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<THI£ RURAL NEW-YORKER 
June 5, 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
John B. Pollock, Limekiln Pike, above 
Washington Lane, Germantown, Philadel¬ 
phia, Pa. Milk business. 
We have a bill against him for milk 
delivered a year and a half ago, which 
we have not been able so far to collect. 
The less milk, delivered to houses of 
this kind, the better for the producers. 
United Wireless Company. Wilmington, 
Del. Capital stock sales. By letter with 
lhis paragraph: “Don't throw this letter 
aside and say : ‘Oh, well, if it is such a good 
filing why don't the money sharks of the 
big cities grab it?’ We can answer that to 
your satisfaction; we won't let them !” 
It beats all what an affection these 
promoters have for the small investor. 
They won’t sell to the capitalists and 
bankers, but go around the country 
hunting for pin money. Do not even 
listen to such nonsense. You might just 
as well burn money as to put it into 
the stock schemes offered you by pro¬ 
moters. 
I wish to enquire as to the integrity and 
financial responsibility of (he Fortune Col¬ 
ony of the City of New York. This firm is 
offering for sale ten-year gold bonds of the 
American Beal Estate Company of New 
York, fo be paid for by the purchaser in 
monthly instalments. Savings investment is 
the object. Would you deem it advisable to 
purchase these bonds as an investment ? 
Oklahoma. subscriber. 
We have referred to this before. 
The Fortune Colony is nothing but a 
name assumed by an agent to sell the 
bonds of the American Real Estate 
Company. The real object, of course, 
is to get money to use in real estate 
transactions on 10 years credit. The; 
bonds are not the usual bond given to 
secure the payment of a mortagage on 
real estate. They are, as we have be¬ 
fore explained, what is called deben¬ 
tures.” They are practically the same 
thing as a note of the company. We do 
not recommend the debentures or notes 
of this or any other company of the 
kind as an investment, whether by the 
name cf “gold bonds” or any other de¬ 
nomination. 
I enclose money order for $1.70 for my 
renewal and seven 10-weeks subscriptions. I 
am sending The R. N.-Y. to these parties 
without any charge to them, and without 
any primary benefit to me, hut for the sole 
purpose of" exlending the circulation of a 
paper dial will not allow ils columns to be 
used for the purpose of swindling the pub¬ 
lic. In this respect The It. N.-Y. stands 
out like a beacon light in the publishing 
world. A newspaper that knowingly and 
persistently publishes a fraud in moral prin¬ 
ciple is no better than the rascal who pays 
for the advertisement, for he is using all 
of the power at Ills command to aid and abet 
rogues to swindle the people. s. d. w. 
We publish the above, not because of 
the pleasant things said about The R. 
N.-Y., which, of course, please us, nor 
to acknowledge the service in sending 
the new subscriptions, which we greatly 
appreciate. We publish it because it 
expresses so well the responsibility and 
collusion of those publishers who per¬ 
mit frauds and fakers to prey on the 
public through their advertising col¬ 
umns. This correspondent thinks the 
publisher no better than the other 
rogue. We think him not so good. The 
faker is cheating you; but you are a 
stranger to him. Fie owes you no 
friendship. You are a patron of tho 
publisher, and he uses your confidence 
to betray you into the hands of a 
swindler. 
Chas. Richardson, commission merchant, 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
Shippers of produce, and especially 
of grapes, will be interested in the ex¬ 
perience of C. G. Velie & Sou, Marl¬ 
boro, N. Y„ with four shipments of 
grapes to this house. On August 24, 
1908, Chas, Richardson wired to the 
grower that grapes were worth $1.50. 
The first shipment was made that night, 
which arrived in Buffalo the next 
morning. That same day after receipt 
of the first shipment Mr. Richardson 
wired prices $1.25 and $1.35. So a sec¬ 
ond shipment was made on the 25th. 
Another shipment was made on the 
26th, and on the 27th Mr. Richardson 
again wired prices of $1.25. The ship¬ 
pers sent the goods on the strength of 
the quotations in telegram, and as most 
of the quotations had been made after 
the receipt of the first shipment, they 
naturally assumed that their grapes 
were selling at prices given. No ac¬ 
count of sales or returns of any kind 
were made for about a week. 
Then the returns came all together, 
averaging about 63 cents gross per 
crate and only 41 cents net. When 
the growers protested, Mr. Richardson 
referred them to quotations made for a 
week after shipments had ceased, and 
thinks they have no reason to complain 
because his telegrams did not tell them 
what his grapes were being sold at; 
but merely quoted the market price. Yet 
he makes no claim that the grapes 
were not of prime quality. If they were 
not selling at prices quoted it was clear¬ 
ly his duty to advise the shippers at the 
time; and not allow them to send on 
goods, expecting the prices quoted, 
when in fact they were selling at about 
one-half of that figure. The nature of 
such a transaction is such that the 
growers have practically no redress. If 
the Agricultural Department would set 
itself to work to correct abuses of the 
market, it would render the producers 
a better service than it now does in its 
efforts to instruct them how to grow 
produce.. It is common law now that 
commission merchants are under obli¬ 
gations to keep a record of sales and 
exhibit same to the shipper when re¬ 
quested to do so. If this were defin¬ 
itely defined in statute, and an agent 
of the Department stationed in each 
large city to look after such matters 
and see that shippers got returns for 
just what their goods sold for, he 
would be worth more to the farmers 
of the State than a farmers’ institute 
lecturer. 
In your issue of May 8, under the head¬ 
ing of “Publishers’ Desk,” you publish the 
following: “Circle Publishing Company, of 
New York, sale of its capital stock. This is 
the new publication. It has no established 
standing or rating and it has not been con¬ 
sidered a success. We do not know of any 
publishing stock or securities offered the 
public that could be considered a good in¬ 
vestment.” 
Your high sense of duty to the public may 
impel you to comment upon the standing or 
rating of any given concern and thus assume 
the responsibility involved thereby. While 
I do not for a moment wish to be under¬ 
stood as detracting from the credit which 
you deserve in your self-imposed office of 
protecting the public, yet I desire to dis¬ 
tinctly inform you, as attorney for the Cir¬ 
cle Publishing Company, that you will be 
held to the strictest accountability by said 
company for any comments made derogatory 
to if. Any statements by you affecting the 
Circle Publishing Company, by which its 
credit is prejudiced, will be prosecuted to 
the fullest extent of the law. 
Very truly yours, 
FREDRIC WORTH EN FROST, 
Attorney for Circle Publishing Co. 
We have no wish to say anything 
derogatory to this company, and we will 
try to say nothing by which its credit 
it prejudiced. We have a full sense of 
our responsibility and we hope some 
appreciation of our duty to those who 
look to us for information. It will be 
noted that no attempt is made in the 
above letter to correct any statement 
that has been made. If a fu' and offi¬ 
cial statement of the assets and liabili¬ 
ties of the Circle Publishing Company, 
together with a statement of its busi¬ 
ness for the last year, will show a bal¬ 
ance and a business that will justify a 
purchase of its stock, we will cheer¬ 
fully make the statement. As it is, we 
are waiting for anyone to come forward 
with the facts to justify the purchase of 
any publishing stock or security now 
being offered to or urged upon the pub¬ 
lic. We know of none that has prop¬ 
erty or business to justify the cost, and 
in many cases there is gross misrepre¬ 
sentation, and in all of them, in our 
judgment, inflated values. Again we 
repeat the advice to let publishers 
finance their own business. Those who 
are on a sound paying basis do so now. 
I enclose $1 for papa’s paper. lie said 
lie couldn’t pay until next Fall, when be sold 
bis bogs, and he guessed he would have to 
write and tell you to stop it until then, al¬ 
though he hated to do without it. I-Ie did 
not raise anything to sell this year but hay, 
and he could only sell enough of it to pay 
bis taxes. lie gave me the chickens and I 
offered to let him have the money, but he 
would not take it. so when I read I could 
get the book, “Nell Beverly,” I decided to 
send all the money I had, and papa could 
have the paper, so if papa loses his hogs, 
I’ll pay the other this Fall and give the re¬ 
ceipt to papa for his Christmas. I am a 
little girl 13 years old, and putting my 
money in the bank to pay my way through 
school, I only have 36 White Leghorn hens. 
Wishing you success (we all love The Rural 
New-Yorker), I remain 
Missouri. c. s. 
Letters like the above touch a tender 
spot. We have been, in a measure, 
proud of letters from old men who 
write that they have been steady read¬ 
ers of The R. N.-Y. for 40, 50, or now, 
60 years. But there are elements in this 
letter from a 13-year-old girl that ap¬ 
peal to one’s sentiments stronger than 
any of them. There is the spirit of 
self-sacrifice and the filial devotion that 
bespeaks the true elements of American 
womanhood in this farm girl of 13. We 
accepted her remittance because we 
want her to enjoy the merits of her de¬ 
votion and sacrifice to the fullest de¬ 
gree. We have no apprehension for 
the future of such a character. Suc¬ 
cess and happiness are assured her, not 
only because she merits them, but be¬ 
cause she has it within herself to find 
happiness in the performance of any 
duty and in any situation. 
If that remittance to The R. N.-Y, 
on behalf of her father, were to shorten 
this brave girl’s school life to the ex. 
tent of one hour, we would cheerfully 
return her double the amount. But it 
will not; circumstances do not shape 
such lives. These rare characters 
shape their own future. j. j. p. 
ONGO 
Never 
_ _ Leak 
Roofing ^ Wim^EvERY Roll 
W E don’t ask you to take our 
word for the durability of Con¬ 
go. We give you a genuine 
Surety Bond issued by the Na¬ 
tional Surety Company, giving you 
absolute xirotection and the certainty 
of satisfaction. 
This Surety Bond is wrapped with 
every roll of Congo. On our three- 
ply grade it guarantees the roofing for 
10 years. There is no catch about it. 
The bond means that we have satisfied 
the National Surety Company that we 
will stand by the provisions of tho 
guarantee: and if we should fail to do 
so, the loss will fall on them. 
This SURETY Bond is as good as a 
Government Bond. 
With Congo on your roof, and the 
bond in your safe, you are absolutely 
protected. 
If Congo was made of paper it would 
still be the best roofing to buy with 
such a guarantee, for the guarantee 
means that we will keep you satisfac¬ 
torily roofed for ten years, and that is 
what you want. 
But of course Congo is not made of 
paper, but of such durable, waterproof 
materials that there will be no trouble 
or complaint during the ten years. 
If it were not the Surety Company 
wouldn’t guarantee it. 
FREE SAMPLE 
• LET us send you a sample of Congo, 
together with a copy of the Guarantee 
Bond. Both free on request. 
UNITED ROOFING «& MFG. CO. 
Successors to Buchanan-Foster Co. 
532 West End Trust Bldg., Phila., Pa. 
Chicago. San Francisco. 
FOR ALL KINDS OF LIVE STOCK 
STAN OAR Dl ZED 
OFFICIAL FOR J 
J-72 
€ 
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Slice MITES TICKS 
ERADICATES MANGE ON ALL ANIMALS. 
HEALS LEG AND LIP ULCERATION. 
kills disease; germs. 
FOR SALE BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE. SEND FOR FREE DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLETS. 
PARKE, DAVIS & CO. 
Department of Animal Industry, DETROIT, MICH., U. S. A. 
WHITE LEGHORNS ana" Hose* tomb White 
and PEKIN DUCKS. 
andottes: also Imperial 
and genuine Japanese breed of Pekin Ducks and 
Bronze Turkeys. We offer eggs of tbe above kinds 
of chickens from superior prize matings for $3 00 
per setting, $15.00 per 100. Eggs from good utility 
stock. $1.50 per setting, $0.00 and $8.00 per 100. Eggs 
from Imperial Pekins, $1.50 for 10, $8.00 per 100; and 
Japanese breed, $2.50 for 10. $15.00 per lot). Largest 
plant in vicinity of New York City. Incubators, 
10,000 eggs capacity: 2,000 layers. Stock for sale. 
Send for circular. Correspondence invited. 
BONNIE BRAE POULTRY FARM, 
New Rochelle, N. Y. 
’09 SQUAB BOOK FREE 
Plymouth Rock Squabs are largest, most 
We were FIRST ; our birds and 
ods revolutionized tho industry. 
Send for our 1909 Free 
Book, telling “How to Make 
Money Breeding Squabs." 
PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB CO. 
336 Howard St. Melrose, Mass. 
SORE SHODIPEWS 
ositively cured by Bickmore’s Gall Cure. Also 
larness Galls. Cuts, and Sores on horses 
and cattle. Guaranteed 
good for man and beast. 
, J Sample Free and now horse 
book for 6c to cover postage and 
packing. 
BICKMORE GILL CURE CO. 
DOY QIO 
mnrnwu MAINE 
CHAIN HANGING 
CATTLE STANCHION 
The Most Practical 
CATTLE FASTENER 
ever invented. 
Manufactured and for 
salo by 
O. H. ROBERTSON, 
Forestville, Conn. 
R. C. Rhode Island Reds, dottes, Indian Run¬ 
ner Ducks. Vigorous, heavy-laying strains. High- 
class birds for breeding, show or export. Sinclair 
Smith, Southold, Suffolk Co., N.Y., Box 153. 
B ABY CHICKS 10c. EACH. Single comb 
White and Brown Leghorns from free range, 
selected, healthy stock. Can furnish in any number. 
Circular free. Address CHAS. R. STONE, 
Baby Chicken Farm, Staatsburg-on-Hudsou, N. Y. 
MAMMOTH PEKIN DUCKSio^.lTf c! 
Beds and S. C. White Leghorns, 16. $1 ; lOO, S>5. 
GEO. W. De KIDDER, Ballston Spa, N. Y. 
E ons FOR HATCHING. “Only tho Rost." Rarrcd Rocks; 
White Wyandottes, $1; Silver I.aced $1.50; S. C. Black Orping¬ 
tons $2 and $3 per Betting 15. Hulls Eye Hennery, Iron bridge, Fa. 
pcfl RARY Chicks 15c each, $15 per 100. Book 
BHD I orders now. World’s Best R. I. 
Reds. Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit winners. 
Stock, eggs. Cornish Farms, Edwardsburg, Mich. 
S P W I PfilinRNQ of exceptional 
■ w. n. Ltununno v j~ or ail<i quality 
250 acres of fertile land devoted to the production 
of an unequalled strain of this greatest egg-breed. 
Eggs, young and old stock, at reduced summer 
prices. Send for circular. 
Mt. Pleasant Farm, Box Y,Havre de Grace, Md. 
DAVIS* S. C. R. I. REDS. 
1909 Breeders for sale cheap. Write for 
circular and prices. Eggs, $5.00 per 100. 
DAVIS POULTRY FARM, Berlin, Mass. 
W D BOP VC— Bred for Beauty and Utility. 
■ I I ilUlmO Pullets, $2.00 to $.3.00; Eggs 
13 and $3.00 per 15. 
$1.00 per 13. 
SI.00 per 
Bred to lay S. C. K. I Beds. Eggs 
M. L. RICE, Asliburoham, Mass. 
EMPIRE STATE S. G. WHITE LEGHORNS, 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair; heavy layers; Trios, 
$5. Eggs for hateliing. $1 for 15, $5 for 100. Cata¬ 
log free. C. H. ZIMMER, Weedsport. N. Y. 
rnp Q A I r— 200 Buff and B.P. Rocks; also White 
rUll OHLl and Partridge Wyandotte; good 
breeders. 
Prices reasonable. 
DR. S. C. MOYER, Lansdale, Pa. 
T he Farmer’s Fowl-KOSE COMB REDS. 
Best winter layers on earth. Eggs $1 per 15; $5 
per 100. THOS. WILDER. Richland, R. No. 1, N. Y 
BREEDING STOCK—EGUS FOR HATCHING. 
We have made a marked reduction in 
our prices, for balance of season. 
WOODLANDS FARM, Inc., Box 1>, Iona, N. J. 
P oultrymen —Send 10c. for our 19n9 Catalog, chock full of useful 
information. Describes and illustrates 35 varieties. You can't 
afford to be without it. East Donegal Poultry Yards,Marietta, Fa 
S t. I.anrcnee Strain White and Columbian Wyandottes, 
Northroup Strain K. C. B. Minorcas, bred for their extra 
laying qualities. Satisfaction. A.N.Cowell,Braiher Falls,N.Y. 
W RIGHT’S White Wyandotte Winners- 
Eggs $4.00 per 100; Baity Chicks $10.00 per 100. 
FARM, Stanfordville, N. Y. 
VAN ALSTYNE’S R. & S. COMB R. I. REDS-Eggs for hatch¬ 
ing from stock bred for vigor and egg production. 
Edw. Van Alstynk & Son, Kinderhook, N. Y. 
W P. ROCKS exclusively, trap-nested, bred to 
■ lay. Eggs for hatching, balance of season $1 
for 15; $5 per 100. A. S. BRIAN, Mt. Kisco, N. Y. 
E GGS—Barred Rocks, Brown Leghorns, 15 for $1. 
Bred to lay strains. Nelson Bros., Grove City,Pa. 
B UFF, Wl>. Leghorns, Egga 75o. per 15, $1.25 per 30 :S. C. R. 1. 
Red, Mottled Ancona Eggs, 90c. per 15, $1.50 per 30. Cata¬ 
logue free. JOHN A. ROTH, Quakertown, Pa. 
T URKEY EGGS—B. Red; Narragansett: yd.l.Sl 
peril; yd.2, $3 peril; M. B.&W. II..yd. 1, $3 per H; 
yd. 2. $2 per 11. S. l)urigg& Son, Armstrongs Mills.O. 
