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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 11, 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
When a subscriber files a claim with 
us be should promptly notify us if settle¬ 
ment is made direct. Express companies 
and other concerns often remit direct 
after we make demands for settlement. 
If we are not advised the papers are kept 
in pending accounts, and we keep on de¬ 
manding settlement. This is a useless 
loss of time, and is extremely embarrass¬ 
ing. We make no charge for the service, 
and ask no return whatever; but we do 
feel justified in requesting that we be 
notified promptly when adjustments arts 
made direct, so that we can file the pa¬ 
pers and avoid attempting to collect on 
an account that has already been paid. 
This error frequently appears through 
the carelessness of complainants; and we 
ask that we be spared such embarrass¬ 
ment in the future. 
Relying on the representations of F. B. 
Mills, the seedsman of Rose Hill, New 
York, I bought 500 shares of his consoli¬ 
dated ginseng company stock. I paid 
$250 for it. Later I returned the cer¬ 
tificate for these 500 shares by request, 
as they were to reduce the stock to one- 
fifth of its amount, so I was to have 100 
shares in the reorganization, lie never 
sent me the 100-share certificate. He 
returned through you $15 and says that 
is all his books show. Apparently his 
books do not show that they never sent 
me the new certificate. The truth is, my 
friend Mr. Gill and myself never bought 
stock from anyone but Mills, and he 
probably would not admit that he sold 
500 shares for $15. My poor wife and 
boy started early this morning (they 
were up at four o’clock) to Doylestown 
with two bushels of apples, and about as 
many pears, and a basket of quinces, to 
see if they couid get a little money, as 
we have not a dollar in the house, and 
$16 taxes to pay. I am laid up. not able 
to walk. The house is cold and no one 
near to give me even a drink of water. 
I am writing propped up in a rocker. 
Mills is rich, and if he persists in refus¬ 
ing to pay back my money in time it 
will help him on his way to eternal con¬ 
demnation. A. D. G. 
Pennsylvania. 
This is certainly a hard case. We do 
not know what legal safeguards Mr. Mills 
may have resorted to in order to avoid 
personal responsibility for this money; 
but we do know that his literature was 
most alluring and assuring. lie made 
personal appeals for the money, and per¬ 
sonal assurances of the value of the 
stock and of future profits. These ap¬ 
peals and assurances were made to cus¬ 
tomers of his seed business, and his moral 
responsibility cannot be questioned, what¬ 
ever safeguards may have been used to 
escape legal responsibility. 
I do not know whether Jas. E. Abell, 
who wrote the attached letter, has 
bought one of our engines or not, but our 
sales manager just handed his letter to 
me. I thought perhaps you would be in¬ 
terested in knowing what a Kansas sub¬ 
scriber thinks of your paper, as one of 
the many from whom you doubtless have 
heard to the same effect, in the past. 
Very truly yours, 
WITTE IKON WORKS CO. 
Missouri. O. II. Babtii. 
This is the letter of inquiry referred to 
in the above letter: 
I have just been reading your adver¬ 
tisement in The R. N.-Y. of March 1, 
and I always consider that a company 
which can buy space in that journal 
needs no other recommendation. I want 
a small engine for the sheep-shearing ma¬ 
chine, laundry, fan mill, and such jobs, 
1 y 2 or two horse-power. Please let me 
have your catalogue and price list. 
JAS. E. ABELL. 
Yes, we are interested, and it is one 
of many that we have heard from to a 
like effect. Mr. Abell is entirely right. 
The man who buys space in The R. N.-Y. 
needs no other recommendation. Not 
that such men are perfect any more than 
we are. We all make slips, and most of 
us do things at times that we later wish 
had not been done, but regular readers 
of this paper know, and experienced ad¬ 
vertisers know that no dishonest adver¬ 
tiser can, known to the publisher, buy 
space in this paper. More than that, 
they know that any just complaint will 
be righted with reliable advertisers, and 
that a doubtful advertiser once admitted 
will be dumped overboard, and, when 
necessary, exposed. These convictions 
justify subscribers in writing advertisers 
as Mr. Abell has done. But our sin¬ 
cerity is under review 52 times a year; 
and I tell you frankly that if I were 
disposed to do differently, I would not 
dare to give cause to forfeit the confi¬ 
dence that farmers have in Tiie It. N.-Y. 
The paper is looked to as a standard, 
and it is justly held to a stricter account 
than other farm papers. Last week we 
refused a full page advertisement, nearly 
$500 worth of space, which has appeared 
in practically all the other prominent 
farm papers. This is occurring continu¬ 
ously. It was recently proved in court 
that no other paper had questioned the 
Strout advertising until we had publicly 
criticised it four years after we had re¬ 
fused the business. Many of them carry 
it yet. Scarcely an exchange comes to 
our desk that does not carry advertising 
we have refused. We lose the revenue, 
but letters like that Mr. Abell has writ¬ 
ten make up the loss and add a premium. 
Chas. Weiser. 30 Hamilton Street, New 
York, offered five cents above the market 
price, and after investigating his bank 
references I sent him two cases of eggs. 
For one he sent a check which was pro¬ 
tested and he has failed to make any re¬ 
turn for the other. E. S. 
New York. 
I shipped Chas. Weiser, 30 Hamilton 
Street. New York, a case of eggs on June 
11 and another on June 20. He sent 
check for the first shipment, but it has 
been protested. He gave us a bank as 
reference. H. G. W. 
New York. 
Our inquiries prove that Chas. Weiser 
is no longer at the addresss given, and 
letters are returned with the informa¬ 
tion that his address is “unknown.” The 
bank explains the reference they gave 
pertains to another party of the same 
name who has been a long-time customer. 
Whether Mr. Weiser traded on this fact 
or not we cannot say, but he evidently 
got some nice shipments from country 
producers without making any returns. 
The checks he sent were returned with 
advice that he had no account in the 
bank. 
The United Five and Ten Cent Stores 
of Philadelphia are trying to sell treasury 
stock at par, $1 per share. For some 
time it has been quoted by brokers at 
from 45 to 42 cents, but now a bid is 
requested. Is the management of this 
concern all right? L. c. L. J. 
New York. 
The title of this company indicates its 
business. They are developing a chain 
of stores to carry articles that sell from 
five cents to 10 cents. This may be an 
enterprise that would pay well enough 
for the people who go into it and give 
their time to it and operate it, but there 
is no prospect in it that, in our judgment, 
would justify a farmer in putting his 
savings into the stock. 
We shipped a case, 30 dozen eggs, to 
James Wilcox on June 6. 1013, and after 
awhile, four or five weeks, he mailed us 
his check for $6.67. We let the check 
go to a merchant here and it came back 
marked “insufficient funds.” We have 
written him but he pays no attention to 
our letters. Can you do anything for us? 
His address is James Wilcox, 021 Sixth 
Avenue, New York, N. Y. 8. o. B. 
New York. 
No, we can do nothing for you to col¬ 
lect your claim against James Wilcox. 
We have several claims on file from farm¬ 
ers who have shipped produce to Mr. 
Wilcox, some of them standing for a year 
or two back. From inquiries received it 
is evident that Mr. Wilcox is very active 
in soliciting shipments at this time and 
for the guidance of all farmers who may 
receive his solicitations, we print the 
above shipper’s letter. 
The Northwest Company organized, it 
is said, to build and improve railway 
town-site property, gives its offices as 
Philadelphia and San Francisco, Cal. 
George Milroy Bailey, formerly of Buf¬ 
falo, N. Y r ., is president. We find noth¬ 
ing in Mr. Bailey’s record nor in the 
proposition itself that would in our 
judgment, justify the exchange of good 
money for stock in the company. 
Can you tell me anything about “Al- 
phano Humus?” This product is put 
out by the Alphano Humus Company as 
per enclosed advertisement from the - 
•-. Do you think it would pay on 
meadows at the rate of one-lialf ton to 
the acre. The freight here would be 
about $3.40 per ton. c. T. H. 
New York. 
This humus, we understand, is merely 
black dirt dug from some swamps out in 
New Jersey. The New Jersey Experi¬ 
ment Station bulletin on the subject 
shows that it contains some nitrogen in 
an inert form, and has so little fertilizing 
value that it would hardly pay a farmer 
to haul it any considerable distance if it 
cost him nothing. j. j. I). 
What Will The 
Harvest Be? 
T HAT depends largely upon the 
condition of the land. The farmers 
who get the big, profitable crop pro¬ 
ductions year after year are the men 
who cultivate the soil, drain the low 
spots and dig their drainage ditches 
with the 
BUCKEYE 
TRACTION 
DITCHER 
They not only dig their own ditches 
but clear from $i5to$18aday digging 
the ditchesfor their neighboring farmers. 
The ditches are dug a great deal better 
than by hand labor and in less than 
half the time. 
The Buckeye Traction Ditcher can 
be had with steam or gasoline 
power. Either machine will easily 
average 100 to 150 rods a day. And 
hundreds of owners have found that 
the gasoline machine will burn 
kerosene just as effectively as 
gasoline and at half the cost. 
It’s a machine that will last for years 
.—and prove a day in and day out 
money maker. «The demand for 
Buckeye-cut ditches is steadily increas¬ 
ing and now’s the time to get into this 
big paying business. 
Write for free catalogue 3 right now. 
THE BUCKEYE TRACTION DITCHER CO., 
FINDLAY. OHIO 
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LET US TAN 
YOUR HIDE. 
Cattle or Horse hide. Calf, Dog, Deer 
oranvkiml ol skin with hair or fur oil. 
Wo tan and finish thorn right ; make 
them into coats (for nu n and women), 
robes, rugs or gloves when ordered. 
Your fur goods will cost you less than 
to buy them, and be worth more. Our 
illustrator) catalog gives a lot of in 
formation which every stock raiser 
should have, but we lieversend out this 
valuable book except upon request. 
It tells how to take oil’ and care for 
hides; how and when wo pay tho freight 
both ways ; about our safe dyeing pro¬ 
cess which is a tremendous advantage 
to the customer, especially on horso 
hides and calf skins; about the fur 
goods and game trophies we sell, taxi¬ 
dermy, etc. If you want a copy send us 
your correct address. 
The Crosby Frisian Fur Company, 
571 Lyell Ave., Rochester. N. Y. 
You can—easily. This Dan 
Patch keeps your hand free 
and safe from hurt, yet, with lining 
and without, never hinders a move¬ 
ment of your fingers. Flexible 
and strong, it seems built exactly 
to suit your hand. 
Hansen’s 
Gloves 
are made of ihe best leathers the 
world affords—selected for soft¬ 
ness and strength. In 500 styles 
for every hand at every work. 
Washable and lasting. 
The Hansen line includes 
gloves for rough work and light 
chores. SpecialThresherman’s 
Gauntlet—gloves for autoist, 
cyclist, sportsman, etc. There 
are gloves for women’s and 
boys’ wear—all with the 
double economy of long wear and 
hand-insurance. 
Send for booklet and buy¬ 
ing information. If there 
is not a Hansen dealer 
in your town we 
will send a pair 
on approval — 
money back if 
not satisfactory. 
Address— 
0. C. Hansen Mfg. Co. 
13S Detroit St., Milwaukee, Wis. 
Hansen’s Glad Hand 
This is of highest quality 
buckskin, strong and soft. 
The Farmer’s Standby 
from every point of 
economy and 
service. 
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FUN AND MONEY 
T - in Trapping with 
Victor traps 
To Boys or “Grown-Ups”;—Write for 
free booklet on trapping, showing how 
you can make money before and after 
school or between “chore” times. 
Address ONEIDA COMMUNITY, lid., Oneida, N.Y. 
NO. 20 KENWOOD AVE. 
When you write advertisers mention The R. N.-Y. and you’ll 
quick reply and a “square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
