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DEVICE WARNS DRIVER THAT GAS
SUPPLY NEEDS QUICK ATTENTION
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One of the most uncomfortable
things In the world is suddenly to dis
cover, when SBC Is motoring fur from
a supply .station, thnt the gasoline
tank Is empty or nearly so. Every au
tomobile driver meets with an ad
venture of this sort at one time or an
other.
There ought surely to be some con
trivance that would give timely ad
vance warning to the motorist of such
a happening.
A device newly patented by William
Grab of Waterville, (>., performs tills
useful duty admirably. It Is very sim
ple, consisting of a float that bangs on
the end of a vertical rod which passes
upward through the cap of the gasoline
tank and with its upper end holds sus
pended a ball of metal.
As the surface level of the fluid in
the tank Is lowered the float, of course,
descends correspondingly. The rod at
tached to the float descends with the
FIX CARBURETOR
TO AVOID LEAKS
Difficulties Greater in Cases
Where Engines Have Been
in Use for Long Time.
CAUSES FOR UNEVEN ACTION
To Remedy Trouble Opening Should
Be Narrowed to Give Stream of
Entering Air Greater Velo
city in Chamber.
Much has been written about the
difficulties of carburetlon under nor
mal conditions, when the engines un
der consideration are in good shape;
but tin- difficulties are even greater in
the case of engines that have been
nsed for a long time.
Some of the common complaints are
of the so-called "galloping engine's"
Inability to throttle to » low speed
and an Unaccountable missing or skip-
Plug.
Air-leaks diluting the gasoline va
pors are the foremost causes of irregu
lar action. Seldom does the air leak
through a loose gasket, hut the bole
thro which the stem of the throttle
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Air-Ler.ks in the Carburetor and the !
Intake Valves Make the Engine
Miss Fire.
valve protrudes, due to wear, pro
vides an air leak that should be rem
edied. Take the lever oIT, hush the
hole with the shell of a rifle cartridge
or similar piece of tubing to keep the
air from penetrating nt this point. Now
remove the Intake's valves, discard the
exhaust valves and use the intake
valves in their place. Purchase new
intake valves and it these do not tit
the holes snugly, ream the extreme
•nds of the valve guide and place a !
opper or brass hushing at each end
it entirely through, if desired.
Fit a suiail grease-cup and use a
.raphlte grease, and the leakage of
air at this place will be overcome.
Remove tlie pistou-rings and tit new
>nes with lapped ends that will ef
fectively stop all leaks at this place.
•In some carburetors a removable
tube is used which can be taken out
and bushed or given a heavy coating
of solder to close tbe opening. The ob
ject is to narrow the opening and to
give) to tlie stream of entering air
greater velocity. If the carburetor has
no prcheater, one should he added.
.iii the carburetor removed, push
(he butterfly throttle valve to its
vloaed position and note the small op
ening through which the engine gets
its fuel, which will give you some Idea
of the Importance of closing the small
openings that give a combined area
sufficient to dilute the mixture until
it will not burn, which accounts for
the skipping of tlie engine in many
<-oses. —George Luers In Popular Sci
, eoce Monthly.
latter (through a tube) until the metal
ball dangling from the upper end of
the rod is low enough to hang within
a cup formed hy nn inverted bell which
surmounts the tank cap. «•**•■
The upper end of the rod Is bent in
a curve, so that the metal ball at
tached to its extremity by a short
chain may dangle directly above the
middle of the cup-shaped bell.
The movement of the automobile
keeps the metal ball constantly swing
ing to nnd fro. Put It cannot strike
the sides of the bell until the lower
ing of the float in the tank has caused
It to descend to ■ certain point, which
may he determined beforehand by ad
justment of the Iloat.
Therefore, when the driver hears
the bell ringing it warns him that he
has got only just so much gasoline
left. And the hell, having started,
keeps on ringing and demanding at
tention to the emergency.
| AUTOMOBILE STORM AWNING
Ample Protection Afforded Driver
From Rain, Sleet or Snow —
Vision Unobscured.
The Scientific American in Illustrat
ing and describing an automobile
storm awning, tlie Invention of G.
11. Hunt, Monroe Center, 111., says:
The invention relates to awnings
to he used in connection with the top
of an automobile to protect the upper
part of the wind shield from rain,
snow or sleet so that the vision of the
driver will not be obscured, and also
for shutting out the rays of the sun
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I Showing the Invention Applied to an
Automobile.
or elevated street lights. _ more
specific object is to provide a water
proof flexible awning which can be
operated from within the automobile,
there being spring-actuated arms on
the sides of the wind shield to for
wanlty project the awning, and lock
ing means for holding Hi»- supporting
arras.
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AUTO CARE DURING SUMMER
Radiator Should Always Be Kept
Filled and at Intervals Flushed
Out and Refilled.
During the summer season motorists
| should give frequent attention to the
■ radiator, advises a motor car manu
i facturer. It should always be kept
' tilled, and at Intervals it should be
'< flushed out and filled with clean water.
: In connection with efficient operation
! of the cooling system, fan belt adjust
ment should be made, for the fail is
needed in summer. The position of the
spark lever should be watched to see
that it is kept iii an advanced posi
tion, thus assuring better cooling of
the motor.
Minor parts, such as spring shackles,
wheel bearings, steering connections
t and universal joints, require oiling
more often in summer. It is wise to
use a heavier grade of lubricating oil
than in colder weal her, and oil should
be drained from the motor at Intervals
not to exceed every 1,000 miles.
MOBILE
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Sixty per cent of the production oi
gasoline is used by motor vehicles.
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At one time it was considered un
conventional for a woman to drive her
own car.
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Twelve thousand motor vehicles are
operated by rural schools ,111 the Uni
ted States.
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Muffler cutouts are prohibited on
any public highway in the state of
Pennsylvania.
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A motor trip from Paris to Verdun,
through the devastated regions and
i return costs 243 francs.
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Street cars have the right of way
between cross streets over all pri
vately owned vehicles in Kansas City.
Mo.
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Since 1809, the first year in which
statistics are available, there have
been built in the United State., 11,
--b3o,lS.'{ motor vehicles.
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FATHER OF MODERN NOVELIST
Minstrel, Centuries Ago, Held Audi
ences Very Much as Does the
Writer of Today.
The old tale tellers, the minstrel",
the palmers, the friars, the pedlers,
were the remote ancestors of the nov
elist of today. The minstrel supplied
a social need in his day. He was a
circulating library when, as yet, there
was no circle of readers, and besides
being the medieval novelist, he was
.the medieval publisher. As he drew
his bow across Ids viol or swept the
strings of his harp, and prayed audi
ence for soma romance of chivalry,
the boastings and bickering! of the
common hall were silenced, and the
rude roar of the market place was
hushed.
By lie end of the Eleventh cen
tury something more wns wanted, and
the literary craftsman of the Twelfth,
Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries
wove ids romances of chivalry to meet
the needs of society. These romances
violated every canon of literary art,
but It was not as literature that he
looked nt themrather as a gorgeous
tapestry set in the framework of chiv
alry. The Influence these stories ex
ercised on the national life of Eng
'niid was prodigious, and of the three
groups Into which they fell —the mut
ter of Britain and the mutter of Rome
the Great—the most popular belonged
to the second. Dealing with the story
of King Arthur and the Round Ta
ble, Lord Ernie once said It was prob
ably partly patriotism and partly re
ligion which made Sir Thomas Mai
lory choose this group of the medieval
romances of chivalry. Tartly, also, It
was a true instinct of literary genius,
for this was the one group which had
In it the enduring elements of vitality.
That group alone gave us the Inward
and Spiritual meanings, the capacity
for allegorical Interpretation, the mys
tical symbolisms which were living,
lasting influences, because successive
generations could appropriate them to
their own needs and circumstances. —
London Telegraph.
AUTO THAT ACTUALLY JUMPS
Car's Peculiar Feature Based on the
Principle That Actuates the
Knee of the Athlete.
The jumping stunts of automobiles
In the movies are the result of trick
photographs, There has been produced
in Franco a light car that does many
of these spectacular performances, not
only pictorial ly, but actually, says
Popular Mechanics Magazine. It is a
small, light car with a speed of 23
miles an hour. The particular feature
that enables the car to negotiate all
obstacles with impunity is the manner
of connecting the car to the rear
wheels. It has been compared with
the action of the human knee. A
jumper bends bis legs at the knees,
straightens them out rapidly to get the
effect of a spring. The rear win-els
do the same tiling. On striking an
obstacle the wheels rise independently
of the rest of the car, which remains
horizontal. Under test, when driven
against an obstacle 40 Inches high,
with an approach sloping at 45 de
grees, the car was lifted to a height
of ."7 inches and landed at a distance
of 20 feet, all four wheels striking the
ground simultaneously. On landing,
the spring in the wheel connection
cushions the concussion of tin- wheel
with the ground, again resembling the
action of a jumper's knee, which
bends under him as lie alights.
A Japanese Garden.
The typically Japanese garden of
.Mr. Inahata, a Kyoto millionaire, near
iXanzelji temple is described by a
correspondent. It is a good example
of tin- Japanese tab for concealing
art ; it contains a twin waterfall not
only artificial hut even said to lie
exact miniature of some. famous Jap
anese fall; hut which looks as If it
had like Topsy, "just growed ;" also a
large artificial cave with walls of
rough concrete which would hardly
j'glve it away," but for the electric
lights in the roof and tlie switches for
turning on the -'drip well." The
water Is derived from the Diwa canal,
which Hows just outside. A minor
curiosity is a stone lantern with* a
high peaked top formed by a tiger
standing on its head; these now
meaningless tshidoro are seen every
where, but hardly ever is any such
liberty taken witli the conventional
form.
School for Brides.
If a future helpmate suggests that
there is room for Improvement in his
bride-to-be, the situation is not al
ways strained.
"A delegation of young Chinese men
visited us recently with a request that
we begin classes for their wives and
fiancees," . riles the Y. VV. C. A. secre
tary from Nanking. "They even of
fered to pay tuition and had a. list of
subjects already made out. The young
women brought by them an- enthusi
astic in their attendance and invari
ably arrive hours ahead of time. At
a tea given to talk things over, one
energetic bride remonstrated that she
was not there to waste time on teas
but to learn to read and write like
her husband."
Curiosity.
In a street car the other day a man
ami bis wile saw a cockroach on the
floor, i
"I never see one of those things,"
said the man, "without wondering
where it came from."
"And I never see one," said the
wife, "without wondering where it is
going."—Youugstou Telegram.
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construction, up to the minute in every detail. Being a
new car it carries a new and lower price, based on costs
now prevailing in the readjusted materials market.
In performance, as well as in price, it is a revelation '
among fine cars. It is recognized the country over as
the undisputed leader of American sporting cars.
Because it is at peak position in performance and rock
bottom in price, 25% of the recent sales of this model
have been to people who formerly owned cars costing
upwards of $4,000.
All prices f. o. b. Detroit-War Tax extra
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Manufacturers of Motor Cars and Motor Trucks
H. W. HODGES, Local Agent
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Don t Fail to See It
If you attend the Interstate Fair this
year, don fail to inspect the large
machinery exhibit of the—
J. Case Threshing
Machine Company
, We have acted as agents for this
well-known line for a long time, and
the exhibit this year will be bigger
than ever. You will have an oppor
tunity to see several different sizes
of tractors and threshers in actual
operation.
Hamilton's Hardware
Agents
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