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1876 .] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
THE DEXTER IS THE FAVORITE. 
Have you not heard of the Dscxteb Spring, 
That is building a name as a wonderful thing, 
That is giving a promise on tills very day 
Of serving as well as the one-hoss shay? 
The deacon’s wonderful one-hoss shay, 
That was built in such a logical way 
That it ran a hundred years to a day. 
The parson was working his Sunday text. 
Had got to fifthly, and stopped perplexed. 
All at once the horse stood still, 
Close by the meet'n’-house on the hill; 
First a shiver and then a thrill, 
Then something decidedly like a spill, 
And the parson was sitting upon a rock 
At half-past nine by the .meet’n’-house 
clock.”—H olmes. 
THE DEXTER CARRIES THE PALM. 
If not, let us tell you the banter we make, 
The name and the reputation we stake: 
And how, as you’ll see by the Challenge below, 
We’re bound the Dkxtbb shall never go slow. 
The New! 
1876! 
DEXTER 
Admitted 
DEXTER 
by good 
DEXTER 
Judges the 
DEXTER 
Very Best, 
The New! 
1876! 
DEXTER 
Spring 
DEXTER 
is made of 
DEXTER 
Crucible 
DEXTER 
Steel. 
The DEXTEK, SPRING combines Strength, Durability, and Comfort, at Moderate Cost. 
THE BEXTER IS AM ARTICLE OF REAL MERIT, 
Wheels will last under the US25XTE51 SPE5NG much longer than under the ordinary springs, as it is so elastic. There is less strain on the axle, as there is no 
reach, and each wheel acts independent of the others. The driver will last longer over it, for his temper is not ruffled, and his spine is not twisted into permanent 
curvature, as with the continuous jerks of the Elliptic, or side throw of the Concord. If your carriage maker will not build a Dexter for you, go to one who has spirit enough to 
try a new thing, especially when he has the privilege of returning it in 90 days, if he does not like it. 
Reference—one of the editors of the American Agriculturist , and the editors of “ Carriage Monthly ” and “ Hub,” who have tried the Dexter, and all of the 1,300 persons who 
use Dexter Carriages, including farmers, physicians, livery keepers, business men, agents, and invalids, for the Dexter lias such an easy motion that persons who cannot ride in 
other vehicles are delighted with it. The Dexter Co. have issued a challenge to the world, as seen in the Sept. “Hub ” of New York, and the Carriage Monthly of Philadelphia. 
Points of challenge. Strength, Safety, Curability, and Comfort. Send for circulars and challenge, in which is a pretty cut of Dr. Holmes’ “ One-Hoss Sha’.” To 
w. w. Grier, sec. DEXTER SPRXMG CO., Shilton, near Pittsburgh, Pa. 
