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PACIFIC DEFENSE Keen-eyed Sioux Indian Army scout has his rifle ready to deal with any enemy threatening our western coastline. Indians were used an scour a in World War I. HOW CAN I? Q. How can I mend a kitchen knife or fork that has come loose in the handle? A. mi the opening in the handle with powdered resin. Then heat the handle end of the knife or fork and force it into the handle opening. Tie a string around it and allow it to remain ratfl dry. Q. How can I destroy plant insects? A. To destroy insects and also to fertilize the plant soaK one tableopoonful of smoking tobacco in one quart of water over night. Pour this solution on the soil about once every thirty days. Q. How can I clean leather goods? A. By using strong ammunia water. Rub the leather until it is clean, and then dry with a soft loth. Q. How can I clean rugs on the floor? A. Rags may be cleaned very nicely on the floor if washed with cap suds applied with a brush. Us* only suds, and as little liquid a* possible. Wipe the rug after washing with a clean cloth. Q. How can I remove medicine stains from sheets or linens? A. By making a paste of ful- ler's earth and ammonia, and ap- plying this to the stain. Leave en until dry, and then wash out the stains with soap and water. What Science Is Doing WHAT'S A SNOWFLAKE? A snowflake being ice is a mineral with a chemical composi- tion of H20, and a hexagonal crystalline form like that of the gem stone beryl. Snowflakes start as ice crystals, formed usually on a tiny par- ticle of dust when water vapor b cooled below freezing. Sleet and hail, on the other hand, re- sult from the freezing of water droplets after condensation. Normally it takes about 10 Inches of snow to equal one inch of rain. Because of the air spaces be- tween fallen flakes, a heavy snow blanket has unusual insulating properties, and may keep the temperature of the ground close to freezing while the temperature above the snow is below zero. Of trillions of snowflakes no two are ever exactly alike. NAPHTHALENE BY-PRODUCTS Moth balls and flakes and syn- thesized medicinal preparations such as aspirin, saccharine, novo- eaine and harhital are by-products f coal. FERTILIZER Fertilizer from coal, in the form of sulphate of ammonia, is increasing in application. During 1941 it ie estimated agriculture will need 400,000 tons of nitro- gen, of which 122,000 tons will be in sulphate of ammonia, pro- duced from coal in the by-product coking process. Axis Air Losses Are Double British Air losses of the Axis up to the end of 1941 even exclusive of losses in Russia have been dou- ble those of Britain, it was an- nounced recently. The Air Ministry said Axis losses had been 8,56!) planes, and Britain's losses 3,962. It gave this breakdown: Over and around Britain, Axis 3,692, British 887; ovtr Europe, Axis 40, British 1,875; Middle East, Axis 2,876, British 711; Western front, Axis 967, British 379; Scandinavian front, Axia 56, Brit- ish 55; at sea, Axis 30, British 54. In addition Admiralty records listed 570 other Axis planes de- stroyed at sea by British war- thipa and armed merchantmen. Have You Heard? Two Irishmen arranged to fight a duel with pistols. One of them was very stout, and when he saw his lean adversary facing him he raised an objection. "Bedad!" he said, "I'm twice as big a target as he is, so I ought to stand twice as far away from him as he is from me." "Be aisy now," replied his sec- ond. "I'll soon put that right." Taking a piece of chalk from his pocket, he drew two lines down the stout man's coat, leaving a space between them. "Now," he said, turning to the thin man, "fire away, ye spalpeen, and remember that any hits out- side the chalk mark don't count." While on patrol duty member of the Horn* Guard came across a watchman asleep in his hut. The tiren* had just previ- ously sounded. Shaking the old man, he shouted: "Walt* up; don't you know tho liren'* gone?" Sleepily he murmured: "We'll, I'm not surprised. The people round here'll take anything." A minister advertised for a man-servant. The next morning a well-dressed young man rang the bell. "Can you start the fire and get breakfast by 7 o'clock," the min- ister asked. "I guess so," relied the young man. "Well, can you polish all the sil- ver, wash the dishes and keep the house neat and tidy'.'" "Say, parson," answered the young fellow. "I came here, to see about getting married, but if it's going to be as much work as all that you can count me out right now." Reporter (to veteran of Libyan campaign): "Wat there any ihade in the des- ert?" Soldier: "Ye., but 1 couldn't get in it." Reporter: "Why not?" Soldier: "Well, have you tried to sit in your own sha- dow?" When Mavpherson came home from work he told his wife: "I'm joining the Army, Maggie. I'll just take my tea and go along and 'list." "Oh, Sandy," she exclaimed, "what ever has pu , into vour head to be a soldier'.'" "Weel, it's this way," he ex- plained. "I've been giving a pen- ny a week to the comforts fund for two months now, and I'm joining up to get my parcel!" Father took his small son to church. At one stage of the ser- vice the clergyman announced: "We shall now sing hymn num- ber two hundred and twenty-two. 'Ten thousand times ten thous- and.' Two hundred and twenty- two." The puzzled lad nudged his father. "Dad," he whispered, "do we have to work this out?" Two air-raid shelters have been constructed in the Vatican, the official residence of the Pope in Rome, Tli Bucklty wsy. Th. new imp,o.d Buckltv formuU now sll mtdlcstlon no tynip, Mi nlv bclnfs quicker r.h.l but tlv van ' M yow oiny. But b MIC* It't ihe foiilru . .. ., UCKLEY MIXTURE: MODERN ETIQUETTE 1. Is it proper for women to shake hands with each other when being introduced? 2. Where should one place the piU when eating olives? 3. Should the listener to a conversation gaze constantly at the speaker? 4. Does good form demand that an announcement of an en- gagement be made promptly? 5. How should one eat chees- es? 6. Is it a hostess' duty to sea that conversation doesn't lag? Answer* 1. Women may or may not shake hands with each other, as tLey prefer. Unless the one who is about to offer her hand is sure that it will be agreeable, she will do well not to be too hasty about making this advance. 2. Put the pits on the side of the dinner or bread and butter plate. 3. He should be attentive and look at the speaker, but not with a hyp- notic gaze. Looking out of a window or off into space is dis- concerting to a speaker and is a sign of ill-breeding. 4. Yes. This may be done by sending a notice to the newspaper, or by issuing engraved announcements to friends and relatives, or by means of an announcement party for the close friends and relatives. 5. Soft cheese should be- spread on a cracker with a knife. Hard heeses such as American, may be eaten either with the fork or the fingers. 6. Yes, it is her duty to direct the conversation. There must be no perceptible silences that make the guests feel as though their hostesses were tired and *ish they would go. Soviet Railway Gauge Handicap To Nazis The difference in the gauge between the Russian and German railways has been a handicap to the Nazis. All their transport by rail has to proceed to the German end of the line and then be trans- shipped to Russian trains, which use a different width between the rails. This has prevented the Germans sending Nazi rolling stock on into Russia in the wake of the army. And, as the Russians have been destroying their rolling stock or 'getting it back out of German reach, the Nazis have not been able to use Russian freight cars and trucks. The original idea in making the railways of different gauge was to hinder a military invasion of Russia, Proof of the wisdom of the action is being had daily on the Russian front. Windsor Star. Just How Cold Is Soviet Winter? Just how cold is it? Frosts be- gin in European Russia on Oct. 1 the ground is stone-hard by Xov. 15. Average temperature is 20 below zero in January and stays below till April, with occasional drops to minus 54, except along the Black Sea, where it may rise to 5 above. Winds of near-hurri- cane force are weekly affairs. Ukraine farmers expect frost as late as May 24. The Soviet .J'-ne is recommended, however, hy all Russian poets, regardless of poli- tics. (P. S. The Winter hu-k of sunshine, vitamins and out-door exercise has an enfeebling ef'ect on the Russ'an people, the books say). HOW TO RELIEVE PILE TORTURE QUICKLY AND EAMLY It iou are lioukmii will) Celling pili .-5 or reclui dorttiitios, do 1101 Uti- lity treatment and run the ri.-K of lattin.s tins riniititiuii become chron- ic. Any itching or soreness or pamlui passage of stool 19 nmuru'a wiuimiK and p r o i> e r ireutniunt should be secured ut once l''ui this purpose set a pacKuge of Hem-Hold Irom any druggist and use as directed. This formula which is used internally is a oin.ill, en-v to take tablet, will uuiukly relieve the Itching und soretieaa and aid in healing the sore tender apota. Hem-Koid Is pleasant to us. is hiyhly iccuDimeuiied and it suema the ii..' mli i of folly for any one to risk a painful and chronic pile con- dition when such a fine remedy may be hud at such a small cost, If you try Hem-Hold and are not unruly pleased with tho results, your druggist will gladly return your money. r quick relief from itcliim of ai<iiii, wiuplf* Ji- l.io'i f, ..i , tcalM, tcbie, rnnhet iid odw etecull ouiirU *in trouble*, uie (ut-Ktiiil. cooling, nil- MVtir liquid D. D. D. Preeociption. GrlM, dminlru. So..lhct IrriUlioo ! qnkkly Mop inleu .You GIRLS WHO SUFFER. If you. suffer monthly cramps, back- ache, distress o? "Irregularities." nervousness due to functional monthly disturbances try Lydla E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound Tablets (with addod Iron). Mnd* especially for women. They also help build up red blood. Made In Canada. Russians in Canada Mobilize For Victory Canada's 35,000 citizens f Russian origin including 16,000 Doukhobora most of whom reside in Western Canada have mobil- ized their total strength not only to help the land of their adoption win their war against the Axis powers but to ensure success for the forthcoming Second Victory Loan Campaign. The National Executive of the Russian Committee maintains 28 organizing and secretarial branch- es in Canada. Posters bearing Russian characters will, before the campaign proper begins on Feb- ruary 16th, be distributed among those Russian communities. Cir- culars in which Victory Loan lit- erature has been translated from English into Russian will soon be distributed to all those 35,000 Russian Canadians. Russian lang- uage publications in Canada have undertaken to devote all the space required to publicize Canada's wai aims and Victory Loan objectives in the Russian language so that not a single Russian Canadian may be without full knowledge in both directions. This is the first time since Can- adian citizens of Russian origin became organized in Canada in their own interest) that they have volunteered M a united group to aid a national cause of this kind. "We intend to give our whole strength to your campaign," said K. Okulewich, Organizing Secre- tary of the committee in a recent interview. "We want your Vic- tory Loan Campaign to be an overwhelming success. We intend to help by distributing literature to our people prepared by us In the Russian language. We intend to lend our organizers and even canvassers. When the campaign proper begins we intend to have our people volunteer their services to local campaign committees to help in any way possible. We command the suoport of every Russian Canadian in this country and we are satisfied that every man and woman - associated with our organization will give hi* fullest support to this im- portant Victory Loan Campaign." Pilots Spend Leave Ferrying Bombers Now we know the aerial equiv- alent for a busman's holiday. Trans-Canada Air Lines reports that two of its pilots, Capts. George Lothian and Malcolm Barclay, are btck at work again. Trans-Canada gave them a three months' leave. They spent it ferrying bomb- ers across the Atlantic. There was no mention of what they did in their spare time. Lend freely to stay free. Buy Victory Bonds. RHEUMATIC Aches and Pains It Just one Dottle ot Ku Ma dues not show yuu the ;u . easy way to get real relief from rheumatic achen and pains. It costs you notn- Ing. Don t suffer lonner. try, Ku-Mn today and if you are not pleased with the results, your money wll' be refunded by any drugglet. This I is a uvueroiis offer to all rheumatic sufferers Need Strewed For High-Quality Seed A warning to seed producers in Canada to prepare to meet the de- manna from European countries for high-quality grain seed to re- plenish war-ruined stock* wai issued recently by G. A. Scott, assistant plant pathologist, Cen- tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Speaking at the annual meet- ing of the Registered Seed Grow- ers' Section of the Ontario Crop Improvement Association, at the King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Mr. Scott asserted that Canadian pro- ducers of healthy, high-quality saed were not now in a position to meet the demands that would undoubtedly be placed upon them after the war. He advised tht seed growers to take every pos- sible step toward that goal. He told of experiments now be- ing made at each of the five main experimental farms in Canada to produce foundation seed that would be free of seed-born disease such as rust and smut. Work Grow Slim With all this talk oi coraeto and rubber shortage, it seems tb first thing to do is to remember and be comforted in the know- ledge that old Mother Nature provided every human figure, free of charge, with a good 2-way stretch girdle of muscles in criss- cross formation over the abdo- men. See any physiology book or look at the human figure chart in the doctor's office. Moreover, this fine natural girdle of muscles may be developed by bending, kicking, stretching and other well known exercises from a loote flabby girdle into one that is taut, snug and firm enough to hoi-.i figure flat in front and compara- tively small at the waistline, if man or woman Is willing to take to serious daily exercise. 'Clou Shave' Allen Gets a Bit Cautiom Having passed through all man- ner of escapes and experience* Including the sinking from under him of the British cruiser Gala- tea while voyaging nearly 100,- 000 miles as AP correspondent with the British Fleet, Larry Allen made, a solemn pledge upon arriv- ing in New York for furlough: "I am going to try," he said, "to learn to swim." Inhabitants in Seattle, Washing- ton, U.S.A., must buy a licence if they wish to keep a cat. for common Ordinary sore throat In the manufacture of a fighter plane, 4,000 pounds of aluminum is used. HARNESS & COLLARS Farmers Attention Consult your nearest Harness Shop about Staco Harness Supplies. We sell our goods only through your local Staco Leather Goods dealer. The goods are right, and so are our prices. We manufacture in our fac- tories Harness, Horse Col- lars, Sweat Pads*. Horse Blan- kets, and Leather Travelling Goods. Insist on Staco Brand Trade Marked Goods, and you get satisfaction. 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RHKIXATIC I'M-V* _ HAVE YOU HEARD about Dlxon's Neuritis and Rheumatic Pain Remedy? It gives good results. Munro's Drug Store. 335 Elgin. Ottawa . _ WOMEN WAVl'RO WANTED. '.VOMKN TO DO HOMB sewing. Best pay. Postage paid on all work. Sent anywhere. Bontex Specialty Co.. Box J7, Chase, B.C. FOR QUALITY SERVICE ANU SATISFACTION TU% IMPERIAL, 6 or S exposure films, developed and primed, or 8 reprints, ISO. both with free enlargement. nii-i .it! vt. rtlOTO BJEUVICB Station J, Toronto. After that, it became difficult to distinguish between captori and prisoners.