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Middletown transcript., 1922-08-05
Water Leaking Into Cylinders.

Cooling water leaking into the cylin.
ders of an engine may be the result of
a crack in the cylinder wall or poor.
ly fitting plug between cylinder head
and water jacket which some engines
possess
Middletown transcript., 1922-08-05
A Lady Of pIstInctlon

Is recognized by the delicate fascinat.
ing influence Of the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores
followed by a busting with Cuticura
Talcum powder usually means a clear.
sweet, healthy skin.-Advertisement.
Middletown transcript., 1922-08-05
Stringing Cotter Pins,

Cotter pins Of assorted sizes can be
conveniently kept by stringing them
through the eyes onto little string
or wire. In this way, when the whole
lot is picked up 1t is easy to select
the size needed.
Middletown transcript., 1922-08-05
Methods of EIevatng the Front of a
Light Automobile for Removing or
Replacing a Front Spring, and OF
Assembling the Leaves Without
CIamping.

center bolt of the spring does not
align with the slot in the frame, by
simply raising one jack and lowering
the other the body will shift enough
to make them line up. The same
method can be applied to lifting the
rear axle, although the lift will neces.
sarily be greater on account of the
considerably greater detection Of the
rear spring.-G. A. Luers, Washing.
ton, D. c., in Popular Mechanics Mag.
azine.
Middletown transcript., 1922-08-05
sporty!

Sporty!
BOSS. I'm hungry"
Here's Nickel"
Thanks boss. Are you a sportY
II hope so."
I'll match you for nickel. I
couldn't stay my stummick with less
than dime."-New York Evening
World.
Middletown transcript., 1922-08-05

The population of the globe is in
creasing at the rate of 100000
annually.
Middletown transcript., 1922-08-05

A motorist should be as clever in
backing a car as he is when driving
forward.
Middletown transcript., 1922-08-05
And It Doesn't Diminish

"Your wife is quite liberal-minded
isn't she?"
u guess so she seems to give me
a good deal Of it."-Boston Transcript.
Middletown transcript., 1922-08-05
Ay1T@N0@[3O[l[5
NEWS @9a q

A tool in the car is worth thous-
ands in the garage.
Do not wait until squeak" is
heard before oiling.
-
A very good leather dressing may
be made of equal parts Of glycerine
and sweet oil. go
Middletown transcript., 1922-08-05

A slipping clutch is not only strain
on the engine but causes waste of pow
er and fuel.
Middletown transcript., 1922-08-05

Cover the spare tire and protect Il
from rain, sun and dirt
Middletown transcript., 1922-08-05

Gasoline Of low gravity contains
more heat units than that Of high gray
ity. but is more apt to deposit carbon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
What Is a Progressive?
est. Louis G. oe-Democrat. ]

est Louis G. oe- Democrat)
 What is a progressive? Does anybody know? Ten years ago it definitely applied to any who supported the Progressive party But that party lcreated by Roosey cit and when he returned to the Republican party in 1916 is perished. Before the party created however the term progressive Re publicans began to be applied to certain political Headers who opposed to the high tariff rates of the PayneAldrich measure, were hostile to large Corporations, especially the railroads. and more Tor less nsurgent against party organizations Sena tors LaFollette of Wisconsin, Cummns of Iowa, and Beveridge of Indiana among these leaders. This movement internal revolt against the Re- publican party of that day inaugurated largely by party leaders
 The term "progressive' is now being applied to candidates for important Republican nominations fwho have their fights against the party organi- fzation. In discussing the primary elections in In diana and Pennsylvania said that these two gresaivsm, but think that both mainly the result of a growing spirit of independence among lvoters and growing antagonism to party machines land machine methods" To the extent that it ap- pears to be a revolt against party organization this movement is in line with that which developed in 909 and 1910, but whether it be called pro Ngressve in the of opposition to party policies lis yet to be The nomination of Pnchot purely State affair. National politics did figure in it at all. In the primary. Pepper, a servative candidate for the Senate, received large majority. Opposition to the national Admin |istration did not develop in the election. Feeling against Congress may have caused the defeat of a number of Republican members of the present House who seeking renominaton. but there 7evdence of antagonism to Harding
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
If If Fits

A lot of the folks who show such keen admiration for the nude in art don't always show the same interest in the naked truth.
 Most of the people who boast of their thrift are just plain miserly.
 Imagination is it great thing. With out it lot of fellows could never become great.
 If a woman isn't blessed with a lot of patience she had better keen away from the marriage altar.
 According to prohibition propagan da there are not as many drunkards as there used to be, but there are more people dying from strong drink than ever did before.
 Nothing spells d mans disposition more than having events always proving his wife's judgment is best.
 It is pretty hard for a husband to get along with his wife when he is short with her.
 Personally we would rather have people say the kind things to us while we still are kicking. and put the unkind things on our tombstones. because it won't make much differ. ence what they say when the old marble is parked over us.
 It used to be that right after the honeymoon a bride and groom would begin pricing perambuaators, but now they hike down to automobile row and pick out a coZy little runabout built for two.
 Take it from the old synics. that four mile drop taken by an aviator isn't in it with the drop some of the June brides and grooms are go ing to take before the honeymoons are over
 Proba bly, no one feels more like a saint than tho husband who has helped his wife wipe the supper dishes so they can get to the the ater on time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
Women and the Senate.
(New York Evening Post


 Mrs. Olesens victory in the Democratic Sena torial primary in Minnesota will rightly be taken Iby evidence of progress towards true political equality The rank and file of the primary Noters chose Mrs. Oesen purely because her record Jas suffragist, educator, national lecturer and war worker proved her worthier than the ex-Populist who opposed her. for Representa- tive by making herself known to a small district to run for the Senate she must make herself known to "a whole State Yet it would be easy to name dozen women we'll known in the public life of their respective States as any men, and it would be still Feasier to States which could well exchange a son for a daughter in the upper chamber. There has been time in recent when Illinois could not proitaby have substituted Jane Addams Grace Abbott for of her Senator's We have had worse Senators from New Jersey than Alice Paul would make, and from New York than Mary Garrett Hay. The good women who for office the better. We ask only that in their campaigns they neither -expect special advantages fear special disad- Vantages, for the sensible American electorate has mot shown the slightest tendency towards drawing the line in voting.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08

Villages, and the stupendous unpopulated in- terior with countless acres of uncultivated land-the whole melancholy in its silence and its grandeur-but. instead Northand of animated shores with permanent and thriving communities all along the seacoast, given prosperity by the fishing and mining industries, and the interior dotted with homesteads, with the fertile soil yielding forth it's products and finding accessible markets for the abundance grown. I in Ketchikan a Seattle of Alaska to come. with it's hills cut away for the making of a city; in Juneau a possible Vancouver Portland; in Fairbanks, toward the top of the world, a future Winnipeg, Minneapolis of the interior; in Anchorage a Pittsburgh of fast-coming time; in Seward growing and important center and terminal and in fair, picturesque Stka Baranoff Island, where the Russians manufactured Church bells a hundred years ago I the Victoria of Alaska, where beauty-oving tourists will and finger and reve in its charms. l see indeed in all the towns advantageously located along the coast, cities or a generation at hand, opulent of country come into it's own. 1 see great steamships plying the Alaskan waters, pressed to capacity in the handling of freight and passenger traffic, and the present government railroad only the main line of system. with branches ex- tending in many directions and tonnage turning deficit into profit. In my dreams, see the Alaska of tomorrow with popula- ton of million more peope-an Alaska no longer Territory, but State two States, rich and dominant and adding strength and prestige to the Republic.
 The article ends with this appeal to the Elks a ler magazine:
 In the work of bringing about reaza- tion of these dreams the aid of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and The Elks Magazine Especially do I this aid in spreading truth about Alaska and dispeling fiction to climate and conditions.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
AN EVENING PRAYER
Furnished by Dr. W. A. ALLEN ]
| bune. ]

Lord. Our Light and our Salvation. help us we beseech Thee to enter into and abide in the place of the most High and may the shadow of the Almighty be covering and defense Help all of
 Affections and purposes to Thyself, to bring Thou dost teach to love Thou hast loved us, to do
 and will Thou dost command us. So may live
 in unison with Thyself, and word worship be in
 harmony with our conservation of life in daily work Amen
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
Them Was the Happy Days

"I surely do miss the dear old bartendcrs," said Colonel Boozem.
 "Why so, Colonel? You have a mighty good bootlegger and get all you want to drink, don't you?" asked his friend
 'Oh, yes, but a bootlcgger won't listen to you when you tell your troubles in the kindly way the old fashioned barkecp used to- replied the Colonel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08

The only tite union men to attend the American Federation of Labor Convention at Cincin- nati, O., was Chevalier Dominic 'Allesandro. He is president of the National Iod Carriers and Building Laborcrs' Union and was knighted by ths King of Italy for breaking up tie iniquitous par drone system" under which Ital- ian laborers were held practically ip peonage in America.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
Always Interrupting Him

"It says here that when reading a man usually gets through about 400 words a minute" remarked Mrs. Crouch.
 He doesn't got through more than four words a minute if his wife is in the same room with him." growled her brutal husband.
 People You Meet
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
8 8HUw~(S 2 e2VRSa yEEy@ 4 "
 zS N

Too True This coin is hard to get, But gosh! what makes me weep Is finding that the stuff Is harder still to keep Observations of Oldest Inhabtant l kin remember when a girls pie turc was supposed to show her pretty face instead of her shapely calves and wellturned ankles.
 War Note THE CHIGGERS ARE DIGGING IN!!!
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
What's the Fare to Wilmington?

("Dusty" Miller in Wilmington
 News Journal.)
 "Whither do yodr footsteps tcnd?' asks a Cincinnati Enquirer poet. Well. to be honest about it, just now ours tend toward the kitchen where the cherry pic is.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
Ouch !!

'T wonder why blondes are the ones who vamp the men," mused the Smart Aleck.
 Probably a case of like attracting like Most men are light-headed, snapped the Brunette.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
Fool Questions

Beatrice" asks: What kinds of wool do people who knit their brows get?" May be its the wool that has been pulled over sothcrs' eyes, Beatrice.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08

Alaska will pack 17.75O,0OO pounds of salt her ring this year. There time when statistical shark might have calculated the number of kegs of malt brew needed to assuage the thirst produced by that quantity of fsh-( Seattle Times.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
News of the Names Club

c. o. Lector. Of Miami. will find the Nobody home sign on the door when he calls at the clubhouse. Cincinnati. now lis located in Cali fornia. but Ohio keeps on gaining without him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
Daily Sentence Sermon

Playing with fire is the worlds poorest form of amusement.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08

The coal strike has cost operators and miners of fPennsyvana $145, 900 900. And other persons are trying to bring this old world back to normal pros perity,-( Cincinnati Enquirer.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
4 Prize Fish Story

(Warren (Mo) Eagle-Democrat)
 Sell Johnson and son went fishing Saturday and caught hoot owl.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
Badly Framed Picture

She's pretty as a picture, But when folks arc unkind It always puts her in
 An ugly frame of mind.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08

When you want Chop-Suey or Noodles. call IS minutes before and
 it will be ready Phone BIT, City Cafe, adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08

People forget. Four years ago no American
 newspaper could have been hired to print anything pwritten by William Hohenzollern.-(New York Tri bune.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
ARMY SHIRTS, S3.5O.

You can get a genuine, all-wool Khaki army shirt now for $3.50 at the store of H. S. Graves, "The Clothing Man" adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
People You Meet

Somefcllowsruntncl nclrwordstOgether- lkethiswhentalkingtoyou.
 and O h ITS d IT a W h Q m out k h S.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08
Observations of Oldest lnhabitant
MiQht HeIp Some

They broke the news gently Gee, 1 wish our cook would learn to break dishes that way"
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-08

"Alaska-Las of American Frontiers, is the title three page illustrated article in The Eks Maga- dine for July from the pen of Gov. Scott c. Bone. The subtitle Our Giant Potential Producer Lies Dormant for Lack of Public Knowledge of Its True Character" indicates the line of thought that runs through the contribution. Governor Bone an Elk himself, begins by greeting the Elks of the Nation and closes by appealing for their aid and that of their ma gazine for the Territory
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-06

TIME largest rejecting telescope In the
1 world is the 10O-inch instrument now
installed on the summit of Mount Wilson,
near Pasadena, in California. But an
nouncement is made that a much bigger one,
with a mirror 120 inches in diameter, is
to be set up further north on the Pacific
Coast.
Such an instrument operates on Il prin-
ciplc quite different from that of an ordi-
nary telescope. The image of a star or other
heavenly body is received upon a disc
shaped concave mirror, by which 1t is re-
fected into all observing tube provided with
lenses.
10 make a lens of great size for an ordi-
nary telescope is a matter Of extreme diff
%fculty, involving years of the most expert
kind of labor, but the chief trouble is to
get a piece of glass big enough that is of
the requisite purity. Hence the cost is
On the other hand, a mirror disc for
telescope use, while it must be- of excel
lent material, does not need to be of glass
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-06
ASulphur Mountain

T OOKING on a map OF the South Seas
~ one finds the New Hebrldes about 900
miles east Of Queensland (Australia) and
southeast Of the Solomons. At the north end
of the group is an island called Vanua Lava.
This island IL a mountain, q big one, 1900
feet high and covering M. area of 100 square
miles. But the remarkable thing about it
Ifs that 1t is composed wholly of sulphur.
Nothing like 1t is to be found anywhere
IN the world.
Sulphur is a volcanic product. The mate
rial 100 per cent pure sulphur) was thrown
up through the floor Of the ocean at some
time in the past. Think Of a mountain Of
birthstone! What a pity that sinbad the
Sailor did not come across It on one Of his
voyages! BY a happy coincidence there are
two islands not far away, Nauru, and Ocean,
which have enormously rich deposits OF
phosphate Of lime, SullRbur Is the stun re-
squired to I'VE thi4atmaterial into the
sslperphosphate'' wlidkss In powdered form.
is usedsby farmers IS aSfertiliscr.
The opportunity thus offered IL not to BE
neglected. and advantaxesspf It is to be taken
by a British Austrilisn1 company which il
even now preparing to stkrt operations.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-06

TCiiTHYOgAUR skeletons WENT up IN
/ pr,cc during the Var. because the mnin
source of supply was cut off. Said source
10 in Wurtembcrs, where the famous quar-
ries Of photographic stone at Holzminden
yield as a by product great quantities OF
ichthyosaur bones.
In fuct, those q~uarries arc i veritable
icht.yosaur cemetery, 80 rich in the remains
CT those. huge extinct reptiles that complete
skeletons Gun be furnished to order ut any
time.
Ono reason why the ichthyosaur is so In
tsreltiag is that we know more about it
what it looked like, ito mode Of life, its food
and its habits-than we do about an!
other giant reptile Of the distant past. Many
CT its skeletons have been dug up in the
United States, but no large accumulation of
them in one place, rs at Holznlindcn.
The creature was about sixteen feet long
When full grown. 1t Lad a head like all
aJlicator's and swimming pnddles like a
turtles. It's huge eyes. a foot in diameter.
s,abled it to SEQ IN. the gloomy depths Of
lhs ocaan, where it sought the fishes AMI
cuttlc6.h on which it lived. The cyeba1ls
vsre contained in bong cups. like those OF u
bird, being thus protected against the pres
sure Of the watery abysscs.
IN It's day the t%chthyosaur must have been
j terror Of the seas, SURPRISING in ~ferociey
saod~rn sharks. The female brought forth
her young alive. In the Museum Of Nat
ural History, New York. may be seen a
fossil specimen with several little ones i'll
he- b~ily.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-06
Giant Shrimps

TOURISTS In Alaska, when they stop off
brisay at Petersburg, find there an un-
familiar luxury in the shape of fresh
cooked shrimp in the shell, which they buy
at a local cannery. They take them away
in paper bags and eat them like peanuts.
The shrimp canning industry in Alaska
is a. yet i'll its infancy, but is expected
before long to become Of great commercial
importance. It il now centered at Peters
burg and Wrangcll, the shrimp being caught
mostly in Thomas Bay, Farrasut Bay and
Northeast Passage.
me Shrimp ere Of at least a dozen species,
one OF which n o. giant size, measuring
nine in4sss from tip Of nose to end Of. tail,
almoSs q lobster, and with meat Of a
most delicate and dslicious Favor.
The shrimp. delivered ~ the fishermen
fresh Il TN. cannerics, are cooked and spread
Oh shallow trays. to cool. They are then
JiivssSted of their shells and the meats are
packedsin gallon tins for shipment 70 Seattle,
where They ~ further processed md put
M AZ eass.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-06
Hatcl. a
New Fish

4 NEW fist, in our markets is the pole
"A FOUNDER which comes from New
ENGLAND waters and is very delicious. Dur
Ing last May and June the United states
Fisheries Bureau collected 1a.41O,O0O of its
eggs (obtained from ripe femalesl. fer
,;lized them and planted them on spawning
grounds, Of the species in: MASSACHUSETTS,.
Next season large numbers Of them are to
h. Eatched in apparatus that .counterfelts
the rise and fall Of the tides. to be thereupon
liberated in the sea.
The business Of planting :bc ocean with
ti,!.es has been conducted with extraordinary
s:.cccss as regards the common winter
.,ylndcr.'' whose eggs have been hatchcd
during recent years by billions. thereby
Lrildin. up a great fishery in New England.
This is the fish that figures as 'hlet OF
sole On the bills Of fare of our restaurants
hut the pole founder Is far superior Ill
ravor, being a near relative of the much
casae.ned European sole, and not dlstln-
guishuble thsrefrom whcn cooked. 1T Is a
vastly numerous species in the deeper waters
u. Massachusetts Bay. of The entrance OF
Delaware Bay and indeed for hundreds OF
n;i5s w and down the coast. Otherwise
kpewn as the 'deep-sca founder, it mas
hs.s, asfamiliar until recently, for the SIM
ns -eascn that It has 4 soft mouth and the
6stermen's hooks could not hold it.
Non, however. the fishermen ar: going
air. shia valuable fish with nets set i'll All
iras frame which are dragged along the bot
t~era--such a net being scvcnty-t:e feet
l,ay, with a mouth fifty feet wide-and
scsao in the pole founders by wholesale.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-06
Lock Your Auto

THE device is fastened on thu, left hand
side OF the windshield. It contains !,
small rectangular piece Of corrugated metal.
which, when removed from its holder. loci,
the car. That is to say, its removal omen.
the ignition circuit and, prevents the mo.
chine from being operated. The piece Of
corrugated metal (which IL incidentallv an
Identification plate) Is called a "key .c.,d :,
Its withdrawal from the holder reveals =
view the word ''Watched.' You mt i.
key card in your pocket and leave von.
car. oui
This novel and ingenious contrivance !.
the invention Of . Brooklyn man, Josenh
Billings II dependssfor It's action mon .
ss'f- contained ignition switch composed -
lnree separate nnits which, when q.
sembled, lock the ignition as well ~ =.
hood. The key card opens and close. el.as
tric circuits, causing the other units !.
function.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-06
Breeding Pearl Buttons

go ANXIOUS are the buttonmakers to
pcrpetuatc the supply of a material in
dispensable to their industry that the Ma
tional Association of Button Manufac-
turers Is cooperating with the Govern
ment Fisheries Bureau in efforts to propa-
gate artificially the pearlyf mussels in
streams and lakes Of the Middle West.
The Fisheries Bureau now makes a
regular business of r~escuing millions of
fiahes which each year are left stranded In
drying up pools by the retreating overflow
waters of the Mississippi and Illinois
Rivers. Large numbers Of them, before
being restored to their native element, are
inoculated with the larval 'sglochidia" Of
pearly mussels. The Button Manufacturers
Association y furnishing men to help in
this WORK.
During last October and NAvember seven
agents Of the buttonmakers accompanied for
this purpose seven re1cue crews sent out
from the hsh- Matching station at Homer,
Mimi, and nearly 1900. 900 fishes were
inoculated with shout half q billion
.glochidia. The latter fasteh themselves
upon the yills Of the fishes (this accommnoda-
ton being necessary to enable them to pass
through a stage Of their dsyelopment), and
some weeks later drop on They quit the
finny nurse and take care Of themselves
thereafter. F5l
The inoculatedA fishes were liberated Ii