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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
309 
liifi' Insurance. 
It is good policy to have a good policy. To 
assure oneself that the assurance effected is effec- 
tive, and will eventually be a pillar o£ strength and 
comfort to those in whose favor it is originated, is 
very nearly, if not quite, all the modern duty of 
men. And yet many a man jogs along through 
life vainly dreaming that it will last forever — 
forever being an indefinite idea of robust health. 
His glass shall discover to him the approaching 
wrinkle, and the inevitable thread of silver among 
the well-oiled carls. But with the vanity of self- 
appreciation, he flies to the cosmetical mysteries 
to hide the advances of time ; the inexorable 
apathy will overcome him, and he shall neither 
have policy nor prudence. "By-and-by," says he, 
"I will insure." By-and-by comes, and the sum 
which would otherwise have secured his family a 
competency, has been spent in the adornment of 
his favorite moustache, and the quiet little 6uppers 
after the theatres. In the course of the year, this 
will come to a total, double and treble his premium, 
and the physicians shall absorb the rest. "By- 
and-by " has made him uninsurable. " To-mor- 
row," and " to-morrow " arrives, until there is no 
to-morrow, and the greatest inconvenience of all 
arrives, the inconvenience which settles all claims, 
policies and premiums, proving there are people 
who think less of their lives than other men do of 
their property. 
We can pull down barns and build greater ; the 
household gods can he replaced again and again ; 
nothing that is of the earth or the waters under 
the earth but what can be fished up if lost. But 
lifu we can neither build nor make ; we can pull it 
down, annihilate it, or gradually dissipate it; bui, 
to replace it is beyond the power of man. The 
sting of non-existence, while existing, is robbed of 
half its misery ; the mind relieved of a dull, heavy 
weight, a man lives longer and easier, when his 
life is assured. This is the best policy of assur- 
ance to assure. 
The United States Life Insurance Company of 
this city secures its policies by an exceptional 
integrity and carefulness of management ; by its 
quarter-of-a-century record without blemish ; by 
its vast accumulations ; its moderate expenditures 
and its wholesome growth. Insure in it. 
WILL. WrtND I AK 
And Not 
'Wear Out. 
For sale by Watchmakers. Bv mail. 50 cents. 
J. S. BIRCH. 37 Maiden Lane. New York 
GEO. A. PEINCE & CO. 
ORGANS &MEL0DE0NS. 
The Oldest, Largest and Most Perfect Manufactory in the 
United States. 
53,000 
[Now in nse. 
No other Musical Instrument ever obtained the same 
popularity. 
ZW Send for Price-Lists. 
Address BUFFALO, IV. Y. 
IT IS NOT ECONOMY 
To buy a poor Shoe. Try Good 
Cable Screw Wire 
FOR ECONOMY. 
^OMKTHnG NEW in relation to Boys' 
^ Boarding School. Sth year. No cxtT-as. All books fur- 
nished free to scholars. Catalogues free. Address 
HIUAM H. POST, Prin., Sing Sing. N.Y. 
^fiOf^ A MONTH made Aonestfw with Stcn- 
<I>Kt\J\S nil and Key-Check outfits. Cataloeue and 
euajples free. 3. M. Spenobr, 117 Hanover St., Boston, Mass. 
The Agricultural College of 
Cornell University. 
This Institution is now fully organized with the folio wine; 
Professors and Instructors : 
J. P, Roberts, Practical and Experimental Agricvit » re m 
John Stanton Gould, Lecturer on Mechanics applied 
to Agriculture. 
A. N. Prentiss, Botany and Horticulture. 
James Law, Veterinary science and ft-actice. 
G. C. Caldwell, Agricultural Chemistry. 
J. H, Comstock, Agricultural Entomology. 
C. Fred. Ihn n. General and Agricultural Geology. 
E. H. Fuertes, Surveying. 
C. Babcock, Architecture. 
J. 1j. Morris, Mechanical Engineering. 
J. E. Sweet, Practical Mechanic and Superintendent of 
Machine Shops. 
E. C. Cleaves, Free-Band Draieing and Mechanical 
Draughting. 
Besides these, other University Professors give full in- 
■struction In this Department in Mathematics, Modern Lan- 
guages, Natural Philosophy, Human Physiology, History, 
and Political Economy. 
The University Farm is now in condition to give useful 
Illustration both as to processes and experiments. The 
University Library and Laboratories, and extensive illus- 
trative collections of machinery, implements, models, ap- 
paratus, drawings, and specimens, are Ireeiy opened to 
students. 
By a recent resolution of the Board of Trustees, all stu- 
dents in the Department of Agriculture are to be educated 
Free of any Charge for Tuition. 
And ample opportunitv will be afforded to such students to 
pay for their room-rent in the University building by labor 
on the Farm, it they desire to do so. 
The*next entrance examinations will begin Sept. 8th. 
For*Catalogue, giving full particulars, apply to 
Prof. C. C. CALDWELL, 
Secretanj of the Faculty. 
Asbestos Materials. 
ASBESTOS ROOFING, PAINTS, CEMENTS, ROOF 
COATING, SHEATIXG, &c. 
H. W. JOHNS, 87 MAIDEN LANE, N. Y., 
Established 1S38. Patentee and Sole Manufacturer. 
Consumers' Importing Tea Co., 
No, 8 Cliurcli Street, 
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 for our trade. 
We expect every consumer of Teas to render us 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 impor- 
tations), which will enable us to supply them with Teas at 
prices lower than have ever been known, and of those fine 
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 goods, we remain, 
Most respectfully yours, 
Consumers' Importing Tea Go., 
P.O. Box 5,509. 
No. 8 Church Street, 
New York City. 
Entered* according to Act of Congress, in January, 1874, 
by the Consumers' Importing Tea Co., in the Office of the 
Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C. 
New Tori College of Veterinary Surgeons, 
INCORPORATED 1*37. 
Lectures for 1874 will commence about the middle of Octo- 
ber and continue until the last of February, 18752 
Few; Matriculation, $5; Faculty, $120 ; Graduation. $25; 
Dissecting, $5 ; Address for Circulars, 
A. F. LIAUTARD, V.S., M.D., Secy. 
205 Lexington Ave., New York. 
Tongue-Lolling Bits* 
We make Bits to prevent the above bad habit. $2, $", or 
$4, for cash with order, or C. O. D. Hand-forged Bits made 
in any Ptvle to order. Parentp. s of the 
BALDWIN BIT, for side pullers and hard mouths. 
$2, $s. and $1. Also agents for the 
MARTIN HIT. Sec adv. in "Turf, Field, and Farm," 
and " Wilkes' Spirit of the '1 imes." 
JOS. BALDWIN & CO., Newark, N. .T. 
WA. fOVKRT *%: CO., Produce 
• Commission Merchants. No. 68 Pearl Surer. 
New York. "Quick sales and prompt returns.* 1 8^^ Send 
for our weekly Prices-current and Marking Pla.te._^EC 
DllttlirWHBATibr SEED. [ 
New crop now ready. Orders promptly filled. 
JOSEPH HARRIS, MoretoaFarm. Rochester, N. T. 
To Nurserymen, 
TREE DEALERS AI\D PLANTERS, 
Our Wholesale Catalogue for Autumn 1874, 
now ready, and sent FREE to all applicants. 
Aujj. 1,1874. EUWANGER & BARRY, 
Jit. Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. 
HOME 
INSURANCE COMPANY 
OFFICE, 135 BROADWAY. 
CASH CAPITAL, ------- $3,500,000 00 
Reserve for Re-Insurance, .Tilly 
1, 1874, --------- 1,919,971 53 
Reserve for Unpaid Losses and 
Dividends, -------- 343,338 83 
Net Surplus, -------- 549,17104 
TOTAL, ASSETS, ----- 85,313,381 40 
A DIVIDEND OF FIVE PER CENT HAS BEEN DE- 
CLARED, PAYABLE ON AND AFTER THE 17th DAT 
OF JULY. 
CHARLES J. MARTIN, President. 
J. H. WASHBURN, Secretary. 
GREAT WESTERN i^_ 
""US 
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. 
GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, 
285 Liberty St., Pittsburgh. Pa. 
THE PEOPLE'S 
Force Pumps. 
Awarded medal of American In- 
stitute overall competitors last fall. 
For the house and out of doors. 
Non-freezing,and adaptable to wells 
from 6 to mu feet deep. Highly re- 
commended for city houses on ac- 
count of their great power. Parties 
about to supply themselves are in- 
vited to cail and examine. Circu- 
lars sent on application. Plumbers 
are particularly requested to call. 
See "Notes from the Pines," on 
page 1S 1 >, May number, of American 
Agriculturist. 
W. S. BLUNT, 
77 Beekman Street, New York. 
Geneva Nursery. Est , a |»|f ed 
400 Acres of Frnit and Ornamental Trees. 
LARGE STOCK OF 
Pear Trees— extra size, Standard and Dwarf. 
Pear frees— first class, five to seven feet. 
Apple Trees— first class, Standard and Dwarf. 
Cherry Trees, Peach, Plum. Orange, Quince. 
Grape Vines— New varieties and old approved sorts. 
Large Stock of Tree Roses, grown by us espe- 
cially for the Trade. Fine funned heads. Our Trees ami 
Plants are grown on heavy clay soil, which makes them 
very hardy. All at lowest prices. Catalogues free. 
W. &. T. SMITH, Geneva, N. Y. 
A SILVER T.P 
Adds Five Cents 
TO THE COST OF A SHOE, 
and $1 to its value. 
TO SOUTHEEN NURSERYMEN! 
Our long experience in Biipplying the wants of Southern 
Nurserymen, enables ns to ofler for this fall a stock of trees 
unsurpassed for the Southern market. Standard and Dwarf 
Pears. Apples, Cherries, Plum , &c., &c, in almost endless 
quantity. Send forPrice List. 
NICHOLAS & NEWSON, Geneva, N.Y. 
STEEL PENS! 
Sold by all Dealers. 
No. 91 John St., New York. 
HENRY HOE, Sole igont. JOSEPH GIU0TT & SONS. 
