AND 
SHOULD 
A STRONG- AND LIVELY 
THREE-YEAR OLD 
IS THE 
A, A. HOPKINS, P, 0. REYNOLDS, and 
G. F. WILOOX, EditorB, 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
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in the World! 
FOR 1074, 
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Better than other papers pay in “ truck.’’ It is popu¬ 
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“ASLEEP IN THE SANCTUM,” 
By A. A. HOPKINS, 
(Editor-In-Chief of The Rural Home,) 
for only ?2.25. 
Address TIIK RURAL UOIIK, 
Rochester. N. Y. 
THE GOLDEN AGE, 
Filled every week with Brief and Sparkling Notes 
on the Nows. Literature, Politics, Art, Sci¬ 
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THE FALLS OF MINNEHAHA, 
The Gorges of the Yo-Semite, 
Two fine American Pictures of American Scenes 
for American Ilomes. 
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•B *75 to S250 p»r month, .Sffl,, 
£ to introduce the GENUINE IMPROVED COM 
Y MON SENSE FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. 
2 Tin# machine will stitch, hew, toll.tuck,guilt,cord, 
jS hind, braid nn<l embroider in u most superior man- 
r nor. Price only Mb. Fully licensed and warranted 
S for live vears. We wdl pay U.OOQ for any machine 
that, will sow a stronger. More beautiful, or more 
m. elastic seam man ours. l‘L makes the ” Elastic 
■C Lock Stitch.” Every second stileh cun be cut.,ana 
« still the doth cannot be nulled apart without tear- 
r, lag It. We pay Agents from $75 to »2to) per month 
and expense*, or u com mission from which twice 
thataiuountcan be made. HEOi 'MB & CO., Horton, 
Y Maes.; lHUthurg, Pa.; Chicago, 10.; nr St. Louis. Mo. 
20 SHEETS OF CHOICE 
MUSIC, $1. 
Why throw away money on high-priced Music 
when vou can select front our uatnloRUti of 70Hpieces? 
Any 20 Half-Dime, or 10 ar Dime Series, mailed on 
receipt of One Dollar. Sold toy a.Jl booksellers, ana 
can be ordered through any newsdealer. Send stamp 
for Catalogue. Address 
BENJ. W. HITCHCOCK, Publisher. 
439 Third AVe., New York. 
F>FlIlv!lA.Fnr 3L4IA.TI3:B1VLA.TICS. 
Teacher— “Well, mybov, do you know vour Tables?” 
Pupil— 11 Yes ma’am, breakfast Table, Dinner Table and Supper Table. 
(Goes to the head of the Holiday Class.) 
CAUTION. 
BUY ONLY THIS 
GENUINE FAIRBANKS SCALES, 
MANUTAOTURBD BY 
E. & T. FAIRBANKS & CO. 
SILVER 
ITIPPED 
SHOES 
6ABLE 
SCREW 
wire; 
Command themselves to all 
sensible parents, as with 
them their children's shoes 
will wear three times longer 
than without. 
Boots and Shoes are not 
affected by heat., cold, 
drought, or dampness, and 
therefore commend them¬ 
selves to all. 
CITY OF ROCHESTEH 
7 Per Cent. Bonds, 
Issued for Construction of Water Works, under 
Act of Legislature, Passed April 27,1872. 
Rochester possesses the element* ol a pros¬ 
perity unexcelled, if equalled, by any other 
city in this lilaic. It is the center ol trade 
to.u surrounding population ol uboiit 309,- 
OOO, to whom the menus ol transportation 
are furnished by Railroads radinrinur from 
the city In eleven different directions. 
Its Indebtedness, excluding this loan, is less 
than Sl.S30.O00, while if lias Public Prop¬ 
erty amounting to ubuiit >£,330,000, nnd 
Private Real Estate valued at S70,000,000. 
The Bond* ore l**uod In either Coupon or Regis¬ 
tered form; the Registered being transferable at the 
office of the Union Trust Company of Now York, 
whore both principal and interest is payable. 
Tlio expenditure of moneys derived from their sale 
ts directed by the Mayor of the City and the Board of 
Commissioners. 
PRICE PAR AND INTEREST. CIRCU¬ 
LARS UPON APPLICATION. 
ROBINSON,CHASE&CO 
Bankers, 18 Broad St., New York. 
Territory for Sale! 
LOVITT 8 PATENT 
GAME AND RAT TRAP 
Which hn* proved to be the best thing Of the kind 
extant, 1* now ottered for mile. Those wishing to 
purchase Territory will please anpiv t<> the Patentee, 
through the Zanesville l 1 . O., Box 301; or to C. F. 
WHITE, Gilbert, Muskingum Co., Ohio. 
JUL Insurance Company. 
WT IT A 7 * T JT n wn f’f) vvy 
IT*- Apply to any Agenl, or write to the Company. 
$ 1 OlO *•<-* CORn per month guaranteed 
■ U HJ <D&3v sure to Agents every¬ 
where, selling our new seven strand Watte Plalina 
Clothes Lines.. Sella readily nr every house. Samples 
free. Address Gin a no \V Hue Mills. Phila., Pa. 
“WORTH TEN TIMES ITS COST.”— Wil¬ 
liamsburg (/*«.) ttulltUn, 
JANUARY NUMBER NOW READY. 
Beautiful CHROMQR, mounted, for only II. 
Landscape or Figures. Mulled safely any¬ 
where. GEO. K. FERINE, (ill Reticle at., N. Y. 
Eagan’s Artificial Stone 
Standard Scales. 
.htock Scales, Coal Sr alts, Hay scales. Dairy 
Scales, Counter scales, Ac. Ac. 
Scales Repaired Promptly and Reasonably. 
For sale also, Troemer'u Coffee and Drue Mills, 
Composition Bolls, nil sizes Letter Presses, Ac., &o. 
THE MOST PERFECT 
ALARM CASH DRAWER 
Miles Alarm Till Co.’*. 
every [NK] every 
ZS THE BEST. 
Patented.;.1872. 
Tills Patent, In the manufacture of Building Front*, 
Sills, LI nto.U, Coping, Step#. Doorand Window Heads, 
Mantels, llenrfh*. Tiling, Curbing, Sidewalks, Gar¬ 
den and Lawn Walts, Floor* for fee Houses, .-'laugh¬ 
ter Houses, Carriage House*, Malt Houses, Brewer¬ 
ies, Cellars, Kitchens, Tanners’ Yaw, Stable*, etc., 
etc., offer* a good-paying. permanent and legitimate 
bu lues* In every oHyund town in the United Status. 
Agent* wanted. For sale of Rights, and nil lurthai 
information, address 
EAGAN «fc VAN DOREN, 
923 Brondwny, New York. 
BETTER THAN EVER! 
MERCHANT 
lJu.MrC.C8j! 
SSicSIdeawek 
T II R E E - P L Y Bll O V I N G , 
in Use Ten V ears. 
A good article, well recommended,nnd suitable lor 
either steep or nut roofs. Send for Circular and Sam¬ 
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Mineral Roofing. 
Cheapest and Most Durable! 
It is made in Sheets containing 100 (net) square 
feet, each, and shipped in roll* ready to be laid. It 
e:tn be laid oy inexperienced men, Is not injuriously 
affected by heat or cold, and may be culled tire-proof. 
For particulars, address 
S. B. SIAM FACTURTNG CO.. 
923 Ilrnudgvay, New York City. 
By i.no A reni selling vers Patevt 
.won,,.. BocomHionded by the lute 
Horace Gr • ley, Am. Agriculturist, 
and 100.0(10 Families using them. 
One county for each Agent. Success 
sure. 0. A. CLKG(> a. CO., 
‘Hi i tort land t 8t., N, Y. 
GREAT REDUCTION. 
TEAS AND COFFEES 
AT WHOLESALE PRICES. 
Increased Facilities to Club Organizers. 
Send for New Price List. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO. 
P. 0. Box 5643. 31 & 33 Vesey St., New York. 
Use Them, V Warranted. 
ssoljj A'r 
Fairbanks’ Scale Warehouses, 
FAIRBANKS & CO., 
311 lIltOAlHViU', NEW YOU K, 
338 lino AD WAY, ALBANY, 
93 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, N.Y. 
FAIRBANKS, BE OWN & CO., 
2 Milk Street, Boston. 
For Sale by Leading Hardware Dealers. 
Safest and best Oil ever made—burns In any lamp 
—for sale at retail by the li-ade generally, and at 
wholesale by OUAS. PRATT & CO., [Established 
1770.] 108 Fulton St., New York. 
The Perkins & House 
SAFETY LAMPS, 
Safety Filling: Cans & Lanterns, 
£2!"FOR SALE BY DEALERS EVERYWHERE. 
Manufactured by 
CLEVELAND NON-EXPLOSIVE LAMP CO., 
42 Barclay St., N. Y., and Cleveland. Ohio. 
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A Work on the Breeding, Rear¬ 
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