CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER, 
PROCRESS AND IMPROVEMENT 
Smith’s “T5iblc Dictionary,” now publish' 
ing by TIcrd & Houghton, is pronounced 
by scholars a vast improvement on the Eng¬ 
lish edition, though that was considered the 
best Bible dictionary then published. Dr. 
Buckland, recently elected to the chair of 
History iu the Seminary, is a younger and 
less experienced man than Dr. II., hut is re¬ 
garded as a scholar of high promise. We 
congratulate the Seminary and Rochester 
upon these notable accessions. 
But here arc other and still greater im¬ 
provements. Standing on the old “four 
corners ” of Buffalo, State and Exchange 
streets, we witness a marvelous change. 
back numbers of Rubai* from July to date. 
What shall I say in its praise? I am now taking 
almost a half score of siKfh (no, not such,) Agri¬ 
cultural and Horticultural papers and periodi¬ 
cals, and I declare to you that (life ‘Rubai/ U 
better than all It is a perfect work of art —and 
every number a treasure. I shall have a good 
word to say about it in our local paper, and urge 
our people (o got up clubs for it. The Rukajl, 
should be in every intelligent farmer’s family in 
the nation.”-Thanks for the compliment, and 
also for the kind promise to aid the Rural by 
untieing in local paper and urging people to 
form chibs. That is the right way to introduce 
the paper and extend its power for good. And 
we suggest that other friends faml we trust their 
name is legion) will act upon the excellent hint 
given. Reader, a good word about the Rubai. 
in jour local paper, and a requestor friends to 
form clubs, will be gratefully appreciated at this 
end of tholine, and tell in augmenting the circu¬ 
lation and usefulness of your favorite Farm and " 
Fireside Journal, —and now Is the most appro¬ 
priate season to perform the good action. 
Suffering in Virginia.— Mrs. HARRISONand Mrs. 
Jo Mss of Brunswick county. State of Virginia, 
are m New York for the purpose of soliciting 
1 he charitable contributions of our citizens to¬ 
ward alleviating the sufferings of that commu- 
nily. The peopleof Brunswick county were left 
by the war in a state of painful destitution, and 
their privations havo been greatly aggravated 
by the drouth prevalent in that section during 
the past summer. We nro convinced of their 
wants and their sufferings and t hat any succor 
accorded them will be worthily bestowed. Mrs, 
Jo M's and Mrs. Harrison' cornc to us with the 
strongest credentials from leading gentlemen in 
Virginia. 
Charles F. Deems, R. b. Coleman & Co., 
Horace Greeley, Rev. N. H. Scuenck, 
a stus Brooks, N. Green,w. u.T el. Co., 
V. C. Bryant, W. Alex. Bass. 
Charles A. Dana, Jas. A. Connolly, 
D. D. T. Moore, Dr. W. Bodenuameu. 
Contributions for the relief of the destitute as 
aforesaid, will be received by Connolly A: Bass, 
No. 45 Water St., New York City. 
RhoH-Hotn Cow 
Law© DurAttrMi.ir.-ANoiit Florida IU Rivftrt. LaliM, Hotel*, 
Climate, Land*. Mliwarl; Cbfttp Uid In Toyn*. 78? 
FiRi.it C««ri. About Broom Com: Al»tk« C)ov*r ; PdUto Ctil- 
inr« , iu%n (louifi Anil IrKjHlrlM , Haiotay Uvnnft A N«w Wly . 
Brnoe ii Smiling Potatoc* , The Sfffot PoUU* Blooms........ 76* 
Far* EcoiroMf.-Ntw Jortev Domfi Wikoi (lUustrAtod ;) Ever 
Improving , Career K#rni JmploiotnU. -... 
EnoNOtmiO&u —Carculloor Plum ; TobArro Bmokr nnd 
the Cotton Worm ........... .786 
The Atiakian.—I nntxlriMt Arurrirttl; Iteo In til* South, Wild 
Horn -... . ...... -ttf 
The Horakmah — Breodlng Mato* . . 75* 
ScrKNTirin A«n tfnmL. SJpofine dntrltjr of Water; Idniwod 
Oil and White 1^*4 , I'tUgraph to th» Pianola ; Cwful and 
Sciontlfiu Item* — A V*w AfueflltivtJe, To silver Caat-Irvii, 
Cricket** Mu«Ic,To Clean Pital, Color A *tmnn Uave*. .751* 
Pomo».ooical, -California Gmpo Trod* ; The Diamond l<Mk*t 
(Uluatratod ,) Tkf Uonotting At»r»U (illufirated ;) Abuott'a 
Lawa Aij pin (2 IIluatrnlioua j About WhofUcbeffit'*, Crab- 
btmry Culture ....,.. .. ...........ICQ 
Tnt Vinkyab.©.— Oidi'jtn ; Kvgjuny Orapm ; Planting Graj>r«. ,7<k> 
Surer Hl 1 a* a* ©nr. Wool Scouring Tvala; A. M. Car land, Kau., 
Tha Wool Tariff ... . , .761 
Djaceanion*.— New Fork KnrmftiV Cltib — About Fnraat Trraa, 
Bonaa for Aartaragna, jPiout Kami*, Tl>» Cntlor Bnui, Svedleaa 
Apples, Artificial Poultry Kait.ug, Poke Koul, Aaparagoa . .761 
Dairy HoiltNUAr. — H«rkmior County Daliiaa Among thu 
Coarao Card a Paetono* jf llorltlmof. Cold Cr»*rk Factory, Mak 
lug Fanrr CUau, 'Hip Oanu ChH* and ihr Procr**, Cutting 
the Curda, Htmr.ttg aa «ntl Stirring the Curda, DaYalopimf 
Acidity and Salllup., T«n Uulidiuga and tho Chceae, TUu Hcrkl 
nwr Oo, Factory . Improving Pry, Hard IJht*a« . . ,767 
Tn« Poultry YAim. "Iba N Y. State Poultry Show , Connor, 
tkut Slain Pauttrv SocMy — P.xhi Inter*, &r.’, Premium I.iat; 
Shearing (input, Tratiap riatton of Kgga; Roup In Cinchona; 
Chicken DUeaae, Poultry Book. .. ... .76V 
Rural AacniTicu'iie -An Ice Ilona*- How to Conatruel a 
Chrnp Uur fUlriMiaic-li ..... ...... • ..163 
Domratic KrovrtMY. Home Asatii Cleaning Pork Barrel*; Con¬ 
tributed R«*npa« To Make Corn Bread, T t led Cak«\, Milking 
Pslti. ... 
Editorial*. Kir..—R’^haatar RrTUltad Rural Notea and Quer 
»aa - Amdhrr Swindling Tmv.ding A/•‘lit. Apitirriation and 
AMlataiKc, Hard l*hu*e, <Jood Wor*D, Flrtl tttirui Club fur 1870, 
Noil Kxylunvc Kenawoie I a»np, Tho < Wintry Choeae Market, 
Suffering in Virginia Tho I'eimiyivonu Col lego of Yetonnary 
Surgaona • The ivuuon.. ..764 
Pcrliu Imi'Koa’rmxnih —The Etm* Canal - Ila Prouioler ; Frrdl 
nand de Losaopa (Illuatiuted , I Outllno Mnp of Europe and the 
EmI. 
Storirs tor RirvAUNTO. Lot. SI ay ton'• Wlfat Shaking tho 
I abi# Cloth , Tim Ptiwrer of a Wt>r<f. . . . .765, 766 
LaDikk' PoRT-Fm.to. . at.i I!ip#a (Poetry;) About Feoldlng 
Wivea. American Girls la Europe, Tnu Maryi and Matllink, 
Our Spiff* Ikii , . . , .... 767 
Monica a .vn Mankiii Holiday CiB» Welding Preaenta, iholr 
Fllnnaa ;utd Appropriatomiaa ; Anawara »o ( v>rn«apondenU t In 
far.t’a Clothe* , ^unlKiidura . Senatorial Cniform.76? 
S a an ATif Rrauiui. -Autniim T^avr* (Poetry;) “The Peace of 
Ood;" Tbo Cioaa ut CUriat .. '.767 
Maws of tiia Wssk * Domestic and Foreign.768 
Thk Makk era, Money and Stock; Produce and Provision*; 
Live Stork j Buffalo 1.1 ve Stqrk . ^........76? 
PtRaoNAL Itrvcm.— lutereetlng Personal Brevities ..770 
Nicws and N'oVKi.TTica.—Containing Seven llama....770 
Tna Nasva CoanaxaicR.—Fifty seven Late Intrr#Hi*mg Brevities..771 
For Yopno Pnori r. I*hf Little Armies (Poetry ;) More About 
OaU j “ I Forgot ; M I low t<» J’..- Happy, . ..,..,..772 
Wit and Humor.— Aatronomlral Shetchee, No. 4 -The Croat 
Bear (Illuetrulad). .772 
Tn* Puzzlra,— itebiiB, Enigma, Decapitation, Kt*.772 
AN ORIGINAL WEEKLT 
rural,Literary and family newspaper 
D. D. T. IYIOOHE, 
Conducting Editor and Proprietor. 
TERMS, IN ADVANCE: 
SCBSCIUPTION—Three Dollars a Year. To Clubs 
and Agents, Five copies for 114: Seven, and one free 
to club ngent, for |1!*; Ten, and one free, for $2i-only 
12.,Vi per copy. As we pre-pay American postage, |3J0 
is the lowest Club rate to Canada and IH.Wito Europe. 
The best way Ui remll is by Kraft or Post-Oltleo 
Money Order,-and all Draft, and Orders made pay¬ 
able to the Publisher »ia y jik MAILED AT ais KISK. 
Alivr.HTIRINO - Inside, 7i cents per line. Agate 
space : Outside, $ 1 per line. Kor Extra Display and 
Cuts, a price and a half. Special and Business Notices 
charged according to position. No advertisement in¬ 
serted for less than f.l. 
we Witness 
The old high bridge over the Eric Canal, on 
Exchange street, has disappeared, the grade 
of the street been lowered some fifteen feet, 
and a swing bridge substituted. The street 
has been amazingly Improved thereby, for 
business purposes, and the price of retd estate 
greatly advanced. It is truly a “ big tiling” 
for the property owners and occupants. 
From 1 lie same stand-point we sec another 
wonder. The old Eagle Hotel block, comer 
of BujBalo and State streets, partly destroyed 
by lire last December, is being rebuilt m a 
unique, beautiful and substantial style, ami 
when completed will be the most magnificent 
business building in Western New York, l! 
not in the State out of New York City. It 
is six stories high, faced with Cleveland 
stone, highly carved and ornamented — and 
will be a noble ami lasting monument to its 
public-spirited and enterprising owner, D. 
attending W- 1*0wans, Esq., one of the self-made men 
rs during whom Rochester should delight to honor. 
On the “ east side”—but our space is ncar- 
i.s to the ]y full, and no must not particularize fur- 
and en- ther, or, if we do, make our article, like the 
•rnbers of Ledger’s stories, “ to be continued.” Yet 
to revisit we will lirielly mention a few matters. The 
on or mi- Osliurn House has been “reconstructed’ — 
er looked enlarged, newly furnished, etc., and is now 
[•ptember kept by BhomlKY & Co. In most respects 
viftly by it is admirably managed, but in some does 
ed, espe- not surpass the Fifth Avenue and other first- 
er—from class New York hotels, 
rn on the Our visits to the famous “ Mt. Hope,” 
ain, corn “ Genesee Valley,” “ Commercial,” and oilier 
tyne and Nurseries, and to “ Vick’s Floral Gardens,” 
resit and afforded us great pleasure ami no little in- 
Ilf du"3.vt>i. 
“ H«rd Time* t "—This annual bugbear cry has 
“been heard In the laud’’ during tho past few 
weeks; but “things are working” and the sky 
will soon be as clear as ever. The truth is that, 
notwithstanding all the croak ing about our na¬ 
tional debt, taxation, otc., the Country and Peo¬ 
ple were never so rich, either substantially or 
prospectively, as they are to-day. Takiug tho 
whole country into account our crops were 
never better, nor the prospects of the Industrial, 
producing classes more promising. Never fear, 
then, but what we shall all he able to tako tho 
papers, pay our taxes—as well as the minister 
and doctor- and have a surplus for luxuries or 
safe investment. 
Devon Stock Wanted.— Mr. J. N. Allen, Frank¬ 
lin Corners, Erie Co.. Pa., writes: “Allow mo 
to inquire, through tho Rural, where I can get 
a thorough-bred or full blood Devon bull calf, 
at a reasonable price. 'Ye take, and rend .tho 
Uttral, and like it. Have obtained a few sub¬ 
scribers, and they are all pleased with it.” Look 
over advertisements offering Devon stock hi 
back numbers of Rural, and write to one of 
the parties; or examine Hst of awards of pre¬ 
miums at your State Fair, nnd you will ascertain 
who are prominent breeders of Devons in your 
region or State. Thanks for your kind efforts 
In behalf of our little paper. 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1869 
ROCHESTER REVISITED, 
After an enforced absent 2 of over a 
wc recently revisited Rochester, (the ‘ 
tropolis of the Eden of America,’’) in and 
The Pennsylvania College of Veterinary Sur¬ 
geons, Philadelphia, opens its Session of 1869-70 
on the lirst Tuesday In December, on which day 
the regular lectures of the course will com¬ 
mence. Tho lectures embrace all the several 
departments of veterinary medical science as 
taught in Europe. It is said the students of tho 
Inst session witnessed over three hundred surgi¬ 
cal operations upon horses and cattle. 
Good Words, and most encouraging, are daily 
received from Agent-Friends in all parts of the 
country. A Post-Master in Now Jersey writes: 
” 1 here in no reason why your valuable paper 
should not double its circulation in this place, 
and I am thus early bringing it to tho notice of 
tho public In order to secure that result.” Wc 
hut e positive assurances from many agents that 
their lists for 1870 will be double those of any 
previous year, and some have already names 
enough to secure (hat result. “The work goes 
bravely on/'—and recruiting for the Rural 
lima adr is both popular aud profitable. 
THE SEASON, 
J hr First Rural Club for 1H70 came from 
Oregon. U numbered twenty new subscribers, 
and was sent by Mr. Dakikl Chaplin of Union 
County. The premium selected. Webster’s Un¬ 
abridged Dict ionary, was mailed on the day tho 
order arrived, and will probably reach its desti¬ 
nation before tho subscribers receive their first 
paper. Wo trust the recipient, will Consider it 
prompt as well ns “ Good Pa;i for Doing Good." 
How many of mir readers in the Pacific States 
and elsewhere will benefit themselves and neigh¬ 
bors in like manner? The Premiums are ready. 
BUSINESS NOTICES 
“THE BEST JUVENILE MAGAZINE 
Ever Published in Any Land or Language 
Non-Explosive Kerosene Lump.—-Erom a care¬ 
ful examination of 4lie* Non-Explosive Kerosene 
Lamp advertised in this paper, wc feel con 11- 
dence in suying it has merits as a safe lamp for 
household purpose:, and that its general intro¬ 
duction promises to materially lessen the list of 
casualties res u I ting from the use o f kerosene. It 
certainly scents worthy of a very general trial. 
stances. The market at Little Falls, therefore, 
for the week ending Nov. “0th was, us we antici¬ 
pated, not very brisk. The farm duires as they 
came In root with ready sales at 1G,Lc. tol7o.. the 
delivery being about 700 boxes. The factories 
were quite largely represented, all eager to close 
out stocks, and in doubt whether to accept 
prices offered or ship their goods to New York, 
,ti*l there hold in store until prices improved. 
A number adopted the latter course, while 
ot hers less plucky accepted the rates offered. 
We give quotations of sales as follows:— Otse- 
qitago, 17.Vc-; Stewart’s Patent, 17c.; Dav is’, 
H Vv. Avery & Ives, 173ae.} Root, 17,'tfo.; Ford’s 
Rush, 17Le.' Mkldlevillo, 17,vc.; Norway Asso¬ 
ciation. Danube Cold Spring, 17\c.; La 
Dnrvillc, J7kjo.: Florida, 17?i'e.; Brookinan’s 
Corners, 17’*c.* St. Johnsvillc, 17,qe.; Fry’s Bush, 
J7\e.; Hern finer county Union, 17^. 
Butter bevlus to come in quite free, tlie sales 
this wcck joeing at from 40e. to 42c., the latter 
for extreme tancy. 
We havo advices from abroad to the first week 
in November. At that date our Liverpool eor- 
rcf.ponde»t>says that owing to small stocks aud 
reported light arrivals the market has advanced 
:.’s. per ewt. Fine factory is quoted at 70 to 72s. 
per ewt.; very good, 67 to 69s. 
Our London correspondent reports cheese in 
that market brisk in sale, at an advance. The 
quotations, November 1st, for American extra, 
74s. to 70s. per ewt ; secondary, 70s. to 72s. Eng¬ 
lish cheese, Cheddar, 86s. to 94s.; Wiltshire 
double, 68s. to 77s.; Cheshire*medium,60s. to06s.; 
fine 71s. to 84s.; Scotch, 76s. to 80s.; Dutch cheese, 
Edams, 50s. to 58s.; Gondas, 46s. to 54s.; Derby 
Shape, 50s. to r>0s. Extra Normandy butter in 
London is quoted at USs. to 142s. per ewt. Irish, 
Corks, lets.; Canadian, 110s. to Ills. There is a 
very good demand for fine parcels of Canadian 
butter in Liverpool, which are taken on arrival, 
at 130s. to 113s. per ewt. 
The second quality of cheese and bacon seems 
to be at very nearly the same prices. In Liver¬ 
pool Boom is quoted at 68s. to 60s., and in Lou- 
dun 60s. to 74s. per ewt.; best Waterford Boem 
78s. Tho corresponding prices Just year on 
the 1st of November in London for butter, 
cheese and Boom were as follows:—Irish butter, 
Corks, 139s.; American cheese, 70s.; Hoinbro 
Boon 64s.; Waterford Boem, 68s. 
If there is to bo no decline in gold, wc can seo 
no reason for Jiny decline in the prices for 
cheese. Wo hear it estimated that there are 
now about 400,000 boxes of cheese in the city 
and country. Last year in first week in Decem¬ 
ber our whole stocks were estimated at 310,000 
boxes. We have -a bettor home trade this year 
than last, as there is a large demand from the 
South, and, from the statistics of stocks in 1867 
sold to the home trade, it would appear that 
every pound of cheese this year is needed at 
home. 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES, 
Another S»iiiilliiig •• Traveling” Agent, —Un¬ 
der date of “Aurora. Dearborn Co., Ind„ Nov. 
9.1869/’ Mr. J. Johnston writes us in this inter¬ 
esting but somewhat aggravating wise: 
“ Some live weeks since a man passed through 
t his count y represent ing hitiisolf as your agent, 
took subscribers to the amount of near one thou¬ 
sand dollars, anil has gone with the money. He 
claims to beu citizen of Kalamazoo, Mien., and 
says his mt tne i si,. M. Warren. 11 you can devise 
any plan by which 3m may be brought to jn.stiye, 
his victims hero will assist you. I think he )> 
somewhere west of Ihisphicepnieticing theaatne 
rascality upon you ami tho .people that he did 
here, lie also represents Peterson’s Magazine 
and other publications. We are anxious to know 
t lie best mode of procuring bis arrest,’’ 
Though we cannot specify the best mode of 
doing it, we will pay one hundred dollars for 
the “arrest and conviction” of the wolf in 
sheep's clothing who is preying upon the purses 
of the lloosicr innocents —and if Barnum wore 
still a .showman we doubt not he would give as 
much for one of the humarts who pays money 
for periodicals upon the representations of an 
entire stranger. The ease is .similar to the one 
noticed in our issue of Aug. 7, last, and we can 
add nothing to what was then said on the sub¬ 
ject. AVe can only reiterate what wo have so 
often printed, that the Rural cm flays no travel¬ 
ing agents, and that all who represent I ht-rnsoh cs 
us such should be regarded its impostors aud 
treated accordingly. 
—By the way, if the Rural is so popular that 
a stranger can, in a short time, collect, nearly 
$1,000 for it, in ti single county in Indiana, hotv 
long will it take awidc-awako and well-known 
citizen to get up a rousing club in his own local¬ 
ity, (town or county.) for the same paper, and 
thus secure a premium worth from $50 to $500? 
AA r e hope a good many' renders will answer this 
conundrum in a practical manner—by forming 
a club. 
A WIDE-AWAKE YOUTH’S PAPER, 
The Youth's Companion of Boston announces 
nearly n score of regular contributors for 1870. 
Many of them are among our best known and most 
brtiliaut writers. 
PUBLISHER’S NOTICES AND REQUESTS, 
Form Club* lor IJ870. — Non is the ’ nick of 
time” for our Agent-Friends all over the Continent 
to commence their Clubs for VOL XXI of the Rural. 
Those who beyin nine, before the held ts occupied by 
the canvassers for other and Inferior papers. wiH he 
sure of success-will do good to their neighbors imj 
benefit themselves. Though the cause Is a good ono, 
nnd many work lor it voluntarily, without tho hope 
of reward, we do not ask your tuno and Influence for 
nothing, but ovncu and utvt r Good Pay fur Duing 
Good,” See our Premium List (sent lrec to all appli¬ 
cants) for particulars,—but don’t wait for that before 
commencing your Club lor 1870. 
No Traveling Agents are employed by us, but 
any person so disposed can act as Local Agent, on 
his or her own authority, and secure premiums, etc. 
Appreciation and Assistance.—A now subscrib¬ 
er in Lincoln Co., Ky., writes us in this appre¬ 
ciative aud generous style“ Am in receipt of 
