THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
835 
PUBLISHER’S DESK. 
These are extracts from business let¬ 
ters recently received. Most, if not all, 
of them, accompanied cash for subscrip¬ 
tions : 
Keep at that man Dawley. We have no 
use for —. I cannot blame him not to want 
to recognize that cow, especially if she is 
like her picture. h. h. 
New York. 
I notice that the Jersey controversy goes 
merrily on. Very few here are interested In 
the Jerseys, but we are all well pleased 
with the stand you have taken in this matter. 
Here’s hoping for the success of The R. 
N.-Y. in those suits. w. E. D. 
Ohio. 
I am glad there is one paper in New York 
State that is not afraid to follow an im¬ 
position and a fraud and die in the battle 
if need be, rather than be bulldozed into a 
retreat by a threat of a lawsuit. I glory in 
your grit. You are the right kind of stuff. 
New York. d. e. j. 
Will you give mo some information in re¬ 
gard to the National Co-operative Realty 
Company, of Washington, D. C., as to their 
correspondence course of real estate, etc., 
and business instructions? c. H. W. 
New York. 
This company purports to teach the 
real estate business by mail, and to start 
those who take the course in the real es¬ 
tate business. They charge $30 for the 
instructions. We simply cannot see how 
they can give instruction on this subject 
that will be worth $80; and we do not put 
much value in their co-operative scheme, 
except as a good talking feature to in¬ 
duce you to take the course. We have 
had several such inquiries, but cannot rec¬ 
ommend it to our people. 
Some time ago we referred to a “little 
black book’’ that had been distributed 
among retail lumbermen, and directed 
them in detail how to embarrass and an¬ 
noy mail order competitors, referring es¬ 
pecially to Gordon Van Tine & Co., of 
Davenport, la., one of the schemes being 
to cause frequent applications for cata¬ 
logues and estimates for bills of goods by 
using different names for the repeated re¬ 
quests. It seems that these instructions 
were followed by many retailers, one mer¬ 
chant claiming at a recent convention 
that he had succeeded in getting 400 cata¬ 
logues from one firm in a year. If every 
merchant in the State would do the same 
he boasted the mail order house would 
soon go. It seems that some of these 
large catalogues cost to produce and mail 
something between $1.25 and $1.50. The 
charge for them is seldom in excess of 
15 to 25 cents, so that where one is mailed 
to an inquirer w.ho has no intention of 
purchasing the house is out at least a 
dollar in each case. As a result of this 
kind of warfare the facts were presented 
to the Federal Grand Jury in Minneap¬ 
olis in the October term, and four of the 
best-known and wealthiest lumbermen of 
Iowa were indicted. Some 15 other lum¬ 
bermen from other States were indictyd 
at the same time. These indictments will 
no doubt check the tendency of other 
retail merchants’ associations to follow 
the lines of the lumber association. 
Whether one is a patron of mail order 
houses or not, he cannot approve such 
methods to annoy and embarrass a com¬ 
petitor. The retailer has advantage 
enough in being on the ground in per¬ 
sonal touch with his customer, and in 
having the goods in view for inspection 
and immediate delivery. If the mail order 
house gets his customer it is only because 
he wants too big a profit. The mail or¬ 
der house has expenses that the retailer 
escapes. It is not in business for fun, 
nor for love of the customer, but for 
business and profit. His success depends 
on a large trade at small profit. The re¬ 
tailer would do better to study the mail 
order house methods with a view to meet¬ 
ing their prices rather than expose him¬ 
self to the verdicts of courts by conspir¬ 
ing to interfere unlawfully with legiti¬ 
mate trade. 
Will you please investigate the Western 
Pump & Mfg. Co., Kansas City, Mo., and tell 
us if you think the stock of the company a 
safe investment? We are thinking of buy¬ 
ing some pumping machinery. We are not 
so much interested in the stock, but if found 
O. K. we might invest. s. n. 
Ohio. 
There is absolutely nothing in this stock 
to recommend it to farmers as an invest¬ 
ment. The only business the company 
has done yet is to sell its stock. It has 
no factory and is unwilling to give out 
any information in regard to the business. 
There is absolutely no chance for farm¬ 
ers to make a good investment in stocks 
that are constantly being offered them to 
promote one scheme or another. The 
good things are kept for the men who 
put their time and money into them for 
the purpose of making a business for 
themselves. It is only the worthless 
that are offered you, and the bigger the 
promises the greater the fake. We hope 
the time will come when our people will 
refuse to have anything to do with these 
frauds, and we can use the space to help 
them in other ways. Have one rule. 
Throw all their tempting literature into 
the fire as soon as you can get it there. 
Can you toll me if the following advertise 
fnent is reliable? 
“Let me sell your patent. My book based 
upon sixteen years’ experience as a patent 
salesman mailed free. Patent sales exclusive¬ 
ly. If you have United States or foreign 
patents for sale, call, write or telephone.’’ 
We do not know what paper the ad¬ 
vertisement was clipped from. One thing 
about it was significant; the advertise¬ 
ment above it had been torn through so 
that the one word “Ostrander” appeared 
on the ragged margin. The agents who 
advertise to sell patents follow the Os¬ 
trander line of selling farms. That is, 
3 r ou pay a fee right on the start, and 
that is about the last you ever hear of 
them. Ask them to do the selling first, 
and pay them afterwards, and see what 
they say. 
Some . years ago a syndicate was 
formed in London to go into the cold 
storage business. Of course it was a 
stock company, and equally, of course, 
the promoters found their way to New 
York City. We were told all about the 
great trade in perishable products in Lon¬ 
don, and the wonderful profits to be made 
in the cold storage plan outlined. The 
representative succeeded in getting intro¬ 
duced to a meeting of the Hudson Valley 
Fruit Growers being held at the time in 
New York City, and being a ready talker 
and familiar with the fruit trade he 
made a favorable impression. At that 
time an employee of The R. N.-Y. office 
had saved up a few thousand dollars, and 
being from England felt he would like 
to go back as an employee of the concern. 
He was, of course, encouraged to do so, 
and induced to invest his money with 
the company. Lie lost every cent of it. 
We learn now that the same people who 
promoted the London company are or¬ 
ganizing a similar scheme for Hamburg, 
and the city papers are booming it. We 
do not know whether these daily papers 
get paid for the interviews they publish 
on the subject or not. Some of them are 
not above such an evidence of enterprise: 
but if they are only hoodwinked by slick 
promoters to further such schemes the 
result is only a degree less to their 
credit. We do not believe that the leop¬ 
ards have changed their spots in seven 
years. 
Will you kindly tell me if the Ontario 
Correspondence School of Veterinary Science, 
London, Ontario, Canada, is reliable, and can 
it teach veterinary science successfully by 
? , , l. d. w. 
Maryland. 
This concern was working a scheme in 
this State some years ago that we did not 
like, and have since refused their adver¬ 
tising. A course of reading is good 
enough in its way, but if you want to 
take a course in veterinary science that 
entitles you to practice, you will need to 
attend some recognized school, such as 
the veterinary school at Cornell, Ithaca, 
N. Y. 
Chas. H. Manley, who left St. Johns, 
Mich., without leaving his future address 
and set up in Buffalo, N. Y., under the 
name of the National Construction Com¬ 
pany, has filed a voluntary petition in 
bankruptcy with liabilities of more than 
$13,000 and assets of less than $2,000. Llis 
business was portable houses and incuba¬ 
tors. It wall be remembered that sub¬ 
scribers reported they could not get 
either goods or refund of money after 
sending his order and remittance before 
he left Michigan. 
I enclose $1, for which please send 10 
week trial subscriptions to the following 10 
names ami addresses. I like your paper and 
want to help it along. s. e. h. 
New York. 
I enclose my next year’s subscription, one 
dollar. I also want to see you win your 
suit. The way you thrash the fakers suits 
me to a “T.” Success to the men behind The 
K. N.-Y. Here is a ten weeks subscriber, a 
retired hotel man, who wants to be a farmer. 
Pennsylvania. j. l. c. 
The above two letters indicate the kind 
of letters that help. On the basis of 
averages the above friend who sent ten 
names with that dollar, added eight regu¬ 
lar subscriptions to The R. N.-Y. list. 
The other one not only sent remittance 
for the present year, but for an extra year 
in advance, and included an extra dime 
for the hotel man who wants to be a 
farmer. This, we repeat, is work that 
helps. There is a lot of it being done. 
We could fill pages of the paper every 
week with such letters, but it is a work 
that must be kept up to be effective. There 
are a class of people who would like to 
see The R. N.-Y. grow small in circu¬ 
lation until it went out of existence. It 
does not foster their particular kind of 
business. For that reason those who are 
benefited by what the paper is doing, and 
those who approve its policy, should be 
equally active in supporting it and in¬ 
creasing its spread among the people. 
If you will do this, send in your own 
renewal promptly and a dime for a ten- 
cent order occasionally for a neighbor. 
We will try to see that the paper con¬ 
tinues to support your interest and cham¬ 
pion your honest rights. j. j. D . 
Extra 
Weight 
“ IifProfit 
After selecting the nice, trim, shapely pullets for winter lay-, 
ers, fat the culls and young cockerels for early market. This is 
a profitable adjunct to the poultry business and when properly 
carried cn is like finding good money. Try it and make a good 
thing better by giving regular portions of 
Dr. HESS 
Poultry PAN-A-CE-A 
in some one of the daily feeds. Its use corrects any tendency 
toward indigestion and a consequent "going back" in the condi¬ 
tion of the fowl. Poultry Pan-a-ce-a is the prescription of Dr. 
Hess (M. D., D. V. S.) and is endorsed by leading poultry men 
and fanciers in both Canada and the United States. It is com¬ 
posed (besides bitter tonics for digestion) of iron for the blood 
and the cleansing nitrates which expel poisonous matter. It fats 
fowls in less time than can be done by any other way of feeding, 
makes chicks mature early and hens lay abundance of eggs. It 
is also a germicide and prevents disease. A penny’s worth feeds 
30 hens one day. Sold on a written guarantee . 
l/^lbs. 25c., mail or express, 40c. 
5 lbs. 60c. 13 lbs. $1.25. 
25 lb. pall $2.50. 
Except in Canada 
and extreme 
West and South. 
Send 2 cents for Dr. Hess 48-page Poultry Book, free. 
DR. HESS & CLARK, Ashland, Ohio. 
INSTANT LOUSE KILLER KILLS LICE. 
PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUABS 
are largest and most prolific. We were first; 
• birds and methods revolutionized the 
industry and are widely copied. First 
send for onr I KEE KOOK, 
“Hew to Make Money 
with Squabs.” 
PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB CO. 
335 Howard St. Melrose, Mass. 
FIRST-CLASS 
MATED 
HOMER PIGEONS salL 
Consult yonr interest before purchasing breeding 
stock by writing Win. O. Smith for prices and other 
particulars. VVM. O. SMITH, Germantown, N. Y. 
SALE. MATED STOCK HOMERS. 
Bred along scientific lines. Guaranteed to be prolific 
producers. $1.25 to $1.50 per pair. Address 
DELAWARE SQUAI5 FARM 00., Bridgevillo, Ik.. 
BONNIE BRAE 
POULTRY FARM 
New Rochelle, N. Y. 
Special Bargains in Pekin 
Ducks for October and No¬ 
vember. Mated pens of five 
ducks and drake $8.00. two 
pons $15.00, selected breed- 
„ ers or matured young ones. 
Also Single and Rose Comb White Leghorns, .Barred 
and White Rocks ami White Wyandottes. 1,000 
pullets for sale. Cockerels in any number. Sixty-five 
ribbons and two silver cups at the last Poughkeepsie, 
Danbury, Walden and Madison Square Garden 
Shows Largest plant in vicinity of New York City. 
Catalogue Free. 
PULLETS WANTED. 
Any number, any variety, anywhere. 
Write for Prices. 
THE PARK & POLLARD CO., 
133 Friend Street. Boston, Mass. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C, WHITE LEGHORNS, 
winners at N. Y. State Fair. Cockerels and pullets 
5 mos. old, from heavy layers, $1.00 each. Catalog 
free. C. 11. ZIMMER, Weedsport, New York. 
ENTERPRISE POULTRY YARDS, 
No. 30, Ridgefield, Conn. 
BLACK ORPINGTONS, 
..... . . WHITE LEGHORNS. 
•n i 1 l,tlllfc y an< * * f anc *y demand increasing we are 
still beyond our Winter quarters capacity, and will 
sell at last year’s prices to reduce stock. 
Wo GUARANTEE SATISFACTION on any accepted order. 
CHOICE LIGHT BRAHMAS, Ssff^-SSSS: 
All pure stock. For sale. J. A. Roberts, Malvern, Pa. 
DARRKD Rocks, Brown Ileghorns, Toulouse Geese, 
at bait price. Write NELSON'S, Grove City, Pa. 
RHODE ISLAND REDS. 
300 Selected Cockerels. Fine show birds and breed- 
ers-, A 11 , s . to< ' k sold on approval, $2 to $50 each. 
SINCLAIR SMITH, 002 5th Street, Brooklyn, N Y 
HEHS WILL LAY 
twice the eggs, more fertile, produce better 
hatches, heavier fowls, earlier broilers and 
bigger profits if fed green cut bunc, rich in 
protein and all other egg elements. 
MANNPC LATEST MODEL 
nmmi bone cutter 
Sent on 10 Days Froo Trial. No money 
In advance. Ncverclogs. Cuts fast,easy aud 
fine. Cat'lg free. 
*. W. Mann Co., Box 15 Milford, Mass, 
ORE EGQS 
Must’s Egg Producer^—keens 
hens laying steadily all winter. 
,. rlC , C . S 1 J ct '°r? c Pe r IK at dealers. 
Au.sf » Egg ltecorrl and valuable 
bl ^klet/r. e. Write today. 
WJU/AM rust & SONS. 
% ■_ f ■ ** ew Brunswick. N. J 
BANNER 
VERMIN 
LICE AND 
POWDER 
A cheap, effective dis- 
\ x/ /d yL\ 1G\\1 infectant and remedy, 
in powder form to bo 
dusted on. Perfectly 
harmless. 5 oz. 15e. 1 lb. 40c (postpaid) 
Mbs.50c. 6Mlbs.$i.OO. (f.o.b.N. Y. City) 
Excelsior-Wire and Poultry Supply Co.. 
Dept. HO 26-28 Vesey St., New York City. 
PD111 TRYMFN Send for our new 36-page illus- 
, yV 1 H I III LII trated poultry catalogue. Abso-. 
Iutely free. Last Don egal Poultry Yards, Marietta,P.%, 
C HOICE R. c. Brown Leghorn cockerels fanu 
raised. A. S. BRIAN. Mt. Kisco , New York. 
BUFF ROCK For Sale. Address** ^ ookorels 
A. L. VRLELANi), Box 288, Nutley, Now Jersey 
RUFF and White Holland Turkeys, Elephant Strain, $r>pair; 
Toulnline (mllso $-i pair; Mainnintli Pekin Puck* $2 pair; 
It. I. Reds $1 up; trio ol It. 1. Whites $f»; order direct. 
FLORENCE WILSON, Chandlersviile, Ohio. 
H ™’ s TfET” AND EGGS ARE scarce.—F eed 
Mikiishel-Sjlica Poultry Grit, Nature’s egg producer 
£end 60c. for 100 pound bag, or ask your feed dealer' 
.Edge Hill »Silica Rock Co., New Brunswick, N. 
10,000 ferrets from selected breeders. Per-. 
leet workers. They exterminate rats* 
drive out rabbits. 48 p. illus’d book and price* 
list free. 
S. FAIlNSWORTH, Middletown, Ohio, 
CCD R FTC- KilIse;1 ™ small lots; are strong and 
• I w healthy; warranted good rat and 
rabbit hunters. Also, a few ehoieo Fox Terrier Pups 
For descriptive circular and price list, write 
SHADY LAWN FERRET FARM, New Lond on,Ohio 
S COTCH COLLIES, Spayed Females, two to 
eight mos. Circ. SILAS DECKER, Montrose, Pa. 
rOLLIE PUPS AND WHITE AND BROWN 
FERRETS. NELSON BROS., Gx-ove City, Pa. 
WOODLANDS FARM 
bold nnr Third A nnunl o n nr v i. rrr tt. 
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Rock? beginning M. i w^h ,U lf 1 l ale °, f S V C ‘ W. Leghorns. W. Wyandottes and B. Plymouth 
, ginning May 1st. \\ ooulands Farm, the largest Poultry Plant in America, now has on hand 
..Q, OOO YrEUFtS 
will be offered in this Sale, at about one-half their actual 
,-inoa; uuou lur tiggs l)V T, 
$l.e0 to $2,00 each; Males, $11.00 to $5 00. 
EGGS FOR / Sj.V’fJ® U? n,b White Leghorns, 
S White Wyandottes, 
l Barred Plymouth Rocks, 
HATCHING 
LEE T. HALLOCK. 
Per 13. 
$ 2.00 
3.50 
„---o, 2.00 
sknd fob 1 rke Illustrated Catalogue. 
Proprietor. ... 
Per 100. 
$ 8.00 
10.00 
8.00 
Per 1,000. 
$ 00.00 
80.00 
00.00 
IONA. New Jersey 
