The Commoner.
16
VOLUME ,NUMBER 3
The American Homestead Will
Make Farming More Profitable
To Farmers Everywhere A National Farm Paper That Helps
Farmers to Increase Their Profits, and Better Farm Life
Tke American Homestead, a gen
eral farm journal established and
published in Omaha. Neb., since
1883, and which I have recently
purchased, will hereafter be Issued
from Lincoln, Neb., as a monthly,
subscription price 50 cents per year.
In announcing this change, I desire
to call the attention of all farmers,
no matter where living, to the
scope and character of this publi
cation, as well as to every one In
terested In farming In any way, or
in Its varied branches of stock
raising, fruit growing, home and
truck gardening, poultry raising,
bee-keeping, etc.
EVERYTHING TO BENEFIT THE
PARMER
No effort will be spared to make
The American Homestead one of
the mtroMKCHt. most practical, and
fcrlpfal farm journals in the United
States. It will be all that a farm
paper should be, and it will bo dif
ferent from any other farm paper
published. It Is not technical, nor
theoretical, but practical and in
tensely interesting. It will pub
lish Just the things farmers are
Interested in, written in plain, every
day English brief, concise, attrac
tive, instructive In every detail. No
long, drawn-out articles every
thing boiled down and arranged in
handy form for the busy farmer
information that he wants and
. needs to lighten his work and make
his farming more profitable.
The Americas Homestead will be
on tho lookout for everything that
will bo of benefit to the American
farmer. It will act as his agent in
gathering every bit of Information
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that It thinks will bo of service
to him, help to Interest and keep
his children on the farm, and make
him intensely interested In his
work. This Information will bt
grouped In strong, interesting de
partments suggestive, instructive
and entertaining at all times. Its
farm-house department Is especially
valuable.
The American Homestead has
made special arrangements with
tho Agricultural Colleges through
out tho country, whereby it will
present In attractive style with
out technical phrase tho results of
their experiments and researches.
This educational work will be es
pecially valuable, and no farmer
who wishes to make the most of
his opportunities can afford to miss
this feature which we furnish to
our subscribers worth many times
the cost of the paper alone.
Remember that Tke American
Homestead Is a general farm paper
not sectional or provincial not
for corn raisers alone, nor for wheat
raisers alone, nor for fruit raisers
alone, not for stock breeders alone,
nor for poultry raisers- alone but
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time, everywhere that farmers do
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that it will benefit you that you
will be more than pleased with our
paper that we are willing to give
you a binding guarantee to refund
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after reading three issues. See
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CHARLES W. BRYAN, Publisher.
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any subscriber who, after receiving three issues of the paper, Is not aatisfied that the Information and suggestions contained In each and
every Issue are worth more than the amount paid for one year's subscription, and make no charge for issues received. Charles W. Bryan.
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ing men and women information
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trial topics. Tho policy of The
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tho public welfare, vastly more Im
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LETTERS TO CHINESE OFFICIAL
By William Jennings Bryan
A few years ago a little volume
entitled. "Letters From a Chinese
Official," being an eastern view of
western civilization, was published
by an eastern publishing house, and
had a large sale. This clever book
was a severe arraignment of tho
religion, standards and purposes of
our race. During Mr. Bryan's trip
around the world he spent several
weeks In China and other Asiatic
countries. Ho visited the homes.
farms, and factories and studied the
religious, social, political and gov
ernmental conditions. Immediately
after leaMng China ho prepared tho
manuscript for his book. "Letters
to a Chinese Official." This book
Is a defense of tho Christian Re
ligion and Western Civilization, and
will unquestionably have a wider
and more lasting Influence than
anything written by Mr. Bryan.
This book should be in every Chris
tian nome ana snouia oe read by
everyone Interested in tho perpetua
tion and advancement of the Chris
tian Religion and a republican form
of government.
Mr. Bryan's book, entitled "Letters
to a Chinese Official" will be sent
free by mail, postage prepaid,
to each subscriber to The Amer
ican Homestead whose subscription
reaches this office within the next
ten days with the coupon below.
P. O.
Name
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The American Homestead,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
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understanding that I am also to
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of Mr. Bryan's book.
Name
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