747 
uiir uoc«innl« 
1 a trc)gtiborboo<i 
n* T fl. Itr'in bo run by 
• .ih*r o^tq or Tv«\ter 
pDWiT, nod isijjprrwUly 
nd-ti t.-ri to th(* on^iuea 
weed for threshing* 
Ttroakoa smooib and even lumber, leaves no stubnhot* 
nod willcut anjr sized log av to four fmin diameter. It may 
be transported From one lv> al .ty to another and rc•r^ r 'cf» ,, ! ready 
for sawing in from Vwotn three dayB.aodean b'traaar profit, 
ablein ImalltfeB where thti<* i? not aumcient timber to justify 
the erection offllftrr.c mill, £.’nd fir ddscrlptlTecirvulari price, 
«tc. t to CHiVNl3liS£t &TAYliOK 1 *lndtanapoha, XadU 
THE BUBAL tiEW-YOBKEB.' 
PERSONAL ITEMS. 
Gambetta has a premature look of old age. 
Mr. Ellliu B. Washburne, formerly United States 
Minister to France, arrived from Bremen on tlie 
Mosel on Friday, Oct. 29. 
Lewis Irwin displeased Ms parents, at Galllpolls, 
Ohio, and while his mother pounded him with a 
club, Ms father shot Mm with a pistol. 
The Frince and Princess of Wales and the Crown 
Prince and Prlucessot Germany will attend the 
marriage ceremony of Prince Rudolph or Austria, 
heir-apparent to the throne, early In February. 
President Washburn, of Robert College, Constan¬ 
tinople, who Is at present, In Boston, predicts a re¬ 
vival of the ultra-Turkish spirit In the mind of the 
Sultan, in which event a religious crusade against 
the enemies of Islam la likely to be declared. 
Thomas L. Butler died at 91, In Louisville, a few 
days ago. Ills father and four uncles distinguished 
themselves In the Revolution. Washington once 
gave this toast at a dinner: “ The Butlers and 
their nve sons,” and Lafayette wrote In a letter • 
“ When I wanted a thing well done 1 ordered a 
Butler to do It." Members of the family moved to 
Kentucky, and became or social consequence there. 
“I Have Come to Life, and Am So 
Thankful,” 
“ I am very happy Indeed," writes a lady, “ and 
feel as though I lived In a different world from 
what I did last winter. / hare conic to fife, and am 
so thankful!” she had used compound Oxygen 
for nearly a year. “ I was a terrible sufferer from 
nervous prostration, gastric trouble, and nervous 
irritation of the stomach; life was hard to be en¬ 
dured. * * My Blends wonder to see me do so 
much ; many never thought to see me alive again, 
and can not sufficiently express their surprise. 1 
have wafted to be quite sure.” All Information 
about the compound Oxygen Treatment is con¬ 
tained In our Treatise, which is sent .free. Bus. 
Starkky & Paces, i iOt> and lilt Girard Street, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
■PteUatteousi. 
ftnirttmcnt# aittl Pacfoinenj. 
implement** amt pHcluncty. 
(£ a week, $12 a day at home easily iuad>\ Costly 
I outfit free. Address True & Co.. Augusta, Maine. 
AGrilTft UfAIITCn EVERYWHERE to sell 
AUtnlO WAN I CUthabest Family Knit, 
tins Machine over introduced. Will knit a pair of 
HtoiSkiiiKs, with fl kEL and TOE complete, iu 20 
iuimitOH. It will aleo knit a great variety of fauoy- 
work for which there is always a ready market Send 
for circular and terms to the Twombly Knitt ing 
Machine Co., 4U9 Washington St., Boston, Mass. 
APPLES'. APPLES! 
OONSIGNM P.NT.-s SOLICITED. 
GEO, WARREN fz CO., of Liveruool, England are re¬ 
ceiving large consignments, ami their long experience 
in the business gives aRstirauee tv.nt parcels sent them 
for sale will receive the best attention and caret ill man¬ 
agement. Apples sent via. Boston go forward without 
delay by their own steamships to London or Liverpool 
as preferred. For further information address 
WA 1 UIKN&Co.,43 Exchange Place, X. Y., or impost 
Office Square, Boston, Mass. 
11 wee k in your own town. Terms and $5 outfit 
free. Address H. Hallett & Co., Portland, Maine 
SOMETHING- UEW'i 
PULLIAM'S PATENT 
BOLSTERS SPRINGS for FARM WAGONS. 
! , . Ihisvalua- 
|L Hlll llHill LlI,' , jl.l !!l!l able device 
' mi i in-wagon 
lor. all nse3 
and work equally well whether with empty or 
loaded wagon. There is no use for aspring seat— 
they make a comfortable spring wagon out ofa 
ft Tiirniwagon—and save largely in wear and tear. 
Wc want Agents every where, send for descrip¬ 
tion and prices, and mention ibis paper- "J 
TEMPLE & BIRGE MFG. CO,, St. Louis, Mo- 
W INTER DAIRYING k SUCCESS 
By using the FERGUSON BUREAU CREAMERY. 
No special room or extra tire needed. Gilt-Edged flutter made at alt times, winter or summer. It sur¬ 
passes ail oiliers iu quantity »nd quality of butter made. It excludes files, d ust and odors ;ts constancy at 
the. correct temperature iSi e to fi" 1 ' -. has room for the cream and butler, and t-aves three-fourths the labor. 
THE FERGUSON CONCUSSION CHURN is the host. It combines scientific principles with the 
bestlaborsaving devices. Nolloftts or padd les. Erlugstbo butterln granulurforrn.and secures the largest 
yield. Send forillu-iiatedclrciijar to _T lie FK II (I I SON MFG CO., Burlington, Vt. Ag’tsWanted. 
SUBSCRIPTIONS. 
I will receive subscriptions to the Rural New- 
Yorker at $2 per year. To Induce my old patrons, 
as well as my new ones, to renew with me, I will, 
In addition to the premiums already offered to 
each subscriber by the Publisher, give to each 
subscriber two pounds sliver hulled buckwheat, 
a new and distinct variety, postpaid by me. 
Write address plainly. Forward money by bank 
draft or P. O. money order on Jamestown, N. Y., 
except in small amounts, which, If properly folded, 
usually come sate. Address, 
H. A. WHITTEMORE, Fluvanna, N. Y. 
gUal Estate. 
UWDSMHOWIES 
IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. 
1,000,000 acres well-watered Timber 
and Prairie Lauds along the line of the 
St.Louis and Sail Francisco K. Ji. for sale 
at from $2.50 to $3.00 per acre on 
seven years* time. Excellent for Stock, 
Fruit, and Farming. The best Tobacco 
Region in the West. Short winters, con¬ 
venient markets, superior- schools, low- 
taxes, healthful climate, good society. 
Free transportation from St.Louis to pur¬ 
chasers of land. Bend for maps and Oirctdurs. 
XV. H. COFFIN, Land Commissioner, 
Temple JUiilrling, St. Louis, lUo. 
®m*r, Recast, giants, 
portable Jffulay Saw Mill, 
Itony he operated 
by elllicr two or tfcreo 
turn, un.i will cut as 
much lumber in pro¬ 
portion to tin? power 
and number of bands 
employed as mil]* of 
larger capacity. 
3 ?ubUntfiott.$. 
MUSIC BOOKS FOR SCHOOLS. 
The Welcome thorns. < M. ) b b p “ 
W. 8. TIL DEN. 
This is a now and superior High School 8ong 
Book with advanced elements, and a great variety of 
music, secular and sacred, to be sung in one. two or 
four parts. Mr. Tildou’s previous works have been 
highly approved. 
Soilg Bells. (soctS.) By. L. O. EMERSON. 
No more attractive school Hong Book has for a 
long time appeared. It is not graded, and will do for 
any class. Great variety of songs, subjects selected 
with great skill, and music is of the best. 
Introduce our new Sabbath School Song Book, 
WHITER O It££« (89 ets.) at once to your Sunday 
School. No better book exists! 
Hooks for Music Teachers Tor the Foil Cam¬ 
paign All nre good and practical books. Do 
not fail to examine them. 
Emerson’,, Voice of Worship, ($1), for Singing 
Schools. 
Perkins’ Temple, (SO. for Singing Schools. 
Johnson’s New Method for Singing Classes, 
(69 cents). 
Johnson’s Pnrlor Organ Instruction Book, 
($1.59.) 
NEW Conservatory Method for Piano, ($3.) 
Also subscribe now for The Musical Record, 
($-), a Weekly Musical paper, with all the news. 
J3T Any book sent, post-free, for the retail price. 
OLIVER DITSON &. CO., Boston. 
U. H. Dltwm A Cm.t J. K. Dltson Ac C», 
843 Broadway, New York. 1228 Chestnut St., Phi's. 
Latest and Best Dictionary Extant! 
HANDY, RELIABLE 
DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 
Tin most cxtetnlvc and eomprehcnslro 
B —artf^BsStioGlotiU kind ever published. Itoonialna 
. , u.o oxbci. Spelling, Pronurtcla- 
tion =*•->9 DefinTtiort of more 
AVvitH than Twenty-five Thousand 
V* lirfssP Words fts ““•s' by the best Speaior. and 
■ttyyv’j Writers iu A murks un.t K (island. 
[ fyr . Jjy It also cotitBlas a number of 
TiQUAK 1 Most Valuable Tables 
V .mb 5-La ond oilier Artirl,,,, reins Information about 
—WKIOHTS AM) MEASCHKS In common 
hVdBP^V-) use: UlC JtETlllC SVSTKtt 1 AUIIHM'IA- 
— •rHe'Ptr Ttoxs UMd in WKItl.SO, KORKIGN 
9> tu0 S.VcHt. ttOlU>9> I'll IU**S and PROVERBS. Ac., 
, k n.j|. lu ..(i, a blc tu every READER, 
WRITER ami l lll.XKEU. /Vitly Muttra- 
—— ted. Price, IO CtS. By mail 3 cts. extra. 
Before ordering Books elaewliere, send for catalogue of standard 
books at very low prices. 
THE CHEAPEST BOOK STORE In Oho WORLD. 
Address, - AMERICAN liOOK STORE, *41 liroudwujr, ti. ¥. 
* t5ET THE REST FARM 
; GRIST MILL 
The grindiug part's are steel. 
Then take less p(wer, are more 
din-able, simple and cheap. Bend 
for descriptive ratalOgne. 
W. L. BOYER & BRO., 
I’hilndelphht, Pa. 
Also Manuf’ra. of Celebrated Union Horse jmver, etc. 
BEST WASHER AND WRINGER 
in the World. Guaranteed r.o do perfect work or 
money refunded. fVarrauted for 5 years. Price of 
washer, $8. Sample to agents, $:t.so Prioeof wring¬ 
er. $7.59. Sample, $4.25. Circulars free. 
ERIE WASHKK («., Erie, Pa. 
NEW PREMIUM COM SILLER 
ONLY 
Sent by mail 
postpaid on re¬ 
ceipt of price. 
W 
© iD p. 
—This is the only Cheap Practical Iluud Corn Shells 
in the market and is in every way the 
J \ BEST HAND CORN SHELLER 
• EVKR INVENTED. ~ 
(P Shells 25 to 39 bushels a day very easily. Ia espe- 
'V daily recommended to farmer wtio shell large quan 
\ g/ titiesof corn for seed. It has been customary to remove 
\ // f, the imperfect kernels from both am is oi th; ear with 
\L! /fffj the hand, and use the full, perfect kerne = of the center 
\ ///// for seed. This is a long, tedious proce-s, but with 
\///7//l this shelter it can be done In one-tenth flu- ;,mo. Xo 
vLujJ poulfrymon, to seedsmen and to anybody w-m -hells 
corn, we reeotiunend it. Can be carried in the pocket 
and saiui'lesof corn Liken front any part Of the field 
| by shelling only part of an ear. 
I- Our PREMIUM CORN SHEI.LEK is defined to 
1. becomethe Leu'llns Hand Corn '^belter of the 
day, and yon will find it nrolttaule and to your advan- 
JfiZMVviy tage to secure tha sale of it. when if is oner intro- 
duced no other small shelter will l>e wanted lit your 
f locality. This Shelter opens a new field for reliable 
agents. A very profitable business can be done upon 
a small capital. 
Believing this to he the Best Low Priced Corn Shell- 
er ever invented we have secured the General Agency 
Cannot get out of ^f°i-the UMted SUtee, and we want 
..CANVASSING AND LOCAL AGENTS 
order. Will last 
a lifetime. 
IN EVERY COUNTY. 
Sample shelter and price list sent prepaid to any ad 
dress upon receipt of $1. 
Address ail orders to Publishers of 
FARM AMD FIRESIDE, 
General Agents for the United States. Springfield, Ditto. 
HAMPDEN WATCHES-THE SUPERIOR TIME PIECES 
E. W. BOND. 
Beautifully finished, accurately 
adjusted, nickel movement, 17 
Fine Ruby Jewels, 16 Size, Stem- 
Winding, solid Gold Settings, 
Plate 
RAILWAY. 
Specially adapted to Railroad 
and all other uses where accurate 
time and adjustment are necessary. 
18 Size, Full Plate, Nickel, beau¬ 
tifully finished, Gold Settings 
and Gold Trimmed. 
STATE STREET. 
^ Plate, Nickel, 16 Size move¬ 
ment, Quick Train, Gold Settings. 
Factories and General Office, Springfield, Mass., U.S.A. 
New York Office, 12 Maiden Lane. 
a.BURROWS 
FISHKILL , / 
Pro|: 
K 
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rmOICR LOT OF PKACH, APPLE. AND OTHER 
V_y Fruit Trees and Plant* at bottom prices. Prices free. 
Mention paper. AddressH a. Johnston, Stuekley, Del 
GRAPE VINES. 
All lending varieties in supply. Warranted true 
to name. > t-iees low. Also the celebrated NEW 
WHITE <4 RAPE, J’KENTIS.S. Also trees, small 
fruits, etc. 
T. S. HTTBBAED, 
EREDONIa, n, y. 
KISSENA NURSERIES. 
Japanese Maples, Rhododendrons, Hardy and 
Greenhouse Azaleas, Camellias, Roses, Purple Beech in 
large quantities. Fruit ana Ornamental Trees, 
Shrubs and Vines. Price Lists free. 
PARSONS & .-ONS CO., 
(Limited) 
FLUSHING. N. Y. 
WATCH BUYERS, ATTENTION 
The celebrated Borel and Courvoi- 
6ter Watches were awarded the first 
prize in London in ’60. grand prize at 
Paris in ’61, first prize at Centennial 
in Philadelplffa, and lastly gold medal 
at Paris in '78, lltese watches 1:it\-.- 
stood the teal for the p.i-t £9 years, 
and pronounced bj-bns-t Judges equal 
to any made. They all h-i.c Nickel 
Movements,Tempered and Hardened 
Ureguet Hair Springs, ts.-tironi.-ed 
for railroad use in Key and Stem 
Winders, with all modern improve¬ 
ments lit the art of watch making. 
Large numbers are in use oti the prin¬ 
cipal railroads iu the. country. As a 
guarantee that they are wl)at wo claim 
for them, we refer by permission to j 
the dr-atera named below who have 
Isold theta for years: 
(A. W. Biaul. Fairport, N. i . 
[Joseph Mbulton, Worcester, Mass. G 
E. B. Booth A Son, Rochester, N. Y 
... T. iX E- Dickinson. Buffalo. N. Y. 
-- Julius Walker. Buffalo, N. Y, 
7^-0. A. M. Edwards. Buffalo. X. Y. 
"'u' v-VviSY,. c|>\ T. V. DieUiusou, Buffalo, X. Y. 
'I \ O. B. Rudd, IIion, X. Y. 
fS gsrf : w. S. I aylor. I tiea,X. V. 
v Lawtons uger, Albany. X. Y. 
#4ffrW^|r, I Will. 1.. Hoskins, Owi’go, N Y. 
-(V--- . i j | E G. Blake, Farmington, Me. 
I ' ^=ss^v_ th -■! J«J J.other. Ptovldence, R. I. 
\ “-iCJ J. B. Cftprott, New Milford, Conr.F 
\ wi xz ifffi,ni{'(S ('OinnvtJivfsFj 3. SUvsrthaud & Son. New Haven, Ct. 
\ !- J y / Hyde * Bi-ttjs. Auburn, X. Y. 
X-^xYtK-LA/ J. A. t lark.Batavi:L, N. V 
m VVKr -—-jsf H. G Hudson is i'i'. Vtue-bury, Mass. 
\. .fts. *• F G. Hills,Canandaigua, N Y. 
X.-''. J H.J. Howe \ Cu. Syracuse N. Y. 
^''--ciEUrKAYtey- I.eGrand S. Strange. Amsterdam, X. Y. 
- \\ in. II. Lyon, Xewhnrgh, X. Y. 
. W. Fairchild. Bridgeport. Conn. Wm. Kirk, West \\ insted, Conn. 
orcester, Mass. George Embrey, Morrow, Ohio. 
Q.II1NC1IE & KRTJGKTgEJ?, 
17 MAIDEN LANE, N, V., Wholesale Agents for the United States. 
INVEST ONE CENT 
in a postal card, address it to H. A. K knyon 
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no Newspapers tz Periodicals, which we send sing- 1 
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much information that, wo c.nnot give you hero. 
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