PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT 
Such is the sort of practical schools we hope 
to see established in all parts of the United 
States, for both males and females. We want 
these schools to depend for support upon what 
they do, rather than upon State or National en¬ 
dowment; then we shall have hope that they 
will succeed. And if Miss Marwedkl, or any 
other woman, or man, will establish such a 
school, it shall have our co-operation, so far as 
practicable, to make it a success. 
J3ublisl)cr’s 
u heat in Iowa.—The Iowans have learned an 
"Agricultural Lesson ” the past year they ought 
not to forget. We hear of men giving up their 
farms because they hoped to make their pay¬ 
ments from the wheat crop. The crop was good, 
but prices have failed to pay the expense of 
raising it. So the labor of the year Is lost. Road 
our season correspondents' notes. Mark the 
relative price of wheat, corn, potatoes and pork 
and beef. There Is something suggestive of 
what would have been the better policy. The 
lolly of farmers depending upon one crop for 
an Income is illustrated. The advantages of a 
mixed husbandry is strikingly taught.. Let 
young farmers who have lands to pav for take 
notice. 
occupants had left them. No damage to stock 
or human Jife.-P. S. Garman. 
Jamestown, Howard Co., Iowa. Jan. 13.— Our 
winter has been very moderate. We have snow 
enough for good sleighing, but have had no ex¬ 
treme cold weather. Farmers were very back¬ 
ward with their fall's work. Many lost their po¬ 
tatoes in the heavy frosts of October, and bwt 
few of them have done their fall plowing. Times 
arc very hard just now, owing to the low price 
of wheat, which is the only dependence for 
many. The crop was very heavy, but at present 
pric«-s it scarcely pays I he cost of marketing, to 
say nothing of raising. The tendency in price 
has been steadily downward since harvest. It 
seems to have touched bottom now. l’riccs 
tange from iOcjjJSOc.; oats. 285V30c.; corn and pota¬ 
toes, TSOdOc.; butter, 255,30o. y lb.; pork has 
varied considerably In price, ranging from $8 to 
$12 ?? cwt.-B. St. ,7. 
t'etalin, Mo.. Jan. 18.— Weather has been very 
changeable this winter, with a preponderance of 
cold snaps, imbbath, lfiih, was a very mild, 
pleasant day—so warm that doors and windows 
were nil open and snow melted away very rapid¬ 
ly; but towards evening we had some lightning, 
and in less than twelve hours the thermometer 
fell seventy - four degrees. There is u large 
amount of grain yet unthrashed or held back by 
farmers for better prices. Wheat is now worth, 
in the market here, from 00 c. to$l; corn. 50c.; 
oats, 35o.; hay, $12; wild lands from $7 to $15; im¬ 
proved rarma from $26 to $100 per acre. Aboutan 
average area in wheat, t his season. Some farmers 
are turning attention to dairying. The great* 
want of the country' Is something in the way of 
manufactures to furnish markets for our pro- 
duce. Railroads are being built In every direc¬ 
tion, in hopes that competition will cheapen 
freights.—s. T. t. 
AN ORIGINAL M’KEKLT 
RURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER 
OUR PREMIUMS 
Below we enumerate gome thirty of the One Hun¬ 
dred and Fifteen Valuable, Useful and Ornamental 
Articles offered asIPreroinros to those who form 
Clubs for the Ri/ral New-Yorker. The entire, list 
Is too long to give here, but is published, with full 
particulars. In a Supplement which will be sent free 
and post-paid to any one disposed to form a club. 
Every article offered is genuine— the best of Its kind 
or class for the price specified—being procured direct 
from manufacturers or wholesale dealers. There 
Is yet time to form clubs for this year, and we can 
still supply back numbers, or subscriptions can begin 
at any time. How many friendly readers will be¬ 
come working friends of the RURAL, thus securing a 
portion of our •• Good Pay for Doing Good T” 
Premiums, Terms, &c., for Vol. XXI. of Rural 
New-Yorker.-Open to All j No Competition: 
No. of No. of 
Prlco of Sutwrlb- SubvTlb- 
Fremiuin. cr* «t c n*. at 
$2.60. $3.00* 
Chickerlng Piano... *G 00 7.70 500 ~ 
I nnce&Co. Melodoon. 112 125 80 
Hodge Mower, No. 1. U0 175 100 
Gold Watch (Am. Watch Co).. J 00 163 in 
Silver ;• *j » “ ” 40 w 40 
Weed Sewing Machine." GO 05 45 
Grover & Raker do. 55 GO 40 
l.smh Knitting Machine. GO 05 45 
Watcrbury Clock, 8 Huy. 12 20 12 
Moline P. P./’low '^ ay .26 40 25 
Cnlllnspt Co’sr.iatC.S. Plow., 25 40 25 
Universal Wringer. 9 15 w 
Novelty •' . o ,c in 
Silver-Plated Castor...." 15 20 
:: :: &»*&... 8 ™ 
•• u Table b noons... 12 15 10 
„ « Dining Forks... 12 15 10 
Ten Spoons. (J 11) 0 
Webster’s ITmihy<l Dictionary 12 25 15 
•• Plctoriul u 6 JO 8 
PcarUMountod Album. a 10 g 
1 illii) Horse Rake.. 10 15 8 
Allen's Cylinder Plow. H 30 20 
Holbrook’s Swivel Plow. 20 30 20 
Ksceistor Cultivator. 12 ) 80 GO 
Boys’ Tool C’hasMGeo. Parr).. 15 25 15 
Musical Box, 4 tune-..... 25 40 25 
“ « “ . 60 75 50 
Our only requirement as to new subscribers is 
, a iib ne *f°" r 'h ol each Clgb drawing a Premium 
S'rri, 1 .1 1:11 '?• porapiis.Who did not lake the 
Conducting Editor and I J roprietor. 
CHAS. D. BRAGDON, C-. F. WILCOX, A. A. HOPKINS, 
Associate Editors. 
HENRY S. RANDALL, LL. D., 
Editoe or tub Ducui-ransT or Sunn* Humluuibt. 
X. A. WILLARD, A. M., 
Editor of tbs of Don Hv>k*spbt. 
DANIEL LEE, M. D., 
Of Thnkisus*, South mi* i_:< j hi:em'onding Editor. 
REV. W. F. CLARKE, 
Editor of thk Canadian DerABTMSifT. 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
“Good Pay for Being Good !”—Ifl the heading 
of our Premium List, and we are daily receiving 
acknowledgments of Us truthfulness. For ex¬ 
ample rend this note from Mr. W. It. Deans of 
Susquehanna Co., Pa.: 
“I have twi, nrrt-rlJiM reasons for being gratified 
with ray effort* In behalf of the Run \u gYm mat i 
have eonferrcl ft positive public t'Ci,el l bv aiding 
the circulation of good a paper ; and “eonil, that 
you pini lot try for (he amount of service rendered 
than any other with whom I am acquainted. !>’<ir 
several years jsist I have obtained subscription!) for 
different papers and inagu sines, but 1 It ml t Hut none 
of their premium, equal those that yon offer. Many 
waicli which ihuveju't received f,,r 
a Club of JOsubscrltmiB. It I, not a nogn* iinltat lnil, 
but Just what It purports to be—a genuine Amkkic \ v 
WATCH. May the RURAL, in the ■future a* in the 
»»nrremon, v n.—j, !•. h. urges young men to 
settle in Old Virginia. He says:—“Our society 
is moral and religious, climate good aud healthy 
except for a short time in the fall, when we arc 
troubled wlih ague aud fever, which is easily 
managed. Wo are free from all malignant mala¬ 
rious diseases. Soil is adapted to the growth of 
every variety of grain, fruit and vegetable, 
with cheap and quick transportation to all of 
the markets of the country. From three to ten 
acres of our land (some having admirable water 
power upon il) can be bought for less money 
than is olten paid for an acre in less favored 
portions of our State and country.” 
Steam Plow 
Special Contributors: 
T. C. 1’ETERR, 
DK8, CHAS. V. RILEY, 
IK. E. W. STEWART, 
<>TT, JAMES VICK, 
HEELEY, J. WILKINSON, 
N GOULD, MRS. E. I’. KI.LET, 
) THEN,” MARV A. £. WAGER, 
TERMS, IN AOVANCEr 
SrnsrnH’TroN-Three Hollars n Year, To Clubs 
and Agent*, Five copies for (14: Seven, and one free 
to club agent, for I ID; Ten, and one free, for 125—only 
$2.,'4) per copy. As we pre-pny American postage, $2.70 
is the lowest Club rate to Canada und * 3.50 to Europe. 
Tin: best way to remit is by Draft or Post-Office 
Money Order,-and all Drafts and Order* made pay- 
auluto the Publisher may he mailed at his risk. 
ADVRHTlsiNf) ipRide, 75 POnf „ tJe , r „ A . 
spa.,) , DutslUe $1 perlhia. Per Bxtra Dlsplav^nd 
nhZi'a! V 1 “Hf 11 half ' S »’ oel al *nd Business Notices 
aertolfroyToM^^ N ° atSvcrUReui<:tlt *•>- 
WATCH, 
ran 1, n£ li 1 k .*' ’ on tiino; ’ and Its clrattla- 
(Mooun'’ 1 * edltor ' hevor be few, but always more 
In this connection it is proper to state that all 
the Watches ire use as premiums arc obtained 
from Robbins A APPLETON of this city-than 
whom there arc no more honorable or reliable 
manufacturers and dealers. We have given as 
premiums scores of their gold and silv er Ameri¬ 
can (Waltham) Watches, (valued rrom $ 2 ti to $300 
each,) and the universal testimony of the re¬ 
cipients j s that they aro reliable time-keepers 
and otherwise as good as (or better than> repre¬ 
sented. Quito a number (nearly a dozen) or the 
ItuH al’s editors, printers, etc., have carried 
those watches for years, and in consequence 
never “ fall to connect” while traveling, nor to 
get the Rural out “ on time! '* 
“Subscriber," Morgan Co., Ga — 
We do not know of any American steam plow 
so perfected that we can recommend you to 
purchase it. The re uro three or four of Fow¬ 
ler’s (English) steam plows In successful opera¬ 
tion in this country. We do not know their 
price. One or these is at. Woodford N. J. ; two 
are somewhere in Mississippi. 
The star dally newspaper of this city enters 
upon its third year wit h new typo, heading, and 
other improvements which indicate increasing 
prosperity. Under the control of Joseph How- 
Ahd, Jr., t he Star is bound to shine near, far, 
long and brilliantly. 
INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES 
Ayrshire* Wanted. A correspondent at Catta¬ 
raugus, N. Y„ asks where he can buy (in West¬ 
ern N. V.,) a pair or choice Ayrsliires-a bull 
and heifer or cow and at what price. Let ad¬ 
vertisers take notice. 
Unnndinu Reciprocity.—Wo call attention loan 
article on this subject elsewhere by a clear¬ 
headed Canadian correspondent. He states the 
situation precisely. Canada Is simply a market 
lor British goods: lint the manufacturers of 
British goods do not buy and eat Canada’s grain 
and beef and mutton; they take her specie not 
her products. It is precisely this relation these 
British freo-trudrrs and their American coad¬ 
jutors are struggling to secure with the United 
Sintes. If money will buy a revision of our 
tariff so as to open our markets to British manu¬ 
facturers and enable them to sell their goods 
hero (crushing out our own industries) without 
paying for the privilege, it will be done. T’hev 
will make us pay buck to them, t oo, every cent 
expended here to secure legislation against our 
own industries and in favor of British monopo- 
Jifts. -The entire railroad inf^resta— especially 
East and Wept lines-of the country are com¬ 
bined to secure this result. The greater the car¬ 
rying trade the better for them. And the bulk 
of the stock ot these roads is owned abroad. 
Canada, equally with the United States, is In¬ 
terested in this matter ol' protection against 
transatlantic ( , M iion ; and the surest vyay 
to re | |, 15 via. - 10 adopt our tariff *ys- 
to* 1 * 1:1 1 11 r ..1 relations with ether 
CQtttttrtc' 1'iiflH v United States. 
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 , 1870 . 
PUBLISHER'S SPECIAL NOTICES, 
Secure All 1 I 10 OI«l Subscribers!—In their 
anxiety to pruaaro new subscribers we fear many of 
our Agent-Friends neglect the old ones, or don’t 
again ask those who at first thought they " must get 
along without the RURAL, on account of the scarcity 
of money." But we assure our clubbing friends that 
old subscribers are the very ones to wt.nkr,—tor those 
who have had the. Rural lu their fiimllleaai.precniie 
it tho most. As evidence In point read tills note 
from an Agent-Friend in Kriu Co., Fa. He keeps 
adding to tils club,anil In Ills lust lotlersays: Mere 
are two more old Rural renders who thought they 
could get along without the RURAL this year, be¬ 
cause money is tight,—but they say they cannot 
stand It any longer. They would prefer to go to bed 
without any supper for four weeks rather than not 
have the Rural. ' And an old subscriber In Lake 
Co., Ind., write* thus 
for the Rural for 1870. but if 
PRACTICAL SCHOOLS PRACTICA 
BLE. 
Premium Potato Crop In Ohio.—At tho District 
Fair, hold in Medina Co., 0-, John Elliott was 
awarded the premium on the best one-fourth of 
an acre of potatoes, he having grown on that area 
one hundred and eleven bushels. 
THE SEASON, 
[The drtsIlB n, t f-pm.l, Snnftnn And Crnp, ftr, now of minor Import¬ 
ance. But II IS of Importune* In formers to know th» price, paid for 
farm produce all ever the Hum. P„ri»h. ri| Te ns brief!v, Ilian, thi. 
wmlcr, such items concumluK tlio season and tcmper»tui‘e as may bo 
of IN tel cl. an.1 r-pr.lally u,„ prices paid for all kind, of farm pro- 
-In'. Ri nat l fWl * M W lll “ “ ln ' k on hand “ U '*J to reliable. 
H'nrsaw. Ilnnem li Co., !V. Y., Jan. 21.—Very 
plea sunt weather; grain low. Wheat, VOc.Cdlf 1; 
corn. 75e.; outs, S5o.; rye, 70c.; pork, nett, «f<610c. 
per lb.; hay, *J(X5fl2; apples, $1 bushel. -J. 8 . 
Johnson. 
Wielldrm. Mo., Jim., 2T.-Weather very cold. 
Prices of produce ns follows:—Winter wheat, 
BOt ’’ to ; spring, 00 to 80c.; com, 75 to 80c. ; lmy, 
$6 to $8 per ton; potatoes, 80c.; oats ,*0 to 45 o.; 
eggy, 20 c. per doz,; butter, 80c. per.lb.--II. A. 
PEKIN K. 
Dunlop, llnrrlsou 4 '«., Iowa, Jon. 22.—We have 
had a very mild winter hero, so fur, until the 
ITtl), when the thermometer showed 15’below 
zero; but it is warmer now. Wheat is worth 50e.; 
corn, 85c.; oats, 35c.; dressed hogs, 10 to 13c.; fat 
cat He, on foot, $5 per hundred.— j. v. m il 
Cherry tree, Venango Co., Pa., Jm>. IS.—We 
are having more rain and mud than sleighing. 
All kinds of farm produco sells high; hay, $35 
per ton ; oats, 55c. per bush.; corn in ears, J5c.; 
potatoes, $1 ; apples $3; oat straw, (20 per ton ; 
wood, 4A0 per cord; farming land is worth from 
$25 to $100 per acre.— d. a. k. 
Vermillion, Oswego Co., N. V„ Jnn. 13.—Al¬ 
though winter commenced early, it has been 
comparatively mild. Snow is about ten inches 
deep. Hay, $10per ton; corn, $ 1 . 20 ; oats, 50o.; 
butter, 25 to 85c.; cheese, 18c.; lard, 22c.: Pork, 
per bbl., $ 23 ; dried apples, 10 to lie.; potatoes, 
65e.; labor in abundance at $1 per day.—o. p. y. 
College Hill. ()., December Meteorology._ J. w. 
11 A it mit sends us the following abstract of re¬ 
port tor December 1809: Itain and melted snow, 
fp. inches; snow, 7k' inches; average coldest 
day, 3d, 25 ; average warmest day, 15th, 42' : 
average temperature, 32-; greatest snow fall, 
21st, 4 inches; l clear day, 30th; 20 cloudy days; 
10 part cloudy days. 
On out, .Mich., Jnn. 12.-The winter, thus far, 
lias been mild, aud all kinds of farm slock are In 
VV'eliad decided not to send 
.- ,!’t no go. Wu perhaps 
did not fully appreciate it until wo were deprived of 
Its visit*, enclosed is $3 for one year. Send bank 
number* from Jnn. 1st.” A* tho hard times are 
‘‘letting upj'and monay becoming easier, we hope 
those forming or adding to club* will bo sure to in¬ 
vito nil the old subscribers to renew, and secure as 
many now recruit* a* possible. Wo ran still an 1 'ply 
back numbers of this volume—from J«.n. 1st.,, 
Back Numbers of this Volume will bo sup¬ 
plied to all new subscriber*, or renewals, for *omo 
woek* to come, unless wo are otherwise ordered, so 
that all may ha ve the complete volume for reference 
and binding. Hcnco those who have delayed to send 
early— on account of tbe temporary scarcity of 
money in their respective localities, nr for other 
causes—can still be supplied. Anticipating n largo 
increase of circulation—which 1* helng realized—wo 
have thus far printed a honvy extra edition, and can 
therefore promptly respond to all orders until It I* 
exhausted. Agents and Intending suiisrribor* will 
please note tin*, and send on their orders according¬ 
ly—but the sooner the safer. 
A Special Itcducsf. — Wo frankly ask all Its 
friends to uid In extending the circulation and use¬ 
fulness of the Rural. Thousands of its old sub¬ 
scribers aro already doing this, and we trust tiie 
hosts who arc Joining its standard In all parts of the 
country will do us and their neighbors the favor to 
Introduce the paper to notice und support in their 
respective localities. Friends, please show your 
neighbors and iiciiuaintances the Model Rural, Lite¬ 
rary and Family Newspaper, und invito them to sub¬ 
scribe. Though our dally receipts probably largely 
exceed those of any other Weekly in Ameitea there 
Is still room on our books for more—and A r ow is the 
Time to nutlet Additions. 
Herkimer Co., N. \ Ag. soc„ at their annual 
moding, elected the following officers lor tho 
year: Pres. — Sanford Evsaman, Herkimer. 
Ncc. H. Clay Hull, I.HtU Falls. tVc.i* Zemis 
Greene, Herkimer. Vicc-Prcsi 's—B. 1 rim, Wln- 
flold; A. H. Prescott. Mohawk; Alex. Hmith, 
Mark: Munson Bunnell. Norway: P. Uountry- 
nmn, Herkimer. Also an Executive Committee 
of one fur eaeli town in tueooUrity. Receipts 
for 1800, $4,106.24; expenditure, $3,182.88, Del. 
£(«/'■' 4g- NOC-—Eli Fox, Mohawk; S. 8 . Whitman, 
Little Falls. 
Rrn*»elocr Co., N. Y., Ag. Soc. —For the present 
year elected officers as follows: Pres.-J ah. R. 
Fonda. Troy. Vire-Pnx'ts.- U. E. Davenport, 
Lansingburg; E. Waters, Troy: John Gioen, 
Sohochtck; A. B. ICnowlson, Sundluke. Treat.— 
< 1 . A. Waters, Troy. See. S. K. Stove, Troy, with 
twenty-three directors located in the different 
towns of the county. 
Pennsylvania Fruit Growers' 80 c.—At their 
meeting, 19th inst., elected officers for 1870, as 
follows: Pm.—JosiA 11 Hogues, West Chester. 
\ tee Prefts.— s. W. Noble, Jin ken town; Dr, W. 
Canada Pro! >: . In9t American Agri¬ 
cultural Papers. , (l paper is credited in 
tho Philadelphia Press, w tli the following: 
The agricultural press,., the United States has 
a greater circulation, a greater power over tho 
people than that, of any other country. Tlielr 
agricultural papers are largo, highly embellished 
and well conducted, and aroiooSoaon with nm- 
lmpft, more respect Ihun any other. Our present 
Government has opened wide the gate for m - 
ln , , 'j 8 respect, by having our country 
flooded with them. Mi* blame no man fm mu- 
ehiudng them, nor t he editors or agents for s.-nd- 
ing them here; but we do blame our own mithor- 
Ihof.* 01 ' not our """ periodicals, so 
that lluiy may be able to compete inorc success¬ 
fully with American publieiitlons. 
4V t-ll ! Well3 his is the last form of protection 
we had thought of for Uanadn. Undoubtedly It 
Is just what Is the matter with our brethren of 
the Dominion. Knowledge of ! he progress and 
< ortiand Co., IV. Y„ Ag, Soe.—Officers for cur- 
r ^ fc *y^ r: . i , r . < ’ 8 * -A - 11 Blodgett. Vire-Prrs. 
,;L; B. (.nodell. Ncc.—J. C. Carmichael. Treat.— 
M L. Webb. Ex. Corn. C. Taylor, Geo. Murray, 
John P. Hart, W. P. Randall, A. L. Chamberlain! 
Balance 011 hand drawing interest $1,900. 
No. 41 Park Row, New Y'ork City, is the 
location of (he principal Publication Oilice of the 
Run A I, New-Y ouitStt, and nil Business Letters, &c. 
should be addressed to 
35. 3). T. MOORS, 
TSTo. 4rl Park Itow, Noxv Yorlt. 
Agents and others Will please note this address. 
How to Remit.— The best way to remit for clubs, 
as we have often stated, Is by Draft. II $20 or over, 
send by draft, as there is no risk. For smaller 
amounts It is best to send by P. O. Money Order,—but 
If you cannot do that, send in Registered letters, di¬ 
rected to D. D. T. MOORE, 41 Park Row. New York. 
Heath of George I>. Prentice.— The veteran 
editor r>f tho Louisville Journal died Saturday, 
Jan. 23d, at the residence of his eldest son, Col. 
Clarence J. Prentice, near Louisville. Ho 
was sixty-seven years of age. Mr. Prentice 
was an industrious, able editor; a bold, vigorous, 
concise and witty writer; n faithful friend and 
a worthy foe. He was both poet anil politician. 
He tins done much to develop 4Vextern hterature 
and insure for it respect. He has exerted great 
political Jnfluenceimd won for himself a worthy 
name among American writers, 'n rhe South 
he fought his way to t r -( 1 . 1 . man of 
chivalrous courage. i\v u n : •. . .• 1 wuong 
journalists, the past decad , <3 whorr etc 
could be said in prniso and less u bl 11 , . j m d 
his fnults, as all do, and his weakru But 
his name is not tho less worthy 1 . > , tten in 
the list of eminent American Joun ih is. 
oats, 4oc.; com, 80c.; potatoes, 25c.; hay, $12 per 
Ion; good wild land, trom eight to ten miles 
north of the Detroll and Milwaukee Hailroad, 
can be had lor from $8 to $12 per acre; improved 
farms, at from $40 to $80.—N. B. Aiken. 
Enterprise, Miss., Jail. 12 .-Improved farms, 
$5 to $15 per acre; corn, $1.30 per bushel; oats, 
85e. ; sweet potatoes, 50c.; Irish, do., $1; apples, 
$7 per bid.; dressed hogs, 10c. lb.; eggs, 25c. per 
doz.; butter, 80a. per lb.; beef and mutton In 
market, 10 e. per lb.; farm laborers, $10 to $ 12 >£ 
per mouth and found. Coldest weather this 
winter, 18‘ ; snowed for an hour on New Year’s 
day.— H. Harding, 
West Baltimore, Montgomery Co., O., Jan. 27. 
Weather very changeable. Within the last 
week have had eight inches snow, and very 
cold: then rain, and last night a very hard 
storm, with lightning and thunder. Grain that 
was sown early look 
ing bad. 
40c.; butter. 30c.; 1 " 
ton, our county seat 
IMorlli Mo. Stock nml Meek. Association.—Offl 
core for 1870:—Pm.—Lucius Salisbury, Chart 
ton. Vice-Pres. J. T. Tinker, Howard. .SV>v- 
Clias. J. Knox, Chariton. Trim 1 . John E. Web¬ 
ber, Chariton. Mor.-OtaK—J. A. Johnson, Chari 
ton. Fair .September 18th, to hold live days. 
The It anil as n Present.— Onr readers aro re- 
Ttnnfled that in all case* where a Subscriber sends tbe 
Rural New-Yorker to a relative or friend, as a 
present, we only charge Hie lowest club rate—S2.50 a 
year. The lowest price for copies thus sent to Cana¬ 
da Is I2.T0 and to Europe $2.M. 
Drvden, A. V., Ag, Soc —Offl cere for current 
year; Pns.—A. B. Lament. Vice-Pre*.— ('has. 
Cady. See.—J. H. Kennedy. Treat.-— E. A. Spear. 
Directors—A. Snyder, D. Bartholomew. Fair 
October 6 th and 7th. 
Additions to Clubs are always in order, whether 
In ones, twos, fives, tens. Or uny other number. A 
host of people aro dropping other papers about these 
days, and our Agent-Friends should improve every 
occasion to secure such os recruits for the Rural. 
Catalogues Etc., Received. — Henderson & 
Fleming’s (07 Nassau street, New York City,) 
catalogue of Flower, Vegetable aud Agricul¬ 
tural seeds, &o M for 1870.—The Texas Almanac 
for 1870 and Emigrant's Guide to Texas, by \V. 
Richardson & Co., Galveston, Texas, anrl to be 
had of I). Richardson, No. C Wall street, New 
York. This is a valuable and interesting publi¬ 
cation for nil who desire to know more of Texas 
and hor resources. 
Anuuiekct, Moss., Ag. Koe. -Officers for 1870: 
Prc-S.-JAMF-ST homhpon. Vice ITes'l *.—William 
If. Walt, Edward If. Easton, Charles II. Juggar, 
William Nixon. Sec.—Alexander Macy, Jr. 
Treae.— George \V\ Macy. 
Wheat is worth $ 1 ; corn, 75 c.; oats, 
all about 10c. higher at. Day- 
---• Tobacco, of which there 
is a great deal raised here, is worth from 12 to 
16c. per lb.—J. B. Rife. 
Goshen, Elkhart Co., Ind., Jnn. JS.—On the 
night of the 16th inst. a destructive storm passed 
nearly through the center of tho county, in a 
northeast direction, unroofing houses, barns and 
doing immense damage to the timber, destroying 
property on several farms to the amount of 
several thousand dollars. Out of a sugar camp 
ol seven hundred trees belonging to a Mr. Bech¬ 
tel, It lei t seventy trees. From tho room of a 
dwelling belonging to a Mr. Mercer, in Goshen, 
a colored girl barely escaped with her life, as tho 
brick were tumbling in on her bed. A portion 
of the walls of the upper story of a brick dwell¬ 
ing in Elkharttown tumbled in, crushing the 
Deer Ridge, Mo., Ag. Soc. Organized January 
first and elected as officers for the year: Pres.— 
Samuel Dame. Vice Pres. Granville Scott. 
Sec .—George M. Williams. Cor. Sec .—Gottleib 
Wagner. Treas.—C. L. Hilbert. 
fsliow Bills, Specimen Ntnnbcrs, Arc., sent 
froo to nil applicants. If you wnnt such documents, 
let us know and they will be forwarded. 
No Traveling Agents are employed by us. hut 
any person so disposed can act as Local Agent, on 
ids or her own authority, and secure premiums, etc. 
Aon I atentcu Movable Comb Hive.— A week or 
two since we stated that we did not know of any 
non-paten ted movable comb hive. Our atten¬ 
tion Inis been called to tlie fact, that (ho one 
advert ised by our correspondent, Mr. Quinjuy, 
St. Johnsville, N. Y., is such an one, 
BUSINESS NOTICES 
West Durham, Out.. Ag, Ass n.—0 
7b: Fret).— Geo. S. Shaw. Vice Pri 
"chel. John Del I wood. See.— R. 
r cas.—M. Porter, also nine Directors. 
Barberry Hedges in lown Co., Iowa are being 
destroyed, it is reported, by a band of “anti- 
barberry men,” because, us they believe, the 
barberry causes wheat to rust. 
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE 
of Doc. 15th, 18G9, ill answer to a correspondent, says: 
“ Of Washers there is nothing to be computed with 
Doty's." 
