DEC. 25 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
855 
PERSONAL ITEMS. 
PiSttUaneoM. 
Justice Hunt, of the United States supreme 
Court, la slightly Improving. 
justice Clltrord, of the United States Supreme 
Court, sutlers from softenlDg of the Drain. 
col. Mostoy, United States Consul at Hong Kong, 
will arrive In this country In February next. 
Capt. Joseph Wilson, on the Alabama during 
the war, was killed in a Florida railroad accident. 
Mile. Jeanne Bernhardt, sister of the famous 
Sarah, arrived In New York on board the French 
steamer Labrador, 
D. J. Murphy, a wealthy resident of San Fran¬ 
cisco, has been given the title of Marquis by the 
Pope In recognition of his great services to re¬ 
ligion. 
Judge Key, ex-Postmaster General, with his 
wife and daughters, has arrived at Havana from 
Cedar Keys. They expect to remain three or four 
days. 
Some of Senator Lamar’s friends doubt very 
much If that gentleman will ever be able to reoc¬ 
cupy his seat in the Senate or participate In Its 
proceedings. 
Professor W. n. Jordan, of the Maine State Agri¬ 
cultural college, has been elected to the Chair of 
Agriculture and Agricultural chemistry in the 
Pennsylvania State College. 
By direction of the President, Major-General 
Wlnlleld 8. Hancock, U. S. A., has been assigned 
to duty according to his brevet of major general, 
to date from December 4,1880. 
Mrs. Senator Logan superintends her husband's 
correspondence, dictating to a stenographer tor 
hours at a time. She also assists the Senator In 
collecting materials lor reports and addresses. 
Mr. Longfellow can take a worthless sheet of 
paper and by wilting a poem on It make It worth 
$50. That's genius. Mr. Vanderbilt can write 
fewer words on a similar sheet and make it worth 
$50,000,000. That’s capital. 
-- 
tPittsburg Evening Chronicle] 
Dangers to Iron Workers. 
Mess. H. listerorook & Sons, City Iron Foundry, 
Boston, Mass., speak on this point as follows: 
Two or three of our men were badly burnt In 
working. They were, however. Immediately 
cured by using that valuable remedy, St. Jacobs 
Oil. All our men are highly pleased with It, and 
we shall always recommend It to those afflicted 
with pains or rheumatism. 
jguMicRtiottj*. 
Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, 
Backache, Soreness of the Chest, Gout, 
Quinsy, Sore Throat, Swellings and 
Sprains, Burns and Scalds, 
General Bodily Pains, 
Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet 
and Ears, and all other Pains 
and Aches. 
No Preparation on earth equals St. Jacobs Oil as 
a safe, owre, simple and cheap External Remedy. 
A trial entails but the comparatively trifling outlay 
of 50 Cents, and every one suffering with pain 
can have cheap and positive proof of iLs claims. 
Directions in Eleven Languages. 
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS IN 
MEDICINE. 
A. VOGELER & CO., 
Baltimore, Hid., XJ. S. A, 
MUSICAL CHRISTMAS 
1 IHE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION OF VIRGINIA 
. will give important information to all wanting 
REAL ESTATE and HOMES in Virginia. 
RICH’D IRBY, General Agent. 
Richmond, Va. 
Most acceptable gifts to players or singers will bo 
the following elegantly bound books. 
Any one mailed, post-free, for the price here 
meutiouee. 
ROBERT FRANZ’S SONG ALBUM. 
GEMS OF ENGLISH SONG. 
HOME CIRCLE, Three volumes. 
WORLD OF SONG. 
e? Fancy Oardsloc. or*) NewStyleChromoCards ioe 
,J 1 / with name postpaid. ChromoCardCo.Naseau.N.Y 
AeENTSWANTEDSSffifK 
ling machine ever introduced. Will knit a pair of 
stockings, with (IhEL and TOE complete, In 2u 
minutes Tt will also knit a great, variety of fancy- 
work for which there is always a ready market Send 
for circular and terms Li the TwomUly Knitting 
dinehine Co., 409 Washington St., Boston, Mass. 
PIANO AT HOME. 4-hand collection. 
SHOWER OF PEARLS. Yocal Duets. 
CREME DE LA CREME. 2 Vols. 
OPERATIC PEARLS. 
GEMS OF STRAUSS. 
GEMS OF THE DANCE. 
CLUSTER OF GEMS. 
SUNSHINE OF SONG. 
Each of the above In Cloth 82.50; Fine Gilt 83. 
STUDENT'S LIFE IN SONG. 81.50. 
CURIOSI TIES OF MUSIC. 81.50. 
BEETHOVEN. A Romance by Rau. $1.50. 
RHYMES AND TUNES. Christmas Off’g. $1.60. 
SULLIVAN'S VOCAL ALBUM. $1.50. 
FAIRY FINGERS- For Piano. *1.50. 
OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston. 
U. U. Dltioa & C*„ J. E. Illtaon «fc Ce. 
843 Broadway, New York. 1228 CUestuutSt.. Phl'a. 
FARMERS are MAKING M AMMIMH’Q 
S25 to 850 per week selling III HII HI IIU U 
ILLUSTRATED STOCK BOOK 
Because everv tnrnier nctually needs it- It in 
the laical, largest, mid most complete work ever 
issued in America troatlDg of Horses, Cattle, Hheep, 
Swine ami Poultr p-their breeds, breeding, training, 
care, and management; their diseases, causes, pxeven 
tion, symptoms, and remedies. MHX) pages, 10(1 
illustrations, and % superb charts, Anyone desiring 
profitable work during the winter should send at once, 
for illustrated circular and full particulars. Address 
HUBBARD BROS., Pubs., 723 Ohestmit St., Phiia., Pa. 
£tocfe and foultra. 
IMPORTED CLYDESDALES 
ALSO, 
H AMBLETONI AN S, 
and other desirable strains of Trotting Stock, for 
sale, cheap, and on easy terms. All stock guaran¬ 
teed as good as represented. Catalogues sent free. 
Correspondence solicited. Address 
POWELL BROS.,tgW h 
Sprlngboro, Crawford Co., Pa. 
a week in your own town. Terms and $6 outfit 
free. Address H. Hallett & Co., Portland, Maine 
The Only flMedlcine 
That Acts at the Same Time on 
The Liver, the Bowels and the Kidneys. 
These {Trent orgftus ore fcho natural cleans¬ 
ers of the system. If they work well, health 
will he perfect; If they become cloy god, 
dreadful iHschscb are sure to follow with 
TERRIBLE SUFFERING. 
Biliousness, Headache, Dyspepsia, Jaun¬ 
dice, Constipation am! Piles, or Kid¬ 
ney Complaints, Gravel, Diabetes, 
or Ilhenmnilc Pains and Aches, 
are developed because the blond Is poisoned 
with the humors iliac should have been 
expelled naturally. 
KIDNEY-WORT 
will restore the healthy action and all these 
destroying evils will DC banished ; neglect 
them and you will liv e but.to Buffer. 
Thousands have been cured. Try It an a you 
will add one more to the nmtiber. Take It 
and health wHlouce more gladden your heart. 
Why Suffer longer from (ho torment of an Aching husk t 
W hy b/sr fcacli dlilrm from ConsltpiUlaa r.nd Vile, I 
RmxKV-WoKT will euro you. Try a pack¬ 
age at once ulld he satisfied- 
It ts a dry vegetable compound and 
One Package makes six quarts of Medicine. 
Votir Prugytst ha* l:, or tctil pet it for 
yo\ . Insist upon haring it. Price, $1.00. 
WELLS, EICHAEDSON 4 CO., Tropriotors. 
IO (Will wad poot paid.) Burlington, Yt. 
Liquid 
In response to the urgent requests of great 
numbers of people who prefer to purchaso a 
Kidney-Wort already prepared, the pro¬ 
prietors of this celebrated remedy now pre¬ 
pare it in liquid form as well as dry. It is 
very concentrated, is put up In largo bottles, 
and Is equally efficient sa that put up Ary in 
tin cans. It saves the necessity of prepay i ng, 
is always ready, and Is more easily taken by 
moBt people. Price, $1 per bottle. 
LIQUID AND DRY SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. 
WELLS, RICHARDSON & CO., Prop’rs, 
^ Burlington, Yt. 
PisWlIatttflttjL ImpUttuats and 
AGENTSI AGENTS! AGENTS! 
JOSIAH ALLEN’S WIFE 
HAS “ROTE” A 
THE BEST AND 
FUNNIEST OF ALL. 
NEW BOOK. 
‘Mv Wayward Pardner.’ 
AGENTS WA NTj- t> in every Town. Don't miss it. but 
Bend for Circular at once.and secure territoy. Address 
AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO., HartkOBD, Cons. 
J n~ Mention Rural New-Yorker. __ 
{DO /rn A JIONTH—AGENTS VVANTED-75 
1 0*111 best BeFing articles in the World; 1 sample 
u U free. Address Jay Bronson, Detroit Mich. 
20 
Gold and Silver Chromo Oards, with name, 10c 
post-paid. Gko. I. Rkk» A Co . N assau, N. Y. 
a week, $12 a day at home easily made. Costly 
outfit free. AddresB True At Co., Augusta, Maine. 
All Gold, Chromo * Lit'g, Cards, (No 2 alike,) 
Name On, 10c. Clinton Bros., Clintonville. Conn. 
pf A All Lithograped Chromo Cards, no 2 alike, 10c 
f)u Agts. outfit, file. Gt.obeCaup Co., Nortbt'ord.Ct 
PC A Hold Figured, and Actress Chromns, hie. Ag 'a 
*)U Sample Book, 25c. Seavy linos., Northford, Ct. 
UQDSMHQRflES 
IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. 
1,000,000 acres well-watered Timber 
and Prafrie Lands along the line of the 
St. Louis and San Francisco R. R.for sale 
at from 52,50 to 58.00 per acre on 
seven if ears' time, ExcoUeut for Stock, 
Fruit, and Farming. The best Tobacco 
Region in the AVest. Short’winters, con¬ 
venient markets, superior schools, low 
taxes, healthful climate, good society. 
Free transportation from St.Louis to pur¬ 
chasers of land. Send /or maps and circulars. 
AY. H. COFFIN, Land Commissioner, 
Temple Building* St. Louis, Mo. 
W HY not try the Champion Lock-Lover WAGON 
J ACK in your own neighborhood ? Address for 
terms, J. H. DAVTS, Box 68, Warren, Ohio. 
Improved Saw Machine 
la warranted to mw a two-font log in three inili¬ 
nt e», and more cord wood or loes of any si/.e hi « day 
than two men -an chop or saw (he old wny, Every 
Fanner and f.ti at hernia tt n eetfs one. 
00“AGENTS WAJiTEII.—1 1 iiislr.ncrl eirculnr and lerins Free. 
Address FARMERS’ MANUFACTURING CO., 
ITS Elm Street, Cincinnati, O. 
CLARK S IMPROVED ROOT GUTTER 
PERFECTION OBTAINED 
CUTTING HOOTS 
This Cutter has received the First Premiums at 
every Fair, and has no equal. Do not fall 
to examine it. 
The Neatest, Strongest, Simplest, Cheapest, 
and most Perfect Root Cotter in the Market. 
This Cutter is built with a heavy’ oak frame, well 
bolted together: is staunch and strong, neatly fin¬ 
ished. handsomelv striped and ornamented. The cut¬ 
ting apparatus consists of twenly-jive steel knives 
(gouge shaped), so arranged on a wrought-iron Bbaft 
that they ar« perfectly secure; uo chance cf becoming 
loose or breaking. The roots are neatly cut In pieces 
suitable for feeding. No coarse, ungainly pieces are 
left by this Cutter. A boy can easily cut 35 to 40 bush¬ 
els per hour, so easily does it do its work. £F* Don’t 
fail to examine lt.._/*j 
We are manufacturing three sizes, designated by 
numbers.—1.2 and 3. 
Noe. I and 2 designed for hand tiae. 
No. 3 is the Power Cutter, and will cut 100 bushels 
per hour. 
Price, No. 1.......$12.00 
“ No. 2. . 14.00 
" No. 3 ... 22.00 
HIGGANUM MT’G CORPORATION, 
11 i g a it n u in, Ct. I . s A. 
Warehouse 3S So. .Market St. Ronton, Alms*. 
For sale by K. H. ALLEN & CO., General Agents, 
188-191 Water St.. New 
Mitchell, Lewis A Co., Racine, Wis. U.S.A. 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
FARM AND FREIGHT WAGONS 
Platform Spring AVagoiis, Three Spring Wagons, Four Sprlug Wagons, Open 
and Top Baggies, Phietons, Sewing machine Wagons, Buckboard*. 
The MITCHELL WAGON is Monarch of the Road, only the very best stock used in its construction and 
made by the beat wagon mechanics in the world. The Spring Wagon and Buggy Department is entirely sepa¬ 
rate from theI arm Wagon shops. And for the manufacture of this class of work wo have facilities unsur¬ 
passed. bend tor Catalogue and Illustrated Price Just. 
MITCHELL, LEWIS A: CO., Racine, wls. 
for the Price of One, end Five Valuable Premium* PURE! Wishing tnintrodncf artwo 
irv anil Umov pcr.udiealr, TheFlre-Miilc ul lloiucnni The Pcoplc'sllome Journal ,ittto every 
\n Colled Sii.t - luli.iv they are not Mrt’.-uly tnWeu, wo neifci- Ibis grand (Wi paralleled offer: l 1 tit! re- 
line i>oIGr(tharegular prioi at rhe. Fireside*! /7-onealoue), we w il semi Hoih Periodical* for 
liuoa We will abo aeud.Frosi and post-paid, Five Useful and Valuable Premium*. Innnws: 
_ |. Ah Elegant Rolled Gold ProtH-libiir 
-— —-:r >. __ Pencil. TtiU beautiful pcueil i* of liue rilled 
- . ■ ,..-:- i7lL2 ! 3l gold plate, li jndaomely chased, W.,rrpu!,,|-o irctir 
'' --- ' -■ i - - v artg ^J il ly " * (or yeari, suitable either t»r lady or ip huciiioq, 
-i may be attached as a charm to jour w Mclwliain »nh nxeelleui ef- 
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fcU; A l s 1 fa, 'ngD e nib«ll<*lied oovrrs, ami eooiaiuiug over 60 pagesof tine, heavy sniper 
jf '■ UrL 1 A.--, yrj Bvic ror autocrupha, leotliuents, ete. It. V IteuullfUl Awiet by -I Kla- 
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