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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
SCRAPING CYLINDERS

It has long been customary to clean gasoline engine cylinders with long handled scraping tools, the cutting edges of which are hardened. In scraping a cylinder in this manner it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

The inventor of new motor for air craft says that twenty power impulses are imparted at regular intervals for every revolution.
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30
INFERIOR SIRES ELIMINATED
First Count Of Scrub Purebreds Over
Considerable Area-More Profit
From Herds.

prepared bv the United States Depar.
ment OF Agricuture)
OF particular Interest In live STOCK
survey recently completed in South
Dakota are figures on the quality OF
purebred Sires. as well as on the num-
Der of scrubs and grades in that re
ginn. Fourteen counties typical Of live
stock conditions In the state were In
cluded in the survey. OF the sires ir
herds of cattle 65 per cent were grades
or scrubs. and about % per cent OF
the purebred sires We're Classed as In
ferior. according to n part of the re-
ports. This is the first count of scrub
purebreds, over considerable area.
received by the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
II was found that when purebred
Sires were used. the average herd OF
20 grade cows returned $40 more
profit during 1918 than when grade or
scrub sires were used. 1t has been es-
timated that the elimination Of inferi-
or purebred sires would increase the
average profit in each herd from S54O
to $500 annually.
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30

sI5le. an hour before milking to allow
all dust TO settle before milking is
begun.
The next thing in order is sort of
sponge bath for the COW. 1t is n very
simple matter, though. ,or all that Is
required is pail Of clean water and a
cloth. Wash off and wipe the udder.
the flanks. the thighs and the switch.
That done, everything is ready for
the actual milking-which process. by
the way, should be approached with
lands that are not only clean. but dry.
The mixer sits down on stool
placed on the right-hand side of the
cow. 1t Is not very clear just why the
right side Is universally the milk ing
side. Perhaps 1t is partially due to
the fact that the great majority of
persons are right handed. The mixer
on the right side OF the COW. If she
starts to kick or to move, is in bet
ter position TO yank the pail out OF
harms way before she can upset it.
The mixer then grasps teat in the
palm of each hand. He sIueeZes the
and at the same time pulling the teat
slightly downward Then the fingers
are loosened around the teat and the
hand raised slightly to allow the teat
TO assume Its original form md posi-
tion. while the other hand squeezes
and pulls slightly downward on the
other teat. Thus each hand alternate
~ gives downward squeeze, in
rhythmic order
Getting Rid Of Bacteria.
1t Is wise TO milk about two squirts
out Of each teat before allowing any
milk TO go into the pail. Bacteria ap-
pear to accumulate around the end Of
the teat. and to be got rid of largely
In this way.
Then clasp the small-top milk pail
between the knees. with the covered
portion of the top nearest the mixer.
II held In this position the covered
portion will prevent hairs and dirt
from falling into the milk.
MIX quietly but rapidly. The mixer
makes use of the mother instinct in
the COW. llnrshness is against that
instinct and the COW does not secrete
as much milk as she would If she were
MIXED and handled quietly.
II must he remembered that not nll
t., milk is IN the udder when the milk
ng process is begun. The COW se-
!retes mix more rapidly during the
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30

TTERE is n dinner gown which in
vites you to imagine 1t in com
binations of black satin and black
chantilly lace. with either kings blue
or jade green ribbon--wide and Of
heavy quality. The bodice is one of
those that is cut very low in the back
/ style that Is vanishing but beauti-
ful-that Is when backs are beautiful.
Perhaps 1t is because beautiful backs
IRE rather rare that the newer evening
kowns do not follow this fashion. To
support so abbreviated II bodice mar.
how strips of black velvet are used.
and they serve II double purpose, for
nothing will bring out the white of
lovely shoulders more surely than
back velvet.
The satin skirt Is draped beautifully
and the artist in gowns delights in
this particular feat of so draping black
satin that we cannot forget II. 1t Is
natural to long to possess such n
piece Of artistry. Taking advantage of
the liking for bouffant effects at the
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30

EARFi>1N0FBS

Guard against wear by continuous
repair.
All high-protein feeds are high In
price this year.
Leaves which fail from trees are
benficial to garden soils.
AS with all live stock, II pays to
have purebred ducks and geese.
Good alfalfa seed is now very scarce
and commands a high price on the
market.
Leaves are especially valuable when
bnrnynrd manure is scarce and hard
to obtain.
Crimson clover does not succeed un.
less either the seed or the ground is
inoculated.
To rid land Of Bermuda grass or
salt grass. plant Napier fodder next
spring or fall.
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30

milking rr,c-ss; and The milking. TO
way ms to promote that secretion
If ,it is done so as to give pain to the
COW or TO alarm or disq,iet her. she
will not give so much milk.
Keep milking as long as II Is pos
s'ble to get any milk. The last milk
Is the richest. The first milk drawn
is always comparatively iow In butter
fat. 1t Is the "strlpp,L gs," or last
milk given, that contain the highest
per cent of butterfat
Milk Should Be Weighed.
Well, that is about all there Is to
the milking process. great many
things are related to 1t. The depart
ment of agriculture recommends that
the milk should be weighed daily.
There are several reasons for ms.
one Is that the ration should be au-
justed to the weight of milk. safe
rule. the department experts say. Is
one pound of grain to every three ana
one-half or four pounds of milk. An
other. and perhaps more accurate.
rule Is to feed as many pounds or
grain day as the COW gives pounds
OF butterfat in week; but this latter
rule is not so conveniently applied In
the case of the family COW, because OF
the necessity of making BabcocH
test for butterfat
The weight of milk produced. In
proportion to the grain ration, Is OF
particular Importance during the hrst
30 days after the COW freshens. she
Is at that time most easily able TO
establish her working basis. She has
just had her vacation. Her milk
Sccreting glnnds are sensitive. her di-
gestive apparatus active. A few days
after she becomes fresh, increase her
grain one-hnlf or three-quarters or
pound n day. and see how much mix
she gives the following day. Keep up
the Increase from day to day rs long
us she responds with enough increase
In milk to pay for the increased grain.
When the point is reached where the
milk flow fails to increase with In
creased feeding. reduce the grain rn-
tion n pound or two. and keep along
this line until the point Is found at
which the COW produces the greatest
and most economical flow of milk.
Then fix this as her regular grain ra-
tion as long MS she produces thai
amount of milk.
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30
CLUB MEMBER PRIZE WINNER
Junior Poland China Sow Assembled te
Reserve Championship at Colorado
County Fair.

One Of the largest and best exhibits
of registered pigs ever shown in Colo.
RADIO was brought together at the
Larmer county fair, Loveland. by the
boys and girls of pig clubs organized
by the United States department Of
agriculture and the state agricultural
college. Sixty-siX registered pigs. Po
land Chinns and DurOc Jerseys. were
shown. Only nine club pigs entered
were graded. The club pigs competed
successfully with the entries of the
best swine breeders in the state. A
Junior Poland China sow. the prop.
erty Of club member. ascended to the
reserve championship, any age. any
breed, being second only to a Duroc
SOW raised at the Colorado Agricul.
tural college.
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30
ANTl-FREEZE FORMULAS

The mixtures given below are
safe for stationary engines or
motorcars. and are not expen-
Sive. Either denatured or wood
alcohol may be used with com
mercial glycerin. The prepara-
tions given will make five gal
Ions of solution, and ii is advis-
able to keep a quantity on hand
for instant use.
VIII not freeze at 10 degrees
above zero: Water. gal; al
cohol, y gal; glyccrin. y gal
Will not freeze at : degrees
above zero: Water, 3& gal:
alcohol, . pts; glyceriu. ) pts.
VIII not freeze at 10 degrees
below zero: Water, 3 gal. / pit.
alcohol. ! gal, l pit. glycerin,
> qtS., ] pit.
VIII not freeze at 20 degrees
below zero: Water l gal. l qt.:
alcohol. > gal. . qts. ; glycerin. l
gal, l qt.
Courtesy Motor Age.
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30

m HEltE Is an amazing variety in
the hats that have been made
for wear at the winter resorts.
perhaps because 50 many people are
j0urneying to them and because these
people demand individuality in the
millinery they wear. Out of the great
mass of new things for spring that
have their try-outs in the winter re-
sorts some things survive their brief
season In the South and become es-
tablished styles for spring.
In the group of three hats shown
above. hat and parasol to match. of
crctonne. Is selected from n number
of such matched sets, good many
of them made of cretonne. Tafreta
silk. hemstitched In rows, and other
materials are featured In matched sets
also. Those of cretOnne usually have
the figures outlined with yarn In black
" In solid color. Bands of blnc,,
appear on the parasol and on the
small hat pictured here.
The pretty sailor hat at the right
OF the group is among those that are
likely to outllve the resort season. and
appear with the survival of the fittest
when Easter challenges millinery de.
signers to display their triumphs II
Is made OF georgette crepe, having the
crown decorated with narrow cross.
our tucL' and beautiful narrow band
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30
VALUE OF WEATHER REPORTS
New Service Proving Of Much Benefit
to Automobile Owners Where
II Has Been Tried.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
The highway weather service. one
of the new enterprises of the United
States department of agriculture,
operated through the organization of
the weather bureau. is proving of
benefit TO automobile owners where
it has been tried. The meteorological
in charge of the weather bureau office
in Kansas City, Mo-, recently re-
ported:
THE demand for road reporting
service is quite general and insistent
and il Will continue so. increasingly,
until dirt roads become an anachron.
ism. This office established road or
highway reporting service April ! of
this year and, without exaggeration.
II is equal to the most practical ser.
vice which our office otherwise can
perform. 1t amounts to the direction
of public motor travel, and persons
start or postpone trips as we advise"
The highway weather service was
begun as war measure in aid of
motor transportation and was con-
Quoted with emergency money until
the end of the war. Though congress
made no appropriation for Its continu.
ance during the present fiscal year,
the demand for 1t was such that the
department is endeavoring to continue
1t without special funds to meet the
expense.
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30
AUTOMOBILE
81 EuSSIPd@

Owners of cars fitted with wire
wheels should give these parts week
ly inspection for loose spokes.
The constant use of hard or dirty
water for cooling purposes will result
in the clogging of the radiator.
Car owners should get into the hab-
1t of using belt dressing for the clutch
leather to swell it and act as n REM
edy for slippage.
When replacing tire tubes 1t is es-
sental that tale or French chalk
should be thoroughly distributed over
the inside of the casing.
All japanned bodies get duh In n
painfully short time after they 90 in
to actual service, and this is true uf
some rather hislI-priced cars.
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30

hips and back, big chouy OF the satin
are posed just below the walstline
One Of them ends in length of satin
that trails some inches on the floor.
having for It's companion the chou and
end of wide MORE ribbon which bears
it company to the last. Either kings
blue or jade green make the best
choice of color for this ribbon: both
are beautiful with black. and fashion.
able. Very wide chantilly serves TO
veil the shoulders and to add further
graceful drapery to the design falling
nearly TO the bottom of the skirt at
one side.
A wide-brimmed. droopy velvet hat
faced with crepe matches this superb
gown in character, with sash and roses
made of ribbon rs a trimming. Plain
black silk stockings and satin slippers
support the rest Of the costume In ex.
actly the right way, so that altogether
this is an ensemble to make any won.
an cast zone longing. lingering look
behind" when It passes by her.
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30

OF feathers about It's base. Finally
small flower made of feathers reveals
fine and cunning hand that has mnde
Its feather trimming the pride and
glory of this hat.
But this delightful hat has no better
chance of survival than the odd and
chic round hat ut the bottom of the
group. This is something new. 1t Is
made with II foundation Of black satin
yelled with figured crepe, which
sounds very simple. but fails to CON
vey the charm Of clever bit of mil
llnery designing. 1t would take pro-
fessiOnal to tell all there Is to tell OF
this new arrival, but. being novel and
becoming, 1t will remain and make us
familiar with its secret Of success. The
displays Of millinery for resort wear
reveal the immense advance made by
American designers during the war
This millinery will bear comparison
with any. Some of 1t Is made In this
country of fabrics which have been
Imported, but most of 1t Is purely
American and of u character to make
us proud.
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30
A Set of Dry Batteries Placed Under
the Seat to Aid in Starting the Au.
tomobAe Motor.

that the liquid is one-half inch above
the top of the lead plates. Should the
level be below this point, add enough
distilled water to make up the def
cheney. Keep all the battery and wire
terminals bright by scraping them with
sharp knife about once month, and
make sure that there is no short cir
cult In the dashboard switches and
that no battery wire or other wire is
chafing against any metal to produce
o short circuit. In this way battery
may be kept at its highest efficiency
r. p. Avery. In Popular Science
Monthly.
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30
TROUBLE FOUND IN BATTERY
Fault Will Very Possibly Be Found in
corrosion of Terminals
Current Retarded.

II trouble develops in the battery
which upon examination is found to
be up to normal and yet Is not delIv-
ering enough current to furnish lights
nor spark enough to ignite the fuel, the
basic fault will very possibly be found
In cOrrosion of the terminals. When
the terminals are covered with hard
green deposit no current can flow.
Snnetimes this deposit Is so hard that
u takes II chisel to remove 1t.
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30
ART OF MILKING
FULLY OUTLINED
Chief Object Of Mixer Should Be
to Increase Quantity and
Keep It Clean.
FIRST COMES CLEANLINESS
Cow Should Be Curried and Given
Sponge sath-harshness Should
Be Avoided and Work Done
Rapidl,-Weigh MIX Daily.
Do YOU know how to MILK

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agricultural
Do you know how to milk?
The question is neither irrelevant
nor impertinent In sober fact, n
great many persons who milk cows
twice II day really know little about
the true art Of It, and a great many
more could add TO their present
knowledge.
The writcr of this article met one or
the men In the dairy division OF the
United States department of agricui-
ture who knew how to milk. He was
a tall. quiet gentleman.
I'm just drive the COW In the office
here" he said. And he did. She was
a pnSIeboard COW, TO he sure. but she
served very nicely to illustrate several
things about milking. And following
are II few of the essential things That
about milking.
First Comes Cleanliness.
The first essentials are clean.
healthy cows and clean. healthy
mixer.
The next. perhaps. is clean and
Sterilizcd nnIl with narrow or par
TALLY covered top.
The COW should he curried before
milking to remove loose hairs. dirt and
dandruir. This should he done. If pos
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30
SAFEST Way FOR
STARTING MOTOR
qnition System Sometimes Gives
Trouble, Even in Most Ex-
pensive Cars.
EMERGENCY BATTERY USEFUL
Six Dry Cells. Securely Tied Together
in Triangle Shape, May Be Stored
in Compartment Under Seat
and Out Of Way.

At least 30 per cent of the modern
automobiles use battery ignition. As
this SYSTEM sometimes gives trouble,
even ia the most expensive cars, | de-
gised "A method for producing an emer.
sen"y current as shown in the ilIustra-
don. This consists Of six dry cells Sc
rureiy tied together in triangle shape
aud wired in series with four-foot
length of weIl-lnsulated copper wire
atiacAed to each of the negative and
t,a-itive terminals. These wires are
used to make connections with the
storage battery terminals for start
Ing the motor; then they are discon-
nrrted
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30
Batteries Last Iona.

The batteries will last long time
for this emergency work. If the stor-
age battery gives too much trouble, re-
move the filling caps and make sure
The Dolores star., 1920-01-30

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-08
600 MINK STOLE
FIGURES IN COURT
Movie Actress Wears II, Another
Woman ClainS II and Judge
Nav Decide,

\
M Auldrod Ilob. Of No. mo Firth
AveuuN BrUuaEiyn. a motion picture &C
src.a. August II. Marine q No. ass7
Gacond Aveuuo. Manhattan. and Harold
3 Buns, No. AT west i'm Street To-
day vent 70 washington Heights police
ssurt IN custody OF Detectives Lynch
ahd HOFFMAN Of the west i2sd Street
staten 70 explain the possession Of a
saooo mira stole. Mrs. Charles Ander-
son o. No 81 West ii5th Street says
tha stole y hers. On AUG. 20, tho
Andorsona' apartment was looted o.
Srrla worth Of stun. including mink
at1A. valued At $4,000.
rart night Mrs Anderson, standing
n i1eth street and Seventh Avenue,
aaH what she believed 10 be her stole
naotning the neck Of q strange young
.wosnan. Mrs. Anderson demanded the
O. and TIE young woman went WITH her
q the west i22d Street station. There
aha asserted nhe had bought the stole
or uN from Marno and Burns and
ave thsir addresses. When they we're
hrmieht IN. the msn denied ever, hav-
CO sssn Mas Lleb bsfOFa. let alone
ssiilng her the stole.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-10-08
Early Riser

The early bird gets another inward
A chance 10 shop before going %
the office. Just leave your order
at any time from 8 10 Sat
GimbeIs SeFVies DeSk
SSrd 81. Entrance-Nedr B'tndy
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-01-02
EXPERT WORKERS IN DEMAND
Great Need for Those Who Are
Capable and Willing to Do
Special Tasls.

"What we need In this country Is
expert workers." says a woman who
makes smart hats f"r smart people
and who says business would be very
good If she could get people to work
for her. 81 hear 1t all along the line"
she continued. "They say there Is n
great need of employment, but It can't
be so, for people don't want to work.
want expert flnlshers and can't get
them. An advertisement won't bring
them. 1t won't bring anyone. They
won't even come to see what you are
willing to pay for them. Where are
they? 1 don't know. Perhaps the girls
prefer to ride up and down in eleva-
tors.
"There were some knew who went
during the war to work on gas masks,
but they can't be doing that now.
and don't know where they are. They
made good money, and perhaps they
are still spending 1t. want some
models that am having made In New
York, but l have been waiting weeks
and can't get them. I suppose the
others are having the same trouble
that l am, I talked with jeweler
the other day and he told me he could
use twenty expert workmen If he could
get them. He can't do It. He has
found one old man, and that Is the
best he can do. What are we going
to do2 People don't want to do any
careful, expert work. They want to
do something that Is quick and easy
and make money doing it."-Brooklyn
Eagle.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-01-02
MAGIC IN GOLD AND HUMoR
How Happy Combination Of the Two
Put End to "Run" on Famous
English Bank.

A story is told. with some reserva-
ton, by a London paper, concerning
the grandfather of the well-known
Quaker peer, Lord Peckover. The
story goes that, during run on the
bank of which he was principal, at
one time known as that Of Quincy,
Birkbeck, Peckover & Co. he exhibit
ed, within sight Of the counter, bags
full Of gold, surmounted by a peck
measure, also filled with sOvereigns.
"You see," he explained to the de-
posltors anxious to draw their bal
ances, "that there Is enough money
for you all, and peck over" This Is
said to have terminated the run. Such
is the magic Of gold, and Of humor.
One feels by no means certain that
stacks of "fvers" would have achieved
the same happy result Or, to revert
TO the time Of George III, when the
sum of twopence was represented by
a solid two-ounce coin would a large
pile of these weighty "cnrtwheels"
have allayed the fears Of the small
depositor? mol Not even ware
houseful christian Science Monitor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-01-02
BROKE ALL MULISH RECORDS
II Animal Committed Suicide He 10
tho First Of His Tribe Thus
to Shuttle of.

We are not prepared to accept with
out mental reservation the story from
Brooklyn, that mule perhaps an ex-
service mule committed suicide by
plunglng through the plate-glass front
of an undertaker's office, after imblb-
ing freely Of 2.75 per cent beer. We
know the mule; have known him from
an early age, and we know the deci-
NAL stuff that passes for beer. That Is
to say, we have heard about 1t. No
self-respecting INDEPENDENTLY II he
came from Mlssouri-would drink 2.75
In the first place, and In the second
place, IL he did drink 1t 1t would not go
to his head. 1t might go to his legs,
his hindlegs, which are naturally OF
n nervous temperament, and likely to
reach out at any time. We can imag-
ine no better way to put "kick" in
the brew than by first putting the brew
I'm mule.
The average mule is looking for an
excuse for kicking, anyway. Feed him
up on the beer Of commerce and leave
the rest to his natural predisposition.
He will register disgust in the obvious
way.
And then again mules never commit
suicide. We have heard Of men COM
hitting suicide by twisting the mules
tail, but the hybrid himself is much
in love with life. There's even rumor
In the South and Southwest that mules
never die; that, barring accidental dis
solution, they live forever. Be that as
1t may, we do not recall that we ever
saw q mule suffering from age, or
that was feeble In his right hind shoe.
New York Morning Telegraph.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-01-02
Hope Not All Abandoned.

Miss Threeyears was watching the
grizzly bear in his new cage to the
northwest of the lion house. A re-
Gently constructed chain Of bear and
other animal cages there has added
immensely to the attraction Of the
place.
Somebody threw the old grizzly a
peanut, and then another, but both
nuts hit the bars and fell just outside
the cage. The bear reached his paw
through and tried to scoop the tempt
Ing nuts in, but his long, yellow claws
seemed to be in his way.
He had to use his claws as sort Of
rake, and the spaces between the
prongs Of his rake proved too wide,
SO the peanuts slipped through.
Miss Threeyears was most sympa-
thetlc. The poor bear couldn't get his
peanuts. But there was yet hope. The
keeper would be around shortly with
the bears dinner, and then
maybe he can get It wifi fork or
O 'poon" she Washington Star.