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above, but their ultimate cost far less. Aud we have found 

 in the great manufactory of Bradley & Co., Syracuse, 

 New York, two vehicles especially adapted for Florida 

 use. One of these is a wagon, six feet in body length 

 and thirty-two inches wide, aptly named the "Handy 

 Wagon," ''because," say the manufacturers, "it is some- 

 thing for the multitude, correct in principle, simple in con- 

 struction, with great strength in proportion to its weight ; 

 it hangs low and is adapted to a greater variety of uses 

 than any vehicle ever introduced." 



Solid steel axles are used in this wagon, and the body 

 rests on a half-elliptical spring, so that the weight of the 

 load is brought near the ends of the axles ; that is why it 

 is so strong. Then, instead of the body being perched high 

 up in the air, so that it requires a complicated gymnastic 

 feat to climb into it, it hangs low, only thirty-one inches 

 from the ground, so that it is easy to load or unload, a 

 feature that he who handles fruit or vegetable crates will 

 know how to appreciate ; as a matter of course there is a 

 drop tail-board to further facilitate loading or unloading. 



So much for the business view of the wagon. Looking 

 at it now from the social side, we note that it has two com- 

 fortable, movable seats, both full-back if desired, English 

 corduroy or imitation leather ; an oil-carpet in the bottom, 

 carriage-step, and, if a canopy top were added, one that 

 could be put on or off at pleasure, no one need want a 

 more comfortable, easy-riding family carriage than this 

 very "handy wagon," which weighs, with the two seats, 

 about three hundred and fifty pounds. 



It is not an expensive vehicle either ; in fact, consider- 

 ing its durable qualities and good workmanship, it is very 

 low in price, on the principle of "large sales and small 

 profits." Here are the prices given : wagons with one seat 

 $70, with two seats, one full-back, $75, or with two full- 



