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Show . ' ' .... .. ... . i Florid Epitaph Common in Revolutionary Dayi "Stop, Passenger, begins sn epi-taph, dated 1781, on stone In a ceme-tery In Elisabeth, N. J, "here lie the remains of a woman who exhibited to the world a bright constellation of the female virtue. On that memor-able day. never to be forgotten, when British roe trvaded thla fulr Tillage and fired even the temple of the Deity, thla peaceful daughter of Heaven re-tired to her hallowed apartment Im-ploring Heaveu for the pardon of her enemies. In tht tarred moment 'the was by the bloody hand of a British ruffian dispatched l'k Der Divine through a path of blood to her long wlshed-fo- r native skies." There were few brief epitaphs In those early duys. It was apparently regard-ed as a lack of reverence to fail to enumerate the virtues of the departed, "and tt a disregard of opportunity to fall to warn the "passengers" of what was In store for them. Straw Not Forbidden to Children of Israel Whether or not the first brickmaker lived In a past 12,000 years distant, excavations at Or of the Chaidees, tlie city of Abraham, have yielded brick tablets Inscribed with Informa-tion concerning a people of 6.000 years ago. If the Old Testament ac-count Is accepted the tower of Babel was built of brick, for "they said one to another: Go to, let ns make brick and burn them thoroughly." And Holy Writ carries Ita reminder that hrkkmnklug .wns known' to the early Egyptians Down through the ages baa come allusion to bricks without straw, although the Children of Israel were not, as a matter of fact required to make bricks without that binding material t "And Pharaoh commanded the tame day the task masters of the people, and their officers, saying : "Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick as heretofore; let them go and gather straw for themselves." Boston Transcript m Scottish Abbey Holds Relics of Robert Bruce Subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions, the trustee of Professor Noel Paton banded o'er the follow-ing articles to the kirk session of Dun-fermline abbey: 1. A portion of tbe skeleton of King Robert the Bruce, namely, the metatarsal or bone of the great toe. 2. A smull portion of the outer leaden ahroud of King Itoliert the Bruce. 3. A small portion of the tolls d'or In which the body of King Robert the Bruce was wrapped, 4. The remains of one of the Iron nails which were found among the remains of the coffin in which the body reposed. 6, The remains of one of the sis Iron rings, or rather handles, which had been filled In with lead Into the largest of two stes protecting tlie vault of the Brace when first discov-ered on February 17, 1818. 8, Twelve fragments white marble and calm stone "believed to be portions of the magnificent monument of Ring Robert the Bruce at Dunfermline destroyed by tbe lords of the Congregation." Tlie relics are preserved In an oak glaas-fronte- cublnet placed alongside of the abbey pulpit erected Immed-iately above the vault of the Bruce. Iondon Mail. Hard to Grasp Facta of the Stellar System At first the brain reels a little In the attempt to grasp the facts of the stellar system, even explained with the lucidity and exactness of which Sir Jamea Jeans la a master. From the vast extensions of tbe sky he car-ries ns Into the Inmost recesses of tbe stom, where the electron whirls around Its perpetual circuit several thousand million times every stcond. These numbers, says the London 8ectutor, are but dazzle painting, and It Is simpler to say that tbe electron travels as far In a second as our latest seaplane travels In an hour. Sir James Jeans has a bappy fertility In such comparisons, and forcibly strikes the Imagination when be tells at that If the carbon atom were magnified to the alze of Waterloo sta-tion, Its electrons would be repre-sented by six waaps flying round In tbe vast vacuity. All tbe rest Is emptiness; and so In the celestial spaces It Is Immense odds against any given spot being occupied. "We live tn a gossamer universe; pattern, plan and design are there In abundance, but solid substance Is rare." Minimum of Watte in Sardine-Cannin- g Plant In a Down East sardine canning fac-tory the only thing that It wasted Is the odor. That may not be a dead loss, for there are persons who as-sert they like tlie smell of a sardine factory. The scales are sold to the manufacturers of artificial pearls The fish meal Is In demand In Ger-many and In this country. The waste oil Is collected and utilized In the pro-duction of paints and varnishes. Even the tin cuttings from the cans are baled snd shipped to England for reprocessing Into new sheets of the metal. txiwn East sardines are sent to OS different countries. In Java, when representatives sought a new market, the natives would have nothing to do with the "little fishes boiled In oil." Two hundred free cases were offered If the prospective customers would place a 1,000 case order. At last the deal was made. The sardines were heaped high on trucks, together with a band of native musicians, taken from bszaar to bazaar, and sold. Thus Introduced, there was no further diff-iculty In adding Java to the list of sar-dine consumers. New York Times. HOW TO PREPARE CAR FORSUMMER Proper Attention Now Will Insure Freedom From Many Trouble. ' (BrW. I tRHERSOOn.) After short and slow running under inter conditions a thorough checkup ef the ear Is advisable at this time in erder to guarantee a spring and sum-mer of carefree operation. Assuming that the car has come through a hard winter's service In fairly good mechanical shape the serv-ice operation should proceed In tblt order : First clean the engine, chassis and body thoroughly. Check to see that spring clips are tight; take up any excess play of aprlng shackles. Clean Steering dear. Clean and grease steering gear; check front wheel alignment after ad-justing the wheel bearing and filling the hub caps with fresh grease: see that the nutt holding rear wheels to the axle are tight and fattened with a cotter pin. Drain the old oil from the trans-mission and rear end, and put shout a quart of kerosene or flushing oil In each. Put a couple of handfuls of sal soda In the radiator and run the car for a few miles until It Is well warmed up. The toda cleant out the scales and rust In tbe radiator while the kerosene will loosen and wash out tbe eld oil In the transmission and differential. Drain these as soon aa you atop, then drain the water from the radiator and flush with fresh water. Remove the cylinder head and scrape out all the carbon and grind the valves. Now t . new gasket when yon put back the head It makes a belter Job and no chance of leaks. New rubber hose on all the water connections Is well worth while, too. Fill the radiator with fresh water snd tart the engine. Run slowly till warmed np. Valve tappets should be adjusted, motor being warm while this It being done. Follow the manufac-turing recommendations for clearances. Oil the starting motor and gener-ator, and check for 'proper summer charging rate, as covered by latest In-structions by manufacturers of the Ig-nition system; this may prevent a damaged battery due to overcharging on long, fast summer trips. Overhaul Spark Plugs. Clean the breaker points lu the dis-tributor and set them to their proper opening. Clean the spark plugs. To clean spark plugs limply fill the lower part of the plug with alcohol and al- - low 10 nana tor a lew seconas; tase a piece of wire covered with one thick-ness of cloth and rub the carbon from the Insulator then wipe clean and dry thoroughly before replacing In the en-gine. Clean sparking points with emery cloth or a knife. It plugs are badly sooted or points worn to any degree, Install a new set Clean off all the Ignition wires and ee that the contacts sre tight Clean the storage battery with ammonia wa-ter, or ordinary baking tods (one to one cupful of water), tighten the terminals and coat them with vaseline or grease. Be sure that the battery It securely held In place. Check the liquid level' and add dis-tilled water If necessary. With these servicing Items attended to yon should have ahead of you a summer of carefree driving, free from ' all mechanical troubles and annoy-ances. I THE MOTOR QUIZ t (How Many Can Tou Antwtr?) J. What Is the effect on tires J ) of a bent steering knuckle, T broken spring, bent spindle, drag-- i glng brake, or loose wheel? i Ans. Any of these will cause J nneven wear. 2 Q. What usually causes hard T ' ! steering? X Ans. As a rule lack of oil, j misalignment of front wheels, I I or low pressure In front tires. Q. What Is a good way to ', ', start a stubborn engine? ; ; Ans, First pull out the choke ; ; ! and press tbe starter for a brief ! period-witho- turning oa the Ignition, this forces raw gus Inte ) ) the cylinders. Then turn on ths switch, step on the starter, and ) ', push tn the choke. If the bat- - tery, spark plugs, and breaker ) points are In proper shape this should make starting easy. ' Q. If placed end to end, bow ! ' far would one days' average pro- - ) ; ductlon of American automobiles I extend? Ans. Approximately 49 miles. 4 Quick Cure for Obesity As Falstaff, Sir Herbert Tree wore a rubber suit which was blown up like a bicycle tire for the enormous size necessary for Falstaff, writes Con-stance Collier in "Harlequinade : The Story of My ' Ufa." It was a contin-uous duel between Ellen Terry and Herbert Tree ss to who should get the better of the other. They would think out elaborate Jokes. But one day the juke went too far. Kllen Terry took a hatpin and stuck It Into Tree's enormous belly at the beginning of a long scene. Falstaff slowly began to deflate, and when the scene ended he came off with his clothes hanging In festoons around him. Kit en Terry was nowhere to be seen. She had locked herself In ber dressing room. Novel Camping Trailer Made Quite Convenient A novel camping trailer has been produced In England which Is hailed with delight by lovers of the outdoors. Mmi j Handy for Campers. The trailer, compact, when closed, is attached to the rear of the automo-bile. When opened, as shown above. It contains plenty of head-roo- for preparation of food, and for sleeping. Sophisticated BoyhooJ It may be the tge In which wt are living that It responsible. Ton cant tell But In tbe light of observation the sophistication of the d becomes an actuality. Witness the following: A window display of a tire bouse. Toy automobiles scooting around at an amazing speed. Crowd composed almost entirely of adults peering with obvious amusement Two urchins approach from the background. One of them elbows bis way to the front The other Is not so successful. --What Is Itr yells the one from tbe back. "Aw, Just a tire advertisement" tayt the other with- disgust Electreas la Atom Physicists of today state that there Is evidence that all atoms known have In them a certain definite number of negative electrons and exactly the tame number of positive electrons. For Instance, the lead atom consists of a positive nucleus charge of 82 nults about which 82 electrons re-volve; zinc, a nucleus charge of 80 nnlts with 30 revolving electrons; helium, nucleus chsrge of 2 units with 2 revolving electrons ; sulphur, a nucleus charge of 18 units with 10 re-volving electrons; platinum, 78; gold, 79; radium, 88, etc. Floral Barometers The sturdy marigolds which enliven our gardens are splendid weather prophets. If the flower It tightly closed tn the morning, yon may rest assured that there Is rain to come, but with true Intuition they seem over, bold Just now In spreading their petals. The scarlet pimpernel is also sensi-tive to rain, and even an approaching ahower will send Its petals curling In, From tlilt peculiarity the pimpernel takes Its name of the "poor man's barometer." Contrary to these flow-ers, when tbe dandelion closes np lit petalt In the morning, a fine day Ilea ahead, because It does not like too much sun. Put Health First The views of students as to what makes life happy sre revealed by a ballot competition conducted by the National Unlou of Students through-out tbe universities of Englnnd snd Wales, says the London Observer. The following was the order of Importance voted for the various attributes con-ducive to a happy life: A sound constitution ; a sense of hu-mor; a congenial occupation; an as-sured future; s charming wife (or husband) ; a blameless reputation; 400 a year; t brilliant career; a thick skin; a good cook; a persuasive man-ner; a library and a poker face (equal): an artistic temperament; a schoolgirl complexion. Apparently a Highway Victim Bobble, aged four, had accompanied hit mother on a visit to the home of an over-nic- e maiden great-aun- t. Cau-tioned for days and days beforehand, he was careful about everything he said and did until dinner time came. Then he became easer, for he was told that chicken was on tbe menu. When this detectable fowl was served, and Bobble observed that there were no "drum-sticks.- " but In-stead were shredded putties, he ex-claimed : "This chicken must have been run over!" Nothing Naw The young son of an Indianapolis physician la Intensely Interested In moths. He reads evertyhlng tbnt comes to band concerning them. One day when his father saw htm poring over a big volume in the library, be said: "What are yon reading, son?" The son replied : "Oh, about moths, but they don't tell me anything I don't already know about them." The Interested parent asked : "Well, what Is the name of your book," when ton answered: "What All Moth ers Should Know." ' Magnetic Petes The geographical poles are the points at tbe Imaginary ends of the earth's axis of rotation, lying 00 de-grees north and south latitude. The magnetic poles are the points on the earth's surface where the lines of mag-netic forces are vertical. They are the ends of the axis of the earth's magnetic polarity. The north magnet-ic pole Is located In latitude 70 de-grees north, longitude 97 degrees west and the south magnetic pole In lati-tude 72 degrees south, longitude 1S3 degrees east Cause of Hailstorms The stones which fall during ordi-nary hailstorms measure from one. eighth to one-ha- lf Inch In diameter, their size depending upon the violence of the upward columns of air that pro-duce them. Hall, like rain, Is caused by the vertical circulation of the air. Rain Is formed by the condensation of drops of moisture In cooling air which grow larger as the air rises until they are heavy enough to fall. Each of the drops rises end falls at least once. Hail, which Is frozen rain, is caused by the drops being tossed higher. Once Famous Port Though Cowes Is now almost synony-mous with pleasure yachting, the little town was famous for Its dockyards long before the annunl regatta was thought of. says "Looker On" In the Loudon Dally Chronicle, Many a tall thlp for war or merchant service came off the slips at Cowes In the old days. Including Nelson's famous Vanguard, and during the World war Ita ship-yards were adapted again to contrib-ute worthily to British naval strength, both In regard to new building and re-pairs. How the town came by Its name has some Interest Really the names Is plural, and derives from the two "cowes" or clrculur forts, which Henry VIII erected to guard the en-- , trance to Portsmouth harbor. One fort Is now the headquarters of the Royal Yacht squadron. Slow Programs "Well, I suppose your boy Is grow-ing like the proverbial weed." said an old friend, meeting Jones. "No," sighed Jones, "he's growing like my savings account" Cincinnati Enquirer. Both Singular and Plural Mr. Longwed There's something singular about the Turks. Ills Wife What's that? Mr. Longwed They practice plural marriages. Detroit News. Family Tme "I think there's something shady about blm. Don't your "Decidedly. I'll bet bis family tree was a slippery elm. Wanderlust Our young men's amusements have to look like adventures and our girls want far-awa-y Jobs or service that will not be mere humdrum usefulness. American Magazine, TtWfTttfTTTTTTTff TTTtTVTV AUTOMOBILE NOTES Negligence will shorten the life ef the best tire. Eighty-fiv- e per cent of the ruhber output of the United States goes Into our automobiles. Famous last words: "There seem to be two lights ahead. Ill Just steer be-tween them." American motorists, It Is estimated, used 14,000,000,000 gallons of gasoline In 192ft a lake five miles wide and four miles deep. A "celluloid sandwich." That's the new shatterproof glass that appears destined for general adoption by the automobile Industry. HUGE MAGNET PICKS UP HARMFUL NAILS L U; AZi .111J I ' Sy. FK'V ? I & i ? ' IL1 UILIM L, IJJJ J i Eere's the magnet that picks up the nails that cause flat tires It will be operated over every square foot of the acres of parking space surrounding the famous Rose bowl In Pasadena. W. E. Cougar, superintendent of the famous bowl. Is standing alongside. Electric Cooking Electric Refrigeration Electric Water Heating When these three wonderful servants enter y6ur From the moment you have their services at your 8 . . 'command, you'll know the reason why so home, the drudgery and inconvenience of, old thousands worlJ j pcople agrcc tba thcre a fashioned methods disappear. of satisfaction in having an Electrified Home. OUR COMBINATION ONE-METE- R RATE FOR ALL ELECTRIC I SERVICE IN YOUR HOME BRINGS TO YOU REAL ECONOMY IN S UP-TO-DA- TE HOME -- MAKING METHODS and ' I .You may purchase any one or all of these appliances on very liberal terms. I DECIDE NOW TO HAVE AN ELECTRIC RANGE --The last word in cooking perfection. Choose from many models of the famous Hotpoint and Westinghouse makes. Your purchase includes complete in- - I I stallation in your home. A GENERAL ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR It perfectly m?cts every requirement in pro-tecting your food supply. Of the thousands of owners net one has paid one cent for service. j AN ELECTRIC WATER-HEATE- R Its automatic operation makes your hot water supply w as simple as your cold water supply. Easily installed on your present tank. A representative of our Company would be pleased to call and give you full j i particulars concerning the many advantages of this Electric Super-Servic- e. j j Phone us. I Ufalto Pweff & Light so - . Efficient Public Service I r Older cars have exposed brakes and occasionally they need to be "dried out" Driving with the hand throttle for about 100 yards with the brakes held lightly on is one of the most ef-fective methods of drying the linings. Average Mile Coit The average operating cost of motor vehicles Is 6 ',4 cents a mile. Trot. T. It. Agg, highway engineer In the civil en-gineering department of Iowa State college, has concluded following a sur-vey. The maximum Is 0'4 cents for heavy automobiles and the minimum 4 cents for light cars, he said. Professor Agg studied the records of wore than 800 automobiles In arriving at his figures. The cost records were furnished by individuals and large corporations. I" When the water in the cooling sys-tem begins to disappear at a rate that Is obviously unduly fust, the first point to be suspected is the water pump packing gland. Usually the first to permit leakage. It Is the slm pleat to remedy. |