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IVIOOBE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT.’ 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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SATURDAY, NOV. C, 1875. 
APTER ELECTION DUTIES. 
Now that the Fall Elections aro over, and 
various Commonwealths of the Union probably 
’;aved” (in the estimation of successful par- 
I ion, at least,) all sensible people will for awhile 
naturally turn their attention fo Home and 
Family Interests, with the very correct idea 
that I‘mice and Prosperity enn only bo secured 
by right conduct, industry and the judicious 
management of their personal affairs and es- 
tates. Tho political paper* have had a jolly 
time in “ going for" each other and tho candi¬ 
dates for office, and probably the skirmish lias 
proved profitable. But we respectfully submit 
that they—the journals—and also the politicians 
have had their day (aye, weeks and months,) and 
that it is now eminently lit and proper for the 
mass of the people—especially the producers 
of the country—to eschew politics and resume 
the even tenor of that way which secures tran¬ 
quility, industry and consequent peace and 
prosperity. 
Now, therefore, is the season for ever)body 
and all their friends to attend to the per¬ 
il nuance of home duties. Among these the 
gathering of Into crops is of the first importance 
and should not be delayed. In all sections 
where potatoes, corn, and other late crops still 
remain unsecured, not a moment, is to be lost, 
f or t he ides of November” are here, and those 
who are behind l ime in out-door operattonsare 
liable to be subjected to cold fingers, toes and 
no es, as well as other discomforts and incon¬ 
veniences. Indeed all unfinished fall work 
should be hurried to completion as rapidly as 
possible, for wo know not wlmt a day or night 
may bring forth ut. this uncertain and variable 
season. 
Rut the most important duty incumbout upon 
the great majority of our readers, at this sea¬ 
son, is to provide for the instruction aud men¬ 
tal improvement, and entertainment of their 
families. To this end the district schools—not 
inaptly termed the People’s Colleges—should 
receive the critic- attention of every parent, 
whose bounded duty ii is to see that proper 
tea ;hers aro employed ard other advantages 
von jhaafed to pupils. Eve y lather who can 
afford it—and pray who can ot?—should also 
provide suitable books and periodicals for study 
■oid perusal during the long evenings and lei- 
p.uMJ days of the approaching season of hiberna¬ 
tion. Every wise head of a family, knowing 
t he iodielonsuesfl of the investment, will supply 
proper mental sustenance for the various mem¬ 
bers of his household. 
Among others, those journals which con¬ 
tinuously advocate the lutorests of tho Pro¬ 
ducing Classes—notably tho Agricultural and 
Family Newspapers—should receive the en¬ 
couragement and support of the Intelligent and 
right-thinking numbers of community; and, 
may we not add in this connection, without 
egotism, that the Rural New-Yorkkr is en¬ 
titled to consideration ? 
THE RETURN TO CHEAP POSTAGE. 
It is announced from Washington that the 
Post Master General is opposed to the absolute 
repeal of the Amendment to the Postal law- 
passed last winter; but will favor a restoration 
of cheap postage on newspapers while opposing 
any reduction of rates on other third class mat¬ 
ter. This compromise of the question will not 
satisfy t he country. The people have found the 
cheap rates for carrying plants, seeds and other 
small articles so convenient that a large and 
rapidly increasing business was growing up be¬ 
fore the postage on such articles was arbitrarily 
doubled for t lie apparent benefit of nobody but 
the express companies. Reduction of postage 
on newspapers to old rates would leave tho ex¬ 
press monopoly unaffected, aud that alone Is 
sufficient reason why the restoration of cheap 
rateB should apply to everything. 'There was 
an active and influential lobby working In Con¬ 
gress for the Increase of postage rates, giving 
dinners and spending money freely. That lob¬ 
by succeeded in effecting its object, and now 
the people demand of Congress that the work 
thus done shall be reversed, and postage re- 
stored to the rates which prevailed a year ago. 
All parties concerned in securing the increased 
postage have disavowed responsibility for the 
now law. We have been repeatedly told that 
tho Post Master General did not demand uor 
desire the Increase, and Senator Hamlin Kays 
that, he diil his part in this work through “ In¬ 
advertence," and the whole thing was an acci¬ 
dent. If, however, the increased postage be 
not altogether done away with, it will look 
very murk like one of thone “accidents done 
on purpose," of which children sometime* tell 
about. It is quite a* well when reform* are to 
be adopted that there should be no child’s 
play about it. The restoration of low postage 
on all articles is demanded for the convenience 
of the public, and Is not opposed to the Inter¬ 
ests of the government or of any class, except¬ 
ing the express company monopolies. 
Low postage is not. responsible for the failure 
of the i’oNt-olIlce Department to pay expenses. 
The Increase of rates last spring largely reduced 
receipts, while it did not increase materially 
the cost of mail service. With a steady Increase 
of business under tho low rates tho carrying 
even of third class matter was beginning to 
prove remunerative in most localities aud with 
proper economy would soon have been eo 
through the entire country. Cheaper postage 
for letters would, with very little doubt, be 
more nearly self-sustaining than it is nOw. The 
country in doing .business nt a loss because it 
fixes rates ro high as to restrict Its own business 
and encourage Its competitors and rivals. 
Fixing t tie rates of postage properly belongs 
to Congress-tho direct representatlvea of the 
people, who will soon bo In session In Washing¬ 
ton. T here are grave doubts whether the in¬ 
crease of rates made last winter is constitu¬ 
tional because tho bill for establishing such 
increase originated In the Senate rather thrm in 
tho House. It Is certainly not within the prov¬ 
ince of the head of a department, an executive 
officer of the Government, to pre-arrange legis¬ 
lation for the representatives of the people. 
Tho official and public recommendations by the 
chief magistrate of the country to Congress are 
provided for by the Constitution and are there¬ 
fore tolerable; but it would bean Impertinence 
tor even the President of the United States to 
unofficially and informally advise the country 
wTint (JoifgNfes ought to do five or six weeks 
before that body was In aesfcHou. There have 
been altogether too many “ rulings” by execu¬ 
tive officer* which were really supplemental 
legislation —sometimes defeating the will of 
the people as expressed in legally-enacted laws. 
Where doubts arise as to the meaning of the 
law it is very easy to make up a case and hare 
an authoritative decision by the proper judi¬ 
cial tribunal. The idea that a Department can 
decide c.r cal/icdni, what the law- is, has already 
demoralized popular ideas of the functions of 
our judiciary; but wo protest against the inter¬ 
ference of executive officer* with the law-mak¬ 
ing power of tho country. 
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RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
Sanctum Personal*.—Thai was a pleasant call 
we had a few days ago from Bro. R. P. Eaton 
of the New England Farmer, a journal which 
has so Jong emanated from the Hub, imparting 
valuable aud timely information to its readers. 
He was, apparently, In.good spirits, and thor¬ 
oughly imbued with the idea that Boston is as 
much the center of the upivorso as New York 
or any other town, which—remembering our 
recent visit to the Common, New Botanical 
Garden, Horticultural Hall, Museum, Public 
Library, and other creditable local institutions 
—we will not attempt to gainsay. 
— Mr. W. J. Irons of Virginia Villa, Harnsey, 
London, Eugland, a practical farmer and gen¬ 
tleman of Intelligence and cosmopolitan ob¬ 
servation, who has just visited the West and 
Southwest to examine the country with a view 
of locating colonies of his countrymen, favored 
us with a call last week. Though now retired 
from farming Mr. Irons formerly bad a 400-acre 
grass farm near Windsor, and was oho of tho 
founders of the Milk Journal in London. Some 
twenty years ago he established an English Col¬ 
ony at Verulam,South Africa, aud remained ut 
Cape Town nlue years. The colony proved very 
successful, and now has Borne 550 English in¬ 
habitants. While in Missouri, recently, Mr. I. 
conceived the idea of locating au English col¬ 
ony there with special reference to raising and 
keeping Angora Goats and Sheep, and we trust 
the project will, under his energetic and influ¬ 
ential action, prove a success. Our readers Will 
probably hear from Mr. Irons ere long. Mean¬ 
time, we wish him a prosperous voyage home¬ 
ward, and health and strength to complete his 
laudable plans for the future, as they will alike 
benefit his people and our country. 
— Mr. T. D. Ouiitir, author of “ Hints on 
Cheese Making,” and formerly Agricultural 
Editor of the “Utica Herald," is evidently a 
level-headed, earnest friend of producers, judg¬ 
ing from the manner in which he interviewed 
us, recently. Though our time is occasionally, 
if not always, worth money, we like to receive 
calls from men of brains and experience, as wo 
usually obtain more Information than wo Im¬ 
part in such Interviews. Bro. Curtis is at 
present afloat, but we presume he will soon be 
In a position to perform yeoman service in the 
good cause to which be Is devoted. 
— Mr.E owln A.Curley, special commission¬ 
er from “The Field," London, England, to tho 
emigrant fields of North America, and author 
of “Nebraska, its Advantages, Resources and 
Drawbacks" (a work noticed elsewhere in this 
paper), called upon us last week and we were 
glad to renew his acquaintance. Mr. C. Is a 
well Informed man, aud possesses sufficient go- 
ahead atlveness to pass for a native of the “ Uni¬ 
versal Yankee Nation." He was en route to 
Omaha, and purposes writing and publishing, 
ere long, a work on Missouri or California, sim¬ 
ilar to the one just issued about Nebrasba. 
Ills ability, industry aud tact must insure what 
w e cordially wish him—marked success. 
One Way to Get Subscribers. Rural Agents 
(especially Merchants, Postmasters, Arc.) can 
rapidly and safely Increase their lists by giving 
temporary credit to responsible parties wishing 
to subscribe, but who have not tho ready 
money. Many of our Agents annually do tills 
with their friends or customers, and the ac¬ 
commodation is appreciated. <>ne Agent wrote 
us last, year that of forty subscribers for whom 
he remitted he gave credit to thirty, as he 
knew’ they were good and would pay. Another 
says; “I took trade for quite a number—ap¬ 
ples, potatoes, anything for tho sake of getting 
a ‘ large club.* Also made same presents of the 
paper." An Ohio Agent, thus writes us how he 
helped the Rural and favored his friends:— 
“I have paid for two-thirds of the subscrip¬ 
tions out of my own pocket. Some will pay me 
In one month and some in two. 1 had to do 
this, as money is very scarce, and they say, 
* Well, I have not got tho money or I would 
send.’ I then propose sending for them and 
they consent. Thus you see what an agent can 
do if a little accommodating.’’ Yea, all who 
can consistently do likewise will accomplish 
much toward securing Premiums, favoring 
their friend* and aiding the Rural’s circula¬ 
tion in their respective localities. 
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The English Wheat Deficiency. —Mr. J. B. 
Laives has published his annual estimate of 
the English wheat crop, which we find in tho 
London Farmer, of Oct. 18th. The estimates of 
Mr. LAW£8 have heretofore proved more nearly 
correct than any others, and are therefore 
worthy the attention of American Farmers, 
lie estimates the English wheat prop at about 
10 to 20 per cent, below au average in quantity 
with generally inferior quality. This makes 
the yield about one-fifth less than tin* average, 
or about ton millions quarters of 8 bushels 
each. The deficiency Is 13,000,000 quarters, or 
108,800,000 bushels, which must lie supplied from 
abroad. The Farmer thinks that this estimate 
is probably too favorable and that the impor¬ 
tation must be still greater. The average defi¬ 
ciency is about80,000,000to 88,000,000 bushels. 
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Coal Ashe* n* Manure. A Pennsylvania cor¬ 
respondent asks us if it. will pay him to buy 
coal at throe cent* a bushel and ham it ouo 
mile to burn for ashes, also how to apply the 
ashes on land. Let our correspondent burn no 
more coal than he wants to keep himself and 
family warm the coming winter and take no 
account of the ashes, which are only worth 
drawing on the land, because they are a nuis¬ 
ance Iu heaps around the house. If lie will 
empty house slops on these ash heaps through 
the winter aud then draw them out in the 
spring, be will dispose of two nuisances quite 
profitably and have quite a lot of valuable ma¬ 
nure. The value will, however, consist more iu 
what is applied to tho heaps than in any value 
of the original coal ashes of themselves. 
The Death or Linus Cone, of Troy, Oakland 
Co., Mich., is announced as oceuriug on the 17th 
ult., at the age of 73. Mr. Conk was long a 
prominent farmer and orebardist, and years 
ago a frequent contributor to the Agricultural 
Press. While we were conducting the Michi¬ 
gan Fanner (In 1843-4), ho was one of our most 
valued correspondents, and subsequently fa¬ 
vored us with able practical articles for the 
Genessc Farmer aud RukalNkw-Yohkeh. lie 
took an active and Influential part in organizing 
the Mich. State Ag. Socisly, and contributed 
largely to the introduction of improved varie¬ 
ties of fruit into bis section and State. Mr. 
Cone was not only a public benefactor, but al¬ 
ways a good friend aud kind and obliging 
neighbor. 
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A new disease, unlike hog cholera except in 
its fatality, is prevailing among the hogs in 
Marion and Clark Counties, Missouri. It ap¬ 
pears to be a lung difficulty, begins with a cough 
which rapidly increases and after a few hours 
the victim dies from strangulation. One-half 
the hogs in those two counties have died. No 
remedies have yet been discovered. 
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Epizooiy v«. Epizootic.—The prevalent home 
disease is properly written Epizoot.y, which 
Webster defines ns “ a murrain among cattle 
or horses." Epizootic is not a noun and should 
not be used as such, its proper place is as an 
adjective describing the disease. A great ma¬ 
jority of our exchanges get the name wrong- 
writing of “the Epizootic" when they mean 
the Epizooty or the Epizootic disease. In tak¬ 
ing pains to have this word riglitin the Rural, 
It may bo proper to say that we do so only be¬ 
cause it is right and not to put on airs. This 
knowledge did not come to us through intui¬ 
tion but wa* learned by consulting a dictionary, 
as a great many other things may bo. 
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Manufacture of Wooden Shoes.—A Pennsyl¬ 
vanian has started a manufactory for wooden 
shoes; not designed to supersede leather, but 
only for outdoor work on the farm. They may 
possibly be used In some exceptional circum¬ 
stances, but will never supersede leather, as 
they have long done among the people of Eu¬ 
rope. Even there wooden sboe3 are much less 
used than formerly. 
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A Corn Crop.— Can it be possible? Was the 
corq shelled, or in the ear m hen measured ? but 
here Is the story. Who can beat it? "Col. E. 
M. Illinois ha* raised two hundred and twenty- 
five bushels of corn on a three-quarters of an 
acre lot In this ci lyJ'—tirUtgeton (N. J.) Chron. 
Farmers tell some pretty big stories some¬ 
times; but they cannot, compete with “city 
lot" men who go into the business of raising 
large crops. 
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The Ohio Slate Horticultural Society will 
hold its next annual meeting at Toledo, Dec. 
1st, 2d and 3d. Fruit growers generally are in¬ 
vited touttondfandltnke part in the discussions. 
All who can do ao are requested to take samples 
of fruit for exhibition, especially from North¬ 
ern Ohio and Southern Michigan, So an¬ 
nounces M. B. IUteh am, See’y of the Socioty. 
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RURAL BREVITIES. 
Martin County, Minnesota, will shell out 
40,000 bushels of beans this year. 
The fall circular aud price list of Hoag & 
Clark, Nurserymen of Lockport, has been 
received. 
Oregon intends to send our Centennial Ex¬ 
hibition a steer which is six feet four inches 
high and weighs 5,000 pounds. 
Mr. Orange Juno i* endeavoring to form a 
rifle team among the students of Wesleyan 
University, Middletown, Conn. 
Election being over, and tranquility re¬ 
stored, now is the time to get subscribers for 
tho Rural. Start a club at once. 
Kansas papers claim that the State will sell 
tiventu mven million dollar s’ worth of produce 
this year, and have pleuty left to last another 
year. 
In I860 the average value per acre of farm 
land in Iowa was $6.00; in 1860 it was $11,01 and 
in 1870, $25.26, or reducing the last price to gold 
values, $21.47. 
A correspondent of the Pacific Rural Press 
says the Phylloxera has appeared iu California, 
and is already doing serious damage, in some 
vineyards large patches of vines are dying or 
already dead. 
Harvest Is over, crops are good and farmers 
can all afford to take a first das* Agricultural 
and Family Weekly. Reader, is any one form¬ 
ing a club for the Rural In your vicinity. If not 
please start one yourself. 
The farm of Washington Skinner of Macon 
Co., 111., was recently sold at $67.50 per acre ; it 
contained 320 acres and brought $24,000. Mr. 
Skinner entered a large portion of this land 23 
years ago at $2.25 per acre. 
Andre’s King is a new variety of black oats, 
of which J. H. Amiri; of Binghams, Tioga Co., 
N. Y., sends us a flue sample. If the variety 
yields well, and averages as good as tho sample, 
it is worthy of cultivation. 
A COMHE8PONdent inquires where Embden 
geese can ne procured. There will doubtless 
be a good supply Of eggs of till* variety of 
geese Iu the Spring, w hich will lie duly adver¬ 
tised ; hut some Rural readers wish to buy the 
stock this fall. 
Mr. C. 8. Holbrook of Holbrook, Mass., has 
sold in eighteen years $2,300 worth of peaches 
from a single tree, planted in a half hogshead 
in his hothouse. Tho fruit has been sold most¬ 
ly in February and March, and at an average 
price of $18 per dozen. 
.Joseph Schwartz, Horticulturist, of Lyons, 
France, sends us his Catalogue and Price Cur¬ 
rent or Rose Binches for tho Autumn of 1875 and 
Spring of 1876. Mr. S. is specially and exten¬ 
sively engaged In cultivating Roses, and has 
been awarded 48 medals by different exposi¬ 
tions. . 
_ BUSINESS NOTICES. 
A LADY SAID TO US, 
the other day, “Dobbins’ Electric Soap (made by 
Cragin & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.,) has saved my life— 
it has so lessened my labors when I have been worn 
out." Try it at once. 
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BRIDE & CO , 
769 Broadway, N. V., want agents for tho best money- 
making articlo In the world. Send for particulars. 
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A Favorable Notoriety.—The good reputation 
ot “ Brown’s Bronchial Troches” lor the relief of 
Coughs, Colds and Throat Diseases, has given them 
a favorable notoriety. 
