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The Automobile Funnier Than Fiction. A certain yoimg man becAme a mem- ber of the French Cinrtt Service la If 22, and from that Ujne a bat, a coat, and a i>alr of gloves at hia 4eak bore to hU exiatenoe. TbU BUY ACCESSORY AT RIGHT TIME, Tractically ail automobile, comt iu dUtrew. A rope can •»«> ^'^J °«" '^f "^"j^^^,^^, . .,, ^^ vre'i eouiDDed witli such artic'ea as instead of chains if there are no chains evidence wa« cooflnaei by bis r^- ^dnX^aU LS windshtlds. and the car i. stuck. In fact, rope^yjn o^llectln, hU sal«T. But neaa.ignia. lau lamps, *'''â„¢"'^-"', . ^ ^^^^^ ^^x Hf* is superior otherwise, be was never eeen or heard top cover, ..de curtams. speedometer, «»»« ,''"P_J>«^._^*.* "J^ " T.HHvl of at hU „«c^ and horn. Then ther« is usually a to Method of Producing Horticultural Shrubs By Prof. A. H. MacLennan. OA.C. For tbe Can. Horticuitural Counail. cains in very sandy of muddy of at hU o«ce. Under the term horticultural shrubs, be readUj separated ouL Scuve seeds Tlae new growth oomiiic us dtrouch such a wide and varied list of plants la are sown as ham ss rtpe wtiile others ' tie £ofl will form ruoOs and can be V -^ .-^1 „f«v *., .w^ «„ «r»»nino- thA rar olaces. An extra set of electric-light | He was transferred to another office. Involved tiat of neceesUy tie subjea ; ftre held over tiW the followlag *»rfng i cu* -iff fitm the parent plant tbe ful- !r»^L.if^^ Lw frTr mLi^ bu'bs and an extra electric fuse should; and his hat, ctat, and gloves changed of producing these shrubs b one de- ; and In some ca^es for a year or more, k.wing year ^orBM^n^arreSrs Thr^'.leo be carried. j ^*^' l""^"- But otherwise there mandlng not only a knowledge of .be StnulflcaUon Is tie term appU«l to I rue care of uewl-y propagat^i ^ock S iSd^ a tireTrap /acL S^l In the interest of safety, aw ind-^ waa no change. EventuaHy It was ^^»iiue of propogating but a know- the freezing of seed to help enick the u a .^bleci worthy uf t>r:ef conridera- eralty inciuaes a t»re pump, jaeii, ut»- interest of safety a wind- di- covered that he was a profeislonal ledge r^ weU of the nature of tie seed coat and Vhls praodce to foiujwed repair kit. a var«ty of wrenchea toj Jn the «tereat ^J^^^'l ^^^.^^ d„,er. and was tco busy to attend the plants themselves. Thta buter idea by many nu^er^i^T^ in stormy weather. ! offl«e- M* '•°'"°« •>«' *»y «*« t^^ <**t certain Seed la generally sown In ilgbt The autbortto^ w«re shocked, and p«iB*3 can be propagated successfully saady soil and when plaiMed In the -«t the vnriouu muts and bolts, oil can,; rain or snow grease gun, screw driver, magneto- ! when driving * d ta •djusUng wrench, an instruction ^^Ij i J^ •'^''^^'^ "^.^^ "" ^oads. ! r^^^ ti^t the young man must be by the sexual or .eed m«hod while falfiiu. ground sfco"uu"S ' muich^d and some other thmgs, varying ^'*'». ^^'^ ,^*,'''^J St"re increasing Punlsted. But the only two poeeible ; others whlci wUl not come true to â€" ^ I r,^t,\oritii ' PunlE&meBts were dlsmisead and re- type from seed must be propagated by consider the ; 1° l»P"J»"'y- ab-e. TUese may fncluda a trouble •^«^^J^"^»^^^;' cieaned and ad-, the y-^K -- "- lamp attachable to a socket on. the ^ / '^ half-dozen valve tl^^n Immeduit^-y red dash atop bght motometer. sun "sor. j^ J .^^^^ ^„^ irt can, «" <^^^^ lubricator, trunks, sprmg covers, spe-j P ^ ^ ,^^^^^ „„t3^ bo,- oial license holder. nurrt»r to enable ' . ^^ ^f ^^^r he driver to see what .s going on »n ^ ^/^, ^^^^^ ^„h- the rear tunescope gasoline gauge, / ^^ ^,^ j^^„ ^^^ ^^^ . clock, radiator shield, hydron^r for, ^.^^ o„^^ ,hese mat-; testing the battery, radio outfit, cyjar^^^^^ ^^ attended to the motorist can free his mind from the details. wHh straw or 'leaves to give protection during the winter. Cold frames make I Some of the evergreen tahrube are It Is not tie purpose of tils article grown from seed In this country, al Hon. Orilnarily tih* seodUiigs or root- ed cuUtoga are set out in nunsery rows, sufficient room being given to allow proper developmettt. Frequient and Churou^ cultivaUoo la absolutely neceaary in tie nursery if the yuui^ simbs are to make good growth. Shrdba sk-::uM never be left In the E-ime place ta tie nursery for mora Phan three years as tiey will have a tendency to sijo:! their f.irm by crowd- the car.' ^ After this, one can consider *•*•, "'orj^"'"'cce'8sories which might be diuction In grade. The flnst seemed too grafting, budding, cuttings or some a good bed for storting seed numer«os additions which may bej ^^^^ include a wrench for ad-' **'*'"*; ** '<"â-  'he second, the young other of the asexual metiotfs. made by way of tools and devices â- "•^â„¢ ignition interrupter points. '•''° "" **'"®"^'y ^ ^^* '*"'*â- ' *â„¢*®- 1 which some-'lhotorists consider desir-|J'][* "f^ ^ i^it{„„ brushes several Finally, tie Gordlaa knot was cutâ€" ! to outKne In deta'u the propagaUon aiough the majority of them are im- ,^^ "" ^^ promoted, and , methods for aU types of horticultural ported from European couatxles where in« and to develop long Up roots reduced to his form- shrubs, but merely to draw attention ' labor is cheap and the cUmaie more ' ^u'ch make Uiem poor transplanters, to the more common ways and to cite favorable." Evergreen seedlings re- ' NutlUng hsj^ vet been said regardJiw eaamplea of shrubs on whloh tieae ' quirw shading during their earty life Oie produdng ' cf new varletla* of method^ are used. and are very Uab'.e to damp off If Uie shrubs. OnJlcarllv these are the re- -„ „ u fl\, ^"*® "' ^""^ propagation • sou has not been disinfected. Sowing guit of croeeing two varieties witbin that is to be repaired or a cone clutch : t"^® ""« Is UmUed to plants which are the seed thinly in aandy soil and grow- tie species and of growing tie aeed lining or brake band lining that Is to , seW-fenile and consequently will come Ing the seedlings wlrh a minimum of which is produced. If proper precau- be cleaned can be readily done with 'â„¢^ ^'^ '>T* '"*â- " ^*^- Some of the water wia help to quito an extent to tions have been Uken to Im-ure a sue- more common ihrubs grown from seed ; check damping off. i co=6ful cross, ttj grower shouM n- are the Barberries, Viburnums and cer- i Probably tie most common methcd Hack Saw Makes Rougher. The roughening of an Inner tube loot warmers and elaborate ijHousine. It is easy, how-j' up the battery with too which operate by e!ec- n it comes to tools onai Natures Change of Clothes. There must be many people w1k> to have plenty for or(U>|have actually seen a toad get out of mrry requirements. j hia skin, and, arrayed in a brand-new a tool made from an old hack saw blade cut down at one end to fit a file handle. This will be found handler, more convenient and durable than an ; abrasive substance such as sand or | emery paper. I tain of tie Hawthorns. With seeds i of producing shrubs is by cuulngu. which are contained In a pulpy fruit | Almost any piant can be propagatej in it is necessary to allow the fruit to i this way akhougi in some ca^es bet- ferment in order that tie seed may However, such accessories should not! AH reptiles shed their skin but not be allowed to tajfc up a large amountl «nUl they have acquired the toads of room. Theylffould be capable of j habit of swaliowing the o'-d cue. The being packed in such a small place r^son thte ciange of clothing ,s ijot that they are not constantly getting in| witnessed more often is that reptlle.5 the way. The special tools furnished, seek privacy for the operation, as by themanufacturer should always be! ^^^ it '^ in pre cess they are handl- carried,aIong and taken good care of.; <^PP^' ^^^ ^^'^ ^^ *' ^^^ '"«^^^>' ""^ *s-nQtl^8#-^sris"TE!!?sy to meet quits *"• ®nemy so wWl the needs that may arise. :4. •^' it CARBT SUPPLY OF LINKS. CROSS-WORD PUZZLE Every bird, too. changes its clothing at least once a year. The moulting of j , the old featiers is done without much You can never tell what the weather f„gg_ aj,d nature gives every bird a ".s going to be an hour after you leave ^^^ rig-out In a verj- siiort time, re- j-Qur garage for a drive. To be caught, n^ewlng color and texture according to -out on the road in a storm is not un-: breed and variety, common. In such an event you might Your pony, your dog, and your cat Be faced with the necessity of putting | also shed their clothes and grow a new on^ non-skid chains. This means in ^ajt, n^ji so do all wild anunals. Both the first place that it is very desirable tn ftt and rtyle nature makes an ex- to supply your car with such chains. ; cellent and efflcient clothier. Insects Though these are in good condition : in the larval stage also cast tlyeir when leaving the garage, after run-| skins', and always there is a neMone ning a while over rough roads at a undecaeath. Some sheUfiS'U^o the fair speed. sora« of the Bnks may wear same. V through and begin to thrash against | *â-  the mud guards. This is anojfing and is apt to be damaging to the mud guards. This means, in the second place," that it is desirable to carry a supply of links and a chain tool so The Land of B^Tunber. Recently an officlqdTeprsoenting the Dominlcn Goverj^ttt came to Bri- tteh Columbia with an order in iis pocket for 125 pieces of squared tiiii- that tho broken ends can be removed , ^^^ ^j unique strength and record di- and broken links can be replaced. ni«ns4on, to tUl an extraordinary ea- •^omo motorists would not venture gineertng specill<?atlon. forth without a folding pail. Perhaps to give seme idea of the size of they have had the distracting experi- i these Umbers the total board measure- ence of climbing up a very long hill | ment of the 125 pieces approaches one to find the water in tho radiator boiled j million feet. They mast also be with- awny.. While the cooling systems for Uut detect. automobile engines to-day are very a searcii of their limits for trees to efficient and while it is only in ex- 1 produce these huge stick? will be ceptional cases that the water will : made by prominent B. C. isgging firms boil out of the radiator, yet when this i and th^ere is no doubt but that the occurs the results are liable to be dis-j "goods" will be found, and delivered, astrous. While tire troubles are less! The Incident Illustrates the wonder- ond less in evidence they do occur once I fui quality of British Columbia's tim- in a while. To jack up a wheel to^ber sitand. Only the Dcuglas flr area i change a tire, on dirt and sandy roads â-  of the Pacific Coast could fill an order : especially, is 8ometf»ing most difficult. • for timbers of such strength, size and The jack sinks into the loose sand or foundness. dust instead of Kfting the car. If you have handv a block of wood an* inch At the same Lime, onJy the costl>' modern equipment Installed by the thick and about six inches wide and loggers will enable the logs for this . ord«r to be yarded and transported from the woods, and only the up-to-the-. mliuite machinery of the nwcuBacturer wlJl permit their sawing ani squaring to the ijcqulred dimension. a foot long it will be a ready solution to your problem. TOlC ROPE is FRIEND IN NEED. It ,te not easy to keep the hands cle*h while working about a car. Grease and grime get on the hands ; shocked the Bishop and oil is often hard to avoid. There- ^ bWhop was paying a visit to a cer- fore many owners carry a small b-^g j tata'parish and decided to address the | ' of waste or rags. Then it is desiiaUle 'children of the Suuday-sihool. to nave a three-in-one or simiUiTtirc-J He had noticed many large billa valve tool with which it is^ possible to â-  about referring to 'the Bishops visl-i remove tbe valve ptdnger. clean up- tatlon," and accordingly began his talk the threads in the valve stem so that, by asking the children the meaning of the plunger may be properly seated, the word 'visitation." and trim the damaged threads on the, "piease, sir," replied a young urchin, 'outside of the stem so that the cap "jfg a plague sent by Providence." wi.l "screw down tight. The valve stem may become battered in chang- ing a tire so as to prevent air being forced into the tire. Red-Light Gloves. Luminous gloves ore being worn by motor drivers in Paris. A red light \ tow rope is another useful aecc^-j shewing on tlie back of tlie outstretch gory. Yon may need it vourself or it ed hand is switchoa on by bringing the, may be used to h?;p a ft?Ilow molc.ist thumb am! forefinger together | HORIZONTAL 1 â€" A great Island N. of Canada 7 â€" A synagogue rutar >Mhose daugh- ter was raised from ths dead 12 â€" Girl's name 13â€" A city In Venezuela ISâ€" Suffix, meaning "of the nature of; like" 17â€" A cape on the coast of New- foundland 18â€" A tambourine 19 â€" An entrance or passage (mln- Ing) 20â€" On* of the churches (abbr.) 22â€" Achieved 24 â€" Prefix meaning "from, out of" 2Sâ€" Personal pronoun 26 â€" A kitchen utensil 2Sâ€" Preposition 30 â€" Close to, by 32 â€" A woodland deity 33 â€" Merciless 3S_A wading bird 38 â€" An entrance way 40â€" Man's name (familiar) 41 â€" Kind of ship Columbus sailed In 42 â€" Relative pronoun 43 â€" Fiber cf a tropical American plant 4$^A laborer on a Mexican estate 48^Ago (poet.) 48~-Sorrow or lufTerlng (poet.) 80â€" A weight (abbr.) 52 â€" A stay-rope 94â€" Middle (abbr.) 6(â€" Preposition 59â€" Part of verb "to be" 58 â€" Member of a City Council (abbr.) 60â€" To exist 61 â€" A country of S. E. Asia 62 â€" An Implement for separating grain by beating 84â€" Exclamation of regret 66 â€" Possessive pronoun 67â€" A military title 69 â€" Man's name 70>â€" To summon and gather together 71â€" A province in east Canada INTtlNATIONAl. evNCICATC. VERTICAL 1 â€" To (hut out 2 â€" To conform 3 â€" Front 4 â€" Suffix used as an adjective termination 5 â€" Man's name (familiar) 6â€" Toll 7 â€" A container 8â€" Like 9 â€" An excursion by any means ofl conveyance 10 â€" A city of east-central New York 11 â€" Fixed in opinion 14 â€" Uncooked 15 â€" To peruse 21_A small bed 23-»G:rl'e name (familiar) 2S â€" Standing at the beginning 26 â€" A step, a dance 27 â€" Oeepotlsm 28â€" Liberty 29 â€" A color SI â€" A city of Ontario, Canada 32 â€" A city In Punjab province, India 34 â€" Reduce In value 36 â€" A receptacle 37 â€" A vessel for hoidinn liquids 39 â€" Interjection 44 â€" Farm product 45 â€" Seed-case 47 â€" Possessive pronoun 49 â€" Cover of a receptacle 51 â€" A large group of South African tribes 53â€" To utter heedlessly 5&â€" To vex 57 â€" A lump 58 â€" A high mountain 59 â€" Prefix meaning "through" 60â€" To tell tales 61 â€" Purpose 62â€" At a dis'.ance 63â€" Liquid (abbr.) 65â€" A cavity or receptacle 67 â€" A degree (abbr.) 68 â€" Name unknown (abbr.) pect fo:ne seedilings which would ccm- bine the tbaracters of tie two parecAs. In iWs way .some superior IndividSda may be product:i â- w^lcii may then be propagated asexuaily. Uceaeionaiiy new varieties may or- iginate from bud s-ports. For no ap- pareiit reason a certaiu twig on a busi beurins green Itavej may show a re«i or purple color. Usua'Sy these rports tan be propagated asexually and wUl come tnie to the type. There is £<omie evideuce to iiow that varia- tions can be produced by graftidg- on different stocks, but Ihif Is not foil-ow- ed to any extent In the prcductiacn of tiorticuitural 9hrub£. O â-  Animal Centenarians. The greatest age that can be attain- ed by the various species of animal:' varies coiisiderably. jVjiiong mamm-ais the largo animals usually live longer tihan the fiucaJI ones, but this law i» tivity of certain plant cells in an ef- 1 "•*' ^''^^ among bird^. Uie parrot, for fort to close over the cut and It Is ! example, reaching the same age as tho from this calius that roots arise. Cal- ! eagle. . " - lusing can be hastened by burying the i Spiders live one to two years; beet- cuttings upside down in moist sand so i "*^ ^''^ ^^en kept prieoncji-s for five that the root end will be exposed to a ; years. The queen bee often lives for. warmer temperarare than the rest of j ^^^ years, whiile tbe working bees us- the cutting. In this way tie buds are • "^^^'^ "^^ only six weeks. .\nts hav* ' not so likely *to become acUve too : ^^^^ ^^^^ "> capUvity for fifteen years, soon. These cuttings mav be planted i ^"^^^ ^^ toad has been known to at- In ths faU as soon as they have cal- ! '^^ ^*^^>' >eaj-s. A turtle was kept lused CT t'hey ma;.- be slcred i-n a ceUar i '"^ capUvity for 150 years, and tU« over winter in boxes of moist sawdust { specimen in question may have been or sand and set out tn the spring, j ^^ years old. Jianj- of the common cirubs such as ! "^^^ ^^ °' ^^^^^ '^ known best. The Deptzia. Wit^eJia, Forsythia. Hydraa- ' 'i-«5«*old etx^k lives fifteen to twenty ter methodB have been devised. There are various types of cuxiUngs, tbe most popular of whjfih are tlie hard and soft wood cuttings. Hard wood cuttings are usually taken In the tali from well ripened wood of the previous 3>5ason'a growth. Th« wood sbouid be cut Into pieces from 5 to S inches in length, usuaJIy with three or four buds on each. There seems to be no great difference as far as ability to root is concerned between cuttings which are taken through a bud and tiicee which have tiheir Urst bud farther up the stem, although many growers favor the former meth- od. Success in rooting cuttings depends on the production c* cailiUB over the lower e«cd of the stick. Callus is a spongy iDateriai laid dcwu by the ac- gea and Spirea are usuaiiy propagated by this method. Hardwood cuttings axe sometimes used in propagating evergreens, more particularly ihc&e tj-pea whirfi cannot be grown true to type from seed. Since evergreens are usually sJow iu rooting the heel and maUet types of cutting are often used. These coasist of a small portion of the main stem along with the cutting, the Idea being to pro- vide an extra supp-'.y of stored food on which tbe cutting may draw while it is forming it.3 cai'us. Onlinarily ever- green cuttings are set out in Che fall aiul given winter protection. CoM framas ore often used for this purpose. Soft wood cuttings may be taken in early summer from new wood. They are usuaiHy set In a propagating be^i of sand and are kept sheltered from the sun and wind until rocted. This m^etih- <xl Is usuaEy pracliBeJ in the green- house or in frames-. Cutti^gu .^-iioiiii be plan'-dd out us soon as they have rooted. Grafting is use-i as a me-ans of pro- yeans; the gooso and the eMsr-duck, 100 years; the swan. 102 years; the stork, seventy; the falcon. 162; golden eagle. 104; the WackKri. teen ; the canary as mi*ei as tw^ four, and the parrot about 100 y« Of the mammaio. the horse att forty to sixty yeans; tK^e sheep, twen-l ty; the Aos, tweaty -eight: the cat," twenty-two; and the elei>baat and the â- WThaJe 200 years. Not Honey in the Flower. Honey, as such, is not present in the (flower, but Is a substance that-ha*~- i The Potato on Trial. It took people a hundred years to discover that potatoes w-ere good to eat. In 1728 an attempt was made to in- troduce potatoes into Scotland, but they were denounced from the upjp.'t.« on two ccntradictory counts â€" tliat !iey wer« the forbidden fruit, the cauae o* Adam's fall. They were ac- cused of causing leprc<3y and fever. pagating some ro^s ani some cf the been partially digested bv the bee evorgreene. With mcit shrubs, how- ever, results can be obtain«i more quickiy by using euitlngs. Budding, whijch is real'ly a form of grafting, is used OQ roses huwtho-.nis, lilac* and the varioi::? types- of (lowering plum. Thij m«thci can be tt^ci on almost any type .-f £':rtib aiKl is parti cv-'urlj- useful in the case of rare stock aj it Is eixjncmical of material. -Ajjcther method which is sometimes tisci Is moun-J layering. This con.?lsls of cutting bark the bus-li c-evertly to force the devclc;-;u?nt cf numej-cus >-ouDg shcots. At tire s.uue time soil is heaped up in the centre of i;he butli. H a|3 i^ 5 â- H aIs T C R A R IE V E R e S T T Y^e L 1 T cBg A 3 BBB O t G G ^^â- lul^H T A R N ^ « dB SISISHC Ui y^ â-  M A, u[v ESDB X A L T^ u ?1. n cBl Q 1 e A R T e: DHOJA 5ii sH L 1 D E9f € i3 Q a R oJc.kB mi D ^l'"'!'^ 1^ ME. a* MUTT AND JEFF MUIT SHOULDN'T CONFUSE JEFF WITH SUCH FANCY WORDSâ€" By Bud Fishar.