PERSONALS. 
General Belknap, ex-Secretary of War, 
has lately been suffering much from rheuma¬ 
tism. 
General Neal Dow devotes much of his 
time to literary wbrk. He is preparing to 
bring out a history of Prohibition. 
Senator Jones, of Florida—and Detroit— 
was greatly infatuated with Miss Anderson 
when that lad}' last played at Washington. 
Some people are mad because Miss Folsom 
is buying her wedding trousseau in Europe; 
but what do they think of the American girls 
who buy their husbands, too, in Europe? 
From his Duchy of Cornwall the Prince of 
Wales last year received the sum of $474,515. 
Of this he returned in various payments $435,- 
510, so that his net revenue was only $39,005. 
Samuel J. TilAen is quoted as saying that 
a bachelor President in the White House is an 
incomplete President, aud that he is glad to 
know that Cle veland is going to wed. 
A special from Mississippi City says that 
Jefferson Davis has been confined to his room 
since his return home and is under the care of 
several physicians. He will recover. 
Representative George Taliaferro 
Barnes, of Georgia, otherwise “Br’er Tarry- 
pin,” is said to be the biggest man in Congress, 
weighing 300 jtounds aud measuring five feet 
five inches in diamuter in ever}' direction. 
Dr. McLaughlin, of Texas has, just report¬ 
ed to the Medical Association of that State 
that he has discovered the microcobes of 
Texas fever, small-pox, yellow and dengue 
fevers and of other ferbile diseases. 
Prof. Pritchett, of St. Louis, has dis¬ 
covered that our days are lengthening, but as 
it is only at the rate of two seconds in a cen¬ 
tury it will be some time before the extension 
comes in conflict with t™ eight-hour move¬ 
ment. • 
The chances of Gov. Rusk, of Wisconsin, 
for renomination were excellent anyway, but 
since he suppressed the Milwaukee riots he is 
getting an added boom. His ‘‘•this thing has 
got to stop, if it takes every man in the State" 
struck the popular heart. 
Ex-Senatoe8 David Davis, of Illinois, is 
dangerously, and It Is believed fatally, sick at 
his home in Bloomington. Within the past 
week a carbuncle has developed on liis left 
shoulder, and this week George P. Davis, the 
Senator’s son, admitted that he believed his 
father to bo on his death-bed. 
After a long struggle and many rebuffs, 
Mrs. Carrie B. Kilgore, wife of a Philadelphia 
lawyer, has been admitted to full fellowship 
at the bar by the Suprouie Court of Pennsyl¬ 
vania, and can now practice before all the 
tribunals in the State—the first womau who 
has obtained the right. 
Senator ALLISON, of Iowa, talked of a 
good deal Lately as a possible Republican can¬ 
didate for the first or second place on the next 
Presidential ticket, is the last prominent man 
whom the newspaper want to marry—to a 
handsome young lady of Washington. 
Editor Henry Watterson, of the Louis¬ 
ville Courier-Journal, who was lately sick 
well-nigh unto death, sailed for Europe Wed¬ 
nesday. He is looking well, and plans to 
spoud the Summer in England and Switzer¬ 
land aud the Autumn in Paris, aud to under¬ 
take no professional labor until his strength is 
fully restored. 
Justice Stanley Matthews, of the U. S. 
Supreme Court, is soon to marry Mrs. Mary 
K. Theuker, widow of .Judge Theater, who 
died two years ago at Deer Park, Md. Ho 
was a Congressman from Ohio, and Commis¬ 
sioner of Patents under Lincoln. She is des¬ 
cribed as “a charming and attractive person” 
and of “deeply religious convictions, a sincere 
and reverent Presbyterian.” 
“There’s another pig dead, aud now away 
I go, too,” exclaimed farmer Rezor, of Clarion 
Mills, Pa., Tuesday, just as a third pig died of 
some disease, during the week. He went 
straight to his bed-room; his wife ran after 
him, but was too late to prevent him from 
cutting his head nearly off with a razor. He 
was .37, and had never shown any signs of in¬ 
sanity. 
General Lord Wolxki.ey, the lucky Irish¬ 
man who bravely retreated before the Mahdi, 
and who is reported to have threatened to re¬ 
sign from the British army to head an Ulster 
rebellion iff case home rule is conceded to his 
native land, has lately received the Grand 
Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle from 
Kaiser Wilhelm. 
The widow of Commander J. A. M. Craven 
is poor and asks an increase of pension. When 
the monitor Teeumsoh, leading Farragut’s 
fleet in Mobile Bay iu 1864, was struck by a 
torpedo, Craven and the pilot were iu the tur¬ 
ret aud both ran to the small ojiening leading 
below. The Commander, however, drew 
baek, saying: “After you, pilot” There was 
no “after” for him. The pilot was saved, but 
the hero went down with his ship, 
The depressed, anxious, tired, prostrated 
feeling, with disposition to chills and fever, 
headache, malaria and nervous prostration, in¬ 
dicate that the Wood Is full of uric acid, which 
can be effectually remedied by that great 
blood purifier, Warner's safe cure. 
(inP A DAY saved by using the Little Giant 
V Ilk Read Machine, Instead of making roads 
I l/ii I J" “"na 1 way. It Is the cheapest and the 
I ’till best. Send for circular. 
STRONG & PARKER. Vergennes, Vt. 
NURSERY STOCK—FALL 1886. 
”:;r Syracuse nurseries sr™ ; 
Come to the front 
For the Fall of 1886 
r STANDARD APPLES, STD. and DWARF PEARS, 
PI. L MS and CIIERR1ES, ever offered to the public, all you ng, thrifty and well rooted. ’ 
NAMENT 
placing their 6rdors for the coming Fall.----- ur 
SMITHS, POWELL & LAMB, Syracuse, N. Y. 
(When writing alwayB mention Rural New-Yorker. 
Takes ths lead, doe* not oorrods like tin nr iron, nor 
decay like shingle* or Ur compositions, easy to apply, 
strong and double at half the ooet of tin. la also a 
SUBSTITUTE for PLASTER at Half the 
Coat. CARPETS and RUGS of name, doable 
the wear of of] cloths. Cstakeaes and samples fret. 
YV. H. FAY «fc CO., CAMDEN, N. J. 
BEST SELLING TOOL ON EARTH, 
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. 22 “ , Ktua 9f ‘ s *®‘ Cmhtr tad Uvula. »ad ta tha Catthg, LL*i=g, Tsrabg Prices* si Contis 5in« 
SUsl Co-Jtir:.^ tauen pew. Cnaihg, LevtLxj tad Pabtt&g 1 * *Ls aims tins 
VkM - S t?i s n wY^k ‘a F. 9 r Be . C --~ Bmww ttet cats war tts rathe rarfic* of ths ground. 
BLst, O to 15 ft. Tids. With and witbonl Snlkj attachment. We deliver free at bis r.biiting Depots. 
T? A IU P° DKCKTYEO. Don’t letdealerspalm off abase imitation or some in- 
mrior tool under the assurance that it is better. SATISFY YOURSELF BY ORDER- 
nv 4 •mr- AN “ACME” ON TRIAL, Ws will send a double trails Acme to an” 
MT JL*A. jL # re sponsible farmer in the United States; If it does not suit, he may send it back. w> 
paying return freigh t. YYe don't ask pay until tried on his ora farm. 
Send for pamphlet containing thoavand, of testimonials from 4S States and Territories 
w -w — mm mr a. _ __ — 
Branch Offics, 
HAKI&1SHGRG, PENN. 
HASH & BRO 
Manufactory and Pbncipal Offics, 
MILLINGTON, New Jersey. 
N- B. “ TILLAGE IS MANURE" and other essay* tent free to parties who NAME THIS PAPER. 
A MERICAN ROAD MACHINE CO. 
Successor* to 8. PENXOCK k SONS CO., Ken sett Square. Pa., and ULO. W. TAFT. Ahlmrton. Conn. 
IMPROVED ROAD MAKING IMPLEMENfs 
American road machine company, ke nhett square, pa. 
DRAnfcv UABU1V WAGON 
to 
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The C jMiun* \\ agon. bight, strong, cooveuient, and low paced. Handy in got into and out of. 
Handy Tor single Imran or pair. Handy for one person or more. Handv to load or unload Send 
for free circular Hate to purchase direct from Manufacturer ” 
B n Am CV JP. ^ A fSTRACUSE, NEWYORK, or 
tv M LI L t T OC W U ■ ■ 1 22 COLLECE PLACE, NEW YOflK. 
* W W * 9 (. 32 S. MARKET ST., BOSTON. 
Marlboro Rnapberry, Ulster Prolific and Pongh 
leevme Red Grape *. Send for description and price 
o A. J. CAY WOOD *Sr SON, Marlboro, N. Y. 
ROSE GR GRAPE VINE 
with Cat-log, postpaid, 15c. I n.ifor. 
WM. B. REED Chamberaburg, Pa. | paerr. 
NOW IS THE TIME 
TO 
Spray Fruit Trees. 
Eight dollars invested now, will return you 
Five Hundred Dollars in November. Cat¬ 
alogue aud full information FREE. 
FIELD FORCE Ul’M I’ CO., 
Lockport. N. Y, 
OuR UtMifY BASKETS AND CLIMAX 
berry crate ore the best 
1 »'ixit K o\v' 
SEED POTATOES. 
DAKOTA RED *1.25 Bu. 
WHITE STAR 1.00 *• 
WALLS OKA NOB 1.00 ** 
RURAL BLUSH 1.00 •* 
EARLY MAYFLOWER 1.25 “ 
WHITE ELEPHANT .75 •• 
BURBANK’S .75 “ 
*2.50 Bbl. 
2.25 ’’ 
2.25 ’* 
2.25 *• 
2.50 “ 
1.75 “ 
1.75 
An assortment of 50 kinds. One tuber of each, cor 
rectly latw-lcd., *5.iO. Delivered at freight or express 
office. C. L. HA YV LEY, HOKNKLLSVILLK, N. V. 
“ Ml CHIC AN.” 
This Seedling originated In Washtenaw County, 
Michigan, hy H. C. Clark, Is a prolific, vigorous, bllght- 
reslstlng variety, of lloury texture, and delicacy of 
flavor unexcelled by any other variety. Season, me¬ 
dium late. 
Planted alongside of ten other varieties tills past 
Season where four-flfth* of them rotted, there was no 
sign of blight or rot with tt. Price. $1.00 per pound 
by mail, poet paid: by express or freight, at purchas¬ 
er’s expense, M, peek *2.00, peck $8,00, ^ bushel $5.00, 
bushel $8,00, Send all orders to H, C. CLARK, 
Lock Box B3| Ana Arbor, Mtoh, 
^-ECLIPSE^J 
POSTHOLE DIGGER. 
ThcCreatest LABOR-SAVING 
tool ever invented 1-1 r tic-tes m 
the ground. Thts n-i-hiC weeks on a 
new principle, and is unlike anything Ui 
the market. It is neither in Auger nor a 
Plunger, to: rs driven in ihe ground with 
a driving rod. which w orks in a pipe similar 
to a telescope. We Claim <°r this toolr 
tst. That one m.,n cm Jig ffem ♦»-* 
to three hundred h°i« :»o..e 
in ordinary ground in one day. 
md That it will dig holes any size o» 
depth required. 
jd, That it will work successfully In very 
hard Or rough ground where other 
diggers and augers wt’.l nci work ae all. 
4th. You stand up straigb' while using 
it. consequently no back-breaking work 
is required. 
It will pav you to send for descriptive clt* 
culars and prices i 'COLE A FLEM« 
INC, Manufacturer** Springfield, O. 
General Advertising Rates of 
THS RURAL NSW - YORKSH. 
The following rates art Invariable. All ire there¬ 
for* respectfully informed that any oorresta>nden<'« 
with a view to obtaining different terms will prove 
fu tile. 
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from date of first Insertion, per agate line. 25 “ 
Yearly orders occupying 1 or more lines 
agate space. .. .25 •- 
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Reading Notices, ending with “A<lc per 
line, minion leaded....75 cents. 
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Germany, per year, post-paid.$3.04 (12s. 6d.) 
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Any one sending a club of seven Is entitled to one 
copy, one year free. 
Agents will be supplied with canvassing outfit on 
application. _ 
Entered at the Post office at New York City, N, Y, 
as second-elan mall matter. 
IRON WATER PIPE. 
VVM.T. YVELLK, 
’to9CllffSt,NewYork 
Send for Catalogue 
anil Prices. 
£ k^'WONDER o» WHEELS” 
Keif Guiding. Usee a wheel landside. Two horses 
iiwUiwI of tiiTvo. A ton your c»ld Imy imiU»ml of % plow* 
man. No polo (axcopt among stumps). No side draft. 
No neck weight. No lifting at corners. Easier driving. 
Kimightcr UGHTER DRAFT than any 
furrows, and t-iun i Lit UrWtf l j*j <>\v on or 
off wheels. Will plow any gmnnd a mower run cut 
o*«r. No equal in haul, stony ground, or on hiUmU-s. 
Our hook, “fun ON TI1K FAR.M,f»sontFree 
to all who mention tliln paper. 
ECONOMIST PLOW C0.1HME" 
Special prices and time for trial given 
OQ fiist orders from point* where we ban at) agent*, 
HAY CARRIERSRSX 
best iu the market for ftllliignbarn with hay. llett 
Uiati any (rack carrier. Easily put up anil ink- 
down. Price only *5. Warranted logivesntisfnctii 
Of uionev refunded. Best hay fork in the tnarki 
J3.'2>. \V rite fur rataliiguc and terms to agents. 
HERBERT 1IAK.EK. !>3 Eric St , Toledo. 1 
PL/"YCARIlS, Hidden 1 rar.rlr,. I pretty Kisg. uni II laid pi 
tA VFi’iit. all lOc. 6 lots ‘tOf. 0.1. Ilriiiurd.llieirunim' 
Twenty Years Make a Skeleton. 
Thorpe, Tcim., Dec. 2*J, l«84.—Warner’s safe 
cure restored me to perfect health, from an 
emanciated condition causetl by chronic tbar- 
rhout. Had it twenty years, and was reduced 
to a mere skeleton. I am well. Weigh 120.— 
John L, Gorman. 
CRIMPED & CORRUGATED 
IRON ROOFING 
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