1874] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
189 
B.iiV Insurance. 
HOW to get money, or to keep it, is by no 
means the most difficult or desirable of ac- 
complishments. It requires but a very ordiuary 
ability ; and if that ability is not accompanied by 
other qualities of a higher order, its possession is 
not to be greatly coveted. But one thing it does 
require, without which no ability can succeed, and 
that is— money. A fortune can no more be acquired 
without some capital to start with, than a crop of 
com can be raised without corn to plant. The 
plowing and cultivating may be done ever so dili- 
gently and well, but without the seed there can be 
uu crop. 
That "first thousand dollars " necessary to a 
successful embarkation after the golden fleece 
must first he obtained, or the ambitious argonaut 
sets his sails and launches his ship iu vain. Thou- 
sands and tens of thousands have essayed the voy- 
age without it, only to meet with certain shipwreck 
of fortune or character, or of both. In the effort to 
get that "first thousand dollars" what years of 
weary toil and care must usually be expended. 
The number is almost incalculable of those who, 
having the power of success, lack the means ; and 
whose lives, that might yield a rich revenue of good, 
are spent iu comparatively profitless drudgery, 
delving after that "first thousand dollars," the 
possession of which is to be the corner-stone of 
future fortune. 
There is but one way for the poor man to save 
his children from this slavery, and that is by leav- 
ing them the little legacy which delivers from the 
necessity that has been laid upon him, and puts 
them on the high road to success, if the elements 
of success he in them. To do this in a single sum, 
by a single saving, is impossible ; but to do it by 
many savings of many sums is possible, if life is 
spared him until the end is attained. 
But, if life is not spared, what then ? Why, for 
his children, the same dreary, hopeless life which 
he has endured. 
From this the United States Life Insurance Com- 
pany, of this city, eminent among the best of such 
institutions for its safety, economy, and liberality, 
furnishes a ready deliverance. It furnishes to 
every man the way of purchasing for his little 
ones that golden key which unlocks the door of 
opportunity — that "start in life" which wins the 
race — that "first thousand dollars," which is the 
fulcrum resting upon which, with the leverage of 
faith and industry and honesty, the world itself 
may be moved. 
S. B. Parsons & Sons offer at 
Flushing, N. Y., transplanted 
Trees and Plants. 
(By Long Island Central R.R. to Kissena Stntion.) 
GEO. A. PEINCE & CO. 
ORGANS & MELODEQNS. 
The Oldest, Largest ami Most Perfect Manufactory In the 
United States. 
53,000 
Now in tisc. 
No other Musical Instrument ever obtained the same 
popularity. 
B2f Send for Price-Lists. 
Address BUFFALO, N. Y. 
Cti A r\ fS A MONTH made honestly with Sten- 
CPSJV> \J oil and Key-Check outfits. Catalogue and 
sample free. S. M. Sfencer, 117 Hanover St., Boston, Muse. 
$290 Piano. Circulars free. U.S.PianoCo. SlOB'dway.N.Y. 
(CIRCULAR.) 
Consumers Importing Tea Co., ) 
No, 8 Church Street, f 
P. O. Box 5,509. New York City. ) 
This is a combination of capitalists to supply the consum- 
ers of Teas throughout the United States on the mutual 
principle. 
"We have experienced agents in all the best districts of 
China and Japan to select Teas especially tor our trade. 
AVe expect every consumer of Teas to render we all the 
assistance they can in carrying out our enterprise, as we 
make a specialty of SUPPLYING CONSUMERS ONLY 
(and allow no middlemen to make any profit on our import- 
ations), which will enable us to supply them witli Teas at 
prices lower than have ever been known, and of those line 
qualities that seldom reach the interior, being sold only in 
the large cities and among the very wealthy. 
Hoping the consumer will take an interest in our enter- 
prise, and send at once for a circular with full explanations 
of how to proceed to obtain our goodjs, we remain, 
Most respectiully yours, 
Consumers Importing Tea Co., 
No. 8 Church Street, 
P. O. Box 5,509. New York City. 
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in January, 1S74, 
bv the Consumers Importing Tea Co., in the Office uf the 
Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. 0. 
Branch Office and Factory: 506 West. Street, NEW YORK, 
Any Shade from Pure "White to .Jet Black. 
A combination of the purest paint with India Rubber, 
forming a SMOOTH, GLOSSY, FIRM, DURABLE, ELAS- 
TIC, and BKAUTIFUL Paint, unaffected by change of tem- 
perature ; is perfectly water-proot, and adapted to all classes 
of work, and is in every way a better paint for either inside 
or outside painting than anv other paint in the world. Being 
from one lourib to one third cheaper, and lasting at least 
three times as long, as the best lead and oil paints. 
Be sure that our TRADE-M.VRK (a facsimile of 
which is given-above) is on every Package. 
Prepared ready for use, and sold by the gallon only. 
There has never been a paint offered the public that has 
become so popular (in the same time) and given as perfect 
sati -faction as the Rubber Paint. 
Send for sample card and testimonials. 
DEVOE'S 
BRILLIANT OIL. 
Snfe beyond any chance. The finest illu- 
minator in the world. 
Diploma of Merit received from Vienna Exposition of 1S73. 
Put up in barrels and faucet cans. 
Ask for Devoe's Brilliant Oil and take iio other. 
THE DEVOE M'P'G CO., New York, Proprietors. 
For sale everywhere. 
TO FARMEES AND MARKETMEN. 
You want none but the V6lfy best of seed, g?'ow?i front 
carefully selected seed stock. With the money j r ou have to 
Invest in manure, help, and glass, you know you can not 
afford to use any other; yon feel very anxious about It ; 
try mink. Catalogues free to nil. 
JAMES J. H. GliEGORY, Marblehead. Mas*. 
SCALES 
THE 
QTANDAET) 
W^^r OF the mAs^ 
WORLD. 
HIGHEST PRIZE AT VIENNA, 1873. 
KNiCHTLY CROSS 
OF THE 
IMPEEIAL 0EDEE OP PEANCIS JOSEPH, 
CONFERRED BY THE 
EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA 
Upon the Inventor of the Fairbanks Scale. 
E. & T. FAIRBANKS & CO.'S 
Principal Ncale Warehouses. 
FAIRBANKS & CO 311 Broadway, New York. 
FAIRBANKS & CO 1G« Baltimore St., Baltimore, Md. 
FAIRBANKS & CO 53 Camp St., New Orleans. 
FAIRBANKS & CO !I3 Main St., Buffalo, N. T. 
FAIRBANKS & CO 33S Broadway, Albany. N. Y. 
FAIRBANKS & CO 403 St. Paul St., Montreal. 
FAIRBANKS & CO London, Ens. 
FAIRBANKS, BROWN & CO 2 Milk St., Boston, Mass. 
FAIRBANKS <& EWING..71S Chestnut St., Philadelnhla.Pa. 
FAIRBANKS, MORSE <fc CO. ..Ill & 113 Lake St., Chicago. 
FAIRBANKS, MORSK & 0O..1S9 WalnutSt.,Clnciiinrti,"0. 
FAIRBANKS, MORSE * CO.. 1SS Superior St., Clevela d,0. 
FAIRBANKS, MORsE & CO Is Wood St., Pittsl :h. 
FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO.. cor. 5th & Main Sts., 
Louisville, I r. 
FAIRBANKS & CO.. .302 & 3(14 Washington Aye., St. Lot . 
FAIRBANKS & HUTCHINSON San Francisco, C 
GREAT WESTERN 
PITTSBURGH PA 
Rifles, Shot Guns, Revolvers, Pistols, Ammunition, Fish- 
ing Tackle, etc. For Price-list, see page 157, April No. Am-. 
Agriculturist, or address, with stamp, 
OREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, 
2S3 Liberty St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
mwzEm 
Fon Sale by Druggists. 
\\T A. COVIIKT «fc CO., I»i-«Mlnce 
" • Commission Mercliuiits. No. 63 Peru-] Street, 
New York. "Quick sales and prompt returns." 6^" Send 
or our weekly Piicei 
es-enrrent and Marking Plate. _^gfl 
WOMF/rHlNC; I^EW iu relation to Boys' 
v - Boarding School. 8th year. Xo extras. Alt books tur- 
nislied trte to scholars. Catalogues tree. Address 
HIUAM H. POST, Prin., Sing Siug, N. Y. 
