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HIE UEAVER HEUALl), HEAVER, OKLAHOMA R- !?!3fc VA SUGGESTIONS FOR ah nnU-fcplnsli puuru ror automobiles was successfully tested In Paris recently. The photograph shows tho guards nttached to tho wheels of a car. They are designed to protect tho public from a mud hath on rainy days. REAR TIRE WILL SHOW HARD WEAR Severe Strain Can Bo Reduced by Changing About From Time to Time. PUNCTURE TROUBLE IS LESS Time, Labor and Money Can Do Saved to Owner of Car by Following Out Rotation System Which Has Been Well Tested. It ho will change tires around In tho manner described below, n motorist can make them last far beyond the usunl mileage. This Is doilo by reduc ing the strain on tho Ureses they wear away so that the newest tiro Is placed at the point of greatest strain and tho oldest one nt tho point where tho strain Is least. It Is evident, even to a casual ob server, that the rear tires wear out more rapidly than those of tho front wheels. This Is due to tho strain of driving through tho rear wheels, let ting In the clutch, applying tho brakes, use of chains, skidding and so on. Now comparing tho right side of the car with tho left, the tires on tho right wheels will wear faster. Tho left wheels run along the smooth part of the road where the ridges and ruts are all beaten down by tho trnille. Hut near tho cdgotlie road Is rough, there are more ruts and small stones, and Changing the Tires According to the System Here Explained Will Mean a Saving. sometimes these wheels must leave tho road altogether. There Is mora likeli hood of meeting broken glnss, metal, and other objects on this side. Then there Is more weight on these wheels because the car Is tipped more to that side on account of tho crown of tho road. Therefore It may be stated ns a general principle that tho rear tires wear more than the front ones and tho right ones mora than the left. Starting with all new tires It will bo j evident that tho right rear tiro will show serious wear long before tho left front tire has got over Its newness. At this point tho two should bo ex changed. It Is dimcult to state just when this chnngo should take place; possibly It Is best left to tho discre tion of n driver. If a "non-skid" Id used, the change should bo made be fore the tread Is worn so smooth as to lose Its protective feature. At the same time tho other two tires should be exchanged, to keep matters even. After a few thousand miles more wo enter tho second phase. One by one the tires will wear out and not oven vulcanizing can snvo them. They must then be moved up In the sequence shown. Supposing the left front tiro is discarded, tho right front tiro takes Its place; the left rear tiro moves for ward and the right rear tiro takes Its place. The sparo tiro Is placed on tho right rear wheel, the point of greatost strain. Of course, If 'somo tire Is to be re moved temporarily for repairs, It will be replaced by tho spare tiro Instead of moving the rest forward, and ns goon ns returned It Is put back In Its regular position.' By following tho above system you will not only mako your tires last ioncer. but rou will have less trouble OUR MOTORISTS from punctures another good reason for following this practice. The logic of tho udvlco given by tho nuthor Is unimpeachable and Is based upon a careful study qf tho subject. Tests, extending over n period of sev eral years, have proved beyond reason able doubt that the rotation method suggested will actually result In a con siderable saving of time, labor and money to the owner of tho car. By Hobort A. Chandler In Popular Sci ence Monthly. USEFUL AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL Chauffeur Enabled to Indicate to Drivers In Rear His Intentions as to Direction. The Scientific American In Illustrat ing and describing an automobllo sig nal, Uio Invention or S. Patntmnlcr o Oxnard, Cal says: Tho Invention relates more particu larly to a signaling devlco which Is A View In Vertical Section Illustrating the Device. adapted to be secured to any conven ient part of an automobllo and oper ated by tho chauffeur to Indicate to other cars his intention ns to the manipulation of his car. An object Is to provide a device employing sema phore signals with means for operat ing from an Inclosed casing to a hori zontally extended position and secure the semaphores In such position. MEWS -jS-- Tho average motorist, It Is estimat ed, spends mora than $10 dally wlilla traveling. Practically two-thirds of tho states have adopted the hyphenated numer als on motor license plates. Franco has adopted tho motorcycle sldo car. Tho vehicle was Introduced by tho American cxpedltloual force. Three-quarters of nil families In tho United States nro financially In a position to own and opcrato automo biles. Commercial automobiles nro dls-" placing tho ox cart and tho. coollo in transportation of products In British Malaysia. Parking automobiles In tho con gested business section of Chicago Is prohibited. Tho area covers a squure mile of territory. During tho holiday season nn emer gency post offl.-o in tho form of a motortruck was placed on tho streets of Washington, D. 0 to cope with tho Christmas parcel-post work. Because the loss ratio to premiums Is no less than 83 per cent. Insurance companies In tho United States have decided to combine In an effort to check the. theft of automobiles. Tho Pennsylvania state National Guard will have 600 motor vehicles foi various units of tho division, tractors and other vehicles for howitzers of heavy artillery, bakery equipment, anil trucks for trains and other purposes Tho latest development In the auto mobllo Industry Is tho railway motor car, designed to replaco steam locomo tives on short-line railroads. The use of tho Internal combustion engine Is said to do away with an average of threo men to a train. VlLgir?IMq I Ill Better Roads SCHOOLDAYS J 1 ! . III., .-I . ,. . .1 . 1... II J B FILMS ON MAKING HIGHWAYS A jfefcTr-vJl I (u ! jlH. Sf " till ' Mix Z Every Process Involved In Construe. OTrm (JlV I 'ft ,';; ll.n of Concrete Road .. Shown SUgwUW fll I JDS J' A W In "Movie- Pictures. .C fij$. Si J 1 . ' M A " R Many n woman more blessed with a ' "Vo ft vtu-l Stt& Iffctltr-jA f Ar5E sense of tho ridiculous than sho Is ' ,. ni.'t jutpa topn.- -'v'i . W .1, I fl hi with tact, has remarked to Friend t V..leA '-tl fScfc.b SJsHft$4P'' V W U N li R Husband as ho climbed from under- 1 hV 1c W f "' "" I WkMIr sdf neath the car stalled on a muddy Hlu'th. oJe in'&-S"f NWrl B country rond after a struggle with re- j4 -biWo' fet4s d ,g llrt?ttv y i fr V - A Country Road Before and After Im provement. calcitrant machinery, "If only a roovlo photographer were around." Her wish would have been gratified last summer In many places In Dela ware and Now Jersey, for movie oper ators from the United States Depart ment of Agriculture wcro thtfro film ing good roads with tho assistance of engineers from the bureau of pub lic roads. The resulting picture, "Mod ern Concrete Itoad Construction," Is now ready for lending to Interested persons who make application for Its uso at "Good Hoods'" meetings, schools, colleges, and meetings of en gineers. Every process Involved In the con struction of a concrete road Is shown In the film, from the heavy grading to tho completed road. Tho plcturo opens with a view, of an automobile stuck In tho mud of on unimproved country road. After tho spectator has been shown all tho steps In the construc tion of a modern concrete road, the picture closes with n thrilling race be tween a railroad train and a motor truck on a concrete highway a fea ture calculated to show thcposstblll ties of rapid transit of freight traf fic on good roads, but not to encour age speeding. SNOW ON COUNTRY HIGHWAYS Removal Problem of Greatest Impor tance Because of Greater Use of Motortrucks. Tlie snow removal problem Is of In creasing Importance becauso of tho greater uso of autos and motortrucks which find It very dimcult to travel through drifts and deep snow. In most stntes It Is the duty of the coun ty or local road officials to remove ob structions on tho hlghwnys and snow drifts certainly are obstructions, snys Farm ond Home. Kxccllent udvlco on this matter Is given by tho Iowa high way commission ns follows: Just how much money can be used for this class of road maintenance Is ontlrely up to tho Individual road of ficial to decide. He must also decide whether It Is necessary to keep the road open nt all times for automobiles on only for team traffic. In deciding Just what to do nbout snow removal, tho character of tho roud and the nature and Importance of the tr.'ifllc to tho general public must be n deter mining factor. Itoad officials should not be stampeded In the case of heavy Bnows by Insistent and angry demands that all roads be Immediately opened for traffic. Sometimes an attempt to open all roads for immediate use by automobiles, after exceptional snow storms, might cripple tho county or township road funds for the entire year. It costs money and lots of It to remove snow, so the road official must use tho best Judgment as to Just how far he can go, Always keeping In mind, however, that no road should 'be allowed to remain entirely closed to traffic for any undue length of time. Should Build Stronger. Now that the motortruck has been developed It Is nothing less than a crime for highway engineers to de sign and bnild nnd spend the state's money for anything other than a siJ stontlal road. Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and other progressive states are realizing this fact and arc building more concrete roads or roads with a concrete base. Bumps Injure Car. Tour car will last longer If tha bumps In the road are eliminated u!!iiiiiiiiiiimmmmmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiint 1 THE GIRL ON THE JOB 5 now to Succeed now to Get E E Ahead How to Make Qood E Rv JESSIE ROBERTS nil!lilli:illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllf7 EMPHASIS ON HEALTH "y OUIt economic success Is largely n I mntter of good health; this fact Is being recognized today ns It uevcr was before. No one can do good work and be out of sorts. Any serious or prolonged Illness fs a drain on your earning power and an Increase In your expense account. "Keep Well" Is a slogan you might Just as well adopt nt once, and then live up to. For very largely It Is In your own hands whether or not you shall be In good health. No woman should work at a Job that Is hurting her. No question (of high salary win pay ner ior sucn recKiess iiohs. There are Jobs a man can do with no huriu, but not it woman. Let her leave such work ulonc. There lire rules of hygiene, ns ex cellent uk they nro simple, which It is up to you to know and understand. You must be properly fed, properly rested, kept clean and uuclogged. Don't fill yourself with patent medi cines. If you arc 111 see the best doc tor you can get nnd do what he tells rou. If you have any reason to fear that you are not in good condition go to a reputable man or to n hospital for n complete physical examination. Don't put this off because you arc busy iv fear the expense. Put your emphasis on health. Don't fool with a good constitution simply becauso you are blessed with one. If your work is trying, treat yourself during your rest thno with consldcr itlon, give the machine n chance to re cuperate, or change your Job. (Copyrlsht.) THE WOODS BY DOUGLAS MALLOCH fr V MARCH. IN whnt n travail Is our Springtime born J 'Mid leaden skies nnd garmenturo of gloom. Wild waves of cloud the drifting stars consume. And shlpless seas of heaven greet tho morn. The forest trees stand sad nnd tempest-torn, Memorials of Summer's ended bloom; For unto March, the sister most for lorn, No roses como her pathway to Illume. Vet 'tis the month the Winter north ward files With mio last trumpeting of savage might. Now stirs tho earth of green that un derlies Tills other earth enwrapped In gnrh of white. And while poor March, grown weary, droops and dies The little Sprlngtlmo opens wide Its eyes. (Copjrrliht.) n THE CHEERFUL CHERUB i 1 stct down once to write, c verse. A F&elir$ Co.ma too atronc; ror me, Ply little soul went 3ot.rinJ fr A e.tJr wind-swept by poetry. US7 jrCf X fvu J Something to Think About THE JOB AND THE MAN By F. A. Walker IN ALL history, snered nnd profane, there Is no more Interesting figure thnn that of King Solomon. Wlsu be yond the other rulers of his tlpie, his reputation stretches nver from tho days of the Old Testament Into the records Inscribed by the writers of the Christian era nnd hu stands ns tho typo of magnlllcenco and wisdom. You will find much to Interest you In rending tho story of liethslicbu, tho mother of Solomon. Many n modern "best seller" has tilled In thnt aiicfent story with modern characters' You will bo Interested In how Solomon came to bo king nnd whnt ho did nfter his rule began. You will be Interested In the fact thnt nlthough ho was n wise man he hnd his weaknesses and died nt tho age of sixty from a worn out body. Tho most interesting event In Solo mon's life Is recorded In I Kings, third chapter, beginning with, the fifth verse. Somewhat condensed It reads as follows : In albeon the Lord appeared to Bolomon . ... and Clod ald, nuk what I rliall give thee. And Bolomon said . . . Thou hast made Thy Servant kins Instead of David my falhrr, and I am but a little child. I know not how to co out or come In. . . . Give therefore Thy vervant an under Btundlnif ' linart to Judge Thy people, that I may discern between Rood and bad, for wlio Is able to Judge this Thy so Rreat a pcoploT . . And God said unto him, because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself tons life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies: . . . Uphold I have done according to thy words: lo, I have Riven thee a wise and understanding heart , . . and I have also elven thee that which thou hast not asked, bdtli riches, and honor, so that thero shall not be any . . . like unto thee. The great troublo with tho most of us Is thnt we lack nn understanding henrt. Parents do not have an under standing heart In tho consideration of their children mid children lack It re garding their parents. If our public olllclnls could hnvo nn undprMniidliig heart when they con sider tho problems of the peoplo how much more wisely they would govern. If tho bonds of nations could hnvo understanding hearts how completely tho faculty would take tho places of nrnilcs nnd battlefields, bloodshed nnd destruction, In the solution of tho ' world's problems. We should nil cultivate a vlowpo'nt outside ourselves. Selfishness, envy nnd covctouness nro responsible for moro evil than nil thn other human characteristics. The golden rule has In all hges been the basis of religion. Confucius wrote It down beforo tho Chrlstlnn era hegnn. Mnhommed made 1. n part of his creed, nnd ns fur back ns Micro Is n trnco of nny code for human con duct "Do unto others ns you would be done by" has been a foundation stone. It Is tho understanding heart that establishes tho basis for thnt reciproc ity of action. It Is tho understundlng henrt thnt tells us when wo havo put our neighbor on nn equality with our selves und mmle duo nllownnco for whotever difference thero may bo in wealth. In position, In Intelligence nnd In opportunity. We pray for n good many things we do not need. Wo reek for what we think wouhl ho blessings, not knowing that wo nre better off without them. How few of us hnvo and liow mnny fewer of us seek to have, that brood view of life, flint generous nttltudo of tnlrfd, Jhnt charity of vision nndniber allty of thought which constitute tho thing which Solomon nsked nbovo nil other things and which choice received so thnrouB' commendutlon. It Is n short prayer, easily learned nnd quickly said: "Olvo me, O Lord, an understanding henrt." (Copyright.) In North Australia there nro certain cnnn'hnt fr'iip "-bn make n prnctlcs f .ii ' Jr slolu friend, hut not I.el - MplliDook The lonrcr on this earth we live And we.sh the various qualities of men, The more we feel the high, stem-featured beuuty Of plain devotedness to duty. Steadfast and still, nor imld with mortal pralro. Hut nndlng nmplest recompense For life's ungurlanded expense In work drna squarely and unwosted days. James Itussell Lowell. QOOD THINGS FOR ALL THE FAMILY. ONI3 of the first ossentlnls to a good meal Is good bread of somo kind. The following recipe will bo found nil right: White Oatmeal Dread. Potir two cupfuls of scalded milk over one cupful of rolled oats. Milk mid writer may bo used If all milk Is not economy; add it leiispoonful of salt, n tuhlcspomiful of shortening and when lukownrm ndd one-third or muro of u compressed yenst cake, softened with half n cupful of wnter. Add ulieat Hour to make a dough to knead and kncail from live to ten min utes. Itcturn to tho mixing bowl, cover ami let rise until double Its bulk. Shape for two-pound loaf bread pans. When light, bake ono hour. This re clpo requires ubout flvu cunfuls of flour. Lemon Honey Cakes. Ilcnt ouo cupful of honey to tho boiling point; tuld two and one-halt tnhlcspoonfuls of shortening mid let cool. When cold stir hi ono and one Ihlrd cupfuls of Hour nnd set nsldo over night. When ready to baku add thu grated rind of n lemon, one nnd one-half tablespoonfiils of lemon Juice, one-third of n cupful of finely chopped blniiched almonds, one-third of a ten spoonful of soda dissolved In ono to blctqioonfut of wnter. Ileal all to gether thoroughly, Hake In small round cup cake pans for 20 minutes. Molded Rice Pudding. Cock one-half cupful of rlco In ono cupful of boiling water, to which halt a teaspounful of salt has been added. When tho water Is absorbed add ono cupful of milk and one-half .cupful of raisins, one-qunrter of n cupful of sugar, nnd cook until tho rlco Is tender, adding more milk it needed. Fold In the beaten whlto of nn egg and turn Into n mold. Serve cold with n sauco mado from ono pint of milk, one ten spoonful of cornstarch, one-thlnl of a cupful of sugar, half n teaspoonful of salt and tho beaten yolk of an egg; cook the cornstarch in the milk 15 min utes before nddlng the egg yolk. Use the sani-e when cold. Garnish with a few raisins cooked until plump In bolU Ing wnter. Flavor With vanilla, A chocolate sauce is liked by some for a rlco pudding and may be served either hot or cold. (, JISl, Western Newmsper Voloa.) THE ROMANCE OF WORDS "CAUCUS." THIS thoroughly Amerlcnn I word, meaning a secret I conference or meeting of tho leaders of n political party, Is frequently encountered in re ports of the activities of con gress or In connection' with tho work carried on during Uio tlmo which Immediately precedes presidential elections. More over, "caucus" owes its origin t to ouo of tho earliest of Amcrl- 1 enn politicians, Henry Adams, who wns very prominent in colonial political circles during tho early part of the Eighteenth century. Ilolng desirous of controlling certain olllccs and of securing tho appointment of men who f wcro friendly to his Interests, Adams organized a club com posed for tho most part of sea captains, shipwrights and other persons connected with mercan,- I tllo interests. Partly to conceal the real nature of the club nnd partly because; of tho nautical atmosphere which surrpunded It, tho organization wns known ns tho "Caulkers' club." Ileforo long, rumors of its activities be gan to seep out and, when fa- t vornblo appointments were I named, people; commenced to say, "That was settled by the Caulkers." As tlmo passed tho namo of tho club took on a more phonetic spelling and the new word, "caucus" was coined. (Copright) M.71 HAD NOTHING ON HIM The Professor: The Vestal Vlr. tjlns kept their altar fire burning con stantly, i The Sophomore: That's nothing. They had a lot of 'em on the Job. Last winter I kept eight furnace fires goln' all by myself and not one cf 'em went oui on ipt 3 8 M