for 
hound; prices for larger lot* on applie 
resa A. 8 . NASH, Westport, Conn. 
MOORE’ 
BY 
Packing 
PostaV 
URAL NEW-YORKER* 
PERSONAL ITEMS. 
(Trees, ^eeds, plants, &r. 
insurance. 
Carl Formes Ja singing in St. Louis. 
Carlotta Patti ia coneertizlng in Russia. 
The wife of the Earl of Carnarvon is dead. 
John G. Saxe haa removed from Albany to 
Brooklyn. 
Francis Dear, the Hungarian statesman, ia 
hopelessly 111 . 
Ai,BON 1, the contralto of contraltos, ia back 
again in Paris. 
Reverdy Johnson volunteered as counsel 
for Whitelaw Reid. 
Stokes’ petition for pardon was elegantly 
printed and bound. 
Carles Hu rebut, a leading merchant of 
Boston, died Jan. 25. 
William H. AspiNWALLdied at his residence 
recently at the age of 67. 
The Voices family is playing in London In a 
new burlesque of “Aladdin." 
Colonel Korney returns to London this 
month after a continental tour. 
Prof. T. L. Lewis, a prominent citizen of 
Lockport, died Tuesday week. 
E. C. 51 ER8ERF.au of Union, Broome County, 
has a barrel of brine 64 years old. 
TnEY are discovering in Europe that Alfonso 
XII is a boy of wonderful gonious. 
The Rev, Dr. Patrick Leahy, Roman Catholic 
Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland Is dead. 
The Danburlan is soon to appear in Danbury, 
Conn., with C. E. A. McGotioby us editor. 
Sam Ward, “ King of the Washington 
Lobby," is a brother of Julia Ward Howe. 
Mrs. C atrurine Maitrback, ugcd 49, was 
frozen to death near Buffalo, Friday week. 
Cecils, giants, &t. 
d Tm Y t- IVS £ N f O r 
Our new Rr-ed Catalogue, with a 
,«A Revised anrl Enlarged List of S'ov- 
[ Cr (£ , I'IUp* and Speci.-i lib s. U ready 
fl‘ r, tor distribuflOE.Ulnl will bo Sent to 
■ «?7 ail who apply, inclosing stamp for 
° S * 8 . e it. H. ALLEN & CO.. 
399 £ vjl Water 8 t., New York. 
PLANTS AND SEEDS 
rOR EVERYBODY. 
Our new handsomely.iUustrated Catalogue for 
1875 is now ready. Sent to any address on receipt 
of a letter-stamp. Address the 
BELLEVUE NURSERY COMPANY, 
Putorson, New Jersey. 
C3P Always Fresh and SdUbtCiJO 
1)1? KEIf’S \ f’tUVDAll. 1N75. 
For Spring of 1875, will bo ready In February, 
with a Colored Plate. Free to all my customers; to 
others, price 25 eta. A plain copy to all applicants 
free. Washington* D. C.. 
EVERYTHING 
FOR THE 
GARDEN! 
I’lorisls ami Market Gardeners 
ut lowest rates—monthly wholesale Lists of which 
mailed 1 ree on application. 
35 Cortlandt Street, 
NEW YORK. 
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New-York, 
3?. ©. WINSTON, President, 
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1874. 
ANNUITY ACCOUNT. 
In force. Jan. 1st, 1874,... 
Issued and Restored,.... 
No. 
.47 
. 3 
Ann. Fay'ts. 
$22,000 00 In force, Jan. 1st, 1875, . 
4,701 00 Terminated. 
No. 
.49 
. 1 
Ann. Pay'ts. 
$26,653 00 
48 00 
60 
$26,701 00 
60 
$26,701 00 
INSURANCE ACCOUNT. 
In force, Jan. 1st, 1874,.. 
New Risks,. 
. 86,416 
.12.730 
1 $289,505,836 ; In force, Jan. 1st, 1876,.. 
38,126,906 Terminated,. 
...90,914 
.. 8.268 I 
$301,928,726 
25,704.016 
99,172 
$327,632,742 
99.372 
$327,632,742 
REVENUE ACCOUNT. 
To Balance from last account .$62,363,157 88 By paid Death and Endowment Claims, $3,468,045 79 
. . d b A* ■ Av a. . a , I . * hie »l*ll (“IT 
“ Premiums received... 15,651,078 35 
“ Interest and Rents. 4,206,074 95 
" “ Annuities... 25,250 27 
“ “ Dividends. 2,991,197 11 
“ " Surrendered Policies and Ad¬ 
ditions. 4,98*1,015 36 
" " Coni mission s (payment of cur¬ 
rent and extinguishment of 
future). 800,499 96 
“ “ Expenses nnd Taxes. 792,690 88 
Balance to New Account.69,157,411 31 
$82,220,310 68 
$82,220,310 68 
BALANCE SHEET. 
To Reserve at four per cent., .. $67,911,199 47 
“ Claims by Death, not yet due_ 442,306 79 
“ Post mortem Dividends, due on 
demand . . 28,830 47 
“ Premiums paid in advance. 24,191 22 
“ Undivided Surplus. 4,040,442 11 
$72,446,970 06 
By Bonds and Mortgages.$56,916,056 39 
“ United States and New-York State 
Stocks.. 8.023,375 33 
" Real Estate. 2,767,273 99 
“ Cash in Banks nnd Trust Compa¬ 
nies at interest... 2,425,882 34 
“ Interest accrued. 1,085,982 15 
" Premiums deferred, quarterly nnd 
semi-annual .. 1,095,672 19 
" Premiums in transit, principally 
for December. 120,225 28 
“ Balances due by Agents. 12,502 34 
$72,446,970 06 
From the Undivided Surplus a Dividend will be apportioned to each Policy which shall be in force at 
its anniversary in 1875. 
I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement, and find the same correct. 
January 2 0th, 1875. ISAAC F. LLOYD, Auditor. 
• il* V*. «•••« WCKVHM Ml «!*.*»* i”’ *VII JJirn* 
ed in large or unroll quant ities. Send for Descriptive 
Priced Circular, and notices < f the press. OueplauL, 
* 1 ; ten small plants, $ 1 , free by mall. 
A. FIANCE Si SON, 
Nurserymen und Florists, Roil Hunk, N. J. 
“Larches, Evergreens,” 
LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA. 
Both seedling nnd transplanted trees. All grown 
from seeds on our own grounds, und better and 
cheaper than Imported stock. 
European Lurch and Evergreen Tree Seeds, 
by the ounce, pound or 163 pounds. 
Send for Catalogues. 
ROBT. DOUGLAS & SONS. Waukegan, 11). 
full descriptions, prices, and 
ilirecti ons for planting about 1200 
Tp©'varieties of Vegetable and Flower 
^/Seods, Bedding Plants, Boses, &c., and 
JFis invaluable to Fortner, Gardener and 
^Florist. Address, 
D. M. FERRY & CO., 
Seedsmen and Florists, DETROIT, MICH. 
I :::es, 
Largest stock in Americas qualit v extra. Reduced 
prices. Price List free. T. S. HUBBARD, 
Fredcmia, N. Y. 
FRUIT AND "T Q ^ J 
ORNAMENTAL 3 if E> ^ B 
LARGE STOCK. LOW RATES. 
STANDARD pear trees a specialty. 
AGENTS Wanted. Address 
E. MOODY «fc SONS, Lockport, N. Y. 
Niagara Nubscriks Established 1859. 
Scut lately 2,000 miles. 
IS Verbena*. 16 kinds. • - $1 00 
12 Basket-plants, 12 kinds. - 1 00 
12 Beddliig-plniits, 12 kinds, 1 00 
t* lb>*e«, B kinds. - - *100 
s Geraniums, tf kinds, - - 1 U0 
All impied surfs, our choice.. 
roo other tilings cheap. 
A premium offered to flubs. 
A Mi-png* Cslnlogue free. 
21st veal-. 4»0«cres, 11 creenbouses. 
gTOIJKS, HARRUO.V A CO. 
I’ulnesville, Lake Co., Ohio. 
SEEDS for 
1875. 
J. M. Thorburn & Co,, 
15 John St., New York, 
Will mall to applicants, free of charge, their 
New f.'utulogues of 
VEGETABLE SEEDS, 
FIELD SEEDS, 
TREE SEEDS, 
FLOWER SEEDS, 
SPRING BULBS, 
•ike., due,, Ac. 
NOTE.—By act of the Trustees the membership of this Company is limited to one hundred thousand 
iuemed lives. 
VSf? Til.ANT'S Almanac, with finely 
A Illustrated CntHloguomul Price 
List, for 1873 mailed free to all. 
*'-z7 Every Fanner, Gardener and Nur 
y acry-man should have one. 
Address PLANT SEED COMPANY, 
J^VEslabllehed ST. LOUIS, MO. 
/ A MANUAL \ 
jT OF ALL \ 
/Gar-den Requisites* 
Implements, Fertilizers, &c., 
FOB 
PEIVATE OR MARKET GARDENS, 
\ FLORISTS AND FARMERS. / 
\ Free on application. / 
X JA MBS FLEMING, / 
<17 Nassau Si., N. Y. / 
DOMONA N U RSERY.— Trees and plants. 161 
1 acres In Small Fruits. The largest and best. 8«nd 
for Illustrated Catalogue, 32 pages, telling what and 
how to Plant, with :iC years' experience. 
WM. PARRY, Cinnaminson, N. J. 
Frederick fv Winston, 
John V. L Pruyn, 
R. II. McCurdy, 
William Beits, 
John Wadsworth, 
Samuel E. Spuoulls, 
Samuel M. Cornell, 
Lucius Rohinson, 
W Smith Brown. 
Richard Patrick. 
William It Pofham, 
Samuel D. Babcock, 
RICHARD A. McCURDY, 
Vice-President. 
TRUSTEES. 
Henry A Smtthe, 
William E. Dodge, 
Georoe S. Coe. 
WfcUAM M. Vermilyk, 
JoHNE DBTKLIN, 
Martin Bates, 
Wm.A Haines, 
Seymour I>. JIustrd, 
Oliver n. Palmer, 
Henry E. Datiks, 
Richard A. McCurdy, 
Francis Skiddy, 
J. Elliot Condict, 
James C. Holden, 
IIermon C. von Post, 
Geo. C. Richardson, 
Alexander H. Rice, 
W. F. Babcock. 
F. Ratchpord Starr, 
Frederick 11. Coast rr, 
Lewis May, 
Oliver Harrdian, 
Thomas Dickson, 
Henry W. Smith. 
WM. H. C. BARTLETT, O. H. PALMER, 
Actuary. Solicitor. 
Isaac L. Kip. M.D., G. S. Winston, M.D., 
Medical Examiners. 
JOHN M. STUART, 
Secretary. 
$tork und gaultrtj. 
Pure-Bred Stock. 
To reduce stock we will sell ot the follow In* very 
low prices. Our stock has been carefully selected 
and bred from the best Strains in the country: 
Berkshire Pigs, two to four months old. I'll < acb ; $1! 
per put r. Southdown Sheep (early I unit's), ruins or 
ewes, $19 ouch. Brown Leghorns, Light end Dark 
Brahmas. Buff and I’anriOae Cochins, B. B. n 
Games. Sebright Bantams, ltoucn and Cay ecu Bucks, 
faperirlo; alnglo fowls, $2. .' tew Bronze Turkeys 
and F.mbden Geese, ffl per pnlr; ?9 per trio. Two 
pairs Pektu Ducks, $10 per pair. Decs In season. 
Orders booked now and stock "hipped at once, or 
when the weather will admit Address 
JAS. B. WILLIAMS SON, Belleville, Ills. 
SOUTH DOWN SHEEP 
Wanted to purchase—300 to 400 South Down Ewes, 
not over 4 years old, that, will lamb early. Address, 
stating particulars, JOHN N. DUDLESTOX, 
Herkimer, Now York. 
Estate. 
MARYLAND FARMS 
In parcet3 of & to 500 acres each. Near ruilroad, in 
Caroline Co.. Md. Isocailon healthy. Titles Kond, 
WM. fc?. HIDGKIa V, Attorney. Denton, Md. 
1 VIROTnIA FARM LANDS 
All persons who contemplate making Virginia or 
other Southarn States their future home, and w ish¬ 
ing information from a source reliable and trust, 
wdrthv. cun have the benefit of my experience, by 
sending any question by mall, with stamp tnolosea, 
or visiting roe in person at my farm nt Fairfax C. H., 
Ya.. (10 mile* trnm Washington, D. C ) 51y Informa¬ 
tion is derived from mv former mpnectlon with the 
Va. Land Co.nnd publisher nf “Southern Homos. ' 
a paper now discontinued. My first furming was in 
warren, Jo Davies Co., Ill., but my health, profits 
and pleasures are superior in Virginia, owing to ad- 
vantnees of climate, ne'mcsi. to markets, and the 
abundance of so many varieties of fruit. Address 
N. O. BOND. Fairfax C. H„ Va. 
HO! FOR MARYLAND!! 
map. with every road, town, river, school, church, 
Ac.,20c. J. F. MANCHA, Easton. Md. 
YI ENESF.E VALLEY FARMS FOR SALE. 
YX Some of the finest residences m the Valley, near 
R. R. Inquire soon of JOHN SHELDON, upon the 
premises, at Moscow, Livingston Co., N. Y. 
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Practical Dairy M aiitlry. 
A Complete Trcatlao on Dairy Farms 
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Dairy Stock and Stock. Feeding, 
.7211k, lla management and Manu¬ 
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History and Mode of Organization of 
Butter and Cheese Factories, 
Dairy Utensils, Etc., Etc. 
BY S, A. WIlaL.AJ.ti>, A. m., 
.fry Husbandry Editor of Moore's Rural New- 
Yorker , Lecturer in Cornell Vnevertity, Main* 
Agricultural College, Etc., Etc. 
loscow, Livingston Co., N. Y. 
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