IV. 



THETILANCASTR FARMER. 



[January, 1878. 



H. Z. RHOADS. 



CHAS. G. RHOADS. 



H.Z. RHOADS &BRO., 



S8 AA^est King Street, Lancaster, Pa., 



Wboleule tnd Retail Dealerg in 



BUHONDS, WATCHES, JEWELBY 



SILVEEWARE, SPECTACLES, 



Imm, Clocks and Watcbaakers' l^ateiiali 



BE2TS02T, BT7KPEE <& .GO'S 



ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 



JOBBBI\S IN \mEI\^(CAN WatCI^ES. 



SEEDdATALOGUE 



^.o.^ 223 ' ■ '^'- 



CHURCH St 

 PHILADELPHIA Pa 



Benson, BuRPEE&Co 



FOR 1878, 



Contains full lists with descriptions, illustrations 



and prices of 



THE BEST GARDEN, FIELD 



AND FLOIVER SEEDS^ 



(all the Btandard varieties and many choice noTeltles), Summer 

 and Autumn Bulbs. Plants, Small Fruits, Trees, AgricuUufU 

 Implements, and Blooded Live Stock and Fancy PooUry. 

 f^end yoar nddre»M on a Postal I'ard and re- 

 coiTe a copy by r«tnru mall. 10 packages CholM 

 Flower Seeds for 25 cents. 



lOur Novelties. 



We call special attention to our CA1.IFORNIA BROOM 



CORN, an evergreen variety which does not require bend- 



ing down. 



ORDERS RECEIVED FOR 

 Special Injportations iij Foreign Goods. 



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REPAIRING BY SKILLFUL WORKMEN. 



PREMIUM TOBACCO SEED. 



Henry Eurtz> Centennial and Hartford Tobacco 



■eeds can be obtained by addressing the proprietor at 

 Mount Joy, Pa., or the editor of The Fabmeb, No. 101 

 Korth Queen street, Lancaster, Pa. Price, 81.00 per 

 packag'e. The leaf of these Tobaccos were awarded a 

 premium at the Centennial Exposition iu 1870. 



U 



OTJT OF '^TTOHS." 



BONO AND CHORUS, BY 



ALICE HA"WTIIORNE. 



Author of *' Lislen to the Mocking Bird," " I'll sail the seas 

 «ver," •* What is Home without a Mother,'' etc., etc.- 

 " Out of work, without a penny, 

 Pleading hel before thy door, 

 Without friends umoug the many — 

 Look with pity on the poor."' 

 * ^ * One of the most touching and beautiful balladw ever 

 ■written, will give the author a more extended popularity 

 than auythiug she has ever written. Price 35 cents— or, 

 JUuHtrated title page 4it cents. 



For sale at all music stores, or will be sent postpaid on 

 receipt of price by the publishet p, 



J. M. STODDAKT & CO., 

 9—9 72:1 Che&tnnt Street, rhil.idelphia. 



ESTABLISHED 1832. 



the beat mtrkec 

 variety. 



B. B. & GO'S SURE HEAD CABBAGE, 



BAT TIEW HTBRID K CI.ON afid the new Tomato— Bed Cblef. 

 ^^ScQd for Catalogue to 



SElTSOir, BTTEFEE Ss 0., Seed "Wareliouse , 223 Clxtiicli St. , Fhiladelpliift, 



a. SENER & SONS, 



Hauufacturers and de;ilerB in all kinds of rough and 

 finished 



r.x7iyEBE:R, 



Tb« beet Sawed SIII.V«I.F..S iu the country. Aleo Saeh, 

 Doore, Blinds, Mouldings, &c. 



PATENT 0. G. WEATHERBOARDING 



and PATENT BLINDS, wtiioh arc far superior to any 

 ether. Also best COA L oonetautly on hand. 



OFFICE AND YABD : 



lortbeast Corner of Prince and Waliint«t8., 



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For NINETY DAYS FROM DATE 

 Elegant Table Silverware 



Can be sMured \<j nil "D compliftnceivith the following uoDditinns: The Kntlonal Silver 

 P:utiiig Coiniianv, 704 Chesinm Street, Philadelphia, manufacturers of Pure Coin 

 SLuti.J;iril Siiver-'Plaled Ware, will seuil to nuy one who receives this notice, r Set of 

 Ontiiiie i;xirii-Piateit Silver Kpoons. and enprave on each spoou any desired 

 initial. You are letimrefl to cutoat the following Silverware Couion und B>-iid tl to 

 ihv rtoove t'oiiipaiij , with your name and addrefi*, and also locnclo'^e with it 75 cents 

 ir. par all - liarges, includitii; cost of engravlr-g Iniliiild. paclting, boxing, and expresa 

 charges. The Spoonrt will Ije tent by cx|>re83 lor mail, if tou have no express ollice), 

 and delivered in vour hands widiout further coat. The-se Spo.;-us are guarnnteed lo be 

 of the hts! TiiRterial. and eniiol to the beat Silver-Pluled Wareaiade, us the followiug 

 Ic-Her froiu the t/ompnuy Will tcstifr : 



Oi-Fi K .jF NATu-:*Jib Silver Plating Co., T04 ChesinutSt., Philadelphia. Fa. 



To whom it may Concern.— The SpBhus sctil out uu'ier this arrangement 

 w ■ ;:iittr.iuice ;ire '->r bi'si fiwalilj-, Urst heavily plated wiih pure nickel (the hardest 

 T. hii^ metal known), and a double-extra plate of inire Coin-Standard Silver add^d on 

 top ol ilie nickel, thus renderiuL' them Iht: vei'y best Silver-plated W»re nianuric- 

 liiii-l. U'r will honor no order which dues nnt c-niaiu the Silverware Coupon, and we 

 will n.it Imnor the CoupoQ after niUL-tv d:iv^ rrmii the date of thisi pap-jr. 



, Si^ufi] NATIONAL SILVER PLATING CO., 



704 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. 



and on ■ 

 iUc75' 

 oilie cli 



SILVKinVAUK COUi'ON, 



1 receipt of this Conpon, together with 7fi cents to cover all charges, litclud- 

 pi ess cr niailini;. engraving and boxing, we hereby agree to send to any ad- 

 1 •'et of our pure Coiu-StandarJ double-extra plated 



SI LVER SPOONS, 



nch Spoon eoevave any desired initial. All charges are to he prepaid h\ 

 entfl eeni us, and the Spoons will be delivered at destination free of any 

 arce. 

 D'l for ninetT days from date of this pnper. after which lhl5 roiip.-in le null 

 .id. [Signed] NATIONAL SILVER PLATING CO.. 



704 Cliestnut St.. Philadelphia. 



Sliuiild it be dij-ired, any one of the folln 

 I1.M1 (if til" ^piinns 'III paviiient of the folb' 

 knii es. I'liide and handle i.'ne solid piece, best attel. double nickel and silver 

 plated. !t'i : t-ix forKe. double nickel and silver plated, yj cts. If all these 

 gf..id-i lire desired, eni-loac the total chargen, which will belocts.for spoonR, 

 $:■ i..r knives, and So cts. for forks— total, $3.70— thus socurinc for i:\'0 

 wliiii would coft von nmch ni"ie in nuy t'tlier way. Rr-membcr that 

 each aitiele, except knives, will be engraved with any initial 

 desired without entra cost. 



JSVSP0R7ANT NOTICE. 



This liberal offer holds good for only ninety days from date, therefora 

 il 19 to (be interest of all who can pecurc its beneflis 10 see to tl that they 

 are uot ik'l>irreil by reason of the expiration of the time specified. All let- 

 ters ordrriue Silverware bhould Lie addressed direct to the 



NATIONAL SILVER PLATING CO., 



No, 704 Chestnut Street. 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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1823. 



SEND FOR 1878. 



NEW YORK OBSERVER 



The Best Religious and Secular Family News- 

 paper. $3.15 a Year, post-paid. 

 Established 1823. 

 37 PARK ROW, NEW YORK. 

 SAMPLE COPIES FREE. 



A. N. BRENEMAN, Jr., 



MANUFACTURER OS" 



FRENCH CALF BOOTS 



TOB 



6EWTI.EMEM, 



FRENCH KID BOOTS 



FOB 



EADIES. 



No. 36 West King Street, 



LANCASTER, PA 



DUNBAR'S CHILD'S SHOES A SPECIALTY. 

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