PERSONAL ITEMS. 
%KW, $tt&\» t $!»«*$(, &t 
fmpUwe«ti0i and $taffeiiunj 
Cardinal Nina, the Papal Secretary of State haa 
resigned. 
Burdeste, the Burlington Hawkeye man, has 
gone to live permanently at Nantucket, Mass. 
The attacliea of the English Legation who are at 
Newport have information that Prince Leopold la 
seriously 111 in Canada. 
Jennie, daughter of the late John, McGraw of 
Ithaca, N. Y., a girl worth $4,000,000 or $5,000,000, 
was married to Prof. Willard FIske of Cornell 
University last week at AllnlBter White's Berlin 
residence. 
Secretary Bvarts’s professional Income Is esti¬ 
mated at from $T4,ooo to*10o,00o a year (It has been 
as great as $ 160 , 000 ) but he Is not, In the New York 
sense, rlcb, owing to his liberal mode of living 
and hla large family. 
Prince Jerome Napoleon’s son victor, was eight¬ 
een years of »ge on Sunday, and an anti Jeromlst 
organ of Paris remarks that he is therefore dy- 
nastically of age to assume the succession be¬ 
queathed to him by the Prince Imperial. 
There are said to be no fewer than eighteen 
members of the Vanderbilt family now staging at 
Hotel Bristol, Pans, and even the sm;e of apart¬ 
ments usually reserved for the Prlnco of Wales 
has been given up to the American millionaire. 
Governor simp&on, of South Carolina, will va¬ 
cate his office to lake that of Chief Justice on Au¬ 
gust L. Mr. Jeter president of the Senate, will be¬ 
come Governor. South Carolina will then have 
had three Governors in lesstnan two years—Hamp¬ 
ton, who resigned to go to the Senate, Simpson 
and Jeter. 
THE MARVIN STRAWBERRY. 
Those wishing plants of the Marvin, please address 
MARVIN <fc FRENCH. 
Ovid, Mich. 
Cabbage Seed a Specialty. 
ALL LEADING VARIETIES WARRANTED 
TRUE TO NAME AND CROP OF 1880. 
Wholesale price lists for dealers, mailed free on ap¬ 
plication. FRANCIS BRILL, Hkp.I) Gkovvku. 
Mattituok, Long Island, N. Y. 
Acres BIG 
Berries 
50 varieties of Strawberry Plants, for 
summer and fall planting. All the choice 
new and old sort* In pots or layers. Ex¬ 
tra stock at fair prices, Catalogues free. 
G. H & J. H. Hale, Ho. Glastonbury, Ct. 
pgufrUoitfotMi 
O. DITSON & CO. are Sole Agents for the United 
States for the extensive catalogue of 
NOVEILO’S 
Among them are mure than a thousand Anthems 
and Chorees*, Part-Song and Gin Hooks, Cantatas, 
Oratorios, Operas, Ac , Ac- Send for Catalogue! 
We call special nttention to the valuable series of 
Primers or Easy Instruction Books, of which very 
popular ones are. THE RUDIMENTS OF MUSIC. 
(50 cents) by • CM MINOS. THE AltT OF PIANO- 
FORTE playing ( 8 U.by P.vUkh. THE ORGAN. 
< 81), by I >R Sr Aits > ft SINGING. ($2), by K.isi-::.;. 
GEE. MUSICAL FOHJ1S. ($1). by Pauee HAR¬ 
MONY. (81), by Dr. Stainer INHTKUMENTA- 
TION. (81), by Prout, and THE VIOLIN. ($1), 
by Tocns. 
Manufacturers of Platform 8 pring Wagons. Open and Top Buggies, Business and Road Wagons. These 
Wagons and Buggies are perfectly adapted to meet the requirements of all classes of business Men, but the 
Plutfonn Spring \A agonB are especially designed for the use of Fanners and Dairymen. All work la fully 
warranted In every respect. 
A finely Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue and Price List furnished free upon application. Address 
COBTLAJSTD WAGON CO., 
Cortland, 1ST. Y. 
Or 263 6l 265 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Ill. 
Bend for Gen. Garfield's Grand March, (40 cents), 
and Hancock’s Campaign March, ( 4 ii cents). Fine 
music and elegant Portraits of the Presidential Can¬ 
didates. 
Mr. Jos. H. Denson, Clerk and Recorder of Se¬ 
vier county, Arkansas, saya In a recent letter : “ I 
have forgotten whether 1 wrote you concerning 
the almost mar reams effect the Compound Oxy¬ 
gen Treatment had on me. I was suffering irom 
Bronchitis, and had been tor three months—had 
almost despaired of recovery—when 1 commenced 
the Treatment. I could feel a marked change on 
the first night l took It. t had not enjoyed a good 
nignt’s rest for something over three months ; but 
on the night l first took the Treatment 1 slept 
splendidly, and afterwards continued to Improve 
rapidly until 1 was cured. If you see fit you can 
use this for the benefit of sufferers.” Full infor¬ 
mation about this new Treatment for Chronic 
Diseases, sent tree by Drs. Starkey & Falun, 
11U9 and fill Girard 8t. Phila., Pa. 
Teachers will not fail to examtue, during the 
summer, the books needed for their winter's work. 
We mention The Temple. (81). and The Voice of 
Worship, (81). for SiDging Schools aud Choirs: and 
for the latter. The American Anthem Booh, 
(81.35), aud Emerson's Antln ni Hook, ($126). 
For High Schools. The Welcome Chorus, (81); 
for Coihmou School*. Hung Hell*, (50 cents', nearly 
ready , for Sunday Schools, While Robes, (30 etc.); 
and for Temperance work. Temperance Jewels, 
(35 rt*. land Temperance Light, (i2cts.) All are 
first-class bookn. Don’t fail to examine. 
OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston. 
O. H. DUmb A t'«„ J. K. Ditsoo & Co. 
843 Broadway, New York. 1228 CheBtnut St.. Phila. 
Peerless Farm Engine, 
FOR ONE, TWO AND THREE HORSES. 
MACHINES FOR 
Threshing and Cleaning Grain 
AND SAWING WOOD. 
Patented, Manufactured and Sold by 
A. W. GRAY’S SONS, 
Middletown Springs, Vt. 
gfmpUroetttiS ami £Rachinevy 
<£4Mr#tionat 
SIOOO REWARD 
FOR ANY WASHING MACHINE that will 
wash cleaner, quicker, with less labor and wear ana 
tear of cloth.-, than the RuBBINS FAMILY WASHER 
AND BLEACHER, patented Out. 3,1871. No rubbing 
required. It is the tx>st iu the wor d, and cannot get 
out of order. GOOD AGENTS WANTED, 
BOTH MALE ANI» FEMALE. Send for de¬ 
scriptive circulars and testimonials. Price $3.50 deliv¬ 
ered at Rahway Express tdHce east of the Mississippi 
and Missouri River*, also in Kansas and Nebraska. 
BIoSKLL MAM! AlTl BINH CO., 
dO Barclay St., New Y ork, 
THE. AMERICAN FRUIT DRIER 
pc Will produce more income than many farms do. 
Do not fall to Send for Illustrated Circulai 
Before Buying. 
83f- Every Machine guaranteed as represented. 
Z3T~ Circulars free. Address as above. 
The largest amt moat thorough Homoeopathic College 
in the world. Twenty-first year. The largest Clinics. 
For catalogue, address 
T. S. MOYNE, M. D., 
1632 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill, 
Y PLOWS. — THE SUBSCRIBERS 
:e only manufacturers of 
VASSAR COLLEGE, 
l*OtItiUKEF!JrtiiJV s .Y. 
For tlic Liberal Education of Women. 
Examinations lor entrance Sept. 16. Catalogues sent on 
application to VV. L. DEAN, Registrar. 
Address, 
The New Buckeye 
1st Premiums at all Competitive Trials, 
Hallway, Chain and Lsver Horse Powers 
Threshers aud Cleaners, Thr- she is and 
Shakers, Clover Mullers, Feed Cut¬ 
ters, Wheel Horse Bakes, I 'o n Cul¬ 
tivators, Horse. Pitclifuikn, shin¬ 
gle Machines, Straw Preserv¬ 
ing K. ye Threshers, Port¬ 
able Steaiu-Eagi oes. Ci¬ 
der and Wine Mills 
anil Pri-sses, Dog 
uid Pouy Pow¬ 
ers, tie. 
WHEELER <k MELICE CO. 
ALBANY, N. Y. 
Send stamp for Circular and report of Centennial trial. 
OSBORN’S SULKY PLOW, 
the only Plowing Machine, that has proved a perfect 
success in all kind* of soil. Any kind of plow cau be 
attached. The plowman rides and handles the plow 
with ease, regulating the depth and width of furrow. 
The draft for the team Is materially lees, and the ordi¬ 
nary laborious mode of plowing is reduced to one of 
comlort and ease. Sulky made for both right and 
left hand plows. Also, manufacturers of 
THE MEADOW SING MOWER, 
and other Agricultural Implements. 
Z3f~ Send for circulars. 
& li, KG CT Sc C O ., 
Truinaosbiirg, Tompkins Co., N. Y. 
PERMANENTLY CURES 
KIDNEY DISEASES, 
LIVER COMPLAINTS, 
Constipation and Piles. 
Dr. R. H. Clark, South Hero, VL. says, "Incases 
of KMury Trouble* itluis acted like a charm. It 
haa cured many very bad cases of Pllua, and has 
never failed to act elficieutly.” 
Nelson Fairchild, of gt. Albans, Vt,. says, “It is 
or priceless value. After sixteen years of great 
suffering from files and Coetive-jiesa it com¬ 
pletely cored me.” 
0. S. Hogabou, of Berkshire, says, “One pack¬ 
age has dune wonders for me in completely cur¬ 
ing A severe Liver aud Kidney Complaint,” 
wKs&uuWHY? 
POWER, -' l i - - I 
Eooauaelt Astc on the LIVES, the BOWELS and 
the Z1DNEJ3 at tha name time. 
Because It cleanses the system of 
the poisonous humors that develops 
In Kidney and Urinary diseases, Bil¬ 
iousness, Jaundice, Constipation, 
Piles, orln Rheumatism, Neuralgia 
The “Centennial” Fanning Mill 
THE NEW BUCKEYE 
Combined Grain and Fertilizer 
■ -—T J soi«ls. The great iin- 
J - 1 ) £ {, ?'* provement over other 
• . JBPg ■ —JjBfe mills la that it turn two 
v mAS lM shoe*. It is especially 
adapted for warehouse 
~-=§!§§S^8Sf=^~ tive Circular aud Price 
List. Liberal discount 
to dealers. Address, S. FREEMAN dt SON, 
Ractue, Win. 
^axid 5 hoed,) 
For Sowing Wheat, 
Rye, Barley, in fallow 
ground or in standing 
Being jointed iu the center, is adapted to both 
smooth nud uneven surfaces. Acknowledged 
the best of the kind, and will pulverize and 
cover seed better Iu oue operation, 
than going over twice willi others. 
Made with bolli Chilled Metal 
aud Cost Steel Discs pol¬ 
ished. Send for circular 
aud price list Man¬ 
ufactured bv 
WHEELER 6c ME LICK CO., 
Albany, N. Y., for the United Slates. 
By Everett & Small, Boston, Mass., for the N. E. 
States, aud by Boplong 4c Oo , Aurora, 111., for 111., 
Iowa, Wis., Mmu., Neb., Kaus. aud Mo. 
“ Also, La Dow’s Disc Corn Cultivator,” 
WnORWAiUlH 
cvsiNPmu 
Force feed; simply 
constructed. The five 
hoed is adjustable for 
different widths, and is 
W E ADVISE YOU TO INSURE YOUR 
property in the 
AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE CO. 
Of Watertown, IN'. Y., 
The largest Company in tho country which insures 
only farmers’ property and residences. Over twenty- 
six years old. 
Capital.$200,000 OO 
Net Mur pin a, over. $235,153 81 
Akketi,, Jau. 1, 1 880..$1,137,549 73 
itist »u„t, uveiy small farmer ought to have, saving 
■ho price of a two horse DrilL 
Manufactured only by EWALD OVER. 
(Send for uirouiars.] Indianapolis, Ind. 
Thx request often made by publishers that readers 
will mention their Journals a dcu answering ad\ cvrtise- 
ruents, seems to ns a very reasonable one. Such men¬ 
tion is a helpful and friendly act to the Journal men¬ 
tioned and enables the advertiser todeteunlne which 
Journals are the Wet advertising mediums, helerence 
to our advertising columns vilfi show there is not one 
advertisement of an exceptional or ambiguous charac¬ 
ter admitted. In so far as this Is possible we hold 
ourselves responsible for their high-standing and 
trustworthiness. 
FENCE STRAND 
fc EVAPORATOR. The 
The only Wire Fence that Stands tho Test of Time 
NO BA MBS. 
PHILIP S. JUSTICE, 
14 N. 5th St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
I mT ft - r '.iiunsniu. iu« 
II ‘I* II p Cheapest and best iu mar- 
lllu 05 ket, tor cut of Evaporator 
’*• and Descriptive Circulars, 
Dodge & Hinckley, Fredonia, N. Y.- 
Gold, Crystal Lac®, Perfumed & Chromo Cards 
name in Gold and Jet, 10c. 
CLINTON & BRO., CUntonville, Ct 
address, 
