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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-02
U. s. s. 'NIACARA' IS PRESENTED TO
 CITY OF ERIE.

Erie, Pa, July 1-The U. 8. brig, Niagara, that famous unit of Perry 3 fleet te which his flag was transfer red upon the laundering of the flag ship Lawrence, Is now to hAws a permanent home in this port. After nearly century in a wAeoTy grave In Misery Bay, where nA4 W1s sunk along with the other members of her fleet upon the signing of the in- Britain and the United States, the old Niagara. having been raised in connection with the centennial cele- bration of Commodore Perry's vic- tory in 1918, is far too much of a historic relic to permit Of its being jostled about from place to place.
 For the purpose of assuring 1t a permanent resting place, where 1t can be inspected by visitors from all parts of the world, the City of Erie has made presentation of the Niagara to the United States government. Con- gress at Its last session accepted the gift and passed bill directing the navy department to assdme charge of the old relic and to keep 1t in fitting repair and also erecting, if necessary, suitable dock for It's anchorage at the port of Erie,
 It is now planned to erect a park along the beautiful water front of this city, where the government can build suitable anchorage for the old Niagara, the same to be the per manent home for the famous fighter of the old days. The history of the Niagara Is known to all Americans. It is safe to say that not a single visitor to this city departs without first having climbed aboard the Mag ara and examining Its works. no mat ter what his hurry may be-.
 We all owe homage to the old boat and the heroes who manned her. It Is just and proper that she should be returned to the Navy for preserva- ton. The old boat will be ref1tted and kept spfck and span and will all ways be under the watchful eye of the ''gobs>"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-02
TWELVE MILLION INDIANS MAKE
 APPEAL FOR AID

Mexico City, July s-Tweive mii- Hon Indians, who have slaved for
 ive cents a day for five years at a time to support,-3. 100000 idlers, cry put Tor help to the newly formed National Agrarian party, according to Crisoforo Ibanez, who made the keynote speech at the party's organi- Eation meeting here Recently, accord Ing to El Hefaldo de Mexico.
 "Since childhood have lived the life of the peasants," said Ibanez. TT know how much the toilers of the field have suffered, how much they need and how much they merit. They have spent five years at a time earn ing the miserable daily wage of ten centavos Give cents) tflling the earth with the sweat of their brow for other peoples profit. In the be- ginning of our history as a people the Indian we're redsueed to worse than nothing by the Spanish agents, who, to ensiave them, inculcated in them fAnaticign for the Virgin of Guada- lupe, so as to be able to do anything they pleased with them later, by in- voking this name; and the Indian was redueed-to slavery
 For this reason the Indian hates the white man. The Indians, who call the animal that roams the fields ''caauheoyote," simply call the white man coyote" that is thief This be- cause for long time there have been In Mexico 12,o00,000 Indians who 0Ave supported s,0oo,o0o idlers and aet few Europeans who also live off of them"
 Bitter attacks on President Car ranza and some of his followers fea- tured the address of the newly elected president. Antonio Diaz Soto y Cana, who said that Erniliano zapata was his ~only chief"
 Soto Cana pledged the party's sz1pport to the presidential candidacy of General A1varo Obregon because of his ~radicalisna," and because he s-fs feared by the reactionaries''
 Generals Afvaro Obregon, Saliva dor Afvarado, Piutarco Elias Gales, Antonio l. Villarreal and Gildardo Magma were elected honorary presi- dents of the new party
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-02
WHEAT STACKERS
 RECEIVE TITLES

Topeka, July 2.-The title of pro. lessor of stacking has been confer red on old time farmers who have mastered the art of stacking wheat So that 1t will withstand the effects of wind and rain. Secretary J. c. Moh- Ter, of the state board of agriculture who confers this degree at the sams time urges that these veteran farmers be pressed into service to teach the younger generation the so-called lost art' of stacking grain.
 Pointing out the need of finish ed stackers because much of the wheat crop must be held, either in granaries or stacks on the farm, Mr. Mohler said:
 The older generation numbered many men who could build stacks that would stand against the wind and thoroughly protect the grain against the rain and such stacks had the big advantage of sweating the wheat and giving 1t a better color and quality"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-02

retary of the Kansas State Bankers Association, at the conference. The security is good but the money is hard to get. It will strain every resource te get through safely said MT. Ans paugh.
 Even the possibility of getting the grain threshed wes anything but hope full, because of coal shortage in the wheat country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-02
Gifts That Last
AS A GIFT

AS A GIFT flowers express a passing sen timent, and candy shows a kindly feeling. But to a very dear friend you should give something that will be a con- stant and lasting reminder.
 What can beetter express this idea than a sparkling dia- mond ring?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-02
THE UNEXPECTED

The office boy opened the door and looked in.
 My grandmother - he began "Bah!" snorted the boss.
 Has just died'
 ''Wow!" yelled the boss.
 Has just died and left me lo of money = and I've resigned. See 2 And he softly closed the door.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-02

These powerful young men who throw hammers and put the shot al the school track meets, have not SC far distinguished themselves by pitch ing hay to the highest mow in the barn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-02

While there are not enough houses to sh elter the American people, a 1oi more movie theaters must be put up before any more dwellings gan be erected.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15
ROAD TESTS IN CALIFORNIA
Concrete on Sides With Oiled Ma.
cadam In Middle Is Being Tried
on County Highway.

An experiment In road construction
over adobe land is being made in a
section Of the county highway between
Baypoint and Pittsburg. Cal.
Experience has shown that concrete
roads built over adobe land results In
the cracking and dislntegrafing OF the
road In few seasons and IN an effort
TO overcome this trouble County Sur
veyor Arnold Is having the link of the
county highway constructed In n man
ner tried IN several eastern states and
proved successful.
The concrete is laid In two separate
sections. each eight feet wide. with a
two-foot strip through the center. In
this strip is placed oil macadam,
which Is placed level to the surface
OF the concrete and the entire surface
Is faced with a topping.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15
FAIL TO FIND FORMER HOMES
All Means Of Identifying Property Was
Shot Away During Battle In
No Mans Land.

Thousands of Belgian families prob.
ably never will find their former homes
In No Mans Land. All means OF iden-
tifylng them have been shot away.
They will find homes, of course
somewhere in that desert waste. per.
haps on what used to be somebody
else's home. But the exact location O.
their own sacred bit of ground may
forever remain mystery.
Nearly five years Of ceaseless bonn.
bardment has obllterated the land.
marks upon which the prewar land
surveys were based. The old bounda-
ries which distinguished one farm from
another have literally been pounded
into the earth-too deep for resurrec.
tion.
New surveys will come In time, prob
ably more scientific than the old. Ev.
eryone who once owned part Of the
great battlefield will receive some
thing, equal In size and as near as pos.
sible to where his former home 10
thought to have been.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15
6BII(
ROADS
HORN AUTOMATICALLY T00TS
Device Installed on "Dead Mans
Curve" In North Carolina Warns
Of Approaching Motor.

Sound your horn |" Dangerous
curve ahead" The roads are well
fortified with these bright red warn
ings. But you can't see signs by the
roadside at night, and you surely don't
want to toot your horn continually,
waking sleepers In the houses you
pass. What then?
The solution lies In the unprcten-
tious oblong piece of metal lying In the
road. AS your car passes over It n
horn n few feet In front OF you auto
matically toots loud and long, letting
the people around the curve know that
you are coming.
The device is not unlike the light Sig
nal system used In the New York sub
ways and that are operated automatl-
cally by the trains.
You will notice two treads running
lengthwise. As your car passes over
the one on the left Il will be depressed
and an arm extending downward from
II will hit ratchet wheel. This wheel
then rotates and carries with II larg-
er wheel attached to It's shaft.
Contacts ON the large wheel will hit
against electric brushes as II rotates.
Wires from the brushes lead 10 the
horn and its motor. When the circuit
Is thus closed the horn will toot.
But why have this revolving wheel
instead of ordinary metal contactsi
Because II your automobile is going at
the usual rate of 20 miles an hour the
tread will be depressed for only about
one hundredth part of second
much too short a time for even start
ing the motor on the horn. The re-
volving wheel tends to prolong the CON
tact.
And now for the tread on the right
side. This prevents the horn from
footing unnecessarily when car ap
proaches from the opposite direction
where 1t has already passed the dan
ger.
The right tread likewise has an arm
attached to II. But this arm is fixed
at an angle so that II almost touches
the arm of the left tread. Then, wher
the right tread is depressed. the rlght
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15

deal tables were porous with frequent
ablutions and the polished blue and
white crockery shone on the long high
bar.
The musscl-wife came over to see
IL / had all l wanted. "Soapl" she
was still indignant. That's just one
thing. Everythings so high person
can't live-let alone wear enough
clothes. I wore out all I had during
the war and now don't know what
we're going to do. Id have to sell a
couple hundred stems of beer, or
more, before I could buy any dress at
ALL and then II wouldn't wear long.
But what's the use of buying clothes
II you're going to starve to deathf A
body needs meat more than once a
week but we can't have 1t. And then
again. what's the use Of trying TO buy
food IL you're going to freeze to
death? It's choice, l guess" She
made her way with long, fiat-footed
steps to see II Minna was employing
more force than soap on the green
tavern sign.
However. she returned in time to
collect the small bill. customers are
mighty few now. People can't spend
much on lunches" A sigh came from
the depths of her. ITS hard on us
who depend on 'em. But it's the brsi-
ness my husband left me-" She went
TO the bar to get my change. "That's
the place." Moving aside piece of
tile. the mussel-wife pointed to a
square hole on the bar. 'It stood
there bright ard shiny. I'd get along
so much better II they hadn't stolen
my beer pump-those Germansw
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15
a Like to sieep."

some little bit of thing. It is n
truth. l am sure.
IL like to sleep In tiny islands where
there are tall reeds along some nice
river. And In n home such as I can
have In place like that welcome
my baby. don't have number of
babies arriving at time like the
mother tigers and the mother lions and
many other animals do. No, old
Mother Hippopotamus is good old
mother and she feels she can only do
Justice to one baby at time
"Ah. have In my great big heart
and despite MY great thick hide
(though II is protection to me as you
can understand) have great feeling
Of love.
II don't believe there Is n soul who
can love her baby more devotedly and
nurse It with more loving care than
Mrs. Hippopotamus can.
I'VE love sugar and rice and vege-
tables OF that sort-we don't care fof
meat and fish and such food.
u
Ing how glad l was I wasn't vain.
said how delighted and happy was
! didn't have foolish desires for more
clothes or to be fashionable or any.
thing like that.
II don't mind n do look like
fright and II the folks do say when
they see me as I've heard them say.
oh, look at that hlppopotamus. isn't
she terrible sight with that great
Jaw of hers. Oh look. now she is open
ing II.
at is indeed terrible looking
thing.
I'm proud OF myself that I. like
ladies' often do, do not make myself
unhappy over being out Of fashion or
having shabby things.
But there is just one thing feel
In sympathy with ladies about--at
least all Indies who are towing mothers
Il can understand what II means to
have baby look at its mother out
OF Its lovely baby eyes which are AZ
beautiful as anything IN the world.
And can see Its love for Its mother,
and oh, my whole heart goes out with
love for 1t.
Yes. sometimes when you see the
great old ugly hippo3otamus you must
not only think of the ugilness but you
must say, back of tha. thick hide,
behind that awful jaw and those
hideous features, deep down In the
heart OF mother hippopotamus there
is love and devotion and the beautiful
Joy of giving OF that lovc to ones own
baby
"For baby hippopotamus Is baby
to be loved by a mother hippopotamus.s
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15
DADDYJ EVENING
q, I ,fAR7 L II TAiFH5; A lF
INS@MAN 0AHAMJNHI
! dDoWR }, y EKN
MRS. HIPPoPoTAMus.

y "Lndies," said Mrs. Hippopotamus,
"are often very vain. They care about
their figures and about their looks and
about their hats and about their shoes.
They care about their dresses and they
care about the styles. while I. the fine
Mrs. Hippopotamus, am above such
things.
81 do not care II my legs are short
and my body enormous and all out Of
proportion TO my legs.
II do not care II my mouth is like
a cavern--it is SO large. l do not
mind IL that my skin is SO queer. of
funny dark brown color with all sorts
of little holes and marks and such all
over me.
81 have horrible oily stun over me
too, but do not mind. What is more,
there is great sense to that. That
keeps me from getting III when go
about rivers In Africa where there are
all kinds OF fevers and such sickness
about.
f ~ have great teeth, teeth such as
no lady would like I'm sure. They like
little white even teeth. silly little
things.
\ '1'm above such things. I'm not
ashamed of my teeth. / like them.
They're good sensible. strong teeth.
And I'm not going to worry because
they're irregular. I'm not SO vain as
to long for regular teeth.
"My teeth and tusks can act like
scissors for they're shaped SO as to
act that way. That's better than hav-
ing white even teeth.
81 live In the water and there I go
and look for my food. don't go into
silly shops and to market like ladies'
do.
II sometimes go shopping and swim
ming around lakes and sometimes In
the rivers.
snow and again become cross at
some trifling thing though usually II
has TO be at something quite worth
getting angry about.
'But you know how II ISL Every
one once in awhile is made angry by
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15
USE COMPRESSED AIR
FOR OILING SPRINGS
Interesting Possibilities Offered
to Car Owners.
Many People Apply Light OIL to Side
Of Spring, Trusting to Luck That
II will "creep" In Between Diff
ferent Leaves.

Many people try to avoid the disa-
greeable job of greasing auto springs,
by applying a light oil to the side OF
the spring. trusting to its tendency to
creep" I'm between the leaves. Some
OF II usually does, but not enough to do
much good. OF course, the body of the
car is first lacked up, so as to let the
weight Of wheels and axles open the
spring as far as possible.
+ IL compressed air Is available, or
even a helper TO work the tire pump.
blast of air against the side of the
spring will usually carry n part of the
oil In where It belongs. The sketch
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15

ing. don't know II that floor there
beside you is real safe yet"
noticed the boards didn't fit well.
at doesn't look very strong" ] agreed
and moved my chair.
mo, we took 1t up to hide mat
tress under there, but a German
came In before we got It fixed. He
stumbled into the hole and broke his
ankle and the ends of the boards a
little. 1t was the same man who took
my beer pump" She sighed, but not
for the damaged ankle.
"Minna" She turned to the stoop-
ing girl who was scrubblng the entry
way and backing steadily with her feet
wide apart as she scrubbed-a pc
culiar crabllke motion. ''Minna. stop
sloshing that water so and don't use
SO much soap; use more force"
Mlnna's fiaxen pigtails ceased their
rhythmic swing as she halted and.
still STOPPING. turned round blue eyes
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15
KEEP SEDIMENT TRAP CLEAN
Catch All Foreign Matter
That Accumulates.

Most present-day gasoline tanks are
fitted with sediment trap, which
usually is located at the place where
the pipe line leaves the tank. This
trap has a wire gauze screen and u
cup is provided to catch foreign mat
ter. The car owner should make IT
a practice to clean this sediment trap
out twice month during active OPP
GRAFTON. The present grade of motor
fuel is not strictly pure and foreign
matter rapidly accumulates In this
catch-all.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15
AUTOMOBILE
MAF1UNrSMA

The porcelain of a spark plug may
be made almost as clean as new by
soaking in carbon disulphide.
Short circuits may be found In
countless places. Generally they are
found in the battery itself.
When driving in the rain. snow or
fog ii Is very essential that the wind
shield should be kept clean.
After II has stood for several days,
even in tight tank, gasoline will bo
come dead and slow to ignite.
ing built, but so far the locomotives
have won all the arguments.
In many makes of wire wheels the
greatest care must be exercised In
putting the locking devices In place.
Many motorists carry fashlight In
their cars, and this little piece of
equipment is extremely valuable for
emergency use.
The motortruck buyer must be care,
full In selecting vehicle to see that
the body is not too wide or too long
to transgress some local ordinance.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15
BelgiiuInSketches
The Mussel- Wife
ofSaint Anne


copyright. 1890. Western Newspaper UnionJ
'They stole my beer pump-those
Germans" she set the bowl Of steam
ing mussels before me with a thud.
"and Row can a person keep a good
tavern without beer pump?" Her
hands rested on her broad hips aud
she gazed over Saint Anne's uneven
street at the cathedral tower In Ant
werp across the Scheld.
Out on the cobblestones thin-legged
children played "hinkelen," sort Of
hop-scotch. Their wooden shoes that
Topped at the heels made the game
difficult and exciting. They shouted
and jumped high to avoid the lines.
Near the waters edge two girls
washed mussels In wooden tub and
piled them into pals. Sails of little
fishing boats dipped and darted in the
sparkling blue water and putting,
yellow packet boat steamed sedately
across toward Saint Anne.
81 remember very well when II
looked as though the whole town of
refugees came across the pontoon
bridge down there in droves. They
left by the road up behind the hill.
And then those Germans came.
never hope TO see such another four
years" She shut her lips in a straight
line and shook her head. MANY are
the pieces of bread and cheese |
brought home sewed in my skirt and
the eggs stuffed In my waist. Thank
goodness that times past. but it's bad
enough now. Everything needs fix
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15

tants to their town will have to be
taken into consideration. 1t is to be
hoped that the burgomaster's plan for
the rebuilding of the whole town, in
cluding the Cloth hall and the cathe-
dral will not materialize, but nothing
will prevent the inhabitants from going
back TO their old houses and restoring
them TO the best of their abilities.
While regretting, from a purely artis-
tic point Of view. that the present en-
semble Of the grandest pile of ruins
created by the war will not be entirely
preserved, every Belgian will feel hap
pier to think that. even here, In the
most desolate spot of this desolate
country. local pride and love of the
clock tower proved stronger than the
German guns, and that the cock will
crow again and children laugh where
shells Of every description burst cease
lessly for four years amid the clatter
Of falling debris.-Emile Cammaerts In
Yale Review.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15
For the Car Owner Who Cannot Find
Time to Grease the Springs In the
Reliable Way, Compressed Air Of
fers Interesting Possibilities.

illustrates the method. A nozzle may
be improvised from an old tire valve,
as shown at the right.
A little fine-flaked or powdered
graphite with the oil WIN make its eff
feet much more lasting.-John A. Prior.
New Haven, Conn.,, in Popular Me.
chanlcs Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15
Match Law In ReIaIum.

The Belgian government has enact
ed law prohibiting the manufacture.
sale or keeping In stock Of matches
containing white phosphorus. The law
provides for the confscation and de-
struction Of the prohibited products.
as well as of the apparatus used N
their manufacture.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15
PRIDE IN REBUILDING HOMES
Belgians Hope to Reclaim What Was
Destroyed and to Hear children's
Merry Laughter.

The case of Ypres is particularly in
terestlng. It had been proposed at one
time to preserve the ruins of the whole
town in their present state as war
memorial. But the interest of private
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15
A. the Operating Tread is Depressed,
a Contact Is Made Through Re.
voIvino Wheel and q Horn on a Post
Few Yards Away VIII Toot.

arm swings into the left one AMI
throws II clear OF the ratchet wheel.
There is no rotation and no conse-
quent footing.
The device was Invented by Charles
q. Lyman Of Ashcville, N. c.. and the
first one was installed on Dead Mans
Curve In Buncombe county near the
building Of casket company.-Popu-
lar Science Monthly
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15

ing here actuaIIy saveu ner IRON nlm.
J added. quite keen on the dramatic
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15

renuereu necessuiy w .no ~A-s~4.,
didlcsltiss q the case In harxk"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-06
ACTUMN LEAVES

are fhlling to At the season. Our
shoe prices are falling to suit the
present conditions. Berts Boot
Shop.