davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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use n feeler gauge. You can buy
n very cheaply at any hardware
store. II none is available. the fol
lowing Will serve as a guide. a
sheet of newspaper is about .0o3
inch thick. a Gillette razor blade is
COG inch thick. while a government
post card is Just about .0l0 inch
thick. Great care must be exercls-
ed in setting the valve clearance to
the exact limits recommended by
the instruction book of your car. If
you do not feel absolutely confident
you can make this adjustment prop
cry. do not attempt Il. but have II
done by a competent mechanic. II
the adjustment is set too close. when
the valve heats up and expands. II
leaks badly. This is also the rea.
son why some engines are hard to
start and why valves require grind
ing very frequently. II the adjust
ment is too great. the valves will set
up a noisy clicking. but It liz better
to have them with a little more
clearance than not enough. If the
valves are correctly adjusted. there
may be a slight clicking sound when
the engine Is cod, but it will disap-
pear when the engine is warmed up.
The clearance is adjusted when
the valves are at the sides Of the
cylinders by loosening the lock nut
or the tappet adjusting screw. or
in an overpead valves engine. loos-
eninE the lock nut on the push rod.
Turn the screw or rod up or down
until the clearance is correct. When
you have it right. hold the adjust
ing screw or rod perfectly station.
AIRY with one wrench. while you
tighten the locking nut with the
other. After you complete the ad-
justment. carefully check the clear
ance to make sure hat the ADJUST
ing screw did not move while you
we're Tightening the lock nut.
After the waves have been ground
in and the clearance adjusted. 1t Is a
good idea TO test the valve springs,
, 1923-09-30
Read the Ads
If You Want
All the NeUs


Most automobile owners like to
have their engine adjusted so that
when II is running. hardly n sound
can be heard from it. Sometimes
however. IN $ extreme silence may
lie u sacrifice Of economy and power
and MAJ increase tho cost OF your
overhauling and repair bills. This
upp'ies to one part Of the engine
only. the Valves.
II the clearance on the valve is
adjusted TOO CLOSELY, the valve
mechanism viii be very silent, but
the engine VIII not have the power
and pep Il should have. and the
valves will require FREQUENT grinding
in. II tho valve clearance is adjust
ed correctly. the valves should not
require grinding In oftener than
about once every 1000 miles.
Here is the reason why a clear.
ance must be loft between the valves
and the tapDets. Al metals expand
when heated. some more than others.
When tho heat OF the explosion
strikes the heads OF the valves 1t
heats them up and OF course the
who'e valve expands slightly. To
take care OF this expansion. a slight
space must be left between the bot
tom OF the valve stem and the top
OF the valve tappet or rocker arm.
II there Is no space here. as soon as
the valve gets hot it expands and
cannot close properly. then leaks.
This results in n loss Of compression.
The mount of clearance allowed
varies on different engines. on n
Packard. for Instance the clearance
is .002 inch. or about the thickness
of a sheet OF newspaper. while on a
Ford the clearance is .020 inch, or
about the thickness OF two govern
ment post cards. The average
clearance allowed Is .OO4 inch for in
take valves and .O06 inch for ex-
haust valves. After grinding in the
valves. the clearance must be left
slightly more than this until the
engine has run about 500 miles. or
so as 10 allow the valves tine to bed
down properly. then they can be ad.
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On an engine where the valves arc
arranged at the side OF the cylinders
the clearance is checked between the
bottom of the valve stem and the
top OF the tappet. On an overhead
valve engine. the clearance Is check
ed between the top of the valve stem
and. the bottom of the rocker arm.
The illustration shows clearly tho
point where the clearance is checked
on both types.
To check the clearance. both OF the
valves in the cylinder must be closed
Take out the spark plug and lay It
on top of the cylinder with the wire
attached, then crank the engine
slowly with the hand crank. As
500 as you notice a spark at the
points OF the plug stop. for then the
valves will be in the correct position
10 check the clearance. II possible
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when idling and will also cause mis-.
firing at high speeds sometimes. To
test the condition of the springs.
start the engine. then insert the
b'ado of a screw driver between the
coils of the spring and give the
handle n twist. II the springs are
weak, the increased tension will
cause the engine to run a lite
smoother and faster, The remedy is
OF course to fit n new valve spring.
Next week-How to Check up and
Adjust the Contact Breaker Points.
Wiring and distributor.
copyrighted 1928 by the S-N-L
Technical Syndicate)
, 1923-09-30

that driver and are must be per-
feet in nerve and endurance.
The fastest time cver made in this
dash-a 12.4 mile run up the noun
tain side with a climb of 5000 feet
was made by Ralph Milford in a
Hudson Super-Six special in 1916.
HIS time was is minutes 24.7 Sec
onds.
The next fastest thine was estab-
lished in 1923 by Glen Shultz with
an Essex special. in IS minutes 47.4
seconds Thus both the fastest time
and the next fastest time up the
mountain side are held by the Hud-
son.Essex organization. This means
not the fastest time for any particu-
lar size or type of motor. but the un-
qualified fastest time up the course
for ars of any class. This makes
the record of the Essex all the more
creditabie. since its laurels were won
from cars of much larger size. In
1921 King Ridley OF Oshkosh won in
"A Hudson in 19-minutes 16.2 seconds.
The Essex holds the onesway
transcontinentai record from New
York to San Francisco days IL
hours 40 minutes, made in 1920, and
the Hudson Super-Six holds the two.
way record, made in 1916 In 10 days
21 hours , minutes. Because OF poor
roads the Hudson took a more round
about route for its run
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Peak! That Is the approximate
speed necessary to win the annual
Pixies Peak contest. premier hill.
climbing event in the United States.
1t NEAR that the winning driver
must hit we'll over 20 miles an hour
on the short straightforward. and
, 1923-09-30
HAYNES DISTRIBUTOR
IN ARGENTINE NAMED

"Gea" Compania Eportadora.Im-
portadora Argentina, of Buenos
Aires, South America. have been ap.
pointed Haynes distributors for tho
republic of Argentina. according 20
an announcement by Colonel Fred C.
Cardway. 342 Madison avenue. New
York City. director of exports for
the Haynes Automobile company.
Kokomo. Ind.
, 1923-09-30
CUB SHOOTER
TIMELY TIPS FOR
THE AUTO OWNER
By SCOTT.

justed to the exact clearance. Find
~out from the instruction book you
received with your car what the ex-
act clearance is for your engine
II you have lost your book. write the
maker OF your a and request an
other. copy. He will be pleased to
supply you with one providing you
give the year and model of your car.
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especially IL the engine has run over
20. 600 miles. After this period the
springs sometimes become weak
the engine TO run unevenly
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Once Hooked by Eskimo Hunter, There
Is No Way by Which He
Can Get Away.

An Eskimo, when once he has gone
to the trouble of splicing fine spear
handle, does not wish to break it, SO
the point is put on with tangle or
joint.
When a seal or walrus is harpooned
the sudden struggle of the animal does
not break the spear, but merely un-
joints the point, and the more the ami
NAL struggles the more the point turns
crosswise in the wound and the firmer
the barbs take hold.
But the animal cannot escape, for
with thongs of skin the point is con-
nected with the spear shaft. The ami
NAL merely swims away or dives deep
into the sea, carrying with him the
spear. The long leather thong which
is attached to it uncoils from the deck
of the kyack and pays out. 1t carries
with it drag like a kite, which re-
tards the animal and exhausts him,
but does not pull hard enough to break
the line. Even this draw is made of
skin stretched over spliced frame
work.
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CHAPTER XVII
Don Carlos.

Stewart took Nels. Monty and Nick
Steele aside out of earshot, and they
| evidently entered upon an earnest col
loquy. Presently the other cowboys
were called. They all talked more or
less, but the deep voice of Stewart
predOminated over the others. Then
the consultation broke up, and the
cowboys scattered.
Rustic, you Indians! ~ ordered
Stewart
The ensuing scene of action was not
reassuring to Madeline and her friends.
They were quiet, awaiting some one
to tell them what to do. At the offset
the cowboys appeared to have for
gotten Madeline. Some of them ran
off into the woods, others into the open,
grassy places, where they rounded up
the horses and burros. Several cow
boys spread tarpaulins upon the
ground and began to select and roll
small packs, evidently for hurried
travel. Nels mounted his horse to ride
down the trail. Monty and Nick Steele
went off into the grove, leading their
horses. Stewart climbed up a steep
tumble of stone between two sections
of low. cracked cliff back of the camp.
Madeline's friends all importuned
her: Was there real danger? Were
the guerrillas coming? Would start
be made at once for the ranch? Why
had the cowboys suddenly become so
different? Madeline answered as best
she could; but her replies were only
conjecture, and modified to allay the
fears of her guests. Helen was in a
white glow of excitement.
Soon the cowboys appeared riding
barebacked horses, driving in others
and the burros. Some of these horses
were taken away and evidently hidden
in deep recesses between the crags
The string of burros were packed and
sent off down the trail in charge of a
cowboy. Nick Steele and Monty re-
turned. Then Stewart appeared,
clambering down the break between
the cliffs.
His next move was to order all the
baggage belonging to Madeline and
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mine, that I'm sick with admirin' of
you. If you hedn't sent me-wal, I'm
reckonin' somethin' might hev hap
pened. AS it is we're shore up against
hell of a proposition!"
How significant was the effect of his
words upon all the cowboys! Stewart
made a fierce and violent motion, ter
rible where his other motions had been
but passionate. Monty leaped straight
up into the air in a singular action as
suggestive of Surprise as it was of
wild acceptance of menace. Like a
stalking giant Nick Steele strobe over
to Nels and Stewart. The other cow
boys rose silently, without word.
Madeline and her guests, in little
group, watched and listened, unable to
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The Light Of +
Uestern Stars =

divine what all this strange talk ant
action meant.
Hold on, Nels, they don't need t.
hear it," said Stewart, hoarsely, as HI
waved hand toward Madelines silen
group.
"Wal. I'm sorry, but reckon they'C
as well know fust as last Mebb,
tibet yearnin' wish of Miss Helen's fel
somethin' to happen will come true
Shore L"
"Cut out the joshin'," rang ou
Monty's strident voice.
1t had as decided an effect as any
preceding words or action. Perhaps
it was the last thing needed to trans
form these men, doing unaccustomed
duty as escorts of beautiful women
to their natural state as men OF the
wild.
TELL us what's what" said Stewart
cool and grim.
Don Carlos an his guerrillas are
campin' on the trails tibet lead uI
here. They've got them trails blocked
BY tomorrer they'd he'd us corralIcd
Mebbe they meant to surprise us. He's
got lot of Greasers an outlaws
They're we'll armed. Now, what dc
they mean? You-all can figger it out
to suit yourselves. Mebbe the Don
wants to pay sociable call on our
ladies. Mebbe his gang is some hun,
CRY, us usual. Mebbe they want to
steal a few bosses, or anythin' they can
lay hands on. Mebbe they mean wuss,
too. Now, my idea is this, an mebbe
it's wrong. I long since separated
from love with Greasers. Thet black
faced Don Carlos has got deep game.
Thet two-bit of a revolution is hevin'
hard times The rebels want Amer
lean Intervention. They'd stretch any
point to make trouble. We're only ten
miles from the border. Suppose them
guerrillas got our crowd across tibet
border? The United States cavalry
would fOller. You-all know what thetd
mean. Mebbe Don Carlos mind works
tibet way. Mebbe it don't. 1 reckon
we'll know soon. AM now, Stewart,
whatever the Don's game is, shore
you're the man to outfigger him. Meb-
be it's just as well you're good an
mad about sOmethin'. An I'm going
to resign my job BECAUSE l want to
feel unbeholdin' to anybody. Shore it
struck me long since tibet the old days
he'd come back for little spell, an
there / was trailin' q promise not TO
hurt any Greaser.'
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Cat Saved Young Foxes.

Three young foxes, valued at sew
eral hundreds of dollars, which were
slowly starving to death on farm
at Mile Post so, on the Port Arthur
& Duluth railway, have been nearly
restored to health and strength by the
care of a common house cat. 1t was
selected from several offered by local
people in response TO a newspaper ad-
vertisement. The foxes mother, her.
self worth about $500, was killed in
a fight.
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her might She heard one of the
! hounds whine, then the faint beat of
| horses hoofs. The beat of hoofs grew
louder, entered the grove, then the
circle of light. The rider was Nels.
He dismounted, and the sound of his
low voice just reached Madeline.
"Gene, it's Nels. Something doin'.'
| Madeline heard one of the cowboys
call, softly.
"Send him over" replied Stewart.
Nels stalked away from the fire.
"See here, Nels, the boys are all
right, but l don't want them to know
everything about this mix-up," said
Stewart, as Nels came up. did you
find the grip
Madeline guesses that Stewart re-
ferred to the Mext.,>n girl Bonita.
mo. But 1 met Madeline did no.
| catch the name-"as' he was wild. He
was with forest1anger. An they
said Pat Have had TAILED her an was
takin' her down uc6er arrest"
Stewart muttersI deep under his
breath. evidently C.lrsing
wonder why he Iidn't come on up
here?" he queried, presently. "He can
see trail''
"Wal, Gene, PAT knowed you was
here all right, fer ihet ranger said Pat
he'd wind Of the gIerrillas, an Pat
said if Don Carlos didn't kill you
which he hoped he'd do-then it'd be
time enough to prt you in jail when
you come down."
He's dead set 10 arrest me, Nels.'
San he'll do IL ike the old lady
who kept tavern 6,It West. Gene, the
reason tibet red-faoed coyote didn't
trail you up hefe is because he's
scared. He allus was scared of you
But reckon he's s;,Gse scared to death
Of me an Monty"
"Well. we'll take Pat in his turn.
The thing now =. when will that
Greaser stalk us, cid what'll we do
when he comes?"
my boy. there's only one way to
handle Greaser. shore told you
tibet. He means rouEf, toward us. He'll
come smilin' up, al soci'ble like, in
sinuatin' an sweeter n woman. But
he's treacherous; l&'s wuss than an
Indian. An, Gene, we know for a
positive fact how his gang hev been
operatin' between these hills an Aqua
Prieta. We know jest about what
tibet rebel war down there amounts to.
It's guerrilla war, ar shore some har-
vest time fer lot of cheap thieves an
outcasts."
"Oh, you're right, Nels. I'm not dis
putting that replied Stewart "If it |
wasn't for Miss Hammond and the |
other women, I'd rather enjoy seeing
you and Monty open up on that bunch.
I'm thinkin' I'd be glad to meet Don
Carlos. But Miss Hammond Why.
Nels, such a woman as she Is would
never recover from the sight of real
let alone any stunts with a
rope. These eastern women are differ
ent. I'm not belittling our western
It's in the blood. Miss Ham,
nond isis"
"Shore she is" interrupted Nels:
but she's got d-n sight more spunk
han you think she has, Gene Stewart.
IN no thick-skulled COW. I'd hate
powerful to hev Miss Ham,
nond see any rough work, let alone me
IN Monty startin' somethin'. An me
IN Monty'll stick to you, Gene, as long
IS seems reasonable. Mind, ole Teller.
'eggin' your pardon, you're shore stuck
n Miss Hammond an oveTtender not to
lurt her feelin's or make her sick by
ettin' some blood. We're in bad here.
m mebbe we'll hev to fight. Sabe.
enor? Wal, if we do you can lest
amble tibet Miss Hammond'll be game.
CTo BE CONTINUEDJ
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Was No Escape for the Seal

when the line is all played out it is
seen to be attached to float, which is
also carried on the deck of the boat
This is made of an inflated skin. 1t
has plugs and attachments of cleverly
carved ivory, for wood is far too pre-
cious to be used in this land of ivory
so far from the forests.
The float serves as buoy so that
the Eskimo can follow the animal and
md 1t after it gives up it's struggle
and dies. Then, too, the float keeps
the catch from sinking and being lost
in the oceans depths.
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Opposed Teaching of Writino.

In ancient Egyptian history, it was
Thot who invented writing. Says an
eminent historian: "An old legend re-
lates that when the god (Thot) un-
folded his discovery to King Thames,
whose minister he was, the monarch
Immediately raised an objection to it.
Children and young people, who had
hitherto been forced to apply them
selves diligently to learn and retain
whatever was taught them. he de-
clared, would cease to apply them
selves and would neglect to exercise
their memories"
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CHILDREN CRY
FOR "CASTOR|A''
Especially Prepared for Infants
and Children of All ACES

Mother! Fletcher's Castoria has
been in use for over 80 years to relieve
babies and children of Constipation,
Flatulency, Wind Collie and Diarrhea !;
allaying Feverishness arising there
from, and, by regulating the Stomach
and Bowels, aids the assimilation Of
Food; giving natural sleep without
opiates. The genuine bears signature
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up without assistance Edith Wayne
and Madeline climbed last, and, once
up, Madeline saw a narrow bench,
thick with shrubs and overshadowed
by huge, leaning crags. There were
holes in the rock, and dark assures
leading back. 1t was rough, wild
place. Tarpaulins and bedding were
then hauled up, and food and water.
The cowboys spread comfortable beds
in several of the caves, and told Made
line and her friends to be as quiet as
possible, not to make light, and to
sleep dressed, ready for travel at a
moments notice.
Madeline deplOred the discomfort
and distress. but felt no real alarm.
She was more inclined to evasive kind
ness here than to sincerity, for she
had decided uneasinesS. The swift
change in the manner and looks of
her cowboys had been a shock to her.
The last glance she had of Stewards
face, then stern, almost sad, and bag
gard with worry, remained to aug
ment her foreboding.
Darkness appeared to drop swiftly
down; the coyotes began their haunt
ing, mournful bowls; the stars showed
and grew brighter; the wind moaned
through the tips of the pines. The
cowboys below had built fire, and
the light from it rose in huge, fam
shaped glow. Madeline peered down
from the cliff. The distance was short,
and occasionally she could distinguish
word spoken by the cowboys. They
were unconcernedly cooking and eating.
Presently Nick Steele silenced the
campfire circle by raising warning
hand. The cowboys bent their heads,
listening. Madeline listened with all
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Remembered Admonition.

One day l invited some girls over
to see our new home.
Jerome was sitting in rocker quiet
ly, hands folded. One of the girls
went up to him and asked why he was
sitting so quietly.
He stood UP and answered, my
muyver said that little children
cago Tribune.
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His Preference.

"Work? / should like nothing bet
ter than some work. But, of course,
being poor man, | haven't the money
to furnish myself with TOOLS"
"What would you like to be, my
poor MANI"
"A capitalist"-Paris LIE Rire.
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Trump.

----|- TUTHp.
Wife-"1 had lovely time at the
bridge party this afternoon" Hub
did you have the best scorer? Wife
mo, the best gOwn."-Boston Tran
script
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Poverty can accommodate itself to
riches. easier than riches can to
poverty.
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Tonic
R0N-P POISONOUS
In a Japanese English Clas

TIT 9dPdIfSSc GTIgTISH CIdSS-
The lesson was on the farmhouse
occupation of churning. When the
teacher had explained that the milk
after the cream was skinned off, was
called skinned milk, she proceeded to
explain the process of butter making.
Later she asked, what do we call the
milk that is left when the butter Is
taken from the churn?"
The student replied, SKINNED
cream"
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Don't say, II told you So" unless
the audience is congenial
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Two friends with little converse
tional leaning will play a game to-
gether when they meet.
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Serious Situation.

Madge-Charlie says he can read
you like book.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.! I'm likely to
lose him unless he does lot of skip
ping.-New York Sun.
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n Romance
By Zane Greq

Copyright by Harper and Brothers
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