MARCH 22 
jtjmuoruus. 
Said Brown, in a fit of spleen: “Charley is 
the biggest fool in the world.” “Mighty gener¬ 
ous in you to say so,'" w r as Fogg’s quiet remark. 
We are told “the evening wore on,” hut we 
are never told what the evening wore on that 
occasion. W as it the close of a summer’s sun? 
A bashful printer refused a situation in a 
printing office where females are employed, 
saying that he never “set up” with a girl in 
his life. 
An American judge has recently declared 
that a man’s residence is where he gets his 
washing done. This is rough on the a verage 
bachelor. 
BRIGHT’S DISEASE. DIABETES. 
Beware of the stuff that pretends to cure these dis¬ 
eases or other serious Kid tse> Urinary or Liver Dis¬ 
eases, as they only relieve for u time and make you 
ten times worse afterwards, but rely solely on Hop 
Bitters, the ontv remedy that will surely and perma¬ 
nently cure yon It destroys aud removes the cause 
of disease so effectually that !t never returns. 
IF NEARLY DEAD 
after taking some highly puffed up stuff, with long 
testimonials, turn to Hop Bitters, and have nofear 
of any KJdneT or Urinary Troubles. Bright’s Disease, 
Diabetes or Liver Complaint. These disensas cannot 
resist the curative power of Hop Bitters; besides It 
Is the best family medicine on e arth. _ 
STmlOFTER. 
To encourage settlement nnd cultivation oi 
the Company’s lands In the Red River Valley, 
all of the lands (not timbevedi now owned by 
the 
St. Paul, Minneapolis 
AND 
Manitoba R’y Co. 
IN THE COUNTIES OF 
NOR H A N.POLK, MARSH ALL. KITTSON, 
in Minnesota, outside of a five mile limit from 
the road, will, during the year 1SS4,he sold 
^JFor all Climates, | For all Soils,All Flants. 
All tested for vitality, and in Gardens for purity and value. 
V AT LOWEST PRICES. 
FOLLOWINC ARE SOME OF OUR TESTED SPECIALTIES: 
Siblev’s Pride of the North Oorn—Ripened in alt Non hern sections in ’82 and ’ 83 , ahead of all coin- 
SlWer pmed ^rifues, m cp to too dayslrof planting. Yellow very productive. 
Yields 60 to 100 bushels per acre. 1 me bURfOTTO Ru-BN. Send for Catalogue. 
Wanshakum Corn— Yellow dint. The most strictly pedigree corn extant. u piforim handsome, ^rly. 
Very heavy, 64 lbs. per bushel. Has yielded 123 bushels shelled com per acre, bend for Catalogue. 
Sibley’s Imperial Barley. —Produced 900 lbs. from 1 of seed ; at rate of 236 bushels per acre. 
American Triumph Oat.— Has the largest, longest and cleanest straw we have seen ; 6 ft. high, J4 inch 
in diameter ; with no sign of rust. Many yields of 100 bushels per acre are on record. 
Welcome Oat—Very prolific, with remarkably heavy grain, which keeps its white color when the straw 
is discolored by rust, Sknd for Catalogue. _ , . , 
Saskatchewan Spring Wheat.— Selected from the Fife ; highly productive. Millers give it the highest 
commendation. Send for Catalogue. 
Dakota Red Potato— Best of 135 varieties in Test Garden. Fkkb from Rot and Blight^. Superior 
quality. Yield 725 bushels per acre inordinary cultivation. 1 he Coming Market 1 otato. 
Wall’s Orange Potato.— One of the best new sorts ; a great yiclder ; of fine quality. Send for Catalogue. 
Mayflower Potato— Early, excellent. Rural Blush, and all tested sorts. Send for Catalogue 
Pacey’S Ray Grass. —Will make a fine thick sod, snperlor for grazing or lawn, in 30 days. 
Siblev’s First and Best Pea— The first of all early market sorts. Crop ripens all together; highly 
productive, of fine quality. The Very Best for Ear.lv Market. Low Prices. 
Choice Peas of all standard varieties, true, clean, free from weevil, at lowest/rices. Send for Catalogue. 
Early Etampes Cabbage—Claimed to be the earliest of all varieties. Forms fine, solid heads, of 
’ excellent quality. ~ A fine market sort. Send for Catalogue. 
Jersey Wakefield Cabbage, of the finest strain; ako Wlnningstadt, Fo 1 »ler-s Brunswick, Excelsior 
Flat Dutch, and many others * all remarkably pure and uniform, at lowest prices. 
Early French Mammoth Asparagus—'The largest, earliest and finest yet introduced. 
White Plume Celery— Self bleaching ; requires no banking}; very beautiful; of fine flavor ; solid. 
Rochester Tomato—The largest smooth tomato. The earliest large tomato. The most productive. 
Does not rot; is solid, careless and of unexcelled flavor. 
Livingston's Favorite Tomato, Golden Trophy, and all tested sorts. Send for Catalogue. 
Extra^Early Purple Top Munich Turnip. —The earliest of all varieties; of medium size, white flesh 
fine flavor. No. 1 (ormarket culture. 
Floral Novelties—Several scores of all the tested new varieties. A superb collection._ 
All the above nnd many more are described in our CATALOG U E AND PRICE LIST 01 
Vegetable, Flower and Field Seeds of all Tested Valuable Varieties : sent Free on application. 
Mail Orders promptly filled, thus making a great Seed Store at your own door. 
Reduced Prices to Clubs. send for catalogue . 
HIRAM SIBLEY & CO., Rochester, N.Y., C hicago, III* 
tllLEYSTESTEDCEEDS KNA 
^JFor all Climates, | For all Soils,All Plants. PIANOFO 
P' A N£^ORX E S 
Me.ToKl^fortasliiii ail Durability. 
WILLIAM KXABK A CO. 
Nos. 304 and ao§ West Baltimore Street, 
Baltimore. No. xia Fifth Avenue, N. Y. 
A CM E 
Pulverizing Harrow . 1 
' Clod Crusher and MVEtER. ^ 
* £ee advertisement on page I 
THE ALBION SPRING-TOOTH 
Sulky Harrow and Cultivator, 
still maintains its position as the BEST 
SPRING-TOOTH HARROW on wheels 
in the market, 
It is unsur- > _T 
I\ 
passed as a 
CORN CUL¬ 
TIVATOR, and has first-class 
a .mi pnA T lVATOK,aBau» su ™ w 
ACTUAL SETTLERS Broadcast Seeder Attachments. 
In lots of not less than 160 acres, nor more 
than 320 acres at the 
ekfitj 
$3.00 per Acre, 
The lerms of payment wilt also be very lib¬ 
eral, only 50 cents an acre down, the balance 
in six annual payments at 7 per cent interest. 
Tbisolter will be open only between the 1st 
day ot March, and the 31sl duy of December, 
1884- 
First applicants will have theirchoice Irom 
the entire field without reserve. 
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. 
At these prices nnd terms. EVERV FAR¬ 
MER, EVERY PARMER’S SON, EVERY 
CLERK. EVERY MECHANIC, EVERY LA¬ 
BORING MAN, can secure a borne with the 
smallest possible outlay. 
It presents the opportunity lor every one to 
secure 160 acres ol his own choice ol lnnd 
tor only 880 down and six annual payments 
of S66 67 with Interest. 
It is the most liberal oiler ever made by any 
RuilroadLaud Grant Company, The terms 
are better tbuu can be obtained from the 
Goverummt, and the lands included in the 
offer are the most productive of any unoccu¬ 
pied lands In the United States. 
They are the Cheapest lands considering 
locution and quality, in the United States, 
aud every home-seeker should take advan¬ 
tage of this offer without delny. 
Write lor Maps, general descriptive mat¬ 
er and other information to 
J. B. POWER, 
LAND AND IMMIGRATION COMMISSIONER. 
ST. PAUL, Minn. 
EMPIRE GRAIN DRILL. 
Sold separate or combined. Thousands Iti isc \ il A si 1 w „ 
and clvtiueuniversslsmlnfactian. All InqttlrU'sxnd //VI \ V A>'ir • ■ A YRK il 1 . A* 0 
orders from the N. K, states, N. Y., PiL.JOel.. N. J.. jf\ il i\ I pW VI / J jf 
Md., Va., aud NY Va.. should be addressed to // I I ' /- / ^ 
“ ’Jr rtT TW c_ ft*. CANANDAIGUA. ~~ / / 7/l..y J / 
G. B. 0LIN & Co .4 new yohk. 1;^// YY/ 
F ,. n , fji Ore . Wn.li. Ter. and Nov. (o Batchelor * - ' / S ~ 
&Wvlte, San Francisco, Cab From all othecStatea^ 
and Territories west of the Mississippi BUe>*» H‘• - - - 
M A in'V A CT HU NG CO.?' Dot rli £ ‘.Mich. From all other territory to 
\TzltlOV MA'VUF. CO.. Albion, Mich. 
BURPEE’S MAMMOTH IRONCLAD WATERMELON 
— An the Introducer, or the now celebrated ( 
Cuban Queen, we bring before the public for the 
flrnt ume.au euUrclvdi*i loot and mom valuable 
Watermelon. BUltPEE H MAMMOTH 
I KONOI.AD bus each decided poluta of mipe- 
rlorltv that It will (poodily benoni" » popular | 
favorU. with oil lover* of due melon*, while 
for market It 1* iinejualtd. The ill ape I* the 
must perfect; akin haudaouiclr ,Irlp', 1 ; Ilesh 
beautiful, dainty red, more cryatalllmi than 
any other melon; mom delleleu., rich jmgary I 
llavor; itch never meal,, alvraya Iirnt, remark¬ 
ably iolitt, (Inrjivv * Mammoth Irowrtad grow* . 
vni/oemly to a Inrect *Ue than any other vari¬ 
ety known. L ijilci nn! 1 nary ruulvution wo 
have hud Uundpsl, of Inelout'wtighlnk from 60 I 
to 10 lb*, each, sod U..- emir* crop ovemyed 60 
If,I. 
,he mo*l productive variety kuown. The melon* 
' •nSftiiool n HSTRizEslFfiR ® 
1 rUR^EFS'GbLOEN HEARTTufuol °° 
nUnrrr si hULULll flLMTl LU IUULi ociieaieij I'hTcm . p.J-" 
A REMARKABLE OFFJK« 
prloa. ao l »tli«o one pHohjd «ueh of , IK Vam Kusnea i’altlinKe. •■arllnat; Ilurpee’a Sureheitd 
deed ; Burpee'. Imp. Bid. Turulp Itcvt, be.t 1 Ked RoeenOnion,irn 
t’libbaae, all head aiolalwat, urei oh«d J»,. „ ,„v-et rei; Hollow Crow.. 1‘urai.lp, Improved; 
neuie Mie, rull'i "piuiihIj \tt»in»tr<jMR * **]•”%. i ItmlUlit HiiruocV Iim»rN»viA<l Lonir 
IWoot Gera Vrw Favor* 
1 Oriitipe turrot. hen rurplo I op * “r ,l, Pr t . v . Sl.htl; hot wealU *emt Entire 
ItcTootato. (Ujri 1 1"’ ,l ,. r , . *h\i V r.d (PVI s if, 8 TA MI’S*, orf* oo]l^uh,i..-fnr 48. 
1 t°rt , n t rt n J'ir' , n l nr| P lB J«llT 1 M'»d ai.ove^H.kmiiu°*u!eiu,n of It. .aeietle,. and ALhO utie picketeaoh 
CflD (\KC nn 1 Qn „r the followlae C.uuillae Wonder Hruo. dwsrf, dellclou. flavor a, mriiiR 
run UIlL UULLHn of the rolow U|(. xVl.iirltph Pesa. Initmu.c pod., b.ll oflarge. 
beana or an« !|, -l. JSe iq»» ’ "VoCuenniber. ooor better ; Imper/iil Dwarf l.urne Ribbed Celery, 
luaolou* (H.-a«i I’eerleaa W I. , U“b"""rairer. itandard Nr« No. 8 Cubbsire, »i> endld aeoond. 
► '^>etUera.leld 
•i.rli 1 V citf-H ■ A litlini , intiHi •. I iiklnK bnnult . *■n .-ii/iOftH *i**, i-liii Blit flaw»r; (•olden 
» Sdett&VT' tutoitaar-r*. 
♦.lobe MUOiail. un.or -- ---- , t 
<V VVni cJoKe Seed,, a- named above, amount to *8.75 ACTUAL VALUE. 
I (t-f^ rb " Y AK1 f,. r o VI, V ONE DOLIAIE Till, 1. certainly Hi" er.atc.t offer ever mad* 
but we will mail .he Sill.air.,-. I oueketa, with lllu-uatlonii and full direction* lot culture printed ou 
I rnf f ‘ “ ' ., QI - „ ul] y Il0 t tntxmtor. of till, plan of placlne a valuable collection ortho be. I Gar- 
«• th*n iiKir a»u6i pnef. in iwrur. c* 7 n . *iTi * Than, 
better* kud wc *r“ *l**«* nuiu»:*l lo piuve ►upcrlurltT t»» uil ulio win try them. 
!.;« for 1 M 8 -I, to be civcu lo tha prower, of the belt V. actable* and 1 ** r,u I 1 '® 
V. : . ... . 1 , ,,, Gatalnauw for t,articularShow thla 
WO packag O 
FLOWl^ 
T iJVj* IP I'/.l.’M, r*.r lour TIH’U WJ urn K.irniunwi -*. , 
Vturpee* Seed*. CotupetillCu open to *11, a>w our CktaloKue for^oWMOUlari. “h®w thii 
neul to your friend* aud get Ih.-m In .end with »ou. S complete Dollar OUellohi (in all 
mailed for US-ftO. Entire i*ti»f»otl«« euarauteed. 
rnp ltnil’KK'btER (OI.I.KdTION of Aater*. Bnlanma, Pansy, PetnnliH 
EDS I’biot, Verbena, Double Zluiila. in ail TEN Packet*. mo»t bcautllhl va- 
■•W Y a.. ...la UR.% aaaaO/i n. a but a alil.I.litaL anfi (nn«( IMItllllfir Vtrlt'LlDI. WUftfifl.iw. 
SKClIU. mYBKkinjaraa 
III sITI tf DISDDCC fig pn^I'JinADELPHIA. PA. WarehouMi, No. 475 
W, ATLEE Bllnrtt oC bill sod 477 fith St., A 470 and 4J8 York Are. 
INDUCEMENT: If you UKIH.k r.sitl.i we nil 
FARM ANNUAL f«r 1H« » iprlee 10 et..j, ^. U r* E, r;,^ u ' , rt ,1,r «rHPPF™S AH 
thp hffst and mofit complete CetaJo«ue of th»» kind tmrdisbcd. BuKrr.K’o Alt 
III LL n »» 1* id* »rareas - I . 
i PHILADELPHIA, PA. Warrhonara, No. 475 
aud 477 N. Blh St., A 476 and 478 York Ave. 
THE OLD 
With Force Feed Fertilizer Attachment. 
Always reliable! No Special Device required 
lor Planting Corn. Send for Circular, giving full 
lor Planting ' 
information, to 
Box H. 
n. Send for Circular, giving full 
EMPIRE DRILL CO„,, 
fihurlsvtile, N. Y, 
R. B. Parsons & Co. 
Nurseries, Flushing. 
Trees and Shrubs, 
In large quantity, and In price and quality very deslr- 
able for Uie u»e of Dealers aud Landscape Gardeners. 
Catalogues free, address P.O. Box Odd, Flushing, N. Y. 
Don r £ T gg'f *y»*1 
BoM^wfak Warrauts 6 yaaia. Allal«***low. 
tot free hook, addraae 
J 0 NE 8 OF BIKBHAMTOH, 
BUGUAHTOB, I. Y, 
THE 
GreatAmerican 
ri 
GOOD NEWS 
TO L ADIES! 
Greatest imlucninents ever of- 
ftiTeii, Now ’a your time to get up 
nr.ii rjforonrerlebntfi.il Tea* 
DKjtJRM wind C’uHees, slid secure a beautl- 
fill Gold Uuud or Moss Rose China 
Ten Set, or Handsome Decorated 
Gold Band Moss Rose Dinner Set, st Gold Hand Mosg 
Decorated Toilet Sot Fur fiillparrieulars address 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO.. 
P. O. Box 2 ZJU. J1 and 53 Vesoy 8 u, New Tort 
•*r Buckeye 
H _ \ JUNIOR AND SENIOR 
\ k 
J 
E„, in D.„ 
* ^Ld N fL a niuIt?at^ClrcSttra to' 
MAST, FflflS 1 Bo., Springfield, 0. 
Kissena Nurseries. 
Trees and Plants. 
Parsons & Sons Co., 
LIMITED. 
Flushing, N. Y. 
THE GOMBAULT’S 
CAUSTIC 
W BALSAM! 
Isnndoul tedly tins most val- 
uuhle and reliable Veteri- 
aP|2f nal .y p kC . m edy ever discover¬ 
ed. It has superseded the Actual Cautery 
or hot iron; produces more than four times 
the effect of a blister; take* the place of all 
liniments, and is the safest application ever 
used, as it is impossible to produce a scar 
or blemish with it. It h a powerful, ac¬ 
tive, reliable and safe remedy that can he 
manipulated at will for severe or mild ef¬ 
fect. * Thousands of the best Veterinarians 
and Horsemen of tins country testify to its 
many wonderful cures and its great practi¬ 
cal value. It is also the most economical 
remedy in use, as one tablespoonful of 
Caustic Balsam will produce more actual 
results than a whole bottle of any liniment 
or spavin cure mixture ever made. Price 
$1.50. Sold by druggists, or sent, charges 
paid, by LAWRENCE, WILLIAMS A 
CO., So'c 1 mporters and Proprietors, Cleve¬ 
land, *0hio. JDaff 1 - None genuine without 
it haa our signature on thelaheh_ 
IVC- -VV^DTITNTHAIifl 
HAS lMI'IIItTRD 
90 PER CENT OF ALL HORSES 
Ever Imported 
From France to America, 
Whose I’uHty of Blood t* established by llralr 
Lk Ueoorded I’. dlarcea in the Pcrehc- 
rail Ntud Book of t ranee, whlih 
ts the only Draft llonw Record of 
d"U 4 'vX that oowntry. _ _ 
|mbuSed ^ U « 1 vV'l'oo 
f uHtly IlluHtrufeil 
JnVolnW 
fnuy^for 10 
STULWJif&MABES 
Now on hand. AU Stalllona Ouaramecd Brredera. 
Catalogue free. Aadreaa, M-W. DUNHA3U, « ayn®. 
Du Pago Co., Illlnoix. (35 mile, weat of Chicago, onC. 
& N.-w. R’r* . 
