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The Brussels Post, 1920-12-16, Page 2§Lig L 115. Steering Geer is Sekicm to 13igme. Wben yo 1 rears in the ats p rpt 1 of an automobile ((ulcer and it say. "the Atari, ng gear went wanes" put it deem in your littlr. notelealt note!,'t:1at the writer of the article may nal e Ibsen Anted, hut the nutu who gave him the information t t; rt.wt 1 It 3 the steerer who went wrong, and like most fella, 11e tried to put the blame on tbo steering gear, which could eat talk back, Steering Rears do nut "ea wrong in the sen.; nlcnnt in the average newspaper use. The steering gear is one of the mast dependable parts of the car, It will go right 00 times out of 100 ur,lee; the driver prevents. Of course neglect iec.t and wear will make it work nefflciently, but even this is not enough to cause accidents with- out the Kaman element. The steering gear usually consists of a hand wheel mounted uprii a shaft running within e tube. This is connected to the dash and to the frame of the car. On the lower end of the shaft is a worm gear with re- taining and adjusting nuts, the latter sometimes being on top and some- times underneath. Whether it be a gear or a sector or the nut, the action is substantially the same. Turning- the urningthe worm moves the gear or nut and thereby an arm. This arm or !everi is attached to a rod, known as the drag link, by ball and socket hear- ing. The other end of the drag link is attitclled by a similar bearing to an arm projecting Demi the steering kunckle. Moving the hand wheel moves the gear, the lever moves the drag link and the drag- link moves the steering knuckle. It is quite s simple as it sounds. The front wheels are, connected by a tie -red attached tb 1 each steering knuckle, making them work in unison. As before stated, about the only trouble to which the steering gear is subject is wear and Icusences due to poor adjustment. Thus • the steeling wheel may possibly become loose where it is fastened to the shaft at the top. This usually means simply tightening up the retaining nut, but it may mean that tate keyway has worn, or there is some other wear which must be taken up. The adjust- ing nut for the steering column may need to be tightened slightly. It should be remembered that in malting the adjustments these parts need to move freely, but without undue play. Wltlt the gear and seater arrange- ment, in time there will he consider- able wear, which 'sooner all in one spot. Usuelly the gear ie set on an eccentric ::haft, and by iooeening the set eerc;v it, may be moved around to take ftp play. 1'' it ie very bad it may be neec•.eary to lr;;lsen the shaft from the lever and tut:] it around a quarter of half turn, so that the wear on the worst conies in another place, But if these parts .are kept properly lubricated the wear will be minimized. The ball and soeket bearings on each end of the drag link also need to be lubricated as directed in the instruction book, and to be kept clean. If there seems to be too much play M the steering gear, that is, if you have to turn tee hand wheel a eotn- sidera'hle distance before ,.t takes hold, begin at the front wheel to check up the sleek or lost notion, .Tach up the front wheels and, moving then by haled, see if there is undue play in the knuckle pins. If so, it may mean that a beelines must be put in to stop the wheels from wobbling. Then inspect the bearing where the drag link is attached to the knuckle; mov- ing it by hand will usually determine whether there is an excess play. Some of these bearings have an adjustment for taking up lost emotion. Do eat make the mistake of adjust- ing too tight. If there le no adjlist• - nent it i$ usually cheaper to buy new ball and socket hearing. The similar bearing at the rear end of the drag link should also be inspected. If the Iost motion tis not di:'covered by this time examine the gear or sector to see if the wear is there. Have alma one turn the steering wheel slightly and observe whether the gear starts to work at orae, and adjuat until there is almost no play between the worm and gear teeth, When making adjustments he sure to replace all lock tlette and cotter pins ;nut inep:et the rattrcgear regularly to esi thit ti: Y• are in plug The owner %e'lm IA unfamiliar t' itat the steering' gear after each an in.- ueetion will have n very wholesome 1 -acct fur this Important bit of as- , t,.. 13 t^]n and 1511 not 1 P very likely n.y y to complain Ifs •I an atadenl that the *leering ger "went wrong," Of verse it is Boman nature to pass out own fai!ir'rs on to some one or 5o11lethint, else, but cutillllalt honesty in most cases will compel the iidmis- sion that it vvas not the steering gear but the driver himself who had been at fault, So well is this undrst.00cl by the knowing ones to -day that the claire that the Meering gear went wrong is apt to excite a smile of derision, alvl even the traffic police- men are learning to look with suspi- cion on any such claim, Therefore, whether we will or no, the steering gear is pretty apt to be vindicated and the driver who blames it will be under suspicion, The Man Who Wins. The man who works is the plan who " acts, Who builds on a basis of solid facts; Who doesn't sit down to nope and dream, Who pumps ahead with the force of steam, , Who hasn't the time to fuss and fret, But gets there every time—you bet. A man who wins is the man who wears A smile to rover his burden of cares; Who knows that the sun will shine again, And the clouds will pass and we need the rain; Who buckles down to a pile of work, And never gives ftp and never will shirk Till the task is done, and the toil is sweet i While the temples throb with red blood's heat. The man who wins is the man who climbs The ladder of life to the cheery chimes Of the bells of labor, the bells of toil, And isn't afraid that his skin will spoil If he faces that shine of the glaring sun, Sed works in the light till his task is done; A human engine with triple beam, And a hundred and fifty pounds of steam. London Place Names. Originally, Hyde Lark, in London, was the site of the ancient Manor of 'Ilyde and belonged to the monastery of St, Peter, Westminster. At that time it covered nearly four hundred acres. In 1106 it was conveyed to King Henry Z'III. In 1652 the pant was described as "that Impaled ground called Hyde Pant," and was sold by order of Parliament for seventeen thousand pounds. De Gramont refel•- rcd to Hyde Park as a barn field in the time of Charles II. Although nowa- days it Is the rendezvous of fashion, at one time it was let out In farms. London's famous Rotten Row, it es interesting to know, is supposed to be derived from the French Route du Rol, which meant the King's Drive. Pall Mall gets its name from being the grounds where King Charles and his courtiers played the game that was called palentaille. That game, some- times known as paille snaffle, consist - e(1 of hitting a ball with a mettle (mal- let) through an iron hoop that hong 11001 011 arm on a high pole, Landscapes in the moon, and Mars and its canals, are all depicted in a Frcnth einematngraph film. G '1 There ss no justice o1• fairness in ranking people by their years, People ought to be judged old or young by their mental condi- tion, their attitude towards life, their yoetthfui or need thought. 11 they farce toward youth and optimism, if they are hopeful, cheerfni, enthusiastic, they ought to be chased as young, no natter what their years may be. DQH `(Cel OC mt-M. i•ts.sortst t't~t. epi" 'Th -,r &&LD.N 13o`i tiP15'l-tl5 N.J.. P'1Nt *1.D Top. 'Tb-Mci erN4 ese C:a sew ,1' • ,• {•tor - ..4,,o,^r ]rem' -Y$-i' v' JN. f r d . •r^ r. � S t .,a J FJ P - '^'4'"r`fi`"' : d'L.'sierA r' 6a rir,9,,;',2,r;�..,i OAr lit Y of//ER(llalirAL r0/13 t� 5rlrlons A - Sue..rairio?S MN= 5Thj . i$ sic•::- 49a _.,;'i .7 A 1 L i' u, r -i sA>�r u�'zc w 1„rzcr,, �s R s,'.•nrr . ;,tn.s✓i N.ti� ), ,rcrNAFM+r"ONG �AN0�4gg,,.a fl ff.dr.>r Q' r1,waif. DOMINION OF r, CANADA h 8.tRa . 'aur qte2)N��e irvute '-ALJ DOMINION'S EXpnRIMaNTAL FARMS, The above line cut snows how the farms and stations are located in various parts of Canada. r 1• My Creed. To have no secret place wherein I stoop unseen to shame or sin; To be the sono wi'cn I'm alone As when my every deed is known; To live undaunted, unafraid Of any stop that I have mule; To be without pretense or sham Exactly what men think I am. the aged Nichol:es is in dire straits. He had hitherto been able to nlalatain some eort of court at Neuiily, in the western suburb of the French capital, with money allowed him by France and Great Britain. But not long ago he was Informed that neither govern- ment cared to continue its generosity to a man who has no political stand- ing and whose loyalty to the Allies was always more or less under s-•spt- don. Indeed, both he and his sons ei were definitely charged with treach- ery for so readily surrendering to the Austrians the aline. t impregnable strongholds that the Montenegrins had defendei for centuries against every attempted invasion of their mountain land. However that may be, Nicholas, in his seventy-ninth year, is said to be practically penniless and without any visible prospect of financial assistance, His daughter is the wife of the Klieg of Italy, but Victor Emmanuel is understood to have long ago cut off all relations with his discredited father-in-law, The elderly eSile's plight is pitiable. White gold -'miners in South Africa work an eight-hour shift, the 200,- 000 natives only work five hours. A Victorious King in Exile. There have been many moving stor- ies about the hardships of kings In exile, but perhaps the most distressing recent case is that of ex -Klug Nicholas of Montenegro, who was on the win- ning side of the world war. After the dynasty had ruled the tiny but historic domain or the Black Mountain since 1697, says a contribu- tor to Munsey's Magazine, it carie to an end with Nicholas I., who fled from the invading Austrians 10 the second year of the war. At the close of the struggle his popularity was such that the national coincil notified him that he need not trouble to return. It is now reported from Paris that A Letter From London Queen Alexandra's seventy-sixth birthday was greatly celebrated on December 1st in the Royal family circle, which comprised an unusual number of relatives. All the Queen Mother's living children, including the Queen of Norway, were at Marl- borough House ter present their con- gratulatiins personally. Of Alexan- dra's grandchildren only Prince George, Princess Arthur of Connaught and Prince Olaf are away, and whsle her only great-grandchild, the Earl of Macduff, is in South Africa, the visit of tho King of Denmark and Prince Waldemar adds two nephews to the circle. Prince Waldemar of Demnark was accompanied by his only daughter, Princess Margaret, mid in Court cir- cles it is generally believed that Queen Alexandra has set her heart on the possibilities of a match between this pretty and vivacious girl and the Prince of Wales. Princess Margaret is 25 and "quite English" in her dress, appearance and ways, During the war she nursed in a hospital in York- shire. Nothing has been said in the London press on the subject, for after the blunder made by ane paper sone' months ago in suggesting that the Prince of Wales should choose an English bride it has been generally agreed that public discussion of the matter, which is chiefly the young main's personal concern, shout(] be avoided. In Court circles, however, it has been known for some time that Prin- cess Margaret would accompany her father to England on his visit for Queen Alexandra's birthday, and the possible developments have been in- terestingly discussed. * A * 0 i The Prince of Wales acquired all • sorts of curios and souvenirs during his Australasian tour, and these will go to swell the collection which al- ready occupies considerable space at St. James' Palace. There, carefully arranged so that he can easily pick nut a particular article, are trophies from France, and many interesting R.KGLARR mementoes of last year's Canadian tour. 50- o e a Of the scores of stories told about the Prince of Wales, which is the one most likely to be incorporated hl his- tory? Probably that told by Sir George Arthur in his Life of Kitchen- er. The Prince, when war broke out, pleaded hard to be allowed to go with his regiment to Prance, a plea which was strongly resisted by Kitchener. ".But what does it platter if I am shot ?" said the Prince. "I have four brothers." w s a * Oliver Twist's workhouse—the in- stitute in which he was born, where his mother diedand where he "asked for more"—is to cease to exist, the Southwark Board of Guardians hav- ing decided to close St. George's Workhouse, Borough, and transfer the inmates to other establishments. Dickens selected this institution as the model for the workhouse which was the scene of Oliver's ehildhood. Mr. Bumble, the parish beadle, who married the widow Corney and ruled over the workhouse, finally ended his clays with his wife as residents in the institute where they had formerly bullied the poor inmates. 5' 0 41 i Australian repatriation authorities are still arranging the passages of English girls with whom Australian soldiers fe11 in love whilst in Eugland. Nowadays the soldier who wants his fiancee conveyed to Australia has to deposit a sum of money as an evi- dence of bona fides, the amount being refunded when the marriage is cele- brated. This prevents some of the incidents which led to scandals. One Australian soldier, when the boat arrived in Sydney, was amazed to meet his fiancee's sister, who had travelled under her name. A letter explained that the girl who should have arrived had met and married someone else, but, as her sister wish- ed to go to Australia, they had plan- ned not to "waste the passage." BIG BEN. FELLERS—By GeneByrnes '0 Do It! Do all the good you can, By all the means you Dan, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can. Speed. A very wise man, svho had reflected much on past, present and future, be- lieved that the distinguishing char- acteristic of the twentieth century is acceleration. He looked with anxiet7 and dread upon the universal tend- ency to hurry forward With ever. increasing rapidity; 00 the other hand, we ]snow a ehrewd, staid old lady, a model of all the possible pro- prietles of life, who insists that she is perfectly ready to tide in anything, so it gods. Who will question that this old lady embodies the spirit of the age? Speed, speed is what we want; and some- thing that will go fast and long and hard. We want speed in the external world. No matter how much noise and fuss and bustle there is with It, we want speed. The motor cycle, the automobile are good enough; but may notthe aeroplane be even better? Anything that will make a few more miles to the hour, even if we risk destruction In the process. For the weak point of the speed mania, is that it becomes an encroaching habit, and we are perpetually asking for more, more, And we want speed in the inner world as well as in the enter..—new, qulclt, crowding thoughts, new idents; or, if thoughts cannot bo made to come quick enough, naw 101- pressions will do, ever -rushing sensa- tions of dight and sound and color, a fresh set thronging in upon us before the old have tine to fade, Speed, inner or outer, means exelte- inent, and excitement helps us to for- get; to forget care anis worry, to for- get pain and long distress, to forget the slow. difficult, puzzling questions about God and life and the meaning- of eaningof the world, which haunt some of us perpetually and which sous of its are finding it harder and harder to answer, for all our speed. Unfortunately-, while speed helps us to forgot many disagreeable and un- desirable things, it at the, same time lures us into oblivion of other things that are not so well forgotten, Speed appears to be quite incompatible with patience, and what do we need more than patience in the eomplicaletl life that confronts us to -day? And speed Is the enemy of accuracy, "Oh, well, just now we are in a hurry, and this is near enough." And speed forbids thoroughness, the ,slow, careful ad- justment of menus to ends, Wilhont which even speed is too likely to end in ruin. There are two general considera- tions that It behooves those who love speed to remember. First, all speed has to be paid for, Speed al the body requires fuel, and fuel is not aiwuys so easily and so cheaply come by, Speed of the soul requires fuel also, and sooner or later it has to be palm for in fatigue and exhaustion, which are near neighbors to despair see. end, the groat problem of life, for the individual and for the world, is to know not merely that you are going with velocity but whether That velocity Is hurrying you. Vigor, \7l:d,lt' \'lou, and Punch HANDPICKED SET - And With eonrerr, lit :tor. on a ,rudder LERS �y�y, I 1" D llnt:rll � td& a i' .4�..] Ai'A netee to tackle 111 ltardt•+t thing, With fret Brit climb mud hands that cling, And t Heart that never forr;els to Nlltg 11111 s Pell. Send c l a - grit end i , t. i1 concrete liar 1 tleendly smile on an honest face The .pith tl at helps slrwt ,ulothece (1 o w'tl, '1'lt't 1111'>; flew 10 coatis the bit'!, est fl'r•w•ll. Tied Iteuewu a hb1 • t1 11 lores'1 1 hod's 11 Pep. To say "I \Vil1"- for you know you can- . 'Po look for the heal in every mat, 'Po meet each lbnudcring kneel: out blow, Ami conte back will. 0 laugh. beams() yon iinnw You'll trot the hest of the whole blame show 'that's. Pep. Read This and Laugh! What's the use of stifling all the laughs and smiles and good thoughts that are inside yon? IIea1'en knows there aro 1i the world tear, enough that can't be Repel, ]Whenever you feel like laughing go ahead and giggle. When you feta like singling, sing out, gouts end loud: It will break the cloud.: of worry-dl_lurb- ed atmospheres. It will shake away the ntiseruble lit- tle troubles that come hanging around bothering one, and interrnnting', and malting fusses all the time. r;11011 you have. p• face the; phan- toms 1000 them like a man ---uta better still, like a noble, splendid, 010(511 woman—and get rid of the spooky things that are always threatening hitt never materializing. 1.)un't let. trouble tsowu you. Put on your steal cu•nnor-pli[te of good thoughts, Get out your broomstick of optim- ists and whea trouble coulee along, hit him one big, beautiful Swat: Then run away so he can't catch you. Some people have a fool idea that to keep young and happy is to he regard- less of the serious natters of life. The most serious matt er in life is that great big important thing of never letting your heart shrivel up like a red -flannel shirt until it is so small you can't see it, or feel it or find it. If your heart's all right and your conscience seething on time, you're just every bit as good and nice as the next one, But do take time to laugh. You'll find the world isn't one great sob atter all; it gives back to ymt Just what you sent) out. Laugh and don't let trouble down you, The Art of Talking. What are lite great faults of con- versation? Want of ideas, want of words, want of manner's, are the prin- cipal ones, I suppose you think, I don't doubt it; but I will tell you what I have -found spoil more good points be- tween people who differ on Ilse funda- mental pt'luciltles upon which these points depend. No men canhave sat- isfactory relations with. each other uutll they have agreed on certain, ulti- mata of belief not to he disturbed in ordinary conversation and maims they have sense enough to trace the sea oldary questions depending upon these ultimate beliefs to their source. In short, just as a written order, so a code of finalities is a necessary condi- tion of profitable talk between two persons. Talking is like playing on the harp; there is as much in laying the hated on the strings to stop their vibrations as in twanging them to bring out; thee' music. ---Oliver tV ndell llolmes. r The very belief that our powers aro waning; the cou- selotlstleas that 0(5 are hieing strength, that our Vitality is lesseniug; the conviction that old age le settling upon us and that our life forces are gradu- ally ebbing a.iva•y, has LL blight - Mg, shriveling influence upon the mental resources and func- tions; the whole character de- teriorates under this old -age be - 1 lei'. 114• BETCRI', At?'tT! I'LL IMTCNA infer CENTS Ml1'1D\N' `(l'1E e,AB`l it -I' THE afNeF-4 S'.lAL.l.oWeb -CNE Lh'rc 11 Ke`( PLN' He- CAN1V > .tle.N &GT ltd ItIE liotAst. L1 1 x1j • busstal.• 'Bee -wee r MORE PEOPLE AND CAN. . TAL ARE NEEDED Every Precaution Taken by Ianrri rant Authorities to Keep Out Undesirables. "' 1 he :1 r(n% of ill'red. t' •pit.il silo l 1111a are the U, pini All. PIMA I =t re N.11.4 111 fact, her only 1 egnircewnL(. Canada has every tiling to offer in a ulaleveloped elate redo her vast i(u,aas of t'Idt 11;.11.111u1a1 t 01+. to MP melt 111!111.1'11 1 d•.pn;it:, _ , ,r.,tcr.(lly distributed, waiting to dile .;geporl to ' countless nlruntt'acntiI lg and Indus- trial Marie, l0nllgr 11'1 1 looms up 0 very import_ tint matter In national cots.. deratoll. 1Yet in 11,,r realization ri Use urgent need of new peoples to rail. tate s1 tats of tho land to the standard her po- tential productivity wa.recnis, Canada ,ices the wisdom of keeping her A0115 and cicughters of a high type, and. re- fusing to throw open her doers to she world's flotsam and Mean). Canadian standards are high, and for Dominion expect -a that these desiring cntzeusbip shall achieve, the el/ 1115' Atone unci foster it, and shall All entry be pos- sessed of these oualittes which make this possible. They shall be healthy, Industrious, free from disease, and ;Pit1t sufficient capital to keep them until they find work. Not Everyone Can Enter Canada, Not anyone can enter Celt Ida, turd those desiring to come in as ettlers are snbJeclerl to it dose and rigid ex- amination, which almost warrants the use of the term "stand-1i0k0d" as ole plletl to these who are accepted for citizenship. The matter of selecting or relenting settlers is entilel3' 1(1 (aa - adieu hands and there is absolutely no interference from Imperial author- ities, When the ship is at ta, a lnedl- cul examhlatlen le given passengers by the ship's doctor, who also vaccin- ates persons Who have net previously had this done. Before arriving u1 the point, of de- barkation, the ship puts into a quar- antine port where any passengers re potted by the ship's Medical officer as suffering from infectious diseases aro taken off and segregated. At the port of debarkation, the emigration authorities and customs officials take possession of the boat, and intending settlers pass through the emit;rntlnn building. Here they are subjected to questioning and cross examination as to birth, country or origin, whore 111ey are going to, what pursuit.; they In- tend to hollow, and other mailers cat- oulated to discover whether they will prove desirable citizens. It is also required that an emigrant of enter - Ing .hall be possessed of ;125 I1 the sultrier time awl $50 in the winter over and above iris tielu-ftrre to desti- nation, Lir sufficient to keep hint until finding it position and obviating Itis becoming a pubic charge. Where, however, a man Is going to a speeiHc 05011pa110n which is waiting for him the honey requisite is waived, Meanwhile., all cases which the ship's doctor has decided are doubt- ful and require further Investigation conte before tt board of lectors; who decide whether the applicant's regne.L to enter the country be alcoved. All through the voyage a surveillance ham been kept over the ship's passe:mel•e in which the ship's oflicet, co-operate, and reports are submitted to the emi- gration authorities and constitute fate tors of consideration in their decision", Over Nineteen Hundred Rejected. In the .first 51x Iilonths of the pies• ent year, Canada threw open her doors to 08,857 emigrants, or 17,0)17 more than in the same period lest year, Of this total 87,201 were front firont Bra tnin and 25,188 from the Milted Slates. In the month of Juno alone, 9,841 came from Great -Britain, That the policy of selection wall 51ornly- followers is evidenced frau the fact that in tills 951110 month the doors wore elo;ad against GO persons allemplblg entry ttt ocean ports, and ngainet 1,709 aa tempting entry at points along the international boundary where inspec- tion is just as etlact. In the same - month Canada ejected 2.1 former rest: dents of the littlish Istel mind 110 of the United State., who in some manner heti managed le satisfy the emigration authorities or slipped through the mesh and had later become public charges. 'those refused a(1111iti01)0e were rejected for dlsee;ie, hall records, or not having the recoiled amount of 10053ey for entry: - England has organized a ntuseuln in which ,will be displayed m0de1 of nanous and historic air craft, A coat of dark sea otter fur, claim- ed to be the only one in Europe, etas recently offered for :talc at $2J,0n0. The • lighthouse on Heligoland is said to pos+hss the Mogi lioweeful light ;in the w'orkle..of 'i0,00o,000 candde•power, Before the late Ifitlg CGcorge ac^ . cepted the Crown of Greece in i1(12, it had been refused by tin into Dmfs !r Of1 tlinburglt ,end the maid of Derby, 1 clew) Canada'sMolls important cereal !1 is wheat. It :covers ;rt per reed., of the land in. erops, and foetus 21 per tent, of the value of till melee Sasltatchewtart alone bag menta than half of .the wheat o,.t'cage of the 1)o.• million, Yield, 1010, 182,20,400 bu'' shelel value, 1$88071,000, , - A