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Make this instrument a member of , your merry Christmas party. lt ll , will he a radiating centre of real, l I heart-filling cheer. The Columbia g ' lllotlel X has enjoyed the largest

l salt: oi any phonograph ever offered i in (Iamtda. Never in tliehistory ol if the trade hos an instrument of such t quality, workmanship and reproduc- tion perfection been sold at so low a price. lt is made in mahogany‘, wnlntil, golden oak and fumed oak. A store will hold one for you.

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Grafonola .

Model X

$95

small deposit at any Columbia

All Columbia Grafonolas Reduced in Price

Mfitlﬂl H’ Formerly $37.30 nnw $45.00 Ygu 55w; $12.50

" C— " 5250 " 60.00 " " 22.50

l) u l i000 " 75.00. " " 35.00

X'— H l i300 i‘ 95.00 " " 40.00

F“ H "lo-rm u ll5.00 " " 45-00

l‘. ~ " l75 00 " “$5.00 " " 40.00

(iv- " 210.00 " "i500 " " 45.00

ll" " 2.30.00 " 135.00 " ’ " 45.00

l1 — i‘ 235.00 " 200.00 " ' ‘i 85-00

i l, " 3M) 00 " 250.00 " ‘i l 10.00

‘ Delight your home on Christmas morning wit/i some beautiful, '

a (Jnlqtntng \fumitig estc Fitlells. Vinnie: with i-vgm thcdrnl (Zhlnws . . . I ristimts (llitmos iisltnas llclls. \!uli:'- sull ilnp ntu (Jfntuf “orksliop

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clieery Clzrislmas music: Ftutrc‘: flvrlwatrn l M1018 Hill: and Print-c l _ R51:

l-ls-ohl Kopp 1nd lhinrr '~. ‘In llfJlA t’. H4Iilllll\"l|i'all'll‘l'll1((i-llll‘lll‘§ll'a

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l'y[||1'r't ')fFl]v‘~lliZ4 8hr Kldllws‘ (ihliitmns Vrrvlivlﬁiil l Ttloruiuizl | 5-3300 and l'i|t ll ilﬂurivtuzi ("duuilun lllrlllWllil | 35c

hlemorins oi Llirlslnuis lwrt I nn-l Pant ll l Princes (Iltllfillll anti i\l;|l"' kllimvis l 35c

ll (lumc. \ll Y.“ lwlilhtul 'l'r'tti|~l-: Qu-u trill‘ | ~l473 Hark. the Herald Angel". hing ‘frniplc {Jim tetlr | Ritz (Jml Rcsl Ye Herr (Lonilwnoyt tHul l R-l474

(ilivistlnn Men, Ih-ioir» dvrvipl-tgiisitctlr , 83c

Ami Columbia Jen/er null gladly plow fluent for you.

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FOR SALE BY

A. E. Toombs

167 Queen Street

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Big Toy and Fancy (i00tls Store Now Ready for the (IHRISTMAS RUSH. Sec our big stock of TOYS,

I)()LLS,(1‘AMES, MECHANICAL TOYS of every des- cription. A splendid new stock to select from.

This department is UP-."I‘AIRS_ Make your sel- ections early. Goods selected now will he put away till called for. Our prices are the lowest in the city.

Carter C0., Limited

Santa (Ylaus Headquarters

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Copyright. 1021. by the

Clutch Abuse

irnuinwt For slipping ls m Worn Form

initiator-Motorist;

liyAlbert L.Clough "§{§,',,§'§;°'mf,f',,f,°‘j=

International 81111440090

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3i ORDER TO EFFECT MEPHANICAL CONNECTION b61750! l"

moving engine and a stationary cur and to start tho latter in s ‘

:t'adusl manner without stalling

the toripnr it is necessary that more

should he s brief period when the clutch slips-the driving and

driven members sliding together

momentarily itiid slmost instantly

locking together frlctlongllyn Also when gears have boon shifted nod

-‘ the speed of the engine does not w.

‘car is drlvirnz the clutch shaft, th , when t‘1»= clutch is again lct in. These srethe only instances in which '

respondto that at which the moving

are 'ls necessarily l. slight slipping

,r-lu'ch slipping should occur. the purpose o! the clutch being only to

' provide tor a gentle equalization of engine and car speeds. lt is poslttvo- ' not intended as a moans for regulating car speod—t.he throttle and

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Flanges oi genrbslng the means for accomplishing this. All slipping =ll0l‘l8l1r‘ tho ‘it's of the wearing psrtsof a clutch, makes frequent adjust- 'l‘“lll$ nccessnijv and impairs the smoothness or its operation. Excessive ‘ dipping of a E0116‘ clinch wears down the leather band and the hestot ‘rl 'iou tnay even affect thelcsiber so as to destroy its texture sud

rlwiin: qualities. while in the case o! dry disc clutches the asbestos

1 acints rapidly hecontc thin and glazed over with metal particles so thst 'itI-_\ tail to act properh The greater the tomue or twisting force lflpllPtl by the engine. while the clutch is slipping, the more destructive

v- acﬂon and thus the more the throttle is opened and the higher the wn- that is vtlgilitEd. un- more objectionable slipping becbmes. Clutch ‘taping tnay be voluntary nr involuntary. an example o! tho former

icing the result oi partially disengaging tho clutch to sllow the engine

t. SPLPd up. with the object of accelerating the car from a very low

wtvl on high sear. When spring adjustment is weak, when the engag-

"a stirfarws an» otit of condition or are prevented from fully coming

liwui‘

v rlurfn! dear shiftiu: the clutch Is »-' iwt-witded lo be held disengaged wiihstand continuous service.

|C.\'lil.\'l'l STOPS WHEN 'l‘HIl()'I‘Ill<‘.D l)O\\'N

~~ twins roasted. for the thrust bearing and ihrowout are not designed

TRANSMISSION BANDS TOO TIGHT‘!

iiIPr the siippinz which occurs. under heavy losd. is involuntary. ingncss to shift gears is the usual cause of intentional clutch z. while drivinz with the toot pressing the pedal hsrdsr than is air/rid rlrliit: the clutch -and improper clutchronditlon are the com- -on WHHPS oi unintentional slipping. At nll times except st starting

intended to be In engagement. it is for long periods, as when long hills

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_ . __ “"\l_'"‘_'_=, _ Atll-lfilqr h?‘ Iftj“ over otght miles per hour, there is . Us; iibywiyx-Ii rjlljtxluillnzlisISIQﬁFQI: 1.’?! rli-nﬂsins! sound tlint scents to: .; M, H,” m“ “ham jam] mm“, n", 1 conic from the transmission. l t-nn '

",. quu-y, H“. "ugh". Swpi Huwlslow it down-veiﬂulow. but/us soon l. its l try t0 $20 fast. this noise cuui- i

t“ this in- prl-wcntedi‘

hunt-r: ‘Furniue in the thrtvttlcl

in: -<"l‘a l\' n1 tho t-ttrhnretor. so its

. l~ t tit-ls. hul it may he that the lliuie o" low-syieotl atljtlstiuenl oi‘

i» tithilltft-‘ittl’ is set for n sums“,

t- tit! lt-riu minturr. Not know»

1-: wit-r. titrllllrPirn‘ \ot: hitvc. we .||lIlt|‘ eiu- \ut| explicit KllFBFlIDIIS‘ "lu l llwlhlllll up its setting. but i‘. no all; trim‘ that the idling} |ll.\l'li'l‘ Pillilllll h» PI\ll't-'ll\t"l_\' loan without uniting tilt» onuinc Iikelr

ll stull. Slight nil" lt-ztiis tn‘ shorh.

qnlllllg?‘ in ('lIlll]Il‘t‘S>ltJll also time t,“ snllllb t-ffﬂrt.

Elli ill" l‘|l'_'ill(-' a little more gus- '-n the auvolcrzttor is lt-t up. may‘

I-‘. H. M. writes: ljnrt- hail m)‘

iFord touring car only three ‘months. hut when l speed ll up lo ,

menses. \\"hat causes it’!

Answer: tlur ﬁrst thought ls thnt i either the slow-speed, [not hrtiko or f 1 reverse lmntl is adjusted too tightly .

:10 that it drags all the time. By

inking" uh’ tlio trttnsinissiotl l-ott-r‘ >0u cun get at these hands nutl. by ,

trying them with your lmntls. you tan tL-ll wlicthci- any ont- of tlivm rubs seyiuuﬂly on its drum, when t’.

Fllllllld ho free. Hr turning the .'ttl-_,' ‘jnsttnent n tits of these bands to the

loft. lotisening is effects-ti. This

noise may he occaistnnctl by snnw- '

thine other than dragging hands,

t hut Weqihullld look for that ﬁrst.

onextjnns of prnerul interest ro the motorist trill be answered by

1/1. (flour/h in this column. spare prrmtlli1rrr. If an iuintevtlitilc answer i; l .i'-Yil'(‘t_l, tnrlosr svH-tirldrrxsrd. sIn-tnpril cnrctuue.

point. Never try to pick up speed. Allowing the clutch to slip on high

am ' copyright. iuei, w (he Intsriwﬂlnldl sputum '- Minimizing Clutch Wear .

Most Clutches An: Hard To 6st A! And Expensive To Rcpatr

LWAYS LET IN THE CLUTCH VERY GRADUALLY. especially i at starting the car and do not speed tho engine unnecessarily during engagement. Never try to climb a very diﬂicuit hill, on high gear by slipping the clutch and racing the engine, but. change 1o a lower gear as soon as the engine slows down toward the laboring

when a car is almost stopped, by Rear. but throw into second or. in

extreme cases, into low gear and let tho clittch in positively. Don't , slow down the car by partly disengaging the clutch. but accomplish this by closing the throttle with the clutch ln. Avoid any halfway clutch ‘ operation, keeping it either fully engaged or disengaged. except at the moments o! starting from rost and after gears have been shifted. Never drive with the foot upon the clutch pedal. at least with pressure euoitgli to stsrt the throw-out mechanism into action. Start the car only in low gear. unless it ls headed down s grads along which it will more prac- I tlcnlLv of its own weight, under which circumstances second or even high gear may ha started on. If tho clutch begins to slip of itselt when ‘ the car ls climbing n steep hill, change to s lower gear at ones and have the required adjustments made lmmedistely to restore its holding, power. Do not hold tho clutch out longer than necessary when the engine ls running and the csr is still or when the cor is coasting. Take great care u to the lubrication of the clutch bearings particularly the thrust bearing and disengaging mechanism. ln tho case of metal dis:- Hutches. be sure that tho required amount o! oil of the recommended duality is suvllllod as often as railed for and that the old oll is rinsed out. Keep oll out of dry disc clinches and wosh them out occasionally,

ls directed. Maintain the leather o!

cone clutnhes in condition by apply-

ing the recommended band dressing once in s while.

QUICK WEARING GENERATOIH BRUSHES |

i J. H. writes: l an: having trou- ‘ble with the brualie’: on my gen- N-rntor. A set that l put on only tin-n weeks auto are Worn down s0 lihnt l shall have to replace theunt although l have had the commu- :lu|0r turned up to make it uttiooth.‘ ‘Whistle the t-nusc for this? .

Answer: Fnlens you nm uni brushes of the size and quality rt-r- unlmenrlcd by the mantlfnt-ttirol‘ oll

xlhr generator. very rapid wear

‘would be expected. ’l‘herts are

brushes u! very poor quallly ‘In "1" l.\" lmrallel direction, as tItt-y should. ‘ '

“llllifktfl and. ll you not hold of a_ sot of these or are itslug brushes oi‘ stnullei‘ cross sot-lion than intended,

l

hes vtly the llto of tho brushes will be shortened. j

CAR BTEERS HARD APPER ACCIDENT V. McE. writes: Recently. ln tt-y-‘ lng to avoid colliding with unotht-l

cnr. I ran mine iildewise into oi'

stone curb. hard enough so that Ihl tire wan burst, but. l could awe‘ no other diuungo. Still. l nottcsl that steering is not. so easy its b»i-' fore the lCPldBfIl. What, if any? thing was diam-ranged and how can it be let right?

Answer: Prceuiniahly the steer- inK arms. to which tht- tie-roll HP!‘ vomiectod wors- one or both o1 them bPlll, so that the front Wheels point together iiistcnd of in n nvur

You (‘sin llud out its tu this li_\ IIIPJANIATEIHEHlS token DPIWI-Pll lin- ircnd centers or the wheels. ut 1

tln- tutsiiIistnt-tolgv results are ensll) ‘front and nt the rear In the surutﬁ

vsplultied. Hrtlsltesllollﬂllf throughlhorinontnl plane. and vqrrect any,

tllt- tnnnufnrturcrs service station are u snfe proposition. Too heavy

(list-repiincy by ultcring the length ‘ or the tie-rod, by int-ans of the iid- l

spring pressure on the bruit-then will ‘Justnhlo threaded yoke tll our of its t

it-sult in rapid wt-nr. After having‘

toutmutittoi" stirlut-c smoothed up

per. nil shurp tins roman-d and the brushes snndnuyicred to a twartniz? ii thorn In iiunliing wrung about, tltr getternior. o0 that. lt sparks»

t-vivls. ll may also be tliiit one cud i of tho front uitb was move-d uioniz , its spring slightly. brinzlniz it out i of pnrnllol Wllh the rt-nr nxle ﬂllll, 2f this hi! lupin-med. ri-itditistliu-lit , of tho spring clips will l'()l‘f‘6'(‘[ tot I it. Look out for dntunﬂrs to inc front wheel and ht-nt axlt- spindle-s

unto/torts n! grnrrn! inform! to the motortat will hr tmslvervtt In. _ Mr. lllmlpli in llus roiumu. spare (lllltlllllllﬂ. I] on iunnc-Iitilt lilt.li'_t"l t.\ ilomletl, enr-Iuitc Iiell-tlrlllrrsuvril. uluirtpt-tl curclopc.

THRILLINO

"My dear Jenny." said an ardent

‘iyEnlf oi the deep emotions oi my, palpitsting herirt l declare that I lovc you most tenderly. Your l

witin to the village belle "l iwvsi’"‘"°“ “M” “"‘°d“"""°""' “MP7

llong wished for this opportunity but I -. urcely dare trust inyaelt to spbocllol"; - ' - ‘mo! _ '_

"Never mind tho wood sllttll".

said Inns. [Go tin with lluu prnttv‘

Lorlrrnrowu ousizoim

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' A Bone Dry Battery is one that has been shipped and stocked in absolutely dry con-

dItIOII-"thﬂt has never had a '

drop of moisture in it. Batteries with ordinary separators can- not be kept Bone Dry; the dry- ness would warp and cradk .316 wood, from which’ the separa-

‘tors are commonly made, and

soon render it useless.

Willard Threaded Rubber In- sulation on the contrary, keeps- indeﬁnitely. and remains new. Thus. when you buy a Bone Dry Willard Threaded Rubber Bat- tery, either on a car or from a

, .

i rt‘. Reosonforqdone

i dealer's stock. you know that

you are buying a now battery. Bone Drypess isonly one Willard

Advantage. but one impoﬂnnt

enough to inﬂuence every car

. owner in the Dominion in favor

of the Willard Threaded Rub- ber Battery. - i

If you went the advantage of i newness, be sure-when you buy

%bsttcry-—to ask {or the Willard

breaded Rubber Battery by its V

full name. ' .,

You can recognize it easily by the Thread-Rubber Trade-Mark

stamped in red on one side of

the battery ww-

WILLARD STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY OF CANADA. Limited -

Factory nnd/Oﬁice. 100 Sterling Road

Toronto, Ontario

Go to your nearest dealer foi Willard Service or n new Willard Threaded Rubber Battery:

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Charlottetown, Bourke-Windsor Serv. Sta.

Summerside, J. F. Taylor

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"A Credit to Our Canadian Priolo"

QIWX oxlbrols for _outdoor wear combine {he smart tnodish- ness characteristic of all Onyx shoe designs, with stout {foot protection and durable Wear. (‘l-hey harmonize with the latest dress fashions, addingfllat touch of completeness in style to your outdoor costume some- times harcl to get in oxfords of the walking type. i

A (They have all the sterling qualities which you have learned to expect in Onyx shoes.

Sold in the better stores throughout Canada. i

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