1907. 
TTY-IE RURAL REW-VORRER 
945 
PUBLISHER’S [DESK 
Happy New Year! 
We have no word of complaint about 
subscription returns this month. On 
this date, the 19th of the month, the 
records for every day in the month, 
except one day, have been ahead of any 
record in the office for December. This 
is a source of great satisfaction, we ad¬ 
mit a - feeling of pride also. It shows 
that the fanner, no matter where he 
lives or what his condition, rich or poor, 
believes in a square deal and that they 
arc ready to support and encourage a 
paper that favors no cliques or classes; 
asks for itself or the members of its 
staff no special privileges or favors of 
either a business or political nature; and 
knows no friend or foe in the discharge 
of the duty it owes the farming indus¬ 
try, which it assumes to support in 
every just cause. Of late there have 
been many queries seeking to account 
for the position of The R. N.-Y. on 
important questions. One man is re¬ 
ported as saying that he followed the 
course of the paper with great care and 
could see no motive except possibly a 
pardonable desire for the glory that is 
usually rewarded by the public for a 
service in behalf of the people as a 
whole. Possibly there is some element 
of this in it. We are human. We 
confess that we like the approval of our 
people—in contending for truth, and de¬ 
cency, and honesty. If that be a desire 
for glory then we must plead guilty to 
the gentle indictment. 
The doctor, the surgeon, and the 
minister prize the good will and appro¬ 
val of their people—call it glory if you 
will—but in their professional and min¬ 
isterial services they are prompted by a 
higher idea than even the approval of 
their people. Not infrequently they 
brave the patient’s anger and ill will in 
the performance of their plain duty. 
Does it never occur to anyone that 
the journalist may have ideals that 
prompt him to perform a disagreeable 
duty in the interest of his people with¬ 
out consideration as to the effect it may 
have on himself personally? No mat¬ 
ter what his ability may be, without 
such ideals the journalist is a failure; 
no matter what his limitations and 
errors may be, if he tries to live up to 
these ideals he must render something 
of a service to the public. 
Is the Globe Association of Chicago, Ill., 
good for what they advertise. They want 
85 for a five years’ membership, then 
they guarantee to save you from 33 1-3 
to 50 per cent on a bill of merchandise 
ofl any kind. j. r. e. 
Ohio. 
We have expressed our opinion of 
these membership schemes before. The 
interest on $5 would be about 25 or 30 
cents a year. That is all the advantage 
this firm doing business on your capital 
would have over other merchants, who 
invest their own money. Every scheme 
of this kind that we ever knew failed 
before it got very far, and the mem¬ 
bership fee was lost. We can not see 
any use of paying for the privilege of 
buying from one concern of limited re¬ 
sources when strong responsible houses 
are glad to have your trade without 
extra fees. The claim that they can 
save you 30 to 50 per cent, is not true, 
for the same quality of goods. Better 
keep your $5 to pay for goods delivered. 
Since writing the above tve have re¬ 
ceived the following: 
The Globe Association of Chicago threw 
out such great inducements claiming to 
give members great benefits. I paid $2.50 
for membership and sent them an order 
for $10 worth of goods. They delayed the 
order four nonths and when the goods 
finally did come they were a poor lot worth 
about one-half what I paid for them, 
compared with home store prices. I sent 
them back ray certificate of membership 
and demanded the return of my $2.50, 
which they refused to do. This, in face 
of the fact that they promise to return 
the membership if the member is dissat¬ 
isfied. Besides my membership I am out 
at least $8 on the first order. j. p. f. 
Florida. 
In reply to this man’s complaint, they 
send a printed letter, which indicates 
they have .more complaints than they 
find time to answer by personal let¬ 
ter. This printed letter sets up a whole 
lot of technical requirements for the re¬ 
turn of the goods, requiring that the 
member pay expressage both ways, and 
that the goods be returned in the same 
condition as when shipped. It would 
require and exoerienced packer and 
bookkeeper to till all the requirements, 
but it provides abundant opportunities 
for refusal to return the money even if 
the goods were returned, charges prepaid, 
Do you feel like paying $5 for the 
privilege of ordering goods under the 
circumstances ? 
Some seven or eight years ago I saw 
a machine in a building on Broadway, 
New York City, in which wood was put 
in at one end and fruit baskets came 
out ready for use at the other. It was 
really a wonderful machine. After¬ 
wards a factory was erected in Ken¬ 
tucky, and baskets turned out for use. 
The Mergenthaler-Horton Basket Ma¬ 
chine Company was organized under the 
Maine laws with an authorized capitali¬ 
zation of $10,000,000. H. H. Warner, 
the patent medicine man, of Rochester, 
N. Y., was interested in the sale of stock 
at the time, and since then one C. R. 
Barlow, treasurer of the company, seems 
to have been the leading spirit. Re¬ 
cently the company failed and went 
into the hands of a receiver. Now it 
is reported that the business at the fac¬ 
tory was not run as a legitimate busi¬ 
ness, but that baskets were sold for 
less than the actual cost of making them 
for the purpose of making a showing 
and inducing the sale of stock in the 
company. Barlow has disappeared and 
stockholders are clamoring for an ac¬ 
counting. It seems some one has got 
away with something like $1,000,000 of 
the investor’s money. This is a fair ex¬ 
ample of how such things work. Before 
the failure no one could say it was a 
swindle, but now that the facts are out 
any one can see that it was. The les¬ 
son is to avoid similar propositions. 
Can you give me any information as 
to the reliability of the George Livingston 
Richards Co., of Boston, Mass.? I have 
had some dealings with them that have 
not been very satisfactory, and their an¬ 
swers to my letters are evasive to say the 
least. a. m. 
West Virginia. 
A year ago these people advertised a 
puzzle, and apparently all who answered 
were told they were entitled to a prize, 
which was to be awarded November 30, 
1906. The contestant was asked if she 
were willing to act as one of three as a 
committee of award, provided traveling 
expenses, hotel bills and sight-seeing were 
paid by the company. At the same time 
it was intimated that a dollar as sub¬ 
scription to a monthly magazine was 
desired; but she was finally again cau¬ 
tioned to be sure and say if she would 
be willing to accept if chosen to act 
on committee. Of course it was an 
alluring proposition and possibly a bit 
flattering to those who did not notice 
that the. letter was a printed one in 
imitation of typewriting, and without 
any doubt sent to every one who solved 
the very simple puzzle. Anyway it had 
the desired effect, and the dollars went 
forward. December 1st they sent out 
another letter, informing the prize win¬ 
ner that the prizes would not be sent 
out until after December 16, and again 
appealing to the correspondent to write 
a personal letter and state if she would 
serve if called upon to award the prizes. 
Another object of this letter was to 
give the prize winner an opportunity 
to buy stock in the company, which 
stock Avould draw a 25 per cent, dividend 
before the last day of June, 1907. This 
letter again closed with the ardent ap¬ 
peal to be advised if the fortunate prize 
winner would consent to have her ex¬ 
penses paid to Boston as a member of 
the awards committee. This was the 
last heard until March, when in reply 
to an inquiry she was advised that owing 
to Mr. Richards’ absence in Europe the 
committee could not be selected until 
his return. On October 31 we were 
advised that Mr. Richards was still in 
Europe but that the prizes would be 
awarded on his return. We do not 
know what this puzzle was. The above 
facts are about all we do know about 
it. Any one may form his own conclu¬ 
sion in reference to it. We can say, 
however, that every puzzle or rebus 
scheme that we have examined had a 
great big element of fake in it. 
I enclose 81 for a neighbor—name en¬ 
closed. Although I am not a cattle man 
your A. J. C. C. fight has interested me 
immensely, and I am particularly pleased 
at your persistence, which is sure to be 
eventually rewarded. I do not see how 
the A. J. C. C. can have afforded to let 
the matter run so long without investi¬ 
gation. I should certainly be afraid to 
buy any registered Jerseys without pre¬ 
viously consulting you. Accept my con¬ 
gratulations in the matter. e. o. c. 
New York. 
This good friend expresses a senti¬ 
ment that is growing. • The R. N.-Y. 
never did and never can pose as the 
organ of any one breed of cattle or of 
any one other industry. It can not be 
the organ of anything; but no less than 
a half dozen farmers have asked us 
within a month to direct them to an 
honest and reliable breeder of Jersey 
cattle. We have been glad to do so. 
There are just as many honest breeders 
as there ever was. All we need is to 
weed out the dishonest ones, and no 
class are more anxious just now to do 
this than Jersey breeders. 
The time to renew my subscription has 
arrived and I do so with pleasure. I do 
rot spend a dollar for any publication as 
cheerfully as I do for the Rural. There's 
a reason for It. 1 get big dividends on 
that investment. While I appreciate the 
big things you are doing—and they are 
many—I get direct returns from the lit¬ 
tle ones. For example: I had a barrel 
of vinegar (hat turned black and was ap¬ 
parently useless. I read in The R. N.-Y. 
that skim-milk stirred in the vinegar 
would clarify it. Experiment was tried. 
The result was a better and clearer 
vinegar than before it turned black. That 
one obscure little paragraph was worth to 
me several year’s subscription cost. I find 
so many practical and helpful things that 
It keeps me interested, to say nothing 
about l he editorial page and the other 
departments. In the near future I hope 
to send a few yearly subscriptions. In the 
meantime you have my hearty appreciation 
and good will and best wishes for con¬ 
tinued prosperity and growth and useful¬ 
ness. av. it. ai. 
Connecticut. 
Do you share the sentiments of the 
above friend? If so, we want one con¬ 
sideration this week. You knoav we 
are always anxious about the subscrip¬ 
tion record for the first business day 
of the new year. We had a big day 
this year. We want, at least, to equal it 
the 2d of next January. Get your re¬ 
newal in the mail the last days of the 
month, if not before, and help make 
the first day of 1908 a record-breaker. 
J- J. d. 
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Also Single and Rose Comb WhiteLeghorns, Barred 
and White Rocks and White Wyandottes. 1,000 
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ENTERPRISE POULTRY FARM. 
No. 39, Ridgefield, Conn. 
BLACK ORPINGTONS, 
WHITE LEGHORNS. 
Witli utility and fancy demand increasing we are 
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EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS, 
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5 mos. old, from heavy layers, $1.00 each. Catalog 
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Minorca Cockerels for sale. Write for prices. 
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automatic galvanized tank and 1 
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KEAN’S WHITE WYANDOTTES. 
Fine large cockerels at $2.00 each, three for $5,00. 
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| E. FRANKLIN KEAN, Stanley, N. Y. 
RHODE ISLAND REDS. 
300 Selected Cockerels. Fine show birds and breed¬ 
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SINCLAIR SMITH, 602 5th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
V an Alstyne’s R. I. REDS-A few cocks and 
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COR SALE,— 25 Rhode Island Red Pullets, and 
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November 549 eggs. First 17 days in December 426 
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