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SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1875. 
LOOKING TO THE COUNTRY. 
There wnsatime when a French king'salcl 
“ Paris is France”—that all the millions outside 
the metropolis went for naught so far as the 
political affairs of the nation went . Possibly 
there may have been times in the history of this 
country when political leaders have thought 
this of a few American centers of wealth and 
population, and New York, Philadelphia or 
Boston controlled the destinies or the country. 
In a little narrow street In New York City, 
where millions of dollars in stocks and railway 
shares daily change hands. It is iigiihI for at 
least eight months of the year for the frequent¬ 
ers of this center to think the whole country is 
dependent upon Wall streot. But as spring 
and summer open, the illusion Is dispelled. 
Wall street con fosses Its impotence and stretch¬ 
es its vision over the country to see what 
Farmers are doing, how the crops look and 
what are the prospects for a harvest and sur¬ 
plus for sending abroad. Alter alt, we learn at 
last that more depends on the tillers of the soil 
than upon aught else. They are so many that 
each one may feel himself of small account, 
and so scattered that their Influence lias never 
been felt, as the country has needed that It 
should be. The diffusion of more light and in¬ 
telligence among farmers through the Press 
and by means of voluntary associations, like 
the Grange and Order of Progressive Farmers, 
is what Is needed to make this far-reaching but 
•adiy-Bcattered power of American farmers ef¬ 
fective. The country learns more what the 
working classes are doing. More and more 
attention is every year paid to the collection 
of Agricultural statistics ana by means of better 
organization among Farmers these statistics 
are becoming more reliable. Possibly ere long 
the Farmers may conclude to try their hands 
in politics, using their newly-created and effect¬ 
ive organizations not for or against either party 
but to secure greator honesty and simplicity in 
the administration of the Government. Farm¬ 
ers who pay the great bulk of the taxes, do not 
want to have expensive jobs, such as extrava¬ 
gant public buildings and the like, through 
which only contractors and jobbers are fatten¬ 
ed. They want a Government with few pow¬ 
ers, leaving the people untrainmeled and the 
nation strong only in the love and confidence 
of its citizens. 
NEW MASONIC TEMPLE, NEW YORK. 
• To every part of the country the telegraph 
has carried an account of the magnificent pa¬ 
geant which accompanied the dedication of the 
imposing edifice of which we give an illustra¬ 
tion on next page. The ceremonies and parade 
on that occasion were probably the grandest 
ever exhibited by the Masonic Fraternity In 
this country, and the second of June, 1875, must 
ever remain a marked date in their calendar. 
But greater than the ceremonies —more Im¬ 
portant than the gathering of the brotherhood 
from all parts of the Union—more magnificent 
than the building itself, with all its luxurious 
and splendid appointments, is the idea aud in¬ 
tention which lies at the foundation of the 
whole. Years ago the Masons of the 8tate of 
New York were impressed with a sense of the 
necessity for making &ome adequate and certain 
provision for the orphan children of Masons as 
well as for those members of the craft who by 
infirmity and old age were rendered incapable 
of supporting themselves. This feeling, put 
into a practical form, gave rise to the idea of 
an asylum, and then the question arose, How 
shall this asylum be supported ’/ It was finally 
determined to raise a fond for this purpose and 
to Invest It In a building in New York, the rents 
from which would be sufficient to establish and 
support the asylum. Tbc Masonic Temple 
which has just been dedicated Is the outcome 
of I bis effort, and certainly no building was ever 
planned and erected with a nobler purpose. 
The Temple stands at the corner of Twenty- 
third street ami Sixth Avenue and occupies a 
lot 141 feet by 98 feet 9 inches. The style of 
architecture is pure Renaissance, the general 
design being exceedingly chaste and well-pro¬ 
portioned. There are four stories and tt Man¬ 
sard. Each of the stories is distinguished by a 
special architectural order—the first being Tus¬ 
can, the second Ionic, the third Corinthian and 
the fourth Composite. The material is light 
colored granite, to which great depth of expres¬ 
sion is given by bands of dark Quincy syenite 
in the Tuscan story. A pavilion ornamented 
by columns and surmounted by a quadrangular 
dome 50 feet square at the base and rising to a 
bight of 165 feet above the sidewalk, divides 
the front on Twenty-third streot and gives a 
highly ornamental appearance to the structure. 
Curtains embellished with allegorical statuary 
connect this center compartment with corner 
pavilions each 26feet Bquare at the base, rising 
95 feet to tbe top of the main cornice and cap¬ 
ped by a Mansard roof. The main eutranco Is 
placed at the southwestern curtain In Twonty- 
tbird street and Is approached through a four- 
columned Tuscan portico. At the sides of this 
portico are plucod the two emblematical pillars 
called Jaehin and Boaz. The private entrance 
to the Temple la on Sixth Avenue, in the 
northern pavilion. 
The first storjrlsentirely arranged for stores— 
three large ones on the streot open on the ave¬ 
nue w hile the upper stories fire devoted to the 
purposes of tbe fraternity. The luttor are 
reached through the portico In Twenty-third 
street.; broad stairs whose sides tire gorgeously 
ornamented, leading to an ample vestibule 
wuiinscoatedln parti-colored marbles ami richly 
painted. Two bronze sphinxes, symbolizing 
Mystery, guard each side of the grand stairway 
leading to the main corridor ou the second 
story. This corridor Is 20 feet wide, 66 feet long 
and 28 feet high, and Is decorated in the Ionic 
style. From this corridor Immediate access Is 
obtained on the east side to the Grand Lodge, 
wbiie on the west of the second story hallway 
are the parlors and offices of the Grand Master 
and G rand Secretary. Over the entrance to the 
Grand Lodge room is placed a piece of ashlar, 
ments of the Knights) and several minor apart¬ 
ments are also found on this story. 
From this brief description nur readers will 
obtain some idea of the completeness of all the 
appointments of this building tuid the beauty 
and appropriateness of the designs of the dif¬ 
ferent parts. It is said by competent judges to 
be the most substantial and thorough building 
on the island, and one altogether worthy, not 
only of tbe body by whom it lias been erected, 
but of the purposes for which It is intended. 
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RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
“ Value of Our Crops Tor 1M7 I.”—Under this 
beading we innocently gave an item in last 
week’s Rural, which has called out from Mr. 
J. R. Dodge, Statistician of the Agricultural 
Department, the subjoined lecture, lie heads 
It “ Statistics Run Mad,” and then proceeds in 
this wise:—"1 notice dally the publication of 
the wildest nonsense as statistics. One item 
will suffice for illustration. You credit it to 
the N. E. Farmer, which published but did not 
originate it. Several of our best papers have 
presented the waif without challenge of its 
accuracy. Its first statement makes the crops 
of 1871 worth $2,447,538,059. This is the aggre¬ 
gate of the census estimates of value of farm 
productions and betterments in 1869—a crop of 
live years ago. it is a low estimate for that 
year, as many small products escape the obser¬ 
vations of the Marshal, aud the farmer himself 
lias no complete record of them. Then follows 
this arithmetical monstrosity ’The propor¬ 
tion derived directly aud indirectly from the 
grass crop is estimated at $1,292,000,000, Itemized 
as follows : Hay, 27.000,IKK) tons, at $20 per ton, 
$500,000,000; live stock, $1,535,000,(4X1; animals 
slaughtered for rood, $309,000,000; butter, $511,- 
000,000; milk, $25,000,000; wool, $25,000,000; 
cliecec,’$6,000,00O.’ Here the sum of $1,292,000,- 
OOOis ‘itemized’ into $2,»03,U0U,0W a wonder¬ 
ful feat In addition. The live stock item is in 
round numbers the value given by the last cen¬ 
sus. Tlx- $309,000,000 fails to represent the 
present value of animals slaughtered yearly, or 
even the incomplete estimate of the census, 
w hich was *398,056*376. The $.500,000,000 of hay 
at $20, Is fifty per cent, ubove Its real value, 
which last year ranged Horn $3.86 per ton In 
Kansas to $24.00 in Rhode Island, and averaged 
$15.22, or $331,000,000 for the total crop, accord¬ 
ing to my estimates. Again, a blunder of only 
$10,000,000 is made in presenting the above sum 
as the product of 27,000,000 tons at $20. The 
$514,000,000 for butter Is a ridiculous exaggera¬ 
tion, the figures being the number of /minds 
reported by the census, and equivalent to 
about two-tlilids of a dollar per pound for ail 
the butter made last year, or more than double 
its real value. The Item for milk used, at $25- 
000,(MHl, is absurdly low, as is that for the value 
Of wool; aud $5.000,000 for cheese is less than 
half of the value of cheese sent to foreign 
countries it 1873. That such figures can pass 
unchallenged through the agricultural press 
excites our special wonder; and through what 
statistical nightmare they were evolved passes 
all ordinary comprehension.” 
To Drive Away Grasshoppers.— 1 The "Grass¬ 
hopper Plague." as it Is termed, is very properly 
eliciting much discussion In the West, and 
many remedies and preventives are proposed. 
Among the latest suggestions we have seen is 
that of a Nobraskian who proposes the follow- i 
ing method of driving the hoppers:—Let 
the raw prairie be plowed in strips or row’s, two i 
rods wide, leaving strips of half a rod for every 
rod plowed, thus: 1 
Grass. 
Messrs. F. W. Devoe & Co., whose advertise¬ 
ment is in this paper, having been in the paint 
trade for full forty years, have too high a repu¬ 
tation to send oat any but a good article; in 
buying we would also caution our readers that 
the cheapest la seldom the best of any article. 
A good plan would be for ail the members of a 
Grange to club together and buy at wholesale 
rates. The green should be handled carefully, 
as it is very poisonous; but it must be used, as 
the universal experience West is that it is the 
only substance which will kill the Colorado 
Potato bug. 
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Sanctum Personal*.—During the past two 
weeks the Rukal’h Sanctum has been visited 
by a number of noteworthy persona, but of and 
among all none rejoiced us more than the call, 
last Saturday, from Brother Bragdon, (CttA8. 
D.,) so long our Associate Editor, whose name 
we still keep at the head of this page. Spend¬ 
ing some five weeks In the South, lie gained 
much strength, and his countenance (he was 
always Shakespearean in expression) appeared 
decidedly Improved. Hib hoata of friends will 
be glad to learn that he returned invigorated in 
health ami spirits, and if he carries out his 
programme for the summer, wo anticipate still 
further recuperation and restoration. Though 
his sojourn in the South was comparatively 
brief, be was most hospitably entertained, 
about which w e trust he w ill tell RURAL read¬ 
ers in the not distant future. 
— Mayor Clarkson of Rochester dropped in 
upon us the other day, w'hile visiting the wicked 
Metropolis of Manhattan, and of course, as the 
chief magistrate or the Edon of America (West¬ 
ern New Yolk), was received with all the hon¬ 
ors. Wo were pleased to meet his Honor, and 
find him both physically and mentally sound, 
albeit tiie duties of his position have naturally 
affected his constitution somewhat, while leav¬ 
ing his conscience as clear as crystal. "Long 
may he wave!” 
— Mr. Kkastus Dakuow, the noted Rochester 
Bookseller, whoso establishment (in the Oaburn 
House Block) is the Western New York Office of 
The Old Ruual, was in the City last week, and 
visited the Sanctum. And right glad were 
we to greet our long-time friend—one of the 
fetv of lang-syne who both “ keeps the faith” 
and grow* old gracefully. Yet he is not old—w r e 
take that back—and ought to be sound for a 
century to come, as we trust he may! 
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A California Need Farm. Mr. it. W. Wilson, 
who bus long been engaged in growing seeds 
for the firm of Briggs A lino, of Rochester, in 
low a, has this year removed to California, where 
lie is growing Onion and Lettuce seed for the 
same firm. He has located in San Jose Valley, 
near San Jose City. The long, dry season gives 
special advantages to California for growing 
some kinds of seeds, and for curing and har¬ 
vesting all kinds. It is possible thattheblight, 
which is such a scourge to growers of lettuce 
seed in the East, may not affect a section 
where it never rains except when rain is ex¬ 
pected and everybody is prepared for it. The 
onion seed crop has been badly blighted East 
for two years, to tbc serious loss of edsmen, 
and perhaps this difficulty may not bj felt in 
California. 
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RURAL BREVITIES. 
The grasshoppers in Kansas are being des¬ 
troyed by parasites. 
California intends to export over 300,000 
tons of wheat this year. 
Prospects for a fruitful vintage In France 
this year are very promising. 
which is vouched for as having formed part of 
the foundation of the original temple at Jeru- ...!!!!!!!!'!!.!!!!.Breaking 
saieiu. It is Imbedded In the solid wall anil is .. _ 
surmounted by the Masonic coat of arms of the Grass. 
Grand Lodge of the State of New York. The . 
Grand Lodge room Is 1*5 feet by 92 feet and 30 h . Breaking 
feet high and will seat 1,000 persons comfortably, w .;, 
Iu the mezzanine (nr half story) over the Grand . r t s ' 
Grass. A hundred bags of new wheat were received 
at Memphis, Teun., from North Mississippi, 
BreakirYe-. June 4- Tlie crop in that section is reported to 
. . be unusually good. 
Grass. A LIBERAL amount of money and large 
quantities of grain were donated ior the suffer- 
Rrnak'iniT. 6r * b Y grasshoppers at the meeting in the St. 
®". Louis Exchange ou Wednesday. 
Grass. 
The Michigan Farmer announces that Prof. 
Rtionr, Stole Entomologist of Missouri, is about 
__South._ 
These grassy bars will be capable of a slow, 
smouldering combustion at any time. When 
the grasshoppers alight, the first bar of grass to 
the windward is to be burned, and others in 
succession, unt il the enemy Is vanquished. The 
object of this plan is to drive them off, not to 
stifle them, as then they will revive and goto 
work again. It cannot be executed to advan¬ 
tage except upon unbroken prairie soil. Some 
may consider the plan a selfish one, but as sell- 
preservation is the first law of nature we sup¬ 
pose those afflicted are justified In resorting to 
any remedy that will insure protection. 
Exterminate the Potato Bug.—The Potato 
bug has tdready appeared in Maryland and 
Western New York, aud there Is no doubt but 
the whole East will soon be flooded with t hem. 
The only effectual remedy is Paris green. It 
should be mixed with flour aud sprinkled on 
the plants just as soon as a single sign of the 
bugs is seen. The proper mixture Is one pound 
of green aud four or five pounds ol' flour. It is 
very necessary also to procure a good article of 
the Paris green, as there are many adultera¬ 
tions; but it is reasonable to suppose that 
health, and extending the scope of his scien¬ 
tific knowledge. 
Treadwell & Co. of San Francisco, agri¬ 
million dollars. It Is thought they may pull 
through if granted an extension. 
Master’s and Grand Secretary s rooms, is the .rwi . to go to Europe with the hope of improving his 
Library, Archive room and Safe Deposit room ; . .. .. health, and extending the scope of liisscien- 
Rocoption parlors luxuriously fitted up; ante- Grass.. title knowledge. 
rooms furnished with every' convenience and .. Treadwell (c GO. of San Francisco, agri- 
closets for regalia and paraphernalia, render .Breaking. . cultural implement dealers, have suspended 
the appointments in this department perfect. :.v v • la- • — a-- - ■ a million' dollars!'' R^ho^la® heyday puU 
The entire fifth floor is devoted to the pur-__ bourn. ___ through if granted an extension. 
poses of the Comntanderies of Knights Tern- These grassy bars will be capable of a slow There is great de . ltulion In the mountain 
piar and the Ancient Accepted Rite. A tiled smouldering combustion at any time. When K ' !l ‘"' aro sulfer - 
—' '» W"-*,-? -fit. mm*. * -Id. U ,0 eraoohoppers all.ht, th. 
ny 18 reel long, leads directly from the main the windward is to be burned, and others iu are dying and there Is no food for them, 
stairway to an oetagonal room 20 feet in dlam- succession, unt il the enemy is vanquished. The The United States Commissioner ol Agrlcul- 
etet ana vaulted tn tent-like manner. Each object of this plan is to drive them off, not to turesays that Pennsylvania comes nearer being 
side of this octagon contains a door leading to stifle them, as then they will revive and ^o to ?«Jf-supportlng than any of the older States of 
various apartments. The main, or eastern, work again. It cannot be executed to ad van- 
door opens into a promenade, or passage, 7 feet tage except upon unbroken prairie soil. Some are her markets. " ” 
Temri^ 1 Th^SLw'umTs 1 « bv “ ay con8 } d * r Plan a selfish one, but as soil- The Pacific Rural Press saysThe Rural 
Tempte. .this asy turn is 41 by .8 feet and 21 feet preservation is the first law of nature we sup- New-Yorker Publishing Co. are about to issue 
high. It is designed in the Gothic style of the pose those afflicted are justified In resorting to H work on “ Butter and Butter Making," by X. 
fourteenth century. The canopied stalls are any remedy that will insure protection A - Willard, Esq., the Dairy Editor of that 
arranged after the fashion of the middle ages. -- i ■ ' Sky* WJSStTa? an “eL-Wate'a^d 
At the east the stations of the principal officer ExU5miilulle lhe Potftto Bu , The p when received will gtv e our readers due notice, 
are surmounted by a lofty, grained canopy of , ,ne rotatouug. The Potato We have heard that- Mr. Willard intends to 
five arches, covered with elaborate carving and buK has ,dready appeared in Maryland and re-visit California. He, too, will be welcomed 
intricate tracery. An organ gallery extends Western New York, an4 there is nq doubt but by our dairymen.” 
across the western end of the room, which ts tl ? e wll ? ,e "'ill S(>01) be flooded with them. - J 
hclited by twelve .«««. of blue ll.ht.e*,!,. ” on BUSINESS NOTICES. 
rise Council Chamber, which is 21 by 35 feet the plants just as soon as a siugiu sign of the ■ 
and is fitted up in the Saracenic style, is reached bugsisseen. The proper mixture is one pound . , , ... „ 
from thu ortajrrmMi i,„ „ i t , * „ , „ 1 We have, ourselves, tried Dobbins’ Electric Soap, 
the west SdTS t h« ZZ S s ! ° f * foU f 0r 11 Ve pounds ol flour '. » *» (made by Cragin A Co.. Philadelphia.) and find it 
T ., ' banqueting- very necessaty also to procure a good article of the best, purest and most economical soap we have 
room in the Norman style, a strangers' room, the Paris green, as there are many adultera- ever seen. Too much cannot be said It its favor, 
kitchen, armory (with 650 closets for the equip- tions; but it is reasonable to suppose that Try it. 
There Is great destitution In the mountain 
counties of Kcnhtr .y. The people are suffer¬ 
ing for the necessaries of life. The crops nave 
failed for three seasons in succession. Cattle 
are dyiug and there Is no food for them. 
The United States Commissioner of Agricul- 
turesaysthai Pennsylvania comes nearer being 
self-supporting than any of the older states of 
large population. She raises nearly everything, 
and her manufacturing and mining districts 
are her markets. 
The Pacific Rural Press says:—"The Rural 
New-Yorker Publishing Co. are about to issue 
a work on “ Butter and Butter Making," by X. 
A. Willard, Esq., the Dairy Editor of that 
paper. It will be welcomed ia all parts of the 
country. We expect it at an early date, and 
when received will give our readers due notice. 
We have heard that Mr. Willard intends to 
re-vislt California. He, too, will be welcomed 
by our dairymen.” 
BUSINESS NOTICES. 
We have, ourselves, tried Dobbins’ Electric Soap, 
(made by Cragin & Co.. Philadelphia,) and find it 
the best, purest and most economical soap we have 
ever seen. Too much cannot be said It its favor. 
Try it. 
