The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-03

At least once in a season the oil in the rear axle should be drained out, a liberal supply of kerosene !ntroduceo' and the axle lacked up while the en- Egine is run to agitate the oil and wash iout the differential. etc.
 The only time it is necessary to use Ian excess of 1ubricating oil is when the tengine is new, or when it is being put Ito an excessive strain, such as occurs lin racing Smoky exhausts are com ling to be regarded more and more as Ian indication of careleSSneSS and poor idriving.
 In repacking the gland of a water
 circulating pump use plenty Of graph1Ie kwiththe packing. The spindle is sel- dom sufficiently Iubricated. and the graphite will go a long way toward freInedying this Giycerlne m the the fila tlla frost, seems to considerably assist in 1ubricating the pump spindle
 An annoying squeak, which is often ivery difficult to locate, is caused by the edge of the doors rubbing against their pillars. This rubbing is brought about by a slight sagging of the body in the center. and may be remedied by p1ac | ing leather washer of the required thickness around the body bolt. be- tween the body and the frame.
 The automobile is playing leading part in the political campaign in many l States, and candidates for offices are covering what would have been impos- sible territory in the days when the 1notorcar was not. As it is, a man will
 make dates at from six to twelve
 towns in a day, his advance represen-
 tative making all arrangements for ! meetings.
 Dayton, Ohio, has fallen into line in
 the matter of preparing adverse leg1s- kcity, although several of the proposed
 ordinances will have a beneficial eff feet. The cutting out of the muffler of an automobile or motorcycle, and
 also the sounding of any warning sig nal except that of a reed horn of low tone, operated by a hand bulb, are, among them.
 The best way to make an acety1ene lamp work well is to keep it clean. The cleanliness should extend to every part, generating chamber, water valve, wa ter chamber, filter and burner; and when these are clean there is little more to do. The carbide chamber should be cleaned as soon as possible after the lamp has been in use, for the residue is simply lime.
 On some new cars trouble is exper1- enced through the grinding of the diff ferentiaI gears In some instances this difficulty may be traced not to incor- rect alignment, as at first might De supposed, but to the use of axle-dr1V- .dng shafts which have not been trim med off sufficiently to allow proper clearance between the teeth of the gears. Shortening of the shafts by small amount relieves the difficulty
 In changing from a lower to a higher gear it will be necessary to speed up the motor by means of the throttle or accelerator in order to store enough energy in the flywheel to furnish the momentum needed to accelerate the car to it's new speed. As the speed of the car increases the higher gear should be engaged, the auto1st not be- ing in too great a hurry to make the change. The movement of the change gear lever should be made quickly, And now comes a Chicago judge who refers to an automobile as "a deadly la1ed before Judge -Gemmill, of Chica- go, on a charge of assault. the magis- l trate remarked: There's been an in excusable mistake on the part of the police. You are charged with plain assault. The maximum fine IS SIoO- Your offense really is assault with a | deadly weapon, carrying a sentence or l six months in the workhouse
 What may be regarded as the first 1 step toward paving the way for the in 1 troduction of the motor interests into | politics is shown in the action of the l Massa chusetts State Association m 1 sending to all it's members a statement l the last session of the Legislature The yeas and nays on the first reading were given when the bill is reported l It shows how each member voted, ana 1 the motorists are asked to note if the | candidates they voted for were opposed to the bill. On the third reading the bill was defeated, but there was no roll call.
 Cab horses are failing in Paris. The Ministry of War has made this state nent and English tourists discovered the fact long ago. The ministry has issued statistical figures to show that p, ,000 horses are missing from the | that should be the army lists in Paris-for ever the unfortunate cab horse is drafted into the military ranks The dinfnution in the num- Der of horses during the past few years is due, according to the opinion of the war officials, to the general introduc- ton of automobiles, which is driving the horses out of Paris. and the cap r and carriage horses are the first to 
 Spring troubles, while seldom of a sufficiently serious nature to cause the laying up of a car by the roadside, vet are. the source of considerable delay which would be reduced
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