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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[August, 
The Latest Novelty!! 
Tlie Dress Reform Corset- 
Waist ami Sltlrt-Supporter. 
(Patented April 6tli, 1875.) 
A long-felt want at last satisfied. A 
corset for those who can not wear cor¬ 
sets. Suitable alike for children, miss¬ 
es, young and elderly ladies. Says Dr. 
Sara E. Brown, a prominent lady phy¬ 
sician in Boston, and one of the Dress 
Reform Committee: “ I consider it the 
best compromise betweet a corset and 
waist I have ever seen, having the advantages of the former 
without its evils." Sent by mail on receipt of price: Chil¬ 
dren, $1.50; Misses and Ladies, $2.50. In stating size, give 
waist measure. 
Address GEO. FROST & CO., 
387 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. 
THE COMBINATION 
Shoulder-Brace Corset. 
(Patented Oct. 27th, 1874.) 
The best-fitting and most comfortable 
corset made. The Shoulder-Brace ex¬ 
pands the chest, supports the garments, 
is easily adjusted; and yet there is no pos¬ 
sibility of the straps slipping off. The 
hosom form is perfectly soft, containing 
no bones or wires. It is the only corset 
that can he honestly recommended alike 
by physicians,singers,speakers,and dress¬ 
makers. Sent by mail on receipt of price. 
In stating size, give waist measure outside of dress. 
Satteen, colored ana white,.$1.75 
Eng. Jean, do. do. 2.50 
Agents and canvassers wanted. Send for Circulars. 
Address GEO. FROST & CO., 
287 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. 
ARMOUR 
FAMILY 
KNITTING MACHINE 
Will do more and better work than 
any other machine made. 
Is the simplest, most practical, 
cheapest and Best Knitter in 
the World. 
Price S30.00—every Ma¬ 
chine warranted. 
Agents wanted in every town, 
county, and state. Address 
AEMOUR KNITTING MACHINE CO,, Watertown, N.T. 
IMPORTER TO CONSUMER DIRECT. 
FIVE PROFITS SAVED. 
Choice Tea at 50c. obtained by contracts with importers 
for their samples. Half-pound samples mailed on receipt of 
25c. and Sc. postage. Send for circulars. Agents wanted. 
THOMAS CHUTE, 131 Water St., New York. 
Address letters to P. O. Box 4049. 
SxcelsiofDo Your Own Printing 
“ A * ds a Press for cards, labels, envelopes 
m ljv etc. Larger sizes forlargework. 
Business Men do their printing and 
advertising, save money and increase 
trade. Amateur Printing, delight 
fulpastime for spare hours. BOVS 
have greatfun and make money fast 
Printing atprinting. Send two stamps for full 
h o _ catalogue presses type etc, to the Mfrs 
•TeSSC® KELSEY & CO. Meriden, Conn. 
dianmion Carpet Stretcher and Tacter. 
The latest and best invention. Sent anywhere free for 
$1.00. Great inducements to agents. Address 
CHAMPION M’F’G CO., Buchanan, Mich. 
Gatiden Engine and Eire 
Extinguisher.— For Wash¬ 
ing Windows, Carriages, etc. 
Protects Buildings from Fire, 
and Trees, Vines, etc., from 
Insects. Throws water 50 ft. 
Easily carried. No Dwelling, 
Country Home, or Factory 
should he without the Foun¬ 
tain Pump. Send for large 
Illustrated Circular. .1. A. WHITMAN, Sole Proprietor 
and Manufacturer, Providence, R. I. 
NOVELTY 
DEPOT. 
Ml the Best and Fastest selling 
Novelties—Chromos —Pens—Pen¬ 
cils—Holders—Stationery, Ac., &c. 
Catalogue Free. City Novelty 
Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 
AGENTS 
LOOK! 
$12 a day made selling Scissors Sharpener and 
other fresh Novelties. Sample Sharpener 
and an Elegant Box of Tinted Stationery 
mailed for 35 cts. Catalogue free. 
T. J. HASTINGS & CO., Worcester, Mass. 
AGENTS WANTED to sell 
THE IMPROVED HOME 
SHUTTLE Sewing Machine 
Address Johnson, Clark & Co., Boston, Mass.; New York 
City ; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Chicago, HI.; or St. Louis, Mo. 
SHOT-GUNS, RIFLES, PISTOLS j© REVOLVERS, 
Of any and every kind. Send stamp for — 
Catalogue. Address Great Western Gun 
and Revolver Works, Pittsburgh. Pa. 
X ARTIFICIAL LIMBS. 
MARKS’ PATENTS, with Rubber Hands .md* 
Feet, received GOLD MEDAL at American In¬ 
stitute Fair, 1865, and First Premiums at every 
Exhibition since, closing with Diploma for I._ { 
in 1874. And'afo l v^JMl!e , i l rm? S te?me!?Fd?o , c®?a , rTtYethousands 
who use them. V. 8. Gov’t Mfr. Every disabled soldier and citizen 
using Artificial Limbs, who are not now familiar with our Patents, will 
find it to their interest to send us a clear statement of their case ; they 
will receive in return, our large Pamphlet, containing a history or, 
and much information concerning these world-renowned Substitutes. 
Also instructions to soldiers hoio to make their applications for the new 
issue of Gov’t Limbs, which commences in July, this ykar— all free. 
A. A.* MARKS. 575 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 
THE HEAT HOUSEKEEPERS’ 
STOVE DRESSING. 
NO OUST! NO SMELL! 
Always soft and ready for use without a disk. 
It will do more work with less labor and expense, and give 
a more elegant and lasting lustre than anv Stove Polish ever 
produced. A stove can be dressed on delicate carpet without 
soiling iL Samples sent hy mail on receipt of 10 cents. 
Manufactured only by 
B. F. BROWN & CO., Boston, Mass. 
j BUY J. & P. COATS’ BLACK 
[THREAD for pur MACHINE. 
FOR ALL SEWING 
MACHINES can be ob¬ 
tained at about one- 
half tile usual rates by 
ordering direct. 
Singer’s, 40 cts. per 
doz ; Wheeler* Wilson, 
GO cts.; Howe’s, 50 cts.; 
Grover & Baker, 50 cts.; and others in proportion. Enclose 
the amount and Needles will be returned by first mail. 
Address DEFIANCE NEEDLE CO., 
G58 Broadway, N. Y. 
The BK^JlTD T ^’PoM.^ft C F H A^L¥LlTTING 
MACHINES will knit anything ever knit by hand, in far 
better style, and a hundredfold faster. A good operator 
will knit from 20 to 40 pairs Men’s Socks a day! These 
machines are simple, durable, and cheap. Every family 
should have one. General and Local Agents wanted every¬ 
where. For Circulars and lull particulars, address 
BICKFORD KNITTING MACHINE M’F’G CO., 
Bkattleboro, Vt. 
NORNY’S 
Tasteless Fruit Premil Porter. 
For Preserving all kinds of fruit, either witli or without 
being air tight. This Powder has been used for the last seven 
years in all the States of the Union, witli perfect success. It 
retains a finer flavor than any other process. Price, 50 cents 
a box, wl jell preserves GO pounds of dressed fruit. Sent by 
mail, to any address, with full directions. Usual discount to 
the trade. ZANE, NORNY & CO.. Sole Proprietors, 
130 North 2nd St„ Philadelphia, Pa. 
“ESTABLISHED 1831.” 
Thomas T. Tasker, Jr., Stephen P. M. Tasker. 
MORRIS, TASKER & GO. 
PASCAL IRON WORKS, Philadelphia. 
TASKER IRON WORKS, New Castle, Delaware. 
Offices & Warehouses, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. 
Manufacturers of Wrought Iron Tubes, plain, galvanized 
and rubber coated. Boiler Tubes. Oil Well Tubing and 
Casing. Gas and Steam Fittings, Valves and Cocks. Gas 
and Steam Fitters’ Tools. Cast iron Pipe. Lamp Posts 
and Lanterns. Improved Coal Gas Apparatus, Improved 
Sugar Machinery, &e. 
We would call special attention to our Patent 
Vulcanized Rubber-coated Tube. 
DELAWAKE pjyjjjjg 
MARYLAND 1 
Free Catalogue 1 
J. H. Wood & Co. 
DOVER, DEL. 
EISTERN MARYLAND FARMS! 
ty Send for free descriptive pampklct to 
WM. S. RIDGELY, Denton, Md. 
AT A BAR«AI,N-The REAL ESTATE, 
FIXTURES and GOODS of a BOOK STORE, establish¬ 
ed for years, in one of the most thriving towns in Chester 
County, Pennsylvania. No other Book Store in the place. 
Address BOX 368, Oxford, Pa. 
MAKYLAAD! MAR1IAIKD!” 
TV A Do not delay. Now is the time to get a cheap farm, 
beautiful locations, at Panic prices. Send stamp for Cata¬ 
logue. G. W. CARHOLL, East New Market, Md. 
250 Maryland Farms, 
in Tracts from 30 
to 300 acres. 
Ne4 failroad and navigable Salt-water (with all Its lux¬ 
uries'), in Talbot Co., Md. Climate, mild and healthy. Titles 
good. New Pamphlet and Map showing location , free. 
Iddress C. E. SHANAHAN, Atty.. Easton, Md. 
BUILDING FELT. 
Tills water-proof material, resem¬ 
bling fine leathel. is for outside 
work (ho tar subsUxnc°s used) and 
inside, instead of plaC‘cr. Felt 
carpetings, etc. Send for circular 
and samples. 
C. J. FAY, Camden, N J. 
WILLIAM CROZIER, Manager of Beacon 
Stock Farm, Nortliport, Long Island, N. Y., 
Breeder and Importer of thoroughbred Alderney and Ayr¬ 
shire Cattle; Clydesdale Horses; Cotswold Sheep; Berkshire 
Swine, and Fancy Poultry. The Stock bred at Beacon Farm 
is imported, and from the best imported sources, and lias 
won the unqualified admiration of the best judges. They 
have taken the first prizes at Provincial Shows, and at lead¬ 
ing State and County Fairs in Canada and the United States 
N. G0TLBERT, Evergreen Farm, Gwynedd, Pa,, 
Importer and Breeder of Improved Blooded Live Stock, 
Horses, Cattle, Cotswold and Southdown Sheep, Chester, 
Berkshire and Yorkshire Pigs, Toulouse, Bremen and Iiong 
Kong Geese, White China, Wild, Cayuga, Rouen, Aylesbury 
and Musk Ducks, Bronze, Blue, Buff and White Turkeys, 
Dorkings, Brahma, Cochin, Guinea and all Other Fowl, Deer, 
Swans, Peacocks, Pigeons, Eggs, &c„ at low prices. Best 
Breeds of Dogs and Maltese Cats, Rabbits, Ferrets, Guinea 
Figs, White Mice, &c. Fine Milch Cows always on hand. 
M AY. Miinliain, Wayne, Du Page Co., Ill., 
© 30 miles W. of Chicago, Importer and Breeder of Nor¬ 
man Horses. Have imp. 45 during 1873-’74. Terms reason¬ 
able, time given. 
F ull Blood Merino Sheep for Sale.—I have some 
Rams and Ewes to spare, of the purest pedigrees, 
out of elite or chosen SILESIAN or AUSTRIAN nocks. 
WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN, Red Hook, Dutchess Co., N.Y. 
J AY. Blunt Reynolds, “ Fleetwood Stock 
® Farm,” Frankfort, Ky. Thoroughbred—''t rotting and 
Percheron Horses. Also Jersey Cattle and Southdown Sheep. 
J Clieston Morris, M.I>., “ Eembank,” 
© near West Chester, Pa., breeder of Devons, South- 
downs and Berkshires. May be seen on Thursdays. 
O hio Improved Chesters, received First Pre¬ 
miums in a majority of the States. Send for their de¬ 
scription, and Choice Poultry, and get ready for the Fall 
Fairs. L. B. SILVER, Cleveland, Ohio. 
A Few Choice AYRSHIRE BULL CALVES, 
from registered stock, for sale. Price, $25. Address 
J. ANDREW CASTERLINE, Dover, New Jersey. 
ipOTAiAR CBBYINA HOGS. Pigs for 
-H- sale reasonable. Send for price of pigs. Address 
ISAAC H. GLASGOW, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio. 
B ind*. ISass for stocking ponds— Pelcln 
Ducks, Bronze Turkeys, descended from a pair 
weighing 62 lbs. Jersey Cattle, A. I. C. C.R., and Cots- 
wolds, at low prices. Address W. CLIFT, Mystic Bridge, Ct. 
HAVE YOU GOT LICE 
on your chickens, or any other insects, which are a trouble 
to you? If you have, try the new’ Houdan Insect 
Powder. Its scent alone, even without contact, kills ail 
insects. It is harmless to all other animals. Price, 25, 50 and 
75 cts. per box, free by mail. Address 
T. L. HALLWOUTII, Chelsea, Mass. 
Houdan and Brown Leghorn Fowls and Chicks for sale. 
TO HORSEMEN. 
How to make slow horses fast, and fast horses faster. 'I he 
history of ail celebrated stallions. The system of breeding 
and raising colts by the best breeders. How to cure all dis¬ 
eases the horse is heir to, by a Veterinary Surgeon of over 
twenty years’ practice. All mailed free. Address 
Box'2,2». DAVIDSON & CO., 86 Nassau Street, N. Y. 
IMPROVED BUTTER TUBS 
with removable Ice 
Chambers, patented 
Jan’y 12,1875. A great 
improvement on the 
old style u-ith station¬ 
ary chambers. They 
are made in the most 
durable manner, with 
galvanized iron or 
brass hoops, hinges, 
hasps, and fixtures, 
are neatly tinned to 
prevent rust, and top 
shipping or market 
use can not fail to give 
entire satisfaction. 
Also Power Churns, Ice Cream Freezers, Refrigerators, etc. 
J. G. KOEHLER, Manufacturer of Cedar Ware, 
503 North 2nd St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
W.H. BANKS & CO., 
Manufacturers of 
BROOM 
MACHINERY 
Lever Hay*Hop Presses 
FARM MACHINERY, SEEDS, 
and Hardware Specialties, 
34 & 38 SOUTH CANAL ST., (Cor. Washington^ 
CHICAGrO. 
