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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-01-18
A. 4 M. College Bulletin
HOME GARDEN SUGGESTIONS FOR JASY


Leonard g. Heron. Extension Horticulturist
Agricultural College. Miss.
January, contrary to the general
custom should be a busy month for
the gardener. A great many things
may be done now that will save time
and delay later in the season, The
gardens of 1918 must be made TO do
more than ever before so let's be up
and doing. A little ACTIVITY now
will enable US to liberate a great a.
mount OF food for the soldiers at the
front, and besides will save us many
dollars.
Garden seeds have never been so
scarce as they are this year. Some
are going to get poor seeds or prob
ably none at all il they wait until
planting time to order. Drop pos
tai to two or three reliable seed
houses advertising in your farm pa
pers and get their ca'alogs. Make
out an order from these and get it
of at once, Every gardener living
in the country should get at least
five dollars worth of seeds unless he
was thoughtful enough to save a
quantity from his garden last year
Town gardeners should have from
one to four dollars worth Of seeds,
depending on the size of the garden.
Order standard varieties OF known
worth. Let the experiment stations
try the novelties.
II your present garden spot is in.
satisfactory for some reason. now is
the time to select new location
Do not move the garden without
cause, however, as the old spot If
intelligently selected in the first
place, and il properly handled shonld
become better each year. A desira-
BILE garden location should be ID
convenient to the house. ~ have a
fertile sandy loan soil with porus
sub soil, (3) slope gently to the south
(4) should be we'll drained, (5) shell
| tered from the north wind and (6)
convenient to water. For further
information about selecting the gar
gen plat write to A. h VI. College
for Extension Circular No. 10.
Scatter five or six big wagon laads
of barnyard manure aver the pot,
well rotted manure is best. Plow
the manure under Immediately about
five to six inches deep and allow the
soil to remain rough until planting
time.
Make definite plan for your gar
den. This is the only way to get
the most out of j.. This plan should
be made on piece of paper so that
it can be kept and referred to fire
quently. One whole day, when the
weather is too bad for outside work,
is not too much TO spend on this
plan
Seeds for early cabbage plants may
be started in hotbed or in box in
the house during early January.
Tomato, pepper and egg plant
seeds for producing early plants
should be planted during the latter
part of January, either in a hotbed
or box in the house. Be sure to
make arrangements to transplant
the plants once or twice, as this is
necessary for good plants.
Home grown pants are better
than those received from dealers and
their use eliminates the possibility
of the introduction of many diseases
into your garden. Besides the cost
of growing the n is very little. A
few extra plants may be sold and
these will pay the entire cost oil
growing your seasons supply.
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-01-18


These facts are appalling they
stagger the imagination--the adum-
brate the future as dark, menacing
cloud. That such condition should
happen in these days of churches, -Bi-
bles, newspapers, rapid means of
transportation and all the advantages
of modern civilization, is inexpicable
But the issues must be met. We deal
with things as, they are--not as we
would have them.
We are confronted with situation
that requires of us not only to take
care of our own people, hut we must
feed and clothe the soldiers. the wom-
en- and children of our allies in this
bloody conflict.
know you are going to perform
your duty as become the brave men
and women that you are. MISSISSIPPI
plans have never faltered in the face
of danger or hesitated when duty
called them You are going to suffer,
and, if need be. die for your nationa
flag. But after that is all over you
are going to reconstruct your govern.
ment and you are going to build upoa
plan hedged about with limitations
which may prevent a repetition of tine
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-01-18

Leonard g. Heron. Extension Horticulturist
Agricultural College. Miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
HEARD ABOUT AUTOMOBILES HERE AND THERE

will develop unless 1t is properly cared for The axle must be carefully sup piled with proper lubricant at regular intervals, if it is to continue function ing efficiently. At frequent intervals the car owner should jack up rear wheel and try turning it around to see if it moves freely. The wheel bearings must be Kept in good condition and amply fabricated.
 We mentioned the fact that tires consume a certain amount of power. A certain part of this cannot be avoided, it is inevitable waste, but if the driver fails to keep his tires properly inflated, this factor of loss is largely increased. Soft tires pre- sent a much larger area of contact to the ground and this increases the amount of power needed to push them around. This is one of the secrets of the success that cord tires have achieved in the racing field and in gem eral use In racing. it is, of course. vitally important to reduce wastage of power to the lowest degree. Cord tires accomplish this because they have a smaller contact surface and yet do not have to be pumped up to high pres sure to produce this condition. Car
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etc. supplied with sufficient quanti- ty of clean oil of the proper quality. friction is maintained at it's unavoida- ble minimum. Carbon deposits in the cylinders cause waste of power; they should be removed at frequent inter- ya1s.
 It takes power. also to drive the various accessories that drive their mo- tive power from the engine. The fan. the generator the ignition unit, the oil pump, etc, all demand power from the same prime source. Of course it would be impossible to get along without these. accessorfes, but at least the car owner can treat the generator bear ings, the ignition drive, etc, to a drop of oil at appropriate intervals
 Now consider the case or the clutch. When this part is operating properly, it is efficient and passes on the power given to it without much waste. But let it not be properly adjusted and lub- ricated and it immediately becomes a pro1igious waster of power. A slipping ciuu.h is wasting power every moment it is in use. Here is another place where the individual car owner can help himself by preventing losses sim ply hy giving the part systematic ard careful attention.
 TRANSMISSION LOSSES
 In the transmission there must be certain amount of power lost normally this amounts to approximately per cent of the total. This loss is entire ly due to the friction present and this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

power, for various leaks may occur in the power plant Actual leakage of gas may take place, ignition current may be dissipated and oil expended use- lessly. Prevention of gas leaks means good and efficient gasketing of the cylinder head. if the motor is of the type with removable head. Also there must be no leaks through the spark plugs, pet cocks, etc. In fitting a new gasket to the cylinder head, care must be taken that it is perfectly clean and that it rests on clean surfaces. There must be no hicks in the metal, nor oents in the gasket, which is usually of copper asbestos. The cylinder head must be carefully drawn down so that there is no springing. In cases where valve plugs are used, these should be thinly spread with stove backing be- fore being installed. Spark plugs and other threaded devices in the cylinders may be beneficially treated to light coating of this material The backing serves a double purpose for it prevents leaks and makes it easy to remove the part when that is desired.
 FRICTION
 Another source of power consump- ton is found in friction generated by the movement of the various parts of the engines mechanism. On the aver age nearly per cent of the total power generated is consumed in this way. Here the car owner can help his own case. By keeping pistons, bearings,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
''Power ThatLs Wasted, Told of by "Vet" Champion DriUer
From 100 Per Cent of Power Only Per Cent Reaches Rear Whees-Thirty-five and Eighteenth Per Cent to Cooling System, 35.6 Per Cent to Exhaust Gas,
 Per Cent Wind Resistance
By RALPH DE PALMA

will surprise the average be told that the big powerful machine with its seemingly flawess flow of and which him whhersoever he desires regardless of weather condition road only eight per efficient this only the bare eight gallons of gasoline 25 cents that the fuel tank only gallon reaches the wheels useful driving effort Remarkable may the power generated by the other gallons of fuel dsspated through channels its back from the engine the driving An examination of this subject is of than
  
 
 
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must be kept at the minimum by prop CT fabrication and immediate attention to any troubles that may develop in the unit. worn bearing in the trans- mission will throw the shaft out of alignment and power waste results. The old saying about the stitch in time saves nine" is particularly appli- cable to the transmission.
 A step further still and we find the universals with their double function and intense mechanical activity. These parts must be kept always packed in grease or graphite to minimize fric- tion and consequent power losses. In spite of the fact that the universals are called upon to perform about as strenuous a service as any part of the mechanism, it is fact that in the hands of the average owner, they are almost totally neglected. Being re- markedly efficient in their present form, these parts go on until--well the day of reckoning comes and the car owner probably bad languages them for worthless units, whereas it is his own fault that they haven't gone on forever.
 CREASE REAR AXLE
 And the rear axle; here is another seat of possible power losses, which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
De Palma s .Seruice Dept.
By RALPH DE PALMA

Ralph De Palma What is the mean ing of the compression ratio of an en- zine? Is it the same as the compress sion? VOW
 The compression ratio is the rela- tion between the total volume of the cylinder to the compression space. In other words, it means the displacement plus the compression space by. the compression space. Knowing the com presSion ratio one can easily deter mine the compression pressure. The compression ratio is expressed either as to l. to 1. or 5.2 to 1, as the case may be or in per cent of the total volume. Thus an engine with a com pression ratio of to 1 has compress sion pressure of about 90 pounds, as- suming atmospheric pressure as IS pounds per square inch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

l 55.6 per cent by way of the exhaust gas and through direct radiation. Les
 ser losses follow. The exhaust pipes and muffler account for 2.2 per cent, 1 friction in the motor consumes AS, the l transmission dissipates another 2.s, the wind resistance represents final 7.l 1 per cent.
 From all of this it will be apparent | that even before the power leaves the l engine it is reduced to less than 30 per cent of its original quantity. In be- ing passed back to the rear wheels, a further part is lost, principally in fric- l ton in the various mechanical units,
 until only per cent of the original energy generated by the explosion is actually delivered as driving power at the rear wheels.
 Fortunately the car can at least pre- vent power losses and in so doing he will get better general performances from his car. while he is likewise achieving economies in fuel and oil COOLING TAKES 35.S PER CENT We may take the losses in the order in which they occur, which gives us first to consider the power that is consumed by the, cooling system of the engine It may not be realized by all my readers, but heat is simply form. of power The initial combustion engine would be very much better off if it could be run cherry red. Unhap- pily the necessity for fabrication to mitigate the destructive friction wher- ever metal surfaces operate against each other. puts a limit on the degree of heat than can exist in the engine. Too high a degree of heat breaks down l the oil film that must separate the moving metal surfaces. Therefore, the engineer in designing an internal com | bustion engine has been obliged to sac- rifice some of the heat he would be l glad to use, by fitting a cooling sys- l tenn to carry away great portion of 1 it. Into the cooling system in the form
 of heat goes 35.S per cent of the total power generated by the engine.
 1 It does not fall within the province | of the car owner to save ahy of the power lost in the cooling system. This
 is the task of the engineer and manu- facturer. Within the past year or two considerable steps have been taken in reducing power losses in the cooling l system to the irreducible minimum. This has been achieved by controll- ing the temperature of the water | through thermostatic devices, so that | it remains at or near the highest point consistent with proper fabrication. In, other cars it has been found possible by means of shutters to control the
 air, which also helps to consume power by direct radiation of the engines heat. So, at any rate we are in a fair way to reduce power losses through the cooling system to the least possible dimensions.
 LEAKS IN POWER PLANT
 However. we are not at the end of
 the engines possibility for wasting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
RAILWAY WHEELS

Ralph De Palma Do you know where I can get railway wheels for an auto- mobile, so that I can drive the car OF the tracks? I understand that there are some concerns making such wheels especially for certain makes of cars.
 F H. INGALS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

I do not know of any concern mak- ing the wheels as regular product. All of them that I have seen have
 been made especially Tor the car own CTS by concerns marketing cast-steel wheels. If you want list of these latter makers. I will send it to you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
FLYWHEEI, MARKINC

Ralph De Palma zd) Do the mark ings on flywheels tell when the valves oren and cloce, indicate when the valves start ro open and close or when they finish doing so?
 CD Do all magnetos have permanent magnets? VAN AMBURG.
 CD They indicate the start. (2) All in use today have permanent magnets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

Ralph De Palma The bulbs in my lamps burn out as soon as I put them in. Can you tell me what is wrong?
 l.. D. c.
 Excessive voltage Give me the make of car and the model, so that I can give you more definite information. The current regulating means is no doubt working improperly, permitting too high voltage to go to the lamps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

However. we are not at the end of the engines possibility for wasting
The Washington times., 1918-04-05
Not a Bite of
Breakfast Until
You Drink Water
Says a glass Of hot water and
phosphate prevents illness
and keeps us III.

Just as coal, when II burns,
incombustible material in the form
OF ashes, so the food and drink
taken day after. day leaves in the
alimcntary canal a certain amount
Of indiEestible material, which II
not completely eliminated from the
system each day, becomes food for
the millions OF bacteria which in
fest the bowels. From this mass
OF leftover waste. toxins and
ptomain-like pOisons are formed
and sucked into the blood.
Men and women who cant get
feeling right must begin to take
inside baths. Before eating break
fast each morning drink a glass Of
real hot water with a teaspoonful
Of limestone phosphate in il to
wash out OF tTfe thirty feet Of
bowels the previous days aCcumu-
latiOn of poiFOns and toxins and to
keep the entire alimentaTy canal
clean. pure and fresh.
Those who are subject to sick
headache, colds, billousness, con-
stlpation, others who wake up
with bad taste, foul breath. back
ache, rheumatic stiffness. or have
a sour, gassy stomach after meals,
are urged to get a quarter pound
Of limestone phosphate from the
drug store. and begin practicing
internal sanitation. This will cost
very little, but is sufficient to make
anyone an enthusiast on the sub
feet.
The Washington times., 1918-04-05
GOVERNOR OF NJ y
IS CANDIDATE FOR
US. SENATORSH|P

TRENTON, N. j.. April 5.-Governor
Edge Is q candidate for the Republic
an nomination for the long term as
United States Senator beginning
March IA. 1919. for six years.
His formal announcement was made
today. The governors entrance into
the race makes three candidates now
for the party's nomination, the others
being Col Austen Colgate, of Essex
county, and George L. Record, OF Hud-
son county.
The governor does not at this time
attempt to discuss detailed policies OF
national administration.
"I am committed to no pet doc
trines." he says. 81 stand for a 100
per cent aggressive military policy. I
will spport the Federal war program
as / have continually supported IL
since the war clouds broke upon
America, and mixed with that support
there shall be no faint of puny parti-
sanship."
He refers the voters Of the State
to his record as governor, and pledges
himself to stand firmly behind all of
the progressive activities of his ad-
ministratlon that have necessarily
been transferred to Washington.
He declares for "a government at
all times reasonable and elastic in or
der to be wholly responsive to the
necessities Of the governed"
The Washington times., 1918-04-05
0. NJ. DEPARTMENT
READY TO SUPPLY
HURRY-UP TROOPS

The quartermaster service Is set to
supply all needs of the American army
under the hastened-movement plan.
Plans and preparations OF Acting
Quartermaster Goethals and his aides
are such that the 10000 or more men
expected in France this year can be
equipped and maintained. while the de-
partment builds up a surplus for the
men to be drafted.
Goethals' sIicing OF red tape and !n-
fusion Of new blood into the quarter
master service has worked wonders in
the supply situation, experts said to-
day As result, the food ana
equipment problem is "satisfactory."
II Is possible. however. that n certain
amount OF equipment and supplies can
be obtained from the British and French
under the new brigading plan and thus
relieve the service here TO small eX-
tent IL need preSses.
The expeditionary force Is the quarter
masters first consideration. This means
that a vast stream of goods must be
kept flowing abroad, for the initial sup
ply of clothing. rifles and shoes is the
simplest part Of the whole problem
Considering the wastage in both ord
nance and equipment, the task is enor-
nous. and quarterInaster officials be-
Iieve that IL is such as to permit Of
adding only about 5C9.Oo0 extra men here
this year
The Washington times., 1918-04-05
Eat En- Up," Is Spicy
Battle Cry Of Freedom
introduced By Samnlies

"Eat 'em up" the war cry shout
ed by the American troops in
France, was pronounced by army
psychologists today to be superior
to the They shall not pass!' OF
the allies and capable Of inspiring
the soldiers to more successful
fighting.
Forward with God" used by
the Germans, was said not to be
original with them, but to have
been the war cry OF the Poles cen
turtles ago, when Prussia was still
in her swaddling clothes. 1t is
held to possess qualities better
suited to inspire men to fight than
'They shall not pass" the latter
cry suggesting defense only, while
the Germans battle shout puts
in the spirits of the fighters an
elan that makes their combat
have as it supreme aim to ad-
vance.
The Washington times., 1918-04-05
BIG KANSAS CITY FIRE
OF NCENDIARY ORIGIN

KANSAS CITY. Mo, April 5.-An In
Suiry today into the cause OF the fire
which swept the wholesale district of
the city last night. doing damage
estimated at, ST,50o,Oeo, strongly
pointed to a hreburg. 1t began in a
warehouse OF the Abernathy Furni'
turs Company and spread to big
chemical plant where explosions did
great damage. A fireman who was
pinIoned under q wall Is still missing
and three others who were injured
are in a hospital.
The rapidity with which the fre
spread leads TO the belief that II was
set in two or more buildings and that
more than one person WAS involved.
No arrests have been made. and, so
far as the police viii admit, the re-
sDonsibility has not been fixed
The Washington times., 1918-04-05
NEW RULEPERMITS
SALES OF FLOUR IN
SMALL QUANTITIES

All restrictions against the sale Of
flour In less than twelve-pound lots
have been removed by the Food Ad-
ministration as a part Of the flour
conservation. program.
It was deemed advisable to make II
easier for the housewife to comply
with the fifty-fifty regulations for
the use of flour substitutes. Licensed
dealers In flour have been advised
that they may market several sized
packages Weighing less than twelve
pounds. but none smaller than two
pounds.
The smaller packages. in addition to
making It unnecessary for the house
wife to purchase wheat substitutes In
large quantities, will encourage, IL Is
believed, reduced wheat consumption.
This is on the theory that the person
having only . small quantity In the
home, will conserve its use to q great
er extent than the person having .
large quantity.
The Washington times., 1918-04-05
The Easiest Way
To End Dandruf

There is one sure way that nevs
fails TO remove dandruff completed
and that Is to dissolve IL. This DE-
stroys 1t entirely. To do this. Jus
get about four ounces OF plain, ordi
nary liquid arvon: apply Il at nigh
when retiring: use enough to moistG
the scalp and rub II In gently wild
the finger tips.
By morning. most II not all. Of you
dandruR will be gone. and three .
four more applications win eompists
IL Dissolve and entirely destroy syer
single sign and trace to Il. no nnatt0
how much dandruf you hay have.
You will nnd. too. that all itehinl
and digging OF the scaip will sto
Instantly. and your hair will be nunJ
lustrous. glossy. silky and soft, an
look ana feel Q hundred times better
You can get liquid arvon at an.
drug store. It II inexpensive, anI
four ounces 10 all you VIII need Tht
simple remedy has never been know
10 fail.
The Washington times., 1918-04-05
OLD PAPER DRINKING
CUPS TO AID GARDENS

Don't crush that paper. drinking cup
after you use It. Help win the war
by using it in your war garden, says
a bulletin today from the National
War Garden Commission. These pa
per drinking cups are just the thing
to keep enemy cutworms from your
plants. These plants need n collar
around them, and the cup is ideal for
this use. says the bulletin.
The Washington times., 1918-04-05
SEASON SOON OPENS AT
COLUMBUS COUNTRY CLUB

The opening OF the 1918 season for the
Columbus Country Club at Fort Berry,
Va. will be celebrated by The club men,
bers at an entertainment TO be given
Tuesday evening.
There will be dancing. and among the
entertainers well known in Washington
who are to contribute to the occasion
will be George H. O'Connor. Matthew
E Horne. Miss Agnes Whelan, Miss
Estelle Murray. Maurice Jarvis. Frank
CLANCY, Maurice Fitzgerald. Miss Made
line Merkling. B. d. Gordan. J. L.
Dooley, Misses Eileen and Kathleen
Lyons.
An address will be made by DR.. j.
Rozier Biggs. president Of the club. and
Leo Rover. past president Of the club.
The committee on arrangements is as
follows: Francis J. =. Cieary. chair
man; Leo A. Rover. Joseph Degnan.
Joseph Chisholm. George Daddy. Henry
J. ZiIliox. John VI. Tabler. James B.
Mccain. John MerkIing. J. NJ. HausIer.
Joseph ID. Moriarty, Joe Freeman. Lewis
Payne. Frank Hall. Frank Mullin. c. b.
Guthrie. Frank Clancy. Edward J. Cum
ningham. J. Frank Ross, L. Dooley.
Arthur McCreight, Henry F. Dolan. T.
+. Perrine. r. NJ. Mclaughlin. Charles
V. p. Moran. William J. Howard and
Ed. s. Handiboe.
Ladies' committee: Mrs. John McCar-
ron, Mrs. c. B. Guthrie. Mrs. Francis J.
p. Cleary. Mrs. Z. b. Horen. Mrs. ].
Hunter Ross. Mrs. John c. Merkling.
Mrs 7 Rozier Riggs Mrs F. S Handi-
boo, Mrs. Joseph 81. Hausler. Mrs. Jo-
seph D. Moriarty. Miss Agnes Whelan,
Miss Edna Strudley. Mrs. Frank G.
Clancy. Mrs. L. Eugene Edwards, Mrs.
Anton Auth. Miss Margaret Murray and
Nc riorfa NhaIan