445 
PERSONALS. 
The aggregate amount ol' the pension drawn 
by the late Lord Brougham as a retired 
Master in Chancery was *530,000. 
Blaine frequently joins the boys “coast¬ 
ing” on the hillsides north of Augusta. Coast¬ 
ing should be good in any part of that uneven 
town. 
Justice Miller, of the United States Su¬ 
preme Court, is said to be a perfect picture of 
an old monk as he sits on the bench, wearing 
a dark velvet skull-cap, 
The Prince of Wales now wears a black silk 
ribbon as a watch-guard, and about the first 
of next July the Anglo-maniac in this country 
will affect the same style. 
Senator Beck, it is said, can repeat “The 
Lady of the Lake” from memory, knows 
Burns by heart, anil thinks there are no 
novels equal to those of Walter Scott. 
David Abel, a minister of Burlington, 
N. J., who died the other day, provided in his 
will for the “pasturing and propagation of 
goats, in order to encourage the use of their 
flesh in the place of that of swine as an article 
of food.” 
TnK richest men in Russia are two Swiss 
brothers named Noble. They bought up im¬ 
mense tracts of oil lauds aud now control, it 
is said, more petroleum than the Standard Oil 
Company. Their wealth has been estimated 
at *400,000,000. 
Miss Mary Gladstone, daughter of the 
great English Premier, was married on Tues¬ 
day morning, to the Rev. Harry Drew, of 
Hawardeu, now Gladstone's home. Among 
those present in addition to the immediate rela¬ 
tives, were the Prince and Princess of Wales, 
their sons and Lord Rose-berry, with many 
other notabilities, 
Th only girl student at the Yale Law 
Sehoo lias left the institution because the 
faculty have notified her that they couldn’t 
grant her a diploma even if she passed a 
brilliant examination. This shows what it is 
to be unable to (day base ball, break or bark 
a rival's shins at football, or knock fellows on 
the shins with a polo club. 
A lady clerk iu the Interior Department 
was offered £5,000 and then £ 10,000 by a re¬ 
presentative of a New York firm for a copy of 
Secretary Lamar’s decision in the Bell tele¬ 
phone case, which she had transcribed. At 
the second offer she excused herself a moment 
and stepped into the Secretary's private 
office. When she returned the Secretary ac¬ 
companied her, gave the speculator a very 
plaiu talk and informed him lie would give 
him just 10 seconds to leave the room. It 
was wanted for stock jobbing purposes! 
piscrUaucouss ^awtijsin.n 
ONE C ENT INVESTED 
ju a postal card on which to Srnd your address to Hal 
l€*u it Co., Ponlaml, Malm*, will* by return mall, 
bring you, free, full particulars about work that both 
sexes, of all ages can do, and live at home, eamiug 
thereby from to $25 per dny, and upwards, Some 
have earned over lu a single day. Capital not 
required; you are started free. 
.and plants. 
^•HAWLEY & CO.,The Seedsmen. 
Our New Catalogue and Price List of Choice Vege¬ 
table and Furtti Heeds, Crops of iPSft, for Market 
Gardeners and Fanners, just printed and mailed, free, 
to all applicants. 
It. B. HAWLEY ifc CO., 
_ Hartford, C'onn, 
RASPBERRY PlANTS 
ersonhegau, Ohio and Cuthbert Haspbwrv Plants at 
low prices. Special rates fur low of 3.000 or more. 
O. C» HART, Houiliiuittoii, ( onn. 
W 1 ITmiPTl % the Chase Nurseries, llou- 
ll n I Hill c ’** «ud Energetic lieu /<> .vdi.it 
, ‘U1 X UU orde-*for tiietr \urseru Stock. The 
business easily learned Full Instructionsgh on p«, <■- 
nuincm Employment and Hood Fay. Stale age 
and previous ooeupallon. Name this paper. Now 
England applicants address ns at Boston; York Stale 
" llst ' at Geneva, N. Y., Pcmi., N. J , and South, at 
PhUa. State age. 11.(1 CHASE A: CO. 
HEDGE PLANTS^ 
Osage. Honey Locust, Hawthorn, Ameri¬ 
can Arbor-Vttnt, N. spruce. 
ror price, and How to Grow a Hedge, address 
_IIENltY LETTS, Young-town, N. V, 
SMALL FRUIT & \ EH STABLE PLANTS. 
^. C , at “ u « u ?> f ul1 <>f useful Information, contains 25 
special oilers, by null. Bo sure to scud for this Cata¬ 
logue before ordering plaula. 
_ C. IIOGGS, XI Oort on, Del. 
WANTED 
I 1 I DCDDICC and lots of them can be 
|l“l " * III x © grown If you fiJUow our 
method. Free Catalogue describes all 
varieties. ^ Also Eurhurt Black cap Rasp. A valu¬ 
able novelty. 3 full o op* each Mutton, bruits frout 
Juue to Nov, llalc linos.. So. Mhwfosburp. Conn, 
f ! *&* >- ROSE GK GHBPEVINl 
nyJMnSlr W'at liitf. postpaid, loc. I 
VTM B. REEil Chdmbornbui k Pa t » • r, 
BCA|)FR " l»ve RARE I’i.oWKus, 
*• * HU C H c/im caton/g,adilress KLLI8 ItKOS. 
tiKKNE, N 11, It will astonish and please. Fit EE. 
Heml stamp for sample. 
Dietz Early Coru, Dietz Longbrrry Wheat, 
Dietz b run Dry er, New way ui cutting fodder. 
G. A. DIETZ, Chnniberaburg, Pu. j 
Wxttm, ami giant.*. 
FOli ANNEXED PRICE WE WILL MAIL , PROMETL F, EITHER OF THE 
FOLLOWING HIGH CLASS SEEDS SC IT ABLE FOR FRAMES. 
Thorburn’s Gilt Edge Snowball Cauliflower—25c. Earliest Roman Carmine Turnip Radish * JPe Pt 
New Bronze follaged Trophy Tomato.... 10o. Earlv Etanipes Cabbage 10c 
Improved New York Purple Egg Plant.10c. Improved White Plume Celery..!.. ’!.25c 
Golden Perfection Nutmeg Melon.10c. Early While Forcing Lettuce." ,10e. 
The Eight Sorts, including One “Thorburn” Potato, torsi. 
CATALOGUES FREE. 
Thorburn & Co.J 5 John S: NewYork. / 
BjBIDDEEIC farm annual for isse 
BE ■ ■ H BE Be) E Will he sent FREE to all who write for it. It is a 
IIs»n<l*ome Kook of 12* Pages, with hundreds 
U Bll of new illustrations, two Colored Plates, and tells 
^ all about the Best Garden. Farm ;itid Flower 
f*rrnp Bulb*. PliuUo. Thoroughbred Jiinek and Fancy Poultry. It is the 
\p|i||\ only complete catalogue of the kind published, and describes BARR KOVEL- 
iJt laOUt **■-** in VEGETABLES ami FLOWERS, of real value, which can not 
7 be obtained elsewhere. Send address on a postal to 
W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., PHILADELPHIA. PA. 
CHALF A MILLION GARDENS3 
AH, ANNUALLY ft , 
llLLDS 
Our Seed Warehouses, the largest in 
New York, are fitted up vrith every ap¬ 
pliance for the prompt and carefu 
filling of orders. 
^p 
•UPPLICO WITH , 
lAlUI 
Onr Green-house Establishment at 
Jersey City Is the most extensive In 
-merico. Annual Bales, 23* Million 
laats. 
PETER HENDERSON & CO. 35 «*• 
» TRA pc MA RK . 
\WEBELIEVC/ 
FAIR.HQNESTl 
\ DEALING / 
\theonlybasis/ 
\ FOR PERMANENT / 
\prosperity/ 
ALL WHO WANT 
GOOD SEEDS AT POPULAR PRICES, 
SHOULD CALL AT THE SEED STORE OF 
Z. H>e Forest JEJ ly cfc Oo., 
1 'i'2'2 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
GARDNERS' ALMANAC AND SEED MANUAL for ISSt; free to all. This is conceded to be 
the most complete guide to the vegetable garden published. It contains prices of our Re- 
UAB1.KSEEDS, fall description for planting, etc„ and a report from the market gardeners 
of Philadelphia who have used our Seeds. 
LDVETTi 
LOVETTS GUIDE TO FRUIT CULTURE 
Is a book of ?• Pages, with illuminated caver, ember 
wl-iWNE 1 *. '• 4 2° engravings of Orchard and 
UsVv 1 8 * Nuts, Arc. Gives honest descriptions of 1 
I Golden Queen Raspberry, Lawson-Comet Pear .1 
lan.1 over 400 varieties of other frails, and insiruc-l 
LOVETT’! 
lan.1 over 4 00 varieties of other fruits, and msiruc- 
Ittonn ror planting, pruuiug, cultivation and man- 
-J nKement, w !Sr Low Prices for Tree* ami Plants Also. 
<V7 directions so clear that even a no vice can readily determine V^iSITTVv 
what and how to order, Price. with colored plate* 10c.. 
without plates, 5c. Price list of Treeaand Plant* Free All 
^ r^,'S e '" 0n L- 5 * c,:il ' T ,,f i'rcTjiTit and ^1^ VV 11 
Garden ” gratis. J. T. l.OVETT, Little Silver. N J 
PD A DC III IU C C Niagara. Empire Stale, and nil the bw-tvanetics. Low* 
linUrr U I ll I . 1 prices for_nrst-elass stock Jewell. Parrv, jllitv King. A 
*441 lw • Hi l*w etc., STK A WHERRIES several varieties s2for lu* I 
Newnnd Old RASPBERRIES. IlLVt KHkltims t.. = i 9 
-- 'TT m — — «X. IV IV ( l,r* rK> crai fATl^ueH Iur 1(14- 
Newnnd Old RASPBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, a c . Plants bv mail a 
Hiecialty. Descruinve V ataloguev with colored j-iate-s, Free; contains s t, S >. S3 and 
9o collectiotiB, and instructions lor planting. JOEL HORNES Vs ON, MerchintvUie. N. j; 
1886 
M SQUARE DEALING. 
N> AEclieving that if a man has dealt squarely with his teilow- 
hten his natrons are his best advertisers, 1 invite all to 
^ ' * ma inf l n< l?*ry ol the character of my seeds among over a 
- CJ IP* C n v trillion ot Farmers. Gardeners and Plamexs who have 
nsec them during the past thirty years. Raising a 
a ^-— | I l-srge portion of the seed sold, (lew seedsmen raise the 
KfVTA , , Sfed th *£ 86,15 1 w * ! lbe first seedsman in the United 
tS^MRBbfc. ^ ‘-'vAtCT f, tat68 (0 warrant (aa per caiaiogne) their purity and freshness. 
□ **y £^*.L e ? eUbl6 *nd Flower Seed Catalogue for !Ss6 will be 
vKiWI E 1 ' sent F B I. l v to all who write for it. Among an immense variety, 
f 886 , tby friends will find In (t (and in none other) a new drumhead Cab- 
‘• Tffipr Page, just about as earlv as Henderson’s, but nearly twice m 
«: ^lilili , I P lorse: iatneuJ.U. Grecory. n»rbleii^Ml, JSmuT 
850,000 GRAPE VINES 
IOO Varieties. AlsoSmall Fruits. Quality unsurpassed- \Vamintod true Verv ohean 
Ssamplc vines mailed for 15c. Descriptive price list free. LEWIS ROESCH Frrdonia, S. Y." 
FRUirAND ORNAMENTAL TREES 
SMALL FRUITS, BULBS, SHRUBS AND ROSES. 
Special attention is called to oar remarkably Fine Stock of 
STANDARD m DWARF PEARS 
Ur *i«n liRArF y I nl C C lu^riding such kinds aa Niagara. .1 esalcR, Era- 
ALSO nil flic W |lltO plre8,n,e ’' VU,l9 ’ Fr *“<'‘'»* 1 Have*, etc. 
Prices reduced to suit the times. Correspondence solicited. Catalogue Free. 30th Year GOO -\crea 
?--£?"S5: THE STORRS & HARRISON CO. ^iS E c s o vl i h L , 6 :’ 
rv also 
From fhil Nurseries shill I Bur ay Trees ? 
FROM THE * * 
ELGIN NURSERIES 
(Established IS54—32d Tear.) 
The Leading Nurseries of the West. 
w« give crcry tme a chance to trv 
asjunjik packof Titc*, from i u> 
l,2tXJ tiec? tn envli lot—joitr choice of 
miy-one flitFcceut lot** of u great 
many varieiie^. 
Send ioi CutMUf^ue—free to all. 
_ EVERGREENS BY THE MILLION. 
Adda-85 K. FI. RICKER Sc CO., 
P ease uienlion thi. i-apcr. tLtitN, ILL 
|/*a uaa Uri!« ,«jru, n 
mm !■ I M FMKF. toall You should 
i^Blnv,, Best varieties. 
..... j - ^ -T all tested, at lownrices 
* iiiC Ot,!. A BBO.. Seedsmen. Pelta. Iowa. 
ALESMEN 
WANTED TO 
ELI 
NURSERY 
TOOK! 
Energetic 
and reliable men 
of good 
address to 
travel and for 
local work. For 
terms address 
The Hoover A Gaines 
COM FAN Y, 
Dayton Star Nurseries, 
Dartou, Ohio. 
W. W. RAWSON & CO., 
SUCCESSORS TO 
B. K. Bliss & Son, of New York 
A.VD 
Everett dt Gleason of Boston, 
Will mall rhelr “Illustrated Hand-Book /or the Fariit 
amv Uarden for 16B6 17 to former customers of both 
houses free upon application- To orh^ra It will be for 
warded upon receipt of 6 cents in stamps. Our Seed 
Denfirtment is under the general management of Mr. 
E. k. BLISS who will grire his personal audition to all 
orders from his former patrons. 
w. W. KA w SOW & CO., 
34 So. market St., llaaron, illasa. 
HA lUfotSI. >1 tors 2 
U 1W la ^^TpOStpUld.f.'r-.t 
W M ■ Jj fir'h/lni/ Vinyls, Hardy 
| rv ,L-</..■ etc., 
. nr, r,J^BPHSNIB^B h yniatl.Catal(igne./r«« 
J-T. PHILLIPS. W est Grove, Chester Co Pa 
S ibley’s Tested Seedfl 
Catalogue free on application. Send for it. 
Hiram Sibley & Co., ■! 
Rochkstee, n. Y., ajtd Chicago. III. “ 
APPLE SEEDLINGS, 
Two years, extra choice, S3 per thousand. 
Smiths, Powell & Lamb, 
E 
Syracuse, X, Y. 
without writiag\fbr Amr Catalogue. Our 
prices DBFY COMLPKTITION, and Seeds 
are NEW, Pl’BdgT’PSS^ED, RELIABLE, 
rpce Catalogue, InValuable to all, 
■ ■*" , “ofTl3B pages, including Plants, 
rrniLs, onjf price list, witli"S(K) Illustra¬ 
tions. L^t us hear from you. R>spectlBlly, 
THTSTORRS A HARRISOALCO. 
PAI5ESVILLE, LAKE CO., OHIO. 
barley. 
ANEAV KIND OF BARLEY. 
PEARL OR HTLLESS BARLEY. 
It has as thin a bran as wht-at. and weighs pounds 
per bushel. Ic yields from 50 to TO bushels per acre, 
rriee. by mail, 50 cents per pcoind; or will send bv ex- 
Press four pounds for $3, or per oeck. Address 
O. F. GILBERT. 
Ellendale, Dickey Co., D. T. 
8M1TBPS 
FLOWER and VEGETABLE 
SEEDS, 
a* /wi ;ivo tiiem n trial. tllustraiedCata- 
^LmB*/V»iogu o/rtt. wk h.!*mith, 
Box 16? 0, Phila., Pa. 
Mention this pa er. 
WHITE STAR OATS. 
BEST xrw THB YV O MLD. 
Weigh 50 pounds per bushel; yield bushels to acre. 
It pays belter to raise them by Ml percent, than wheat. 
Price, per quart. posty-aid, SOcents. Sxtra inducements 
to purchasen in quantity, also eighty five days’ seed 
corn $35 In cash to the one that raises best acre. 
st-,-d Catalogues free Address. 
W. H. WOODWORTH,’ Irw in. O. 
NORTHERN-GROWN 
SEED POTATOES AND SEED GRAIN. 
Send for price list, free. Address S. FitOGN ER, 
Herman, Grant Co., .Uiuu. 
I k \ FOREST TREES. 
Cataipn Speoiosa, 
While -Ssh, European 
Iauvh, Fines, Spruces, 
Arbor Vita-s. etc., etc. 
'‘Qitalpa Spc-iofa Seed. 
Forest and Evergreen 
Seeds. » 
R, DOUGLAS & SON, 
Wauhegan, III. 
MUSS 
CANNOT BE SURPASSED. 
Non Steed Catalogue for l Vsti, y>vr- to all. 
Best published. Over So.nOO copies already mailed. 
it^YOU OUGHT TO HAVE IT.-=C3 
Send your luldress at once on apostal ..-ard for a copy to 
Wm. Henry Maule. 705 r . ," ; Pa . 
H I S E ND YT»Tf OUR B f.A L' 
I TIKI'LL, Y 1 L 1. US T K AT E D 
* ”188« ’’ CATALOGUE OF 
BEDS. ROSES. PLANTS,*©. 
>d to any i.ddce&s ^ ^ ^ P" I 
U tall YOU hov LULL 
jraud CHEAPLY | flLL I 
la them. Ac , Ac. " ■»■■■■ ■ 
CHAS. C. McCOLGAN A CO., 
58 Eighty Street. Baltimore. Md. 
I RARE SEEDS I 
Peterkiris Cotton Seed r~r be- tt V> : :j % s bv mail 
»l.w. Indus 4" percent flat. KaJs Cora, earliest 
and most prodartive ferage , by mail *1.40 
Pf r \b ; 5 50c* Millo Maize, the most ^ronde»fnl 
yieJder of furdee known, by mail 4*V, ver ft,. Select 
Hattle9nak:0, Kolb. Oem. and Pride of Oa, Water- 
melons, hv mail $1.50 tht k 1>. ^nit fer special Seed 
Circnl* MARK W. JOHNSON & CO. .Atlanta, Ga 
A CUSTOMER 
WRITES: 
44 My gardener now refuses 
to plant 
SEEDS 
from any othe r house.” 
Ulus. Catalogue mailed FREE. 
PRICE & KNICKERBOCKER 
ALBANY, N. Y. 
