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No. 49. Stevens Single Shot Pistol. 
Given lor Four Subscribers. 
This pistol weighs 10 ounces. It is not to be 
carried in the pocket, but will, to a certain 
extent, take the place of a rifle. It is difficult 
to shoot accurately with a pistol short enough 
Ko, 47. Barney dk Berry’s Skates. 
Given for One and Two Subscribers. 
The high character of this well known firm 
and the universal popularity of their skates is 
a guaranty that they will prove popular and 
satisfactory premiums. 
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No. 40. ‘' Rural New-Yorker ” Scnle. 
Givne lor Three Subscribers. 
The “ Rural New-Yorker” scales are 
made especially for our own use. They will 
weigh from L oz. to 35lbs. We do not hesi¬ 
tate to say that these are the handiest scales 
now before th • public. Every one has “ Ru¬ 
ral New-Yorker” stamped into it, so that 
all may know where it comes from. These 
scales are worth $3.50 each. Every one of our 
subscribers should receive one. 
Stop Thlet Scale. No. 41. 
The number I are known as the “Ice Ring 
Lever.” The heel plates, foot plates, toe 
clamps and brackets are made from crucible 
cast steel. Blades fine fiuisb. Price, $1.25; 
Nickeled, $2.00. Given for one and two sub¬ 
scribers. 
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This scale will weigh from % oz. to 10 lbs , 
and is one of the most popular premiums we 
have ever offered. It retails for $1.15. and is 
worth it. Given for one new subscriber. 
Universal or 
Family Scale. 
Given for six 
s u b scribe rs. 
Weighs from 3d 
oz. to 240 lbs., 
and is full v war¬ 
ranted. Price 
This is the style known as the Keyless. Tu 
other respects it is similar to the I, and it will 
be given for one and two subscribers. 
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to go into the pocket, but with one of these 
long pistols excellent results can be obtained. 
Many hunters carry them for use on small 
game. All who are fond of pistol shooting 
will like them. Manufactured by the J. 
Stevens’ Arms and Tool Co., Chicopee Falls, 
Mass. Price $7.50. 
Portable Plat- iHeST 
form Scale. 'ilij 
Given for 20 sub- j-j g* 
scribers. This has 
a sliding poise, 
is mounted on j 
wheels, and has a __ 
800 lbs. Price 
$ 20 . 00 . ——— 
These four styles of scales, as shown above, 
are selected with special reference to the 
tastes and wants of our friends Wo get them 
of the manufacturer, Jones of Binghamton, 
Binghamton, N. Y., whose reputation as a 
maker of true and reliable scales is well es¬ 
tablished. 
This style is kuown as the American P.ink 
Skate, and it is also offered for one and two 
subscribers. The sizes vary from eight to 12 
inches. 
Ho. 48. Games and Toys. 
Given tor One Subscriber and 1 2 cents Post' 
age. 
JEWELRY 
Gold Imitation Diamond 
Earrings. Price $2 and 
$4. Given for two and six 
subscribers. 
No. 44. Sand’s Patent Triple Motion White 
illonntaln Freezer. 
Given for Two Subscribers, 
A good freezer can be used to ail vantage at 
any season of the year. Ice cream and a 
variety of other dishes that may be prepared 
^ _ with a f reezer arc just as 
ssr palatable in winter as in 
In fact every 
Pansy Leaf Pin, with 
imitation diamond in the 
centre. This unique and 
beautiful pin, price $2.50, 
will be sent for only two 
subscribers. 
summer. 
family should have a 
freezer. The White 
Mountain is one of the 
best freezers made; it 
has three motions, thus 
mixing the cream evenly 
and thoroughly. They 
are light, easy to clean, 
and have no large surface of zinc to come in 
contact with the cream. Families especially 
should look to this, as freezers put away (lamp 
will, when dry, show oxide of zinc, which is a 
well known poison. The freezer we offer 
holds four quarts. It sells for $5.50. We 
offered it for three subscribers last year, aud 
those who secured it were more than pleased 
with it. By a special arrangement we are 
enabled to offer it this year for only two sub¬ 
scribers. Send for circular and receipt book 
to White Mouutam Freezer Co, T Nashua, N. H. 
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ntJ TE WOUf»T*' 
1 CREAM fPl* 1 
The Game of Halma:— This is a new game 
combining the principles of checkers and 
chess, and the most important hoard-game 
that has been invented since these two games 
came into use, more than 2,000 years ago. It 
is having a remarkable sale and bids fair to 
rival checkers in popularity. It sell for $1.00. 
Rings. — We have se¬ 
lected two very beautiful 
styles, which we can offer 
Ladies' Fob 
Chain. Price 
$4. Given for 
four subscrib- 
for four or five subscrib¬ 
ers. In either style we will 
send turquoise aud pearl 
or garnet and pearl as may 
be desired. 
Our jewelery is supplied by H. C. Haskell, 
18 J ohn Street, N. Y. City. 
The Flying Railroad Train:— This toy 
will please the boys greatly. Some boys 
seem to be natuni) “railroad men.’’ With 
sticks or blocks of wood, or pieces of furni¬ 
ture, they delight in making up trains and 
pushing them about. Such a bov would be 
greatly pleased with this toy. The “train” 
consists of a locomotive, tender and passenger 
car, and measures, when shackled up, 45 inches 
in length. Price, $1.50. 
Proll 
No. .50. l.ndira’ and Gents’ Geld or Silver 
Watches supplied by Benedict Brothers, 
171 Broadway, N. Y. City. 
TiNo. 45. Given for One Subscriber. 
Ladies don’t buy a new carpet. If you wish 
to tie economical, you can cover those worn 
places with home-made rugs. If you do not 
liave enough bright-colored pieces in your rag 
bag. you can color them at a trivial expense. 
With the Pearl Rug Maker many ladies make 
an entire carpet. W hen making large rugs or 
carpets it is advisable to make them in sec¬ 
tions, or pieces about 1 '.jx2 feet, and then join 
them bv sewing the edges securely together on 
the back. (This is fully explained in the illus¬ 
trated directions). It can be u~ed on any 
sewing machine or by hand. Pri -e, postpaid, 
$1. (Supplied by W. Prescott Pray, Lynn, 
Mass. 
The American Tot Village:— This is a 
collection of small wooden buildings, to repre¬ 
sent dwelling houses, depots, public buildings, 
churches, etc. A plan or map of ti village 
accompanies it. This has streets, river, har¬ 
bor, etc., marked upon it. A child can place 
the various buildings about on the plan and 
make the village complete. Very instructive 
and entertaining for a child. Price, $1.00. 
Either of these games will be sent for one new 
subscriber with 12 cents for postage. Sup¬ 
plied by Milton Bradley & Co . Springfield, 
No. 4<>. The lien Shirt. 
Given lor Ouo New Subm-riber, 
We have made a lvu- 
C \ tract with the Deu Shirt 
\ Factory, No. 149 N ortb 8th 
\ Street, Philadelphia, Pa., 
A which enables us to send 
M by mail for only one sub- 
/ scriber. a good substantial 
[J dress shirt. It will be full 
g/ reinforced, 3- ply bosom 
^ and hands, hand finished. 
Send size of collar worn (13 
to 17 inches). Send to the 
above address for prices 
and further particulars. The day has gone by 
when shirts can bo made most economically by 
the housewife. There is svork at which she 
can more profitably employ herself. You can¬ 
not secure a good snirl more easily than by 
inducing vour neighbor to subscribe for the 
Rural. Those who got this shirt last year 
were more than pleased with it. 
BRADLEY’S HISTORrscOPE— This is a 
toy panorama containing 32 beautifully print¬ 
ed historical scenes. This is accompanied by 
a new, brief lecture which embodies the prin¬ 
cipal events of American historv which are 
illustrated by the pictures. Altogether, the 
toy forms a very attractive and instructive 
object lesson in history. Price $1. 
"We have made arrangements with to is old 
and entirely reliable firm to supply Ladies’ 
aud Gents’ Gold and Silver Watches of the 
latest designs. We can furnish an infinite 
variety of styles and prices, tor from 20 sub¬ 
scribers up. State the style of watch desired 
and we will quote the subscription equivalent. 
No. 51. Cat's Eye Ear Rings or Scnrf Pin. 
These beautiful ornaments are supplied by 
H. H. Farnman, of Denver, Col., and a full 
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SCARFTIN 
description of them may be obtained from this 
circular. We will send either a scarf pin or a 
pair of ear rings for only one subscriber. 
No. 52. The Ideal Fountain Pen. 
Given ior Two Subscribers. 
A farmer or any one else who fails 
to use every labor saving devise of 
merit makes a mistake, if you spend 
five minutes every day for a year 
getting out your inkstand and look¬ 
ing up your pen, you lose in a year, 
nearly three working days to say 
nothing of loss in worry and ill nature 
over dry ink-stands and broken or 
rusted pen-points. The Ideal Foun¬ 
tain Pen is a labor-saving implement 
just as much as is a harvesting ma¬ 
chine or a sulky plow, and everyone 
who has writing to do should have one. 
It is a pen for every-day use at the 
desk, or can be carried in the pocket 
and used when occasion requires. It 
is a first-class gold pen attached to a 
hard rubber pen-holder, carrying ink 
sufficient for from 12 to 16 hours 
continuous writing. The entire 
pen is plainly' shown in the cut. The 
handle or inkholder is made in two 
pieces, the point section and the bar¬ 
rel, which are secured together by a 
screw joint, at which place it is 
opened for tilling with ink. The pen 
(a first-class gold jien) is held in the 
point section by the feed bar, which 
also carries the ink from the reservoir 
to the pen onlv so fast as used up in 
the writing. " The fourth piece is 
merely a cap which covers the pen 
when not in use. to protect it fiom 
injury in the pocket, and also to pre¬ 
vent'the ink from drying up. and 
when removed from over the pen. it 
is put on as shown in cut. to lengthen 
the holder for use in writing. We 
have used this pen for two years, and 
can fully recommend it to every one 
as the best pen we have ever seen 
ODe year we handled hundreds, giv 
ing it as a premium for two subscrib¬ 
ers. It is again offered for two 
subscriptions, and every one of our 
friends should secure one. We do 
not wish our readers to confound this 
with the cheap fountain pen, or with 
the old stylographic pen, as it is fully 
equal to any gold pen made, and is 
worth a basketful of the cheap, poor 
trash, and we guarantee it to fit to 
your hand, or you can change till 
you get one that docs fit. This is a 
pen that every clerk, school teacher, 
canvasser or farmer needs. Ic is 
made bv L. E. Waterman. No. 155 
Broadway, N. Y. The prices range 
from $2.75 to $7. Send for circular 
as above, see what the pen is, and 
then go to work and secure one. 
We know vou will never regret it. 
The Nos. 1, 2. and 3, arc roost suit¬ 
able for ladi-s use; we will send either 
number for two subscribers. The No. 
1 is the medium size aDd is well adapted for 
ordinary use. We will send one for two_sub¬ 
scribers! The larger sizes. No. 5, 6 and 7 will 
be sent for three, four and five subscribers 
respectively. If you desire the pen sent by 
registered mail rend 19c. for fee. Farmers, 
Clergymen. Boys, Girls, School-teachers, 
Everybody, here is a chaoce you cannot afford 
to neglect. No more useful^ or appropriate 
present can be found for Christmas, New 
Year’s or birthdav, and vou can earn one with 
a little effort. Send to L. E. Waterman, 155 
Broadway, N. Y., for circulars. 
Send $L25 to Ferris Publishing Co., 481 
Broadway, Albany, N. Y.. for one year’s sub¬ 
scription to The Poultry Monthly. — Adv. 
Rural Readers are all entitled to a back 
number free as sample of the Phrenological 
Journal and Science of Health, and a list of 
books on Phrenology, Physiognomy, Health, 
Self Culture, etc. Address on postal, Fowler 
& Wells.—. 4 dr. 
FOUR 
of the series of cartoons 
now appearing ih the 
Rural t/V* ew-Yorhe r 
printed on heavy cal¬ 
endered paper \will be 
mailed free to all who 
apply. 
SPECIAL NOTICE. 
The Rural New-Yorker is in¬ 
variably $2.00 a year in advance 
for single copies or in clubs less 
than five. For five or over the 
price is $1.50, That is, 50 
cents commission will be al¬ 
lowed for each subscriber. 
Those who prefer premiums to 
cash must, of course, send ns 
$2.00 for each subscriber. Sub¬ 
scriptions may be forwarded to 
ns as agen tsreceive them, 
