RURAL  NOTES  AND  QUERIES.^ 
two,  three  or  more  servants  are  not  uncommon  In 
not  lartre  families.  In  the  country  II  is  rare  that 
the  wife  of  a  wealthy  farmer,  with  all  her  house¬ 
hold  cares  and  troops  of  hlrod  men,  has  more  than 
one  asalstant— sometimes  not  even  that,  If  she  has 
children  old  enouRli  to  In  any  way  help  her.  It.  Is 
too  slavish  a  life  to  attract  any  younjf  girl,  and  It 
Is  little  wonder  that  so  many,  horn  and  bred  in 
the  country,  too,  declare  that  they  will  never 
marry  a  funner.  Hut  no  one  can  foretfdl  whore 
love  will  leatl,  and  many  of  them  do  marry  farm¬ 
ers,  never! hclcKs.  Those  bred  In  cities  look  on 
the  farmer’s  life  through  the  beautiful  haze  of 
sM-ntlinent  and  Imagination.  Thenule awakening 
comes  most  severely  Ui  them. 
The  life  of  a  farmer’s  wife  Is  too  Isolated-  ffjr 
more  so,  even,  than  that  of  her  husband.  Ilegoes 
to  the  market,  the  post  omce  and  the  poPtlcal 
mooting;  but  how  seldom  does  or  can  his  wife 
accompany  him,  oven  supposing  her  to  wish  to? 
Her  life  Is  spent  at  home  in  the  dull,  monotonous 
round  of  household  dnidgery  and  the  care  of  chil¬ 
dren.  She  has  not  Ihne  for  music,  socletj',  news- 
papcjrs  or  lawiks,  and.  after  a  tow  years,  by  a  wise 
jirovlslon  of  nature,  which  makes  useless  faculties 
decay,  she  cciUMts  M  care  for  them.  It  ts  a  wucked 
waste-  -not,  of  money,  for  It  .sometimes  siive.s  that., 
but  of  human  lives,  which  lare  far  more  valuable 
than  all  the  wealUi  which  the  most  successful 
farming  c.an  amass.  It  Is  In  the  chance  it  gives 
for  groator  variety  and  Inlercsl,  in  the  farmer’s 
life  that  tho  Order  of  Patrons  or  Husbandry  has 
achieved  Its  most  benencial  results. 
We  need  not  ca  ution  f4'irmej^i  not  to  make  family 
expenses  too  high,  nor  to  have  too  many  asslst- 
aiils  In  and  about  Ujc  house.  With  all  tho  ofToii, 
which  we  can  make  tn  the  contrary  the  tend(;ncy 
will  he  .all  the  other  way,  and  the  lives  not  only  of 
farmer’s  wives,  but  of  farmers  themselves,  their 
children,  and  all  cnnnect/'d  with  them,  will  be 
made  dull  and  worthless,  even  where  the  worse 
result  of  social  and  moral  niln  does  not  follow. 
t/crested  party)  that  the  Rural  Nkw-Torker,  and 
many  other  lournalswc  might  name,  sliould  re¬ 
ceive  support  at  least  equal  to  that  given  the 
trashy,  eph(!meral  .story  papers,  whose  tendency 
Is  Injurious  and  clernorallz.lng.  bet  the  reader  re¬ 
flect  upon  this,  and  aid  In  giving  this  journal, 
during  the  ensuing  year,  what  It  Is  entitled  to,  at 
least  one  Hundred  Thousand  Suhscrll>era.  'I’hero 
Is  “  ample  room  and  verge  enough”  for  five  times 
the  number,  for  It  already  (rlrciilatos  and  has  a 
good  reput-'itlon  In  every  State  and  Terri U)ry  of 
the  Union,  Canada,  *c.,— a  gor»d  fool.hold  for  an 
ImmenfM-  circulation. 
W’rlting  while  convalescing  from  severe  Illness, 
and  yet  In  some  haste,  wcrcrraln  Icstour  “  Plnls” 
prove  prolix.  In  conclusion,  therefore,  with  good 
wishes  for  all,  we  bid  the  readers  of  Mookk’b 
RURAL  Nkw-Vokkkk  a  HniU  farewell.  May  every 
reader,  and  every  family  the  Rural  visits,  long  be 
vouchsafed  Heaven’s  eholctwt  hlesslnga.  What¬ 
ever  may  he  our  own  future,  we  shall,  while  life  Is 
spared,  have  pleasurable  remembrances  of  many 
persons,  Incidents  and  a.ssoclatlonsconneeU'd  with 
our  career  a«  a  .Iourn.all8l. 
Hall  and  Karew'Pll !  1>.  J).  T.  Mookk. 
Kxciieincni  on  llir  l*nciflc  ConM. — The  peo¬ 
ple  Of  Cullfornla,  and  especially  of  San  Francisco, 
are  Jiwtnow  having  their  periodical  excitement 
over  the  large  Immigration  of  Chinese.  The  trou¬ 
ble,  or  at  least  the  prevalent  complaint  Is,  that 
the  Chinese  laborers  underbid  thewhlto  labor  in 
(Jallfornla.  The  remedy  for  this  is  to  have  tho 
while  laborers  bavbig  greatersklll  and  knowledge 
of  buBinesi,  become  employers  of  labor  as  well  as 
laborers  thcmsclvca.  If  they  lack  capital,  let 
them  combine  their  resources  on  the  co-operative 
plan  until  they  have  enough.  Ky  u.slng  the  co¬ 
operative  principle,  CalUornlu  workingmen  can 
gain  as  much  from  Uie  cheapness  of  chlne.se  hit>or 
as  they  lose  by  the  depreciation  of  their  own.  Pos¬ 
sibly  the  people  on  the  Paeillc  coast  may  devlso 
other  and  bettxjr  remedies ;  but  tho  alwve  seems 
best  at  this  distance. 
A  NATIONAL  ILLUaTUATKI) 
ANDREW  S.  FULLER,  Editor 
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In  New  York  are  engaged  In  an  effort  to  secure 
the  uniform  asscsainent  of  all  jiroperty  at  Its  true 
value.  This  Is  a  movement  in  which  tho  farmers 
of  New  York  are  specially  InUTcsted,  as  under 
tho  old  rule  of  partial  valuations  farm  property 
lias  been  always  ftsseased  proportlonably  higher 
than  any  other.  Thlrfy-flve  couiiUe.s  of  the  sixty 
In  the  suite  have  agreed  through  their  Supervi¬ 
sors  to  tills  change,  and  under  some  pressure 
from  the  state  Assessors  the  otliurs  will  probably 
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to  revision  by  tho  Board  of  Supervisors,  and  ulti¬ 
mately  by  tlie  Slate  Asses.soi’s,  who  will  take  care 
that  no  Injustice  is  done. 
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U’lieiit  fur  ilie  Soiiili, -Tho  many  .southern 
farmers  who  are  going  to  plant  corn  largely  this 
spring  would  do  well  lo  think  If  they  cannot  also 
vary  1-holr  crops  by  growing  wheat.  We  have 
never  uuderslood  why  Lids  grain  Is  not  more 
jiopubar  In  tho  South.  It  succeed-s everywhere  ex¬ 
cept  In  the  low  lands  on  the  coast,  and  through 
Northern  Ceorgla,  'I'ennessee  and  1'exas  rarely 
rails  of  produdng  a  paying  crop  on  land  that  will 
gi'ow  anything  with  prolll.  \\  heat  Is  not  subject 
to  BO  many  accidents  from  winter-killing,  etc.,  as 
In  the  Nort.h.  Southern  wheat  :i.lao  ripens  earlier 
and  18  In  tho  market  for  tho  high  early  price 
which  usually  prevails  before  the  bulk  of  tho 
Nort/hern  oroj>  Is  ready  for  sale. 
My  a.ssoelnte,  Mr,  F.i.BKRr  S.  Carman,  has  been 
of  laU?  a  regular  contrlbiiUir  to  tho  Rural,  and  he 
Is  also  not  unknown  to  fame  In  other  Helds  of 
ilieraiuro.  M'lin  bis  nid  and  a  liostof  correspond- 
eiibsand  coni  rlbiilonv-and  that  of  Mr.  X.  A.  Wil- 
LAUD,  80  long  and  favorably  known  i»«  an  author¬ 
ity  in  his  specialty,  to  conduct  tho  Dairy  Husband¬ 
ry  Depart.inoiit— I  hope  to  make  the  Uhl  Hukal 
New-Yorkku  not  only  luaiejitable  loall  Its  present 
reiMlcrs,  but  lAimany  a  new  ono,  and  worthy  of  tho 
liberal  patronage  which  It  has  received  during  the 
jiiLst  qiiarUT  of  ii  century. 
No  marked  or  radical  changes  arc  proposed, 
fdthor  in  size,  of  the  patter  or  Uic  various  deparu 
lueiils,  further  t  han  to  Improve  all,  If  possible,  It 
being  tlie  almol  the  jireBentedltorsaud  jiUbllBlier, 
who  are  also  the  itroprlelors  of  the  Uuual  Nkw- 
YuKKKH,  Ui  heed  Its  old-time  motto  (Kxeelslor),  lo 
.spare  nellhcr  time,  labor  nor  money,  to  fill  Iks 
pages  ■with  matutr  which  shall  be  alike acceitUiltle 
lo  the  fanner,  gardener,  student  of  nat  ural  bis- 
lorj',  parents  and  their  children,  and  all  who  de¬ 
sire  happy  homes  with  pleasant  surroiindlnp.s. 
f)orreH|)ondenee  upon  all  Bubjecia  of  tnlorest  to 
our  readers  will  iJw/iys  be  acccjiiable,  tor  lt^  Ls 
only  by  an  interchange  of  experience  and  Ideas 
that  man  can  become  or  remain  a  itrogrcsslve, 
liilelhgcut  bring.  The  Editor  of  the  Rural  Nkw- 
Yorkkr  floes  not  propose  to  take  upon  himself 
thn  prerogative  of  making  every  communication 
given  in  H«  columns  ex.ictly  agree  with  his  own 
Ide,a8  and  convictions,  but  will  only  end<*avor  to 
guard  against  the  dlsscmlnutlon  of  positive  and 
well-known  uiTOi-s.  Andrhw  S.  Fullsr. 
HOW  TO  IMPROVE  FARMING. 
Address 
RURAL  PUBLISHING  CO., 
78  Duane  Street,  New  York  City 
It  Is  a  wise  provision  of  nature  that  whatever 
Is  largely  wasted  shall  be  produced  in  enormously 
superflnous  quantities.  Millions  of  seeds  fall  to 
the  ground  In  the  forest  for  every  nno  that  pro¬ 
duces  a  full  grown  tree.  It  occurs  to  as  that  the 
enorraoiLS  qiianUty  of  good  advice  bestowed  on 
farmers  with  regai-d  to  their  business,  falls  wltliln 
the  Biime  category.  Great  progress  has  been 
mode ;  but  not  one  farmer  In  Uie  countTy  follows 
uU  tho  wise  or  otherw  Ise  directions  which  Agrlcul- 
tursl  .lournalg  shower  upon  him.  On  the  whole. 
It  Is  probably  qiilto  as  well  that  this  Is  so.  A  great 
deal  of  Ibe  advice  Is  worse  than  useless,  and  prac¬ 
tical  f.anners  can  Judge  what  to  accejit  and  what 
to  reject. 
One  of  our  corresponfleniR  who  has  not  philoso¬ 
phized  on  this  subject  as  wc  have,  remarked  to  its 
the  oiboj’  day  that  It  was  strange  so  many  farm¬ 
ers  who  took  and  road  Agricultural  papers  eon- 
tlnuod  to  plod  on  in  the  oid-fo-shioned  ruts  of  poor 
fanning.  I n  many  cases  tlio  odvlco  they  read  pro¬ 
duces  no  effi’ct  whatever.  Clergymen  arc  uaeii  to 
this,  and  our  brethren  of  the  .'Vgrlcultural  Pr(.«s 
must  fall  back  on  their  phllo-sophy  for  explana¬ 
tion.  A  shrewd  old  clergyman  was  once  asked 
why  one  of  his  older  parishioners  was  baldJieuded. 
Tbe  retort  was  (lulck  and  pat.  “  You  know  Mr. 
T.  sits  In  one  of  the  tront  pews,  anu  all  tuo  ume  i 
am  preaching  he  always  has  his  bond  bowed  for- 
ward,  and  tho  gospel  has  lilt  the  top  of  his  head 
and  glanced  off  so  often  that  It  has  made  him  en¬ 
tirely  bald.”  In  veiT  many  cases  the  readers  of 
Agricultural  papers  seem  to  have  suffered  In  tho 
same  way,  and  we  would  not  wonder  II  hundreds 
of  them  were  as  destitute  of  hair  on  top  ol  the 
head  Its  “Old  Undo  Nbp”1u  the  ancient  negro 
rhymes. 
“  Line  upon  line,  and  precept  upon  precept”  Is 
doubtless  good  In  Its  way;  but  lor  practical 
effectiveness  l.here  Is  nothing  quite  equal  to  exam¬ 
ple.  One  good  thorough  farmer  will  revolutionize 
tho  farming  methods  of  a  nelgliljorhood,  and  make 
every  acre  In  the  vicinity  worth  a  lilgher  jii  lce. 
We  have  known  sumo  such  cases.  Where  It  Is 
sliown  by  practical  experience  that  undurdralnlng, 
thorough  manuring  and  cultivation,  Improvixl 
stock  and  implomcuts  will  pay,  there  Is  no  lack  of 
farmers  who  will  gladly  IrnlUte  these  Improvo- 
niciils.  The  trouble  has  been  that  seeing  any¬ 
thing  recommended  In  “the  paper  "Is  not  con¬ 
clusive  evidence  W  mo.st  tanners  that  H  Is  even 
pracUcHl— much  less  that  it  will  pay  them  lo 
adojiUt.  When  the  thing  Is  tested  In  tliclruwn 
neighborhoods  and  proved  a  sucoess,  there  Is  no 
dllffeulty  In  .securing  imlutors.  If  ono  man  In  a 
town  grows  onions,  broom  corn,  castor  hoans, 
hops,  or  some  other  unusual  crop,  and  makes  a 
success  of  It,  one  by  one  his  neighbors  lake  up 
similar  methods  and  the  old  ruts  are  effectually 
hrokuD.  Go  through  tbe  country,  and  you  wLli 
And  If  any  unusual  Industry  has  succeeded  that  a 
mynber  of  farmers  In  a  neighborhood  are  engaged 
In  IL  This  is  notably  true  of  hop-growing,  dairy¬ 
ing,  apple,  pear  or  peach  culture,  or  tho  rearing 
and  breeding  of  Improved  stock.  Sometimes  tliese 
diversified  industries  are  favored  by  peculiar  clr- 
cumstances ;  but  they  are  tar  more  generally  the 
direct  result  of  the  contagious  Influence  of  a  good 
example. 
'I’lie  Texas  .Siam  Fair.— .Spring  Is  an  unusual 
time  for  holding  fairs,  but  In  tho  far  ^outli  the 
Bcaaon  Is  already  well  advanced,  and  the  weather 
Is  much  more  pleasant  now  tlnui  during  tho  ise- 
vere  heat  of  hummer  and  early  fall.  The  TextiH 
State  Fair  will  open  at  Houston  on  the  2(1  of  .May 
and  continue  one  wo(.(k.  Hun.  John  T.  Jonas, 
Miiater  of  the  National  Gringo,  will  deliver  an 
address.  The  premium  ILst  la  a  long  and  liberal 
one,  and  there  Is  no  doubt  Ibat  tbe  Pair  will  prov  e 
successful.  A  sjjodal  roquest  Ls  made  for  specl- 
meuB  of  minerals  from  different  couutle.s— a  fea¬ 
ture  which  should  be  Introduced  in  all  Slate  Fairs, 
and  especially  In  those  of  the  newer  States. 
SATURDAY,  Al’RIL  29,  187G, 
ITS  FOUNDEK’S  FAKEWELL 
TO  THE  READERS  OF  THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
The  Founder  and  Conducting  Editor  of  tno  Ru¬ 
ral  New-Vokkek  this  week  vaeal-e.s  bis  position, 
thereby  taking  leave  of  Its  readers  and  dlasol  vlng 
many  long-time  and  pleasant  aBsoclatlons.  The 
occasion  awakens  no  ordinary  omollons,  for  by 
this  act  we  are  separated  from  a  life-work  which, 
while  being  most  laboiluas,  has  been  fraught  with 
many  i>lea«iire»  and  eumpensalluns.  From  tlio 
outset,  and  during  over  a  qmirter  of  a  century, 
we  ha  ve  earnestly  and  conscientiously  endeavored 
to  advance  tho  bi'.st  InteresUi  of  our  readers— to 
promote  true  "Progressund  Improvement,”  Men- 
f/itl,  Moral  and  Physical.  Hut  wc  should  have 
fulled  had  not  our  efforks  been  nobly  sceonded  by 
the  hosts  who  joined  the  RimAL  standard  and  gen- 
eroiLsly  akb.’d  ns  \vlt.h  their  Influence  and  substan¬ 
tial  support.  For  the  extraordinary  succe8.s  and 
iisefulneasof  the  Rural  Nrw-Yokkrr,  therefore, 
wo  gratefully  acknowledge  our  Indohtodnoss  to 
the  thousands— aye,  tens  of  thousands— who  have 
contributed  therete  by  writing  for  ita  pages  and 
extending  Its  circulation.  That  all  these,  and 
other  .ardent  friends  of  this  jourtiAl,  may  he  bless¬ 
ed  in  basket  and  In  store— ever  prosperous  and 
crowned  with  Heaven’s  choicest  favors— Is  our 
sincere  aspiration. 
in  this  connection— while  tendering  acknowl- 
odgmcnlB— wo  must  not  “forget  to  remember” 
our  Indebtedness  to  the  of  the  whole  coun¬ 
try  for  Iks  kindness,  con  rtesy  and  appreciation  of 
tho  Kukal.  ThlB  has  boon  so  frequently  and 
strongly  manlfosted  by  many  of  our  excl)ange.s, 
that  we  arc  constralnedte  again  tender  our  breth¬ 
ren  the  warmest  thanks  of  an  appreciative  heart. 
May  they,  each  and  all,  he  prosperous  in  every 
relation  of  life— Including  a  “rush”  of  subscrlbera 
and  a  "  crowd  ”  of  advertisements. 
I'HE  Rural  was  tho  pioneer  In  Its  peculiar 
sphere  of  journalism— the  first  In  America  to  com¬ 
bine  Agriculture,  Horticulture,  Science,  Litera¬ 
ture,  NOWS,  Ac,,  &c.— and,  though  lt»  failure  was 
predicted,  It  in  a  tew  years  numbered  Iks  sub¬ 
scribers  by  tens  of  thousands  and  ranked  first  of 
Its  class  In  circulat  ion,  Influence  and  uscrulue8.s. 
That  It  has  accomplished  much  good— materially 
aided  In  making  the  fort.unefl  and  promoting  the 
welfare  of  Individuals  and  communities— wo  arc 
often  Assured,  and  are  valu  enough,  without 
boasting,  to  believe.  Be  that  as  it  may,  it  has 
been  assiduously  and  continuously  conducted 
with  a  view  of  promoting  the  best  Interests  of  Its 
readei-a,  and  especially  those  belonging  to  the 
Rural  Population. 
And  here  let  us  say  that  we  believe  tho  Agrl- 
nultural  Press  Is  doing  more  to  enhance  the  wel¬ 
fare  and  prosperity— to  advance  the  material  Di- 
terests— of  the  people  at  largo  than  any  other 
Instrumentality,  as  a  rule,  our  Agilcultural  Jour¬ 
nals  are  most  zealously  devoted  to  the  Interests 
of  the  producing  classes,  while  many  of  them 
are  conducted  with  superior  ability  aud  lutelU- 
gence.  And  we  frankly  add  (being  now  a  dlsln- 
Aiiurricnn  Horses  In  KiikIiiihI.  —  A  IjOndon 
dispatch  of  the  Iftlh  says  tliai.  their  trainer  has 
been  very  busy  with  Preaknoss,  Hay  Final  aud 
Mate.  Gn  the  previous  Monday  the  horses  were 
out  on  cantering  exercise.  On  Tuesday  and  ■Wed¬ 
nesday  they  galloped  two  miles  and  a  quarter ;  on 
’Thursday  two  miles.  .Mate  and  Hay  Final  are 
wanted  at  Kpsom  a  inoni  h  hence  and  Preakness  at 
Newmarket  a  week  later.  It  they  win  It  will  us- 
tonlah  Kngllsh  trainers,  who  declare  they  cannot 
get  ready  In  time.  Tho  liealth  of  the  horses  Is 
very  good. 
GODSPEED ! 
After  thirty-five  years  of  unrcmlttenttoll  as  an 
Editor,  twenty-seven  of  which  have  found  him  at 
thn  hoiul  of  this  .Journal,  Hon.  D.  1).  T.  Mookk  is 
eonupelled  by  xJie  condllJon  of  hLs  hnaltJi  te  seek  a 
milder  and  mure  genial  cUme,  thereby  severing 
his  connecUon  with  the  Rural  New-Yorker.  It 
Ls  unnecessary  for  us  hero  te  say  aught  ol  the  llfo- 
work  of  Mr.  Moore,  qf  which  the  Rukal  Is  lo-day 
a  living  monuinetiL  suffice  H  to  say,  that  In 
parting  with  him  many  of  tho  readers  of  the  Ru¬ 
ral  will  leel  os  11  they  hud  lost  a  dear  friend  and 
a  weekly  counselor.  Heglnnlng  his  journalistic 
career  at  a  very  early  age,  his  suUseiiuenl.  labors 
have  attained  for  him  In  the  profession  a  position 
which  few  men  have  the  endurance  to  reach,  and 
he  Ls  now  gathering  tho  lne\1t!iblo  fruits  of  oxeoa- 
slve  labor  in  a  harvest  of  physical  ills,  which  ren¬ 
der  him  uufll  for  present  edltorkal  work.  We 
learn  that  there  has  been  tendered  to  him  a  for¬ 
eign  mission,  and  wc  wisli  him  renewed  health 
and  continued  prosperity  In  hl.snew  Held. 
And  with  the  loss  of  the  lidltor-lu-Chlef,  we  are 
called  upon  lo  part  with  our  lute  able  and  genial 
Associate,  William  .1.  Fowi.kr,  so  icmg  and  so  fa¬ 
vorably  known  to  all  readers  or  agrlcultui-al  peri¬ 
odicals.  With  him,  also,  we  send  our  beat  wishes 
for  Ills  fiUtire  prosperity,  hoping  and  believing 
that,  in  whatever  path  he  treads,  bis  compaulons 
will  And  him,  as  we  have  done,  alw'ays  tbe  same 
Industrious,  upright  and  conscientious  laborer, 
seeking  e.arneetly  the  greatest  good  for  tho  great¬ 
est  number. 
RURAL  BREVITIES, 
There  Is  a  scarcity  of  sweet  potatoes  for  spring 
planting  In  some  portions  of  the  South. 
There  is  much  oxcltemeut  ainoug  California 
vlneyardLsts  nhoul  the  Phylloxera,  which  has 
appeared  in  that  State. 
Lkmon  juice  pre.sHod  Into  a  snakebite  wound  Is 
said  to  bo  an  antidote  for  the  polsou.  Eating  a 
lemon  Is  also  recommended. 
Acres  of  huckleberrliw  are  found  in  some  por¬ 
tions  of  Florida,  and  ihoy  are  a  regular  feeding 
ground  tor  bears,  coons,  opossums  and  birds. 
The  Centr.al  New'  Y'nrk  Farmers’  Club  calls  the 
Early  Hose  the  best  potato.  Soutliern  papers  all 
.advise  planting  less  e-otton.  All  right  If  It  does 
not  mean  less  work. 
Aokioultukal  Hall,  on  the  Centennial  grounds. 
Is  already  assuming  a  different  shape  in  Its  exhib¬ 
its.  So  Is  Hortlcultur.al  1  lull.  They  are  attracting 
a  great  deal  of  alleiilluu,  and  all  visitors  speak  In 
high  terms  of  praise. 
No  Ume  should  be  lost  In  grafting  trees,  though 
any  time  till  the  middle  of  May  will  answer.  It  is 
not  worth  while  to  have  inferior  or  worthless 
varieties,  when  In  two  or  three,  yeai-sby  grafting 
they  cun  be  transferred  Dito  valuable  trees. 
THE  Black  Hills  are  a  fraud.  More  money  Is  to 
be  made  easier  aud  more  safely  In  sticking  to  any 
legitimate  business  than  In  “prospeeUug "  for 
gedd.  The  only  inen  lnthe  Black  dills  region  who 
can  make  anything  are  the  hotel  keepers.  They 
will  got  all  that  Is  taken  there  and  all  that  Is 
mined. 
THE  LOT  OF  FARMERS’  WIVES 
In  the  labors  and  discomforts  of  tho  farmer’s 
life,  his  wife  is  apt  to  have  more  than  her  fair 
share.  Yet  It  Is  rare  that  she  makes  complaint. 
Work  on  the  farm  pressefi  hard,  and  the  farmer 
employs  additional  help,  ns  he  should.  It  Is  folly 
to  suffer  crops  when  grown  to  go  to  waste,  and 
Utile  loss  folly  teh^l  t  he  farm  lie  Idle  where  crops 
could  be  grown.  Hut  farm  help  makes  more  work 
in  the  house,  unless  tenant  houses  arc  nirulshed, 
wldcU  Is  far  too  rarely  done.  The  “  extra  help  ” 
In  busy  times  has,  of  course,  to  he  cared  for  In  tho 
house.  How  many  tamei’s  make  adequate  pro- 
Mslon  for  help  Indoors,  as  well  as  out  7  In  cities, 
BUSINESS  NOTICES 
Public  Spciikera  nnd  iSinarers  will  find 
“Hroiaa’s  Hrnnr.ltlal  '/Voo/tfs”  bentjflclal  in  clearing 
the  voice  before  speaking  or  singing,  and  relieving 
the  throat  after  any  ezurilun  of  the  vootil  urguns. 
For  Coughs  and  Colds  the  'I'rochtt  are  effectual. 
Oregon.— This  Stale  Is  popularly  supposed  to 
he  a  wilderness ;  hut  the  following  shipments  of 
produce  for  the  last  year  will,  we  think,  dispel 
this  lUaslon Wheat,  <V9‘A553  bushels;  value, 
$3, -192, 653,  gold.  Oats,  104,169  bushels.  Apples, 
l,6’ir>  boxes.  Dried  fruit,  4-18  packages.  Bread, 
2,87is  cases.  Salmon,  2,760  barrels;  ditto,  8,893 
cases.  Beef,  72  barrels.  Bacon,  763  packages. 
ToUd  value,  $4,000,(Mm),  gold. 
“  Fbcculx  I’Kve  White  Lead.”— This  brand  of 
White  Lead,  made  by  Eckstein,  Hills  &  Co..  Is  sold 
by  dealers  with  the  positive  assurance  that  It  is  per¬ 
fectly  pure. 
