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AMEKIOA^n AaEIOULTUEIST, 
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COOD NEWS 
■L ADIES! 
Now’s your time to cet 
np Orclers for our OKLEBliA* 
TED TEAS and COFFEES, and 
_ secure a Beautiful MOSS 
ItOSE or GOED-BAND CHINA TEA-SET 
(44 pieces), our own importation. One of these beauti¬ 
ful cliina sets given away to the party sending an order 
for $2.5. This is the greatest inducement ever offered. 
Send in vour orders and enjoy a cup of GOOD TE.A. 
orCOFFKE. and at the same time procure a HAND- 
SO.ME CIIIN.A TEA-SET. No humbug. Good Teas, 
30c., .35., and tOc. per lb. Excellent Teas, 50c. and 60c., 
and very best from G5c. to 90c. We are the oldest and 
largest Tea,Company in the business. The reputation 
of our house requires no comment. We have .just im¬ 
ported some very line WHITE GRANITE DINNER 
SETS, (115 pieces), which we give away with Tea and 
Coffee orders of $40 and upwards. I' or full particulars, 
Address THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO. 
P. O. Box 280. 31 and 33 Vesey St., New York. 
CAT TT 3®® Cheap Farms in West 
X V/Xl< kJiX 1 J Va. For Circulars giving location, 
price, etc., address, J. H. BRISTOR, Martihsburg, W. Va. 
VIRGINIA FARM FOB SALE, 
By E. C. EINDSEY & CO., Norfolk, Ya. 
IW 4RVL 41VI) P 4RIWS. Fruit, Grain, and Grass, 
iriiiiti E.’iiiir 1 -'•Ht'*'3»onSaltwater,$20to$50per 
acre. Catalogues free. ISLER & ME EKINS, Cambridge, Md. 
P A P lUTO 1®® Delaware Fruit and Grain Farms 
f n K Iflo. cheap. Catalogues free. 
* AX A. F. GRIFFITH & CO., Smyrna, Del. 
FARMS IN VIRGINIA 
■ VERY CHEAP. Taxeslow. Send for Catalogue. 
Address C. !>• EPES, Nottoway C. H.> Virginia. 
A RMS.—Mild climate ; Profitable and Productive; 
$300 to $2,000. Best of markets. New laud, $20 per 
acre. Terms easy. C. K. LANDIS, Vineland, N. J. 
F 
Wf 4 a steady, energeticmamedman, 
TT to take charge of, or rent a farm 
and small dairy in Dakota. Address, 
MISS MIN'A THOMPSON, Vanderbilt,Campbell Co.,Dakota. 
Wewillsend von a watch or a chain 
BY MAIL OR EkPUESS, C. O. D., to bo 
examined before payinganyinoney 
and if not satisfactory, returned ajt 
our expense. We manufacture all 
our watches and save you 30 per 
cent. Catalogue of 250 styles free. 
Every Watch warranted. Address 
STMMRD AMERICAN WATCH CO., 
PITTSBURGH, PA, 
JED-AY’S 
WATER-PROOF 
BUILDING MANILLA. 
(Established in 1866.) 
This water-proof material, resembling 
fine leather, is used for roofs, outside 
walls of buildings, and inside in place 
of plaster. Made also into carpets and 
rugs. Samples and Catalogue free. 
W. H. FAY & CO., Camden, N. J 
Iron Levers, Steel Bearings, Braes TARE BEAM. 
.lOrV'CS* BE PAYS THE PRElGUX. 
Sold on trial. Warrants 6 years. All sizes as low* 
For free book, address 
JONES OF BINGHAMTON, , 
BISeHAJlTON, N. Y.' 
LEPAGE’S 
LIQUID GLUE. 
UNEQUALLED for CEMENTING 
WOOD, GLASS, CHINA, PAPER, LEATHER, &c* 
AWARDED COLD MEDAL. LONDON, 1883. 
Used by Mason & Hamlin Organ &Tiano Co.,Pullman 
- Palace Car Co.,&c. Mfd only by the RUSSIA 
CEMENT CO. GLOUCESTER, MASS. SOLD 
EVERYWHERE. SainpleTiu Cans sent by Mail, 25c. 
^6 
THE GOLDEN BELT 
9f 
KANSAS LANDS 
STOCK RAISING 
ALOWG THE 
KANSAS DIVISION U. P. R’WAY. 
WOOL GROWING 
Buffalo Grass Pasture Summer and TVinter. Unsurpassed for Climate, Grasses, Water. 
CORN and WHEAT 
FRUIT 
200,000,000 Bus. Corn. 
Pamphlets and Maps free. 
30,000.000 Wheat. 
The best in tlie Eastern Market. 
B. McALLASTER, Land Commis’r, Kansas City,Mo. 
Fopulstr Sozigs 
ONE 
CENT 
1 Baby Mme. 
4 EUa 
5 Old Cann Home. 
7 Old Black Joe. 
8 Home, Sweet Home. 
12 See thatmy graves’kept Green 
19 Nancy Lee. 
22 Old Folks at Home. 
24 Sweet By-and-By. 
26 Whoa Emma. 
28 You’ll Remember Me. 
36 When I Saw Sweet Nellie Home 
43 Poor Old Slave. 
77 My Old Kentucky Home 
95 Gipsy’s Warning. 
109 Kitty Wells. 
119 Take Me Back to Home and 
Mother. 
112 Old Man’s Drunk Again. 
121 Kiss me, Mother, Kiss Your 
Darling. 
124 Old Log Cabin on the Hill. 
130 Coming Thro’ the Rye. 
131 Must We Then Meet as Stran¬ 
gers. 
145 Mollie Darling. 
147 My Daughter Juha. 
177 Sweet Evangeline. 
185 Don’t be Angry, Darling. 
189 Darling Minnie Lee. 
224 Come, Birdie, Come. 
242 Farmer ’ s D aughter. 
243 O, dem Golden Slippers. 
255 Little Brown Jug. 
262 Hush.myDarling.Do Not Weep 
Little Nell of Narragansett Bay 
343 Sweet Chiming Bells. 
362 YeUow Rose of Texas. 
371 Sweet Belle Mahone. 
380 You’ll Miss Me, When I’m Gone 
337 Razors i u the Air. 
399 Carrie Lee. 
409 Btws 
ys Keep Away from the Girls 
429 A Violet from Mother’s Grave. 
447 Marys’ Gone with a Coon. 
455 Joe Bowers. 
490 Over the Garden Wall, 
508 Mother Says I Musn’t. 
522 Only to See Her Face Again. 
552 Peek-a-boo. 
586 I’m Dying for Some One to 
Love Me. 
635 When the Robins Nest Again. 
666 I’U Await, My Love. 
We will send ten of the above Songs, Your Own Selection for Ten Cents, 25 for 15 ets., or the whole 
lot, 50 SONGS, for 25 Cents. Valuable Catalogue of 600 other songs, Books, Cards. It atc/ies. Breech LoADrae. 
Guns, Jievolvers, Trick Games, and Agent’s goods Sent Free with W or more songs. „ t 
Address, HOME MUSIC CO.. Pboyidenob, R. I. 
ROCKFORD 
are tinequalled in exacting service. 
Used by the Chief Alechanician of 
the U. S. Coast Survey , by the Ad¬ 
miral Commanding in the U. S. 
Naval Observatory, for Astronomi¬ 
cal work; and by Locomotive Engi¬ 
neers, Conductors and Railway men. 
WATCHES 
They are recognized as T H E 
BEST all uses in which 
close time and durability are re¬ 
quisites. Sold in principal cities 
and towns by the COMPANY’S 
Exclusive Agents (leading jewel¬ 
ers), who give a P'ULL warranty. 
The Buyers’ Guide is issued Sept, 
and March, each year: 224 pages, x 11J 
inches, with over 3,300 illustrations— 
a whole picture gallery. Gives wholesale 
prices direct to consumers on all goods for 
personal or family use. 
Tells how to order, and 
gives exact SB cost of ev¬ 
erything you hse, drink, 
eat, wear, or have fun 
with. These invaluable 
hooks contain information gleaned from 
tlie markets of the world. We tvill mail 
a copy Free to any address upon receipt 
of the postage—8 cents. Let us hear 
from you. Kespectfully, 
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. 
SS7 &, Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IIL 
THE NEW CORSET. 
THE “ TRICORA RELIEF.” 
Having elastic sections at the 
upper and lower 
parts of the sides, 
adapts itself to the 
varied positions 
which the Dody as¬ 
sumes in stooping, 
sitting and recli¬ 
ning. It gives per¬ 
fect ease in all 
positions, afford¬ 
ing great relief and 
comfort to the 
many who find 
ordinary Corsets 
oppressive. The 
TricoraStays.Used 
for boning, are 
nneqnaled for dura¬ 
bility & comfort¬ 
able support, aud 
are absolutely un¬ 
breakable. As -an evidence of intrinsic merit, 
A BEWABD OF $20.00 IS OFFEEED 
for every Corset in which any of the “ Tricora” 
stays break. The most durable, comfortable 
and healthful Corset ever sold for its price. 
J. G. FITZPATRICK & CO. Mras., NEW YORK. 
CABDS 
20 Hidden Name 10 cts. 
6 packs 50c., your name li idden by hand 
holding flowers on each. oOXcwIm- 
ported Embon^icd Chromosloe 
4 packs 50 cts. (not embossed edge as on 
those advertised for 10c. but each flower 
__ &c. completely embossed) New 
*85 Sample Rook, Illustrated Premium List&c. sent FREE 
with each order. CAPITOL CARD CO., Hartford, Ooim. 
Beautiful & Uasting for ORNAMENTING- 
WINDOWS, DOORS, TRANSOMS, &c. 
Stained 
SURSTITUTE 
AT SMAI.L 1 COST. Send for Illustrated Cata. 
logue aud Prices. Samples by mail 25 cents. 
W r VnilMdS Sole Agent, 731 ARCHST. 
■ bi I UUNU PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
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Special Inducements made to Club- 
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All persons desirous of soliciting sub¬ 
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us for subscription blanks, circulars, and 
other printed matter. 
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No advertisement taken for less tlian $3.0U each insertion. 
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