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What do you think of Turquoise Copper 
Co., 202 liegeman Building, New York 
City? Mines located in Mexico. Would it 
he a safe investment? They are offering 
shares at 25 cents each. Please do not 
delay to answer as I want to know at 
once. c. m. h. 
New York. 
People of small means have lost 
enough money by investment in Mexi¬ 
can mines to buy up the whole coun¬ 
try'. We do not consider this any safer 
than the rest of them, and our advice 
is to leave them all alone. Invest your 
money where you can exercise some 
judgment in the placing of it, and keep 
some supervision over it. 
Can you tell me anything about the 
new everbearing strawberry that is ad¬ 
vertised by some of Ihe seed houses? They 
claim they will fruil lho first Summer 
from seed, and fruit from July fill late in 
October. I send you a page from catalogue 
of F. B. Mills, Rosehill. X. Y„ I planted 
some of the seeds in the Spring of 1008, 
and they have not bloomed yet. j. p. l. 
Nebraska. 
This is the old Alpine strawberry, 
which I he R. N.-Y. exposed 40 years 
ago, and has frequently repeated the 
information since. When all the farm 
papers of any,, account were carrying 
the advertisement of it last Winter, we 
told our readers what a fake it is. The 
only value we ever discovered in it is 
an alluring bait for suckers. 
Can you tell me anything about the 
Centralia Mining Co.? Is it a safe thing 
to go into? You may have told all about 
it before, but I never expected to be in¬ 
terested in any mining business, so did 
not pay any attention. j. e. d- 
New York. 
We hope that our people will soon 
get out of the way of even consider¬ 
ing mining schemes. None of these 
things is safe to go into. It probably 
costs 75 cents to get every dollar that is 
put into such stocks. We are inclined 
to think that on an average it costs 
more. So you see at best only 25 cents 
of your dollar could go into the mining 
business. The rule is that little if any 
is used to develop the mines; and in 
any event the investor gets nothing. 
A Mr. Geo. F. Cole at 118 Commerce 
street, Boston, owes me $5.55 for two 
barrels of apples that I shipped him three 
years ago. All I am able to get is prom¬ 
ises. lie sent me a card one time saying 
that he was killed in the earthquake at 
California two years ago, and signed 
“.Tack.” If you can collect this you will 
greatly oblige a subscriber. s. a. w. 
Maine. 
Some time ago we succeeded in mak¬ 
ing a collection for a subscriber from 
Mr. Cole. He admitted then that he had 
no capital, but asserted his honesty and 
wanted to advertise in The R. N.-Y., 
which, of course, we refused to let him 
do. He pays no attention to our de¬ 
mands for this shipment, and, as he has 
no financial standing, nothing can be 
done unless he voluntarily pays the ac¬ 
count, and this he shows no disposition 
to do. 
Ilolffrich & Schrocdr-r. 79 Commerce 
street, Newark. N. J.. have been asking 
me for two years to give them a trial. I 
sent them a box of asparagus, but got no 
returns. I wrote them seven times, but 
no remittance has been received. 
New Jersey. t. l. o’b. 
Last Spring we had a complaint from 
a Delaware farmer, who sent them a 
shipment and received a check in re¬ 
turn with request for further shipments. 
Another shipment was made, but the 
check went to protest, and the second 
shipment has never been paid for. They 
made us excuses about the protested 
check; but we wrote them plainly that 
excuses would not do. We sent them 
the account of another case where the 
principal had just been sent to State’s 
prison for similar offenses, and gave 
them three days to redeem the check. 
W'e got a postal money order for the 
amount within the time allowed, but we 
have been unable to get a remittance 
for the second shipment. Our informa¬ 
tion is that the firm has no responsibil¬ 
ity, and are practically out of business, 
but shipments continue to come to them. 
Do you kuow of the Lake Erie Seed 
Go., and what kind of a company is it? 
Are they a reliable company? Do you 
know who is at the head of the firm? Are 
they an incorporated company. c. m. r. 
Pennsylvania. 
Yes; we know them. We have told 
all about them a dozen times. It is a 
remnant of the old American Farm Co., 
of Buffalo, N. Y., which was incor¬ 
porated in Arizona for a million dol¬ 
lars, or was it two billions? They were 
to have storehouses all over the country, 
and buy anything the farmer had to 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
sell at high prices, and se’l him every¬ 
thing he wanted to buy at low prices. 
They organized many branches, col¬ 
lected as high as $15,000 to $20,000 in 
some locations, and put up a little store¬ 
house in some places, costing $1,000 to 
$1,500. The officers and promoters were 
indicted in some of the Western States. 
They were driven out of Ohio, and con¬ 
victed of fraud in Pennsylvania. Then 
it went broke. The moving spirits were 
one Woodruff and one Spaulding, 
who took up this new title after the 
failure. We do not think it is incor¬ 
porated, but no matter; you want noth¬ 
ing to do with it in any event. The 
American Farm Co. and Woodruff at 
one time sued The R. N.-Y. for $103,- 
000 on alleged libel charges. The paper 
had shown up their scheme, and farm¬ 
ers who had signed the application for 
stock cancelled the orders as a result 
of the exposures. The suits were finally 
withdrawn. 
I enrolled in the International Rail¬ 
way Correspondence Institute, Indianapo¬ 
lis. Ind., for a full course of instructions 
on street car running, and passed their ex¬ 
amination, but could not pass' the rail¬ 
road's examination. It was understood 
with the school that if I could not pass 
with any railroad my money would be re¬ 
funded. Price was $20: I paid half, 
other half came due when I got a position. 
Is there any law to make them refund 
my money? I wrote 1o some of their 
graduates and received no reply. The 
railroad company I went to said their 
men were not worth the room they took 
up on the cars. n. w. b. 
Pennsylvania. 
This young man will have to charge 
his investment to experience. You 
must get out of the way of attaching 
any importance to guarantees, unless 
you positively. know the house to be 
responsible. 'The biggest .dead beats 
give the strongest guarantees, but guar¬ 
antees are no good unless the men who 
make them are responsible, and they 
are not always of much value even 
then. This concern plainly guaranteec 
that this man would be able to pass 
any railway examination or return his 
money. He could not pass the exam 
ination and they refuse to return the 
money. We did not expect them to do 
so. They start out with a fake propo¬ 
sition, and they do not propose to sur 
render any of the booty. 
I wish you could find out what there is 
to the Reynolds Alaska Development Co. 
A man and wife came and boarded at my 
place two years ago. He sold stock in 
above company, claiming or guaranteeing 
to pay six per cent on par value of stock 
which was $100 per share, but price was 
then $3 per share, which I and others here 
paid, buying 100 shares. They claimed the 
company paid cash for everything, and did 
not owe a dollar; they were working the 
mines, and could see no reason why the 
company in a short time would not pay 
20 per cent on par value on stock. When 
I received my stock I saw on the margin 
that six per cent would be paid when 
earnings would warrant it; then the com¬ 
mon shares received a certain per cent; af 
ter that a like division on all shares'. The 
next I heard from them they were heavily 
in debt, and trying to get us to take $100 
gold bonds for 80 and 25 shares of stock 
as a bonus. The next they bad gone into 
the hands of receiver. The receiver was 
discharged, and enough subscribed nearly 
to clear them, but they lacked a certain 
sum needed to clear them and to work the 
mines to a profitable basis. Can we col¬ 
lect from said company the amount in¬ 
vested with interest as guaranteed by this 
man? I wrote this man about it and told 
him I wanted my interest as guaranteed 
and would hold him for it. He writes me 
that he is paying interest on money bor¬ 
rowed to buy stock, and has all he can 
carry, and that if I would look at stock 
certificate I would see it was as above 
stated. Can I hold the company for my 
money as it was obtained by false repre¬ 
sentations? I would like to bear what you 
thought of them. There appears to be lots 
of people all over this and other countries 
in it. if their figures don’t lie. But most 
all appear to have got their shares at par 
value. I and the others around here have 
been put to a great inconvenience, and 
one has offered one of the others bis stock 
for half. g. G. t. 
New York. 
You get this whole storv in the above 
very intelligent letter. The men who 
worked this scheme understand the 
faker's game all right. Just think of the 
boldness of it. They first lie to you, 
beat you clean out of your money, and 
then come back with another proposi¬ 
tion to get' more, and this is the rule 
the fakers go on every time. When 
they find a fertile field, they simply 
work it as long as it will produce. The 
money for the stock probably all went 
into the promoters’ pockets; and any 
money they get for stock will probably 
go the same way. No; you cannot hope 
to get your money back. Even the at¬ 
tempt to get it would cost you more 
than you have invested. Of course, they 
got the money under false pretenses. 
They usually do; but-it would be an ex¬ 
pensive thing to prove, and if you suc¬ 
ceeded in your proof, you would then 
probably find that neither the agent nor 
the company have anything to levy on. 
It is not at all likely that either the 
stock or the bonds are worth to-day the 
blank paper on which they are written. 
J- J- d. 
INDRUROID 
ROOFING 
Requires no Coating or 
Paint. 
Acid and Alkali Proof. 
Elastic and Pliable Always. 
Strong and Tough. 
Absolutely Waterproof. 
Climatic Changes Do Not 
Affedt It. 
Practically Fire Proof. 
Can Be Used on Steep or 
Flat Surfaces. 
Any Workman Can Put 
It On. ✓ 
No Odor. 
Will not Shrink or Crack. 
Light in Weight. 
Does not Taint Water. 
Write for samples, prices 
and circulai-s. 
H. F. WATSON CO. 
ElilE, PA. 
Chicago, Boston, 
Mention R.N-Y. 
IT MAKES A. 
Bale that 
EVERY HAY 
BUYER 
Wants 
THE “NEW WAY” PRESS 
is a horizontal press. It bales l%to2% tons per hour. 
Feed hole 46x50 inches—easy to feed; no tramping, 
fork only used. Revolutionizes the loose baling system. 
Makes the very desirable eastern market baie. Beat, 
all Box and Upright Presses by doing 100 per cent 
more work. Stands at work just as you see itin the cut. 
Very portable. Adapted to bank barn work. We also 
make Horse and Belt Power Presses. Write for catalog. 
SANDWICH IYIFG, CO., 157 MAIN ST.,%SANDWICH, ILL. 
HENDRICKS HAY PRESSES 
You have seen them advertised for 
years. It’s the same reliable, reason- 
able-priced press that 
it always has been. 
We have a new free 
catalogue and your 
name on a postal 
mailed to us will 
bring it to you. 
Hfndrieba Ilay Press Co. 
Cornell 9t., Kingston, NjY. 
YOU NEED GOOD BALE TIES 
to make nice baled hay. Prompt shipment of best 
quality at very low prices guaranteed. Hay Hooks, 
Wire Ropes, Scales, Pliers, and Hay Press Extras 
on hand ready to ship at once. 1 Yrite for prices. 
TUDOR & JONES, WEEDSPORX, N. V. 
No Barn Is Complete Without a 
Porter Feed and Litter Carrier 
Greatest capacity, easiest 
to operate and strongest 
of litter carriers. Carrier 
wheels are roller bearing 
and are swivelled in such 
a manner as to round a 
curve with perfect ease. 
Runs on our celebrated 
"Columbian'’ track, 
which can be bent to any 
curve, and will sustain 
any reasonable weight. 
The hopper is held 
automatically at any 
height and can be 
tripped at will of op¬ 
erator. Send for de¬ 
scriptive eatalog of 
carriers, hay tools, etc. 
J. E. PORTER COMPANY, Ottawa, Ill. 
Don't Sell that Hard 
Milking Cow 
Send $1 for Dr. David Roberts’ 
Hard Milking Outfit, and the 
Practical Dairyman for one Year. 
Or 
Send $1 for John Michel’s book on 
Dairy Farming, and the Practical 
Dairyman for one year. 
The Practical Dairyman makes a 
Specialty of Breeding and Feeding, 
and of descriptions of Herds and 
Dairies of successful men. 
PRACTICAL DAIRYMAN 
Rutherford, N. J. 
August 21, 
When you write advertisers mention Thh 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee pagc*8. 
Lay Your Shingle, Slate, Clapboards and 
Veranda Floors with 
Our Zinc-Coated (Guaran¬ 
teed) IRON CUT NAILS. 
The heads won't rust off. Just as good as old- 
fashioned wrought cut nails. Will withstand cli¬ 
matic conditions and the free acid present in the 
sap of all wood. Last a lifetime. Write for prices 
and samples. 
Malleable Iron Fitting's Co., Branford, Conn. 
MONTBOSS METAL SHINGLES 
Are no experiment. Made since 1889 and give satis¬ 
faction to all users. Durable, Fireproof, inexpen¬ 
sive. Catalog. Montross M. S. Co., Camden, N. J» 
BIG WIRE FENCE 
—There’s 
strength 
and stay¬ 
ing qualities in Empire all No. 9 Big Wire Fence. 
The fence of substance. Solid wire without im¬ 
purities to start rust and heavily galvanized. Sold 
direct from factory. Write to 
BOND STEEL POST CO., Adrian, Michigan 
ONE MILLION IN USE 
pETAVAl; 
Separators 
THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO 
165 BROAOWAY, 
NEW YORK 
42 E. MADISON ST.' 
CHICAGO. 
rn ■ HI and FERTILIZER 
GRAIN DRILL 
The YORK FORCE FEED DRILL combines 
lightness with strength. Most complete drill made. No 
complex gearing to get out of order. Boxes are close to 
ground. Easily " “ 
Fully 
regulates 
quantity 
of seed 
or fer¬ 
tilizer. 
AWARD¬ 
ED GOLD 
MEDAL 
St. Louis 
World’s 
Fair. 
Weight, 
Only TOO lbs. 
Agents Wanted. 
Write for catalogue. 
THE HENCH & DR0MG0LD CO.. 
Mfrs., Y ork, Pa. niI)K ALSO WITH DISC 
of exceptional 
vigor and quality 
S. C. W. LEGHORNS vi „ 
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. 
R. C. Rhode Island Reds, M&K.V. 
ner Ducks. Vigorous, heavy-laying strains. High- 
class birds for breeding, show or export. Sinclaih 
Smith, Southold, Suffolk Co., N.Y., Box 153. 
VAN ALSTYNE’S R. I. REDS— Our past season’s breeding 
stock and March and April hatched cockerels. 
Edw. Van Alstyne & Son, Kinderhook, N. Y. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS, 
Winners at N. Y’. State Fair; heavy layers; Trios, 
$5. Eggs for hatching, $1 for 15, $5 for 100. Cata¬ 
log free. C. H. ZIMMER, Weedsport. N. Y. 
W. P. ROCKS Bred for Beauty and Utility, 
Stock and Eggs in season. Also Bred to Lay S. C. It. 1. 
Reds. M. L. RICE, Ashburnham, Mass. 
50 
BAKRED HOCK HENS, cheap. Bred-to- 
lny strain. NELSON BROS., Grove City, Pa. 
S.S.Hamburgs and S. Seabright 
B^a.iNrTAJVEis 
Chas. Stewart Davison, 60 Wall St., N. Y. City 
WHITE LEGHORNS & ™ k w e 
PEKIN DUCKS ducklings, 8 we Te 
forced to offer at a 
sacrifice nearly all of our this season’s breeding 
pens, consequently you will be able to get bargains 
in Single and Rose Comb White Leghorns, Barred 
and White Plymouth Rocks, White Wyandottes, 
also Imperial Pekin Ducks. Our birds have been 
carefully selected and bred for superior egg pro¬ 
duction and exhibition purposes and have given us 
better results this year than ever. Have some 
early hatched cockerels, grand in every respect, 
and nine pound drakes hatched this season. Let 
us know what you want and we will make prices 
right. No order too large. Big discount in large 
numbers. Satisfaction guaranteed. Largest plant 
; in vicinity of New York City. 
BONNIE BRAE POULTRY FARM, New Rochelle, New York. 
S OME good coon and fox dogs for sale; pedigreed: 
Birdsong and Walker strains. Sent on 10 days’ 
trial. B. F. JOHNSON. Assumption, Illinois. 
ROWN FENCE, 
Strongest, most durable fence 
made. Heaviest, closest wires. Double 
Practically indestructible. Stock 
Every Farmer Should Have His Own Thresher 
‘‘Little Giant'’ Thresher runs with light power and will clean all kinds of S r *‘ a f l 
i wheat, rye, oats, rice, llax, barley, kaflir corn and grass seeds. Attachments I 
threshing cow peas and for “pulling” peanuts. Made in three sizes—for 3, O ana | 
H. P. Gasoline Engine. Any power can be used. We also make Level-Tread irower , 
Feed and Ensilage Cutters, Saw Machines, etc. Send for FREE- catalogue. 
HEEIiNEIt Ss SONS, 22 Broad St., Lansdale, Pa. 
WAGON SENSE 
Don’t break your back and kill your 
horses with a high wheel wagon. 
For comfort’s sake get an 
Electric Handy Wagan. 
It will save you time and money. A 
set of Electric Steel Wheels will 
make your old wagon new at small 
cost. Write for catalogue. It is free. 
ELECTRIC WHEEL CO.. Boi »«. QuIacy.lU. 
FDR ^fil F ~ 50 S. C. W. Leghorn Pullets. 
rUll OHLt Wyckoff Strain. Hatched May 5th. 
85c each until Sept. 1st, or $40 for the lot. Address 
B. B. CHASE. Wyoming, Del. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS-300 yearling hens 
for sale. Large, vigorous birds ; heavy laying 
strain. A. K. McGraw, Hagerstown, Maryland. 
IOO S ‘ C - BROWN LEGHORN 1 YEAR 
v HENS— Vigorous, handsome and great egg 
layers. 75c. each. G. A. SABINE. Robinson. Md. 
FDR <vAI F ~ 500 PURE BRED S - c - WH ITE LEGHORNS. 
lUn OMLL Hens, Yearlings. They are good 
size and a most excellent laying strain. Address 
G. MONROE WOOD, Woodville, Jeff. Co.. N. Y. 
1 information. Describes and illustrates 35 varieties. You can’t 
afford to be without it. East Donegal Poultry Yards,Marietta,Fa 
strong.Chicken tight. 15 to 35c per rod. Sample Free.We pay fri. 
The Brown Fence & Wire Co., Dept. 59, Cleveland, Ohio, 
