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How to Break Oil’ an Undesirable Match-Help. ing a Young Girl to Find Happiness- Resolving the Conflict Between Dut and Desire "

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EAR. MISS DIX-You say in a recent article that the way to break off

an undesirable match is by the use of diplomacy. will you explain llovr? AN ANXIOUS

On the theory that an ounce of experience is worth a ton of theory. I will cite some cases that I have ‘known in which parents have prevented their children from making matches that they knew would inevitably end in misery and divorce. Fur- thermore, they alienated their youngsters from the objects of their temporary infatuation so deftly and painlessly that they never knew that mother and father had had a hand in it and attributed their es- cape to their own good sense and judgment.

As Exhibit A I present for your consideration the case of Mrs. B. Mrs. BJs daughter was madly in love with a fascinating youth addicted to drink, and . . , . the foolish girl felt that it would be romantic and v unnclcrful to reform him by marrying him. Mrs. B. pointed out in vain to her daughter the dangers and difficulties of a woman trying to make I1 K991i’ cure of herself. Also that the prescription seldom worked. And when this failed she sent her daughter. to visit in a home in which the hus- band came home soused about five nights a week.

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What argument had failed to accomplish. the object lesson did ' Seen at close range, the role of the drunkard’s wife was not appealing. and it didn't take the girl long to decide that she" wouldn't care to sit up night M. ter night waiting for the drag of a stumbling footstep and that there was nothing romantic about helping a maudlin, intoxicated man who was blsflrv-eved. and dirty. and repulsive to get to bed. where he could sleep off his stupor.

The next exhibit is Mrs. C. who tried pretty much the same tactics upon her daughter, who was enamored of one of these temperamental geni- uses wllo spend their tlrnc trying to find themselves, instead of’ hunting a job. and who cannot bring themselves to do any such sordid ‘thing as real work. So Mrs. C. sent her daughter to visit in a home where the wife 1nd in- vited his soul. 1 ,

Sally C., not being an utter fool even if she was in love. was ‘warned

in time to save herself from becoming a. meal ticket to a male parasite.

The next exhibit is Mrs. D. whose daughter Maud was stumbling ‘into allove affair with a chap who was all right morally, but who had a. hate- ful, cantankerous disposition, and who was n. good deal of a tlghtwad. One of the steadies, you know, who never spend a nickel on a. girl if they can help it: who spend their evenings camped on a girl's chair listening in on the radio; who think it so much nicer to eat her mother's good din- ners than to take her out to a restaurant. and. who make the kind of hus. bands who snoop in the ice box. and ask their wives what they did with

. the quarter they gave them week before last.

So Mrs. D. got busy. and‘ every time she sat down for a little chat with the ..youth with a Yale lock on his pocketbook she would casually and art- lessly mention something about how much money it took to support a girl in these days, and how fond Maud was of fine clothes, and how many dresses and hats she had, and how much silk stockings and crepe de chine lingerie cost. The effect was magical. The close-listed one had no idea of letting himself in for an extravagant wife. He simply faded out of

the picture, and Maud doesn't know to this day why he so suddenly cooled_

Off.

Then there was Mrs. E. whose son fell in love with a pretty little Dumb Dora who rolled her eyes at him and asked him fool questions,‘ and who didn't have two ideas in her head to rub together. The boy was clever highly educated, fond of reading, and the mother knew that they would be utterly uncongenial, and have nothing in common after their first She didn't waste any

. Instead, she invited the" girl to spend a month with them at their sum- mer place, and she left her son to entertain her. She gave the boy undil-

~ ' uted doses 0f;_l_.h6 girl's society, and in a. week he was so bored that he cut

short his vacation and fled from her as he would from s pest. -

Oh, there are lotsbf ways DOROTHY DIX.

And so on, and so on. in endless variation. of killing a. cat, except by choking it on butter.

DEAR DOROTHY DIX-—What. oh, what is wrong with me? I can't take life in a happy way. And why? I am only l5, but I am so miser- able that I have been on the verge of committing suicide many times, yet I have nothing to be miserable about. Nothing interests me. Nothing seems worth while. And I see no use in going on living. Carl you sug- gest any remedy for my trouble. TIRED 01v 1.11am

ANSWER:

Sure, Nothing easier. All that ails you is just being 15. and all that you nerd to do is just to let nature take its course, and in a year or two you will outgrow the morbldness that is nearly always a feature of adolescence.

Besides. l5 is about the most uncertain age there is for a girl. It is a time of life when she doesn't fit in anywhere, when she is neither child nor woman. but an antagonistic blend of the two that keeps her own soul in a state of turmoil and confusion. and that makes her a. terror to her family.

. It is a time when it is hard for her to amuse herself because she is too old to play dolls and not old enough to have dates, and when neither Sc. unless her

XO-yaar-olders, she is apt to be lonesome and bored, as you are.

Yet the way to happiness and to make life worth while when you are 15. or 55, or any other age is the same. It consists in thinking as little

, about yourself as possible and as much about other people as you can.

You can always find misery if you hunt for it. You can always bor- There is no man or woman so fortunately situated that he or she can't make himself or herself utterly wrecthed by dwelling on the disillusions and disappointments of life, and on the con- trary there are none of us who cannot find something to make whoopee abut if we would only count our blessings.

The real secret of happiness is to be found in unselfishness. ‘If you

, will get busy trying in be s. little ray of sunshine in your home and doing

things for your mother and father and sisters and brothers. you will find l meallng to life, and rlo longer be miserable. ORDTHY DIX.

_ DEAR MISS DIX-I am a college graduate and am earning a good salary. !_ had to borrow the money to pay for my education and it will take me about three years to pay it back. Now, I am in love with a very dear girl’ and would like to merry her. but refrain from asking her on account of the debt? What shall I do‘! CHARLES.

ANSWER: Tell the girl that you love her. but that you cannot marry her until debt is paid. If she loves you she will not mind waiting three years. Itrmsly object to lung elilllements that have to drag 0n infcmllntbly. t it is a different

tter when there is a-deflnite time limit, u in y ur ' that you can probably reduce by putting in extra effort.

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THE FAN AND ITS BELT

It is a mistake to neglect inspecting the fan and its belt at regular in- tervals. By listeing closely it is often discovered that there is a squeak or noise, usually due to lack of lubrica- tion. When the fan bearing is hard- running it will cause the belt to slip and soon wear out. If the fan belt pulleys are out of alignment, even slightly, or the belt tension is too tight. the belt will not last but l short time.

When the belt adjustment has

reached its linlit, either cut a short section out of the belt to shorten it, or replaw it with a new one. On the other hand, if there is too much ten- sion on the belt, the pulleys _wlll be drawn out of line with each other and the bearings quickly injured. I1 the tension is tco loose. the driving pulley will tum with out moving the belt. or the belt will turn without moving the fan. Usually these two actions alternate, first one condition existing and then the other. When the fan does not function properly it always means trouble of some kind. To test the tension of the belt, place a hand on the blades and if the blades turn with the weight 0f the hand, it is an indication that the ten- sion is just about right. Should the blades of the fan be- come bent, one cannot reasonably expect the cooling to be efficient, and an abnormal rising in operating temperature will result. It is necess- ary w bend the blades back into their normal shape.

ANTI-FREEZE SOLUTION

Many authorities corlsiderthat one of the best anti-freeze solutions for the radiator is a combination of al- cohol. glycerine and water. While some persons claim that glycerine has an injurious effect on the rubber hose connections, the amount that is us- ed in connection with the alcohol is so small that it could hardly do any harm. Thdproportion suggested in all but- the most severe climates, a solu- tion that will not freeze until a tem- perature of five degrees below zero is reached, are seventy pel- cent wat- er fifteen percent alcohol and fifteen per cent glycerine.

CARBON

When cleaning carbon from the engine, do not think that the job is perfected merely because the head has been lifted and all of the carbon has been scraped off the engine parts that are exposed. Usually there is quite an accumulation of carbon formed on the underside of the pis- tons, which flakes off and works its way jnto the oil in the pump. Also. there is always carbon baked into the ring slots behind thepiston rinB-‘i. which is very necessary to clean out ifone desires a perfect job.

BRAKE ROD CONNECTIONS

It is very important that oil sllould be applied occasionally to the brake rod connections; and particularly at the points where a tube works with- in another tube. If this is‘ not done the tubes will eventually corrode and become locked.

A GARAGE CONVENIENCE

Two blocks for tilting the car are a. great convenience to have in the garage, and are very easily madfi- Secunea piece of timber about ten inches square and three feet long. Saw this at an angle o.‘ about thirty de- grees and it will make two blocks. Merely place these blocks in front 01 this wheels and drive the car 011W them, or place them behind the rear wheels if it is desired to set under the rear end of the car. They can also b9 placed for a front and a Tear wheel l! one wishes to tift the car sidewlse. Always be very careful that the wheels onthe ground are securely checked and the brakes firmly set, t0 prevent the car from rolling.

WIRING AN AMMETER.

When wiring the ammetel- it t! necessary ta trace ‘the negative wire from the batteYY to the startle!‘ switch, a small wire leads 110m this point and branches, one lead goini; m the switch the other to the fuse block. Connect the ammeter to this Wire before i1; branches. That is. run one wire from ammeter to starting switch and another to the wire where it branches. Turn on the lights and if the ammeter shows "dlschafsb." the wiring is all right: but if it shows "charge? then the wires on the 8m- meter must be revvrsfid.

FRONT SPRINGS

‘A simple andneffective way to lub- ricate the front spflnfls is t0 130k "P the frame by plwlns the lack 1m- del- the shackle bolt. This will mt the weight of the car off the sDrlnsB- Thep use a screwdriver to spread the leaves apart and insert the lubricant between the lear... by using a thin piece of metal, or a stick.

PURPOSE OF THE FUSE

Thepurpcseofafuseisfcactaa s. protection against a short-circuit. When s. fuse blows it is an indica- tion that a short circuit exists. When the fault cannot be found in the ex-

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By G. W. Donald

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. honoured positions in the federal ‘ and provincial services, with the

y . posed wiles and connections, it is Probably in the conduits that lnclose the cables, and also very likely that the insulation of one or more w has become chafed. THE SPONGE

When using the Spdnggjo w”); g car. never rub in circles. Always rub in sta-aightlines. Another 800d plan is to cl one panel of the car at a time, whch will prevent the water from drying and spotting the surface. Do not apply the sponge or chamois with any great unount of pressure and never rub the surface after it is dry. Observe these fewsimple rules when washing the car and a more satisfactory job will be obtained.

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Inspect the rear wheels occasionally to see if there is any slack. A little wabble on the axle will soon cause the key or key-sea‘. to wear to such an extent that extensive repairs will soon be necessary. .

A SAFETY PIIECAUTION .

If rubber mats are fastened to each running bord, directly below each door, they will offer a good protec- tion against sllpping, and may save some passanger a serious fall.

DOMINION LAND SURVEYORS

The origin of the art and practice of land surveying is lost in the mists of antiquity but that it was one of the early professions there can be no reasonable doubt. As population increased on the earth the very ex- istence of the tribe or of_ the family depended upon the pmprletnrship of the land over which the men hunted or latel- eked out a. pastoral living. The pastrol life more especially led to a division of the available land among the families and individuals. Probably the medicine man or vil- lage sorcer was the one who knew best the limits of the area over which the tribe held sway and he may be the progenitor of the present day highly qualified land surveyor. When the Dominion of Canada acquired from the Hudson's Bay Company that great area then known as Rupert's Land the survey and administration of it were early entrusted ‘w the Department of the Interior. By the Dominion Lands Act, provisions was made for a. beard of Examiners whichlwas to examine into the qualifcations and experience of canldates and to issue commissions as Dominion Land Sur- veyors. The Surveyor General of the Dominion‘ Lands Department the Interior was to act as chairman of this board. In the act it was provided that any duly qualified land surveyor in the then existing province's of Canada who registered was entitled to "a commission as a Domiinion Land Surveyor and many secured commissions in this manner. Since the date of the act, 1872. how- ever, many others have qualified be- fore the board of examiners.

All surveyors of- or affecting Dom- inion lands may be made only by those thus qualified. In each provln-l ce however, there are lands over

and legal surveys affecting these lands may be made only by a duly qualified surveyor for that partic- ular province. As the technical qualifications are very simlliar in the provinces and the Dominion, it is quite often the‘ case that a Dom- lnion land surveyor has also qualif- ied to make surveys in one or more of the provinces and many of them have established provincial practic-

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The list of Dominion Land sur- veyors, past and present carries the names‘ o? alany, distinguished Can- adians; Dr. E. Deville, Dr. W. F. King, Dr. O. J. Klotz, were three outstanding men in the civil service of Canada. Others still living hold

Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways, and as university professors. while those in business for themselves are scattered all over the country, not only in thp profes- sion of their early ouyt but as law- yers, bankers, investment brokers. and executive and administrative managers.

To be a. successful surveym‘ ill 0 new country requires resourceful- ness in a high degree and indomit- able pluck, qualities which stand their possessors in 800d SW1d 11 they take up other vocations-

How Old is a New-Laid Egg?

(By British United Press) LONDON, January. 25.-What is an new-laid egg? It is an old ques- tion, but it has been revived by the_ announcement that a ship from Shanghai containing 40.000900 Chih- ese eggs was anchored the Chan- nel of deal for several days waiting in be told whether her destination was w be London, Hull, Lieth or Hamburg. '

The time taken for the voyage from Shanghail to london is about five weeks, so that it is interesting to IDQOUIICQ as to the condition of the eggs when they ultimately reach the purchasers.

In 1010 an inlnrnatiorlal commit- tee defined an newlsid egg. as “one not mm than five day! old."

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Specially contributed to the Guardipn

W. P. Pycraft, F. Z. A., in an article in the Illustrated London News. breaches a subject which will cer- tainly interest the readers of thislcol- umn. On turning out his mail this

' writer found a box containing s. pig's

"trotter," and a letter from the lcar of Welton-by-Liilcoln, who said at in his lectures on Natural History at the village institute he was now and again set a "poser" by some member of his audience. This time it was the butcher-boy who wanted to know the why and wherefore of the flye small pits found on the inner side cf the fore-footpf a pig. Mr. Pycraft adds: "That really was a. ha d question, and the Vicar has accordin ly passed it on to me-for which I thank him, for it furnished me with a most interesting