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'THE FtURA.I> NEW-YORKER 
October 23. 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
Answers to inquiries in this depart¬ 
ment are sometimes—not often—impos¬ 
sible because those making the inquiry 
neglect to sign their full name and ad¬ 
dress. Answers are often necessarily 
delayed in order to make inquiries, so 
as to give the fullest and most reliable 
information. It is possible that an in¬ 
quiry is sometimes unintentionally over¬ 
looked in the large bulk of mail. We 
hope and believe that this seldom occurs. 
Our purpose is to give prompt and care¬ 
ful attention to every inquiry. If such 
has not been done in any case, it is due 
to one of the above reasons, and never 
to intentional neglect. But anonymous 
inquiries cannot be considered. 
“ Subscription Certificates ” Not Accepted. 
A publishing company lias made an offer 
to sell “subscription certificates” which, it 
is staled, will be accepted at tiny time in 
payment of subscriptions to any magazine 
or journal published in this country. This 
offer, in so far as it applies to our maga¬ 
zines, is made without our authority, and 
the certificates will not be honored by us. 
The firm in question has been notified that 
no such orders from it for subscriptions to 
The Ladies’ Home Journal or The Satur¬ 
day Kvening Post will be accepted, directly 
or indirectly. 
Thu Curtis Publishing Co., 
Philadelphia. 
These publishers have been obliged to 
publish the above advertisement in the 
daily papers of large cities as a protec¬ 
tion against the misrepresentations of E. 
G. Lewis, St. Louis, Mo., in his so-called 
Women’s League schemes. We publish 
it free simply for the information of our 
own people. Many of the leading publi¬ 
cations of the country, including The 
R. N.-Y., take the same position, yet 
Mr. Lewis continues to say his certifi¬ 
cates will be accepted by ;~1 journals 
published in this country. His attention 
has repeatedly been called to the mis¬ 
representation of other publishers, and 
the evidently deliberate falsification of 
their position in regard to his scheme, 
yet he goes right on repeating the false 
and misleading statement that his cer¬ 
tificates will be accepted by any journal 
in the country. Mr. Lewis has been sell¬ 
ing slock in one concern or another for 
the last six or seven years by promising 
big profits and large dividends. We have 
complaints from many of these people 
who never got dividend or profit, nor 
money returned. Let Mr. Lewis make 
good some of his promises of the past 
before asking any more money on new 
and even more extravagant promises. 
New York City is to have an election 
of city officers next month. The office 
of mayor is more important now than 
President of the United States used to 
be years ago. Two very good men have 
been nominated on both the old party 
tickets as a concession to the people 
who have made a demand for better 
civic management. But the people have 
had absolutely no voice in selecting the 
individual candidates. Two Republican 
bosses picked out the candidate for the 
party of Lincoln, and one Democratic 
boss selected the candidate of the old 
Jeffersonian party. Of course, both can¬ 
didates were obliged to make pledges in 
advance to .the bosses for the appoint¬ 
ment of subordinates, if elected. The 
remainder of the ticket on both sides 
besides is made up of devoted follow¬ 
ers of the respective bosses. So that you 
see while the people made an advance 
demand, and got a concession in the 
way of an element of respectability on 
the head of the ticket, and possibly a 
smattering of decency all the way 
down, yet one boss or the other will ul¬ 
timately control the situation. Graft 
will still exact its toll of labor and busi¬ 
ness. If we had an efficient primary law 
the people could make their own choice 
of candidates, who would make their 
pledges to the people who nominated 
them, just as the present candidates 
pledge themselves to the bosses, who 
now name them for public office. Tt is 
no wonder that the bosses oppose direct 
nominations by the voters. Few people 
give up a fat job willingly. The wonder 
is that the people have so long allowed 
them the privileges they now enjoy. 
I want to express to you my appreciation 
of your efforts in securing a settlement 
from J. II. Schneider & Co. for a claim 
we had against them. They ignored four 
letters we sent them, hut when you got 
after them a reply came by return mail. 
They have returned fully for the shipment, 
and we are squared up now. Thanking 
you again for your assistance, I remain, 
New Jersey. Q. l. h. 
This seems to be a good illustration 
of the way some good houses have of 
neglecting their obligations to shippers. 
This is a responsible house, and we 
think reliable, but they receive four let¬ 
ters from a farmer, in regard to a single 
shipment and make no reply to any of 
them. Tn the meantime they have the 
money for the farmer’s produce. They 
would not think of refusing to acknowl¬ 
edge a letter from a business house, but 
they neglect and ignore the man on 
whose product.', all business houses de¬ 
pend. They replied to the first inquiry 
from The R. N.-Y., and made prompt 
returns and settlement. Some of our 
friends say this is yellow journalism, 
and beneath the dignity of a conserva¬ 
tive journal. We don’t care how yellow 
the journalism, provided it puts the yel¬ 
low ducats into the pockets of our 
people where they belong. 
Now York & London Finance Co., .15 
Wall street, New York City ; mining stocks. 
We must repeat our standing advice 
to leave mining stocks alone. It is our 
opinion, based on 25 years’ experience, 
that small investors have lost more in 
fake mining schemes than has ever been 
made even by insiders on legitimate 
mines. 
I am glad to see you expose O. W. 
Roper. He is a professional swindler, hav¬ 
ing already served a term in prison for 
running a get-rich-quick concern. lie has 
no property. s. j. l. 
New Jersey. 
Yet lie had no trouble to set up as a 
commission merchant and get consign¬ 
ments of farm produce. Farmers will 
simply have to get out of the way of 
doing business on this basis. No busi¬ 
ness house could do business that way 
and live a year. Keep the goods until 
you know the responsibility of the house 
to which you are to send them. 
Vick’s Magazine, Rochester, N. Y.; I)ans- 
vilic, N. Y. and last of Chicago, Ill. 
This publication is now in the hands 
of a receiver in Chicago. It is one of 
the cheap mail-order publications that 
tried to sell stock to country people to 
bolster up its failing fortunes. We hope 
our warnings against such propositions 
had effect enough to keep our people 
and their money out of it. The list 
of subscribers will now probably be 
taken over by some other concern of 
the same class, and the old process 
worked all over again. 
Is the United States School of Music, 
225 Fifth avenue, New York, a reliable 
school, and could you take lessons from 
them by mall so you could learn to play 
as well as taking lessons at home from a 
teacher? u. w. n. 
1 ’ennsyl vnnia. 
We have been unable to find any in¬ 
formation that would justify an encour¬ 
agement to take up this work. They 
have no established rating that we can 
find, and to our request for references 
they give us no sources of information 
that appeal to us as impartial. We 
have had no experience with corre¬ 
spondence lessons in music, and have 
not found anyone who has been suc¬ 
cessful with them. The personal lessons, 
we think, will be found more satisfac¬ 
tory. 
When we compared the actual assets 
of the Christian’s Natural Food' Com¬ 
pany with their authorized capital and 
estimated that a purchaser of the stock 
would probably receive about two cents 
on the dollar, in actual value, some of 
our friends felt a bit incredulous. Their 
agents set up a terrible howl of indig¬ 
nation, and libel suits were freely pre¬ 
dicted. The stock was then being ped¬ 
dled around the country bv traveling 
solicitors. Reports in trade circles how 
are to the effect that the company is j 
not at all easy in its financial affairs, , 
and that credit extensions would not 
be advised. The wonderful profits pre¬ 
dicted have not materialized, and divi¬ 
dends on the stock are, to say the least, 
remote. 
I was surprised to find M. J. Clarkson, 
the “Train Load of Books” man of Chi¬ 
cago, on your trouble list. I was about 
to send him an order, but guess Boston 
stores where I can see what I buy will be 
safer and cheaper. Good luck to you; 
"keep at ’em." F. L. a. 
Massachusetts. 
That is the way to treat them. 
Houses that refuse to recognize the 
rights of one farmer should be made 
to understand that it costs them the pat¬ 
ronage of other farmers. Just as soon 
as that principle is understood and en¬ 
forced, just so soon will farmers have 
less cause of complaint. There are any 
number of good reliable houses anxious 
to have the trade of the farm, and 
equally anxious to give good and satis¬ 
factory services. Let them have the 
trade, and the others will soon drop to 
the situation. 
Win. B. A. Jurgens, commission merchant, 
Ferguson avenue and Kyerson street, Brook¬ 
lyn, N. Y. 
We have a complaint from a shipper 
who sent him three cases of eggs last 
Spring. He reported two dozen short, 
five dozen stained and six dozen dam¬ 
aged and returned 23 cents for the bal¬ 
ance when white eggs were selling for 
26 and 26 ^ 2 . cents. The shipper packed 
then personally and knew the count 
was right and all white Leghorns ex¬ 
cept six dozen brown. Wte have tried 
to get Mr. Jurgens to give us some I 
evidence of the shortage and damages 
so that we could put in claim to the ex¬ 
press company, but he simply ignores 
our requests. The amount is not big 
enough to justify suit to recover; but 
shippers need to know the facts, and 
may govern themselves accordingly. 
I wish to express my appreciation of your 
“Publisher’s Desk,” which seems to be an 
institution peculiar to yourself. I have no 
doubt it has saved many a subscriber much 
more than your paper cost him. Your views 
on temperance also meet my approval, in 
fact, I should find it difficult to find any 
fault with Tub Ruiial New-YobRek. 
New Jersey. w. h. z. 
It is fortunate that this enthusiastic 
friend is not the publisher of the paper. 
I find fault with each and every issue, 
I do this in order to improve the suc¬ 
ceeding issues as much as possible. 
Some issues we like better than others; 
but our constant aim is to make the 
paper more useful and helpful to the 
people who read it. It is, of course, 
gratifying that many of our friends ap¬ 
preciate this effort. The “Publisher’s 
Desk” department is simply a develop¬ 
ment of this effort to help the man who 
is not in a position to help himself. I 
have always felt that an injury to one 
farmer is the concern of all farmers; 
and if the one hundred and twelve 
thousand farmers who now belong to 
THE R. -Y. family should act to¬ 
gether and support one another through 
the paper or otherwise as occa¬ 
sion required, the influence for good 
would be almost beyond estimate. 'I bis 
line of thought led to the use of the 
influence of the paper to secure justice 
and protection, as far as possible for 
individual subscribers. Sometimes we 
succeed; often we fail, but we believe 
that the result of success and failure 
work to the general good in discoura¬ 
ging fraud and deception. Almost every 
day we have received money to return 
to some one. j. j. d. 
A QUESTION IN POULTRY BREEDING. 
I bavo White and Brown Leghorns, and 
It. I*. Rocks young and old (young all 
April batch), all running together. If I 
separate them the first of January will 
the eggs set February 15 breed true or 
show the cross? g. g. l. 
Williamsport, l’a. 
As we only keep one breed of hens I 
could not say positively whether these 
birds would breed true or not, and some 
fanciers say they would not. But I think 
they would breed true enough for all 
practical purposes, and would not hesi¬ 
tate to save the eggs. 
FLOYD Q. WHITE. 
GRAIN CROP FOR POULTRY. 
I have a small ben farm (about four 
acres). Could you give me tin idea as to 
what would be the most profitable crop 
to grow for ben food? I planted a small 
patch of corn this year, and it has yielded 
well. The land Is light, and I used nothing 
but hen manure. I grow cabbages, turnips 
and mangels, but would like to grow more 
gn,in. .(. W. B. 
Massachusetts. 
I consider corn by far the best grain 
crop for the poultryman to grow for the 
following reasons : First, 80 to 100 bush¬ 
els of shelled corn can be grown on one 
acre of land, which is about double the 
yield of any other grain we raise. Sec¬ 
ond, the land can still he used by the 
hens while the crop is growing. Third, 
there is no other crop of grain that will 
stand any great amount of hen manure, 
as the nitrogen contained will force the 
growth until the straw falls down. If 
the hens do not range all over the corn 
a crop of turnips can be raised in addi¬ 
tion to the corn by sowing the seed at 
the last cultivation, and although the 
cornstalks do not make good litter, we 
can sell them and buy straw from our 
neighbors who have dairies. 
FI.OYD Q. WHITE. 
KEROSENE EMULSION FOR HENHOUSE. 
Can you give ine a recipe for kerosene 
emulsion for spraying henhouse? 
Sherborn, Mass. H. A. M. 
The Iowa Experiment Station gives the 
following directions for making several 
mixtures for killing chicken mites: 
Kerosene Emulsion. —Shave or chop 
oik' pound of hard soap, add to a gallon 
of soft water, place on a fire and tiring 
to a boll to dissolve the soap. Remove 
from the fire and stir in while hot two 
gallons of kerosene. This makes a thick, 
creamy emulsion, which may he kept as 
a stock solution. For use dilute with 10 
parts of soft water. It is better to apply 
it hot if possible. 
Kerosene and Flake Naptiialbne.— 
Dissolve In two gallons of kerosene all of 
the flake naphthalene if will take. Apply 
without dilution. Flake naptlialene is a 
petroleum by-product in the form of white 
flakes. It Is the basis of moth halls and 
has the same penetrating gasoline odor. It 
may he obtained from the druggist at a 
cost of from eight to 15 cents per pound, 
depending upon the amount purchased. 
Kerosene and Carbolic Acid. —Add one 
part of crude carbolic acid to three parts 
of kerosene. Apply without dilution and 
keep stirred while applying. Crude car¬ 
bolic acid is preferred to the better grades 
because of its containing other coal tar 
compounds in addition to phenol. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal." See guarantee page 10. 
I'll Save You $50 
On a Manure Spreader 
r-if You’ll Let Me -% 
This is Just a little ad—but a postal wilt bring: iny BIq 
Book— and give you my $50.00 Saving Price and Special 
Proposition. You can save as much answering this little ad¬ 
vertisement as if it coveted a page. 
My Spreader positively will do better work and last longer 
than any Spreader made—no mat¬ 
ter what the price—so why pay $50 
more? 20,000 larmtrs have 
•tamped tholr O. K. on 
my sproador and money, 
eavlng prloa. My Special 
Proposition will interest you. 
Just a postal addressed to Gal¬ 
loway of Waterloo, Iowa, will 
bring you everything postpaid. 
Will You Pay a Penny For 
The Poatal and Sava 900.00? 
Address Wm. Galloway, Proa. 
WM. CALLOWAY CO. 
669 Galloway Sta. Waterloo, la 
Fr Bight 
Paid 
SILOS 
G&T’bOR FREE BOOK ON SILAGE 
Oldest Firm in the Builocst 
MAKERS OR 
GREEN MOUNTAIN SILOS 
CREAMERY PACKAGE MFG. CO. aLIInvTt 
F arm Earnings 
are canity increased by the nsc 
of this economical and valu¬ 
able addition to feed room or 
dairy. Coats little, wears for 
years and useful every day. 
“Farmer’s 
Favorite** 
Feed Cooker and Boiler 
Makun more productive stock feeding. Kor heat¬ 
ing water, sterilizing milk cans, rendering lard, 
boiling sap, canning fruit, and other uses of far¬ 
mers, poultrymen, stock raisers, fruit growers, ete. 
LEWIS MFC. CO., Box C, Cortland, N. Y. 
MAKE HENS LAY 
By feeding raw bone. Its egg-producing value 1 b four 
times that of grain. Eggs more fertile, chicks more 
vigorous, broilers earlier, fowls heuvler 
profits larger. 
MANN’S l mSd!I Bone Cutter 
Cuts all bone with adhering meat and 
ristte. Never clogs. 10 Day.* Fro. Trial, 
o money In advance. 
Send Today for Freo Book. 
Ft W. Mann Co., Box 15 , Mlllord, Mam. 
DON’T FIGHT HEN LICE ALL SUMMER 
Will Insure Entire Freedom From All Pests of the Hen Roost 
It comes in solid cakes. Melt it and apply hot to 
the perches with a paint brush. It tills the chicks 
and crevices whore the lice hide and breed during 
the day It is fatal to both lice and nits. Preven¬ 
tion is better than cure. Apply it this fall. It 
will kill this! season’s crop, and ho there in the 
spring ready for the first comers. One pound cake 
sufficient for roost of fifty hens. Postpaid 50 cents, 
(2-eent stamps will do.) Writo for prices on larger 
quantities. Satisfaction guaranteed or money hack. 
Inventor nml 0. W. MAPES, The Hen-Man 
Alaniifneturer. Middletown, N. Y. 
MacKellar’s Charcoal 
For Poultry is best. Coarse or fine granulated, also 
powdered. Buy direct from largest manufacturers of 
Charcoal Products. Ask for prices and samples. Est.1844. 
It. MacKKLLAR’S SONS CO.. Poukskill, N.Y. 
W. P. ROCKS Bred for Beauty and Utility. 
Stock and Eggs in season. Also Bred to Lay S. C. R. I. 
Reds. M. L. KICK, Ashburuham, Mass. 
W D Rock Cockerels, early hatched from tosted 
■ > • heavy layers, $11 to |5 each. Trap nests 
used exclusively. A. S. BRIAN, Mt,. Kiseo, lv. V. 
S.C.WHITE LEGHORNS 
A number of choice April hatched cockorols for sale. 
Write for prices to WHITE & RICE, Ynrktown, N. Y. 
S.C.W. LEGHORNS 
250 acres devoted to 
horns. MT. PLEASANT 
xcept 
vigor and quality. 
i producing the best m Leg- 
FARM, Box Y, Havre de Grace, Mo. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS, 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair; heavy layors; Cock¬ 
erels and Pullets 5 inos. old, $1 each. Catalog free. 
C. II. ZIMilER, Weedsport. N. V. 
P on I try me u—-Send 10c. for our 1909 CnlAlog, chock full of imefu 
information. Describes and IllustrAtes 3f» varieties. You can’t 
afford to he without It. Kaat PoiipkhI Poultry Yarda,Marietta,Pa 
VAN ALSTTNE’S R. I. REDS— Our past season’s breeding 
stock and March and April hatched cockerels. 
Kdw . Van Alstynk <fc Son, Kinderhook, N. Y. 
R. C. Rhode Island Reds, 2«e3 
ner Ducks. Vigorous, heavy-laying strains. High- 
class birds for breeding, show or export. Sinulaik 
Smith. 602 Fifth Street, Brooklyn. N. Y. 
WHITE LEGHORNS 
PEKIN DUCKS 
In order to make 
room for liOOO grow 
lug chicks und 1000 
ducklings, we are 
forced to oiler at a 
sacrifice nearly all of our this season’s breeding 
pens, consequently you will he able to get bargains 
in Single und Rose Comb White Leghorns, Barred 
and White Plymouth Bocks, White Wyandottes, 
also Imperial Pekin Ducks. Our birds have been 
carefully selected and bred for superior egg pro 
auction 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 hutched this season. Let 
us know what you want und we will make prices 
right. No order too large. Big discount In largo 
numbers. Satisfaction guaranteed. Largest plant 
In vicinity of New York City. 
BONNIE BRAE POULTRY FARM. New Rochelle. New York. 
/innn EURRKTH F"r Sate. Write for price Hat sml cln ui " 
*fUUU It's free. DkKLKIKE IIUOS., Box 4J, Jamestown .MirSi. 
CCppCTC — Warranted good rat and rabbit 
huntors. A few choieo Fox Terrier 
Pups. Circular and price list free. Address 
SHADY DAWN FERRIOT FARM, New London, O. 
COLLI)! I’DPS. from imported champion stool: 
real drivers. $5 to $8 each. Also Berkshire hogs. 
BROOKS11) 10 FARM, Prospect, Ohio. 
