. 
^V|, L WANT A LARGE ARMY OF 
ESI 
Farmers in the country to take 
kactical Fa nine it next year; 
j. 1 lit I l(Av>l K-AI< I'AIDll'.lui.niuiiuniivu 
■M1MLTMM, 
Land to secure them have reduced the price 
■in $1.50 to $ 1.00 per year; this reduction to remain 
111 April 1,181-3. T1 ioJ'ha cm oal Faumku( est ah 1 Ished 
1 , 5 ) is the best “ 
ftirnal in the 
pun try, stands -- 
tiio head in everythin*? that interests the farm- 
and his family — 10 pages, folded, pasted, 
[ut like a book; combines practice with theory, 
ifiid is endorsed bv every practical farmer who 
reads it: costs only Two cents a number. Is a 
frfl/7 rp [r 1 p.y n paper (52 numbers in a year) 
ml 'll A L H Riving full news and market 
Wo taattaUuLha tl re p 0 r t s> alone worth more than 
the subscription price. Cheaper than any other 
Weekly or- monthly agricultural paper of same 
r size, and better than the best of them. Offers 
hotter and more useful premiums to club agents 
than any other paper—all prizes and no blanks. 
Send a 3c. stamp [q) f\ sample copy con¬ 
taining premium r IJ Vu M list. If* you don’t 
Want to get up a ^_club, but do want 
the best farmer’s paper in the country for 
§1.00, send us a Dollar bill for a year’s subscrip¬ 
tion. No pinchbeck prizes to subscribers, but 
twenty dollars’ worth of useful agricultural and 
other reading matter for a [frt (fit B H [\ [?>) 
. Address the FARMER CO., [Uj (jJJ [LILM Ifll □ 
Si North 13th St., Philadelphia, Pa.- 
ANNOUNCEMENT. 
THE LADIES’ FLORAL CABINET, 
IF’OIES 1883 . 
FOR CHRISTMAS. 
SOMETHING NEW. 
Cut >J size. 
Imitation Stiver TEA SPOON'S, Patented Sept. 57. 
Perfect imitation of coin silver, twice as durable and ! 
will always keep bright. SPECIAL OFFER. X<» intro¬ 
duce our nbw goods and secure a cents at once, we will Menu 
half dozen apoonsab-olutely FKEEtoanyono seiulliig 93e. 
stamps to nav packing, postage, \c., and who will snow 
them to their'fri<-mis or act as our agent. J.imlted offer for i 
■ no day - only. Winter number Illustrated book free with 
each. Slanii>s taken. 0 P’k**. inclub §1. U. S. MT(i CO., 
Box OH. Hartford, Conn. 
mill saws~ ! 
The “Challenge” and “ Rival ” 
are the finest Foot-power Scroll Saws 
in the world, with or without Lathe 
attachment. 
l*ricc, !$10 to SUO. 
New Catalogue free. Address 
SENECA MANUEACT'G CO., 
Seneca Falls, N. Y., U. S. A. 
___ _I 
Free! Cards and Chromos. 
Wc will send free by mail a sample set of our large j 
iGermau, French and American Chromo Cards, on tint- 
led and gold grounds, with a price list of overSOO differ- 1 
lent, designs, on receipt of a stamp for postage. We will 
■also send free by mail as samples, ten of our heauti- 
Iful Chromos, on receipt of ten cents to pay for pack, 
ling and postage : also enclose a confidential price list 
I of our large oil chromos. Agents wanted. Address 
If. Gleason & Co., 10 Summer Street, Boston, Mass. 
Notwithstanding the enhanced cost of producing 
the Ladies 1 Floral Cabinet in its new and enlarged 
form, no increase lias been made in its subscription 
rate, which remains at $1.25 per year, and our spe¬ 
cially grown Seeds or Bulbs sent post-free to every 
yearly subscriber. 
CONCERNING PREMIUMS. 
•As lias been before stated, we give no Chromos to 
subscribers or club agents; no Jewelry or Fancy Goods, 
but simply Flower Seeds anil Bulbs, post-paid ; and 
Cash to club agents who prefer cash to the offers in 
list No. III., below. 
LIST No. III. FOR CLUBS. 
To any subscriber sending us a new subscription 
and $1.25, we will send one of either of the following 
as a premium forgetting a now subscriber, or to any 
one sending us five new subscribers wo will send six 
of the following numbers, as they may select, post- 
free. 
1 . One large Bulb Lilium Auratum. 
2. One Root Eulalia Japonica. Fig. in No. 07 Cabinet. 
3. One Platycodon Grandifiorum. “ ** 100 " 
•1. Six best Gladiolus in six sorts. 
5. Four best Double Tuberose. Common or Pearl. 
0. One plant Spine Japonica, 
7. One Variegated Day Lily. 
8 . One Bulb Lilium Lancifolium Prtecox, the best 
White Lily under cultivation. 
0. Two roots New Japan Iris. 
10. Three Lilies in three distinct sorts. 
A WORD TO STRANGERS. 
If you see tliis number of the Cabinet, as a now 
To every subscriber of the Cabinet, coming singly j 
or in clubs, we will send as premiums either List No. ; 
I. or List No. II., as they may select at the time of 
sending their subscriptions. List No. I. will, in all ■ 
cases, be sent if no selection is made. . j 
Either of these lists would cost more at a retail . 
establishment than the subscription price of the acquaintance, look kindly upon it, carefully note its 
magazine. J excellencies as they appear to you, and see if it does 
We wish to state that the Seeds and Bulbs sent are uot promise 2^7 ceuts worth of pleasure and profit 
grown expressly for us, are of the very best strains of each week of the year. Your name will find a cordial 
their respective varieties: welcome on our large lists, aud you will find much 
j satisfaction in the growth of our Seeds or Bulbs, as 
LIST No. I. FOR SUBSCRIBERS. . . , you may Select.- 
N. B.—Persons uuacquaintcd with the Ladies’ 
Floral Cabinet, but desiring to try it for a few 
months, may remit 25 cts. for a three months’ trial 
| trip; aud at tlio close of that period a remittance of 
one dollar will entitle them to the Magazine for the 
balance of a year, and the premium Seeds, or Bulbs, 
1 as they select. 
SI,®®® 
A YEAR 
can be made at home by any 
active man or woman, boy or 
| girl. You will not be obliged to leave your own town, 
or be away from home over night. Any one can cou- 
[ duct the business. It requires no capital. 
Wo will start you with an Outfit worth 
$4.00 FREE! 
If you are employed during the day, you can make 
■rom $1 to $3 during an evening Some of our agents 
report a profit of $25 in a single day. Write at once 
for full particulars to 
K. G. KIDKOUT & CO., 10 Barclay St., N. Y. 
To every subscriber who does not request List No. 
II., we mail all these ten papers of Flower Seeds as j 4 
follows: 
Balsam, Camellia-flowered, Mixed Colors. 
Phlox Drummondii, Large-Uowered, Mixed Colors. 
Mignonette, New Giant. 
Cockscomb, Dwarf, immense heads, Mixed Cold’s. 
Pansy, very choice, Mixed Colors. 
Zinnias, “ 41 “ _ “ 
Ipomcen, “ “ 44 
Petunias, “ ” Blotched aud Stripe’d. 
Poppy, 44 44 “ New French.. 
Candytuft, Large Rocket. 
(The delivery of seeds will begin in January, 1853). 
TILE ’ 4 HOME OF WASHINGTON.” 
The steel engraving with the above title, which has 
commanded the admiration of thousands, has become 
i the property of the present management of the 
Cabinet, and copies can be obtained through no other 
channel (except as dealers may buy of us*, and wo 
wish to place it in every home where the Cabinet 
I goes. It is a magnificent work of art 25 by 30 inches, 
aud its retail price is $2.00. To every subscriber who 
Three Bulbs, in three distinct sorts, of American : remits us $2 00 we send tlio Cabinet one year and its 
Hybrid Gladiolus, equal to the very best uamed varic- premium seeds or bulbs, a?j may be selected, ami mail 
ties. post-free—safely secured ou a substantial roller—a 
The forwarding of Bulbs will bo at such times as copy of the engraving. Any home will welcome it. 
the grower deems best for plautiug iu the locality Any parlor may be made more attractive by its 
where they are to go. presence. 
LIST No. II. FOR SUBSCRIBERS. 
Readings and Recitations l 
ed. Semi fur catalogue and 1 doz. samples. Gc. 
- .....- <,fi r --- . ... ....... 
.... __ _______ . (Jmnc 
of Authors, 20c.. Clinton Bros. & Co., Publishers of 
chromo cards, Clintonvlllc, Conn. 
B 1 Ask I with the Series, and con- 
CS (j tains another nusnuKO splendid I>cc- 
lanialionN and Reading*, combining Senti¬ 
ment. Oratory, Pathon, Humor, Fun. Price, 
aods., mailed free. Sold by Booksellers. Every boy 
who speaks nieces, every member of a Lyceum who 
wants Something New to recite, should get tlic 
whole Met. Club rates and full list of content* Tree. 
P. (JAURETT& CO.,708Chestnut8t., Philadelphia, Pa. 
S&3L. HARDS 50 Mac 
... chromoC.nl. to., u P v,.?i WjSOc.per Jl. anil niiward. As.nt.wanl- 
'Agt*. make 50 per rent. 1’lriu.c M-nd gUc forAgt-ut'a 
Album of wimples Premium LLt Lr. lllnnk Card- i t 
*wholc«aIft. KOBTUKOUD CARD WORKS, XorthfonM <.nn. 
TOY MOUSE! 
LU-B SIZE k COLOR. *4frfTrt^ 
Fun for Kit. %: 
The best and cheapest Toy in the World. Will run 
35 or 40 feet. 
S39’” Mailed to any address on receipt of Price 25c. 
The Hatch Brothers Company, 
Bridgeport, Ct. 
I jJ^AlI)ES\S VOW A 75 Songs words* Music for 12c. 
ff.vuib.vh Jt • a bongs worus«x music tor uec. aa 
* 15. Hathaway, 9 Washington St’., Boston, Ma«s. U U 
I BARNUM & CG„ 100 AVilliam St. f N. Y. 
OUR SAMPLES OF NEW YEAR CARDS ARE 
NOW READY FOR 1883. . 
. T*rlco cf Samploa Or.o Ssllax. 
QPLENDID 1 50 Latest Style chromo curds, name in 
^case. 10c. Premium with3packs. K.IL Pardee, Now Haven, Ct 
Gilt Edge Compliment Cards with name and 
elegant case, 10c. H. M. Cook. Meriden, Conn. 
