11. 



THE LANCASTER FARMER. 





This is a beautiful Quarterlv Journal, finely illustrated, 

 aud containing an elegant colored Froutisiiece with the 

 first number. Price only 25 cents lor the year. The first 

 number for 1876 just issued. SJP" Vick's Flower and 

 Vegetable Garden, 35 cents ; with cloth covers, 65 cents. 

 Address, JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. 



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LANCASTER. PA. 



MILLWORK 



OF ALL KINDS 



Manufactured in a su- 

 perior manner. 



EslmatesFnrnislieil 



And all information con- 

 cerning the business 

 cheerfully given. 



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R. Y. FAIRSERVICE & CO., 



613 Fourth St., East Newark, N. J., 



OFFERS FOR SALE 



"v^ .^ s a? £3 



"white," "black," and "colors." 



60 cents pound, postage paid. We guarante-e one pound 

 equal to five dozen 200 yard Spools. 



1875. PRE-CENTENNIAL. 1875. 



Rathvon & fkh, 



PRACTICAL 



CHEAP, FASHIONABLE AND DURABLE 



mm III fit 



ESXA.BI-ISH1MCENT, 



Cor.N. aUEEN and ORANGE STS., 



LANCASTER, PENN'A. 



GEORGE D. SPRECHER, 



DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF 



OFFICE : 



No. 15 EAST KING STREET, 



8-l-12m LANCASTER, PA. 



THOROUGHBRED STOCK 



FOR SALE CHEAP. 



Prize Ayrshire Calves. Prize Jersey Calves, all Irom 

 deep milking and butter cows. Also, prize bred Chester 

 WMte Pigs. tJnsurpassea— no superior tor exhibiting 

 purposes. Address, 



Kennett Square, I'liester Co., Pa. 



A youth from the country, stepping into a counting 

 room, observed an ordinary roller rule on the book- 

 keeper's desk. He took it up and inquirina: its use, 

 was answered: "It is a rule for counting-houses." 

 Too well bred as he construed politeness, to ask un- 

 necessary questions, he turned it over and up and 

 down repeatedly, and at last in a paroxysm of baffled 

 curiosity, inquired : " How in the name of wonder do 

 you count houses with this?" 



" My native city has treated me badly," said a 

 drunken vagabond, " but I love her still." "Proba- 

 bly," replied a gentleman, "her still is all that you 

 do love." 



" That house is closed," said an obliging neighbor 

 to a man w'ho was knocking to get in. "Don't you 

 suppose I know it?" was the ungracious reply, 

 " That's why I'm knocking." 



A MAN who was not as sober as he should have 

 been, put the saddle on his horse the wrong way. 

 Others attempted to correct the error. He interfered 

 indignantly, saying, "How do you know which way 

 I am going." 



A Tax Payer's Plea. 

 This return was once sent in to the London Com- 

 missioner on Income Taxes. 



"I, A B., declare 



I've no money to spare; 



But 1 little house, 



And 1 " maid, 



Aud 3 " boys. 



And 3 " trade, 



Ajid 3 " land, 



And 3 " money 3 command. 



Far 3 " is my little all 



2 supply with comfort my little squall ; 



And 3 little to pay any taxes at all." 



Some Conundrums. 



What's "the best thing out?" An aching tooth. 



How did Queen Elizabeth take her pills? In 

 cider. 



What holds all the snuff in the world ? No one 

 nose. 



When is music like Oysters? When there is a 

 quart eat. 



What animal comes down from the clouds? Rain, 

 dear. 



What relation is the door to the door-mat ? A step 

 farther. 



What is it that a ix)or man has and a rich man 

 wants? Nothing. 



When is a cross baby like a big banker ? When he 

 is a Wroth-child. 



How was Moses put in the ark of the bulrushes ? 

 He was pitched in. 



Why is a lazy young dog like an inclined plane ? 

 Because it's a slow-pup. 



What poet was always in debt ? Cowper. Why ? 

 Because he "oh'd for a lodge." 



When will there be only 2.5 letters in the alphabet ? 

 When U and I are made one. 



Why do white sheep eat more than black sheep? 

 Because there are more of them. 



Why was the year 1776 the proper time for the 

 American Colonies to declare their independence? 

 Because the addition of the integers shows that they 

 had then reached their majority — 1-7-7-6 — 31. 



The almost unmarked grave of Edgar Allen Poe, 

 author of " The Kaven," was opened in Baltimore a 

 few days ago, to lay the foundation for the monu- 

 ment about to be erected by his admirers. At a depth 

 of five feet the coffin was fbund,ingood preservation 

 after lying there nearly twenty-six years. The lid 

 was removed and the skeleton was seen, almost in 

 perfect condition, and lying with the longbonyhands 

 reposing one upon the other, as they had been ar- 

 ranged in death. The skull bore marks of greater de- 

 cay, the teeth from the upper jaw having become dis- 

 lodged, but those in the lower were all in place, and 

 some little hair was still clinging near the forehead. 

 Beyond what has been described nothing was to be 

 seen. A correspondent has sent The Times a small 

 piece of the coffin, almost crumbling in decay. 



A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 

 Neither do interrupted prosperity and success qualify 

 man for usefulness or happiness. The storms of ad- 

 versity, like the storms of the ocean, rouse the facul- 

 ties and excite the invention, prudence, skill and forti- 

 tude in the voyager. 



My first is in Oscar, but not in Charles. 



My second is in Lilly, but not in Minnie. 



My third is in Minnie, but not in .Jane. 



My fourth is in Eva, but not in Dellie. , 



My fifth is in Elly, but not in Sam. 



My sixth is in rain, hut not in pain. 



My whole is my first name. 0. L. R. 



EVERGREEN BONE DUST, 



MANUFACTURED BY 



M. B. ESHLEMAN, at LEAMAN PLACE, 



Is guaranteed Pure Eaw Bone, and notMng else. 



Special pains taken in preparing it for feeding hens. 



STo. I. for feeding, - • ij$1..50 per hnndredt 



No. 2. for land. 



- 1.75 



T-9-6m 



This includes bags and delivering on board cars. 



<air Vs'iW be 

 Killed /'rce 

 ^tu all appU- 

 :'an ts. This is 

 of the largest 

 , '^uiidmojitconiprelicn- 

 sive Cntalosues pub- 

 lished: contains about "JSO 

 ^es, over OUO fine cntirav- 

 ngs, 2 elegant colored plates, 

 ''and gives full descriptions, 

 COS, and directions for plant- 

 j over 12U0 varieties of Vegetable 

 and Flower Seeds, Bedding Plants, 

 rtvoses.&c.and is invaluable to Fanner, 

 ''(iardener and Florists. Address, 



D. M. FERRY & CO., ' 

 Seedemen and Florista, DETROIT, Mich. 



7-12-4t 



PATENTS 



OBTAINED BEST MB CHEAPEST BY 



LOUIS BAGGER & CO., 



SOLICITORS OF PATENTS, 



^^ash.ixigtozx, D .C. 



tS'" Address all letters to P. O. Box 444. 



A FIRST CLASS 



DEVOTED TO 



POULTRY AND PET STOCK 



IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES. 



Edited by the Eminent and Experienced Breeder and 

 Fancier, W. H. TODD, of Vermilliou, Ohio. 



The Nation is a wide-awake, original, practical and high- 

 ly valuable journal. No one who keeps pets or poultry can 



AFFORD TO DO WITHOUT IT. 



Only 60 Cents a Year, Postpaid. 



It clubs with poultry and other journals at very low rates. 



For instance, the Poultry World and Nation, are furnished 

 postpaid for $1.40. Fanciers' Journal (weekly) and Nation, 

 $2.50. American Agriculturist aud Nation, $1.60, etc. 



Our circulation is very large. A splendid advertising me- 

 dium. Prospectus free. Samples, (» cents. 



Address POULTRY NATION CO., 



7-6-tf Birraingliam, Erie Co., Ohio. 



The lufseiymia's 



IN the APPENDIX which we shall issue 1st of February 

 next, containing all changes, corrections, &c., we pro- 

 pose to insert advertising, same as in Directory proper. 

 This will go to every subscriber free, and as it will contain 

 all the corrections aud changes up to day of publication, it 

 wiU be ciirefully studied by all, aud be as good an advertis- 

 ing medium as the Directory proper. We will insert adver- 

 tising matter in the APPENDIX at the foUowiug low rates. 



Full page $25. OO I One-thidpag lO.OO 



Half " 14.00 I One-foutli B.OO 



One-sixtli pag 5.50 



ADDRESS, 



D. W. SCOTT & CO., 



Printers and Publishers, 



(J.\I.EXA, IL,I.N. 



SITIsr:EE,fc3 &c S!FE,ECI3:Eia, 



DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF 



FAMILY and tlME-BUBNING COAL! 



Orders received at 



Office, No. 15 East King street, and at the 

 7.1-12m] Yard, No. 618 NORTH PEINCE STREET. 



