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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
Dec.  17 
DOUBLE-BARRELED,  BREECH-LOADING  SHOT-GUN. 
Pruning1  Shears. 
This  top-snap,  double-barreled  pun  is  one  of  the  best  of  its  type.  It  has  laminated  steel  barrels,  shell  ejecter.  latest 
improvements,  patent  fore-end,  by  which  the  gun  can  be  readily  taken  apart  for  carrying  or  for  convenience  in  shipping,  thus 
doing  away  with  all  screws  and  pegs,  saving  time,  labor  and  patience.  This  durable  and  simple  invention  necessitates  only 
the  lifting  of  the  fore-end  from  the  barrel  to  enable  you  to  take  it  apart,  as  seen  by  cut,  which  shows  the  exact  style  of  gun 
on  a  reduced  scale.  It  has  top  snap,  extension  rib,  English  walnut  stock  with  pistol  grip,  finely  checkered,  making  the  gun 
come  up  better  and  lessening  the  recoil.  This  feature  makes  it  a  much  more  desirable  gun  to  handle.  It  has  rebounding 
locks  which  come  back  to  the  half-cock  notch  after  discharging  the  cartridge,  and,  by  moving,  the  action  opens  the  gun  to 
reload.  It  has  solid  plungers  which  penetrate  the  cap  in  the  cartridge,  working  in  grooves,  without  springs.  Each  gun  is 
guaranteed  to  be  of  good  material  throughout,  and,  if  not  found  as  represented,  can  be  returned  and  money  will  be  refunded. 
We  can  furnish  it  in  10  gauge,  weighing  from  8%  to  10  pounds,  and  12  gauge,  weighing  7 %  to  9  pounds,  either  one  supplied 
in  30  or  32-inch  barrel.  The  regular  price  of  this  gun  is  $20.  Our  price,  with  a  year’s  subscription,  only  $15  with  a  club  of 
five  new  subscriptions,  $18.  Express  or  freight  at  receiver’s  expense.  Please  mention  gauge  and  length  of  barrel  desired. 
Every  person  who  grows  fruit  knows 
about  these  shears.  You  can  go  to  the 
store  and  pay  $1  for  a  pair,  or  you  can 
get  your  neighbor  to  take  The  Rural, 
and  thus  get  a  pair  for  nothing.  These 
shears  are,  like  The  Rural — “  all  right  !” 
Price,  $1,  postpaid.  With  a  year’s  sub¬ 
scription,  only  $1.50  ;  with  a  renewal 
and  a  new  subscription,  only  $2.30. 
Macomber’s  Corn  Planter. 
This  is  a  great  labor-saving  machine 
for  planting  small  areas.  It  is  slow, 
tedious,  back-aching  work  to  drop  corn 
by  hand  in  the  old-fashioned  way.  Thou¬ 
sands  of  these  planters  have  been  sold. 
Price  $2,50;  by  express  ;  with  a  year’s 
subscription  $2.50  ;  with  a  renewal  and 
a  new  subscription  only  $3.25. 
PREMIUM  TOOL  HOLDER  AND 
TWENTY  TOOLS. 
This  cut  represents  the  general  appearance  of  our 
Tool  Handle,  made  of  rosewood  or  cocobola  with  lig- 
numvitaa  cap,  highly  polished  and  of  fine  appearance. 
The  ferule  and  jaws  are  heavily  nickel-plated.  The 
jaws  will  hold,  not  only  the  tools  contained  in  the 
hollow  handle,  but  other  things,  from  a  needle  to  a 
mill-file.  It  also  answers  the  purpose  of  a  hand  vise. 
The  handles  are  much  larger  than  this  cut,  the  length 
being  six  inches.  The  tools  are  made  from  steel  of  the 
highest  grade,  carefully  tempered,  honed  to  a  fine 
cutting  edge,  and  are  all  highly  finished.  They  are 
made  for  service  and  will  give  the  greatest  satisfaction. 
The  jaws  in  the  handle  shut  over  the  shoulders  of  the 
tools  so  as  to  make  it  impossible  to  pull  them  out 
when  in  use.  Price  $1.50  prepaid.  Our  special  price 
with  a  year’s  subscription  $2  ;  with  renewal  and  new 
subscription  $2.65.  The  tools  comprise  a  great  variety 
of  awls,  chisels,  gouges,  etc.  The  No  4  holder,  6% 
inches,  with  11  tools  of  larger  size,  same  price  and 
terms. 
THE  FAMILY  TOOL  CHEST  is  much  on  the  same 
principle,  but  the  tools  are  larger  still,  being  eight  in 
number  and  four  inches  long  ;  saw,  gimlet,  bradawl 
reamer,  file,  screw-driver,  gouge  and  chisel.  All  in¬ 
closed,  with  universal  handle,  in  a  neat  box-wood  case. 
Price  and  terms  same  as  preceding. 
THE  EXCELSIOR  TOOL  HANDLE,  with  20  tools, 
is  an  excellent,  but  cheaper  set  than  the  first  named. 
Price  75  cents,  prepaid,  with  a  renewal  and  a  new 
subscription,  $2.35. 
THE  AUTOMATIC  DRILL  STCCK. 
This  is  a  most  complete  tool.  The  stock  is  made  of  rosewood  with  steel  spindle, 
The  drill  points  are  easily  adjusted  by  means  of  a  brass  thimble,  which  screws  on 
to  the  end  of  the  spindle.  It  is  easily  worked  with  one  hand,  and  will  drill  the 
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most  delicate  -wood  without  danger  of  spliting,  or  any  substance  not  harder  than 
brass.  Price,  including  a  set  of  eight  drill  points,  $1.50  by  express.  With  a  year  s 
subscription  $2.25  ;  with  a  renewal  and  a  new7  subscription  $2.85. 
THE  SOLDERING  SET  OF  TOOLS. 
Every  farmer  knows  the  merits  of  a  soldering  set.  Here  is  a  handy  one  at  low 
cost.  It  will  pay  for  itself  on  a  half  dozen  articles.  It  consists  of  a  soldering  iron, 
scraper,  bar  of  solder  and  box  of  resin  ;  all  in  a  neat  box.  A  very  little  practice 
enables  one  to  use  it.  Price,  75  cents;  with  a  year’s  subscription,  $1.55  ;  with  a 
renewal  and  a  new  subscription,  $2.49.  For  a  better  grade  set  and  better  box  and 
larger  iron  (price,  $1),  add  25  cents  to  each  of  above  combination  prices.  Express, 
not  prepaid. 
THE  MOZART  SYM- 
PHONION, 
The  most  charming  of  recent 
inventions  in  the  musical  world. 
A  beautiful  music  box  playing- 
an  unlimited  number  of  musical 
compositions  from  changeable 
sheets  of  music  made  on  discs  of 
steel,  with  a  purity  of  tone  and 
execution  unexcelled  by  any  of 
the  more  expensive  makes. 
The  “  Mozart  Symphonion  ”  is 
the  ideal  music  box.  It  contains 
the  full  musical  scale,  which  is 
operated  by  the  attachment  of 
steel  discs.  Each  disc  plays  a 
tune  as  many  times  as  desired. 
The  same  may  be  instantly  re¬ 
moved  and  a  new  tune  attached. 
A  catalogue  of  popular  airs  goes 
with  each  machine,  consisting  of 
the  most  popular  songs,  polkas, 
mazurkas,  gavottes,  serenades, 
waltzes,  marches  and  operatic 
music.  One  popular  air  is  sent 
with  each  box.  New  tunes  on  steel  discs  are  sent,  postpaid,  for  33  cents  each. 
Price,  $5,  express  not  prepaid  ;  with  a  renewal  and  a  new  subscription,  $6. 
THE  UNIVERSITY  ORGAN. 
The  United  States  lead  the  world  in  the 
manufacture  of  organs,  and  out  of  the  hundreds 
of  instruments  offered  for  sale  we  have  at¬ 
tempted  to  select  one  that  would  make  an 
attractive  premium.  We  have  secured  one 
that  the  manufacturers  are  prepared  to  guar¬ 
antee  for  six  years.  The  organ  we  offer  has 
five  octaves,  10  octaves  of  reeds,  containing  in 
all  122  reeds,  11  stops  and  two  couplers.  It  has 
a  carved  and  paneled  solid  walnut  case,  67 
inches  high  and  48  inches  long,  and  is  thor¬ 
oughly  and  substantially  made.  This  is  a  rare 
chance  to  obtain  a  good  organ.  Usual  list  price, 
$150  ;  our  price,  with  a  club  of  20  new  subscrip¬ 
tions  only  $60  for  all  together. 
THE  ECONOMY  WALL  DESK. 
We  have  two  of  these  wonderfully  con¬ 
venient  desks  in  use,  one  at  home  and  one 
in  the  office,  and  esteem  them  so  highly  for 
their  economy  of  space,  convenience  and 
handsome  appearance  that  we  have  arranged 
with  the  manufacturers  so  that  we  may 
supply  them  to  our  readers.  Our  cut  show’s 
one  open.  It  fastens  against  the  wall  and 
when  closed  projects  only  nine  inches. 
Height  34  inches,  width  25%  inches,  writing 
table  20  by  24  inches ;  weight  packed,  50 
pounds.  Price,  in  cherry,  cherry  mahogany 
or  antique  oak,  $7.  Our  special  price  wit’.i  a  year's  subscription  included,  only 
$6 ;  with  a  five  3rears’  subscription  or  five  new  subscriptions,  $9  ;  with  a  club 
of  ten  new  subscriptions,  $13.  Sent  by  freight,  not  prepaid. 
