DEC. 43 
9 
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PERSONAL ITEMS. 
Mark Twain 18 44. 
Bancroft says he keeps In good health by being 
busy. 
San Francisco lias fined Kearney for carrying 
concealed weapons. 
In Brazil photographs of Charles Francis Adams 
are used for making artificial Ice. 
San Franctseo Kearney Is said to have become a 
bloated, “leacherous” capitalist by stock specula- 
tlons. 
Abraham Lincoln’s mother, Nancy, died In her 
husband s cabin In Carter township, Indiana, last 
October. 
Mrs. Gladstone, the ex-Premier's wife, is one of 
the most charitable women in Europe, and Is per¬ 
sonally known to nearly all the poor In London. 
New babies have conferred the honor of grand- 
fatherhood this fall upon Longrellow, Tennyson 
and Bismarck, anil a host of other old fellows. 
Kossuth Is no longer a Hungarian citizen. The 
Chamber of Deputies have adopted a bill declaring 
that any Daitvo who lives out of the country for 
ten years bhait lose his civil status. 
Mrs. Parnell, mother of the Irish agitator, Is 
generally regarded as the leading lady operator In 
Wall street. Purullhas “sisters, cousins and 
aunts” and a brother or so in this country also. 1 
W. IT. Vanderbilt is now the largest single holder 
of United Stales bonds In the world, having Just 
registered $5,000,000 worth, purchased by the pro¬ 
ceeds of his late salo of New York Central Railroad 
stock. 
On being complimented, the other day, on the 
receipt of sonic handsome bouquets placed on bis 
desk in the Senate, Thurman smilingly remarked, 
‘•Oh, yes; some kind friends have sent these to 
decorate my official cofiln,” 
Five of New Yorks millionaires, estimated to 
have been worth three hundred and eight million 
dollars, dropped orr close together. John Jacob 
Astor wont first, and then In quick succession 
Commodore Vanderbilt, A. T. Stewart, and William 
C, Rhinelander. and now the money worshipper, 
(Joelot. Astors wealth was estimated at$50,000,- 
ooo, Vanderbilt's at $ 100 , 000,000 and Stewart’s about 
the same. Rhinelander's property represented, it 
Is supposed, 510,000,000 and Goelet’s at $ 20 , 000 , 000 . 
Far. far better for yon than Beer, Ale or Porter, 
8rd free from the intoxicating effects, are Hop 
Bitters. 
Kmiilemcnte anil |UacHincvy. 
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•' 13th rage. 60 
Outside or last page. 80 ' 
Fifty per ct. extra for unusual display. 
Discount on 4 Insertions, 6 per ct.: 8 ins.. 10 per ct. 
13 Ins., 16 per ct.; 3rf Ins., 20 per ct.: 62 ins., 26 per ot. 
tw No advertisement inserted for less than *3. 
gmpltmcut* ami gUacUincvy. 
IN GALL’S PAT. LINK AND CHAIN 
¥©BKEB 
sjlcw gublicatiotw. 
Will make or mend your 
chains, of all mzvh, without 
tools. Inquire at your Hard¬ 
ware store or address 
PRONOUNCED 
BIST PLOW MADE 
by tlie 
Northern Ohio Fair of 1870, 
State Fair of New York of 1879, 
State Fair of Michigan of 1879, 
and by the 
Paris Exposition of 187S 
when it competed, with 187 other 
PLOWS, and received the GRAND 
GOLD MEDAL for being the BEST 
general purpose Plow in the world 
— an honor never before conferred 
upon a Hand Plow.) 
Is the MOST EASILY ADJUSTED 
and MOST PEKFEt T SCOURING 
PLOW ever invented, and the thou¬ 
sands that are in satisfactory use 
all over the land demonstrate the 
fact that no other CHILLED PLOW 
manufactured is equal in EVERY 
RESPECT to the “GALE.” 
For Circulars ami prices, address 
GALE MANUFACTURING CO, 
ALBION, Mlt’H. 
Liou Feed Cutter, 
combining- the 
latest best improve¬ 
ments. Also 
Gale’* Feed Cutter*, 
both cylinder and 
lever, and 
Belcher tt Taylor'* 
Soot Cutter*. 
Forfull description 
tt-*, send for Illustrated 
LfcK catalogue und price 
. list. Address 
' T«« Bilcmxk ATatlo* 
***'*' Ab'i Toot Co., 
CU*eM* Folk, M*« 
lAGALL'fc Providence, R. I. 
Th 
PATENT SPA UK-A U KENT Fit. 
8-H. P. Mounted. $S5J. 
1 ° :: * **®- 2 -H.P. Eureka. $ 150 . 
*2 1000 . 4 . *a 250 . 
Se nd j or our Circulars. 6 “ “ 350 . 
B.W.jPajne&Sons,Oorning,N,Y, 
State where von raw th is. 
THE VICTORY 
Contains IS.iHnI WordHTRulBB ot Spelling, 
Tables of Money. Weights and Measures; 
Abbreviations, Words, Phrases, Proverbs, 
etc, from the tim-li,the Latin, and the Mod¬ 
em Languages. Morocco Tucks, Gilt cages. 
By mail, when not otherwise attains hie, on 
receipt of SI.00. For sale by dealers gen¬ 
erally. 
IVISON, BLA2SMAN, TA7L02 A CO., 
PlBMSlIVI-.- W'RKHt r k’r SeO‘111. t>IOrJi».VARU9, 
138 and 140 Grand 8t., New Yolk. 
POPULAR 
MUSIC BOOKS. 
Temperance Jewels. son^ T ot m tho : ^t 
quality. 30cts. (Nearly ready.) 
The Sweetest Sabbath School 
»»Illie IVUlItS* song Book ever made. 30 cts. 
ft,,pi-nnnp superior collection of an- 
wCIal IxltdllCl. thetas for Church Service, ft, 
A Prodigal Son. Sullivan. C Ooinmended 
to Musical Societies T5 cts. 
American Glee Book. oKAhe 0 ^ 
best Glee and Chorus Books $1 50. 
Emerson’s Vocal Method • Training. 
One of the very best. $ 1.60 
n P Alrnn Pirn Fine Opera. Good Music 
Dr. 01 Aicanidr«l. and easy to give. $1.50 
specimens of these or any other books, or 
any piece of Sheet Music mailed anywhere, post 
free, for the retail prices 
OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston. 
C. H. Hit hoii & Co., J. E. Ditson dr Co¬ 
sts Broadway, New York. 922 Chestnut St, Phila. 
The Victory Com Mill 
will grind corn moot coarse 
or line, shelled or on the 
cob. 8clf Sharpening 
Plate*. Made entirely of 
Ikon ami Steel. Very 
a strong, durable, and war¬ 
ranted in every respect. 
Capacity, 10 to 20 bushels 
per boar. Send for cir¬ 
culars. 
Address TIIOS. ROUE RTS, SruiNGriri.D, O. 
B i(Vb Bury l ,,1 fun i,f Journal, siiealS. > .Leaver, 
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Is wnrih; til re,* lime, the 11 lot. Pnitug- !*jKea. Iron r tul>- 
tcrhnlani mi.I lour prvniinm, ibr :m «cut\ or - for *L00. Au*lr* 
!•' At. U PTON, Pnlilbln-r, it PurK PlMC. Nog Yuri. 
THE B0REL& COURVOiSrER SWISS WATCHES 
HAVE BEEN AWARDED 
THE GOLD MEDAL 
at the Pari* Exposition of last year, 
based on the greatest superiority of 
of performance during the test made 
manii inetnred of the hear material 
un(l finUJicd hy skilled hand labor 
er beyond petiuivermro. Messrs, B. 
tl m iu prices, so us to bring their 
Great care Is taken tn the finishing 
those adjusted tor railroad use. Call 
Improved B. tt O. Watches. The 
relative mcilts of Swiss Watches, as 
niauntueture. Can a country that 
Hundred years be Ignored? Give 
and they will demonstrate to you 
sjywj/s!// 
youto institute an miu&rLlAicom pari- aon betore purunasmK. 
QXJINOIIK & KRUGLER 
17 IHAIItKN LARK, New York. Hole Agents for the United RtHtee. 
THE MACKINNON PEN. 
n An Entirely New Writing- Instrument 
^ for Desk or Pocket. 
Writes seventy-five pages of foolscap with one filling, on any paper, 
with any clean writing or copying ink. , 
Tiie Point is as smooth as diamond can be polished, is conical in shape, 
and glides over the paper as easily as a soft lead pencil. 
CLEANLINESS. 
It cannot blot or soil the bauds, because ink cannot escape, ex¬ 
cept in the act of writing, and when not in use the pen is hermeti¬ 
cally SEALED. 
DURABILITY, CHEAPNESS. 
Report No. 1135 of the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia reads: “ The 
point of the Pen is actually a kino op ikidicm .(diamond). - • 
. It is at ouco tasteful and useful, and for the service^ rendered is 
not costly. We cordially appprove of the instrument.” The Scientific 
American says: •' Our daily use of it demonstrates to us that whoever 
supplies himself with a MacKinnon Pen possesses a good thing." 
NornrNO more Appropriate as a 
HOLIDAY GIFT 
to a Lady or Gentleman 
C3T Be careful our Name ia stamped on every Pen, as there 
is a Cheap Imitation in the Market 
All who wish to avoid the annoyances of the common writing mate¬ 
rials should examine the “ MacKinnon Pen " at their stationers, or 
address the manufacturers, » 
D. MACKINNON & CO., 
200 Broadway, N. Y. 
manufacturer*' price, and warranted for three year*. 
TERMS FOR 1879. 
Thk subscription price of Thk Rural New- 
Yorker is 
Single Copy, per Year .|2 00 
** “ Six Months... 1 10 
Sreat Britain, Ireland, Australia and 
Germany, per Year, post-paid.13 04 (12s. 6d ) 
France. " '• 3 04 (IfiKf ) 
French Colonies, '* “ 4 08 ( 20Hf. ) 
Anyone sending a club of ten is entitled to ore 
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Agents will be supplied wtth canvassing outfit on 
application. 
piisreUaneottisi, 
PRODUCE EXPORTS TO ENGLAND- 
-I Lowest rates of freightand insurance on all kinds 
of produce, such as GK.VI N, MEATH and FRUITS, 
mime Age 
meats. Pankors, The Bark of New York. Cash ad 
vances made. F. tl. KELl'H, 
Freight Broker and Shipping Agent, 
29 Broadway, N Y. 
pf J k Best Mixed Cards ever sold, with name, for 10c. 
f) \ *P 08 t-paid. TRY ME. J. B. Hueted, Nassau, N. Y. 
1 Q ELEGANT New Style Chromo Cards wtth name, 
L O 10c. postpaid. Geo. I Reed tt Co.. Nassau. N Y. 
On the Kansas Pacific 
Railway. 3,000,000 
Acres for Sale in the 
GOLDEN BELT. 
s:t in *7 ppr acre. it 
vi-.iri <-i i‘rfit. Wlient 
SO to 50 bushels; Corn 
40 to *00 hush, per acre. 
NoManurr needed. 
Goodeliinaie, pure water, 
fine schools, churches,^- 
and good society. Railroad and market facilities excel¬ 
lent. Maps and full information FREE. Address 
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H IGH CLAS8 FOB I.TRY, Grape Vines. Small 
Fruits, finer than ever. Lower express rates. 
Send for circular. Geo. 8. Josselyn, Fredonia, N. Y. 
JOIN OiiIt COLON Wltlmtrated catalogue, free. 
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JOIN OUR COLON YJ Claremont. Va 
Claremont, Va 
The Jury of Awards’ deciston was 
workmanship and extreme accuracs 
by the Judges. These watches are 
and made with Improved machinery 
thus insuring an accurate time-keep 
AC. have made a still further reduc- 
wntchos within the reach of all 
of tbeir movements, particularly 
on your Jeweler and ask to see the 
public is asked to investigate the 
compared with those of American 
has made watches for the past Two 
the Borel A Courvoisier fair play, 
that none can excel them. Weas* 
son before purchasing. 
$100. CHALLENGE! $100. 
MRS. B. SMITH’S BUTTER COLOR. 
We oner above to anv that will excel tt in Color or 
Taste. Harmless; and the Butter keens the longest and 
sellH at Highest Price. Send fur Dairymen's Receipt 
Book, Free. Mrs. B. SMITH, 72 N. 4th St., Phila., Pa. 
THE DEAF HEAR 
■ THROUGH THE TEETH! 
PERFECTLY, all Ordinary Conversation, 
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P->r remnrkthls pulilo: w%ta on tk« Upg-slw on 
llw Deaf and Da —See At* Tori; Mtrttfd, 
Sept. 29, CWrfrtf.JK Stnudard, S.pt, 21, eta. It 
dUntm-ee all *ar4nus»R» she of an or. 
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tDRAL GUllli 
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Descriptions of the best Flowers and Ve' etutiles, 
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The Flower nnd Vrgnnble Garden, 175 Pager. 
Six Culored Flutes, nnd many hundred Engravings. 
For 50 cents tn naptr covers; $1 In elegant cloth. In 
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Viclt’tt lllo*trntrd JInnthly Magaxinr—32 
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copies f r 25 cents. 
Address JAMES VICK. Rochester, N. Y. 
MAHKKT GAUI»h.NEI{S». 
lCr**sh., P’ttre SKKD8 for YOU. 
3end for Garden Manual and Price List for 1880. 
J. B. ROOT, Seed CtBOWeb, Rockford, Ill 
GRAPE TINES. 
Also Tree*. Small Fruits, etc. Wholesale 
rates very low to Nurserymen, Dealers and large 
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