1905. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
9oi 
PUBLISHER’S DESK. 
E. G. Lewis, the promoter of the 
People’s U. S. Bank of St. Louis, which 
recently had fraud orders issued against 
it by the Postoffice authorities, has just 
been indicted by the Federal Grand Jury 
on charges of fraud. There are two in¬ 
dictments. 
One of them charges Lewis with using the 
mails to further a scheme to defraud, and 
the other alleges that he was Involved with 
two officers of the bank in a conspiracy to 
defraud. The first indictment against Lewis, 
which contains three counts, charges that 
on February 1, 1!)<)4, he corresponded with 
Mrs. E. F. Ingalls, Mrs. Mary Carruthers, 
Miss Ellen F. Ayers and divers other per¬ 
sons to the grand jurors unknown, relative 
to the organization of a hank or trust com¬ 
pany; that lie represented to them-that he 
would invest dollar for dollar out of his own 
fortune with that put up by outside invest¬ 
ors; that he bad a very large personal for¬ 
tune, and was the publisher of two periodi¬ 
cals. the Woman's Magazine and the Woman's 
Farm Journal; that he had perfected a mail 
order system of banking which he intended to 
have patented; that the leading bankers of 
St:. Louis would be represented on the board 
of directors: that over $ 100,000 in stock had 
been subscribed at that date, and that many 
wealthy persons had subscribed the limit of 
stock that would be Issued to an individual. 
$500, and wauled more, but that he had held 
them off so that the smaller investors could 
subscribe for stock. The indictment charges 
that these promises were not made in good 
faith; that Lewis did not intend to subscribe 
for stock in equal amount with the individual 
stockholders, and that every promise he made 
was fraudulent. 
This information will interest country 
people who have been induced to invest 
in Mr. Lewis’ enterprises. 
After refusing so large advertising 
orders as we did last month, we are glad 
to receive such little expressions of ap¬ 
proval as the following: 
I admire the stand your paper takes in re¬ 
gard to advertisements, and hope public opin¬ 
ion will force all of the leading agricultural 
papers to the same high plane. w. e d 
Ohio. 
The foil awing letter is just received 
from a friend who sent in one new yearly 
subscription. We sent him the book 
promptly as promised as a reward for his 
services. This is what he says of it: 
I wish to thank you for the book “Quincy 
Adams Sawyer” sent me as premium. It is 
going through the family like a case of 
measles. It was a very generous recognition. 
I don’t feel that I really earned it, but it 
certainly is an Inspiration to secure other 
subscribers. With best wishes, I am, 
Connecticut. w. h. miller. 
There are six of these books to choose 
from. I he full list with descriptions ap¬ 
peared in the \ hanksgiving number. They 
are “David Harum”; “Blennerhasset”; 
“Quincy Adams Sawyer”; “The Chris¬ 
tian”; “The Right of Way”; “Letters of 
a Self-made Merchant to His Son.” You 
can earn one or all of these books. They 
are not given except in return for a 
service. Just get otic of your neighbors 
to give you a dollar for a year’s subscrip¬ 
tion to J he R. N.-Y. 'Send us his name 
and his dollar. For this we will send you 
a choice of any one of these six books. 
The new subscriber, like all other sub¬ 
scribers, this year will get a copy of the 
new book, “The Farmer’s Garden.” 
The book is now ready. We are send¬ 
ing it out every day. We told you about 
this book before. We hardly need to re¬ 
peat it. We stop here only to say that 
it is the best information that can be had 
on the planting and care of a farm garden. 
We have prepared it with great pains 
at large expense for your use and benefit. 
We arc going to send it to you post paid 
the day your subscription is received, and 
by the way, this is the month of all the 
year for subscription returns. We want 
the record to be up to last year or if 
possible a little better. Your prompt re¬ 
newal will help make the record. 
TALKS WITH A LAWYER. 
Liability for School Taxes. 
Is personal property liable for school tax? 
Where can I get information in regard to 
taxes? s . w. r. 
New York. 
Personal property is liable to assess¬ 
ment for school district taxes. The tax 
is apportioned by the trustees upon all 
persons residing in the district and upon 
all corporations liable to taxation there¬ 
in, for the personal estate owned by them 
and liable to taxation. The law is con¬ 
tained in Chapter 556 of the Laws of 
1894. Section 62 and following deal par¬ 
ticularly with this subject. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
I t. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply aud 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8 . 
Hunters’ & Trappers’ Guide A B( 
too pag«,cloth bound,illustratingall Fur A 01 H 
feNunl 
ly 
1*5000 
BOOK 
. _ . _imaU. 
All about trapping, Trappers’ Secrets, all kinds of 
traps,decoys, etc. Pries,91.(0. To hide and furship- 
pers.Jl. We buy Raw Furs. Hides. PriceListfree 
AJiDKRSCH RROS., Dept. 128 Minneapolis, Stir' 
Large Eng. Berkshires 
Imported and Domestic Strains. Matings not akin. 
Descriptive circulars on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg - , Pa. 
Derkshiro pigs $"> up,pairs not related. W. H. turkeys. 
B. Orpington cockerels, B. R.PulIots and cockerels, 
female collie pups. Stock pure. Lotliers, Lack, i’u. 
Soelting Homes. 
Scotch Collie Puppies and It, C. Brown Leghorn 
Cockerels. The kind that will please you at bargain 
prices. OHAS. H. WHITE. Wappinger’s Falls/N. Y. 
WRIGHT’S WHITE WYANDOTTE 
each. 
Choice 
Cockerels. Duston Strain. $1 to $1.50 
GRAND VIEW FARM, Stant'ordville, N. V. 
VUANTED, 500 lbs. live chickon per week from near¬ 
-by points. Top market price for good stock 
PINECREST FARM, Pequannock, N. J. 
90 
(Tar's POUitry, Pigeons, Parrots, Dogs, Cats. 
Ferrets, etc. Eggs a specialty. 60 p. book, 10c. 
_Rates free. J.A. BERGEY, Box 8,Telford, Pa, 
BLUE RIBBON 
Strain of choice Plymouth Rocks. Fine Barred Pullet- 
bred Cockerels for sale. Also, pairs, trios, and breed¬ 
ing pens. H. C. HAND, Amagansett, N. Y. 
MAPLE VILLA POULTRY YARDS.-Breeder 
‘ of thoroughbred stock. Barred. Buff and White 
*'• an( l S* C- W., B. and Buff Leghorns; W. 
and B. Minorcas; Golden, Silver, Buff andW. Wyan- 
dottes; R. C. and S. 0. Blue Andalusians. Hainburgs, 
Anconas, _ W, G. MOSHER, Sylva nia. Penna. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Won two first premiums at New York State Fair,HHM 
Cockerels and pullets five months old, $1 each. Cata¬ 
logue tree. C.H. ZIMMER, R.D.41, Weedsport, N.Y. 
MALE ANkJ FE- 
1 he Mich igan Sch ool for the Deaf, Fltot.^MRhbrr.^ 
BOURBON RED TURKEYS Sa.K3 
wnte _J. P. McJANNETT, Cheshire, fL Y, 
cordon!,if H.“ t ? d Homers 85c. pair. Pheasants, Pea 
rwi/.’ ‘in ’ F °? cetl '- standard Poultry, Indian Runner, Mallard 
Dmka. 90c, netting, stamp. FKKD. STJDOW, Poughkeepsie, N, Y. 
for sale 
OEGISTERED ANGORA GOATS.— Pairs or 
' trios. REGISTERED RAMBOUILLET RAMS 
orvo |Y , aiul information. 
MLLROSE STOCK FARM, Cincinnatus, N. Y. 
BARRFD an <> WHITE PLYMOUTH 
» Rocks, White Wvandottes, White 
rii rOW \* L, f£ 1 '" r 2 -S a,1 . d Mammoth Pekin 
vonvMx' ! u (ia . , ' h; $7.50 for trio. EDWARD G. 
iNUUNAN, Marietta, Lancaster County, Penna. 
RARRED ROCK COCKERELS. Ringlet strain, 
good ones $1.50 to $3.00 each, if ordered soon. 
«L W. COX, New Wilmington, Pa. 
DOSE Comb B. Leghorns exclusively; pure bred 
x cockerels at reasonable prices, thrifty and farm 
range. I. C. HAWKINS, Chester, N. Y. 
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We keep ev- 
POULTRY. 
I ■ ■ ■ ■ erything In the 
■^POULTRY LINE—Fencing, Feed, Incu , 
>bators. Live Stock, Brooders—anything—J 
jit s our business. Call or let us send you! 
lour Illustrated Catalogue—it’s free for the 5 
tasking—it's worth having. 
>Excelsior Wire & Poultry Supply Co., 
ODcp {. ':. 2fi <fc 28 Vesny Street. New York City e 
GOOOOQQQOQOCOO^OOQOC^OOQC ( 
The Crescent 
Stock Food Cow 
At the Winter Fair and Fat Stock Show to 
be held at Syracuse, N. Y., December 19-21, I 
shall have some stock on exhibition that have 
been fitted with the aid of Crescent Stock 
I' ood, the host stock food made. Among 
this stock will he the “Crescent Stock 
Food Cow.” She is not entered for prizes 
but will lie there as evidence of what can be 
done with Crescent Stock Food. This 
cow is believed to be the largest and fattest 
cow in tlie country. The fat is over six 
inches deep on her and she weighs—, well you 
might think it a lie if told her weight, but 
SEEING IS BELIEVING 
and if present at this show, make it a point 
to see this cow, and know for yourself what 
she is, and what Crescent Stock Food will 
do. You cannot afford to not know about 
Crescent Stock Food No matter what 
you feed, how much you feed, or what you 
feed it to, there will he more profit for you if 
you feed Crescent Stock Food with it 
Average cost hi of a cent per feed. Acts 
QUICKER and BETTER than any other. 
Send to-day for Sample and Prices. 
Charles Buchan, 
STANLEY, N. Y. 
PISOS CURE FOR 
CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS 
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. 
Use in time. Sold by druggists. 
CONSUMPTION 
In Actual Use 
Keen Kutter Quality tells in the actual use of the tool. Keen Kutter 
Tools are not retired by an occasional knot or tough piece of mate¬ 
rial. They are made to stand hard work and lots of it. They are 
as good as new after poor tools have gone to the scrap heap. The 
mn mm 
brand covers a complete line of tools. In buying any kind of tool j ust 
see that the name Keen Kutter is on it and you have assurance of full 
satisfaction. Keen Kutter Tools have been Standard of America for 
36 years and are the best that brains, money and skill can produce. 
Some of the kinds of Keen Kutter Tools are: Axes, Hammers, Hatchets,Chisels, 
Screw Drivers, Auger Bits, Files, Planes, Draw Knives,Saws, Scythes, 
Tinners’Snips, Scissors, Shears, Razors, etc., and Knives of all kinds. 
If your dealer does not keep Keen Kutter Tools, write us and learn 
where to get them. Every Keen Kutter Tool Is sold under this 
Mark and Motto: 
" The "Recollection of Quality Remains Long Cdfter the Trice is 
Forgotten ." 
Trade Mark Registered. 
SIMMONS HARDWARE COMPANY, 
St. Louis, U. S. A. 298 Broadway, If. Y, 
Send for Tool Booklet. 
C.SIMMOyj. 
mu 
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qu PioiilS foi VOU 
Insured by feeding green bone fresh cut. Rich In protein and all other egg elements. 
Doubles the egg yield, increases fertility, makes more vigorous chicks, earMer broil 
ers, reduces grain bill and makes heavier fowls. Make these profits yours by using 
MANN’S SKS BONE CUTTER 
, Makes bone cutting simple, easy and rapid. No money In advance. Cuts all bono 
' and adhering gristle. Wastes nothing. Cat’lg free. 
F. W. MANN CO.. Box 15 . MILFORD. MASS. 
Hens 
Need 
Help. 
^ Egg-making requires egg material. When hens are penned up in 
winter time, you must supply material that goes to make 
eggs before you can expect them to lay. 
Darling’s^ Laying Food 
Is a scientifically prepared egg-making food. Contains all the elements. 
Makes big winter egg returns. In 100 lb. hags at $2 00, K. O. B. Chicago or New 
York. Cash with order. Also Oyster Shells. 60c; Scratching Food, 12.00; 
Forcing Food, *2; Chick Feed, $2.50; Mica Crystal Grit, 65c. All in- ’ 
F. O. B. Chicago or New York. Cash with order. Our largo P 
Catalog just off the 
100 lb. bags, 
Poultry Supply 
press, liBts all Darling’s Poultry Foodsand Supplies. Send 
for It. Also the poultryman’s booklet, “Fill the Egg Basket.” Both free. 
\ Darling & Company, P«pt- 68 ■ Onion stock y»ci», p«p«. M .boa* island city, n.t. 
SHOEMAKER'S 
BOOK on 
POULTRY 
and Almnnftf for 1 DOC contains 224 pages,with 
many fine colored plates of fowls true to life. 
It tells all about chickens, their care, diseases 
and remedies. All about IneuhntorNand howto 
operate them. All about poultry houses and 
how to build them. It's really an encyclopaxlia 
ofchickendom. You need it. Price only 15 et*. 
C.C.S110EMAMEU, Box 487, FKKEPOKT,!LL. 
IDEAL ALUMINUM LEG BAND 
To Mark Chickens 
CHEAPEST AND BEST 
12 for 15c., 25—S0C., 50—50c., 100—75e. 
Frank Myars, Mfr.. Boi 57. Freeport, IH. 
RANT A INCUBATORS 
and Brooders 
Low in price — fully 
Send for free book. 
uaranteed. 
>o it today. 
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^ I O’®® For a 
■ « 200 Egg 
/INCUBATOR 
Perfect la construction nnd 
action. Hatches every fertile 
egg. Write for catalog to-day. 
GEO. H. STAHL, Quincy 
INDRUROIL 
ROOFI wr 
Requires no Coating - o 
Paint. 
Acid and Alkali Proof. 
Elastic and Pliable 
Always. 
Strong: and Tough. 
Absolutely Waterproof. 
Climatic Changes Do No 
Affect It. 
Practically Fire Proof. 
Oan Be Used on Steep 01 
Flat Surfaces. 
Any Workman Can Pul 
It On. 
No Odor. 
Will not Shrink or Oracl 
Light in Weight. 
Does not Taint Water. 
Write for samples, prices and 
circulars. 
H. F. WATSON CO, 
ERIE, PA. 
Chlca 
go 
Mi 
dention R.N.-Y 
Boston 
The Natural 
Incubator 
is the incubator of rightair con¬ 
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compressed paper board, (such as is used for 
car-vvheels) making the lightest, strongest, most 
.,, lncubator in ‘he world. Walls CAN- 
N° T VVAR p , CRACK NOR SPLIT, as all oth- 
ers do. Compound heater ; perfect regulator* 
no supplied moisture required. 
WE PAY THE FREIGHT 
to all points east of the Mississippi. Don’t buy 
an incubator until you get out Free Catalog. 
Porpstuat Han Co., Mamifac- | ncu batora & Broodera. 
21 Eachor St., ‘ur.riof Trenton, N. J. * 
HATCH CHICKS AT HOME 
Our big 128 page poultry and in¬ 
cubator book shows you how, 
MILLFR'S 
IDEAL INCUBATORS 
make sure and easy work. Sold 
at positively the lowest prices. 
We let you prove their superi¬ 
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J, W. MI LLER CO.. Box 97. FREEPORT. II.I. 
IG Profits in Poultry 
if you raise it right. Let us help you “get 
right” with a new 1906-pattern 
Standard Cyphers Incubator 
Guaranteed to hatch more and larger chicks 
than any other. Kasy to operate. Complete Cat¬ 
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if you mention this paper and send names of 2 
neighbors who keep poultry. Writ, nr.r.it offlo. 
CYPHERS INCUBATOR CO.. Buffalo, Boston, Chicago. 
New York, Kansas City or San Francisco. 
