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THE RURAL N E W-Y O R K E R. 
AUG. 3o 
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To any subscriber interesting himself to send us a 
Club of five NEW yearly subscriptions at 
$1.50 each (Club rates), we will give 
A YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION FREE, 
to either THE RURAL NEW-YORKER or THE 
AMERICAN GARDEN. Also the privilege of select¬ 
ing from our Premium List articles marked with an * 
to the value of $ 2 . 00 . This offer expires November 
1, 1890. 
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Special Offer. 
On Trial, 
We will send THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
for introduction only, to new readers 
t O Weeks for 25 Cents. 
t K2?SYS Eight °tria 1 s 
sss&L-sar. srisrS 
months for 25 cents on the same terms. ~ SEE v ^“ 
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EIGHT OF THE NEW EASY-TO-GET 
1 0 WEEKS’ TRIAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
At 25 cents each, entitle the sender to ANY PRE¬ 
MIUM OFFERED FOR ONE NEW YEARLY SUB¬ 
SCRIPTION. And these trial subscriptions MAY 
AFTERWARDS BE RENEWED and counted in your 
Club THE SAME AS NEW YEARLY SUBSCRIP¬ 
TIONS, in case your Club numbers three or more 
yearly subscriptions. 
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Following is a partial list only of our Premiums. We mention these to indicate the wide range of articles 
that we can furnish ,f desired. Ask for anything you want that is not included herein : 
“ Planet Jr.” Tools. 
t.l h l fa j;T. rs , wh c 0 needto r °l ( l what these tools are, we 
fear are behind the times. We offer two of the tools this 
t K 0U ^. h T. e T^ an supply > if necessary, any implement 
made by the “Planet Jr.” Company. The Combination 
Tools may be seen in the cut. It is a strong vet light 
implement, made of the very best materials, and with all 
Universal or Family Scales. 
We have used a pair of these 
scales for years in making the 
weighings for our experiments. 
And they are always reliable, 
they weigh from oz. to 240 
pounds. Price, $ 8 . Given for 
six new subscriptions. Made by 
- -Tones of Binghamton, and “ he 
I pays the freight!” 
RUBBER- RQ Q.FIN.C3 
It is only 
Price, §4. 
the latest improvements. You know what it i« 
Price «;12 ® n i h s one * 8 so eas 'ly obtainable f> 
J»nce,gi 2 . Given for eight new subscriptions at $2 ' 
The Pruyn Potato Digger. 
Given for 70 New Subscriptions 
^ dropped out be¬ 
hind. The ma¬ 
chine will also dig 
turnips and car¬ 
rots and can be 
used for beets, 
sweet potatoes or 
peanuts. The 
makers guaran¬ 
tee satisfaction. 
_ If the digger does 
not do the work 
properly you may 
diggiug potatoes by hand. Combine with your neighbors 
lH„?o klDg R p - a ^ lub for The Hcjral New Yorker and 
p h rbf« S 1 So re r ' IS d 5 gei R Save your back and your pocket 
.. Grlven for 70 new subscriptions at 82 each ■ or 
JO subscriptions and 850 additional. ’ 
* Macomber’s Corn Planter. * 
Given for One New Subscription. 
J his is one of the greatest labor-saving machines of the 
age. It is slow, tedious, back-aching work to drop corn by 
hand in the old-fashioned way. Thousands of these 
eve^year^ Price, ^ demand forthem ^creases 
* Edison Incandescent Electric Lamp. * 
Given for One New Subscription. 
With these little lamps any one can 
with very little trouble or expense pro¬ 
duce many interesting effects. Experi¬ 
ments with electric lighting are made 
easy with the complete little book of 
instructions sent with each outfit The 
battery used is easily made at home, 
and the lights produced may be put to 
many practical uses. In fact, to the 
student of electric lighting there is 
nothing that offers a better opportu¬ 
nity for experiment than this complete 
outfit. We send 1 Edison lamp of 
or 1 candle power, requiring 2 cells of 
battery, 4 carbon rods, 2 zinc rods 2 
wooden tops and 4 feet of wire Ac¬ 
companying the outfit is a pamphlet of 
descriptions so simple and accurate 
that any one may learn from it how to 
prepare the lights. Price. 81.50, post- 
pald. Given for one new subscription 
at $ 2 , or eight trials at 25 cents. 
The ABC Book of Electricity. * 
Given for Three 25-Cent Trial Subscriptions. 
« JM 8 , * n t ended that this little volume should, as far as 
possible, answer the question asked by thousands_“ Whm 
la electricity ?” While the book is designed DartieXrU 
for the instruction of young people tTere are p en^ 1 & 
grown men and women who will welcome it as a clear and 
agreeable instructor. It explains iust exaetlv thi f d 
that.you want explained, dXlnJ tie wcffil t Sf 
b °a 0kS a ?. d P>P««. «d explajiw 
the methods and results which have long nuzzled ns* It 
«lZ 3 ZTv^VZ 7 Me f nt th ? elecTrfcS?to be the 
Snt g f ht force of the future - A11 Tnteli 
oufthe nnH rlS tb/ 0re invest themselves in studying 
book wi h wh S , W 0 I f lde 5 [’ 11 ^rce. This is an excellent 
Wm H h tQ , beg l a L that 8 t udy. It is written by 
M - ead owcroft, of the Edison Electric Company 
b ? TbomasA. Edison - Price, GO cents. Sen 
for three 2 o-cent trial subscriptions. 
Farm and Family Scales. 
The farmer who undertakes to do busi 
ness without a pair of scales works at a 
sad disadvantage. Successful market¬ 
ing is based upon accurate weighing. 
I he calculating farmer weighs his milk 
and thus detects his robber cows, with 
the aid of a cream tester. When he sells 
an article by weight he weighs it before 
it goes to market. He works on busi¬ 
ness principles—the result is sucoess 
ihe careless farmer “guesses” at 
weights. 
Jones’s Platform Barn Scales.— 
The large cut shows the 
shape. It will weigh from 
four ounces to 800 pounds. 
It is well made and reli¬ 
able in every way. Price. 
832 50. We offer this fo 
12 new subscript on sat 82 
* Rural New-Yorker __ 
to C ^ L DmmS eSe Nrn?M S Weieh ,A om oue-iourth of an ounce 
to pounds. Nothing could be nicer for weighing milk¬ 
er similar products. Price. 83 50. Given L7two new sub 
SvTiptions; or for one and 75 cents additional. * 
Farm, School and Church Bells. * 
Given for Two, 15 and 89 New Subscriptions. 
Everybody knows how useful a good farm bell is Tt 
worth its price to hear it give notice of a“ood meal. In 
case of fire or of a visita¬ 
tion from tramps the 
neighborhood nan be easily 
alarmed by a brisk ring¬ 
ing of the bell We give 
a bell costing $5 for two 
subscriptions at 82. It 
weighs 50 pounds and is 
17 inches in diameter. 
The No. 24 bell weighs 
150 pounds or 225 pounds 
with mountings. Price 
825 ; we offer it for 12 sub¬ 
scriptions at 82. 
The No. 26 weighs 220 
pounds or 325 pounds with 
mountings. Price, 810; we 
offer it for 20 subscriptions 
m. . ,, at $ 2 . 
f,! S . ar ® . / l rst ; e ! af,s ia ev "y respect. They are 
A Substantial Roofing Material. 
Given for Five New Subscriptions. 
This roofing has been before the public for years. We 
or sfate e is there fl “ d Xt anexcellent substitute for shingles 
O <v v . 
uot a space of 
roof .on your 
premises that 
needs just this 
covering. The 
outfit we offer 
wili cover 300 
square feet of 
roof, with the 
necessary nails. v , - 
caps and paint. Price. $6. Given for five new subscriptions. 
The Perkins Wind-Mill. 
Given for 80 New Subscriptions at * 2 . 
The almost universal use to which 
wind-power may be applied and its in¬ 
creasing importance on the farm, in¬ 
duce us to offer this excellent mill 
one of the best made. There is a force 
equal to 10,000 horse-power blowing 
away over your farm. We offer you a 
chance to capture a portion of it to 
turn to good account. Tame the wind 
and make it work for you. Price, 865 
Given for only 30 new subscriptions 
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Moseley’s Occident Creamery. 
Given for 25 New Subscriptions. 
The inventor of this creamery s iys 
that he aimed at simplicity, durabil¬ 
ity, convenience, good finish ana cor¬ 
rect general construction. He seems 
to have made a bull’s eye in each par¬ 
ticular, and has certainly succeeded 
in producing an excellent creamery. 
The cans are oblon not round, thus 
taking up less space. It is not neces¬ 
sary to lift the cans to skim the milk. 
-A o sediment can be drawn with 
either milk or cream, and the depth 
of the cream in the cans can be seen 
with ease. There area number of spe¬ 
cial features about this creamerv.t hat 
have been highly praised in these 
columns by our correspondents. The 
size we offer is No. 4, shown in cut, “ dairv class,” with re¬ 
frigerator; capacity 11 to 13 cows. Price 835. Giveu lor 25 
new subscriptions at 82. r 
are d of°fin U a i l0y ° f oast steel ^dSryS metal. They 
f 4 ? ne ’ , c I l ear toDe - conveying sound from three to 
eS * ^ arraute( i for two years. Twenty public- 
cPub for The Rhrai SS??? 0r chur ch society can form a 
or school housa ’ thUS S6CUre a beli for the cbur ^ 
* Cream Tester and Test Churn Combined. * 
Given for One New Subscription. 
TW. is a tool that.every dairyman should have. It is 
simple enough to suit anybody; it is accurate enough to 
?elr y iiow f Te n iun Uy d ?J, lar8 durill g the course of the 
year, How? It will enable you to pick out vour In-xr 
cows, because it will show you how one cow in your herd 
compares with another Discharge the poor cows This 
tester is the detective that will establish their crime be- 
ffipoSk. Pr,C '’’* 3 ®™ ( oro„eue W 
Combination Fruit, Wine and Jelly Press. 
Given for Two New Subscriptions. 
This press is not in¬ 
tended for making 
cider, but for pressing 
fruits like grapes, 
strawberries, cur¬ 
rants, pineapples, 
huckleberries, etc. It 
also presses lard, or 
beef in preparing beef 
tea for the use of in¬ 
valids. It is an excel¬ 
lent machine, strong, ** 
simple and cheap It eg 
is the bestsmall fruit 
press on the market. 
Price, 83. Given for 
two new subscrip¬ 
tions. 
Self-Adjusting, Swinging Cattle Stanchion. * 
Given for One NewSubseilptlou. 
The fixed stanchion 
is a barbarous affair. 
The cow cannot turn 
and lick herself, and 
men that tie their cat¬ 
tle in this way do not 
generally spend much 
time with the card. It 
is true that animals 
may be packed close 
together when put in 
stanchions, but that is 
about the only argu- 
Carter’s Hand Butter Printer. 
Given for Two New Subscriptions. 
This is a self-gauging printer that does the work as well 
as any. It is used by having the butter rolled up and 
pressing the print through it, the surplus butter going out 
at a small hole at the side. There is a very large class of 
customers who demand printed butter. As they are nre 
pared to pay for the printing, it is policy for the good 
dairyman to select the tools that will serve his purpose 
best in this part of dairying. Price, 82 50 . purpose 
The O. K. Barrel Churn. 
Given for Five New Subscriptions. 
This isa.barrei churn, working end over end, bringing 
the butter by concussion, the true principle of butter 
making, as by this method it is easier to be sure (hat the 
butter comes in true granular form The “ O 1C ” 
made of heavy white-oak staves, and put together in the 
most substantial manner, with castings of malleable iron 
tinned, and will not rust or stain. The churn we offer is 
No- 2, capacity 15 gallons, price 86 . We can furnish any 
other size. \\ e give the No. 2 for five new subscriptions. 
* Improved Fountain Gold Pen. * 
Given for Two New Subscriptions. 
This is an excellent fountain pen. durable, simple, per- 
fect. x.ever used a fountain pen? Then you have lost a 
good many days hunting for “something to write with,’ 
uitfcovv ean°mnvo h £ ” r ' act >ce. With the swing stanchions 
fortablv Th«rA f 1 L er head and neck about and rest com- 
and dipping your pen into the ink after you found it 
1 his is a gold pen, and will last a liie-tim •. Tne holder is 
of vulcanized rubber, and is fitted with .,ue finest quality 
of diamond pointed gold shadlug pen. it has no springs 
or valves or other delicate parts to get out of order AU 
you have to do is to fill it ami use it. Price, 82.50, by mail 
&°o Sfc 4, a i8 83 00 VeU f ° r tW ° 8 ubscri P tIon8 - The larger size. 
