RAL  ?9EW-Y0nRE 
PERSONAL  ITEMS. 
OEonoE  Eliot'S  fattier  was  a  Dlssentln?  clergy¬ 
man. 
COFFINS  for  iiirfls,  cats,  dogs  and  other  pets  are 
sold  In  New  York. 
A  Chi se.se  epicure  afilnns  that  rat-s’liams  arc 
perfectly  delicious. 
TlANiEL  VVeishter’s  Old  j'acht,  the  Lapwing,  Is 
still  alloat  at  Marshllcld. 
President  Ei.iot  of  Harvard  College  Ls  yachting 
along  the  coa.stot  eastern  Maine. 
A  Vermont  jury  now  decide  for  the  third  time 
that  larger  beer  is  not  Intoxicating. 
Prof.  1’kters  is  now  discovering  planets  and 
asteroids  to  order.  Any  more  left,  Profes-sor  ? 
N.  11.  -'‘Colonel  Anthony"  nominated  for  Oov- 
ornor  of  Kansas  Is  not  Susan  B.,  It's  lier  brother. 
PicKi.ES,  said  to  bo  superior  tx)  cucumbers,  are 
put  up  In  Florida  from  the  pith  of  the  fialmetto 
roots. 
A.  8.  AiiEi.i.,  proprietor  of  the  Baltimore  Sun,  Is 
seventy  years  old,  and  Ls  said  to  possess  $io,- 
000,00(1. 
<;oi.oNEi,  Vest  of  Missouri,  expects  to  be  elected, 
provided,  of  course,  there  are  no  hrecches  in  his 
parly. 
The  dory  Centennial  Is  safe  on  the  other  side. 
Now  for  the  next  seeker  after  fame  at  the  risk  of 
his  life. 
(Juekn  IsAREi.i.A,  when  leaving  Paris  for  Spain, 
sent  f  1,000  to  the  Prefect  of  the  Seine  for  the  poor 
of  the  city. 
Senator  Ba  vakd  received  the  honorary  degree 
of  LL.n.  at  the  recent  commencement  of  Delaware 
State  College. 
CHARLEY  Boss  Will  h3  hlg  enougli  to  llnd  himself 
ono  of  lho.si?  days,  consolingly  observes  a  New 
tirleans  p  iper. 
Obn.  SrcKLKS,  ex-MlnIster  to  Spain,  has  sold 
hl3  estahll-shment  In  Parks,  preparatory  to  return¬ 
ing  to  Aincrloa. 
Boston  COHRKrr,  the  soldier  who  shot  Wilkes 
Booth,  the  assassin  of  Lincoln,  Is  now  a  hatter  In 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 
The  CroOkb  ri  Argus  suggests  that  the  reports 
of  the  atrocities  In  Bulgaria  read  like  ouo  of 
MorUm's  speeches. 
Mils.  W.  II.  F.  Lee,  daiightcr-la-law  of  the  late 
(ieneral  K.  H.  Lee,  Is  reputed  to  be  the  handsom¬ 
est  lady  In  Virginia. 
'I'liK  cable  acro.s.s  the  Kast  River  Is  one  of  the 
"  sights”  which  Centennial  visitors  are  expected 
to  ile,scrlho  when  they  return. 
Edith  May,  the  Survivor  of  tlic  Mohawk  disas¬ 
ter,  Ls  spoken  of  as  "the  most  observed  and  liand- 
somost  lady"  at  White  Sulphur  Springs. 
l^.UBKN  Victoria's  spc<ich  said  nothing  so  very 
gracefully  that  It  is  a  pity  she  can’t  live  forever 
aiirt  repeat  the  pei  lormance  twice  a  year. 
(iKOROE  W.  Smalley  Ls  mentioned  as  a  possible 
edllior  of,  the  Tribune— after  .Mr.  Reid  stops  down 
and  out  and  the  tall  tower  Is  struck  by  IlgJitnlng. 
P.ALPH  Waldo  K.mkilson  makes  alrao.st  aa  much 
money  from  his  apple-orchard,  which  ho  uian- 
agoa  with  rare  ability,  as  ho  does  from  his  books. 
The  Hon.  doseph  R.  t'nderwOod,  ex-rulted 
States  Senator  from  Kentucky,  died  at  his  resi¬ 
dence  In  Bowling  Uruen,  yesterday,  aged  sc  years. 
M'hkn  a  Saratoga  lady  called  her  son  to  account 
because  he  had  a  golden  hair  on  the  lapel  of  his 
coat,  ho  explained  that  hl.s  girl  had  put  a  head  on 
him. 
tiEOuuE  11.  Lkwbs  writes  very  little  now-a-days. 
Well,  why  should  he,  with  a  wTro  making a 
year?  li  anybody  can  afford  to  he  a  philosopher, 
lio  can. 
The  Ice-cream  and  soda  business  Is  a  little  off, 
and  thicker  clothing  for  morning  and  evening  Is 
called  for.  But  the  warm  weather  Isn’t  over,  by 
any  means. 
Tnu  aristocratic  tastes  of  Newport  sojourners 
wiwe  gratliled  the  other  day  by  the  presence  of 
live  noblemen,  who  took  part  In  a  single  llgure  of 
the  Uermam 
Sot.  Smith  Rfssell,  the  comedian,  who  is  play¬ 
ing  with  the  Berger  family,  Is  to  bo  married  next 
mouth  to  a  daughter  of  William  L.  Adams  (“Oliver 
Optic")  of  Boston. 
Jo.'^Krii  Pitman,  the  last  survivor  of  Napoleon’s 
custodians  at  St.  Helena,  has  died  In  England  In 
his  nlnely-tlib-(l  year,  having  been  a  pensioner 
for  full  ilCty  years. 
It  Is  said  the  Emperor  tVllllam  of  Germany  will 
have  been  seventy  years  In  military  life  on  New 
Year’s  I)a.v,  1377.  He  entered  the  army  before  he 
was  ten  years  old. 
Dealers  In  military  cfiulpmenls  are  not  gener¬ 
ally  warlike  men,  and  yet,  In  making  out  their 
hills  lor  regimental  outllts,  they  never  he.sltate 
to  cliarge  bayonets. 
The  passion  for  croquet  Is  Increasing  In  the 
r u  ral  in  1 1  id ,  ’r wo  Western  Ne w  Y ork  girls,  during 
the  ab.sencc  of  materfamlllas,  sawed  off  the  tops 
of  ihclr  bedposts,  lor  balls. 
'ruE  Italian  .Minister  of  Public  Instruction,  on 
the  re-opeulug  of  the  Cdiamber  of  Deputies,  after 
the  recess,  will  bring  forward  a  bill  establishing 
elementary  education  In  Italy. 
Miss  Moi.t.ib  O.  Morton,  the  Loulsvlllo  belle, 
with  whom  the  (irand  Duke  Alexis  fell  so  madly 
in  love,  has  gone  and  married  J.  B.  C.  Lucas,  ono 
of  the  rich  I.ueases  of  St.  Louis. 
Tub  heart  of  Gen.  Butler  leaps  with  Joy  at  the 
thought  that  the  American  llag,  which  ho  manu¬ 
factures,  protected  the  Fenian  prisloners.  He 
believes  In  the  protection  which  the  flag  affords, 
'  and  that  other  protection  which  the  nation  affords 
;  his  bunting. 
Oil  wells  are  so  thick  that,  In  some  parts  of 
Pennsylvania,  It  Isn’t  sale  for  a  stranger  to  ven- 
I  ture  forth  alone  after  dark  without  a  liberty  polo 
I  strapped  across  his  shoulders. 
Mr.  g.  W.  8MALI.KV,  the  1/ondou  representative 
of  the  New  York  Tilbuno,  and  Mr.  Halstead  of 
the  Glnclnnatl  Commercial,  are  visiting  In  Spring- 
field,  the  guests  of  Mr.  Bowles. 
Prof.  Huxley  reaches  this  country  Just  in  time 
to  settle  the  controversy  as  to  whether  a  mosquito 
dips  Its  siphon  Into  a  Jerseyman  for  the  purpose 
of  extracting  his  blood  or  his  applejack. 
A  LITTLE  girl  was  asked  what  was  the  meaning 
of  the  word  luippy.  She  gave  a  very  pretty 
answer,  saying,  “  It  Is  to  feel  as  If  yon  wanted  to 
give  up  all  your  things  to  your  little  sister." 
“HOW’  to  Gat  Hid  of  a  Cold”  Is  being  discussed 
j  by  the  country  papers.  Put  a  little  nltro-glycor- 
Ine  up  your  nose,  then  hit  It  with  a  sledge  ham¬ 
mer,  and  the, cold  will  never  trouble  you  again, 
Monruinor  Capkl,  preaching  lately  at  .St.  Alex¬ 
ander’s  Church,  Bootle,  on  the  confessional,  said 
that  ho  had  never  heard  In  contesslon  the  “  least 
thing  that  might  not  be  proclaimed  on  the  house¬ 
tops." 
La  STKLTEKiNi,  tUc  Rdvcnturous  woman  who 
has  been  walking  across  tlio  Niagara  on  a  tight 
rope,  Is  said  to  be  something  of  a  blue  stocking, 
speaking  five  languages  and  reading  Latin  and 
Greek. 
Justice  has  recovered  her  eyesight  at  last.  A 
lightning-rod  man  fell  from  a  ladder  in  Laurel 
county  the  other  day,  and  was  so  completely  de¬ 
molished  that  it  Is  thought  lightning  must  have 
struck  him. 
Grisnkli.,  Iowa,  has  hit  upon  a  happy  plan  for 
the  treatment  of  tramps.  A  gang  of  them  were 
put  to  work  on  a  new  cJiurch,  and  ever  since  that 
they  and  their  friends  have  given  the  place  the 
grand  good-by. 
A  curious  book  Is  about  to  be  published.  It 
was  written  by  a  Chinese  mandarin,  and  records 
his  Impressions  during  a  vdslt  to  England.  Its 
title  Is,  “Ah  chin  Le  on  the  Civlllzullon  of  tlie 
Western  Barbarians.” 
The  Boatoulau  Is  not  naturally  a  holy  being, 
but  he  very  Justly  dares  up  when  ho  goes  Into  a 
photograph  gallerj’  and  is  informed  by  the  opera¬ 
tor  that  In  order  to  secure  a  good  likeness  ho 
must  first  wash  his  face. 
SKiuiKANT  Bates  has  done  a  good  many  acts  of 
daring  bravery  In  his  llfe-ttme ;  but  we’ll  venture 
ix  now  hat  that  he  daren’t  w’alk  into  the  rooms  of 
the  ■American  Embassy  at  London  and  ask  it 
“  .Mr.  Munsou  Plcrjiont"  is  in, 
t\’E  have  no  doubt  of  It.  Neuralgia  In  the 
faces  and  heads  of  women  Is  largely  on  the  lUx. . 
crease,  and  the  physicians  say  It  Is  due  to  the  In¬ 
ferior  protection  afforded  by  the  mode  In  which 
w  omen  now  cover  their  heads. 
Santasta,  the  aged  Kiowa  clilef,  now  conilncd 
in  the  Texas  Pentte-ntlarj',  ^vas  so  overjoyed  on 
hearing  of  the  slaughter  ol  Custer  and  Ids  com¬ 
mand  that  he  begged  to  be  allowed  to  go  to  the 
assistance  of  sitting  Bull,  and  could  hardly  con¬ 
ceal  ids  rage  w’hon  his  request  was  denied. 
A  New  London  ves.sel  was  recently  hoarded  at 
sea  by  the  Colorado  beetle  In  such  numbers  as  to 
necessitate  a  closing  of  the  hatches.  I'pon  being 
Informed,  however,  that  there  were  no  potatoes 
on  Iward,  tho  bugs  merely  gave  the  captain  a 
reprimand,  and  started  out  to  wait  for  another 
vessel. 
According  to  a  Louisville  paper  this  is  the  way 
a  Kentucky  candidate  for  office  greets  a  voter: 
“  Howdy,  howdy,  howdy  “  Howdy  7”  “  How 
do  you  do?”  “Tollable.”  “ Howl’s  all?”  “Tol¬ 
lable.”  “  Your  folks  well?"  “Tollable:  how’s 
yourn?”  “Tollable.”  “All  for  me,  this  time?” 
“  Sorter  toUable.” 
When  the  last  rose  of  summer 
Is  fuded  iind  ROue, 
And  the  blue-bottle  hummer 
Lies  dead  as  a  stone : 
When  the  mud-bngs  and  slingors 
Take  umbrage  and  ku: 
Oh  !  tell  us,  why  lingers 
Tho  wild  muB-quUlu  1 
A  M.iiNE  L'nlversallst  minister,  advertising  for 
a  lost  poeket-bouk  conudnlng  $8,  said:— “The 
person  W'ho  has  it  knows  whose  It  Is,  because  my 
name  is  in  it,  and  It  honest  will  return  It,  H  noU 
he  will,  of  course,  keep  It  and  accept  uiy  advice  to 
use  the  raoucy  lor  iho  puniosa  of  a  stool  of 
repentance  that  is  charged  with  IgnlUble  hrlm- 
stone,” 
PiiiijiDBLPniA  people  complain  that  the  Thomtui 
concerts  are  not  well  attended  In  that  city.  It  Is 
the  fault  of  the  'Thomases  themselves,  then.  We 
and  our  neighbors  own  lour,  of  tUe  ordinary 
woodshed  variety,  and  when  they  give  a  concert 
at  night  every  man  within  two  miles  of  the  bouse 
gets  lip  and  dies  and  swears,  and  wrtngs  bis 
hands  and  walks  ttie  door,  and  wo  haven’t  kindled 
a  fire  this  summer  with  anything  but  the  strange 
bootjaeiia  we  pick  up  In  the  baok  yard  every 
morning, — BurlDnjton  llatokeye. 
Colonel  II.  C.  Brockmeter,  the  Democratic 
nominee  for  Lleutenaul-Governor  of  Missouri,  had 
a  classical  education  at  Brown  University ;  went 
west;  lost  his  money  by  a  bank  failure ;  then  for 
three  years  lived  In  a  hut  of  his  own  building  in 
tho  woods,  support  ing  himself  by  shooting  game; 
then  learned  the  trade  of  a  moulder,  and,  after 
saving  i-soo,  went  back  to  his  hut,  bought  a  section 
of  laud  and  lived  there  for  several  yeai'S,  at  a  cost 
ol  fl2.50  a  year.  He  Is  a  master  of  six  trades,  and 
introduced  smoking  Into  the  Senate  of  Missouri. 
f  mpimuutisi  and  Pachinieta. 
Jl’LKY  Pl.OWS.-TlIE  fALBSeRIBERS 
are  the  only  manufacturers  of 
OSBORN’S  SULKY  PLOW, 
the  only  PJowin*  Machine  that  has  ijrr.vod  a  perfect 
success  in  all  kinds  of  sotl.  Any  kind  of  plow  can  be 
attaohed.  The  piowuiaii  rides  and  liundros  tho  plow 
with  ease.  rOKulatliiK  the  depth  and  width  of  furrow. 
Tho  draft  for  the  loam  Is  materially  less,  and  the 
ordinary  laborious  mude-  of  plowing  la  reduced  to 
one  of  com  fort  and  ease. 
The  Meadow  King  Mower, 
and  other  Ab'Tlcultural  Implements. 
(;regg  &.  CO., 
Triiuiansbiirir,  Tompkins  Co.,  N.  Y. 
SEE  BUCKEYT  6 RAiOrIU  AT  CEHTENHI^. 
^  HOLBROOK  SWIVEL  PLOW 
The  Standant  oj  A  nuricii:  'rumsafnr- 
r<iwon  Irvnl  l*ud 
or  *’sond 
for  Circular. 
Made  only  by  EV  EllETT  &  iSMALL.  JBohton,  Mass. 
Cfelf*IMECDC  and  Engine  Owners  should  nil 
EllllllwCCiiiO  understand  the  AU«u  Oovcriior. 
Hliistratod  Circular  free,  S.  H.  ALLEN,  lioelon. 
^mHEMPBRAKES 
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"the  vibrator.” 
J.OOO  SOLO  E.VST  SEASON 
WITHOIT  05K  FAILIRH  OR  REJECTION. 
This  Is  the  famoTis  Threshing  machine  that  has 
“swept  the  field”  and  created  such  a  nwolutlon  In 
the  trade,  by  Its  match i.BSS  Grain-Saving  and 
Time-Saving  prlmdiiles. 
THR  KN0HM0U5  WASTAGE  Of  grain,  so  inevlt- 
able  'uHlh  oDier  sfi/len  of  Threshers,  can  he  SAVBD 
by  this  Improved  Machine,  miffleUnt,  tm  tvery  job,  to 
rnorc  thmi  pay  all  cjrpejtsrji  of  threshing. 
.  FLAX,  TIMOTny,  MILLET,  lUINGAllTAN  and 
like  seeds,  urn  threshed,  separated,  cleaned  and 
saved,  us  easily  and  perfectly  as  Wheat,  Oats,  Uyo 
or  Barley. 
AN  R.VTKA  PKICB  Is  usually  paid  for  grain  and 
bcctU  cleaned  by  this  umchluc,  for  extra  cleunllness. 
IN  THE  WET  GRAIN  of  IfiTi  these  were  substan- 
tiully  the  ONf.Y  MaCHI-NK!?  that  could  run  with 
prontor  economy,  doing  fast,  thorough  and  perfect 
work,  u'bf.Hothfrx  utUrly /ailtd. 
All  GRAIN,  TIME  and  MONEY  wasting  compll- 
oallons,  such  B.t  “  Kndle.ss  Aprons,”  •’  Raddles,” 
”  Beater*,"  “  Pickers,”  etc.,  are  entirely  aupenged 
with!  less  than  one-halt  the  usual  Gears,  Belts, 
Boxes  and  Journals;  easier  mamigcd ;  moro  dura¬ 
ble;  light  running;  no  costly  repairs;  no  dust;  no 
"httcruigs”  bi  ulaan  up;  not  trijublod  by  adverse 
winds  rum  or  storms. 
FAR.MKKSand  GRAIN  RAISERa  whoarc  posted 
in  the  large  saving  luude  by  it.  will  notempluy  In¬ 
ferior  and  wiiHtcful  nmeblnes,  (rut  wilt  (itRtstOU  this 
Improved  Thresher  doing  their  work. 
FOUR  SIZES  made  for  (1.8. lOand  12  Horse  Powers. 
Also  a  specially  of  SEPAiiA'roRH  designed  and  made 
EXPUESALY  FOR  STEAM  POWER. 
'PWO  STYLES  OF  HOKI^E  POWERS,  vU.:  our 
Improved  “Triple  Gear,’'  aud  our  "spur  Speed,” 
(Woodbury  Stylo},  both  ’*  Mounted  ”  on  jour  wheels. 
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sues.  Styles,  Prices,  Terms,  etc. 
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^ulilicatioRSi, 
FARMER’S  VETeInARY  ADVISER, 
ByProf.  J.  LAW,  Cornell  Cnireniitj,  llliara.N.Y. 
“  The  most  useful  and  therefore  the  best  work  on 
th(^  dl.noH.sns  of  animals  In  the  KiigllsU  language.” — 
OnuTitry  (ienUrman. 
“  Deserves  to  bo  placed  at  tho  head  of  all  that  has 
hithorlo appeared  In  this  line.*’— Prttirts  farmer. 
“  From  the  pen  of  such  an  author  is  a  sufficient 
rccommandatlon.  *  ♦  •  Will  give  to  the  ciimmon 
reader,  ns  well  ns  to  the  sdentifle  roan,  Tnuch  valu¬ 
able  InInrniailort.”— Dr.  Luiutanl,  I'res.  Veterinary 
Oolleoe,  A>1<i  Vtirk, 
“  Will  provo  of  immense  benefit  to  the  farmer  and 
stock  owner,  und  us  a  book  of  reference  to  tho  vete- 
rlnnry  practuloner.”— Dr,  , Smith,  Crey.  Veterinary 
ColUye,  TnroHTo. 
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WILLIAM  BARNES  (ex-Supt.  of  Ins.  Dept, 
of  N.  y.)  and  M.  D.  HANOVER,  partners,  as 
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against  Ins.  Co's  In  any  part  of  the  country.  Parties 
having  such  claims  or  holding  life  policies  which 
tlfey  wtsh.to  surrender  for  cash  or  puid-up  policies, 
cun  address  (inclosing  stamp} 
BAENK.S  &  HANOViCR,  Tryon  Row,  N.Y. 
Moore’S  Rural  Nkw-yorkkk  became  a  house¬ 
hold  word  and  power  in  the  land  long  before  we  quit 
“  going  to  school,’’  aud,  perhaps,  needs  no  comment 
from  us;  still  “Its  memory  is  ever  fresh  andgreen.” 
and  is  renewed  by  its  appearance  every  week,  brim¬ 
ful  of  good  things  as  ever.  We  are  glad  to  announce 
that  our  predictions  In  the  .lauuary  number  are 
being  more  than  fulfilled.  We  have  sent  it  more 
than  Jlre  kitfulred  namcH,  and  we  learn  that  sub¬ 
scriptions  have  been  pouring  in  In  like  proportions 
from  nil  parts  of  the  Country,  despite  the  hard  times. 
Long  may  it  continue  t,j  be  wluit  It  Is— a  power  for 
gcnd  In  the  laud.— Agen  t’s  Frieiul. 
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OIBcers  ot  Agricultural  Societies  and  Clubs, 
Granges,  Ac—  can.  If  they  will,  materially  aid  In 
augmenting  the  circulatiun  of  the  RURAL.  Scores 
of  such  are  already  forming  clubs ;  how  many  others 
will  kindly  do  likewise? 
