SOME OF THE PREMIUMS 
FOR 1886-87, 
OFFERED IN OUR REGULAR PREMIUM 
LIST. THE REGULAR LIST WILL BE 
SENT WITHOUT CHARGE TO 
ALL APPLICANTS. 
Our Premium Lists are available to 
all who send us subscribers at $2.00 each, 
and it will be found to be so scaled as to 
allow from one to two dollars for each 
subscription 
Premiums are sent at the expense of the 
agent, unless otherwise noted, either by 
mail or express as desired: 
For oni } new subscriber. 
Price. 
Louderbaek’s Combination Tool, No. 2. *1 50 
“Stop Thief” Scale. 1 15 
“Challenge” Cross-set Saw Set and 
Jointer, 1 00 
MacOttiber’s Corn Planter, 3 50 
Solid Emery Knife Sharpener, 1 00 
Lament Combination Razor Strop, l 00 
Edsou’s Cream Tester, 1 00 
Bartlett and Dow’s Milking Tubes (one 
set), 7S 
“Champion” Pad Lock, 75 
Disston’s “Little Giant" Pruning Hook 
and Saw. A fine thing, 125 
Dairy Thermometer. 50 
Nino “Golden Queen” Raspberry Pla. ts, 1 00 
One Dos. “Rancocas” “ “1 »0 
“ “Jewel” Strawberry “ l 00 
Three “Moore’s Early" Grape “ 1 00 
Carpenter’s Dust Pan, 50 
Pomeroy’s “Premium” Drill, S5 
Johnson & Stokes’Introduction Box of 
Seeds, . 2 50 
Torrey’s Folding Pocket Scissors, 75 
“Den” Dress Shirt, 1 00 
“Empress” Harmonica, 75 
Accordeon, 1 50 
Good ell’s “White Mountain” Potato 
Parer, 1 00 
“Common Sense” Binder, l 40 
“Pearl” Rug Maker, 1 99 
“Empire” Drying Bars, 1 00 
“Household” Pinery Wheel Knife sharp¬ 
ener, 4 50 
Artist's Outfit(color box and book of 
directions)' 1 00 
Hayden & Barnes’ Vise and “Detective” 
Burglar Alarm, 1 ( *0 
“J. R. Torrey” Razor, 1 00 
For Two New Subscribers. 
Carter’s Patent ‘ Needle” Hay Knife, 1 75 
Roth’s Saw-file Guide, 2 50 
Seymour's “Diamond-edge” Sheep-sheers, 2 00 
Emerson’s Patent Double Cross-cut Saw, 1 75 
Farm Bell, 5 00 
Willson’s Whifttetrees (one-horse), J 00 
Small's Calf Feeder. 2 50 
Schiedler’s Post Hole Digger, 2 00 
Filling's Coin-silver Milking Tubes. 2 00 
Olmstead’s Mole Trap, 1 05 
“Common Sense" Milk Pail, 1 2o 
Matthowsou’s Steel Name Stamps. 1 00 
J. R. Torry’s Toilet Set, 1 50 
“Little Bello" Telephone, 2 oo 
Accordeon. $ 00 
“Meads” Pocket Saw, 1 00 
Pruning Knife, ® 00 
“Ideal” Fountain Pen, 2 l0 
“Grand Rapids" Carpet Sweeper. 
“Florence” Lamp Stove, 2 00 
Three New Subscribers. 
Cole’s Improved Garden Plow, 5 80 
Wood’s Parent Corn Sheller, J 00 
Willson's Whilltetrees (two horse), 3 10 
Hill's Combined Truck und Step-ladder, 4 IX) 
“Granger” Fruit Evaporator, 3 50 
“Key-stone” Washer, ‘ 0" 
“Enterprise” Meat Chopper (No. 10), - ->9 
Four New Subscribers. 
Farmer’s Anvil and Vise, 5 (HI 
Frank Wilson's “85” Bone Mill, 5 "0 
Calhoun Broadcast Seed Sower, 
“Keystone’’ Wringer, *50 
“Enterprise” Meat Chopper (No. 22) 4 00 
“Waterbury” Watch, ° 00 
Five Subscribers, New or Old. 
Lewis' Combination Force Pump, 0 00 
W. & B. Douglas’ Aquapult, 9 00 
“Fire Fly” Siuglo Wheel Hoe, 4 50 
“U. S.” Cook-Stove Drier, 7 (X) 
Maueer’s Bench Drill, 4 50 
Six Subscribers, New or Old. 
“Dutton's” Mower Knife Grindpr, 7 50 
“Umversnl” Scale, 
A H. Matt he w’s“ Little Gem” Seed Drill, 6 00 
“Nesbitt” Butter Worker, 5 oO 
Lymuu’s Oun Sights, * 
Seven Subscribers. 
“Salzard” Violin, 5 00 
Ten Subscribers , New or Old. 
The “Hitchcock” Potato Digger. 7 00 
“Davis” Swing Churn, 10 00 
“Clinton” Chilled Plow, 14 00 
Sherwood “Novelty” Harness. 15 (X 
McCreary Dog Power,* if w 
“New York” See*! Drill, 1- 00 
Trio of “ Excelsior ” Plymouth Rock 
Fowls, JJ 
“Fairy” Tricycle, 10 00 
“Eureka” Butter Worker, 10 00 
11 Subscribers, New or Old. 
Goulds’ Force lternp, 10 50 
12 Subscribers , New or Old. 
“Pennsylvania” lawn Mower, 12 50 
“Planet, Jr.” Combined Drill and Culti- 
vator 12 00 
“Blanchard” Chuni, |2 00 
Clark’s Root Cutter, 14 00 
Edson's Cream^Tester. 
For One Subscriber. 
The plan adopted by the most successful 
dairymen of testing the milk of each cow in 
their herd has led to the introduction of the 
13 Subscribers , New or Old. 
“Planet Jr.,” Combined Horse Hoe Cul¬ 
tivator, etc, 
Luburg Chair, 
15 Subscribers , Neiv or Old. 
Ryder’s Furnace and Washer, 
The “C. C. Brooks” Swivel Plow. 
“Hunter’s Pet” Rifle, 
20 Subscribers. 
“Avery" Sewmg Machine, 
25 Subscribers. 
“Acme” Harrow, 
The “Superior” Land Roller, 
33 Subscribers. 
“Cooley" Cabinet Creamer, 
35 Subscribers. 
The “Beebe” Cart, 
3G Subscribers. 
Magee’s “Ideal” Parlor Heater, 
50 Subscribers. 
The “Eureka” Mower, 
57 Subscribers. 
Magee “Mystic” Range, 
cream tester. The one here offered is practi¬ 
cal, economical and accurate. It is made and 
sold by Wyman L. Edson, Union Centre, 
Broome Co., N. Y. Price of a 0-glass cream 
tester. 81, post paid. Send for a circular. 
The Premium List of the Rural New- 
Yorker has never been equaled for liberal¬ 
ity by any paper in the country. One sub¬ 
scription agent who writes: “I have canvassed 
for dozens of papers but never knew one to 
offer such terms as these." Voices the senti¬ 
ments of those who have studied our Premium 
List. 
The Ideal Fountain Pen. 
Given lor 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 np 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 10 hours 
continuous writing. The entire 
pen is plainly shown in the cut. The 
■handle or irikholder is made in two 
pieces, the point section and the bar¬ 
rel, which are secured together bv a 
screw joint, at which place it is 
opened for filling with ink. The pen 
(a first-class gold pen) is held in the 
point section by the feed bar, which 
also carries the "ink from the reservoir 
to the pen only 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 from 
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 m writing. We 
have used this pen for 15 months, and 
can fully recommend it to every one 
as the best pen we have ever seen 
Last year we handled hundreds, giv 
ing it as a premium for four subscrib¬ 
ers. It is now offered for only two 
subscriptions, aud 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 or the cheap, poor 
E2F“ Note this offer. 
Swill's “New Model” II ’y Conveyer. 
Given for Six Subscri ers. 
This conveyer is equally adapted to the un¬ 
loading of hay or grain, or for use in facto¬ 
ries, mills or storehouses; iu fact, wherever 
goods are to be elevated or carried. It runs 
on a siugle wooden track, suspended on hooks, 
allowing it to swing in line with the load and 
avoiding all cramping. Its wheels have broad 
faces aud run on chilled iron, anti-friction 
rollers, therefore it runs very easily and needs 
no oiling. 
It is the only conveyer on which the load 
can be raised or lowered, or held in any posi¬ 
tion along the track, and this feature adapts 
it to use in mills aud storehouses, where it has 
many advantages over an elevator. It is made 
by Swift & Monfort, Millbrook, N. Y. Price, 
812. We have made arrangements which en¬ 
able us to offer this conveyer for only six sub¬ 
scribers. 
Common-Seiise Binder. 
Given tor One Subscriber. 
Iu offering this Binder as a premium we be¬ 
lieve we are conferring an opportunity to pre¬ 
serve the weekly numbers of the Rural New- 
Yorker as they appear, which will be appre¬ 
ciated by cm’ readers. It is a simple, practi¬ 
cal device, wlffch will file the papers, aud also 
bind them firmly together in such a manner 
as will effectively and conveniently secure 
them as iu auy regularly-bound book. It is 
entirely free from complicatel fixtures (such 
as needles, rubber straps, hooks or strings), 
and is, either as a temporary or permanent 
binder, simple, practical and durable. The 
binding device is composed of steel strips or 
stubs, between which the paj>ers are firmly 
held, as in u vise, by meuns of two or more 
steel fasteners, widen cannot stretch and al¬ 
low the papers to work loose, or the book to 
sag from the cover; the back being flexible, 
adjusts itself to any thickness, hence the vol¬ 
ume always corresponds to the actual thick¬ 
ness of the pajiers bound. 
binder 
Given I or One Subscriber. 
Ladies don’t buy a new carpet. If you wish 
to be economical, you can cover those worn 
places with home-made rugs. If you do not 
nave 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 When making large rugs or 
carpets, it is advisable to make them iu sec¬ 
tions, or pieces about 1^x2 feet, aud then joiu 
them by sowing the edges securely together on 
the Lack. (This is fully explained iu the illus 
ti nted directions.) It can be used on any 
sewmg machine or by' hand. Price, postpaid 
81. Supplied by the Pearl Art Co., 23 Union 
Square New York City. 
These binders have black cloth sides, upon 
one of which is stamped the name of the 
Rural New-Yorker, thus making a neat 
volume, w hich would not be out of place upon 
the library table. We presume most of our 
readers preserve their Rukals, and we trust 
they will secure one of these handsome aud 
convenient articles for that purpose. 
The binders are made and furnished by the 
well-known house of Asa L. Shi Oman's Sons. 
No. 10 Murray' Street, New York, who make 
twenty-six different sizes for music, maga¬ 
zines, pamphlets, and periodicals of all kinds, 
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The “Household” Patent Emery Wheel 
Knife Grinder. 
Given lor One Subscriber, 
This valuable machine meets the demand for 
a practical and inexpensive article for sharp¬ 
ening Knives, Scissors, and other cutting im¬ 
plements. It does its work quickly and effect- 
(*4 ively. The Adjust- 
— ^ ,4 Ggjjj?" able Table with 
7A- -- Scissors Guide, ena- 
I W&aa bles anyone to 
' ill sharpen knives or 
__ jUij ZySfa scissors properly. It 
can be raised or low- 
aii I ’ ered as desired. The 
W tLIBm wheel is fi x 1, with 
V I'™ rim of solid emery, 
I £—3* 8- and warranted dur- 
_aKV—- able. The Machine 
j s fastened to a table 
| or shelf by turning a 
V; | I j(A ! thumbscrew. Every 
- -UlLJ _ P 1 11 - j family should have 
one. It will save its cost many times in 
the course of a year. It will be sent to any 
address by the Crystal Emery Wheel Co., of 
Northampton. Mass, for 81.50 or we will send 
it for one subscriber. 
“ Grand Rapids" Carpel Sweeper. 
Given lor Two Subscribers. 
An implement which saves labor in the 
house is just as important as a labor saving 
device for outdoor use. The Grand Rapids 
sweeper possesses all the qualities of broom 
and dust-pan combined, its brush being so 
constructed as to tie perfectly' self-adjusting 
under the slightest pressure. Lightly' running, 
it will take no anything that a broom will, 
from any kind of carpet, white if pressure is 
given to it as with a broom, to remove dirt, 
imbedded in the carpet—still running easily— 
it will work wonders, being more effective 
than anv broom. It is adapted for the light¬ 
est as well as the heaviest sweepings. Its case 
is unique in shape, made of rich woods, and 
handsomely hand decorated, which, with the 
contrast afforded by the color of the rubber 
bund encircling it. makes it the handsomest as 
weD as the best of carpet sweepers. It sells 
for 83. and is manufactured by the Bissell 
Carpet Sweeper Company, Grand Rapids, 
Mich. Eastern branch, 103 Chambers street. 
New York. 
OPENED FOR USE, 
This is one of the neatest, 
most compact and best 
made towel or clothes racks 
for drying purposes in the 
market. It requires small 
space when in use and can 
be folded np out of the 
way when not wanted. It 
is nicely finished, aud the 
castings are galvanized. 
Its capacity when opened 
is ten arms each two feet in 
length. The price is 81. 
It is made by the Empire 
Wringer Co., Auburn, 
N. Y., who also make 
the celebrated Empire 
Wringer. 
The “Florence" Lamp J^tove. 
Given for Two Subscriber*. 
The cut below represents a lamp stove of 
such dimensions as to be easily carried about 
aud yet so thoroughly* made as to meet the re¬ 
quirements of both a stove and lamp. It illu¬ 
minates the room as well as a large table lamp, 
and affords sufficient heat to boil a quart of 
water in eight minutes. It is absolutely safe, 
and free from otter. The price is 82, and it is 
manufactured by the Florence Machine Com¬ 
pany, Florence, Mass. 
