1907. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
7o9 
PUBLISHER’S DESK. 
Those who took our advice during the 
last year to ignore the tempting prospects 
of getting rich quick and leave the Amer¬ 
ican De Forest Wireless Telegraph 
Company investments alone, will not be 
disturbed by the information now that 
the company is ‘‘busted.” The $12,000,000 
paid in by confident investors has been 
spent in various ways, principally it seems 
to promoters, and the treasury is now 
empty. A new company is, however, 
ready to reorganize, and no doubt the 
old victims will have another opportunity 
to put in more money with a stock bonus 
to cover the old investment, or some 
similar dodge, the only safe assurance 
being that you arc obliged to put up more 
cash. From time to time we think these 
lessons are so frequent and so drastic 
that further reference to them will be 
unnecessary for the protection of our peo¬ 
ple ; but as we get to this conclusion, 
along come the complaints of new vic¬ 
tims, and inquiries about equally vision¬ 
ary schemes. One general rule should 
hold good. These people are not work¬ 
ing for your good. If the investments 
were as good as they try to make you be¬ 
lieve, they would not take the trouble to 
convince you, nor would they be sold to 
you for the price. You would not buy 
a horse. or a cow from a neighbor with¬ 
out seeing her, nor hardly a coat or a 
hat of your tradesman, why buy this 
comparatively worthless paper from an 
entire stranger, when you know abso¬ 
lutely nothing of its value? We can only 
repeat, “Don’t do it.” 
I would like to get your opinion of the 
Sterling Debenture Corporation and the 
merits of the Telepost, and especially about 
the wisdom of myself, as a “country doctor,” 
who knows nothing about “finance” invest¬ 
ing a few of my hard-earned dollars in the 
'Telepost. You know that doctors are pecu¬ 
liarly the prey of stock-selling sharpers, but 
I have never been even tempted by any of 
the numerous offers that I get right along 
to part with my money. But this time I 
think favorably of risking a few dollars in 
“Telejiost” stock. I cannot go to New York 
to investigate, and would not know how to 
investigate if I were in New York. I shall 
have to depend solely upon the printed state¬ 
ments of men whom I do not know per¬ 
sonally. Yet the proposition appeals to me. 
Please let me know whether the officers of 
this company are reliable men, and whether 
an investment by myself would be wise. 
North Carolina. dr. e. v. h. 
The Sterling Debenture Company is 
selling the stock of the Telepost Com¬ 
pany. Some time ago the same company 
was selling the stock of the American 
Telcgraphone Company, which we did not 
feel we could recommend to our people. 
It will be remembered that we asked 
them some pertinent questions in re¬ 
gard to the stock after they had ex¬ 
pressed a willingness to inform us, but 
the information was never furnished. Big 
things were promised for the Telegra- 
phone, which have not materialized yet. 
This Telepost Company seems to own 
or control some old inventions in con¬ 
nection with telegraphic communica¬ 
tions. It is not new, but has been in 
existence for years, and tried and dis¬ 
carded because it did not give satisfac¬ 
tory results to practical men in this line. 
It is said that the Pennsylvania Railroad 
tried the system some years ago and dis¬ 
carded it. There seems to be an author¬ 
ization of $18,000,000 of capital stock. No 
lines are yet built, and no other business 
conducted except the sale of stock; but 
the business in these sales promises to 
hold out for some time yet. If anyone 
wants to invest his money in stocks under 
such conditions he ought to have the 
privilege of doing so; but we want 
to . see something more substantial 
in the way of assets before advising a 
quick investment. 
A good friend from Pennsylvania sends 
us the following letter with the informa¬ 
tion that he is putting all his spare cash 
into “fixing things up,” so that he has 
nothing left for so tempting an invest¬ 
ment, and adds the following suggestion: 
“If you want to make a nice little fortune 
real quick, you might see this man.” 
Adding to my letter of to-day in relation 
to the Farmers’ Nitro-Germ Culture Co., let 
me say: You may have 2,000 shares of 
stoek in the company for $1,000, and I will 
sell other stock and repay you your .$1,000, 
leaving you your 2,000 shares without cost. 
Or you may take 4.000 shares for $1,000 
subject to withdrawal at my option before 
receipt of cash, or if this be not the first 
sale of stock in Pennsylvania. I feel sure 
the company will pay 100 per cent dividends 
yearly. Act quickly. Yours truly. 
New York City. j. w. .tones. 
We have really been “fixing up” too, 
and could not spare the money. The pre¬ 
vious letter of the same date as the above 
gives the details of the scheme. In it Mr. 
Jones claims to have arranged for a 
Farmers’ Nitro-Germ Company. The 
capital stock will be $2,500,000, which is 
to be sold to farmers at $1 a share, and 
with each share one bottle of culture fs 
to be delivered. He is to have a million 
customers using 10 bottles a year—one 
bottle for an acre. The profits are to be 
90 cents per bottle, or $9,000,000, yearly. 
We most forgot to say that the patents 
cover the entire field of the culture of 
Nitro-germ gathering bacteria, and the 
cultures are to be delivered in bottles at 
a dollar per. You will notice that it 
does not matter what sort of terms you 
want so long as you send the cash and 
send it quick. It hardly seems possible 
that any farmer would bite on such a 
proposition, and yet many people take 
them seriously and put up the money. 
Some of the firms which avoid re¬ 
sponsibility for their agents and at the 
same time continue their service and fill 
orders from them, will find a better pre¬ 
cedent in the following frank and vigor¬ 
ous letter: 
We note with interest your article on 
page 629 in reference to our tree agent, 
Shackleford. You may rest assured that we 
shall treat vigorously with this man, as we 
do not countenance any such work. This 
agent has had a complete history of all the 
tree business. We brought him up here es¬ 
pecially, and had heard nothing lately of 
this character. If we cannot make him tell 
the truth, lie will have to leave our employ, 
as it has always been our aim to conduct 
an honest business. tiie r. g. chase co. 
Geneva, N. Y. 
A house acting in this manner and con¬ 
sistently following it up will do more 
to bring credit to the agency system of 
selling stock than can be accomplished in 
volumes of literature in favor of the 
system. There is no good reason why 
an honest agent representing an honest 
house should not give a purchaser entire 
satisfaction, but when a house claiming 
to do a straight business itself disclaims 
responsibility for the agent, and continues 
his services, that house discredits its sys¬ 
tem if not itself. Tell the truth <?r quit 
should be the dictum of every house to 
its selling agents. 
I am a subscriber to your paper, and have 
been for many years, and would not think 
of discontinuing same while financially able 
to remain on your books. I have noticed on 
your editorial page that which advises rural 
people to be careful and keep out of Wall 
Street. Now, I am going to form a club, 
say of 100 members, each member to pay in 
$100, giving me a working capital of $10,- 
000—I am going to be on the level; have 
made a close study of Wall Street methods, 
and am positive that I can make many 
times the amount a bank can pay its deposi¬ 
tors and return same to my customers. I 
do not mean to try to get rich quick ; I do 
believe that I can pay anywhere from 10 
to 25 per cent yearly, and am going to try 
it. I am employed in the office of one of 
the greatest of corporations; visit the mar¬ 
ket daily, am careful in selecting purchases, 
have years of experience and am positive 
that I can make a success of this. 1 shall 
watch your paper for opinion on this, and 
also from readers of your paper who may 
become interested in the above. 
CITY SUBSCRIBER. 
We are sorry to differ with a friend 
who holds The R. N.-Y. in such high 
esteem, but our advice to him and to his 
friends is—don’t. This idea of a sure 
thing in Wall Street has caused more 
losses, more failures and more suffering 
than any other one thing that we can 
recall. Every week the daily papers are 
furnished a sensation by some clerk of 
a broker’s house, or employee of a bank, 
who felt he had a sure thing, and first 
risked his own money and afterward that 
of his friends or employers in a vain 
and desperate effort to regain losses. But 
if he were sure of the profits that he 
anticipates we could not even then en¬ 
courage him to go on. At best it would 
be but a gamble, and gambling on a 
“sure thing” is not consistent with the 
code of honor even of professional advo¬ 
cates of the game of chance. This man 
does not propose to do anything to create 
wealth or to increase the comforts or 
pleasure or convenience of those who do. 
He proposes rather to be parasite on 
those who are the real wealth producers. 
Every dollar that he gains in his opera¬ 
tions must be the loss of some one else. 
Our advice to every man, young or old, 
is to stick to those occupations of pro¬ 
duction or trade in which he can feel that 
he is giving full value for every dollar 
earned or acquired. 
If you are going to pay that bill that 
Dawley seems to think he has against you, 
you will need some more subscribers, so I 
send In two names for the ten weeks’ trial; 
also renew my own subscription, which, i 
see. runs out in a few months. l. p. 
Pennsylvania. 
This good friend shows a kind of sub¬ 
stantial interest that we like. We need 
those new subscriptions even though we 
do not O. K. the bills to which he refers. 
If any more of our good friends feel the 
same way we shall be glad to have each 
one introduce two of his friends in ^he 
same way. We will try to give them ten 
cents’ worth of value in the following ten 
weeks, and while we cannot promise to 
make friends of the paper of each one 
of them, we shall at least do our best to 
that end, and in any event will treat them 
well. You probably have at this moment 
the names of two friends in mind who 
would make desirable members of The 
R. N.-Y. family. Can’t you make a 
point to get their first ten-weeks’ order? 
J- J- D. 
NEW HOMES IN THE WEST. 
Send for free copv of pamphlet con¬ 
taining synopsis of the United States 
homestead laws and information how to 
secure a cheap, irrigated farm or a 
quarter section of splendid free farming 
or grazing land along the new railway 
lines of the Chicago & North Western 
Ry., in South Dakota, Wyoming and 
other states. All agents sell special low 
rate excursion tickets to homeseekers 
via The North Western Line. Full in¬ 
formation on request. W. B. Knislrern, 
Passenger Traffic Manager. Chicago, Ill. 
BEST DEHORNERS 
ON EARTH 
cEHtle always. 
15 years on the market Invention 
[ of a veterinarian. Ask hardware deal* 
Ners for them. If they do not supply 
'write for catalog and prices of 3 styles 
LEAVITT MFC. CO., URBANA, ILL. 
LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF DEHORNERS 
Cider Machinery—Send for Catalogue to Boomer & 
Boschert Press Co., 118 West Water St. .Syracuse, N. Y. 
rOI.I.IK PUPS AND WHITE AND BROWN 
FERRETS. NELSON BROS., Grove City, Pa. 
C OLLIE PUPPIES—Females, $4; reg. stock. Shrop¬ 
shire Rams, $12 to $15; standard bred. Buff Orping 
ton chickens, $1 each. W. A. Lothers, Peru Lack, Pa 
FHR QAI C-Fox and Coon Hounds, Rabbit 
Tun wHLEi Dogs; all ages. Send stamp. 
P. L. YARNELL, SHREVE, OHIO. 
THOROUGHBRED POULTRY, STOCK & EGGS 
East Donegal Poultry Yards, Marietta, Penn. 
PLUMING OUT 8ALF—White Holland and TtuIT Turkey., White 
v Kmhtlen ami Toulou.se Geese, Mammoth Pekin Dorks, S. P. ami 
R. C. R. I. Reds. LOZKI.I.A WILSON, Chamllersvlllc, Ohio. 
CARMERS, it pays to raise squabs; get high prices 
* for your grain by feeding it to homer squab 
breeders; write us for prices; send us 10 cents in 
stamps for our book; >t tells how. Address 
PRESTON PIGEON FARM, Morton, Pa. 
PIJIJIJfJXQ—Raise 1 in small lots; are strongand 
rCMlCId healthy; warranted good rat and 
rabbit liunters. Also, a few choice Fox Terrier Pups. 
For descriptive circular and price list, write 
SHADY LAWN FERRET FARM, New London,Ohio 
10 000 FERRETS from selected breeders. Per- 
’ feet workers. They exterminate rats, 
drive out rabbits. 48 p. Ulus’d book and price 
Hat free. s< FARNSWORTH, Middletonn, Ohio. 
BANNER LICE AND 
VERMIN POWDER 
VC" A cheap, effective dis- 
i infeetant and remedy, 
I ■ -i ' 1 _ win powder form to be 
> dusted on. Perfectly 
harmless. 5 oz. 15c. 1 lb. 40c (postpaid) 
3lbs. 50c. 6)4 lbs.$1.00. (f. o. b.N. Y. City) 
Excelsior-Wire and Poultry Supply Co., 
Dept.HG 26-28 Vesey St., New York City. 
FEED green bone 
M&ko your poultry profitable. Hens 
lay moro eggs. Chicks ^row fht faster. Cut it yourself. 
This guaranteed $8.80 Starulard Bon e Cutter is just the 
thing. W rite for catalog of larger sizes and free trial plan. 
Standard Bone Cutter Co., Milford, Mass. 
P10RE*EGG5 
Larger, more fertile, vigorous chicks, heav¬ 
ier fowls, larger profits by feeding cut bone. 
MANN’C latest model 
■ nfwiwiw bone cutter 
cuts fast, easy, fine; never clogs. 10 days free 
trial. No money fn advance. Cat’lg free. 
F. W. Mann Co,, Bax 15, Milford, Masa> 
Make Money With Fowls 
Beginners, Broiler Raisers, £gg Farmers, 
and Experiment Stations Use and Rec* 
ommend 
CYPHERS INCUBATORS 
Send for FREE 260-Page Book—* 4 How to 
Make Money with Poultry & Incubators.” 
Cyphers Incubator Co., Buffalo. N.Y. 
BRANCHES: New York, Boston, Chicago, 
Kansas City, Oakland, Cal., and London, Eng. 
[CAPON 
TOOLS 
Big Profits in Capons 
Caponiz ing is easy—soon 
learned. Complete outfit with 
free instructions postpaid 
$2.50. Capon book free. 
GEO. P. PILLING & SON, 
2233 Arch St.,FhiUdelphla, Pa. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
PULLETS WANTED. 
Any number, any variety, anywhere. 
Write for Prices. 
THE PARK & POLLARD CO., 
123 Friend Street, Boston, Mass. 
Rhode Island Reds B. C. 
300 selected Cockerels. Fine Show Birds and Breeders. 
All stock sold on approval. Right of return at my 
expense. Sinclair Smith, Hox 153, Southold, Suffolk Co., N.Y. 
DLYMOUTH KOCHS, 50 prize winning Cockerels, 
1 $2 each; 25 Pullets, $1.50 apiece. 
E. E. WOODIN', Mechanicsville, New York. 
Rose Comb Brown Leghorn Cockerels 
for sale. Very best Strain. 
I. C. HAWKINS, Bullville, New York. 
ENTERPRISE POULTRY YARDS, ,u,, K IlU 
STOCK ANI) KGGS. 
BLACK ORPINGTON 
WHITE LEGHORN 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair, 1904-05. Trios, $5; Eggs 
for hatching, $1 for 15; $5 per 100. Catalogue free. 
C. H. ZIMMER. R. I). 41, Weedsport, N. Y. 
WHITE LEGHORN AND WHITE 
WYANDOTTE EGGS. 
GUARANTEED TO HATCH. Send for Catalogue C. 
MAPLELING POULTRY YARDS. Pulaski, N. Y. 
BONNIE BRAE 
POULTRY FARM 
New Rochelle, N. Y. 
Breeders of strictly high 
class Single and Rose Comb 
White Leghorns, White 
Wyandottes, White and 
Barred Plymouth Rocks 
and Pekin Ducks. Sixty- 
five ribbons and two silver cups won at the last 
Poughkeepsie, Danbury, Walden and Madison Square 
Garden Snows. Mated pens of five matnreu pullets 
and one line bred cockerel, $15, Leghorns, Yearling 
breeders in pens of ten selected hens and one line 
bred cockerel, $15. Choice Pekin Ducks, $12 per pen 
of six. Largest plant in the vicinity of New York City. 
Incubators, 10,000 eggs capacity. Agents, Cyphers’ 
Incubators and Brooders, 
* 
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WOODLANDS FARM 
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We will hold our Third Annual Sale of S. C. W. Leghorns, W. Wyandottes and B. Plymouth 
Rocks, beginning May 1st. Woodlands Farm, the largest Poultry Plant in America, now has on hand 
0,000 LAYERS 
One half of these, largely Leghorns, will be offered in this Sale, at about one-half their actual 
value, as we hatched an unusually large number of chicks this season and must make room for them. 
This is an opportunity never before offered the public to secure strictly high class foundation stock, 
at moderate prices: bred for eggs by trap nest system, 835 trap nests being in use. Prices: Females, 
$1.50 to $2,00 each; Males, $3.00 to $5.00. 
EGGS FOR f Single Comb White Leghorns, 
LEE T. 
Par 13. 
_ $ 2.00 
White Wyandottes, 2.50 
Barred Plymouth Rocks, 2.00 
Send for Free Illustrated Catalogue. 
HALLOCK. Proprietor, - 
HATCHING 
{ 
Par 100. 
$ 8.00 
10.00 
8.00 
Per 1,000. 
$60.00 
80.00 
60.00 
IONA, New Jersey 
RUSH HAVENS 
Two Profit Earners for Poultrymen 
Only Healthy fowls Pay; Sick fowls mean Loss. 
RUST’S Havens Climax Powder 
cures sick fowls and keeps well fowls healthy. The only 
reliable cure for chicken-cholera, turkey-cholera, gapes 
etc. Five sizes, 25c. 50c, $1.00 etc. at dealers. 
RUST’S Lice-Killing Powder 
destroys and keeps away vermin. Does not affect eggs. 
Prices: 5 oz. box 10c: 16 oz. box 25c; 48 oz. box 50c; 112 oz. 
box $1.00 at dealers. Booklet and egg-record free. Wm. 
Rust <St Sons, Eat. 1851. Dept. P. New Brunswick, N. J. 
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