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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
311 
MACY MAS IT. 
Every new thing, 
If you order anything, 
Any advantage in price, 
We buy and sell for cash— 
Every new hook. 
Everything in Lace Good3, 
Hosiery, Gloves, Underwear, 
Small Wares, Trimmings, &e. 
All at popular prices— 
Cash orders, by Mail, or Express. 
R. H. MACY, 14th St. & 
ffiacy has it. 
Macy has it. 
Haey has it. 
Macy has it. 
Macy lias it. 
Macy has it. 
Macy has it. 
Macy lias it. 
Macy always lias it. 
Gth Ave., Hew York. 
I ^ORT EDWARD COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. 
—Fall term Sept. 1st. $4 per week for board, fuel and 
washing. Brick buildings. For 1(1 years the best sustained 
hoarding Seminary for ladies and gentlemen in the State. 
A regular Course, Classical, Scientific or Commercial, may 
be pursued, or studies may be selected. Address for New 
Catalogue, Itev. JOSEPH E. KING, D. I)., Fort Edward,N.Y. 
T WO ©!IB<r> EM1 3 SS©TEI> 
Chester Hogs weighed at 20V£ months old, 
respectively, 1,254 and 1.452 lbs. Send stamp for 
a description of this famous Breed of Swine 
g and other Thorough-bred Animals and Fowls. 
Address £. B. SILVEK, Salem, Ohio. 
PREMIUM CHESTER WHITE PIGS, 
BRED AND FOR SALE BY 
GEO. B. HICKMAN. 
"West Chester, Chester County, Penn. 
KF" Send for Circular and Price-list. 
Empire Mutual 
Life Insurance Company 
OF NEW YORK. 
Office, - 139 Broadway. 
Success the Criterion of Excellence. 
Premium Chester White Pigs. 
"Warranted as pure bred stock as can be obtained in Ches¬ 
ter Co., Pa. Bred and for sale by 
JAMES YOUNG, Jr.. & CO., Marshallton, Ta. 
Send for Circular and Price List. 
The EMPIRE has achieved a success unparalleled in tho his¬ 
tory of Life Insurance. 3349 Policies were issued 
in tile first Twelve Months, Insuring 
67,813,850.00, which is the largest initial year’s business 
ever done by a Life Insurance Company. 
T he excelsior Chester white swine 
—best and cheapest—all ages; at six weeks $10 each. 
Best blooded Sheep, Cattle, and Poultry, at low prices for 
cash, by N. GUILBERT, Gwynedd, Pa. Also, a desirable 
Pennsylvania Farm of 116 acres for sale cheap. 
P REMIUM MAGIE HOGS.—Bred and Shipped 
by L. L. REED, Auburn, Geauga Co., Ohio. All persons 
wishing to improve their breed of Hogs-are requested to 
send for circular of prices and other valuable informa¬ 
tion, free. 
P ITMgE=3BB£EK> CMESTEffi WBSSTJE 
Pigs,Sheep, Poultry, Pigeons,Rabbits,«£:e., 
bred and shipped by .1. W. & M. IRWIN. Penningtonvillc, 
Chester Co., Pa. Send for Illustrated Circular. 
The Traveler's Vade-Mecum 
NOW ready. 
A POCKET DICTIONARY 
MB WIT MOT? 
Notice the following ILilberal Features : 
Ordinary Whole Life Policies absolutely Kon-For- 
fettablc from payment of the first annual premium. 
All other Policies Nonforfeitable after two annual 
payments. 
All Policies incontestable for usual causes, and abso* 
lutcly.iiicoiatestable after two annual premiums. 
All restriction upon travel and residence removed, 
and no permits required. 
Onc-th-ird of all premiums loaned to the insured, if 
desired, and no notes required. 
No accumulation of Interest on Deferred Premi¬ 
ums, and no increase of annual payment on any class of 
policies. 
Dividends Accumulative, the surplus being re¬ 
turned to the Policy-holder, equitably in proportion to his 
contribution thereto. 
The business of the Company conducted upon the Mutual 
Plan. 
OF THE 
English Language. 
Abridged from Webster’s Quarto, illustrated with nearly 
TWO HUNDRED Engravings on Wood. By 
Wm. G. Webster and Wm. A. Wheeler. 
This compendious and comprchensiv, little volume em¬ 
braces a careful selection of more than 18,000 of the most im¬ 
portant words of the language. The introduction contains, 
besides the Pictorial Illustrations, Tables of Money, Weight, 
and Measure, Abbreviations, Words, Phrases, Proverbs, &c., 
from tlie Greek, the Latin, and the Modern Foreign Lan¬ 
guages, Rules for Spelling, &c.; making altogether the most 
complete and useful pocket companion extant. It is beauti¬ 
fully printed on tinted paper, and bound in three different 
styles. Cloth, 75 cts.; flexible, 85 cts.; tucks, gilt edges, $1. 
Sent by mail on receipt of the price. 
IVISOiT, BLAKE MAST, TAYLOR & CO., 
3r* tiblislier s, 
I3S and (40 Grand Street, New York. 
SCRIBNER’S 
LUMBER AND LOU BOOK - 
This hook has had a sale of over 400,000 copies, with a 
greater demand titan ever before. 
It gives correct measurement for all kinds of Logs, Lum¬ 
ber, Plank, Boards, Wood, etc., and has now become the 
Standard Book throughout the United States. 
Every farmer, lumberman, and mechanic, should have a 
copy. Ask your bookseller for it, or send SO cents to me and 
I will forward one post-paid. GEO. W. FISHER, 
Publisher, Rochester, N. Y. 
"SJJEADY TO FILL ORDERS for American and 
-Rtb Imported Seed Wheat, and 
HOW TO SHAKE-] 
THE FARM PAY! 
SEND CENT STAMP 
FOlt BOOK «g CONTAINING 68 
pages of valuable Reading ; best Seed 
"Vv heat; Early Mammoth Orange Dent Corn ; Ex¬ 
celsior Oats; Cattle, Hogs, Sheep, Fowls, and 
How to Make tlie Farm Pay, for one 3-cent stamp. 
Send to GEO. A. DEITZ, Cliambersburg, Pa. 
AGIO PHOTOGRAPHS—The Greatest Wonder 
Ivin, of the Age—Curious and amusing. 25 cts. a package. 
The Library of Love. Etiquette, Courtship, and Marriage. 4 
Books for 50 cts. Send to W. C. Wejiyss, 8 Astor Place, N. Y. 
Example of tho Non-Forfeiture Plan of the 
Empire. 
Age of tlie Party insured, 35—Ordinary Whole-Life Policy. 
One Annual Premium 1 Will f 2 years and 3 days. 
Two “ Premiums | continue 4 “ “ 12 
Three “ “ 1 the policy ] 0 “ “ 27 “ 
Four “ “ m 18 “ “ 40 “ 
Five “ “ J force 1.10 “ “ 50 “ 
FIRST-CLASS AGENTS WANTED in all parts of the coun¬ 
try. Apply at the Home Office, 139 Broadway. 
OFFICERS ; 
G. HILTON SCRIBNER. President. 
GEO. W. SMITH, Vice-President. 
SIDNEY W. CROFUT, Secretary. 
L. H. WATERS. Actuary. 
THOS. K. MARCY, M.D.. Medical Exam’r. 
EVERETT CLAPP, Superintendent. 
Warirag’s New Farm Hook. 
Tim Illustrated Handy-Book of Husbandry, a Guide for 
Farmers, Young and Old. 600 pages. 112 practical engrav¬ 
ings. The American Agriculturist says: “The book is a 
good one, and we take pleasure in commending both its ex¬ 
terior and its contents.” The IF. Y. Tribune says: “It is 
precisely such a book as every Farmer should have and 
should read.” Agents Wanted.— If there is no Agent in 
your locality send subscriptions direct to E. B. TREAT & 
CO., 054 Broadway, New York. 
mw MAYEN FAMILY KNITTER, 
Latest, cheapest, and best in the world for family use.— 
Patented in nine countries. Company invite any test or 
comparison. Machine knits everything. Price only $25 for 
plain, $30 for silver-plated, $33 for gold-plated. Price in¬ 
cludes Reel. Winder, Bobbins, Oiler, etc. Rights sold. 
Agents wanted. Address NEW HAVEN KNITTING CO. 
t JSE THE HILTON ALL GLASS SELF-SEAL- 
) ING Fruit Jar. The best in the world. For sale 
wholesale and retail by W. H. BARTLETT, Agent, Union 
Market, Boston, Mass. All orders by mail or express, 
promptly filled. 
SEND FOR CIRCULAR. 
SELPHO’S PATENT LEGS and AEMS. 
These celebrated Artificial Limbs, combining simplicity 
with great durability and comfort, and which contain all the 
latest improvements, can be had only of WM. SELPHO & 
SON, 516 Broadway, N. Y. Government orders attended to. 
MAGIC LANTERNS} forP S^K iced 
MICROSCOPES } for g tuonU 1C Price-Lfst slut te* 
T. H. MCALLISTER, Optician, 49 Nassau St., New York. 
JpRAISE WORTH HAVING: 
N. A. WILLARD, Esq., tlie well-known distinguished 
authority and lecturer on dairy matters, writes us: “ / hare 
thoroughly tested your Churn, and find it a rjood one. It is 
simple in construction, easily cleaned, and does its work IN 
THE BUST MANNER. It is a Churn I can safely rec¬ 
ommend to butter makers." 
THE OLOCHAJID CHURN" 
Can now be obtained of any Dealer in really first-class Farm 
Machinery in the United States. It is just exactly what it is 
represented—“THE BEST.” Sole manufacturers, 
PORTEK. SSIiANCHARB’S SONS, 
| CONCORD, N. II. 
GENERAL AGENTS: 
R. II. ALLEN & CO„ New York City. 
J. F. & J. E. WHITE, Chicago, Ill. 
ZERO 
Refrigerators 
$27, $33, $33, $45, $55. 
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 
Newport Cooler. 
$12, $16. 
No. 1. 2. 
Saratoga Cooler, 
$s. $ 10 . 
No. 1. 2. 
Zero Cooler, 
$15, $18, $25. 
No. 1. 2. 3. 
ALEX. M. LESLEY, 
Manufacturer, No. 
COS Sixth Ave., N. Y. 
Block-Tin Pipe, united with Solid Lead Covering, 
We are now prepared to supply the above in quantities to 
suit purchasers, and to warrant it in all respects. 
The Tin forms about one-quarter the thickness of the com¬ 
bined, Pipe, and tlie lead covering effectually protects it from 
external injury. The strength of this l ine is equal to that 
of a Lead Pipe of twice its weight, and it ban be confidently 
recommended to all who iiave any appreltension of 
injury from tile tunc of Bead Pipe. 
TATHAM & BROTHERS, 
New York and Philadelphia. 
DUGDALE’S 
UNIVERSAL 
CLOTHES 
WASHER 
Lightens the Labor of wash¬ 
ing Clothes hy employing 
suds at a much higher tem¬ 
perature than can tie endured 
by tlie hands. Common tubs 
and zinc wash-boards are 
used. The clothes tail be rub¬ 
bed with it more thoroughly 
than bv hand, in less time, 
and with less fatigue; weighs 
only three pounds. Price, 
$2.50. A liberal discount to 
dealers. Agents wanted. 
Send Stamp for Circular. Manufactured by 
J. IC. DUGDALE, Patentee, White Water, Ind. 
Kifl.es, Shot-Guns, Revolvers, etc., 
of all kinds at reduced prices, warranted and sent by Ex¬ 
press (c.o.d.) to be examined before paid for. Liberal terms 
to the trade, agents, or clubs. Write for a Catalogue Ad- 
dress, GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS, 
Pittsburgh. Fa. Army Guns, Revolvers, etc., 
bought or traded for. 
INVALIDS’ TKAVEL- 
ING CHAIRS, from $15 to $40, for in 
and out-door use. Any one having 
use of the hands can propel and guide 
one. Having no use of the hands, any 
child of five years can push a grown 
person about. Invalids’ Carriages to 
order. Pat. Carrying Chairs. Stato 
your case, and. send stamp for circu¬ 
lar. 
STEPHEN W. SMITH, 
No. 90 William Street, 
New York. 
Titais ©nl£§ ? lactometers. 
See page 252, July number. 
Sold (boxed to go by Express) 3 for $1. by 
DAVIS COLLAMOEE. 
No. 747 Broadway, New York. 
.""money 
EASILY 
MADE 
With our Stencil and Key 
Check Outfit. 
Circulars Free. 
M ake your own cider and wine: 
use Hutchinson’s Patent combined Cider-Mill and 
Press, price S'i2..o0. Send for Illustrated Circular to 
J. XL DECATUE & CO., 197 Water St., New York. 
