1883. J 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
43 
The Pension Business. 
Second Letter from W. T. Fletcher. 
Lansdowne Farm, ) 
Lawrence, Ind., Nov. 20, 1882. j 
Ed. American Agriculturist.— 
In the November number, you published various 
'letters including mine, in regard to the Fitzgeralds. 
While the facts as related were true, yet unfortu¬ 
nately the initals of The Fitzgerald were wrong. 
Tn that way & great injustice was done P. H. Fitz¬ 
gerald, of Indianapolis, who, instead of being the 
■^unprincipled rascal represented, has the respect 
-of all with whom he has had dealings, as an honest 
and reputable man. Hon. Chas. L. Halstein, U. S. 
Attorney for this district, tells me that Mr. F.’s 
crecord is unusually good, and that he has been 
•assisted by him in several cases. So much of an 
“amende honorable ” to P. H. F. 
Very truly, 
W. T. FLETCHER. 
A Mass. Meeting of Farmers.— We are 
pleased to note a profitable Convention of Bay 
State farmers at Northampton, December 5th to 
7th, it being the Country Meeting of the State 
•Board of Agriculture. Several live questions were 
considered, not among the least important of which 
were: Forest Trees, Poultry for Market, Barbed- 
wire Fences, Farm Implements, etc. 
The only mcchine that received an award on both 
Horse-power and Thresher and Cleaner, at the Centen¬ 
nial Exhibition; was awarded the two last Gold 
given by the New York State Agricultural 
Society on Horse-powers and Threshers, and is the 
Only Thresher selected from the vast number built In 
the United States, for illustration and description in 
“Appleton’s Cyclopedia of Applied Mechanics,” re¬ 
cently published, thus adopting it as the Standard 
machine of this country. Catalogue sent Iree. Address 
1UINARD HARDER, Coblesh511,Schoharie Co., N. Y. 
GOOD SEED 
Louse 
Is the basis of Nice Vejjjf- 
etables,Beautiful 
Flowers, and Big 
'arm crops. Our 
eed is tested for vi¬ 
tality and purity, 
‘ and only the 
_EST offered. 
^ We are the larg- 
H }esl farmers, seed 
growers & deal¬ 
ers anywhere. 
Spring Catalogue 
Flower,Vegeta- 
,Farm,andTree 
Seed, free. Cata¬ 
logue of Flowering 
Bulbs and Plants tor 
ey's Farmers'Almanac $ 5UU 
prize essays on special crops,North’n or South’n edition, 
10 ets. Grain andFarm Seeds Manual— history, descrip¬ 
tions, culture of best Grains,Grasses,Potatoes, 10 cts. 
HIRAM SIBLEY &. CO.. Seedsmen, 
Rochester, N. Y. and Chicago, HI. 
6 Shirts for $6.00. 
Made of Wamsutta Muslin (the 
i best), with fronts reinforced, 
1 bosoms of fine Irish linen, 3-ply, 
all seams double stitched. No 
better Shirt can be made. A sam¬ 
ple and rules for measurement 
sent by mail for $1.15. State size 
of collar worn. Circular and 
samples of material sent free. 
Two fine Cambric Collars and a 
pair of Cuffs, nicely laundered, 
sent for 20c., worth 50c., or 6 sets for $1.00. assorted patterns. 
C. R. QUINBY, Custom Dept., 
I’leasantville Station, N. Y'. 
Printed on 50 Extra Large Chronics in 
• nine colors, ixi board. French and Swiss florals, 
_ remembrance* Good Luck, German, Flo¬ 
ral, Motto, and Verse Cards, Nameinfancyscripttype.lOe. 
14 packs *1. CyT Our Beautiful bound Book of 100 styles for 
1883, 35c. Reduced Price List with each order. Illustrated 
premium List, 6c. Address, S. 31, FOOTE, Northlord, Conn. 
i p? I k Perfect Beauties, new style Imported Chromo Cards, 
j fj \ r Swiss and French florals, roses, birds, mottoes, land¬ 
scapes, name on, 10c. vEtna Printing Co., Northford, Ct. 
Scrap Pictures. 10e. 106 Transfer Pictures. 1 Oe. 
12 Perforated Mottoes, 10c. 2 Birthday Cards, 
10c. J. W. FRIZZELL, Baltimore, Md. 
ELEGANT NEVv STYLE CARDS, Gilt 
^1 B Fringe, Chromo, Fan, Ivy Wreath, Gilt Vase of 
fi \f Roses, &c. tin 2 alike, name on 10c. Agent’s book 
•of samples 25c. GORDON PR’T’G GO., Northford, Ct. 
n oo 
JL 1fl( 
Cent Each* it 
$ | mQQ» With 200 pictures, $ I . 
THE STEROGRAPH 
The above is an entirely new invention, just out, which has already become immensely 
popular and is bound to have an ex¬ 
tensive sale. It is aSterograph, and 
as such, is not to be classed with 
the cheap microscopes which are 
• sold from one to five dollars each. 
No instrumenthas ever been offered 
at$l.00equal to it;byitsuseyou can 
see the livingparasites on the body 
of a orbhoscaleson a butterfly’s 
wing, and thousands of other 
wonderful things. But this is not 
all. There are furnished with each 
instrument 300 Beautiful Pic¬ 
tures* Photographed ©n glass and 
when magnified by the Sterograph, 
they appear as distinct to the eye as 
the original paintings from which 
they were taken. Thereare pictures 
of all the Presidents of the United 
States, copies of tho best paintings 
in the country. Also a large collect¬ 
ion of miscellaneous views compris¬ 
ing pictures of Childhood, Love 
Scenes. Comic and Pathetic Pic¬ 
tures, in fact, for variety, enough to 
suit all tastes. The original of these 
pictures Cost Thousands.of 
Dollars* hut by this invention 
f ou have them all at less than One 
the Sterograph with 100 pictures 
Send post office order or registered letter to 
CO., 122 Nassau Street, New York. 
ORLD 
,40. With 800 pictures, S I »©5 
PANU^ACTMRING “ 
MAHER & GHOSH, 
4 MONROE ST., 
TOLEDO, OHIO. 
New Knife.— 3 Blade, Stag or Ebony handle, long blade, 
as carefully made as a razor, post-paid, $1.00. All our 
goons hand-forged from razor-steel, 
and replaced free, if soft or flawy. 
Our Farmers’ Extra Strong 2-blade, 
75 cents; medium 2-blade,50c.; 1-blade, 
25c.; Extra Strong, 1 blade. 50c. 
Hunting Knife,— 
$1. Ladies’ line 2- 
blade, 50c. Gents’ 
3-blade, $1.00. 
PRUNING 
SHEARS, $1.00. 
KNIFE,best,$1.00. 
40-PAGE LIST 
SENT FREE. 
Also "HOW TO 
USE A RAZOR.” 
S ELECT NURSERY.— Fine stock Fruit and Orna¬ 
mental Trees, Grape Vines. Roses. Greenhouse Plants, 
etc. Catalogue free. F. WALKER Ac CO., 
New Albany, Indiana. 
F LOWER SEEDS Given Awav ! A mixed pack¬ 
age (350kinds),with sample Park’s Floral Magazine. 
a beautiful illustrated monthly, all for stamp. This is a 
rare offer. Tell all your friends, and ask them to send with 
you. G. W. PARK, Fannettsburg, Pa. 
FOREST and EVERGREEN TREES, 
Hardy Gatalpa Seeds, 
CATALPA, PINE, SPRUCE, LARCH, ASH, &c„ &c. 
All Nursery Grown. Tree Seeds, Forest Trees, by mail. 
R. DOUGLAS & SON, Waukegan, Ills. 
RELIABLE SEEDS 
Of the very best strains for MARKET GARDENERS, 
FARMERS, FLORISTS, and FAMILY GARDENS. Seeds 
sent by mail all over the country, and guaranteed to reach 
purchasers. Catalogues free on application. 
HOVEY & COMPANY, 
Importers and Wholesale and Retail Dealers in 
GARDEN, FLOWER, AND AGRICULTURAL SEEDS, 
16 South Market St., Boston, Mass. 
SOD SORTS OF APPLE, 
Including 100 NEW NORTHERN AND RUS¬ 
SIAN Varieties, trees of one or two years, just right 
for expressing everywhere, and the yearlings for mailing 
as well. 
APPLE ROOT-GRAFTS, most magnificent and 
reliable assortment. Send for NEW SPRING LIST, 
F. K. PIKKMX. 
I’llomix Nursery, Delaran, Wis. 
OK 
SEEDS. 
_NOW all men and women, who buy seeds 
with the letters O. K. handsomely printed 
on the wrappers thereof, that these seeds are of a superior 
quality. 
. this fact in mind, you will at 
once conclude that you want 
_ ■ 1883, in which the description and 
Illustrations of hundreds of vegetables and flowers 
prodjiced_byjtheee 
' ‘ ziven. The Catalogue em- 
_ Braces everything desired 
, and Farm. The whole enclosed 
in an elegant Lithograph Cover, emblematic of 
Earth’s Productions, making it a book 
I acknownedged to 
J be the handsom- 
_ ■ sent out a l a Seed 
Catalogue, and perfectly in keeping with the excel- 
lent qual ity of the s eed s it rep resents, and which are much 
Besides the Vegetable and 
Flower department, there 
_. __ —_i choice Farm Seeds and Seed 
Potatoes, and contains illustrations and description 
of th e Wonderful Martin Amber Whe at. 
send for it. It 
will be sent 
_ __ _ who are desirous 
of buying the best seeds, se nd th eir address along. 
O. K. SEEDS Have ye no 
other. Use them once and use them always, and the re¬ 
sults will De satisfactory. Every -package bears the 
mark G. K. Address 
J. A. EVERITT, Watsontown, Pa* 
produced Dy meee 
QEEDS ARE 
for the Garden , Field, anc 
In an elegant Lithogra 
Earth's Productions, making it a book 
TU VERY WHERE I 
I J est and most valuable work ever si 
Catalogue, and perfectly in 
lent quality of the seeds it represej 
TPSTEEMED. j 
I J is another devoted to clinic 
Potatoes, and contains illuf 
of th e Wonderful Martin Amber V 
fSON’T FAIL TO 
I / free, and if you have friends wl 
SPLENDID HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS. 
T HE ARTISTIC, the USEFUL, and the BEAUTIFUL 
combined in DEMOREST’S MONTHLY MAGAZINE. 
See the most splendid Holiday numbers of this model 
Magazine for December and January, and sold everywhere. 
Price, 20c; yearly, $2. Now is the time to subscribe. Ad¬ 
dress M . JENNINGS DEMOREST, 17 East 14th Street. 
FARMERS anti FARMERS’ SONS 
ft A, Tfr M4FT7 *50 to $150 
i* mi: month 
During the Fall and Winter. For particulars. 
Address, J. C. McCURDY & CO., Philadelphia,?*. 
SCRIBNER’S 
LUMBER 
and 
LOG BOOK. 
NEARLY A MILLION SOLD. Most complete book of 
its kind ever published. Gives measurement of all kinds of 
Lumber, Logs, Planks, Scantling; cubical contents of 
square and round Timber ; hints to lumber dealers ; wood 
measure ; speed of circular saws; care of saws ; cord- 
wood tables ; felling trees; growth of trees ; land measure; 
wages, rent, board, interest, stave and heading bolts, etc. 
Standard book throughout the United States and Canada. 
Be sure and get the new illustrated edition of 1882. Ask 
your bookseller for it. Sent postpaid, for 35 cents. 
G. W. FISHER, Box 238, Rochester, N. Y. 
CIS1DIT SILKY PLOW. 
Its success is without parallel. 
The only plow without a land slide. 
Entire weight carried on wheels. 
No side draft. Without an equal. 
OLIVER CHILLED PLOW WORKS, 
South Beud, Ind* 
Gardner’s Railway Pitching Apparatus. 
Consisting of Grappling 
Fork, Carrier, Pulleys, etc. 
This Fork, Car, etc., has 
been sold throughout the 
U. S. and Canada with the 
greatest success. It has won 
its way amid the greatest 
competition of Forks and 
Carriers, and is without 
doubt the best hay and grain 
unloader made. Everv fann¬ 
er should send foracircular 
now. E.V. R. Gardner & Co., Westtown, Orange Co., N. Y. 
200 MARYLAND FARMS, la l r %% s a f ^. 30 
Near railroad and navigable salt water (with all its luxur¬ 
ies) in Talbot Co., Md. Climate mild and healthy. Titles 
good. New Pamphlet and Map showing location, free. 
Address C. E. SHANAHAN, Atty, Easton, Md. 
mm OE ’PrfcoM .isl^no ready! 
C. BOGGS, Moorton, DeL 
