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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 15, 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
I ain delighted at the way you are show¬ 
ing JO. G. Lewis up to tin- world. There 
are many people around here who have 
gone into his League, and they now have 
enough members to have a club house, and 
are waiting for him to build it. Th< y 
have a fine; location for it. overlooking the 
city park and near the library and high 
school. B. G. 
Kansas. 
These are not the only women who 
are waiting for Mr. Lewis to keep his 
promises. If promises would make peo¬ 
ple happy, the Lewis victims would be 
in a perpetual trance of happiness. But 
the women are at last beginning to re¬ 
member his old broken and repudiated 
promises even while he is attempting 
to dazzle them with new and bigger pre¬ 
tensions. 
We have now about 50 complaints 
from people who sent him $20,000 on 
his promise, lie could greatly add to 
the happiness of these people by pay¬ 
ing the amounts due them. We would 
advise the women of that Kansas town 
to employ a competent attorney before 
deeding that lot over to Mr. Lewis’s em¬ 
ployee. Mr. Lewis has refused to give 
a member of the League information 
about its financial affairs, and from the 
fact that he admits his inability to pay 
his debts, it may be wise to provide 
against future embarrassment. 
Alfred II. Monroe, president of the 
Globe Association, 1241-1249 South State 
street, Chicago, a $300,000 mail order 
house, was arrested by Federal authori¬ 
ties September 29 on the charge of violat¬ 
ing the postal laws by the operation of 
an alleged fraudulent mail order scheme, 
lie is said to have made thousands of 
dollars and to have had agents in nearly 
every State in the Union. The associa¬ 
tion's method of operation was compara¬ 
tively simple and profitable, according to 
the allegations. Agents in different States 
paid $7.50 for outfits. They in turn sold 
membership tickets in the association to 
their friends and others for $2.50, which 
gave them the privilege of purchasing gro¬ 
ceries or any other sort of article at what 
was held to be wholesale cost. Many per¬ 
sons, it is charged, sent in orders after 
becoming members and received goods 
other than those which they ordered or in¬ 
ferior to those represented by literature j 
disseminated by the firm. In many in¬ 
stances, Inspector Mullen declares, the 
members returned the goods, demanding 
the fulfilment of the promises made by the 
firm or the return of their money. ‘ Sel¬ 
dom, it is declared, would the firm reply 
or make amends. 
The above conies in the form of a 
despatch to the city daily papers. It 
has taken a long time, but the inevitable 
has come at last. The scheme was a 
fraud on the face of it, and we have 
repeatedly said so at various times in 
public print. They promised $85 i 
month and expenses to agents, but the 
contract was so cunningly drawn that 
the agent went to work on commission 
after sending them $7.50 for outfit, con¬ 
sisting of catalogue and certificates' 
which were to be sold to neighbors for 
$2.50 each. The agent got $1 of this. 
They promised to sell 75 pounds of 
sugar to these members for $1.75; but 
no one could get the sugar unless lit' 
bought a lot of other things he did not 
want, and rarely, if ever, got anything 
of value. Agents who complained of 
their methods were told that they had 
blackmailed the firm and were liable 
to criminal prosecution. The R. N.-Y. 
was repeatedly threatened with libel 
suits. If Mr. Monroe would now set 
up a claim that his business has been 
assassinated by the government and he 
himself deprived of the means of mak¬ 
ing a living through this astounding 
interference of the government, he 
might be able to enlist the sympathies 
of some indulgent women and enlist 
their assistance in some new scheme 
that he may work up in case he escapes i 
free board on a State job, under the 
present fraud charges. The precedent 
was established by E. G. Lewis, of St. 
Louis, Mo., some years back. But Mr. 
Lewis is opposed to monopolies, and 
ought not to object to a use of his 
means of escape by a fellow in distress. 
Besides, it may be well for Mr. Lewis 
to keep the machinery of his craft well 
oiled and in working order. He may 
have occasion to use it again himself. 
George Ncster, formerly Newark, O., 
later of Evansville, Ind., but now of 
Quincy, Ill., left Newark owing me $13.33, 
and refuses to answer my letters or pay 
the bill. If you can collect it, send me 
balance after paying yourself. a. w. C. 
Ohio. 
We have been unable to collect this 
account. Perhaps some of Mr. Nester’s 
neighbors would remind him of his re¬ 
sponsibility. 
I Bent $2.10 for 30 “baby chicks” to the 
Culver Poultry Farm, Benson, Neb., about 
a year ago, and I have never been able 
either to get my money back or get the 
chicks. This firm will not answer corre¬ 
spondence lately at all. c. H. g. 
Colorado. 
Frank M. Culver, the proprietor of 
the above farm, has filed a petition in 
bankruptcy in the United States Court. 
We have had several complaints like the • 
above, but have been unable to get any 
redress. Mr. Culver sent out circular- 
letters laying the blame for complaints 
to a trusted employee, and promising 
later adustments, but we have been un¬ 
able to get any definite information on 
the cases under complaint to us. 
I enclose advertisement for the Actina 
Appliance Co., Kansas City, Mo. I used 
their article for two years straight, and it 
did os much good as a little water. I 
wrote the publisher of Physical Culture 
and denounced it, as they carried the ad¬ 
vertisement, but he replii d he thought it 
was O. K. It was shown up in another 
New York paper. a. w. s. 
Washington. 
The fake in this eye remedy is printed 
all over the advertisement. Xo one 
should trust a quack to treat an eye. 
Sight is too precious a gift to take any 
chances with it. Trust only a compe¬ 
tent physician. The quacks simply take 
advantage of your misfortune and prom¬ 
ise a cure to get your money. 
Seeing the good you are doing your 
subscribers through the columns of The 
It. N.-Y., and especially through the Pub¬ 
lisher’s Desk, I have decided to send you 
a bill against J. G. Fowler, 3246 No. 5th 
street, Philadelphia, Pa., to collect for me. 
I know this is a iPtle out of the line 
which you generally handle, but I would 
be pleased if you would go aft* r this ft 1- 
low. I think he is a boat, for he nays no 
attention to any of my letters to lain, and 
when I go to him personally he says he 
is very busy now, as ne has just returned 
from a trip to England, and that he will 
send me a check in a few days; he gave 
me this same story three times, but the 
check never came. I will enclose bill and 
postage, and will pay further expenses 
which you may have. F. b. x. 
Pennsylvania. 
Mr. Fowler replied that he never re¬ 
ceived these goods; but Mr. E. Steward 
Roder, of Philadelphia, states that he 
sold the goods and delivered them on 
February 8, 1909. Furthermore he 
states that Mr. Fowler complained later 
that some of the goods were defective 
and that he exchanged these for per¬ 
fect goods, and that Mr. Fowler prom¬ 
ised payment in a few days. The rec¬ 
ord stands against Mr. Fowler. 
J- J- d. 
Give Your Cows 
a Square Deal 
What would you think of a 
farmer who - would thresh his 
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with the chaff ? 
Wouldn’t think much of his 
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Then what do you think of a 
man who still skims milk by the 
old-fashioned "‘setting” system 
and loses about one pound of 
cream in every four ? 
Any creameryman will tell you 
that with a 
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Ask us to prove it. Try a 
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Write for particulars about oui 
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A Duplex Mill requires 25# less IVSADE 
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Any power. Especially ad¬ 
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Duplex Mill & Mfg. Co., Box£29 Springfield, Ohio 
VICTOR FEED MILLS 
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Variety of styles and sizes for 
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BOX 129 SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 
| Increase Stock Profits^ 
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•oo ibs Gasoline Engine 
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Speed 450 rev¬ 
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Write for des¬ 
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Bluffton Cream 
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Bluffton, - Ohio 
Will You Aotsept a 
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204 E- Road. Crown Point. Ind. 
More Profit in Stock by 
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Fresh Feed—Fat Stock 
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Star Grinders, sweep 
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They save grain, time and money. 
They make the best feed. The cost 
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Write to-day for prices and terms. 
THE STAR MANUFACTURING CO. 
13 Depot St.. New Lexington, 0. 
Handy Wagon 
Not the man-killer, horse-killer kind. Gives 
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The great emergency remedy. Cures 
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5000 FERRETS FOR SALK. Write for price 
list, it’s free. DE KLEINE 1SROS. 
Jamestown, Michigan. Box 42. 
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By feeding raw bone. Its egg-producing value Is four 
times that of grain. Eggs more fertile, chicks morn 
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MANN’S L ^!I Bone Cutter 
Cuts all bone with adhering meat and 
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No money In advance. 
Send Today for Free Book. 
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Farm Help (fraysBig 
The only help you can rely on 
today is mechanical help. The 
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poultry feed, sterilizes milk cans, 
boils sap, cooks scrapple, renders 
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LEWIS MI G. €0., Box C, Cortland, S.Y. 
RICHLAND FARMS 
FREDERICK, MARYLAND 
A few hundred Choice Early Hatched 
COCKERELS for sale. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS. 
WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS, 
S. C. BLACK ORPINGTONS, 
FFRRFT^~ Here * am again, dealing in ruff on 
ILnnLIO rats—the ferret. Enclose stamp for 
prices. CALVIN JEWELL, SPENCER. OHIO. 
THE 
pci CDRATCn HUNGARIAN AND ENGLISH 
olLlD nrt l lU partridges and pheasants 
Wild turkeys, quails, rabbits, deer, etc., for stock¬ 
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swans, storks, ornamental geese ami ducks, foxes, 
squirrels, ferrets, and all kinds of birds ami ani¬ 
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EMPIRE STATE S, C. WHITE LEGHORNS. 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair; heavy layers; May 
hatched cocketeis and pullets $1.00 each. Catalog 
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R. C. RHODE ISLAND REDS and INDIAN 
DllkHIFD nilPI/0 for show, breeding and utility. 
nUNNtn UUul\0 All stock sold on approval. 
SINCLAIR SMITH, Box 153, Soutliold, Suffolk Co., New York 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
A number of very choice April hatched Cockerels 
for breeding. Prices right for quality. 
WHITE & KICK, Vorktown, New y*»rk. 
IMPERIAL PEKIN DRAKES 
and SINGLE COMB WHITE 
LEGHORN COCKERELS 
in any quantity at 
bargain prices. 
BONNIE BRAE 
POULTRY FARM, 
New Rochelle, N.Y. 
Free Poultry Catalogue 
EAST DO NEGAL POULTRY YARuS MARIETTA PA. 
T HE FARMER’S FOWL-Rose Comb Reds, best winter 
layers on earth. Eggs, $1.00 per 15. Catalogue 
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MT. PLEASANT FARM LEGHORNS 
250 acres devoted to the best in S. C. VV. Leghorns. 
MT. PLEASANT FARM, Box Y, Havre de Grace, Maryland. 
TUnDnilRUDDCn SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORN 
I nUnUUunDncU yearlng hens also earlypullets 
Bred to lay stock. J. L. Ki.i.iott, Kjemington, N. J. 
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKLINGS -from 2H0-egg strain $1.00 
I and $2.00 each. C. GORDON. Sprukers, N. Y. 
