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THE AMATEUR SOPRANO. 
“I cannot sing the old songs,” 
She shrieks with much ado; 
And, If she wants to please us, 
She’ll skip the new ones, too. 
— omerville Journal. 
The most reliable weather report: a clap of 
thunder.— Burlington Free Press. 
Advice to a dressmaker:—Be sure you’re 
right then gore ahead.— Weekly Ithacan. 
England has a chief justice who gets full. 
America has one who is Fuller.— Homer Re- 
bub ilcan. 
Why is the vowel O the only one sounded? 
Because all the others are in audible.— Mich- 
gan Farmer. 
The weather is always putting on airs, and 
it is no uncommon sight to see the weather- 
vane.— Boston Post. 
Dreams go by contraries. But this is 
something a fellow never can seem to remem 
ber when he is asleep.— Burlington Free 
Press. 
“How did you enjoy the trip abroad?” was 
asked of a New-Yorker. “Beastly country. 
I didn’t see a single base-ball game while I 
was gone.”— Life. 
Why is an unpaid subscription bill like a 
bottomless chair? Chorus of country edi¬ 
tors: “Because it needs receipting.”— Port¬ 
land Transcript. 
When a man has risen from his bed on the 
morning of the 31st of August is he justified 
in speaking of it as the last rose of summer?— 
Binghamton Republican. 
The fitness of things: Foggs: “Just look 
at that absurd hat! Why it’s as tall as a 
steeple!” Boggs: “What’s odd about that? 
Isn’t there a belle under it?”— Life. 
A SLIGHT MISTAKE. 
Commercial Gent: “Engaged, Miss?” 
Young Lady (from the country): “ Oh my, yes ! three months ago.” 
CANTON IKON ROOF I NO CO., 
CANTON, OHIO. 
MANUFACTURERS OF THE H. W. SMITH PATENT 
STESZj roofing. 
Made of genuine Sheet Steel and Calamincd Steel. Also 
CORRUGATED IRON Roofing and Siding. Beaded Iron Celling and 
Siding, Crimped Edge Pooling and Siding, Roof Paint. Roofer’s Paper, etc. 
Send for Catalogue, Price List, prd Samples. Me 1 '~^v Rural New-Yorker. 
I Cannot Find 
any other medicine that 
does me so much good as 
Dr. Seth Arnold’s 
COUGH KILLER. 
'Mrs. Susan Abbott, Fair- 
lee, Vt. 
Druggists, 25c., 50c., and §1.00. 
Cheaper than Paint. 
CREOSOTE WOOD STAINS. 
For Outbuildings. Shingles, Fences, etc. Durable, 
Strong Preservatives of the Wood Can be applied 
with a Whitewash Brush by any boy. In all colors. 
SAM URL CABOT, Sole Manufacturer, 
Send for Circular 70 KILBY ST., BOSTON 
“Men, like trees, begin to grow old at the 
top”. Avoid the first appearance of grow¬ 
ing old by keeping the hair in a vigorous 
and healthful condition by the use of War¬ 
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druggists. 
Trade Mark. 
Hollis’s Canned Meat for Poultry. 
Will make liens lay ! 
Will make chickens grow! 
—Ann good fo r— 
Moulting Fowls. 
This food is strictly fresh meat, carefu’ly cooked, 
gfound fine, s'-asoneo and hermetically sealed in tin 
cans. Being ground fine, it can be readily mixed with 
soft food, and fed so as to give each fowl an equal 
share. Price. 80 cents per can: $3 per dozen. Address 
HOLLIS DRESSED MEAT AND WOOL CO., 
20 North St., Boston, Mass, Mention this Paper. 
FOR S A LE.— Shropshire and Leicester Rams bred 
from Imported Stock; also, Durham Bulls, one and 
two years, in good condition for breeding. Grand 
Trunk & Mlch. Cent station J^-mile from farm, 20 miles 
west of Buffalo, 14 miles from Niagara Falls. 
W. TUFTS, Box 25, Welland, Out., Can. 
PRESSEY’S BROODER. 2S»S£ 
Hammonton Incubators, two sizes, §25 and $ 15 . Lang- 
sliati Fowls and Eggs for sale. Circulars free. 
G, W. PRESSEY, ilainmonton, N. J. 
APPLE SEEDLINGS. 
I offer a Large and Uhoice Ktock ol Apple 
Seedlings unsurpassed In quality. Also, Itoot 
Grafts and general Nursery Stock. Price-list free 
Address F. S. PHCENIX, Nurseryman, 
Bloomington, Ill. 
H ARNESS.—hand-made, best oak leather, §6.5i>, §8.50 
§10.$12 $18.50, $15. D’bleSets,§20,$25 $80. Shipped 
subject toapcroval. 64-page catalogue free. Orderone. 
KING «fc UO., WholesaleM’f’rs., Owego, N.Y. 
AMERICAN COLONIES 
IN SOUTH AMERICA. 
Ten thousand men and ten thousand women wanted 
to colonize 1,000,000 acres. A perfect climate. Per¬ 
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SPRINGFIELD ENGINE & THRESHER CO. Springfield, O 
SCIENTIFIC ™ 1 .™ 
he BEST MILL on EARTH 
has our SAFETY BOTTOM intended to prevent breakage should 
Iron uocideutally get into Mill. Other Improvements adapt Mill to grinding 
EAR CORN with SHXJCKS on. 
Send for Illustrated 
A great saving of feed as well as labor of Husking. 
The coming Feed for practical, economical Feeders. 
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which also grinds any and all other kinds of Grain. 
Grcnter durability 
and better results 
than can be obtained with any other Mill. 
\AJ ET Ol I A ID A BVITEET the strongest, the simp- 
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considered. Sent on trial to responsible parties. 
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Catalogue. Address THE FOOS MFC. CO. SPRINCFIELD.O. 
_Moss Rot 
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. For full particulars address 
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and 38 Vesey 8t., New York. 
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The Best 
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it America. 
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BUCKEV E LAWN MOWERS. 
BUCKEYE HOSE REELS AND LAV 
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THE PERKINS’ 
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s the Strongest and Best Self 
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Full instructions for erecting-sent with 
the first mill. All Wind Mills war¬ 
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p /I ij 4'pflfl 
THE PERKINS’ WIND MILL 
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Agents Wanted. Mishawaka, lud 
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Beautiful New Upright Piano, 
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GEM PIANO & ORGAN CO. 
Washington, N. J., U. S. A. 
ISLAND HOME STOCK FARM. 
Savage & Farnum.Impor 
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very large stud of horses 
to select from,we guaran¬ 
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reasonable, and sell on 
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Percheron Horses. 
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If 
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Best Farm Boiler 
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LICHTNINC WELL-SINKING 
MACHINE MAKERS. 
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hours. Instructions for beginners. As 
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wind and steam engines. A trea- 
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IT. C. A J. C. GROOME, of Locust Hill 
Stuil Farm, Wythe county, V*., say of 
THYMO-CKESOL (The Cold-Water 
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of the wool materially promoted by dip¬ 
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and a valuable remedy in cases of Urease and Thrush. We have found 
it a speedy cure for Mange , and as a Disinfectant and Purifier its 
merits cannot be too highly commended. In fact, the limits of its use¬ 
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be inclined to feel quite helpless without it Imported only by 
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BY ONE MAN. Greatly improved. Also TOOL 
for filing saws whereby those least experienced can¬ 
not make a mistake. Sent free with, machine. To 
other*, for common cross-cut kawh, by mail $2.00. Hun¬ 
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CENTRIFUGAL - GOVERNOR 
WINDMILL 
Is the best working and most powerful Wind 
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which unites the most perfect form of wind- 
wheel with the most perfect method of regc 
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For Descriptive Circulars apply to 
THE DANA WINDMILL CO., 
r.IRHAVXN, MA3».. T?, S. X 
CIDER 
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Knuckle Joint and Screw 
Presses. Graters. Hevators, 
Pumps, etc. Send for cata¬ 
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Boomer & Boschert Press Co., 
118 W. Water St., Syracuse, 
New York. 
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Feed & Ensilage 
CUTTERS. 
Allsizes. Only self 
feeder mada. Best 
machine 
on the 
market. 
Send for 
Catalogue, also free 
Book on Ensilage. 
Belle City Mnfg. Co., 
Racine, Win. 
^IIIIC REVOLVERS, betia stamp ror price 
VaUnd list to J. H. Johnston A Son,Pittsburg. Pa. 
ESTABLISHED 1852. 
JACKSON BROTHERS, 
NEW YOEI STATE DEAIM TILE AMS FIFE WOBXS, 
MAIN OFFICE, 76 THIRD AVK., ALBANY, N. Y. 
ROUND, SOLE AND HORSE-SHOE TILE 
Over 13 Inches long. By cargo or smallest quantity. 
Our new Improved machinery makes superior round 
aud sole tile, excelling anything offered heretofore. 
First Premium wherever exhibited. Price list on ap¬ 
plication. Drain Tile machines for sale. 
