PROGRESS AND IJVIPROVEMENT.’ » 
il. 1 hat rteform is necessary to preserve 
a Republic which has not yet existed one 
hundred years, we verily believe,— and we 
furthermore believe that the. People must come 
to the front, and put. down political schemers- 
and demagogues. But whether it is expedi¬ 
ent to unite tho honest and independent 
members of the two dominant political par¬ 
ties is an open question. We think it ought 
to be done, and that the impending crisis 
renders it expedient. The intelligent and 
straightforward portion of community who 
pay the expenses of Government are dis¬ 
gusted with the mismanagement, corruption 
and venality of political leaders and office¬ 
holders, and if there ever was a time when 
a change which would be an improve- 
ment should ho made, it is uow. The peo- i 
pie are aroused—as witness their recent 
triumph over the Tammany comiptionista I 
in New York City. This triumph was'ac- I 
complished by the union ol Republicans I 
and Democrats, and the nomination and 
election, on one ticket, of the best men of 
both parties. And influential journals of 
both parties appreciate the issue, aud seem 
to be preparing for a great political upheaval : 
—a new programme or deal which shall j 
presses are run to print labels and envelopes, 
none of which are used, however, to prlut their 
beautiful Catalogue, sent yearly to tlieir cus¬ 
tomers. That for 1871 was embellished with 
hundreds of costly engravings, colored plates, 
and involved iu its preparation a vast amouut 
of exact aud critical work. About. 1-50,000 of 
these annuals find circulation, aud that for 1872, 
St is promised, will surpass, in mauy respects, 
any of its predecessors. These are sent free to 
customers, and for 25 cents each to those who 
are not customers. Added, an annual and 
beautiful chroino of assorted flowers is issued, 
adapted for the ornamentation of Rural Homes, 
which is sold by the firm for 75 cents, aud is 
equal to mauy of the $3 ebromos so generally 
purchased; these are also sent free to parties 
who order a given umouut of goods. 
oats, 18@20c.; corn, 15®20c.; land from $2.50 to 
$50 per acre.— t. w. 
Oregon, Mo., \ov. 2 
OUR REDUCED RATES 
During this month, 
farm work has been at a stand-still, the last two 
weeks being very wot and the roads almost im- 
passablo. It is now very cold, with some snow. 
Fow farmers have finished gathering corn,which 
is some below an average crop. Wheal Is very 
short, on account of lute sowing. Our grain 
market is dull. Wheat, $1 per bushel; rye, 40c.; 
corn, 20®25c.; oats, 18@22c.; hogs are coining 
into market lu great numbers, at $3®»3.25 per 
cwt. gross. Money mailers have begun to 
loosen up.—j. s. m. 
South Trenton, Oneida Co., IV. V., Dec. 1.— 
Thermoinctricnl averages for Nov.: Highest 
point attained 1st, 55”; lowest point attained, 3” 
below zero; average temperature at 7 A. M., 20” 
18 / ; do. at 2 P. M., 34”, 24'; do. at 0 P. M., 28”, 2'. 
NOTICE TO AGENTS, SUBSCRIBERS, ETC. 
Moore's Rural New-Yorker will hereafter be 
furnished at the following Reduced Rates: 
Single < : opy, $2.50 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 Tree. Tor $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 Dol lar per copy to Europe. 
Drafts, Post-Olfice Money Orders and Registered Let¬ 
ters may be mailed at our risk. 
Liberal Premiums to all Club Agents who do 
not lake free copies. Specimen Numbers, Show- 
Bills, &c., sent free. 
THE GREAT ILLUSTRATED 
D. D. T. MOORE, 
Conducting Kditor and Proprietor. 
C. D. BRAGDON, A. S. FULLER, D. W. JUDD, 
-A.t9000ia.te Rlditors. 
HENRY S. RANDALL, LL. D., Cortland Village, N. Y., 
Emtor or th* D»r»HT*iiit.T or Sn*hr Hosbandhv. 
The Yew York Burnt Club met, atdinnerntthe 
Grand Central Hotel, Thursday evening. Dee. 7 . 
It met to listen to J08XAH Hoopks of Pennsyl¬ 
vania, upon ornamental tree planting. Mr. 
Hoopes' paper bad been carefully prepared, nnd 
furnished very many most practical suggestions 
for the planters. Wo propose to publish it at an 
early date. Mr. Hoopes was followed by Fred¬ 
erick L. Olmstead, lu a supplementary speech 
concerning the coniferous trees of California, 
with whioli it two years' residence in that Stare 
had rendered him familial'.- Dr.TATLORof For¬ 
ney's Press was present as the guest of the Club, 
and talked happily and eloquently. Hon. N. C. 
Ely presided, and experiences and suggestions 
in tree planting were made by the practical 
members of the Club. Mr. Fuller talked of the 
importance of names and of how much more a 
man is lilted to enjoy who can associate the ob¬ 
ject with the name whenever he hears it. Mr. 
Quinn urged the Importance or using Central 
Park as an educational ugency in tho nomencla¬ 
ture of trees and plants. Othergentlemen sec¬ 
onded Mils suggestion, nnd Mr. Olmstead, in i'e- 
sponse, said that it was a part of t lie original de¬ 
sign of the Parle Commissioners that there 
should be an arboretum- The Club continued 
in session until a late hour, and adjourned after 
a pleasant and profitable re-uuion. 
MONEY AND TRADE AFFAIRS, 
New York, Saturday, December g, 1871 . 
The Secretary of the Treasury, in his Annual Re 
port to Congress states the Receipts and Expendi¬ 
tures of the Government for the late Fiscal Yeai 
ending June 30 , 1871 , as follows: 
From customs. *206 270 406 i<s 
i £ r °m Internal revenue. 143.09M58 «a 
From *a!e-of public hinds. 2.3SS Wfi as 
I From miscellaneous sources. 31.0061*36 53 
Total.$383,33.^811 80 
For civil and miscellaneous purposes_$30,188 710 07 
For "War Department. 35 790 091 S’’ 
For Navy Department .. 10 131 027 ’1 
For Indian*.; 7 436 997 41 
For pensions.. . 34.44.W4 88 
t or Interest on the public debt.126,576,565 93 
Total .*292,177.188 25 
Applicable to Public Debt.$91,146,756 64 
He estimates the receipts and expenditures for the 
current year as follows: 
.A. 0 Lu 'i ] 
„ . First Quarter. Whole Yenr 
From customs.$62,289,329 $210,280 320 
Pront Internal revenue. 35,551.175 125,553 175 
r rom sales of public lands. 602.680 2 002 680 
l'rom miscellaneous sources. 8,7.53,180 26,753,189 
Total.*107,199,374 *305,106,373 
For civil and miscellaneous 
purposes. *16,570,732 *66.570,732 
War Department. 12,aO0,S53 43.560 653 
Navy Department. 6,613.010 20.013 040 
Indiana..... 3.404,133 9.404,133 
Pensions. 8,090,608 32,600698 
1 'or Interest on the public 
debt. 36.725.124 121.725 124 
The lttirnl New-Yorker is sold by News Deal¬ 
ers generally. The Trade Is supplied by tlic New 
York News Co., No, 8 Spruce St., New York. 
meu of all existing ptu ty organizations. 
III. As to naming cantlitlales for Presi¬ 
dent aud Vice-President on a Reform Ticket, 
that is a delicate matter for a neutral or in¬ 
dependent Journal, but, Laving said thus 
much, we will suggest the names of a few 
men whom wc believe to be competent and 
incorruptible. For example, a National 
Reform Party could probably safely adopt 
either of I tie following tickets, each com- 
I prising men of different politics. The first- 
named person fn each paragraph is for Pres¬ 
ident and the second for Vice-President: 
Horace Greeley (R.) of New York, (tho Em¬ 
pire State of the North): Joshua Hill (D.) of 
Georgia, (the Empire State of the South.) 
Charles Francis Adams (D.) of Mussachu- | 
Belts; Gicatz Brown (ltd of Missouri. 
Lyman Thc.mdull (R.) of Illinois 
Dark lilt (D.) of New Jersey. 
W. S. Gkoesoeck (D.) of Ohio 
Wilder (R.) of Massachusetts. 
Jacob D. Cox (R.) of Ohio; 
(D.) of South CaroJiua. 
S. J. Tilden (D.) of New York 
Blair (II.) of Michigan. 
— Our Reform Platform would be sub¬ 
stantially as follows — though other planks, 
equally Important, may be omitted in our 
haste of writing1. Only one Presidential 
term of six or eight years.—2. Such Reform 
I^CELSIOE 
INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES, 
Meeting or the National Wool Growers’ Ass’n. 
A meeting of the National Wool Growers’ 
Association will be held at Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 
20.1871. lit 112 o’clock M. The principal objects 
or tin- meet ing will bo to take in to Consideration 
tho present state of Die wool interests of tho 
country—the effeot produced ou those interests 
by the Wool and Woolen Tariir of 1867 and the 
proper tneatjB to counteract the effort now or¬ 
ganizing to procure t he rcpcul of that law in 
the ensuing session ol Congress. It is hoped 
the State Wool Growers' Association, whoso 
members are also members of t he National As¬ 
sociation, will bo well represented in the meeting. 
The invitation to attend is also extended to nil 
wool growers, wool manufacturers, and other 
persons interested In those industries, of what¬ 
ever State they may be residents, who are lavor- 
stbleto the object? of the meeting. Gentlemen 
train other States besides New York are re- 
•quosted to report tb cm selves on their arrival, to 
the Secretary .at the Syracuse House, 
Henry s. Randali.. Pres’t. N. W. G. Ass'n. 
Cortland Village, N. Y.. Nov. 29, 1871. 
Illinois Swine Breeders’ Ass'n.—The officers 
for 1872 are, Pm.— Lewis F. Ross. Yive-Prast's - 
Jst. Diet., Mr. Cubctison, Chicago; 2d Disk, A. 
J. Lovell. Sycamore; 3d Dtst.,-; 4 th Dist., 
Edmund Tyrrell, Clayton ; 5th Dist.,\V. P. Sisson. 
Galesburg; 6 th Diet.. Charles E. Kerobcval, 
Joliet: 7th Di 6 t., 11. Alexander, Charleston ; bth 
Dist., Henry Funk. Bloomiugtou ; 9th Dist., J. 
S. McCreary. Canton; JOth List.. J. C. Smith: 
PUBLICATION OFFICES: 
No. 5 Bcekman Street, New York City, ant 
No. 82 Buffalo Street, Rochester, N. Y. 
WESTERN BRANCH OFFICE: 
No. 75 North Side of Park, Cleveland, Ohio 
Subscriptions, Advertisements, Ac., re¬ 
ceived,—nnd Specimens. Show-Bills, Prospec¬ 
tuses, &o„ delivered, — ut either ol the above 
Offices of this Journal. 
•■Sulphur Ia Louisiana.—The Rural Carolinian 
says:—“Wc learn that two companies are al¬ 
ready at work developing the lately discovered 
sulphur ln;d of Louisiana. The bod, or layer of 
sulphur, commences ut a depth of 428 feet from 
tho surface of Hie ground, and terminates at. 540 
■feet, the bed having thus u thickness or II2ieot. 
The proportion of sulphur is 60 per cent, at the 
top of the bed. the proportion increasing rapidly 
ns wo de 6 cmid, being 90 per cent, nt a depth of 
486 feet. The proportion then gradually dimin¬ 
ishes. The sulphur appears fn compact and 
amorphous masses, of a pale color, interspersed 
here and therewith yellow crystals- If Is stir- 
You tided by a caJcaroous, crystalline matrix of 
whitish color, and rather considerable hardness, 
but which, nevertheless, is easily reduced to 
powder under tho stroke of tlio hammer. The 
general aualyeis of the deposit yields 77 per ceu t 
■of pure sulphur.’’ 
Total. 903,383 *293,403,3S0 
The Interest charges include the Interest on the 
Sinking Fund, which returns to the Government in 
future liquidation of the "Public Debt. They also 
embrace $ 4 , 500,000 per annum advanced lor the Pa¬ 
cific Roads on what are called Cutrency 5 per cent, 
j Ronds, advanced to these Roads. The present ac- 
j tual Interest per annum on the Funded Debt proper, 
exclusive 0 ! $ 5 , 783,000 appropriated us interest on the 
Sinking Fund, and which, as above noted, returns 
in further purchases of the Principal oi the Debt, is 
1 only $ 108 , 506 , 294 , as shown in the December Schedule 
of the Public Debt, as follows. 
| FUNDED (GOLD) STOCKS, UNITED STATES, DEC. 1. 
e D"tO. Coupon. Registered. Total. 
5-20s, 1862,....,. *,■87.100,3.41 *76.714.850 *455 815 ‘>00 
WA . 40.924.250 *43.426.850 84.35U00 
5 - 20 *. ] 86 o. 120.2:,8.500 43,079.300 163 337 500 
5-20#. 18tg (new). 166.243.050 63,463.050 220,706 tm 
5-20#. 1867. 2/9,817.500 01,160,0n0 320 977 500 
5-20t>, 1868.- 26, 660,050 J2,000.500 SO^eeisSO 
Total 5-20S. *963,003.400 *.350.4.50,550 *1.294 453 950 
Sixes, 1881.- 91,608,300 192,072,800 2Sfl 681200 
Fives, J0-40s- 50,538,250 138,020,OMI 194 567 3CO 
Fives. 1874. 13,955.000 6,046,000 ISiWliOO 
New Uvea, 1881. 8.313,250 64.483,150 OO.fOOdTO 
L , i Y^ 418.200 *721,040,650 *1.854,498.850 
| Tot,tl March 4, I 860 ... ...2.107,846,150 
Reduction of Funded Debt__ *253 ;us wi 
YearlyGwld Interest.charge, 1869. 124’255 350 
Present yearly charge. 1C8!6 (j6,'204 
Reduction tn Interest Charge. *15.7493156 
Reduction of Funded Debt a* above.. 25334 x 300 
Red action of Treasury Circulation. 28,S04!o91 
Total payments on Debt...,.*277,211,891 
The Circulation of the Treasury, after deducting 
1 Gold and Currency on hand, stood as follows on the 
4 th of March, 1869 and December 1 , 1871 : 
March 4 , 1869 .. .. . .$ 417 , 617,109 
December 1 , 1871 . 393 i 75 s. 5 i 8 
Reduction as above.. $ 25 , 864,591 
The Secretary of the Treasury, having completed 
the redemption ol $ 100 , 000 , 000 , being the v\ hole of 
the First Series outstanding of the IT, S. 5-20 Loan of 
1862 . now advertises that he will pay in redemption, 
on the 7 II 1 of March next (90 days after notice), $ 20 ,- 
000,000 of tire Second Series, as follows : 
REDEMPTION OF 5-20 BONDS. 1862, SECOND! SERIES. 
Ronds of *50, No, l to 5 , 4 ( 2 ), Inclusive.’ 
Bonds of 100. No. 1 to 13,093. 
Bonds of 600, No. 1 to 7.064. 
Bonds of 1,000, No, 1 to 11,120. 
Certificates, fin, No. 506 to 697, Inclusive. 
“ 100, No. 4,104 to 5,079. 
•' 500. No. 1,909 to 2.183. 
“ 1.000. No. 8.907 to 11,008. 
5.0l>'. No. 2.606 to 3.402. 
2 10,000. No. 2.907 to 3.809. 
The general trade of the week has been quiet. 
The amount of business doing is rather above the 
usual average for December. (Sold has fallen below 
no per cent., with sales as low as per cent, for 
the first time since July 5 , 1862 . The price returned 
yesterday to no per cent. Money is in quick de¬ 
mand at 7 per cent, per annum, both on stocks and 
for mercantile discounts. 
The following is the movement of the New York 
City Banks for the past lortuight r 
Nov. 25 . Dec. 2 . 
Capital, Nat. and Local.$ 88 , 699,600 $ 86 , 699,600 
Loans and Discounts--- 288 , 403,700 292 , 316,900 
Gold Notes and Greenbacks.. 69 , 917,700 70 , 483.600 
Deposits, all classes.. -. 219 , 220,800 223 , 314,500 
Natiuual Bank Circulation 30 , 089,500 30 , 106,900 
TRtCB OF STOCKS AND BONDS. 
American Gold ... no N. Y. Central Stock. 92 
C. S. 5 - 20 S of 1867 ...uj 1 .- Do. Scrip. 8754 " 
U. S. 6 s of t£ 8 i— upA Reading.n 5 
17. S..J 0 - 40 S, 5 $ cts ro 9 Jf Rock Islaud . 104 
U. S. New Loan .. 1095 * X. West. 61 
N. Y. Bounty Loan. 109 *4 Do. Preferred. 90 
Tennessees _, 67 St. Paul _ 54 
Virginias, new. £ 2 ^ Do. Preferred. 78 
Missouri Bonds... 98^1 Lake Shore. 90 
North Carolinas. old. 37 Ohio and Mississippi. 42% 
U. S. Currency 6 s. 115 k Toledo & Wabash. 63% 
Central Pacifies,. 103 Ji Erie. 31% 
Union do ... .gtjYUnion Pacific Stock.. 27 
Western Telegraph • 68 ? f Adams Express. ... 87 12 
Pacific Mail . 47 !; I American Express. 59 
Lake Shore Scrip— 83 #! United Stales Ex p's.. 58 
Joel 
Marshall P 
James L. Orr 
POLITICAL REFORM; 
Some Views aud riuggesiiotis Thereupon. 
Editor Rural New -Yorker - Sir: The 
noble stand you have taken (uotonly in this but 
former years) against the corruption and venal¬ 
ity of Governmental or political affaire of all 
classes, has WO a for your journal many ardent 
friends und supporters among the honest aud 
intelligent, portions of community. Your con¬ 
demnation alike of the swiudlings and stealings 
of both Republican und Democratic officials, 
proves that you are not portlsau, or, if so, that 
you would sink Party to save u Country whose 
only salvation, it appears to mo, must depeud 
upon the purity aud honesty of its officluls. 
Thus sincerely believing, (and also that those in 
.vour position can do much toward guiding the 
People and Nation aright,) I desire you to ex¬ 
press, through the oulnmus ol' the Rural New- 
Yorker, your opinion In regard to the necessity 
aud expediency of organizing, at l his juncture, 
n great National Reform Parti/, composed of 
such members of tlm existing political parties as 
believe in and would insist upon the upright¬ 
ness, intelligence, and honest accountability (to 
both the Government and tho People) oi’ all 
appointees to positions of honor and trust. 
And further, if you concur In the above-stated 
proposition, (as I a in confident you will, judging 
from what has appeared in your able and inde¬ 
pendent Journal,) pJease name such men as can¬ 
didates l'or President and Vice-President of the 
United States as you think would properly rep¬ 
resent such a party as I have indicated. 
By replying to tho preceding you will oblige 
or couio-outer, 
Austin 
The Cornell Student*.—X. A. Willard of the 
Rural NEW-YonkER, has recently concluded ti 
course of lectures on Dairy Husbandry at Cor¬ 
nell University, nnd writes to a friend “Ibave 
never soon a more earnest nnd orderly set of 
youug men. The University is really doing a 
If rent work—genuine, solid work, and is on the 
sight road to make men and Scholars,” This is 
good testimony from a good source, and we are 
-very glad to place it on record—contrasting, as 
.It docs, with a telegram upon which we hud oc¬ 
casion to comment not long since. 
tho writer, (who is a Reformer, 
and practices what he preaches,) and no doubt 
gratify thousands of others. Whilegiving you, 
below, my real name and address, allow me to 
subscribe myself, for publication, 
An Earnest Reformer. 
Western New York, Nov. 27, 1871. 
1 he writer of the above lias bceu known 
to us for a score of years as a prominent 
Western Neiv-Yorker,—one who litts held 
many positions of honor aud responsibility, 
to most of which he was elected by the 
united efforts of snob members of both par¬ 
ties as believe integrity aud capacity the 
proper qualifications for office. Ilad lie 
been an ambitious politician or demagogue, 
he might ere this have been Governor or U. 
S. Senator—for he is as competent, as several 
who have occupied those distinguished posi¬ 
tions. Called upon by such a man, and iu 
such a manner, we feel constrained to re¬ 
spond—as briefly and pertinently as may 
be, however, as our space is limited. 
I. The pecuniary interests and general 
welfare of the great commercial, producing 
aud industrial classes of the country undoubt¬ 
edly demand a decided reform—an honest 
administration of our National, State, Muni¬ 
cipal, County, and even Township affairs. 
This will be conceded by every intelligent 
reader who does not hold a sinecure posi¬ 
tion, (and we trust few of our subscribers, at 
least, are of that character.) That many of 
our office-holders have become corrupt and 
venal is patent to all who read the journals 
of the day. As to Lire thefts of Tammany 
and U. S. Government officials, we have al¬ 
ready expressed strong views, (see, for ex¬ 
ample, our article entitled “ On the Make,” 
in this Journal of Sept. 30,) yet much more 
might be said ou this prolific subject, bad we 
space for its discussion. 
Report of tho Department of Agriculture.—H. 
W. Faust asks bow be can get tho Report of the 
Department of Agriculture for 1869 anil 1870. 
Write to the Member of Congress from your 
District for one. Euclt Member of Congress bus 
a large number of copies at his disposal. Borne 
<®t these servants of the people sell them as 
wfuste paper. They are worth getting. Let every 
3* mi or write for one. 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES, 
No Spaee for “Mutual Admiration.” — It was 
ourinteution to say a few words, in this num¬ 
ber. about the prospects of the Rural -how the 
People, old aud young, are workim , success¬ 
fully, in its behalf—how ldudly tl e Press is 
noticing our efforts—and how we gratefully ap¬ 
preciate the aid and cordiality of all who are 
seconding our endeavors to augment the value 
aud popularity of the Rural New-Yorker. 
But the Major (foreman) says the paper is over¬ 
full. and we are constrained toomltall “ mutual 
admiration” or •• hiialutin’’ items, and allow 
the paper to speak for itself. We will add, how¬ 
ever, that the prospeots of the Rural for 1872, 
as regards Increased usefulness nnd circulation, 
arc most gratifying—and if its friends will con¬ 
tinue their good work during the ensuing three 
months it will certainly reach more than that 
One Hundred Thousand Subscribers. And so 
mote it be! 
BUSINESS NOTICES 
C0LLIN6’ CAST CAST-STEEL PLOWS 
For *5. For information how to obtain them, a 
dress COLLINS A CO.. 212 Water St., New York 
Christina* Present* Heady !— Alt our actual or 
intending Agents who wish to make their friends 
fine Christmas Presents , should hurry up and send 
in clubs soon as possible , and select the presents from 
our Premium List, We can send most articles by 
first return Mail or Express. Our wish is to make 
happy as many people as we can on Christmas ! 
• -»♦« - 
Large Cotton Crop. —Col. Pickett of South¬ 
western Georgia is said to have planted the past 
season 6,500 acres of cotton and 3,500 acres of 
corn : und it Is estimated that he will clear $180,- 
<K )0 on Ids cot ton crop alone. He employs 400 
hauds-most of them negroes. 
Colorado Springs,—I nformation in regard to 
the new Colorado Colony sent free. It. A. Cam¬ 
eron. No. 3 Bowling Green, New York. 
- * V 'J V I'll Vi 
•Ecumenical Council, ut Rome, that iho Pope was 
Infallible, it wats accorded by the American pub¬ 
lic that Dooley's Yeast Powder was likewise 
infallible. 
We do not wish to dispute with Plus IX. as to bis 
infallibility, but we challenge any Baking Powder 
to be produced that is as clearly infallible us ours 
in strength, purity, freedom from deleterious sub¬ 
stances, und. that will stand such a chemical analy¬ 
sis. It is the healthiest, cheapest and best ever yet 
known. Try it and be convinced. 
Whnt One Seed Firm 1* Doing In Rochester._ 
As indicating the magnitude of seed distri¬ 
bution in this country, and tho enterprise of 
those engaged in it, wo give the following strik¬ 
ing figures furnished by the business of Briggs 
& Brother, Rochester, N, Y,, the senior part¬ 
ner of which is at tho head of the municipal 
government of that beautiful city. This firm 
has two large farms devoted to the production 
of flower mid vegetable seeds exclusively—one 
in Iroudequoit, N. Y„ aud the other ut CJintou, 
Iowa. Added, they import tous upon lous of 
new and choice varieties trorn England, France 
and Germany, beside having contracts with 
farm owners, in various pans of Canada and 
the United States, for their entire seed product. 
At least twelve thousand seed dealers in the 
United States sell Briggs & Brothers’ seeds. 
Over $30,000 worth oi paper is consumed an¬ 
nually in the manufacture of paper bags. Six 
*21 fin- *5.;25.— The Illustrated Phreno¬ 
logical Journal u year, *3; The Christian 
Union a year. ?3; two flue Oil Cbromos, “Wide 
Awake,’ 1 and “Past Asleep mounted, worth *10; 
and Marshall's Engraving of Washington, worth fa', 
will be sent for *5.25, by S. it. Wells, 389 Broadway, 
New York. Local Agents wanted, 
N. B.—The Rural and Journal a year,$4.50; 
with all the above. *7.00. 
1 fie Iowa Farmer is the name of a new agri 
cultural monthly, announced to be issued is 
January, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We have 
not learned the namo of the Editor. 
THE SEASON. 
To alleviate the pain attendant on inflamma¬ 
tion. of the Throat, Lungs and Kulneys. you have 
but to use the IFhitt Pine Compound. It is sold 
•very where, aud gives the best of satisfaction to ail 
who try it. 
Union, Hardin Co., Iowa, IVov. 25.— Our countv 
is in the central part of the State aud as good 11 s 
any for growing grain. Wheat was only about 
half a crop this year—about twelve bushels per 
acre; oats, 30@7a bushels per acre; clover about 
60 bushels. Our county Is divided by timber and 
prairie. The weather is cold and getting colder 
with some suow. Wheat is worth from 90o.@.$l; 
The Youth’s Companion.—a fresh, direct 
orous paper. As practical as it is attractive. 
“ lliii-nett’n Cologne Water is preferred to the 
German by the fashionable .”—Rome Journal. 
