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MOORE’S RURAL STILL AHEAD 
In Liberality to both Agents and Subscribers! 
READ, LEARN AND ACT! 
Brionoli Is singing in Milan. 
Father IJurke, the Irish orator, is sick. 
Mrs. Fremont lias grown gray and stout. 
James Mii.mork, a Boston sculptor, is dead. 
Thomas Ca Ri,Yr.K is in full vigor and spirits. 
Madame Lucca is sick ; and Miss Kellogg is 
home. 
Stanley lias had a brilliant banquet in Wash¬ 
ington. 
Congressman Cox will go on a long voyage 
next year. 
Hon. Gko. P. Marsh is to be called home 
from Home. 
Senator Sumner is able to sit up; blit lie is 
pale and feeble. 
Jenny Lind recently sang in the American 
chapel at Florence. 
Minister W asiihurne declined adinnerfrom 
the solid men of Boston. 
The ladies of Boston propose to give Rev. Geo, 
MacDonald a testimonial. 
Ben Wade has a sensible daughter, who is 
about to marry a carpenter. 
M. M. Pomeroy’s lirst, wife offers the La 
Crosse Opera House for sale. 
Mr. IIkpwortii Dlxon recovered one farthing 
from the Pall Mali Gazette, for libel. 
The Archduke Francis Charles of Austria has 
lately completed his seventieth year. 
A gold spittoon was one of Queen Victoria's 
recent presents to the King of Siam. 
Ben Butler had hia gold watch picked from 
him the other day on the street ears. 
Queen Victoria's signature is beautifully 
formed, with each letter clearly cut. 
Madame Hyacinths is “at home” Saturday 
evenings at her residence in Brussels. 
Miss Lydia A. 'Whitney has purchased one- 
half of the Presque isle (Me.) Sunrise. 
The Emperor William recently called 
the daughter of Hon. John Jay, at Berlin. 
Rev. Du, Eggleston has been engaged to 
write the life of the late Peter Cartwright. 
M ABA ME Thalbero has had her husband's 
body embalmed and placed in a glass coffin. 
Senator Patterson has been offered the 
Presiden 
oveMlmCmufnero' " rkers Agont-Fricnds, and everybody disposed to become such, all 
for both dub Agents and^sXcribo^ foll ° Win>r ann °uncomcnt of Unprecedented Premiums 
Pi,A??Fvr«A fl v!«^ fri )* 0V0, y Nearly Subscriber who pays $2.50 a Splendid Steel- 
year — so that rur h* on i 3 Premium is sent to every person paying $3.50 for the Rural one 
that thenir.'ru.m ,!, atlbat 1>rie0 rcftl] Jsets $7.50 for only $2,503 Note, particularly, 
* 111 ’ c >ou to raise a Club with much greater ease and facility than ever before. 
for lfT/'k or'fM- ,'n, 11 !! anaf ‘* od hstof Very Liberal Premiums offered those who form Cl u tie 
number Z tbe Kfimce and Articles, and the small 
locality where live i- 1 iired ,f> 8C ; eurc a \a!uublo Premium. Almost anyone located in u 
from $c to *“(10 Y, r Y Can ’ a Httle timely effort, secure it Premium worth 
ov ’rcv. n-itaL- wb wa \ /Vm€ l ° Start a ' a *' i0r that Presidential Campaign is 
O' *' ryt ; 0,ly ;; U ‘ wa,,t 8Uch a ™oUd and popular paper as Moore's Rural. 
we nut cwiS^aUowest^rem?] 1 " V' ar * lc,e w< ‘ offer *« a Premium is First-Clans and Genuine— that 
cases) is a guarantee ot f!" d 1 " n tb< ‘ names of manufacturers or dealers (given in most 
H napot oiv^rS Tr ° te - Xo, °' '“ so ' that a » Club Subscribers- whether at $2 
the paper only, or fS.aO for Paper and Engraving-can be countvd by Agents for Premiums. 
subscribers roquircd'to'sccurell*i'*W•* 1 S Jo,!M CC 0< , Cl , tc !‘ s * rtlcle offered as a Premium, and the number of. 
Note that the Premiums are off® K 1 cl,,b ^J-or at #2.50 with our Premium Engraving. 
SPECIFIC PREMIUMS, J |3S 
TEEMS, &c. FOR MOOEE'8 RURAL NEW-YORKER FOR 1873. 1? fa* 
TO EVEI 
agricultural machines, 
1- Walter A. Wood's New iron Mower 
2- Excelsior Lawn Mower 
3- American Hay Tedder, (Ames’Plow Co.). 
o nox - s C * st Plow (Ames Plow 
5—Holbrook's Premium Horse Hoe 
“ Regulator Seed Drill " 7. 
2 4 Hand Cultivator*, ,, 
. Swivel Plow. . 
•— Cahoon's Hand Broadcast Seed Sower”' 
l 10—Blanchard’s Premium Churn." 
SEWING AND KNITTING MACHINES. 
H—Weed Sewing Machine., 
12— Lamb Knitting Machine..' . 
13— Bickford Knitting Machine .77 77777. . 
WASHING MACHINES AND WHINGERS. 
14— Continental Washing Machine 
15— Universal Wringer... ... . 
16— Novelty “ .-.. 
17— Colby ** ’ * *) * ’ ’ ’7777 . 
GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. 
,8_G °Jn Hu ?‘ in 9 Case, (U. S. Watch Co.’s Make,) Stem Winder ExDam 
.. ance - 15 Jewels, stamped “Rural New-Yorker a"’ °” tx P an - 
IJ-Cold Watch, Hunting Case, ,U. S. Watch Co.,) Stamped “ Rural New-Yorker 
21— Silver Watch, 4 oz. Hunting Case, “ ** 
i*— 3 oz. s » »t „ 
23— “ 2 oz. “ “ „ 
24— “ 2 oz. “ “ ii „ 
25— Udies'GoW Watch, “ Swiss, (Giles, Wales & Co.. Importers) .. 
SILVER-PLATED WARE AND GOLD JEWELRY, 
27-°ne Dozen Double Plated Tea Spoons, (Reed & Barton) 
. “ Table Spoons. >• . 
2®—„ _ “ Dining Forks, “ . 
30—One Silver Plated Castor, >« . 
.. Cake Basket, « . 
22— _ M ‘ Fruit Stand, , ** . 
33- One-haJC Dozen Silver Plated Napkin Rinas. “ . 
34— Silver Plated Tea Set. C Pieces, “ . 
35— _ “ Butter Dish, “ . 
36- One-hair Dozen Silver Plated Table Knives. “ . 
«-On« G „ oId . Fln 9 er R,n 9' (Howard & Co.j l*T.. .*. 
38— Gold Studs, Set of Three. “ hi . 
39- " Initial Sleeve . 
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 
AND FLORAL CUIDE, 
In English, German and French, mailed Free 
TO ALL APPLICANT*. 
imif iBr.3, 
WItli Descriptive Priced Catalogue of 
Seed*, 
now ready, and will be mailed free to all applicants. 
Wholesale Lists on application. 
Address PLANT SEED COMPANY, 
St. Louis, Mo, 
HEIKES TRIUMPHS 
si'caiingn, la large oun nt tries and in line condition. 
Goods will be carefully packed, and can be shipped at 
any time. Address \V. F. H EtKEA, Dayton, Ohio. 
To Farmers and Marketmen. 
Yon want none but tbe very host, of seed, grown 
from carefully selected seed stock. With the money 
vou have to Invest In manure, help and glass, you 
know V»u cannot, afford lu use am I oilier, you feel very 
anxious about, it. thy mts i.. Catalogues free to nil. 
N. II.- Cull In the spring and sic whut unions, cab¬ 
bages, &e., I set out to grow seed from. 
JAMES J. It. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
IMPLEMENTS, &c 
upon 
oy of the Ohio Agricultural College. 
Senator Corbet and Attorney-General Wil¬ 
liams were losers by the great lire in Oregon. 
Poole, I,ho famous London tailor, having 
made $3,500,000, is about to retire from business. 
CvutTK W. Field’s great Thanksgiving dinner 
in England was not given on Thanksgiving day. 
Prof. Tvndall will give all the money he 
makes in this country to some scientific institu¬ 
tion. 
Bret Harte, according to the Chicago Jour¬ 
nal, was arrested in Boston for an unpaid tail¬ 
or’s bill. 
Major Pauline Cushman, one of the hero¬ 
ines of the rebellion, is lying quite sick at Vir¬ 
ginia City, Nevada Territory. 
Dr. Paul ItEiNScir of Germany has sent to 
the Agricultural Department at Washington, 
300 specimens of European mosses. 
Edwin Forrest offered Parton $5,000 if lie 
would write iiis lire. Mr. Parton declined. 
Doubtless lie remembered Mr. Forrest's brutal 
assault on his brother-in-law. 
Rev. Robert Collyek is busy chocking off 
his long list of lecture engagements He has 
been occupied every evening during the past 
fortnight in New York,Pennsylvania, Connect¬ 
icut, and Massachusetts. 
J. M. TBORBURN & CO.’S 
Descriptive Annual Catalogue 
OF 
VEGETABLE, AGRICULTURAL AND TREE SEEDS 
For 1823, ia now ready for mailing to applicants. 
LEE’S SUMMIT NURSERIES 
Wliolrsnie nnd General Supply Nun 
Annnmenne etoek, ol superior quality, nt low 
. Fk®* 1 *****^. this la the moat extensive N 
In the est. Bend for Price Llat. 
, , in.Ain linos 
— — Lee's Summit, Jackson Co. 
O HURRAH, NORTH FAIR FI ELI), O., 
• Grower and Dealer in Carden, t leidand Flower 
Seeds, Bulbs, Seed Potatoes. Sweet Potato and other 
plants, send for Catalogue. State you saw this in 
the Rural New-Yorker. 
Seeds at Wholesale, 
OUR ANNUAL 
TRADE LIST OF SEEDS, 
in all the various departments, is now ready for mail, 
ing to Dealers only. 
M. Til ORB URN & CO., 
15 John Hi., Now Fork. 
Buttons, One Pair, (Howard & Co.)^ 
GOLD PENS, GOLD AND SILVER PENCIL CASES, 
40- Gold Pen, Ebony Holder & Box, for Genis. No. 6, (Geo. F. Hawkes’) m 
41— Sliver Extension Case and P^neir “ .. ’ K.-I. 
42 
43 
IttiStTllattTou.s 
cm J hu. o, (ueo. r. nawnes i * 
Silver Extension Case and Pencil, “ “ . V . 
Ebony Holder and Box, for Ladies 1 . No. 4. “ v . 
., _ .. _ Gold and Ebony Exiension Holder. “ “ *■!. 
44- Gold Paragon Pencil Case, Chased, » v. 
“ with Ivory Slide. “ V. 
“ for Ladies'*, “ [*■ 
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, &c. 
47—Sampson's Portable Platform Scale, on Rollers, 14x22, 400 lbs. 
— * fc <7x25 1 000 41 . 
49—One Dozen Hard Rubber Handle Table Knives, (Meriden Cutlery Co,)!.... 
Dv * 44 Dessert 44 *' 
R ubb e'’ Handle Carver, Fork and Steel, 
Pooket Knife, 4 Blades, Tortoise Shell Handle, t H. W. King & Co.).... 
53— NoveIly Knife Tor Girls and Boys, Tortoise Shell Handle [*]. ...Y. 
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. 
54— Smith’s American Organ, No. 2. 
55— Dunham Piano....7.7 7 7 7 . . . 
AGRICULTURAL BOOKS, BIBLES, DICTIONARIES, &c, 
56— Agricultural Books, to be Selected from our List 
57— Practical Dairy Husbandry, (by X. A. Willard) l>]7.'7"7'. 
38- “ Shepherd, (by H. S. Randall) [*] . .. . . 
59—People’s Practical Poultry Book, ibv Wm M Leu/io m . 
HEALTH AND WEALTH.- 
1.units ror t olontuH, Groves, Nurae- 
! rloa, Market Ourdens, Villa Sites, on 
Sanford's Grant, St. John's River. 
I'uwn Lota exehangod for Northern 
hinds. L. M. MOO UK, 1\ M„ San¬ 
ford. Fla., Agt. 
Charm 
rr.LFPTRATED WORK for January. 1873, 
now 
tojniynddrcss by mail for 25 rente. The richest an d 
moetjngtructire Uluetrated and Dfyonptive FlornI 
Gnid^everjssue^^ou will mi"3 it if you order 
gerds_bffore seeing Bbtocs & Pr.o.’g QrABTERLY. 
ailengej-otnpnrison on quality of Sped a nd 
and sizes of packets. Onr “ C»t.v:spxr Ad. 
tance Sbyet and Price List tod 1873 " sent free. 
BRIGGS & BROTHER. « 
llornrsTUB. N. Y. 
^tocH nmt |*0ultru 
flTRAVELiERW TO THE SOUTHWEST ] 
X Tuke t he “ BKB LINK ”- Cleveland, Colunjbus 
Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway—from Cleveland' 
Ohio, by way of Crestllno, UellefonUdne. Indianapo¬ 
lis, Terre Haute, St. Louis, etc., or by way of Colum¬ 
bus, Cinginnutt, Louisville, etc., for all points South 
or West. Palace day and sleeping Cars from 
Cleveland to Columbus, Cincinnati!, Indianapolis and 
Louisville, without change. 
K. S. FLINT, General Superintendent, 
Cleveland, Ohio. 
66—Pearl Mounted Photograph Album..'....._ . .”77'77. 5 12 
fZ~9 a $*l? r ' s Pateht Portable Book Case and Writing Desk, Combined. 777 11 20 
68—Ladies'and Misses’ Morocco Belt and Bag. . . .....7777 6 15 
ESP 1 ” The articles designated thus [*] are sent by mail, post-paid. 
PLEASE NOTE THE TOliHOWIIffG, PARTICULARLY. 
rti)wT!!f,,V > f,?I n 7 UU oi ff C. ecibe<1 h? Agents will bo selected carefully, and no charge made Icrr hoxina 
C ub P a P ere directed to individuals, and sent to different post-offices.-—As our 
A D > VA S CI i’ na ni e s will be counted toward Premium until the cash is received. 
tnenmmer. A at *** 0/ 
ATFNTS.—Jonx AlcC. Perkins & Co., 613 7th 
Bt. 1 Washington, D. C. Advice and pamphlet free. 
