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CE AND ROLLER 
SPRINSFIElD MASS, 
CAT*LOC O E .TREE 
J. M. THORBURN & CO 
15 JOHN STREET, 
NEW YORK, 
Beg to announce that their descriptive priced 
CATALOGUE 
PERSONALS, 
WYANDOTTKS, Thoroughbred Stock,at $1 each. 
J. T, COTHRAN, tireenvvich, N. Y. 
STOCK FARM FOR SALE —The best Stock 
Range on the Georgia Coa.«t. Good Fishing, Gunning, 
and unlimited supply of Oysters. EZRA t'OE, 
Core of graham fit Hibhexl, SAVANNAH, GA. 
The Grand Duke Nicholas, heir of the Czar, 
has con silt apt ion, and it is feared he can’t get 
over it. 
President Cleveland has appointed 
“Cousin Ben” Folsom to the Consulship of 
Sheffield, England—salary $2,500 and fees 
about as much more. 
Any insurance company that will insure 
Dan. Flowers’s Montana cattle range and se¬ 
cure him against all loss this Winter can have 
$250,000. This is Flowers’s standing offer. 
Miss Mollie Garfield is reported engaged 
to Stanley Brown, who for so long hail confi¬ 
dential relations with the late President Gar¬ 
field, and was his private secretary after he 
went to the White House. 
Chief-Justice Waite is said to bo a persis¬ 
tent pedestrian. He walks daily both ways 
between his home in the West End of Wash¬ 
ington and the Capitol and cheerfully greets 
acquaintances he may meet. 
There are in the employ of the Government 
550 Smiths, 800 Browns, 320 Johnsons and 270 
Joneses. The number of those who bear these 
names who are willing to serve the Govern¬ 
ment has never been recorded. 
Senator Warner Miller is often seen on 
Broadway. He wears a great man’s shabby 
hat, but otherwise cuts a disappointing figure 
to those who expect to see something remark¬ 
able about a Senator of this great State. 
Phil. Armour says: “The day of Chicago’s 
supremacy as a pol k packing center will soon 
be a thiug of the past. Kansas City. Omaha, 
Cedar Rapids and other Western points are 
fast taking the business away from here.” 
Judge Manning, of Louisana, the new 
United States Minister to Mexico, arrived at 
the City of Mexico Tuesday and was greeted 
by representative American merchants and 
others. It is understood that be will re-open 
the Cutting case. 
Miss Rose Elizabeth has struck for $300 a 
month salary and a half interest in Literary 
Life. Capitalist Elder is undecided whether 
to lock out, or take the salary himself and 
give Miss R. E. the magazine. It was on its 
last legs when she bolstered it up. 
The Tennessee Republican candidate for 
Governor, Alfred A. Taylor, at the age of 15 
delivered a lecture in Fuueuil Hall, Boston, 
on the condition of the negro in the South, 
and one year later spoke from the same plat¬ 
form with William Lloyd Garrison. 
The President, Monday, appointed Dabney 
H. Maury to Ik* United States Envoy Extra¬ 
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the 
United States of Columbia. Mr. Maury was 
nominated to this office during the session of 
Congress, but the Senate did not act upon his 
nomination. 
George F. Edmunds has been re-elected 
United Stab's Senator l»y' the Vermont Legis¬ 
lature, receiving 228 out of 264 votes. There 
was lint, one vote against, him in the Senate 
and 85 in the House. lie first took a seat in 
the Uni tod States Senate on April 5th, 1866, 
and hits served continuously since. 
Senator Gorman, of Maryland, was one of 
the few who were in favor of the sweet-wine 
bills which were defeated in the Senate last 
Wiuter. He is now in California, and has 
been Invited by the Viticultural Society to 
visit the grape districts and make a study of 
the wine question at its home. He will pro¬ 
bably go to Napa, Sonoma and Los Angeles 
Counties. 
October 10 Mrs. Grant received $150,000 
from Webster & Co., as her share of the pro¬ 
fits from ’‘The Personal Memoirs of U. S. 
Grant.” With the other payment made Fob. 
28, 1886, this makes the total receipts to date 
$350,000. Out. of the sum still due, but not 
collected, she is entitled to something over 
$100,000 more, and she receives 70 per cent of 
the profits on all sales while the copyright 
runs.—28 years. 
Mr. Dana, of the Sun, paid the $.500 Dill of 
Holmes & Co., for embalming Gen. Grant, 
and Col. Fred. Grant, on behalf of his mother, 
sent a check for the amount to Daua, aiul in 
the accompanying letter denied the valutyty 
of the claim, and cast reflections of Dana’s 
motive for paving the bill. C. A. Dana was 
in Europe at the time, but his son Paul de¬ 
clined to receive the check, on the ground that 
Col. Grant's statement ns to the validity of 
the claim rendered it impossible to do so. 
CHOICE POULTRY. STANDARD BIRDS. 
White Leghorns and P. Rocks, $1 to$t.2i each. 
Wyandot leu. $1 to $1/0 each. Don't patronize 
"poultry sharks,” but send direct tn the SAYBROOK 
VALLEY POULTRY YARDS, Oak Hill, Grhexe Co., 
N.Y. Satlsfactlouguarantoed. OU8II.N VVINAN8. 
Received First. Premium at. N. Y. State Fair,In 
1KS0, 1KSI, 1882. IKsIl and 1886. Including' the Grand 
Gold Medal and two Si I verMedals, over DetJertcfc 
and others: also World's Fair at New Orleans, and 
California State Fair. The most, rapid, powerful 
and durable press made : runs over ten tons in car: 
bale every three inlriutea: fully warranted ana 
protected; three bales to any other press’s two. 
Bend for illustrated circulars. Also Horse Powers, 
Cider Mills, Corn Shelters, Feed C’lHters, Ac. 
WHITMAN AGRIC’L CO„ St. Louis, Mo. 
POULTRY SUPPLIES 
For AUTUMN PLANTING Is ready for mailing to ap 
pltcants. 
Fresh Ground Beef Scraps, Granulated Bone and fine 
Bone Meal, Uyster Shells, etc. 
Send for circulars and samples. 
V. A. BARTLETT, 
WORCESTER, MASS. 
FOR FLORISTS, A SPECIALTY, 
_ FOR “A I.F., by 
GEOR4JE SE Y >IOti If . SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. 
V,000 uiutings of Fny’a Prolific Currant, at 
*8» per 1.030. or $4 per 1W). 
5,000 Gattings of White Sweet Currant, at 
$30 per I.OG) or $3.6o per 100. ’ 
Fine Rooted Plants of above ready for orders. 
OXFOHD nowivs. 
Another importation will arrive sept.. 1st from the 
celebrated flock of John Treadwell, whose sheep have 
again this year won 1st, 2d and Champion prizes at the 
“Oxfordshire," “Bath and West of England," aud the 
S eat “Royal” shows His best Rams are by my grand 
iported. 120 lb.. "Bicestor." winner at these Shows 
’83, *81 and was 1st at sweepstakes, over >h ottvr 
/••■u nit, at Chicago, Madison, wla.. and St. Louis. Mr. 
Treadwell wanted bln) back last year. For sale, Im¬ 
ported Kama. Ewes and Lambs by Imported "Bicester," 
''Sir John,” "Boron Cainpaflcld" and "DonatUs." 
F. C. GOLDSBORO C U H, Easton, Talbot Co., Mn. 
DUTCH BULBS, &c 
MY ANNUAL PRICED CATALOGUE OF 
HYACINTHS, TULIPS, 
NARCISSUS. LILIES, 
And all BULBS, SEEDS, etc., for Fall planting in the 
Garden and in the House, is now ready. Mailed free 
HOLSTEINS FOB SALE 
Five Thoroughbred and Reg. BULLS , va¬ 
rious ages (Echo Strain); 30 Head of Graded 
HOLSTEINS, consisting of Cows, Heifers, 
anti Spring Calves. Great inducements of¬ 
fered, and good reasons for selling. 
Address LEWI5 BROTHERS, 
.Mitchellville, Steuben Co.. N. Y. 
A DP TINES. Nmifurr. Em- 
UIIHI t |nre State, etc., at rea- 
sonttble price*. New »nd nld St raw- 
berrien. Erie Klackberrv. All 
the beet Raspberries. PUntssent 
„ sately by mntl to any .sue of the U. S. 
Send for free Colal which contains sti >2 & S3 
collections. JOEL HORNER-i BON, Merchonivula, N. J. 
DOC BUYERS’ GUIDE. 
Colored plates, I DO engravings 
of different breeds, prices they are 
worth, and where to buy them 
Mailed for 15 Cents. 
ASSOCIATED FANCIERS, 
337 & Eighth St Philadelphia, Pa. 
GRASS §5§ SEEDS 
Clover, Timothy, Millet, nine Grass, Or¬ 
chard Grass. Meadow Fescue, Red Top, 
Tall Meadow Oat, Johnson Grnss, etc. Our 
mixtures for lawns and permanent pasture cannot 
be surpassed. Prices lowest, quality considered. 
Write toT estimate All orders accompanied with 
cash filled at. lowest market price on dav of receipt 
_ .1.1)1, McC’UL LOI GIl’S SON?*, 
Estab. 1638. 134 dt 1-W Walnut St. Cincinnati, O. 
bfc.SL! ImjR n.LL.-u tl A1 t-D LA l ALGOL Ei 
No. 11872; Sire Orange Peel, 
P. 2 S 8 ; Dam King’s Fertile, 
HIPPARCHUS 
No. 22765. Service Fees, 
BRIGHTSON v. 
22764. Service Fees. $10U 
PRINCE NERO 
Ron *rut mod profitable LATE WHITE 
, PEACH: I Hu in* l Imirv laic teilow 
iSS. rw i ’l, I -if .*u stocA vf IVut’li 11 tv-i suitable 
.^*5 for all iMHUtnu* WtlllmnV Early Red, 
iSt ’ -i***riv nppb*. Uo«hi - , VppleTrec*. 
- mott nutjuix! aud late ketpi iig kinds Peam, 
P E I’herry, Qiiltiee »u*l All fruit tree, and 
r rruli tv wiuvt |il.,nt«. Jto.ono ’’-jt»r old As- 
/ paritgui root*. L»rs>* >'-'Jr. ...> Shade aud 
Om:i i*»u als. Srtrl fur Catalogue. S. E. 
•HUGICKS A’ SON, ML flatly. N. J. 
IMPORTED AND HOME BRED. 
1AMAT OTHERS SAY. 
"The finest herd tills season."—Dr. 'arrlngtou, U. S. 
Quarantine Station, N. J. 
"As a herd, away up! up!! up!Dudley Miller 
Esq., Oswego, N. Y. 
Young Cows; Yearlings with Calf. Yearling Bulls, 
and Spring Calves- Prime Stock. No tanev prices. We 
mean business. G. W. THOMPSON & 9>ON, 
Stilton, N. J., P. K. R. 
O RIENTAL FRUITS 
LeConte »*“• Kleffer Pears on their 
own ro.*ts: Bartlett and **ther Pears 
on LeConte mote; Prunus Siinoni and 
Japanese Plants; Peert To* Honey 
Peaches; Russian Apricots. A 
large and general assortment ot Frult 
Trees. I its login with facts, Free. 
Address W. F. HEIKES, Manager. 
UnnUrUJe Nurvrrl.-.. HUrttSVIII©, Ala. 
Incorporated May 27th. l*Kfi. Branch Hoosbs 
Binimik ,f Sons. IS! l MarkelSC., Phi In. Ps.j Sroh e 4* 
Parker. Pittsburgh. Pa.; C. Knob'ock, /HO K. Wuli-r M , 
Milwaukee, WU., K. A. Almond. Gen'l AR’t, Indiana¬ 
polis, Ind.; H. r. L*hnrfr, Indianapolis. Ind.; /i. I.. Hick*, 
Gen’l Ag’t. St. LOUls. Mo : J. Wilder ,f Co,, 152 N 161 YV. 
6th St.. Cincinnati, O.*. I>e Land J) Co.. Lexington. Ky.: 
Stan Ion, Thompson tl 1 Co., Sacnunento, I’aL. JSrown J) 
foster Jlttrrtware Co.. Iais AngeJrs, CaL 
Jt.H.sht Ki.lt, i ol \ > Li-< It l\f 
lk,*,trr Wlilu. In rk.hlrs .v Yurt 
-hlrs I’tgs. Suatbduwn. Lot-—old 
ind Ititurd II,,.n Stirrpuii'l l.ioolu 
'Sfolck follpj Sksphsnl Dug, mod 
Fan'/ Pooltrr. Srod r ,>rtaUl--|r<,n 
w.ATLKi m tU’XK acod’ktiA. e» 
■ J # _ W _ B _t^Jttbisoatifcsend with IO 
old fori 
GOODS that willbringyou MORE MONEY in I Month 
thian anything* else In. Amertea. Never Before seen. 
KitherSex. NoCapitaLJl.Y oung I'.tGroenwichStN.Y 
Machinery for Wells of any depth, from 20 to 3,000 feet, 
for Water. Oil or Gas. Our Mount'd Steam Drilling and 
Portable Horse 1’ower Machines set to work in 20 minute*. 
Guaranteed to drill faster anil with leas power than nuv 
other Specially adapted to dill ing Wells In earth or 
rock W IP 1,000feet Farmers anil other* are making *25 
to * to per day with our mut-Hinerv and tools. Svihmdld 
bii-dnrsM for Winter or Summer. W » are the oldest and 
largest Manufacturer, in the bus*now. Send I cents In 
Stamps for 11 lust rap'd Catalogue L>. X m>i: t>.*-. 
Fierce Hell Excavator Co.. New York. 
CH. C. W, 1v. I thvMt<T vv hi (**•»; Poland 
Impt’U l-ntrUKh 
n»»rk*hlrf-A,Ktvortliti Peeliicrut*,Health, 
t hrift and Pwrur gomranteed’ Jcrwy 
** Cattle i A.J.I'.C.h lVdlcr»'<*t! prlz. -winnlnc 
Cota wo Id Shfi*p. Bronx** Turker*. C^CoialoKuc by C. If* 
WAKKIMiTON, H»»t WentCb eater. Pa. An. a 
/ CaII and examine. Mcntma 
MAGIC LANTERNS-! 
I Vi ANDSTEREOPTICONS 
For public, sunoay school & home exhibitions 
VIEWS SlSutSeete 120 SSkSS FREE 
Ohio Improved Chester 
The be.: I’ogin tlio wcirld. Not 
lahjfct to Cliolcra. Sold 7**iin 1.V5. 
Two weighed.g Q0^ | bSi 
£«id for dlacr p?ion of llui fain* 
(KU breed, al»o fD»e!a- 
THJB La B. JILVKa CO - 
ClcveuuuL, O.* I'.S.A. 
GRINDING MillS. 
v sat inf art lou or mono/ refund 
Guaranteed to give_^ __ 
ed. <11.\RLE** KAKWTNER dfc CO., 
302 to 312 Mouth Coital Street, Chicago 
QUAKER CITYkSWSM 
GRiNDINGM ILLS, 
rou CORN AND COB, g 
FEED & TABLE MEAL * 
A. W. STRAUB & CO. 
6?»? Filbert 8L, Fhllada.. Fa. , 
I Hi) Water *-t., Sr. Turk Llty, N.Y. 
Vt Weal Munroe Street, Lhlr.ga, 111. 
barneyaserry 
Virgini 
8end for'C 
arms.—MUd Cllniate. Cheap Homes 
Ikr. A. O.BI.II*).**. Cenlrulia, Va. 
n[ I L ll L 0 C* - Ts causes, and a new and success* 
I I T fl I 111 Mil I I RE at your own home, bv 
I a Ml I1LUU im* who was deaf twenty-eight 
years Treated hy most of the noted specialists 
without benefit. CNtreif Anvixef/ in three months, 
anil since then hundreds of others. Full nacticulars 
sent on appUeation. T. ?*• P AGE, 
No. 41 Weal 31si St., New York City. 
ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FEED FOR 
CATTLE, HORSES 
FRINKS RUPTURE REMEDY 
DR. HUMPHREYS 
The Oil Meal from the mills of the uudersigned Is 
found by many Feeders of 
LIVE STOCK 
to bo of great service during the 
SUMMER MONTHS 
when grass la good. No room here to give partleulars; 
‘•nt try It, aud you will see the good results, it is sold 
by allleadlng reed dealers. 
Mr. JOHN KING, Noukistows, Pb.sk.. ts General 
Eastern Agent. 
Cleveland Linseed Oil Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 
Toledo Linneed Oil Co,. Toledo. Ohio. 
Detroit Linneed Oil Co.. Detroit, .Michigan. 
1. P. Rvatis A < o„ Indluunpolis, Ind. 
St. Paul Linseed Oil Co., St. PauL Minn. 
Cincinnati Liuaeed Oil Co., Cincinnati, Ohio 
Will quickly cure any ease of Hernia or Rupture. Ex 
planatlou and testimonials free. Address 
O. FRINK. ’*4 BROADWAY. NEW YORK. 
General Advertiamgr Rates of ^ 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Thefollowino rates ar« invariable. All are there¬ 
fore rispectfullu informed that any correspondetu'e 
with a view to abtaininy different terms will prove 
futile. 
Orpin abv Advertisements, per agate line....SO cents. 
One thousund Uu.'s or mo re, wit bin one year 
from date of first insertion, per agate line. 25 “ 
Yearly orders occupying 4 or more Hues 
agate space.. . . 25 “ 
Preferred positions —25 per cent extra. 
Reading Notices, ending with ".4</e," per 
line, minion leaded..75 cents. 
OMEOPATHIC 
Dyspepsia, Bilious Stomach 
if)M|ic|iMin, ouimia ... 
Suppressed or Painful Periods. 
Whites. too Prufn-c IVnods . 
Croup, CoiiLtU.DifllcuU Breath ing.... 
Salt (thrum. Kn-siyelas, Eruptions.. 
ItlienmAtisin. Uhmimatic i'sitts. 
Fever and \ title. Chills, MaUna. 
Piles, Blind or Ble«il|ng.. 
Catarrh, lnlittenaa, Cold In th* Head 
Whooping Cough. Violent Coughs.. 
General Debility .Physics] Weakness 
Kidney Disease .. 
\t-rtaua llehility- . 
I rluary Weakness, Wetting Bed... 
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which unites tlto most perfect form of wind- 
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For lVs,*ri|vtlvf* Circular* itpplv to 
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Terms of Subscription. 
The subscription price of the Rural New Yorker Is: 
Single copy, per year. *2.00 
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France ...... 8.04 net* fr.) 
Frwnch Colonies...*. .. 4.08 29i* fr.) 
Any one sending a club of seven is entitled to ona 
copy, one year free. 
Agents will be supplied with canvassing outfit on 
application. 
Entered at the Post-office at New York City, N. T« 
as seeond-class mail matter, 
Till i$cftUtn e ou.$ ^ d v cvti.oiu \] 
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Portland, Maine. Full Information will be sent you, 
free, about work that you cun do aud live at home 
wherever you are situated, that will nttv you from *5 
to $2.y aud upwards a dav. A number have earned 
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lifetime. All is new. Now Is the time. Fortunes are 
absolutely sure for the workers, 
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H1Il.NI containing U.S. PATENT Office Kliles for 
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Sold Ity Drill 
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