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March 25, 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
I have just received notice from the 
Adams Express Company that they are 
ready to pay for the eggs I shipped by 
them to F. S. Graham of Buffalo, N. Y., 
in .July last, and which wore never deliv¬ 
ered. I thank you for the help. F. M. T. 
New York. 
This shipment was made in July, and 
the complaint did not come to us until 
January 11, 1911, and the above ad¬ 
justment was made on January 28, 
which was very satisfactory to us, but 
the six months’ effort of the shipper 
illustrates the difficulty that an indi¬ 
vidual has in getting a settlement 
through these express companies. 
I have an account against the Donley 
Dumber Company, C. M. Donley, of Win¬ 
field, Kansas, for the amount of $20, which 
I wish you would undertake to collect for 
me, the account being now nearly two years 
old. C. A. 
Magnolia, Texas. 
We have been following the claim for 
some time, but find that C. M. Donley 
went into bankruptcy some time in the 
early part of 1910 and, of course, legally 
wiped out all of his previous debts. The 
information is that he is now in the 
vicinity of Hoisington, Mo. Our at¬ 
torneys returned the claim with the in¬ 
formation that they are unable to locate 
him, and it seems to be one of the hope¬ 
less cases. 
I was much interested in your Publisher's 
Desk” about the canceled stamp fake. 1 
also received one of these letters, and sent 
a registered letter to Miss Mills, asking for 
particulars. My letter was returned by 
the Philadelphia post office, which advised 
me that they have received more than 200,- 
000 letters for “Miss Mills” which they 
could not deliver, as “she” could not be 
found. Con you give me any idea as to 
what possible advantage can be gained by 
the person who starts one of these chains? 
Thank you for your good fight against swin¬ 
dles and swindlers. F. c. b. w. 
The object of the letters is probably 
to get lists of names and addresses in 
order to work some bigger fake later on. 
Or it may have been started with the 
hope of renovating the stamps so that 
they could be used over again. The 
chances are that the scheme has been 
abandoned because of some investigation 
that has scared off the promoter. 
A certain acquaintance of mine has been 
trying to induce me to buy stock in the 
“Sterling Magazine,” published by the West¬ 
ern Publishing Company of St. Louis. Can 
you give me any information and do you 
think it worthy of any consideration? 
Ohio. E. F. E. 
This seems to be a new publication. 
The standard authorities on publications 
list it, but leave blank the column for 
circulation figures. Other authorities 
state the company is not incorporated, 
so that if it is selling stock it must be 
recently incorporated. Our advice to 
you would be to let these venturesome 
publishers finance their own enter¬ 
prises. There are 10 failures in the 
publishing business to one conspicuous 
success. Any venture in a new propo¬ 
sition of the kind is the wildest form of 
speculation. We wish these new ven¬ 
tures success; but the promoters ought 
to risk their own money and not ask 
outsiders to help finance such venture¬ 
some propositions. 
I have just returned from a trip along 
the entire east coast of Florida, and I 
want to repeat and emphasize what has 
so often been said in this column about 
buying land in that State of agents and 
land promoters without examination and 
investigation. The climate is all right, 
but you cannot live on climate, and as 
a speculation there is nothing in it ex¬ 
cept for the promoters. I met one man 
who had bought a farm and paid for it, 
only to find that his title was no good, 
and the prospects now are that he will 
spend more in the courts than he paid 
for the land, and probably lose it all. 
The State has no general survey, and 
it is said that many deeds lap over on 
the same land and some of them cover 
the same ground. The drained lands 
are now worked with special vigor and 
many a hard-earned dollar is finding its 
way to the land shark’s pocket. The 
best people of Florida regret that these 
conditions exist. The trade is no good 
to anyone but the promoters. In any 
section the natives will tell you the 
truth, if you take pains to go among 
them. One man said: “Florida is all 
right if you have made your pile; but 
it is no place for a poor man from the 
North.” Individuals will prosper there 
as* elsewhere. I would discourage no 
one who becomes familiar with the 
situation and decides on a Florida home; 
but don’t go there looking for bargains 
or snaps. 
Wliat Is the actual reputation of the 
following real estate dealers: Ilubard & 
Noble. Buckingham, Va.; Pyle & Co. Inc., 
Petersburg, Ya. ? t. c. 
Neither of the real estate deallers 
have any financial rating in the sources 
of information open to us. We would 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
never advise a purchase of real estate 
by mail. Real estate agents, even when 
perfectly honest and reliable, are looking 
for commissions, and their descriptions 
of property are likely to be colored by 
their desire for business. Besides, what 
may seem good to him may not suit 
you. Before you buy real estate, go 
out and see it. If you cannot do that, 
leave it alone. While without rating, 
the agent may be in a position to serve 
you, and, of course, there are honest 
men in the real estate agency business; 
but they have no responsibility to you in 
any event except to negotiate the sale 
and take their commission. There arc 
many tricks resorted to in these trans¬ 
actions. First see the land and be sure 
it has transportation facilities. Then 
be sure you get the land you inspect. 
This is not as easy as it seems. Al¬ 
ways get a reliable attorney to fix the 
papers and locate the property. In your 
own neighborhood this is all easy. The 
advice applies to sections where you are 
a stranger. 
I received check for $12.28 from Adams 
Express Company for claim which you col¬ 
lected for me. 1 am very much obliged for 
your assistance. u. g. 
New York. 
POULTRY SUPPLIES 
Everything for the poultryman at low prices:Auto¬ 
matic Feeders, Hall Mammoth and Model Incuba¬ 
tors. Feed, Remedies, Hen-e-ta, Knt Corn, Liverine, 
LegBands,etc. Prompt shipments. Write forcatalog. 
HARRIES & BENEDICT CO. 
K eystone foods 
are demanded and used by successful 
poult rymen everywhere because our 
goods are reliable. Every ounce of grain is 
clean and nourishing. Lowest prices. Full 
weight. Prompt shipments. Satisfaction 
f uaranteed. Send to'day for Booklet and 
REE Souvenir. Don’t delay. 
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 CO., Peekskill, N. Y. 
American Poultry Plant 
White Orpingtons (Kellerstrass), White Leghorns 
(Wyekoff), Mammoth Bronze and White Holland 
Turkeys. Indian Runner Ducks. Quality and 
superior egg production. Stock and eggs in 
large quantities. COLLINS, OHIO. 
PRIZE WINNING STRAINS! wTu, 
dottes, Rhode Island Reds, both combs, Single 
Comb White and Brown Leghorns, eggs $1.60, 15; 
$7.00, 100. Light and Dark Brahmas, $2.00, 15. Cat¬ 
alog gratis. F. M. PRESCOTT, Riverdalo, N. J. 
This claim was for a shipment of 
eggs to a New York commission house. 
Adams Express Co. failed to make de¬ 
livery and offered the shipper $5.98, 
which was less than half the value of 
the eggs. We notified them we would 
take the matter up with the Public Ser¬ 
vice Commission unless settlement was 
made promptly for the full value. The 
above letter shows the result. 
I have ordered $3 worth of books in re¬ 
sponse to a circular from “New York Nov¬ 
elty Publishing Company,” 1182 Broad¬ 
way, New York, and have written twice 
since and got no reply to the three 
letters. Are they all right? Who should I 
inform to prevent a further wrong use of 
mails by those who swindle through the 
mails? H. b. L. 
Iowa. 
White Wyandottes 
satisfaction. Selected eggs, one dollar per fifteen. 
L. A. PAGE, Old Bridge, New Jersey. 
LAKEHILL FARM 
W. H. THACHKR. 
Single and Rose Comb W. Leghorns, W. P. Rocks 
and Imp. Pekin Ducks. Cockerels and Ducks of 
both sexes for sale in any quantity from $2 up. 
Chicks, $15 per 100. Ducklings, $25 per 100. Write 
for special prices in large lots. Orders booked for 
early delivery of hatching eggs and day old chicks 
and ducklings. Safe delivery and satisfaction 
guaranteed. CARL W. LLOYD, Mgr., 
Hillside, Westchester County. N. Y. 
Indian Runner DrakessSa,S!» w £!£: 
FRANK F. TERRY, Assonet, 31ass. 
S. C. BI.ACK MINORCA COCKERELS 
range reared. Eggs for hatching; prices reason¬ 
able. JAMES GOODMAN, New Ringgold, Pa. 
We are unable to locate anyone re¬ 
sponsible for this concern. Letters ad¬ 
dressed to them are returned by the 
post office with the information that it 
is a fictitious name. Some one probably 
rented a mail box at the address and 
assumed a name to draw remittances. 
Nothing can be done in the matter now. 
W HITE WYANDOTTES and Indian “Genuine Fawn” Runner 
Ducks. Grand TPtn and Lay Strains. Stock and 
Eggs at honest prices. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
Write 0WNLAND FARM. Box 497, South Hammond, N. Y. 
S NOW WHITE WYANDOTTE EGGS for hatching, $1 per 15, 
$5 per 100. A few good Cockerels. Circular free. 
GOLDENROD FARM, Dept. R, Stewartstown, Pa. 
S INGI.E-COMB White Orpingtons, Kellerstrass strain. Eggs for 
hatching $3 per in; lrom prize winning stock, three cockerels 
$3 each. W. A. KAISER, 2703 Jamaica Are., Richmond l!iil,L.I 
Mv wife answered a puzzle in an adver¬ 
tisement of a western paper. The prize for 
a correct answer was to be $10. She got 
a letter saying her answer was correct, but 
she has not been able to get the $10. She 
was obliged to send 50 cents for a paper 
in order to compete for the prize, e. c. s. 
Maine. 
Puzzles of this kind are always fakes. 
The puzzles are made easy so that any¬ 
one can answer them correctly, and you 
will then send your remittance under 
the impression that you are to get a 
prize. In most cases the prizes are never 
sent at all, but when the prize is sent 
some one thousands of others are sure to 
be disappointed. Besides the original 
disappointment, your name usually goes 
on a sucker list, and is sold to one fake 
concern after another, and you are con¬ 
tinually annoyed with alluring and 
fraudulent schemes, some of which are 
so clever that you run a chance of 
being duped again by them. Don’t 
answer any puzzles expecting to get 
anything out of them. The object is to 
get your money for an article that you 
would not buy without an allurement 
of the kind. 
I am enclosing papers in regard to a 
claim for 53 crates of tomatoes which I 
shipped by Southern Express Company, 
care Atlantic Coast Dispatch, and which 
were never delivered to my customer. These 
53 crates were shipped as follows: March 8, 
eight crates; March 15, nine crates; March 
24, three crates; March 25, five crates; 
March 26, seven crates ; April 5, 12 crates ; 
April 6, nine crates. I sent William 
Schaefer, Philadelphia, Pa., about 50 crates 
over other lines which he received all 
right, hut I was notified in this case they 
could not locate him. Please see what you 
can do with the claim. I did not mark 
the street address on these crates, but 
neither did I on the other crates he re¬ 
ceived. J- M. BADER. 
Florida. 
A letter from Mr. Schaefer, the con¬ 
signee in this case, says: 
I wish to say these goods were lost in 
shipment. Our address is in both the city 
and telephone directories. All goods shipped 
bv Mr. Bauer are properly tagged, and 
there could be no reason why the goods 
could not be received except that they 
were lost in transit. That street address 
was omitted is not important. We always 
call for our goods. 
On the other hand, the express com¬ 
pany make the claim that they were un¬ 
able to make the delivery because of 
the failure of Mr. Bauer to give the 
street number, but have furnished no 
satisfactory evidence that the goods 
were offered for delivery. To our mind 
this is clearly a case of responsibility 
of the carrier, and we recommend that 
the shipper bring suit for the recovery 
of his loss. j. j. D. 
The Big White Egg Makers 
Rose Comb Black Minorcas, Indian Runner Ducks. 
The Big White Birds 
Crystal White Orpingtons—Utilities, Beauties. 
Year round layers. Eggs for hatching. Circular 
free. P. N. ADAMS, Route 1, Orwell, Ohio. 
EGGS FOR SALE-2gy,.? u c*,M y 'S <1 ; , »d 
$4.00 per hundred. CHAS. 1. MILLER, R. P. L>. 
No. 1. Hudson, N. Y. 
f^sTuY.'i S. C, W. LEGHORN 
Breeding Hens at low price to make room. Also 
promising Cockerels cheap in quantities. Also K I. 
Reds. Eggs for hatching. St. Moritz Farm, Ramsey, N.J. 
YOUNG'S STRAIN S. C. W. LEGHORNS 
Prize-winning White Wyandottes. 
STOCK AND EGGS FOR SALE 
T. A. CLARK, Rifton, N. Y. 
EGGS FOR HATCHING 
stock guaranteed. H. 
30 for $1.00. $3.00 
■ ■him p 0r ]00. Good 
A. THATCHER, Perulack, Pa. 
T HE FARMER’S FOWL— Rose Comb Reds, best winter 
layers on earth. Eggs, $1.00 per 15. Catalogue 
free. THOS. WILDER, Route 1, Richland, N. Y. 
W HITE EGG STRAIN INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS-Thor- 
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¬ 
bator eggs. Cherry Hili. Farms, Pittstown, N. J. 
F ine quality orp’.ngtons, black and white. Owens’ 
and Cook’s strains. $2 and $3 per sitting. $10 
per 100. Rev. J. I). GRAHAM, Lyonsville. Mass. 
DPIIII TRYMPM~ Send 10 cents for our fine 60- 
rUULI II I ITILIl page Illustrated Catalogue. 
EAST DONEGAL POULTRY YARDS, Marietta, Pa. 
Buff, Wh. Leoliorns, Mottled Anconas, S. C. R.I.Red. 
Eggs. 90c. per 16, $1.50 per 30, $2.75 per 60, $1 per 100. 
Catalogue free. JOHN A. ROTH, Quakertown, Pa. 
T HOROUGH-BRED POULTRY— Best twenty varieties, 
Good stock. Eggs, 15, $1; 40, $2. Catalogue. 
H. K. MOHR, Quakertown, Pa., Route 3. 
On EGOS Sl.oo—Leading varieties, 52 breeds. Prize Poiri- 
L U try, Pigeons, Hares, etc. Booklet free. Large illus¬ 
trated descriptive Catalog 10c. F. G. WILE, Telford, Pa. 
AllStill'S C- R- !• REDS— 200-egg strain. Eggs, 
nUollll o $]. 5 () per setting. Prices on quantities. 
AUSTIN POULTRY FARM, Centre Harbor, N. H. 
S.C. RHODE ISLAND REDS 
At The Horseshoe Road Poultry Farm 
WM. R. BURKHOLDER, -:- Box 152, R. 5, Lancaster, Pa 
Baby Chicks, 
EGGS for Hatch¬ 
ing. Write for 
prices. Address 
To Hove Quicklr^£w JSS’lS 
horns, S. L. and W. Wyandottes, R. and S. C. 
Reds, W. and Barred Rocks. Write for just what 
you want in your first letter and we will bo sure to 
please you. MAPLE COVE POULTRY YARDS, Athens, Pa. 
THE BEST S. C. REDS 
• • » ARE • « • 
DAVIS’ 200 EGG STRAIN 
PAAA Utility.$1 per 13; $6 per 100 
LUUv Special Matings ... $2 per 13; $10 per 100 
- Prize Matings .... $5 per 13; Mammoth 
Hot Water Incubator Baby Chicks .... $15 per 100 
Book Orders Note Circular Free 
DAVIS POULTRY 1GAKM, Berlin, Mass. 
this ad. 
“Hatching Facts” Free 
Your address on a postal brings la¬ 
test edition of “Hatching Facts ” It 
tells how to start right at least ex¬ 
pense; how Belle City won World’s 
Championship last season. Write to¬ 
day, but if in a hurry order direct from 
J. V. Rohan. Pres. Belle City Incubator Co. 
•5S Buys Best 
140-Egg Incubator 
Double cases all over ;best copper 
tank; nursery, self-regulating. 
Best 140-chick hot-water brooder, 
$4.85. Both ordered together, 
$ 1 1.50. Freight prepaid (£. or 
Rockies). 
No machines 
at afly price 
are better. Satisfaction guar¬ 
anteed. Write for book today 
or send price now and save time. 
Celle City Incubator Company, Box 48 Raonef WucossD 
125 Egg Incubator ^ j 
and Brooder B Vo r ©! 
Ilf ordered together we send 
’both for SIO. Freight 
1 paid east of Rockies. Hot 
water, copper tanks, double walls, 
double glass doors. Free catalog 
describes them. Send for it today. 
Wisconsin Incubator Co., 
Box 1 13, 
Racine, Wts. <r“ 
LIFE PRODUCERS 
SUCCESSFUL INCUBATORS 
LIFE PRESERVERS 
SUCCESSFUL BROODERS 
The only machines that rival the mothez 
hen. Sold on a Direct-to-You Fac¬ 
tory Price. Get our Big FREE Incubator Book and save 
40%. Send postal now. Booklet,“Proper Care and Feeding 
oi small Chicks, Ducks and Turkeys" sent for 10c. 
OES MOINES INCUBATOR CO., 90 Second Si.. Des Moines, la. 
end Free Book 
Greider’s Fine Catalogue 
of pure bred poultry, for 1911, over 200 
pages, 57 colored pictures of fowls, calen¬ 
dar for each month, illustrations, descrip¬ 
tions, photos, incubators, brooders, and 
all details concerning the business, where 
and how to buy fine poultry, eggs for 
hatching, supplies, etc., at lowest cost. 
Send 15c. B. H. Greider, Boh 58. Rheems. P« 
RICHLAND FARMS 
Breeders and Exhibitors of 
S. C. YVHITK LEGHORNS, 
WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS, 
S. C. BLACK ORPINGTONS. 
Our Prices Hatchinn Eons—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— One 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; one thousand, 
$125. White Plymouth Rocks and S. C. Black Orpingtons— 
Fifty or less, each,'30 cents; one hundred, $25, We 
guarantee safe arrival of CHICKS in first-class 
condition. 
RICHLAND FARMS, Frederick, Md. 
Bonnie Brae White Leg¬ 
horns and Pekin Ducks 
ARE BETTER 
than ever. 
Eggs from our 
heavy laying 
strains now- 
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. 
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 
been spared in obtaining and mating up some 
grand birds. 
Exhibition Mating;....$4.00 per 15 
Utility Mating. «.OG per 15 
A few choice Cockerels for sale cheap. ■ 
MRS. C. S. GREENE, 
New Brighton, Staten Island, New York 
EMPIRE STATE S, C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair. Heavy layers; trios. 
$5. Eggs for hatching, $1 for 15, $5 for 10U. Cata¬ 
logue free. C. H. ZIMMER, Weedsport, N. V. 
FARM BRED POULTRY-FREE RANGE 
Partriflge Cochins, White Itocks, Barred 
Rocks. Partridge Wyandottes. Prize win¬ 
ning strains. Stock and eggs. 
MINCII BROS., It-a, Bridgeton, JT. .J. 
S INGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS-Hatching eggs from 
vigorous birds a specialty. Quality kind at 
right prices. Famous Lakewood strain. 
SUNNY HILL FARM, Flemington, N J. 
S. C, White Leghorn BABY CHICKS 
$10 per 100 in any quantity. Breeders are vigorous 
yearlings and 2-year-olds. Circular. VANCREST 
POULTRY FARM, Salt Point, Dutchess Co., N.Y. 
Eggs For Hatching-?;,„m. 5X2! 
Indian Runner Ducks. High-class stock— 
utility, show or export SINCLAIR SMITH, 602 
Fifth Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
MT. PLEASANT FARM 
A b reeding establishment of 250 acres, 
devoted to developing the best 
S. O. W. LEGHORNS 
Fine Breeding Cockerels at reasonable prices. 
MT. PLEASANT FARM, Box Y, HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland. 
CHICKS Baby CHICKS 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS of Standard Quality. 
We guarantee chicks to be hatched fiom eggs laid 
by our own breeders and shipped only when day-old. 
We Can Please You. We Will Please You. 
Mammoth Hot Water Incubator having a capa¬ 
city of 10,200 eggs. 
Have Your Orders Booked. Circular Free. 
SPRING WATER POULTRY FARM, Stockton, New Jersey. 
R p D I RCnC—BEST WINTER LAYERS. 
■ Ui il« li nCUvJ Eggs for hatching, $1 for 15. 
K. F. DEMAREST, Mt. View, Passaic Co., N. J. 
Van Alstyne’s Rhode Island Reds 
10 Utility Cockerels at $3.00 each; 100 S. C. Year¬ 
ling Hens at $2.00 each; 50 S. C. surplus Pullets at 
$2.50 each. Eggs for hatching in any number. 
JAS. F. VAN ALSTYNE, Kiuderliook, N.Y. 
