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Coiastock, B o o s t an d «FOB PrlESte] A t the C hkosicle Office, over the Rensss Couuty Bank, Lansingburgh, N. Y. The Sciailific American is the largest, the on ly reliable, aud moat widely circulated jouanal of the kind uow published in the United St’s. It has witnessed the beginning and growth of nearly all the great inyeutions and discoveries o the d.ay, must of whicli have been illnstra- ted and described in its colitmns. It alsocon- tnins a Weekly Official List of all the Patent Claims, a Ibatnre of great value to all Inventors ‘^“inVhe \^MECHANICAL D E P A R T M E N T , a full account of all euipvovcuients in iMaohin- ery will bu given. Also practical articles u p on the various Tools used in Workshops aud ''anufactories Bryant, Stratton & Folsom, T R O Y , COMMEUCML « 0 liLEfiE. A link in the Great In'ernational Chain o Busmess Colleges, Located in twenty three of the leading Cit es of the United States and Canadas. | | New EO0Itt»i, ■ New Instnictors, New EeparUiieats, Improved Eaciliases. THE HflTIARI COUilSE. ffiiitireiy new aad the most coin- Actual practice under practi- ^ cal nacu—Saiikla;^, Eail-road- iag;, Telegraph, ^pccliieiii Fenmansiiip. EVENINQ SESSIONS—NEW LOCATION We have just opened new and elcg: Kooms in Young & Benson's New Building, ■No. 8, FfiMST 8TRI3ET, Opposite the Post Office, the most pleasant central and convenient location in Troy. FiiiST NiliONIL €0LLE€fE BAN K , L steady advoc itor, Meohanu “ A Complete fi|torial ICstory of the “ The best, che!iP^t, aiA nostiuccoafid Family Paper m the Union,” H a r p e r j s W e e k l y , Splendidly Illustratod, Critical Notices of the Press, The Model Newspaper of our oountry-oom. plete in a ll the ^ |a r tm e n ^ A necessity in every hotisehold.-r-Boston Tvaiiscript. ■, j It is at once a loading political and histori cal annalist of the nation.—Phila. Press. The best of its'plass in Ametioa.-'i-Bt B E R IN G will continue to roooivo o tentiun, and all experiments and practical i o o ? r S faoturing lutorests will liave special lut-utioi IW s y Electric, Chemio.d, ami \ppar.'itu.s ■ Wood andnd tuiuberumber Machiiiines, 'heolSj < ■•i?! i4 'Wood a L Maeb i S i S s - s i ' i S s S i - r i “s ; department being very tull and of great value ‘ Farmers and (i.ardiiei'S ; Articles embiaHng ery department of Popular Science, which everybody c-in uniler.stand. P A T E N T L A W D E C ISIONS and DIS- j^ajier wili jiiissnSS great interest. to Pate.l The year’s numhe.rs contain several hundret anpeib Biigra.ings ; also rell ble piadical re- ceijits, nrefnl in every sliop and Inm-ebold. Two voliunes each year, 416 pages—total 832. TEEMS.- Soi per year , $1 50 for 6 months. BljrSpecimen Copies sent free. .-iJdre.-j, M S J .M S & C O , Publishers, 37 Park Row, New York City, U L ’S j the students, under the instrnotiou of teachers and the gekeeal sunEitvisioN of tlio jiccompUshod Teller of the First National Bank <>f Troy, S H S i i s s o m e i s Jn which is carried on every variety of Busi ness, from the smallest Retail to tho large.st ' Impoftiug and jobbing, e.aok k ept in a form of t)odks best adapted to that particular Brat Telegraphing. Q MOClt. Books and Form s are th e m ost complete extant, 0 Ladies, ’OM.rooms are so ffituated as to present superi- .■dr 'facilities for a Ladies Department. TROY, LOOK OUT FOR THE BiQ MORTAR. OR COUQHS, COLD S , And all affections of the Throat and Lungs, use Walew Cdebrated Fulmoalca, Mannfiictnnff and sold by S. 0, GLEASON, 312 River street. HAIR DYE, HAIR DYE. W ater’s Premium Instanhmeou.s Half Dye is warranted not to injure the Hitir, a .d to be the best and olieapc.st in the country. War ded to g ve rlei-t satisfiicdmi, or the mou- B.1DEAB’S PilKE BLOOD S3AR.EE. Sold by bottle .and quart a t GLEAl ■’a Sarsaparilla,arsaparilla, soldld att Ayer’.s S so a A pure article of Potash sold a.^GLE A S O N ’S Congress and Empire Water, fresh from the Springs every day, sold at G L E A S OUTS irotlier Jonathan’s Empire Polish, the best \-tiole in use, sold at G L P \ ------- 4he particular branch te which the ladies si give attention. We are introducing an Sirely new-.ahd perfectly complete apparatn Chirythmography. A novel afad successful method of aoqu the unrivolled Spencerian Penmanship W hich is making more good business writers , th a n a ll other systems combined, our sets of Langley’s Bitters, pints and quarts, sold at T e x t Book?!, M anuscripts, B lank d... . ' - ’ Toilet articles, of every description. One of the largest and best selected stocks in the oomitry, can h e found at G L E A S ON’S A large Liquors, e Trnises, Shonider Braces, &c. Abdominal supporters and Suspensory Band ages. A large assortment of all lands, sold and skillfully applied by Weekly long after write: diers are turnea to di Fall Fashions, in G e n t’s S ilk H a ts , F a n c y Cloth H a ts , Soft H a ts , StiflF B rim , F a n c y H a ts , F a n c y Cassimere Gaps A t 374 R iver s treet, Troy, N. Y. S I G N — i 5 / € ? HAT. As I Manufacture, goods can be pro duced at very reasonable rates. Call andin- pseot styles and yrioes at 374 River street, J, R. FETTIs!^ ■ SiHtoscrlptioiis.«-1865. The Pnbli,5lier£fffiave perfected a system mailing bv which they can supply the maga zine and Weeklyilironiptly to those who pi'o- fer to reoeivc th.elr periodical directly from tile office of pubiioation. Postmasters and others desirous of getting uyj Clubs will bo supplied %vith a handsome pictorial Show-bill on application ^ The Postage on Harper’s 'Weekly is 20 ots. a year, which inqsl be paid at the subscriber’s post office, }®®' Harper’s Vreekiy, one year - - - $4 An e.stra copy of either the Weelcly or Mag azinewill ho supplied gratis for every club of five subscribers itj 34 each, in one remitteiioe; or .si.x copies l'or 4 2 ,0 - Back number^ean be supplied at any time. The Amiusl ■yplhmes of Harper’s Weekly, in neat cloth biiidiisf, will he Sent by express, for $8 each. A pdinnlete set, comprising eight ■ .mos,-sent.Sei ^ l p t o f .qashat;the rate i ' iO per voL, freiglit at expense of pu ' uiklin Square, New-York.® ’ Unquestio)iably the best sustained work of the Wild in the world.” H.4RPER’a> New M ontW y Mag;a!zine. Critical Notices of the Press. Winter Styles. * Silk, F u r, W ool, a n d Cloth H a ts ; Cloth, Velvet, Silk and F u r Caps; Fur, Woolen, K id, Goat, Sheep, Cloth, Dog, and Buck-skin Gloves and M ittens. L A D IE S ’ F U R S , r ich and beau tiful; all k inds and qualities. HOO DS & F U R T R IM M IN G S TROY CITY HiT STORE, 352 BIVEE STREET, TROY, In front of tho TROY CITY BANK. ;ov 30 JiBJVR Y MO USSEA U. Chita. I. Lansing,' Law. and Justi itate street, Lansiii Attorney and CoUiiMelloi of the PeisOBi No. 283 St George ib Ucancian. Attorney and Connaelior at Law, .and Justi: of the peace, 306 State street, Lansingburgh. fl. E. Fl]TiEBR:iB7 Ih- H O IW E O P A T H I S T • Office No. 195 State St.i Lansingburgh. Christmas Song. Gome nnoles and cousinB; come nieces and aants . Come nephews and brothers—no won'ts and no Putbusiness, and shopping, and Mhool-books The year has rolled round—it’s Merry ObristnAa Oomshomo from the college yo ringlet-haired Como home from your facOirios, Ann, Katy and Prom the anvil, tho Counter, the Ihrm/come away; Home, home with you, Hoxs-^it’s Merry Ghriat- The table is spread, and the dinner is dressed— The cooks and the mothers have all done their No caliph ofBagdad e’er saw such display, Or dreamed of a treat like Merry Christmas Day. Pies, puddings, and cuitards, pigs, oystersi and Come forward and seize them, without ifs and Bring none of your slim little appetites hare— Merry ChristmaB comes only once in a year. Nowohildren revisit the darling old place; Now brothers and sisters, long parted, embrae* ; The family ring is united ouoe more, Aud the same voices ihout at the old cottage door* The grandfather smiles on the innooent mirth, _ And blesses the Poivor that has guarded his Ho remembers no trouble—he feels no decay— But he thinks bis whole life has been a Christ- Then praise for the past and present we sing. And trustful await what the future may bring : Lot doubt, and repining be banished away, \ Ai^^- 1 ^ |,|Whole of our Ufo be Merry Christmae SECOND HAND STORE, S r S i S f S r i i S : JOHN MATCHETT. Agent. G!es::Oll S Kew Store, itiatheforH m o stM ag.aneofll.B d ft/. The Mo. S12 Bivar street, ion a mere enterprising fr: Harper’s ^ Magazine.— Metlicdist The most popular Magazine in the world.-.- Noiv I'crk Observer. Wo must refer in terme of eulogy to the high tone and varied excellence of Harper’s Magazine— a journal with a monthly ciroula- general reading of the day. Wo speak of tlii work as an oviclcnoe of tho Amerioan People ; and. Ihd popularity it has acquired is merited. Eacli nuinher contains fully 144 pages of readj ing matter appropriately illustrated with good, wood-outs; and it combines in itself the racy monuily and the more philosophical quarterly --------------------------- bleiidod with the best features of the daily a large assortmentof Engravings and Photo journal. Ithas groat power in the diasemina- graphs for sale oboap, Pictures framed at lew tion of a love of pure literature.—^Teratnre.- ubnbr ’ s prices. ju4tf Guide to American Liteiatu\- ’on, — ;er in the diast it ,ture, Loud istituto of themselves leous reading such as Jesse Spicer, BOCCESSOR TO 'AARON L. WEATHEUWAX, Manufacturer of, and Dealer in all kinds < B O O T S and S H O E S , At the old STAND, No. 213 State Street, Lansingburgh, N. Y. T . O. DRISCOIilz. G I L T LO O K IN G -G L A S S PICTURE FRAME MANUFACTURER, WUso7i House Building, State St., LANSlNOBUROh if Engravii ON’S, a library 6f Miaoellan: Courier. 8u1)Scrii>tioiis.-»1865i tlug such as can tho same compass as any pul> ider our notice,—Bos- K IT ...\ zineahd Weeldyprbinptly to those who pro- f e i r m s . AOAZltlE, 01 of the 5 GABTES BEVISITBS, miSCELLANT. A R eal R elibher ot a J oke .— A man lately received twenty lashes, well laid on, at the whipping-post, in an English town. The culprt, instead of hellowing when the constable appli’d the lash,laugh ed immoderately, which made the angry officer lay on with harder force. On giv. ing him the twentieth blow, the angry of ficer could stand it no longer, “ Well, here mister,” said he “ I’ve done my du ty, and can lick you no more, b ut I’d like to know what it is that’s so funny \Funny !” roared the other: \why it’s ex cellent—glorious !- You've got tketorong Smith 1 1 aint the man that was to ho whipped ! It’s the other one ! And now you’ll have to go it a ll over again ! real ly, it’-s too good ! You must lick the oth er man ! Ha, lia ! ha !” $ly50 P e r Dozen. —AT— J. W* F. Blanchard’s PtO T O U B A P H iC WALLERY» Mo. 2 rirst StTe^t, Opposite Troy House,, » r # y , I » . T . T I & n T t T E S , E tiqueitts . — ^When your host’s serv ant announces dinner, jump up from your chair, cfy out, in a hearty manner, \ Off we goes,” and rush down stairs. On entering the dining room, lift up the different covers and ohooso your dish. When making a call, see t^at your boots are quite clean before going into the house. If they are not, take them off and request the servant to polish them, before ascending to the drawing A iw a v s nnrrv 'Vrtiii* hat in anv room.