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C-Atf R U RAL NEW-YO R K ER 
July 7, 1917. 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
Do vou know anything about this mys¬ 
tery? C. L. n. 
Now’ York. 
The solution of the mystery was ob¬ 
tained by filling out the return post card 
sent out by the M. & S. Corporation, De¬ 
troit, IMichigan. In response C. li. B. re¬ 
ceived a very handsomely printe<] booklet 
entitled “The Money Makers.” The 
booklet starts off by recounting how a 
comparatively small investment in va¬ 
rious successful automobile concerns, and 
other enterprises, has made fortunes for 
the investors, all of which leads up in a 
very seductive manner to the suggestion 
that an investment in the stock of the 
M. & S. Corporation will turn out like¬ 
wise. 
This corporation appears to control the 
M. & S. Differential, which is claimed to 
be superior in many ways to the differ- 
enfials now being used by the axle manu¬ 
facturers. Perhaps the differential has 
all the merits that is claimed for it. We 
expre.ss no opinion as to this. But if 
the prospects of the success of this cor¬ 
poration are so good, why is the farm 
public singled out for .such distinguished 
favors? C. T^. B. reports that 75 or more 
farmers in his vicinity have received this 
literature, while it is claimed that only 
75 men in each State are favored with 
this ojiportunity for investment. Farmers 
will do well to remember the fate of the 
investors in the Emer.son Motor f'ar, (’o., 
the Kemp Motor Car Co., and the Drexel 
Motor Car Co. 
Loren Brown, ot Fitciiburg, Mass., 
wrote ine iie had a Golden \^'yandotte 
cockerel of very good color for $10. I sent 
him cash,' and when the .cockerel came he 
weighed 4% lbs., had feathers between 
his toes, and 'wasn’t >yprth. 20c per lb. 
I sent him back express paid, and now 
Mr. Brown wants to send me eggs* for my 
$10 remittance.‘ “New.. England Home; 
stead”'carried'his "ad. but they can do 
nothing. Can you? ’ c. ii. n. 
Connecticut. 
■^'e have written Mr. Brown twice in 
behalf of the subscriber, C. H. B., but h£ 
fails to respond to our letters. This is 
evidence in itself that the complaint is a 
jiist one, and that Mr. Brown has no 
good reason for retaining the money, for 
tlie cockerel which was returned. The ex¬ 
perience of C. II. B. will serve as a guide 
to others who might otherwise place con¬ 
fidence in Mr. Brown as a poultry 
breeder. 
Mr. B. C. Glass. Maxton, N. C., 
shipped us 80 bushels of peas at $2..80, 
delivered, and when the peas arrived the 
freight was .$20.1,8. "We notified him 
that the freight was as above stated and 
he mailed us check for the amount, 
wiiich was jirotested, and he has made us 
all kinds of promises. Please go after 
him and collect this amount if you can, 
or expose him. K. w. J. 
Virginia. 
Mr. Glass entirely ignores our letters 
in the subscriber’s behalf. A man who 
allows his checks to go to prote.st in this 
way, and then fails‘to make it good, and 
ignores the ii.arty in whose favor the 
check was r.iade, certainly is unworthy 
of the confidence of the public. We hope 
no other suscriber will make it possible 
for Mr. Glass to treat him in this man¬ 
ner. 
We have been informed that you are 
shipping eggs to this market. If ju 
have any fancy table eggs, we would like 
you to ship us about 30 dozen as a trial 
order. If they are satisfactory to our 
trade—which is strictly family trade and 
requires nothing but the finest quality— 
we can arrange with you to take as many 
cases as you can ship each week, and pay 
2c more than top New Y’ork market quo¬ 
tations, delivered day of arrival. "^Ve 
pay express charges and will remit 
promptly. 
The above is a letter forwarded to us 
from one of our subscribers, which he re- 
cei\ ed from .T. & S. Samuels, of 192 
Broome St., Newark, N. ,T. Mr. Samuels 
does not seem to be listed in our com- 
mei-cial agency book, which would indi¬ 
cate that the firm is without financial re¬ 
sponsibility. This is a type of the let¬ 
ter’s irresponsible houses are sending to 
shippers whose names they are able to 
pick up in the express offices or in the 
trade. We cannot advise you too strong¬ 
ly to be on your guard against these 
flattering offers which irresponsible par¬ 
ties make. The only safe course to egg 
shippers and shippers of other lines of 
produce is to make sure of the responsi¬ 
bility of the party to whom they intend 
.shipping before .shipment is made. We 
are always glad to secure such informa¬ 
tion for farmers if they ai'e unable to get 
satisfactory information from other 
soui*ce,s. 
A friend of mine has purchased five 
house lots with a frontage of 20 feet 
each. Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, in block 11, 
from Dellano-Smith Co. of 4,37 Fifth 
Ave., New Y'ork. This land is located on 
the Highlands of Batchogue, Ixmg Island, 
N. Y. Will you advi.se me of the i-elia- 
bility of this company, also if this land 
has any market value? The party paid 
$1,175 for the five lots. f. l. g. 
Khode Island. 
We conducted an investigation of this 
property, and the following report will 
serve as a guide for those who may be 
considering an investment in these lots. 
Highlands of Batchogue property is 
situated in scrub oaks, about two and 
one-half miles north of the center of 
Batchogue village, and about three miles 
from the railroad station, lots about 20x 
100 feet are worth about $15 per lot. The 
property is at the head of a stream and 
is mostly sand and scrub oaks. There are 
no buildings erected anywhere on the 
property. Streets have been cut through 
and cheap concrete walks laid. It will 
possibly be 40 or 50 years before the 
jiroperty is ever developed. In my opinion 
this property is useless to produce any¬ 
thing except scrub oaks. 
In March, 1915, I sold my place at 
Groton, Mass., to Howard N. .Tewett. 
I’revidus to having sold, the place I lost 
a gold watch, and told. Mr. .Jewett so 
when I made the sale. He has found tlie 
watch in the me.'intmie, and ,i-efuses„to 
give it up. Mr. .Jewett has ho legal claim 
to the watch, and I will ask you to try 
to recover it for me. A. b. n. 
' New Hampshii’e. 
We have written Mr. Jewett a number 
of times with reg.ard to the return of the 
watch to the rightful owner, but it is his 
contention that he spent some money on 
the repair of the watch, and on this ac¬ 
count refuses to give it up. We have re¬ 
peatedly asked him for a bill from the 
jeweler who did the repairs on the Avatch," 
but he has failed to produce it. A, B. H. 
offers to pay for any repairs having been 
made on the watch which Mr. Jewett can 
show a bill for. This is rather an un¬ 
usual case, but we believe one of interest 
to the general public. Anyone finding an 
article of value is under obligation to re¬ 
turn it to the rightful owner. The watch 
should prove a constant reminder to Mr. 
.Jewett that he is wrongfully retaining 
the property of another just so long as 
he keeps it. 
Will you investigate this matter, and if 
a fake expose it? About a month ago a 
young man, seventeen or eighteen years 
of age, came through this part of the 
country soliciting subscriptions and giv¬ 
ing the receipt for three women’s papers. 
He said he was a graduate of Ambler 
High School,.and if he obtained one thou¬ 
sand subscriptions would receive a schol¬ 
arship to Jjafayette College, Easton. I*a. 
He had a certificate with a notary public 
stamp on it, froin the publishing com¬ 
pany. He gave me a receipt for the sub¬ 
scription winch I enclose. w. b. m. b. 
Bennsylvania. 
We have had quite a good many com¬ 
plaints from people who paid money to 
the agents of this Bublisher’s Circulation 
Co., Inc., and failed to get their papers. 
The country people are perhaps better 
off not to receive the class of papers for 
which these agents solicit subscriptions, 
but we want to warn our people against 
giving money to agents repri'senting sub¬ 
scription concerns of this kind. The story 
of the young man who desires to get 
money to go through college is as a rule 
pure fiction to appeal to the sympathy of 
country people. Young men with any 
such laudable ambition will not tind it 
necessary to work for a concern of this 
kind, or solicit subscriptions for the f.aky 
class of publications employing these 
methods. 
Brotecting Cherries J’rom Bird.s.— 
I have read but not tried the following 
for keeping birds from eating cheri-ies; 
sounds good to me. Berhaps E. C. T.. 
Wellsville, O., would like to try it. Take 
two pound manilla bags and oil them 
with linseed oil, so they will shed rain. 
Then jnit six or eight dry peas in each 
bag, blow the bags up and tie securely, 
JTse three or more bags in each tree. 
The wind will shake the bags and the 
noise of the rattling peas will frighten 
birds away. Said to have proven very 
effective. e. S. 
Michigan. 
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TO THE GONSIGNOll CREDITOK.'s 
OF II. K. WILSON dfc CO. 
You .and each ot you. as consignor creditors ot 
II. K. Wii.so.v & COMPAXY, 314 Washington Street, 
New York, N. Y., for farm produce consigned to the 
said H. K. Wilson & Company to be sold on com¬ 
mission, and'iiU persons having claims against the 
said H. K. Wilson & Company for farm produce con¬ 
signed to the said commission merchants to be sola 
on commission, are liereby notified, in pursuance of 
chapter 544, Laws of ItdV, that you are required to 
file a verified statement of such claim against the 
said commission merchants with the undersigned, 
as Commissioner of Agriculture, at Agricultural 
Hall, corner of State and Lodge Streets, Albany 
N. Y., on or before September 4, 1917, and you are 
further notified that claims not so filed on or before 
that date will not receive consideration in any 
action or proceedings upon the bond heretofore 
filed by the said II K Wilson & Company. 
Dated. Albany, N Y. Chaki.ks S. Wir.sox, 
June 16, 1917 Cenimissio7icr of Agricultuye 
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