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cents  a  gallon,  but  I  am  su  good  and  val¬ 
uable  to  them  that  they  will  let  me  have 
this  at  the  very  low  and  special  rate  of 
29  cents  a  gallon,  and  if  I  do  not  like 
the  paint  I  need  not  pay  anything  for  it. 
Each  letter  seems  to  bring  the  barrel  to 
a  nearer  railroad  station  the  '  the  pre¬ 
vious  one.  Some  day  I  expect  to  see  a 
brass  band  coining  up  the  street  followed 
by  a  large  decorated  truck  with  this  bar¬ 
rel  of  paint  upon  it,  mounted  on  a  spe¬ 
cial  pedestal,  and  some  high  official  of 
the  company  accompanying  it  with  pro¬ 
per  credentials,  to  make  me  a  present  of 
the  paint.  E.  b.  underwood. 
Connecticut. 
Luther  Burbank  Society  Suckers 
BD.  B.  Brand  the  highest  grade 
Id  in  America  The  only  quality  Dibble  Kells.  I' 
•rage  analysis  all  Alfalfa  Seed  sold  last  year  above  99.75#,  of  clover  and  \ 
othy  above  99.70*^.  For  the  cleanest  Seed  yon  ever  saw  and  the  best  Hay 
you  ever  grew,  buy  D.  B.  Brand.  Every  bag  tested  both  for  parity  and 
itioo  by  our  own  analyst  in  our  own  Laboratory  and  *old  on  o  ren-day-money-  X' 
i-want-it  guarantee  subject  to  any  test  you  Can*  to  make.  V 
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Jirm  oeea  CdlBlOg  fSastern  Farmers’'  "  rit  ten  by  Mr.  Dibble  amt  containing 
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Headquarters  for  Farm  Seeds.  Ifcarlii  S000  acres  in  the  Dibble  Farms 
literature  from  the  Luther  Burhauk  So¬ 
ciety  stating  that,  on  account  of  my  posi¬ 
tion  in  this  city,  etc.,  they  would  like 
to  have  me  as  a  member  of  their  society, 
and  accordingly  I  had  been  flattered  with 
an  election  as  an  "honorary  member.” 
Would  I  accept?  I  scented  the  game  at 
once,  and  thought  I  would  like  to  see  how 
far  they  would  go,  so  promptly  accepted 
the  “honor.”  They  then  sent  word  that 
they  would  soon  send  me  a  lot  of  proof 
matter  for  the  proposed  Burbank  books, 
(which  I  suppose  were  already  printed) 
and  wished  me  to  read  the  same  and 
make  comments  as  to  the  character,  etc., 
of  the  reading  matter,  and  return  the 
same  for  their  consideration ;  my  sug¬ 
gestions  would  lie  highly  appreciated  in 
aiding  them  in  editing  the  books.  The 
proof  matter  and  a  few  samples  of  so- 
called  color  photography  all  printed  io 
lavish  style  soon  arrived  with  a  great 
show  of  further  flattery.  I  looked  the 
matter  over  and,  thoroughly  disgusted 
with  the  same,  I  returned  the  matter, 
making  some  very  severe  criticisms  as 
to  its  composition,  stating  in  effect  that 
a  schoolboy  could  do  hotter,  and  mak¬ 
ing  suggestions  along  certain  lines  for 
great  improvements.  Then  along  came 
another  bunch  of  flattery;  my  criticisms 
were  gratefully  received,  etc.,  and  further 
proofs  would  soon  be  sent  for  my  per¬ 
usal.  Those  soon  came  along  with  the 
statement  that  the  first  volumes  were 
about  to  come  out  and  the  pi'i^e  was  a 
stated  sum  in  stated  bindings.  Would 
I  like  to  have  a  set  specially  hound  and 
engrossed  with  the  personal  signature  of 
Mr.  Burbank  reserved  lor  me.  as  the ‘'.So¬ 
ciety”  bail  voted  to  “let  the  (honorary 
member**  I  in”  on  the  deal  with  the  first 
copies?  To  this  I  promptly  replied  that 
I  personally  did  not  care  for  the  set. 
Soon  nnpther  letter  came  along  with  a 
voting  slip,  asking  me  to  vote  “yes  or  no” 
on  the  question  of  letting  a  select  few 
outsiders  in  on  Ibis  very  valuable  deni, 
and  also  a  clever  hook  on  the  end  as  to 
the  advisability  of  the  “Society”  getting 
out  a  limited  (?)  number  of  copies  of 
this  most  valuable  work  that  would  soon 
go  down  in  the  archives  of  the  great, 
world's  libraries  at  a  much  reduced  price. 
The  plot  thickened,  so  I  fell  easily  to  the 
scheme  and  voted  ‘‘yes”  on  everything. 
Meanwhile  the  “sucker”  was  apparently 
biting,  so  the  proof  matter  had  stopped 
coming  along  for  correction.  In  a  short 
time  the  next  chapter  in  the  game  was 
sprung,  Art  announcement  arrived  that 
the  “Society”  had  verj  kindly  voted  to 
carry  out  all  the  above  scheme,  and 
would  I  like  to  be  in  on  si  special  copy 
<»f  the  reduced  price  books  with  special 
bindings,  etc.,  for  the  “honorary  mem¬ 
bers”  that  did  not  care  to  pay  so  much 
for  the  original  books.  Here  1  again 
failed  to  materialize,  and  the  “sucker” 
slipped  through  their  hands,  as  1  sent 
back  word  that  I  did  not  care  for  the 
“special”  copy.  From  that  day  to  the 
present  time  I  have  never  heard  a  word 
from  the  “Luther  Burhauk  Society”  and 
all  I  have  ].*f t  to  console  me  is  the  elab¬ 
orate  “certificate”  of  “honorary”  mem¬ 
bership  in  the  glorious  society. 
It  is  sufficient  to  say  that  I  had  a  lot 
of  fun  leading  them  on,  and  witnessing 
their  vain  attempts  fo  lead  me  iuto  a 
trap.  The  only  thing  that  I  regret  is 
that  they  died  so  early  in  the  game. 
However.  I  carried  it  along  far  enough 
to  see  how  these  fallows  lay  their  plans 
deeply  to  catch  at  the  vanity  of  man¬ 
kind  for  the  purpose  of  touching  the 
pocket-book. 
Of  late  I  have  been  having  a  lot  of 
fun  with  a  “paint  concern”  out  in  Ohio. 
Every  little  while  a  letter  comes  along 
that  they  have  a  very  “valuable  package” 
in  the  shape  of  a  barrel  of  extra  fine 
roof  paint  that  is  apparently  “in  hock” 
in  a  nearby  railroad  freight  house  that 
nmst  b<?  moved  at  once  to  prevent  (?) 
Confiscation,  and  tliey  would  like  to 
send  it  ro  me  for  trial.  The  price  is  GO 
EVENTS  OF  THE  WEEK 
ALL  THE  WORK  OF  A 
$300  SPRAY  OUTFIT 
Now  $110 
(Continued  from  page  112.) 
The  Federal  jury  which  for  nearly 
three  months  heard  the  evidence  for  and 
against  the  11  former  directors  of  the 
New  York.  New  Ilaven  and  Hartford 
Railroad  who  were  charged  by  the  Gov- 
ernment  with  conspiracy  to  monopolize 
New  England’s  transportation  facilities, 
returned  a  split  verdict,  .Tan.  9,  after  51 
hours'  deliberation.  Six  of  the  defend¬ 
ants  were  acquitted.  The  jury  could  not 
agree  on  a  verdict  in  the  cases  of  the  five 
others.  Judge  William  II.  Hunt  accept¬ 
ed  the  findings  and  discharged  the  jurors. 
The  *-ix  acquitted  are  H.  Newton  Barney 
of  Farmington,  Bonn. :  Robert.  IV.  Taft  of 
Providence.  R.  I.:  James  S.  Hemingway 
of  New  Haven.  Conti.:  A.  Heaton  Kob- 
ortsoiT  of  New  Haven.  Frederick  F. 
Brewster  of  New  Haven  and  Henry  K. 
MeHa rg  of  Stamford.  Conn.  The  five  on 
Avliose  cases  the  jury  could  not  agree  are 
William  Rockefeller,  Charles  F.  Brooker 
of  Ansonia.  Conn.;  Charles  M.  Pratt  of 
Brooklyn.  Lewis  Cass  Ledyard  and  Ed¬ 
ward  D,  Robbins. 
Federal  authorities  are  investigating  a 
report  that  Louis  K.  Curtiss,  cashier  of 
the  Southington,  Conn..  National  Bank, 
who  committed  suicide,  was  only  one  of 
many  customers  of  counterfeiting  print¬ 
ers.  Au  examination  of  his  accounts 
showed  that  $*7,500  was  used  in  specu¬ 
lation.  Agents  of  the  Bureau  of  Investi¬ 
gation  at  Washington  are  at.  work  to  as- 
cevtain  if  the  cashier  had  accomplices  iu 
his  forging  the  commercial  paper  of  sev¬ 
eral  big  concerns  with  a  national  repu¬ 
tation. 
FARM  AND  GARDEN.— Major 
Frank  IIoTsinger,  Kansas  pioneer,  an  au¬ 
thority  on  horticulture,  one  of  Ihe  Or¬ 
ganizers  of  the  Kansas  State  Horticul¬ 
tural  Society,  and  who  also  served  as 
president  and  treasurer  of  that  organiza¬ 
tion,  died  at  his  home  in  ltosedale,  a 
suburb  of  Kansas  City.  January  2,  aged 
SO  years,  lie  was  a  native  of  Pennsyl¬ 
vania.  served  with  honor  in  Ihe  Civil 
War,  and  was  very  active  in  1  lie  Prohibi¬ 
tion  movement.  He  is  survived  by  a 
widow  nnd  six  children. 
The  annual  convention  of  the  Tennes¬ 
see  State  Floral  Association,  which  meets 
in  conjunction  with  the  State  fruit  grow¬ 
er**  nurserymen  and  beekeepers,  will  be 
held  in  Nashville,  Term.,  January  24. 
Morning,  afternoon  and  night  sessions 
will  be  In  Id.  Ou  January  25  the  State 
Fruit  Growers’  Association  will  convene, 
on  January  2<i  the  State  Nurserymen, 
and  on  January  27  the  State  Beekeepers. 
A  meeting  of  the  joint  committee  on 
vegetable  nomenclature  of  the  American 
Seed  Trade  Association  and  the  Vegetable 
Growers'  Association  of  America  was 
held  at  tbe  horticultural  building  of  the 
Ohio  State  Fnivevsity,  Columbus,  O,, 
Deep  ruber  MO.  There  were  present  C.  N. 
Keemy.  H.  G.  Hastings,  L,  II.  Vaughan, 
of  the  American  Seed  Trade  Association; 
Prof.  Hurst  of  tin*  Pnivcrsity  of  Illinois, 
Prof.  Johnson  of  the  Virginia  Experi¬ 
ment  Station,  and  Prof.  Shiminoher,  of 
the  F11  i ted  States  Department  of  Agri¬ 
culture.  The  question  of  reducing  the 
immense  number  of  varieties  of  vegetable 
synonyms  was  discussed  and  recommenda¬ 
tions  on  methods  were  suggested. 
The  animal  meeting  of  the  Chautauqua 
and  Lake  Erie  Fruit  Growers’  Associa¬ 
tion  will  be  held  at  Brocton.  X.  Y..  Jan. 
22.  Dr.  TV.  H.  Jordan,  director  of  the 
Geneva  Experiment  Station,  will  address 
the  meeting. 
The  New  York  State  Vegetable  Grow¬ 
ers’  Association  is  to  hold  its  sixth  an¬ 
nual  session  in  connection  with  Farmers’ 
Week  at  the  New  York  Slate  College  of 
Agriculture  at  Ithaca.  February  8-11. 
This  year’s  program  deals  with  plant 
breeding,  good  seed,  marketing,  insects, 
diseases,  farm  canning,  together  with  a 
number  of  the  individual  crops.  Mr.  It. 
TV.  Jordan  of  Ohio,  who  has  been  iu 
••barge  of  a  large  area  of  muck  laud  in 
that  State,  Mr.  .1.  ,T.  Dillon  of  the  State 
Department  of  Markets,  and  Mr.  TV.  F. 
Ilallauer  of  Rochester  are  among  the 
speakers  from  a  distance. 
Tin*  Madison -Ch  en  an  go  Counties  Hol¬ 
stein  Friesian  Club  meets  for  its  sixth  an¬ 
nual  meeting  at  the  New  York  State 
School  of  Agriculture  at  Morrisville  on 
Thursday.  January  27.  One  day  of  the 
school’s  Farmers’  Week  is  given  over  to 
the  breeders,  and  besides  a  business  ses¬ 
sion  and  addresses  by  members  of  the 
school’s  staff,  the  breeders  will  be  ad¬ 
dressed  by  Dr.  J.  G.  Wills,  Chief  of  the 
New  York  Slate  Veterinary  Bureau,  Pro¬ 
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