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rHE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 23 
TO AGENTS. 
One month ago, we told our readers 
frankly how the October subscription 
contest was going. To-day we desire to 
talk about the November contest. It’s fair 
to all that we should state just how things 
stand. As all know, we have $170 in cash 
for distribution on December 2, in chunks 
of $50, $40, $30, $20, $15, $ 10 , and $5. Now 
it is a fact that the largest clubs thus 
far (November 16) are as follows : 10, 8 , 
7, 6 , 4, 4, 3!£. That is the actual state 
of the case. Think of it—the contest 
half over and the largest club only 10 ! 
What folly for us to go on and say more 
when the facts are clear to every one ! 
Lots of people say, “ There’s no show 
for me because those skilled agents are 
sure to get big clubs and beat me.” We 
have now a new offer to make that will 
cover that point in full. Any one who 
sends a chib of 20 subscriptions will re¬ 
ceive a prize of $5, anyway. It will make 
no difference if there are seven larger clubs 
ahead' of him—he will have a $5 bill if he 
secure a score of names ! All this, you 
understand, is in addition to the regular 
commission and the possibility of earn¬ 
ing the dollar-a-day prize. 
Having stated these facts, we are not 
going to say a word more except that 
you may have fully as good a chance 
to win in November as in December. 
There will be a big rush next month, as 
many people wait until the end of the 
year before renewing their papers. 
" NOMINATIONS 
Chaki.es Francis Adams was a well- 
known man in Massachusetts at one 
time. He was the descendant of John 
Adams and John Quincy Adams, who 
both became Presidents of the United 
States. Many people thought that C. F. 
Adams was a good enough man to sit 
where his father and grandfather had 
sat. Among these people was an editor 
who lost no oxxportunity of nominating 
Mr. Adams for the Presidency. It was 
his one thought for the good of the 
country. The story is told that he once 
went to church and, overcome by the 
heat, went to sleep. During the sermon 
the minister suddenly closed the big 
Bible with a snap, and shouted in sten¬ 
torian tones : 
“ Who shall stand at that last day f ’ 
The editor woke with a start, and his 
one idea rushed into his mind. Rising in 
his pew he shouted back : 
“Charles Francis Adams, gentlemen. 
He is a man eminently qualified by 
Nature and education, and I nominate 
him for this important position !” 
* 
The stern facts of history show that 
this persistent nominating failed to give 
practical results, but if that editor had 
only had a few equally earnest men to 
back him up, we might have had a third 
Adams in the White House—to the im¬ 
provement of our Nation. We fully in¬ 
dorse this idea of standing right by 
those we believe in. That is why we 
want to get our ticket in the field before 
the politicians make up their slate. 
Next-year will be Presidential year. While 
the politicians are dickering and bar¬ 
gaining, The R. N.-Y. wishes to present 
the following list of its candidates. 
They are all sound and true — well 
worthy of your support: 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER TICKET. 
For President, 
JUDICIOUS USE OF BRAINS. 
For Vice-President, 
NITROGEN TRAP LEGUMES. 
For Presidential Electors, 
Peter Potash, 
Nathan A. Nitrogen, 
B. Phos. Acid, 
A. Business Hen, 
Mrs. Mulley Cow, 
Ham. Fat Hog, 
F. Mutton Sheep, 
S. Common Sense, 
T. Balanced Ration, 
S. Dime Cotton, 
B. Bimetalism, 
Exit A. Politician, 
Ex. Scrub Horse, 
Super Fine Fruit, 
S. Starchy Potato, 
T. Bacteria Butter, 
P. Food Milk, 
Tidy F. Truck, 
Con. Servative Coopera¬ 
tion, 
W. Kept Tools, 
G. Honest Justice, 
W. Grown Grain, 
Anti H. Trust, 
M. Y. O. Business. 
We do not hesitate to say there is a 
ticket that every farmer in the land can 
safely indorse. In fact, we will go 
further and say that it has come down 
to a point where the farmer must sup¬ 
port such a ticket or go to the wall. At 
some future day, we will give the pedi¬ 
grees of some of these candidates, and 
also present a series of resolutions and a 
platform for them to stand on. 
* 
“ But where does The R. N.-Y. come 
in ? ” Of course you will ask that ques¬ 
tion at once. Well, the only office we 
care anything about, is that of chair¬ 
man of the campaign committee. In 
the great political campaigns, as you 
know, it is the manager who does the 
work. He doesn’t say much, but he 
thinks and plans how to reach the peo¬ 
ple and influence them. That’s what 
The R. N.-Y. wants to do—it wants to 
reach the people—get right into their 
homes and talk to them and think with 
them and try to get them to spur up and 
make a little spurt. 
We want 1,000 men just as earnest as 
was that Massachusetts editor, who will 
talk R. N.-Y. and dream R. N.-Y. all the 
time. We can elect that ticket if you 
will come out of your shell and shell 
your neighbors with sample copies and 
honest words of opinion about our 
paper. Here are six good people who 
went about advocating the election of 
this ticket last week. They secured 
some votes, also lined their pockets with 
six one dollar bills. 
Nov. 11.—Horace W. Gillett, Yates Co., N. Y. 
12. —Benj. Kenyon, Fairfax Co., Va. 
13. —W. J. Bills, Wayne Co., N. Y. 
14. —Robt. O. Bale, Sussex Co., N. J. 
15. —E. P. Brotzman, Lackawanna Co., Pa. 
16. —F. E. Van Eps, Ontario Co., N. Y. 
We have a wagon-load of good cam¬ 
paign documents. Here is one. This 
man wrote that The R. N.-Y. was worth 
$17 to him last year. We asked him to 
tell how and why, and here is his 
answer: 
Your letter of November 7 asking about how 
The R. N.-Y. was worth $17 to me last year, is at 
hand. Some time, I think, in the spring of 1894, 
you told how a farmer in central New York sold 
his butter. I took the hint, and, in doing so, made 
$17 more than if I had sold in the old way that I 
have followed for years. I do not make butter 
until the cheese factory stops, about the middle 
of November. J. G. c. 
Cattaraugus County, N. Y. 
Now, print this note on top of the 
other : 
I am with The R. N.-Y. as I am with my fire 
insurance policies—I cannot afford to let it lapse. 
The article on cribbing corn caught this subscrip¬ 
tion. The subscriber is a wealthy farmer here, 
and read the article in a borrowed paper. Then 
three minutes talk on my part did the rest. 
Ohio. J. a. j. 
That man is a stalwart worker for the 
ticket. Can’t you spare three minutes 
of your valuable time in a like effort ? 
And, lastly, here’s a bit of coopera¬ 
tion that will show our advertisers that 
each copy of The R. N.-Y. is likely to 
have several good readers: 
I have been a reader of The R. N.-Y. a good 
many years, although my name is not on the list. 
My neighbor and I make out a list of the papers 
w r e wish, and pay for them jointly. Half of them 
come to me and half to him, and each Saturday 
night we exchange the week’s papers. We have 
several other agricultural papers, but if we could 
have but one, we would choose The R. N.-Y. 
Paris Station, N. Y. o. D. H. 
Now, then, don’t forget these things : 
1. The R. N.-Y. wants to elect its 
ticket. 
2. We will pay $170 in cash on Decem¬ 
ber 1 to the largest seven clubs. 
3. We pay $1 each day for the largest 
daily clubs. 
4. A club of 20 wins $5 anyway. 
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No. 3 Bone Cutter. 
For a Club of 10. 
You may have just a small flock of 
hens. You don’t feel like buying a large 
bone cutter ; yet you want your hens to 
do just as well as though you had a larger 
flock, and to encourage them to do this, 
you need to feed them just as well We 
appreciate the situation, and can help 
you. The F. W. Mann Co., Milford, 
Mass., are now making a small bone cut¬ 
ter that is just the thing you need. Send 
to them and get full description. It 
costs $7 cash. You may not feel like 
paying out this much money ; you don’t 
need to. Just take a day among your 
neighbors, and send us 10 new yearly 
subscriptions to The R. N.-Y. at $1 each, 
and we will send you one of these small 
No. 3 bone cutters for your work. Now 
if you want healthy hens and lots of 
fresh eggs, or the very best and cheapest 
food, go to work. 
The Rural Nkw-Yorkkb, New York. 
HANDY REPAIRING OUTFIT. 
“ A stitch in time saves nine.” Every farmer knows that the greatest expense 
in repairs comes from neglecting the first appearance of weakness. If the first stitch 
that broke in the harness had been mended promptly, the latter would have never 
given way, and many a runaway with broken wagon, ruined horse, and crippled 
man or woman would have been avoided. With this set of 38 first-class tools, any 
man can repair boots, shoes, harness, tinware, rubber goods, and do countless 
other jobs about the place. With the four iron lasts and clinch nails, any size of 
boot or shoe can be soled. Your excuse for not keeping things in repair is that 
you have no tools. The little breaks go, a breakdown follows, and a day is lost at 
the shop for repairs, besides the mechanic’s bill. Ten minutes’ work at the right 
time would have saved it all. We have two different kits : No. 1 has 38 tools ; 
regular price, $3 ; No. 2 has 31 tools, price, $2. No. 2 outfit contains the same 
articles as No. 1, except harness and soldering tools. If you have no harness or 
tinware to repair, you do not need a No. 1 outfit. We send No. 1 and The R. N.-Y., 
one year, for $3.25 ; or for club of seven new yearly subscriptions at $1 each. Or 
No. 2 and The R. N.-Y., one year, for $2.25; or for a club of five new yearly subscrip¬ 
tions at $1—you pay freight. These are all full-sized, good, substantial tools. They 
ought to save their cost every month in the year. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
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discussing clover and other plants used as 
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and easily understood. Cloth, $1, postpaid. 
The Rural New-Yorker, New York. 
