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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
HAP.VEY FISK. 
A. S. HATCH. 
OFFICE OF FISK & HATCH, 
Bankers and Dealers in Government 
Securities, 
NO. 5 NASSAU STREET, 
New York, August 15th, 1871. 
The successful negotiation of the new Government 
five per cent loan, and the calling in of $50,000,000 of 
Five-Twenties, to be paid in gold, show that hereafter 
from 5 to 4 per cent will be the highest rate of interest paid 
on the bonds of the United States. Hence, investors who 
desire a larger iucome with equal security, are withdraw¬ 
ing a part of their funds from Government bonds, and are 
seeking to place their money where it will be equally safe 
and more remunerative. Railroad bonds of the highest 
class are believed to offer the greatest advantages ; and 
among the best of these are the First Mortgage Gold 
Bonds op the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, which 
promises to be one of the most remunerative, popular, 
and useful of the great through routes connecting the 
Mississippi Valley with the sea-hoard. The Company has 
no floating debt, and is under the management of men of 
well-known experience, character, ability, and wealth. 
It has already in operation 227 miles of road, well con¬ 
structed and doing a good business. In forty days, 95 
miles more will bo opened, making 322 miles completed ; 
and as about 5,000 men are constanlly at work upon it, 
the remaining 105 miles, which will complete the whole, 
are expected to be opened next summer. The road has 
low grades and light curves, which secure an economy of 
transportation expenses. It is considerably shorter than 
the great competing lines, passes through a rich agri¬ 
cultural and mineral district, the deposits of iron and 
coal being inexhaustible. The bonds are an absolute 
thirty years’ security, and if obtained in exchange for 
Five-twenties, the investor adds nearly 20 per cent to his 
capital, besides retaining 0 per cent gold interest. 
Price, 92 and accrued interest from May 1st. The 
Bonds are in denominations of $1,000, $500, and $100. 
FISK. & HATCH. 
Avoid H.eaal Wsiter I*ols®u I>y 
Using; tS»e r £'ina-lLiBte<l Lead It 
is the best and cheapest water-pipe, where strength 
and durability are considered. Price, 15 cents a 
pound for all sizes. Circular and sample of pipe 
sent by mail free. Address the Colwells, Shaw 
& Willard Manufacturing Co., No. 213 Centre 
street, New York. Also manufacturers of Block- 
Tin Pipe, Lead Pipe, Sheet Lead, Solder, etc. 
Orders promptly attended to. 
PRATT’S 1STRAL OIL 
First Premium and Diploma at 
American Institute Fair, 1869 and 
1870, for SAFEST and Best IL¬ 
LUMINATING OIL. Oil House of 
CHAS. PRATT, N. Y. 
Established 1770. 
SOLID GOLD AND SOLID SILVER. 
We sell Waltham Watches in Gold and Silver Cases only, 
but at prices so low that there is no longer any inducement 
to purchase the worthless watches with which the country 
has been flooded. For full particulars and prices, send for 
our Illustrated Price-List. 
WATCHES THAT ARE WATCHES. 
We shall be pleased to send our DESCRIPTIVE PRICE¬ 
LIST of Genuine WALTHAM WATCHES, together with 
our illustrated pamphlet entitled a History of Watchmak¬ 
ing, to all who send us their address. No matter how re¬ 
mote you are from Netv York, we can sell you a watch at 
the same price as if you were here. When you write, men¬ 
tion that you saw this notice in the American Agriculturist. 
HOWARD <fc CO., 
8G5 BROADWAY, New York. 
HOW, 
AND 
ADVERTISE. 
See Tiie Advertisers’ Gazette. Book of one hundred 
E ases, issued Quarterly (new edition just out), contains 
ists of all the Best Newspapers, Daily. Weekly, Relig¬ 
ious, Agricultural, Local and Political; also Magazines, 
and all Periodicals devoted to class interests; also estimates, 
showing COST OF ADVERTISING, and hints, inci¬ 
dents and instructions gathered from the Experience of 
Successful Advertisers. Mailed to any address FOR. 
23 CENTS. Address 
P. ROWELL <& C© 0? 
Advertising Agents, Publishers and Dealers in All Kinds 
of Printers’ Materials, 
No. II Parle, Row, New York. 
EASTMAN 
Business University. The only School in America espe¬ 
cially devoted to Training Young Men and Boys for a suc¬ 
cessful start in business life, and for becoming useful, pros¬ 
perous citizens. The oldest practical Commercial College, 
and only one assisting graduates to positions. Total ex¬ 
penses, $125. Address for Catalogue of 3,000 Graduates in 
business. H. G. EASTMAN, LL.D., Pres’t, Po’keepsie, N.Y. 
Knox Fruit Farm 
AND NURSERIES. 
Our Price-List for fall of 1871 will be sent to all applicants 
inclosing stamp. 
Our Catalogue of Holland Bulbs, containing directions 
for growing Hyacinths, Tulips, Liliums, etc., sent on re¬ 
ceipt of stamp. 
Our Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of Small Fruits 
sent for ten cents. 
R. GUMMING & CO., 
Successors to J. Knox, 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
ELGIN 
WATCHES 
“UNCLE SAM’S FAVORITE CHILD 
The Elgin Illustrated Almanac, or the Illustrated Article 
on “Ancient and Modern Time-Keepers,” by A. D. Rich¬ 
ardson, sent free upon application to National (Elgin) 
Watch Company, 127 and 129 Lake Street, Chicago, or No. 1 
Maiden Lane, New York. 
€^JE®. A. PRINCE & 
IELODEONS. 
The Oldest, Largest, and Most Perfect Manufactory in tire 
United States. 
47,000 
Now ill use. 
No other Musical Instrument ever obtained the same 
popularity. 
Send for Price-Lists. 
Address BUFFALO, N. Y., 
Or CHICAGO, ILL. 
THE EUSV1 ELAN GRAPE. 
This remarkable grape has this year fully sustained its 
past reputation for superiority, in all respects, as our best 
native grape. Our stock of plants is produced from the 
original vines which are growing in our own grounds, and 
every one is warranted true 10 name. Full description of 
this grape, with reports of numerous persons who have given 
it trial, will be found in pamphlet, for which address 
1IASBR0UCK & BDSHNELL, 
8 Ilona,” near PeekskiSI, W. Y. 
RlEOOODJBlf©RONS. ~ 
This is an excellent season to transplant this superb shrub. 
For Catalogues, address PARSONS & CO., Flushing,N. Y. 
$.290 
Bor lst-classPianos, sent on trial—no Agts. 
Address U, S. PIANO CO., C15 Broadway, N. Y. 
Reasons Why 
THE IMPROVED UNIVERSAL 
Is the BEST WRINGER. 
1st REASON.— It has Rowell’s Patent Double Cogs 
on one end only of the shaft. These* cogs have longer 
teeth, can play apart farther without disconnecting, 
can never crowd together so as to bind, never work 
sidewise out of place; wear more evenly and turn 
easier than any cog-wheel ever invented 
2d REASON.—It has the Pa-tent Stop, which keeps 
the Cogs from disconnecting and losing their power, 
yet allows the rolls to play apart far enough to wring 
the largest article easily. 
3d REASON.—It has the Malleable Iron Folding 
Clamp, which can not be broken, and fastens se¬ 
curely and easily to tubs of any curve, and lits washing 
machines or stationary tubs of fully two inches in thick¬ 
ness, which no curved or ordinary clamp can do, and 
it folds under out of the way when not in use and for 
convenience in packing. 
4rtlx REASON.—It has the Folding Apron or Guide, 
to conduct the clothes safely over the side of the tub, 
free from contact with the clamp or screws. 
5tli REASON.—It has the peculiar adv am tage of Two 
Pressure Screws, so arranged with patent wooden 
springs, that each screw presses on both ends of the 
roll alike, the same as if it was in the center, while the 
two together give double the capacity for pressure. 
Gill RE ASON.—Tlie Elastic Rubber between the 
strong wooden springs relieves their rigidity, makes 
the machine turn easier, saves the rolls from strain, 
and causes the pressure to bear on both ends of tlwj 
roll alike. 
REASON.—All its Iron parts are wrought or 
malleable, not liable to break, and carefully galvan¬ 
ized, to prevent rust. 
8t3i REASON.— 1 The Handle or Crank is not 
screwed on like other wringers, hut bolted or rivet¬ 
ed, and will turn clothes backward or forward, or 
from one tub to another, without coming loose. 
9til REASON.—Its folding lower slat fits down to any 
stationary tub or washing machine, and prevents 
water slopping <?ver, as it will with ordinary wringers. 
lOtli REASON.—It is very light, and portable, 
yet built so substantially that the strongest person can 
not break it in- wringing the largest garments. 
With all these Advantages, its price is no 
greater than that of any inferior wringer with cogs. 
Sold by the House Furnishing and Hardware Trade 
generally, and by 
Metropolitan Washing Machine Company, 
It. C. BROWNING, Pres’t, 
33 Cortlaaiilt New York. 
Living at the East, who contemplates removing to the "West, 
and every person, East or West, who is not already a sub¬ 
scriber, and who desires the latest, most thorough and reli¬ 
able information of practical value concerning the Growth 
and Development of the West and North-west, Particulars 
relating to the Public Domain, Character of Western Soils, 
the most Successful Modes for their Cultivation, Tree Plant¬ 
ing, Sh*ck Breeding, Fruit Growing, Vegetable and Flower 
Gardening, etc., etc., should not fail to subscribe for THE 
PRAIRIE FARMER, the Largest and Handsomest, the Best 
and Oldest, and the Leading Illustrated Farm, Orchard, and 
Family Weekly at. the West, now in its Thirtieth Year. 
Terms, $2.00 per Year; Three Months, on Trial, for 50 cents. 
Specimen Copies Free. Liberal Terms to Club Agents. Send 
for New Premium List. Address: 
PRAIRIE FARMER COMPANY, 
Chicago. 
~^T"GREAT CHANCE F©R~AGENTS7 
j®|| Do you want an agency, local or traveling, with an 
®f§ opportunity to make S3 to $‘20 a day selling our 
Bam new 7-strand White Wire Clothes-Lines? They last 
gUU forever. Sample free, so there is no risk. Addressat 
fPs® once. Hudson River Wire Works, cor. Water St. and 
jS is Maiden Lane, N. Y., or 10 Dearborn St„ Chicago, Ill. 
CA a Month, with Stencil and Key-Check Dies. 
Jpoga ^ p on q f ;l j] t0 secure.Circular and Samples, free. 
Address S. M. SPENCER, Brattleboro, Vt. 
