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er (6) THE STRATFORD MIRROR. All Hypothetical, Says Noted British Savant Sir Ernest Rutherford Has No Worry About the World Being Blown to Pieces in Experiment. LONDON, (by mail).--I went to Cambridge (writes a newspaper cor- respondent) troubled with fears lest the two Berlin scientists now on top of a 6,000-ft. Swiss mountain should be able to blow the world to pieces by splitting the atom with 9,000,000 volts of electricity. Now I have an easy mind, for I have talked to Sir Ernest Ruther- ford, the famous professor of physics, who has experimented with atoms for years, and knows all their artful little ways. "There is no need to worry," Sir Ernest said. "The breaking up of the atom has been going on for prob- ably a thousand million years, and people have not even noticed it, and the world is still safe for democracy. "The radio-active matter in' the earth has been disintegrating certain kinds of atoms steadily on a small scale since the earth was formed. "In all twelve elements have been shown to be disintegrated by this method. "The scientists are now trying to produce the results on a larger scale. The German professors want to find whether the electrons, which they would have to produce in a vacuum tube of sufficiently high energy, wolud have a similar effect. It is quite possible that they can do what they want." To Trap Disturbance I gathered frim Sir Ernest that the; Germans want to t rap a furious electrital disturbance, induce it to enter a vacuum tube, and there do its worst with any poor litlet atoms that may have strayed inside. 'Tt will require a tube of very great length,' "he said, "in order not to get a spark across." Sir Ernest laughed at the idea of the world being blown up. "The experimenters themselves will probably know nothing about it," he said. "We in this country have exper- imented with voltages of one to one and a half millions. In America they have tried up to five millions, but it all has to be applied to the vac- Oh, For A Brick He (meekly) --. You know, dear, I've been thinking over our argument and I've decided to agree -with - you. She (tartly)---Well, it won't do you any good; I've changed my mind. Try Our Home-Made Confection Fresh from our Candy Kitchen. Grant's Chocolates GRANT'S ~ CANDY SHOP Near Majestic Theatre uum tube, and, as I say, that will have to be of extraordinary length. "If the German scientists can really make the potential and the tube| stand the strain,' he summed up, "it will be interesting to see if they. ob-| serve anything. It is all hypotheti- cal. Little Man "Twas the day before Christmas. Willie Jones broke a window with) a snowball, sassed his mother, got} his new suit full of slush, broke the dial on the radio and took father's fountain pen to draw pictures with "Thank goodness," sighed. Papa Jones, "my boy is not a hypocrite!" --Yale Record. Out of Evil, Good She (sotto voce) --"Georgie, dear, it's a burglar!" He--"Sh-h, don't move, maybe he can get that window up; it's the one we haven't been able to open since the painters left." THE MAN ON THE JOB 'It's never the job or its wages That determines the worth of a man, It's the faith and the courage he uses In doing the best that he can. It's the vision that carries him on- ward To success with a heart all athrob. For the man who is winning the hon- ors, Is the man who is making the job. For no one will carry him upward; ' We must climb to the top by himself. lf he falters or strays from a purpose He is apt to be left on the shelf. Though the job may be humble or menial, Irksome, distasteful, or lone, There's always some chap who can use it For an upward stepping stone.- And though the toil may be weary And rewards seem uncertain and slow, Dame Fortune is ready and waiting, For the chap full of hustle and go, Who bends to the task in dead earnest With a courage that no one can rob, For the job doesn't count in the struggle As much as the man on the job. At a desk or a lathe 'of ' So whether we toil for a living In the fields that are ripe f Or deep in a mine's leaden gl And whether we draw out ten Or a paltry and mean forty bob, There's a job for the man w It's always the man, -- not the BBs i vest and make it: THE STRATFORD MIRROR AFTER THOUGHTS ~ Some of those boxes of labeled "Not to Christmas" again. If the men Regarding those letters re by tots to "Santa Claus, North P [It might be appropriate next y one of the service clubs offered act as recipient of these lette to reply prettily to the youngs £ Self praise is a good deal like ing on a merry-go-round. our personal desire, but it us anywhere. | will never be §¢ % Oe es seem to wear searves tightly round their nec day, it is to diminish some of the brilliance of the Christmas ties | got. r oS sere AVOID WET FEET by having your shoes re- soled. A pair of heavy soles often prevents a cold. ; Get them done the SUPER- IOR way. Superior Shoe Repair -- 119 Ontario St. Phone 941 -- "Doc's Corner" careful. THE KEYSTONE OF COMMON SENSE ~ Hon. Geo. $. Henry, Chairman -- At Railway Crossings Look ana Approach a railway crossing carefully and at moderate speed. If you have not a clear view up and down the tracks, be particularly isten At double tracked crossings after a train has passed, make sure no train is coming from the other direction. - Don't be a victim of a crossing accident by your own carelessness. Highway Safety Committee W. T. BAIRD, L.L-S.M. Catherine Baird, L. A. B. Licentiate, A. B., R.C.M.R.A.M., Piano, Singing, Organ and Theory Studio 96 Church St., Phone 1761W Peter & Sylvester Will do your Repairs in Plumbing Heating Electric Phone 210 12 Ontario Happy New Year to all. " ® * Don't forget to write it 1930. * * * And how many resolutions have you already broken? * ~ * He was a devoted husband and wore the tie his wife selected with- out a word. * a * An ex-soldier says a patriot is a fellow who is always ready to lay down your life for his country. Y * * * A man wouldn't mind letting his wife have the last word if only she wouldn't go on repeating it. * aK * Some people seem to spend half their time borrowing things and the other half not giving. them back. * ak "Prove that your opponent hasn't a leg to stand on," says a writer, "and he will soon sit down." What else could he do? ok a * Here's to the girl who steals, lies, and swears--Steals into your arms, lies there, and swears she'll never love another. ' In spite of the craze for antique 'ular with the average woman than 'an ordinary mirror. * * COAL ANTHRACITE COAL POCAHONTAS, Egg Size Red Jacket, Egg Size Solvay Coke CORNISH COAL CO. we ~=6Phone 44 furniture there's nothing more pop- The chief objection to the five-day- week is that it would give motorists a two-day week-end for accidents In- stead of one. : A magazine writer observes that, "A successful man is one who makes more money than his family can H'm; that's our idea of a spend." miracle man. a * In Lilac time he told of his love su- S. RUSSELL Registered Architect Gordon Block Phone 1533F Roasters ALUMINUM GRANITE SHEET IRON - Our assortment is complete J. L. BRADSHAW blime. She only said in accents flat, \I wish that I could lilac that. * * * pea tall fellows walked along, | While on their way from town, And all their conversation was: Do homes burn > tei down? * Mary had a little lamb, She got it Christmas morn; She took it up to Wall Street And by New Year's it was shorn. * * * Sharks have become a menace to bathers at the beaches at Australia and a Sydney shoe merchant spec- ializes in shark skin shoes with the slogan, "The Shark is your enemy. Tread on him." i * A boy scout won a mangle at a | whist drive. He'll now be able to do | good turns for his mother. * An old-fashioned editor says he sometimes es for the ballroom, why the modern girl doesn't get confused and go to bed. * we * An American woman visited her woman will never let a man finish a sentence. * * * in the way she uses up stale bread," proof is in the pudding. Ed * Me old one. wonders when she dress- | husband in prison and shot him. A "The proof of a good housewife is i Support our Boy Program states a woman's paper -- and the A new type of ticker is being in-| | stalled throughout the Wall Street} | loop, said to be twice as fast as the] | In a good many cases,! | however, the old one was plenty fast If you're generous you'll champion the under dog now and then; if you're wise you'll be careful of him when he gets from under. * 7" cd And now in Paris the girls are enameling their t oe mails green, mauve, purple, gold, and all sorts of brilliant shades and colors. Well, it's no worse than long skirts at that. Ed * * "Who does the work on the farm?" asks a farm paper, and then sug- gests: "Ask mother--sh knows." Yeah -- and also ask father. She's told him, no doubt. Es ca * Looks as if another world's record is due to fall. An Iowa woman has just spliced up with her seventh hus- band, and she is only 33 years old. Two dead, four divorced, and the seventh on trial is the record. Think of that, mere man! * * * "Why do so many black-eyed people seem hot-tempered?" asks a reader. We can't say, but we know why so many hot-tempered people get black eyes. * * * Red Orator--"An I tell yer, all them millionaires' money is tainted all OF At, Unconvineced Listener--'Ow do you mean tainted?" R. O-- "Well, "taint yours, and 'taint mine, is it?" * Ed * : "Never ask your husband for mon- ey," counselled the Old Married Woman. "I never have to," retorted the young bride, proudly. "Charley's such a darling. He sleeps like a baby all night long." * ae * She (mournfully)--Just think, Hen- ry, I weigh 200 pounds. He (tenderly)--And to think that all that belongs to me. What have I done to be so worthy of such a great blessing? * * * "Wife (with newspaper)--Just think of it! A couple got married a few days ago after a courtship which lasted fifty years." 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