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V>he  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
December  1),  ltlld. 
|  PUBLISHER’S  DESK  | 
I  am  (unioning  Homo  literature  from 
Goodwin  I).  Beattie*  &  Go.,  of  your  city. 
1‘lense  investigate  this  and  let  me  know 
your  opinion.  w.  n.  f. 
South  Carolina. 
The  literature  enclosed  is  a  prospectus 
of  the  If.  S.  Potash  Corporation,  incor* 
pointed  in  the  State  of  Delaware  for  $10,* 
000,000.  It  Is  alleged  that  the  corpora¬ 
tion  controls  a  deposit,  of  “nlunite”  in 
Utah  said  to  lie  rich  in  potash.  The 
prospectus  figures  out  millions  of  profits, 
besides  furnishing  each  stockholder  ins 
own  requirements  of  the  “nlunite”’  at  n 
10  per  cent,  discount.  Besides  each  pur¬ 
chaser  of  10  shares  of  stock  is  promised  1 
ton  free.  The  fiscal  agents  are  appealing 
to  the  public  to  invest  in  the  stock  at 
$7.50  per  share,  par  value  $10.  All  this 
is  very  liberal,  hut  the  literature  gives 
not  a  word  of  assurance  that  this  potash 
deposit  is  actually  Vicing  worked  or  that 
there  is  any  machinery  purchased  to  pre¬ 
pare  the  product  for  the  market,  finish¬ 
ing  all  these  embarrassing  queries  aside, 
we  should  like  to  ask  the  promoters  what 
will  happen  to  the  stockholders  when 
German  potash  at  the  close  of  the  war 
shall  be  again  imported  into  this  coun¬ 
try?  Farmers  who  take  our  advice  will 
allow  promoters  of  potash  mines  to 
finance  the  hazard  themselves. 
Will  you  kindly  give  ine  your  opinion 
of  C.  A.  Bryan's  Second  Texas  City  Ad¬ 
dition  located  at  Texas  City,  Galveston 
County,  Texas?  1  have  four  lots  there. 
Minnesota.  T.  T. 
A  correspondent  writes  us  (hat  these 
lots  are  far  outside  the  corporate  limits 
of  Texas  City,  niul  about  two  miles  from 
any  means  of  transportation.  They  are 
laid  off  on  the  bald  coastal  prairie,  and 
have  no  suitable  roads,  but  are  consid¬ 
ered  fine  for  dairying  or  grazing.  The 
lots  were  sold  for  $100  to  $125,  and 
their  taxation  value  is  $50.  When  asked 
what  they  were  worth  the  party  chuckled 
ami  said  “about  15c.”  Of  course,  lie  was 
exaggerating,  but  we  give  the  report,  and 
readers  may  draw  their  own  Conclusions. 
It;  is  rumored  that  about  a  mile  from  the 
property  a  wildcat  oil  well  is  being  put 
down. 
Enclosed  find  advertisement  of  Ilnr- 
roun  Motor  Stock.  Kindly  give  best  ad¬ 
vice  on  same.  It.  w.  n. 
Michigan. 
The  Financial  World  of  Nov.  25  tersely 
answers  all  such  inquiries  as  the  above  in 
the  following  brief  paragraph,  the  logic 
of  which  cannot  be  questioned: 
Fanciful  are  tin*  imaginations  of  the 
promoters  of  the  llammn  Motors  Corpor¬ 
ation,  when  they  assert,  with  not  even  n 
factory  in  operation,  that  the  stock  of  the 
company  is  the  soundest  and  most  profit¬ 
able  i nve, si  incut  of  the  year.  Before  its 
stock  can  be  an  investment  it  must  show 
an  earning  capacity,  l»ul  all  the  earnings 
of  the  Ilarroun  are  estimated.  If  any¬ 
thing  the  stock  is  a  reckless  speculation, 
unattractive  and  over  exaggerated. 
1  mu  sending  you  nil  advertisement  cut: 
from  a  Boston  paper.  Will  you  please  let: 
me  know  whether  the  Auto-Knitter 
Hosiery  Co.,  Inc.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  is  re¬ 
liable?  A.  A.  M. 
Maine. 
This  advertising  has  been  refused  by 
Tn K  Rubaj,  Nbw-Y0KKKU.  The  proposi¬ 
tion  comes  under  the  heading  of  “Work 
at  Home  Schemes.”  The  advertisement 
represents  that  it  is  easy  for  women  to 
earn  $2  per  day  knitting  hosiery  ut  homo 
and  that  there  is  great  need  of  workers. 
The  real  object  of  the  advertisement  is  to 
sell  knitting  machines.  All  tin-  houses 
offering  profitable  employment  at  home  do 
so  for  the  purpose  of  selling  something. 
The  "profitable  employment”  is  the  sucker 
bait  to  make  the  sale. 
Would  you  please  give  me  information 
about  the  Chicago  Portrait  Co.,  Chicago, 
ill.?  Last  Spring  two  of  their  agents 
wert  here  wanting  pictures  to  enlarge. 
They  had  envelopes  and  some  of  them  had 
coupons  in,  and  if  ymi  pulled  one  that, 
had  I  lie  coupon  in  you  got:  your  picture 
for  $1.  the  coupon  lining  valued  at  $5.  If 
you  did  nuL  get  a  coupon  you  had  to  pay 
$9  for  your  picture.  There  was  nothing 
doing  here,  hut  it  did  not  look  like 
straight  goods  to  me  so  1  thought  I  would 
ask  you  nbopl  it.  s.  w. 
Pennsylvania. 
The  above  letter  describes  the  same  old 
fake  envelope  scheme  which  has  been 
worked  by  the  agents  of  so-called  portrait; 
houses  for  some  time  back.  The  schema 
lias  been  repeatedly  exposed  in  the  col¬ 
umns  of  Tun  It.  N.-Y.  Everyone  who 
falls  for  the  fake  scheme  of  course  gets  a 
“lucky”  envelope  and  therefore  gets  the 
portrait,  at  an  exceptionally  reduced  price. 
The  scheme  is  very  much  on  the  same 
order  as  the  guessing  contests,  missing- 
leftor  contests,  etc.,  which  are  so  simple 
that,  everybody  wins.  The  winners  are 
simply  being  played  for  suckers. 
Can  you  tell  me  if  the  0.  K.  Dairy,  If) 
Sussex  Street,  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  (re¬ 
ceivers  of  butter,  cheese  and  eggs)  is  an 
honest  company?  I  shipped  a  case  of 
eggs  to  them  on  July  5,  31)10;  didn’t  hear 
from  them,  s<>  I  wrote  to  them  asking 
■why  they  didn’t  make  returns,  but  they 
did  not  make  any  reply.  J.  II, 
New  York. 
This  may  be  an  honest  concern,  but 
tlicro  is  room  for  reasonable  doubt  from 
the  fact  that  they  neglected  lh<:  shipper 
in  every  way,  and  some  six  weeks  after 
shipment  was  made  pent  returns  for  $4, 
about  one-balf  the  value  of  the  eggs.  It: 
looks  like  another  good  bouse  to  leave 
alone. 
Light  Your  Home  with 
Edison  Storage  Batteries 
Mr.Edison’s  book  tells  you  how  your 
gas  engine  will  furnish  electric  light 
for  your  house  and  barns  at  the  same 
time  it  is  doing  its  usual  work. 
1400* 
MARK 
Electric  Light  Plant 
The  ■  nttifacdnn  and  economy  of  rtrfirlc  Jinme- 
tjghling  depend*  on  (lie  kind  n(  ntnrai'o  batter- 
Ir*  |)*ed.  Eiliion  llaiterice  are  the  one  ideal 
type  lor  thi*  purpose. 
They  will  eland  many  ahuaea  which  will  rap¬ 
idly  deteriorate  other 
types  ot  Horace  halier-  *.( 
"  ■  i  r  I'  ll  I, on  AU  . iliac 
llartcriei  Laatindelinitely 
With  yny  little  utr  and  r  AyW/j 
attention.  Mr.  Ediion  / I // / 
worked  year*  to  perlect 
Brad  for  Mr.  Billion'.  j /!  '  J 
Hook  and  learn  how  ea*-  / jl  r  -C*“  .  'jj/W 
lly*and  economically  you  /pi-.'’  .  • 
ran  make  your  own  elec-  jjl 
iricity.  Kill  in  the  coupon 
and  mail  today. 
Edison  Storage  Battery  Co. 
883  l.ake,ide  Avenue  Orange,  N.  J. 
Ddichij[an  Avrnua  Chicago.  Ill, 
Dlltriluton  Xutrywhtri 
You  ¥  MW 
Can't 
Bully  an  Nri 
IVER  JOHNSON 
REVOLVER ! 
I  am  enclosing  you  herewith  another 
account  against  John  Weir  of  Brooklyn, 
N.  V.,  and  I  would  be  pleased  to  have 
you  take  this  mutter  up  if  you  think  nd- 
visnlile,  or  if  you  think  it.  better  you  rnny 
turn  it  over  to  your  attorney  right,  away. 
Use  your  judgment  in  the  matter. 
New  Jersey  <•.  n.  n. 
Here  is  another  case  of  loss  resulting 
from  shipping % to  a  party  without  any 
financial  standing.  We  can  get  no  re¬ 
sponse,  and  the  post  office  advises  they 
have  no  record  of  Mr.  Weir,  and  no 
change  of  address  for  him,  but  be  has 
moved  and  left  no  trace  of  his  present 
whereabouts,  It.  is  bard  to  have  to 
charge  $2<i  up  to  experience,  but  it  lias  to 
be  done  in  this  case. 
Word  lias  been  given  to  the  authorities 
of  the  State  College  of  Agriculture  at 
Cornell  University  that  two  swindlers 
have  been  working  in  the  neighborhood  of 
Richfield  Springs,  collecting  money  from 
farmers  to  pay  postage  on  Cornell  agri¬ 
cultural  publications.  It,  is  understood 
that  they  give  a  cheap  premium  and  then 
collect  1)0  cents  to  defray  the  postage  on 
the  Cornell  publications  for  three  years. 
The  college  authorities  stale  t.lmt  while 
the  sharpers  have  apparently  been  at 
work  for  some  time  they  have  sent  no 
names  to  the  college,  probably  been  use  to 
have  done  so  would  have  exposed  their 
game. — Daily  Press. 
This  is  a  petty  swindle  that  farmers 
should  be  on  the  lookout  for.  The  Cor¬ 
nell  publications  are  of  course  mailed  free 
to  any  resident  of  the  State  making  appli¬ 
cation  for  them.  A  further  warning  inay 
also  Is*  timely  as  to  the  slick  subscription 
agents  of  fake  publications  “trying  to  get 
money  enough  to  get  through  college."  As 
a  rule  those  using  the  sympathy  racket 
are  professional  agents,  and  deserving  of 
no  consideration  at  all. 
Being  a  subscriber  to  the  paper  for  25 
years  and  having  seen  so  many  claims  you 
have  collected  for  your  patrons,  I  send 
you  a  bill  enclosed;  also  card  of  IT.  B. 
Mackliu  Co.,  which  I  hope  you  can  col¬ 
lect  for  me.  He  bought  the  potatoes  per¬ 
sonally  himself ;  came  to  my  place  and 
agreed  to  send  check  soon  ns  they  were 
shipped,  or  I  could  draw  on  him.  I 
waited  a  reasonable  time;  then  wrote 
him,  but  In*  did  not  reply.  Bo  I  drew  on 
him  and  draft  was  returned  non  honored. 
Then  I  wrote  him  March  51,  and  still  he 
pays  no  attention  to  it.  He  bought  rny 
whole  crop  three  years  ago  rind  paid  for 
them  all  square.  For  what  reason  he  does 
not  pay  T  cannot  understand.  I  hope  you 
may  succeed  in  helping  me  out.  H.  u.  A. 
Delaware. 
Wc  took  the  claim  of  the  Delaware  sub¬ 
scriber  up  with  II.  B.  Mackliu  Co.,  of 
Philadelphia,  who  advised  us  that  II.  B. 
Mackliu  was  not  associated  with  this 
company  bearing  his  name  at  the  time 
this  transaction  took  place.  In  fol¬ 
lowing  the  case  up  we  find  that  the  500 
hampers  of  sweet  potatoes  were  shipped 
to  New  York,  and  were  sold  on  account 
of  II.  B.  Macklin  by  Phillips  &  Sons  of 
this  city,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  sale 
turned  over  to  II.  B.  Mackliu-  In  thn 
meantime  Mr.  Macklin  culled  on  ns  am.' 
promised  it  given  a  little  time  he  would 
make  full  settlement.  During  August 
he  called  on  S.  II.  A.  and  paid  $55  on  ac¬ 
count,  promising  to  make  regular  weekly 
payments  of  this  amount  until  the  ob¬ 
ligation  was  cancelled.  Shortly  after 
this  we  received  notice  that  Mr.  Mack¬ 
lin  had  filed  u  petition  m  bankruptcy  in 
the  State  of  New  Jersey.  The  Delaware 
subscriber  lias  not  heard  from  Mr.  Mack¬ 
lin  in  the  meantime.  The  record  in  the 
case  requires  no  comment. 
An  Ivor  Johnson  knows  hut  one  master 
—  a  long  pull  on  t  ho  trigger. 
It  call  not  he  fired  in  any  other  way.  It 
in  absolutely  tmfe,  oven  under  the  blows  of 
ti  hammer. 
An  Iver  Johnson  shoots  straight  with  n 
terrific  tmtaith.  Made  in  Ilammr-r  and 
iiummcrleBS  models  with  Regular,  Perfect 
^ or  Western"  grip.  $6  to  $8. 
Ivor  Johnson  bicycles 
I?  are  made  in  Racing, 
Cushion  Frame,  Truss 
(  I \jr  j\  Bridge  Roadster  and 
A  V  “  Mobicveje  "  models. 
/  Tr*»  j  v^Tj  $3S.  tote.  Juvenile* $20. 
EDISON  STORAGE  BATTKRT  CO. 
Orange,  N.  J.,  Of  Chicago.  III. 
I'lrate  lend  booklet  M  Idling  all  about  EdUos 
Light  Manta  lot  the  Home. 
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Tellxlinw  to  get  one  hun¬ 
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InfActinn  oul  of  every 
dollar  spent  for  Revolv¬ 
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and  Motorcycles. 
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\  1  308  River  Street. 
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//  717  Market  St., 
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Bonn  or  Ground. 
Delivered  fro«»  within  300  miles  by  parcel  post 
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WM.  tiULOWAY,  Pm,..  INM.  MltOWAY  CO. 
279  Galloway  Station  Watarluo,  Iowa 
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Address 
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