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MORE  FAITH  NEEDED. 
'I’liE  ili‘c|i  (llSLYiTtcc  Which  lids  liilleii  upon  the 
counlry  In  Ihc  ruin  of  one  who  Inis  been  highly 
honored  nnd  I  rii.sieil,  Is  Juivlii.!,''  u  wor.st*  elTect  l  han 
is  geiuTally  hellevt'ci.  I'or  years  rumors  of  eor- 
niptlon  In  high  plaeoh  have  heeii  liciird  and  have 
lieen  diseredli.od  as  the  eo)iiplalnt.s  ot  iKillIlenl  o))- 
ponents  against.  I  hose  in  iiower.  ['’rom  this  loo 
lelliargle  eondlllon  of  the  po|inlar  eoiiHclenee  we 
are  in  danger  01  going  to  ilie  other  e.Mreme  -of 
losing  la  nil  In  the  i»rlneiple  of  selt-govcrniiient— 
In  all  our  iiiiijlli:  men,  and  to  a  targe  extent  In 
human  naiiire  itsell,  'riic  tone  of  sneering  con¬ 
tempt  for  hoiiesly,  I  airil  y  and  goodmtss  ot  uvery  ! 
degree  whleli  prev.alls  In  many  jrairnnls  is  far  ■ 
more* dangerous  than  the  ruin  <>1  n  do/.en  such  men 
as  the  late  Seeieiary  [iki.k.n.ii'.  Unle,s.s  we  can 
retain  faith  In  the  iiosHlblllTles  of  personal  inieg-  | 
rlty  tlie  rising  generation  or  young  Americans  | 
who  gain  their  ideas  of  puhlle  mm  in  thlst’enl  en-  [ 
nlal  year  of  onr  eonnlry's  hislory,  will  grown)) 
with  not  a  profound  l)nl  a  very  sliallow  and  lliii-  i 
pant  dishcllet  In  anything  real  exee|it  tw  ll  and  in 
;iny  Ollier  power  lhan  ihe  Satanic. 
We  do  nol  under-estlmat.e  llie  evil  lendencles 
which  are  so  promlneni  and  poaslhly  for  the  lime  , 
being  predoinliKUd  in  pnblle  and  especially  iiolltl-  ! 
cal  life.  I’orrnption  and  bribery  may  represeni,  i 
audio  some  extent  fairly,  I  htj  pnblle  life  of  i  lie 
times.  But  liehind  all  thtsltmusl  not  beiorgol-  , 
ten  that  there  are  forty  millions  of  Aiiierlean  elU- 
sons  cmbraelng  the  great  tndustrlaland  proiMuelng  ■ 
classes.  These  arc  not  corrupted,  one  piihlle 
man  after  another  may  fall  into  disgrace  and  ob¬ 
livion;  but  the  lieart  of  the  American  people  Is  | 
sound.  They  have  tolerated  corruption  partly  . 
because  In  the  reclllndc  ot  their  own  hearts  they 
would  not  believe  stieti  wlcl,'edne.ss  iJOASlbic ;  but 
once  they  see  the  truth,  the  sober,  honest  sense  | 
of  the  counlry  will  not  fail  lo  rectify  t  heir  mistake. 
In  the  meantime,  lei  no  honest  man  despair  ol 
the  country.  Our  pre.scnl  condition,  with  wicked-  i 
ness  exposed  and  throwm  on  the  tlcfeuHlve— wuh 
the  national  con.sclonee  .aroused  and  rtulck  to  seize 
every  susplcaon  of  guilt— Is  far  more  healllifiil  than  I 
the  moral  torpor  of  years  agnne,  wTieu  corruption  I 
nnexposed  w.-is  sapping  the  foundation  ot  public  | 
morality.  We  are  not  in  the  greatest  danger  now, 
when  every  pen  and  longue  Is  quick  t  o  expose  In¬ 
iquity  and  every  ear  open  to  receive  U,  Onr  dan¬ 
ger  was  when  the  few  who  knew  The  trnih  told  it 
to  (leaf  earn  and  were  only  received  with  scolllng 
and  derision. 
In  the  hisloi'y  of  tho  Cidldren  of  Israel  tlicrc  was 
a  time  when  the  wliolc  nation  seemed  to  be  lapsed 
in  Idolatry  and  given  over  To  mil  w.ays.  Ki.u.vh, 
The  proplK't  of  Oon,  ran  :iway  mid  hid  himself  In 
a  cave  dea])alrlng  of  any  good,  and  seeking  only 
personal  safety.  The  ivhole  story  is  told  la  the 
19th  Chapter  of  1st  Kings;  how  the  words  of  the 
Lord  came  to  the  j)rop)iet,  What  doest  thou  here, 
r.i.i,i.(nv"  And  Kr.UAH  an.sivered  and  said,  “I 
I  have  heen  very  Jwdousfor  I  lie  I.okd  ( Jon  of  hosta ; 
1  beeanse  the  (’hiidre)i  of  Israel  liuve  li.ir-saken  thy 
<  eovenaiii.  lliniwn  down  thy  anal's  and  Kl.aln  Ihy 
I  prophets  with  Mie .sword;  and  1,  even  1,  ordy,  am 
left,  and  they  seek  my  life  to  lake  it  away."  The 
1  ii'ie.stlon  wa.s  thrice  n'peated  with  the  same  dull, 
despairing  answer.  Thm  the  word  of  the  Loitn 
came  a  fonrih  Time,  tolling  the  lu'ophet  to  get  up 
and  do  the  work  which  tho  I,ori)  reipilred  of  him. 
and  adding  the  eomrorllng  as,suranee  that  the 
prophet  was  nut  alone  as  he  thought  hlmscir,  hut 
I  Uml  there  were  In  Israel  seven  TitorsANn,  all  the 
knees  of  whieh  haie  not  bowed  to  Baal  and  all 
the  mouths  which  have  nol  kissed  liiin.  Tlie  lol- 
lowlng  eliajiUTS  tell  how  the  Immense  army  of 
liKNiiAiJAD,  1  he  Syrian,  was  put  to  Illght  and  des- 
troyed  by  I  he  army  of  Isnie)  which,  by  singular 
colneldenee,  numbered  seven  thousand. 
If  men  w  ho  deal  out  nnspjrtug  denunciation  of 
our  political  and  .soda)  fabric  beeause  of  recent 
revelations  of  eorruiillons,  could  go  among  the 
thousands  of  happy  homes  where  tho  Hihai.  Nf.iv- 
Yorker  reaches  they  could  well  believe  that  l  here 
are  not  only  seven  thousand  good  men  and  true, 
hut  a  thoii.sand  lliue.s  si-veii  thousand  In  onr  broad 
eoiintry.  Looking  at.  i  lie  snrraee,  all  is  bhack  and 
dismal  enough.  Looking  deeper  Into  the  heaiLsof 
tlie  masses  of  Ihe  common  peopU>.  we  find  a  snli- 
I  stratum  of  honesty  aide  lo  save  our  counti'y  In 
1  sorer  distress  than  any  tt  has  experienced. .  The 
people  may  be  fai'  too  slow  lo  believe  eMI  .and  seek 
to  remedy  It,  and  this  we  ha\e  long  thought ;  hut 
when  once  awmkened  lo  the  truth,  their  lolee 
Mill  be  made  erred  uui. 
j  THE  STEAM  PLOW  STILL  WANTED, 
j  Though  there  have  been  many' fallure.s  to  pro¬ 
duce  It,  we  are  among  those  who  believe  a  Steam 
PioM'  adapted  to  this  country  will  ere  long  be  per¬ 
fected  and  prove  of  vast  beiteiU  to  American  Agri¬ 
culture.  And  lienct'  we  are  glad  to  note  tiuil  "  A 
(iianger"  suggests  lo  Ids  brethren,  I  hroi.igh  the 
Prairie  Karmei,  whether  a  pait  ot  their  wealth 
and  jiowi'r  ei.nild  not  be  well  emidoyed  in  an  at- 
teinin  to  solve  the  ])roblem  of  steam  plowing,  lie 
say's  the  work  reii Hires  brains  and  money,  .vet  he 
bellev(>8  It  can  be  aecomidlshed— that  Inventoi's 
hu'k  means  and  eapilallst,s  are  afraid  to  risk  their 
dollars  In  anything  new.  And  he  tersely  adds: 
•'ll  steam  plow  ing  Is  ever  siarted  in  America,  it 
will  be  ol  incalcniaole  value  to  the  country,  and 
■  M'o  farmers  will  derive  mo.st  bcneiit  in  every  way, 
j  (*ught  we  nol.  iherernre,  lo  make  some  grand. 
systemalle  eltort  to  prove  ilie  possibility  or  tin- 
;  poAslblllly  of  eeDiiomlcal  steam  eulMvat.lon,  clllier 
by  olTerlnga  handsome  reward  for  the  right,  nui- 
!  eiiiiu'.  or  liy  tollowing  up  ;iua  deveioiiing  s(.)m(  of 
j  Ihe  Ideas  that  h;ive  lieeii  iirnposed  In  the  past 
j  roily  years?  Lei  us  iiseerfuln  the  cause  <d' the 
^  lulliires  ol  si eiini  plowing  lu  llin  past,  :ind  see  ii 
I  I  he  defect  ("iiinol  he  remedied.  There  may  he  in- 
I  M'lil.lons  in  exist'-nce  lo-day  that  are  what-  we 
1  wain ,  niKl  i heir  rirlglnaTflr.s  not  having  t  lie  nie;uis 
to  develop  them,  it  would  lie  a  glorious  •ilileve- 
menl  t'or  the  niilted  Liriuers  ot  Amerma  tb  bring 
1.0  light  so  great,  a  l.'ilior-saving  machine  as  a  sne- 
eessfnl  Kl/'ain  plow,  and  Ihe  expense  to  any  one 
man  need  nol.  exeeud  a  few  cents.  Will  some  one 
earn  ihi' grntlnide  oi  a  nation  by  eHrrying  oul  the 
proposii  Ion 
These  suggestions  are  perl.lneni  and  we  trust 
the  I’atrntLS— who  :ire  espeeially  niinieroiis  and 
powerful  in  Ihe  West,  and  isoiil h,  ivhere  tJic  Meani 
Plow  Is  most,  needed  -will  l.nke  some  efhclent. 
action  in  the  direction  iiidleaied.  “  la  union  there 
IS  strength,'' aud  let  Iheirnthful  adage  be  applied 
I II  I  Ills  matter  -to  secure  suceessful  atid  proiitable 
steam  iiIoMlug  on  Amerleau  farms,  .\moiig  the 
many  promising  inventions  for  this  purpose  Is 
lledmoinrs  ste.ani  Plow,  once  llhi.st rated  and  de.s- 
eribed  in  Ihe  LTni.vi.  Nkw-Yorkkr.  We  have 
heard  nil le  of  il  oi  late,  only  ihat  ll«  Inventor— 
Mr.  (iwKs  Kcn.MOsn  of  Poehi'ster,  Y.,— Is  still 
struggling  against  adverse elreuinstances,  to  lirlug 
out  Ills  ))low .  aud  hopes  to  sueeeeiL  He  and  other 
worthy  w inkers  lor  :i  like  ohjeet  neiAl  suhstantlal 
eiicouragemeni  ,  :inil  wo  hope  li  will  be  so  .sjieedlly 
aeeordeil  that  al  least  one  practical  .steam  Plow 
w  ill  be  perfected  during  the  rentennla'l  Year. 
INCREASED  INDUSTRY  NECESSARY. 
Thkrk  isoiie  form  of  lullai.lbn  ot  the  eurrency 
M  lileh  eonimends  itself  to  people  of  every  llnan- 
eliil  theory.  We  mean,  of  course,  the  Increiuseof 
money  In  every  man's  pocketbook,  either  by  eare- 
fiil  saving  or  increased  skill  ami  luditslry  In  pro¬ 
ducing  salable!  arlleles.  This  last  Is  altogether 
the  bettei'  way,  as  luereased  produetloti  of  wtial- 
ever  Is  u.seful  or  beautfliil  adds  to  the  sum  of  hu¬ 
man  happiness.  .NDaiige  lo  say.  liowever,  the 
lack  ol  production  in  our  eouiilry  does  not  arise  so 
inucli  from  laziness  as  from  the  fear  tluit  valuable 
articles  of  any  kind  will  be  too  largely  and  rapidly 
increased.  We  hear  the  idea  adviineed  almost 
dally  lhat  we  have  too  mueh  i.'.oltom  too  much 
wheal.,  too  mueh  corn,  and,  In  sliurt,  too  much  of 
everything  which  produces  money,  while  nearly 
(ivery  Itidhulual  ackhowledges  for  himsi'll  jier- 
sonally  a  dellctency  in  that  reprusenlai.ive  of  ' 
value.  Does  11.  nol  seem  probable  lhat  some  mis¬ 
take  has  been  made?  .Are  we  nol  Mrong  in  as¬ 
suming'  deiTea.se(l  ])roduci  lon  as  a  remedy  lot  ex- 
Islbig  business  depres.don  2  If  nol,  it  will  be  only 
fair  to  exalt  liWlue.'«  into  one  or  the  cardinal  vlr- 
t  uc.s,  ami  the  hordes  of  tramps  who  now  seek  ex¬ 
cuse  In  a  tuLse  preieose  ol  looking  lor  work  may' 
discard  the  sham  and  holdly  a  vow  their  voluntary 
Idleness  with  ihe  claim  that  they  are  ihc  real 
benefactoi's  of  society  by  helping  to  restore  tho 
CQUlllbriiim  between  eou.sumptlou  and  production. 
The  truth  Ls  that  what  seems  an  over-produc¬ 
tion  la  eaus(!d  by  the  poverty  of  great  masses  of 
the  people,  rendering  them  unable  lo  use  even 
smaller  crops  Mian  usual.  This  lias  thrown  thou¬ 
sands  ol  men  and  women  out  or  employment,  ami 
this  enforced  Idleness  h«.s  resulted  lueontlnuod 
decrease  of  prodiietlon,  with  little  prosjiect  of 
get.tlng  oul  ot  the  rut  t  hrough  present  and  pro- 
IKised  pollctes.  It  certainly  will  not  help  niatUTs 
to  still  fm'ther  decrease  production.  Too  llrfle 
productive  Industry,  combined  with  extravagance 
and  want  or  ioret.honghU  ha.s  l>rought  us  w  here 
we  are.  'I'lic  country  will  not  get  out  of  the 
slough  through  i>res.slng  forward  still  deeper  In¬ 
to  11, 
We  want  a  greater  variat  ion  lu  our  jnodnellv!! 
Industry.  .Northern  funnel's’ produce  Is  low,  but 
It,  is  beeause  other  iirodnoMve  Indu.slries  are  at  a 
Btundstlll  amt  the  utmost  economy  Is  used  In  pnr- 
eliHsliig  only  articles  that  ar<‘  absolutely  neoes- 
s;iry.  The  Southern  iilanier  eoinplalti.s  that  eol- 
lon  Is  low;  but.  11  other  branches  of  produetlve 
Industry  were  iliilvliig,  the  eoiiuiry  could  lake  all 
the  present  cotton  crop  at  ao  advance  of  two  or 
three  cents  per  pound  over  iiresioit  rates.  What 
moticy  there  Is  has  sell  led  in  eommerclal  ‘enters 
and  stays  there,  doing  no  good  to  t  he  mass  of  the 
people  ami  very  little  lo  Its  liolders.  Wliat  Is 
needed  Is,  ilrsl,  the  production  of  salable  articles 
which  will  tempt  t  his  money  oul  of  the  pockets  ol 
holders;  and  second,  though  not  less  lmi)ortant, 
the  restoration  of  eonlldenoe  In  better  times  to 
set  this  currency  moving  to  all  portions  of  the 
country. 
THE  DESTRUCTION  OF  NOXIOUS  INSEOTS. 
The  bill  Introduced  by  Henator  1ng.vuj5,  provid¬ 
ing  for  tJie  appointment  of  entomologists  as  com¬ 
missioners  to  devise  mean.%  ot  de.sirojlJ)g  noxioas 
iDseeta,  w.as  puhlLshed  In  the  KuR.ii.  .Nkw-Yorkkr 
of  March  4th,  so  far  as  wo  have  heard  It  moeta 
general  approval  or  farmnrs  and  from  the  agricul¬ 
tural  Press.  We  are  glad  to  know  that  the  meas¬ 
ure  Is  also  favored  by  leading  entomologists,  who, 
from  their  knowledge  of  Ihe  bubltw  ot  noxious 
Insects,  best  aj)|ir(;y1ate  ibe  necessity  for  decided 
and  nnlteil  action  In  repreaslng  their  ravages.  In 
re|)l.v  lo  the  only  eritlelsm  wljich  we  hav  e  any¬ 
where  seen  of  senator  Ingaujv’  bill,  Prof.  c.  Y. 
UinKY  writes  In  the  Prairie  Parmer  of  Chicago, 
e«  rnesUy  defending  the  measure  and  rebuking  the 
|)i*uy  nanxivvness  which  obJeoLs  to  It.  We  co|jy 
t  he  following  paragraph : 
Thegood  t.hat.  a  0‘iropeti'iit  i;ouiioission  of  this 
kind.  udeouaU'ly  sujiporloiJ,  Iseapable  ol, Ls  incal¬ 
culable.  what  It  win  do,  U  i  re.ated,  will  depend 
of  course  on  the  eharmiter  of  the  ni‘‘ii  composing, 
and  the  menus  at  their  command— and  l•l■malnslo 
be  seen.  The  sum  to  be  exiiemled  fur  Uie  work  Is 
trltUng  In  view  of  the  object  to  bi-  accompllsht'd, 
and  tile  lut/'i'csts  at  stake.  To  look  at  u  us  a 
tti'lieme  for  sts'urlng  luerallve  pasitions  to  three 
men,  Is. i  nanowand  prejndleed  view.  It  would 
be  well  tor  us  If  all  iiiitlonnl  aiipropriaMons  were 
fo)'  a  like  (H.!onomli:  end,  and  gave  the  same  a.ssur- 
uneo  of  uspTulneH.s.  t’ongre.ss  owes  h  to  the  op¬ 
pressed  fii  liners  of  lheeontdr.V  that  .some  eftorl  he 
made  fu  relieve  itieiii.  In  purl ,  at  h  ast,  of  so  i)ros.s- 
iug  an  eviJ  )is  Uiey  labor  under  tnun  Insect  dejiro- 
daflons.  .\s  one  who  ha.s  InliOi'cd  for  some  time 
In  the  Held  or  economic  entomology.  1  hearitiy 
lndor.se  the  movement;  and  1  view  It  m  the  light 
of  national  eeoiioiny  and  .aid  to  tliu  agricultural 
|iO]iuhmoii.  Tlie  .salaries  vvhleh  senator  Jogalls 
bill  pro)>()seH  are  not  loo  high,  rompelenl  and 
exporleneed  men  caiiiiot,  lie  seeiu-ed  wtl.hoiit  :ide- 
quate  I'emnneratlon,  and  il  we  are  to  Imve  a  riim- 
inlsslon  ut  this  kind  at  all,  let  us  not  court  Ldlure 
and  dl.sanpoimineni  hy  e rippling  It  at  the  begin¬ 
ning,  el  i  tier  by  weaj<eii]ng  Its  jjovv cr  for  good,  or 
liy  obliging  the  apjHiintment  of  men  who  wnuhl 
need  lo  fritter  the  live  years  away  in  acquiring  the 
knovMedge  and  exporlenee  ncccKsiuy  D)  eari  v  on 
tha  work  undei'standlngly  and  .snceissstuHy ;  tor 
those  willing  to  accept  small  remuneration  would 
very  likely  be  such. 
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RURAL  NOTES  AND  QUERIES. 
(Jel  Mie  TeiiniM,  l■llIdl•l^elllK,  iV'C,,  Keuil.v. 
—As  the  busy  sea.son  ai»inoaelie.s,  every  innullsi 
should  sec  that  his  Warns  :ire  In  good  heart  for 
the  Spring  eampalgn,  lor  mueh  will  depend  upon 
l.hetr  sti'englh,  acilvliy  and  emiurauee.  Ii  they 
are  brought  through  the  cold  we.ilher  in  good 
eoialltloii,  tiohy  anil  heallhy.  .vour  oxen,  Inu-ses 
aud  mules  w  III  do  good  .sen  lee  in  pru.seeuMiig  the 
varliHl  work  In  vvhleh  iheir  aid  Is  imllspensablc. 
The  farmer  who  is  thiLs  prepared  fur  the  sea-soiTs 
labors  is  wise  indeed,  while  he  who  has  weal? 
teams-  or  bones  and  liklcs  lo  sell— Is  as  hadl.v  oil 
as  were  the  virgins  who  had  no  oil  in  their  lamps 
on  a  eerlain  oeea.slon.  And  doni  lorgel  the  im- 
jilemetits.  Kvery  inaelilue.  iinpleiaem  or  tool 
should  bo  made  read}  for  use  lu  advitui-e  of  the 
lime  tt  may  he  wanted.  This  will  save  time— 
which  Is  money  IndeiL'd  at  a  Uiusv  season— and 
prevent  vexation.  .\ny  ti»ols  or  ImplemeiiLs  out 
of  order  sliouhl  he  reiwlred  in  sea.son.  so  tiiut 
there  be  no  liiierrupMon  or  dela.v  In  perioriidng 
any  needed  operation.  Put  everything  in  order, 
thei'Ctore,  not  forget  ting  that  painting  is  an 
economical  iDvestmenl,  in  niany  eases.  And  if 
your  Implements  are  worn  out,  nr  not  really  labor- 
saving.  or  Its  tauch  so  as  others  or  recent  inven¬ 
tion,  get  new  ones  of  tlje  latest  and  best  patterns. 
In  these  days  of  improvement  in  all  sorts  at  fai-m 
raachiner}',  it  l.s  nol  economical,  but  wasteful,  to 
use  old,  .shackly  tools,  vvhleh  are  liable  to  break 
every  day,  causing  ileteuMoti  and  expense  tor  re- 
p:ilr.s. 
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Viiliiiihle  -tlnp  and  Pniiipiilei  Free. —The 
Atlantic  aud  Paelfli;  Kallroad  t'o-  have  Issued  an 
luterestlng  and  valuable  pamphlet  with  sectional 
maps,  showing  lands  whl  5h  the  Company  has  foi' 
sale  In  Southwestern  Missouri.  Besides  giving, 
valuable  Information  respecting  a  railroad  enter- 
prtse  ol  national  Importauco,  llils  pamj)lilel  eon- 
tains  many  Interesting  aud  Instructive  Items 
about  a  most  Important  counlry— one  which  will,  i 
ere  many  years,  become  the  garden  of  the  West, 
The  Company  oflers  for  s-ile  l.aoo.oon  acres  of  land 
vvldeh,  as  it  ties  along  what  will  always  be  one  of 
the  highways  aeroas  the  continent,  cannot  tall  to 
bi!  In  ihe  line  ot  good  markets  and  profitable  pro¬ 
duction.  Thefacl  that  tho  Company  sold  last  year 
1BS,1«9  acres,  shovrs  the  rai)ldlty  vrlth  which  the 
oountr>  is  lining  up.  The  pamphlet,  gives  Dill 
description  of  soil,  climate,  and  mineral  products 
as  far  as  developed  of  these  lands,  with  sectional 
maps  showing  each  County.  The  pamphlet  is 
mailed  tree  on  sending  addres.s  to  General  Land 
Onicc,  25  South  Si.,  St.  lAMits,  Mo.,  and  Is  well 
worth  reading  by  anybody,  besides  being  Inval¬ 
uable  to  all  who  think  of  removing  westward. 
Aloorc’s  Creek  HrlilRe.— The  first  Centennial 
celebration  of  Mie  year  was  that  of  the  battle  of 
Moore’s  Creek  Bridge  in  North  Carolina,  which 
vv.as  fought  one  hundred  years  ago,  Keb.  27t.b, 
1770.  This  is  claimed  to  be  the  tlrsl  victory  won 
by  tlie  Ajncrtcan  anna  In  the  war  of  the  Revolu¬ 
tion.  Curiously  enougli  the  event  has  never  been 
cplehrated,  except  once  in  1S57.  Probably,  here¬ 
after,  this  important  event  In  American  history 
w  ill  receive  the  honor  to  vvhleh  It  is  entitled.  In 
the  recent  celebration,  speeches  Mere  made  by 
Cairt.  Samuki.  A.  .\8UK  of  Raleigh,  N.  C.,  State 
.•Senator  EnwAko  W.  Kkkr,  itev.  .Mr.  .Stai.ukos 
and  .ludgp  Edward  Caxtwki.i,.  Patriotic  letters 
were  read  from  U.  S.  Senator  Merriman,  Oliver 
II.  Dock KRV  and  others. 
Iowa  Ar.  f’ollcRf.— At  a  recent  meeting  of  the 
Trustees  vacancies  in  Professorships  were  tilled  as 
follows:  GKO.  K.  .Morrow  of  Chicago  (formerly 
of  t  he  Wcestom  Farmer  and  late  of  the  Western 
Rural),  Practical  jVgrlculture ;  J.  E.  L.  Beal  of 
Boston,  civil  F.ngineerl  ng ;  Tiios,  E.  Pope  or  Bos- 
ton,  Chemistry.  \5'e  congratulate  the  College 
upon  this  acce.ssloii  to  Its  faculty.  Bro.  Mohbovv 
was  a  capital  agricuHural  editor,  and  la  well  qual- 
incd  for  me  im|)oriant  position  to  which  he  has 
been  called.  The  other  gentlemen  are  spoken  of 
as  good  selections. 
—  -  —  —  — 
PoNiiil  Ciirdn.— The  Govermnent  loses  ITOO.nno 
a  yea  r  by  Issuing  postal  cards,  that  Is,  1  he  print¬ 
ing  and  carrying  amount  to  that  sum  mon*  than 
the  receipts.  Wo  never  could  see  why  the  Oov- 
ermneut  should  charge  three  cents  for  carrying  a 
leller,  while  It  rurnl»l>es  and  prints  u  tinted  card 
and  carries  it  any  dlRtance  for  one  cent.  If  postal 
eui  dsvverc  abolished  tho  postal  revemiPR  would  be 
Increased  two  million  dollars.  IXisstbly  In  that 
event  we  might,  have  letter  postage  reduced  to 
two  cents,  vvhleh  would  be  a  vast  Improvement  on 
Ilie  abused  po.stal  card  system. 
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Ten.- The  lady  corre.spondeut  oi  the  Rural 
who  wishes  to  knoM'  ahont,  Mic  culture  of  tua,  Is 
Informed  tiiul  it  cannot  be  grown  as  Tar  noi  th  iu» 
New'  York  State,  oxeeiu  us  a  curiosity.  'I'he  leaves 
only  are  used,  and  lienee  a  cro|)  c;in  be  gathered 
at  a  ny  age.  We  do  non  know  where  seed  cun  be 
piXM'ured.  The  seedsmen  do  not  advertise  It  In 
their  o,aaiogues,  though  jirobably  any  of  them 
would  get  It  If  wanted  by  their  customers. 
RURAL  BREVITIES. 
A  GENTLEMAN  111  Albloii  kept  a  roblu  In  a  cage 
for  over  twelve  yen  r».  It  has  Just  died. 
N.  A.  Willard  oi  the  Rural  Nevv-Y'okker 
fieltvers  two  addresses  before  Conventions  In  the 
ProvHie  ot  (,»nebec,  Marcli  1.5  and  Ifi. 
'I  HK  annual  report  of  the  packing  ol  Chicago, 
Issued  March  in,  shows  a  total  summer  packing  ot 
I'zs.rsi  hogs,  and  a  winter  packing  ol  i,.v92,niJ5  hogs. 
*-5, 000, 01)0  is  Invested  in  driving  parks  in  this 
countiy  and  horses  amounting  to  three  times « hat 
In  value  are  entered  for  competition  In  a  single 
year. 
The  rice  growing  business  ujkui  Cape  Fear,  N. 
C.,  has  become  nearly  extinct.  Only  10, oim)  bushels 
were  raised  last  year,  againsr  an  annual  product 
of  2iMi,iinn  biushels  before  the  war. 
'Thk  .Nin'IngTlcld  rmoti  sa.vs  its  faith  In  Uoxbury' 
Riiiisetts  as  a  g'xid  keeping  apple  is  coutlrmed  by 
a  couple  received  Litely  fimu  W,  S.  Parker, 
of  Sontli  Asbilelil,  wldeli,  lliuugh  picked  In  1874, 
arc  still  sound  and  nice. 
THE  Putnam  County  (N.  Y.)  .standard  says: 
“An  eiionnon.s  liog,  imughi  by  a  Watertown 
biitehera  lew  iIu.va.  since,  mciiaiired  eight  feet  In 
length,  wn  en  feet  around  ihe  bod}  ,  stands  three 
feet  fonv  Inche.s  high.  Is  two  years  and  nlue 
moultis  old.  and  imlls  lh«  scales  down  at  the 
enormous  weight  of  1.7.50  iiounds.  It  was  ratsed 
b}  Mr.  .lo.-septi  .Schiicll, near  Rosslerf.'’ 
A  vouNo  man  of  this  city,  who  wiltes  “Esq." 
aflcr  his  mime,  tells  us  what  a  .splendid  Journal 
the  Rural  Is— all  except  OJie  department,  which 
latter  he  proiKises  to  '•conduct  .rVec,  the  position 
being  ample  remuneraflon  for  my  (Ids)  services." 
generous  offer.  Indeed,  but,  us  the  judges  say, 
“  ileelslou  reserved.”  We  cannot  bear  too  much 
prosperity  all  at  once,  even  ihougli  this  Is  the 
Ceriiennial. 
COL.  Rr.su  c,  IlAvvKTNs  hus  read  a  repoit  before 
Mie  Union  League  Club  of  New'  York  upon  the 
cause  of  the  Increase  of  the  city  Debt,  and  recorn- 
mendliig  measures  for  Its  more  economical  govern¬ 
ment'  He  tlioroughly'  reviews  the  doings  or  the 
Tweed  Ring  In  all  Its  ramifications,  and  makes 
many  things  plum  which  wore  before  obscure.  He 
dates  the  oeglanlng  of  the  robhery  back  to  the 
Boai'd 01  AUlermen In  1852,  know'nasthe  “Forty 
Thlcvc.s  ’’  and  tollovvs  It  to  the  decapitation  ot  all 
the  Couit  Honse  Ring. 
BUSINESS  NOTICES. 
Coiifirlis.— A  illeiliciiiitl  Preparation  In  :lie 
form  of  a  Inzengf  is  the  most  convenient.  "  Broicn's 
Bronchial  Trochen’’  allay  Irritation  which  induces 
couKhlng,  Riving  relief  in  Bronchitis,  Hoarsene**, 
Influenza,  Cunsumptlvu  and  Astumatlc  complaint*. 
♦♦♦ - 
Ask  your  merchant  to  furnish  you  the  “  Phoenix 
Pure  White  Lend,”  if  you  would  have  the  best, 
and  take  no  other. 
