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The electric starter ended "hand-cranking" and furnished a safe, easy, convenient method of starting that gives timely service wherever cars are driven. And in this vital service The Bendix Drive has a very important part.

The Bendix Drive is a "mechanical arm
and hand", for which your starting motor
supplies the "muscle".

The Bendix Drive is attached to the arma-
ture shaft of your electric starting motor
where it functions automatically as the
connecting link between your starting
motor and engine.

The Bendix Drive automatically takes hold
of your fly wheel-turns your engine over-
starts it then automatically "lets go",
and waits until you need it again.

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The vast need filled by The Bendix Drive, and its dependable performance, are evidenced by the fact that it is standard equipment on the electric starters of a large majority of the world's automobiles and trucks.

More than 4,000 dealers and garages supply
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ammunition trains." Smith discharged this duty and overtook the General just at the moment when he was writing the "last dispatch," the original of which, a priceless relic, is in the State library. After this scrawl had been dispatched, Smith rode on with Jackson until Rodes's division was in position for the charge. Here is what Smith then saw and heard:

"Upon his stout-built, long-paced little sorrel, Jackson sat, with visor low over his eyes and lips comprest, and with his watch in his hand. On his right sat Robert E Rodes, the very picture of a soldier, and every inch all that he appeared. Upon Rodes's right sat Major Blackford. "Are you ready, General Rodes?' said Jackson.

"Yes, sir!' replied Rodes, impatient for the advance.

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"You can go forward then,' said Jack

"A nod from Rodes was order enough for Blackford, and then suddenly the woods rang with the bugle call, and back came the responses from bugles on the right and the left, and the long line of skirmishers through the wild thicket of undergrowth sprang eagerly to their work, followed promptly by the quick steps of the line of battle. For a moment all the troops seemed buried in the depths of the gloomy forests, and then suddenly the echoes waked and swept the country for miles, never failing un. heard at the headquarters of Hooker a Chancellorsville-the wild 'rebel yell' of the long Confederate lines."

The dénouement Dr. Smith never shunned. He wrote how he met the wounded Jackson coming back from the front, where he had been fired upon by his own troops; he told how he stript Jackson's arm and applied the bandages that probably delayed "Stonewall's" end. He gave, as one tells of unescapable grief, the story of the desperate struggle with the stretcher in the dark and among the rearing horses. He described, without a touch of heroics, how he stooped when a furiou fire broke over them, and held back Jackson who attempted to rise. His uniform in the Confederate Museum, with Jackson's blood upon it, attests the fidelity of his service. He heard Jackson give his last order to Pender; he watched all night by Jackson's side; he read to him the next day General Lee's glorious message of praise, and he heard Jackson say, "General Lee is very kind, but he should give the praise to God." These things, to repeat. Dr. Smith set down in duty to history, and when he told of them in private conversation, his voice swelled most proudly as he recounted the triumph of Jackson's faith For the rest, the shadow of the tragedy hung over him through life-not oppres sively, but so constantly that when the end was drawing on, Dr. Smith's mind wandered back to those terrible days of heartbreaking suspense. Mistaking his own son for a comrade of earlier days he shook his head on his death-bed. He had bad news of the general, he said. Dr. McGuire had sent for another nurse and was preparing to operate.

Why add another word? After the war Dr. Smith had a splendid record as minister. as editor, as historian, as father and afriend. But the light that burned on in h eyes was that of the comradeship and of the ideals that had been touched by th flames leaping up in the wilderness.

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Oakland

Announcing

the

1924 Oakland 6

It's Brand New-and Truc Bl

Embodying Exclusive Features of Engineering Design and Superior
Coachwork Never before Associated with Cars of Moderate Price

This True Blue Oakland was deliberately built to be the most perfectly balanced, the most accurately engineered and the finest built light-six in the world.

Two years have been devoted to its design, manufacture and test. Two years-plus the wealth of Oakland experience gained through many other years of exclusive light-six manufacture and the limitless resources of the General Motors Corporation in money, machinery, materials and men. From axle to axle—it's new! It embodies features of mechanical superiority-of beauty and com

fort and performance-heretofore unheard of in cars
of its price! Every single part-from the new en-
gine to the new bodies-was designed and built
to fit and function in perfect correlation with
every other part.

And because it has been so carefully designed, so
soundly built and so thoroughly tested-Oakland
places upon it, without hesitation, the same
written 15,000 mile engine performance guarantee
and the same Mileage-Basis gauge of value that
have proved the quality and the value and the
excellence of Oakland cars for years!

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A fleet of "True Blue Travelers”—of which the 1924 Oaklands are exact counter-parts-is
engaged in a nation-wide demonstration! With thousands of miles of test service already on
their speedometers—they are out to demonstrate, at first hand, the high quality of Oakland construc-
tion, and the remarkably efficient performance buyers may expect from their True Blue Oaklands.

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ALLIGATORS: HOW TO KEEP THEM DOWN ON THE FARM

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OR a lover of antiques a 700- or 800-| merged. That is why adventurers and trappers who hunt alligators wait until the low-water season before they embark on their operations. Alligator hunting formerly was a mighty dangerous pastime, for if the boat or canoe overturned, there was little chance for the hunters to escape, as the tropical rivers during the low-water season positively teemed with these curious pirates. Now the alligators are scarce and shy, and the hunting is not dangerous,

year-old alligator for a pet would certainly be an antique; but might not give the gratifying sense of permanence that the possession of antiques often imparts. Even 700 or 800 years do not always endow an alligator with the charming, gentle disposition any one could wish for in a pet. Mr. George H. Dacy in The

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Nature Magazine (Washington) speaks of | excepting on account of the venomous a man who owns 6,000 of these scaly- reptiles that usually associate with the alligators. backed beasts, altho he does not keep them for pleasure, but raises them on his alligator farm to sell for exhibition. Mr. Dacy writes of him:

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Speaking of strange occupations, how would you like to be an alligator farmer and raise these monsters of tropical rivers for exhibition in circuses, shows, zoological parks and private gardens? It is an exciting life and yields attractive returns, according to what "Alligator Joe" Campbell, of Jacksonville, Florida, told me when I visited his alligator ranch recently. At that time there were more than 6,000 alligators on the curious farm, which is the largest of its kind in the whole world. These alligators ranged from little wigglers, only six to eight inches long and just hatched, to huge creatures twelve to thirteen feet long, weighing from 1,000 to 1,400 pounds, and some of them from 700 to 800 years old.

The haunts and habits of the alligators are as strange as the looks of these repulsive reptiles. For the most part, the alligators live in dens and caves along the river banks in tropical climates, such as that of Florida. Commonly, the trances to these alligator domiciles are sub

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The alligator hunter starts out after darkness falls over the river. He carries several bull's-eye lamps, which he uses to blind the alligators by throwing the powerful light directly into their eyes. His principal weapon is a stout pole about ten feet long, which terminates in a strong hook. The hunter prowls about until he locates an alligator village or rendezvous. Then he pokes the queer fishing-pole into the alligator den. When one of the alligators snaps his jaws tightly over the hook, it catches securely in his mouth. Quickly the hunter draws the reptile to the boat, and his companions tie stout ropes around the snout of the alligator so that he can not open his mouth. Then they fasten his legs up above his back with additional thongs. The reptile is then subdued and it is an easy matter to transport him to his new home on the alligator ranch. Skinhunters sometimes adopt this method. shooting the alligators after they are hooked, but generally they locate them with their lanterns and shoot the reptiles as they stay still, fascinated by the brightness of the light. "Alligator Joe" and his associates hunt the rivers and marshes of Florida assiduously during the low-water season, capturing all the alligators they

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Rules of the Contest

1-Letters must be written in the English lan-
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2-The competitor's name and address must be
written at the top of the first page of the
Jetter.

3-The letter must be mailed in a sealed,
stamped envelope. No post cards will be
considered.

4-There shall be no limits to the length a letter may be; and any competitor may send in as many letters as desired.

5 This Contest shall be freely open to anyone, anywhere.

6-The first prize will be awarded to the contestant whose letter on the subject: "Nothing Takes the Place of Leather," is the best in the opinion of the judges.

7-The Contest opens officially June 30, 1923, and closes October 31, 1923.

8-In case of tie, both or all tying contestants
will receive the full amount of the prize
tied for.

Nothing takes the place
of Leather

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Leather is so tough because the living hide is made of millions of springy fibres, bundled tight together, tunneled with tiny pores. Tanning makes these fibres even tougher than nature made them.

As you tread on a leather sole, it "gives" just enough to make walking easy. Through the pores, the foot's heat escapes. Your skin breathes through leather, your feet stay cool. Yet you have the sure feel of firmness and protection underfoot.

Some mother will be sure to seize on such traits of leather to win a prize with a letter about how well it suits her children's foot-needs. Mothers wisely trust growing feet to honest leather. It lets them grow straight and sturdy; keeps them dry and comfortable. And leather wears so wonderfully long!

The best Letter about Leather
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The next best letter, $500.00.
Third best letter, $200.00.
Then five prizes of $100.00 each.
And ten prizes of $50.00 each.

MARTHA E. DODSON
Associate Editor. The Ladies' Home Journal

Most likely some prize-winner's letter will deal with the style which only good leather soles and heels retain in shoes. Any business girl, whose limited means must keep her trimly shod, soon learns how only good leather soles keep shoes stylefresh.

Many another merit of leather will furnish themes for cash-winning letters. Its endurance under severest use as you observe it in leather belts, driving machinery year after year; or in old sole-leather trunks, which have been banged around the travel-routes of the world for years, and still remain staunch and sightly.

Sole leather is used for cogs and gears in machinery, because such parts run silently and wear out very slowly indeed.

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Twenty prizes of $25.00 each and
Eighty consolation prizes of
$10.00 each.

All told, 118 cash prizes, amount-
ing to $5000.00, for Letters
about Leather.

JUDGES

PRESIDENT FREDERICK C. HICKS of the University of Cincinnati

PRESIDENT FRASER M. MOFFAT
of the Tanner's Council

Address your letter to Contest Judges

AMERICAN SOLE and BELTING LEATHER TANNERS

17 Battery Place, New York City

Tanning is one of the nation's great industries which touches the life of every citizen. In order to place the facts about the industry before the public and awaken a consciousness of the value of good leather this advertising campaign is undertaken by a group of the principal sole and belting leather tanners.

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BIRDS, BEASTS AND TREES Continued

can round up. Latterly, Joe has sold more than ten thousand alligators a season to traveling shows, circuses, museums, zoological parks and private gardens. He ships thousands of alligators by parcelpost, as Uncle Sam will accept these reptiles when they are under twenty inches in length and weigh less than fifty pounds, if packed in strong cypress crates. A small alligator fifteen to twenty inches long sells for about $1.50, delivered anywhere in the

thirty-five to forty-five pounds of meat or fish.

Ocklawaha, the largest alligator in captivity, is thought to be several hundred years old, weighs 1,400 pounds and is thirteen and a half feet long. He would be an ugly customer to run into accidentally. Experts determine the age of the alligator by the width of his nose between his eye-teeth. After the reptile is ten feet long, the nose widens one-quarter of an inch for each fifty years the alligator lives. The average layman imagines that an alligator chews a leg or arm off his vietim who is unfortunate enough to fall prey to the reptile. This is not true. The alli

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The lamp of a thousand uses. Made of solid brass; handsome, durable and compact; a quality product throughout. Appropriate for any room of any home. Clamp is felt-lined-can't scratch. 5-yr. guarantee. Complete with 8-ft. cord and 2-piece standard plug. Price $5. Make sure you get the genuine Adjusto-Lite. The name is on the carton and on the clamp. Sold by live dealers everywhere. If your dealer cannot supply you, order direct. S. W. FARBER 141-151 So. Fifth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Prices in U. S. A. and Canada, brass, $5; bronze, nickel or white enamel finish, $5.50. West of Mississippi River and Canadian Rockies, and in Maritime Provinces, 25c per lamp additional.

Photographs by courtesy of "Nature Magazine"

PART OF THE "STOCK" TAKING A SUN-BATH

These soporific "gators" are said to be comparatively harmless, and more than pay for their board and keep. They are sold to circuses and zoos.

great rapidity and at the same time he holds the leg or arm of his victim in a vise-like grip. Then the alligator turns over and twists the appendage of his captive off.

United States or Canada. Six-foot alli- | gator snaps his jaws together with very gators cost about $25, while the big ones that are ten to twelve feet long, 150 years old, or older, and weigh 1,000 pounds or more, retail at approximately $100 apiece. It is a hard matter to secure the big fellows, as they are scarce and difficult to capture, while it takes a long time for the reptiles to develop and mature when they are raised in captivity.

The ordinary alligator hibernates for about five months out of every twelve. During this period of rest and relaxation, the reptiles remain under water most of the time. They can exist comfortably at depths five to ten feet below the surface. On the champion alligator farm in Florida, during the winter season, the alligators are sluggish and dormant. Most of the time they remain submerged in the pools and ponds, which are securely fenced. In one little enclosure, about as large as the average city man's rear lawn, the writer saw 275 alligators enjoying their wintertime vacation. The reptiles ranged from five to thirteen feet in length. Some of the largest ones weighed from 1,100 to 1,300 pounds.

In captivity, the alligators are fed on fish and low-grade meat. The 6,000 alligators on Joe Campbell's extraordinary ranch consume about six to seven tons of fish or meat a day during the summer season, while during the winter, when most of the reptiles are dormant a good share of the time, it takes only one ton of food daily to satisfy their hunger. The usual rule is for the alligator to enjoy one good, square meal a day. For the largest alligators this means a feast on from

The female alligator lays from forty to sixty eggs in as many minutes during the months of June and July. She scoops a hole in the sand or mud with her forefeet and in this she deposits the eggs. Then she throws the earth back into the hole with her tail. Ninety-five per cent. of the eggs are fertile and hatch out sixty days later under normal conditions. The young alligators hatch out and immediately seek shallow streams, being practically selfsustaining from the time they are incubated. The male alligators will eat their young if they can locate them. The fact that the youngsters hide in little, shallow pools proves an effective safeguard, as the adults rarely enter such places.

Alligators are hunted extensively for their valuable hides, which, when tanned properly, yield one of our most durable fancy leathers for use in satchels, handbags, bill-cases, pocket-wallets, suit-cases, and in the manufacture of similar articles. The average adult alligator weighing about 1,000 pounds will yield approxi mately one and one-half gallons of alligator oil and a valuable hide, which, when tanned, weighs from thirty-five to forty pounds. Such a hide is worth from $15 to $25 before it is tanned. The heads and feet of small alligators that are from four to twelve years old, are used as ornaments on ladies' hand-bags.

During his life which often covers

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