PERSONAL ITEMS, 
plants, &c 
^flcnts Wanted 
Dn. T. M. Coan has left the Independent. 
Carlyle advises young men to keep reading. 
Mu. Spurgeon has gone to the Continent for 
his health. 
Laiiy Burdett Couttk Is leading the crusade 
against cruelty to animals In England. 
Elliot's portrait of Wm. H. Howard has been 
presented to Wells College, at Auburn. ,V. Y. 
The Tlehborne Claimant has already cost the 
Government of England tiie small sum of 
$ 2 , 600 , 000 . 
P. T. Quin criticises the appointment of a 
Professor of Agriculture from Ireland at the 
Cornell University. 
Agassiz's house and library were all the 
property he had to dispose of by will. He had 
no time to make money. 
Mrs. Benjamin Wood recently appeared at ! 
a charity ball wearing only $HO,uuo worth of 
diamonds and point lace. 
Samuel A. Adams was recently granted a 
divorce by a Vermont court “on account of 
the intolerable severity of his wife Sarah." 
James E. Harvey, formerly minister to Por¬ 
tugal, and more recently editor of the Wash- 
ington Patriot, is to be the editor of the New 
Age at Philadelphia. 
Kev. Root. COllyer has followed Mr. Beech¬ 
er into Action. "John AVatkinson’s Wife” is 
the subject, and she is at present installed in 
the pages of the Lakeside Monthly. 
MU. Wm. Trotter of Taylor Co., Kentucky, 
has fallen heir to $500,000, bequeathed by an 
aunt in England. Before bis good luck over¬ 
took him he used to be Old Bill Trotter. 
King John of Saxony having translated the 
best work of the English poets, has lately 
been engaged on the poems of American 
writers. He is a great admirer of the English 
~ ~ —- — v w a ivsx A la i f « l x 
mu Iujt U r Evnrl h b ^ *lflft?qwtera at a general 
. avorybodjr's hungry for It. For lurencv rd- 
drC8s Americ an Publishisq co.. Hartford, Ct. 
S I 0 for 60 rte j^'udibh’ 
mn A OWN." the best 
A O A G £ Kf TS Literary, i’uroliy, 
coiorB^for K < M , *r n r‘ 1 tL bt ‘ aUtlf V 1 '>» E "li 
°, uU1 , t ' bot " ehromoa. ami -nm; >o utiong- 
r Addrcsn if. BLAND & CO., 
2llSBroadway, N. Y., or 287 W. Madison St . Chicago. 
HPJMNCS OF 1874. 
lUt mvuc ih> latent ion of Planters and Dealer. 
to mtrlarye unit comphte stock of 
Mtandui d nnd Diviii l Fruit Trees. 
Grave-LI net. Small Fruits. 
Ornamental Tire., shrubs. Rosea. 
New oml Rare Frail nail Ornaiiiciiinl Trees 
l.l ei green, imd KiiIIioii- (toot.. 
Newnnil Rare Grrrnru.il Hot-(loan- Plnni- 
fiiiutlt pare flu fonoariicaby matt when tl etired, 
feontp! attention gtret, to all inquiries. 
Descriptive and niiutmttd priced VaMoques sent ore- 
Kn 1 > r A C( hjthtmps, OS follows: 
Eitab’d Tm EllWANGER i RARRV 
Of Roses, Greenhouse and Bedding Plum 
anally, is in consequence of our rates being less 
half that at which they are usually sold. See < 
billed List of Plants and SraU, for Clubs, Deale, 
layers in vuanf.fty, sent free on application. 
-Yeie'fsSToncZMj ffrim 
Seedsmen and Florists, 
30 COKTLANDT STREET, NEW YORK 
THE TEB0 NURSERIES CO 
Mount u,,p, .Xur&n-ie*, ROCHESTER, N 
, ’ ” •• viiwblllbtf UU| 
In Perfection of organization for growing andband- 
' Btottk. i„ quantities and qualities of stock 
those Nurseries are now unrivaled 
... in sprolaiquantities 
.Apples, llnvi's’ nutl other 
Plums, I t.il, Cherries, 
i tinge, &e. Healers and Nurs- 
with us before eon- 
lelo Nurseries Co., Clinton, Mo. 
linn stock, in the t 
ready for market, tl.„„„ .. M . ,.... 
atoi the Mississippi, WoolTer! 
for Sprit] • ..! |«74 / • — 
Crabs, Wild Goose' 
Peaches, Osage Oi..... 
erymen are invited to cor 
trading elsewhere. 7’e ho tfnrmiea'c 
^ubUcutions 
In tlie Fields again with Prof, f, 
All A ‘ t r IW. A'i* 
drosH Geo. s tins on, Portland, Me. 
iTS WANTFn^ “V Mnrv & turner 
9 . "," ™ ' Ell .1 ' new book "Ten 
, '* Die best and most popular 
» MW 6 ™ ,vant °d in overt- town Sen:! for 
A. I). Worthington a Co., Hartfo d.Conn. 
Ilshed . m, 1 ^, l.eau[ifulH7ilu^d CtaT* 
free. HI sTlN. til IJtfAN A t:u., Ha rtford . 
£ v ' h.ivi, ,poT'-expcrlci^mi 
A L [“ I\ I I ^ Ilian any other House. Thsynuik" 
M lll_ 11 I nj T" money Oi k cokwV*ti,j.v 
r 1 ™ w iinrx Kniploymrnt far *i.r., at 
luine or trnvc|i, 1(! , Lh,, , »» k ^i Superb ouUii. Send 
tor apceii iirtiB cfrculan, teruis i.ur new idea*. to 
_ Waters A Co., Pub.'o, Chicago. 
>'* a , r| y *>JT AgenU selling ouT* 
new article*. samples for 26c, Cuiu 
logUes free, gl«t. Amvif uOo.. 5 at Broad wnv. N. v 
charming elementlry wo^^^SLlT'’’^ 6 “” a 
t’llnfcari'erii!^ 1 « copious Dldhmaly of Bo- 
tiinlcaJ Jerma. kullj- lilubirutari, Pnc« Si So 
mbfjix 
Academto« and seminaries, e n pu«, «. Prl<T T2 so’ 
The same, with The I.rsmtt*. Price $ 8 . 
I he same, with Mosses unit Liverworts, Price$3.75, 
*TB I t'T I i: A I, anil SYSTEMATIC imit. 
ANA, w ith 1,300 wood cuts. 5S0 pages, i’rice $8.50. 
*,* We will rend single copies of cither or mi,,* 
the above. If d.-.lrod for examination with u view to 
T| t l .V,V.« l . 0 iiK n ro i’ < -* ll,( ° r h ,l ( ‘-ho appended . rices 
UOdUGion. e, ‘ ,cn,,s ' vl " Riven lor I„- 
Full Ucjscrifitu'v ('hcuiarfi of Orai/n Botanif* mith 
V}.£ n , U J'/ ,r>i u nuinatt a claitltts and teach- 
ci*t QV /tin 1 1 oh appUcation. Address 
mSON, BLAiCEMAN, TAYLOR & 00., 
KDUCATIONAL PntILISHERS, 
IBS A 110 Grnurl St„ New York. 
Tlie H ANSON LETTUCE 
e most tender, rwcet and delicious vnrietv grown • 
arnf ®»I*«pn«am taste: hoad^ luwe 
nuns. Moile.l f-REE to nII apj,iIciinte 
■*1 . ci . I,E *K\ A. DHEICR. 
71 I t lie-inut si., Philadelphia, Pn. 
CHOICE SEEDS! 
LADIES £ 
■I.I.IS M Y'fV CO.:W^ltlA^6g S 
R AA'III out .' Truth Triumphant! 
Agent*, old and jOLmv, male and 
female, make more money .seli- 
l , n .P.,V, r , .Y * r ‘ (l 11 tinrt American 
JEWELRY, BOOKS .t GAMES. 
• • u ** iJi.ii i , ■rwn-i vv \r/V c,S 
anything else. Greatest inducement? to Agt't 
and Purchasers. Cutaiognea, Tt-rrusand full purtlc, 
ulurSBcnt h e r to a ll. O . A Co.. Augusta, Me 
CORY^ 2Hv. 
Quarterly Poultry Guide 
structive Catulogu of h'nm'i/ l''<ru l Bv 1 ). |i CORY 
I roprleto r \\ ontfleld Poultry Yards, Union Co., N. J.’ 
A MONTH ana expense* to good Oanv 
erg. Articles new and staple us hour, f 
pies tree. C. M. LI;VINOTON \ BltO 
Jvew A ork ,’unj Chtcngn. 
S150 PER WEEK 
made by our agents throughout the country sell! 
our celebrated La l\-rh, Rubber Goods? Int^anem 
bie articles lor Ladies’ and Chlidrer,’. wear 1 
LA PERLK KUBBKK CO., 
_ ® Chambers St., New York 
SEND FOR 
For Reed Organs. 
Price $2.50. 
The immense sale of this favorite method may be 
ascribed, not only to its thorough Instructive course, 
accompanied with the needful scales, exercises and 
studies, buL to Its admirable collection of IliO pieces 
of the best Reed Organ music, adapted with exquis¬ 
ite taste Hint skill to the purposes of the work 
,, , KtllKBS rjunsunius. 
' W 11 ) 1 , ‘ 9 ‘ ! conveniences for handling stock 
«inihle us to shin earl,,,r and with greater pronint- 
nesN than any other establishment in the Northern 
jSUtes. Ouraesortuicntsaie full,compriaing the fol- 
Pmim K iS * al jgequantities: Apples, tPand.and Dwarf 
« } caches, Grapes, Currants. Ml. Needling and 
l " l \, Uo < >!j che rr 11 -s, ilaspborricM, Blackberries, 
1 luni .Seedlings, Peach Hoed'jngs, for truiiHniantlnn 
p:Se‘ :i vc'''7t u y; n ^ 
I eiicin s. \c. I he ltnl.es Nutsrriex Co., Dayton, Ohio. 
50.000 * r " 
v ^ v VE celve, free of cost, u pamphlet 
in __ ^ containing information how 
to make money ; how to Increase, by 25 per cent the 
2 ' 7 f -'“‘O' farming; how m prmnoto thrit't In 
animals and cause them to take on liesh and fat- 
Sheep” Swine and <3iS008es Ul Cattle,' 
F. A. .MIL' 
si:\» nm 
R. D. HAWLEY S 
Onlnluuur of Fresh end Genuine 
Wethersfield Garden Seeds, 
rOB. SEASON 1874. 
ft, Fron t 8t„ Philadelphia 
ORGAN AT HOME 
It contains a select, list of the moBt desirable sorts 
oi \ ogetahlo Needs In eultlvatlon ; grown with the 
utmost care, with Speeinl Reference io t he Require- 
incuts of Market l.nrdonein. 
Choice Onion nnd Ciihhage Seed n Specially, 
Special Bates to Granges and Farmers’ Clubs. 
Address It. I>. HAWLEY, 
Seed and Ag’l Warehouse, 
492 A- 198 Mu in St 
( an easily make 8 ] 5(1 and over per month gelline 
‘‘ r i n VJV. 1 Belin hie Mups amt our Pnpu- 
; r l tot oi-la I (hurts. Term Hand Catalogues free. 
K - 1 • RRI1H.JIA N, 5 Barclay 8 t., N. Y. 
tf-rtu rational 
A ddress J. 1. SMITH & SONS, Brentwood, N. II. 
B erry and fri it boxes cheapki 
than ever. Send for I rice List to 
CAIRO BOX & BASKET CO . Cairo, Hi 
Hurt lord, Conn 
SCHOOL OF MINES, COLUMBIA COT 
i LEGE.—Mining and Civil Engineering, Metal- 
rnXmiJ," "'‘, a Geology, Analytical and Applied 
Peeunfar v’ido** 
—...—<• For further par- 
;gue, address 
iM.ER, Dean of the Faculty, 
-land iouitii Avr., New York. 
STI’DV.-Mrs 
\ I " ^w, having 8i>CMit AGveral yeura 
abioad, iH prj*piirln|x to lake n c-i^hd u( yomiu Indies to 
Europe in the spring or fall.for th«'^advantages oi 
study of language*, music, Ac., and for the general 
purpose 80 if. try I g 11 travel. Fur luformation, address 
-•ini. c. i*. WINSLOW, M Rutland Ht., Boston. Mas*. 
fb/sri iter .—Rev. E. G. Rouinsox, D. D. Provl- 
,, e ! u -' e t Il x, L: ! :o , v / K-,Evi.m i r Ualk.D. D., Boston 
Mars, j Mrs. J. II. NN U.l.AltD of 'l'voy denial , 1 Setni' 
nary, I'roy, N. Y ; AHs»es Bowvuv * ijii.i'avl" 
Chestnu t st. Femal< Bamluary, Philadelplila. Fa. * 
Menn hqilh in corpore snuo. 
Glenwood Institute, 
ACADEMIC & COLLEGIATE, 
Matawan, New Jei*s©v* 
FIBST-CL A SS BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL. 
Our Catalogue for 1874 
Is Now Ready. 
EXTRAORDINARY INDUCEMENTS TO PUR¬ 
CHASERS OF 
Plants anti Seeds l 
Inclose a letter stamp, and address 
THE BELLEVUE NURSERY CO., 
H. E. CH1TTY Supt. Paterson, N. J. 
-— --- .... 1 IIIU AHH rdlFHlt'l 
lurgy. Mineralogy, Geology, Analytical 
I limrt iaf »>v A u...vin.< f.. __*. . » • , 
,-• ..*"NI ***«-.», iTivil Hi 
Pecuniary aid for poor Students. 
Honiara and lor CulaJngr - 
puof. c. f. ciianTilu;;' 
K-ist I- ort y-ninth street and t 
Ye will send 12 Flowering Plants for fl. —y 
Choirc fro m 10 0 varieties' Forwarded tty — 
p a ^ jY1 L OR EXPRESS. 
ii /h'ctdOtc , 11 ' 1 , , l VlVi.U l . i .V Ll ’ r> we Tefer you to , 
Wc.-less tin*n hall the cyst. 
ANA) E. BOVV DITCH, 045 Warren St., Boston. Mil 
_THORBURN’S 
FLOWER SEEDS 
Our annual descriptive' Cnuilogue of I Iowe 
ii f f ontuln ^ n K the iJovelticB, also tlybri 
Kusitiumcntiei 
Stand. A: Dwarf Peart 
Currants, Gooseberries, Blood- 
Leaved Peaches, Plum Seed¬ 
lings, Osage Orange, 
Ami a full line of other stock 
IteikM Nurseries Co. 
FI.Mi STOCK AM) LOW I*KICKS 
III,AIR BROS., 
Lee's Summit, Jackson Co., 
.Lf "**A’ we can »p)i 
if, fhM. CIhks Soti'ii Octave Piano* 
r h" k> 2 CO ? il'i' answer.—It 
■fni ei’Kp- )v;- than S 300 m make 
a any SGOO J cimi through 
Hffl"’' " :l of whom mukc 
00 per cent, proiit. v\ c 
ty *" ,Vr 10 Agent*, I,lit ship (Jin,It 
V ■ Gmljie* -it Factory lirlce, 
ears. Send tur Jilnslruteil circular, 
to over 700 Bankers, Merchant*, 
you nny kbnw), using our I'iatio* 
OOrttV 
/2j.REEN-lJOU8F, uud BEDDIM.' PLANTS 
V_x Large Ntoek. Fine Assortment, Pnokod to pc 
??i e . 1 /. uuydlst,lnco - Satisfaction guaranteed. Sulen. 
did Illustrated Ciiiulngue mailed FR EE. Me ml 
torlt. R. G. HANFORD, Columbus, Oliio. 
Principal 
Dayton, O. 
PisMcUUttfOUjS! 
FLOUR CORN 
Produces well. Makes flour much like wheat. One 
Ivcular' On n rV. f P J' i0V '"’ 5 0ents ' Descriptive 
t ocular on receipt of stump, to any address, by 
hub ion a CKA »H, hi .nlngburgh, N. Y. 
PLANT SEED C03VIPAN1T, 
Established 18(5 .—Incorporated 1872. 
, , „ ST. LOUIS, MO. 
Importers uud Growers ot Reliable Seeds 
illustrated Catalogue ITee to a)] applicants. 
$15 SHOT-GUN 
»• Plano Co., 810 Broadway, N. Y. 
IMPORTANT TO 
Farmers and Stock Raisers 
Recent experiments l.y scientific men in Eum,,, 
S’ihbliahed the fact that male and female ear 
J® £ r i J , t ? ucecl tu animals at will. Full dLreCt™us sem 
by mall on receipt of One Dollar. Address 1 enl 
i,nr r?i^ U «, le . Burre J Gun. warranted genuine twist 
Mb vi 8l i J o (C 5 ?' 1 8tlootei ‘ ,lu safe, with Powder 
an , d Wad-cutter, sent to any ad^ 
| K-Totf.? 0 "* 
z E o“ 0 .¥o r :i w 'Ti s s»a^^>^ 
15 JOHN ST., NEH YORK, 
__ Will mall upon application their 
NEW CATALOGUE OF VEGETABLE AND 
AGRICULTURAL SEEDS FOR 1874 
