1906. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
PUBLISHER’S DESK. of farm titles. These papers are for the 
We have just received the following 
inquiry: 
In August last an agent representing a 
seed merchant of western New York, induced 
a number of farmers in this county to sow 
two bushels of an extra good variety of 
seed wheat, called No. 10, each farmer sign¬ 
ing a contract to deliver 10 bushels of the 
wheat the following season in payment for 
the two bushels received. I>o you know if 
this is a swindle, and whether there Is really 
such a business firm in New York? 
Pennsylvania.' L. F. E. 
We referred to this form of contract 
last Summer. We do not know that we 
could call the deal a swindle, but we cer¬ 
tainly call it a bad'bargain for a farmer. 
You give the seedsman five bushels 
next year for the one he gives you this 
year. That is, you give him back his 
bushel of wheat, and you then give him 
four bushels more for the use of his 
bushel one year. That is 400 per cent in¬ 
terest for the use of his wheat. Suppose 
he proposed to loan you a dollar with a 
contract by which you were to return his 
dollar in a year, and four dollars extra 
for the use of it during the year, 
would be rather a high rate of interest, support, 
wouldn’t it? In the case of money, it 
would be called usury, and would be 
illegal. It could not be lawfully collected. 
•We are not sure that it could be collected 
in wheat, but the safest way is to refuse 
to entertain such propositions 
can afford to pay $4 for the use of $1 for 
a year. 
There has always been more or less 
attempt to use the editorial columns of 
farm papers for advertising purposes; but 
we never knew a time when the schemes 
were pushed more persistently and subtly 
than just now. Years ago many firms 
wrote up their advertising in a reading 
matter form. They were to be paid for, 
of course, but it was a part of the con¬ 
tract that they be printed just like the 
editorial matter of the paper, with the 
same size of type and style of heading, 
and with no marks of any kind to show 
that the matter was paid for. The theory 
was that the editor had some influence 
with his readers, and this was to be pur¬ 
chased indiscriminately by the advertiser. 
In some cases the plan was to give the 
paper an order for an advertisement, and 
the reading matter was to be published 
free, but the free matter was a part of 
the contract. It was intended to let the 
editor delude himself with the pretense 
that it was not paid for. Another plan 
was to place an order for advertising 
with the condition in the contract that an 
illustrated write-up of the goods or plant 
of the advertiser be published. Sometimes 
the contract stipulated that nothing de¬ 
rogatory to the advertiser, his business 
or his goods be published in the paper 
during the life of the contract. The R. 
N.-Y. always persistently refused such 
contracts. Sometimes the order came 
just the same for the straight legitimate 
advertising, hut oftentimes not; and 
many large contracts were lost. We 
were not idle, however. The full nature 
of the deception was explained to adver¬ 
tisers, many of whom followed the cus¬ 
tom o/ suggestion of advertising agents 
rather than any fixed policies of their 
own. Many of these advertisers were 
first-class houses of good reputation, and 
their goods the best of their line; but 
others were the purest fakes. The better 
class of houses saw the force of our argu¬ 
ment, and approved our stand; and grad¬ 
ually the high-grade farm papers all over 
the country eliminated the custom and 
the contracts. The publisher of The R. 
N.-Y., on account of our position in such 
matters, has been accused of thinking 
more of a dollar that comes from a farmer 
for a subscription than of a hundred-dollar 
check from an advertiser, and in public 
advertisers’ meetings he has pleaded 
guilty to the indictment. But our con 
tention was that our protection to the 
reader is the best interest also of the 
honest advertiser; and the advertiser who 
cannot sell his goods without subter 
fuges and deceptions we do not want on 
any terms. 
But of late a eheap class of mail-order 
papers has sprung up under the disguise 
many agricultural papers, yours meets my 
Idea of what such papers should t>e more 
most part distributed as sample copies, fully than any other I have known. You 
have my very best wishes. T. H. B. 
or free under some other disguise. Their 
revenue comes practically entirely from 
the advertiser. Hence they will run any 
kind of a fake, provided they are sure 
to get paid for it. They have no interest 
in the reader, because he does not con¬ 
tribute directly to them, though ultimately 
he pays for all. These cheap papers make 
all sorts of inducements to secure adver¬ 
tising contracts, and they have revived 
all the old objectionable schemes referred 
to above, and the schemes being used 
for these Cheap Syndicated House Organs 
are offered to the legitimate papers. That 
is how the old evil custom comes to be 
revived at this time. It all goes to show 
that the farmer cannot afford to have a 
paper that he is not expected to pay a 
fair price for. The legitimate paper is 
interested in the subscribers because they 
are his customers. They contribute to 
the expense of publishing the paper. It 
is to that extent at least their paper. The 
Connecticut. 
We do not publish this letter to satisfy 
any personal vanity. What The R. N.-Y. 
is reflects quite as much credit on the sub¬ 
scribers as upon its editors and publisher. 
Those who believe in a straight honest 
paper without pretense or deception nat¬ 
urally want it and contribute in many ways 
to both its policy and business success. 
Others will not. We, however, ask those 
who are in sympathy with the interests 
of the paper to help make it known to 
neighbors. Those who read the above 
letter here already know the paper. We 
want to ask you to say these things to 
vour friends, who will not read it here, 
for 10 cents they may have the paper for 
10 weeks’ trial. 
Seeding Grass In Corn.— On page 587 the 
Hope Farm man speaks of cutting stalks 
close to ground when seeding grass. We ex¬ 
pect to seed four acres of corn to clover 
right away, as we got the rain to-day -we 
That publisher wants their confidence, and their have been waiting for to put the soil in con- 
He will champion their cause dition to seed. To be 
nd support their interest. He will pro¬ 
tect them as far as he can from decep¬ 
tion and frauds. On the other hand, the 
paper that is distributed free or nearly 
_ 50 to readers, has no interest in them. a long stubble may help - to hold the sn ow 
■KT f It will publish advertising under any dis- next Winter. Then in March on a frosty 
j\o iarmer . . , . , morning we go out with our hoes and break 
guise for pay. An example ot the tie- down the stu bble. We don’t think it neces- 
moralizing effect of this class of farm to takette^rn 
literature may be found in the recent il- every week and kept free from weeds you 
lustra ted write-nn? nf the Seedless aonle wili have a S°° d sepd - bed - aad the corn will 
lUStrateci write ups 01 tnc occuiebb appic. bolter the tender clover shoots from the 
The following letter is just received hot sun of August and early September. We 
.. have pursued this method the past two 
from a New England subscriber years, and having been successful we are 
to seed. To be sure, the cultivator 
has left slight ridges in the land, but these 
are taken out by the spike-tooth cultivator 
we use to cover the seed. Our, corn is 4 x 4 
feet; we cultivate both ways to get all the 
seed covered as far as possible. We don’t cut 
the corn closer to the ground than usual; 
a long stubble may help 
I cannot resent the temptation to say 
that after a lifetime at farming, and taking 
years, 
encouraged to continue It. 
Michigan. 
J. S. 
8a7 
Disfigured With Eczema. 
Brushed Scales From Face Like Powder 
—Under Physicians Grew Worse— 
Cuticura Works Wonders. 
“I suffered with eczema six months. I 
had tried three doctors, but did not get 
any better. It was on my body and on 
my feet so thick that I could hardly put 
a pin on me without touching eczema. My 
face was covered, my eyebrows came out, 
and then it got in my eyes. I then went to 
another doctor. He asked me what I was 
taking for it. and I told him Cuticura. 
He said that was a very good thing, but 
that he thought that my face would be 
marked for' life. But Cuticura did its 
work, and my face is now just as clear 
as it ever was. I told all my friends about 
my remarkable cure. I feel so thankful I 
want everybody far and wide to know 
what Cuticura can do. It is a sure cure 
for eczema. Mrs. Emma White, 641 Cher- 
rier Place, Camden, N. J., April 25, 1905.” 
HOLD UP! 
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POMMEL 
mdSLICKEU 
LIKE ALL 
TOW£7ft 
WATERPROOF! 
CLOTHING. 
Is made of the best 
materidb, in W*ck or yellow I 
fully tfuarant«d.and sold by I 
reliable dealers everywhere.! 
417 STICK TO THE 
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SAVE 30 TO 50 PER CENT ON YOUR PURCHASES ^ 
THE CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING COMPANY is the largest concern In the world devoted to the purchase and 
sale of general etocks of merchandise of every kind from Sheriffs’, Receivers’ and other sales. Our aim Is to save you 
monev The wonderful opportunity that is now offered you to secure staple articles In every line at extremely low 
prices deserves your olosest attention. The way to make money Is to save It. Our whole business Is one of quick action. 
We have these goods today and tomorrow they may be sold. Don’t delay. Bargains wait for no man 
The World’s Bargain Center 
lOO lb. Fence Wire 
$1.25 
At this price 
No. 14 gauge 
painted Wire 
shorts. Other 
guages pro¬ 
portion ate 
prices. Heavy 
g a 1 v a n ized 
wire shorts, 
put up in TOO lbs. to the coil, 
good for fencing and other 
purposes, new 14 guage, per 
100 lbs. #1.40. Galvanized 
Barb Wire, 2 and 4 point, per 
100 lbs. #2.50. B. B. Phone 
wire, galvanized, per 100 lbs 
#2.40. Annealed wire. No. 17 
guage.#1.90. Wire of all kinds 
and for every purpose. 
f;-' ^ 
# ; J 
Gasoline Engines 
$55. 
This price for 
our high grade 
National En¬ 
gine. Best 
manufactured 
Simple. Other 
gasoline e n 
gines from $25 
to $250. Small 
Steam Out 
fits, engines 
and boilers combined and sep 
erate, from 2 H. P. to 10 H. P. 
Locomotive Outfits, on skids 
up to36 H.P. Saw Mill Outfits 
etc. Machinery of all kinds. 
Tapestry Brussels 
Carpets, 50c a yard 
de- 
‘ signs, all 
colors. 
Velvet 
Carpet per 
vd. 72 Me; 
Heavy In¬ 
gram Car¬ 
pet 22c; 
reversible 
Bath Rugs 
96c; Lin- 
oleum,per 
sq. yd. 31c; Oil Cloth 16c. Free 
Samples. | 
Pipe, all kinds 
Special Price*, see list. 
per ft. 
1 tn. with couplings, - - 3Mc 
IK “ " - - 4«c 
3M “ casing with couplings 10c 
4 *. r ‘ 14c 
1 ,000,000 feet of piping for water 
gas. oil. etc. Rethreaded and 
in excellent condition. Boiler 
Tubes at low figures from the 
World’s Fair. 
Steel Enameled Bath 
Tubs, $6.00 
At 
this 
price 
our 
4* 
foot 
hard 
wood 
rim, enameled steel tub, with 
nickel plated waste and over¬ 
flow. Other lengths at pro¬ 
portionate prices. Handsome 
porcelain bath tub with full 3- 
inch roll rim, white enameled 
on the inside, seamless, cast 
iron, with all fine nickel-plated 
fittings at $14.00. Other tuba 
ranging in price^o $25.00. 
Handsome Tufted 
Couch $4.50 
Has carved legs, hardwood 
frames, open spring work con¬ 
struction, also fumisned in 
plain tops. 
Other Couches #4.50, $7,00 
and $9.00. 
Beautiful genuine leather 
Couches, renovated and over¬ 
hauled. Good as uew for 
further service. Worth $20.00 
to $30.00. Our Price, $8.25 to 
$15.00. 
That’s what we are known as 
everywhere and there is reason for 
it. Our prices as a rule do not rep 
resent the oringinal manufacturer's 
cost. Our goods are the best. We 
do not sell anything but what is in 
first class condition. Satisfied cus¬ 
tomers all over the land will confirm 
this. We guarantee absolute sat¬ 
isfaction. 
We Bought Every Exposition 
Including the great S50.000,000.00 St. 
Louis World’s Fair, the World’s 
Fair of Chicago, the Pan-American 
Exposition, the Trans-Mississippi 
Exposition. This has added enor¬ 
mously to our large stock. We have 
for sale all kinds of building mater¬ 
ial Including lumber, sash, doors 
windows, and in fact, everything 
needed in the construction of a 
building for any purpose. 
Steel Roofing Per lOO 
Sq. Feet $1.50 ( 
Most economical and durable roof 
covering known. Easy to put on; re¬ 
quires no tools but a hatchet or a ham¬ 
mer. With ordinary care, will last 
many years. Thousands of satisfied cus¬ 
tomers everywhere have prove* its 
virtues. 8uitable for covering build¬ 
ings of any kind. Also used for ceiling 
■ ’ " -Fire-proof 
proof 
and more 
than shin- 
not taint 
Makes your 
cooler in 
and warmer 
Absolutely 
brand new. 
_ two sides, 
r price for our No. 15 grade of 
. iat Semi-Hardened steej roofing and 
siding each sheet 24 ins.wide and 24 ins. 
and siding, 
and water- 
Oheaper 
lasting 
gles. Will 
rain-water, 
bu i 1 d i ng 
summer 
i n winter, 
perfect, 
painted 
$1.50 is our 
FI 
Wire nails 
$ 1.50 Per Keg 
An ex¬ 
ceptional 
opportu 
n i t y to 
buy a keg 
of uai Is 
__ contain 
ing mixed sizes all kinds to¬ 
gether, from about 3d to 30d at 
$1,50 per keg. We do not guar 
antee the assortment- 
Also nails one size only to a 
keg at 25below the market. 
Wire Spikes, per 100 lbs. #1.90 
Iron Bolts, per 100 lbs, 3.00 
6,000 STRONG DOORS 
From St. Louis - 
World’s Fair 
tn all sizes, $1.00 
5,000 Windows at half price. 
10 ,000,000 feet of lumber, short 
lengths, mixed, as it comes, to 
close out. per M #8.00. If 
you want lumber of specified 
sizes, send us your lumber bill 
for our estimate, Now is youi 
opportunity to save money 
while we arc still engaged in 
dismantling the World’sUreat- 
est Exposition. Everything in 
the line of Building Material. 
long. Our price on the corrugated like 
illustration; sheets 22 Ins. wide and 24 
ins. long, $1.60. At 26 cents per square 
additional we will furnish sheets 6 and 
8 feet long. 
Stesl Prtsstd Brick Siding, per square, #2.00 
Fine Site) Beadid Celling, per square. 2.00 
WE PAY THE FREIGHT 4 
To all points East of Colorado except 
Oklahoma, Texas and Indian Territox** 
Quotations to other points on applica* 
tion. This freight prepaid proposition 
only refers to the Steel Hoofing offer 
in this advertisement. Satisfaction 
guaranteed or money refunded. We will 
send this roofing to any one answering 
this advertisement C. O. D., with privi¬ 
lege of examination if you will send us 
25 per cent of the amount you order ir 
cash: balance to be paid after material 
reaches your station. If not found as 
represented, you do not have to take 
the shipment and we will cheerfully 
refund your deposit. All kinds of roof¬ 
ing supplies, galvanized conductor pipe 
eave trough, steel snips, fittings, etc. 
Air Tight Heaters 
Each 6 5c 
Larger sizes at $1.00 
and $2.00.60 Hot Blast 
stoves, like illustra¬ 
tion; will burn hard 
or soft coal or wood. 
Were used at the 
World’s Fair, over¬ 
hauled and first-class, 
Prices from $7 to $100 
Oannon Heaters 
Kitchen Ranges 
Steel Ranges 
#4.80 
6.00 
10.00 
All kinds of stoves and heaters 
Iron Beds, $1.40 
Full size, 
s t ro ngly 
built.fine¬ 
ly en'led 
$1.40. 100 
s ingle 
iron beds, 
co mplete 
with wov¬ 
en wire 
spring 
$2.25. __ 
Handsome brass trimmed beds, 
like picture, twice as heavy as 
ordinary bed of this style. 
Head 65-in. high; brass tubing 
Kin. diam. handsomely finish¬ 
ed in bronze; good enough for 
anyone. Retail for $25.00. Our 
price .... $17.50 
200 Wooden beds, nicely carved 
good as new, each • $1.50 
Full size cotton top mattresses 
from ... $1.00 up. 
Felt mattresses - • - $2.25 
Beds and bedding of all kinds 
Chairs, 50 eta. 
This is our price 
for strong substan¬ 
tial, bow-back, hol¬ 
low seat chairs. 
1008 box Beat, like 
cut, per set $9.00. 
7 00 handsome li¬ 
brary chairs saddle I 
seats and cane seat 
Prices from 35c to 
$2.50. Hardwood! 
folding chairs ' 
Per doz. $8.00. A Complete stock 
of every thing in the chair line. 
Felt Roofing, 6 0 cts 
per sq. 
2- ply Eagle brand 
lOo sq. ft., 60c. 
3- ply Eagle brand 
lOo sq. ft., 90c. 
V ulcanl te Hoof¬ 
ing with nails, 
caps, cement, easj 
to put on; requir¬ 
es no coating; 1(X 
square feet $1.75 
Galvanized I 
Rubber Roof-* 
lng, guaranteed for 20 to30 yre. 
No coating required. Price 
per 107 sq. ft, including nails, 
caps and cement for lAPSsl-ply 
$1.50.2-ply $1.90. 3 -dG $2.15 
Samj^es^urmshe^^HEEj^^^ 
DRESSERS 
$7.50 
8 lx hundred! 
unique designs 
in dressers from 
th.World's Fair, 
overhauled and 
first class. 
Prices from #7 
to $20, easily 
worth #15 to #45, 
Commodes, 
dressing tables, 
hall racks and fine furniture j 
for every purpose, 
m 
Fancy Sewi ng Rock- \ 
ers , $1.25 1 
600 like illustra-l 
tion, golden oak I 
finish, full polish I 
continuous post. I 
strongly braced I 
arm, 39-inch high I 
screwed together, I 
Built for wear. L 
Worth $2.50. Our I 
price #1.251 
1000 other rockers, 75c to #10 
Handsome genuine leather 
rockers at $12.00. 50 beautiful 
davenports from the Pennsyl¬ 
vania building and other 8tate 
Buildings at the World's Fair, 
overhauled and as good as new 
Worth $75.00. Our price #15 up’ 
PAINTS 
30c per gallon. 
Write for Color Card, Free 
Barn Paint, in barrel lots, 
per gallon, 30c. 
Cold Water Paints, per lb.. 
6c. 
“ Perfection'* Mixed Paints 
per gallon, 76c. 
“Premier” Brand, 3-year 
guaranteed, per gallon, 86c. 
Varnishes, Venetian R.d, 
Oils, stains and everything in 
the paint and oil lines. 
Order*^Filled Promptly. 
PORTABLE FORGE \ 
$4.75 
Has 18 inch >1 
round hearth; 
good for general 
work; levsr mo¬ 
tion; extra 
heavy pipe legs; 
stands 30 inches 
high; 8 in. fan. 
Larger forges, 
like illustration 
from $8.35 to $14.50. 
antee our forges equal orsuper-I 
ior to anything on the market. | 
Write for our full list. 
Our New!500, PageT Catalog Ho.57 FREE 
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of bargains from cover to cover, and quotes the very lowest prices on 
' everything needed on the farm and in the home. You will save money by 
referring to It often. The list above shows only a few articles out of 
the thousands described, but the prices give you an idea of what you save 
by sending your orders to us. Make acroa* 
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you much valuable information. Also fill in the coupon to your right. 
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