PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMEMT.” 
And this system will .apply to the man who 
works by tbe mouth as well as to others. 
Let tbe number of days, of a certain number 
of hours each, that shall constitute a mouth’s 
work, be agreed upon; but let it be stipu¬ 
lated that if extra hours' work are required 
they shall be performed and paid lor, pro 
rata. There is no need of confusion or dis¬ 
cord. Let the day’s time be recorded every 
night after mutual consultation. So as to 
the work of the house servants. It is not a 
difficult system to adopt nor to follow after 
it. is adopted, when it becomes thoroughly 
comprehended. 
that shall Afford instruction and amusement to 
all. Well, we do not object to people going to 
see horses trot, if they want to; but we do ob¬ 
ject to calling such a conglomeration of amuse¬ 
ments “Agricultural Fairs," when everything 
that is agricultural is overshadowed and swal¬ 
lowed up by other attractions uud excitements. 
The question is, do such Fairs benefit, agricul¬ 
turists? Do they promote industry uud beget n 
higher and nobler ambition among agricultur¬ 
ists? Do they stimulate study und aid in the 
development of the resources of the soil? Wo 
say no. We do not believe they pay, In practi¬ 
cal industrial progress, the State uur the people 
of the State what they cost. As a rule, a circus 
or race course, with the exhibition or a fat 
woiiihu or two thrown in, would accomplish 
about aa much for agriculture as many of our 
modern (so-called) agricultural Fairs. In these 
strictures we have no more reference to the 
Fairs of the South than to those of the North. 
the English agriculturist, in a late letter asserts 
when comparing steam with animal power, that 
a steam horse costs less to purchase than a real 
horse; that it will last twice as long; that its 
annual cost Tor food (coal) is less than half that 
of a real horse; that it will do twice as much 
work ns a real horse; when tbe steam horse 
rests or is idle, it co3ts ouly a dollar a week, 
while six horses at rest cost him $16 for their 
food without counting attendance and interest 
on the cost; as real horses rest, sixteen hours 
and works eight; n steam horse will work all 
the lime if required; a steam horse gets no 
lameness from kicks or strains, no death from 
inflammation or gripes, wind or flatulence, or 
the other disorders to which horses are liable. 
THE SEASON, 
TI1E GREAT ILLUSTRATED 
Conducting Kditor and Proprietor. 
C. D. BRAGDON, A. S. FULLER, D. W. JUDD, 
A-HHOeiate JBditors. 
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Eiiitoa uv rii* Dm..iirMtM or Shicki- IIl'kba.vbkv. 
X. A. WILLARD, A. M., Little Fails, N. Y„ 
EoiTOIt OF lilt I>M*A HTMKST OF DilHV iil/HBANDBY. 
Col. S. D. HARRIS, Cleveland, Ohio, 
TiuvfLixo Coneisru.vuiMs Kultxm. 
T. HART HYATT, San Francisco, 
Cos in,cron or Tint Pacihc St')r» Dia akt.meht. 
CHAS. V. RILEY, St. Louis, Mo., 
CoNDUcron or Tut KvniMOLoatCJl. DcrAitniiNl. 
MARY A. E. WAGER, 
Editor or t?ik Dow s ime Kchkqmy Dipaktmknt. 
COM. M. F. MAURY ON METEOROLOGY. 
Industrial Exhibition Company. — This Com¬ 
pany, organized a year or more ago. with a capi¬ 
tal of several millions, does not so.mi to progress 
rapidly, indeed, rumor says that some of its 
officers and engineers have “played smart”— 
deceived t heir associates and the public, utid put 
money in their purses. The President was over- 
sanguine, and probably that was thocauseof his 
obtaining the money of certain parties who did 
not understand the real situation of the Com¬ 
pany. It is said that a millionaire, who repre¬ 
sented that he hud put money in the concern, 
never invested a dime.—but, on the contrary, he 
and bis man Friday, (or “some other man,") 
have actually made ton thousand dollars by 
their operations with tbe stock of the CompanyJ 
And it is further alleged that one of the direct¬ 
ors tins secured the Company’s real estate with¬ 
out paying “value received" therefor-leaving 
tbe creditors to whistle for their money. As this 
matter concerns a large number of people, in 
botli town und country, we think it requires 
special attention, and hence our i-euders may 
expect some rich developments—with names, 
dittos, figures, etc.,—in an early future number 
of the ItuitAL New-Yohkeh. 
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1871 
General Horace ( apron, late Commissioner o! 
Agriculture, and now in the employ of the Jap¬ 
anese Government, wus received by the Em¬ 
peror of Japan with distinguished considera¬ 
tion. He Is furnished with an elegant, residence 
on the grounds of the celebrated Temple of 
Sheba, which had heretofore been only occu¬ 
pied by the Mikado; lias been honored by a 
state diaper, given in the palace of the summer 
garden of the Tycoon, by the Prim,: Minister, 
and at wiiteh ail the highest officials of tbe Em¬ 
pire, save the Emperor himself, were present, 
lie lias had an inlerview with the Emperor, who 
made turn a neat little speech, of which the fol¬ 
lowing is a translation:—**Longing after your 
perfect sclenliflo knowledge and wide experi¬ 
ence, while you were occupying Ihe position of 
thu chief of tbe Agricultural Department of the 
United States, I have invited you to my country 
from America, and I engage you to take charge 
of the measures for agriculture ofrf.he island of 
Ycfiso, in supporting my high authorities there. 
I beg you will understand my desire and operufe 
jointly with my high authorities there to pro¬ 
duce a good result. I expect you will accom¬ 
plish a meritorious service." General Caphon 
responded briefly, vhtlhas already begun the 
necessary prelimi ^*mrveys of the Island of 
Ycsso, with a view »o Inaugurating the indus¬ 
trial Improvements ihe Emperor wishes for. 
Wo are sure Gen. (.'apron's friends will wish 
him great success in his efforts. His accom¬ 
plished lady is in New York City for the winter. 
INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES, 
Thu Vermont Dairymen'* Association, at its 
meeting Oct. 23, at Montpelier, elected the fol¬ 
lowing officers: Prrs.—E. D. Mason : Vice-2‘reels. 
—W. 1>. Nash, C. Horace Hubbard and C, W. 
Brownell; Sccy.and Treat.—O. S. Bliss. 
Ohio Stale llori. Sue.—Wo received, too late 
to notice Inst week, rho circular of this society, 
announcing its annual meeting at Milford, 0., 
Nov. 22. 23 and24- Our triends should remem¬ 
ber Mult such nonces must reach us tally in 
order to render our ootUmnaservicablc to them; 
lor we go to press over a week ahead of date. 
Madinan, Min., I|«rt. Sac.—From the Western 
Farmer we learn that the following officers were 
elected hy fhlsisoeioty Nov. 3: Free.— Dr. JOSEPH 
Hobjuins : Vice-Preet «.- W.T.Leiich, J. Gripper; 
Cor. and litc. Secy.—li. E. Morrow; lYeae.- G. A. 
MuSon: lArectnrx,— D. Worthington* J. T. Ste¬ 
vens. H. M. Lewis, T. Brown and M. J. Moody. 
The following Standing Committees were filled: 
Fruits, Flowers, Vegetables, Premiums, Library, 
Fiuauue, Entomology. 
The Illinois (state Hurt. Sou,, meets at Jack¬ 
sonville Dec. 12, 13,14 and 15. The programme 
is published and include*, besides the reports. 
Mm officers und of siuuding committees, and the 
address of the President, the following papers; 
One by Prof. J. B. Turner on “Tbeforces which 
promote vegetable growthone on grape cul¬ 
ture by E. J. Ayers: one on the cultivation of 
the cherry by Dr. E. 8. Hull; one on “ The 
Introduction of Agriculture and Horticultural 
Education in our Public Schools," by Gko. W. 
Mimlh ; oub upon. Landscape Gardening and 
Hu nil Adornment by J. M. Gregory. The 
work planned promises. 111 its execution, a 
profitable and interesting meeting. 
standing uh to the length of Lite clay, they 
arrived late or curly, ns was most conveni¬ 
ent for them. Now that I pay by the hour, 
they generally want to work full aa many 
hours as 1 need them; but if they do not, 
they know that, they will get paid for only 
the work they do; and if they do not regard 
nty wishes somewhat, working until the 
work is accomplished, Lhcy feel very certain 
that I will hire some one who will stick hy 
ine; and 1 find men are more willing to ac¬ 
complish all the work, regardless of the 
number of hours, if they are sure of being 
paid proportionately, as they are by the 
hour system. I think we shall adopt the 
same rule in reference to household help. It 
requires a little lime to break in and make 
laborers understand it; but when they do, 
they like it better, and so do I.” 
This system of employing by the hour is 
being adopted in many industries which have 
hitherto been ruled by the adherents of the 
ten-hour or eight-hour system. A farmer 
hires a carpenter at a given price per day. 
He works eight or ten hours only, when he 
might work twelve. The work is pressing, 
but be knows that if he puts in two or three 
extra hours’ work the farmer will not expect 
to pay for it; but if be w paid by the hour 
lie makes more hours' wages per day, ac¬ 
complishes Ihe work in fewer days, saves the 
farmer the extra board, and is off, out of the 
way, doing a job for some one else. 
“A laborer is worthy of bis hire.” So lie 
is; but the employer who pays money for 
labor is also entitled to his money's worth at 
market rates. The days are now short, and 
the evenings long. Hired men who pick ap¬ 
ples all day, or dig potatoes, &e., are not nl- 
liufvCHt; that no system of meteorological 
observations can be made of great utility 
without a corresponding system of crop re¬ 
ports; and that the agricultural interests are 
not the only ones to he benefited, but that 
such information will have its influence in 
the great commercial and financial centers. 
He does not propose to confine this system 
of research and observation to our country, 
1 buL to receive the co-operation of the observ¬ 
ers of all the nations that can be enlisted In 
the work. 
He would extend, improve and render 
more accurate the weather reports of the 
Signal Officer at Washington, which ho 
commends, considering the inexperience of 
observers. Then he would have n special 
crop reporter assigned to every district of 
ten thousand square miles in the United 
States, whose business it should be to travel 
over ids beat continually, and put himself in 
communication with intelligent tanners in all 
parts of it, and through them, aided by his 
own observations, keep the Central Office 
posted hy regular reports as *o the stale and 
promise of the crops of his district; tlie 
meteorologists, meantime, sending their re¬ 
ports in detail hy mail, and abstracts hy 
telegraph daily, both as to weather and 
crops. This would require five crop re¬ 
porters each for the areas of Alabama ami 
Tennessee, four for Kentucky, four for Ohio, 
ami so on in this country and in Europe, 
i welve for Great Britain, nineteen for France, 
one for Holland, one for Belgium, and so on 
in Europe. 
He would include in meteorological obser¬ 
vations the sea as well as the land, for the 
atmosphere covers both, and ihe atmospheri¬ 
cal machinery is a whole and must be stud¬ 
ied as a whole. The atmosphere must be 
observed by observers stationed in all parts 
of the world, acting in concert, before we 
can hope to understand its movements uud 
comprehend the laws which govern them. 
Titus we have given :yt outline of Com. 
Maury’s plan to make science useful. We 
must always commend any plan looking in 
this direction. Il is just what science is for, 
and what it should be the aim of scientific 
men to do. And the men of science who 
are most active in such adaptation of the 
knowledge they acquire are tire men who 
are hereafter to take front rank for their 
eminence and usefulness, 
A Hoot-Growers' Association exists in Scot¬ 
land, and recently held its first exhibition at 
Inverness. There were nearly four hundred 
entries. The chief feature of the show was tur¬ 
nips, which consisted of four classes— purple- 
top Swedes, green-top Swedes, purple-top yel¬ 
lows and green-top yellows. The purple-top 
yellows were Ihe least numerous class. \V b 
name these classes in Order to show what turnips 
are roost esteemed abroad, utid mention this 
organization to illostnuo how special industries 
are organizing abroad as in this country, with a 
view lo promoting special interests. Why not 
have Root-Growers' organizations in this coun¬ 
try? If such would stimulate more attention 
to root culture, (liey would render agricultur¬ 
ists an important service. 
M lint Tea-Drinker* Drink.—The American 
Grocer announces that a French Savanthas dis¬ 
covered that tea drinkers are consuming a 
quantity of leather in their favorite beverage 
sufficient, iu ttie course of a year, for the manu¬ 
facture of a stout pair of lamts! It adds : “Tlio 
consumption of this wholesome article of food 
is not confined to the drinkers of “ iie tea," but 
includes even such ns indulge in the most costly 
and genuine qualities, supposing them to mix 
the beverage with milk or cream, It is to this 
most innocuous of drinks that we are indebted 
for the addition to our cherished evening 
draught of an ingredient proverbial for itsindi- 
gestibility. Tea leaves contain a proportion of 
tannic acid, w hich in the liquid state is suspend¬ 
ed in solution. Milk, on the other hand, con¬ 
tains a proportion of white of egg, and the two 
constituents being ihe main ingredients of 
leal her readily combine on mixing the fluids, 
adding hy the globules of icather-likosubstance 
which they form to the opacity of the compound 
liquid." Well I who will stop drinking tea uow ? 
“T«o 51030*1 by Half."—If we were not, on 
principle, opposed to occupying "one half ol the 
paper in tulllug what the other half contains,” 
wo would direct attention to several illustra¬ 
tions and articles in this number of the liunAL 
New-Yorker— especially our “Thanksgiving," 
Views of ilie Ituins of Chicago, (from recent 
photographs.) the Fashion and other unique Il¬ 
lustrations— but we have neither the brass nor 
the space to do justice to ihe subject. Wo trust, 
however, that our readers are sufficiently dis¬ 
criminating to discover, in spite of our extreme 
modesty, that $2, (in clubs,) or even $2.50 u year, 
Is not an exorbitant price for fifty-two num¬ 
bers of such n journal. 
OUR REDUCED RATES 
NOTICE TO AGENTS, SUBSCRIBERS, ETC 
Moure's Rural New-Yorker will hereafter be 
furnished at the following Reduced Rates; 
Single <'«py, £2.30 per Year. To Clubs: - Five 
Copies, and one copy free to Agent or getter up of 
Club, for $12.50; Seven Copies, and one free, for $16; 
Ten Copies, and one free, for $20—only $2 per copy. 
As we are obliged to pre-pay the American postage 
on papers mailed to foreign countries, Twenty Cents 
should be added to above rates for each yearly copy 
mailed to Canada, and One Dollar per copy to Europe. 
Drafts, Post-Office Money Orders and Registered Let¬ 
ters may be mailed at our risk. 
Liberal Premiums to all Club Agents who do 
not take free copies. Specimen Numbers, Show- 
Bills, &c M sent free. 
Wonted, Badly —a first-class self-expanding 
chase (of rubber or other elastic material) for 
the last page of the RURAL New-Yorker. 
Cause why:—We have,each week, from 6ix to 
seven columns of advertisements to go into thu 
space of only five columns! The man who 
“Edits the Advertisements" will pay a liberal 
reward lor I bo required article,—and also for an 
invention which will enable him to place every 
man’s advertisement nt the head of first column. 
Imports and Exports.—From Ihe monthly re¬ 
port of the Bureau of Statistics for July, 1871, 
just received, woloarn that the imports in July, 
1871, were $47,543,871 against S39.70l.TO6 in 1870; 
that during the corresponding period in 1871 ihe 
domestic exports were $37,019,100 (specie value) 
aud the foreign exports $3,252,073; while in July, 
1870, they were—Domestic, $44,353,009, and for¬ 
eign, SI,936,018. During the seven months end¬ 
ing July 31,1871.— imports exceeded the exports 
by $9,196,118, while for the corresponding period 
in 18.0 the exports were in excess of imports to 
tbe amount of $2,365,367. But the value of for¬ 
eign commodiliea remaining in bonded ware¬ 
houses July 81,1871, was $70,2573*5, aguinst $58,- 
705,808 July 31,1870-au excess of $11,462,067. De¬ 
duct this amount from the imports for 1871. und 
it shows a balance of $2,265,949 in favor of 1871, 
so far as consumption of foreign products is 
concerned. 
Fuirfor the Protection of Dumb Animal*.—The 
Boston folk are getting enthusiastic over and 
interested in a Fair to be given by the Massa¬ 
chusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty 
to Animals, which is to commence December 5 
(and combine iwo weeks) Iu Horticultural Hall, 
in rhuteity. It is stated that besides the goods 
being forwarded to this Fair from Massachu¬ 
setts, they ure coming uiso from England, 
France, Germany and Switzerland. 
RURAL ” GIRLS AND BOYS AT WORK, 
The Liberal Premiums we offer the Girls und 
Roys for getting up Clubs for the Rural Is waking 
them up ull over the Country. Many have recently 
reported clubs or ports of clubs formed. One twelve- 
yeur-old mun— Willie M. Currier of Jefferson 
Co., Colorado — has already remitted $18 for nine 
row Subscribers, and says he hus several more 
names. Good for Muster WILLIE 1 Hope our young 
friends will all go to work, and be as successful. Now 
Is the time to start the Campaign, Every Master 
und Miss who cun should go to work and secure 
one or more of onr nice and valuable Presents. 
School of Telegraphy.-F. H., Cleveland, O., is 
informed that there is a free school of Tele¬ 
graphy In Cooper Institute, Particulars can be 
learned by addressing “Cooper Union, New 
York City,” In answer to the question “How 
can a modest and virtuous young woman earn 
iter board and have time to attend to her studies 
in the Institute," we reply tliut il will not be 
practicable to do so, we think. 
BUSINESS NOTICES 
General Sherman.—We had the pleasure, this 
(Friday, Nov. 17,) morning, of witnessing the 
departure of Gen. Sherman from the Astor 
House to go on board the Wabash cn route to 
Europe, and ot wishing him bun voyage. Gen. 
Sherman Ims leave of absence, is Liable to recall 
at any moment, pays his own way, does not 
draw life salary while gone, and goes in a Gov¬ 
ernment vessel by courtesy of its commander, 
who is instructed not to go nut of the line ot his 
du lies l'or Hie gratification or convenience or 
Ills distinguished guest. We cute this, since it 
has already been publimy explained, as indicat¬ 
ing liotv surely public men are learning to re¬ 
cognize iheir duties and responsibilities to their 
employers—the American people. Lieut. Fred 
Grant, ihe President's son, accompanies Gen. 
Sherman. 
BANKING AND FINANCIAL. 
Important to farmers and Others. 
M. G. Kern, one of the most accomplished 
landscape gardeners in the West, has, we are 
glad to see. been elected Superintendent of the 
Public Parks of St. Louis. He stipulated with 
the Park Commissioners, before accepting the 
office, that he should manage the Park improve¬ 
ments in accordance with Iris own ideas. In this 
lie was sensible; for his ideas are usually excel¬ 
lent. 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES, 
To all soeklng investment of unemployed funds, 
or the conversion of S-'iOs ito be culled in next month) 
wo strongly recommend the 7-30 Gold Bonds of the 
Northern Pueitlc Railroad, which we now offer at par 
in currency. The bonds are a first mortgage not only 
upon t lie entire Railroad and its equipments, but 
upon the finest lands in the West, valued at f150,000,- 
000. Nothing therelore could be more secure. Farm¬ 
ers. Capitalists and others furnished « uh pamphlets, 
maps, Ac., containing full information on application 
to Jay COORB & < o., 
New York. Philadelphia and Washington. 
Beet Sugar Manufacture in Wisconsin.—A tipbt 
sugar manufactory in Sauk Co., Wis., is reported 
to have in its employ forty or fifty hands, and 
to be now running night, anti day. The stock of 
beets from which the sugar is making is the pro¬ 
duct of 250acres, amounting touboul 2,000tons. 
The daily product of sugar is ten barrels. The 
sugar is tvlii te, but not first class as regards flavor. 
Dandruff— can be removed by the use of Bur¬ 
nell’s Cocouine; ulso Irritation of the Scalp. 
Steam vs. Flesh and Blood Horses. —We should 
like to see steam horses made so that the farm¬ 
ers of this country can realize what J. J, Mechi, 
Show Bills, Specimen Numbers, Kic., of Ihe 
Kuka i, New-Yorker sent free. 
