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CLASS. FREE CATALOGUES. GEO. S. JOSSELYN. F REDO NT A, N. Y. 
THIRTY-FIVE GOLD WATCHES, FREE. 
THE SOLARGRAPH, We offer $SOO CASH and the abore number of Watches Free 
to the first sets;* persons answering the following' Bible question: Where 
it the word •• IS usliauliuaa” Cii st mentioned in the Bihle? Men¬ 
tion the Hook, Chapter out* Ver■<-. The first person answering 1 this 
question correctly, on or before 9<» days from date, will receive $75 cash. If 
we receive more than one correct answer, the second will receive $70; the 
third, $60; the fourth, $55; the fifth. $50; the sixth, $25; the seventh $20; 
eighth, $15; ninth, $10; tenth. $8. eleventh, $6; twelfth, $4; thirteenth. $2; 
thirty-five COLD WATCHES to the next thirty-five correct answers, 
and one dollar each to the next one hundred and seventy-five people answer¬ 
ing it correctly. Every perseH wins answ ers the question correctly 
and does notwin one of the above prices, will receive free, one elegant 
Solargraph Time-keeper by return mail or express. Each competitor must, m 
e v ery case, send $1 lor six months’ subscription to the ILLINOIS AG¬ 
RICULTURIST with their answer, and agree to show the paper and 
Time-keeper to their friends. We are determined to increase the subscrip¬ 
tion list of our paper to 100,000, hence our remarkable offers. The Solargraph 
is a perfect time keeper, nickel-plated Hunting Case, with plated 
chain. We warrant it for five years to denote time as correctly as a $1( 0 
Chronometer Watch and will give the exact time in any part of the world. _ It 
consiatsof acompass, adial and indicator. For men, boys, girls, mechanics, 
school teachers, farmers and travelers i tis indispensable. They are as good 
- as a high-priced, watch and in many cases more reliable. Boys, think or it. 
A Hunting Case Time-keeper and Chain free to ail subscribers ®f the ILLINOIS ACRICUL a ' URiST. 
This time-keeper is being fast introduced into all public schools throughout the b .S. , and is destined to become 
themostniseful Time-Keeper ever invented. It is made on scientific principles and warranted to be accurate 
and reliable. We are General Agents for the United States, and the above offer is made solely to intro¬ 
duce our paper. This offer is good only for a limited time and may never appear again. Get up a c^b 
^ of five subscribers to our paper, and send us $5 and we will send you one Solargraph Time-keeper, extra. The 
"■ a money and prizes will be sent immediately to the successful ones by express or mail, prepaid; and the narnt'a 
cf the winners will be published in the paper. The regular subscription price of Agiicu Iturist is 
per year, six months, $1; so you pay nothing additional for the privilege of competing lor one of the 
above prizes. Remit by postal note or enclose $1 in a plain envelope. Don’t wait, but send your answer at 
once. Postage stamps accepted. Mention this paper. Address 
ILLINOIS AGRICULTURIST, 164 LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois. 
Stem-Winding Musical Wail, 
Each Watch is finely made, silver plated,and 
the greatest no"eltyever offered to the boys 
and girls of America. It is a 
COMPLETE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, 
size and shape of a watch, with 
Music Box attachment con¬ 
cealed within, so ar¬ 
ranged that when wound 
the stem plays one of 
the following tunes; 
“Home, Sweet Home,” 
.“Yankee Doodle,’’ 
“Dlua Bells of Scot¬ 
land,” “Swanec Riv¬ 
er,” “Carnival of Ven¬ 
ice,” “Grandfather's 
Clock,” and a Waltz. 
The notes, time, and 
tones are correct. It 
instructs and enter¬ 
tains both old and 
young. On receipt of 
36 cts.w 5 U flend Jt by 
mail, post-paid Just 
think of it l MusIq 
Y ou will be delighted with it. Address 
WESSON MANFF’G CO. Providence, R. I. 
Bos fr >r 36 cents. 
Postage Stamps talen. 
A LOVELY CHRISTMAS GIFT. 
Every Christinas we make the little 
folks a Christmas Present. This year 
we have something nice and pr^fty. 
To introduce our goods in every home 
we will seud to any boy or girl free 
of charge, if you will send 20c. for 
postage, &c., 3 pretty Dolls with 
beautiful life-like features, pretty curls 
and blue eyes or bangs and dark eyes, 
and wardrobe of 32 Dresses, Hats, Ac; 
one elegant gill-bound floral Auto, 
graph Album illustrated with birds, 
/erns, scrolls, Ac., five lovely Christ- J|t>l 
mas Cards, one pi ettv Birthday Card jtL. 
and a 50p. Illustrated Holiday Book. 
ACME MFG. CO.. Ivoryton, Conn. 
A CHRISTMAS GIFT. 
Every Christmas we make the 
little folks a Christmas present. 
T his year we have somethin" 
nice and pretty. To introduce our 
goods in every home we wil 1 send 
to any boy or girl free of charge, 
if you will send 20c. for postage, 
<fcc., 3 Pretty Dolls with beau-1 
tiful life-like features, one little^ 
boy and two girl dolls with a com¬ 
plete wardrobe of 32 pieces, dress¬ 
es, hats, cloaks, &c., one elegant 
_ gilt-bound floral Autograph Al¬ 
bum illustrated with birds, ferns, scrolls, &c., 5 lovely 
Christmas Cards, one pretty Birthday Card and a 50p. 
Holiday Book. A.' L. BABCOCK & CO., Ceuterbrook, Conn. 
Handsome Locket Free! 
This beautiful electro gold-plaf.od 
locket, the full size of a lady's watch, 
holding two pictures, and elaborately 
engraved as shown in cut, will be sent 
Free, by mail post-paid, to any one 
sending us Twenty-five Cents for a 
Three Months’subscription to The 
Cricket on the Hearth, 
a large aud haudsonie 16- 
page, 6t»column, illustrated 
Literary aud Family paper^ 
filled with interesting and 
instructive reading matter 
for old and young. This 
great offer is made to intro¬ 
duce our paper into new 
homes. Remember, for 25 
cents you get the paper for 
three months and the Locket 
free. Five subscriptions and 
five lockets sent for $i.00. 
Satisfaction guaranteed or 
money re fun ded. A s to our 
reliability, we refer to any 
publisher in N. Y. Address, 
B, H. MOORE <fc CO., 87 Pork Place, New York. 
