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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
emblem OF HIGHEST HONOR
Shamrock, by Virtue Of Its Slonif.
canoe, May Appropriately
Claim First Place.
BY JOSEPH w. GAVAN.

There is one day In the year which
still fills the soul Of every Irishman,
whether in Ireland or America, with
patriotic emotions and with a fervor Of
high and ardent hopes. This is Saint
Patrick's day. Though the practice is
dying out and the post office does not
bring so many shamrocks as formerly
from Ireland to the shores Of Amer
lea, still the instances are not few
where men and boys wear shamrocks
in their hats, and pretty colleens carry
crosses upon their shoulders.
ireland Is the only nation that has
the high honor of holding aloft a ma
tiOnal emblem which is at the same
time a sacred emblem. the dear little
shamrock. Other nations have upon
their banners the figures Of lilies and
roses, of bears and of eagles which.
however. e%lOquently the patriots zeal
may praise them, certainly possess no
sacred character. Not so with Ireland.
Her national emblem was selected by
Saint Patrick, chosen for a sacred
purpose, and was c%onsecrated from its
birth as a living type of the grnndest
mystery of the Christian faith, the
Trinity.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
OWNER HELD LIABLE
FOR SPEED OF MOTOR
Gist of Important Case Decided
Some Years Ago.
II He 10 Occupant Of Vehicle He ls
Held by Court to Have Permitted
vioIation-operator 10 Usual
1y Punished.

Few automobile owners know or
realize that If they are driving and their
driver should Overspeed their car they
may be charged with overspeeding or
operating unlawfully as well as the
driver himself.
This liability exists because it is pre-.
sumed, says the New England Motor
ist, on account of his being in the ma
chine and having a general control
thereof a s registered owner, that he
knew and allowed his vehicle to be II.
legally run.
" This was the gist of an important
case decided some years ago where the
owner, who vas seated in the tonneau,
was summoned to court for Overspeed.
ing.
Owner Found Guilty.
The court held that he could be
found guilty, not because he was own
er, but because of the fact that as reg
istered owner of the machine, with
the consequent right to control it while
riding therein, he was presumed to
have participated in the vehicle being
Il at an unlawful speed. and unless
this presumption against him were *
planned or cOntradicted. the jury would
be warranted in believing he did so
participate in the drivers act, and In
finding him therefore guilty.
Apparently, then, If the owner were
riding in front beside the driver 1t
would be harder for him to explain
that he did not know and allow and
hence participate in the illegal act
than If he were seated elsewhere in
the car.
When, too, the operator Is the chauf-
feur of the owner in the automobile,
the fact of employment, involving the
right of the latter to direct and CON-
troll the former, would make the pre-
sumption stronger than in the case
where this relationship did not exist.
When Not Guilty.
But in either or any case, where 1t
could be proved that the owner or per-
son in charge Of the automobile, al
though riding therein, IA not likely
to know and did not do or say any.
thing to direct or control 1t, or as to
how the driver should manage 1t, the
owner or person in charge might not
be found to have participated In the
drivers unlawful act.
The enforcing authorities, however.
usually conflne their complaint to the
operator, %preferring in such cases not
to raise these additional questions in
court. Nevertheless. the owner or per-
son in charge Of the machine should
keep them in mind, otherwise an IN
pleasant surprise may await him.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
FOOD VALUE OF CHOCOLATE
Important Fact to Which II Would
Seem Too Little Attention Has
Hitherto Been Given.

In the recommendation for food con-
servation ut home one article has been
considerably ignored. This fact Is the
more surprising because of the articles
recognized value as Il campaign and
outdoor food. Frederic c. Fenger, in
the account of his cruise, "Alone in
the Caribbean" gives an interesting
quotation from Pere Labat, the old
French missionary to Martinique at the
end of the seventeenth century: "As
for me, l stand by the advice of the
Spanish doctors who agree that there
is more nourishment in one ounce Of
chocolate than in half n pound of beef"
As Labat was a genuine Partisan, his
opinion of food is to he trusted. 1t
may be noted, also, that the chocolate
was sweetened with "brown sirupy SUI
gar" During the Boer war it was
Queen Victoria who made chocolate
famous, so to speak, by sending to the
British troops quantities of the sweet
encd cakes.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
BY WILLIAM A. RApFoRp.

/ have always been n believer In
home building as a potent factor In
making good citizens, and l admire
the mar who is willing to deny him
self a little of the ready spending
money as he goes along and puts II
into a permanent home for himself
and his loved ones.
The home is the greatest Of Ameri.
can institutions and the one on which
all the rest are builded.
BY home l do not mean necessarily
an expensive, elaborate dwelling. The
humble cottage is just as truly a
home. and represents just as much
courage and devotion on the part of
him who planned its building and car
ried the payments through to final
possession.
The point l want to make is this,
that even the small dwelling, the cot
tage, should be well and substantially
built If it Is to be the source of sat
~isfactiOn that rosy dreams had pic
tured.
When building, don't put up a
shoddy makeshift that the winds will
whistle through; nor a carelessly built
firetrap that will easily burn down
and perhaps catch the family within
its smOldering ruins.
One of the most cOmmOn causes of
fires in dwelling houses is defective
chimneys. In putting up a new house,
see that the chimneys are right; or
in buying a house already built, ex-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
ST. PATRICK PAID HIS WAY
In His Confessions" He Tells Of His
Custom-Never Asked for
Contributions.

Always chary OF sending round the
plate" Patrick paid his own way
through the Green Isle. as he emphat-
ically relates in his Confessions"
"But when it happens that 1 baptized
so many thousand men did I accept
ever a screpall "a Celtic coin of the
value Of about six cents) from themf"
he wrote. "Tell me. and I will return
1t to you. Or when the Lord ordained
clergy through my humility and min
istry, did l confer the grace eratu-
itously? If l asked any of them even
the value Of my shoe. tell me, and I
will repay you more. 1 rather spent
for you as far as I was able, and
among you and everywhere for you I
endured many perils In distant places.
where none had been farther or rad
ever come to baptize or ordain the
clergy or confirm the people,"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15

ing been one of the last to rise up out
of the salty sea.
1t Is not the fact that a a Is able
to do wonderful things, or to work mir
acles, that makes him great really, but
his ability to see and to comprehend
the great truths concerning life, and to
earnestly desire to spread these among
the people. This it Is that commands
the attention of the livelier spirits,
and wins the respect and confidence OF
those who desire better things in this
life.
Such was st. Patrick.
A Splendid Type.
1t is not the mere human creature
that accomplishes great things, but the
man within the machine. 1t was not
the figure seen by the people that COM
| handed their admiration, for he was
not an Apollo, nor was it the familiar
form bearing Il shepherds crook that
brought these rough, untutored men to
their knees and inspired them with
w%orshipful feelings; nor was it the
venerable father that aroused the
/ spark of crude love in their hearts and
ripened it until 1t became a controlling
influence of their lives.
1t was the man within the plainly
clad form, the spirit that lighted the
kindly eye, the love that prompted the
tongue to utter appeals, to give timely
warnings and to promise contentment.
prosperity and happiness to all who
would live right n toward another.
thus pleasing God and making for
peace and good will on earth.
Great he was indeed, else he could
not have done SO great good toward
all men.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
PLANT LONG HELD SACRED
Species, Was Much Thought OF
by the Ancient Greeks.

It is difficult to say what was the
original shamrock. trefoil or Hero Trim
ity. The leaf now recognized as the
national emblem is that of the white
clover, but the name shamrock is
generic and is applied also to the
purple clover, the speedwell, the pim-
pernel and to the wood sorrel.
The clover of two or four leaves
was held sacred in the festivals of the
Greeks. The one Of four leaves, when
carried about, is supposed to insure
success at play and confer the power
Of detecting evil spirits. The lover
may put it under his pillow and he will
dream of his beloved, or the maiden
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15

may slip 1t into her sweetheart's shoe
without his knowledge and 1t will In
sure his safe return from any journey.
1t may be employed to prevent the
wearer's being drawn into military
service, is said to be a cure for lunacy,
and Is still, among the Irish. regarded
as magical, ever sacred. Snakes dis
like 1t exceedingly and will not remain
wherr 1t is growing.
Some say the fOur-leaf shamrock Is
the shamrock Of luck, and others that
1t is the five-leaved one that holds the
magic touch. This latter Is rare and
priced and is said to grow from a de-
caying body. as the nettle is said to
spring from buried human remains. The
shamrock Of luck must be found with
out searching, without seeking" When
thus discovered Il 81 -"'1 he cherished
as an invincible talisman.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15

cial feeling in a marked degree as com
pared with the inhabitants of other
islands.
Noting this, st. Patrick must have
concluded there was something here to
work on, something good and seeing
this he took it as his command to as
sist In the development of the social
disposition and good feelings Of these
people.
He therefore became one of them,
lived with them, won their confidence
and commanded their respect. In or
der that he might be an efficient leader
he occasionally went abroad and
studied under the fathers of the church,
for religion Is most powerful to on
troll the feelings and change the aspi-
rations of men
No matter what he may have been
born, he was a true Irishman.
A Real Man.
There are those who regard st. Pat
rick as a fakir more or less, because
wrought.
AS far as known st. Patrick did not
claim to have miraculous power, o
to have driven the reptiles out of Ire
land.
1t has always been the rule among
ignorant and superstitious people to
credit their religious teachers and
great leaders with having done some
marvellous or miraculous thing. With
out something of the sort other igno-
ran and superstitious people would
not heed them.
There may never have been any rep
tiles on this particular island, 1t hay
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15

anime closely all the chimney fues.
If the chimney is not constructed
properly it would pay the owner to
build a new chimney rather than run
the risk of having the house destroyed.
Thousands Of dollars are lost by fire
each year which could be saved II
proper attention were given to a few
simple rules governing the chimney
and connecting parts.
Fires may start in defective flues,
backs of ranges, under hearths and
In other places which are not in view.
Defective 'flues cause a great many
fires of this kind and a little care in
building may prevent a catastrophe.
The chimney should be built from the
ground with a substantial foundation
Of masonry. The foundation should
be at least a foot wider at all points
than the chimney. The use of wooden
brackets as supports should be avoid
ed, as they are liable to start fire
around the base of the chimney.
Experts advise that chimneys be
built at least three feet above fiat
roofs and two feet above the ridge Of
pitched roofs. The horizontal clear
ance above the top Of the roof should
be at least II feet. If these sugges-
tons are observed the danger Of fire
from falling sparks will be greatly
reduced and an increased draft will
be obtained.
The construction of a separate f1ue
for each fire will lessen the liability
of a conflagratiOn. Terra Gotta Innings
Of one-inch thickness may be used If
the lining is started a foot below the
lowest thimble. 1t is suggested that
a good shoulder be provided for the
first section of the tile to rest upon.
In cases where there are two thimbles
in a single fiue. a metal flue stop
should be provided for one.
A chimney should not be Offset at
the roofline or on any floor to make it
come out at the end of the roof or to
conceal 1t in any closet. An over
hanging projection in a chimney
causes cracks in the roof at the most
favorable spot for a fire to gain a
good Roadway.
The walls of chimneys should be six
or eight inches thick and should be
constructed Of cement mortar through
out. 1t is essential that the capstones
correspond in size to the flues, else
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
LOOSE NUTS ON WINDSHIELD
Sometimes Caused by Vibration and
Finish Cracks in Vicinity Of
Shield Supports.

On many makes Of cars the wind.
shield is held in place by steel arms
which protrude through the cowl and
are fastened on the under side by a
nut and lock nut. Sometimes these
nuts work loose from the vibration
present, with the result that the shield
is allowed to love slightly. The first
evidence Of this is seen in cracked fin
ish in the vicinity of the windshield
supports. In making the necessary
periodic inspection for loose nuts and
bolts these windshield supports should
not be forgotten.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
Starting MOTOR
IN An emergency
Method Devised for Producing
Extra Current Is Shown in
Illustration.
SIX CELLS SECURELY TIED
Connected Up by Insulated Wires
With Storage Battery Terminate
Keep Bright by Scrapino With
Sharp Knife.

At least so per cent Of the modern
automobiles use battery ignition. AS
this system sometimes gives trouble,
even in the most expensive cars, l de.
vised a method for producing an emer.
gency current as shown in the illus.
tration.
Dry Cells Tied Together.
This consists of six dry cells secure
ly tied together in a triangle shape
and wired in series with a 4-foot length
of well insulated copper wire attached
to each Of the negative and positive
terminals. These wires are used to
make connections with the storage bat
terry terminals for starting the motor ;
then they are disconnected.
The batteries will last a long time
for this emergency work. If the stor.
age battery gives too much trouble,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
WORTK|LY RANKS
AMONG SAINTS
Patrick'S Useful Life and Good
Works EntitIe Him to Posi-
ton of Eminence.
PLACE OF BIRTH NO MATTER
Certain He Was a True lrishman and
Accomplished Much for the Wei.
fare Of the Race During His
Sojurn on the Island.

~ NE of the reasons why st
Patrick Is such a favOrite the
very human. He hadn't much
of a chance when n boy, but he made
the best Of what he had. If he had not
he would have been a hOgherd all the
days of his life. He was a slave, In
very truth, being bound to a pagan hog
raiser in Britain.
But you can't keep a good man down,
and that's a fact.
If all the legends be true, which can
hardly be possible, Patrick was a "a
vorite among the ladies, v making
an impression on the good st. Bridget.
Maybe this was before they became
saints-Of course 1t was, for how could
they be saints and be alive at the same
time?
However, there Is quite a lot Of writ
ings, whether genuine or not, that go
to show that he was II real human
lover, and that dear Bridget was ex-
ceedingly fond Of him, and would have
married him could be have procured
the consent Of the church.
His Life and Works.
From all that can be learned con-
corning the life and works Of st. Pat
rick, he was a good man. and spent his
life going about doing good for his fell
lows.
AS you know, a good man is more
highly respected, more beloved and ex-
erts a greater influence for good in
the community in which he is known
than even the wealthiest. the most
powerful or most favored. He may not
wear purple and fine linen, nor fare
sumptuOusly, but he is making the
world better and is, therefore, truly,
and In the highest sense, a son of God.
There are numerous stories and leg
ends concerning st. Patrick, some Of
which may be true. But 1t matters
little whether he vas a Milesian born
In Spain, or a son Of a poor swine
herd of the green isle.
The history Of the world shows that
the mere circumstances of birth cuts
very small figure in the matter Of real
greatness. From earliest times the
men who have figured most promi-
nently in world movements for the bet
terment Of mankind have been of
humble origin.
In order to rise from the lowly birth
station of Lincoln or of Moses, a man
must have the true spirit of manli-
ness in him. II he survive the severe
trying-out process his will be a MASTER
full, leading, helpful spirit which the
spirits of all must acknowledge, re-
spect and submit to.
In His Day.
We Of the present day can hardly
conceive Of the conditions existing in
the British islands in his day.
The native Celts were heather and
british, and had no higher ambition
than to exist, unless 1t was to rob
nelghboring tribes of their cattle. hogs
and fair women. Physically they were
strong, vigorous and emotional, and
possessed Of good nature, wit and So
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
Burn Locomotive Cinders.

There has recently been completed
at FrankfOrt-on-the-M Main, Germany.
what is said to be the first large rail-
road power station to be operated en-
tirely on locomotive cinders. Three
boilers are fired by automatic under
feed stokers and burn cinders, alone or
mixed with coal-dust. The cinders are
brought on a travelling electric ran
directly into the boiler room. Steam
produced with this fuel is employed to
drive two turbines that generate cur
rent for the light and power systems
in the station.-Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
Keen Radiator Cells Clean.

Best results al be secured from a
motor cooling system by keeping the
radiator cells free from foreign matter.
Particularly on long trips over bad
roads, the interstices Of the radiator
are packed with dirt and mud, retail
ing the heat which should be dissi-
pated in radiation. A water hose will
remove the mud while a stiff brush will
give temporary relief.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
Exploration Ended.

Little Mary n day strayed from
her g~overness into the kitchen where
Cortez, the cook, was opening a chick
IN. AS the cook probed deeper and
deeper and removed one part after an
other, Mary became greatly interested.
At last Cortez paused and Mary saw
her opportunity. With childlike inno-
cence she queried: did 90 find what
90 was lookin' for?'-The Christian
Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
Appropriately Termed "BriHiant.n

As a soldier the Irishman is better
in charge than defense, and If held
back he frets himself to exhaustion.
The lodge meeting of a Hibernian
benevolent association is a revelation
of Kindness and delicacy of feeling.
The word brilliant" is oftener used
for the Irish than for any other aliens
among us save the Hebrews
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
Use OF Gaskets,

Oil joints should be fitted with gas
kets made Of wrapping paper, while
water joints should have asbestos gas
kets coated with graphite. Hot-gas
joints, on the other hand, should have
copper-covered asbestos and dry-gas
joints call for coated asbestos.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
HOME GREATEST
OF INSTITUTIONS
Matter That Should Be First in
the Thoughts of Every
Citizen.
PALACE AND COTTAGE ALIKE
Main Point Is That Dwelling Should
Be Well and Substantially Built
Sensible Design for House
Is That Shown Here.

MI. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building. for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufactures, he
Is. without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. 1927 Prairie
avenue. Chicago, H.. and only enclose
three-cent stamp for reply.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
Small Wheels and Bio Tires.

The trend Of the industry in design
ing mOtorcars of the sO-called sport"
type has been to diminish the diameter
Of the wheels and increase the size of
the wheels and increase the size Of the
tires. There is no doubt that by doing
this an added rakishness is given to
the appearance of the car.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15

Once In a great prison a prisoner
showed me a gray rat that he had
made friends with and had trained to
become comparatively fearless. AS
1t nibbled at the piece of bread that
he held in his hand he said with a
whimsical smile: "It's pleasant to
have a little creature for a friend that
doesn't care or doesn't even know
whether you're a prisoner or not and
likes you just because you've had a
chance to show a little kindness."-EX-
change.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15

A frame covered with wire netting
to be attached to automobiles, has
been invented, the purpose being to
catch hats or other articles which
would otherwise be blown away.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
New Electric Brake,

A new electric brake for automO-
biles will, according to the claim of
its inventor, stop a a running at
the rate of so miles an hour within As
feet without skidding.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
Care In Oiina.

Too much oil is better than none,
but do not flood every oil hole. A
coating of oil attracts dirt and grit, a
motorcar's worst enemies.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
Don't Let Motor Freeze.

Don't let your motor freeze. Use
kerosene or denatured alcohol in the
radiator. Ten per cent of glycerine
will prevent the alcohol from evaporat'
ing 30 fast.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15
Set Of Dry Batteries Placed Under
Seat to Aid In Starting Automobile
Motor.


remove the filling caps and make SURF
that the liquid is a half inch above the
top of the lead plates. Should the level
be below this point, add enough distill-
ed water to make up deficiency.
Keep Terminals Bright
Keep all the battery and wire ter
minals bright by scraping them with
a sharp knife about Once a month, and
make sure that there is nc short cir
cult in the dashboard switches and
that no battery wire or other wire is
chatting against any metal to produce
a short circuit In this way a battery
may be kept at its highest efficiency
P. P. Avery in Popular Science Month
".
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15

Cause Of Spontaneous Combustion.
chemists tell us. by floating particles
of coal dust Or other inflammable ma
teriaI jostling and clnshing against one
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-15

another until the friction they set up
raises their temperature to the igni-
ton point. If this explanation is cor
rect, it would appear as II such fires
could be prevented by perfect venti-
latiOn. Such, however, Is not the case.
for ventilation may actually help to
bring about fire by spontaneous COM
bustion. Air facilitates oxidation.
really tanning the warm dust into a
blaze. Keep air damp and quiet TO
avoid fire.-POpular Science Monthly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-22

A fAtaAfN - GROOM HOUSE
modern. half acre berry bushes
10 fruit trees. $4,000. chry terms
90 blocks Co Rainier valley car
call Els noab bury st.