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4#‘ riages. _ According every marriage is a Leek, England, the first to take up seriously the p artificial silk garments, h successful in the change : centage of unemployment est of any district of the s The common theory is that it was named after a muscular negress . of Boston named Maria Lee, and there seems to be no other candidate. It was said that "Black Maria" was so powerful it was always necessary to obtain a conveyance in which to take her to prison The first prison vyans were, therefore, named after her. The name, "Black Maria," is one of the few reaspectable terms in the language which the Oxford Dictionary omits to recognize. Will the phrase disappear now that the "Black Maria" becomes a motor instead of a horse vehicle? _ Quite posstbly it may,, though the slang dictionary is a very . conservative institution. ( Now that London‘s last real "Black Marta"â€"the horseâ€"drawn prison vanâ€" has been relegated to the scrapâ€"heap, it is interesting to trace the manner by which it came by its name. The common theory is that it was named after a muscular negress . of Boston named Maria Lee. and thera very satisfactory and much in adâ€" vance of the cord tires. This makes for better mileage and enables the driver to get more rower from the engine. owners were carrying only fifte pounds in their tires, they are n earrying thirty pounds, and seve manufacturers _ are _ recommendi twentyâ€"five pounds for the rear ti and thirty pounds for the front on While this does not give quite featherâ€"bed effect of the low inflatic it does give a riding comfort which very satisfactory and much in a Ther of the Of cours stances, th the road This is dn air in th stands up cord tire. larger tires. tion, however, ed that underâ€" the best result that in using t should not sa; the highway. finite tendency air in these ti While the natural tendency has been for owners to do nothing but sit back and enjoy the vervetâ€"like, shockless ease that came with balloon tires, other owners have been making a study of how to get the best possible results from using them, and manuâ€" facturing concerns have had their exâ€" perts at work figuring out the best methods that would give the greatest sutisfaction to automobile owners. | PROPER INFLATION FPOUND. ’ One of the most important things which has been discovered is that at first there is a tendency to underâ€", inflate balloon tires. It was found that with a very low air pressure the amount of shock was greatly reduced. | The fact that under such cireumâ€" _ stances the balloon tires were still able to give satisfaction from the | standpoint of continued service indiâ€"| cates the strongth which manufacturâ€" ers put into these first designs of ! larger tires. After some investigaâ€" / t tion, however, it has been demonstratâ€" . 1 ed that underâ€"inflation does not give t the best results in the long run and 1 that in using the balloon tires the car . 8 should not sag when driving along BALLOON TirEs PROVE That balloon tires have come to stay as representing advance in comfort for motorists is generally conceded. However, there are some new tendenâ€" cles pertaining to the use of balloon tiresowhich obtain as a result of exâ€" perience in their use during the last few months. Consideration of these tendencies should enable the autoâ€" mobilist using balloon tires to prolong the life of this important factor in motoring, and to secure more general satisfaction from the standpoint of riding comfort. I Artificial Slik Popular MUTT AND irst "Black Maria." e, even u ency nowadays to se tires, so that in much the same vher The Automobile t 18 & 1 )f fact, in many cases e has been doubled. ago some automobile irrying only fifteen tires, they are now pounds, and several are _ recommending ds for the rear tires ds for the front ones. not give quite the t of the low inflation. the ew in tr to some trial. Bu It Arpr it der th 8 now the usual carry from five air pressure in the case twelvo silk 1 JEFFâ€"By Bud Fisher at nese cireumâ€" contact with illoon tires. dimensions ! marâ€" purpo people, antly | 0.8.M 1a. _ l Listening to Music. "Black Listening to music with intel n vanâ€"| demands from the listener mor ipâ€"heap, | is demanded from the votary is a deâ€" put more the shoe way as a en tire n er ArO Which Way Are You Living? There is a tremendous difference tween living life indiferently, with purpose or plan, and living it triun antly with a definite goal in vie v & picture or a piece of sculptu stinctivaly measures what they sent with the reality in so far has seen it. Music, on the other has no such aids to its effect up hearers. Being merely sound, sound that is as fleeting as it is i their beauties, but some of able those who study them into play the healthful activi parison. Thus, the person | *stening to music with intelligence demands from the listener more than is demanded from the votary of the other arts. The lover of painting or of sculpture may stand before the picâ€" ture or the statue for as long as he likes. _ The lover of literature has available to him the books of his authors. Those arts not only provide for their lovers permanent records of‘ pressure in his tires accordingly. It is estimated that balloon tires have greatly reduced the number of punctures, so that it is not uncommon now for a driver to go 5,000 miles without having any tire trouble. These tires are not so soft as to drag up foreign matter nor so hard as to force nails and other sharp articles into the tread. # ‘ aneouts von derived from bai.con tires. , Ordinarily a tire should not loss more than four pounds of air pressun' in a month, provided the valves are" kept tight and the caps are given a| tight twist. In some instances, underl these conditions, the pressure will reâ€" main practically constant for several| weeks. The owner of the car usuallyi can ascertain in a short time how rapidly deflation takes place and can adjust bis schedu‘e of renewing air pressure in his tires accordinolv Car manufacturers have been imâ€" proving the designs of stecring gears, springs and other units which are affected by low pressure tires, so that there is now a perfect adjustment beâ€" tween these factors and the new type of tires. This adjustment, however.J needs the proper pressure in the tires in order to be completely satisfactory and it is found that even one or two pounds one way or the other makes considerable difference in the satisfac-l tion derived from balloon tires , _ Another important consideration is that inasmuch as the mnnufacturers‘ have carefully tested the tires theyi‘ _ make from the standpoint of giving _the greatest service possible, the ownâ€" er should carefully follow manufacâ€" turers‘ recommendations as to presâ€" sure. He should be careful above all' things not to overinflate, and it is al-" most as important to be sure that the tires are not underâ€"inflated. â€" This‘ means that the motorist should take! the trouble to test the air in his tiresf frequently to see that they are kept, at about the proper nressure. I It is now considered that &bout thirty pounds is the best pressure to use in tires on an automobile weighâ€" ing around 3,000 pounds. Cars which are heavier will need some extra air in the tires to secure the same genâ€" eral effect in riding. A full bnlloon} tire carrying a load of about 1,000 ; pounds is considered overâ€"inflated at anything over thirty pounds. And for a 6.20 tire, one of the manufacturâ€"! ers recommends twentyâ€"four pounds' as the minimum inflation for such a!‘ car around 1,000 pounds. | us effect. For that reason, lisâ€" g to it, if it is to be intelligent iing, must be far more concenâ€" d than intelligent looking at a re or intelligent reading of a COMFORT IN HARD TESTS. M ADVANTAGES ARE SEEN. There also is the advantage of such | a car being less liab‘le to skid on uf slippery highway than with the cord , tires, and there is much less danger of the balloon tires picking up nails, and getting punctures when they are | more high‘y inflated than in the for-; mer lowâ€"inflation mothod â€" Of course,' the greatest benefit which comes from' the increased inflation is found in the: fact that tires which have been in-l flated will last much longer, andi therefore the tire expense to the moâ€" torist is considerably reduced. ‘ mealthful activity of comâ€" 8, the person looking at a piece of sculpture inâ€" ut some of them enâ€" study them to bring they repreâ€" o far as he ference beâ€" ly, without it triumphâ€" in view.â€" If it is important that the piano in the home be kept in tuneâ€"and who will deny that it should?â€"it is a great deal more important that the piano in a public or semiâ€"public place be kept in tune. Such a piano, upon a State 40â€"Coveret with dots 42â€"Bone (Latin) 43â€"A dunce 45â€"Used In billiards 46â€"Made an error 49â€"Slips sideways i61â€"Variety of domestic fow!l 53â€"One who paints 55â€"Abbr. for a thoroughfare 56â€"A vegetable 59â€"Civil Engineer (abbr.) 60â€"Toward |61â€"Plural of that \62â€"Prefix meaning "in" 164â€"Gyrates !§5â€"To be indignant at Visitors to Montreal find t interesting landmarks. The c 1â€"A vegetable 6â€"Of more recent date 10â€"In the year of our Lord (abbr.) 11â€"To analyze according to gramâ€" mar 5 14â€"Division of the army (abbr.) 15â€"Railway (abbr.) 17â€"To strike out 18â€"Note of the scale 19â€"One who loves extremely 20â€"Perches 21â€"Footless animails 24â€"To take firm hold < 28â€"Highest card 29â€"Variety of pork 32â€"Exclamation 83â€"City in N. E. Massachusetts 36â€"Prefix, Toward; to 37â€"Everlasting 88â€"Black and red bird of U. 8. (pl.) 39â€"Abbr. for name of a Western Keep Your Piano in Tune + Start out by filling in the sure. These will give you a and they in turn to still oth space, words starting at the r horizontally or vertically or t HORIZONTAL SUGCGESTIONS CROSSâ€"WORD PUZZLE single hearing, ing in the words of which you feel 7reva;onably give you a clue to other words crossing them, to still others. A letter belongs in each white Shazes us ut o n 3 i h wl } FOR SOLVING CROSSâ€"WORD PUZZLES the ftamous old church of Bonsecours one of the church is dedicated to all seafarers. he numbered squat:e-s--a--t;’d running or both. s famou And yet the majority of pianos in public places are neglected. Is this not worth a thought on someone‘s part? can disgust a whole roomful of people. Not one family and a few neighbors, as in the case of a piano in the home, but many families. 30â€"Tint 31â€"Stout 34â€"Short sleep 35â€"Before 41â€"Charge made for instrustion 43â€"Bigoted 44â€"Physician 47â€"Ties again 48â€"Abhor 49â€"Dots CCâ€"More rational f 52â€"Man‘s name (abbr.) 54â€"Southern State of U. S. (abbr.\} 57â€"Abr. for a New England State 5Eâ€"A bone (Latin) 60â€"Same as si (musical) 63â€"Point of compass (abbr.) (abbr.) 16â€"Measure of length (abbr.) 18â€"A thoroughfare (abbr.) 22â€"A fastener 23â€"Attentive 25â€"Proportion 26â€"iIn front 27â€"A spring flower 1â€"A throng 2â€"Mother (abbr.) 3â€"Loves extremely 4â€"Musical entertainment 5â€"River in Venezeula 6â€"Looks at maliciously 7â€"City in State of Washington 8â€"A large cask (abbr.) 9â€"Dried fruit 12â€"Man‘s name (familiar) 13â€"N. Central State of U. 8. o d O e OtHt INTERNATIONAL SYNDiCATE Party to a marriage ceremony VERTICAL cither ]fi When a dog barks at night in Japan the owner is arrested and sentenced to work for a fixed time for the neighâ€" bors whose slumbers may have been disturbed. |indisputable advantage of the cause | in which his sword was drawn that he is entitled to a place high in the list of soldiers who have ably served the British commonwealth. ' When French‘s great service was performed, it was undoubtedly well for the further conduct of the British offensive that the supreme command was intrusted to Haig. But in a year and a half of intensive warfare he {had justified the faith reposed in him | as the brilliant tactician of the South African war. As Lord Lisutenant of Ireland until the Home Rule Partition Act became effective, he served the: Imperial cause with courage and firmâ€" ness in a critical juncture. l Whatever policies of statecraft or | manoeuvres in the field may continue , to be controversial issues in the apâ€"| !praisa! of his career, he set down to ‘his recardA so much that was for the‘ Motherâ€""Now, children, don‘t quarâ€" Te‘!. What‘s the matter?" Willieâ€""We‘re playing airplane, and Mamie won‘t jump out the attle winâ€" dow with your umbrella. TORONTO = d son and I spent a *Anatever place may be finaily| S!*XIC°Nâ€"Yearâ€"0oid . R », assigned the Earl of YÂ¥pres in the his~f wonderful vacation ‘r. the Hunter‘s tory of Britain‘s part in the World, Island c?qntry, nex't. summer we wan!: War, no subsequent revelations can !° L0 . :nher to Nipigon nr.Frenc rob his name of the lustre that atâ€"‘ R',},;“' 18 spirit Avillâ€"nut d a tached to his supreme effort on the! h e old spirit wi t"" own, g“f battlefield from which his title was| the coming season i eee mahy :0 derived. Lord French was the foreâ€"| the§e erstwhile staid business me’n _:md most factor in the creation of thei",he"' sons from all Orer the }]mtefi "First Hundred Thousand," as the! States ”.’d (;am:da annfverivng the ca nucleus of that greater foree whose! the wild into the unGeveloped heart firm stand on the Continental fore.| Of the continent. shore saved the day for the Allies and‘ rpmemneiines . qout . ar e ce Har: for embattled civilization. Natiral MKamnimane HinHakL.. l Iliteracy in Canada is not confined to its frontiers~and rewer territories. Defining illiteracy as inability after the age of ten years to read or write in any language, an aralysis of the census statistics of 1921 shows that 5.10 per cent. of the population of ; Canada is iiliterate. Of the provinces, ‘ Ontario has the lowest illiteracy, 2.90 per cent., and New Brunswick tops the |list with 7.61 per cent. illiterate.‘ ’ Manitoba comes second to New Brunsâ€" wick with an illiteracy of 7.09 per: | cent. In that province the high perâ€" ,centage is due in great measure to‘ | the large immigrant population in | which il:iteracy is much kigher than ’among Canadian born. Of the foreign born in Manitoba 20.72 per cent. are illiterate. In the three Western Proâ€" vinces there are 69,635 illiterates and of these 81 per cent. are foreign born | and 19 per cent. Canadian and Britâ€" ish bornâ€"a condition which should make us, as Canadians, think. Comâ€" Ipu‘.snry education laws are doing . | much, but in spite of these, many | Canadian born children of foreign ‘ E’parentage as well as many children of â€" A much lower urbaa than rural ilâ€" literacy in Canada, even among forâ€" cign botn, demonstrates the excellent work that is being accomplished by uit ulc wl k night schools Canadian illiterate parents are perâ€" petuating their family names in the ranks of illiteracy. For instance, 89.46 per cent. of foreign born Ukrainâ€" ians in Canada are illiterate and 7.65 of their Canadian borr children can neither read nor write! Illiteracy, however, must not be confused with inability to speak English. This is another problem and a serious one. In Saskatchewan alone over 40,000 citiâ€" zens cannot speak English. | Solution of last week‘s ouzzle. Punish Owner of the Dog Field Marshal French. atever place Wiiteracy in Carada. Obstinate n dalad WmTEER | bo the granary of the world. | the advantage of a beneficent ; fand the aggressiveness and ene !Canadian farmers, Canada, as a supplier, will make good. Only the dentist gets r;d for ing down in the mouth. But They‘re Busy, It is estimated that 87 pe those who pity themselves much else to do. |__Canadian farmers have & responsiâ€" !bility which has probably never beâ€" | fore been placed upon the shoulders Iof any group of men. The United States has practically ceased as a wheat exporting nation, and the eyes of the world are being directed to Canada. We have the land, we havoI the climate, and we have the men with the ability and will to meet the deâ€" mand, and within the next few yeau! this country will occupy a position| never before occupied by any country.! Instead of being, as it now is, "the| granary of the Empire," Canada will) bo the granary of the world. With| Chis . in esb es e n Sn is C ; _ Canada‘s crops are now in the ground, and the annual question, Y "What will be harvest be?" must reâ€" 'main unanswered for some months. ; The result will now depend upon Na-‘ _ ture. Sunshine and moisture kave the :f'mal say as to the outcome, and in ’thia connection it is well to recognize our dependence upon forces entirely [beyond our control, | | Canada, fortunately, is blessed with’ a climate that produces the very best of staple food supplies and that can‘ be depended upon. It is well for the ,'world that such is the case, otherwise‘ many countries would be hard pressed 'for enough to eat. Canadian wheat in its raw state is now going to 26 inâ€" dividual countries while Canndiln§ wheat flour is being used upon the tables of the people of 62 countries,| . Canadian oatmeal and rolled oats nne'l going to 20 countries, while meats of | all kinds are being provided for n', great many populations. |" ‘_Natural Resources Bulletin. The Natural Resources Intelligence Service of the Dept. of the Interior atflOttqwa says :â€" The old spirit will not down, and the coming season is to see many of these erstwhile staid business men and their sons from all over the United States and Canada answering the cail + | 35 , ZALI ILIS CINC 107 LNE 10 CHANRC One of the letters asking for mnps: llzlr dress clothes for garh more suit ;r::o;:noe Irotuifis, whxcbl‘x th_e N.atural! able for contact with printers‘ ink. On vidin ctes tn elgence Service 18 PYOâ€"| the smaller vessels the task of arrangâ€" g to tourists, is so ent!:uslaat)c‘ ing the paper is in the hands of the that reading between the lines ©0€} pursers can feel that the writer is just bubâ€", ¢ bling over in his eagerness to again Collecting the News, ply the paddle or shoulder the pack-f Editing a paper at sea has many difâ€" sack. +He says: "Last summer my ficulties, chief of which is that atmosâ€" sixteenâ€"yearâ€"old son and I spent a Pberics and static interference, over wonderful vacation ‘r. the Hunter‘s which man has no control, often inâ€" Island country, next summer we want terrupt the wireless service of news. to go either to Nipigon or French Heacy seas, too, mean troublesome Rivers." e * ‘gmel for the printers. The bulk of LThe old spirit will not down, and, the news by wireless comes from Engâ€" * â€"" ~Mift® «s Tomorkow â€" 6 From the tenor of their letters many of these men must be past midâ€" dle life, but the fascination for the wild still holds its power over them. Each recurring season sees their faces turned towkrd the groat unexplored areas, and they refuse to recopnize that time is passing; while their hair may take on an ijronâ€"grey shade, the heart remains young,â€"they crave the freedom of the open, and refuse to grow old. | _A glance at the map of Northâ€" western Ontario will indicate the vast network of lakes and rivers, the greater portion of which have never i or at least rarely been traversed by: any but the native Indians. Into this area the coming season, in increasing numbers, lovers of nature, children of| the open, trailâ€"breakers, or by what! other appropriate designation thesel delvers into the wilds may be known,‘ :ill be packing their canoes and out-lfi ts. â€" Many illustrations of the latter have come to light, in resent letters to the Natural Resources Inte‘ligence Service of the Department of the Inâ€" terior. A remarkable number of enâ€" quiries are being received from resiâ€" dents across the line for information concerning canoe routes and camping conditions in Canada, particularly in those portions where omy a real man: wou‘!d undertake the hardships inci-l dent to the trip. | Some peopie let themselves grow old, others grow old gracefully, while others positively refuse to grow old. Into the Open With the Boys. per cent, of nt nature] energy of| baven‘t world lookâ€" Mr. Jones (dlsappo!nted. and reachâ€" ing for his hut)â€""\\'aterloo 9" ‘N*-â€" The Coldest Tempcrntun. Absolute 7ero, or coldest possible temperature, is minus 478 degrees, The eoldest medium used in industry is liquid Alr, which ig 316 Aâ€"grees Fahrenbeilt below zero, flw u> td i ol Elderly heires (sadly) Jones, my heart is dead t passton. The only man J or could ever love, was t battle ofâ€"ofâ€"â€"â€"» L Vienna‘s Many 7 In the streets of Vien trees enough to make a If they were Pplaced tog spot of land. Aceording figures of the municipa] they number 58,000, enusively, "I am going «way! think my busband wil miss . "If he does, Madan," respo great cuthor, "he sh ould _ trusted with fire Arms awain + Toâ€"day I hea story: A wom wifeâ€"and | als, proached Mark a banquetâ€" "Oh, Mr. Clemens effusively, "I @am goin | _ At a signal the electric button oper. / ating the printing press is touched and " next instant the paper is being printed | to pass into the waiting hands of the flhl'p’l boys, who are already queneing | up for their copies. Within haif an hour hundreds of copies of the sixâ€" 'pa:o paper, with its 15,000 words of matter, including advertisnments, will |have been distributed among the pasâ€" sengers. _ _ Gg,_ _ CA CAeCOn escapes the editor. His work is done for another night. He looks through the porthole and sees the roseato dawn touch the boundless sea to gold. It is a picture which would hold the city man breathâ€" less. The editor yawns and stumbles Off tn had off to bed. | _ The news servi many hours until lbrousht hot from | little time to lose fice; there is the samro"co ficlency from the point of vi men and machinery. Passing the Pages It may be news of some disaster. In that case he may deem it worthy of a contents bill, Another printer, thereâ€" fore, proceeds to set the bill and print it. It is all just as a Fleet Street ofâ€" The flow of press messhges to the liner‘s wireless room is intermittent during the day, but at night the four wireless operators are kept hard at work . transcribing the thousands of words of code messages telling of events in the world without. As soon as a méessage is completed it is conâ€" veyed to the editor, who reads it, jJudges its value ,and then arranges it for the linotyper. land, the principal source being the newspaper‘s head office in London. The British Foreign Office also sonds out daily services of news covering world events, and which is known as "British Official." As the liner nears the American coast the editor cannot depend wholly upon radio from Engâ€" land, but as substitute he has an American service. | Apparently all but the ship‘s crew lare at rest. But if we make our way | to the bowels of this leviathan we shall ‘find a scene of feverish activity unâ€" | connected with the navigation of the | vessel. It is the printers‘ shop, and | the next morning‘s Atlantic newspaper | is being put to press. | _ Keeping in Touch With the World. ’ Many of the great Atlantic liners ‘ publish â€"daily newspapers while at sea. | This was until recently purely a Briâ€" ]tish enterprise, but now the United Etates has followed suit by installing The most important publications on the British ships are those produced on the three largest Cunard liners. On each of these ships is an editor from Fleet Street. These journalists travel as firstâ€"class passengers, mingling among the social life of the ship each day, until it is time for them to change their dress clothes for garbh more suitâ€" able for contact with printers‘ ink. On the smaller vessels the task of arrangâ€" ing the paper is in the hands of the pursers. :3 Imagine yourself upon a great Atâ€" ‘Jantic liner. It is night. The dancers ‘have gone from the ballroom; the ‘lounges and decks are deserted save | for the occasional passing of the ship‘s policeman. The only sounds are the iswish of the ocean and the mighty, | muffled pulsing of the engines as they } force this 50,000â€"ton mass of steel and i jron through the dark waters. an upâ€"toâ€"date printing plant and an editor on the largest United States ship. * day I heard a now sigh of satisfaction es PRESS DAY AT SEA Only a womanâ€"n« also as a Take Good Aim placed together Aceording to t} municipa] sove service continues thus Twain one 6 wWill miss me ?" dam." responded the he should never be arms again." Memor;,- Vienna therc same complete efâ€" ow Mark 7 eC as a naj great bore. Trees ")â€"*"No, Mr, !0 the tender ! ever loved, killed at the he exclaimeg tmer on one to the latest government, small forest evening at view of both 1 wain nagging Do you for We don‘t mind being old Being young that hurts, "Now, tal ©f sight, ou tell me wh: ‘The te pupils or clu: pra n ©I ha tio fac the ©om in g Â¥elopm @1 m th Tr ti wi t« sior thk on. Ov land in daily by son of 1 million from «h and Nor firedigh:t and goa: of fires } white lumb cific . toms the grap} and mone India in 18 work for the Canada, in Jarge centre tremendous be covered, more than or ms the logical The Dominio gince the war advantage of ly trained im the conclusio: is coming to year in many economic lif« ried out . wi! ficiency. The R 1924 took without : dent invo of the pe the Air 1 carried o mel is q: civil life. total fAyir hours we fiights, e ing opera 16 hours Royal Ca ing 1,940 eonnectio Governm« Operatior The Forest gervice more Â¥inces of A 1924, work o volving 1.360 n es, #ir in the AVIATION IN CANADA