$#*,3ies SHorul sKufanei un3 Pictorial Some fiompaaiaa. 
FOB FASTENING TIDIES UPON SOFAS, 
CHAIBS, LOUNGES, &c. 
The Fastener is a velvet button with a spiral screw, and secures 
the tidy in its place by a few turns of the fingers, holding it fast. 
It never pulls out and never tears the. furniture. They are made in 
green, scarlet, cherry, mar/on, brown, and blue, l rice (sample set 
4), postpaid, 25 cents. Specify color wanted. Address, 
ALBERT COGSWELL, 
46 Beekman St., New York. 
Tiie Twenty-first Edition of our celebrated 
Seed Catalogue and Amateur’s Guide to 
the Flower and Kitchen Garden, containing 
upwards of 200 pages, including several hundred 
finely executed engravings of favorite flowers and 
vegetables, and a beautifully colored cliromo, 
with a Supplement for 1877, will be ready Jan. 1 st, 
and mailed to all applicants upon receipt of 35 cts. 
An edition elegantly bound in cloth, $1.00. 
BLISS’S GARDENERS’ ALMA¬ 
NAC, for 1876, and Abridged Catalogue of 
Garden and Flower Seeds, contains upwards 
of 100 pages, and embraces a monthly Calendar of 
Operations and a price-list of all the leading GAR¬ 
DEN. FIELD and FLoWEK SEEDS, with brief 
directions for their culture. A copy will be mailed 
to all applicants inclosing ten cents. Address 
B. K. BLISS & SONS, 
34 Barclay Street, 
O. Box 5712. New York 
AUTOMATIC CRYSTAL FOUNTAIN. 
Self-Acting, Requiring no Pressure of Water. 
Blue Glass Basin and 
Globes mounted on a Gold¬ 
en Bronze Standard, with 
Polished Marble Base. 
No springs, weights, or 
lii* I den mecnanism, but a 
simple law of hydrostatics 
practically applied. The ap¬ 
parent absence of motive 
power excites general won¬ 
derment and surprise. Al¬ 
ways reliable, aiid in order. 
A little Cologne added to the 
water makes it a delightful 
Perfume Fountain 
at slight expense,as the water 
is used over and over again. 
Height to top of Basin, 21 in. 
Price Complete, $15. 
More elaborate styles fur¬ 
nished; also, Fountains for 
Counter use with only silver- 
m. plated basin and jet in sight. 
Address for Circular. 
__ j§p(5 JAMES W. TUFTS, 
"Patented 33 to 39 Bowker St , 
BEAUTIFUL BOOKS FOB, LADIES I 
EVERY LADY IS CHARMED. EVERY HOME NEEDS THEM. 
HOUSEHOLD ELEGANCIES. 
A splendid new book on Household Art, 
devoted to a multitude of topics, interesting 
to ladies everywhere. Among the most popu¬ 
lar subjects are, Transparencies on Glass, 
Leaf Work, Autumn Leaves, Wax Work, 
Painting, Leather Work, Fret Work, Picture 
Frames, Brackets, Wall Pockets, Work Boxes 
and Baskets. Skeleton Leaves, Shell Work, 
Crosses. Spatter Work, Mosses, Cone Work, 
etc. Hundreds of exquisite illustrations 
decorate the pages, which are full to over¬ 
flowing with hints and devices to every lady, 
how to ornament her home cheaply, taste¬ 
fully, and delightfully with fancy article? 
of her own construction. By far the most 
popular and elegant gift book of the year. 
300 pages. Price, $1.50. 
WINDOW GARDENING. 
An elegant book, with 250 Pine Engravings 
and 300 pages, containing a Descriptive List 
of all Plants suitable for Window Culture, 
Directions for their Treatment, and Practi¬ 
cal Information about Plants and Flowers 
for the Parlor, Conservatory, Wardian 
Case, Fernery, or Window Garden. Tells 
all about Bulbs for House Culture, Gera¬ 
niums, Hanging Baskets, Insects, Plant 
Decoration of Apartments. The Illustra¬ 
tions are unusually beautiful, and many 
of them perfect gems of exquisite beauty. 
Price, $1 50. 
EVERY WOMAN HER OWN 
FLOWER GARDENER. 
A delightful little Treatise on Out-Door 
Gardening for Ladies—practical, timely, 
charmingly written. Contains valuable in¬ 
formation about Pansies, Roses, Geraniums, 
Climbing Plants, Annuals, Perennials, 
Fuchsias, Ribbon Beds, etc. Send for it. 
Printed in excellent taste. Price, 50 cents, 
postpaid. Bound in cloth, $1.00. 
For sale at all Book Stores, or sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price. 
Address, HENRY T. WILLIAMS, Publisher, 
46 Beekman Street, Hew York. 
Feb. 7, 1871. 
BOSTON, MASS. 
< > Y \ I , H’liAGRANC 
SOLID COLOGNE. 
Double Strength of Perfume! Excellent to pre¬ 
vent ravages of moths iu ilothiug. Send for it. 
* 3 samples for 25 CtS* Postage stamps will be 1 
received. 
Dr. TV. A. HUBBARD, Chemist, 45 N. Anderson Street, 
BOSTON, MA a. 
ILL. CATALOGUE OF ARTICLES FOR ARCMTC 
Free. BOSTON NOVELTY" CO., Mass. MUCIN I 0 
$552$77 a Week to Agents. Samples FREE* 
Ornamental Designs for Fret-Sawing, 
PABT IV. PRICE, FIFTY CENTS. 
This is a new volume of Fret-Saw Patterns, by far the most tasteful and artistic in execution of any 
collection yet offered. Designed by a practical fret-saw artist, who lias taken extreme pains and care to 
have perfect finish ami pleasing choice of subjects, they will challenge the admiration of all lovers of 
fret-saw work. The hook contains patterns, which, at usual sheet prices, would be worth $2.40. All are 
new, never yet published, designed expressly for this series, and constitute a splendid Fret-Sawyeks’ 
Annual, for this season. These patterns are all full size, ready for direct transfer to the wood and 
I immediate use by the sawyer. Every fret-sawyer should have this book, as it contains the latest and 
best new patterns, and so cheap no one could afford to do without it. 
HENRY T. WILLIAMS, 46 Beekman St., N. Y. 
P. O. VICKERY, Augusta, Maine* 
QC Elegant Cards, 18 styles, with name, 10cts., 
cl l/ postpaid. Geo. I. Reed & Co., Nassau, N. Y. 
day at home. Samples worth $5 
roe. Stinson & Co., Portland, Me. 
$5 to $20* 
I fit free. II. IIallett & Co., i ortland, Maine. 
$66 a week in your own town. Terms and $5 out- 
$12 
a day at home. Agents wanted. Outfit and 
terms free. TRUE & CO., Augusta, Maine. 
ELEGANTLY Printed, Best and Latest 
Style Visiting Cards (no two cards alike), 
only 25c. T. M. Osborn, Woonsocket, R. I. 
S 9H O $9 The greatest chance of the season fo r 
ZU experienced solicitors. Particulars 
free. J. Latham & Co., 419 Washington St, Boston. 
AGENTS WANTED 
1'Htenfc Crown Self-Closing Inkstand. Sells itself at sight 
wherever ink is used. Profits immense. Sample 75 cents. 
Address A. H. SINGER, 438 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
ELEGANT CHROMO CARDS, in 
Card Case (new designs, Flowers and 
Leaves', suitable for Visiting Cards, Rewards of 
Merit, Book Marks, &c., sent postpaid for 25 cts., 
and 3c. stamp, printed, 10 cts. a line extra. 
JEWETT CARD CO., New Haven, Ct. 
A beautiful Quarterly Journal, finely illustrated, 
and containing an elegant colored Floioer Plate 
with the first number. Price only 25c for the year. 
The first No. for 1877 just issued in German and 
English. 
Vick’s Flower & Vegetable Garden, in 
paper. 50c.: with elegant cloth covers. $1.00. 
Vick’s Catalogue—300 Illustrations, onlv 2c. 
Address, JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. 
Dr. Warner’s Health Corset, 
With Skirt Supporter and Self- 
Adjusting- Pads. 
Secures Health and Comfort of Body, 
with f/race and beauty of Form. Three 
Garments in one. Approved brail phy¬ 
sicians. AGENTS WANTED, 
Samples^ by mail, in Coutil, $ 2 ; Fat- 
teen. §1.75. To Agents at 25 cents less. 
Order size two inches smaller than waist 
measure over the dress. 
WARNER BROTHERS. 
763 Broadway, New York. 
Contains over 1,200 varieties Vegetable and 
Flower Seeds. COLORED PIRATES. Elegant 
wood-cuts of vegetables and flowers. Elands oiliest 
Guide Published ! Send for it. 
DETROIT SEED CO., Deiroit, Mich. 
= $ 
Spooner’s Gardening Guide for 1877, 
And Spooner’s special collection. 30 varieties 
choice Tower Seeds, or 25 varieties selected 
Vegetable Seeds, mailed to any address on re¬ 
ceipt of $1.00; or the guide free to applicants. 
WM. H. SPOONER, Boston, Mass. 
By L. 0. EMERSON, 75 cts.; $7.50 per dozen 
THE ENCORE 
Contains a First-Class Elementary Course, with the 
best kind of exercises, airs, tunes in one, two, three 
or four parts, for practice. 
THE ENCORE 
Contains 100 pages filled with bright, wide-awake, 
easy glees and four part songs. Thus it is a good 
Contains 50 of Hymn-tunes and Anthems of the 
best character, 
Mr. L. O. EMERSON, 
(Half a million of whose books have been sold), has 
never been excelled as composer and arranger of 
music exactly adapted to the public taste. His 
u tact ” in this matter is infallible. Then'try 
THE ENCORE 
For sale by all prominent dealers. Specimen# 
mailed, post-free for 75 cts. 
OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston. 
H. Ditson & Co. 
711 Broadwav, 
NEW YORK.’ 
J. E. Ditson & Co. 
Succ’rs to Lee & Walker 
PHILADELPHIA. 
V 
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fill be 
a i 1 e d 
all n.ppli- 
r cants oil re- 
ipt of 25 cts. 
is is one of the 
' largest CATALOGUES 
dished, contains 
250 pages, over 
r 600 fine engravings, two f 
logout colored plates, and j 
gives full descriptions, prices | 
and directions for planting? 
ver 1200 varieties of Vegetable fi 
’’’and Flower Seeds, Bedding Plants, | 
Roses, &c., and is invaluable to jj 
Farmer, Gardener & Florist. Address, 
D.M. FERRY & CO., Detroit, Mich. 
Our Abridged Priced Catalogue FREE to all Applicants. 
For FAMILIES the TOSqUALED STEENGTH ani PuEIGT of 
S ELECT .jrjLAVORS. 
DELICIOUS EXTRACTS OF THE CHOICEST FRTjifS.' 
X itujsjLiLAU SALES * OK DLAJLLIiSo r i JIKliKST. 
Lr ARE’S Da mascus Spring Steel Self-Adjusting 
Bracket and Brel 
Saw. 
Profit and Pleasure 
A WORKSHOP 
Sweep, S 10 12 14 16 in. 
Price, $1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 
With each frame is included 12 
inimitable and original fret or 
scroll patterns, 8 bracket saw 
_S^For - - $L 
p blarles, 1 sheet impression paper, 1 brad awl, with 
full instructions. By mail, prepaid, on receipt of 
I price named. 100 scrolTworlc designs free, on receipt 
of stamp. GcO. PA HR, Buffalo, N. Y. 
