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Lewis’s Combination Force Pomp. 
This Combination Force Pump introduced 
by Mr. P. C. Lewis of Catskill, N. Y., is 
■one of the most useful, and when once put 
in service, one of the most indispensable 
implements to which the attention of pro¬ 
gressive agriculturists has been called for a 
long time. The pump is exactly what is 
claimed for it, a “combination” of a most 
thorough and staple order, being a Force 
Pump capable of throwing a good stream of 
water 40 to 60 feet, very convenient and ser¬ 
viceable for washing,'wagons, windows, <fcc., 
and almost indispensable in case of sudden 
fires, many thousands of dollars’ worth of 
property having been saved by their timely 
use. It also has the best spray attachment 
for spraying fruit trees, known. It makes 
a very fine spray or mist and will thorough¬ 
ly spray a tree or shrub with the least quan¬ 
tity possible of whatever mixture is used. 
Thousands are being sold for this purpose 
alone. It also makes an agricultural syringe 
or Potato bug exterminator. This attach¬ 
ment is fitted with the “Lewis Patent Ex¬ 
pansion Valve” which holds the liquid se¬ 
curely in the tube without waste. A light 
tap on the handle discharges the liquid in 
thousands of fluid drops upon the potato 
vine. There is no waste. One pint of Lon¬ 
don Purple or Paris Green and water will 
do twenty-five to forty hills. One person 
can go over four to six acres per day. 
Still another attachment is a Veterinary 
syringe nozzle, which in the country might 
save many a valuable animal. 
The three principal implements made by 
this combination are shown by the above 
cut. Mr. Lewis is shipping to every state 
and territory in the Union, besides having 
many orders from Canada, England and 
New Zealand. Parties troubled with insect 
pests should send to Mr. Lewis for his Illus¬ 
trated catalogue giving the experience of a 
large number of leading agriculturists who 
are using them. The price of the combina¬ 
tion complete is only $6.00 and is made al¬ 
most entirely of brass. Any further infor¬ 
mation can be had by addressing the pro¬ 
prietor. P. C. Lewis, Catskill, N. Y. 
-—-- 
SLANDER. 
’Twas but a breath— 
And yet, the fair good name was wilted,. 
And friends, once fond, grew cold and stilted, 
And life was worse than death. 
One venomed word 
That struck its coward, poisoned blow, 
In craven whispers hushed and low— 
And yet the wide world heard. 
’Twas but one whisper, one, 
That muttered low for very shame, 
The thing, the slanderer dare not name— 
And yet its work was done.— Selected. 
Three people can keep a secret when two 
of them are dead. 
Nature has given us two ears, and but 
one tongue, in order that we may repeat 
but one-half of what we hear. 
A disappointed young man says he wish¬ 
es he was a rumor, because a rumor soon 
gains currency, which he has never been 
able to do. 
