Iboro Raspberry. Ulster Prolific and Pougl 
Red Grape*. Send for description and prlc 
. CAT WOOD & SOX. Marlboro, N. Y 
PERSONALS. 
Prof. Baird says that a fair estimate^of 
the annual product of the American fisheries 
would not fall short of $100,000,000. 
The late Kiug of Spain is said to have been 
heavily insured in United States offices, pre¬ 
sumably at extra heavy premiums. 
Tfie V iear of Ma.sham, England, thus con¬ 
cluded a sermon to lus flock: “And now, 
friends, which is it to ho—Salisbury, Church¬ 
ill and heaveu, or Gladstone, Chamberlain 
and hell 
A blind boy preacher, 16 years old, is caus¬ 
ing some excitement in Raleigh, N. C. A 
week ago he told his father that he had re¬ 
ceived a divine command to preach the Gos¬ 
pel, and would be made blind for a period of 
some days. Ou January 18 he was smitten 
with blindness. 
“You should visit the Supreme Court to 
morrow, 1 ' Justice Bradley is credited with 
having said once, “for there will lie some in¬ 
teresting arguments made. Mr. Sidney Bart¬ 
lett, of Boston, is on one side and Mr. Roscoe 
Conkling is on the other; and one of them is a 
great lawyer!” 
The French Minister of Agriculture is about 
to establish several experimental farms in 
various parts of the country, in order to show 
the peasant farmer what can be done in his 
own locality. The yield of cereals in France 
is little more than one-third per head of the 
agricultural population of what it is in Eng¬ 
land. 
Mr. Labouciiere, of tho London Truth, says 
that he has never met with more practical, 
sensible men than the Irish Nationalist leaders 
when not under the influence of temporary 
excitement. “1 have, 1 ’ he says, “been greatly 
struck with their broadness of view, which 
contrasts advantageously noth our supercili¬ 
ous mode of treating political opponents, our 
insularity, and our want of facility to grasp 
new ideas.” 
A pretty little correspondence is Mr. Glad¬ 
stone's. Three thousand letters a mouth, 80,- 
000 a year, 100 a day, is not bad for one man, 
exclusive, it would appear, of indefinite quan¬ 
tities of newspapers, circulars, post cards and 
the like. He ought to have a special postman, 
with a special Gladstone bag, to totter back¬ 
ward and forward with all this huge load of 
ink-stained paper. 
John Neitz, a solid Dutch fanner of Upper 
Saveru, Pa., is TO years old and looks 40. He 
chews garlic as others chew tobacco, us he be¬ 
lieves it a preservative of health and a pro- 
louger of life. He has it cooked in everything 
he eats—even pie and puddings. His wife 
couldn't stand it, and as he preferred garlic to 
her, she packed up and left scene years ago, 
ami though she lives near the old homestead, 
the couple “never speak as they pass by.” 
Gov. Hill, of this State, in his address 
on being elected, the other day, President of 
the State Bar Association protested that 
lawyers—well, some of them—charge extor- 
tiouate rates. “They seem to regard it as 
their province,” said he, “to demand all the 
client can stand and something more.” “All 
the traffic can stand and something more,”is 
the demand of the railroads. 
Last week we asked you to wateli this space. 
Now, if you will writt - Hallett & C’o., Poit- 
land,Maine, you will receive, free, full particu¬ 
lars about work that eillier sc-, young or old, 
can do, at a, profit of from $a to <25 per day. 
md upwards, and live at home. All can do thi 
work. Capital not required; Uallctt & Co., will 
start you. Grand success absolutely sure. 
Write at once and see. 
WILKIN’S PATENT 
Picking & Shipping Crate 
for BUR II IRS and SMALL FRUITS 
. Cheapest and Bom In the Market. Entirely new 
in design and destined to lead all ottapix. Retailer* 
prerer it—Pickers prefer It rtrower* prefer it. Saves 
ume.laborand money, when you have seen It you 
nave no other. Do not buy tho nld-fnahloued 
crates, but Use ihr time suvlng, labor-saving, ntouev 
w‘J??r CrilU '' 'nauufuctured bv <;KO. WILKIN,4 
\v„., ; st! ''jr TUUKI1 ' Dundee, Yates Co., N. VT 
" rite for Illustrated Circular and prices. 
The Improved 
"RIGHT SPEEDY" 
(S'l'VLK NO. 
CORN SMELLER 
will shell the l.-vrgcvt and small¬ 
est corn perfectly ; -hells ti to 
*4 hu*h*ls per hour. It l„ the 
bc.l hand K|,cller lu „d,. 
nnu | warrant It for f, 
.true*. Pn.e i»5 or hand¬ 
somely mckel.plated. ?«. 
Agents Wanted. 
H no in your vicinity. 1 
will send She Her, express 
i' V on receipt of price. Send for 
V W circular. 
<[ CURTIS GODDARD, Altoce.0, 
anti giants. 
To our friends who have not already 
received it, we are ready to mail our 
New Catalogue of High Class Seeds 
for 1886 , 
^\f/M Thorb urn <s Co. J5 JohnS: NewYork. y 
BULBS AND PLANTS 
TORjSrai NG P LAWTIUTO. 
CLADIOLI, DAHLIAS, IRIS, etc., etc. 
Grown 011 tbe famous bulb farm* of 
ANT. ROOZEX & SON, 
OVER VEEN. NEAR HAARLEM (HOLLAND). 
For Catalogue address the Sole Agents for C. S. and 
Canada, DEYEER & BOOMRAMP, 
Iff Broadway, New York. 
S OUND GARDEN SEEDQ 
mall Fruit Plants, PotatoeU 
Shipping facilit ies unsurpassed. Stock Superior. Prices 
Low. It will pay YOU to send for our r. QQ pololnnua 
before ordering Seels or Plants. rlBB UdldlOPUS 
FRANK FORD «fc SUNS, Ilaveiinn, Ohio. 
gMAIjb FRITIT & VEGETABLE PLANTS. 
* ree Catalogue, full of useful Information, contains 25 
special offers, by -nail. Be sure to send for this Cata¬ 
logue before ordering plants. 
C. BOGG-S, Miiorton, Del. 
BURPEE’S 
A| a l N MA Bulba, Planls. Thnr 
k !■ 11W only complete eat si logue < 
ULLUiJd tiks in VEGETAIII 
M he obtained elsewhere s 
FARM ANNUAL FOR 18861 I BIG £££*!££ 
H J Will he sent fr'KEE to all who write for it. Tt is a 
IIaniisi.nie iti.iii. of las Pngts, will) hundreds 
L| Lg of new Illustrations, two Colored I’Isitrs. and tells 
■ all about Ihe Ur»l Gnrilen, Fiii-m and Flower 
ituli.M. Pliinls, T>ivonglit>i-eil Stock and Fancy Poultry. It is the 
only complete catalogue of the kind Published, and describes H AKE NOVEL¬ 
TIES in VEGETABLES and FLOWERS, of real value, which can not 
be obtained elsewhere. Send address on a postal lo 
W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., PHILADELPHIA. PA. 
■ I I D r D D I C Q and lots of them can be 
I I OUtHHw grown If you follow our 
method. Free Catalogue describes all 
varieties. Also Earhart Black-cap Rasp. A valu¬ 
able novelty. 8 full cops each Mason. Fruits from 
June to Nav. Hale Bros., So. Glastonbury , Conn. 
S ibley’s Tested Seedn 
Catalogue free on application. Send for It. 
Hiram Sibley & Co., ■ ■ 
Rochester, N. Y., and Chicago. III. 
APPLE SEEDLINGS. 
Two years, extra choice, $3 per thousand. 
Smiths, Powell & Lamb, 
_ Syracuse, X. Y. 
“The Chase Nurseries” 
Want Agents to solicit orders for a fuU line of fruit 
and ornamental stock. A GOOD OPENING FOR 
HONEST. ENERGETIC MEN. Tbe buslnei- easily 
learned. Full Instructions • iven New England ap¬ 
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South, at Phil a. Slate age. R. G. CHASE & CO. 
DVETT'i 
. LOVETT’S GUIDE TO FRUIT CULTURE 
V illuminated cover, ember 
A hshod with nearly 200 engravings of Orchard and 
j?. 1161 ' ljlTe _ s honest descriptions or j 
in Golden Queen Raspberry, L&wson-Conict Pear I 
JL land over 400 varieties or other fruits, and insiruc-l 
JUttons for planting, pruning, cultivation and man-! 
rri agemeut, with Low Prices for Trees and pi, nl , r.,ol 
V directions so clear that even anorieecan readily determine * 
/ what and how to order- Price, with colored nUie, 
without platea.^c* Price Hat of Trees and Plants Free 4*1! 
Who mention this paner irii! rac*tve a clu-t or * Orchard aSS 
Garden ” gratis. J. T . LOYF-TT. Lithe Silver* X “ 
.DVETT’i 
^SEEJ>^ 
EATALOOyJ 
1886 
mm 
. F1IRSSQUARE DEALING. 
that If a uian line dealt squarely with his fellow- Pq 
lu ® n „L. 1S r Pttlr ? ns a . r ?u b,s beSt advertisers, I invite all to vU 
'hQjdty of the character of tnv seeds among over a . 
milltoii of Farmers, Gardeners and Planters who have ^cm 
used them during the past thirty years. Raising a 
large portion of the seed sold, (few seedsmen raise the 
8r,-,.. ,^ seed seU) 1 the Brst seedsman In the United - 
HT wstrant (as per catalogue) tbetr purity and freshness. Mur 
W £Rr»f"n le J Dd Gower Seed Catalogne (or 1888 will be keevate 
f n^^rte^swlllflSli for t- " n Immense variety, to A. J 
inenos tv ill flua In It (and h* none other) /i drumhend Can- - 
teh™ ab out as eorly as Henderson’s, hut n^rly Mm m 
large l lames J. If. Grejfury, .Murbleiitaul, IlSfc SKI 
----Send 
H I RU DOC n Scetl potatoes one Brand worth two ot 
lull DnCU Northern Seed. All that grow Irish — 
potatoes should have my catalogue free with Testi- 
moulals. ,|. W. Hall, Marion Station, Md. 
CAULIFLOWERS,""..‘T,,™, ~ 
without wrlrin^Vfbr tfur Cafalogne. Our 
prices DEFY COJIBETITION. and Seeds 
are NEW, P L I^TTBriVU D, RK 1.1 ABLE, 
eppp Cyaloriei luyalueble to all, 
* t Ci oy 136 pages, ixefudiug Plants, 
Fruits, aiyr price list, w'ltIUBpo illustra¬ 
tions, L^f us hear from you. Respectfully, 
THE3T0RRS & HARRISfffLCO. 
PAINESVILLE, LAKE CO., OHIO. 
MSStii 
CANNOT BE SURPASSED. 
New Heed Catalogue for t vmj. jv<-f b. all. 
Best published. Over 225.1KX) copies airva.lv mailed. 
C^YOU OUCHT TO HAVE 
Send your addressat oneeon a postal. ird for a copy to 
Wm. Henry Maule, 706 
Cabbage Seed &c. 
Long Island Cabbage Seed is the very best. 
FRANCIS BRILL. Seed-Glower, 
Riverbe&d, Long Island. X. Y. 
70ft 7886 
Will b«ffi»lle.l FREE to »U *piiUa»nti. »mt wenittimeriof 
lut T**r olthmil onl«rln( U. II eaotAini »t»at 110 
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4ire#Uoni tor pUotinc all T*r(«tl«> nf VEGETABLE 
and FLOWER 8KF.1IR, BULBS, #W. Inr*hi»hU 
to *U, «pool*Uy to Market Gardener.. Send tor it. V 
D. M. FERRY & CO., Detroit, Mlohtgan. 
A new work with plain, practical and explicit di¬ 
rections In mi.vtte bKT.in, (nr the cultivation and 
management of the cron, it will tell you whicli axe 
the reliable varieties— How to prepare toe soil—Howto 
ferttllee and what to use—How to sow the seed aud 
crow the plant* How to protect them from Insects— 
How to plant and cultivate—How t" manage the crop— 
How to plant apd cultivate—How to manage the crop— 
How to market the crop. By FRANCIS RK ILL, 
lit Rivcrlicad. L. I., which Is the centre of the 
famous Long Island Cauliflower District. It 
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culture. Useful also to the cabbage grower. Price by 
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NORTHERN GROWN 
•SEED POTATOES AND SEED GRAIN. 
Send for price Ust. free. Address S. FROG NEK, 
Herman, Grant Co., .Minn. 
■■ ^ arte GartUi. ,,iiidc 
b b H J bl'KL'L toail Yen >houlil 
itj S^Jhive Bet varieties. 
all tested, .it low prices 
111 ■fblt.it BRO- See.Knirn.l’ella. Ii.wn- 
TREES AND PLANTS. 
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at our new price list for Fra if Growers only. Mailed 
t ■- /•.'*.■ to readers of this paper. Address 
\\ ILEY A- CO., Cayuga, Cayuga Cn„ N. Y. 
(Successors to H. S. Wit.kv, i rigfnal introducer of 
snxrpEUs’ Pitu'c uli m.i 
ONE OF 
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OUR CUSTOMERS i "roses 
SAYS: 
“-T have dealt with your house 
for 20 Years , and I never had 
SEED 
that proved so good as yours.’ 9 
lllus. Catalogue - mailed FREE. 
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ALBANY, N. Y. 
lOfurSl. 21 forSS 
postpaid, 'treenhou.-r ,<• — 
Nfdmnj /'h*rt. Hardy 
Shrubbery, Sr*ds. etc., 
by nuuLO&talngne/ n, 
rove, Chester Co. Pa. 
^ RObt l/tt bHA^t Vlivk 
c r b Oat-lag, postpaid, I ,)r. | 
’’•w B. REED Chvmbrriburg Pu > ■ r. 
J.T. PHILLIPS, West Grove, Chester Co. Pa. 
600 ACRES. 
13 CREENHOUSES. 
ELGIN NURSERIES 
(Established 1S51—32d Tar.) 
The Leading Nurseries of the West. 
MILLIONS of 
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_ - sandsg-c HARDY FRUIT 
' l K£ Om a V Small Fruits, 
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Please tnentioa tic ,sner. klgiN. ILL. 
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lj.a-li, Pmcs, Spruces, 
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•' OUaljHi Sfiedosa Seed. 
Forest and Evergreen 
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Waukegan, III. 
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ingbulbh, SI; I-, Iur.or^es.uI)llmv,.nin ? bulbe,s|. 36 PACKETS CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS.*,- A, .VtorSaJ ^ 
Z bulbil, 5 . bIom “i mfcQwOi 
forasc 29 packets CHOICE VEGETABLE S 3 EEDSo?. 4^fo^'sfcf.^ 7 ChAta?vS2?ta°bll 
vi ,M P J If,*.?bOiC«a Ktgwer Seeds, ^ 59c. I Kioffcr Stand jol Pnar, I Russian Aoncot, an.1 I Chambi.m (Sninon, > I . rj Grapr 
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i intr-'l'.-ni'.'.' ”. r ( ' l ' ,l T t - ’r. *•? Mulberries, 16 each Russian, Black Knglish aud White. Si I. For the other 4 SI sets and 1 ,H>1 V^at 
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2 . LARGE CREENHOUSES* ! gV^Vi^^I $ 4-15 ^*$ 3.00 S£?SS’ 
mr THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., PAINESVILLE, LAKE CO., OHIO, “mt 
