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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31
FILE M'MAHON INVENTORY.

Charles e. Mcmahon. former East
Side newsdealer. left an estate of $6,-
$4,000, according to the inventory
filed in probate court yesterday. There
is $5,754 cash in banks. The rest
consists of the stock and fixtures Of
the busineSs he carried on in East
Main street. He is survived by two
children, who, by his death, are left
orphans. Z The appraisers are How
ard S. Challenger and Charles G.
Lindquist. Waldo g. Ducharme Is
administrator of the estate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31
is Welded WOMAN
TO GO TO SCHOOL:

Mrs. Ona writes: There is a girl
in our district who is not yet sixteen
and is married. How is she to be
made to come to school?' queried the
principal and members of the board of
education at an evening meeting. Will
you please settle this perplexing ques-
tion?"
In case Of her being married, I sup
pose her husband, who is her guard
ian, is the one to go to. He will reg
ulate her attendance and aid the vigil
lance maintained that she may not
violate the school code, singular as it
may seem.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31
CARELESS TO TRUST
WITH FOURTH HUBBY

Fan. writes: ST ask you kindly to
settle the following for a widow. ]
am just little over forty-three and
have the misfortune to have lost
three husbands. Conf1dentially I write.
( have a betrothal offered me by the
fourth. He was a friend of my for
mer ones. Shall I accept hmi ?
Your opinion I will value"
If you have lost three husbands, /
should say it may be case on the
next part of beware of the widows,
with any more matrimonial chances
taken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31
BRITISH SHIP LOSSES

London. March 31.-The figures for
British shipping losses from submer-
ines and mines in the first Is days
of December, January, February and
March were given as follows yester-
day in the house of commons by
Thomas j. Mcnamara, financial Sec
rotary to the admiralty: December.
so; January, %; February Co. March
h5
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31
PINEAPPLE PUDDING

Dry three slices or stale bread in
the oven until crisp. then run through
them eat grinder or roll until fine
with rolling pin. To the bread
crumbs add one teacup Of sifted flour.
one tablespoon OF melted butter, one
half cup Of sugar, one cup of sweet
milk, one-half cup of pineapple juice
and two slices of the fruit and one
neaping teaspoon OF baking powder
IN the order in which they are named.
Four into buttered baking dish and
bake quickly in hot oven for 20 min
utes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31
LAURA JEAN LIBBYS DAILY TALKS ON
HEART TOPICS

her the cold of her life, she realizes by
bitter experience that there are many
times when a mans word should he
given credence. A doubling sweet
heart merges into a mistrustful wife.
1t is most always best to give a man
the benefit of a doubt. Confidence in
spires confidence. Hearts are never
truly mated unless each believes truly
in the veracity Of the other.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31

apart in the row. Free cultivation is
desirable and the plants should be
kept growing rapidly. On the other
hand, many growers believe that fresh
stable manure should not be used for
elephants, and that the land should
not contain unfermented vegetable
matter to any large extent, A dozen
good healthy plants should supply
enough for the average-sized family
throughout the season
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Correct name and address must be
given to insure attention. not to print
Csc ink. Write short letters. ouly on
one side Of paper. Address Miss lib
hey. Ole President Street, Brooklyn
N. w
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31
SCALIOPED MEAT

Cold meat, finely minced and well
seasoned, half pint Of gravy. bread
crumbs, two ounces OF butter. But
ter pie dish, line it with bread
crumbs, put the butter in pieces over
ana bake half an hour in good oven.
1t should be quite brown on ton
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31
CHAPTER ~.

President and Secretary.
"~1OOD morning, Mr.. Jefferson
said Meriwether Lewis III the
MI greeting which he always
used.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31

The Louisville Board Of Trade has
completed fund of more than $780,
900 for the benefit of sufferers from
the storm which swept New ALBANY
Ind.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31

The New York Assembly passed the
Tallmage bill prohibiting the shoot
ing of domesticated wild ducks ct any
time except during the open season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31

Nearly $500, 100000 cigarettes were
sold in the United States during Feb
ruary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31
PRESERVES

Preserves, sauces and the like
should be put in small clean, sealed
containers. Although many persons
know how to prepare package meats
q large number Of others do not AT
ter food selection and food prepare
ton the third consideration that de-
mands attention is careful packing.
Surely the means and methods Of the
proper packing Of luncheon should
recsive thought. The box luncheon
must be an example Of convenience,
neatness and attractiveness. without
these qualifications the most nutri-
nous food may lose much, If not all
OF its value for unattractivve food has
no appeal to appetite and digestion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31
I CORNER FOR COOKS J
N~N>/~>~~A
CREAM OF CELERY SOUP

h +
Celery soup has a much more de-
fcious flavor If, when cooking the
stock, an onion, carrot sliced. bay
leaf and a sprig Of parsley are added
to the soup-bone when it is first put
on the stove. Drain off all meat and
vegetables and tkae two cups of stock,
three cups Of celery cut into. small
pieces, two cups Of boiling water, two
tablespoons butter, three tablespoons
flour. two cups of milk and one cup
Of cream, salt and paprika. Parboil
celery 10 minutes. drain and add
stock, cook until celery is. soft, then
rub through sieve. add milk and add
the flour and butter which have been
rubbed to a smooth paste. Boil, then
add cream and seasoning and serve
Kitchens are primarily utiIitarian,
to be sure, but there is no reason Why,
even. there, a hint Of beauty should
not lie in the arrangement Of shell
and dish, chair and table Tho wo-
man who works in her own kitchen,
and even the one who has maid, APP
preciates how much easier 1t is to
work in attractive surroundings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECK e SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-31

! FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECK q SON.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18
Care of Old Orchards.

The principal i'll of old orchards is
that the trees have to support too many
useless limbs. These limbs are drones
They tax the parent branch and take
nourishment that would otherwise be
used in the bringing forth of fruit
Chief among these useless branches are
the suckers and water sprouts that
spring out from the base in great mum
bers. Nothing good can possibly &C
crue from such growths. They should
be removed. Gnarled, twisted and bro
ken limbs mar the general appearance
of the trees, draw on the parent mem
Der and are a fit refuge for injurious
insects. These should likewise be cut
piled and burned. Other dead limbs
that still remain intact awaiting the
next heavy wind to break them of
should be accorded the same treatment
In general leave nothing on the trees
save what Is essential.-Iowa Home
stead
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18
Afrlca's Gold Coast.

The Gold Coast is a British colony
on the west coast of Africa. It's ell
mate is VIGOROUSLY unhealthy, the
heat and moisture being excessive. The
coast is lined with unhealthy swamps
and shallow lakes, while the peculiar
rock of the country is said to give of,
under the influence of the air and
moisture, large quantities of hydrogen
gas. The native towns are crowded
and dirty. Intermittent fevers and 9th
er diseases being always present.
These are peculiarly fatal to Euro
peans, though the natives do not suf-
fer so much The whole region is more
or less a gold producing country. but
at present the value of the territory ~
chiefly due TO the profuslon of vegeta.
bic products supplied by the rich soil
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18

Silage has cheapened the fattening
ration for steers in Iowa. In feed
ing test one lot where the daily ration
per steer was seventeen pounds of
shelled corn. twenty-nine pounds of
silage, two pounds of Oilmeal and one
and one-half pounds of alfalfa made
gains at a cost of $9.57 hundred
pounds, while another lot receiving
eight and one-half pounds Of corn, IF
ty-one pounds of silage, two pounds of
oilmeal and one and one-half pounds
Of alfalfa made gains at cost of $7.67
a hundred. In the first lot the steers
averaged 2.94 pounds gains per day
while in the second lot they averaged
3.04 pounds. Reducing the corn and
increasing the silage increased the
gains and cut down the cost of making
the gains.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18
FEEDING BROOD SOWS.
Care Should Be Taken Not to Have
Them Fat at narrowing Time.

Care Should Be Taken Not to Have
Them Fat at narrowing Time.
The feed allowed brood sows Just
prior to narrowing is Of vital impor-
lance. Sows should not be overfat at
narrowing time If too fat they will
be feverish and constipated and may
farrow all the pigs dead.
A suitable grain ration recommend
ed by the Pennsylvania state college
school of agriculture and experiment
station for sows prior to narrowing is
one consisting of corn, 400 parts; mid
dlings, 800 parts; tankage, 100 parts,
and bran, 80 parts. Oilmeal may be
substituted for tankage and the
amount increased to 100 parts In the
mixture.
A week or ten days prior to farrow-
Ing the SOW should be removed to a
narrowing pen, which should be dry
comfortable and roomy. narrowing
pens in a centralized hoghouse eight
feet square, with lots opening outside.
make the best quarters.
The day before narrowing the SOW
should receive only a light feed of
bran, fed wet. For the first thirty-six
hours after narrowing the SOW should
be fed very lightly. Heavy feeding at
this time will produce heavy milk flow,
which in turn is apt to cause securing
In pigs.
At the expiration Of the thirty-six
hour period the SOW may be started
gradually on a ration of cornmeal, sew
en- parts; tankage, one part, and sweet
skimmilk in the proportion of one
pound of grain mixture to one pound
of milk. If sweet skimmilk is not
available a grain mixture of cornmeal
400 parts; wheat middlings, 300 parts;
Gnkage, 100 parts, and of oatmeal, 30
parts, may be used.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18

A good remedy for preventing worms
in hogs is three pounds glauber salt,
three pounds common salt, four pounds
charcoal, one pound sulphur, three
pounds copperas and three pounds so
dunn bicarbonate. Mix and keep In
self feeder or trough in a dry place
where the hogs can have access to 1t
at all times. Hogs that are practically
free from worms are much harder
than hogs that are badly infested with
worms. Being harder, they are more
resistant TO other diseases common to
the hog. So hogs should be kept free
from worms If they are to be most
profitable.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18
, o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o .
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

% Test all seeds now. 1t does not c
o pay to plant INFESTED seed. c
o Watch the bulk roots i'm stor- c
o age for decay or drying. c
o Now is the time to plan the c
o vegetable garden. Corn for a c
o home garden may be started in G
o doors in paper pots. When frosts c
are over plant the pot and all G
o outdoors. Q
. Don't plant more than enough Q
apples to supply home use unless Q
o they can be well taken care of. Q
They are not a profitable crop on Q
the average farm unless some at Q
o tention is given them. O
o A few lilacs, hydrangeas, spi- Q
o raeas, honeysuckles or Japanese Q
o roses add much to the attractive Q
ness Of the home grounds. o
o More than a score of farmers 0
in Minnesota are breeding corn Q
o on scientific principles. The re o
o suits In the grains are as notice 0
o able as the results in scientific o
o breeding of live stock. o
D O o 0
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18
BONUS FOR NOT WEDDING.
Miss Eaton viii Get IS a Month For
Teaching If She Does Not Marry.

Highland. Kan.-Miss Ella Eaton Of
Highland, who will teach in the schools
Of Metcalf. Ariz., during the coming
year, will receive a bonus Of SIS a
month II she refrains from marrying
until the end of the school term next
spring. Marrying girls have been in
great demand at Metcalf.
The school board of that town has
had so much trouble looking for new
teachers after school has been in ses-
sion three or four months that 1t was
decided to offer a special bonus to the
schoolteachers who will remain single
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18

to the driven shaft. The latter is not
portion of the gearset, but is the
service brake. The other two brake
drums are fitted with bands. When
the band on the outer gear ring is
caused to rcvolve in the opposite di-
rection from the inner gear pinion,
when the second drum is locked and
the other released, the small planetary
pinions travel around within the gear
ing rs turned by the inner pinion, and
the cutter band IS turned at reduction
of speed to that of the inner pinion.
This gives low gear. High gear Is
obtained by clutchng the driven shaft
direct to the driving shaft so that the
planetary gear set revolves about the
shafts as fywheel with the planetary
pinions stationary.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18
anrdsaux Mixturs Stains.

Bordeaux mixture used In spraying
will sometimes stain fruit. 1t has been
found that dipping the fruit or vege-
tables stained in a simple solution of
pure acetc acid in the proportion OF
half cupful to two gallons of water,
removes the stains. Running water is
then used to wash off the acetates thus
formed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18
Cause of the Trouble.

Specialist Your heart Is acting
rather irregularly. Is there anything
worrying you? Patient-Not particu-
larly. Only just now when you put
your hand in your pocket thought for
a moment you were going to give me
your bill.-Puck.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18
HARVARD MAN A "MAID."
Earns SIS by Observation-Disclosures
Make $95, 100 In Year.

UtdNO WV a@S w
Cambridge, Mass.-One Harvard I'M
dergraduate elected to do general
homework during the last academic
year. according to the annual report
of the student employment Office.
The sum Of SIS which the young
man received for his services leads to
the belief that he either substituted
for a regular maid or lost his job after
a month of baking and bed making.
Local employment during the last
year gave 61S Harvard men total
wages of $50, 12O.76 Included In the
occupations followed were those Of
furnace man, dancing teacher, dancing
partner, pin boy. model. errand boy,
scene shifter and conductor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18

willie, don't you know that It is
wrong to fght?'
Eyes, ma, 1 know it's wrong, but 1
never think of 1t that way unless the
fellow who tackles me Is one I'm sure
I can't lick. Detroit Free Press.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18

Will you kindly describe the proper
method of refinishing tenders and hood
on high grade carr
If the hood and tenders are smooth
and are simply dull from weather no
preliminary sandpapering or smoothing
will be needed, but you can best judge
that for yourself. With the surfaces
as smooth as required the first step is
to apply coat of metal primer. This
should be allowed to dry overnight,
after which the first coat of rough
stuff or filler should be applied. Let
stand for twenty-four hours and then
rub down with rubbing stone and
water Then another coat of this pri-
mer should be put on and the proce-
dure repeated. Following this rubbing
the surface should resemble a slate In
smoothness. You are now ready for
the ground color. which is a fiat color
put on to give a foundation for the
color varnish. 1t should, of course, be
of a shade to correspond with the de-
sired final appearance of the car. Then
a coat of color varnish is applied, and
after dry the rubbing with rubbing
stone and water is again in order.
Finally put on coat of clear finishing
varnish that is of the right shade to
correspond with the color. This Is
lengthy procedure and, of course, could
be simplified if you did not want
very fine finish. However, If the above
directions are followed the metal sur
faces should look like new.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18

When tho motor of my car is speeded
up it begins to miss badly on different
cylinders. A new carburetor does not
relieve the trouble nor does the grind
ina of the valves, installing a new
timer and coil box. The compression
is aood, however. | bought new bat
terry outfit also, but that has no effect.
In addition to the above difficulties,
there is constant heating. At first
thought the trouble was in the radiator
and bought a new one, but this did not
remedy the trouble; a pump helped
slightly. Can you tell me what to dof
From your description of the dill
culties 1t seems that originally the trou'
BILE was due to improper high speed al
iustment of the carburetor, particular
~ if, as you did not say, the motor ran
we'll on low speeds. Had you not had
the same trouble after putting on the
new ignition system second cause
might have been a badly worn timer,
but inasmuch as with new timer in
stalled the same trouble continued 1t
seems to point to carburetion. 1t Is
suggested that you get a good carbu-
reCOF man Ou IL IOI huJuSlhACht'
The heating which occurred after In
stallation of the new battery outfit In
all probability is due to the fact that
you carry the spark too far retarded.
If 1t is hand control try keeping the
spark advanced as far as possible with
out knocking. If you cannot cause
spark knock by advancing the spark
and do not get a kick on cranking with
the spark pretty well advanced it Is
almost certain that your ignition Is too
late. Late spark is sure to cause heat
ing.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18

Try Want AID in our Business Par,
agraph column. They bring results.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18

Will you please suggest formula for
a cement for pipe connections and
spark plugs that viii Withstand heat
and compression and will dry without
heating?
\ treproof cement that becomes
very hard when heated is prepared by
mixing $50 parts of iron filings, 40
parts OF lime and parts of common
salt, working the ingredients into a
paste with strong vinegar. The cement
should be perfectly air dried before
heating.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18
friday Inlay Is 1917
IN PROBATE

IN PROBATE
In the Superior Court of the State of Wash.
ington in and for the County of Chelan
In the matter of the } Notice TO
ESTATE OF John II. Creditors
Hansel, deceased CNo. s52)
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
Executor of the Last will and Testament of
John II. Hansel deceased, to the creditors
of, and all persons having claims against
said deceased, to exhibit them with the nee
essary vouchers within twelve months from
the llth day of April, A. d. 1917. at the office
of Burt j. Williams, in the City of Wenat-
chez, state of Washington, same being the
place of the transaction of business of the
said Executor of said estate.
Dated at Wenatchee. Washington, this
18th day of April A. d. 1917
GEO. w. HANSEL
As Executor of the last VIII and Testa-
ment of John II. Hanse, deceased.
list pub. Apr. 20, 4th pub. May ID
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18


VIII you kindly explain the method
of hardening tools7 ! have several
which are too soft.
The hardening of tools is a job that
requires care and skill but with rea-
sonable amount of care skill is easily
obtained If the workman thoroughly
understands his work before he goes
ahead. The first requisite IS clean
fire and a good draft. Green coal
should never be used in hardening;
charcoal is to be preferred. A good
coke for this use, too, is easily pre-
pared This is made by banking the
fire well with green coking coal and
poking holes in the bank to let the
blast through. Turn the blast on full,
and when all of the gas is out the coke
may be broken up and laid on the
back of the fire ready for use in weld
ing and hardening. The heat should
be a bright cherry red and should be
uniform through the parts heated.
When this heat is reached the tool
should be held for a few minutes di.
chill, until it stops sparkling, when 1t
should be quenched Immediately. For
small tools raw linseed oil or water
may be used. In dipping small tools
they should be immersed endwise or
perpendicularly, for If inserted into the
cold fluid at an angle one side will
cool more than the other and the tool
will warp and sustain internal strains.
Let the tool remain In the bath until
quite cold.
1t is usual to temper cold chisels and
other tools that are subjected to great
vibration after hardening, to make
them less hard and more tough. This
is done by heating them slowly to a
medium cherry red and quenching In
cold water. 1t is the practice of many
good smiths to dip small tools slowly,
immersing for a few moments and
then withdrawing to prevent the boil
ing of the water A much better way
in which to prevent the drawing of
the temper too rapidly is to heat the
water lukewarm to take the chill out
of it. This will be found to make
better blend between the cutting edge
and the shank of the tool. In all
events. where the tool Is only partial
ly immersed, as is the case with CHS
els and bits, the tool must be kept In
motion in the water to prevent uneven
cooling and cracking.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-18

The gasoline escapes from the car
bureter on my car think this occurs
at the pin that shuts off the gasoline.
am of the opinion that the pin does
not seat or that the cork is too heavy
and does not float. Can you tell mo
what causes il?
The float In the carburetor may be
adjusted too high, or, as you suggest,
the trouble may be in the valve. If
the float valve does not fit perfectly
the gasoline will leak. If such is the
case it is best to replace the old valve
with a new one. Very often this valve
may be reseated by tapping slightly,
making sure to center the valve pin at
the time. 1t Is possible that the valve
pin and seat are worn considerably and
if so it would be most advisable to re-
place 1t.
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