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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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'I'Sie Vienna Exhibition. 
Austrian Court Honor to an American Contrib¬ 
utor. 
Telegrams to the New York Herald. 
Vienna, Nov. 1,1873. 
The Emperor of Austria has conferred the “ Imperial 
Order of Francis Joseph ” upon Hon. Nathaniel Wheel¬ 
er, President of the celebrated Wheeler & Wilson Sew¬ 
ing Machine Company of New York. 
More Distinguished Honors. 
Baltimore, Md., Oct. 31. 
The Maryland Institute has awarded Wheeler & Wil¬ 
son the gold medal for the new No. 6 sewing machine. 
Other sewing machines received nothing. 
Seedsmen and Florists! 
Your attention is called to the advertisement of Geo. 
P. Rowell & Co. on page 37. If you desire to adver¬ 
tise effectually and cheaply write at once to Rowell & 
Co., 41 Park Row, New York. You will find this firm 
prompt, energetic , and reliable. 
Breech - Loading Shot- 
Guns of all the celebrated makers. 
§< urtevajit’s Patent Brass 
ihot Shell. 
Shooting Tackle of every 
description. Send for Descriptive 
Catalogue- SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM, 
ID Maiden Lane, New York. 
GEO. A. PRINCE & CO. 
ORSANS & MELOiEQNS. 
The Oldest, Largest, and Most Perfect Manufactory in ttie 
United States. 
53,000 
Now in use. 
No other Musical Instrument ever obtained the same 
popularity. 
Sir? - Send for Price-Lists. 
Address BUFFALO, N. Y. 
The Best Article in the 
Market.” 
H. W„ JOHNS, 87 Malden Lane, N. Y. 
Patentee and Sole Manufacturer. Established 1S38. 
Mothers, 
Why do you neglect to buy 
SILVER-TIPPED 
Shoes for your children? They 
never wear through at the toe. 
The only reliable covering for 
the Feet is 
Cable Screw Wire 
BOOTS AND SHOES, 
$75 PER WEEK~ 
made by our agents throughout the country selling onr 
celebrated I.a Perle Rubber Goods. Indispensable articles 
for Ladies and Children’s wear. 
La perle rubber co„ 
90 Chambers Street, New York. 
MIYMTV MADE RAPIDLY with Stencil and. 
*VLU AN Ad J, Key Check Outfits. Catalogues and full par¬ 
ticulars free. S. M. Spencer. 117 Hanover st., Boston, Mass. 
A GENTS LO.OK !—S12 a day made selling- 
-cm. Scissors Sharpener and other wares. Sample -5 cts. Cat¬ 
alogue free. T. J. HASTINGS & CO., Worcester, Mass. 
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Our handsomely Illustrated Catalogue for 1874 
is uow ready. Purchasers of Seeds will do well 
to consult it before making up their orders. Our 
Flower and Vegetable Seeds, being grown with 
tlie greatest care and attention, from the very 
best of stocks, recommend themselves to all who 
desire a sale and profitable return for their in¬ 
vestment. All we ask for them is a trial; they 
will tell their own story. Catalogues free to 
regular patrons; to others on receipt of Ten Cents. 
KERN, STEBER & CO., 
Seed Growers, 
21 I Market St., St. Louis, Mo. 
[SEEDS 
OUR BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED 
^CATALOGUES for 1874, o 
g Numbering 175 PAGES, and containing I 
. 2 fine large colored plates, are now ready. | 
. To our patrons they will bo mailed as usual 
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I Allpurchasers of our Books, either r 
• Gardening for Profit, , 
or Practical Floriculture; 
S Price $1.50 each (prepaid by mail,) haw £ 
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Seedsmen, 35 Cortlandt Street, New York, 
I PLANTS 
SEEDS, 
Western grown. Catalogue free. Special Price-list for 
MARKET GARDENERS, 
English or German. Send name to 
GEO. S. HASKELL & CO., Rockford, Ill. 
WHAT—WHOSBE 
—WHEN—HOW 
To Plant Farm, Garden, and Flower Seeds; what they will 
cost, and all other desirable information in our 
HAND-BOOK for 1874, 
Containing a Beautifully Colored Chromo. 
Sent to all applicants, post-paid, on receipt ol 10 cents, by 
JAMIES FLEMING, Seedsman, 
07 Nassau St., New York. 
IPATI&ONS OF MUSISAWlblSA. 
No Middle Men. Free Price List. 
THE JONES SCALE AVOKKS, Binghamton, N. Y. 
1874. 
Mow is the Time to 
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TO 
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The Little Corporal, by its attractive stories, poems, and beautiful pictures, lias becoma a welcome visitor in many 
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Licenses granted to Manufacturers of Agricultural Machines, Carriages, etc. 
