Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-10

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will cost. How little a week it costs Ia
supply yourself and family with a large
amount Of information through any good
paper.
Mr.. smith-What are the politics Of that
paperf
Mr.. Jones--It dosen't touch politics. It
is devoted to such subjects as Field and Gar
den crops, Animals, etc, and has, besides,
good deal about womaD's work, which wife
says is worth more than ten times the few
pounds OF butter it costs TO pay for the pa.
per. Then there is also a department tor
the young folks containing many things
which please the cbildten-Dot mere trashy
stuff, such as is tso often printed for them
| but Information that will have good TO-.
tuence on them. | would sell dozen bushels
oi wheat to have my young people get the
good reading iu that paper, but the average
price Of one bushei will pey for it year.
My John says he can pay for it easy with the
eggs from two or three hens. If | was
mechanic or merchant and had only a little
garden, l shout take the paper to tell me
how to make the best use Of the little plot !;
and il had not foot OF land should still
waEt it for my wife and children.
| MIR. Snith-Does the editor know any.
! thing about farming?
| Mr.. Jones-The editor who owns and
publishes the paper was brought up on
farm, where he learned to work. he has
studied oil the books on furming and expe.
| rlmented for years in the laboratory, and has
besides, Travelled all over the country TO
see what was doing. Then he has several
nssociates-Fnrmers, Gardners, and House
keepers, who know what they write about.
aud among them oil they do gather up a
wonderful lot of information every year
Language, too, is 50 plain, SO like talking
with you, that l enjoy reading it. Then,
100, every paper has engravngs, which show
one exactly how animals and plants, and
implements, and household furniture look,
much better than words could describe them
Among these are the plans Of buildings, that
help one TO plan others ; and also many very
fine large pictures, which are worth more
than the cost Of a whole volume.
Dir. Smith, suppose those engravings
and descriptions are partly to help the editor
sell implements and fertilizers.
Mr.. Jcnes-not at all The editor keeps
nothing OF the sort to sell, so that be nav be
perfectly Tree to praise or condemn anything,
according as it may be valuable or worthless
to bis readers. You would laugh to see how
he comes down on poor inventions, patept
manures, and all kinds Of humbugs
MIR. Smith-ls the paper adapted to our
part OF the countryH
MIR. Jones-Exaetiy. Soils and crops md
climates differ, but the general principles of
cultivation are the same everywhere, and
here is the benefit of q paper published for
the whole country. Every reader gets rew
ideas by learning what is done somewhere
else ; and further, find that the paper has
letters from every purt Of the country, and
one or more associate editors in different
sections, so that we get information from
many regions and our own too. One thing
must mention particularly. The editor is
constantly warning his readers against Hum
bugs, telling how sharpers take advantage
OF people. Why, l was just going to send
dollar for ar article advertised in glowing
coors, when found it shown up as a hum.
bug in this paper. But | cannot stop to talk
more now-l have such a lot Of potatoes to
harvest.
Mr. Smith, wish had. must try
that paper year, and see what there is in it.
MIR. Jones-Never fear if you don't find
it pays. I'll buy your copies at cost, for my
boys to keep.
MIR. Smth-What did you say the per
is called
Mr.. Jones-The american Asriculfurist.
1t is published in New York City. The
editor, though one Of our couutry farmers,
and living in the country. finds he can pub
llsh it cheaper there. where printing, and
paper, and mailing facilities are ull convent.
ent.
Mr.. Smith-Ilow shall get it!
MIR. Jones-Simply incose dollar bill
in letter, giving your name, Post Office,
county. and State plainly and direct to
ORANGE JUDI, Al Park Row, New York
City.
Mr.. Smth-W hen does q volume begin
Mr.. Jones-The 7penteh volume begins
January lst, but all who send 10 the dollar
Cow get the remaining numbers OF this
year, IN addition to the whole of next years.
so II you subscribe now, you get fourteen
months papers. The proprietor also offers
some valuable premiums to those who get
up lists oil subscribers. Send for the paper,
aud you may afterwards find it well worth
While to make up clsb Some 100 per.
sons have got good premiums in this way
during two years. Some of your German
neighbors would join you, perhaps. for the
dgrtcWuria is pIiuted separately 10 German.
did Intend to start club myself but have
so many potatoes to dig. | cant get the
time My sster-inlaw in Iowa got up a
club last year, and received a premium of
500 Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine an
old acquaintance in Wisconsin got two or
three good farming implements, and young
nephew OF mine in Ohio got beautiful copy
OF Webster's great Dictionary These things
only cost them little time, showing the pa.
per evenings and election day Send in your
subscription and the first paper will tell you
oil about the premiums. | forgot to tell you
that every year the publisher also sends out
to all his subscribers who want them o lot of
choice garden and field seeds.
Mr., Smith-What does be charge for
themf
Mr.. Jones-Nothing they ore sent free
except the postage. They are Of the best
kind and one single parcel got last year was
worth more to me than the price Of the pa.
per.
Mr.. Smith-l'l try it year, any way if
half what you say is true it will be good
investment.
Mr.. Jones-You'll find every word have
said true
Mr.. Smith-lrl send this very night,
while in the spirit of it,
Mr, Jones-Do it, AMI you'll always thank
me for this talk. Good dag, | must hurry up
digging my potatoes, I've such lot OF them
-thauks TO hint in tho AgricultuTist.
Mr.. Smith-lIow did you say | should di.
rect the letter containing the Dollar?
AR. Jones-Io Orange Judd, Al Park
hor, Ne~ York City.
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