J.M.THORBURN&COS; 
I SEED WAREHOUSE 
IS JOHN ST, N EW*Y 0 R K 
#n$uraufc 
PERSONAL ITEMS 
ESTABLISHED 1853 
Hates does not smoke. 
Oliver Ames Is very Ill. 
Ms. Patti says be woke up tbe wrong woman. 
The new telephone will carry tbe nows to 
Mary. 
At 1.08 Angeles, cal., limes are rotting by tbe 
ton. 
THE SplU and Berg do not get along well to¬ 
gether. 
TnE Rothschilds occupy six splendid residences 
In Paris. 
Grant Is the only surviving ex-Presldent of the 
republic. 
Hersciiel v. Johnson of Georgia, Is a practising 
physician. 
Millais’ last, picture, a Scotch river scene, 
brought him $15,000. 
“ M. T. E.”—Your suggestion, like some cases of 
vaccination, doesn't take. 
Senator Spencer ol Alabama, seems to be 
mulcted with spiral McGinnis. 
Tom Fitch, who was the Tom Marshall of San 
Francisco, has gone to live In Arizona. 
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and her daughter 
Maud Howe are to make a European trip. 
some of the hillsides of California are covered 
with wild, flowers and some with bummers. 
The duke of Cleveland has been robbed of 
Jewels, among which was a necklace worth $15,000. 
M. j>k Molinari, the observant tourist who wa3 
In this country last year, has resumed his editorial 
duties In Paris. 
The late Rear-Admiral Alden's wife is In an In¬ 
sane asylum. The will of the Admiral will not be 
opened until after her death. 
THE Japanese Mikado is said to go through his 
part in the ofllclal receptions with Impressive 
dignity and In;; European dress. 
Mr. Bierstapt Is going to paint Tor ex-Governor 
Stanford or California a pLcture to which will be 
attached the pretty price of $ 20 , 000 . 
Samuel W. shoemaker of Baltimore was one of 
the earliest, believers In the emcney of blue glass. 
He has a hot-house covered with It. 
Daniel Shay, the leader or Shay's rebellion In 
Massachusetts in 1786, lies burled In the town of 
Sparta, Livingston County, in this state. 
Thk Cardlnal-Arohblshop of Paris complains 
that marriages with nieces and sisters-tn-law 
have Increased In melancholy proportion. 
TnE Duke d'Aumale Is the owner of Rembrandt’s 
•‘Resurrection of Lazarus,” for which the Czar 
offered, about 15 years ago, the sum of $140,000. 
BEST AAO CHEAPEST BFRRY CRATES ASD HASH IT! 
_10 tm. Mo ackaowUiUM ojr I ♦• Jin* 
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IV Oifin for r«>n. A. M. Jtirdr, Kitu.yt 
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^ HochMtof, N. T , writno s '* l'tirchg/M 
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^itb onl«r Niiufhiilion jtjnrvnlor'l. 33 1 *. OMHi 10 b.vof, 13 In widn. 1"H 
1 -j,o Met,. ...h ru.kr .Ji V’l »< /••»««. *l' h ■ l " V">< *«*«*• 
f.l, Qu*rt CaiUctf, •"* pnr f £uul DadVoi*. $l<> f"*» in onj 'jUAAlitieo. 
Or WATERTOWN, N. V. 
Insures only Farm Property and Private Residences. 
Capital .. #200,000 00 
ssurplu*. Mil.(l'2'2 70 
Net Assets. Jan 1,1577 t.OAO.fWA 70 
Net Surplus over Capitol and 
Reserve .....—. 1 Ml),31.5 03 
Total A tit’I paid tty this (OHl- 
punv tur Lueses. ‘l,nsi),01'2 Of) 
John c. Cooper. Pres’t. Isaac Munson. Sec’y 
J. A. SHERMAN. V 1’res. LI. .M.STEVE,VP, Asa'tdOC. 
Hiram Dewet, General Ageut. 
BY MAIL FREE OF POSTAGE 
They speak their own praise wherever planted. 
IWThf, attention or MARKET gardeners 
AND PRIVATE FAMILIES 18 PARTICUL-VRI T RF.- 
qr’ESTKit. UMIltETIT H RURAL REG18- 
TJtK AND ALMANAC, CONTAt.NINO CATA¬ 
LOGUE ANIi PUICES, MAILED WITHOUT CHARGE 
TO APPLICANTS. 
David Landreth & Sons, 
Founded 1784. Philndelpliia. 
Uteal (ftftatc 
V,FV0OUW\^i’Gjg 
te‘?SE EDSME'M,T;^k 
F t/Ail Want a FARM or HOME, with 
VII11 independence and plenty in your 
lUU old age, 
THE BEST THING I IN THE WEST 
it ink 
Send for Price List to D. 9, 
MARVIN, Watertown, N.Y 
GRAPEVINES 
FRESH AND RELIABLE SEED BY MAIL. 
Send address on a postal card for otir 9prlnft Cata 
lOguc, contalnlliu nnifca and 2ft0 tlltiatratloiis. 
SO STATE ST.. ALBANY'. N. V. 
containing 192 
pnitea on 
SEEDS 
aitd Plants 
miilf.il free. 
LANDS IPJ KANSAS 
Circulars, with map, giving full information, tree 
Address A.8. .Johnson, Act’gLnnd Uoin’r,Topeka.Its 
L. H. Nutting, Gen’l A«’t, 239 Broadway, New York 
SurltBMAN and Fi.omsl 
PX1ILADA. 
ALFRED BRIDGEMAN, 
876 Broadie*//, JVttv Work, 
Grower# Importer and Dealer in 
Vegetable, Field, 
AND 
Flo wer Se eds. 
Garden Tools and Horticultural Books. 
Mv annual priced Catalogues nra now ready, and 
mailed free to all applicants. They contnin all the 
leading and most popular sorts of Vegetiilile, 
C A O II C In best part of Maryl >u<l.ut panic prices. 
iHIiItIv Good society, schools, churches. R, R.. 
nav„ and salt water luxuries. ForcatHtouucand price 
list, address Mancha A Gibson, CentrcvtUc. Md. 
A HOME AND FARM 
NEW PRICED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUES 
— OF — 
Vegetable & Agricultural Seeds 
AIOO 
NEW FLOWER SEED CATALOGUE 
For 1877, 
READY FOR MAILING. FREE TO ALL APPLICANTS, 
OF YOL’Lt OWN 
On the line of a GREAT RAILROAD, with good 
markets both EAST and WEST. 
mow IS THE TIME TO S ECU HE IT. 
Field n nd Flower meed*. Including all the most 
desirable novelties of the past season. 
Mild Climate, Fertile Soil. Best Country for Stock 
Raising in the Umtod States. 
Al tow ram to tuft ihr times. Inclose 
a. letter stamp for our handsomely 
illustrated Catalogue for IN77,and ad¬ 
dress 
TUE BELL KITE NURSERY €0., 
Paterson, New Jersey. 
Books. Maps, Fall Inf ormation, also "THE PIO¬ 
NEER,’’ sent tree to all parts of the world. 
Address O. F. DAVIS, 
Land Com. U. I 1 R. R-. 
OMAHA. NEB 
BOCHESTER 
COMMERCIAL 
NURSERIES 
AND 
LANDS FOR SALE 
Spring Avenue Gardens. 
WINTER-BLOOMING PLANTS 
[Entab'A 1830.] 
IT A It D V' T It EF,M and P I , A NTH— Per Doz , 100 
Price-Llfr. tube, in, ludes 
n and 1 , 00 ft. spring Price-List. ruEB, in< ludes 
SPECIALTIES AND NOVELTIES. 
Ornamental Catalogue, illustrated, 10c.; Fruit, do, 
with Colored Plate, lie. Free to customers. 
Address W. H. LITTLE, Rochester, N. Y. 
960,000 ACRES 
In Southwest Missouri. 
First-class stock Farms, ojceellont Agricultural 
Lands, and the bust Tobacco Region In the West, 
abort winters, no grasshoppers, orderly society, 
good markets and a hoaltuy country. Low Prices) 
Long Credit I ..... . . „ 
Free Transportation to the lands furnished pur¬ 
chasers. For further Information, address 
A. L. DEANE, Land Commissioner, «t. Louis. 
A SPECIALTY. 
Carnations, Smilax, Neapolitan Violets, Bouvar- 
dlas, Chinese Azaleas. Lily of the Valioy. AH tbo 
new and most desirable Gorirnlnms and similar 
plants. Also, a great, variety of the common aDd 
fancy Hardy Evergreen Trees, a* low as they can 
be purchased of any trustworthy dealer. 
Address II. W. IIA 1.EH, 
Ridgewood. Bergen Co., N. J. 
OP PLANTS A SPECIALTY. Address 
C. HA YI5N8TISTE, Moscow, I.uz. Co.. Pa. 
iPtsiccU»nnju.$i 
For the Flower unil Vegetable Garden. Pure, 
Fresh it ml KiliabU.nl reduced pi’lcrs. 
PLANTS! PLANTS! 
Of ali kinds for the House, Lawn or Pleasure Ground, 
ail perfectly hcal'hy, and at low price'. 
Eetnhitnliod n quarter of o Century. 
Descriptive priced catalogues of the above sent 
free to all who apnlv. 
.1. T. SMITH A SON, Brentwood. N. H. 
ESTABLISHED 1837 
Lands and Tickets for sale. The Ira- 
nitgrant'd Guido. HO pages, free. Du. 
A MM i UliOW X, 58 Sears Bldg, Boston. 
TEXAS 
NIAGARA NURSERIES 
ESTABLISHED 1839. 
No asthma or c&Urrh hero, 
MHpb-bn<i catalogue* irto. 
FARMS 
ijjJLMaa*- 
Look pout, N'. Y., Feb. 19, 1877. 
In order to reduce our atock, we will accept orders 
for the next 30 day* on tbo following conditions ; 
For cash with order, 30 per cent, discount from 
trade list price. 
For satisfactory bank note, doe June 1st, 1877, 25 
per cent, discount from t.rndo list price. 
Our stock of salable trees is of superior quality, 
and we invite a personal Inspection. Wo have a 
iargc'supply of all the leading article*. 
li. MOODY dL HONS. 
Jcvtiliscrsf 
I JO It HAT-K.-A FIRfT-CI.ASS FRUIT 
^ AND TRUCK FARM of 19 acres, llneb loomed. 
Just outside the incorporate limits of Milford, 
DEL. I.IDO Pencil ;i ml ftf41 Pear Trees, ttiree acres 
Strawberries. UKK) Raspberries. D I) Crepe Vines, 
Applo*. cherries, etc.; nil In bearing. Good nutld- 
ings. mild climate, ami a desirable home. Address 
owner, .J. C. WILBUR, Milford, Del. 
75 to IOO Bush. Shelled 
•‘I»1I«E*I.Y Blf AVII.” 
We offer tli nhove hnind of White Lead to tlic 
public with tbo positive m-mirnnce that it i* 
CM AM. Fit HITS LA Iff. K FICU 1 TH- 
M PLANTS -Beat varieiins; lowest rules Peach 
Trees. Ac- lOO.OOB Strawberry Plants for *100 Send 
for Catalogue. JOHN 8. C0LI.IN8, 
Mooreetown, N. J. 
produced iiy the STOCIi.BR/IDUl5 1IANUREH| 
other crops in nroporliou. TJjpBttnnlriurwj,lnudo for 
diflermit crop*, originated by Prof. Sincklirldge. of 
the Massrti'husetts a gruswlturul College, wore used 
on 1,000 acres in 1K7H. and 510 per eem. report 
laytfritbly. Our puiuphlctfor ihiVHKN > FUFJ'-, 
containing the experiunuu of score* of tanner*, and 
much valuable information. Every farmer should 
send for a copv. W. M. UOWIvElt A. CO,. 
Hole Agl s, Boston, .Muss. 
fiOQ,ouo rt,at. 
%*>: /,> Kv.-rrrrrr 
6CO,0)*1 1 i r. ..ji-ftniwr 
1.CKS1I.1N, 1111,1.8 tY CO , 
For sale by dealer* genera I y. Ci \( t \xATI, OliiO. 
NOTE. -Coiisuni’-r?. will consult their INTEREST 
by bearing m mind that a lurec proportion of tlio 
article -old us PI KE WHITE LEAD Is uilillle- 
ruted to tbe Client of from W tone per com.; and 
much of it does not contain a particle ol I>eud. 
YOU WANT A 
KSwXsBSMKiAcs^B ikdrlln- I'kuiu, etc. 
co Cqtalofiici Free. 234 Year. 400 Acre#. 13 Greeii'liouMO. 
HTOIUUS, HAIVHISON A CO., Paiknvius. 1-tu Cou>rr, Omo. 
to innke you linppy 1 The “l,A|)Y” is the 
finest large, extra, early WBI'PE It It A P E known. 
Ripens middle of August. Hardy, hoaltbv, produc¬ 
tive, and every where reliable. Nine year* test¬ 
ed, and unproved, by the best Horticulturists in the 
Union. Strong onc-yeur plants, 11.,‘0single; $lftdoz.; 
fKKIper 1(X>. 2-year nlunts, *2 single ; »20do*.; *172) per 
ino. prepaid.by mall or expreee. Circulars and price- 
list of 60 vurlerins of (frupeM free. 
GEO. W. CAMPBELL. Delaware. Ohio. 
T\TOItWAY AND AMERICAN HPRUC’E 
il and HA LOAM FIR. p 10 . F lOn 
4 feet high, stocky...f.'i 00 $2ft 0 
3 “ “ 2 ffl 20 (X 
2@2H “ ’* 2 00 18 0< 
J. S. BOYNTON, Stryker, Wms. Co., Obto. 
47 miles west of Toledo, O. 
ELEGANT CARDS, 20 strles. with name, 10c , post, 
paid. GKu. X. UEKD & CO., Nassau. N. V. 
||A Dry Ground Fish 
|U 11 Guuuo, 8 to 10 per 
II Ua cent. Ammonia, 1ft 
to of Lime. Ilall-Dry Fi*li 
Also Huperphnnplint.4i and 
OUR NAMF. PRINTED on 40 Mixed Cards 
for IOC CLINTON BROS., CUutoDVlUe, Ct. 
Hemp, good quality. 
Pino Island Guunu 
Address . _- - _ -- 
QUINNIPIAU FERTILIZER OO.. 
ISO State St., New Haven, Conn 
EXTRA FINE MIXED CARDS, with name, 
t) 10c.,post-puid. c.mon'CaudCo.. Nassau,N.Y 
fx ^ A Superior Eastern grown Hartford 
V LLM V and WetliwrMiold Vegetable Seeds, 
*3 lL Ll BJ *1 by malt or express- send for Price 
w ■■ " ** Catalogue to Rodney Kellogg. 
230 State St.. Hartford, Conn., Dealer In Seeds and 
Fertilizers. XtT Prices to *uit the time*. 
FOR STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS, 
Grapevines, Raspberries, Blaekburrfce,Gooseberries 
Currants,Seed Potai.ocs, Garden Seeds, otC., send for 
my New Catalogue, free to all. Address , 
F. M. MFXAMEK, 
New-Castlc, Westcnester Co., N. Y. 
MIXED CARDS .with oame. lor 10c. and stump 
AgTs Outfit IbC. Dotvu & Co.. Bristol. Conn. 
GROUND BONEHS 
Knw Bune. PerfedtJy inoffensive- Produce* lux¬ 
urious grass, It never fall* with grain crop*. War¬ 
ranted pure and true to analysis. Book rhowlnc 
composition of grains and bow to grow them, sent 
on receipt of 20 cents. Circulars free. Address 
EXCELSIOH FERTILIZER WORKS, Salem. O. 
i and Morphine habit abnolatrly and 
Epcrdi V cured, pair ton i nonublloity. 
Send >lnmp tor parti ular» Dr. Carl- 
|tOa. 14,7 'A’vaJ.i n^tou v -l.,Chii.'agu, UL 
PlutifN. Swing List* free. F. K 
, PHCENIX. Bioomingtnn Nursery, 111 
TREES 
err np FR EE -six sample packets Farm Seeds 
OCCUO lor two 3c. Htnmns. Our 1877 Combined 
Catalogue of Reliable Seeds. Plnntsand Blooded Stock 
mailed free. Benson A Burpee's Seed Waroh'se. PhiLa. 
KISSENA 
RARE AHD EXQUISITE 
JAPANESE MAPLES 
AT HEOURIO PRICES. 
Also, a full collection of 
Hnrdy Tree* A Hbrnli*. 
Specialties mii'jp of lthodo- 
dendrons,Roses, Hardy and 
Greenhouse Azaleas. Mag¬ 
nolias, Fruit Trees. Ferns, 
and nil the best novelties, 
(’n In logue* Free, and 
visits in the Nurseries at 
KiSsenu solicited. 
3. B. PARSONS II SONS, 
FLl'tWlNd, li. I. 
MIXED card*, with name. HI ct*. Saraplesfor 
3c. etamp. J. MIN’KLEK, A CO.. Nassau, N. Y. 
LARtiEHT STOCK IN AMERICA OF 
EUROPEAN It ARCH & EVERGREEN TREES. 
Both Seedling and Transplanted. All grown from 
seeds on our own grounds, and better and cheaper 
than imported stock 
European Earth and Evergreen Tree Seeds, 
By the ounce, pound or 10(1 lb*. Send for Catalogue. 
ROBERT DOUGLAS X SONS, Waukegan, III. 
JOHN SAUL’S 
TO GENTLEMEN LANDOWNERS 
An Englishman, having bad extraordinary and 
very extensive experience in every possible way in 
the United Slates, solicits uo'rcHpondcnuc on Sheep 
Husbandry. Stork Raising, &«.. with a view to tne 
management <d some agricnltuiai csiabllslimeut. 
Address JOHN BULL, Bergurvllle. Quebec. 
Catalogue of New, Rare and 
Beautiful Plants, 
will he readv In Feb. with a Colced plate of the 
NEW HTUIPKD ROHE, Beauty ol IJInasen- 
wond. A Hybrid Tea. of a moat distinct und novel 
kind. Tin- ground tint is a lovely golden yellow, 
darker than, but after the slvIc of. Madame Falcot, 
each petul being di*tli,c»ly striped, and flaked with a 
bright carmine, as often seen in the coloration of 
some Tulip*, tile buds, before expanding, being bold¬ 
ly and beautifully marked with crimson. Delicately 
sweet. It is impossible to convoy by description the 
marking and beauty of tills charming Rose. 
“.t liner of ytihlm-vellnW, striped and flaked udt.n 
scarlet nr vcrmitUm sound* like a dream or a fairy 
tale , it it, nevertheless, a reality." -H. CPKT1S, In TUE 
G AII DEN. 
Free to all my Customers—to other* price 10 ct*.—a 
plain copy free. \Yusliioginn (Sly, D. 
NUR8EME8 
THE DINGEE&CONARD CO’S 
ttlfKIK ONLY the BEST POTATOES 
n Ik Ik 1/9 All the AV III, .Vo rW und * 'lazwim 
Rest variet ies of Vegetable and Fo ld Srril* and Seed 
Potatoes. Illustrated Catalogue free. Prices low. 
HAWKINS & CORNISH, Goshen, N. Y. 
ItKAL'i'lFlJL EVEK-BLOOMINU 
BABBITT’S TOILET SOAP 
Cnrivallod lor tbo 
loilet and tbs badi. 
NoartUlolalamlUe- 
ceptlm Odom to 
roier ctmmion and 
deleterlinig Ingre¬ 
dients. A tier year* 
of Bcleutlfig Dxpef- 
Irm nt the mrmu. 
larlnrernf/l ,T /giti- 
W/r’> li.-a futon bu» 
perfected and now 
offer* to Ilia public Tlir HUST tnil.n Mi.tr !„ ilie World. 
Only the purest, zet/elahte off-r need 1 « II- rrianufnrture. 
For T'»e In tbeXanery It hn» No Kqual. 
"Worth ton times Us row! 1o ,■> rv mol her And family in Christ¬ 
endom. Sample box containing z rnkcoo 10 ozs. each, seat 
free to any addrosron receipt ufTS cents. 
. Addrtfir ft. T. H ihhlii. New York. City. 
* , •wt-'or bale by all lirugglst*. 
TBAOtKAIlk 
Btrong Pot I’laubi.euitableforiiamediatcllow- 
cring, teat safely by mail, postpaid, 6 aiileiullti 
V ar le t le*, your rhuir.e^ ul! labeled, for Si) W 
ID for S3z :<6 for S I 1 35 for 8 L For 10 cents each 
ailditional, one Mngiihleeiit Premium Ko*e 
to every dollar's worth ordered. Send for our N KW 
<;U1I)I7; TO ROSE culture, and choose 
from over300 finest sorts. We make Roses ft Great 
Specialty, and are tlir. largest It os?-grower t in Amer¬ 
ica. Refer to 100.000 customers In the United State* 
and Canada. THK DIXGKK X. CONARD CO, 
Rose-U now tats, West Grove. Chester Co.. To. 
A choice lot of Fruit Trees. Cherry and Fear Bred 
ngs. Apple and Pear Seeds, for sub* ut lowest rate* 
fldresM W. 1). Wilkinson, Dansvllle. Uv.Co.. N.Y 
The Uiirul Is a very good present to send to a 
friend, und It pleasantly reminds the recipient of the 
donor fifty-two times a year—this year fifty-three 
times. Any subscriber can send it to a relative or 
friend as a present, at our lowest club rate—only 
*1,00. Including postage. 
THE YOUTH’S COM FAN ION in the BEST 
