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The Automobile GIVING A "LIFT" OFTKN LEADS TO RISK BY AUTOIST. With a trvmendoui effort being nuisanc« that has elonii-nts in it of made to cut down the number of accl- both physical and mora', ilanjfers. So deiitA which can bo laid up against | popular has this catchinK a ride busi- thc> automobi'.e th«ro it one growing i ncss become in th« i-uuntry, how«vor, practic« whioh ought to be considerod , that the motorist travcjiling along any carefully. This is the matter ofBllow-' highway is constantly annoyed by ing folks, usually chiidren, to ride' people who .stand by th" road or in anywhere but on the seats insido the it seeking u ride that will he.p them car which are provided for the ex-! on toward their de.stinulion. press purpose of occupying when! Not a few of them have become so riding. I bold that they .stand in iho middle ofj This habit takes on all forms of th« road exposing themselves to all Indulgence. There are those lads who| kinds of danger of being run into as, climb on the spare tire or other parts! they practically demand a lift. If al of the rear of the car. There are motorist passes them by they do not] those who hang on the end while! hesitate to curse him with choice bits, roller-akating. Others do tWd sort of j of profanity. Many a driver, beins thing while riding on bicycles. Still] kind-hearted by nature, finds it difft- others climb on the running board and thus place their lives in jeopardy. And not all of these reckless individual* •re thoughtless boys. Some are girls cult not to give thoso lifts. DANCEH0U8 PRACTICE. While most of these self-appointerl i and many arc grown up lads who travellers are young men out for inno- cught to know better | •=«"* f""- *^<"^=> °^ 'â- hom on the con- ; It should go without saying that all *''»''y »"â- " "»* »» innocent as they Iook.| such persons should not l)e encouraged Women drivers of car.^ porhapa berngj in this Bort of thing. In fact, they '"°'"« t^nJor-hearted than men, are should be very deflnit»ly discouraged PJ-oljably most apt to take these para- and forbidden to rido thus. What "'''''^ wanderers aboard. But both men mav happen to thow on the outside ""^^ ^^""'*'" drivers wi.l u.sually be is bad enough, but the res^nsibility "«'"6f f^°°^ di.scretion if they rssist of the owner of the car is con.sidcrable ^'^^ temptation. Here is onn time it is if he allows boys to cli.iib on his ma. '^''^'' ^ r'"^'' ^^ °" ^^'' '"^«'' «"^*- chine and then they are hurt. i ^o doubt lh« small boy* tha most ,, _ „ I persistent so.lcitor of free auto ridss. HITCHING CONOUMNEO. | g^^^ „ j,^ ^^ ^„,y g^j^^ ^ ^.^^^^^^ „, Not only should thi.n outsido riding : a mile to school, he often pref-srs to be discouraged with u-imistakon firm-j sUnd in the road awaiting for a rido nesH but also the practice of a motor-] rather than walk the .-hort distance, ist taking a stranger in his car for a Helshould be advised .njiainst this prac- lift should be frownod upon. This tico by his parents, who ar,; supposed pastime is called hitching or catching to love him. Such advice from par- a ride. This business has reached the ents, if it could become jjcneral, would proportions of a fad in some parts of mean a considerable reduction of nuto- the countryâ€" one of tlie le.ss desirable mobile disastors. Thore is no doubt mediums of transportation taken up]obout it, and tho motorist shouhl dis- by Fome too lazy to walk short dis-; courage such a habit, if not for his tances, by others who are merely look-' own convenience, for the sake of the Ing for adventure. | i,d's welfare. Every motorist will understand! Then when one considers the dan- what is meant by hitching, for It Is be- gers of this catching of rides when conring a menace both to motorists and , young women and girls take up this thoee who hail automobiles for free] sort of thing, it is not difficult to ridea. It ought to be considered as a point out di.-sastrous possibilities. Tho food cache cu Elleismore Islaud. nine detrt'.s south of the North Pole, establJsbed during the northern trip of the Cauadian gorernniont vessel Arctic. It may piovo a bcon to I'olar oxpedltion.s. ^ CROSS-WORD PUZZLE Duna. When I WRs a little iud With folly Oil ni.v lips, Fain was 1 tor j.~iirne>ing Alt the seas in ^hlps. But now acrc-iB t!ie soutbarn swell. Every dawn I I. ear The little streainj of Duaa Itunnins clear. When I was a youuR mm. Before my btaril was gray. All to ships .;nil sBKormen I gave my heart away. But I'm weary cf the scawind, I'm weary of the foam. And the !it(!e slurs of Diina Call me home. â€" MarJoiU L. G. Pickthall. Indefinitely Postponed. This coDTersatloii priuied as a Juke is pinu.itble enough to bs accepted as genuine: "Johnny, did you injoy the book I lent ycu?" inquired hli aunt. "1 haven't lookei at It yet," replied i the boy. I "Why? Don't you like It?" ' "I don't know. Mh Mid I'd have to wash my hands when 1 read It." Apple Year for Nova Scotia. The forecast of .Nova Scoiia'a apple crop for 1925 Indlcatei that prosyects never !'>okcd any bilKlUor than nt pre- ' â- ent for ii sucrcifiii crop this year, i The crop ifhould reacli, if not exceed, prevfi.us records. ' Answer to la.'it week's y.uf./.'if rplLlE:lAr%BslHlu|c|Kl Just Wasting Time. hlu 'Yi'ii'd niver get mo to waste hours siliinR on a sofa with any man!" Irenis "I suppose It te Juat walEttng- tlme." THt INTEMNATIONAL SVNDICATC. SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others. A letter belongs in each white â- pace, words starting at the numbered squares and running cither horizontally or vertically or both. Race to the Pole. The North Pole is to bo the fashion- able resort this summer. Six expedi- tions are reported to bo leaving as soon as llie i(« mell.s. Some are go- ing In aeropltnes. Others profor an airship. llrllUh, Amorlcrii, Norwegian and French explorem wil \m engaged In a race. It scem.i a pity that some lutorna- tlonal Buthoiiiy cculd not rcgnlarlxe the spcrt by adopting a system ut handicapping, worked out so that all the explorers would reach the Pole on the same day. Bach expedition neans lo plant a (lag at ihu I'o'.e. If the worst comes to Iho worst a fresh expedition ran go out noxt year and survey tlie ground, deciding by ob- Korvallon which Ilag was near-st to the Pole. It Is, nevertheless, rather a Jules \'»u'nlaii Idea lo tty an alralilp over the llie Polo, eveii if Iho sclentiflo results of such an adventure hre loss tangible than plodding or sledging ever the ice In the approvied meniier. It Introduces a new oluiKpnt of speed an 1 n;nv dan- gers of niei-lianioal breakdown which add to the perils of tlit^ p.\p!ort'rs. A Good Reducer. Early Glass. I It Is estimated thai a man working III «arly ilnifH lie.;i(>i hhh.I was melt- hard on a summer's day Icboh 7.7 per «d to niHki' Kit'"*'- c*"!!- "f *>'" ^'<>^y weight In 24 hour.;. HORIZONTAL 1â€" Compensation Bâ€" Indistinct 8â€" Of the city 12â€" To be Indebted' 13â€" Allows 1<l â€" Southern State of U. S. (abbr.) 15 â€" Smart 17 â€" Appropriate 18 â€" In good time 20 â€" To emit firo 21 â€" To bend 24 â€" Before 25â€" Colora 28 â€" Corner 30â€" Dull â- ---. 31 â€" Preposition 33 â€" To sep.'trata 85 â€" Spare 36 â€" To exist 87â€" To pull 38â€" Wicked Wretch 39â€" A fish 40 â€" Preposition 41 â€" To crack and roXighen 42â€" Skillful 44 â€" Prefix. Two 46 â€" Part of a shoe 47 â€" Outbreak 49 â€" Weapon 61â€" Lair 53 â€" To shut 66â€" To deck with gems 69^Smoothed 89 â€" Nominal valae 60 â€" Property •3 â€" Poem 64 â€" Develop! 65â€" Over (poet.) 66 â€" To sprinkle with moisture 67 â€" Golf term M-^oyoua VERTICAL 1 â€" Achieved 2 â€" To bo ready for _3 â€" To procure 4 â€" Investigator 6-^Arrange In folds 6â€" Make known 7 â€" High-p'-lest'a headdress 8-~Employ 9 â€" To shut out 10 â€" To apportion 11â€" Refusal 1ft â€" Body of soldiers 19 â€" Pertaining to birds 21 â€" Atmospheric electricity (pi.) 22 â€" Preposition 23 â€" Maraudar 25 â€" Trade 26 â€" Province of Canada (abbr.) 27â€" Unfruitful 29 â€" African village SO â€" To postpone 32 â€" A weight 84â€" Point 35â€" Cover 36â€" Evil 41 â€" To end 43 â€" Fixed compensation (pi.) 46â€" Pronoun 46 â€" To ft»Bt 48 â€" Preposition 50 â€" Ostentation 51â€" Station 52 â€" Cord-Ilka structure of body 54 â€" To brush up 58 â€" Watch-pocket_ 57â€" Conducted 58 â€" Condensed vapor 60 â€" A tree 61â€" To dip, In a llquM 62 â€" Te sndeaver WHAT IS WILL POWER? Most things In life the joys as well »8 the griaftt- are mixed up with other people. But will-power is exercised i alone. i To ask anybody to help you to Ktrengthou your will Is foolish and use- less. It la ^ntirtly a private affair,! ; and he who Is engaged on this difficult > and life-long task should never speak ; about It lo anyone. Our fridnds and ; Hcquaiulaaces will soon And out that ' we aro exercising will-power. It shows ] j itself, mysteriously, like good thoughts. j Some may be annoyed: some may I iicoff, but they will not be able to with- ! hold their respect. ; I What Is will-power? It Is simply i I making the inclinations play second ' I fiddle to the. wUI; It Is. when wisdom has decreed a certain course, forcing ourselves to follow that course. j Let me take a simple case. Suppose ; ; I decide overnlgrht that I wUl get up ' I on the following morning at a certain minute when the clock strikes. And I suppose, wiien the clock strikes, I lie in bed for another ten minutes, an^.! then get up and hurry. That In. itself ! may not seem a very grave fault. But j It is. Because every failure cf the will makes it more diSlcult to conquer the next time. A well-known man of science once I said In my hearing, "If Isay that I will get up one mcrulng at seven, and do I not got up tin half-past seven, that minor negligence may be the cause of my committing a great crime twen- ty years hence." By this he nseaot that this early Ilt>' tlo faihire of the wOl led to other and other fallores, until in the course of time his will bad become so weak that be was not able to resist the telnpta- tlon to commit the great crime. Will-power Is formed by an accumu- lation of victories In little things. At the time they may seem trifling, but It l3 victory in these trifles that enables us to meet the great moment ♦hen It comes. For all. the lowly as well as the mighty, must at some sime or an- other, be cailed upon to face their Bre«t moment when the will has to di- rect destiny. What Is the advantage of atrenglh- ening the will by this consUnc and dlfllcult watchfulness? Apart from the Inward Joy that comes from these silent victories, the strengthening of the will gets one on lu the world and opens the way to happiness. For hap- piness never comes by searching for It: It Is a by-product as It were: It comes sideways from doing something olse as well as we can, such as day in and day out cultivating the wWU power. Now let me sound a note of warning. Will-power Is not obstinacy. If you find that what you thought was will- power la becoming obstinacy, and hurt- ing those you love, wipe the slate clean and begin again. Finally, remember that If you want to fashiop your will into something fine and strong, begin at once, and be gin with the little things. Better-Grade Mowers Keep Lawns Velvety. Much of the success In establishing a levsl, velvety stretch of lawn de- peads upon the mowing. The main need Is a good lawn mower. There are scores of lawn mowers on the mar- ket, but It win be economy In the long run to get a good mower. The main factof In selecting a mower la the quality of steel In the blades. Will they stand sharpening? Many of the cheaj grades of mov.-ca's won't. When the first edge Is worn off they never perform up to the mack again, despite earnest sharpening. The result is a ragged-looking lawn after the mower goes over it, and the thicker and more luxuriant the growth the worse the Job. A flrst-class high- grade mower is rather expensive, but it Is bitter to club with a neighbor and get a good mowor than to waste ri.oney on a bargain counter machino that won't hold up over summer. Find out what sort of steel is in the blades and get the dealer's word for it before tak- ing It away from the 8t<^re. Mowers with good iteel blades whic'i will take sharpening, run twice Hs easily as the poorer grades, and there H great saving In time, labor and nerves. A cheap mower Is poor econ- omy.^ A last sprinkling of nitrate will be a hol.n to tile grass nt this stage, to keep up the spring rush. Sprinkle It Rparingly, but as evoniy as possible, and be sure that all lumps are broken fine. - V The lawn will need no more nitrate until the dry weather hits It and It be- Sips to turn sere. Then glvo It light dre.sslngs before wetting It down with the sprinkler. NaturAl Resources Bulletin. Wise Enough. I Friend "Why do you have such mis- ' spoiled Wdrds and uni;rainniatlcal signs In ynnr fro.'it winiiows'" ' Sl-nrp Mirchant "PocjIh tiiink I'm n dunce and come in lo swlndlo me. Tru.lc's Just lioonil:!,';. " Whilo sppnking your mind. 11 Is al- ways best lo mind yo*;- speaking. Ancestors. Mrs. O'ltricnâ€" "Have you any an- cestors. .Mrs. K«lly7" Mrs. KwUy -"And phwat'.-s ancestors, Mrs. O'r.rlon'."' "Why, peoplo you've .;prung from." "lilsten to me. Mrs. O'Brien. I enmo from Iho F.tock of Donoghues that spr'.ing from nobody Ihay nprlng at then." The Hammer Campaign. l»t lH)!ltlc.i:in "Sc n that lift about UB the cpposUlon tacked up around town?" 2nd Politicianâ€" "I have that:" Ut Pollticlaaâ€" "Well. I'v? nailed It!" Honey Brings In $193,000. The l.£00 bcakecpera In the PTo- viTic.iof .Manitoba, with 22.113 colonies, pio:iuosd 1.3i>i.0CO pounds of honey, vc":..id u: $i.')f>.W\'>. in 1924. according lo the oRJclil returns made by the prc- > ':u!e1 apli-ist. The Natural Resources Intelligence Service of the Dept. of the Interior at Ottawa says: Ai-e Canadians loyal to their own vegetable and fruit growexs? A glance at the reports of foreign vegetables and fruits imported into this country gives reason for ssrioua thought as to whether we are giving our own produce the support it de- serves, or whether W3 are not culti- vating an extravagant taste for out- of-season and impor'.pd vegetables and fruits. For instance, In the month of Janu- ary of this year, we Lcught from the United States 2,086,665 pounds of ordinary potatoes, valued at $25,372,' in a year when there were ample sup- plies of Canadian poratoes available, while in January of ifi4 we bought but 95,865 pounds, vaiued at $2,341. We bought $2,342 worth of cabbage in January this year, against $1,730 last Januaty. In the past fiscal year wo bought outside of Canada 1,084,869 bush-els of ordinary potatoes, valued at $8SU,497, and cabbage valued ab $253,371) or more than n million dol- lars spent outside of this country for these two vegetables, while we had plenty of them at home. For canned vegetables, such as beans, peas, corn and tomatoes, wa spent $601,675 in tho twelve months outside of Canadfi. In fruits, we bought in the United States in the tweUt! months 172,101 barrels of ap- ples, for which we paid $867,826, and we also bought 1,021, i>64 pounds of dried apples, worth $."12,906, or $900,- S32 for imported apples, while Can-,' ada holds the world's record for qual- ity, and has ample supplies. Other' fruits which we bought in large quaQ« titles were, plums, $ti.:i5,2ia; atraW berries, $764,593; pears, $807,959|j peaches, $609,818; grapes, 9862,298.j For bananas w« paid $4,194,017, fom oranges $8,439,806, and for lemeni! $1,058,569. This large quantity of vegetable«, and fruit was purchased by Canadiaiu^ in large part while the fruit grower^ of Canada were hcarchiug for market*-' in which to soil their products. Canada is so geogrsphically situaW ed that she is, for n portien of th» year, dependent for variety In fresh' fruits on more southerly countries,' but there appears to b? a tendency to! unduly cultivate the ta.'ite for import-' ed fruit. Undoubted!'; a great por« for these j)roducts could be spent with, our own vegetable and Iruit growers,' to the btneflt of the original g^rowers,' 4nd of the country is a whole. It would be worth while for dealers to give this matter serious thought and try to intensify th? dsn-and for Can- adian ;->;oduce. Writing poetry for a living Is an ef- fective way of starving to death. MUTT AND JEFFâ€" By Bud Fisher. Very Discot'trging, to Say tho Lcest. \^