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MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
Mil  aiitr  gainor. 
THE  COLOR  QUESTION. 
“  Midas  am  you  notesin’ de  strong  bole  what 
cullur  am  takin’  an  do  coujections  ob  the  publik 
mind  ?” 
“  Can’t  say  dat  1  ’zaotly  ’predates  what  you 
was  conferrin’  to  Pete." 
‘‘Midas  you  hab  ’lowed  the  iuteres’  ob  yob 
miud  to  res’  pou  de  sto’  windows ;  bab  you 
not  ?” 
“  I  bas  ruminated  pon  de  dry  goods  windows ; 
yea  Pete,  but  what  am  you  ’jiroadiin’ 
“  Well,  Midas,  I  will  eommeuco  wid  de  lowes’ 
one  of  dem  tings  an’  ’lumiuate  de  fac.’  You  am 
aware  that  stookin’s  am  de  lowest  of  dry  goods, 
an’  dat’s  wbar  1  gits  the  logic.  You  'member 
dat  do  provyas  tjuestiou  was  in  favor  ob  wbite  as 
do  color.  Jly  stlckin’  pins  in  yob  nicm’ry  you 
'rivos  at  do  j>lat  when  de  public  mind  am  waver¬ 
in’  on  do  subjec’,  an’  doy  put  color  In  do  heel  an’ 
loo ;  Viy  rollectiu’  on  do  sto’  windows  you  linds 
dat  stripes  am  do  fav'rito  by  a  largo  majority. 
You  follows  do  conliocksbuns  ob  de  young  folks 
ob  de  country  an’  you  linds  dat  solid  color  rules. 
Dem’s  de  soutimonls  ob  de  risin’  generations,  an’ 
do  questions  am,  won't  de  next  President  be  a 
ouUud  puson  ?" 
SUDDEN  SPREAD  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 
Thebe  was  no  preaching  in  this  town  last  Sun¬ 
day,  and  all  in  consequence  of  a  practical  joke 
perpetrated  ijy  a  lively  young  girl.  The  young 
girl,  in8j)irt!d  by  tbe  world,  the  llesh  and  a  btUe 
devil,  mixed,  sat  down,  late  on  Saturday  evening, 
and  sent  a  note  to  each  of  the  jiastors.  The 
missives  were  on  tinted  paper  and  written  nicely. 
They  each  contained  these  words : — “  All  is  dis¬ 
covered— fly.”  Nino  of  the  preachers  fled  to  St. 
Louis,  and  three  went  West.  There  is  a  sensa¬ 
tion  in  town  larger  than  a  man’s  hand. 
SPARKS  AND  SPLINTERS. 
YOUNG  AMERICA’S  IDEAS  OF  SELF-MADE  MEN. 
Johnnie.— “I  say,  mother,  thought  you  said  Uncle  Geobge  was  a  self-made  man?” 
3/ofher.— “  Yes,  I  did ;  but  why  do  you  ask  ?”  u-  i  *>  n 
Johnnit;.—“  Well,  I  thought  he  ought  to  have  made  more  hair  on  ms  head,  that  s  all. 
(Sensation.)  _ 
CORTLAND  WAGON  MANUF’C.  CO, 
Cortland,  N.  Y. 
A  PICKPOCKET  w'orks  on  abstiact  principles. 
A  FIENDISH  act — Tbe  demon-etization  of 
silver. 
Old  age  ajjpears  to  overtake  a  fast  man 
soonest. 
WuE.N  tbe  beat  iuoroasos,  tbe  thermometer 
rises  to  explain. 
Accomaiodatino  a  friend  with  a  fifty  dollar 
note  is  an  ex-L-bnt  way  of  getting  rid  of  money. 
At  a  recent  dinner  of  shoemakers,  the  follow¬ 
ing  toast  was  given : — “  May  we  have  all  tbe  wo¬ 
men  to  shoe  and  tlie  men  to  boot.” 
One  fellow  when  lie  saw  a  female  woman  step 
into  tbe  Buffalo  car,  said  they'd  better  change 
its  name  to  Sbocargo.  The  wretch  ! 
A  Qeoboia  colored  man  has  indulged  in  but 
twenty  minutes  sleep  per  night  for  the  last  5  years 
audtbo  poultry  in  that  neighborhood  are  in  the 
same  fix. 
A  MAN  called  on  a  dilatory  debtor,  and  poUtoly 
said “  If  you  pay  me  tbe  amount  of  your  bill 
immediately,  you’ll  oblige  me ;  if  not,  I  shall 
have  to  obbge  you.” 
It  is  just  as  hard  work  to  get  any  kindling 
wood  split  as  it  ever  was ;  but  over  sixty  young 
men  of  Rome  are  ready  to  go  West  and  avenge 
the  deatii  of  Custer, 
Won’t  there  bo  fun  after  tbe  Indian  war  is 
over  and  Bitting  Bull  takes  a  turn  around 
among  tbe  newspaper  oflices  to  find  out  who 
wrote  those  articles ! 
An  Optical  Illusion— A  chandler  having  bad 
some  caudles  stolen,  a  person  bid  him  bo  of 
gvjod  cheer,  “  for  in  a  short  time,”  said  be  “  I  am 
coulideut  they  will  all  come  to  bgbt.” 
“  It  ivas  pitched  without,”  siiid  tbe  clergyman, 
and  an  old  buse-biUl  player  who  bad  been  calmly 
slumbering  awoke  with  a  start  and  yelled  “foul.” 
Tbe  first  bass  came  doim  from  tbe  choir  and 
put  him  out. 
A  FASHION  exchange  says  that  “  Gie  jabon  is 
uow‘  generally  used  by  married  ladies.”  This 
would  iudical.e  that  a  harmless  but  incorrect 
method  of  spelling  jawbone  is  now  prevalent  in 
polito  society. 
W.AHN  T  it  rough,  on  Ella,  just  as  she  was  tell¬ 
ing  Frederick,  at  lunch,  how  ethereal  her  appe¬ 
tite  was,  to  have  the  cook  bawl  out,  “Say,  will  j 
ye  have  yer  pork  and  greens  now,  or  wait  till 
yer  leUer's  gone  ?” 
If  an  old  woman  in  a  red  cloak  were  to  over¬ 
take  a  fierce  ram  in  a  narrow  lane,  what  trans¬ 
formation  would  take  place?  The  ram  would 
turn  to  butter  (butt  her),  and  tlio  old  w'oman 
into  a  scarlet  runner. 
“Where’s  the  bar?”  a.sked  a  duiy-looking 
stranger  of  the  bell-boy  of  a  hotel  tbe  other  day. 
‘  •  What  kind  of  a  bar  ?"  asked  tbe  latter.  ‘  ‘  Why, 
a  saloon  bar.  of  course ;  what  do  you  suppose  I 
mean?  “Well,”  drawled  the  boy,  “I  didn’t 
know  but  you  might  mean  a  bar  of  soap !” 
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STANDARD. 
Perfently  Self -ReRUlatlng.  Xm 
The  Bp**!,  Cheappiit.  most  Du- 
rable  and  Popular  Mill  made. 
ManafacturuOi  undpr  the  iin-t;  ” 
mel1lat(^  supervision  of  In-p-"'- 
venter  ,  ■  -  . 
22  YEARS. 
S3.000.000 
worth  now  In  use. 
aetid  for  Illna- 
tratoil  Cauilogue 
and  Price  List. 
U.  S.  WINS  fUQINEOi 
&  PUMP  CO.,  * 
Batavia,  Ini,.  .“Hi 
The  American 
CIDER  MILL 
will  grind  more  Cider  from  thesuma  wclghtof  apples 
than  any  other  mill  in  the  world.  Bend  for  Circulars. 
ABBOTT,  BKKW  Sc  CO., 
Cleveluod.  Ohio. 
CONSUMERS’  IMPORTING  TEA  CO., 
No.  8  Church  Street, 
P.  O.  Box  6509.  NEW  YORK  CITY. 
Thl«  li  A  eoujMnttlOD  ot  to  con- 
AUMivn  of  I'OM  throufrbmit  the  hlal«»  oo  the 
mHtUAl 
Wn  Mxpuci  every  OGtituincr  0$  Teoe  to  reniJer  ui  all 
the  Mbiatniice  they  caji  Id  carryloir  out  our  eiiWrprlze. 
M  we  malto  •  MecUlty  of  $trf*r[«YINO  CONSUM  ERS 
ONltYf  (enH  allow  oo  miihUwiimii  to  make  aay  profit  on 
our  luiporliiliutiB,)  wlikh  will  u*  to  eupplT  them 
wtthTeaeal  price*  lower  than  hare  ever  been  knowo, 
and  of  thoee  fine  qualitlee  that  eeldom  reach  tbe  interior, 
beine  eold  only  In  large  citlee  and  among  the  very 
wealthy.  SEND  FOR  PRICE  LIST. 
wealthy. 
SEND  FOR  PRIC 
GREAT  REDUCTION. 
TEAS  AND  COFFEES 
AT  WHOLESALE  PRICES. 
Inereaaed  FaellKlea  to  dub  Organizers. 
8end  for  New  Price  Liat. 
THE  BREAT  AMERICAN  TEACO. 
P.  O.  Boz  5643.  8i  &  83  Vesey  Bt.,  New  Xox^ 
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I  U  ^  Z  n  Clirfimos.  Crayons,  Pioliire  &  Chroiup 
■  .r.**. ■»**■!  Cards.  I'iH  Humplus,  worth  MS,  aent, 
postpaid,  for  S.’S  •."outs,  illustrated  Catalogue  free. 
J.  H.  BUFFOUG’S  HONS,  BOSTON.  Hstab’d  1830. 
H.W.JOHNS! 
The  Buffalo  Pitts  Threshers 
AND 
HORSE  POWERS. 
PATENT. 
Aabeatoa  Booting,  for  fiteep  or  «at  Hoofs. 
Asbeatoa  K  nnf  C'uutiDg.  for  old  Leaky  Hoofs. 
AsbcHtoa  Ceuieiil,  for  repairing  Leaks  on  Hoofs. 
AabeBioa  Root  Paint,  for  Tin  Hoofs,  &C. 
Aabeatoa  Paiuis-all  colors— ready  for  use. 
AabeBioM  Fire  Proof  Coating,  for  wood  work. 
Aebesiua  Boiler  and  tiiteuiu  Pine  Coverings. 
AMbeatUH  fStcani  Pucitiug,  flat  &,  round,  all  sizes. 
Kooflug  Sbeutbiuu,  See.  Ready  for  use,  and 
easily  applied.  Send  for  Pamphlets,  Price-Lists,  &c. 
H.  W.  JOHNS,  87  Maiden  Lane,  N.  Y. 
Patentee  and  Manufacturer.  EetublUMd  1858. 
MANUFACTURED  AT 
The  Pitts  Agricultural  Works,  Buffalo,  N.  Y., 
Have  been  known  tbrougbout  the  United  Stntoa  for  over  thirty  years  as  the 
MOST  PERFECT  AND  LIGHTEST-RUNNING  THRESHERS 
in  the  world. 
FOR  THE  HARVEST  OF  1876 
SEND  vour  luldrut  for  It.  “  Agricultarsl  Econoiniit,*’  deecrlptlv. 
Mill  illu.tr.Ud,  BRADUEY  MF’G  CO.,  SyrMuw,  N.  Y. 
OEM)  FOR  C’IRCrLAR  of  the  best  Paint  In 
O  the  world  to  HU  BBEH  PAINT  CO.,  Cleveland,  O. 
mulT  TiriTl  1  TITT  Wanted,  50  persons  to  learn, 
'In  I  ill  ItK  din  When  tiuallfled  assisted  to  po- 
i.  JJJLJJJU  llill  11  siiinna.  Address  with  stamp, 
J,  ABEHNBTHY,  Supt..  Cleveland,  0. 
I  am  offering  a  large  aasorttueul  ot  these  Celebrated  and  Popular  HlacblnoK,  adapted  to  either 
Hteuiii,  Water  or  Horae  Power. 
They  combine  all  the  latest  Iraprovomonts  which  are  to  be  found  In  other  threshers,  and  some  which 
They  are  bulH^^Ser  tile  dwliirsupervlslon  of  PiiAcricALTHUiesilEaMEN  (who  have  Jollo^ed  thresh¬ 
ing  as  a  business),  and  all  changes  made  are  the  s  jggestlons  of  experience  in  the  tield,  and  are  thoroughly 
tested  liiere  before  .adoptioo. 
Threshers  will  appreciate  the  great  advantage  of  this  over 
Theoretical  Threshing  Machine  Building. 
The  greatest  care  is  given  to  using  the  very  hwt  materiaL  aud  to  having  the  work  done  in  the  most  thor- 
"“‘'m?  facimies  for  purchasing  mnterlaU  at  lowest  flgures  and  for  economical  building  are  surpassed  by 
noue  aud  the  mschmos  aro  offered  at  the  lowest  prices  at  which  .  . 
The  Best  Material,  put  up  in  the  Best  Manner,  can  be  Anorded. 
In  comparing  prices  Threshers  will  please  note  differences  in  muturial,  workmanship  and  finish  and 
hoar  in  mind  that  .  , 
MuoRB'S  RUliAL  New-YOKKEK  became  a  house¬ 
hold  word  and  power  in  the  land  long  before  we  quit 
"  going  to  school,”  and,  perhaps,  needs  no  comment 
from  usi  still  ”lt8  memory  Is  ever  fresh  andgreen,” 
and  Is  renewed  by  its  appearance  every  week,  brim¬ 
ful  of  good  things  us  ever.  We  are  glad  to  announce 
that  our  predictions  in  the  January  number  are 
being  more  th.an  fulfilled.  We  have  sent  it  more 
than  five  hu/iidred  uames,  and  we  learn  that  sub¬ 
scriptions  have  been  pouring  In  In  like  proportions 
from  all  parts  of  the  ouuntry,  despite  the  hard  times. 
Long  may  it  continue  to  be  what  U  is— a  power  for 
good  in  the  land.— Apmt’s  Frtmd. 
Mo  iBE’8  RcbadNew-Yobkek  isone  of  the  read¬ 
able,  useful,  family  papers,  equally  In  demand  by 
the  lady  in  her  conservatory,  the  matron  with  her 
household,  the  farmer  in  bis  field,  the  stock  raiser 
among  his  anlnwJs,  ar  d  the  young  folks  around  the 
evening  lamp.— Laiv*  of  Life. 
