PISSB 
SEED 
Catalog' 
HADE MARK. 
STJt UCTIOS, and of n« Htrtii draft 10 the team (carrying the driver uii an easy seat, w here lie has full 
view of woik and control of team) as the ordinary hand plow doing the sntne work. 
ITS SUPERIOR WORK over that, done by the ordinary band-plow will pay itr cost in a single 
crop, by reason of th.: uniform depth attained, and the freedom from nnplow. d spots, ns the plow is locked 
firmly 111 the ground and can not he thrown out hy hard spots or rank growth of weeds or vines. 
TWENTY PER CENT. MOJiE WOltK can be accomplished daily than by any other system. 
BUY ONLY THE GENUINE, MANUFACTURED BY 
MOLINE, ILLINOIS 
It »s manifest that from GOOD SI'.. I" 
ONIjY can Good Vegetables be obtaiiu il. 
The character < f LA'iDKETliy SRKDS 
k ims been substantia u.*<i (.n.gmuj. nil must ion 
They are the S'l ANllAltD for finality. 
Over 1500 acres in Oanleu Seed Crop* 
under our own ciiliivaUon. 
Ask your Storekeeper for them in Original 
sealed jiack-ic ; 1 -at drop us a postal card for 
prices am*! 
* Wholesale trade prices to aeaten on application. 
<W<vhtsa n&VFB &.AW9RKTM A 80N8.21 m<! 29S.81irthSt.FhJIadtfphSe, 
MAYNARD’S RIFLES AND SHOT GUNS 
Cincinnati O. 
Manufacturer* of St-mn Sugar Maehtnery, Steam Engine* 
_ Vic tor Ca ne Mill, Cook Sugar Eva porator, etc. _ 
WANTED. 
A Man and Wife to take charge of a highly cultlva 
ted farm. Man must he a practical farmer and un 
ONE A GEM. Agents Wanted Everywhere, 
Pend for circular,Tiitl deicnnti ,n, U-rmn A.e., address. 
J. c. MeOlIItOY A Ctt., riiliadelphlu. Pa. 
Cole’s Reliable Garden, 
Flower uiul Field Needs 
ijmucrcms. 
Thirty six Varieties of Cabbage; ‘16 of Corn: 28 of 
Cueuiiilier ; 4| or Melon ; 83 of Peas;it* of Beans ; 17 of 
Squash ; 28 of Boot and 10 of Tomato, with other vari¬ 
eties Ln proportion, a large portion of which were 
grown on my live seed farms, will lie found in my 
vkokta unit and Fuiwicn skicd Cataukivk roa isst 
Sejit/iv.c to all who apply. Customers of last Season 
need not write for It, All Seed sold from my estab¬ 
lishment warranted to be both fresh and true to 
name, so fur, Oiat should It prove otherwise, I will 
leitll the order gratis. The ouroiNAT. intiioPCCER OF 
E.VR3.Y Ouw AM* BURBANK l’nTATOKA, MARBLEHEAD 
Eaw.vCorx, the Hubbard squash, Marblehead Cab- 
baOE, Phinnbv s Melos, and a score of other new Veg¬ 
etables. I Invite the patronage of the public. New 
Vegetables a Specialty. 
.ia.mks . 1 . I! iikhgoky, Marblehead, Mass. 
APPLE ROOT GRAFTS. 
For Spring Planting. Address 
FHCJENIX BROS. & EMERSON, Nurserymen. 
Bloominuton, III. 
Every llstey Organ 
Sold is made 
Th roughout with 
Equal fidelity, and 
Yields unrivaled tones , 
Send for Illustrated Catalogue. 
J. ESTEY & CO. f 
Brattlcboro, Vt. 
T ri e boy who was kept after school for bad 
orthography said he was spell bound. 
It takes just three people to keep a secret 
properly, but two t f the three must be dead. 
“ I don’t like that cat; it’s got splinters in 
its feet!” was the excuse of a four-year-old for 
throwing the kitten away. 
“ The squawk of a go' se saved Rome,” but 
Rome has never recovered from the aftietion 
of being saved in that way. 
It was but natural that some of the family 
of the old woman who lived in a shoe should 
always have been down at the heel. 
A recipe for making lemon pie vaguely 
adds; “ Then sit on a stove and stir con¬ 
stantly.” Just as if any one could sit on a 
stove without stirring constantly. 
“ I say, Jenkins, can yon tell a young, ten¬ 
der chicken from an old, tongh one?” “Of 
course I can. “Well, how?” “By the teeth.” 
“ Chickens have no teeth.” “Yes, but I have.” 
“Good morning.” “Good morning.” 
JAN. 23 
“ ACME ” Pulverizing 
FFER 
ONSUMERS 
—OF— 
Tea & Coffee. 
Is an elegant Book of 150 pages, a colored Frontls 
piece of Flowers, ami more than tupo Illustrations 
of the choicest Flowers, Plants and Vegetables and 
Directions for Crowing. II is handsome enough for 
the Center Table or a Holiday Present. Send on your 
Dame and Post Oftlue address, with 10 Cents, aud I 
will send you a copy, postage paid. Tills is not a 
quarter of Its cost. It Is printed In hotli English and 
German, if you afterward order seeds deduct the l(J 
' VICK ’8 SEEDS are the BEST IN THE WORLD. The 
floraf Guide will tell you how to get and grow them, 
Vick's Flower und Vegetable Garden, 175 Pages, 6Col¬ 
ored l'lnfes. and .'i00 Engravings. For 50 Cents In paper 
covers; gum in elegant cloth. In German or English. 
Vick's Illustrated Monthly 1 agaslue- 83 Pages, a 
Colored Plate in every number and many flue En¬ 
gravings. Price 81.35 a year; Five copies for $5.00. 
Specimen numbers sent for Hi Cents; 8 trial copies 
for 35 Cents. Address, 
JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. 
BONANZA 
Grain Farm. 
Fifteen Hundred Acres of extra tine rolling prairie; 
well watered; live hundred acres under plow; first 
class buildings ; two and a half miles from Morris, 
the county seat; satisfactory reason for selling. 
Address “l>l\l!V’ 
Morris, Stevens Co., Minn. 
ACCOUNTING FOR A D 
We have made a specialty for the past Jive gears 
of giving away as Premiums to those who get up 
Cluhs fur our goods, ll Tiffs Tea Sets, (Told Hand Tea 
Sets. Dinner Sets, Sth'i'r Plated Ware, Ac. Our goods 
are warranted equal to any In the country. Full 
lino of every kind and variety. Send postal for Price 
and Premium Last, aud mention Rural New-Yorker. 
GREAT LONDON TEA GO., 
801 Washington Street, 
Boston, Mass. 
WORKS AUTOMATICALLY 
HARROW, CLOD CRUSHER 
AND LEVELER. 
The " AC ti K” subjects the soil to the action of a 
Crusher and r.eveler, and at. the same time to the 
(Jutting, I lilting. Turning process of double 
rows of -Meed « u.liters, the piumhnr shape and ar¬ 
rangement of Which give luuHCilsC rutting pow¬ 
er. The enure nb-eiico of Spikes or Spring 
Teeth avoids pulling up am; scattering of rubbish. 
It 1« especially adapted to Inverted god, hard clay 
and ’‘slough land" where other Harrows utterly fall, 
aud also works perfectly on light soil. 
Sent on trial to ivsp..nslble farmers anywhere In 
the United States. Agents wanted. Send for circular. 
JYJtSH a U UO THE It , Sots %Hanu factor era. 
H A RRISBUKG, 
Penn., 
22 College Pl 
N ew York Cl 
To any party cut¬ 
ting out this adver¬ 
tisement. taring iu 
what paper found.and 
mailing to us with the 
names and nost-ofllce 
address nf SO good far¬ 
mers, we will send 
free a box of Domi¬ 
noes. 
PEEKE & COMPANY 
Moline, Ill. 
THE SINCLE LEVER SULKY, 
KING OF THE TURF. 
The advent of the Gilpin Sulky Plow marked a new era iu plowing in 1 he United States. IT HAS 
ACHIEl'ED A SUCCESS more marked than any other implen < id cut introduced to the Western 
fanner. Success is always the true test of merit, aud iu machinery the utmost simplicity consistent with 
performance of its work 1 b essential. So simple is the Gilpin in its operation that the unskilled can use 
it as well as the skilled plowman, and wiih equally good results, 
ONE LEVER ONLY REQ l/l It EH, and that is only used to regulate depth of plowing aud to 
level the frame, as the plows are raised out of tin; ground uiiloinniiralh In simple touching a spring. 
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PRICES REDUCED. 
For Hauling and Target Practice, at all ranges, the “3IAY- 
NAllI)” more completely supplies the wants of tlouters and 
Sportsmen generally, than any other Rifle in the world, as mai y 
barreig can be used on one stock; and for nccnrncy, convenience, 
durability and safety. Is not excelled Send tor Illustrated Catalogue 
describing the new attachment tor using rim and centre-lire 
ammunition. 
MASS. ARMS COMPANY, Chicopee Falls, Mass. 
ANEW AND VALUABLE TUU.VT1*K ON HUG A It 
CANE*, (luoltuliBK the Manicotti Early Amber) aid their 
manufacture Inti*Syrup anil Sugar. Although wunprim'il 
in small onml«U“ nAfurgiehtil free tnapvlirrrnls. it i- the 
BEST PRACTICAL M ANUAL ON SCllAK CANES 
th -t has vet bent* published. 
BLYMYF.B Tl \ M t At TI KIACi CO 
A Book of B are Originality, entitled 
PRACTICAL IJFE 
The great problem solved Tin- individual carefully con¬ 
sidered from the r..-• of responsibility up to uiai.urlty.in re¬ 
gard to Education. Home, Society. Etiquett :, 
Amusements, Dress. Love. Marriage, bush 
ness, &C. JiotA Jirri/ti ./;»// frr. art In in Kreml- U nun r-;„ 
Th*? volume albumin m >trikinK thuTicht-, rnre 1 information 
aerstaud care or stock, wile must understand gen* 
eral housework, Including butter making. Will rent 
If satisfactory arrangements can be made. Address 
HENRY STUDEUAKEK, sooth Bund, Ind. 
w ■■ mm wo arc tne nest, ana are sola at tne i 
lowest price. Garden Guide, of 44 pages, | 
mailed free. Tells all about Gardening, Address , 
COLE Si BRO,, Seedsmen, Fella, Iowa. 
SEEDS. 
My Annual Priced Catalogue Is -now ready and 
mailed ilee to all applicants, il contains all the lead¬ 
ing and most popular sorts of 
Vegetable, Field, 
AND 
Flower Seeds. 
Besides all tile desirable novelties of last season 
and nearly everything else In my line of business. 
ALFRED BBIDGEMAN, 
87C. BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 
Mill Mailufactory. 
Established 1851. 
GHI8T M1L1.S 
or mKNt u mriin stone. 
Portable Mills for Farm 
• rs, Saw Mills, etc.; 16 
zes over3,1(111 III use. 
Price from up. Com¬ 
plete Mill and She!ler,$95. 
A boy eun grind aud keep 
hi ordeJ\ Adapted to any 
kind of suliable power. 
Complete Flouring and 
Corn Mills. 
NOKDYKE & MAUMON CO., Indianapolis, Ind. 
MMJND CITY FEED MILL. 
Out Latest Invention, 
Hie most Rapid Grinder ever 
aiadc. \s'c make the only 
' orn aud Cob iMill with east 
, . h rust steel Grinder *. If we 
. -., fall to furnish proof, will 
Jt-j '.a ive you a Mill. Ten dllTer- 
L'-iJ/z‘° ut styles and sizes. The 
; -.Yy. ffCt,' : % 1 • uly mill that si/is the meal. 
- -Ve also make the Celebrated 
if | J i^r aa V ''if HKS GIANT. 
- iW~ Rend for circular to 
J. A. FIELD & r O, St. Tan s, Mo. 
Monarch and Young America 
—. CORN AND COB MILLS 
Cfnly mills made with 
- _ Gut Oait Cteal Orlndan 
Wurranted superior to 
any hi use,for all purposes. 
Will grind faster, run 
3 easier and wear longer. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. 
Also, Corn SLellers, Feed 
Cullers, Cider Mills, &e. 
Send for circulars and 
i - prices. 
Manufactured by 
, WHITMAN AGRICULTURAL CO., 
St. Louu, Mo. 
DRAWS LIGHTER THAN 
THE HAND-PLOW. 
OYER 10,000 MADE 
and SOLD ANNUALLY. 
ALL IRON AND STEEL. 
HEADQUARTERS OF THE UNRIVALLED 
GENERA LNUR9E RV STOC K 
LAND AN D WAT c «°FO WLS 
- catalogue: s.readv -— 
Geo SJOSSEly.n-^^ , a y 
Perfect In ever^ particular. 200,000 sold yearly 
NEW HOME SEWINS MACHINE CO., 
30 Union Square, N. Y. 
Chicago, Ills., Orange, Mass., or Atlanta, Qa. 
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