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PUBLISHER’S DESK 
I enclose a letter that was sent to a man 
here to get him to ship liis eggs to the 
writer. He did not ship to Him. as lie 
takes The R. N.-Y. and could see by that 
where the fraud came in. He took the 
paper through one of those 10-cent trials. 
I looked the writer up. and there is no 
such man in trade I will help your list all 
I can in getting trial subscriptions. 
Maine. a. s. t. 
J he letter accompanying the above is 
one from Waldo E. Barnes, Jr., of 
Lakewood and Providence, R. I., who 
represents himself as a dealer in 
potatoes, apples, butter, eggs and 
pretty much anything a farmer has 
to sell. He is now soliciting ship¬ 
ments of eggs, and resorts to the old 
trick so often worked by fraudulent 
commission men of offering more than 
market prices. He promises to return 
empty crates, pay express or anything 
you want if you will ship him your eggs. 
This is easy enough, as he never intends 
to pay for them. Mr. Barnes’ methods 
of doing business have been referred to 
in this department before, and none of 
our older readers ships him produce. 
What is your opinion of the enclosed let¬ 
ter; Would thamc you very much for any 
information about same, as The It. N.-Y. 
is the only paper to turn to for informa¬ 
tion about business that is questionable. 
New Jersey. D. A. b. 
The letter contains the following 
statements: 
We take pleasure in notifying you that 
the judges in the word contest “An Ideal 
Spot,” in which you were a competitor, 
have awarded you a credit certificate for a 
lot in Iteega Park, the new suburb of At¬ 
lantic City, N. J., said certificate being a 
credit of .$65 payment, and will be hon¬ 
ored the same as if you had paid us $65 
in cash. The present price of these lots 
is $100 for all inside lots, and $110 for 
all corner lots, including also one week's 
vacation at a first class Atlantic City hotel. 
Enclosed please find the certificate, together 
with a map and literature pertaining to the 
property. This certificate is awarded to 
you upon the following terms : 
You may remit to us within 20 days from 
date the amount balance, which in your 
case is $35, less a cash discount of $5, mak¬ 
ing the net amount to be paid in cash $30. 
Upon receipt of which we shall issue a full 
warranty deed for the lot assigned to you, 
or any other unsold lot (corner lots $10 
additional) including an order on a first- 
class hotel good for one week’s sojourn at 
our expense at the Grand Atlantic, Claren¬ 
don, Berkshire Inn and other popular hotels 
on our list. 
Of course this is nothing more nor 
less than a scheme to sell lots in this 
Atlantic City suburb, wherever it may 
be located, at $30 a lot, with an at¬ 
tempt to make the prospective pur¬ 
chasers believe it to be worth $100. Since 
it seems necessary to resort to a trick 
of this kind to sell them it is safe to 
say they are a very dear bargain at the 
price. The R. N.-Y. subscribers are not 
likely to bite on such bait. 
Several persons have told us about 
their dealings with the Franklin Mer¬ 
chandise Company. You remember this 
concern offers to sell tailor-made gar¬ 
ments at a low price. Here is an em¬ 
phatic letter from an Illinois woman: 
I would like to tell F. D. how the Frank¬ 
lin Merchandise Co. did business here. They 
hired a man or boy living in the neighbor¬ 
hood where they intended to canvass to 
drive for them, the agent furnishing the 
rig and paying all expenses, and- the driver 
receiving $2 per day, and an extra dollar 
if the agent sold two bills in one day. 
He never left a bill where there was no 
prospect for pay. He put out four pieces 
of goods for $37.50 • these to be made up 
any style you wished to have them. After 
he got your promise to take the bill of 
goods you signed a note agreeing to pay 
for same in 60 days, or in case of non¬ 
payment when due, to pay six per cent in¬ 
terest from that time until paid. lie then 
gave to the parties purchasing his goods 
what he called a “certificate of agreement,” 
the number of garments to be made named 
in this certificate, and it read : “No extra 
charge, only for linings, which shall 
not exceed $6.50 for our best.” He left 
the impression that it was only a matter 
of choice whether you had the garments 
lined or not, and of course the ladies all 
supposed they would get their heavy skirts 
made without lining. Not one would they 
make without an extra drop skirt, and the 
very cheapest ones were $2.50 and from that 
up to $6.50. The cheapest material for a 
man’s suit (lining) was $4.50; the best 
grade $6.50. It was one of the meanest, 
low-down tricks any agent or company 
was ever guilty of. Hundreds of persons 
bit at the game and the last I heard of 
them they were going south from here. I 
tried to warn the people by telephone as far 
as I could reach in advance of the agent. 
From the bill we purchased at $37.50 it 
cost us $57.60 to get through with it. My 
drop skirt was entirely too small, and is 
no earthly good to me. It is laid away, 
but not forgotten. I hope yet to even up 
with that concern. mrs. a. w. b. 
These things that are “laid away but 
not forgotten” often bear fruit. That 
was a good use of the ’phone to carry 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 16, 
the news of warning. This lady says 
“spend your $37.50 for a pleasure trip, 
but don’t spend it for this sort of cloth¬ 
ing.” We might suggest that a little of 
it could be spent to provide a few 10- 
cent pleasure trips to your friends in 
short term subscriptions to TheR. N.-Y. 
I like the manly attitude which you have 
assumed in the Jersey cattle case, as well as 
the good material sent us weekly. I live 
in Senator O'Neil's district, and he will 
hear from us later. As long as I live, 
whether farming or not, you will receive 
my annual dollar. My subscription to The 
Country Gentleman expires this Spring, and 
it will not be renewed. A paper that pros¬ 
titutes its influence for the sake of re¬ 
ceiving a little official patronage, is beneath 
the notice of honest men. r. g. a. 
New York. 
The above letter is so clear cut and 
emphatic that comment is scarcely nec¬ 
essary. We cannot but express our ap¬ 
preciation of such fearless and hearty 
approval of our friends in this cattle 
case. It is expected that the A. J. C. C. 
will finally dispose of the case as far as 
the Club is concerned on May 6, and if 
so their findings will be reported on the 
editorial page of this issue. 
Since sending you complaint against 
Kassoff & Son, 43 Jay street. New York, 
they have sent us check for the 60 dozen 
eggs, and while the price is below what 
store eggs were selling for at the time we 
sent them these, we are willing to withdraw 
our complaint against them, and send our 
eggs to oilier parties in the future. 
New York. l. c. S. 
Our readers will remember that an¬ 
other subscriber complained of the treat¬ 
ment of this house during the early 
Winter. It would seem that the con¬ 
clusion of this subscriber to ship his 
eggs to some other house in the future 
is the part of wisdom at least. 
WHY THE INCUBATOR FAILED. 
I think W. 11. P.’s trouble with incuba¬ 
tor (page 391) is due to a little too much 
ventilation. If the hatches came off a little 
early that would indicate that the tem¬ 
perature had been held a little high. Ther¬ 
mometers are not always exactly accurate, 
but one can have them tested by a clinical 
thermometer at a drug store. The fact that 
so many chicks did hatch would suggest 
the possibility that the conditions were all 
right, but that the machine was opened 
during the time the chickens were hatching. 
That is apt to be fatal to about half of 
the chicks, but it is the hardest thing in 
the world for a beginner to let the machine 
alone at hatching time. We have always 
used one of the best hot air, non-moisture 
machines. We don’t believe in being too 
economical in the purchase price of such 
an article. We turn the eggs by laying 
out the two inside rows and rolling the eggs 
toward the center; then lay the two rows 
I'cmoved back on the edges. We make sure 
that every egg is moved, but not turned 
exactly over as in a turning tray. We 
test every day or two, to watch the air 
cells. If they enlarge too fast, cool a little 
less than otherwise, and close the ventila¬ 
tors a trifle. If they, do not dry very fast 
cool longer, and give more ventilation. 
Then when the first egg is pipped we shut 
the machine, ventilators and all, and when 
the first chick comes out we put a water- 
pail full of boiling hot water under the 
lamp on the cellar floor, where the steam 
from the hot water will rise and enter the 
machine with the fresh air around the 
lamp. As the hatch progresses the glass 
door in front of the egg chambers will 
gradually be covered with moisture, until 
you can hardly see into the machine; some¬ 
times it will run down in little rivulets as 
perspiration will do on a terribly hot day, 
and the chicks will come out positively 
wet. The thermometer will do all sorts of 
ti'icks during the hatching. Some affection¬ 
ate little bird will hug the bulb and send 
the mercury up, and they will all crowd 
to the front and it will go down with noth¬ 
ing but empty shells near it, but if it has 
held thrbugh evenly you can safely trust it 
to take care of itself while hatching. We 
have always had excellent results by observ¬ 
ing these points. Our best hatch was 119 
chicks from 120 fertile eggs. mrs. g. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
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our book today or send price now and save waiting. 
Belle City Incubator Co., Box 48, Racine, Wis. 
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626-59 S. Campbell Ave.. Chicago, Ill., 
or Franklin, Warren Go., Ohio. 
GOLDEN ROD POULTRY YARD — 
Pure Bred Buff Plymouth Rock eggs for sale 
;it 75c, per setting of 15: $4 per 100. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. Howard Sutton, Fairmount, N. J. 
W ILD AND BRONZE TURKEY EGGS 
for Hatching. Prices low. Handsome Cata¬ 
logue Free. Satisfaction. Eggs insured to Hatch. 
VALLEY VIEW POULTRY FARM, R.No.1 1 ,Bollevlllo,Pa. 
TIIRKFY FRRQ-M.B.&W.H.,$ 2 perH : $16 por 
lunM:i HUGO 100 . Narragansett, $3 per 11 . 
S. DURIGG & SON, Armstrongs Mills, Ohio. 
THOKOlIGHliKED POULTRY-Bost20varie- 
* ties. Good stock. Fresh eggs. 15. $ 1 ; 40, $ 2 . 
Catalogue. Henry K. Mohr, Rt. 3, Quakertown, Pa. 
DOSE COMB BR. LEGHORN EGGS for hatching 
from selected matings of excellent laying strain. 
$1 for 15, $5 por 100. A. S. BRIAN, Mt. Kiseo, N. Y. 
OK BUFF ROCK HENS ANI) PULLETS, 
15 Partridge Wyandotte Pullets, also cock & 
c’k’ls of same. Purebred and vigorous. Price low 
for quality. DR. S. C. MOYER, Lansdale, Pa. 
^Triglit’s White Wyandottes—Prize winners, 
(Huston’s). Eggs $4.00 per 100 . $ 1.00 per 15. 
GRANDVIEW FARM, Stanfordviile, N. Y. 
B UKK, WIi. LeKhonm, Egg* 1r>c. por 15, $1.25 por 30 ; 8. C. IS. I. 
ItedKgga 90c. per 15, $1.60 per 30: Mottled Ancona Eggs,$1.00 
per 15, $1,76 per 30; cat, Iree. JOHN A. KOTII, quakertown,Pa. 
CfiOC FROM PRIZE WINNERS-B. P. 
"^^ Rocks (Ringlet strain).and R. C. R. I. 
Reds. Eggs $1 por 15. J.W.Cox, NewWilmington.Pa. 
FfiRQ $1 per 15; $3 per 40, from thoroughbred 
luuu Brahmas, Rocks, Wyandottes,Reds and Leg¬ 
horns; 13 var.; cat. S. K. Mohr, Coopersburg, Pa. 
£7GGS —Nelson’s famous 250 egg strains of Barred 
Rocks and Brown Leghorns, *1 per 15. Also 
Collie Pups. NELSON BROS., Grove City, Pa. 
POULTRYMEN 
-Send for onr new 36-page illus¬ 
trated poultry catalogue. Abso- 
utely free. East Donegal Poultry Yards,Marietta,Pa. 
COGS FOR HATCHING, $1, 16; $1.76, 30; $3.25, 60; $5,100, 
W. P. Rocks, 8. C. Buff Orpingtons, 8. C. W. Leghorns. 
It. C. K. I. lteds. From vigorous farm raised stock. Satisfac¬ 
tion guaranteed. FRED B. KEENEY, Laceyvlllc, Fa. R. P. 37. 
BLACK ORPINGTONS, 
WHITE LEGHORNS. 
GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. 
ENTERPRISE POULTRY YARDS 
No. 39, Ridgefield, Conn. 
Ppkill flllPlfQ Breeders of high-class Single 
rerun UUUHb an d Rose Comb White Beg¬ 
un ■ i ? n< * , horns. White Wyandottes, WE. 
Wh tfi Leffhorns am1 Barred Plymouth Rocks, 
, „ , 5 ° Genuine Japanese bred and Im¬ 
perial Pekin Ducks. Blue ribbon winners, Madison 
Square Garden, December, 1907. Hen eggs from 
prize matings, onr very best stock. $3.00 for 13; 
$15.00 per 100. High-class fertility stock, specially 
bred to produce fertile eggs, $1.50 for 13; $6.00 per 
Japanese breed. $15.00 per 100 ; £3.00 persotting of 10 . 
Eighty pens, 2,000 layers. Cypher’s authorized 
agent for tliis section. RONNIE RRAE 
POULTRY FARM, New Rochelle, N. Y. 
BABY CHICKS 35,000 Rhode Island Red 
DHD I WlllUIVO baity 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 Aprii & May 
delivery. CORNISH FARMS, Jidwardsburg, Mich 
EGGS FOR HATCHING. 
Rose Comb R. I. Reds; most successful prize¬ 
winning strains. Heavy winter layers. 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 por 100. From selected pens $ 2.00 per 15. 
Cir. J. I. Parent & Bro., Ballston Spa,N.Y.R.F.D .2 
QIMPI? 1 have produced more winners than 
oiiYVAL/ iooo any 0 ther two breeders. Stock 
Buff, Blk. & Wh. Orpingtons, Wh. & Buff Wyan¬ 
dottes, Blk. Minorcas, Lt. Brahmas, Blk. & Wh. 
Laugshans. Elm Poultry Yards, B.Y, Hartford,Ct. 
SHEL SOLUBLE GRIT 
Bright, shining, sharp. Increases diges- 
tion. Lime ana minerals make bone and 
egg-shell. Send 50c for lOO lb. bag. 
Booklet “Hen-Dyspepsia” and big sam¬ 
ple free so you test it for yourself. 
EDGE HILL SILICA ROCK CO., 
Box J , New Brunswick. N. J. 
Infested Hens 
One thing more than any other, 
wrecks the hopes of thousands of 
poultry raisers— lice. A louse-in¬ 
fested hen is a tax—a drain on re¬ 
sources—a bit of property that rep¬ 
resents loss. There’s nothing in 
them but trouble and worriment— 
don’t keep one. It isn’t necessary 
to be rid of hens because of lice 
however. Simply dust hens, roosts, 
nests and hidden cracks with 
Instant 
Louse Killer 
It destroys them completely. Instant 
Louse Killer was formulated by Dr. HeS 9 
(M.D., D.V.S.), and kills lice on horses, 
cattle, ticks on sheep, cucumber, squash, 
cabbage worms and melon pests, as well 
as rose slugs. It is also a reliable disin¬ 
fectant and deodorizer. See thatthe word 
“Instant" appears on the can. 
SOLD ON A WRITTEN GUARANTEE 
In Shaker-top Cans 
1-lb. can., 25c 1 Except In Canada and 
3-lb. can., GOc J extreme West and South 
If your dealer cannot supply you. we 
will forward one-pound cau by mail or 
express for 35 cents prepaid. 
Manufactured by 
DR. HESS & CLARK, Ashland, Ohio. 
EOG8 - Half Prico. 
Through the month of May we will sell Eggs for 
Hatching 15 for $1, from Barred, White and Buff 
Ply. Rocks, Silver, White and Buff Wyandottes. 
IAght Brahmas. S. C. R. I. Reds, Blk. Minorcas, 
Hr., Wh. and Buff Leghorns. All farmers' breeds. 
A Sarcastic Lad-Butter King Holstein Bull Calf, 
shipped, registered and transferred for $25. Last 
year the buyer of a full brother,wrote: ‘Calf is bet¬ 
ter than description.” The buyer of this one will 
be equally pleased. Send for markings and full 
pedigree. Geo. E. Howell, Howells, N. Y. 
This advertisement will not appear again. 
GAPES! 
GAPES! 
and a never-failing cure, j. S. KLOCK, Urban. Pa 
EGGS FOR HATCHING 
R. I. Reds, Wh. Wyau’t’s, Leghorns, Rocks, Pekin 
Ducks, 15 for 75c. and up. Booklet free. MAPLE 
COVE POULTRY YARDS, R. D. 24. Athens, Pa. 
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. 
Q H W IFRHflRN^ - Eggs for hatching 
Oi Ui Ifi LLU 11UnilO from 600 mature hens, 
selected and bred for egg nroduction. Prices on 
application. WHITE & RICE, Yorktown, N. Y. 
EMPIRE STATE S. G. 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. 
SINGLE COMBWHITE LEGHORNSiXS 
lent layers, $1.60 per 30 eggs; $2.25 per 50, and $4.00 
per 100. PETER C. LITTLE, R.D. No.l, Home, Pa. 
R. G. RHODE 
EGGS FOR 
ISLAND REDS. 
HATCHING. 
Mating list, giving description of all pens,sent on re¬ 
quest. SINCLAIR SMITH,6025th St.,Brooklyn,N.Y 
I IGHT BRAHMAS, Cockerels; Pekin Ducks. 
Eggs, $1 per 15. C. Gordon, Sprakers, N. Y. 
UAPLE VILLA POULTRY YARDS. Breeder of all varieties 
■" of Fancy Poultry and Water Fowls. Guarantee 
satisfaction. W. G. Moshkr, Sylvania, Pa. 
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, Fa. 
V an Alstyne’s S.C.R.I. REDS— Eggs for hatch¬ 
ing $6 per 100 . Send stamp for catalog of breed¬ 
ing pens. E. Van Alstyne & Son, Kinderhook, N. Y. 
E xcelsior poultry farm-s.c.r.i. Reds, 
S.C.W. Leghorns; Eggs for hatching $1 per 15, $6 
per 100. Oil. JUKUKPiSKN ii SO.VS, Box 48, Wortcndjke, N. 1 . 
B uff oupinaton oiiickkns— is eges $i.ooj 46 , $2.60; 100, 
$r».oo. White Holland Turkeys, 12 eggs $2.00. Large, Hardy 
Strains. W. A. LOTHKRS, Peru Lack, Pa. 
B eginners with poultry-hh 
experience and conclusions of Experts and 
Experiment btatlons which use and recommend 
CYPHERS INCUBATORS 
Cuarantosd tho Beal tor Satisfaction and Profit 
Bnve time and money by writing for 212-page Free Cata¬ 
log showing belf-ltegulatlug Incubators. 
CYPHERS INCUBATOR COMPANY) Buffalo, N.Y. 
