THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 27 
688 
As We Qo To Press. 
Some parties said I would s:et a toy, but I 
told them that The R. N -Y. was not built 
This is The R. N.-Y.’s department. We 
talk more or less about our own business 
here Those not interested in that should 
skip this column. 
“BUSINESS BITS.” 
Ik these days of political excitement, 
the average man sometimes wonders 
what he would do to secure votes, if his 
fellow citizens should see fit to nominate 
him for some good oflSce. How are votes 
made ? How would you go to work to 
make the public understand that you 
would make a little better ballast for 
the Ship of State than your opponent ? 
If The R. N.-Y. were running some¬ 
body’s campaign, we would have thou¬ 
sands of posters printed—like this : 
ATTENTION, VOTER81 
I have been nominated for ofllce in this district 
1 did not seek this nomination, and don’t care per¬ 
sonally whether 1 am elected to stay at home or to 
hold down a pnbllc chair. If you want to Investl- 
Kate my record, go ahead. Come and ask my neigh¬ 
bors what I haye done among them. I make no 
pledge or promise to anybody, except that I will not 
be the tool of any “boss.” All I have to say Is that 
If my fellow citizens deem me worthy to represent 
them, I shall try to do so cleanly and honestly, seeking 
no mere party advantage, but endeavoring to act so 
as best to serve the interests of my county and the 
people of this district. 
Yours truly, John smith. 
After this was printed, we would hire a 
party of stout men and boys to go all 
over the district and paste that notice 
everywhere—on trees, rocks, fences, where- 
ever it would stick. We would fix it so 
that a voter could not possibly walk 10 
rods in any direction without bringing 
up against John Smith’s political state¬ 
ment. If there were any office nosing 
about to find a good man to tie to, such 
a notice would attract it—that is, if you 
could bring it close to the minds of the 
common people. Printers’ ink will move 
the world a good deal quicker than any¬ 
thing else will. 
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Our object in bringing this matter up, 
is to call attention to another campaign 
that is well under way. The R. N.-Y. 
is in the field this fall as a candidate for 
your favor. We want you and your 
friends to subscribe for 1895. Oar plat¬ 
form is about the same as the one recom¬ 
mended for John Smith, except that 
we do seek your subscription, and will 
feel a bit disappointed if you leave us. 
We have no warfare to make against 
other farm papers. We want our share 
of your patronage, and that is all we 
have a right to expect. Hut printers’ 
ink is the thing, and we are going to use 
floods of it. Some weeks ago, we got 
up a little sticker like the following : 
Every American Farmer 
OUGHT TO KKAU 
THE SURAL NEW-YORKER. 
lt’8 the business farmer’s paper. 
Frauds and humbugs fear It. 
ONLY $1.00 A YEAR 
and your money back If you don’t like It. Send for 
free sample copy to 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
This is gummed on the back, so all you 
have to do is to lick and stick it to any¬ 
thing with a smooth surface. The other 
day a letter came in with one of these 
little posters stuck to the back like a 
postage stamp. Now there is an idea. 
Why not stick one on the back of your 
letter ? It will cost nothing but the 
labor of wetting and sticking, and the 
children would do that for you. We 
will gladly send any number of these 
stickers to any subscriber. Send in and 
get 50. Keep them in your pocket and 
plaster them all over your township. 
Stick them on the backs of all your let¬ 
ters. Why not give The R. N.-Y. a 
“show?” J J J 
We desire to call particular attention 
to the following letter: 
I received the bicycle yesterday noon. It 
came in good condition, and is a beauty. To 
say that I am iileased, is putting it mildly. 
that way—“they do as they agree,” 1 said. 
OXOBOK H. PEARSON. 
You will remember that Mr. Pearson 
secured the largest club of subscriptions 
in the September contest. We are glad 
to have him state the facts about this 
bicycle. Of course there is no toy or 
plaything about it. It is just the same 
as the goods sold by the makers, and their 
guarantee goes with it just as though it 
had been bought for cash. We hope it 
will carry Mr. Pearson over so much 
territory that his next club will be 
doubled. 
And now, mind you, we offer nine 
sweepstakes premiums for the contest 
ending December 15. There isn’t a single 
toy in the lot. No plaything about that 
cutter, that watch, the sewing machine 
or the other articles. The 825 will be 
found the most business-like cash you 
ever handled. Every one of these articles 
is warranted “ sound and kind.” Like 
the office seeking the man, they are just 
aching for a chance to do honest and re¬ 
liable work on some good farm. Why 
not on your farm ? Another thing to re¬ 
member is that the $2 cash per day is 
often given for very small clubs. You 
will notice that one man won it two days 
in succession by dividing his large club 
into two parts. Here is the list of win¬ 
ners for last week. 
Oct. 15.—Saml. Curtis, Hamilton Parish, Ont 
Oct. 16.—B. Kenyon, Fairfax Co., Va 
Oct. 17.—B. Kenyon. Fairfax Co., Va. 
Oct. 18.—Parker Bristol, Rensselaer Co., N. Y 
Oct. 19 —Joseph Morris, Sanilac Co., Mich. 
Oct. 20—Bert Klock, Montgomery Co., N. Y. 
We are waiting for a chance to put 
your name there. 
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Thus far, we think our hardest critic 
will be unable to say that we have done 
any “ boasting” this week. What they 
will say after reading this letter we do 
not know; 
The new subscribers are greatly pleased with The 
R. N.-Y., and thank me for Inducing them to sub¬ 
scribe. I have the time and would be glad to do the 
work you suggest p. hilling ston. 
Connecticut 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
nOTHERS 
and those about to 
become mothers, 
should know that 
Dr. Pierce’s Fa¬ 
vorite Prescription 
robs childbirth of 
its torture, terrors 
and dangers to 
both mother and 
child, by aiding Nature in preparing the 
system for parturition. Thereby ‘ ‘labor ’ ’ 
and also the period of confinement are 
greatly shortened. It also promotes an 
abundant secretion of nourishment for 
the child. During pregnancy, it pre¬ 
vents “morning sickness” and those 
distressing nervous symptoms from 
which so many suffer. 
Tanks, Cotile Co., Texas. 
Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. : 
Dear Sir —I took your “Favorite Pre¬ 
scription ” previous to confinement and 
never did so well in my life. It is only 
two weeks since my confinement and I am 
able to do my w'ork. I feel stronger than I 
ever did in six weeks before. 
Yours truly, 
A MOTHER’S EXPERIENCE. 
South Bend, Pacific Co., Wash. 
Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.; 
Dear Sir—I began taking your “Favor¬ 
ite Prescription ” the first month of preg¬ 
nancy, and have con¬ 
tinued taking it since 
confinement. I did not 
experience the nausea 
or any of the ailments 
due to pregnancy, after 
I began taking your 
“Prescription.” I was 
only in labor a short 
time, and the physician. 
said I got along un¬ 
usually well. 
We think it saved me 
a great deal of suffering, 
great deal with leucorrhea also, and it has 
done a world of good for me. 
Yours truly, 
Mrs. W. C. baker. 
Mrs. Baker. 
I was troubled a 
Of course we endeavor to bear all such 
blushing honors with becoming modesty. 
Here, you see, is a new opening for 
philanthropy. It is always pleasant to 
do a little business that yields a profit; 
but when the people you do business 
with come and thank you for the privi¬ 
lege of being permitted to spend their 
money, you may well view life with 
satisfaction. You will observe that tak¬ 
ing subscriptions for The R. N.-Y. com¬ 
bines business with philanthropy. If any 
other operation can combine the two 
successfully, we want to go into it at once. 
FREE! 
Our large 21-page catalogue of Or 
gans, also our new and elegant cat 
alogue of Pianos, containing 16 pp. 
We liave the largest manufactory 
In the world, from which we sell 
direct to the consumer at whole¬ 
sale prices, thus saving the profits 
of the dealer and the commrs.sions 
of the agents. We furnish a first- 
class Organ, war- ,, „ 
book, for only Amf IL 
No money required until Instru¬ 
ment has been thoroughly tested in 
your own house. Sold on Instal¬ 
ments. Easy payment, 
»v e positively guarantee every 
Organ and Plano twenty years. 
Send for catalogue at once if you want to obtain the greatest bargain ever { 
offered on earth. Write your name and address plainly, and we will send 
by mail same day letter Is received. 
As an advertisement, we gji, m OO Stool, Book and Cover , 
will sell the first Pi,ano of yti I / *• Free, 
our make In a place for only sUj 1 ^ Regular price, #350.00. 
1^175 
Beethoven Piano Organ Co., 
P. O. Box 626 Washington, N. J. 
Watches at Panic Prices. 
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 
factories of the country have 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 reasorable 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 saying 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 halr-sprlng, 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 14k., 40 dwt. 
(Hunting case only.) . 152.90 
No. 1C2. 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 case. 33.25 
No. 104. Crescent Street, 2-ounce Coin Silver. 
Hunting or Open face case. 27.85 
No. 105. Crescent Street, Solid Nickel Silver, 
Open face dust-proof ease. 25.CO 
“APPLETON, TRACY A 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, Isocbronism and 
position, and all the very latest Improvements. This 
watch took the first prize at the World’s Exposition 
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. 106, Solid 14k. gold, 40 dwt. Hunting case 
only.^.$40.00 
No. 107, l4k. gold-filled, 20-year. Hunting case. 23.50 
No. 108,14k. gold-filled, 20-year. Open face... . 22.50 
No. 109, 2-ounco, Solid Coin Sliver, Hunting or 
Open face. 17.50 
No. 110, Stiffened Silver, Open face only.15.50 
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. 8. 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 mean 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 halr-sprlng 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.® 
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 Sliver 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 
be able to tell it from a heavy solid coin sliver case. 
This watch comes In open face only, with a heavy 
beveled plate glass crystal, strong and durable. The 
dial Is of white porcelain, either Roman or Arabic 
characters. In order to prevent the possibility of 
the hands 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, delivery 
guaranteed, for $6.50. 
OFFER No. U6. 
Ladles’ Solid Gold Waltham or Elgin Watch, $:2. 
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¬ 
ished In Europe, where secret processes are handed 
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. 110. 
Ladles’ Solid Gold Waltham or Elgin Watch, $16. 
No. 116. Is a ladles’ solid gold hunting or open face 
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 ladles’ 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, 312.50. 
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 14k. 
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 
In 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. U9. 
Ladles’ Solid Coin Silver “Skylight” Watch, 18 
No 119. Is a solid coin silver watch, Waltham or 
Elgin, containing seven jewels and all Improvements. 
We mean by “Skylight” that the front case Is cut 
and a heavy crystal Is Inserted so as to see the dial 
without opening the front case. We will deliver 
this watch, postpaid, for $8. 
