©ORE’S RURAL WE 
FEB. 7 
PERSONAL ITEM3. 
Senator Looan reruaes to tell his age. 
Johann Strauss la about to take his orches¬ 
tra to Paris to execute his own compositions. 
The King of Bavaria has Just conferred on 
M. Richard Wagner, the composer, the Order 
of Maximilian for Science and Art. 
Mu. Aston of the U.8. Navy lu the South 
Pacific, says that the Indians of Eton, in Peru, 
speak a language understood by Chinese coolies. 
“WELCOME to all; come in; don't ring the 
bell was posted on Bcecher'B door, New Year’s 
Day. Homo eight hundred paid their respects 
to the pastor. 
Paul ue Cakhaqnao, the notorious duelist, 
is undergoing a month’* imprisonment in Paris 
for acting as a second in u duel, While his prin¬ 
cipal got off scot free. 
Niles Gade, the Danish composer, so highly 
thought of by Mendelssohn, has been paying 
an artistic visit to Holland, and has met with | 
triumphant receptions. 
A telegram from Buchanan, Mich., states 
that Mr. Matthews, late printing clerk of the 
United States House of Representatives, died 
January 15. He was stepfather to Mr. Schuyler 
Colfax. 
It is now ascertained that the Rev. Mr.Drake 
and wife, who died in Lagrange County, Ind., 
recently were both poisoned by the operation 
of tearing from a wall green paper containing 
arsenic. 
Mu. Nathaniel Wilson Hunt, an American 
tourist, lias caused the arrest in London of a 
courier named Cooper Grant for misappropriat¬ 
ing a check for $1,025 which he intrusted to 
him in Italy. 
A Washington dispatch says that Vice- 
President Wilson has abandoned his trip to 
Florida, and will return next week to Massa¬ 
chusetts. Ilia health is much Improved, but 
he will not at present resumo his place In the 
Senate. 
A curious story is current that Mr. Ruskln 
lately sent a colored drawing to one of the 
metropolitan galleries. It represents the base 
of a pillar, but owing to the absence of shade 
tlie hangers were puzzled, and hung the draw¬ 
ing the wrong way up. Luckily, the mistake 
was discovered and corrected at the private 
<£rrc.$, $tr. 
TO THE 
SEED TRADE. 
Wholesale Price-List—for Dealers only—mail¬ 
ed upon application. __ ___ 
CROSMAN BROS., 
{Established 18(0.) Rochester, N. Y. 
Tor NOVELTIES in 
FLOWER SEEDS 
SEND FOR 
T II O R BURN’S 
mw c a r,x.of;ur. . 
1., JOHN STIt KBT. NEW YORK. 
Our Catalogue for 1874 
Is Now Ready- 
EXTRAORDINARY INDUCEMENTS TO PUR¬ 
CHASERS OV 
Plants and Seeds l 
Inclo: ii 4 letter clamp, and address 
THE BELLEVUE NURSERY CO., 
H. E. CHI TTY, Supt. Paterson, N. J. 
Wanted. 
AGENTS READ! READ! 
We will pay Agents u Fulary of 8100 a month, 
or allow a splendid commission, to sell our Imported 
Jewels and Works ot Fine Art. Address 
Title Western Art Association, Chicago. Ill. 
■JYI'ARK. TWAIN’S NEW BOOK, 
THE GILDED AGE. 
Agents wanted tn every town and village. |20 per 
day made easily. Address 
AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO., Hartford, Conn. 
AGENTS WANTED £“J'oX’K.o, 
Ytart in WtuMnuUm." The best and most popular 
book out. Worker* wunted tn every town. Send for 
terms. A. D. WORTUINOTON a Co., Hartford, < lonn. 
A GKNTH WANTED tor the New Work, 
KIT CARSON, by his comrade and friend, D. 
W C Peters, U, 8 . A. The most popular book pub¬ 
lished, non pages, beautifully illustrated. Circulars 
free. DUSTIN. tilLMAN A Co.. Hartford. Conn. 
ADVERTISING 
IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. 
The cost of inserting an advertisement, occupying one inch of space (twelve lines 
of nonpareil) for one month in all of the following seventy-seven newspapers located 
in seventy-four different cities and towns in the State of OnlO, is SIXTY-TWO 
DOLLARS. 
■ a ■ | inA v, lmve more cxpetfrnrrd scents 
A I L Pi I I tlrnn suy other Ilvniu. They make 
II I Utr |M I .A mors money Olk oom»i»»t.o* 
lULil < I tacks. Employment for ali.. »t 
,oms or traveling. Large cash wnge«. feowrli outfit send 
tut specimen*. circular*, term*, our new to 
Waters A Co«, Pub. s, Chicago. 
iii ■ si TC H—Everywhere—Live Agent* fora new 
WAN I fcU and live Home paper. MILLIKEN 
& GOULD, alive at 21 Brumfield St., Boston, Mas*. 
iTi in r A MONTH ana expense* to good r’anvass- 
St/I / n era. Article* now and staple n* flour. 8 am- 
0 ^X 1 %J pie* free. C. M. L1NINGTON & BRO., 
y v New York and Chicago. 
d»t)a Per Day.— 1,000 Agent.* wunted. Particulars 
® kjl * free. A. H. BLAIR A CO- St. Louis. Mo. 
CO- St. Louis, Mo. 
$ r- w) EACH WF.EK.-AgeDt* wunted; i.artieu- 
i aJ lari free. J. H’orlli A to., Ht. Louie, Mo. 
I A nice Can make *5 a day, by addressing 
LAUI to ELLIS mF'G Co., Waltham, Macs. 
flu -1 /t III 4.20 a Day.—Ag’ts wanted for Everybody’* 
I U Monthly. Only SOc. a year, elegant chrome. 
Particulars Tr><-, Kvcrytiody’ftMonthly,• levolund.o. 
$150 PER WEEK 
made l>y our agent* throughout the country selling 
our celebrated La Perlu Rubber Goods. Indispensa¬ 
ble urtlclesffV Ladles’ and Children’* wear. 
LA PERLE RUBBER CO., 
!W Chambers St.. New Vork. 
■ flTTl VI TITt Will out! Truth Triumphant! 
I I, U Agents, otil and young, inale and 
III ll n II N n female, nmk.- more money sell- 
|| |1 | a || lug our French and American 
AIJLU JLIDUIA JEWELRY. BOOKS A GAMES, 
than at anything else. Greatest Inducements to Agfa 
and Purchaser*. Catalogues, Terms and full partic¬ 
ulars sent Free to all. !'■ O. Vickrey A Co., Augusta, Me. 
iw /\ FARMEKH, br sending 
I (I II HI I thoir addressc*, will each tv- 
V W cclve, free of cost, upnmphtnt 
7 containing Information how 
to make money , how to Increase, by ?. r > per cent- the 
protlts of dairy farming ; bow to promote thrift In 
animals and cause them to take on flesh and fat; 
how to treat, and prevent, diseases In Horae*, Cuttle, 
Sheep, Swine and poultry. 
F. A. MILLER, Front 8 t., Philadelphia. 
AKRON Times. 
ASHLAND Times. 
ATHENS Journal. 
BARNESVILLE Enterprise. 
BELLAIRE Independent. 
BELLEFONTA1NE Republican. 
BELLEVILLE Weekly. 
BLACK RIVER Commercial. 
BOWLING GREEN Sentinel. 
CADIZ Sentinel. 
CALDWELL Republican. 
CAMBRIDGE Jeffersonian. 
CANFIELD News. 
CARROLLTON Free Press. 
CHARDON Republican. 
CniLLICOTIIE Register. 
COLUMBUS Bully Journal, 2 t. a w. 
CONNEAUT Reporter. 
COSHOCTON Democrat. 
CLEVELAND Herald. 
DAYTON Daily Journal, e. o. d. 
DELAWARE Gazette. 
DRESDEN Monitor. 
EAST LIVERPOOL Gazette. 
EATON Register. 
ELYRIA Democrt. 
FINDLAY Jeffersonian. 
FREMONT Journal. 
HAMILTON Telegraph. 
HILLSBORO Mail. 
FRONTON Journal, T.-AV. and W. 
JACKSON Standard. 
JEFFERSON Sentinel. 
KENTON Democrat. 
LANCASTER Eagle. 
LIMA Gazette. 
PLUCKY AGENTS 
Can easllv make SI •AO and over per month selling 
our Moderunnd Keliulile Bup* and our Popu- 
lar Pictorial (hart*. Term* and Catalogues free. 
K. C. BRIDGMAN. 5 Barclay St.. N. Y. 
Pusiml 3(n$tnimcnt$. 
—■ LOGAN Sentinel. 
Advertisements to appear in every 
ing to the catalogue. A similar list 
in which advertisements are inserted 
address. 
McARTHUR Record. 
MANSFIELD Liberal. 
MARIETTA Times. 
MARION Mirror. 
MARYSVILLE Tribune. 
McCONNELLSVILLE Herald. 
MASSILLON American. 
MILAN Advertiser. 
MT. GILEAD Sentinel. 
bIT. STERLING Husbandman. 
MT. VERNON Banner. 
NEWARK Advocate. 
NEW LEXINGTON Tribune. 
NEW LISIJON Journal. 
NEW PIITLADF.LFHIA Advocate. 
NEW RICHMOND Independent. 
NILES Record. 
PAINESVILLE Telegraph. 
PIQUA Journal. 
PLYMOUTH Advertiser. 
PORTSMOUTH Times. 
ST. MARY’S Courant. 
SANDUSKY Journal. 
SIDNEY Journal; 
SPRINGFIELD Daily Republic. 
STEUBENVILf-E Herald and News D. A W. 
TIFFIN Star. 
TOLEDO Daily Commercial, e. o. d. 
UHRICHSVILLE Chronicle. 
UPPER SANDUSKY Democrat! 3 Union. 
WASHINGTON Register. 
WAUSEON Republican. 
WELLSV1LLE Union. 
WESTERVILLE Banner. 
XENIA Gazette. 
YOUNGSTOWN Vindicator. 
ZANESVILLE Courier, D. and W. 
issue of every paper, daily and weekly, accord- 
for everv State of the Union, East and M est, 
at equally favorable rates will be sent to any 
Flower eft' 
i 
We will send 12 Flowering Tlants for ?1.—your 
choice from 100 vm-toilos — Forwarded by — 
mahi ore. EacrttEfis. 
For further Informal! OU, wo refer you to OUT 
lUUSTRATtO CATALOGUE Of PLANTS AHO SEEDS — 
Sent free to all eustomers —and to others on receipt 
of 10c.— less than half the cost. 
WM. K UOWDiTCH, W 6 Warren St., Boston, Mass. 
TH ORB UR N ^_ 
FLOWER SEEDS. 
Our aunual desorlptivo Cnmlngue of I'lower 
Seeds, containing all the novelties, also Hybrid 
Gladinnm and Spring Hull)*. t» now ready for 
mailing free to applicants! also. Tree Seed Cata¬ 
logue. J. itl. THORIU IUN A CO., 
15 John S t., New i ot h. 
t'-i REE\ -llOUSB and BEDDING PL ANTS. 
\ X Large Stock, Fine Assortment, Packed to go 
Bafelv any distance. Satisfaction guaranteed. Splen¬ 
did lilur.il uleil Cm ulogile mailed FREE. I~eud 
for it. R. G. 1IANFORD, Columbus, Ohio. 
T HE BEATRICE.-Best or all early Poaches; 
ripe two wot- us before any Other. Monarch Straw¬ 
berries, Ilerstine ltuspbciries, Asparagus it Rhubarb. 
Semi lor catalogues. WM. PARKY, Ciunumtnson, N.J. 
flTITITlfll Flower and Vegetable»Seed 
11 || L U Circular ready. See It before you 
n P P I lY buy. Sent free. SABAH Il.MAR- 
UilliU U t TIN. Marblehead. Alas*. 
Wmm ¥1 
15 .rOlIIV HT., NEW YORK, 
Will mail up- n application their __ 
NEW CATALOGUE OF VEGETABLE AND 
AGRICULTURAL SEEDS FOR 1874. 
VW You usk WHY wc can sell 
Firgl, ClusH Seven Octave Pianos 
lor $290 ? We answer—It 
|j|B3a>» W N Ky rw. • ■ cosi in S300 to make 
| llill, '-VirTHr l f ■’if 'HlHijjl any $600 1'lar.e through 
CtiVff" tr-r «!/!& IjCa Agfllp., ml of whom Ilinlcc 
Wi I iJUA* V' H^' 00 p® r cent, profit. \\V 
I w r Buvo be Agcuia, hut ship dlrctt 
jp kJ. B t.i fandliiM ;it Factory price, 
and warmrit Five Years. Fcml lor UliHtfatiji drculnr, 
in which we Tcfcr to over 700 Bankers. Mcrchmil\ 
Ac. (some of whoa, you m*y know), using our Pianos 
In 44 Si riles nurl Terrllorlea. 
U. S. Plano Co., 810 Broadway, N. Y* 
The Cabinet Pipe Organ 
^^Jl^ 1-1ilo’" 111.' 
THE MUSICAL TRIUMPH OF THE AGE. 
GEORGE W. MORGAN, the great organist, savs: 
“ An indispensaldu lxupruyeuiont over all Reed Or¬ 
gans." 
CHAPLAIN C. C. M’CABE wiys: —"It is worthy 
of the high ooinuiemiattona it is receiving. Hssweet¬ 
ness, purity and power of tono pre-euitueutly tit it 
for the Parlor, Church or Concert-room. 
mi |junci vx pn.-1-u*** 
, Church or Concert-room.” 
Awarded the FIRST PRIZE nnd GOLD MEDAL 
ut the Ohio State Fair, also the DIPLOMA at the 
Amoitcan institute, 18711. 
Prices reduced to meet the popu nr demand. 
Send for Illustrated Catalogue uml Price-List. 
THE CABINET PIPE ORGAN COMPANY, 
SYRACUSE. Ji. Y„ 
Or E. B. TREAT, \cw York, Manager. 
WAREROOMS fcl!5 CROAuWAY, NEW YORK. 
JwrtiUsm, & r. 
The Celebrated Bone Fertilizers, 
GROUND BONE, 
BONE MEAL, 
BONE FLOUR. 
Fresh Bone ^superphosphate oi Lime, or 
Dissolved Bone. Send for Circular. 
LISTER BROS., Newark. N. J. 
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of advertisements for American Newspapers tlie most complete estab¬ 
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