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Yice-Pi'tst .—John Copper. Jr. See .—Jno Pre-aits. 
Teem.— A. E. Fretageot. Trustees.— D. M. Sclinee, 
M. A. Wilkeraon, L. Chaffin. Marshal.— V. 0. 
Dodos. Gen, Sup't .— John Pulleyblank. Chief 
of Police .—Enoch FilHngim. 
W esrntlnaler, V(., Former*' Clnb. — Officers 
elect:— Pres— r. R. KXMBAt.l. Vlee-PreM's.- S. 
M. Nutting, Geo. W. Metcalf, B. T. Phelps, H. 
F. Fair, O. L. Fisher. Sec. and Treat.— M. W. 
Liavis. Ass'I Sir. .1. It. Morse. Directors. — |D. 
C. Wright, H. Floyd. O. H. Black, N. G. Pierce, 
It. W. Itanney, Lemuel Spaulding. 
The Pn. Frnlt Grower*’ Sor. holds its annual 
meeting at. ('hamberaburg, Pa., commencing 
January is. at 7 o'clock l\ M. Tbe meeting 
promises to be large and interesting. Extensive 
preparations are making with this view. The 
papers announced are *' Profits of Small Fruits,” 
by Wrn. Parry; *’ Budding the Grape," tiy Dr. J. 
S. Houghton; “Pears,” by Edwin Satterthwait; 
“ Insects Injurious to the Apple," by Prof. S. S. 
Rathvou, &o. 
Ohio Onfrymen'* A**nrbillon.— The Seventh 
nnnuai meeting of this Association is to be held 
/if Wellington, Ohio, the fourth Wednesday in 
January. 1871. The following premiums are 
offered for cheese to be exhibited at this meet¬ 
ing.—A premium of to, for the best three cheese 
manufactured at any date; a premium of #6, for 
the best cheese of August manufacture; of $5 
for best of September manufacture; of $o for 
tester October manufacture. Each entry to be 
accompanied with a detailed statement of the 
method of tnanufacturingclioose pursued by the 
competitor. Secretary Klippnrt, of the State 
Board of Agriculture, is to deliver the annual 
address,—subject, “ Dairy Agriculture." Hon. 
James Monroe of Oberlin will deliveran address 
on the “ Moral and Intellectual Need of the Ag¬ 
ricultural Classes." 
Anil-Ball.—A correspondent, who signs himself 
“Anti-Salt," wants to know why It is that birds 
never eat sail, it this substance Is so necessary 
(ns often claimed) to the health of other mem¬ 
bers or the animal kingdom/ If “Anti-Salt” 
had been a close observer of nature, he would 
have learned that some kiudB of birds do cat 
salt; and wo are pot sure that all have not a 
hankering that way. We know that our fancy 
pigeons ure very fond of salt, and we always 
keepa box of it where they can eat all they want, 
which Is considerable In the course of a year. 
Wo have often neord it remarked that salt 
would kin chickens and liens; but this very day 
wc saw an old rooster and two or three pullets 
picking up salt which had been scattered In the 
barn-yard. 1 f these fowls should die and a post 
mortem examination shows the cause to have 
been salt, wo will report the fact. 
It is certamiy very fortunate for tbe rest of 
mankind that certain vrou.d-be progressionists 
did not have the making of things in general, 
although In their own estimation things then 
would have been far better than now. Salt 
mountains and salt water would not have been 
known; vinegnr, of course, would not exist, and 
sugar of all kinds annihilated, because vrlckeu 
people change it into alcohol tor silly people to 
drink. We reel very unhappy because these 
good people cannot have things just as they 
want, them ; hut, at the anme time, we think the 
world and all that is in it is very good — even to 
those foolish people who are not satisfied be¬ 
cause everybody don’t believe just ns they do. 
equal propriety, tell Mr. Mtt.es that a man who 
has stock and cannot take care of it nod keep it 
off his neighbors’ land, whether it is fenced or 
not, ought not to have any stock, The question 
Is whether it is more equitable to compel u man 
who has land and no stock to fence against his 
neighbor's stock, or compel that neighbor to 
fence his stock and see that it is kept from tres¬ 
passing on other people's land. So far as equity 
is concerned, we incline to think that the man 
who owns stock should take care of it. 
not attempt to promise, except that so long ns 
wo have health, and are prospered, it shall not 
be unworthy of its past history ns a reflection 
nnd illustration of the progressive spirit ami 
enterprise of the American People. Need wo 
say more? Need we point to the list of able, 
active, working Men and Women, eminent and 
experienced in their specialties, who are our 
co-workers pro bono publico f In the future, as 
in the past, the Rural will aim to be first in its 
efforts to render American men, women and 
young people more intelligent, prosperous and 
happy, and American Homes more attractive to 
all whom they influence. Independent, truth¬ 
ful, frank, loyal to American Ideas and Inter¬ 
ests, we. shall continue to fight on this lino—and, 
with increased business facilities nnd aid in the 
several departments of the paper, we are confi¬ 
dent of doing better than ever before, without, 
attempting tlie Herculean feat of pleasing 
everybody. As the Pioneer Journal in its 
Sphere the Rural New-Yorker asks nothing, 
but now, as ever before, rests its claims to sup¬ 
port and encouragement upon its merits alone. 
And our last nnd hastily written words, as we 
add Finisto this volume, need only lie expressive 
of our hearty wishes that tbe coming one may 
be a Happy New Year to all our readers, from 
the Atlantic to the Pacific and Alaska to the 
Gulf of Mexico. 
PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT 
THE GREAT ILLUSTRATED 
Conducting Editor and Proprietor, 
CHAS. D. BRAGDON, ANDREW S. FULLER, 
A»MOolat« Editors. 
A Hommlend lor £tl 4. — B. F. BALL, Glen 
Rider, Mitchell Co., Kansas, writes:— If you 
know of any persons wishing homes, send them 
to the Solomon Valley, where they can get 10C 
acres of beautiful land, plenty of t imber, water, 
rock for building purposes, equal to any in the 
world—a homestead for $M." 
Term*.—Only 81.50 per Volume of 26 numbers, 
or A3 per Year of !i'i numbers. To Clubs and Agents 
—per Volume: Five copies for 17; Seven, and one 
free to club agent. t“r $9.50; Ten and one free, for 
112.50—only 11.25 per copy. Per Year: Five copies 
for 111: Seven, and one free to agent, for 119; Ton, 
and one free, for 125—only $2.50 per copy. As we 
pre-pay A nserlcan postage, $2.70 I* the lowest Yearly 
rate to Canada and $3,50 to Knrnpc. Remittances by 
Draft, P. O. Money Order, or Registered better, may 
be made at tbe risk of the Publisher. 
AnvKirnsiNti Inside, 75 cent* per line. Agate 
space; Outside, $1 per line, each insertion. For Ex¬ 
tra Display and Cuts, a price and a half. Special and 
llusiness Notices, $1.50 nnd $2 a line. No advertise¬ 
ment Inserted for less than 13. 
ty As the licit A i. closes eight days in advance of 
date, to secure proper clussiticntion Advertisements 
should reach the New York Ollleoat least ten days 
before the date of the paper in which they appear. 
Petit'* Com.—We have several inquiries ask¬ 
ing where the seed of the corn grown by David 
Petit, described in the Rural New-Yoiiker of 
December 10th, can be grown. Mr. Petit has 
none for sale. We do not know that any one 
else has. 
AJexnnder'* Fruit-Can Opener, advertised in 
this paper, is worthy of trial. 
THE SEASON, 
publisher 
“ Thieves nnd Thimble-niggers,”—Some Of the 
“Sporting Papers" have denounced this Jour¬ 
nal because it hUB discouraged borso racing at 
fairs, ns vicious In its Influence, and because It Is 
a feature which attracts the veriest scum of hu¬ 
manity. We now see that respectable men are 
getting disgusted with the “trotting turf* for 
the sumo reason. A sporting contemporary says, 
editorially: 
The riiKcniltlon that have occurred on our trotting 
courses have caused the question to be askeo in our 
hen ring frequently, Of late, " Isn’t it about time that 
decent men abandoned the. trotting turf ?” We would 
be inclined to answer Ibis question in the affirma¬ 
tive, were it not that we have fulfil that, otir Trotting 
Congress will yet be able to devise the ways nnd 
means for promptly punishing the scoundrels. Let 
us gel rid of the " thieves and tlilmble-riggers," und 
Uni* prepare me way for honest trotting. No ob¬ 
serving man can deny that trotting would have been 
ut a low ebb to-da,v, had It not been for the encour¬ 
agement given to It. by a number of our wealthy cltl- 
seiis, who, notwithstanding they do liul make 
mulches, have been free to pay fabulous prices for 
the best and fastest horses in the country, for their 
own private driving, tons encouraging such exten¬ 
sive breeders as Mr. J1ACKMAN, Mr. DuRSKV, Mr. 
Thorne and others, to go on in ihe good work of 
improving our stuck. But we have reason to think 
that these wealthy citizens who have been paying 
these high prices, will very noon—If trotting gels to 
be much more odious—become disgusted with the 
whole business, and be ashamed, a* respectable busi¬ 
ness men were twelve or uftecn youra ago, to confess 
that they own a “fust" horse. Therefore, we any, 
let us get rid of the " thieves und thimble-riggers,” 
before it he too lute. 
If this la the condition of things on tbe profes¬ 
sional rdee course*, confessed by its chief sup¬ 
porters, is it desirable to Inoculate the country 
Fairs willi such vileness? ,Vc call the attention 
of tbe managers of Agricultural Societies to the 
foregoing paragraph, and ask for It duo consid¬ 
eration ere the programmes for the Fairs of 1871 
are fixed. 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES 
T1IE BEST OFFER YET! 
The Index to this Semi-Annual Volume, here¬ 
with published, will give the reader some idea 
of the quantity nnd variety of Reading Matter 
and Illustrations comprised in twenty-six num¬ 
bers of the Rural new Yorker. Omitting 
thousands of News and minor articles, the Index 
ol' tbe Practical, Scientific and Literary Depart¬ 
ments In very large and complete—indicating a 
greater amount of valuable and interesting 
reading than can be procured in hooks lor ninny 
times the price of a volume of this Journal. 
I Ik volume comprises over Four Hundred II- 
lusl ration, many of which are original and by 
rtrat- The illustrations alone cost 
i ,i i dollars. On looking over the 
\ iiimnc, any Intelligent, long-time 
v id at once see I hut wo now give, in 
i it more and better Reading and 
11 j i, t D;»ii we formerly furnished in a 
We therefore reckon that every 
.has obtained full value received for 
money- and lhat is the way they talk, 
in i'M.’i, - give,in six months, as much mut¬ 
ter, ami >rc and bettor illustrations, thin the 
so-nailed heap Agricultural and Family Jour¬ 
nal 1 * iii .h in a whole year. 
The Thirteen Numbers of this Quarter of the 
Rural New-Yorker will be sent Free to all who 
remit $3 for a single copy for 1871, before Jan. 1st — 
and to alt Clubs nj ten copies or more, at only $2.50 
each! Agents will be allowed Premiums or Free 
Copies, us preferred, on Clubs formed ou this basis, 
and should at once open tho Campaign, 
SATURDAY, DEC, 24, 1870. 
THE LOWEST CLUB PRICE OF THE RURAL NEW- 
YORKER is $2.50 per yearly copy to subscribers in 
the United States, and $2.70 to those in Canada— 
the extra 20 rents charged Canadians being for 
the American postage, which we are obliged io 
pre-pay. Any person offering the RURAL for loss 
than the above rates does so wilhnui our ; 
A Vote of Tlinuk* Is hereby tendered to tbe 
numerous Agent-Friends of tho Rural new-York- 
er who have already formed clubs for 1871— Includ¬ 
ing ninny, In distant sections, who club u» for the 
first time! True, they keep us too busy to recreate 
during the Holidays, but we forego that pleasure tor 
the sake of entering full one Hundred Thousand 
Recruits upon tho .Muster Roll of the Rural 
Brigade. 
MOORE’S RURAL OF AGE 
biicccmlul Close of iia Twenl v-Firat > tar. 
End of Volume nnd Year-" Time Fp. ’’—This 
No. closes Vol. XXll. of the Rural nkw-Yorkek, 
and terminates our engagements wit h a great major¬ 
ity of its supporters—all whoso subscriptions expire 
with tho year. As our terms ore strictly in advance, 
—the cash system being the best for both subscriber 
nnd publisher,—nll Interested will note that a prompt 
renewal Is necessary to secure the uninterrupted 
continuance of the Rural’s visits. Those whose 
time is up may know It from the fact that either 
1092, or no figures at all, are given after name on ad¬ 
dress-label. We trust all present subscribers will 
renew, and Induce their friends to Joiu the Rural 
phalanx. _ 
Tuts number closes the Twenty-First Year of 
the Rural New-Yorker. Tins period of its 
publication (wince .Ian,, 18f>0,) scums long; yet. 
the paper has only arrived at its majority, and Is 
Just ready to “launch out in life.” It is mpro 
vigorous und prosperous-has creator popularity 
and far brighter prospects—limit ever before. 
During Its youth and march toward maturity, 
vast luiiigos and Improvements have taken 
place-tho world bus moved, find mainly In the 
right direction. Tho t wo punt denudes buvu been 
fraught wilh wonderful advancement. They 
have inaugurated inventions, discoveries and 
Improvements which have revolutionized many 
bianoliesof Industry and Production, and show¬ 
ered Unlit, knowledge und blessings upon tlm 
lands and peoplos of tho civilized portions of 
tlm liubiiablc globe. The Inventions and tm- 
provomcul.ii affecting and facilitating tbe inodes 
ol culbiro and muuufauilire, transportation, 
education -Impelling forward nnd perfecting 
trim st every branch of Art, Science and Brao- 
tlc< have been more wonderful and miraculous 
than during any oilier period of tho world's 
known history. Tills is especially true In regard 
to our own land and people now more favored, 
perhaps, than uny other, as witness our peace 
anil prosperity, contrasted wilh tho war and 
devastation prevailing abroad. Truly, tho linos 
of tho American People und Nation have " faflen 
m i ' i tut places”—for which favor of Heaven 
nil sn . 1,1 be profoundly grateful, und puifc, th 
eic. in :oadvance the host interests of Mankind, 
tin i ntry and the World. 
" Excelsior” ns Us inspiriting Mot 
ins find Improvement” as Us Ja .dabh 
, the Rural New-Yorker has for twen¬ 
ty-one years zealously labored to keep pace with, 
if not be in advance Of, the spirit of tho progress 
of the age in all that tends to improve, benefit 
nnd elevate the People and Country. How well 
il 1ms succeeded in its efforts to pvomoto the 
Bight, and assist all worthy entcrprizcs — es¬ 
pecially those designed to benefit and elevate 
the Rural and Suburban Population—the pages 
of the twenty-two volumes now published cun 
testify. Sure are we that the Rural, New- 
Yorker has continuously manifested tho spirit 
ot' its Motto and Objects; and its several im¬ 
provements and enlargements—until it is now 
double ils original size, correspondingly im¬ 
proved, and In advance of all contemporary 
journals in its sphere—demonstrate that its ser¬ 
vices have boon appreciated iu a substantial 
n^umerby the great Industrial and Producing 
Classes to whom they were dedicated. 
The great enlargement and improvement of 
this Journal, in 18(59, necessitated a change from 
Annual to Semi-Annual Volumes, (commencing 
January nml July,) and this last change lias met 
with hearty approval from both Patrons and tho 
Press. The Index given herewith—move partic¬ 
ularly referred to elsewhere—shows that the Ru¬ 
ral now gives, In a semi-annual volume, more 
than double the Ileadiny Mutter , Illustrations, &c., 
thn.ii it formerly gave in a whole year! In other 
words, tve now furnish two volumes u year, each 
superior to the one formerly published, and at 
least equal to the anuual volumes of ordinary 
journals of the same class—journals which claim 
cheapness without alluding to size of paper, quali¬ 
ty of contents, Illustrations, etc. 
A wo*d In regavd to Present and Future. What 
the Rural New-Yorker is to-day is known to 
its readers. What It. will be in future we shall 
T'n \'i i-Subscriber*.—This number of the 
lien i ,'icw-YORKER is scut to several persons 
wo . an not subscribers, at tbe request of 
i i ,, v ho have furnished us their names, und 
, honi desire to form dubs for next 
i. a v iponslble friend, who Jives in Central 
uul who has furnished us with a list 
ir'r.y names, desires ns to say that if 
, II of them, will subscribe for and 
vend me dial for sir months, und at the end 
,hai i e say that he, she. or they have not 
,<ii i' tvod full value of the subscription 
(>, he obligates himself—on the fact being 
in knovn to him to refund the numey to all 
win: may be dissatisfied. Our friend assures us 
i»i; t ; thi> i■ no idle promise,but made in youd 
Wi. ami ■ ill be strictly complied with. 
iu i confident, that the paper will give 
i that we indorse the above oiler. Try 
tin. i;r kal, and see! 
Round Volume* of the Rural New-Yovlccr. 
- Handsomely bound Volumes of the Rural for 18C9* 
tVoi. XX.i containing NR pages and over SCO illustra¬ 
tions, furnished at either of our Publication Offices 
for $4 per copy. Yol XXI. (January to June, 1870.) 
containing 41(5 page* and over OKI Illustrations, at 
*2.50, also now ready. Vol. XXII, (.Inly to Dec., 1870.) 
aurne size, price, utc., as Vol. X XI, will be bound and 
ready fur delivery in t wo weeks. Soot by lorpress to 
any part of the United States or Cunuda, purchaser 
paying charges. Hf“ We cun also furnish bound 
copies of many former volumes. Pricaof Vol. XIX., 
$t -of any previous one which wc have, $3. 
What Englishmen are Thankful for.—The Lon¬ 
don Field sars;—"The English public suffer 
pretty severely from the curse of speculators 
and middlemen. Indeed, there is scarcely an 
article tlmt comes into the produce market’ 
which Is notdoubled, and often more Ihau doub¬ 
led, in price, by reason of their operations, or 
by passing through the hands of salesmen nnd 
dealers, while the producer is often screwed 
down by their combinations to the lowest prices 
per contra: so much so, that one Is often tempt¬ 
ed to regret the abolition ol the old laws about 
‘forestalling nml regrating.' But, happily, wo 
ure not yet afflicted with that truly American 
institution, ‘the Ring.'” It then proceeds to 
explain what nil American “ Wheat Ring” is, 
and how it operates to swindle both producers 
and consumers, l>y fixing i lie price the larrner 
shall receive for his wheat and the consumer 
shail pay for It, and controlling the movement 
thereof until these classes coine to the “ Ring's ' 
terms. 
The Rural an a Present.--, Our readers are re¬ 
minded thnt in all dittos where n Subscriber sends the 
Rural New-Yorker to a relative or friend, as a 
present, we only chaigo the lowest club rule—$2.50 a 
year. The lowest- price fur copies thus sent to Cana¬ 
da t* $2.70 and to Europe $3.50. The Rural is a 
valuable gift, and one which reminds the recipient 
of the kind donor fifty two times In the course of 
I be year. Many annually order it a* a Holiday pres¬ 
ent to distant friends. The 1$ numbers or this Quar¬ 
ter sent Free to all subscribing before Jnu. 1,1871. 
(bm niu lost Reliable Book on General Farm- 
in , (, n i liming, die.—L. B. asks lor tho best book 
on (■uiieral farming, .tc. We answer that there 
:, 11 iu i Ils published, any where, which equal, 
i ... no al utility ft* books of reference, u vol- 
ii . ; an;, llrst-elnsa agricultural paper. Take 
tin- pres volume of the Rural New-Yorker 
. v ir fie. Look over tho index, (in this 
n n m in r. i the issues ol the past six months. 
io hook published that contains one- 
amount of practical information on 
far n topics, brought right down to the 
. nine, and the contributions of practical 
io rom II parts of the Uuion. And this vol¬ 
ume, bound handsomely, may be had for $2.50. 
The best of tbe general farm books arc not half 
as valuable us books of reference. 
Form Cln 1 m* Now !—And If you, Header, cannot 
form one, Join with or help a, neighbor or friend to 
accomplish the laudable object. Don't wait until 
oilier and inferior papers occupy tho field. “The 
early bird”—you know the rest. 
The Rural’* Agent-Friend* are referred to 
item entitled “ Ten Hints to Club Agents,” page ill. 
Agricultural Hooks.—Now that the long eveu- 
ings, and season of leisure for Ruralists, are at 
hand, we call attention to our revised list of 
Books on Agrloult.itre, Horticulture, Rural 
Architecture, &c., on page 414 of this paper. As 
will bo seen by refereueo to the advertisement, 
any ot the works named will be sent, post-paid, 
on receipt of price. Tho list comprises a great 
variety of valuable books on various branches 
of Agriculture and kindred topics,—but if any 
of our readers desire other works, either Ameri¬ 
can or foreign, we will supply them at the 
lowest rates. We will also answer inquiries 
concerning the contents and prices of books on 
other subjects, nnd furnish the Bame at the 
usual rates. Though our main object in keeping 
a stock of books is the accommodation of Rural 
readers, near and distant, we purpose to till all 
orders as promptly, and on ns favorable terms, 
as any other dealer or publisher. 
BUSINESS NOTICES 
NIC0L & DAVIDSON, 
G86 Broadway, near Great Jones St., 
NKW YORK, 
Offer a Splendid Stock of 
HOLIDAY GOODS, 
Consisting of 
FRENCH CHINA DINNER, TEA AND DESSERT 
SERVICES, $90 upwards; 
ENGLISH CHINA DINNER, TEA AND DESSERT 
SERVICES, $50 upwards; 
REAL AND COMPOSITION BRONZE CLOCKS 
AND MANTEL SETS; 
GILT CLOCKS AND MANTEL SETS; 
STATUARY IN o:. V 'K PARIAN AND BISQUE; 
SILVER PLATED D.l .4, CUTLERY, VASES, 
BOHEMIAN GOODS AND x.- 'KBS' GROUPS; 
Also, 
A FULL LINE OF GORHAM PLATED GOODS 
AT MANUFACURERS’ PRICES. 
Inquiries for Advertisers, — A correspondent 
in Texas asks where lie can get one hundred 
plants of Cratccyus ppiacanlha alba, or white 
Evergreen Thorn, and it they could be sent by 
mail, as there is no express; also, where a pair 
of Rouen thicks, as described by l. L. Petit, 
can lie obtained, and the price.—H. E. Pipku 
asks where ho can obtain Trophy tomato seed.— 
O. P. Jones asks where he can procure breeding 
minks.—W, M. Mauzek asks:—Will 11. C. N. 
Cowlsville, sell a pair of liis Rouen ducks? if so, 
at how much per t>air? 
Complimentary.— Every mail brings us numer¬ 
ous handsome remittances, and oiher encour¬ 
agement. While closing this number for the 
press we Imve a deluge of letters containing both 
cash and compliments, of which latter the fol¬ 
lowing from the President of a leading Universi¬ 
ty is a sample :—** Allow me to congratulate you 
on the splendid appearance and very readable 
character of the Rural New-Yorker. It is 
splendid! To what degree of perfection the Ru¬ 
ral will attain I cannot conjecture. Success!” 
License for Broom Manufacture.—A corres¬ 
pondent (who Is not entitled to the least notice, 
since he neither gives us his name nor post- 
office address,) asks if a license to manufacture 
broom corn is necessary. Unless the State In 
which our correspondent lives mnd we don't 
know whether be lives in Texas or Maine) im¬ 
poses a license, none Is required. Congress re¬ 
pealed all United States laws imposing special 
taxes (except upon brewers) July 13, 1870. 
A PORTRAIT OF MR. MOORE ! 
Tire WrsTBKW Rural announces ns follows: 
“The January No. of the YOUNO FoLKa’ RURAL 
will contain n life-like portrait of lion. D. D. T. 
Moore, the eminent publisher of the Rural New- 
Yorker." 
%* See the advertisement of the Young Folks' 
Rural, in our advertising columns. 
Want of Capital.—We have three lelters be¬ 
fore us, from different purls of the Union, con¬ 
taining this statement:—” We know that this is 
true; but we also know that a great deal of the 
capital of the country i s spread too thin. It ought 
to bo concentrated. The burthen of unproduc¬ 
tive capital the American people are carrying is 
greater than the wnr debt. There is too much 
speculation and too little good hard productive 
labor performed. That is what ails us. 
INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES 
Bra** Bond.—W. A. W., Story City, Ta, t writes: 
“ We wish to organize a brass band In this place, 
and do not ft*ol able to import a teacher. Is 
there any work published that will enable begin¬ 
ners to learn E fbn. and B flat, cornets, and kin¬ 
dred instruments? If so, where can It be ob¬ 
tained, and at what price?" “Eaton's Cornet 
Instructor” is recommended to us, and maybe 
obtained by remitting 75 cents to the Rural 
New-Yorker office. 
THE PORTRAIT AND CHARACTER 
Of Mr. Moore, Editor of the Rural New-Yorker, 
will bo given In tbe next No. of tbe Phrenological 
Journal. Those curious to learn wliut manner of 
mail it is who edits the RURAL, should look into tbe 
Phrenological journal, which is published at $3 
a year; Single numbers 3d cents, by 
S. R. WELLS. 389 Broadway, N. Y. 
The Iowa Slate Hon. Soo. meets at Des 
Moines, Iowa, Juuuary Iff 11,1871. 
The Indiana Ilort. tsoc. meets at Indianapolis, 
If id.. January 3,1871, and continues iu session 
three days. W. H. Ragan, Cor. Sec'y, Indiana¬ 
polis, Ind. 
The Maine Stale Board of Agriculture meets 
at Farmington, Me., January 4, 5 and C. X. A. 
Willard of the Rural New-Yorker is to de¬ 
liver an address, at this meeting, ou Tbe Dairy. 
The MadUon Co., 111., Farmer*’ A«»'n bolds its 
second annual meeting in Edwardsviile, Janu¬ 
ary 17,18, ID and 20. There are to be three ses¬ 
sions daily, nnd the programme includes papers 
by some of the prominent Illinois agriculturists. 
Posry Co., Ind., Ag. 8oe.— The following are 
the officers elect for 1871;— lTes.—b. A. Burke. 
USE WINCHESTER’S HYP0PH0SPHITES 
OF LIME AND SODA. 
It is the only Remedy which will 
CURE CONSUMPTION. 
Thanks fo Brother Weiberell, the handsome 
and critical editor of the Boston Cultivator, for 
a copy or (he “ Medical and Agricultural Regis¬ 
ter for 1800-7." It was received months ago, and 
tho failure to acknowledge promptly is one of 
those sins of omission for which wo are duly 
penitent and hope to be forgiven. 
Road and Line Fence*.— H. Miles probably 
has good neighbors. He writes: — " I say that a 
man who cannot buiid good road and line fences 
to fence his land, ought not to have any. Put 
that in your pipe and smoke it.” Weill There 
are two sides to this question. We might, with 
To Cure A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat, use 
BROWN’S BRONCHIAL TROCHES, 
