[August, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
THE BECKWITH 
SEWING-MACHINE IMPROVED. 
PRICE, $12. 
With New Braiding-Foot and other 
Yaluable Improvements. 
the 
Beckwith Sewing-Machine, 
which was fully described in the American Agriculturist 
for March and April, lb72. We have already given and 
sold more than one thousand of these machines, and tes¬ 
timonials of satisfaction have come from every quarter. 
We now offer the Beckwith Sewing-Ma¬ 
chine, Improved, price $12. A new and very 
simple braiding-foot has been made, by which a child can 
sew on braid without the least trouble, following any de¬ 
sired pattern with ease ; also a new arm, spiral spring 
and lever for raising the presser-foot, ail of which are 
now set in a position that leaves the needle free to be 
threaded. The joint is much enlarged, and the machine 
is otherwise greatly strengthened and improved. The 
use oi the braider-foot alone will be valued more than 
the cost of the machine. This, with the other improve¬ 
ments, is considered so important, that the Beckwith 
Sewing-Machine Company will make no more of the $10 
style. 
Head vvliat the People Say. 
Hundreds of letters have been received by us and by the 
Beckwith Sewing Machine Co., extracts from a few of which 
are given below. Some of them were written with 
reference to the $10 Machine, but are impropriate to the 
Improved Machine, as that comprises all the excellencies 
ol the former, with the additions already noted. 
AVaynesville, Ohio, June 10,1873. 
Sirs: I received the sewing-machine in due time. Iain 
perfectly delighted with it. I have used it on all kinds of 
goods. It gives entire satisfaction. 
Mr.s. EMMA CARDER. 
Clinton Hollow, N. Y., Feb. 9th, 1873. 
Gentlemen: I received the Improved Beckwith Sewing- 
Machine yesterday. AVords will fail to express my admira¬ 
tion of it. I had never seen one—never used any machine 
much—and had not the slightest trouble in immediately 
sewing with yours. Truly yours, 
A. F. COOK.INHAM. 
Newport, October 10th, 1872. 
Gentlemen : The Machine I bought of you September 
21st gives great satisfaction. Wife says she would not give 
it for a $100 machine, it is so nice and handy. 
Respectfully, CHARLES AT,MY. 
We have contracted with the Beckwith Sew'ingMachine 
Company for a large number of them to supply our own 
friends, and as Premiums. Each machine is put 
in a neat, compact box, with hemmer and guide, oil-can 
with oil , thread , different-sized needles , etc., with full 
Printed Directions for using, and delivered to any express 
office in this city, without extra charge above the $12. 
As we buy the machines at wholesale price, we have de¬ 
cided to give our readers some advantage of this, and we 
therefore propose to make a present for himself or 
herself, or for any friend, of one copy of Hearth and 
Home for six months, or one copy of the American 
Agriculturist for one year, to those persons who 
send us $12 for one of the machines while this offer 
is continued. 
The New Sewing lYIacliinc as a 
PREMIUM without Money. 
To enable those to get this machine who can not raise 
even tlie $12 to buy it, we make the following offer: 
We will «ive the Machine to any one 
who will collect and forward EIGHT 
subscribers for HEARTH AND HOME 
one year at $3 each ; or SIXTEEN sub¬ 
scribers to AMERICAN AGRICULTUR¬ 
IST for one year, at $1.50 each, express- 
age on the Machine to be paid by the re¬ 
cipient of it. 
25?“ Almost any lady can readily secure this small 
number of subscribers and get a machine free ; or 
some friend can thus ohtain it for her, as a present. 
Address. 
ORANGE JUDD A CO., 245 Broadway, N. Y. 
THE BECKWITH 
PORTABLE 
Family Sewing-Machine, 
PRICE $20. 
Enlarged and Improved. 
ITS WEIGHT IS 7 I*0I \1)S. 
AVe have been offering for a year past 
The Beckwith Sewint - Machines, 
both the original $10 Machine and the $12 Improved, as 
Premiums, and in that time have disposed of hundreds of 
them, which have given almost universal satisfaction, and 
elicited multitudes of testimonials of delight from the reci¬ 
pients. While we continue the offer of the Improved $12 
Machine as heretofore, wo now offer the new 
1873.] 
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THE VERY BEST PLAN 
By which you can obtain Life Insurance is the Low 
Premium, All Cash, Stock Plan. It furnishes the largest 
amount of insurance for a given sum of money. The 
contract is plain and definite, without complication, 
mystery, or uncertainty. The policy is always worth its 
face, the premium never increases. It is the most 
satisfactory and economical piau for tlie insurant. The 
Travelers Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn., 
grants Life Insurance upon this excellent plan. Its 
security is unquestioned. Apply to any Agent, or send 
for a Circular. 
WANTED. 
10,000 FARMERS 
To improve 1,453,000 acres R.R. Lands, free from mortgage, 
and located in the middle region of AVestern Iowa—tlie best 
corn, wheat, and cattle producing belt in the West, 15 hours 
distant from Chicago. Climate and soil unsurpassed. Mea¬ 
dow and plow land evenly distributed. No fever and ague. 
Average credit price $0 per acre. Send for a guide. Itcosts 
nothing, and gives descriptions, price, terms, maps, and 
how to reach tlie lands. Address JOHN B. CALHOUN, 
Land Commissioner Iona Railroad Land Co. Offices, 90 
Randolph St., Chicago, Illinois, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.' 
A fter a very thorough 
investiga ion oi (he real merits of tlie new remedy 
ior rupture, we ieel that we should be unfaithful to tlie 
office of a public journal if we should fail to acquaint, our 
S.'i'?T e o’o" s renters with the fact that the NEW ELASTIC 
1KUSS retains the rupture absolutely at all times and under 
all circumstances, without any exception whatever, in anv 
case. It is worn with perfect comfort night and day. and 
6hould not be taken off at all for the short time requisite to 
effect a perfect and permanent cure. Sold at a moderate 
price. Sent by mail to all parts of the country, and fitted 
£ge of charge, by the ELASTIC TRUSS COMPANY, No. 
683 Broadway, corner of Amity St., New York City, who 
furnish full descriptive circulars. 
___ —Brooklyn Eagle , May , 1873. 
Hot-later Proof TaMe Cutlery. 
LOVEJOY’S METALLIC 
WEATHER HOUSES 
Special pri'-e to dealers. 
Indicate tlie changes in the weather, and 
are pretty mantel ornaments. The little 
lady appears in fair and the man in 
stormy weather, and they never make 
mistakes. Sent prepaid to anv address, 
safely packed, upon receipt of $2 (Two), 
by AX VAN I,. LOVEJOY, 
Proprietor and Manufacturer, 
329 Washington St., Boston. 
BOYS’ BOARDING-SCHOOL. 
... , . , - ... . —- — manner 
ol teaching and recommendations. Forty-two school weeks 
in a rear. Reopen September 1st. Scholars tan. n anv time 
during the terms and charged accordingly. For full particu¬ 
lars, address HIRAM H. POST, Principal, Sing Sing, N Y 
Who wish to secure 
PATENTS should 
write to A.UKN & 
' CO., 37 Park Row, 
New York,for Advice and Pamphlet, 10J pager,FREE. 
mmmrn 
Cheapest, Handsomest, Most Durable Cut¬ 
lery known. Housekeepers find more trouble with loose 
and cracked handles in table cutlery than with anything 
else. The Handles of this 6tyle will stand boiling water, and 
never get loose. For full description see page 185 in Ameri¬ 
can Agriculturist for Alay. Ask your dealer for them. 
AVOODS CUTLERY CO., Antrim, N. II., Sole Manufactur- 
ers. Office and Salesroom, 35 CHAMBERS ST., New York. 
Plymouth, AA 7 rs., Jan. 29th, 1873. 
Dear Sir: I have had the Machine nearly a year, I think, 
and this Is the only accident (breaking one needle) that lias 
occurred to It. I have used it.a great deal, and like it very 
much. Yours respectfully, 
Mrs S. C. AVILLEY. 
Laclede, Mo., Jan., 1873. 
Dear Sirs: Please send amount inclosed in No. 1 and 2 
needles for Beckwith $10 Sewing-Machine. The little thing 
works like a charm. Truly yours. 
S. A. HENLEY. 
Churchville, Va., Feb. 22d, 1873. 
Gentlemen : The three Machines came safely to hand, 
and I have 6old two of them to my nearest neighbors, who 
are much pleased with them. 
Yours, etc., J. II. HEIZER. 
Kyi.erstown, Pa., Feb. 18th, 1873. 
Gentlemen : The Machine works with perfect satisfaction 
to all. I am young, and never sewed on a machine until I 
got the Beckwith, but by closely following directions on 
the lid of tlie box, I got along without any trouble. 
A. F. HOOVER. 
Portable Family Machine, 
price $20,which comprises all the excellencies of the former, 
with many valuable improvements. Its size and power are 
increased, and its capacity thus very much enlarged,without 
impairing its portability. There have been added cam and 
eccentric movement, a balance-wlieel, and also an oscillat¬ 
ing needle-clamp, by which the length of stitch can with the 
greatest ease be changed to the finest shade of variation 
without touching tlie needle. 
"IVc will give one of these $20 Machines to 
any one who will eollect anti forward to us 
Thirty Subscribers to American Agricul¬ 
turist at $1.50 each, or One Hundred at $1 
each, expressage on tlie Machine to be paid 
by the recipient of it. 
To any one sending us $20, we will send one of the Machines 
(packed in a neat, portable case, with handle to carry it 
easily), expressage to be paid by purchaser. If, after having 
tlie Machine 30 days, and givimr it a fair trial, it does not 
give satisfaction, upon the return of the Machine, express 
charges paid, we will refund the $20. 
ORANGE JUDD & COMPANY, 
S45 Broadway, New York, 
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American Agriculturist. 
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last Inge, and 2 d anil oil Cover Pages— $2.59 per line. 
Page next to Reading and Last Cover Page— $3V00 per line. 
No advertisement inserted for less than $5.00. 
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Inside Pages. 25cenls per line, each insertion. 
Business Notices and Lust Page. 40 cents tier lino. 
No advertisement inserted for less than $1.00. 
Hearth and Home. 
Inside Pages, per line (agate), each insertion.50 cents. 
Business Notices, 7th Page, and Last Page.75’cents. 
No Advertisement inserted for less than $2.00. 
JS’-No Advertisement of Medicines or Humbugs received. 
Address all orders to 
ORANGE JUDD & CO., 
245 Broadway, New York. 
