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i L; a" " Li; Ur I tr 't ' , - .. ii',' f'.' purpose, such " a preliminary rail- Way line, or alone a water route, be- cause the straight line crosses every- thine in its way. white the others nec- essarily avoid all pronounced topo- (raphy. This value of straight line levels combined. as it is, with the unique opportunity for economical levelling into n unknown country} while such lines are being lmrveye% is the reason why this branch always! runs levels along these pioneer lines. Nor is the value of the levelling alone the Fourth meridian ronfined to itself” for it has supplied the only connection for similar levels alone no less than thirteen base lines surveyed westerly " the meridian, and spaced twenty.. four miles apart. These alone total over 2,000 miles and afford practically the only present information regard- 1 ing elrvations in an A?“ " ---- Why this lone straight line of lev- els? Of what use is it to this country of ours? This straight line of levels Is a part of a great net of levels spread by the Topographical Surveys Branch over the three prairie prov- Ina-s in the course of its regular sur~ says. They foliow the lines of survey! and the Fourth meridian is one of the principal meridian lines upon which all subsequent surveys are based. ,' Much more information about the. elevations in a country is always Sup- plied by such straight line levels than in similar lengths levelled for a special,, purpose, such as a preliminary rail-! Way line. or along a water route, be-l cause the straight line crosses every-i thing in its WHY. whiio a... min...“ -.-s- And enters Ma long] the Arnely timhered It passes hy the smiling wheat lands of the open Prairies, through the semi- open park-like country devoted to mixed farming, cuts I town in two when it follows along the main street, cuts several village, in two, crosses the wide deep valley of the South thutkatehewan river with its semi-bad lends, crosses the partly wooded val- ley of the North Saskatchewan river A“ -.--, " . Canada possesses the longest single Mmittht line of levels in the world. Along the Fourth principal meridian, which Is also the boundary between the provinces of Alberta and Saskat- chewan. this line extends in an 'an- broken, undeviating course, over prairie and through brush, across marshes. swamps and muskegs, across lakes, rivers, and streams. across val- leys and ravines, over ridges and hills, for a distance of 686 miles from the International Boundary northward. It begins its course at the northern edge: of the United States in the open lands) of the southern prairies, irrigated; with the waters of the Milk river, a part of that grand river system of the Mississippi that leads down to the semi-tropical sea of the gulf of Mex- km It finishes its, course on the south shares or lake Athabasha, a port of an equally errand river system that takes its waters up to the rim of thei World and discharges them into the; Amie ocean. Throughout its course A - _ A In; hut smut once. tttke my advice. and non tl din" Hut still he Journeyed ho and to. and I wrung his hands. until the boarders how. ht v detenulnod hands. We rushed tha trwittlr tlred him through the lane from door, IN trom the null, and bade hlm to return no rm pleasant work ahead. some task that makes Approach it with a daunllesa tread, and don" wail. Then all the boys will know you're (an and admire, and poets will cmbalm your ham up the fest". lyre. But tt you snub your tttq taco to face with palntul chore, some nuts I the halt, and klck you softly through the door, COM PM This Along, The 1eve11ine done “Elm” yen" ,ago by the Topographical Surveys the Alberta . Saskatchewan. Branch on the Fourth meridian tshows Bmmar, - ieets how such work must often be done V Obi and: much in advance ot what seems pres-l due of the Work. lent need. If the meridian had not . been levelled while It was being sur- ,t,5tltfageTpi: we !ontest shutle veyed, no possible opportunity would] Alo h eve." Jn the TYM. have occurred later. There would have' ‘mn: if Fourth principal meridian, been no way of connecting .the base the 'ut: ghixbbzundary t,'1Titn,,, lines and instead of the present ac- chew". on?” fi rta an.d "Shar' curate and co-ordinated system of the C',7,lC?,,'r 'il, f..'? extends m an un- Athabaska territory. there would have en, un euatmg course, over been no standard elevations for refer- prame and through brush, across once but all would have been con- Inarshes. swamps and rmvekert, across fusion lakes. rivoru and “on”... -__--_e, I . Tho long night ttm boarding house nwako; humus.) his teeth were night hour. and mid. "' awons In yonder tower handy you should hut , The Longest Li/is-i-ji-iris-i'")"'""],]'"; kg and afford pkGdiiir tent information regard- s in an area of over Value of Levels. “u... aasxamnewan river, bra long. long run rhrough g timbered country of thel ould lack the once. (aka mv _-.....-.... v.... will]! mm. take my advice. and stop this most outrageous l ho journeyed tro and to, and went and walled and Ms. until the boarders hon ht View. In earnest nu! night through James Rickshaw DOGS OF WA R, 'vo walled enough. I guess; a dentist l he will end your Home distress. It prloe, your follow boarders will chip into the a course " hands mnn your name, when they tune gnash your teeth and hawl when nes Rickshaw wept, and kept the sed In bed who should have slept. ith ache. I faced him at the mid. wumwm y.,,' l colored cook Hubby-'~wn} 3 girl? She’s m I hon in View. In earnest and m swiftly down the hall and . door, and took his chroma turn no more. You have “Dr Fat makes your spirit quail? ', and don’t send up a. yin or you're game. a sent. to honor "Ho owes me 3500!" vincin; reply. “But why ever uin, Gil ai me be. fore?" asked the girl's (when with some heat. "I’m certain." m the reply. “He has married your daughter so that he can get money to pr on his "Editors," father, "You do not seem to be aware that your son-In-law is head over heels in debt," the friend mud. “An you sure? asked tha hrlria'n The wedding had gone " without I bitch. and after the ceremony the Mher of the bride was taken new» by a friend of the family. . "Worms t " "Now, can any of you toil me what we most need when we go fishing?" Like one voice came the chorus from the class: She spent some time on enlarging] on the beauties ot boing patient. Then i came tho time for her to test the} scholars. She tolt sure she had thors,' oughly impressed the lesson on them, and as she gathered her books to- gether she naked: "You see this boy.'" she said, beam. lnx on her pupils. "He is fishing. He must be prepared to Mt and wait. He must have patience" They All Know. The lesson had been all about the virtue of patience. And to Illustrate her point and make it more clear to her class, the bumper drew on the black- board a picture of a boy fishing. He was sitting on the bank of I stream, rod tn hand. power development and in These levels are of great value in the development of the country. They give data for the highway and rail.. way engineer, and are of great ser- vice in the important work of water The Colored Cook will rush You down mm“ “W pct" 'ow, x'nt'i‘l ()1 rapid or slow growt Why did Put employ such, haps of debilitation. sets)',;:)':,.,?'-:',";';'),':,'.), "rtht1)'gtg,yittt':,iat 's positively green!" i Some of the climbers last summer, Jr, ed “‘1 it {If {in i Jk lu't you advise me to get carried tanks of oxygen on their backs [ of. 'drill s r I uC'tyt e T",,' 3 re ok'.'" ion which they could draw in time of hinted but Pf. strength of spruce 0 -""-"---rr--, inept Others did not. Those whom ls [',1ert.a.yy: Extremely rapid o __ H ""e 7" I were artlth'lally supported by oxygen ' very slow growth are, however, weak """"---.. I . , , b V, mning to all kinds of timber. Douglas ,got only Mi) feet higher than those tl tr m th Pa ifl C ast h d V, (rho breathed the natural air; they had Ir., y, i e ttc l of 'd' owe at CU P, " ' , the bother ot carrying the extra weight lint-033° n f rong 'l ' per cent tttt © v7; ','ot tho tanks, and exhaustion affected phenol/the "a: otlgltgirhhwas reduced - L . © Ithem more severely than it t,',1e/,'tt!,2'tm 'il me b" 1'25 inch per TIle) Kit 5dtl'? ‘the others. Ncvorthelwis, Mr. Mallory,' tt w erethoni'y . I It.', was a ded ", 'fa' ’ q thinks that tho tanks are useful, and I ""ldt,l"1Sg,wai"J1tt,1 agar; 1 --- "%MS; d' that a. party can always get a “moiselecting timbers tor t,ldll'I',' 1311:30ng higher with them than without them. 'and have a bearing on the selection ot Sugar " " Stimulant. {trees and conditions of growth to be wept. and Ram m. It is interesting to know that the observed in any scheme of afforesta- should have Slept climbers at the last lived chiefly on,tiom ' [ her forms of Singer. That i -----6--- ad him at the mid. if??? Tf f" . _ - - H In Reason. asked tho bride's IF ro A~WRITTEN lT-I'D 1f(i,:j:i, A-PUT SOME. PEP INTO m ', _,._.,_',.r'jiifi"' 4, ", 1'rri,ic::j / /s7 “skiff . f I Is (”Mg " u f)‘ :'iilt', ‘. "dill l .' . 's'?,"; l ‘ r I tlt lo - . I "L) .51: Y ‘ (ill . (Cl) I fi) if: I . . I“ - IlBililil I u l a l '. g IF8 , I B' , ' . TEI, "ry/yy" .'re . al r i 'tdial "'3' tho con- navigation. ls the best quick fuel for pr muscular energy. The climber spare the bodily heat and the logical effort that would be t "" The climbing party last summer reached a. height ot 27,300 feet, which an: was only about 1,700 feet short of the top. The remaining distance did not otter any special dlmculties in moun- taineering. The slope was not too steep, and the footing in the snow was . fairly good; but the extreme rarity, " of the atmosphere at such a height; 3y makes every step a task ot tremendous i dlmeulty. You have to take a pro- at longed and deep breath before each! in step, and that step exhausts you. The [winds at such an elevation are often 'tt l it not usually strong, and the humun I body, weakened by the Inadequate sup- [e ply ot oxygen, cannot face them long. e Effect of Intense Sunlight. ‘3. Mr. Mallory adds that the intense. “sunlight seems to have a singularly: idebilitating effect. The rays of the‘ l- sun, here tempered by no com ilinrnbie ij blanket of air, strike fiercely, and the I ultra-violet rays, the force ot which. is , t considerably reduced in a dense at. l mosphere, have their full effect at high t altitudes. No one knows exactly why , E the sunlight is so ent'rvating, but it is 'ti probably because of some physiologi-ll: cal action of the (-hvmiml rays against ! r [which the atmosphere normally pro-:8 tects the body. or course the air is p ‘always cold at 27,000 feet, often be] VI E low zero, and the contrast between the M Icold ot those parts that are not ox- it (posed to the sun and the heat of those l N qurts on which the light strikes is an- iil i other cause of discomfort and Lil Mr. George Leigh Mallory, one ot the men who took part in nhe daring attempt to reach the summit of Mount _ Everest last summer, has a great deal _ that is interesting to tell about the ex. gperieuces that he and his companions 'uhad on the slopes of the highest moun- tain in the world, and he is sanguine‘ that efforts to scale the summit will: {eventually succeed. l A cartconlst's impression of Uncle trettletnent.--From the Detroit News. What the Everest Climbers Learned The climber and": AIN'T IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEELING! the phys fo. be required prod uci ng m Ii._A_priiiTii.riG" Premeditated. The insurance man was putting quest!ons to a former cowboy. "Ever have any aecidents?" "Nope. A rattler bit me once, though." "Well, don't you call that an noel. dent?" p. The establishment of a. definite rela- tion between the rate at which a tree has grown and the strength of the lum- ber obtained is one of the many inter. testing results of about 45,000 tests y 3 made at the Forest Products Labom. . I tories ot Canada, Forestry Branch, Do. e _ partment ot the Interior. 3' The rate ct growth of a tree is in- t dicated by the thickness of the annual . rings which are seen when a log is cut l across. The stem of a tree grows by gadding every year a layer ot wood t‘around the existing. stem and it this .llayer is thick the tree is growing ’rapidly. Thin layors denote slow ’growth. Three or four layers or rings 'per inch seen on a piece of lumber ’wouid therefore show that the tree was growing rapidly when that part of " was formed and twenty or thirty rings per inch would show that only a [ , small increase was effected every year. I The effect of rapid or sow growth , on the strength of timber varies with l. the klnd of tree. The strength of oak t [or ash is reduced ft the growth is re- f, tarded but the strength of spruce or , tir is increased. Extremely rapid or y very slow growth are. however, weak. . ening to all kinds of timber. Douglas ti tir from the Pacific Coast showed an “ increase in strength ot 45 per cent. e: where the rate of growth was reduced t/ from bi inch to b16 inch per annum JI but where only 1-25 inch was added ttl the strength was reduced again. ' Such facts are of importance in selecting timbers tor trpeeitie purposes and have a bearing on the selection of F-se. ____. ---..s. - “Hell, no! He bit me on I Mr. Mallory says that mere exist. !ence at altitudes above 20,000 feet, I even without hard exertion. ls diffiettlt. lit leads to nervous irritability, to dis. turbances of the circulation and to a 'sort of starvation of the cells of the a body. Nevertheless, there is an extra. ‘lordlnary fascination about mountain. ‘eerlng at high, altitudes, as there is about almost every struggle with the hostile powers of nature. The next ex. pedition is planned for the spring and early summer ot IMA, and prepara- tions tor it are already under war. to digest meat or bread. Sugar also has a distinct stimulating effect that Is helpful. At the highest altitudes you cannot get much water to drink. You cannot stop often to melt snow, and It you oat much snow it upsets the storm Ich and chills the entire system. Sam's delight at the British debt Strength of Timber and Rate of Growth. n of a tree is in- xess of the annual when tt log is cut , a tree grows by a layer ot wood -- "my“, a pruwaeu tor Canadian tables by the lobster fisheries along the New Brunswick coast. The picture shows a ton of boiled lobsters in the course of preparation for canning at a factory on the Mirimichie River. Inset is a picture of flsl:ermen dropping " trap from a boat. M LOBSTER FISHING ON T A delicacy is provided for Canadian the New Brunswick coast. The picture ' I _ In other cases, where there is no “WM/did l dirt strip, it is perhaps better to keep .‘Vgi. t right in the middle of the road and lm I . to use great caution in turning out Il " I for other vehicles. i Other Signs of Danger. Rounding a corner at high speed ls, Ho--" was just of course, a direct invitation for adiapper is doomed." very serious skid. Making sharp turns! 'She-Wes-they of the steering wheel on o. straight-‘ ------. away is also dangerous. When driv- frcr=t-arrr=zz.ra=r2 ine in trafhe on slippery pavements When we bell, care should be taken not to follow ness with our Cr another vehicle too close and to judge this oneness is as stops far enough in advance so that the laws Which the car may be brought to a standstill, the ittcttts w'rieh if necessary, several feet before the tal, then we shill! desired spot is reached. In other rrogress towards words, the brakes should be applied shall begin to ta 'very carefully. ’ qualities, to devel In extreme cases it may be found butea. They an impossible to apply the brakes at all, Allwe have to do without skidding, and it will be nee-) use them. When essary to practically let the car drift, 011911653 with the; to a standstill. Brakes which are ad-l tlall begin to live justed so that one takes hold a little! then. stronger than the other will also,' ===----- Non-skid chains are the best answer to most skidding problems, and if the car has a slight skidding tendency the driver should not be slow in putting them on at the first indication of slip- pery pavement. The use of chains . does not, however, warrant driving at _ full speed on wet or icy roads. Wet pavements demand exceptional eare,! no matter what the tire equipment may be. , The great majority of skids are due 3 to excessive speed. I know a driver I who ran into another car and broke I both headlights, and he asserted he I was going only ten miles an hour. . This was probably true, but unques- tionably he was going too fast con- . sidering the condition of the streets [ and his tires. It is quite necessary that the driver should know how his’l car is going to behave under all can- 1 ditions and drive accordingly. t Crown of Road Increases Dangers. J Occasionally the crown of the road I will cause a slip of the front or rear t wheels to the side which cannot be t prevented by a reduction in speed.; But the careful driver will at Ieastlt drive slow enough under such roadit conditions to make whatever damage ti might occur from this cause as light as possible. Wherever a road has a crown there is always increased dan- ger of skidding. Often, however, these ‘roads that have a hard slippery see-l tion in tho middle, also have a narrow strip of gravel or dirt on each side.‘ Under such conditions it would be. better to drive with one pair of wheels in the dirt rather than to keen! on the middle where slipping is almostl unavoidable. :uuwmumle owners, who Bought his! Another help in preventing skid! machine at some automobile show and] dine is to leave the clutch engaged who is new at the art of driving, will’and the engine pulling slightly when! not be new long to the experience of the brake is applied. Of course, henI skidding. fore the car is actually brought to a? Non-skid chains are the best answer] standstill the clutch must be released,; to most skidding problems, and if the or the engine will stall. The slight, car has a slight skidding tendency the pull of the engine when the brake is driver should not be slow in putting applied prevents the locking of the! them on at the first indication of slip- rear wheels, and in that way lessens pery pavement. The use of chains the tendency to skid. l h“ “A L," . . . . o unuuuu wmcn has been hibernating in! When skidding does occur about the the garage during the cold weather: only thing the driver can do is to turn days. About the easiest thing he does' the steering wheel in the direction of :when he gets his car out once more on; the skidding, with little or no pressure the slippery pavements or muddy'on the brake. This will correct the) highway is to skid. [skid before damage is done, provided The newcomer into the ranks ofithe speed is not too great. automobile owners, who bought hisi Another help in preventing skid- machine at some automobile show and, ding is to leave the clutch envmmtl I In the spring the motorist's thoughts joyfully turn to that auto- mobile which has born hibernating in the garage during the cold weather days. About the easiest thing he does when he gets his car out once more oni the slippery pavements or muddy highway is to skid. I ONTARIO TORONTO THE SKID PERIL ON SPRING ROADS, THE CANADIAN COAST When RY' belirve in our one- ness with our Creator, and that this oneness is as indissoluble as the laws whim bring together the atoms which form the crys- tal, then we shall begin to make {regress towards God, than we shall begin to take on Godlike qualities, to develop divine attri- butes. They are already can. All we have to do is to claim end use them. When we realize our oneness with the Divine One we shall begin to live, and not until then. "Gosh ding!" said the they approached “That's time todsy I've fem out 01 field." feet A couple ot tmveien, waiting through a section of the Kentucky mountains where hillside forming is done at an angle ot about " degrees, were surprised by a territie crash in the ttnderhrush at the side of the road. Pushing their way in, they discovered an old farmer Just scrambling to hier, fan. The tatered outlaw ot the earth, Ot ancient crooked wlll; Starve, scourge. deride me; I am dumb, I keep my secret still. “Fools! For I also had my hour: One tar tierce hour and sweet: There was a shout about my can, And palms before my feet." --0. K. Chesterton. cause a skid by permitting one wheel to tern 'eftyrist the car about. gluon . our Creator, and that The Dank}; I've fem out of [hit corn- they all marry." A an'steep‘. as Indissoluble as h bring together said the farmer reading that the [armor as the fourth Aunty: "Where have you been on m Mn t" Willie: "0vee on tho my. a M drawing latent" Aunt}: “Mammal?” "1131.: “YO. but!" to Jaw my - - up: 6... to NM." Notice the 341ka poem; They an invariably the interesting, tho at.. SMUYO. “I. lovable people.- Kathlwn Home radish in {mm}- of Ehrlur‘d. You " not dressed for work uriil you put on . "tiu.--Coienum Fox. I An energetic young curate, I Jinx a children's service. 1. scholars that he wanted than t "Hold the Port" whim murrhiz. 'the church in processim. ii that In order to avoid onnfu would go tirst; and nttvr mm in nah. he did so. singing vig All went well until the term was reached: "See the mighty host udvar Satan leading on." . . . The congregation, itteiudi; children. burst into an irri: shout ot laughter. "The t?addueees," but polite boy, "di spirits, but the Pint can: and sold them!" "Tell me," said a. teacher. ham “what Will the ditrerence brtwtu. "AIttceea and Pharisees T' "A man who make: long tour, replied . scholar. "But i nuke long Journeys. A: piigrim?" "Oh, no," replied the boy; "t grim is a good man!" "The detittition of "bearing fan noses," given by a child of tondrr l beam tee stamp ot observation: "1 Witness is when nobody ain't nothing and someone goes and to! them'." I . "Yes; it soy: he kept three in porcupines. and my mother wu: me keep one hedgehog!" Though the following answer given in a day-school. the ho; save " had evidently made gm, ot his opportunities on Sunday. inspector asked the meaning a word "pilgrim." Huge Coveréd Reservoir "Pond of mantis}; echoed t prised teacher. A little boy. when asked him most In the charm Solomon, replied that he intrly fond of animals. i The Bishop, nther nonplusw "Perhaps some other little " answer that question?” Another little girl was asked: do you know about Esau?" She answered: "Esau was a hunter who wrote fables, a: them for . bottle of potash!" uuu uqueillon. Up "em a liti "Please, tr the angels hm] why did they want I ladder t Ind down, sir?" A Bishop was questionirg the vision of Jacob " Bethe he asked if anyone would 1 him aquestfon. Up went a ' ', "le tmeher, can God s my Winona-'1 back kilo)“ ' “Certainly. Why do you m " "Deane I know m, can't!’ ‘ “What do you mean Y' “Became the Ain’t gm on"? 00111900 of the teaeher; I}: I the elm. l The Patriarch: have yum r!- .'oully at the hands of Sun In} .7 It?t oven the nxeeknmm u: :n. 3pmtocted him from the Crit ;these students or Scriptum. l, "Moses," said a brink: 13‘ “was a very, very, very 1mm" bor. His mother beat him p, him and beat him uutll we H)’ him no longer. Then she put h the ark of bulmshes!" "My dear child," exclaimed 1 ritied teacher, "what makes J. that.'" l A mu; teacher had lunch ‘ciul of boyl supposed to Installation In the school. ll!.. son was devoted to imprr-w. the scholu-s tho fact that G no and hour ttil they did I! After he had enlarged Hymn l for some time, a small boy Lo hind. When Children Score in My School 1' didn't belies" lrisees were I) character of K yd them 1 marching Ito. or asked: " V1 was ex ad v lit u what ctr te In ik a In 1nd 18 " -ttMn dough! u Mover they can [ a. . 'i"' from the - In which um I m ethueuo which - But - trom the d (radon: royal p- " when emnnvlpm. - ot their Mr!) 1 Page: trirtt patience: In tl; don. A dorm-I may your: in recently that visitors who I a London he and the mud and In their known outside Her Mtorsty able works. The King “ventures nation ho , London “or . fact thtet .OEIIHIH am He has Fl h I buss r; (ad 11le oft Old Hui”) On our l gaming out near him sl "Why, I’m I the Prime n "Run and claimed his I var ‘art a er But the P; Irlven otr b Mm. $thttt Gauge in Duguii The Kin! Veiled ttttro: rounxs ut an for mom. but can booked Mrs. (‘hvsh-x in! and t On one the hr: who w eluded had m Wh, New il to m form l H Eonmnns th “I: a 9...... The - ll " . “r . t b, “L 4- p.‘ A Lil , ‘ i ' if "i t , . , Cr = F, , " , , I ll I. . , _ i I r " ' I ‘ K ( l l _ ))l 1 " l Worid's I 11 At the Old Bailey aide tho nth.) to travel ive. m alway- new um ft as”