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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March IS, 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
Those readers who have not received 
the annual index for 1910 and desire a 
copy will be supplied on application to 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
We have several inquiries addressed 
to this department, the writers signing 
only initials of their names. We wish 
to notify readers again that we shall 
not be able to give attention to com¬ 
munications that do not contain full 
name and address of the writer. 
Our people long since recognized the 
moral principle in the Lewis case. When 
the present Governmental inquiry is 
completed, we propose to get the money 
for our people, if there is anything left 
to get. We could and we would do 
that without talking about it from week 
to week; but the traditions we hand 
down to our children are more import¬ 
ant than the money we leave them. If 
one man, without truth or scruple or 
honesty may rob country people with 
impunity, others will be found to follow 
his example. If such men be allowed to 
aggrandize themselves at the expense of 
those who trust to their seductive prom¬ 
ises, it will be idle to tell the children 
of their victims that truth and honesty 
pay better than deceit and trickery. We 
must not give our children reason to 
think that we would compromise with 
fraud, nor that we would tolerate the 
rogue. The farm home is the fountain 
head of truth and integrity, and we want 
him who would invade its sacred pre¬ 
cincts with sinister intent to understand 
that his success earns for himself the 
scorn and contempt of decent people 
everywhere. 
I enclose an advertisement of N. Collins 
Smith, Amenia Union, N. V., cut from a 
local paper. I would like the opinion of 
The It. N.-Y. on it. Is it trustworthy ? 
Connecticut. D - E - B - 
This is an advertisement of a local 
land proposition at West Brownsville, 
N. Y., where it is claimed the Pennsyl¬ 
vania Railroad is making some improve¬ 
ments. We don’t know much about 
West Brownsville, and we do not know 
what the railroad company is doing 
there, but we know the advertisement 
has all the allurements of the ordinary 
land promotion schemes, with some new 
and original ones of its own. They would 
like to make you think that you can put 
$790 into a lot, and if you dream strong 
enough about profits, you will wake up 
some morning and find yourself rich. 
From our experience of land proposi¬ 
tions in the past, we would advise our 
Connecticut friend to keep his money 
and center his dreams on something 
nearer home. 
Would you try to recover the money I 
sent Dr. J. T. ‘McClanahan of Roonville, 
Mo.? I enclose paid hank check to the 
amount of $25 which I sent him. It was 
for a supposed reorganization of a mining 
company. I am enclosing you circular and 
would like to know what you think about 
it. The doctor is supposed to be quite 
wealthy. a. f. k. 
Minnesota. 
It is utterly impossible to get anything 
out of claims like this, and we refer to 
them only to emphasize that fact to peo¬ 
ple who may be tempted with new 
propositions. It does not make any dif¬ 
ference whether the promoter is rich or 
poor—an honorable member of society 
or an acknowledged crook. As far as 
you are concerned the results are al¬ 
ways the same. You part with your 
money and don’t get anything of value 
in return, except the promises of profit 
which you always digest before you part 
with the money. If you want to save 
yourself trouble leave get-rich-quick 
propositions alone. 
We have accepted $1,000 in settlement 
of our claim against the Syracuse Breed¬ 
ers’ Association. II. E. lvinne, Jr. We are 
losing 27 per cent, of our original check 
and the expense we went to, yet I am 
positive of the fact that had it not been 
for you it would have all been lost. Each 
of the parties here more than thanks you 
for the assistance you have given us and 
if you will kindly inform us as to your 
charge it will be paid. d. d. h. 
Virginia. 
We- don’t know how much, if any, 
credit is due The R. N.-Y. for the set¬ 
tlement of this claim, which grew out of 
a purchase of live stock amounting to 
$1,170 in November, 1909. The cows 
were purchased on a definite specifica¬ 
tion, including veterinary certificate. 
They were, however, held up in transit 
at Washington, D. C., and some of them 
condemned and slaughtered. The animals 
that passed the test were not considered 
up to the -specification, and were refused 
and ultimately sold by the transportation 
company for charges. Demand was made 
by the purchaser for redress, but no set¬ 
tlement was effected. It was sent to us 
in November last, just a year after the 
transaction. The correspondence showed 
that representations were made at the 
time of the sale that prominent and re¬ 
sponsible dealers were members of the 
association, and the information by a 
commercial agency verified this state¬ 
ment. The breeders, however, deny any 
responsibility for the association. We 
thought the situation justified vigorous 
demand for settlement. Some corre¬ 
spondence resulted, but the settlement 
was adjusted through attorneys, as in¬ 
timated above, direct with the complain¬ 
ant. It was reported in local papers in 
January that a New York farmer had 
sent the association $520 for cattle, and 
that he did not receive either the cattle 
or the return in money until a warrant 
was issued for Kinne’s arrest. It is al¬ 
leged that a settlement of the case was 
then made. At the time of the or¬ 
ganization of the association we had an 
order for advertising it. We, however, 
demanded the guarantee of some re¬ 
sponsible breeder or party for the proper 
conduct of the business. As this was de¬ 
clined we refused to accept the advertis¬ 
ing which, however, seems to have 
found a ready acceptance in farm papers 
generally. 
Your very prompt letters replying to our 
eager questions were received, and we feel 
exceedingly thankful to you for each re¬ 
spective guidance to the safe side. As 
alreadv written you, our problem was to 
rescue a neighbor farmer from going into 
that Chicago’s shark’s mouth, even after 
our neighbor had sold off all his herd of 
cows and a barn of hay preparing to go to 
destruction and lose, eventually, his $10,000 
farm and home. Hurrah! We win, and 
he and his wife arc off for a week's vaca¬ 
tion to give their minds time to reach an 
equilibrium after such a narrow escape; 
guess they are pretty well shattered for a 
few days and may he a little longer. They 
were snatched from next to death. Whew ! 
You don't know. Our interference was the 
“fault’’ of our reading Publisher’s Desk 
column in The It. N.-Y. If we had not 
been reading that regularly, a $10,000 
home aud farm would have passed out of 
town, I guess. We are certainly thank¬ 
ful to you. B. B. 
Connecticut. 
It seems impossible that a man with 
a $10,000 farm and home would be al¬ 
lured by the proposition referred to, 
but so it is. Let no one criticise se¬ 
verely. These propositions are alluring 
and proposed with an apparent fair¬ 
ness that disarms suspicion. The scheme 
is usually to invest money in a busi¬ 
ness and become a partner or State rep¬ 
resentative. The dupe has a snap job 
for a few weeks, but soon finds himself 
without an income. It is a satisfaction 
to shut off a game of the kind occa¬ 
sionally, and such frank and grateful 
acknowledgment of the service makes 
one feel that the work has not been in 
vain. 
Could you collect $6 aud the interest 
due me from the Inter-State Employment 
Exchange of Geneva, N. Y. The amount 
was paid them March 12, 1910, to procure 
me help for the season. I did not get the 
help nor the money back. E. C. C. 
New York. 
The order was acknowledged on 
March 14, and promise made that the 
help would be on hand during the week. 
On April 1 a reply signed by F. J. 
Keeton stated that the business had re¬ 
cently changed hands, but promised to 
return the money if satisfactory help 
was not secured. Again on April 5 a 
letter signed by Roy Satterly made 
apologies for the delay and promised to 
make the deal perfectly satisfactory. 
Again on April 23 he was advised in a 
letter signed by F. J. Keeton to hire his 
own help if he could and the money 
would be returned. Then on June 1 
explanation is made by George G. Good¬ 
elle about previous managements and ex¬ 
plaining that Mr. Roy Satterly previously 
owned the business and had suddenly 
disappeared and that he alone being re¬ 
sponsible the correspondent would have 
to look to Mr. Satterly for it. In a 
letter to us of November 20 Mr. Keeton 
states that George G. Goodelle was the 
owner of the Inter-State Employment 
Exchange at the time the money was 
paid, and that he, Keeton, did not buy 
the business until March 10 fellowing. 
He states that the books in the office 
show that the remittance was received 
by Mr. Goodelle. Mr. Keeton thinks we 
violated the law in writing him about 
his promise, and states that he is going 
to keep the correspondence for further 
use. Mr. Goodelle, on the other hand, 
writes us November 23 that the owner 
of the Inter-State Employment Exchange 
on March 12, 1910, was Le Roy Sat¬ 
terly, who purchased the business from 
him about a year previous, and says that 
the county clerk’s office will prove his 
statement. He concludes his letter with 
the following paragraph: 
T wish to warn you that if you publish 
or cause to be published anything detri¬ 
mental to me I will take action against 
you. and I will go the limit. 
The records simply show the helpless¬ 
ness of a farmer in a transaction of the 
kind. The business seemed to have been 
bought and sold by these parties on their 
own statements. It is not clear that 
either Mr. Keeton or Mr. Goodelle . are 
responsible for this remittance, hut it is 
very clear that the farmer is out his $6 
in the transaction. j. j. d. 
THE SU 
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Everything for the poultryman at low prices: Auto¬ 
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LegBands,etc. Prompt shipments. W rite forcatalog. 
HARRIES & BENEDICT CO. 67 lM c ^ sr - 
Bonnie Brae White Leg- 
horns and Pekin Ducks Si 
ready: also some choice matings of Barred and 
White Plymouth Rocks, Rose Comb White Leg¬ 
horns, White Wyandottes, Single and Rose Comb 
Rhode Island Reds, Light Brahmas, Mammoth 
Bronze Turkeys and Pearl Guinea Fowl. Orders 
for early settings and baby chicks now booked. 
Get some prize matings at right prices. BONNIE 
BRAE POULTRY FARM, NEW ROCHELLE, N Y. Largest 
successful plant in New York vicinity. 10,000-egg 
capacity. Agents for Cyphers Incubator Company. 
Correspondence invited. 
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 
R. MacKELLAR’S SONS GO., Peekskill, N. Y. 
RICHLAND FARMS. 
Breeders and Exhibitors of 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS, 
WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS, 
S. C. BLACK ORPINGTONS. 
Our Prices Hatching Eggs— S. C. White Leghorns— One 
setting, 15 eggs, $2; two settings, 30 eggs, $3.50; 
three settings, 45 eggs, $4.75; one hundred eggs, $8; 
one thousand eggs, $70. White Plymouth Rocks and S. C. 
Black Orpingtons— Ono setting, 15 eggs, $2.50 and $5; 
one hundred eggs, $14 and $28. Fertility Guaranteed. 
Our Prices Baby Chicks— S. C. White Leghorns— Fifty or 
less, each, 20 cents; one hundred, $15; ono thousand, 
$125. White Plymouth Rocks and S. C. Black Orpinqtons— 
Fifty or loss, each, 30 cents; one bundled, $25, Wo 
guarantee safe arrival of CHICKS in first-class 
condition. 
RICHLAND FARMS', Frederick, Md 
TUP PPI PRRATPn HUNGARIAN ANO ENGLISH 
IflC OCLUDnAICU PARTRIDGES AND PHEASANTS 
Wiki 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. WENZ & MACKENSEN, Dept. 10, Plieas- 
antry and Game Park, Yardley, Pa. 
RIAWT RRHN7P turkey eggs, $ 3.00 per 
Ulrtl'l 1 DnUlILL 10; Rose Comb R. I. Red 
Eggs, $1.00 per 15: Indian Runner Duck Eggs. $1.00 
per 10. SHROPSHIRE SHEEP. 
H. J. VAN DYKE, Gettysburg, Pa. 
WHO AND BRONZE TURKEY EGGS-Chicken E 00 s. Hand- 
if-—- some Catalog 2 ct. 
stamp, showing pure wild gobbler from the moun¬ 
tain. VALLEY VIEW POULTRY FARM, Belleville, Pa. 
WIT, PLEASANT FARM 
A b reeding establishment of 250 acres, 
devoted to developing the best 
S. C. W. IiEGHORKTS 
Fine Breeding Cockerels at reasonable prices. 
MT. PLEASANT FARM, Box Y, HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland. 
CINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS— Hatching eggs from 
U vigorous birds a specialty. Quality kind at 
right prices. Famous Lakewood strain. 
SUNNY HILL FARM, Flemington, N. J. 
IA/HITE HOLLAND TURKEYS from prize 
11 winners at bargain prices. White Wyandotte 
eggs for hatching. H. W. Anderson, Stewartstown, Pa. 
Indian Runner Ducks“£," u,“«555: 
Eggs, $1.50 per 13; $8.00 per 100. F. J. FULLER, 
Waterport, Orleans County, New York. 
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS-Black Langshan Eggs for 
1 sale. J. GORDON DRAKE, Port Huron, Mich. 
UIHITE EGG STRAIN INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS— Tlior- 
II oughbred, vigorous birds. Wonderful layers 
of large white eggs; mated with imported drakes, 
well marked, fawn and white; $2.00 for 12; Buff 
Orpingtons, $1.50 for 15. Liberal discount for incu- 
batoreggs. On Kitin' Hill Farms, Pittstown, N. J. 
FARM BRED POULTRY-FREE RANGE 
Partridge Cochins, White Itocks, Barred 
Rocks, Partridge Wyandottes. Prize win¬ 
ning strains. Stock and eggs. 
MINCH BROS., R-a, Bridgeton, N. J. 
Pure White PLYMOUTH ROCK EGGS 
For hatching, bred directly from the Graves strain: 
acknowledged- everywhere as the leading strain of 
this popular variety. No pains or expense has 
geen spared in obtaining and mating up some 
brand birds. 
Exhibition Mating....$4.00 per 15 
Utility Mating. 2.00 per 15 
A few choice Cockerels for sale cheap. 
MRS. C. S. GREENE, 
New Rrigliton, Staten Island, New York 
Buff, Wh. Leghorns, Mottled Anconas, 8. C. It. I. Red. 
Eggs. 90c. per 16, $1.50 per 30. $2.75 per 60, $4 per 100. 
Catalogue free. JOHN A. ROTH, Quakertown, Pa. 
THE FARMER'S FOWL— Rose Comb Reds, best winter 
1 layers on earth. Eggs, $1.00 per 15. Catalogue 
free. THOS. WILDER. Route], Uicliland, N. Y. 
□ mil TDYMCM -8end 10 cents for our flneGO- 
rU U L 1 M 1 IY! Lll pnge Illustrated Catalogue. 
EAST DONEGAL POULTRY YARDS, Marietta, Pa. 
'THOROUGH BRED POULTRY— Best twenty varieties. 
A Good stock. Eggs, 15, $1; 40. $2. Catalogue. 
H. K. MOHR, Quakertown, Pa., Route 3. 
S.C. RHODE ISLAND REDS £Nl®k 
At The Horseshoe Road Poultry Farm JJJfees.™ r Address 
WM. R. BURKHOLDER, Box 152, R. 5, Lancaster, Pa. 
1 ) n HO $1.00— Leading varieties, 62 breeds. Prize Poul- 
ZU try, P-igeops,.Hares, etc. Booklet free. Large illus¬ 
trated descriptive Catalog 10c. F. G. WILE, Telford, Pa. 
Davis S, C, Reds 8ST COCKERELS 
$3 and $5 each. EGGS FOR HATCHING. 
BABY CHICKS— $15 and $20 per 100 after March 1. 
BOOK ORDERS NOW. Davis Poultry Farm, Berlin, Mass. 
Pn||| TRY— 35 ® est Breeds. Bred for Laying. 
rUULI il I Large circular illustrated in colors 
Free. JOHN E. HEATWOLE, Harrisonburg, Va. 
QIKGLfcCOM 1) White Orpingtons, Kellcrstiftss strain. Eggs for 
O hutching $3 per 15; from prize winning stock, three cockerels 
$5 each. W. A. KAISEK, 2703 Jamaica Avc., Kh hmond Hiil,L I. 
Aiiotjn’q S. C. R. 1. REDS— 200-egg strain. Eggs, 
$1.50 per setting. Prices on quantities. 
AUSTIN POULTRY FARM, Centre Harbor, N. H. 
CnpQ FOR HATCHING, from big, vigorous, farm-raised 
LUGO Barred Rocks. $5 ner 10(1; Pullets, $2 each. 
G. T. HUGHES, Watclnmg, New Jersey. 
Eggs For Hatching-}!,',,!;;, 
Indian Runner Ducks. High-class stock— 
utility, show or export SINCLAIR SMITH, 602 
Fifth Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Q C. WHITE LEGHORNS— Exclusively. Eggs from prov- 
ui en best payers. WYCKOFF’S STRAIN— “Bred to 
Lav and Thoroughbred.” On 360 A. free range. 
LAKEVIEW FARM. Eggs and Stock, R. F. 0. 2, Peekskill. N. Y. 
To Move Quickly C ost-W e and B Le; 
horns, S. L. and W. Wyandottes, R. and S. 0. 
Reds, W. and Barred Rocks. Write for just what 
von want in vour first letter and we will lie sure to 
please you. MAPLE COVE POULTRY YARDS, Athens, Pa, 
S. C. White Leghorn BABY CHICKS 
$10 per 100 in any quantity. Breeders are vigorous 
yearlings and 2-year-olds. Circular. VANC’REST 
POULTRY FARM, Salt Point, Dutchess Co., N.Y. 
flAY-OLI) CHICKS—S. C. W. Leghorns, _$12 
U per 100; s. C. R. I. Reds, $15 per 100. Hatching 
eggs, exhibition and utility. THE WINONA 
FARMS, Drawer 272, Lansdale, Pa. 
Greidcr’s Fine Catalogue * 
of pure bred poultry, for 1911, over 200 
pages, 57 colored pictures of fowls, calen- 
darfor each month, illustrations, descrip- 
tions, photos, incubators, brooders, and 
all details concerning the business, where V 
and how to buy fine poultry, eggs for 
batching, supplies, etc., at lowest cost. 
Send 15c. B. H. Greider, Box 58, Rheems. Pa. £5r 
EMPIRE STATE S. C.WHITE LEGHORNS 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair. Heavy layers; trios, 
$5. Eggs for hatching, $1 for 15, $5 for 100. Cata¬ 
logue free. C. H. ZIMMER, Weedsport, N. Y. 
