488 
TH EC RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 1G, 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
When we induced E. G. Lewis, St. 
Louis, Mo., to pay the „ first claim re¬ 
ported paid on page 438, lie said it had 
not been paid because lie did not know 
where to find the claimant. He later 
explained that he did not pay the Orton 
and Dinsdale notes because Mr. John¬ 
son demanded a fee—he didn’t explain 
why he refused payment several times 
through the bank—-but we wonder what 
excuse he will now offer for refusal to 
7>ay the numerous claims enumerated 
on page 470. 
The Moore Seed Company, Philadel¬ 
phia; Pa., yet has that $8.80 which be¬ 
longs to a New York State farmer for 
Alfalfa seed returned as per agreement 
because the Agricultural Department, 
Washington, D. C.. and the Agricul¬ 
tural College at Cornell both found it 
contained large quantities of weed seed, 
and was unfit to plant. 
The express company settled for the 
overcharge on chickens. Thank you. 
West Virginia. G. H. u. 
This claim was for overcharge on a 
coop of chickens from Grove City, Pa., 
to Romney, W. Va. The shipment went 
through the Wells Fargo Express Com¬ 
pany and from them to the United States 
Express Company. The latter company 
settled flic claim which we put in De¬ 
cember 22, 1909. 
International Lumber and Development 
Company, 50 Church street, New York, and 
Philadelphia, Pa. Producers of tropical 
products. 
If the business is in such flourishing 
condition as claimed and paying such 
handsome dividends, one would think 
that those in control of it would want 
to keep the business to themselves 
'rather than appeal to others to share 
it with them. Business benevolence 
seldom goes so far. 
I received check of $7 yesterday. I want 
to thank you for helping me gel llie money 
back, as 1 doubt if 1 would have gotten it 
otherwise. You are doing a great thing 
in protecting the farmers against the 
rogues and swindlers. J. F. s. 
Long Island. 
We are doing what we can in such 
.cases, but it seems to be an endless task. 
It is, however, getting easier than it 
was at first. If the farmers who are 
benefited directly and indirectly took as 
much interest and pains to support The 
R. N.-Y. and fight for it among their 
neighbors as the rogues and swindlers 
do to discredit it and fight against it, 
the task would be easier than it is. Our 
friends are loyal, and show evidences 
of fight in many of these cases, but few 
realize the opposition raised by a work 
of this kind. 
Last August I sold eight baskets of 
peaches to Levi Gable, York, Pa., at 83 
cents per basket. lie gave me check on 
Western National Hank, York, Pa., for 
payment, and in a few weeks the check 
came hack to the bank which had cashed 
it for me. and of course I had to make 
it good. I suppose he served 15 or 20 
different persons the same way, some for 
more and some not quite as much. I send 
you the check which came back. I talked 
with the State Attorney at Hagerstown at 
the time, but it seemed there was no way 
to get at him, as he was in Pennsylvania, 
and had come into Maryland and bought 
the peaches and shipped them to York, Pa. 
Maryland. s. h. n. 
We have been unable to collect this 
claim. The check was for $6.80. It 
will be well to keep this gentleman in 
mind. 
We inclose bill for collection against 
I)’Alcorn & Sons, formerly of Portsmouth, 
Va., now of Washington, I). C. This is for 
Du lbs shipped them on November 18 , 1908. 
They ignored our letters, but a registered 
letter was received and delivery shown 
by the return card. M. c. c. 
Ohio. 
The amount of this bill is $9. We 
have tried hard to make collection, but 
cannot get so much as a reply. They 
class themselves as bulb growers, and 
seem to have a flower trade. The his¬ 
tory of this transaction inclines us to 
suggest cash transactions. 
I beg to own receipt of yours of the 
21st inclosing check for $5 from Mark II. 
Jackson, Syracuse, N. Y., making good his 
warrantee of medicine sold me. I desire 
to thank you sincerely for your services. 
Truly your very name must be a terror to 
those engaged in questionable lines. Mr. 
Jackson certainly welched on my last two 
letters. Perhaps he makes good on some 
and fails on others. t. t. p. 
New Jersey. 
This is a rheumatic cure proposition. 
The $5 was returned us promptly; but 
the subscriber’s two previous letters re¬ 
questing the refund were unanswered. 
We doubt if there would be much profit 
in a business of this kind if the refund 
was made promptly in every " case of 
failure to cure. 
I got a check from Mr. Cole last Mon¬ 
day for the eggs. I thank you very much 
for your help in getting it. w. ir. s. 
Maine. 
We are inclined to think that Mr. 
Cole would pay when he can, but ship¬ 
pers cannot afford to take chances in 
shipping to concerns without financial 
rating or standing. 
The Home Friend Publishing Company 
of Kansas City, Mo., is offering $250,000 
of their preferred stock at public sale. Do 
you advise the purchase of this stock? 
Could you give me any information as the 
financial standing, etc., of this concern? 
Washington, D. C. subscriber. 
Our latest report credits them with 
tangible assets of about $44,000, with 
liabilities of about $25,000, leaving an 
apparent balance of $19,000; but it is 
reported as difficult from the statement 
of the company to form a satisfactory 
estimate of its responsibility. In ad¬ 
dition to the tangible assets, they have 
the good will in a paper called The 
Home Friend; and they have recently 
bought a cheap paper known as Popu¬ 
lar Fashions from the control of Her¬ 
bert Myrick, Springfield, Mass. This 
was the relic of the several mail-order 
papers published by the Cushman Com¬ 
pany of Boston. The Postoffice De¬ 
partment classed them as advertising 
circulars and not entitled to second- 
class postal facilities. Several of the 
papers were then discontinued; and the 
circulation of all of them combined in 
this one to meet the rules of the de¬ 
partment. Mr. Myrick controlled it for 
a time, and offered so-called debenture 
bonds (notes of the company) for sale 
to its readers and others. But it does 
not seem to have been a success. In 
newspaper circles the loss was re¬ 
ported as very heavy. We have no 
information as to the disposition of the 
debenture bonds, or notes, issued under 
Mr. Myrick’s scheme and control. We 
can only repeat what we have already 
said, viz.: that we know no publishing 
company offering stocks or bonds or 
notes or certificates of any kind to sub¬ 
scribers that we would consider a good 
or a wise investment. Several of those 
which did so have failed within the 
last year or two, and the investors lost 
everything they put into them. We 
challenge any publisher offering such 
investments to show a tabulated state¬ 
ment of assets and liabilities, which is 
the only basis on which value can be 
estimated. Any experienced investor 
would demand this statement. 
I have had but two of your papers; 
have been so busy that I had no time to 
look at them until yesterday.- Yesterday 
(Sunday) I, as usual, bought the Herald, 
World and Times. I took them home; 
before 1 began them my eye caught The 
I t. N.-Y. I started to read it : forgo! all 
about my daily papers. The copies of 
The It. N.-Y. 1 read through and did not 
finish until 7 p. m. I have only a 10- 
weeks’ subscription. I have already had 
more than one dollar’s worth (price of a 
year’s subscription) of pleasure, satisfac¬ 
tion and profit from my two papers. 
New York City. james smith. 
We keep repeating one of these ex¬ 
periences occasionally just to encourage 
our old friends to send in a 10-weeks- 
for-10-cents’ subscription as they can. 
Many of the most enthusiastic friends 
we have come to us originally in this 
way. If every one of our old friends 
would send just one of these every 
year, in less than 10 years it would 
reach every farmer in the United States, 
and be a power in support of farm in¬ 
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LAKEHILL FARM. 
W. H. THACIIKR 
The home of S. O. W. Leghorns, W. P. Rocks and 
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ALTON FARM. 
—Eggs from our 
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S. B. & E. VV. TWINING, Yardley, Pa. 
Maple Cove Poultry Yards 
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Eggs for hatching from vigorous, mature birds. 
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Eggs for Hatching—Baby Chicks Island 
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S. C. WHITE LEGHORN BABY CHICKS. 
$10 per 1(H); Eggs, $5per 100. Allehicks and eggs from 
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VANCREST POGLTRY FARM, Salt Point, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 
DAVIS S. C. R. I. REDS. 
200 egg strains. Greatest Winter Layers known. 
Large Brown Eggs, utility, $5 per 100; Special 
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Winners at Worcester, Springfield shows, etc. 
Circular. 
DAVIS POULTRY FARM, Berlin, Muss. 
B ENNETT'S Poultry Record and Expense Book keejis a 
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KDW. VAN ALSTYNE & SON, Kinderhook. N. Y. 
G iant bronze turkey eggs, $ 3.00 per 
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INDIAN RUNNKK DUCKS, 260 Kgg Strain, $ 2.00 per 12. Light 
I Brahman, prize stock, $2 each. 0. GOB DON, Sprakers, N.Y. 
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BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS—S2 per 15.S3.50 per 30; S4.50 
per 45, S7 per 100. Special Pen, S5 per 15. 
ROUEN DUCKS—Bio ones, great laying strain—SI.50 per 15, 
S3 per 30, S5 per 60, S7 per 100. 
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Eggs, $4.00 per 100: baby chicks. $12.00 j>er 100. 
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S. C. W. Leghorns, running at free range. Colei rated 
for heavy egg production. Fertile eggs, $1 per 15. 
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UC—Choice Buff Wyandotto Eggs for sale. 
75c. a setting of 15, $4.00 a hundred. 
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free JOHN E. HEATWOLE, Harrisonburg, Va. 
W ILD anil BRONZE TURKEYS and EGGS-Pure bred chick¬ 
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B UFF, Wli. I.ephorns, t'KICH 76c. per 16, $1.26 per 30; 8. C. R. 1. 
Bed, Mottled Ancona Kggs. 90c. per 15, $1.50 per 30. Cata¬ 
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R ose comb black minorcas-e^s. i 
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$1 
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C fi fl fl — St:m*liir<l Bred for Eggs—White and 
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EMPIRE STATES, C. WHITE LEGHORNS. 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair; Tiios, $5; Eggs for 
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20 EGGS $1.00 
trated descriptive Catalog, 
Lending varieties of Prize Poultry, 
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W, P, ROCKS S 
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B ABY CHICK, 10c. each. Single comb White Leg¬ 
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Baby Chicken Farm, Staatsburg-on-Iiudson, N. V- 
