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— Pennsylvania has 2,002 school districts. 
— Cat skins bring fifteen cents in Detroit. 
— In Florida they arc making “orange bran¬ 
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— Hay issclllng in Old Saybroolr,Conn., for$25 
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— Philadelphia consumes 2,000,000 tons of coal 
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— The New Jersey Lunatic Asylum contains 
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Chemtslry of the 1’nrin (Nichols), . I 05 
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Cole's Atnurlcan Fruit Hook. 75 
Pole's American Veterinarian. 75 
Potion I 'll fi ll re .. 151) 
Cotton Planter's Manual (Turnorl .77 1 50 
Cruek yhot (Berben. I 75 
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Darlington's Am. Weeds and Useful Plains. 1 75 
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Everybody Ills own Lawyer...... .. I 25 
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Fuller's Illustrated Si raw berry PuUurtst ... 25 
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Do. Siuull Fruits (Illustrated). j 50 
Gardening for 1Tbfit (I*. Henderson). ’ I .A) 
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Gray’s Manual of Botany and Lessons. 4 00 
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Gregory op Sqoasbes. 30 
Guenon oil Milch Pows. .... . " 75 
Gun, Rod nnd Buddie. 1511 
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Harris on Insect*. .. 1 up 
Do. on the Pig - Breeding, Management, &c.. 1 511 
Hatfield's American House Purpunler. 3 50 
Hints to liorsu Keepers 1 Herbert’s). l 
High running without .Manure 35 
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Hooper's Hog ami Gun. ;,o 
Hooper' Book of Evergreens. .7 ;; ip 
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Manual of Tobacco Culture..... 30 
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on the Apple; Const ruction nf Cider Mills, cider 
SB TO $10 PER DAY. 
who cug.igc in our new butinern muku from i*i 5 to 
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___ No, 40 Cortlandt 80 ,, Now York, 
7 LECTR08 OE ENGRAVINGS. 
Presses, Seed Washers, ail I Cider .Mill Mach leery In 
general , Older Milking: Fermentation; Improved 
Process in Refining Cider, anil Its Cnnvoraltdi Into 
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Address D. I). T. MOORE, 
Rural Office, 11 Park Row, N.Y., and Rochester, N.Y. 
Publishers, and all others wanting Illustrations for 
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WOOD ENGRAVINGS 
used in the Rural Nmv-Yorkek during the past 
few years. Of 
Over 11 ThoHsaml of these llliisiration* 
(those made since the enlargement of the Rural In 
January, ) we ltuve the 
ORIGINAL WOOI> CUTS, 
uninjured, having printed tbe bapcrfrnin elaclrotypc 
plati*a. and hence can furnish perfect, casts. (Our 
P5.‘ 8 £v t i?X e, ;’ J0 , I L or »9'‘'<re inch, while otners 
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As will be seen by reference to back nutuheraand 
volumes of tho Rural, wo have many choice cuts 
suitable for illustrating various subjects. In fact, 
any and till persnus wishing fur 
GOOD ENGRAVING 8 AT FAIR PRICES, 
can he accommodated on application, personally nr 
by letter, to D. I». T. .MOORE, 
_*11 Park Row, N, Y. 
B E E-. T II E N E W Cl If tl V I, A R O U 
Quinby A Root fur 1871 Is now ready. Cuntains 
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the work free. As no capital is required,all desirous 
ot genteel employment should send for the book. In¬ 
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Smith 8 th St., Philadelphia. 
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We will pay Agents a Biliary of $3ll per week 
and expenses, or allow a large commission, to sell 
our new and wonderful Inventions. Address 
M. WAGNER A 0O„ Marshall, Mich. 
Q*>~4k it Month, with Stencil ami Key-Check 
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Business entirely new. Circulars 
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•9 Address satin Max Vo Co., Cromwell, ct. 
ns “ Diiiikurds’' 
have established a college at Bourbon, Iml. 
— A People's lee Omiiariy has been,irganlze.l 
in New York city, with it capital of *60 o.(j00, 
— A Wallingford, Ct., match factory, that turns 
out 1 , 200,1100 matches daily, la to be enlarged. 
— The Frenchmen In California have sent 
100.000 francs as a New Year’s gift to France. 
One thousand five hundred and seventy- 
four registered letters were stolen last year. 
— An Omaha man penned up a neighbor's 
cow and then sold him milk for three weeks. 
— Duly has been formally notified that Aus¬ 
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Quito a large fleet of steamers and vessels 
have gone info winter qu'artora at Ogdensburg. 
— Last year San Francisco exported 7,800,000 
sacks of wheat, mostly Iho product of California. 
" Bailey’s sled factory at Bath, Me., has man- 
ufiKiLiircd and sold, ibis season, over 3,000 clip¬ 
per sleds. 
— The Colt Company, Hartford, has received 
foreign orders for 50,000 revolvers and sixty Gat¬ 
ling guns. 
A few choice animals to spare. And 
MERINO SIIF.F/P. 
Bred for constitution and heavy fleeces of cleansed 
wool. C. HORACE HUBBARD, 
__ Sprineflold . Vermont. 
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“ Hazard & Cnawell's Cod Liver Oil is the 
best.”—Chicago Tribune. 
