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go thank Wrielev’o foil}
f’s tonic effect.
13 .1; ,1“.
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.6 to frame of car. Positive of battery
'ehould be connected to frame.
Motoring Department,1‘he Sentinel
—l have a 1916 model Maxwell with
which i have bad a little trouble in
self-starter
easily as
had the starting, system looked over
end it only worked for a. while. If I
mull be! she Mil start after a'few
tans. Amy advice you my give on
this router I will be very mteful for.
A CONSTANT READER, C. P.
Either the starting system is at
fault. ignition is weak, or mixture is
not strong enough for starting. If
battery is up to full strength some
wire may not make good contact. Ms-
connect a wire from spark plug and
set one-fourth inch from head of pins.
Use .mm’ and note if it cranks en-
gine at usual speed and a good spark
it will not respond as
ataiting. When I wantto start. on the?
.t should. 1 have recently.
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The Sentinel
Motoring Department,
——ln :1 recent issue you stated that
compression cot-ks could no opened
so as to look at the flame. When 1
upon mine lllt:l'1' is a rush of guts from
cnch one "out 1 can see no flillllf‘. Docs
this show that llte‘tlllglllt‘ 11: not do-
vt-loping full power? Would adjust-
in: the Cillbllltlm' for :1 better mix-
11m holp mutton; 1111-111 ox ‘.“l'll?
C. V. ll.
Unless the flame is .-hadeo 111 seen
at ninht it is not always visible.
SUlllPllltlt's opening throttle and
speeding up cn'rine will bring out the
flame more strongly. - Do not con‘
cduin carburt‘tor adjustment on tho
evidence. 01 the flame alocn. Try out
engine by speeding on car rapidly on
a level road to me if it picks up speed
quickly and c\'cnl_\‘ without missing.
Mototing [)1‘11211'11111 111, The Sentinel.
~Other mines being equal, which is
the better gasoline chd svstem. pros-
surc. or vacuum. Why is the gasoline
system so little used now? R. M. B.
Because there is no room under the
front seat for the large. amount of
gasoline required. There. seems to be
little choice lictwccn air pressure and
vacuum. Each has its advantage and
defects. As each st'stcm is used on a
large number of cars the defects do
Ill)l..$f‘rfll it) be. serious.
Motoring Department, The Sentinel?
~l have :1 Ford touring car 1916 lllO'
del, which is a new car. Last Satur-
day I went 118.3 miles on «1 34 sale. of
gasoline, which amounts to about 1-1
or 15 miles on a gallon. This is all
that I am getting at the present time.
I have gotten 20 to 22 miles before,
and cannot see or know where. the
trouble lays. 12) Aim when the engine.
is running there in noise something ‘
like :1 hissing noise which i cannot l0-
t‘ll How is the best way to
range mileage on gasoline without
measuring wizh the rule? (4) Also
when my car is runninct on 'a moder-
ate. speed there seems to be a grind-
’n~ noise which 1 can‘t locate. Thank.
in; you. 1 mmatn. . H. ’l‘. 5
There may he somethlm: the matter
autumn rings or cylinders scored or
other trouble. requiring I general ov-
Mina. 'flhs W W W W
AlliOleOBlLE mites
. er points about
swordsman-tum Wm
NV
milmcc on spct‘domclcl Run
.with the name on, but am at
‘to know whether
f.
f itiagneto.
' by becoming lodged against the mag—
neto point, but i did not have. the new
,rcssary tools with
LWill it cause trouble at any place ox-
lccpt magneto point? i removed trans out having first obtained the consent
mission (ave: but was unable to find.“ the mm“ or 1.. 111 occupant of:
1". ' raid loud,
‘ clot' that.
1 howm m.
‘K. except a noise
jumps from plug wire.
wl have a
Cycle which has been
Then inspect
priming device to seeifit is correctly
set to give a strong mixture for start-
iing.
Motoring Department. The Sentinel.
Harley Davidson Motor
painted over
bought transfers
a loss
to use water or
the name. I have.
some other liquid to transfer name to
l .
1 machine.
‘11..
An answer from you would
greatly appreciated by me. D. W.
Transfer luhels ustiullv have (”pouch
dhesive material in them so that
,thev mf‘relv require water to prepare
Ithem for use.
3 t'ectlv clean
Ifl'he flavor Lasts .. . 1
Have the surface per-
and cov1r with some
Motoring Department. The Sentinel
wA cotter pin in the clutch finger on
my 1917 Ford broke and lodged in the
it has stopped motor once
me to reach it.
ll. S 0
l1 llll"lll not into the oil pipe and
The chance in very remot e,
ltmmw dtnln plun at bot-
tom of oil pump and run engine a few
minutes and the pin will probnbh
drop out. 7,,
Motoring Department The Sentinel.
—l have an 113.111.13.30 which runs 0.
which seems to
come from the differential. When out
is running in first or second, or whet
(limbing n l1tll.ll is not noticeable.
but when running on level made if
' will go swish-swish swish. Sometimes
it will run fifty or .1 hundicd feet 0.
K., then will begin sguln. Do you
think the differential
all
are new
MM: is 01111111 and .mtin note Hhccd 11111111111111; you for your advice, 1 rt“.
omelet reading
will he open-nth the difference
lurch tltc 11111 l':1-1tli'1"s
he-
“1“ m l‘“? lll‘l"'1tllon 11min,
We are inclined to think that the
T“? grind tmnblc is not in any part of the mech-
inu muse 111.11 be 1111111 differential Uso anlsm. as 111111 would gttp a metalllc
C. F. Mo.
11 hcuticr ~1cnev or have differential sound It would seem to be somethlul‘!
overhauled.
m
~l 11.1w :1 1914 two and it misses
when the. llnhts are on. i use 6 V.—-—12
candle power bulbs. Will l need a
new magneto or new wires on the
timer? (‘.nn 1 get a test on my magne-
to and what should it lost? I 'use a
regulitc switch. Does it keep buck
anv‘currcnt'.’ I would like to know
where I could get a book on vulcaniz-
iug tires and 1.1110“... R. P. H.
If ymi are. sure the wires are. in
good condition and make proper con«
tact the magneto must be Weak. As
they are very cheap, it will pay to
have new once installed, We are. not
familiar with the Regulite switch.
(.‘onncct the wires across the switch
and try the lights. if they burn cor-
rectlv the fault is in the switch. Look
in the advertising pages of any auto-
mobile magazine for manufacturers
of vulcanizlng outfits.
Motoring Depar‘mcnf, The Sentinel.
~l have a 1914 Saxon Four, Afwnter
Kent ignition. Can you advise me how
to change itrnition to Best-111113211010?
I can gear with sprockets and chain
I‘lT the rear ofthe camshaft but .lon’t
:-now where to obtainspzockct for
(cinsliaft, I have :1 six-tooth sprocket,
Bosch D 64 magneto with sllfnflkt’t a1-
tnclied. Your sugccstion will 'urely
be appreciated. Does mag. run of cum-
snoft speed? ‘ A. H. S.
Ycur magneto armature mus: run
11', crank-shaft speed (double that of
camshaft). Get :1 sprocket twice the
sue of the one on magneto from any
water innearsg Consult. telephone
directory. Sol. No. 1 cylinder at dead
center, between compression and
powewstrokes and net magneto break-
to separate. Note
where distributor brush points and
connectthst terminal to No. l spark
plug. Wire remaining 111111111 in firing
order finances No. :1. of coil to ban
‘ creditor he. 1 to on;
t
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‘31 does not the compression may be; which the sailors of England chewed
weak. the bearings too tight or out of in the early years Of ill? nineteenth
line, ‘or it may need lubrication. If lttcentury~“pigtaill" And it is commem-
cranks over readily, it shows that: the orated in one of the most ingenious of '
Thomas Hood’s punning verses. in: r
drutzgtnz on 11 wheel or touchimz the
body as it shakes 11p and down. only,
“(liming Dcp :11 111 111. The Sentinel ‘.cnrefnl inspection can determine. that.
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Motoring Department. The Senflnrl.
—-Wlll you please answer these ques-
tions? 1 have a 1902 car. it had 11 cm»
the. bore was
4 1-2 inches and stroke 6 inches; ran “
about 950 R. P. .\l. I now have an op-
posed cnglne in it, thei‘bore is 33-4
inches and stroke 3 1-2 inches,1,00'l
R. P. .\i. I would like to know if this
two~cyllnde1 engine will run the 1111103
1 have row escape free 111113. . 1
cylinder engine in it;
as well as the one. cylinder.
tried it. but it doesnot seem to work
thet
fly-wheel has a large fan. and the mo-
It seems to lose
compression after it runs awhile. The
when the
other engine was 111 the auto. 21,}tae rin like the mischief too get out o‘
well. The motor is air-cooled.
tor is horizontal.
gear ratio is the saute as
chain drive J. K M.
The twovoylindei motor if in proper
They will given condition should develop considerably:
you all the information necessary, more power than a single cylinder. If,
power is not
pression. If compression is loot on
heating up. the vahte stems or valve
lifters need setting. If there is no ad-
justment on valve lifters the ends of
the valve stems should be filed. The
space between them whenthe engine
is cold' should be oneaixtysfourth inch.
Remember to test compression While
engine 1.. not, but to adjust valve lift-
ers while engine is cold.
Helpful Hint.
Do not run your car on the hit-or-
ntiss principal only, looking after cer-
tain parts when they get out of order.
'l‘o‘do this is to court disaster. Make
a list of things that should be done
before each trip and post It on before
you in your gargge; such no. motion.
oil. water. out in drubbing,
ring near or
drltc pinion ls worn or what? The
until transmission gears
I lost through friction!’
Warm up the motor and test the com-i
cold weather. Some drivers fasten al
lpiece of card board in front of the,
lrtdiator, which does not improve ital
looks. Some use a sheet of tin or,’
Russia iron, which is apt to be noisy. ,
Use a strip of fiber board. cow-ringl
about half the radiator and fasten ill
at the back where it will not sshow.l
Do not run wire around the radiatm'
tune for this, as it may start a leak '
Use the holes through which the raw
bid is fastened, at the sidPs of the
radiator, ,
While using hydrometer do not re—1
move end of 111111» from filling hole
as acid is aptrto drop on top of balv
t9!!- lf it drops on battery ter.
minute it will corrode them, causing
a break in the circuit which will cc.
didicult to loeatc and remedy. l
NEW RABBIT LAW
Hunters Should Be Familiar WT—th 1.4
Provision.
The senetal hunting season will op} ,
en Ottober'.‘ and hunters are. now fa-
millal'lzim: themselves with the
changes in the game laws. of 0599'
cial interest in the rabbit law, in
which several import-ant changes
have been made. [ts provisions fol‘
low:
Section 1. No person shall hunt or'
take any Wild hate or rabbit except:
Belgian or tlt‘rman hares between‘
February and October seventh. both
inclusive. ‘
Section 2. No person shall hunt or;
take any wild hill‘? or rabbit except
with trap or dead-fall betwren No-j
veinber
clean varnish after the transfer is first, both inclusive x11 person H1,311;
thoroughly dried. use a t'”c11e1 in hunting. pursuing or
-»——- ltnkinc ttflv 11ild hate or rnhllll at.
any time.
The low on the setting of traps
sets :1 severe penalty for violationsiI
Every |)t‘l'.iOll who shall, upon on)"
land not owned by him or of which‘
he is not: the legal. occupant. set,‘
place 01 locate any trap for the pur
pose of taking any wild animal witltU
shall be fined not more.
than ftftv dollars. or imprisoned not
more than fhhly days, or both.
Any person who shall set am 111111
for the purpose of taking any wild
animal. who shall fall to visit the
same at h‘a’st once to :ra'clt forty-
eight hours. ‘Ol uni-y person who snnu
set a steel tron on 1.1.11.1 not owned
or leased by him. in any pnth old
1
woodwmdo boom Nor upetdnllv1
sttt‘h
made furrow. or who shall set
trap not having the name of the per-
son 11.6.1an such trap leuibh stamped
thereon shall be. fined not mote than
twenty five dollars.
Because of complaints
all over the state the following
urns posited:
Any llcensrd hunters
on the land of another wilfully
necllgentlv injure any fence or let
down any our without replacing it.
shall forfeit llll hunter's license. and
no such license shall be granted to
him for a period of two years 1l1c1c
after.
of farmers
law
who shall.
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N'AR’ROW ESCAPE.
running down his cheeks and pulling
like a mmpus, Sandy reached his
abode He had run as he had never
done before.
\lac, his "nuld frcen." was nstom
iehcd at Sandy's conditlon. “What's
wrong, mon?’ he inquired. “ ¥ou look
as if the Vciy re ll hlms\‘1' lu‘.‘ been
running after you.”
“You dinnn sue so,’ said Mac.
"Yes." replied Sandy, wiping his
band playln'. an all of a sudden yin o
the players came roon wi' hls hat coll‘
lectin'. Ma conscience, Mac, A‘ vs had
his way. "+Loadon Mail.’
ONE OF TOM HOOD'S
Thete was a noted brand of tobacco
which he recounts the life, love and
l sorrow of a sailor, a British sailor:
His head: was turned and so he chewed fl
His plgtail till he died.
The lower deck today would be 2112
zled to see the joke of then—«Leaflet
Tattler «
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WHlTTlER’§ GOO‘D‘ WISHES.
ing house table beside a reserved aur-
awkwsrd country boy whom she de-
lighted to tease.
asked him to write In her autograpl'
album. The poem which John G
:Whlttlcr would share stands as
warning to other young ladies tint sh
who laughs first. at a seemingly dum'
ootmtrymnn may be herself laughed a
many years later. The quaint oonclud
ls
twentvt‘onrth and February“
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iportant meeting Thursday morning in
Out of breath, wltli the perspiration
'mccrc in thls citv but these same di
A young woman once sat at a board‘ ‘>
Khan she left she .
Cllt D ll) thtl C0
[1!lele (85 I
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The Silks and Satins at Reed’s
$0 I].
You will do well to have your gowns made of silk this sea-
The Read Silks were never so beguiling, never of such
rich quality or such lovely coloiings.
ing new packages unfolded and the silks slipping from then tissue
paper mappings, one thinks of birds’ wings, flower petals and
other adorable things which hold unusual colors. -.
Most of these silks are so beautiful that no trimmings are re-
At the silk section in watch»
quired except :1 few buttons or original ornaments
made of the silk.
’l‘he artistic woman will unconsciously begin
to design dresses at sight
of them, and simple ones
too, because the quality is so rich that draperies
arrange theitieclves.
no.1 -1»1~g--1?='l-7?f1,{ffit
. With the Two-toned and Double-faced Satins
one may be positively audacious with style and apply
. whatever hanging tabliers, panels or queer little Rus-
sian apron effects as may be becoming to the wearer.
Some wonderful combi
r
Turquoise and Taupe
Nile and Silver
Plum and Old Gold
very striking
Among the heavy and lustrous Sillii
are coral and peacock sh
the pinkish purple of dahlia
nias, light and dark blended together.
1: . . ».
3 in the Changeable Taffet
dresses, coat linings and pe
very beautiful and unusual
as gold and blue old blue and rose,
turquoise and
green and other remarkably attractive
shades showing many plain and blend‘
Burgundy and black,
‘ American Beauty and King Blue,
nations in Double-faced Satins:
«1,... .
'Wtstarta and Gold
Myrtle and Turquoise
Cerise, light one side and dark the
other
All the rich
adcs, also
5 and petu. lllg‘ plaids.
as used to
tlicoats ar
shades 38'“ black With
and see the
portunity
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'Plalded Silks have returned to favor.
dark reds, blues and pea-
cock shades appear in large and strik-
These can be adapted so
that every woman of full figure, by 1
plaits and folds will be able to wear-
lhese rich silks.
red and blue is barred with gold and
A wine color. dark
blue.
There are many effects Please come
silks at your earliest op-
Prices from $2.00, $12.50 to $3.00 a}
and.
3d grens and pinks impossible to 3 . mm "m.
seen 6. — ‘
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FAVORS THE CHANGE.
Director Would Take Farm Bureau:
Offices to 0171me
Although the movmncnt to bring the \
m Fairtlcld County Farm llurcnn to 1.3.11 .tacli upon “ ant: Ylmllthemt. the su As he warmed to his theme he 1......flme
bun has not made as much plogfcss
as had been hoped for, sentiment is
growing strongly in farm of bringing
the headquarters of this live-wire or
ganization to Danbu1\,says the Dam
bury News. ,
Directors note to hmc held an int
the offices of the Chamber of Com
rectors are largely interested in tho
Dullbuty Fair. and otlict agricultural
interests which are active this week in
connection with the fair, and it was
ldecided to postpone the meeting in-‘
definitely.
, “l \1 011111 be in favor of bringing the
headquatrcrs to Danbury" said (.. M.
“Hoots," said Sandy. “l‘vc had a par Rundle of this city, a ditcctor of the:
lFsrm Bureau, in discussing the pro-’
posal. 'l understand therein more
agricultural area available withino
brow. “11' Wis standln' listening tae a1radiur, of Dunbury than there is at Nor- l
lwalk.
Several other directors are under
stood to favor the matter though there
is some opposition fiom the southern
ford and Greenwich.
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Advertise in The Sentinel.
part of the county. largely frm Slant ‘,
‘cl‘pntod in the dash for lib-arty. Prac-'
lModel Prison Keeper
Of China Stabbed In
Escape of Prisoners
l‘FlilNG, Oct. 6.-- A lllultl runs .11
perintcndcnt of the model prison in
l‘ekintz has brought to the attention
of the gcuetal public an institution
which is worthy of imitation in many
cotmttln supposed to be. 1:11 supct
ior to (‘hlna in the nmnag‘ntent of
pcultellliai les.
Want: \unn cheng, the founder
and superintendent 01 the prison, and
a number of guards were :11\1‘.kcd-
rcccntly b1 .1 1110111) of tuclw prison-
ers, who 11 crc inspired to remit after
the restoration of the monarchy. lie
was stabbed in the head and abdo
men ‘.vtth buroukts :1nl duugetously
but not totally wounded. Ten con-
\lt'ls escaped.
Although Mr.
Wang Yuan—chem;-
boring to humane methods, he. still
believes in the system adopted in the
tilson and will not alter it.
Six years ago Mr. Wang was com
missioncd by luau Slt.h kai to open
,‘a modern prison, and given only $5.
i 000 Willi which to carrt out the work.
He managed the institution so skil-
fully, and employed convict labor so
Iprofitably flint the prison now has
1$30, 000 in the batik and has paid all
its administrative expenses.
1 Six hundred men and one hundred
women are confined In the prison,
land of this number only twelve parti-
l
Eticnlly all the others attempted to
[prevent violence and to protect the,
superintendent and guard.
. narrowly missed death through 11th
TOOK HIM LITERALLY. :
A clergyman in a remote part of- the
Scottish highlands was sneaking all
length to his congregation of the many
Ithings round us that are shrouded hi
mystery and of which we know little.
eloquent and frequently repeated the
often quoted saying of Goethe: '.‘Mora
lig ht! Oh, for light! ‘
llis surprise may be lumpincd says
the Scottish Atneric.an uhcff after 0116,.
of those uttetnnccs, thn old hemile who
had been dozing sincetlie commences
merit of the sermon 11 (MO with a ~tart,
then got up, tlptoed softly into the was
try. seized two addlllonal candles null.
ascending the. pulpit stairs, placed them
beside the two already therc, and in' a
loud whisper heard .1“ over the church,
exclaimed:
‘Yc. ninun do wi' those. for there’s
one innir! " - ‘
THE FRIENDLY MAN.
There‘s a titan comes down our street:
he brings my nutmma's mail.
An‘ every day I watch for him from his
side our front rail.‘
Coz he don't say. "Aw
nor call me pretty names,
An' he don i tell me to be good on So,
“Be careful James.
l'd love my ma 3 whole lot more 1,!
she'd just talk like him
An‘ holler out, "Hello, old scout!" 03'
else, "Good mornin' Jim!’
wPhiladelphia Ledger. 1,
nin '1 he cutel, "
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$1 001.1339, .
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‘ 's'roo'r FIGURES “LENDER end .
Tillie! I hips di AVERAGE FIGURES
waist-hires more Gin gcomfort‘mdper-
inertial; "MW“ bag-leafy 111 ben. d: .f
.' or '0 e o g.
...... " ”comfort within-tout ll unfit: moot
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