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'16! O. Thu sturago- hattvry is madv up of a luumwr uf m-Ils. With at which consists «if plan-s of Ivan! and 0f it'fld aid». ni»g;iti\'o- and positive re- wtiwly immo-rsml in a diluted loiutmn nf sulphuric acid. (See cross SN'UUH 0f «mil in thv diagram.) The sulphuric acid sulution. or olci'trnl tv. is a mixturv of [our parts 0 distillml watpr and mm part, 0! pun,- cnnco-ntrato-d acid. The speâ€" cific gravity «if this sniution, as maiiirml by a hydrnmt-tpr. is around 1.220. This vloctrulyw nor- mally cnwrs th» plates in the cell hy‘ahogt $5 inch. . “-, _A‘_A‘-‘A‘-.‘fh The storage battery is a rather expensive part of the radio equipment When the ordinary lead storage bat- ter) starts to deteriorate, the expense of having it taken apart and some minor thing repaired is almost as great as the original cost. Thus a little regular attention will greatly prolong the life of the battery, insure better oper- ation, and save the cost of repairs. ‘ As "N' Wilh'l' in tho- c-loctrolyte ovaporatt-s, thv Inn-l of thv 30m- tion gets Inwer, and the strength of the acid becnmvs greatpr. If watvr is not adciml from time to time to makc- up for this loss by evaporatiun. thP acid becomes strong mutigh to attack the plates in Hm cvll. Inapect the battery at wmnlar intvrvals. take hydrometer rmulings fur "(It'll (it'll, and add ennugh \vatm' to kvep the solution Il|| tn some px-o-cMm'minml low]. Add lutlnng but «listillml water as im- pumtws from tap watvr will amt-um- ulatw. svttlv tn thn bottom of th» «H. and vvontually short-circuit Uh- plates. var let the storagn battery beâ€" comv cnmplvtely dischargm’l. and unIlI-I' IIn Iircumstancos allmx it to remain Ilischargvd for anv lvngth of tinun \\ hen allowed tn stand dis- chargml a mating of Ivan sulphalv Is l'uI'IIII-Il nwr tlw surfaI-ps of thP plan-a and this mating Ircvents the batt..-I-y from being l'l‘L‘ arged. lerv Is a normal charge and dis- L. 'l‘. l). wants to know: "How many tuhm \wuld be) nc‘cvssary to wk» a lump amtmma work a loud- afl‘akv 1‘ 2’" 'Anqu twn lul'u- rollnx arrange- mpnt With a crystal clvtm'mr should 3w» lair rvsulls nu local stations. M. H. asks: "I4 it nofn'ssal‘y to use trandmmm's “m. omfm'ont ratios I) a (\w stag» \. 1-. amplifier?’ Allin-ta coal will be available for us.- won Ill this district at. a price to mmparc quite favorably with lTnilml States anthracite coal. ac- cording to William Buchanan. local dealer. In fact. Mr. Buchanan has sent. an order to the Alberta Gov- ernment for two full trainloads of‘ this fuel. the 0110 t0 be delivered in’ London and the other in Toronto. conmsting of £000 tons in all. This arilvi- has been forwarded follow- ing the receipt of a telegram from Mr. Slulchbury. an official of the Alberta Government. stating that the freight rates on coal from the West would be materially reduced. and asking Mr. Buchanan to prepare for this. I low the Alberta eoal to he delivered in this eitx 111 bags. at approxim- awh 313 per ton. or probabh less. The. cut in freight rates is expected to be from $10.50 to $7 per ton. It is stated that this coal is equal to United States anthracite. and the diflerence 1n the price would easily Rui- the ad\ antage to the Western e In this connection, Mr. Buchanan stated that it is proposed to make a thorough test of the coat of haul. in; coal at this time. For this re.- mnoorderswillbouceptoda- not for full WM and“. It is Pxpected Ithat the freight rates will be cut sufficiently to al- ALBERTA COAL FOR LONDON Care of The Storage Battery (Copyright, 1924, by The Bonnet-Brown Corporation, Chicago) . . . 357mm PMTIS‘ up aorta»! / Tu may to: Ammuu mm or SIAWINI M r. Sherrill will be glad to help you solve your radio problems. Write him, care of The Durham Chronicle. Care of Battery FILLING WE“ RADIO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CARE OF THE STORAGE BATTERY By R. l. SHERRILL (Radio Engineer) charge rate fer every battery, and these rates are generally marked 011 the name plate. In general, a-stor- age battery may be charged at a higher rate than normal for the lirst part of the. charge. A charging nr discharging rate which is too high, heals the plates and causes them to warp and short-circuit the cell in- ternally. When charging. never allow the battery to warm up to more. than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. There is no danger in charging the battery too long, as long as the above temperature is net exceeded. _ ‘ _ After the cell is completely charged. continued charging simply decomposes the water into hydroâ€" gen and oxygen which bubble up to the surface of the solution. On ac- count of the presence of these two gases in just the prOper proportions for an explosion, never hold a lighted match or any flame near the battery. \n (‘XplOSlOIl might damage the batâ€" tony and would at least splatter the m in about in a dangerous manner. General Precautions l. Inspect the battery regularly, noting the water level and the hy- olrnmeter readings. 5. Keep the top surface of the hattvry from from moisture and dirt, and keep the terminals free from mwrnsion. 2. Chargv Um battery regularly, lumping the hydromvtm' roadlngs lwtwwn 1.180 and 1:375. .). Newer allow the battery to re- main discharged. 3. Never charge or discharge the battery fast enough to raise its tem- pvraturn to more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. .\ns.~â€".\'o. not. if tho transformer is proprrly dosignrd. In general, it i< iwltvr to use a. low ratio through- mi: to avoid distortion. Ii. P. G. asks: "Is it. safe to use mm watm- m plafl‘ of distrllod wa- tm- for atnrago batterlps‘rj “ \nsâ€"â€"\mâ€"'tf ttlfienwiater is strained thmngh a cloth and bottled before it becomes. contaminated. largest cars will be used. about 50 ears to a train. in order that a fair test may he. made. The costs will be accurately kept and checked over tugether with the weights of the coal delivered to the dealers. On the results thus obtained. the freight rates on Alberta coal will be deter- minedâ€"London Free Press. 0h. horse. you are a wonderful thing. no buttons to push, no born to honk; you start yourself, no clutch in slip: no spark to miss. no gears; to strip; no license buying every year with plates to screw on front and rear. No gas bills climbing up each day. stealing the joy of life away; no speed cops chugging in your rear. yelling summons in your ear. Your inner tubes are all O.K. [and thank the Lorri they stay that wa : your spark plugs never miss an fuss; vour motor never makes us cuss. Your frame is good for many a mile; your body never changes style. Your wants are few and easily met; you’ve something on the auto yet. As an urchin was enterim dressing room to deposit some (if ', the actress smiled and I “ ow did 11! over lose your sonny?" 'mn' can on t m” Stripped in Action THE HORSE NEG/Vii? PLATE .PJI- I "If." P1475 , wooos/v SEPA RA r0 :2 Strong Position R rted by Standard an]: of Canada Aposition of unusual strength and' a condition that will enable it to handle its full share of the business requirements of the country are the outstanding features shown in the annual statement of the Standard‘ Bank of Canada. The report, which is for the year ending January 3lst, is the first issued by the Standard Bank since the Sterling Bank of Canada was amalgamated with it. On this account, there will be special interest in the figures submitted, and , it should he a matter of great satis- lfaction to the public, as well as to the shareholders, that the combined resources have made for such marked strength and at the same time. enable the Bank to offer more efficient services to a much larger clientele. The general Statement of assets and liabilities shows that the total assets of the combined banks amount to $83,520,820. Of this amount as much as $40,000,000 is in liquid, or immediately available, assets, equal to over 53% of liabilities to the pub- lic. In addition, these liquid assets include cash, as represented by cur- rent coin, Dominion notes and de- posit in central gold reserves, of over $10,000,000. being more than 25% of liquid assets. Holdings of High Grade Securities. The principal accounts included in liquid assets are a very large pro- portion of holdings in high grade securities. Dominion and Provincial Government securities amount to. $14,382,293; Canadian Municipal and British, Foreign and Colonial Public securities. $3,148,197; Railway and Everybody is looking forward to the breaking up of this winter which has been long and steady; but probably no person wishes half as earnestly for the return of the balmy zephyrs of spring as the real, hon- est-to-goodness scout. The fellow who wants to get right out in the woods and fields again, and take an- other header 011' the old spring-board at the swimming-hole. The longing in the First Durham Troop takes the form of reminiscences of last summer’s camp at White Cloud Is- land. Judging by the plans that are being made now, the whole troop will move up in a body. In the meantime, the Troop is plugging along with its weekly meeting. Last Tuesday’s turn-out was the best for weeks. Some of the fellows are making first-class progress with their tests. Ernest Neaves passed his First Class Aid tests, and a number of other scouts are ready to try. The weekly bike was not a howl- ing success on Saturday la'st owmg to the severity of the weather. Old Man Winter can not hang on so very much longer, and softer weather WI I soon pr'evail. The hike took the form of a tracking competition. Illness Two of the First. Durhams are out of action these days. George (Slip- pery) Hay is recovering from a very severe attack of ’flu, and it will be some. time before he is around as Spry as usual. Clifford Moon (Moon- shine) is recuperating from a dose of scarlet fever. It is, very fortun- ately. not of a virulent t pe; but he will be. in the house or some time yet. A Scout Is a Friend to Animals The sixth Scout Law is one that is sometimes forgotten. although no fellow with any sense of decency, would wilfully cause an animal pain. But very often a chap thoughtlessly kicks a dog. or pelts a cat. or twists a cow‘s tail. or does something like that. more as an experiment to ob- serve what the animal will do than, to cause it pain. The pain results nevertheless. and the animal has as great a faculty for suffering as a human being. Here’s another thing. Don’t go out. in the bush and shoot squirrels, chipmunks and birds just to see if you can hit them.- Put yourself in their place and see how you’d like it. If you go hunting with the object of getting animals for food. or for their fur, it’s quite a different thing) The sixth law is just as important as the rest. Prac- tise it. TWO D. H. 8. TIMES HEATER AT IT. FOREST Girls Lose 12-0, While Boys Held Opponents to 7-6. On Friday of last week, the D.ur--l ham High School boys’ and girls’ hockey teams journeyed to Mount Forest and were both beaten, the girls being trimmed the worst. The score was 12-0 in favor of the Mount Forest puck chasers. The latter as- gregation has not tasted defeat this season and they are. a yery. fine team and deserve their Victories. 'vv-u The boys‘ game was a good fast exhibition of hockey, although a lite tle rough in spots. Allen of the Mount Forest team got away with a great deal of loafing which he ed him to do most of the scoring. Durham players put up a good brand 0f pastiminx and nearly came out. Em; Fund, Bringing It Up to 32,900,000. other bonds, 8450, 475, and total cell and short loans, ӣ769,330, making the total in this department $2497wgw' Indicating the large amount of general business being handled are current loans and discounts entirely in Canada of $36,077,030, and loans to cities. towns and municipalities, $1,393,201. -- The confidence enjoyed by the Bank among a large number of de- positors is reflected by total deposits of 863,432,377. These include de- posits bearing interest of $52,048,439 and deposits not bearing interest, $11,383,938. The Bank’s paidâ€"up cap- ital now stands at $4,823,400 and the Reserve Fund, to which has been added $150,000, now totals 82,900,000. Earnings Well Iaintainod The Profit and Loss statement shows that earnings, after providing for all charges and dividends, per- mitted of a liberal amount being added to the balance carried for-‘ ward. The profit for the year, after deducting expenses, interest accrued on deposits and rebate on unmatured bills, Provincial taxes, and making provision for bad and doubtful debts, was $688,682. This, ‘added to the amount carried forward from the previous year, brought the total amount available for distribution up to $904,344, which was appropriated as follows: Dividends. $488,234, Wiar taxes on note circulation $40,000; Re- serve for Dominion Income Taxes, $50,000; contributed to Officers Pen- sion Fund, $25,000; transferred to Reserve Fund, $150,000; leaving a balance to be carried forward of $151,110. NITRO-CULTURES AND THE INOGULA‘I’ION 0P LEGUH'E SEED Although occurring to the extent! of about 80 per cent in the air, ni- trogen is considered the most ex- pensive of the elements of plant food. This is due to the fact that with the exception of members of the legume family, plants are un- able to utilize this atmospheric ni- trogen, but must depend upon the supply of that element in the soil. Leguminous plants, however, alfalfa, clovers, vetches, peas, beans, etc., are enabled to use the nitrogen of the air through the action of bac~ teria which exist in the character- istic nodules found on the root sys- tem of well developed plants of this crop, says A. G. Lobhhéad, Dominion Ag_1_‘_icultural _quteriolqgis§._ These useful bacteria, if present in the soil, enter the root of the young plant, multiply and develop the swellings or nodules. The plants- development is stimulated, the ni- trogen supply of the soil is con- served or even increased, and benefit is _thus felthy _a succeeding crop, _ For each kind of legume, a special variety of bacteria is required whose presence in the soil is necessary. If a particular crop has been growing successfully in a short rotation, it may be assumed that nodule bac- teria of the right kind are in the soil. Many soils, especially in the newer districts, are deficient in these bacteria, and in most cases where a legume is being grown for the first time, or after a long lapse of years, it will be of advantage to add bac- teria, or in other words, to inoculate. Inoculation may be effected by taking soil from a field where the same crop has grown successfully and incorporating it with the new land at the rate of 200 pounds or more per acre. This practise is often expensive, and is always sub- ject to the danger of introducing we_eds,_insects_and plant disease. _ Another method, much simpler to apply, is that of adding a pure cul- ture of the nodule bacteria direct/- 1y to the legume seed before sowing. This method has been tried for a number of years, and in cases where a scarcity of bacteria of the proper sort is suspected, will give in a large number of cases, beneficial results. The Dominion Experimental Farms wish to encourage the use of nitro- cultures among the farmers of Can- ada, and the Division of Bacteriol- ogy will supply free to any farmer who aplies directly, sufficient ni- tro-cu ture to inoculate 60 pounds of seed for any legume he wishes to try out. In making application, it is necessary to state the kind of seed used, and give, if possible, the ap- proximate date of seeding in order that cultures may be fresh. Further- more, cultures are sent out only with the understanding that the ap- plicant agrees to report the result of his inoculation trial, whether it be successful or not. Many phases of the question of inoculation are not understood, and it is only by accumulating information as to the results of such trials by farmers themselves that many problems not yet solyed ‘will_be cleared up. _ BAZ-MAH HEAD and BRONCHIAI. COLDS ASTllM Application for culture should be lineman-it! RELIEF ‘1'? undo to the viqion ofn Bacteriol- a--- nnlham m [10‘ ”Id. ‘0 Ame W’, Wuuu WV- -._â€".__ tam. Cultures are not sold. smith a gaming pppl‘ned to my in divldaxrd above. mum-z “14.009 Total of mm low Gitiunl Tu loans. â€"â€"Ian ended To from! isn December and Jun»! Immigration to Canada, including Canadians returning from the Unit- ed Stated, has averaged a little over 14,000 a month for the ten months of the fiscal year up to and includ- ing January, according to a state- ment Jns't issued by the department of immngration and colonization. The total is 141,609._ A !__|__,. WWI IQ I‘I‘,wuro Regular immigration, not includ- ing returning Canadians, amounted to 102,577, of which 149,363 were Bri- tish. 13,721 from the United States and 39,493 from other gountries. J all 00,109 1‘ V“. Vvu I\- 'vwvâ€"â€"_ For seasonal reasons, January rep- resents a low point in Canadian im- migratiog. A I. ‘ _-__‘â€"-AA“ A' I I “UlVl-lo Illa The efl'orts of the, department of immigration and colonization are directed toward encouraging imtm- gration of farmers and farm labor- ers. who do .not arrive in numbers during the winter months. January immigration totalled 2,007, of whom 543 were British. 632 from the Unit- ed States and 832 from other coun- tries. It is of interest that for De.- cember and January immigration from the United States has exceeded that from Great Britain. Canadians, who in January re- turned to Canada after a residence of six months or longer in the United States and declared their in- tention to remain permanently in the Dominion, totalled 1,715. The number of such returning Canadians since the beginning of the fiscal FIND BREEDER lS GUILTY 0F FRAUD year is 39,032. Abraham Inhlhnneen Fined 825 um! Costs in Palice Courtâ€"Produced Pedigree of One Animal and Ex- hibited Another Animal. On Tuesday of last week, an in- teresting case was heard in the pol- ice court at Lion's Head. Magistrate McCartney of Wiarton was on the Bench, and Crown Attorney Free- born of Walkerton represented the Crown, and H. G. Tucker of Owen Sound was present on behalf of Mr. Abraham Muhlhausen, a well-known Eastnor Township farmer and stock breeder. Mr. Muhlhausen was charged with having defrauded the Eastnor Agricultural Society out of a sum of money by showing a pedi- greed animal, but not having the pedigree for the animal, but produc- ing another pedigree alleged to be- long to that animal, the original ped- igree of the animal shown being still in the hands of the original owner, not having been transferred at the time of sale. f After a number of witnesses had given the evidence in the case, Mr. Muhlhausen was found guilty, and fined $25 and costs. A Moral in This “Too many merchants forget that their stores should be selling places, not storage places,” remarks a Chamber of Commerce secretary. There is no money in having goods stay on your shelves. Money is made in a quick turnover. Moralâ€"â€" Advertise. 3011.0 POI 611' + IILLIIG FOR “SI 2 smua «I ma m 59008. snors “Ah‘ Agents for from WWII} r GIBL’S ’ EXPERIENCE w HowSBoFound Help h Lydil EPthm't and 3 15° 131“". - â€";it'h"y3u': undid”. I was It the factory mod to uh wuk spells and 3:“! nthouonthnltonednyeach - A,_ _ -LA‘ Lâ€" ‘L- A--‘A_- ‘. week. I treated by the doctors for anemic. but ifdidll'tuem to do me any good. Imtoldtotekeereet. butwu unable to, end kept on getting worse. I was troubled. may nth my periods, I would metuna put three months, nod when it cum it would last around twowukl, and [would hove such aim at timelin myrightddethetleoul hardly walk. I m only 19 you! of age and weigh 118 pounds now. and before tak- tINO Com (1 I was only 8'3 1 pounds. I we. sick y for two years and some of m friends told me about 'nkzlm'l Vegetable Com- t I fe t n ehen . My mother has been tak' it for n ’fl'erent ulment and has foun it very utiefectory. I am willing to tell friends about the mCdicine and to answer letters asking about it.”~â€"â€" Miss HAZEL Bsmfiox 700, Amprior, Ontario. A dny outencb week shows in the pay envelope. If you eretroubled with some weakness, indieeted by a run-down con- dition. tired feeliggnlpejns apd'irregu- Hanover Ccment planL which has been idle for a considerable [H‘l‘lml. resumed operations Monday morn- ing and it is expected that the null will be operating at full capacity by April lst. This provides employ- ment for a considerable number of men. APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION of Road Superintendent for the Township of Bentinck will be re- ceived by the undersigned until noon Saturday, March 7th. The re- muneration of the said official shall be at the rate of “.00 per day while performing the duties pertaining to said officeâ€"J. H. Chittick, “Clerk. Hanover, PLANT RBSUIBS OPERATIONS Sta an ton Semivttimm ed Wall pa p er Saves tim e TOWNSHIP OF BBITIRCK ‘ ‘ straight-edge required for trimming wallpaper. No more sticky litter lying around when pa- pering is being done. A quicker and a better job with wallpapers in the newest and most pleas- ing patterns and color- ings. that cost ‘no more than the old-fashioned N0 (“.9“- .9ci=8°'3. 0'. We have ready for your inspection a com- plete new line of these STAUNTON SEMI- TRIMMED wallpapers. Drop in today or tomor- row and look them over. 21930 u mulllm 'Dau Mt'humuifi _, ‘ - courage to I'Mvr m. ”acting Dan was m aw. the lively young lady a} 1m MM “X “(‘1‘ f‘dHt‘I-‘s “a“ I! an. National Portland l .3 , ‘. my. Limimd. d‘lwh-d m. i1» Vollou. . son. m WY. Mawh 1.‘ . m Dummy “'illmm H» w “a W Mimi 10.1mm «1:15- “John Adan Dim“. Mg m l. - ”V. “P. FINUllal‘sun pm ;~_ . mu”... â€"v ‘ M Dund 0f halmhm‘ 114;, m lad Archie of Hm". ‘ 1'. P. Hunter and Mrs. \, H 1.. 0‘ W. He was |v|°mi.w..;,-, ,, wife ninb yenrs am». “0 annual pin sat-in! \\‘«‘ - The Mush“) hall «m I» .,-,, M 0' course. a gum! f 3.: meat by everybody. Glonmont cfll‘l‘l‘..~‘|mnduz .- Thomu MoGirr. Prusmvm w ‘ - -'- -A .r unux. ‘ waded the \V. I. mud where a branch uf 1h orgunifgd with Mr» .‘ mmuh lilo Aggie Huntm- «.1' “1...; visiting in town. Kilo DOPOtlly Lan'c'lH'c' week for Hamill/nu. Ami! Cook and lid. \Vutmx , . ‘0 West on Tuvsda}. mu i'w M GIBBS (‘XIH'M 1.. !~:1'~ 8 sample of -y'et*ks. II‘ST‘V. H. Bean \\. |~ . wire Saturday to \ sli t1. who is sjck_ pt Fmdx} I. n "W 'â€" ".lr 10h“ 81‘0“" ““40 \\u . the Durhnm Mfg.1;u.. h» wâ€"VV It GIledonia in In» Information has nun-hm death of “"illmm CHM/m home in Youngslmul. .\. \ Â¥ tort 4even years Hf 11:02 :1 . 0f 1‘. Ed. Cl‘fllivl' Hf Mww The cutter that ulm-t Iv son's corner in Ilmwl' 1m: ly four occupants m .1 vounx men with lhv MM Imnow thinking-mm- 2h “Two‘s company. tin-w and (our in 3 cqur 1~ I: We regret In mmnlm illness 01' Mr. .ll'Zs Who has bN‘ll fIH't'mi. weeks past. In alunuhn: bookkeeper in ”Iv 3m" ’ unndersland ha' 9!» Mon and that \h- z e m9n”\ Hp: "our?” the school lurw h.» ‘ to fill the \atam _\. f II. no chum. I“. o! On Siltlil‘dzn 111L921 Mrs. Percv Lam-um Wright. organist. of tho Church intends going tn ‘uxt week. He. UXpmts 1.. hlI We 38 a 13110! and “non to music. “6148.“, “05: “1 {hr M with an accidvm m .ym hOI‘SQ. W‘hh h ht ( an“. m and In some “in In“ ., ’. fifl'l‘dt. SN'I‘I‘HH‘y -â€"M Fort \Vi'llmm, . Maury 26th. m 31,, ‘Delldlflg a ~‘IIH u of hisg pale m [Inuwccessful hm ‘ Louise on HI. - .» m COI1(‘HII2~ r In. Ritchiv um \t “IO contraqt t..-- “0 school lmnw ”b are [Old HI: :1 * m (0 ”HS [0: H? an 88‘s “4 .~ ;I\\ birdsm‘ h¢l\‘ " M5 and Dunn ' We Suflers S '0“. Shouldm I Bl'ido. UH“ '- citizons, \\.r the lll‘ati. sh” ' “CI.“ Sh'm'? " h a blinding ~' ”her. ho “HM I“ can: lwim.‘ ”3. Mr. “mi In pas- ~\ . 00‘, 504' ”I flim. and hl~ O I hem 1851. \Vo'vix mm :c. W. l. mwtinu- at In nnw Inch "f HIP IIIshIHh- \\.«~ with Mrs. John |{!""H'. .w TO! "AN HIT BY TRAIN AT H ' i0“ 908]". 8 IDI'HHH Hudsm. Ih‘lltlllvh. flag is 1mm M0". “inn h.V(’ ”I" duum- hr” whatvwr ;~ individual iz‘ M man “a; vmn‘m» Hospital. “.va l wellp as tho mndi P! will allow of South «it HI scum! \ V8 ff 811C attachm my “'3.“ m H? .V l‘fifi- M M M \\ \\‘ \\ “('1 xi! man H Ho 0h! (b “I