[Illustration] Works of the Singer Manufacturing Co., Elizabeth, N. J. Notwithstanding the great depression of business, THE SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY made and sold 282,812 Machines in 1877—BEING 20,496 =MORE= THAN IN ANY PREVIOUS YEAR. _PRICES REDUCED_ =$30= _ON EACH STYLE OF MACHINE_. _Send for Circular._ ☞ The public are warned against a counterfeit machine, made after an _old abandoned model_ of our Machine. To get a genuine “SINGER SEWING MACHINE,” buy only of our authorized Agents, and see that each Machine has our Trade-Mark stamped on the arm. THE SINGER M’F’G CO., Principal Office, 34 Union Square, New York. * * * * * THE FAMOUS VIENNA COFFEE-POT [Illustration] From the Vienna and Philadelphia Exhibitions Imported only by E. D. BASSFORD, Housefurnishing, Hardware, China, Glass, Cutlery and Silverware Stores. Nos. 1 to 17 COOPER INST. New York. ☞To meet the popular demand, prices have been reduced 50 per cent. PRICE LIST FREE. * * * * * W. & B. DOUGLAS, Middletown, Conn., MANUFACTURERS OF PUMPS, HYDRAULIC RAMS, GARDEN ENGINES, PUMP CHAIN AND FIXTURES IRON CURBS, YARD HYDRANTS, STREET WASHERS, ETC., [Illustration] Highest Medal awarded them by the Universal Exposition at Paris, France, in 1867; Vienna, Austria, in 1873; and Philadelphia, 1876. Founded in 1832. Branch Warehouses: 85 & 87 John St. NEW YORK, AND 197 Lake Street, CHICAGO. _For Sale by all Regular Dealers._ * * * * * Established A. D. 1850. THE MANHATTAN Life Insurance Co., 156 Broadway, New York, HAS PAID $7,400,000 DEATH CLAIMS, HAS PAID =$4,900,000= Return Premiums to Policy-Holders, HAS A SURPLUS OF =$1,700,000= OVER LIABILITIES, _By New York Standard of Valuation._ _It gives the Best Insurance on the Best Lives at the most Favorable Rates._ EXAMINE THE PLANS AND RATES OF THIS COMPANY. HENRY STOKES, PRESIDENT, C. Y. WEMPLE, _Vice-President_. J. L. HALSEY, _Secretary_.