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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YO'R KER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL 
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For the Rural New-Yorker. 
TO A LONG ABSENT 80NGSTEE. 
Aye! welcome; most welcome thou bright forest bird, 
Again thy sweet warblings at noon-day are heard: 
As blithsome, as joyous, as wild, and as free, 
As thou sang’st long ago from the evergreen tree. 
Again hast thou come with thy glad happy lays. 
To cheer the warm hours of the long summer days; 
Then sing a sweet song—whilst I listen to thee. 
As thou sang’st long ago from the evergreen tree. 
Here’s some nice bits of straw to weave in thy nest, 
Some moss, and a feather, the softest and best, 
A fine thread of linen I ’ll place near for thee— 
Then carry them off to thy evergreen tree. 
Oh! sing a sweet song of thy journeyings far. 
And nought shall disturb or thy happiness mar; 
Oh! tell what thou saw’st in the bright sunny glades 
Where the grass never withers—the flower ne’er fades. 
“ Another day, lady, I’ll tell thee sweet tales 
Of the bright sunny South, and its soft green vales; 
Hut the sun is up high and 1 must away 
To work at my nest this beautiful day.” 
Farewell bonttie bird, till thy labors are o’er, 
I’ll watch thee at work from the half open door,— 
And when thou wouhi’st rest, sing sweetly to me, 
From thy high swinging perch on the evergreen tree. 
Livonia, N. Y., May, 1851. S. A. S. 
TO MY WIFE. 
BV ROBERT T. CONRAD. 
When that chaste blush suffused thy cheek and brow. 
Whitened anon with a pale maiden fear. 
Thou shrank’stin uttering what I burned to hear; 
And yet I loved thee, loved not then as now. 
Years and their snows have come and gone, and graves, 
Of thine and mine, have opened; and the.sod 
Is thick above the wealth we gave to God: 
Over my brightest hopes the nightshade waves: 
And wrongs and wrestlings with a wretched world, 
Gray hairs, and saddened hours, and thoughts of gloom 
Troop upon troop, dark-browed, have been my doom; 
And to the earth each hope reared turret hurled! 
And yet that blush, suffusing cheek and brow, 
’Twas dear, how dear! then—but ’lis dearer now. 
THE TWO SISTERS. 
AN OLD MAN’S REMINISCENCE. 
Although I am an old man, a very old 
man, and my face is marked with age, my 
eyes dim, and my hair white as snow, still 
I do not suppose that my young friends will 
disdain to peruse a short but true story from 
my pen. 
Many, many years ago, I went to reside 
in the village of A-, to supply the 
place of its aged pastor, who, after a long 
and useful life, had been summoned into 
eternity. 
It was on a beautiful afternoon in the 
lovely month of May, when, after having 
completed my daily duties, that, accompa¬ 
nied by my dog, I went to take a short 
stroll along the picturesque banks of a small 
rivulet, whose clear waves glided through a 
part of the village. As I walked musingly 
along I was suddenly startled by a fierce 
bark from my dog, which was followed by 
a scream of terror. Hastening my steps, I 
soon reached the spot from whence the 
sound proceeded, and at once discovered the 
cause. My dog had attacked two females. 
The scene which now presented itself to my 
sight was too beautiful to omit relating. 
Before me stood two young girls, bearing 
so great a resemblance to each other that 
one could easily have told they were sis¬ 
ters. Both were the same height, with dark- 
blue eyes, and brown hair. The only dif¬ 
ference between them consisted in the ex¬ 
pression of their face.s. The countenance 
of the youngest denoted a bright and hap¬ 
py being of earth, although at the moment 
when I first gazed on her, terror had ban¬ 
ished the rose from her cheek, and the 
smile from her lip, while the calm expres¬ 
sion on the face of her sister, the compress¬ 
ed mouth, the steady and fearless gaze 
which she fastened on my dog, displayed a 
firm and determined spirit, a soul breath¬ 
ing nought but affection for her timid com¬ 
panion ; and as I gazed for a moment upon 
her, I fancied her a being who could endure 
any misery for those 6he loved, and who 
could feel herself fully repaid if they only 
were happy. Calling Wolf instantly off, I 
expressed my regret that he had caused 
them any alarm. 
“ Ah, sir,” said the youngest, with a mer¬ 
ry laugh, “ the fierce assault of your canine 
companion did indeed terrify me, and if Julia 
had not been with me I should have been 
much more frightened; but with her,” she 
continued, glancing lovingly at her sister, 
“ I am always safe.” 
A slight blush passed over the face of 
the elder at these words, but thanking me 
for my kindness to them, she drew her sis¬ 
ter’s arm within her own, and bowing grace¬ 
fully they soon disappeared from my sight 
When I returned to my dwelling I in- t 
quired of the housekeeper who these two 
sisters were, for my curiosity was greatly 
excited on seeing two such lovely young 
girls in a place where I had expected to 
meet none but country lasses. “ Goodness 
sakes,” exclaimed Mrs. Jones, lifting her 
eyes in surprise, “ and the young master 
does not know the beauties of the village!” 
for in her astonishment the good woman 
seemed to have forgotten that I had resided 
there but a few days. "Why, their family 
name,” she continued, "is Vincent; the 
eldest was baptized Julia and the youngest 
Agnes, but among the village people they 
go by the name of the Lily and the Rose.” 
‘“The story runs,” she added, “their 
mother, a woman of very respectable family, 
fell in love with their father, who was a 
young sailor, and her parents not giving 
consent to their marriage, she ran away with 
him, and on this account was disowned by 
all her friends. A few years ago the ves¬ 
sel in which her husband was returning 
home, was wrecked off the coast of England, 
and not a soul saved. When she received 
news of the loss of her husband, the shock 
was so sudden—for she was expecting to 
see him every day — that it caused her death. 
She left her two daughters poor and friend¬ 
less, for her cruel father would not even 
grant her dying request, and acknowledge 
them as his grand-children. It was shortly 
after this that they came here to reside.— 
Julia has great taste for painting, and Ag¬ 
nes for fancy work, to which employments 
they chiefly devote their time, and when 
they have finished any beautiful pieces, they 
give them to some of the village people, who 
happen to be going to any of the neighbor¬ 
ing towns, and they are sold there for a 
small sum. 
It is by this means that they support 
themselves, although I believe that if they 
did not wish to work, that any one of the 
inhabitants of A-, would be proud to 
give them a home, for they area’most wor¬ 
shiped by us all. To this, however, the sis¬ 
ters would not consent, for they are too in¬ 
dependent by nature. They board with 
my sister Miss Black, in a small, neat little 
cottage, whiclryou can see from your libra¬ 
ry window, on the rise of the hill, among 
the trees to the left.” 
I will be candid, and inform my readers 
that after this conversation with my house¬ 
keeper, I might often have been seen seat¬ 
ed at that very library window, trying to 
catch a glimpse through the trees of that 
little cottage, and in a short time it was 
whispered through the village that the pas¬ 
tor often visited at Miss Black’s. 
It was on a clear evening in the follow- 
way ing month of August that two persons 
might have been seen slowly winding their 
through the village, and engaged in earnest 
conversation. In a few words I will explain 
all. I loved Julia Vincent, and feared I 
was not loved in return. Her sweet and en¬ 
gaging sister had cunningly discovered my 
secret, and already looking upon me as her 
brother, she was encouraging me to con¬ 
quer my fear, and confess my love to her 
sister, declaring that I would not be reject¬ 
ed. And in truth she did encourage me, 
and I determined to have all explained that 
very evening. 
When I returned home with Agnes we 
were met at the door by Miss Black, who 
told her that she feared her sister was sick, 
for that as soon as we had left the house Ju¬ 
lia had retired to her room under the plea 
of wishing to finish some work, and that 
she had desired not to be disturbed; but 
looked pale and sad, Miss Black felt anxi¬ 
ous and had gone up stairs once and listen¬ 
ed at her door, and if she was not very 
much mistaken, she heard some one sob¬ 
bing within the room. With one bound 
Agnes was in her sister’s apartment, and 1 
afterwards learned she found her kneeling 
by bed muttering broken sentences:—“love 
for me—yet for the sake of Agnes—she 
loves him too.” 
In a few minutes Agnes returned to the 
parlor where I was wating, leading in her 
sister, whom she drew near towards me, and 
placing Julia’s hand in mine, she said, as she 
glanced mischievously at her sister, “ there 
was a slight mistake here, George; Julia 
thought I was to be the mistress of your 
house, and she the housekeeper—while it 
is just the contrary —for she must be the 
mistress and I your little housekeeper. Is 
it not so, brother mine?” 
Before I could reply she had left the 
room. All was now soon explained, and in 
a few weeks I was married to Julia Vincent 
—and a pleasant wedding it was too. 
A few words more, my dear readers, and 
I will have related all. Years have passed 
since that happy day, when, before God’s 
holy altar, Julia and I were united in wed¬ 
lock, and as each year has flown, many 
changes have taken place. But I feel a 
hand laid gently on my shoulder—it is the 
hand of my sweet wife. I look at her, and 
find that in some things she is changed, but 
in others she is the same. Yes—although 
she is not so fresh atid beautiful as when I 
first saw her, still I feel that her love for 
me is as warm as ever. I look around my 
house, over which she reigns sole mistress, 
and I miss one; it is my little house-keeper. 
I hear the reader ask, where is she ? what 
has become of her? I will try and satisfy 
your curiosity, if you are willing to go back 
with me to the time when Agnes first de¬ 
clared that she would be my little house¬ 
keeper. 
After Julia and I were married, her sis- j 
ter, according to the promise, superintend- j 
ed our domestic affairs; but this state of! 
things lasted only a yeur, when, as it would 
seem, not wishing to be nothing buti 
another’s housekeeper all her life, she as¬ 
pired to the place of mistress. 
In the dwelling adjoining ours lived an 
old woman named Mrs. Lenox, who had 
besome blind from age, and Agnes would 
frequently pass several hours of the after¬ 
noon in reading the Bible to her. She had 
only one child, a son, who followed the sea, 
and he was absent in some distant land. 
One evening when Agnes returned home 
from Mrs. Lenox’s rather later than usual, 
she was accompanied by a fine looking 
young man whom she introduced as Mr. 
Lenox. He was the wild young sailor boy. 
After this lie came often to see us, and 
sometimes requested Miss Vincent, as he 
called her, to come such an afternoon and 
read to his mother—for now Agnes never 
went unless Mrs. Lenox sent particularly 
for her, and then you would have supposed 
that she disliked going, from the embarras¬ 
sed manner with which she received the 
petition and petitioner, if it had not been 
that she never seemed in a great hurry to 
return home, for it was generally evening 
before she left Mrs. Lenox’s, and then, al¬ 
though it w’hs only a few steps to the 
parsonage, still it seemed necessary that 
Mr. Lenox should accompany her. 
Often, when my wife and myself have 
been seated, of a pleasant summer evening, 
si 1 e by side beneath the porch, we have 
seen our little housekeeper—ah, how our 
household duties were neglected—and her 
companion leaving Mrs. Lenox’s and some¬ 
how or other they always either lost the 
road, or lingered on the way like naughty 
children, • for Agnes never reached home 
till an hour after, and it should not have 
taken five minutes. When she did arrive, 
however, after my wife’s patience was al¬ 
most exhausted, we always welcomed Mr. 
Lenox very kindly, and invited him in— 
and although I did not scold Agnes as 1 
ought to have done, still whenever I look¬ 
ed at her she would always blush, as if she 
knew that she had been guilty of some 
misdemea: or. 
Some say mystery is sweet, so I have 
concluded not to reveal the fate of my little 
housekeeper. If my readers can guess it 
well and good. 
Wit aw) ijimtor. 
A FEW DEFINITIONS. 
Marriage. —A “ State lottery,” not put 
down. 
War. — Congregational worship, of the 
devil. Murder to music. 
Character. —The only personal property 
which everybody looks after for you. 
Sleep. —A cloak thrown around us at 
the side-scenes as we leave the stage a 
while. 
Napoleon. — A naughty boy who was 
put in a corner because he wanted the world 
to play with. 
Woman. —The melody of the human duet. 
A golden coin which educators plate over 
with silver. 
Pen. —A lever small enough to be used 
by one man, but strong enough to raise the 
whole world. 
Revenge. — Bitter sweets plucked from 
the devil’s garden. Quenching your thirst 
with brandy. 
Scholar. —A diver for pearls, who gen¬ 
erally loses his breath before he gathers 
much treasure. 
Metaphysics. —Words to stay the appe¬ 
tite till facts are ready. Feeling for a sci¬ 
ence in the dark. 
Tobacco. —A triple memento mori; dust 
for the nose, ashes for the mouth, and poi¬ 
son for the stomach. 
Life. —One to whom we are always in¬ 
troduced without our consent, but whom 
we seldom quit without regret. 
Sword. —The first hope of the oppressor, 
and the last hope of the oppressed. Pas¬ 
sion’s special pleader in folly’s court of ap¬ 
peal. 
Duel.— A strange old custom, according 
to which men suffering from inflammation 
attempt to cure themselves by bleeding- 
somebody else. 
Ball-room. —A chess-board played upon 
by love and hate. A confined place in 
which poor creatures are committed by 
fashion to hard labor. 
Newspaper. —The great general of the 
people, who has driven the enemy from the 
fortified heights of power, and compelled 
him to give battle in the open field of 
thought. A winding-sheet in which Parlia- 
mentnry speeches are interred. — From the 
“ Council of Four.” 
The Shavers.— The barber shaves with 
polished blade, the mercer shaves when la¬ 
dies trade; the broker shaves at twelve 
p;*r cent, the landlord shaves by raising 
rent; the doctor shaves in draughts and 
pills, the tapster shaves in pints and gills; 
the farmer shaves in hay and oats, the 
banker shaves on his own notes; the law¬ 
yer shaves both friends and foes, the pedlar 
shaves where’er he goes; the wily merch¬ 
ant shaves his brother, the people all shave 
one another. 
If you would look spruce in old age, don’t 
pine in youth. 
outlj's Comer. 
“ Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt; 
Nothing’8 so hard, but search will find it out.” 
For the Rural New-Yorker. 
BIBLICAL ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 30 letters. 
My 1, 22, 7, 6 walked with God. 
My 1, 28, 19, 17, 6, 1C wns a Prophet, 
My 3, 19, 24. 23, 10 is the book of books. 
My 4 17, 17, 7 is a negro village in which n mission 
was established in 1828. 
My 5, 6, 22, 14. 25, 11. 19, 30 was a village in the 
land of Genessareth. 
My 0, 2, 9, 13 is nn idol inerttioned in the 2nd book 
of Kings. 
My 7, 3, 10, 8, 30, 2, 21, 29 was one of the victims 
of the fiery furnace. 
My 8, 14, 25, 21, 29. 1 is a word that frequently 
occurs in the Bible. 
My 9, 7, 6, 22, 14 was a brother to one of the Patri¬ 
archs. 
My 10, 1, 7, 4 wns a son of one of the Patriarchs. 
My 11, 25, 14, 2, 8 is ii brook that empties into the 
Dend Sea. 
My 12, 22, 13, 14 is a city near the dead sea that 
was saved at the intercession of Lot. 
My 13, 17, 6, 10. 14 was one of the sons of Jacob. 
My 14, 29, 21, 2, 14, 17 was the first martyr under 
queen Mary, burned to the stake. 
My 15, 19, 17, 10 is what we all should be. 
My 16, 1, 8 occurs in the Bible more frequently 
than any other word. 
My 17, 7, 4, 28 was the first king of the Israelites. 
My 18, 29, 14, 13, 6 was of the race of Levi. 
My 19, 17, 25, 10, 7 is one of the books of the old 
Testament. 
My 20, 2, 19, 21, 6. 24, 29, 4, 14, 17 we are com¬ 
manded to love. 
My 21, 19, 8, 10, 22, 30 ruled over Israel 40 years. 
My 22, 15, 29 was a city of Benjamin. 
My 23, 29, 22, 8 is a word that is first mentioned in 
the 2nd chap, of Genesis. 
My 24, 2, 28, 4, 17 is a river in Palestine. 
My 25, 1,30,13, 17 was the high Priest of the Jews. 
My 26, 16, 14, 7, 24, 26, 13, 17 was a notorious 
Robber. 
My 27, 29, 18, 10 is what all are commanded to 
bear. 
My 28, 7, 15, 27, 2, 14 17 belonged to the sect of 
Phar-isees. 
My 29, 15, 28 the Jews were forbidden to eat. 
My 30, 22, 17, 10 is a word seldom found in scrip¬ 
ture. 
My whole was an eastern city and its king. 
Varick N. Y. May’185l. r. w. 
fTU* Answer next week. 
For the Rural New-Yorker. 
GEOGRAPHICAL ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 17 letters. 
My 1, 8, 2, 6, 13 is a town in Japan. 
My 2, 17, 7, 5 is a town in Hindustan. 
My 3, 14 12, 7, 16 2 is a town in Turkey. 
My 4, 8, 16, 16, 2, 5, 7 is a town in Africa. 
My 5, 16, 17, 9, 7, 2 is a town >n Turkey. 
My 6, 2, 15, 7, 13 is u town in Egypt. 
My 7, 15, 17, 5 is a town in Russia. 
My 10, 8, 7. 7, 9 is an Island in the Atlantic Ocean. 
My 11, 13, 7, l, 4 is a town in Germany. 
My whole is one of the most shocking tragedies. 
Palmyra N. Y. l. t. d. 
O’Answer noxt weeks. 
PROBLEM. 
On looking at my watch, I discovered that the 
time past noon was onu-n nth the timo past mid¬ 
night; what was the timo? 
Palmyra N. Y. L. t. ». 
[17/” Answer next woek. 
A PUZZLE. 
BB R YY insects. 
[L7 > Answer next week. 
ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, &c„ IN NO. 73. 
Answer to Geographical Enigma.— Michigan 
.Sub-Soil Plough. 
Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma Maktin Lu¬ 
ther Pierson. 
Answer to Arithmetical Problem.—4 Cows 94, 
Sheep and 1 Hog. 
The American Seed Store, 
No. 4, Main Street, Curtis’ Block, Rochester, N. Y 
rpilE subscriber, (formerly Proprietor of the “ Rochester 
X Seed Store,” has recently Ofiened the above establish¬ 
ment, where he will keep constantly on hand a large, va¬ 
rious, and geueral assortment of 
CHOICE GARDBN SEEDS, 
principally raised by himself, in his Garden near tiie First 
Lock, in the town of Brighton. Those who desire to pur¬ 
chase good seeds which can be reiied u[)on with perfect 
safety, will do well to call on the subscriber. 
He also keeps Clover and Timothy Seed, early and late 
Peas, Beans, Potatoes, Corn, and all oilier kinds of Field 
Seeds, that are worthy of culUvatiou. 
Also, Green House and Hot-Bed Plants, Fruit and Orna¬ 
mental Trees, in their season. 
All articles sold will be warranted as represented. 
N B.—The subscriber Is the Agent for Ross & Smith’s 
justly celebrated and unrivalled Mineral Composition Ma¬ 
chine Belting, the best and cheapest article in use. 
Also, for Emery &. Co.’s Improved Railroad Horse Pow¬ 
er, Overshot Thresher and Separator, and will furnish the 
same at manufacturers prices. C F CROSMAN. 
Rochester, April, 1851. 70tf 
B IRD CAGES.—A large variety of Bird Cages—also 
Founts and bird seed—for sale low at the American 
Seed Store, No 4 Main at., Curtis’ Block, Rochester. 
70tf C F CROSMAN. 
C 'tORN SHELLERS.—Of various sizes and patterns— 
J price from S3 to 37—for sale at the American Seed 
Store, 4 Main st., by 70 C F CROSMAN. 
C LOVER AND TIMOTHY SEED.—A large quantity 
of superior quality, just received and selling low a 
the American Seed Store, 4 Main st, 
70 C F CROSMAN. 
Agricultural Implements, Seeds, &c. 
E AGLE PLOWS of all staas, Threshing Machines, and 
allkindsof Agricultural Implements, Seeds, &e.,fbr 
sale by E. O. WILDER & CO.. 
(02-tf) Palmyra, Wayne Co., N. Y. 
_ 
awMnMMHnmi mjmw 
BUYERS of PIANO FORTES. 
—THE subscriber Likes this way to warn those who 
wish to buy Piano Fortes, against certain frauds to which 
they are exposed. 
A custom prevails among Piano Forte manufacturers 
and sellers, of paying professional people, such as Music 
Teachers, large fees for recommending their Pianos. These 
fees vary from 5 to 15 per cent, upon the amount of sale. 
For instance, upon the sale of a Piano for §30(1, the music 
teacher who recommends it is entitled to SI a, $30 or §45, 
according as the commission agreed upon iso, 10 or 15per 
cent., for his services in recommending the instrument. 
Of this system of secret fraud the buyer is the victim.— 
For, as a New York manufacturer observed to the subscri¬ 
ber—“It is vain to think we can pay these commissions, 
and yet do as well by the customer as we could do if we 
did not have them to pay.” And wherever the commission 
for recommending is largest, there the Agent is sure to ex¬ 
ert all his influence to induce the buyer to purchase, 
whether the instruments be good or had; whilst tiiose es¬ 
tablishments where the instruments are least expensive in 
material and workmanship, can afford to pay the highest 
commissions for this secret service. The result is, that he 
who buys under these bribed recommendations is almost 
sure to get an inferior instrument—whilst he pays a double 
profit—one to the seller, and another ranging from §10 to 
@50 to the Agent who recommends it; supposing, mean¬ 
while, that he has the advice of an unbiassed, disinterested 
friend. 
The community are utterly ignorant of the extent of the 
frauds which are suffered by buy era of Piano Fortes in this 
way. The subscriber lias personal knowledge of this sys¬ 
tem of secret paid agencies in recommending musical in¬ 
struments, as it exists in New York, Boston, Albany, Ro¬ 
chester, and Buffalo,—and has no doubt that it prevails 
largely in every considerable city. In a recent conversa¬ 
tion with two of the largest and most celebrated manufac¬ 
turers in the Union, the one in Boston, the other in New 
York,—the evil was spoken of as nearly universal; and as 
oue with which they had to deal every day. Said one of 
them—“I sold a Piano Forte to the Rev. Dr. P., of N. Y., 
without the recommendation of Mr. S., the music teacher 
in his family, and without paying him any fee. Soon after 
this, Mr. S. notified ine that lie would cause the Piano to he 
returned upon my hands, so indignant was he at the loss of 
his commission.” Said the other, a New York manufactu¬ 
rer: “ This system is an exaction upon the seller, and a fraud 
upon the buyer. The more reputable ofthe Kano makers 
have endeavored to break it up, and entered into engage¬ 
ments with each other not to pay these commissions, but 
very soon some of the manufacturers would yield to their 
necessities, and to their distrust of the others, and the thing 
would go back again to the old way” 
And lie said further: “ It is curious to see the artifices of 
those who are thus paid to recommend musical'instrumeuts 
—Mr. A., for instance, a music teacher, whenever lie 
scents a Piano customer, goes about notifying half u dozen 
manufacturers, that a friend of Ills wants a Piano, and says 
to each, lie will bring him there to purchase. This is as 
much as to say, ‘how much will you give me if 1 will per¬ 
suade him to buy of you.’ When the notice is properly cir¬ 
culated, he sets out with his friend and goes the rounds, and 
of course finds the bestiustrument where the highest com¬ 
mission is paid.” 
This system of secret paid agencies to recommend mu¬ 
sical instruments, prevails in Rochester no less than else¬ 
where. Musical persons, Professors and Teachers of the 
Piano and Melodeon in the city and adjacent towns and 
villages, are largely interested in it. There are of course 
honorable exceptions, but the system prevails extensively. 
One them, widely known in this city, has said that he can¬ 
not afford to recommend Pianos without being paid for it. 
At one Piano establishment of this city, the rate of com¬ 
mission paid is 10 per cent, at another 5 per cent, on the 
amount of sale. 
When one of these secret paid agents undertake to re¬ 
commend a Piano to a friend or patron, who w ishes to 
purchase,[ lie commonly brings him to the subscri¬ 
ber’s rooms—because it would awaken suspicion in the 
mind of the buyer if he should avoid an establishment so 
long and so favorably known. And while there, he will 
not openly decry the work of Chiekering and of Stodart, 
and of Bacon & Raven and other first class nirkera—that 
would not do. These instruments cannot bo decryed with¬ 
out destroying the credit as judges of those who speak 
against them. But during the half day or more, devoted 
to selection, opportunties occur of influencing, by vairious 
means, tlie judgment of the buyer, so that lie is led to se¬ 
lect a Piano at the establishment where the highest com¬ 
mission is paid for recommending musical instruments; 
and the Agent pockets his fee. 
With all this system the subscriber is in direct antago¬ 
nism, and expects to meet all tlie opposition from these se¬ 
cret agencies, that the position he has taken can arouse.— 
lie has long advertised to that effect and tried to expose 
the fraud. He has been applied to, again and again by 
teachers in tlie country and in the city, to know how much 
he would pay them, if they would recommend his instru¬ 
ments to their pupils and friends, and he lias steadily re¬ 
fused to pay anytlung. He has thus alienated all those mu¬ 
sic teachers, who m ike a profit out of it, and it is now im¬ 
possible for him to cheat his customers in this way, if he 
desired to do so, He has said, and still says to all his mu¬ 
sical friends, teachers and others, “ you know my instru¬ 
ments are such as you can honestly recommend—I shall 
appreciate your kindness if you will speak well of them— 
but I cannot honestly, and therefore will not, pay any com¬ 
missions.” He says, and has long said, that he makes liis 
discounts directly to the purchaser, and not to paid agen¬ 
cies to recommend ids wares, of which the buyers are ig¬ 
norant. Upon this principle lie will stand or fall; because 
lie cannot keep good faith with liis customers in any other 
way. He offers for sale the instruments of the most cele¬ 
brated manufacturers, and as he confidently believes, the 
best that can lei found in the United States—pledging tlie 
community low prices to them, small profits to himself, and 
honorable deal to all. GEO. DUTTON, Jr., 
myll 2tdc 27 State street, Rochester, N. Y. 
SAVINGS HANK. 
HPHE Monroe County Savings Institution will be 
X opened daily from 10 o’clock, A. M. to 3 o’clock, P. 
M., at tlie Rochester Bank Building, No. 22 Exchange st. 
TRUSTEES: 
Everard Peck, 
David R Barton, 
Charles W Dundas, 
Levi A Ward, 
Lewis Selye, 
William N Sage, 
William W Ely, 
Alvah Strong, 
Martin Briggs, 
• Theodore ft Hamilton 
Freeman Clark. 
EVERARD PECK, President. 
Freeman Clark, 'treasurer. 
Rochester, June 1, 18*0. 
David E Lewis, 
Thomas Hanvey, 
Moses Chapin, 
Ebenezer Ely, 
Aaron Bronson, 
George W Parsons, 
George Elhvanger, 
Joel I‘ Milliner, 
Ephraim Moore, 
Neheuiiah Osborn. 
[53-tf. ] 
JAPANNED WARE. 
A LARGE lot of Japanned Ware just received and for 
sale, wholesale and retail by J. E. CHENEY, 
f50-tf.) No. 21 Exchange Street. 
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