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operate. In making a readjustment.
the engine Is taken when warm and
the cylinder to be operated upon is set
on its firing point, to close both valves
fully. Every instruction book states
what the clearance should be tsome-
times a little more for exhausts than
intakes), which is usually in the vicin-
ity of 001 nch or the thickness Of
a very thin card. II the clearance of
either valve is found incorrect the
check-nut is loosened and the other
push-rod nut is moved to lengthen cor
shorten) the push-rod by the required
amount, when the check is again
securely locked. Each cylinder is set
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07

fan may be loose on its bearings. II
it has bail bearings and these have
ever run dry for any length of time,
their cups and cones may have become
scored under which circumstances
they will never run quietly and must
be renewed. We suggest that YOU see
that the blades are tight and Inspect
the bearings. We assume that YOU
have assured yourself that the blades
do not touch anything when they are
In motion.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
General Storage
Car Washing, Polishing
Open All Night

Rochester. N. Y. Aug. s.-The first
break in the printers strike, in prog
ress here since May 6. came today
pressmen's local No. IS. notified the
Rochester Typothetae that the men
have unanimously voted TO return to
work. dropping their demands for the
~ hour week. Tho pressmen will re-
sumo work Monday 1t was announced
by the employing printers head
quarters.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
STEERING WHEEL JERKS

STEERING WHEEL JEhhS
F. A. H. Writes: The steering wheel
o, my car jerks around in my hands
when travelling rough road. The
los. motion in the knuckles has been
taken up and the pins in the tie-rod
have also been tightened. What IS
wrong and how can the trouble be
remedied?
Answer: Most likely the buffer
springs in tho ends Of the steering
connecting rod drag link) have ceas-
ed to work properly. because they
have broken or become stuck. The
cushioning effect of these springs is
relied upon to prevent slight move
ments of the road wheels from reach
Ing the stsering wheel, but II they are
out OF order there is nothing to absorb
these road shocks and they reach the
opera tors hands. BY unscrewing the
plug which forms the outside OF the
ball Joint in each eud of the drag
link. the spiral spring. which acts on
the inside half Of tn. ball joint can be
removed. cleaned and fabricated. or re
placed II necessary and the parts put
back in such adjustment that the
spring follows and cushions the move
ments OF the balls on the end of the
steering-arrn and the steerinS-gear
arm respectively. You also
better see thal tho tie-rod adjustment
Is such that the road wheels toe In by
the required amount of about one-halt
inch.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
NOISY FAN

q n writes: NV engine makes an
Objectionable buzsinE noise. which
traced 10 tho fan, by holding it from
turning while the engine was being
run What causes this and how can It
be stopped
Answer. Possibly one of the blade
is loosely riveted and chsttera or the
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
RrnrILnING oLn cAn

A. 2. s. writes I have an old -
car. the power plant Of which is still
In pretty good shape; but ns I do not
expect to use It much more. I am
thinking of cutting It down to cycle
car gage. say i0-l. inch tread and
giving Il to my grandson. What do
YOU say to the advisability OF doing
ihis7
Answer: We advise YOU most
strongly against doing anything Of
this kind These narrow tread cars
are practical only on smooth roads
being pretty nearly unmnnaEeable
where there are ruts You would have
to alter nearly all parts except those
Of the powerplant itself and the OK
pense and bother would be enormously
greater than could be predicted. We
venture to say that YOU could buy
brand new small car for what it would
cost you to remodel this ono. Besides.
all the parts that would he cut off and
welded would be ~ very doubtful re-
liability. unless tho work was done
most expertly. Why don't YOU tune
UP the car little. as IL is, and let
your grandson have IT.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
USED CAR HAS KNocKING ENGINE

USED CAR HAS KNOCKING ENGINE
j. ]. N. writes: I bought a 1917 used
car from a reliable dealer, which ran
all right for tie first 300 miles. but
now 1t knocks when I try to speed it
up suddenly and In climbing hills.
Carbon was supposed to have been re-
moved and the engine overhauled be
fore | bought 1t. What do you think
causes this knock?
Answer: We can merely guess as
to this, but we shouldn't wonder II
carbon had come back. even in the
short distance you have driven it
Quite likely this engine has loose pis-
tons, as this defect Is rather common
in used cars and the fact that 1t
knocks when you try to accelerate
rapidly bears out this theory.
rapidly bears out this theory. More
over, rapid carbonizat ton is a charac-
teristic of engines with poorly fitted
pistons, because there Is usually
large escape OF oil into the comhus-
ton spaces. OF course. your knock
may be in the bearings or almost
anywhere else. but in overhaulins an
engine to sell 1t is usual to take up
the bearings, fit all new pistons'
as this latte is expensive. We
suggest that you have the cylinders
burned out with oxygen which Will
demonstrate whether the knocking IL
from carbon or some other cause.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07

on Its firing point BY noting the posi-
numbers nodded in the distributor cap,
before its valves are adjusted. With
many engines. adjustments MADE
when 1t is cold are too close and re-
suit in the valves holding open, when
running temperature is attained. loss
of compression and missed explosions
being the result 100 great push-rod
clearance not only makes an engine
sound like sewing machine put
1t decreases the opening of the valve
upon which the push-rod acts, thus IN
terferring with the entrance of the
charge or the exit of the exhaust as
the case may be and, what Is of more
Importance. makes the valve open late
and close early. thus reducing the
power.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
CLICKING VALVES

Light but distinct clicking sounds.
which are especially noticeable when
In engine is running otherwise quietly,
kith the throttle closed. as when the
lar is coasting. are very likely to be
talve gear noises and their most usual
|ause is too much lost motion or
llearance between the cam operated
Rushrod and the valve stem dn pocket
~ valve ensinesD or the rocker-arm
Ind dn overhead valve engines) The
lnds OF the push rods carry a nut and
,heck-nut adjustment TO alter their
Effective length and thus to vary their
'learance with the part which they
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
pIAsNosrSc PISTON LoosrNEs.


T s. Writes. Therc Is n knock in
my engine. which I think may he a
piston slap. altho tho cylinders do not
suck much oil and the compression Is
good How can this kind OF a knock
be distinguished
Answer: Generally tho piston-slap
is more Of rattle or clatter than
pound and usually is not at all heavy.
1t Is pretty sure to show up when the
throttle ia opened suddenly. with the
engine at slow speed and 1t sometimes
stops as tho engine speeds up. II tho
pulling Is not hard. on n hill II will
continue. II may usually he
told from other knocks as follows:
With tho engine warm. inject enough
very heavy cylinder oil Calr-cooled en-
gne oil for instance into each cylin-
der. to work down around the pistons.
then start up the car and Immediately
try opening tho throttle full n the
knock II not heard for n short time or
until tho heavy oil has worked out.
YOU may infer that tho plstons were
and that the thick oil around
them prevented this temporarily.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
Copyright. 1921. by the International
Syndicatel
They Are Silent Witnesses OF Certain

Copyright. 1921. by the International
Syndicatel
They Are Silent Witnesses OF Certain
Derangements
In, looking over your tires has It ever
seemed that the tread of one OF the
rear ones was wearing down faster
than n should II 10, the fact should
he taken note Of and not hastily at
tributed to inferior triad material. for
II IL far more likely that there IL an
other and a prevcntahle cause. When
the tire on one OF the rear wheels
wears down faster than that on the
other. II IA usually because II is doing
most of the hrsking and that II is the
one that is locked and slides along the
road surface. when an emergency stop
is made. Tho thing 10 do is to jack up
the rsar-end and adjust both brakes
OF each set to take hold simultaneous-
Is and equally. Rear tires naturally
wear thier treads faster than front
ones. but sometimes inspection shows
that tho front ones are grinding down
equally fast or even faster This
should raise a suspicion that the front
wheels arc not properly aligned. but
are "scuffling" their tires destructive
ly. II the front wheels toe out, this
action is very pronounced and more
than very little toaing in Is nearly
as bad. Bad scratches or tears. length
wise OF the tread. are sometimes occa-
stoned hy the front springs having
settled. so that a fender touches n tire,
when the front wheels strike an abrupt
bump.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-07-21
EXPLAINS HOLD OF BUDDHISM
Meets the Cravings OF Eastern Peo-
pies, Much ~ Does Christianity
In the West.

The frequent destruction Of temples
In japan By fire suggests an idea !;
their speedy reconstruction IL a proof
of the vitality OF their religion, says
an eastern correspondent. Allowing
for the difference In the standard OF
living. the amount OF money poured
into the Golfers OF the Buddhist and
Shinto temples IL perhaps about equal
TO that raised for similar purposes In
the Christian countries The strong
hold maintained by Buddhism. despite
the advance Of scientific knowledge. Is
due to somewhat the same reasons
which explain the fiourishing condi-
ton Of Christianity. Buddhism meets
the cravings Of Its adherents In pretty
much the same way as other religions.
What the average man wants Is pros,
pertty In this life and the hope Of an
indefinitely extended future life as
good or better than this. Good luck
here below and happiness without emo
in "ano 20" (-thnt world" the Japan
csc popular expression for the i've
! yOnd'), and both to be obtained witt
the least possible trouble; this Is wha
the average unthinking man wants
And Buddhism promises both on con
dition OF the performance Of ceremo
NAL duties. which must. however. b.
of such a nature as to support tn
priests.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-07-21


the edd child, Amabsl, had Led him o.:
q his ezrtivity.
He watched the form. hardly beiiev-
Ing Il could be AmabeI, for he had
never seen her without the hIdeous
cap. She was wearing q very straight
white dress that hung Imply about
her bare feet A great cloud Of dusky
hair floated behind her. Her feet
hardly touched the ground. 81 lightly
did she skim down the path and
through the tangled maze. Pungent
odors Of bOxWood came 10 him and
the fragrance Of roses invaded HE
solitude. Nov he saw that the child
was dancing. dancing S"rme Interpreter
fiOn Of her own-a worship Of the SIT
yer moon-the Respondent stars-il.e
God above. She tyDlfied youth long
Ing for pIay-her poses were innocent
~ charming
poor little lonely thing-pOor little
butterfly grill The child needs broth
ers and sisters to play with-rll talk
to Miss Hesketh tomorrow" He went
to bed and hours afterward he thought
| he heard the muffied sound Of q clos
Ing door and he knew that "pOor little
butterfly" was folding her tired wings
for rest. The next morning at break
fast he suddenly turned and looked
Amabei I'm the face.
How old are you. little gfri7' he
demanded.
Twenty" confessed startled ANA
bel.
Mercy on us-what are you doing
I'm this dlsguise7" he wanted TO know
and he nipped of Amabers sweeping
cap. There In all her gracious girl
hood. he saw Amabel Hesketh for Tho
first time. II beg-yOur pardOn-l-
didn't-know," he stammered. anC
fed to his own rooms.
"Oh. Aunt Lydia" cried Amabel
Mr.. Marshall has found me out, AM
he has gone up TO his rOoln-and he
quite nice when he looks at one tina
wayI"
Miss Hesketh smiled grimly. .
shall have to wait on him myself an
you can work In the kitchen, child,
! she planned, but Mr.. Marshall fOun
). his way to the great tagged kitchen
: and as Miss Hesketh soon became n
signed to his pleasant company h
found his wOoIng OF Amabel progress
} Ing under the eagle eye Of q ster
aunt. When the day came that B
>. asked Miss Hesketh for Amnbel ST
told him frankly that Amabels moth'
had been a great dancer. Maria.
her surprise ne made no objection ar
she could only wonder why he spoi
2 OF happy Amabel as Poor little bu
terfiy," but she did not know OF TIL
} midnight escapade in the garden M
i. the awakening Of Marshall's love.
: so love and peace and happine
= came again to the old house. M
children played In the old garden AT
lost themselves In the maze. al
J. Lydia scOlded. and INDUCED and W
: never so contented In all her seve
D drab life as she was In these late
golden days.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-07-21
WHEN WASHINGTON WAS NEW
Keeper in the Early Days Of
the Capital.

The nations capital Of today. one
Of the most beautiful cities in the
world, was really born In tavern
in GeOrgetOwn-the first tavern in tho
District OF Columbia. II was In this
long, low, wooden building AT what +
now the northwest corner Of Water
and Congress. or Thirty-first street,
that Washington purchased the site
for the capital. In later years il be-
came an oyster house and restaurant,
but In those early days II was the last
proud word In ''tavernkceping.'
This was "Suter's Tavern" the IA
yOrite hosiery Of George Washington
Jefferson and all the southern states
men who journeyed over the miserable
road that led from their home ~ 49,
adelphIa. then the temporary capital
They travelled in stagecoaches, OF
horseback or In their private carriages
as their means dictated, hut they al
stopped at Suffers" where they were
sure to find comfortable beds. boun
tifuI table, congcnial company and ;
cordial welcome, at the hands Of thu
| jolly old Scotchman. John Suter.
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El.h Telephone whereabouts.

Fish. when they swim. make a noise.
and this can be detected by the tele-
phone, according TO the Scientific
American, which says:
Most Of us have watched with In
terest the movements Of shoals of fish
beneath the surface OF the sea or Of
a lake, but few will have associated
with those movements the idea Of
noise. Nevertheless, such movements
do make a noise. and Norwegian fish
ermen, Il Is said, have taken advan-
tage Of that fact to devise an arrange
ment TO assist them In detecting and
locating fish ut considerable depths.
They lower a microphOne by means
Of q wire from their boat into the
water, the other end Of the wire being
connected with a telephone receiver
on the boat AS the latter slowly pro
ceeds on her course In search Of q
haul. an operator keeps the receiver
Of the telephone to his ear and he cur
tell instantly when q shoal Of fish Il
being approached.
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Nine Font Skeleton.

On opening a mound near Greens,
burg, PA, the curator of the Carna.
gle Museum of Pittsburgh, Or. IIol
land, uncarthcd skeleton between
eight and nine feet tall. The mound
was 100 feet long and more than Il
feet high. The most interesting fea
ture In the recent excavation was
the mummificd torso Of human body
ut least 1000 years old. The parts
OF the skeleton were shipped tn thu
Carnegie MISUNDERSTANDING Amcrl
c0n
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Ice Cream In Bricks.

Bobby was eagerly expecting his
birthday and the day before the big
occasion he overheard his mother tell
Ing his sister 10 get the Ice cream I'm
bricks" An hour or So later he was
discovered beside wagon load Of
building bricks. smackinE his lips.
what are you looking for;" he was
asked, and he answered, For tie ice
cream that mamma says comes 10
them"
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ou.e, plan. Grows In Africa.

The welswitschla, which grows In
southwest Africa, is one OF the queer
est plants In the world. The body Of
the plant resembles an enormous rad
ish, and Is sometimes Il 20 10 feet IN
circumference. From this grows two
long leaves. which trail on the ground
and are usually split into numerous
ribbons. These are the only leaves
produced. and they last through the
lifetime Of the plant, which Is said ia
reach more than one hundred years.
The colonial authorities maintain Q
small park for the preservation OF
this rare and remarkable plant.
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Short. and to tho Point.

lie was crusty and rude. hut rs a
celebrity he was entitled To Indulgence
In these matters. And his pretty
hostess was not one to Shirk any con
vcrsatiOnal encounter with him.
Tell me. Mr.. Highbrow," she In.
quired. what is your idea OF
marriageT'
The celebrity frowncd.
Madam" he replied. my idca Of
marriage is very much the same kind
Of vague hut inarticulatc protest as
n dogs conception Of tin can that
Is tied TO his tail"
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unhIndered- EIouuence,

III had my life to live over." said
Senator Sorghum, II think maybe I'd
be a scientist"
"For what reasonT"
TT is so much safer. A scientist
is able TO go before the public and
say anything he likes without being
called before q congressional commit
toe for Investigation"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-07-21
Low State Of Culture.

~ have here n poem in Latin" sait
the college professor who was sOjourn
ing In Chiggcrvllle.
I'm afraid | can't use H." said tho
editor of the Clarion.
why notT'
THE only subscribers to the Clarion
who know any Latin are old Or. Trot
ter and the druggist who fills his pre-
scriptions." -Birmingham Age-Hcrald
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-07-21

A woman Of 20 jumped into the
deep water at John Pass, Fla. and
rescued another woman who fell into
the channel. The elderly woman APP
parently was none the worse because
of the exertion necessary to bring the
other woman TO shore.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-07-21

ana pickles y tLe
stodgy and taste
less.
"An d there's
nothing elsef he
inquired.
No. sir" said
the waiter. with
that grim de-
light which a Ger
tain breed Of his
kind always take
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-07-21
EGGS FROM GEESE I'M
Good Plan TO Arrange
eosIings Will Be Hatehe
There 10 Good Pas

Geese are fed a ratiOl
eggs during tine latter paf
ter, so that the goslil
Matched ny either nenss
breeders prefer to-Ffi%
llngs under hens, as. e
become difficult TO md
lowed To hatch and re-
The period Of incuba
eggs varies from % 3
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-07-21
he KITCHEN
GABNIf4IElHoS
/, can paint IKE naturs7

But who can paint like nature?
Can imagination boast
Amid its gay creation. hues Ike hersf
or can IL fix them with that match
less skill
And lose them In each other. an ap-
pears
In every bud that blows.
Thompson.
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Names That Fitted.

OF the two chaplain in the Jura
forestry detachment. one vas named
Church, and the other who was at
tached to black regiment Was named
White.
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bowl and pour over them enough
hot fruit Juice TO be well absorbed.
Let stand In a cool place for several
hours, then unmold and serve with
sugar and cream.
GRACE saao.-Wash q cupful of sags
and let IL soak over night NexI
morning cool untn transparent. add
ing a cupful OF grape Juiee. We
cool turn into a glass dish and sa
with sweetened cream. Any go
favored juice may be used instead
the grape, adding sugar IL unswe
! ened.
Herring and Potato saIad.-Coos
salt herring in boiling water 10 n
utes. Drain, cool and fake. Add
equal quantity OF cubes Of cooked Il
tato, one-fOurth the quantity OF Il
cooked eggs chopped coarsely. -,
mate with French dressing n
serve with the following salad d n
ing. Tent one-fourth of a cupfiX a
cream. until stiff, add two tables re
fuls nf canned red pepper, put tn In
a sieve. then an equal Quanti 10
! Dblleu uISsSlItSs ocENS VA ACSbo .Or
Raspberry Mint.-To one gut
good lemonade add one cupful of -e.
berry juice and a dozen bruised rt
stalks and leaves. Let the Il IN
chill for two hours then reno m
mint, fill the glasses and garnis sxt,
glass with a fresh sprig Of mil we
Mississippi ChIcken.-Put IN Of
the meat chopper one-fOurtf IN
pound each OF veal and fires Mhror
two slices of bacon and q of
liver. half a green pepper HI nc
sprigs Of parsley, teaspo chicl
scraped onion and a tablespQ Ind 1
Worcestershire sauce. half a Dnful
full of salt. paprika to taste onful
and stuff the chicken. Bd keaspo
and cook two hours serve u mig v
potatoes or rice. SIC of
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Crane Ionu in Service

A crane which was erected in l4l3
In still In use nj Trier on the river
Mosel in France.
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in disappointing hungry customer.
"Dear, dearl That's too bad. Have
you no cheesef'
mot a bit left. sir"
"Well. haven't you anything in the
shape of ceIeryT"
The waiter hesitated,
There's rhubarb." he said.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-07-21

Everybody has some friend whom
they wish TO make happy. 1t may
b Mother or Father, Sister or Bro
thsr. Itmay be . Wife or it may
bs o Sweetheart-and often Them
selves.
Our stock of Jewelry and Bric-a-
Brao In complete. Each piece has
been carefully selected and we feel
satisfied that . visit from you will
bear us out that we have as fine a
selection 20 can be found anywhere.
Any article that you may select
will be laid aside and delivered when
wanted,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-07-21
SWEETS AND SALADS.

Simple Desserts are the order Of
the day. during the heated term.
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. The -
Scrap Book
ALL RIGHT AS TO SHAPE
But u Would Need Imagination 20
Make Rhubsrb : Substitute
for Celery.

He had not expected much at the
little Inn. hut even The cold roast beef
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THEIR VIEWPOINT

Guard: Heyi Wazzamatter with
you No. III 9ee Is doing twice as
much work as you are.
Prison No. IL: Yea! ! know he
10. told him about it but he won't
stop.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-07-21

Serve fresh fruit
at least twice q
week, and other
days something
easy Of Nrepara-
ton.
Fruit q re q q
Sponoe.--Arrange
cubes Of bread In
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FREIGHT SERVICE.

DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.
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to produce
Of the win
I gs will be
geese Some
| all the Cos
BE sometimes
|ge when al
/ their young.
|n OF goose
70 days.
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, wet.
WINTER

| So That
] by Time
ture.
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Nu hA,

potatoes or rice