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PERSONALS. 
Professor William Brown, who for the 
last 13 years has been Professor of Agriculture 
at the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph, 
Canada, is about to leave that position and go 
to Australia. 
On Saturday the President helped Mrs. 
Cleveland celebrate her twenty-third birthday 
at Oak View. Mrs. Folsom was with them, 
and Col. Lamont drove out in the afternoon 
and dined with them. Secretary of State Bay¬ 
ard aud Miss Florence Bayard, who stays in 
Washington to keep house for her father, com¬ 
pleted the company about theboard, the chief 
decoration of which was a great birthday cake 
decked with white cupids and pink roses and 
tiny candles all alight. 
The author of the popular Nebraska law 
winch makes mothers joint guardians of their 
children with the father is Mrs. Ada M. Bitten- 
der, the woman lawyer of that State. In this 
connection it may be mentioned that Kansas, 
Iowa aud New Jersey are the only other 
States in the Union where mothers are thus 
favored by law. 
Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone celebrated their 
golden wedding Wednesday. Testimonials in 
the shape of letters, telegrams aud presents 
poured in upon them by hundreds. The couple 
were given a reception at the residence of Earl 
Spencer in the afternoon, and were presented 
with portraits of themselves by Frank Holl 
and Hubert Herkomer, and also with three 
large silver cups aud an address signed by 150 
Members of Parliament. 
John Bates, Chicago’s oldest inhabitant, was 
run over and killed by a railway train in that 
city last mouth. Mr. Bates was 85 years of 
age, aud was postmaster of Chicago 50 years 
ago, when that settlement had to be satisfied 
with two mails a month. 
Marshall Field is said to be worth $15,- 
000,000, aud to be the richest man in Chicago. 
He began his business career as a clerk in Pot¬ 
ter Palmer’s dry-goods store. He is only 
57. 
Miss Mary Garrett, daughter of thefoun- 
er of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, washer 
father’s chief assistant for several years before 
his death. She is thoroughly acquainted with 
all the details of the road and of its financial 
status, and if she were a man, would uudoubt. 
edly be its president. Miss Garrett personally 
directs the management of her property worth 
$ 20 , 000 , 000 , 
POST OFFICE CLUB. 
John Justice claims to be a great foe of mo. 
nopolies. He loses no chance to pitch into rich 
men. He seems to think it a sort of crime for 
a person to accumulate money—no matter 
whether it is acquired honestly or not. He 
seems to be against wealth on general princi' 
pies. You should have heard him at the store 
the other night. “ I tell ye, them trusts and 
corporations and all them other combines of 
capital is jest suckin’the life blood outer the 
nation. Where be we, the honest toilers of the 
land ? Ground down betwixt a couple o’ grin’ 
stones. One of em’s the tariff an’ tother one’s 
capital. Them rich men don’t like nothin 
better’n ter git the honest toilers o’ the land 
an’ hold their noses down agin the tariff till 
the skin’s all rubbed off. Down with monopoly, 
sez I. Ef we don’t get up in all the might of our 
manhood au smite ’em hip an’ -thigh they 
won’t be nothin’ left o’ this country. Them 
sharks is eatin’ it up.” All this might have 
seemed very fierce, had we not known Mr 
Justice as we do. He has fallen in love with 
his own voice. He would run a mile to hear 
himself talk. His tongue tickles his ear- 
Knowing this we always let him talk away. 
It does him good and hurts nobody. Uncle 
Jacob likes to see every side represented. 
If a dog should be found killing his sheep, 1 
expect he would hunt up some good quality for 
the dog, so as to be fair. When he heard cap¬ 
italists denounced so roundly he seemed to fee] 
that it was his duty to help them out. 
‘‘ Veil, veil, dere vas somedmks to be sayd 
on effery side. Dere vas bleuty off rich men dot 
vas gruel und grasping, but vealth vas not 
nut itself a bad ting. If dere vas no rich men 
mit dis gouudry, vliat vas der farmers off de r 
goundry do mit vhat dey haf to sell ? Who 
vas pay dot big prize for butter * It vas der 
man mit monay. Who vas it dot bay der big 
prize for dot m«e horse dot you raize ? It vas 
der rich man. Whereffer you find blenty off 
beeble dot haf blenty off money, dere vas vere 
der farmer mit braius vas take in blenty off 
money. As for dese gombinatious und all dese 
Oder tings, veil, dem fellers vas do blenty off 
business, but most effery article dat dey vas 
make vas sheaper dan it vas pefore dey make 
it. De fact off it vas dot dese rich fellers vas 
profide a goot market for der farmer, any. 
way.” SMALL PICA. 
Cmtr. 
when a codicil is added which clearly shows 
be intended to leave his nieces a portion? The 
codicil gives their names and instructions as to 
how that part descending to them shall be ad¬ 
ministered upon. 
Ans.—A codicil, as being written last, takes 
precedence of the will in regard to any prop¬ 
erty which both distinctly mention and dis¬ 
pose of. So that if the codicil describes what 
property is to go to the nieces they will take 
such property; but if the codicil merely de¬ 
scribes how property bequeathed them in 
the will is to be administered upon, there 
being no such property bequeathed to them in 
the will, the codicil will be of no effect. 
S. L. T., Poughkeepsie. N. Y.— In 1887 I 
bought soma property and was given a war¬ 
ranty deed, free from all incuqibrances. An 
assessment for grading and paving the street 
on which the pfo^ert^; is located was con¬ 
firmed in 1884. The amount which was as¬ 
sessed on the propertr^purchased was paid in 
188(1. In February, 1888, a revision of the 
assessment was made and an additional sum 
was levied on the property. Have I any re¬ 
dress against the previous owner, the assess¬ 
ment having been confirmed during the time 
when he owned the property, an insufficient 
amount having been levied on it through a 
mistake of the authorities ? 
Ans. The additional levy was not a lien on 
the land when the inquirer purchased it; he 
lias no recourse to the seller, but must pay it 
himself. 
HORSE-RAISING. 
Best draft horses ; cost of raising and price 
in market ; the ideal draft, horse ; outlay 
for raising a colt or steer ; care and feed. 
Generally speaking, it pays me best to raise 
my own horses; but I buy quite a number 
annually to make my assortment complete. 
My horses come from France. The Percheron 
suits me best. My ideal is a horse 15>£ to 1 
hands high, weighing 1,200 to 1,500 pounds, 
not too leggy, but well ribbed, close-jointed, 
rather compact but not too much in a heap 
aud with plenty of life and energy. The color 
does not matter much ; a good horse will sell 
any time lfet his color be what it may; but 
bays, grays and blacks are the most sought 
after. 
I would rather have two large horses than 
three small ones, became it is much more con¬ 
venient to harness and handle two than three 
and it is cheaper because two take less rigging 
in the way of harness, whiffle trees, neck 
yokes, etc., etc., and when you wish to dispose 
of them two large horses will sell quicker and 
for more money than three small ones, and the 
expense of keeping would be in favor of the 
two, for a whole year. 
For the average farmer, grade Percherons 
sell more readily and bring better price s 
than grade Clydes, as the former have more 
snap and energy and are better and closer 
built, besides having better feet, and they are 
mostly sold between the ages of three and six 
for city and farm work in different parts of 
this State. I cannot tell the exact difference 
in the cost of raising a colt and steer, as I 
have bad no experience in raising steers for 
market; but I should judge that any one could 
raise a colt to be worth $150 to $200 at three 
years of age, as cheaply as a steer of the same 
age which would bring $50 to $75. I mean 
simply the cost of raising; but there are other 
things to be considered; for instance, it will 
cost more to sire a colt and more money will 
be invested in a colt’s dam than in case of 
a steer. All this would really make the cost 
of producing the colt greater; but still from 
20 to 30 per cent, would be left in favor of 
raising the colt. 
The manner of feeding, handling, and train¬ 
ing colts depends on their breeding, as trotting 
stock are handled in a manner entirely differ¬ 
ent from that which colts for draft purposes 
should undergo. Draft horses are fed on feed 
to make bone aud muscle more than flesh, and 
they should get plenty of exercise in winter 
as well as in summer, when three or four 
weeks’ training is all that is required to make 
them good, serviceable horses. r. d. coe, 
Kirkville, N. Y. 
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ELMIRA,SEPT.I7T0 22,18 88 
ENTRIES CLOSE AUGUST 18. 
For Prize List and New Features, Address 
N, Y. S. Agricultural Society, Albany, N. Y. 
CATALOGUES, ETC., RECEIVED. 
Keystone Patent Feed Cutters.— Cir¬ 
cular from the VV. O. Hickok Manuiacturing 
Co., Harrisburg, Pa. A number of excellent 
machines are maae by this company. The 
proper way to see what they are is to send for 
this circular. 
American Veterinary College.— Cata¬ 
logue of this institution, located at 139 aud 141 
VV. 54th street, New York. This is the 14th 
annual announcement ot a gootl institution. 
Poultry (Specialties.— Catalogue from 
Wui. H. VV igmore, Philadelphia, Pa. Capon- 
izmg instruments, markeis, roup syringe 
milking tubes, labels, etc., etc., are all founu 
here. 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N.Y.— 
A Uesci lptive priced catalogue ot strawberries, 
boih luyer auu pot-grown. Tne list comprises 
the leading kinds, and the most promising of 
the novelties. 
Ohio Ensilage Cutter. —A new Catalogue, 
descriptive or this machine, containing much 
valuable information tor those who are think¬ 
ing of filling a silo is sent by the Silver & Dem- 
lug Mauufactuiing to., Salem, Ohio. 
Minnesota Experiment Station.— Bul¬ 
letin No. 3 deals with Horticulture and Ento¬ 
mology. Samuel B. Green, the Hoiticulturist 
ot the station, in a general aadrtss to the puo- 
lic, says : 
“ 1 am desirous to have it distinctly under¬ 
stood thatl consider myself your servant, and 
am anxious to carry out your wishes. 1 want 
to get close down to work and make this a 
practical, working uepartment, of service to 
you. It ought to ue, aud shall be, with your 
permission, a help to you. i want to know 
your wishes, anu knowing them snail act ac¬ 
cordingly to the best of my ability aud power 
to perform.” Again, he says : “i am anxious 
to obtain varieiits of promising usefulness, 
and will agree not to propagate tor distribu¬ 
tion whenever the introducer may so rtquest. 
Anil 1 further guarantee that every variety so 
presented shah have a fair and careful trial, 
and that an exact statement will be made of 
its qualifications for the purposes pioposed by 
the mtroductr, aud its qualifications lor any 
other known pui pose, fcuch conclusions will 
be published in our bulletin for the benefit of 
the public,” 
“Every Man is presumed to know the Law. 
Sine-tenths of all Litigation arises from Ig¬ 
norance of Law.'' 
Q. T. S., Bath, N. Y .—A man died lately 
leaving a will which made his childless wife 
executrix. It was supposed that the estate 
would show a surplus ot $5,(100 or $0,000; but 
we were surprised to find debts amounting to 
about $3,000 and assets of only about $1,000 
before paying luneral expenses. How ought 
the executrix to proceed after getting admin¬ 
istration papers ? Can she pay some of the 
creditors in preference to others as far as the 
money goes, or must she pay the debts pro 
rata anu leave herself without a cent to live 
on ? Is not the estate liable for her support at 
least for a certain length of time ? If not, 
how much is she entitled to as executrix 3 
Ans.—T he funeral charges and the expenses 
of the dead man’s sickness, including the doc¬ 
tor’s bill, together with the expensesof proving 
the will and all other costs which are inci¬ 
dental to putting herself into the position of 
legal repiesentative of the diseased, must be 
paid first. Next the debts are to be paid in 
the following order: 
1. Debts entitled to preference under the 
law of the United Etates. 2. Taxes assessed 
upon the estate of the deceased previous to 
his death. 3. Judgments docketed anu de¬ 
crees enrolled against him, according to the 
priority thereof. 4. All recognizances, bonds, 
sealed instruments, notes, bills, unliquidated 
demands aud accounts. No preference must 
be given to any debts of the same class, except 
those specified in the third class, aud if there 
is a deficiency of assets the debts are to be 
paid ratably. Upon the settlement of 
amounts the executrix is entitled to the fol¬ 
lowing compensation : For the receipt aud 
payment of all sums of money, not exceeding 
$1,000, at the rate of five per cent. ; for sums 
between $1,000 and $10,000 at the rate of two 
aud one-naif per cent., and such allowance 
for her actual aud necessary expenses as the 
probate court may think reasonable. 
LAW RELATING TO CODICILS. 
F. C. M., Houston, Texas.—A bachelor 
dies, and in the body of his will leaves his 
property to his legal heirs. He does not spec¬ 
ify or enumerate any of it. Supposing the 
legal heirs, under the body of the will, were 
his father and mother; who would the heirs be 
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