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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 9, 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
Henry D. Reynolds, up to a few 
months ago president of the Reynolds- 
Alaska Development Company, with 
headquarters in Boston, was arrested in 
New York recently, the offence alleged 
being the use of the mails to defraud. 
It is alleged that the fraud consisted 
of paying dividends which were not 
earned. Reynolds was interested with 
ex-Gov. Brady, of Alaska, in exploiting 
the mining properties of the Territory. 
Upon the organization of the Reynolds- 
Alaska company Reynolds became presi¬ 
dent and ex-Gov. Brady treasurer. The 
company was chartered by the State of 
Washington and capitalized for $3,000,- 
000, its headquarters being in Boston. 
This item will interest people who are 
tempted to invest in mining schemes 
that promise big profits. 
Inclosed find a sample of a lot of stuff 
lliat is coming to our neighborhood by mail 
from Spare Moments Magazine of Rochester, 
N. Y. Will you kindly investigate and ad¬ 
vise us? It looks to me like some one fol¬ 
lowing in Ostrander’s footsteps, f. g. r. 
New York. 
The proposition which this subscriber 
incloses reads as follows: 
What will lie your very best terms for a 
quick sale, and just how soon can you give 
possession ? It is important that we hear 
from you at once with the $10 payment for 
our services if you mean business, and ac¬ 
tually wish to sell direct (o a buyer without 
paying one cent commission to anyone. 
SPARE MOMENTS MAGAZINE. 
Ostrander’s famous telegram used to 
read: “Opportunities exceptional if 
listed at once. Will you accept propo¬ 
sition?” The telegram always followed 
a long letter which encouraged the 
farmer to believe a customer was in 
sight for his farm, and the telegram 
was to suggest immediate action. It 
worked beautifully until The R. N.-Y. 
exposed the scheme, and finally drove 
Ostrander out of this line of faking. 
The Spare Moment's proposition is 
somewhat different, but to our mind no 
less alluring. If anyone wants to ad¬ 
vertise his farm in that paper well and 
good, but he must not expect miracles, 
and he need not fear that he will be 
called upon to give sudden possession. 
The thing is a scheme, and like all 
schemes has a big element of allure¬ 
ment in it. We would rather take our 
chances on keeping the $10 and paying 
a commission in the event of sale. 
Last month the editor of Wallace’s 
Farmer gave us his impression of the 
famous Dawley cattle case in a copy 
of his letter to Governor Hughes. Here 
is a letter from another farm editor of 
the Northwest: 
Editor It. N.-Y. 
Dear Sir and Friend, for as a small 
breeder of registered Ilolsteins I am proud 
to name as friend one who is taking the 
course that you have taken in trying to 
“make the papers fit the cows.’’ Great 
Scott ’ If Dawley is allowed to go unpun¬ 
ished and unexposed we editors may as 
well quit telling farmers to buy registered 
stock. It would surely he a great pleas¬ 
ure to me if it were possible for me to 
clasp your hand, and give you the blessing 
of an old man on your grand work. But 
that is beyond the limit, so here is a little 
copy as to formaldehyde treatment for 
scab on potatoes and smut in grain. Sorry 
it is not better, and if you want anything 
more from this far-off land, just say so. 
Yours for improvement. n. s. FRENCH. 
Dairy Editor of the Dakota Farmer 
P. S. : Also a subscriber and reader of 
your valuable paper. 
North Dakota. 
In all this we can only repeat what 
we said once before. The R. N.-Y. is 
getting more credit for its part in this 
cattle case than it deserves. The duty 
of a farm paper to defend farmers in 
such cases is so evident that it would 
be a matter of course if it were not that 
Mr. Dawley’s position and influence had 
secured for him the protection and 
support of some papers that owe their 
allegiance as well as their existence to 
farmers. We have no wish to discard 
the credit due for the performance of a 
disagreeable duty, but we frankly ac¬ 
knowledge that we think much of the 
enthusiasm for our cause is due to the 
asinine stupidity of those who attempt 
to cover up the evident fraud. 
Some weeks ago I received the fol¬ 
lowing letter from a Long Island real 
estate company: 
Before placing the above mentioned prop¬ 
erty on the market, I wish to secure the 
co-operation of a few desirable persons like 
yourself, whose names will be of value to 
me as the owners of building lots at Colon¬ 
ial Manor. With that object in view I de¬ 
sire to give you an opportunity to obtain a 
full covenant and warrantee deed to one 
of these lots free of cost, but as the num¬ 
ber of complimentary lots is limited. I must 
ask you to favor me with a prompt reply. 
Please sign the inclosed card and I will 
send you (without expense) the full par¬ 
ticulars at once. 
I was not as much flattered by the 
personal compliment as I should have 
been perhaps, but sent the card to see 
what the scheme was. Some days later 
a man called, and I was blandly told 
that the condition of the free lot was 
that I buy the one next to it, and pay 
his price for it. 
“Your offer of a lot free of cost then 
was a fake,” I suggested, with great 
disappointment. 
“Not at all, sir, not at all, sir. What 
do you mean, sir? We are a perfectly 
responsible company, backed by some of 
the strongest financiers in the city.” 
“I do not care anything about the 
financial standing of the men in your 
company,” I replied. “You said you 
wanted to give me a lot free of cost. 
I am here to receive it. Trot it out. 
If you refuse now unless I pay for it by 
paying double the value of another lot 
next to it, then your letter to me is a 
fake.” 
“We made that offer simply to see if 
you were interested.” 
“Very good. I sent the card to see 
what your fake was, that I might be 
able to warn others. I think we can call 
it even. Good day.” 
“Good day, sir.” 
The following item comes from a 
Boston paper and seems to indicate that 
farmers are not the only class of people 
who become victims of petty swindlers. 
As we have said on several occasions 
before, we think city people are more 
easily swindled than country folk, and 
are more persistently and successfully 
pursued by fakers. 
Justice John W. Goff, of New York, ap¬ 
peared as a witness in the United States 
District Court at Boston April 23 against 
George M. Gardinier of Medford, who is 
on trial charged with using the mails in a 
scheme to defraud. Justice Goff testified 
that he sent chocks for $43.50 to Gardinier 
for the purchase of a pair of pheasants, 
six pheasant pictures, some Game bantams, 
some guinea liens’ eggs, and a pair o t 
fawns, which Gardinier had advertised for 
sale in a trade journal. lie received only 
the pictures of the pheasants and some ] 
guinea liens’ eggs- j 
This comes from a Pennsylvania sub- [ 
scriber: f 
M. S. Boyer, of Coatesville, Pa., about 
whom your inquirer, J. P., of Michigan, 
seeks information. I think, died a few 
weeks ago, which may account for his lack 
of reply. The Continental Graphite Com¬ 
pany, about which some one inquired 
through The R. N.-Y. a few weeks ago, is 
my neighbor across the fields. It, like the 
IT.* S. Graphite Co., nearby, seems to have 
hard luck. It is in operation now, but I 
understand was in the sheriff's hands a 
short time back. W. t. s. 
The above would seem to justify our 
advice about investments in these 
graphite companies. 
I wish we could do something for you 
in return for the pleasure your most excel¬ 
lent paper gives us. We feel a personal 
pride in it, and especially in the Hope 
Farm man. Thank you. Thank you. 
Minnesota. h. e. m. 
Our good friends should not be dis¬ 
couraged because they cannot do big 
things to boom The R. N.-Y. It is the 
little things that count in life. Let every 
friend of the paper resolve to send one 
new yearly subscription from a neigh¬ 
bor during the next year, or even two 
or three of the 10-weeks orders, and the 
result would be big beyond the compre¬ 
hension of any of us. We keep referring 
to this subject, because it is of the 
greatest importance. j. j. d. 
QOLDEN BOD POULTRY YARI)- 
Pure Bred Buff Plymouth Rock eggs for sale 
at 75c. per setting of 15: $4 per 100. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. Howard Sutton, Fairmount, N. J. 
V an Alstyne’s S.C.K.I. HKDS— Eggs for hatch¬ 
ing $6 per 100. Send stamp for catalog of breed- 
ingpens. E. Van Alstyne & Son, Kinderhook, N. Y. 
COGS FOR HATCHING, *1, IB; $1.75, 30; $3.20, 60; $5,100, 
W. P. Rocks, S. C. Bull' Orpingtons, S. C. W. Leghorns. 
R. C. R. I. Reds. From vigorous farm raised stock. Satisfac¬ 
tion guaranteed. FliKD li. KKENEY, Laceyvllle, Pa. R. D. 37. 
S, C, BROWN LEGHORNS SSdSK 
ed Hens. Have been breeding Brown Leghorns for 
fourteen years. Eggs, $1 per 15, or $5 per 100. J. A. 
BUSH, R. No. 10, Lockport, Niagara Co. New York. 
EGGS FOR HATCHING 
R. I. Reds, Wh. Wyan’t’s, Leghorns, Rocks, Pekm 
Ducks, 15 for 75c. and up. Booklet free. MAPLE 
COVE POULTRY YARDS, R. D, 24, Athens, Pa, 
B UFF, Wh. Leghorns, Kggn 7f»e. per IS, $1.25 per 30 ; S. C. R. I. 
Red Kprga 90n. per 15, $1.50 per 30: Mottled Ancona Eggs,$1.00 
per 15, $1.75 per 30; cat. tree. JOHN A. KOTII, (^unkertowu,Pa. 
SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS ^TeS 
lent layers, $1.00 per 30 eggs; $2.25 per 50, and $4.00 
per 100. PETER O. LITTLE, R.D. No.l, Home, Pa. 
B UFF ORPINGTON CHICKENS— IB eggs $1.00; 45, $2.50; 100, 
$5.00. White Holland Turkeys, 12 eggs $ 2 .on. Large, Hardy 
Strains. W. A. LOTHliRS, Peru Lack, Pa. 
Eggs for Hatching & SrfSL’iK 
setting; R. C. Rhode Island Reds, high laying 
strain, $1.50 setting; White and Brown Leghorns, 
Barred Rocks, $1.50 setting. Also White Welsh 
Onion Seed, best for early spring bunching, $1.00 
per lb. T. GREINER, La Salle, N. Y. 
Mammoth Pekin Ducks 
STATE FAIR WINNERS. 
Eggfs, 10c. eacli. Single Comb White 
and Brown Leghorns, Blue Andalusians, 
State Fair winners. Eggs, $1.00 per 
setting. 
L.V. SLATER, R.D. 17, Moravia, N.Y. 
“BULLETIN No. 30” 
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Successfully used upward of 30 years 
Carbolineum Wood Preserving Co., 
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BLACK ORPINGTONS, 
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GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. 
ENTERPRISE POULTRY YARDS 
No. 39, Ridgefield, Conn. 
QI'WU'p 1 QQQ have produced more winners than 
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line bred from Prize Winners. Eggs, $5 per 12, 
$10 per 36. 80# fertility guaranteed. S. C. Wh. & 
Br. Leghorns, 8!. & R. 0. Reds, Wh. & Bar. Rocks, 
Buff, Blk. & Wh. Orpingtons, Wh. & BuffWyan- 
dottes, Blk. Minorcas, Lt. Brahmas, Blk. & Wh. 
Langshans. Elm Poultry Yards. B.Y, Hartford.Ct. 
GAPES! 
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a gape; 
my free booklet “GAPES, THEIR ORIGIN AND 
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W ILD AND BRONZE TURKEY EGGS 
for Hatching. Prices low. Handsome Cata¬ 
logue Free. Satisfaction. Eggs insured to Hatch. 
VALLEY VIEW POULTRY FARM, R.No.1 1 .Belleville,Pa. 
PAR U ATPUIWA White Wyandottes, Barred Ply- 
LUuO run nMIuninu mouthKocks,BnffWyandottes, 
S. C. White and Brown Leghorns, White Plymouth ltocka Single 
Comb Rhode Island Heds,$l per setting. 75 f fertility guaranteed 
Day old chicks, 15c each. A. A. VAN WIK, Schenectady, N. Y 
■^Zriglit’s White Wyamlottes—Prize winners, 
” (Huston’s). Eggs $4.00 per 100. Baby chicks 
$10 per 100, Grandview Farm, Stanfordville, N. Y. 
POCC FROM PRIZE WINNERS-B. P. 
“”Rocks (Ringlet strain).and R. O. R. I. 
Reds. Eggs $1 per 15. J.W.Oox, NewWilmington.Pa. 
Pfl 111 TD V M CM-Scnd for our new 36-page illus- 
rilULI II I IIIL. 11 trated poultry catalogue. Abso- 
utely free. East Donegal Poultry Yards,Marietta. Pa. 
TIIRUFY FRRQ-M.B.&W. H., $2per 11; $16 per 
IUni\LI lUUO ]()(). Narragansett, $3 per 11. 
S. DURTGG & SON, Armstrongs Mills, Ohio. 
S. C. White LEGHORNS Exclusively. 
Eggs from selected stock bred to lay. $1 per 15; 
$5 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. I). F. 
ARNOLD, Burlington Flats, N. Y. R. F. D. No. 2. 
WHITE HOLLAND TURKEYS £%% 
ROCK HOLLAND FARM,Stone Ridge.N. V, 
FRRC $1 per 15: $3 per 40, from thoroughbred 
L.UUO Brahmas, Rocks, Wyandottes,Reds and Leg¬ 
horns; 13 var.; cat. S. K. Mohr, Ooopersburg, Pa. 
'THOROUGHBRED POULTR Y-Best 20varie- 
* ties. Good stock. Fresh eggs, 15, $1; 40, $2. 
Catalogue. Henry K. Mohr, Rt. 3, Quakertowu, Pa. 
R. C. RHODE ISLAND REDS. 
EGGS FOR HATCHING. 
Mating list, giving description of all pens,sent on re- 
quest. SINCLAIR SMITH .6025th St,,Brooklyn,N.Y 
S. C. W, LEGHORNS from 600 mature liens, 
selected and bred for egg nroduction. Prices on 
application. WHITE & RICE, Yorktown, N. Y. 
EMPIRE STATES. C. WHITE LEGHORNS, 
winners at N. Y. State Fair; Trios, $5.00. Eggs for 
hatching from heavy layers, $1.00 for 15, $5.00 for 
100. Catalog free. C. H. Zimmer, Weedsport, N. Y. 
MAPLE VILLA POULTRY YARDS. Breeder of all varieties 
" l of Fancy Poultry and Water Fowls. Guarantee 
satisfaction. W. G. Mosher, Sylvania, Pa. 
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EDGE HILL SILICA ROCK CO., 
Box J , New Brunswick. N. J. 
PpLin liIIPIfC Breeders of high-class Single 
I Chill UUOno and Rose Comb White Beg¬ 
un *t , horns. White Wyandottes, Wh. 
Wh tp PPhnniS arK ^ Barred Plymouth Rocks, 
IIIIIIC LCgllUl HD Genuine Japanese bred and Im¬ 
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Square Garden, December, 1907. Hon eggs from 
prize matings, our very best Stock. $3.U0 for 13; 
$15.00 per 100. High-class fertility stock, specially 
bred to produce fertile eggs, $1.50 for 13; $6.00 per 
100, in any quantity. All clear eggs replaced free 
if returned express prepaid. Imperial Pekin Duck 
Eggs $1.50 per setting, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 pier 1,000; 
Jiipanese breed, $15.00 per 100; $3.00 per setting of 10. 
Eighty pens, 2,000 layers. Cypher's authorized 
agent for this section. BONNIE BRAE 
POULTRY FARM, New Rochelle, N. Y. 
RARY nmr.KS 25,000 Rhode Island Red 
DMD I uni U IV3 jjahy chicks at 150 each, $15 
per 100. No better stock; own CHICAGO KING, 
the best Red in the world. 10,000 Barred Rocks, 
Black Minorcas, and Leghorn chicks at 100 each, 
$10 per 100. Buff Orpington chicks 250 each. Other 
varieties, exhibition stock, eggs for hatching. Ship 
chicks safely 1500 miles. Order now for April & May 
delivery. CORNISH FARMS, Kdwardsburg,Midi 
EGGS FOR HATCHING. 
Rose Comb R. I. Reds; most successful prize- 
winning strains. Heavy winter layors. The cold 
Jan., '07 our 250 hens and pullets laid 238 doz. We 
have found them best paying breed. Eggs $1.00 per 
15; $5.00 per 100. From selected pens $2.00 per 15. 
Cir. J. I. Parent & Bro., Ballston Spa,N.Y.R.F.I>.2 
RHODE ISLAND BEDS 
Greatest, layers on earth. Hardy, 
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original Tripp-Macomber stock] 
for sale at moderate prices. 
WALTER SHERMAN, 
25 Boulevard, Newport, R.I. 
I have also Bull, Golden, White 
and Silver Wyandottes; White, 
Barred, Buff and Black Rocks; 
Brown, Whiteand Buff Leghorns; 
Black Minorcas and Javas,Light Brahmas, 
to Hatch” from all above kinds, at 10c. each. 
My Single Comb RHODE ISLAND REDS 
won ribbons this year at Scranton, Easton, 
Philadelphia. Eggs for hatching 12 cents each. 
DOCTOR W. R. FISHER, Swiftwater, Pa. 
EGG® - Nelson’s famous 250 egg strains of Barred 
Rocks and Brown Leghorns, $1 per 15. Also 
Collie Pups. NELSON BROS., Grove City, Pa. 
S. G. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Get our free Catalog. Eggs $1.25 per 15; $5 100; 
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E xcelsior poultry earm-s.c.r.i. Reds, 
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45 BREEDS BEST POULTRY 
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JOHN E. HEATWOLE, Harrisonburg, Va. 
Take Care of the Chicks 
It is said there is a mortality of 50% among 
young chicks every spring. This means a tremen¬ 
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would be if even a fraction of these lost chicks 
were saved to become egg producers or fat market 
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Ay, 
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mail or express 40c 
5 lbs. 60c 
12 lbs. $1.25 
25 lb. pail $2.50 
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