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T H E M A D I SO N I A N
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. HAS TWO WHEELS AT THE BACK
Numerous devices have from time to time been introduced for preventing
skidding, and all have been more or less successful. The latest invention is
shown in our sketch. Instead of a double-tired wheel at the rear of the van
two single-tired wheels are now fixed. As shown.- in the accompanying illus
tration, they are both about the same size and are in a line with one another.
This arrangement is said to be a vast improvement on any previous antl
skidding invention that has yet been suggested. Pearson's Weekly.
110 DRIVING SEASONS
Auto Riding as Enjoyable in Fall
and Winter as During Sum
mer Months.
EXTRA CARE IS NECESSARY
During Extremely Cold Weather Radi
ator Must Not Be Left Unduly Ex
posed Lubrication and Cool
ing Systems Also Need to
Be Watched.
With the present day development
of the automobile, there is no longer
a question of driving seasons for the
motorists to ppnder over. Several
years ago the average automobile
owner would look for safety of a ga
rage for his car over the winter
months, just as soon as the first snow
began to fly. Now, however, it is the
exception rather than the rule for a
car to be put in "dead" storage at any
time of the year, and thousands of mo
torists in this country take particular
delight in touring over roads during
the fall and winter months. There is
a 6trange fascination to winter driving
in the suburbs that holds a number of
car owners in its spell.
With the increased use of cars dur
ing the winter there has developed a
tendency on the part of a number of
owners to neglect the care of cer
tain parts of their cars. One of the
most frequent difficulties encountered
by the winter motorist is brought
about by neglecting to take care of
the lubrication and cooling systems
of his car. It is not unusual to see i
the car standing unattended and with
Its , radiator entirely exposed to the
cold winter blasts. If a car is left In
this state for a lengthy period its driv
er is certain to have trouble In start
. ing the motor, and occasionally a too
lengthy period of exposure develops
serious expensive damage. The safest
way to avoid trouble of this nature Is
to use an anti-freezing mixture in the
radiator. Perhaps the most simple
and most effective preventative of
freezing is a two to one solution of
alcXiol and water. By filling the Tadi
ator with such a mixture the motor
will be safe from freezing on even
the coldest days. A lighter grade of
cylinder oil might be used to good ef
fect during the winter. An owner la
apt to neglect to lubricate the small
parts of his car during this time of
the year. InBtead of paying the same
attention in this direction as he would
in the summer.
Another remedy, and very effective,
Is to equip your car with a dash-priming
device. Just before attempting to
start the car, inject considerable gaso
line into the cylinder and thereby in
crease the possibilities of the mixture
firing quickly. These are but a few
puggestions for the winter motorist,
but if they are followed much of the
annovances so often encountered will
be eliminated.
Avoid Overloading.
Many motor truck owners have the
idetk that there is no limit to the abil
ity of a solid tire to. bear loads, and
bo pile their cars high with "cargo"
4 without any regard for their tires.
y ' Solid tires, however, are as sensitive
I - a to overloading as pneumatics, ana the
2? -a large company sounds a warning of
q7 c), Q. Q, jCBat tire abuse. "Tne immediate re-
o o of S HHoTf overloading a solid tire," he
O) ,C 5twKk "In thft Rnnearancfl or a buisre.
? c? c C 5? w5fed&4a 'traction wave,' In the rubber
H; Is VflKet Vre ana Birel- imB wave
i'ai- -J? & t$e-normou6 weight back of It,
Q ?' Ss11 to tne very ba8e bt 0hi
g a S) N $Se are made pure rub-
(7 . ; 5? y r.TJe5um must be compounded
5$ bp 19 tttO? ejjeSaicals "to iTO 010 desired
g ; T er-$BiSing qSUities. The traction
r? frf & " . Sfrwe5e&ens We Cohesive power of
'raT'aWrom t iteel rim. Not only
f o 'tr?jS&0& fte waW ign the tire, but It also
5r ST S ffa pftt the iffix as though it were go-
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CARRIERS
CARING FOR VETERANS
PROPOSED ORGANIZATION HAS
MET WITH APPROVAL.
Idea Is to Give Help to Old Timers In
Automobile Field Who May
Be In Need.
The plan in Detroit for the forma
tion of a benevolent society of veter
ans of the automobile industry has
progressed. This organization will be
formed to keep track of the old timers
in the automobile business, and also
to look after the interests of their
families in times of need. Of late
several old timers in the motor car
.field have met with misfortunes, ac
cident, sickness and the like and in
their time of need have been in real
want In other instances old timers
have dropped away, leaving their
families in dire straits.
It is the Idea of the men who have
evolved the general plan of the be
nevolent society to maintain a cen
tral office in Detroit, and temporary
headquarters of the organization have
been placed in charge of F. Ed Spoon
er, 903 Free Press building, Detroit
England has an organization along
somewhat similar lines which is doing
a vast amount of good. There was
some talk of an organized body at th
time Pat Hussey of Cleveland, one of
the most prominent of the old timers,
became suddenly blind. This was
about two years ago and liberal spirits
in the automobile world raised a fund
so large for his relief that he will
live comfortably for the rest of his
days upon the income from the fund.
This action of the few brought
thoughts of the probable results were
the entire field of veterans of five
years or more standing in the field to
be banded together into one compact
body for mutual benefit, and that
thought has been uppermost in the
minds or many until it has finally crys
tallized into definite form.
UTOMOBIlE
OOSSIP
Hurrah! Automobile insurance rates
have been reduced.
Keep the motor warm -in winter
and there will be less trouble in start
ing the car.
The Boston fire department has or
dered 15 autos, including touring cars
and roadsters.
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The Detroit police and fire depart
ments operate 159 motor vehicles, ac
cording to a recent count ; '
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An ordinary carbon-burning foot
warmer placed under the hood will
keep the engine warm for hours. A
blanket over the hood will help.
The eastern conference of insurance
companies at their last meeting,
passed a resolution to cut the insur
ance rate on automobiles 15 per cent
The length of the Lincoln highway,
to be built from New York to San
Francisco, is - 3,388 miles. The half
way point will be near Cozook, Neb.
Broken piston rings will attract at
tention by decreased compression and
by an excessive amount of oil in the
combustion chamber and on the spark
plugs. 1 ,
When you can't get gasoline use sul
phuric ether and kerosene. One pound
of the sulphuric ether to five gallons
of kerosene will make a mixture that
will cause the engine to. run. The
ether ought not to cost more than 50
cents retail.
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George B. Marx of Aurora, 111., ran
a car for 5,500 miles and only gave
the car one overhauling. He didn't
have to monkey with the motor at ail
That surely is an example of where
a purchaser got his money's worth.
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SELECT THE BREEDERS EARLY
By Visiting Henhouse Occasionally
and Banding Pullets Found to Be
Laying Is Excellent
(By W. E. VAPLON, Poultryman, Colo
rado Agricultural College.)
It is not too early to select the hens
you intend using next season as breed
ers. It will be too late about the time
you are ready to. set the first eggs if
raising early and productive stock is
your object Then you will not know
which pullets matured quickly and
laid early and persistently, nor the
hens that hurried through the molt
and came back to business quickly;
now is the time to select these.
x Visit the henhouse occasionally and
band the pullets found to be laying;
you will soon learn to know those
White Rock Hen.
that lay often without looking at their
band numbers; these should be used
as breeders next season.
Don't wait until hatching time to
sell your surplus poultry; do it now
all the old hens and all but a few of
the best males. As these mature and
show their good points cull again, re
serving only enough to head a choice
pen of the best-laying hens and pul
lets. Build a small colony house on
2x3 runners and haul it out into the
orchard, fencing it in. Fifteen to 25
hens kept here 'will lay more eggs
during the hatching season than the
average fanner's wife will know what
to do with.
KILLING THE POULTRY LICE
Hiding Places for- Vermin in Nests
and Houses Should Be Cleaned
Out Recipe for Powder.
One of the best ways to fight lice
on poultry is to keep the nests and
roosts clear of hiding places for them.
Thus it is wise to have all the build
ings just as simple as possible. Fre
quently, however, lice will bother no
matter how well the place is kept
cleaned up, and it is necessary to dust
the birds with powder. Here ' is a
good insect powder used at the New
York experiment station:
Mix three parts of gasoline with
one part of crude carbolic acid of 95
per cent, strength one part of cresol
will do, if the acid is not available
and gradually add,, with stirring,
enough plaster of parts to make, when
the liquid is uniformly mixed, a dry,
pinkish-brown powder having a fairly
strong carbolic odor and a rather less
pronounced gasoline odor. As a gen
eral rule, it takes about four quarts of
plaster of parts to one quart of the
liquid.
In using this powder on the birds,
remember that the eggs are not killed
by one dusting, and as these probably
are present at the time of the appli
cation, more than one dusting should
be given. Repeat the applications
once or twice, at intervals of from
four days to a week..
For' a Bpray to be applied to nests
and roosting places to kill the insects,
mix three parts of kerosene to one
part of crude carbolic acid of 95 per
cent, strength. Stir this mixture be
fore it is used. It also may be used
as a paint as well as a spray.
P0ULTgYNQTE5
Keep a diah of equal parts of oys
ter shells, grit and charcoal where the
pigeons can help themselves: x-
Watch the nappieB and keep them
clean. Use plenty of soap and hot
water. Filth always breeds sease. i
Squabs should be in prime condition
for market at the age of four weeks.
Dispose of them as near this period
as possible.
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The duck house should have an
sarth floor, and this ought to be heav
ily bedded with leaves, straw, or some
other light litter.
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r Pigeons keeping is remunerative and
instructive work for the boys. They
like the work, which is one of the first
requisites of success. .-
New arrivals in the pigeon loft
should be well dusted with insect
powder. Take no chances on filling
the flock with vermin.
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No more simple or efficient method
for the Improvement of the egg sup
ply of the country could be adopted
than the production of infertile eggs.
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There Is no better feed for young
ducks than bits of food from the kitch
en. They are perhaps the best bal
anced food that can be obtained for
all kinds of fowls.
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IKltTMnONAL
SDMSO100L
Lesson
(By E. 01 SELLERS. Director of Evening
jjepanment, tne Moody Bible institute,
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 8.
DARKNESS AND LIGHT.
LESSON iTEXT Luke 11:14-26. 33-36.
GOLDEN TEXT "Look therefora
whether the lierht that is in thee be not
darkness." Luke 11:35.
I. The Accusation (w. 14-16.) The
fact of demonology as revealed in the
New Testament records is ..here
strongly emphasized. Their existence,
their malignity, their evil powers,
their relation to the devil, and yet
their subjection to our Lord, is alL
clearly set before us. The devil had
so taken possession of this man that
he could not speak, yet a word from
Jesus, and the dumb spake. That he
should have such power caused the
people to "wonder" (. 14).. His mir
acles were for one principal reason
(John 5:36). Matthew tells us (12:23)
that in this case they asked the ques
tion: "Is this the Son of David," e. g.,
the promised Messiah? ' The record
does not however, indicate that they
believed on him were converted.
They knew what had been prophesied
about the Coming One (Isa. 29:18,
32:3, 4), yet they hesitated to come
out on his side. Into the midst of
their controversy (v. 15, Matt. 12:24;
Mark 3:22) the Scribes and Pharisees
projected themselves. They had
come down from Jerusalem seeking,
"that they might accuse him" (John
19:35, 36). It is ever thus that the
devil seeks to divert
Convincing Logic.
II. The Defense (w. 17-20). "But
he, knowing their thoughts." Evident
ly they dared not openly to make their
accusations. They would not accept
the natural and true explanation.
Jesus endured this con tradition and
these charges for us (Isa. 53:3, 4),
and must not his disciples expect a
like treatment? (Matt 10:25). With
convincing logic Jesus reveals their
motive (v. 16) and demonstrates the
untenable position and conclusion
which resulted from their own charge.
Satan is not fighting himself. A king
never sends an army against his own
soldiers, but against those of his en
emy. Therefore, out of their own ac
knowledgement that the- devils were
cast out, he proves that the kingdom
of God has come upon them. Such an
accusation (v. 15) was to Jesus an ev
idence of the depravity of their hearts.
There is keen sarcasm la the answer
he demanded from them (v. 19). Evi
dently they, too, had had power over
demons, and it is easy to see the di
lemma into which he led them. This
is not the only time that Jesus con
victed men out of their own testi
mony (Matt. 21:25).
III. The Application (vv. 21-26).
With a true teacher's skill Jesus
drives home the truth brought out in
the preceding paragraph. Satan is a
"strong man," but he, Jesus, is strong
er. He has power to overcome and to
take from the strong man his armor
(defense), and his spoil, and to bind
him fast (v. 22; Mark 3:27; Rev.
20:2). Those bound by chains of sin
are the spoil of Satan, and Jesus is
the only one powerful enough to
break the power of canceled sin
And set the prisoner free.
Cleanse the "Palace."
With Christ there must be entire
possession; there can be no neutrality
(v. 23). We cannot belong to Christ
and be a slave to Satan, to mammon,
to self, or even to others whom we
may love. The persistence of evil is
here indicated. Unclean spirits are
ever seeking a habitation. Therefore
it is not enough for a man to be
cleansed, his dwelling must be occu
pied, and if the Holy Spirit does not
take possession, the evil one will. The
parable that follows (vv. 24-26)
teaches this truth negatively. In one
case Satan is dislodged by Christ, he
finds the "palace" (v. 22) (man) to
be preoccupied. In this case the pal
ace is empty (Matt 12:44). The ab
sence of a positive attachment too, or
possession by, Jesus Christ, involves
hostility to him. This picture is that
of the reformed man, not of the re
generated man. Thij latter has his
place pre-occupied, and the returning
spirit can find no place of abode. Un
less, however, such .be the case, the
latter end of that, man is far worse
than his first state; witness the gold
cured intemperate men who return to
their cups (2 Pet 2:22); they return
because they have no strong defender
to drive off the retnrnicg enemy.
This application and principle here
propounded may, and does, account
for most of the back-sliding after many
of The so-called conversions, viz.,' that
the germ of character has not been
generated (John 3:7). It is by far
the most difficult proposition in
Christian work to reach one who is
thus gospel hardened.
IV, The Illustration (vr. 33-36). In
his teaching, Jesus constantly used fa
miliar, objects as illustrations. The
Incongruity of placing a candle under
a bushel measure rather than in its
rightful place that it may conspicu
ously perform its proper function is at
once ; apparent Jesus is the Light
(John 7:17; 8:12), so also : is the
Christian. They are to be so set be
fore men that, seeing Christ reflected
In them, they will glorify the Father
.who sent him. This Is that which Is
used by God in redeeming, transform
ing and ennobling earth's sinful chilr
firna. ;
GOOD ADVICE OF LEADING STOCK RAISER
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A Fine Farm Team.
A leading stock raiser of Illinois
advises all young men to "get a
farm." In the course of his remarks
this farmer said:
"I believe the best results In agri
culture will eventually be worked out
on small farms. On large farms, we
must work at arm's length and cannot
do as well as we know how to' do for
we must work through other men;
and the men who work on large farms
are not men who are brainy, shrewd
and Improving they are not of this
type. I have had an idea lately the
first I have for four or five years if
a man has an idea that is really worth
while, even once in four or five years,
he will be doing well.
"The farmer-is the one who ought
to be surest of all the necessities and
comforts of life, and safest from all
changes, panics, hard times and other
vicissitudes. In the farm home, chil
dren can be better bred, better fed and
better prepared for the struggle of
life. . -
"It seems to me that we, as farmers,
are not getting the most out of our
farm life. Combinations and trusts
are impossible, but it is better so; for
while those in combines and trusts
may be safe against those on the out-
HOW TO HAVE GOOD ORCHARD
Trees Should Be Set in Uniform Rows,
Far Enough Apart to Permit Cul
tivation and Fertilization.
Apple trees should be set 30 to 40
feet apart in uniform rows to facili
tate cultivation, and keep well .cnlti:
vated and fertilized, says a writer in
the Progressive Farmer. Peach,
plum and pear trees 20 to 30 feet
apart A shovelful of wood ashes at
the root of each tree will keep insects
out of the roots, and are fine fertiliz
ers. Peach trees can be set between
the apple trees in the rows and taken
out when the apple trees are 8 td
12 years old and need the space, as
the peach is mainly short lived.
I keep all my plow land in winter
crops, crimson clover, rye, wheat and
etch, oats and barley, etc., to con
serve the moisture and hnmus and
prevent washing the orchard.
It is useless to plant apple trees
near (one-eighth mile of) cedar trees.
The cedar .throws off a spore that
falls on apple trees and produces rust
Plant orchards. Nothing on a farm
will pay better than fruit, if planted
and cared for right Nothing is more
helpful to our families ; nothing more
so for our pockets. It is not a game of
chance; if played right, it surely wins,
but is a failure if neglected.
No one now expects to raise good
crops of corn, cane or cotton, except
on land well prepared, well fertilized
and well cultivated. They usually
stick a fruit tree in the ground and
leave it to live or die as chance may
direct; cultivate only when they want
to raise another crop on the land. No
crop pays better for culture and care,
and fruit crops never pay in the long
run without intelligent care.
PROPER GROWTH OF ALFALFA
Select Productive, Well-Drained Soli,
Cultivate Intelligently and Give.
- ' Annual Top Dress. ! :
Alfalfa can be grown successfully
where the owner of the farm selects
productive, naturally well-drabied soil,
heavily limes,-liberally fertilises with
phosphorous and potassium, intelli
gently cultivates and prepares for an
ideal Beed bed, ', carefully ' inoculates
with bacteria-infested soil, seeds at
the proper time with good B'jed, and,
last of all, annually top-dresses with a
mineral mixture of commercial fertil
iser containing phosphorous and po
tassium. Thus, with due discretion
and judgment regarding the cutting,
curing, storing . and ; feeding of the
crop, the farmer and his live stock will
not only be benefited by an increase in
dollars and cents, but also himself and
his family will take pleasure in admir
ing throughout the entire season its
general beauty,' and at the same time
he will be adding fertility to the soil.
Cause of Roup.
It is a noted fact that where roup
has become epidemic among fowls
they were crowded in tightly built
h'ouiies when the weather was very
cold and.tbese houses allowed to re
main closed all the -next day. This
creates a moisture which generates
dampness and the house becomes a
vault : '' '
Bide, they are not safe against each
other.
"The farmer has, however-, become
more or less Imbued with the spirit
of commercialism with the idea of
farming solely for money. He raises
big crops of corn, oats or feeds many
cattle to sell. And he sells them at
the other fellow's prices, hurries them
on a glutted market and then turns
around and buys many things that he
could have easily produced on his own
farm, at the other fellow's prices. In'
this way he puts himself in the en
emy's hands twice once when he
sells and once when he buys.
"It seems to me that the first thing
you should do is to surround yourself
in farm homes with everything that
will be conductive to your comfort and
welfare.
"Produce first the things you need,
be it fruits, vegetables or meat; then
after you have fortified yourself oil
your farm fort, let the other fellow
have any surplus, if he will pay your
price for it.
"You can solve the problem your
self In the simplest way imaginable.
Special meetings, long-winded reso
lutions and profound magazine arti
cles are of no avail."
SCRATCHING POST FOR HOGS
Successful Plan Adopted by Maryland
Swine-Breeder Crude Petroleum
U Fatal to All Vermin.
If a hog knew how to tell his wants
he would demand a scratching post
Such posts, in the opinion of many hog
growers, are not only a source of great
comfort to hogs the picture of a hog
or pig scratching himself and softly
grunting his content is worth a couple
of hours of any man's time in fixing
up a big noBt but the Dost may more
over be made useful in ridding the ani
mals of lice or scaly skin. ' .
A successful Maryland hog grower
adopts this plan: Firmly plant a hick
ory or oak post four inches in diameter
in the hog run. Coil a Manila rope
around the nost as hlirh as a hosr stands
and staple it on securely. Then thor
oughly saturate the rope with crude
petroleum, and it becomes an ' ideal
scratching post for hogs and . pigs.
They rub up against it continually,
and oil is fatal to vermin. Kerosene
can be used, but it evaporates too rap
idly. Concrete floors In the. barn help a
great aeai in saving manure.
The time to wean pigs Is when they
reach the age of eight or ten weeks.
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The half fed cow is not capable of
doing her ancestry justice. -
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Air-slaked lime, freely dusted
everywhere; is cheap and will destroy
lice, gapes and the roup.
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Set raspberries eight feet apart
and trellis on two wires the bottom
being 30 inches from the ground. -
In the south, cowpeas are most
used for cover crops, . while in the
north winter vetch takes its place.
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If dusty hay is fed sprinkle with
W otoF an1 if will n n 1 1 .
" ".- , uu m nave mt) nurse muca
annoyance, but better not feed it at
alL
Even if your flock are not thorough
breds, It pays and pays big to have a
registered thoroughbred ram at Its
head.
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Wrapping young trees with corn
stalks, building paper, etc.; as a pro
tection against rabbits is better thau
to apply a wash. .
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There may be cases where ' com
mercial fertilizer is useful in the or
chard, but stable manure generally
reaches the spot
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A ewe in good fleeh almost invaria
bly Is a good breeder ani a good
suckler, something that thin ewes
cannot very well do. ' : '
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If whitewash is strained it can be
applied in the henhouse with a force
pump, which will drive it into the
cracus ana crevices.