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THE RURAL NEW-YOREER 
December 4, 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
Honest conservative publicity is a 
great power for the good of a people, 
but it is a cruel weapon, and nothing but 
the public welfare can justify public in¬ 
dividual criticism. No personal griev¬ 
ance may inspire an honest defence of 
public interest. We would rather that 
a thousand rogues go unpunished than 
that one word be printed here to the 
discredit of any honest man; but we 
have no tenderness for rogues, who re¬ 
gard the farm as a legitimate field for 
plunder. 
Capital City Nursery Co., Indianapolis. 
Ind. 
See page 1022, issue November 27, for 
report on this concern. If you do not 
happen to find it, write “fraud” in red 
ink over the above name and keep it 
for reference. 
Combination Orchard Company, Boston, 
Mass. 
See references on page 1017. Novem¬ 
ber 20 issue, also previous reference in 
this department, if still in doubt, write 
the Department of Agriculture, Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. But keep your money. 
Is not the Globe Association of Chicago, 
Ill., all right? The cost to join the as¬ 
sociation is $2.50, a little later will be $5; 
this is for five years. They sell to mem¬ 
bers only, and at prices direct from manu¬ 
facturer. r-. b, 
Connecticut. 
This friend evidently overlooked what 
we have said and repeated about this 
concern. The membership is a fake, 
and the offer of cheap goods is a fake, 
and the offer to agents and the con¬ 
tract with them are all fakes. Don’t 
bite on all this “sucker bait.” There is 
a sharp barbed hook concealed in every 
tempting morsel of it. The barb in this 
is one of the sharpest of the whole lot. 
Leave it alone. 
I am very much interested in reading 
the ‘■Publisher’s Desk.” Glad to see you 
show up L. P. Gunson & Co., Rochester, 
N. Y. They stuck me on two bushels of 
Mammoth Cluster oats. 1 sowed them two 
years. They did not yield, and the second 
year did not weigh as much as some oats 
I had been sowing for 30 years. 
New York. c. s. c. 
The U. S. Department of Agriculture 
reports that the Great Dane oats, also 
marketed by the firm, weighed only 30 
pounds to the bushel. A half-dozen of 
the leading seed houses report that they 
never heard of it, and have no informa¬ 
tion regarding it. 
You will recall that some time ago we 
wrote you regarding the Keystone Park 
Colony of the Tampa Bay Land Co., near 
Tampa. We have recently had one of our 
men visit the Colony, and he has submitted 
a very conservative report, which is in ef¬ 
fect that conditions there are rather favor¬ 
able for Citrus culture, but that the prices 
asked for the land are entirely too high. 
The land, it seems, was originally bought 
for $2 per acre, and is now being sold for 
$25 per acre. Our agent tells us that the 
same kind of land can be bought at a num¬ 
ber of other points in the State anywhere 
from $3 to $7 per acre. 
The above report is from the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture. Washington, 
D. C. It simply con linns our previous 
advice and reports. Those who feel in¬ 
clined to buy the lands will do well to 
keep this report for reference. And by 
the way, the U. S. Department of Agri¬ 
culture is doing things for the farmer, 
and not a bit afraid to talk right out 
in meeting. 
Enclosed find one dollar. Please extend 
my subscription. I note statement regard¬ 
ing C. E. Ellis, Kornit Co. 1 stand good 
to lose $100 in that deal and might have 
lost more, only by taking your advice as 
they came back for an assessment. 
Pennsylvania. J. s. s. 
It is a satisfaction to know that we 
have been able to save our friend the I 
second dose at least. In reference to | 
the court inquiry of the Kornit Mfg. 
Co., witnesses testified that no books 
had been kept from 1904, when it was 
started, to 1908, when a cqsh book was 
started! Here is an item in the report 
of the hearing: 
Erwin R. Graves, former president of the 
corporation, testified he had been given 
72,500 shares, which Charles E. Ellis sold 
at $10, taking 40 per cent commission. 
Graves said he had received $25,000 but 
used the money, just how he was unable to 
say. 
This company was evidently organ- | 
ized. like many others, for the sole pur¬ 
pose of selling stock and not for the 
purpose of manufacturing anything. It 
was just as much of a steal in effect as 
it would be to slip quietly a hand into 
your pocket and extract the $100. i 
This is the kind of robberies we are 
trying to stop. 
In his efforts to get people to put 
hioney into one of his schemes E. G. 
Lewis, of St. Louis, Mo., writes this: 
The stock of The People's Savings Trust 
Company is about the best thing you can 
put it ( money) into- You will always be able 
to realize or borrow on it quickly and you 
get in on the ground floor. 
Why should people expect to realize 
on this 'stock or borrow on it any more 
quickly than on the other stocks and 
certificates issued by Mr. Lewis? We 
have on file complaints from many peo¬ 
ple who sent him money six or seven 
years ago. They were promised the 
same profits and dividends and security 
that he now promises you. But they 
never got anything. They cannot even 
get their money back, without interest, 
after Mr. Lewis has had the use of it 
for six years or more. We cannot work 
up any enthusiasm or confidence in Mr. 
Lewis’ new 'schemes until these people 
get their money out of the old schemes. 
He will tell you that the Government 
assassinated His old bank scheme and 
his old publishing company because it 
insisted that he obey the laws of the 
country. But he has no such flimsy ex¬ 
cuse for the failure of his United States 
Fibre Stopper Company, which he or¬ 
ganized for a million dollars, the only 
assets of which were some patents. He 
sold this stock six years ago on the 
same kind of promises that he is now 
making you for other stocks. He prom¬ 
ised dividends and profits. The people 
got neither. He now refuses to refund 
their money. Technically it might have 
been legal; but the effect to these peo¬ 
ple was the same as if he had stolen the 
money. 
I-ieonard Darbyshire has abandoned his 
real estate scheme and papers, and has left 
Rochester, N. Y. It is reported that the 
land scheme brought him thousands of dol¬ 
lars, but he left without a dollar. He 
will probably be heard from in some other 
place with some other scheme to extract 
money from the unwary. The papers have 
been sold to a New York man. 
New York. header. 
When light is thrown on fakes, they 
must all go the same way. We do not 
think Darbyshire the real offender in 
this case. He was in our judgment the 
tool of a more crafty schemer than 
himself. The rogue who makes use of 
a young man to work his crooked 
schemes becomes the old Fagin of these 
frenzied business enterprises. They are 
not content to cheat themselves, but 
teach young men, who might otherwise 
be decent citizens, to do so for their 
benefit. We can think of nothing more 
low-down or contemptible. 
Some time ago you sent me sample 
copies and envelopes for ten weeks’ trial, 
and offers of premiums or commissions. 1 
want to say in this connection that I get 
my dollar’s worth and more every year, 
and do, and always will put in a goou 
word for The It. N.-Y., but that costs me 
nothing, and 1 would not accept recom¬ 
pense in any form. I owe it to The R. 
N.-Y. to advance its interests so it may 
prosper and 1 may always have a good 
and clean paper to lay before my family. 
Would that I could say as much of more 
of our publications. h. i.. 
Pennsylvania. 
The above is the sentiment and the 
kind of help that makes it possible for 
us to publish a paper like The R. N.-Y.. 
and to stand up squarely for the inter¬ 
ests of its readers without fear or 
favor. Without such help it would sim¬ 
ply be impossible to do it. If you can 
send only one 10-weeks’ subscription 
with 10 cents, it will help the good work. 
Probably more than one-half our pres¬ 
ent list began with a 10-cent order for 
10 weeks’ subscription. j. j. d. 
Death to Heaves Guaranteed 
Or Money Refunded. 
NEWTON’S 
llcarc, Cough and 
Distemper Cure. 
$1.00 per can at dealers, 
or express paid. 18 years’ 
sale. Send for booklet. 
Horse Troubles. 
THE NEWTON REMEDY CO., Toledo. Ohio. 
^JJSORBINE 
Removes Bursal Enlargements, 
Thickened, Swollen Tiesues, 
Curbs, Billed Tendons, Soreness 
from any Bruise or Strain, 
Cures Spavin Lameness, Allays 
Pain Does not Blister, remove 
the hair or lay the horse up. $2.00 a 
bottle, delivered. Book 1 D free. 
ABSORBINK, JR., (mankind$1.00 
bottle.) For Synovitis, Strains, Gouty 
or Rheumatic Deposits, Varicose Veins, Varico¬ 
cele, Hydrocele. Allays pain. Book free. 
W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., 88 Temple St., Springfield, Mass. 
Death the Stomach 
Worms Guaranteed 
"We will send you 100 lbs. of DR. 
HOLLAND’S MEDICATED STOCK 
SALT on 60 days’ trial freight 
prepaid. If you derive no benefit, 
It coats you nothing; if you do. It 
costs you $5.00. Give us your or¬ 
der at once. 
The HOLLAND STOCK REMEDY 
COMPANY, Wellington. Ohio 
CEDDCTC- Here I am n eain, dealing in ruff 
rcnncio Oil rats: THE FERRET. Enclose 
stamp for prices. GALVIN JEWELL, Spencer, O. 
A fl n 0 FERRETS For Sale. Write for price liat and circular; 
tUUU it’s free, DkKLKIKE BROS., Box42, Jamestown.Mich. 
P URE BRED TURKEYS & POULTRY-Seleet Stock. Price 
Right. Cir. Free. Fairview Farm, Shrewsbury, Pa. 
MAMMOTH BRONZH TURKEYS. First class 
iT1 - stock at moderate prices. Satisfaction guar¬ 
anteed. CHAS. BROCKWAY, Moravia. N. Y. 
P onltrymen—Send 10c. for our 1909 Calalog, chock full ofuaeful 
information. Describes and illustrates35 varieties. You can’t 
afford to be without it. East Donegal Poultry Yards,Marlet fa, Pa 
KEEP THE BOYS ON THE FARM 
By Making the Work a Pleasure 
O NE houf saved each day in cleaning: 
your barns means 365 hours in the 
year, or little over a Month. Just think, 
of it. You no doubt are paying a hired man 
Thirty or Forty Dollars a month. His wagres 
for the time saved will pay for an outfit in one 
year. Pretty grood investment. Isn’t it? 
Save the liquid manure by keeping it with 
the roughage. This is mighty important, be¬ 
cause liquid manure is worth three times as 
much as solid manure, pound for pound. 
The loss in handling barnyard manure in 
the old way is greater than the value of the 
corn crop of the whole United States. Think 
of it. 
With a Great Western Carrier in your barn 
you will prevent this leakage, and therefore 
save more than the price of the outfit the first 
year. Pretty good investment, isn’t it? 
This is not all you will save. You will save 
lumber and paint in repairing your barn 
where the manure is being piled against it 
and has ruined the paint and rotted the lum¬ 
ber. You will save wading through your 
barnyard in manure and slush up to your 
knees in the spring of the year. Isn’t this 
worth the price of the outfit to you? 
The Bail is one piece of Wrought Iron 
Tubing. 
The Car locks at both ends. 
Trip Weights are inside. Nothing to catch 
straw and trash and prevent car from dump¬ 
ing. 
Adjustable for either high or low ceiling. 
Made Roller Bearing throughout. Runs 
easy and always comes back to you. 
Frame made hinged. Will run around 
curves or switches without binding. 
Write for our Big Carrier Catalog, No.N30 It's FREE for the asking. Write u* 
today and we will gladly figure you out an outfit for your barn. We gaurantee you 
satisfaction or it doesn’t cost you a cent. Address nearest office. 
SMITH MANUFACTURING COMPANY 
158-164 E. Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois 
TIME, MONEY and LABOR SAVED 
BY USING THE 
Great Western Automatic Carrier 
MAK 
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Lots of eggs by feeding green bone fresh cut, because it is rich in protein and all other 
egg elements. You get twice the eggs—more fertile; vigorous chicks; earlier broilers; 
heavier fowls; MAMM 7C LATEST DflMIT PIITTCD cuts all kinds 
bigger profits. Illftllll w MODEL DUIat UU I I E>at of hone, with 
adhering meat and gristle, easy, fast and fine. Automatic feed; open hopper, never clogs. 
Book free. 10 Days'Free Trial. No money in advance. 
F, W. Mann Co., Box 15 l\/li Ifor*d. Mass. 
The Only Cutter 
That Cuts Bone 
Across the Grain. 
far greater feeding value. 
Every poultryman 
knows that feeding cut 
green bone is the only 
certain method of get¬ 
ting lots of eggs. Bone 
cut across the grain has 
The 
Standard Bone Cutter 
Try One 
FREE 
cuts green or dry bone, meat or 
d,. m . a—ii,. Guaranteed 
best bone 
cutter o r 
money re- 
ded 
10 
11 
sizes. Many new im- 
rovements. Write 
or free catalogue. 
STANDARD BONE 
CUTTER CO., 
Milford, Mass. 
FARMERS SHOULD SEE THIS HEATER. 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES. 
COOK YOUR FEED and SAVE 
Half the Cost— with the 
PROFIT FARM BOILER 
With Dumping Caldron. Empties 
its kettle in one minute. The simplest 
and best arrangement for cooking 
food for stock. Also make Dairy and 
Laundry Stoves, Water and 
Steam Jacket Kettles, Hog 
Scalders, Caldrons.etc. E^“Send 
for particulars and ask for circular J. 
D. R. SPERRY & CO., Batavia, Ul. 
S O IAI LEGHORNS of exceptional vigor and 
■ Ui II ■ quality. 250 acres devoted to the best 
in Leghorns. Send for circular. MT. PLEASANT 
FAKM, Box Y, Havre de Grace, Md. 
WUITC I enunPNQ we still have some 
nniic Lcununno single Comb White 
DEIMII niINf Q Leghorn stock, both 
r E IV III UUulVd old an( } young, to dis¬ 
pose of at prices to suit. Some promising May 
hatched cockerels and pullets for $1.00 each to close 
out. Some grand early hatched Barred Rock cock¬ 
erels, sired by ten pound cocks, for $2.00, $3.00 and 
$5.00 each. Can spare a few more White Wyandotte 
yearling liens and cocks. Remember our strain of 
Pekin ducks is second to none, that we have both 
old and young and over 1000 to select from. Prices 
of exhibition stock on application. Correspondence 
invited. Satisfaction guaranteed. The only large 
successful plant in ttie vicinity of New York City. 
BONNIE BRAE POULTRY FARM. New Rochelle. N. Y. 
STANDARD l 
^CYPHERS INCUBATOR.' 
Fir* Poctal.-haurthle.' 
90% Hatches 
from the Cyphers—in every country and cli¬ 
mate—for old-timers and beginners. For you. 
CYPHERS INCUBATORS 
and Jlrooderti are non-moisture; self-regu¬ 
lating; self-ventilating. Write for 1 Go-page 
Catalog. Address Nearest City. 
Cyphers Incubator Co., Department 38 
Buffalo, N.Y.; New York City; Chicago, III.; 
iioston. Mass.; Kansas City, Mo.; Oakland, C&L 
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.1814. 
R. MacKELLAR’S SONS CO., Peekskill, N.Y. 
HONE'S “BRED TO LAY” ROSE J™- fa 
COMB RHODE ISLAND REDS efsanfe 
lets bred from best selected layers; also choice year¬ 
ling hens. Satisfaction guaranteed on every order. 
D. R. HONE, Crescent Hill Farm, Sharon Springs, Box 24, N.Y. 
R. C. Rhode Island Reds, tt'SKS,: 
tier Ducks. Vigorous, heavy-laying strains. High- 
class birds for breeding, show or export. Sinclair 
Smith. 602 Fifth Street, Brooklyn. N. Y. 
S.C.WHITE LEGHORNS 
A number of choice April hatched cockerels for sale. 
Write for prices to WHITE & RICE, Yorktown, N. Y. 
GIANT STRAIN BRONZE TURKEYS 
It. V. liHODI! ISLAND REDS and SHItOP- 
SHIRE SHEEP. Bargain prices to reduce 
stock. H. J.VAN DYKE, Route 6, Gettysburg, Pa. 
W. P. ROCKS Bred for Beauty and Utility. 
Stock and Eggs ill season. Also Bred to Lay S. C. It. I 
Beds. M. L. BICE, Ashburnham, Mass. 
VAN ALSTYNE’S R. I. REDS— Our past season’s breeding 
stock and March and April hatched cockerels. 
Emv. Van Alstyne & Son, Kinderhook, N. Y. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS, 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair: heavy layers: Cock¬ 
erels and Pullets 5 mos. old,$l each. Catalog free. 
C. H. ZIM.MEIt. Weedsport. N. Y. 
M ammoth bronze turkeys— Bred 
from our noted Prize Winning Birds. Address 
ELKTOX STOCK FARM, Forest Depot, Va. 
THE CELEBRATED 
HUNGARIAN AND ENGLISH 
PARTRIDGES AND PHEASANTS. 
Wild turkeys, quails, rabbits, deer, etc., for stock¬ 
ing purposes. Fancy pheasants, peafowl, cranes, 
swans, storks, ornamental geese and ducks, foxes, 
squirrels, ferrets, and all kinds of birds and ani¬ 
mals. WFNZ & MAOKENSEN, Dept. 10, Pheas- 
antry & Game Park, Yardley, Pa. 
S OME good coon and fox dogs for sale; pedigreed: 
Birdsong and Walker strains. Sent on 10 days’ 
trial. B. F. JOHNSON, Assumption, Illinois. 
