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Climbing Hills on High Gear. 1 yet undiscovered then perhaps the
The high misfiring is caused by' ' the contact
g gear hill climber is first j points being pitted. These should be
cousin to the scorcher, and both are Il cleaned and adjusted very accurately.
bound to become wise
on, says an expert, writing on the folly
of driving motor cars up steep hills in
high gear solely for boasting purposes.
Ile says:
"I fully understand that the modern
automobile is made to climb almost
anything but trees. But I wish to
demonstrate that to climb a steep hill
accor . o ins ruc ions of 1lte ntanu-
facterer. Also make sure that the
tappet spring has . not weakened or
been broken. Remember that this
spring .is under a constant strain and
it will bear watching.
Moisture or grease on the surface of
the distributer, housing will sometimes
cause serious missing because tate high
ing
on the high gear imposes the hardest tension current skips across .the sur -
kind of work not only on the engine, face`of this foreign matter instead of
but also on every other part of the
going through its regular channels.
car. The low gear ratios are provided The remedy is to wipe off the s;irface
for hill climbing and they should be
used for it.
. "It may be well here to consider a
The presence of moisture may be ex-
plained by the fact that it is drawn
in with the air through the radiator
little more carefully the •amount of or may- condense on the surface on a
work performed by an automobile damp day. The grease often collects
climbing a gradient on, say, a gear from the oil spray thrown otic by the
ratio of three to one. A ratio of three engine.
to one means that one revolution. of The ignition system is a delicate
the rear wheels is produced by three
revolutions of the engine shaft. With
the lower gear ratio, the intermediate
and the low, the number of engine
revolutions becomes still greater as
compared to the number of road wheel
revolutions.
"It ,is not so difficult to compute
with exactness the distance which . a
car is propelled by one . explosion in
the engine cylinder and the power con-
sumed in hill climbing. The circum-
ference of a 32 .inch `wheel is ,approxi-
• mately 100 inches, and in covering one
mile the wheels revolve 633 times.
With the motor turning over three
twillas fast as the road wheels, it
will require• -1,899. revolutions of the
gear shat to propel the car one mile.
Thus, if such a car should proceed at
the rate of thirty miles per hour, ap-
proximately 950 engine revolutions
per minute are required. With two
power strokes at every revolution
there are 1,900 revolutions per mile
and ,each explosion propels tete car one
foot and four and a half inches.'
"This estimate assumes that the car
. be propelled over level ground. To
mount a hill simply means that grade'
resistance is added to the various fric-
tional and other stresses. An auto-
mobile weighing 2,000 pounds climb-
ing a hill 200 feet high (measured ver-
tically) simply performs the task of
overcoming the action of gravity or
lifting, and the calculation of the
power required to do this must involve
assemblage and it is up to you to keep
your -eye constantly upon it. Little
attentions like these give you a smooth
running engine and help you to
eliminate expensive repairs.
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The Gift of Sleep.
Sleep, at the right time, is one of
man's foremost friends and benefac-
tors; at the, wrong time it is a curse,
for it comes as the paralyzing ;incubus
upon his hand and his mind when he
should be broad awake and at his
work.
It is a solemn thing to think about,
that if _ we average eight hours of
every twenty-four in slumber we are
in the Land of Nod for a . third of our
whole term on earth, At "this rate the
than who lives to the age of sixty has
spent twenty years .in bed
It has made 'some active spirits
i•rate•against nature and the establish-
ed, ,order • that ' they should have to
spend so much time unconscious and
unproductive; the idleness has irked
them., and, burning the candle at both 1
ends in their defiance of -physiological
laws, they have generally paid for it.
The rule is that we rest, not that we
may form habits of sloth and self-
indulgence, but • that we may find re-
creation and recuperation 'for the day
that follows the night—the day that
tests our mettle and urges to endea-:
vor. Sleep is supposed to send us
_-- "the -`factors` from -••which -'tie--hor§e-i-bjck into the fray clear-eyed, serene,
power unit "is derived. To lift ,?,0001 corroborated. "I climb when I lie
•pounds 200 feet high in one minute isi down," said that poet of the mystics,
the same thing as lifting 2,000x200= [Henry Vaughan; and by it he meant
406,000 pounds one foot high in ones that his finite mortality had, risen
minute. ' Theoretically. then, the lift- star by star till it laid hold' upon be-
ing of 2.0&10. pounds 200 feet high re-! finity. The apparent hu:nility.was hn
quires -100,000-:-23,-000=r2.12 horse- aspirat:on. Ho stood at Heavens
power, and the leeses through friction, gate not. by the pride of life, not by
air resistance. etc., consume the re- ` self-assertion, not by being •eccentric, 1
riaiitder of the theoretical horse -power but in the mortification of vanity and
with all "chastening and subduing of
the soul."
Mark Twain .. and .Robert Louis
Stevenson were two of no small num-
ber of writers who wrote in bed, be-
cause of the comfortable relaxation
and the seclusion.- The wits of neither
were . benumbed, and you could not
call either of these prolific and suc-
cessful authors lazy. • But it does not
follow that their mimic in respect to
recumbent posture • for authorship
will succeed in copying their happy
races in the �cay',of a literary style.
The strong titan seeks a workroom,
of a, resting place: He stays at
work till his work is done. He trains
imselfiwith an Edison—not to let
imself 'sleep till he' has tracked the
shy idea' he is hunting to -its lair. Men
who have followed an engineering car -1
eer :field—men who have .fought a f•
war—mch •who f:ane, sailed n ship,'
hrough a storm—met} of action in all
res and plass--can:•(;f they wt11) j
11 us how they have' made deep sub- i
ervient -to their own iron wills. Thesy i
�•e done tl 2ir duty and le" .the•res-
'te wait till the task v. as e.:ded •and'
e w:}ge was carnal.
SUGAR
The price of sugar's truiy vicious—we're rationed at the
place I board; the little sacks the grocers dish us cost more than
toilers can afford. They give us many a tar -fetched reason why
'"moi= 2alfn for sb rriUch a mill Tl tle does tiie�Ir Tobe season
our coffee, tea, or home brewed ale. A lot of reasons will not
sweeten the pies on which the workers feed, and so the pastry
must be eaten so sour it makes men's bosom's bleed. And all
the reasons are but joshing, sent forth to cheer us when we
dine; they'd all lose color in the washing, and shrink if hung
upon the line. Some fat old skates are ,proflteering, so we lack
sugar at our meals, and from our anguish they are clearing all
kinds 'of daublcous, bucks and wheels. Some human hogs are
busy raking unholy profits to their trough, while we our bitter
drinks are taking. and asking�.where we'll all get off. My aunts
through all the days are weeping, niy nieces fill .thee .house with
waits; they .know the tea, which new is steeping. will taste
like tar and rusty nails. When will this carnival of shearing
- the helpless victims have alt end? When will the swine now
profiteering to some stone tolbooth humbly wend?
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Oscar E. Fleming
President of the Deep Waterways and
Power Association of Canada, who de -
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dared at the Tidewater Congre-s in
Detroit that the projected deep water
route from the Lakes to the Atlantic
would cement more firmly the friend-
ship between United States and Cana-
da.
output.
"From all of this it must become
apparent -that rushing up a steep hill
on the high gear must subject any car
to enormous stresses, which. are likely
to affect the- -life- end serv-iee . of- ,the
car to a considerable degree."
How' to Remedy Ignition Trouble.
The best way to locate any electri-
cal trouble is to begin -at one end 'f
the ignition sy.atent ani make a series t a
of tests in •tegtlar order. Begirt first
r: ith the spas% plugs unc,f rsuspicion. g
:Moisture eft the 'exposed .part ,- f the
porcelain w;'.1 often ; <iuse 'the cn ;line n
'to .mi,slire, tint this trcuble -on .a wet
day may be .J,' iated by greasing tate h
.porcelain with •. seline.' Includ:ng de-
fective por�•e.a r., other freq.ient 4!au es
of spark • pi . ,row's:r- may be traced
'to o't or ?art'''.es 'of carbon ed'lectirg
,.between .:.c paints end sooting of the
rporcc•:.,in; points out of adjustment or t
burned away. . Ordinarily the :park ten
plug gap should be adjusted to about. to
the th'ckn^ss of an old worn dine, de ha
pending upon the ignition systetn,
carbureter adju-ti. ent• and de;ice of. h
the ergine. -
Wi,,en You ' have.. Cin -i•.• ate! • the
'spark plug, exam.'ne a?! .t ring and I..,
° terminal • r,nrlec'tic:ns. rr,.,l;inc su -e'
.that it's wire, are •ti?h• 1 that ire i `o
�in--slat-c,r :.ti:t WcZn. c.tr at any place
thus c•au.ir.r :•hurt ,•.reuits. Next orte*i in
the +liar: .',�r case ane! lee •it there! fr
is any ,hr's or car},on deet. If the le
trouble, az- here, :t can 1,e "line:r.;,ted b;7' ea
,wiping with .i. cican vies Bat if it is i tin
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• Four Statues of Women.
Only four statues of women, with -
the exception of royal effigies, are to
be found in England. They are, Sister
Derat-in Wa3a&l1; - Florence-_Nigttin-=
gale, in Waterloo Place, London;
Sarah Siddons, on Paddington Green:
and Nurse Cavell in- St. Martin's Place.
Words.
How I love the mere words, the pic-
turesque and dear words,.
Ramony and Patteran and Caravan
and Chat
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How they lilt and sing to me; flame -
lit, how they bring to me
Heathered moors and bending skies
and gypsy carnival.
The suis -swept ' and the wild words
•• dreamed of as a child, words •
Like Lariat and Chaparral, ' Coyote,
•Pinto, Sage;
How 'they flung a dare to me of life
without a care to me.
How the flying hoof -beats ' rang
.across the printed page!
The lanthorn-lit, the old words, the
Scarlet and the gold words,
Palfrey, Jerkin, Yeomen, Falcon
Glebe and Glade;
Minstrel: Lance and Tourney=what
an age -long journey.
Through the posterns of the Past
"alone and half -afraid. •
The wind-blown and the sea words,
the lawless and the free words.
Spendthrift, Doubloon, •Cutlass, Jib,
. • Corsair, Yardarm, Crew;.
Whispering wild tales tome, ah, how
each unveils to me •
Palm -fringed islands rising green
against the ocean blue!
The balsam -scented .North words that
call untamed hearts forth, words
--iri•ke--Wmtfgett and Mackinavr, Dnf-
fel, Titmpline, Trail;
While the languid South to me turns
a lover -mouth to me,
London. Jasmine -scented. passion -flowered.
' by the Bayou pale.
Some may lire their fair ttrean s, cast -
M ly, jeweled, rare dreat'as;
Sonic may rove the luring world as
free as.honting birds;
But still }'ll find lay all for me. close -
waiting. at my call for me,
' In my printed palace.;, bright-tapes-
triet r. ith wurds'!
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As She Heard It.
A bright Iittle miss accompanied
ter.motiier'to a matinee musicale tied.
tecame very much ir.terested in the
rifling of a young woman vocalist.
"Oh. maninta!" she • .exclaimed.
'doesn't sh g:irgle beatitiful'" .
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The Male View.
"A decent husband should give Itis
wi(e all the money she. wants: " argued
Mrs. Gabb. •
"What are yost talking about?" de-
naneled Mr. Cobb. "There isn't that
Speed Mania.
Mrs. New rich (returne+d.frcm tour)—
We went very sK if!ly all the Way.
Caller—!Jut travelling in a fast auto,
how could you get any idea of the
country?
Mrs. Newt-felt—Oh, I bought a lot of
picture postcards ever; a .-w
-}ate
stepped ht.
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The spines or thorns :,f tile b'ae!.-
orn are not infreet entie• }:serf in
me parts of England as fis:.h sol:3.
Trees niay he grsftcd at any time;
the season when sap is r•.rnning, 1
om firstbudding to the. falling of
eves, instead of onlyodurire a Itrief
rly period, by a new process an-
tlered by an eastern s,•i^ntist. I
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AND 1 LL COOK THE
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Cost of a Bank Note.
The notes used by the flank of Eng- 1
land cost exactly one cent each. .•
"When we know the favorite 1'ymn- •
of a .ratan, we have gainel a, glimpse
into his inner life." --W. T. Stesd.
Japan has a shipbuilding y,rr'i atilr
in operation which V.'.ts estab'.isi.e
o-, er nineteen hundred Years- ago
The house sparrow is estimate) to
fly at a rate of nearly 75 mile poi. i
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A Letter From London
King George was always a warm
admirer of Lord Kitchener, whom he
held in great personal esteem. Some
time ago-- he ordered Sir George
Arthur's "Life" to be sent to hint as
soon as it was published, and His
Majesty has been reading the volumes
with great interest. It is his intention
to have the book placed in each of the
Rnwal libr r:ems__,
His Majesty has a very fine collec-
tion of biographies of famous soldiers.
and sailors of his time, and he often
refers to them. He much prefers
works of biography and travel to fic-
tion, which, indeed, he rarely reads.
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Queen Alexandra has always loved
dogs. At one time there were some
`fifty dogs of almost every variety in
tbe kennels at Sandringham, though
these have now been reduced in num-
bers.
Borzois, or Russian . wolfhounds,
were at one time Her Majesty's favor-
ites, and she was frequently photo-
graphed with them. Several former
four -footed favorites of Her Majesty
are buried in the grounds of Sand-
ringham.
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If Prince Henry takes seriously to
cricket he will be breaking away from
the traditions of ous Royal family,/
though his ancestor, Frederick Prince
of Wales, George IL's son, died
through being struck by a cricket ball.
King Edward VII. once made one run
in a country -house mateh, but con-
fessed that the game bored him. King
George has, I believe, never played.
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At many functions at which King
George is present,' a well-known figure
is Lord .Stamfordha)n. "He is the: prin-
cipal private secretary to the King,
and his work is very strenuo•is and
exhausting.
It is not generally known that, as•a
matter of precaution, the king's de- '
tectiye is in his entourage whenever
His Majesty fulfills a social or State
duty; but even he is recognizable ,by
Many—and, needless to say, he is
quite unlike the -popular• conception of
a detective.
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There will be no one to .controvert
Mr. Ba-Ifour•'s right to his nev title
of, "our most distinguished bachelor,"
conferred upon him by the Speaker in
the House of Commons. But at West-
minster he. has as rivals several mem-
bers of both Houses of Parliament,
notably his "brither Scots," Lord H'!-, i
dane and, Sir • Robert Horne,
There is in t to House of Comtnors,
in the opinion of Sir Donald Maclean,
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alarmingly strong leaven of bachel-
ors, of whom the more ovt;s;anding are!
Lord laugh Cecil 'and Earl Winterton,' 1
not forgetting the Prime Minister's: c
two able lieutenants, Sir William Suths
erland and Sir Philip Saawon.
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Even Dukes have to economize these
days, and a further indication of that
fact is to be found in the scrapping
of the famous conservatory at Chats-•
worth. It is now no more than scrap -
iron and brok'n glass.
—;<a--a's nerac..I at " r:,:t _L
three hundred tons of coal to heat
the seven miles cf piping in this build-
ing, and if a spell of severe weather
set in the quantity has been known to
increase to five hundred tons.. It can't
be done in these days. ,.�
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A good story is .going the rounds
regarding 'an encounter between Earl
Haig, who does a lot of golfing, and a
.weather-beaten sportsman .who wag
'acting as his c add:e. Earl Haig no-
ticed the caddie was round-shouldered,
and • wore neither Silver -Badge nor
medal ribbons:
"Have you served?" asked the Field,
Marshal. The caddie hedged. "One
of my brothers was a 'Lifey ' one was
a Tower Hamlet, and one wasa First
Royal," he -explained. "But you?" in- .
terposed Earl Haig. "Well,I didn't
do anyfink," replied the caddie. "But
I'm going to make good. 'rat going
to carry your bloornin' clubs for
nuffini•a" •
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I remember the late Bishop of Dur-
harrt chiefly as an admirable raconteur
who never smiled at his own jokes.
On one occasion the conversation turn- ..
ed to infantile recollections, and we
were all trying to outdo one another
But Dr. Moule easily carried off the
honors, at° least in fertility of imagin-
ation. "I 'once heard my nurse shy a
bad xvord," he said re.mini cently, "and
I remember thinking, 'When I can talk
I'll tell mother.' " Perhaps the cream
of the joke lay in the fact that quite
half the company present, being in-
capable of suspecting a bishop of leg -
pulling, took the story for sober truth.
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A distressed M.P. remarked the
other dnyi apropos the high cost of
livir.g, "E‘ en politicians need food."
That is true, but the needs of politi-
cians vary, and the d:fferences be-
tween Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. As-
quith are not confined merely to ideas
about .legislation, •' Mr. Asquith. 'al-
though he enjoys simple meals, likes
them good and squarer and exc:tement
never takes away his appetite. He
did not go on short rations at Paisley.
Mr. Lloyd George, on the either hand,
s said to eat' very little during clee•
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tion cat ipaizns stjbsisi ,.t___nain1y..:on._
China tea end cigarettes. He follcwe
a notable precedent in this direction.
Mrs. Gladstone once said of her liu--
band that, at periods of great tension,
ie would "live on the wind if he
ould,"—BIG BEN.
Eastern Canada Has Heavy
.Spruce Seed,Crop.
- iI'he Commission • of Conservation
has received reports from •a limber
ef-points•4n-OntaFio,-Quebec and New
Brunswick indicating that this is an'
exceptionally heavy •seed year .for
white spruce in eastern Canada. There
promises to be a good yield of wh lei
pine seed as well. Las+ ear there'was.
t practically no spruce seed in easter:i
Canada. Heavy seed years for spruce'
and tine usually occur only every
fourth year. therefore these who wish
to collect the sect• shneld taker .ad-
vantago of the abund:•nt 'crop this
year.
White spruce. sect! ripens in Shp-
t'enther and the cones should lee col-
lected just before they open. If picked 1
too •earl•. the seeds will be imtttaturz,
and if left till the cotes open; the
seeds•wiil: have dropped out..
The increasing attention being
given to reforestation _ has developed
a large home market for tree. bels.
In additi;'n i to the v.trieu, g.•vern-
m:ntnl -and rommerc•:al nurscr:cs, sev=
oral of the pup companies, including
the Laarentieie. Abitibi, Spanish River
and Rierd:,n, • have nureries. There •
are also go;,d inaSkets .n tate United'
States.and Great Britain forr1.'enacli t't
tree seeds. Ilere•tofore, th; r►.';:e;ie�.
on this c:.r:t.n(nt have had to f'e• o: net
larstely. on European seed, o;vins. :;►
thelimited amount, of native ses,1 .';.s-
leeted: The. European seed h..: ;int
been entire sati.=fartcry for one cli-
mate and ,hardy native, stork is prefer-
red when nhtainabte., .
During; the last. few years the de
hour.
ouch money."
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nand for tree' seeds. has always cx-
'eeedeil the supply and this spring $10'
.per 'lb. could be. secured for white
spruce' seed. This, however, is ex. ep-
tionaIlS• high•, 5 being considered a
reasonable prig. The cost of collect-
ing _.andpr. pa ing "tile seed for t ii
market varies �wieh the • local cond:-
tittn , but in .a' good seer! year --it -shou'd •
not eacec.d $2 per lb.
moi ----
Miss Frances Taylor
la,:: b'n. Ont., 't'.i!�.' won thy.' `iani- -
te►ha Free}'re'. �.itt i f,.r th,' hest
poets: writs ;i on ''Aittnitt,ha's Fiftieth
.lnniversarv.' The ver •.• : re One th.ets-
and c'onte'stants.
Clothesline' y evil! tee. Quer, Is if , hey
are boiled befer' 0.es e
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POPS 'TRYIN'
l'oze COOK THE
BREAKFAST,
"REG'LAR FELLER S" ----By Gene Byrnes
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