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Something to Think About
I Bij F. A. WALKER
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TEENS AND TWENTIES
BY BXI'EUIEXCH the child Boon
tlmla that food satisfies hunger,
that water quenches thirst, that
m hard blow gives him pain,
As ho grows older ho learns that
Ms own actions produce curtain re
sults which to him are pleasant or
unpleasant.
Ah a child ho avoids doing things
'that cause him bodily pain.
If he burns his hand or cuts his
finger, he dreads lire and sharp
-edged tools. He knows that If he
takes undue liberties with them he
Is Huro to suffer physically and men
tally. Deductive reasoning In children at
Hie age of throe or four years is us
Tecn as the edge of a razor, but
through some trick of time when
they merge Into their -teens, their
-childish caution lilts away and
leaves them Imprudent and venture
some. They Hash a red light to warn the
.ld folks .to bewnre of the wisdom
4ind superior cunning of youth.
'Teens and twenties are the forma
tive, red-light ages In which botli
e.cB, consciously or unconsciously,
shape their destinies.
If In these dangerous ages indulgent
parents permit their offspring to have
unrestricted freedom, allow them to
have their own wuy at the turning
point of the right or the wrong road,
the chances are that they will waste
their time ' and substance and drift
through life without forming even a
nodding acquaintance with success.
To you who are in these perilous
periods, running along madly In pur
suit of elusive nymphs of pleasure,
"stop, look and listen I"
Ktop to consider ' what you are
lolng. Look about you at those who
nre climbing the hills. See how cnu
tiously they step. Listen to the words
of wisdom, and especially to the ad
vice of your elders.
They have trod the worldly way
Uncommon Sense
By JOHN BLAKE
3111, T AIT'S AMBITION
FliOM the day he left law school It
was the ambition of William II.
Tuft to be chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Through the years, Mr. Tuft bent
his energies to the achievement of that
ambition. He became a Judge early In
life, irtid made good record.
He left the bench for service under
President Hoosevelt, believing that
through work for the nation he would
be better able to reach his goal.
When he was offered the post of sec
retary of warMr. Tuft made It known
to Mr. ..Hoosevelt that lie would pre
fer it place on the Supreme bench.
No place was open at that time and
lie accepted the tecjetaryshlp with the
understanding that his ambition might
be gratified later.
Then the exigencies of politics mntlu
him a candidate for the presidency, an
honor no American of ability Is likely
to refuse.
Mr. Taft became President, yet his
real ambition had not been achieved.
Now he has been given the post he
so long wanted, and will, most people
believe, till it with great credit.
Of course, few men can single out a
particular high post as the object of a
life ambition with any hope of attain
ing It.
Yet It was because Mr. Taft wanted
to be chief Justice that lie developed
the ability that made him llrst gover
nor of the Philippines, then a sort of
roving commissioner for' Mr. Hoose
velt, and later secretary of war.
If he had xy it wanted, with all his
heart, to lie chief justice, he would
never have been President. Content
ment with a federal judgeship would
liave kept him always! In Ohio.
The golfer who pluys a strong,
steady game, sometimes achieves the
well-nigh Impossible and makes a hole
In one. The careless, half-Interested
golfer never does.
Honest ambition may not get a man
what ho wants, but It is sure to make
lilm abler nnd better qualified for high
position, and brings htm somo Impor
tant rewnrd.
(Copyright.)
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und know how treacherous It Is; how
pltfnlls are hidden by alluring
glamours, Intended to deceive youth;
how pride, wantonness nnd vicissi
tude tnko nt last tor sorrow, clevonth
hoitr abnegation nnd finally to brok
en health nnd poverty.
You have tho power within yoti to
rlso to success nnd distinction.
It Is for you, for you alone, to
make use of this power, to overcome,
to press forward and to make your
mark.
Keep on tho right path. Hold fast
to faith, and ait some turn in the road
the vista will brighten and you will
llnd yourself at the hilltop, thrilled
with unspeakable delight.
(Copyright.)
O
Your hand
How to Read Your Characteristics
and Tendencies the Capabilities or
Weaknesses That Make for Success
or Failure as Shown in Your Palm.
THE HAND OF AN ARTIST
FOIt n person of either sex to win
success In nny of the various
fields of music, literature, etc.
the hand should be supple, and the
fingers should be long. Short lingers
denote want of attention to details, and
this Is, of course, in the majority of
cases, fatal to the hopes of success
In nrt. "Genius Is an Infinite cnpnclty
for taking pains" Is true In nrt.
Other favorable signs nre the fol
lowing :
A small upper phalanx of the thumb.
If, In addition, the thumb Is very flat,
the fortunate possessor has an excep
tionally favorablo thumb for nn artist.
If the middle phalanx of the sec
ond linger, the Finger of Saturn, Is
well formed and well developed, nnd
long, It Is a sign of great love of tho
beautiful In nature.
The top phalanx of the third finger,
the Finger of Apollo, should be strong,
to Indicate color perception.
(Copyright.)
O
WHY
DO OUR FACES KEEP WARM IN
COLD WEATHER?
OUU faces do get cold, ns may be
proven by the application of
what Is known as n "surface
thermometer." but we do not feel tho
SCHOOL DAYS
Twite cjgpggi?1, ' r " J COPYRIGHT
A man Ih never astonished or shamed
that he does not know what another does,
but he In alwayH biirpriaed at the gross
Ignorance ot tho other one not knowing
what he (loan.-
TASTY GOOD THINGS
TONdlJK Is considered n great
delicacy. It should nlways bo
cooked slowly on the back of
tlii! range or over the simmering burn
er. When the tongue Is tender take
it from the fire ami let It cool In the
kettle. When cool take from the ket
tle, remove tin- skin. Tongue should
not be salted while cooking but dif
ferent flavors may be added, with
herbs, carrot, onion, olives nnd
turnip.
Banana Toast
Take one pint of boiling wnter, one
tablcspoonful of cornstnrch mixed in
n little cold water, one tnblespoonful
of butter, four tablespoonfuls of
sugar and n salt spoon of salt. Boll
until clear, stirring constantly; ndd
live bananas rubbed through a sieve,
stir and boll a minute longer, then
pour oyer thin buttered toast. Tills '
cold because tho nerves by which we
are conscious of n change In tempera
ture nro nccustomed to this stnto of
things nnd tnko no notice of it. If we
woro accustomed to go out bnrefoot,
but with our faces covered, tho pres
ent condition would be reversed nnd
wo would not 'feel" tho cold In our
feet, but our face would be very un
comfortable the moment wo removed
tho covering.
Tho sumo principle is apparent In a
number of other things In tho tem
perature of water which Is too cold
to bntho In but hardly cool enough to
drink; In country persons who llnd
dlfllculty In sleeping in the city on ac
count of tho nolso and city people who
ain't sleep in the country because "It
Is too quiet"; In those who aro accus
tomed to work In the glare of n blind
ing light nnd those who labor In com
parative darkness. In other words, It's
merely a mutter of hublt.
(Copyright)
O
LYRICS OF LIFE
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
THE LAST CHAPTER
THE hunter's Joy Is In tho tale,
More great than In the kill ;
Tho sullor rides tho wintry gala
Not for the wintry thrill
But that nt night-time he may sit
Before tho fire recounting It.
For this men climb the steepest mount
And walk the widest plain,
And bring to llresldes an nccount
Of nil the toll and pain
Tho toll and pain made pleasure when
They tell the tale to other men.
For Memory is n healing nurse
Who mnkes our minds forget
Tho, rocks and rivers that we curse
No, we remember yet,
And yet remember rather glad
For every hurt we ever had.
Life's an Adventure, like tho trail,
The cruise across the seas;
It has Its hill, it has Its gale,
It has Its memories;
And we shall sit-in quiet age
Mndo glnd by every blotted page.
Yes. Time shall soften every fall
And leave the story dear.
Life shall be lovely, after all, ,
The hurts shall disappear;
Without occasional defeat
Life's story had not been complete.
' 'Copyright.) ,
O
Justice.
Our law says well. "To delay Justice
Is Injustice." William' Pcnn.
makes n line Sunday night supper
dish.
Barley Fudge.
Brown one cupful of barley In tho
oven, being carefnl not to burn It;
put It through the meat grinder. Boll
two cupfula of sugnr, one-half enpfut
of com simp, one-half cupful of milk
to the soft bnll stage. Add the bar
ley, one tcaspoonful of vanilla and
coot. Stir until thick, then pour Into
a buttered pan nnd mark off Into
squares.
Copyright. 1921, Westarn Newirpapitr Union.
Purr-Hapol
A kiss may be nothing divided by
two but It may be two divided by
nothing.
HER IDEAL.
Inventor: That
machine can do
the work of ten
men.
Visitor: Oo.o
whiz I My wlfo
ought to havo
married It!
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WHY WOMEN TALK SO MUCH
Nervous Syotem of the Sex More Re.
sponslve to Stimulus, Is English
Writer's View.
ny women talk more thnti men ap
pears to be n trilling matter for dis
cussion ,by eminent physlclnns, but,
lunching with u number of them the
other day, I put tho question, und was
surprised to find that It Is one of Im
portance from tho medical point of
view.
The opinion of one doctor was that
greater capuclty for talking In men
or women indicates greater vitality.
When attending u very talkative
woman patient ho never despairs of
her recovery from the most serious
disease, because this power to talk
continuously Indicates an lmmenso re
serve of nervous energy. The mem
bers of parliament, he argued, who
talk tho most live tho longest and re
tain their vital energy to an age when
silent men are long dead.
This was one view. Another Is that
n woman's nervous system is moro
responsive to overy nervous stim
ulus than a man's nervous system.
Hence every slight thought finds In
stant expression, and If it does not,
the woman suffers from mental dis
comfort. The stimulus that urges u
mnu to say something passes slowly
to the brain, and before It gets there
someone else has lolloped in and he
bus lost his oiportunlty, or, by tho
time It reaches his brain, he does not
think it worth while giving expression
to the Idea.
Hut this physician agreed that the
more n person talks the healthier he
is. Talking, In a measure, promotes
health by Increasing circulation of
blood In the brain, but It is In Itself
a sign of good circulation, u strong
heart, and an alert nervous system.
Someone remarked that women are
only lnrger editions of children, nud
children, even with their very limited
voenbuhiry, find it Imperative to talk
through all their wuklng hours. This
Is probably a provision of nature to
develop tho brain and intelligence. But
It was admitted that the greatest tulk
ers are often the shallowest thinkers,
although not always by any means.
It Is renlly a question of deep physio
logical significance. Our first real ad
vance In civilization was attained when
we developed the power to express our
thoughts In words, und the people most
capable of expression made the quick
est advance.
Talking Is ,the greatest agent of In
tellectual development. Tho silent man
or woman contributes nothing toward
It.
It Is the talkative people .who spread
enlightenment by the'' Interchange of
ldeus, and hence, in u way, women
contribute more to the growth of In
telligence thun men. From the Conti
nental Edition of the London Mall.
Odd Geological Formation.
There is located Immediately west
of Junction City a foy miles south of
Danville, Ky., a wonderful geological
formation known ns "Bald Blue Knob.''
This Is u member of the chain that
branches off from the Cumberland
mountains and extends along the route
of the Knoxville division of the Louis
ville & Nashville railway. From Its
foot to Its crest is about 200 feet and
except on the large fiat top, with a
small knob In Its center, It is covered
with shrubbery and vegetation. The
top, however, Is absolutely barren. Not
a sprig of any kind hns ever grown
on it. The soil Is as blue us Indigo
and this coloring has never been af
fected by the ravages of time. It is
believed by many thnt this knob was
at one time a volcano and that the
surfuce of tho crest was belched forth
from the bowels of the earth, The
"Bald Blue Knob" has been an ob
ject of wonder for many generations,
and hundreds of visitors ascend its
steep sides ench year to view Us
crown of richest azure.
Fine Place for Teachers.
Teachers in the consolidated school
at AJbcrta, Minn., live In a modern
apartment conducted on the club plan.
Electric light, hot water hcntlng, kitch
en, linen closet, laundry, study rooms,
piano, telephone every convenience la
there. The high school principal, un
experienced business woman, mnnages
the club. The club employs a house
keeper, who prepares and serves the
meals, does the washing, etc. The
teachers' apartment Is on the upper
floor of the building and the princi
pal and family live on the first floor.
The rents from the two apartments
nro placed In a sinking fund so thnt
the debt will be paid off In ten yenrs.
It Is, therefore, n self-supporting busi
ness project, costing tho taxpayers
nothing. The teuchers pay about $34
a month each.
Not Such a Good Buy.
"Buy now ! It may soon be too late 1"
urges nn advertisement In an English
maguzlne which reads: "Four shil
lings and (I pence buys 1,000." But
(to stem any mnd rush to acquire this
seemingly easy menus to wealth) the
1.000 Is the approximate valuo of 10,
000 rubles as quoted in 1010. The 10,
000 mbles (Denlklne) can ho lmd for
the equivalent In our colnngq of less
than $1. Tho advertisement falls to
state that Denlklne was chased out
of Hussla, or that the Russians now
give bules of rubles In exchange for
a loaf of bread, New York Evening
Post,
Much Gas and Oil Used.
There were 487,570,000 barrels of oil,
42 gallons to a barrel, consumed In
the United States last year. Of the
total amount produced, (hero still re.
nu.ined fi.81 3,000 barrels. The gnso.
line consumption was 4, 2.rfl,4 28,005 gab
Inn, the excess supply for the yeni
being, over 020.116,009 gnllon.
SUGGESTIONS ON
WINTER OPING
Mote Expert Tells How to Se
cure Best Results With Car
During Cold Weather.
RICH MIXTURE IS REQUIRED
Where Heated Garage Is Used Little
Difficulty Will Be Experienced In
Starting Drain Radiator
on Cold Nights.
Present dny grades of gasoline do
not easily vaporize unless a sulllclent
amount of heat Is present. For this
reason, an excessively rich mixture
Is required when starting In order
that some of It will retain Its vapor
like form nnd reach tho cylinders. The
romnlnedr will decondense nnd either
flow back through the manifold or
leak past tho piston rings and flnnlly
reach the oil In the crank case. Onso
llno Is nn enemy of lubrication nnd for
this reason tho crank case oil should
be changed more frequently In winter
thnh In summer, says II. W. Slnnson,
M. E., In Leslie's Weekly.
If n car Is kept In a heated garngo
no dlfllculty will ho experienced In
winter starting, for the Interior of
the cylinders iytd tho cooling wnter
will bo kept at summer temperature.
Starting conditions In n cold garage
nre different, however, and It must
be remembered that excessive nmounts
of gasoline nre required for tho "warm
ing up" process which seems to bo so
necessnry before an engine can bo
expected to develop Its normal power.
Drain Radiator,
From tho snndpnlnt of efficiency
rather than convenience, the host wny
Is to drain tho radiator on cold nights
nnd to fill tho cooling system with
warm wnter when the car Is to ho used.
This then plnces tho entire engine In
the same condition, as regards tcmpor
nture. ns though It had been operated
for fifteen or twenty minutes, nnd will
save the amount or gnsolino which
would otherwise bo required to bring
the entire system to this temperature.
It will snve dilution of tho crank case
oil, and through the ease of starting
which Is thus assured will save the
severe strain on the bnttery which cold
weather usunlly entails. The bnttery
Is nn expensive necessity of enr opera
tion, and long t periods of use of the
stnrter before the motor will re
spnn'il, represent n punishment which"
the bnttery manufacturer deplores and
which nmounts to n serious Item of
cost to the owner for battery recharg
ing, rental, repair or renewal.
Radiator covers, robes and the like
will servo to retain the bent of n wnter
cooled car for several hours. Cars
which are kept standing Idle on the
street or In gnrnges for more than
three or four houn, however, In ex
ceedingly cold weather should be pro
vided with somo form of anti-freezing
mixture In the rndlntor. A 2." per
cent solution of alcohol (one-qunrter
alcohol and three-quarters water) will
freeze at zero, a 30 per cent solution
will freeze nt five degrees below nnd
n 40 per cent solution will freeze at
twenty degrees below.
Glycerin Can Be Used.
It should he remembered that the
boiling point of alcohol Is much lower
than that of water nnd consequently
this proportion of alcohol will be re
duced rapidly as a car Is operated.
Olycerln may prevent fills evapora
tion to a certain extent, hut one manu
facturer recommends the following-anti-freezing
solution: Alcohol 20 per
cent, glycerin, 20 per cent and water 00
per cent, thus giving u nonfreezlng
Insurance to the point, of twenty de
grees below zero. Proportions of 10,
10 and 08, respectively, will prevent
freezing to points within live degrees
below zero.
The above suggestions, of course,
npply only to the water cooled car.
The air cooled car lends itself to the
operating conditions of the moment al
most Immediately,
LATEST IN ENGLISH MOTORCYCLES
Hue ik ti o fi.v latest tiling In mi'lnnjuies in use in England. It Is called
a runabout and has u new bucket seat on back which Is guaranteed to hold the
rider firmly In place.
IMPROPER CLEANING
WILL SPOIL FINISH
Easy Matter to Ruin Appearance
of New Automobile.
Lack of Washing or Not Knowing How
Will Go Further Toward Marring
Finish Than Any Other Thing
Get Mud Off.
You may mistreat the engine fre
quently before It begins to complain,
but tho finish can be mistreated unco
or twice then there Is little left to
damage, suyn William II. Stewart, Jr.,
president of tho Stewart Automobllo
school of New York, Tho luck of
washing or not knowing how to wash
u car will go further townrd ruining:
tho appearance than any other thing
The varnish of n new car Is benefited
und hardened by wnshlng with clear,
cold water, but mud that Is allowed to
dry upon the body takes tho oil from
the varnish nnd lenves the finish mot-'
tied and streaky. Dirt Is not tho only
enemy, for guses from the garage and
even the utmosphero of some distrlcts
uttnek tho finish of the cur that Is not
frequently washed.
"Begin by cleaning the top.y suys
Mr. Stewart. "Take n stiff brush and
remove tho dust, then either sponge It
or use n soft cloth with warm water
und pure soap. A chamois kept es
pecially for tho purpose will hasten
the drying und the top must not bo
folded until It Is thoroughly dry. Tho
upholstery. If of cloth, Is best cleaned
by sponging with wnter containing n
Itttlo snlt and alcohol.
"In cleaning tho body, bo sure to
remove the nozzle of tho hoso nnd
How the water over every part of tho
body. This will servo to wash off most
of tho dust and also loosen tho mud.
In enscs where tho car Is very dirty
It Is best to do this nnd then let It
stand for n few minutes, before going
over It again with tho hose. Then
take n soft sponge and follow tho hoso
over the body. If certain portions nro
grease spotted these should bo washed
separately with pure water and cnstlle
soap, but except In this one lnstnuco
soap of nny kind should be avoided on
tlio body.
"The road oil and grense that col
lects on the running gear require dif
ferent methods of removal and also
other tools. Special brushes and soap
suds will get nt the grease In inac
cessible corners. In the case of the
wheels hubs, care should be used to
prevent Water nnd grit working Into
tho bearings." " .
CONVENIENT RACK FOR TUBES
Device Made From Sections of Light
Gasplpe and Connectors Is '
Mighty Handy.
A rack to hold tubes In the tire re
pair shop Is made as shown In the Il
lustration from sections of light gas
plpe and connectors. This ruck, com
pared with racks constructed of wood.
Is the same price, but Is far moro con-
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HfMX CUtO U CtiUHG-
lOOvy
This Hanging Rack Offers Many Ad
vantages In the Repair Shop In
Which Space Is Limited.
venlent for placing a tire or tube nnd
In locating the desired tire or tube
when called for.
The rack Is suspended by means of
flanges from the ceiling und elbows
ami cross couplings aro used to screw
the several sections of gasplpe togeth
er. This rack Is hung about six feet
above tho lloor and consequently does
not interfere overhead. It will hold a
large number of tires nnd Is practical
ly Indestructible. Popular Science
Monthly.
