and  PacUiarry 
PERSONAL  ITEMS 
^mplemrntiS  and  Parhincty 
eravctefjs  (ftuidc 
“  King  Poppy,”  Is  the  title  of  I^ord  Lytton’s  latest 
poem. 
Gkn.  Pieuck,  a  Massachusetts  man,  Intends  to 
have  himself  burled  alongside  of  Ids  horse. 
Pakton  Is  to  have  his  revenge,  ills  is  to  write 
the  life  of  Governor  Klee,  who  vetoed  the  marriage 
bill. 
THE  girls  .at  the  Washington  Seminary,  Va., 
play  foot-ball.  They  Mckthe  ball  and  cry  “  Hall,” 
just  like  the  boys. 
(.'Aui,  SciiUKZ  has  been  Invjted  to  deliver  the 
oration,  and  Whittier  the  poem,  at  the  literary  an- 
ulverKarles  at  Dartmouth  this  year. 
Miss  Emma  Abbot’s  recent  debut  In  opera  from 
the  tlrst  was  highly  favorable,  and  with  the  pro¬ 
gress  of  the  opera  became  eniJiualastlc. 
If  anybody  vr.aa  crowned  Q.ueon  of  May  in  this 
neighborhood  we  don't  know  whether  she  wore  a 
butlalo  robe  or  simply  sat  on  her  throne  with  hot 
bricks  at  her  feet. 
Two  hundred  petrified  cats  have  been  found 
by  Prof.  Hayden  In  an  Aztec  village.  Each  one 
had  a  convivial  e.xpresslon  of  countenance,  and 
each  clasped  a  petrifled  boot-jack. 
ONE  dollar  a  ye.ar  is  the  salary  of  the  mayor  of 
on  city,  Penn. 
on  City  Is  an  odoriferous  place,  but  a  mayor 
with  one  hundred  (s)  cents  a  year  I 
A.  F.  TiFiEku,  clerk  of  the  Water  Board  at  Cam¬ 
bridge,  Moss.,  has  absconded,  leaving  a  deficit  of 
»9,00(t. 
We  presume  he  It'll  the  deficit  a.s  a  receipt. 
The  Sultan  of  Turkey  pays  $4fi,0fK)  for  music  In 
the  harem. 
Notwithstanding  the  wives  of  thl.s  much  married 
Hultan,  continually  do  cry  “  he's  not  the  Bosphor- 
ous !” 
Is  Is  not  a  little  rough  on  George  Washington 
that  his  lutlilctal  taeth  should  be  e.xlilblted  at  tlie 
Ceuteniilal  ? — Chwhniati  Ctnmiu'i'vUtl, 
certainly  not.  It  Is  what  may  be  called  high 
art  olBclnl. 
GiussHoprEu.s  have  bad  habits  this  year.  They 
ar  -  chewing  up  tlie  Kentucky  tobacco  crop. 
This  Is  all  wrong.  They  must  not  expectorate 
among  the  bugs,  but  rather  take  their  chancos  of 
roasting  on  the  spit. 
The  clilUlren  of  Israel,  under  a  Pharaoh,  were 
opni'essed  with  KgypiUui  iMjnd.ige.  Now  It  seems 
qHNADE 
Climax  Mowers, 
Reapers  &  Self  Rakes. 
(UliUS  &  STERKETT  MF’C  CO., 
CORKY,  EKIE:  CO.,  PENN’A. 
iSend  for  / Uustrated  Catalogue, 
JOHN  CRUMP,  -  -  Proprietor 
Chestnut  St.,  cor.  15th, 
I*  II  J  L,  A  TV  K  L  !•  >I  1  A.  . 
CENTENNIAL  SCALES 
.Vortli-Wo'.t.iTn  llallwa)  f.iuipany.  It  own«  over 
two  tliouhaiid  uiUeit  0/  Ihe  dent  roid  there  1b  In 
thecoutitr>.  Auk  any  Uukel  agent  to  Miow  you  itii 
inu|iH  anil  Uiiio  eaniH.  All  ticket  figentA  cuu  Bell  you 
tlirouali  llelK'tn  tor  Ihln  Toiito.  But  your  tickets  via 
the  t’uicAoo  A  Nr»«Tiiwio<rnH.v  Uaiewav  for  siin 
Ffanc!liieo,Snenin)eiilo.GyiIeu,,S>,lt  LaVet.uy.  Clicy- 
enno,  Ikortvtir,  Omaliii,  l.iiiuuln. Council  Hlnlfd,  Ynok. 
toil,  ifleiix  City,  Dnhu'jiie.  Wmoini.  St.  Pmil.  Duluth, 
Maruuelte, Green  Bay,Oi<kosli,  MiollHon,  Mil  wiinkee, 
Riul  nil  (Hjints  woMl  or  n.jrthwoBt  of  t'liloajio.  If  you 
wlBli  the  bu-st  inivcllng  aer-omiuodetloiiB,  you  will 
buy  your  Uek''H«bj  tJii«  route,  p  no  wiM  Uaki- no  other. 
This  pripulnr  route  Is  uiiBurrUBHed  fur  Speed,  Com¬ 
fort  and  Snfety,  The  SiHootU.  Well-n:illa*t8i1  iilid 
I’orleet  Tniek  of  Steel  itailB,  .vn.»tinghnu«o  Air 
Krokes,  .Miller'll  .Safely  Platform  nnil  (’ouplerB.tho 
celebrated  Pullvji'u  Pwlaw  Hiecping  Cars,  the  Per- 
feot  Telearaph  Hyntcm  of  .MovIok  Tralna,  I  lie  regu- 
larity  with  which  they  run,  the  tuiiuiiable  arrange¬ 
ment  for  running  Tlirousb  C.i i b  fruiii  t’lilnugo  to  all 
pomtB  We»l,  .Norlli  (lUd  NorlliweBt,  Becureit  lo  pas- 
BuntfcPA  hM  the  t.'oMEi.Rrs  i.v  MuHkkn  Hailwav 
Tka VEi/i.vo,  PiiiliiuiTi  I'altiii  ('an:  are  run  on  all 
IraliiB  of  ihih  road. 
This  la  the  ONl.V  I.INK  riinuinR  ilieBe  cars  be- 
1  Ween  Chicago  and  .st.  I'aul  or  Cnlcimo  and  Milwau¬ 
kee,  At  Oniiilm  our  Bloeners  conneei  with  the  Over- 
lanil  Sioepers  on  the  Union  I'aulhe  Iluilnma  for  nil 
poliiOB  west  of  the  Misuourl  Itivi-r. 
For  rauiB  orinloriuatlou  not  altiilnahle  from  your 
liuniM  ticket  aconlB,  utiplv  to 
AlAItVIN  llltiMITT,  \V.  II.  STF.NNETT, 
Gen  I  siiperlnioiident.  Geu’l  Passen'rAgt. 
For  Presses,  Graters,  and  all  Cider  Machinery, 
address 
BOOMER  &  BOSCHERT  PREfSS!  CO„ 
ISy'racuee,  N,  V. 
CENB  FOR  CIRCIJI.AR  of  the  Biiinilo  Pitts 
n  Thresher,  to  JA.ME.S  HHAYLET,  Buffulo,  N.  Y. 
To  Fai-uiera'  Cluha,  of  six  or  more,  wo  olTer 
1.5  eaoh< 
“  Our  i'cnteuttiul  ”  |  *,  ttoaios. 
BEST  OS  TKIAD. 
Osyood’K  PaUnU  KuOOer  Spnno  Plntjorm  .SVyifos. 
All  Bir.esand  oiipaeitiua.  Futl|/«oarrn.f)fcd.  SOnerot. 
dlBCOunt.  Vdii'ercd  free.  County  Agents  wanted. 
OSGOGd  &  CO.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 
iUEKY  FEOWS.-TIIE  SCBSCRIBERH 
1  are  the  only  niauufCcturers  of 
THE  OLD,  RELIABLE 
OSBOEN’S  SULKY  PLOW, 
the  only  Plowing  Machine  th.it  has  iiroved  n  perfect 
Buccess  ID  all  kinds  of  soil.  Any  kind  ol  plow  can  he 
attached.  The  iiiowman  rides  and  liatidlcH  tho  plow 
with  eaite.  rngnlatlDg  the  depth  and  width  of  furrow, 
'llie  dmft  for  tne  team  Is  muterinlly  losa,  and  the 
ordinary  laborious  mode  of  plowing  Ib  reduced  to 
one  or  comfort  and  ease. 
The  Meadow  King  Mower, 
and  other  Aerioultuml  Implements. 
4 at  EGG  A-  CO., 
TriimaiiBbiirK,  TompkiiiB  Co.,  N.  Y. 
oppreHsed  with  KgyitlUui  Itondago, 
they  tiro  In  a  position  to  ask  tho  Khedive  22  per 
cent,  on  EgyitMau  bond.s. 
Duly  a  ipieKtlon  of  “  age.” 
Mary  Clkmmkr  Ame-s  has  returned  to  Washing¬ 
ton  oured  of  the  alicctlon  of  the  eyes  which  has 
lu  i-veiitod  her  irom  doing  any  work  for  a  twelve¬ 
month  piust. 
Lo !  another  case  of  anectlon  at  sight. 
The  original  manuscript  of  Thomas  Moore’s 
T.alla  Kookh  and  several  or  his  autograph  letters 
will  soon  be  offered  for  sale  In  Loudon. 
Thomas  had  two  autographs.  The  one  least 
sought  after  by  financial  CoUectors  was  I.  o.  u. 
Mrs.  LII.1.IE  Dkvkrkux  Bi.ake  and  Mr.  Grlnfill 
Blake  wereoongi’atulated  recently  by  their  friends 
upon  tho  foUeitous  completion  of  ten  years  of 
matrimonial  partnership. 
Tho  firm  remalus  unchanged.  No  accessions  to 
date. 
VtN.NtB  Kkam  has  made  .a  motlel  of  the  bust  of 
1..  Q.  C.  Lamar,  and  bis  wife  wants  to  know  how 
Rho  got  It  so  accurate,  lips  and  all. 
;;,Thal  la  a  laMioas  question.  'I'here  will  he 
trouble  though.  Mrs.  l.aiuar  exclaimed  'L !  when 
she  licatvi  about  It. 
BAN  Francisco  desb’cs  to  have  one  of  her  big 
bugs  go  to  Wa.shliiglon  to  lay  the  GlUtiose  ques-' 
tioii  before  congress,  and  that's  why  she  sends 
M  r.  Roach. 
if  tills  Uoach  can  lay  a?  before  Congress,  wo 
want  to  be  there  to  see. 
An  unbroken  sheet  of  paper  four  miles  long  and 
weighing  liiilf  a  ton  was  recently  wound  by  the 
Montague  Paper  company. 
Editors  can  now  write  articles  of  length  and 
weigUtT  wltliout  the  petty  annoyance  of  a  paper 
mill  at  their  right  hand. 
It  has  been  estimated  that  it  coats  two  dollars  a 
minute  to  run  the  South  Carolina  Legislature. 
At  llie  present  price  of  dynamite  we  will  guar¬ 
antee  to  run  the  entire  body  at  a  discount  of  50 
per  cent,  from  above  price,  and  then  assemble 
them  miscellaneously  all  over  the  state  In  vulgar 
f(r)actlons. 
Cameron,  the  returned  English  explorer,  say's 
that  the  .\ means  have  no  Idea  of  the  value  of 
land.  He  could  buy  ns  much  as  there  Is  lu  Hhwlo 
Island  for  a  strtug  ol  lieads  And  six  darning-nee¬ 
dles. 
As  much  as  there  Is  In  Rhode  Island?  Would 
have  to  pin  It  down  with  Ills  darning  needles, 
then,  to  find  It. 
GKN.  Pleasanton  announces  that  by  the  use  of 
the  violet  ray  he  has  succeeded  In  curing  a  mule 
of  rheumatism  and  deafness. 
'I'Uis  Is  not  a  subject  to  be  made  light  of.  Gen. 
P.  will  not  receive  the  thanks  of  tcam-stors,  who 
swtsar  till  all  Is  bliio-ray  to  super-lnduce  rheuma¬ 
tism  111  the  hind  legs. 
Norristown  Hkkald:  'I’here  Is  still  another  se¬ 
rious  objection  to  silver  mouey.  A  man  can  t 
slaiKl  on  his  head  without  tho  “quarters”  and 
“  halves"  rolUiig  out  of  his  pockets.  Women yant 
cither,  uiiles.s  they  have  lids  on  llielr  pockets. 
The  Norristown  man  should  kuow  by  this  time 
where  ladles  carry  their  money.  Pockets,  for¬ 
sooth  ! 
.A  CAFiTAusT  who  lios  mouey  Invested  In  the 
Keely  motor  roeently  told  a  reporter  that  there 
was  not  the  slightest  doubt  of  the  success  of  the 
Invention.  For  a  long  time  the  great  dlfliculty 
was  to  find  anything  sU’ong  enough  to  hold  the 
force  when  generated.  But  tho  credulity  of  the 
stockholders  has  been  found  etjual  to  the  requlre- 
meuts.  i 
Over  1,200  Plrat  /Vires  and  airardea. 
Six  ilijfyrent  rtyleii  made,  fiuiuiHng  Hand, 
t\x>t  and  ScIf-lnimiHug  Hake. 
The  best  and  cheaiicut  lu  the  markat.  Be  sure  and 
see  one  before  tmroliHbluK.  Manufactured  by 
a.  C.  TAYLOR,  Bnytou,  O. 
Cireulare  Kent  tree  an  aftpUratian, 
NEW  YORK  AND  CHICAGO 
V  l»i  I'leveliiiid. 
liCnvcB  Erie  llailwuy  Depot,  loot  of  C'hanjbCTB  8t. 
New  York . 
OiUO  A.  W.,  Dally  except NuiiUuy.  DruwlnK-Koom 
HleetiliiK  Coaebcji  thniuKh  Ui  Chicago :  but 
one  ebuoKe  of  day  ears. 
7  iOO  P.  M.»  Iiiiilj'.  The  Palace  Hotel  Train  to 
CliieiiKO.  Ilj'uwinu-ltuuni  Rlecpinu  Coaches 
and  I*iillinan’9  Hotel  Dining  Cor,  through 
without  cliunge;  but  one  change  or  day  cars 
The  only  lino  running  Hotel  Dining  Car*  out  of 
New  i'luk.  A  ride  of  nearly  u  tboiisiind  miles  with¬ 
out  leavli  g  the  car  to  eat,  drink  or  sleep ! 
See  COATES  I.OCK  LEVER,  on  pngc  3^1 
OVER  35,000  IN  USE 
IlIallliCKs’  (iarili'n  Seed  Urills 
and  Mitlihews’  llanti  CulHviitoi's,  arc 
tho  inoBt  reliable,  durable,  > 
popular  and  aalablu  ever  pro- 
cluced.  Bold  separate  or  eoui-/lQvSTh5^^ 
blued.  Bond  for  ClrcularA\>sg0^g!^>ri 
Maniilactuf^l  ontv  Ity  MSst-KSlSl 
KVKRETT  &  SMALL, 
BoNton,  Milmm. 
Lawn  Mower 
jjfnsiurancc 
THE  BEST  FOR  PR.An‘10.AL  PURPOSEtl. 
SKVKN'  8155K8  HAND  XIACHINKS. 
TWO  STYl.ES  HORSE  MACHINES. 
The  most  cotuplete  ami  perfect  Lawn  Alowors  in  the 
Wiirld. 
The  snloB  exceed  a  other  l,iiwn  Xlowcrs  combined. 
PriooB  reduced  for  187tl.  Send  for  Doscrititive  Cal- 
a1(  gue. 
GRAHAM,  EMLEN  &.  PASSMORE, 
PATENTEES  ANI>  MASI'FACTI’RKHS, 
No.  4131  market  titreel,  Fbilitdelplila, 
Of  WATERTOWN. 
Assets  Jan.  Ist,  1876 . $1,058,040  16 
Pays  all  Losses  by  Fire  and  by  Lightning. 
This  t’nmpuny  is  confined  by  Its  Charter  to  insure 
FARJI  PROPERTV  and  PRIVATE  RfcHDIEXOCS  only, 
and  in  nvor  2B  yearb  has  never  inmiwl  or  Inn!  a  dollar 
except  on  this  cImhs  ol  Property,  arid  hits  never  lost 
f5,lKlO  by  any  one  Hro  ewee|ili)c,  or  olherwlbe.  I nsiire 
where  there  is  un  aubolutk  certainty  ot  getting 
your  money  In  case  of  loss. 
JN4».  <\  C04)PF.R,  Pies’t. 
ISAAC  MUNSON,  Sec'y. 
70r8T’!S  HAY  LI4ABEK 
,, . -  ..  -  — . ,  linproTed  lor 
JL  l!i74»,iocln<ling  Wind-Rreali  AtUtermient.  War- 
iiinted  to  pitch  a  ton  of  bay  from  the  winrow  In  five 
uilnutes,  and  lakn  It  as  Clean  as  by  the  hand  fork. 
Adapted  to  all  ordinary  meadow  land,  and  to  any 
farm  wagon.  Muniifartured  by  8TltA'l''l’ON  &  CUL- 
LUM.  Agricultural  Works,  Meadvllle,  Pa.  Send  for 
Descriptive  Circulars  early. 
END  lor  Circular  of  tho  Noiseless  Thresher. 
I  to  M.  W1LLIA518  X  CO..  St.  Johnsvllle,  N.  V. 
Patent  Carbon  Plow. 
^  Wood  or  Iron  Beam, 
Piiscfnattfbttjsi 
AILIKRICAIV  ASD  SWISS  WATCHES, 
Jewelry,  &c.,  sent  C.  O.  D.  Send  for  Illustrated 
Pneo  List  to  \V  M.  H,  BINUAU.S,  tU  Nassau  St.,  New 
York.  Est.  PIT.  Prices  reduced. 
WATER  RAISED  TO  ANT  HIGHT  AND 
DI-STANCB  BY 
1 
known  V 
flabNtAnce.  J 
CARBOir^. 
F.ANCY  CARDS.  7  styles,  with  name,  lOo.;  26 
Snowflake  Cards,  4  tints,  with  name,  ^c.;  20 
Leap  Year  or  Acqu,iintuneo  Cards,  no  name, 
lUc.  Ouillt,  25  styles.  lOc.!  «>  Blank  ftiroll  Cards, 
J.  B.  HUSTED.  Nassau.  Keiisb.  Co..  N.  Y. 
The  best  and  most  economloal  means  yet  devised 
for  giving  a  Country  House  or  Farm  the  water  con¬ 
veniences  enjoyed  in  cities. 
For  Catalogue  and  Price  List,  address 
HARTFURO  PUMP  C'4).. 
Hurtlord,  Cl. 
Carbon,  ie  A  pracHeal  mixture  of  Sk'el,  Iron 
and  other  met/tU.  Cant  in  form,  harder  than 
fdeel  or  any  mrf ace-chi  lied  iron.  Will  .scour  in 
any  soil.  Costs  less  than  steel,  and  hid  a  tnjie 
more  than  vast-iron. 
'  and  Morphine  he'^it  absolutely  acA 
mierdlly  ciirrd.  Painless;  nijmbllclty. 
^iid  .tuiiiij  fur  particulars.  Dr.  Carl¬ 
ton.  1S7  IVasliiugtuu  at.,  Chicago,  Ill, 
ilbrook's  “  New  Eegtilator  ”  Seed  Drill 
Sows  all  kinds  iifVcyetaule  heeds  with  retuIariG- 
.  The  Sl'AMiAnn  tniuddriH.  RKMOfikutP  for  IKiS. 
St,  Coiiihine,  the  hr>i  iKiints  ever  iirodiiccd.  Sun- 
nl«.  diirahle,  eoMtsI  hmufled,  OPEN  AVDITB 
NSfe,.,#  CONlifiTOB  snows 
v/Y'TrSV’nfr.fiKjm  Dhovi-cso.  Oive 
iB  Mitisfuctlun-  Circulars  Free. 
Made  by  E.E.T.rMMC8  A  Co. 
3/  S.Murkct  St  Boston, Moss. 
The  Ilion  Patent 
THEIR  HISTORY,  BREEDING  AND 
MANAGEMENT. 
Bverv  breeder  or  owner  of  Cattle  should  have  this 
work  by  Hon.  Ltcwia  F.  A  i.lkn,  Kz-PresL  N.T.  S' ate 
Ag.  Society,  Editor  of  “American  Shnri-Hom  Herd 
Book,”  Ac.,  Ac.  It  l»  a  bandsuu.ely  IIInsGated  and 
well  prlnte  and  boaiid  vs’wue  ox  52a  duodecimo 
trjges.  Mailed,  post-paid,  to  any  address  in  United 
BAtea  or  Canada  un  receipt  of  reduced  prioe,  IJ. 
Address 
RURAL  PUBLISH l.VG  CO, 
78  Duane  St..  New  York. 
A  Vegetable  ITlaiiual,  Prepared  wltli 
a  view  to  Ki-oiiomy  and  Pioflt. 
THIS  Work  upon  Kitchen  and  Market  GardenlD|| 
and  the  Field  Cnlture  of  Koot  Crops,  u  by  P.  T. 
QDINN.  Practical  Horticniturlst,  (Author  of  "  Pew 
Culture  for  Profit, “)  and  should  be  ow  ued  and  studied 
by  every  one  interested  in  Gardening.  It  is  an  able, 
practical,  profusely  Illustrated  work  ef  288  Umo. 
paxes.  Sink  pcist-paid.  for  tl.SO.  Vddress 
i  RURAL  PUUJJSUING  CO., 
iyji  7S  Duane  St.,  New  York. 
Self- Discharging  and  Hand 
Lever  Hay  Rake. 
For  prices  and  further  Intormatlon,  address 
KKIHINGTON  AG’L  CO., 
Ilion,  N.  Y. 
3UY  WILLARO'S 
J  PRACTICAL  BUTTER  B4)OK 
Now  Ready . Price  $1. 
Address  MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER, 
78  Duane  St.,  New  Vcrl 
