THE LANCASTER FARMER> 



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HOME 

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on Itiiil for three mouths. The Home 

 GuKST irt dcflii?*('d the boKt family paper 

 liow [iiibliahed. f.ach uuniber coutnius au 

 illuMtrjit*Mi Fanhion I)oi)iirtment, a rtejiart- 

 meiit oil WritiuK an'l PeiiniauBhip, e<lltP(l 

 by Prnf. Gankell. uIbo n column of Chat 

 with lloaderB, I*iizzle Department, Letters 

 Doraentie Heeeipts, HJ»tory. Poetry, Biogra- 

 t of reading to iutereBt and inntriict. The 



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whole, intduding a copy of the most heiiutiful ohromo of 

 the day. on trial three mouths for Only 30 coute. 

 Address the publishers, 



J. LATHAM k CO., 

 419 W-ishingtou Street, Boitoii, Mass. 



E. R. O. 



r EUREKA UKD OIL, {is forty tlcqreeti higher fire tent than 

 • the law reiiuireii), c&w be burn«^tl m any LAMP where the 

 chimney burner is used, ia warranted not to explode, uuder 

 forfeiture of JIOO. 



rs?"EXCLnsiVE COUNTY RIGHTS for Bale by 

 P. J. FITZGERALD, Solo Proprietor and Manufiicturer, 



in.T and 1CI5 N Fourth st., Philad'a. 

 Also, WHOLKSALE PKALER IN HEAD LIGHT, COAL 

 ■OIL and BURNING FLUID. 



N. B. A large assortment latent nttllen of CHANDELIERS, 

 BRACKETS, BRONZE LAMPS, BURNERS, &c., he, con- 

 stantly on baud. IO-9-61U 



TRINITY HALL 



WEST JERSEY NURSERIES! 



WOttDBl'RY, BT. J.. 



GIBSON & BENNET. 



100,000 Felton's Early Prolific and Reliance Raspberry, 

 200,000 Ciudrella and ContineniaJ Strawberry I'l.ANTfi 

 direct from the origlual stock. Millions of other Plants, 

 Trees, Sc, &C. 



tS^New descriptive Circulars now ready. 



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BEVERLY, 



NEW JERSEY. 



Established ISOT Euijlish and French Hnnie-.School for 

 Young Ladies. Varied advantages of the liighest order. 

 Number of pupils limited. Fall term begins Sej-t. :9. 



For circular address Miss R. G. ntjXT, Principal. 



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PATENTS 



Obtained for luveutitors, in the United States, Canada and 

 Europe, at reduced rates. With our principal othce located 

 at Washington, directly opposite the United States Patent 

 Office, we are able to attend to all Patent Business 

 ■with greater promptness and despatch and less cost than 

 other patent attorneys, who are at a distance from Wash- 

 ington, and who have, therefore, to employ " associate at - 

 torueys." We make preliminary examinutions and furnish 

 opinions -is to patentability, free of charge, and all who 

 are interested in new inventions and Patents are incited to 

 send for a copy of our "Guide tor Obtaining Patents," 

 ■which is sent free to any address, and contains complete in- 

 structions how to obtain Patents, and other valuable matter. 

 'We refer to the German-American Nittional Bank, Wash- 

 ington, D. C; the Royal S'vedish, Noi'wegian and Danish 

 Legations, at Wa=hiugt.ou; Hon. Joseph Ctisey, late Chief 

 Justice U. S. Court of Claims ; to the Oflici;ds of the U. S 

 Patent Olhce, and to Senators and Members of Congress 

 from evei-v State. 



Address: IJ»IJI.S BA(;01:R A €0., Solicitors of 

 PateiTts and Attorneys at Law, Le Droit Building, Wash- 

 ington. D. C. 



^Pl- (Tjrt A per day at home. Samples worth $5 free. 



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I Address Stinson & Co., Portland, Maine. 



LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD.-The 



Prairie Whistle and Aninuil Imilalur cun he used by a child. 

 It is made to imitate the song of every bird, the neigh of a 

 "horse, the bray of an asw, the grunt of a hog; liirds, beasts 

 and snakes are enchantea and entrapped by it. Is used by 

 Billy Birch, Charley White, and all the Minstrels and Warb- 

 lers. Ventriloquism can be learned in three days by its aid. 

 Sent upon receipt of 111 cts., 'A for 25 cts., 7 for 50 cts. 15 for 

 $1. Address, J. W. COTTKELL & CO., 218 Fulton Street, 

 New York. 10-5-lm 



H r\ pictures of actresses and singers sent for Hi cents. 

 -'^ National Monthty, AVashington, D. C. 



J. STAUFFER, 



LANCASTER, I'ENN'A. 

 235 EAST ORANGE ST. 



All matters appertaining to UNITED STATES or CANA- 

 'DIAN PATENTS, TRADE MARKS, and COPYRIGHTS. 

 promptly attended to. His experience, auccesB and faithful 

 atentiou to the interests of those who engage his services 

 are fully acknowledged and appreciated. 



Preliminary examinations made for him by a reliable As 

 - sistant at Wastiington, without extra charge for drawing 

 • ■or descriptiou. [9-1-tf 



Tlir I.urArMi and m«)^*t < «ni|»lrle 8ici<'k ul I nut 

 mill 4h*ii:iiii**iital 'I rr<'H in |ii« \\ S. I'rucu 

 (uinlo^iii'M sfitt UN follown: No. J, Irutin ^v.l!l 

 coloii-d pl;!li- (n.-w e.iltloi.), lo etw : i> aiu, |0 't^- 

 No. -2, Ornumcntid Tr.-is. etc. nitipl '<^. *^5 <"' • ; 

 platn. I 5 CM. N'l. ,'I, <:r enli-JU i' ; No. 4» ^' ti-) i-t v-, 

 and No. 5» Cntalu.;uc y>i l.o.-iv. rix'C'. Adore.-s- 



ELLWANGER & BARRY, n.che:t.,NY. 



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« AT ^ Any worker can make $12 a dayat home. Costly 



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I Outfit free. Address True & Co,, Augusta, Me. 



EDW. J. ZAHM, 



DEALItn IN 



AMERICAN AND FOREIGN 



WATCHES, 



SOLID SILVER & SILVER PLATED WARE. 

 CLOCKS, 



JEWELRY I TABLE CUTLERY. 



Sole Agent for the Arundel Tinted 



SPECTACLES. 



Repairing strictly attended to. 



North Queen-st, and Centre Square, Lancaster, Pa. 



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dJCC ^^'^^^ i" your own town. Terms and $"> outfit free. 

 ^00 Address H. Hallett & Co., Portlaud, Maine, 

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A NEW BOOK. 



How to Raise 



FRUITS. 



A HAND-BOOK OF 



FRUIT CULTURE, 



BEINO A GUIDE TO THE PROPER 



Calltvation and Management of Fruit Trees^ and 

 of Grapes and Small Fruits, 



with condensed descriptions of many of the best and most 

 l^ipular varieties, with ujiwards of one hundred engravings. 

 By Thomas Gregg. Price $1.00. 



A book wifich should be owTied by every pereon who owns 

 a rod of available laud, and it will serve to secure success 

 wheve now there is nothing but failure. It covers the 

 ground fully, without teehniciilities, and is a work on 



Fruit Culture for the S^iilion. 



It tells of the cost, how to plant, bow to trim, how to 

 transidant, location, soil, selection, diseases, insects, borers, 

 blights, cultivution, how to prune, manuring, layering, 

 budding, grafting, etc., including full descrii>tion and man- 

 agement of Orchurd Fruit, such as Apples. Peaches, Pears, 

 Plums, Cherries, Quinces, Apricots, Nectarines, etc. It is 

 a most complete 



Guide to Small-Fruit Culture. 



with many illustrations and descriptions of the latest vari 

 eties of Grapes, Strawberries, Blackberries, Uaspberries, 

 Gooseberries, Cut rants, etc. 



The work shows the value of Fruit, and how to use it. 

 Sent by mail, post-paid, price $1 ; or The Farmer and How 

 to raise Fruits, will be furnished at $1,75. Address 



1., KATIIVOX. 

 22 Soutli <iuoen*Ht.. I^anoaNter, Pa. 



p inpTlWrnQ j)rocured. ^ Advice^ free. Address, 



I Rowe & Co. Box 174 Washington, D. C. 



Scribner's Lumber and Log-Book. 



OVER HALF A MILUON SOLD. The most complete 

 book of its kind ever published. Gives correct meas- 

 urement of all kinds of lumber, I'^gs and plank by Doyle's 

 Rule, cubical coutents of square and round timber, stave 

 and heading bolt tables, wages, rent, board, cai)aciiy of 

 cisterns, cord-wood tables, interest, etc. Standard Book 

 throughout United States and Canada. 



Ask your bookseller for it, or I will send one for 35 cents, 

 post-paid. 



O. W. FISHER, 

 lO-a-SmJ P. O. B«x 238, Rochester, X. T, 



1760. ESTABLISHED 1760. 

 GEO. M. STEINMAN & CO., 



26 and 28 West King-st. 



HARDWARE 



BUILDING HAEDWAEE, 



PAINTS, OILS, FV3IPS, 



TERM com, IRON ail lEAEPIPE, 



LEATHER BELTING, 



SEEDS, 



PHOSPHATES & FARM IMPLEMENTS. 



Agrents for the 



" Ohio " Reaper and Mo'wer, 

 Whann's Phosphate, 

 Pairbank's Scales, 

 Dupont's Po'wder, 

 Harrisburg Nails, &c., &c. 



We have the largest Rtock of general Hardware in the 

 State, and our prices are as low aud terms as liberal as can 

 be found elsewhere. i>-l-tf. 



GOOD BOOKS 



FOR THE 



Farm, Garden, and Household. 



The following is a list of A'iiluable Books, which will be 

 supidied by the Editor of tlie Lancastkk Kaiimer, No. 

 101 North Queen St. Any one or more of these books will 

 ho sent post paid to any of our renders on receipt of the 

 rei^'ulur price which is mimed afjainst oach book. 



Allen's (R. L. & L. F,] New American Farm Book $2 60 



Allen's (L. F.) American Cattle." 2 50 



Atwood's Country Hud Suburban Houses 150 



Bommer's method of Making Munurea 25 



Breck's New Book of h lowers 1 75 



Brill's Farm-Gardening and Seed-Growing 1 00 



D;idd'8 Modern Horse Doctor, J2nio ,,. ISO 



Dadd's Anierican Cattle Doctor, 13 ino 1 50 



Flax Culture, (Seven Prize Essays by practical growers,) 30 



Fuller's Grape Culturist , 1 50 



Fuller's Small Fruit Culturist 1 66 



l-'ulton's I'each Culture 1 50 



GrcRorj- on Squashes paper.. 30 



Harris on the Pig 150 



Henderson's Gardening forPlejisure 1 50 



Henderson's Gardening for Profit 1 50 



Henderson's Practicid Floriculture 1 50 



Herbert's Hints to Horse-Keepers , ITS 



Hop Culture. By nine experienced cultivalore 30 



Hunterand Trapper 100 



Onions — How to Raise them Profitably 30 



Our Farm of Four Acrae. Pa., 3Uc.; Clo., 60c., Ex.'clo. 1 00 



Parsons on the Rose 1 50 



(^uiuby's Mysteries of Bee-Keepiug 1 50 



Qnincy (Hon. Josiah) on Soiling Cattle I 25 



Quinn's Money in the Garden 1 50 



Quinn's Pear Culture for Profit, 1 00 



Riley's Potato Pests Paper 60 cts.; clotb., 76 



Roe's Play and I*roflt iu my Garden 1 50 



Stewart s Irrigaton lor the Farm, Garden Bud Orchard I 50 



Stewart's Stable Book 1 50 



Stewart's Shepherd's Manual 160 



Stoddard's Ann Egg Farm paper, 50 cte.; cloth 75 



Thomas's Farm Implements and Machinery 1 BO 



Tim Bunker Papers, or, Yankee Farming 160 



Tobacco Culture. By fourteen experienced cultivators. 25 



Waring's Draining for Profit and Health 1 50 



Waring's Elements of Agriculture 1 00 



White's Cranberry C\ilture 1 26 



Wright's Practical Poultry-Keeper* 2 OU 



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