The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-21

off position. The metallic contacts ing firmly connected to the switch terminals. To test for absolute failure, disconnect the wires and join with a temporary connection. If the engine runs perfectly the switch is at fault. A leaky pump is not altogether an uncommon occurrence. A treatment found successful consists in rebushing the pump spindle bearing, drilling quarter holes into the bust, and draw ing them tight with plumbago. The plumbago is said to combine with the water, forming coating over the spindle which effectually prevents leakage of any water through the lat ter.
 A good way to clean oil sight-feed glasses, is as follows: Procure about two feet of soft cord. pass it complete ly around the glass, holding an end of the cord in each hand. By pull ing the cord backwards and forwards, fair amount of heat is raised, caus- ing the offending deposit, generally solidified oil, to loosen and disappear. By using a fair amount of discretion there is no risk of breaking the glasses.
 Motorists who travel to Atlantic City, N. J., and who are so unfortunate as to meet with a collision Or acci- dent that damages or destroys coun- ty property will not be arrested here after. Numbers will be taken and bills rendered, which, if not paid, will be followed by civil action. Heretofore county officers and bridge tenders were ordered to collect for damages instantly, which led to vexation and troubles.
 With a modern four-cylinder car, fitted with three and sometimes four speeds, there is no average hill which should not be easily surmounted by a driver of even months road eXperi- ence. Without persuming that all driv- CTS know instinctively the song of the engine, it is not without reason to expect a man, can feel and hear when his engine is becoming labored in action. The engine seems to say, 'I am just about to give you my best, but can do better on a lower speed" This is the drivers cue to declutch and come down a notch on the speed quadrant or a slot on the selective gatechange.
 Amateurs should seize every possible opportunity to learn about the me- chanism of the car they are driving, or learning to drive, and one way to do this is to gather all that can be gathered from the unfortunate exper- fence. By learning to make roadside repairs expeditiously, and in such manner as to allow the car to limp home, the new driver soon gains con- idence in shis own ability and this is reflected in his work at the wheel. So it is a wise plan to visit all the repair shops possible, there to learn how repairs have been and are be- ing made. More than this, it is we'll to talk about these things with more experienced drivers.
 Nothing can give new driver more trouble than a broken axle, particu- larly a broken front axle. If this be of the tubular type and the driver be fairly ingenious, a roadside repair may be made which will allow of driving the car home, which is some the tubular axle has broken off close to the spring chair, but inside of it, may be repaired as follows: Obtain a piece of wire cable, or heavy telegraph wire may be used, or even in default of either of these piece of stout rope In any case, something which can be used to. tie the two parts of the broken axle together. Attach this to the springs, leaving lots of slack broken end a piece of wood, which has been whittled down to fit, or a round iron bar, or something similar and handy. Having driven this into one broken piece, drive the other onto it, and then keep them from separating by tightening up on the rope or cable. This may be done by inserting any strong stick, or piece of iron, as for instance a tire iron, and twisting un- til the whole is as tight as possible. Then, the tightening means should be so fixed in position as to render it impossible for it to come loose. It will then be possible to limp home with the broken axle, slow speed. being a necessity.