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' jan. a? 
MOORE'S RURAL fiEW-YORKER. 
NEWS CONDENSER. 
— London has 134,610 paupers. 
— Boston had fourteen concerts Jast week. 
— The police force of San Francisco numbers 
104. 
— Yallandighain’s homestead is offered for 
sale. 
— Christmas Day was mild and muddy in Eng¬ 
land. 
— The Ku-Klux trials are finished in South 
Carolina. 
— There have been coal strikes in Pennsylva¬ 
nia and Ohio. 
— Nineteen panoramas of the Chicago fire are 
on exhibition. 
— Fisk’s fortune is estimated all the way from 
$0 to *3,000.000. 
— It is denied that Fisk’s life was insured for 
a large amount. 
— The Hotel do Villo, Pat is, is now a noble 
ruin, boarded up. 
— California wishes Congress to restrain Chi¬ 
nese immigration. 
— Benjamin Franklin was born and died on 
the 17 th ol' January. 
— Independence Hull, Philadelphia, was visited 
by 450,000 people last year. 
— The Grand Duke passed his (Russian) New 
Year, Jan. 12th, at Omaha. 
— A barrel of lime exploded in Brooklyn, a 
few days since, killing a man. 
— William Alvord, an old Albany boy, is the 
new Mayor of .San Francisco. 
— A statue of Sir John Burgoyne is to be 
erected at Chatham, England. 
— There are eighty-six churches and eighty 
newspapers in San Francisco. 
— Street railways are unpopular in Boston, 
and steam trains are talked of. 
— The four hundredth anniversary of the 
birth of Copernicus approaches. 
— “ God Bless the Prince of Wales,” Is a now 
song, greatly cheered In England. 
— A pantomime of Rip Van Winkle was one 
Of the great plays at London, during Christmas. 
— The independent press of Maine is fighting 
against the < bihlishment of a railway monopoly. 
San Francisco lias eighty-sev en public 
schools, with accommodations for 20,000 pupils. 
— Eli Story and wife of Windsor, N. Y„ have 
been put under bonds for cruelly whipping a 
child eighteen months old. 
— Boston proposes to ha ye an iron steamboat, 
on purposo fo ald in extinguishing tires alnong 
the shipping, on the wharves. 
— London papers are hnv ing much amusement 
at the expense of American Journals, over the 
special telegrams about the Prince of Wales. 
— The Colwells, Shaw & Willard Manufactur¬ 
ing Company of New York sold during the year 
1871 two huiirtrad and six tons of tin-lined lead 
pipe. 
XUusicitl instruments. 
DUNHAM & SONS, 
(Established in 1834), 
Manufacturers of 
PIANO-FORTES. 
Moore’s Rural New-Yorker, of November 
18, 1871, says: 
“ Having used one of their instruments in 
our family for twenty years, we can confi¬ 
dently commend them to our readers as be¬ 
ing first-class in every respect. Both pro¬ 
fessional and amateur players on the piano 
pronounce our Dunham very superior in 
tone. An instrument that 1ms retained its 
brilliancy and sweetness of lone for a score 
of years needs no further commendation." 
17 Union Square, 
NEW YORK. 
Agents iDaittei). 
SOMETHING NEW FOR AGENTS. 
We announce to nil who wish lucrative employment 
that out Engraving, “ THK MOTHER OF Ol'U 
LORD," ih completed, and in pronounced the most 
beautiful subject ever engraved. Nearly one year's 
time—Slid a large amount of money have been spent, 
to engrave U Agents who find thatbooks go slow,” 
will do well to write us. ‘2.»0 orders were taken In Now 
Britain, rt„ in ih da vs—75 in Williarnsbiirgh. Muss., 
in 9 days, and 10(1 in 8 dnvs in tw.> streets in New 
Haven, In which city..ur Agent expects lOOOrtrders. 
.Male ami female Agents wanted, large inducements 
offered. Send for Circulars. 
WORTHINGTON, DC ST IN & CO., Hartford, Cfc. 
C: I Mb fn b) .“ a per month guaranteed, 
O 1 ' M ' 1 u £i*f\r sure, to Agents every¬ 
where, selling our new seven Strand Wit ITS PLATIN' A 
Clothes lines. Sell*readily at every house Samples 
free. Address the GlRAitu Wikk Mills, I’hll’a, I‘a. 
Phll'ft, Pa. 
APCIiTt Wanted to sell our Home Physician. 
All til I » A new mill reliable Handy-Book Of 
Family Medicine, by Dr. Heard of n. \ , and the 
Farmers’ and Mechuntcm’ Manual, ill eats, a book of 
facts arid figure* lor workingiuen. K. H. TUB AT, 
Publisher. xur> Broadway. N. Y. 
AG-ENTS WANTED" 
FOR 
CHICAGO AS IT WAS 
Stock, JJonltrn. #c. 
S hort-Horn Cuttle unit Borkehire Pigs.— 
Imported, and home bred, of superior quality. For 
sale by Jonathan Talvott, Home, N. Y. 
A LDERNEY?*. — For Bale, two very nice cows, 
squirrel gray color, three and five years old; 
served by prise hull Imp.. " Mogul ' Price,*160each. 
Address J. CARTER BROWN, 2d, lock box 1*4, Prov- 
dence, R. i. 
|MltST ANMUI, I- X II I II IT I ON 
J 1 OF THE 
WESTERN PENN. POULTRY S00IETY, 
Pittsburg, l*u. 
at City Hail. Commencing Tuesday, Jnntinry 
BO. and closing Souiidny, Feb. 3, 10 
P. IH. 
Large and complete- Premium Lists. 
$700 lit Special l*i*cmiiims. 
Breeders will please hear In mind that Entries will 
positively close Jnuttnrv ’JO, IS? 1 ,?. 
Special pains will bo taken to have the most desir¬ 
able pen*, and Exhibitors can rely on having the 
best attention given to their Stock exhibited. 
SEND FOR A CATALOGUE TO 
WM. Iv, ELLIOTT, Cor. Sec., 
114 lHnrUei St., Pittsburg, Pn. 
fttcbicitial, (Etc. 
CHICAGO IN FLAMES. $10 from 50 Cts. 
Two large, beautiful and correct CIIROMOS, size 
Two'large, beautiful and correct CHROMOS, size 
19x24—one representing the City before the tire and 
the other us It appeared In llurnes. Hand fl.tQ for 
either, or *2.;'iU for the pair. Circular nnd terms free. 
Prutlts lurgo. Address 
AMERICAN ART UNION, 
Pliilndelpbin, Pn. 
Agents Wanted forHthe 
Something urgently needed by everybody. Call and 
examine: or 12 samples sent (postage free) for fifty 
cents, that retails readily for ten dollars, 
U. L. WOLCOTT, 181 Chatham Square. N. Y. 
Approved by ovory Denomination. QM For i,ar. 
Urgo Profltt from Small Capital. Addr.IJ 
E. 0. BRIDGMAN, 6 Barclay St,, New York 
TO ROOK A (.ENTS. 
MARK TWAIN’S 
New Boole Is ready for Canvassers. It is a compan¬ 
ion to " Innocknts Abroad.” Don't, try to sell 
books people don't want., but, t.rv one they will stop 
you in the streets to subscribe for. Hell if, 
“And make all laugh who nurer laughed before, 
And those wlm always laugh make limgii the more.” 
For Circulars or terms, address AMERICAN 
PI. BLISIIINO CO., Hartford, t win. 
CHICAGO w DESTRUCTION. 
A fnll und complete history of Chicago, her past, 
present mid future. With graphic teener,, Incidents 
and lull diitnlls of the rtlsuMei , by George P. Upton 
and James W, Shohun, editors nl the Chicago Tri¬ 
bune. With over 100 imucs and 50 ill list rit t inns. 
It Is now ready tor delivery. 
AGENTS WANTED. KJ! 
fit, uml choiceof territory. Address Union Publlsh- 
Ing Co.,C hicago, Illinois, or Plilliidulphlii, l*u._ 
FREE TO BOOK AGENTS. 
We will send a handsome Prospectus of our New 
lllastrute<l Family litblr, cunlainlng over ‘400 line 
Scripture Illustration;, lo any Book Agent-, free of 
charge. National Ppiii.ihiii.vo Co., Plillu., Pa, 
$ *) ?7 sr A month Horse and outfit furnished. 
O l ft Address NOVMLTY Co., Huoo, Me. 
$ sr/i a Week to A gents, main or lemala. Bu¬ 
ff l rsiness honorable. I. Onrstftr, I’aterson.N.J. 
uflj'gb Cures SORE THROAT. 
jW Poland's Whlto Pine Compound, 
pnim; Cures COLDS. 
/ f\?» Poland’s White Pino Compound, 
jjfefvo Cures COUGHS. 
SfjlJVJ Poland’s Whlto Pino Compound, i 
Cures DIPHTHERIA. 
MB Poland’s Whlto rino Compound, 
\S\j IS Cures Spitting of Blood. 
yj's. E Poland’s Whlto 1‘lne Compound, 
Cures Pulmonic AfFcc-* 
Y '3^ lions generally. 
Poland’o White Pino Compound, 
Owrea Kidney Complaints. 
Send 81 
A L5KNTS Wanted. Age nts make more money at 
work lor us than nt anything else. Particulars 
free. ti. HTtNMON A Co., Portland, Maine. 
IflflHEV MADE it A i ' i i ■ i •, Stoncll and Key 
Iwl UnCI Check Outfits, Catalogues, samples und 
full particulars FREE. S. M. Spencer, BruttU'boro, Vt. 
A gents Look J St3 to H'-iO per day easily made, 
easy and respectable business, useful article, 
everybody wants one; nucceee rttrr. Send stamp for 
Circular to Eureka Rubber Typo Co., til.’, H'way, N. A'. 
til* 04 Wl A Month and expenses togood canvassers 
»50Uu Samples free. C. M. I,INI,N'GToN,Chicago 
miscellaneous. 
" For health comes sparkling In the streams. 
From cool Chocoruti stealing; 
There ’» Iron in «ur Northern winds; 
(Jar pines are trees HZ’healing.” 
John G. Whittier 
O NLY Wl EACH FOR POST-PAID t’OL- 
lections of Flownr und Vegetable Seeds. Or send 
two-ceut stamp for Catalogue, and select- for yourself. 
SARAH II MARTI N. Marblehead, Musa. 
POMEROY’S TRUSSES 
Unrivaled for the relief and cure of Hernia or Rup¬ 
ture. POMEROTi & C0„ 
744 Broadway, New York. 
SENT POSTPAID, BY .MAIL. 
10 pkts. Choice Annual blowers, worth 50e. 
1 Choice GlrfBiolus Bulb, “ 30c. 
1 Llliium Anratiun Bulb, " 30c. 
2 Double Tube Rose Bulbs, " 30c. 
Catalogue of Flower Heed, aent free. 
W. U. Ill MON, J it., A Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
$1,000 in 100 Days 
TO AGENTS selling SILVERS' BROOM. Ilocom 
mended liy the Rural New- Vorkrr. 
C. A. CLEGG A C’O., 20 Cortlnndt St.. N. Y. 
Heal (Estate, ©tc. 
WHY OO WEHTf We have cheap farms, 
tv short winters, good land, schools, rivers, rull- 
roads, markets and ehurclies. Send stamp for Cata¬ 
logue. F M VNOD V & Ultt > . Rldgolj Aid. 
1JARM FOR SALIS. — A FIr«t-C]nM 
1 1 1 a t it v Fa km of IMO acres, at 83f> pur acre ; along 
Salmon IUver Flats, one mile west ol Redfleld Vil¬ 
lage, Oswego Co., N. Y. land well improved, very 
strong amt productive. Good water,and all things 
well adapted for u large and profitable dairying busi¬ 
ness. Spacious buildings In good repair; all con¬ 
venient and pleasant ti« can be desired. Terms easy. 
Apply previous to March 1st to 
_JO HN AD AMS, Redflel d, N . Y. 
T II 
MISSOURI LANDS 
FOR SAXjIU 
BV Til re 
Hannibal & St. Joseph R. R. Co. 
About 1120,000 Acres of the Finest Kurin, 
iuu and (Oii/lnu Laud ill lltc United Stoles, 
for sale tit low prices and on very easy terms ; thus 
enabling tin Indindrloii* man ivlili small capital to 
pay tor lit. land Willi tfinlioy earned fniiii It. 
Missouri Is not too fur West to bn nl n grant dls- 
tiiuco f nun market* ; Its Ra 1 1 road fnctlitles a re great 
and constantly Increasing; tile climate Is splendid, 
and good CVOn* are almost a certainty ; while the 
numerous thriving tnivus uml cltlini sorloglng up on 
every hand aitest, beyond doubt ilinf. tlm idighi of 
slavery has been etleetiuilly dlsslpaled, and that 
Eastern men und Eastern eiipltal are doing their 
perfect work. 
Our Lands Defy Coni|ieiition. 
9end for full Descriptive Circulars and Sectional 
Map*. Inclosing ill) cents, uml staling tv lint paper you 
saw tills in, to Land UoiaialMMioncr II. & St. 
.1. R. R.i Ilnmtlbnl. IMo. 
1.000,000 ACHES 
« ICHE *TsfWIHf lAtjDS 
#>V,r Sal* to ,t S'rlltfre. 
NEOSIIO VA1.I.KY, KANSAS. 
ITIISSOl III, KANSAN, AND TlSXAS 
II AIL WAY IO, 
CARS NOW RUNNING 400 MILES. 
The l.unds nffered by Ibis Company are mainly with¬ 
in 30 miles of ouch side of the mail, extending 170 
miles along the NEOSHO VALLEY, tlm richest, 
finest and most, invninu valley for HUftlcoient In the 
West. One-third of the labor required at the Rust 
in (lie ciiRure of farms will Insure hero double llio 
nnmunt of crops. 
PRICK (IF LAND,—.$2 to |8 per acre; credit of 
ten years' time. 
TP,RIMS (IK SALE.—OnC-tentli down nt the 
time of purelinae. No payment lln> second year. Ono- 
tontli every your after uiilil completion of payments, 
with annual interest. For furl her Information, 
address ISAAC T. (HIODNOW, 
Land CoiiimiImhIoiici-, N f ault a I'Hlls, Kti iiniis, 
^ T OIt'l’H CAROLINA 
LAND COMPANY, 
(Chartered by Spf.rlal .1 ol it) the l.eijwtatuir in Iqhfo 
Oilers for mile2Ufi,(XX) acres of host, Farming Lands, 
near Railroads, Rivers iinrl Towns, with good houses 
and Improvement*. Prices, from *2 to ilO per acre. 
A Iso, BtjO.lKN) items of Tint be rod unit Grn/Jng l.nnds. 
Prices from M)cents to *2 per acre. Also, numerous 
Mineral and Mill Properties, AVYiter Powers, Ac., at 
various prices. The 1‘irsldnit ol this Company lias 
been appointed (’iiiiuiiiminiier of Jitnbjration bv the 
Legislature of North OlirdUna, and by virtue of Ills 
ollleo is required to give all needful Inleriiiulion to 
emigrants. Nn other Coinpuay or Agency Inis llie 
Ui damr malt mid non t ion. of the State. Apply lorla- 
forniiitlon and circulars. 
GEO, LITTLE. President. 
WM, SCOTT . Secretary, Raleigh, N. u. 
f IMt A V KliKItS TO THE SOUTHWEST! 
J. Take the " BFK LINK"— ClnveUtml, Uolumhua, 
Cincinnati and ludliiiiioiolls Railway from Cleveland, 
Ohio, by way of Crustflnc, ilellnfontitlnn, Indianapo¬ 
lis, Terre Haute, St. l.ouu, etc., or by way of Colum¬ 
bus, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc., for wll points Small 
or West. PALAfK I)A v and BT.KFPlXQ Cauh from 
Cleveland tn Columbus, ClUCtinmtll, Indianapolis and 
Louisville, without cliange 
E. H. FLINT, General Superintendent, 
Cleveland, Ohio. 
A GREAT DEFER!! MAG ,c LANTERNS 
ii oraco Waters? 4S1 Iti’oadwny, N. Y., 
will dispose of ONE HUNDRED PIANOS. MKI.O- 
DE< iNr 1 . a ml OKUANSot six first-class makers, in¬ 
cluding Waters's, ut liX l UKMKLY LOW PRICKS you 
cash, fir It l So this; .iki.vi n.or will take from *4 to |2tl 
monthly until paid A now kind Of PARLOR OR¬ 
GAN, the moM beuaiiful style and perfect tone ever 
made, now on exhibition at *«1 Broadway. N, Y. _ 
O RCHESTRAL, MEDIUM nnd < Ol.lHKl 
M ATM LiSHICIC PIANO FOETUS. 
Acknowledged the best in the world for lone, touch 
and dnrahillty. Descriptive Pamphlets tree. Address 
Mathcshkk Piano mt'o Cq.. New Haven, Conn. 
Btereoptlcians and Dissolving View apparatus 
of every description, and many thousand views 
for the same. Averv PROFITABLE Employ¬ 
ment for the long Winter Evenings. Priced and Il¬ 
lustrated Catalogues sent, on application. 
W. MITCHELL McALl.ISTER, 
728 Chestnut St., Plillu., Pa. 
Crmiu und finely ground Fish 
11 A T\JGuano, rich in Aanuoniaand 
^ w -i.a-A.xi pi l0Bp p, ir | 0 Acid. Warrant¬ 
ed unadulterated. Samples on applliaithin. Reliable 
agents wanted. Delivered in New York 
WM. U. II. GLOVER, Houthpld, N. V. 
r rni; riitMT mvisiDA or tiii*: 
Sf. Paul & Pacific Railroad Comoany 
r\rr PBiri wat» n t v <x 
OFFER FOR SALE 
The Patent Arlun I’tano. is constructed upon sntlrnly lUtfuicni 
prtuclpb-s from any Vtanu tmw iiiadu. The Turnt sad Wurtruun. 
■blp is superior and tn» lustruiuenta arc luurv tlur*l,l* W"do 
not claim Ei|iisfily,lmt wseLlin Hu|,rrlorlt» W. wsmuitavery 
Plano we make fur Flrn Years, stuJ |.»rtlns ih-mlog to purebase a 
truly First Class Plana-Porte cut, purrluu. sn “ .trios " ou trial 
Wilts lor our CO f"‘ 'S Ulustratwi puiuphlvt wlilcli ws lasil free t 
It deseriWi the ctai-lmcllou Of every pinna la lbs (uarkettdld eon- 
traitt tbem with to- "Arlon "—hunt buy a Plnuo until yoq l‘*va 
lead Ibis Isrok. Whim yu« wrlh; ItatO WlKTCTOW S* w lllt » notice, 
Address, The Ariou Piano-Forte Company, No. 6i4 Broadway. 
New-Votk City. 
Price List and other valuable ami original matter, 
will be found Iff our circular for 1872. Sent for one 
stamp. OUINBV ,V ROOT. 
_ St. Jolinsv ille. N. Y. 
Q XV . I II IS I. L , 
’ FRUIT A IV14 FRODUOK 
CO ill 31 IKHIOK 31 KKUIIAAT, 
320 CREENWICH STREET. 
N Ill VV Y O li 1 C 
l,SO0,000 Acres of 
* PRAIRIE. TIMBER & MEADOW LANDS. 
—’ At prices runglngifrom 14 to *12 per acre, for Cssli. or on Long Credit, with Interest at Seven per cent 
per annum. I ASH PRICES one dollar per acre less than Credit Prices. 
'1 he Bonds of the Coin puny taken at pur on Cash Sales. Emigrant houses at the principal Stations 
free for all emigrants. Applications for hind can he inadu through the Station Agents 
For further particulars and pamphlets, apply to 
HKKill A NIV TliOTT, Laud CoinintsHioner, 
General Office at St. Paul, Minnesota. 
M E.M.— Government lands still to be had, under the Homestead Law, ulong the inula line of the ubov 
Kail road. 
