drew another stop and dashed off into a bril¬ 
liant capriccio, and we •were astonished. The 
quick response of tone to touch, never “ wait¬ 
ing” in the most rapid passages, the increased 
volume of sound, brightened and intensified 
by a silvery brilliance that pervaded the 
whole, as if bells had been played in tune 
with an orchestra, these “gave us pause,” 
and we learned that here was something not 
only “ new, ” but especially good. That 
Piano stop is superlative. 
Rejoicing at our discovery and determined 
to make some one else happy, we immediate¬ 
ly secured one of these remarkable instru¬ 
ments, and made it the second of the Special 
Premiums we are offering to the most indus¬ 
trious Agent this season, in addition to our 
usual liberal offers. The cost of the instru¬ 
ment is 8440, and it is well worth that 
amount. Who will get it we don’t know, 
but whoever does will find he has an instru¬ 
ment that cannot be excelled (until some¬ 
thing else is invented)—a “ thing of beauty” 
that will be a joy, if not forever, sufficiently 
near it for all practical purposes. 
ized tribes made a display of tomahawks 
and scalping knives, and leggings fearfully 
adorned with scalps. Eleven tribes were 
represented, and they carried banners in¬ 
scribed with the tribal name and an appro¬ 
priate motto, as follows: 
1. Cherokees—“ Agriculture Is the source 
of wealth.” 
2. Creeks—“ With malice toward none, 
with charity to all, with firmness in the 
right.” 
to reduce the cost of their commodities is a 
gain in every direction, and remotely or im¬ 
mediately to every man in the country, and 
that while it increases the present profit of 
the producer and diminishes ultimately the 
cost to the consumer, it renders the farmer 
a more independent man, for it not only 
makes transportation possible in some cases 
before impossible, but by increasing the 
home demand and extending near-by mar¬ 
kets it tends to render transportation of less 
SUCCESSFUL FARMING — ITS IMPORT 
ANCE IN A NATIONAL VIEW. 
ness man, whether ne is a larmer ui a uia- 
chaut, is to make money. There may be, 
of ourse, other motives connected with 
this, but undoubtedly the leading object and 
incentive to action is money. This may 
seem like taxing a low or sordid view of the 
subject, but, it rightly considered, it is not.. 
The law of our nature that impels every 
man to make his business a source of gain 
is unquestionably sound and wise, and all 
that remains for us is to regulate our con¬ 
duct in harmony with that law. 
The man who pursues farming for any 
other purpose than to make it pay, is simply 
an exception to a general rule, and his suc¬ 
cess or failure is of little consequence to the 
world. But the intelligent fai mer who per¬ 
ceives that under all the doubts and diffi¬ 
culties Of his vocation, there still remains a 
clear margin of profit, 
out his conviction to a 
the conqueror’ 
sense, 
oping 
who steadily works 
tangible result, aud 
s final success, proves his good 
as well as his capacity, and by dcvel 
the possibilities of his business sheds u 
light upon it that gives a new value, not only 
to his own farm, but to every farm in the 
couutry. 
The world never grudges to such a man the 
honest fruits of his labor, for his example is 
a public heritage beyond price. lie shows 
that the occupation which feeds the human 
race is able to remunerate those who engage 
in it; that the successful farmer, while gradu¬ 
ally accumulating an honorable indepen¬ 
dence, is helping to reduce the price of bread 
to tue hungry. Aud this, be it observed, is 
not a mere abstraction, but a great agricul¬ 
tural fact. 
The farmer, for example, who succeeds in 
getting a larger yield of corn from un acre, 
and at a lower cost per bushel than ever be¬ 
fore, thereby contributes to diminish the 
market price, us well as to increase the 
abundance, not only of this cereal, but ol' 
nearly all the products of husbandry. If he 
has been accustomed to get 30 bushels of corn 
from an acre, at a cost of ISO eta., per bushel, 
which has been the experience of many farm¬ 
ers, and if by persistent effort, he works out 
a method that gives him 00 bushels at 4u 
cents which has also been the experience of 
some, then his net profit, on a market price 
of 70 cents per bushel, is 3d0 percent, greater 
than before. But this is not all. A saving 
iu the cost of corn indicates a corresponding 
reduction in the cost of beef aud pork, of 
mutton and wool, of milk, butter and cheese, 
poultry, eggs, etc. 
Thus by a system of compensation wisely 
ordered, it turns out that the method of 
farming which cheapens food is precisely 
thacjwluch but remunerates the t iller cf the 
soil. And this principle is just as true in 
regard to other crops aud other products as 
in the case of corn. Whoever by increasing 
the yield of any staple commodity reduces 
the cost becomes the creator of a new value 
and makes the community his debtor. Facts 
that bear upon this point are numerous in 
every direction. It has been proved by Dr. 
Parker of South Carolina that corn can be 
grown at the rate of 200 bushels per acre. 
It is claimed by Col. Waring and other 
practical meu that clover can be brought to 
a yield of 15 tons per acre. It has been de¬ 
monstrated by the lion. Henry Lane of 
THE EMBDEN GEESE 
The Canada Farmer has the following on 
this variety : 
The Embden goose has prominent blue 
eyes, is remarkably strong in the neck, and 
the feathers from near the shoulder to the 
head are far mere curled than is seen in 
other birds. The plumage is uniformly pure 
white, the bill ilesh-colored and free from 
dark blotches, and the legs and feet orange. 
In carriage they should be tall and erect, 
vvilh fine, square bodies which in fat speci¬ 
mens touch the ground, They come to enor¬ 
mous size ; a three year old gander has 
weighed as much us thirty-two pounds, and 
a goose of the same age twenty-six, but a 
good bird of any breed weighing twenty 
pounds is considered very fine, and for breed¬ 
ing purposes such weight is quite sufficient 
to insure good stock. 
The Embden goose seldom lays till after a 
year old. Their eggs are white in color, 
very large and rough in the shell, which is 
extremely thick. Regular goose breeders 
rarely, if ever, allow the geese themselves 
to sit, but put from three to four eggs under 
a Cochin or Dorking lien, which can well 
cover and take care of them. A turkey hen 
also makes a capital mother. The eggs 
should be regularly sprinkled with lukewarm 
water to prevent the shell becoming so hard 
as to check the egress of the young. 
Sometimes, but not often, they lay two 
sittings in a season. The period of incuba¬ 
tion is thirty days. 
The goslings are easily reared on the same 
food as ducklings, but they require green 
food as well, aud for this purpose, young 
green onions are strongly recommended. 
When once fledged, they will thrive well 
with no other food than can be procured 
by them iu the fle d or by the wayside, un¬ 
til later in the fall, when they should be 
shut up for a few weeks aud fed on meal, 
oats, etc ; they will lay on flesh quickly and 
come to great weight. Embden geese do 
not necessarily require much water, but 
of course, to look well, the pure Embden 
geese will require a large pond or brook to 
wash themlves in. 
One of the great advantages of the Embden 
geese is, that all of their feathers being per¬ 
fectly white their value, where many are 
kept, is far greater in the market than is 
even the case with “ mixed” feathers. The 
quiet domestic character of this variety 
causes them to lay on flesh rapidly. They 
never stray away from home, the nearest 
pond and field satisfying their wants, and 
much of their time is spent iu quiet repose. 
Their flesh is equal to that of the famous 
Toulouse of France. Mr. Hewitt says, “ these 
birds have an advantage even over the Tou¬ 
louse. In instituting comparisons between 
the white and colored geese, I have noticed 
that the pendant abdominal pouch of the 
Toulouse tells sadly against it when dressed, 
aud would undoubtedly be prejudicial against 
the sale, in accordance with current opinion 
of such an appendage being indicative of 
advanced age,” 
All white aquatic poultry are considered 
to dress of a clearer and better appearance 
than the parti-eolored or dark-feathered 
birds ; more especially when young. This 
arises from the patches where the dark 
feathers grow, showing even after being 
carefully plucked, more particularly if the 
consequence to the farmer, and to make it, 
in regard to some crops, no longer neces¬ 
sary. Conrad Wilson. 
Sloatsburg, N. Y. 
3. Peorias—“ By labor we live.” 
4. Osages—“Happiness and prosperity.” 
5. Caddoes—“ From ignorance to civiliza¬ 
tion.” 
6. Apaches—“Result of peace.” 
7. Comanche?—“ We wish to learn.” 
8. Kiowas—“ We need schools, plows and 
cows.” * 
9. Arupahoes—“ The farm better than the 
chase.” 
10, Cheyennes—“ Peace with all people.” 
11. Sac and Fox—“ United we stand.” 
The Seilalia (Mo.) Silver Cornet Band led 
the procession, and during the course of the 
Fair speeches were made by leading chiefs 
of the tribes and by several Indian agents. 
One of the features of the Fair was the con¬ 
test for premium to the best lady rider, and 
a Comanche war dance. 
CUSTOMS IN OHIO 
There is a very great difference in the way 
land-owners make use of their farms. All 
those who have no other calling attend to 
everything themselves, employing no fore¬ 
man and not even giving men charge of de¬ 
partments, the men, one and all, changing 
about as chance or circumstances may tend 
Merchants, store- 
(he farmer to direct, 
keepers, gentlemen professionally engaged, 
or in fact any*one, not a farmer, having 
land, rents it on shares, with stock or with¬ 
out, on customary proportions, according to 
the case, and thus every steady, industrious 
farm laborer soon becomes a mau of means. 
The “sugar camps,” as the woods Of maple 
are called, are chiefly worked on shares, and 
they give employment at a dull time of the 
year. This has been a very good season for 
sirup aud sugar, the sap having run very 
abundantly. 
The soil in the valleys holds on its fertility 
in spite of repeated yearly cropping for 
many years without any return of manure, 
some land belonging to Mi*. Casnill, near 
Marion, being pointed out which had har¬ 
vested 45 bushels of shelled corn last harvest 
and had been corn alter corn for more than 
20 years. An old, respected inhabitant of 
Marion told me this as we passed on the 
railroad, and when in Marion 1 found manure 
so little valued that the livery stables there 
had given Mr. Wm. Hazen 200 wagon loads 
of horse dung for the hauling away. Not¬ 
withstanding these facts, some of the lands 
begin to show poverty' ; and the wasting of 
all the wheat straw and the continued crop¬ 
ping with corn, wheat and oats will tell in 
these most magnificent districts, only, from 
the extraordinary deep and rich soil, it takes 
longer to extract the vast accumulation of 
plant food. A Working Farmer. 
GEO. WOODS & CO’S. PARLOR ORGANS 
“There is no new thing under the sun,” 
said the wise man, who wearied of every¬ 
thing he knew, and thought he knew every¬ 
thing. The world lias grown since then, it is 
still growing, and he would be voted unwise 
who should hazard such un assertion now, 
and exceptionally “ smart” if he could keep 
the run of all the new inventions and adapta¬ 
tions of old ones perpetually produced for our 
delectation. 
We are not going to write an essay upon 
the world’s progress, and prove our argu¬ 
ment by long lists of new things, but only to 
chronicle our latest impressions in this direc¬ 
tion. We have written aforetime, yea, many 
times, upon musical instruments, especially 
Reed Organs, (“a reed shaken by the wind” 
is not so utterly weak as many suppose,; and 
urged their usefulness as a home attraction, 
and as developing refinement by modes not 
understood, but whose results are appre¬ 
ciable. We thought of the additions that 
one aud another had made to the Reed Or¬ 
gans and that the end had come — there | 
would be no “new thing” discovered in this 
direction. But we fell in with our olo-time I 
AGRICULTURAL FAIR] AMONG THE 
INDIANS. 
One of the notable events in agricultural 
displays the past season was a Fair and In¬ 
dustrial Exhibition held by various tribes of 
Indians in the town of Muskogee, Indian 
Territory, on the 14th of September. This 
is the second attempt of the kind ever made 
by the Indians, aud is reported as being 
quite successful by the St. Louis Journal of 
Agriculture, from which we condense the 
following No entrance fee was charged ; 
but the Fair had its Floral Hall, and even 
race course, the same as any other agricul¬ 
tural exhibition. There were fine shows of 
fruits, vegetables and grains by the more 
civilized tribes, while the ladies exhibited 
flowers, grasses and various articles of do¬ 
mestic manufacture. Some of the Jess civil- 
