implements and &ttaclunery 
PERSONAL ITEMS, 
John G. Saxe now lives In Brooklyn. 
Jo Jefferson has gone fishing in Minnesota. 
Hkv. Newman Hale will visit Boston in Au¬ 
gust. 
The Viceroy of Egypt will epoml the season 
at Vichy. 
Hon. 11. L. Dawks is going to Europe for the 
summer. 
Julia Ward Howe has celebrated her 54th 
birth-day. 
Central Park is to have a statue of Daniel 
O’Connell. 
Mr. Darwin will spend the summer In the 
South of France. 
The uniform of the Persian Shah is valued at 
two millions of roubles. 
Fanny Fern's monument is a cross, orna¬ 
mented with fern loaves. 
Gen. Canbv left nothing to his widow but a 
pension of $30 per month. 
Mrs. Senator Schurz lias had a fortune of 
$170,000 left her in Germany. 
Harriet Fenimoub COOPER will publish a 
history of the Oneida Indians. 
Mr. Healy of Homo has painted a fine por¬ 
trait of Longfellow and his daughter Edith. 
Chief Justice Chare gave $10,000 to Dart¬ 
mouth College, and the same sum to Wilber- 
force University. 
NOVEL INVENTIONS. 
BEEBE’S FERTILIZER 
Bleacher and Other Matters. 
This FtrMI i«r Is composed or Ute ga -cs, Ice., of coal 
of all sorts, having carbon, with dikes, combined or 
otherwise. I dalm the process of extracting from 
any kind of coal or coke, pws, Ac.. by tho use of 
heat or edelnation, and grinding find placing the 
coal In water, where the awes will escape »utl be 
bold with the oxygen of the water. The cokes are 
used without calcination. Tills liutuil Is spread over 
the land and every kind Of crowing crop having a 
root in the soil. I also sow the ground coal and cols, 
or cither of them, over the ‘anil, crops Ac., and put 
thorn Into the hill or drill with the < oat be-ing 
» vegetable for-nation, contain* about !M per CeDt. of 
corbon, which is the only element or resource left us 
for restoring , vegetation, Ac. 
I also use Hits Hr/uid as a coil alkali for various 
purposes. 1 claim coal and cokes ni.d tlie aleaJlos, as 
above, its u base for commercial ami manufacturing 
purposes, etc... etc. 1 claim as one property of it, the 
reducing of nil soft metals in combinntion and solu¬ 
tion with it. In eethii.r,,'f i,u?and inijii'nenii/ goods 
and fibers of every desci ipt.ion. Including soaps', tan¬ 
ning hi'lM and during -',//!•>,and improving and mak¬ 
ing water-tight all kinds of leather, and for bronzing, 
Coloring, shading and dyeing the above, or any other 
ninteful, or either of then., and fur giving luster to 
nil painted nr varnished surfaces. 
1 have for suino t'-me past manufactured, used and 
disposed of the products of nil the varieties of cal¬ 
cined coals and cokes above named, ih both liquid 
and dry conditions, as a cleanser and bleacher of all 
olcugfileus and fatly matter, cuius, Ac., from wool, 
furs land every other fiber,und restoring stained cot¬ 
ton and stained goods, threads, twine*, cordage, Ac., 
cleaning all clothe, and preparing and cleansing ufl 
elothM for receiving dye*; also for removing barks, 
Ac., from hemp, flax, «C., in the sutik ; and also for 
making all papur stronger, whiter and without odor, 
and tn the wan ufactor*.* of parchmentj also for de¬ 
odorizing rubber, gut!«. pern,a and nil gurus . and for 
Improving all glove mm rial und gloves, amt color¬ 
ing aud strengthening the nmo ; also for Improving 
metals, cast or wrought, or mamifactnred into ar.y 
article. aud all bright und poll lin'd surfaces—tele¬ 
graph and all surface wires, piano and nil musical 
wire*, mut giving in step and polish to the same; spin¬ 
dle*, machinery. Ac., Including Iron building*, rails 
and rolling slock. Iron stciiu,.ships or vessels, arms 
aud aminnmntv, engines, boiler*, Ac., by closingand 
o siting the snrxaccs with ibis absolutely ludoetruct- 
lule compound, iiroventlng rust and oxidation; also 
for converting mm. through this inexpensive pro¬ 
cess, Into steel. It also draws Hie saps and closet the 
suiTucotof all finished wood*.carpentry, timber, Ac., 
and tile enriching und staining of any or BUCh wood*; 
also hardening, KinOOtloOff, liaublelilhg all plastered 
walls,through combination. with or without coloring 
matter; cleans lug and improving ail stone and brick 
8Hrfaces, by combining, filling and making smooth 
and indestruetlblu eurrio'es. thus protecting them 
from the weather; and for applying the above pro¬ 
cess to all Works tn marble and Mono, -nrl, us sculp¬ 
ture, Ac., and removing -tains from pi I r, tod iron, etc. 
1 also rlnlui the above compound as an autl-fl'letion 
agent or coating for gunnery. I also claim the clean¬ 
sing mol ehintylng of all oils, varnishes, etc., etc., hy 
the use of tins coal and water compound. I also 
claim Improvement In thn manufacture of Ulumi- 
nutlng and wuvuilng gas, toy cleansing tind deodoriz¬ 
ing the same, and affording greater illuminating and 
heating power, liy pussluK the said gases through 
this coal tinil water compound; and also that this 
compound is a universal disinfectant. 
As tu the fertilizing properties of the coke* or 
coals, above referred to, it would toe a simple way of 
testing their Immense value, by using or spreading 
on an acre of common luud about two tons or loss of 
TO AGENTS 
There is no field of labor that offers greater re¬ 
muneration than the tale of the Knmlly Knitting 
Machine, and there is no machine that possesses 
one-half the quallihes which are so absolutely 
necessary for family use as the 
Bieltford’s Improved. 
);s simplicity and ease of umnngmuent, together 
with iw capacity for doing the great range of work, 
and its trilling cost, makes it « matter of economy 
for every family to have one, and wlil ultimately 
bring It Into us general use o* tho Sewing Machine. 
The practical utility of the machine only needs to 
be demonstrated to tho people to produce nn un¬ 
limited demand. 
Many Hewing Machine Agents, finding the in¬ 
crease of competition and tin* difficulty of selling 
high-priced machine* to militate against a nour¬ 
ishing business, arc. taking hold of the 
§£uMiicati<r»i$i 
And what will an Organ now toe, without a copy of 
DPI’SON A CO.’S new, delightful, complete collec¬ 
tion of Rood Organ Music, called the 
BHCKFORD 
Every Organ needs it! The 
and meeting with the greatest success. Mer¬ 
chants, finding In Dana Bickford’* invention a 
cheap, simple and practical Knitting Machine, 
find it profitable to purchase and keep on sale. 
Tlin almost entire absence of competition dues 
not require the •‘eternal vigilance'’ to sell this 
machine a* In the case of sewing machines. 
Agent* Wanted Everywhere. Good, Smart 
Aten cun make *51) l‘LJt wr.KK ami kxitnsus. 
Rend for Instructions ami Circulars-. Trice if.iO 
to $50. 
BICKFORD KNITTIKG MACHINE CO. 
DANA BICKFORD, President. 
Office and Salesroom, 689 Broadway, N. Y. 
rgan at Horae! Best collection for Reed 
un-ized that no dull music Is in thorn 
n, smooth, legato stylo usod, hut 
^1 at Home should bo cheerful, 
nd staccato music is not excluded. At 
he Organ In a Homo is often silent, for 
orae tnusio is not provided for it. Hero is 
present 
rniJllS, MONEY AND STRENGTH SAVED 
X by using Cfnrk’ft Pntcnt Tukuuiuo ltidger 
nnil Hilling Plow. Themo»l.complete Implement 
ever put into tho hands of tho farmer. It is the sim¬ 
plest, euslcsl bandied, and tabus up no more room 
ig ordinary pi v 
valuable tool* I none, und with Onu Horns and Boy will 
do more work than ten men. As a Tobacco ltidger it 
has no equal. Asa lulling Plow It stands unrivaled. 
Asa cultivator of nil own* that require tiilllng tt Is 
unsurpassed. A*» Horne lioc nothing compares with 
it. Send for Circular, and get description of the best 
lino of tools ever put. Into tiro hand* of the Parmer. 
HIGGANL’M MF’G CO, I llggnnnni, Cunn. 
THE WESTINGHOTJSE 
Threshing Machines 
and Horse Powers 
ARE NOT EQUALED BY AHY IH THE MARKET. 
easy, 
o In every nation, In fact all kinds toy 
w - h o m Ea trerybody considers tiro best com¬ 
posers. 
The publishers take pride nnd pleasure in present¬ 
ing such a superior book to the nubile, nnd believe it 
worthy to be uf Heine in every faintly. 
Price, Boards, $2.50; Cloth, $3; Full Gllit, «L 
OLIVER 1)1 TSON & t’O., Boston, 
C. H. DITSOK & CO., Til Broadway, New York. 
ADJUSTABLE 
WINDOW 
SCREENS, 
WILL FIT ANY WINDOW 
.tint East a Eifetime, 
G _ C. SELLERS, 
N. It. cor. Seventeenth Ac Market Sts., 
PHILADELPHIA. 
tW Scud for Circular. 
SEND rmt A SPECIHIKN 
1 .Alt 1C IS'. I_ _ 
’ A toll Catalogue of our Standard, Miscellaneous 
and Illustrated Juvenile Books, or specimen num¬ 
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LU3C ,v KMICPAIID, Publishers, Boston 
Where all publications may be found. 
ritllE BEST FAMILY PERIODICALS. 
- 1 - THE ATLANTIC MONTH L Y, *4. 
OtlK YOUNG FOLKS, S’J. 
EVERY SATURDAY, 85. 
Published by 
JAMES R. OSGOOD Ac CO., 
Bouton. 
Hr Send for full Prospectus, and for Catalogue of 
Standard Works by first American anil English 
authors. 
We make 4, 8 and 10-Horse Lever Powers; 2 nnd 3- 
Horse Tread Powers, and Threshers for Steam or 
any kind of horse powers. Also.our Improved Com¬ 
bined Clover und Grain Thresher. 
SEND FOR CIRCULARS. 
Address G. WESTINGHOUSE & CO., 
Schenectady, N. Y. 
I ll PRO Y E D FOOT LATHES, 
•"sHde-rcsts7 Hand Planers for Metals 
Small Gear Cutters. The very best, Bell¬ 
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N. H. BA LDYVLN, Laconia, N. H. 
W ILLARD’S PRACTICAL DAlltY 
IIIJSRANDRY: A Complete Treat¬ 
ise on Hairy Farm* and Fannins, 
Hairy Stock and Slock Hooding, 
Milk, it* Management and Man* 
ufacturo Into Rntter and Cheese, 
History and Mode of Organiza¬ 
tion of Hnttor and Cliceae Facto¬ 
ries, Hairy Utensil*, Etc., Etc. 
BST X. A. WILLARD, A. BX., 
Dairy Husbandry Editor of Moore's Rural New- 
Yorker , Lect urer In Voniell UnlveTBU i/, Maine 
Agricultural OolUoe-, Etc., Etc. 
This is the most full, practical and reliable work 
On Duiry Husbandry extant; indeed the only one 
wbfeh describes tho retvpt great improvements tn 
tho Dairy Business. It Is highly commanded by lead¬ 
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must speedily become (in iuot i* already) the Utand- 
ura and Wnlp Authority. It will pay every one en¬ 
gaged tn any blanch or dairy business, or who keeps 
ft single cow, to obtain and study this work. 
Practical Dairy iiushandhy embraces 5J6 
Large Oefuvn l’uge*, is tiundsomely and fully 
Illustnited, printed un superior paper, and elegantly 
bound, it is a Kubsonptton Book, and u liberal com¬ 
mission ts Riven Agonts who canvas* Counties, Ac. 
The Agents of the It l) Isa I. Ntw-YoiuckH (especially 
thoBe in Dairy regions) will do well to try the sale of 
this work. To any person residing where there is no 
Agent, or who cannot wait for one, the Xhrblisher will 
send a copy of the work, post-paid, on reoeipt of the 
price. $8—(or for to the hook and Bubal New-York¬ 
er one year,) Address 
D. D. T. MOORE, Publisher, 
5 Beck man tst,, New York. 
The Celebrated Bone Fertilizers, 
I jA iuh r,nn, nr. ■■'ins a u i,.\a ui.i r. 
the superior Hay Spreader ; it Is the cheapest, 
most complete aud most durable Hay Tender ever put 
Into tire Held. Bead a few of the comments received, 
send for circiflar and description to IIIGGANUM 
M F*<3 CO., HlgKunum, Ct. 
A ITER ONE DAY’S USE OF THE SU¬ 
PER lO R HA Y SPREADER no farmer wUl 
ever pan with it. 
GROUND BONE. 
BONE MEAL, 
BONK FLOUR. 
Fresh Bone StiprrphnHpliutc ol Lime, or 
Dissolved B«»e, Send for Circular. 
LISTER BROS., Newark, N. J. 
$mpUmcnt.$ anti PurHinmi 
imirawiliW 
inmumffl 
Theoulypraetio.il Cberry-btoner made. It leaves 
the fruit iilump and round, with its Juices preserved. 
Sold in all mai kets. Send ft for sample. 
I). H. GOODELL, 
Sole Manufacturer. 55 CUumbers bt,, New York. 
Works at Antrim. N. H. 
P. S.-Also, Sola Manufacturer of Lightning and 
Turn-Talilo Apple-Parers, Lightning Peach-Furcrs, 
and Climax Apple Oarer and Sltcer. 
Has a downward prcbsnre upon the teeth, Just suf¬ 
ficient tu rake the nay without.scratching tho ground. 
Needs no constantly ebon gin.; pressure of the foot 
or hand upon levers to keep it to Its work. Works 
well on rough or smooth laud, aud lu all kinds of 
grass. Is of light draft und easy to operate. 
MADE ONLY BY 
IMPROVED POWER 
f a! I Press. Hatchet - hkaji 
**ur Jli mm Jmm li « m Keukus, improv'd G hat¬ 
er Iron Pouts, and forty 
hther things for Cider MI1)» ai.d Vlnegor Pactorteg. 
For Circulars, address O. K. JOHNSON, Medina-. N. Y. 
WAREHOUSES: 
53 Beeliman St., INTew York, 
and Quincy Hall, Boston 
SEND FOB DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR. 
-TOCTUREO BY ADRIANCEjPLATT&CO 
STYLES, SIZES & PRICES TO SUIT ALL FARMERS, 
Dwcripttva Circular* Forwarded by MalL 
f liO ENGRAVERS, PRINTERS, &C.—Large stock 
I. well sou soiled and prepared Boxwood, Mahog¬ 
any, Maple and Pine. Vaxdkrburuh, Wells Sc, Co- 
Type, CwblDM & Press Warehouse, 18 Dutch St. N. Y 
THE SUPERIOR HAY SPREADER can- 
i not bo surpassed for Workmanship, Durability 
and Lightness of Draft. 
E.WOULH NOT SELL OUR SUPE 
HE SUPERIOR HAY SPREADER saved 
me two hundred dollars on my hay last season. 
11 rior Hay Spreader for live times its cost If 
we could not obtain another. 
