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HE  BET  IN  HIS  MIND 
A  HHOBT  tinn)  ago  tbc  fine  ateamer  Lee,  in 
making  her  txip  from  New  Orloana,  had  her  full 
complement  of  paHueugerK.  Ah  they  walked 
about  liHtleflsly,  and  were  apparently  annoyed, 
they  listened  willingly  to  a  snggOMlion  from  an 
individual  who  ow'ued  a  monte  bank,  that  just 
to  pass  away  time  they  should  buck  at  monte. 
The  dealer  found  a  table  handy  and  opened  his 
bank.  In  a  short  time  the  most  of  the  company 
were  engage<i  in  the  game.  After  it  had  pro¬ 
gressed  a  while,  a  rough-lookuig  stranger,  who 
was  closely  observing  llie  game,  handed  to  the 
dealer  a  ijsfi  iiieoe.  The  dealer,  siirprisod,  asked 
him  why  ho  had  done  ro  j  when  lio  was  told  that 
lie  (the  stranger)  had  lost  it  fairly,  bh  he  had  bet 
in  his  mind  on  the  queen.  After  several  deals 
the  stranger  gave  tlie  dealer  $10,  making  a  state¬ 
ment  similar  to  the  first ;  whereupon  the  banker 
pocketed  the  money,  thinking  that  he  had  found 
a  lunatic. 
After  a  short  time  had  elapsed,  the  passengers, 
startled  by  a  most  terrific  yell,  looked  in  wonder 
and  alarm  at  tlie  contortions  of  the  stranger, 
who,  jumping  about  the  group,  cried  out  at 
every  Jump : 
‘  ‘  I’ve  won !  I’ve  won !  I've  won  it ! " 
“Won  w'hat?"  asked  the  banker. 
“  Why,  I’ve  won  $250 1  I  bet  in  ray  mind  on 
the  oavier,  and  ho  won  1  Hand  over  the  money.  ” 
As  the  banker  had  permitted  him  to  lose  when 
betting  in  his  mind,  he  had  to  pay  him  the 
money.  The  stranger  received  the  money,  and 
also  a  request  to  be  more  audible  in  his  bets. — 
Vicksburg  Herald. 
apor  10*7G. 
More  offeciive  and  more  conipletr,  ami  more  read¬ 
ily  urtHpted  to  the  varloiiM  H0ricuIlural  imn'i  than  any 
other  In  the  market,  i’lactieui  I mprovi 'merits  accu 
muiatea  from  twenty  vears’  mnnnfacttirlntr  expori- 
eiice,  with  reputation  luaintnltivd.iirid  sucn  sacstal.- 
fished. 
riond  tor  rirculara.  ileseniiflve,  ami  lOiitaliifni; 
tortlmoplHlH  eonttftrnlnB  our  l'«  HTA  UfLilC,  .STA - 
TI0>A  KV  and  AGllIt'lJliTrKA  l>  STEAM 
WOOD,  TABER  &  MORSE, 
Knton,  ITfadisou  CU>.,  N.  If. 
This  Is  a  combination  of  cupitiillsts  to  suppty  the 
consumers  of  Tea.,  throughout  the  United  States  on 
the  mutiiiii  principle. 
We  expect  every  conaumeror  Teas  to  render  us  all 
tm?  ssalBlaneo  they  can  in  carrying  nnt  oor  enter- 
PP.'Jrtalty  of  SliPPliYINU  CON- 
BUMBilH  oNl.t,  land  allow  no  mlddlemea  to  make 
any  pront  on  our  Importation*,)  which  will  enable  us 
to  supply  them  with  Ton*  st  prices  lower  than  have 
ovw  been  known,,  and  of  thoso  fine  qualities  that 
seldom  reach  the  Interior,  being  sold  only  in  large 
cities  ana  among  tUe  very  wealtny, 
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CONSUMERS  IMPORTING  TEA  CO. 
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8PAEK8  AND  8PLINTEI18 
Guilt  frames — Prison  windows. 
How  dancers  are  chosen — ^By  ballet. 
A  South  Carolina  negro  is  credited  with  saying 
that  “Reform  has  bin  mnnin'  in  dis  country 
ever  since  de  wa',  and  he  never  been  ’lected  yet. 
Time  he  stopruuniu,'  ” 
SoMg  people  lay  everything  to  the  weather.  A 
Preston  man  who  was  kicked  by  a  horse  yester¬ 
day  attributed  all  his  suffering  to  the  equine- 
knocks.  —  Norwich  Bulletin . 
“Phat  a  blessing  it  is,”  says  a  hard-working 
Chicago  Emeralder,  “  that  night  niver  comes  on 
'til  late  in  the  day,  when  a  man  is  tired  and  can’t 
work  any  more,  at  ail,  at  all.’’—  Chicago  Journal. 
A  seotion-ma.ster  on  the  Erie  Railway,  filling 
out  a  blank  describiug  a  railroad  accident  (whicli 
bappeued  to  be  the  killuig.of  a  cow),  under  the 
head,  “  What  dispositfoii?”  wrote,  “  Mild  and 
gentle." 
Tbev  call  themselves  ophthahnologists,  and 
when  they  get  a  timid  man  in  a  corner  they 
make  him  read  the  word  in  sixteen  kinds  of  type, 
and  then  begin  to  treat  him  for  infiammatiou  of 
the  eyes. — Boston  Tracellsr. 
It  is  suppo.sed  that  President  Porter-  has  been 
bought  up  by  a  iirominent  tobacco  house,  as  in 
liis  sermon  yesterday  he  spoke  of  the  goodness 
of  the  earth  in  providing  for  ua  “fruits  and 
flowers." — New  JIaoen  Journal. 
A  Man  may  love  domestic  qniet  and  hai-mouy 
enough  to  keep  his  mouth  shut  while  his  wife’s 
relations  are  iu  the  house,  but  when  he  sees  one 
of  his  flue  ruffled  shirts  oh  his  brother-in-law, 
what  wonder  if  he  feels  that  he  must  go  down 
in  the  cellar  and  shovel  eoal  or  burst. — Brook¬ 
lyn  Argus. 
They  had  a  private  reading  in  Brockport,  on 
- street,  the  other  night,  and  a  gentleman 
read  to  a  party  of  ladies  the  paragraph,  “  They 
have  discovered  that  Tilden  is  the  father  of  the 
Credit  Mobilier.”  One  of  the  ladies  innocently 
exclaimed,  “Why,  I  thought  he  was  a  bachelor. 
— liochester  Union. 
The  following  conversation  between  two  chil¬ 
dren  is  “  smart,”  and  this  time  it’s  Arlington.  A 
sister  and  lier  bi-othor  were  occupying  the  same 
bed,  parents  in  an  adjoning  room,  a  cold  Winter’s 
night,  and  the  little  fellow,  who's  name  was 
Jimmy,  awakening  rather  earlier  than  usual, 
slipped  out  of  bed  aud  was  trotting  around,  when 
tbe  sister  missing  her  charge  calls  to  him  thus 
wise!  “  Oh,  Jimmy,  come  and  got  into  bed  this 
minute.  You  will  caught  your  def  a  cold,  aud 
you  will  bo  sick  aud  die,  Jimmy,  aud  go  to  heaven. 
And  you  know,  Jimmy,  you  have  no  relations 
there.  Bnt  I  have,  for  Gran’ma  B.  is  there. 
Oh,  Jimmy,  do  come!’’  and  he  came.— Hosfon 
Travellet'. 
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There  1«  no  Palm  manufaciuretl  that  will  resist  water  equal  to  It.  It  Is  Smooth 
^  Glossy,  Durable,  Ulastle,  Beautiful  and  Boononiical ;  and  of  any  shade  frou 
PUBB  WUITB  to  JBT  BLACK  ;  and  as  evidence  of  Its  being  the  BES7  PAIN! 
the  necessity  of  their  establishing  the  following  Branch  Factories  will  abun 
A  dantly  testify. 
Jq.  BHANOH  rACTOaXBB: 
York.  S3  Weal  Viin  Bureu  St.,  Chicago,  III. 
^  AlO  S.  Third  Si,,  St.  Louie,  Mo. i  and  a  Wholeaalc  Depot  at  Wm. 
'  King  &:  llro..  No.  North  l.iherty  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
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AT  WHOLESALE  PRICES 
in  Lots  to  Suit  Customers. 
SPECIAL  TERMS  TO  CLUB  ORGANIZERS 
and  those  who  devote  whole  or  part  of  time 
in  selling  our  goods. 
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(P.  O.  Box  5WS.)  31  and  88  Veaey  9t.,  Now  York. 
■I  These  are  tbe  best 
and  must  economical 
good*;  Impervious  to 
Hy  dampness,  beat  and 
'W  cold.  8«nd  for  som- 
1  pics  to  B.  E.  HALE 
<&  CO.,  66  and  68  Park 
I  i^e,  Nirw  York. 
Roro  mode  by  Agents  selling  our 
/  n  Chrumiis.  Crayons,  future  4  Chromo 
,  ^  ^  ^rde.  laS  "a  tuples,  worth  85,  sent. 
^'5  Cents.  IlIuHlratcd  Catalogue  iVee. 
BUH’FORD'B  SONS,  BO.RTO.N,  Rxtaij’d  I^. 
RURAL  RATES  REDUCED! 
A  ebcAto*  R  oofliig,  for  steep  or  flat  Roofs. 
Anbestos  i<  wof  Couiing,  for  o/B  Leaky  lloofs. 
AabCNtua  Cetneiu,  t-.r  repairing"  Leaks  on  Roofs. 
Aabeston  Uocit  Paint,  for  Tin  Roofs,  &c. 
Asbealo*  Paiute— all  colors— ready  fgr  nsa. 
Aebpstos  Fire  Proof  Coating,  for  wood  work. 
Asbesto.'s  Boiler  and  Htoam  Pipe  L'ovorluge. 
AHbuHtoe  Nteiim  Pnekiug,  flat*  round,  all  sizes. 
Hoitflog  t^hcnililBg,  Arc,  Ready  *or  use,  and 
S-asIly  applied,  send  fur  Pamphlets,  Price-Lists,  &c. 
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PaAenler  and  Manufacturer.  Established  1868. 
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say  that  tt  Is  dene  In  a  spirit  of  Justice  to  all  our  subscribers,  who  are  new  paying  reduced  prices  for 
everything.  The  old  price  for  The  Rural  has  been  f2.6o  per  annum,  and  the 
Present  Reduced  Rate  is  $2.50  per  Annum, 
and  in  clubs  of  ten  or  more,  $2. 
Great  encouragement  has  been  given  us  in  our  efforts  to  make  the 
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END  TO  JAMES  BRAYLEV,  BurrxLO,  N.  Y.,  for  DescrlptlT* 
PriCA  LUt  of  BulTftlG  PilU  TbrdB)i«r$  sad  Hureo  Pokvert. 
RURAL  PUBLISHING  CO., 
78  Duane  St.,  New  York 
iLEASC  usd  yosr  sddivu  for  Clrcul  vi  of  Cod' 
Ksui,  Ac.,  to  BRADLEY  MF’O  CO.,  ( 
r'a  Patoot  Slolgl) 
lyrscou,  N,  Y, 
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