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MOORE’S RURAL MEW 
MAY 2 
Biarj of a Pluralist 
DAILY RURAL LIES. 
From tha Diary of a Gentleman near New 
York City. 
making a Business of ir. 
April IB.—I notice in my lost Rural tliat 
Mr. Geo. E. lJREWof Vermont says “ (’arm¬ 
ing can be made more pleasant by making a 
business) of it,” which, to my mind, is about 
as wise a saying as 1 have beard lor some 
time. There is far too much of this farming 
because I-douVlCDOW-whaU-lsc-Lo-tlo kind 
of feeling prevalent throughout our agricul¬ 
tural cotmuunity, ami this Is one of the prin- 
eipal reasons why >*. is considered <b udgci, 
and in truth /a drudgery of the worst kind. 
When a man lakes Isold oi any binmf-ss wn h 
a determination of lcarniug it ilimoiighiy 
and of succeeding, lie target s, in a great pc i!. 
the labor attending the same, and he i. like 
a boy who will travel ten miles over rocks, 
through brooks, brush and mud a-fishin^,, 
and come home at night not the least bit 
tired, while he is sure to have the back ache, 
side ache and a stone bruises on one or both 
feet, if he had to go two miles for the cows 
over a good, smooth road. Now, men are 
only boys, somewhat grown in body and 
mind ; and physical labor wears very slowly 
on the body if the mental faculties are only 
in sympathy with the physical which are 
brought into u*e. 
If any one has any doubt upon this point, 
let him take a trip with our hunters aud ex¬ 
plorers of the Western wilds, and they will 
soon come to the conclusion that the hardest 
kind of farm work can be beaten and men 
live through it all. Men who make a busi¬ 
ness of any calling end arc in love with their 
business, don’t make hard, work of it, al¬ 
though they may work very hard with both 
mind and body. I know of men who have 
devoted 16 to IS hours out of every 24 for 20 
years at a business which requires great 
physical and mental labor, but they are not 
worn out or morose in disposition, for they 
have had an object in view, and it has been 
a constant source of pleasure to them to pur¬ 
sue it. J t is always a plea.sure 1 o moot a inan 
or woman who is in love with the business 
in which In- or she is engaged, for such per¬ 
sons are pretty certain to be of a cheerful 
disposition and know something of value to 
the rest of mankind. In other w ords, what 
is a man or woman good for without a hob 
by ? It matters little what it is. provided the 
object sought is worthy of the timcan.l labor 
ol’ the one who seeks it. There is but one 
danger in riding a hobby—it may be carried 
so far as to annoy l hose with whom you are 
obliged to associate. Of this, however, t here 
is little danger in the ordinary occupations 
of life, although I have seen women who ear- 
ried their hobby of nea tness in housekeeping 
to such an extent that there was seldom any 
relaxation of muscles on the part of family 
or visitors, for fear it might create a circu¬ 
lation of air and bring in a particle of dust : 
still I had rather meet an occasional woman 
of this sort than ahundred ol' l lie other ex¬ 
tremes. AH celebrity, distinction, success 
and real greatness, come through this “ rid¬ 
ing of a hobby,” and as perfection in any 
branch of business brings preferment, it may 
readily be understood how specialists rise in 
the estimation of mankind if they seek an 
appropriate Held for their labors. Anything, 
from cultivating beans up to discovering a 
continent, will bring the liobbiest a reward, 
provided he make it a business, putting hh 
whole heart, aud energies into the work. 
We have as yet very, very few good farm, 
ers, gardeners, pouiologjsls and florists, aim. 
ply because, they who are following these 
branches, arc seeking to make a little or a 
great deal of money, and then retire, not 
intending or desiring to make it a life long 
business. 
WRITIH3 MR NEWSPAPERS. 
April 17.— A young man who has just left; 
school, or I suppose the more modern term 
“graduated” would suit him better, v rites 
me that he wants to become a correspond¬ 
ent, for some new-paper, or regular contrib¬ 
utor to the press. This he thinks might; 
answer as a beginning, and after a while he 
could turn novelist, becoming a literary gen¬ 
tleman of distinction, lie sends me a great 
roll of manuscript as a specimen of what lie 
can do at writing an original tale, or as usual 
in such instances, a “love story. ’ 1 have 
been looking over the “original tide, but 
fail to uud the originality, it being very com¬ 
monplace, lacking all the, requisites of even 
o passably good story. But my young friend 
asks me one question which I will answer 
for his benefit as well as others who aspire 
to become contributors to tie- press, to wit: 
“ How did you begin, or get your first article 
into print T Many new beginners think, if 
they do not set a price upon their labors 
nobody else will, consequently compensation 
is asked for their first article ; this was one 
thing L did not do. M\ first articles were 
written became l thought t had something 
to tell that would pleaaft or instruct, the, read¬ 
ers of the paper to which they were contrib¬ 
uted, and 1 was exceedingly well pleased 
and amply repaid by seeing them in print. 
These were followed by others, each being 
fhort and -harp as I could make them. 
For five years 1 contributed an. talcs to va¬ 
rious papers without receiving one cent, i litre- 
fore ; but my ambition was not satisfied 
with the fact that certain editor would re¬ 
ceive and publish in v ui I i-des, tor 1 ,'ear-uued 
in this .vise Perhaps t hey like t<> get some¬ 
thing to fill up their columns, and if it is not. 
tin* very best, it may tie acceptable, espe¬ 
cially as it cost nothing, i said to myself, 1 
must, liud my articles going the rounds of 
llio press, copied from the paper in which 
llicy tin t appeared into others, before plan¬ 
ing a very high opinion upon my ov. n labor:'. 
TJos is one of 1,h« very best criterion;-; for 
judging of the value of literary work, and if 
the novice will keep this in view lie or she 
may soon determine whether their produc¬ 
tions are of value or otherwise. Any paper 
which can obtain matter of so high ati order 
that its «!< at tempo i alien v\ i J copy and five the 
required credit Uicivi'or, gets ho mu h free 
advertising, which of course is valuable in a 
business point of view besides gaining popu¬ 
larity with the masses. 
1 will also add that every writer for the, 
press must, create a demand for his emit film 
tions before t hey are of any special value to 
the publisher, and then they will bring a 
price in accordance therewith. Of course 
the price is variable, according to quality, 
the same as it is in any other branch of busi¬ 
ness requiring skilled labor. One art let will 
obtain *.>,000 for a picture a foot square, 
while anotlisr may work a lifetime In his 
business and never be able 1o obtain £.‘00 for 
one five times as large. Merit, even in arti¬ 
cles for the press, is certain to be rewarded ; 
but few arc born talented or can become 
valuable contributors without pract ice. 
THAT LOCK OF HAIR. 
Bosk sends mo a lock of her long brown 
tresses, saying that I can try my skill on it 
in (lie way of making cuttings and sprouting 
t he same. But as making a cabinet of sou¬ 
venirs of this kind is rather out of my line, 1 
have passed the contribution over to Mrs. 
“ Ruenlist. ” 
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BUTTEEFLY PAPILIO AJAX. 
HYGIENIC NOTES. 
Pain /» the firms!,— Can you or some of 
your readers give, a cause or cure for a pain 
in the breast;« 1 have had a choking pain 
in my breast, and u. dull pain in my cars for 
five or six yearn. Sometimes tor a mont h 1 
was not troubled with it ; it is worst when 
lying or in a bent position. 1 can work all 
the time ; my appetite is good, but, it, is 
mostly at night when I am troubled with it. 
—w. s. n. 
Catarrh Remedy.—! scud you a catarrh 
remedy which is known to be a sure euro : 
To 1 pint of rain water add 1 teaspoonful of 
tine table salt. Keep in a pint bottle. When 
using have it just tepid, not warm ; smitf it 
freely up the nose three Or four times per 
day, as the ease may require; bathe the 
forehead with the same. Please publish for 
the benefit of the afflicted.—J. B. 
hiver Remedy.—' Toll “ Boston Myra” to 
procure Bishop’s salts of Vichy, Place a 
toaspoonful in half a glass of water ; drink 
just as the evaporation dies away, three 
times per ua v. Tin's is tile best remedy t hat 
I have ever heard of for the liver. H is an 
imported article, but can bo procured of 
most wholesale importing druggists. I pay 
(ill cents per bottle for it.—I. 
Leprosy bVm (></;/. -Thesurgeon iu charge 
of Port Blair, a. penal set tlement of British 
India, says that the oil of a tree called gur- 
jurn has cured every case of leprosy under 
his care. _ 
Looks for TUF. Hr RAX. WITH THE trRE.vr- 
icst A IETY. — F. A. niFFMA.N writes “ 1 
always look for the arrival ol the RURAL 
NBW-YojUEBR with the greatest anxiety, as 
the; o is so much useful information in it that 
a farmer ought to know. 1 live mi a farm 
•with stock of all kinds, for the management 
of w hirh J get a great deal of useful instruc¬ 
tion from the Rural, and would nob do 
without it ou any account.” 
Wk have a scarce butterfly in. this vicinity, 
of wlu'di l have succeeded m obtaining one 
specimen. It must belong t > those butter¬ 
flies whose generic name is Papilio bnt ;s 
not described by H arris nm- Iau r.; Ekgciek, 
t he only large works in my possession. Can 
yi.m recognize in the inclosed drawing any¬ 
thing with which you arc acquainted? If 
so. plei.se mention' it in the Rural New- 
Yorker, if you cannot, and I should get 
another specimen tuts season, I will tend i! 
to you. The inclosed drawing i) natural 
r ize, from act usll mear-urctn-'”*t; length cheat 
t hree and oue-haif inches fYotrt tip to tip of 
fore wing's: from head to end of tail about 
I wo and oiu 1 ■ I ; uio i..- b i"< -• 
The, ligiit-coloi ed stripe* are tiiin(i«t white, 
but having a slight given tint. The dad: 
stripes arc black. There i.s a round, rod spot 
on Utc inner edge ot eaeit hind wing, which 
appeals underneath, with another by its 
side; also, under tin? hind wihg, and cross¬ 
ing it in the direction of us body. La. narrow, 
red line of the same color. of the spots. 
There arc also two or t firt e little blue-clotid- 
,.,1, pent-shaped spots on the hind i ings, 
whieii al-o appear underneath, biggs arc 
laid oil the leaves of the Paw-paw tree, 
among which the insect can often be seen 
in rapid flight, it seldom lights on a flower. 
I have never seen the lan a. — A Subscriber, 
Tremont , O. 
Not recognizing the species from the draw¬ 
ing which you inclosed, we forwarded it to 
Mr. Strkokku, the well known Jepidoplenst, 
aud the following is ids answer:—The rat her 
fair pencil sketch accompanying the above 1 
immediately recognized as Papilio Ajar, 
described by Linnaeus in Systema Nairna- 
(1707), or, rather, perhaps its variety 7W«- 
monidcs, Felder, iii the Boise Novara (18CA), 
or its second or summer brood, as Papilio 
Morcc.llus, figured in Boisdural et, Lecontes’ 
Lcpiduptera dc l'Amorique (1833). It- has 
also been described or figured by ABBOT A 
Smith, Cramer, Burner and otbers. It is 
the most beautiful of all our North Ameri¬ 
can butterflies, and common withal, occuring 
throughout the-Middle, Southern and We-fi- 
ern States, as far as the Mi mssippi. On the 
sides of tho low lfillS where the. Paw-paw 
grows it may be seen flying rapidly, its long 
tail quivering, in and out through the bushes, 
I mi, seldom alighting, though occasionally, 
it there lie a road hard by, one may he seen 
silting near the little puddles in company 
with any number of the little, common yel¬ 
low butterfly {Colins PhitOdicc, Godart). 
The mature caterpillar or larva is about an 
inch and a half in length, and snail-form, 
small at the head and increasing rapidly to 
the fourt h segment., where it is the thickest . 
In color they vary some, being transversely 
striped or branded with narrow, black or 
gray, yellow and white lines; others with 
green, yellow and white; on all of them 
there is a velvety black line or mark be¬ 
tween the fourth and fifth divisions or seg¬ 
ments, where t he body is thickest or humped, 
as it were. As your correspondent, observes, 
the eggs arc laid on leaves of the Paw-paw, 
generally on the upper side, and but one on 
each lea f. The chrysalis is brown or green. 
The first brood emerge in April; they are 
smaller Ilian the later ones. The tails are 
shorter, and with the ends merely tipped 
with white, just like a fox’s brush—none of 
the white extending up the sides of the tails, 
as is the case in Tehnnnnidcs and Marcellas. 
The latter named form is the largest of all, 
flic tails very long, and broadly edged with 
while nearly their entire length. There is 
there is not. Now, if your correspondent’s 
example was t aken in spring lu miycallit 
(to judge by iris drawing! P. Tel nonhles 
in j ;;■)■. C. \[ 11 jc • 11 ns but the foim* . is 
but a variety, and the lat ter but the summer 
brood of Ajax. Herman Strbckkr. 
Heading, 
ITEMS FROM TUB GRANGES. 
another variety—J*. Ahhotii, EDWARDS— 
which shows on the upper side of the hind 
wings tr ices of the scarlet band which is so 
striking a feature on the under surface. 
However, from large series of this butterfly, 
anyone of ordinary ingenuity can, on such 
trilling distinctions, found a dozen or more 
equally valid varieties. Formerly the two 
broods of this insect were thought to be dis¬ 
tinct species, Their identity appears first to 
have been surmised by GRAY in the British 
Museum Catalogue of Lepidopteni; and the 
later observations of others have verified Ids 
opinion. 
The distinguishing trails of the principal 
forms may be briefly stated thus:— A Jim is 
the first brood, occurring iu April and May- 
ends ol tails only tipped with white; variety 
Tela mon ides is close to the preceding, re¬ 
sembling it in most respects, except that the 
white at end of tails is prolonged some dis¬ 
tance up the sides (hereof. These two 
emerge early, and are the first or spring 
brood ; Marcellas emerges in .rune, is larger 
than either of the above, the black bands of 
the wings much heavier, the tails longer and 
more broadly edged with white. This is the 
second or summer brood. In the South there 
may be more than two broods; with us 
Ahdinmti Reform in Hvshandry .—An Al¬ 
abama Patron rays Hie Grange to which lie 
belongs, has adopted n resolution to plant 
but onc-lliird of the lend devoted to corn and 
cotton, iii cotton and pk-uty of sugar euue, 
potatoes, oats, vegetables of all kinds ; and 
tliis fall sow wheat. Last year a.fc thi. time 
the member: of 1 his Uranee, •>() in number, 
owed at least £2,CIO. Now only four mem¬ 
bers aie in debt, and t-'fiUor : id will discharge 
them. No commercial fertilizers have been 
bought this year, but home-made manure 
is being substituted at less cost. Less land 
U to be planted and better cured for. 
A (ii iiii‘ic Cotton Tie Manufactory is pro¬ 
posed by the Tennessee Patrons at Chatta¬ 
nooga ; several other States indorse the pro¬ 
ject as a means of ridding themselves of a 
monopoly. 
JApiuses of National Grange. — A fanner 
(whether a Patron or not) writes Farmers 
will do well to note the following figures, 
which arc tho nucleus of an account which 
will soon balance high freight, taritV and 
monopoly. The expenses of the National 
Grange, which met at Washington, P. C\, in 
January, FW, estimated for the present 
year, were for mileage and hotel bills, *J,00U; 
for executive committee, £8.000; printing, 
£5,000 ; secretary’s salary, £8.500 ; contingent 
expenses, 001); in all, .'-•I ,,«500, all ot which 
will come out of the farmers, aud kid gloved 
gents will gel if. 
X endpapers in the Grange .—A Minnesota 
Grange has adopted a novel and praiseworthy 
method of educating its members and keep¬ 
ing them posted on current events, aud adds 
50 cents from the Grange treasury to every 
dollar subscribed for newspapers designated 
by t he Grange. 
Politicians in the Granges of Minnesota. 
—The Farmers’ Union of Minnesota de¬ 
nounces the politicians who have gained ad¬ 
mission into the Order iu that State only to 
secure offices and would “break it in pieces 
if they could gain anything by it.” 
Children in the Grange .—In the Ivannas 
Farmer, Brother Pupenoe says :—“Children 
may be admitted to the Grange if they are 
not too big or sharp.” 
IF/io arc eligible in Michigan .—The Mas¬ 
ter of the Stale Grange of Michigan has 
decided that “A man following another 
pursuit, though he may own a farm tilled by 
members of his family, is not eligible to 
membership iu the Grange. 
Granges in Politics .—Several of the Illinois 
Granges ran regular tickets at the recent 
town elections. At Spring, Boone Bounty, 
the Grange immediately after adjourning, 
without leaving the house where the meet¬ 
ing was held, resolved itself into a mass- 
meeting, nominal ing tho Master for Justice, 
and the Master of Boone County' Council for 
Supervisor. The Grange ticket was very 
badly beaten, and at Belvidore a Grange 
candidate for Collector received only thirty 
votes in a poll of nearly TOO. Tho attempt to 
bring t he Order into polities proved a dead 
failure, public opinion being greatly against 
the secret feature in a political organization. 
Taking Papers Called “ Organs.''— An Illi¬ 
nois Patron writes There are a great many 
so-called “organs” of the farmers’ move¬ 
ment springing up all over the country. 
Some of them have real merit, but others 
are humbugs, and started for speculation. 
Better take a paper known to be reliable. 
There are also several “Histories of the 
Grange,” or books purporting to give true 
accounts of the origin and progress of the 
Order. Purchase them if you wish, but if 
you want a t rue history of tho Order of Pa ¬ 
trons <>f Husbandry, wait until it is published 
and sanctioned by the National Grange. 
Where Dors the Money Go Id ?—A Minne¬ 
sota Patron writes that ho is glad to see the 
question asked, Where does all this money 
go to that is sent to the State and National 
Granges ? I would like to see a report from 
those that are high in authority. Perhaps 
they have one, but. I ilonot recollect of seeing 
it. It seems to me it would be well while we 
are pouring in at the bung-lmle of railroad 
monopoly to stop some of the leaks at the 
spile. 
