The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
February 28, 1920 
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All Sorts 
What About the Census Man? 
As you seem to handle all sorts of de¬ 
ceit and fraud, I wonder if you are at all 
interested in census reports? 1 will tell 
you of my case, which I suppose may have 
been repeated in thousands of other cases, 
making a general report of this country’s 
agricultural condition far from true. Last 
evening my husband’s brother was visiting 
us, and my husband happened to mention 
the fact that the census enumerator had 
not been here yet. His brother said, “Oh, 
yes; lie was around two weeks ago.” I 
said, “It is strange he did not come here.” 
(My brother-in-law lives a short distance 
from hero). He said, “Oh. the folks at 
home helped him fix it up. so that he did 
not have to make two visits.” Now, as 
“the folks at home” have absolutely no 
knowledge of crops (or value) raised on 
our 20 acres, how can a census report be 
of any use whatever? Of course, I do not 
mean* that our individual case would be a 
“drop in the bucket” of the great report 
of the whole United States, but if that is 
the way the whole census is taken, what is 
the good of it, and why such au enormous 
waste of money? E. M. C. 
New Jersey. 
We are interested in exposing any 
scheme to deceive or give lazy public ser- 
$55, and the music was written just ac¬ 
cording to agreement. The work was 
printed and time has passed merrily on. 
Royalties fell due January 1 last and 
they have arrived. Yes, sir; I got more 
than was due me. They sold one copy 
and remitted two two-cent stamps to me. 
[ am sending to Washington today some 
advertising matter circulated by these 
concerns. Almost all of them in their 
circular matter religiously warn patrons 
against the other concern as fraudulent. 
It is evident that they are all telling the 
truth in this respect. F. R. H. 
Michigan. 
R. N.-Y.—For mauy years now The R. 
N.-Y". has warned its readers against the 
“song-poem” proposition. We cannot de¬ 
velop any sympathy for readers who have, 
against our repeated advice, sent money 
to these musical frauds. At the same time 
we fully understand the temptations. The 
average citizen thinks more of his own 
poetry than he does of his wife or sweet¬ 
heart. A poem is said to be au expres¬ 
sion of the spirit, and some people make 
rhymes and jump to the opinion that they 
have developed a highly spiritual eharac- 
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Getting a Start tenth the Spring Sewing 
vice. We do not think this practice is 
general. It is probably the work of some 
lazy enumerator who wanted to earn his 
money without working. We would like 
to have the experience of others. If this 
practise is iu anyway general the census 
figures as regards farming would be a sad 
farce. 
The Song Poem Publishers 
In scores of family papers and farm 
papers there are inserted advertisements 
of song-poem concerns. If any of the 
dear people will write a song-poem they 
will (if it has merit and it usually has) 
write appropriate music for the same and 
guarantee publication by a New ^ ork or 
a Chicago publisher at three cents per 
copy royalty. Their contracts read al¬ 
most exactly alike except the signatures. 
About a year and six months ago the 
writer, in the face of good advice against 
the advisability of it, allowed himself to 
he entrapped in this scheme. I state my 
experience for two reasons. I would like 
to play even in some legitimate way and 
in addition these bloocksuckers are invad- 
-ing the farm press as well as other papers 
with their advertisements. I wrote two 
song-poems, sent them to a composer, as 
well as to three different prominent teach¬ 
ers. and the composer promptly replied 
that he could write very appropriate music 
for them. etc. and would guarantee pub¬ 
lication. Well, the work cost me about 
ter. The cold truth is that 09 per ceut 
of the so-called poetry with which people 
fool themselves is plain “stuff,” which has 
no mental or financial value. The poorer 
it is the more these “song-poem” publish¬ 
ers will praise it, because praise of poor 
poetry is sure to pull money out of the 
poet’s purse. Writing songs as a pas¬ 
time for friends or local meetings is well 
enough, but do not imagine that they can 
have any commercial value because per¬ 
sonal friends praise them. There is little 
use in criticising these publishers. They 
will reap a harvest just as long as peo¬ 
ple think they can write great songs. As 
that thought has prevailed since the world 
began, modern man will still think he is 
an unappreciated poet when the public 
refuses to buy his songs. That is not it 
he isn’t a poet! 
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