This Washer 



Must Pay for 



Itself 



. MAN tried to sell me a horse oiue. He said it 

 t was a fine Iiorse, aud had nothine the matter 

 ^ with it. I wanted a fine horse. But I didn't 

 know any thin^ about 

 horses much. And I didn't 

 know the man very well 

 cither. 



So I told him I wanted 

 to try the horse for a 

 month. He said "All right, 

 but pay me first, and I'll 

 give you back your money 

 if the horse isn't ail 

 right." 



Well, I didn't like that. 

 I was afraid the horse 

 wasn't " all right," and 

 that I might have to 

 whistle for my money 

 if I once parted with it. 

 So I didn't buy the horse 

 although I wanted it bad- 

 ly. Now this set me think- 

 ing. 



You see I make Wash- 

 ing Machines — the "1900 

 Gravity " Washer. 



And I said to myself, 

 lots of people may think 

 about my Washing Ma- 

 chine as I thought about 

 the horse, and about the man who owned it. 



But I'd never know, because they wouldn't write 

 and tell me. You see I sell my Washing Machines 

 li mail. I have sold over half a million that way. 



So, thought I, it is only fair enough to let people 

 try my Washing Machines for a month, before they 

 pay for them, just as I wanted to try the horse. 



Now, I know what our " 1900 Gravity " Was'ier 

 will do. I know it will wash the clothes, without 

 wearing or tearing them, in les.s than half the time 

 they can be washed by hand or by any other ma- 

 chine. 



I know it will wash a tub full of very dirty clothes 

 in Six Minutes. I know no other machine ever in- 

 vented can do that, without wearing out the clothes. 

 Our " 1900 Gravity " Washer does the work so 

 easy that a child can run it almost as well as a 

 strong woman, and it doesn't wear the clothes, fray 

 I he edges, nor break buttons the way all other ma- 

 chines do. 



It .iust drives soapy water clear through the fibers 

 of the clothes like a force puni]) might. 



So, said I to myself, I will do with my "1900 

 Gravity " Washer what I wanted the man to do with 

 the horse. Only I won't wait for people to ask me. 

 I'll offer first, and I'll make good the offer every 

 time. 



Let me send you a " 1900 Gravity " Washer on a 

 month's free trial. I'll pay the freight out of my own 

 |)i)cket, and if you don't want the machine after 

 you've used it a month, I'll take it back and pay the 

 freight too. Surely that is fair enough, isn't it ? 



Doesn't it prove that the " 1900 Gravity" Washer 

 must be all that I say it is? 



.\ud you can pay me out of what it saves for you. 

 It will save its whole cost in a few months, in wear 

 and tear on the clothes alone. And then it will save 

 50 cents to 75 cents a week over that in washwom 

 an's wages. If you keep the machine after the 

 month's trial, I'll let you pay for it out of what it 

 saves you. If it saves you 60 cents a week, send me 

 .'>() cents a week till paid for. I'll take that cheer- 

 fully, and I'll wait for my money until the machine 

 itself earns the balance. 



Drop me a line to-day, and let me send you a book 

 about the " 1900 Gravity " Washer that washes 

 clothes in si.x minutes. 



Address me this way — H. L. Barker, 1127 Court 

 Street, Binghamton, N. Y. If you live in Canada, 

 address 1900 Washer Co., 355 Yonge St., Toronto, 

 Ontario. 



(il.K.\NlNGS li\ BKK Cll/ITUK 



Kind Words from our Customers 



Dear Mr. Root: — I wish to thank you for those 

 I lessed Home talks. I have been greatly uplifted by 

 I hem. I also enjoy very much reading the temper- 

 ance articles. Gle.\ning.s ought to be read in every 

 .\merican home. Mrs. H. G. Hanson. 



Osakis, Minn., Sept. 28. 



J/r, Root: — Bless God from whom all blessings 

 flow. I am not a beekeeper, but I delight in Glean- 

 in G.s greatly in our home. Thank God for the 

 .luly 15th issue. I delight to hear from all over the 

 wo]-ld the wisdom of God. 



Henniker, N. H., Sept. 16. E. E. Pillsbuev. 



Give my respects to A. I. Root, who writes Home 

 notes. Bang the whisky out, every time. Our colony 

 paid duty (by government returns) on four million 

 l)ounds' worth of whisky and beer. God knows what 

 the people paid retail. The figures quoted are whole- 

 sale. .Vll are working for a bare majority vote here. 



Palmerston, Otago, N. Z. J. H. Appleby. 



The A. I. Root Co. : — My bees have done splendidly 

 this year. You recall I bought a tested Italian 

 queen from you last summer. I have taken two 

 colonies from her hive this season, and have already, 

 Aug. 9, taken 180 lbs. of nice comb honey, and shall 

 almost certainly get 30 lbs. more, if I can prevent 

 swarming. The hive is now greatly crowded. I clip- 

 ped her wings, so I think there is little danger of 

 losing my queen. I have queened all my hives with 

 her offspring, so I expect to see some honey next sea- 

 son. H. B. Arbuckle. 



Dept. of Chemistry, Agnes Scott College, 



Maxwelton, W. Va., Aug. 9. 



Mr. Root: — I wish to congratulate you, and thank 

 you at the same time, for the splendid articles you 

 have written for Our Homes in the last few num 

 bers. If they have done as much good to others as 

 they have to me (which they undoubtedly have), 

 tliey certainly are fulfilling their mission, as I must 

 confess that, since reading the same, and saying 

 amen to them as you have done during that splendid 

 sermon. I have read in the Bible daily — something 

 I have not done, I am ashamed to say, for some time, 

 and I truly hope that God may permit you to con- 

 tinue this good work for many years to come as I 

 know your talks do fully as much ?ood as many a 

 millionaire's money. 



I always read Our Homes the very last thing in 

 Gleanings, thus enjoying the anticipation of read- 

 ing something good at the last. 



T have loaned Gleanings to some of my non-bee- 

 keeping friends to read your department, and they 

 al^o are very much impressed with your helpful and 

 instructive articles. Albert Maier. 



Gloversville, N. Y., Oct. 4. 



In forwarding my renewal I wish to tell of my ap- 

 preciation of Gleanings, especially its high moral 

 tone and the effort to help us all to reach a higher 

 plane of civilization and Christianity. Its expositions 

 of frauds, humbugs, and catch-penny schemes are 

 valuable to many of us who might often be swin- 

 dled by slick advertisers. Much of the past thirty 

 years t have read Gleanings, and though now liv- 

 ing in town its High-pressure Gardening is very in- 

 teresting, as well as its bee lore. 



We have nearly 1000 lbs. of honey (extracted) 

 from our bees this year. 



A. I. R.'s department is also highly valued. Also 

 its denunciation of drink and tobacco, and its stand 

 on all moral questions. 



We now have women suffrage here; also the initi- 

 ative, referendum, and recall, and were leaders in 

 the direct election of United States Senators. We 

 have just recalled our county judge and one of the 

 three county commissioners. While some blunders 

 may be made with our new laws we feel that we 

 have progressed, and are not likely to return to for- 

 mer methods. 



We notice with pleasure Ohio's efforts toward ad- 

 vanced methods, and hope Gleanings may long 

 flourish to help in the uplift of humanity. 



Oregon Citv, Ore., Sept. 8. Clakk Stuge. 



