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PUBLICATION  OFFICES  I 
Ho,  78  Duane  Street,  New  York  City,  and  No.  67 
East  Main  St.,  (Darrow’s  Bookstore,  Osbum 
House  Block,)  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
SATURDAY,  JANUARY  15,  1876. 
IMPEOVED  HIGHWAYS  DEMANDED. 
The  following  Petition  to  out  State  LcglBlature 
will,  we  eamoeUy  Dope,  secure  a  long-needed  re¬ 
form.  It  is  a  matter  in  which  moat  of  our  readers 
In  this  State  are  directly  Interested,  iind  they 
should,  hy  petition  and  otherwise,  aid  In  mniienc- 
log  our  legislators  to  take  early  and  proper  action 
upon  a  subject  Of  such  vital  importance  te  them¬ 
selves  and  the  community  gener.ally.  \''c  under¬ 
stand  the  subject  will  be  introduced  atthc  annuul 
meeting  of  the  State  Grange  (held  this  week  .it 
Auburn),  anij  presume  the  members  (hereof,  who 
represent  a  large  number  of  our  best  farmers  and 
rural  districts,  avlll  give  It  merited  attention  and 
encouragement : 
OUR  HIGHWAYS. 
To  (ho  Lfffi.slat^rrc  i\f  the  Stale  of  Xcic  York^ 
It  has  become  the  settled  ik)Uvletlon  of  all  re- 
nectmg  minds,  that  the  present  laws  rcgulallng 
highway  labor  arc  wholly  inadequate  to  the 
wants  of  the  tnivellng  publlo;  and  that,  under 
their  HdmlnlSlrallon.  a  vast  amouni  o(  l.ahnr  and 
expense  are  anmiallo' Incun-ed,  without  anj  cor¬ 
responding  benefit  te  the  public.  It.  may  safely 
be  said,  that  there  is  no  subject  of  p.iramouut 
public  Irapoilunce  so  needful  of  reform.  It  Is  evi¬ 
dent  that  the  present  system  of  highway  labor  Is 
radically  detective,  for  the  reason  that,  from  time 
immernorlal.  Its  .adralulstrallon  has  not,  and  we 
believe  cannot,  produce  a  good  road.  IMsabun- 
dautlj'  demonstrated  by  the  experience  of  the 
p.ist,  that  the  annual  expenditure  of  highway  la¬ 
bor  simply  by  plowing  and  throiving  common  soli 
upon  the  beaten  track,  obslrucus  ra  ther  than  facil¬ 
itates  travel. 
The  rapid  multtpUcation  of  occupante  of  land— 
the  greatlucrease  of  business  generally,  and  the 
increased  demit Dd  of  an  Increasing  jiopulftllon  for 
fivoroble  locomotion  upon  the  highways— demand, 
at  your  hands,  a.  careful  examination  of  the  sub¬ 
ject;  If  wrong— a  speedy  repeal  of  the  existing 
laws,  and  a  proper  remedy.  We.  who  reside  In 
flits  section  of  the  State,  are  of  opinion  that  ii,is 
high  time  for  legislative  action,  for  the  following 
reasons,  which  we  regard  as  unanswerable : 
The  piling  of  common  soil  upon  the  beaten 
track  of  a  road  Is  an  obstnictlou  to  travel,  and 
should  be  so  regarded, 
.Scco/i4— It  Is  i(  well-known  fact,  as  each  Inhabit-- 
ant  of  a  road  district  is'  assos.sed  a  cortnaln  number 
of  days,  proportioned  to  the  value  of  his  land,  and 
is  under  the  dlroetlon  of  an  oversiier  who  appro¬ 
priates  the  work  where  ai»d  .as  he  pleases,  the 
only  Incentive  presented  Is  to  dispose  of  the  work 
as  readily  as  possible,  without  reference  to  MbVrt.v 
or  permamnoc. 
Third— It  l3  made  by  law  everybody’s,  and  that  i 
Is  nobody's  bueineso.  It  Is  a.  weU-known  fact,  that  , 
a  great  proportion  of  the  work  a-saessed  as  high¬ 
way  labor  remains  annually  unjierrormed. 
For  these  and  other  reasons,  to  be  given  hi  re- 
after.  wo  call  upon  the  farmers  and  buslnefss  men 
throughout  the  State,  un.i  especially  upon  every  , 
Grange,  to  lot  their  voices  be  hcanl  by  the  present  , 
Legislature.  Gov.  Tilden's  Administration  Ls  one 
of  reform.  This  great  abiiso  ol  bad  roads  li.as  , 
slept  for  an  age,  unheeded  and  unnoticed,  except  ; 
by  the  loudcunses  and  execratloas  of  the  way-  , 
farer.  Hoads  adopted  at  .an  early  d.ay,  wh'ui  ilu- 
State  was  comparatively  a  wild  Tness,  and  when 
a  better  system  w.w  linpraelleable,  will  noi  ;in-  | 
swer  now.  It  is  high  time  te  Insist  on  Centennial  ' 
Itoade,  adapted  te  the  business  and  the  grnwdng  | 
wants  of  an  Incre.ased  and  IncreaHlng  populallou.  ' 
We  ask  no  HUt)sldfc.s  from  the  iitate,  and  we  have  | 
no  money  to  buy  the  votes  nr  legislators.  We  de-  1 
mand  what  may  bo  reasonable  and  Jitsl. 
Livingston  and  hteupkn. 
Dansville,  N.  Y.,  Jan,  1,  isTC.  I 
_  ' 
RURAL  NOTES  FROM  NORTH  CAROLINA.  ; 
Univkiisitv  or  N.  C.,  Chapel  Hill.  Jan.  l,  ’T6.  | 
Dear  Mr.  Mookk:— .Several  years  have  p.asBed 
sltiee  T  last  wrote  an  article  for  Hie  Hprai,. 
Among  the  many  chatige.s  of  thc.se  years  may  be 
noted  the  failure  of  si  large  iiumber  of  Joiinials 
represenflng  dllTeiTnl  department sof  interest  and 
enterprise.  T  congratulate  you  heartily  that  the 
Rckai.  haa  not  only  «unlvcd.  but  hangs  out  it* 
banner  for  76  wit  h  the  cAintldenee  of  a  conquering 
hero.  “  lAing  may  It  wave  1” 
Changes,  both  pleasant  and  unpleasant,  have 
come  upon  the  industrial  Interest*  of  the  Old 
North  8tato.  Among  the  latter  the  most  prom> 
Inent,  perhaps,  have  visited  the  Eastern  section 
of  the  State,  part,lcularly  the  cotton-growing  dis¬ 
tricts.  The  plautem  generally'  restricted  their 
attention  to  the  one  staple,  almost  entirely 
neglecting  other  crops.  Many  tnorlgaged  crops 
and  lands  te  obtain  supplies  and  surrered  dlwis-  ^ 
trously  In  the  close  of  the  year  from  the  low  prtees 
and  the  nec(i38lty*of  early  sales.  In  nuraernu.s  In¬ 
stances  money  wa.s  borrowed  at  ruinous  rates  of 
interest.  The  tobacco  planters  are  generally  ' 
wiser.  They  raise  breadstulTs  and  some  stock. 
But  even  they  have  neglected  progress  In  other 
things  too  inucli  in  tbeir  devotion  to  their  staple  ‘ 
product.  There  Is  some  Improvement  In  stock  in 
the  State.  A  great  deal  more  of  grass  and  elovei-  ; 
seed  are  sown,  as  a  consequence  there  are  better  ' 
milk  and  butter  in  many  pUU'Os,  and  n  limited  I 
supply  of  fine  beer,  now  and  tnen  in  the  markt  is. 
The  corn  crop  of  the  piust  year  was  unusuaUy  ' 
large.  In  consequenee  there  are  many  en  iuir- 
agalng  reports  from  tho  recent  .Blanghi  erius  of  : 
hogs.  Heavy  weight*  arc  publlKbed  lu  difT.Ten’ 
parts  of  tho  8lal.o,  This  l»  also  attributable  in 
part  te  tho  IntroducMon  ol  betlerbroeds.  MiiN  e-s 
fill  wheat  growing  Is  exeeptlonul.  The  average 
yield  Is  ver.v  low.  Tlie  eentral  pan  of  (ha  .’sralo 
does  not  appear  to  be  so  well  adapted  to  thlircereal 
as  It  WHS  tonnerly.  Of  o.ats  it  Is  dinicult,  lo  Judge, 
as  the  nile  Is  te  sow  them,  without  much  r.are,  on 
the  thinner  Helds,  Truck  farming  and  dairy  farm¬ 
ing  have  both  increased  eni-onraglngly  wlili  the  | 
growth  nl  the  towns  and  I  he  loan'd  developoi'  n' 
of  new  cnterptlsesv  Fruit  growing  Ls  receiving 
more  attention.  Far  more  attention  is  given  to  ; 
.grai'es,  to  winch  this  climate  is  so  well  adapt  ed. 
ilOi'  keeping  l.s  hoeoming  more  popular.  Our 
mountain  honey  Is  exceedingly  fine.  The  Italian 
bees  and  patent  hives  are  working  admirably  In 
some  pl.ai.a:**. 
As  to  labor,  1  would  report,  few  material  changes, 
It  being  worse  In  some  sections  and  better  in 
others.  .\t  present  the  people  here  are  struggling 
under  tho  general  deprcHSion.  There  Is  great, 
scarcity  of  money,  'nils  is  charged  both  to  the 
prevailing  scarcity  In  the  coimtiT  and  to  theStalc 
U8ur.v  Law,  which  has  caused  the  banks,  to  a  con¬ 
siderable  extent,  to  quit  discounting  in  t  he  Slate. 
Building  and  Loan  Aswlnllons  have  alwuudod 
.■md  doubt  less  led  te  a  gre.at  deal  of  building. 
Among  the  most  pleasant  changes  1  may  Justly 
class  tho  resuscitation  of  the  suspended  Univer¬ 
sity  ol  the  State  at  this  place.  Connected  tvith  it 
Is  the  A(frtcultural  and  Mechanical  College,  con¬ 
templated  by  the  Congressional  gram  or  piibUe 
lund-s.  These  and  the  academic  course  a  re  nil  em- 
brac,cd  In  the  Instlt.utlon.  Thus  far  the  Agricul¬ 
tural  Department  has  not  been  developed  te  any 
great  extent  for  the  Wiinl  or  sufficient  funds. 
1’ndor  former  manogement,  or  mlamanagcinent, 
tho  whole  land  scrip  wa.s  Invcsaed  and  lost.,  and 
the  poor  old  State  was  required  either  to  refund  te 
the  Government  or  replace  the  amount  (so  It  Ls 
stated).  She  decided  to  pay  the  interest  annually. 
It  Is  hoped  that  (bis  great  Interest  will  contribute 
largely  te  the  diffusion  of  much-needed  Intellig¬ 
ence  In  these  vKmH  departments  ol  the  public  wel¬ 
fare. 
Many  other  things  might  be  mentioned,  but.  the 
Rural  wisely  prefers  short  articles.  Perchance  I 
will  give  you  some  more  minute  articles  at  other 
times.  Truly  yours,  Ii-  C. 
-  ♦»»• - - 
CHEAP  TRAN8P0ETATI0N  FROM  THE 
WEST. 
This  subject,  which  has  heretofore  been  duly 
discussed  In  the  Rural  Nrw-Yorker,  derives  addi¬ 
tional  Interest  from  the  action  of  tho  Transpor^ 
tlon  Convention  recently  held  In  Chicago.  Not 
only  the  West,  but  the  whole  country  is  interested 
In  tbts  subject,  and  the  vlows  of  the  largo  body  of 
lnt.elllgcnt  representatives  from  all  sections  are 
worthy  ot  general  a  ttention.  The  following  reso¬ 
lutions,  offered  by  Ex-Gov.  Bross  of  Illinois,  and 
supported  by  him.  as  also  by  the  Hon.  John  Young 
of  Xlontreal,  show  what  Is  being  done  In  the  way 
of  opening  the  Northern  water  route  of  trans¬ 
portation  to  the  East :  I 
Eeeohod,  That  In  view  of  thc  cnLargement  of  the  ' 
Welland  Canal,  now  In  proJtnxsB,  and  of  the  pres¬ 
ent  and  prospective  diverston  of  the  carrying 
trade  of  the  Northwest  te  the  Ht-  Lawrence  route, 
the  construction  of  a  ship-canal  from  the  St.  Law. 
rence  to  Lake  Champlain,  for  which  a  favorable 
ch.arierJi.T*  been  granted  by  thc  Dominion  Gov¬ 
ernment,  and  ol  the  onlargoment  of  the  Champlam 
CauaL  by  which  vessels  or  1,000  i/>ns  can  reiich 
loikp  Champlain  and  New  York,  or  Montreal  or 
Quebtic.,  in  from  six  to  eight  dnjn  less  time  than 
bv  c.xlsting  roiitea.  and  at  much  l»x«  expense  and 
ilepH'-'lnllon  Ol  value  in  t  ransiiort,  la  of  vital  im¬ 
portance  to  New  York  and  New  England,  and  to 
the  entire  Country'. 
netsoirvl.  That  this  Convention  concur  In  the 
opinion  expruttsed  In  the  report  of  the  tlnlled 
Slates  Senate  Committee  on  Transportation 
to  the  Thlriy-nlnrii  Congre.ss,  that  the  enlarge-  | 
mentor  thc  New  York  e.'inals,  the  consl  ruction  of  1 
the  Couglinawaga  Canal  (from  the  St.  I.iiw’renee 
to  Lake  Champlain),  and  the  free  use  of  the  Cana¬ 
dian  canals,  will  grriitlr  cheapen  trans|>ortatlon 
from  the  West  to  the  Bant,  and  that  wean?  In  ; 
fa  vor  of  the  appolniment  of »  Joint  commlaslon  on 
(he  part  of  tnc  United  States  Government  and  1 
that  of  the  Dominion  of  Canada,  te  arrange  and 
recommend  terms  for  the  rantna!  free  use  of  the 
canals  and  the  Inland  waters  of  the  two  countries 
by  the  clthtens  thereof. 
This  water  route  is  subject  te  some  disadi  an-  | 
l.iges,  chief  among  w'hlch  Is  the  fact  tltiiMl  Isclosed  , 
half  the  year.  Ultimately  the  greater  portion  of  | 
W'estern  produce  will  he  sent  castwanl  on  lines  of 
railroad  built  exi’luslvely  for  freight  .with  continu¬ 
ous  traluH,  mnnlng  at  a  moderate  and  uniform 
speed  east  and  west,  on  separate  tracks.  This  plan, 
proposed  In  tho  Rural  Nkw-Yokker  six  years 
ago,  offers  the  simple  and  only  effectual  remedy 
for  the  Western  producer.  Its  partial  realization 
has  alre.idy  given  gre-it  rollef,  and  a.s  buPlness  In-  | 
creases  with  the  growing  wealth  find  productions 
of  the  We«toni  States,  Its  advantages  will  bo  more 
apprectated  than  possible  during  the  check  to 
business  which 'tho  country  has  felt  during  tho 
past  few  years. 
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RURAL  NOTES  AND  aiTERIES. 
A  Good  ”  WiiHcr  ”  Won  .lllnf wood  ” 
.Hjirried.— ThoiLsanAs  of  our  readers  will  ho  In- 
teresU'd  111  the  annoiincement  tliat  the  Rural’s 
long-time  versatile  and  talented  contrtbntor,  Miss 
M  ary  E.  \1agkr  (perhaps  better  known  te  the 
public  as  ‘‘Mintwooii.''  as  t  hat  was  her  most  fre¬ 
quent  siginlure,)  was  married  at  M  W.ishlngton  . 
I’lnoc,  lilts  city,  one  very  bright  day  last  week 
(say  Tuesday',  Jan.  4,)  by  Krtenda’  Ceremony,  te 
William  ItcoiiTKit  Fisher.  Professor  of  Modern 
I.aiigiLtge.(  In  Dlclduson  (ollege.  The  occasion 
was  a  very  nleas  iiit  one  to  all  participants,  and 
til"  happy  rjouplo  were  yvlshed  bun  ooyagn  on  leav- 
lug,  Sion  aft'T  the  cereinony'.  for  Philadelphia. 
W"  arc  «  rnind''!il  llni  hOi's  of  Uur.illslR  Will  unite 
•riMi  us  In  lYlshing  .Mls-(  W.iger  .1  happy  and  pros- 
f>.  n».|..(  tiiiuiM  with  ih<*  able  gen' Icman  te  whom 
>  Ins  in  '.sl  worthily  unltoA  And  mmy 
who  ad'iilrel  and  were  benotlted  hy  her  ‘UModcs 
.iTid  AL'iiiucns"  and  oMicr  coMtrlbuilon.s  will  be 
plca.sed  10  leirii  tint  Miss  Wager— beg  pardon, 
Mrs.  Fi.siieu— Ins  klndlv  consented  to  continue 
her  com rlbiii Ions  te  the  Rural,  for  nAvhllc  at 
least,  and  we  hope  the  tlmo  tvlll  be  ludcdnlte.  | 
,  For  111"  Infonnatlon  of  her  correspondents  i 
'  .iinon'g  Hrt!(L  readers,  ive.  may  add  that  Mrs- 
'  Fisher's  address  will  be  Box  Ai,  Carlisle,  Pa.,  until 
I  June,  jiud  her  permanent  address  thereafter,  1 
!  fJr.vti  .’f'/tcr.  ncftr  riilladelphla,  Pa. 
Rnilrond  to  tlir  lilneU  Ilille  Gold  Remlon. 
j  — Tavo  Nebraska  Count  les  ha  ve  voted  liberal  sums 
I  In  aid  of  thl-H  object.,  it  sUOiild  seem  that  enough 
'  h.ardshlp  had  been  suffered  from  County  aid  to 
;  railroads;  but  it  the  people  of  Nebraska  want  the 
i  experience  of  Iowa,  Wisconsin  and  other  Western 
!  States  over  ng.aln,.we  Knpjiose  It  Is  nobody’s  busl- 
I  neR.s  inii  their  own.  A  railroad  to  the  Black  Hills 
'  .strikes  us  a. s  a  peculiarly  speculative  and  unwise 
!  Investmont— more  so,  by  far,  Ui an  a  road  designed 
mainly  for  the  transjiorta  tlon  of  Nebraska  products 
to  market.  Better  let  1  he  Black  nillsgoivlihour 
a  rallro.'id  until  we  know  w'hat  is  mere  bcsldo 
blood-thirsty  Indians. 
.»»» 
Tlic  Wcaiern  N.  V.  Hortlenltnral  Soctefy — 
Held  Its  31, St  Annual  Meeting  In  lloche.ster,  last 
Aveek,  with  ver.v  suece.ssfnl  re.sults.  The  .attend¬ 
ance  Is  reported  larger  ihiiii  ever  before,  wliUe  the 
'  dLscussloiis  and  report*  and  p.ipei's  on  pracUc.il 
I  a  nd  selentllle  sub.|ccis  arc  regarded  as  the  able.sr, 
iiiid  most  prolitabie  yet  snld  and  roii  at  any  .He.s- 
slou  of  the  Society.  We  arc  glad  te  note  this,  its 
the  Society  is  doing  much  to  promote  the  Interests 
of  the  farmers  and  fruit  growers  of  Western  New 
York,  and  Indeed  of  the  Avhoie  country.  As  one 
of  the  RuralIs  Staff  wa,s  present,  a  synop.sls  at 
least  of  the  proceedings  will  be  given  In  Its  pages. 
Siirressfiil  Co-onerntion. — A  factory  In  Spring- 
field.  vt.,  IS  owned  by  the  persons  Avho  work  in  it. 
They  .started  one  year  ago  vrttU  five  members  and 
now  lu  AC  forty-five.  All  live  In  one  large  bouse, 
but  families  are  separate.  Men  are  required  to 
save  one-tourih  of  their  wages  and  women  one- 
sixth,  which  saMngs  are  invested.ln  capital  stock 
that  can  he  sold  at  par  at  any  timoffo  the  Society 
by  giving  six  months’  notice.  Aboard  of  directors 
Axes  the  wages  of  ea<!h  raeraber,  hut  any'  one  can 
withdraw  at  any  time,  and  receive  pay  for  all  he 
or  she  has  Invested. 
Improved  Stock  8acrilleed.— Wji.  MaTTOON 
Of  Springfield,  Moss.,  was  an  extensive  breeder  ot 
I  Devon  cattle,  hut  ho  got  Into  financial  trouble  and 
the  cAttle  were  sold  hy  the  sheriff  at  aaionlshlngly 
low  prices.  Thousands  ot  dollars  were  sacrificed 
and  the  loss  is  discouraging  to  breeders  of  this 
stock.  The  famous  bull,  “Duke  of  Hampden,”  for 
which  Mr.  M.  has  refused  $1,000,  brought  only  $55, 
or  about  what  ordinary  stock  would  have  fetched. 
By  the  way,  Isn't  this  about  as  good  a  time  as  any 
to  gtd  superior  stock  of  some  unfashionable 
breeds  1  Fashions  wiu  change  some  day,  and  then 
farmers  who  have  other  stock  than  Short- Homs 
may  find  their  account  in  tu 
Th**  N,  Ji  Store  Hon icnlturnl  .Sorirry  is  to 
hold  Us  first  Annual  Meeting  at  New  Brunswick, 
(In  Geological  HalL  Rutgers  College,)  ,jan.  20-21. 
All  persons  IntercMcd  In  any  branch  o(  nortlenl- 
tlire  are  b.Alted  lo  attend  and  pnrtlelpate  in  the 
proceeillngs.  Samples  of  fmlls  in  are 
.solicited.  Mr.  I’rcKlrlent  TnrRr.rK  v.  lll  deliver  Ills 
nddreas  at  2  P.  M.  of  the  first  day,  and  lie  followed 
by  papers  and  discussions  on  v.iriou.s  subjects. 
Among  the  speakers  announeed  are  X.  *.  Fuli.r-r, 
P.  IIENPEKSON,  W.M.  Parra',  C.  W.  Idei.l  and 
other  prominent  hortlculturist.s. 
The  Wet  Weiiiher  in  England  continues.  The 
rainfall,  during  the  p.'ist  three  months,  has  been 
tbe  beavlest.  on  reeoi'd.  The  result  h-as  been  serl- 
oiLs  flooding  In  idl  low-iylng  dlstrlets.  Where  thc 
drainage  was  good,  ii.s  In  most  large  toAvns,  the 
public  health  has  not  been  afroeted,  but  In  poor 
dlstriet.s.  where  the  water  has  remained  In  the 
b.'t.semenis  of  houses  for  days  and  weeks,  inuch 
sickness  has  been  e.xperleiieed,  and  the  Regl.strar 
General’s  returns,  nt  the  close  of  this  quarter,  are 
looked  fonvard  to  w-lth  the  greatest  anxiety. 
— 
Western  N.  Y,  Fnrniers’ C’Inb.— This  flourish¬ 
ing  and  useful  Club  mot  Jan.  5th.  but  held  only  a, 
business  session  for  thc  election  of  officers.  Henry 
Qcinry  was  I'lectoil  President  for  the  ensuing  .six 
months,  and  P.  C.  Kevnolds  Of  Kochester,  Secre¬ 
tary  and  Tre;LSurer  for  (ho  year.  The  club  n-  - 
cepted  an  Imitation  te  attend  tho  meeting  of  the 
Western  N.  Y*.  Horticultural  Society. 
RURAL  BREVITIES, 
Kansas  papers  urge  silk  growing  In  that  State. 
Bocks  Co.,  Penn.,  has  a  cow  weighing  1,(.50  lbs. 
Fora  persons.  In  one  family' In  Mich.,  recently 
died  from  eating  trichina  In  pork. 
Short-Horn  breviders  In  lOAvahold  a  Convention 
at  West  Liberty',  Jan.  15th. 
A  Grkenk  Co..  HL.  fanner  has  a  hog  which 
weighs  one  thousnnd  pounds. 
A  Chinese  planter,  near  Rtgnapore,  India,  ha.s 
ordered  plows  and  seed  corn  from  America. 
Tw'ELVR  thousand  hogs  died  of  cholera  In  Mor¬ 
gan  Co.,  HL,  last  year,  and  thc  disease  Ls  still 
prevalent. 
The  WLsoon.sIn  state  Hortlenlfural  Society  will 
hold  Its  annual  meeting  at  Madison,  on  the  l.st,  2d, 
and  8d  of  Fehuary  next. 
A.  B.  WtSANS  of  Convis,  near  Battle  Brock. 
Mich.,  Ims  hnHki?d  from  eleven  acres  of  corn  l.isy 
bushels,  all  but  100  bushels  of  whleh  wa>  sound. 
'I'll E  New  Kngl and  Homestead  comes  te  us  In  a 
new  dress  and  Improv'd  typographleal  appear¬ 
ance.  Gl.'id  to  note  thl.s  cAldencc  of  Itspro.spertty. 
The  sugar  crop  of  I.a.  for  the  past  year  Ls  estl- 
matiHl  at,  100.000  hogsheads.  This  is  flic  large,-;! 
cron  In  thirteen  j’ears,  and  nboni  half  the  ai  crage 
yield  before  the  war. 
A  Nrvapa  sheep  man.  avIio  bad  tried  and  sur 
I  reeded  with  sheep,  said:  "  Sheep  -are  better  than 
j  a  government  bond;  j  on  can  tear  off  a  coupon 
I  rverv  six  months  half  as  big  as  the  bond,  and  f1i« 
I  bond  Is  left  os  big  as  It  was.” 
1  The  New  York  Ilonlcnltural  Ro*1cl.v.  which  was 
organlztvl  roceiitl.v,  held  Us  first  meeting  all  he 
I  Cooper  Institute  on  Wednesday  week.  The  dLs- 
■  pl.'tv  of  flowers  that  were  new.  or  of  other  special 
'  interest,  wa.s  large,  which  is  regarded  as  a  good 
augury. 
With  a  little  effort  each  reader  of  the  Rural 
can  secure  one  new  Rubscriber.  Manycan  andare 
doing  much  better,  but  this  paragraph  Is  a  rr- 
mlniler  for  those  who  have  thus  far  done  nothing. 
Show  the  paper  to  your  neighbor  and  send  hla  sub¬ 
scription. 
The  nnnual  X'eget.ablo  and  Florver  Seed  Cata¬ 
logue  of  Gregor V,  the  popular  seedaiiuin  ot  Mar¬ 
blehead.  Mas-s..  Is  advertised  elsewhere.  We  can 
Indorse  Mr.  Gregory  as  both  honest  and  reliable. 
Tho  fact  that  he  grows  so  large  a  number  of  the 
varieties  of  seed  he  seUs  will  be  appreciated  by 
all  who  want  lo  have  their  seed  both  fresh  and 
true. 
The  iTiGo.vNrM  Mp’o  Co.  ot  Iltgganum,  Conn., 
haA-e  enrolled  themselves  among  tho.se  manu- 
facturcra  who  publLsh  an  Illustrated  descriptive 
cataloguo  of  their  Avares,  gotten  up  In  excellent 
style.  Almost  CA’erj'  Imjilemont  Avhlrh  can  be  of 
use  to  a  farmer  Is  full  V  dotserlbed  and  llltLStrated, 
as  are  many  things  Avhlch  he  could  hardly  find  use 
for.  Send  for  one  ot  these  and  see  If  it  win  not 
save  many  dollars  In  the  course  of  the  y'ear. 
f)i,ivER  Dithon  dt  Co.  haA'e  just  purchased,  for 
nearly  $l(M),ono,  ca.sU,  the  entire  stock,  music, 
plates  and  good  AvUl  of  Lkb  &  Walker,  the  old  e.v 
tablLshed  mii.slo  piibllshera  of  Philadelphia.  For 
forty  years  the  music  firm  of  Oliver  Dltson  &  Co. 
has  been  In  existence.  It  bag  now  four  branches 
in  the  leading  cities,  namely:  Oliver  Dltson  A  Co., 
Boston;  C.  H.  Dltson  A  Co.,  New  Y'ork :  Lyon  & 
Henly,  Chicago ;  and  the  now  firm  of  J.  E.  Dltson 
&  Co.,  PhUadelphla. 
M'rrn  the  New  Y'ear  comes  the  announcement 
IhatE.N.  Frrshauk.  our  genial ClncinnaH  friend, 
has  taken  imte  hlmsoll  a  partner,  and  will  noAv  bo 
knoAvn,  commercially',  as  E.  N.  Fresh-aian  &  Bros. 
If  the  energy  and  business  that  haA'e  hereto¬ 
fore  distinguished  thcr  AdA’erUslng  Agrency,  Ls  to 
be  Increased  In  proportion  to  the  number  of  the 
firm,  vve  really  can  see  no  limit  to  the  extent  of 
their  tra  nsacllons.  Let  advertisers,  then,  beware, 
as  Mr.  8.  D.  Freshman,  the  new  partner,  has  a 
“tongue  that  can  wheedle  Avlth  thedell.” 
PUSINESS  NOTICES.. 
BRIDE  &  CO  , 
769  Broadway,  N.  Y..  want  agents  for  the  best  money¬ 
making  article  in  the  world.  Bend  for  particulars. 
For  an  Irritated  Throat,  Cough  or  Cold, 
"  Brown’f  Broneb'al  Troches'’  are  offered  with  the 
fullest  ocnfldence  In  their  efficacy.  They  maintain 
the  good  reputation  they  have  .lastly  acquired. 
