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Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
FIND NEW MOTOR FUEL
MADE FROM SuGAR-HOusE
 WASTE AT SMALL EXPENSE.
Extended Experiments That Have Been Made Said to Show It
 to Be a Success.

Motor fuel from sugar house waste is the latest proposition from Eng, land, the Royal Automobile club hay. ing made tests with a new fuel, to which the name natalite has been giv- en, from Natal, the country of its origin. It is a mixture, the principal ingredient. alcohol. being obtained from the waste products of sugar-re- lining factories.
 Natalite has a specific gravity of 500 and a freezing point very much lower than benzol or petrol. In recent tests with a hydroaeroplane fitted with a 100-horsepower engine it was found that the engine would run at 1.i50 revolutions per minute on natalite. as against 1,250 revolu- tions per minute with gasoline. It is claimed that water will readily extin- guish the flames in case of fire.
 It has been a common fault with alcohol and it's mixtures that unless
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
GOOD ROADS
ROADS MUST BE MAINTAINED
No Phase of Public Thoroushfare Problem of More importance
 Keep Surface We'll Drained.

There is no phase of the road prob. lem more important than that of main. tenance. The general impression that there are certain types of roads that are permanent Is erroneous. No per manent road has ever been construct ed or ever will be. The only things about a road that may be considered permanent are the grading. culverts and bridges. Roads constructed by the most skillful highway engineers will soon be destroyed by the trafic. frost. rain and wind. unless they are proper ly maintained. But the life of these roads may be prolonged by systematic maintenance. A poor road will not only be improved by proper mainte- nance. but may become better in time than a good road without it.
 The first and last commandment in earth road maintenance is to keep the surface well drained. To insure good drainage the ditches should be kept open. all Instructions removed and a smooth crown maintained. Except for very stony soil. the road machine or scraper may be used very effectively for this work. The machine should te used once or twice a year. and the work should be done when the soil is damp, SO that it will pack ana bake into a hard crust. Wide and shallow side ditches should be maintained, with sufficient fall and capacity to dispose of surface water These ditches can in most cases be con structed and repaired with a road ma chine.
 All vegetable matter such as sods and weeds should be kept out of the road, as they make a spongy surface which retains moisture. Clods are also objectionable. for they soon turn to dust or mud, and for that reason roads should never be worked when dry or hard. Powders or loose stones are equally objectionable if a smooth surface is to be secured.
 A split-log drag or some similar de- vice is very useful in maintaining the surface after suitable ditches and cross sections have once been secured. This drag can also be used to advantage on a gravel road as we'll as on an earth road. The principle involved in drag. ging is that clays and most heavy soils will puddle when wet and set very hard when dry. The little attention that the earth road needs must be given promptly and at the proper time if the best results are to be obtained.
 In dragging roads only a small amount of earth is moved. just enough to fill the ruts and depressions with a thin layer of plastic clay or earth which packs very hard. so that the next rain, instead of finding ruts, de- pressions and clods in which to col lect, runs off, leaving the surface but little affected.
 The drag should be light and should be drawn over the road at an angle of about 45 degrees. The driver should ride on the drag and should not drive
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
Every Part of This Armored Car s So Curved Proee.e From Any Direction Striking Earnessy-the Operator

down horizontally. Even the wheels are protected by curved armor that of the ground. At the top of the body is a large porthole fer the four-inch gun that the car is designed to carry, the arrangement being such that the gun can be fired at any angle. At the sides are smaller portholes for rifles, and inside the body is space for four men to stand erect. The driver, who observes the road and the movements of the enemy through a periscope, is entirely concealed and protected from the fire of the enemy.-Popular Me chanics.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03

The dog flea: a. Egg: b. larva fin CO., coon: c. pupa: q. adult: ., mouth-parts or same from side; f. antenna: E. labium rom below, h. C. q. much enlarged: A, e. [. g. more enlarged.
 presents some difficulties. Fairly good results are obtained from the local application of kerosene and lard in the proportions of one part kerosene and three parts lard. but if used too freely this may injure poultry.
 In the case Of other species the insects hop about much more free ly and may or may not. therefore, be found at any given time on their hosts. When dogs or cats, however. are found to be suffering. a bath in a 3 per cent solution of creolin will probably be found to be effective A sufficiently accurate method of mak- ing such solution is to add four tablespoonfuls Of creolin to each gal lon of water. Warm water should be used and the animal placed in a tub with the solution in 1t. A stiff brush should then be used to work the solu- tion into the hair, particular care be- ing taken to wet :he feas on the head or the animal The bath should last
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
Stove for Radiator.

A New York inventor has brought out an attachment which is designed to keep the radiator warm in coldest weather. This device is made of metal and fits over the front of the radiator. to which it is attached by means of a chain encircling the cap. At the base are two oil or gasoline lamps with patent burners, access to which is through openings covered by sliding doors with mica fronts. The lamps, which are lighted from a spark controlled by a button on the front, are fed from reservoir holding a sui. ficient supply for ten hours.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
AFTER 20 YEARS SILENCE

with pride an ornamental copper plate which records that:
 On Saturday. March 27. 17s4, the Society Of Cumberland Youths rang in this steeple a complete peal of I2,0OO changes of treble bob Royal in nine hours and five minutes. The length of time and the masterly manner in which 1t was rung will remain a sur viying honor to the performers. It is allowed by all competent judges in this noble art to be the greatest per formance ever done on ten bells."- London Chronicle.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
NOVEL ARMORED CAR.
Construction Gives It a Good Deal the Appearance of
 Enormous Turtle.
TO BE USED IN THE WAR?
Machine 10 the Invention of a Natur. affixed Ameriean-curved So That Projeetiles Win Be Defect
 ed-Carries Four
 ,- Inch Gun.

So evidently efficient for war pur. poses is an armored car recently in. the military authorities of several of the warning countries are said to be negotiating with the inventor for its use in the European conflict. The body of the car is made of armor plate and is elliptical in shape, so that from a distance the car looks like an enor- nous turtle. Every part is so curved that projectile fired from any direc- tion and striking the car at any point will have a tendency to glance up or
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
Panama Canal Tolls.

The tolls collected for use of the Panama canal during the month of July were the largest since the wa. terway has been in operation. The total was $573.3e5. as compared with the March tolls. $560. .7S4, the previous record The excess of earnings for the year ending June 30 were s23o.. S3S. the total earnings for the year being A.S43.s3s. The total operating expenses amounted to A,112,550, which does not take into considera. ton the interest on the capital in. vested. charges against depreciation sinking fund and other like general items. nor about $s0.000 which was deducted from the earnings on ac- count of government vessels using the canal
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
Lake os Wine Burns Blue.

A lake Of wine. consisting of 1000. 900 gallons, formed most spectacu. lar sight when it burned blue against the blackness Of the night. near Fres- no. Cal This lake was formed near the burning building of a winery. and the light blue blending with the or. ange tinge Of the darting flames was like A huge fireworks celebration. The lake of wine extended for about a block and burned for over an hour. The loss from the burning of the win. cry will amount up to a half million dollars It was the largest in the Fres- no grape district, the warehouses and fermenting rooms covering sev. eral acres. The cause of the fire is a mystery.-Adyance
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
don Have Been Huno-A Peal of 12.ooo Changes.

Clemonz-
 "wheS o,. vi. R.I,u you pay me7" say the bells of When I grow rich.' say the bells O,
 Shoreditch.
 So, according to the old nursery rhyme. rang the bells of Old London many years ago But for almost a quarter of a century the bells of Shoreditch" have failed to make their time-worn reply to old Bailey's miser- iy question The old oak frame in which they were hung. shaken by the changing and clashing as well as with. cred by the hand of time. became so dangerous that the church authorities. too poor to replace it. thought it best to stop their ringing.
 Consequently. one of the most fa- nous peals in London has been silent for 20 years. Thanks to the vicar of Shoreditch. the bells have been taken down and are being fitted with a new steel frame and fittings. A rededica- tion service will be performed by the bishop of Stepney and a bell-ringing performance will be given A short service will be held by Rev. c. F. Coleridge, rector of Crowthorne. Bucks MT. Coleridge is himself weilknown ringer. and a large number of those interested in the ancient art are looking forward to hearing him.
 Almost as old as the church are the records of the bell ringers. One of the most ancient societies of bell ring CTS had its hone. so to speak. in the church steeple. This brotherhood was known as the London Scholars" but, when. in 174s. they rang a peal of vel come to the duke of Cumberland on his return from quelling the Jacobite rising. that famous general presented them with a medallion. still . treas ured possession. and commanded that they be known as the Royal Cumber- land Youths" for the future.
 One of the performances of these youths" still holds . record in bell ringing annals- In the central porch of the church there is today displayed
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03

the combustion is complete and per feet corrosion of the cylinders is ap- parent after prolonged use. To ob- viate this there is introduced in na- talite a slight percentage of an al Ealine substance to neutralize the acidity which leads to the corrosion. In South Africa a test car has been running exclusively on this fuel in it's perfected state for the last six months and more, and no trouble of this na- ture has made an appearance.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
Good Rule to Observe.

Experienced auto drivers make 1t a practice to always look at the gear shift lever before cranking a car, also to note the position of the spark con trol lever Of course the experienced driver always leaves them in the right position. but he takes no chances on anyone having changed them. Now that most cars are equipped with self starters, there is not 50 much trouble from cranking with the gears in mesh or with the spark advanced, but it also injures the starting device to vio- late these rules.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
FEED FOR MILK PRODUCTION
Common Cows Frequently Capable Of Returning Larger Yield Than That
 Secured by Feeders.

{By T. I. HACKER. Minnesota Ex-
 pertinent Station-l
 Common COWS are frequently capar ole of producing a much larger milk yield than the average feeder se- cures from the average common COW. For ten years back we have always had a number of COWS with no dairy heredity in the dairy herd at the uni versity farm The average of 2 year ly records of these COWS is 5000 pounds of milk and g? pounds of but ter
 The value of 222 pounds of butter at 2 cents a pound is equal in round numbers to $60. The average com non COW of this state produces a re- turn yearly of but $46. She is. there fore yielding $14 year less than if given the same care and feed that the COWS in the university herd received.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03

gallery. and a colored attendant. High over the heads of the chatting couple. between the aged bricks and piping. nestled several fedslings. and the soft ripples of the Looi allured one baby bird. It fluttered out of its nest and fell with q splash into the water. There was a widening circle on the face of the pool where it disappeared.
 Miss FiveFoot-One gave . cry of sympathy, and there came a glance of appeal toward Mir. Six-Foot-Two. One glance vas enough Disrexarding the fact that he was fully clothed-im.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
Hiohest Speed TeIj.TaIe

Automobile owners will be interest cd in . device just patented by Armin c. Helfer of New York. which shows the highest speed at which a car has travelled during its trip. An extra pointer is provided on the speedom- eter. which moves up with the regular indicating hand. but which cannot be moved backward without the aid of . key. This may help to reduce the high cost of speeding.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
Yellowstone "Heip,"

When the Yellowstone hotel and camp men shipped their seasons help" to the park early in June to be ready for the rush of visitors. the special train that carried them af. forded plenty of fun for the cities at which it stopped en route. It was a merry crowd that filled the fifteen Pullmans. one that knew how to en- tertain itself exceedingly well. The employees have their own lexicon of descriptions" says the Salt Lake City News. describing the scene at the sta- tion. The terms used to designate different classes of help are as fol- lows: Savages-all of the help in . generic sense: heavers-dining room help: wranglers-horse herders: barn dogs-help used about the corrals; swaddies-soldiers in the park; dudes all tourists: Mulligan dump-whers the drivers eat The esthetic desig- nation of biscuit shooters is applied to the hotel walters"
 The regular hotel help is strictly professional. but the camp help large ly amateur. The wylie Camping Co. alone received 5000 applications for $50 places. many of the applicants being schoolteachers, college stu dents. and high-school pupils of both sexes.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
Lock for Motor Car Wheels.

F. L. Carter of Seattle has invented . device for locking motor car wheels. It is designed particularly to prevent the theft of motor cars. The inven' tion consists of a foot pedal which op. crates a rod that extends beneath the car to the rear wheels. Depression of the pedal causes two prongs to slip between the spokes in the wheels, locking them tightly. The device is known as the auto lock wheel.-Motor Age.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
No Certain MiIeaoe in Tires.

The more air tire contains the less 1: will heat up in service. Over-infla. tion causes injurious vibration of the whole car. Under-innation hastens breakdown. but gives easy riding. Heavy cars wear the treads down rap idly. light cars the sides. Drive wheels wear the tires one-fifth faster than front tires. There Is no certain mile age in any tire. It's the drivers care that counts.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
Checking spark-Pius Leakage.

Spark-plug leakage is frequent, ana usually unsuspected, source of power loss. Most plugs have a tendency to leak when run very hot, and for this reason 1t is well to make an occasion al test at the end of . run by drop ping little oil around the packing joints and watching for bubbles. With . good plug such leakage can usually be obviated by taking up the packing gland
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
Renxol for Auto Fuel.

Benzol is very extensively used as fuel for the motor transports of the German army, and immense quanti' ties are required. It is reported that the Association of German Benzol Manufacturers of Bochum has con tracted with the government for the whole of its requirements. In the Dortmund district 1t is said the coke ovens are still producing 5.4o0 tons oi beuzole a month.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
Stove on Automobile Step.

In patent No. 1.140,055, Emanuel s. Mumma of Rock Hill. Pa. provides on an automobile running board a gaso- line stove which is suitably connected to receive its supply from the fuel tank of the machine and can be utilized by tourists or campers. being. when not in use, covered by an asbestos lid. which is hinged so 1t can be readily thrown back out of the way.-Scienti- dc American
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
Crown os Earth Read.

The slope or crowp of an earth road should be about one inch to the foot If the crown becomes too high it may Dc reduced by dragging toward the ditch instead of from 1t. If the drag cuts too much. shorten the hitch and change your position on the drag. If 1t is necessary to protect the face of the drag with strip of iron. it should be placed flush with the edge of the drag and not projecting. A cutting edge should be avoided. as the main object in dragging ;s to smear tho damp soil into position.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
HIS TINE OF OPPORTUNITY
~Hero" Willing to Make Wreck ef His Atfirs to Distinguish HimseIf in
 cjri's Eyes.

It vas long past the bathing hour at Old Sweet Springs- The bathhouse. . quaint structure built more than six decades aso of brick manufactured on
 the grounds, nd with pool opening to the sky, vas deserted except for Miss F1ve-Foot-O One cad Mr. Six-Foot-rwo. vho were tahf7g . sun bath on the
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03

maculate in summer attire, in fact Mir. Six-Foot-Two plunged tc the res cue. and back he swam in triumph with the scantily-feathered victim of the mishap. The mother bird. return ing fror. a foraging expedition. found her bedragglef offspring somewhat wet and unused, but otherwise safe and sound in Its nest
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03

O get rid of fieas permanently
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 the only remedy is to clean ou, their breeding places. IL
 is. Of course. important to de
 stroy the adult feas. but this hH should be accompanied by a - thorough cleaning out of all
 places in which their eggs may be laid. Since it takes from two weeks to many months for the eggs or neas to develop to adults there is always danger of a reinfestation un- less the breeding places are thor. oueniy destroyed. says Bulletin No. 2is of the United States department or agriculture.
 t IS a well-known fact that certain kinos Of heas are responsible for the spread Of the bubonic plague, and this Alone would make their destruction a universal duty. They are. however. responsible for other diseases as we'll as the plague. and entirely apart rom their share in spreading conta- gion they are great nuisance to hu- man beings and may annoy live stock to such ar extent that they seriously fnjure the health of the animal. The nea can exist practically everywhere that man can, and If the conditions are permitted to be favorable it will multiply with great rapidity.
 of the approximately four hundred species of fieas known to exist the human nea. the dog flea, the cat flea. the rat nea-wbich carries the plague and the sticktight flea are the varie- ties which most commonly affect hu- man beings and domestic animals. The sticktight flea differs from the others in that when it has once at- tached itself to host it remains with its mouth parts immovably imbedded In the nesh- Chickens suffer in par ticpiar from this pest, and for this req. son 1t is sometimes called the chicken hea- It is frequently seen in dense masses also on the ears of dogs and cats. It Is difficult to loosen 1t from its hold and its destruction therefore
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03

faster than . walk. One round trip, each trip staddling a wheel track. is usually sufficient to fill the ruts and smooth the surface. If necessary the road should be dragged after every bad spell of weather. when the soil is in proper condition to puddle well and still not adhere to the drag. If the road is very bad 1t may be dragged when very wet and again when it be- gins to dry out
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
Lends Fest to Game,

The man who keeps accurate track of his cows production always has . record to beat. and beating a former record lends rest to any game
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-03
Mosqvite RepeIlent.

Oil of eitronella. 1 ounce; spirits of camphor. ounce: oil of cedar. x ounce. Apply eariy and often.
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