CLOTHES WRINGER 
OILVEK PLATED 
SPOONS AND PORKS, 
Base of finest quality of Nickel Silver; weight of 
pure silver deposited thereon Indicated by figures 
plainly stamped upon the back, and /ufiy puaranttcl. 
Also complete table outfits to PJatrtl Bore and Oic- 
icrv ADAMS, CHANDLER & GO., 
Manufacturers, No 30 John St., New York. 
NEW ADVEETISEMENTS 
EW YORK STATE FAIR OF 1869 
THIS NEW YORK 
THE MAIDEN’S PRAYER 
Will bold Us Twenty-ninth Annual Exhibition at 
ELMIRA. September U, 15, 10 and 17, lBUO. 
ENTRIES 
Of animal* and uriiclea for exhibition will be re¬ 
ceived at any time up to and including SATURDAY, 
August 31, when the entry books iti all the classes 
will tie closed. . ,, .. .. 
Enti les nmr be made by letter, addressed to the 
Secretary, at Albany, N. Y., or personally, at the 
Agricultural Rooms. 
The Premium List I* now in pr««8, and will be sent 
to all applicants. , , . , 
fj?' Persona not now members of the Society for¬ 
warding entries by mail shook! inclose. One Dollar 
for Annual Membership, or Ten Dollars for Life 
Membership. T. L H AlllSON, 
Corresporidiog Secretary. 
She rose up from her delicious sleep, 
Am! put away her soft brown hair. 
And in a tone as low and deep. 
As love’s first whisper, breathed a prayer; 
Her snow-white bands together pressed, 
Her blue eyes sheltered in the lid, 
The folded linen on her breast 
Just swelling with the charms it hid. 
And from her long and flowing dress 
Escaped u bare and snowy foot, 
Whose atop upon the earth did press 
Like a sweat snow-flake soft und mute; 
And then from slumbers soft and warm. 
Like a young spirit fresh from Heaven. 
She bowed that young and matchless form. 
And humbly prayed to be forgiven. 
Oh, Got) 1 if souls as pure us those 
Need daily mercy from Thy throne— 
If she upon her bended knees, 
Our holiest and purest one— 
She, with u face so clear and bright. 
We deemed her some stray child of light; 
If she, with those soft eye# and tears. 
Day after day In her young years. 
Must kneel and pray for grace rrom Thee, 
How hardly if she win not Heaven, 
Will our wild errors bo forgiven! 
E ECOMMENDED AS” BEST” BY AMER. 
, iean Agriculturist. <See Premium List and back 
numbers ) Sold by dealers generally. 
It. C. BROWNING. Gen’l Agent, 
iti Cortlandt St„ New York. 
CAt K MONEY. K PINT KOVAL BLACK 
H ink (Weils’) and Robber Fountain Pen, lu cts. 
Secret Ink (new) 10 cts Pen Holder, with secret 
keen two-edged blade, 2u cts.. post-paid. 
LEE * CO., 1273 Broadway, New York. 
D EAFNESS, CATARRH. 8CRO V LLAA 
holy who lias suffered for years from Deal ness, 
Catarrh und Scrotum, was cured by a simple remedy. 
Her sympathy and gratitude prompts her to send the 
recipes free of charge to any one similarly afflicted. 
Address Mm M. O. LEGGETT. Hoboken, N. J. 
A recent discovery that steel when made to rotate 
upon glass and similar substances will cut with more 
rapidity anil case, and is 
CHEAPER, BETTER AND MORE DURABLE 
than the 
BEST DIxVMOND. 
INVALUABLE TO EVERY FAMILY. 
NO TOOL-CHEST COMPLETE WITHOUT IT. 
Sent free by mail on receipt of price, $2 each. 
Agents wanted. 
J. RUSSELL 6L CO., 
GREEN RIVEll CUTLERY WORKS, 
83 Beckman St., New York City. 
THE DISOBEDIENT SWALLOW. 
Did you ever see a swallow? No doubt 
you have. Those pretty, dark birds, with 
long tails, that dart about so quickly, and 
skim along the surface of the water, catch¬ 
ing the little insects as they buzz about, and 
see themselves reflected in the calm pool, 
are swallows. 
Once on a time, a papa and mamma swal¬ 
low alighted in England, near an old barn 
which stood just outside a pretty garden. 
And the swallows thought it would be a very 
pleasant place to stay in, for the garden was 
full of beautiful flowers, and among the 
flower beds there were little children playing 
about, and the little birds bopped about 
quite close to the children. So they thought 
the people who lived in the old-fashioned 
house iu the garden must he very kind, for 
the birds did not seem afraid; and they de¬ 
termined to build their nest in the barn, and 
stay there till winter. 
The next morning they looked about for a 
place to build in. They were almost afraid 
they should have to go still further; hut they 
chanced to spy a long slit in the Avail ol’ the 
ham, which had been made to let in light; 
and Mrs. Swallow peeped in, and then she 
called Mr. Swallow, and soon they determ¬ 
ined to build their new house just inside the 
barn; and they said to one another, “ What 
a snug, safe place we have found.’’ 
Now, there were three little children who 
lived in the old house. The eldest was a 
hoy, and the others were little girls. Now, 
the hoy was very fond of watching the birds 
and the butterflies atul the insects. He used 
to call the birds his birds, and fancy they 
knew him. One day lie was in the garden 
with his mamma, and he said: 
“ Look, mamma, there is my swallow go¬ 
ing iu at his hole. Stop a minute, and you 
will see him come out again.” 
They wailed, and presently the swallow 
came out. 
“ lie has a nest near by," said the lady; 
“ he must have built it inside the barn, for I 
see no nest about. We will go and see if we 
can find it." 
And t hey went into the ham. 
Now I must tell you that a few days after 
the swallows had finished their house, if you 
could have looked in, you would have seen 
a pretty speckled egg in it, the next, day an¬ 
other, and so on till there were six eggs in 
the little house. And then the mamma 
swallow sal on the eggs, and kept them 
warm many days, till at last the eggs broke, 
one by one, and out came six little birds. 
Now, the people who lived in the old house 
had a cat; he was very large and handsome, 
hut in spite of his beauty, he was sly and 
cruel, and his delight was to watch the 
birds as they sat on their nests, and frighten 
the poor things. Indeed, lie climbed the 
trees and killed many birds and tossed their 
nests down to the ground. 
So, when the two old birds went out, they 
charged the young ones to beware of the 
cat, and not to look out and chatter too 
much, lest pussy should find them out and 
take a fancy to dine on them. But puss had 
found ihem out long ago, but he could only 
watch; he could not reach the little birds 
while they remained in their snug nest, hut 
he said to himself, " When they get a little 
bigger, and begin to fly, then I av ill have 
such a feast!" Was not that very cruel ? 
When the lady and her children went into 
the barn, they soon found out where the 
swallow’s nest was, for the old swallows 
being out, all the little ones were chattering 
as fast as they could, and never saw how 
puss was gazing at them, and thinking if 
they were so disobedient she was sure to get 
them some day. Presently the old birds 
came in, bringing something for their young 
to eat ; and after they had fed them, they 
were going out in search of more. But they 
caught sight of pussy’s bright eyes, and 
muttering a shrill cry, they flew hack to 
their house. 
PALMER’S EMERY GRINDER, 
A now and very useful Machine, is rapidly taklnj 
the place of (ho Grindstone, for all purposes. I 
grinds perfectly, not only 
MOWER AND REAPER KNIVES 
"When the old birds thought the cat was 
gone away, they determined to venture out 
once more, first warning their children to 
keep quiet, and on no account to look out, 
lest their enemy should return. The lady 
and her children stood still watching the nest. 
“ I should so like to look out," said one of 
the small swallows; “ that is such a kind 
looking creature out there, and those small 
creatures who are with her." 
“ They are much more pleasant to look 
at,” said another, “ than that great man who 
comes into this place to get the hay for that 
great white four legged thing that lives in 
the further side «f our barn.” 
Now, part of the barn which these foolish 
little birds thought was theirs had been made 
into a stable, and the great white thing was 
a gray carriage horse. 
“ now frightened I should he if that great 
thing were to come near us,” said a meek 
little swallow, who seldom spoke. 
“ What a coward you are,” replied the 
largest of the family; “ now just see what a 
brave fellow I am." 
And with that he struggled over the beads 
of the others and reached the edge of the 
nest. Now the truth is, with all his boast- 
iug, he could scarcely stand, but he deter¬ 
mined to show off By degrees lie be¬ 
came more at case, and, if he had been 
contented with standing still, perhaps no 
harm would have come to him. But. he 
chanced to spy the cat, who was watching 
with great interest the silly bird. 
“Now 1 will frighten away the cat as my 
parents do," said the conceited bird, and 
he uttered a shrill cry, such as he had 
heard them make; but the exertion he was 
obliged to make caused him to lose his bal¬ 
ance and down lie fell, fluttering and terrified. 
Before the lady could pick him up, the sly 
cat rushed upon him and carried him off. 
The Children were very sorry for the little 
swallow and so were the papa and mamma 
swallows, when they came home and missed 
the handsomest of their young ones; and 
both the lady and the old swallow said • 
“ See the consequence of conceit and disobedi¬ 
ence.”—[ Condensed from Our Young Folks. 
-4-*-^- 
That was a beautiful idea in the mind of a 
little girl, who on beholding a rose-bush, on 
the topmost stem of which a rose was failing, 
whilst below and around it three beautiful 
crimson buds were just unfolding their 
charms, at once and earnestly exclaimed to 
her brother, “ See, William, these little buds 
have awakened in time to kiss their mother 
before she dies.” 
ncx 
FAMILY CUTLERY, 
MECHANICS’, and 
AI L EDGE TOOLS. 
It cuts much faster than the Grindstone, and with 
ONii-counTU the power. It is CHEAP, LIGHT and 
Dili! Mil.1C, and handy ut ull seasons, in the House, 
the Shop, or on Um» Farm. 
All interested — and who Is not?—should send for 
Circulars at one®. It iu 
Tin: ItlCSI (.IHMli a 1CN Fit MADE! 
KXCLI'Hl VE AGENCIES ({runted on VERY LIB¬ 
ERAL TERMS. Address 
E. O STORKE, 
Soe’y Emery Grindor Co., Auburn, N. Y. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA.—No. 23, 
I am composed of twenty-three letters. 
My 2, 8, 4,10,17 is a river In Mississippi. 
My IS, 3, 22, 18 is a part of the foot. 
My 19, 7, 4,12 is a relative pronoun. 
My 23,20.4, 21 is a gulf In Asia. 
My 1, 5, 20, 10, lfi is a part of a dress. 
My 11,6,16,7, is a territory in the United States, 
My 9,16, 3, 20,10 is an animal of South America, 
My whole is what all should do. Ila. 
iSf”' Answer in two weeks. 
TREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES 
ClIICEEHING 8t SONS’ 
GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANOS. 
We thlliday issue o New CATAf.00ITS, in which we 
print our VK.uv Lowest Chicks, and from which we 
make Hu Discounts on Deviation whatever. 
Our object l* to furnish to OUT Patrons tiie VErtv 
DKst Pianos which cun he manufactured, und at 
the vv.lt v Lowest Prices which will yield us a lair 
remuneration. 
p O It TABUS STEAM ENGINES, 
For Farm, Mining, or 
M ECU AN ICAL 1*1 R POSES. 
These Machines require no brick work; mounted 
on lees, they urn especially adapted for use in Mills, 
Shops, Foundries, or Printing; Rooms; or mounted 
on wheels, they arc adapted for out-door work, 
Threshing, Wood-sawing, etc. 
Circulars, with description and prices, furnished on 
appliculiou to A. N. WOOD i CO.. 
10ol-V.it Katon, Madison county, N. Y. 
GEOGRAPHICAL ENIGMA-No. 2, 
I am composed of thirty-eight letters. 
My 30, 5, «, 7, 30, L5 Is u river in Ontario. 
My 5, 6,11, 37,12, 34, 9. 19 Is a town in Ontario. 
My 34,17,18, 23, 29, 30, 27 is a city in Ontario. 
My 8,13,36, 21, 20,31 is a fort in Ontario. 
My 23,32,24,4 is a township in Ontario. 
My 10,2, 33,3&, 21,25 is u county in Ontario. 
My 15,37, J, 26, 38,13 ts a lake in Ontario. 
My 15, 30,6,14, 19. 13,24 is a village In Ontario. 
My 2,28, 10,32,3,3.7 Is a small town in Ontario. 
.My whole is whore I reside. Jane Lewis, 
CS?”Answer in two weeks. 
Rosewood 7 octave Square Pianos, 
A cm fie Bridec, Carved Lees, 
and All Modern Improvements, 
nt Prices from $475 lo SGOO. 
ICE'S PATENT 
REtfajM 
,$ Self RaJtfo 
It will be nnr Iilm. us it has been during the pn?i 
Forty-seven Yea ns, to mulct* the very hi st pgs- 
SIBLK Instruments In every respect. Our rules 
tire: —Never to 8 a cut kick quality or Wore 
done to Kconumy or Man upactuhk. 
Rosewood 7'4 octave Grand Pianos 
from our latest and best scales 
from $1,050 to $1,200. 
CROSS-WORD ENIGMA.—No, 9 
My first is in work but not in toll, 
My second's in earth but not In soil. 
My third is in sun but not In moon, 
My fourth is in hymn but not in i une. 
My fifth is in hive but not in home, 
My sixth Is in honey but not in comb. 
My seventh’s In grass but not in hay, 
My eighth is in night but not In day. 
My ninth is in horse but not In mare, 
My tenth is in rend but not in tear. 
My whole was a noble patriot. 
J57”Answer in two weeks. 
insure the most pkupkct Workmanship, and tin 
vnty rest qtal»i v or -Materials used in ever) 
brunch of the busltiess. , . 
KVKUV PIANO MADE BY PS IS FT71AY WARRANT¬ 
ED. und satisfaction guaranteed to the purchaser. 
C’HICKF.R I Nt« & SONS, 
It East l*llli St., *240 \Vasluiigiou St„ 
New York. Boston, 
T he s c ci f ss of the dodge 
SKLF BAKER during the post season has been 
beYoad ull precedent Jin superior merits have been 
fully established by the uniform sutisrucl I,,n It has 
given, und bv the enthusiastic reports or the thou¬ 
sands of purchasers. 'This great advantage of this 
Halier over all others Ik. 1h.it it requires no adjust¬ 
ment, but )s ulwavs ready for work in uny kind of 
crop, short or long, lodged or otherwise!, und the 
driver can make gavels with either of the Hakes, 
und whenever lie chwises, in perfect order for bind¬ 
ing. The Machine is also u splendid Mower. For 
further information, please write for u pamphlet. 
PARLOR 
CHURCH 
CHARADE.-No. 15 
The farmer’s boys, a blithesome band, 
Flock ’round the heart bstone bright and warm 
My first so dark o’erspreads the land; 
The rising wind betokens storm. 
The storm comes on; his jaded steed 
The trav’ler urges o’er the lea; 
My second he would reach with speed,— 
A transient home for such as he. 
ALUM AND DRY PLASTER 
The storm descends with dismal roar— 
My Hi ini cornea sweeping o’er the plain 
Dark, angry waves dash on the shore,— 
God help the sailor on the mam! 
The storm abates. How calm and still 
The Queen of Night above us floats! 
My whole, with cadenee sweet and shrill, 
Now sings her thrilling, tuneful notes. 
W. 
83^” Answer in two weeks. 
M ELODEONS 
ARE THE MOST DESIRABLE FOR QUALITY, 
FINISH AND PRICE. 
N0.2C5 Broadway, New York. 
No. 721 Chestnut SC, Philadelphia. 
No. 108 Bunk St., Cleveland, Oliio. 
W E HAVE MANUFACTURED 
Melodeuus and Organs twenty-two years, and 
will not risk our well-earned reputation by making 
cheap instruments. . 
We have not tm.de a great reduction in prices, air 
cannot, until a reduction in the price of labor h™ 
material will warrant us in doing so. Organs arc »<** 
vertised at 150, Gold Wutclies ut $15, etc., etc. im*'- 
ble people can Judge of their vulue. 
Instruments of our own make (twenty years old) 
are now valued by their owners as highly us the uuy 
they were bought, and it is our intention to sustain 
our old reputation. . 
Illustrated Catalogues and Price Lists sent 
to any address. A liberal discount to Churches ana 
Clergymen. ^ A rRlNCE & CO. 
Agent in Philadelphia.JAMES BLLLAK. 
In answer to the applications we arc constantly re¬ 
ceiving, requesting us to exchange our Organs 
the cheap organs so extensively advertised, we m 
say positively that we cannot make sueh exchange 
any terms. Our advice is. buy a good iustruwen . u 
ntme ’ GKO. A- FRINGE A CO. 
Principal, 
Warehouses, 
y^ON’T USE SALERATUS! 
It corrodes the lining of the stomach ! 
HORSFOB IPS SELF-RAISING 
BREAD FREFARATIOBT, 
Prepared by Prof R. N liORSFORD of Harvard 
University, contains no Sulcratus. Bread, Biscuit, 
Muffins, Ac., mad® with this I’reparation, cun be 
eaten hot by lnvullda and Dyspeptics. 
Suud Tor the printed opinions of Baron LIEBIG 
of Germany, Prof DO REM US of New York, Dr. C 
T. JACKSON, Mass. State Chemist. 
WILSON, LOCKWOOD, EVERETT & CO., 
201 Fulton St., New York, General Agents. 
PROBLEM-No 17 
A man bought 200 head of live slock for $400, 
viz., calves at $10, hogs at $6, sheep at $3, lambs 
at $1. How many did he buy of each ? 
Havana, Ohio. H K. Dailey. 
B3T" Answer in two weeks. 
If you have a bad temper, lose it. If a 
good one, keep it, If a doubtful one, make 
it certain. If a sweet one, use it for the 
benefit of your friends. If a jolly one, cul¬ 
tivate it for example’s sake and the delecta¬ 
tion of tlie community. If none at all, avoid 
looking into the mirror lest you see a goose. 
QUESTION.-No. 4, 
Required to construct 
a surface equally as long 
and wide as the one gi ven, 
but of only half the area. 
D. J. Tompkins 
&T Answer in two 
weeks. 
RURAL FOUR-YEAR-OLDS. 
[■Mothers of Smart Children are invited to contri¬ 
bute to this Department.] 
Another Natural Query.—The grandfather of 
a little girl in Michigan,—our correspondent 
doesn't give her name,—was about to engage in 
reading (the Rural, we suppose,) when she In¬ 
quired earnestly,—“ Grnndpa, are you going to 
read out loud, or read inside?" thus expressing 
her idea of reading to one’s self. 
What the Minister Said.— Little four-year-old 
Willie atteuded church one Sabbath, when the 
weather was inclement and the roads very 
muddy. On bis return home his father made 
the inquiry, “ Well, Wcllie, what did the min¬ 
ister say to you ?” Looking up into his father’s 
face, he replied with the greatest gravity,—’’ He 
told me to keep out of de mud, he did !’’ 
Egg-ologirnl.— A little boy and girl had been 
cautioned never to take the nest egg when gath¬ 
ering the eggs; but one evening the girl reached 
the nest first, seized an egg and started for the 
house. Her disappointed brother followed, cry¬ 
ing:—“Mother 1 Mother!* Susy she's been and 
got the egg the old hen measures by 1” 
SEA-'- PROVED COMMON SENSE 
FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. This Machine will 
stitch, hem, fell, tuck, quilt,cord, bmd.lmml und em¬ 
broider in a most superior manner. I rice only SIS. 
Fully warranted for live years, W® will pay *1,1X10 
foru'uv machine, that will »«« Htrouger.roore beau¬ 
tiful ur more elastic seam than ours. It makes the 
“ Klustiu Lock .Stitch.” Every second Mitch on he 
cut, und still the cloth eumiot be pullecl apart with¬ 
out tearing It. We pay Agents from *75 to *‘AK per 
month and expenses, or a com mission from which 
twice that amount cun be made. Address hlCCOMU 
& Co., Pittsburg, Pa. ; Boston, Mass., or St. 
^CAUTION.—Do not be Imposed upon by other par¬ 
ties palming oil worthless eust-lron machines, under 
the same name or otherwise. Oars Is the only genu¬ 
ine and really prnefiiealcheap mac hine manufactured 
DRATT’S AS T R 1 Is Oils 
I - FOR family use-no change OF LAMPS REQUIK 
A PERFECTLY SAFE ILLUMINATING OIL 
Ov\ \ \ for Brilliancy and Economy —Packed In the celebrated Guaranty Dot. nl , 
Astral." the safest and best Illuminating Oil. Try »t. Agents 
vo. At wholesale and retail hy the Proiirtabors. 
OIL. HOUSE 4>F 4 HAS. PRATE, 
(Established in 1770.) 
IX . Manufacturers. Puckers and Driers NEWVOK 
Send for Circulars, with Testimonials and Price Lists. 108 PCI-TON si NEW 
PUZZLER ANSWERS 
Square-Word Enigma No. 2.— 
LIFE 
IDEA 
FEAR 
EARS 
Illustrated Rebus No. 17.—There’s nothing new 
under the sun. 
Historical and biographical Enigma No.l — 
Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and in¬ 
separable. 
Anagram No. 11.— 
Weep not for tombs far scattered, 
For temples prostrate laid; 
In thy own heart lie shattered 
The altars it had made. 
Go sound its depths in douht and fear 
Heap up no more its treasures hore. 
1 86.15916 rods. 
Problem No. 15.— < 42.09693 “ 
t«AUEM4S, 
