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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
• [August, 
(Advertisements on this page, f 3.50 per Agate Llneof Space.) 
ESTABLISHED 1861. 
THE 
TEA COMPANY 
Receive their Teas by the Cargo from the 
best Tea districts of China and Japan, and 
sell them in quantities to suit customers 
AT CARGO PRICES. 
CLUB ORDERS PROMPTLY SUPPLIED. 
PRICE LIST OF TEAS. 
OOLONG (Black), 70c, Sec, 00c., host $1 fl ». 
MIXED, (Green anil ISlaok). Toe., sue., 90c. best $1 per lb. 
ENGLISH BREAKFAST (Black), S0c, 90c, $1, $1.10, best 
*!.'»[) per pound. 
IMPERIAL i Green). SOc... 90c $1, $1.10. best $1.35 per pound. 
TOUSG 11TSON (Green), SOc, 90c, $1, f 1.10, best $1.'.'5 per 
pound. 
UNCOLORED .JAPAN. nOc *1. $1.10, hest $1.35 per pound. 
GUNPOWDER, (Green), best $1.50 per pound. 
COFFEES ROASTED AND GROUND DAILY. 
GROUND roFFKK.^nc., 25c, 00c., 85c, best 40c. per pound. 
Hotels, Saloons. Boarding-house keepers, mul Families who 
use large quantities of cotfee, can economize in that article 
by using onr FRKNCH BREAKFAST AND DINNER COF- 
FEE, which we sell at the low price of 30c. ner pound, and 
warrant to give perfect satisfaction, KOASThlHUngroundi, 
30c, 35o. , best 40c. per lb. GREEN (Unroastedj, 25c., 80c, 
33c, best 35c. per lb. 
We warrant all the goods we sell lo give entire satisfac- 
tion. It they are not satisfactory, they can be returned at 
our expense within thirty days, and have the money re- 
funded. 
. Great American Tea Company, j 
Nos. 31 and 33 VESEY-ST., 
Post-Office Box, .-..r, I.;. New York Citj'. 
UNIVERSAL 
CLOTHES WR1NCER 
Recommended as " I'.est," bv American Aaricvtturtat. 
(See Premium List and back numbers. i Sold by dealers 
generally. R. C. BEOWNTNG, Gen. Agent, 
32 Cortlandt-st., New Fork. 
HORSFORD'S SELF-RAISING BREAD 
PREPARATION 
Makes the most wltolesoine and best of TtltEAo. r-.lsrriT, 
cakks. &c Unlike some other yeast, it contains no POISON 
to create DYSPEPSIA, and the bread may therefore he 
eaten hot without detriment. BesolTlns itself into Phos- 
phate of Lime and soda, it prevents RICKETS, t*Hi »I.ERA, 
And decay of TEETH, and promotes the growth of Muscle 
and Bone. In "ratelnff" the douch it does not, like other 
roast, decompose flour, but adds nutriment to the bread, 
and otherwise improves it in quality and quantity. Each 
package contains full directions for use. Send for pani- 
J inlet, supplied gratis. Ask vour Grocer for "Horsiord's 
tread Preparation." WILSON, LOCKWOOD. EVERETT 
& CO., Wholesale A g ent s. 3(11 Fulton-st ., New York. 
Interesting to Ladies. — My wife has used 
a Grover & Baker sewing machine for deven 
years, during which time it has never needed 
a dollar's worth of repairs, excepting onco 
when broken by an accident in moving. It has 
done all sorts of work in the most satisfactory 
manner. 
\VM. T). liALDWTN, 
Washington, D. C 
WHY BE TROUBLED WITH 
FLIES 
and 
MOSQCITOES I 
A SURE PREVENTIVE. 
Window Screens 
ON A NEW PLAN. 
Neater, Stronger. Cheaper, and Better in Every Respect, 
than anv other SCREEN in the market. Wholesale and Re- 
tall. Send for a Circular. E. S. 4- J. TORREY & CO.. 
No. 11 Barclay-st., New York. 
IVORIDE 
KNIFE-HANDLES 
EQUAL IX 
BEAUTY and DURABILITY 
TO THE GENUINE 
IVORY, 
TBAC£ Z.IARI 
"' w '<C.,.~J'Jz- . required by I'. S. Go vernment, — U 
." ■-. -. : .._ . <-|ii:il]nl l<>i' !'■: lliianrv :tiid Kc.mcuii 
IUrb^SC!**-. Packed in the celebrated Guarai 
AND AT 
HALF THE PRICE. 
This material is guaranteed to resist the action of beat 
and cold, whether of water or of the atmosphere. 
FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS. 
J. Russell & Co., 
GREEN RIVER CUTLERY WORKS, 
83 Beokman Street, Nov York City. 
PRATT'S ASTRAL OIL 
I^OR FAMILY USE — NO 
change of Lamps required— A 
perfectly safe Illuminating Oil— Sti ict- 
lv Pure — No Mixture, No Chemicals — 
"Will not Explode— Fire Test 1-15 de- 
■™ees [Being §5 degrees higher than is 
ne- 
feonomy— 
Guaranty 
Tilt. Cans. Ask for Pratt's "Astral," the safest and best 
Illuminating Oil. Tn/ it. Agents wanted in every town. 
At wholesale and retail by the Proprietors, 
Oil House of CHAKLES PRATT, 
(Established in 1770.) 
Manufacturers, Parkers and Dealers 
in strictly First-Class Oils. 
Pox 3,050. 10S FTJLTON ST., NEW YOBK. 
Send tor circulars, with testimonials and price lists. 
To Purchasers of Music. 
You are constantly buying New Music, and paying 
from 35 to 40 cents 'for every piece you get. This is 
throwing away moncv when you can get ten times 
as much music for the same price by subscribing to 
Peters' Musical Monthly. 
It is a mammoth montblv of forty-eight pages, de- 
voted entirely to Music, giving all the latest and best 
Songs and Pieces of Will S. Hays, Thomas, Keller, 
Bishop, Kinkel, Pacher, Becht, and other popular 
■writers. 
10 Pieces for 30 Cents. 
Each number contains about Fonr Dollars' worth of 
New Music, and all we ask for this valuable work is 
GO cents per copy; $1.50 for six months ; or $3 per 
year. Send for a sample copy, and see for yourself. 
Extraordinary Inducement. 
Believing our Magazine to be invaluable to every 
lover of music, and lor the purpose of giving every 
one an opportunity of seeing it. we will send Volume 
III. from January to June, 1S09, on receipt of One 
Dollar. It contains at least Twenty-five Dollars' 
worth of New Music. 
Music Sent by Mail Free 
of Postage on receipt of the marked price : and we 
make it n rule to Jill all orders, no matter how small, 
completely, and with dispatch. Dealers. Teachers, 
and Schools supplied at the lowest possible rates. 
J. L. PETERS, P. 0. Box 5,429. 
108 Broadway, 2few York. 
Rural Improvements. 
R. M. Copei-and, Author of Conntry Life, furnishes plans 
and advice for laying out and planting Public and Private 
prounds of every description. Refers to John M. Eorbes, 
BoBtotl: Kufus Waterman, Providence. R. I.: Francis G. 
Shaw, New York City ; Rev. E. T. Fletcher. Indianapolis, 
1ml. ; O.S. Hubbell, Philadelphia. Penn.; Dr. John T. Oil- 
man. Portland. Me. 40 Barrister's Hail, Boston, Mass. 
FRFP \ 0m ' ^ ew Cntaloeue of Imi>i-ov4»fl 
1 III, .j . STENCH, DIES. MORE THAN 
Onft A JlO.'Vril is bfinsr made with them. 
?* wv s. M. SPENCER & CO., Brattleboro, Vt. 
MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COL- 
LEGE, Amherst, Mass. For Circulars or any desired 
information, address the President, AV. S. CLARK. 
PRACTICAL STANDARD 
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With designs and Plans of Country and Suburban Houses, 
and many examples of the French Roof. Post-paid, $1.50. 
Woodward's Country Homes. 
150 Designs and Plans of Conntry Houses of moderate 
cost, with Illustrated Descriptions of the manner of con- 
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