TUE GENESEE FARMER. 



291 



A Book for the Household, and for all Headers. 

 SCIEKTIPIC, PRACTICAL. AND INTERESTING. 



HISTORY, THEORY AND PRACTICE 



OF THE 



Electric Telegraph. 



By GEORGE D. PRESCOTT, of Boston, 



Superintendent of Electrio Telegraph Lines. 



OWE LARGE VOLUME, - - - Price, $1.75 



WITH ONE HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS. 



' puis is a work admirably suited for household reading, and 



J one which no family should be wi'hout. It is a complete 



' iM v.-lopcedia of information upon all points connected with the 



i^rapli. Its uiitlior has a complete theoretical knowleiltre of 

 ibject, and has liad an experience of thi'teen years as a 

 , :.al Operator and Superintendent of Telegraph lines. The 

 v,.r:,, whil.' strictly scientific, is at the same time so clcarlv and 

 I'l.oiily wrilicri as to adapt it for popular reading. It contains a 

 lliMrnugh siiiiimary of tlie principles of electrical science; a des- 

 ( 1 i]i',iiin of all the instruments used in telegraphing in every part 

 of ilie world, Willi an engraving'of each ; an aulhentio account 

 of il,e Atlantic Telegraph, and a copy of every message that was 

 sint over it: a view of the various uses to which the Tilegraph is 

 :i;'|)lii-d, including an intoresting and curious description of the 

 1.1' ''irlc Fire Alarm System, in operation in various cities ; and 

 iMurli informat on respecting the construction of lines, and the 

 C'l-i of working them. 



The work also contains full instruction respecting the proper 

 \w<'\c of prei)aring and sending despatches, and a chapter of en- 

 t< r :iining miscellaneous matter respecting telegraphic mistakes, 

 ^iiihders &c. 



'^Tliis interesting and important book is for sale by .ill book- 



: s, or will be sent, post-paid, to any address on receipt of 



■, by the publishers. 

 ! GOOD BOOK FOB AGENTS. 



TICKNOR «& FIEIiD, 



-It PiTBLisiiERS, Boston. 



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CINN.\MINSON, NEW JERSEY. 



\ LARGE COLLECTION of Iruit and Ornamental Trees 

 ^ \ Vines and Plants, among which are 



50.000 PlvACH TREES, branched low— suitable for a Souths 

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^JO.OOO APPLE SEEDLING STOCKS. 



•20,000 SILVEK MAPLE SEEDLINGS. 



ri.:),000 ASPARAGUS LOOTS. 



nilUBAU15 and CRANBERRY PLANTS in large quant ties. 



IC-ipecial atleution is given to the culture of SMALL ElilllTS, 

 and those which prove hardy and most profitable for market are 

 extensively crown. 



Having '2.1 acres planted with Strawberries, Raspberries and 

 r.hickberries, and a portion of each,being in full bearing, yielded 

 as follows : 



Strawberries $600.00 per acre. 



Raspberriei 820 00 " " 



Blackberries 530 HO " '' 



Plants reasonable. Descriptive Catalogues gratis. 



Adilre-ss " WILLL\M PARRY, 



Sept. 1800. — 3t. Cinnaminson, New Jersey. 



THE HYDROPULT, 



AN invention for throwing water by hand-power, patfnted by 

 W. T. VOSE. It is one of the most valuable inventions of 

 the day. 



THE IIYDROPUJLT 



will, by the power of one man, throw water at the rate of eight 

 gallons per minute fil'ty feet high, with great force. It ia th« 

 best article ever invented for 



EXTINGUISflING A FIRE, 



PROTECTING A ROOF FROM TAKING FIRE, 



WASHING WIN DO WS, 



SPRINKLING PLANTS, 



WA TERING G A R I) ENS. 



CLEANSING TREKS FROM INSECTS, 



WETTING SIDEWALKS, 



SPRINKLING STREETS, 



WASHING CARRIAGES, 



CLEANING CIS'fERNS, 



EMPTYING WATER FR 031 SAIL-BOATS, 



WETTING SAILS, 



ji SPRA Y BA Til, etc., etc. 

 This article should be owned by every householder. It does 

 away Avith llie necessity of a hydrant. It is a light, portable 

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 Agents -wanted throughout the Ltnitcd .^tafes to sell ihe Hydro- 

 pult. Apply as above. Sept, — St 



PLUM TREES! PLUM TREES!! 



4:00,000! 



PARTICULAR attention is invited to our Plum Trees, of which 

 we have a full supply, comprising the leading and most de- 

 sirable varieties. 



Plum Trees, 1 vear Budded, 3 to 4 feet, $20 per 100, $100 per 1000. 

 " 2 " " 4 to 6 " 2.) " 22.T •• 



" 8 " 6 to 7 " 30 " 2G0 •' 



40,000 PEAR TREES, STANDARD. 



One year Budded, 8 to 4 feet, $1.5 per 100, $125 per 1,000. 



Pear Trees .■nu^t be removed this fall. 



Address C REAGLES & SON, 



gept — 2t Schenectady, N. Y. 



^ -J r\r\ PER MONTH— Can be made by selling a Nexp I'o- 

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THE HOUSE AND GARDEN 



THIS IS THE TITLE of an Ohio Monthly of .MxtpeVi octavo 

 pages, published by Tno.M.^s Bkown, Editor and Proprietor 

 of the Ohio Farmer. 



SUBJECTS.— The Garden, Bee-Keeping, Poultry, Insects in- 

 jurious to Orchards and Gardens, Domestic Recipes, Stories, 

 Poetry, Gems, &c. 

 TERMS. — Single copy for one yi-ar, 50 cents. 

 5 copies, ."0 cents each, and one to getter up of club. 



IW" Sample Numhers and Pronpectimes sent free. Editors 

 noticing The House and Garden will receive if retrularly. 

 Sept.— It THO. BROWN, Cleveland, Ohio. 



. EAST NEW LONDON NURSERIES. 



A MOST splendid assortment of Fruit and Ohnamest.4l 

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 Full descriptive Catalogues free on receipt of stampt to pay post- 

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1,500,000 CRAMIKKKY PL.4NTS, 



Of the celebrated Cape Cod, Bell, and Cherry cultivated vari.'- 

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Also — The Crailberry Cultiirlsit, containinsr ilireclioos 

 for the successful culture of this estim.able fruit. Sent to any ap- 

 plicant on receipt of 12 cents in stamps. A<idre.ss 



W. II. SiARR, East New I.ondoii Nurseries, 



Sept, 2t ^'ew Lonilon, Ct. 



TOHN SNELL, Breeder of DURHAM and GALLOWAY 

 fj CATTLE, LEICESTER, CO'i 8WOLD and LINCOLN- 

 SHIRE SHEEP, at Brampton, 20 miles west of Toronto. 

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