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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CCGp,y,!sht; 1919. by Fred. C cuerr,,.,,
se nrins s" o1ae e5s' ,d ,he5e are only pos
Icarl "nsIr ,i nanmeiy. l. 9; g. and i. 3.
OF the "Au,omobil. Simplinea ni.a a.. lesson
3, ~ det- Sgset rs mpGssSie wi'h
'Na' poor balance would result? - II
crank III iae og1sni:shaf, wer. built with tn.
the Irins order s woa aHaI be g'nsesuireiy then
su,, hf b au,omotLls o.anEshatt Is never so 20
out b mS@nysF The reas2n t. figured
% lane The engin. would tend re- , p@pr
;ypS gou Of VIII mako a diagram OF the two
ter OF weight Of the two npw3 70 I'M lHo, SHn
iwo downward ri"vhs i In The plane cse as he hs
anco mnn ethamkshaii so that thcy bal
Of and ;, which move together. viii be-
s9si.s Whii% ina, Of ana viii he % .om 1"e
This. You vii, 81 so me center OF the cngine.
9; have a O., e-eo. 1915 Ny generator.
Gna re-. my storage battery whom motor ia
switch Is on In rhi HITCH coi sino isn' a3G
f gets Very not VIII you please explain. II
generator does not charge and ignition coil
smokes and heats when switch is turned
A You may have a shor,-circuit between
me generator. switch and battery: III. col
or the cut-out switch may to- stuck with
cnGit" NOT running an! all lights on. take
the terminal II you got :, spark. there Is a
a, wire OF the battery and strike II aEa!ns:
he ,ermna' II you get spark. there is a
You can take on; the brushes 10 examine
them. u; unscr"winE the two buttou-iikc
plugs At the side e; the generator Clean
them in gasoline ana stretch the springs "a
little. | afraid your coil Is partly
burned out. and is burning more una
more This may have resulted from JOr-
tn" engine was no. running. and while II
stcpr.d la such position that the later
li - In m ~
circuit would also this. 4 loose and
sparkling connection might also cause the
smoking and ov:rheHting. but | bc!i.v- tho
former 10 be tho cause. would send the
coll TO tho nearest service station for test
and repair soon as possible. as the more
IL burns out the more expensive viii be its
repair. and IL may Da entirely ruined.
q would Tx" your advice the fol-
lowing: drive 1913 O.. II ane
for about half hour. then IL starts to
jerk. miss and jump. There i always n
terrible suction to III. CaTbuTctor. Com
preston is good. valves have Jus, been
ground and carbon removed. Am sure
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Talv:s are adjusted right. What could be
"a" ionpie T. VI.
a Sometimes tho foat-valve weights OF
your model carburetor stick and so allow
ne carburctor to Hood. II this is the case
there VIII be- black SMOKE from the .x.
n"mat Sandpapcrinr the pins :; very little
VII remedy the trouble. Had you not said
mat ypu were sure that your yaly"s were
properly adjusted. would say that your
'roubie WAS due to more of the
valves having too little -lcarance. They
may lac right for cold engine. but not for
q hot ono. when. due to expansions the
valve stems will bc longer. or course YOU
may also hay" ignition trouble. believe
here H. felt washer on the choke valve
VI your cavbure;or. See that this is not
q. VIII you please toll mo tho best kind
u relin.r 10 In Old u
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in dragging. Sometimes also these
Keys become worn, so that there IS play
between them and the disc This re-
suits in knock. when the engine is
running Idle, which will seem TO come
from tho engine, but viii disappear
when the car is running. II does no
harm. and Is expensive 10 correct.
10 prevent spinning. brake r.
Figure Z. is usually furnjsb.L CIT.
Ming. therefore, may be duo % ~
peuai adjustments being such az NOT
- cause me collar. @. from striking
luoblng against this brake whon
the Gluten is discncarch ,i
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A. would get one made of three or four
Get :, the kind which has a little C cement H
As hest tho r.s to GessA ps,s ssss
ca; "a; Gsinen,sIs,s pa,sh.. arc T. ex &c m
shaSs9TSS lays. MIi9 ; EasSi%s
the s, sen,sn, on 4, looks soft, TheS tut the
a clean hammer. wipe dry. out II i'm i'm M shos
The w hen, the pnSned tube
VIII r rnansx SvGI the the rGad w With ITS
s sSSs T9 to Sny f,'e sp when not in
In tiro patching. '''ee''
ps ~ tuHi MA BUT s sss 7sas I S
%haso i, ins roSSs and and how sSs' H2 hip
A. More than likely you have the car
set S s'w ia a4
.s9sm so ,S ,hs ,S sosS sIerp Ssa
little more and thus keep the throttle from
mo O. n nav ,to h isle ' car which run,
and rattle Ito. on rough road. How can
ports f 5an The Sqak v sana 9s that hs saD
VII probably a%ay hay h%ye to reriyet these:
Kent iS%i,ton n,,; SYSTEM The enEne misses
time and let the engine run and the plugs
nii spark. Could tho trouble DC in the
n9saker box The cSntac, points do not
engine over by hand. / would also be glad
II you Will tell mo II too much gas will |
have the same effect as too little.
A. believe that you can ASSUME th,t
your Ignition Is O.; *. and look FOR the
trouble elsewhere. Loss Of compression or
possibly poor mixture is undoubtedly the
cause OF the trouble. Your valves may
need grinding your rings be baulY worn |
Both too little and too much Eas viii
cause missing. the former generally being
accompanied by popping" In the carbu-
rotor. however.
Fix 1t I'm
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Fix 1t I'm

Fix 1t Up
a Times Dispatch Want Ad taker
VIII tell you how to fix up your Want
Ad so it will bring results To use
this free service call Randolnh /
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For the SGLesgiTL
THE ONLY WAY TO SUCCEED

everything you can think @of' with
the exception of business SUI plies
and equipment
or course, IL would be a splendid
thing IL every woman received the
training that would enable her to
discern quality or inferioTity tl the
many articles she examined for pur-
chase. But few women UNDER itand
even the things they are most in
terested in-teXtiles-and nope ex-
cept the professional experts study
all these things. -.
Therefore, the saleswoman should
regard herself as more than a seller
of merchandise. She is a specialist.
on the article she sells. She should
understand differences OF Qualify.
should be able to make conapari-
SONS intelliEently and answer any
question that may be put to her
within her province.
She should give information
&C urteously: not dictatorialIy. She
sh buld by her manner convey her
Tsp trit to heIpfulness SO that the
cu.itomer will grow to depend on
hel. judgment Let me illustrate
wit n an actual observation.
IL the millinery department Of a
larGe store l saw an Amazon OF a
sale swoman literally shoe n cus-
tom,,r away by her manner. she
seemed determined to sell the
WON an a high-priced hslt which she
held in her hand, and every time
the customer picked up another
mode the saleswoman offered a
critic 81 remark
In that same store saw another
salesN roman greet n customer with
n pic asant smile. The customer
didn't rummage among the hats-
She merely said: 81 want you TO
select a hat for n1e-one as becom-
ing asl the last one / bought here"
That Is confidence, and il YOU build
confid Ence no temptation OF bar
gains or extras can pry your Gus
toner from you.
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To Clean Neckties
A MONEYS SA VING SUGGESTION

the ties out for, several hours in the
fresh air until the odor has entirely
evapora1ed. The naphtha may be
kept tn the jan ito clean dark ties
again After a pressing, your hus-
band viii never recognize his old
soiled ties. SO fresh and new. will
they look.
There are a few precautions you
must take when using the naphtha,
however. Be sur to do this work
by daylight in a ..oom without fire
or near an open window. as the
is highly inilammable.
II you have some worn shirts
that are not used, there are several
Things that you can do with them
Is,they are OF silk, they will make
smart sport shirts Tor your little
boy of ten or your sibteen-year-old
daughter. There is plenty of mate
rial to recut a patti ern. Make a
pretty rundown COLLAR. such as
shown on the sport s hirts in high
priced haberdasheries
Worn with a bright. silk necktie
or harmoniEing color, you will have
an excellent sport shirt that could
not be purchased for, several dol
lars. Shirts that are worn at the
neckband, and which your husband
refuses to wear. though darned, are
excellent to cut DOWN for the
family. There is enough silk in the
shirt tan" to make an attractive
collar for the blouse
These are the days OF conserva-
ton and nothing must be wasted
So whether there are soiled ties or
worn shirts accumulated in your
husbands chiffonier, set busy and
put them to use.
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PlIssl; In Boots,
T.
JITc.
5 By David Cory.

((H ONT cry, Mrs.. Duck, be-
cause you have chicks
instead OF ducklings," !"
said Puss Junior, who.
you remember. in the last story had
come to a pond where g. poor mother
duck was trying in vain to get
her brood to wade into the water.
Goodness gracious me-" she ex-
claimed, Il must have taken Kenny
Jenny's nest and Matched her eggs
instead OF mine" and after that
she came out Of the water and took
her little ones back to the Old
Farm Maybe she and Henny Jen-
ny changed children, so that she
had her little ducklings after all
and Henny Jenny had her little
chickens. And some day TIL tell
you IL the Weathercock on the Old
Barn lets me know.
Well, after that, Puss went on
his way and by and by, after a
while he came to 4 great hollow
tree, only, OF course. Puss didn't
know IL was hollow. And right
there in front OF it stood an ugly
old witch. Her chin crooked UP and
her nose crooked down until there
was hardly room between for a
piece OF bread and butter to pass
Good morrow. Sir Cat" said the
ugly old witch
Good day. my good woman" re-
piled little Puss Junior ''Is this
your tree, for see a little door in
it just back OF your skirt"
Yes. this is my house." she said
would you like to come in I have
a wonderful bird to show you
So Puss went inside the hollow
tree house of the old witch, and the
first thing he saw was q pink and
blue bird in a cage.
"Too wee. too wee, is all 1 sing.
No more fly on happy wing.
But in this cage / sit all day.
And never have a chance to play
You poor bird" said little PusS
Junior. And then he turned to the
old witch and said: why don't you
let the poor thing go?"
Because this bird is a princess,
my little cat" said the wicked
witch with a dreadful grin, which
showed all her gums with only one
long tooth. II have changed her
into this bird. and you had best be
careful or l will change you into
u uIOuSG-
Wasn't that a dreadful thing to
hear? But Puss wasn't afraid, for
he knew he had his magic gold ring
with him besides his flaming
feather. But. OF course, the wicked
old witch didn't know that oh.
my, no. She thought that after
awhile she would change Puss into
a mouse or maybe a rat, so she
chuclIled TO herself and locked the
door, and then she turned with
horrible grin and said to him:
''Whiskey. whaskey. widdle-de-o.
You ought to be careful where you
go.
Suppose I change you into a rat?
e.rell me, what would you think OF
thAt?"
And in the next story, IL the
grlpceryman doesn't send me a pound
Of War Savings Stamps instead OF
tea. I'll tell you what happened
after that
To Re Continued.
AcopyrighL 1915. David Cory. '.
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By Rita Stuyvesant. ,

/" HESE days, when tha Gov
ernment asks that nothing
be wasted, IL is a little puZ-
zling to the woman who has
been in the habit of discarding
things that were soiled or worn to
know Just what to do to conserve"
them. And especially mems ties
and shirts. that are not tnt TO wear,
are generally difficult for the
housewife to dispose kof success
fully. Yet there are many useful
ways to use things OF this kind, and
II is for the patriotic and thrifty
woman to find out
For instance, when your hus-
bands best silk ties become too
soiled to wear to business, do not
give them away and proceed to buy
more. For you can make the soiled
ones look nice and fresh with very
little trouble.
Before cleaning q tie. II 1t Is q
four,in-hand. IL Is well to run a
basting through the front to keep
the lining from getting twisted"
Then get a quart fruit jar with
rubber and cover, half fill IL with
naphtha and put the ties in and
screw the cover on tightly. Vigor-
ously shake the jar about for n few
minutes and the dirt will almost be
entirely removed; IL not. repeat the
process.
Remove them and smooth them
out carefully and pat any remain
ing spots with a bit of cloth dam
pened in the naphtha- So that your
husband will not continually smell
the naphtha under his nose. hang
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Sue sweet" said the swain, -
you think that II we got married
your father would ever forgive us@
I'm sure he would. dear" re-
piled the girl. without hesitation-
And would ne give Us a honsS
for our own
yes. darling"
"And an income big enoughl for
us to live in comfort?'
The maid nodded decidedly.
"And would he take me intoSthS
firm?"
Certainly he'd do that
"And let me run the businessrtO
please myself?"
why, of course, he would, silly
boy?"
She snuggled into his chtr,
front, but he put her coldly from
him
II can't marry you, Miss Brown"
he said, sadly; '-your father is toe
anxious to get you OF his hands"
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IN explained whar he believed
L u to besthe reasontfor his sue
cess. people buy on con-
ndence-nOt on information. There
fore, l always exert mys elf 70 de-
h serve a buyers confidence. For as
soon as he has full confidence in my
Judgment and my statements he is
willing to buy. merely on amy say
so"
'Buts doesItsa buyer first want
to investigate facts about mar-
-chandise beforei he buys of you -
L inquired.
"He wants to be satisfied about
the quality Of the merchandise, but
he doesn't want SnosEo to the trouble
of making an in VesziGat:9n himself.
That is why 1t lis the saIcsInan's
job 10 be fully aud completely in
formed about his mcrchandisn--to
know the absolute truth about It
from every point OF view.
Iue should be able to convince
and satisfy the buyer and answer
his every question. But as most
buyers are too busy TO get al 1.-The
facts about all the merchandise
they need. the salesnGcn who OBJ
tains their confidence by careful
service is the one who, and there
after, gets their orders wathout the
buyers having TO spend mach time
over the purchase"
Now / think that much Sof this
can be applied to the selling Of re-
tail goods TO women. The sales
woman who can secure the con-
fidence of a woman will get ner
business. For what woman has the
time to familiarIZe herself with
the facts about the innuncrable
things she buys? Women. IL is. said,
buy 50 per cent Of all the merchan-
disc used. They buy foou. cloth
ing. household equipment. utensils.
furnishings, WomenN buy almost
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"4E long slender foot with the
high instep denotes the ar
,tistic temperament coupled
with great refinement OF
mind and not a little melancholia- 1t
Is the foot or the 'idealist. the
dreamer, the ascetic, the shy, re-
served, and at times, highly NOR
bid Individual
The short. fleshy foot denotes
practicability. wide =, awakenesz
sound common sense and, in many
instances. self-indulgenoe. 1t is the
foot of the business man or woman,
the financier. the opuIent. grocer,
also the glutton and the deny-my-
self-nothinG person
Then there is the large .ungainly
foot with the thick ankle and very
low instep: this generally belongs
to the manual laborer and .old-type
servant girl 1t bespcaks drudg-
cry and a mind that is close bound
with the SOH, mind that is ami
NAL without of necessity being VIC
ious; that may be quite honest and
amiable. but which is never artistic
nor of very fine intellect
The short. bOny foot, with the
very square, spatulate toe, is the
foot of the scientist and mathema-
tIcian. 1t denotes calculation and
a love of hard and dry facts. II
this foot is balanced by good signs
in the face. such as kindly mouth
or benevolent expression of eye.
then it may be regarded as q valu-
able asset; but If the face shows
corresponding eyidepces OF a cold.
calculating nature. then the indi-
viduaI Will. in all probability, be
criminal in tendency.
The sly. cautious, secretive per-
son walks on the tip OF the toes;
the very natural. evenly balanced
individual on the center of the sole:
the frank person, inclined TO be
careless and free and easy. with a
strong inclination to Bohemiauism,
on the heels.
The stride also tells a lot. The
short, brisk walk, with the very
upright figure, belongs to the bust
ness man; the long, swinging stride,
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By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
CHAPTER xXxIu.

CHATTER AAAAAA-
4 soon as Elizabeth Wade had
~ uttered her thoughts. as a
~ remark, she knew she had
made a mistake
Perhaps she felt the form at her
side start slightly. Perhaps his
silence warned her that something
was amiss.
What had she said? oh. yes. that
she had no sister!
An awful thought struck her.
Did the real Lizzie Moore have q
sister. and, II so, did clifford Chaplin
know it,
Then she recalled with a throb Of
relief that he had spoken several
times of knowing nothing Of his
Pennsylvania relatives. Yet he had
also said that he remembered see
ing little Lizzie Moore when she
was "a small girl with pdg-tails."
Elizabeth tried to quiet the beat
ing of her heart by the reflection
that no harm could have been done.
She must have imagined that her
retort had made any unusual
impression upon Clifford Chaplin II
II had he would have replied to 1t
To test him she asked idly: did
you ever wish you had a sister,"
mo-" he replied, promptly and his
manner was so natural that she felt
Immediately reassured, II never
wished for either a brother or a
sister like the parental spotlight
to be turned full upon me all the
time Don't /. mother2"
Mrs. Chaplin leaned forward as he
repeated his question As usual.
she smiled at what she considered
her sons wttticis=n-
Now, clifford, dear" she said.
you always talk as IL you was sell
fsh- But you're not-not a mite"
Then she began to regaie Eliza
beth with the description OF some OF
her boys unselhsh acts, and the
girl pretending to listen, smiled
sympathetically.
The subject Of these eulogiums
had the grace to hook uncomfortable
under his mothers praises, and soop
changed the talk from personalities
to generalitiess
The Letter Drops
At the door of the farmhouse
Elizabeth Wade sprang from the
car before Clifford had a chance to
help her. As he began taking out
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with the hands in pockets and care
less slouch of the shoulders, to the
artist. actor, dreamer. poet. trav-
eler1 the short, mincing step, to
the man or woman with the mean,
petty and very limit ed nature; the
short. jerky, erratic stride, to the
person Of eccentric and none too
well balanced mind. the mind that
one day may become unhinSed.
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Pussy's Paradise.

From time immemoriaI the Stray
cats Of Florence have been ven
looksd after. The cloister OF SAa
Loronzo Is sacred TO poor pusA
1t is overlooked by the windows
OF the famous Laurentiah IAbrary,
built by hichelangelo for Pope
Clement VII to house the MedScsAa
collection
All stray cats are taken thHheH
and at noon every day scraps n
meat. etc. collected from h.0u
after house. are emptied into eA
dry most round the grass To~afS
feeding time one may see cats OF
all kinds and degrees-black. tor
toice-shell. tawny and white, male
and female, young and old-oaSk-
ing IN the sun and HckinE thakR
AhspA N hARRK AnttotpAx1oAsA- -
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science, National War GaEdhan
Commission.
INA BEANS should be canned
same day on which the.T are
picked. This point is COW
cred fully in the canning
and drying book which the Ma
tional War Garden Commission.
Washington. will send to you on Ie-
quest. A 2-cent stamp TO GOV er
postage should be enclosed
D., The beans should be in prim
condition, and shelled and sorte Il
carefully. The large ones are often
canned for succotash. After she'll.
ing, do not wash. Blanch I'VE min
utes
Cold dip and pack in jars, taking
cdre not TO break the skins.
broloen beans will cause a cloudi-
ness in the liquid. Add one level
teaspoon salt to each quart, and
pour in boiling water TO cover. Put
on rubber and top and adjust top
ball or screw on top with thumb and
little finger.
SteriliZe $50 minutes in hot water
bath or GO minutes at five TO ten
pounds steam pressure. Remove.
seal tight at once and cool. The
commission will be glad to answer
any question written on one side
of the paper and sent in a self-ad- :
dressed stamped envelope.
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Evening Coat al

Here's evening coat trimnredwihAmaine an and hat
curved away from the face and showngAa band satin
ribbon tied the back in dropping bow IA knot of roses
and leaves adorn the front SSSfS
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The Reason Why.

what makes you think all wom-
en- hate each otheF?'
Because a woman seldom brings
up "A son ntIto,be lanother womRn's
husband"
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This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary of the release of Rchn 81 the
Lion Hearted from captivity in 1893 The herO Cru
sader given his liberty the payment OF 10000
crowns TO the Emperor Henry VI Richards Pn sonal
valor made him one of the romantic figures in tea
ture of the succeeding century.
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3 BY Eleanor Gi lbert.

A expert salesErt n recently
IA explained whar he believed
L - to besthe reason ifor his sue
cess. people buy on con-
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|<When Girl Mar7ies Nv Romantic Serial Begins Here
ahuhHm utof of New Yuk k'onT Pager
A Snake Garden

t>,N, A~s4 "A Snake GardeH-
ATBntal Brazil there is the most reluarE aDle'
puSfEe garden in the world IL contains 'nun-
dred svenoo1s serpents MAINTAINED for sclennc Pur
poses TreAare laboratories which roduce Serums iOr
tI ,,n 5;urevention of theseffects OF snah=bite
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HOU to Can Lima
Beans
By Ellen I. Kelley.

(Drector, Department OF Household
science, National War GaEhnn
Commission.
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Wouldn't Marry Her.

(CSpyright by W. R. Hearso-
The Washington times., 1918-07-29

a S soon as Elizabeth Wade had
~ uttered her thoughts. as a
~ remark, she knew she had
= = made a mistake
The Washington times., 1918-07-29
Your Foot AS o. Prophet

"IE long slender foot with the
high instep denotes the ar
,tistic temperament coupled
NTH .-nfir ant faf
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-07
ANNUAL REPORT INTERNAL
 REVENUE COMMISstoNEE E

Washington, Dec. 6.-Direct taxes fall heavily on corporations and on persons having large incomes and lightly on the great majority of per sons earning less than $3,00O a year, it was shown today by the annual re- port of Internal Revenue Commission CT Daniel C. Roper for the year ended June 30.
 Although 2,319,00O persons with in- comes of s3,000 or less in 1917 filed returns, including many heads of fam flies having incomes ranging between $1,000 and $2.000, which were report able but not taxable, they were as- sessed only $22 ,395,0 1000 in the aggre- gate, or less than $10 each. On the other hand, 665,000 individuals with in- comes of more than s3,000 were as-
 sessed $592, 1000.
 Corporation excess profits taxes of ,045,713,000 came from 117,000 con
 cerns, while 21S,000 corporations were | assessed income tares of $4S,175,0O0. l Revised reports on collections show that $3,694, ,619,000 was collected from internal revenue, including $2,83s, 999,- coo from income and excess profits taxes, $317, ,55S,000 from distilled spirits, ! $126, 900 from fermented liquors, a 1 total of $443,S3S, 900 from all liquors,
 and s156, ,1SS,000 from tobacco.