California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences, Volume 4, Number 14, 5 October 1855 — Page 112 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

PRINCE'S PROTEAN FOUNTAIN PEN. [patented JAN. 23, 1855 ] T. G. Steams, General Agent, 271 Broadway, Corner of Chambers street, JV. Y. ADVANTAGES.— An incorrodible and durable ink reser voir, made of Protean, under Goodyear's Patent, filled with ease and rapidity, supplying the pen tor six or eight hours, and saving about one-third ot the time. A Gold Pen of the very best quality, with a holder of the most beautiful, light, aud elastic material. Its structure is simple, and not liuble to get out ol order. Dikec ions.—To fill tho reservoir with the Piston, remove the cap by turning it like a screw, insert the pen in the ink half an inch or more, draw up the piston, then with the thumb and finger on the lower part of the piston, draw it up tight into the head of the tube that it may neither move nor allow any pressure o the air. Wipe the pen with v suit cloth or paper after tilling nnd whenever the cap is removed. The piston is not to be pushed down until the iuk is entirely exhausted. To push it down place the thumb and the finger just above the tube, that the pi-ton may not be broken. Put the cap on light ly when the pen is not in use, to preserve the ink from drying ; and screw it home to its shoulder when carried in the pocket. To till the reservoir by suction, (the mode adapted to pocket pens,) 100. en the small sere."', at the upper end, but do not take it out; insert the pen tn ink, as above j apply the lips to the small screw, exhaust the nir by suction, and while the pen remains in the ink, turn the screw until it is tight. Or, loosen the screw, insert the tube in a bo tie of ink, let it remain until the ink has found its level in the tube, theu turn the screw until it is tight, and the pen is ready for u.-e. The suction pens should be carried in the pocket th the cap upwards, the piston pens with the il. > ownwards—• (/so good ink, free Irom sediinen ; Headley & Field's American Fluid, nlso Bryan & Wile >>'s, and Arnold's Fluid Ink, reoommended to the public, m they will copy. v4-53m lrving's Life of Washington. THE first edition of this important work will be in three handsome volumes, octavo, picu type, with portraits nnd plans. Tois edition is published by subscription only. Price two dollars per volume, in cloth. The first volume is now ready, and will be supplied on application, or sent, post-paid, to any part of the United Siates, within 3 o'io miles, on receipt of $2. Subscrihers in Culitornia, Oregon, Sec., -upplied, post-paid, for $2 50. • *»* Agents anil ennvassers wanted tor every county in die Pacific Sates. G. P. PUTNAM & CO., Publishers, »4 I 2 4t No. 10 Park Pluce. New York. Pottery I Pottery X! NOW ready and lor sule af: the SACRAMENTO POTTERY, on J street, near Sutter's Fort, a large assortment ot Plnin and Fancy Flower Pots; Butter, Preserve, Bread and Csk Jars, with covers ; Cream Pots, Churns, Milk Pans, Jugs and ■Stovepipe Safe-, of superior quality ; with everything else hi the line. Wares made to order. Dealers are particularly solcited to call and putchase. Orders to be left at the Pottery, or Xo. 964 J street. .3-8 CHARLES TAYLOR,Agent.