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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 , lsi8. 
OUR LOVE OF HOME. 
In our issue of November 1st we gave our 
last Vacat ion Letter for the season. We wToto 
of o. ,r visit to tlie dear Old Homestead. We 
little thought that our unaffected words would 
awaken such response in the hearts of 
readers -both men and 
land! 
our 
women—all over the 
But they have made us glad beyond ex 
prossion by their response* - glad, because wo 
find underneath thfi, surface current of unrest, 
which moves so many to s|ij> their Immo anchor¬ 
age, deep waters which are not moved, with the 
anchors still fast f heroin; and when we dropped 
our little pebble into them they were stirred 
into surface expression such as we never 
dreamed of. With no feeling of solf-glo.’llica- 
llon whatever, but to show how deep-seated is 
tbia love of home In many American hearts, wo 
cannot forbear quoting from a few of the let¬ 
ters received, leaving out the verbal expres- 
Blons Of sympathy with and approval of the 
sentiments of mu letters, which have l.ecn 
made to us personally, a prominent official in 
the Government writes: 
where I read the Rural regularly. To-night, 
as usual, 1 turned first to the editorial eolumn 
and read with streaming eyes and a full heart, 
ti e *weetly-told story of your visit to tin- dear 
Old Homestead. My heart of hearts responds 
to every word you write about the beloved place 
vhoro. 1 Imvo won mm of tho happlent among 
mortaih-tlm place towards which mv heart 
"1*1 '■ \'T turn with undlmlnlshed lore. If It is 
not asking too much of you, r want a copy of 
the paper with your touching tribute to its 
preeioiisness, so that I can re-read it often 
when I feel such a weary longing for the old 
Home and mother’s kiss and father’s quiet 
welcome, an I frequently do 1 Ah! If I could 
but havo gone from that Home to Heaven ! 
One more quotation must suffice. If we were 
to name the writer, every Rural reader would 
recognize a name with which they have be¬ 
come familiar in our coiuiuns: 
Last night, looking over the Rural, I grew 
bappy in your happiness on the farm, flow 
rro were the expressions nr joy and tl.aokr- 
givlng t hat bubbled out in that editorial : and 
J f.triev that if the 11 austerity" had been left 
out, of the father'!i disposition there would 
have been much that is admirable wanting in 
t lie sou *, 1 on have a way of making your ex¬ 
pressions so lurid that one can see what you 
ay b. fore them just a** we behold the pebbly 
oci oj a. transparent stream—so I have been 
walking rest fully around over "the farm” 
with you. Though J feel reasons to envy no 
one their conditions of birth and surroundings, 
I cannot help thinking how gram! it must be 
o grow up the hardy eiiild t.f those sublime 
haunts of nature which «|.r v the taming efforts 
if i lytlizatiou to feel a thousand varied in- 
HuiratIona warmed into life by their solemn in- 
litenees—to turn to them always with a proud 
feeling of kinship and companionship, / have 
had enough pilgrimage to enable me to enter 
into the joy you take In the Homestead, o, if j 
give my child no other heritage, she will be 
r ten, can I but give her through all this life flic 
meuerry of a place in call /mnit one with It - 
enteleat. ornament a pure, free mother-love: 
and Midi treasures children are very unlikely 
to defile, ft is only from loveless ho uses ami 
repciianl breasts that the tyrants and monsters 
, tno earth go forth; and those who are freest 
\.i5 ,r> ’' lv< ' as have had least need of 
forgiveness. Js it not, true? 
I am not sure whether R lie the soul of the 
Trade and manufactures are slowly but sure¬ 
ly and, wo think, healthfully reviving. The 
anticipated hard winter, while It will be hard 
enough, will bo shorn of many of its terrors bv 
a revival of confidence and legitimate business. 
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THE CASH SYSTEM. 
Judging by the action of business men in 
this city and the apparent effect of that act ion, 
It is discovered that, the cure for Die present 
condition of t hings, is the cash system. Mer¬ 
chants who have marked down t heir goods and 
sell forcasn only arc doing a good t rade. We 
know there arc men who believe that the com¬ 
merce of the country could not be conducted 
without credit, it is probably a fact that there 
would not be as large commercial transactions 
at once; but It Is also true that such transac¬ 
tions ns did occur would more accurately rep¬ 
resent the needs of the peojrto—that they 
would not he tempted to buy what they did 
not need; at any rate, if they were so tempted 
the goods would be paid for and no derange¬ 
ment. could result thereafter to any one but 
themselves in consequence of their improvi¬ 
dence. We wish it was one of the obligation* 
to Which farmer* subscribe when they become 
Patrons of Husbandry, that t hey buy only what 
they can pay for on delivery; then wo should 
urge every former (o become a member of tin 
Order and every mechanic, artisan ami C on 
aiimer to Join the Order of Patrons of Industry 
if that were one of its obligations. Whatever 
b '1 ine -1 is done on credit i>, done at the risk of 
■ 'ine one; and there is no security against junt 
well panics and depressions as we have experi¬ 
enced and are experiencing so long as this 
Vicious system is adhered 
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the surface Is of little interest, as only a few 
berries show on the top, «nd no idea can be 
formed of the wealth beneath. Stepping on 
one of the beds, however, and trending as care¬ 
fully as we may, Is like walking on torpedoes, 
as tlm berries snap at every step. Once on the 
beds, let the visitor kneel and part the matted 
vines with his hands, and the astonishing yield 
of one of these well-ordered plantations may- 
lie seen; it cannot he estimated, so prolific does 
it. appear, and so wonderful. 
'g «s ibis 
to. The men who 
arc out or debt to day are the only happy men, 
Otve no man! 
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RURAL 
fiotn a business point of view. 
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NOTES AND QUERIES, 
, . * - ’’’-'"A VI IIIDIl Uil).** 
i H U quicl.-crowned autumn among the hills 
and seclusions of I he country. Who is not. In 
fancy, drifting toward such u haven? 
iHere Is no doubtlu “ 
igi and I — do 
else 
You are, 
ou suppose I 
think of nnythlngelse than wearing my armor 
greoefullr. duffing it victoriously and resting 
at filly under the apple trees of my child's 
orchard, with my young grandchildren to help 
!"' renewing my own frolicsome childhooo ? 
Muster and more crowded places become life's 
hurried workers; but the country, the pure, 
simple, unostentatious country, is for Rest. 
National Swine Breeder*' Convention, —.A 
correspondent, In another column, who Is a 
swine breeder, confesses to the good accom¬ 
plished. by the convention of last, year and sug¬ 
gest., another convention. Ho doe* not suggest 
topics for discussion, nor give hi* own Idea or 
what action suci. a convention con take that 
«ill profit, breeders. He calls for an expression 
<d opinion and for such suggestion*. We shall 
be glad to hear from swine brooders 
subject. 
on the 
SPANISH ATROCITY. 
Mr. Arch's English 
lour Btory of your ho me-visit was good, 
touching, and rnude* me hungry to go Home ' I 
most earnestly agree wltn you in your fooling 
regarding a system of cnlail. If then, |» S 
thing young American* need if, is «oiae sort of 
an anchorage—Mich a haven, refuge, place of 
rest ua you nave described. Of course, there in 
objection to a Uw of entail; but to what Ini- 
nniii jaw it* there not objection? God bless 
you I and keep your good parent* alive mam 
years to greet you whenever you can get "out 
of harness" ail'd go t here' 'ri/ey^wni'afw 
I; 
out 
vavs re- 
a homo 
nice nti much a* you can thuttney have 
or you to return to. 
A weary woman, yot we have no doubt one 
who fulfills all the duties of a wife and mother 
nobly, writes; 
I have long boen striving to bury In my own 
bosom thoughts and memories of the dear old 
home of my childhood—thoughts too deep for 
tears- memories that have burned into mv 
soul from being constantly suppressed—Until 
the miiu of a bird or some familiar tone, at 
times, call up Huob a Mood of memories that I 
am obliged Id Book the solitude of m\ own 
room to pour out my feelings in His ear who 
nears the raven * on. I want, to than« vnu for 
your last Vacation Letter (every word cf which 
found an echo In my own heart) in the Rural 
of Nov. 1,- though it brought bad; all the 
strong desires that 1 was striving in vain to 
p S?5r?. r i b * C0U !® l . h °y tel1 «» it >8 weak and 
nhilrl tch fnr mo a » k L. ■ i . . . . 14 
The event which ban most agitated the pub¬ 
lic mind the past week Is the capture of the 
Virgin 1 1 is, a steamer carrying the American 
llag, wilh American clearance, by a Spanish 
war steamer, and the execution of over 100 of 
her crow and passengers at Santiago. This 
event has aroused the strong sympathy which 
has all along existed in this country for the 
struggling Cubans, and a storm of Indignation 
against the Span Ish-Cn ban authorities because 
it* the insult to our Mag and the atrocious 
Slaughter of those who ought to have been 
protected by it. There is and has been expres¬ 
sion to the indignation aroused, by public meet¬ 
ings and speeches, in various parts of the coun¬ 
try, the prompt ordering of a concentration of 
our naval forces in Cuban waters and In a gen¬ 
eral activity In all departments of our national 
p. lice. 
It is quite time this Cuban war was closed. 
It is high time the struggling Cubans should 
receive some practloal sympathy Troin Ameri¬ 
cans. As ahutnane measure, it Is quite time 
the power to perform such outrageous acts 
now quicken every American’s blood, should 
bo wrested from the Spanish authorities in 
Cuba. The Republican Government of Spain 
evidently has no power, even If it has disposi¬ 
tion, to prevent violence and unwarrantable 
bloodshed on the Island. The Spaniards there 
are yot monarchists, tim.1 there Is no evidence 
that they sympathize with or heed the Span¬ 
ish Republicans who are fighting the Carliat 
forces. Lot us annex Cuba 1 
, ., - - - - — -..... .... comfort 
to know that a man existed who not only loves 
the home of Id* childhood ami all Its sweet ami 
hallowed associations, but dares to make it 
known. 
We are not of those who believe that such 
memories of home ought to he suppressed. It 
is better far that they be cultivated and bo 
woven into every other spot (no matter how 
briefly it may be occupied) where the family 
may be located. They should help to give to 
any place of sojourn its atmosphere and sweeten 
the lives of all who live in it, daily. Anotner 
woman writes: 
I've just returned from my good neighbor’s, 
THINGS LOOK BETTER, 
Last week wo talked, In a paragraph, of 
brighter prospects. We are nut mistaken. 
Things are beginning to move. The low prices 
of produce seem to have touched bottom and 
are beginning to rebound. Cotton has ad- 
% snood nearly two cents; wheat nearly ton 
cents ; corn about eight cents: flour fifty cents 
per bbl., and lard and bacon a half cent per 
pound. True there is a vast quantity of grain 
in first and second hands in tho West waiting 
movement, which would have been moved be- 
l»ut for this panic ; but there is nearly 
million bushels less grain on the sea 
oro, awaiting shipment abroad, than 
there was la I year at this time, while the de¬ 
mand for our food staples abroad is much 
greater than then. This, or course, I* going to 
tax the freight facilities of the railways to their 
utmost during this winter; and St Is probable 
! heir capacity will be found Inadequate to t he 
demand for freight. This will not be favorable 
to tbe Western producer; but it will onhanca 
the value of products near the seaboard. It 
•night to help to make Eastern farmers more 
content with their lot—with their “stubborn 
soils.” Rut before the next harvest we think 
no fanner, East or West, will have occasion to 
complain that his garners . re full at this date. 
liflliOriTD, 1 y\ r (x 
stated that Mr. Arch has left In this country 
an agent of the English Laborers' Union who 
ts ready to take orders for form help, which 
W ,V ^/° rWnt '‘ Jn<I to Mr ’ Altca nnd dlled by him¬ 
self. 1 his agent’s name is J. 8. StAnlly James 
who advises Americans who want help to 
forward him enough money to reduce the 
pannage money of the Immigrants to IS each 
rim requires an advance of about *20p„ r head. 
This is. to use a slang phra.se, "too thin 
There Is unemployed labor enough In this 
country, and it will pay no American farmer to 
Invest in John Hulls at this rate. If English¬ 
men want to come hero and take i heir chances, 
let t hem find their own passage money They 
are not so essential to our happiness as to war¬ 
rant, us to pay their passage hither, nor any 
part of it. ' 
How to Keep Selfish and Imbltlou* Men out 
Of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry has wor¬ 
ried many of its friends. W« do not know of 
any human organization that is perfect We do 
not know a church that has not Its hypocrite or 
hypocrites who are within the fold for selfish 
purposes; nor a patriotic party that is not 
ttjilictod with hollow-hearted pretenders. We 
do not, therefore, expect the Order will remain 
untainted with corrupt men and corruption- 
but wo do not propose to condemn it on that 
account. If Its general influence is good, spe¬ 
cial Indiscretions may ho overlooked, though 
they of course ought to ho avoided or corrected 
if possible. 
Life Insurance. -We ask alentlon to the ad¬ 
vertisement In another column of the Equitable 
Life Assurance, which has been the active 
pioneer of t hat astonishing progress made by 
life insurance during the past ton or twelve 
years. Wcnre not aware that any other com¬ 
pany has done more for the general populariza¬ 
tion of the system, and we are sure that but 
few others have so well merited the public 
confidence which this Society is now enjoying. 
In jHiiO, at the end of its first year, the Society 
ranked the ninth among all American life com- 
panics in the amount of its new busbies; In 
1861, It pushed ahead and became the eighth; 
in 1802 and lHflfi, it. crowded Itself nearer to the 
advance and became the seventh ; in 1 801 and 
18«r> It reached tho sixth rank; in 180(1 it stood 
in the fourth ; in 1W)7, in the third; in 1808. in 
the second, and In 1800, It became the first of 
nil In the amount of Itshuslne.--s. Thofoliowir,. 
returns were made to the New York Insurance 
Department by all the life companies except 
• wo, which were acting under charters from 
t he State. They show what progress life insur¬ 
ance has made in thirteen years, when tho 
Society wo have named can, with Its business 
in 1872, entirely overshadow the aggregate busi¬ 
ness of all New York companies exist ing when 
it whs organized ; 
Condition of nil 
N>w York 
.$ 11 t 839,fl2& 
(tiHh premium rreolpt*,. 
G n *m.h I ncom i * .* 2,7^J 1 Kf*. 
in*a ranee* made.. U,;i 25 ,lW 
f'olleies written during 
the year. 4 .TH 4 
Tl, 
'■ r*l,ltnMv 
In Wv. 
Eltt.no 5 . 0 ft 3 
7 , 1 '-" 
8,420,045 
51,1,11,073 
12,401 
The present condition of the Society is henl- 
t.iy and strong. Its nsset* are twenty-two mil¬ 
lion dollars, securely invested according to law. 
An adequate reserve has been provided for nil 
policy liabilities, and a largo sum set aside l ot- 
dividends. 
The MuNHnch usett* Male Bonn) or Agrteul- 
Oire meets at Fitchburg, Dec. 2, 3 and 4. Prof. 
Agassiz, Hon. Am aha Nouciiors, Hon. Chas. 
L. Flint, Eugene T. Milks, Esq., Col. \v M ' 
S. Clark, Hon. Hakium Lewis, Prof. Charles 
A. Gokkh.m an, I>r. Jaiii-.z Fish nit, Hon. Mar¬ 
shall P. Wii.nut, Hon. George If. Loking, 
Augustus Whitman, Esq., and Prof. Noah 
Okokbt are advertised to take part in the pro¬ 
ceedings. Hon. Harris Lewis will open tho 
discussion on tho management of grass lauds, 
In the afternoon of the first day, and In tho 
afternoon of the third day of the proceedings, 
lie will deliver a lecture on milk. 
♦♦♦ 
California Silk Worm Egg* and Cocoon* s eem 
to be wanting a market . Those who have them 
for sale are now asking who will buy them 
that something may come back to us for t he 
money anti time expended." A California 
paper says a’’cloud now hangs over the pros- 
poot* of the silk Interest." We are very sorry 
t«, hoar this, but have the explanation furnished 
that " the present depressed condition of this 
interest is the acclimatizing process through 
which all California enterprises must pass be- 
fore they see their day of grout prosperity." 
Cranberries Irom the Jersey Swamp*._ \ 
Philadelphia paper cay*:-Shipping cranber¬ 
ries from the Now Jersey swamps has com¬ 
menced. The history of tho rise of what Is a 
productive Industry, is somewhat curious. 
Some years ago New Jersey possessed fifteen 
t housand acres of worthless swamp land* *itu- 
alod in Ocean, Atlantic and Burlington coun- 
tios. The first person who attempted to grow 
the cranberry on these swamps and peat bogs 
met with great difficulties, but finally overcome 
them arid made his fortune. Since then, this 
formerly worthless land has become among the 
most valuable in the State. The berries are 
picked from the 20th of September to the 1st 
of October, when they commence to reach tho 
market. To the stranger tho sight of oho of 
those great cranberry bods, as they appear 
Catalogue Rcceived.-GEO. Parr, Buffalo, 
N. Y„ has sent us his “Technical Guido,” full 
• •f illustrat ions of Ingenious tools and beautiful 
designs. There are tool chest* of various de¬ 
grees of completeness. Lathes adapted for all 
kinds of work, especially for that strangely- 
beautiful trncery made with the eccentric arid 
geometric Chuck*. The designs given as illus¬ 
trating the capabilities of these Lathes and 
Chucks oro elaborate and exceedingly orna¬ 
mental. Rut the specimens of fret work, tho 
description <<t the tools, and the directions for 
doing It, will render this booklet Invaluable to 
any who seek cithern light and profitable busi¬ 
ness, or a pleasant, artistic home recreation. 
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RURAL BREVITIES. 
The Indiana State Grange meets at Valpa- 
raiso, Doc. m5. 
The Iowa State Grange meets December 9— 
we are not Informed w hore. 
Illinois bus Just elected eleven ladles School 
Superintendents. We arc glad of it. 
-American Association of Breeders of 
bhort-Horns meets at Cincinnati, Dm;. 2. 
H - G-Fowler, Coventry N. Y., asks w here he 
’ “ - ~ Rouen ducks. We cannot inform 
can obtain 
him. 
Hon. Lewis F. Allen announces that he is 
receiving pedigrees for the next volume of the 
American Short-Horn Herd-Hook 
BUSINESS NOTICES, 
The Yootb’a Companion of Ro*ton is a thor* 
oughty wido-awake paper, having among its contrib¬ 
utors euoh writers as Prof. Be Mllla, Ur. 1.1. Hayes. 
Elwurri Eggleston. Louisa M. Aicott, Sophie May, 
Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis and Mrs. Louisa Chand¬ 
ler Moulton. No writers more attractive lu tbocoun- 
ttv, and n* publication for young people more enter¬ 
prising and useful. 
Hin e in the genD.», and blest as it is rnre, which 
can create additional sov.reo* Of amusement mid In- 
*• ruction tor tho minds ui children. The effort to 
leach Natural IlnCory by tho \ 0 W Game of Birds 
called Avlliido ■* every way suawaful. This game 
i» highly commanded. 8eut, jk>s i ud, on receipt of 
7ft cents, by WEST A Li t, Worces. m, Mass. 
Oil 
About ’J.y.OUO spool* of the Eureka Machine 
Twist arc manufactured every day. Still the supply 
Is inadequate, and the nianufueturci-B are obliged to 
increase their facilities. 
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