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THE RURAL MEW-Y6MEB. 
PERSONALS. 
President Cleveland is said to ho saving 
three-fifths of his salary for a rainy day. 
Bill Nyk, the Western humorist, is tall, 
lank, smooth-faced, bald-headed, wears glasses 
and is as mild and pleasant as a shepherd 
dog. 
William T, Coleman, of California, who 
is a Democratic Presidential possibility, has a 
fortune of $110,000,000, a bald head and a big 
mustache. 
Parson Talmaok, who has lately returned 
from a Western tour, says that the men who 
took Greeley's advice and went West were 
right. “I would give the same advice to¬ 
day,” he says. “Nay, I would go t itself if 
any necessity was laid upon me.” 
Martin V. Montgomery has resigned the 
position of Commissioner of Patents at £5,000 
h year, to accept a position as U. S. Circuit 
Judge at £1.000, and Judge Maynard has re¬ 
signed the position of Second Controller of 
the Treasury at. $5,000, to accept the office of 
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury ut $4,500. 
Ernest Howard Crosby, the New York 
Assemblyman who has championed the High 
License Bill, is a sou of llev. Dr. Howard 
Crosby, the famous preacher and temperance 
advocate of Now York. He is about 111 years 
old. a graduate of Columbia College and law 
school, ami a member of a New York law 
firm. 
Gen. Roswell Sabin Ripley, who direct¬ 
ed the Ore on Fort Sumter in April, 1861, died 
here Tuesday week, aged 68. Was born in 
Ohio; graduated at West Point m 1843; served 
with high credit in the Mexican war; resigned 
in 1858 aud settled in business in Charleston, 
S. C. Entered the service of the Confederacy 
among the first; was wounded at Autiotam. 
Lived in Charleston and abroad since the 
war. 
Cilminj. 
LITERARY NOTES. 
The Century Life of Lincoln Is a valua¬ 
ble historical production. When the biogra¬ 
phers consent to write about Mr. Lincoln it is 
very interesting. We have a number of com¬ 
plaints from those who do not care so much 
for the political history which is packed into 
the Life. The general reading public want 
one thing at a time. They have been told 
over and over again about the stirring politi¬ 
cal events of Lincoln's time. They want to 
know more about the man. What did Mr. 
Lincoln do or say and how did he look ! Stu¬ 
dents of political economy may like the clear 
and concise statements of the slavery question 
with which the Life is filled,but many readers 
are weary of so much explanation. 
The Brooklyn Magazine publishes an auto¬ 
graph reproduction of the famous “Curfew 
Must Not Ring To-night.” The copy was pre¬ 
pared for publication by the authoress, Mrs. 
Rose Hartwtek Thorpe. The first copy of the 
poem was, us wo understand, written upon a 
slate at school. For years it went the rounds, 
appearing in paper after paper without credit. 
The story upou which the poem is based is 
very old. Probably English children heard 
it 100 years ago. We remember to have heard 
it as a child, long before this poem was writ¬ 
ten. It was not considered better than muny 
other old wire's tales. Since the poein ap¬ 
peared, however, hundreds of literary people 
wonder why they did not see more in it be¬ 
fore. 
In the Century, Mark Twain has a caustic 
article on “English as She is Taught.” lie se¬ 
cured a book containing actual extracts from 
children’s compositions and gives extracts to 
show bow some teachers succeed in muddling 
the little minds which are placed under their 
charge. They do succeed in this purpose ad¬ 
mirably. The little heuds are stuffed with a 
dozen different topics, and the stuffing process 
is kept up until it is almost impossible for the 
little ones to separate one fact from another. 
Lovers of Thackeray will be delighted with 
the “Letters” now being published in Scrib¬ 
ner’s. Good letter writing is an art. Thack¬ 
eray was master of it. It is impossible to talk 
to an audience as you could talk to a single 
utimate friend. It Is the same with writing. 
No man can write for the world as ho can 
write fi.ir a friend. It is hard to realize that 
the hand that wrote some of these gentle, 
beautiful letters was the same that cut the 
English snobs so keenly. 
The Young People’s History of Ireland, by 
G. M. 1 owle (Lee «& Shepard, Bos tom is a very 
readable volume. Mr. Towle is an accurate 
w 1 ' v * 10 knows just the proportions in 
which to mix fact and story for young read¬ 
ers. It is a sad, strange story, this one of Ire¬ 
land and her people. It is a story of brave, 
impulsive men and women who have fought I 
long and desperately for a beautiful country. 
Horne Rule! There is something in the phrase 
that stirs the Trish heart. Few who read this 
book will question the right of the Irish people 
to self-government. 
gUijDfcUnurou.s 
Snug Little Fortunes 
may he Imit by all who ure KUnielently intelligent and 
enterprising to embrace the opportunities which occa¬ 
sionally are offered ihom. Hu lint & Co., Portland. 
Maine, have soinothlnir new to offer In the line of 
work Which you can do Tor them, ami live at home, 
wherever yon are located. ProiH- Immense, and 
every worker Is sure of over >5 a day; several have 
made over <50 In u single day. All ages; both seres. 
Capital not required; you are started tree; all particu¬ 
lar h free. You had better write to them at once. 
olpss trade 
wattes and 
qnlckly 
our school. 
H e at work 
on ComincrelHl und It nil road Line-.. The Great 
\\ 681 Is 111 • country lo grow tin In. Write for our cir¬ 
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TRY THE NEW METALLIC 
ESSEX PAINT. 
IT'S THE BEST. 
Residences in Asbury Park, Newport. Long Branch- 
Fishers Island, New London, and In fact every State 
In the Union, are painted with It. and groat satisfac¬ 
tion Is given. 
Prices it ml Samples tree by 
THE ESSEX PAINT WORKS, 
K*SEX, CONN. U. 8. A. 
WANTED—One dealer In a town to sell these goods. 
T ELEGRAPHY 
I n,»..-■ II/in ... ....» ....... 
Is a first-, 
pays good 
e ii n h e 
learned al 
Over ‘1.0(10 ot our grn.lontea n 
i 1 
AGENTS WANTED 
,; SS" ARNOLD 
AUTOMATIC STEAM COOKER 
S7 o.to S150 per month easily mode. 
This is a rare chance. Apply at once 
WILBOT CAST Lit * «lu, Uurlieiior, H, $ 
Hample Look of beuutlfbl cards, H Gainey 
1 2 tricks In magic, s llmni verses. All lot 
a 2c. stamp. STAB CARD CO.. Slatlou 16. Ohio 
BOLL MEDAL, PARIS, 187i 
BAKER’S 
Warranted absolutely pure 
Cocoa, from which the excess ol 
Oil has been removed. It has t* ~te 
time* the strength of Cocoa mixed 
with 8 birch, Arrcwroot or Sugar, 
nnd Is therefore tar more economl- 
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cup. It is delicious, nourishing, 
strengthening, easily digested, and 
admirably adapted for invalids as 
well as for person* in health. 
Sold by Grocers eve rywhere. 
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4-89 per cent ; nitrogen, equal to 2 percent, ammonia. 
Put up In 200-lb hags at very low price. 
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WM. DAVISON Ac CO., 
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CORN FERTILIZER, S-20 PER TON. 
Sold to Farmers direct from our works. No agents 
YORK CHEMICAL WORKS. York, Pa 
THE ASPINWALL POTATO PLANTER. 
Plants Potatoes In a single operation. 
THOROUGH, ACCURATE and RELIABLE. 
Send for circular to 
A8FINWALL M’FMJ CO., 
Three Rivera, Mich. 
m STANDARD HAYING TOOLS 
FOR STACKING OUT IN FIDOS OR MOWING AWAY IN BARNS 
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Theme of * good Hnv Currier rtud Fork n Tew hour. Id & enrolling 
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facilitates the handling ol hay Ic-owna the rule (rota l.a .1 weather. 
TV- man.ifvt.iri> Antl-Kri-tlnn, HgTerdMr, Swivel sn.l Rod 
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IVethc HnlUdaT Atundard Geared Wln.l Mill, I-X-L 
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will cut corn »talk«, «aw wood, run churn and grind-alone, numu 
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W. m.noJMJiiro .ho Hallatluv Standard Geared and 
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1 How to Raise Wheat," to all who mention this paper. 
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IVnrrntltpd th© moat perfect Fnree.Veed 
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Equitable Building, New York City. 
Virginia Land Agency. 
Cheap Farms. Splendid Climate. Short Mild Winters, 
flood Marksts. Descriptive Land List Free. 
GRIFFIN dfc JERVIS, PETERSBURG, VA. 
LOAN AND INVESTMENT CO. 
7 0 ✓ Capital and Surplus, $185,000. 
/ Security three or lour t imes amount 
/ of loan, interest semi-annual. Re- 
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