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Do not tail to visit the fair this year and see the dispay of Oranges, Man darines, Grape Fruit,umquats and ether cirus its--al grown in this parish If you are one of the lucky few who Mr.- Land Owner: . Do you own a home in Covington or own a bearing Satsuma orange tree in Have you more .land than you c any wher else in the ari this parish, be sure to bring a dozen of use. our best oranges or any other citrus Are you land poor? your If your land is well drained, let me Meet me at the fair, and I will tell fruit you may have for exhibition to tell you how to make you money rich. y you how to mecrease the vauofyr the fair, let your neighbor know that Meet me at the fair, and I will explain you can and do grow oranges success- to you how, in a few years, you can property, in planting such fruit trees fully in this parish, make your land worth from $500.00 to .$1000.00 per acre. as are suitable to this soil and clmate. Somebody is going to get that prize, $000 e ce aom$10.00i goldg pi. Why not you? Some of the most prominent men The right kind. of fruit trees are not a $10.00 gold piece. Why not you?' will plant ten thousand orange trees Every one bringing in a citrus exhibit this winter, and they will make money. just ornamental but of great profit. gets at least one tree -absolutely free. Why not you? . Meet me at the fair. Meet me at the fair. Meet me at the fair. PAUL FRIEDLANDER. PAUL FRIEDLANDER. PAUL FRIEDLANDER. AUTO BONEYARD OF THE PACIFIC '1.......: A V iw of "Stove's Boneyard." Everyone in Los Angeles and for miles around knows "Steve the Auto [Parts Mlan," for "Steve" is as much a part of the city and an institution as Broadway itself. Steve owns the "Auto Boneyard of the Pacific," situated in the heart of the city on Eleventh street, Broadway. The "Boneyard" oc cupiesC about 250,000 square feet of land, and there the autolst may buy any part desired for any make of car ou the market wilthin the past 15 years. Steve's business is to buy old and wrecked cars and dismantle them, storing away all the good parts for sale to some future patron. Much oP his supply comes from transcontinental motorists, who sell their worn cars for little or nothing on reaching Los Angeles from the East. It is said that Steve can supply auto parts that the automobile manufacturers themselves cannot. Some of the manufacturers, finding certain parts out of stock, refer their prospeclive customers to Steve. The second-hand cars and parts stand out in the ,apen, exposed to 11w weVather, and of course are eitlher lec ic'cn vnd rusted. A little cil and emery. howevc'r. solo; pa Vs thi4'ln 1'' 4r :ee Pinked Up on the Road. Keep the engine clean. Flush the radiator occasion ally. Wash the car with a light stream and a sponge. Keep spark well advanced and save gas. Test your valve springs for strength. Every knock is a warning. At tend to It. A pint of gasoline can evapor ate In 24 hours. Grease the wheel bearings at Intervals. Gasoline sold for 6 cents a gallon in 1SS. The first four cylinder car was made in 1900. Investigation shows the aver age car is junked after run ning 60,000 miles. Dirt between the brake drums and hands may cause the brakes to squeak. Direct spotlight to the right. Raining? Use tire chains for safety. POOR TUBES ARE GREAT HANDICAP Standard Makes Mean Safety, Whereas "Bargains" Are Likely to Cause Trouble. GUARD' AGAINST SLOW LEAKS Cap on End of Valve Helps to Hold Air' and Should Be on Tight Washer Likewise Has Impor tant Function to Perform. The well-being of 86 per cent of a motorist's *tire Investment depends upon 14 per cent-the relation of cas ing to tube costs. A great part of tire trouble is the direct result of under inflation, with the inner tube the of fender. Yet the average car owner neither knows the name of his tubes nor the- length of their- service. Cheap and unbranded tubes -hanidl cap any casing. The best is at the mercy of a poor tube. The difference in tubes is tremendous. A standard make inner tube is built of almost pure rubber and has a strength of between one and one and one-half tons per cross section inch. This means that if the tube stock were built up to a square test piece one Inch thick and onaeinch wide, it would be strong enough to lift fromh 1,000 to 3,000 pounds. Inferior tubes do not have this strength and are highly com pounded. Life Usually Long as Casing. On an average it is possible to build life into an inner tube only equal to that of the casing. It is false econ omy to use- an .old tube in a new cas Ing. Inferior and wornout tubes should be quickly discarded. The tube which has delivered full service 'dmi ing the life of one tire is almost cer tain to have developed slow leaks. When - a tube falls-to hold, air it is worthless. As a general average In all services it has been found that pressure in a tire properly taken care of and when a good tube Is used will decrease about five pounds in two weeks. When this ratio is -greatly exceeded, the tube should.lbe examined without delay be -fore the life of the tire Is sapped. * Valve Cap iShould Be 'Tight 'It' is-well to remember that the cap on the end of the valve stem-helps to make the tube hold air. Often 'when the 'valve Inside is leaking, pressure may be retained without a rapid de crease by screwing the cap on tightly. Its function is to assist tile-valve,.and its-use Is imperative. The washer- is likewise furnished for a purpose. and should be used. It holds 'the valve stem In proper position also that : it cannot pull loose nor the tube be pinched, and keeps out water. - N With a standard-make tire, use a standard-make tube. "Bargain" tubes mean tire trouble and ruin the profit and pleasure of motoring. To clean a dirty file, dip it in benzol and scrub with a stiff brush. - Twenty-seven states in the Union nolv have over 100,000 motor vehicles each. * ** Germany exported 20,000 automo biles of various k~nds, and 4,000 motor cycles In 1020. * a** The merits of some of these new vul canizers on the market should be in vestigated by the person who lives far from a repair statifn. * * * During 1920 1,745 automobiles; valued at $2,425.51S, and automobile parts to the -value of $2,79S,141 were imported Into Japan. For car trouble phone 181. Star Garage. Head- of- depot. USEFUL 'BENCH TIRE DEVICE FOR GARAGE Old Pair of Ice Tongs Can Be -Put to Good Use. Pdhits Are Dulled to Prevent Injury to Casing and Then Pivoted 10 Inches Apart on an Iron Rod -Pedal Spreads Open. An old par .of lee tongs -can be used to : make -a -handy bench tire spreader for- a - garage. The tongs are taken apart, and their points dulled, ;so that -no injury will be done to a eauing ,after which- they are pivoted 10 inches apart, on a %-inch Iron rod,. as shown in the drawing. -'IC A Tire Spreader, Made" From a Pair of Old Ice Tongs, is a Very Useful Device When Installed on a Garage Bench. Lengths of :pipe on the rod- hold the parts in position. :Another rod is used -to join the parts. The first rod Is fastened to two uprights under the bench, and the second Is connected with a- pedal, made of strap Iron. The tongs,- pass :through two - slots - in the top of the bench. Small pieces of strap iron, bent into hooks, are fastened to the- edge of the bench as indicated. A notched piece of strap Iron, bolted to the -floor, holds the .pedal in -different positions. One edge - of a caling -is -gripped by the strq* -Iron hooks, and the other by the ends of the tongs. When the pedal is pushed --down, the -tire Is spread -open, so that - it- can be repaired. -Dale R. -Van Horn, Lincoln, Neb., in Popular Mechanics Magazine. INTERCHANGE SPARES OFTEN When Left Out of Service Too Long, Its-Endurance-and Longevity Are Ilanrdicapped. Itis aigood- rule not to carry a spare tire too long. Interchange it with the other-tires every month. Of course, it should be carried covered. When left out of service too long, its endurance and - longevity -are seriously handi capped. z - Advertising-in -The 1 armer pays. "FOOL TRICK" OF EVERY OPERATOR Good Percentager of Autitabile Owners Start Cars With BraketNot Released. TREAT GEARS VERY -Ii§UGHLY Pressing Starter When Motor Is Already Going Is Also Common Mistake-Better Plan Is~to 'Touch :Accelerator. Every, motorcar :operator has his pet "fool trick," even though he may pride himself onghis careful driving. For instance, it is safe to say that a good. percentage of automobile owners start their cars with -the emergency brake not completely released. This is, of-S course, a bad practice, since it cuts down the motor's power and causes excessive wear of the brake linings. When Engine Is Unheard. Did you aver think you had stalled your motor and press the starter but-. ton when the-engine was .still going, but its sound was drowned by traffic.' -noises? Chances are that you have more than once; yet'it Is a paf thing to do, and doing it too- often will in: time make it necessary to have -the starter drive or flywheel gear ;re placed. A better plan before depressing the starfer button in such a case is to touch the accelerator and listen to see if the engiUe responds. Every one has at some time or oth er tried to shift gears without throw ing out the clutch, but a few drivers seem to have-a habit of trying to do this impossible "stunt." Persistence in doing this chips of the teeth, and will make replacement of the gears necessary. Throwing Gears Forward. Another had, habit in this connec tion is to throw the gears into a for ward speed while the car is still mov ing backward or vice versa. This is equivalent to trying to mesh geats go ing In opposite directions. Any one, even not mechanically inclined, can foresee what the result will be. Last, but not least, is the careless practice of a few motorists in putting the car in the garage for the night and leaving the Ilnltion or lighting switches on. A visit to the battery recharging station the next morning is the worst result. however, that the motorist can experience for his neg lect in this particular. Use the classified column of The Farmer to sell surplus your stack. I Why does v everybody .go to the Covington Restaurant for coffee? ORNATE GAS STATIONS "MAKE BIG HIT IN' ENGLAND WITH AUTOISTS r .s . p" ::: o ... : ...- . While this type of gas station is a famlliar sight to the American auto mobilist, it has just been introduced in England, am bid fAir to find favor with the motorist there. The photograph sl'ows the new service station teady f'or business after Its opening at Vauxhall. CALIFORNIAN CONSTRUCTS MOST COMPLETE H-OME ON CAR WEELS $ .. s;}..:ii ý'ý:ý:?:f5 4,, : .:ý _ ',. / ''.L '.%rq . M r R. E Jeffrey and His "Home" on' -'utomotbH Whneeis Mr.. E. Jeffrey of Piedmont, Cal., arrived recently at. Yellowstone i'ark wi~th one of the most complete homes on wheels ever Been hi that vicinity. The body is builtof fiber board, and the hioue contains every known modern convenience, with the exception of a bath. Mr. Teifrey is no mietn house h:eeper and declares he is having the time of his life jogging nround where. ever fancy dictater..