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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1915)
9 Late Inventions and Appliances nOME AND FARM rMA7l& SECTION HAT PIN'S THAT STAV. THESE odd-looking hatpins are re cent Inventions. It Is claiming that they will not come loose either from the hair or the hat. One of them Is twisted like a cork-screw just below Its head, and when the pin Is pushed Into position the wearer gives It a twist which holds It. A reverse twist withdraws It. The other pin is entirely spiral. It Is not neces sary that Its point should pass through the opposito side of the hat. I'nusiial Lawn Ornament. On the sloping lawn of a country house near Los Angeles stands a most unusual ornament, a large globe of crystal, supported upon a concrete pedestal. This shining sphere of glass acts as a mirror from any posi tion the observer may take, reflect ing the landscape with singular clar ity. The concrete pillar upon which It is poised Is hexagonal, some four feet in height. As the Summer sun glistens from the polished Burface of the globe, It Is visible from long distances, and is a landmark In that section. Old Tire Protects New One. By an arrangement of lugs fitted with rings which may be bolted Into an old tire casing, English motorists save wear and tear on their new tires. The device, which has only recently been brought out, is designed to pre vent the cover of the good tires from coming In contact with the road sur face. Kept In place of the new tire by a chain of a particular design, old covers protect the new tires to such an extent that It Is practically Impos sible for a puncture to occur. There Is no creep, no wear, nor friction be tween the outer cover and the tire, and It Is almost Impossible to discover from the appearance that a discarded cover Is being used on the wheel. GIVES NAIL A START. THE difficulty of trying to drive a nail at a point higher than yon can reach, lies in starting the nail. One way to over come this is to take a thin sliver of wood, a foot or two long, and drive the nail through the ent of It. Then use this as a handle until you have given the nail a blow or two. But if a person has much of this work to do he should try putting an attachment on his ham mer such as is shown In the accom panying cut. A piece of springy sheet metal is all that is needed, Stamping Auto Bodies. Most modern motor-car bodies are made from pressed steel, stamped to the desired shape. A stamping press built in America and now on exhibi tion in England Is so large that the body of a touring car can be fash ioned complete in two impressions. More than 50 men can find standing room in and upon this big machine, which, by means of a double-action toggle device, is able to exert a pres sure of 1500 tons. To Travel Through Sand. A device to aid automobiles In traversing sandy roads without trou ble has been Invented by a California man. It consists of an endless belt on adjustable rollers, and so arranged that the rear wheels run on the belt instead of on the ground. The rollers are attached to the side of the ton neau above the rar wheels, and to the bottom of the frame In front of the wheels. The forward rollers are held In contact with the ground by springs, which compress and allow the rollers to rise In case an obstruc tion is encountered In the wheel track. Supplementary to the device, the inventor ataches broad strips of belt fabric to the front tires, and thus equipped declares his car can make 20 miles an hour over sandy wastes where an ordinary car would soon stall. The device is readily removed, only 15 minutes being necessary to put It on or to take It off. He has applied for a patent on his invention. I I at a Price EJjjjJS I I Tfta Makes Horses 1 Notes on Health and Sanitation CROQUET FOR MENTAL REST. PERIODS of mental relaxation are absolutely essential to brain structures. And the more complete this reluxatlon, the greater the re newed energy with which the mind will return to Its task. Each great thinker has his own peculiar way of securing this relaxation; but a very common method is that of reverting to childish frivolities, particularly during periods of great mental stress. Louis L. Stedman, who was with General Oyama's army during the Russo-Japanese War, gives a strik ing Illustration of this, which he wit nessed during one of the strenuous campaigns in Asia, following a great council of war in which the generals had just participated. "On leaving the council chamber, one of the strangest sights ever wit nessed at the headquarters of an army presented Itself. Directly in front of Marshal Oyama's personal office was a croquet ground, and there at play, like happy children, were Generals Kodama and Fukushima and two other members of the general staff, Generals Matsukawa and Ochl. Koda ma and Matsukawa were matched against Fukushima and Ochi, and the combat was vigorous. They had named one of the posts Harbin and the other Klrlnand, and fought. for positions as eagerly as though on a battlefield. Every true shot at long range was greeted with shouts of ap plause, while it a general went wide of his mark he was called a Russian. When a ball rolled too far its owner would dance beforet, making crosses on the ground with his mallet and be seeching It to stop, while the others screamed with laughter." Everyone familiar with the work ing of mental machinery will under stand that this croquet-ground played a part in winning battles almost as Important as that of the council chamber. CARE OF THE FEET. THE most Important elements In a soldier's equipment are his rifle and his feet. Both require con stant care and attention, and since the fate of an army may depend upon the condition of Its feet and Its weapons, It is an unpardonable offense for a soldier to have either one or the other out of repair. Since feet are also very useful, as well 'as troublesome appendages to civilians, the rules for preventing sore feet as recommended by the Red Cross Association may not come amiss for anyone. The gist of these rules Is as follows: After washing with soap and water the feet should be dried very gently not rubbed. They should be dabbed lightly with alcohol on cotton, except where the skin is broken. When dry, they should be dusted with a powder composed of equal parts of starch and boric powder. Reddened skin or recent blisters should be pro tected by strips of adhesive plaster and corns should be protected in the same manner. Toenails should be cut short. Socks should be washed often, and thoroughly dried before use. One of the hardest tasks for the soldier (and for many, many civil ians) is breaking In new shoes. Soak ing with crude castor oil seems to be the most effective method, special at tention to the softening being paid to the parts just above the heel, over the Instep and about the great toe. STENOGRAPHERS WANTED (iood SnlnrlM. Itnp'd Promotion You can learn by mall. Write toilav for full Information. SUC VKSS SHORTHAND SCHOOL, Liberty Bldg., Seattle, Wash. Opposite I'oatotfice. ASK your friends to buy their Railroad Tickets to Cali fornia, via the Pacifc Northwest. TOU CAN EARN $50.00 PER,?AJ 'Gearlett Improved Standard well grilling Micnine, Drills thioush toy fonnatroi: Five yean anead of any ether. Hu retold el diilllu 130 led aj caitna ia 9 hour Another record where 70 leet wai drilled oi 2 K gal. datillat) il9cperL One man car. operate. Electrically equipped fa runnininiilitl. FMuntjob. Engine igeirioo, Catalogue V2 IjEIERSON MACHINERY CO., Manfn., Portland, Or eTB at a Price That Makes Horses too Expensive to keep I BIB news for you farmers! Now you can have a tractor on your place in fact, you can't afford to be without It 495 buys the Bull Gas Tractor. Designed by men who have specialised In tractors for vears. The Big Four "30" was their creation now the sturdy "Bull" comes because these experienced men realized that there was a gigantic demand everywhere for a small trac tor. After constant work they perfected the Bull Gas Tractor. They eliminated one of the big bull wheels and thus eliminated a lot of other expensive and heavy mechanism, such as In the frame, axle and differential gears. Every part of the "Bull" is easy to get at you don't have to take the tractor all apart to repair some U tie piece of machinery. The TRACTOR The "Bull" Is a 3-wheeled ma chine two in a hard, smooth furrow, one on the stubble. One of the furrow wheels guides the machine when plow ing, relieving the driver of that responsibility. It has a level ing device by whlch.the oper ator can readily level tractor when on elde hills. Has but 5 working gears (think of It only five). Has but one drive wheel, thus needs no equaliz ing gears. Has but one main drive gear, which will last dur ing life of the tractor. Motor is two-cylinder, four cycle, water-cooled type no better mo tor on the market today anywhere! The Bull Tractor delivers IS horsepower at the belt, 5 horse power at the drawbar and is built to do the daily work of 5 ordinary horses. It travels faster than horses and keeps right on going. Never gets tired. Costs nuthlng for har ness. Costs one-half as much for gasoline as for horsefeed. Never eats when not working. Never gets sick. Gets your work done better, cheaper and on time. It's the best paying Investment you could possibly put out on your place, whether you have 80 or 800 acres. The "Bull" is not only a tractor it's an expert at everything! Here's what It does: to Pulls Plows, Seeders, Harvesters, Mowers, Drills, Discs, Grinds Feed, Saws Wood. Does Any Stationary Belt Work. Send for Free Booklet Jjtun for yourself why hun dreds of firmer! ail over the country are using Tlio Bull Gas Tractor in place of horses. READ THESE FEW LETTERS Euclid, Minn., May 11th, 1S14, I hue the "Bull" hard at work and It Is pulling three bottom! in the stubble, and X believe H Will haul four. I hftve hid from fifty to one hundred visitors every day, and It proves to ha one of the best tractors ever built. JOHN BLKVKR. Bird Island, Minn.. April U, 1914. Thf HuH" Is working fine ly. I pulled a til -horse road frader at an average speed of our miles an hour yesterday, and six horses can't average over three miles per hour at their best, PALMT.TTXD, Bingham, Mont, June 10 th, 1914. The Tractor that we got Is working every day. plowing from four to five acres per day and eight Indies deep with a hsrow behind it, and does etosnt work. KUIl'KL IMP. HDWK. CO. 4 few LIVE AGENTS WANTED WIRE OR WRITE Doesn't this sound good to you, Mr. Farmer? Wouldn't you like to have one of these $!!5 Tractors on your farm? Haven't you waited for years for a tractor of small price, knowing that some day it must surely come? Every shrewd farm er has and now the "Bull" of fered at a price so low that no business-farmer is going to be without one! Certainly no farmer is going to keep and feed 6 hungry horses all the time when he can get the 13ull Una Tractor for S4fis in) It seems perfectly logical and practical, doesn't it? Then write to us today for our 11- lusu-aiea oooKiet. it a free we'll be glad to mall It to you. Ad dress HL'GHSON i MERTO.N In Pacific Coast Agenli 1229 So. Olive St liAielM,Cal. M Hughson & 530 Golden Gate ' Mcrton, Inc. San ' Gentlemen: Frarcclaco. Kindly send me at Cat. f onoe your Free Booklet - - on The Bull Tractor: Date O.W.B. Deo. 21, a (bend this coupon to near- l r est office.) i f Name 1 y Address , R. F. P fIF there is any particular commodity in which you are interested, and you do not find it advertised in these columns, let us help you. Write advertising manager, Oregon-Washington-Idalio Farmer, Ore gonian building, Portland, Or.
