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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
Max.] 
GREAT DEDUCTION. 
TEAS and COFFEES 
At Wholesale Prices. 
Increased Facilities to Club Organizers. 
Send for New Price-List. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 
(P. O. Box 5643.) 31 and 33 Vesey St., New York. 
IOWA I. I. LAND 00. 
Has for sale 1,500,000 Acres of Railroad Lands in the 
Middle Region of Western Iowa. 
Better Lands at Cheaper Prices 
Than can be found elsewhere within civilization, and located 
on Kailroads running to Chicago, with no change of cars. 
r\o grasshoppers. No ague. No Indians. Average credit 
price and $6 per acre. Start right! Call or send to the 
Company’s office, 92 Randolph street, Chicago, and obtain 
full information and how to reach the lands free. For maps 
and pamphlets, with prices and terms, address Iowa Rail¬ 
road Land Co., Chicago, or Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 
JOHN B. CALHOUN, Laud Commissioner. 
WOOD, TABEE & MOKSE, 
Eaton, Madison Co., AT. Y. 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
Steam-Engines, 
Portable, Stationary, and 
Agricultural* 
Hundreds in use in Shops, Print¬ 
ing Rooms, Mills, Mines, and on 
Farms and Plantations for Grain 
Threshing, Food Cooking for 
Stock,Cotton Ginning, Sawing, etc. 
Circulars sent on application. 
PORTABLE ENGINES, 
Complete with Boiler, Engine, Grates, 
Smoke Bonnet, Feed Pump, Water 
Gauges, Steam Gauge, Safety Valve, 
Blow-off Cock and Judson Governor. 
Prices at Shops with Boxing extra at cost. 
3 H. P., $250.00 
4* “ 300.00 
6 “ 400.00 
7 II. P., $475.00 
8# “ 540.00 
12 “ 725.00 
15 H. P., 800.00. 
FOOS & JAYNE, 
109 Liberty St., New York. 
Stereopticons of all sizes and prices, for parlor entertain¬ 
ments and public exhibitions. <SW~ Pays well on small in¬ 
vestments. {Sf Catalogues free. 
M’ALLISTER, Mfg. Optician, 40 Nassau Street, N. V. 
Beecher Baskets. 
PATENTED SEPTEMBER 28, 1869. 
PATENTED DECEMBER 17, 1872. 
28th THOUSAND IN PRESS—AGENTS WANTED for 
a .aLIF^ANP Aby El\lf URE.S OF 
by his friend, Lieut.-Col, Peters, U. S. Army, from facts dictated by 
Carson himself. The only authentic life everpublished. Full of adven¬ 
ture and valuable historical information. 600 pa^es, finely Illus¬ 
trated. Send for illustrated circulars, containing complete particulrrs. 
Free to all. Addresi DUSTIN, GILMAN & CO., Hartford, Conn. 
“PEOPLE PROM 
THE OTHER WORLD . 77 
The great sensation of the age. Col. Oleott’s wonderful 
report on the Spirit Manifestations, fully illustrated. 
Agents ivanted everywhere. Address 
American Publishing- Company, Hartford, Conn., or 
118 Randolph St., Chicago. 
FOR BOOK AGENTS. 
TEN THOUSAND men and women—have answered 
our call to sell that famous new book— ‘‘TELL IT 
ALL;” and yet we want 10,000 more! 30,000 
copies have been sold, and still it grows in favor daily, and 
actually outsells all other books three to one ! Ministers say 
—“ God speed it! " 100,000 readers say, “ It is splendid!" 
Thousands are waiting for it; and Agents are selling from 
10 to 20 a day. ZW The OUTFIT is FREE to all. 
Large pamphlets, with BID terms sent free. 
Address, A. 1). WORTHINGTON & CO., Hartford, Conn. 
AGENTS! SEND FOR CIRCULAR AND TERMS. 
LIVINGSTONE’S ropmar Edition - 
Price $2.50. LAST JOURNALS!! 
The Story of the last seven eventful years of the Great 
Traveler’s life, as told by himself, and of'his sufferings and 
death, as told by his men. The book the// want. 
R. W. BLISS & CO., Publishers, Hartford, Cfc., or 
118 Randolph St., Chicago. 
Scribner’s Lumber & Log-Book. 
O VER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD. This is the 
most complete book of its kind ever published. It 
gives correct measurement ot al 1 kinds of lumber, logs, plank, 
cubical contents of square and round timber, stave and bead¬ 
ing bolt tables, wages, rent, board, capacity of cisterns, 
cord-wood tables, interest, etc., and has become the Stand¬ 
ard Book throughout the United States and Canada. 
Ask your bookseller for it. or I will send one for 35 cents, 
post-paid. G. \V. FISHER, P. O. Box 238, Rochester, N. Y. 
CLEARANCE CATALOGUE, just ready, 
April, 1875, of 5.000 Choice Books at 30 to 50 
per cent below Publishers' prices. 
Sent to any address. 
ESTES & LAURIAT, 
113 Washington St., opp. Old South, Boston. 
WANTED 
5000 NEW 
AGENTS. 
! The People’s dollar paper. The Con¬ 
tributor, enlarged to 64 columns , re¬ 
ligious and secular. Takes everyichere. 
Five magnificent premiums. Sample, 
terms, &c.. free. J. II. Earle, Boston. 
School of Civil Engineering 
OF UNION COLLEGE, Schenectady, N. Y. 
Thorough course of instruction and field practice. 
For special information, address Prof. C. STALEY. For 
information concerning the College courses, Classical and 
Scientific, address E. N. POTTER. President. 
VENEER BASKETS. Patented May 31,1861. 
For circular ot description, &c., address 
THE BEECIIER BASKET COMPANY, 
Westville, Conn. 
Seif- Propel- 
For Cripples 
Can be easily 
in or out doors, 
ing the use of 
State your size 
for i'll ust rated 
lerent styles and 
Please mention 
this paper. 
ling Chairs 
i 
Mw\ 
and Invalids 
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propelled, either 
by any one hav- 
liands. 
1 
and send stamp 
catalogue of dif- 
prices. 
S. A. SMITH, 
No. 32 Platt St., 
N. Y. City. * 
HOT-BED PLANTS 
For garden use. transplanted and hardened, at most rea¬ 
sonable figures. Plant Price-List and Circular, treating at 
length of all transplanted crops, sent free. 
J. B. ROOT, Seed Grower, Rockford, Ill. 
CYCLOPEDIA. 
OF THIlfS WORTH KNOWING, 
A valuable lino's for the HOUSEKEEPER, 
FARMER, MERCHANT and MECHANIC. 
Reliable information upon every subject. 550 
pages Koval Octavo. A RENTS WANTED. 
MILLERS’ BIBLE PUBLISHING! HOUSE, 
1102 1101 Sausom St., Philnd’a, Pa. 
MARTIN’S 
IMPROVED 
BRICK MACHINE 
is conceded to be the 
most simple in its mech¬ 
anism, and the best con¬ 
structed of any in use. 
It grinds ami tempers 
its own clay, does its 
own molding, and de¬ 
livers the bricks with 
good square corners and 
well defined edges. 
It is being generally 
adopted and used by the 
leading brick manufac¬ 
turers. Over 200 ma¬ 
chines in actual opera¬ 
tion. Made and sold by 
- the 
AMES MANUFAC¬ 
TURING CO., 
Chicopee, Mass. 
New Ghurch Music Book, 
For 1874—1875. 
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By H. R. Palmer, assisted by L. O. Emerson. 
issued and ready for sale. Its success already as- 
suifd. Its price is a return to ante-war Church Book rates, 
and its contents new, fresh, and cannot fail of winning a 
hearty endorsement Irom choir masters—the musical profes- 
pUcatton tlG musica * Public. Specimen pages free on ap- 
PRICE $1.38. $12.00 PER DOZ. 
■RIVER OF LIFE. 
fob sabbath schools. 
A, sal ?, of . over 3| W 00 in less than one year attests the merit 
ot this Book. The Publishers are confident that qo better 
Sabbath School Book has been published in years, and none 
given such entire satisfaction. 
Price 35 cts. B’ds; $3.60 per doz.; $30 per 100. 
THOMAS’ 
SACRED QUARTETS and ANTHEMS. 
This day published.—Has been many years in preparation 
and will be welcomed by all the lovers of Mr. Thomas’ 
Sacred Music—and who is not one? As a Quartet Book for 
Choirs, it will be found indispensable. 
Price in Boards, $2.50. Clotli, $3.00. 
OLIVER DITS0N & CO., CHAS. H. DITS0N & CO., 
Boston._711 B'dway New York. 
Sabbath School Books 
FOR 1875. 
A k CDCI CAM A P The most powerful 
LlUOrCL OUIMUO- collection of songs, 
old and new, for Revivals, Praise Meetings and Sunday- 
Schools. By P. P. Bliss. 
SONGS OF LOVE. School. A very 
choice collection of Sunday-School Music, mostly new , and a 
concise system for teaching children to sing. By H.R.Palmer. 
HCM AATC Truly a gem among 
KA L. \J EL IM V* I EL . Sunday-School Books. 
It must command an immense circulation. Contains many 
stirring songs for Revivals, &c. By K. Shaw. 
EVERY SABBATH. 
Sunday-Schools, Prayer Meetings, Family Circles and all 
seasons of devotional interest. T. C. O'Kane. 
Price, S3.60 per Dozen, 35 cents each. 
Specimen cony mailed post-paid on receipt of 30 oents. 
PUBLISHED BY 
JOHN CHURCH & CO., Cincinnati, O. 
(Gospel finger. 
PHILIP PHILLIPS. 
The Singing Book for all Sabbath Schools. 
JUST ISSUED. 
$30 per 100 copies. Sample copy, hy mail, 35 cts. 
1 D I OSS Chestnut Street, 
LBS (m IMalRBr. Philadelphia. 
MUSCROVE’S PATENT 
Hand Class, Propagating Frames, 
and Fern-Case. 
By the use of the hand 
glass Tomatoes, Cucum¬ 
bers. Melons,Squash,and 
a large variety of Vege¬ 
tables can behad several 
weeks earlier. Our Pro¬ 
pagating Frame should 
he used by every one 
growing plants from cut¬ 
tings. Our Fern-Case is 
tlie best in the market- 
tile ventilating principle 
is employed in all these 
.Cases—made of zinc and 
■will last a life-time—no 
putty or paint is used. 
Send for Circular. 
MUSGROVE & SON, 
348 & 350 West 41st St., N. Y. City. 
ADVERTISING RATES. 
American Agriculturist. 
EWITIOH. 
Inside Pages. SI.alt per line (agate), each insertion. 
Open Pages (open without cutting), S2 per line, 
last Page, and 2 d and 3d Cover Pages— S2.50 per line. 
Page next to Beading and last Cover Page— S3.OO per line. 
No advertisement taken for less than $4.50 each insertion. 
LE1CM VN EDITION. 
Inside Pages, 25 cents per line, each insertion. 
Business Notices and Last Page. 40 cents per line. 
No advertisement taken for less than $1.00 each insertion. 
E^~No Advertisement of Medicines or Humbugs received. 
Address all orders to 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
245 Broadway, Nkw York. 
