November 31, 192 
treasurer of the league advises us that if 
the subscriber “will be patient he will 
get his loan in due time." Perhaps after 
lie has no need of the loan, or it may be 
not until he is dead. All these schemes 
prove to be a delusion when the member 
asks for the loan expected, and our rec¬ 
ords show they are, as a rule, short¬ 
lived. 
PUBLISHER'S DESK 
Buenos Airbb. October 24.— Nearly 
300 Americans, each interested in helping 
a supposed imprisoned bankrupt Argen¬ 
tine banker to recover a secret fortune of 
.$480,000 and hoping to divide it with 
him. had better abandon hope, according 
to the Buenos Aires police, who say there 
is ho such banker and no such secret 
fort tine. 
These Americans according to the 
police are prospective victims of Spanish 
swindlers lour of whom have just been 
arrested after obtaining 9000 pesos from 
a New York man named Koupeu Seru- 
hian, who arrived a fortnight ago to help 
the banker got his fortune. The police 
say 1(» other Americans are on their way 
with the same intention. 
The police arrested the alleged leader, 
Marceliuo Nieln, and found in his house 
a list of names and addresses, together 
with tic occupations, of several thousand 
Americans residing in cities and small 
towns. 
The polio'* believe Nieln has confeder¬ 
ates in tin* United States who supply him 
with the list of names. They assort that 
the same gang operated in New York 
about six years ago on a similar project. 
Niela. using the name Arturo Gonzalez, 
wrote letters to 11,000 Americans declar¬ 
ing he represented one David Gustavo 
Uneazc. an imprisoned banker, whose 
portmanteau was being held by the court 
because of bis failure to pay the costs of 
bis trial, amounting to 0.000 pesos. 
The portmanteau, the Americans were 
informed, contained a secret pocket bold¬ 
ing documents which would enable I.acaze 
to obtain n fortuue of .$480,000, of which 
amount $1420,000 was in a Ghicogo bank. 
To whoever would pay the court costs 
and enable him to secure tile portman¬ 
teau, Liieaze would give two-thirds of 
the fortune, but with the added condition 
that Baenze s beautiful 14-yeur old daugh¬ 
ter should be educated.—Daily Dress. 
For 25 years at least we have been 
warning against this Spanish fake 
scheme. It has run along practically the 
same lines, with some variation as to 
whether the money is in a vault, or a 
satchel, and the supposed daughter is to 
be met. and brought to America. It has 
been worked from Texas, Mexico and 
Spain, but every little while it crops out 
again, and some confiding souls are 
fleeced of their money. 
The Gunson seed salesman invaded this 
town last Fall and sold his Mammoth 
seed oats to a good share of the farmers 
here. I did not buy. thanks to The It. 
N.-Y., but the neighbors each side of me 
did, and I thought you might be interest¬ 
ed in the results. One neighbor sowed 
ei ht acres, of which 3 JA were Gunson 
and the rest ordinary oats from his bin. 
lie fertilized the Gunson very heavily, 
as some of us joked about the price he 
paid for the seed, and lu* wanted t<> show 
ns. His entire crop averaged 11 bushels 
per acre, and the Gunson 111 bushels. My 
whole crop, without any fertilizer, aver¬ 
aged 38 bushels, find the other neighbor 
averaged about the same, i I is Gunson 
seeding was the poorest part of the field, 
but the grain was not kept so aerate at 
thrashing, as he didn’t care to keep any 
'From GRASS 
to DRY FEED 
for seed. 
Of course the season was a poor one 
for oats, so all the yields were poor, but 
I am glad that 1 did not pay $2.76 a 
bushel for any of their seed, which when 
received, was without any kind of guar¬ 
antee. I paid 75 cents a bushel for my 
seed, and it turned out better than any 
of the Gunson that I have heard of. 
New York. p. e. p. 
5Ve publish the above report just as it 
comes to us. Those who swallow the 
big stories of agents selling seed oats sim¬ 
ply pay the .$2 extra per bushel for the 
agent’s guff. 
Now, the pasture field and range 
must give way 
—to the stall and manger, the feed 
lot and self-feeder, the barnyard and 
fodder rack. 
Include 
• in the ration 
You have often noticed stocking of tho 
legs, roughness in the hair, highly colored 
urine—all on account of the change from 
grass to dry feed. 
Not so where Dr. Hess Stock Tonic is fed. 
The Tonics, the Laxatives, the Diuretics, 
take care of all that. No worms; the Vermi¬ 
fuges settlo them. 
Then you are all set for heavy feeding, a 
good yield of flesh and milk throughout the 
winter. 
Tell your dealer what stock you have. Ho 
has a package to suit. GUARANTEED. 
25 lb. Pail $2.25 100 lb. Drum $8.00 
Except in the far West, South and Canada. 
Honest goods—-honest price—why pay more? 
DR. HESS & CLARK Ashland, O. 
1 npont SO 
yearn in perfect¬ 
ing this Tonic. 
Gilbert Hess 
M.D.. D.V.S. 
Gan you help me get my money buck ■* ,,B 
from Home Buyers’ League, 819 South very 
Salina Street, Syracuse, N. Y.? An ae- On t 
qimintance of mine is their agent in Al¬ 
bany. and lie represented to me that I *°° 1 
would he very sure to get my loan in a corns 
year after I had paid my 10 per cent, order 
which I paid the first of last August. 1 - 
made it plain to him that tin* loan would e . 
not amount to anything to me if I had Theii 
to wait any longer, as I want to buv a cellat 
farm, and have not got forever to close , 
the deal. 1 have, explained tile cireum- 1 
stances to them, and you will see by the tempi 
enclosed letter their excuse. I paid them threa 
$550, and they want me to keep dropping 
in every month ins] (he same; was sup- J 11 
posed to get: $2,000 loan. If they wanted Gunr 
Jo be honest, 1 should ilhlrtk it would not wouh 
inconvenience them to pay me back my , • 
money ns much as it would to pay me n 
the .$2,000. Perhaps it would be a good ^"* s 
plan to give them a little free ndvertis- Tiie 
ing, so other suckers will not bite as f _ 
readily as I did. I did not understand 1 
their way of doing business as thoroughly Tin 
as I should, nnd-ngent was careful not to IiainQ 
explain the poor features. w. a. f. ,, . 
ht » Roeh< 
New York. , 
busini 
It’s the same old story with this class opera 
of schemes. There is no provision for Num 
those joining such “leagues" or associa- have 
tions withdrawing the money paid in. nursei 
The agent invariably leads the prosper*- The r 
tive member to believe that be can get as a i 
the loan after a certain amount has been proael 
paid in by him. After several letters, the culled 
Model 520 Stevens repeating shotgun 
— Stevens nude the first hammerlevs 
repeaters. Price, inc. tax, faj.^o 
Model toy Stevens single barrel shot¬ 
gun—a gun pith splendid shooting 
qualities. Price, snc. tjx, fn.jo 
the final reaming cuts away less than one- 
half of a thousandth of an inch, 
A slow method — but when finished a 
Stevens barrel is accurate. 
And a Stevens will continue to shoot 
straight. Stevens guns arc fitted so they 
can’t shoot loose. 
When you buy a Stevens you are buying 
unexcelled shooting qualities and you are 
paying a reasonable price. 
Ask at your dealer’s or write for the in¬ 
teresting catalog describing in detail our 
complete line. Address 
J. STEVENS ARMS COMPANY 
Dept. K-354. Chicopee Fells, Ma»*. 
O wned and opeiairdthe Savage Arms Corporation. 
Executive and Export Offices: 50 Church Street, N.Y. 
/Vmi today young men treasure it, not 
only fonts past, but Because right today,the 
good old Stevens still maintains its unbroken 
record for hard and straight shooting. 
In many cases we have found that identi¬ 
cally the same gun has been handed down 
from grandfather to father to son. 
You can buy a more expensive gun than 
a Stevens; but you cannot buy better shoot¬ 
ing qualities. 
Shotgun or rifle a Stevens firearm 
is accurate 
When a Stevens barrel is bored or drilled, 
