NEWS CONDENSER, 
Implements, iflarljinerj). 
£ife insurance ^tbrertisement, 
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— Small-pox is prevailingat Hanging Rock, 0. 
— Rev. John S. C. Abbott is very sick. 
— The widow ol' Hawthorne is in Dresden. 
— Elmira had a wild turkey Christmas dinner. 
— Clay Co., Mo., has a calf with seven legs. 
— Mason county, O., packs but few hogs this 
year. 
— The exportation of sliver coin from Canada, 
has reached $1,088,000. 
— Saginaw women of the first families drink 
openly at saloon bars. 
— The belle of n South Jersey ball proved to be 
a hoy of sweet sixteen. 
— The London Times says India cotton cannot 
displace American cotton. 
— The Indiana Republican Convention will 
meet on the 23d of February. 
— English marriage notices read, “A marriage 
is arranged to take place,” &c. 
— Portland, Me., has not a single ship afloat. 
The last one was sold recently. 
- The oldest Senator in Congress is Simon 
Cameron, who was born in 1799. 
— The bursting of a kerosene lamp burned the 
railroad warehouse at Cairo, Ala. 
— An attempted revolution in Itolivia, under 
Gen. Morales, has boon suppressed. 
— A Boston ear carried one hundred and 
eighty-eight persons the other day. 
— Twenty-four million dollars has been spent 
in public improvements in London. 
— It is reported that, the Dalmatian rebels have 
laid down their arms and surrendered. 
A fully antlered deer was shot two weeks 
since in the streets of Whitehall, M. Y. 
— Paducah, Ky„ is said to bo a corruption of 
Pat Doogun, the name of its first sol Her. 
— The last rail lias been laid on the section of 
the Adirondack Railroad under cont ract. 
— A recent fire at Santiago, Chili, destroyed 
most of the great, warehouses in the place. 
— A Poughkeepsie butcher sent President 
Grant a forty pound turkey for Christ mas. 
— The house and observatory which once be¬ 
longed to Sir Isaac Newton are now for sale. 
— Young Prussians are to become of age at. 
twenty-one instead of twenty-four hereafter. 
- A business house In Chicago advertises for a 
woman to travel as a commercial "drummer.” 
-Nearly four thousand workmen are em¬ 
ployed in the tnunuluctui-ics of Auburn, N. Y. 
— Brown sugar is to lie worth forty cents a 
pound next year, according to the Havana pa¬ 
pers. 
— A Philadelphia policeman was knocked 
down the other day and robbed of his shield aud 
club. 
— It is denied that a reconciliation has taken 
place between ex-Queen Isabella and Mont- 
pansier. 
— Hillsboro, O., is great ly rejoiced over the 
prospect of a railroad from Mays vi lie to Co¬ 
lumbus. 
Wm. Beals, senior proprietor of tbo Boston 
Post, entered upon his eighty-filth year on the 
J7th ult. 
— The revenue collections in the Fifteenth 
Ohio (Marietta) District, for November, were 
$8,549.85. 
— There are six hundred army officers draw¬ 
ing their pay who are unattached and doing 
nothing. 
— Rensselaer county paid last year for the 
support ol Hie lunatic and other asylums 
$28,111.5:3. 
— Fifty-eight steamers, tugs, schooners and 
other craft are laid up) for the winter in Osh¬ 
kosh, Wis. 
— The London Times says great interest is felt 
In commercial circles about the proposed Darien 
Ship Canal. 
— An Eastern hat ter claims to be “ the univer¬ 
sal sympathizer," because lie lias “felt” for 
everybody. 
— The revival at Oberlin College, O., lias re¬ 
sulted in conversion of about one hundred and 
fifty students. 
— A British soldier was engaged in the Halifax 
barracks Hie other day, and was found dead 
next, morning. 
— Four bachelors in a Vermont town have 
bought u pew together, the one first married to 
be the solo owner. 
After January 1st flies of all papers pub¬ 
lished in Georgia will be preserved by the Libra¬ 
rian of that State. 
— A spunky bride in Port Hope, Ont., married 
(lie groomsman because the bridegroom was too 
drunk to stand up. 
The Regents of the University of California 
have made the University free to all comers 
properly Qualified. 
— In the Washington Union School, Fayette 
county, 0., there are four ifundred and forty- 
three pupils enrolled. 
— “ No cards, no cake, no company, nobody's 
business," was recently appended to the marriage 
notice of a young cynic. 
An infant was run over on the Hudson and 
Boston Railroad, near Hudson, two weeks Ago. 
It bad hcen tied to the track. 
— Each of the Philadelphia papers claims to 
lmvo been the only one that printed a correct, 
copy of the President's message. 
— One of t he public schools at Bloomington, 
Jil., has been closed on account of the appear¬ 
ance among the pupils of scarlet fever. 
— Three engineers have contracted to drive a 
tunnel through the pass of St. Gotlmrd, Switzer- > 
land, and to complete the work in seven years. 
— Seven t y-four non-commissioned officers and 
eoldicrsof the Paris garrison have been arrested , 
for forming a rcpUbl ieati and socialistic society. 
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A superior article for farm use. Also Hoot Cut¬ 
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hand or power. Send for Circular. Manufactured 
by LANE BRO S, Washington, N. Y. 
“ TMs Magazine Is one of the most widely 
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CASH CAPITAL, $125,000. 
$100,000 Deposited with the Insurance Department of the 
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This Company makes a Cash Dividend to its Policy Holders of from 33% to 50 
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All New York Companies are Obliged by the State to Set Aside the same Reserve. The 
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The Farmers’ and Mechanics’ will grant insurance to suit on any of the follow¬ 
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mirror of the fashions, and it literary conservator of 
surpassing Interest and artistic excellence. 
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useful and ornamental, adapted to ladies; Model 
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to Women by Jennie dune, Literary and Art Gossip, 
Ac., and Popular Music by the best composers, Ac., 
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THE BEAUTIFUL comprises numerous Illustra¬ 
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finest calendered paper, gut. up in a style to form a 
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The Engraving, 28 by 35 inches, is from the original 
painting, entitled 
fcS^Baa?.S£s 
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No mure leaking or carrying Tans to the shop for ru 
pairs. They will last you a hfo-tlmo, It does away 
with the old Till Ihlfilm Hnop, Board or Artwork, 
which 1 * always IraMnij. For sale by all can makers. 
Send for Price-List of Bottoms, 
TONTINE MUTUAL 
I JOtt Family Use simple, cheap, reliable. Knits 
everything. AGKvrs WANTRli. Circular ami 
sample storking niKE, Address HINKl.EV KNIT¬ 
TING MACHINE CO. Bath, Me, or 178 B’way, N. V. 
Tontine Mutual is a combination ol Insurance and Endowment, and is singularly 
adapted to the wants of it class of people who have hitherto been debarred from the 
benefits of Life Insurance by Its heavy expenses. (See explanations below.) 
To insure your life on the Tontine Mutual Plan you pay $15 once. 
You pay $2 annually. 
You pay $1.10 whenever a death occurs in your Class. 
You are certain to receive $1,000. 
And if your Class is full $5,000. 
Classes are regulated by ages. 
BOTH 8ICXES ADMITTED IN THE SAME CLASS. 
ALL HAVE TO PASS A MEDICAL EXAMINATION. 
Classes are limited to 5,000 Members. 
WHENEVER A CLASS IB ONCE FULL IT WILL ALWAYS REMAIN FULL. 
The Company guarantees that in case your death should occur within a year, 
although there are not one thousand Members in your Class, yet will your family 
receive $ 1 ,000; but in case that your Class has more than one thousand Members, 
then you would receive as many more dollars as there are Members in your Class at 
tlie time of your death- FIVE* THOUSAND MEMBERS —THEN $5,000. 
Glass A. Admits all between the ages of 15 and 85. 
Class B. Admits all between the ages of 85 and 45. 
Class C. Admits all between the agea of 45 aud 60. 
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by KANE BROTH KRS. Washington. N. V. 
CHAJyLBKRLAIN’8 
Patent Screw Stump Machine, 
FOB FARMER’U VUE, 
Safe, Economical, Cheap, and 
the bust In use. Will pull the 
largest stump with case. 
Patented June 11th, 1867, 
Voi particular* ■cue! furuirculiirto 
fleo. Chamberlain £ Son, Clean, Y Y. 
I he above machine h warranted to pull f-tumi 
cheaper than any other stump puller in the United 
8tat.es. Be sure and send for circular. G. C. 
tUnUi)co, Ictuclrn, £*r 
At the same time Hint you become insured, you also become 
A M EMBER OF A TONTINE FUND. 
Which may give to yourself, whilst living, a large sum of money. 
This is the only Company in tlie United States doing business on a sound basis, 
i. that has :t cash capital of $125,000, or that has a deposit with the State for the 
security of the Policy Holders. 
SEND FOR BOOK OF RATES. ALL DIRECTORS ARE STOCKHOLDERS. 
ALL OFFICERS ARE STOCKHOLDERS. 
OIL VICK CASK, GOLD CASK, 
0 $20. IMPROVED $60. 
l.KVER WATl’II. The best fur the price made or 
sold in AMERICA, iii’erg uHitnh 1 oarmnlrd !>u nur 
xmcttil errllflMte, Goods sent to every pint or the 
U. S. by express, collect on delivery. 
O. A. STEVENS & CO., 
4(1 East Fourteenth St., Union Square, New York. 
Please state yon saw this advertisement in the 
Rural New-Yorker. 
OIN THEi FOURTH OH JUI.Y. 
The painting Is considered the finest of the entire 
lint of numerous popular production* hy Mrs. I Al l- 
M. Speneer. The engraving was the labor of four 
years, hy throe eminent artists, » n <l they have ably 
seconded the successful labors ol the painter. None 
hut artists can fully appreciate the skill and labor 
lavished on the plate. The general effect is very line 
mid Impressive, ami the delicate finish to the bead * 
will bear llm most minute inspection. The unton of 
line and stipple Is executed W ith unusual ability, and 
1 heir skillful combination has greatly contributed to 
the success of the engravers in this unsurpassed 
proof ol their art istieal genius. 
The work on the engraving alone Cost over seven 
thousand dollars, besides the cost of the copyright 
and is acknowledged by competent judges the most 
r p II H C IS L IS It tt A T IS D 
1 a < H u l n f O r o i d e W*a tch. 
812. $15. £20. 
Hosenihles void, wears like gold, 
Vf-ie and is as good us gold in all respect s 
5 .xehpt intrinsic value. Also, A iwkii- 
/ n as, and8\vissM(ivi.\lKNT8li.vi;it 
fit'-' ^ A ( Watch ns. Every Watch gnarap- 
i((r \ /TfV 4 teed hy special certificate. Chains 
HIH l J Land Jewelry in great variety. 
Wr ..\JYyJt /* i a- Call and examine for ynnr- 
i I , | vos, or send two.'i-cenl stamps for 
l r circular. When Six Watches are 
oidered at. once, we semi an extra 
w one 1 roe. All goods sent c. o. D., 
customer in examine before paying, by paying ex¬ 
press plunges both ways. JAMES G Ell Ait D A CO., 
Sole Agents tor “ l Tilted Status,” No. 86NA8SAC ST., 
(up stairs,! N. V. 
DIRECTORS. 
JEWETT M. RICHMOND, ofJ.M. Rich- WILLIAM ADAMS, Jr., of Bonnell & 
moud & Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Adams, Wholesale Grocers, 92 Front street, 
II 011 . JOHN H. MARTINDALE, Ex-At- New York City. 
tornoy-Gcnerai ol State of New York, Rock- J. CROSBY BROWN, of Brown Broth- 
ester. ers & Co., Bankers, 50 Wall street. New 
NATH AN F. GRAVES, President Fourth York City. 
National Bank, Syracuse. JOSEPH S. DECKER, of Turner Broth- 
WILLLYMC. RUGER,of Ruger, Wallace ere, Bankers, 14 Nassau street, New York 
& Genny, Attorneys at Law, Syracuse. City. 
CHARLES II. DOOLITTLE, President . CHARLES MOIES,President PacificNa- 
Oncida County Bank, Utica, N. Y. tional Bank, Pawtucket, R. I. 
W. C. SQUIRE, Special Agent Reming- EDWARD McMURDY, President, 
ton Manufactuiing Company. ORLANDO L. STEWART, of Stewart, 
Hon. JASON C. OSGOOD, Manufacturer, Rich & Woodford, Attorneys at Law, 271 
Troy, N. Y r . Broadway, New York City. 
lion. JOHN H. RUSSELL, Counsellor at ROBERT McMURDY, Roseville, New 
Law, Salisbury, €t. Jersey. 
THOMAS LORD, of Lord & Smith, LLOYD GRANVILLE BARTLETT, 
Wholesale Druggists, Chicago, Ill. Dentist, 14 West Twenty-eighth street, New 
H. O. ARMOUR, of Armour, Plankinton ^n^morAnT ,. TT T 
& Co., Chicago, Milwaukee and New York. tlon, JOblAH T. MILLER, Counsellor, 
ISRAEL D. OONDIT, Manufacturer, Mil- ^TTTTR vivin r,r RnAn-w vr,, i 
bum, N. J., - 30 V«ey street, N. Y. City. F SeS'Torka^ * '* 
PIIILO REMINGTON, President Rem- THEO. F, HAY, of J. O. Seymour, Ken- 
mgton Arms Manufacturing Co., Ikon, N. Y. n ard & Hay, 89 Liberty street, New York 
non. ISAAC DA YTON, Register in Bank- City, 
ruptcy. New York City. " Hon. STEWART L. WOODFORD, Ex- 
JOIIN H. Cli ARK, of H. B. Cromwell & Lieutenant-Governor State of New York. 
Co., 86 West street, New York City. WILLIAM HENDERSON, Secretary. 
EDWARD MARTINDALE, Attorney at JOHN McMURDIE, of Pardee, Bales & 
Law, New York City. Co., New York City. 
J. D. BADGLEY, Wholesale Grocer, 70 R. J. TODD, of A. J. Bleecker, Son & Co., 
Front street, New Y'ork City. New York City. 
WHI. H£.l’DEKSO.K, Sec’y. E. McMURDY, President. 
LUCIUS McADIM, E. MARTI.YDALE, 
Consulting Actuary. Vice-President. 
HOY. STEWART E. WOODFORD, Counsel. 
MTIPXCAX. EXAMINERS i 
J. W. HENRY, J. T. KEMPSOY, KODMAY BARTLETT. 
Persons desiring to act as Agents can write to Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Life 
Insurance Company, or call at the office, 200 Broadway, New York. 
TA O Y © 1 AY A N T A 
TIJVtB KEEPER ? 
If bo, n*tt your ■watchmaker for a Borei, & Cotni- 
VOISIBH NIOKKIi KQnil lBUIlIM Khc\a pkaiK'XTJjKVK it 
Watch, lias no superior in its excellency of mate¬ 
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Kondon, Parlw and Swiss JCxpositlonB for host per¬ 
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-.- - Thcso watches are all full rubs jeweled 
and chronometer balance, ami warranted to perform 
correctly. Liberal discount to the Trade, and extra 
discount to dealers who will get as agents and make 
it a specialty to sell them as a standard watch. 
QUtNCHE X KUUGLKIl. 
8 & 111 John St , (up stairs .1 Hew York, 
CW Only Wholesale Agents for the Manufacturers, 
f ILCOX 
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MANUFACTURERS OF 
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GOODS. 
Factories, WEST M KR1DEN, CONN. 
Salesroom.21 MAIDEN LANE. NEW YORK. 
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