Grand 
l Cemtennial 
teiPpfMUit* 
AHTEDt SAt.KS.HK3J at a salary of KKJOO i 
year to travel mid suil goods to De.ileit. 3O 
FEB. 3 
ANSWEE8 TO CORRESPONDENTS, 
Note.'— All letters of inquiry most be accom¬ 
panied with Hue name, and address of the writer. 
It is sehJora 'ioe. can name plants from leaves 
or twigs alone. The flower is qenerally indis¬ 
pensable. 
E. J. ti. —The large moth which you saw in 
the cabinet of the Boston Society of Natural 
History, and named Erebus odor a. Darns, is, we 
believe, generally considered a sou them species, 
locality, given In Morris’ Catalogue of Described 
Lepidoptora of North America, is Texas; still, 
the specimen to which you refer, may have been 
captured in Massachusetts, for we have cap¬ 
tured South Amoricau insects in this city. Co¬ 
coons, larva? and tho chrysolid* of various fami¬ 
lies and orders are frequently transported a long 
way from their natural habitats in wood and 
other articles of commerce. 
J'. It. It .—If yon will give me tho process of 
making phosphate Of lime, you will confer a 
great favor. I am a young farmer, and am 
looking weekly to the Bubal for advice. 
An 9 .—Take 100 pounds of hones, broken up 
into small fragments; pack in a tight cask or 
box with JOO pounds of good hard wood ashes; 
mix with the ashes before packing 25 pounds of 
slaked limo and 12 pounds of sal soda, powdered 
fine. It will require about twenty gallons of 
water to sat m ate the mass, and more may be 
added from time to time to maintain the moist¬ 
ure, In two or three weeks tho bones will be 
broken down completely, and tho whole may be 
turned out upon Uio floor and mixed with two 
bushels of dry peat or good soil, aud after drying 
it is ready for use. 
O. J .—Chestnuts should always be planted in 
tho fall, or at least put into sand or soil and 
placed out-of-doors, where they will remain cold 
and moist until spring. If tho nuts get thor¬ 
oughly dry, their vitality will he destroyed, hence 
it is of little use to plant those which ha re been 
kept over winter in the house. It is quite doubt¬ 
ful if you can make tho chestnut succeed in your 
locality, viz., Tiingliampton Co., N. H.; still it 
will cost but a trifle to practically test this mat 
ter by purchasing a few seedlings of our nurse- 
#fur ^ubUcattona, 3/mplrn 
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any calling in llje who desire knowledge.” v 
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The American Reprint-Ninth Edition. £ 
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piediu sold at til - same rales. acknowledged. They are Tnanunietareii m < 
Tim work contains thousands of Kngravlngc on Watches have superior uualltt Of Nickel 
Steel and Wood, and Is printed from entirely new , Springs, Ti-inpercil. Hardened unit 
tyuu made crpri suly for It. t naton, and WKrrnuts-rt to pcrlorm wl 
It will la comprised In til Imperial octave; volumes, your Watch maker t<. see them before pure 
four of wliicb are now ready, ainl the succeeding sell them at a reduction from formal prices, 
volumes will be Issued at too rate of three a year. | G^,TJ 
Price per vol., cloth binding .... £5.00 t, 
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S/mplcnuntsf ami gUachincry. 
_ t of American 
MAI. CELEBRATION. By tho ** mo opportunity bring ymi lam- 
ples of tho Celebrated 'Watches, \S <£>—/ manufactured by our country- 
Bicn. the MESSRS. DORKL Se X fg W -J A LOUItVOISIER of NeucUnrel, 
Tot INSPECTION and ExumiTioN. x ^Ay TJ ,- B .rffy These Watches are favorably known 
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vour Watchmaker t< see t hem before purchasing those of other makers, as We have been uulhorUedto 
sell them at a reduction from former prices. 
QUIlSrCMK & KR.XJGLER, 
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Only Wholesale Agents for the Manufacturers. Jewelers wanted tr> act as Agents. 
AMERICA, Greeting: 
July and assist at your CENTEN- 
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These YVatchcs are favorably known 
sold by our local agents In ulmost 
Mentis Wanted. 
Terribfie Fire! 
DESTRUCTION OF THE BROOKLYN (N. T.) 
THEATER. .Nearly ICO people bunted to death. 
Hundreds crushed. Our new 2.iecnt book on tbla 
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. of Now Music, and full 
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IU and .77 other Gifts for 
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POTTER'S AMERICAN MONTHLY. 
M ILLTTSTratkp; Best Family Alapariue 
In the Country, at t-l for 1877. 6 copies 
one year for *13: 10copies lor I2o; 20 
copies for IaO, and a copy of Potter’s 
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person sending this cdub. For sale at 
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BUTTER WORKER. 
<■<>,,,_-v « The most Effective, 
Simple and Conven- 
V 1 lent yet invented. 
, YVorka 30 lbs. in 
KOi k'lng out the but- 
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J the salt. Send fomclr- 
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MATTHEWS’ 
SEED 
DRILL 
Is the latest production *'( v ^ er-oy 
tholnvouloroftho Hnlbrwik< 5 , 
• Ui.-gulut-r■’ and olhei l>rilla.UI5»jE33ffcJ^ ref¬ 
und 1* admitted to bo the best 
pnrdcn drill In use, It te>s ' 
he cn further improved fur 1877. -aSSgt-s,— 
Send for Descriptive Circular. Manuf’d only by 
EVERKTT &■ SMALL, Boston. Masi 
TSB “DBSTEB” BPRINa. 
.HOLBROOK’S SES2S 
Sow, alt kind, ofVvgrtabl* K.'Cui with regularity. 
XX Ths Sr anpabu machine, KthtiotiFUm lor 18T5. 
'vL'. CoTnbia«»thc ta-rt point* i-v.-r enstuced. Sun- 
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Foot Power, Back-geared Screw 
Luthes, Small Hand and Power 
aoa a MirUV Afale or female. No capital. 
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$40 
> nr A|T A WANTED TO OBTAIN 
A L l N I X Subseribersforthebest Agrt- 
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the lady in her conservatory, the matron with her 
household, the farmer in his held, tho stock raiser 
among his animals, ard the young folks around th 
evening lamp.— L&tss of Lift. 
PLATFORM SPRING WAGON. 
Tht .YV P/m Vttra. 
This is the best, handsomest, Hghest and strongest 
wagon of its kind In tho rnBrket. Every Farmer and 
Dairy man should have one. 
AGENTS WANTED. „ 
Correspondence solicited. Address 
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C OOKING FOR STOCK.—Send for New Year’s 
ort-ERof Prin in.n's Centennial Food Steamer. 
2.BOO Nold. Every farmer wants one. D. R. 
PBINDLE, East Bethany. N. V.. Solo l^rop r. 
THE JOHHSTCH HAgVE8 TEBS~ARE THE BEST. 
At Our Risk.—You can remit by Draft, P. O. 
Money Order or Registered Letter a t our risk. 
$15 Shot Gun 
A double barrel gun, bar or front action locks; 
warranted genuine twist barrels, mid n good shooter, 
on no PALS ; with Flask, Pouch and YVad-r uiter.for 
*15. Can bo sent C. O. D.. wnli privilege tn examine 
before paying ti|l. ?rn4 stamp for circutur to P. 
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Hal 
w sp \t a a\ LandsnndTickctsforsale. Tbelm- 
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DON’T GO IlMnrylnnd and He Advantages. 
isf rft*r P Descriptryecatalogueof eheupfarms 
W 11 ill yfree. J.C.PLVMMEB,Cambridge,Md, 
DON’T GO iMnrylnnd and He Advantages. 
isf rft*r Descriptrye catalogueof eheup farms 
|f til I froo> J-1 .PLUMMER,Cambridge,Md. 
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FISH GUANO. SS 
percent. Bone l'husphubaof Ulue. Hull-Dry Fish 
Scrap, good quality. Also Supc-riiliusphnte and 
"TA&r 1 u “‘- PRICES LOW. 
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Planer* for Metal .Small Gear Cut¬ 
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Lathes, Foot Scroll Saws, light and 
heavy. Foot Circular Saws. Just 
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for lilustruted Catalogues. _ 
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Say you saw this in Rubai. NKW-YORK.EB. 
Allenjs 
Ilind 9»f-d Drill* ami WI...I Itb«re also rcreived Ike Ceotcn- 
nlul Medal and triers Medal. Herman;. FuuUf improved fur 
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Poe, i'tru Orem Duller. CulOeuturi. iiur.d How, Trunsptanling 
Bora.Corn Amtesie. F.eiy Farmox needs a copy, and «e»*i,i 
a I,l«u Agent in every Tu«n Sc-arl I, r neic fee mt to Agent* and 
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rrlDER PRESSES AND GRATERS. 
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subscription for the Rural New-Yorker. This 
ia done for the benefit of the small clubs in 
thinly-populated districts Let each subscriber 
add two or throe names to his own and remit for 
all at ono time. 
Moore's Rubai. New-Yorker became a house¬ 
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“going lo school,*' and, perhaps, needs no comment 
from Ufl; still “ii3 memory Is ever Iresb andgreen,” 
and is renewed by its appearance every week, brim- 
lul of yood thingt us ever. >V e tire glad to announce 
that our predictions In the January number are 
being more than fulfilled. We have sent it more 
than five hundred names, and wo learn that sub¬ 
scriptions huve been pouring in iu like proportions 
from all parts of tho country, despite the hard times. 
Long may It continue to he what it is—a power for 
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