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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18
HORSE RACET0 SUPPLANT BULL
 FIGHT IN SPAIN
Seek to Lure American Wis
 itOrs to Castilian Coast While War Lasts.

San Sebastian, Spain, July IT, Bull fighters and their partisans look askance at a luxurious new establish ment just completed here, where thoroughbred horses will soon begin racing on a scale hitherto unknown in Spain.
 The race course has all modern inn provements and with grandstands that rival those of Longchamps and Au- teuil near Paris. Alfonso XIII has not only sanctioned the enterprise but has given it vogue by acquiring a stable of thoroughbreds himself; some of his horses may make their debuts at the meeting which opened July 2 and will continue until October 1. The more emotional and more con- servative see in the Kings encourage ment of horse racing the prelude to a radical step in the modernizing of Spain-the eventual abandonment of the bull fight out of regard for the sentiments of visitors from countries where it is not looked upon as sport.
 Others see in it simply timely and enterprising project in the Spanish ef- fort to encourage touring on the pen- insula.
 Spain has shown remarkable burst of energy since the war began, with King Alfonso setting the example. He has accorded special facilities to com- panies and capitalists for the building of hotels at favorable points, such as Seville, Cadiz and Algeciras.
 The city of Barcelona is organizing systematic movement with view to attracting American visitors to that part of the Mediterranean coast. Fi- nancial aid to hotels and other en- couragement to promoters of improve ments iii coast resorts are to be given, and it is intended to do everything necessary to create a popular winter retreat on the Spanish coast from where cruises may be made to the Balearic Islands.
 The extension of horse racing here tofore absolutely neglected in Spain is part of this movement and does not at all mean that bull fighting will be superseded by it. The national sport will go on as long as there are crowds to witness it, probably. It all depends on what taste the Spaniards develop for the horses.
 The idea is to profit from the pa ralysis of racing in France and Bel gium to draw to Spain's great sea re- sort the big-spending owners of thor oughbreds and the flee flyers that fol- low racing wherever it is.
 A twenty thousand dollar stake for the opening day indicates the earnest ness of the enterprise.
 Among the stables represented are three American owners, W. K. Wander bilt with 30 of the 60 horses he has in at Saint Louis de Poissy, Jeff ferson Davis Cohn with about the same number, and T. J.. Thorne with a dozen or so. ! Only ten French owners are represented.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE
 REGISTER CONTAINS MANY NEW FEATURES

Fhe June volume of the Connecti- cut Motor Vehicle Register, published by the State Publishing Company, is being distributed. The edition runs to 30,000. Copies are being sent to the clerks of the respective towns and cities and others desiring them can ob- tain them from these distributing sta- tions. One tourist trip begins at New Haven, going through Milford Stratford. Bridgeport, Fairfield South port, Westport, Norwalk, Wilton Branchville, Danbury, Brookfield Northdale,, Marbledale, New Preston Bantam, Waterville, Waterbury, Nau- gatuck, Beacon Falls, Seymour and back to New Haven, a distance of 135 miles.
 With the register is a New Eng land road map of convenient size There are 5,337 pleasure cars entered 391 dealers cars, 393 motorcycles and 5,544 commercial cars, beside a list received too late to classify numerical- ly. The cars are listed in double columns, two to each page for con- venience in looking up names and numbers and the list is complete up to July l.. 4 supplementary register will be issued about August 15 classifying the cars reserved too late for the pres. cnt issue. The next issue will be con. i,lete to about July 20 or August 1 according to the time the information for the compilation is received.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18
Belgians Replace Foes in London's
 German Districts

London, July Exchanged in many ways is London since the war began, but nowhere is the transformation more marked than in the cosmopolitan district called Soho, in the West End. within a stone's throw of Piccadilly Circus. Soho is not the hustling. merry place of pre-war days. The, great conflict has made it quiet, almost lifeless, for French men, Belgians. Ital- ians, Germans and Austrians who had their home in Soho have gone.
 The change is even more pronounc- ed in Charlotte Street. The German chemists, German laundries. German restaurtnts, German clubs and GermaH paper shops have gone, There was even a Christliches Kellerheim Ca home for Christian waiters). It Is closed now; there are no German wait CTS. German books have been nov ed from the booksellers windows; Ger man signs have disappeared and cer- tain shopkeepers are at pains to. an- nounce that they are French or Bel gian firms. s g { The Belgians have lost their eeun- try for thes moment, but, they have taken their revenge in Charlotte St. There is no gain saying their victory there. Instead of the cafes and res- taurants with German signs there are establishments named after Belgian towns And in them may be seen Bel gian soldiers on leave drinking cof- fee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18

We carry in great variety of the most staple lines 0f Memorandum and Blank Books Old Hampshire Bond in Commercial and Social from Bankers Cases Wallets Tourist Writing Cases Greeting Cards for all occasions and marvellous assortment magazines and periodicals POST OFFICE NEWS STORE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18
JUAREZ
MAP OF BRITISH ADVANCES.

The first among Mexican presidents in patriotism and devotion to his coun- try was Benito Pablo Juarez, after whom the Mexican city opposite Fl Paso was named. Among the self seeking generals and politicians who have sought to use the Mexican presi- dency for the satisfaction of their own selfish ends, Juarez stands out as a man who was, if not the Washington, at least the Lincoln of his country. He was of full Indian blood, but ob- tained a good education, and became a lawyer. While governor of his native state of OaXaca he made a reputation for honesty and ability which caused his banishment by the infamous Santa Ana. He returned to Mexico in 1855 Comonfort was overthrown by the church and military party, Juarez be- came legal president, and after a war of several years he defeated the un- constitutionalists and was elected pres- ident by congress. The intervention of Napoleon IT., who put Maximilian on the throne, brought on anther war, but Juarez triumphed in 1867 and was reelected president in 1871, hiding the office until his death, which ooccurred forty-four years ago today, July IS, 1872. The Indian executive was as light to darkness compared with most of the presidents of Mexico, and he was retained in office by the popular will in spite of the opposition of the clerical and military reactionaries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18
Chinese Revolutionist Party Exterminates all
 Lepers in Big Colony

Canton, China, July IS. = Julius A. Kempf, member of theAmerican Re- formed Presbyterian Church Mission at Tax Hing, on the West River in Shantung Province, has advised the American consulate here of the com p1ete externination of a leper colony near that mission by recent revolu- tionary soldiers, and sought the assist ance of the consul in preventing a re- currence of such ~barbarity.
 The 1eper colony consisted of thir- teen unfortunates who made their home on houseboat on the West .Riv- CT near temple in which the sol- diers were quartered. Without warn ing the soldiers fired upon the house. boat, killing ten of the lepers. Two
 river and started for the opposite shore, but it is not known whether they escaped death. One leper es- capped into the hills. The soldiers then burned the houseboat.
 MT. Kempf and his associates had been assisting the leper colony for some time, supplying the sufferers with food and endeavoring to better their condition.
 It is not uncommon for leper colo nies to be exterminated in China eith-
 CT by the military or civilians who re- sent having the unfortunates near them. In many cases the lepers pro-
 yoke attacks by begging insistently and | threatening to touch persons who re- | fuse to give them aims.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18
Prohibition of Trade With Enemy To Be
 Discussed by Allies

Paris July 1.-The series of inter- national conferences between the al- lies are to be continued according to the present program with a. discussion at the next session of the following subjects: q I. Prohibition of commerce with the enemy"
 x g.. Execution of contracts"
 3. Collection of debts in enemies territory"
 4. "seduestration of enemies goods"
 5. Patents and trade marks.''
 6. Prohibition of importations and expectations"
 z. Organization of the economic struggle after the war, involving cus- toms agreements between allies. su- pevision of naturalization and so forth.''
 This next conference is to be inter- parliamentary, the delegates being from the parliaments of the different countries.
 In addition to this continuation of interparliamentary discussion, mari time conference with delegates from each of the Entente Powers will be held in Paris in December to discuss the basis of an understanding between the Allies on questions concerning the merchant marine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18
Yuan Shi- -Kai's Will Distributes Family
 In Various Places

Picking, July 18.-According to Yuan Shi-kai's death bed request, his eldest son Yuan Ko-ting and his second and third sons, with, together with all the daughters and concubines of the lamented president, will return to his native village of Changteh in Honan province. The late president also re- quested that his fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh sons shall be sent to England to be educated under the direction of | Yen Hsiu, former minister of educa- | tion. His next four sons will be en- | trusted to Hsu Shih-chang, former secretary of state.
 | According to old Chinese customs and practices, the family and the kins- men of the late president offered sac rif1ces to the spirit of the deceased. Among the things sacrificed, were pa per launches, carriages, automobiles, and images of maid-servants and man. servants. And in order to quiet the
 departed soul of the late chief execu-
 tive in the. shades large numbers of
 Lamas and Taoists were called to
 chant prayers in the presence of his
 remains. Telegrams from rulers of the various treaty powers expressing
 their condolences to the family of the
 late Chinese president were put in
 frames and hung up in front of Huai- lJen-tang, where the coffin is lying in state. From morning to evening, gov | ernment officials in the metropolis off, fered their sacrifices and paid their
 respects by lowing down three times
 to the deceased without prostration |
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18
Planes Collide 2,000mit fsTii sH s.rI Feet In Air; Pilots
 Escape Without Hurts

Paris. July 18.-Sergeants M. and W of the French Flying Corps have established a new record; their machines colpded;at height of 1000 yards above the suburb of Pantin, be- came locked together with the crash, and landed in tree with part ofothe wreckage resting on the roof of a house and the rest upon a net work of telegraph wires, while both pilots es- capped without a scratch.
 Neither of the heroes of this adven- ture were experienced aviators. which perhaps explains the collision. but now they claim to be ''vaccinated" and de- mand the privilege of going to the front,
 ''Vaccinated' in aviation parlance means that the pilot has had his inevi- all pockets filled with luck. Aviation table accident and has come out of it accidents are so seldom anything else than fatal.
 A man who has ben "vaccinated" in the aviation is called. in French a ''veinard; with ordinary precaution he need fear no disaster
 For beginners, such as were Ser geants M and W the vacation is the great event. Once inoculated with the virus of luck, they are recog- nized as full fiedged flyers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18
Germans Plan Social
 Help Exhibition"
 Their Belgian Subjects

Brussels, July 1S.-An Exhibition of Social Help is to be held here from July 1 5 to October 15. to show what the Germans have accomplished for the public welfare in various direc- tions since they occupied Belgium. The system of workingmen's insurance in- troduced by them will be one of tho chief subjects covered. Other matters like improvements in caring for the public health, in providing better dwelling accommodations and in pre- venting epidemics and tuberculosis will also be illustrated. Much of the exposition win be in the shape of mov- ing picture exhibits. The Social Wei fare branch of the Belgian Red Cross will have charge of the exhibition. and Governor-General von Bissing has ac- cepted the position of honorary nres- idcnt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18

The President has signed the rural credits bill
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18

Treatment pleasant effective The only method that will reduce you from 15 to 30 pounds per month ana make @ hodv normallin proportion without Injury to the heart or other organs requres dieting fasting exercising Or drugging. 3f%
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18
THE PkErr1ksr rAOR

and the most beautiful hands are oi- ten disfigured by an unsightly wart l. can easily be removed in flow days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover. For sale only at the Cyrus Pharmacy. 4lS aartteld Ava
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18

One thousand men rejected from the
 National Guard of Kentucky, in camp at Lexington have had their uniforms taken, and now go about clad in pa jamas and blankets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18

While it does not cost $6 a day to provide high class board in a summer hotel, it is felt to be worth the money to associate with the Idle Rich.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-18

FUNERAL BOUQUETS
 AND DESIGNS. JOHN RICK & SON.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-02-27
Chains on Front Tires.

The Scientific American says that chains are fully as necessary on the front wheels as on the rear wheels o1 motor cars. and justifies the assertion thus: Any old bicycle rider knows that he can retain the control of his machine and maintain his balance when the rear wheel skids badly al long as the front wheel hold its griI on the road. but that he became help less whenever the front wheel slides The same conditions are true in the case of the automobile, but in an ex aggerated degree, for its weight and the average speed both tend to make the grip of the front wheels on the road precarious, and skidding iron! wheel is not much different from a broken steering gear in the possibili ties of disaster"
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-02-27

40.G00, 900 Englishmen by now in Can ada instead of 5,G00, 900, and from 5,000,000 to 1o,0O0.000 EngIishmen in South Africa instead of few hundred thousands. There would have been no Boer war if Carlyle's insight had been used 60 or 70 years ago. Speak ing of the Boer war a noted Britcn says. The only thing that saved us was the fact that the Cape Dutch didn t join their kinsmen across the Vaal and Cape Colony was kept quiet by the little band of English settlers who were planted somewhat after Carlyle's s plan in the eastern province 60 or 70 years ago: nothing else, nothing but that, stood between us and irremedi- able defeat"
 There probably would be DO compe- tition-no mortal combat between Eng land and Germany today had Carlyle been ruler in England, for the British empire instead of counting some 50,. 000, 900 Englishmen would now count more than 100 1000, 900. Carlyle was
 the first and greatest irnperialist. just as he was the wisest social reformer
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-02-27
Raiancinu Hioh-Speed Wheels.

Attention has been called by British motorist to an entirely neglected fea- ture of light car construction. When the wheel of a light car, cycle Car or motorcycle is revolving 370 to 400 times a minute-as at road speeds of 30-32 miles an hour-the rim nf each wheel is travelling at what steam en- gineers call high speed.' At this speed the weight of tn, tire valve is quite appreciable and makes itself known in excessive vibration Of the wheel. In order to csunteract this effect the motorist plac d lead strip of the same weight as tLe valve on the rim exactly opposite tse valve posi-. tion. The result was highly satisfac. tory. for all vibration ssopped. Where the wheels are of wood. a couple of screws can be inserted, instead of the lead strip, or copper rivets in wire wheels. On the other hand, a motor ist who fitted special valve bolt O! greater weight to his cycle car, be came greatly worried when the whole car developed excessive vibration, due solely to the extra "out of balance weight.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-02-27

and farm journals, and it expects serv- ice from both. If you intend to get a car you like to know what the pa per says about that particular kind. If you wish to build a garage you look in the paper for the plans. And right here you find one along very econom- ical lines. It is so simple. indeed. that a bill of the lumber is scarcely neces- cary. You have seen garages that are handsomer than this one, but they cost more. We planned this for the man who wants to keep down expense in housing his automobile.
 This is what is known as box con- struction." The walls and doors are made of 12-inch boxing-southern vel. low pine-and the cracks are stripped with O. G. battens or l by As There is no floor in this building and the roof Is to be shingled. There are two 2 by doors that open out Three single sash give abundant light.
 After the building is up it will be easy to see where you can place a
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-02-27

slightly toward the center alley, which has a gutter on each side. The iioort and also the alley can be washed oa with a hose whenever it is necessary, Very often a litter carrier and track is installed so that the manure can 6e handled in the easiest way.
 The nets in the pens are raised above the floor and gre made of plank spaced about a inch apart. These blanks are generally fastened togeth. CT with a by f across each end. This keeps the blanks on the floor so that they can be kept dry. Cleats are often nailed to the walls so that the nests can be hung up when the house is being washed out.
 The walls are made double. so that the hogs will be protected from any draft. This house is built with 2 by 6. inch studding. which is fastened 10 the foundation by studding sockets. The outer side of the studding is covered with drop siding. and on the inside dressed and matched ceiling is used For the inside finishing wall, board can also be used. Several of the wall board concerns are making wall board that is particularly suited tc this kind Of work. Some of these brands are disinfected. so that they will be very satisfactory from a sani tary standpoint.
 The ceiling is made in the same way | except that the outside is covered with sheathing. with shingles on toI of that
 Two rows of windows are placed in the ceiling so that the sunshine can penetrate into all corners of ths house. These windows are made witt a galvanized iron frame and are gen erally covered with a heavy screen. A good ventilating system is pro vidcd, as it is very important that tht hogs have plenty of fresh air. Thi' ! air must be obtained without causing draft, as drafts are often fatal ts high-grade hogs.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-02-27

some on every farm. It is built strongly. so as to protect the hogs in all kinds of weather.
 The foundation and the floor are of concrete. The foundations are car ried down below the frost line to sub stantiaI footings. They are also carried above grade for distance of IS inches. These foundations carry the weight of the side walls and part of fine roof. The roof is further sup ported by the posts on either side of the center alley. These posts are car. Sied on concrete piers. The founda- S5ons extend all the way around the building and form an effective protec- tion against rats and mice. The low CT IS inches of the wall are the most likely to get dirty and form harbor for vermin. This is guarded against by extending the walls above grade. as mentioned before. This part of the val can be washed down and can also he treated with disinfectants.
 The coDcrsts floors are ssoped
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-02-27
MOTOR MUST BE RIGHT
HEAT TREATMENT IMPORTANT
 PART OF MANUFACTURE.
Head of Prominent Company De seribes Process Which Is in Use
 in His Plant.

"One of the most important bu least understood processes connected with the manufacture of the moderr motor car is the science Of heat treat ment," declares the president of { prominent motor car comps.iy of De troit. Tt is an old axiofx that nc chain is stronger than its weakest link, and in the automobile the mo tor, the heart of the car, is the part on which the manufacturers reputa tion must stand or fall.
 The heat treating department stands out as the manufacturers chies insurance against weak, faulty parts in motor or chassis. In our plant, for instance. every part that is subjected to severe strain must run the gantlet of thirty furnaces in the heat treating department before 1t is ready for use. Among the parts treated in this de partment are steering arms, crank shafts, connecting rods, camshaft; snd gears.
 -The camshaft, which must under. go . great share of the motor strain. is first packed in a gas pipe about three inches in diameter. A carbon. izing compound is then poured into the pipe and tamped lightly about the camshaft. After the camshaft is packed snugly away in it's steel con. tainer the ends are securely plugged with fire clay and the camshaft is ready for the carbonizing furnace When the furnace has been stacked high with nnshafts the doors are closed and the fire Is turned on. The heat generated in the carbon king furnaces ranges from 1850 tc 1.700 degrees Fahrenheit and is regu lated from a central control presided over by . tender whose sole bushes: it is to keep tab on the temperature and timing. Each job which goes in to the fires is registered on separate card which gives the tender a checl on all work in process. Over eacl furnace is a combination light indi cator with three colored lenses--blue green and red. When the blue ligh shows the temperature is too low anC more heat is applied. When the ret light shows t is danger signal, in dicating that the heat is too intense Tie ideal temperature is indicated by the display of green light When all three lights are burning thu job is done and ready to come out o the furnace"
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-02-27
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little bench and set of shelves tc hold supplies and tools.

little bench and a set of shelves to hold supplies and tools.
 Motor figures for the last year, as compiled by Alfred Reeves, general manager of the national automobile chamber of commerce, show the pro duction to have been I03, ,527 cars. val ued (wholesale) at $523, ,463, ,so3, which .s an advance of S per cent in the number of cars, and more than ten per cent in value over the previous 12 months Sales of pleasure or passen- ger cars of all types to June 90. the end of the year in the industry, were 665, ,826. for which the manufacturers received $450,941.131 while the sales of commercial vehicles of all types are estimated at 37,700, valued at SIP 2,522.- 692. The figures for F months end ed June 90, 1914, were s15,101 cars, passenger and commercial, valued at slightly more than S4s5. 900. 900. There are now more than 100000 automo- biles registered in the United States.
 During the winter you should go over the body of your automobile two or three times with a soft cheesecloth