1806.1 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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^ Farmers and Housekeepers 
' TAKES NOTICES. ' 
IN YOU WANT CHEAP SOAP, ancl at the same 
time, the very best of Soap, use 
Saponifier, or Concentrated Lye, 
The only Family Machine that sets up its own work, 
knits all sizes, widens and narrows, knits the heel into the 
stocking, and narrows off the toe complete—producing all 
varieties of knit goods. 
It is simple, durable, easily operated, ancl warranted to 
succeed in the hands of evert/ purchaser. Address with 
stamp for circular and sample stocking, JAS. D. ORNE, 
Gen’l Agent, 922 Chestnut-st., Philadelphia, Penn. 
THE 
AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 
The first number of this monthly -will be issued Septem¬ 
ber 1st, in a most attractive and convenient form, to consist 
of 16 double-column pages. It will be edited by Mr. Bknj. 
D. Walsh, of Rock Island, Ill., and Mr. CnAS. V. Riley, 
of St. Louis, Mo., to either of whom all communications 
The Ready Family Soap-Maker. 
The only genuine Lye in the market. A box of it will 
make much more soap than Potash or any bogus Lye. 
MANUFACTURED BY 
PENN’A, SALT MANUFACTURING} €0. 
JPITTI'SBSIJiatKM, IP A. 
Importers of CRYOLITE, and Manu¬ 
facturers of the following 
Standard Chemicals. 
Natrona Bi Carb. Soda, 
“ Sal Soda, 
“ Porous Alum, 
“ Muriatic Acid, 
" Refd. Petroleum, 
“ Chlor. of Calcium, 
“ Fluoride, “ 
Natrona Saleratus, 
" Caustic Soda, 
“ Sul. Acid, 
“ Nitric Acid, 
“ Refd. Saponiffer, 
“ Salt, 
“ Copperas, etc. 
(jSTo. 2.) 
AW A A WILL BUY A CHALLENGE WASH- 
C'17 n | ING MACHINE, warranted the best iu 
A 1 Tlfl! .iWS the world, regardless of price, and mon- 
V pi MU yS/ cy refunded if it does not prove to be 
so. It washes easier, quicker and bet¬ 
ter and with less wear to the clothes, than any other ma¬ 
chine or process. 
Sold, and are giving the most perfect sat¬ 
isfaction. Agents wanted everywhere, for 
this and the CHALLENGE WRINGER AND 
IRONER, a perfect Wringer combined with 
an Iron or Mangle, for ironing WITHOUT 
HEAT, and very rapidly. Send for Circular, (enclosing 
stamp), containing 1,000 genuine references like the fol¬ 
lowing: 
Messrs. Palmer & Co., Gentlemen Your Washing Ma¬ 
chine gives entire satisfaction to every one who uses it. We 
are only astonished that so much real value can’be had for 
so little money. I am glad the poor as well as the rich can 
have such a splendid help for the duties of washing day. 
J. K. Peck, Presiding Elder, Jlonesdale Dist., Pa. 
Messrs. Palmer & Co.We have used the Challenge 
Washing Machine about eighteen months—have sold over 
sixty, and they are giving the most perfect satisfaction. For 
compactness, simplicity, durability, efficiency of work and 
ease with which they are handled and operated, they excel 
all Washing Machines I have ever seen. 
L. W. Ely, Member Erie IN. Y .) Conf. 
S. W. PALMER & CO., Auburn, N. Y. 
H OME WASHER, Manu¬ 
factured by the HOME MF'G 
CO., is one of the greatest labor- 
saving machines ever invented. 
Warranted to wash two dozen col¬ 
lars and three shirts in five min¬ 
utes. Other articles in propor¬ 
tion. These Washers are now man¬ 
ufactured by thousands, and sold 
to all parts of the world. But one 
expression is made in regard to 
them. (That is) They do the work 
better than the printed directions. 
It is strong, durable, and with care 
will last 20 years, and a beautiful 
piece of kitchen furniture. The price is so low no family 
can afford to do without. Price of Washer, $15; Washer and 
Wringer, $22. Delivered on hoard of boat or cars tree of 
charge. Send remittances by Express. Post Office orders, or 
Bank Dratt, to order HOME MANUFACTURING CO., 
21 Courtlaudt-st., New York. 
HANCOCK’S CLOTHES DRIER. 
Patented April 1868. 
Is the most convenient thing yet invented for the purpose. 
It opens and closes like a fan, occupying when closed, only 
a few inches space on the wall. It lias ten rays, any number 
of which may be opened or closed at pleasure. For drvin«■ 
infants’ apparel it is specially convenient. It can be liiin^ 
high or low, opened or closed, taken down or put up in a 
moment, is cheap, substantia], and durable. Is now on ex¬ 
hibition at Whitlock's Horticultural Hail, in the Agricultur¬ 
ist building, and ought to he in every family. Retail Price, 
$2.00. Liberal terms to Dealers. 
NKADE & CO., 118 Fulton-st., New York. 
Honsekeepers Try St. 
“Russell s Patent Fruit Seeder” is the only machine which 
will seed grapes without disturbing the pulp or crushing the 
fruit. It is simple, elegant, durable, and effective. Retail 
price. $1.50. Agents will be allowed a liberal discount. 
DOW & WOOD, Manufacturers, Birmingham, Conn. 
B LAIR’S PATENT RIGHT OR LEFT CORK 
BUSKER.- Tlieclieapest and best in market. For 
Bale by all Hardware and Agricultural Dealers. Sample 
Bent free to any P. O. in U. S.. on receipt of 25 cents. 
Manufactured by E. BLAIR, Bucyrus, Ohio. 
P AINTS for FARMERS and others.—The Grafton 
Mineral Paint Co. are now manufacturing the Best, 
Cheapest, and most Durable Paint ill use; two coats well put 
on, mixed with pure Linseed Oil, will last 10 or 15 years ; it is 
of a light brown or beautiful chocolate color, and can be 
changed to green, lead, stone, drab, olive or cream, to suit 
the taste of the consumer. It is valuable for Houses. Barns, 
Fences, Carriage and Car-makers, Pails and Wooden-ware, 
Agricultural Implements, Canal Boats, Vessels’ and Ships’ 
Bottoms, Canvas, Metal and Shingle Roofs, (it being Fire and 
Water-proof,) Floor Oil Cloths, (one Manufacturer having 
used 5,000 bbls. tile past year,) and as a paint for any purpose 
is unsurpassed for body, durability, elasticity, and adhesive¬ 
ness. Price W per bbl. of 300 lbs., which will supply a farm¬ 
er for years to come. Warranted in all cases as above. Send 
fora circular which gives full particulars. None genuine 
unless branded in a trade mark, Grafton Mineral Paint. 
Persons can order the Paint and remit the money on receipt 
of the goods. Address 
DANIEL BIDWELL, 254 Pearl Street, New York. 
ASK YOUR GROCER 
FOR 
TIERNAN’S LAUNDRY BLUE. 
TO - FARMERS AND PLANTERS. 
THE LODI MANUFACTURING COM¬ 
PANY, the oldest and largest concern of 
the kind in the United States, possessing ex¬ 
traordinary facilities for the manufacture 
ot Fertilizers, controlling exclusively the 
night soil, offal, bones and dead animals of 
New York, Brooklyn, and Jersey Cities, as 
also tlie great Communipaw abbatoirs, offer 
for sale, in lots to suit customers, 
8,000 r F©ft T § OF 
DOUBLE-REFINED POIMETTE 
Made from niglit-soil, blood, bones, and offal, 
ground to a powder. 
Its effects have been most astonishing, doubling the crops 
and maturing them ten days or two weeks earlier. Equal to 
the best brands of Superphosphate for Present Crop, 
although sold only for Twenty-live Dollars per ton. Packed 
in bbls. of 250 lbs. each. 
BONE DUST. 
1—COARSE and FINE MIXED. 2—FINE, suitable for 
Drilling. And 3—FLOURED BONE. 
C2?“Wk Warrant our Bone to Analyze Pure. Packed 
in bbls. of 250 lbs. each. For Winter grain, Douhle-Relliied 
Poudrette and Fine Bone, mixed in equal proportions and 
drilled in with the seed, have produced most remarkable 
effects. Sold as low as any article of same purity and fine¬ 
ness in the market. 
PfiTRO-PHOSPHATE OF LB&1E. 
We offer this Phosphate confidently as being as good, if 
not superior, to any ever made or sold in this market, con¬ 
taining a larger amount of soluble Phosphate and Ammonia 
than usual in Superphosphates. For Permanent, as well as 
tor immediate powerful effect upon land, it iias no equal. 
Price in New York, $55.00 per Toil of 2,000 lbs. For 
Price Lists, Circulars, &c M apply to 
THE LODI MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 
66 Cortlandt-st., New York. P. O. Box, 3139. 
FERTILIZERS. 
E. F. Coe’s Ammoniated Superphosphate, 
$55 per toil. No. 1 Peruvian Guano, Land 
Plaster, Castor Pomace, Bone Dust, &c., &c. 
For sale in large or small quantities. 
J. R. DECATUR & CO., Dealers in Agricultural Imple¬ 
ments, Seeds. &c., 197 Water-st., New York. 
LISTER BROTHERS 
Complete Manure, as per Prof. Ville’s formula [of France]. 
Also, Fresh Bone Superphosphate of Lime, ancl Pure Bone 
Meal. Address 
LISTER BROTHERS, 159 Front-st., New York. 
Croasdnle’s Superphosphate, 
Manufactured by WATTSON & CLARK, Philadelphia, 
From South Carolina Bone Phosphate. 
For sale by WILSON & THOMAS, 
70 Front-st., New York. 
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