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Fishernan's
Luck
BY KATE EDMONDS

(S. 1920. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The cottage basked in the warm
sun, the sea was golden glimmer of
lights winking, blinking. the waves
can creaming in on the sand to break
in lace-like foam and draw back again
TO come rushing in once more. Sea
gulls dipped and careened against the
fresh wind or noated in the water like
painted toys.
Roger stretched himself luNuriously
and left the hammock to sit on the
steps. His mother had advertised for
n cook, and she had asked him to keep
watch and to hire the very first prom
Using applicant.
"They all promise" yawned Roger.
Mrs. Latimer never worried. She
was perennially young looking and op-
timistic to the ninth degree. II feel
1t in my bones she will be love of
cook Remember the last one, Roger?
Old Chloe?"
"M-mmmm purred Roger. reminis-
cent of fried chicken and waffles -
and the tickle Chloe.
well, felt just that way about
Chloe" She laughed us the car bore
her away.
So Roger waited patiently, dutifully,
but not one applicant appeared in an
swer to his mothers advertisement or
to their agonized telephone messages
to the employment bureaus in the city.
at is too late, now" he told him
self as he strolled down to the beach.
"The last train was in an hour ago"
oil fnr
girl who sat patiently upon rock
holding n fishing-line.
'What is she catching?' he asked
as he went up to her, and he repeated
the question when he reached the
rock.
Nothing" she answered.
"Why try here-you'd have TO 20
out 10 boat to catch anything. You
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might dig some clams-if you are de-
gested.
''rhanks, I will try. How do you
catch them?" she inquired hopefully.
He helped her down from the rock
and regarded her with approval. She
wore a blue cotton dress and n sailor
hat and rather shabby shoes. and she
was delightful to look at
dig for them-but it is messy
must you have them now?"
She smiled and nodded. I'm
camplng-I want them for my sup.
per-
mot alone?"
yes" her defiance was near to
tears. II worked in a store in town.
/ haven't been strong-the doctor said
to 20 away to the shore-I just board
ed, you now-and-well-Il lost my job
this morning and so came down here.
I'm going to work in the hotel as
waitress tomorrow-isn't it beautiful
here?" she breathed deeply of the salt
tonic-laden air.
"Where will you sleep?" he asked.
dryest cave there-I have suit
case"
"At high tide you would be drowned
I am Roger Latimer-I would like to
have you meet my mother-can you
cook7"
'Yes. My mother kept boarders
years ago before she died. used to
help"
"My mother is looking for a cook
good wages, comfortable home and
this" sweeping his arm around sea
and sky.
"If | could only do i'll"
"'rry," he urged. I'VE are starving
May l carry your bag, Miss"
MY name is Mary Wood-if l am
to be cook, you must call me Mary"
she said independently.
Roger led her into the kitchen and
The Ordway new era., 1920-09-24
FOR SCIENTISTS TO PUZZLE
Aee-old Question AS to the Develop
ment of Men and Animals From
the Beginning.

The Wapiti, or American elk, was
widely distributed over North Amer
lea 500 years ago. But the northern
limit OF its natural habitat appears
to have been, and still is, in southern
British Columbia.
Leaving this borderland of wapiti-
land and travelling northward to Beh-
ring sea no other trace is found. In
northern Siberia. Manchuria and Mon
golia there is no trace of the species,
or any variations of il, but in far
western Mongolia and along the bor-
ders of Turkestan and Sungaria, it oc-
ours again in the Altai mountains.
The elk as IL he might have been
transported from Montana, the only
perceptible difference being a more
reddish coloring of the coat OF the
Altai elk.
The gap of 1000 miles contains no
trace of the living animal and so far
as is known, no bones.
This has again raised the question
among men of science whether man
and the animals spread from some
common center. or whether there
were separate developments of crea-
tion in each continental division of the
earth.
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A Wicked Waste.

"This is rather curiosity" remark
ed an artist who was entertaining a
lady in his studio.
AS he spoke he produced a small
but exquisite painting.
at is nicer gushed his visitor.
.I was out in the country one day"
he went on, "and had all my materials
with me except canvas. But 1 was
so keen on painting this scene that 1
took out my handkerchief, stretched 1t
upon my case, and painted the picture.
Dear mew exclaimed the lady
Then look of horror came over her
face as size went on: But you'll never
be able to wash all that paint out of
it,"
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when AN ENGINE
LOSES ITS "PEP"
Loss Of Compression May Be
Caused by One of Several
Different Ailments.
KEEP CYLINDER HEAD TIGHT
Be Sure That Spark Plugs Fit Tightly
as Cracked Porcelain viii Permit
Escape-keep the Engine Free
From Carbon.

Those acquainted with motoring
Joys and sorrows know that loss of
compression is nothing pleasant to
look forward to. Its causes are many
and sometimes hard to find and re-
pair.
Try the compression of each cylin-
der. II 1t is weak or If 1t varies in
the different cylinders repair the
trouble ut once. II may leak in the
piston rings; II may escape through
leaky valve or petcock or ooze past
spark plug. If the engine head is de
tachable It may leak past the gasket.
Then. again, you may have cracked
cylinder, but this is another problem.
Care must be taken to keep the
cylinder head tight, and in Tightening
It evenly all around, for If the gasket
is not held firmly at any point it will
give way and leakage will result.
Heated OIL is Thin.
The piston rings may have turned
80 that the openings are all in line
or you may be using such light oil
that the engine does not get n tight
compression seal. OIL when heated is
very thin. In some cases patented
piston rings will help eliminate the
leakage. II the cylinder is worn oval
there is no remedy except that of re-
boring II. Kerosene will help free the
rings of carbon, but 1t is best to use
It when you are ready TO drain Off the
old crankcase oil.
During compression the valves
should be tightly closed. A broken
spring or faulty adjustment will pre-
vent their closing. and this will result
in no compression at all, or in the
case of Incorrect timing the trouble
will be noticeable as lack of power
in all cylinders. Carbon under the
valves will prevent them from seating
tightly. The remedy here is to keep
the engine free from carbon, the
valves clean and be sure that the tim
ing of the valves and the tappet ad-
justmcnt are as set down in your in
struction book.
Worn Cylinder.
When an engine that is clean, prop
erly fabricated and has its valves
ground regularly shows serious loss
of power the lack of proper compress
sion may safely be ascribed to the
piston rings having worked into line
or the cylinders having worn to point
where the pistons are unduly loose.
With the modern type rings the for
mer is II rare fault nowadays, SO that
the cause is narrowed down to plain
wear.
These are the chief causes of loss
of compression. The self-starter. the
boon of the present day motorist, Is
accompanied by one rather unfor-
tunate result. The operator who
cranked his engine by hand knew the
feel of the compression and was guild
ed by il in determining to a certain
extent the power of his engine. Many
persons seldom crank their engines by
hand and have no guide except the
operation of the chr to warn than
compression is falling Off. Watch the
compression 1t will save you money
that otherwise you woUlc give to the
repair man.
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HAIRPIN USED FOR
LOCK ON AUTOMOBILE
Two Collar Buttons Are Used as
Binding Posts.
1t Takes but Few Minutes to Ar
range contrivance and II Is Bur.
Observation-Disclosures Shows
How IL Is Put Together.

The lock shown in the Illustration
consists of small piece of thin fiber,
two brass collar buttons placed in
the holes made in the fiber strip and
used as bindlng-posts. and halrpin
utilized as the socket switch. An au-
tomobile equipped with this switch is
burglar-proof Tin so far as the switch
is concerned) and the contrivance
takes only few minutes to make.
Procure piece of very thin fiber
about two inches long, three-fourths
inch wide. and one-fourth inch thick,
and drill four holes in it about the
size of collar button head. Then
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Hard to Interpret.

Private Washington Lee-Yassa, 1
knows most all about desc insigniums.
De cross guns is for de infantry, and
de cross flags is for de signallers-
Private Stonewall Grant-Yas, and
de pineapple is for de ordnance. and
de corkscrew is for de medlcals, but
what can't figure out is does dat
dere peni-ten-sEry stand for de NJ.
P,Si
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drill two holes in the dashboard of the
car close to the coil box or any other
place preferred by the car owner.
These holes are made hairpin size, as
shown.
Cut the wire leading to the timer,
twist three turns of 1t around the col
lar button. and place the head of the
collar button in the hole In the fiber.
Do the same with the other end Of
the cut wire. and screw the fiber
against the two holes made for the
hairpin.
When you wish to leave the car,
simply pull out the hairpin and con-
ceal it. The thief cannot start the
car, because he will probably overlook
these two small holes.-C. C. Klint In
Popular Science Monthly.
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showed her where chaos reigned. Its
the way they left it," he said plain
lively.
"Never mind, I'll clean up for my
supper, anyway. and If your mother
doesn't want me to remain, that will
help" she said brightly as she put
on an apron and went to work.
Mrs. Latimer came home an hour
later Her delicate nose was lifted
Fried chicken" she breathed raptur-
ously. "Chloe has come back. Ny
bones never failed me yet"
She found her way to the kitchen.
catching glimpse of the cool dining
room windows open to the sea. The
table daintily laid. with n cutglass
bowl of flaming nasturtiums in the
center.
"Wellr" she exclaimed, closing the
kitchen door and peering through Il
thin blue haze of smoke at the pink
face of the young cook. Il am glad
to see some one here-Mary she
screamed.
"Yesm, that's my name" laughed
the girl as she piled dish with snowy
mashed potatoes. do you like gravy
with fried chicken. ma'm?"
where did you come from?" de-
manded Mrs. Latimer.
Town. Lost my way from the sta
tion here-nO taxi-walked along
beach-tried fishing from a rock to
amuse myself-along came young
man asking curious questions-so
made up an interesting tale-and
when he found out l could cook he
me here"
''To cook your own dinner" walled
Mrs. Latimer tragically. where Ii
that itiotic Roger?"
"I sent him to the confectiouer's
for ice cream for DESSERT believe
he's coming now-dinner's ready as
soon as change my dress-please put
the ice cream in the refrigerator and
break the news to him, dear Mrs
Latimerr' and Mary Wood, house
guest of Mrs. Latimer disappeared up
the back stair as Roger came into the
kitchen door.
Mary Wood faced n very pink and
embarrassed young man across the din
ner thDle. ne never even hShtu lor
reference" she said plantively. 81
might have stolen all the spoons" she
reproached him. but her eyes were
dancing.
"I thought you were fishing for a
job" he said frankly, "and | felt a
pretty lucky fisherman to land you"
81 shall cook for you both until you
find thoroughly satisfactory hand
maiden" declared Mary.
II shall never hunt another one"
decided Roger, and they all laughed
but there was queer little smile of
satisfaction on Mrs. Latimer's face
at will be hard to explain" she
said to Roger one day when love was
lowering all about and the young peo-
pie were deliciously and uncertainty
certain about each other.
"Explain?" he repeated.
about Mary being our cook. Her
father is rich man."
"Poohr' scoffed Mary, biting into
delicious doughnut she had fried that
morning.
Roger reddened under his healthy
tan. Suppose / tell folks that cooks
were scarce and sony wife came to
the rescue"
"Oh" cried blushing Mary.
"Ah," smiled Mrs. Latimer, slipping
into the house.
"Fisherman's luck" whispered Rog-
err as he kissed the cook of the golden
doughnut
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of empire, one column OF which rests
on South Africa and the other on
India. 1t is the peak of the British
Cape-to- Cairo-to Calcutta project.
Leaving Haifa. we skirted the foot
of Carmel and issued into the broad
plain. with the black skin-tents of
Bedouin dotting the fiat green dis
tances and with 13 of u.s. all tangled
up like the sultan's signature, in
carriage built for eight, talking of the
Crusaders and the Camel Corps, and
untangling ourselves intermittently to
hang out of the windows with our
kodaks, as the low cone of the Mount
of TRANSPORTATION disengaged itself
from the horizon far ahead. We passed
Afuleh, where the greatest cavalry
maneuver in military history enabled
the Australians to smash the Turkish
rear in September, 1918, and we
squeezed across the car to see where
Nazareth lies just over that hill" We
saw the green plain give way gradual
ly to a tumultuous. burnt-up country;
we saw our locomotive rounding sharp
curves ahead of us, with "the hedge
hogs" running along the footboards
of the train in the freeand-easy, ride
as-you-please manner of the East. We
began winding down into a Scared
valley of yellow buttes, steep blue
horizon and whiting heat with dyna-
mited bridge-structures lying shape
less under the new bridges we crossed.
To the accompaniment of the clicking
of many kodaks, we finally sighted
the twisting blue of the Jordan. Sigh
ing for watermelon we went down
into the Gehenna of Galilee.
Into Damascus in the Night
Night came down over the Hauran;
we lighted stump of candle in our
crowded carriage and dined on bully
beef, eggs. apricots and nip from
somebody's flask as a liquer. Some
time in the night, the train moved
slowly through the moOnlit streets of
a city of some size. and finally came
to stop under the electric lights of
a mouern train-shed. We reused our
selves and stepped out upon the con-
crete platform of the magnificent new
kanawat station in Damascus. With
the luggage leading, we creaked out
into the moonlight and the chorus of
the bull-frogs along the Barada river.
We crossed the bridge and the distant
thud of the Ramadan gun greeted us.
Damascus is purely Arab. 1t is as
thoroughly of the desert as the Arab
himself. Once it was greater than
Aleppo, greater even than Bagdad; 1t
was the greatest of the great old cara
van ports that lie along the rim of
the Syrian desert. 1t still faces to-
ward the desert, and we hat-wearers
who come up to 1t from salt water,
come in by its back door. We lodge in
its Levantine hotels twhen we are
able) and we spend our days in
cursing its Levantine walters and our
nights in cursing its Levantine wines.
For us. Damascus is old and dusty and
tumble-down. But to the Arabs who
come, through weeks of crossing the
desert, to alight at last from their
caravans of belled camels before its
East Gate, Damascus offers the mir
acle of its rivers of running water.
For them, Damascus wears the sacred
green turban of its orchards. For
them, Damascus is the City of Para
disc.
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Pretty Ornament.

First soak a brick-a new one is best
in water and then cover it with fan
mel and lay 1t In dish of water near
a window. Sprinkle cress, flax or grass
seeds freely on the flannel. The seeds
very soon terminate and send their
roots through the flannel, and In due
course the brick is covered with ver-
dure and looks very pretty.
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CAUSE OF SQUEAKING BRAKES
Due to Innings Becoming Worn So
That Heads Of Rivets Strike Drum
Way to Remedy.

When brakes squeak when applied
II is due TO the brake Innings becoming
worn so that the heads of the rivets
holding the Innings to the bands strike
the drum. Remove the bands and sink
the rivet heads below the lining. II
the Innings are too thin, renew them.
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Foreion Brides Assorted.

The total number of American SOL
diers' marriages abroad is computed
at 5000. OF the brides whose nation
aIity was recorded, 2,295 were French,
l .1o1 British. 10 Belgians, and only 81
GermPns-
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AUTOMOBILE
MAFINTSMlS

An ordinary button hook is n mighty
useful addition to the motorists tool
kit.
The first hint of leaking valves is
Kissing sound in the cylinders when
compression occurs.
Neatly covered tires look much bet
ter hanging on the back of the ma
chine than do bare tires.
1t is good plan not to carry new
tire as spare, because 1t offers too
tempting a bait for the oire thief.
Tire chains are practically always
used in wet weather and care Is neces-
sary to keep them from getting rusty.
Continual misfiring in one cylinder
is usually traced to poor compression
or to bad spark plug. which should
be remedied Immediately.
A fellow really ought TO go over his
car about once a month, inspecting all
the nuts and bolts to see that every
thing is tight and shipshape.
1t is an excellent thing to sprinkle
some French chalk or tale in the shoe
before putting in the tube, but don't
be too free in the use of 1t, for too
much is worse than not any.
When the spark gap of a plug is too
great, so that the current cannot jump
the gap. there is danger of burning out
the secondary wire of the coil through
heat caused by the great resistance.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-19
FooD-PRoDUcT INSPECTIONS
During Month of May 2,o2s Cars of
Fruit and Vegetables Were
Carefully Examined.

In May 2.O2S cars of fruit and vege-
tables were inspected by representa-
tives of the bureau of markets. Uni
ted States department of agriculture,
located at % large marketing centers.
This is nearly double the number of
inspections made in May, 1919, at the
same points.
The object OF the food products in
SpectiOn service is to establish an IN
biased basis for the adjustment of
differences among growers, shippers,
wholesalers, and transportation COM
panies, in connection with the quality
and condition of fruits and vegetables
moving in interstate commerce.
In addition to the general inspec-
tons in May, 2O2 inspections. compris-
ing 1,693, 169 pounds of fruits and vege-
tables, were made of shipments intend
ed for the United States navy supply
at New York. On account Of unsat-
isfactOry quality or condition, IA. 81
pounds of the produce were rejected.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-19
POULTRY
CACKLES
MAKE SURE EGGS ARE FRESH
Method Generally Employed by Com
mission Houses for Purpose Is
Known as "CandIing."

When supplying a fancy trade with
eggs, or on receiving eggs from outside
sources. it is often desirable TO deter
mine their freshness The method
generally used by commission mer-
chants for this purpose is known as
Gambling" and consists in holding
the egg between the eye and a light
so as to note the contents This
should be done in a darkened room,
using one Of the egg testers on the
market or simple homemade tester.
The air space in a perfectly fresh
egg is very small, and as the egg loses
part Of its contents by evaporation
this air space Increases in size with
the age Of the egg Fresh eggs should
appear clear and bright. showing no
da-l spots. Those accustomed to
Gambling" soon learn TO detect stale
eggs with a good degree Of accuracy
and rapidity.
Another method employed by some
who have not a great number to test
is TO put the eggs in q basin Of water.
If good they viii lie on their sides; il
bad they will stand on the small ends.
The older the egg the more upright
it stands, and if very old it will be
suspended in the water or even float
on the surface.
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SPOT DREADED BY SAILORS
Goodwin Sands, on English Coast
May Well Be Called Graveyard
of the Ocean.

Goodwin sands on the English coast.
that have a dread record running
back to the tenth century, If not fur
Their, have 4 traditional and historical
interest, long before the unstable
sands became the terror of naviga-
ton and the bane of lighthouse build
ers. They have def1ed TO this day
every effort to establish a light. Tbs
place was once terra frma, an island
with the Soft-sOunding name Lomea.
the property of Earl GOdwine-hence
Goodwin. By its position. at the en-
trance Of Dover strait. the islet was
subject TO furious attacks by the sea,
and money was regularly set aside TO
keep up the fight. But tradition has it
that the fund was diverted from thfS
purpose to the erection OF a church at
neighbOring Tenderden and. during
subsequent terrible storms. the island
OF Lomea was overwhelmed and its
empiacement transformed into the
most deadly dangerous spot on the
Kentish coast. It was there that dur
ing a terrific hurricane in November.
1903, no less than Is war vessels went
down in one of the greatest marine dis
aSters Of all time
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GRAIN FOR HOGS ON PASTURE
Full Feed Is Not Economical Where
Grass Is PIentifuI-Some Protein
Feed Favored.

Hogs on pasture require grain for
greatest profit in pork production, but
a full feed is not economical when pas
ture is plentiful and grain high-priced.
When corn alone is fed a limited ra-
ton is considerably cheaper because
the forage crop takes the place of
much of the grain.
Some protein feed, such as tankage
or skim miliR is recommended to be
fed in small quantity along with corn
and pasture to pigs weighing less than
100 pounds. Pork production is usual
~ too expensive when such feeds are
given to large hogs. especially if they
are on such pasture as alfalfa. clover,
rape or soy beans, all of which are
high in protein.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-19
HAMM HAS PUREBREDS ONLY
South Dakota Farmer Asks Enroll
ment in "Better Sires-Better
Stock" Movement

Declaring that not only all his sires
but likewise all his female breeding
animals were purebred, Charles P.
Hamm, South Dakota farmer, applied
for enrolment in the Better Sires-
Better Stock campaign conducted by
the United States department of agri-
rulture in cooperation with state
agencies. He is q breeder of Short
horn cattle, Percheron horses, DurOc-
Jersey hogs, Rhode Island Red chick
ems, and Bourbon Red turkeys.
The better-sires movement is aimed
particularly at the use of superior
purebred sires, but the majority of
those enrolled also keep some female
stock Mr.. Hamm, however, is the
first person officially listed as keeping
five classes of live stock in which all
the animals-bOth male and female
are purebred.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-19

HHRMSzN0TES

Cooperation is winning on merit.
Let's grow a larger acreage of the
legumeS.
Celery must have abundance Of mOis-
ture for best results.
Lights for driving the tractor at
night are sold by accessory dealers
Cauliflowers do not succeed well in
dry weather. hence the Importance Of
keeping the plants we'll cultivated
The shortage Of man power has
caused many farmers to buy more and
larger machinery.
When the tractor develops trouble,
look for it yourself before calling for
a mechanic, or service man.
Soy bean seed weigh 60 pounds to
the bushel. but they vary greatly in
size.
Sudan grass is becoming more and
more popular as a crop for late seed
ing either for hay or pasture.