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PERSONAL  ITEMS. 
Mb.  Jefferson  Davis  leri  his  wife  and  daughter 
la  Europe. 
San  Jo,sh,  Cal.,  put  up  iflu,om)  cans  of  tomatoc.s 
last  season. 
Liei-tbnant-Ubnkrai.  Shbriiun,  Is  aulTerlng 
from  pneumonia. 
Bishop  McLaren  has  confirmed  1,00()  persons 
during  the  past  year. 
Mbs.  Admiral  Dahlorkn  entertains  every  fort- 
nlgfit  one  of  the  literary  societies  of  tVashlngton. 
Jane  Goldsmith,  grand-niece  of  the  dever 
Oliver,  has  Just  died  at  the  Home  for  the  Aged  in 
Halifax,  N.  s. 
Both  Bret  flarte  and  .Mark  Twain  arc  prosecut¬ 
ing  Canadian  purtloa  who  have  Infringed  the 
copyright  of  t  heir  hook.s. 
Thk  Uon.  L.  Lctelller  oe  St.  Just,  Minister  of 
Agriculture,  haa  hecn  appointed  Lieutenant  Gov¬ 
ernor  of  the  rrovlnce  of  (iuehec. 
A  .MASSAcni-ssTTa  cow,  when  given  the  choice, 
prefers  tobacco  stems  to  hay  as  a  steady  diet. 
Her  massa-chews-lt,  and  she  chews  it,  too. 
Sat3  Mr.  Aldrich:—'*  A  man  of  ordinary  agllltj' 
might  iviilk  over  the  greater  part  of  Europe  on 
tho  oulBtrclched  palms  of  the  lower  classes.” 
Sin  Edward  Thornton,  Brltl.sh  Minister,  always 
goes  to  receptions  at  a  very  early  hour.  Ho 
follows,  ;and  makes  lus  family  follow  the  laws  of 
health. 
The  elergymen  of  Chicago  have  invited  .Messra. 
Whittle  and  Bliss,  the  evangellsls,  to  carry  on 
the  religious  meetings  aftor  .Mr.  Moody’s  departure 
for  Boston. 
The  Hon.  A.  H.  Stephens  haa  moved  himself 
and  Ills  baggage  Into  Ills  I'oinAillteo  room  In  the 
OapttoL  where  he  Is  10  live.  He  will  not  go  homo 
during  Uie  j  ear. 
Dork  never  goas  to  a  cafe ;  lives  w’ltli  his 
mother;  Is  luilostrlous;  plays  the  violin;  was  a 
friend  of  Ho.sslnl,  and  he  rests  from  his  painting 
to  play  oil  the  piano. 
A  London  paper  iT?i)orls  that  Mr.  Spurgeon  "Is 
far  from  well.”  Ho  had  so  far  ret;ovon‘d,  how¬ 
ever,  during  the  latter  part  of  November  us  to  bo 
able  to  preach  on  Sunday. 
A  WAi.NtT  tree  In  the  Crimea  Is  at  least  l.ooo 
years  old,  and  yields  from  «u,ue'>  lo  hhvkio  nuts  a 
year.  It  bclonga  to  live  Tartar  families,  who 
share  Its  produce  equally. 
Edwin  Fokkest's  "Home"  at  Springbrook,  Is 
about  lo  receive  two  elderly  actors— veterans 
lagging  on  tho  stage — In  the  peisonsof  Messrs. 
WllUiim  lamias  and  George  G.  Spear. 
M.  SH.siiKiN,  the  Jtusslan  Minister  at  Washing¬ 
ton,  la  of  the  miNllutn  hlght.,  haa  a  close,  well-knit 
figure,  gray  hair  and  ample  mustache,  piea.saut, 
not  handsome  features,  wcarq  glasses  and  Is  tho 
beau  Ideal  of  a  German  proIes.sor. 
Mrs.  Jcua  Ward  Howe  preached  at  Newimrt 
qn  Thanksgiving  Day.  Mrs.  Howe  has  a  prettj', 
cozy  country  place  a  mile  or  two  out  of  Newport, 
wherein,  before  her  husband’s  death,  she  was 
wont  often  lo  entertain  artists,  good  talkera,  and 
literary  people  generally. 
Mrs.  Roxana  Noit,  widow  of  the.  Uev.  Samuel 
Nott,  died  In  Hartford,  Ct.,  recently,  aged  nearly 
nlnciy-i wo  years.  Mrs.  Nott  was  the  only  sur¬ 
vivor  of  the  missionary  band  which  was  sent  txi 
India  by  the  American  Board  of  Commt'sslouerH 
for  Foreign  Missions  In  IS12. 
Madame  Hldkksdorf,  the  singer,  has  a  beauti¬ 
ful  miKlel  farm  at  Lakeside,  Mass.  It  IsculUvated 
under  her  own  eyes  to  a  charm,  and  she  owns 
quantiriea  of  the  most  valuable  live  stock.  She 
makes  remarkable  butter,  so  good  that  it  Is  sold 
In  Boston  lor  ski  cents  a  pound. 
Walt  Whitman  does  not  believe  Incremation, 
He  said  the  other  day  that  "  it  makes  a  fellow 
tremble  to  think  of  the  Iron-heartod  progress  of 
the  age.  When  the  life  has  gone  out  of  the  body 
I  rather  respect  the  old  shell  for  all  it  haa  been  as 
w’cll  as  tor  all  It  hasconlalned." 
IlcoH  Bancroft,  the  historian  of  the  Paclllc 
Slope,  haa  a  valuable  library  on  his  subject,  hav¬ 
ing  devoted  his  large  income  to  it  for  a  dozen 
years.  Many  of  the  olllclal  documents  of  the 
Mexican  Governmeni.  have  ccen  secured  by  him 
exclusively  in  periods  of  revolution. 
Thk  Rev.  James  Henry  Thornton  of  Baltimore, 
a  negro,  was  arrested  for  stealing  a  coat.  In  hla 
pwket,  between  the  pages  of  a  hymn  book  and  a 
Bible,  were  pawn  tickets  representing  a  large 
amount  of  plunder.  Ills  pastoral  calls  had  been 
the  most  profitable  part,  of  his  parish  work. 
Somebody  said  to  Robert  Hall:— "How  many 
discourses  do  you  think,  .Mr.  Hall,  may  a  minister 
gel  up  each  week  ?"  Answered  flail “  if  he  Is 
a  deep  thinker  and  great  condenwr,  he  may  get 
up  one ;  If  he  Is  an  ordinary  man.  two ;  but  if  he 
Is  an  ass,  sir,  he  will  produce  halt  a  dozen.” 
I’kesident  Grorok  Washingtos  once  sent  to 
his  cousin,  Mrs.  Wa.shlngion  of  Fairfield,  alerter 
Introducing  a  physician  fametl  for  the  cure  of 
cancer ;  ana  tms  letter  nas  ju.st  been  sent  to  Cin¬ 
cinnati  to  be  sold  by  the  descendants  of  the 
lady,  who  are  living  In  Kentucky  in  straitened 
circumstances. 
Mips  .Smilbt  has  been  holding  a  tsTicr  of -ier- 
Tices  in  the  congregational  Church  of  Kuiiand, 
Vermont.  She  la  about  beginning  another  series 
in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of  Burlington. 
The  Kutland  Herald  says;— •*  .Miss  Smlley  has 
made  a  very  favorable  Impression  here  as  a 
preacher  and  os  au  accoMipU.sUe(l  ;in<l  ugrerable 
liiUy.” 
It  was  Viscount  Maidstone,  son  and  heir  of  the 
P 
Earl  of  Winchelsea  and  Nottingham,  who  lately 
enlisted  as  a  common  soldier  bpcause  he  was  too 
3Icut  3*ubUcntiott.«. 
poor  to  live  oth«?rwlsc,  his  annual  Income  being  a 
pittance  of  J2,500.  lie  bought  himself  out  of  this 
engagement  In  a  few  days,  but  has  now  enlisted 
for  tho  second  tlrno  and  for  twelve  years  In  the 
Royal  Artillery, 
tirEKN  Victoria  goes  walking  in  a  short  dark 
.serge  petticoat:  the  heels  of  her  boots  are  not 
halt  an  Inch  high,  the  soles  are  broad  and  thick, 
and  they  nro  never  blacked.  Slio  always  wi'l- 
comes  news  of  the  people,  Improvements  In  their 
mannei's,  their  health,  and  their  appearance. 
She  declare.s  that  visiting  her  humble  subjccLs  is 
belter  than  going  to  the  play. 
Mr.  Charles  Dcdlev  M'arner  .says  when  he 
went  buying  ancient  coins  of  the  Grcek.s  In 
Greece  he  “  looked  In  tho  face  of  a  handsome 
graybeard,  who  asked  me  ’Z.nmi  fraiios  for  a  silver 
com,  which  he  siUd  wa.s  a  .Solon,  I  looked  at  him  lo 
sec  if  there  was  a  ny  guile  In  his  eye ;  but  there  was 
'not.  1  cannot  hut  hope  that  this  race,  which  has 
learned  to  look  honest,  will  some  Mmo  become  so.” 
THE  non.  Lewis  H.  Hedileld  says  that  Mr.  Weed 
Is  mistaken  In  thinking  that  only  three  of  the 
veteran  Journalists  of  the  Htato  survive.  Bc.slde8 
.Mr.  Weed,  Mr.  Follett,  and  Mr.  Itedneld,  there  Is 
Mr.  Chaiineey  Morse,  who  was  editor  and  proprie¬ 
tor  of  The  Gniarto  Repository  at  Canandaigua  for 
ail  yeiins.  .Mr.  Morse,  now  sa  years  old,  Uvea  In 
Detroit.,  and  Is  bright  and  well.  Mr.  Uedtleld  also 
Is  S3,  and  comparatively  strong. 
Caitain  Burnabv,  the  heroof  the  ride  lo  Khiva, 
aometlmea  known  by  tlie  toubrlquet  "The 
.Stroogest  Man  In  the  World,”  wa«  recenUy  ap- 
polntzjd  Cornmlssloiior  to  determine  the  boun¬ 
daries  between  the  'rnrklsh  and  i'Clavo  armies 
during  tlio  t^tce,  but  It,  being  represented  In  cer¬ 
tain  quarters  that  the  appointment  of  Captain 
Burnaby  for  this  purpose  would  give  ofTeuee  to 
tho  Czar,  another  olllcer  is  ro  bo  named. 
The  (>rand  Duke  Nicholas  of  ItiisBla,  whom  tho 
Czar  has  Just  appointed  to  t.Uo  command  of  the 
Army  of  tho  Danube,  Is  ono  of  tho  Czar’s  three 
brothers.  He  la  not  regarded  ns  a  genlits,  mili¬ 
tary  or  otiierwlso.  Ho  has  rtsen  to  hla  present 
mlllUiry  rank  by  seniority,  and  during  the  war, 
should  one  ensuo,  ho  will  probably  aet  entirely 
on  the  advico  of  his  Chlcf-of-suff,  General  No- 
pokoytzl.sky,  who  is  one  of  tho  best  soldiers  of 
tho  Uus.slau  army. 
Mrs.  bx-Sknator  Henderson,  In  her  very  clever 
book  on  cookery,  says  that  Senator  iklddle  of 
Delaware  took  much  pleasure  In  his  siipermi 
knowledge  on  the  important  subject  of  omclels. 
Once,  when  breakfasting  with  Mra.  (.’rlltendcn  of 
Kentucky,  an  omelet  of  doubtful  appearance  was 
presented  to  him,  “  Boforo  we  proceed  with  our 
breakfast,”  said  he,  “  let  mo  teach  you  a  valuable 
accomplishment.”  They  repaired  at  once  to  the 
kllchen  range,  where  the  .‘jenafor  Immediately 
demonstrated  his  quail  tloatlons  ns  a  very  nnc 
cook. 
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//(irpcr's  fVfi'Jtly),  lllled  with  the  choicest  rending  for 
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year,  with  choice  of  three  prnmlnms  t  tho  beautiful 
now  chromo,  "  Vos  or  No  2"  slso  Iftxlp  Inches;  any  ono 
of  the  culehrutod  novels  bv  tiharlcs  Dickens,  nr  an 
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VIRGINIA  FARMS 
Near  RlchiOond,  and  In  other  parts  of  the  State,  for 
salo  low.  lairge  immigration  m  Va.  Large  Map  of 
Vu.,  2.6c.  Ileal  Kstato  .lournftl,  ‘2.6c.  a  ycur.  Gnm- 
lugiieHlree.  iVInrk  lliin  for  Inliire  relerenee. 
CHAFFIN,  STAJ’LKS  A  CO..  Iliehmond.  Va. 
®rfc,i)i,  iir. 
WANTED. 
A  Niirsorynmn,  with  a  small  eapl- 
Uil.  Address  .1.  H.  BKl.STOR, 
Marllnshurg.  \V.  Va. 
POMONA  NURSERr. 
Cnpt.  .Inch  and  G  rent.  A  in  erica  11.  tho  best  Straw¬ 
berries.  Ten  acres  of  /Irandi/u'iiif  (Susi|iiuco)  Uan(i- 
berrlos,  yielded  Inst  summor  /l-tJL'IFi-  Send  for  Cat¬ 
alogue.  W.M.  FARRY,  ClnnamliiBon.  N.,I. 
Spring  Avenue  Gardens. 
WINTER-BLOOMING  PLANTS 
A  SFECIAI.TY. 
C.arnatlons,  Siotla*,  Neapolitan  VIolots,  Bouvar- 
dltts,  Chimisu  Atiilnns,  Lily  of  tho  Valley.  AU  the 
n.w  and  most  doslrnble  Geraniums  and  similar 
plants.  Also,  a  grout  variety  of  the  common  and 
fancy  Hardy  Evergreen  Trees,  a*  lew  as  they  cun 
be  purchased  of  any  trustworthy  dealer. 
"Tt  Is  more  In  accnniancw  with  the  spirit  and 
feelings  of  the  rending  puhlh  nt  Anieih-a  than 
any  other  magazlnn  thni,  Is  puhllslieil.”-  Dof/f/ 
(inipfn'c,  X.  y. 
"Tho  'Galaxy'  Is  always  more  a  ningazlne 
than  nn.v,  and  more  varied  In  Its  range  than  any 
other.’’  /m/('p(.';/dcn/.,  Aew  l  or/c, 
DURING  1877 
THE  GALAXY 
win  have  Serial  Slorlcs  by  ANNIE  EinVARDS. 
jrSTIN  MoCARTHY,  and  II.  II.  BOYESEN; 
Articles  by  HK’IIAUD  GRANT  WHITE;  .sketches 
by  AI.HICKT  UIIODES,  arid  a  variety  of  good 
things. 
Why  not  have  the  very  Best  Literary 
Magazine  in  the  Country  ? 
THE  GALAXY 
IS  THE  BEST  AND  MOST  ABLY  EDITED 
AMERICAN  MAGAZINE. 
Who  would  not  give  $4.00  for  such  a 
Magazine  for  a  Year? 
WH  PRBrAY  THE  POSTAaU. 
SHELDoiv  &,  roi^inivv, 
NEW  VOKK. 
POTTER’S  AMERICAN  MoiTHlL 
ILLFSTKATFO;  Pr.Ht  Fnindv  MuciiWie 
In  the  t  ouolry,  lit  y;!  for  IH77.  .1  emdoa 
one  year  for  tl3:  lOcopieH  lor  *2.6:  20 
'.'P.K'V''  t"'  ^511,  and  II  l■^lpy  of  Foller’H 
nihle  EncycloneiHn.  qunilo,  .'t.noo 
I lln.st  rations,  price  HPi."*,  ghen  lo  tho 
I'ertien  seiilllng  tills  rinli.  For  side  at 
all  Nows  stands,  at  26  rents  a  number. 
Wpectiil  Terms  to  Agents. 
.1.  K.  Fol'Tftll  fi.  CO.,  pbii.i.,  pn. 
1850  Twenty-Eighth  Year  1877 
OF  THK 
RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
The  Great  Illustratkd  Afinicui.TiiiiAL  and  Fa.m- 
iLv  Wf.eklv  hiiH 
REDUCED  ITS  SUBSCRIPTION  PRICE 
JToa-  lH7r. 
Okn.  GEORdB  Wa.shimiton  w(w  precise  In  dress 
and  probably  had  many  a  pleasant  lliUc  vajilty 
of  Ills  own.  In  the  camp  at  Cumberland  (17T.6) 
there  was  but  one  mirror,  and  that  sot  in  the  end 
of  a  powder-horn  used  by  his  friend  anil  comrade 
Col.  Zachary  Lewis.  By  this  mirror  Gen.  Goot'k-e 
shaved  his  chin  every  morning  an/l  completed 
hlH  tollot.  The  powder-horn  Is  now  in  pos-sesslon 
of  one  of  fol,  Lewis’s  descendants,  resident  In 
Richmond.  'J'he  horn  is  still  suspended  upon  the 
plaited  leathern  string  by  which  It  hung  at  the 
soldier’s  side. 
EDUCATIONAL  NOTES. 
liowooiN  has  241  students— three  of  them  post¬ 
graduates. 
The  Baltimore  libraries  have  a  total  number  of 
'2.60,605  volumes. 
.Miss  "Gail  IIa.uii.ton  ”  was  once  a  teacher  In 
the  Hartford  High  School;  so  was  the  Rev.  T.  K. 
Beecher. 
Ladies  have  been  elected  to  the  School  t.’om- 
rnlttee  of  New  Bedford  from  two  of  the  wards  of 
that  city. 
The  CHtaloguo  of  Brown  University  for  ISTO-T 
shows  the  number  of  the  students  to  be '2,61,  of 
whom  70  are  Freshmen.  'There  have  been  Im- 
porUnt  changes  made  In  the  course  of  study, 
elcvallDg  the  standard,  and  showing  that  tho 
college  Is  under  the  guidance  of  liberal  and  jiro- 
gresslve  educators. 
Pkof.  Sanborn  Ten  net  of  Williams  has  deckiiNl 
to  lead  a  natural  history  expedlilon  to  tho  Rocky 
Mountains  durlog  the  np.xt  summor  vacation. 
His  party  Is  U)  be  composed  of  I6  membei's,  prtn- 
cipaUy  from  the  I-ycemn  of  Natural  History,  and 
all  will  be  required  to  prepare  themselves  for  the 
expedition  by  careful  preliminary  work.  Prof. 
Tenney  hopes  to  work  up  some  Important  sclen- 
tltlc  points,  while  the  other  objects  of  the  trip 
will  be  to  enrich  the  museum  of  the  college  and 
Instruct  tho.se  who  accompany  him.  It  will  be 
known  as  "The  Williams  College  Expedition.” 
MOST  men  know,  in  a  sort  of  general  way,  that 
there  la  a  Science  and  Geometry  of  Dress-  Mrs. 
M.  L.  Jackson  haa  done  the  world,  and  especially 
the  feminine  portion  of  it,  a  service  by  publishing 
a  manual  upon  Mie  subject.,  by  the  study  of  which 
ladles’  and  children's  wearing  apparel  may  be 
designed,  dratted,  and  cut.  Bhe  claims  a  new 
and  original  method  of  teaching,  and  diagramlc 
delineations  of  garments  in  miniature  accompany 
Uiq  volume.  Flually,  there  Is  a  VocabuUry  of 
Fashion ;  and  altogeUier,  it  the  work  ts  what  it 
professisi  to  be,  whftjh  there  Is  no  reason  to  doubt, 
It  will  prove  an  aciiulslUon  to  “  me  sciiools,  I 
dressmakers,  and  ladles  generally.”  ^ 
Address  II.  W.  HAI.ES, 
ItidBcwood.  Bergen  Co.,  N.  J. 
OALIFDRNIA. 
Have  yon  anv  thought  of  going  to  CBlIfornlu? 
Are  you  going  West,  North  or  Northwest? 
You  want  to  know  the  best  routes  to  take  ? 
Th^rehortost,  safest,  qnlukcst  and  most  comfort¬ 
able  routes  sre  those  owned  by  the  rhioago  and 
Nfirlli-Wesu  rri  Railway  Compuiiy.  It  owns  over 
two  thousand  miles  of  the  best  roud  there  Is  In 
the  country.  Ask  any  ticket  agent  to  show  you  Its 
mu  [IB  and  Hmo  oards.  All  lickiu  ugmits  cun  uell  you 
through  lickeis  by  llils  route.  Buy  your  ilek«>ts  via 
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vltt  Cleveland. 
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