Zurich Herald, 1925-04-23, Page 7The. Autoniobile
WHEN THERE` IS D ANGER OF ,MIRING,'
As ie Is said of those who are get -«then the driver should remember that
ting on in years that their thinking the steering wheel will require more
tends to become settled in grooves, so than the usual twist in order to turn
the motorist is always in danger of the wheels out of the ruts end that
.getting into arut. While thn spring- once the front wheels are out there
time may be au especially rate period will be a tendency for the ear to snake
of the year, these difficult places tot a sharper turn than the driver intends.
_get out of are apt to be. factors in a. On "approaching an especially bad
motoring experience at any time of place a motorist should slow down his
the year. As long as ears are called car; If he has been going along at
to operate on anything but improved twenty-five or thirty miles an hour he
highways and paved streets there willought to come down to fifteen miles an
always he ruts to avoid, or, if not hour or less when he strikes a poor
avoided, to get out of, 1 strip of highway. "Go slowly" is a safe
When the frost is coming out of the motto, but a comparison slogan which
ground of when spring showers and is much more important is "beep on
rainy days are numerous, getting going." This is the most vital rule
mired with an auto is not an uncom- for soft ground traveling. 1Ie who
mon happening. Even on some provin- stops is apt to get stuck.
cial roads where the main roadbed is TRY BACKING UP.
perfectly hard, the sides are dften sol Por those motorists whether they
soft that in turning out to pass an stopped or not, who are so unfortun-
ate as to be stuck in the mud and un-
able to proceed the -first thing to do
is to try backing up. Lt .the wheels
spin when undertaking to go back-
ward or forward after 6ne or two
trials further attempts along this line
are apt to be futile, They may be even
worse than futile, for the spinning
wheels simply employ themselves in
making bigger and deeper holes, from
which it will be more difficult than
ever to extract the car.
TAE PRECATJTIONS. Its ease there are several people in
If it is impossible to .avoid •a bad the car it might be tactfully suggested
piece of road there are certain pre- that they get out and push- It is not
cautions which the careful driver can unlikely that the car, thus relieved of
take. In the first place, he can see to part of its load and having the ad -
it that his chains are on the tires and vantage of the passengers' strength in
properly tightened. If the chains are pushing it, will be rolled along to more
too loose the wheel may spin around solid ground.
inside the chain when the car is stuck. If this fails, however, another pro -
Then as the driver approaches a bad cedure is to jack up the wheels and
spot he should shift his gears into build as substantial a rued as possible
either second or first speed as his under them by filling up the holes with
engine is less apt to stall under such small stones. It may be necessary first
conditions. to build up some sort of foundation
In case there- are some well worn on which to place the jack before it
ruts he may decidethat it will be best can be made to function. A piece of
to get in them. These grooves in the board or brick or something of the
road indicate the path other cars have kind can usually be found in the car,
taken. A driver can assume that if by the road or at a nearby house to
no other cars are in sight then those help in such an emergency.
which preceded him must have got Still another method which has been
through somehow. Having got into found to work successfully at times
ruts of this sort it is far better to keep when it comes to getting a car out of
in then: than to try getting out. In a hole consists of digging the mud or
undertaking to get out the turning of sand away from the front of the
the front wheels tends to slow the car wheel, so that the road fcr a few feet
down tremendously as these wheels ahead will be on a level with the bot -
thus turned have a similar effect to tom of the hole. This may make it
putting on the brake. possible for the driver in proceeding
Of course, if it is absolutely neces- to get up enough speed while on this
sary to get out of a rut in order to level to carry him through to a better
proceed that is something else again; road.
other car or in meeting -a car on the
road the driver may "find his machine
Sinking into the soft mud, If he is
not careful his car may become stuck
in this yielding substance. Surprises
of this sort are apt to occur because
in many cases the dirt or grass along
the side of the road has every appear-
ance of being hard and capable of
holding up the vehicle. But ground in'
the springtime is not always as hard
as it looks.
TOM'S ESCAPE FROM
A SAILOR FISH
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By T. F. Pennington
"This bone sword," remarked Cap-
tain Blatchley, handing me a sharp -
.pointed .piece of finely polished bone
about four and .one-half feet long,
"!came near casting me the loss of my
only son."
We were examining the curious and
valuable collection of stones, petrified
WI, and the like, gathered here and
there by Captain Blatchley in his
cruises, for he had- circumnavigated
the world three tines, when. we came
upon this bone, the sword of the sail-
or fish, the largest and most ferocious
of the sword -fish family, and as we
passed from specimen to specimen, he
related the circumstances.
Tom was at the time of the occur-
rence (1885) tenyeers of age, and this
was his fire, cruise in the ship Junia-
ta, of which his father was conimand-
er. '
The ship was riding at anchor off
Ceylon, an island• in the Indian Ocean.
The day was excessively hot, and most
of the sailors were "below," to escape
the heat of the sin.
The captain himself was in the cabin
and l'om was master of the aleck, seat-
, ed on a coil of rope beneath a canvas
awning, watching the natives sailing
or paddling about, close in shore, in
their canoes, spearing fish.
Casting ilia •eyes seaward, he saw
what he supposed to be a small sail-
boat, skimming over the • water` at a
great .speed. Suddenly it disappeared
beneath the waves, and, to Tom's
great a.stonishnent, as quickly reap-
peared en the surface of the water.
Opening the streaking -tulle, he sum -
maned his father, on deck to explain
the mystery, and as he ascended the
stops, Tom was again, startled by
loud commotion inland, which sounded
like a great nutnbor'of persons sing-
ing "Flo! ho!" in •chorus, which was in
reality the warning cry of the natives'
that a. formidable and -destructive
enemy wr.',1 in their !midst, and Tont
saw them hurrying to draw their frail
• canoes high uta on the'beacli. •
Captain Blatchley, as soon ;is he ap-
peared on deck, and caught a glimpse
of the strange black sail rising above
the water, knew whatit cuss..
"Go below, 'Gant, •and call: the mate,"
` saki he.
his
quickly, an(1
asl
e •eel
The mate obeyed
7. e y
head appeared above the; door -rail Cap-
�`i7to�si
human
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hilt �
t � ordered
.fain filatcl ley
all hands 'en deck, },Blah was quickly
done. .•
The
long boatwas
uncovered, and
•roped and harpoons were "stowed' in.
"Lower away! shouted the, captain.
The ,ropes ran out the davits, and
the boat ddseended, and was soon .rid -
in' on ,the waves by the ,side of thegrat ship.:
-..s the nutnter cf meat picked out to
man her had taken their places, and
were about to start out, Tom recover-
ed. his courage; and exclaimed:
"Oh, dad! please let me go with the ---
- men."
;'Why, Tome" replied his father,
"that's a dangerous fish. There's no i
telling where and when he's going to
strike."
But Tont pleaded so hard that the
captain consented; and Tom, nimbly
descending the ladder, was caught in
the strong outstretched arms of one
of the sailors.
"Be. careful of that boy," said the
captain.
,"Aye, aye, sir," came back the re-
sponse.
The boat, under the steady, strong
strokes' of the experienced oarsmen,
glanced merrily over the waves; and
Tom, who sat near the helmsman, tried
to dip the water with his hand.
"This is really glorious!" he said, as
the boat .receded farther and farther
from the ship.
Once the keen, practiced eye of the
harpooner caughta momentary
:glimr'',>ae of the fii;< for it was really
the twelve -foot flu of this monster of
the deep --and called out:
"Pull lively. men!"
"Aye, aye,•lively it is!"
• And the boat.seemed to fly over the
water.
Suddenly a hissing sound, only a few
feet off, startled all hands, and bear-
ing downe upon the boat with the
velocity of the wind was the sailor
fish, his great dorsal fin swaying to
and fro like a luige fan, and his long,
sharp sword elevated in a threatening
manner. •
"Back -water, men—quick!" thine the
ordeal too late,.however,
The sword pierced the side' of the
boat, crushing it like an egg -shell, and
glancing upward, barely grazed Tom's
back.
The boat careened, • throwing the
men into the water, one of whom
caught Tom, by thelxm,• just as he was
dlseppearieg under ,flee waves; and,
they all &truck out to mini away from
the now enraged fish., who was ladling
the water into foam and crushing the
boat into fragments.
On the deck of the ship all was 'ex
eitement. The wrecked -boat and help-
less cl•'ew were inore.t'han a mile from
the ;ship, and Captain Blatchley order-
ed the cutter tp be lowered away,.
which was done immediately; and the
men bent td their work with a will, and
were ,soonehiethe vicinity of the wreck;
ickin t i
1
r the melt, ig 1.
Tom was 'discovered on the should-
ers of one of .the z),ten,'wiio was Wm -
Ming As soon as e
ar'the bo ,
fining tow d, t.. il,
saw his tether, henshouted:
"I
li safe,
dad,
'bet awfully wet
and
frightened,"
A third boat had followed° by .tithe
Brand of the captain, and as the fish
rose, again a harpoon was.,pinnged into
it, which only served to increase its
anger, Tt bent lits huge body into a
creeceut, and leaping high out at the
CROSS..WORD PUZZLE
THE Ivry TEFlNATIONAL SYNDICATE.
SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS -WORD PUZZLES
Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably,
sure. These will, gheeyou a clue to other words crossing thesis,
and they in turn to still others, A letter belongs in each white
space, words starting at the numbered squares and running either
horizontally or vertically or both.
HORIZONTAL." 62 -To cook
63: Placed In position for play
(Golf)
VERTICAL
1-A humorist
2—Feminine name
3—individual
4—Orlent
6—A bird
7—Cozily
8—Gambling purchase (slang-
-abbr.)
9—Counselor
10 -Exist
11—Through (prefix)
16—A term of respect
17 -Turkish governor
20 --Workman's implement
23 -,Woodland
25—Side glance
26 -Linger
28—South American country
29—Central lines
31—Pronoun
33—Plural pronoun
34—Roman numeral
35—Preposition
40—Innumerable
41—Silvery
42—A threat
44 --Tolerate
46—To cut short
47—To achieve victory
50 --Does` wrong (pl.)
51—To ,prepare for pubiication
62—Point of compass (abbr.)
63—Males
56 -'To grow old
67 ---Conducted
1—To rub dry
5—Otherwise
8—To strike flat -handed
12—Perfect-
13-Preposition
14—Extra
15 --Sailors
18 --To Ignore rudely
18—A water container
19—Tightness
20—Also
21—To depend
22—Sprite-
24—At present
27 -Famous ball player (nickname)
28 -Nominal value
30—Exclamation
82—Joyous .
34—To harass
35—Otherwise
36 --Pronoun
37—Recline
98—Anger
39—Point of compass (abbr.)
40—Encountered
41—Part of verb "to be"
43 --Utilize
45—To place
46 -To make liquors
48—Contradietory
49—Acknowledged
82—A Mohammedan prince
64—A vegetable
55 --Double
68 --To cauterize (pl.)
59—A southern State (abbr.).
60-A funeral hymn
et—Limits
water, 'straightened itself suddenly,
but without doing any damage.
The water around was soon dyed
with the blood of the now helpless and
dying •fish. It was towed to the ship
and hoisted on board, andwhen mea-
sured was found to be twenty-eight
feet in length.
In the stretch of sea along the Eng-
lish Coast between Portland Bill and
Land's End are hundreds of wrecks,
due to the activity of the German sub-
marines during the great war. They
cause heavy damage to the nets, etc.,
of the fishing boats from Brixham.
Unappreciated.
He had been reading knightly ro-
mances and grew dissatisfied with the
present unromantic state of the world.
He believed it his duty to inject some
romance into the daily grind.
On a rainy, muddy day he sallied
forth to perforin some knightly errand.
He beheld -a bewitching girl about to
step from her car on to the dirty pave-
ment. Hastening forward,'he spread
his: coat under her dainty feet.
She looked at him in ,surprise.
"Well, of all the darned fools!" she
exclaimed.
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Stories About WellAnovim Pile
Too Many Princes,
Thee are forty -$h publle-houses
ealied "The Prince of Wars" in the
current edition of Kelly's D1reotory,
and I am not sure that a petition ought
Pot to be signed to forbid any increase
in the number, says an Einglish writer,
Why should our Prince be saddled
with such liquid responsibility? Why
should he be put into the category of.
Blue Boars, Jolly Fanners, and Bald-
faced Stage?
The Prince hitneelf tells. an amusing
stoz'y: of au occasion when he was
made to suffer innocently. It was! dur-
ing his University days. While at Ox-
ford, he wanted to get in touch with
a friend in town, and he tried to Ting
:him up on the telephone. He had a
great deal of troubie, and at last the
servant at the other end was induced
to admit that his master was out.
He was a new servant, so the Prince,
forgave him for the length and man.,
ner of their fruitless telephone con-
versation; but, later, he said to his
friend:
"I tried to get a message through to
you, but I think your mile tonic lila fo'.
a public -house!"
King and Queen Enjoy Radio.
The finest available radio set, equip-
ped with a. loud speaker, "'hasp beep in..
stalled en the royal yacht Victoria and,,
,Albert for the entertainment of .the'
King and Queen on their Mediterran-
ean cruise. Both are keenly interest.
ed in radio, listening in as often as pos•
allele when in London. The Queen es.
pedally enjoys talks and lectures,
while both are fond of concerts. by the
Savoy band, specializers in American
syncopated song hits.
The royal pair : anticipate spending
the idle hours aboard the yacht lis-
tening in to broadcast programs be-
cause the burden of their duties and
engagements ashore prevent their de-
voting: extended time to broadcasting.
The yacht will always be in constant
touch with London, but this is the first
time specific arrangements have been
made to receive radio programs. The
yacht should pick up Madrid excel-'
• lently, although with a large portion.
of the British. fleet in the Mediterran-
ean there is likely to be naval inter-
ference.
Who Plants a Tree.
Who plants a tree
Plants not what is, but is to be=
A hope, a thought for future years,
A prayer, a dream of Higher things
That rise from out our doubts and
fears,
As seed or acorn from the cold
And dungeon daikuess of the mould
To light upsprings.
•
Who plants a tree
Blesses earth's children yet to be,
Toilers shall rest beneath its shade,
The dreamers dream of golden hours,
And frolic youth and winsome maid
Shall bless the shadow that it gives;
So, happy birds among the leaves,
And lowly flowers;
Who plauts a tree
Plants aspiration heavenly;
Youth, with eternal upward glance,
And vigor, counting not. the, toil
That raises life 'bove circumstance;
Plants resolution absolute,
And home-bred courage striking root
In native soil. '
Who plants a tree
Plants beauty wheee all eyes may ,see,
In mirror of her loveliness,
Now Nature fashions beauteous forms
Through sunny calms and darkeome
•stress,
A parable of ]suntan life
That grows to excellence through
strife
Of beating storms.
—Robert H. Adams.
Literal Translation.
"Tell the gentleman I am in negli-
gee, but that I will be down as soon
as I am dressed," tate girl instructed
her new maid.
When she appeared she was greeted
by a smiling young man caller.
"What are you laughing at?" she
'asked.
"The maid said that you were as
naked as a joy, and that you would be
down as soon as you put on some
clothes."
Cumma, Venezuela, is the oldest
English town on the South American
mainland.
Battle of the Railways for. Trade of Rouyn
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The above map shows the railway
situation'in northern Ontario and Que-
bec in the battle for the trade of the
Rouyn goldfields,.—which reached . a
clings recently by the refusal of Pre.
niipi' Taschereau of Quebec to grant a
his province
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right of, way into
Nipissing Central, a projected breech
of the T. and N. 0. Railwayfrom Lard-
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based his objection on the ground bat,
Quebec Having gone to the expense of
devetopingethe Rouyn mining field, an
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Ontario i : 1 notbe allowed e
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divert the trade of the region to their
province from Quebec. Be contended
hof the C.N.R.
that the projected line
from "O'Brien southward :elite Rouyn
}} attld be ample to Wrest the require.
tant,
l o that district. He a s men -
Untied
of
tio.tied the Abitibi Southern Railway,
for which eliai tet has just been
granted by the Quebec legislature, to
run f ,opt Amos • on the Transcontinent-
al:.in a southeasterly direction, con;
nee ting up • with Mont Laurier and
to AND
Maniwaki, present termini of C.P.R.
branches. A ftrrtlrer developmentis
the right granted by' the federal par-
liament•1 and
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James Bay Railway to run a line from
Angliers or Ville Marie on sisals MO -
Sent line
to the head v e
Nottawa River in. Abitibi:county. All
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nections with existing railways are
shown in the above map, the projected
branches being spawn by broken lines.
QUEBEC
Gems From a Book . of
Laughter.
A precocious child found the long
graces used by his father before and
after meals, very tedious.
One day, when the week',s provision
had been delivered, he ,said, "I think,'
father, if you were to say grace over:
the whole lot at once, it would be a
great saving of tine."
* * * *
A celebrated wit, coming from a
bank which had been obliged to close
its doors, slipped down the steps into
the arms of a friend.
"Why, what's the matter?"' said the
latter.
"Oh," was the quick reply, "I've only
lest my balance,"
* * * *
Jimmy giggled when the teacher
read the story of the man who swam
across the Tiber three times before
breakfast.
"You do not doubt that a trained
swimmer could do that, do you?"
"No, sir," answered Jimmy, "but I
wonder why he did not make it -four
and get back to the side where his
clothes were."
*
A "religious" who kept a grocer's
shop was Beard to say to his assistant,
"John, have you watered the rum?"
"Yes."
"Have you sanded the brown sugar?",
eyes."
"Have you damped the tobacco?"
„Yes-„
"Then come in to prayers."
_* * * *
"Do you suffer from cold feet?" the
doctor asked the young wife.
"Yes," she replied.
He promised to send her some medi-
cine,
"Oh," she said, nervously. "They're
—not—not mine."
*
A master of a ship called out, "Who
is below?"
A boy answered, "Will. sir."
"What are you doing?"
"Nothing, sir,'
"Is Tom there'?"
"Yes," said Tom.
"What an•e you tiling?"
"Helping Will, sir."
* * * *
A young recruit was somewhat per-
turbed regarding a regulation about
which his comrades had told him.
'If you please, sergeant," he said,
"the other fellows say I've got to grow
a moustache."
"Ob, there's no compulsion about
growing a moustache, my Iad; but
you mustn't shave your upper lip." was
the reply.
* * * *
During a ,cress -examination an un-
dertaker produced his business card.
on which was a telegraphic address.
He was asked why the latter should be
neeessary.
"Oh." interposed the judge. "I sup-
pose it is for the convenience of people
-who want to be buried in a hurry."
* * * *
A clergyman mel a parishioner of
dissolute habits.
"I was surprised but very pleased to
see you at the prayer sheeting last
night," he. said..,
"So that's where 1 was!" replied the
Iran.
bog Tired, Maybe.
"It's a hard little' said the trafno
ppito eman
."What's the trouble?" asked the
genial old gentleman.
"I had to call^ down a fashionable
dnnic just now for violating a traffic
law. The look she gave me was bad
enough but the way her micelle clo;
yawned in my race was positively in•
suiting.'
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