(Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker.] 
CAPTURE OF FORTS DONELSOK AST) HENRY. 
BY 80PI1IA 0. GARRETT. 
List to the note* that are borne on the wire, 
Thrilling oar hearts with true national fire, 
Telling of victory over the foe. 
And that foul treason has quailed ’neatb the blow 
Aimed by bold freemen, true sons of the North. 
Who, for our safe-guard, have bravely gone forth. 
Leaving fond homes, all the pleasures of life 
Calmly relinquished, to aid in the strife I 
Could they stand idle w hen Treason’s vile hand 
Threatened to ruin our free, happy land, 
Hoping to crush It their purpose to serve, 
Thinking all courage and truth to unnerve ? 
No! for the farmhouse, the workshop, the hall 
Sacred to.Bciencc. li»ve answered the call— 
Sent forth their thousands with valor and might, 
Glad to marc h on in defense of the right I 
Clouds have been o'er them and snores in their track. 
Traitors among them to frighten them back; 
Stern to their purpose, with help from on high, 
Onward they move, to conquer or die ! 
Victory crowns them ! from mountain and plain 
Sound the loud echoes abroad o’er the main, 
Ring from the forest that sways in the breeze, 
Borne, by the winds as they sweep o’er the seas ! 
Nations that doubtfully gazed from afar, 
Waiting the setting of Liberty’s Star, 
See it rise higher, more bright Ilian of yore, 
Marked by no spot that e’er dimmed it before! 
Niagara Kails, N. Y., 1862. 
where was spread a repast that might tempt a mon¬ 
arch’s appetite. Fruit of every form and hue, in 
crimson, green, and gold, was piled in silver dishes, 
wreathed with flowers; and in crystal vases shone 
pure water Irom mountain springs, and ruby wines, 
furnished for the occasion by Catawba & Co., who 
were all present,—a merry band of brothers. 
As the company filed into the hall and caught a 
glimpse of the long tables, there suddenly flashed 
across every mind the thought, who was to fill the 
throne that stood at the head of the room, and 
where was he who bad so long ruled, their acknowl¬ 
edged king. Cotton, Hie mighty. Never before 
had he failed to meet (hern, and though very much 
of a tyrant, yet they never thought of disputing his 
authority. But strange rumors, of late, had been 
floating through the air, and secretly had the name 
of traitor been attached to his royal name. 
The Spirits all stopped in confusion, but in a 
moment a tall, portly individual, with a frank, 
pleasant, western face, w as led forward to the 
vacant seat, and a joyful burst of applause rent the 
air. while exulting voices cried, Aye, Corn shall be 
King!” and all soon went merrily again as of old. 
Tub Nkw American CYCDOMtniA: A Popular Dictionary of 
General Knowledge. Edited by Grokek Riplev and Cll/.B. 
A. Dana. Volume XIV. Reed—Spire. [ 8 vo. — pp. 850 ] 
New York: D. Appleton &Co. 
Tint appearance and contents of this volume, of the greatest 
American work of its class, compare favorably with its prede¬ 
cessors. Over two thousand subjects are discussed within the 
range tf two initials or the alphabet. Among those treated 
at length, are the Reformation. Reptiles, Respiration. Rhode 
Island,Rice, Richards, Richelieu. Richmond. Rocky Mountains, 
Rifle, Road, Rochester, Roman Catholic Church, Rome. Rope, 
Rose, Kosseun, Russell, Russia (twenty pages). St. Ixinis, 
Saints, Salt, San Francisco, Sanscrit, Saw. Schools, Scotland, 
8 oott,.f!oulpture, Seal, Serf, Seward, Sewing Machines. Shahs, 
pearc, Shakers. Sheep, Ship, Shoe*. Siam. Siberia, Silk, Silver, 
Slavery (twenty-two pages), Smith, Soup, Spain. 
Many of the articles in the present volume are of great 
Interest and value, and evidently prepared by those familiar 
with (lie subject* treated The article oil Rochester (which 
we give in anollier colamn) is unusually correct, so faros it 
goes, and gives a more reliable history of the city than wc 
have seen in anv Gazetteer. As wc remarked in noticing a 
former volume, it is folly tojudge this work, as some scholars 
have done, by a standard which neither the editors nor pub¬ 
lishers proposed to themselves in the outset. What they 
Abucrtiscvucnts. 
C l I _,I INTI'ON <Sr, Inahella Grape "Vines*, at very 
/ tow prices, by GKO- BECK, Charlotte, N Y. 635-2t 
V L’l'JvK 8RKDS? FOR 8A1 jK- Only S3 per 
bushel, warranted fresh and dean, by _ „ _ 
C3j-2t WtLI.TAM ARMITAGK. Marengo, Wayne Co.. N. Y. 
1 A AOl \ L’TCA.OTf TRKKP, I rear old. first class. 
H M M J boxen and delivered ill I'uMnlo, at 830 ^3 1 , 000 . 
C35-2t I’- BOWEN A GO , East Aurora, N. Y. 
TTrys. NTKP By a Young Iady, a situation as teacher 
\ » of mathematics and penmanship. Kcb renees exchanged. 
Address B. A. E., Box H~. Albion,N. Y. 
March 6, 1562. 
After the supper was over the mirth anti morn- lishers proposed to themselves in the outset. What they 
ment waxed higher, if possible, than before, and it promised and attempted, they hare accomplished, and the 
would be impossible to recount all the events which «orh thus fUr bears evidence of scholarship, good judgment. 
SIm Sfflujj 
[Written for Moore's Rural New-Yorker.] 1 
MEETING OF THE FLOWER SPIRITS. | 
A FAIRY S'CORY. 
_ I 
BY BELLE IlOWARD* 
Summer, the Queen, had abdicated her throne, 
and Autumn, in her many-hued robe and crown of 
brightly tinted forest leaves, had just laken her 
royal siater’s place. All the Flower Spirits who 
waited on laughing Spring and queenly Summer, 
had gone back into Fairyland, but there remained yet 
a bright and joyous band, and they appointed now 
a farewell festival where they might say their good¬ 
byes to each other before the Frost King should 
come to drive them roughly away. 
Deep in the heart .of the Allcgbanies was a wild 
glen where yet the foot of man had never trod, and 
upon one side there opened into the heart of the 
mountains a vast, cavern, its mouth was draped by 
the heavy foliage ol a clambering vine, and far 
within, stretching away into the darkness, was a 
mighty hull, built not by human hands. High arose 
pillar and column of the purest alabaster, and the 
arched rod was of the same snowy hue, fretted and 
carved like some ancient Gothic Cathedral. Busy 
hands had been at work here, and on I his calm 
autumn night it presented a scene of royal magnifi¬ 
cence. Round the white coin inns, from roof to floor, 
hung garlands of flowers, gorgeous in hue, and 
exhaling the sweetest fragrance, while in every cor¬ 
ner stood immense vases loaded with Flora’s rarest 
offerings. A flood of light illumined the scene from 
countless lamps that hung amid the flowers, aud in 
the recesses of the cave burned fragrant woods, 
giving their rich perfume to the air. Without, the 
sun had sunk to his rest, though a few crimson 
clouds still floated in the west, and a star or two 
looked out from beside the crescent moon, that hung 
in the blue sky like a silver sickle. But within the 
glen the dark shadows had flitted out from among 
the old forest trees, where they had lain hidden all 
the day, and around the portals of the cave all was ■ 
darkness. 
And now came the genii of the flowers, troop¬ 
ing to their place of meeting from forest and 
field, from crowded cities and country hamlets, till 
the hall was tilled with the busy bum of happy 
voices, and airy, graceful forms floated through its 
lofty apartments, till the eye was dazzled with so 
much of beauty. 
It would be impossible to enumerate all of the 
gay throng, but some shone peerless in loveliness 
where all were lovely. The Spirit of the Dahlias 
bore herself with right royal mien, though her 
haughty expression marred her beauty somewhat 
Her purple velvet robe hung in ample folds, and on 
her brow she wore a golden coronet. The Asters 
were represented by a trio of sisters, robed respect¬ 
ively in red, white, and blue; and with them came 
the Spirit of the Phloxes, in a silken dress that 
varied, as the light fell upon it, from purest 
white to the deepest crimson. Two merry little 
maidens danced through the crowd, bringing smiles 
to every lip as their gay laughter rang out upon the 
perfumed air,—the one in a floating robe of blue, 
with a wreath of the flower we mortals call Venus’ 
Looking Glass bound around her sunny curls,—the 
other decked in the drooping clusters of tlic Scarlet 
Tassel Flower. In noisy conversation in one cor¬ 
ner was a more plebian group, though no lessliappy 
than their more aristocratic companions. There 
was fat Miss Matugoi.i>, in an oruiige dress, with a 
broad smile on her honest face; an awkward, good- 
natured Petunia, all in white; with her more retir¬ 
ing sister, clad in violet, a tall, thin, blue-eyed 
maiden lady, the Genius of the Larkspurs; and a 
Chrysanthemum in a lemon-colored gown of de¬ 
cidedly countritied cut. 
The " Native Americans” were there in no mean 
array,—wild Asters in white and blue, Golden Rods 
in gleaming gold, and a queenly form of radiant 
beauty, who might have been a princess of Indian 
blood, with a wreath of the brilliant scarlet flowers 
of the Cardinal Lobelia wound around her raven 
hair, and very many others whom time does not 
permit to he named. 
Of course, such an gathering would have been a 
dull affair without a mixture of the masculine por¬ 
tion of the floral community, and the committee on 
invitations had performed their duty to the satisfac¬ 
tion of all concerned. There were present accord¬ 
ingly, the guardians of the cereals and the various 
edible roots, together with the genii of the forest, 
and some others. The gentlemen, most of them, 
showed that the military proclivities of mortals had 
reached them also, and their gay uniforms gleamed 
brightly amid the crowd. The Beeches came with 
a dash of gold upon their usual costume, the Maples 
in scarlet, the Oaks in dusky red. and each bore 
himself right martially. Only those staunch con¬ 
servatives, the Evergreens, held themselves some¬ 
what aloof from all this military display, and talked 
sagely among themselves about the rashness of 
V oung America, and the degeneracy of the times in 
general. 
Merrily passed the time (ill the midnight hour, 
when the company adjourned to the banquet hall, 
would be impossible to recount all the events which 
took place. The wild Ivy, who had doffed her sn(ti¬ 
mer robe of green, and appeared in a crimson dress, 
commenced a decided flirtation with a soldierly 
young Hickory, to the great discomfiture of a lordly 
Oak, to whom, report said, she had Jong been 
engaged, and the latter in revenge showed marked 
attention to an airy little maiden in a floating robe 
of green, with the scarlet belie of the Cypress Vine 
wreathed amid her dark hair. A pertyoungCocks- 
cornb, in full military uniform, divided his atten¬ 
tion between a brilliant member of the Verbena 
family and a queenly Pansy, who appeared all in 
purple and gold. Hemp, Sorghum, Corn, and vari¬ 
ous other ol the leading Spirits discussed national 
affairs in one corner for a while, aud then the 
younger ones dispersed to enjoy them solves among 
the crowd, while the more sober aud elderly mem¬ 
bers continued the conversation. Hemp, a tall, 
stalwart Kentuckian, seemed to be greatly attracted 
to (he eido of the Genius of the Sweet Peas, a deli¬ 
cate blonde in pink amt white; and the retiring but 
lovely Mignonette, and Rose Geranium, who was 
an invited guest from the city, had a throng of 
admirers continually around them. 
But the event of the evening, rumor whispered, 
was to be the selection by King Corn of a partner 
to share with him the throne so lately vacated by 
the rebel Cotton, and many bright eyes gleamed 
brighter as the young King passed, and each did 
her best to charm him. But when, at the close of 
the evening, he was seen with a delicate blue-eyed 
maid leaning on his arm, the Spirit of the Flax 
Flower, from the Empire Stale, some of the more 
aristocratic dames smiled .scornfully, yet most of the 
company prophesied that he had chosen wisely. 
So passed the night, and not till morning began to 
dawn did the happy throng reluctantly separate, 
with many wishes mingled with their farewells that 
another year might see them as happily re-united. 
Goodrich, Mich., 1862. 
and diligent labor. The aim of the editors lias been to make 
a fair and useful work, and as it approaches* completion, their 
success becomes more apparent. The cost and value of the 
work are aRo more manifest and appreciable, now that it 
draws to a close. Asa work of reference, it is invaluable, 
and wc again commend it to all who can afford such an addition 
to their libraries. 
The New Cyclopaedia may be obtained in Rochester of E. 
DARROW & Bro. and D, M Dewey. 
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Lectures, &c. Andrew J. Graham and Charles B. Col¬ 
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A very happy conception was the publication of just such 
rods from the latter. From the upper fall it flows 
through a deep gorge, its hanks increasing in height 
with the different falls from 100 to 220 feet The site 
of the city is nearly level, and occupies an area of 
about 10j square miles. It is regularly laid out, so far 
as the windings of the river and canals will permit, 
with streets from 60 to SO feet wide, planted with 
shade trees; it is divided into two nearly equal 
parts by the liver, which is crossed by four bridges 
on the lines of the principal streets running E. and 
IV.: there are also numerous bridges over the 
ea#al8. The dwellings of the city are mostly_ 
detached, built of brick or lime stone, and sur- >*n onM PEah GlBAFTS-Ons graft to each 
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large and costly, and their number (9,140) very suHKQEnF.R & CO- Rochester. N. Y. 
nearly equals that of families (9,305). The com- cranberry ctt t,'tlttik amt Plants. 
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d finest edifices of its class in the *•" *«*■ _ 
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norlv, with 7 arches, and cost lyOOO.OOO. 1 hero are bitshetof oars, weighs to pounds,- matures by ujthsept. I nee 
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46 churches, of which 4 ate Baptist, 4 Episcopal. - corn Seeds.’ pure. g. j.. pancoast. 
Friends’, 8 Methodist Episcopal, 10 Presbyterian, 7 MuIlicaHW, Gloucester County, N. J 
Roman Catholic, and 1 each Brethren in Christ, £ SCH00l poR FARMERS' SONS & DAUGHTERS. 
Christian. Congregational, Evangelical Association, ^ The Cortland Academy, at Homer, N. Y„ 
German Evangelical, German Keformed, Jewish, Will commence its Spring Tenji, March i7th. Classes will be 
T, , ,, , , , i T ,, -I Q ,,,i formed in Geology, Hotanv. thteornlojw, Agriryllure, and in all 
Reformed Dutch, Second Advent, Unitarian ana ot(ier branrhesof a finished Academic education. 
Univenalisl Tlie value of C]nmiliecltfiCMisab<.iit a w CI. 4 KK. Pr,.»l 
$700,000, «n*l the number of Millings 25.000. The ^ „ 1IAra . yIrJES -T.. CT oi, l .ra 
public pc.bools are managed by a board ot education [) . hundfWi *i«*» por thousand Onr* year old, $jo per 
of 12 monlbers an,I a superintendent. There are 16 ASM?”' 
primary, 10 intermediate, and 10 grammar schools, tyx-si and traveling a rents -wanted to fell trees from our 
and a high school, with 95 teachers, and an average WTwRmle and Descriptive Catalogue* rin-nished to ail appli- 
Of 4,484 pupils; total expenditure l'n I860, $55,646, cagU^ Address Niagara Nur-vries, I.ockport, N. Y. 
of which $32,700 was for teachers’ wages. There ------ 
arc also several private schools of a high order. N EW CATALOGUE °' ,r feESKI>fe> 
The University of Rochester, established in 1850 by AND CHOICE BEDDlNt; plants. 
,i t> . . . , • , • i i • , ima i: nf/ifncsiir! Or« Catalogue of Flower and Vegetable Seed* for 1862, is now 
Ibe Baptist denomination, had in I860 b proiessors, ^advand will be mailed to all applicant* upon receipt (if a 
DROPS 
WISDOM. 
FrKUY trials make golden Christians. 
We an; apt to be partial to our own observations ( 
— probably for the observer’s sake. i 
A man’s lite is too long when he outlives his ( 
character, his health, anti his estate. 
That wondrous book, whose leaves are the. strata t 
of rocks, waited six thousand years for readers. t 
It is fortunate for Fortune that she is blind, else 1 
■she might blush to behold the fools she patronizes. | 
Morose men are undelighled amidst all delight, , 
joyless amidst all enjoyment, sateless in the very lap t 
of satiety. 
Brightness is adduced from gloom, and happi¬ 
ness from pain. The rainbow cannot appeal 1 with- 
out the cloud, but while the drops yet fall, the light , 
shines on the darkucss, and shows us every color. 
i&mxt to tlw fjemag. 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
GEOGRAPHICAL ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 66 letters. 
My -11. 13. 43, 9, 53, 37, 6 is a city in Ireland. 
My 37, 51, 47. 3, 25 is a river in Franc*. 
My 2, 46, 42, 46, 35 Is a lake in Europe. 
My 18, 29, 8 is a firth in Scotland. 
My 46, 26, 44. 26, 46, 47 10, 64 Is a bay in Canada. 
My 21, 47, 62, 22 is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. 
My 23. 13, 1. 25,14, 10. 48 is a capita) city in Asia. 
My 35, 55, 51, 54 is a gulf in Asia. 
My 41, 39, 41,12, 43. S3, 15, 45, 17, 25,41 is a strait near Africa. 
My 27, 21, 41, 26. 22 is a cape in Alriea. 
My 14. 4, 15 is a mountain on the Sandwich Isles. 
My 53, 3, 27. 2, 43. 37 is an archipelago tn Oceanica. 
My 25. 16, 46, 62. 47. 27, 7 is a channel in Europe. 
My 29. 5, 15, 41, 47, 39, 3 is a sea in Asia. 
My 12, 35, 43, 52, 63, 19. 25. 16, 46, 10, 32 is a desert in Africa. 
My 37, 21. 47 , 30, 50 is a sound in America. 
My 34. 13, 31, 14, 22, 47, 27 is a city in Michigan. 
My 38, 53. 3S. 38, 22, 49, 12 is a celebrated cave in the U. 8 . 
My 21, 2, 16. 11,13. 5, 42, 20 is a place in Mexico memorable 
for a battle fought there in 1847. 
My 38, 53, 32 is a cape on the eoa*t of the U. S. 
My 37, 36, 55. 48, 25, 40 is a capital city in Oecanica. 
My w hole is found in the writings Of Moses. 
Elyria, Ohio, 1862. Fidelia Hitchcock 
Answer in two weeks. 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker 
CHARADE. 
A long some shores my first is found, 
And is a refuge in a storm; 
My second generally is round, 
And as an ornament is worn; 
My whole is used by all to keep 
From being cold when lost in sleep. 
Cross Creek Village, Penn. John Morrow 
Answer in two weeks. 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
ARITHMETICAL PROBLEM. 
An army having been drawn up into a square, there were 79 
men over, but in attempting to increase each side of the 
square there was wanting 8(1 men. What were the number of 
men ? 
Minneapolis, Minn., 1862. O. H. 8 . 
Jjjf’ Answer in two weeks. 
ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, &c., IN No. 634. 
Answer to Geographical Enigma—Abraham Lincoln. 
Answer to Grandfather's Riddles—No. 1, Ardent Spirits; No. 
2, A Future State; No. 3, The Letter O. 
l ight numbers have been published, and they should meet an 
earnest mid gratifying demand. Wc have two numbers now 
before us, out! of which contains "Three Unlike Speeches,' 
by William Lloyd GabkisON, of Ma-faeiiutetts; Garrett 
Davis', of Kentucky; Alexander 11 Stephens, of Georgia. 
The subjects treated are as follows:—"The Abolitiouists aud 
their Relations to the War;" "The War not for Emancipa¬ 
tion; 1 ’ "African Slavery the Cornerstone of tht: Southern 
Confederacy.” The second gives the speech of lion. Martin 
F. Conway, of Kansas, in the House of Representatives, 
December 12, 1801. Mr Conway spoke of "■ The War: A 
Slave Union or a Free ?’ 1 
We recommend this enterprise to our readers — a small 
investment (the numbers cost but ten cents each,) will furnish 
the ideas of our leading minds upon the topics which now 
agitate the entire country. Address E. D. Barker, 135 Grand 
street. New York. 
Five Months in Reblehost; or, Notes from the Diary of a 
Bull Bun Prisoner at Richmond. By Corporal W. II. Mer- 
kell. Color Guard. Co. K., 27th Regiment, N. Y. 8 . V. 
Rochester: Adams & Dabney. 
IN this little volume we have a full, consecutive, authentic, 
and graphic account of prison life in Richmond. Tito author 
claims nothing for the narrative hut truthfulness — “ a plain, 
unvarnished tale ’’—but we have read it with eagerness and 
intensity, and can recommend its perusal by Rural readers 
with the guaranty that they will be gratified as well as instruct- 
I ed. Sold by the publishers and booksellers generally. 
Tus American Photograph Auu’KS, manufactured bv 
Samuel Bowles & Co., of Springfield, Mass, samples of 
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The extra paper, superb binding (in antique style) and gilt 
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while they are apparently very durable. Such an album, 
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than competitors, booksellers and the public generally will 
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The Rebellion Record.— Fart 13 of this work, being the 
first, number of the third volume, is issued. It contains the 
full official reports of the capture of the forts at llattcras 
Inlet, with a Map of North Carolina; also, the report- con¬ 
cerning the capture of Mason aud SLIDELL. The engravings 
arc excellent portraits of Hon. Gideon Wbllks and Commo¬ 
dore Dui-Ont. Every American should be the possessor of 
this 11 Record." G. V. Putnam, New York, publisher; Dewey, 
Agent _ _ 
Tue volume of lila/ foewd's Edinburg Magazine which 
began with January presents its usual interesting series of 
articles. Intensely Tory in its political preferences, it seizes 
upon our present national difficulties with avidity, and decrys 
the “ Model Republic' with a vigor worthy of a better cause. 
Its statements would lead one conversant with Die facts to 
thing that the “ Father of Lies 11 had assumed the control of 
its columns whenever any tiling is said about Brother Jonathan 
or hi 6 affairs. One of these days the scales may drop from its 
eyes, and then we can hope for kindlier expressions toward 
John Bull's "American Cousins ” Bitter *s it is. it contains 
the cream of English literature, and we would not be without 
its monthly visits. It is republished by Leona ko Scott & Co.. 
New York, and whatever the contents of the work, their labor 
is purely American, aud deserving of hearty and liberal sup¬ 
port D. M. Dewey is the agent for Rochester and vicinity, 
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QUARRIES, 
At Hydcrville, Vermont. 
A. K. RIDER, 
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Tuts Company invite the Attention of the public to their 
superior and well known GREEN and Purple roofing slate, 
which they are prepared to deliver from their Quarries or De¬ 
pot, iu all axes suitable Tor roofing. 
The public are cautioned against a spurious and inferior arti¬ 
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Slate roif fe prefer a?At to tin, shingles, or iron. If well put on it 
la-tA a life-time without needing repairs It is as cheap as tin or 
shingles It needs no paint Rain water from a slate roof is 
pine; it has no taint of decayed wood or paint. Slate roofs are 
fire-proof,—Insurance Companies favor them. Steam will not 
affect them. 
Experienced slaters, if required, will be sent to any part of 
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Orders addressed as above, or to 0. FURMAN, 26 Courtlandt 
street. New York, will receive prompt attention. 
New York, March, 1862. 635-5t. 
ASIBR WILLOW CTJTTTNGS-At reason- 
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Address I- J. BILLINGS, Weleter, Monroe Co , N. Y. 
, , p . -» p mol*? JiWI IJvbj m min v.uuuwj.umuwmmv ■ '-1*'“ 
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$75,000. it has an optional FoicnlifiC course, indc- Address UcKlAVAIN BROs, Spnngfield, Hast 
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logical sonUnary, established in 1850, had in the -A EAGLE SLATE COMPANY, 
same year 3 professors, 44 students, aud a library of 
about'7,000 volumes, or which 5,000 were purchased o °^ 0 J cnao and At vfr'aont. 
from the library of .Sounder, the church historian. i- t h street. New York. a. k. rider. 
Both institutions are well endowed. The Rochester adam ponton. Superitdendent 
Athenaeum and Mechanics’ Association has 600 mein- this Company invito the atteution nf the public to thei 
bore, a large reading room, and a library of 11,000 superior and wdl known Green and Prim.it roofing dat. 
’ 8 , b , , ii. which they are prepared to debver bom their Quarries or Dt 
volumes, and sustains an annual course of lectures. po1 i(i 8 „ saitilhh . rot . r o 0 fi.,g. 
There are three daily newspapers, issuing tl'i-weekly T(l .. mib |j c an, cautioned against a spurious and inferior art; 
and weekly editions; 4 weekly newspapers, one of ole. which has been represented and used ns " Eagle State." 
which is agricultural, and 2 in the German language; sAUe r*f .s prefer ft to tin shingles, or iron, if well put on 
wmui i. iigi. . . , . x i lacts a life-time without needing repairs H man cheap as tine 
2 monthly periodicals, one agricultural and one Singles It needs no paint Rain water from a slate roof i 
literary. The western house of refuge, a State pure; it has no taint of decayed wood or paint, slate roofs nr 
reformatory institution for boys, opened in 1849, fireproof,-Insurance Companies favor them. Steam will m 
occupies a large building, with 42i acres of ground; if required, will he to any part. 
at the close of i860 it had 423 inmates, who are (.hp country, upon application at the New York Depot, 
employed in various manufactures; current expen- Orders addrawed us above, or to G. FURMaN, 26 Courtiam 
dit ures in 1*60. $35,763 324 receipts, $17,071.43. street. New York will receive prompt attention. 
The Monroe county penitentiary, which receives__ 
convicts from 13 counties, went into operation in r vsucr. willow cuttings —Atreasoi 
ISM (t lie.Ilea on fto All.J plan, Bn. an O ... " ’• .. 
average of 200 mate aa,l M fenialo inmates, an* in h% % 
I860 yielded an income of $>3,000 over expenditures, s^uues 25,000 Vote Graft*, stock extra nod ab -ap 1634 m 
J , .... c„u, Iddress L J. BJLLINGS, WeUUer. Monroe to . N. Y. 
There are two hospitals—St. Mary’s, (Roman Lath- u - 1 '. J__ 
olic.) with about 150 patients, mostly free, and the rtoR sale, italia n I*kk*5 — ti 
uiiu; wiiu raooun A O ! ^ ” , i T Queens nr full colonies. A huge number of common Bey 
city hospital, winch has its mam building erected, pJaRi hom ■■-box, s. books on b«v> unitary &c, twetuar wi 
but is not yet (Sept. 1861) in operation. There are prices sent on application. Address st .Mg Y- 
also n Catholic-and a Protestant pban a. v ,lutn. a pj»x_.K STOCI-CS.— 1 , 009 ,.. 
home tor the friendless, and several other chan table t t .o yearx old Apple Stocks, at from si ao to $2.«> i.ouo. 
institutions and societies. Mount Hope cemetery 
occupies an elevated and picytrteqtte site nf 71 acres. fii^tf__ (lhl ° - Vureene? ’ 1ule<1 °, ° bl0 ' 
and is one of the most beautiful rural cemeteries in ra k'|'s : GTLjVT'rs: GRAFTS!-.r>w»,« 
the Union.—The climate of Rochester is mild, the thW#'U.S 
mean annual temperature being 46.92- F.; the aver- 
age of the summer months is 70.77 , of the winter — —— - ; —- ,. r: : , ro ^ - 
25.86'. and of the spring and autumn 46 . It is Board" Wfashiue, FMci anil Roots ftimishccl. i 
especially favorable to fruit culture, and the nurse- wUi 
ries of fruit and ornamental trees in and around the Wst JOHN v. ghiff in, Principal 
city cover about 4.000 acres, with an annual sale r po the ‘DJffKlvil’ZyO^ ykD -I can givn stea 
of more than $1,000,000. A single nursery, pro- 
bablv the largest in the world, occupies 500 driver anil extra Needles \Vill par wdary and uxpenseij. o 
tmuiy luc " ‘r- ! 1 comraiBsion allow ed. t .rtinty rrghfegiveu to Agents. I'or p 
acres, JUld there Jire others ot u50 witl -oO lieie.s ticular?, descriptive Catalogue. A:c., &c. t with stamp, 
, . _ T. S, rAOK, Toledo, Ohio, 
Rochester is the center and commercial emporium 63 j.*t General Agaut for the United States 
of that fertile region known as the « Genesee coun-- n ri#TiT*uv~ 
trv,” famous especially for the fine quality of its FAIRFIELD SEMINARY, 
wheat, though for several years previous to I860 its |^ s O ami m^t floailS SeT f" 0 “ ile 
amount had been greatly diminished by insects. pe^wcck. 
This, together with its immense water power, made $4 0u to 86 oo arrangements for^L adies Herkimer, 
• the manufacture of flour for many years the leading EMraDranchva »iliceTe and Central Rfi 
industrial interest ot the place, large quantities ol vativc^i'^ch- cd/r'^f U'»rao p'i r tn i tfon ms 
wheat being imported from distant points: and in * «jte j ftafl&fir 
I860 it had 24 mills with 125 runs of stones, capable akd] 25 th. Addre^ I dw of 
of grinding 800,000 bbls. p>er annum, and actually ^33 Principal, Fairfield, N. Y. 4 t 
producing about 600,000. The value of flour pro- , - ■ 
dttced in I?55, according to the state census, was h/tadd c DTTDAT ATFW VflRkTP 
$5,482,998. There were several shoe raanuiacturing MOORES RURAL A L 11 -1 UKIvL iv, 
establishments employing 200 to 500 men each, 39 the largest circulated 
: coopers’ shops, 15 breweries, 14 building yards for AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY WEEK! 
canal boats (most ol those used in the State being , s kiblisjied every Saturday, 
’ built here,) 13 coach and wagon factories, 10 machine D . T . jjOORE, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
T-Oil SALE, I TA I. 1 AN HE Id tri - The 
F Queens nr full colonics. A law number <4 common Hi'Oh. 
class honoy-boxes. books on bt^cultuir, Ac. Circtikir with 
r.ricos sent on application. Address M. OLliN itj. 
iSMt St. Johns wile. N. \. 
A j.pj S'-TOCHiS.—1,000.000 one year, and 2,060.000 
two years old Apple Stocks, at from 8 ) .'D to $2.50 yl 1,000 
Our Stocks arc unsurpassed, and we oiler them for cash at the 
above war prices. ENSIGN « y OKli, 
614-t.f Ohio Nurseries. Toledo, Ohio. 
7-x 1 { -\ FTS : 6R A PTS: GR A l-"'l S ! JMMbOOO 
It Grafts, bv wholesale, by the nndereiirned. All. bills ot ten 
thousand and upwards, tb per thousand; by the single tlmu- 
*5—rackini! incluucil in both C:c-ok .-end orders early to 
’ o3l-71. FAHNESTOCK BROS., Toledo. Ohio, Box SS9. 
I MLi.EY HKMINAHY, FUI/rON, >7. 
’ Y offersBo«»d. Washinv, Furl and Room furmrlied. ex¬ 
cept sheets and pillow cases, lor 00 a term of U weeks, which 
onens March 27th, 1862. For Circulars addn .^ 
GH 3t JOHN V. GRIFFIN, Principal. 
rpo THE UNEMPLO’S HID I 
J. cmplovmeut to younc men to solicit orders for the Little 
Giant Sewing Marldne. Price $15. Hrmmer. Gauce. Pcrew- 
driver and extra Needles. Will pay salary and expenseo. or a 
commission allowed. (■ounty rijrhL* given to Agent.-. I 1 or par¬ 
ticulars. descriptive Catalogue. nlp ' 
63j_4t General Agent for the United States. 
FAIRFIELD SEMINARY. 
Board and i 
washing $1 75 
per week. 
Tuition 
$4 00 to *6 00 | 
Extra Brunches I 
at low 
rates. 
Native Teach¬ 
ers in 
French 
and] 
German. 
633 
O N E of the oldest 
and ftiost flourishing 
Boarding Schools in the 
land. Complete in all its 
arrangements for Ladies 
and (ihMLf MEN. Sons and 
daughters of officers and 
eoliuersin the army recciv- 
ed/r-r of charge for t n ition 
in all but extra branches 
Summer Term begins Mar, 
aitli. Address 
Rev. A. G COCHRAN, 
Principal, Fairfield, N. \. 
Seven miles 
from 
Little Falls, 
and ten from 
Herkimer. 
on the 
Central KR. 
Conveyance 
FREE 
from 
Railroad first 
day of 
Term. 
4t 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
the largest circulated 
AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY WEEKLY, 
IS PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, 
D. D. T. MOORE, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
the Westminster Review, aside from its skeptical tone in £oS^^rfbutod’among’ 8 ‘J different branches, TERMS IN ADVANCE 
the discussion of religious questions, is one of the very best ’ ! toio A.tfi. lmnrlc mn Two Dollars a Year.-'To Clubs and Agents as follows:- 
of the English Reviews. The first number for tire present and the value of products $10,082,540, bands eui- ^ for>5 . 8ix . Md one free to club agent. 
year is particularly excelleut, and promises well for the ployed. 4,5(10. 1 lie port ul Rochester, at tne Dion to f or $10; Ten, and one free, for $15;. Fifteen, and one tree, for $21; 
volume. The "Table of Contents ” embraces ten articles, of the Genesee, has a good harbor with two long Twenty, and one tree, for 825; aud any greater cumber at same 
as follows:-!. Law in and for India; 2. The Dramatic Poetry • n aru ] a lighthouse; the river !S Uftvigable to the rate-only 81.25 per copy. Club papers directed to individuals 
-•**«**». * "»Tower fall, 2 m. balow’.he c-llv. and there b ateo a 
Classes; 4 U, Reterm, 5. Adm.ral . a Claa ,s , to the lake. Tlo shipping of the district 0 „‘, M ,.J?,q 4 irienJ. eiest,4J 1« Mate per eepj » 
Napier; 6 . bn Trans uttug l omer; Popular Education m amounted to 3,982 DIM enrolled the club rates of the Rural. The lowest price of copies sent to 
«. The * ™,,' license j. The eusium house returns fur IM» 
The Late PnnctConsort, 10, Contemporary Litorttu • .. . *387 576 For .-^- Thk above Terras and Rates are invariable. Therefore, 
The eighth essay, which relatsto American affairs, although were: import?, 54.7.016, exports, 1^357 5(,. JJ^raon who is not au agent,semfing the club rate , 81.50 or 
taking a strictly English view, is more candid than most ot internal commerce the railroads ana canals, ramiiy- t - or a g ; n(r i e copy (the price of which is $2,/ will only 
the articles emanating from the press of Great Britain. Re- j n g j n a ]] direclions, give Uftlimited facilities. There ‘ twive t ij e paper the length of tune the money pays for at foE 
published by Leonjiud Soott & Co., New York. D. M. were 7 757 cana ] cargoes first weighed at Rochester single copy price. People who send us less than published 
Dewey, Agent. in I860 amounting to 1,099,650 tuns; the receipts of rates, aad request the paper for a year, or & return of the 
!_-- m lbW ’ Um = . ; ~' r m 0 I 1 ey. cannot be aecmmnodaied -for it would be unjust to 
-nr vnmr the railroads at that point were V, 686,960, ot WUtell frt , n r ]y i and a great inconvenience to return remit- 
HOCHESTER, NEW YORK. $380,813 was from passengers. There arc 9 banks tanee9 . The oniv wav to get the Rural for less than $2 a year, 
„ , of discount ami circulation, with a capital of $2,500.- ( s to form or join a club. 
[The following article from the New American Cyclopedia , , ■ . v d.xr.n^if^ nn .Tan 1 -" 
embraces a very fair synoptical history of Rochester, and will 000, and - Savings b --'1 ■ I ’ ' back Volumes.— Bound copies of our last volumes will be 
no doubt he perused with interest by thousands of Rural 
readers who have never xisited the city, which is becoming 
known as the Metropolis of the Eden of America ] 
shops, 7 agricultural implement manufactories, 4 — ; —— 
tanneries, 2 cotton factories, and a multitude of Office, Union Buildings, Opposite the Court House, Builalo Mreet, 
minor establishments; the capital invested was — — . 
$4,489,080, distributed among 89 different branches, a3CBMfe ^ ^ ^ . . . * , nllow . _ 
and the value of products $10,082 540; hands em- to Cub agent, 
ployed. 4,569.-7 he port ol Rochester, at the mouth {or Tgn anJ {me frce for j- l5 Fifteen, and one free, for $ 21 ; 
of the Genesee, has a good harbor with two long Twenty, ami one tree, for S25; aud 8 ny greater number at same 
pav American postage on papers sent to the British Provinces, 
our Canadian agents acid triends must add 1 1% cant* per copy to 
the elnb rates of the Rural. The lowest price of copies sent to 
Europe. &c.. is 82.50—including postage 
t^“ THK above Terras and Rates are invariable. Therefore, 
any person who is not an agent, sending the club rate iSl.SO or 
$ 1 . 25.1 for a single copy (the price of which i 9 $ 2 .) will only 
receive the paper the length of tune the money pays for at fuE 
emDraceS a verv nur synopucoi maiuiy ...... . . - „ , . - g; r ;,i, v i 
no doubt he perused with interest by thousands of Rural 1S61, were Sp2.6jb.oril. .a.—Rochester is divided into 
readers who haxe never xisited the city, which is becoming 12 wards, each Ol which elects 2 aldermen to n f O 
known as the Metropolis of the Eden of America ] for 2 years. The mayor is elected annually. The 
Rochester, a city, port of entry, and the capital of fire department consists ol 12 companies, numbering 
Mom-oe coudIj, N Y., on lie ('.*»««, river, 7 miles hV 
from its mouth in Lake Ontario, (its height above • enm ' ai1 y (capital $240,000) has 20 m-of 
which is 266 feet.) 229 miles W. N. W. from Albany, Ul ,s n t and supplies 600 public lamps and 2,400 pil- 
20,191; iu 1850, 36,403; in 3860, 48,096. The Erie ^’E^and Propertyi-The Cash Plan is the best for both Subscriber and publisher. 
Onal and the New York Central Railroad (with f ir8 t permanent settlement on the site ol Rochester additions to Clubs are always m order whether m ones, 
, , - ,• n.vi- _ n j err.c riiorlG in 1810 There were but two tram© bltlld- twos, fives, tens, twenties, or any other number subscriptions 
two branches running H speetiu y ‘ ] a rr S in 1812. when it was first laid out for a village cancommence with the volume or any number; but the former 
Niagara Falls) pass through it, aud it is the largest ^Nathaniel Rochester (after whom it was origi- ts the best time, and we shall send fiom it for sume weeks unless 
town on the line of those works between Albany nu ]]y called Rorbesteiville.) and two associates from gp^iaUy directed otherwise. Please "make a note of ft." 
and Buffalo, and the fifth in size in the State. The Maryland, who had ^rebaeed toe land. It was per s 0 n so disposed can act as local agent for the Rural 
Genesee Valley Canal and the Genesee 
road terminate here. The Genesee river has a per- ester knockings,” attributed to spiritual agency,- receive grami to 
nemlicnlar fall of 96 feet within the city, another of we re introduced from an adjoining county, and No Traveling agents are emp oye ,y - 
Back Volumes.— Bound copies of our last volumes will be 
ready in a few days—price, 63 ; unbound. $2. We would again 
state that neither of the first five volumes of the Rural can be 
furnished by us at aoy price. The subsequent volumes will be 
supplied, bound, at $3 each-or if several are taken, at 62 80 
each. The only complete volumes we can furnish, unboutui, are 
those of 1659, '60 and '61—price, $2 each. 
The Cash System is strictly adhered to in publishing the 
Rcral— copies are never mailed to individual subscribers until 
paid for. and always discontinued when the subscription term 
ezpires. Hence, we force the paper upon none, and keep oo 
credit books, long experience having demonstrated that the 
Cash Plan is the best for both Subscriber and Publisher. 
Additions to Clubs are always in order, whether in oner, 
twos, fives, tens, twenties, or any other number Subscriptions 
can commence with the volume or any number; but the former 
road terminate here. The Genesee river has a per- egter knockings.” attributed to spiritual agency, 
pendicular fall of 96 feet within the city, another of were introduced from an adjoining county, and 
25 feet 1| miles below, and a third of 84 feet 100 never made many converts here. 
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Nkw-Yorkek, and those who volunteer in the good cause wut 
receive gratuities, and their kindness be appreciated. 
No Traveling agents are employed by us, as we wish to 
give the whole field to local agents and those who form clubs. 
