Dmei ssiso the present condition of the 
capital and industry of this country, Rev¬ 
enue Commissioner Weeks, in his annual 
report, says there is much that, indicates that 
the country is rapidly recovering from the 
effects of the war and resuming that won 
time will he spent to secure these official 
positions nml emoluments. To what end? 
Will (lie compensation he adequate? Do 
men who struggle with such desperation for 
place rise ihereby in the esteem of their l’d- 
low-citizens? Do they gain in social posi¬ 
tion? Do they increase their moral iu- 
llueneo? Do they secure to themselves an 
increase of contentment and add to the hap¬ 
piness of those dependent, upon them? Let 
our readers answer to themselves Ihese ques¬ 
tions, after reviewing the histories, respee- 
Inrornintion Concerning 1 I 10 South Wanted.—I 
would he ifhid losee frequently, In your valuable 
paper, articles givinp information from tho 
Soul hern Mutes, a- lo the prospect for Northern 
fanners moving theix-and what protection they 
would have, where would he ihe best place to lo¬ 
cale lor fanning ami slock ralsluor, what, tho 
quality of soli mid Ihe probable price of hnid per 
acre, and what the prospects arc compared with 
the U extern States, etc.—A Suksckiuku, E'nY, Pa. 
Wo publish this inquiry as a sample of what 
we almost daily receive, ami in order to say that 
wo luivo on hand Just such articles und have 
made arrangements for others, which we shall 
publish from time to time as we can find space. 
Preparing Osage Orange Weed lor Market. — 
A Texas correspondent of thu Country (Icntle- 
man says the process of doing this work is simple 
und the machine easily constructed. It consists 
ol an upright shaft or cylinder. In which is bored 
a considerable numberof augur holes of suita¬ 
ble size to lie til ted with pins made of hard wood, 
protruding three, four, or five Inches according 
to tlie size of your apples. This, shaft Is revolved 
by a horse hitched lo a swoop or lover, similar to 
an old fashioned apple mill, and works inside of 
ivrly, of such scramblers for place as they '. l ll<| ff°v r cylinder furnished with pins inserted 
‘ i. nmv in such u manner as not to lie touched by t hose 
’ • 1 . ... in tho revolving shaft. The apples are fed in at 
it is humiliating lo watch the infatuation 
of these men. It does not add to our faith 
in the stability of our political system to 
witness the devices adopted, und the un¬ 
scrupulous means used to secure the offices 
whose gift, inheres in the people. And we 
hope that a rebuke and repulse is in store for 
dcrftil tn of progress and development cormorants. AVe Hope eyeiy 
which especially characterized its history 
during the period embraced in the thirteen 
years from 1847 to 18150. On the other hand 
there is another class of facta which as un¬ 
mistakably indicate the existence of agencies 
which tend to arrest, or obstruct national de¬ 
velopment, and which foster speculation, 
idleness, extravagance of living, discontent, 
with moderate or slow gains, haste to he 
rich and the spirit of I railing as distinguished 
from the spirit of production. He enumer¬ 
ates the evidences of progress and develop¬ 
ment, giving figures illustrative, and groups 
the agencies in such development :ls follows: 
Abundant and fertile territory; great natural 
facilities for intercommunication; abundant 
and cheap raw material; diversity without 
wish to do more, tor money-making is not. insalubrity of climate; a form ami spirit of 
our only object. Wo wish the paper to do 
good to enhance t he welfare of the People 
and benefit the. Country. And we again 
cordially ask all into whose hands it, may 
fa'll 1<o aid in extending its usefulness, by 
contribut ing facts, suggest ions and the results 
of 1 heir experience for its pages, and efforts 
to increase and widen its circulation. All 
art- invited to “do good and communicate” 
through its pages, and we 'trust none will 
neglect the wise admonition .which saith 
“ Teach oito another.* 
-■ " • — 
INDUSTRIAL WINTER MEETINGS. 
It is one oi the most gratifying token:-; of 
progress that, the several industries are so 
generally and thoroughly organized—Unit 
these organizations embrace so much carnet;!, 
zeal'in Aim search for truth and so much in¬ 
telligence, to give direction and character to 
ivi-o additional or lacyer jiraimnnta A hurt « f | Unit search. It should be tllO effort of every 
Aynii-Friejuifl nhouhl Improve every oaomnua to I ’dtenffl ope OJ'Klurc ot Riese meklLtgS—both 
faithful public servant will he retained in 
the place he may fill, and that every faithless 
one may he supplanted by the bent available 
man, regardless of his political “claims” as 
a partisan and doer of dirty work. We are 
quite in favor of abolishing the profession of 
politician. If a man’s tenure of office is 
made to depend entirely upon the manner in 
which he serves the people and Ids watchful 
zeal in promoting the public interest, vve 
shall have fewer defalcations, less political 
corruption, and far less periodical place 
hunting. Thus will the people ho better 
served, and the public gratitude for faithful 
services rendered he hotter expressed. 
THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE. 
siivmiuii'iil. wldeli lias ll limn nml cn"u.l „ Wk ‘g ““g'V “ ,taul Ina.k” Jan ,— ; 
free and unrestrained to work out their own v-ongii'ssional, jnoicssion.il, cditon.d, un<! ^cukicnt Kobci-t. Motticr; fkerttary^ Col. Cos- 
(Icvelopmcnt; an iiillu.x of population and othoivvisc ,</, ol, V\o aic most emphatically siL; lYcasurer John I). Thompson t J)irt<(oi's — 
capital from the Old World; invention and ^ &v or of the abolition of the franking privi- h-v two yoara—H. J. Ciitelillplil, John C. JAwer- 
iipplicnlinn of Inlwmnvlng nunliineqr; rapid Nr >-.v 'Sw*. N» " l>S> ifcjw" » Mlnr St S”'Tlio “in mLI™ 
extension of the railway system; the pur- !llniH,,(l 'ban tins. Anil it tests the people holding-over are John M. Martin, J. W. Hall, tv. 
chase of California and the discovery of money without adequate eomjicnsation there- Ihw 1 , w. o. John and John Lyal. To this list 
Fold there. for. If it helps individuals to gain and re- 'vusmlded Noah iloynton mid teuac Kutevoit in- 
’ Mr. Wells credits legislation with little ,ilin influence, it also results iu and stimu- ‘"wng the immbciM'retu eight to twelve. 
of our progress. Except in the adoption of ' il,es 1,11 a,)U8c I M,w, ' r u ‘ 1 * 1 su< ‘ 1 ' “bjcct, Aahtabnln Co., O., Ag. Koe. The officers elect 
<i liberal policy ju tlif* disposition Oi' ^ time hir |)iiss(‘d when the (iisti’ibutillpf this Sucioty for 181)9 uro t ]*n. #vi<nl —David Ij, 
lie lands, lie regards the absence of legisla- ° ! " l )l,hli ' ‘'ucumcnls by such agency is neecs- lhn-uv! II. J. Ncttloton; Man- 
11(111 « IW-iUvc gMd to tUe connh-y. The W •» «- j»4WmlW.i™. B ™i .OT Mm ' l 'V„ i11b L w F E 
unstable character of comnjcrciul legislation I’ 11 ' I! i ,nil dc policy and ac Is ol Congress, requested to deli varan addresa upon the history 
has counterbalanced in its effect, all good re- A free, imV-gcndcn! and enterprising public of the Society,from Its first organization, before 
suite Hint may have temporarily grown out whiclt p'SHd-ates with ils influence tho Booloty, at t he next laid) an nual fair, 
of any legislative action. Tie concludes that every nook and cornu- ai I lie land is, and Trumbull (Jo., o., a*. 6oc.—Offiecre for frtio: 
the progress of the country has resulted from should be, the sufficient agent, i.n this work PrenUtcnt — Dav-xd Hakrinoton; Vicf-Pmtulent 
the strength of its elements ot vitality and And it will he done with far less cy t. Id ;he -James■ F. King ;\ Tnsmirer- A. D. Webb; Se» 
■ \ • . .1 ... ... , riGOoli, tn Itnu m-nntoi 1 I'ctai'i/— II. 1>. Austin; AD nj the Hoard (for 
m li |iriii umiI ol legislation, and even ol (lie 11 M " Uvo years)—Walter King*, Janios Hrnden, »9. F. 
impoverishment and waste of a great war. Let Congres's honor ilsylf and its constitu- Abell iwulfruncis Andrews. The members hold- 
Its movement is beyond control. J f the nil- onty by the abolition of this privilege. Let in ” OVCi ’ are Jftstqs IJo^land, A A'. Fuller, Jacob 
tion lias not yd been lifted lo the full com- tin? came rigid rules govern its administra- lmi11 luul J ' A uHtifl 
prehension ot its own work, it builds (Jeter- lion oi' pwhiic luiscuess, vvhieh governs the EllUlmrjth, Adams, ami UGUiicrK»i» Ajt, Soc., 
minutely, as it were by instinct. e.viidiicl of wcll-iKau.igoil j^uivaite enterj (rises. < ’°* '• At tho annual inctdingo^ Jjtif 
Oil the other hand, the agencies adverse Expend tmmy jvJven U is wpemy ,fo /Jo bo, T 
in nn^onal development are referred to the hut. let there be. « 1 *#d iv.imu foy i\. s, j,‘. m. jiaU and oi do. Mather: Secretary,N. 
increased JUI..* of nearly all forms of labor If public documenis are nu(diC<|l 'by ayy class V- jBwij Tj’quxurer, Dimlc) Gti’Ccn; Dli'nttnn, 
lin'd commodities as compared with the price of the people, which are not supptwd itv pri ^^ k v g»»dT> V. Maxmi. 
top of iiox, mushed und torn into small pieces 
before reaching the bottom, where the mass runs 
out into a box. Any man's Ingenuity will sug- 
KCst u plan tor washing in boxes or large troughs, 
so arranged us lobe kept in motion, emptying 
water containing pomace and supplying fresh 
water till clean. To prepare a small quantity, 
the apples may be rotted Ju a heap, and then 
washed out. 8ueh seeds are not so fair, but 
equally good. Perfect drying lor market is in¬ 
dispensable. 
.mnirea.iu.iya racrulta fur tho " Rural ftrlgado." 
Addrrsa (<• \'\ Para Row. New Yolk, 
Tlms.'ih the ID k m, hi pubbshed la both New Vurk 
< ay and Rixstoostar, N. v..,iu prluelpal printing and 
mailing offices are in New Y>ic, i V0 hence all agents 
are requested to address 
Show JBiUs, 
free to nil applle 
Jet us know and 
> lor (the pviiji-osc of giving mid rccuiviug^sene- 
flt. Aktd lio uRUi, ivilli little or much expr-,! 
rience, cut. 1 ly (l)yih gain and impart 
Icnovvlcdgc in htirit <a#si Shir tlie host rc- 
!.'dlf..( to the. individual arc km iuv-a- which 
appear on the surface and in the }ufl)Jinludl 
INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES. 
FuNtern Ohio nml \\ . Vu. Vine (Irowing and 
llorc. Koc.—A society with this name wus or¬ 
ganized at Wheeling, W. Vu., Dee. 20, It is to 
hold four stilted meetings on the second Satur¬ 
day in January, April,.Iuiy and Ihe lust Satur¬ 
day in September respectively -and an annual 
meeting for tlie exhibition of wines, grupee and 
other fruits, al such times und places as tlie Ex¬ 
ecutive Committee may determine. Member¬ 
ship fee, two dollars. The following officers 
were elected to serve until the second Saturday 
in January, IKtO -.—Pn.-tili ut, Thomas Hoiin- 
iihook ; Vice President, A. D. Rice of Ohio; Sec¬ 
retary, Lewis Maker; Tmiuurcr, Christian Hess; 
Directum, J. N. Turner, A. McSwords, A. G. Rob¬ 
inson. A line exhibition of wines was made at 
this iHeeling. _ 
Kmix Co., O., Ag. Hoe.—Tho officers elect for 
1 Si ill are: l*raitdcnt — Geoucje M. I'otwvn; Mce- 
PrcMcnl- Robert. Motticr; Secretary— Col. Cus- 
sit; Treasurer John I). Thompson; Directors— 
for two years—It. J. Critehlleld, John <’. fa'ver- 
ing. George W. Steele, Lewis licit ton, S. Al. Vin¬ 
cent and Riehurd Tullous, The old members 
holding over are John M. Marlin, J. W. Hall, W. 
Uari, W. o. John and John LyoL To this list 
was added Noah Boynton and Jraae laifeveri in¬ 
creasing tlie number from eight to tweho, 
tshtabnla Co., O., Ag. Koc. The officers elect 
of this Society for 1809 are: President- David L. 
M.mkkv; Viee-Prcsidcid II. J. Nottleton; Man- 
ancrs- N. E. Frem.-h, J. J. Dodge, II. Hlokok, L. 
J,. Strong and W. F. Hubbard. N. E. French was 
requested to deliver an odditsss upon tho history 
of the Society, from Its first organization, before 
tlie Society, at. the next (23dj annual lair. 
Trumbull O., Ag. Koc.—Officers for 18(19: 
President — David Hakrinoton; \'ke-l‘resident 
—James F. King; Treasurer A. D. Webb; 1Sec- 
return- II. F. Austin; Mt ihilirs of the Hoard (for 
two years)—Walter King, James Braden, 8. F. 
Abell inul Francis Andrews. Tlie members bold¬ 
ing over are J.usIik JJpaglaml, A. O. Fuller, Jacob 
Ewalt and X. E. Austin 
Ellishiirgb, AiianiH, nml licuiierivin Ag, Koc., 
Jeff. Go. A. V. At the annual meeting of i^ii$ 
ijoeiety, Dec. Id, 1KUS, the following ('.Ulcers wyi-y 
elected:’ President, .1. Converse; Pfr<:-I*r«!/- 
(jf ntft, !). M. .Hall and Geo. Mather : Secretary, N. 
