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CHAPTER IV-Continued.


 ''So?" said the carpenter, pushing his big spectacles up 10 his forehead. T read about it. Too bad-too mighty bad l remember Hannah Stagg," he added, winking his eyes, Carolyn May thought. good deal as Prince did. You look like her"
 Do F" Carolyn May returned, drawing nearer. I'm glad l do. And I'm glad l sleep ill what used to be her bed, too. It doesn't seem so lone some"
 "So? I reckoned you'd be lonesome up there at The Corners" said the carpenter.
 Mir. Parlow stripped another shaw ing from the edge of the board he was plumbing. Carolyn Mays eager eyes followed that curling ribbon and her lips parted.
 The carpenter paused before push ing the plane second time the length of the board Don't you want a drink of water, little girl?" he asked.
 "Oh, yes. sir-I would. And I know Prince would like drink" she told him quickly.
 "Go right around to the well in the back yard" said MT. Parlow. You'll find glass there-and Mandy keeps a pan on the well curb for the dogs and cats"
 "Thank you, I'll go." the little girl said
 She hoped she would see Miss Amanda Parlow, but she saw nobody.
 She went back to the door of the carpenter shop and found Mir. Parlow still busiiy at work.
 "Seems to me-" he said, in his dry voice. after little while, you aren't much like other little girls"
 Aren't I?' responded Carolyn May wonderingly,
 No. Most little girls that come here want shavings to play with," said the carpenter quizzicany eying her over his work.
 "Oh!' cried Carolyn May. almost jumping. And do you give 'em to emp
 "'Most always" admitted Mr. Par low.
 "Ohl Can I have some?" she gasped.
 "All you want" said Mir. Parlow.
 When Tins old hack crawled along the road from town with Aunty Rose sitting inside, enthroned amidst null titude of bundles, Carolyn May was bedecked with veritable wig of long, crisp curls.
 Well, child, you certainly have made a mess of yourself" said the house. keeper. Has she been annoying you, Jedidiah Parlow?"
 'She's the only Stagg that ain't an noyed me since her mother went away" said the carpenter gruflly.
 Aunty Rose looked at him levelly. "I wonder" she said. But, you see, she isn't wholly a Stagg.''
 This. of course, did not explain mat ters to Carolyn May in the least. Nor did what Aunty Rose said to her on the way home in the hot, stuffy hack help the little girl to understand the trouble between her uncle and Mir. Parlow.
 Better not let Joseph Stagg see you so friendly with Jedidiah Parlow. Let sleeping dogs lie" Mrs. Kennedy ob- served.
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Carolyn is heartbroken and decides upon drastic action when Uncle Joe paeses sentence on Prince. Read about 1t in the next installment.
fTO BE CONTINUED
WARM WELCOME FOR TWINS
Their Arrival In an English Home Meant Two Extra Sugar Rations
 for Family.

Capt Norman Thwaites of the Brit ish intelligence department said the other day:
 "The sugar shortage Is felt keenly over the water. It's odd how you miss your sugar over there. You long for it as you'd long for tobacco.
 "A Bayswater special constable hur- ried home from his beat at the Mar ble Arch the other evening to be pres ent on very interesting occasion, and. as he sat in his library in the small hours. the nurse came to him and said:
 "It's all right sir
 'The Bayswater man swallowed; he moistened his dry lips; then he asked :: Is il a boy?'
 "The nurse smiled soothingly.
 zone of 'em's a boy, sir she said.
 And the Bayswater man, instead of turning pale or smothering an oath, as he'd probably done in peace time. uttered a glad cry of joy.
 Thank heavenn he exclaimed. that gives us two extra sugar ra- tions'
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What He Was Goinq to Say.

c. T. Williams of Toronto was com- pelled to make an unexpected business trip to Ohio. He entered hotel in small town in that state without bag gage.
 'Can I get room here for the night?" he asked.
 -Yes, sir" answered the proprietor. If you can put up"
 Mr. Williams placed bill on the desk.
 II started to say" continued the proprietor, If you can put up with a room without bath. Boy, show this gentleman upstairs"
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GOOD kMTl-FREEZE MIXTURE
Alcohol Solutions Are Cheap and Ef- fective for Automobiles and
 Other Engines.

The dairy farmer need not put up his automobile for the winter for fear of the engine freezing, as it has been found that alcohol solutions are cheap and effective anti-freezing mixtures for automobiles and other gasoline engines. According to w. Ives of the Ohio agricultural engineering depart ment the strength of the mixture for various temperatures is as follows: A 10 per cent solution for 9 degrees above; 20 per cent solution for 6 de- Srees above; 30 per cent solution for zero temperature, and a 35 per cent solution for 10 degrees below. In case mixture of 20 per cent alcohol freezes, this simply forms a soft mush which has no bursting power.
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VALVES MUST BE
 ADJUSTED RIGHT
Engine Will Not Run Correctly if They Are Not Given Proper
 Attention.
LETTERS OFTEN NEGLECTED
When Motor Loses Power Trouble Is Usually Laid to Carburetor or Faulty 1gnition-Wise Plan to
 Examine and Reset.

Proper adjustment of valve filters is vital to the car if it is to give maxi mum efficiency. If they are not prop erly adjusted the best engine in the world will lose power. Because they are not right out in plain sight the valve filters are many times neglected until they force themselves to the own- CTS attention.
 Ordinarily when the motor loses power the fact is attributed either to the carbureter or to faulty ignition and many times it is hard to convince the owner that it is valve lifts which are accountable for his inability to climb hills and obtain the speed on the level to which he is accustomed.
 Examine and Reset.
 They become noisy, due to the fact that the distance between the lift and the cam becomes too wide. By stop ping the motor, removing the valve plates and shaking them up and clown one may locate the ones out of adjust ment. Sometimes more than one is at d inc and reset all while about it. Ex- anime the adjustment carefully to un- derstand it, for much damage may be caused by turning the wrong nut. One is the locking nut which must be loosened first. The adjusting nut is then set to the right distance and the locking nut again set up.
 The opening should approximate 1-64 of an inch for exhaust, and 3-l,0O0 inch for intake valves. An ordinary business card is good gauge for the exhaust valve, while a piece of note paper will serve for the inlet.
 Clearance Too Great.
 If the valve clearance becomes too great the valves open late and close early. Since they should move exactly as the designer intended, it is evident that the engine will lose power if both ends are cut off If the clearance is not enough the engine will lose con- pression and with it a great deal of power. This is due to the fact that as the engine heats up the valve stem lengthens. As they grow longer they use up the space between the valve stem and the valve litter. If the space is too small the valve stem rests on the valve litter. As it lengthens the head of the valve is lifted off it's seat in the cylinder, opening the valve and so losing compression.
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Vegetable Compound cured me so l Md did Md not need the operation, and am telling sll nv friends about it"-Mrs. A. w. BrNzER, Black River Falls, Wis,
 Itis just such experiences as that of Mrs. Binzer that has made this famous root and herb remedy household word from ocean to ocean. Any woman who suffers from inflammation, alteration, aisplacements, backache, nervousness, irregularities or :" the blues" should not rest until she has given 1t tfial' and for special advice write Lydia E' Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass.
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HANDY FOR CUTTING RIVETS
Proper Tool to Use Is Sharp chiseI- Back Up Head With Some
 Heavy Weight.

The proper tool to use in cutting out rivets that hold together thin metal parts is a sharp chisel. The head of the rivet should be backed up with a weight of some kind so as to prevent tearing of the adjacent metal. An oxyacetylene torch is the quickest method of cutting off rivet heads.
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TURPEMTlNE Is VERY USEFUL
Enamel or Varnish-AIcohoi Also
 Is Used.

Ordinary turpentine is satisfac- tory medium for thinning enamel or varnish, as most motorists know. Some varnish manufacturers supply a special thinning liquid, which should be used in this instance. When it is desired to produce quick-drying en- amel, try using alcohol for thinning.
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Bell Note Bird.

A remarkable piping bird is known as the bell-bird. Four species are known of which two are pure, glossy white; one is brownish with white head and neck. and one is white with black wings. Its call is like the note, clear and melodious, of beautiful bell. Sometimes it utters only one note. then rests. When several of these birds call and answer. the effect is beautiful. The bell-birds, which be- long to the chatterer family, are found in Central America south to Brazil.
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FOR TESTING LEVEL OF OIL.
Trouble of Crawling Under Gar Avoid ed by Method Outlined by
 Des Moines Man.

On some light automobiles the only method provided for testing the level of oil in the crank case is to open pet out crawling under the car, writes George A. Brown of Des Moines, Ia., in Popular Mechanics. By the method shown 1t Is possible to avoid this trou- ble without the danger of breakage
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STOP WHISTLE IN MUFFLERS
Hoies Are Sometimes Rough and Ragged, Causing Escaping Gases
 to Make Loud Noise.

The holes drilled in mufflers some times are rough and ragged, with the result that the escaping gases set up whistling noise anything but agree able. Smoothing off the rough edges will usually eliminate the unwelcome sound
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A Small Door in the Running Board Shield Overcomes Troublesome Methods of Oii-Level Testing.

which is present when gauge glass is used. A rectangular opening is cut in the running board shield, and is pro- vided with a hinged door. The door will not rattle if a spring catch is used, and it will be no detriment to the looks of the car if painted the same color.
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Guard Tires Aqainst Tenders.

If change is made to oversize tires be sure that there will be safii- cient clearance between tire and fender when the ear is loaded to ca pacity. This is, however, provided by most ear manufacturers -Milestones.
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DdNSU Eilc HUH ell operation, l cannot say enough in praise of 1t. l suffered from organic troubles and my side hurt me SO ] could hardly be up from my bed, and l
 was unable to do my housework. 1 had the best doctors ill Eau Claire and they wanted me to have an operation, but Lydia E. Pinkham's 8
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is Is a in and in military of  noor and mootrek and adding numbers 
   in
  meHt Te has taken leaf out of the book
  rapid between said R. Dashel Chicago agent
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fabrication Is Neglected.

One of the most commonly neglected parts of the car, as far as fabrication goes, is the clutch operating mechan- ism.
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Watch the Clips.

It is a good plan occasionally to see that the nuts of the spring clips are tight. Loose spring clips permit ex- cess stress to be thrown on the cen- ter of the leaves, from which break age results.
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Aversion to Boats.

On landing in France an American soldier wrote home to his father: "Self my sailboat. I never want to see 8 Eoat again after I get hone."
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Not strange that the Huns destroy the trees on the French farms. A criminal doesn't like a tree.
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CAROLYN LEARNS WHY HER UNCLE AND AMANDA BARLOW
 DO NOT SPEAK AS THEY PASS.

father lost when the Burven which had sailed Europe sunk Carolyn May Carolyn York bach uncle Joseph the Corners The reception her by $ of he learus Carolyn
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Make Tire Fit Rim.

Don't crowd motorear tire of wrong size on rim simply because you can force it on. Make it it.
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Keen sprinq Nuts Tiqht.

It is a good plan occasionally to see that the nuts of the spring clips are tight.
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Pity for Benedict.

'All men who get married are not fools" No; some are merely unfor- tunate. e."-London Tlt-Bits.
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The more Il man studies women the less he knows about them.
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THIS WOMAN SAVED FROM
 AN OPERATION
By taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, One
 of Thousands of Such Cases.

Black River Falls, Wis. -"As Lydia r. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
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Bank tellers usually know more than they tell.
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Groves Tasteiess chil, Tonic

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Married
Repka---Meyer

A very pretty wedding took place
Sunday, Oct. 20, when Miss Theresa
Repka became the bride of Edward
Meyer. Rev. Maulwurf performed the
ceremony. Miss Ida Repka, sister Of
the bride, was maid of honor. Mary
Hanusa, cousin of the bride, and Elsie
Hanusa were bridesmaids. The groom
was attended by Thomas Repka and
Arnold Meyer. The bride was beau
tifully dressed in a gown of white
satin and georgette, trimmed with fur.
The maid of honor wore dainty dress
of white crepe de chine, trimmed with
satin, willie the bridesmaids were
dressed in Nile green silk The bride
carried a pretty bouquet Of white
roses. After the ceremony the we'd
ding party returned to the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Repka, where wedding sup
per was served to the immediate rela-
tiyes and a few intimate friends. The
young couple received useful presents
consisting of linen, cut glass and
money.
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Submarine Chases Ship

Sergeant Royal Draper Of the 9th
construction company of the air serv-
ice, who has been here to attend the
funeral of his mother, Mrs. James
Draper, has been in various sections
OF the United States in the work to
which he has been assigned. From
Norfolk, Va, to New York the cOnl-
pany went on passenger boat, the
Princess May. chartered by the gov
eminent, and all the guns there were
on board were several reyO1vers.
Word was given out froID the har-
Dor by spy lit was afterward
Earned1 when the boat would leave,
and at O'Clock the next morning it
was attacked. Six shots were fired at
them and then their pursuer retired
and later Was captured.
Mr.. Draper went back to New York
last week, but expects to be in Cali
f0rnia during the winter,
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how much Of the U. S. we have over
here now. Every way you look you
see u. S. A. In one little town we
stopped at we went from the station
out to little village. We passed a
camp of American soldiers. They al
most fell over when they saw us and
said we were the first American girls
they had seen since they had been
here. After one passed us on the
road, he turned back and asked us If
that was a u S. letter we were wear
ing and then he came back and shook
hands with us and said Honest to
God, American women" and kept
saying it over and over In coming
here we passed over territory held by
the Germans in 1914 and there are
little crosses all along the way mark
ing graves. I guess I'll tell you how
the French women wash. Perhaps
you would like to try it. Every little
way along the rivers or small streams
are big, wide boards or platform af-
fair with roofs over them. Then they
lay their clothes on the boards and
scrub them with a brush. They sure
look as though they had been washed
just that way, too.
The roads over here are splendid
and so very hard and white. l hope
get an automobile ride. / must tell
you about the cathedral I was in. 1t
was built in 400, is huge building,
and is now decorated with the flags
of the allied countries.
When you write send to the same
address that you have been using.
I'll get them all some time, if it is
not till Christmas.
Lots of love.
GLADYS.
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Middle Of September Like Winter

Mrs. S. III. Burton, Fairfield, has re-
ceived the following letter from her
son, Grant E. Burton, who is in France
with a machine gun battalion:
September II, 1918.
Dear Mother and All:
Hope you are all well. 1t is awful
disagreeable weather here now. Rain
ing most of the time-haven't seen TIE
sun for several days. rever saw e~~1
weather in that part of the states. T.
is the middle of September, but seems
like winter. So cold it won't be long
before snow will begin to fall Wal
lace and I have been transferred to
q new company. Eddie and Evon are
still in the old company.
l have the picture of our group TAX
en- at home. l sure am glad 1 have
it, too. The war looks favorable for
the allies. Is Grin at Rockford, and
how long now?
Hope to hear soon. Have not heard
anything yet. So long, with love,
From your son,
PVT. GRANT E. BURTON.
The boys referred to are Wallace
BASS, Reedsburg; Eddie Kaminsky
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Tours, France, Oct. 1, 1918.

Dear Sister and the Rest:
Just few lines to let you know
think of you folks often. | tell you
l was sure pleased yesterday when
was fortunate to receive nine letters,
two from mother dated July 26 and 20.
1t took me all afternoon to read them.
One letter said bunch of the new
5. | suppose Grin has been in the
army for nearly two months. I would
like to know how he is making it.
am feeling fine, and so is the
weather, only cold. / wrote grandma
a letter last week.
Well, | have been in a hospital just
q month today. 1t won't be long now
before I get back to my company.
read in the paper the Christmas pack
ages are limited to by by inches.
1t is impossible to put much into that
size. Send me Orin's address.
| think Lewis will have a chance to
get into the game yet, the way the pa
pers read. You can tell Corwin this
is a great life Send me these ad-
dresses, as lost all my old letters
and memorandum book. l can remem-
Der some, but not all. So Charlie P.
is a machine gunner too. Well, don't
worry about me, for am all right
l sure was glad to get mail. | am
in the 42d division now instead Of
the S5th. must close, for it is dinner
time. Hope to see you all in the near
future. Write as often as you can.
Your brother,
PVT. GRANT E. BURTON.
Co. B, 149th M. G. Bn.
Am. E. F., via N. Y. l. A. S.
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Does Not Mind the Shooting

Mr.. and Mrs. John Stempke of West
Merrimack have received the follow
ing letter from their son. Private John
Stempke, Co. D, 1920 Infantry Ameri-
can Expeditionary forces.
France, September IA.
Dear Folks:
| thought l would write you a few
lines and let you know that am still
alive. Well, how is everybody around
there? Haven't heard from you for a
long time and have been looking for
mail every day, but always failed to
get any. It has been raining every
day now for the last week. 1t is nice
and clear today. l have been at the
lines several times and came back
safely every time. We are all at the
lines now Chat is our company and
have been for the last week. Every
thing is quiet now. FritiZie sends over
a few big shells every day, and we
send over a big bunch of shells for
him. We get so used to the shooting
we do not mind it at all any more.
We have dugouts we live in at the
lines about IS or 80 feet underground.
We rest in the daytime and move at
might, SO that the enemy does not
see us coming up to the lines and the
same when we go out. This is great
life. The country is full of soldiers,
in woods, towns, and back of the lines.
We always have plenty to eat We
haven't seen any paper for a long
time If you have a good magazine
or paper send it along, for we like to
have some good stories to read. We
have quite little time to read when
we are in the trenches.
Everything is very badly ruined.
The towns are all smashed to pieces.
In some parts it is hard to tell if
there were any towns at all, for there
is nothing but a few bricks and corner
stones lying around. Everything is
knocked down, even the land has been
turned over about a dozen times by
the big shells.
This country is all hills and hol7
lows. There isn't much level land at
all. There is not much grain raised
here, it is so awfully stony-all this
limestone. The grain does not grow
mp very big l suppose you have all
the threshing done by now. l imagine
help is awful scarce around there.
Are they still taking boys from there?
How does the car work? Tell
George to write and tell me all about
it. Well, guess this is all for this
time. With best of auckland write
real soon. JOHN.
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Germans Catching the Dickens

Mrs. Emma ArnFrHster has re-
cyayed the following, Letter from lsaF
SOFA:
Germany, Sept 18th, 1918.
Dear Mother
Will answer some Of the questions
yoM asked in your letter OF Aug. goth; ;,
al can anyway, Yes; j am all right,
and feeling fine, and hoDe to contin-
lie so, of course Clarence Friesing
was mot hurt bad even though he did
set hit in the arm. and Eeg. A SER
geant, who returned from the same
hospital, brought me- good news Of
lis complete recovery. Expect him
nd Bill back any time now. Of
course | will do ALL in my power to
let you know if / ever get hurt. [
enjoyed Sandie's CRalpl} Sander
sons Letter very mach.
Am enclosing some, German gas
mask eye pieces which might be in
1erestIng. You can tell how cheaply
they are made. Wit send some pic
lures Of German soldiers as soon as
I can get an envelope which is large
enough. They were left by the Ger
mans during their retreat from here.
Will send one Of Fritzie caps, too,
when I get chance. They sure left
left a. bunch of their equipment be-
hind. They must have been in an
awful hurry.
l wish | could tell YOU all about the
attack, as it is very interesting, but of
course can't very well, writing. The
night we formed for the attack was
very dark and the rain was coming
down in sheets, which is rather unus-
ual as it usually does not rain SO very
hard here. That made it very nasty
as we got all mud and our clothes
were torn to pieces, climbing through
the barb wire and deep muddy
trenches. l had ON two raincoats, but
was wet and muddy in spite Of them.
We had to hunt around most of the
night finding our position and it was
so dark we couldn't see the ground,
so you can imagine what it was like,
as everything was covered with mud.
After we got into position and our
barrage began, however, we did not
mind the rain and mud bit At
day break we welt lover the top"
Ore could see U. S. boys, in excellent
lines, coming everywhere, line on
line. They went just like on a pa
rade. The smoke from our own
bursting shells almost hid the enc
my's position from view. We encoun-
tered only few machine guns, left to
hinder our advance and soon knocked
them to pieces or captured them.
The Germans didn't put up much
Of a scrap, not nearly as bad as the
other time we licked them. There
was hardly any opposition except in
a few places and our tanks soon
routed them. In one little village
they left machine gun in church
steeple and he held us up little
while, but as soon as our observers
located him tank rushed up and put
him out Of commission in a few shots.
We camped not far from this village
in some fields and woods and then
the cavalry chased them still further.
That night we advanced few miles
urther through a woods and the Ger E