PERSONAL ITEMS, 
fmplementsi and purhinevy 
Ex-Governor Fenton will spend the winter In 
Paris. 
Prince GortschakoIT Is suffering from continu¬ 
ally increasing weakness. 
“ M rs. Gibbs, elocutionist, poetess, washer and 
I roner," resides In wt. Louis. 
Ex-Minister Plerrepont has resumed the prac¬ 
tice or the law In New York City. 
Victor Hugo says England produces wealth ad¬ 
mirably, but distributes It miserably. 
Hans Breltraan works steadily for a London 
Journal and talks broken English no more. 
Blr George Nares, of Arctic celebrity, has been 
commissioned on a voyage of scientific explora¬ 
tion In the South Pacific. 
Daniel Webster's widow is still alive, though 
very aged and In feeble health. She resides at 
New Rochelle, New York. 
Miss Celeste Wlnans of Baltimore Is said to be 
the richest young lady In America. She Inherited 
£ 20 , 000,000 from her father. 
TI 103 . A. Doyle has been nominated for Mayor 
of Providence, U. I., Tor the fifteenth time. He 
has never been beaten for the office. 
The Hon. W. D. Washburn, elected to Congress 
from Minnesota, Is the fourth of that famous 
brotherhood given seats in the lower House. 
Mr. Bancroft recently presented the lady who 
reads the proof of ills work with $50 for discover¬ 
ing an error In a Latin quotation. Would that 
there were many of him ! 
Miss Braddon is In Brittany turning out twenty 
pages of novel a day. Novel writing has become 
automatic with her now, as It has with our own 
Mrs. whole-alphabet Southworth. 
Mrs. Hayes seems to be a good match-maker; 
her niece Miss cook who was married the other 
day, lathe fifth of the young ladles who have 
visited Mrs. Hayes at the White House who has 
married within eighteen months. The others 
arc the two Misses Sulllvant, Miss Platt, and 
Miss Maefarland. 
Chiu Lfttt Pin, the Chinese ambassador, is a 
man of Imposing appearance, between sixty and 
seventy, with aklnd and intelligent face. He is 
slight and tall and has very courteous manners. 
In the credentials which he brought from the 
Emperor he and his suite are mentioned as “ ust 
and honorable men.” 
Boston Letter says; “ Miss llosmer, who Is pro¬ 
claimed as having wrought wonders by her new 
inventions, was a school girl In this vicinity be¬ 
tween thirty and forty years ago. She was the 
daughter of Dr. llosmer of Watertown, and de¬ 
veloped Into an original character very early. 
There are several stories of her eccentricity and 
Independence In those day 8. One or her breaks 
was the unhitching of a railroad engine and set- 
tine Ir. ft* motion. She went to Italy to study 
sculpture, and has staid there ever since. I be¬ 
lieve she lived with Charlotte Cushman In Rome 
atone time. She Is not ataU a marrying kind 
of woman.” 
Wat*. 
VALfARLK KBAL ESTATE FOIt SALE. 
r improved Eurnix, m tracts <■ t from 40 to 010 acres, 
in Coles mid Douglas Counties, Illinois, within from 
one to four miles of the Junction of four Railroads, 
and near inn) adjoining eltioa of two anil five thou¬ 
sand inhabitant-. Terras, cash; deferred pay¬ 
ments. 2, 3 and 4 years. Address 
W. E. ADAMS, Charleston, ills. 
qnn CAD MO in the best part ol MARYLAND 
1 1111 ’ ” u* O pa nic pru is. For i 'utaloglie & 
O U U pricelist write Mancha Wilson, Ridgcly, Md. 
J>Mi)Ument$ ami pnrlunmj. 
$mi>Umcnt£ ami Pacluncvy. 
If YoiiINeed a 
THE VICTORY 
con in. 
The Victory Corn Mill 
will rrln i o< ru meal coarse 
or One, shelled or on the 
rot). Self-shar petti lie 
pint (so. Made entirely of 
Iron .0111 Steel. Very 
strong, durable, mill war¬ 
ranted in every respoet. 
;•*> Capacity, hi in 20 buslinls 
-'oer hour. Seod for clrcu- 
are. 
“Address 'I 1108. ROBERTS. Springfield, O. 
Viaduct diould be without one of tUeie volusbla articles. Weight, with 
lion', S ll*».; throws water if) feet. Price, As.00 each, sent by express, 
C.O.D. Manufactured by W. it If. DOUGLAS, MlilUlulown, Ct., lha 
oldest and most vxleu,Ivc'manufacturers of Pumps III tbe world. Branch 
Warehouses, 8) aud bl John bt., New Volk; 187 Like Si., Cliicngo, 111, 
PUMP 
it will pay you to investigate 
the merits of the 
NEW BUCKEYE 
IT WORKS EASY, 
THROWS A CONSTANT 
STREAM, 
3 SIMPLE, 
DURABLE, 
AND CHEAP 
Sold by all Pump Healers 
Throughout the Coun¬ 
try. 
Send for Circular and Price 
List to 
MAST, FOO.S & CO., Manufacturers, 
Springfield, Ohio. 
Implement and pacltmenu 
MAYNARD CREEDMOOR RIFLE. 
The Maynard Ahead. 
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The following Targets were made by Prof. CHAS 
E DWIUHT of Wheeling, West, la., on Woodland 
Range. August 12th and I3ih, IftTS, with a Maynard 
Lima llnnac I title, and are the MOST REM ARKA¬ 
BLE ON RKCO IvD. The grand total of 4:17 in a pos¬ 
sible 450.-90 Shot) II l the long ranges, has neyerbe- 
fore been accomplished by any Rifleman, or Rifle, in 
world* 
These score* were made in the competition for 
position on the American team for 1878: openi to ull 
hative-boru citizens of the United States, and were 
shot under the rules of the N. R. A.. Fulton position, 
no sighting shots at either distance. ’) hose snores 
were ail witnessed and sworn to by JiMisD. BTAN- 
ton, Secretary Maynard Ri)lc ( tub. Wheeling, vvefet 
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Portable Farm Engines 
Using Patent Angular Driving Belt. 
TAYLOR MK'U CO., Westminster, Md.. U. 3. A. 
Or U-S. Section, Ag’l Dept., Paris Exposition, Fi ance. 
The Maynard Arms are the most perfect m 
workmanship as well us accuracy, of any make in 
the world, particular attention behnj paid to tin jlne 
shouting as writ ax I hr mecha nical qualUitt ur the 
Arms. For full particulars and price Ust, address 
MASSACHUSETTS ARMS COMPANY. 
Chicopee Falls, mass., U. S. A. _ 
iwam stm Mums 
With Automatic Cut-off. 
No Commissions to Agents. 
Bottom Prices to Purchasers. 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 
ARMINGTON & SIMS 
A. & S. were lately with 
THE J, C. HOADLEY COMP. 
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A NEW HORSE SHOE, 
WITH CONTINUOUS CALK. MADE OF CRUCI¬ 
BLE STEEL AND IKON, ROLLED 
INTO KARS. 
Acknowledged by VKTEUD 
NARY SUKGUONS, l'KOMt- 
m:NT UOKSI'MKN, and am. 
who have used it. to be Til f 
llliHT rllllK IN TUK WOULD. 
It Is U continuation o. tue 
shell of the hoot, and gives 
mi emial bearing all ur**un*i, 
U I'llKVENTS iNTKIU’lihlNG. 
La m kn eS.h. and ALL kvils 
resulting from the uac of the 
ordinary shoo By itH u.ie 
horses bavins 0 1 ' aiitisr 
cracks, Tender Feict and 
corns, travel with per¬ 
fect ease. Trial set, with 
nails, sent on receipt of el. 
Send for Illustrated Pamphlet to THE JOHN D. 
BILLINGS PATENT HORSE SHOE CO., 2tio Broad¬ 
way, Now York. 
The LONG WINTER EVENINGS have Come. 
,) AND NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE FOR THE 
^ EEKLYPRiCKlT 
_,. , __»tiA Rhaansst l.fierarr Anil Family PnblicatlMj In the Torlil. U 
FSSSUSS 16-pag* at-eolumn pir, UL* of lUrycrJ, Weekly*, 
uvorv imrnbcr Elegantly liluatmtedi aud hik'd wuh UuiDuiait Jtvailtnu Matter fur Every Member 
of thr Famnf. I» «»»''“?• Stone. by ids Ann S. nu t .„ U<1 Wilkie Colli™, Mr,. Hoary Wood. 
Kmor ”u nou.m't. Jfargnrot Blount, gather Sort- Kenneth. Clara Auvumu. aud many odwr writer). t Aaolnaring uhort 
Siorio) Renutiliil Form., Cuuipicie Agriaultiirul led Ne». DMtttncaD. Household Rcoidpu, Slone* aud l uion. for 
I he Young Wit aud Humor, Hatful Knowledge, Fashion hole*. Answer* to LorrwpondonU, ete.,ou. A Complete 
Fnmiiv Storv AKricuItural, and Newspaper* snd tb* lnnn-»t. brst, and chcopo-i published ui.y- 
fSK! pm,® Onl®82.00 per year.w U-O) months, n* a » 
Large* nnd Equal in Every Respect, to any of 
bouoruiun any of tiir 5:1 P) ritpem. »nd i« the Cheapest Paper of the Kind In the World. 
«i*irnnTt a A TV a ,ttv nnnrT) I Ta any one who will wik) u* One Dollar ( ttn d u) cents 
1. ’ h Tv A Uk Anil III I r n ! extra for poulw). Wu will send 7A< 11 ttkty (Yutrt on thr II until 
tlAULiil UiliUUy Ulillli* ror Six Months (M.i«Kii«b oad *1 - oar ehMnduuu«w 
promlum “ aif*i»*« «r Artiittlo Cems,” ooncti 
A murk 
fullull, 
this 
priou^kod for i*u'th"'nji'i wo ruorniitoa everybody Doub e Value of Money Sent. 
1 lie |«.|U»conUinlDg the or- •*>"« rhaptori of Three Great Stortoe Just eornmrneml, by threa oelcbraUd 
Homerobfr, w> «rnd f'tt lone) of TI 10 W'etkiy cVu'Att on the Itrarth, aud our uiagtdOcCDl An Albvta, all for only 
Vwdtmvrvm* ^npiin^AHriin I ri,on r( "' firt of ° n| y 15 Cer,t8 ’ we thc 
A80THER GREAT OFFER! 
(ho Th-arth for the month of December. The .nmll mef is cmuu iuvosted la this wny udl secure 
to you :iu umoutllof Imuuijiiiillg, ainudne, and Valuable tending [or tbe Long Winter EvenlHRS which could 
tint tie 1 ,bullied In any other w»y for fonr lime* Unit uimilint. It will also tumble you lo rvtal the three rimrmlue stories, 
eoiniiienoed bv three oelebraled author- Don't fall to I ike dvi.ctnye ol one u» Un af.uvc great offer- ! 
J cpcciNIPN COPIES —Our pit per 1 1 Iim> large, and the expanse of publl'llihC it too great, to -lilnw US to send 
sneuhiion ooploi Irrr. We wlli’senil a .pv.iuie'i enjiv of tbe last -;p|rn,Hilly Illustrated i>.no ujuiu n-ceipt of Five 
Cents. The better tvav. Ipi'.vovi r, i> to take udvnin-.g" uf vue of our grand peclul Otfeu above. Addreis: 
F u N\, LUPTON & CO., Publishers, 245 Broadway, H. Y. 
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Truu, Viiiu, uud 8bnib J'ro- 
Iwlor /rum Jii'pcli, utc,, for 
Marling AqUnllkti, Old vun- 
ot»i iiuc. wiiicU rm.liU mewoit 
tlkiiv.vlvf.. Nu /'vvclllm', 
I’ ICICiTV> Kttllroid Suium or 
Wooden Viailrotul llritige or 
^luviiui lUachinc.s'. 
S IMPLICITY! SUPERIORITY n I 
IMPLIFIED ■ O MAINTAINEU ■ 
Improvements September, 1878! 
Having regard for the demand of this 
progressive) age, we now offer to the World 
tho 
WITH SEVERAL 
Important Improvements. 
Notwithstanding the VICTOR has long been 
tho peer of any machine in tho market—a fact 
supported by a host of volunteer witnesses—wo 
now confidently claim for it greater 
simplicity, a wonderful reduction of 
^friction, and altogether a Hare Com- 
bination of Desirable Qualities. For sale 
^ by Merchants and others. 
jjj£f-Scnd for Illustrated Circular and Prices. Liberal Terms to tho Trade.'15^. 
Don’t buy until you have seen the lightest running machine in 
the World,—the Ever Reliable “VICTOR." 
VICTOR SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, 
[ MIDDLETOWN, CONN., aud Nos, 199 aud Ml Wabash Awuue, CHICAGO, ill. 
OSBORN’S PATENT 
GRAIN AND SEED SEPARATOR. 
W« guarantee th)9 ma¬ 
chine to Clean, Separate 
ami tirade. Wheat, Barley, 
Oiii*. Rye, Timothy,Clover 
aud Flax Suei^. 
These miiclunes have in¬ 
variably taken the First 
Premium at every Town, 
Couuty & Stale Fair wher¬ 
ever exhibited, including 
the St. Louis Fairs of lsjH 
and '75* and were awarded 
.the firanrt Gold Medal at 
the great IvanaasCity Exp’n 
in 1875, for the test inven¬ 
tion in Agricultural Implements, 
tar Illustrated Catalogues and Circulars sent froe. 
Address DENISON, FREDERICKS & CO., 
Manufacturers, 24 James St., Syracuse, N. Y. 
vl/m/mM# 
B.W, Payne & Sons, Corning.N.Y. 
Established in 18-40. 
Eureka Safety Power 
Ih.p. cyl. ht. a pace , wt. price. 
,31$ 4,- ibiti . -iOx'25, 900 
50 | 40x30 1600 
4x0 
5x7 
72 I 72x42 2700' 
§160 
250 
400 
Also, SPARS ABSBSTIHOPOST- 
ABLES.ancf Stationary Engines for 
Plantations. Send for Circulars 
Please state where you saw this. 
n$ t Hantsi, 
A heautitul work of tOO Page«. One Colored 
Flower Plate, nml MOO Illustrntious* with 
Descriptions of tbe best Flowers and Vegetables, 
and how to grow them. All for a Five Cunt Stamp 
I n English or German. 
The Flower and Vegetable Garden, 175 Pa ges 
Six Colored Flutes, and muny hundred Engravings 
For 50 cents In paper covers , |4 in elegant cloth. In 
German or English. 
Vick’s Illustrated .Monthly Maaaziue-32 
Pages, a Colored Plate In every number and many 
flue Engravings. Price $l.i5 i year. Five Copies for 
•5.00. 
Vick’s Seed* ire the best In the world. Send 
Five Cent Stamp for a Fi.gkal Gvidk, containing 
List and Prices, und plenty of information. 
Address JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. 
QUEEN OF THE MARKET handsamest, 
'’best hardy Red Raspberry, three inches around, 
very productive, carries well, and soils best in mar¬ 
ket. Shu rpless and Crescent Seedlings the best 
Strawberries, nuyder. Wallace and Taylor the 
hardiest nnd most prolific Bluckberries; and other 
Small Fruits. Halil, the most delicious Japan fruit, 
as large and hardy as Apples. Kidler’* Hybrid 
Seedling Pear, bllght-pouf, good quality, bears early 
und abundantly 8oncs for Catalogues. 
WM. PARRY, Clnnamtnson, N. J. 
W. B. JONES, 
llerndon, Geo., 
Producer and Dealer in Southern acclimated Field 
and Garden Seed, Carefully selected for sale. 
PEARL 3YEXI.X.ET SEED 
for sale. Drop a Postal for Circular and Price List. 
Pearl Millet Wanted 
Any one having PEARL MILLET SEED for sale, 
may flud a purchaser by addressing, stating price 
and quantity In hand, JNO. SHANE, 
P, O. Box S3I8, New York. 
artichokesT^ 
Red Bnuiliiin und White French varieties; cheap¬ 
est hog food known. Send for Circulars. 
E. S’. BROCK WAY. Ain worth, Iowa. 
t §tofIi and poultry. 
HIGH-CLASS POULTRY. 
Send for New Practical, Valuable Circular. 
G1CO. 3. JOSSELYN. Fredonia. N. Y. 
$tti,$rfHauf0u<s. 
a F. & A. MASONS, 
'<* £.'■ A,', M.\ I K T. I 
I SoperateHUudGi^YTMTER^^rk^lTv^TTyirg : 
Iona uit tu iit. r or Cuuloguu mid u-cf: • Inform.,: | 
I >r Master Muhoiih, j-Jilri-,-, wilh.tiinu x. VSONIOfJ 
fin CHROVIO. PERFUMf 0. SNOWHAKF 3c LACE CARDS, with 
"I* nftmu III*. liniiis AvitUord 1.V, Lymnii Jt Co,, ClEfiloiivillo, Ct, 
jw Best Mixed Curds, with name, in uise, 13c,.or25 
* uo'IallkeJOc OuUlHOc.DowdACo-.Wtnated.Ci 
K of the PRETTIEST CARDS you ever saw.with mime 
ij * > 10c. post paid. Guo. I. lteed & Co . Nassau, N. Y. 
•A CriRUMO St, PERFUMED CARDS Ino a an ,, Name In 
uv Gold A Jet, luc. CUntuu Bros,, ClintonvlUo, Cl. 
ItH PERFUMED CARDS [no 2 alike], name m Crimson, 
wv Gold, and Jet, 10c. DIME CO., Clintonville, Ct. 
Din piV to sell our Rubber Printing Stamps. Sain 
piu i a i pie 3 free. Taylor, Bros. & Co,,Cleveland,Q 
