* * * * * THE SINGER LEADS THE WORLD! [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. * * * * * [Illustration] THE MIDDLETOWN PLATE CO’S FINE Electro-Plated Ware Excels in BEAUTY OF DESIGN, HARDNESS OF METAL, QUANTITY OF SILVER DEPOSITED UPON IT. Factory: Middletown, Conn. SALESROOM: 13 JOHN STREET, NEW YORK. FOR SALE EVERYWHERE. * * * * * 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. * * * * * CRAMPTON’S PALM SOAP IS THE BEST FOR The Laundry, The Kitchen, AND FOR General Household Purposes. MANUFACTURED BY CRAMPTON BROTHERS, _Cor. Monroe & Jefferson Sts. N. Y._ Send for Circular and Price List. * * * * * AQUARIA. [Illustration] =Automatic Fountains, Ferneries, Flower Stands, Flower-Pot Brackets, Window Boxes=, &c., &c. Send 10 cents for postage on Large Illustrated Catalogue. Send 6 cents for Scroll-Saw Catalogue. C. WEBSTER PECK, 110 Chambers St., N.Y. [_Mention this Magazine._] * * * * *