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ARE YOU GOING TO PAINT? 
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PAINTED WITH THE 
Averill Chemical Paint, 
White and'all the fashionable shades 
mixed ready for use and sold 
by the gallon. 
EXTRACTS FROM OUR LETTERS. 
Hon. Jas. Nkglkt, Pittsburgh, Pa.: “Altogether 1 find 
the ‘ Averill’ the cheapest and best.” 
Peter Henderson, Esq.: “The ‘ Averill’has proved su¬ 
perior to lead and oil.” 
C. W. Spooner, Treas., Cordage Co., Plymouth, Mass.: 
“The ‘Averill Chemical ’ has proved good.” 
C. A. Allyn, Esq., Palmyra, N. Y.: “ The * Averill Paint ’ 
is as bright to day as when applied three years ago.” 
Hundreds of testimonials from owners of the finest resi¬ 
dences in the country, with Sample Card of Colors, fur¬ 
nished free by dealers generally, and by the 
AVERILL CHEMICAL PAINT CO., 
33 Burling Slip, New York; or 133 East 
River St., Cleveland, Ohio. 
THE 
For Farm Wagons, Trucks, Carts, Mowing 
Machines, and Coal Carts. The best and 
Easiest-Hiding' Spring 1 
tver invented. Every Spring Warranted. Good 
tgents wanted in every city and town in the United States. 
Send for Circular. 
BENJ. F. WELLS, Sole Agent, 
47 Dey St., New York. 
HAKES’ IMPROVED 
SWIVEL PLOWS, 
For Level Land and Side Hill, 
Overcome all objections in Swivel Plows heretofore made 
fcr plowing level land, and the same results are obtained as 
with land-side plows. 
Possess a combination of advantages which recommend 
them to universal use, effecting the complete inversion ami 
pulverization of the soil on level as well as uneven surfaces, 
avoiding dead furrows and side ridges, giving an even sur¬ 
face to the fields. 
The merits of these Plows are fully stated in our illustrated 
and descriptive circular, which will be scut by mail, free, to 
any address. Made only'by 
AMES PLOW COMPANY, 
53 Beekman St,, New York, 
aitfl Q,uinoy Hnll. Boston* 
—jp&Tbj 
ZERO 
Refrigerator, 
WITH COOLER. 
Best in the World. 
Send for Book. 
A. M. LESLEY, 
221 West 23d St., 
NEW YORK. 
Lovejoy’s New fciyit 
GLASS CUTTER 
And Putty Knife 
Cuts glass better than a dia¬ 
mond. Everybody should have 
one. Any child can use it 
Sent to your address on receipl 
of 60 cents and stamp by 
ALYAN Ii. LOVEJCni 
229 Washington St., 
Bo&ton, - - - Maes 
Liberal discount made to dealers. 
stundu Price Reduced to ^5© per Tom. 
mAPE S’| 
|NITROGENIZEDf| 
pPER-PHOSPHAl’l 
OF LIME 
Barrels 250 lbs , net . 
The most Economical Fertilizer for Farm and Garden. 
COMPOSED of 
Bones, Flesh, Blood, Calcined Bones, Phosphatic Guiuio, Potash, and Sulphuric Acid, 
Ammonia, 3.57. ) Analysis on dry basis, April 9th, 1874; cargo, 394 tone; Sch. 
Decomposed Phosphoric Acid, 14.57.) W. J. Parks; by Dr. I. Walz, New York. 
Ammonia, 3.24. (Analysis on dry basis, January 10th, 1874, by G. A. Liebig, 
Decomposed Phosphate, 25.GC. J Baltimore, Md. 
ALSO 
Mapes’ ODORLESS Ammontated Superphosphate 
For Lawns, Vegetable ami Flower Gardens, etc., around dwellings. 
Packed in hags, 200 lbs. each—$60 per ton. Parked in small bags—30 cents each. 
Liberal Inducements send for circular to 
to Dealers. CHARLES ¥. MAPES, 160 Front St., N. Y. 
B. K. BLESS & SON. 23 Park Place, N. Y. R. C. REEVES, 185 Water St., N. Y. 
ALFRED BR1DGEM AX, 816 Broadwav, N. Y. PAUL C. COFFIN & CO., cor. West and Duane Sts., N. Y. 
J AMES M. THORBURN & CO., 15 John St., N. Y. H. B. ORIF1-TNG, 60 Cortlandt St., N. Y. 
Farm Implements 
Agricultural Almanac Sent Free. 
H. B. GRTFFXNG-, 
58 & GO COURTLANDT STREET, N. Y. 
FARMS IN VIRGINIA, 
With Dwellings, Barns, etc. Vegetation for New York mar¬ 
kets four to six weeks earlier than New Jersey lands. 
Q,uick and Cheap Steam Transportation 
to All the Northern Markets. 
Prices $5 to $25 per acre. Farms both large and small. 
Lists w ith full particulars by addressing 
WM. P. MOORE & CO., Suffolk, Va. 
F1I1E INSURANCE 
COMPANY, 
201 Broadway, N.Y. 
Capital Stock. . .$500,000 
Casli value of Assets.-....$',303,221 
Total Liabilities. 82,302 
Net Assets.$1,225,922 
Dwellings and Farm Risks a specialty at all our Agencies. 
HENRY A HOWE, President. 
P. NOTMAN, V. P. and Sec'y. 
Thepennmutml 
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 
OF 1 PHILADELPHIA. 
ASSETS ACCUMULATED, §4,437,906.90. 
The Penn is a purely mutual Company. All of its surplus 
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insurance as-desired. SAM’L C. HUEY, Pres. 
General and Local Agents wanted in the Middle and West¬ 
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Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
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Sold by all Dealers. 
No. 91 John St., New York. 
HENRY HOE, Sole Agent. JOSEPH GILL0TT&S0NS 
Sexual Physiology. 
By R. T. Tram,, M. D. Containing Sexual Genera¬ 
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year, and a volume of the Complete Works of Shakspeare, 
containing 1.000 pages and 36 illustrations. Agents wanted. 
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No female can well do without Ihem. Sample sent, 
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90 Chambers St, New York. 
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