194, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[May, 
PRAIRIE, CORN-FIELD AND HERD OF CATTLE, SIX MILES WEST OF LINCOLN, NEB. 
IF YOU WANT A FARM OR HOME, 
YOU SHOULD BUY OF THE 
BURLINGTON AND MISSOURI RIVER RAILROAD CO. 
IN IOWA OR NEBRASKA, 
BECAUSE—Tlieir prices are low, ranging for the best land from Three to Ten Dollars per acre. 
BECAUSE— No payments are required of the purchaser for four years, except interest at six per cent. 
BECAUSE—After the fourth year only one seventh of the principal is payable annually till the whole is paid. 
BECAUSE—You are not required to go into a wilderness, these being well-settled States, the population of which Is rapidly increasing. 
BECAUSE—The mildness of the climate and fertility of the soil is such that the settler can pay for his farm from the products raised upon it long before the time when the principal 
becomes due. 
BECAUSE—Failure of crops from drouth is unknown. 
BECAUSE—Large allowances are made upon fare and freight, thus giving low rates on both to purchasers of this Company's lands. 
AND YOU SHOULD BUY THIS YEAR. 
BECAUSE—Purchasers ot our lands in Nebraska during 1874 who cultivate one-half their land within two years from their purchase are allowed a reduction of twenty per cent on its 
price. BARGE DISCOUNTS also, FOR CASH, within One, Two, or Five Years. 
B3T" Send for Circulars, with full information on all points, to CEO. S. HARRIS, Land Commissioner, 
At Lincoln, Nebraska, for land in Nebraska. At Burlington, Iowa, for land In Iowa. 
Or to W. D. COWLES, General Agent, 317 Broadway, New York. J AS. R. WOOD, General Agent, 59 Clark St., Chicago, Ill. 
BUILDING FELT. 
This water-proof material, resem¬ 
bling fine leather, is for outside 
work (no tar substances used) and 
inside, insread of plaster. Felt 
carpetings, etc. Send t.vo 3-cent 
stamps for circular and samples. 
C. J. FAY, Camden, N. J. 
SOMETIIOG NEW. 
LOTS OF 1 FUN. 
Endless amusement for both young and old. 
THE GREAT PUZZLES. 
They are sure to please everybody. Packages containing 
one dozen different puzzles sent anywhere for 25 cents. 
Address PUZZLE COMPANY, 755 Broadway, New York. 
Agents, you can sell them fast. Liberal discount. 
‘TTTT A Agents, for the people’s un- 
VV J, JrJrW, denominational, family paper, “ The 
Contributor.” Fifteen departments; sixteen pages. Only 
$1.00 a year. Rev. A. B. Earle writes for it. A magnificent 
premium, ‘‘The Old Oaken Bucket.” Nothing like it for 
Agents. One writes : “ Took 35 subscribers the first day in 
4 hours- and 47 the next day in 7 hours.*' Another: 
44 Takes like hot cakes." Another: “ Sells itself ” Commis- 
fiions large. For terms, samples, etc., address 
J. H. EARLE, Boston, Mass. 
AGENTS WANTED. 
Combination Needle- 
Book and Portemonnaie. 
with Chromos. Perfect Gems. Sample sent, post-paid, 75c. 
For illust’ed circular send stamp. J. Bride, Hudson, Mass. 
\A/AM t0 employ reliable persons everywhere to 
represent our Ann. Merchants, farmers, min- 
“T* p isters, teachers, etc., etc. Good wages guaran- 
I CL U teed. Address Hudson River Wire Co., 
128 Maiden Lane, N. Y„ or 18 Clark St., Chicago, 111. 
A DVERTISERS should send toGito. P Bowei.t, & Co., 
41 Park Row, N. Y., for their Eighty-page Pamphlet, 
■containing lists of 3,000 newspapers and estimates, showing 
the cost ol advertising. Mailed free to all applicants. 
Xr~ >' ' - 7 
(HP FL OREN CE 
The Tong-contested. Suit of the 
FLOUUNt'E SEWING MACHINE CO. 
against the Singer, Wheeler A Wilson, 
and Grover A Baker Companies, involving over 
$250,000, 
Is finally decided by the 
Supreme Cotirt of the United States 
in favor of the FLORENCE, which alone has 
Jlroleen the Monopoly of High Ur ices. 
THE NEW~FLORENCE 
Ts the ONI Y machine that sews back¬ 
ward and forward, or to right and left. 
Simplest— Cheapest—Jiest. 
Sold for Cash Only. Special Terms to 
. CLUBS and BEARERS. 
April, 1874. Florence, Mass. t 
• AiWED— Agents—$7 5 to $350 
per month, everywhere, male and female, to in¬ 
troduce the GENUINE IMPROVED COMMON 
SENSE FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. This 
Machine will stitch, hem, fell, tuck, quilt, cord, 
hind, braid, and embroider in a most superior 
manner. Price only $15. Fully licensed and war¬ 
ranted for five years. We will pay $1,000 for any 
machine that will sew a stronger, more beautiful, 
or more elastic seam than ours. Address SECOMB & CO., 
Boston, Mass.; New York City; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Chicago, 
Ill.; or St. Louis, Mo. 
PRESS&S, DIES 
’ V*- - '. • AN D • ;A L L . -.%■ 
— ,lRy it-can tools 
gito.^.j; "gtjtD For 
I OVELL’S FAMILY WASHING MACHINE.— 
4 Price $"•. A perfect success. Warranted for five years. 
Agents wanted. Address M. f 7 . LOVELL, Erie, Pa. 
HOW 
Book free. J. JAY GOULD, Boston, Mass. 
THE PATENT 
PIANO-FORTE 
Excels all others in Tone and Durability, 
and in Elegance of Finish they 
are Unsurpassed. 
These Pianos are used exclusively in the New York Con¬ 
servatory of Music, and are recommended by the Profession 
and the Press throughout the United States. 
Before purchasing, write for Illustrated Pamphlet, and 
mention tiie Agriculturist. 
ARION PIANO-FORTE CO., 
No. 5 East lltli Street, New York City. 
200 PIANOS & ORGANS 
New and Second-Hand, of First-Class Makers, 
including Waters’, will be sold at bower Prices 
for cash, or on Installments, or for rent, in City or 
Country, during this month, by HORACE 
WATERS & SON, No. 481 Broadway, than 
ever before offered in New York. SPECIAL¬ 
TY s Pianos and Organs to let until the rent 
money pays the price of the Instrument. Illus¬ 
trated Catalogues mailed. A large discount 
to Ministers, Churches, Schools, Hodges, etc. 
U lf so, send us your address and the 
names of your musical friends, to 
whom we will mail, po9t-paid, our 
new Descriptive CATALOGUE of 
choice MUSIC and specimen copies 
of the “MUSICAL WORLD,” con- 
O tabling $l.u'J wortli of Music. 
S. BRAINARD’S SONS, 
a I Cleveland, Ohio. 
