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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of AgricUlture)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Everyone who operates a gas en-
CINE of any kind should learn first to
stop and reason as to the probable
cahse of any trouble which develops.
In most cases where an engine stops,
loses power, or INDUCES in some other
irregularity, some indication of the
cause will be apparent to anyone IA
miliar with the outfit if he studies the
problem inteligently. Such study will
enable one to avoid tinkering with
parts that are working properly. Even
should the cause of trouble not be ap-
parent after a little reasoning, no at
tempt should be made to locate it by
a general change of adjustment or
tinkering done in haphaZard way, as
this method will add to the trouble.
Follow a Definite System.
Not only will this 20 far toward in
surfing success in locating the trouble,
but it will, in nearly every case, save
time, for unless the trouble is very
unusual one it will he located in one
going over. Practically all experienced
operators. in hunting for the source
of trouble with gas engines, follow,
whether conscious or not, a more or
less uniform system of tests. Just
what order these tests should take will
depend upon the particular make and
type of engine; the tests which can
be made more quickly and easily
should, of course, be made first. From
the points mentioned in the following
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03

statement il is believed that any oper-
ator who does not already employ
such a system can readily devise one
which will be best suited TO his par
ticular engine.
Starting Troubles.
Always bear in mind that for a gas
engine TO run it is necessary to have
compressed mixture of vap0riZed
fuel generally gasoline or kerosene)
and air in proper proportions, which
is exploded by hot spark while the
mixture is under compression. The
spark should occur slightly before full
compression, except in starting, when
it should occur just after full COM
preston has passed.
When an engine refuses to start,
the trouble will, with very few ex-
ceptiOns, be due to some interruption
of the supply of the proper mixture
of gas and air, or to failure of the
electrical system which furnishes the
spark to fire the compressed mixture.
1t seldom happens that both systems
are at fault at the same time, SO the
first thing TO do is to find out whether
one of these systems has ceased to
work properly.
The ignition system, on the whole, Is
more often the cause of trouble than
is the fuel system, and it is usually
advisable to test this first unless, on
account Of the construction of the par
ticular engine in question, it is easier
to make tests for troubles with the
mixture supply.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
Even Thouahts Are DANGEROUS.

1t was one of the rainiest nights in
Indiana for long time. The teach.
ers were getting ready to go home
when a telephone message summoned
them to called teachers meeting at
the superintendent office. With faces
cloudier than the sky they silently
started for they way. The silence con-
tinued for several blocks, then the IT.
repressible teacher of the building
burst out: Girls, could be fired for
what I'm thinking of our superintend-
ent right now"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS
AT ONCE IF BILIOUS OR
CONSTIPATED.

Look at the tongue, mother! If
coated, it is sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrhGa, full of cold, give a
teaspoonful of California Syrup of
Figs" and in few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have q well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative ="
they love its delicious taste, and it
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a bottle of
california Syrup of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware of cOunterfeits sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine,
ask to see that it is made by the "Cali-
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt-Adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
LAW OF FOOD CONSERVATION
To Turn lnedibie Feeds Into Edible
Foods Is Great Aim-Dairy
Cow IL Efficient.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
One great law of food conservation
is to turn inedible feeds into edible
foods in the cheapest possible man.
ner. The dairy COW will utilize coarse
materials, inedible by humans, such
as grass, corn-stalks, and hay, and
will turn them into milk, which is suit
able for human food. Other farm ami
mails are converterG Of coarse rough
age into edible foods, but are not SO
efficient as the dairy COW.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
cuticura Soap for the Complexion.

Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment now and then as
needed to make the complexion clear,
scalp clean and hands soft and white.
Add to this the fascinating, fragrant
Cuticura Talcum and you have the
Cuticura Toilet Trio.-Adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
How Money Grows,

A wealthy man in New York willed
TO his nephew the Savings bank &C.
count opened in 1920 by my grandpa
ther when he was boy, by deposit
of So, which now, by the addition of
interest only, amounts to S479.37."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03

Good health cannot be maintained where
there is a constipated habit. Garfield Tea
overcomes constipation. ADV.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03

Some people borrow trouble and
some others wait for the neighbors
TO throw it over the back fence.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03

1t is easy for man to love his neigh
Dor as himself, provided she is young
and pretty.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
CremoIo.

Germania may still sing patriotic
songs, but not in Metzo-sopranO.-Car-
toOns Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03

Industry and economy should now
be the American motto.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03

The further back man can trace
bis descent the longer he has been on
the downward path.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03

Pure blood Is essential to Good Health.
Garfield Tea dispels impurities, cleanses
the system and eradicates disease. Adv. :.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03

W. N. u, BALTIMORE, NO. 1o,.1s1s.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
Use OF Metals In the War.

A German expert has been compiI.
Ing some statistics Of the use Of metals
In the war. He says that II the iron
and steel used by Germany alone In
~ months Of war were forged Into a
ring which went round the equator.
each meter would weigh 10 hundred.
weight. II the mass OF metal were
made into wall along the battle
fronts-or $500 miles-a yard high
and yard thick, each yard would
weigh 200 hundredweight. Germany
sent TO the front every week more
guns than were used 10 the whole Of
the Franco Prussian war. Twenty.four
hours consumed more than did the
whole Of the earlier war. The moral
he draws is that such things were only
possible because Germany had been
wise enough before the war TO con.
quer the worlds markets and GUST her
enemies.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
WAS DICKENS OFFICE BOY
And All He Remembers OF Great Az.
thor 10 the Peculiar Style OF
His Clothes

The perseverance with which the
unmporinni fingers In memory II H.
Illustrated hy the sum total ~ what the
veteran porter who lately retired from
lis post NJ Temple Gnte, London. ran
new recall about Charles Dickens.
Back IN the sixties this man. II IL said.
WIS oilc. hoy for the author, then
editing "All the Year Round" All he
remembers Il that Dickens wore n
"blnck velvet coat with hig smoked
pearl buttons. and queer wnlstcont,
and trousers Of shepherds plaid, the
biggest check you ever saw, and n
great big drerstnlker hat, as they
chilled them. md his hair NIL hanging
down. wiry like" Also TINT once upon
time somebody asked him. "ls that
showmnnP" And he answered.
That's the great Charles Dickens"
4 vivid picture. ND this II probably
why. plaid trousers and all, II still
sticks In the former office boys mem.
DRY: bur one wishes he could now re-
call some ~ the other things he must
have observed In his remarkable chief.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05

american soldiers In London" said
Gen. Samuel A. Ansell. take a great
deal Of interest In the bargees who
row enormous canal boats up and
down the Thames.
"A soldier stood on the Blackfriars
bridge one day watching n bargee row
his canal boat. or barge. It was an
enormous barge half q dozen oarsmen
could hardly have managed II, but the
lone bargee welded his oar undis-
mayed, and the barge approached the
soldier on the bridge at the rate Of
about an inch q minute.
"The soldier watched the barge a
long time. and, when the bridge was
at last reached, he took the cigarette
from his mouth and shouted down TO
the plucky oarsman:
"'Well, so long. old timer! Don't
forget to bring US a parrot back with
your"
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05

A Philadelphia physician, Doctor
Gnillard. who has examined great
numbers ~ men for life insurance CON.
pnnics, informs me that "the popular
styles In physique have changed"
Grrnrd writes In the Philadelphia
Press.
when I asked him TO elucldate, he
replied:
Not 81 long ago life insurance com.
pnnics made great ado and scanned
with care NIL applicants who were un'
drrwe!ght. Now underwcight II pass
ell over as Of little consequence, while
overweight Il reckoned ms the stun
bling block"
In other words. the thin man was
once regarded as a poor risk, whereas
now he Is preferred to the stout man.
When I asked the doctor 10 tell me
the reason for this switch around In
the popularity Of the two types Of the
male form divine. he said tuberculosis,
once the dread OF the thin man. has
been far ouiclassed In fatality by other
organic diseases, especially Of the
heart. which are apt to AFFECT the more
rotund.
Truly, every dog has his day.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
FIND LITTLE Joy IN MANrUA
American Soldiers In Italian City Can
not BE Accused Of INDUCING
In Wild Reveia

Mantua. the metropolis OF the prov
lnce. Is the center ~ the territory
which encircirs Il In every direction.
IIithcr flock the country folk from rs
far us Ave or six kllometers away, to
gaze ut the vino and stand around in
the middle Of the street, impeding the
progress Of the trolley car.
Equally fascinating 10 the American
soldier In this city, with It's car track.
Its air Of cordial welcome, and Its in.
salubrious climate, all II which com.
bine to make him think more OF the
old home town than he did before he
came here. says a writer In Italy Am.
hnnncr Service News. II II not dlf.
ficult 10 ind things to do. for one may
always spend quite n while figuring
out when he last saw the sun. or when
he will see II again. And then on.
may also look at the lake.
Eut II IN ut night hat Man,un dis.
closes I,s true nniure. with no cleo.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
laps HONOR BRITISH SAILOR
SIN Revere Memory Of William
Adams, Who led Expedition
to Their Country In 1900.

Two memorial stone lanterns near
inc JAPANESE port 81 iokosukn are the
peoples tr'hute 70 the memory !"
"iI'inm ADAMS an English sailor VINO
was the nrst OF ms conhtrSInen to
sett'e IN japan. ana VINO Is cred'teo
WIN opening the way for commerce
oetween Br'tain ana japan. In wv"
Anhms lch trahins eNp"n'tion oouhu
for the West indies. HIS heet consist.
eh OF nve vessels symbo1cni'y ham"u
RAIN H"pe, Chnr''y. ftdeiity ana
5000 news. Inc expedition met WIN
many mistortunes OF wehther ana
sickness Ihelr adventures In''uueo
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
PLEA FOR MEMORIAL TREES
Committee Would Have One Planted
In Baptist churehyards as Tribute
to Roger Williams.

A memorial tree In every BHrilsi
churchynrd In the United States 4"
commemorate establishment Of r..
llginus freedom and soul liberty II III"
nlnn or the Roger Williams National
Memorial committee of the District at
Columbia. The committee. which II IN
charge 81 the drive 10 raise n fund
for the erection In Washington Of III"
Roger Williams memorial. announced
II would ask every congregation In
III" country to plant n memorial tree.
"Thc tree stands for NE" says n
statement from the committee issued
NJ the Washington headquarters, and
ms the American Foresiy association II
urging IN" planting NJ memorial trees
In honor ~ the American sailors and
soldiers who gave their lives that 20.
liilrnl freedom should not perish from
the earth, ~ We will nsk that trees he
planted In honor ~ Roger Williams
who worked and suffered that religious
liberty might he woven into the ma.
tionnl fabric os America"
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
Protecting AIrpIsne propeIlers.

An aluminium plating for airplnne
propellers has been devised for the
purpose Of protecting the wood from
the influence OF the weather. which
has been n serious problem heretofore.
The plating Is n thin leaf which IL In.
corporated In the finish OF the propel'
iers, and the Idea was developed by
the forest products laboratory NJ
Madison, Wis. and placed In produc.
ton by the war department. The
process Is practically 100 per cent ef'
fsctiye In preventing absorption OF
water, particularly In the storage
stage. A French authority states tina;
so per cent Of the French propellers
produced are rejected by the pilots
mainly because they are out OF bal
ance. This difficulty Is due largely 70
unequal absorption or distribution OF
moisture and can be greatly reduced
by an effective water-proofing coating
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
HAS NEW IDEA IN SCULPTURE
Tennessee Girl Uses Dried Appies 70
Fashion Her Models Of the Hu-
man Form Divine.

Down In Knoxville. Tenn. lives Miss
isabel Million. who has created a new
and distinct art. To be brief. she has
developed dried apple sculpture with
remarkable results.
For years Miss Million has been In.
teres,ed In the various types Of noun.
tnineers who come down TO her IA.
theirs store to trnde. Having artistic
ability. she tried a good many times
10 model their quaint and weather
beaten faces by the conventional meth.
DDS OF sculpture. hut the results did
not satisfy her. One evening. while
cutting nprIes 70 dry them for the ~.
,nre. she pirkcd IN a pi.c, ~ par.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
HOME OF FAMOUS ORATORS
Eminent Men Who Have Occupied the
Pulpit Of "spvroeon's Tsber.
naeie," London. England.

Commenting on DIR. A. c. Dlxon's
resignation NJ the pnstornte ~ Oh,
Metropolitan tabernacle, London. which
will probably be known To the end Of
tim" ns "spnrgcon's tabernacle" n
writer In the London Christian World
refers ~ som" ~ m" eminent men who
hny" orcupled that pulpit In the pnst-
BENJAMIN K.nch. John GU. John Rip.
pom, and othrrs-nnd gives the follow.
ins interesting Incident: "Comlng to
more recent days IL Is just thirty years
. ngo since n trustee ~ the tabernacle
spoke to Sturgeon nhour nm American
preacher named Dixon. who had
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
Diamond Cuttera

There are 5000 diamond cutters
and polishcrs In the world. or these
only about 6T5 IRE In the Emitted
States, and these have come mostly
since the outbreak Of the European
war. which crippled the industry In
Amsterdam and Antwerp, the worlds
greatest centers. There were nt the
beginning OF the present year 20 dln'
mond.cutting establishments In this
country. This Ii exclusive Of shops
where NIL kinds OF precious stones IRE
cut.
The number OF Germans employed
ms diamond cutters did not exceed coo
before the war. and OF these only ~
per cent worked for establishments
In Germany. During the war 600 or
100 Belgian cutters emlgrnted 10 Eng.
land and organized nv n branch Of the
London Diamond Cutters union. They
did work principally for Belgian and
Russian houses.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
What Did He Meant

The minister had eaten a very good
dinner and was getting ready to leave
for a long time. He happened to
glance ut the eighteen.year-old daugh-
ter.
swell, we'll" he laughed. ~ sup.
pose that pretty soon I'll be coming
back TO marry this young woman to
one Of the interesting young men OF
the congregation"
The irrepresslble elght-year-old son
spoke up:
"Oh. no, you won't" he offered.
"Aiary Is going to he an old bachelor"
The famlly's laugh told him that he
had used the wrong word. So straight
way he started TO make It right.
~ mean an old WITCH" he asserted
more positively than before.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
Mlerobes In Our clothea.

Apropos OF the liability OF demob.
ilixed soldiers 20 contract colds as
soon as they get into "civies" a cor
respondent suggests that probably the
civilian clothes are the cause, wheth.
er they be warmer than the uniforms
or not. Sir Ernest Shackleton had
something to say about this matter
on his return from the antarctic. Not.
withstandlng the intensely low temper.
atures and almost incessant billiards
experienced. colds were quite unknown
until bale Of clothing brought from
England was opened. The next day
there was an epidemic Of colds In the
party, and Sir Ernests explanation
was that the trouble was caused by
microbes that had been alternating, as
II were, In the closely packed clothing
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
VARIOUS KINDS OF CHARITY
And Greater Far Than the Giving OF
Aims 10 the Practice Of Charity
Of Thought.

Someone hns snli that CHARITY II
the highest tree IN heaven" N II
saying thn' We cnn well believe.
for not only does charity cover n mul.
ilindr ~ sins hut II nlsn covers its
devoices with its snlacc and comfort.
II II 10 he feared. however, that
there Il misconceptlon ms 10 the full
meaning covered by III. word char.
iiy. Many p.npl" seem 10 understand
that charity consists solely In the civ.
ing ~ nlms. Aud ~. fact Is that aims.
giving Is merely one form " charity.
There II charity that W. can prnc.
,lre toward those NJ our fellow men
who stand IN no need ~ aims. There
arr. indeed. many who ARE well pro-
yided with the goods ~ this world
who stand IN gr"n' need ~ charity.
The charity " our thoughts Is what
We stand In need of-Los An.
geles Times.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05

Millions OF dollars worth OF fruit
have been wasted In Florida during
the quarter OF century. Hereafter
nothing will be wasted as the drops.
culls and ripes Will all be utilized by
new processes evolved by a clever
chemist and scientist, The growers
and the public generally will be helped
by these processes, as the former will
reap benefit from the sale of their
waste products and the latter viii
have the benefits of the manufactured
products which are greatly In demand.
Florida Times. Union.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
What 10 Biggest woodeoek,

What Ia said TO be the heaviest
woodcock was one shot by Arthur
Duane near Whittaker's. l.. l.. about
thirty years ago. The woodcock was
mounted by Bell. the leading taxider-
mist OF the day. but unfortunately II
was later on destroyed by moths.
This woodcock was weighed on n
druggists scales at Southampton and
weighed exactly II ounces. There are
several witnesses living who can ties.
tify as to the weight. The naturalists
give the average weight OF woodcock
as ranging from five to nine ounces.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
Longest British Strike,

The longest strike which Britain has
experienced was that which broke out
at Lord Penrhyn's slate Quarries at
Bethesda In October. 1900. and lasted
until November, 1908. During these
three years more than one and one.half
million dollars was lost In wages
alone; and whereas ut the beginning
Britain imported no slate. at the end
ships were taking more than 100
tons of foreign slate q week to British
markets. .. A~.,...
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05

Ontario, Canada, now has an egg
"clrcle." This egg circle has been or
ganized for the purpose of eliminating
the wholesaler and middleman. Its
Idea Is specifically to prevent any per-
son or persons coming between the
farmers supply Of eggs and the con-
sumer. More and more us the cold
storage warehouse has come between
the consumer and his egg. has the con.
sumer suffered from the separation.
"Most every one" will wish the egg
circle well.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
EIsotroeuts Leopard to save Pei.

A leopard used by u motlon-picture
concern recently took TO sulklng, which
made him dlsagreeable companion
for the actors In the jungle. scenes, ac-
cording to Popular Mechanics Maya.
zine. Shooting him with hIgh.pow.
cred rife was first considered. but was
objected to, as II would dlsfgure the
valuable pelt. To avoid this, electro
cution was decided upon. using power
from Q nearby station.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
Pacific Blockade.

"PncIhc blockade" Il n term invent.
cd by Hant"fouille. the French writer
on international maritime Inv. to de-
scribe n blockade exercised by n great
power for the purpose ~ bringing
pressure 10 bear on weaker state
without actual war. The pacific block.
ade hns apparently established itself
ns a legitimate means ~ coercing n
weak power To observe It's intcrnn.
tionni obligations without resorting to
war for that purpose. II II a modern
development and has usually been the
net OF several powers acting In concert.
II was first employed IN 1927. when
the combined fleets Of Great Britain.
France and Russia blockndcd n por-
tion Of the Turkish coast. More re-
cent Instances Of It's exercise were the
blockade Of Crete by the powers In
1897. the blockade Of Venezuelan ports
by Great Britain, Germany and Italy
In 1902 and Of Turkish ports by the
powers In 1905.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05
Consideration Of the Morrow.

Calm and prudent consideration Of
the morrow, SO far from being u sin,
IL one Of the very first Christian du-
ties, and Is SO taught by the Holy Ghost
in the New Testament; where people
are especially enjoined to labor. work
ing with their hands the thing which
~ good. that they may have to give to
him that needeth.--Keble.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-09-05

LESSON TExT-Mstt is.3i-jj. 49,
GOLDEN TEXT Seek ye hrst the
Kingdom Of God and his Righteousness. -
Matt. en-.
PRIMARY ToPIC-obeyins our king
JUNIOR TOPIC-A message OF the
king.
INTERMEDIARY Turic-Th. growth
Of the Kingdom
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPiC-Ths
extent Of the Kingdom.