200 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
May.] 
TEAS REDUCED 
OUR TERMS ARE THE BEST. 
Send for our New Reduced Price List. 
I'HE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 
P. 0. liox 5643. 31 and 33 Vesey St„ New York City. 
|RELIEF FOR HARD TIMES!! 
A Sure Investment! ! 
BUY LAND OF 
| THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. 
This Company has 3,000,000 acres of the Best 
I in tlie world ; for sale in NEBRASKA, at 
I Prices and on Terms that make it cheaper to 
(own a farm than be without. Short Win- 
iters! Bong Summers! Come and see. 
Clieap fare from all principal points. 
Write for information. Sent Free everywhere. 
LEAVITT BURNHAM, 
Land Commissioner U. P. R. R. Co., 
Cor. 9th and Farnam Sts., Omaha. Neb. 
E®” Refer to this advertisement. 
Some Very Choice 
Nebraska Lands. 
Selected with great care. Well located in every 
respect, and presenting a splendid opportunity to a 
few families, who wish to move West. Can be had 
at a bargain by addressing immediately, 
AUGUSTUS SNOW, 
2 iExeliaasge Court, Room 4, 
New York City. 
Ti 
ubular Dow Sockets for 
OP DUGGIES 
HALLADAY 
STANDARD 
The only wind-mill awarded 
TWO MEDALS and 
TWO DIPLOMAS 
by the CENTENNIAL 
JUDGES. 
Every machine warranted to 
be well made of good material; 
to do good work in any kind of 
wind; to he perfectly self- 
regulating: to possess more 
power, and to be more reliable 
than any other wind-mill 
made. Each piece 
is fitted and num¬ 
bered, so that a 
stranger can put the 
mill up, using our 
drawings and print¬ 
ed instructions for 
a guide. 
Send for CATALOGUE “A” and Price List. 
U. S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO., 
BATAVIA, ILL,. 
ENGINES. 
for pumping water, grinding grain, irrigat¬ 
ing, and general use where economy and 
regular power is required. Adapted to 
all kinds of farming and mechanical busi¬ 
ness. Estimates given and printed instruc¬ 
tions furnished. Apply to 
S. W. KENNEDY. 516 Fairmount Ave., 
Philadelphia. Agents Wanted. 
THE WALKER WASHER. 
Thousands of Them in 
Actual Use. 
They are a Perfect Suc¬ 
cess. Simple, Burable, 
and Cheap. 
Agents wanted in every town 
where they arc not already be¬ 
ing sold. Retail price $8. Send 
for circular. Address 
_ EBIE WASHER CO., Erie,Pa- 
■*ir©*Sfl» IltAGlKC! WORII 
W® TAKING. The best game. Sent bv mail for 27 
cents, and Deale.s supplied bv B. M. HAMMETT. 1,284 
Broadway, N. Y. C. E. HAMMETT, Jr., Newport, II. I. 
JANUARY 1st, 1S7S. 
THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL STATEMENT 
OF 
THE MUTUAL BENEFIT 
LIFE INSURANCE CO., 
NEWARK, N a J. 
Receipts dyking 1 S 77 . 
Premiums..$4,508,315 79 
Interest. • $2,013,851 30 
Deduct Premium on United States 
Bonds purchased during the year.. 314,203 70 
- 1,698,647 54 
$6,206,963 33 
Balance, January 1st, 1877...-$31,317,821 48 
$37,524,784 81 
ASS 
Cash on hand. - ■ $642,976 48 
Real Estate. 294,312 23 
United Slates Bonds. 6 per cents.par 5,011,500 00 
Expenditures during 1877 , 
(Haims by Death. 
Matured End iwments and Annuities. 
Surrendered Polices . l 
Salaries, Printing. Advertising, Postage, Office 
and Contingent Expenses.. . 
Commissions and Agency Expenses. 
Physician's Fees.,. 
Taxes and Legal Expenses.... 
Deficiency and Expenses on Foreclosure Sales.. 
Dividends to Policy-holders. l 
,921,007 96 
107,753 50 
,104,746 75 
176,637 51 
301,611 70 
25,239 17 
78,745 43 
15,448 09 
,510,464 74 
Bonds, City of Brooklyn, N. Y. 
“ “ Newark. N. J. 
“ “ Elizabeth, N.J. 
“ “ Rahway, N. J. 
“ “ Utica, N. Y. . 
“ “ Springfield, Ills . 
“ “ Orange, N. J. 
“ “ Auburn, N. Y. 
“ “ Jersey City, N. J. 
“ “ Dayton, O. 
“ Cleveland. O.. . 
“ “ New Brunswick. N. J. 
“ “ Erie. Pa . 
“ “ Toledo. O. 
" “ South Bend, Ind. 
65,000 00 
3,390,000 1,0 
650.000 00 
97,000 00 
145,000 00 
89.000 00 
80,000 00 
150.0011 00 
50,000 00 
130,000 00 
566,500 DO 
14,000 00 
152,1100 00 
173.000 00 
61,500 00 
$5,272,654 85 
Balance, January 1st, 1878 ...$33,252,129 96 
$37,524,784 81 
E T S. 
Bonds, City of Lafayette, Ind.par $160,000 00 
“ “ Sandusky, O. “ 100,000 00 
“ “ • Dover, N.J. “ 16,000 00 
“ Essex County, “ . " 2,148,000 00 
“ Union “ “ . . “ 132,000 00 
“ West Orange Township, N. J. “ 123,000 00 
“ East “ “ “ . “ 146,841 73 
Annuity Bond, State of Mass. “ 800 00 
Premium Loans on Policies in Force. 5,310,179 64 
Bonds secured by First Mortgage on Real Estate 12,410,094 09 
Agents' Balances. 43,368 79 
$31,252,129 96 
716,970 59 
212,727 94 
Inter'-gf due and accrued. . 
Premiums due. not yet received, on issues prin¬ 
cipally of December, and deferred premiums.. 
Total. 
Note.—Market Value of United States and other Bonds, above par, 
LIABILITIES. 
Reserve Fund, four per cent (Mass, standard)... 
Policy Claims in process of adjusiment.' . 
Dividends due and unpaid. .. 
Estimated Expenses on unreported premiums. 
Premiums paid in advance. 
. $33,181,828 49 
1,203,128 75. 
.$30,03s,999 09 
493,151 00 
206,207 16 
21,272 79 
16,195 95 
- $30,767,825 90 
Surplus as regards Policy-holders. January 1 st, 1878. .$2,414,002 59 
Dividends declared on 1877 Premiums, payable in 1878. 1,512,799 96 
Unapportioned Surplus, held as Special Guarantee Fund. 901,202 63 
Number of Policies in force January 1st, 1878, 42,796. Insuring $126,193,015 00. 
LEWIS C. GROVER, President. 
EDWARD A. strong. Secretary. JAMES B. PEARSON, Vice-President. 
BENJAMIN C. MILLER, Treasurer. BLOOMFIELD J. MILLER, Actuary. 
L. SPENCER COBLE, - - State Agent, 
Southern New Y'ork and Northern New Jersey, No. 137 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 
MRS. OLD FOGY DOES 
NOT USE THE 
ROBBINS WASHER. 
MRS. COMMON SENSE 
DOES. 
TAKE YOUR CHOICE. 
TO MAKE MONEY 
SECURE AN AGENCY 
FOR THE 
CEIiEBRATED 
ROBBINS FAMILY WISHER. 
This machine has been ON TRIAL for the past six 
months in every State and Territory in the Union, and the 
almost unanimous verdict of housekeepers is this : “ Your 
Washer has proved a complete success.” Some of 
the reasons why this popular verdict has been reached may 
be found in these facts: 
The Robbins Washer is an entirely NEW MACHINE. It 
is constructed upon a NEW PRINCIPLE—that of forcing 
water by downward pressure through the fabric. The dirt 
or discoloration is removed by water force—there is no 
rubbing or friction about it. This principle is the only one 
that has ever been successfully applied to the cleaning of 
fabrics by machinery. Ail others have failed in one or more 
essential points. The Robbins Washer will cleanse per¬ 
fectly, without rubbing, all kinds of wearing apparel, table 
or bed linen. It will not injure the most delicate fabric. It 
is tlie greatest bleacher extant, and for this purpose alone 
Is worth ten times the price of the machine. It is simple, 
self-operating, never gets out of order, and will last a life¬ 
time. It saves time; it saves labor ; it saves material. 
By purchasing a ROBBINS WASHER you can count the 
hard drudgery of the washboard among the things of the 
past. 
Therefore, we confidently say to every housekeeper in 
the land, Y'ou want a ROBBIES WASflER. You cannot 
afford to be without one. It will pay to buy one. 
THE RETAIL PRICE IS ONLY $3.50. 
Sample to those desiring agencies, $3. 
In bringing the Robbins Washer before the public It 
becomes necessary to take into brief consideration the 
ART OF CLEANSING FABRICS, 
which, although so common, is yet imperfectly understood. 
Having had a lifelong experience in the laundry business- 
in connection with first-class hotels, public laundries, 
asylums, hospitals, &c.—we know whereof we speak. The 
numerous devices of friction rollers, pounders, squeezers, 
dashers, agitators, steam wash boilers, &c., have all done 
very well, so far as it was possible for such principles and 
devices to do. But they have all failed in one or more of 
the three essentia] points, viz.: The saving of labor, the 
wear and tear of clothes, or in perfectly extracting the dirt 
or discoloration—all of which are accomplished by the 
ROBBINS LITTLE WASHER. 
WHAT IS IT THAT REMOVES THE DIRT? 
You may ask all washerwomen and housekeepers, and 
your answer from nine out of ten will be: “ Plenty of elbow 
grease ;” or, in other words, plenty of hard, laborious rub¬ 
bing on the washboard. And such is the case, for you first 
have to rub soap upon the cloth, then you have to rub it in 
to make the curt soluble. But does that remove It ? No; 
to do that you must first dip it in the water, and then rub it 
in again to force water through the fabric. That is what 
removes dirt after being softened by the chemical action of 
the soap upon it. 
The way in which this could be tlie most economically 
accomplished is what we have so long and patiently sought 
after, and at last a principle has been demonstrated that 
in uniting all the above named, in 
THE PRINCIPLE OF THE LITTLE WASHER 
is embodied all the essential points. First, we have the de¬ 
sired heat, which expands the fabric and causes it to dis¬ 
charge the dirt. Second, we obtain a powerful suction 
beneath the clothes, which causes a rapid downward current 
of water force through and through them, thereby remov¬ 
ing the dirt. Third, we use a large body of water, which 
holds the dirt in solution. Thus we cleanse thoroughly, 
rinsing the clothes as usual being all that is required to com¬ 
plete the operation. 
The Washer is composed of solid galvanized iron, which 
will not rust or corrode. There are two sizes—the No. 1, or 
family size, for ordinary household use; and No. 2, or hotel 
size, suitable for country hotels, boarding-houses, laun¬ 
dries, &c. 
OUR METHOD OF HANDLING. 
We want agents everywhere throughout the United States, 
in every State, county, town, and hamlet. The retail price 
of No.l Washer is $3.50; of No. 2 Washer, $5. But we sell 
sample machines of No. 1 size at $3; No. 2, or small hotel 
size, at $4. Canvassers for this Washer can make more 
money with it tiian with anything ever before offered to the 
public. As, for instance, we established two' agencies to 
test the sale of the Washer upon its merits—one in Nauga¬ 
tuck, Conn., and one in Providence, R. I. The former, Mr. 
Charles Daniels, in a town of about 2,000 inhabitants, sold 
by canvassing in two weeks eighty-two Washers. In tlie lat¬ 
ter place Mr. James Roberts, now of Naugatuck, Conn., 
sold in less than three months, without canvassing or ad¬ 
vertising outside the store, over 500 Washers. A thing 
never before heard of. 
TO PERSONS OUT OF EMPLOYMENT 
following instructions you can sell to nearly every family 
in your neighborhood. Others have done it, and there is no 
reason why you should not. Full directions and instruc¬ 
tions accompany each machine. Also, special terms to 
agents, circulars, testimonia’s, &c. 
All orders must be accompanied with cash. 
Remit by.money order or registered letter to 
THE OEO. D. BISSELL COMPANY, 
Naugatuck, Cons. 
