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THE RURAL IMICW-YOKI-C UCI-* 
September 25. 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
'Flic Pinkerton Detective Agency re¬ 
cently warned live stock journals and 
their advertisers against a swindler, 
who defrauds live stock dealers hy 
the use of bogus certified checks. He 
has used several different names, and 
is said to come from Buffalo, N. Y., 
hut he seems likely to give any name 
and any residence. It will he well to 
be on guard and ascertain the value of 
checks from unknown parties before 
stock is shipped. 
Nils il ever occurred to you, that If you 
could print the names of all tho fakes you 
have ever reported In Tjik It. N.-Y. and 
which so many of 11 s “overlook”—or else 
forget—you could doubtless get 10 cents’ 
apiece or something like (lull for a good 
many copies? I would much like to get 
Much a list for ready reference. w. G. N. 
1‘ennsyl va nia. 
Yes; we have thought of this same 
thing. That is, we have thought much 
about getting tnese names in shape so 
that they could be referred to readily 
by farmers, but wc had not thought of 
publishing them in pamphlet form for 
10 cents or any other price. If sub¬ 
scribers would preserve the papers, and 
then keep an index for themselves, il 
would he the best way, because they 
could then see just what had been said 
about them, but the frequent inquiries 
about concerns that have already been 
mentioned shows as this correspondent 
says that the names have been over¬ 
looked or forgotten. There is another 
inducement for a list that this friend 
has probably not considered. On an 
average we answer from twenty to 
lifty inquiries a day by letter. There is 
not room enough for them in the paper. 
Of course, many of the inquiries arc 
about perfectly responsible houses. 
1 hese could all go into a reference. We 
are simply considering the suggestion. 
I enclose money for renewal of subscrip¬ 
tion and a dime for trial trip of n friend. 
I consider il my duly now to root harder 
than ever for Tim It. N.-Y. It Is not ex¬ 
aggerating to say tlml the careful and 
I hough t fnl reader can gel more inspiration, 
Incentives to heller work and helpful, prac¬ 
tical pointers from Tins It. N.-Y. than all 
the other eastern agricultural papers lo- 
geihcr. The reason for this Ih plain enough. 
11 may Interest you to know that I have 
secured a promise from our public library 
managers to replace I lie- - 
with 'I’nn Itti ha 1 , Nkw-Yokkkk at the begin¬ 
ning of the year. It hurl my eyes to see 
the -in the reading room, and 
I tried to show the committee the error of 
their ways. They have promised to reform, 
and I shall look for proof of It when tho 
1 imo comes. w. 11 . m. 
Connecticut. 
The friends of The R. N.-Y. arc cer¬ 
tainly doing their share to increase its 
power and usefulness, and the entbusi- 
a.sim they manifest in doing it is cer¬ 
tainly inspiring. Practically every re¬ 
newal that came in during the Winter 
included a new subscription for a year 
or ten weeks; and we suspect many 
of the dimes come out of the same 
pocket as the dollar for renewal. Wc 
could not acknowledge our appreciation 
of this service to each individual sub¬ 
scriber; hut we wish each one to accept 
this public recognition of it as if made 
to himself personally. Our further ap¬ 
preciation will he expressed from week 
to week in the best service that wc are 
capable of rendering through the paper. 
I he above promise has since been made 
good, and I he R. N.-Y. is now going 
weekly to that library table. 
I have been keenly Interested In your 
op< ning up and development of what is ap¬ 
parently proving to he one of the grealcsl: 
seed iTuudH of our present day- I lie Won- 
derl>err.v. Mv mot her boughl three packets 
of seeds for 50 cents from John Lewis 
fluids. I have jtisl come across an ndver- 
llsemeiil of the \Vondcrhcrry in a farm pa¬ 
per that claims to proleel ils subscribers. 
II Is a half page advertisement Including 
nil of l lie plant in hearing, and the merits 
of both plant and fruit are loudly pro¬ 
claimed. Mr. Childs also speaks of his 
“great; catalogue" and says further, ‘‘Com¬ 
plete satisfaction guaranteed to everyone,” 
Now my point Is this’: Suppose 1 had or¬ 
dered :i lot of seed of the Woiidcrberry and 
had put out unite a considerable plantation, 
going on this statement in I lie advertise¬ 
ment: Hint the fruit looks and tastes like 
"an enormous rich blueberry," and (liur 
bank’s statement In same advertisement) 
“il bears Hie most delicious, wholesome and 
healthful berries.” Suppose | had gone to 
the necessary expense of the raising of this 
crop, and then had found not blueberries, 
hut lemons on my plants, arid nil this ex¬ 
pense and trouble for my pains. Does Mr. 
Childs’s guarantee of “complete satisfac¬ 
tion” cover 1 Ills whole loss and disappoint¬ 
ment? I am afraid the guarantee would 
amount to no more than In (lie ease of the 
gas engines. II seems to me you are fully 
justified In taking up the cudgel or shotgun 
(so to speak) If necessary, In defense of a 
confiding public. I know my mother sent 
her 50 cents and I know of others who 
sent for Wonderberrv seed, and If the fruits 
prove to he worthless their expense will 
have lo he charged up to experience gained. 
And. as you say. If people are thoroughly 
disgusted with (Ids trial, Il will he hard 
for some worthy novelty to gain a foot¬ 
hold. ' » 
Connecticut. 
Wc arc glad to sec the young men of 
the R. N.-Y. family size up the situation 
so clearly in such cases. Honest seeds¬ 
men as well as honest growers arc in¬ 
terested in the suppression of fakes, 
and unless I mistake the tendency of 
the times, such men will make it ap¬ 
parent to publishers that it is to their 
interest also to suppress them. 
I have been corresponding with the On¬ 
tario Veterinary Correspondence School at 
London, Ontario, Canada, and I see on 
page 52(1 that they are Irresponsible. By 
paying It) cents for your paper I have no 
doubt saved .$;{(). Accept my thunks for 
the exposure. j. a. m. 
West Virginia. 
This young man thinks he owes us 
the saving of his $.’50. But he does not 
entirely, lie owes it largely to the 
other subscribers who have stood by 
the paper for many years and made it 
a power and an influence to he reckoned 
with. 11 is 10 cents did not go far to¬ 
wards this result; hut it helped in its 
way, and wc hope it has impressed him 
with the wisdom of renewing- his sub¬ 
scription and doing his part to develop 
an influence and a power which are ca¬ 
pable of doing him good, and which is 
willing and anxious to help him. It 
must lie plain to anyone that a paper 
doing these things has its hitter enemies. 
No rogue will sit still and sec his pet 
scheme exposed and denounced. If they 
could drive The R. N.-Y. out of exist¬ 
ence they would gladly do it. They 
certainly will not support it. If it is 
to live and continue to light for the 
honest farm interests, the farmer must 
support it not. only by his own subscrip¬ 
tion, hut hy his influence in sending in 
other subscriptions. Subscribers should 
work for it just as they work for mem¬ 
bership in a club, Grange or other or¬ 
ganization, because the stronger they 
make it the more help it can give them, 
and the more people it serves the 
stronger it grows. 
I have received two more 10-cent sub¬ 
scriptions from two of my friends, which 
I inclose, and would like to trouble you 
once more to give me an opinion on the 
‘‘Dan Patch" Electric K. It. which is being 
built. Do you think it a safe investment? 
I see you arc not afraid to say just what 
you think of any concern, and I consider 
that part of your paper worth more than 
the subscription price many times over. 
I regrd more people do not know' of it and 
ask your advice before making Investments 
Instead of after. I shall do all I can to 
let people know of your good work, 
Maine. w. d. a. 
This work admits of no favorites and 
no enemies; no self interests, and no 
prejudices; no boasts and no fears. It 
is a case of getting right down to cold 
figures and hard facts, when such can 
be found, and telling the truth just as 
we find it. When facts and figures are 
not obtainable, all wc can do is go hy 
the indications of the present and the 
history of the past. Any other policy 
in a work of this kind would soon de¬ 
feat itself. It is the most exacting, and 
the most expensive kind of work a pub¬ 
lisher could undertake. Absolute sin¬ 
cerity is an essential requirement. The 
R. N.-Y. will not knowingly do anyone 
an injustice. Better that a hundred 
rogues go unpunished than that wc cast 
the slightest suspicion on one honest 
man. But our purpose is to protect our 
people as best we can, and to do so we 
sometimes find it necessary to use sharp 
weapons of defense. If we make an 
error, we are glad to correct it at any 
time, hut we must first he shown. 
It is practically impossible at this 
stage of the development to get any¬ 
thing like a conclusive or satisfactory 
estimate of the Dan Patch Electric 
Railroad. The road, we are told, is in 
course of construction. Will the money 
be wisely and honestly spent to build 
and equip the road? Will there be 
money enough to complete it, promptly, 
and put it in operation? Will money he 
borrowed on bond and mortgage? Will 
the bonds he sold at par? Will the pro¬ 
moters contract for some or ail the 
construction and equipment of the road, 
and sale of the bonds and get a rake- 
off in this way? When in operation is 
there traffic, enough to run il on a pay 
ing basis? Will it he honestly and eco¬ 
nomically managed? Or will it run 
along for a while at a loss, become fi¬ 
nancially involved, go into the hands of 
a receiver, and he sold out for the 
bonds? You need to he able to answer 
all these questions before you can see 
whether or not the investment is a wise 
one. No man can say now. It is a ven¬ 
ture* The experience of the past is that 
the first small investors in railroad 
stocks have fared badly. In our jndg 
ment such investments arc too uncertain 
and too hazardous for the farmer’s sav¬ 
ings, and those who take our advice will 
leave them alone. j. j, n. 
CliNritKTM AlfCII Roll SuciAlc Boil,INC!. 
Would 11 concrete* augur arch he practical 
If It wan built on a rock, and what purls 
of gravel, sand and cement ? Would |i |„> 
best to reltaforce II with Iron? Some of 
your many readers may have had some ex¬ 
perience in tills line, and perhaps they 
could give* some Information about II. 
Vermont. joii.n onoss. 
PAINT TALKS No. II 
Paint Implements Before Putting Them Away 
The most important time to repaint farm implements is before they are put 
away for the winter. A good tool in good order is the mark of a good workman. 
If a carpenter came to your place to build or repair and he had rusty saws 
and dull hatchets, what would you think of him as a mechanic ? Rusty plows, 
implements with loose holts, etc., do not speak well for the owner. 
Before putting away farm implements in the fall have them thoroughly 
cleaned and well painted. Cover the polished metal parts, such as plow mould 
boards, with an unsalted grease or oil. This prevents wasteful depreciation, 
lengthens the life of the implement and saves money for the owner. 
Pure White Lead and Linseed Oil (tinted as desired) is the proper paint for 
farm implements. It alone has the required tenacity, elasticity, and body to with¬ 
stand the hard wear to which such implements are subjected. It does not crack, 
scale, or scuff off, but forms a tough impervious coat thoroughly amalgamated 
with the surface. 
The advance proof of purity ill whilr lead, (he key that locks the bam htfortharui. 
Is the Dutch Boy 1‘ainlcr trademark. 
Buy of your local dealer if possible. If he hasn't it do not accept somethin? 
X.’H? i ftk\ \ Cue, hut write our nearest office. 
Ilouseownrr's Piilntini] Outfit No. 8 confnlnn much 
useful information, color schemes, etc. Free on request. 
NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY 
An afflae In rack of t hr follow illy cttUd : 
Now York Bouton Buffalo Oim-lunaU Chicago Cleveland fit. Lou In 
rtillndolplila (.John T. Lowls & Bros. Company] Pittsburgh I National Load <fc Oil Company] 
I.AMF-Nnss from n Bone Spnvln, 
Bone, Splint, Curb, Side Bone or 
lar trouble can be stopped with 
Ring 
b 1 in t- 
ABS 
Full dlroctlons in pamphlet with each 
bottle. $2.00 n bottle nt dealers ortlollvorod. 
Horse Book 9 I) free. 
A USOUltlN I ), .1 It., for mankind, $1 
a bottle, removes Painful Swellings, En¬ 
larged Glands. Goitre. Wens, BrnlHos, Vnrl 
Cose VeliiB. VarlcouttloH, Old Sores, Allays i’nln. 
W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., 88 Temple St., Springfield, Mass. 
Death tho Stomach 
Worms Guaranteed 
Wo will Aonrl you 100 lbs. of DK# 
IfOLt.AMI'M All hlf ATI l> HTOCK 
HALT on (10 tin^ tt’ trial 
If you derive no ht'iiolH, 
If eoHt,H you ooflilng, II you do, It. 
rout h you $r».oo, Uivo uii your or¬ 
der Ml OUCH. 
The HOLLAND STOCK REMEDY 
COMPANY, Wellington, Ohio. 
nuntl 
I ..vrger, more fertile, vigorous chicks, he.-iv. 
icr fowls, larger profits by feeding cut Done. 
MANNJC LATEST MODEL 
^ BONE CUTTER 
i tits fast,easy, fines neverclogs. lllday*. freo 
trial. No money In advance. Cat'lg free. 
F. W. Mann Co., Box Hi. Mlllord, Man. 
WHITE LEGHORNS 
l’EKIN DUCKS ducklings, wo tut) 
forced to offer at n 
naorlflce nearly till of our this season's breeding 
perm, consequently you will be able to get Imrgnlim 
In SI ogle and Itoso Comb White Leghorn#, Burred 
and White Plymouth Bocks, White WynndotleH, 
also Imperial Pekin Ducks. Our birds have been 
carefully selected and bred for superior egg pro¬ 
duction and exhibition purposes unit have given ns 
better results this year than ever. Have some 
early hatched cockerels, grand in every respect, 
and nine pound drakes hutched ibis season. Lot 
its know what, you want and we will make prices 
right.. No order too large Big discount It, largo 
numbers Satisfaction guaranteed. Largest plant 
In vicinity of New York City. 
BONNIE BRAE POULTRY FARM, New Rochelle. New York 
Tell Me Your Roof Troubles 
Let mo toll you, FREE, how to euro 
for keeps, any roof trouble—tin, 
iron, .steel, shingflo, felt, gravel. 
Write now for Free Book on Roofs 
ami ROOF-FIX, tho great, guaran¬ 
teed euro for roof troubles. 
ANDERSON—“The Roof-Fix Man” 
Department 35, Elyria, Ohio 
SUNNY SLOPE FARIVI 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
“WHICH CANNOT BE SURPASSED” 
Wc offer a liioitoil number only 
YEAltl.ING II IONS 1000 COCK FUELS 
This season's broodinglteim and a very few magnif¬ 
icent cocks. Out* strain has a record, in llucl.v of 
I.AIM) layers of ITT eggs in lirst III laying months. 
I’ricos on application. Reference: Firsl Nat. Bunk. 
SUNNY SLOPE FARM. BOUNU BROOK. NFW JFRSFY 
^SILOS 
JGRT CUR FREE BOOK ON SILAGE’ 
Oldest Firm tn tho liustncav 
■llf MAXIM, OM 
illll III®! GREEN MOUNTAIN SILOS 
uuTfjhUnirv 
CREAMERY PACKAGE MFG. CO.; 
11. C. Rhode Island Reds, SXl: 
nor 1 lucks. Vigorous, heavy-laying strains. High- 
class birds for breed I tig, show or export. Si Nl'l.AI It 
Smith, Suuthold, Suffolk Co., N.Y., Box 1 fit. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS, 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair; heavy layers; Cock- 
orals and Bullets h mos. old, $1 ouch. Catalog free. 
C. II. ZIM.UKIt. Weodsport. N Y. 
P U A RP D A I H.Oil per bid., 00cents in 5 htil. lots. 
U ITHnUUnL The C. B. Charcoal Co.,Biiiluewaler,Mass. 
S OME good coon and fox dogs for sale; pedigreed; 
Birdsong and Walker strains. Benton III days’ 
trial. It. h‘. JOHNSON, Assumption, Illinois. 
S. C. W. LEGHORNS 
of exi-f|it ionii I 
vigor and < 111 ; 1 1 it > 
250 acres of fertile land devoted to Min production 
of an unequalled strain of this greatest egg-breed. 
Fggs, young and old stock, at reduced summer 
prices. Send for circular. 
Ml. Pleasant Farm, Box Y, Havro de draco. Mil. 
Pfll I 1C DM DQ From imported stock. Females 
UULLIL rUlO cheap. Nelson Bros., Grove City, Pa. 
YAN ALSTYNE’S R. I. REDS—Our past season's brooding 
stock and March and April hatched cockerel--. 
Kpw. Van Alktvnic Son, Kinderhoolc, N. Y. 
S COTCH COI,l.I1CH, Spayed Females, two to 
eightmoB, dire. SILAS BKOKF.R, Montrose Pa. 
CCDDETC—Warranted good rat and rabbit 
■ tiiiitio hunters. A few choice Fox Terrier 
I’ups, Circular and price list freo. Address 
SHADY LAWN FICKKKT FA KM , New London, O. 
Yearling White Leghornsom!::ii i; amM*: 
hatched Spring 1908. lYirm raiHtiil hU'hIkM utility 
stock. WILSON FARM POULTRY CO.. Murrlhtown, S. J. 
noiiltrymoti HcmhI loc. foi otir Iflim CnhiloK, chock full of iirtof'tl 
I lilforinFilIon (UiHcrlbfN ft ii tl llliintrnhrt' Ml. vai It-Mo* Yoiinio't 
Afford to Imi without it. Kma t Di'IifkhI Pool!i ' Yin <U,IWin IpM u,r i 
FOX, RACCOON and RABBIT HOUNDS 
Now ready for business, also puppies. Melvin 
Thomas, K.Ii'.D. No. 1. Wayvillo, Saratoga Co. ,N.Y. 
W. P. ROCKS Bred for Beauty and Utility. 
Htock anil Eggs In season. Also Bred to Lay S C l< I. 
Reds. M. L. KICK, Ashburnbum, Musa. 
