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7 Uni-electric lighting plant generates stan- 1 
7 dard I 10-volt direct current, operates from 1 
, J one to fifty lights, electric motor, electric 
/ iron, vacuum cleaner, electric toaster, force 
. I pump, churn, washing machine, etc. 
I NO BATTERIES— 
j NO SWITCHBOARD 
and a better machine for less money, Higl 
speed gasoline motor, generator and automati 
governor, all complete in one small, compa 
unit. Uses standard lamps and fixtures. Simpl 
easily installed, dependable, economical. Co 
less than other systems to buy and to operal 
WATERMAN MOTOR COMPANY 
k l03 Mount Elliott Ave., Detroit, Mich. 
Write today for full 
description and 
low prices 
Uni-Lec-fcric 
GASOUXE-ELECTRIC UNIT 
lighting system 
A Lightweight Barn Door, 
The accompanying sketch shows the 
method of making a barn door which is 
superior to wooden doors, especially for 
large-sized doors which are usually so 
heavy that they have to he made and 
hung in two sections. This door is made 
of galvanized iron sheets on a two by 
four framework. The framing is made 
as is shown on the right in the sketch, 
the up and down framing being spaced 
to fit the galvanized sheets so that they 
will lap at an upright. Knee braces are 
placed in the corners of the door as 
shown. 
The sketch at the left shows the way 
in which the sheets are placed on the 
framework. They are to be cut one foot 
iron pans. Pan is to be 1x2 feet, about 
eight inches deep. I intend to fill the ice¬ 
house in the following way: Put in a 
few layers of ice cakes, then cover it with 
rock, sand and enougli water to dampen 
salt. Then ice and salt to the top of this 
house. I think this house will hold about 
five tons of ice. I would like to hear 
from some one who has had the experi¬ 
ence of keeping ice in a similar way, or 
who has improved^on my idea. 
Staten Island, N. Y. joiin p. muth. 
II. N.-Y.—This is an unusual plan for 
obtaining an ice supply. We would like 
to have the experience of any who have 
tried any such plan. 
Diagram of Barn Door, Fig. 551. 
longer than the door is high and bent 
around the top and bottom as shown. 
The sheets are to be fastened to the 
framework with large-sized galvanized 
tacks. To hang this door the standard 
hangers are used. The two by four piece 
at the top forms an ample support for the 
hangers, which should be fastened to the 
door with bolts. The result is a door 
which weighs very much less than 
the wooden doors, and one which 
costs no more to make, and in some 
cases less, especially on large-sized doors. 
New York. Sidney k. eastwood. 
Making and Using Putty. 
Will you tell how to make putty, and 
method of applying to old windows that 
need fixing up for painting? e. s. 
Ludlow, Mass. 
Pure putty is made of bolted whiting 
and linseed oil. Mix as thick as you can 
stir it, and then work in more whiting 
with your hands (same as if you were 
kneading bread) until it will not stick to 
them. To reputty old sash, first remove 
loose putty, and then prime over the bare 
wood with lead and oil paint. When dry 
apply putty. If sash are puttied without 
priming first the wood absorbs the oil 
from the putty and the putty soon peels 
off again. By following this method the 
putty becomes hardened before the oil 
has a chance to leave it. 
New Plan for Ice Supply. 
I am greatly interested in icehouses 
now. I intend to build one for my family 
use; will build so-called ice cellar on the 
northwest corner of my house foundation. 
Same will be 6xG feet, 10 feet deep, roof 
level with soil surface; will build 10-inch 
concrete wall, mixture to be one of Port¬ 
land cement and three of sharp sand. I 
shall use bricks or cobblestones on bot¬ 
tom, laid in very loosely so water can 
drain off. I shall build a wooden box 
about one foot square on the inside of 
house to reach cobblestones or bottom, 
and extend through roof. Same will be a 
vent, and can be used for inserting a cel¬ 
lar pump, should I find out that water 
will not suck in ground fast enough. I 
will use cellar wall as one wall of this 
house, and intend to cut a hole in this 
wall near the top. Through this hole I 
intend to reach shelves which are made 
above the ice in the house. 
I wish to use this house as a refriger¬ 
ator, and do not intend to take out any 
ice. I will make my ice in galvanized 
Defective Bridges. 
What is the law in New York State 
regarding the width of a bridge, and also 
does it require any railings if there is a 
rise of five to seven feet? Is 12 feet wide 
a lawful bridge with no railings, if a 
seven-foot rise? What is the best thing 
to do to prove the condition of the bridge? 
What evidence do I need? Who would I 
get to view the bridge? F. p. w. 
New York. 
There appear to be no legal require¬ 
ments as to width of bridges, nor for rail¬ 
ings on them, but the law requires the 
town superintendent to keep the bridges 
in good repair and makes the town liable 
for damages sustained by reason of de¬ 
fects in bridges existing because of the 
neglect of the superintendent. You would, 
therefore, have to prove that the bridge 
was defective and that it was due to the 
negligence of the superintendent. Get an 
engineer or one of the substantial resi¬ 
dents of the town whose opinion is re¬ 
spected, to view the bridge and get his 
opinion as to whether it is defective and 
his testimony could later be used at the 
trial if you decided to sue. 
Taking Gravel for Road. 
This Fall the road commissioner, wish¬ 
ing dirt to repair roads, turned into the 
lot more than 10 rods from the highway 
and dug into bank, and he says took 20 
loads. He simply took it without leave 
or license. Now he claims he, as road 
commissioner, had a right to help himself 
and can set his own price in settlement. 
Is he right? c. s. H. 
Vermont. 
When the commissioner considers it 
necessary, he may take gravel, etc., from 
land lying away from the highway and, 
where the owner will not permit him to 
take it without paying too high a price, 
he may call in the selectmen and if they 
decide that the public good requires the 
taking of such material, they must on 
notice to the owner appraise the dam¬ 
ages. This does not seem to allow the 
commissioner to go on your land without 
notice and take gravel. Place a fair and 
reasonable price on your gravel and then 
tell the commissioner to take no more 
without first giving you notice. Then 
bring this matter to the attention of the 
selectmen and notify the commissioner 
that if he continues you will hold him 
liable. 
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j--’® Over 25,000,000 rods Browi^N 
, J Fence already sold to 400,000 ■ 
farmers. Factory Prices, 1 
gajjg FreightPrepaid. ISO styles, I 
13c per rod up. Gates and 1 
Steel Posts, too! Write postal. 1 
HE BROWN VENCE A WIRE CO. 1 
9 ... Cleveland, Ohio 1 
Wood Saws 
From $10 Up 
Several sizes, all strongly 
built, adjustable bearings 
on Mandrel. 
VVrite for Cuts and Prices. 
Lewistown Foundry & Machine 
Company, Lewistown, Pa. 
COLEMAN GAS LANTERN 
A regular "jack-of-all-1 %nterns”—carries, hangs, or stands anywhere, any 
time tor any job of work. No matter what the weather—rainy or still—your 
Coleman Lantern keeps right on shining. Furnishes 300 candle power of 
good, strong, steady light that cannot blow out. No danger even if tipped 
over in hay or straw. Can’t spill. Can’t explode. 
Fill It Only Once A Week— Clean It Only Once A Year 
No wicks to trim. No globe to wash. Nothing to clog-up or get out of 
order. This lantern, solidly made of heavily nickeled brass, is built to stand 
all the hard knocks of after dark work in the feed-lot, barn, cow-stable gar¬ 
age, cellars, chicken houses, sheds, camps, etc. 
MAKES AND BURNS ITS OWN 6AS. 
light than 20 old-time oil lanterns. Is guaranteed for 5 years. Awarded 
gold medal at San Francisco Exposition. 
Ask your dealer—or if not for sale in your town yet, write ns for catalog of 
20 different kinds of Gasoline Lanterns, Table Lamps, etc. Dealers or Agents 
wanted in every locality. 
The Coleman Lamp Go. 
‘.Ml tfo.8t.Frnncl«,Wlrhlta,Ks. SOS E. 6th., St.Paul, Minn. 
1000 Summit St.,Tolcdo,0. 437 Afcard, Dallas, Texas. 
86 South Clinton At.., Chicago, Illinois 
LET US TAN 
YOUR HIDE. 
Cattle or Ilorse hide. Calf, Dog, Deer 
or any kind of skin with hair or fur on. 
We tan and finish them right ; make 
them into coats (for men and women), 
robes, rugs or gloves when ordered. 
Your fur goods will cost you less than 
to buy them, and be worth more. Our 
Illustrated catalog gives a lot of in 
formation which every stock raiser 
should have, but we never send out this 
valuable book except upon request. 
It tells how to take oif and care for 
hides; how and when we pay tho freight 
both ways j about our safe dyeing pro¬ 
cess which is a tremendous ad vantage 
to the customer, especially on horse 
hides and calf skins ; about the fur 
goods and game trophies wo sell, taxi¬ 
dermy, etc. If you want a copy send us 
your correct address. 
The Crosby Frisian Fur Company, 
571 Lyell Ave., Rochester. N. ¥. 
Those disks are 
of cutlery steel 
forged, sharp. 
They cut deep 
and they last. 
Has dust- 
proof, 
hardwood, 
oil-soaked 
bearings. 
Short Season 
—never mind them. Start you tillage later, too, 
and avoid earl y freezes. Select a tractor harrow that 
will save goingover twice. Get a DoubleAction whose 
rigid main frame forces the rear disks to cutall the land 
left by the fore disks. You save power, time and labor by 
the genuine fY 
III 
Double-Action 
engine Disk Harrow 
It’s the machine of perfect balance 
and dependability. There are over 
100 styles and sizes of Cutaway (Clark) 
tools—several for your very needs. 
If not at your dealer's, write us. 
The Cutaway Harrow Co. 
839 Main Street Higganum, Conn. 
Send for our 
splendid new 
book. “The Soil 
and ItsTillage” 
Free. 
Pyrene Saved 
Our Farmhouse 
We boys were scuffling - in the kitchen when 
one of us struck a leg of the cook stove. The 
thing toppled and blazing coals fell into the 
wood-box. In an instant the dry kindling was 
shooting flames. Grandma was in 
bed, helpless—we were scared stiff, 
it looked like everything was going 
—then Ben jumped for the Pyrene, 
squirted it on the fire—and all was 
over. 
It was lucky Dad thought to bring home 
Pyrene. 
Pyrene saves 15 % 600,000 Pyrenes 
on auto insurance are now in use 
Inspected, Approved and Labeled by the Underwrit¬ 
ers’ Laboratories, Inc. 
Send us the name of your implement or hard¬ 
ware dealer and we will send you a valuable 
book on tires, “ The Vital Five Minutes. ” 
Pyrene Manufacturing Company 
52 Vanderbilt Avenue New York City 
Branches in 41 Cities 
Farm Mechanics 
