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W* RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
All letters to Publisher’s Desk depart¬ 
ment must be signed with writer's full 
name and address given. Many inquiries 
are answered by mail instead of printing 
inquiry and answer, hence unsigned let¬ 
ters receive no consideration. 
I enclose circular on cancer cure of 
Drs. Roob and McNeil. Indianapolis. I 
notice most testimonials aie of recent 
date; that is, one to three years. Can¬ 
cers hardly ever show up second time 
.under two years. A reliable surgeon told 
me the best way was to cut out. I am not 
unwise enough to think cancer can be 
cured, but will you give me your opinion 
of tins company, and also ai ) they ic- 
liable? Their advertising reads like all 
doubtful propositions. D. L. 
Missouri. 
Cancer has baffled the best medical 
science of the world, and any doctors 
who claim to cure cancer are only brand¬ 
ing themselves as quacks and preying 
upon the misfortune and gullibility of the 
public. 
Inclosed find a letter received by me. 
If it is a get-rich-quick scheme it ought 
to be exposed. I have received a great 
many circulars telling of oil. gold and rub¬ 
ber stocks, but have never bitten on them. 
New York. E. K. 
The enclosed circular letter from Fed¬ 
eral Finance Corporation. 1510 Broad¬ 
way. New York City, tells of an oil stock 
which is about to make its appearance 
on the New York curb. The name of 
the stock is not given, but the prospect 
is asked to sign a card when full informa¬ 
tion will be forthcoming. It is repre¬ 
sented that those investigating are to 
have their money protected by an “in¬ 
demnity bond.” This plan of investing 
in oil stocks seems too good to be true. 
We commend E. K.’s judgment in refus¬ 
ing to nibble on any such bait. 
I received the following letter from 
George D. Watson, and shipped the eggs 
as requested. The check was protested 
and I come to you for assistance in locat¬ 
ing him. G. u. u. 
New York. 
The letter reads as follows: 
“Yours received ; price is O. K. I en¬ 
close you check for $64.80 for two cases 
of 860 each, making 720 eggs in all— 
$64.80. Now I have incubator capacity 
for 1.500 eggs. I have ordered t wo cases 
from another party, also for this hatch, 
but if yours test out good T will send you 
the order for the four eases for the next 
batch, which will be three weeks hence. 
I also want about 10 cock birds for next 
year’s breeding; these I will buy any time 
this Summer, providing you make me a 
satisfactory price. Now if you cannot 
make prompt shipment of the order please 
wire me to that effect, and return check, 
as I do not want to get held up, for I 
want to make another hatch. My farm 
is located about 30 miles from here at 
Pequanock, N. J.. so please be sure to 
ship eggs to Geo. D. Watson. Pequanock, 
N. .T.” GEORGE D. WATSON, 
Princeton, N. ,T. 
Lteters addressed to Mr. Watson at 
Princeton and Pequanock were returned 
undelivered. The post office has no for¬ 
warding address, and the Princeton bank 
states he had no account with them, and 
they can get no information regarding 
him. From this it appears Watson had a 
well-developed plan to stock a chicken 
farm without expending any money. Our 
attorney endeavored to locate him, but 
he had left no trace of his new location. 
Keep a record of his name and method for 
future protection. 
Will you kindly tell me what you know 
of the article described in the enclosed 
advertisement from the New York World 
(Suncifi./ edition) ? Do you understand 
the advertisement to mean that the in¬ 
strument will reveal the sex of an ani¬ 
mal by being brought into contact with 
a pelt? As a poultry raiser, I am inter¬ 
ested in its advertised ability to proclaim 
the sex of an egg. G. M. M. 
New York. 
The advertisement referred to is over 
the signature of Alfred D. Neuschaffer, 
51 East 42d street, New York City, ask¬ 
ing for $1.10 for what he calls an instru¬ 
ment—Kikiriki egg tester and sex indica¬ 
tor. It is claimed that this instrument 
will tell the sex of a chick which may 
be hatched from an egg. and also indicate 
infertile eggs. Until these claims have 
been verified we shall continue to consider 
it a hoax. 
Eight years ago we listed our large 
farm with the Cornell agency, Looker be¬ 
ing the agent. We paid him $20, and 
have never heard from him since. That 
was before we took The R. N.-Y. Now 
September 25, 1020 
CALORIC HEAT 
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The above picture shows the 
IOI YEAR OLD HOME O? W.L.CROPPER 
BURLINGTON,KY., WHICH IS HEATED 
WITH A CALORlC 
Proofs and Reasons—Listen J 
76,000 users of the patented CaloriC 
Pipeless Furnace in every state in the 
United States, in Canada, and in 
Alaska. Every user a living reason 
why YOU should have a CaloriC. 
Every user a proof and pledge that 
your family will enjoy increased com¬ 
fort and economy when the CaloriC 
comes into your home. 
The CaloriC is the Original Pipeless Furnace 
Triple-casing Patent, No. 933128, dated Sep¬ 
tember 7, 1909. Heats homes of 18 rooms or 
J?ss through one register. Burns any fuel. So 
simple a child can operate it. Saves labor of 
setting up ar d taking down stoves each season. 
Temperature regulated from first floor. In¬ 
stalled in ola homes or new, usually in a day. 
Sold on a money-back guarantee to heat your 
home to 70° in coldest weather. NOW, before 
spring house-cleaning, is the most practical 
tine for installation. See nearest CaloriC 
dealer, or write today for CaloriC book and 
names of users in your locality. 
THE MONITOR STOVE COMPANY 
(The Monitor Family) 
101 Years in Business 
127 Woodrow St. CINCINNATI, OHIO 
THE ORIGINAL PIPELESS FURNACE TRIPLE-CASING PATENT 
© l920The M. S. Co. 
Avery 6-C’ylindcr 
Tractor—Alodcl C 
A Big Success in a Small Tractor 
the Publisher’s Desk is the first page I 
turn to; that alone is well worth the 
price of the paper. Some tell us we can¬ 
not .sell our own farm now without giving 
Cornell a withdrawal fee. I don’t want 
to have trouble with them, but do want 
to sell my farm at once. mbs. f. c. u. 
New York. 
Any farm owner listing a farm with 
D. B. Cornell Sc C'o., Great Barrington, 
Mass., is in trouble from the start, be¬ 
sides the loss of the listing fee. Cornell 
demands additional graft in the way of 
“withdrawal fee” if the owner sells the 
farm himself. This is provided' for in the 
receipt given for the listing fee. Threats 
of suit frequently result, the farmer sub¬ 
mitting to the swindle rather than go to 
the expense and annoyance of a suit. In 
cases where farmers will not be bull¬ 
dozed in this way, Cornell fails t appear 
when the trial is called. 
Yesterday a neighbor called on me. in¬ 
troducing a young man who was repre¬ 
senting L. P. Gunson & Co., Rochester, 
N. Y., and selling a wonderful new Can¬ 
adian oat guaranteed to yield from 75 to 
105 bu. per acre; price $2.75 per bu., 
bags free and fre: ht prepaid. I told my 
neighbor this soended very much like 
Iligbie Sc Co. of Rochester. N. Y'.. and 
that I was under the impression that I 
had read something in The R. N.-Y. 
about Gunson. Tin neighbor was much 
surprised and s tid if my suspicions* were 
correct he would “dump” this agent and 
cancel all orders taken. Will you advise 
me of your opinion of Gunson & Co. and 
their Canadian oat? o. D. s. 
Ohio. 
The above letter indicates that the 
Gunson-Higbie outfit of agents are again 
on the road with their wonderful varieties 
of oats and other seeds. Big stories of 
wonderful yields ai ; the stock in trade of 
all this class of seel dealers. Invariably 
the farmers who buy seed of these con¬ 
cerns on the strength of representations 
of the agents are disappointed when they 
come to harvest the crop. The consensus 
of our reports shows that the seeds are 
not superior to the old and standard va¬ 
rieties grown in the various communities, 
and very often these seeds for which such 
big claims are made prove very inferior. 
We have a record of one case where L. 
P. Gunson & Co. admit having sold oats 
last season on the strength of samples 
shown of 1918 crop—a very inferior 
quality of 1919 crop was shipped and 
some farmers refused to accept the seed 
on the ground that it was not up to sam¬ 
ple. Gunson Sc Co. threatened to bring 
suit, but we have no report that the 
threat was carried out. Those who get 
caught and pay big money for ordinary 
seeds to this class of seed houses cer¬ 
tainly cannot blame The R. N. Y. for 
failing to warn them about the scheme. 
T have received my tent from the rail¬ 
road company, just three days less than 
a year from the date of shipment, and 
only shipped 120 miles at that. The tent 
had been here in the warehouse at Seattle 
all the time. I would have had no show 
of ever getting it without your help. 
Washington. v. J. s. 
This shows how indifferent some of the 
employees of the transportation compan¬ 
ies are. This tent was followed up 
promptly with a tracer, and when it could 
not be located claim was entered. After 
expending time and money in correspond¬ 
ence the Northern Pacific Railroad finds 
it was in their own warehouse and had 
been for several months. It shows the 
need of prompt action in tracing ship¬ 
ments, and if report is not made enter 
claim in order to protect yourself. 
Your advice has proven so timely and 
valuable in the past that I am seeking 
your counsel. There are a number of' 
tire companies in Chicago selling rebuilt, 
reconstructed, retreaded and slightly used 
tires. Is there any reliability to these 
concerns, and are these tires worth the 
price asked? E. L. S. 
Virginia. 
This Avery 6-cylinder tractor is proving 
a big success in practically every kind of 
farm work. It gives to the inan operating 
a small tractor outfit the same certainty 
of service that Avery owners are getting 
from the larger Avery machines. 
This small tractor, like the larger sizes of 
Avery tractors, is built complete in the 
Avery factories. Has a powerful six- 
cylinder motor with extra strong crank¬ 
shaft and connecting rods—especially 
designed for heavy-duty work. Also, 
centrifugal governor entirely enclosed, 
running in oil—high-tension magneto— 
thermo-siphon cooling system—selective 
sliding transmission—roller and ball bear¬ 
ing equipped, etc. Can also be equipped 
with a conveniently located belt pulley at 
a slight additional expense, so that it can 
be used for all kinds of lighter belt work 
as well as field work. 
A thoroughly dependable, high-grade 
tractor at an attractive price, which in¬ 
cludes regularly such, accessories as plat¬ 
form, seat, tool-box, drawbar, air-cleaner, 
etc.—equipment that makers of othersmall 
tractors charge extra for. 
Now is the time you need a tractor most. 
Now is the time to get it. 
We also build another small tractor, the 
Avery Model *‘B" 5-10 H. P. size with a 
similar design. Ask for special circulars 
describing these machines or 
Write for the Avery Catalog 
and learn about the complete line of Avery 
machinery, including these small models 
and seven larger sizes of Avery Tractors. 
8-16 to 40-80 H. P. built with "Draft- 
Horse” Motors and "Direct-Drive” 
Transmissions. Also, Avery Roller-Bear¬ 
ing Champion “Grain-Saving" Threshers 
and Silo Fillers, Avery Motor Cultivators, 
Avery "Self-Lift” Plows, "Self-Adjust¬ 
ing” Tractor Disc Harrow and other 
Avery Tractor-operated machines. 
We do not recommend the purchase of 
rebuilt or reconstructed tires. The 
houses selling this kind of tires arc 
usually in the “gyp” class that have no 
scruples about selling a practically worth¬ 
less tire for any amount they can get. 
The R. N.-Y'. has a standing rqle to re¬ 
fuse all this class of tire advertising. 
Those who patronize these tire concerns 
are sure to get stuck and, as we have 
many times stated, the best tire economy 
in the long run is to purchase standard, 
well-known makes of tires. 
“Smith is a live wire.” “I know it. 
He touched me this morning for $20 and 
I was shocked.”—BnHimore American. 
AVERY COMPANY 
2009 Iowa Street Peoria, Ill. 
J. B. NORTON CO., Inc. 
Distributors 
utica. n.:y. 
Motor Farming, Threshing 
and Road Building Machinery 
Avery-ize Your Farm: 
“A Good Machine and a 
Square Deal.” 
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