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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
An Automobile Bridge.

Between the towns of Roswell and
Vaughn in the state of New Mexico there
is an automobile toll road with bridges
Of unique design" says DIR. Charles g.
Percival in speaking of hiS impressions
of two years travel in North America.
THE road runs through stretches of
almost impossible sand. and in spite of
the fee of cents a mile il is very pop
ular with motorists. The peculiar fea-
ture OF the route lies in the bridges,
which can be used only for automobiles
They consist of two wooden troughs
placed fifty-six inches apart, and as they
are not connected with cross boards the
| middle of the bridge is open for it's en-
tire length and horse-drawn vehicles can
not cross over
Each trough has protecting sideboards.
| SO that the cars cannot leave the track
and slide off into the ravine. 1t is a
popular road for motorists when touring
| the southwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Loose Switch Connections.

Loose connections in switches cause
skipping in the motor which is annoying
and hard to locate says Emil Grossman
This happens because often in those of
the kick type where the foot shifts the
switch. for the method imposes a strain
on the switch which tends to loosen it.
Take off the switch now and then.
tighten the connections and replace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Detroit's Congestion.

Detroit's downtown automobile conges-
ton has become SO heavy that it has
been decided to convert one of the small
er city parks into an automobile parking
space. The east end of Cadillac Square,
now grassy plot, is to be paved with
asphalt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Dealer Closes Contracts.

A contract was closed few days ago
by William +. Barnhart & Co. of this
city. local representatives for the Stand
ard electrique, with the Shenandoah Mo-
tor Car Company of Richmond, Va, for
handling this line i'm the southern city
Accompanying the contract was an order
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Parcel Post Equipment.

The thirty-eight delivery wagons placed
in service last week in connection with
the new parcel post by the Post Office
Department were furnished by T. Oliver
Prodigy, local representative for the Mich
igan automobile. The wagons are in the
different styles of bodies, and formed a
prominent part in the parade which took
place last week when they We're inspected
by the postal officials. The contract for
furnishing the harness for the thirty
eight horses was also awarded to Mr.
Prodigy. The harness is all brass mount
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Buys Stutz Car.

Charles K. Butler, one Of the pioneer
motorists of the National Capital, has
purchased a six-cylinder Stutz road
ster, finished in French gray and fully
equipped 1t is equipped with electric
self starter and lighting system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Marmon Delivery.
' 30 five-passenger

The Marmon ego five-passenger
touring car on exhibition at the auto
mobile show a week ago has been de-
livered to B. f. Vaughan. who pur-
chased it just before the close of the
show. The car is of the four-cylinder
type. and is equipped with electric
starter and lighting system The
body is finished in black, with red run
ming gear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Baltimore Fire Department.

Baltimore, Md, has decided that it's fire
department must be completely motorized,
and Is to start on the work of transfer
nation the first of the year. An appro-
pr1ation of $4,000 is carried in the 1913
budget, and with this four fire engines
and ten hose wagons, at present horse
Drawn, VIII be converted into motors
The fire engines will be fitted with
tractors, while the hose wagon bodies
VIII be placed on regular automobile
chassis. The horse will not bv any
means be completely ousted by these
fourteen pieces of motor apparatus. Ac-
cording to the present plans, the work
of eliminating the horse will be done
gradually. No more horses are to be
purchased. and as the ones now in use
become old or injured their places will
be filled with automobiles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Overland Deliveries.

Sales and deliveries of 1913 Overland
cars during the past two weeks were
made, as follows:
Model 69-Tourng cars: james Thatch-
er, Mrs. c. D. Morris, A. p. Crenshaw, A.
G. Bishop. NJ. c. Ely, NJ. b. Norman and
Or. ]. T. Wolfe, four-passenger car. Mr..
Crenshaw's car is equipped with electric
starting and lighting system
Model 69-Roadsters: George w. Cis-
sci Company, Prof. e. T. Davidson DR..
J. G.. Thomas and DR. G.. B. Smith.
Model 69-Coupe: Charles COnradis.
Model 71-Touring cars: f. H. Snyder.
Henry Sager, Mrs. Wallace Eddinger. DIR.
L. w. Austin and d. F.. Riordan. all
equipped with electric starters and light
ing systems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Gramm Truck Purchaser.

A one-ton Gramm truck was delivered
last week to Paul CARRIER by the local
representatives.
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Ford Delivery Wagons.

Walter Brownley has just added to his
delivery service two Ford light delivery
wagons. finished in light blue, with nickel
trimmings. n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Flanders Electric Delivered.

The Flanders electric on display dur
ing carnival week in the salesroom of
the Commercial Automobile and Sup
ply Company was delivered Friday to
Representative William H. Wilder of
Massachusetts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16

Company, arrived in Washington yester
day afternoon and will be the guest OF
n 3. Leary, jr., for few days.
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Cadillac Deliveries.
Baker Electric Delivered.
Exemption of Physicians.

A campaign is under way in Boston
which has as its object the exemption Of
physicians from the city ordinances re-
garding automobiles. The speed limita-
lions have been set aside for physicians
by court order, but it is claimed that the
police use petty officiousness in enforcing
the ordinance relating to the standing
or automobiles at the curb for more than
twenty minutes. 1t is pointed out that
in many cases where a doctor is called
hurriedly to the bedside of a patient and
Is there detained beyond the twenty
minute limit it would be endangering
the life of the patient to compel the
doctor to take his car to the nearest
garage before entering the house. Not
many doctors have chauffeurs, and the
value of the motor car in cases of illness
is considerably lessened by the too literal
enforcement of ordinances that were in
tended to prevent crowding of the streets
by hacking" cars and by strings of cars
left standing in front of hotels and res
taurants.
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18th ct. S. mali on the bride bind

ed. with It. S. ma1I on the brldIe plnu-
erS.
In addition to the horse-draWn vehicles
there are eleven automobile delivery
trucks which will form part OF the
same service. They include five big kis-
sell-kar trucks for the parcel post serv-
ice and six Stewart light delivery trucks
for mail collections and deliveries. Every
truck and wagon is painted a bright YER
million. and bears on it's side the inscrlp-
ton, ~. s. mail" with the additional in
scription, Parcel post on the automo-
biles designed for that service. Post
master Merritt is proud of his new postal
outfit, which he considers the finest In
this country, if not in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
White Truck Delivered.

A five-ton White power dump truck was
delivered yesterday to James NJ. Titcomb
& Co. Of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Left for Boston.

Frank Boyd. one of the best known
automobile men in the local trade.
spent a few days here last week dur
ing the carnival celebration. He left
for Boston, where he expects to again
engage in business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Mitchell Visitor Here.

Charles p. Skinner. manager Philadel-
phia branch of the Mitchell-Lewis Motor
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First Auto Show.

The first automobile show ever held in
Richmond, Va, will open tomorrow night
at 8 o'clock and will continue throughout
the week. The affair is being held under
the auspices of the Richmond Automobile
Dealers, Association, an organization
similar to the one recently organized IN
the National Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
0ldsmobile Deliveries.

During the past week Oldsmobile Light
Skies" We're delivered to Truxtun Beale.
seven passenger touring car: DIR. Il. A..
T. Judd. en-passenger touring car. and
John b. Henderson, Jr.. hve-passenger
touring car -. Z,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Here's a New One.

When joy riders in Athens. Greece
wane taxi, they CALL "Polipolytanto-
cinetharmoXaXe.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Returned From West.

n. Is. Leary. ST.. returned few DAYS
ago from an extended western trip dur
ing winch time he visited the ,Mitcnell
factory at Racine, Wis. and the Rambler
factory at kenosha. Wis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Ford Deliveries.

Ford touring cars were delivered the
past week to the following: n. ]. Sim
mott. Capt. L. w. Jordan, jr., Maurice
Eiseman, Palmer & Moore, Reedville.
Nd three cars: Matthews Howard
Company. La Plata, Md, six
cars; p d. Decker and Allen McEroy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16

position the throttle may be nearly AL
out" The same thing may cause starving
Of the motor. loss of speed on open
throttle and stopping when it is hair
closed. The gears on the end of the
throttle rod will have to be meshed cor
rectly.
Cadillac Deliveries.
Among those who received their 1913
Cadillac cars during the past week were
R. w. Henderson. six-passenger touring
car; John l.. Weaver, six-passenger tour
ing car, and a four-passenger phaeton to
H. II. Hollerith, being the first of this
type to be delivered in Washington.
= !: *
Baker Electric Delivered.
A Baker electric coupe was delivered
during the past week to Mrs. Mary E.
Spencer of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Cole Sales.

Sales of Cole cars during the past week
have been reported as follows: Mrs. Mary
Wiedmayer, fve-passenger touring car;
G. H. Kinzel, combination five-seven-pas-
senger, fifty touring car; J. Clinton
Tribby, roadster: John II. Becker. COM
bination four-six passenger, fifty tour
ing car; Mrs. Hannah Hltchlnss' hve-
messenger. forty touring car, and Sena-
tor Jacob H. Gallinger. tive-seven-passen-
ger. fifty touring car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Detroit Electric Purchaser.

Isaac B. Jones placed an order yester-
day for a 1913 model forty-two, clear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Rides in Michigan.
Going to Richmond Show.

William P. Barnhart, local Warren rep
resentative, and George d. Wilson, east
ern sales manager, leave tomorrow for
Richmond. Va, to attend the first auto
mobile show ever held in that city. They
will remain the entire week.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-31

Large Sums Of Money Are Expended
Yearly for Fertilizers Contain
inc This Element.

One of the most important plant
and tree foods is nitrogen. Large
sums of money are spent every year
by farmers and fruit growers for fer
tilizers containing this element. The
air we breathe is the greatest known
storehouse Of nitrogen, but the nitro
gen in the air is not in a form which
can be directly used by the plants. 1t
can, however, be converted into a
disable form by the action Of soil bac'
teria-those microscopic organisms
which exist in soils and materially al
feet the growth of crops. Cultivation
brings these soil bacteria into direct
contact with the air from which they
take the nitrogen and convert 1t into
food for the adjacent plants and trees
Without cultivation this beneficial &C
t:vity Of these minute organisms is
greatly restricted, and consequently
uncultivated orchards are not as wei
supplied with the food materials re
| CURED for the prolific production Of
fruit of the best quality. Cultivation
too, keeps in the moisture of the soil
and give the rain and sun a chance t(
produce the best results.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-31
LIVE STOCK MEANS SUCCESS
No Better Place for Farmer to Market
Corn and Rou9hase Than to
Give to Animals.

On nearly every farm live stock
raising is merely a side line where il
should be the main thing. Their is
no place where the farmer can market
his corn and rougha2e SO ~profitably as
feeding it to good live stock. The mar
ket is right at home in the feed lot
and no long hauls 10 town are neces-
sary. If a farmer can feed his 60-cent
corr to good hogs which will pay him
50 cents for it, does he not make an
advance on the price Of his corn and
a profit in the fertility returned to the
soil, as we'll as a saving of expense n
hauling? Breeding pure-bred live
stock is a business which should be
entered gradually and retired froam
reluctantly. Improving the common
stock a little each year will lead up to
the pure-bred business. There can
exist no permanent system of agri
culture without live stock and, on high,
priced land, pure-bred stock is the
only kind to have.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-31
Fla. f-Chain Bob SIeds.

The draft-chain being entirely indie
pendent of the tongue, the latter may
be made light. If used much on the
road, it should be heavier, and set
stiff.
The hobs are coupled together with
a forked cable chain in place Of a
reach, with a grab-hook on each end,
and. a ring in the center. This ring is
put into a clevis at the rear end of
the saddle-plank of the front bob, the
other ends of the chain to rings on
the nose of the rear bob. The rings
are large enough for the chain to
double through, so as to let them out
or draw them together, and by which
logs of any length from S to 25 feet
may be placed equally OIL both. The
rings, properly put on, cannot catch a
tree or brush; and the chains playing
up and down, permit the ear bob to
go over the toughest ground, logs or
brush.
The shoes of the unner are made
of the hardest dry wood, sawed slight
~ across the grain, SO as to wear with
it. They will last a whole winter. The
lower figure in Fig. 2 shows how they
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-31
A Missouri Flood Gate.

posts. We put a three-quarter inch
bolt through where they cross. For
Stats use old rails, poles or 2 by 4 of
good material spiked to the logs. Then
the job is done.
The best of it is 1t stays put. There
is no cost to speak of at the start ana
no trouble afterwards wading around
in the mud cleaning it and getting it
stock-proof again. The middle being
lowest, the main current naturally
stays there and SO all logs, stumps
and trash Of any kind go right on
down the stream.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-31
PQDI1RYWTfS

If the flock is not culled every year
it will d~eterioriatc rapidly.
Attention to detail often means sue
cess in the poultry business,
The merits of the scratching shed
are shown during bad weather.
The incubator should be in readi-
ness before it is time to start it.
Overcrowding is n OF the worst
and most freT.ent mistakes made by
poultrYm%1.
Allow chickens of all sizes a good
dust bath. They enjoy it. from the
smallest to the largest.
Dry mash, charcoal and grit can be-
fed in a box covered with half-inch
poultry netting, without waste.
Don't keep unsightly or crippled
chickens, wen though they have been
valuable birds in their day.
Some tell the SCI of the guinea fowl
by it's wattles. Those of the male are
double the size of the female.
Some Of the causes of roup are sud-
den and extreme changes in tempera-
ture, damp houses and d%raughts.
A good poultryman is Industrious.
not easily discouraged, filled with
pluck and grit and full OF ambition.
Have your fowls SO tame that you
can go among them without causing
fright. You will get better egg pro-
duction.
Excited men and women make ex-
cited birds, and that has a bad effect
on the reproducing mechanism OF
the birds.
Do not put males In adjoining pens
with only netting between them. Have
Z twelve-inch board at the bottom q
each partition,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-31
SAVING the Harness.

Aside from the bad appearance
which uncared for harness presents,
1t has a habit of suddenly giving out
at important moments, and this
makes trouble and much loss. If not
kept in good condition harness pc
comes hard and very uncomfortable to
the horses, and when in that condi.
ton cracks and warps, rendering 1t
In a short time unfit for use. All
this trouble can be easily avoided II
you will give yo1r harness a little at.
tentiOn.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-31
FUNCTIONS OF TILE DRAINS
Farmer Cannot Afford to Wait on Ma
ture and Must Provide Artificial
Means Of Drainage.

Drainage is the limiting factor on
many farms where the hand OF man
has not assisted nature in the re
moval of free soil water, says Farm
Press. Nature has furnished us with
a surface drainage system in our
rivers, creeks and riyulets. In some
places she has provided subter-
ranean drainage in sand and gravel
subsoil.
If allowed to take its time, the
water would follow small passage
ways to some natural outlet, but the
agriculturist cannot wait. Where the
soil is underlaid with a heavy clay,
hardpan. sand or limestone rock. it is
necessary for man to assist nature.
He resorts to digging a trench from
two and one-half to three feet in
depth, above the impervious stratum,
and place therein a tile drain. This
tile rapidly carries away the free wa
ter that rises to or above the stratum
Of hard clay or rock.
The function of the drain is not SO
much to remove water as 1t passes
downward as it is to carry it away as
is rises to the tile level, A good
crop is dependent upon a large root
system. Since the root system Of the
plant will not develop in free soil
water, the shallow laying Of the drain
tile means a small crop. Deep laying
of the tile provides a large feeding
area for the roots of a big crop. Deep
drainage and frequent shallow cultiva-
ton smile at droughts.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-31
One Shown in Illustration Has Ad-
vantage Of Turning Short Cor
ners With Bio Load.

In reply to a query for a plan and
description of a bob sled, suitable for
hauling wood, fodder and other heavy
work. the Country Gentleman makes
the following reply:
The following account Of a bob sled
was sen us years ago by D.. b. Ray
mond; he used it for years for logging,
and it has the advantage that it will
turn short corners and enable a team
to draw one-fourth more than any
other sled.
The tongue is not set stiff, but is
fastened to the %nose-Diece with two
clevices-one on the tongue, and one
on the cross-piece, making a sort Of
universal joint, permitting it to turn
at right angles, and allowing the team
to turn half around without moving
the load, and to clear trees and logs
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-31

The girl who smiles too much
makes as great a mistake as she who
smiles too little, for though she may
be only actuated by an honest desire
to please, she lays herself open to the
transform a plain face into lowell
ness, but It only Toes this when it is
the outcome of some special emotion,
and not a mere aimless parting of the
lips. Smiling to order" or on any
and every occasion, is fatal to charm,
and should be carefully avoided.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-31
THE BANKS
Of CANADA

The closing of the year 1912 has
brought out the usual bank statements
accompanied by the addresses of the
Presidents and General Managers OF
these institutions. Their reading Is
interesting as they show in a striking
and deal with economic matters in a
first hand way. Those who know any
thing of Canadian banking methods
know the stability Of these institu-
tons, and the high character Of the
men who are placed in charge. In
ldent of the Union Bank Of Canada,
whose branches are to be found in all
parts of the Canadian West, said
"A good deal has been said about
speculation in land. The increase in
land values has added enormously to
the assets of Western business, and
has to some extent formed a basis for
extended credit, but this is not felt to
be a drawback when the value is real
and convertible. We consider that a
business standing which is strength
ened and enhanced by property hold
ings is entitled to a reasonable en-
largement of credit for legitimate bust
ness operations
1t will thus be seen that the banks
recognize the certain rise in The value
of farm lands in Western Canada.
When the facts are known Of the won
j axf,i ,r>l,;rr r,,,1itioc nf form
lands in the Provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta, it is sim
pie to understand the liberal stand
taken by the banks.
Living not far from Lashburn, Sask.,
is a farmer named Clarke who in l9l2
secured a crop of Marquis Wheat,
Welding &c bushels per acre This
is spoken of as a record yield, and this
is doubtless true, but several cases
have been brought to notice where
yields almost as large have been pro
duced, and in different parts OF the
country. During the past year there
have been reported many yields OF
from 35 to 40 bushels of wheat to the
acre. Oats, too, We're a success
full crop, and so was the barley
crop. Wheat that would yield At
bushels per acre, would bring on the
market roc Ga fair figure) per bushel
a gross return Of $500 per acre. Al
low $1,000 per acre tan outside flgure)
there would be a balance of $1,000 pei
acre net profit. This figure shoulc
satisfy anyone having land that cos
less than $4,000 per acre. Very mucl
less return than this proves satisfac
tory to those holding lands in lows
and Illinois worth from $3.50 to $500
per acre.
The latest Government returns CIV
an approximate estimate Of four hun
dred thousand Of an immigration tt
Canada during 1912. OF this numbe.
200. 600 will be from the United States
Most of these are Of the farming class
and it is not difficult to UNDERSTAND
why farming lands in Canada will ad
vance from ten to twenty per cent
within the next twelve months. There
fore investment in Western Canadian
lands is not looked upon as being II
the speculative class. Those fortunate
enough to secure free homesteads II
Canada will acquire in the intrinsic
value of the land alone the best pos
sible start for a splendid future. Ad
yertisement.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-31
Fla. 2-SIed Shoe and Bolster.

are put on The bolster of the rear bob
is 4 by 5 inches. The bolt heads which
fasten it should be "let in,' so as to be
out of the way. The bolster of the for
ward bob is shown in the upper figure
of Fig. 2, and has rings to bind the
load. The saddle plank, on the front
bob. should be 2l2 inches thick and a
foot wide, to support the king bolt and
whole load.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-31
FLOODGATE is VERY SIMPLE
Missouri Man Has One Arranged on
Plan Of Railway Stock Guard
1t Costs Little.

In describing a simple and success
full hoodgate H, S. Terrell Of Saline
county, Missouri, writes the Breeders
Gazette as follows:
My foodgate is made on the plan Of
a railway stock guard. We start by
using two small logs or poles extend
ing down the creek as shown, the low
er ends sunk in the creek bed and the
upper ends resting against trees or
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-31
Showing the Goods.

A novel mode of advertising for a
wife has been adopted by an fnhabi-
tant of a provincial town in England.
A photograph of the gentleman is
placed in the window of a shop-keep-
er, and underneath is the following
notice: Wanted: a female compan-
ion to the above. apply at this
office"