1869] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[ January 
HEART H A j\ t 1) I I 0 M E . ! 
EDITED DA' 
DONALD G-. MITCHELL and HARRIET BEECHER STOWE. 
Oil tile 26tli of December will be issued the first number of :i neiv Dural and Family Paper with the above title. 
It will be published weekly on sixteen large, handsome pages, printed from new type on clear, white book paper, abund¬ 
antly illustrated by the best artists. 
IT WILL BE LARGELY DEVOTED TO 
AGRICULTURE. 
It will not go to the farmer with any airs of superior knowledge, for its conductors are well aware that every man knows 
many things In his own special calling better than they: but it will aim to aid the farmer in his peculiar difficulties, and to 
help him where iic needs help. To this end, a large number of scientific men and men of practical experience will tell in 
its columns from week to week wliat they know about 
SOIIiS. T3LL 4.015, DKA1NAW5, IRRIGATION, SPECIAL CROPS, MANURES, 
STOCK-BREEDING, POULTRY-RAISING, TSIE ARRANGEMENT OF 
FIELDS AND BUILDING. 5 , ALL NEW IMPLEMENTS, SEEDS, ’ 
AND PLANTS OF VALUE, 
It will carefully report to him all public discussions at borne and abroad of matters pertaining to bis calling, and no pains 
will be spared to induce the best farmers and planters all over the country to state in its pages the methods by which they 
reached the best results. What its writers have to say will smell of the soil and not of the dictionary, and their object will 
be to protect the farmer from humbugs, help him out of wrong ways into right ways, and to make the least work produce 
the most profit. 
THE FBUIT GROWER 
Will find in this Journal all new fruits of value figured and described, and improved methods of treatment of established 
sorts, subject to the observations and criticisms of professional and accomplished cultivators. This paper will not be a par¬ 
ty in the wars of the pomologists: no outside pressure shall cause it to speak well of an inferior fruit, or badly of a good 
fruit. 
THE FLORIST 
Will find due space given in this Journal to flower culture, whether in summer or winter. The conservatory of the rich 
and the flower patch of the day-laborer will both be subjects of consideration and of such suggestions ns experienced flower- ; 
growers or inventive amateurs can supply. This Department of the Journal will be under the supervision of a practical i 
gardener and accomplished botanist. 
ORNAMEN r l\AX. CX Y if I > BU INI IN C jR 
Whether relating to parterres of flowers, or to the laying out of an estate, will be subject to special attention, and every 
number of the journal will have some one or more illustrations to further and to inform taste in this direction. 
XXXT XXAL .A.RCIIITECTX.IXX IX 
Will be represented by "a design each week, and in the course of the year we shall hope to give tasteful examples of every j 
style, of 'Dural Building, from a rustic arbor to a village 'Church. . 
PLANS OF COUNTRY HOMES 
Which are noted for their attractiveness will be given from time to time, as also of Cemeteries, Parks, Village Greens, and ! 
such directions with respect to details—whether ot planting or road making—as shall make them worthy of study. 
TO THE FAMILY CIRCLE 
It will bring all that can interest the household: plain rules for healthy living and domestic management, from the folding 
of a napkin and the cooking of a good dinner to the education of children. It will make'a record of all that relates to new 
industries, progress in science, domestic comfort and fireside art. Here new books and favorite authors will have due no¬ 
tice, with choice items of domestic and foreign news. It will also bring to the Hearth the entertainment of adventures by 
sea and laud, the clicerof good stories and the melody ot swcot songs. In these features it will be strong, original, and pure. 
MRS. STOWE. 
GRACE GREENWOOD, 
MRS. MARY E. DODGE 
will contribute to every number, and many of the best writers of the country will constantly enrjcb this department. 
A NEW STORY 
By MR. J. T. TROWBRIDGE, Entitled 
“IN THE ICE,” 
written expressly for IlEAItTII AND HOME, will begin with the first number, to be immediately followed by an ! 
original hovel from tbe powerful pen of 
MRS. REBECCA HARDINGE DAVIS, 
Authoress of “LIFE IN THE IRON MILLS.” 
THE BOYS "AN 1 > GIRLS 
will not be forgotten, but will And tlieir own page always lighted with such fun in pictures, and such fun in stories, as shall 
make them look sharply every week for the coming of IIEAltTH AND HOME. There will be riddles, and huzzies, . 
and games ; and many pleasant women and cheerful men, who love the little people, will have much to say for tlieir enter¬ 
tainment. And all the fun will he so tempered with good teaching, that wo shall hope to make them wiser aitd hotter, 
while we make them merrier. 
TO ALL WHO LIVE IN THE COUNTRY 
-we shall hope to bring entertainment, sound teaching,, and valuable suggestions. 
Finally, we are aware that it is easy, and not unusual, to indulge in large promises In a prospectus: we rely, however J 
upon the actual merit of our paper to make good all we have said; and to that end we shall confidently ask the attention ' 
of every reading person to its ample and beautiful pages. 
BEGUM WOTH THE BEGINNING, - MQIV IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE. 
TERMS FOR JSC». 
Single Copies SI, invariably In advance: 3 Copies $10: 5 Copies $15. Anyone sending us $15 for a club of 15 Copies (all at 
one time), will receive a copy free. 
Drafts or money orders preferred, to prevent chances of loss by mail. Postage on HEARTH AND HOME to all 
pans of the country is only 10 cents a year, or 5 cents a quarter, payable at tbe office where the paper Is delivered. A spec- 
imen copy of the first number sent free. 
No travelling agents employed. Address all communications to 
PETTKNGILL, BATES &, €©., PBatoSisflaes-s, 
37^ IXavli Row, ISTew York. 
YOUNG ANI) MIDDLE-AGED 
MEN WANTED. 
Make the Most of the Winter. 
To those starting in life or desiring to better 
tlieir situations, there is now a wider and more 
inviting held open than ever before. The coun¬ 
try is full of money waiting for practical talent 
to use it. Young Men of skill, educated for 
Business and the Times, are sought for more 
than ever. Thousands are wanted as leaders in 
all the avenues of Commerce, Trade, Agricul¬ 
ture, and Finance. This Institution cannot 
qualify tts many as it is called upon to supply. 
We have a place for every.worthy, competent 
graduate who desires a situation at our hands, 
and hundreds now in New York City alone,who 
graduated the past year, owe tlieir situations 
and success to this Institution, and the practical 
training they received here. One house alone, 
(Lord & Taylor), lias called for fifty of the num¬ 
ber, tts will be seen by tiie following corre¬ 
spondence: 
New York, July 12, 1867. 
H. G. Eastman, LL.D., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.: 
Dear Sir—You would oblige by sending us 
ten Young Men for business.' 
Respectfully Yours, 
LORD & TAYLOR. 
Again, Nov. 22.—You will oblige by sending 
us ten first-class Young Men for our business. 
Again, Mahcii 7, 1868.—You will oblige by 
sending, say twenty, Young Men that you can 
recommend for being quick and reliable. 
Again, Aug. 20, 1868.—You will oblige by 
sending us ten Young Men for our business. 
This is the largest and best-appointed Com¬ 
mercial or Business Institution in 1 lie World, 
and the only one where the Eastman System is 
taught. It is presided over by the founder of 
Business Colleges and the author of Practical 
Instruction. Total expense of Tuition and 
Board, for the prescribed Course of three months 
One Hundred Dollars. Visit the Institution* 
or address II. G. EASTMAN, LL.D., President 
Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie , X. Y. 
NOTICE TO TEACHERS. 
Lady and Gentleman teachers, who are en¬ 
gaged in public or private schools throughout 
the country, are requested to send me tlieir 
addresses. I am about to introduce an improve¬ 
ment in one of (lie most important branches of 
Education, and desire to acquaint them with it. 
Address 
IT. G. EASTMAN, 
Poughkeepsie, N- Y. 
