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"By Miss L. G. Moberly
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During the early hours of the night, when the storm was at its worst, Daphne lay awake, and the night was far advanced before ahe sank into an uneasy slumber, haunted by visions of
Marjory’s white, frightened face, as)
she had seen it earlier in the even- ing.
Marjory’s words kept repeating themselves in her brain, “I am afraia, I am afraid,” and Hugh, too came into her dream in sonfe disturbing fashion which she could never quite compre- hend. In the bewildering ‘mazes of dreamland she seemed to be strug- giing to help Hugh and Marjory in some great and overwhelming danger, from which she was always just too late to rescue them, and she would wake panting and breathless only to try and reassure herself by saying she was overtired, and that the storm must have had some pernicious ef- fect upon her nerves, too. Whilst it was at its worst, just before mid- night, she crept to Marjory’s “aoor, afraid lest Denis’s widow should be suffering from the same fear which had haunted her so strangely when ehe came in from her walk. But the door was locked, and though Mar- jory’s voice replied to Daphne's in- quiries in tones which sounded ner- vous and strained, she did not open her door or express any wish for com- pany.
“T shall be all right,” she called out, “don’t bother about me,” and Daphne, feeling that she had done all that was required of her, had crept back to bed,
only to be disturbed over and over again by those same _ harassing dreams. Indeed, she had enjoyed no
restful sleep at all, and the grey light of dawn was only beginning to steal into her room when she started into wakefulness so complete that to lie in bed was no longer possible. She felt restless, anxious, distressed, without knowing why, and she rose, dressed and went downstairs assailed by an intense longing for the fresh air. The storm had cooled the atmosphere, a fresh breeze was blowing, and the Bun crept above the rim of the world, newly washed by the storm of the night. As Daphne sauntered down the paths, her foosteps leading her aimlessly now in this direction, now in that, the birds were chattering and chirping, and she paused sometimes to watch the starlings scuttling across the lawn or to smile at a fat and im- portant looking thrush wrestling with the early worm in the wet grass. Raindrops hung on every bush and flower. The daisies looked half drowned as they opened sleepy eyes, and a shower dropped from ‘the drenched roses as they lifted their heads to the sun, and sent out whiffs of fragrance. There was a scent of lilies on the air, and the sweetness of the summer morning sent a pang of pain through Daphne's heart.
“If only everything was not just the same,” she whispered—‘“the birds, the flowers, the sunshine—all the same and all glad, and all the glory has gone out of my life.” Trying to stifle the rebillious thought, she quickened her steps, intending to go into the meadow and hunt for mushrooms, which were her aunt's favorite deli- cacy. She pushed open the Wishing Gate and was hurrying along the path beyond, when she stopped short with an exclamation of horror. Stretched across the path in front of her, his face upturned to the sky, his eyes closed, his face the color of death it- self—lay Hugh Brentwood—silent, unconscious, dead? The last word forced itself into Daphne’s brain like the tolling of a passing bell. and with an articulate cry she dropped on her knees beside the still form, and took one of the limp and lifeless hands {nto her own.
CHAPTER XXIIL. Vanner’s Opportunity
“We are ruined. Granny and I have nothing to live upon, nothing at all.”
“Nothing to live upon? Oh, there must be some mistake.”’ Vanner look- ed into Myra’s troubled face with eyes scarcely less troubled than her own. “Surely there is something left? Things cannot be as bad as all that.”
“They are just as bad as they can be.” Myra answered. “Mr. Drew, grandfather’s lawyer, has just been here, and he - ys that practically no- thing will be saved. Granny will have about forty pounds a year—no more.”
“And you?”
“Il have nothing. Nothing but what TI can earn for myself. I don't feel <s if 1 could quite take it in yet. It has come as such a stunning blow.” Tho two stood in the bright little drawing room of the Drakes’ cottage, the room which the old doctor had delighted to make charming, to be, as he said, a fit setting for that perfect jewel, his wife. These words recurred to Myra's mind now, as she stood beside Venner in the bow window; and the furniture the pictures, the soft colored chintzes, all ran together in the blinding mist of tears that dimmed her eyes.
“The Darlings did love this room,” she said, “it ran the study very close, and though I believe grandfather's study was their favorite place, they had a very warm place in their hearts for Granny’s drawing room, They had picked up all the furniture by degrees, as they could afford to buy it, and they loved every bit of it; and grandfather delighted in the view
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from this window. When Granny wasn't sitting in his armchair in his study, he had a way of creeping in here. He never could bear her out of hig sight for long, and they had not been away from one another for
her altogether.” The girl’s voice broke, and Vanner came a step nearer to her.
“Surely we can't think that,” he
said, and in his voice there was a ring | y,
of assurance that made Myra life her head and look into his face, “the peo- ple who had loved each other as those two loved could not really be parted. He has not left her altogether, in fact 1 don't believe he has left her at all.”
“Then do you believe the people we have loved, and who are dead,-ars still with us?”
“I am sure of it. us and who have died are never far away from us. After all, it is the spiritual part of us and of our love that really matters, and the spiritual part of us does not die. I believe those two dear old peo- ple are as near to each other as they ever were. No—lI ought to say they are nearer to each other now than they have ever been.”
“I believe that is how Granny feels about it,” Myra said thoughtfully, “she has such a wonderful look in her eyes, as if she could see something she has never seén before; and when I came
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way is “ Regulated” by The Government
The following letter appeared in the innipeg Telegram, under date of {March 10:
Sir.—Now thet the railways, manu- facturing and commercial industries |have been properly regulated by var- ious federal enactments, it has o7- curred to ono of the representatives {in pa.liament that the hitherto un- regulated industry , of agriculture
‘Those who love | Should receive more attention and be
regulated on similar logical lines and it is understood that a bill on the | following lines will be introduced in the parliament of Canada:
In Senate, March 23, 1916.
The people of Canada, represented in senate and commons do enact as follows:
An act to amend agricultural law, in relation to prices of produce, use of {safety devices, and employment of {hired men:
Section 1. The agricultural law is hereby amended by adding after sec-
home after—the funeral, she was sit-| ion 318, nine new sections to be sec-
ting in her armchair by the open win- dow with such a smile on her face, b felt as if I had come into a Holy of Holies. And, do you know what she said to me?” Myra’s voice dropped into an awestruck whisper.
“Tell me,” Vanner answered, his eyes never leaving her fae.
“She said: ‘My dear, I think the marriage service makes a mistake when it says, “Till Death us do part.” Death does never-part a real husband and wife. not separated; we are more perfectly one,
“J am sure she is right, and I be- lieve that children, have a nearer knowledge of | the Unseen than we others,” Van- ner answered simply. Then for many minutes they were silent, until Myra said:
“But now that Mr. Drew has told us | about the money, I have to think! what to do about the dear Granny. We have to face the question of ways and means, aad it is a dreadful pro-) blem.” ¢ |
“Has she cny relations who could help her?”
“None. I am her only belonging, and though I am willing, more than willing to work like 4 slave for her, | I have no profession. I have never had. ap opportunity of learning to do anything but take care of the Darl-| ings. And yet now I must certainly find work of some sort or kind.”
“You—mustn’t work,” Vanner ex- claimed almost roughly, a sudden hun- ger leaping into his eyes as he looked | at her face, “there must be another | way than that out of the difficulty. You mustn't work.”
“I must do something, and do it quickly,” Myra answered, not under- standing his reception of her words, | “we cannot possibly live on forty pounds a year. As it is we shall be| obliged to give up this house, and—I am afraid all the treasured bits of) furniture must be sold.”
“Oh, we must try to avoid that,” Vanner exclaimed, “the dear old lady must be spared such a grief.”
“I wish I could spare her,” Myra’s voice sounded lifeless and dull, “but one must look at things practically, and though I have been thinking of this question in every light, looking
Death is not separation.’” }of his goods and gear.
old people, like very little | permit
tions 319, 320, 3.1, 322, 323, 324, 326, 326, 327, to read as follows:
Section 319. Only one price for a ‘given commodity shall be lawful. A jfarmer desiring to change a wroduct shall file a schedule thereof with the /agricultural department, which shall go into effect thirty days thereafter, unless suspended by the commissioner at the instance of any consumer.
No prices shall be increased, how- ever, except upon due proof, the bur-
My dear man and I are/ den thereof shal] be upon the farmer
that existing prices are confiscatory In its discre- tion the commissioner may refuse to any such increase until a valuation by its engineers and ac- countants shall hav. been taken. In such valuation the farmer shall have no credit for ,ast profits invested .0 new fields or improved structures, but shall be allowed only original cost plus borrowed money invested.
“Commodity” as used herein, in- cludés all crain, vegetables, livestock, dairy articles, excepting sand, gravel and manure.
Section 320. Every hired man shall work only eight hours & day, not -n- cluding the .abbath, and shall not commence work unless he has com- pleted a period of not less than eight hours absolute rest and quiet. He
}shall not work on the Lord’s Day nor
on legal holidays nor on Jack Love's birthday.
Section 321. Every farmer shall hire one more hired man than his work requires. The only permissible excep- tions to the foregoing sections shall be periods of stress resulting from earthquakes, Halley’s comet or Kurop- ean invasion.
Section 322. All wagon and all pole and whiffle trees shall be provided with couplers, couplir : by intact, so that the hired ma. need not go _e- tween the wheels of the wagon and the heels of the horses.
All wagons shall be supplied with
and platforms of standard dimensions to be fixed by the commission.
Section 323. All bulls when moving on the highway. or in unfenced areas, shall be equipped with a bell of not less than 60 pounds weight, a steam whistle and an electric headlight of at least 1,000 candle power.
at it in every way. I cannot see how we could manage to keep house and furniture. The sale of the things would bring us something, and with the money from the sale, I could per- haps find rooms somewhere for Gran- ny and get work myself.” (To. be Continued) Experimental Farms
F. C. Elford, head of the poultry branch of the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, is planning to have flocks of poultry established at all the branch experimental farms. Heretofore, these have only been kept at the Central Farm. Fifteen of the branch farms will have flocks placed on them this year and the other ten farms will be supplied later on. At some of the branch farms only one breed will be kept, and that the one which is most popular in the neighborhood. At Cape Rouge, Que., Barred Rocks will be kept; at the Nova Scotia farm White Leghorns,
Section 324. Sheds shall be built over all fields where hired men have to work in summer.
Section 325. All fields, engines ana
machinery shall be fenced in, all belting shall be encased in metal housings and all grindstones and
churns, haycutters, bulls’ horns and other moving parts shall be strongly encased in sheaths for the protection of the hired man.
Section 326. All barns, sheds and other buildings shall in cold weather be adequately heated and at all times shall be well lighted and policed.
If a calf is delayed in arriving or is born dead, the farmer shall instantly provide another cow whose calf shall be born that day. .
The commissioners’ inspector shall weekly inspect all gasoline automo- biles. If a cyclinder is missing he
must find it before he runs on the/ag a result of her long standing al-
road again. ' Section 327. The right to mortgage rea) estate is a franchise reserved to
Barred Rocks, Wyandottes and|the state. No farmer shall make any Rhode Island Reds; at the Prince|mortgage nor incur any indebtedness Edward Island Farm, Leghorn and|extending over a period of more than
Barred Rocks, with the former prob- ably eliminated later on. At the Brit- ish Columbia Farm, in a province Wi.ere the White Leghorn was once so popular, there are now four or five times as many calls for Rocks as for
Leghorns, and Rocks will be the chief
flock kept at the Experimental Farm there. Customer—But why have rabbits gone up so in price? They’re wild ones, aren’t they? it’s the cost of keeping them! Shopkeeper—No, mum, but the truth is,
caruidges to kill ‘em.
“Did she get her husband at the bar second hand
gain counter or the store?” . “He looks it.” “Well, which one?” “Neither;
Recrultng Official—One gran’tather | Is he on your father’s or) ressing than a stitch in time.
living? mother’s side?
Recruit—Oh, 'e varies, sir; ’e sticks
up for both on 'em—a sort o’ nootral.
Sleigh—I see he writes typewrit-
ten letters to his lady?
Spy—Sure, she’s taken up studying
character by handwriting.
since the best shots have gone to the war, it takes so many
fone month without the written appro-
val of the commission obtained upon
petitioin and hearing and upon paying
the state treasurer ten cents for eacn one hundred dollars’ indebtedness, In- debtedness incurred without such con- sent shall be: void.
To enforce this act a commission of five persons shall be selected by the governor with a view to placating as many shades of political opinion as possible. No commission shall, how-
So you can’t say|ever, be deemed disqualified by lack
jof previous political opinion, or other
| experience. Section 2.
immediately.
This act shall take effect
SAR KASTIC. Winnipeg, March 9.
It takes an average of at least one and a half men to keep one fighting man supplied with munitions, stores, clothes, accoutrements, ships to car-
‘the bar of injustice.” | ry him, and 80 on.
A stitch in the side is more dis-
suitable brakes, grab irons, stirrups |
203 Receive Hearty Support ot , Religious Organizations
The Two Hundred and Third bat- talion. had its inception in the. chal- lenge of the minister of militia, who, when speaking of the many applica- tion for chaplaincies, said that the ministers ought to organize a fight- ing battalion,
The thought was presented by one of the leading ministers of the city that the resources of church organ- izations might-be more adequately used than they have been for recruit- ing purposes. It was pointed out |that there were nearly four hundred circuits of the Methodist church alone in Military District No. 10, and that while many had already sup- plied a large number, in some cases hundreds of recruits, yet there were many who were not directly affected, and it was seen that a large force might be brought to bear on the. problem of recruiting, if these agen- cies could be organized and directed.
A further suggestion was made that an effort might be made to fill up a, new battalion, whose chief
characteristic would in no way be secular or sectarian, but that repre- senting the thought of the churches it should be a dry battalion, This Wag very heartily received wherever mentioned, both in civil and military quarters. Furthermore, it was pre- sented before the Methodist minis- terial association, as also before the convention, representing the Sunday school and Young People’s organiza- tions of our province, and Rev. W. B. Caswell, pastor of the Broadway Methodist church, was urged an. authorized to present this offer to the minister of militia, Sir Sam Hughes. It was heartily received, and the Two Hundred and Third was duly authorized, with Lieut-Colonel J. Hansford as the commanding officer. Mr. Caswell was given the position of honorary captiin to assist in directing recruiting and later on to assume the duties of the chaplaincy, and the organization is now about complete.
Lieutenant F. Percy Lloyd, son of Principal Lloyd, of the Emmanuel college, Anglican, represents the Two Huncred and Third, with headquar- ters in the Canada building at Saska toon. In order that the battalion should be as representative as pos- sible of Military District No. 10, Mr. T. W. Fawcett, of Saskatoon, was appointed paymaster. Captain W. R. -Green of Moose Jaw is opening a recruiting office in that district for Southern Saskatchewan,
The battalion very much appreci- ates the generosity of the Great West Permanent Loan, in placing the top floor of their building at the disposal of the battalion for headquarters. A good start has been made already up here. A platoon of Wesley college boys is lined up under the senior stick, Lieut. W. A. Carrothers. The Royal Templars are organizing a pla- toon under Lieut. J. H. Kennedy, and ‘they believe taht they can even do | better than this, and have some am- bition for a company. i
The young men of Grace church are lining up in an effort to fill up a platoon. A. C. Hill, former Y.M.C.A. |secretary of Brandon, is opening up an office there,, and is endeavoring {to line up a piatoon in that'city and surrounding territory. — Winnipeg Telegram. :
Why Portugal kntered the War
She Was Fulfilling Obligation of A 500-Year-Old Treaty With Britain
Portgual entered the war, the Portu. guese iegation at Washington states, because Great Britain requested her to do so, to fulfil treaty obligations dat- jing back to 1373. Portugal did not jenter the war before, the Portugal |minister announced, because Great Britain had fWot-called on her to do so,
A statement outlining Portugal's |} position issued by Viscount De Alte, /the Portuguese minister, reads: . “Portugal is drawn into the war
liance with Enyiand, an alliance. that has withstood unbroken the strain of 600 years.
“The first treaty of alliance be tween the two. countries was con- cluded June 16, 1373, by Ferdinand of Portugal and':Edward III. of England. Subsequent’ treaties have affirmed the alliance and defined its scope. It rests on a secure and permanent foundation. The’ foreign
policies anu the interests of the countries have almost invariably proved to be identical, and these
idezls of ‘heir peoples have never clashed. The dawn of the eigh- teenth century (1703) found the sold- iers of Portugal and those of Eng- land fighting side by side in the war of the Spanish succession. At the beginning of the nineteenth cen- tury, Portuguese and British bled together on the battlefields of the Peninsula in the tremendous strug- gle brought about by the Napoleonic invasions of Portugal.
“It would seem as if the opening years of the century must see for the third time these two allied na- tions engaged side by side in bitter arbitration of wu’.
“Like Belgium, Portugal desires nothing that belongs to any other nation, she has nothing- to gain, and
much to lose in the present con- flict. But she is ready, notwith- standing, to aid England to the full extent of her \resoufces—whether great or small—because the treaties in force @oimpel her to do so, and because her pédple firmly “believe that international good faith as evid- enced by ,the_ fulfillment of treaty obligations, .which is the principle for which reat Britain. is fighting provides the only basis on which in- tercourse between. civilized. nations | can securely stand. ‘-
“Portugal is not prepared to sub- scribe. to. thé. doctrine, engendered .by militarism, that good: faith must be made ‘subservient to expediency, and that the interests of one -na- tion may legitimately be fostered at the expense of the rights of others whenever bacxed by sufficient force. It is, moreover, impossible to gain- say, after considering impartially all the published evidence, that the government labored solely, nay even passionately, to avert the war.
“In these circumstances, Portu- gal could not refuse her aid to her! ancient ally who has now called upon her to fulfil her treaty obli- gations. She it ready to stand or
fall by the principles for which the British empire is fighting.” Saxons Hate Prussians ‘
Y Was in the front line trenches not long ago, and we had a Saxon regi- ment opposite us. The enemy lines. were very close to ours, and one morning, to our great amusement, we saw the following notice written out in English and ‘stuck up on « board above the enemy- parapet: “A Prussian general is coming to in- spect us at two o’clock today; please shoot him.” LPs, 2
During the course of the afternoon a “certain liveliness” was displayed on both sides, which, however, sub- sided about four. We wondered how tlie general had enjoyed our shrap- nel salvoes, and we were not, kept. long in ignorance.’ Our friends the: waggish Hun, put up another poard,. bearing the following terse message,. “You did not get him.”
After some days a further plece of’ information was vouchsafed us, with a farewell injunction, which ran: “A Prussian regiment is relieving us to- morrow. Give them hell!”
I hope we did.
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‘ports of the life of allied prisoners
‘| Saxony,” one .
Prisoners of War. In Germany
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of war in Germany, and it is hard to know how, much of the good one hears is due to the fear of the cen- sor and haw-much to the locality in which the prisoner is confined.. “Ia report. says, “whose men have provid gentlemanly foés on the battlefield, conditions are as good as can be expected; but in the north, in Prussia, the ingenuity of cruelty and neglect would be unbelievablie if it were not true.” bs ta
Of the petty and continudus insults received, apart from the real depri- vations, one exchanged prisoner writes: 5 ;
“If letters arrived with stamps on them, they were never ‘delivered till the stamps bearing the king’s head was solemnly and carefully .cut in half. Petty, wasn’t it? Then news- papers were distributed full of al- lied disasters, which they said were directly . translated from . English newspapers, but we just laughed and: said: ‘It’s all’a pack of lie,’ which made them stamp with rage. Some- times grand Prussian officers would march through the wards (the writ- er was a wounded prisoner),. and when they were told this in English they'd say through their teeth, ‘schwein,’ and pass on.
“But the food,” he went on, “or the lack of it, wags one of the worst things.” We couldn’t even make tea, as they wouldn’t give us ‘boiling wat- er. So we let the tap run until ft was as hot as it would go and then made cocoa!” :
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High Finance “Another new hat. You should real- ly save your money with the price of everything going up.” “But why? The longer I have it, the less I can bu; with it.”
WHEN BABY IS ILL
When baby is ill no other medicine will so quickly relieve him as will Baby’s Own Tablets. They go right to the root of most childhood ailments —those derangements of the stomach and bowels which cause difficult teeth- ing, colds, constipation, vomiting and simple fevers. They cleanse the bow- els and sweeten the stomach and drive out all cause of illness, Concerning them Mrs. Wm. Evers, Gilks, N.B., says: “We always keep a_ box of Baby’s Own Tablets in the house as we have found them an excellent medi- cine for little ones.” The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co, Brockville, Ont.
Saved by Orthography
In the British army, when a soldier is confined in the guardroom, for an offence, a written copy of the crime is invariably handed to the command- er of the guard. The other day a non- commissioned officer and a party cf men were detailed for a certain fatigue. The corporal having given an order, One of the men seemed disin- clined to obey, when, after having re- buked him sharply, he shouted in angry tones: “It’s a good job for you, me lad, that I can’t spell insubordina- tion, or I'd shove you in the guard- room sharp.”
Dangers of Cat Kissing
It must be a terrifying revelation, to those ladies who kiss their cats, that has been made by Professor Fiocel, the Italian. chemist. He has found by experiment that when a cat licks its lips it spreads over them ‘a saliva in which there are swarms of minute bacilli not free from danger to human beings. When he inoculat- ed rabbits and guinea-pigs with this noxious substance they died within twenty-four hours; and he has come to the conclusion that it ia dangerous for ladies to indulge in the habit of kissing their cats.
A farmer in a small way walked in- to the offices of one of the fire insur- ance companies and intimated that he wished to insure his barn and a couple of stacks.
“What facilities have you for extin- guishing a fire in your village?” in- quired the superintendent of the of-
ice.
The man scratched his head and pondered over the matter for a littls
while. Eventually, he answered:— \*Well, it sometimes raine"—Tit-Bits.
| he
vin tet chia | Sin +
te iy There are souls, like stars, that dwell
apart bi. In a fellowship firmament; ‘There are pioneer souls that blaze
House By the Side HERB, arb hermit souls that live ‘withdrawn, «- .
: In the place of their self. con- nt;
+ their paths. " :
Where thé highways, hever ran— __- But Jet.me live by ‘the side of the |.
‘ Toad ; ? j And be’ a friend to man.
Let me live in the house by the side of
\ the foad _ ., zi
Vhere..the: race of’then go by—
he men who are-good, and the men who :aré’ bad, *
‘As good .and bad: as I. T would ‘not sit’ in the .scorner’s seat,
Or hurl. theeynic's pan
Let me live in the house by the side * ‘of the road
And be a friend to man.
I see from my house by the side of the
road By the side of the highway of life, The men who presg with. the ardor of , hope, .. . Thé'mén who are faint. with the strife But i turh not away from their smiles ‘ nor their tears — Both parts of ah infinite plan— Let me live in my house by the side ~* of the road And be a friend to man. _
Let me live in the house;by the side of
; the road- Te
Where the race of men go by— a
They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong;
Wise, foolish—so am I.
Then why should I sit in the scorner’s seat, :
Or hurl the .cynic’s ban?
Let me live in the, house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man. . """" —Sam > Walter Foss.
If All Played Out, . . ¥ . . . Try This Prescription
When that overpowering weariness and a never-rested feeling comes over you, it shows ‘some’ serious disorder is ‘undermining your health. The cure is simple. Build up the system and nourish tlhe body back to health by pure wholesome plood.’
The one. sure means of doing this is with Dr. Hamilton’s Pills. ' They are a marvellous aid to appetite—con- vert all ‘you eat into nutriment ‘and tissue-building material. Thus a weak body. is supplied with new nerve fibre, hardy, ‘muscle and firni flesh. Lasting good health is sure to.follow: If you really: watit to get well and stay well,
use Dr. Hamiiton’s ‘Pills, 26¢ per box at all dealers. .
/The-man who’ waits for opportunity to knock finds the waiting good.
APill for Brain) Workers.—The man who, works .with his” brains is more liable to derangement of. the digestive system than the man who works with his hands, because the one calls upon his nervous energy. while the other applies only his muscular strength. Brain fag begets irregulari- ties of the stomach and liver, and, the best remedy that ‘can be used is Par- melee’s .Vegetable Pills. ‘They are specially compounded for, such, .cases and all those who use them’can certi- fy to their superior power. :
A young reporter who took. his first check.,to the bank and w&s asked by the cashier to endorse it on the back, wrote: “I heartily endorse this check.”
In the train of Alexander the Great during his Asiatic conquests. were some observant. persons ‘who made notes of what th y saw, when not too busy killing off the ‘inhabitants, and in these written documents is told the story of “a reed growing in India which produces honey. without bees.” Thus sugar cane evidently was well known in that part of the world in 230 B.C. _ ;
An Island: of Bones
Alaska has her skeletons—not mere reminders of exploitation, but real bones. They are on the Pribilof Is- lands over an area a mile long, a mile wide and many feet deep. Secretary of Commerce Redfield points out their value as fertilizers, and if grinding and transportation facilities can be found, here ig an important material that will go a great way toward) meet- ing our needs tor phosphorus and nit- rogen for the soil.
It seems that many generations of Seals dying on the coast of the Prib- ilof Islands have laid up this reserve of fertilizer which has been discover- ed just at the time when we ueed, it most. Despite the many surveys that have been made for fertilizing mater ial’ critical need ts still té be met by the new discovery. The day of our starvation. as the.result’of an improv- poverished and barren soil is thus pushed into tie more remote future.— The Country Gentleman.:
Family Affair
“So, my daughter has consented to become lyour wife. Have you fixed the day of the wedding?”
“[ will leave that to her:
“Will you have @ church or a pri- vate wedding?” meat :
“Her mother can decide that.”
“What have you to live on?” “I will leave that entirely to you, sir.”
Switzerland will be compelled to charter trans-Atlantic ‘steamships to bring her own food across the sea un- der protection of her own flag. if the
war continues much longer, ig the opinion of. many persons there. The view expressed that Ger
many’s program at sea may mean the starvation of Switzerland unless some such action is taken, \
The Grain Growers’ Guide sa Western Canada cannot, im ” of the scarcity of help and the small amount of fall plow done, hope to prods is 1816 anything Mike She Weg ef 1
MEERA acm engl Ban
HAPPED
L HANDS COLD SORES
Are mur hands chapped, cracked, or sore? Have you “eold cracks’’ which open and bleed when the skin is drawn
tight? Have you a cold sore, Y f bite, or chilblains, which at times makes it agony for you to go about your duties? If so, Zam-Buk will give you relief, and will heal the frost-damaged
Miss B. Strojea, ef Hast Hans- ford, N.8., writes: “My hands were so badly chapped I was un- able to put thei in water. All remedies failed te heal until I tried Zam-Buk. Perseverance with this balm completely healed the sores.”
Zam-Buk heals cuts, burns, bruises,
eures eczema, piles, chipped hands, die sores, frost bites,
eases and injuries. efuse sub- etitutes, At all druggists and stores, 50c box. *
Plowing and Shelling
A letter from France says: “There is a most terrific fight going on on our right. The roaring is continuous and terrible. We—i.e., bur battalion— are not in it at present, but may have to join in at any moment. We have done a fair amo-nt of ‘strafing’ since we have been here and the Germans have suffered as they deserve to.
“The destruction is too awful for words; all round villages and towns are laid flat! What has become of the wretched inhabitants. God knows! A few stick to the place, although shells fall round all the time. They live in the cellars, I suppose. Some few go on plowing with shells fily- ing over their fields; they take their chance.”
The recently bombarded Durazzo is a port that has played a promin- ent part in both ancient and modern warfare. The Greek city of Bpidam- nos, as it was at the time of the struggles, leading to the Peloponnes- jan War, was much harassed by these civil jealousies and fears. The Romans called it Dyrrachium, whence the modern name is derived, and it became the prinicipal landing place on the route from Brindisi to Greece, A great military road to the Helles- pont began Lere. The town is mem- orable also for the battles between Caesar and Pompey and, later, be- came the capital of a Byzantine pro- vince.
Protection of Wild Life
Some Measures Essential to the Con- ' gervation of Canada’s Wild Birds and Animals
If the wild life of Canada is to re- ceive proper protection, it is essential that several important sttps be taken with the least possible delay. The fol- iowing measures are not mentioned in the order of their relative. importance, for each of them is essential to a complete system of protection and merits the whole-heartea advocacy of every public-spirited citizen.
(1) Careful revision of. the. provin- cial acts governing the protection of insectivorous birds, to ensure that no valuable species are included on the “black list.” P
(2) Negotiation of a migratory bird treaty between Canada and the United States.
(3) The selection of suitable areas throughout Canada, and their erection into bird sanctuaries.
(4) Adequate protection for the sea birds of the Atlantic coast.
Stop. Backaches
Don't complain dbout pains in your bac® when the remedy lies right to hand. ~ Gin Pilla stop backaches, and they do it in an
natural by goi t to the root of troubie war ty Sone he
Northwest Game Act and provision for its strict enforcement. (7)
(5) Close restriction and, where feasible, total prohibition of the sale ® © of game. (6) Thorough revision of the FOR Thi KIDNEYS
Organization of strong, inde- Gin Piils act on ths kidneys and th
pendent societies to create a public] Dladicr. They Meee eng ihe eet opinion of sufficient strength to ob-| ‘egiect your kidneys and swollen hands nud tain and enfor roper rotectiv leet, wrists and ankles, are likely to follow, a and ce prop protective )
laws \ dose of Gin Pills im time saves a world of
pain,
You will realize their value when you rend what Mrs. J. P. T. Wedge, of Sumwmersida P.E.L. writes:
“Gin Pills are the greatest of all Rid- ney remedies and a medicine which is at present doing me a world of good. They
Marion Bridge, C.B. May 30, '02. Salferent hee ment ie gold: to vasy I_ have handled MINARD'S LINI- et GIN dealer’ MENT during the past year. It 18 al- Be a bos or 6 eee te a eae
ways the first Liniment asked for here, and unquestionably the best sell- er of all the different kinds of Lini- ment | handle.
NEIL FERGUSON.
ment FREE if you write
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PHOID the almost miraculous effi-
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THE CUTTER LABORATORY, BERKELEY, CAL, PRODUCING VACCINES @ SERUMS UNDER U. 6. GOV. LICENSE
ree ~— ceotgl@ “Sir E. Grey's Advice
sir Edward Grey, in the British house of commons, has been deprecat- ing the puviication in English jour nals of articles and cartoons calculat- ed to be offensive to rulers or people of neutral nations. Sir Edward's post- tion is a sound one, but his taking it may have little effect. How is a small minded person to show that he is a
is nO more necessary thanSmalipox. Army experience has demonstrated
Carl Maria von Weber, the celebrat- ed composer, wrote a piano piece which a friend pronounced unplayable, as one chord had a note in the centre which could not be reached by eith- er hand. “Ach, see me do it!” answer- ed the composer, and he struck the note with his nose.
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The Oll for the Farmer.—A bottle of Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil in the farm house will save many a journey for the doctor, It is not only good for the children when taken with colds and croup, and for the mature who suffer from pains and aches, but!
Hardening of the Arteries
An Interesting Explanation of How This Dreaded
You take out the garden hose in the spring, turn on the water, and if the rubber has get hard and brittle the tubing bursts and water spurts out in all directions,
The arteries of the human body may be likened to small rubber pipes, which go everywhere through the body and carry blood to the hands and feet, as well as to the nerves, muscles and vital organs. They carry all the blood in the human system, and
Be. Chase's Rectpe Book, 1,000 polocted rectpes, semt free, if you mention this papes,
there are directions for its use on sick cattle. There should always. be a bottle of it in the house.
patriotic if he cannot insult a for | eigner?—Montrea] Gazette,
Minard’s Liniment for sale every
“Willfe, you haven't said wnether | where,
you thanked Mr. Carr for taking you out for a ride.”
“Yes, mother, I thanked him, but I didn’t tell you, because he said, ‘Don't mention it.’”
“He is some painter, believe me.* “To what school does he belong?” “To the utilitarian.”
“Oh, signs .and fences.”
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Condition is Brought About.
if this blood is burdened with the poisons left over when the liver and kidneys are not properly performing their filtering work, these poisons form a deposit on the inside walls of the arteries.
The deposit thus formed gradually thickens and hardens the walls of the arteries. The tiny blood vessels of the liver are affected, and thence comes that fatal disease—cirrhosis of the liver. The cells of the kidneys become. starved for want of blood, and Bright’s disease gets its, start.
In health the arteries have the elasticity of rubber, and expand, contract or elon- gate, as required by the demands of the blood pressure. Hardened, the arteries are like so much brittle rubber tubing. The blood pressure comes on, the tubing bursts, and the resujting blood clot on the brain causes apoplexy.
It will be plainly seen that the cause of trouble is in the inefficient condition of the liver and kidneys, When these filtering organs are kept healthy and active, and the bowels regular in the removal of waste matter, there is no chance. for such dreadful conditions as hardening of the arteries bring about.
As in all forms of serious dis- ease, prevention is the only wise course to fol- low. You can positively depend on Dr. Chase’s Kidney-Liver Pills to awaken the action of liver and kidneys, and also ensure the regularity of movement of the bowels. It is only by the ac- tivity of these organs that the blood can be kept pure and free from uric acid and other sub- stances which form deposits in the arteries and at other points in the humaf system, causing pain, suffering and serious disease.
When you think of the scores of common ills, such as colds, indigestion, biliousness, head- aches, backaches, etc., which arise from a torpid condition of these organs, you will better under- stand the reason why Dr. Chase’s Kidney-Liver Pills are the favorite family medicine in many thousands of homes, By keeping the liver,. kid- neys and bowels active they cure the common ills of life, and prevent serious disease. One pill & dose, 25 cents a box, all dealers, or Edman- son, Bates & Co,, Ltd., Toronto.
1 ARS ON ast
URGES A COMMISSION How Toronto Siaba iat Trade Presi dent Weuld Administer Tariff
Zt the annual meeting of the Tor
THE ALDERSON NEWS
ALDERSON, ALBERTA onto Board of Trade the retiring
President, Mr. J. W. Wooda, head -of
Published in the interests of Alderson and district every Thursday by|the Gordon, Mackay Company, re
viewed the general business con- W. D. MacKAY, Proprietor. ditions prevalling in Canada, and made a forecast of the future. An impor- tant feature of the address was his reference to the tariff. When it is
known that Mr. Woods:is head of one Card of thanks, 50 cents. Local ade); where admission is charged, at half price. of the largest wholesale and import-
among reading matter, 10c per line firét} Where the object is not to make money, | ing houses in Canada which has Wee | | tern branches in Brandon and Regina, |'
insertion, 5c per line each following inser- | the notices will be published free. tion. Legal Notices, 12c per line first insertion, and that he has always been regarded Announcements of entertainments, ete., | 8c per line each subsequent insertion. as a free trader in his sympathies, conducted by churches, societies, etc., | Display advertising rates on application | gpecial significance is attached to his
remarks. :
Favors Existing Polley
“Wholesalers and importers and agents for foreign manufactured pro- ~|aucts generally, whatever their sy:a- pathies may be in the matter of free trade, have come to the conclusion that the system under which Canada is at present raising its revenue is working out satisfactorily for atl con- our|cerned, and are unanimous fa tha be Nef that in the years immediately fol-
SUBSCRIPTION : $1.50 per year
THURSDAY, APRIL, [81H , A BASE SLANDER In a recent copy of his paper, the Brooks Bulletin,
old friend Len Nesbitt accuses the editor of this paper of be-|jowing the war, Canada’s revenue |
iug so fond of changiug the name of this town that we would | necessities will be such as to .raclude i rer re i438 seep t! ay 1. {any serious reductions being made in
do it every week just to keep the people of Alberta awake he tart, President Woods’ opinion nights thinking up names. A great (?) Statesman at Otta-|in favor of the existing policy, with Wa Was once asked oa the Mloor of Parliament why he did |saeh modification as scientific study tai blished in Cal » for 8 . would make advisable, and his advo-
not sue a certain paper published in Calgary for Slander. He] cacy of a commission to administer
replied that until the slander appeared in some reputable | the tariff, will commend themselves to
journal he w dn't talee aetiun We also waited, hohe all fairminded citizens. Duties on im- journal h woul lu ke auton, I: » waited and behold ported goods cannot be wiped out or the Model of Alberta Newsptpers, the Calgary tMerald, tock | materially reduced without ® disrup- itup. As faras the readers of the News need be told every tion of the existing system of taxation,
it} ‘ . and those who advocate radical ove here with an atom of brains knows that the Hditor Of! ehanges of this nature must remem-
the News didn’t start the agitation to change the name. How-| der that all parts of the country and ever we will fess up tuat when the movement got going we pedir ey of he eee FE were with it to the end. ‘lhe present cognomen is dvuing
firstelass, here isan old waxim that name a tag Gat Aldersun any old time is a Luter na@.ue tuan Carlsta't.
: Tariff
There is a difference of opinion among our members as to the extent the Government is justified in shifting responsibility by appointment of spec- fal commissions. I am sure in certain directions, government by commis- sion is the one and only way of getting permanence and stability, and a tariff commission similar to the Dominion Railway Commission, should, I believe,
Siuvs never
vWER diel au W is sti.i ly
tariff should be taken out of politics
perts, should be put in force as soon after the cessation of hostilities as possible. The Government must have revenue. The farmer and the labor- ing class must be considered, and the manufacturer is entitled to protec- tion. Here is work for a strong com- mission.
War is creating conditions new to all of us, but we do know this, that once war ends, many of our factories
Carlstadt +6 Hotel } First class in
every respect. Rates, $1.50 and
$2.00 per day. will be upset and a period of readjust- Steam-heated ment will arrive which will try the Throughout strongest. Martin AT EUROPE WILL D sv WH OPE WILL DO Prop. An Invasion by Foreign Goods After
the War is Foreseen
Industrial conditions in Canada at present are abnormal. They exist only because Great Britain has more than her factories can accomplish, and be-
cause the great factories of Belgium annnnnnnrrncrcmnnrFFFF” | and Northern France are in the hands
—: HARNESS:-- ©
put of war supplies Canada gets so EE
many million dollars from Great Brit- ain and our allies. Europe has to get back that gold somehow, and when the vast armies engaged in the war are disbanded European factories now out of commission will absorb a great number of men. These former sol- diers will be put to work manufactur- ing goods for export, and these goods under ordinary conditions will be shipped to Canada at prices with which Canadian manufacturers, pay- ing the Canadian standard of wages, cannot hope to compete.
Surely it needs no genius to see that without reasonable protection against the cheap labor and low stan- dards of living of our foreign com- petitors, the industries of Canada cah- not exist, and without industry an ~ermrnnnmnnnn~ | aericultural nation cannot prosper. If Canada continues to import what she could make at home, increasing Can- adian indebtedness to other countries and failing to support her own indus- tries, Canada will suffer more than any country simply on account of her youth as an industrial nation. With foreign commercial competition, de- spite any tariff protection, the forejgn country can sell to us cheaper than we can make our Canadian wage scale —if we are sufficiently unwise to buy its exported goods.
The safety and interest of Canade requires ‘that Canadians as a people must promote such industries as will render us independent of other na, tions for our essential supplies, Whey the war is over, and the work of habilitation begins, if we are to sti worship this fetish of imported goods we shall have opportunity and to spare for foreign goods will again pour inte Canada ready to take sway the de wacd for bume labor.
Mr. Farmer, we can se!l you a GOOD HEAVY FARM HARNESS complete with BREECHINGS5 and a GOOD PAIR of COLLARS for $45 09.
The T. Hutchinson Co’y, Ltd.,
623 Third St. MEDICINE HAT _— Phone 2064
FOR SALE
- AT--=
The Alderson News Office
Butter wrappers $3 per 100
be appointed at an early date. The:
—a scientific tariff, worked out by ex- |
N NEWS
l'THE COLUMN:-:-- . ~1-That Gets Results HORSES FOR SALE—20 head
of well broke work horses, on my |’
farm, 1-2 north-weet of Wises’ Coal mine. Terme - half cash. The price right. deleigh, Alta.
— ene
i\TO RFNT—or SELL on easy terms. South West Quarter, Section 16, Township [6, Range + 9, West of 4th. Apply owner, i P. O. Box 1974, Calgary. Alta.
Sr
WANTED—At orice, Party to drill in about 270 aerres. What offere? Apply Box H. News. . ,
a eyareune anaes Eeeennenennnnnemnaanaan
LOST—Between Andersons and Flannerys on the trail in| December la tan Sheepskin Finder please re-
tote Danse Latvia. Tripota,
‘ . P u a
IkISH COBBLER POTATOES for seed $1. OO per bushel. Appl) H. A. Broderson, Alderson, Section 10—16--9
I an anel
HORSES FOR SALE— 20 head of well broke horses on my farm one half mile north of the Wise coal mine. Terms, half cash. The ; Price right.
Ole Riste, Tddesleigh.
ee a eae
To RENT or SALE on easy terme South-west quarter section of 16, Township 16 Range 9, west of 4th meredian. Apply owner, P. O. Box 1974, Calgary, Alta.
Ee
For Sale—4 good working oxen, with harness weighing about 1800 and 1900 Ibs ench Apply Antone Larsen, Suffield, or See-23-16-9
Se
OLD PAPER. — Big bundle for 10 cents at the News office.
PET ET TY
TYPEWRITER WORK. of all
description done, reasonable charges at the News Office Alder son.
rod
PARTIES—That removed rhubarb plants from E. J. Woollven’s homestead must return them at once to save further trouble. If this isdone no questions will as- ked. EF. J. Woollven.
LOST STRAYED or STOLEN— Reward of $5.00 per head for in- formation leading to recovery. of the horses branded on left shoulder.
W.. &. Hay. Alderson. 13-6-9
DATES.
Don’t forget the Eaates Monday Dance in the Adanac Parlors on the 4th. Good orchestra from Medi- ‘ne Hat will be recured., Under
he auspices of the Red Cross Whist | —_»$-----—-
‘ub. The best dance of the season.
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A Representative Wanted
AT ONCE FOR
ALDERSON AND DISTRICT FOR THE
Old Rellable Fonthill Nurseries
Choice list of hardy tested varieties, recommended by sthe Western Experimental Station, suitable for Manitoba, Saskatch- ewan and Alberta.
Hybrid Apples, Native Flums, Russian Cherries, Small Fruits, Seed Potatoes, Hardy Trees for Windbreaks and: Shelter Belts Liberal Terms. Handsome Free Outfit. Exclusive Territory. Write now for particulars
a
STONt & WELLINGTON Torente, ote Ontario
th ee eo
Ole Riste, Id-|
When will You Save if you don’t Save NOW?
UNION BANK
Though your salary or peg ’ will no doubt increase, so will OF CANADA your expenses—and many find
that the latter more than keep pace with the former. Now Is the time to start a Reserve Fund and the Savings Department of the Union Bank of Canada Is the place to keep it.
Deposit the extra you have on hand now—you can open an account with any sum, down to one dollar—and draw Interest on It,
Alderson Branch - e
O. J. WOOD, Manager
GENERAL BLACKSMITH
ARERR AN ANTE ASS TE ET ASTON ENT ET) Horseshoeing and Plow Work : a Specialty
Come early and avoid the rush to The Old Reliable, and get Satisfaction.
E. G. AHLSTROM
OPP III
TOO BUSY
to write an ad. this week. If you want anything in my line call in and we will find time to talk .t over.
Massey Harris Machinery ~ Big Bull Tractors Flour, Feed and Hay
“
W.J-HALL RAILWAY St.
“Tet George do it!”
Phone up No. 6 tor the
O. K. Dray line. | + |
GEORGE RUSSALL, Fronrnetor.
“t ‘ . , OS APPR I TAS
Buy an ifrigaicu / arn : FRUM THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY BECAUSE
[rrizgation aiukes the farner cadena beat of rag wil tbe sures ¥ vod GPops, Moot een st ead iV nt every year, Lirigation cnaek )
king of fodders, whieh tasare. gest ore mixed farmiag
Irrigation maeans tated sive fr f fens all the advantages of a deteeiy community
Irrigation ia the Crombie Paeitho Rathwas lrrigation Bloek is no louger an eypertnent, OC ear HOPE boeing a rely demonstrated its success wherever cite
with
popllated ompuenuitural
SS
Bedi) atppied
You can buy irrigated land from: the Canadian Pueitie Rail- way at prices ranging from $35 to $75 per acre, with twenty years’ to pay and the privileve of a loan of $2,000.00
for improvements (6% interest); no prineipal payneent at | the end of tirst and second years and uo cater rentat for first year, Assistance is aleo given in supplying stoek in approved
Hatances
Phi. Get ful) partion ' ALLAN CAIiERON Genera! Superintendent of Lands Desk 37
Canadian Pacific Railway Dept. Natural Resources CALGARY ALBERTA
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Every Western City and Town tereated in This Questlon—Develop- ment of Communities »
“Country Life in Canada,” a farm Journal pubiished in Winnipeg, had an interesting article in a fecent issue under the above heading. We quote the first three paragraphs which serve
to put before the citizens of Western |
Canada, particularly those residing in our larger cities and towna, the clear cut distinction between the bullding up of a manufacturing ‘centre and a purely distributing centre. ,
There is a certain comparison which can be made between a city or a town and a commercial enterprise. A city must be one of two t 1» in the wider aspect. It is either a manufacturing centre or a glorified distributing point. Did you ever com: pare a factory with a warehouse? In the factory, close-packed machines or crowded benches have their scores or hundreds of workers and opera- tives. The production in quantities of any class of goods requires a certain proportion of man-power and women- power, even in this age of automatic and semi-automatic machinery. But let us leave the busy factory and en- ter a distributing warehouse. Here far fewer workers are in evidence; goods are received in crates and are repacked in smaller crates for trans- shipment, or are stored by the efforts
of one or two men with trucks. A|
shipper and a few helpers compose
or Fart Property
Pursuant to the directinune of the Registrar and by virtue of the '* Powers of Sale provided hy: the
Land Titles Act, under a certain Mortgage which will be produced at ihe time of the eale,
There wili be offered for Sale ly Futlie Auction, at the Great Wit Hotel, in the Village of Ald- r. uo, in the Province of Alberta on saturday, April 16t1, 1916, at the ‘hour of 12 o'clock noon, the follow- ing property, namely ;—
The South-east Quarter of See-
tion Sixteen (16) in Township (18)
Righteen and Range Nine (9). West
of the Fourth Meridian in Alberta,
| reserving unto His Majesty, his suc- cesscrs and assigns, all mines and minerals and the right to work the
j same.
Terms of sale to be twenty (20) per cent cash at the time of sale, and the balance aecording to the ‘terms and conditions to be made known at the time of sale or upon application to the undersigned aue- tioneer.
| The above property will be off- ered for sale subject to a sealed = re- ‘gerved bid and free frow all encum- branoes, save all Municipal Claims and Statutory Liens, if any, and
the staff; it is a case of only handling , taxes for the current year,
finished goods instead of manufactur- ing goods from the raw material. How to Transform
Cities, therefore, become either manufacturing plants or distributing warehouses, and the city or town which develops its manufacturing re sources is the centre that goes ahead, in wealth, in population and service
to the adjacent territory, No city will |"
willingly become a warehouse, that is a distributing centre, but modern de- velopments and the action of the con- sumer may tend to diminish manufac- turing and reduce population, ai the same time reducing the market for
» the agricultural production of the sur-
rounding territory. Purchasing im- ported goods received in bulk by direct selling organizations are direct means of transforming manufacturing centres into mere distributing points,
In the boom days in Western Can- ada the whole thought of Western Canadians was expansion. Little Care wis taken te bey oi whether the expansion was on sound economic lines, or merely a transitory develop, ment. If we are to build permanently in the West we must develop well rounded communities in which there are busy factories which can afford congenial employment at fair wages to a substantial element of our popu- lation.
Uniform Development
We must not put all our eggs in one basket, as ha: been too muck the tendency in the ,ust. Botier a siow but symmetrical development than an abnormal growth along certain lines. Canada’s national policy for forty years has been to aim at a uniform development of all the resources of our country. Just as it would be a fatal mistake to establish industries unsuited to the country b-~ placing a prohibitive customs tariff against the products they make coming into Can- ada, so Western Canadians should consider carefully wheiher they would not be in danger of injuring industries, which are well suited to the country, by exposing them to the untrammelled competition of foreign producers, whose longer experience and larger output give them an un- due advantage. What Canadians must aim at is a policy which will properly conserve the producing forces in agriculture as well as in manufacturing. The results of such a policy will be seen in well rounded communities, set down in fertile agri- cultural areas.
Avold the Soup Line
Germany can deliver in Chicago, duty paid, for 40 cents an article cost- ing 80 to 90 cents in a Cincinnati fac- tory; a German woman can do for 76 cents the same work for which an American man is paid $3.50; yet free trade invites them to rush in their cheap foreign lebor products and let the American workman take his place in the soup line. Is it fair?
Money Stays at Home
A protective tariff keeps our own people employed, and the money re- mains in circulation at home, where we have another chance to handle it. Under free trade it goes into foreign producers’ pockets, and both the le- bor and the money are out of reach.
Right Sort of Growth While an increase in the number of persons who till the soil will not increase the value of a bushel of corn, increasing the factories increases the number of consumers who demand the tusbel of cora.
same, the Vendor is informed that the above property is situated about 'geventeen miles south from the rail- rond rt:tion of Jenner, that about . 60 acres have been broken and were in crop lastyyear, and that there are situate thereon x shed roof shack bout 10ft. x 12yt., and about one and one half miles of wire fencing.
For further partibulars and con- ditions of sale, apply to
HARRY W. JOHNSON, Auctioneer, Ald«rson, Alberta,
Dated this 4th day of March A.D. Approved 1916.
(sed.) A. T. Kinnaird, Depnty Registrar.
MORTGAGE SALE or Farm Property
Pursuant to the directions of the Registrar and by virtue of the Powers of Sale provided: by the Land Titles Act, under a certain Mortgage which will be produged at the time of Sale.
There will be offered for Sale, by Public Auction, at the Great West Hotel, in the Village of Alder- son, in the Province of Alberta, on Saturday, April 15th, 1916, at the hour of one o’clock in the afternoon the following Property, namely :--
The North- west Quarter of See- tion Five (4) in Township Sixteen (16) and Range Ten (10) west of the Fourth Meridian in Alberta, reserving Unto His Majesty, his eue- mines and minerals and the right to work the same.
cessor wid assigns, ull
Terms of Sale to be Twenty (20) per cent eash at the time of emle, and the Inalaner aeeording to the terms ana ear diner: Gh Saheca upon appliertion tothe y auctioneer.
neersipned
The above property will he off- ered for sale subject to a realed re. serve bid and free from all eneum-. brances, save all Municipal Clatme and Statutory Tienes, f aor se) taxee for the current year
The Vendor is the above property is situated about three miles from the town of Alder- aon, that about 100 acres have heen
broken of which 75 neres were in:
crop last year, ond that there are situate thereon a one-storey frame honse about 14ft. x L8ft., two kit- chens 12ft. x 14ft. and 10 ft. x 18ft. and aframe dug out stable about 20ft. x B4ft , and that aid land is partly fenced.
For further particulars and con- ditions of sale, apply to
HARRY W. JOHNSON, ‘ Auctioneer, Aldersou, Alberta. Dated this 4th day of March, A.D. Approved 1916. (Sed ) A. T. Kinnaird, Deputy Registrar.
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Palonia Ponderings Rainy Valley Municipality of King, No. 153
Geo. Ferdon and called on Jno
Mra Ferdon Decker on Sunday.
Mra. LC. Furey and Children have returted from Vancouver wher they spent the winter.
Cyril Woollven is again working for © A Wallace.
The Palona Correspoudent is at her post again and will be plensed to receve news items.
C. A. Wallace made a trip to Eat
Jately and returned witha cook UC. A. saye no more batching.
School is expected to open in the Valley on Monday
NOTILE TO RATEPAYERS
Stanley Thomas started plowing With Steed and Bone’s engine Mon- day. Look outfor the: mud holes, Stun, ‘
ah. The Council have made arrangements to Distribute The Valley was very sorry to hear},
of the car wecident last. week but|# Alderson, free of all charge, a package of Kill-em-quick
are please! to hear that Mrs Steed | for every Quarter section in the Municipality. is€etting along nicely, We hope she willsovon return to the Valley.
This is highly recommended as a gopher exterminator
Mrs. Les Brenner who has been! and you are invited to get your allotment. Visiting Mr and Mrs Beenner is
now visiting at Johnsons.
The Patriotic Fund, exclusive of the Jenner Fund is now over the $1.000 mark. If you didn’t get in on the firss 1000, get in now.
For further particulars apply Alderson Pharmac We feel sure of another good crop y
A. F. FOSTER, Reeve.
this year and its fine to see tow
corteeerserrenesterpeneeeteny tener eee the farmers are workiug. MORTGAGE SALE
* Jno. Thomas who has spent “D e e last two years in Wileox Sask. has! 7 E ( returned and will pull) weeda for ominion XPYress O. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF |i hye summer. ALBERTA
| | Mrs. Chas. Goddard of Jenner is | JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
MONEY ORDERS. Payable in Canada
; Visiting her sister, Mrs. Thomas MEDICINE HAT Ferdvn. and United States. The safest method of Between Axel Williamson. spent the first | transferring money. Huon Gaui Scort, of the week in Calgary.
Plaintiff, Foreign Cheques payable any where,
except in enemy countries.
Jno. Thomas and Ben Stuart are assisting of the Oil Warehouse for Harry Wo Jobnsor.
and Jan Hexprtx Vax Den Bara, Defendant.
Pursuant to the Order of His] Honor Judge Mahaffy, dated the 24th day of Mareh, A.D. 1916. there will be sold at the Great Went Hotel Alderson,-Alberta, by Harry \W. Johnston, Auctioneer, at 2 0’clock in the afternoon, on Saturday, the 15th day of April, A. D. 1916, the following lands and premises :
in building
Canadian Pacific Railway Station
L Bremset, Guy Hamilten, ond . .
A. Ames were each assessed $5 00 is i
and Costs in the Police Court Sat-! & he Pioneer Dray Line urday evening by WJ. Hall J P
for starting stubble fires without a proper guard. A similar charge was nade against ALS but later withdrawn by Constable Holl-
_ Phone 26 |
Specialists in prompt and
: Lockrem
The South-east quarter of section nineteen, (19) Township seventen (17) Range eight, (8) west of the 4th Meridian, in the Province of
Alberta.
Particulars and conditions of snle may be bad from the auctioneer or from the undersigned Solicitors tor Will be received by the under-
the Plaintiff. ’ signded up to the tenth day of April DATED at Medicine Hat, Alberta for the sinking of a well in the Vill- | this 24th day of Mareh, A.D. 1976. ‘age of Suffield. | (S’gd) S. A. Waxrace, Tendéra to be for labor only. Par-| Clerk of the Court. ticulars of well may be had on app-
lication to the Sceretary Treas.
G. M. POOTH, Sec.-TREAS,
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" CANADA from her abundance can help supply the Empire’s needs, and this must be a comforting thought for those upon whom the heavy burden of directing the Empire’s affairs has been laid. Gain or no gain the course before the farmers of Canada is as clear as it was last year—they must produce abundantly in order to meet the that may be made and I believe this to be especiall | live stock, the world’s supply of which must be j this vast struggle. Stress and strain may yet be in store for us all before this tragic conflict is over, but not one of us doubts the issue and Canadians will do their duty in the. highest sense of that great word.”——HON, MARTIN BURRELL, Minister of Agriculture.
“ MOPERN war is made by resources, money, by foodstuffs, cs
_ well as by men and by munitions. le war is our first busi-
¢ ness, it is the imperative duty of every man in Canada to produce all
' that he can, to work doubly hard while our soldiers are in the trenches, . in order that the resources of the country may not. only be conserved, but
increased, for the great struggle that lies before us. ‘ Work and Save’ is a good motto for War-time.’—S/R THOMAS WHITE, Minister
of Finance.
THE CALL OF EMPIRE COMES AGAIN IN (916
TO CANADIAN FARMERS, DAIRYMEN, FRUIT GROWERS, GARDENERS WHAT IS NEEDED ? THESE IN PARTICULAR—
WHEAT, OATS, HAY, | CANNED FRUITS, FRUIT JAMS,
SUGAR, HONEY, WOOL, FLAX FIBRE, BEANS, PEAS, DRIED VEGETABLES
BEEF, PORK, BACON, CHEESE, EGGS, BUTTER, POULTRY,
—
We must feed ourselves, feed our soldiers, and help feed the Allies.
s f The need is greater in 1916 than it was in 1915. The difficulties are greater, the task is heavier, the
need is more urgent, the call to patriotism is louder—therefore be thrifty and produce to the limit.
“THE AGRICULTURAL WAR BOOK FOR 1916” is now in the press. | The Publications Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa.
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No Singing on British Warships
Fate in Store for Lion's Sailors Whose Singing Makes Orders Inaudible
An order for silence on board Brit- 1 L warships during battle is expected to be given, even if already it has not been given, by the admiralty.
Filson Young, the novelist, who has been attached to the staff of Sur David Beatty, aboard the battleship Lion, since the beginning of the ‘war, revealed the cause of the departure in a lecture at His Majesty's theatre in London.
Young said that after the Heligo- land action, in which the armored cruiser Blucher was sunk, and after the Lion had been safely towed to port, the chief stoker went to the en- gineer-lieutenan. to plaint.
“I want you to issue an order for absolute silence among the _ stokers during the action, During yesterday's fight my men were singing so loud all the time tht it was impossible for me to give orders.”
Young also recalled the remark o: a young lieutenant, half stunned, who with a <hell bursting below the water-line, casuclly remarked to comrade: “This means either ‘King- dom come’ or ten days’ leave.”
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Trawler Skipper A Brave Man
He Risked His Own Life to Cut Mine Away to Save Vessel
On the return to port of the Grims- by trawler Pelican, a gallant action on the part of the skipper, Fred Firth, was made known.
Whilst the gear was being hove in it was discovered that a mine was en- | tangled in the warps. The winch lwas immediately stopped and the in- coming gear checked just as the mine bumped lightly on the ship’s side. The situation was one of extrethe peril. A roll or lurch of ‘the vessel might cause the mine to shift, and to explode at any moment.
Skipper Firtn ordered all the hands .tothe boat. Then, having handed the compass, provisions, rockets ‘and water to the men, he ordered them to pull away from the trawler.
“But what about you, one of the men asked.
“I’m going to try anu clear that mine,” he replied. The .men demur- red; but Firth insisted. ‘ ‘Pull clear,” he said. “Pull clear, and if anything happens try and pick me up,”
The men rowed clear and then the skipper, having donned a life jacket, set to work, slowly and gently un- winding the warp from the drum of the winch. Inch by-inch the mine was lowered, the men in the boat waiting, fearin, each moment that the sbip would roll and bring about the dreaded explosion,
But luck was with the gallant skipper. The mine touched’ the \ water, and at it sank Firth paid out
120 fathoms of line, so that the ship |could swing clear of the danger zone. _It was his intention to buoy the place | 80 that mine sweepers could remove the menace, but before that could be [done there was a terrific explosion | which shook the trawler and practi- | cally swamped the small boat.
The mine had either bumped on the ‘seabed or been fouled by the gear, |for when the warp was hauled again {there was nothing but wreckage at | the end of it.
SPRING IMPURITIES IN THE BLOOD
A Tonic Medicine is a Neces- | sity at This Season | Dr: Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale
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You can get these health-renewing Pills through any medicine dealer or by mail post paid at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. ’
“I belleve in giving the devil his due.” “Yes, but you génerally overdo it.”
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
i by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of theear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deatness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian ‘Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and | unless the inflamation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing | will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is pothing butan inflamed condition of the mucous surtaces,
We will give One Hundred Doilars for ‘any case of Dealness (caused by catarrh) that cannot |} be cured by dHali’s Catarrh Cure. Send tor | Circulars, free,
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loss of work;
you ‘know that serious] 42 impressive pose and get by as an
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| Women Offering to Work on Farm; Women are now offering to take the place of men on Manitoba farms. The provincial department of agriculture has receiyed », number of letters from women residents of Winnipeg, in which the women deciare their will- ingness to help in seeding operations if the farmers are unable to obtain
men of such work.
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‘The History of Gasoline
At One Time it Was the Infant Terror of the Oil Industry
Gasoline first compelled public at- tention in the role of the little demon in the kerosene or coal oil lamp. In this capacity it kept the coroner and the insurance adjuster working overtime.
When crude oil was first discovered in the Pennsylvania district the public
received it as a cure-all for disease in- i
stead of a fuel or an illuminant.
Then it was discovered that by sub- jecting it to distillation a certain por- tion of it could be used for lighting purposes, to supplant candles and lamps using whale oil and vegetable oils.
But it was found that a considerable
fraction—about twenty per cent.—of }-
this oi] had so low a boiling point, was so yolatile and explosive, that it was extremely dangerous in lamps. At the sign of the coal oil lamp of that pioneer period fires and explosions were the prevailing program.
It was soon seen by the refiners that if kerosene was to become a popular illuminant, the “light -boiling point fraction’’ must be taken off the top and disposed of in some other way. For a considerable time it was turned into the nearest streams and allowed to dispose of itself by evaporation; but experience proved that this was a decidedly dangerous method of dis- posal. The refiners were forced to rec-
must find a legitimate comniercial out- let for this volatile fluid, which was so explosive that it could not be dumped without gréat peril to life and prop- erty.
Under the pressure of this econom- ic necessity, about 1875, a man named Hull, who was in touch with the Cleveland refineries, invented a vapor stove which was the father of the For a time this furnished a very considerable out- let. A considerable quantity of gaso- line was also consumed at this period in street lamps and outs of-door light- ing systems.
About 1903 the motor car with its internal combustion engine, appeared on the scene—just in time to rescue gasoline consumption from a decided setback, due to the fact that gas had come into general use for lighting and heating purposes and was able, on ac- count of its greater’cheapness and safety, to push gasoline out of com- petition to a great extent.
Gasoline has, in short, pushed King Kerosene from the throne. The out- cast, the infant terror of the oil indus- try, has now become the czar of the whole empire of petroleum commerce, and there are few who do not pause at the sign of the garage pump to pay him tribute.—Forrest Crissey in the Saturday Evening Post.
As a vermicide there is no prepara- tion that equals Mother Graves’ Worm Exterminator. It has saved the lives of countless children.
Doukhobors to Fight
Ninety Doukhobors of the Yorktown district, Saskatchewan, have joined a local battalion for service in Europe. The religion of this sect is against war and violence in general, and some of its members have been persecuted in the .past for their beliefs. The re- cruits who have taken up arms must be convinced that there is a time when fighting is justified and that time has arrived. The incident also may be an indication that the younger’ people among the Doukhobors are adopting Canadian ways.—Mountreal Gazette.
The big drop in immigration to Canada since the war started is shown in the figures for immigraticn
for 1915 given to the commons by Hon. Dr. Roche, in answer to a ques- tion by Mr. E. M. Macdonald, Pictou.
The total for the year was only 48,- 466, as compared with 384,878 for 1913- 14 and 402,432 for 1912-13. The volume of immigration now is only about one-eighth of what is was two years ago. Almost all of the new arrivals of last year were from the United States.
Miller’s Worm Powders not only make the infantile system untenable for worms, but by their action on the stomach, liver and bowels they correct such troubles as lack of appetite, bil- jousness and other interna] disorders that the worms create. Children
thrive upon them and no matter what]
condition their worm-infested stom- achg may be in, they will show im- provement as soon as the treatment begins.
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“Where is the conquering hero?f”
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No Truck With Traltors
We can have no dealjngs with Bul- garia or with her.Tsar traitor, even should he, as, is: highly improbable, seriously wish to have dealings with us. The restoration of Serbia to her rightful territory and her union with er southern. Slav--kindred must, in- deed, be essential objects ofthe al- lies. These objects afeciniie any truck with Ferdinand: at Cobourg, or with .his people, unless they dissociate themselves from him. Even William of Hohenzoliern, ‘with all his crimes, is a more reputable sovereign. —Lon., don Times.:, :
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Irish dunno, sir.
Recruit (nervously)—Sure I They left “ere all right!
Pape—Why, hang it, girl, that fel- low only earns nine dollars. a. week! Pleading Daughter—Yes; but ‘daddy, dear, a week passes 80 quickly when you're fond of one another... wont
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_eréd Grain Still in Canada, at Says Report ‘Details of, the, disposition of the wheat commandeeréd by the govern- ment on Noyember 27th, are. contained in returns brought down in the house. A total of 8,314,366 bushels of
the wheat has been shipped overseas, |;
leaving’: 8;198,670 in Canada,
The commandeering was financed by a loan of, | $12,000, 000 from. the Bank of Monttéal, *
A memorandum , ‘{neluded in the return states, ‘“‘Harly inthe autumn
‘of 1916 when it ‘Became evident that
Canada in common: with the United States and Australia would have large, surplu¢es\.af wheat for export, representation, iene: ‘made to the Briuish gdve “with a’ view to interesting It ‘; eae: ‘allied’ , ments in’ the purchase from Canada of.: a .generous ‘portion of the large quantities they would undbvubtedly re quire. These representations :. . were successful and On November 28rd, instructions .were cabled to the Can’ adjan government by the secretary of state for the colonies’ to purchase a large quantity, deliyery to begin in.December ‘and coritinue over the following months.” Of this total of 13,621,806 bushels 10,300 348 were ‘in elevators at the head of the lakes and thé remaining three and a quarter millions in eastern elevators.
Of the'.grain taken over the gov- ernment loaned 7,600,000 bushels to millers, ‘released 889,082 bushels to fill’ an order placed by the French government with the Hudson’s. Bay Company; and: ‘for which’ vessels were waiting, or arriving at New. York, sold ‘1,749,715 bushels at. .comman- deer prices, to ‘be replated at Fort My) illiam by. January, ,15th;\ released 7,736,818"'bushels to, ‘Ontario, millers to, keep: mills raining” and fulfill contracts, released cqnditionally 190-, 300 bushels commandeered at Fort William and held in the east, released to exporters to fulfill contracts, 4.175,- 054. .Upan grain 80 reléased security of ten cents per bushel was taken but Was back... A further amount of 118,649 bushels was sold_to make up a ship- mént:by the Belgian relief committee and 75,075 .bushels were relased to the’ Scottish Co-operative Wholesale society: to ‘complete a contract ship-| ment to be-held in ‘store at the re- quest of the British government.
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Admiral Lord Beresford recently wrote:
“If the goverrnment had used our sea power as they were legally em titled to.do, at the commencement of ‘the war, by institutidg an effect ive blockade,» and making all gooas entering Germany absolute contra band, the war would now be over This is acknowledged -by the foreign office, Every difficulty and every dim aster we have met hag been brought about by ourselves through want cf foresight. Public agitation and the press have been the means of forcing the government to take up the follow ing questions: Munitions, internment ;of alien enemies, the. Trading with the Enemy Act, placing cotton on the contraband list, the Munitions Act, and the stoppage of German reservists proceeding to. Germany. Public agita tion will probably compel the govern ment to make a fuller and more ef ficient use of our sea power, and se end the war.”
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Could Hardly Live for Asthm writes one man, who, after years o suffering, has found complete relief ‘through Dr. J.:D. Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy. Now he knows how née less has''been his suffering. This matchless ‘remedy gives sure help te all afflicted with asthma. Inhaled as smoke or vapor it brings the help so long neded. Every dealer has it oF can-get it for you from-his whole saler,
‘The Mistress—My last maid too: familiar with the policeman hope I can trust you. :The'Maid—Oh, yes, madam. I can abear ’em. - I've been brought up te “ate the very sight of'em. Pa’s a bum ‘giar.—London Sketch,
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lExplosives From - |Canadian Capital Air Nitrogen _'To be Replanned
Process by Which Artificial Substance .For Nitrate Is Obtained .
The process of withdrawing nitro- gen from the air for use in manufac- turing artificial fertilizers and Migh explosive may be seen in operation at the new 60,000 horsepower plant at ‘Odda, in Norway.
The separation of the nitrogen from the oxygen in the air is acconiplished by compressing the air into liquid form. The nitrogen, which boils first, at about 3820 degrees below zero (Fahrenlieit) is led away by special-
AMERICAN PAPERS NOT AFRAID TO [Explosives From Canadian Capital (CANADI PAPERS NOT AFRAID TO. TELL OF CANADA'S PROSPERITY
SOME ASTOUNDING FIGURES ARE PRESENTED
CANADIANS PUT PRUSSIANS TO ROUT IN DARING TRENCH RAID
Comprehensive Plans For the Beautl- fication of Ottawa and Hull
.. Comprehensive plans for the peauti- fication, development and replanning of the Canadian capital have been pre- sented to parliament. The finance minister laid on the table of the house the report of the federal town plan- hing commission, which was appoint- ed in June of 1913, under the chair- manship of Sir, Herbert Holt, to draw up a plan for the beautification of Ot- tawa and Hull, the location and archi- tectural character of the public build.
Chicago Herald Gives Some Particulars About the Remarkable Development of This Country Within Recent Years, and Tells How Canada is Gomioa Into Her Own od
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Bombing Party Crept Up to German Trenches, Cutting the Barb Wire Entanglements, and ina Hand to Hand Engagement Carried Everything Before Them
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The Canadians have won a reput» ghe Chicago Herald's industrial exnibi-
More Fallacies Exposed
tion, in the Ashiand pbuilding, corner North Clark and Kandall streets, a re- cent edition of this paper had the fol- lowing to say about the prosperity in ‘Canada:
“When Canada closed her books for 1915 she found her farmers prosper- us beyond expectations, her, indus- trial plants running overtime, her nat- ural resources pouring out wealth from hitherto undeveloped sources, and her railroads showing the great- est net earnings in their history.
“From twé items alone Canada add-
ed $900,000,000 in new wealth during the year, and over 70 per cent. of it Was accumulated during the last six months. Her crops returned over $400,000,000 and her industries over $6500,000,000. Her exports to the Unit- ed States in one year increased $100,- 625,368, and her imports decreased $74,504,604.
“These astounding figures in them- selves demonstrate to what an extent Canada is coming into her own. Can- ada has built on firm foundations. Her bank deposits during 1915 in- creased over $86,000,000.
“Important as her industrial growth has proved to be, the Dominion did not neglect her rich farm territories, knowing that upon their development depends her growth. No country wrote a@ brighter page of history in agricul- ture in 1915 than Canada, but an ex- traordinary combination of circum- stances, the like of which the Amer- ican continent may never see again, is partly responsible for her success. She was. called upon to supply food- stuffs for Great Britain, her allies, and for her soldiers at the front, and the necessity brought corresponding ef- fort. She has a new and fertile soil, and the weather conditions of the year were ideal. Her government's policy of encouraging the raising of choice grain was never more effec- tive.
“This combination gave the Domin- fon farmer a consummation of his dreams, “Two in one yield.” Nearly a billion bushels of grain were produc- ed, and, of this, 336,258,000 were in wheat, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba grew 304,200,000 bushels, the remaining 32,$58,000 bushels coming from British Columbia, Ontario, Que- bec and the maritime provinces. The farms of Alberta averaged 36.16 bush- els per acre, those of Saskatchewan 28.75 and those of Manitoba 28.50.
“This great harvest brought money
to the prairie provinces, and brought it with a rush. Up to November 21 the Canadian West received 2132,000,- 000.for its consignment of wheat. q, “Canada’s present prosperity, how- ever, does not depend only on its land. She is working overtime in her fac- tories and mines. At the time of the outbreak of the war a small arsenal at Quebec, employing 300 men, was the only plant engaged in the making of war munitions in all the Dominion of Canada, Today, according to D. A. Thomas, envoy of the British minister of munitions, 100 villages, towns and cities throughout the Dominion ara engaged in the making of war sup- plies.”
Mr. Wilkinson, the architect, had been invited down to the Clarks’ to display the plans of Clark’s new house to some guests;
“Here is the front elevation,” ex- plained the architect, as he laid the plans on the library table for the in- spection of the visitors, “with the out- side window and the circular gallery; this is the east elevation, showing the tower.” =
After” various comments had been made by the guests, little Arthur, aged seven, who was enormously interested in the new house, cried:
“And where are the two mortgages father said he was going to put on?” The Price For Poppy Heads
In view of the steps being taken in this country to restrict the sale of laudanum, it may be noted that, ac- cording to the board of agriculture, the white variety of the opium poppy is still grown in several parts of Eng- land, notably Lincolnshire. The crop fg always a precarious one, but there is a steady market. for the poppy heads. Belgium used to gupply a pro-
ortion of the heads used in this coun- ag but not sufficient for the loss of her crop to cause serious shortage this ear. The price paid for poppy heads
128 to 15s per 1,000 for large size,
and 8s to 10s for medium,
Live Stock Values
The census and statistics office, Ot- tawa, places the average value of horses in Ontario, at $123; milch cows, $61; other cattle, $44; sheep, $8, and swine, 15.
Approximately the total value of farm animals in Canada at the end of December may be estimated as $750,- 667,000, compared with $725,530,000 fm 1914, the values for each descrip-
tion being as follows: Horses $370,- 878,000; milch cows, $164,224,000; other cattle, $151,477,000; sheep,
$16,225,000, and swine, $48,363,000.
“Jones, the new millionaire, is a mighty unassuming chap, isn’t he?”
“Oh, I don’t know. He never im- pressed me that way particularly.”
“Well, he has me. Why, several of us were out with him the other night and it was quite a party, and, you know, no one would ever suspect Jones had a cent.”
The Usual Talk “Bay, old man,” quoted the farmer, “1 wish you'd train my son to be a Aawyer in BE office, There's noth-
“En ase do it,” assented the lawyer. “provided you'll take my son om your frm. There's nothing in the law.”
Pollution Comes From Many Sources and Precautions Should be Taken
Melting snow, carrying with it in ‘solution much of the refuse and de- caying matter accumulated during the winter, constitutes a serious danger to the’ water supply from wells. Many wells are s0 constructed as to allow surface water to find its way around th») tops, while in others, particularly dug ‘wells, it seeps in through the brick lining near the top. Where there is any danger of this pollution it is a measure of safety to boil the water be- fore it is used for human consump- tion,
For lining dug wells reinforced con- crete has been successfully used. Con- crete may be made practically imper- vious to water, so that a concrete-lin- ed dug well can be polluted only from the bottom.
The water supply on the farm is -1l- ways an important matter, and ‘oo much care cannot be taken in its loca- tion and protection. The farm well should be placed where the surface drainage from all possible sources cf contamination is away from the well. If possible, it is advisable to provide impervious floors with watertight drains for farm buildings and stock pens. Under the same conditions con- crete manure pits might well he pro- vided not only to prevent the liquid manure from polluting the neighbor- ing soil but to save the manure. No garbage, manure or rubbish should be dumped into sinks or basins in the immediate neighborhood, and guch basins should be fenced off and: kept free from polluting matter. The house should be provided ‘with method of sewage disposal, while slop3 and garbage from the kitchen should be deposited in tightly covered gar- bage cans and disposed of by burying in the fields, burning, etc. The use of privy vaults and leaching or over- flowing cesspools should also be abso- lutely avoided, as they are likely to be sources of the worst contamination.
Need of Rotation
Very Few Farmers Appear to Follow a Systematic Rotation
At dairymen’s conventions, - live stock breeders’ meetings, seed grow- ers’ conferences, and everywhere else where farmers congregate to discuss their problems we have been hearing speakers emphasize the advantages of adopting some good system of crop rotation, but’ the speech-making, ,on this subject as well as on many others seems to have been in vain if the first hand information obtaineu by the commission of conservation, and recently published in their re- port, is any criterion. Among the 100 farmers visited on P.E.I. only one is reported as following a really systematic rotation. In Nova Scotia there were nine, in New Brunswick 19, while in Quebec, -there were 200 farms visited and out of this num- ber there were none following a short rotation, but the majority of them left the land in hay and pasture for from six to eight years, after which they would break it up and reseed again to grass and clover. In On- tario, among the 200 farmers visited, there were only eight following a rotation which could be called sys- tematic. In the Prairie Provinces a rotation including grass and hoed crops is almost unknown, ~
It is difficult to obtain ac ures regarding the annual- s from smut, but that it is very great is acknowledged, yet out of 600 farmers visited in Quebec and the Maritime Provinces only three treated their seed grain for smut. This is very Tegrettable since the treatment is in- expensive, simple and effective. In the Prairie Provinces ‘nearly every farmer treats for smut.
Every year there is a complaint re- garding the difficulty in securing a catch of clover and grass. This’ is due, it is claimed, to the small amount of seed sown per acre. On Prince Edward Island the amount of clover seed sown per acre is only two pounds; in Quebec, it is three pounds; while in other provinces it is more, but even where the average amount sown is largest, it is found to be only about half of what it should be to secure results. Common red clover when sown alone should be seeded at the rate of 10.to 12 pounds per acre, and alsike at the rate of eight ‘pounds,
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Phyllis—Do you know, mother, Moses used to have indigestion just like you do!
Mother-—-Why, dear, whatever makes you think that?
Phyllis—Why ‘cos in our Bible les-
son today Miss Smith said, ‘God gave Moses two tablets!" . This is a leap year beginning on Saturday, containing fifty-three Bat- urdays and fifty-three Sundays,’ and consequently one such as no person under forty years of age ever knew before, and such as possibly a very few will see again repeated in the millennial year, 2,000—eighty-four years: hence.
Too Moderate’ “Ie your husband a heavy smoker?” “Dear me, no. You've no idea how long it takes me to save enovgh coupons from his cigars to buy a out glass pickle dish.” ,
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ly constructed mains, and the oxygen, which boils at about 295 below, _ is utilized, on account of its intensely low tempearture, to assist in the liquefaction process. Ultimately it escapes into the air again.: — .
The’ nitrogen gathered in this man- ner is put into form for use by com- bining it with calcium carbide, a sub- stance known to practically every automobilist owing to its offensive odor. Carbide is made by fusing limestone and coal into the intense heat of an electric furnace. The operation can be performed only where electricity is very cheap. When carbide is heated in an atmosphere of nitrogen it absorbs the nitrogen, forming a compound known as nitro- lim. This ig the new fertilizing pro- duct which Norway is now producing on a wholesale scale.
The power for the gigantic Odda plant is furnished by the nearby waterfalls. The lime and coal are fused together in a series of furnaces, each employing 38,000 horsepower, All the pyrotechnics of the stee] fur- ance are eclipsed when one of the great Odda crucibles is tapped, for the molten carbide flows forth ;with a glare that no man dare face with unprotected eyes.
Meanwhile the profuction of the nitrogen is being pursued in another department. Air for the purpose is drawn in great inlet pipes from the mountain tops. This was. found necessary because the airin the val- ley around the great works was found to contain traces of acetylene gas from the carbide. Acetylene gas under pressure is dangerously explo- sive, and even a trace of it in the liquefaction plant would be likely to cause the destruction of the entire plant.
The nitrogen from the liquefaction plant is turned into cylinders filled with powdered carbide, which are heated from the centre by the passage of an electric current through a piece of carbon, and as the temperature rises the carbide absorbs the nitrogen and glows with the heat of chemical action. The result is nitrolim, the artificial substitute for nitrates and natural fertilizers, and the starting point of another process for the pro- duction of nitric acid and certain high explosives. ’
Are You in the Line?
The “Old Scouts” Need You to Fill up ‘ _ the Ranks {
“The whole line, will advance.”., said Lord Wellington ‘at Waterloo. You are possibly anxious to do your. bit for yqur country, but have not so far found: a line in which you can carry this out. Or, it m mey be that you are doing your bit, for the time being, but would be glad to-do a bit more now or later on. May we guggest a way?
Why not become an O!d Scout? The ideal of the Boy Scout is a simple and practical one, and. easy _ for grown-ups to follow.’ It means that you do your best to: (1) ‘Do your duty to.God and the king; (2) Do your duty to your fellow men. This you do by carrying into daily practice the spirit of the Scout law: A. Scout’s honor is to be trusted, a Scout is loyal, a Scout is useful, a Scout Is a friend to all and a brother to every other Scout, a Scout is court a Scout is a friend to animals, a t obeys orders, a Scout smiles and whistles under ali difficulties, a Scout is thrifty, a Scout is clean in thought, word and deed.
You can become an Old Scout (i.e., an honorary. member of Scouts) by making the followigg pro- mise—if possible before a Scout of- fier, Scoutmaster, or Commissionér: I promise on my honor to do my best to :(1) Honor God and the king; (2) Do a good turn to someone every day; (3) Do what I can to help the Boy Scouts by example, instruction or otherwise; (4) Make my pursuits or If you would like to make this promise write for a blank torm to the Boy Scout Provincial Headquarters, 131-132 In- dustrial Bureau, Winnipeg, The form merely binds you to do your best for your country, and constitutes you one of the Brotherhood of Scouts, which means that you are expected to . ct as a Brother to every other Scout as he will act as a Brother to you. When this is done we shall be glad to wel- come you into the Brotherhood, and sincerely hope*that you will find in it congenial work, good comrades, happy occasions, and satisfaction to your- self.—Robert Baden Powell, C. W. Rowley, Alex. T.. MacIntosh,
Great Man's Mood
“Does it make any ‘difference to you whether important people notice you or not?”
“Well, at home I'm not snobbish. But I must confess it makes me feel better when the janitor says ‘Good day,’ and looks genially. approving.”
Starting the Philanderer Staylate (at 11.30, du Bs . pause) — A penny for your thoughts, Miss Bored—I was just thinking that this is Leap Year and— Staylate (rising hastily) —I—er— guess I'll be going.
Outshown “What is the band playing?” . “‘See — the Conquering Hero Comes.’” “Where is the conquering hero?” “You SOARS see him for the recep- tion commi
“He is some painter, believe me.”
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ings, park systems, traffic and trans- portation arrangements, etc.
The commissioners, after two years of very careful and expert investiga- tion, have ‘matte:.elaborate recom- mendations for a federal district and a federal capital rivalling in beauty, convenience and impressiveness what has been done at Washington of at any other capital cities of the world. The plans along which development should proceed are given, but there is no estimate of cost. In this respect, however, the co-:nmissioners declare that the expenditure could run over a series of years, and the return in beauty and in the industrial econo- mies of city organization would be commensurate with the total cost.
The members of the commission consisted of Sir Herbert S. Holt, Sir Alexander Lacoste, Frank Darling of Toronto and R. Home Smith of To- ronto, and the mayors of Ottawa and Hull. The chief consultant on city planning was Mr. E.:-H. Bennett, and the consulting engineer, Mr. BE. L. Cousins. Under them there has been an expert working staff, preparing the detailed plans of improvement and a comprehensive ary ey of Ottawa and its environments.
The commission strongly recom- mends that nothing of the elaborate nature suggested should:be attempted without first establishing a federal district and securing for the federal authorities adequate control of local
government, as has been done at Washington. The proposed federal district should extend from Chats
Falls, at the head of Lake Deschenes, some thirty miles east of Ottawa, to about four miles east of the present city limits, and about ten miles north and south from Parliament Hill.
Another main _ proposal is the es- tablishment of a national -park or forest reserve in the Laurentian Hills and on'the slopes on the-north side of the Ottawa River. An area of from 75,000 to 100,000 acres, the re- port says, can be secured at com- paratively small cost, which could be preserved for all time to the people of Canada, and, which would afford an excellent fish and game preserve within a very few miles of the capital for all’ years to come.
Money-Making Devices
Many New and Clever Devices in Use as a Result of the War
Not since the great cycle boom a
quarter of a century ago have British inventors made more money on pat- ented devices than during the present war. : . One of the fortunate inventors of the modern hand grenade, used so et- fectively in the allied trenches, is re- ported to have netted upward of seven hundred thousand dollars in royalties. The inventor of the Gardwell machine gun is reputed to be richer by three thousand dollars, in addition to a roy- alty of fifteen dollars per gun manu- factured. The ingenious designer of the “Bors” periscope trench rifle, with Which the Australians are equipped, has received a large sum for his,patent rights. A life-saving appliance in gas attacks brought its owners orders valued at two hundred thousand dol- lars. Numerous patents have been taken out for adapting and simplifying existing machinery for the manufac- ture of munitions and other articles. The majority of the successful war inventions were put to commercial use before submitting them to the government. For instance, a special box for carrying hand grenades can be used for other purposes when the war is over, and the inventor already has laid the foundations for a most lucrative business. Some of the most striking inventions are a non-inflam- mable substitute for celluloid, a sub- stitute for glass, a process for treating municipal refuse, removing the solder, tin and chemicals from scrap, tinned and galvanized articles, and for utiliz- ing the base metal. This new British industry, formerly monopolized by Germany, will, it is claimed, employ thousands of partially disabled sold- iers after the war.
Time and labor saving devices are in great demand. The war has shaken the British manuafcturer out of the conservative rut in which he has lived. He now appreciates the advan- tage of automatic labor-saving mach- inery in competing with foreign goods, and is discarding his obsolete plant. In the homes of the people the same revolution is taking place. Labor-say- ing devices in the house and methods of economy hitherto unknown are making considerable headway in pub- lic. favor. In the office there is an insistent demand for labor-saving methods. A fortune awaits the indiv- idual who will invent a machine that will automatically type letters from dictation,—Toronto Globe.
Canada May Ship Potatoes to U.S.
An order authorizing permits for the importation of potatoes from Can- ada, subject to new regulations which have been accepted by the Canadian government, is announced by the de- partment of agriculture.
Canada having agreed that all pota- toes offered for export to the United! States must be free from injurious disease and insect pests, imports from the Dominion will be exempted from the requirement of inspection, and certification before shipment. They will be subject to the usual inspection on arrival.
John—The French have gained 400 metres from the enemy.
Auntie—How splendid! That should help to put @ stop to those dreadful cas attacks!
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CANUCKS WIN REPUTATION AS GOOD FIGHTERS
tion as good fighters in hand-to-hand ;encounters. Their ability in this re spect was lately demonstrated when an expedition of 25 started out on @
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Pertinent Answers to the Arguments Used by the Liquor Interests
guns and a considerable portion trench.
There had been a certain livelb ness in the German trenches and a {bombing attack was pianned. darkness fell crept forward, 'A false move,
@ couvention in Camoriuge; among those present was the ceievrated Dr.
Michael Fosver, They didnt teil us | that that was iong years ago, lor Dr. Foster was a distinguished man, ad vanced in years when | wus a student. | I doubt if they can point to one singie book on medical practice published in
When
the’ bomb-throwers making siow progress, a cough or a sound of
the last ten years that does not de- any kind meant instant death. The finitely teach that aicohoiic liquors Prussian guards in the German increase the liability to disease, es-' trenches were apparently in merry pecially consumption. tiven tie lund | mood, and snatches of a love-song book prepared oy military doctors in came occasionally from the trench 1911 for the guidance of tue Koyal! At last a barbed-wire entangle Army Medical Corp teaches that, ana|ment was reached. They were stout also that it lessens the eificiency of ;er than had been anticipated. It took the men and jnucreases tie tenuency,a long time, but the barrier was cut to disease, and advises tuat it be not; There was a delay. Another party permitted on the march. further along the line was not yet 7. They say that the drunkard is ready for the final Tush. Patiently they the prohipitionists’ onsy asset. Oh, no, Waited, they even joined in whispers not by aby means; we have many ser-|At length the signal came that the ious charges against the liquor traf-, other party was ready to advance
fic of which I shall mention oniy oue. | The taxes actually coilecied in the nine wettest siates in 1914 were 60% higher than in tie eignt pronibition States. Why should i be taxed to care for tne paupers, orphans and criminals that they make’ ‘Tne hi- cense fees do not pay a quarter or the} expenses they cause.
| 8. They say that domestic ughappi-
ness frequently causes drunkeuness, nstead of drunkenness causing domes-
The Canadians bounded forward. A | Prussian sentry started up to sound the alarm, but he was shot dead by the officer.
The Prussians were now Flares burst out ail along the line and revealed a trench full of Prus- sian Guards: The Canadians rushed in, throwing their bombs and bayonet- ing freely. Their leader was already wounded. The Guardsmen had -been taken by surprise and rushed in con- fusion from their dug-outs. One of them held up his hands and shouted in English that he wished to surren- der, but a rifle pointing from behind
aroused.
tic unhappiness. Isn’t that gali? If that be true how is it that in Canada the provinces that have most local prohibition have the least crime and
the provinces that have least local|through his upraised arms revealed prohibition have neariy forty times|the ruse. A revolver bullet settled as much crime ag Prince Edward Is-|the first man’s account and the
second went down with in his chest.
Farther up the line a machine gua was just beginning to get danger ous when a well directed bomb sent
land, whica is entirely under prohibi- tion?
9. They are getting very anxious about the condition of the church, and fear that it is going to the bad, but it
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their anxiety is the. growing tendency | Canadians exacted a heavy toll. They of the church to advocate prohibition. | Carried everything before them, and
at the end could go no farther, as a heap of dead bodies and demolished trench barred the way.
The return journey to the British trenches had to be made acrosa a bulletswept area. One man was dragging back the body of a com- rade, while another was supporting a wounded companion. The Canad- jans halted for an instant while a bomb was thrown. It was the luck jest shot of the whole night. It. fell right on the machine gun which was most dangerous, silencing it.
10. They say that one of the great- est evils confronting us today is the spread of the monstrous theory that law can take the place of moral edu- cation, such a nonsensical theory certainly not ‘in Canada or
That is too-bad, but where is taught? in any English many
speaking country. laws are prohibitive,
A great but they seem to object to only the one that would prevent them selling booze.
11. They say that without booze on which to practice self-control, men would “lose all sense of responsibility and gradually sink down until they become prohibitionists.” I suppose like Lioyd George and Kitchener and Sir David Béatty and Sir Frederick
Treves and thousands of other great
Germany and the States
An open quarrel between Germany and the United States would not be am unmixed blessing for us. We should lose the tireless and humane services of the American diplomats, Mr. Gerard in Berlin, Mr. Brand Whitlock in Brus- sels, Mr. Penfield In’ Vienna, and Mr, Morgenthau in Constantinople. These geutiemen have put this country un- der a deep obligation that will not soon be forgotten. On the other hand the blockade difficulty would be, solv- ed, and the moral effect of America's action on neutral opinion and policy would,be tremendous. Germany, im deed, Has 80 much to lose by antagon- izing the great republic that we be lieve that, if the administration is firm, she will eat her leek at the eleventh hour—but she will not forget and she will never forgive!—Londoa Chronicle.
erate
and good men They seem to des- pise such men as these ag the dirt under their feet. It is hard account- ing for tastes.—H. Arnott, M.b., M.C P.S. Not What He Expected
As the brisk philanthropist thrust her fare into the taxi driver’s hand she saw that he was wet and appar- ently cold aiter the half hour of pour- ing rain.
“Do you ever take anything when you get soaked through?” she asked.
“Yes, ma'am,” said the driver, with humility. “I generally do.”
“Wait here just a minute,” manded the philanthropist; run up her steps, inserted her key in the lock and opened the door and vanished, to reappear iu a moment. When she had come down to the taxi- man she gave him a small envelope. “There are some two-grain aspirin tablets,” said she; “you take two of them now and two more in an hour.”
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He Won It
A schoolmaster once said to his pupils, “To the boy who makes the best composition in five minutes on ‘How to Overcome Habit,’ I will give a prize.”
When the five minutes had expired a lad of nine years stood up and said;
“Well, sir, habit 1s hard to over come. If you take off the first letter it does not change ‘abit.’ If you take off still another letter you still have
a ‘bic’ left. If you take off still an- aitee the whole of ‘it’ remains. If you take off another it is not totally used up—all of which goes to show that if you want to get rid of habit you must throw it off altogether,”
Result—-he got the prize.
Breeds of Horses in Saskatchewan
From the first of August, 1912, to December 31 last, 3,903 stallions were enrolled under the Saskatchewan horse breeders act. Of these, 2,816 were pure bred. Clydes numbered 1,719, Percheron 611, Standard Bred 175 and Belgian draft 117, Shires came next with 66 and Hackney fol- lowing with 61. Of those not pure- bred 032 were classed as scrubs.
“Dose Irish makes me sick, alvays talking about vat great fighters dey are,” said one German to another on the train.
“Why, at Bertha’s vedding der odd- er night dot drunken Mike Mulligan butted in, und me und mein brudder und mein cousin Fritz und mein friendt Louis Hartmann—vhy, ve pret- \ ty near kicked him oudt of der house.” — Boston Transcript.
Switzerland’s national defence is a nailonal compulsory service system. Every man, with a few minor excep- tions, is Hable for service between the ages of 17 and 48. At the age of 20 the recruit is trained for from 60 to 90 days, depending on the branch of the service he chooses to enter. Then he is enrolled in the “Auszug,” or “Elite,” in which he has to train eleven days a year for seven of the years upsto the age of 82. From 82 to 40 he is a member of the “Landwehr” and trains once every fotr years, after which he ie retired into the last ling reserves, where he stays until he reaches the age of 48.
It is reported that the British board* of agricilture are framing a great scheme, for the employment or female labor on the land, and an ac- tive canvass may shortly be com- menced, 400,000 women will be’ re- quired to take the places of the male agriculturists who have joined the
colors. Here is a specimen of Australiam
frightfulness found in the advertising columns of a Melbourne paper: “We refuse to supply the Kaiser with ——’s herbal skin ointment. Let him suffer.” Fven the thickest: skin must feel this. —~Mealncheater Guardian,
Scottish Farmer to Waiter—Hi, my mon! Come here. What's the two spoons for?” 7
Waiter—The large one is for soup, and the small one for pudding, sir.
Farmer—Hoots, mon, tak’ awa’ that sma’ ane. I've as big a mooth for puddin’ as I have for soop.
The editor. handed the manuscript
ernie Ga ig back after hastily scrutinizing the
“He is a big man—in his own opin-
sheets, and said in a lofty manners a don’t print any such stuff as that
“Well, you needn't be so hanugh about it,” retorted the Spasmod!
the only
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Communication.
Editor Alderson. News Dear Sir—
With surprice, yea with very much surprise I have read the little piece in your valuable paper of March 23rd re Tripola and Brutus about a claim made by H. Johnson, re Tr'pola, and the claim raised by your Brutus Correspondent
I beg to state that both of the gentlemen are wrong. Neither of them has apparently been around Tide Lake or they wouldnt take statements about Brutus or Trip- ola, By Gum.
Tide Lake thats the place by Jup- iter! Listen!
As for gheat at 72 busnels per acre and oats at: 102 peracre, Well our imagination does not ron that high. Let Brutus claim that but for Vegetables, Oh. Heavings!
We grew beets, names sent on repuest, and by Golly they grew so big that the parts above Jooked like new Towers of Babel. In fact one grew so big that the elements working at its growth got oonfiieed and quit at the 50th story.
Further we have grown Tormat-
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THE ALDERSON PHARMACY
S. F. McEWEN, M. D. proprietor
Owing to circumstances | have decided to continue my practise in Alder- son. Dr. McEwen.
= —e The Palace Ice Cream Parlor | R. H. THORNTON, Proprietor. Menu Drinks Ice Cream Sundaes.. .10 Soda Phosphates .............. 05 Fruit Sundaes _.._......... . 15 Ice Cream Soda 10 Nut Sundaes... 15) Grape Juice..... ... sts ne AD. Fruit and NutSundaes... .20 Lemonade sabia cami alee Banana Solit Sundae... .20 Egg Malted Milk... 00. .29 eee Gao an P
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= |oes that a slice of one woul! cover
100 sq feet.
Carrots as big as Cedar posts, eh Brutus? Well let me tell you that those would look like regular tooth picka alongside the ones we grew. Yes Sir. Beans grewso big that a number of people had to go Drum- monds for wash boilers to cook them as the ordiuary pots wouldnt hold one bean.
Brutus also blows about Onions, Well they. can have that honor too We Tide Lake people knew all the time that they would carry off that prize We didnt need to read the News for that! No. Sir whenever the wind came from the S E we could smell them
Now Mr. Editor and Readcis the forgoing facts are ‘enough proof that Tripola nor Brutus are the only dots onthemap. They might le- for imaginative products; but as for realities? There is only one place. TIDE LAKE.
I remain, Yours very tiuly, R. Huisman jr. Tide Lake.
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Mra. Frank Steed was removed
to Medicine Hat and will receive| Rev.
further Medical aid for her recent injuries received in the auto acci- dent.
iHE N&Ws, ALDERSON A
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cert Gy Sdldiet’s Tobacco Fund Ra. Ramorils Thets Frank L Brown 5Neta
W S$ Benjamin. 50cts Carl Nelson } 5Octs Geo Russell - 50cts Roy Fradkin, 2bte Jno Wray 60cts Hans Hahson 5Nets AJ Drummond _ BDets FS Shields 25cts OS Frisley 26ate Jhn. Dixon . 50cts A Well Wisher 50 cts L P Nelson 25ot® Don Brenner 25ete HW Johnson 50ete J A Clarke HOcts W D MacKay © 5Octs W. G. Scol'ard 1.C0 Total to Date $9.00
Market Prices
Wheat No. 1 $0.94—No 2. 80 91 -- No. 8, 0.87 — Oats, .30¢. -- Flax, $1.65. ‘
PROVISIONS Eggs, .[5cts.
Butter, /35«
; ‘DAVIDSON & BEATTIE Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries, Solicitors for the Quekec Bank etc. R. B. Davideon. W. Bi attie.
4, Hull Block, MEDICINE HAT | ALBERTA
DENTISTRY Dr. J, CLEARY WRAY Will visit A’defson on tle following Wednesday: :-- April sth. and 9th. May 8rd. and I7th.
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Church Notices. CHURCH OF ENGLAND
A. Cyril Swainson, Vicar
5tm. Suxnpay ry Lent
ALpERSON, Evensong, 3 p:m.
Rutledge Stubb:, Dominion Meat |Surrmup, Evensong, 7-30 p.m. Inspector of Edmonton was a guest | Wednesday Evensong, 7-30 p.m.
Inst week of his cousin, Stubbs.
Martin
Milo Huffman who attended the Olds Agricultural College last wint- er has returned to Alderson and _ is again on the News staff. Mr .J. A Clark has taken a pogition:at Mon- itor, Alta.
Colin Dewhurst of Suffield was a visitor totown on Monday.
METHODIST SERVICES
Alderson: 7:30 p. m;
Sunday School 11 a.m.
A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend these services.
Rev. T. Taylor Pastor
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The Grain Exchange Barber Shop C.J; STEELE. PROF.
Having taken over the entire business from A. J. Theroux, | am prepared to do business at the old stand.
TOBACCOS, CIGARS, etc. SOFT DRINKS
Agency MEDICINE HAT LAUNDRY. Basket goes Monday, returns on Thursday
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SEED GRAIN GROWN | | FROM PEDIGREED SEED |
800 bus. PREMOST FLAX Fanned ready for drill, all noxious weeds hand pulled in growing crop. $2.35 per bus.
3,000 bus. FAMOUS BARLEY OATS. Weight by elevator test, 43lbs. per bushel. 38c. per bus.
MARQUIS WHEAT. Only a few bushels left. $1.10 per bus! POTATOES excellent for either seed or use. $1.00 per bus
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Samples -f Grain m-y be seen at my farm at Brutus or at Drummond’s store,
PRESENT PRICES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
W. H. McEWEN, BRUTUS P, O.
J. J. LAIT
850A 4th Street, MEDICINE HAT, Alta.
Phone 2504
Farmers
‘Buy a Big Bull Gas Tractor to-day
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’ Terms:---$100 with
epee
Price only $775 f.0.b. Medicine Hat
order, balance $675
when engine is delivered.
Plus freight to point of destination,
F, C.Woolven The Old Reliable
Pioneer Store
—Spring Goods—
In connection withthe Spring
housework if you need any
_Linoleum don’t forget our big stock of Fine Paterns.
Do you need any milk pans?
We have them.
We have in stock a fine choice of Stationery.
Our Shoe stock is complete.
Place your Spring order fo Groceries with us.
F. C. Woollven
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY WESTBOUND No.3. 11.15 a.m. No. 1 °11.41 p. m.
No. | stops only tolet passengers off.
No. 4 8.20 p.m.
EASTBOUND
THE ALBERTA FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE ELEVATOR COMPANY,
Mr. Farmer:--If in need of Flour or
Feed, call at the ‘FARMER’S ELEVATOR
and get our prices.
$21.00 per ion $19.00 per ton $2.75 per cwt