FARM MILLS 
BOOKo'NEW RECEIPTS 
NEWS CONDENSER, 
implements: and Parhinevy 
t §ced,o' t giants, 
— Small-pox is spreading in Nova Scotia. 
— Brandy H mado from digs in California. 
— Rabbit hunting is all the rage in Illinois. 
Australia is sending manure to England. 
— The new post-office in Boston has been on 
fire. 
— The tea trade of Japan has tripled in four 
years. 
— Yale students spend £10,000 a year for pho¬ 
tographs. . 
— Boston has received £330,000 for the suffer¬ 
ers by the fire. 
— New York sends 5,000 barrels of apples a 
week to Europe. 
— Kitchen ranges are exploding in the West, 
killing the cooks. 
— Nino foot of snow have fallen In the Lake 
Superior country. 
— Small-pox is causing much alarm in many 
New England towns. 
- There were 103 railway accidents in Novem¬ 
ber, with 10 killed. 
— The American Bible Society is putting Bi¬ 
bles on railway trains. 
— The Boston Transcript lias assumed the 
quarto form permanently. 
An English journal will lie published at Vi¬ 
enna during tho exhibition. 
— Six thousand men are at work upon the ex¬ 
hibition building in Vienna. 
Tho Methodists are talking of a new nniga- 
zine, to be published in Boston. 
— Boston refused to allow the Music Hall to 
be used for a Woodhltll lerture. 
Buildings with Mansard roofs will be erected 
on tho burnt district in Boston. 
— The wino-growers of Franco make artificial 
clouds of smoko to keep tho frost off. 
— Tho Eight-Hour Loaguo-of Boston opposed 
an increase of tho salary of the President. 
— Buffalo lias had a water 1'amino, caused by 
an east wind lowering tho level of the lake four 
foot, 
— Bricks to the number of twenty-eight mil¬ 
lions were mado at Croton Landing, N. V., last 
year. 
Vicksburg is cursed with 15,000 dogs that oat 
beef and bread enough to feed several thousand 
people. 
- Tho Masonic Hall in New York City lias 
thus far cost £732,0:13.67. Half a million more is 
wanted. 
Wild ducks are wintering in immenso num¬ 
bers near Augusta, Ga. One sportsman has j 
brought in 300. 
Superior Imitation Gold Watches — $15, $20 and $25 Each 
This metal has all the brilliancy and uni 
TT,TiTTSTKAT K! > WORK for .hum 
out. Issued as a Quarterly. The 
_fenrruunbewsenfc 
toanjrathlTcss hrmrvl fir g.*j cents. The richest and 
meet instruct ivi- TUnst: 
beeds_hefore_Bivin g Humes & lllto.’s Quarterly. 
Wc_chaH«niftu conipmu cn quality of Weed and 
BOYNTON’S PATENT LIGHTNING SAWS 
$500 
— M^ao y nTo ri’si f-At ■ j u i'r 
prices ami states of paelcet 
Our “Calendar Ad. 
VAgoBStrasr and Price List turn 1673 ” sent,free. 
Address 
BItroOS & BROTHEU, 
pllcity allot lien* “ LIGHTNING SAWS Excel in Speed, Ease and Sim- 
K „ I OO.OOOSntd In 1878, ttll of which hnvo given perfect satlsluctlon. and proved to 
be all that is clalmtsdfor them. Crossi Out. (*l per ft.); Wood Saws (#1 each). For mile b,i nil Itealm. 
rocelpt of ri x^d oHars"^' 1 ^ iUU * U ^°°d 8 aw Blade sent—where tho hardware trade does not sell them—on 
K. M. BOYNTON, .SO Beekinitn St., New Vnvk, 
_______ Sole 1 ‘roprietor urui Mtiwufiicturer. 
Docmwgn, N. Y. 
FarinerM, you can buy, for a short time, at 
wnoi.ESA f.K puick, the most valuable and lubor- 
suving implement for preparing and cultivating soil. 
A now principle that must become universal. Ad¬ 
dress tho manufacturer, 
O- E. IIOTCHINSON, Cleveland, O. 
Choirs, Musical Classes, Con 
ventions, Academies, 
ATTENTION? 
to the following Choice List of 
New Cantatas, Oratorios, Anthems 
Watc h Bu yers Attention 
ECU 1X7: J, 
Will! Descriptive Priced Catalogue of 
Seed*, 
now ready, and will bo mailed free to nil applicants. 
Wholesale) Lists on application. 
Address PLANT HEED COMPANY, 
8t. Louis, Mo. 
" ' •’’'—’Ns. The undersigned 
resnectfully call the 
attention or persons 
contemplating the 
/ *' yr 'V Jf r V \ purcluiser,f Watch. 
j Rjgy --., "SFvjH w t» fSiLl es to ttm superiority 
y the celebrated 
/ix Nick to Movements, 
fj.jarKii' - i r Ar$ 1 mitnii f actnrcd by 
l onalty^NtLLL.' i-’ V I Messrs. BolUCL 4 
l / OOURVOISI Bit Of 
\ Neutiialol. Lents' 
\ vSjfkV 6 7 and Ladies’ shies, 
vOcSt, 15ixTfjrtr / keysuiidaUini wind- 
A CiKr —vToEWl Y~1 / ora, quarter-plate. 
\ a > fff/ Those watches have 
,77^- y Equilibrium escape- 
V'LHV- ' ments chronometer 
balances, exposed 
ruby pallets, Ureguet hair-springs and full ruby- 
jeweled, and combine all modern Improvements In 
watch -making. 
These Watches were awarded the Grand Prlte at. 
tlie Paris Exposition of lHt>7, and can bo warranted 
to uerfi inn equal to those of the best manufacturers. 
lor sale by dealers throughout the United States, 
and by (JUINf’IiK A K It CGI, KR. bole Agents tor the 
Manufacturers. Salesroom, i. r > Malden Lane, N. Y. 
NEW ANI> ATTRACTIVE CANTATAS 
FORTY-SIXTH PSALM. Dudley Duel. 1 00 
FESTIVAL CANTATA. Uuy.xe Thayer. 1 26 
GOUNOD’S CHORAL MUSIC. 60 
Well worthy of careful study. 
MUSICAL ENTHUSIAST. irtwiti. 50 
An amusing and very melodious musical 
extravaganza. 
J. M. THOHBURN St CO.'S 
Descriptive Annual Catalogue 
OF 
VECETA 1 SLK, AMICIHTOMl ANO WEI SEEDS 
Fur 1K73, is now ready for mulling to applicants. 
.1. >1. TllO|{.BURN «r M., 
15 John Si. New York. 
NEW ORATORIOS. 
ST. PETER.. K. Paine 
PRO DIG A1, SON.1 rUiu r SnJUean 
Fine effective compositions. 
ANTHElU BOOKS. 
SABBATH GUEST. Diner.tail A Morey. 
BUCK’S NEW MOTETTE COLLECTION. 
B A U M B ACH ’8 S A C It EI) y IIA ItT KITES [N e w j 
OUR ANNUAL 
TRADE LIST OP SEEDS, 
In all the various departments, Is now ready for mall 
lng to Deulors only. 
.1. 51. THOR BURN & CIO., 
15 John St., New York. 
IN PKKSS.-NKAELY READY. 
STRAUSS’S DANCE MUSIC. Violin & Plano. 
The above books sent, post-paid, for retail price. 
OLIVER DITSON & CO., CLIAS. H. DITSON & CO. 
Boston. New Y ork. 
ujsiral ifiwtvumcnto' 
OFFICE AND WAItEHOOMS: 
Cor. Varick, Vestry and Canal Sts., 
NEW YORK. 
You ask WFIY wo can poll 
Flint class V OcUivc Pianos lor 
5290 ? XV e answer—it costs 
!<•».) Ham $300 to make any 
$600 1 'm.uu sold through 
Aih ids, all .g whom make 100 
per ot. profit. XV « have no 
Agents, lint .hip direct to fami- 
lies at Factory juice, amt warrant 
hated circular, In which we refer 
Mercha.it,, &r, (some of whom 
o,i Pianos. In 44 States and 
wlicrr von “/iw Mils, notice. 
Co., 003 Broadway, N. Y. 
SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS, 
Old Mother Goose. Set to music. Elliott.$3 00 
Stainer’s Christmas C’nrolg. Beautifully illusr’d I 00 
German Vulks Lleder Album. Eng. and Gur. 
Words.... . 2 60 
Randogger'a Sacred Songs for LRtlo Singers.... 2 IS) 
Moore s Irish Me.loolcs. Folio KdltlOn. l ull 
gilt. Balfe. . .8 60 
Schuman's Vocal Album. Eng. and Her. Words 8 50 
Plano-Forte Album. Full gilt. 2 60 
Mondolssolin's Complete Plane Works. Folio. 
Fall gUt,. ..20 00 
Mendelssohn’s Complete Plano Works. Octavo. 
Full gilt . .MOO 
Operas, #1.25 each. Oratorios, H) cts. each. 
Bound Volutuos Plain ami Vuuul MubIc, $1.75 each. 
Any work sent, post-paid, on receipt of the marked 
price. Address J. I.. PETERS, 6011 Kroadwuy, N. V. 
Semi 80 ct s. for tho Doccmiinr number or I’kthuh’ 
MifBtCAI. Mo.vTlu.v, and you will get f t worth of 
our latest Music. 
DURABLE, EFFICIENT AND LOW-PRICED 
Send for Circular. Agents wanted. LANE BROS. 
Manufacturers, Mllbrook, N. Y. 
THIS WINTER. 
Five years’ experience proves that every farmer 
who 1ms u barn will, sooner or later, hftre It fitted up 
with a LniiiU-u liny Currier, and that many wll 
bcsold tor stacking In the Bold. Winter Is tho time 
to fit them up, because farmers are not crowded with 
work, und mows lire full of hay. Any enterprising 
young man nr farmer can make ft pay well during the 
dull season of tho year. Write for circulars and 
terms. 
LOUDEN MANUFACTURING WORK8, 
Fairfield, lowa, 
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 
AND FLORAL GUIDE, 
In Knoi.ihu, Geiiman and French, Mailed Fkee 
to all Applicants. 
8AVIT. 5IOXKY by pur¬ 
chasing the best PUno- 
I'ortc. h i not decide what 
make to get until you 
write fur oar Illustrated 
Circular, vhicti we mall 
free. Thu ‘ Arlon Plano” 
contains tiur patented 
-improvemen.* that make 
It more ifnralv than any 
J'iano In lb, market,. 
Write fur Circular, and 
mention where y,, u W nv 
th!-, notice. Aildr.-sThe 
Ariou Piano-Forte 
ARBOSM 
?SANO 
IVfinDLETOWN NURSERY AND FRUIT 
j.tJ FARM. -Peach ’I’roca a specialty. Alsu, a lull 
line of superior Nursery Stock. OOObush. of natural 
Peach Heed In Virginia. A tine Poach -arm, 150 hitch ; 
6,000 trees on it price low; terms to suit. Address 
E. R. COCHRAN, Middletown, Hoi. 
<311 KA TIIK nursery. A Monthly 
Maoa/.ink for VoiwoKST Readers. 
Superbly Illustrated. Send stump fora sample 
number. NOW is the- time to subscribe. 
JOHN L. 8HORRY, 
30 Brumfield St., Boston. 
rSTTCf ami NAILS 
VMbM of every variety, in pack¬ 
ages TO SUIT, sent to 
» by AMERICAN TACK CO., 
Manufacturers, 117 Chambers St., N. Y. 
LEE S SUMMIT NURSERIES 
X 5RBE!-NISNU FOU A M'RCIIMEN. 
A full Ciitulognc of our standard. Miscellaneous 
and Illustrated Juvenile Books, or specimen num¬ 
bers of Oliver Optic’s Magazine, sent by mall free. 
LEE A SHEPARD, Publishers, Boston 
where nil publications may be found. 
WIioIchhIo und General Supply Nurse rice. 
An Immense stock, ol superior quality, at low prices. 
0T Dealers, this Is tlio most extensive Nursery 
in the West. Scud for Price 1.1st. 
BLAIIt BROS., 
T/oe's Summit. Jackson Co., Mo. 
A 51F.S PLOW COMPANY. 
IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINES. 
53 Beekman 8t., New York, and Qutnoy Ilall, Boston 
- NWW, p VM-SIZE, IUSE- 
l-cm >' u. *^- u ^u Hyve ' [ h V», 7-octave, overstrung 
s 
SHIO, Superb solid vnilnVt, S-nctr,va, e 
dou Mo-reed, beautifully paneled organ, only jrflK; 
875.-Elegant solUi waiuu’, 6-nctave Organ, pan! 
yled ease. Only $75. WM. A P<>NO & CO., No. 517 
Broadway, and ,'I'J Union Squ»re, -New York City 
O BUR IC AS, NORTH FAIR FIELD, O., 
« Grower and Dealer in Garden, field and Flower 
Seeds, Bulbs. Seed Potatoes, Sweet Potato and other 
plants. Bend for Catalogue. State you saw this in 
the RURAL NEW-YullKKK. 
C IA It II ART’S PULVERIZING CULT1VA- 
j TOR has more practical points than any cultiva¬ 
tor In use. and la Indispensable us a farm IruulemenL 
C. C. BRADLEY A BON, 
_ Manufacturers, Syracuse, N. Y. 
•IwiiulUrk, t40»»A- •wJ rinuitm, 
It _ I m . -*J|> ^ r . ’ X w ylynii,(lV, Hoi m«a#OiOway to 
'* C -/ V-C f'R <sJy *l.v), 4iil hw 
__ fr - *'——•- w-.-.i. , —T , •.'•*. Mil 
rin, ami Pll t 'J3 OlillOM 
. s ••iior.-gotr or jiv+vM i.ksvM/r r, Ji;g?. 
FUF.K. NOW 1:1 THU TIM f.. AOKNTrt WATfTKtl, J’oWvJv 
4-..*i A4dtM, STAN BPANGLCCi UANiUK, N. N, 
!5Ui,o’cfU«ncD«.$ 
) tcC - PKBKIN8 & Co.,6l3 7th 
St., Washington, D. C. Advice and pamphlet free. 
n EPOS IT TO-DAY IN THE SWINGS 
BANK chartered by the United States. Bend 
for Circular 1 k 6 Bleeeker street, New York. 
Assets over S l .OOD.OOlt. 
IwliUratiunis: 
OVV ’TIS DONE, Oil tic Seen*! Out. Mus¬ 
tache and Whiskers In -VJ davs. Tilts GREAT 
JRETand 100 others. Gamblers’ Tricks, Cardlol- 
ty. Ventriloquism, all In tho ORIGIN A !. •* ll«uk 
VVondeig.” Mailed for 25 eta. AUdresa D. C. 
DUNHAM k SONS, 
(Estjulished in 1834,) * 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
PI AWO - FORTES. 
rrXHE BEST FAMILY PERIODICALS. 
A THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, #4. 
OUR YOUNG FOLKS, 
EVERY SATURDAY, 85. 
Published by 
JAMES It. OSGOOD A CO.. 
Boston, 
_ BT Send for full Prospectus, and for Catalogue of 
Standard Works by first American and English 
authors. 
f|XRAVF.LF.US TO THE SOUTHWEST! 
L Take the ' BEK LIFK'' - Cleveland, Columbus, 
Clnulnimtlaud In.liunupolls ttallway—from Cleveland, 
Ohio, byway of Crest line. Bellefonliimc Indlaiuipo- 
llS, Terre Haute, St. Louis, etc., or by way ot ( alum- 
bus, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc., for aL points South 
or west. Palack Day und Si.kki-inu Caks from 
Cleveland to Columbus, Ctnctnnatll. Indianapolis and 
Louisville, without change. 
E. 8. FLINT, General Superintendent, 
Cleveland, Ohio. 
A SPIRITED POLITICAL CARTOON 
EVERY MOIYTH. 
Moore’h IU«AL New-Youicek of November 16, 
1sti, says: 
" Having tyed one of their Instruments In our 
family for tvrtmty years, we can confidently commend 
them to ourreaders us being first-class in every re¬ 
spect. But! professional and amateur players on th 
piano pron<mice our DUNHAM very superior in tone. 
An iistri aunt that has retained its brilliancy and 
sweetnesrof tone for a score of years needs no fur¬ 
ther comiiendution.” 
77 Union Square, 
NEW YORK. 
spienaia steel-plate likeness of the ffreat 
“Straight-Out” Democrat, Charles O’Conor, 12 
by 15 inches, as A Premium to Every Sub¬ 
scriber. 
A Free Copy and a Likeness also to every 
getter-up of a Club. 
1 Copy.#2 10 Coplea. iis 
POMEROY’S TRUSSES 
Unrivaled for tho relief and euro of Hernia or 
Rupture. POMEROY A CO., 714 Broadway, New 
York. Oescriptivo circulars sent on application. 
POMEROY & CO.also keep tlio best Elustic Stock¬ 
ings, Knee Caps, Belts. Ac, Crutches, Shoulder Bra¬ 
ces, Suspensories, Abdominal Supporters, Club-Foot 
Shoes, Leg iiruCeS, and BurgiCul Appliances ot every 
kind. 
