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rHE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 12 
'^rto-r-T p D \ I r" ~T rsS?J?*b feL [ up our miiids not to keep any man’s dol- 
/ISWELO 10l^f£j$| lar against his will. We don’t want a 
single unwilling dollar in our business. 
We have so much faith in our ability to 
ti PRIZES make this paper worth 100 cents of any 
man’s money, that we would a little 
We have the pleasure this week of rather have the man who thinks - t ig 
esentmg to your notice the names of worth only 99 centgi step up and get 
" PRIZES!’’ 
presenting to your notice the names of 
seven fortunate men. Fortune smiled his money back> You win observe that 
on them—no they caught hold of fortune there is mighty little “ taffy ” or “ soft 
and gave her such a hug that she laughed soap „ about us> As our poet said some 
out loud. On the 15th day of August, m0 nths ago : 
our subscription contest opened. It 
, 1 The basis of “ soft soap ” 
closed October 1, and here are the names is a gO0( j s tout lie. 
of the winners with the number of trial In star ting this subscription campaign, 
subscriptions they succeeded in securing: we desire to deal fairly and honest ly 
1. F.H. Johnson, Worcester Co., Mass.S®' with all - a 2 <^t, subscriber and adver- 
2. Ronson German, Macomb Co., Mich.196 tiser. Now we are all ready for you to 
3. w. J. Bills, Wayne Co., N. Y.178 fall in line and be registered on our 
4. W. F. Newcomb, King Co., N. S. 150 books. 
5. C. D. Carpenter, Chautauqua Co., N. Y....141 
6 . D. J. Shanahan, Harford Co.,Md.124 
7. S. P. Bell, Washington Cd., Md. 94 
Results prove conclusively that by the use of fertilizers 
rich in potash the crops of 
Wheat and Rye 
and all winter crops are largely increased and the soil is positively enriched. 
We will cheerfully mail our pamphlets on Potash, its Use and Abuse on the 
harm ,/ree of cost They will cost you nothing to read, and will save you dollars. 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau Street, New York. 
E: Bowker’s Fertilizers. 3 
I ODORLESS AIIIUA delivered at your 
iJiurnii tlUAfaBJ nearest station, for 
MINtKAL *"**”■■ w #20.00 per ton. 
Agents wanted in every farming town. Send for 
circulars to THE FOREST CITV WOOD ASH CO.. 
No. 9 Merchants Row, Boston, Mass 
tOLUBLE " ACTfYl . 
delivered at your 
nearest station, for 
#20.00 per ton. 
7. s. P. Bell, Washington cd., Md. 94 The remaining space this week isshort, 
There were six other agents who came ant * ^ on ^ believe that the world is 
so close to the seventh prize that it • su h ! eiing severely for much more of our 
seemed as though their good work ought owu wisdom. We retire in favor of a 
FBOWKER 
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OLD 
to be recognized in some way. So, in 
order to make a good measure of feeling 
all around, we have sent $5 to each of 
the following persons. We always like 
to see a farmer put a few extra potatoes 
on top for good measure : 
Trials. 
R. R. Gage, Hamilton Co., Ontario. 93 
W. H. Bunting, Lincoln Co., Ontario. 90 
H. J. Etninger, Geauga Co., O..86 
C. M. Lesher, Northumberland Co., Pa. 86 
Mrs. M. A. Cummings, Lawrence Co., Pa. 78 
J. E. Peak, Steuben Co., N. Y. 60 
We ship our best 
Screened Canada 
Unleached 
Hardwood 
We heard of a farmer once who made 
lots of money selling butter by the 
storekeeper’s own weight. He bought 
what purported to be a pound of sugar, 
and used it to weigh the butter he sold 
We ship our best J» y y y-^ 
Screened Canada j\ |_J 
worthier man — Mr. Johnson, who is just Slardwood 11 X X FT/ yj 
now thinking what he will do with that at bottom prices. Analysis and Weight Guaranteed 
first prize of $50 in cash. He is certainly Address THE FOUEST city wood ash go., 
„ ,, , , . . No. 9 Merchants Row, Boston. Mass 
the man ot the hour, and his experience_ 
will be interesting to many. Here is the 
letter which accompanied his last club : ML ML B^/9 
I send herewith my “ concluding chapter,” B 1 B VI 
which I hope you may find to be as “ interesting 
reading ” as you hoped for. As the contest thus I Bl Jft Bl A 
closes, as far as I am concerned, it may not be in- IIV JX IV All A 
appropriate to say a few' words in regard to the 
work I have done. In the first place, thanking a big P rolillc fa rm cheap. Cheap because the 
you for your appreciation of the fact that I have ° wuer Is 100 busy and far away 10 run i,; - The 
worked, permit me to say that, up to Tuesday of j ^ ount 1 ^ ea8ant Sfcock Farm ’ at Colony, Anderson 
this week, nine-tenths of this work has been done ^ 1°™ °\ ^ fine bUiM ’ 
after supper, and the other tenth during the iD8S ' Wnte booklet with surprising offer. Write 
ordinary transaction of mv daily business, in J * LEWIS, 301 Congress St., Boston, Mass 
DOMINION 
LINE. 
after supper, and the other tenth during the 
ordinary transaction of my daily business, in 
going to and from our own and the neighboring 
villages. On nearly every evening since the con- 
back to the storekeeper. Short weight test be £an, 1 have started out as soon as possible 
on that sugar didn't pay. It never pays 
anywhere. We want to pay our agents 
after supper, on my bicycle, and worked as long | 
as I could find a house w’ith a light in it. You j 
can have no idea, unless you have tided it, of the I 
SO that, if they take the same measure exasperation a man feels, after pedaling a long, 
for dealing with us, we won’t suffer. 
Now, these 13 men sent, all told, the 
equivalent of 1,536 short-term subscrip- 
dark, rough, uphill road for a mile or two in order 
to reach an isolated lighted farmhouse, to see, 
just as he rides into the yax'd, all the lights ex 
tinguished ; and to feel the chill and gloom and 
tions. There were a tew yearlies, but silence settle down for the night, with nothing 
each of these was counted as four short- left for bim to do but to turn around and follow 
Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Swine. 
Geo. W. Curtis, M. S. A. Origin, History, 
Improvement, Description, Characteristics, 
Merits, Objections, Adaptability South, etc., 
of each of the Different Breeds, with Hints on 
Selection, Care and Management. Methods of 
practical breeders of the United States and 
Canada. Superbly illustrated. About 100 full 
page cuts. Cloth, $2. 
The Rural New-Yorker, New York. 
You can make your trip to 
The Cotton States 
International Exposition 
an Autumn Pleasure Excursion 
by taking one of the many 
routes offered via the Old Do¬ 
minion Steamship Company. 
Write for Particulars of Trips to 
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP CO., 
Pier 26, North River, 
New York. 
W. L. Guillaudeu, Vice-Pres. ^ Traffic Manager. 
termers. 
Now see what these men were paid for 
their work : 
Commissions.$156.30 
Cash Prizes. 200.00 
Daily. 22.00 
Total.$378.30 
That’s more than twice as much as they 
sent us for the subscriptions. That’s all 
right! We are well satisfied, and we 
take this public opportunity of thanking 
all the good friends who helped put 
yeast into our circulation. It’s rising 
steadily. These 13 men made some 
money. They deserved it. It’s a singu¬ 
lar man who would begrudge them their 
well-earned wages. 
As you know, another contest is on. 
During the month of October, our agents 
the same rough, dark road home. By the way, it 
puzzles me whether I saw the light extinguished, 
or the extinguished light. Many nights I have 
found myself thus five or six miles from home, 
not reaching home until 11 or 12 o’clock, or even 
later. So you see, if I haven’t got as many names 
as some other fellow, it isn’t because I haven’t 
worked hard, and at a disadvantage. Whatever 
degree of success I have, I shall attribute to the 
bicycle, to having started early in the contest 
and to having kept at it. ered’k h. Johnson. 
Bicycle, “early bird,” and stick to it— 
what a combination that is ! Leg power, 
hustle and glue ! There was pedigree in 
that biped who pedaled his way to the 
pedestal on which grew the peduncle 
that supported the flower of success. 
We would like to have a pedometer to 
measure the steps taken by a pedestrian 
agent who did as much to advance the 
pedagogics of farm life. Success to Mr. 
Johnson! He deserves it! If he had 
only caught some of those people before 
Chops Kxactly 
as Shown. 
ENTERPRISE 
Meat Chopper 
Hb’fT I M M m ‘’MB 1 
fi^TINNED^ ■ H 
jjygy chops, easily , meat for sausage, hash, and mince meat, 
^ . suet, tripe, cod fish, scraps for poultry, corn for fritters, etc. 
No. 5, $2.—No. 10 , $3. The only perfect chopper ever made. All sizes, from the 
small family chopper to the largest power machine. Ask for it at the hardware 
dealers. Catalogue free. THE ENTERPRISE MFG. CO.. 3d & Dauphin Sts., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
will make another race. On November they had a chance to get into bed, he 
1, the following prizes will be sent out: would have made his club even larcrer 
In cash. 
Largest club, - $50 
Second largest club, - - 40 
Third largest club, - - 30 
Fourth largest club, - - 20 
Fifth largest club, - - 15 
Sixth largest club, - - 10 
Seventh largest club, - 5 
Now, mind you, in addition to all this, 
the agent may retain the regular cash 
commission, and also have a fair chance 
to earn the daily prize of $ 1 , which is 
sent each night to the sender of the larg¬ 
est club. 
We are making things as easy as pos¬ 
sible for the agent, because we want him 
to succeed. He may offer The R. N.-Y. 
from the date of the subscription till 
January 1 , 1897, all for one dollar. He 
may also guarantee that, if the paper 
does not prove satisfactory—if it is not 
a money earner—the subscriber may say 
so at any time, and get his dollar right 
back. Every receipt will have that guar¬ 
antee printed on it, and we will honor 
it whenever presented. We have made 
would have made his club even larger 
than it is. He will doubtless capture 
them all before November 1. The 
writer is an old-time book agent, and 
knows by experience what it means to 
tramp the roads after subscriptions. We 
are no “hack” writers when we talk 
about the subscription business. We 
know what it is. There was a time when 
it meant bread for us. There wasn’t as 
much butter about it as there would be 
working for The R. N.-Y. at our October 
rates. 
Speaking of bicycles, a young friend 
of ours went to a fair, put a copy of The 
R. N.-Y T . on his chest and another on his 
back, and wheeled around the track. 
That was good. It didn’t hurt his repu¬ 
tation a bit to be advertised in that way. 
Make yourself known ! Let people hear 
from you ! 
Now, then ! “ Up and at ’em /” 
For three two-cent stamps to pay postage, Dr. 
Tuttle sends a free sample of his Elixir. This is a 
valuable liniment for any one to have in the house 
and stable. Send to Dr. S. A. Tuttle, 27 Beverly 
Street, Boston, Mass.— Adv. 
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