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PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT.” 
, MOORE'S RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1873. 
A NEW QUARTER, 
AND A GOOD TIME TO SUBSCRIBE! 
AGENTS, and all Others of our readers Interested, 
are advised that a Now Quarter of the RURAL New- 
Yorker will commouce April l. Our friends whose 
subscriptions expired last week ias did all having No. 
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wftb the New Quarter, or at any time.) are ulso now 
in order, and we hope by add thousands of names to 
our list witbinafow weeks. Agcntsand other friends 
can do much in that direction by a little effort at this 
season. See notice under beading of “The Rural's 
Spring Campaign,” on page 22s. 
ABOUT STRIKES. 
Again there are rumors of strikes—that the 
workingman in the trades, especially, are pre¬ 
paring for a grand raid against capital and those 
who use it to give them work. We never yet 
knew a strike to permanently benefit the stri¬ 
kers. We have known co-operation to grow out 
of disaffection, and those who eo-operated to 
become independent of those distinctively 
known as capitalists—in other words, become 
capitalists themselves and their own employ¬ 
ers. We deprecate the oppression of laborers 
by capitalists; but we equally deprecate a reign 
of terrorism over laborers by the workingmen 
themselves. If It. is said that a state of war 
exists between laborers and capitalists, result¬ 
ing from vicious legislation, the laborers have 
the power to remedy such a condition and 
bring about peace through the ballot. Legisla¬ 
tion is the expression of lh© people's w ill, in 
'.his country- theoretically, if not practically. 
If not practically, it is the people's fault. The 
workingman's vote counts as much as l lie capi¬ 
talist’s; the workingmen outnumber the capi¬ 
talists. They may make their own laws. If 
they do not, and resort to violence to obtain 
wbat they may obtain by legislation, it betrays 
both the falseness or I heir position and their 
want of faith in themselves and in the men 
they might select to represent thorn. The tyr¬ 
anny of Workingmen's L T nious Is as great and 
more to bo dreaded than that of capital; for 
capital is sensitive to all disturbing influences, 
and compromises rather than rislc derange¬ 
ments in business which affect its ability to 
produce; but workingmen are not so wise. 
They forget i hat their revolutionary action, if 
attended by violence, locks up capital, and adds 
to, no her than diminishes, the embarrassments 
of which they complain. 
Capital represents lubor. If the accumulated 
capital any man holds is withdrawn from active 
employment Ili production, It is so much labor 
withdrawn; and if a thousand men strike or 
refuse to work, because they cannot get fifty 
cents more per day than they get now, capital 
strikes also and refuses to give them anything. Augustus Seniago 
Thus, not only the thousand daily laborers ing, G. IT. Koc h, ? 
cease producing, but the labor represented by ’• H. " j*no 
accumulated capital i» rendered unproductive. Davies. G«o. Sauer. 
Here S* a double loss. And Ibis loss to the pro- nell, J. H. Hhcrwoc 
duett on of tlie country affects every man—the Slleox. R. W. ft':' 
workingman and his family as sensitively and York; Mb C.Keir! 
surety as the capitalist who Is living on the in- cry Ph liter, f\ G. I, 
, come the capital accumulated by labor and G. Mendenhall of 
| economy yields him. ' Oregon : Howard F 
If there are wrongs, resulting from Improper Wharton! J*? Miilil 
or Inadequate legislation, right them t>y provid- Pennsylvania; Eli 
ing better legislation. If legislation Inis created Samuel Tate and I 
monopolies that are oppressive, destroy such M 0 so'T\ Handv *o 
monopolies by legislation. Let the will of the of West Virginia : 
people be the law, as it is, theoretically, in this Voung, Renj. R W 
country. Why denounce the government, so 2?* n, iti ru ^ U r D ^)}° { 
long as this Ik a government of the people, bv ard"l) Put t-.. David 
the people, and for the people? If the people Arthur II. Brmvn - 
| refuse to govern, are they to complain? Are James M. Oavanael 
1 thoy to break t he laws their own selected rep- man ,,f New Mexlc 
rcsentatlvee have made ? So long as they regard - 
the dicta of politicians, and rush like a flock of M, '" d, ng 1 P *" 
sheep to the polls and vote for whoever politi- shalltown, Iowa, w 
chins and capitalists nominate, have they any Iowa are trying top 
right to strike against men whose power to * hem : arc organi/.i 
oppress la delegated by the workingmen them- an agricultural in 
selves ? If this were not a delegated or repre- thus diminish the i 
scuta! ivo Government, there might be zoine enable themselves 
j sense In denouncing it; but since it is, when railroads, and les: 
men do denounce It, they convict themselves transportation. H 
of lack of Intelligence and virtue and of lathe- btiely been put in i 
cility. it is an excellent ; 
We believe iu strikes. We believe In making similar lo that at <) 
war on all laws and acts that deprive any per- no " *" * ,a< ^ Du re 
son of freedom to do whatever he chooses that 1 housands of basin 
does not conflict with the rights of others. 0,1 liini1 ' UotubM* 
Hut such blows should Ik* struck at the ballot anJ fl'mntity, at ;.'.Y< 
box; and if it. has come to pass that there is 1,0 claims, a good I 
not enough moral strength among the working- f111 ^ an> °" 
men selected by themselves to represent them husks and tta.v, >\i 
in our legislatures, to resist the blandishments P° wcr « an(1 oxcellei 
of capitalists and the temptations of mofiopo- r ^°*‘ J " !i: ‘shulltowi 
lists, they may he assured that they are in no Inhabitants. The? 
sense entitled to anything more than they now tr ~ railroads cros 
obtain ; nor will violence secure more It) them. Wo give these fad 
Hut If they have among them men of ability, courage 1 he groxvt 
sagacity and probity, such men should be so- countr Y, a " a mea 
leoted to represent them and strike for them In compensating and \ 
our legislative halls, where alone strikes should 
be tolerated—except those which result from The Trulh about 
the free volition of each man to work eight , what follows Is told 
ten, or sixteen hours per day for any wages he saying that Amerlci 
chooses. Any strike which affects this free- make a creditables 
dom of Individual action is intolerable. Is un- these Is a great arm 
just, vicious, and removes the men engaged in Impecunious literal - 
It from all the sympathy which honest men seek to sail in at pu 
may have with them in their efforts to iniprovo poses, pretending 
their condition and elevate the standard of while In fact they 
Intelligence among them. and all grumbling 
Augustus Seniago of Mississippi, H. C. Crevell- 
ing. G. IT. Koch, and Chas. A. Smith of Mis¬ 
souri : H. J. Wisner, John R. Van Wlnk!e,.lohn 
Duncan, and G. Dewitt of New Jersey: Prof. 
Davies, Geo. Sauer, L. W. Rogers. Win. C. Gun¬ 
nell, J. H. Sherwood. Francis A. Stout, Geo. W. 
Sllcox. R. W. Raymond, Jackson S. Schultz, 
Douglas Taylor, anrl Geo. Thurber of New 
York; W. C 1 . Kerr of North Carolina, Montgom¬ 
ery - Phlster, C. G. Leopold, Freeman Thorpe, and 
G. Mendenhall of Ohio; Charles E. Smith of 
Oregon ; Howard Painter, Tie anas Heaver, Joini 
Shinn, Henry D. Moore, David Brooks, Joseph 
Wharton. J- Millikan, and Charles M. Nee of 
Pennsylvania; Elisha Dyer of Rhode Island; 
Samuel Tate and I. J. Dupre of Tennessee; C, 
S. Morrill ami Levi K. Fuller of Vermont; 
Moses P. Handy of Virginia: J. II. DIs* Debar 
of West Virginia: George Smalley. J. Htisseil 
Young, HenJ. H. Wlnthrop, Chart ex K. Morker- 
man, and Dr. Thomas Buckler at large: E. M. 
Hamilt on of Colorado; Richard K. Evans, Rich¬ 
ard 1).’Cults. David Edes. Joseph Eiit)io|Teo,and 
Arthur II. Brown of the District of Columbia; 
.lame- M. Cavanagh of Montana, Adolph Gutt- 
ntan of New Mexico. 
Ilulbling Dp TliiniiTaetnrcH.— A. A. Snow, Mar¬ 
shalltown, Iowa, writes us that the farmers of 
Iowa are'trylng to promote manufactures among 
them : are organizing a stock company to build 
an agricultural implement manufactory, and 
thus diminish the number of middle men, and 
enable themselves to bo less dependent upon 
railroads, and less affected by high rates of 
transportation. He states that an oil mill has 
lately been put in operation to his town ; that 
it is an excellent, locality for a starch factory 
similar to that at Oswego, N. Y., since corn can 
now be hud there at 18 cents per bushel, and 
thousands of bushels of the crop of 1871 are .still 
on hand. Potatoes can also be purchased, In 
any quantity, at 25®90c. per bushel. II is also, 
lie claims, a good place for a paper mill, since 
there E any amount of material straw, corn 
husks and flax, with an abundance of water 
power, and excellent market for all these arti¬ 
cles. Marshalltown is a thriving city of SjOftO 
Inhabitants. The Northwestern and Iowa Cen¬ 
tral railroads cross each other at this point. 
We give these facts because we desire to en¬ 
courage the growth of manufactures in this 
country, as a means of rendering agriculture 
compensating and progressive. 
THE WAR AGAINST RAILROADS. 
Tub legislatures of some of the Western 
States, embracing as they have the past winter 
more representatives of the Industrial classes 
than ever before, and elected with the avpwcd 
purpose of depriving monopolies of their pow¬ 
er to oppress the people, have passed very strin¬ 
gent laws regulating and limiting railroad ex¬ 
actions. Now, the people of those States are or¬ 
ganising, with the greatest zeal and determina¬ 
tion, to enforce these Jaws to render them op¬ 
erative for their protection. How this is going 
to affect railroad values is yet, to be determined. 
It is wholesome for a community to got aroused 
Into united action once in a while, and compel 
a recognition of the popular will, to defeat the 
aims of men who rely upon power to corrupt, 
rather than justice and equity, In order to 
attain their ends. It strengthens the people to 
know that their voice, expressed through t he 
ballot and the legislature, is tlie law. Thus, 
great wrongs do great good. Great evils cor¬ 
rect. themselves In a popular and republican 
form of government, where there is freedom of 
speech and of the press, just as surely as water 
rises to its level. The lessons which farmers of 
the West arc leaching politicians and monopo¬ 
lists will have a wholesome and, we trust, salu¬ 
tary influence upon the whole country—will be 
the dawn of a brighter era for American Indus¬ 
try. 
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RURAL NOTES AND OUERIES. 
Commissioners lo Vienna. —The following 
persons have been appointed by the President 
to attend the Vienna Exhibition, under the 
joint resolution of Congress, approved Feb. M, 
1873: 
Practical Artisans —N. M. Lowe, Massachus¬ 
etts; (’has. Davis, Pennsylvania; Joseph V. 
Meigs, Massachusetts ; R. II. Lines, District of 
Meigs, iuassacnuseua ; it. ij. Janes, District of 
Columbia; John R. Nurnaee, Maryland: Lewis commission me 
J. Hinton, New York; Lvman Bridges, Illinois ; that a farmer at 
George A. Stanborry, Ohio, , f ririlnro ., s 
SckjitiJir Mm— 1C. N. Hereford, Massachusetts; elb 5? P ,aatcas 
J. Lnwrenco Smith, Kentucky ; Lewis M. Ruth- 0-8 bis share of 
erfurd. New York; Peter Collier. Vermont; R. was $60— the rai 
H. Thurston, New Jersey; L, J. Boeeh, Virgin- men absorbing 
ia, and John A. Warder, Ohio. .. . * 
tloiun ary CoWMWisakmers— J. Dawson Coleman, ' dJU0 OI , P, 
Pennsylvania ; Thomas Naet, New Jersey; L)r, it is tune for far 
J. tV. Hoyt, Wlaconsin; J. H. Speed and Flank deal direct with 
Draxeler, Alabama; A. M. Donald, Arkansas; 
James Newman, California; George W. Parker, 
J. K. Kllhourne, Joseph Plant, anu E. S. Wheel- The Flowing i 
er, Connecticut: W. C. Bibb and Edwin D. New- „f., k v "h 
ton, Georgia; J. M. Gregory, Alien W. i>tolp, bmaured by 
and Charles Dcesc, Illinois; Jesse S. Brown, York, and adver 
and A. Ballwogg of Indiana; Jas. A. William- fore been illusti 
son, A. F. Holer, G. T. Carpenter, and Samuel ivoenmnii 
F. Cooper, t.r Iowa; Henry Baratodt. of Kansas, 1 ™™““ 
C. F. Carpenter, of Kentucky, Frank Morey and ornamental, con 
Henry Vignaud of Louisiana, J. Edwin Sherman to be popular a 
of Maine, W. T. Waltere of Maryland, J. D. Phil- iho country, 
brick, Nelson E. Derby, E. F. Melleri, Henry ......i,. rs ,, n<1 „„„ 
Marion Howe, D. A. Goddard, and Louis Weis- ' , ' u &e 
hieu of Massachusetts; J;is. Hirucv and Henry at a distance cm 
C. Lewis of Michigan, Col. Edward P. Jones and * useful fountain. 
The Trulh ulmut the Vienna Exposition ami 
, what follows is told by Col. II auitts, who after 
saying that, American Exhibitions will probably 
make a creditable showing adds Following 
these Is a great army of bummers, ax-grlnders, 
impecunious literary and sclent Me leeches, who 
seek to sail in at public expense for private pur¬ 
poses, pretending to represent this or that, 
while In fact they only represent;themselves, 
and ail grumbling at the stingy Government 
appropriation of only $200,000. If R had been 
$200,000,000, there might have been enough for a 
flea-bite all around. It is jolly, to go junketing 
at public expense; but then the public is a 
goose, made to bo plucked." We do not agree 
with tho Colonel that this goose was “made to 
be pluckedhut WO do agree t hat there i B a 
tremendous large race of foxes who think so, 
and arc always ready to do the plucking. 
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The Secrel ary of Maine Htnte Hoard oT Agri¬ 
culture has been S. L. Goodalk, a gentleman 
In full sympathy with agriculturists, and one 
whom a Western contemporary nominates as 
Commissioner of Agriculture. He has been 
displaced from the position lie has long held, by 
6. L. Bbakdman, Editor of the Maine Farmer. 
Wc know no reason why Mr. Boaiidman may 
not. make as excellent and useful a Secretary as 
Mr. Goodalk; though our opinion is that nn 
Agricultural Editor who does his whole duty 
by his renders, will And lit t le timo to be the sec¬ 
retary of am bod) or body of men. Perhaps 
brother Boakdman Is oue of the few who can 
do It; if so, we shall not regret the extension 
of his sphere of usefulness. 
Microscopes mid Bn.roinelrrs. -N. G., Warren- 
ton, Ga.. is advised to address his inquiries con¬ 
cerning microscopes to Thomas McAlister, 
49 Nassau St., or to Millek Brotherr, 09 Nas¬ 
sau St., New York City'. The prices of micro¬ 
scopes vary so much t hat a catalogue from these 
parties will be the best means of obtaining in¬ 
formation. We do not.recommend an Aneroid 
barometer as superior to the mercurial one, 
which costs much less. The Aneroid is useful, 
because of its portability, to persons who are 
traveling: otherwise, it has no advantages over 
the mercurial barometers. 
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Farmers, Freights and Commissions.— Illustra¬ 
ting the relations of producers to railroads, 
commission men ami consumers, it is asserted 
that a farmer at Paxton, HI., shipped 100 bush¬ 
els (>f potatoes to Chicago, and received $10.40 
as his share of their value in market, which 
was $00—the railroad company aud commission 
men absorbing nearly five-sixths the market 
value of his product. If this statement is true, 
it is time for farmers to regulate railroads and 
deal direct with consumers. 
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The Flowing Spring Poultry Fountain— man¬ 
ufactured by the Iron Ciad Can Co., of New 
York, and advertised in this paper— has hereto¬ 
fore been illustrated and described by us, and 
again we commend it to poultry keepers. It Is 
ornamental, convenient and durable, and ought 
to be popular among poultry people all over 
tho country. As it is for sale by hardware 
dealers and seedsmen generally, our loaders 
at a distance can readily procure this neat and 
The Spring Campaign of Soil Cnllnrists has 
at last opened, and thousands of sensible peo- 
1 pie are preparing their gardens, orchards and 
fields for the season. Some have only city, vil¬ 
lage or suburban plots of ground, while others 
; cultivate tens to hundreds of acres,—but will 
it riot pay each and all to take and read a paper 
I mainly devoted to rural affairs? Reader, ask 
your neighbors this question, and invite them 
to subscribe for the Rural New-Yorker. As 
f a New Quarter begiUB this week the present is 
; the time to subscribe. 
» 
Kpring and Summer CJolhliig will soon be 
1 wanted by hosts of people, in both town and 
country, and we therefore take pleasure in re¬ 
ferring intending purchasers to the announce¬ 
ment, of Messrs. Fkkkman & Burr on onr last 
■ page. These gentleman furnish good clothing 
nt very reasonable rates, and moreover we know 
t hem to be most attentive and accommodating. 
Their new system of self-measure, sent free, is 
a great convenience to parties at a distance, as 
it enables | hem to send ordere by mail and re¬ 
ceive well-fitting garments. 
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Illinois Industrial University.—'The Board of 
Trustees of this Institution recently unani¬ 
mously elected Dr. J. M. Gregory, Regent; 
John W. Bunk, Treas.; W.c.F la og, Cor. Sec.; 
E. Snydbtl Rec. Sec. The Treasurer’s report 
shows an expenditure of $134,999.85 the past 
year, of which $25,0011 were spent for salaries, 
ami $60,000 in furnishing the new University 
building. The income was $29,0tXifrom interesl 
on bonds, $12,000 from State appropriations, and 
$00,000 from the sale of bonds for building pur¬ 
poses. 
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American Ileel' Cattle for England_English 
catt le dealers are being attracted by the vast 
herds of cattle in the Western States, and are 
considering t he question, whet her It may not be 
practicable to transport some of our cheap live 
stock across the A1 tan tie—and it Is asserted 
that a fleet of steam vessels built for such pur¬ 
pose would pay. A great, deal of English capital 
Is now employed in growing wool in New 
Mexico. 
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England Faying Tribute to American Fro- 
duct*.—The London Grocer says that whereas a 
few years ago, provision dealers would not have 
liked to admitthe fact of their selling Amerioan 
cheese to their customers, now they readily 
admit that the American article is often supe¬ 
rior to most of the English make. American 
hams arc also admitted to be fully equal to tho 
best English. 
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Hr. John A. Warder of Ohio has been ap¬ 
pointed one of tho Commie-doners on the part, 
of our Government, to the Vienna Exposition. 
Dr. Warder is a mail who keeps his eyes open 
wherever he goes and is sure to bring no dis¬ 
credit upon the Government, people aud coun¬ 
try he represents; anil lie will bring buck with 
him much information that will be valuable. 
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An Artificial Oyster Is said to have been in¬ 
vented by a Maine man-made out of flour 
paste, tapioca, salt and water. These are placed 
in second-hand oyster shells which are careful¬ 
ly glued around the edges, aud when a custom¬ 
er, “ half-seas over " Calls for a dozen raw on the 
half shell, ho gets them fresh—from the shop. 
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Advertising In ilir Kurul pays a good many 
people largely, as their letters attest. Our last 
In that line is from G. 11. Williamson, Seeds¬ 
man, of Gallatin,Tctm., who writes“ My little 
‘ad.’ having proved a good investment, I desire 
to know your terms for continued advertise¬ 
ments,” &c. 
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The Devon llerd-Ilonk,—The third volume of 
the American Devon Herd-Book is being dis- 
t ributed now at $3 each by lion ace M. Sessions, 
South Wilbraham, Mass,, Editor. The fourth 
volume will be published iu 1875, or us soon as 
sufficient pedigrees are received to warrant it. 
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Eight-Quart Milk tans. The Massachusetts 
Milk Producers’Association isaskingthe Legis¬ 
lature to pass an act requiring that milk cans 
shall be so made as to hold exactly eight quarts, 
wine measure, and bo properly sealed by the 
sealer of weights and measures. 
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RURAL BREVITIES. 
$uel Foster. Muscatine, Iowa, has been ap¬ 
pointed one of the Trustees of the Iowa Agri¬ 
cultural College, to fill a vacancy occasioned by 
the death of CL E. Luffing well. 
Ladies are referred to the advertisement of 
Johnson's Embroidery Attachment, adapted 
to all sewing machine*. 
BUSINESS NOTICES. 
Use the Eureka Machine Tvrist and Eureka Button 
Hole Twist. They will give perfect satisfaction. 
S. B. PARSONS & SONS, Flushing, N. Y. 
Rhododendrons and other Trees and Plants. 
LadiCH.—One-half the trouble in running your 
Sewing Machine may be avoided by using the Eareka 
Machine twist. It is the BEST. 
R. B. PARSONS & CO.’S Trees and Plants, 
Rhododendrons, &c., at Flushing, N. Y. 
