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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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PRAIEIE, CORN-FIELD AND HEED OF CATTLE, SIX MILES WEST OF LINCOLN, NEB. 
IF YOU WANT A FARM OR HOME, 
YOU SHOULD BUY OF THE 
BURLINGTON AND MISSOURI RIVER RAILROAD CO. 
IN IOWA OR NEBRASKA. 
BECAUSE— Their prices fire low, ranging for the best land from Three to Ten Dollars per acre. 
BECAUSE— No payments are required of the purchaser for four years, except interest at six per cent. 
BECAUSE— After the fourth year only one seventh of the principal is payable annually till the whole is paid. 
BECAUSE— You are not required to go into a wilderness, these being well-settled States, the population of which is rapidly Increasing. 
BECAUSE— The mildness of the climate and fertility of the soil is such that the settler can pay for his farm from the products raised upon it long before the time when the principal 
becomes due. 
BECAUSE— Failure of crops from drouth is unknown. 
BECAUSE— Large allowances are made upon fare and freight, thus giving low rates on both to purchasers of this Company's lands. 
AND YOU SHOULD BUY THIS YEAR. 
BECAUSE- Purchasers 01 our lands in Nebraska during 1S74 who cultivate one-half their land within two years from their purchase are allowed a reduction of twenty per cent on its 
price. LARGE DISCOUNTS also, FOK CASH, within One, Two, or Five Years. 
V3~ Send for Circulars, with full information on all points, to CEO. S. HARRIS, Land Commissioner, 
At Lincoln, Nebraska, for land in Nebraska. At Burlington, Iowa, for land in Iowa. 
Or to W. D. COWLES, General Agent, 317 Broadway, New York. JAS. R. WOOD, General Agent, 59 Clark St., Chicago, 111. 
BUILDING FELT. 
This water-proof material, resem- 
bling fine leather, is for outside 
work (no tar substances used) and 
inside, instead of plaster. Felt 
carpetings, etc. Send two 3-cent 
stamps for circular and samples. 
C. J. FAY, Camden, N. J. 
SOMETHING I\EW. 
LOTS OF 1 FUN. 
Endless amusement for both young and old. 
THE GREAT PUZZLES. 
They are sure to please everybody. Packages containing 
one dozen different puzzles sent anywhere for 25 cents. 
Address PUZZLE COMPANY, Tn5 Broadway, New York, 
Agents, you can sell them fast. Liberal discount. 
TKT A TT^PT^T^ - "-^ 013 * 5 ' * or ^ ie people' 8 un - 
VV JTilN lAzA.'.J. denominational, family paper, ii Ths 
CoxTi:iBi'Ton." Fifteen departments; sixteen prices. Onlv 
$1.00 a year. Rev. A. B. Earle writes lor it. A magnificent 
premium. "The Old Oaken Bucket." Nothing like it for 
Asents. One writes: "Took 35 subscribers the first dm/ in 
4 hours; and 47 the. next day in 7W hours* Another: 
"Takes like hot cukes." Another : "Sells it-seif." Commis- 
sions large. For terms, samples, etc., address 
J. H. EAULE. Boston, Mass. 
AGENTS WANTED. g— f^ te S;; 
with Chromos. Perfect Gems. Sample sent, post-paid, 7">c. 
For illust'ed circular Bend stamp. J. Bride, Hudson, Mass. 
\A/ A fcl to employ reliable persons everywhere to 
VV /A 111 represent Our Arm. M-orchants, farmers, min- 
He. Good w:igea cuaran- 
Hitdson Hirer Hire Co., 
or 18 Clark St., Chicago, 111. 
■T- r- r\ latere, teachers, etc., etc. Good « 
I t U teed, Address 
138 Maiden Lane, N- Y. 
ADVERTISERS should send to Gpio. P. Roweli, & Co.. 
41 Park Row, N. Y., for their Eight u-P'i<f Pamphlet, 
containing lists of 3,000 newspapers and estimates, showing 
P>e coat ol advertising. Mailed free to all applicants. 
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FL OREN CE 
The Long -contested Suit of the 
FLORENCE! SEWING MACHINE CO. 
against the Singer, Wheeler A Wilson, 
and G rover & Baker Companies, involving over 
$250,000, 
Is finally decided by the 
Supreme Court of the United States 
in favor of the FEOHKNCEj which alone has 
Broken the Monopoly of High Prices. 
THE NEW FLORENCE 
Xs the ONLY machine that sews bark- 
ward and forward, or to right and left. 
Simplest— Cheapest— Best. 
8old fob Cash Only. Special Terms to 
CLUBS and DEALERS. 
April, 1874. Florence, Mass. 
l^TED- Agents— $75 to $350 
per month, everywhere, male and female, to in- 
troduce the GENUINE IMPROVED COMMON 
SENSE FAMILY SEWING MACHINE, This 
Machine will stitch, hem, fell, tuck, quilt, cord, 
bind, braid, and embroider in a most superior 
manner. Price only $15. Fully licensed and war- 
ranted for five years. We will pay $1,000 for any 
machine that will sew a stronger, more beautiful, 
or more elastic seam than ours. Address SECOMB & CO., 
Boston, Mass.; New York City; Pittsburgh, Pa. ; Chicago, 
111.; or St. Louis, Mo. 
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GUTF ppE "^ DIES 
«« *ti:jRU IT-CAN TOOLS 
BRIO« T0N ' N -J. ; ffWD-pOR J..THOGV.PV 
IOVELL'S FAMILY WASHING MACHINE.— 
A Price 95. A perfect success. Warranted for five years. 
Agents wanted. Address 
M. N. LOYELL, Erie.Pa. 
Hr\\A/ TO MAKE MONET AT TIOME. 48 pp. 
VJ W Book free. ,T. JAY GOULD, Boston, Mass. 
THE PATENT 
PIANO-FORTE 
Excels all others in Tone and Durability, 
and in Elegance of Finish they 
are Unsurpassed. 
These Pianos are used exclusively in the New York Con- 
servatory of Music, and are recommended by the Profession 
and the Press throughout the United States. 
Before purchasing, write for Illustrated Pamphlet, and 
mention the Agriculturist. 
ARION PIANO-PORTE CO., 
No. 5 East 14th Street, New York City. 
200 PIANOS & ORGANS 
New and Second-Hand, of First-Class Makers, 
Including Waters', will be sold at Lower Priees 
for cash, or on Installments, or for rent, in City or 
Country, during this month, bii HORACE 
WATERS & SON, No. 481 Broadway, than 
ever before offered in New York. SPECIAL- 
TY: Pianos and Organs to let until the rent 
money pays the price of the Instrument. Illus- 
trated Catalogues mailed. A large discount 
to Ministers, Churches, Schools, Lodges, etc. 
DO YOU 
LOVE 
MUSIC? 
If so, send us your address and the 
names of your musical friends, to 
whom we will mail, post-paid, our 
new Descriptive CATALOGUE ol 
choice MUSIC and specimen copies 
of the "MUSICAL WOULD," con- 
tainiug $1.00 worth of Music. 
S. BRAINARD'S SONS, 
Cleveland, Ohio, 
