PERSONALS. 
Two sisters, Fannie and Alice Orton, have 
lately secured 100 acres apiece of government 
land in California and both are reported to be 
doing a thriving business in small fruit rais¬ 
ing. 
Major H. H. Dinwiddie, Professor of 
Chemistry and head of the faculty of the State 
Agricultural College, near Bryan Texas, is 
dead. He was a native of Virginia, and had 
long taken a prominent part in educational 
matters in the South. 
Samuel Spencer has just been elected 
President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 
at a salary of $25,000 a year. When President, 
Robert Garret got, or rather took only $10,000. 
SpenCer was formerly a clerk in the employ¬ 
ment of the read at a salary of $000 a. year. 
Mr. Blaine and bis family are having a 
line time in Europe. Wherever the ex-Secre- 
tary goes he is the recipient of all sorts of 
courtesies and honors from foreigners, while 
he is the center of attraction for American 
denizens and tourists, in a newspaper inter¬ 
view with him, cabled under tlie Ailautic, the 
other day, he etrcngly opposes the President’s 
free trade policy, and though over 8,000 miles 
away, he has once dm re come prominently for¬ 
ward us, by all odds, tie foremost representa¬ 
tive of Republican principles. 
Very unfavorable symptoms have again 
appeared in the Crown Prince’s throat, w here 
new sores have broken out. English Dr. 
Mackenzie was summoned in haste to St. Re¬ 
mo, Italy, where the Prince, his wifennd some 
more of his fumily arc staying. The Doctor 
speaks reassuringly, however. All along the 
Prince has won the highest admiratiou from 
all sides for his equanimity, fortitude and 
bravery. “In lHTu," said be the other day, 
“a ball might; Lave bit me the same as the 
rest. To me sickness is like a ball that is sure 
to hit me sooner or later—as God wills.” 
Mrs. John Jacob Astob died in this city 
Monday, to the immense rep ret of eveiybody, 
especially of the poor and dist ressed. Her pri¬ 
vate income of over she expended in 
unostentatious charities. During the past 10 
years she had provided homes in the country 
for 1.413 homeless children at an expense of 
over $20,000. Iu hundreds of ways this wotnau 
of tender heart and great wealth sought out 
and relieved the wants of the needy. Stand¬ 
ing at the head of the wealthiest and most cul¬ 
tivated class in the city, a splendid linguist, 
a woman of the finest education ami most 
charming disposition, her proudest achieve¬ 
ments were her magnificent charities, and 
now that she has gone all classes call her 
blessed. 
Governor Joseph R. Bodwell, of Maine, 
died at bis home at Hollowed, Tuesday morn¬ 
ing. He was born in Methuen, Mass., June 
16, 1616, and worked c na farm until IT years 
of age, laceiving 86 a month and board. He 
then learned shoemaking in the evenings and 
attended school by day. In 1652 he became 
interested in quarrying granite, having 
organized the Bodwell Granite Company, the 
largest iu the country. He also became 
largely interested in lumbering, ice-cutting, 
water powers, and railroading, and was an 
extensive importer and breeder of choice cat¬ 
tle. Was elected Governor in l66ti, on the 
Republican tickot of course. Was tw ice iu 
the legislature aud twice Mayor cf Hollowed, 
and always extremely popular for his'just 
and generous conduct with his numerous 
employes. 
Professor Swenson, who has been carry¬ 
ing on experiments iu making sugar from 
sorghum at Fort Scott, Kansas, has just ob¬ 
tained a patent for au improvement iu the 
diffusion process of sugar making. Commis¬ 
sioner Colrnnu tells the Semite that the im¬ 
provement was discovered while the Professor 
was in the Government employ, and making 
experiments with the people’s money for the 
benefit of the people. He bad protested to 
the Commissioner of Patents against granting 
a patent, but was told that it had boou already 
grunted. The Commissioner has suggested to 
the Attorney General that suit be instituted 
to enjoin the Professor, perpetually, from 
niakiug use of the patent, and on Thursday 
the Senate adopted a resolution calling on the 
same official to bring a suit to have the 
patent canceled. , 
Madame Boccicaut, the chief proprietor 
of the Puris Bon Harob6, one of the largest 
general stores in the world, died the other day 
ami left $3,000,(100 to be divided among all her 
employes who hud been in her service 10 years. 
For years her husband bad made the welfare 
of his 3,000 employes his constant care, ami 
after his death his wife continued the same 
policy. Every employd received a share of 
the profits, the co-operative principle being 
carried so far that the immense store was 
governed by a board of the higher employes. 
All employes, from the partners to the porters, 
were fed in the establishment and on precisely 
the same fare. Amusements, books, medical 
attendance, etc., etc., were provided for the 
employs, and while the establishment made 
great profits, its owners were loved and ad¬ 
mired by their employes and highly esteemed 
by all others. Madame B. left $12,000,000, 
$2,000,000 of which will be devoted to the 
founding of a hospital. 
BOOKS ETC., RECEIVED. 
It appears that a “W T riter’s Literary Bu¬ 
reau” has been started at Boston. The man¬ 
ager proposes to examine all manuscripts that 
are sent to him, give his opinion as to their 
merits and, it requested,to send alistof maga¬ 
zines most likely to accept them. For this ser¬ 
vice a charge varying from 25 cents to $1 is 
to be made. If this scheme is well advertised 
this manager is likely to make money. Thou¬ 
sands of youDg people in this country imagine 
they can write good stories and suitable 
poetry. The editors of staudard magazines 
rarely read, with anything like critical judg¬ 
ment, the work of unknown authors. A large 
proportion of their space is assigned to well 
known authors and they have three times as 
much manuscript as they can handle. It is 
possible that this bureau may be able to discov¬ 
er new talent for the publishers,but the chances 
are that the publishers will not thank the man¬ 
ager lor loading them with manuscripts. We 
have long believed that too many young men 
aud women lue led away from good and use¬ 
ful work by the foolish belief that they eau 
mak a living by writing stories. 
Interior Decorations is the title of aD 
excellent piublicatiou published by William 
T. Comstock, New York. It is by A. W. 
Brunner and Thomas Tryon, both well known 
architects. There are 65 excellent illustra¬ 
tions and the printing and binding are all 
that could be desired. All who desire to beau¬ 
tify the interior of a house will find many 
valuable hints in this book. While many of 
these designs are intended primarily for city 
or suburban residences there aie ideas thut 
might be used to ad van age in the farm house, 
iu too many larm houses all the attractive¬ 
ness is display ed upon the outside. As people 
live inside of a house it seems reasonable to 
argue that beauty aud comfort should go 
where the family are to be found. 
Report of the Commissioner of Agri¬ 
culture. This report is uow sent out in 
panipihlet foiui and ought to be read by every 
intelligent fanner. We consider it, in many 
respects, the most hopeful report ever issued 
from the Department. Our readers already 
know the chief points of the report. Perhaps 
the most important is that pertaining to the 
seed distribution. If we understand the Com¬ 
missioner, be advocates a transfer of the seed 
distribution from the Department at Wash¬ 
ington to the various experiment stations to 
be established under the provisions of the 
Hatch bill. Thus the Department will be 
relieved of this work and be enabled to devote 
more time to other aud more important oper¬ 
ations. There are many suggestions in this 
pamphlet that thinking farmers will be glad 
to study. 
American Southdown Record, volume 
two, is received from S. C. Prather, secretary, 
Springfield, III, This publication will be val¬ 
ued by all who are interested in this excellent 
breed of sheep. The London Live Stock Jour¬ 
nal has recently paid a high tribute to the 
energy and accuracy displayed iu the publica¬ 
tion of Americau stock records. This volume 
will add to the reasons for this praise. 
Pennsylvania Agricultural College. 
—Bulletin No. 1 is sent from this institute by 
Director II. P. Arnisby. It contains a history 
of the experiments conducted at this college, 
and some valuable remarks on soiling crops, a 
subject of great interest to dairy farmers. 
Alabama as it is, —A volume of 210 pages 
from W. C. Holt, Montgomery, Ala. This 
book is intended as a guide for the immigrant 
and capitalist or any other person desirous of 
studying the resources of Alabama. A grvut 
deal of valuable information is given. 
Bonk Meal For Poultry— Circular from 
C. II. Dompwolf & Co., York, Pu. We have 
used this boue meal aud find it excellent. It 
is of bandy size for feeding. Heus eat it 
readily. The same firm sells ground oyster 
shells. 
Poultry Marker— Circular from W. H. 
Wigmore, Philadelphia, Pa. This little im¬ 
plement will bo very useful where there is 
any danger of mixing the birds of two flocks. 
Poultry Supplied.— Catalogue from C. A. 
Bartlett, Worcester, Mass. All goods needed 
iu the poultry yard enu be secured at reason¬ 
able rates. 
pissfcUanfous* gWvmijsittfl. 
HOME STUDY—ON THE FARM. 
The Inventor’s own system of Phonography: uo teach 
or needed: le arners mutually aid each other. Instruo 
tton book 30 cents, iEstablished. is«&.) Address 
FHONBT 1 U DEPOT, Tyrone, Pa, 
“LET US HAVE PEACE.” 
No War Justifiable Except War on Erro¬ 
neous Opinion, 
The great Chieftian who lies buried at 
Riverside, no doubt felt the full force of the 
prayer : 
‘‘Let us have peace." 
He had learned that “Civil war haves noth¬ 
ing but tombs.” 
The greatest military heroes have not been 
those wbo shed blood for the love of it. 
Wellington said, “Take my word for it, if 
you had seen but one day of war, you would 
pray to Almighty God that you might never 
see such a thing agaiu.” 
The sentiment that war is a “relic of bar¬ 
barism” and—as a method of settling inter 
national differences—should be shelved with 
other obsolete relics of darker ages, is a grow¬ 
ing one. The idea of arbitration is more be¬ 
fitting modern civilization. 
But it is recognized that the sentiment “Let 
us have peace” must be given a broader mean¬ 
ing if its full benefit is to be realized. 
We see the catholicity which the trend of 
modern thought develops in the efforts for the 
union of the churches, the striking down of 
the barriers which have been a hindrance to 
the advancement of the true faith. 
It is noticeable too, in the leniency, growing 
yearly more marked, shown by the medical 
schools toward each other. Time was, when 
a practitioner of one school williugly, if not 
gladly, noted the death of a patient of a 
physician of another school. The “brother¬ 
hood of man” ideas of the present day took 
no root in the medical profession of a quarter 
of a century ago. 
Now, physicians of the highest standing 
admit, and dare publish to the world, their 
belief iu the efficacy of that professional bete 
noir , the proprietary medicine. 
The late Dr. J. G. Holland, an educated 
physician, some years ago wrote in Scribner's 
Magazine, of which he was editor: “It is a 
fact that many of the best proprietary med¬ 
icines of the day are more successful than 
many physicians, and most of them were 
first discovered and used in actual medical 
practice.” 
Millious of people all over the globe confirm 
this statement. 
The celebrated Dr. R. A. Gunn, of the Med¬ 
ical College of New York, in bis published 
nook, recommends the use of Warner’s safe 
cure in cases of bright’s disease and other 
kidney disordirs, and says he knows the rem¬ 
edy is used by leading physicians. It not 
only cures kidney disease, but the many other 
common named diseases which would uot pre¬ 
vail were the kidneys sound. 
That git at public teacher, Dr. Dio Lewis, 
bad the courage to write to the proprietors of 
Wamer’ssafe cure, after a full investigation 
of its merits, “If I found myself ihe victim of 
a serious kidney trouble, I should use your 
preparations. 1 The serious nature of kidney 
disorders is that they are the real cause of 
nearly all the diseases from which we suffer. 
If, therefore, the kidneys are kept in health, 
we shall escape all such diseases. 
The world is growing more tolerant, as in¬ 
telligence increases; Grant but voiced the 
growing sentiment when he prayed, “Let us 
have peace.” aud Tennyson budded better 
than he kuew when he wrote: 
“ Ring out old shapes of foul disease: 
Ring out tht narrow ing lust of gold; 
Ring out the thousand years of old, 
Ring iu the thousand years of peaces.” 
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