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The Automobile Th» nun who didn't know k !A«d«l. Tfa» tut-up who rock«d tho boat. Tha drlv«r who wou'.d never stop, KM>k, and ItsUii. Th» •port who could take it or U*v« It alone. And the mc.turlfit wbo ran his engine In • cloaed Rarage. DRIVING OUT OF RUTS. Attempting to drive out of a deep rut pkcee a severe strain on the parts of the front axle assembly. But If the car i« broug^ht to a complete stop, the whee!a turned to one side as fw aa poosible, and the car backed, the whee',a will easily mount the sides of tho ruts without the least strain. USE DISTILLED WATER. Use only distil.ed water in the bat- tery, to avoid metall4c Impurities. Ewn spring: water, which is consider- ed to be very pure, contains snougrh mineral and metallic salts to ruin a battery. HEAT EXPANDS AND COLD CON-' TRACTS. Dont exert much strsngth In scrsw- ing a spark plug so tightly into a faot motor. When the en^ne cools, the cylinder metal will contract, making it oxtntmely difficult to remove the plug when necessary. SILENT SHIFTIKO. If a driver will depress t.'w clutdi, shift from low to neutral, then from neutral to second and release clutch, this double manoeuvre almost invar- iably assonea silent shifting. TO CLEAN THE GLASS. Try dipping a clean cloth in graso- line and rubbinc lightly ovar the wind- shield and windows, then polltfhinc with a dry cloth. A TROUBLE SAVER. A ffreaey wrench will often slip out of a cr\»asy hand into the dtist-pan under the engine, into the clutch housing, or into sonoe part of the car where It is vary incoriveiiient to re- cover it. This may be avoided by tying a string about fifteen Inches long apoumi end of wrench, then a kxop around the wrist, or to an adja- cent part of the car. This Ukes about one minute, while recovering a wrench Uuit has slipped to some inaccessible part of the car has often caused an hour's delay. TO LOOSEN A TIGHT NUT OR BOLT. Next time an unusually tight nut 'or bolt is encountered, try placing two wrenches on it instead of one, tha handles in a V position. Then pull Jointly on both wrenches. This dis- tributes the pressure over several of the faces of the nut or bolt, and tha jaws of the wrenches. SIMPLE THEFT LOCK. Drill a hole In the clutch pedal lever close to the floor board, and Insert a padlock in the hole. Of course, ths car could bo towed, but it could not be driven under its own power, as dons in the majority of thafta. DON'T KNOCK. A knocking motor makes us stop at onoe. Our engine must be free of any flaws. But when we turn and knock our fellow man, Ws nav«r stop to analyze the causs. If ha does not appear Just what you Uk«, If you dont quite agree with what ha said. Dont knock, but turn within youMelf And srtart to ekian Vb» carbon from y<oar head. Eventi<le. What a myateiiouaaeav clings to nlghtfaU, vnaffected aod undestroysd by knowledge. For every nlglit recurs tije miracle of the Mack sky, heaven's oandlaa aflame: or the moon hangliiK like a silver drum, or fiaUlng proudtr like a stiver ship with a white fleet in ber wake. It la truly an satonlshing sdiiaTemenL So I stand and gfcae. RoU on, silver moon, llt^i ths traveller his way While the nightlngaie's sonc Is tat tune. How wonderful is thla hour of even- tide! The aea Is vast and knows hardly any bounds, and Its llftlnc horizon !• Imperious. The prairie is spacioua. Its magnitude at times dpe- rlfllve. We look at tfaeee tn tb* Itsbt of day and feel a genee of tiielr bouad- lass poesiblimee. But when nl«bt faUs! Ah, then a feeling of the In- calculable U upon ua. Whatever genii managed our w<orld before have fled now, mystery vibrates with th« (oroe that buUt the world, that blmda ; the planeta to their orbits, that gtvee ' a sweet cadeooe to blow from tlu>se i staining orb*. Solemnity stirs, within the heart, i One feels himself to be In the advanc- j tag tide of mystery, and the mighty . graa(p of law. One Is chastened, sub- ' dued, made glorious. Amid the hus^ ; of a world that lies lapped in soft airs ' tlM soul sends forth its murmura of piralae. Its mee«ag«« of hops. Sweet evening hour! That calms the aid and shuts tha flower. That brings the wild bee to Its nest. The Intant to Its mother's breast Natural RetourcM Bulletin. ICE SCULPTURE IN QUEBEC Above photo abowa an archery, one of the many odJ tlesJgns fashioned tureaque city. Many storee uud'other concerns liavo them made for dio-pJay. are covered with wooden ecroens. by artteta from solid ice In the pi©- On days when the sun is strong tbey PrinceM Alexandra Has Only Royal Shingle Pasture. He had gone away without goodby, A thing he never would have donei FV>r nobody I«ve<l him more than I â€" Except, p<>rhapA, the sun. And the sun -wlien I said, "O tell me where!" Though It showed ma aome open pa«ture-bars Into the pathway of the air, Oave no particulars. Sleeping Cars. Little Oscar had Ji-.«t received a train of oars for hU birthday, and he Insisted on taking them to bed with him. m.i mother profented, "You Fl:ould not lake iho caPH lo bed with you," «he KaH. "Why not 7" «*ke'l Osoar. "These are sleeplnj; cnn" Snow at Night The worM is flUed with silence of tbs snow. The whisi>ery eilenoe of Its fairy spell. As If one might not know that any feU TiM suddenly through the window seems to glow Its elfln Light, and o'er you seems to sloal The silence like a presence you oouXd feel. There Is no silence like U anywhere â€" As If there oame a gradual pause in air. As If the stans themoelves in vasty flight Had itot>i>od. unbreatlilag, till from far away A little wind awakens through the night. And beauty wakens with the winter day. U seems so still when you awake from that P^rst sleep; and when you siprlng out on the mat Your thought U always of the stlU- nees â€" so Weird and uuusuaJ â€" the etIUnosa of the snow â€" But when you lift tho curtain and peep out You see at once what tt Is alt about. Snow in the nightâ€" ko fairy a surprise To greet one with at opening of the eyes! That kjvely mantle cloaking all the gross I And cluttered earth eo tenderly and I close With wkriiing and lovely transfor-j matlon warm Of the sweet, whtepery, magic of ttas storm ! â€" b.b. A despatch from London says: â€" Princess Alexandra, wife of Prince Arthur of Connaught, has gained dis- tinction as the only shingled member of the British royal family. It is note- worthy, however, that whenever she appears at formal dinners at Buck- ingham Palace the Princess has al- ways worn her "eveninglocka," as wigs for the bobbed or shingled are called in society circles. Just what Queen Mary, who has s wealth of gfray hair which she wears becomingly, thinks about the bob the public does not know, but there are strong hints in Mayfair that she does not care for it for girls who have passed their teens. Princess Alex- andra was born in 1891. The Queen of Spain and Queen Maud of Norway, both recent visitors to London, still wear their hair long, as do Queen Marie of Koumania and the Queen of the Belgians, who re- cently wus incorrectly reported to have been shingled. Some of the younger members of various royal houses have had their hair cut, but Princess Alexandra of Connaught is the only member of Britain's royal f.'i'Tiily who thus far has adopted the fashion. A farmer's Account BocJc. Mountain Hemlodc. The mountain hemlock droops her lacy branche.i Oh, eo tenderly In the (•iimnier huh! Yet she has power to baffle ava- lanches â€" She, rising t;l«nderly Where the rivors run. â€"Harriet Monroe, In "The Difference and Other Poems." The Dominion Experimental Farms System has published an extremely simple farber's account book, designed to last a complete year. To "keep" it needs no special knowledge of account- ing; simply the ability to write and add; and a record of all transactions might be made in an hour a week. A few plcin directions as to making en- tries, some aids to taking inventories, ' a table of silo capacities and a gesta' I tion table, are given on the insides of : the cover. I In the book itself are pages for the ' entry of receipts and expenditures ! (both of which may be seen at a ' glanco on tho same page) relative to cattle, horses, sheep, swine, poultry, ' crops and labor; and there is also I ample space for miscellaneous items. There is a page for amounts -owed to [ and by the farm, and forms on which 'may be made inventories of land and , buildings, of live stock, of feed and ' supplies, and of machinery. Following is a page on which may be filled out a Bummary of the year's business, to- â-  prether with the few directions neces- sary- to filling it out intelligently at the end of the year. Further, for the farmers information there is a table in which to enter acreage and yield I of crops, and one in which to keep a ! live stock service record. Send for one now and record your transactions from the beginning of 1926. It is obtainable from the Pub- lications Branch of the Dept. of Agri- culture, Ottawa, at a nominal charge of ten cents. No postage need be placed on letters of application. Life is a Gift. Lite is too rare a gift for thoughtless llvlnc. Would I have known It in the bygone days. But youth finds age so tender and for- giving, ~ It never thinks to change or mend its ways. Now I am older grown. The dance no longer Lures me to trip on pleasure's roay way. Had I been wkier now I should be s>tTonger, Braver and fitter for my ta0k to-day. Tha Natural Heaoureas InUlUgcne* Service of the Dept. of the Interior at Ottawa says: Canada has entered upon tiie new year, with every prospect ot a pros- perous period in front of bar. Tha past year has seen the turn of tlw tida of difficulty, under which we as a country have been handicapped, and conditions are undoubtedly improving. Canadian farmers are enjoying ex- cellent conditions, they have had good ! crops, and the prices thej have re- eeived have been sufficient to provide a reasonable profit over and above tha cost of production. This prjflt is be- ing put into circulation in tlie buying of, in many cases, necessities, and also in additional honoe convenieniea, with the result that the local merchant is feeling the improvement in business. With wider marketr opening for tha products of the farm and the output from the development of Canada's great natural resources, the present year should see new records made in our export trade. The United States Is rapidly ceasing to be a world com- petitor in many lines of agricultural production, as also in some of our forest products, and wt m:iy confident- ly look forward to prosperity in these lines. There would appear to be a number of lines of endeavor that have not a> yst reached the point where the mar- ket is fuUy supplied. This is particu- larly the case with the raising of live stock. Dr. J. H. Grisdale, Dep. Min- ister of Agriculture, has recently stated that the United Kingdom can absorb large quantities of Canadian cattle, while in the dairy industry there is an open market for our butter and cheese. Canada entered upon the new year with prospecti that are no doubt the envy of many lass fortunate countries, and this condition should have tha affect of attracting the attention of many thousands to the untilled acres •waiting settlers in Canada's fertile agricultural areas. I have been foolish In my selflsh-eeek- ing. Squandered my friendahipa, run my chances through. Injured good people by my' careless speaking. Spoiled by ill-temper much I tried to do. My record's' down, and sadly now I View It, I am not aU I had the strength to be. I took the gift of life and soon ran through It As though life would renew the gift for me. Canadian Forester to Replace Oaks With Fir and Larch One beautiful thing about popular songs is that they don't last. Woman Sells Reptiles. A Mrs-. Child, of London, Is In charge of a bualne«a whose main stock In trade consLsis of snakes, and llsiards. The business was started by her father In 1S53. SurroundsJ by One. Late one night an excited voice came over the telephone: "Burglars have broken Into No. 64, Lyons. Street! Send help quick!" The sergeant looked at the golltary policeman In tho ntation. "Mike," he said, simply. "The houfto at 64 Lyons Street Is being rob- bed. Go along snd surrmmd It." The Softening Touch. Moonlight Is fihurp uniil I see A rabbit anting quietly. Then wsll and fanoo nnd tree and burr Orow soft and u>uch the night with fur. â€" Frank Mllal.sky In Poetry. â-  ,"*^^ '-' *^'*^' *â-  ^ !::iqi;r U iho Ir.-iirn (f ttl.^ l:otrl nt Ni)iton Mills, Quebpo. It la slti:.iip,I lui Iho bduniiHry, I alf In Vormout and half In Quebec. A despatch from Bewdlsy, Worces- tershire, Eng., says: â€" Wyre Forest, of a thousand acres of ancient oaks, which in the days of Robin Hood was a royal hunting grround, is to be clear- ad by the modem woodman, and the ground replanted in fir and larch. The authorities decided that the'^old oaks while picturesque, were useless and occupied altogether too much space for practical purposes. Csr.adian for- esters are to have charge of the re- forestation. The 1926 program of the Govern- ment Forestry Dept., in addition, em- braces the laying out of more than 16,000 acres in England and Wales. i Spruce, fir and cedar seeds have been j brought from Canada and at Thetford Some take the gUt and squander It ln^"l^ ^'^ .''• "?'**? Britain's larg- pleasure i*'* foreat since the days of the Con- Some s-tadn It dark with IHtle slna ! 'l"""*'- and mean, ^ ~" •" *~ T" God poure out life from His abundant ' Ancient London Bridge measure j Again IS "Falling Dovm" .\nd age, too late, learn* what it ' could have been. j ^ despatch from London says:â€" Edgar A. Quest. Once again London bridge is in dan" o jger of "falling down." Observers of I water stages in the River Thantes Luminous Sea Crab. 'claim that the famous oM Waterloo One of the marine curioslttea ^^ : bridge, recently condemned as unsafe, cently fished from the bottom of the l" .wrt alone m being threatened by tha Indian Ocean by a dredging vessel In *"'=''» ^^ ^« ^\^ ""^^ **!« 'P«l««n* the employ of the Calcutta Society of a'«<'?i'>K operations, but that London Natural History was a mammoth sea i ''"'^S* **^* ^" ^*^" ""''* to be ra- crab which contlnuaUy emitted a | P****'' ^^ * modern structure, bright while Ugiit, similar to that seen ' ^^'''® **^ doomed Waterloo bridge. In the spasmodic flaaJies of phosiphor- ! I-«"don bridge is of stone. It was e»ce«t luminosity kiwiied by our com- 1 *»"*'* » century ago, replacing another mon glowworms. | "to*** structure which replaced the The oddity was captured In the day- i '*«»"» o'** wooden span which, after time, and placed In a large tank, noth- "^^l^ng down" for centuries, was so ing peculiar except Its Immense elie ' *'*^'y damaged in the great fire of being noticeable In the broad glare of ; Lo'jdon in 1666 that it had to be de- the tropical sun. At night, however, polished. when, all was pitchy darkness, the i * crab surprised the naturalists by light- 1 Our Own. ing up the tank go that all the other eea creatures, great and small, could be plainly seen. Wrong Location. Mr. You ughiisbandâ€" "I'll nover pun- ish baby again. I F'panked him this afternoon and ainicst broke bis little heart." H!a Wife-- "Graclovhs! have spanked hlni on the wrong plpce We have cheery smiles for tha ^ stranger, And thought for the casual guest; But oft for "our own," The unkind tone. Though we love "our own" the beatt A Stomach Outslds. If a starfish finds a tidbit too^ large for It to aswallow. It extends Its »tom- Yoii mm-'t ! ach out of Its mouth and digests tho morsel outside. B'lrrr AND JEFFâ€" By Bud FUher. It's a Wonder Jeff Didn't Guess it Was Fido ruisTcw'. Voo s«e^S^ â- re Be iMTCBesTeto »M AMCtCWT rtlSTORY'. CAW Y60 T6LI. fA« U)Ho FiODLCD vwHervJ POM€ BwBM€D?i HdTtL IIP^Si f^en^fki i*n Wf M r r«ti«F>ot«