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Cause of the Trouble.

Specialist - Your heart Is acting
rather irregularly. Is there anything
worrying you? Patient-Not particu-
larly. Only just now when you put
your hand in your pocket I thought for
a moment you were going to give me
your bill-Puck.
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HARVARD MAN A "MAID."
Earns SIS by Housework-Studsnts
Make SS5,12o In Year.

Earns Slo by 7ouseWork-otuosh
Make SIS, 100 In Year.
Cambridge. Mass.-One Harvard un-
dergraduate elected to do general
homework during the last academic
year. according TO the annual report
Of the student employment Office.
The sum of SIS which the young
man received for his services leads to
the belief that he either substituted
for a regular maid or lost his job after
a month of baking and bed making
Local employment during the last
year gave 61S Harvard men total
wages of SS5.1207G Included In the
occupations followed were those of
furnace man, dancing teacher. dancing
partner, pin boy. model, errand boy,
scene shifter and conductor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-11

What are the advantages and disad-
Vantages of the left hand driver
The advantages advanced for left
hand drives are as follows:
AIN passing other vehicles the
driver is on the proper side to observe
how close he is to the passing vehicle.
In passing vehicles going In the same
direction he is on the proper side to
observe whether or not there is clear
passage.
BIN making turns the driver of a
left hand driven car is on the high side
of the road and nearest the center.
C.-In drawing up TO curb the driv-
er is on the outside, permitting In
gress and egress on the right side, not
necessitating the occupants of the front
seat getting out and in on the left side
and walking through the mud
DIN drawing away from a curb
the driver is in a position to observe
the cars which may be passing If on
the left side
E.-With the driver on the left side
the control levers may be placed in
the center of the car and yet be con-
venient for right hand manipulation.
But there is another side to this
question, as there is to any question.
The advocates Of right hand drive ad-
vance the following points:
AIN passing to the right of anoth-
er vehicle, especially in country road,
the driver Of a right hand driven car
is in a position to see how close to the
ditch he may allow himself to ap-
proach. In passing TO the left the
driver is closest TO the car he is pass
ing.
BIN turning to the right the driv-
er, If on the right side Of the car, is
able to see how close he is coming to
the curb.
Gin drawing up to the curb the
driver is closer to the curb on the
right and therefore can observe how
close he is to it. He also can open
the tonneau door from this side, while
in the left hand drive arrangement for
the passengers must open the door
themselves, or the driver must climb
out to open 1t for them.
DIN starting the motor the wheel
may be reached, when on the right
side, after cranking to throttle the en-
CINE down in the minimum of time
and without going out in the mud.
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willie, don't you know that it Is
wrong to fghtY"
Eyes, ma, 1 know it's wrong, but
never think of it that way unless the
fellow who tackles me is one I'm sure
| can't lick."-Detroit Free Press.
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FARMING AND
LIVE STOCK
EARLY MATCHING PAYS.

Poultry Raisers Should Breed So as TO
Produce Eggs In Winter.
Prepared by United States department of
agriculture
Early Matching is the secret of win
ter egg production, say specialists in
the United States department Of agri-
culture. The pullet that is Matched
early natures early and is ready to
lay eggs in the fab when the supply is
scarcest and prices highest Chickens
that are expected to be revenue pro-
ducers for their owners later in the
year should be out Of their shells by
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-11

have a forty horsepower car, and
notice that it backfres or pops when,
after speeding the car up to thirty-five
or forty miles per hour, the throttle is
suddenly closed. Is this due TO some
fault, or it is merely the nature OF some
engines7 ! have had three other cars
and never noticed il before.
This back firing or popping is caused
by your inlet valves, which are not as
tight as they should be. When the
engine is run at high speed and the
throttle suddenly closed the volume of
gas admitted TO the manifold is much
too little for the speed of the motor,
and while the motor is slowing down
to the proper speed for such a slight
opening a vacuum is created on the
suction stroke Of each cylinder that is
not filed in the short inlet valve open
ing from the small throttle opening.
The result is that on the compression
stroke, when normally the compress
sion is great enough TO seal the valve
tight, there is still a vacuum In the
cylinder, so that the valve remains
open, due TO slow spring action. What
charge there is in the cylinder collects
in two or three strokes and is ignited
by the spark with the inlet valve par
TALLY open. This causes it to back
fire through the carburetor. Some
times the compression and volume OF
the charge is not sufficient TO ignite,
so that it is expelled into the red-hot
exhaust pipe and muller, where the
hot carbon fires 1t. To totally eradi-
cate this by adjusting the valves alone
you would have TO increase their ten
sion to such an extent that they would
not only not open properly, but would
wear unnecessarily. The best plan is
to fit sitter springs with the same ad-
justment. 1t must be understood, how
ever, that sudden throttling is not to
be advised. as the engine is not intend
ed as a brake. Always throttle and
accelerate moderately and use the
spark in conjunction, using the clutch
or clutch and brake to slow down.
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Is II possible to have too much crank
case compression, and what is the
cause?
In a properly designed four cycle
engine there should not be any crank
case compression. That is what the
breather is for-to relieve any compress
sion that might result from expansion
of the air in the crank case due to the
heating up of the engine.
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With two cars of the same horse
power which would take the more
power, thirty horsepower car with
thi-ty-six inch wheels or a thir-
ty horsepower with forty one inch
wheels?
Presenting that the cars promised
are otherwise the same, a car with
thirty-six inch wheels would prove the
more efficient on smooth and hard
roads, while on the other hand one
with forty-one inch wheels would
prove the more efficient on soft, sandy
or billy country. This is simply q
question of leverage. Where a lever
is required it is more efficient; where
it is not, 1t is a useless hindrance.
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It's Hummer.

Pine Grove, Ark.-Katherine Lucy
boasts Of being the possessor Of the
only brindle Boseo tomcat in these
parts. A few days ago tabby brought
In a black snake thirty-nine inches
long.
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Kindly give your opinion as to the
value of benzine to be substituted for
gasoline. 10 II dangerous to use, and
will It lnjure the motor more than
gasoline.
Benzine is a richer fuel than gaso-
line and, If properly carbureted, is said
to give more power. 1t starts easily
in summer, although not as easily as
gasoline. In winter it is advisable to
use gasoline. Benzine is not as vola-
tile as gasoline; but, owing to the
greater number of heat units it con-
tains, it will develop more power. 1t
does not evaporate as readily as gas
oline. There should be no danger from
using it If handled judiciously.
A disadvantage incidental to its use
has been that owing to it being richer
In carbon than gasoline it would de-
post more of this substance on the PTS
ton head and interior Of the combus-
ton chamber. While this may be true
of a poorly refined benzine and when
the mixture proportions are not cor
rect, it applies equally well when low
grades of gasoline are used and when
the mixture of gasoline vapor and air
supplied the cylinders is too rich.
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Try a Want Ad in our Business Par
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Interior view of a tightly built
poultry house suitable for the win
ter care of laying hens. Note the
deep layer of litter on the floor and
the laying boxes.
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For Butter Wrappers go to Echo Office
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What proportion of length of con-
Meeting rod to length of stroke is good
practice in long stroke ensines7
About two to one.
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When going up a grade slowly on
high my engine makes dull, humping
sound. The carburetor is set low, re-
curing long manifold. Do you think
this sound is due to condensation in
the manifold ! was told that the
trouble might be remedisd by having q
new exhaust manifold made divided, q
separate exhaust for each pair of cylln-
ders, for the trouble might be that the
explosions overlap and the engine not
seaNense properly.
The knock is either a spark knock
or a gas knock. If 1t is a spark knock
you should retard the ignition some
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friday Tflay II 1917
IN PROBATE

IN PROBATE
In the Superior Court of the state OF Wash
ington in and for the County of Chelan
In the matter of the Notice TO
Estate of John H. Creditors
Hansel deceased NO. S52)
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
Executor of the Last will and Testament of
John H, Hansel, deceased, to the creditors
of, and all persons having claims against
said deceased, to exhibit them with the nee
essary vouchers within twelve months from
the llth day OF April, A. d. 1917, at the Office
of Burt ]. Williams, in the City OF Wenat-
chez, state of Washington. same being the
place Of the transaction of business OF the
said Executor of said estate.
Dated at Wenatchee, Washington, this
18th day of April A. d. 1917
GEO. w. HANSEL
As Executor of the last VIII and Testa-
ment of John II. Hansel, deceased.
tlst pub, Apr. 90 4th pub. May IL
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Can you tell me why two cycle
motor baekfres in the carburetorf
The reason that a two cycle motor
gives this trouble is that the intake
and exhaust valves open and close at
the same time, the theory being that
the incoming charge of fresh gas blows
the burnt gas out of the combustion
chamber. However, at certain motor
speeds the combustion of the charge
is not entirely complete when the in
take valve opens. with the result that
the incoming charge Of fresh gas is
prematurely ignited and fires back into
the carburetor Usually a two cycle
motor runs smoothly at one or two
rates of speed, but is prone to backfre
at all other speeds, especially when
the motor is accelerated or retarded.
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-20
Spread tn. Manure.

From the standpoint of conserving
its plant food about the poorest place
manure can be kept Is In heap. writes
q correspondent of the Ohio Farmer.
It Is likely to ferment and In SO do
ing 1t win lose nitrogen and organic
matter, and unless 1t is protected from
rains there Is likely to be much loss
from teaching. In experiments at the
Ohio station manure stored In heaps
from January to April lost 35 per cent
Of Its organic matter, % per cent Of Its
phosphorus. 81 per cent of its POTASH
UNI and SO per cent Of its nitrogen.
While would not undertake to say
that there are no losses when 1t Is
spread in the field, they are greatly
reduced. as long time experiments have
proved. The greater part Of the leach
ings are promptly absorbed by the soil
and are distributed where they are
wanted.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-20

exist However. where perennial
cover crop such as alfalfa is grown
other control measures must be taken.
Efficient protection may be secured
by banding the trees with cotton bat
ting or with some sticky substance In
experiments by the department an
eight inch strip of cotton batting was
placed about the trunk Of each tree
and tied with cord about the middle.
The upper half Of the cotton band was
then rolled down over the cord. Good
results also were obtained by applying
to the trunks Of the trees band Of q
commercial sticky substance one-eighth
inch thick and three inches wide. The
lower limbs Of the trees should be kept
well up from the ground, and any
props used also should be banded
bands should be put on in the latter
part Of August and left on until after
the fruit is harvested.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-20
an4l l1uttrrs.
NOTICE OF roxEcLosuRr

XyYHEREAS Andrew Norton OF Tremo,,
w In the county OF Hancock aud The stats
OF Maine (unmar led, by his mortgage deed
dated the ssfd day OF June, 1915, and recorded
in the registry Of deeds Tor said Hancocs
county. June 26 1915, In book SIS page an.
conveyed to me. the undersigned John A
Smith, OF Brewer, In the county of penobscot
and said state OF Maine. certain real es,ste
situated IN said fremont In said mortgage
deed described as follows: "a certain lot or
parcel of land. with the building thereon.
situated in said fremont and described A.
follows. to witt Beginning at point ia the
northeriy line OF the road leading from West
fremont to Bass Harbor Mt the southwest NV
corner OF land now owned or OCCUPIED by
john Reed: thence running along said road
westerly to land now owne1 or occupied by A
A. Lopuss thence northeasterly along said
Lopus land to point In line OF land OF said
John Reed; thence southeasteriy along said
Johs Reeds line 10 the point begun at. Con-
tanning about seven and one half acres
Meaning and intending to convey to said
Smith the same premises. . triangular piece
J. Norton. and having descended to me as one
Of the heirs ~. Law and by deed OF my brother,
Daniel E. Norton. to me, which deed is yet TO
be recorded. And being the same premises
formerly owned BY my grandmother, Sarah Z.
Walls, and the me decided to nv mother
Emily J. Norton, by the said Sarah E walls,
to which deeds reference may be had for
more particular description" And whereas
the condition OF said mortgage has been aad
Is now broken, now. therefore. by reason Of
the breach OF the said condition OF said mort.
gage, l, the said John A. Smith, the owner
and holder Of said mortgage and the debt
thereby secured. claim q foreclosure of said
mortgage and upon all the property therein
described As conveyed.
Dated this nineteenth day OF June n. q. 1917.
JoHs A. SMITH.
Hale X Hamliu, Attys.
for said John A. smith.
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CRANBERRY ISLES.

Rev. Albert d. knight was called to
Boston over Sunday.
Charles Colt, who has been in Connecti-
cut through the winter, is home.
Mrs. Ernest Squirting spent Wednesday
and Thursday at Mort beast Harbor.
Miss Elvira Bunker, who has been at
tending high school at Southwest Harbor,
is home.
Perley Stanley left for Boothbay Friday
to get a boat for the party be is to sail
this summer.
Ray Squirting returned from Pittsfield
last week. He will be employed in Bar
Harbor this summer.
George Squirting and Beniah Bunker
went to New York last week. They are
expected home this week.
Rev. Fred Tingley, pastor OF the church
here four years ago, now OF Lowell, Mass,
has been here few days. He preached at
Isiesford Sunday forenoon and here Sun
day evening.
June IS. ROONEY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-20
IsLEsFORD.
ROONEY.

Mrs. Herbert w. Wells and chi dren are
at their cottage.
Miss Mildred Young, who has been at
tending Ear Harbor high school, is home.
Miss Thelma Squirting OF Sutton is viz
iting her grandmother, Mrs. Nellie
Spoford.
Russell Hadlock, who has been attending
Bangor high, is home. Earle Squirting
was not able to come, being i'll OF german
measles.
Rev. F. w. Tingley, former plstor
here, spent few days here last week and
occupied the pulpit Sunday morning dur
ing the absence of Rev. A. u. knight.
The many friends Of Mr.. Tingley were
glad to see him, and despite the pouring
rain there was large congregation. He is
now with the United Presbyterian church
OF Lowell, Mass.
June Is. 8.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-20
COUNTY. NEWS
SOUTHWEST HARBoR.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.

The Southwest Harbor high school com
mencement was OF marked interest, from
the baccalaureate sermon by Rev. A. II.
Graham. Sunday morning, to the final
function OF the grammar school promo.
tion Friday evening. For the first time
the high school graduates were CARRIED In
gowns and caps.
The graduation exercises were held in
Masonic hall Wednesday evening, with q
large and appreciative audience in attend
ance. The stage was beautifully decorated
with flags and greenery with white blos-
SONS, the Glass colors green and white,
the class motto. ''Not Evening, but
Dawn" The class roll was as follows:
Paris Gray, Andrew Herrick, Grace Clark,
Bessie Noyes, Lowell Ralph, Vera Robin
son, Leola Rumill, Alberta Seavey, Ray
mond Torrey, Jay Whitmore. Grace
Clark, being in Philadelphia the past
year, finished her studies there, passed the
examination with honor and won her
diploma, though still absent from her
class. The enlisted boys, Andrew Herrick
and Lowell Ralph, had received their
diplomas at the time OF the patriotic rally.
The program: March; prayer, Rev. Roy
Dalzeli; music, band; salutatory, Ray
mond Torrey; essay, Vera Robinson; class
history, Paris Gray; music, band; GRAFTON,
Jay Whitmore; class prophecy, Alberta
Seavey; music, band; presentation OF
gifts, Bessie Noyes; valedictory, ieola
Rumiil; music, band; presentation Of
diplomas, Principal Foster; reception;
music, band.
The high school ball was held in Wsrd's
hall at Manset, and in spite OF unfavorable
weather proved q pleasant affair.
Promotion exercises OF the eighth grade
were held Friday evening. The decora-
tions were fine; the class motto; "Row,
Not Drift" The weli-rendered program
merited the applause given. 1t included
singing by school chorus, prayer by Rev.
A. H. Graham; recitations, Esther Robin
son, Wendell Giliey, Philip Carroll, Inez
Carter, Hope Norwood, Maurice Billings,
Elizabeth LAWYER, Elwell Trundy, NAL
colin Sawyer and Elizabeth Herrick;
valedictory by Hilda Clark, presentation
OF diplomas by Rev. W. 7. Forsythe.
During the spring terra the pupils oil
the grade schools have kept flower and
bird lists, and much interest and en-
thusiasm have been shown in finding ne W
flowers and watching the birds. The
pupils knowledge OF birds and flowers
has been increased and their powers OF
observation quickened.
I In the sixth grade the greater number Of
birds was seen and named by Rosamond
Fernald and the larger number OF flowers
were found by vashti Clement. In the
seventh grade the most birds were seen
and named by Virginia Young and the
most flowers by Edna Billings.
There is general regret felt throughout
the community that II. A. Foster, who
has been popular and efficient principal
OF the high school. has decided to resign
and turn his enegies in some other direc-
tion.
June IS. SPRAY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-20
Candidates for Annapolis.

Seven young men took the competitive
examination arranged by Congressman
Peters for the appointment to Annapolis,
and as result of the examination, Con-
gresham Peters has named Smith Dun
mack Of Augusta as principal, Raymond
Cyril Percival OF Augusta as first alter
nate, Burton G. Turner Of Eastport as
second alternate and Harold W. Hodgkins
of Bar Harbor as third alternate.
The examination was held at Colby COL
lege, Waterville, Tuesday Of last week.
The examining board was composed OF
Prot. Ashcrsft of Colby, Lieut.. Richard
SON, U. =. N, now stationed at Bar Har-
Dor, and Superintendent-of- w. H.
Patten Of Ellsworth. Besides the candi-
dates named, Albion K. Bolon OF Winter
port, Norman M. Cotton Of Columbia and
Henry f. Hill Of Augusta took the exami-
nation.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-20
BABY BONDS.

Hildegarde Hawthorne Of the vigilantss
Tells About the War Loan.
The French nation has set itself def
nitely against any premature peace be-
cause of one tremendous resolution
that the children now growing up shall
not have in their turn to meet the hide
Gus agony of war.
This is a war more to make the chill
dren free forever from war than for
anything else.
II wish could do something, really
something, mother" said little boy
whom know, ITO help America. Don't
you think / could be a boy scou: even
If I'm only eleven? And when I'm
twelve why can't go ON destroyer
and chase submarines?'
1t was funny. OF course. But 1t was
not funny to see the glow Of high de-
votion on that child's face. to feel that
his whole being was thrilled with the
desire of service. 1t was immensely
moving To turn aside that passionate
wish to do something for the country
whose history he was studying in his
school. a country that to him was far
more of a real object to be loved than
to many of the older persons whose in
terests had narrowed to their own bust
ness and their own struggles, was to
turn aside something vital and precious.
This boy was one of five children.
Each child had something saved up,
the result of self denials and ambitions
Each got certain sums weekly for
chores performed or in prizes for good
conduct. And all were eager to do
something
So we talked TO them about the lib
erty loan, explained how the country
needed money to help it in the great
work which they were as yet too small
to share in, but which the money they
might give could do its full share In
making successful.
IF each one of you puts in $40 you
can buy one bond. You will have a
liberty bond, and you will be really
helping your country. If you earn
money by work and by being good and
give that money into the keeping Of
America you will be working for her
just as much as though you were fight
ing in the trenches or sinking subma-
rines."
All say is, try it with your children.
Use that beautiful young enthusiasm in
a definite way. Let your child own a
liberty bond and tell him or her just
what owning it means. Let him grow
up with stake in his country's credit,
let him feel himself part of the ire
mendous whole.
This war is for the sake of the chill
dren. The child can help to win it II
you use his generous wish to help his
country and teach him that there really
is work he can do. Even If he earns
only a few pennies and you have to
make up the rest he will be doing his
best. He will be learning the lesson Of
patriotism and of service and co-opera-
ton and thrift. Let him own q liberty
bond.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-20

That large part of the high price
of foodstuffs is due to manipulation
by spectators is made clearly evil
dent by the slump in prices which inn
mediately followed the letter of Pres
ident Wilson ordering Food Con-
troller Hoover to take whatever steps
were necessary to relieve the situa-
ton. The price of wheat and -four,
as we'll as several vegetables, is al
ready decreasing, and will go still
lower, according to the government,
but bottom will not be reached for
about two months, when the new har-
vest begins.