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But Khiang, get- ting the worst of the conflict, called the wiards, magicians and sorcerers to his aid, who raised a great fog to hide Khiang and his army. Then the Emperor, not to be outdone in his turn used the greater magic of the compass ] which led his army through the great fog so that he was able to overcome Khiang and capture him. The compass appears to have been brought to Europe in the twelfth century, most probably by Aarbians, as it is known that the Arabian and Chinese traders met in the Porsian® gulf; and on account of its very great ! practical value as a guide in all, weathers, it rapidly came into general ! use and enabled Christopher Columbus to sail straight west from Spain, by | day and by night, through fair and storpyy weather, to the discovery of the ; New World. - Does Not Point North But contrary to story book reports, the compass does not point north, but more or less to the east or west at different places. Scientists state that this iz because the magnetic poles of the earth ave not situated at the geographical poles as shown on our maps of the world; that in fact the north magnetic pole is near the Are- tic coast of Canada, and the South magnetic pole south from New Zea- land ! 1t is very important to know the variation of the compass, especially in land surveys in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Tidward Island were made by compass, and now-a-days when it is desired to retrace one of the old lost boundary lines, it is necessary to know hefore- hand what the march of the compass has been since the time when the old; * survey was made. Compass information is particularly valuable in such a large new country as Cunada, and it is interesting to note that Champlain measured its direction at Halifax about 1604. John Davis in Davis Straight 1585 and Capt. Baffin in Baffin Land 1616, Capt Middleton at Churchhill and York Factory 1725; while Capt Cook in 1778 and Capt Vancouver in 1792 measured it along the Pacific Coast. Later Sir John Franklin 1819-26 and Sir John Lefroy, 1843-46 made some measurements, but comparatively, These Siar Winter Peooks Make : You Eager for Cold Days aN and colors you like 6428. The flared prin- cess dress is fashion's newest style. This frock requires 23% yards of 54-inch material in size 38. The Deltor shows you how to make it. Style 6428 cAlways Buy BUTTERICK PATTERNS including DELTOR ) Ralph J. Inserted plaits and flares are the outstand- ing features of the new Winter styles. 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Since 1830 however, the Topographi- cal Survey, Department of the Interior has carried on a most extensive mag- netic survey in this country in con- junction with its other work, at prac- ically no expense, because the compass direction can be measured in a few minutes when the survey parties are already on the ground In spite of the fact that the pcomass has been known for so long, it is to- day moer widely employed than ever before; it is the sure-fire pathfinder, the cloud by day and the pillar by night to the sailor afloat on the heav- ing main; the airman above the hiding clouds; the miner underground in the deepest shaft; and explorers, sur- veyers, huntere, trappers, prospectors, pioneers and travellers penetrating the trackless forest, the jumbled moun- tains, the virgin 'wilderness and the Far North. Suits and Overcoats Carr's Mackinaw Coats and Pants Heavy Sujeaters & Underwear Everything for Winter Wear. T. 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