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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
DEC 22 
fynmovms. 
JANUARY ISSUE READY 
‘‘Who built the bridge?” asked a friend of 
Hook. “I don’t know” said Hook, “but if you 
go orer you’ll be tolled.” 
Mart, the cook, tells little five-year old boy 
that “we are all made of dust.” Boy goes to 
his father. “Papa, where does God get dust 
enough to make all the people?'* Well, my 
boy, I fear I can’t explain that to you.” Boy, 
after a pause, says: “Papa, I guess the people 
that die and go up there take it to him.” 
Professor of Chemistry—“Suppose you were 
called to a patient who had swallowed a 
heavy dose of oxalic acid, what would you 
administer ?’ 1 K. (who is preparing for the 
minis ry and only takes chemistry because it 
is obligatory)—“I would administer the sac¬ 
rament.” 
Husband—“My darling little wife, you will 
be so pleased, I have just insured m 3 ' life.” 
AVife—“Yes, of course, there it is again— 
another proof of how utterly selfish and in¬ 
considerate men are! Always thinking of 
yourselves. Naturally it never occurred to 
you to insure my life.” 
A Maine skipper pointed out to an ancient 
darkey, whose trick it was to steer at the 
helm, a eertaiu star to steer by. In luffing to 
meet a squall that came up rather suddenly, 
the old darkey lost sight of his star. He hur¬ 
riedly aroused the skipper, shouting: “Gimme 
anoder star, capting; Fse done sailed past dat 
one I” 
Contains more tor the money Iknn any other 
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tion at once. Box If. II.. PHILADELPHIA. 
PterfUainfoMg ^rtvmijsing. 
Indulgent parents who allow tlielr children to eat 
heurtUy of high-seasoned food, rich pies, cuke, &c., 
will have to use Hon Bitters to prevent Indigestion 
sleepless nights, sickness, pain, and, perhaps, death 
No rauitly Is safe without them in the house. 
Pittsfield,"Mass.. Sept. 29,187S. 
Silts—I hax-e taken Hop Bitters and recommend 
them to others, as I found them very beneficial. 
MRS, .1. W. TULLER, 
Sec. Women's Christian Temperanc.e Union. 
Wonderful Sales ol Itcatty’s Organs. 
The sale of Beatty’s organs is unprecedeuled. 
During the month of November, 1883, USO were 
shipped During the month of November, 1883, 
1,800. and still wa are reliably informed that 
Maj r or Beatty can scarcely supply the demaud 
for his magnificent organs. Did 3 011 see his 
grand holiday offer that appeared in last 
week’s issue? You should read it carefully and 
order without delay. It is a decided bargain. 
ALFRED TENNYSON 
54 thY ear of 
ODEY’S 
I ADY S BOOK. 
LOW 
P RICE 
OF 
PER 
YEAR 
If you aflerwaids order seeds dedu ct the 
10 cent*. VICK'S KEEL'S ARE THE BEST 
IN THE WORLD. The Fuitt.il GUIDE will 
tell how to get and grow them. 
TICK’S Illustrated Monthly Magazine, 
82 Pages, u Colored Flole In every number 
and many line Engravings. Price $1-25 a 
year; Five Copies ror So. Specimen num¬ 
bers aeul for 10 cento; S trial copies 25 cts. 
K » a Address, 
Lawyer. “I couldn’t get the deeds ready, so, as Brown wanted the money, I advanced him 
500 pounds on his I. O. U. He’ll execute assignment when ready. It will be all right.” 
Northern Farmer. “All right? It’s all wrong! I. O. U. uowght! lt’sE. O. I. !” 
JAMES VICK, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
THE B0REL & (01KV0ISIEK WATCHES 
were awarded the gold mednl nt the Furls Exposition of J 878 for 
greatest accuracy of perlorniniice, also first prize In London, 186! 
gen ltd prize in Purls, lMo, nud first prize at Centennial Exposition at 
Philadelphia, IftTfl. These watches have stood the test for the past 22 years 
and are pronounced by best judges equal to any made. They are mauufac 
lured of the beat material, made xvltb improved inucliinery, and fin¬ 
ished In skilled ho nd labor, thereby insuring an accuralc rime keeper 
beyond perad venture The HO It EL A (Olli \ OI*|FR COM PAN V 
I have luri her red tired Ihe price of their celebrated watches to bring them 
within (he reach of all. Great care is exercised In theliulaliinuotiheir 
I movements, particularly those adjusted to Heat, Cold and Positions, and 
for Railroad use. Call on your jeweler and nsk to see the I mproved Borel 
A- t ourvoisier Will dies. The publlels requested to Investigate the rela 
five merit* of these watches as compared with those of other manufaeturers. 
QUINCHR& KHUGLEE, 
Sole Agents for the United state*, 17 MAIDEN LANE, N. Y. 
TO HORSE OWNERS! 
rfA 60MBAULPS 
«f. CAUSTIC 
-J# BALSAM 
GREAT FRENCH^PS 
VETERINARY REMEDY! 
bus contributed to the Christmas Number of the 
Youth's Comimxios the ouly poem he has written for 
an American publication this year. The same Issue 
has a bright sketch by Charles Reade, entitled “The 
Kindly Jest.” As this number Is a double number of 
twenty pagcs.lt Is full of eutertalnlng stories,sketches 
of truvol and adventure, poems, puzzles, with numer¬ 
ous illustrations. Tbe Frontispiece of the Colored 
Cover to drawn by Uarry Fenn. The Publisher will 
give this Christmas Number free to any one who sub¬ 
scribes now.. They are printing SRO.OOOcoplow to sup-, 
ply the demand for It. It will be ready December 13th. 
t|H> NEW SPAPER CANVASSERS— 10 cents 
l to *2.00 Commission Paid on 1,500 leading news¬ 
papers and Magazines. Send for catalogue, 
NATIONAL SUBSCRIPTION AGENCY, 
Brockton, Mass. 
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Tone.TonclijWorlanaiisliip ail DnraMlity. 
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Nos. 204 and 206 West Baltimore Street, 
Baltimore. No. 112 Fifth Avenue, N. Y, 
THE BIGGEST THING OUT. ^r«r*&e Book 
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■ » ■ 1 Has t he largest cooling 
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f i^ijKHiiiCii all I'rrmii 
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' For circular address 
inUkl C PADTCD 80,6 Miuiufact’r, 
junn )| bAnltn SYRACUSE. N. Y. 
vit f.k Christmas pack act. 
To Introduce our goods and seoure future trade, we 
will send you free of charge. If you will send 20c, In 
stamps for postage, etc .5 pretty Christmas Cards, 5 
nice New Year Cards, 1 lovely Birthday Curd, a beau¬ 
tiful gilt-bound fioraJ Autograph Album, Illustrated 
with birds, flowers, fern*, etc., n handsome Photo¬ 
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arranged In an album wlthaluc simile Autograph of 
each, also our new Holi-lay Book. 
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Tlill id*gant solid r.Uln Hug, jnAde ol 
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packs *1.00 hill, auil (In Gold Ring l-'eee. 
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Eft Imp. Chromo Cards, name In new script type. 
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ANDRETHS’.«seed l «CATALOGUE 
gardeners: C OMPANION.” 
PRICE ID CENT-**. The most complete and brilliantly embellished Seed Catalogue ever 
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we mail a copy, and on orders for Seed will give credit for that amount. Address 
LANDRETH & SONS, Seed Crowers, Lock Box.Phila.Pa. 
of ALL PLANTS, for ALL CROPS, for ALL CLI 
MATES. All are tested; ruly the beet sent out 
Crain and Farm Seed Manual ; History and best methods 
of culture of Grains, Root Crops, Grasses. Fodder Crops, Tree_ 
Planting, etc. only 1 Oet»- Annual Catalogue and Price Lift of pnnB SEEDS 
several thousand varieties, FREE. - 
viileps« ius HIRAM SIBIwEY A CO. Rochester, N.Yj Chicago, III 
Reed <fc Barton, 
•Manufacturers of 
FINE TABLE WARE 
AND FANCY GOODS 
IN GOLD AND SILVER PLATE, 
Are now offering a great number of New Patterns. In addition to the Pearl, 
Hammered, Snow Flake, Chased and Engraved Decorations, are many other 
New and Artistic Designs of Ornamentation: Figures, Fruits and Flowers in 
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Salesrooms: 686 Broadway, 
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Onion Bona Power, with Level 
1 Tread. Threehort and Cteanere. 
~~*~JLUrs feed Cultorr, Cireular Iknet, etc. 
W. li. BOYKU A DUO., Philadelphia, Pa. 
A GENTS Coin Money who sell DH. Chase s Family 
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Address A. W. Hamilton & Co., Ann Arbor, Mich. 
plain, chased, fancy stone set- 
e knife. Snow & Co, Meriden,Ct 
OUR NARlElo CmS 
A I.T NCW deign. ol (Joid Floral, 
liemembrancei Sentiment, Hand 
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pppgl Secure a Splendid Present by sending 80c. for 
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Prepared by J. P. GO Mil A ULT, ez- Veterinary Surgeon 
of the French Government Stud. 
lias been In prominent use in tbe beat Vet¬ 
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past Twenty Yenrs. 
A SPEEDY, POSITIVE & SAFE CURE 
For Curb, Splint, Sweeny, Capped Hock. Strained 
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ficulties, all Lameness from Spavin, Ringixme, and 
other bony tumors. Removes all Bunches or Blem¬ 
ishes, and many other diseases ami ailmentoof Horses 
and Cuttle. Far eti|ierior to a blister ores uteri ration 
In its beneficial effects, never leaving near ur blemish. 
M PIIAD AUTCr tliat one tablesnoonfnl 
UUAnArl I tt of CAUSTIC b.u^am 
wlJ produeo more actual re 
VYL UU ADAH I CL of CAUSTIC BALSAM 
Will produce more actual results tlian a xvholo bottle 
of any liniment or spavin cure mixture ever made. 
Every bottle of CAUSTIC BALSAM sold Is 
warranted to give Haltofnetion. Price 81.50 
per bottle. Sold by druggists, or sent by express, 
charge* paid, with full direatlous for Its use. 
LAWRENCE, WILLIAMS A. CO. 
' CLEVELAND, OHIO, 
MoU Importer* dP Pvojiri^tor* for the U. 8 • ami Canada, 
THE 
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Company 
GOOD NEWS 
to LADIES! 
Greatest Indiicenients ever of¬ 
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Orders for «mr celebrated Ten. 
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XIIE OK EAT AM KBICAS TEA CO., 
r, O. Box 239. SI and 83 Vcsey Su. bow York. 
FARM IMPLEMENTS & SEEDS. 
Call on or write to U. II Al.LEN ik ('()., New 
York, for whatever you want of the above. 
ADDRESS ISM \M> 191 WATER STREET _ 
OAKLAWN FARM, 
The Greatast Importing mill Breeding 
Kstablishment In the World. 
PERCHERON HORSES 
WORTH $2,500,000.00 
Imported from Fronre and Bred 
Itt. >V. DUNIIAM, 
^ W»yne, So Pic« Cj., Illinois, 
if* mile* Weit of ChlcAgo 
Er , Prices low for qual- 
u every stallion 
IR'7 guaranteed a 
WtA%vr 
BREEDER. 
390 Imported the Past Three Months. 
eonststlng of finest animals, with choioust pedigrees 
ltegtotered In the Porchoron 8t.ud Book of F'ram-e 
ana the Percheron Stud Book of the United States. 
Wrlto for Free Illustrated Catalogue “ N,” 
© To Introduc, ibe Capitol City Home 
Guest, -ul -tH cvtttiun iTloitmM 
Mugik/lne, lato.v«ry hnuie, wrkh.ll 
until fuitbrr null--,-, p,.-,, utcnch j-rrsou 
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ka new chromo cards,tio 3 alike, name on.lOo; 13 pek 
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