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To all who remit or pay *3 for a single copy of the RURAL 
NEW-YORKER for 1871 —or for Clubs of ten or more, at only 
$2.50 each —before Dec. 1st, we will send the THIRTEEN 
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LITTLE FINGERS, 
Busy little 11 liters. 
Everywhere they go ; 
Roar little lingers. 
The sweetest that 1 know. 
Now Into my work-box. 
All the buttons tlndiiig, 
Tangling up the knitting, 
Every spool unwinding. 
Now Into the basket 
Where the keys are hidden, 
8o mischievous-looking, 
Knowing It forbidden. 
lit publisher's 
THE TRAVELERS 
Then in mother's tresses, 
Now her neck enfolding, 
With such sweet caresses. 
Keeping off the scolding. 
TEN HINTS TO AGENTS 
Darling little lingers, 
Never, never still; 
Make them. Heavenly father, 
One day do Thy will. 
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plainly. 
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give the names, jiost-oflh <• addresses, Are. 
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(I. Keep a memorandum of name of Hank 
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date ami number of the draft. 
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Alid place from where each Money Order is sent. 
8. Keep a record of each list, of names sent, 
dated, bo you will know precisely wlnit day every 
name was sent. This may prove useful. 
it. Remit naoftoniwyou gotten names, 1 hough 
the names may be sent as you get them, without 
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scribers, write us promptly. Recollect you nre 
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of Hartford, Conn., is iho only company in 
America writing yearly or monthly general 
accident policies. It lias done a large and 
successful business for six and a-linlf years, 
during which lime it. has written 100,000 
policies, and paid over 12,500 claims for 
death or injury by accident. Its cash assets 
amount to gjt 1 , 500 , 000 . 
coiTrrrwiiii?. 
BEE HUNTING, 
Grant and his family. To-day, as I write, 
the room wears quite a Christmas aspect. 
Last night, as I sat on the porch, Rtllah 
came to me. The leaves had then been var¬ 
nished, and laid to dry. 
Here is something 1 want you to read, Aunt 
Pike me,” said she. 
So I took the paper and read a beautiful 
poem. Ami here is one verse : 
O, bonny, gracm trees! you are talking together, 
Ax If you could never grow old ; 
You whisper and laugh 111 the sunshiny weather, 
And all your green garlands unfold : 
Do you know there's a king coming over the 
heather, 
To deck you in crimson and gold?” 
“ Oli, I’ve had such a pleasant day,” said 
Rim,A ir. 
Ho I’ve written lo the Rural Young Folks 
about Rii-laii’ s pleasant day. Let them fol¬ 
low ouL her plan. Experiment with your 
leaven. There may he a better way to pre¬ 
serve their color. Try it, and report your 
success. I mus! tell you that Johnnie per¬ 
severed and was rewarded. To-day lie found 
a swarm of bees. Aunt Pmcebe. 
ILLUSTRATED REBUS. No. 14 
The Travelers 
THE TRAVELERS LIFE AND AC¬ 
CIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY of 
Hartford insures against General Accidents, 
and not merely "accidents of travel.” It 
insures against accidents on the street, on 
the farm, in mills, factories, ofllces, stores or 
workshops; accidents from whatever cause, 
occurring to men while engaged in their 
lawful occupalions. Among its patrons and 
the recipients nt its benefits nre merchants, 
capitalists, hankers, manufaclwets, profes¬ 
sional and literary men, as well as mechan¬ 
ics, commercial travelers, railroad men, arti¬ 
sans and working men of all trades and 
occupations, it has paid in benefits to 
policy-holders at the rate of Seven Hundred 
Dollars a Day, for the past six yearn, for 
death or injury by accident. 
iUiscdliinconG glihicrtiscmcntG 
TIN 1 )R EV ENTS POIHONINC4 FROM 
I water, and wist* but little mere 
LINED than Loud Pipe. It is stronger, mure 
. ..... durable, n» flexible, and as easily sol 
LEA I) tiered. Circulars and sample ol pipe sent 
,,, 1)0 ; by mail free. . 
PIPE [ Addre- THE COLWELLS, SHAW & 
WILL A HI! M’l'G CO., 213 Center Si., New fork. 
83^"Answer in two weeks. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA.—No. 7 
Twenty letters of the alphabet are used in throe 
words, which express the change of n fundamental 
principle In higher Jurisprudence, proposed by a 
monarch in Central Europe in the earlier part of the 
18tb century. A* the letters lie in the words. 
The 12,6.10. WdUUnguimhcd in North Africa, per 
petrated Jrhi-dc-fr. 
The C, 7. «, 8, 8, 8. 16, 19, 20 was a hero In early 
Greece; there were braves before him, but unknown 
for want ot poets. 
The 8,14,6. 7,6. 5,8,17 was eminent In her day, hut 
now among the " burled majesties of Denmark.” 
The 10, 2, 3,1,11,13 und her husband had a supposed 
jurisdiction over three-fourths of the earth’s sur¬ 
face. 
The 10, 3,17, 6, 9,5,10.2, governed four provinces. 
Thu 1, 3,6, 4,13,18,12,2, 19, 6, 3 had a tasts savoring 
saltatoiial. 
The 14. 10. 10. 8, 19. 20 should have Malted until n 
casta dint resumed her robes, and his dogs would 
have been quiet. 
The 20.0,4,19 the predecessor of 8; the 3,19, 20 may 
bo styled the last; In him Is repeated tits history of 
the Hrst In 1816. 
The 9, 3,20,8,14,13 was the epic fu/ndator of 6, 19, 
8, (i where that was much administered by the 4, 5, 3, 
I 19. 6; In matters relating to which 12, 11. Hi, 3, 6,19 
was famous. 
The 2, 3, 6, 19 was swimmed for nt the Darda¬ 
nelles, 
The9, the number of the Psalm beginning "The 
mighty God, even the Loud ’’—the 3,12,10,19; the 8, 
3, 7, 14, 3, 5, 9 rind the 17, II, 13, 18, 4, 2.19, 20. 3 had no 
connection with the seventh beatitude. They were 
daughters of night and 9, 16, 2,3. 5. 19, 20; und grand¬ 
children (if the earth anil 10, 11,1, 0. 20. E. 8, 
Asylum for disabled. Dayton, O. 
iJtT Answer in two weeks. 
RING THE PLATTER 
OUBLE-THICK 
Tnre company sitting in a circle arc num¬ 
bered iu order as they sit-—one, two, three, 
four, etc. A common round dinner plate is 
placed on the door in the middle of the 
room. A heavy plate is better than a light 
china one. Number one then goes to the 
plate, stands it up on its edge, and give* it a 
twirl, calling to number seven as he leaves 
it. Number seven must jump at once, and 
give a turn before the plate stops spinning, 
calling then number ten, or any Other num¬ 
ber. 
This game is very lively and amusing for 
grown up people, ns well as hoys and girls, 
for if Ihe plate is a little heavy it. won’t spilt 
long, and the number called must catch it 
before it. stops. Accordingly number seven 
must lie careful not to call number ten till 
his own lingers are fairly off the plate, so 
that number ten may be obliged to jump in 
a burry. Lauka Southgate. 
This Rnoting in made of the bent nil-wool 
fell, doubled, mid lx prepared by Mtuirn- 
lion with a preservative! compound ami all 
ready to be pat oil to Hat or steep tools and 
cover with our tpiuri/. Cement, iIiiih mail¬ 
ing n cheap and dilt'ltbln lire and weather¬ 
proof roof, nt nil expense of let** than 195.50 
per square. It can be pat on by any one, 
needs no special skill nod no wanning, ex¬ 
cept iu cold went Iter. Full directions and 
samples of the Double-thick Hunting, as 
well as samples of I’nicnt Building Paper, 
scut free to any address, by 
ROCK RIVER PAPER CO., 
Chicago. 
Or B. E. HALE, 
22 and 24 Frankfort St., New York. 
Life and Accident 
THE TRAVELERS LIFE AND AC¬ 
CIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY of 
Hartford also issues full Life and Endow¬ 
ment Policies, of all approved forms, on 
the most favorable terms. All policies non¬ 
forfeitable. Its premium system is the favor¬ 
ite Low Rate Cash Plan, lls ten, fifteen 
and twenty-year policies can he converted 
into endowments, at the option of 11 it* policy 
holder. This feature is original with this 
Company. Its Life Policies unite ample 
security and cheapness of cost, under a definite 
contract. 
tn accordance with authority vested in us by the 
owners, we offer for sain, on the most liberal terms, 
from lint to 200 improved Farms, cun tabling from M) 
to 300 acre*. Price from $6 to HI. tier acre. Holmes, 
stables, fences, .80.. all il) KOO<1 order. Also, 1.000,000 
lures rich mineral, timber und mountuin land, at 
from f 1 to |3 per acre. 
Send for. EaUilogi.es. Address -- 
LETTERS FROM RURAL BOYS 
Insurance Coni |i:i ii> 
From n liny who Cooks, and Aliont a Cob¬ 
bler who Hatches Chickens. 
Dear Mu. Editor: — Since the Mabels 
and Ediths, Sams and .Jims, and nearly a 
score of others commenced writing for the 
Rural Nkw-Yokkeu, it. seems as though I 
must be with them, Mcthinks 1 should like 
to be a little mouse, and creep into every 
house in the land where the Rural goes, 
and see the readers — both boys and girls — 
smile at my piece. For 1 can tell them 1 
am quite a housekeeper; though ft boy of 
fifteen years, l can sweep, dust, and wash 
dishes, sew some, and have even gone so far 
as to knit me two pair of socks. And, as 
for baking, am 1 stumped there ? I guess 
not! for 1 have made bread and biscuit 
and cake which 1 have no doubt would 
make many a city girl, could they see it, 
envy me. But, from fear of the hoys laugh¬ 
ing at me, 1 will not say much more about 
U ; but 1 extend nil invitation to one and all 
to come, to my home, and I will give them n 
dinner that will make the buttons fly off 
their waistbands to look at, 
I have a room, of course, which 1 will not 
try to describe; suffice it to say it is quite 
cosy. House plants I take delight, in, when 
I can get them. Mine nearly all froze last 
winter, being slips, and hardly started. Per¬ 
haps the boys may think my interest is all 
in the house; but it is not, for 1 cradled ten 
acres of u heat this summer, and can plow 
well. 
Now, hoys, if you want something in the 
turkey line, let me tell you that I have a 
gobbler which I think will beat any you 
hoys own ; one year ago this summer he* set 
upon a hen’s nest until the eggs hatched, 
and then destroyed his chicks. I think lie 
was disappointed in the breed, and so killed 
them. If any one lias a turkey that will 
heal, mine, lot him write. Hoping to hear 
from the hoys and girls often in the Rural, 
I uni, with respect,— Lisle 15. R., Lenawee 
GoMich. 
RIDDLE NO- 2 
It. Ki.nosi.anii. Secratary 
HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE 
contain* tr. vvnry iiumber one complete priie 
■U»fY vnluoit nl fliXl. 1‘ 
Fed on Ihc mountain, I go toward the sea, 
All thro’ the plain I'm drinking my tea, 
I enter the ocean mighty and free, 
And yet 1 remain- what can 1 be ? 
lif "Answer iu two weeks. FOURTEEN, 
_Forty pftgoa of othpr 
ails # 1 Sold tiy N6W»-dealers ot Hkh per ropy, ftjilwu- 
iii*. $C*00 tilth to bo awarded for prlwi club*. Sjauimcn 
Addr».<aS, S. WOOD, Newburgh, N. Y. 
In the Massachusetts Insurance Commis¬ 
sioner’s Report, just published, under the 
head of “ Accident Insurance,” the Trav¬ 
elers, is tli us noticed: 
"TheTraveler*,now in Its seventh year, and the 
pioneer cunqinuy til fill* brunch of insurance. has 
untile steady advances during II* mix years of busi¬ 
ness, Its risks annually written having Increased 
from a few mlUtons to nearly one hundred millions 
annually Such uninterrupted succevs from that 10 
laid is n triumph whose HlUlwmeNt Is easily traced 
to the pi mleiice, energy, promptness und fair deal¬ 
ing lor which the Company turn secured n high repu¬ 
tation.’’ 
H ICIIARRKON’K friction horse 
, rowers, Cheap, Strong, Portable und Adaptable. 
Will thresh, saw wood, run uutton gin. Large Feed 
Cutter, Ac., two sixes. Weight, AOOuud 800 lbs. Price, 
$60 und *80. Agents wanted. „ „ 
A. F. JENNINGS & CO., Dunkirk, N. Y. 
MORE ABOUT PROBLEM No, 1 
I’nom.EM No. 1, published In the Rural Nkw- 
Yokkick of July 2d, is altogether too difficult- 
for 8. K. and D. P. to comprehend. The problem 
does not say that tho estimated urea of the earth 
is 49,000,(100 square miles, but our geographies 
toll us that there are that number of square 
UiHce of land on its surface, which, of course, is 
estimated , not computed. 8. E. and I). P. do not 
consider that the required triangle must be de¬ 
scribed on a spill're, not on a plane. When they 
have mastered the science of spherical trigo¬ 
nometry, It will no longer puzzle them to know 
how a triangle described on n sphere 7,9.20 miles 
ill diameter, and having for its sides 8,OIK), 7577,- 
599, and 7111,077 miles, can have an area of 49.000,- 
000 square miles. 8. E. and I>. P. say they have 
proved tho correct, answer for the disputed 
problem to be u fraction more than 13,050. and 
12,740 miles. Let me show them the absurdity of 
tlietr answer. The earth is about 25,<kM) miles In 
circumference; bonce from (lie North Pole to 
the South Pole it Is 12,500 miles. Suppose 8. E. 
and I). P. mark out their vast triangle, sticking 
their first stake at the North Pole. They 
measure off I heir first line. 13,050 miles, and slick 
their second stake at a distance of 550 miles from 
the South Pole. They measure off tlioir second 
line, 12,740 miles, and stick their third slake nt a 
distance of 240 miles from the South Pole. Now, 
the distance between the second and third stake 
hv the problem must be 8,(KK) miles. How can 
two points be both so near a third point, mid yet 
be so far apart ? II. F. Bitulisnon. 
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PUZZLER ANSWERS, 
IO ell- 
Sample* 
fur Agents 
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Sent fret, Ad 
Probi,em No. 10.—The three sides are:— 35.80128; 
47.40782 : 59.4135U8xchatns. 
A s At, it a ms or Plants No. l — 1. Balm: 2. 
Dahlia ; 3. Tobacco; 4. Lettuce: 5. Cabbage; 6. Mus¬ 
tard : 7, Milfoil; 8. Broom Corn; 9. Honeysuckle; 
Ju. Sweet Potato. 
Decapitation No. 7.—Prussia. 
CuAit \ L>it No. 8- Engine. 
Rrm.trAL Enigma No. 4.—A soft answer turneth 
away wrath. 
Ir.tusTK atkh tmirs No. 12.—Competence is tho 
great incentive tu industry. 
1 7 O It SALE. 2041,000 CHOICE PEAK 
’ Seedlings: 200,000two-year old Apple Seedlings, 
and 50,1410 yearlings—choice—on application to 
JAMES HOWARD, 
Stanlev Corners, Ontario Co., N. Y. 
(Gorham Station. N. C. K. W.) 
no FOIL NEW INVFN- 
I H TIONS obtained In tho 
l| foreign countries. All needed 
icd by MUNN &(’<>.. 
37 Park Row, New York. 
M ill AH’* patent coil hf.ateu mid 
A 4; It l(T LTI’HAL STE l ,M Kit. The best 
and most economical apparatus for cooking food for 
Stock. Send for Circular and Price List. (.'HAS, 
MILLAR A HON, L'ticu, N. Y. 
AWARE MARKS for Ilnxim-MM Purposes 
can in*w be patented for Thirty Years. Partleu- 
cun be luid OK application to MUNN A CO.. 
Solenthlu American Office. No. 37 I’urk How, N. r. 
