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ambtucant agriculturist. 
[May, 
CLEANING P! PES, DRAtMS, &c. 
Having had occasion recently to open an ob¬ 
structed drain, we procured one of Whitman’s 
“ Fountain Pumps.” We found it very effec¬ 
tive ; a stream of water being forced from a 
barrel brought for the purpose, into the drain, 
clearing it completely in a very short time. 
The advantage of being able to procure a very 
considerable pressure, if needed, or to force a 
continued and rapid stream of water into the 
drain, is very obvious. Either of these may be 
done with the “Fountain Pump” better than 
with any other simple contrivance known to us. 
If mud or sand has become consolidated in the 
drain, the stream of water may be thrown into 
it with sufficient strength to break up the mass 
and wash it away. It is well to take the pre¬ 
caution in using force to clean a drain or 
water-pipe, to drive the obstruction back in the 
way in which it entered the pipe. Water-pipes 
or waste-pipes in a dwelling, that have become 
obstructed, may be cleared very rapidly with 
this force-pump.— Am. Agriculturist, July, 1877. 
“Adapted To Many Uses, 1 
This pump, owing to its peculiar construction, is adapted to many 
uses for which an ordinary pump is unavailable. Its mechanism is 
simple. Vigorously handled the pump will throw a stream fifty feet, 
making it very useful in cases of sudden fire. Fire Insurance Com¬ 
panies indorse it on this account. It is portable in an unusual degree, 
as the operator may swing a pailful of water on his arm, and point¬ 
ing the nozzle in any desired direction distribute water, mixtures, 
compounds, on trees, flowers, plants, insects, or anything that may re¬ 
quire drenching. As an agent for ttie destruction of the Potato-Beetle 
and other noxious insects, it is invaluable. The distribution of Paris 
Green in a water solution is generally coming into favor, as ttie ex¬ 
perience of many farmers, the past summer, was that the poison mixed 
with flour had a tendency to burn the leaves of the plant. The Bee 
Keeper reoorts that one of these pumps is a trustworthy agent for 
controlling bees while in the air, a plentiful spray from a “rose 
nozzle causing the bees to come down without ceremony. It is also 
useful as a syringe for veterinary practice, and as for its household 
use9 they are various, and will suggest themselves to all without 
prompting. 
Oxford, N. C., Dec. II, 1878. 
We have just had a fire in our town, and used 
the pump you sent us in June to great advan¬ 
tage. Indeed, we think it would have been a 
very disastrous fire had it not been for the 
pump. We think every family in a country vil¬ 
lage or town should have at least one.— H. C. 
& W. G. H. 
The Lidios Like It, 
The Men think It a Good Thing, 
And the Children Cry for It, 
Lexington, Kentucky, May 31, 1877. 
Wg took the pump along and created some 
little excitement. The ladies like it, the men 
think it a good thing, and the children cry for 
it.—J. W. C. & SONS. 
No Dwelling, Country Home os* Factory sliouid be wiiliont tSie Fountain Pump. Send for Earge Illustrated Circular. 
WHITMAN, Sole Proprietor and Manufacturer, Providence, E, I. 
J. A. 
Serviceable Silver-Plated Ware 
“Silver Steel” and “Albata” Silver-Plated. 
Save the retailers and jobbers profit, and bay direct 
of Manufacturers at Wholesale Prices. 
An opportunity Is now given to buy any of the silver- 
plated ware manufactured by us direct. The goo ,s are 
made of good durable metal and will wear for years. 
These are not cheap brass goods, like the 
so-called “ Premium Silver Ware,” with which 
the market is flooded, hut are warranted as 
represented. Remember, brass 
goods are poisonous ! 
We will pay 
postage on small 
packages by mail 
on receipt of the 
price. 
6 Table Knives, solid steel handle 
and blade, all silver-plated.$2.50 
6 Desert or Tea Knives, all silver-plated...$2.00 
12 Steel Tea Spoons, silver-plated, ornamented..$1.50 
12 Steel Table Spoons, silver-plated, ornamented.$2.00 
12 Silver Steel Table Forks, silver-plated, ornamented.$2.00 
1 Gravy Ladle (8 in. long), Albata, silver-plated.. 
1 Soup or Oyster Ladle (11 in. long), Albata, silver-plated..$1.25 
(See illustration, which shows style, of last two mentioned articles.) 
The entire set (50 pieces).$11.00 
Since our former advertisements appeared, we have decided to give the readers of 
tile American Agriculturist a higher grade of goods than those heretofore adver¬ 
tised Not that the others did not give perfect satisfaction, but we feel that the new 
designs (made expressly for this trade) will, in quality and finish, be more desirable, 
and well worth the small advance in price. 
All sums over $1 should be sent in Registered letter. 
Address 
STEVENS BROS. & CO., 
Manufacturers, Northford, Conn. 
CALCICAKE; 
or, Compressed Calcimine. 
Something: New for Walls and Ceilings. Beauti¬ 
ful and Economical. Beady for Use, and 
can be Applied by Any One. 
AYEEILL PAINT, 
READY FOR USE. 
This Paint is indorsed as the best by thousands who have 
used it during the past twelve years. Beware of imitations. 
Send for Sample Cards, furnished free by the 
AVERILL CHEMICAL PAINT CO., 
32 Burling Slip, N. Y.$ 171 East Randolph 
St., Chicago; 132 East River St., Cleve¬ 
lands N. E. Cor. Fourth and Race Sts., 
Philadelphia ; 191 High St., Boston. 
J. 
LLOYD HAICH, 
Manufacturer of 
Steel anil Iron fire, ai fire Rope 
Of Every Description. 
Galvanized Wire Clothes-line, Fence anil Vineyard 
XV ire, and Fence Staples. 
Price Lists with full particulars on application. 
Offices Mo. 81 John St., Mew York City. 
P. O. BOX 2,339. __ 
RANDOLPH’S NEW DITCHER,""" 
A. A RF.VERSTBfiE —Double F.nder — 
doing work of sixty men by horse-power 
■S**®"* at cost of six! Steam Machines, costing 
less than $l<> per day to run, doing 
from $100 to $14(1 work. Circulars from 
RANDOLPH BROS., 
Ill Broadway, New York. 
mm 
23® tablis la.e>c3L X837. 
The “Phoenix Brand” 
PURE WHITE LEAD 
IS MANUFACTURED BY 
TIE ©3LB> MJTCH I»I80CESS, 
the only true method to make the best lead; and, as we 
make perfectly pure lead only, consumers can always 
rely on Its quality. 
ECKSTEIN, HIRES & CO., Cincinnati, O. 
SOLD BY DEALERS GENERALLY. 
We send by mail, postage paid, 
a one-blade boy’s knife, razor 
steel, for 25c.; a heavy one-blade 
knife, 4-inch, 50c.; a two-blade 
knife 50c.; heavy 2-blade knife, 
60c.; extra thick 2-blade knife, 
75e.; ebony handle, 3-blade, $1; 
ivory handle, 3-blade, $1.25; 
ladies pen-knives 25 to 75 cents; 
Razor Steel Pruning knife, 75c. to $1. Our goods are hand- 
forged from best razor steel, and every blade warranted; we 
will exchange any found soft or flawy. We aim to build up a 
permanent trade. MAHER & GROSH, Cutlers , Toledo, O. 
PRODUCE COMMIS¬ 
SION MERCHANTS. 
POULTRY, GAME,' BUTTER, ifcc., <fcc. 
Also Agents for Hornby's Steam-cooked Wheat and Oats. 
No. 279 Washington-st... N. Y. 
(Est’d 1845.) Ref., Irving National Bank, New York City. 
RAZOR STEEL 
Pocket 
KMXVES. 
E, & 0, WARD, 
W. S. BLUNT’S 
UNIVERSAL 
Secured by letters patent. 
These pumps have enormous 
power, and are for the house or 
for out-door wells of any 
depth. Tliev are constructed 
with special regard to strength, 
ease of working, and durability. 
They can be immediately 
changed from lift to iorce pumps, 
and the air chamber can be re¬ 
volved, so as to allow the handle 
to work at any desired angle with 
the spout. Having close tops, 
they cannot lie tampered with. 
Attention is called lo our new 
elegant pattern DEEP WEED 
non-freezing FIRE PUMP. 
Also, Blunt’s Sand Vacu¬ 
um Chambers.— A complete 
protection against sand or gritty 
water in dug or driven wells, 
pits, mines, and rivers. 
For hand or steam pumps, 
all sizes, from i)4-inch to 4-inch 
suction pipe. 
Send for circulars to 
NASON M’F’G CO., 
71 Fulton and 71 Beck¬ 
man St. New York. 
Western Agency, Newton <fc Hale, 
Chicago. 
Pacific < oasi Agency. Dunham, Car- 
rigan&i Co., San Francisco, Cal. 
A. B. GUNNISON, 
MANUFACTURE K OF 
Cucumber Wood Pumps 
For Wells and Cisterns. 
Agents Wanted. Send for Circulars. 
_FA._ 
More than 300 Different Styles 
LIFT AND FOEGE PUMPS, 
Hydraulic Rams, &o. 
Send for Circular and Prices, .jgj! 
RUSVSSEY &, CO., 
Seneca. Falls, N. Y.,U. S. A. 
Portable Pump — Fire Extinguisher. 
With Graduating Sprinkler—jet, spray, or finest mist 
at will; as Garden Engine and insect destroyer, the most 
efficient and cheapest ever sold. Send for illustrated 
circular N. PAGE, Jr., Wakefield, Mass, 
TIE DRIVEN WELL, 
Town and County privileges lor malting 
Driven Wells and selling Licenses under 
the established American Mriven 'Well 
SPsvteiit, leased by the year to responsible par¬ 
ties, by 
WS¥3. D. ANDREWS & BRO., 
NEW YORK. 
Say 
where 
yon saw 
this. 
Champion Combination £nd Youth’s Com¬ 
panion Foot Lathes, Amateur Steam En¬ 
gines <fc Boilers, Cylinder Saws and Stave 
Machines. Send stamp for price. S‘ranro’9 
Cylinder Saw & Mach. Co. Taunton Mass- 
