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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[Mat, 
GAME FOWIjSr^S'Kf'S 
Cattle, by J. C. COOPER, Cooper Hill, Limerick, Ireland. 
WASHING 
MAY BE DONE WITHOUT LABOR, BY USING THE 
RoMius Family Washer aofl Bleacher. 
PAT. OCT. 3, 1871. RE-ISSUED DEC. 21, 1880. 
The original and only perfect Belf-operating Washer in 
the world. 
No rubbing required. No more yellow clothes, nor hard 
work on washing day. 
It will wasli any thing from a lace curtain to a horse 
blanket. 
It reduces the labor so that a mere child can do an or¬ 
dinary washing. 
It will do work quicker and better than can be done 
in any other way. 
It will not wear or injure the most delicate fabric, good 
soap and soft water only being used. 
It is perfectly simple in its principle, and cannot wear out 
or get out of order. 
It is absolutely automatic, doing its work by water force 
alone, without any mechanical labor whatever except the 
wringing of the clothes after they are washed. 
It will work in any boiler. 
Send for descriptive circulars. 
We send sample No. 1 Washer prepaid to your nearest 
railway express office in any part of the United States east 
of the Rocky Mountains for $3.50. 
As to the reliability of this company we refer you to the 
Mercantile National Bank of New York, or any ex¬ 
press company in New York. 
In ordering, write plainly your name, post office, county, 
and State. Also the name of the express office to which you 
wish the washer forwarded. 
CASH MUST ACCOMPANY ALL ORDERS. 
Remit by Post Office order, registered letter, or draft on 
New York. 
Gooil Agents wanted, both Male apd Female. 
Send for sample and secure a business that will 
pay you well. 
„ When you order or write please mention this paper. 
Address BISSELL MANUFACTURING CO., 
50 Barclay Street, New York City. 
MECHANICAL LAMP 
For Burninc* Kerosene Oil with¬ 
out Shade or Chimney* 
The Famous Student Lamp and 
Duplex Burners Eclipsed. 
NO GLOBE ! NO CHIMNEY ! NO SUB¬ 
STITUTE FOB EITHER ! NO 
SMOKE ! NO SMELL I 
NO DANGER ! 
An Explosion Impossible ! Abso¬ 
lutely Sate ! 
PERFECTION AT LAST ! 
WA It RANTED not to SMOKE or 
SMELL. It gives a beautiful, clear 
WHITE light, and very steady, 
without the flickering of gas. lfc 
gives alight equal to a SIX-FOOT 
GAS BURNER at ONE-TENTH 
the cost. Made of brass, nickel- 
plated ; the works are hung on 
j e wels, of the best steel .with hard 
brass mountings. BUNS VERY 
SLOW, will LAST A LIFE-TIME. 
It Is a very solid, handsome look¬ 
ing l amp—an ornament to any 
drawing-room. Every lamp is 
fully warranted, and any one who 
is not satisfied with the lamp after 
one week’s trial, can return It ami 
we will refund the money. 
Price, packed for shipment $7.50 
HEKTOCRAPH CO», 
23 & 24 Church St., New York* 
JOSEPH GILLOTT’S 
STEEL PENS 
Sold By. ALL DEALERS ThroOghoutTheWORLD, 
G OLD MEDAL. PARI S EXPO SITION-1878; 
HARDY PLANTS, BULBS, GRASSES, 
SHRUBS, LUMBERS, Etc. 
Our New Catalogue and Price-List for 1881 is now ready. 
It contains the largest and finest selection of the above 
plants, In the U. S. Many NOVELTIES, including many 
&c PLANTS 
which cannot be found elsewhere. The following rare or 
desirable sorts are especially recommended:— 
Dos. Each , 
Chrysanthemums, 25 best sorts.$2 25 25c. 
Chrysanthemum trutescens, NewFr’h Marguerite 30 
Clematis coceinen. Scarlet Clematis.$5 00 50 
Crawfurdia .Tanonica, Climbing Gentian 5 fiO 50 
Dephiniuin Cashinerianuin, new and fine 5 00 50 
Eulalia Japonica zebriim. Zebra Grass, 2 50 25 
Iris Iia-mpt'eri, Japan Iris...,. 2 50 25 
lieontopodium alplnuin, Edleweiss. 5 00 50 
Paeonia temiifolia, pt., Sl’der-l'vd Pteony, 7 50 75 
The above, together with nearly 1,000 species and varieties, 
will be sent prepaid by mail to aby part of the U. S. on 
receipt of price. 
WOOLSOS «fc CO., Box ISO, Passaic, N. J. 
A RE YOU COLLECTING CAROS? Ifso.send 
a dime and 2 cent stamp to F. H. PINKHAM. New¬ 
market, N. H., for 35 VARIETIES fancy and chromo 
advertising cards, plain or printed. Largest stock in N. E. 
Send two lc. stamps for price-list of sets end live handsome 
cards. State where you saw this. 
Trade 
LONDON PURPLE. 
Mark. 
The best insecticide ever used for the destruction of the Potato Bug, Cotton Worm, and Canker Worm. Sold by all 
wholesale druggists and stores throughout the United States. If not obtainable of nearest dealer, send direct to sole man* 
ufacturers. HEllllNGWAV’S LONDON Pl'IiPl.E COMPANY (Limited) 
firt Mark Lane. London, England. 90 Water St. N. Y. I*. O. Box 990. 
Prof. C. V. Riley says : “ It can be more eftectually sprinkled or sprayed on to the plant than Paris Green by virtue of 
8 Woffc. E? Betsey says: “It quickly kills both the larvae and the winged insect." 
Prof. A. J. Cook says: “With tuir -■-—' 1 ~~ ' 
worm, etc.” 
Vith this cheap poison we have no longer reason to fear such enemies as the canker 
EXCEL 
SOMETHING NEWS 
CHARTER OAK 
RANGE. 
I The only range made 
with THREE Flues. 
Patented June 1, 1880. 
PERFECT DRAFT 
-A-IETD 
Uniform Baiting 
Guaranteed. 
Send for Prices to 
M'F'G CO. m. Iaouis. 
PRESSES, DIES, & Other FEREACUTE 
TOUT-CAN TOOLS, 
Illustrated List Free. 
Machine Co. 
Bridgeton, N. J. | 
&20Clifl St.,N.Y.| 
Composed 
largely of powder- 
Mica or Isinglass, is 
, _ BEST and CHEAPEST 
lubricator in the world. It is the best 
because it does not gum, but forms a 
highly polished surface over the axle,re¬ 
ducing friction and lightening the draft. 
It is the cheapest because it costs no more 
than Inferior brands, and one box will do 
the work of two of any other Axle Crease 
made. It answers equally as well for Harvesters, 
Mill Gearing, Threshing Machines, Com-Planters, 
Carriages. Buggies, etc., etc., as for Wagons. It is 
GUARANTEED to contain no Petroleum. 
For sale by all first-class dealers. Our Pocket 
Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing mailed free, 
MICA MANUFACTURING CO. 
31 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. 
ERFORATEI) STA3IPING PATTERNS.-A 
very large assortment of new patterns. Thousands of 
letters on hand proving satisfaction. Send for circulars. 
A. BERNARD, 401 Canal St., New York. 
just'published. 
MISS PARLOA’S 
NEW COOK BOOK, 
A GUIDE TO 
MARKETING AND COOKING. 
P 
By MARIA PARLOA, 
Principal of the School of Cooking in Boston, Author of 
•'The Appledore Cook Book," “First Principles of House¬ 
hold Management and Cookery," and “Camp Cookery." 
IL L USTB A TED. 
PRESS NOTICES. 
“ It should he in the possession of every housekeeper in 
the land. The author is thoroughly skilled in everything 
relating to cooking. We cannot too highly commend this 
volume .”—Boston Advertiser. 
“ Miss Farloa’s name is a household word in the East, and 
her previous werks have been very popular. She writes in¬ 
telligently and her book will be of great assistance and 
value to every hou 8 e-keeper.”-*C/ticflr< 7 o Christian Advocate. 
“ This is a book that every mother, every house-keeper, 
must surely need. It is to the autocrat of the household 
what the dictionary is to the writer. The author Is widely 
known as a thoroughly practical cook, and as a popular lec¬ 
turer in the gastronomic art.”—Yew York Star. 
PRICE, POST-PAID, $1.50. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
751 Broadway, New York. 
YOU CAN BUY THE BUTGHLEY 
PUMP 
Unlined, or with Copper, Porcelain, or Iron Lin>- 
iugs. Each one stenciled with my name as manufacturer 
is warranted in material and construction. For sale by the 
best houses in the trade. If you do not know where to get 
this pump, write to me as below, aud I will send name of 
agent nearest you, who will supply you at my lowest prices* 
CHAS. G. BLATCHLEY, Manufacturer. 
308 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
LYOSM&HEALY 
63 Monroe St., Chicago, 
Pill send prepaid to any address their 
BAND CATALOGUE, 
for 1881, *200 pages, 210 Engravings! 
o f Instruments, Suits, Caps, Belts, 1 
Pompons, Epaulets, Cap-Lamps, 
Stands, Drum Major’s Stafis, and 
Hats, Sundry Band Outfits, Repairing 
Materials, also includes Instruction and Ex¬ 
ercises for Amateur Bands, and a Catalogue, 
of Choice Band Music. 
Tiie American Dia> 
.iiiond Dictionary, 
contains 706 double 
column pages.. 110 En¬ 
gravings, 30.000 words, 
with pronunciation and 
definitions, according 
to the best American 
and English standards; 
also hasaiistof foreign 
Phrases; Abbreviations 
in general use; Geo¬ 
graphical names. Also 
the names of Am. cities 
and states: population, 
size and religlonsofthe 
world. Words used in 
the metric system. Di¬ 
vision of the Aryan 
11 anguages. Languages 
j and alphabets of the 
' world. Distances trav¬ 
eled in a second by dif- 
, ferent animals by loco¬ 
motives, light, sound, and electricity. Handsomely 
bound in cloth and gold, with embossed and guttitie- 
This remarknble book post paid foroniy 4'i cts,, two- 
for 75 cts. Address PATTEN & Co. 47 Barclay St. N. Y. 
