The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-19

q band of a half-dozen holds a meet ing and competes among themselves as to who can make it operate the longest, the vicinity becomes unbear- able These signals are usually pro- Vlded with what are termed instan- taneous push-on connections, and if wires and thus render the button pressing futile, much Elerve-ra ckinE sound would be stopped
 If the retail price of all the gasoline used in American motoring is ad- vanced to the consumer at the rate of 1 cent gallon, the total daily excess cost of operation will be in the neigh borhood of SIP. 2.500.
 Don't allow the valve parts of differ ent types of tire to become mingled in single box. Where it is neces- sary to use valves of different sizes and patterns, through the employment keep the respective spares in sepa- rate coin envelopes, properly labeled. The precaution will save much mis- spent time by the roadside
 It is estimated that the yearly pro duction of automobile tires and ac- cessories now absorbs 50 per cent. of the total annual yield of crude rub Der, which at present is somewhere about 75,OOo tons. Rubber has now become the largest individual item in point of value in the imports of the United States.
 In the use of the injection type of gasoline primer, or starting device, the same precautions are necessary in priming the ordinary carburetor. Too much gasoline pumped into the cylin-- ders will not vaporize properly, and will tend to choke the combustion chambers with an over-rich and un- burnable mixture. If the engine fails stimulating ''shot,' it Is better to get out, grasp the crank firmly in the left hand, and wind her up'' in the old fashioned and despised way, than to -N1
 Patent has been asked for novel device intended to check joy-riding. The device consists of a copper plate, which may be fastened to any prom visible. On the plate is a hinged metal disk, the hinge being bolted to the middle of the plate in a substan- tiaI manner. When the owner or his authorized agent is in charge of the car, the disk is turned down and locked in place with a staple and spring paddock. When in this posi- ton the disk shows a black ename ed circle. If, however, the owner does not wish any one else to use the car, he turns up the plate, showing two red disks, which are to warn police that the car is in wrong hands
 According to census figures, the value of the horses in the United States on January list, was $87,000,0 900 less than it was at the beginning of last year. At the same time the number of horses increased 230,O0o as compared with last year. The figures show that the les sened use for the horse, owing to the progress of the automobile, has cut big slice from his value, owing to the fact that the automobil has taken over a certain element of the horses work. On the other hand, the eman- cipation from so much hard work has had a tendency to prolong the life of the horse;; hence the additional num- bers. It has been estimated that a few years of such progress will have the effect of lengthening the life of the average horse by at least three years.
 Considering the population of the United States as 90, 900. 900, there is at the present time one truck in use for each $500 people in the country. It is readily seen that there is a big field for the commercial car when the va riety and multiplicity of its uses are taken into account. With these in view, $500 persons to one truck seem great many. During the coming year, however, the manufacturers are planning to turn out 45, 900 trucks. These, together with those now in use, will bring the total for 1912 up to 6S,- S35,, which means one truck to every 1900 persons in the country. It will not be many years before the ratio will be about 500 persons to a truck An important factor to consider in this connection is the long life guaranteed to a truck by the general soIidity and strength of it's construction.