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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09

More than 400 conventions are scheduled to meet in San Francisco during the exposition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
WASHINGTON PARKS

BIG SIX LEAGUE Washington Park Alleys
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
Sacred Heart.
Fouls.

*Pushed while attempting to shoot
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09

but it is said that the youngster will jump to the FederaIs rather than go back to the International.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09

The Brooklyn Nationals have re- leased Outfie1der Leo Callahan to Newark of the international league,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09

Joe Shugrue was matched today t box Johnny Griffiths 12 rounds Akron: O., February 22.
The Ordway new era., 1915-12-17
The Farmers Auto.

Several hundred thousand American
farmers have invested or will invest
in automobiles this fall. And every
such Investment will add to the at
tractiveness of rural life and do its
share in keeping boys and girls on
the farms.
With an automobile, the neighbor-
hood is quadrupled in size. Visits to
town or to friends are made easy. Gen
eral gathering at focal points are
stimulated and made more frequent.
There is better exchange Of ideas,
easier cooperation, pleasanter life.
There is likewise most enormous In
crease OF interest in good roads.
Every farmer who buys an auto be-
comes forthwith a champion of better
highways. One experiences. of getting
ctalled in the mud when out for a
pleasure drive is enough to convert
the most stubborn opponent of new.
tangled notions" Chicago Journal.
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BEST POULTRY FOR MARKET
Enormous Amount Of Inferior Product
Largely Affects Prices-ship
Only Best Quality.

Nothing but the best quality of poul-
try should be shipped to market. Only
those who ever visited the large mar
kets know of the enormous amount Of
inferior poultry that is sold, and which
largely affects the prices; yet there
is always a demand for that which Is
good. and at price above the regu-
lar quotations.
Asserting the carcasses before ship
ping also leads to better prices. Old
roosters, which seldom sell at more
than half price, should not be in the
same boxes or barrels with better
stock, and to ship poultry alive, and
to have roosters in the coops with fat
hens, is simply to lower the price Of
the hens, as the buyer will estimate
the value by the presence of the in
ferior stock.
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WHERE AXLES DIFFER
May Be Placed in Two Classes,
Those Which Are dead"
and Those "Alive."
DIFFERENCE is VITAL ONE
When Of "FuiiHoatino' Type All
Strain and End Thrust 10
Placed on Housing, Where
II Belongs.

Few people understand what is
meant blythe terms "semifloating' and
"fullfoating' as applied to rear axle
construction.
Axles may be divided roughly into
two classes, dead and live axles. All
horse-drawn vehicles are equipped
with dead axles, that is. the axles do
not revolve with the wheels. but are
fixed, usually being bolted directly to
the springs or body, preventing rota-
tion.
Suppose, however. that the springs
be bolted to steel tube or pipe in
stead of the dead axle as before. Then,
II the round axle be run through this
pipe and fastened to the wheel at the
end 20 that the wheel and axle must
revolve together. 1t is called q live
axle, because 1t turns with the wheel.
The tube or pipe In which It revolyes
Ia known as the. housing.
Then, II ball bearings be placed In
side the housing 30 that the axle turns
on the bearings, 1t is said to be Of the
floating type because the axle floats
in the housing. The wheel is mounted
Ou hu Outbluc uhiA 0t ShO OhA
of the housing, so that 1t may revolve
freely, and is fastened on the outer
side to the axle by means Of the hub
plate.
The entire weight on the wheel Is
carried by the housing and not by the
axle. The end thrust, however. as
when the car is rounding a corner,
must all be borne by the axle, which
sometimes results in serious trouble.
This is 'semifoating" construction.
With this type the wheel must usually
be taken off in order to get the axle
out.
The wheel of the "fullfioating" type
is mounted 'on the housing so that 1t
not only rolls around on ball bearings,
but also absorbs all end thrust on
ball bearings. known as thrust bear
ings.
This construction takes all the
strain of bad roads, including both
weight and end thrust, of the axle
and puts it on the housing, where 1t
should be.
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HINTS FOR THE PouLTRYMAN
Chickens Must Be Given Good Attsn-
tIon for Best Results-kesp Hens
In Vigorous Health.

If you want to get the best resules
from your chickens you must give
them attention.
You must keep your hens In good
health, providing coops that are clean
and we'll ventilated, and allowing the
chickens the run of orchard or pasture
through the day.
You must feed your hens we'll for
growth and development. They should
go to roost with crops well filed with
wholesome grains. after returning
from the range, and plenty of skim
milk and water should be available
through the day.
You must see that your hens have
shade In which to rest II trees and
shrubs are not plentiful. burlap or
gunny-sack shades should be put up.
You must keep your broody hens in
airy coops and feed and water them
well. They will recover from their
broodiness in five or ten days.
You must gather your eggs daily
and market them at least twice a
week.
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stops Gear Noises.

Sometimes, when a new timing gear
or other gear is inserted in an engine.
1t makes considerable noise in mesh.
ing with the old gears. Often this
noise is very distracting to a careful
driver. This can be corrected to some
extent by the careful use of coarse
emery mixed with thick grease. Work
it into the teeth as the engine IL ro-
tated and be very careful that none Of
the emery gets into the working bear.
ings. 1t will soon Gu. down the teeth
to smooth flt. Wash the gears on
with great care with coal oil when the
job is done. Use grease gun to
spray coal oil over the gears to re
move the emery.
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DIFFERENT COLOR OF CHICKS
oowny Covering Of Many Of Purebreds
10 Opposite to Hue When Fully
Covered With Feathers,

Those who buy eggs Of certain
breeds of black fowls. having no ex-
'perience with the breed, often write
back in wrath to the firm from which
eggs were purchased. declaring they
were cheated, as the chicks hatched
from the eggs were nearly all white.
or more white than black in the
color.
The downy covering Of many of the
purebred breeds is different in color
from what the full-feathered covering
will be. For instance, the winter the
down of the chicks of some black
breeds the blacker that chick when
grown; the grayer the down of new
~ Matched White Rock the winter it
will be when grown.
1t is the same with some breeds of
white geese; they come out of the
shell as gray as mice, but that color
all departs.
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center stick c several inches into the
ground, pivot the spool hub to its top
with a nail.
For the Ferris wheel shown in Fig.
you will need four sticks 30 inches
long for cross arms (A). two sticks
"a inches long for supports (B), a pair
OF spools for bearings tC). four sticks
ten inches long for connecting braces
(D) and four berry boxes.
Cross the sticks at their exact
centers. In pairs, and drive a nal
through the exact center. as shown
in Fig. 8. Use long enough nail so
the point will project about one inch
and one half, as shown at e. To Keep
the sticks. at right angles. bind their
centers with string passed diagonally
around them as shown in Fig. Z. On
the face opposite to that on which nail
E projects. drive 2-inch nails into the
cross arms near their ends. as shown
in Fig. 8. on which to hang the cars.
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rrailers for AmbuIanees.

Instead of continuing to convert pas
senger automobiles into ambulances,
as in the beginning Of the war. the
British military authorities now use
almost exclusively trailers. which are
attached to the touring cars by means
of ordinary drawbars. An anchorage
for such trailers is attached to every
touring car in military -service, at
very small expense. SO that any one
one of the cars can instantly pick up
an ambulance and convey 1t to the
hospital at the rear. The trailer has
been Of great service to the hospital
corps and is now manufactured in
quantity by the inventor The first
car of this type was made in Novem-
ber last, and thoroughly tested before
being submitted to the war office
Scientific American.
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fowls digestive system every time.
The sour milk should be kept before
them at all times. but placed in such
a manner that they are not apt to get
into 1t and get 1t dirty and filthy. The
pan should be cleaned and scalded
every day and refilled as often az 1t
is found empty.
The results obtained from. feeding
sour milk to the chicks In this manner
for the first ten or twelve weeks OF
their lives is marvellous To 4 person
who has never tried 1t. 1t gives them
a good start on the road to growth
and development. and II they do not
get started right they become stunted
and remain undeveloped birds through
life. Another important part sour
milk plays Is that the flock will devel-
op more evenly. adding increased
health and vigor. Do not use It in
place Of grains or mash feed. as these
also fill their place.
The laying hens need practically the
same kinds Of foods as the growing
stock and sour milk being high in pro.
tein, aids greatly in building up eggs
in their bodies. It tends to keep all
the organs in their system In working
order. The meat scrap should be re-
duced in the mash when sour milk is
being fed. 1t should never be fed
when 1t has reached the point where
1t has a bad smell or is nodded, and
keeping the milk cans and feeding
pans clean will mean a great deal
along this line.
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Keep Tire. In Allanmsnt.

Numerous automobile tests have
shown that a tire on front wheel
which is slightly out Of alignment will
wear of much faster than 1t should.
In extreme cases it has been found
that running car for less than a hum
dred miles, with the front wheels i'm
properly aligned. will completely wear
down the tread of the best tire. Be-
sides. such misalignment makes the
car difficult to steer. The best tire
saver for the average motorist who
drives his car is to invest In one Of
the various devices on the market, in
suring absolutely proper alignment,
both as to height and to divergence
from the parallel lines.
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then. after slipping spools C over
nails D. bind them to the tops Of up
rights B.
The form of merry-go-round shown
in Fig. is sometimes called the "fiy-
ing airships." The toy requires four
sticks about "a inches long for cross
arms "a. Fig. 81. spool for hub
OBJ. a stick "a inches long for a CEN
ter upright (C), four .erry boxes for
cars. and some strings and nails.
First bind pair Of the cross-arm
sticks A to the sides of the spool
tFig. g.. placing the spool at the ex-
act center of the length Of the sticks.
and wrapping the string tightly around
the sticks SO the spool cannot turn.
Then cross these sticks with the 9TH
er pair. and bind this second pair Sc
curely to the first. as shown in Fig. s.
Drive nail into the end OF each
cross arm. Then. after driving the
The Ordway new era., 1915-12-17

with small round ball of cream
cheese.
Beet saiad.-slice cooked beets
leaves Of lettuce. Put the yolks OF sig
hard-cooked eggs through ricer and
make a garnish for the beets: chop
the whites very fine and arrange
around the yolks. Serve with boiled
dressing.
Eastern salad.-Cook four eggs
hard; remove the shells and cut the
egg In slices. removing the yolk; rub
the yolk to a paste; add gradually two
tablespoonfuls of oil. two tablespoon.
fuls of lemon Juice. salt and cayenne
to taste. Mix lightly into this dress
ing cupful of grated cheese and .
cupful of finely chopped chicken. Gar.
nish with the rings OF egg whites.
Serve in lettuce nests.
Spinach Saiad.-Boil pint of spin.
ach until tender. drain and press out;
remove the water; chop fine: add
horse-radish. oil and salt to season.
Pack In small custard cups or timble
molds; allow 1t to get chilled. Serve
on lettuce leaves with dressing and
garnish with hard-cooked whites Of
eggs. which have been cut in eighths
to resemble daisy petals
Marine salad.-sc6op out the inside
of unpeeled cucumbers to resemble
. small green boat. Chop the pulp
fine and mix with an equal quantity
Of chopped onion; season with French
dressing or any boiled dressing. fill
the boat and with toothpick place
the place card to resemble sail.
Pea and Pickle saiad.-Take a can
Of green peas. a cupful Of chopped pea
luts and six sour pickles. also chopped
Drain the liquor from the peas. add
the nuts and pickles and any good
salad dressing. Serve on crisp heart
leaves of lettuce
The Ordway new era., 1915-12-17
TAKE AMERICAN CARS
CONSUL REPORTS GOOD DEMAND
IN SCOTLAND.
Sales Have Been Heavy, and Possibiii.
ties for Future Are Excellent,
10 the Report Made.

Sales Of American motor trucks
have been heavy in Scotland, and
American motor cars of the cheaper
types have also sold well. although
slow deliveries have interfered con-
siderably with the trade, according to
United States Consul Rufus Fleming.
stationed at Edinburgh.
Anything in the motor line is now
much sought after by local dealers"
he writes. present conditions should
enable American manufacturers to ex-
tend their business here as their prod
ucts are giving entire satisfaction.
Moderate prices make the cars and
trucks salable, and It is considered
ce.tsin that, even after the war, the
American companies will have a firm
hold on the market.
"On account of the shortage Of
horses and of labor in the agricultural
districts, farmers are looking earnest
ly for motor cultivating machinery
which will prove satisfactory. 1t seems
to be q good opportunity for Ameri-
can manufacturers Of motor plows to
introduce their machines, There have
been q number of -sales recently of
English-made motor plows r. this dis
trict and in the county Of Fife. 1t 10
suggested that American makers. who
are believed to excel in this particular
machine, would find It to their advan-
tage to give careful attention to the
demand in Scotland. The plow adapt
ed to agricultural uses here is one
that c,Its either one or two burrows
from seven to nine inches in depth
The Ordway new era., 1915-12-17
SOIL ADAPTED FOR POULTRY
Light Loam, Through Which Water
Lsaci1es Freely, 10 esst-0ive
Fowls Plenty Of Range.

Poultry can be raised successfully
on any well-drained soil. A light
loam, which will grow good grass, is
well adapted for this purpose; while
very light, sandy soil, through
which the water teaches freely, will
stand more intensive poultry condi-
tlons, but most Of the green feed for
the fowls kept on such a soil will have
to be purchased. A heavy clay or
adobe soil Is not as we'll adapted to
poultry raising. as such land does not
drain readily and 1t is much more
difficult to keep the stock healthy.
Long stationary houses, or the in
tensive system, saves steps, but 1t Is
easier to keep the birds healthy and
to reproduce the, stock under the col
ony SYSTEM where the birds are al
lowed free range.
Breeding stock, especially growing
chickens. should have an abundance of
range, while hens used solely for the
production of market eggs may be kept
on a very small area with good re-
suits.
The colony house system necessi-
tates placing the houses. holding
about 100 hens, from 200 to ESQ feet
apart, SO that the stock will not kill
the grass.
The colony system may be adapted
to severe winter conditions by drawing
the colony houses together in con-
venient place at,the beginning Of win
ter, thus reducing the labor during
these months.
The Ordway new era., 1915-12-17
Double Tread. Popular.

An eastern auto company, by its
method of resoling CT double-treading
two worn tires into one, is meeting
with even greater success than in
other cities, where this particular
method is used.
The idea is to make use of tires that
have been worn thin, blown out or rim
cut, by sewing them firmly together
with a lockstitch machine, after all
weak spots are REINFORCED.
The results have proved excellent
and have enabled motorists to effect
considerable savings.
The Ordway new era., 1915-12-17
N..I No. ns.Q
Gracious Manners.

The charm OF gracious manners and
consideration for other human beings
is quality that develops rapidly II
given half chance. The woman who
is always kind creates an atmosphere
OF Ioveliness tina. is like halo about
her head. II you are naturally shy
and reticent. It Is all the more neces.
sary that you should endeavor to shine
bit. II Is not lack OF pleasant
thoughts inst worries the self-ccr-
scious. but the fear of giving express.
sion TO them. You m"st try to make
yourself companionable to others.
The Ordway new era., 1915-12-17

S HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS S
3 A. NEELY HALL DOROTHY PERKINS
FOR BACKYARD CAMPING.

fCopyrght, by A. Neely

We cannot all go camping in the
woods. but there is opportunity for ev'
cry one of you boys to build a camp
in the back yard or nearby lot.
Best OF all, the near-to-home camp
requires no equipment other than
what you can prepare with materials
that can be picked up around home.
There is the tepee shown In Fig. l.
for example, made of clothes poles.
clothes line and old pieces OF cloth.
You can likely borrow four clothes
poles for the purpose. as you will In
no way destroy them. Stand these
poles on the ground with their lower
ends spread five or six feet apart. and
their upper ends crossed as shown In
Fig. 2. Then. taking pieces OF clothes
The Ordway new era., 1915-12-17
TRIED TO TRAVEL UNDERGROUND

through q hole in the ground either.
The automobile in question attempt.
ed to dig its way underground. occu-
pants and all. but through lack OF
strength 1t failed. a. the Illustration
shows. No one was injured by the &C
cident. and after the automobile was
pulled out Of the hole It was learned
that no more damage had been In
Cured than the bending Of the front
|mudguards and front axle.-From Pop
'ular Mechanics.
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formed. placing the frames in line
with one another and about eighteen
inches apart. The covering material
must be made long enough to extend
sufficiently beyond the framework to
ipclose It in the manner shown in
dig. 8. Drive a stake into the ground
about eighteen inches away from each
end of the framework, to fasten the
covering to.
A small campfire can be built with
safety In the back yard II you make
fireplace like that shown in Fig. s..
with earth banked up on each side to
keep the fire within confined area.
Bank up the earth in the form OF two
ridges, with four or five inches be-
! tween the ridges at one end. and
about twelve inches between at the
other end. A coffee pot and other
The Ordway new era., 1915-12-17
! DOLLS TEETER. MERRY.0o
ROUND AND FERRIS WHEEL.

The teeter (Flg. u requires stick
"a or 30 inches long and two inches
wide, for the teeter board "a, Fig. ~.
two short sticks for supports (B. Fig.
-. spool bearing for the top OF each
upright (C). and berry box for each
end of the teeter board.
Locate the center OF the length Of
stick A, upon each edge. and then
drive a nail into both edges at this
point ID. Fig. 2). Drive uprights d
Into the ground three inches apart,
The Ordway new era., 1915-12-17
FOUR SOUND POULTRY FACTS
infertlle Eggs Keep Best During Heat
OF summer-Best Plan to seore.
gate the Roc sters.

Fertile eggs spoil quickly in sum.
mer weather.
2lnfertile eggs keep best and mar
ket best in summer heat.
=. Fertile eggs are produced II the
roosters are allowed to run with the
hens.
4. Infertile eggs are produces IL the
ROSTERS are kept from the hens.-
Ohio Agricultural College.
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q gallon Of mince meat. This imparts
o most delicious flavor.
Add sugar to sweet corn when cook.
ing instead OF salt. 1t will make It
tender and sweet.
When making apple pie. cut the ap-
pies in irregular pieces. they will
not pack together as II sliced. and
will cook much quicker.
When flowers are too short stemmed
to arrange. put them into a shallow
bowl with half q dozen corks. These
will float and keep the flowers In DO
sition.
Water In which macaroni has been
cooked will make excellent starch to
use for dainty lingerie garments or
fine ginghams.
Butter potatoes when putting them
into the oven to bake, as the fat soft.
ems the skin and makes a more at.
tractive vegetable to serve.
A good idea is list of all jeliies
and preserves either in the kitchen
or fruit closet where 1t may be add
ed to or checked as preserves are
made or used.
Homemade pistachio favor. Tie In
a muslin handful of bruised peach
leaves. cover with either water or
milk. and let stand to absorb the fia-
vor. Either milk or water in guam
tity to use In the CAFE or dish you
wish favored.
Mint will grow in water as many
other plants. II left il a sunny win.
dow and given plenty Of air.
Equal quantities of coal oil (kero-
sene) and linseed oil warmed and
dsed to rub on hardwood floors will
make them look like nsw.
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Milk is one OF the greatest foods for
humans and animals that nature has
provided and makes an important part
of their diet. 1t is also found to be
great food for poultry, both young
growing chicks and laying hens. The
greatest question now arises as to
when and how and what amount
should be given.
On most every farm we now find the
cream separator. declares q writer.
and after separating the milk We have
been using to what he thinks is the
most advantage. usually feeding 1t to
hogs. II he will try some OF this in
feeding his poultry think am safe
In saying that 1t will yield him still
better returns. Sour milk is better
than to feed while 1t is still sweet, but
1t is very little trouble In this way.
for II in a warm place it soon under
goes this change.
In souring milk becomes more or
less solid in form SO that the birds
are able to get hold of 1t better. Es-
pecially is it best for small chicks, for
their little digestive organs are not
capable of using sweet milk, whereas
the sour milk is digested quickly.
When first the milk is given, they may
not drink very much, but in q few
days they will learn to like 1t and will
consume quite a great deal. Always
see that the milk is sour. as feeding
1t to them sweet one day and sour the
next will result in an upset OF the
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line. or any other heavy rope. tie
them to the upper crossed ends of the
poles. and run them down and tie to
stakes driven into the ground halfway
between the poles. as shown In Fig. 2.
Figure l shows the framework GOV
cred with odd.slzed pieces Of cloth.
The torpedo-shaped shelter tent
shown In Fig. 3 is a new form that ]
have devised for you boys. -Four bar
rel hoops and eight two-foot stakes
are needed for its framework, and
enough cloth to cover this.
Open the barrel hoops where their
ends are Joined. and nail each end Of
each hoop to one Of the stakes. Then
drive into the ground the other end
of each stake Of the frames thus
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Millions for Ilrea.

Granting that the average consump-
tion of tires by motor cars is eight
tires car year. which includes all
types Of vehicles. there will be re-
quired during 1915 not less than 20.-
100000 tires. valued at from 5000, ,OOO,-
900 to 100000. .000-figuring the aver
age rrice Of tires at SIS.
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Selma Eoos for HatchIna.

II you are selling eggs for Matching,
a visit to the best breeding farm you
can easily reach. will pay you well.
observe closely the methods followed
there, ard then improve on them all
you can
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shaped apples; slice In
thin slices and dip In .
well-seasoned FIR q n c b
dressing: lay on let.
tuce or cress and fill the
center with chopped
nuts and celery mixed
with dressing and gar
nish the ton of each