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Nev Musis Books for Schools. 
, give new life to your Musical Exercises by 
introducing one of these superior books. 
The Grammar School Choir, 
(60 cts., $6 per doz.,) by W. S. Tilden, provides 
admirably for the needs of the Upper Classes in 
Grammar Schools. Just out. Carefully prepared 
by a practical and successful teacher. Music in 1, 2, 
3 and 4 parts, and the best quality. 
The School Song Book, 
has an unusually extended Instructive Course, inter¬ 
spersed with Exercises and Songs, beautiful Music, 
and is prepared for Girls’ formal Schools, by 
C. Everest, Teacher in the Philadelphia hiormal 
School for G-irls. 
The High School Choir, Z: 
has already a great reputation as an almost perfect 
High School Song Book, and is extensively used— 
but should be universally used. Music in 2, 3 and 
4 parts. By L. O. Emerson & W. S. Tilden. 
The Whippoorwill, 
lection of cheerful, wide-awake Songs for Common 
Schools. By W. 0. Perkins, author of The Golden 
Itobin. 
Specimen Copies of any book mailed, post free, 
for retail price. 
OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston. 
C. H. Ditson & Co. 
843 Broadway, 
NEW YORK. 
COLD Collar Button, pk. Wonder Cards, 1 Photo, 
1 pair Sleeve Buttons, 15c. 
E. NICKERSON, l^iddlehoro, Mass. 
40 
pALL pLANTING, 
-^Tfqr the houseT^ 
The Autumn No. of Vick’s Floral Guide, 
Contains descriptions of Hyacinths, Tulips, Lilies, 
and all Bulbs and Seeds for Fall Planting in the 
Garden, and for Winter Flowers in the House—just 
published and sent free to all. Address, 
JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. 
(50 cts., $5 doz.) 
Fine general col- 
J. E. Ditson & Co. 
Succ'rs to Lee & Walker 
PHILADELPHIA. 
Fine Winter-Flowering Plants, 
i&a Free by Mail for $1.00. 
Five $1.00 Collections, free by mail, for $4.00 t 
Abutilon Boulerle pure white ; Bnuvar- 
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pure white; Eupatorium, white flowers; Begonia 
Hybrid a. pink; Begonia Sandersii , scarlet; 
lietrocentram , white and rose; Jasmine Grand , 
fragrant star-shaped flowers; Chinese Primrose , 
several colors; Sterna Serrata, fine white; Vinca , 
alba or rosea; Fuchsia , several sorts. Send for 
catalogue. See list of 12 roses for $1.00 in another 
column. Address, 
Innisfallen Greenhouses, 
Springfield, 0. 
Finely Printed Visiting Cards (9 tints) 
with your name on them all for only 10c 
Star. Printing Co., Morthford, Conn. 
ran 
HYACINTHS, TULIPS, 
CROCUS, LILIES, 
and all other Bulbs for plant¬ 
ing in the autumn. Also, 
Bulb Glasses, 
1’ancy Flower Pots, 
Fern Cases, 
Winter-Flowering 
Plants. 
The largest and finest assort¬ 
ment in the country. Prices 
Moderate. Descriptive cata¬ 
logue mailed to all applicants 
^ FREE. HENRY A.DREER, 
: 714 Chestnut St. Phila., Pa. 
Chinese primroses. 
FINEST, LARGE FLOWERING. 
Three Plants, red, white, and double red, for 50ets. 
Twelve “ “ “ “ “ $1 50 
BY MAIL, POSTPAID. 
Imported Dutch Bulbs, flowers for the house, Small 
Fruits, &c., at reduced rates. Catalogues mailed 
free to all applicants. HENRY S. RUPP, 
SlIIREMANSTOWN, CtJMB. CO.. Pa. 
Y OUR CHOICE for only 3 green stamps. 
25 Visiting Cards, with name; or 25 new 
asst. Acquaintance, or 25 asst. Flirtation Cards ; or 
25 comic Envelopes, or Agts full outfit of all. 
CASE & CO., Middleboro, Mass. 
Common Sense Chairs and 
Rockers. 
I love it, I love it, and who 
shall dare 
To chide me for loving the 0. 
S. Chair. 
So easy and cosy, it fits every¬ 
where. 
Send stamp for list to 
F. A. SINCLAIR, 
Manufacturer , 
Mottville, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 
Every chair stamped and warranted perfect. 
IF YOU will send 10 cts. and stamp we will send I 
things necessary to start you in a manufacturing 
business for yourself. 
Union Manufacturing Co., Middleboro, Mass. 
Leamon’s Dyes Color Silts, 
Leanion’s Dyes Color Woollens. 
We offer from our List of 
Over 500 Varieties of the 
Latest and Choicest 
HOSES, 
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grown on their own roots, and 
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One year Hy. Perp. & Teas, $3.00 pr doz. $18 pr hum 
Two “ “ “ 4 00 “ 25 
Young plants, per mail, 1.50 10 “ 
Also, can supply from our Nursery, all the new 
and best varieties'of Ornamental Deciduous Trees, 
Shrubs and Evergreens, fine specimen plants for 
planting on lawns, &c. Address, 
Miller & Hayes, Mount Airy Nurseries, Philadelphia, 
33 to 39 Bowler St., 
BOSTON, MASS. 
T R EE S 
500,000 Fruit. 
250,000 Evergreen. 
500,000 Green-house, 
Bedding Plants, etc 
Catalogues Free. 23d Year. 400 Acres. 13 Green-houses 
STORRS, HARRISON & CO.. Painbsvillb. Lakh County. 0h* 
10 comic em. Chromos. 10 comic cards, 1 
copy curious love letter, 10 popping ques., 
10 new acquaintance, 10 flirtation cards, & 
case, all for 6 8c. stamps. 
F. B. WASHBURN, Middleboro, Mass. 
THIS beats all novelty pkges advertised. 1 gent’s 
Bosom Pin, 1 Collar Button, 1 Set Studs, 1 pr. Sleeve 
Buttons, 1 Fountain Pen. I pk. Popping Question 
Cards, 1 Splendid Phot *. 1 Jet Cross, 1 pk. Comic 
Envelopes, all sent for 25 cents and stamp. 
B. KELLEY & Co., Middleboro, Mass. 
DUTCH BULBS 
SfKM 
AND 
Our New Autumn Catalogue of 
Bulbs and Small Fruits, 
Winter-Flowering Plants 
For the Parlor and Conservatory, 
ORNAMENTAL 
IRON AND RUSTIC WORK 
For Window Gardens and Housa 
Plants, 
Beautifully illustrated with many 
engravings, is now ready and will 
be mailed to all applicants enclosing 
10 cents. Regular customers sup¬ 
plied gratis. Collections of Bulbs, 
$3, $5, $10, $20, mailed postpaid, to 
any address upon receipt of price. 
Our list of 
SMALL FRUITS 
comprises every desirable variety 
of 
Strawberries, Raspberries, Grapes, 4c. 
Bulbs and Plants mailed to any address at Catalogue Prices. Address 
B. K. BLISS & SONS, 
SEED, PLANT AND BULB WAREHOUSE, 
34 BARCLAY STREET, NEW YORK. 
P. O. BON 5712. 
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ANY CIIILB CAN USE THEM! 
A book giving full directions for all uses, with a i 
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colors, sent to any address for a 3-cent stamp, or the 
same with a package of any color on receipt of 25 cts. 
Wells, Richardson & Co., Burlington, Vt.' 
beatsallT 1 pair Gold T1 ted Sleeve But- ! 
tons, gent’s chain, for 3 green stamps. 
L. SNOW, Middleboro, Mass. 
POCKET MIRROR. 
Sent to any address 
in the United States 
hy mail, postpaid, on 
receipt of price as 
below, either in 
money or postage 
stamps. Diameter of 
glass, 134 inch. 
I In Britannia Frame 
I 10 cents. 
In t ilver Plated 
Frame, 20 cents. 
In Gold Plated 
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Address 
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3,000 Engravings. 1.840 Pages Quarto. 
10,000 
Words and Meanings not in other Dictionaries. 
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Contains one-fifth more matter than any other, 
the smaller type giving much more on a page. 
Contains 3,000 illustrations—nearly three times 
as many as any ote.er Dictionary. 
More than 30,000 copies havebeen placed in the 
public schools of the United States. 
Recommended hy State Superintendents of 
Schools in 30 different States. 
Embodies about 100 years of literary labor, and is 
several years later than any other large Dictionary. 
The. sale of Webster’s Dictionaries is 20 times as 
great as the sale of any other series of Dictionaries. 
Published by G. & C. MERRIAM, 
Springfield, Mass. 
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MINED CARDS with name, 10c. and 3c. 
stp. Samples 6c. Dowd & Co., Bristol, Ct. 
UGELSIOH 
Latest Improvement. 
Double Treadle, including one doz. 
Saws, thirty inimitable Fret Saw¬ 
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to the value of $4. A new device 
for tightening Saw, Power Drilling 
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per minute. Saws 11-2 inch thick. 
Price, complete, cased and deliv¬ 
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*= SMALL STEAM ENGINES, 
r —, with copper Boiler, to drive light 
- r>« Lathes, Scroll Saws, &c. 100 Scroll 
Work Designs Free on receipt of stamp. Saw only, without 
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We will send, free by mail, aud guarantee their 
Safe arrival in good condition: 
7 Fine ^fyacinth Bulbs for - 1 -$1.00 
or 20 Fine Tulip Bulbs for - $1.00 
or IO Fine Tulip and 4 Hyacinth Bulbs for $1.00 
or 8 Roses, Fine Winter-blooming, for - $1.00 
or 3 Roses, 3 Carnation^ & 3 Bouvardias for $1.00 
or 8 Fine Geraniums. 8 sorts, for - - $1 .00 
or 3 Camellia Japonicas, 3 sorts, for - $l.oo 
or Q Carnations, 6 sorts, for - - S l.oo 
BRACKET SAWYERS 
Send for Catalogue 
of 212 Designs of 
BRACKETS, Frames, &c. Saw Blades 10c. per 
dozen. Agent for Fleetwood and Dexter Scroll 
Saws. C. H. PARKER, Coldbrook Springs, Mass. 
W' NT BLOOMING CARNATIONS 
Large Plants, roa.lv to flower, of White Rose. Yel¬ 
low, and Variegated varieties, labeled, by mail, pre¬ 
paid: 2 for 50 cts.; 6 for SI; 13forS2. Extra 
Large Plants by express , S2 per doz.. S10 per 100. 
New Pearl” Tuberose 
First Quality Flowering Bulbs (till January), 
$1 per doz.; ($4 per 100; $25 per 1000. If sent 
by mail 25e. per doz, extra. 
CUTTINGS OF GERANIUMS 
I By mail: Single Flowered or Zonale, a fine 
assortment of varieties, 50 cts. per doz. ; Double, 
a-choice collection of varieties, including “New 
Jewelf 60 cts. per doz.; Scented, consisting of 
| “Lady Plymouth ” and all the best varieties, 60c. 
per dozen. 
| CHOICE MIXED TULIP BULBS, double 
I and single, 50c. per doz.; CROCUS BULBS, 
; four varieties, mixed. Si per 100, prepaid by mail. 
CHAS. T. STARR, Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. 
TURKISH RUG PATTERNS. 
SOMETHING NEW I You can make your own 
Rugs out of old rags and yarn at a very small ex¬ 
pense (any one can make them), as they are stamped 
on burlap, and when drawn in form a good imita¬ 
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E. S. FROST & CO., 22 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass 
Many other things cheap. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. Remit by F. O. order 
draft on New York, or in registered letter. Cata, 
logue free. Address, 
Storrs, Harrison & Co.,Painesville, Lake Co„C* 
FREE BY MAIL- OUR SELECTION. 
5 Strong named Roses, Winter Blooming, $1.00 
8 Choice Hyacinth Bulba, double and single, 1.00 
I 15 Fine named TULIPS, double and single, 1.00 
030 Choice Crocus, named sorts, - - - 1.00 
2 Roses, 3 Carnations, and 3 Hyacinths, 1.00 
2 Bouvardias, 2 Roses, and 3 Geraniums, - 1.00 
3 Hyacinths, 6 Tulips, and |2 Crocus, - 1.00 
I Calla Lily, 2 Carnations, and 3 Roses, - 1.00 
| 3 Roses, I Jessamine, and 2 Bouvardias, 1.00 
| We warrant plants to arrive in good condition. 
G3T Fall Floral Guide now ready. Send for it. 
A. K. WILLIAMS, Richmond, find, 
IIYALID RECLINING CHAIR 
OIT WHEELS. 
Occupant can lie dawn or sit erect in it. 
MADE BY 
HEW EOT I0LDIH CHAIR CO., 
New Hayen, Conn. 
^nd for Price List. 
Mention this Journal. 
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