AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
1866.] 
IVos. S3—SSeiodeoMS.—These are ex- 
Kiellent aad desirable instruments, for the Home Circle, 
for small Churches, for Sunday Schools, for Day Schools, 
Academies, etc. Music is not only pleasing to the ear, 
but it exercises a healthful moral influence. Far better 
to give the children a Melodeon, and cultivate their finer 
feelings, than to leave them each an acre or two more of 
land. Instrumental and Vocal music in a school has a 
direct beneficial influence upon the pupils. We have 
seen the whole tone and character of the pupils of a 
school improved by the introduction of a Jlelodeon.- 
Set the pupils to work and they will raise a club of sub¬ 
scribers, and obtain this premium easier than they can 
;gct money subscribed for it. We offer Qeo. A. Prince 
■&, Co’s. Melodeons. for we know them to be good. A 
large one in our own Sunday School room has been in 
use for seven years, without a dollar’s expense for tuning 
'or repairs of any kind, and is to-day just as good as w hen 
■first purchased, though used from time to time by a large 
number of persons.—Last year an unusual number of 
clergymen Obtained this premium for themselves or 
their Churches, or Sunday School rooms. The premium 
•clubs of subscribers were quickly raised among the 
'jnembersof their parishes.-But many other.s can get 
this premium for their own homeu.se. We have given 
inariy of these instruments as premiums in tlie past few 
years, ami we believe they have invariably been highly 
esteemed. Send a postage stamp to Geo. A. Prince & 
Co., Buffalo, N. Y., and get their illustrated descriptive 
circular, giving full particulars of forms, sizes, and prices. 
The premium Melodeons will be shipped direct from the 
manufaclory at Buffalo, ready boxed for safe transporta¬ 
tion by Railroad, Steamboat, or by Express, as may be 
ordered. Tliey go just as safely by freight, as by ex¬ 
press, and much cheaper, though not so quickly. 
r^’o. SJ;—CSold. —At 
the request of last years’ canvassers, we add this and No. 
25.-The Lady’s Watch offered is one of the prettiest 
watches we have seen. It is in a “hunting” or closed 
case, beautifully engraved and inlaid with enamel, and is 
warranted a good time keeper by Messrs. Benedict Bros. 
(See No. 25, below.) This is a beautiful and appropriate 
present to a Teacher from the members of a School, who 
can easily divide among themselves the number of sub¬ 
scribers to be raised. It is also a very neat and beauti¬ 
ful gift for a companion. Not a few gentlemen ean get 
this in time for a Holiday Present. 
S5—A Ctrood Watch. — For years 
past we have been urged to offer a good, reliable Watch, 
as a premium, andean now do so. We have arranged with 
Messrs. Benedict Brothers, of 171 Broadway, to supply 
US with two kinds at actual cost in gold—such watches 
as they will put in first-rate order and loarrant. These 
Gentlemen we know to be every way upright and relia- 
■ble men, governed in their dealings by Christian princi- 
■plos.and with their guarantee w e unhesitatingly offer these 
premium articles with confidence. (As is generally known, 
Messrs. Benedict Brothers are entrusted with the keeping 
of the N. Y. City time, and they furnish time to a large 
number of Railroads and Steamers.) Every watch we 
send as a premium will be first thoroughly tested and put 
in running order by them, and warranted for one year.— 
No. 25 is in a plain hunting case of Coin Silver, and run¬ 
ning work of e.xcellent manufacture. This premium 
will give very many a chance to obtain a really valuable, 
reliable tune piece, and at the cost of only a little effort. 
t56—©otaMe Blarrel 6aan : or 
VowLiNG Piece. —Many subscribers have asked for such 
a premium, and we ean now gratify them.—The guns 
’offered are the genuine London “ Twist” barrel. Patent 
Breech, Bar Luck, ebony ramrod, and every way a de¬ 
sirable piece for practical uso. As a special favor they are 
furnished to us for this premium, by Messrs. Cooper & 
Pond, of 177 Broadway, known the world over as one of 
the most reliable and best houses in their line of business, 
and t’ncy highly recommend tills particular gun, and guar¬ 
antee it in every respect. It is from one of the old¬ 
est and most favorably known English manufacturers, 
and of a kind which Mr. Cooper a.ssures us he has had 
so long, and found so good, that it is just the gun he should 
'take if he were going out for a day’s shooting. The price 
fis not put on in fancy carving, and useless plating for 
show, but in the gun itself. We could get almost as goorl 
'looking guns for half the sum, but we follow one gener¬ 
al rule in this premium list, to offer only real, substan¬ 
tial, reliable articles, those cheap at the price named in 
,<mr table. This premium includes the Gun, Powder 
Flask. Shot pouch, and Wad Cutter. 
^'o. 27 —BlepeatiM^ SSifle.— 
If after chasing a Deer or Wolf all day, one gets a 
■’’.crack” at him and fails, it is a cpnsoJa.tisn to be able 
to try half a dozen more in as many seconds. If one 
meets a Bear face to face, he will send the first bullet 
with more precision, if he knows there are six more 
protests ready ag.'iinst an affectionate embrace. If 
within shooting distance of a herd of Buffaloes, seven 
chances at the fellows before they can scamper out 
of one’s reach, while he is measuring out powder, would 
be quite agreeable; and so of any game to be brought 
down with a rifle only, seven shots in place of, and 
in the usual time of, one, is something desirable. .\nd 
we may add, that a thief would be likely to give a 
wide berth to a house where he might be followed by half 
a dozen or more dangerous leaden policemen before he 
could have time to scale a rear fence.-Well, Premium 
27, is one of Spencer’s Repeating, Sporting or Hunting 
Rifles. It carries 7 charges inside of the stock, which 
are succes.'ively thrown into the barrel and fired, simply 
by pressing out the trigger guard, pulling it back, cock¬ 
ing and pulling the trigger itself. One can do ail this, 
lying behind a log without rising to scare his game. 
The seven sitols can be readily fired in less than half 
a minute, and then you have only to slip seven more 
ready made charges into the stock—in half the lime you 
can load a common rifle once at the muzzle—to be ready 
to fire seven times more, and so on.—An exceedingly in¬ 
teresting statement of what this rifle has done during the 
war, and of what it is, and is capable of, may be obtained 
by addressing Warren Fisher, jr.. Treasurer of Spencer 
Repealing Rifle Company, Treinonl-street, Boston, Mass. 
—We have abundant evidence of the great range, power, 
accuracy, and durability of this Rifle, and we take pleas¬ 
ure in offering it as a premium for only 70 subscribers. 
Our premium includes the $45 Rifle, and $10 more for 
the Globe and Peep sights, including 100 rounds of pre¬ 
pared ammunition, boxing and shipping. These are the 
Company’s cash prices. The addition of the Globe and 
Peep sight adapts the gun for the longest ranges, for 
sharp-shooting, etc. Each charge contains powder, 
conical ball, and fulminate, all in a copper case, and is 
water-proof No ramrod, no cap, and little or no cleaning 
of the gun barrel is required.-The regular size is: 
bore or calibre, 44-100 of an inch; length of barrel,‘26 
inches. Any one preferring a length of 28 or 30 inches, 
can have it for $1 or $2 extra. 
:^'o. DUcst of <jrood 'fools.—Good 
[’ools, always at hand, will save a great deal of lime in 
unning after repairs, and save buying of many articles 
asily made at home. Most boys, having a chest of tools, 
vill stay out of bad company, and in the use of the tools 
via acquire skill, ingenuity, and self-reliance. (For e.x- 
unple, our plants have been gu-arded from insects this 
•ear by fifty families of Wrens which took up their 
ibode in as many bird houses, all constructed by .i boy 
>f ten years, in his out of school hours, and these are but 
1 small part of his work in this line. He has just the 
:hest of tools which we have selected for this premium.) 
VVe wish every boy in the land could be supplied with 
such a chest, or even one with half the tools in it. If a 
:o)'has no “mechanical genius,” there is all the more 
■eason why his skill in this line should be cultivated by 
;very possible means. We think any boy will be far 
nore likely to succeed in after life, if he acquires inge- 
luity and tact; and these are partly cultivated by the 
,ise of tools in constructing various articles.-Wd once 
tried to furnish cheaper premium sets of tools, but gave 
it up in disgust after using one of them awhile, and 
hearing complaints from others of the infeiioi quality, 
because they were cheap. For the present year, we 
Irave, through the special favor and assistance of Messrs. 
Patterson Brothers, of 27 Park Row, arranged for a 
few chests of the very first quality of tools of the kinds 
and prices named below. The same kinds of tools could 
be purchased for about half the money, but these ate .til 
k No. 1, and can not be procured at any less price. 
They are for prtictical use, and worth a dozen common 
articles. For this we have the word and guarantee of 
Messrs. Patterson, which is amply sufficient for us. and 
for all who know them. They make up assortments of 
these, or any part of them that may be ordered of them, 
at the prices affixed, and any one can purchase of them 
what they desire. We make uj) only a single premium, 
which contains a full assortment for all common pur¬ 
poses. The tools are of regular size, and but few addi¬ 
tions would be required for a journeyman Carpenter. 
We add a Soldering Iron, which is exceedingly useful 
about the house. With a little practice, any one can 
stop leaks in tinware, and do sundry otker jobs of tink- 
ering, that will soon save quite a large outlay, besiues 
the loss of the use of a thing until it can be carried to a 
tinner, and waited for, or sent after a second time. The 
assortment of our premium is as follows : Plain che.st, 
31 X 163 ^X 16 inches, with sliding compartment box, $i ; 
Jack Plane-, $1.60 ; Smooth Plane. $1.4.5 ; Jointer Plane, 
$2.25- Hand Saw, 2'2 inches. $1.75; Compa's bavv, 
io Inch. 70e.: Compasses. 6 inch, eoc^: 
Hammer (adz eye), $1,50; HamnpQnds Hatchet, 85c., 
351 
Drawing Knife, $1.25 ; Try Square, 6 inch, Stc. ; 
Bevel, 8 Inch, 70c.; Chalk Line and Spool. 45c.; 
Mallet, 25c.: Pair of Pliers (pinchers), 35e. ; Sliding 
Tongs (pinchers.) 55c. ; Calipers. 334 inch, 35c. ; Brace, 
65c.; Augur Bills for Brace, If inch,28c.; inch. 46c.: 
inch, 72c.; Center Bills, 14 inch, 21c.; % inch, 23_c. ; 
1 inch, 25c.; l,lf inch, 3;c. ; \'A inch, ■lOc.; Six Gim¬ 
let Bills, assorted sizes, OOc. ; Three Gimlets in Handles, 
assorted sizes. 36c. ; Screw-drive Bitt, 25c.; Flat Coun¬ 
tersink Bitt, 25c. ; Rose do. do., 25c.; Snail do. do., 
25c. : Octagon Reamer, 30c.; 'Paper Bill, 50c. : ,3-inch 
Screw-driver in Handle, 30c. ; 6 inch do. do., 40c.; A 
inch Handled Gouge, 50c. ; % inch do. do.. OOc. Jf 
inch Handled Shisel, 35c.; M inch do. do., 40c. ; 1 inch 
do. do., 60c.; IJf inch do. do., 80c. ; K inch heavy 
Framing Chi.sel, $1.10 ; 1 inch do. do., $1.25 ; 1 inch 
do. do., $!..50; Sf inch Augur, 6 nc. : 1 inch do. do.. 
70c.; 2 inch do. do., $1.30 ; full set of Bradawls, $l 35 ; 
Common 2 foot .Measuring Rule, 30c. ; File, 3-cnrnered, 
20c.; do. do., 2oc. ; Flat File, 30c. ; IVood Rasp, 60c.,- 
Soldering iron (copper), .$1.15; Solder. Nails, etc., $i. 
Total $-44.50.-^The Chest will be locked and sent 
by freight or otherwise, and the key sent by mail. 
Aos.’ SW—Mss,ft3aesBi5S.4ical 
meists, for SSraugiitiisg, ©rawasisr, etc.— 
Very eonvenient not only for Architects ainl Mechanics, 
but for farmers and others, and for Boys :ind Girl.s. These 
are neatly fitted in beautiful Rosewood Cases, having 
dividers with flexible joints, and points, semi-circles, 
pencil and penliolders, rulers, etc., etc. All the pieces 
ill No. 29, are finished in br;:ss and steel; those in No. 
30, are German Silver and steel. The pieces are the 
same in each, but No, 30 is of extra beauty and vrork- 
manship. They are useful in making drawing.s, pl:ins of 
buildings, fields, etc. They are valuable to children, to 
cultivate a taste for, and habit of observing and sketcii- 
ing farms, plotting field.s, orchards, buildings, for draw¬ 
ing, etc., etc. Such “playthings” not only keep them 
from “mischief.” but develop their minds, and inako 
them “handy.” These premiums will be sent by mail, 
post-paid, to any place in the U. States and Territories. 
31, 33 —Mortosa’ji Pwnas s 
With Ever-Pointed Pencils, in Extension Coin Sil¬ 
ver Cases. —Premium 31 contains Morion’s best No. 5 
Gold Pen ; and No. 32, bis best No. 6 Gold Pen. Wo 
have used many gold pens, and like those made by Mr. 
A. Morton, of No. 25 Maiden L;ine, far belter than 
any others we have ever tried. We have used no other 
for a long time past. No better gold pen is made. The 
No. 6 is considerahle larger than No. 5, ami on this ac¬ 
count is prefeiuible. We send lliem anywliere by mail. 
pofct-paid.-Those securing this premium should write 
whether they want a stiff or limber point, and what kind 
of writing they use it for most If the flexibility in any 
case does not chance to suit the Inind of the recipieiu. 
the pen, without the case, can be returned and exchanged 
for another, at a trifling expense for postage. Mr. Mor¬ 
ton, as well as ourselves, desires every one receiving 
one’of the pens to obtain a first-rate serviceable article. 
Aos. S3, 34.—Mei’citrsal ISsirom©® 
^r’s.—W oodruff’s Patent, made by Cha.s. Wilder, 
eterboro, N. II. These are the most convenient^ and, 
irtable Mercurial Barometers made. (Send to Mr. 
filder, for a circular giving engravings ami descriptions 
’ the instrnnients.) The peculiar form of Mercury cup 
ivenled by Mr. Woodruff, renders these far more porta- 
e than any Mercurial Barometer previously known, 
hey are so easily carrie;!, that Mr. Wilder guarantees 
•e safe delivery of every Barometer given by us as a 
remium. if not to be sent beyond the Rocky Mountains, 
he instruments are beautifully made, are about 3 feet 
mg, and are packed and sent direct from the factory, 
•itb no expense save the express charges. We offer two 
)rms. which differ mainly in the style of case, both he¬ 
rn supplied with Thermometer and Vernier. The $18 
)rm i-s of course more ornamental, and the more desira- 
le instrument, though eiiher of them is highly valuable. 
—There is no disputing the fact that a Barometer is often 
ery useful to any one liaving occasion to desi re to know 
hen a storm or fair weather is to be looked f”''- The 
lercurv generally rises or falls with the changes in the at- 
lospheie, which precede a change in the weather.-A Ba- 
ometer is to farmers, or others on land, what it is to sari- 
rs at sea-an indicator of the weather to be looked for. 
’here are many times every year when the indications 
f the Barometer in regard to the weather wil often be o, 
(lore value than its whole price (e. g-.m the safely hous ng 
if a crop before a storm), while the interest on its cost is 
,ardly a dollar a year.-Many who have received this 
,remium from us in former years, liave given 
talements touching its great value to them. Like ail 
hings human, it is not infallible, especially to who 
lave not learned to observe and’ study Ihe exceptions m 
he standing rules ; yet, as a general tiling Us 
ire reliable, and often greatly useful. Foi 
Phis very d;y (Ang. 23), we made 
1. rain wouW hav '6 prcvcntcfii and - , . j* * 4 
;rellarhoine, though the sky very strongly indicated 
