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MOOBFS RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 
APRIL 17 
OLD LETTERS. 
BT FRANCES BROW*. 
Came from sinner or from saint, 
Cast them in, for the fire is faint, 
The fire is faint and the frost is strong, 
And these old letters have lived too long. 
How welcome once it matters not, 
Their worth away with time has sped. 
The love is over, the hope is dead, 
And the old friend has forgot. 
Cast them in, they’re hard to keep, 
And will not let one’s memory sleep, 
For hints of age, and tales of change— , 
Oh, hut the turns of life are strange; 
The world whereof they speak is gone— 
How bright they came, and how dim they part, 
These passing ages of the heart, 
While life and we wear on. 
Cast them in, why should they last 
When the light we rpad them by is past. 
And never again will gild our days;— 
Up like a banner goes the blaze— 
It is waste paper and nothing more; 
Some have been treasured up for years, 
Some are blotted with heavy tears, 
And some our dreams read o’er. 
These are sprinkled with many a vow, 
The love was never as warm as now— 
Those by a trusty hand were penned— 
Woe is me for that friendship’s end— 
There goes a page of boyish rbyrno— 
That was a sheet of good advice— 
We took our own way on the ice, 
And learned the worth of it all in time. 
One glossy curl of wavy gold 
Was hid in this burning letter’s fold; 
’Tis long since that golden head grew grey, 
And the grave where it rests is far awayt— 
Up in its might the broad flame flashesl 
And there they lie, in what all our aims, 
Seekings and strivings, hopes and schemes, 
Must come to—dust and ashes! 
Written for Moore’s Kura! New-Yorker. 
THE REAL VS. THE IDEAL. 
BT KATE CAMERON. 
Chapter L —The Ideal 
Then was the time the fairy Hope 
My future fortune told, 
Or youth, the Alchymist, that turned 
Whate’er he touched to gold.—Miss LandON. 
“ Dreaming, always dreaming,” exclaimed merry 
Nellie Linwood, as, unannounced, she entered 
the cozy sitting-room of her neighbor, Mrs. Wes¬ 
ton, and there found her favorite friend Louise, 
seated by the open window, and gazing into the 
clear azure shy, with that abstracted expression 
that marks the visionary. Louise started at the well- 
known voice, and said, playfully:—“Ah! you 
rogue! you have broken the spell — I was just 
finishing a splendid Air-Castle, but ’tis all gone 
now.” 
" I beg pardon, dear Lou, but, believe me, you 
live too much in an ideal world; now, just to please 
me, come and take a walk, you shut yourself up 
so much this lovely weather, that the roses are be¬ 
ginning to fade from your cheeks. I’m half in¬ 
clined to think you are trying to make yourself 
look pale and interesting.” 
“ Nonsense!” was the rejoinder, “ but really, Nel¬ 
lie, ’tis so warm, and- 
“No buts, ands, nor ifs, you must come — get 
your gypsey, and let us have a good walk and nice 
long chat. ” 
And so, arm in arm, the two maidens of sixteen, 
sauntered along through the quiet street of Wood- 
ville—one of New England’s most secluded vil¬ 
lages—and down a shady lane, to a fairy-like nook 
where the drooping branches swept over a clear, 
rippling stream, and cast inviting shadows on the 
grassy lawn. Here a rustic seat had been placed, 
for this was a favorite resort of the village lads 
and lasses, and here the two friends sat down, and 
throwing off their hats, left their tresses free for 
the zephyrs to dally with. Both were young, and 
possessed of more than ordinary personal charms. 
Nellie, the elder by a few months, with her raven 
ringlets and sparkling black eyes, and I/juise with 
eyes of dreamy blue and curls of clustering gold. 
Nor were their characters more in unison than 
their widely varying styles of beauty. Nellie was 
independent, energetic and persevering, of a cheer¬ 
ful and even temperament, ever finding enough to 
make her happy in the present, and troubling her¬ 
self very little about future events. Louise was 
easily influenced, naturally indolent and inactive, 
though amiable and affectionate in her disposition. 
She lived in an ideal world, and her vivid imagina¬ 
tion was ever picturing a future too bright to find 
its realization on earth. But let them speak for 
themselves. 
“Now, Miss Lou, will you favor me with the 
subject of your profound meditations, on which 
I so unceremoniously intruded,” said Nellie, 
laughing. 
“ Most willingly, dear Nell. Well, then, I was 
planning my future home. You know 1 am going 
to live in an Italian Villa—not in Italy though, I 
could never have patience to learn Italian—but in 
some romantic spot, on the banks of the Hudson, 
perhaps, and I shall have everything in such ele¬ 
gant style,—books, paintings, statuary,—and the j 
sunlight will stream in 60 gloriously through the 
stained glass windows; and I shall have conserva. | 
tories filled with lovely exotics, and canary birds 
singing in real orange trees; and then the grounds 
will be laid out in such perfect taste, with bowers 
of roses and jasmines, and miniature caves and 
grottoes, and fountains, and Oh! won’t it be beau¬ 
tiful, Nellie?” 
“ Very fine, my dear, but are you to dwell alone, 
the presiding fairy of this enchanted land?” 
“Alone! Nell, you are joking. No, indeed, I : 
shall have such a noble-looking husband, tall, manly 
and oh, how handsome, with hair ‘ whose glossy 
black to shame might bring the plumage of the 
raven’s wing;’ and glorious ‘midnight eyes,’ and 
and then such a graceful moustache, and pearly 
teeth;—and he should be all devotion to me, scarce¬ 
ly ever leave my side, for he would be so very, very 
rich, there would be no need of his working, you 
know. And we would wander together among the 
birds and flowers, and read poetry, and sing by 
moonlight, and oh, won’t it be delightful,” cried 
the young enthusiast But, without waiting for a 
response, she added:—“There is one thing I can’t 
decide on—that is his name—whether it shall be 
Ernest St. Clair, Eugene Fitz Gerald, or 
Clarence De Courcey.” 
Nellie quietly suggested that young men usual¬ 
ly received their names several years previous to 
their marriage, so the task of selecting an ap¬ 
propriate cognomen did not devolve upon their 
brides. 
“Sure enough! I hadn’t thought of that,” said 
Louise, evidently relieved, “but at any rate he 
must have a poetical name, I wouldn’t marry a man 
with any common, vulgar name.” 
" For my part,” replied her friend, “ if I loved a 
man I should love his name, and I shouldn’t mind 
whether he were handsome, or his name high- 
sounding, and I am sure, Louise, with that warm 
heart of yours, you would do the same. But there’s 
time enough yet to think of matrimony; ten years 
hence will be soon enough for me.” 
“Ten years,” exclaimed Louise, “what an old 
maid you’ll be! But never mind, I’ll like you all 
the better for that, for you can come and make 
such nice long visits at Fairy Glen, that’s the name 
of my villa, you know.” 
“ I shall be most happy to visit you, darling, and 
if we both live, will promise to be at your mansion 
just ten years from to day, June 25tb. You 
know I have an excellent memory, and shall not 
forget the date.” 
After a little mere merry chatting, the maidens 
turned their steps homeward. 
That very night, Mrs. Weston (who was a widow, 
and had but a mere pittance for her own and 
Louise's support) received an invitation from her 
brother residing in Ohio, to come and superintend 
his household, made desolate by the decease of his 
wife. Louise, he said, should have the benefit of 
the best schools the State afforded, and share the 
comforts of his home with his own children. The 
generous offer was gladly accepted, and in a few 
days Louise bade her dear Nellie a tearful adieu, 
with many protestations of eternal friendship, and 
the promise to “ write first ” when settled in her 
new home. 
Many letters were interchanged, and the links of 
love that united the maidens were kept bright, tho’ 
many miles divided them; still, years rolld on, and 
they met not 
Chapter IL — The Real. 
“Dreaming, dreaming, ever dreaming. 
Thus my early years were pass’d, 
Till by flitting dark earth-shadows, 
Was my dream-sky overcast; 
And a whisper from the Real 
Woke me from my dream at last.” 
That was many years ago, before the vast iron 
network bad spanned our land, drawing distant 
towns and cities, as it were, into one neighborhood, 
so the reader must not object to being stowed away 
in a lumbering stage-coach, albeit the day is warm, 
and the road dusty. Among the passengers, we 
are particularly attracted by a fresh, smiling face, 
shadowed by waving black hair, and partially con¬ 
cealed, (that was several years ago, remember!) by 
a neat cottage bonnet. You couldn’t guess the 
lady’s age from her countenance—she is evidently 
one of the few, happy exceptions who “ never grow 
old.” She is now looking eagerly from the window, 
and watching for some locality which does not 
seem to be clearly impressed on her mind—so we 
infer from her look of surprise when the vehicle at 
length stops before a small red cottage, standing in 
the same enclosure with a blacksmith’s shop. 
“Here, Miss,” says the driver, opening the door 
and nodding towards the lady in question, “here’s 
the house.” And she, re-assured by the name 
“ John Green” on the sign over the smithy door, 
descends the steps—sees that her trunks are set 
down safely within the yard, and then taps lightly 
at the half-open door. No answer being returned, 
she passes through what is apparently the “ best 
room,” and opens the door leading into the com¬ 
mon room of the household. Here a lady stands 
at the ironing-table busied in carefully plaiting a 
snowy shirt-bosom. There is a hurried exclama¬ 
tion of joy, and the words “Louise!” “Nellie!” 
and the two friends are clasped heart to heart; then 
with many a warm pressure of the hand, and lov¬ 
ing kiss, they gaze into each other’s eyes, striving 
to read therein the trace of all the long years since 
they parted. 
“And you didn’t expect me to-day, Louise?” 
Nellie says inquiringly. 
“Expect you! certainly not, why should I? You 
never mentioned your plan of coming West in any 
of your recent letters; but I am delighted to see 
you, as you well know.” 
“Ah!” replied Nellie, smiling, “I was sure I 
had the best memory. I see you have forgotten 
that ten years ago I premised to be with you to¬ 
day; but I always love to take my friends by sur¬ 
prise, and am rather glad you did not remember 
our agreement made in the days of ‘ Auld Lang 
Syne. 1 ” Here, Mrs. Green, who well understands 
the duties of a hostess, conducts her guest to the 
“ spare room,” opening from the little parlor, to lay 
aside her dusty traveling dress, and don more com¬ 
fortable apparel, herself, meanwhile, preparing the 
frugal dinner, for ’tis now noon-day. 
Nellie has just completed her toilet when she 
hears Louise call “ John, John! —come to dinner,” 
and she involuntarily exclaimed, “Oh! Louise, 
how have your air-castles fallen!” 
Mr. Green stands washing his bread, good- 
natured face at the pump out-side the door, when 
Nellie appears clad in a light, breezy-looking 
muslin, her face radiant with smiles, though Loki.se 
fancies there is a slightly saucy curl to her lip, as 
she is introduced to “My Husband, Mr. Green.” — 
Here a bright-looking boy of four enters, fresh and 
glowing from a frolic with his dog, and his loud 
voice arouses the hitherto unnoticed sleeper in the 
corner, so blue-eyed little Nellie is taken from her 
cradle, and all sit down to the inviting repast pre¬ 
pared by the skillful hand of the “ pattern house¬ 
keeper.” During the meal, Nellie engages in 
conversation with Mr. Green, whom she finds as 
intelligent and well-informed as he is social and 
kind-hearted. After all things are “ put to rights,” 
and Louise has exchanged her working dress, the 
two friends seat themselves in the cozy parlor, and 
while Nellie sports with her little namesake, and 
Louise plies her ever industrious needle, they re¬ 
view past scenes with as much eagerness as they 
once planned future pleasures. 
“And how do you like my husband?” is Louise's 
first inquiry. 
“Very much indeed,” is the reply, “and he 
seems so kind and pleasant that I don’t wonder you 
love him, but,” she added playfully, “neither his 
hair nor eyes are black, and I should judge he is 
but little taller than yourself, and he would not, 
strictly speaking, be called handsome.” 
“Stop, stop!” cried Louise, “I know all that you 
would say; our little red house is not a ‘Fairy 
Glen,’ and there is no poetry in the name of John 
Green, nor in the trade of a blacksmith; but dear 
John’s heart is warm, and his bands, though hard 
and rough, shield me and my little ones from all 
harm; so dear Nellie, I am happy, very happy.” 
“I am rejoiced to find you so, my dear, and now 
I insist en your telling me how all this was brought 
about, and what wrought this wonderful change in 
your character and sentiments.” 
“I will gratify you, Nellie, though I don’t love 
to think of those days which I so foolishly wasted, 
and whose mis-spent hours I would gladly recall 
that I might better improve them. But to my story. 
You know after I came to Ohio, that Uncle Ed¬ 
ward sent me to a boarding-school with his daugh¬ 
ter Carrie. She was a good girl, and made rapid 
advancement in her studies, while I, though I man¬ 
aged to keep up with my classes, wasted hour after 
hour, in my old habit of building Air-Castles.— 
The Seminary was situated in a thriving village, 
and though the rules of the school were quite 
strict in regard to our intercourse with any gentle¬ 
men, yet, as is always the case, many opportunities 
were found for forming the acquaintance of the 
young men in the place. Well, I ‘fell in love,’ as 
the saying is, with a young Frenchman, whose 
principal charms were an elegant moustache, and 
the euphonious name of Augustine Du Vere.— 
We first met at church, and afterwards had stolen 
interviews at various places in the village. I was 
perfectly infatuated, and listened with rapture to 
his accounts of his lordly estate in sunny France— 
and when I heard his earnest avowal of affection 
for me, I deemed myself but too happy in being 
the ‘chosen one’ of so noble and gifted a man as I 
believed Du Verb to be. At length all our ar¬ 
rangements were made for a clandestine marriage, 
and but for the failure of what I thought a well-laid 
plot for escape, I should have been ruined, for my 
Patrician Lover was proved to be a villian, alike 
destitute of moral principle and ‘ real estate.’ 
“ My Cousin Carrie became aware of my intend¬ 
ed departure the night before I was to leave, and 
deemed it her duty to inform the principal of the 
school, so when at midnight I left her apparent¬ 
ly sleeping and stole with noiseless step down the 
stairs, and into the verandah, at the extreme end 
of which, near the carriage road, Augustine was 
to be in waiting, I was received into the arms of 
our worthy teacher, Mr. Lester, who, instead of 
fond embraces and honeyed words, grasped me 
firmly by the arm, saying in a stern voice, ‘Miss 
Weston, you have not only disgraced yourself, but 
our institution,’ and without further ceremony led 
me up stairs, and showing me into a vacant cham¬ 
ber, locked the door and left me to my own bitter 
reflections. How many tears I shed on that dread¬ 
ful night! At last I sobbed myself to sleep, only to 
dream of my absent lover and cruel fate. 
“Morning brought another severe penalty for 
my folly. My breakfast way sent to my room, and 
wheD, at the ring of the bell, I was permitted to 
join my school-mates in the hall, where we daily 
met for prayers, a seat apart from the rest was as¬ 
signed me, and after the exercises were concluded 
Mr. Lester gravely announced that Miss Louise 
Weston was hereby expelled from the school on 
account of various and flagrant misdemeanors. 
“ All eyes were turned towards me, and many a 
glance of surprise and curiosity was exchanged 
among those who had never suspected me of trans¬ 
gressing the rules of the school. Aside from my 
cousin and the teachers, none knew in what my 
crime consisted, and you may be sure, I did not 
unravel the mystery when one after another came 
to bid me good-bye—for I had been a favorite with 
them and they seemed to consider me the victim of 
some conspiracy and denounced the harshness of 
Mr. Lester’s course, which, in my own heart, I 
could but consider was a just retribution for my 
want of discretion. 
“ The next day I left for my uncle’s, Carrie first 
begging me to pardon the part she had taken in 
exposing me to disgrace. I rudely repulsed her 
then, but have since blessed her a thousand times 
for rescuing me from such a wretched lot as would 
inevitably have been mine. An account of the cir¬ 
cumstances leading to my expulsion from school 
preceded me, and I wa3 not surprisedfto be met with 
grave looks from my uncle, and the tearful re¬ 
proaches of my* mother. A serious illness suc¬ 
ceeded the intense excitement I had undergone, 
and, in the weary hours of convalescence which 
followed, I had ample time to review the past and 
make resolves for the future. My uncle and mother, 
when well assured of my penitence, freely forgave 
me, well knowing that I had been the greatest 
sufferer. 
“About this time John, who had always been a 
favorite with uncle, began to call more frequently 
on us, and ere many months I had learned to love 
him with a far deeper and purer affection than I 
ever cherished for my false Frenchman. But it 
was three years before we were married, as I de¬ 
termined to perfect myself in all the mysteries of 
house-keeping. And since we came here to live, 
we have been prudent and economical, and John, 
by his hard-earned savings, has purchased that fine 
lot on the hill yonder, where, another summer we 
intend to build a more tasteful mansion than this, 
and one far more substantial than any of my frail 
Air-Castles.” 
Rochester, N. Y., 1858. 
Get a Home. —Get a home, rich or poor, get a 
home, and learn to love that home, and make it 
happy to wife and children by your presence; learn 
to love simple pleasures, flowers of God’s own 
planting, and music of his own, the birds, wind 
and waterfall. So shall you help to stem the tide 
of desolation, poverty and despair that comes upon 
so many through scorn of little things. 0, the 
charm of a little home; comforts dwell there that 
shun the gilded halls of society. Live humbly in 
your little house, and look to God for a grander one. 
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ordered. 
In addition to the above he offers a large and well selected assort¬ 
ment of Dahlias, Verbenas, Roses, English Carnation and 
Picotek Pinks, Double Hollyhocks, Petunias, Herbaceous 
and Bedding Plants of every description, a Catalogue of which 
will be published in April and sent to all applicants enclosing a 
postage stamp. 
All orders must be accompanied with the Cash or a satisfactory 
reference, and addressed to B. K. BLISS, 
428 Springfield, Massachusetts. 
HIGHLAND NURSERIES, NEWBURGH, N. Y. 
Formerly A. J. Downing *fe Co. 
T HE SUBSCRIBERS would respectfully inform the old friends 
and the public iu general, that they are prepared, tiie present 
Spring to furnish every article in their line of business of the best 
quality at reasonable rates, and warranted true to name. 
A descriptive priced Catalogue will be sent to all applicants on 
enclosing a three cent P. O. stamp to prepay the same. 
March 10,1858. [42Seow4t] _ A. SAUL & CO. 
PEAR SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS. 
O N OOD healthy Pear Seedlings, 1 year, $8 per 1,000; $75 per 10,000. 
T do do do do 2 yrs. $15 per 1,000; $140 per 10,000. 
New England Pear Seeds in prime order for Spring sowing $5 per 
quart Norway Spruce, Scotch Fir and Larch, Pines, Ac.; Apple, 
Mazzard, Plum, Angers Quince, Mahaleb, Paradise and Doucain 
Stocks of the best quality. Catalogues to any address. Carriage paid 
to New York or Boston. B. M. WATSON, 
421wl2 Old Colony Nurseries, Plymouth, Mass. 
ZETCHUM’S 
COMBINED HARVESTER FOR 1858, 
Without any Frame, and with a Reel! 
rpiIF. IMPROVEMENTS ON THIS CELEBRATED MACHINE 
X for 1858 will render it the most desirable machine ever offered to 
the pnbKc, Among these improvements are the following: 
1st—An expanding Reel, very simple, and ingeniously arranged 
so as to be readily attached, and is propelled by the main shaft 
2d—A new, sttongand well-braced guard, which will not clog. 
3d—An adjustable Roller with a lever, by which the driver while 
in his seat can elevate the finger-bar and hold it in any desired posi¬ 
tion. for transportation, to pass over obstructions, and to aid in back¬ 
ing or turning comers. 
4th.—A Roller in the outer shoe, on which the finger-bar rests, 
which obviates all side draft and very much lessens the direct draft. 
The simple mowers have wronght-iron frames, with all of tho 
other improvements except a Reel With these improvements the 
draft of the Ketchum Machine is as light as any machine known, 
and by the test with the 1 >ynamometer at Syracuse, by the U. S. Ag. 
Society last Jnly, the draft of the Reaper was more than one-quarter 
less than any other of the 13 Reapers on trial. This result is obtained 
by enlarging the main wheel for Reaping, which lessens the motion of 
the knives and the actual draft of the machine fully one-quarter. 
The very best material is used throughout, and no pains or 
money are spared to make the Ketchum Machine what the 
farmer needs. 
Sample machines can be seen fit all the principal places, and per¬ 
sons are invited to examine them before buying any other—remember¬ 
ing that the BEST IS ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. 
POINTS OF EXCELLENCE. 
AS A MOWER. 
L Easy Draught is attained without any loss of momentum and 
power, wuich are essential in order to cut grass uuder ail circum¬ 
stances. 
2. The Machinery and Gearing is so simple that any person can un¬ 
derstand and manage the machine. 
3^ Great Strength is attained in every part, a feature which is indis¬ 
pensable in machinery to be used in rough field work. 
4. Durability is an important feature, as none but cast and wrought 
iron of the very best quality is used 
5. All Side Draught is obviated by placing the pole in the centre of 
draught as near as possible. 
6. Die Oy>en Knife or JJok m the Knife Section* is one of the most 
valuable patents, to prevent clogging, and belongs exclusively to tho 
Ketchum Machine. 
7. The location of the Finger-Bar, below the frame, and on a line 
with the shaft of the main wheel, secures an uniform cut, and causes 
the finger-liar to follow tho tread of the wheel over uneven ground 
8. The Open Svacc, between the heel of the cutters and tiie main 
wheel, secured by an arrangement which is patented, prevents tiie 
clogging of tiie machinerr by the cut gTass on tiie return swaths.— 
Other machines have a dead point here, shoving and piling up the 
p-uss in front, or riding over it and raising up the finger-bar, and some, 
infringing Ketchunfs Patent, secure this same space, so important, 
by kicating tiie finger-bar before or behind the main wiieel, altiiough it 
is apparent that a location on tiie line of tiie shaft secures many ad¬ 
vantages not otherwise attained. 
9. The Shield Plate, or extension of the shoe upward and forward, 
; from the heel of tiie finger-bar, is important to equalize tiie draught 
and prevent tiie cut grass from piling up in front of and clogging tiie 
machine. This is patented by Mr. Ketchum, and belongs exclusively 
to the Ketchum M achine. 
10. Ihe Hinged 'JYack Clearer upon the outer end of the finger-bar, 
also patented by Mr. Ketchum, is of great importance in cutting 
heavy grass, to separate tiie cut from tiie uncut grass, and to prevent 
clogging. 
11. 'Die Roller upon the hunger-Bar, with a lever, ingeniously arrang¬ 
ed, »o as to sustain tiie finger-bar to move from the field; also, to liear 
part of its weight while mowing, and all of it while in tiie act of 
backing. 
12. Die Unger- Bar is made of wrought iron, of the proper width to 
prevent tiie cut grass from lodging thereon, and tiie grass is always 
EVENLY BUREAU. 
13. The Height of the Cut is readily adjusted by means of the pole 
bolts. 
14 .An Equal Bakin'* of the machine is always maintained, by 
meAns of tiie seAt and other arrangements, so that tiie machine will 
not tip over, and will always beer lightly upon tiie team. 
15. One person and even a boy. can always manage Ketchnm’s 
Machine. Many others, particularly in heavy grass, require two 
persons. 
10. The Sf>ee.d of Team Required is an ordinary walk of a common 
farm team, and in many instances oxen have been used on Kctchum's 
Machine. 
TIIE REAPER COMBINED MACHINE. 
The Mower is quickly changed to a Reaper, by enlarging the main 
wheel by means of circular sections, bolted to the rim, and adding a 
changeable platform, for the, rear or side delivery of the grain. 
The following are some of tiie peculiar advantages of tiie Combined 
Machine over all others: 
1. 1 Yithoui any Change of Gear the knives are elevated and their 
motion is reduced. This is importaut, as much greater motion of the 
knives is required in grass than in grain, and their speed is decreased 
about one-third. 
2. The Draught of the Machine is also lessened about one-third, 
which is of great importance in cutting grain. This is effected by 
enlarging tiie main wheel, and lessening tiie moy'on of tho knives. 
3. The ConmUhvily of the Platform , for side or rear delivery of the 
grain, is very desirable for farmers who wish to leave some kinds of 
grain in the gaveL 
4. Die Strengthening Bar of the Platform^ which is patented, is ar¬ 
ranged so as to give any required degree of firmness to tiie platform, 
while reaping. 
5. 'The Reaper is Perfectly Balanced. The raker's seat, resting upon 
the main wheel, takes all pressure from tiie team, and tiie driver’s seat 
balances the platform, and takes off all side draught. 
6. Die Cutting Arrangement is Perfect The machine will not clog in 
grain or grass, wet or dry. 
7. Vie Compaitness of the Combined Machine is not its least recom¬ 
mendation, and a light pair of liorses can easily handle the machine, 
and cut from 10 to 15 acres of grass or grain per day. 
Buffalo, N. Y„ (near N. Y. Central > 
Depot, on Chicago St,) April, 1858 .) K. L HOWARD. 
JOSEPH Gr ILLOTT^S 
STEEIj ^»JES 3XTS5. 
MANI7 FACT UltK US’ WAREHOUSE, 
01 JOHN STREET, 
NEW YORK. 
PATENT MAGNUM BONUM, 
VICTORIA, 808, 
DOUBLE DAMASCUS, 
EAGLE, 
AUTOGRAPH, 
AND OTHER POTULAR 
PENS, 
Ob Card and In Boxes, for sale as ubove, and by 
THE TRADE GENERALLY 
Throughout the United States. 
I'll- The QUALITY of these best Fens is best attested by the 
steadily Increasing demand for them during the last TWENTY 
YEARS. _ 
CAUTION TO CONSUMERS. 
Each genuine Fen bears its own distinctive number stamped there¬ 
on, together with the Maker's name. 
HENRY OWEN, 
SOLE AGENT FOlt TIIE UNITED STATES. 
A VALUABLE FARM! 
I ltOR SALE—A Farm near tiie beautiful village of Victor, in On- 
. tario Co., containing about 110 acres. It is the Seymour farm, 
and is one of the finest in Western, N. Y., for location, healtii, richness 
of soil, Ac. It is well stocked with choice fruit, and has good build¬ 
ings, and is well fenced. To any one who wants a desirable farm, 
near good markets, and the Railroad, here is a rare chance. 
Terms easy; and for further particulars, apply immediately to 
428eowtf F. SCRANTOM, 25 Buffalo St 
THE FARMERS’ PRACTICAL HORSE FARRIER. 
N OTICES OF THE FKFSS.—“ The book will be worth ten times 
its cost to almost any farmer.”— 'Pie K’or. Independent. “ Every 
owner of a horse wants such a book.” — Ambassador. “It covers the 
entire range of Horse economy; written in a clear and simple style, 
and worth many times its cost to tiny man who keeps a horse.”— Is. 
C. Advocate. 
Sent free to any address on receipt of price, 50 cents. Agents 
wanted. [428eow6t] E. NASH, Fnblisher, Auburn, N. Y. 
HOUSES, FARMS AND WESTERN LANDS, 
For Sale or Exchange. 
rpHE UNDERSIGNED have now on hand, for Sale or Exchange 
_L a large assortment of Houses, Farms and Western Lands. We 
do a systematized Commission business, which caimot fail to prove 
satisfactory to all parties. Hence persons wishing to buy, sell or ex¬ 
change Real Estate, will find it to their advantage to call upon us. 
Our Commissions on all Sales or Exchanges are as follows:—On 
$1,000 and under, 3 per cent; from one to four thousand, 2 per cent; 
$<,000 and upwards, one per cent, invariably to be paid at the matu¬ 
rity of business. One dollar is required in advance on each Estate 
registered here, hut nothing more, unless the sale is effected. A 
schedule, or description of property with directions, enclosing $1, 
from any part of tiie country, will receive prompt attiention. 
F. S.—Communications by mail will receive prompt attention. 
J. GUNfvISON A CO., Real Estate Brokers, 
426eowtf Na 14 Arcade Hall, Rochester, N. Y. 
J. Gunnjsoh. Dr. A. Mandevua*. 
references: 
non. T. Kempshall, Hon. Sam'l G. Andrews, J. B. Bennett Esq 
“ A. Champion, “ J. Emerson, Eagle Bank. 
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Agricultural, Literary and Family Newspaper, 
IS PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY 
BY ». D. T. MOORE, ROCIIKSTEK, N. Y. 
Office, Union Buildings, Opposite the Court House. 
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price of copies sent to Europe, Ac. is $2 50,— including postage. 
Advertising — Brief and appropriate advertisements will he 
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