CORNELirNlVCRSITY  V. 
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A  gentleman  rrom  California  Is  now  In  Clilcag* 
negotiating  for  tho  purchase  of  a  full-slzofl 
canal  schooner  to  take  a  cargo  of  black  walnut 
lumber  from  Chicago  to  Han  Kranolsco,  via  the 
8t.  Lawreueo  and  Cape  Horn. 
Tukuk  Is  no  such  word  us  fall  In  the  vocabulary 
of  the  Tenneaseean.  one  of  them  la  going  to  cal 
a  half  bushol  of  Btrawborries  In  half  an  hour  on  a 
bet,  or  leave  a  widow  and  seven  fatherlesa  chil¬ 
dren  to  dig  stumps  for  the  nelghijora. 
Ci.AKA  lUUBK,  wlio  wa.H  qull«  Well  known  os  a 
novel  writer  in  Germany,  died  in  Hreslau  on  June 
29.  Khe  itaa  passed  yeans  of  her  life  In  Kuashi, 
and  her  lust  novel,  “A  Document,"  Is  said  to  be 
an  able  portrayal  of  the  heat  Russian  society. 
WuKX  a  2eo-poutid  diirkey  woman  throws  herstdf 
Into  a  centennial  rolIlng-chalr  and  pays  over  her 
«(»  couls  tor  an  hour’s  ride  tho  gloom  that  setl  leg 
over  the  gentlemanly  wlitte  aiteuilatd’s  face  cun 
be  fell  from  ono  end  of  the  grounds  to  the  other. 
SoMK  peojile  were  talking  with  .Tcrrold  about  a 
gentleman  as  co-hshrated  for  the  Intensity  as  for 
tho  shortnoHS  of  his  friendships.  "  Vos,"  said 
Jerrold,  “  his  friendships  are  (so  warm  that  ho  no 
sooner’  takes  them  up  than  he  puls  them  down 
again,” 
Mil.  E.  A.  HOT'hkkn,  who  Is  In  Philadelphia,  is 
extremely  111  from  tho  elTeots  of  tho  beat.  Hehas 
been  tbreatenod  with  congestion  of  the  brain, 
and  his  oondiuon  now  Is  quH/O  serlons.  Ills  phy- 
Hlelan  says  bo  may  not  ho  able  to  play  for  some 
time  to  come. 
CuKicAN,  being  angry  in  a  debate  ono  day,  put 
his  hand  on  his  heart,  saying,  “I  am  the  trusty 
guardian  of  my  own  honor,"  “  I’hen,”  observed 
Hlr  Boylo  Roche,"  “  1  congratulate!  rny  honorable 
friend  on  the  sutig  sinecure  to  which  ho  has  ap- 
iwlnt^d  himself.” 
I)K  Rrmo,  known  to  fame  as  a  lieutenant  In  the 
United  Htatoa  army,  who  llgured  conspicuously 
hero  In  tire  election  of  IBTl,  and  as  a  oo-consplrar 
tor  with  (U'slnl  arrd  Pier)  In  tho  attempt  to  assassi¬ 
nate  Napoleon  HI.  In  1S5T,  Is  one  of  tho  .survivor’s 
of  Custers  command. 
TriE  IJurilngton  llawdceyo  Is  Inclined  to  harbor 
tho  conviction  that,  "No  man  can  realize  the 
geologlnal  history  of  creallorr,  the  slow,  regular 
development  and  shaping  of  things  In  the  slow' 
unfolding  eenluriesaud  ages,  until  he  has  watched 
a  gang  of  men  at  work  on  tho  streets.” 
An  Englishman  who  had  let  his  harbor’s  ac<‘ouut 
run  for  twenty  year's  was  confronUHl,  the  other 
day  by  a  hill  for  nearly  i:82,  Hre  barber  charging  a 
poimy  a  day.  'I'he  man  refused  to  pay  the  amount 
but  offererl  in  settle  at  the  rate  of  X2(m)  per  rvero 
of  surface  shaved.  Ills  face  Avas  measured  and 
Ills  bill  then  arirouiited  to  XT'J  Is.  bd. 
Miss  AnusON,  the  engineer  of  the  machinery  in 
the  Woman's  PavllUon  at  tho  Centennial,  is  ro- 
portod  very  lU  In  consequence  of  overwork  and 
anxiety.  Retwr  take  the  dangerous  toy  out  of 
tho  girl's  hands,  lest  she  faint  away  at  some 
critical  moment,  and  tho  W  oman's  Pavilion  and 
Its  cause  bo  started  heavenward  by  steam. 
Miss  MulOck  mentions  four  professional  pur- 
BUlta  lu  which  women  can  now  support  them¬ 
selves  In  England— teaching,  painting  or  sculpt¬ 
ure,  literature  and  public  entertainment.  In 
America  we  have  added  tho  modlcal  profession  to 
the  list,  aa  has  been  done  also  in  France.  'J'he 
J^Inlvorslty  of  Michigan  and  some  other  Inslltu- 
IK'n®  graduate  a  few  lawyers  also  oucli  year. 
Louis  XIV.,  who  loved  a  concise  stylo,  met  on 
tho  ro’*wl  as  he  was  tnivoling  Into  tho  country,  a 
priest,  who  was  rldliig  past;  and,  ordering  hbn 
to  stop,  asked  ho-stlly Whence  come  you? 
Where  ai*e  you  going?  What  do  you  want?” 
Tho  other,  who  perfectly  well  knew  Hie  king’s 
disposition,  Instantly  replied:— “From  Bruges. 
To  Paris.  A-heneiloe."  “  You  shall  have  11,"  re¬ 
plied  tho  kin  g,  and  tn  a  few  days  presented  him 
to  a  valuable  living. 
Tub  late  Mis®  Martlnoau  left  an  Injunction  In 
her  will,  the  Birmingham  Post  says,  against  the 
publication  of  any  of  her  private  letters.  A  Lou¬ 
don  corroBpond«nt  of  the  Leeds  Mercury  also 
writes,  "1  understand  that  MissMartliiean  had 
not  only  compleUtl  her  autobiography  ]wevlous  to 
her  death,  but  sbo  bad  also  had  it  printed  and 
corrected.  Tho  work  will  fonn  two  volumes,  and 
will  be  llUistratod  by  a  number  of  woodcuts.  All 
that  remains  to  be  done,  in  fact,  Is  to  have  the 
aheole  bound  and  issued  by  a  publisher." 
Annul.  Aziz's  private  collection  of  Jo'velry  val¬ 
ued  at  six  million  Turkish  iwunds,  has  lieon 
seized  .and  tiumed  over  to  the  Finance  Dep.artmcnt 
for  sale,  one  piece  l.s  a  coffee  service ;  that  Ls  to 
say,  a  coffee  sorvloe  according  to  Oriental  Ideas, 
neither  coffee-pot,  sugar  bowl,  nor  cream  Jug. 
merely  a  salvor,  with  twelve  cups  and  saucers,  the 
forraer  being  about  the  size  of  an  egg-glosa,  but 
all  In  solid  gold,  each  itlocc  lucrusted  with  brli- 
Uanta  and  cmcrolds,  and  the  whole  cost  jcio.ooit, 
or  about  flfty-ouo  thousand  doUara  in  American 
currency. 
Tub  .\iexantlrla  Sentinel  says  that  the  following 
letter  from  Gen.  t'uster  to  the  Confederate  cav¬ 
alry  general,  Ro3.ser,  was  onH’usted  by  Custer  to 
a  farmer  near  Spottsylvanla  Court  Uouse,  after  a 
brief  engagement  between  their  rospoctlvo  com¬ 
mands,  to  bo  delivered  to  Rosaer : 
Dear — :  You  expose  yourself  too  much  on  the 
field,  old  fellow.  I  rocognl'/.ed  you  yesterday,  and 
with  dlfnculty  saved  your  lire  by  stopping  myllre. 
Don't  do  so  again,  but  live  to  laugh  over  old  times, 
after  tho  war,  with  your  friend, 
G.  A.  CusTisn. 
P.  8.— 1  whipped  Fltz  Leo  on  Wednesday,  and 
Intend  to  give  you  a  good  dressing  the  Urstehance 
I  get  In  a  fair  Deld- 
Roaser  read  the  letter  to  his  8ta.IT,  and  laugh¬ 
ingly  remarked,  “It  is'as  Just  like  Fanny.” 
IfinpUmcnts  and  Parhinety 
PERSONAL  ITEMS 
FrxuuniANS  are  eating  native  ligs. 
May  Is  a  good  time  to  begin  Pair  Culture. 
COLONKJ.  Foknbv  Is  at  Martha’s  Vineyard. 
Tu  K  latest  in  England  Is  buttoned  stockings. 
Hill  CnAKi,*8  Du.kb  will  not  come  to  America. 
Robbkt  Buchanan,  the  English  poet,  Is  tlilrty- 
ilve. 
WiiKN  tramps  ask  for  bread,  Iowa  farmers  give 
them  a  stone. 
It  takes  a  good  sermon  to  stop  flirting  until 
meeting  is  out. 
It  is  a  htird  thing  to  say  nothing  when  nothing 
ought  to  be  said. 
J-'KANK  Wai.wortu  is  not  Only  Insane  but  very 
dangerously  111. 
Thkhr  Is  one  thing  that  don't  mind  pinching, 
and  that,  la  nnuff. 
WBHhallmlR-s  .sitting  Bull.  Wo  are  glad  that 
the  man  who  shot  him  didn’t.  • 
Wknukui.  Pniurrs  risks  everything  but  his 
sculp  In  behalf  of  tho  Indians. 
Boston  1b  to  have  a  Sunday  paper  edited  by 
ladli.'s.  We  hope  for  tho  best. 
Thk  Emperor  of  Brazil's  hotel  expenses  In  this 
country  are  said  to  have  been  nearly  lin.iKXi. 
Skvkn  thousand  four  hundred  English  soldiers 
In  India  refuse  to  drink  nplrito  or  malt  Uqtior. 
Way  not  nomlnaio  Samson  un<l  Hercules,  they 
could  surely  "  carry  "  tho  Stale  of  New  York  ? 
On*  who  know*  say*  that  lh»i  wnrsfi-bchavod 
children  In  tho  country  are  those  at  the  watering- 
places. 
Charles  Campbell,  the  VlrglnLa  historian,  died 
a  few  days  ago  in  the  SHiunton  asylum  for  tho 
lasane. 
Amkiuoa  has  a.iHK)  actors— ffll  endeavoring  with 
commendable  zeal  to  bococio  Booth’s,  Halvlnis 
and  LhisUmana. 
An  lovs'a  p.apor,  speaking  of  a  sale  of  short 
liorns,  says,  “  they  wore  siyU  Ish  cattle,”  Beef  a  la 
us  It  W(TO. 
NuwroiiT,  VU,  On  tho  FoupUi  had  music  by  a 
drum  corps,  each  membci’  mf  which  was  over 
ninety  years  of  age. 
No  man  knows  how  attractive  his  home  Ls  until 
ho  offem  It  for  sale,  and  readaf  what  an  estate 
agent  says  about  It. 
VANUKaniLT  Is  trying  hard  to  recover,  but  hia 
physicians  stay  by  him  all  the  while  and  don't 
give  him  half  a  chance. 
A  uoKSB  committed  suicide  In  Lake  Village,  N. 
H.,  the  other  day  by  drowning  himself.  Ho  was 
sick  and  became  ilesiKindcnt. 
Seiiokant  John  Rvan  of  West  Newion,  whOAvaa  j 
reported  killed  in  I’uster’s  fight,  him Av.ritt<hi  home 
that  he  ivas  with  Reno,  and  la  well. 
CuAKLEs  Bkadlauuu  has  a  brother  AVho  Is  hold¬ 
ing  open-air  religious  meetings  In  Lon  don,  whi'ch 
are  largely  attended  and  successful. 
An  Indiana  man  has  been  down  wiMi  so  man/ 
complaints  that  he  can’t  conalatently  bo  sick  .'Any 
more  unless  some  ono  Invonta  a  new  tilsoase. 
“  That’s  very  cheap,”  remarked  u  Trenton 
Avoman,  Avhen  the  magistrate  And  her  |5  for 
abusing  her  pastor  as  he  passed  her  on  the  street 
Geokoe  Eliot  thinks  that  tho  Avorld  would  bo  a 
very  poor  affair  if  it  contained  no'Hilng  but  com¬ 
mon  scusc.  It  would  certainly  be  a  vory  empty 
one. 
VRiiY  Intellectual  women  are  seldom  beautiful. 
—Now  Haven  Register.  Nov/  add,  If  you  flare, 
that  very  beautiful  Avomeu  are  seldom  Intellec¬ 
tual. 
They  call  Mr.  lllff  “  Old’K.  K.  K.,”  Avhlch  means 
“  Cattle  King  of  Colonwlo.'”  He  owns  lfl,ooo  bead, 
and  for  60  miles  along  tho  I’latto  no  brand  but  his 
Is  seen. 
In  i,ho  tee  factory  at  Oalvestoo,  Texas,  tho 
Avorkmen  go  about  drea  sod  lu  the  thickest  woolen 
clothes  as  they  mo?e  about  among  the  columns 
of  BoUU  Ice. 
Mrs.  W.  Harckb,  wife  of  the  eldest  son  of 
Fletcher  Harper,  .Jr.,  (fled  at  her  homo  at  Irvlng- 
ton,  N.  Y.,  from  the  effoctsof  prostration  produced 
by  the  heat. 
“Mt  natlvo  city  has  treated  me  badly,"  said 
the  drunken  Inha'altant  of  a  place  celebrated  for 
Its  whisky,  “  but  4  love  her  stUl."  Probably  her 
SHU  was  aU  that  be  did  love. 
At  tho  end  of  tin  Indiana  marriage  ceremony, 
the  bride  advanced  gracefully  to  the  clergyman, 
and  requested  him  to  anno’onco  the  hj'inn,  “This 
la  the  Avay  1  loAigliaro  soi'qfhL” 
Upon  the  dtvith  of  a  woman  who  was  a  chronic 
borroAver,  an ’unfeelluy,  neighbor  observed,  ''She 
Avon't  be  buried  the/  e  a  week  before  she’ll  bo 
calUng  on  th.o  other  'tenants  for  Ihclr  flowers. 
“  To  you,  my  you/  ig  friends,"  said  the  President 
of  a  Western  ColR  ge  to  his  graduating  class, 
“  to  you,  Ave  give  a  glorious  future.”  “  A  present 
Avould  be  more  aa  jcptable,”  Bcreamod  a  voice  in 
the  crowd. 
tbk  Hessian  ny  is  doing  much  flamago  in  Iowa, 
and  a  lioiNcnlt  p  per  Inquiringly  asks  whence  this 
ncAv 
MALTXJRT  A  SANFORD  PATENTS. 
The  tdobI  demmble  in  any  market.  Per  sale  by 
JOHN  W.  (JUINCV.  98  WiUltttu  St.,  N.  Y.  City 
■ihI  Morptitn*  h«’jit  altaolutely  ank 
^crdily  cukmL  Pklnlui!  nt^iubllcity. 
Srnil  ftninp  ttir  particnlan.  Dr.  CarU 
tou.  US  Wuhiugtuu  SLiCtucAgo.  II 
END  lor  Glvcnlnp  of  the  Niilselcrs  Thresher, 
to  M.  AVHJJ  AMS  A  CO..  St.  JohnsviUc,  N.  Y. 
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WINTER-BLOWiNG  PLANTS 
A  SPECIALTY. 
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plants.  Also,  a  ercat  viirluty  of  the  common  and 
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FRUIT  AND 
ORNAMENTAL  I  lIkkW  I 
LARGE  STOCK.  LOW  RATES. 
ST.L\!LLlll)  PKAR  TttFKS  A  SPECIALTY, 
agents  Wanted.  vVddress 
K.  MOODY  A'  SONS,  Lockport,  N.  Y. 
Niagara  NrusEiuES,  K.tnbiishcd  I.S39. 
JANUARY  1,  1877 
post  0/igi  Ai  ted?  Why  evcrj'hody  ought  to 
know  tl'.m,  tvia*  Washlngten  5vho  inado  tho 
Ue8S‘'au  fly. 
I’tYo  .Tews  t  fere'gHsHngiflshod,  one  for  Ills  skill 
In  pugilism,  the  otk  ler  for  his  fondness  of  the  fair 
sex.  A  ger  ztleman,  ob  being  asked  to  what  tribe 
they  belop  ,ged,  anskfcred,  “1  don’t  know;  had 
they  not  T  ^-en  Jews,  I  ahould  have  supposed  one 
of  them  to  jjo  an  ‘zMaorlto’  and  the  olhci’  a 
‘llltULe.’ 
Agricultural  Centennial  News  a  Specialty 
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