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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[December, 
(Advertisements on this page, $2.M per Agate Lineof Space.) S O II E T II I .>' G FOR A L 1. 
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. 
The Company have selected the following kinds from 
their stock, which tiiev recommend to meet the wants of 
clubs. They are sold at cargo prices, thcnsame as the Com- 
pany sell them in New York, as the list of prices will show. 
PRICE LIST OF TEAS. 
OOLONG (Black), 70c, SOc, 90c, best $1 V lb. 
MIXED (Green and Black), 70c. 80c, 90c. best $1 per B. 
ENGLISH BKEAKFAST (Black), SOc, 90c, SI, $1.10, best 
*i..''J per pound. 
IM!'K!:IA1. (Green). 60c, 90c. SI. SI. 10. best SI. 25 per pound. 
YOUNG HYSON (Green), SOc, 90c, SI, $1.10, best $1.55 per 
UNCOfcOIlED JAPAN. 90c., si. $1.10, best $153 per pound. 
GUNPOWDER, (Green), $1.55, best $1.50 per pound. 
COFFEES ROASTED ANO GROUND DAILY. 
GROUND COFFER 20c. 25c, 30c, 35c.,V>est 40c. per pound. 
Hotels, Saloons, Boarding-house keepers, and Families who 
use large quantities of < loffee, can economize in that article 
by using our FRENCH BREAKFAST AND DINNER COF- 
FEE, which we sr-11 at the low price of 30c. per pound, and 
warrant to irive perfect satisfaction. ROASTED < (Jnground), 
SOc, 35c, best 10c. per lb. GREEN (Unroastcd), 25c, 30c, 
S3c, best 35c per lb. 
{'L.ITH OI£I>EK. 
Braid-wood, Will Co., 111., Feb. 14th, 1869. 
To the Cheat American Tea Compabt, 
31 and 33 Vesey Street, New York. 
Gentlemen :— Business, and a want of opportunity, have 
for the last eight months prevented me sending, or rather at- 
teil ting to our monthly club, whose orders I sent you regu- 
larly fur about a year previous. Since that time many indeed 
have been the solicitations by many of the members, that I 
should once again commence and scud club orders— for, as 
some declared, they liad got no Tea,no matter what the 
price pail, since I quit sending the club orders. I have, 
therefore, at the urgent request of a few, resolved to send 
you a small order monthly, and as a beginning send you the 
following: 
2 English Breakfast. .John James at 1.20.... 2. 40 
iy. English Breakfast .las. Reside at 1.20. ...1.S0 
2 " English Breakfast.. John Runcie at 1.20.... 2. 40 
a Uncolored Japan. ..Wm. Ross at l. 00.... 2. 00 
1 Imperial Wm. Ross at 1.23 — 1.25 
1 Young Hyson Wm. Ross at 1.25 1.25 
1 Oolong Pat. McGerrity at 1.00.. ..1.00 
'Z Imperial John Larken at 1 .25 2.50 
1 Oolong Wm. Duffie at 1.00. ...1.00 
4 Young Hvsou Thos. Conners at 1 .25 5.00 
G English Breakfast.. Robert Barr at 1.20.. ..7.20 
2 (Jncolored Japan lohn James at 1 .25 2.50 
3 English Breakfast.. Geo. Simpson. at 1.20. ...3.60 
2 Imperial Wm. Brooks at 1.25. ...2.50 
1 Imperial Wm. Brooks at 1.23... .1.25 
1 English Breakfast.. Wm. Brooks at 1.20.. ..1.20 
Address to John James, Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, 
—per Merchants' Express— to be collected on delivery ; and 
oblige Yours respectfully, JOHN JAMES. 
Parties sending club or other orders for less than $30 had 
better send a Post-olhce draft or money with their orders, to 
save the exp inse of collections by Express, but larger orders 
we will forward by express, " to'collect on delivery." 
Hereafter we will fiend a complimentary package to the 
party getting up the club. Our profits are small, but we 
will "be as liberal as we can afford. We send no compliment- 
ary packages for clubs of less than $30. 
Parties getting their Teas of us may confidently rely upon 
getting them pure and fresh, as they come direct from the 
"Custom House stores to our warehouses. 
We warrant all the goods we sell to give entire satisfac- 
tion. If they are not satisfactory, they can be returned at 
our expense within thirty days, and have the money re- 
funded. 
N. B.— Inhabitants of villages and towns where a large 
numiHT reside, by clubbing together, can reduce 
the cosVof their Teas and Coffees about one-third, 
■ les the Express charges) by sending directly to 
-■ The ^reaCAinerican Tea Company." 
BEWARE of all concerns that advertise themselves as 
branches of dur Establishment, or copy our name 
cither wholly or in part, as they are bogus or 'imita- 
tions. We do not, in any case, authorize the use of 
our name. 
POST-OFFICE orders and Drafts, make payable to the 
order of " The Great American Tea Company." 
Direct Jcttfrs and orders (as below, no more, no less). 
; Great American Tea Company, 
Nos. 3| and 33 VESEY-ST., ' j 
Post-Office liox, 5,0*3, New York City. • 
Old Subscribers ! 
New Subscribers ! 
Club Agents ! 
THE PRAIRIE FARMER 
Is everywhere conceded by the People and the Press to be 
in all respects the Leading Journal of its class in the whole 
country for the West, North-west and South-west. We oiler 
Six Grand Sweepstakes Prizes : 
A HUNDRED DOLLARS IN GOLD ! 
F1FTT DOLLARS IN GOLD 1 
A SET OF FURS WORTH W.00! 
A YOUTH'S TOOL CHEST WORTH $'!5.O0! 
A FIELD CROQUET SE I WORTH $25.00! 
THE CHAMPION CLUB FREE FOR 1S71 ! 
Aside from these liberal oflVre, our new Premium List tin- 
braces Pianos, Organs, Gold and Silver Watches, Mowing 
and Reaping Machine . Fire Extinguishers, Hand Looms, 
Sewing and Knitting Machines. Clothes Wringers, Sickle 
Grinders, Rifles and Shot duns, Silver Plated Ware, Diction- 
aries, Gold Pens, &e., Arc. We give JXew Subwibei'8 
THE REST OF THE YEAR FREE ! 
A1TD ALSO OtTB 
ANNUAL FOR 1870 AS A PRESENT ! 
We give all Club Agents and all old subscribers renewing 
and sending a new name and $4.00, a copy of an elegant 
Stone Engraving, 18x22 inches, entitled 
THE FARMER PAYS FOR ALL? 
Send at once for our New Premium List, Posters, Speci- 
men Copies, and other canvassing documents. 
Address 
THE prairie: farmer company, 
Chicago, 
B^"Say where you saw this Advertisement. 
The Eiimelan Grape. 
The ErjjrELAN has been awarded the following first pre- 
miums for quality during the present fall: 
Penn. Horticultural Society (Philadelphia). ...Sept 13 to 16. 
Ohio State Fair (Toledo) Sept. 13 to 16. 
New York State Fair (Elmira) Sept. 13 to 16. 
Geneva Horticultural Society (Geneva, N. Y.)Sept. 25 to 2G. 
Hammondsport Grape Exhibition Sept. 29 to 30. 
X. Y. State Grape Growers' Exhibition. 
(Cauandaigua) Oct. 5 to 6. 
Ohio Grape Growers' Association, 
(Cleveland) Oct. 13 to 14. 
Lake Shore Grape Growers* Association, 
(Erie, Pa.) Oct. 15 to 16. 
These are the atrotiffast commendations of its quality. 
The American Agriculturist has endorsed it so rmiy «s to 
offer the vines as special premiums. 
This Grape is also fully endorsed by the New York Tribune 
and by the Farmers' Club. 
E3T" See advertisement, page 439, Nov. Am. Agriculturist. 
Profitable employment can be found introducing these 
vines. 
Send for price list and terms to Agent?. 
Address II LSBKOUCK & BUSHNELL, 
" Iona," near Peekskill, Westchester Co., X. Y. 
MISSOURI LANDS FOR SALE. 
Missouri Lands are very fertile, and situated in the heart 
of the Union, they furnish an extraordinary opportunity to 
acquire cheap, healthful, and productive farm-. 
NORTH Mis -i >n;i e.-.n tains, about rjri.thu square miles, or 
SIXTEEN MILLION ACliES, as desirable as any in the 
valley of the Mississippi. Through this garden of Missouri 
the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad extends, and all its lands 
lie near its track and numerous depots. The climate, so 
temperate and healthful, and a virgin soil, so capable of pro- 
ducing almost every kind of vegetation, invite emigrants 
from the cold and blent North to settle on our rich prairies. 
CIRCULARS giving full and valuable particular's are sup- 
plied gratis to all wishing to go themselves or to circulate 
to induce their friends to go also. 
A SECTIONAL MAPBhowing exact location of all our 
Railroad lands is sold at thirty cents. 
Address Land Commissioner Hannibal & St. Joseph R. R. 
Co., Hannibal, Missouri. 
NATIONAL EXHIBITION AT CORDOVA, 
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, 
All parties desiring information in regard to this Exhibition 
will please apply to either of the following : 
His Excellency Manuel R. Garcia, Argentine Minister, 
"Washington ; Edward F. Davison, Argentine Consul General 
New York ; Belisario Roldan, Special Agent of the Central 
Committee, at the Consul Generals office. New York, or to 
the Argentine Consuls at Savannah, Baltimore, Philadelphia, 
Boston or Portland. 
THE FALLliVG LEAVES 
Betoken approaching winter, when nothing makes 
A PARLOR SO CHEERFUL. 
Or a Kitchen so neat, as a well polished Store, and 
Dixon's Carburet of Iron Stove Polisli will do it in 
Five Mi\ t utes, without dust or smell. Established i. 
vears. Try it. Made only by THE JOSEPH DIXON CRTJ- 
CIBLE CO., Jersey City, N. J. 
Andre ILeroy's Nurseries, 
at Angers, France, the most extensive in Europe. 
For Catalogues apply to 
ERUGUIERE ft TIIEBAND, 
P. O. Box 15. 51 Cedar St., New York. 
AD. PUTNAM & CO., Produce Commission 
• Merchants, No. 68 Pearl-st.Ncw York. "Quick sales 
and prompt returns." B3T" Send for our weekly Price Cur- 
rent and Marking Plate. _ga 
B. Ii. BLISS & SON, 
Nos. 41 Park Row, and 2 5 ft Nassau Street, 
New York. 
Importers, Growers, and Dealers in Gar- 
den, Field, and Flower Seeds, Hor- 
ticultural Implements, and 
Garden Requisites. 
"Would inform their friends and the public that the Sixteenth 
Annual Edition of their Illustrated Seed Catalogue 
and Guide to the Flower and Kitchen Garden, 
now in press, will be ready for distribution early in January. 
No pains or expense have been spared in preparing this 
edition, to make it the most complete work of the kind ever 
published in this country. 
It will contain nearly (wo hundred choice engravings of 
favorite Flowers and Vegetables — a large portion of which 
are entirely new; also, a beautiful colored lithograph, and 
a descriptive list of upwards of two thousand species and 
varieties of Flower and Vegetable Seeds, including all the 
novelties of the past season, with directions for their cul- 
ture; also, a list, of upwards of One Hundred varieties of 
Choice Gladiolus— with many other Summer-Flowering 
Bulbs— and much useful information upon the subject or 
gardening generally. 
A copy will be mailed to all applicants enclosing Twenty- 
Jive cent's. Customers supplied without charge. 
Bliss's Gardener's Almanac 
for 1870, 
Also in press, and will be Issued the first of January. It 
will contain ahont 70 pages of closely printed matter, cm- 
bracing a Monthly Calendar of Operations, and a price 
list of the leading varieties of Garden, Field, and Ft 
Seeds, with brief directions for their culture. A copy will 
be mailed to all applicants enclosing a three-cut stump. 
Address B. iCRLlss ft SON, 
P. O. Box 5712, New York. 
APLE SHADE FLOCK. 
THOROUGH-BRED COTSWOL.DS. 
Having purchased of John D. Wing, Esq., his 
Entire FlocKorimpovjcd Sliccp 
I offer for sale a few Choice Ewes, Rams and Lambs! TMB 
flock has been gathered from the very best breeders in 
England and parties ordering can rely upon getting Pure 
Thoroughbred Cotswolds. Address 
L. A. CHASE, 245 Broadway, New York. 
"AROUND THE WORLD." 
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE 
NEW YORK OBSERVER. 
$3.50 PER ANNUM. 
A Double Weekly, Religious and Secular 
FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
The GREATEST and tlie BEST. 
SAMPLE COPIES Fr.EE. 
SIDNEY E. MOESE, Jn. & CO., 
S7 Park r.ow, N. Y. 
PORTABLE STEAM ENGINES, 
For Farm, JTinittf/f or 
MECHANICAL PURPOSES. 
These machines require no brick-work ; mounted on legs, 
thev are especially mlapted for n-e in Mill-. Mi<>: . [■'.,{ui- 
dries, or Printing Rooms ; or mounted on wheels, they are 
adapted for out-door work. Threshing, Wood Sawing, etc. 
Circulars, with description and prices, furnished on appli- 
cation to A. N. AVOOD & CO.. 
Eaton, Madison County, N. Y. 
ttTEREOPTICONS, MAGIC LANTERNS, DIS- 
^ solving View Apparatus, with brilliantly colored Pho- 
tographic Views on glass, illustrating Religion, Science, 
Travels, Fine Arts, etc. An attractive exhibition, easily 
managed, pays well. Send for illustrated catalogue. 
J. H. MCALLISTER, Optician, 49 Nassau St., -\ e\v York. 
IS lira 1 Improvements. 
R. M. Copelaxtj, Author of Country Life, furnishes plans 
and advice for laying out and planting Public and Private 
grounds of every description. Refers to John M. Forbes, 
Boston; Rufns waterman, Providence, R. L: Francis G. 
Shaw, New York City: Rev. E. T. Fletcher, Indianapolis, 
Ind. ; O.S. Hnbbell, Philadelphia. Penn.; Dr. John T. Gil- 
man, Portland, Me. 40 Barrister's Hall, Boston, Mass. 
[MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COL- 
■l'-*- LEGE, Amherst, Mass. For Circulars or any desired 
information, address the President, W. S. CLARK. 
TTT1? riTRT<sTTA"Nr 60c - H - L - hasting, Boston. 
1 IlLi vlliilO 1 IxIH See advertisement on coyer page. 
