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Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
GIVES BEST LIGHT
LAMP BRACKETS SHOULD BE SET
 LOW ON MACHINE.
By That Arrangement the Rays Are Reflected on the Road, Where They Should Be, and Proper
 illumination Is Secured.

The problem of headlights, at least for the time being, seems to be best met by the simple suggestion of the Society of Automobile Engineers that mo beam of reflected light shall rise above 42 inches at a distance of 15 feet" This decision Is the outcome of much study and experiment during the last year and adheres closely to the California plan of bending the lamp brackets in such a way as to di- vert the rays to the ground.
 To ascertain when a light Is 42 inches from the ground at distance of 75 feet in front of the car the fol- lowing instructions are given:
 Have the light focused so that the reflected rays will be condensed in solid volume as much as possible, and so as to eliminate stray rays as far as possible. To focus light place the car in front of a building or any per pendicular fiat surface of sufficient size at a distance of 10 to 15 feet and by adjusting the bulb backward or forward reduce the area of light as much as possible and make the light from both lamps as nearly uniform as possible. This is the most difficult of the three things necessary to overcome objectionable glare.
 "Place the machine on the, level and measure a distance of 75 feet to the front.
 Make a mark on a board, broom handle, or on the coat of an individual 42 inches from the ground and see that the upper circumference of the solid volume of reflected light does not strike above that mark at 75 feet in front of the light. Police officers and others may easily determine the distance from the ground by noting a certain button, pocket, lapel, or any other distance mark on their wearing apparel. By stepping in front of the machine on the level at distance ap- proximating 15 feet they may easily determine whether or not the lights are properly defected."
 The Society of Automobile Engi- neers has what is known as its com mittse on standards, and a division of the committee Is now working or the details of head lamps. refiectors, and bulbs, with the object of establishing standards which shall make 1t easier for manufacturers to supply head lamps in the future that will give ade- Quate illumination and at the same time comply with the provision pre- venting the beam of reflected light rising above 42 inches at 75 feet dis topce.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
Tighten Bolts Carefully.

Care should be exercised when tight ening any part of a car that Is held in place by two or more bolts, such as the cylinders. It Is well to tighten only one nut at time, giving each one a turn or two until they are frightened securely. In bolting down a Hanged cylinder, for instance, by tightening one side, the strain might prove great enough to break the flange off the op- posite side, more especially if the flange Is not machined perfectly en- tirely around the cylinder.-S. c. Clarke.
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The Storaoe Battery.

There is no chemical that can be used to dissolve the sulphate on stor' age battery plates. The only way to reduce this sulphate is to charge the battery very slowly, say at such q rate that a complete charge would take about 50 hours. If one such charge does not reduce the sulphate, discharge the battery and recharge It again at low rate. A broken hard rubber cell cannot be patched effec- lively and must be replaced by a new one,
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
CHAPTER w.
The speeIal Aaent.

Colonel Posey remained indefinitely in Louisiana, and David was still ID charge of the shop. Late the next aft. ernoon he closed and bolted the small emporium and started down the street toward the tavern for an early supper. As he passed musingly along beneath the new-green elms and neared the courthouse, the words he had over. heard the night before from the Iips of Cranmer's comrade came sharply back. "rhe courthouse to- morrow night.
 The fascination of the little court. house plucked David as with an out stretched hand. In a moment he found himself before 1t. Through the half. open doors David caught a glimpse of the shadowy and empty place Of jus tice; and with a sudden determination he entered the silent and empty cham Der. He would conceal himself within 1t and learn why Job Cranmer was meeting strange men secretly after nightfall.
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Repair From the Outside.

This question is often asked: "Why not tear down sections on the inside of the tire?" Here are the most i'm portant reasons briefly stated: Dirt and water penetrats a tire from the outside. Many repair man working from the inside has had trouble due to not cleaning up the dirtiest part of the injury, just under the tread or side wall.
 It is much easier to do thorough work in replacing the plies on the out side and the repair is always much stronger and more durable.
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ONE DEFINITION

The automobiles are popeyed, mechanical quadrupeds found in almost all parts of the world. They are of various sizes, shapes and colors, and feed on oils and gasoline. Some of them live to be five years old. They are largely nocturnal in their habits, seeming to delight in tearing over the country by night and leaving a lot of nor tuary matter in their wake. The eyes of automobiles are so bright that when they look upon a person at night he is abso- lutely blinded. They seem to enjoy the annoyance they are able to infiict upon people in this way, but a monkey-wrench or two piloted into their face generally breaks them of this nasty habit.
 The speed of an automobile is unknown. Lovers of racing have paid enormous sums for well-bred cars and driven them what they thought sure would prove to be a worlds record. Then another car would whiz by the first one and make it feel like a hearse in 6 funeral pro- cession. No, the speed possibil- ities of the automobile are not known. But next to gossip, 1t Is said to be the fastest thing on earth.-Indianapolis Star.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25

others wo.se off than we. I saw a starving child knocked down and beat en that stole an apple from a cart. They drove us out of the market when We cursed England.
 It wasn't till November-that we could bear the rent of the frames no longer. The men were fair wolves by then. Every night they gathered in front of the Exchange. Then when the cold began and we had no coals nor even peats from Sherwood-the men blasphemed. They shouted that 1t WAS the machinery that was taking the bread from us. My father they called my father Preacher Lar renee because he begged them to wait, though he was one of them. My fa- ther I read to him at home the night they stormed the mills out of St. John his eyes were gone they broke the looms that night"
 He stopped. His eyes were burning like coals.
 Newcastle sent his men from their quarters in Castlegate to help the con- stables. They took four of them in wollaton street. And then they came to our cottage :"
 He stopped again, deathly pale.
 'They took my father with them he kissed me ." David's voice was low. "There was one who said that my father had inciteds the riot"
 He was trembling so that his two hearers watched him in pity, but he drew himself together.
 "Of the twelve judges of England we did not know which one would try the rioters. We addressed pleas to all. I do not suppose any of our let ters got beyond @ clerk. We were very funny. In the assizes of Michael mas term the cases were thought so unimportant that none of the judges was delegated to them-John Silver ter. Esq. recorder. and MT. Serjeant Bosanquet sitting.
 -Four of the five prisoners wer0 hanged. The case against them was too open-they had been taken in the very act of violating his majesty's decree, crown law since the twenty second year of his reign. My father thanked God for his release"
 A cry of joy came from Lydia's lips.
 Thank God, indeed" echoed Gran mer.
 David smiled at them as a man smiles at his surgeon.
 "In December we were a crowd of skeletons in rags. We stood in the wet snow and watched a man in a black hood fix the nooses about the necks of four men. Then the men fell the length of the rope and were still. They had little life to lose. The man who stood next me was my brother.
 "The fourth felon they hung was my father"
 "Your fatheri"
 A man sobbing with dry eyes is dreadful to look upon.
 "But the fifth man-who was set freey
 David's face was terrible.
 "They set him free who betrayed my father he fed from us. He was of our Yrotherhood-traitor the worse-and had sworn-God help himr
 Father and daughter were silent. David could say no more, but leaned against the counter, his shoulders
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talking in low tones. Even so. Lydia appeared to fear that someone might hear what they were saying. Now and then at some light rustic she glanced anxiously about and behind them. But the village street was empty. Only the tall, bending elms were near, and they might be expected to keep her fathers secret.
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trembling. Lydia felt that to stay longer would be iptTuding on his grief. She plucked at her fathers arm and they left the store.
 There's a lad will make good can- non'smeat in the Yankees service, {" said Mir. Cranmer, when they were out of hearing. =
 "what . dreadful storyr exclaimed the giri "And how wise he seemed r Learned from his father. I'll bs bound" wagered the farmer. Those Nottingham ~eavers are . ct to make England tremble-
 They walked back sD tAs tav2n,
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Oversize Tires . Savina.

Large tires are one of the big econ- Omy features for the consideration of motorists in the opinion of the engi- neers of a popular make of machine. Oversize tires, therefore, are provided in both four and six cylinder models.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
Aid for Tire Repairers

Anchor plates connected by chains have been invented for making tenn porary repairs to automobile tires by holding torn or punctured sections O. gether without the use of tape.-Hous- ton Post.
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cIeanino .spak PIuos.

The porcelain of a spark plug may e made clean and almost equal to few by soaking it in carbon disul- bhide
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25

These conpoisseurs are wonderful chaps. They know all the distinctions in wines. They can tell the difference h ctgarsttes."
 "Um- They must be wonderful chaps. M dgarstts6 0san alsks c OA.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25

David tanee arrives the frontier e inoana territory makes the non and his pretty daughter Tonet David enemy him. AL immediately One of them develops in this instalment
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25

Do you believe that young Larrenee has rsasen to suspect that Job cranmer and hIs dauah- ter mean to harm hIm or others in corydonf What about Doe tor EllIottf
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Ths Expsrta

CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09

about all winter i'll fed, insufR-
ciently clad, it simply means one
thing, and that is that she is a
born, dyed-in- -the-wool, professional
innocent victim"
If woman chooses to devote
herself to n man whom her friends
consider unworthy of her, l don't
see that it is any one, else's bust
ness. 1t is purely her own affair;
but the moment she makes a spec
tacle of her private life and invites
the sympathy of the world, that
moment a healthy-m minded commu-
nifty has a right to protest. There
are only two decent and dignified
courses open to the unhappily mar
ried. One is to get out, the other
is to shut up.
We have heard quite long enough
that it is n woman's lot to suffer
and endure. 1t is a human beings
right to make the biggest, finest
thing she can of her life. Mistakes
don't count, only intentions really
count. and to be joyous. healthy,
efficient, able to stand on our own
feet, alone, if necessary 49, that IS
the inalienable right'of each and all.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09

an excellent position, when she
met young man who fell in love
with her and asked her to MARRY
hlm. She refused at first, but he
was insistent. Then she told him
of this episode of her girlhood He
assured her that it made no differ
ence IN his feelings toward her
and they were married But they
ala not live happy ever afterward,
According to her letter, he began
by beating and checking her, but
mere physical cruelty proved too
lame an amusement for one of his
tastes, especially as the poor little
idiot forgave him, which was a
technical error on her part.
But it is worse now," she
writes; he is forever throwing it
up to me about the man who
wronged me. lie says that he will
tell all my friends and also his
friends that I wasn't n good girl
when he married me. He says that
he is going to put everybody against
me-"
Well let him my dear woman,
let him. By doing so he will only
reveal himself to This word as an
unmitigated cad and rotter. lie
has already proven himself one 60
his wife. And if you have friends
who would be affected by the scan
dalous stories which a man would
spread about his wife, the sooner
you get a new set the better for
you. And he threatens to tell his
friends that you were not n good
girl when he married you!
Il wonder what that sort of a
mans idea of pure woman is?
remember when l was a child over
hnnFinu a CT nf
which was provoked by Hardy's
preface to his great novel. Tess
of the D'Urbervilles," in which he
spoke of his book as the story of a
pure woman, and / remember then
thinking that the people who were
discussing the subject pro and con
were both nasty-minded and silly.
This man has proved that he is
incapable of appreciating the
touching confidence this girl
showed him when she told him
something that she had never
mentioned to another human he
ing. She acted from an instinct
lively honest impulse such as few
persons are capable of. She said
in effect: "It is not obligatory for
me to tell this embarrassing and
tragic secret of mine, but I do so
because I am both honest and too
proud TO stand on any false pre-
lenses" She was of too generous
a nature to dream that her confess
sion would involve any unpleasant
consequences
IT would have been impossible
for her to throw Up to him any of
his past delinquin&'es, and she
never imagined that he would cast
in her teeth an inotdent for which
she was in no. way responsible.
Then. if to ,aa, Generous, to be hon
est, to be. true, does not constitute
a pure woman. let US, in heavens
name, tnodify or reconstruct our
ideas ri purity.
BUY the letter does not end here,
she g oes on.
'I have helped him an awful lot.
He post his position last year and
l wa.1t to work in an office and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09

n great deal Even when they were
together, she and her husband,
words did not come easily between
them. He was away a great deal,
seeking, she knew. the old panacea
of work, hard. unremitting work, to
abate the ills of his spirit. She en-
We'd him that outlet. Work for her
there was none.
Lefty Howe's wife was at the camp
now on one of her occasional visits.
Howe was going across the lake one
afternoon to see a Siwash whom he
had engaged TO catch and smoke a
winters supply of salmon for the
camps. Mrs. Howe told Stella, and
on impulse Stella bundled Jack Jun
ior into warm clothing and went with
them for the ride.
When she returned from the
launch trip Fyfe was home and
Charlie Benton with him. She
crossed the heavy rugs on the living
room floor noiselessly in her over
shoes, carrying Jack Junior asleep
in her arms. And so in passing the
Cocr of Fyfe's den she heard her
brother say:
But, good Lord. you don't sup
pose he'll be saphead enough to
try such fool stunts as that! He
couldn't make il stick. and he brings
himself within the law first crack.
And the most he could do would be
to annoy YOU"
You underestimate Monohan," !"
Fyfe returned. He'll play safe per-
sonally so far as the law goes. He's
foxy. I advise you to sell if the offer
comes again. If You make any more
breaks at him he'll figure some way
to get you. 1t isn't your fight, you
know. You unfortunately happen
to be in the road"
Hanged if 1 do" Benton eiacu-
lated. I'm all in the clear. There's
no way he can get me, and I'll tell
him what I think of him again if he
gives me half a chance. 1 never
liked him, anyhow. Why should I
sell when I'm just getting in real
good shape to take that timber out
myself? Why, l can make a hun
dred thousand dollars in the next
five years on that block of timber
Besides, without being a sentimental
SORT of beggar, 1 don't lose sight of
the fact that you helped pull me out
of hole when l sure needed a pull.
And I don't like this high handed
style. No; if it comes to n show
down I'm with you. Jack. as far as
| can go. What in thunder can he
do ,"
Ito be continued.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09

paid all of our expenses, he has
another place now, but he gives
me only the smallest allowance
for food and refuses to buy me any
clothes. and l am afraid 1 will
freeze this winter"
If she does, l hope she will not
write and describe her slow agonies
to me and expect my sympathy,
for l shall have none TO bestow.
Any woman who has shown her
capacity to support not only her
self but her husband in time of
difficulty has no excuse for doing
without proper food and clothing
If this woman's husband is the
sort of q man she pictures him he is
small-minded tyrant, delighting
in torturing and oppBessing those
who are in his power. And she, in
accepting his tyranny and his in
suits, is lacking in independence
and self-respect. She has shown
her capacity to be n self-support-
ing woman doesn't have to endure
physical and mental indignities
from any one unless she enjoys
that sort of thing.
But if my correspondent goes
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09

Are Discussed

The innocent victim rouses in me
the same sentiment that Galett Bur
CESS expressed for the purple COW,
I'D rather see than be one" any
time. In the first place it involves
two admissions which are extreme
ly hurtful to ones pride and self
esteem. The first is that you were
fool enough to walk into n baited
trap; the second, that you were
inert enough to stay there, because
you hadn't the wit or the grit or
the plain common sense to get out.
In every bunch of letters that |
receive there always turks the
innocent victim" one. l should say
that the average is about one in
eight. Now. l am far from denying
that there are innocent victims in
the world who are deserving of all
the sympathy and help that can
be bestowed upon them. l have
just gazed from my window in time
to see a large, handsome and ag-
Sressive blue jay take an especially
tempting bit of raisin bread from n
small. meek wren. 1 can only hope
that the wren will get even in some
particularly aggragating and ingeni-
Gus way.
But to return to our muttons, the
innocent victim" letters. They stir
me more than any l get, and the
emotion is not always one of unmiX-
ed pity. 1t is often a feeling of
resentment and indignation, right
eous and unrighteous, 1 can't stop to
bother about the fine distinctions.
They are usually so humble and ap-
ologetic in tone. Now, why should an
innocent victim apologize for being
one? If innocent, no blame can be
attached to him or her, and there
is certainly no reason for anyone to
apologize for circumstances which
he could not possibly control.
have taken a recent letter, and
one which is fairly typical, by way
of example. l have no way of veri-
tying the statements, but l give the
facts to you as they were sent to
he.
This is the story:
a young girl who had lived in a
small town in the West came to
New York to get a position in a
business office. She succeeded in
securing a very satisfactory one.
and lived happily with a married.
sister for a few months until thd
brother-in-law decided to move tcI
another city. The girl remained
behind them, with no friends anf
alone. In her search for room 10
Nc in she met with a most an
fortunate experience. She vas
ashamed and afraid to mention if /
and confided in no one, attemptnr
as time went on to efface it MS
much as possible from her mind.
She devoted herself whole-hert-
edly to her work and was holiing
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09

understand what I'm talking about
by and by, 1 think-you've got to
abide by the bargain you made with
me. could not force you to stay, I
know. But there's one hold you
can't break-not if I know you at
ALL"
What is that?" she asked icily
THE kids" he murmured.
Stella buried her face in her
hands.
I'D forgotten-Td forgotten" she
whispered.
You understand, don't you?" he
asked hesitatingly. IF you leave-I
keep our boy"
"Oh you're devilish-to use a club
like that she cried. You know
wouldn't part from my baby-the
only thing I've got that's worth hav-
ing"
He worth something to me, too"
Fyfe muttered, "a lot more than you
think, maybe. I'm not trying to
club you. There's nothing in it for
me. But for him-well, he needs
you. 1t isn't his fault he's here or
that you're unhappy. I've got to
protect him, see that he gets a fair
shake. I can't see anything to it
out lOr You 10 so on pelnE Mrs. Jack
F>yfe until such time as you get back
to Il normal poise. Then it will be
time enough to try to work out some
arrangement that won't be too much
of hardship on him. It's that or a
clean break in which you go your
own way and 1 try to mother him
to the best of my ability. You'll un-
derstand some time why I'm show
ing my teeth this Uay"
You have everything on your
side" she admitted DULY after
long interval of silence. I'm a fool
l admit it. Have things your way,
but it won't work, Jack. This flare
up between us will only smolder. I
think you lay little too much stress
on Monohan. 1t isn't that 1 love
him SO much as that I don't love
you at all. I can live without him
which I mean to do in any case
far easier than 1 can live with you.
1t don't work"
Don't worry" he replied. You
won't be annoyed by me in person.
I'll have my hands full elsewhere"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
You Can't Brush or
Wash Out Dandruff

The only sure way to get rid of
dandruff is to dissolve it, then you
destroy it entirely. To do this. get
about four ounces of ordinary liquid
arvon; apply it at night when retir-
ing; use enough to moisten the scalp
and rub it in gently with the finger
tips
DO this 'to-night, and by morning.
most If not all, of your dandruff will
be gone, and three or four more ap-
plications will completely dissolve
and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace of it, no matter how
much dandruff you may have.
You will find, too, that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop at
once, and your hair will be fluffy,
lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and
look and feel a hundred times bet
ter.
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. 1t is inexpensive and
never fails to do the work.-Adv.