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NEWS AND NOVELTIES. 
Serbs anb Uoot Crops. 
Crecs, plants, Serbs, Ctc. 
A turbine waterwheel, ten and a-haif feet 
in diameter, and weighing 30,000pounds, has just 
been east at the works in Springfield, Mass. 
Nine thousand pairs of wooden heels are made 
weekly for one factory, in Lynn, and these will 
soon, it is expected, entirely supersede leather 
ones. 
A letter in the Nashua Post-Office bears this 
direction: - Thos. Wlieekeridcmollleschaupun- 
ponsky, care of Beret Holiiskadatter, Lurries, 
Nashua, N. II. 
Several people hare been poisoned in North 
Stonington, Conn., by the gases generated in a 
chicken pie, the cook having neglected to leave 
an opening in It. 
At Lawton, Mich., recently, a man choked his 
wife to death for having thrown u bucket of 
water upon him, after she had knocked him 
down with a st ick. 
A Miss Lucy Lee advertises in a Mississippi 
paper that she is of good birth and education, 
and is willing to marry uu editor, believing her¬ 
self able to support one. 
The charge for tuition in Yale College has 
been raised from $60 to $90. The total income 
of the college last year was $93,183, while the 
expenditures wore $93,880. 
Kate Belknap is n young lady of Huntington 
Co., Indiana, who lias such a remarkable taste 
for the study of anatomy that, she dissects all 
subjects, from a mouse to an ox. 
McElhorne, a short-hand reporter of the 
Washington (Alula;, writes with both hands at 
the same time, taking notes with the left hand 
and transcribing thorn with the right. 
Portland, Me., lias a Widows' Wood Society 
which has supplied 187 cords of wood to 705 
needy persons during the year past at a cost of 
§1,098, and 330 tons of coal at a cost of $1,090. 
Silas 11. Taylor of North Potton, Vt., has a 
calf, four months old, that weighs 436 pounds; 
four feet four inches in girth; fed entirely on 
skim milk; blood, Ayrshire and Short-Horned 
Durham. 
Recently the steamer Magdala, of 549 tons, 
arrived at. New York from Shanghao, through 
the Suez canal. She had a cargo of new tea, 
valued at about $850,000, uud 37 bales of silk, 
valued at $0,000. 
Vassar College has something new under 
the sun. Dr.T. W, Du Hois has recently received 
the appointment as dentist to the above inst itu¬ 
tion. He will look into all the young ladles’ 
mouths once a week. 
A farmer near Pcrryshnrg, Wood Co., 0., has 
cultivated four and 11 -half acres of corn this sea¬ 
son, on which ho has averaged 130 bushels of ears 
to the acre, making an average of 86?i bushels 
of shelled corn to the acre. 
Treasurer Spinner says that officers of the 
National Banks designated as depositories, arc 
officers of the Treasury, under Treasury regula¬ 
tions, and may stamp the word counterfeit on 
any counterfeit United States note. 
The new steel rails, on the Boston and Albany 
railroad, manifest themselves at once, in the ease 
and steady motion of the cars upon them. As 
fast as the old rails arc worn out, these replace 
them, and will eventually compose the whole 
line. 
“The last of the Mohicans,” being a chief of 
the Indian tribe near New London, Conn., is an 
inmate of the Insane Hopiinl of Middletown. 
Ho is ninety-eight years of age. He says that in 
four years lie shall return to Ms tribe again. 
One of the greatest curiosities of the age is 
now on exhibition at Lynchburg, Vu„ in the 
form of u full-blooded negro child, fifteen 
months old, half of whose body is pure white and 
the ot her pure black. The child was born on the 
farm of Mr. Shearer, in Appomattox county. 
A STRIKING illustration of the saying, “the 
pith of a lady's letter is in the postscript,” was 
that of a young lady who. having gone out to 
India, and writing home to her friends, con¬ 
cluded with the following words:—“P. S.-you I 
will sec by my signature that I am married,” 
The Muine Farmer says that Mr. 1.. L. Gardin¬ 
er of WestSumner. Iiasa pair of twin eteer calves, 
six months old, which weigh 550 and 853 pounds 
respectively. They so nearly resemble each olii- 
er in form, size and color, that no one—not even 
the owner-can distinguish one from tlieothor, 
except by a strap worn around one's neck. 
A Boston illicit distiller of whisky, who was 
fined $300,000 under t he United Stales revenue 
law and failed to pay. was sentenced to five 
years' imprisonment in whatever jail in (lie State 
suited hint best. He chose Lenox, and with ids 
wife, occupied nicely furnished rooms there, 
being allowed the liberty of the jail. 
The slioe-peg factory of Arlington is closed 
on account of the derangement of the market 
for their wares in Germany. It. would hen curi¬ 
ous thing if a flourishing business in Vermont 
should “ peg out ” because Bismarck is pegging 
away at Paris. But the European war docs not, 
hurt the ear-business, and a company is formed, 
and $50,000 of capital stock is subscribed, to 
manufacture railroad cars at Arlington. 
From an abstract of Hie returns of the gate¬ 
keepers at the Central Park.it is shown that. 
8,431,437 persons visited the Park during t lie year 
1870, an increase of 1,070,470 over the year pre¬ 
vious, when musical entertainments were given 
at the Park twice in each week. On Christmas 
day 53,889 visited the Park, and on New Year’s 
day 66,369. On the Fourth of July the number 
of visitors was 65,736. 
TnE preliminary proceedings in a Michigan 
divorce case are thus chronicled;—The wife 
chopped a good wagon to pieces, entirely ruin¬ 
ing it, split open 150 sap troughs and burned up 
10,000 shingles which her husband had made. 
The latter, not. to bo outdone, smashed up a 
stove and took off a trunk which the wife claims 
lmd money in it, and she has now got him into 
jail on a charge of hirovny, and is monarch of 
all she surveys, which, at present, isn’t much. 
Says the Buffalo Commercial“ The receipts 
of breadstuff's at the principal lake ports during 
the year ending December 31,1870, were consid¬ 
erably less than during the preceding-year. The 
aggregate deliveries of all kinds of grain at Chi¬ 
cago, Milwaukee, Toledo, Detroit and Cleveland, 
show a decline of 36,395,630 bushels, and the re¬ 
ceipts of flour indicate a falling off of 766,544 bar¬ 
rels. Estimating flour ns wheat, the total re¬ 
ceipts at the ports named were 111,281,749 bush¬ 
els, against 118,410.105 bushels in lS69-a total de¬ 
cline in the receipts of flour and grain, estimat¬ 
ing flour as wheat, of 7,128,355 bushels. 
A r* r* Xi E s E E n 
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STOCKS, CIONS, GRAFTS, &c. [J 
WOOD A HA hi., <Jcncvn, N, \ ., 
Importers and Dealers In Nursery Stock, Seeds, &c. 
SEEDS AND GRAINS. 
^ 15 15 l> S ! * E 15 D S ! 
O Osage Orange, Apple. Pear, (.mince and Cherry 
Seeds i Kentucky Blue Grasa, Red Top, While and 
lied Clover, Ac., for sale by 
1*. S. MESKROLK A CO., 
Seedsmen. 204 Luke 8t., Chicago. 
K B It IT A It V n E ST TIDE 
To sow VERBENA SEEDS. 26 cts. paper, post¬ 
paid. Seed Circular ready. 
SL 11. MARTIN, Marblehead, Mass. 
1*. O. Box 376. 189 & 191 Water Ml., 
WM. NEWTON S WHITE IMt.OliSTEIER 
H OATS. Also. EXCELSIOR OATS, SA.VKORD 
H OATS. Also. EXCELSIOR OATS, SANFORD 
CORN, EARLY ROSE POT ATOMS and (J ARDEN 
SEEDS. Th e Prfibsre.lcr Data were introduced by 
me. and they were awarded Die First Premium at the 
Now York state Fair. 1809; also at the New Jersey 
State Fair, 1870 From sir acres I have harvested 687 
truth?I* <>T these oats. Prices reasonable. Send two 
stumps for samples. Catalogu •» f ree. 
WM. NEWTON, Henrietta. N\ Y. 
NEW YORK. 
The largest assortment of Agricultural Imple¬ 
ments and Fertilizers in the city. 
|) E T I T C O K N . 
I For sale by Hie subscriber 
I For sale by the subscriber, n small lot of pure 
PETIT CORN, which lie will dellverat It. K. Station, 
in new sacks, to he forwarded per express or freight, 
ns ordered, in lot* of one bns.beI or more, at $•'< per 
bushel. 
Also. Tlinmns Corn. Relieved in be the largest 
and earliest variety grown ju Central Illinois. 
“Early Preiniuni Ohio."—This la -t Is strictly 
aBO-dur variety Delivered ns above, at $? per bush. 
J. B. PIUNNEY. Champaign, Illinois. 
SMALL PARCELS BY MAIL OR EXPRESS. 
'UK PRISE OATS—TRUE VAN OLINDA 
UlJIt If It IS] 
yj Seed, and 
Preiniuni Sanford Corn. 
Single bushel, $3. Sample of rulin', by mail, for 10 
cents. Address C. 8. VAN DUBEN, Nurseryman, 
Maoedon, N. Y. 
:Kcu) publications, (Otc. 
I-LE^’S 
AME1ICAN CATTLE 
APPLE SEEDLINGS, 
PEAR and CHERRY SEEDLINGS, of tine quality. 
THEIR 
n bilge quantities. Also. Pear Trees. Peach. Plum 
at $150 per M ,i and cherry Trees, Grapes, Currants 
and Gooseberries, In especial good supply 
HISTORY, BREEDING 
MANAGEMENT. 
By LEWIS F. ALLEN, 
ROOT GRAFTS. 
IVr 1,000. Prf 10,000. 
APPLE-Root Grafts, Lending Sorts $10 60 *70 HO 
“ “ Southern List, 10 (HI tut 00 
PLUM- “ Leading Sorts 1.-, fX) 125 00 
“ “ Wild Goose.. 25 00 200 00 
PEAR— " Leading Sui ts 26 00 200 00 
f ff* See Price List, sent free, fur inducements and 
for superiorities claimed In Rout Grafts. Directions 
for pluming, with the most approved plan fora Nur¬ 
sery, will be given with each order. 
W. F. 11 El KISS, Dayton, Ohio. 
Late President New York State Agricultural So¬ 
ciety, Editor “ American Short-Horn 
Herd Boole," Author “Rural 
Architecture ," etc,., etc. 
This Work, which has been highly commended by 
the Press, should be carefully studied by every 
breeder or owner of Cuttle. Itiaa handsomely Illus¬ 
trated and well printed and bound volume of 523 
duodecimo pages. It will be mulled, postage paid, to 
any address in the United States or Canada on re¬ 
ceipt of the reduced price, $2. Address 
For the Veptable & Finer Garden 
D. D. T. HOD It 15, 
41 Park How, N. Y. 
NEW AND RARE PLANTS & SEEDS 
For 1071. 
AMERICAN 
Wheat Cnltnrist. 
A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE 
CULTURE OF WHEAT, 
embracing a brief History and Botanical Description 
of WHEAT —with lull practical directions for se¬ 
lecting seed, producing new varieties, and cult ivating 
on different, kinds of soils. 
Finely Illustrated with numerous engravings of a 
practical character. 
liy- S5. EDWARDS TODD. 
This is a handsomely hound duodecimo volume of 
432 pages, and should be In the hands ot every Wheat 
Grower in the land. Sent by mail, postage paid, at 
the reduced price of ?2. Address 
D. I>. T. MOOllE, 41 Park Row, N. Y. 
Grass Seeds. Field Seeds. Evergreens. Plant*. 
Hoses, Dahlias, Verbena*. Gladiolus, Grape Vines, 
Small Fruits, Asparugit- Roots. Early Potatoes, 
Onion 8ot*, Books, Implements. &e. 
Dreer's Garden Calendar, fnr 1871, containing full 
descriptive lists ol the above, (144 pages,) heautifully 
illustrated with engravings anil colfliea plate of New 
Dahliav, will be mailed on receipt ol a postage stamp. 
Address HENRY' A. OREER, 
714 Ciieafunt St.. Philadelphia, l’n, 
Y T W ENT V-THIRD 
' ANNUAL CATALOGUE 
New and Rare Plants, 
Illustrated with numerous engravings, and con¬ 
taining two 
BEAUTIFUL COLORED PLATES, 
Is now ready, and will be sent to ail applicants on 
receipt of 23 cents. To our customers of past years 
it will be sent without charge. 
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Numbering fifty distinct, classes of Plants, embracing 
some thousands of varieties, will ho sent to all appli- 
tail 
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Warranted growth of 187u. For terms, address 
J. G. WILKINSON. Dnnsville, N. Y. 
Address American Knitting Machine Co. 
T. M. THORIili BN AND CO,*S 
f I Annual Descriptive Catalogue of 
Vegetable and Agricultural Seeds, 
Boston, Mass., or St. Tonis, Mo; 
M utual guaranty i.ife 
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Is nnw readv for mailing, free, to all applicants. 
GROWERS AND IMPORTERS OF SEEDS. 
15 John Street, New York. 
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Pamphlets, with particulars, gratuitously. 
JEW AND RARE PLANTS 
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SPRING OF 1871. 
Newspaper 
Advertising, 
JOHN SAUL’S 
Catalogue of New and Beautiful Plants will be ready 
about February 1st. containing a beautiful colored 
plate of two fine New Geraniums, (Coleshill and Lady 
Edith,) mailed free to all my customers; toothers, 
price 10 cents, or a plain copy to all free. 
JOHN HAUL, Washington City, I). C. 
THE TROPHY TOMATO. 
JL HEADQUARTERS SEED. 
(24th year of careful selection.) Buy no other. 
One Hundred Dollars Premium for the largest 
Tomato grown in 1871. 
25 cents per packet. $1 for 5 packets, post-paid. 
For sale by all Seedsmen, and by 
GEO. E. WARING, Ju„ 
Ogden Farm. Newport. R. I. 
I'S'- Send for Circular. 
A Book of!25 pages, contains a list of the host American 
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can tarn plata* Dcgbrnlng such, will anil tills book of scent value. 
Mjii loci t' eo to nnv hdilr rsen rcecipt of fifteen rents. GEO. 
P, ROWELL h FO., Pobt ahV «,10 Puk Row. New York. 
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says: “ Tho firm which is-Ur. this i u te if-sting and’valuable 
tiook, is the laTce=t and hut Advertising Agency in the United 
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those who de iro to advertise lln-ir business wi.ntifiCaUy and 
syttematicaXln in such a way: that is. so to secure the largest 
amount of publicity for the least expenditure ofmoney." 
015 EDS! SEEDS! 
O We huve now in store a full stoc 
O We huve now in store a full stock of Fresh Seeds, 
selected with reference to the wants of Market Gar- 
deners and the Retail Trade. Catalogues upon ap¬ 
plication. P. S. MESEROLE & CO., 
Seedsmen, 204 Lake St., Chicago. 
implements, XUacljinerji, &r. 
LARK’S 
WASHING MACHINE. 
Our new Catalogue, larger and more 
fully illustrated than usual, is now 
ready for distribution, free, to all, 
upon receipt of stamp. 
R. H. ALLEN & CO., 
This machine is of recent invention, cheap, simple 
and durable; haring been received with 
UNIVERSAL FAVOR 
wherever it lias been tested, of which testimonials 
have been furnished. 
Price $9. A liberal discount to the trade. ALL 
MAGUINKS waiiha NTKli. Manufactured and sold 
by W. il. TUCKER & CO., Plymouth, O. 
Wheat, Oats, Hentp, Barley, Rye, 
BUCKWHEAT, TIMOTIIV, CLOVER SEED, 
FLAX, ttoc. 
Buyers will makes large saving bj sending their 
orders <1 inet lu the Nurm ru. Descriptive and Priced 
Catalogue*, SQ pages, with Hints uri Planting, Cul¬ 
ture, /cc., sent for 15 cents. Price List tor stump. 
Address C. L. VAN Dl.’SKN. Miiccdgn, N. V. 
jj 1VLRSIDE IS II K 8 E K I US. 
25.000 one and two-year old Apple Seedlings. 
10,000 one-year old Apple Trees. 
5,000 Plum Trees. ) I would exchange for Vir- 
5,000 Cherry Trees. ' ginia lands. 
And a 
General Assortment of Nursery Stock, 
at low price*. 
ALF. S. SHEt.LER. Lewlsburg, Pa. 
jg ME IKES’ MHNEItlEN, <■)') 
Full Assortment for the Spring of 1871. 
Early and prompL sliipmenla and careful packiug. 
It Is said that there are 150,000 farmer* In I he State 
of New York alone. Il Ihev nll'rinilly believe that 
they could get a machine for ?U\ that would sow 5 
acres of Wheat, 3vj acres of Oats, or 3 Here* of Crass 
Seed per hour, and do the Work littti i thali it can be 
done In liny other way, at least 1(10,000 of them would 
hi!v OliC for their Spring Seeding.«TMs machine v ill 
do'It. As these Seeders hare been aolil Iii every 
State in tht* Union, some of our Agencies must bo 
near to each reader. Send stamp tor Circular giving 
full information an to Agencies, Ac. 
I). II. (iOODEUi & COm 
A ntrim, N. 11., Nole Mniiiirueiiireia. 
I l>f I’ROVKH FOOT LATHES, 
J With Slide, Rest and Fittings. Ble 
it, durable, cheap and portable. Just 
«t\ II gunt, durable, cheap and portable. Just 
(lsJ A. ’*i p <liBig for the Artisan or Amateur 
jqSbJa Turner, 
«J — fZ-i ’•Manv renders of thl* paper have one of 
them/’ Good news for all! Delivered 
at your door. 
Send for descriptive Catalogue. 
N. H. BALDWIN, Laconia. N. H. 
PHIFER “SKELETON” 
WHEEL GANG PLOW AMD CULTIVATOR 
(for Corn, Cotton and Potatoes) equals the Mowing 
Machine ns « l.nhnr Saver. 
Il performs the work of four single plows In one 
operation, a rid in a better manner, Will work any¬ 
where a mu-hot se plate will work. 
Address A. L. RltKART.EY & CO., 
Eureka Works. 117 Perry Si., Trenton, N. J. 
DA«E’S IMPROVED PORTABLE 
1 FORCE PUMl*. Fire Extinguisher. Plant Syringe, 
4 FORCE PUMP, Fire Extinguisher, Plant Syringe, 
Window ICncher and Garden Engine for $8. No. 2 for 
J6. Simple, cheap and efficient for nil these uses, and 
Tor clearing out lead water piper. Send for Circular. 
Manufactured and sold only by the Patentee, N. 
PAGE, Jil. Danvers, Mass. 
Holbrook’s Regulator 
Seed Drill and Cultivator, 
2m Send A 
y for n 
-Circular!! 
Won the Highest Prize at N.Y. State Trial,1870, 
Sows with regularity Beet. Carrot. Onion. Parsnip. 
Turnip. Ac. Conductor being ENAMELED white 
shows the seed, as ft (traps. Packed one or six in a 
box. Cultivator weeds between rows 8 to It inches 
wide. A discount to dealers. Manufactured by 
F. F. IIOLBROOK & CO.. Boston, Mass. 
DAIRYMEN 
SHOULD BUY THE 
IRON-CLAD MILK CAN 
MILK PAIL- 
For Sale by all Tinners. 
Stock and Trimmings for sale by the 
IRON-CLAD CA1V CO., 
42 and 44 lUiirrny fist., New York, 
200 Randolph St., Chicago, III. 
DURABLE, EFFICIENT AND LOW-PRICED. 
Send for Circular. Agents wanted. LANK BROS., 
Manufacturers, Washington, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 
4ft 1 ik MEDALLION »KW I\H MACHINE. 
n 1 t f 30 days an trial. Monthly F ' V Mi nts. 
Price reduced. Sews everything a needle will go 
through. Simples of sewing sent free. Agents 
wanted In every town, Extra indunemenis. Address 
MKDALUO,Y MACHINE CO.. 71 Nassau St., N. Y. 
E ngine for i-ale.-i have a four. 
horse Engine, in good running order; bus been 
Hi horse Engine, in good running order; has been 
run about three months; is a* good «* new Also, 
lid feet 4-ineh Rolling ; one of Gale’s No. 9 Copper 
SLrip Feed Cutters: and about 100 feet K-inch pipe, 
used for steaming feed for stock. For pnrrfcnl >rs, 
,ddre?s O. E. PARSONS, Titusville, Pa. 
Holbrook’s Patent Swivel Plows, 
For Level Land and Side Hill. 
8 Sizes. 
l WON THE 
HIGHEST PRIZE 
at N.Y. State Trial, 
1870, for Plowing 
Sod & Stubble 
Send Stamp for Circular. Sod Stubble 
They leave no dead furrows nor ridges, but an even 
surface. Clear and pulverize tlLprouulily. Self-ad¬ 
justing Hinged Steel Cutters. Manufactured bv 
F. F. HOLBROOK k CO.. Boston, Muss. 
T he only family knitter made 
that fills the bill. Send for circulars and eam- 
J. that fills the bill. Send for Circulars and sam¬ 
ples to LAMB KNITTING MACHINE MF’G CO., 
Chicopee Falls, Mass. 
Nero publications. 
THE PEOPLE’S 
Practical Poultry Book: 
A WORK ON THE 
BREEDING, REARING, CARE AND GEN¬ 
ERAL MANAGEMENT OF POULTRY, 
Containing Practical Information concerning the 
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the number of fowls to keep, both in small and large 
establishment*: plans for buildings and coops; in¬ 
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for market; how 4o guard against the various ene¬ 
mies and diseases of pouliry ; how to make capons, 
etc., etc. 
This book is profusely tllustnited with coatly and 
appropriate engraving 4 and is designed for the prac¬ 
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the farm, or in the city or village. Its size, price, 
etc., will be announced hereafter. Address 
D. D. T. MOORE. Publisher, 
41 Park Itow, New York. 
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Celebrated Spencerian Steel Pens 
containing all the fourteen numbers securely in¬ 
closed. will be sent by mail on receipt of 25 cents. 
The Spencerian are the heel pens manufactured. 
Address IVI60N, Bi.aki man. Taylor & ho., 
hi* A 340 Grund Ht., New York. 
T he cider makers* manual. 
BA' J. S. BUELL. 
A 'Practical Hand-Book, which embraces Treatises 
on the Apple Construction ot Cider Mills. Cider 
Presses. Seed Washers, and cider Mill Machinery in 
general; Cider Making; Ferineana!Ion; Improved 
Process in Refining Cider, and its Conversion into 
Wind and Champagne; Vinegar Manipulation by the 
Slow and Quick Processes; imitation Ciders; Vari¬ 
ous kinds of Surrogate Wines ; Summer Beverages; 
Fancy Vinegars, etc., etc. Price, only SI .50. 
Address D. D. T. MOORE, 
Rural Office, 41 park Row, N. V., lmd Rochester. N.Y. 
FOR THE MILLION! 
Round Volumes of the Rural, Histories. Patent 
Office Reports, State Agncultur.il Transactions, U. 
S. Documents, and other really good and valua- 
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and improve their minds the coming lone winter 
evenings, cannot do better than to send stump for 
Catalogue of these DECIDEDLY CHEAP BOOKS. 
Nearly 1,000 volumes on hand, which must be sold. 
Now is your time to get good reading cheap! 
Address JOHN G. WILLIAMS. 
Rochester. N. Y. 
