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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 8 
As We Qo To Press. 
“AT YOU!” 
We purpose to give up all discussion 
of social or scientific problems this week, 
and confine ourselves strictly to busi¬ 
ness—business connected with the sub¬ 
scription department of The R, N.-Y. 
Last week we gave you a statement of 
what we are to give away during Sep¬ 
tember. E^ery day some one will re¬ 
ceive $2 in cash, and at the end of the 
month the following articles will be 
distributed to those who send in the five 
largest clubs during the month : 
A Columbia Bicycle. 
Young Giant Fanning Mill. 
Barden Automatic Cream Separator. 
Kelly Duplex Grinding Mill. 
Belle City Feed Cutter. 
Remember that the man who sends the 
largest club during September, will have 
first choice of these five articles. 
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There are some men who will sit down 
at once and say, “Oh, I can’t get any 
subscribers; what’s the use of my try¬ 
ing ? Somebody’s sure to get more than 
I can.” liow do you know that, my 
friend ? Did you every try ? 
“ Why yes, I asked neighbor Smith to 
subscribe last year.” 
“ What did he say ? ” 
“ Oh, he guessed he didn’t want it.” 
And you let him off with that, eh ? 
That’s no trial. You should hang on to 
him and make him subscribe, and before 
the year is over he will come around and 
thank you for it. People talk about 
entertaining angels unawares. For every 
one they thus entertain, they sit down 
on 10 golden opportunities and crush the 
life out of them by pure inaction. Why 
just read this letter : 
The encyclopedia and eazetcer was received in 
due time, and was certainly a pleasant surprise. I 
could not think of answerlnx such a treat without 
addinKto the list of subscribers to ThkR. N.-Y., a 
journal that should be on the table of every family 
In the land, My time Is so taken up with my llitle 
farm, poultry and bees, that at my age—73—1 have 
little time to look around. If you will send me the 
data that I may get posted on the particulars, etc., I 
will try to send enough subscriptions to pay you for 
the same. a. m. h. 
Orlando, Fla. 
Now this man, living away down in 
Florida, sent us one yearly subscription 
early in August. As it happened, this 
was the only club for that day, and the 
premium was a big encyclopedia, which 
was sent him at once. lie thought that 
was too big a prize, and so with this let¬ 
ter he sent two yearlies. It so happened 
that this again made the largest club for 
that day, and he won another premium 
of a fountain pen I Just think of that, 
you people who have been sitting down 
bemoaning your inability to get sub¬ 
scriptions! While you were doing that, 
this Florida man walked off with two 
good premiums. 
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We learn a good deal about the sub¬ 
scription business from our friends. No 
use being selfish and trying to keep this 
CHEAP EXCURSIONS TO THE WEST. 
An exceptionally favorable opportunity 
for visiting the richest and most produc¬ 
tive sections of the West and Northwest 
will be afforded by the Home-Seekers’ 
low-rate excursions which have been 
arranged by the North-Western Line. 
Tickets for these excursions will be sold 
on September 11th and 25th, and October 
9th, to points in northwestern Iowa, 
western Minnesota, North Dakota, South 
Dakota, Manitoba, Nebraska, Colorado, 
Wyoming, Utah, Montana and Idaho, and 
will be good for return passage within 
twenty days from date of sale. Stop¬ 
over privileges will be allowed on going 
trip in territory to which the tickets are 
sold. 
For further information, call on or ad¬ 
dress Ticket Agents of connecting lines. 
Circulars giving rates and detailed in¬ 
formation will be mailed, free, upon ap¬ 
plication to W. A. Thrall, General Pas¬ 
senger and Ticket Agent Chicago & 
North-Western Railway, Chicago.— Adv. 
information under lock and key. Lets 
be liberal and share these tricks of the 
trade. A friend in New York State who 
went out and captured 55 subscriptions 
for the rest of this year gives us this im¬ 
portant note : 
In going among the farmers, I find that where I am 
acquainted I can get nearly every one ; but as soon 
as 1 get among strangers, I am classed as an agent, 
and It Is seldom that I can get them Interested In 
what I have to say. 
There, you see is a reversal of the old 
adage that “ a prophet is not without 
honor save in his own country.” Our 
point is that any man with an average 
circle of friends and acquaintances, will 
find chances enough inside that circle to 
win any premium we may offer. Work the 
people you know, and work them hard. 
That’s the same principle as putting 
your time, fertilizer and care all on a 
smaller area. Don’t go at a man as 
though you had just been caught robbing 
a hen roost. In making him acquainted 
with The R. N.-Y., you are doing him a 
great big favor. You’re not trying to 
steal his dollar—you’re offering him the 
biggest dollar’s worth he ever exchanged 
100 cents for. That is the spirit with 
which R. N.-Y. agents should gird them¬ 
selves. And here is another matter from 
the same agent: 
I find one thing that doesn't look right to me; with I 
but one exception, I could not get the women to eub- ' 
scribe without seel )g the men. Is It because they ' 
are more cautions than the men. or are they afraid 
to do a 25 cent transaction without first consulting ' 
their lords and masters? It seems to me that In sub- I 
scribing for a paper like Thk R. N.-Y., which Is a | 
benefit to the whole family, they surely ought to be ' 
Interested. In many cases the men were away from | 
home,.some of them that I felt sure would be pleased ' 
with the paper, but the ladles said I would have to ’ 
see the men. What does Thb R. N.-Y. think on this 
matter? Is It as It should be? 
Certainly it is not as it should be. The 
women folks surely should have a say 
about the papers that are to enter the 
household. Our views on the home finan¬ 
cial question are well known. There is 
no use spreading them here. The wo¬ 
man who is ready to toil and work all 
her days for board and clothes—with 
never a chance to say how 25 cents in 
cash shall be spent—well, there is some¬ 
thing wrong about that woman ; she is 
not living up to the glorious duties and 
privileges that God started her off with. 
We will now leave this branch of the 
subject for the present. | 
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Mr. C. E. Chapman recently went to ^ 
a Grange picnic. Here is an actual dia- ' 
logue he reports: | 
“I think Fred Urundy's letter an Insult to every 
honest farmer. I shall stop my Rural. He Is some 
city man who never works,” was the angry comment 
one made. 
"We do not all agree. 1 think Bro. Grundy only 
wanted to stir up things a little. People need It 
often, and he has the'faculty.' You would not have 
given the subject half the study you have but for | 
that article.” | 
“Weill there Is something In that,” he admitted, i 
" Did you see the comm mts on the article later ? ” 
" No 1 were there some ? ” 
Careless readers who get mad and filng their pa¬ 
pers away before flnUhlng an article because of 
some statement, know the least and make the most 
noise. As 1 started away, he called: 
"Say ! Grundy or not, I don’t believe I could do 
without the paper.” 
Now it doesn’t take a subscriber long to 
find out that The R. N.-Y. doesn’t use 
very much soft soap in talking to its 
readers. We purpose to treat our friends 
as human beings with the ordinary vir¬ 
tues and faults of the race. The man 
who says, “ Stop my paper,” when some¬ 
thing shows up one of his cranks or mis¬ 
takes, simply “gives himself away,” as 
the boys say. Don’t do that; get some 
price for yourself. A good jab now and 
then into one of your old-fogy notions, 
will do you lots of good. Down in your 
heart you know that is so, but you hate 
to admit it. It’s like a man with a wife 
who always agrees with him, always 
praises him, and is always ready to 
swear that whatever he does is just ex¬ 
actly right. That is splendid food on 
which to fatten one’s sense of his own 
great importance in the world. But is 
such praise helpful ? Are criticisms 
from such a source j ust and true? There’s 
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O not be deceived.— The following 
brands of White Lead are still made by the “Old Dutch” 
process of slow corrosion. They are standard, and always 
Strictly Pure White Lead 
“ANCHOR” (Cincinnati). 
“ARMSTRONG & McKELVY ” (Pittsburgh). 
“ ATLANTIC” (New York). 
“ BEYMER-BAUMAN ” (Pittsburgh). 
“ BRADLEY ” (New York). 
“ BROOKLYN ” (New York). 
“COLLIER ” (St. Louis). 
“ CORNELL ” (Buffalo). 
“ DAVIS-CH AMBERS ” (Pittsburgh). 
“ECKSTEIN” (Cincinnati). 
“FAHNESTOCK” (Pittsburgh). 
"JEWETT” (New York). 
“KENTUCKY” (Louisville). 
“ JOHN T.LEWIS & BROS. CO.” (Phila.) 
“ MORLEY ” (Cleveland). 
“MISSOURI ” (St Louis). 
“RED SEAL ” (St Louis). 
“SALEM ” (Salem, Mass.) 
“ SHIPMAN ” (Chicago). 
“SOUTHERN ”(St. Louis and Chicago). 
“ ULSTER ” (New York). 
“ UNION ” (New York), 
T he recommendation of any of them to you by your merchant i.s 
<in evidence of his reliability, a.s he can sell you ready-mixed 
paints and bogus White Lead and make a larger profit. Many 
short-sighted dealers do so. 
« .White Lead Tinting Colors, a one-pound can to a 
2 S pound kef, of Lead, and mix your own paints. Saves time and annoyance in matching shades 
and insures the best paint that it is possible to put on wood maicning snaaes, 
savt'l aLL’d^many'd^na^^^^^ color-card, free; it will probably 
NATIONAL LEAD CO.. New York. 
K nowing that every person needs a watch, we have taken advantage of the panic times to offer 
watches to subscribers at panic prices. The wages paid to skilled labor In the great watch-case 
faclorlts of the country hive just been cut as never before. In the desperate effort to prevent the 
closing of the establishments, and prices have been greatly reduced to stimulate consumption of 
the product. It is not reasonable to expect that such a condition of things can long continue, and the 
shrewd buyer will make an effort to buy a watch, while the prices are lower than ever before, and before 
they are again advanced to something like previous rates. 
“ CRESCENT STREET.” 
Waltham Watch, Men's Size. Pride of the Wal¬ 
tham Factory. 
The best full-sized Waltham watch Is called “Cres¬ 
cent Street.” This watch Is made from the very 
finest materials, each part being selected by expert 
workmen. Every wheel Is perfect, every jewel Is a 
precious stone, every pinion is polished to the high¬ 
est degree. In fact, this watch is, as the Waltham 
Company guarantees, " perfect in construction and 
finish.” The Company also says In Its catalogue 
that this Is “the finest full-plate movement In the 
world.” The full plate Is a recent Improvement In 
watchmaking. It Is a metal cap, covering all the 
mechanism, excepting the balance, thus saving many 
bills for cleaning. These celebrated works are full 
jeweled with red ruby jewels In solid gold settings. 
They contain compensation expansion balance, safe¬ 
ty pinion, stem winding and setting apparatus, pat¬ 
ent Breguet hair-spring, hardened and tempered In 
form, patent regulator and double sunk dial, made 
expressly for this watch. The dial Is genuine. 
No. 101. Crescent Street, Solid I4k., 40 dwt. 
(Hunting case only.) . 152.90 
No. 102. Crescent Street. Gold filled, 20-year. 
Hunting or Open face case. 37.00 
No. 103. Crescent Street. Gold filled, 15-year. 
Hunting or Open Face ease. .33.25 
No. 104. Crescent Street, 2-ounc0 Coin Sliver. 
Hunting or Open face case. 27.85 
No. 105. Crescent Street, Solid Nickel Silver, 
Open face dust-proof case. 25.(0 
‘’APPLETON, TRACY & CO.” 
Waltham, Men's Size. 
“Appleton, Tracy & Co.” Is one of the cele¬ 
brated watches of the world. The works are full 
jeweled, with 15 extra fine red ruby jewels In solid 
gold settings, compensation balance, safety pinion, 
stem winding and setting, Breguet hair-spring, spe¬ 
cial adjustment to temperature, Isochronlsm and 
position, and all the very latest Improvements. This 
watch took the first prize at the World's Exposiilon 
In Paris, against all competitors, both American and 
foreign. We will deliver this watch to any address 
In the United States: works as above In 
No. lOl), Solid 14k. gold, 40 dwt. Hunting case 
only .f40.00 
No. 107, I4k. gold-filled. 20-year. Hunting case. 23.50 
No. 108, 14k. gold-filled, 20-year. Openface... . 22.50 
No. 109, 2-ounco, Solid Coin Silver, Hunting or 
Open face. 17.50 
No. 110, Stiffened Silver, Open face only.16.50 
No. HI, Solid Nickel Silver case, open face. 12.75 
OFFER No. 112. 
Men's Size Solid Gold Waltham Watch, $29. 
No. 100. Is a Men's Size Hunting or Open face 
Waltham solid gold Standard, U. S. Assay Case, 
handsomely engine turned. The works contain seven 
jewels, and are made according to the celebrated 
Waltham Riverside Model, In which the two nickel 
winding wheels are plainly seen. The case Is the 
thinnest solid gold model ever made. Remember, 
we me . n that the watch when closed In the pocket 
Is thin. The lids of the case are the usual thickness, 
and form a perfect protection for the movement. 
This Is just the watch for doctors, lawyers, clergy¬ 
men, and all others who wish a really first-class 
article. The works are jeweled In all Important 
parts with precious stones; the regulator Is an Im¬ 
proved pattern; the hair-spring Is Logan's patent 
Breguet Spring. We will send this watch, delivery 
guaranteed, to any address in the United States 
for $29 
OFFER No. 113. 
Men's Size Gold Watch, Waltham or Elgin, $14.50.3 
No. 106. Is a Men's size Hunting or Open face gold 
filled engraved case, guaranteed by the manufact¬ 
urers to wear 15 years. This watch contains the 
same movement as Offer No. 100. We will send this 
watch, delivery guaranteed, for $14.50. 
OFFER No. 114. 
Men's Size Silver Open Face Watch, $6.50. 
No. 107. Is a seven-jewel Waltham or Elgin, open 
face only, stiffened silver case. In other words. In 
order to give strength sufficient to make the case 
durable without making the metal thick and heavy, 
the silver Is strengthened by a nickel plate, intro¬ 
duced In such a manner as to be entirely hidden, 
and were It not explained, the purchaser would not 
I be able to tell it from a heavy solid coin silver case, 
j This watch comes In open face only, with a heavy 
j beveled plate glass crystal, strong and durable. The 
I dial Is of white porcelain, either Roman or Arabic 
i characters. In order to prevent the possibility of 
j the bauds catching, the dial upon which the second¬ 
hand Is mounted is sunk below the level of the sur¬ 
rounding face. We will send this watch, dfllvery 
guaranteed, for $6.50. 
OFFER No. 116. 
Ladles’ Solid Gold Waltham or Elgin Watch, $72. 
No. 115. The works are manufactured at Waltham 
or Elgin. They are made of the finest materials, 
carefully selected. The jewels are all cut and pol- 
j Ished In Europe, where secret processes are handed 
j down from generation to generation. The dial is 
! made of the finest porcelain and the hands of blue 
! tempered steel. The case Is solid l4k. United States 
Assay, handsomely engraved. We will send this 
watch, delivery guaranteed, for $22. 
OFFER No. 116. 
Ladles’ Solid Gold Waltham or Elgin Watch, $16. 
No. 116. Is a ladles’ solid gold hunting or open face 
j case, very delicately engraved, and contains a Wal¬ 
tham or Elgin seven-jewel movement. We guarantee 
this watch as well as all other watches offered, to be 
perfect timekeepers. Postpaid, delivery guaran¬ 
teed, for $16. 
OFFER No. 117. 
Ladles’ Gold Filled Waltham or Elgin Watch, $13.50. 
No. 117. Is a lidies’ gold filled engraved watch, 
guaranteed by the manufacturer to wear 15 years. 
The works contain seven jewels, exposed pallets, 
safety pinion and all Improvements. Price, delivery 
guaranteed, $13.50. 
OFFER No. 118. 
Ladles’ Gold “Skylight” Watch, I12.50. 
No. 118. Is a I4k. gold filled engraved “Skylight " 
Waltham or Elgin, guaranteed to wear 20 years. The 
case is made by placing two heavy sheets of I4k. 
gold, reinforced between with a thin sheet of stiff 
composition, which makes a perfect case for pro 
lectlng the works. The ring joint plugs, thumb- 
piece, hinges and every part subjected to constant 
wear, are solid gold, while the gold Is brought down 
over the edges of the composition metal and joined 
la such a way that even an expert Is obliged to cut 
the case to find that it is not solid gold. We will de¬ 
liver this watch for $12. 
OFFER No. 119. 
Ladles’ Solid Coin Sliver “Skylight” Watch, $8 
No 119. Is a solid coin silver watch, Waltham or 
j Elgin, containing seven jewels and all Improvements. 
I We me<tn by “Skylight” that the front case is cut 
; and a heavy crystal Is inserted so as to see the dial 
I without opening the front case. We will deliver 
I this watch, postpaid, for $8. 
Low rates Ilia Nickel Plate Road .—Adv 
THE RURAL NEW YORKER, Cor. Chambers and Pearl Sts , New York. 
