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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[December, 
INTERESTING TO EVERY LOVER OF MUSIC. 
Showing how a Three-page piece of Music can be bought for less than Two Cents. 
WHAT iS PETERS DOING? 
The “Season," the New-YorkAmusement Programme, 
says: “ Peters, the New-York Music Publisher, 599 Broadway, is doing more to promote 
tlie divine art of music than any other of our American publishers—in fact, he beats the 
world on his cheap Music Publications. His Musical Ma&azine is fast becoming a 
‘ household word,’ and is really indispensable to every lover of music. No wonder music¬ 
al people are going wild over it, as eacli number contains from twelve to fifteen songs and 
Pieces of really line music, by such well-known authors as J. R. Thomas, Bishop, Hays, 
Kinkei, etc.., any single piece being worth more than Mr. Peters asks for the entire lot. 
Think of it, ye musicians, -who have been paying from 30 to 50 cents apiece for music, and 
remember that every number of Peters' Musical Monthly will give you four or five 
beautiful songs, three or four quartets, and four or five splendid piano pieces for the small 
Bum of thirty cents. If this is not revolution, what is it? Specie payment is nowhere.” 
CAN PETERS DO IT? 
Tho New-York Weekly says: “What has long been needed has at 
length appeared. A first-class musical magazine. A magazine not merely so much print¬ 
ing and paper, but a work combining quantity with quality. A work for which the public 
can subscribe with as much confidence in its unpublished numbers as they now do m sub¬ 
scribing for a ‘ Weekly,' or a 'Harper.' Such a work is ‘ Peters’ Musical Monthly.’ 
“ The" publisher had the prestige of his name in beginning his new enterprise, and 
1 Peters' Musical Monthly ’ well sustains the world-wide reputation of his house.” 
A HANDSOME PRESENT. 
How many people are puzzling their brains over what they shall give some lady friend 1 
There are plenty of articles that can be bought; but the trouble is, what will be a proper 
present for a young man to give some other body's sister ? A hundred things might be 
selected, and not one as appropriate as a year’s subscription to Peters’ Musical Monthly. 
Music is always in order. It makes a delicate, arehned present, and something that any 
lady can accept from a gentleman friend. A present of this kind will cause a twelve-folu 
pleasure to the party receiving it, and cause you to be thanked and looked tor as a regular 
monthly visitor. Or, you can let the giver be unknown. We can keep a secret, it yon 
want us to, You can thus make a useful present, and enjoy the surprise it will create. 
We give the contents of October, November, and December numbers of Peters’ 
Musical Monthly, and a glance at the authors will show the superior quality of the 
music we furnish our subscribers. In fact, the names of all the leading Song and In¬ 
strumental writers will he found as contributors to what may he safely called the 
cheapest music ever published. It will also ho seen that each number contains from 
twelve to sixteen pieces of music, and that wo arc really furnishing from one hundred 
and seventy to two hundred pieces of music, to every yearly subscriber—that is, a 
piece of music for every other day in the year; and while our subscribers are paying 
one-and-a-lialf cents apiece for all this music, others, less careful of their money, are 
buying tho same music in sheet form and printed from the same plates , at from thirty 
cents to sixty cents apiece, 
No. 38.—CONTENTS OF OCTOBER NO.-Price, 30 Cts. 
Truly vours. Song and Chorus. By "Will S. Hays.—Papa, come help me across the dark 
River. Song and Chorus. By Persley.—The World is full of Beauty when the Heart is 
full of Love. Song. Donizetti.—Eyes of laughing, loving Blue. Song and Chorus. By 
Philip Phillips.—We won’t leave the Farm. Song and Chorus. By Persley.—Cast thy Bur¬ 
den on the Lord. Quartet. By Juch.—Jesus and the Children. Duet or Chorus. By 
Dressier.—Speak the Truth. Sacred Song. By Dressier.—Halte Militaire.. Polka du Bi¬ 
vouac. By Detta.—Falling Leaves Polka. By Goote.—Christine Nilsson’s favorite Schot- 
tische. By Mack.—Floating Breezes. Vale Sentimentale. By Kinkei. 
No. 39.—CONTENTS OF NOVEMBER NO.-Price, 30 Cts. 
Lord, teach me how to pray! Sacred Song and Quartet. W. V. Wallace.—If yon’ve a 
Father’s Love for your Child. Temperance Song. By Martin.—Meet me, Nannie, Ibluc- 
eyed Nannie. Song and Chorus. By Tucker.—Where art thou now? Eng. and Ger.Text. 
By Juch.—I’m sittiug by the Window. Love. Song and Chorus. By Will S. Hays.—Sol¬ 
dier’s Farewell. Quartet for male voices. From the German.—Gentle Zephyr. Quartet. 
By Mortimer.—Blessed are the Poor in Spirit. Quartet. By Dressier.—Why do we mourn 
departed Friends? Arranged from Wrigjiton.—Songs of Praise the Angels sing. Thanks¬ 
giving Hymn. By Dressier.—Sunbeam Waltz. By Harmistoun.—Sweet Sixteen Polka. 
By Schilling.—Perle d’Amerique. Valse Brillante. l!y Kinkei.—King William's Lancers. 
With Figures. By Dressier. 
No. 40.—CONTENTS OF DECEMBER NO.-Price, 30 Cts. 
Fear not! or. There’s Pardon for us all. Sacred Song. By J. Cox.—Sweetest Love, I'll 
not forget thee. Ballad. By Emmet.—Little dimpled Hands. Song and Chorus. By 
Persley.—Meet me again to-morrow. Bessie. Song and Chorus. By Persley.—Sunshine on 
tlie Sea. Ballad. By Tucker.—He sleeps 'neatli the Shade of the Willow. Trio or Chorus. 
By Martin.—The Star of Bethlehem. Christmas Hymn. By Reicliardt.—Merry Christmas. 
Sunday-school Hymn. By Dressier.—See the Leaves around us falling Sacred. By La 
Haehe’.—'Through another Year conducted. New-Year's Hymn. By Reis.—Pleasant 
Memories Waltz. Bv Brown.—Sweet Music. Transcription. By Baum bach .—Driven 
from Home Waltz. By Dressier.—Nobody’s Darling Waltz. By Dressier.—Damask Rose. 
By Mack. 
We devote all our space to music; giving in each month's issuo thirty-six full-size 
pages of music, printed on fine white paper, and eight pages of reviews of new music, 
books, etc., on tinted paper. The music pages are numbered separately, so that they j 
can be detached and bound into a yearly volume of four hundred and thirty-two I 
music pages, nearly two inches thick, (or better still, into two half-yearly volumes, 
as a yearly volume is actually so bulky that it is apt to break the rack of the piano.) 
Giving so much valuable matter for such a small sum. we deem it necessary to explain 
how we can do it. It is in this way: We are largely engaged In publishing sheet-music, 
and frequently turn out as many as two hundred new issues in a 6ingle month. Among 
these pieces are many valuable compositions which only need to be seen and heard to be¬ 
come immensely popular. The difficulty of introducing new music to the musical public 
gives our reasons for starting Peters’Musical Monthly, and the chance It gives to 
Introduce our new publications, explains how we can afford to give so much for so little 
money. In a word, we do not expect to make money off of our circulation. We can not 
do It, if we wanted to, as we give too much to make on It. We, however, make ample 
profit out of the Immediate after sale op the music, which we never could have intro¬ 
duced m any other way, except by enormous outlays for expensive advertising. 
Some twenty thousand well-to-do families are taking advantage of our magazine 
lo lay in a bountiful supply of new music, and we should be pleased to add as many more 
names to our list, at the same rates; once fifty thousand names on our list, and we shall 
begin to think it time to close our books to new comers at any such prices, as there must bo 
a limit to this almost%free gift of music, or we would in the end defeat our own object, 
namely, the after sale of the music. In the mean time, we will gladly enroll all the names 
we can, and would call your attention to our cash and club rates, whereby you may mate¬ 
rially lessen your own subscription. Remember ! three copies f»r nine dollars, and one 
flee to the getter-up of the club. 
A Trial Trip We will send four numbers of Peters’ Musical Monthly, 
(January, February, March, and April, 1871,) on receipt of §1 ; or January to June, 
six months, for $1.50; or four back numbers for 1870, (our own selection, )for 75 cents; 
two back numbers, (our own selection,) for 40 cents ; single numbers, 30 cents. We 
say “ our own selection,” as we are compelled to keep a heavy stock of hack numbers 
on hand, and by making our own selection, we can keep our stock even, and prevent 
running out of single numbers. Wo would state that each number is complete in it¬ 
self, and we would have no hesitation in picking them blindfold, and presenting any 
month’s issue as a fair sample of the rest. 
Any Music-Teacher, whose orders from us at professional rates amount 
to ten dollars during tin; year, will he presented with a year’s subscription to Peters* 
Musical Monthly for the current year. Teachers whose orders from us will entitle them 
to tliis offer must notify us of their ivish to secure a subscription, in order to have their 
names put on our list. 
News-dealers supplied witli Peters’ Musical Monthly direct, or through the American 
News Company. Large posters arc furnished each month, and extra copies for posting 
will he sent on application. 
THE REASON WHY WE TURN OUT SO MANY POPULAR 
PIECES. 
We have for years past controlled the mss. of most of the leading musicians of the coun¬ 
try, and are probably the only American publisher able to keep up a magazine like ours, 
and supply each month such a large selection of really first-class "copy-right music ; and 
it is only by making expensive yearly contracts with such writers as Geo. W. Persley, Will 
S. Hays, Kinkei, and others, that we are ourselves enabled to do so. We receive daily, 
mss. from well-known authors, which other publishers would give hundreds of dollars to 
possess, and which we control by our contracts, but do not put in Peters’ Musical 
Monthly, as we have only space lor twelve to fifteen pieces a month, and take good care 
to pick out only the very best for our subscribers. Qur catalogue is filled with popular 
music, .earlv all of which has first appeared in our Monthly ; for instance, “Driven from 
Home,” “ Write me a Letter,” "Nora O’Neal,” “ Shamus O’Brien,” “Let the Dead and the 
Beautiful rest,” “Little Brown Church,” “Little Feet so white and fair," “Papa, come 
help me across the dark River,” etc., etc... etc. And in the instrumental lino we could men¬ 
tion hundreds of pieces by Kinkei, Wyman, Bcclit, Faclier, etc. In a word, our facilities 
have enabled us to make hits with every issue, while other musical papers (or rather. 
advertising sheets) have seldom or ever been successful in tarnishing music that afterward 
became popular. And why is it? Because most of these papers are published in out-of. 
the-way places, and by publishers icith small capital and business, who are unable to offer 
the best t criters a sufficient inducement to warrant them in refusing yearly offers and a, 
steady market for all their compositions. The consequence is, they are compelled to pub¬ 
lish what they can get. Some two or three musicians are engaged to write a piece a month, 
and in it goes, let it he good or bad. They are all published to'make money off their circu¬ 
lation, and the publishers can not afford to make heavy outlays for their music, preferring 
to give quantity rather than quality. The careful reader will he enabled from the lorogo- 
ing to draw a broad distinction between Peters’ Musical Monthly and all other musical 
papers or magazines. The next question is, to get a copy. This can he done by sending 
direct to us, or by giving any news-dealer thirty cents, mul telling him to order it for yon. 
You will, however, have time by sending direct to J. L. Peters, 599 Broadway, New York. 
Post-Office Box, 5129. 
Peters’ Musical Monthly is issued on the fifteenth of each month, in advance, 
and is exactly the same shape and size as the American Agriculturist or Demorest's 
Monthly. Terms, $1.50, for a volume of six months, or $3 a year. 
PETERS’ MUSICAL LIBRARY. 
We would also call attention to tbs following choice collections of Piano Music, 
which we are issuing in uniform shape, price, and binding. The Music is selected 
with great care and embraces some of the most popular Songs and Piano Pieces by 
such authors as Hays, Thomas, Kinkei, Bishop, Wyman, Pacher, Danks, Keller, "W(Fo¬ 
ster, Beclit, Harmistoun, etc. Price for each "Volume, $1.75 in Boards; $2 in Cloth ; 
$2.50 Gilt. Mailed free of Postage to any part of the country. 
VOCAL COLLECTIONS. 
Shining Lights —'A choice collection of Sacred Songs. 
Golden Leaves— Yol. I and II. A collection of Songs and Choruses by the 
“Prince of SongWriters,” Will. S. Hays. 
Hearth and Home— a collection of Favorite Songs, by Henry Tucker, Palm¬ 
er, Bishop, etc. 
Fireside Echoes— a collection of beautiful nomo Songs, such as “Papa 
come Help me,” “ Little feet so white and fair,” “ Driven from Home,” “ My Trundle 
Bed,” etc. 
Sweet Sounds —a collection of favorite Ballads, by popular authors. 
Priceless Gems— Containing a selection of Songs of a higher order than 
the usual run of popular Ballads. 
INSTRUMENTAL COLLECTIONS. 
Fairy Fingers— Easy Piano Pieces for Small Hands, by Bcclit. 
Magic Circle— Easy Piano Pieces for Small Hands, by J. Harmistoun, 
Young Pianist— A collection of favorite Polkas, Waltzes, Sckottisches, et«., 
for Young Players. 
Pearl Drops —A choice collection of Dance Music suitable for Young Players. 
Musical Recreations— Containing selections from Kinkei,Mack, Wyman, 
Pacher, etc. 
Pleasant Memories— Containing pieces of Moderate Difficulty by well- 
known authors. 
Golden Chi mes —A collection of brilliant Parlor Music by Charles Kinkei. 
Brilliant Gems— a splendid collection of Piano pieces by Allard. Vilbrc, 
Pacher, etc. 
These works are compiled with great care. They are printed from full-size Music 
plates, and contain from $12 to $15 worth of Music in each Volume. 
Address j. L. PETERS, Music Publisher, 
[P. O. Box 5429.] 599 Broadway, New YorJto 
Sample copies arc 3© cents—and we desire every musician who sees this So send for a copy—for it is only 
by seeing Peters’ Musical Monthly that yon can Judge of its real merit. Should you think 3© cents too 
much to test its value—send a smaller sum. We want you to see it and would prefer sending you a num¬ 
ber at your own price, rather than Biot have it reach you. Take a copy along with you when canvassing 
for the Agriculturist and Hearth and Home. Our C?o4h and Premium rates are very liberal. 
