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Tombstone epitaph., 1915-02-07
Starting the Motor.

The gradual lowering of the quality of commercial gasoline available for automobiles has made it more difficult to start the motor, especially in cold weather. Under existing conditions denatured alcohol is preferable to gasoline for priming purposes, be cause few drops of the former, in. jected through the priming cock, will assure a quicker start. The engine will run longer on the alcohol and give the carburetor more time to be- gin it's work
 Ether is used for this purpose also, because it evaporates very quickly, but while it causes few sharp explosions, it is usually necessary to give the en. zine a second priming. as the car. buretor seldom takes hold on the first attempt. However, as denatured al. cohol is decidedly cheaper than ether and is always uniform-being a gov. ernment-controlled product-it is cer tain to become the popular primer Of course. denatured alcohol is al ready well known in the automobile world as a non-freezing agent for the radiator solution of water-cooled cars and as a carbon remover.
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WESTERN.

A bill to make electrocution the only legal method of execution was introduced in the Utah Senate
 Mrs. Florence H. Gates, widow Of Charles c. Gates. was married at her home on Lake of the Isles al Mime apolis, Minn., to Harold Lee Judd Of New Britain, Conn.
 Western railroads must bring into court the basic data on which they make their claim that demands of en- ginemen for wage increases would add sio.o00.0oO annually to the pay rolls.
 The Guarantee State Bank at Hous- ton, Tex. was robbed and the robber and two other men shot iI revolver battle fought in the home of a prom inent merchant The bank funds were recovered.
 Widows more than 60 years old, with children, and unable to earn a livelihood, will get a pension of s15 a month for themselves and s6 for each child. under the terms of a moth CTS pension bill unanimously passed by the Arizona Legislature.
 4. G. Olson of Fort Worth, Tex, was arrested in Chicago on a federal warrant charged with having used the mails to defraud. Olson and twelve others were indicted in Fort Worth, accused of advertising they were physicians.
 A memorial introduced in the state Senate at Olympia, Wash, asking Congress to create out of the eastern Washington counties and the pan handle district Of Idaho the new state Of Lincoln, was reported favorably by unanimous vote of the committee on memorials.
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Folks Good Opinion.

Few persons do not value the good opinion of others. Pulling down the character of someone is not the way to build up your own; the ruin of an other does not mean your building up There are some who appear to think another's possessions something taken from themselves. This is a mistake To point out an error in another character is not to prove correspond, ing virtue in ones own. If We decry another for being miserly, of disagree able disposition, extravagant or stu pid, and expect the nearer to see the corresponding virtue in ourselves. we need to learn that this is not what the nearer usually sees. Rather he thinks how unkind such talk is and attention is called to failings in the speaker which would probably other wise not have been noticed. Let your chief aim be to make yourself worthy of the good opinion of others. Belit- ting them is a plain acknowledg- ment of a conscious fault of your own The way to win the good opinion of others is to be worthy of it. If you are you will not need to call attention to it--Milwaukee Journal
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New Style of Individual Antiskid
 Chain.

country roa6-and they would take up so little room and be so easily cleaned that a motorist would be well justified in having a set in his car at all times.
 According to the latest count of the cars manufactured in this country it is found there are but few more makes of pleasure cars than of these made especially for commercial use.
 In the pleasure car field the list is headed with one concern making eight.cylinder motors, although it is known that others are about to bring out this type. Then come 66 makes of six-cylinder cars. Naturally enough, the fours still lead, there being s2 of these. The two-cylinder makers are chiefly those giving attention to cycle cars and number only II. In the cleo tric field there are 15 different makes of pleasure cars and If of commercial vehicles.
 The gasoline commercial car is strong, with total of 1i2 makes. Thus it will be found that while there are I75 makes of pleasure cars, there are nearly as many in the commercial field, or total of 1856. It should, how ever. be borne in mind that many makers of one class also make the other, so that these figures do not con stitute a total of 331 distinct makers of motor vehicles.
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READING THE WILL
By ALvAR JORDAN GARTH.

And to each of my four loving and devoted ,nieces. framed portrait of myself, to be enlarged from my cabi- net photograph, for which and other purposes a fund has been given hy me to my executor. I hope they will treasure the portrait in their posses sion and memories in remembrance of me"
 The cheap old hunks" viciously hissed Mary Winsted to her sister, Nettie.
 Its shameful" was the angry re- sponse.
 After leaving all that money to the theological seminary" almost sobbed Esther Dalton to her cousin. Alice Rowe. who sat by her side.
 Dear old uncle!" spoke Alice soft ly. He was good to all of us when he was alive. He gave me my piano. you know. and there hasn't been a Christmas for five years past that he hasn't made us all handsome and ex- pensive gifts of iewelry and the like.
 Esther shrugged her shoulders un- der the s200 sealskin coat that Uncle Robert had given her only a few weeks before his death. Then she smiled sweetly at Mary and Nettie. She was glad to see the owners of those angry faces disappointed in their lofty hopes of rich legacy.
 The reading of the will of old Rob
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Goggles for Use Against Headlights.

Goggles for use at night to protect the chauffeur's eyes from the dazzling headlights of an approaching car are recent invention intended to over come some of the objectionable fea- lures of powerful motor car lights. The upper part of the lens is sup piled with a segment of dark amber, while the lower two-thirds is of light CT color, suitable for daylight use. When driver is confronted with a brilliant searchlight glaring in his face, by tilting his head downward to bring his vision through the dark segment, the approaching machine and the road way may be seen clearly and without discomfort, the glare being eliminated and the sources of light sharply de- dDed-Popular Mechanics.
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ert Burr ended, all interest of most of the relatives present died out, for he had favored few of them, and those with no marked liberality. There was a great confab at the Dalton home that evening. Alice was an orphan and lived with the Daltons. The Win steds lived only next door, and Mary and Nettie came over to discuss the great event of the day and abuse their dead relative
 ''Humph, his old portrait can go to the barn loft, for all I'll hinder" de- clared Mary. spitefuliy.
 "In loving remembrance,' quoted Nettie, sneeringly. "I hope some one smashes a stepladder in it when they go to hang it in my room"
 q shall retire my precious legacy as soon as the decent period of mourn ing has passed" observed Esther, iciiy, as though she were punishing the relative who had failed to cater to her extrayagant tastes.
 Alice said nothing. She had always had a warm spot Tn her loyal little heart for Uncle Robert. She was in a measure dependent upon the Dal- tons. but we'll earned her way. Espe- cially, since the gift of the piano she had been able to pay a fair cash price for her board. besides helping in many little household duties which the naughty Esther disdained.
 A month later the really priZed DOT trait hung in a cherished way in the poorest room in the house, which of course was the one to which uncom- blaming Alice was assigned. Esther nad placed her legacy in her brothers neglected den. The Winsted girls openly boasted that theirs had found storage in an unoccupied servants room. Then there came along one Worth Davenal, and the complexion ,f the four young girlish lives was vi- ally affected by the occurrence.
 He was a bright, manly young fel- ow. What pleased the Winsted girls was that he was reputed rich. He was the favored nephew of a prosper ous city stockbroker. Esther set her zap for him at once. This caused bitter break in her relation with Mary md Nettie, and the harmony of the fttle coterie of cousins was broken in upon.
 Esther was pretty. but bold as well. She simply started out to appropriate the distinguished visitor to the town III to herself. Young Davenal was. however. no more attentive to her han to the others. Alice greatly ad- hired the manly. free-hearted fellow, nd from the first he seemed to enjoy Ter company. Twice, however, once ,ecause of necessary attention to, 'ome pupils, and again when Mrs. Dal- on fell i'll and wished some one to -eep her company. Alice disappointed Nr. Davenal in engagements, and this seemed to nettle him. It was possible hat Esther created some false im- yression in his mind as to the true acts of the case. At all events, he ecame quite . regular escort to Els
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SPORT.

The Buffalo Feds will train al Athens, Ga. this spring.
 Harry Heilman. outfield utility man with Detroit last year. was signed by the San Francisco baseball club.
 The St Joseph Western League Club sold George Watson. outfielder, to the Oakland Club Of the Pacific Coast League.
 The Chicago Cubs are about to be sold" again. The latest offer was one Of s5O0,O0O in real money from a new Chicago syndicate.
 Harry Bramer returned 10 Denver very pleased young man. lie sue ceeded in defeating Earl Puryear at Longmont in a ten-round battle.
 An army is fighting for Jack John son. A town is being besieged that the big black may enter Mexico unmoIest- ed for his fight with Jess Willard al JuareZ
 In the first intercollegiate basket ball game of the season, the team Of tle university or Colorado defeated the quintet from the State Agricultural College at Boulder by Q score of 30 to 26.
 Assemblyman Kramer of New York has introduced in the lower house a bill to tax all organized baseball games in the state per cent of the gross receipts of the week. A penalty Of $50 a day is provided in case the tax remains unpaid.
 President James c. McGnl of the Denver Western league and the In. dianapolis American Association base ball clubs cracked" some startling baseball news when he announced that the American Association was to become major league at once.
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BILIOUS, HEADACHY, SICK ''CASCARETS"
Gently cleanse your liver anC sluggish bowels while
 you sleep.
Get a 10-cent box.

Sick headache, biliousness, dizZt ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul breath-always trace them to torpid liver; delayed. fermenting food in the bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
 Poisonous matter clogged in the in. testines, instead of being cast out Of the system is re-absorbed into the blood. When this poison reaches the delicate brain tissue it causes con. gestion and that dull, throbbing. sick ening headache.
 Cascarets immediately cleanse the stomach, remove the sour, undigested food and foul gases, take the excess bile from the liver and carry out all the constipated waste matter and poisons in the bowels.
 A Cascaret tonight will surely straighten you out by morning. They work while you sleep-a 10-cent box from your druggist means your head clear, stomach sweet and your liver and bowels regular for months. Adv.
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FOREIGN.

Gen. Alvaro Obregon. the Carranza leader al the head of his troops, en- tered Mexico City.
 Alexander Elder, founder os the FL der'Dempster steamship line. died al Southport. England.
 At the wool sales at Sydney, Austra- Tia. the auctioneer refused a German buyers bid for a certain lot Of the ma terial.
 The Paris prefect of police, in order 10 satisfy public opinion. has ordered that the carnival and mid-Lent festiyi. ties this year be suspended.
 Field Marshal Lord Roberts. who died in France Nov. II of last year. left an estate of s3s5.00O. all of which goes to his widow and daughters.
 Three short. sharp earthquakes shook the Isthmus of Panama in three days. the third one occurring Tuesday. None Of the shocks did any damage.
 The British raid on the town of Es- sen resulted in the destruction Of 40O war automobiles. according 10 a cor respondent of the Amsterdam Handels blad.
 General Noriel. the insurgeat lead CT. and two accomplices who were found guilty of having killed a po!it- ic&l enemy at a cock fight in 1912, were hanged at Manila.
 In oommemoration of his fifty-sixth birthday. Emperor William granted general amnesty 10 hundreds of of lenders against military and discipli nary rules since the outbreak of the war.
 The federal council at Berlin has put into effect sweeping regulations for the conservation of the food sup ply, as follows: All stocks of corn. wheat and flour are ordered seized by Feb. 26. All business transactions in these commodities are forbidden from Jan. 26 All municipalities are charged with the duty of settin. aside suitable supplies Of preserved meats. The owners of corn are ordered to report their stocks immediately. whereupon coufiscation. at fixed price. will follow"
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How to Do it Right.

It is frequently difficult to remove the steering pin or bolt by which the steering knuckle is swiveled on the axle, in cases where the axle is not re- moved from the car and so cannot be put in a hydraulic press or bulldozer. The use of a hammer cannot be rec commended for fear that the end of the bolt will be blurred Besides, there Is not enough room under the axle to se- cure a swing to the hammer. The best way to remove the bolt is to place a block of wood under it and then take away the jack so that the weight of the car rests On the pin. This. coupled with few smart blows with a hammer on the axle or knuckle at point as near the bolt as possible. will remove the most stubborn bolt.
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Poor Compression Easily Traced.

Causes of poor compression may seem obscure, but in reality may be readily traced. The tightness of valve caps and spark plugs, of course, is readily ascertained by painting the exterior of the joint with soapy water, any leaks being indicated by the forma. tion of bubbles. Provided no trouble is found by this means, and if there is ample clearance between the ends of the valve stems and tappets when the valves are closed. it may be assumed that the leakage is either around the valve seats or past the piston rings. If the latter is the case, the crank case will be found to be uncomfort. ably warm after the engine has been running for time, owing to the pres ence of the hot gases.
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WASHINGTON.

The Supreme Court announced 1t would take a recess after announcing opinions Feb. l, until Feb. g.
 President Wilson signed the bill ere atiug the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. with approximately 100000 acres of public lands.
 Congressmen will distribute free seeds as usual this year. By vote of ss to 2e the House killed an amend ment to the agricultural bill intended to end the practice. The bill carries an item of s20O,0 for seeds.
 An appeal to Congress to go slcw in expending millions for battleships unfil it can tuild in the light of les sons of the European war was voiced in the Senate by Senator Tillman, chairman of the naval committee.
 Formal announcement of the in auguration of a great federal employ meut bureau by the Department of Labor. with the assistance of the Postoffce and Agricultural Depart meuts. was made by Secretary Will son.
 Thanks to the United States from the German Red Cross was expressed in a statement given out by Count Berns- torff. the German ambassador.
 The German Imperial marine au- fborities have fofbidden the use of vireIess apparatus in German waters by merchant ships except in case or distress.
 Orders aosing the Pittsburg and Chicago stock yards because of new Infections of foot and mouth disease vent out from the Department of Az ytcuIture. The yards probably will be closed a week.
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GENE ERHL.

President Wilson vetoed the immi grafton bill and sent a special mes sage to Congress saying he disap proved the measure because Of the lit eracy test and other restrictive tests which it proposes as a condition of admission of immigrants to the United States.
 Private mail boxes in hotels. apart ment houses. offices, residences and everywhere else have been placed un- der federal jurisdiction by order of Postmaster General Burleson with the result that all communications. bills, advertisements, invitations, par cels or other articles not bearing the government seal CT stamp are ex- cluded from them.
 While flames which had burst through the floor at his feet while he was saying mass. were creeping to the hens of his garments. Father J. E. Awkward pleaded with his cong.ega. tion in the Roman Catholic church at Montgomery City, Mo. to leave the building in an orderly manner Tke congregation. which had started a rush for the doors. hesitated and then left quietly. Members of q nearby church joined in A bucket brigade and extinsuished the fire. which had de stroyed the building.
 Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher was granted a divorce in the Supreme Court of Boston from a grandson of the famous New York divine of hall century ago.
 A bill repeating the cotton acre re- duction law enacted at a special ses- sion of the South Carolina Legisla- ture fast October was passed by the House of Representatives.
 Announcement was made at Gala sauqua, Pa, by a local firm of the re- ceipt of an order from the Russian government for 1000, 900 horseshoes. The plant is running day and night.
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HOLDS WHEEL SAFE'
Antiskid Chains That Would Seem to Have Many Ad-
 vantages Over Others.
EXCELLENT ON MUDDY ROADS
A Supply of These in the Tool Box Should Prepare Any Motorist for an Emergency, Which 1t Is
 Sometimes Impossible
 to Foresee.

One of the reason motorists dislike to carry antiskid chains is that they accumulate so much mud and dirt as to keep the tool box in a mussed up condition. are difficult to clean, and also more or less unhandy to put on the tires even when their need is rec ognized. Yet they are the best in surance a motorist can carry to save damage to his own or his neighbor's s machine through skidding or sliding when the brakes are locked and the wheel simply slides over greasy pavement.
 As a convenient substitute for the bull chains and one that will serve the purpose to a remarkable degree, eith- CT to prevent skidding or for use on a muddy road, is a single chain designed to pass around the tire and to be easily locked to a spoke of the wheel. As many or as few of these chains may be used as desired. but it is supposed that at least four will be required to do the work of the ordinary chain, and five would be still better. The fasten. Ing arOunu lne spohe IS oi iedtnef' sc the chain cannot in any manner iniure the wheel or disturb the varnish on the spoke. Furthermore. they are made in such manner as to be adjustable to a certain extent to fit different diame- ters of tires within reasonable limits. Eight or ten of these little cross chains in the tool box would prepare any motorist for an emergency-for a greasy city pavement or a muddy
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Habit Of Judqino.

The habit of judging is SO nearly in curable, and its cure is such an almost interminable process, that we must concentrate ourselves for long while on keeping it in check, and this check is 10 be found in kind interpretations. We must come to esteem very lightly our sharp eye for evil, on which per haps we once prided ourselves as clev- erness. We must look at our talent for analysis of character as a dread full possibility of huge uncharitable- ness. We are sure to continue to say clever things, so long as We continue to indulge in this analysis; and clever things are equally sure to be sharp and acid. We must grow to some thing higher and something truer than quickness in detecting evil.
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Ioopino the Feed Pipe.

Looping the gasoline feed pipe I. advisable in order to prevent crystal lization and consequent breakage of the pipe through constant vibration. However. if the loop is made in yer ticai plane an interruption in the flow of the "gas" is apt to follow refilling :he tank unless sGH.c:ca: c. the IiGuid is poured in to overcome the air pres sure that may be trapped in the loop. The looping in the horizontal plane avoids any such troubles.
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. BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING EVENTS iN THIS AND FOR.
 Ei6N COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
ooiNos AND HAPPENINGS rHAT MARK ThE PROGRESS
 OF THE AGE.
ABOUT THE WAR.

Although no big battles have been fought of late. there have been GU. gsgements in all the arenas from Asiatic Turkey to the English chan. nel. in which the losses in men and material probably have been greater in the aggregate than iu many of the battles of history.
 That the Germans lost more than 2o.0G0 men in the desperate fighting along the western battle front Janu- ary 25, 2S and 27 is reported in the French official bulletin. In one fight alone, at Craonne, it is declared the German losses equaled one brigade. and a German brigade totals G,e00 men.
 A telegram received at Amsterdam from Berlin announces that General Won Buelow, commanderin-chief of the German second army, has been appointed a field marshal General Won Einem, commanderin-chiefo of the third army. the dispatch adds. has been promoted to the full rank of general.
 According to reports received at Geneva from Innsbruck in the Aus trian Crownland of TyTol. Emperor Francis Joseph is arranging to abdi- cate, it being said he is unable to agree with the views of Emperor Will liam on military affairs, and also be- cause of the German Emperor's atti- tude regarding peace.