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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 13 
“A DOLLAR FOR A DIME.” 
A ASKING TO THE RURAH BOYS. 
While walkinff down the street one 
eveninsf recently, in Auburn, N. Y., I 
was attracted by the sound of music, 
a flaming lamp and a crowd of people, 
to a wagon which stood on a vacant lot 
near the sidewalk. A card bore the 
words, “Kit Merrill’s Free Concert.” 
After the music, Mr. Merrill came on the 
scene clothed in the garb of a typical 
cowboy. He said: “Every one has an 
object in life, or else he does not amount 
to ‘shucks,’ even. Some work for bread, 
others for fame, more for money. That 
is my object. The Qoldentein Manufact¬ 
uring Co. pay me 315 per day to adver¬ 
tise their goods. My object is to make 
money. I will not deal with fools, chil¬ 
dren or intoxicated people; only sensi¬ 
ble men.” 
Then followed a glowing account of 
the hardships encountered by the miner 
who discovered this new metal, “equal 
in all respects to gold.” Fifty dollars 
was offered any man, chemist or jew¬ 
eler, who could tell of what it was made. 
A dozen rings were thrown into the air 
for samples, and the boys had a great 
scramble catching them. “ Now,” said 
he, “here are some fine sleeve buttons. 
If I were to give them away, yon would 
think they were good for nothing. I 
will sell them for 25 cents each, and 
make every man a present who buys a 
pair.” After considerable urging, five 
pairs were sold, when he announced' 
that he would sell no more, and calling 
the five men up, he gave them each a 
present of their money, and let them 
keep the cuff buttons. Then 10 collar 
buttons were sold in the same way at 50 
cents each without trouble, for they all 
wanted to get a present for nothing. He 
gave the first man to buy, 31, and the 
others their money back, they keeping 
the buttons. “ It’s only to advertise the 
grods; I don’t care for your money,” 
said he. “ 1 get 315 per day for this.” 
Then a watch chain was put up for a 
dollar, and a present to go with it. 10 
were sold. Then he tied a knot in one, 
and sold it in this way : “A dollar lor 
the chain and a dollar for the knot, and 
two presents to the man that buys ” 
Five men bought knots. More knots and 
more dollars followed, with several buy¬ 
ers. When no more chains could be sold 
with knots in them, he took out a paper 
from which stuck a watch swivel. The 
chain was attached to it, and sold for 35 
“with what was on the end of it as a 
present, and a present in addition, the 
same as the rest.” The chain and watch 
were placed in an envelope and the latter 
was sealed. The name of the buyer was 
written on the outside. “ Now,” said he, 
“ if you open this before the close of the 
sale, you forfeit your present.” Many 
watches were sold, the buyers hanging 
on to them “like grim death.” When 
no more could be sold for five, he took 
four, three, two, and even one dollar. 
His statements were so fair and frank, 
and his manner so convincing, that 
everybody was ready to accept “ the 
present” and buy, for the purpose of 
advertising Goldentein, chains, knots, 
rings wrapped in papers, etc., without 
question, because, you see, as one re¬ 
marked, “He gives the money back and 
you keep the article.” 
When nothing more could be sold, he 
began telling of his boyhood days in 
Texas, riding and shooting, illustrating 
his remarks with a big navy revolver 
which he took from his pocket. The 
money had teen lying on the cushioned 
seat. He folded it carefully and put it in 
his pocket. Said he : “I told you I would 
make each one of you a present for buy¬ 
ing these things; that if you did not 
think they were worth the sum asked, 
not to buy, and that my obj ect in coming 
here was to get money. I have the 
money, step up and get your presents. 
I have here a box of Dr. Slick’s brain 
eradicator ; I will make you a present of 
a pill. Go down to the lake and make a 
wash of the pill and rub it over the fore¬ 
head ; if you have any left it will take 
them out.” With this parting shot, he 
drove off, taking over 3100 for the little 
worthless stuff he had given away. The 
law cannot touch him. He promised 
nothing which he did not perform. A lie 
that is nine-tenths truth is the most 
dangerous. Cut your eye teeth, boys, and 
never try to beat a man at his own game, 
or expect some one to give you more 
than he gets in return. old hand. 
THE HORSES SUPPORT THE FAIR. 
FINE EXHIBIT OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
The Qaeens County Fair opened Sep¬ 
tember 25 with a large number of entries 
in almost all departments in which the 
farmers are interested. As this is not 
much of a live stock county, there was 
not a large exhibit in those classes 
though there were some very good 
Alderney, Guernsey and Ayrshire cows 
shown. Fruit and vegetables were well 
represented, and as I stood in the vege¬ 
table tent with our mutual friend, W. F. 
Taber, he remarked that “ it did not 
look as though we had been troubled 
with a drought, to see potatoes of from 
1 to 13^ pound weight, cabbages as large 
as a half bushel, mangels of 12 to 15 
pounds, and corn ears as long as, and much 
larger than a policeman's club.” Cer 
tainly it did not look like a stinted crop, 
yet we have passed through the worst 
season of drought known for many years. 
The same remarks were made in the 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
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Spent Hundreds of Dollars with no Benefit. 
M. J. Coleman of Sargent St., Roxbury^ 
Mass., writes: “After 
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and constipation with un¬ 
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• for $S.50. 
.WILLIAMS* 
MEDICINE CO., 
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fruit department. Apples were very 
large, mostly fair and very fine Pears, 
too, were extra large and fine. We do 
not grow many grapes, but there was a 
very creditable show. 
The show of flowers was very large 
and very creditable. The tuberous be¬ 
gonias of Mr. GriflSn, of the Oasis Nur¬ 
series were the feature of the show. P. 
H. Scudder had a very fine show of ferns, 
palms and kentias, etc. His American 
Beauty roses were simply immense. Our 
amateur flower growers, I think, may 
favorably show against any county in 
the State. 
Undoubtedly the great feature of onr 
agricultural fair was the horse rac- 
show ; there were a large number of 
entries, and the people showed their 
appreciation of the enterprise of the 
board of managers, by paying into the 
treasury 31 000 a day for seats in the 
grand stand alone to see how gracefully 
a horse when carefully guided in com¬ 
pany with a half dozen others, will move 
around that circular road in the shortest 
time. The society must have money to 
pay premiums on fruit, flowers and fine 
arts. People would not come to see those 
alone, so they collect a lot of fine horses, 
and the people like to pay to see them, 
and those who want to see fruit and 
vegetables and learn what is going on in 
those lines, are left with plenty of room 
to study at their leisure. Great is the 
horse show fair ! H. 
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