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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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A Hint to Mercliants. 
00 Several dealers ill Miscellaneous Goods, in Boots oo 
°° and Shoes, in Implements, etc., etc., subscribe for °° 
00 50 to TOO copies of the American Agjictdturzsi, oo 
°° at.Jl.lOaycar, iftheyaresenttotiiembymailpost- °° 
00 paid, or §1 .1 year, if tliey come by express, or as oo 
°° freight, nnpaid, and they distribute tiiem by one °° 
00 of tlie following methods: Some give a copy a oo 
°° year to the first fifty or more customers, buying °° 
00 $10 or §to worth of goods. Others h.ave the pa- oo 
°° persconio as freighter by express, and supply °° 
00 them to customers at a small charge. This ans- oo 
°° wers as a sort of premium to customers, and °'^ 
00 brings thcni to the store at least once a mouth to oo 
°° get tlieir papers. One firm in North Carolina has °° 
00 taken for this pnrposo 500 to 700 copies regularly oo 
9° for many years past.— A Shoe Dealer in Ohio has °° 
00 given the paper a year to the first 100 persons, oo 
°° who bought SU worth of his goods, equal to a ^° 
00 premium or reduction of ten per cent, and he has oo 
°° found it to tell. The first dealer in any village who °° 
00 adopts this plan, will find a rush for his goods, oo 
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A Hint to C] 
QQ '■' Enclosed are five subscribers and §S, which oo 
00 completes my Premium List of 44 names for tho °^ 
QQ American Watch, which yoii will please forward oo 
I liavc jjatlicrod these sub- oo 
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00 to my Brother — 
QQ scribcrs by Iccepin^ a copy of the American Agri- oo 
05 cuUnrist convenient to show to callers, and by oo 
00 g''itlien"S •'^ f^c^^' names after closing the store at ©o 
00 Eight. Part of them are new names, as yon will oo 
QQ sec. The Watch lohtained for myself in asimilar oo 
00 manner last year, has proved a very valuable one oo 
q2 and useful to me. Witli my small salary, and a oo 
00 motlicr and sister to support, I could hardly have oo 
QO afforded to buy one. Mine I got free without oo 
GO money and witliout interfering with my duties oo 
QO to my employers. The one now obtained is to be qq 
00 a present to a younger brother, w!io is an ap- oo 
QQ prentice as yet, and can not buy one. I am next oo 
00 going to got up a club for a Sot of Forks for my oo 
QQ Mother, and tlien aSewingMachine formy Aunt." oo 
^^ [This is only one of many clerks who carry a nice ^^ 
00 American Watcli obtained in the same way. Thou- oo 
^^ sands of others may do the same now. Sec pages qq 
00 401 to 40S.--Pub!Me?'s.] oo 
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I Hint to CONDUCTORS. | 
oo '* The enclosed fifteen names and S24 make oo 
00 np 233 names I have sent you thus far. You may ^^ 
00 send me the Premium Sewing Machine, which, in oo 
00 nddilion to this, will leave nine names to my **^ 
00 credit on account of th^; nest premium. I shall oo 
00 SL'Cure at least §300 worth of premiums. One of °^ 
00 ti'c two Sewing Macliincs received from you as oo 
00 premiums. I sold fi)r full price in cash to a friend °^ 
00 who wanted OTIC. The other isdoiuggood service oo 
00 inmy own 'shanty.' I inlun<l to secure your Pre- °^ 
QQ miuiu T'-a Set for my better half in time fur iier oo 
00 nestbirtliday '' [This is from a Conductor of ^^ 
00 a local train, running 5*1 miles. lie carries a copy of oo 
00 the paper with him, and as occasion serves, shows °^ 
00 it to some of the passengers he is acquainted with, oo 
00 and he uses some of his off-liours in securing ^^ 
00 olhcrs. Ui8 salary is §720 a year, and he will add oo 
00 $:joOmore in this way. Otlier R. R. Conductors o<* 
00 , , - 1 1 1 • 11 • ■, . 00 
00 ""vc done consi'lera))Ic m this way, and thou- oo 
00 saiuls of others may do tlio snmc.—PaOlefhers^ oo 
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I Hint to Farmers' Clubs, i 
00 A few Farmers, whether in an organized Club, or oo 
00 not, can, by uniting their eftbrts, soon raise a list "" 
00 of subscribers largo enough to gct/jw one of the oo 
00 valuable Farmers' LibrarlcN, described in o" 
00 No3. 93 to 103, page -HIS, and have the books kept oo 
00 for general use. Ten to Thirly Dollars' worth of oo 
00 such Books In a neighborhood will do a great deal oo 
00 towards general improvement, and bo useful to oo 
00 .,••,, V , . . . 00 
00 every luduidnal. Let some enterprising man oo 
00 start tho matter, and ask the aid of a few others, oo 
00 and the thing will soon be done. Every one who oo 
00 gets the paper for a year, will be amply repaid for oo 
00 its cost; and the Preminiu Cooks will be useful oo 
00 to all, and be so much extra. oo 
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CHURCHES. 
^° Church Fairs arc often necessary, yet onerous, °^ 
OO for beside much labor and trouble, the workers oo 
°° usually have to be the principal purchasers. Sup- J° 
oo pose liulf the time and efl'ort be expended in get- oo 
^° ting a larger or smaller list of subscribers for the °° 
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00 American AgHcidtia^Ut. Every subscriber will oo 
°^ get the full worth of the mono}-, and the premium ^^ 
00 given by the Publishers will often be worch as oo 
o^ much as the proceeds of a Fair, Especially if qq 
00 a Donation or a Present is to be given to the Pas- oo 
°^ tor. See in the following pages, numbers 1, 2, qq 
00 12, 14, 50, 82, S5, etc A Coanmanion Ser- oo 
°^ vice Free,— (Plate Compact's No. 16.)— To qq 
00 any Church or Congregation sending 55 eubscrl- oo 
^^ bcrs to the American Agriculturisf, at $1.00 a qq 
00 year, thePublishcrswillpresentabcautiful $38.50 oo 
QQ Communion Service, consisting of Wine Flagon, qq 
00 two Goblets, two Bread Plates, and a Baptismal oo 
^^ Cup, on standard, all in fine style, and heavily ^% 
00 plated, made by the Middletown Plate Coir- oo 
^^ PANT. For 48 subscribers, at $l.fi0 each, we will qo 
00 send a $33.00 Communion Service, consisting of oo 
Q^ the same pieces a? above. (Plate Company's qq 
00 No. 1,391.) A few active Men and Women can oo 
QQ collect tho required number of subscribers in qq 
00 two or three evenings. Every subscriber will get oo 
QQ his full money's worth in the paper. By doing qq 
00 this no'TO", every subscriber will get the paper oo 
°Q 14 months for the regular subscription rate of qq 
00 $1.(;0 a year, which includes the postage pre- oo 
QQ paid by the Publishers, and the Church will have qq 
00 a beautiful Communion Service also. oo 
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EA Hint to Clergymen, i 
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QO A Pastor of a Village Church says : '•' Amns- oo 
00 ing as it may seem at first thought, I find tho oo 
00 American Ag/icuUmist a decided help in my pas- qq 
00 toral labors. I read it, and when I go among my oo 
QQ parishioners, most of whom are farmers or garden- qq 
oo ers, or have village gardens, I am able to talk in- oo 
QQ telligently with them about their farm or garden qq 
oo work, and often suggest something new to them, oo 
QQ This brings mc into direct sympathy with them." qq 
oo Many clergymen have received valuable articles oo 
QQ wanted in their own household, free, by raising a qq 
00 club of subscribers for this Journal. (Sec pages oo 
QQ 401 to 408.) Their people readily subscribe, espe- qq 
00 eially when they know that by doing so they not oo 
QQ only get the paper themselves, but they aid their qq 
00 pastor in getting some useful article that he or his oo 
^Q family need. A large number of clergymen may qq 
oo this month secure, by two or three days' canvas- oo 
QQ sing among their parishioners— a Tea Set, (sec qq 
00 No. 1.) Or a Communion Service for the Church, oo 
QQ (See hints to Churches above.) The work will be qq 
00 easy this month, with the extra copies offered. oo 
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oo A very choice lot of articles will be found dc- oo 
°'^ scribed on pages 401 to 408, which will interest our °" 
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00 Lady friends. They are too numerous to refer to oo 
°° all of them here.- Now, not only in theory, but ^^ 
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oo from what has been done, we say that a large oo 
°Q number of Ladies can eaJizhj secure one or more ^^ 
oo of i\ic (leslmhlc anklcQ zvi(/ioi/t monei/ co'^L Any oo 
QQ Lady can show the American Agriculturist to ^^ 
00 some of her friends and others, tell them what it oo 
°^ is. and ask them to subscribe. In a short time °^ 
00 names enough will be gathered to secure avalu- oo 
^^ able article. One Widow Lady in this way ob- ^^ 
00 laincda$650 Steiuway Piano, in a little over 30 oo 
QQ days. Another, a Maiden Lady, who devoted ^^ 
oo her time to it, secured as premiums tix if theso oo 
QQ Pianos in a year, which she sold for cash, and ^^ 
oo received about $3,000 for her year's work, oo 
QQ Many others have collected in their own neigh- qq 
oo borhooda subscribers enough to get tho Tea oo 
qq Set and other articles. — In many parts of Eu- qq 
oo rope, the women do most of the ordinary busi- oo 
QQ ncsa— the men arc largely in the army. Our qq 
oo Ladies who have The nmhttlon and energy c.in be "o 
%^-^ just as snccessful. Our Premium OlTors afford a qq 
no capital chance to try their skill. Lo.-k over tho oo 
no pages 401 to ■10,'^. eclect the article most desired, qq 
uo and SCO if can not be ohtjiined/r.?tf, this month. oo 
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i A Hint to p. 0. Clerks, i 
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00 A great number of Clerks in Post Offices have oo 
QQ secured valuable articles from our Premium List, ^ 
00 (see pages 401 to 40S), using some of them as oo 
QQ presents, and in many cases selling them torcask, %% 
00 and thus increasing their "-alaries. It is very easy oo 
00 for evetnj Post Office Clerk to g.ather subscribers %% 
oo enougli for the American Agnculiurist to obtain oo 
00 f^^^ "t least one of the valuable articles offered qo 
00 on pages 401 to 40S. TRY IT. oo 
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I Hints to Boys & Girls. I 
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oo At least-iljOOO Boys CT«fZ Girls, that is. at oo 
oo least one for eV(.ryP()<t Olhce in IIk- United Slates, qo 
00 can make themselves happy this month, or this oo 
oo -^fl/^, in the/;t-e receipt ofone or more of the very qq 
00 desirable things described on pages 401 to 40S, oo 
00 (see especially Nos. 19. 25, 29. 37, 41, 4S, 55, 60, 62. %% 
00 S5.) They can sa5?/y gather 3, 4. or 5 subscribers, oo 
00 or more. Many persons will oblige a Boy or Girl oo 
00 by subscribing, when woi king for some premium, oo 
00 ^'lio would turn older people away. Those too qq 
00 young to write, can get some one to send tl;e oo 
00 names on for them. To solicit subscribers is a qq 
oo good exercise to develop business talent. Many oo 
00 parents encourage their children in such a work, qq 
00 At least one boy or girl at every post office ouglit oo 
00 to collect 18 subscribers, and get Premium So. It qq 
00 will be invaluable to them. Many may get other oo 
QQ Premiums, to give as presents to Mother or qq 
00 friends, such as Forks (No. 14), Spoons (Nos. 12 oo 
00 and 13). Ton will find many fine things as pres- qq 
00 cuts described. Go right to work this month, oo 
QQ Tou can offer the paper to subscribers, now, 14 qq 
oo months for only $1.60, and that wiU help you in oo 
QQ collecting a premiiini list. TRY IT. (Try it as °^ 
00 the Spider did.) oo 
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II A Hint to FARMERS. H 
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00 Every Farmer would like to have one or more oo 
00 of llic Things described on pages 401 to 40S. qq 
00 especially Number GO, or C9, or 57, or S-'l, or SO, or oo 
00 41, or 1, 12, 14, etc. Now it will be easy to get qq 
00 one or more of these articlcsfrf^, by simply stir- oo 
00 - , . 1 ■ 1 1 .1 ■ 00 
00 ring round eveningsand rainy days, aud gathering qq 
00 a few names of neighl)ors and others. The Paper oo 
00 "i'l do ihcni good, far above its cost, and for col- qq 
00 lecting these names, the Publishers will prt'sent oo 
00 to you the articles offered. Better still qo 
00 even, eveiy farmer ouglit to supply himself and oo 
00 sons with good reading about his own business, qq 
00 A good Book is worth its weight in silver, in oo 
00 starting np new ideas .and plans. Many ainau h.^s qq 
00 saved a valuable animal by having at h.and a book oo 
00 on Swine, Sheep, Cattle, or Ilorse Diseases. A qq 
00 fcwnamesof subscribcrsgathcred will hiingsomc oo 
00 of these books free. (Sec Nos. 98-102.) What qq 
00 better for constant reference and reading than oo 
QQ some of the Back Volumes of this Journal. See qq 
00 Nos. 8(5-97 Remember, /?v< that a little push oo 
^Q and enterprise will get some of the above /Vev, qo 
00 and, second, that October is a good month to do it oo 
QQ in, as the paper can now he offered to others 14 qq 
00 nionths for the price of a year's subscription. oo 
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00 The two prime iiccossiiics foi' every man niiil oo 
00 womim are : iiuuris^liiii^r/twc/aiul f;ix>(/;\x<(. These oo 
oo give one stren^ih of body mh'i miml, for niiy call- qo 
00 in;;. The new Ueil (lcscril)eil, Xo. 50, pa^-e -105, Is oo 
00 tlic latest ami best sleeping- arraiigemout wc have qo 
00 yet seen. Everyl)(>tly oil_:;Iit to have one. A mill- oo 
00 tillule of people caTi each get one /)«, by simply oo 
00 collecting li> subscriptions for the American Agri- oo 
So aiKurist. There are people enough in every town oo 
00 wiio would be beuellted by llio paper ten times its oo 
00 cost, and who woulil lake it if sonic one would oo 
o" bring it to their attention. It can bo done easily oo 
00 this month, when the paper is oITered /or thi re^t oo 
00 qf i/iis ytar ami all of 1S7S, fur .uily $1.60. includ- oo 
00 ing postage pre-paid by the Publishers. TRY it oo 
00 at once, and got the new Bod this month, °° 
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