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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
MAY 17. 
WORK, BUT DON’T WORRY. 
Work, work, but don’t worry, oh no, oh no ; 
The lees that you hurry the faster you’ll go ; 
All worry, no work, standeth still in the fire ; 
All work, and no worry, soon wins his desire. 
Work, work ! it is hearty ! but worry looks pale; 
In its eye there’s a wildness, its rigor doth fail, 
Its nerve is not firm, nor its footstep so free ; 
"Work, work, and not worry, is that which suits me. 
Work, work, hearty work ! see what it hath wrought, 
For right and for truth, what battles hath fought; 
What blessings hath won, and what benefits given, 
For man, and the workers on earth and in heaven. 
But worry, poor worry ! say what hath it done, 
But to flutter around and repine when alone r 
It hath stung its own heart, and dug its own grave, 
But ever been powerless to bless or to save. 
« Work, work ,’> saith the Scriptures; but “worry” nowhere, 
Faith, faith it rejoices, and forbids every care ; 
With labors of love the hearts it would fill, 
And the peace of the Lord on the spirit distil. 
Work work 1 how it thickens! Yet do what you can, 
In patience and gladness, with the heart of a man ; 
The workers shall joy when the work is all o’er ; 
Work on, fellow-worker, but worry no more. 
*% IUJM0U*. 
BRIDAL PRESENTS. 
« Anna,” screamed Mrs. Locke. We are sorry 
to accept so undignified a word for the tone of 
voice used by that most fascinating of belles ; 
but Mrs. Locke tvas stationed behind the cur¬ 
tain of the second story front window, and lier 
sister was dressing her hair at the very back of 
the house. 
“Well,” inquired Miss Paine, half turning 
from the mirror to listen. 
« Another present for the bride. That’s twen¬ 
ty-three parcels I’ve counted,” said Airs. Locke. 
«I expect she will have very handsome pres¬ 
ents, for the porter from the silversmith’s has 
been several times to-day, besides messengers 
from other trades-people.” 
«Doubtless some of the parcels must have 
contained her dresses and things,” said Miss 
Paine, advancing from the adjoining room; 
“ but she ought to have handsome presents—all 
her relations are rich.” 
« They are lighting the gas in the back par¬ 
lor already,” said Airs. Locke. “ I should not 
■wonder if they are going to have a rehearsal to¬ 
night.” 
“I dare say,” replied Aliss Paine. “Here comes 
the groom ; if it was I, I sliould’nt thank him 
to be so early every evening. So all that horse¬ 
back riding turned out just as you said it 
would.” 
Entirely unconscious of this neighborly ob¬ 
servation, Harold Welsh hurried along in the 
early twilight, thinking only, as he turned the 
corner, that it was for the last time. To-morrow 
his probation ended, and when they returned to 
the city, he should have a right to come and go 
just as he pleased ; the right of a husband and 
son, in the house that held his promised bride. 
With all sweet dreams and fancies, far more 
unselfish and earnest than young men of four- 
and-twenty are apt to entertain, he sprang up 
the steps, and rang a quick summons to the 
servant who had received the “twenty-three 
parcels,” and who remarked to the cook, as he 
turned loungingly towards the door, “ That 
bell seems hung on wires—and the person may 
wait till his hurry is over.” 
The threat was not fulfilled, however, for the 
bride herself, watching by the parlor window, 
had saved John the trouble for this occasion. 
Ho wonder that at this proof of her interest 
and eagerness for his coming, the happy Harold 
scarcely waited to place the door between them 
and Airs. Locke, still watching over the way, 
before he had given her such a kiss and em¬ 
brace as you can imagine under the circum¬ 
stances. 
He could not help a feeling of disappoint¬ 
ment though, when his lady-love’s half smoth¬ 
ered ejaculation was, “ Oh 1 it’s you, is it, 
Harold ?” while she re-settled her discomposed 
collar and under sleeves. 
“ Who else did you suppose it was ?” inquired 
the slightly piqued, but still devoted lover. 
« Oh, don’t get cross—there’s a (.ailing ; but 
I thought it might be cousin James; seriously, 
you know he hasn’t been here for a week, and 
it’s so strange ! nothing whatever has come 
from him ; not so much as a note or anything. 
Oh, Harold, I’ve had so many lovely things 
ome to-day !— all sorts of baskets, and boxes, 
and ornaments, and silver ; all my uncles and 
aunts have sent something in silver, and every¬ 
thing matches so beautifully. Isn’t it strange 
about cousin James ? so rich, and my guardian, 
too, and always so fond of me! It must be 
something elegant when it does come. We’ve 
been talking it over, and every time the bell 
rang, you know, we thought it must be he or 
his present. I told the girls I was sure it was 
him this time, so I ran to the door myself.” 
It was not particularly gratifying to know 
that his bride had been watching for a trinket 
instead of himself; but Harold was too happy 
to let that damp the delight he felt in being 
near his « little wife—almost,” as he whispered 
in the hall, after a separation of so many hours. 
He was sorry to hear voices in the back parlor, 
so he kept her talking away while he made a 
great parade of unbuttoning his overcoat, and 
drawing off his gloves. 
“ You must not mind how I look to-night,” 
she ran on, giving her apron a stroke ; “ people 
never do look like anything, or pretend to dress, 
the week before they are married, so Albertina 
says ; and she has been bridesmaid ever so 
many times. She was astonished when she 
found I was about to make a difference, and ad¬ 
vised me to keep on my morning dress. She 
thinks cousin James intends to send a whole 
tea-service, or a very elegant set of ornaments ; 
she says she shouldn’t be surprised if he gave 
diamonds. But I forgot you hadn’t seen the 
things; they are all set out on the sofa-table in 
the back parlor, except your mother’s present; 
there wasn’t room for that, so its on the piano ; 
and by-and-by we are going to arrange them 
in the dressing-room up stairs.” 
“ I'm glad you told me what it all means,” 
said Harold, as he bowed to Aliss Albertina 
Willis, the first bridesmaid, and Ellen Ward, 
the third — the intervening damsel had not yet 
arrived. “ I should say that you were getting 
up a fancy fair, or something of that kind, if I 
did not know. Needle-books and cologne bot¬ 
tles—what a collection.” 
“ Oh, don’t,” called out the bride, rescuing an 
embroidered white satin sachet from his careless 
handling; “ there isn’t a needle-book in the 
whole, you provoking man ! And that pair of 
colognes are real Bohemian ; they haven’t been 
in the house ten minutes ; they’re Airs. Jacob’s 
present, and they must have cost immensely, 
Albertina says ; and she has priced these things 
so often.” 
“ So they arc to ue rangeci according to mar¬ 
ket value,” said Harold. « The regard of the 
giver has nothing to do with the transaction, 
only the length of purse they imply. This is 
rather pretty,” he said, alluding to a taper 
stand, one of those trifling affairs one sees on 
every etagere. “Airs. Grimes”—he read on the 
card attached. “You ought to put the price 
down under each, or mark it on the bottom of 
each article, as they do in the china shops.” 
“ Oh, you’re joking now,” said the bride. “ I 
know you think just as I do, that it’s very mean 
in Airs. Grimes, when I made Agnes such a love¬ 
ly present last year. I don’t think she would 
like to see the price put down; I expected some¬ 
thing elegant from her. Isn’t this lace set 
beautiful ? That’s from aunt Jane.” 
“ Rather,” replied Harold, (it was plain to sec 
he did not know one present from another, as he 
carelessly ruffled the alencon chemisette the 
young ladies had been in ecstacies over,) « how 
many pounds’ worth of affection, Jenny.” 
“ Oh, it must have been—but I’ve no idea— 
immense,” said the future Airs. Harold, in all 
good faith. 
«Here’s the silver all by itself,” said Ellen 
Ward. “ See what a lovely pair of sets.” 
« And what are these ? Aluffin rings. One 
two, three, four; why, there must be nine or 
ten. Oh, napkin rings, are they ? Well, how 
many napkins are we to use at once ? How 
tidy we shall have to be to display them all. 
And what is that trowel there ?” 
“A pie knife !” exclaimed the third brides¬ 
maid, wondering if Air. Welsh was really as 
ignorant as he pretended, but not knowing him 
well enough to ask. 
“ Why, there are two of them,” said Harold. 
« Then I can always ask for two pieces of pie. 
How fortunate.” 
“ Oh, that’s nothing,” interposed Albertina.— 
« Why, Alice Lawton had eight pair of butter 
knives, I recollect, all marked with her name 
in full, so it was impossible to change them.— 
To be sure, it would be nicer if one of these 
was a crumb-scraper.” 
“How long is it since silver crumb-brushes 
came in ?” inquired Harold. 
“Hot brushes—a knife something like this, 
or more,” and Albertina held up a massive fish- 
knife, elaborately engraved with dolphins, while 
the fork was in the form of a trident, “ See 
how heavy this is! Airs. Frank Welsh has 
really been very kind.” 
«Oh, that’s my relation,” said Harold. — 
« Why is everybody expected to shell out on 
these occasions ?” 
“Shell out! What an expression, Harold !” 
said the bride elect, poutingly. She thought 
he was not half so much pleased as he should 
have been. For her part, she had been in such a 
state of excitement all day over her new pos¬ 
sessions, that she could scarcely wait for even¬ 
ing to come, that he might share her raptures. 
The very wrapping paper and twine and pack¬ 
ing boxes had a charm for her. 
“ Mrs. Egbert elsh sent that pair of pre¬ 
serve spoons,” said In * matter-of-fact Ellen 
Ward, on whom the business of this display 
would principally fall, and who was losing no 
time in getting the catalogue for her wares by 
heart—we believe it is a part of regular bridal 
etiquette for the third bridesmaid to undertake 
the “ fancy-table.” “ Airs. Jones, the salt- 
spoons lined with gold, you see, and gold mus¬ 
tard-spoon. Miss Grant, the tea-strainer. Airs. 
Pyne, the ice-cream knife. Hannah Richards^ 
the ladle—no, she sent the oyster-ladle—this is 
marked Airs. Tom Baker, and belongs to the 
family set here. A dozen tea-spoons, desserts 
and table-spoons in this case, Air. and Airs. 
John Barker. Two dozen forks, breakfast and 
tea, Mrs. Edward. Sugar, Airs. Henry. Cream, 
Mr. and Airs. Tompkins Barker.” 
« See how heavy they are I” added the bride, 
who, running to the window—another ring hav¬ 
ing announced the arrival of a disappointment 
in the shape of the baker’s boy with fresh buns 
for tea — had returned in time to take pride in 
the display of liberality on the part of her own 
tamily. 
“Very,” said Harold, gravely balancing a 
fork which he had taken from the velvet-lined 
purple morocco case. “Your Uncle Edward 
loves you so many ounces, ‘ warranted genuine.’ 
Your Uncle and Aunt John so many more. — 
Well, I have heard of 'weighing affection,’ but 
I always considered it a figure of speech till 
now.” 
“ Oh, you may say what you please, Harold, 
it’s very kind of them ; and mamma says every 
young couple ought to have their silver in read¬ 
iness.” 
“ Particularly after her stipulation that you 
should live with her,” replied Harold; “and 
she has everything in this line all ready.” 
“But how shall I manage if Cousin James 
should send a whole tea-service,” said the bride, 
“so as not to offend Uncle Henry and Uncle 
Tompkins ? I wish Cousin James may choose 
something else—something entirely useful.” 
“ He will, you may depend upon it,” said Al¬ 
bertina Willis. “ There was George Berrian’s 
uncle, just like your cousin James, only he was 
a very old gentleman ; her uncle instead of her 
father’s cousin ; but he was her guardian, 1 
mean. He did not come to her wedding, but 
two weeks before the most famous packing-box 
arrived. Well, all rushed to see it opened; and 
what do you think it turned out to be ? A 
dressing-bureau ! It was rosewood, to be sure, 
and elegantly carved ; but only think of a 
dressing-bureau for a bridal present!” 
“Look out for a wash-stand from cousin 
James,” said Harold, highly amused at the 
story, with its marked emphasis; “ a wash- 
stand, and towel-horse to match.” 
“ Honsense !” returned the bride, to whom the 
story was tolerably familiar, this being the 
fourth repetition. “ Hear the rest of it, Harold.” 
“ Well,” continued Albertina, “ after a while, 
we thought we might as well have the bureau 
set up, as plenty of drawers were wanted, you 
may be sure, with ten bridesmaids, and seven 
of us staying in the house ! I remember there 
wasn’t a nail that would have held another 
thing ! And what do you think ? When we 
came to open the first drawer, there was a set 
of linen cambric handkerchiefs—it was a small 
side drawer—and half a dozen French collars; 
and a whole piece of Valenciennes lace ; and I 
know not what besides ! You should have seen 
us tearing out the things after that; the most 
elegant dresses; and a white watered mantilla 
—I recollect it was the year they first came out 
—a crape shawl, an elegant fan, and even asun- 
shade ; a whole wardrobe complete that he had 
sent. You never saw such a looking room as it 
was when we got through. Every chair and 
table, and the floor piled up with things !” 
“ Dear Jenny, I hope your cousin James 
won’t copy that remarkable fashion,” said 
Harold. 
“ And why not, pray ?” 
“Because the house certainly would not hold 
any more dresses, and bonnets, and things,” re¬ 
plied Harold. “ Only recollect how many times 
I’ve escorted you to Miss Wharton’s. And it 
must be three months at least that I’ve walked 
over that unfortunate seamstress in the bent 
bonnet, who is always going home just as I 
come.” 
“ Oh, one can’t have too much,” said Alberti¬ 
na, emphatically. “ If I was going to be mar¬ 
ried, I should make it a point to have a Glfler- 
ent dress and lace-set for every party, and a 
bonnet for every walking-dress. I can’t see 
the least use in being married without having 
plenty of new things.” 
“ I dare say,” said the bridegroom. “ Where’s 
your mother, Jenny ?” 
“ I’ve hardly had a glimpse of her all day,” 
slie replied ; “ she is so busy about the collation. 
That reminds me that she wanted to see you, 
when you come in, about the wine. I think 
you’ll find her in the dinner room.” 
“ Suppose you go with me to show me the 
way.” 
“ Why, if cousin James should come, or send 
—for you see, I am sure, being my guardian, it 
will be something superb—I shouldn’t like to 
be out of the way.” 
“Yes,” said Albertina, “after watching ever 
since one o’clock.” 
“But,” suggested Ellen Ward, “we could 
bring it up to you, you know.” 
“ Pray don’t trouble yourself,” said Harold. 
He was only mortal man, and could not help 
being a little vexed. “ 1 can find your mother, 
I dare say.” 
“Ob, don’t be disagreeable, Harold.” And 
a loyer’s quarrel would certainly have ensued, 
if the bride had not thought better of it, and 
followed him to the hall. “You’re not angry 
with me ?” she said. 
“Ho, darling,” and he smoothed the half 
frown away from his face, as she nestled close 
in his arm going up the broad staircase. “ But 
these pomps and vanities seem so unsuited to 
all I have been thinking and feeling to-day. 
suppose I have not got over my disappointment 
of not finding you alone to-night.” 
“ But you will have me all to yourself after 
to-morrow.” 
“ True, my little bride,” and his heart gave a 
great bound at the thought. 
“And you see,” she continued, “if we do not 
have at least one rehearsal—most people have 
three or four—there might be some disagreea¬ 
ble mistake, and that would spoil all.” 
“ All ?” exclaimed Harold. 
“ The wedding, I mean,” she added. 
But it was a very irksome evening, notwith¬ 
standing. The groomsmen would not under¬ 
stand the precise order of entree —Harold per¬ 
sisted in calling it “ learning the figure”—and 
the second bridesmaid had a cold, and was 
obliged to stay at home and nurse herself for 
the next day. Her place was supplied for the 
time being by Airs. Barker, the mother of the 
bride, who, being constitutionally nervous, and 
especially flurried when so many things still 
remained to be looked after, went wrong con¬ 
tinually, and was called off as soon as she be¬ 
gan to enter into the spirit of the thing. 
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Written for Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 22 letters. 
My 2, 17,4 is a vegetable. 
Aly 10, 20, 13, 21 is an animal. 
Aly 15, 7, 4, 18, 20, 8, 22 is one of the senses. 
Aly 18, 4, 20, 21 is a great benefit to mankind. 
My 11, 16, 9 is generally an adverb. 
Aly 8, 20, 21, 17 is a number. 
Aly 14, 20, 8 is a useful metal. 
Aly 6, 19, 3, 7, 8 is a color. 
Aly 1, 17, 12, 15 is the name of one of Adam’s 
sons. 
Aly 5, 13, 18,4, 21 is the Alohammedan Bible. 
My whole is what we all should do. 
Gates, Monroe Co., N. Y. Nettie. 
Answer next week. 
For the Rural New-Yorker. 
MATHEMATICAL PUZZLE. 
A fair exterior is but a poor substitute for 
inward worth. 
I have 20 pieces of money of seven different 
values, amounting to <jjjl,81. All the values are 
those of U. S. currency, except one of the kinds 
of coin. The highest value is half dollar. The 
first or lowest value contains as many pieces as 
the whole of the next three, less one. The sec¬ 
ond and fourth contain equal number of pieces; 
also third, fifth and sixth. The number of 
pieces in fourth added to the squares of the 
numbers in second, third and fifth equals the 
whole number of pieces. Twice the sum of the 
squares of fifth and sixth added to the square of 
third, is also equal to the whole number of 
pieces. The number of pieces in second is also 
equal to the value in cents of one of those pieces. 
Required the different values find number of 
pieces in each. 
Groveland, N. Y. Berzelius. 
Answer next week. 
TOO TONIC. 
John Doe one winter day met Roe, 
Where Lager Bier is sold, 
Said he, “ Friend Roe, 
How do you do ? 
This weather’s very cold, ^ 
And since we’re here, 
Come, take some Bier, 
You’ll find it healthy tonic.” 
But Roe replied laconic— 
“ Ho, no, friend Doe, 
• I thank you, no. 
For me ’tis quite Teutonic .” 
[W. I 
Post. 
Answer to Geometrical Problem in Ho. 330 ; 
Outer circle, 94.248 ft.; inner circle, 62.832 ft. 
Answer to Geographical Enigma in Ho. 331 : 
Uncle Tom’s Cabin. 
Answer to Arithmetical Problem in Ho. 331 : 
Length 121.20 -j- rods. One dug 66.66 -j- rods, 
and the other 54.54 + rods. 
SEEDS FROM HARIS, FRANCE. 
We have just received from Paris, France, the following: 
80 cwt. CARROT, LONG ORANGE. 
8 “ do. LARGE WHITE GREENTOP. 
t “ do. LONG SCARLET ALTRINCHAM. 
% “ do. EARLY HORN. 
r, “ beet, long red mangel wurtzkl. 
8 “ onion, large red. 
1 “ do. WHITE PORTUGAL. 
CAULIFLOWER—Early Paris, best extant. 
EGG PLANT—Long Purple, Round Purple and White. 
PEPPER—Four different varieties. 
SALSIFY, or Vegetable Oyster, Ac., Ac. 
We have also “ in store" a good assortment of English and 
American Seeds. 
FRENCH FLOWER SEEDS. 
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INSURANCE FOR FARMERS. 
Office Monroe oo. Mutual Insurance Co. ) 
Rochester, April, 1856. ; 
The Charter of this Company, which expired on the 21st ult, 
has been renewed and extended for the period of twenty vears. 
Members of the Company and others will doubtless be inter¬ 
ested in knowing the result of the business during the first 
term of the Charter—a period of twenty years. 
Summarily, it is as follows : 
1st. For most of the time the premium for Insurance on a 
Frame Farm House, for each one thousand dollars Insured, for 
the term of five years, has been as follows : A note was given 
for sixty dollars. There was paid on this note five per ceut.-= 
$3. During the twenty years the following assessments have 
been made : 
Two of 3 per cent.;—one of 5 per cent.;—one of 2’< per cent. 
For the latter part of the time, notes have been made at 
per cent., and the premium paid on them has been 20 per cent 
This but slightly varies the result. 
At each re-insurance, there is a charge of one dollar for a 
Survey, aud fifty cents for a Policy. This, added to the above, 
shows the total cost of Insuring in this Company. 
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The business of the Company will be conducted as heretofore. 
No property, except such as is used for Farming Purposes, 
can, under our Charter, be Insured ; making it strictly a 
“ Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company." 
330wl3 . L. A. WARD, Secretary. 
OOIWJS'X'JEJU.KiT^N.'X’XOKir. 
Tms imported Thorough Bred Horse will stand the present 
season, as heretofore, at the farm of J. B. Burnet, Esq., 
miles west of Syracuse at $10 the season, or $20 to insure. The 
money to be paid in advance in all cases. Where insurance is 
effected a receipt will be given, promising to refund in case the 
mare is proved not to have got in foal—and provided always 
that she is regularly returned to, or left with the horse until the 
groom is satisfied she is stinted. Pasturage at 50 cents per 
week at risk of owners. 
329wl0 WILLIAM KEENAN, Groom. 
FOR SAFE, 
A farm containing 142 acres, with good buildings, brick 
house, horse stable, two good hay barns, etc., situated on the 
East Bank of the Genesee River, in West Brighton, about four 
miles from Rochester. 
Also, a House and Lot on Exchange street, known as the 
“Franklin House.” 
The above property if not sold soon will be rented. For par¬ 
ticulars apply to B. M. Baker, at his Livery Office, North Fitz- 
hugh street, Rochester. HIRAM WOOD, 
B. M. BAKER, 
325-tf Administrators to Jos. Wood's Estate 
STATEN ISLAND 
FANCY DYEING ESTABLISHMENT. 
Office, No. 3 John St., two Doors from Broadway, N. I'. 
Dye Ribbons, Silks, Woolen and Fancy Goods, in the piece 
or otherwise, of every description. Their superior style of dye¬ 
ing ladies and gentlemen's garments is widely known. 
Crape Shawls dyed the most brilliant or grave colors; all 
kinds of Shawls, Curtains, Ac., cleansed or re-dyed. 
Goods received and returned by express. 
BARRETT, NEPHEWS A CO., 
326wl3 No. 3 John St., 2 doors from Broadway, N. Y. 
ATKINS’ AUTOMATON: 
or, 
Self-Raking Reaper and Mower, 
BEST MACHINE IN USE. 
1 (the Urat) used in 1858. 
40 used successfully In 1858. 
800 in twenty different States In 1854. 
1800 in all parts ot' the Union In 1855. 
8000 building for the harvest of 1856. 
There are six good reasons for this unparalleled increase 
and great popularity :—1st. It is strong and reliable, and easily 
managed. 2d. It saves the hard labor of Raking. 3d. It saves 
at least another hand in binding. 4tb. It saves shattering by the 
careful handling in raking; besides, the straw being laid straight, 
it is well secured in the sheaf, and does not drop in the after 
handling, and the heads are not exposed in the stack, so that 
the grain saving even exceeds the labor saving. 5th. It is a 
good Mower, being one of the best convertible machines in use. 
6th. It has a knife that does not choke. 
Its other excellencies, to numerous to mention here, are fair¬ 
ly given in the circulars. Its intrinsic worth is also attested by 
the award (mostly in only 3 years) of 
OVER 70 FIRST PREMIUMS! 
Price.—Reaper and Mower, $200,—$75 on its receipt, $75 
first September, and $50 first December. Price of Self-Raking 
Reaper only $175. Considerable saving in freight to those at 
a distance who order prior to 1st March ; also liberal discount 
for advance payment. 
To secure a Machine, order immediately. Though so little 
known the past season, and none ready for delivery till 1st May, 
yet not two-thirds the customers could be supplied. The repu¬ 
tation of the Machine is now widely established, so that three 
•i housand will not as nearly supply the demand as twelve hun¬ 
dred did last year, and we shall also be selling 4 months earlier. 
if!/" Order early, if you would not be disappointed. 
Pamphlets giving impartially the OPINIONS OF FAR¬ 
MERS, together with orders, notes, Ac., mailed to applicants, 
and prepaid. 
Write to us at Chicago, (Ill.,) Dayton, (Ohio,) or Bal¬ 
timore, (Md.,) which ever is nearest to you. 
321-4m J. s. WRIGHT A CO. 
“ Prairie Farmer” Works, Chicago, Dec. 1st, 1855. 
Office, Exchange Place, Opposite tlie Post-Office. 
SfEN J- R- STAFFORD, of Brockport, N. Y., is the General 
Agent for the above Machine in New York, to whom all letters 
relative to sales, Ac., in this State should he addressed. Trav¬ 
eling and Local Agents wanted. Address Mr. Stafford. 
E. D. HALLOCK, Agent, No. 2 Agricultural Buildings, 
108 Buffalo st., Rochester, N. Y., where Machines can be seen 
and purchased, and extras obtained at all times. 
DAGUERREOTYPES —Accurate, elegant, unsurpassed 
pictures taken in clear or cloudy weather. Particular attention 
paid to the likenesses of children.—Old pictures accurately copi¬ 
ed. Ruems, Arcade Hall, opposite Post-office, sign of C Perry. 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
THE LEADING WEEKLY 
AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY JOURNAL, 
IS PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY 
15 Y D. I> T. MOORE, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
ROCHESTER SEED STORE, No. 4 Fogg's Agricultural 
Building, Buffalo street, Rochester, N. Y. All kinds of Garden 
Seeds, supplied to merchants, on commission. Clover aud Tim¬ 
othy Seed. American and Imported Seeds, wholesale and re¬ 
tail Apple Seeds. [319-eow-tf] JAS. P. FOGG. 
TERMS, IN ADVANCE : 
Subscription— $2 a year—$1 for six months. To Clubs and 
Agents as follows Three Copies one year, for $5 ; Six Copies 
(and one to Agent or getter up of club,) for $10 ; Ten Copies 
(and one to Agent,) for $15, and any additional number at the 
same rate, ($1,50 per copy.) As we are obliged to pre-pay the 
American postage on papers sent to the British Provinces, our 
Canadian agents and friends mu6t add 12}£ cents per copy to 
the club rates of the Rural. 
iff/' Subscription money, properly inclosed and registered, 
may be forwarded at our risk. 
Advertising.— Brief and appropriate advertisements will be 
inserted at 25 cents a line, each insertion, payable in advance. 
Our rule is to give no advertisement, unless very brief, more 
than four consecutive insertions. Patent Medicines, Ac., will 
not bo advertised in this paper at any price. £3'"' The circula¬ 
tion of the Rural New-Yorker is at least ten thousand greater 
than that of any other Agricultural or similar journal in the 
World,- and from 20,000 to 30,000 larger than that of any other 
paper published in this State, out of New Ysrk city. 
