IV. 



THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



EDWARDS & BISHOP, 



36 EAST KING-ST., Lancaster, Pa. 



I We respectfully ask the attention ol tlie citizens ol 

 Lancaster county to our splendid assortment ol 



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 School BOOKS b' School SUPPLIES. 



ENGRA VINGS, CHROMOS,and an elegant 

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the test in use. Endorsed by the PliUa. Public School 

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 and examine. 



.School Boards furnished with hooks and all Schools 

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EDWARDS & BISHOP, 



At the old Stand NO. 36 E.KING ST., 



LANCASTER, PA. 

 7-5-3m. 



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Ti FAIES!;' ITIOIL 



BAXTH 



OF L/LNCASXEFl, 



HAVING COMPLETED THE 



lifgkf-PrGof Safe Bgposlt 



V AU L T, 



ARE NoW PREPARED TO 



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For the safe keeping of GOVERNMENT, STATE, CITY, 

 RALLROAD BONDS, and other Seciirities, at moflerale 

 prices, according to the size. tyRoom and desks, which 

 are private, adjoining the vault, provided for Safe Renters. 



7-5-tf EDW. H. BROWN, Cashier. 



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ftA7T?TTTi'TrTJ of the 



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A book for every American, Sella everywhere at sight. 

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 Directors, Manufacturers, Mechauica, Shippers, Salesmen, 

 men of learning, and men who can only read, old and young, 

 all want it for everyday reference and use. Shows the grand 

 results of the 



FIRST 100 YEARS of the REPUBLIC. 



Everybody buys it, and Agents inake/rom $100 to $200 

 a month. Send for circular. Address 

 7-5-4m] J. C. McCURDY & CO., Publishert, 



Philadelphia, Pa. Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Chicago, 111, 



St. Louis, Mo. 



DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF 



FAMIET and I^IHE-BDRNIXG COAEI 



Orders received at 



Office, No. 15 East King street, and at the 

 7-l-12m] Yard, No. 613 NORTH PRINCE STREET. 



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ORSE-BIliLS, 



PLAIN OR IK FAXCr COLORS, 

 Printed in the Best Style at the office of 



THE FARMER. 



"W ANTED! 



LIVE PEACOCKS, 



Male Birds— 3 Years old or over. 



AddreBB, statiug lowest cash price for bird, boxed ready 

 for shipment by express, C. O. D., to New York, 



LIVE PEACOCK, 



P. O. Box 672, Xew York. 



It 



To Farmers and Others! 



If you want to have your Scythes, Reaper Sections, 

 Sickles and Lawn Mowers ground and repaired, also Saws 

 set and tiled, go to 



7-6-2m) 



1S3 EAST WAZJiVT ST., Zancaster, Fa. 



A FIRST CLASS 



DEVOTED TO 



POULTRY AND PET STOCK 



IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES. 



Edited by the Eminent and Experienced Breeder and 

 Fancier, W. H. TODD, of Vermillion, Ohio. 



The Nation is a widt-awake, original, practical and high- 

 ly valuable journal. No one who keeps pete or poultry can 



AFFORD TO DO WITHOUT IT, 



Only 60 Cents a Year, Postpaid. 



It clubs with poultry and other journals at very low rates. 



For iUBtanee, the Poultry World and Nation, are furuisbed 

 postpaid for $1.40. Fanciers* Journal (weekly) and Nation, 

 $2.50. American Agriculturist and Nation, $1.60, etc. 



Our circulation is very large. A splendid advertising me- 

 dium. Prospectus free. Samples, 6 cents. 



Address POULTRY NATION CO., 



7-G-tf Birmingham, Erie Co., Ohio. 



1875. PRE-CENTENNNIAL 1875. 



Bathvon ft Pigher, 



PRACTICAL 



CHEAP, FASHIONABLE AND DURABLE 



SSTA.BX.ISXIIVEEIN'T, 



Cor.N. aUEEN and ORANGE STS., 



LANCASTER, PENN'A. 



JOHN M. COAA/ELL, 



CoiveyaiiGer aM Real Estate Apnt, 



OFFICE IN LAW BCILDXNG, 



N, W, COR. DUKE AND GRANT STS,, 



LANCASTER, PA. 



Real Estate of all description bought, sold and ex- 

 changed on commission. 



liOatis Negotiated. Mortgages bought and sold. 



J^ropertiea taken in charge, and rents, interest, etc., 

 collected. 



^Particular attention given to matters appertaining to 

 Keal Estate Law, and Conveyancing. ^ 



DeedSf Mortgages, Uriefs, Wills and all other legal 

 instruments correctly drawn and handsomely and neatly 

 engrossed. 



Maps of Properties, Lote, Farme, &c., and Draughting in 

 general accurately and handsomely executed. [7-l-12m 



OSWEGO PURE 



— A1<ID— 



SILVER GLOSS STARCH, 



MANUFACTURED BY 



T. KINGSFORD & SON. 



The BEST STARCH in the WORLD. 



GIVES A BEAUTIFUL FINISH TO THE LINEN, and the 

 difference in cost between it and common starch is scarcely 

 half a cent for an ordinary washing. Ask your grocer for it. 



KINGSFORD'S 



0SWISO mm wsmm, 



For Puddings, Blanc Mange, Ice Cream, Etc. 



Is the original — Established in iSiS. And preserves its 

 reputation as purer, stronger and more delicate 

 than any other article of the kind offered, 

 either of the same name or with other titles, 

 Stevenson, Macadam, Ph D., etc., the highest chemical 

 authority of Europe, carefully analyzed this Corn Starch, 

 and says it is a moat excellent article of diet, and in chemical 

 and feeding properties is fully equal to the best arrow root. 

 Directions for making Puddings, Custards, etc., accom- 

 pany each one-pound package. 



FOR SALE BY 



BURSK & HUBLEY, Grocers, 



7-6-3m EAST KING St., Lancaster. 

 F^OXJLTFtY ORG/VN 



OF 



CENTRAL NEW YORK. 



An illustrated quarto journal, devoted to POULTRY, 

 PIGEONS and PETS, BIRDS and FLOWERS, small fruits, 

 the garden and lawn — how to adorn the surroundings of our 

 homes, rendering them attractive — and a mirror reflecting 

 the taste, culture and refinemeut of their occupants. Pub- 

 lished monthly at Ithaca, N. Y., at $1.00 per annum ; 50 cts. 

 for 6 mouths ; single copies 10 cts. 



CHAS. G. DAY, 



7-f.-3m] 



Publisher and Proprietor. 



J. F. FRUEAUFF, 



Office-204 Locust-st. House-27 S. Second-st. 



Notes, Bonds, 



Mortgages, \AAills, 



Deeds, Leases, 



Building Contracts, 



And all manner of AGREEMENTS neatly and expeditiously 

 drawn. Cases carefully and thoroughly tried before 



JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, 



ARBITRATORS. ROAD-VIEWERS. AUDITORS, 



Or in any Courts of Lancaster County. 

 COUNSEL GIVEN TO 



EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS & ASSIGNEES, 



Or Trustees of any kind. 



Collections, large or small, made upon a uniform table of 

 rates, in all parts of the United States. 



Special facilities for Collections of Estates or Debts in 

 Europe. 



Consultations and Correspondence conducted in either the 

 French, German or English languages. 



7-l-12m] 



J. F. FRUEAUFF, 



Columbia, Penna 



TME FRANKI.1N HERD.— As the Franklin Herd 

 is now fairly wintered and iu marketable condition, 

 consisting of fifty head, mostly THOROUGHBRED SHORT 

 HORNS and JERSEYS, including a few grades, I now oflfer 

 for sale about twenty head, as a portion of the above named 

 Herd. The number offered for sale consists of COWS, 

 HEIFERS, HEIFER AND BULL CALVES of almost any 

 age or size to suit purchasers. 



Prices reasonable and terms easy. Pedigrees guaranteed. 

 Call and see, or address, 



TOBIAS MARTIN, 



It 



Mercersburg, Pa. 



