PERSONALS. 
The Queen of Italy bas an $800 fan; but it 
raises no more wind than a two-for-flve-eents 1 
palm-leaf. 
Henry Georoe says: “For myself I am in 
favor of absolute free trade.” His numerous 
followers among the workingmen of the 
country would suffer most from its adoption. 
Ex-Gov. William Smith, popularly known 
as “Extra Billy" Smith, died at his home in 
Fauquier County, Va , Wednesday, aged 89. 
Twice Governor of Virginia and a Brigadier- 
General in the Confederate army, 
Mr. Beecher’S Peekskill farm, “Boscobel,” 
has been leased for the summer by General 
Thomas, President of the East Tennessee Rail¬ 
road Company, with the option of leiyiug it. 
The farm has 39 acres, and there are more 
thau 4,000 trees on it, representing every sort 
that grows in the latitude of Peekskill. 
Mrs. Langtry lives in her car during her 
professional tours. As she dislikes traveling 
exceedingly, toward the end of the season 
she becomes very nervous, and is finally un¬ 
able to sleep, eat or read. Her New York 
home is to her a haven of rest during the few 
weeks that she can occupy it. 
Senator Stanford, of California, has 
given to his brother. Josiah Stanford, the 
Hamburg Warm Springs property in A lame' 
da County, directly across the bay from Sau 
Francisco. The estate was once a favorite 
health resort, and is valued at $250,000. The 
deed stated that it was transferred for “love 
and affection.” 
Practically California has four United 
States Senators. Nevada Senators never live 
in that State, but when uot iu Washington 
make their homes in San Francisco. Fair, 
whose term has just expired, did uot spend a 
week iu Nevada during his six years as Sena¬ 
tor. Jones lives in Sau Francisco, as does 
Stewart, who succeeds Fair. 
Senator Stanford relates that he earned 
his first money when six years old by sending 
to market a lot of horse-radish which grew in 
his father’s garden. His second venture, 
which he declares was the most successful 
speculation of his life, was selling five bushels 
of chestnuts, which he and his brothers had 
gathered for family use, for $25. 
The sous of Governor Crittenden who 
paid to have Jesse James murdered, because 
he did uot dare to arrest him, run a real-estate 
oftice, at Kansas City, and their office boy is 
Jesse James, Jr., the 14-year-okl sou of the 
bandit—merely the haphazard result of an ad¬ 
vertisement iu which the place was given to 
the first applicant. 
Mary Harden, who died at Athens, Ga., 
last week, at the age of 78, and was buried m 
Atlanta Sunday, is said to have been the wo- 
mou for whom John Howard Payne wrote his 
“Home, Sweet Hume." It is asserted that the 
original copy of the famous song was buried 
with her, as it was iuterliued with love de¬ 
clarations from Payne which Miss Harden 
did not wish to have t he public sec. 
The Hon. George W. Jones, now living iu 
Dubuque, at the age of 81), was once member 
of Congress for the Territory of Wisconsin 
when it included all Iowa: once Uuited States 
Senator from Iowa; once Miuister Plenipo¬ 
tentiary tii Bogota, and once United States 
Surveyor General. Last week a committee of 
citizens raised a fund of $1,900 and lifted a 
mortgage for $siit) which was about to Vie 
foreclosed, and which would have left Air. 
Jones and his aged wife homeless in the world. 
The remaining $50.1 were given to Mrs. Joues. 
The Hou. James Geddes, President of the 
New York State Agricultural Society, died 
at the home of his son-in-law, in Syracuse, at 
five o’clock Monday moruiag, of Bright’s dis¬ 
ease. Mr. Geddes* was the son of the late 
George Geddes. He was a member of the As¬ 
sembly iu 1883 and 1884. For 25 years he had 
been connected with the New York State 
Agricultural Society, and held the position of 
Vice-President and General Manager for a 
number of years prior to lust year, when he 
was elected President. He was a Republican 
iu politics, and 5C> years old at his death. 
Associate Jv stick William R. Wood, of 
the U. S. Supreme Court, died at Washington 
Saturday. Born at Newark, Ohio, Aug. 3, 
1824. Graduated at Yale in 1843, aud two 
years later was admitted to the Ohio liar. 
Mayor of Newark in 1856 and again in 1857. 
Served two terms in the Ohio Assembly, and 
in 1861 became Lieut.-Col. of the 76th Ohio 
Regiment. Served constantly with the West¬ 
ern armies till the close of the war, when he 
was Brigadier-General aud brevet Major- 
General. Lived in Ala. and Ga. iu 1866, ’07 
aud '68, and though a Democrat, was appoint¬ 
ed by Pres. Grant. U, S. Circuit Judge for the 
Eiflh Circuit, comprising the States of Georgia, 
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and 
Texas. On Dec. 15, 1880, Pres. Hayes ap¬ 
pointed him Associate Justice of the Supreme 
Court, to fill the vacancy made by the retire¬ 
ment of Justice Strong. 
LITERARY NOTES. 
Prof. W. O. Atwater begins, in the May 
Century, a series of articles on “The Cbem* 
istry of Foods and Nutrition.” The object of 
the articles apparently is to show what chem¬ 
ical analysis proves as to the value of various 
foods. It is claimed, and very just])’ too, that 
the poor could live better and more cheaply 
by a more careful selection of foods. One 
thing is always overlooked in this selection of 
a proper food by chemistry, and that is the 
fact that different men have different desires 
and tastes. One man likes milk while another 
cannot drink it with any comfort. Strawber¬ 
ries are a luxury to many, while with others 
they produce constipation aud general ill 
health. It is just the same with cheese, oat¬ 
meal, fish and other foods. The more refiued 
and educated the man. the more must his ap¬ 
petite and taste be consulted; so that while 
chemical analysis can point out dozens of ways 
in which the food hill can bo reduced it can¬ 
not be entirely depended upon. Prof. At¬ 
water considers oleomargarine a perfectly le¬ 
gitimate food. He says its composition agrees 
very closely with that of butter from cow’s 
milk. He appears to think that the inventor 
of oleomargarine was a public benefactor, one 
who placed a wholesome aud nutritious food 
within reach of the poorer classes. This is the 
chemist’s side of the case, aud it is about the 
view t hat chemical analysis reaches regarding 
all cheap food products. 
In Detphaven Sarah Orne Jewett gives 
some admirable sketches of Maine characters. 
The hook is written so simply anil easily that 
one cannot realize its power until the second 
thought comes—after the reading. There is 
quaint humor in the story of the woman who 
goes to the circus and finds that the noted 
“fat woman" is a former neighbor. It was 
true heroism that induced the fat woman to 
inform her old friend that she could not come 
within 100 pounds of her advertised weight. 
The faces of the Apache Iudians shown in 
the May Century are interesting to study. 
They are dark, reveugeful, cruel faces, full of 
hate aud bitterness. The worst face of all 
is that of old Geronimo. the rascal who 
caused so much trouble on the I rentier. There 
have been Indians with a certain amount of 
honor and manliness, but we got tbe idea that 
these Apaches are the most cruel and blood¬ 
thirsty gang of ruffians this country has ever 
known. If they have any redeeming quali¬ 
ties, we fail to see what they are. 
The sale of Ben Hur is remarkable. Next 
to Uncle Tom's Cabin it bas the steadiest sale 
of any novel ever published in this country. 
It is a hook that ought to be iu every family. 
It is the most powerful picture of the country 
aud times of our Savior, that has ever been 
written since the New Testament was pre¬ 
pared. In reading it one is straugely im¬ 
pressed with the vast aud patient study and 
reading necessary to enable the author to 
write as he does. The description of the 
chariot race, the discovery of the lepers in 
the prison, the meeting of the wise men in the 
desert, Ben Hur as a galley slave, and the 
dozens of other vivid word pictures can never 
be forgotten by those who read them careful¬ 
ly. in making up a list of books that ought 
to be in the family library, we should by all 
means include Beu Hur. 
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Are used by more flue butter makers and stock breeders 
than any otber apparatus, because tUey have proved to 
make the large, .(iiantlty and bent •|ia»llty of butter 
with U-u»t labor and e x pease. They surpass every¬ 
thin g In tli>; I ream-GafhCTlng System. Have both Top 
nud Hollo.■> .Skimmer.. Cream drawn FIKst or last, 
Vo WHOM or sedijibnt. Thick walls, with dead air 
space. Used with or without Iro. NKV GOLD 
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DAVIS’ SWING CHURNS, ElTHEicA and 
a full line of CREAMERY SUPPLIES. 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., Bellows Falls, Vermont. 
WATERPROOF HAY COVERS, ETC. 
per square foot, all widths. Waterproof Duck for all purposes. Also PATENT PLANT BFD TLOtfl 
r™. tor 3 * ftnd 9 «• ^ 
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winch » THE BEST, SAFEST and CHEAPEST poiaon for killing Pmafo 
aSflitllil Wor,,,S ’ Pear ever used, The leading agricultural 
nBkl Uffli authorities, colleges, newspapers and Grange masters recommend "London Purple ” 
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NEW YORK 
CATTLE AND DAIRY SHOW. 
NEW YORK, MAY 10—14. 
REGULAR SEPARATORS. SPFrii T 17K , 4 r w , WT*>«' • 
TURBINE SEPARATORS, SrihllAJL rEAllRE 
WITHOUT ENGINE, ____ 
LACTocm V Tus, SEPARATOIls> MODERN EUROPEAN DAIRY. 
“ R AILY‘B^\^»r R \lAU HINES *** ^ r ‘ **** ^ ,ava * s Inventions aid Latest Improvements. 
EMyLSOI^ ’ RUNNING COMPLETE WITHOUT ENGINE , SHAFT- 
ALL SIZES. JNG 0R BELTINa 
Address for descriptive catalogue. 
THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR COMPANY, 
Sale Offices. 221 Dock St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
All Dr. De Laval?* Inventions aid Latest Improvements. 
THE BRADLEY 
“BIG 6" MOWER 
Cuts a swath <> feet wide and is easily handled by an ordinarv farm 
team. Double the usual amount of grass can be eu: with one team and 
one man. I hiee years in the market has demonstrated that the Brad- 
le\ .No. i. is the most economical tool ever purchased bv the farmer. 
" " guarantee the draft to he sat is factor \ tn the purchaser on anv ordi- 
narv level farm. We also make Mowers to out a ft., r , ft. -I . ft and 
: '''‘ Bradley Krjuirrs. llowcrs and Rakes ary the Best 
in the World. tsend for Circulars. 
BRADLEY & CO., 
32 so. Market st. r Boston. Syracuse, N. Y. 
PiSCfUaneou? 
Stands Unrivaled. 
TANDARD 
GALVANIZED WIRE NETTING. 
For Poultry Fencing. 
7-S OK ONK cent FOR 2 DiCH MESH No. 19 V.IKR, 
EVERYTHING FOB THE POULTRY YARD. 
Hatchers and Rronders. 
Scud for Circular Brocknrr A- Kvitns. 
2S VESftY STREET. N. Y. CITY. 
Maronibi'r's Hand Planter, for Com, Beans, 
and Sect Seed. The best In the world. Monev refund¬ 
ed if It docs not prove satisfactory, after a fair trial 
Agents wanted, send for ctrculur aud terms. 
S. M. Unco tuber &: Co.. MT'r's, Adams, Grand 
Isle Co., Vt. wen'I Agents: A. C. stoppibp, North 
Brookflcld, Mass.; E. Baron Mason, Litchfield, Conn. 
H. M. smith & Co., Richmond, Va. 
llugic Photographs.- Surprising developments. 
A package of 10 assorted, with instructions, to any ad 
dress, for 26c. J. C. Sunderland. Hartford, Wis. 
i&iZMOSELEY’S 
Hi OCCIDENT CREAMERY 
.-.SB AND REFRICERATOR. 
S O, liaantit* Ift'RKISKD. IJimJiL IXrROYED. 
No sediment with either milk or cream. 
Sold Strictly on Merit. ja^One 
I at wholesale where we have no Agent. 
^MOSELEY & PRITCHARD MFC. CO 
Send for circular. Clinton, Iowa. 
FOR SALE. 
A oemitlful COUNTRY RESIDENCE aud FARM. 17 
miles from N Y. City, consisting of tit Aires; three 
acres of ornamental Grounds. I .owns, Evergreen and 
Doelduun* Trees Shrubs, etc., and a Hue Lake of pure 
Spring \\ .iter; abundance or Fruit, etc., u beautiful 
Grove of three acres. u flue Gothic House, containing 
II rooms; a large Barn and outbuildings. Two llorac*. 
one Cow, Ctiroucea, aud Implements. Situate about 
200 yards from the "Rural Ground*." Price gT.NO. 
OliO tuny remain oil mortgage. It Is a hcniulfiil place 
for those who love a healthy' country locality, within 
easy dlstauco of the city Trains every hour or so. 
Address or cull. F. SCIIM ETKK, 
River Edge, Bergen Co., New Jersey. 
MACHINERY 
SbST IN THE UIDRLO. 
seud for circular A prices. 
J.W. PENFIELD 4 SON, 
Willoughby, Ohio. 
Warranted the most perfect yorre-yt 
F'ertlllier i>«Jll in existence. Send for e 
cular. A. It. y\Miii tmt ■> u-. i 
SPRAYING FRUIT TREES. 
To destroy Injurious Insects Is conceded by all or- 
chardlsts as necessary to secure perfect fruit, for full 
directions anil outfit for band or horse power at bottom 
cash prices address 
FIELD FORCE PUMP DO., Lockport, N. Y . 
Virginia Land Agency. 
Cheap Farms. Splendid Climate. Short Mild Winters- \ 
Uood ilorksts. Descriptive latud List Free. 
GRIFFIN ,V J Elf VIS, i'ETKKSBCKO, VA. 
6 2 x\in INTEREST A2 
£ GUARANTEE!) BY TBE k £ 
i J All VIS-CON KLIN 0 £ 
IRORTIiAKE I RINT CO., 
KANSAS CITY. MO. 
Capital Paid-up.$1,000,000 
Debenture* secured by first mortgages ou Improved 
real estate held by the Mercaut GeTrust Co.. New York. 
Call at oftltv or write Tor parltculars. 
ROLAND It. CONKLIN, 
Equitable Building, New York City. 
