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THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



FARMERS, G£T TH£ B£ST. 



FEED CUTTER, 



MANUFACTURED FOR 



DIX^I'EIFt «Sc G-ROFF, 



DEALERS IN 



HARDWARE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, 



No. 7 EAST KINa ST., L.'lNCASTEE, PA., 



Has been demonstrated by competitive teats to be THE 

 BEST FEED CUTTER IN THE MARKET. The feed-roll 

 is operated by a new and novel device which completely 

 overcomes the objection to the uneven action of other cut- 

 ters, while the length of cut can be varied to meet the wants 

 of the operator without the removal of any gear-wheels. 

 The material and workmanship are of the very best class, 

 and guaranteed to give satisfaction to the purchaser. Farm- 

 ers are invited to call and see for themselves. 



"THE CHAMPION." 



The Champion Reaper and Mower, which we have sold 

 with such entire satisfaction to our customers for the last 

 six years, still maintains the lead of all competitors— 

 33,761 having been manufactured for the harvest of 1S75 

 and we have already completed our arrangements to sup- 

 ply the increased demand for next season. The Farmer 

 who buys the Champion is always satisfied that he has the 

 full worth of hie money. 



DILLEE & GHOFF, 



No, 7 East King St., Lancaster, Pa. 



is the most beautiful work of the kind in the world. It con- 

 tains nearly 150 pages, hundreds of fine illustrations, and 

 /our Chrnmo Plates of Flowers, beautifully drawn and col- 

 ored from nature. Price, 35 cents in paper covers ; 65 cents 

 bound in elegant cloth. 

 Vick's Floral Guide, Quarterly, 25 cents a year. 



Address, JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. 



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WRITE for Circular and Recipes, which are furnished 

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 making, at home, first-class chemical manures, suited to 

 the growth of special crops. Our formulae have prover, in 

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 them. 



We offer Fertilizing Chemicals of our own manufacture, 

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Established as Manufacturers of Fertiliziag 

 Chemicals in 1793. 



Old Sayings — Wise and Otherwise. 



BY MK5. M. A. KIDDER. 



" As poor as a church mouse," 



" As thin as a rail," 



"As fat as a porpoise," 



" As rougph as a gale," 



"As brave as a lion," 



" As spry as a cat," 



" As bright as a sixpence," 



"As weak as a rat." 



" As proud as a peacock," 



" As sly as a fox," 



" As mad as a March hare," 



" As strong as an ox," 



" As fair as a lily," 



" As empty as air," 



" As rich as Croesus," 



" As cross as a hear." 



" As pure as an angel," 



" As neat as a pin," 



" As smart as a steel trap," 



" As ugly as sin," 



" As dead as a door nail," 



" As white as a sheet," 



" As flat as a pancake," 



" As red as a beet." 



" As round as an apple," 

 " As black as your hat," 

 " As brown as a berry," 

 " As blind as a hat," 

 " As mean as a miser," 

 " As full as a tick," 

 " As plump as a partridge," 

 "As sharp as a stick." 



" As clean as a penny," 

 " As dark as a pall," 

 " As hard as a mill-stone," 

 " As bitter as gall." 

 " As fine as a fiddle," 

 " As clear as a bell,^' 

 " As dry as a herring," 

 ' "As deep as a well." 



" As light as a feather," 

 " As hard as a rock," 

 " As stiff as a poker," 

 " As calm as a clock." 

 " As green as a gosling," 

 " As brisk as a bee—" 



And now let me stop, 



Lest you weary of me. 



How an Irishman Did It. 



A Yorkshireman having killed ajiig, and not wish- 

 ing to diride with his neighbors, as was the custom, 

 said to his man (who, by the way, was a son of the 

 Emerald Isle): 



" Pat, if I give all the neighbors who have given to 

 me a piece of their pork I'll have none for myself. 

 Can you tell me what I am to do ?" 



"Bedad, sir," said Pat, "it's meself that can do 

 that same thing." 



" Good," said the Yorkshireman, rubbing his hands 

 and looking at Pat. " Now tell me what I am to do." 



" Faith, sir," said Pat, " sure and when the crathur 

 is cleaned just be afther hanging it against the door 

 where ivcry mother's sou of them will see it, and 

 early in the morning, before any one is about, get up 

 and take in your pig and hide it away. Thin when 

 your neighbors come be afther telling them that the 

 pig was sthole." 



" Capital idea, Pat !" said the Yorkshireman, "I'll 

 do it." 



So when the pig was cleaned it was hung up out- 

 side, so that the neighbors might see it. The coun- 

 tryman anxiously awaited the approaching night, 

 and at last retired to bed, but not to sleep. Pat, 

 under the cover of the darkness of the night, crept 

 round the house and stole the pig. 



The astonishment of the Yoi-kshireman when, at 

 early dawn, he arose to hide away the pig, but found 

 no pig there, can be better imagined than described. 

 Pat came in with his " Top of the mornin'toye, sir," 

 and giving him a knowing wink, said : 



" Master, how about the pig?" 



" Well, Pat, the pig was stolen in reality." 



" Faith, and that sounds just as natural as if you 

 had lost your pig," said Pat, with another knowing 

 wink. 



" But, you blockhead, Itell you the pig )!'rts stolen." 



"Faith, and the sorra a bit o' me thought you 

 could act so well. Just stick to that ; its natural as 

 life." 



" But," roared the now irate Yorkshireman, " I 

 tell you the pig wns stolen." 



" Och !" said Pat, "stick to it, and j-our nabors 

 will believe you, and sorra a bit of it they'll get. I 

 didn't think" you could do it so well I" 



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A complete instruction book accompanies each machine. 



No. 1 Family Machine, 1 cylinder, 72 needles, $30. 



No. 3 " ■* 2 '* 72 & 100 *' 40. 



A mmple machine will be sent to any part of the United 



States or Canada, (where we have no agent) express chargea 



prepaid, on receipt of the price. 



Agents wanted in every State, County, City and Town, 

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are the best the world produces. They are planted by a 

 million people in America, and the result is beautiful 

 Flowers aud splendid Vegetables. A Priced Catalogue sent 

 free to all who inclose the postage — a 2 cent stamp. 



Vick's Floral Guide. Quarterly, 25 cents a year. 



Vick's Flower and Vegetable Garden, 35 cents; with 

 clotli covers. 65 cents. 

 It] Address, JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. 



THOS. M. HARVEY, 



WEST GROVE, CHESTER CO., PA., 



Breeder and (Shipper of 



GUERBYISSBDTTER STOCK, 



Yorkshire and Berkshire Pigs. 



Dark Brahma Chickens from the best imported 

 blood. Also Bronze Turkeys. 



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 order for seeds. Address, 



J. B. ROOT, Seed Grower, 



ROCKFORD, Illinois. 



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