- " ‘*¢‘:.@."*r Facts

Oil fields it‘ greet promise have been diseovc wi in Bolivia. ' Osst iron paving blocks have -_been successfully tested in n. Paris street. oil irom motoevehicles preventing

Oeiifcmsb uot‘ oi amends lsatyesr has _ 000.000 pounds. and 13% per cent in- crease-irom 1921.. \ , -_

"A gohemical smoke screen that can be used to hide objects on the ground from aerial observers has been dnven- ted by a German. _

With an ironing surface equal to ten ilatirons a new Mme laundry de- vice can be operated on a table irom a lightening circuit.

When an automobile is equipped with a French inventoi"s attachment

is automatically sounded. l .'

A novel mask to shield painters using compressed air sprays from the fumes c! paint is lengthened to‘ keep their clothing clean. ~ '

Phonograph records of English in- vention that are claimed to be practically indestructibles are

» thin enough to be folded or rolled.

Used with a sweeping motion like l broom. s newnlawn rake has long. thin steel tines 2 that reach under shrubbery andl .do mot injure sod.

invented a radiotube that at once

stage oi power amplification. _ A compressed air device to apply core paste in foundries_ , work here- ior done by hand, has been invented by s resident oi Buffalo. N. Y. An electric-vaporizer invented by a New York man automatically shuts gf_i__tl3e cunent when its liquid con- tents have boiled away. ‘ " ,_ For emptying milk or other bottles It California man has invented a. ; siphon that operates automatically {without sucking on the tube. ' ,__.Q_pmcess that has been patented ior checking decay in trees makes use ,,_o! oi_ specially prepared cork allow the lim‘. ; to move without injury and keep out moisture. M A French inventions airplane that ;~ lll-Syl single plane Ln front and an ad- mditiopal wing half way between the cockpit and rudder has been navigat- _ ed successfully in severe storms. ' ' 'A gauge has been developed by the fllnited States Bureau of Standards to register the movements of _auto- lie seats at different speeds to aid Jn-making cars more comfortable, . Briedish tanneriesnqw supply, the tninl dmneetic requirements oi sole . leech and 65 per cent of other kinds ., as compared wth live and 50 per cent. y gqpgctlvely, a. Zew years ago. The rear wall of a. garage palcnid - ‘by a. Georgia. inventor swings outward -; in prevent e. accident, should a. driver _ fqlijn swp his car and also can be siecd to ienglaen the building.

loped a method for removing all the resinous matter irom cork has succe- ededin making clothing from sheets 0i the bark pliable enough to be fold-

ed.

"K "California inventor has combin-

.' ed s: towel rack and holder for civill-

"tsllnes, which are carried on spring controlled reels inside an enlarged

‘j of a tube" that. forms the

_ tacit, .. » ~ F ~Berlin is using a rubbish collecting “truck having a revolving body 1M0 ‘Qpehlngg in which street reptacles "(it and are emptied without dlstrib utlng dust as the body is revvlved~ "MWith 3, 019,035 miles oi highways , the United States has 45 per cent 0f - me world total or 13.000 miles more ‘ than‘ all the otheiz countries except ‘those of North and South America- " " A‘ French naval officer has inven- "(hﬂta diving outfit which supplies ‘ ‘Qh-“lroni a tank carried on his back 1p a user. a complete suit and the "ierrlployment of attcndants being un- necessary. v L Qights that lmre been lYiVBIIt/ltl i0 enable a telescope to be pointed at , m object or light at. night quickly r~ .. . - . are made oi quartz "rod upe- “lbw-i are illuminated by t. concealed ,»ﬂ=eh- nlllhl- , _,__In Germany an Dll company clo- ' [divers its products by shipping on ' “railway cars large tanks, that Jere , loaded on trailers mtnctxt empty-DB ﬁrnd hauled by tﬂii-‘KS ‘Itheir dest-ination. i Both the in." atrial center andihe 7ccnter of popukitkm c." the Unltid. _ccntains time agricultural‘ cent/ii‘.- iwhﬂg the geographical center ls in‘ Kansas. ' '

lportable outfit for contractors sub- lplies electricity for arc iveldillz 811d icompressed air to operate tools. -

Gennan scientists who diacoveﬂd a new chemical clement known ‘ 19f rhenium have obtained two hill - grams oi it by a difficult refining process.

“glam but 250 pounds

13,11 b ilt in Chicago has at-

mnaelqma 55w: o1 149 miles an hour rac .

mil taelltmg machine invented by l" -Auatralian uses only i"! needle “d m“ 1,0 fgprOdilCe records, the usual tone arm and sound chamb" “Tam?

“Amer-t. system M" Pemiliﬁ’ automobiles has been invented that u opt-Md by a. driver's heel while h“ (one still is 0n the awzleretor

A wheel invented by a Yﬁmilimb“

on an INQITFI enables a Graver i0 sound his horn or control lishts by moving his thumb-

mlnnyn‘ m; possibility of en- m , a new fiat-iron is

with a receptacle nee to any light-

°g up carrier wave ei mm: line telephony be- and Melbourne, Aus- qmblagdﬂie number person-e oi} sss blew! 60m‘ 53mm‘. lsundried

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.3 n estimated-lat 27.4. exceeds a legal speed a loud Whistle ,'

._ , - . . . ‘ 1 ‘A German scientist claims ;to have .

in s detector. e. stage of audio and a .

A._Fl'enoh scientist whodgas deve- ‘-

when necr ~ iStates now are in Indiana; hil-‘sourri _' __ - _Principal Robertson,

-' Driven by a gasoline engino,._ya-

i111": '. powered with p, two cylinder motor; .

ab“, circuit out o! balance.

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i} I e e Canadian and Intjernatio nal Oratorical C ontesltsi A

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Canadian winner, as inprevious years, Will begiven aAtrayellingio scholar: ship in the form of a trip to Europe, with all expenses paid. A

This Canadian winner will also represent Canada

who MAY yew-ran

' ‘ary 1,1929,are less than 19

years of age and who are enroll- ' ed as pupils in a. high school or collegiate institute or other rec ognized educational institution below University grade including grades nine and ten. .

HOW TO ENTER '

" In the Province entries may be made, either direct to The Charlottetown Guardian or to the principals themselves.

TH E ORATIONS _

Orations must be original and » must not take more than 10 min-

utes iiidelivery. They may be dc- livereddn English or French.

THE DATES,

School competitions not later y than March 15. - . District ﬁnals——Not later than ‘ A April 20.

Provinnial ﬁnals, in Charlotte- town--By May 3. ' -

Canadian ﬁnals--About May

15. . ‘European trip-Begins early in Julv. International ﬁnals-in Oc- tober. - OFFICIALS

_National Chairman for Can- ada-—Main Johnston, Toronto Daily Star.

Canadian Committee -- Miss Myrtle , Patterson, Vancouver Sun; C. A. Hayden, Calgary Her- ald; C. R. Morrison, Edmonton Journal; Hon. R. A. Hoey, Minis- te oi.’ Education, Manitoba; Hon, Cyril F. Delage; Superintendent of Education, Quebec; Prof. A. Stanley Walker, representing Halifax , Herald; Frank Walker, Charlottetown Guardian.

Department of Education-

i Professor H. H. Shaw, Director: , Principal Murphy, Professor Lloyd Slmw, Mr. Braden Jelly, President oi the Teachers Association.

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Boys and girls who on Febru-i

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discovered in the Ural mountains in Russia islined with icicles that geologists believe were formed 150, 000 years ago. ,

An electrically heated tool, taking current from a. lighting circuit, has been invented to replace the more dangerous torch used to burn paint from woodwork.

A much Inventor's burglar alarm fills a room with radio waves, a bell rlning when an unauthorized person enters and throws an electric

for and

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color

ooior should be set.

BRINGING Ul’

consumer a. uniform product. Only eggs of good

Avoid incubating Poor Eggs , Qhspe oi an ell is another inher-

ltable characteristic. Misshapen eggs vcry often hot-ah quite welksnd ap-

prefers

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the district cllanxpions. It is at compete. ,

small eggs when picking ‘hatching eggs because most markets are dis- criminating against from the fact that egg size is inher- ltable eggs oi standard size as a rule

a in the International Ch ampionship.

" The (iharlottctown Guardian, in conjunction with newspapers and committees in other provinces of Can. aria and in other countries of the world, is again conducting the Canadian and International Oratorical Competi. tions which were so outstandingly successful in 1927 and 1928., In individual School Competitions in this Prov- ilwc. anysubieci may be Heed"- buf in the District, Provincial and Canadian Lhampionships one of the following four silbiects must he nsed-“(Yanada Among the Nations”;

“The Unification of Canada”; ‘The Peoples of Canada”: “(Ianadrfs Economic Development.” _. ~. . - v 4- » _ . . . .

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The contests will be open, without charge, to pupils, boys and girls,hi high schools, Grades Nine and Ten,

the Principals and Faculties of Prince 0f Wales ( ﬁfth.

secondary schools. collegiate institutes and other recognized educational institutions below University grade...

‘The (luardian again is fortunate in having the cooperation of the Director and Department of Education, lollege and St. Dunstan’s University, andThe Teachers Associa-

Thc first ‘step in the contest is for each school to hold a contest t0 determine its own champions. The prov.

ince will he divided into districts. There ivill be a competition at a point in each of these districts to determine . these district competitions that the champions {of the individual schools will

The winners of each of the districts will come to (Iharlottetown, i}. guests of The Charlottetown Guardian

and at its (expense, to compete for Provincial championship. The winners of this contest wlllﬁeceive suitable prizes from The (‘herlottetovsll (luaWli-fiti. . . " . =

Similar competitions will be held in other provinces of the Dominion‘. Following theseiprovincial champion-

The ( anadian chanlpion ivill he sfven a travelling scholarship in the form of airee trip to l~ Qf the newspapers 3315i com-mi?- ’ ""1 "-l H19 various pruvirqes Wliifdi zire cfmdllétlllg ﬂit COIltCStS.

The ( alltldltlll winner. after his b‘- Tolaczm trip. will goio Washington or some other selecte" c . , pete in the international (ihatnpﬁoitshigi. T '

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A cabinet tint holds many dishes and kitchen utensils ls been in- vented that tan be iol ed the out- side being covered wi an orna- men-tsl materiel. to serve as a screen. A ‘ nese scientist has discover- ed thet the introduction of uranium compounds into soil has s beneficial effect upon crops by stimulating friendly bacteria to activity.

I008 POI HATOIIING

Justbeosuseehenilshighpro- ducer does notmosn she should be usedzas sbreederzThelind oiesgs she lays is equally so important as the number. We must not lose amt of this fsot when saving hatching

ICII- . in selecting batching eggs color, and shell

shape, also, to

weave. no .051 TRYIN‘ 1'0 sun.» WITH THAT noun-Sol MIGHT M» WEI-l- air 09.»:- A5 LONG As I'M come/s arr up i ‘mum:

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RLOTTETOWN a GUARDIAN

‘M Cn-nwerﬂtion of the Department of Education‘

Shell imperfections may not be inheritable but interfere with the hatchsbiiity. For example, thin shel- led esga ordinary evaporate mo rap- idly. Select ens that an strong. sound in shell texture. and iron from ridges. cracks and transparent spots. Ella with 800d shells indicate that the hens which isyed them were

ships, the winner from each prover: wPl no to a selected city to compete for the Canadian Championship. Prince Fido-art] Island winner wll. go to the (Janad-Ian (‘cutest as guest of The Glarlottetowli Guardio" with all expenses paid. -

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l 90101111 esgs because the factors parentiy hatch into strong husky produce chicks that have a better properly nourished and in good than 50 degrees are inherited chicks, but in using them you are atsrt in liie and grow more rapidly. health. intensifying the undesirable factors responsible for poorly shaped eggs. .. EBB sizeﬁs also inherited. Need-

Gather Eggs Frequently Good eggs often become

Am some emu. Quorum -

hatching eggs simply becuusp do not recleve proper attention while held for incubation. Gather eggs as soon as possible after they are laid and place them where the temper- ature remains 50 in lib degrees. Hold- ing an egg at a lower temperature

germ, whilq if it temperature than opment of the germ starts. 1n either c", it Proves m be s. direct iniurv when the egg isiincubated. ‘Cleanliness is also important. Never handle hatching eggs with oily or dirty hands. and be sure that the nests have clean material in them. Dlrte nests mun dirty one

poor they

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and when eggs have to cleaned with I. clothe before put incubator the protective ‘ _ shell ts removed. and as; a result evaporation may be to rapid.

The fresher m‘ egg can in an incubator, the better. should not be held over ten day! at the most, because the hatoiiinl quality decreases rapidly smi- that

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be placed ﬁgs

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