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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 17, 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
Something of a sensation has been 
created in local publishing circles by the 
resignation of David G. Evans, vice- 
president and treasurer of the Success 
Magazine, and Samuel Merwin, one of 
the editors. Ordinarily such an event 
would pass unnoticed; but the affair got 
into the daily papers as a result of the 
report that it was all due to politics. 
This Mr. Higgins, the president of the 
company, denies, alleging, as reported, 
that Evans and Merwin were disturbing 
elements, and ousted for that reason. 
We are inclined to agree with Mr. Hig¬ 
gins that politics was not the cause of 
the dissensions in the board. Mr. Hig¬ 
gins was one of the publishers who tried 
to ^ell debenture bonds (notes) of bis 
company to his subscribers and country 
people. It would seem that the notes 
were not readily taken up by the public, 
and Mr. Higgins made an attempt to 
sell them to a bank at Tarrytown, N. Y., 
to whom he represented that he was 
connected with E. G. Lewis, of St. Louis, 
Mo. The banker happened to have had 
some experience with Mr. Lewis, and 
he told Mr. Higgins what he thought of 
a man who collected money from chil¬ 
dren, widows, servant girls and washer¬ 
women and refused to return it. Our 
information is that Mr. Evans then in¬ 
vestigated the Lewis schemes, and recog¬ 
nizing the fake in them was opposed to 
any connection with them or Lewis. But 
Mr. Higgins overruled him, and com¬ 
mitted the magazine to Lewis’s schemes, 
Lewis has since confessed that he is 
unable to pay his debts; and is now try¬ 
ing to collect $3,000,000 from country 
women to meet the debt. It is perfectly 
natural that the new development would 
renew the disputes over Lewis schemes 
in the Success office. It looks as if the 
Lewis fake schemes and not insurgent 
politics was responsible for the row. 
I received a check for the F. I). McKiniss 
Co. account, and cannot sec how The It. 
N.-Y. gets such quick returns when these 
people even would not answer mv letters. 
They had the nerve to deduct the'discount, 
hut 1 am well satisfied at that, and shall 
do my best to boost The It. N.-Y. 
Ohio. H. a. a. 
This was an account of $280 for goods 
shipped in February last. A house must 
be pretty low in the scale of credit and 
respectability when it will neglect to 
respond to a demand of The R. N.-Y, 
for such an accounting as this. The 
proof of order and delivery was com¬ 
plete. We would not have it inferred, 
however, that concerns are always 
crooked or dishonest because there is a 
complaint against them which they 
promptly correct on request. But there 
certainly is room for explanation when 
a shipper can get no account of his 
goods for several months. 
More than a hundred angry men, women 
and even young boys and girls, victims of 
the alleged building lot swindlers now be¬ 
ing prosecuted by the Government through 
the local postal authorities, thronged the 
corridors of the Federal Building to at¬ 
tend the hearing of Edwin M. Darnalt, 
manager of the South Jersey Realty Com- 
pany. These persons, all of whom declared 
they had been defrauded out of sums rang¬ 
ing from $5 to $300, some in poor circum¬ 
stances, included clerks, housekeepers, mes¬ 
senger boys, domestics, laborers and scrub¬ 
women. who had boon eager to grasp the 
opportunity of securing a plot of ground 
with a few dollars of their savings. Ac¬ 
cord to Inspector Cortelyou, Darnalt's land 
proposition, which was called “Cape May 
Terrace" in his advertisements, consisted of 
167 acres of the most desolate sand along 
the coast, dear at $.3 an acre, divided into 
3.000 lots. Darnalt advertised to give sev¬ 
eral hundred of them away to the solvers 
of a simple puzzle, but he exacted a trifle 
over $0.60 for the cost of the deed, con¬ 
veyance, free title, etc. 
The above comes as a news items 
from Philadelphia. This is an old game. 
We exposed it first 15 years ago, but 
the scheme has been worked with re¬ 
newed vigor during the past year or 
two. It is said that 25 concerns are 
working in the vicinity of New York 
and Long Island. We have several 
times cautioned our people against them. 
The plan is to get possession of swamp 
land or barren tracts at about $3 an 
acre, and divide it into imaginary lots. 
These lots will then cost about 30 cents 
each. People entering a fair or theatre 
or gathering of any kind are given a 
card requesting them to guess the num¬ 
ber of people in attendance. The one 
guessing nearest is promised a free lot. 
Of course every one who returns the 
card is told that he has won a prize, 
and to benefit all they need do is to sign 
a certificate and return $9.60 for deed, 
etc. On one Long Island scheme the 
amount to remit was $21.50, and in some 
cases it used to be as low as $5. But 
in every case when you send the first 
remittance for the prize lot you are then 
offered the lot next to it for $75, which 
is represented to be only one-half its 
value. Similar schemes are being worked 
in other large cities. The usual plan 
is to sell the lots to people at a dis¬ 
tance, and not to people near the land, 
who might be inclined to investigate. 
All classes of people are caught in these 
fake schemes, but as usual poor people 
are the principal sufferers. The Gov¬ 
ernment has sent some of the promoters 
to prison, and it is to be hoped that 
others will follow. 
Cau you help me iu any way to get jus¬ 
tice on the enclosed contract? In March, 
1907, 1 answered an advertisement by \V. C. 
Altpeter, of Rochester, N. Y., in which he 
offered as a first prize a Mallet and Davis 
piano. 1 won a third prize, which was $69 
off on any piano in the store. I selected 
the one 1 wanted and began paying for it 
on the instalment plan, as indicated by the 
payments on the back of the contract. At 
the time 1 purchased the piano I was not 
keeping house, and requested that Mr. Alt¬ 
peter keep the piano until such time as I 
should be ready to receive it. This he will¬ 
ingly consented to do, and said that he 
would have a piano exactly like the one I 
wanted shipped direct from the factory 
when I was ready for it. In all I have 
paid $95, and have never received the piano. 
Mr. Altpeter now refuses to do anything 
about the matter unless 1 will pay the re¬ 
maining $205, with interest for two years. 
He is not willing to allow me any interest 
on the money I have paid, and will not 
accept the $205 cash which I have offered 
him in settlement. Shall I be obliged to 
pay the interest or lose the money I have 
paid in? What I would like to do is to get 
the $95 hack. Every cent of it was earned 
by hard labor and I need it very badly now. 
New York. w. a. s. 
The correspondence in this case 
shows bow shameless some respectable 
people can be in trade transactions. The 
advertisement referred to was, of course, 
a trick to make inexperienced people be¬ 
lieve they were to get prizes, when they 
were simply paying a cash price for the 
piano. It is evident that this man did 
not need a piano at the time. He was 
an employee at the time working for 
wages, and only bought the piano be¬ 
cause lie was made to believe that he had 
won a valuable prize of $69, and would 
lose it unless be bought the instrument. 
He says he told Mr. Altpeter that he 
was afraid his employment may not be 
steady; but Mr. Altpeter assured him 
that it made no difference; that his 
monthly payments would be safe with 
him and he could withdraw it at any 
time. He paid in $95 and then became 
unable to continue the payments. He 
asked a return of his money, but it was 
refused. He even demanded interest on 
the balance. The price of the piano in 
contract is $369; and $69 is credited for 
the prize, which, of course, is a trans¬ 
parent fake or trick to make the sale at 
$300. The piano was never delivered; 
and as it stands Mr. Altpeter has $95 
for which he never gave the value of a 
penny, and he refuses to return it. Of 
course, he has a contract for the sale of 
the piano with a $69 credit and $95 in 
cash paid, but if suit were brought 
against him for the return of the $95 and 
all the facts presented, we believe a court 
and jury would give judgment for it. 
But whether the amount could be legally 
collected or not, no decent or honest man 
will excuse any dealer for getting hard- 
earned money through schemes of this 
kind. j. j. d. 
Offal for Fertilizer 
I have a small farm and butcher about 
three or five head of cattle a week. What 
would the heads and feet be worth a hun¬ 
dred, chopped or crushed as fine as chest¬ 
nut coal to throw out on the lawn for fer¬ 
tilizer? f. H. T. 
Auburn, N. Y\ 
Pieces of bone the size of coal would 
have very little value for fertilizing a lawn. 
The meat on the heads would decay, but 
pieces of this size would hardly be worth 
using as a surface dressing. Better bury 
them in the ground near trees. 
FATTENING A CALF. 
We have a calf six weeks old. We wish 
to kill it about Christmas. What is best 
to feed him so that the best results can be 
produced in that length of time? We 
would like to have him grow as fast as 
possible. u. a. s. 
Pennsylvania. 
If you have plenty of sweet skim- 
milk this should form a large part of 
the ration for your calf until ready to 
kill. In addition to the milk you should 
feed a mixture of cornmeal, linseed meal 
and wheat bran, equal parts by weight. 
Good pasture or early cut hay should be 
liberally supplied, also fresh water to 
drink. Be very careful not to overfeed, 
as that is where the principle danger 
lies, especially with inexperienced feed¬ 
ers. Keep the calf comfortable at all 
times. Provide shade during warm days 
and shelter during cold or rainy weather. 
A good dry clean bed is very necessary 
for a calf when confined in the stable, 
as it helps materially in keeping him in 
healthy growing condition. c. s. G. 
Emptying a Cement Watering Trough. 
A person making a cement watering 
trough will find he can do away with 
a mud puddle around the trough and 
have a very convenient way of emptying 
it when he wants to clean it if he will 
have the outlet of convenient-sized iron 
pipe come up through the bottom of the 
trough to within about two inches of the 
top. Then take the measure of that pipe 
and have tinsmith cut off a 2or three- 
inch tin pipe a piece about three inches 
longer than the iron pipe; cut off about 
one-quarter of one end of tin pipe ex¬ 
cepting three little pieces for legs, and 
cut a disk that will just fit the other end 
and solder in airtight, also a loop to 
hang it up by. When they wish to 
empty the trough all they have to do is 
to slip the tin pipe over the iron and go 
in to breakfast; when they come out the 
trough will be empty. E. t. p. 
Fayetteville, N. Y. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll set a quick renly and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee page 10. 
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M. I. F.CO. 
ZING COATED 
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Zinc Coated Brand 
NAILS 
Will last a life-time 
Read this Evidence of Durability: 
In 1880, Mr. M. P. Ilarding, of Branford, Conn., shin¬ 
gled liis store with pine shingles, nailing them with Zinc 
Coated Iron Cut Nails. In July 1909, just 29 years later, 
he reshingled. The nails were as free from rust as on the 
day they were driven, although the house stands within 
three-quarters of a mile of the seashore. The cut 6hows 
some of the nails. 
We make the same nails today we made then. 
WHY PUT 10-YEAR NAILS IN 30-YE AH SHINGLES? 
Write to us for Samples and Prices. 
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machine before buying. 
It is a fact that 99% of all sepa¬ 
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Every responsible person who 
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of a DE LAVAL machine at his 
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write to the Company direct. 
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185-107 BROADWAY 
NEW YORK 
42 i. MADI80N ST. 
CHICAGO 
DRUMM A SACRAMENTO STS 
SAN FRANCISCO 
173-177 WILLIAM 8T. 
MONTREAL 
14 A 10 PRINCE88 6T. 
WINNIPEG 
1016 WESTERN AVE. 
SEATTLE 
MAKE HENS LAYH 
more eggs; larger, more vigorous chicks; 
heavier fowls, by feeding cut bone. 
UAkllPC LATEST model 
ITIAI1II 4 BONE CUTTER 
I^ cuts fast, easy, fine; never clogs. 
Days' Fr«o Trial. No money in advance. Book free. 
■KF.W.MANN CO., Box 16, MILFORD, MASS. 
WHITE LEGHORNS 
3ST 
ID 
PEKIN DUCKS 
YOUNG STOCK ANI) 
YEA KLIN GS 
AT BARGAIN PRICES 
TO MAKE ROOM 
BONNIE BRAE POULTRY 
FARM, New Rochelle, N. Y. 
THflRmiGHRRCn single comb white leghorn 
i nunuuunoncu yearlng hens also early pullets 
Bred to lay stock. J. L. Elliott, FMemington, N. J. 
R. G. RHODE ISLAND REDS and INDIAN 
RIIMMEQ nilPFC for show, breeding and utility, 
nunntn UUlmO All stock sold Oil approval. 
SINCLAIR SMITH, Box 153, Southold, Suffolk Co., New York 
Fflr ' T ' venty flv0 Mai ’ ch hatch 8. C. W. 
lUl OulC Leghorn Pullets. In profit soon, $1.25 
each. Also a few R. C. R. I. Red Pullets. 
B. B. CHASE, Wyoming, Del. 
Indian Runner Ducks L 0 
makers-COCKERELS and DRAKES for sale. 
F. N. ADAMS, Ok well. Ohio 
Fn^UaV,- S, C, W, LEGHORN 
Breeding Hens at low price to make room. Also 
promising Cockerels cheap in quantities. R.I. Reds 
all sold. ST. MORITZ FARM, RAMSEY, N. J. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C, WHITE LEGHORNS. 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair; heavy layers; May 
hatched cockerels and pullets $1.00 each. Catalog 
free. C. H. ZIMMER, Weedsport. N. Y. 
Free Poultry Catalogue 
EAST DONEGAL POULTRY YARDS, MARIETTA PA._ 
THE 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. 
MT, PLEASANT FARM LEGHORNS 
250 acres devoted to the best in S. C. W. Leghorns. 
MT. PLEASANT FARM, Box Y. Havre de Grace, Maryland. 
RICHLAND FARMS 
FREDERICK, MARYLAND 
A few hundred Choice Early Hatched 
COCKERELS for sale. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS. 
WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS. 
S. C. BLACK ORPINGTONS. 
