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PERSONAL ITEMS, 
Geo. H. Pendleton la in Italy. 
Queen Victoria will visit Venna. 
Gustave Doiu: is making pictures in Scot¬ 
land. 
President Thiers lias 130,000 volumes in ids 
library. 
A fine statue of La Fayette is to be placed in 
Central Park. 
Gen. Burnside speaks at Athol, Mass., on 
Decoration Day. 
Charles A. Collins, son-in-law of Charles 
Dickens, is dead. 
E. C. STEDMAN is the poet for the Dartmouth 
Commencement. 
Mr. Fred. W. Seward has established a prize 
at Union College. 
Gico. Wm. Curtis's lecture at Ann Arbor did 
not pay expenses. 
Prince Humbert of Italy is popular for his 
charitable actions. 
Schuyler Colfax lias been lecturing on tem¬ 
perance in Imyana. 
Du. Samuel Osoood lias taken Mr. Curtis’s 
“ Easy Chair" In Harper’s. 
Wm. Brown, aged six, has been lecturing in 
Baltimore on self-government. 
The monument to Stephen A. Douglas at 
Chicago Is shamefully neglected. 
P. 8. Gilmore has given up his plan of organ¬ 
izing a national band of 65 pieces. 
President Lincoln and Gon. Canby were 
both assassinated on Good Friday. 
John A. Willard of Troy has in press a life 
of his mother, Mrs. Emma Willard. 
The library of the late Dr. Francis Lieber will 
be bought by the UDiversity of California. 
Prof. Tyndall thinks Niagara Falls will last 
about 5,000 years. Now is a good time to see 
them. 
This Fertilizer is composed of the esses, Ac., of coal 
of all sorts, having carbon, with cokes, combined or 
otherwise. I claim the process of extracting from 
auv kind of coal or Coho, gases. Ac., by the use of 
heat or calcination, and grinding and placing the 
coal in water, where the gases will escape and be 
held with the oxygen of the water. Thn rifr rs arc 
used without calcination. This liwiui is spread over 
the bind and every kind of growing crop haying a 
root in the m»U. 1 also sow the ground coal and coke, 
or either nl thorn, over the hucl, crop*. Ac., and put 
them lnvjt.be hill or drill with tlo, seed. f V/.i I being 
a vegetable formation, contain* about »l per cent, of 
carbon, which Is the only clement or resource left us 
for rrotoring seib. vegetation. &C. 
1 also use this hqni i u* u coil alkali for various 
purposes, m )iemu/,o ' n t ing and Imjiwitm goods and 
fibers of every dnaorfptlob, Including soaps, tunning 
hlit'-- and curing .•tins, and improving and making 
water-tight all kind* of leather, 
parties wishing to lease l otvnships for using this 
Fertilizer, Ac., will please address me for particulars. 
I claim to lie the inventor of the above, under the 
Patent Laws, and 1 have made successful, experi- 
nicnts tborewltb. ALVAH III.KIII 1 .. 
.IH eV 61 Liberty SI., New York. 
There is no field of labor that offers greater re¬ 
muneration than the sale of the Family Knitting 
Mtinhina r*r>H Hkiwi, ia nn mnr<hinn thnt. TH)SSP?. 80 S 
Machine, and there is no machine that . 
one-half the oualitlies which are so absolutely 
necessary for family use as the 
BICKFORD 
The Celebrated Bone Fertilizers, 
GROUND BONE, 
BONE MEAL, 
BONE FLOUR. 
Fresh Bone Superphosphate ol Lime, or 
Dissolved Bone. Send for Circular. 
LISTER BROS., Newark, N. J. 
and meeting with the greatest success. Mer¬ 
chants, finding In Dana Bickford’s invention a 
cheap, simple anil practical Knitting Machine, 
find it profitable to purchase tind keep on sale. 
The almost entire absence of competition does 
not require the "eternal vigilance" to sell this 
mu chine as in the case of sewing machines. 
Agents AVnnied Everywhere, (food,Smart 
Men can raukc 850 per week and expenses. 
Send for Instructions and Circulars. Price $30 
to m. 
BICKFORD KNITTING MACHINE CO. 
DANA BK’KI ORD, President. 
Office and Salesroom, 689 Broadway, N. Y. 
UmpUmenttf and pachinevy 
IMITATION fifth!) WATGIES & CHAINS 
Tbi« metal has all the brilliancy and durability of Gold. Prices, 
IAand Sf6^eh Chains from*-' to $12 each. Goods sent C. O. I)., 
“bvbnlOTimrSxYon get one free. Send stump for our 
flnXlATcl^h^ 
os to go paid. Address C OLLIN* ill E l A l< "All II At 
HlltV. Broad >vn y. New A oil, lily. 
rill ATE, MONEY AND STRENGTH SAVED 
by using ('lurk'* Put ml Tobaroi Kblger 
nnd Hilling Plow. The must complete- implement 
ever put into the bands of the Kurnier. It is ilie sim¬ 
plest, enslr t handled, and takes up no more room 
than an ordinary plow. It combines four of the most 
valuable tool* in one.uml With One Horse and Hoy will 
do more work than ten men. As a Tobacco Kblger it, 
mis no equal. As a Hilling Plow it stands nnrtvulod. 
Asa cultivator of all crops that require hilling It is 
unsurpassed. Asa Home Hoc nothing compares with 
ll. Send for Circular,and get description of the best 
line of tools ever put into the hands ol tho Partner. 
HIGCAMM ilT'G CO., Hisganum. Conn. 
Hew Britain, Cl., 
Msn"l*«birsnl of ill-test 
Sj.llpt suit luitaii rum, 
l'. C.Ifi.ClolllO- nn.l Mar¬ 
ket Bailml In tlm IMS 
k,! Vcrhsiin lin.lit'U, 
ltcrry linakuliMul Cratei 
u specially. A bl», nil 
ilUt'iililit b' onsli ru,bail¬ 
ors, Cavillers freu. 
gttugtral #ii<mumfuto' 
THE ROCHESTER 
! : y BEERY BASKET, 
li W In which Berries carry and sell best. 
wAjwr Agents wanted. Circulars free. Ad- 
a dress General Agents, 
JOHN S. COLLINS & CO., Moorostown, N.J. 
/ (A 11 HART'?* PULVERISING CDET1VA- 
YOU has more practical points than any cultiva¬ 
tor In use, and isIndispensable «» a farm implement. 
Price, $31. <; G. BRADLEY A; SON, 
Manufacturers. Hvracuse. N. V. 
(Established in 1834,) 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
PIANO- FORTES. 
A CARD TO THE PUBLIC: 
Parties desiring to purchase, and residing in 
towns where our Piano-Fortes are not repre¬ 
sented by agents, can purchase direct from us, 
at a reduction from factory prices, until an 
agency ia established. Write for Circular and 
Price-List. Boxing ami delivery at railroad 
riHIE SUPERIOR HAY SPREADER saved 
X me two hundred dollars on my hoy last season. 
The Louden Hay Carrier 
Elevates the liay licrpentlirnlarlii front the load, air- 
rice it tiuriziintnllu to auv part of the mow, and returns 
the empty fork buck to the load. Pitches into a win¬ 
dow. Stack- in tho field. Saves its oust every sea¬ 
son. See illustration on page 1.58 of Hnui. N'i;\v- 
York.br of March 8. Agents wanted. Send stump 
for Circular, Prices arid Terms, 
LOUDEN Al’F’G WORKS, 
Fttirlicld, Iowa. 
FOR HAND OR HORSE POWER, 
The Best in the World. Send for Circulars. 
Handy, UglB, I»«ra !>!<•. Eiiicicul 
and Economical. 
IN FACT, EXCELLING IN EVERY GOOD POINT. 
R. n. .A.XiXiXSN’ <fc CO., 
SO IJ K A < : HI NTS, 
189 and 191 Water St., New York. 
Manufacturers and Dealers la 
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS A MACHINES, 
SEEDS AND FERTILIZERS. 
X7LYR1>IEHS, BE SURE AND EXAMINE 
I' the superior Hay Spreader s It is the cheapest, 
most, complete and most durable i lay Tender ever put 
into the field. Head a few of the comments received, 
send for circular and description to HIGGANUM 
M F’G CO., Hlggumim, Ot. 
WATERS’ °?XSiSS° ORGANS 
Art the most hr.ml if id in Mytemui perfect ui foort ever 
Hindis untl mill »vnr n xw ( (INC 
TO STO I* i* ihr best ret i pint i d in any <hv,iii._ Ji is 
pnjilih "I hit -i thifl *'i nj i red' Peculiarly voiced. 
EFFECT of „■huh ... MOST t'HA BRING 
and SOI I.-STIRBING, 'hluts IMITATION 
Of the HUMAN VOICE In SUPERB. Prices 
low for c.imli, nr purl rush Uwl huhmrr ni nioittldi/ 
nr gitnrrerlu tinvmrtits. tithrr t bs/ii"* 855. 875, anil 
DOUBLE REED DUG \Ns, #100,8110 mul 
upward*. ILLCSTRATEO i.CIM.iKlt hs MAIL- 
El). WareroniiiH, 4B1 11 rp a cl vviiy, N. V . 
HORACE \\ ATEIfS A SON. 
milE SUPERIOR HAY SPREYDEB can- 
L not be surpassed for Workmanship, Durability 
and Lightness of Draft. 
in BIMJCTQ 
n InliP.IlM 1 ’ION corn-sbeller. 
1U JJUU11UJJU indorsed by nil the press 
and 50,000 farmers. Bic Pay to Auk NTS. Sample 
and terms to drillers sent by mail On receipt of $1. 
The Inventok’s MAn i t 'd Go., 170 Broadway, N. Y. 
GHICKERIN 6 
PIAN 0 -F 0 KTES 
20,000 sold last year. Upwards of 
50,000 sold for UTS. Show this to 
yourmereluint: ask liiiu to let you 
try one. Von will not part with it 
for twice its oust. .Made only by 
PETERS BROTHERS’ MANU¬ 
FACTURING COMPANY. Mar¬ 
shall, Mich. 
MAN I EA CTURKI) BY 
CHADBORN & COLDWELL M’F’G CO., 
Send for Circular.) Ni'Wbiirgh, IN. \. 
; For sale by all first-class Dealers and Seedsmen 
THE BEST PIANOS AT THE LOWEST PRICES 
and upon the most favorable terms of payment. 
Wo invite the attention of persons intending to 
purchase Pianos to our Now illustrated Catalogue, 
giving full description of Styles and Prices, and the 
terms on which we sell to those desiring to make 
A fter one day’s i se of the si- 
PEltlOB HAY SPREADER nofarmer will 
ever part with it, 
R, THE y.INC COLLAR 
a k ,€ i'jN pa D is-guaranteed w cure 
lay YHags^j-. IM ff-rf u^r 5 ql 1,1 '* worst case of raw and 
mV \ '■ ?*.---,^7 . lntlamed neck in 7 n 
xBi, Nk - Y V •sfj fj iuhl ii'.irl;tta ILirer rreri/’litv; 
f K and will not chufo or wear 
the mane. For sale by Skd- 
cilery Hardware Dealers and 
——Harness Makers. Manufac¬ 
tured by the ZINC COLLAlt PAD CO., BtioJitffi./n, 
Mich . Information furnished on application. 
Enables the most important Agricultural product of 
America to be cut. cured and stored in the bam in 
one day. Improves the quality and increases the 
value of the hay crop. Prevents all risk of damage 
from storms and sudden showers. Is simple, dura¬ 
ble and of light, draft. Was awarded the New En¬ 
gland Agricultural Society’s only first prize, at the 
Great Field Trial, at Amherst, Mass., as being supe¬ 
rior to all others, and the best and only perfect 
machine for tedding or turning hay. 
MADE ONLY BY 
For E. M. BOYNTON’S PAT. LIGHT¬ 
NING SAWS, ailihon SO huiknian St met, N. Y. 
B.iiiiru..riiifriugMlriite. Goiluioe will cut llifee dmos 
it, fiut hi un 1.1.'. A (!'fl iTutii cut, $*j. Send lor .,u 
lIUuBtriitCd C-Mklogtio, nmlleii tree. 
SEND FOR A CATALOGUE 
AMES PLOW COMPiV^l 
SEYlflObR’iS SHEARS & SCISSORS 
11 EAST 14tli ST., New York. 
S54 WASHINGTON ST., Boston. 
53 Ucekinan St., New York, 
and Quincy Hall, Boston. 
CS7“ Send for Descriptive Circular. 
Y\TE WOULD NOT SELL OI R SUPE- 
11 rior Hav ■'prcnd.i’ for live tones its cost ll 
we could not obtain another._ 
‘•The Re-f are tho Cheapest,” iiMltfc o^.v 
Extra Quality. Crocus Polish. 5 ^ 
Family Size, - - $ 1.50 1 /j; ^ 
Ladies’Scissors, - 1.00 — "S -S 
By mail, pupnid. Send P. O. Order or Draft. xr. 
HENRY SEV MOI It A CO.. -29 Rose St. Now York. 
t A! J Yon a^k WBT wr can sdl 
^jua.^.i..j. l i [ y t Fb>l. •'liisi 7 Dcliivc 1’iiU.os for 
S290° We answer—It cost* 
(•'’4C-m v jSi u i*' UH -rt^ ;s_J, ?'l1 Gian $300 to make any 
. j SfiOQ 1 ‘u.no wild through 
z^STItt '-TF~ r i fcTSa 'a at r. all of whom make 100 
B |®S W '■? > per ct. profi'. Wc have no 
j) K Vi-' iN A Aguiits. hut *liip direct to fhmi. 
\> LJ. K2. V lit-, at Factory price, ami warrant 
6 Years. Send for illustrated circular. In which we refer 
to over 500 Bankers, Mcncine ts, &e. (some Of whom 
you may know), using mu l'i.mos. in 44 Penes ami 
Territories. I’lcise slate where v. u saw ll i< notice. 
U. S. Plano Co., 8 I O Broadway, N. Y« 
SUCCESSOR TO FROST. BLACK & CO., 
Has Just the thing that i6 needed by the people. 
PA.TE3NTT 
•Write for a Price List to J. H. JOHNSTOW,' 
GREAT WEUERNWO^GIJN U/Ak. .. ' 
AT 825 AND UPWARDS. 
Every room in the house can be used ns a sitting 
room. 'Cull and examine it at R. W. Frost's, Paten¬ 
tee and Manufacturer of First-Class Furniture, O’. 
Bowerv, near Canal St. Ttf~ All goods purenased ai 
my house guaranteed as represented. 
R. W. FROST, 69 Bowery, N. Y. 
179 Smithfield St 
Breeoh-Loaditig Shot Gun* 
Gun»,$?l toSl'iO. SingloGu 
Revnlrern, 86 to $25. Piste 
Fishing Tackle. Ac. Large 
Anny Guns. Revolvers. *to.. 
sent by express O.O.D, to I 
NUFACTUREl) BYADRIANCE 5 PLATT& G0 
STYLES, SIZES & PRICES TO SUIT ALL FARMERS 
Descriptive Circulars Forwarded by MoiL 
8100 oash for double-rood, six stops, powerfr 
toned Organs. Warranted the host. 8‘275 cash f 
7-octave, rosewood, carv'd leg, fully warrant. 
Pianos. WM. A. POND i CD-, 
No. 547 Broadway, New York 
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