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t Noveme ood hotes lay which e Perseid. rved from ets Colored Aeteors obsery= dded : ximateâ€" nteor i ard when t yet tiong cived ts ) T Poor thing, thought the little old lady, the train‘s3 coming means nothâ€" ing to him beyond so many more hunâ€" drod tickets and passes to be clipped, collected, and checked. And she made a point of not asking what time the express was due, altho: :h her heart beat furiously and she longed to hear his cold, reassuring "In three or four minutes." Once on the platftorm she let the crowd pass and leave her a little beâ€" hind, for that was how she always liked it to be in the great important moinents of hor lifeâ€"a little apart, a little separate. And for this moment s&e had lived, and fought to live, for three long, achâ€" ing years. Without a word from Mike, and only her ‘stern beliet in him, her implicit faith to keep the fire of courage burning bright throughout. While peoâ€" ple pestered her with searching quesâ€" tions, hinted at hidden truths, and even sugzested having heard of him being seen in bad company. And above it al her faith had triumphed, and toâ€" day that triumph would find its realiâ€" zation. The home was waiting, and whe was ready. No matter what had held him silent and away from her, the futurs would bring recompense to both of them. The signal dropped. And the little old lady‘s eyes filled with tears. Thep neared the barrior. "When is it Titeo? When is it due*" nearly overy other person irquired of the tired man standing there, and hardly listoning to his reply: "In three or four minutes." He kept repeating it wearlly. Men, women .14 children pressed forward, and she clung grimly to the imitation moleskin coat just in front of her. The thundering majesty of the magnificent express was blurred to her; only the music of it rang clearly in her ears. _ She rocked a littlo on neat, blackâ€"booted feet as the waiting crowds intermingled with the eager arrivals, rushed together and were lost in those curiously thrilling moâ€" monts of meeting and being met; and sho dabbed quickly at her eyes with a large white pocket handkerchief. Because whateve: happened, she must not disgrace Mike. And there he wasâ€"â€" "Oh!" There werse no words, no time or place for words, only a fierce hug to say everything for them. After a brief moment they fell apart aad stood gaz ing into each other‘s faces,. And sudâ€" denly sho saw the other man standing so close behiad him. Her look passed to Mike and then back again, inquirâ€" ingly. M place â€" after â€" after, woll, criminals ‘ all.ages firm believers in God.â€"Whe and suchâ€"and I tracked this one down well, in Scotiand, and knowing I‘d have to ; en on & _ _: R bring him through London on the wnyl Sarrow to prison, I douldn‘t resist sending you‘ Nothing so increases one‘s reverâ€" a wire to be hereâ€"so that I could ence for others as a great sorrow to see youâ€"it only for ffve minutes. Just qpre‘s self. â€" It teaches ‘one the depth whilo we chauged trainsâ€"our next is of human nature.â€"Charles Buxrton. It was ridiculous, she told herself, to shed tears for happiness and never ba able to cry for unhappiness. But she couldn‘t help it. She reflected. The tears always seemed to crystalize with sorrow and flow with joy. She remeombered afterwards thinkâ€" Ing how different those first words were from what she had planned and hoped. And with his left hand he opened his coat and showed her the warrant book of a detective. "Why, Mikeâ€"â€"?" Aud then her eyes travelled to his right, imprisonâ€" ed arm, and she saw the handcuffs on the wrist. "Why, Mikeâ€"â€"*?" It was almost a whisper. I igh, Arils We trcs Aiiiher: «ht 2 8 the pushing, purposeful throng, whlchl every now and tfen threatened to overwhelm hor. At la t he came to a| standstill and steered her to the back ‘ of a slowly surging queue. | of a stowly surging queue. "There, you‘ll be ail right, now," he beamed again, and hurried off, leaving hor to nod her mute thanks. :Aâ€"h, yes, mother, I must explain everything." v scared," and he put his free arm round her thin shoulders. "It‘s my fdfi. seo? That‘s why you haven‘t heard from m» for so long. I‘ve been up aud down the countryâ€"all over the ! PT Li PC as "That‘s all right, mother," he blusâ€" tered, laughing. "Dou‘t look s0o scared," and he put . his lf‘o. arm e o e EALT i8, wellâ€"yes, you see, my son is comâ€" ing from Scotland aud I do not know where to meet him andâ€"â€"* He beamed. "That‘s3 all right," he assured her. "Come on. Follow mo." She obeyed willingly. Actoss the vast expanse of station they wentâ€"the long swinging strides of the kindly porter, and the small, tripping steps of the little old lady. Sho was so thankful to have him there helping her, making a way through sw 22 1 The little old lady stood on the outâ€" sakirts of the great, roaring station, hesitant ang confused. The hurrying crowds and the noise left her flusterâ€" ed after the peace and quiet of her village. Sho paused and looked anxiâ€" ously around. A kindly porter, spotting the frail figure, with its wisps of grey hair unâ€" der an oldâ€"fashioned bonnet, darting helplessiy to and fro, went quickly to her assistance. "Want a train, missus?" ho asked. "Oht** Sho turned a startled, grateful look upon him. "Oh, thank youâ€"no. ‘That "Loo kt** 1, grateful look youâ€"no. That my son is comâ€" | A basketball playeor travels about two and a half miles during a gameâ€" :almost a mile less than ho thinks ho covers. ! The actual distance was measured |at Depauw University with the aid of a device known as the pursuitâ€"meter, by which every movement of a player :could be recorded with considerable accuracy by an observer.. The result is announced in the research quarterly ,ot the American Physical Education Association, by Lloyd L. Messehâ€" smith and Stephon M. Corey of the | Psychology department. " They found that a player moves | more than 11 feet every two minutes. From the first to the last fourâ€"minute lperiod of the first half of the game lthe distance covered falls from 1,561 to 984 feet. The player is never as :active again as during the first four minutes. He reaches almost the same | level again during $We third fourâ€"minâ€" ‘ute period of the second half but finâ€" lishes the game at a decidedly slackâ€" , ened pace. | Most players estimate that the distance covered in a game would be |about three and a half miles. | _ Neither did mother nor son take , oven a parting kiss of farewell touch .ot one another. It had always been that way. Otherwise they could never | hare borne it. |_ The guard waved his flag and bleow , his whistle, and she stood waving the | large pocket handkerchieft until the ltrain became a distant curl of smoke. | She could not cry, because the tears , had turned to crystal in her eyos. Very slowly, Mike lowered his loft hand from his forshead, and handed the warrant book back to its rightful owner The voice of singing water; and the deep Longâ€"buried wellspring that has slopt so long In the dark cavern of my heart, from sleep Wakens again to song. â€"Wilfrid (Gibson in the Commonweal, Nature Those who have obtained the farâ€" thest insight into Nature have been in all.ages firm believers in God.â€"Who well. Basket Ball Players One loud and crashing deluge is the aky, And all the hills are laced with fashing falls, And loud from strath and glen as we sail by The voice of water callsâ€" Birmingham, Eag.â€"The effect ot motion pictures upon chilldren is to be discussed at a national conferâ€" ence in Birmingham within the next few months, according to present plans. Several inquiries of the sort alâ€" ready have been started in English towns, modeled after a study made in Birmiugham and explained in the report of the Birmingham Cinema Inâ€" quiry Committee, Britain To Discuss Effect of Movies on Youth "Not long, motherâ€"a year or so, perhaps. I know, I‘m sorry.‘ Hosaw thes agony of dismay in her face and it was like a knife thrust in his heart. "You see, I‘ve got to finish myâ€"my job, mother." "Yes, yos, dear, of course." She had complete control of horself by then, and was entirely mistress of the situation. And both men marvelâ€" led at her courage. "Well, theroâ€"that will be your train in now. Perhaps you had botter be taking your places." \ She did not attempt to follow them nor did they suggest it. "What is?" "When ho‘s five miles up in the air and his gasoline gives out." due any second now over there," and he pointed to the opposite side of the platform. "But Mike, does that mean you‘re going away again?" He nodded. "Oh, but for how long, dear boy? I can‘t bearâ€"â€"â€"* Abruptly she pulled herself together, and asked qutetly: "For how long, Mike?" "That was great of you," he said.â€" Titâ€"Bits." There was a pause. And suddenty, almost difidently, the little old lady put out her hand and laid it gently on the other man‘s rough sleove. "Never mind," she said, softly. "Your mother will be waiting for you, alwaysâ€"I â€" know.‘ And then, as though remembering something, she turned swiftly to her son. "It‘s an awful come down for tan." Singing Waters Cover 27 Miles Folly brings more lost hopes than it will evor bring fortunes. Briefs A little selft examination brings to most of us a verdict of regrots . Prince Edward Island The In~in name of Frince Edwara Island, Canada‘s is‘ana province, is "Epagwit" meaning "resting on the waters" according to the Geographic Board of Canada. The island was known in early times to the French as "Ile St. Jean" and to the English as "St. John‘s Island." In order to prevent confusion with St. John‘s, Newfoundland, and Saint John, New Brunswick, an Act was passed in 1780 naming the island "New Ireland," but as the name had already been used, it was disallowed. Eventually in 1798 the island received its present name, after Edward, Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria, who was then in command of the troops at Halifax, Nova Scotia. The dangers the mind fears most rarely appear to view. It is not want of thought so much as selfishness makes many forgetful, From a horny hand of toil comes the richest harvest of content. There is one thing in the world our toes never envy usâ€"our bodily sufferâ€" ings. A meddling mind is more to be feared than unlawful intruders. Religion A man‘s "religion" consists not of the many things he is in doubt of and tries to believe, but of the few things he is assured of, and has no need of effort for believing.â€"Carlyle. Reason If we do not reason we are bigots; it we cannot we are fools; it we dare not we are slaves.â€"Dr. Black. Bread of Life ! The bread of life is love; the salt of life is work; the sweetness of life,| poetry; the water of life, faith, | Aftér leaving the land of midnight sun an‘d travelling 8,000 miles by canoe to Nassau,.Bahamas, "Eskimo ‘Charlie"® (Charlie Planninâ€" shek) and is twoâ€"children‘arrived at"Jacksonyvillg, FI&., having ‘Hitenâ€" hiked by vessel from ‘Nassau. 9 s, 1°*+!, geblki 6 A sniper of Greys in action during Aldershot, England, war manoeuvres, recently, in which 15,000 men took part. _ The largest scale operations since the war. At Aldershot Manoeuvres 8,000 Miles By Canoe ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO ;It. is quiet here. Tree shade | Is a cool place, I will rest | Easily in the shadow. I will lio | On the earth‘s breast, And look at what sky I can see { Throug" leaves, or perhaps look ‘ At dandelions bowing gravely . To themselves in the brook. Perhaps I shall forget the brown bluff Over the brook I just climb As high as the trees are high,. Perhaps I shall forget time + And lie here forever, forgetting How soon it will be Before I must leave this hollow Reluctantly. â€"Lynn Riggs, in "The Iron Dish," Tests made this year in Brighton, Margate, Yarmouth, and the Isle of Man show that the air is charged with ozone to a degrea tmpossible in a hot summer, and a Harley Street specialist has stated that the air of London has probably never been purer. Geodetic Bench Marks The method of the Geodetic Surâ€" vey of Canada, Department of the Interior, of noting the various elevaâ€" tions above sea level throughout the Dominion takes the form of affixing threeâ€"inch bronze tablets to suitable permanent walls or bases whenever necessary. _ By reference to one of these bench marks, as they are callâ€" ed, the clevation above sea level af any part in its vicinity can be asâ€" certained. Rain has fallen nearly every day for months past in England, but medical authorities say the summer as a result, has been unusually healthy. over To look at the sky I will lie And forget the road I have traveled Not thinking of this thing or that thing, Rain is Healthful The Hollow Dr, Cohn experimentel in Berlin with cathode rays in a high vacuum, formed in a tube similar to the xâ€"ray tube. He allowed the stream of elecâ€" trons, which is the cathoda ray, to meot larger electrically charged parâ€" ticles of matter, known to scientists as jons, which are formed either from a piece of radioactive metal, such as thorium, or from a gas. ‘The blue light appeared where the electrons and the ions came together. This blue light can be broken up by prisms to form a spectrum or "rainâ€" bow" of continuous color, just as is found inâ€"sunlight,. â€" The blue light from the clear sky also shows a;conâ€" tinwous ~ spectrum,. although . gases, Cambridge, Mass. â€" Electrons streaming from the sun may be the cause of our familiar but mysterious blue sky, Dr. Willi M. Cohn, of the University of Berlin, has concluded as the result of his experiments in which a blue light very similar to that from the sky was produced in the laboraâ€" tory. Dr. Cohn is doing high temperaâ€" ture research at the A. D. Little laâ€" boratories and will start researches at Harvard shortly. through, have quite different spectra, Some men are so self{â€"confident that they are unable to distinguish a cheer from a jeer, Many a man has a good memory for faces and a bad memory for debts. Locating Knocks An instrument for locating knocks can bo made from an old telephone reâ€" ceiver and an iron rod. Procure a disâ€" carded telephone receiver, remove the magnet and insert an iron rod about two or three feat long. Thread threeâ€" quarters of an inch of the end of the rod and screw a small nut all the way down on this end. ‘Then place a piece of round fibre on this end and screw another nut on the end of the rod to hold the fibre securely. ‘The fibre should be of sufficient diameter to hold the rod snugly in place. A fairly heavy brass spring should now be placed on the end of tha rod and socured with a nut. When the fibre and spring have been fastened in place, insert them into the receiver in the position formerly held by the magnet. Cover with tape the hole at the other end of the reâ€" ceiver, where the rod passes through. Next repla~s the diaphram and earâ€" piece on the receiver and be sure that the diaphram presses "irmly against the brass spring. Now by taking soundings at differâ€" ent parts of the motor with the reâ€" ceiver to the ear and the other end of the rod resting on the motor, the knocks in the motor will be magnified, making it very easy to locate the source of the trouble. Repairing Cracks in Engines Smail cracks or holes in the water jackets of an engine may hbe closed by applying a pasto composed . of glycerine and litharge. Mix to a couâ€" sistoncy slightly thinner than putty and work into the opening while the engine is warm and the cooling sysâ€" tem is drained. The engine should not be used for a few days, or until the mixture has thoroughly hardened. on the handle. To fll with heavy grease, unscrew the cap and remove the plunger; fill the gun with grease, then replace the plunger and cap. Sun Electrons Cause Blue Sky New Light Experiments Indicate For parts which are exposed to inâ€" tense heat, such as the exbaust maniâ€" fold, the following mixture should be used: Fine iron filings, 40 parts; flowâ€" ers of sulphur, 10 parts; salâ€"ammoniac, 1 part; Portland cement, 20 parts. Then add water to form a fairly heavy paste. After mixing this paste, allow it to stand for a few hours and then apply. In about two days this mixâ€" ture hardens, forming a substance greatly resembling cast iron. How to Make a Grease Gun A very serviceable grease gun can be constructed from an old single cylinder foot pump. The lower end of the pump is sawed off just above the foot piece. _ Then take a fairly large sized funnel (one that is made of heavy gauge metal) and cut it off Just above the spout. Solder the funâ€" nel to the bottom of the pump cylinâ€" der. Oil or light transmission grease can be drawn into the gun by putting the end into the oil or grease and pulling ‘Who was the inventor of the wireless ?" "Don‘t you know that? Any fool could tell you." "That‘s why I asked you." THE CAR OWNER‘S By G. W. Donald _ Bince the time of Newton sciontists have speculated on why the sky is | blue. _ The most successful explanaâ€" [ tion heretofore has been that of Sir | John Tyndall and Lord Raleigh in the last century, which considers it due to _sunlight broken up in a particular | way by spherical particles in the atâ€" | mosphere. _ Dr, Cohn states that his ‘theory does not conflict with the older | one so far as direct sunlight is conâ€" cerned. He points out that the Tynâ€" _dallâ€"Rayleigh theory would expect the , light from the sky to be polarized so |that all its waves would vibrate in a particular way. ‘The light produced which show only thin colored lines. :Dr. Cohn points out that at the upper iluyeru of our atmosphere electrons lcontinunlly arriving from the sun and lons of the gases which form our air :meot in the intense vacuum of space. Bince under such conditions in his ilahoratory the blue light which is so like the light from the blue sky is forâ€" |mal, he believes that the bilue of the Ilmavem may, at least partially, have | the same cause as that of the laboraâ€" tory. «: by Dr. Cohn in the laboratory is not polarized, and daylight is only partly polarized, partly not. k The pitch, or tone, of an electric horn can be raised or lowered at will by the following method. After reâ€" moving and taking t~~ horn apart, |placo the diaphram, or disc, from which the sound is produced, on some smooth, hard surface. Then ‘hammer lightly all around the edgoe of the disc. This raises the tension in the center, which causes a quicker and higher pitch d tone. If one desires to lower |tho pitch, hammer a few light blows in the centre of the disc. | Celluloid Curtain Lights | The best way to clean and renew celluloid curtain lights is first to use | clean vinegar, applying it with a soft fpiece of chease cloth or gauze. Keep | the vinegar away from the curtain | material, as it might discolor it. Then, if the lights are scratched they may be renowed by applying acetone varnish, which will restore them almost to , their original transparengy. | Leaks in the Top ! _ Smail leaks in the top of the car can be repaired with the same rubber comâ€" ipound that is used for filling cuts in tire casings. Press the compound seâ€" ‘curely into the hole and then trim off ‘the excess. Allow it to stand for a few hours and then apply heated flatirons fto both sides, pressing together firmly. |The heat of the irons will vulcanize the rubber in place. : Repairing a Spark Plug i _ When adjusting the gap of a spark plug, the outer electrode will someâ€" times break off, rendering the plug .uselesu. But it is not necessary to lthrow the plug away. Merely bend {the center electrode so that it stands close to the outer shell, setting the ‘space to the usual gap space. ‘ When the Engine Stops Suddenly i Sometimes when out on the road, the engine will stop suddenly without apparent cause. It is probably due to one of the following troubles: No gasoâ€" line supply. Spark plug broken, Elecâ€" ‘tric circuit disconnected at some point. A broken wire. A loose terminal. Timer trouble. Picking winners is uszally a losing game. A Ducoveret ‘ moment ask him I(;r a k There is one man known to history, Mer friend blushed, b and long illustrous among his (ellow-l The following day men, who in his own meditations had MA called round to see whi reached the conviction that there was ed. a new world far across the sea, and uol "Did you ask Jack disappointment or vexing delay could dear?" expel that conviction from his earnest| "I didn‘t get a chan mind. Neither the frowns nor the ueg-: rather upsetting reply lect of monarchs, neither hops deferâ€" me before 1‘d thought o red, nor the terrors of the deep, norl mâ€"_â€"~â€"â€" 48 _ mutiny, nor tempest, nor death, could lndepnden turn Columbus from his resolute purâ€" Th mutusl depende pose. On he pressed in spite of them Ae penrtl® tains among material allâ€"serene amid the tempestâ€"full of , ceived by us on a mome hope when all around seemed to tell NOC ht Atom in ©reat only of despair; and he stood at l“t'sell’ or £6r nr'ell:lalone : on the shores of a lovely island in the s * ; indirectly, influences an oceanâ€"the discoverer of lands vhoaol x by every other atom. discovery has changed the hislory of i * the world‘â€"Tweedie. ; which exists among inte _ To Clean the Glass Try dipping a clean cloth in ‘gasoâ€" line and rubbing lightly over the windâ€" shield and windows, thon polishing with a dry cloth, Mud Holes With one wheo! in a bad mud hole, tho car will usually be as disabled as though both wheels were in the mud, as the action of the differential causes the one wheel to spin. To get out of such a difficulty, proceed as follows: Disconnect the omergency brake rod on the wheel which rests on solid ground. Then pull bac‘kt the brake lever hard, which will lock the wheel in the mud hole. _ By letting in the clutch, all the powoer will be applied to the wheel on solid ground, which will usually drag the other wheel out of the mud hole. Tuning the Forn , but loveâ€"A Persian ! Indepndence !_ The mutual dependence which ob tains among material things is perâ€" | ceived by us on a moment‘s reflection, Not one atom in creation exists by itâ€" self or for itself alone, but, directly or indirecUly, influences and is influenced by every other atom. But the unity 4 which exists among intelligent and reâ€" Iuponsifle persons, their mutual deâ€" pendence and relationship, is just as real as that which obtains among maâ€" terial things, and is far more wonderâ€" ful, more solemn and important in it« j nature, causes, and consequences.â€" MacLeod . True courage has so little to do with anger, that there lies always the strongest suspicion against it where this passion is highest. True courage is cool and calm. The bravest of mon have the least of a brutal bullying inâ€" solence, and in the very time of danâ€" ger are found the most serene, ploas ant, and free. Rage, we know, can make a coward forget himself and fight. But what is done in fury or anâ€" ger can never be placed<(o the account of courage.â€"Shaftesbury. Work is of a religious natureâ€"work is of a brave nature; which it is the aim of all religion to be. All work of man is as the swimmer‘s;: a waste ocean threatens to devour him; if he fronts it not bravely, it will keep its word,. By incessant wise defiance of it, lusty rebuke and buffet of it, behold how it Joyally supports him, ears him as its conqueror along. _ "It is #o," says Goethe, "with all things men unâ€" dertake in this world."â€"Carlyle, A young woman about to be marâ€" ried decided to test her swoeetheart, and, with this object in view, called on a girl friend. "I want you to go for a walk with Jack,‘ she confided, "and at a suilable moment ask him for a kiss." Her friend blushed, but consented. The following day the bridetobe called round to see what had happenâ€" But Death Valley‘s claim to distineâ€" tion is not based on a single spectacuâ€" lar day‘s work, Death Valley is a conâ€" sistent performer. It delivers a very high average temperature year after year, and practically every summer it turns out a few daysâ€"or perhaps even woeeksâ€"of weather fit for oldâ€"timers to brag about. And it can do a handsome job in droughts, tooâ€"mounths on end without the hundredthâ€"inch sprinkle of rain that is the United States weather bureau‘s minimum requirement for a rainy day, When the rest of the counâ€" try was parching in the great drought of 1930, Death Valley outdid itself. It had no recorded rain all year, and the drought oyverlapped on one end into December, 1929, and into January, 1931, on the other; 401 consecutive days on which no measurable precipiâ€" tation occurred. Smith, on the way to the city, found a slip of paper just outside the gate of his house. It was a detailed plan of his private office. ‘The exact position of the stairs was shown. Notes showâ€" ed which doors swung in and which swung out. Even the windows were set down. Death Valley, that strip of desolaâ€" tion in Southeastern California, holds the highest honors in heat for the western hemisphere, and a few years ago, before it was ousted by the city of Azizia in North Africa, it was the world‘s champion mercury booster. It was on a blazing midsummer day eighteen years ago, July 10, 1913, that the official thermometer at Greenland Ranch recorded a temperature of 134 degrees Fahrenheit. ‘This figure stood for nine years, two months and three days, until September 13, 1922, when the Tripolitan town of Azizia sizzled up to 136 degrees in the shade. Death Valley is a deep trough be tween two mountain ranges. It is something over 100 miles long and averages ten miles wide. Within loss than 100 miles of Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the United States proâ€" per, it sinks its lowest depression of 276 feet below sea level. This is ofâ€" ficial measurement; . there may be dower spots in the valley still awaiting the surveyor‘s telescopic eye. For ages it has beei the catch basin of desert streams, so that there is on its arid floor a vast accumulation of concentrated mineral salts of various kinds, including the famous borax deâ€" posits that until a few years ago sup plied the world. . FEAR:® Be not afraid: during thy Hfe and ter thy death theore can â€"only be () Death Valley Caught Exits M to kiss you it H+ y 5 o oomt ol yeyite