People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1897 — Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

SIXTEEN TO ONE UNDER THE GOLD STANDARD MEANS ... Sixteen Patches to One Pair of Pants. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE TWO SILVER CHAMPIONS THE GOLD STANDARD MEANS LOW PRICES, LOW WAGES, HARD TIMES. THE BIMETALLIC STANDARD MEANS GOOD / PRICES. GOOD WAGES, PERMANENT PROSPERITY FOR THE PRODUCING CLASSES. The Farm, Field and Fireside, A 32 to 40 Page Weekly Farm and Family Paper. Price SI.OO a Year. -r While not neglecting its superb Agricultural, Horticultural, Live Stock and Family Departments, etc., has at the same time, for many years, upheld the standard of the people against trusts and monopolies, more especially against that most iniquitous of all monopolies, the singte GOLD standard. All who read it agree that it is the best paper of its class on earth. A Great Combination Offer WE WILL SEND THE ABOVE GREAT JOURNAL IN CONNECTION WITH HPhf> Ponnld ? £ Pi I nb oneljear6x^reryie^y low I ML: r LUfJlt: h I II LJ L price of $1.60 in advance And will give to each subscriber to thjs combination offer who pays ten cents additional for postage and packing, TWEJWTY PACKETS OF SEEDS. These seeds are the best in the market, they consist of Farm, Vegetable and Flower Seeds of your otvn selection from a list of 200 varieties. The packets are as large as seedmen’s mail packets. The seeds alone at retail prices are worth SI.OO. Call and see us about this great offer at once, or send remittances to this office. •

Spinach— New Longstanding. None better. Squash— Giant Crookneck. A great Improvement on the old variety. Pike’s Peak or Sibley Hard Shell. Just as good a keeper as the Hubbard. Mammoth White Bush Scallop. Best early summer squash. Pure Hubbard. Standard winter. Tomato—Dwarf Upright Champion. Undoubtedly best. Golden Sunrise—Yellow variety. Unsurpassed. Turnip—Purple Top, Strap Leaf. Best garden turnip for either early or late. Watermelon A luscious new variety called The White Gem. Jordan's Gray Monarch—A large sort; deep red In color and of very fine quality. FIELD SEEDS. Alfalfa— Abundant fodder crop. Com—The Robinson Yellow Dent—Large ears, extra early, light yellow, 12 to 16 rows on ear. Of this corn Mr. Barnard writes: Waskpj, Mich., Sept. 22,1800. J. W. WILSON!, I have just como in from my two corn fields, where the utdh are finishing cutting up corn. The field of that sort marked Robinson's Seedling, In package sent you to-day, Is a very superior corn You see the dates: on the cards, showing time of growth—and the King on new ground is No. 1; not as 'curly as the Robinson on older gr< und. The first three hills of the latter'which I stepped qp to test bad three stalks In each hill, and there were nine ears on the three )■ 11 is. every ear as fine as the two sent you (10 inches long), I came near sending the nine ears, but decided to get two of the King that you might examine und compare. The Robinson has been raised on my place now for four years and will be *h« only kind planted next year. Of course ai we have wot begun husking I can only estimate relative amounts, but it seems to promise at least 25 per cent more yield than the King, if you wish to use on seed If, me know, as 1 can select choice see.: . it well, King of the Eariles. one of the i < most prolific of the earliest Yeiiov • Varietie. of corn The Famous Climax. A later variety of YelJow Dent Undoubtedly the very best all arauod corn for middle latitude. It will materially increase your corn crop to plant this variety. SPECIAL OFFER. For your own clubbing renewal und one new subscriber to each p<*per we will send a quart of either variety of the above corn by mall, prepaid, or a peck by express at your ex petme. For further information about this splendid corn address U. 0. Barnarc, Wasepi. Mich. , Crimson Clover— Best. Eufflr Corn—A non-saccharine sorghum. Hus the quality of resisting drought; early. Popcorn—We confine our distribution this year to the new Mapledalo Prolific. fitveet- Corn—We confine our distribution io one unsurpassed new variety, the new Lountry Gentleman, inn moth Prolific—A splendid late variety. The largest grown.

None better to be had, either as to quality or variety. Beans— Black Lima. Best variety. Burpee's Bush Lima. Large beans; an Immense yielder. * Foie or Climbers. Golden Cluster Wax. A prolific bearer. Golden-Eyed Wax. Hardy, prolific, rustproof. Beets—Early Eclipso. None better; universal favorite. Lane’s Imperial Sugar. The richest. * Cabbage— Brill’s None such. The best of the new varieties. True Jersey Wakefield. The old reliable. Henderson’s Succession. An all season Cabbage. Stonemason. The old reliable late cabbage; very large. Carrots— The New Chantaney. We offer but one sort because It is the best. Cauliflower— The Early Paris. One of the easiest to grow. Celery Kalamazoo Market or Broad Rrbbed. Large, crisp. Cucumber— We offer one variety of cucumbers only this year; it Is called Thorburn’s Ever Bearing; It will produce the entire season. Cress— Fine Curled. Crisp and choice. Lgg Plant—S ow Jersey Improved Large Purple. The best beyond question. Leek.—' The New Giant. Unsurpassed. Lettuce— Old reliable Black Seed Simpson. Fine quality. ChartJer’s Mammoth Head. Fine quality. Mangel— Golden Giant, a great prize taker. The newest and (rest. Has weighed H'/tlba. Afaskmelbn—’Seu Superior. A Oantelope of extra fine quality. Mule-Gem. Popular in Chicago market. ■I Lilians— Yeljpw Globe 1 iiivera. Standard crop. riie Prize Taker. .This is American grown seed; Immense size. Extra Early BarletUi. or English radish. - l'i)rsley—.\e'A Musa Curled. Tim finest. #-*!•-Improved ■ Guernsey. The best. 1 JP* The Siiaiegeiu. This is, perhaps, the most, prolific iiea in existence. Atni;rie.an Wonder. The earliest add best ‘ .< in tiled dwarf varieties. | Early Prize. A fine new sort Extra l choice. ! Pepper— Mixture of the very Itest sorts—•a Ruby King, Red Etna and New Chics- > i iai. Pumpkin -Quaker Pie. h is early and keeps late. Eh l ok*id Winter. It tv’!* k-opgood nearly all winter. .Ifr f»‘.Jj~\VlctoTipped i. v*i i il. Extra ear. • d Chartfer. Be- marb t ■ adh.it. /lutttbfiga—Y ellow Purp Top. the be.si y< ;low variety. Wii iv -weet German. ; .so.

FLO WEB SEEDS. Our collection of Flower Seeds is especially designed for the farmers’ flower garden. Wo have selected only such varieties as are easily grown. Alyssum—Tlhli old favorite should he largely used in every garden. A novelty Little Gem. Very dwarf. Asters— We have selected the best iely that can bp found. Large and Jw ui aful flowers. Balsam (Lady Shipper)—The, vavU-iy we offer is the superb Lamella Flowened. Calliojmiu Very handsome and -diowy plants. Candytuft— Perfectly hardy. A i.iv: uro of varieties including White Rocket, Lark Crimson and ■>v Carmine. Canna»,U '• i tdian Shot—All vnrh 1 ies, mixed. i Celosiu -' omb)—One of the most brilliant of als. Superb dwarf varieties mixed. Chryeur.t- -tut -Showy, garden favorites; spin ml double. Cypr-. .'•>*, e of the most elegant climbers. uioties. Diatt 7s ;. nd Japan pinks. Many distinct -i wutifully marked varieties Tli est. At ini nfin »•«*» (ITetittßthus cucumcrlfol ty of great merit Three fee i *!<>• i.-Atarrel-t ’> he Maryel-of-Pem, o - ■’> i ,t d vvat f variety a . - The. New Tom Tieur Mfgno‘>ef , -r;. : tM-ed liberal i.v i ’:!• Many fine new vitriol t Atyosofl* ■ i %«•<• charming *li i! t ' ■'st. in damp,, sandy it' H i !i in a in. •.'• r (Jon ... i ■ n • men;.-i Iptri. .tX - . I". .. th: . cl.; • IT'--'- ’•■■■■■■ •>!. o: > iI,C,M popular pt a '.ketscontain an: \Uutot an r a the superb Tom Thumb vail Vat ,Our packet contains a mixture ,f a coors and shades of superb luif - flmvering varieties. Petunia— Most valuable plants. Our packets contain a mixture of superfine varieueof all different colors. Pitl j; Drummondit The improved -Crat’d:fora varieties are exceptionally ben, il. Our packet contains ail colors f ' randi flora or large flowering strain. Sifr • Peas— Finest mixed varieties; new la dowering. I> os—Flower very quickly trow the s d nd thrive much better than from cm itis.'S. Our packet contains a fine colled ion of all shades of color. Zinnias—i Superb double, mixed. VEGETABLE SEEDS. The seeds tve offer are select, fresh and warranted, to be grown from 'select stock.