[December, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
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AND 
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Boston, Mass. 
T HE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION OF VIR- 
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Lands and Resources of Virginia to all desiring same. 
RICHARD IRBY, Gen. Agent, Richmond, Va. 
250,000 
Of 160 Acres each. The 
In the United States, situated in Minnesota and 
Dakota, are now offered for sale by the Northern 
Pacttic Railroad at such prices and terms that no 
man need be without a Home of his own. For 
circulars, maps, and other information, apply to 
JAMES B. POWER, Gen’l Agent, 
45 Jackson St., St.Paul,Minn. 
THE RACINE IRON WORKS 
Manufacture FLORISTS’ and ORNA- 
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Ferneries, or War¬ 
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Proprietors, 
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member of the Fat Men’s Club. ’ 
Every chair made upon honor and warranted perfect. 
Prices range from 7-> cts. to $11 each. Send for Catalogue. 
Manufactured by 
F. A. SINCLAIR, Mottville. N. Y. 
1879.1 
MAPES’ MANURES. 
Prepared specially for Orange and Fruit Culture, Early Vegetables, Sugar 
Cane, Tobacco, and all leading crops. TOP-DRESSING for Fall 
application to CRASS LANDS. 
THE MAPES FORMULA AND PERUVIAN GUANO CO, 
158 FRONT STREET, NEW YORK. 
P. Van Zandt Lane, President. Ciiaki.es V. Mates, Vice Pres't and Gen’l Manager. Edw. V. Z. Lank, Treasurer. 
An Elegant Imported 
CONCERT FLUTE, 
Ely Mail, Prepaid, 
For only $2.30. 
Regulation Size, for Concert , Solo, or Parlor Use> 
Flute playing is by far the easiest of all musical accomplishments 
to acquire. Young men, if you wish to claim a leading position in 
society, to be ''pet of ike ladies and acknowledged leader at all 
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j|SConcert Flute, and for only SO cts. extra will send a Complete Teacher 
“^'ffor the Flute, with 200 pieces of Choice Selected Music. andfor40 cts. 
jiadditiotial will send a Pinte Month Piece-. Thi, is really a won- 
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the trouble of learning to blow it. Adilrer Charles W. Story. 
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WE BUILD THE STRONGEST 
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(13 SIZES.) 
For farm pumping, irrigation, drainage, grind¬ 
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ECLIPSE WIND MILL 00, Beloit,Wis. 
GREAT 
Breech-Loading Shot Guns, $20 to $3<>0. Double Shot Guns, 
$8 to $150. Single Guns, $3 to $20. Rifles and Cartridges, $8 
to $75. Revolvers. $1 to $.5. Send stamp for Price List. 
GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS. Pittsburgh. Pa. 
An Elegant Imported Ole Bull Violin with Vi¬ 
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