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EVOLUTION OF to NEW YEAR'S RESOLta'ION
Time; New Year's. Eve.
Lookit Pop. Somethin' on his mind;,
See his eyes sparkle. wIle's--
Chuckling. There go4 his right
Hand up in the air, Listen, He—
Speaks, Says he swears off all
Cigars, Pipes and Tobacco fen. --
A
t rA whole year!
JAN, ex
Pop's kept his word. But his
Usual merry chuckle has turned to
A quiet smile.
JAN. 2
Something's wrong. Pop's smile
Has decreased to a sickly grin.
JAN. g .
The grin has vanished. Pop's
Countenancehas gone blank. He
Seems nervous,
JAN. 4
Pop's frownin'. Wonder whatsmatter?
JAN. g
Hold your ears. Pop's cussin'l
Never saw him carrying on like that
Before.
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JAN. 6
Look. Pop's runnin' around in
Circles. Roarin' something about
The world being all wrong. Shows
His teeth. Maybe he wants some raw
Meat. Guess his will, power is
Leaving him. .
\ JAN. q
Ho., d on—what's that? Do our eyes
Deco 've us? No. It • IS smoke pouring
Prom the parlor. Thick enough to be
Cut wi h a knife. Look—ashes on the
Rug, tc.1. Horrors! Is it afire?
Oh! What a relief! It's just—
Rip himself
Seated in his favorite chair.
Smiling like he's ready to swallow
His ears. And • giving a fine
Imitation of Mt. Vesuvius with a—
BIG BLACK CIGAR! •
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um. Such is the life of a—New Year's Resolution!
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e foot -prints of Father Time seem to indicate he is
wearing any rubbers. He skids by so fast.
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OF COURSE!
This wintry weather has its benefits for the golfer.
Though he's not able to practice with his putter, it gives.
him .the time for -putting hot cuss words into sentences
in preparation for his dubbed shots during the season to
come!
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Why is it the unexpected always happens just when a
young man's best girl is looking on? Like a garter bust-
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Early to bed and earlyto rise --is when you get home
at 4 a, in, from a party, hit the hay and roll out at g
o'clock to go to work.
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FAMOUS LAST LINES.
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WINTER DRIVING
By Erwin Greer
(President Greer College of
Automotive Engineering)
Watch your lcindsheld, for glass
is easily broken on a morning when
the mercury is trying to creep down
to the therometer bulb. T1ie cold
makes the glass more brittle, and of-
ten a sharp jerk on the windshield to
change its position will crack the
glass.
When you come in from a long
drive and the car top is covered with
snow, brush t1e top by folding it
back and then allow it to dry • with
the top up. A folded top, if damp,
will deteriorate rapidly, and will soon
discolor and crack.. Don't clean a top
with gasoline, for gasoline will ruin
any rubber which is in the fabric or
construction. When the top does need
cleaning use good castile soap and a
scrubbing brush. Soap and water will
have an equally -good effect oethe
celluloid windows, too,
Tlie driver who fails to equip his
car with some form of - anti-skid
chains for the coming months is net
glecting a sane precaution, but these
should only be used when absolutely
necessary.' They should be fitted loo-
se enough so that they will work a-
round the tire and accordingly distri-,
bute the strain, but they should not
be so loose as to form a "bundle" and
bring about the pounding and bump-
ing which is very detrimental to the
tread. Chains applied too tight will
considerably shorten the life of the
tire. They will not prevent skidding
if applied in this manner, and will bite
into the tread and play the part of a
skate.
This is especially true on wet or icy
pavements, and the bite in the tread
can easily be recognized and the cau-
se determined on account of the
chain-link impression on the tread,
which is usually in evidence. Chains
should never be applied when the car-
cass of the tire is exposed. Disre-
gard of this point not only proves
costly, but the blowout takes place at
a most inconvenient time, because
chains are usually used on rainy days,,
on muddy roads, or during the winter
after a heavy snowfall.
Don't trust to your chains to pre-
vent skidding on pavements. A skid
usually results from the lack of a
secure grip of the tires on the`,pave-
meet. It sometimes happens iiir. a
dry roadway, but usually this s due
to excessive speed. Some rivers
find that their cars skid nearly every
time they put on the brakes, es ecial
ly on a wet pavement. This is prob-
ably due to the brakes not bei g ad-
justed to the sante tension so that one
brake takes hold sooner than th.oth-
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BUREAU OF STANDARDS
TRANSMITS ON STANDARD
WAVELENGTHS
By R. M. Sherrill
(Radio Engineer)
The U. S, bureau of Standard's has
been transmitting on various standard
wavelengths twice a •rnonth for some
time, This has been done to provide
accurate standards by which anyone
may calibrate a wavemeter, transmit-
ter or receiver. It was hoped that ra-
diocasting stations would make use of
these standard wavelength transmiss-
ions from the Bureau to keep their
own wavelengths strictly within, the
assigned limits.
In order to assist radio stations in
making use of these transmissions,
the Bureau of Standards has prepared
a circular which gives detailed des-
criptions of the construction, calibra-
tion and use of apparatus for frequen-
cy measurements, The apps attis
described has been made...as simple
sons with but limited experience in
making radio measurements may take
advantage of the Bureau's standard
transmissions.
Headphones Three Days Under
Water and Not Damaged
Mr. W. F. Jepson, of North Phila-
delphia is the possessor of a pair of
Western Electric Headphones part
of . the radio equipment on the U.S.S.
Lake Erie, which was sunk off Car-
diff, Wales during the war.
After the U. S. S. Lake Erie had
been submerged for three days a di-
ver who was recovering salvage ma-
terial on the sunken hulk, brought up
the headphones from the radio room
and gave them to Mr. • Jepson. Mr.
Jepson recently cleaned the headset
and put on a new phone, cosd, and
much to his surprise the phones
worked perfectly.
Germany 'Competing Strongly
for Radio Export Trade
Adcbrding to a report made to the
Department of Commerce by Vice
Consul, Ebling, the U. S. ranks third
er.
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ASHFIELD
Mr. Jas. and Charlie Sherwood of
Detroit and Mrs. Jas.. • Barbour and
girls of Goderich are spending Christ-
mas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Sherwood of Belfast.
Miss Olive Lyons •of Lanes is
spending the Christmas vacation. with
her parents at Londesboro.
Miss Ida Pelee of Toronto is visit-
ing with friends and acquaintances at
Lochalsh and Lanes.
Mrs. Phillip Hogan' of Courey's
Corner is attending the funeral of her
brother-in-law, Mr. Pat. McGlynn of
Teeswater.
Mrs. Duncan Maclntyre of Laurier
met with a painful accident a week
ago. She slipped and feI1 on. some
ice, breaking her leg at the ankle. '
Miss Evelyn Bowles, .' Belfast is,
spending a month with friends at "Sar-
nia.
Miss Mary Phillips -of Toronto is
spending the .vacation' with her sister,
Mrs "Thos. Ferguson, Lanes.
Miss Lottie Smith, Lucknow is as-
sisting Mrs. Alex. McLennan of Loc-
halsh.
Mr. Wm. Alton of 'Toronto is
spending his Christmas vacation with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Alton,
Lucknow.
Mrs Wm. Reid, sr., Lucknow, is
spending a few Weeks with
her
grand`
many led in the value of the Swedish
imports by' a large margin, Great Bri-
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second and U. S, 'third,
TI ere is supposedly a good market
far . erican-made apparatus in Scot-
land, but it is reported that German
inane. cturers are at present under-
sellin;', all competitors. Some, Ger-
man : rnxs are• said to include trans-
porta} on and delivery charges in their
quotr ;)ons,
in.' icing
and eaka
Spain.
The
which
is now
ed that
number'
such a p11
and they are very liberal
adjustments on .shortages
ges.
ets New Radio Service
ion , Radio Station
erected in Madrid,
nd it is propos-
e erectedin a
arger Spanish cities. If
successfully carried out,
there 'Yr undoubtedly be a great de -
d for radio equipment throughout
the country.
Perhaps by this time next winter,
we may be able to listen in on a genu-
ine bull -fight.
Radio Questions and Answers
(Mr. Sherrill will be glad to help
you solve your radio problems. Write
him in care of this paper.)
Q.—E. B. C. asks: "Why should
the range of a receiver be so much
'greater in• Winter than in Summer?"
Ansi—One reason is that the sta-
tic distrubances are much greater in
Summer than in Winter, while the
strength of the radio signals probab-
ly remains about the same through-
out the year. When static disturban-
cesare reduced, it gives the impress-
ion that the radio signals are louder.
Q.—R, B. B. asks: "Is it necessary
to by-pass the C battery in;a radio.•
receiver?" -
Ansa: The C battery' should al-
ways be shunted by., a by-pass con-
denser. If the battery is in a radio
frequency circuit, the condenser
should have a capacity of about 0,00z
Mfds. If it is in an audio frequency
circuit, or' is common to both frequ-
encies, it should have a capacity of
n the Swedish radio imports... Ger- about x Mfd.
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Distant reception, scientists believe, iv dependent 115141
dittos of the supposed existing Heavisidelayer of gases
atmosphere.
Distant reception,wtth volumeifhowev r, -is d
upon the conditions of the Heavitide layer, but a
dcular Radio Receiver which is used and rhe l o'
Reports from users of Strombeta-Carlson rtdi' • ppa
that the Stromberg-Carlson Receiver and ud 5
exceptional DX performance with fine t ? quality.
M...oeorge R Galbraith of Port Washiagio r,,aw York
reception el 250 Aberdeen. Scot and PTT 5 * 4d, Spin, PWX
KGO Oakland. California Kra Lo, Aoseies,Fgalifoenia. `CPO
I -California, etc
life. C. S. Tamp/all. of Fon Dodce, town, aeyorfelood speaker
Pans, Franca and YN Lyone, Praooe.
The splendid performance of thew�ae�rzivers is due 10 tl
-that they are scientifically designed andRcd¢rectly conattutfed,
represent the best thought and experience Nan e§tablishment
has bees manufacturing voice iransulisQion and voice rete
apparatus for 30 years.
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Authorized Sales and Service on `Stiromberg-.
Carlson', 'Splatc.191ef' and 'Apex'.
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Radio as it should
be.
Life's revolving doors have made
another complete spin and into this
hotel of seniles and tears—steps 426!
Front-=eyerybody! Welcome the
new guest. See that •he makes him-
self "to host'," Here -take his grip.
care of it?" Certainly—but: what
,night it contain?' Oh! So it holds=
"PROSPERITY AND HAPPINESS
FOR ALL"
Well, well low—couldn't you just
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Q.-E. N. T. asks: "Does it do any
harm to a head -set if it is connected
to :a set with its polarity reversed?"
Ans.:—Ordinarily this will not
harm the phones, but if it is a large
set and the phones are directly in the
plate circuit of the last tube, the dir-
ect current through the windings will
have a tendency to demagnetize the
magnets.
NO CAUSE FOR WORRY
There is always more or less worry
connected ,with money. Those of tts
who do not have .itworry about gett-
ing it, and those of us who have itare
often put to a great deal of worry in
hanging on . to it. In addition to this,
no little worry is brought Qn by ,the
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'desire to stake a jitney grow where on-
ly a penny grew before. It seems as
'though poets and philosophers have
conspired to bring money into disre
Ipute, so anxious are they o tel, us
that the mere possession of, it is a
'great burden.
In more„recent tin�jes 'there has
come to us t'h warrnii that, money
�-carries. germs. • GeNil'pit,�lj5'!`ts -even
went so far as to denfon,qtrate t'litt a
,bank clerk's occupation ,,vas pai,tic17-1 •.
lrly hazardous because Ii handles so
fmuch money. But now tl is dread has
been 'dispelled. After ex'tllaustive in-
vestigation on the subjct of money
as germ ,.carriers two ( liuois Univer-
sity experts assure us !that, this danger
has been greatly r taggerated, It
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seems that the pieta. from which
coins are made act a destroyers of
bacteria.
This relieves ,us of the worry con-
nected with ' the handling of money.
'Ile nett thing for, some expert to do
is to till us how we may be relieved
of our worries in trying to get hold
of It. ,
All that stands between us and a
hot time is the rest: of this winter,
Shock absorbers an autos would be
better if the driver could wear them;
A man may be down, but he is not
out until he is down in the month.
Sometimes a pian finds
he can't
make,; ends meet because they are loo-
se ends. =5
It seems that the supply of good
football coaches is not equal to the
demand,
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Mrs,. G. Dunkin t son, (Jaekson
Munroe t tnkin, on Dec. 26x1,., to:>j,
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