MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
JAN,  8 
“PROGRESS  AND  IMPROVEMENT.” 
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SATURDAY,  JANUARY  8,  1876. 
OEUTENNIAL  PKOSPEEITY. 
The  Ruii.vi.  New-Yokkkk,  lm\lng  entered  upon 
A  iifw  ye.u-  iiud  volume  under  Uio  ino.si.  oncoui-- 
aiflnsr  auspices,  .sincerely  conjfmluluU.-s  its  numer¬ 
ous  readers  all  ovci-  Uiu  Contlneul  upon  the  lacts 
and  Indications  wblcli  give  promise  of  on  early 
return  of  (JenenU  Prosjierlly— our  cnncUdate  for 
Cciitoiiiilal  I’residcut — to  tin;  I’eople  nnd  i.'ouutry. 
Tliiit,  Mew  la  l-oo  rosc-colorod,  lii  your  opinion? 
Let  us  cxamlno  and  tleelde. 
The  prevailing  sentlnieiitof  both  the  People  and 
the  Pre.sa8eem.s  to  be  that  the  Centennial  Year,  so 
favonibtj-  inaugurated  Uirougboul  tho  I'nton,  is 
not  only  to  resiAtro  and  render  permanent  our  for. 
mer  unexampled  prosperity  aaa  nation,  bntcreutc 
and  ccinenL  a  bond  ot  union  nmong  the  peoples  of 
these  st.ate.s  and  foreign  eounUle.s  which  will  m- 
sure  poaco  auil  harmony  In  the  luUire.  And  pi'ay 
wliy  may  not  wueh  be  Ibo  resultv  M'hul  wo  laclc 
most  IK  Coiijhieiur ~iu  oiii-seive.s  .'lud  In  raeh  other. 
W'ltU  ibal,  and  judicious  Kiamoniy  and  Indu.strv, 
lilt)  “good  l  ime  l  omlng,"  wuiru  has  been  so  long 
(lolaycd  that  many  have  de.spaired,  niu  .surely 
arrive.  l'’.alth  nnd  Works  wHi  iiceorapllali  tJio  de¬ 
sired  object  and  inaiiguraio  an  ora  of  prospcrlfy 
equal  to  any  ever  Known  riming  the  exlstonco  of 
t  he  American  Hepubllt^— wJiose  cai-eer  during  the 
past  century  is  unc.xjunpled  In  tbo  historj' of  na¬ 
tions. 
The  count  ry  never  had  more  abundant  resources. 
7'he  farmers  and  iilantem  a  i-e  espf'clally  fortunate 
—tor,  noDvllbstandlng  the  bad  weather  and  other 
imfavorable  Indlcatlou.s,  last  spring,  tliey  have 
been  rleldy  blessed  “  in  basket  and  In  .store,”  aiul 
are  now  really  the  most  Independent  pooplo  on 
e.trtli.  Tlie  grumblers  and  eroakers— wo  trust 
there  are  no  chronic  ones  among  our  readci’s— 
should  not  forget  the  numerou-s  Idesslngs  they  en¬ 
joy,  compared  with  Inhabitants  of  other  Jnnd.s, 
where  war,  pestilence  and  famine  prevail. 
Of  tbo  unpiirulleled  Improvements  .sucoc.s.sfullj' 
Introduced  within  a  few  years— tlemoastra ling  the  I 
gmat  ingenuity,  lidelllgtmec  nnd  entorprigo  of  tho 
Aincrlca  u  People— we  need  not  speak  In  I  his  con-  ' 
nectlon,  for  are  they  not  patent  to  “  all  t  he  world 
and  the  rest  of  mankind?"  The  InventJon  of 
lal)or-.s.ivlng  Implements  .and  inachiner>',  )>y  the 
“  I'nlvcrsal  Y^ankoe  NaUon,”  has  alone  created  u  , 
wimderful  eltango  lu  the  various  channels  of  Agri¬ 
cultural  Production  and  Manufactures— a  cluingc  I 
which  ha.s  uot  only  Vastly  bcnetlted  our  own  peo-  | 
pie,  but  those  of  foreign  countries.  The  liTij>ro\  c-  i 
monts  in  production,  and  i.he  great  facilities  In 
transporl.atlon  by  both  land  and  water— enabling 
us  to  compote  favor.ahly  In  many  resiiecta  wltJx 
other  nations— are  among  tho  blessings  vouch¬ 
safed,  and  for  wlilcli  iho  American  People  nnd  ' 
Nation  should  thajik  non,  re.solvlng  1o  do  all  that  I 
Is  needful  In  tho  Immediate  future  to  promote  I 
what,  has  already  been  Inaugurated, — Centennial 
Prosportty. 
INDUSTRIAL  PROGRESS  IN  1875. 
An  observant  philosopher  has  shrewdly  re- 
i  marked  that,  “Happy  are  the  people  who  have 
no  hl.story.”  Looking  backward  over  all  preceding 
and  burbaroas  ages,  the  sujlngl-s  no  Joss  wise  than 
i  !>vllty.  So  long  as  Idstory  concerned  itself  onij  or 
chiefly  with  >var,  de\:ustaUon  and  the  mlslorfuucs 
of  mankind,  h  s  absence  was  lor  anypeojileinatter 
lor  congratulation,  I.ookliig  forward  to  the  Golden 
age,  nor.  far  dlstaui,  we  shtUl  see  hkitoiy  concern¬ 
ing  lusclf  chlelly  with  the  mow.-  Importiiiit  yet,  les.s 
sensational  mailers  wlilch  promote  pixtgresa  in 
the  ail«  Of  peace  and  bidusirhd  advancement, 
j  The  people  of  the  l  nlted  Slates  nre  to  eolebniU- 
thl.s  year  the  Centennial  Jinnlvcrsary  of  their  In¬ 
dependence;  butltlHH;jfe  losaj'  Unit  we  should 
not  think  of  ni.aklng  a  Mbrld’.s  Exjjaslllon of  pro'r- 
resK  during  tlio  paat  century  If  wehad  on’y  the 
mo, si  notable  events  of  our  hlstorj',  ourw  ar.iwllli 
England,  Mexico  and  among  ourselves,  to  liiiow 
for  It-  The  Inventoi’s  of  tho  cotton  gin,  of  (he 
reaper  and  mowor,  tlio  sr-w1ng  machine,  llu;  elec¬ 
tric  telegraph  and  of  the  innumenablo  (IcvieeH  fur 
promoting  cl vlll/atlon  by  bringing  men  nearer  to 
each  other  and  llghtenlngt  heir  burdens,  wlllmake 
a  piouder  record  I u  our  coming  f'entennl.al  than 
auj  meio  military  herooM.  War  for  any  catiso  Is 
,  a  public  calamity,  it  may  he  the  alternallve  of  n 
worse  evil  and  therefony  ex.  usable,  but  It  nnsiiys 
needs  excuse.  Only  Industrial  firogresa  beiicnts 
all,  and  Is  an  umuixed  good. 
Duringlhey<!ar  just  closed  Uiere  has  been  no 
one  achleveuieul  which  V»wers  far  abovo  ol hers 
ProgRfSs  has  been  made,  but  Ithasbeeu  mainly  hi 
minordotalls  ratherl  ban  In  sltiglo  hi1111am.Hirokes. 
Despite  the  "hanl  ttmea"  svhlch  liavo  affeMcd  all 
klnfls  01  commercial  and  speculaUve  bu.slnesR,  the 
prorluclng  Interests  of  the  country  ar(>  jirubaldy 
to-day  more  Ilnnly  established  aiid  more  pro.sj)er- 
ous  than  a  year  .ago.  The  farmers  and  other  pro¬ 
ducing  classes  are  probably  also  in  better  condi¬ 
tion,  Earnings  have  been  small ;  bul,  economy 
ha.s  been  general,  andl.hehaMngsrroinhmall  gains 
are  more  Imporiant  to  thi-  IndDIdni.d  or  comnnin- 
Ity  than  givat  inereaso  la  pronts,  .Nol.wtih.stand- 
ingthe  gi.mer.al  lack  of  .astouncllng  dLscoverles  or 
Invent  ions,  I  he  year  has  uot  lacked  many  ofg.vr-al 
Importance,  and  whlcli.  In  an  age  of  fi’wer  jridu.,- 
trlal  triumphs,  Avouldhavo  created  a  great  deui  of 
Interest  and  e.Ycltcment.  It  cannot  be  doubted 
thal  the  aggreg,ate  of  those  Joiiser  Inventions  can- 
not  fall  to  be  of  gi-eat  and  Increasing  Importruieo 
to  the  cause  of  human  progreHs.aijd  impmvemont 
An  Invention  once  nmde  Is  for  all  time,  and  what 
now  seems  of  the  sUghtest  Importance,  working 
thiough  centuries  .and  ages  yet  to  come,  may  a  ffr-cl 
for  good  millions  nud  millions  or  men  and  women 
yet  unborn. 
PROPOSED  POSTAL  REFORM. 
t  ie.  The  form  in  which  it  approaches  nearest  io 
rosTMABTER  Fii.i.nY  Of  St.  D)uLs  hos  Suggested  I  f  pi-escnteon 
to  the  Department  a  change  In  tho  postal  laws  j  getber’tUUerent^MhUe  fmrn  ' 
which  acem-s  to  us  very  scnBlblc.  Newspapers  and  |  cane  or  beets  Grano  siio-ar  non  ^**'’*!' 
other  pcrlodlcaLs  sent  to  regular  subscribera  and  ,  cheaner  from  starciwii'in^f^.^'^?  '  made  much 
news-agents  are  now  reckoned  as  second-c)a.ss  j,,  jo  h.rcr,.iv  nmnnr-, 
mattor  and  charged  for  at  pound  rates,  whUc  ! 
mattor  and  charged  for  at  pound  rates,  while 
■sample  copies  of  iiewKpapc-rs,  pros--pect.uses,  dls-  ■ 
pluy  posters,  nnd  slioJlar  arWcle.H  Lsstied  by  pub¬ 
lishers  and  mailed  generally  to  the  same  onicos 
and  at  the  s.Tme  lime  with  their  regular  subserih- 
cr;-;’ copies,  are  comited  as  thlrd-clas.s  matter  and  i 
charged  for  at  tran.sipnt,  ounce  ral<*s.  I'hls  dls-  } 
crimination  c.ausc3  so  much  annoy.anco  botli  to  j 
postmasters  and  publishers,  and  yields  fV)  JltUe  to 
the  postal  revenues, thatMr.  Fillet  proposesthat 
It  should  be  abolished  and  all  periodicals,  wlOi 
posters,  iirosjicctusos,  .sample  copies,  and  other 
mat  loin  connexied  wllli  thcni,  ralod  us  second- 
tliuss.  There  will  liovo  to  be  n  roMRlon  of  tho 
postal  laws  at  this  seaslon,  and  wo  commend  tills 
coinmon-senso  suggesUon  to  tho  consideration  of 
Congroxs.— A'.  1'.  Tnhvnr. 
There  1 1  no  doubt  that  such  a  change  would 
greatly  Blmpllfy  (ho  po.s(iigo  business;  but  why 
not  go  a  step  further  and  nnako  a  uniform  rale,  for 
all  mailable  iiioIUt,  us  proposed  by  Mr.  Vick  and 
quoted  lu  the  Kckal  Nnw-Y'OKKEii  December  187 
Mr.  Vick  Is  himself  one  of  the  largesl  palmns  of 
Hiorosi-Onice  through blsextenslvobusIneRR,  and 
his  suggesilon  Is  tho  result  or  much  experience 
and  .a  thorough  knowledge  of  what  tho  people 
need  and  what  tho  Govemmenl  can  profitably 
furnish.' 
blance  for  commercial  purposes.  Tlie  question  of. 
what  to  do  with  our  surplus  grapes  Is  not  yet 
solved," 
FARMERS’  CLUBS. 
Tranks  to" the  hosta  of  Agents  and  01110171  who 
aro  helping  the*  HtrRAi,  hy  introducing  It  to  the 
noiiee  nnd  support  of  thtir  friends.  We  gratefully 
appreciate  theefTortsnf  allivho  are  kindly  Roeond- 
Ing  ourefTorts  to  boncht  tho  Kurallsts  of  -America 
J  fonrad  w n.soN,  an  esteemed  contributor  to  om 
,  own  pages,  writes  le  tho  Christian  Union:— “in 
view  of  tho  conceded  useful nessof  Pn niiers’  ( iubs 
and  of  their  growing  ImiiorUineo,  11  has  oeenned 
to  mo  to  submit  for  t.ln-lr  con.slderuUon  a  sugges¬ 
tion  that  will  perliiips  bodeejned  wortliy  of  aiten- 
l.lon.  There  are  vailoms  and  Imporiant  eoaslder- 
llon.stendmglosho\v  that  niunyadvanugegwonld 
piobiibly’  lesiillil  the  c  hibs  of  the  whole  conuti-y 
were  eonnected  together  under  a  genend  nrgani- 
zatlon.  emu  obvioiia  effect  of  .such  a  mov.-foci’t, 
of  coui-se,  wiiiihl  be  that  I  he  coimilesa  iu<.-ai 
clatlons  now  bcatlerod  thi-ougli  the  country,  un¬ 
numbered  and  unknown,  would  be  brought.  Into 
fraternal  union  and  concert  of  action  t  iiai,  would 
largely  Increase  their  eniclcnoy  and  tho  value  of 
Ihelrlnnueneoonprogresslvohusbandry,  ItwouM 
also  tend  to  the  mental  and  moral  aswrllR.ssoelal 
Improvement  ol  thoprescntlsolaied  soeleileK,  and 
ivouUl  make  each  Club  :in  object  of  grealer  Inter¬ 
est  to  farmers  and  to  Uio  public,  thereby  ltKTe.as- 
ing  their  membership  nnd  their  spliereof  useful- 
ue.ss.  There  would  bo  no  reasonable  grouml  for 
suspicion  of  political  motives,  as  tho  stato  and 
Nitllonal  organlzHtlous  would  simply-  relied  the 
sentiments  and  purposi'R  of  the  Clubs  from  which 
they  spring,  idle  honorable  liv.dry  at  present 
exist  lug  between  the  Gnuiges  and  Cl  ub.s  would 
still  remain  tho  sumo  as  now%  for  1  he  netv  move¬ 
ment  ivould  not  need  to  Intioduee  any  new  alms 
or  elements  of  illseord,  and  w  ould  make  jio  essen¬ 
tial  change  In  the  present  eharnctei-  of  the  Club.?. 
11  would  sdrnply  en.ablethem,  liye.oDcert,ed  action, 
to  work  out  and  more  elToctlvely  promote  ;tlio 
progrei«of  busliandry  and  the  prosjierlly  of  the 
country.'’ 
M‘e behove  llie  above  ••liit.sthonallotUhohcad" 
In  proposlngto  make  the  scattered  PurmeiVi’  Clubs 
more  efficient  and  useful.  .Some  connecting  links, 
to  give  coJiercneo  and  efreetJveni*.ss  fo  fanners' 
nrgani/atlous,  would  ui  llt/.e  for  the  larmers’lx'netit 
11  great  deal  of  power  now  wasted.  Jllsthlsunlon 
of  numerous  local  Granges  In  .Stain  and  National 
orga.nl/atlnns  that  luus  given  the  Order  of  Pat  toils 
of  IIURbandi’y  Its  unprecedented  sneee.ss.  To  this 
we  would  also  add  one  olh*‘r  feature, :.  a.,— the 
presence  of  wh  es  and  daughfei's  lu  Gnuige  meet-  , 
ings.  Probably  the  greatest  advantage  of  the 
ritual  oonslsta  in  the  fact  that  it  nece.ssltates  tJie 
presence  of  women  at  Grange  meetings.  This 
advantage,  together  with  that  of  .xgeneral  oi-gan- 
Izatlon  through  the-  country,  can  just  as  well  Ijc 
Rceured  by  Farmers’ Clubs,  nnd  In  many  localities 
where  .sl.j-ong  ttrejudlees  exist  agaln.st  fK-eiei  oj-- 
ganlzatlons,  the  open  Clubs  will  probably  have 
the  jwcfcrencc.  Each  will  liavo  some  ndvnntagc. 
commending  li  to  dlfrercnt  liablts  of  thought. 
With  Iwo  classes  of  succGi«fuI  organlzutlon.s.  tm.' 
open  and  the  other  secret,  and  encli  working  for 
the  fanner's  xvelfare,  the  object.s  or  bolh  'will  be 
pushed  fonvard  to  siieedy  aecorapllshmont .  M’e 
heartily  thank  Mr.  YViiaoN  for  the  timely  and 
practical  sugge.sUon  he  has  made,  and  will  do  all 
in  our  power  to  Iiu’tlior  Us  adoption. 
.  RURAL  NOTES  AND  aUERIES. 
Tho  Tramp  Nnisauco. —Tlio  turning  away  of 
-  some  hundreds  of  thousands  of  men  engaged  In 
.  industrial  iiui-sulls  by  tho  Buspeaslon  of  mcrcan- 
'  1  lie  establLslunents  within  the  pasttw  0  years,  Iuls 
?  been  the  means  01  setlliig  .afloat  a  largo  popula- 
.  1  Ion  who  giv  througli  the  country  osten-slbly  look¬ 
ing  for  work,  but.  really  bogging  orsteallng  wiien- 
>  <‘ver  they'  can  get  a  chance.  These  elassos  .ai-e 
,  called  “tr.mij>s,"atKlan  Intolerable nulsancuihcy 
have  become.  Many  of  them  are  tho  natural  re- 
;  BUlt,  not  of  “hard  times,”  but  of  a  dtsltke  of  lion- 
1  esf  Industry  le.'irned  duringthcflu-sh  times  during 
and  following  tho  war,  wiien  a  greater  proportion 
of  the  pwple  fbnn  cverbeforc lived 'wlthoufivork. 
W’age.s  iiavc  natui’ally  and  properly  declined 
.somewhat  from  those  f1u.sli  times,  but  tlicrc  l.s 
pomethlng  lor  t  very  one  to  do,  and  better  pay 
thua  our  grandfutbeni  and  great  grandlatliers 
were  gi.'id  to  take  lor  liarder  toll.  Nine-tenths  of 
the  trumps  Inir.sling  the  country  are  not  looking 
for  work,  hui  for  some  iiloe,  ixii-y  Job  that  w  iil  not 
require  much  exertion  and  will  give  big  pay.  Tn 
the  meantime,  those  fellows  cost  vaatly  more  to 
malnt.aln  limn  the. majority  of  res<pcctable  mem- 
hei-s  of  soiioty.  They  prowl  through  tho  countiT, 
niNiuirtng  and  disseminating  vicious  habits,  burn¬ 
ing  bams,  iioases  and  other  buildings  w  herevor 
they  euii  gii,  a  ehunce.  Tho  two  recent  fires, 
nearly'  desi  royi ng  tho  entire  vHlageof  W'estAvon, 
N.  Y.,  were  both  probably  started  hy  tramps,  ajid 
hundreds  of  other  mysterlouR  flres  have  a  similar 
origin,  it  hi  high  time  that  theso  outlaws  were 
Ret  lo  work.  If  only  for  the  sal:e  of  keeping  them 
nut  of  nilsi'hlef.  The  County  of  Orange,  N,  J.,  has 
riven  a  good  exaniplo  in  this  respect.  Last  year 
Ih-y  authorities  housed  and  fcdl3,000  of  those  trav- 
jilng  vagrants,  .md  tho  news  spread  so  rapidly- 
that  t  ho  number  bade  fair  to  bo  quadrupled,  ff’he 
coming  year  a.  new  lack  la  to  bo  followed.  Each 
(own  Is  to  Ixave  aceommoilat  lona  for  glMng  able- 
bodied  vtigrants  plent.v  of  hard  w'ork  for  the  bene¬ 
fit  of  the  town  wlillo  they  remain  in  Its  borders. 
Judicious  Improvement  ol  roads  Is  a  workw'hlch 
mhrht  profltobly  employ  n  good  deal  of  tramp 
labor,  nnd  this  suggestlnn  ta  appropriate  for  most 
Rural  districts.  If  some  such  practical  measure 
as  this  Is  adopted,  tho  business  of  “  looking  for 
work  ”  ns  a  permanent  means  of  getting  a  living 
will  speedily  come  to  an  end. 
- -  *4^  - 
The  Rural  and  ilu*  CuntcDnial. — ^In  remitting 
for  aelub  of  subscribers  for  1876,  Mr.  Wyman  El- 
uorr  of  Allnneapfills,  Minn,,  w-rltCR:— “YVo  aroa 
devoted  Rule  band  of  admirers  of  your  paper,  and 
T  Have  acted  as  agent  so  long  that  It  comes  natiu-al 
to  Bond  for  the  De.ar  Rprai.  every  year.  I  have 
been  a  Trader  of  its  contents  for  tho  past  wenty 
years  and  Inave  niost  of  tho  volumes  complete.  I 
hope  you  win  give  a  good  summary  of  the  uenten- 
nlal  .as  It  pro'.Trose.s,  w  Ith  aU  that  Is  of  interest  to 
the  produoitui  Cheap  iTansportatlOn  Is 
what  we  of  the  West  demand  at  tho  present,  and 
ho  who  gives  U.S  that  will  long  be  remembered  by 
the  millions  of  the  great  Ml.ssts‘'lppl  Valley.” 
—Our  friend,  and  others  who  have  recently' wiit- 
ten  us  on  tlio  same  subject,  will  obsen  e  that  wo 
nnllcipated  their  wi,slieR  by  ojicnlng  tho  Rural 
forlSTOwithariepartmeiitcntltlod  “The  Centisn- 
NiAi  .”  Tills  w-e  piuqiose  to  continue,  with  a  view 
of  chronlcUng.the  le;ullng  features  of  tho  grrat 
anniversary  as  Uiey  transpire  or  nro  announced. 
Wo  hope  to  vender  “The  Centennial”  the  most 
interesting  feature  of  the  Rural,  w-hlle  wo  shall 
neither  forget  nor  neglect  matters  of  Interest  to 
the  producing  rl;i.R.ses— pi-ouilnent  among  yvhleh 
w'e  reckon  Cheap  Transportation. 
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.siisnr  I'roiii  Gmpes.— Someof  the  Pacific  Coast 
Jouimals  aie  devising  means  for  utilize  their  sui-  : 
l)lus  grape  crop  by  converting  Its  sweetness  Into  : 
RUgiir  for  tlie  market,  "nie  Paiiflc  Rural  Press 
expohc.s  tho  falluelcs  of  ihla  idea  as  follows: 
“  There  Is  not  a  part  icle  of  crystalllzable  sugar  In 
the  grape.  What  Is  known  as  “grape  sugar”  is  j 
the  fviine  subst^ince  as  Uiat  which  Is  made  from  < 
coin  of  st  arch,  and  wijcn  so  made  Is  called  glucose,  i 
w iilch  Is  largely  used  In  the  manufacture  of  w'lne,  t 
I  Kind  tVonlH  fruiii  ItiirnliRtn — Are  daily  reacl'- 
1  Ing  U.S  from  .all  sectlon.s  of  the  country,  w  lilch  rc- 
!  minds  u.s  of  tlie  trite  but  wise  adage,  “Bowaro 
'  when  all  tho  people  praise  theC."  Let  us  sec. 
I  Hero  Ls  a  subscriber  in  Steuben  uo.,  Ind.,  (Mr. 
Henkv  n.  DonoE)  who  writC-H : — “  Y’ouinay  just  as 
w  ell  put  ray  name  on  your  Iwok  forllfe.oratleasl 
U.S  long  .'LS  my  wife  and  chlldt  ren  live,  for  ‘there 
Is  no  iLse  talking’— they  have  got  to  have 
tli.it  paper  If  all  the  others  go  by  the  board,” 
Another  s,i.v.s:— “  llaMng  taken  the  Good  Rural 
for  t «  euty  year.4  I  e-animt  drop  H,  lnn.smuch  as  It 
H  now  better  than  ever  before.  God  bless  you, 
and  all  who  contribute  to  the  institution.  Y'ou 
are  making  tho  be,st  paper  of  Its  clas.s  In  the  unl- 
veiTic,  and  ought  to  be  abundantly  rewarded— for 
people  «  ho  i-ead  and  heed  the  Rukai.'s  puge-s  can¬ 
not  but  be  benelited." 
M'c  must  omit,  or  defer,  what  many  say,  but 
here  Is  an  Item  from  Pannv  d.  Boylan  of  Alle- 
gan.v  Co.,  N.  Y’.,  (who  remits  for  a  handHoine  club,) 
wlilcb  should  be  duly  rhionlcUd  She  writes: 
“PleiLse  don’t  think  that  tho  Agent  you  named  l.s 
tho  only  one  w  ho  does  a  gooji  i  hlng  for  j'ou.  I 
have  been  advancing  money  for  Rukal  subscrili- 
era  for  years,  I  advance  tho  money  for  hair  of 
tills  Ibt.  ITay  tell  us  when  and  what  Ingoing  lo 
make  the  tlme-s  better."  TIk;  “good  times”  will 
come  so  soon  as  people  arc  mivliig,  economical  and 
live  within  their  mcanfl.  In  the  language  of  a 
Bosloii  lady,  w  ho  ha.SFUccessf ully  managed  a  laigc 
estate  for  many  years,  “so  long  as  the  people  of 
t.hls  'country  cont.li4ue  to  eat  roast  beef  w  hen  they 
have  only  trioney  enough  to  pay  for  salt  m-'ickorel 
they  ivill  have  and  dcson'e  to  have  hard  tlmc.s.’’ 
The  Whent,  Prospect  In  England  for  another 
year  Is  very  jioor.  .Much  of  the  see<l  grain  rottwl 
In  the  ground  irom  excoss  of  ivcl  and  cold,  and 
what  IH  left  ha.s  made  a  poor  growth.  It  Ls  not 
lioftsiblc  that  the  crop  of  1876,  under  the  most 
favorablftclrcumstiiueea  heroafrer, enn  bi;anavei- 
iigoonc,  nnd  bad  weather  may  m.ake  It  a  veiy  light 
one.  The  rainfall  In  the  T'nIUst  Kingdom  w'aa,  In 
September,  2.(!(»  Indies;  October,  4.22  inches;  and 
In  November,  2.9T  inches;  or,  In  three  months,  9.8.6 
Inche.s,  of  wblchabout  one-half,  or  4.22  Inches,  was 
during  October.  Tills  hea  vy  rrilnfall  h.aR  prevent- 
cil  the  sowing  of  fall  wheal,  on  heavy  solLs,  and 
the  Mark  Lann  Expres-s  says  there  Is  a  wide  acre¬ 
age  unsown  with  wheat,  leaving  tho  agriculturist 
to  tho  uncertainties  of  spring  sowing, 
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The  UurnPs  Title  I’nKc  iiiiil  Index,  Issued 
on  a  separate  sheet  at  close  of  last  volume,  was  a 
“new'  departure”  which  Is  highly  appreciated, 
judging  from  tho  commendation  of  it  by  several 
corrcspoinleids.  It  was  only  an  augury  or  fore- 
taHte  of  what  wc  proiKtse  lo  do  for  our  readers 
during  tho  Centennial  Year— in  return  for  Avhlch 
wc  trust  all  true  Rurallsts  will  extemd  to  this 
Journal  Ruch  Inlluence  and  support  as  H.  may  In 
their  judgment  bo  entitled  to  upon  ILs  merits. 
RURAL  BREVITIES. 
.SPKcrMENS,  Premium  Lists,  &c.,  are  sent  free  to 
all  di.sposed  to  help  tho  Rurai,, 
Tue  Centennial  Year  ought  to  be  a  good  one  for 
farmers,  and  will  be  If  they  do  their  duty. 
.8UOAV  THE  Rural  to  your  friends  and  invite 
them  to  subscribe  tor  tho  fifty-three  numbers  of 
1876. 
OrmcKKS  of  Agricultural  Socleilcs,  Clubs,  etc., 
aMH  please  Rend  us  tho  reports  of  their  annual 
OrmcKKS  of  Agricultural  Societies,  Clubs,  etc., 
aMH  please  Rend  us  tho  reports  of  their  annual 
meetings. 
Tub  Rochester  Busln(*sa  Unlvorsllj  (ITof.  L.  I.. 
\Vn.LXAMs,  Pres’t,)  has  Just  Issued  Its  Thirteenth 
Annual  circular  and  cntnloguolnabcautlful  pam¬ 
phlet,  woi  thy  the  Coiionnlal  Y'ear. 
A  Texas  subscriber  to  thoRtmAL  Avrltefi:— “To 
phoAV  you  hoAV  avb  live  doAvn  hoj-c  I  will  glA’o  you  a 
slatemeut  which  speaks  for  itself.  The  assessed 
vuluo  ot  my  iiroperty  is  $6fy),  und  my  taxes  on  the 
same  $38.” 
We  learn  thivt  C.  11.  Da.nn,  of  Wai-saw,  N.  Y.,  Is 
preparing  a  lecture  to  bo  read  before  Farmers’ 
clubs  and  Oranges.  Tho  Utle  Is  "Tho  Light 
Ihinger,"  and  wo  aasure  farmci-s  Avlthln  reach  of 
oneof  hislecturesthat  they  will  miss  a  good  thing 
if  they  fall  to  hear  It.  ** 
No  soonej'  had  W'o  falrkv  recovered  from  the 
shock  produced  by  tho  news  of  the  earthquake  lit 
Virginia  than  avc  Avere  ag.'ilu  ihroAvn  into  a  state 
of  nervousness  by  the  iippwjranco  In  our  Rublloa- 
lloo  Office  of  the  ubiquitous  Gen.  Jo.nes  ot  Bing¬ 
hamton.  'We  at  fii-st  feared  that  he  had  come  to 
talk  Scales  to  us;  but  as  it  only  turned  out  to  be  a 
friendly  call,  we  soon  regalnedoursell-possesRlou. 
\S'e  Avonder  If  Jones  Intends  to  supply  all  Ncav 
Y ork  f  ity  AMtli  Scales  V  He  certalnl.v  aUl  not  come 
here  for  nothing. 
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For  Throat  Diseases  and  AflV-ctiou.s  of  the 
Chest,  “  Bf&wn’a  BrnncMal  lYocha  ’’  are  of  value. 
For  Conghs,  Irritation  of  the  Throat  caused  by  cold, 
or  Unusual  Exertion  of  the  Vocal  Orjsans  in  speak 
ing  In  public  or  singing,  they  produce  benoflclal  re¬ 
sults. 
