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Formerly WIEST Grain Company.
We can still give you a good price on flour. Get our prices before you buy your stock.
We still have some APPLES at $2 00 per
Box. Fine ones, too.
A few good Sheep Lined Coats at $6 50
We have just received the best Stock of Shoes that ever struck the town. ‘The prices arelow. Call in and see what they look like.
A good stock of Men’s Underclothes and over- shoes. We carry Shoes, Felts and over-
‘ shoes for Women and Children.
N. FE. Stuart & Co.
We have just received a shipment of
STORM WINDOWS and FANCY STORM DOORS Which we are selling at a WERY REASONABLE ’ FIGURE. Call at our Office and look them
over whether you wish to buy or not.
Beaver Board and Neponsit Qak Grained Wall Board IN SLrOCK at ALL 1IMES.
Elcan Screened Lump Coal. Dry Slabs for Kindling
G. M. THOMPSON, Local Manager
ALDERSON, Alta. P.O. Box 35
Phone 15
FINLAY & COMPANY
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ALLO Our facilities for handling are O. K. We buy on track and that means the highest price. More money in your pockets. > See me before you sell or buy.
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ALDERSON, ALBERTA, ‘THURSDAY, JANUARY 13th,
J F Kamp of Tide Lake was in town on Monday. He called on the News and added his name to our ever growing circulation
George Owens has been engaged us teacher and non-resident pupils will De accomodated.
same afternoon.
The Tide Lake school is now open | daughter.
1916
»: Of Local and Personal Interest :-:
Bluegrass Shoots
Born:~The day before Xmas eve to Mr. and Mrs. John Lahd, a All doing well.
The residence, of Chancey Ben- jamin was the scene on Sunday night of adandy party. O. KE. Ner-
Last Thursday ‘Sam Tatsford|land wasa chauffieur of a sleigh bought the Nicholson quarter of|load of the young people of the dis- land froin N. E. Stuart, and signed|trict that landed in, bent on pleas- up for the Alderson News all in the| ure. Sam says he has| Bryson and the Lahd children, Jack a friend up at Bluegrass who is the} Johnson and several others. Games leading mixed farmer of thedistrict}of all descriptions were played. and that his frie.d drives a horse,| probably the most popular being a
Jve Lahd was there also Miss
a mule, an ox and a cow sll on the| game entitled *‘ How colds are cured‘
same sulkey plow. right.
Sam must be]Joe Lahd made a very fine master
On Monday at the Hat we noticed | cation.
the following:-Cyril Swainson, Miss
Swainson, Messrs Welsford, Fergus: | . Ole Hostad:took a sporting chance
son, McCauley and Crawford, all|on the weather Tuesday, and with
of Suffield, F. E. Rodman, of Brutus} the mercury clear out of sight drove Mr and Mrs Hogoboan,W J Douglas} to Alderson. , te
Lake.
J. C. Murray of the Credit Foncier Co., Edmonton spent Monday in town.
Mrs E. Roselund of Medicine Hat was the guest last week of Mrs C. {. Hildahl for a few days
The funeral of the late Mrs. T. B. Hoidge took place from the fam- ily residence Friday afternoon at 2 oclock and was attended by many friends of the bereaved family.
The funeral: Service conducted by Rev. T. Taylor was very impressive Several hymns-suitable tw the sad occasion were sung by those pres- ent with Miss Edna Gish assisting at the Piano. Messrs R. H. Thorn- ton, N, E. Stuart, C. F. Starr and Van D. Jones acted as Pallbearers. Mr. A. J. Drummond had charge of the funeral arrangements. The floral offerings included a beautiful Pillow from the Citizens of Alder- son, a Wreath from the Scholars of the Public School and a Spray from Mr and Mrs A. J. Drnmmond Interment took place at Alderson Cemetry.
Dance Friday night at the Ad- anac.
The W. A.
The members of the W. A. of St. Mary’s Church, spent a most peer on Wednesday, Jan. 5th
as yuests of Mrs Guy Hamilton and ‘Mrs H. O. Ames at‘ Pleasant View Farm’”’
After the regular routine of busi- ness and sewing, all sat down to a delightful six o'clock dinner, at the conclusion of which and in the midst of the ,best of New Year’s wishes to all, Mr Elmer Dyvig very kindly drove all back to town.
The next meeting of the W, A. will be held, D. V, on "Wednesday, January 26th at the residence of Mrs \. M. Cotter.
(Contributed.)
A. E. Nerland hits the trail to Alderson, cold or hot. He took a load of wheat in on Tuesday.
George Ford brought home a fine big range last week as reported in the Shoots but sad to relate he did not bring the stove pipes and it has not been a very happy home since. The cold snap had to come along to take the joy out of life for George The pipes went out by a neighbour on Wednesday:
The famous Joe Lahd drove to Alderson on Tuesday.
Dance at the School-house Friday night, Jan. 14th.
The Annual Meeting of the Carl- stadt School District was held in the school-house on Saturday, Jan. 8th, intheafternoon. About seven or eight ratepavers attended. W. J. Hall was elected to take the place of Mrs. F. C..Woolven, whose term of election hasexpired. Mrs. Wool- ven His proven to be one of the best trustees ever had in her term of office. Always prompt in her uttendance at the Board meetings she was also attentive to detail of
Eye Specialist is registered at the Carlstadt for to-day, Thursday,
George M. Thompson, local Mer. tor the Finlay Lbr. Co. is now the Possessor of a Ford car. The car by J.T. Pick from Calgary. Pick had a pretty cold trip.
was brought down
On Friday evening, Jan, 21st. at the Methodist Church there will be a Competition Social. All come for a good time. Silver collection.
The Ladies’ Aid will meet at the | Chureh on the afternoon of Wed- |nesday Jan, i9th, It is hoped'that |ali members wiil be present,
Louis’ Rhodes has" kaaged” the bus- iness of the Pioneer Meat Market rom A. D. Thompson
The News regrets to hear that [Chris Hildahl is confined to the ! house through iltness. |
of ceremonies, and Miss Ruth Ben- jamin was mistress of the same avo-
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BUY MADE IN CANADA GOODS
JANUARY CLEARANCE
5 Sheep, lined Coats formerly $7-50 to $9 00 Sale Price $5 00 1 Sheep lined Corduroy Vest formerly $3 76 : Sale price g2 50 2 doz. Men’s Winter Caps formerly 75c to $1 50 Sale price 50c 5 Mackinaws all wool, colors Red, Green and Grey stripes formerly $8 50 Sale $6 50 2 only Kedmond’s No 1 Grey Stripe formerly $10 Sale ¢7 50 Your choice of 8 doz. Men’s ‘Lies were 50 to 75c . Sale 25c. Fifteen per cent discount on all Men’s Suits 5 only Ladies Winter Uoats at cost price $9 to $16 Twenty per cent discount on all Ladies Skirts in Blue, Brown and Grey Serge Children’s Grey Astrachan Gauntlets were 90c. Sale 65c. Ladies Flannel waists in Red, Grey, Blue and Tan stripes were $2.25 Sale $1 50 Children’s Bear Skin Hoods were 85cv. Sale 50c. Children’s Toquesin all colors were 40c. Sale 25c. Children’s Fleece lined Shirts and Drawers were 35e. 40c. and 50c. Sale price 25c. Ten per cent discount on all Shoes, Rubbers, Felts, Overshoes, Sweaters, Lined Gloves and Mitts, Shirts, and special discounts on all winter Goods. Ladies Gents and Children of every description. See us before buying elsewhere. Ogilvie's Flour in five sack lots, Royal Hou3e- hold $3 LO .Glenora $2 85
BUY MADE IN CANADA GOODS
BUY MADE IN CANADA GOODS
JOHN DEERE PLOW CO.
The sooner you get in your order for whatever you want in farm machinery, the better for both you and the dealer.
We believe that the very best drill that is to be had to-day at any price is the
VAN BRUNT DOUBLE DISK PRESS DRILL
But many men, many minds. Order early so that you can get what you want when you want it, whether it is a Van Brunt Drill, a John Deere Plow or a horse to draw them.
FE. McDIARMID
F. J. Brown.
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CARD OF THANKS ree” poem: ‘ ; the School management. * On behalf of my daughter and : 4 ' yself, I wish to tender ys hip : TBYBRNy ae to PORE TOY THOM Lester Hanson is in Calgary taking hearly appreciation and thanks to Scents 5 : ’ ; . ~~ 1a short course in Engineering. the kind friends whose mary acts f kindness and words of sy ) : b mee 18" sympathy The News acknowledges the gift have served to lessen the burden of ‘ sank and anew dating the divine of a substantial coal-scuttle from |! ; : TYME) ihe C. F Starr Lumber Co. It fills period of sickness and bereavement. . 1 : along want felt. Every now and T B. Hoidge. : _ : ~|then we toss up a quoin, not a Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wise, Tide ee ee inl we Der ot Loke leave to-night for an extendid the Pencil pusher has to fill it. trip to Seattle and the coast. Billy Pallin is back in town. He ties en : ho: heen residing in Stettler for Brown's Inventory Sale is ow as ‘uetine ie Read the Prices deceieeniacy . oo Dr. Micklemberg, the well known | Frank McDiarmids ad ,
Mr Householder
Do you know that a full set of storm sash on They reduce your coal bill and give you added
your house is a paying investment.
comfort through the winter. We carry all
the standard sizes in sto:m sash, also storm doors, and would like to quote you prices on your requirements.
When it comes to Lumber, we have the Goods.
: C.F. Starr Lumber Co.
V. E. Starr, Manager Phone 13 Call and See us. We are here to Serve you.
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By Miss L. G. Moberly
Copyright by Miss L. G, Moberley
<Cortinuea) “Come, come, my dear, we mustn't begin to talk or even chink of such
things as gulifs. Mr, Merivale rose from the armchair in which he had been smoking his cigar, and went across to his wife’s side, to pat her shoulder gently. ‘Marjory has had two bad enOugh shocks to upset any woman's equilibrium. To lose her husband after such a short married dife, and then to be the sole survivor
in .a terrible shipwreck, are, nerve- shattering things. Added to which she is. plunged into a _ new life,
“anlongst total strangers in what is to
hher-a-new land. We must go on
\ making allowances for the poor child
; allowances, Marjory is too , to put into words.
for a long time to come.”
“Of course we must,” Mrs. Meri- vale spoke more briskly; “it is really ridiculous to talk like this of making for all that I feel about vague and indefinite Il could not explain even to you-what I mean, but I can’t
quite feel at home with Denis’ wid- ow.” | “T feel as you do,” Mr. Merivale |
replied, “but as it is all too subtle
;and undefined to put into words; sup-
;to
pose we try not to speak of it, even each other. And have Daphne for many months to come, and pérhaps Daphne will teach
Marjory how to be to us what our dear boy would have liked her to ve.” .
: . CHAPTER XH.
During the whole time Daphne and |
her, autt Were’ driving together tliat aiternoon,.. her conversation with Hugh repeated itself over and over again in the girl's mind. g.ed not to appear distrait, and she talked to Mrs. Merivale with her cus- tomary brightness, but the undercur- rent of thought continued without ceasing, as such and she found herself remembering jiugh’s every gesture, every glance, and all the strange and unaccount- able. things he had said to her. And try as she would to shake it off, she feit weighed down by an unwonted depression most foreign to her serene and sunny nature. The April -sun- shine seemed to have lost some of its radiance;. the delicate touch of spring upon hedge and woodland fail- ed to awaken in her the keen delight she had always hitherto experienced;
and it was an effort to smile and seem |
gay when
her heart felt heavy as lead.
She had determined not to con-
sult Mrs. Merivale regarding the de- | cision Hugh wished her to make until | herself had weighed the matter!
she more thoroughly in the balance—and
when, after tea, her uncle and aunt} were cosily established in the library, |
and Marjory had volunteered to take the letters to the village, on the plea of wanting some fresh air, Daphne felt herself free to go, and, as she expressed it, “have a good think.” She went first to her own room, but coherent thought refused to come to
her there; and feeling that she, like |
Marjory, must go cut into the fresh
air and argue herself into a more ra- |}
tional frame of mind.
“ou are a perfectly fanciful and
foolish goose,” she said to herself as} the garden and, through the wicket gate by which she |
she walked down and Hugh had talked earlier in the afternoon.
“TI shall go and pick armfuls of daffodils for Aunt Mildred’s boudoir,” she remarked aloud, opening the gate and passing out into the lane; “Hugh and I meant tc have gathered vast quantities after lunch, only we some- how got absorbed in our own affairs and forgot the daffodils. Now I'll go and pick, them, and sweep the cow- webs off my brain. I believe Hugh is right and I am getting suspicious and imaginative,
The hawthorns in the lane along which she walkec were already thrusting out green buds from their black boughs; from the copses at the lane’s bottom the thrushes were pour- ing out a riotous song of joy and of coming summer; the sky in the west was already deepening to orange and gold as the sun slowly sank over the woodlands. The peace of the world about her had a calming effect upon the girl’s troubled soul, and she had succeeded in bringing herself into a philosophical and cheerful frame of mind befcre she reached the stile leading into the copse where the daffodils grew in real profusion. She was so absorbed however in her own reflections that a faint voices coming from came to her ears a8 a mere buzz of sound, with no particular meaning. She was intent on scolding and laugh-
ing herself out of what she called her ;
“doldrums,” and in defending Hugh against her own feeling of resent- ment towards him, and the murmur of voices would probably have passed over her quite unheeded had familiar voice struck upon her ear as
she set foot upon the lower step of | the |
the stile. The familiarity of voice made it penetrate her brain, and the words reached her understanding —reached it at first it is true in a con- fused medley, but reached it never- theless. Hugh was speaking—his deep tones, though pitched .in a low key, had carrying power—they reach- ed to where Daphne stood motionless, and every word he uttered seemed to sink deep into her soul. “Darling. Listen to me, fight it any longer.
I can't Coming upon you
meanwhile we}
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ALDERSON NEWS
|; suddenly like this has swept me off my feet; you must listen to me now; my sweet. You'know I love you; there is no one in the world like you. Listen to me.”
Never, during all the coursé of his wooing and of her engagement to him, had Daphne heard that passion- ate, vibrating note in Hugh's voice; it thrilled her pulses to hear it now, even though the vehement words ut- tered were not spoken to her; and with the thrill came a fierce glow of fierce, umreasoning jealousy. To whom was her lover speaking those eager words in a voice vibrating with love and longing? What other wo- man had such power over him as to draw forth so passionate an appeal? a few hours before the very
an early date for their marriage; yet he was telling another - woman that. she knew he loved her—he was calling her by names that only love brings to the lips, and love rang in every accent of his voice. Daphne's hands gripped at the rough wood ‘of the stile, and she leant heavily against it, her breath coming very fast, her whole being tense’ and strained with the effort to steady her- self against what seemed to make her reel mentally and physically. “For a moment nothing was quite clear to her mind excepting that a blow had
| fallen upon her, and in some whimst- }eal way she found herself thinking—
under it. I I've gor to stand
“T mustn't fall down mustn't fall down. upright to bear it.” For a moment all the sounds of the April afternoon grew confused and a blackness came before her eyes-—-then the blackness passed, the confusion passed away,
She strug- |
undercurrents will, { ‘hind her became a rush
and every sound about her grew a thousand times louder and more em- pheatie than before. i
The notes of the thrush’s song rang in her brain with haunting persist- tence until she could have shriek- ed to him to be silent for very pity. The soft little breeze that murmured amongst the trees all at once roared in her ears like a hurricane; the dis- tant noise of wheels in the lane be- of traffic. Only a few moments actually went by, but to the girl who stood holding fast to, thé stile, tense, strained; lis- tening for she knew not what, it
seemed as though long years had roll-
ed by since some remote age when she had come out to the copse to pick daffodils.
But the medley of sounds in her ears dropped all at once into a sil- ence that seemed more dreadful than the sounds, a silence in which she could hear her own heart beating in great heavy sobs, whilst again she hea her lover’s voice, eager, pas- sionale, appealing.
“Marjory, my darling,” he said. Still Daphne did not move; movement was an impossibility. She could. only stand like a statue, her hand gripping the rough wood of the stile, her soul filled with a frozen sense of horror, whilst backwards and forwards in her prain three words repeated them- selves with maddening reiteration.
“Hugh and Marjory, Hugh andsMar- jory, Hugh and Marjory.”
The rustle of a glove in the copse on the other side of the stile stirred her frozen -sense; she heard a _ wo- man’s whispering voice, and footsteps amongst the hazels. Then through the thin veil of leaves she caught a fleeting glimpse of Hugh's. tall form, of Marjory’s dead black gar- ments, and the shimmering bronze of her hair, and the next instant she saw Hugh stoop down and kiss the beautiful woman's wistful, upturned face.
Daphne drew quietly away from the stile. The hand that had clutched so tightly at the rough wood was torn and bleeding, but she was quite un- aware of it. She was aware of noth- ing but the one overwhelming fact that Hugh loved Marjory. As if seen through the wrong end of a telescope, and at a great distance, she dimly realized that the sun had barely set even now, that the burnished orange and gold of the sky still made a back- ground for the woodlands, that the serene course of nature was going on its way unhindered by the tragedy that had swept into one girl's life. The thrushes sang on, but their sing-
|}ing sounded very far away; and the
fluting of tbe blackbird on the pear tree by the garden gate scarcely had power to hurt her, so numb did she feel with pain. She was incapable. of marshalling her thoughts into any shape or order; the one hideous cer- tainty that Hugh loved another wo-
| Man swamped every other considera-
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tion; and she could only hurry up the lane and across the garden with the dazed feeling of a hunted creature seeking for shelter.
(To be Continued)
The first Greek bank in the world was the Bank of Venice, established in 1167, when the queen city of the Adriatic was the head of the com- merce of the western world. At that time the great current of the trade be- tween Europen and _ Asia all passed through the Perrian Gulf and the Red Sea to Alexandria, Egypt, and was carried in ships across the Mediter- ranean Sea and through the Adriatic to Venice, where it was distributed to various parts of Europe. Venice was a_ sort of autocratic republic, founded and supported by its mer- chants, who were famed throughout the world for their wealth and reli- ability. They founded their bank, which was guaranteed by the govern- ment and was Leld in high credit in all the great cities on the routes of trade.
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Bagpipes in Battle Soul-Stirring Notes of the Pipes That Urge the Kilted Warriors on to
Victory .
“As the men bombed their way along the German trenches after the first rush, two of the Black Watch pipers stood upright on the parapet under a terrific fire and played land Laddie,’ the regimental charge }of this gallant corps: They stood in a terrific storm of fire with bombs bursting all round them, and flung their Highland: battle air to the ‘breeze, until one piper fell dead and the other was ,wounded.”
This was what happened during the Brtish attack on the German lines north of La Basse some weeks ago, and it is one of the many such epics that have been recorded for at least two centuries,
It is almost a tradition of our High- land regiments that the pipers have largely contributed to every victory gained by their countrymen, not only by the animating strains of their music, but by the coolness and self- possession of the pipers in the hour of danger.
When the 42nd Highlanders, who formed part of the attacking party that captured Fort Washington, in 1777, scrambled up the precipice de- termined to have their own share of glory, the first to reach the summit was one of the pipers, who, ag soon as he had made good his footing, be- gan to play. He continued sounding his war notes until at last his body, riddled with bullets, fell from point to point, till it reached the bottom of the rock mangled and disfigured.
Again, at Waterloo, where the Cam- earned. imperishable fame, it P shan Piper Kenneth Mackay who Speci¥lly distinguished himself. In the thick &{ the fighting that raged round the farmfouse of La Haye Sainte, the Camerons charged the French col- umns. The enemy’s cavalry came to the support of the baffled infantry, and. the Camerons formed square. And, while the Cuirassiers came thun- dering on, Piper Mackay stepped out- side the square of bayonets, and, marching around, played the stirring “Cogadh na Sithe.”
It was the strains of the pibroch that brought life and hope to the be- sieged garrison in Lucknow; it was the inspiration of the heroic pipers struggling up the ramparts of Tel-el- Keibir that goaded the British on to victory; and ir was Piper Findlater’s playing of the ‘Cock o’ the North” to the Gallant Gordons, while he lay on the ground badly wounded, that car- ried the heights of Dargai and won for him the Victoria Cross.
In the present campaign the pipers of the’ Black Watch have several times dstinguished themselves when
tion.
It was at Loos that.Piper David Simpson of the 2nd Battalion Black Watch, died on the field of glory. “All through the battle roar,” wrote one of his comrades, “rang the soul- stirring notes of the charge of the piper, at once a stimulus and a rally- ing call to every man wearing the red hackle,
“Three lines of German trenches fell to that fierce assault. Then the command came down the line to have a try for a fourth.
“Piper Simpson at once got his pipes in position, turned to his com- pany with the cry, ‘Come on, boys!’ and striking up the battle tune of the Black Watch, again ran, playing to wards the foe. He took ten or twelve paces, a bullet through the breast prought him down, -and, with the exultant yell of his triumphant comrades in his ears, he died.”
Describing the inspiring scene of the passage a kilted battalion along one of the rock roads of Flanders with the bagpipes shirling defiantly, a British correspondent at the front wrote thus:
“The drone of the pipes seem to rouse a cold, calculating devil under the tartan. It is pot altogether a pleasant sight to see a Scottish regi- ment being played into the trenches. You can see that there is killing ahead; see it in the grim determina- tion of the men, the thrust of the jaw, the grip’of the knotted hands on rifle putts, and you feel that the wail of the pipes ahead is a battle cry fiercely urging them on,
“*Mon,’ said a sergeant from Dum- fries, to whom I mentioned this mat- ter of bagpipe inspiration, ‘mon, when I hear ‘Th’ Cock o’ th’ North,’ I could kill yon Germans wi’ me bare haunds.’”’—London Answers. | It was the custom in a Warwick- Ishire village for the well-to-do inhab- itants to make good any loss which the villagers might sustain through the death of any live stock. A retired London merchant, recently settled in the village, was ignorant of this laud- able practice, and was considerably puzzled by the visit of a laborer’s wife, who explained that she had lost a pig.
“Well, I haven’t got it!” said the bewildered gentleman,
“What I mean, sir, of course, is that the pig died,” nervously explain- ed the woman,
“Well, what do yuu want me todo?” asked the new arrival. “Send a wreath?”
“Verboten”
“Verboten” is the German national motto, In peace this means the cur- tailment of liberty to vanishing point. It breeds the habit of unhesitating Obedience, uncritical loyalty and a readiness for all sacrifices, The Ger- man believes what he is told, and does what he is told. His state of mind is impossible in a democracy, and it is utterly opposed to both the French and British temperaments, It is, however, an unquestionable source of strength in times of peril. It has enabled the German general staff to surmount difficulties and hold off dis- aster, and it compels us to put forth
our utmost effort before we can hope puts it this way.
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re A BRIGHT TOBACCO OF THE FINEST QUALITY =
School Attendance in Western Canada
Some Important Information Bearing on Proposed Reforms (Contributed by Norman F. Black, M.A., D.Paed., Regina).
The last published report of the Saskatchewan Education Department reveals the startling fact that the ac- tual attendance of pupils in the -rural schools average only 54 per cent. of the enrolment and that that of town pupils was less than 657 per cent. of the enrolment. In Manitoba the aver- age daily attendance for the entire province was 62% per cent. of the en- rolment. This was an advance of 6.2 per cent, upon the returns for the
preceding year.
In Manitoba the oversight of truant and neglected children is in the hands of a government department, which receives monthly reports from the teachers of the province, regarding or unnecessary ab- sence of school children from their classes, The superintendent of this section is assisted by a large corps
|of local truant officers and while the
law is still far from being satisfactory, there has been a remarkable improve- ment in the regularity of school at- tendance in Manitoba within the past two years. Official notices by the thousand are issued to delinquent par- ents with very gratifying results. ‘lhe superintendent in charge of this work reports that 85 per cent. of the cases that have been dealt with have turned out satisfactorily.
A new and important act dealing With truancy was passed by the Al- berta legislature a couple of years ago. All city and town school dis- tricts are required to officers for the enforcement of the act «nd every school inspector is ex- officio, a provincial truant officer. Every child who has attain-
ed the age of seven years, and who' has not yet attained the age of four-}
teen years, is required to attend school for the full term during which
the district in which he resides is open |
unless excused by reasons recognized by the law as valid.
The chief provincial truant officer in his last report states that in the rural districts 3,680 cases of irregu- lar attendance or _ non-attendance were dealt with in 1914. As a result of this action 84 per cent . of these pupils attended school subsequently, 72 per cent. of them regularly. This includes the returns regarding almost a thousand children who had not been enrolled at all until the authori- ties intervened. Three-quarters of the children who were already enrolled but were in irregular attendance at- tended regularly as a result of the ac- tion of the officials. “In some cases instead of a fine being imposed, the parents are placed under bonds to the extent of a $100 as a guarantee of obedience to the requirements of the act. is ‘
. The details with regard to two or three school districts will b> of gen- eral interest, In Kluz S.D. the average
attendance during the second term of!
1913, was 11. The truant officer in- tervened with the result that in the corresponding term of 1914, the aver- age attendance was 28. In Schultz S.D. the average attendance was in- creased from 11 to 25, and in Quarrel S.D. it was trebled.
One of the chief problems occupy- ing the attention of those interested in educational reform in Saskatche- wan at present, is that of enacting and enforcing better attendance laws, and the experience of the neigh- horing provinces in this regard must, therfore, be of exceptional interest.
A Queer Business
The Saloon BusineSs the Only One That is Not Self-Supporting and That is a Burden to the Taxpayer
A Toronto hotelkeeper who is dis- pleased at the eight o’clock closing order complained that no other busi- ness is treated in that way. Will some of the saloon fraternity tell us what other business is a burden on the taxpayer? Every other business is self supporting put the saloon has to be bolstered up with a tax on the people that in the United States amount to almost seven dollars on every man, woman and child, includ- ing, of course, those who never touch the stuff. That is no haphazard guess but accurate statistics gathered from public accounts by the American Is- sue Newspaper showing that taxes in license states are nearly seven dol- lars per capita higher than in prohibi- tion states.
Supposing that it is only half of that in Canada it amounts to $17.50 to the average family of five. should I be compelled to'‘pay an in- crease tax to support a business that l abhor? If the traffic had to support the paupers, orphans and criminals which it causes they would not get so rich and I would not have to pay so much taxes. One hundred million dol- larg wasted in drink, twenty-eight million increase taxation and thous- ands of paupers, orphans, criminals, ete., that is the work of the saloon. Why should it be allowed to exist?
Several so called hotelkeepers say they will have to go out of business which is an acknowledgment that they are not hotelkeepers at all but saloon keepers. It is surely time that the hotel business be separated from the business of making drunkards. The real hotel business requires a superior class of man with more than ordinary business abilities and there are many such but the majority o those who parade the name hotel are a shame and disgrace to the hgtel bus- iness. It is too bad that there is a stigma attached to the very name hotel keeper which should not be. Let a hotel be a hotel and a saloon be known for what it is—the greatest curse on earth,
Commercial travellers say that they do not get as good accommodation in hotels where liquor is sold as they do in local option towns. One traveller In the ordinary
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It is time for a change'from making drunkards to making munitions from making paupers to making. prosperity and from making criminals to making men honest and industrious.—H,. Ar- nott, M.B., M.C.P.S.
Fifth Universities’ Company
Opportunity Now Open to Men Who Are Physically Fit to Join the Company
The Universities Companies are now well known throughout Canada, A tresh company is raised, equipped and partially trained about every two months, an dit is unnecessary to ad- vertise for recruits inasmuch as each company is made up of brothers or relatives or friends of those who have joined previous companies.
The first company under the com- mand of Captain Gregor Barclay has joined the Princess Patricia’s Canad- ian Light Infantry and has been for some time in the trenches.
The second company under the command of Captain George McDon- ald and Captain Percy Molson is also on the Continent.
The third company went overseas about 330 strong, and has gained a golden reputation at Shorncliffe.
The fourth company is at full strength and has .zow embarked. 11 quality it is in no respect inferior to its predecessors.
A fifth company has been authoriz- ed, a large number of applicants are on the waiting list, and recruits will be welcomed at Montreal on or after November 27th.
Those who wish to Join must re- ceive a rigorous medical examination locally by an army medical officer. Those who are not medically and physically fit are not wanted, so there is a subsequent examination on reach- ing Montreal. The recruit should also be attested locally before the nearest justice of the peace, and transporta- tion to Montreal can be speedily ob- tained by sending a night lettergram to Captain A. S. Eve, 382 Sherbrooke St., Montreal. On arrival the recruit is issued without delay, his balnkets, palliasse and uniform, and his train- ing commences on the campus of Me- Gill University and on the slopes of Mount Royal. As to barracks the Canadian Northern Land Compary loans the headquarters building, Mec- Gill University lends the Molson Hall, and the students not only lend the top floor of the Union, but also give the soldiers the privileges of the building as though they were students. More- over, the Y.M.C.A. opens its quarters and places the swimming pool at their disposal. The trairing is varied, and includes shooting at the C.P.R. gal- lery, drill, tactics, bayonet fighting and physical training.
Nearly 1,200 men have already been raised by this organization, which is efficient, and also economical, inas- much as there are no officers above the rank of captain.
A considerable number of young men who cannot get commissigns in Canada are joining the Universities Companies with a view to,commission in England. About fifty men who joined as privates, have already been appointed as officers. Information has been received from London that there is room for 40 to 50 a month if suit- able men are forthcoming.
Particulars may be obtained from Captain A. S. Eve, 362 Sherbrooke street west, Montreal, who is in charge of the depot.
Crops on Alkali Land
Farmers in Idaho and other west- ern states have a common problem in alkali soils. Water, rising through the soil by capillarity, brings with it salts. These are washed down without harm in regiong of rainfalls, but in the west, where rainfall is light and evaporation is excessive, the alkali remains on the surface, retarding the growth of the crops.
White alkali may readily be washed out of the soil by irrigation, but black alkali, which corrodes plant tissues, is handled with more difficulty. If the expense is not too great, black al- kali may be treated with gpmsum, which changes it to the white form.
George W. Graves, of the Idaho Ex- periment station, advises the growing ot a crop to shade the surface of the ground, in some cases, thereby pre- venting evaporation. Cultivation will also help. In some cases where the alkali-is so0 strong as to prevent seed- ing plants from getting a start, it may be feasible to plow the alkali under and seed at once, The plants will then get a start before the alkali ac- cumulates again,
The bread maker may consider her bread well made if it has the follow- ing features: Lightness, both in weight. and in appearance of the in- terior; the shape evenly raised throughout; a “nutty” flavor, the nat- ural sweetness of the grain, and not the sweetness of tugar; a pleasant odor, free from traces of sourness, mould, or putrefaction; the crumb of an even and fine grain, creamy white in color, tender and elastic enough to spring back under the pressure of the finger; the crust crisp, but not hard, and evenly browned on top, bottom and sides.—Rura] Educator.
“Eat less,” admonishes Henry Ford, who seems to have succeeded Ancy Carnegie as adviser-general to the uni- verse. But it will be noted that Henry does not add the rest of the prescrip- tion—"“and walk more.”—Boston Transcript.
In Great Britain goat keeping by the small holder has increased con- siderably since “he war, and suburb- an residents have found the owner- ship of a goat or two lesa trouble- some and more profitable than pigeons, rabbits or even poultry.
Weedy-laoking Youth» (to well- known .pugilist)--I’ want t» learn the art of self-defense, It's very difficult, ‘isn’t it? ;
Pugilist—Oh, no; quite easy to a man of your physique. All you have to do is to keep a civil tongue in your head, '
Distribution of Live Stock
Very Successful Year Experienced by Live Stock Branch in Saskatche- wan
‘At the end of November the activk ties of the live stock branch of the Saskatchewan department of agricul- ture in connection with the stock dis- tribution policy, had been concluded. The work this year has been,carried on most successfully, and only the lack of funds prevents its continua- tion during the entire winter, all of the $50,000 voted for this purpose having now been expended.
There is an increase in the number of cattle supplied this year, In 1914 a total of 433 head were ‘supplied, and this year, the number is 456: While the number of milk cows distributed is not as great as last year, it is very gratifying to find that the largest in- crease has been in the number of western grade females and pure-bred bulls supplied. In 1914 about 75 head of western-bred grade heifers were distributed, while this year over 180 were sold. , The number of bulls has risen from 24 in 1914 to 80 this year. The reason for this splendid increase was due, no doubt, to the fact that an option calling for only a quarter dash deposit, instead of the fifty per cent. in force before, was authorized early in the spring and added to the sale re- gulations. In no way can the quality and standard of the Saskatchewan cattle breeding industry be raised more quickly and more cheaply than by the introduction of high class, pure-bred sires, and it is believed that, next year’s farmers and stock breed- erg in even greater numbers will avail themselves of this opportunity. Only about thirty of the bulls were bought in the east, the rest being purchased from local breeders in the west. Thus the department is helping, not only the individual in search of a pure- bred sire, but it is also finding a mar- ket for the western breeders of pure- bred stock at remunerative prices.
Amongst other places, the districts around Rush Lake, Debden, Margo, Kerrobert and Kindersley received carload shipments of cattle. In Ker- robert, where a new creamery was es- tablished this year, approximately sixty head of milk cows were sold, while Kindersley received about five carloads of western-bred grade heif- ers.
That the action of the department in distributing. live stock is appre- ciated and thought well of by the Saskatchewan farmer is shown by the numerous enquiries received now by the live stock branch. which, unfor- tunately cannot be filled at present, but are being held over until next spring.
Regarding the work with sheep, the increase has been more than fourfold. Last year about 480 grade range ewes and 12 pure-bred rams were distri- buted under the live stock sale regu- lations. This year about 2,200 head of ewes and about 40 rams were sup- plied. No doubt this phenomenal in- crease was due to the fact that there is an excellent market for both wool and mutton at the present time which makes the raising of sheep a very luc- rative business, and which influenced farmers from all parts of Saskatche- wan to start with a small flock. The 2,200 sheep were supplied mostly in lots from 20 to 100, and were scat- tered over the whole province, quite a few being shipped into the north- western part.
While it is not likely that the price for wool will remain at the high level which it now holds, once the war is over there is no reason to believe that it will drop back to the figures prevailing a few years ago, 9c to lic per pound,
There is no branch of the live stock industry which needs more encour- agement than the raising of slt@ep. Confronted with the very serious weed problem, the slogan of our prairie farmers and wheat growers has be- come “Sheep on every farm,” and they will maintain their reputation of having a “golden hoof,” after first keeping the sumemrfallow clean, and pote gleaning the stubble fields in the all.
One gratifying feature from the live stock point of view is the fact that although Saskatchewan has been blessed with one of the heaviest and largest crops ever harvested, farmers on the whole are not losing sight of the live stock end, and quite a few enquiries and applications for stock are now being received from the dis- tricts, from which reports of the high- est yields have been received, viz.: The southwestern district of Saskat- chewan, on the Weyburn-Shaunavon line, and the Goose-Lake country. This would indicate that the prairie farmer after having garnered one of the best grain crops in years. is prepared and willing to invest part of his surplus cash in breeding stock, and this aug- urs well for the future of the live stock industry of the province.
Bulgarians longevity, more people. woman in Vasilka,
have a reputation for and boast of possessing centenarians than any other Among these is “the oldest the world,” Mrs. Baba still living at her native vil-
lage of Bavelsko, which she has never left. She was born in May 1784. According to the custom of
the country Mrs. Vasilka worked the fields for more than years, When she was garia was merely a Turkey.
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Many New Buildings Building Permits in Western Prov- inces For Two War Years Show Fairly Large Total
The pbuilding peruuts issued during the urst year of the war—19l4—1ur tne three prairie provinces (towns aud citie, only)—showed a total of 028,169.003,
Manitoba led the three provinces with permits for the year, Lotailing $18,386,937, Alberta Comung seconu With $10,5/9,273, and Saskatchewan duird with $4,224,843.
‘’Yhe Manitoba ligures included only dhree places, namely Winnipeg, st. Bonitace and Branuon, ‘ne Aioerta aigures included seven places, whica were Edmonton, Calgary, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, MacLeod, Red Deer and Edson. ‘Lhe Suskatchewan ig- mres included eight piaces, whicn were Regina, Moose Jaw, Prince Al- bert, Switt Current, North Batuerford.
The permits for 1915 were much #maller in all the provinces, eastern «nd western, but in Manitoba and Alberta the actual pbulldings unaer construction this year inciuded -a darge number tor which the permits were taken out in 1914. ‘Lhe total building permits for Manitoba tor 1914 and 1¥15 up to the end of LDe- «cember will show about $16,00u,UVU.
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Canadians and Barbed Wire
Speaking of the tremendous im- | portance of barbed wire entangile- ments in modern warfare, General
Meighen, who commanded the fam- ous 4th Kegiment (Royal Mont- reals) of the first Canadian con-
tingont, Laid recentiy.
“Not that they were needed in front |
of our trenches. We could have kept the Germans back without them, but if it had not been for the barbed wire in front of the German trenches ‘we would have been across the Rhine by now.
“This barbed wire had to be broken by means of heavy artillery, Noth- ing else was effective. They had ‘been given wire cutters in the be- ginning, but in the tace of modern batteries and machine guns they were useless.” i
Mr. Bowen was having dinner with ghe Reillys, and the seven-year-old eon of the family was present.
“And what are you going to ve when you grow up, young man?” ask- ed Mr. Bowen of the little boy.
“Well,” replied the boy thoughtful- ly, “after I've been a minister to please mcther and a judge to please father, I'm goin’ to be a policeman.”
“Ch, lovey, what do you think? Baby's got a tooth.”
“Well, he cried long enough for it.”
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Interesting and Valuable Report of Winter of Utmost Importance |
the Dominion Seed Commissioner
Year by year, the importance of pure seed is being more aud wore recognized, Anything, theretore, o1 a neipiul Duture pearing On the subject is welcome, but wien resuits are iorthcoming from widespread aud ac- tively pursued experience then we nave something of which every tarm- er, every graim grower, everybody in- terested in agriculture or in any kind of soil production, should possess a Knowledge.\ Of such character is the report ot the Dominion seed commuis- sioner for 1914, which has just beon issued, and wich can be had free vy making application to the publica- tions branch, department of agricul- cuer, Ottawa. °
The work of the seed branch, the commissioner, Mr. George H. Clark, tells us talls naturally into three main parts—seed growing, seéd testing and seed inspection. Seed growing includ- ed educational and other work direct- ed towards encouraging the produc- tion and use of better seed. For this purpose financial and other assistance is rendered by the Dominion towards conducting tleld crop competitions, seed fairs and provincial seed exhibi- tions. A statement of the amounts earned by the provinces under this heading in 1913-14 is as_ follows: Prince Edward Island, $900.19; Nova Scotia, $1,743.11; New Brunswick, $1,- 051.66; Quebec, $4,522.27; Ontario, $9.- 399.42; Manitoba, $2,292.37; Saskat- chewan, $3,717.52; Alberta, $3,658.98 and British Columbia, $1,000, making a total of $22,285.52. Apart from these subventions, the pranch is rendering service is many ways. Information has been secured in regard to the pur- ity and germination of seed grain be- ing used by farmers. Other problems in relation to seed production, such as weed seed content of soil under dif- ferent systems of cultivation, and the disposition, weed seed content, and teeding value of terminal elevator screenings, are being investigated.
Seed testing involves the analysis of samples which are sent to the lab- oratories at Ottawa and Calgary by seed merchants and farmerg and in- vestigation by experiment. ;
Seed inspection involves the en- forcement of the law governing the sale of seed, the visiting of seed mer- chants and farmers and the furnish- ing of information regarding the Seed Control act. For this work the perm- anent district officers are assisted by temporary inspectors who are employ- ed during the busy season of the seed trade. The commissioner is able to announce that with very few excep- tions seed dealers, both wholesale and retail, are doing their best to conduct business in conformity with the act, and that there has been a marked im- provement in the trade and a gradual decrease in the violations in propor- tion torthe number of dealers and farmers whose s/ 2c has been inspect- ed.
The report suppiles a comprehen- sive summary of information obtained by inquiry regarding the wheat, oats, barley and flax being used for seed in Canada; reviews of the corn situa- tion and timothy ceed production and full details, with tables of results, of seed testing operations. A great deal of attention is given to noxious weed seeus, the different kinds that are found in different circumstances be- ing fully set forth.
With the advent of the winter sea- son, and consequent lower tempera- tures, comes the usual sealing up pro- cess in the homes. A suppiy of fresh and pure air becomes secondary in im- portance to the exciusion of the cold- er atmosphere, ‘lhe consequence. is insufficient pure air to properly, Bus- tain. lite at its best. ’
The open air is the greatest dis- ease-preventing. and disease-curing agency in existence. The. air we -in- hale daily is by weight twice as heavy as the weight of all the food and drink we swallow. A man may live tor weeks without food, for days without drink, but only a few minutes with- out air. Much greater care should therefore be taken to supply to our
hour. On this basis the total air con- tent of a room 10 py 10 by 10 should be renewed thrve times every hour. The secret of good ventilation is to renew the air in a room at least thus kucu, day and night, without creating a draught. Owing to this danger it is necessury that the foul air be re- moved and frésh aif admitted to in- habited rooms at such places as will not give rise to draughts.’ The sim- plest method of natural: ventilation is that of more or less open doors or windows. As the most impure air in a room is at the ceiling, and the freshest at the floor, windows should be made to open from the top.
Winter and summer the bedroom window should never be closed when the room is occupied, except durtng very damp or foggy weather. Sleepirg in cold air is not at all dangerous, if one is properly clad, although it may be so if protection. be insuffic- ient, and especially if the cold air plays upon the sieeper’s:-head. The open window is quite as essential to a large bedftfoom as. to'a smaller one. It cannot be too often repeated that tuberculosis is 1ot contracted by ex- posure to cold, as our sanatoriums are situated in the coldest and ‘driest climates. Dust and badly ventilated houses and. factories are the real causes of this disease. Sir Morell MacKenzie, physician to the late King Edward, said: “The, process of re-breathing air that has already been used, if long continued, leads to as- phyxia and death. Short of this much so-called ‘delicacy,’ susceptibil- ity to cold, langour, headache and nervous depression are algo due to the same cause.” ,
Canada is fortunately gifted with a bracing and healthy climate, resulting in the developing of a race of sturdy manhood. When pure and fresh air means so much in life, why shut it out from our homes, seal ourselves in and rebreathe the air from which we have already extracted and absorbed the life-giving element?
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Del Radical, a prominent Spanish
newspaper, claims that oxtensive|are agreeable to the,most sensitive German plots to destroy railway | stomach. lines, bridges and tunnels in the
Province of Huelva (in southwestern Spain, north of Cadiz, and close to ithe Portuguese frontier), haye just come to light, the scheme being to wreck enterprises connected with or owned by the allies.
It is stated that German money to the extent of $500,000 is being sent to the district for the purpose of sabotage.
Barcelona is named as the head- quarters of the plot which in its ramifications bears a resemblance to the conspiracies recently unearthed in the United States.
‘he German purpose is said to be to frustrate the export of copper from the famous Rio Tinto mine to the al- lied countries. Since the command of the sea passed to the allies, the Rio Tinto mine has been the scene of
Captured ‘German Spy
How a Clever French Detective Caused the Spy to Give Himseif Away
The amazing abiucvy of the French detective service, anu the impertin- ence of German espionage is strik- ingly illustrated by the story of a spy’ told by Miss Puytiss Campbell in her book, ‘Back of the Front,” pubilshed by George Newnes, Ltd., London, which teems wtih some of the most vivid pen pictures yet pre- sented of the horrorg of this great contlict,
Sue relates how, in. the early days of the war, while waiting at a Paris railway. station tor . newspaper, they saw a very tamiliar figure standing vy the pavement—a man with a tray of nuts suspended round his neck.
“He was a tall soldierly figure of a man—distinguished in appearance out shabby and soiled to a degree. Gossip said he was an English offic- er who had been ruined by a fam- ous Paris actress; For seven years he had stood between the chateau and the church selling nuts--never looking one in the face, never speak- ing.
“As we watched him, suddenly from among the soldiers came a typi- cal Paris gamin—ragged, hatless, im- pudent and bare tooted—evidently drynk, He reeled gn the edge of the pavement and’ cannoned againsé the seller of nuts, whose wares were flung broadcast by-the contact. Instead of apologizing he thrust a hand through his- hair and said something in argot —and there was & soar from the soldiers,
“The seller of nuts looked wizened with rage—and his retort, when it came, was bitingly satirical. The gamin wheeled round and spat in his face—and like a flash, the seller of nuts became a soldier—an officar— a gentleman—a spy! The soldiers closed round him—that. volley of hor- rible cursing was in pure high Cer- man, ‘‘ho gamin. was “a famous French detective and the seller of | nuts @ Prussian nobleman, an officer of high rank.”
unusual activity.
S.R FRED’K WILLIAMS-TAYLOR General Mancger, Bank of Montreal.
Lady Jellicoe recently said that any notion that the Fleet was twid- dling its fingers was wrong. A lady who sent her husband a ton of wool in order that the sailors could knit their own mufflers had the wool re- turned with the intimation that the men were far too busy.
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“A stranded but st'l) haught- “lead- ing lady” was obliged to put up at'a ditapidated country ~ hotel. glanced frowningly about the office, reluctantly signed the register, and (ook the brass»key from the proprict- ress,
“Is there wacer 1a my room?” she demanded,
“Why, there was,” replied the pro- prietress; “but I had the roof fixed”
“Young man,” said the magistrate severely, “the assault you have com- mitted on your pgor wifo was most brutal, Do you ktow of any reascn why I should nct send you to pris- on?”
“If you do, your honor,” replied the risoner at the bar, hopefully, “it will
reak up our honeymoon.”
BANK OF MONTREAL
Ninety-Eighth Annual Re. port Shows Bank in Very Strong Position
Exceptional interest attaches this year to the annual report of Can- ada’s leading bank, and the addresses delivered at the annual meeting by the president and the general man- ager. They afford an insight into the financial consequences of a year of war on the country generally, and in- to the outlook for the future, as in- terpreted by men who have every op- portunity to judge it.
Mr. H. V. Meredith, the president, pointed out that the effect of the war on Canadian trade had been less in- jurious than had been expected, and that this year’s bountiful harvest may not only be expected to stimulate cur- t trade, put to attract renewed emigration to Canada.
The annual report shows the Bank of Montreal in a position of unpre- cedented strength. With assets of $302,980,554—an increase for the year of $38,800,138—it takes rank with the most powerful banking institutions in the world, Of this enormous sum, no less than $170,007,568 is in cash and liquid assets. ‘This is over 64 pe: cent. of the bank’s total public liabili- ties—a ratio whose significance will be better understood when it is com- pared with 65.4 per cent. last year, and a little less tian 60 per cent. (considered a high proportion in nor- mal times) in 1913.
While holding so large a proportion of the bank’s assets in liquid form does not tend to large profits, it is a source of great strength not only to the pank, but to the whole of Can- ada, in these wying and = difficult times.
The profits for the year. however, were most gratifying. Amounting to $2,108,631, they provided for the usual quarterly dividends and two 1% bcen- uses on the capital of $16.000,000, the war tax on bank note circulation, $127,347, and left over $60,000 to be added to the profit and loss account, bringing the balance of the latter up to $1,293,952. This, of course, is in addition to the rest account of $16,- 000,000—equal to the capital.
Owing to the reduced volume of commercial business in the country, the current loans dropped from $103,- 845,332 in 1914 to $99,078,506. Loans to municipalities, on the other hand, show an increase of over two millions, reaching the figure of $11,203,472.
One of the most striking and im- portant features of the report is the remarkable increase in deposits. Those bearing no interest have in- creased during the year from $42,689,- 031 to $75,745,/29, while interest bear- ing deposits have grown to $160,277,- 083—a total increase of $38,800,138. Though this is partly accounted tor by special transactions, it must be re- garded as highly satisfactory, and an especial mark of public contidence.
In reviewing the year, the presi- dent laid special stress on the record harvest in the west, where a greatly increased area under cultivation has given the highest average yield in the history of the country. The esti- mated value of the grain crop of Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan he placed at four hundred million dol- lars—a sum which could be depended upon to liquidate much indebtedness and stimulate current trade.
Referring to the remarkable change in Canada’s position, trom a debtor to a creditor nation, Mr, Meredith saic:
“In the seven months ending Uc- tober Sist, 1913, the value of expo.ts of Canadian products was $245,000,000 and in the same period of 1y¥l4 was $226,757,000, while this. year in these seven months we have exported Can- adian products of the value of $328,- 430,0UU, or $100,000,000 more than last year, and tue geal crop surplus has still to go forward.
“Comparing the foreign trade of Canada lor tue7 munths period ending with October, imports have deciun 4 from $39,544,000 in 1918 to $2093,107,- UYuv in lyio, While exports of domestic products, as I ) ave said, have risen trom = $245,550,000 to $526,430,U00, an adverse palance of $145,v0U,0U0 being converted into a tavorable balance o1 $/8,823,0UU, or a betterment in respect of loreign trade of no less than 9215,- 0UU,0U0 within the short space ol two years.”
Taking a prudently optimistic view of the tuture, Mr. Meredith «said:
“The position of Canada is a highly favored one, with an assured lLuture of growth, development and generai prosperity. At present, however, we live in tne Bhadow of the great war, to which all else must be suvservient. What its duration will be, and the position in which its termination will tind us, Can be Matter of the mwerest conjecture, ‘the vast armies now en- gaged in the struggie cannot be kept in the field indefiniuely. ‘Lhe financial factcr is daily assuming increased im- portance, and in this respect the ad- Vanh.age is unquestionably with Great Britain and her allies.
“After the war, @ readjustment of trade conditions is to be expected. The flood of wealth which bas attend- jed the export of munitions and war
} curtauied, and a Dew sel of proviclus will have to be faced. As 1 have suid on former occasions when | have hud the pleasure of addressing you, wu economy be exercised Lo meet the in- creased purden of taxation, of which we Must bear our share, and the pro- duction ol exportable articies lucreas- ed to the utmost extent, to protect our | gold supply and minimize our borrow ings, and if we keep strong in working capital, then no matter what diificu- ties the future may have in sblore Iur us, we can look torward to them wiih a degree of complacency. Our agri- cultural resources and unaeveloped wealth will enable us to bear tue strain which tay, be imposed upon us, and we shall in the end come sate- ly through the period of economic up- heaval and world-wide conflict—with a larger debt, it is true, but with our ability to meet it unquestioned and our -economic position’ not seriously
She | impaired.
The Tsarevitch is the most valu- able child in the world, When he reaches the Throne he will inherit the Romanoff fortune, estimated at $200,000,000, and will control 600 es- tates and 30,000 servants
supplies must of necessity be largely |
Suggestion That Finest Rocky Moun- tain Peak be Named in Honor of the British Heroine
That is a splendid idea in your edi- torial today, to call our finest Kocay MOuntain peak Mount CaVeil, that it May stand aS @ permanent national memorial for all time ot noblest Lug- ‘ish womanhood, ai . of an act unpar- aiieled in international history of German inhumanity. It will stand as 4 monumental sign olf the reason tor Canada’s participation in the great War, a protest against the Lerocities and mendacities of @ cruel nation, and Canada’s endeavor to join in the re movai Lrom the place ol power among nations of 4 nation that bas no sense of honor and has disregarded, at its convenience, ait Jaws human and di- vine. ‘lnere are Maby ideaiogues both in the United States and Can- ada, who imagine that Britain and the Allies are just as bad as the Germans, but this butchery of Miss Cavell, with- out consideration of mercy, or sex, or her honored calling, or Ler unsellieh devotion of the care of her enemies, or her frank confession, shot in the dead of night, against a wall, by a German Ollicer, as a dog is shot, ought to open the eyes of even the most yjinued of peace dreamers to the nec- essity of detying to the death a sys- tem so lawless and brutal. But more: it will stand as a monumental mem- ory of a woman who represents tle uighest type of Britain’s womanhocd,
noble, sweet, geutie, selt-sacriticing neroically fearless. If the mountain is thus named, and a monument is
put there, there might be put upon it her noble words: “I wish ail to kaow that I willingly give my life for my country. I have no fear nor sbhrink- ing; I have seen death so often it is not strange or fearful to me. This I would say, standing as I do in view of God and eternity: I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred nor bitterness towards any- one.” And let the world kuow for all time that this noble woman repeated quietly before she died: “Hold Thou Thy Cross closing eyes,
Shine through the gloom, and point
me to the skies.
Heaven's morning breaks,
earth’s vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with
me;” and smiled as she sald her last words to the English chaplain: “We shall meet again.”
Yes, call it Mount Cavell, and let its rocky summits pierce the blue, that future generations may say, in the poet’s slightly altered words: “Mount Cavell is the monarch of
mountains,
We crowned her long ago,
On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds,
And a diadem of snow.”
—Hague 'n Toronto Globe.
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Sweet and palatable, Mother Graves’ Worm Exterminator is ac- ceptable to children, and it does its work surely and promptly.
Major Page-Croft, M.P., who has spent nearly a year with the British army in France, spoke in the British house of commons with warm praise of the army, in which there are no party feelings nor class prejudices. he thinks, to exalt the character or men, and when peace comes the army will bring back to England a purity- ing stream of ennobled manhood.
“In half an hour in action,” said this gallant M.P., “I have seen more Christianity, more elevation of char- acter, more nobility than I had ever seen before in my life.”
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MR. H. V. MEREDITH President of Bank of Montreal, who presided at the 98th. annual meeting held on Monday, Dec. 6th.
Facts About Rifles
No two of the European armies now engaged in war are equipped with the same rifle. The Freueh and Austrian forces are using the largest calibre instruments found on the con- tinent, while the latter, at the sacri- fice of velocity is employing the heav- jest bullet. ‘The German rifle attains the greatest muzzle velocity,+but this is partly on account of the fact that it uses the lightest projectile shot vy any small arm in kurope,
The longest ritle in service belongs to the Russian equipment, while the | French have’ the longest bayonet, a thing which gives their weapon the greatest total length, and theretore an advantage in charging. The shortest gun is that of the British army, and | with the bayonet added the instru- ment is still shorter than those of acy countries except Belgium and Aus- tria. Owing to the small size of the} gun, however, it may be handled wtih ease.
one-fifth of its salt.
Hupmobile
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Do Long Breaths Hurt?
DANGEROUS PLEURISY ALWAYS BEGINS THIS ‘WAY
Speediest Cure is ‘Nerviline’ Uuch, tual Sluv-line pay in Lue side is uke @ LOL Kile pidue in tne, rips! Provably got overueated—cooied too faust—now there. is congestion, wgiltuess, such sureness you can’t draw @ long breath. \
‘bis is the beginning of Pleurisy.
Pieurisy is far too serious to neg- lect a single inbtant, 7
Quickest relie: will come from a vigorous rubbing with Nerviline, ‘his trusty old paim reiiever will Hix you up in no time—will take away whe congesuon—wake you weil just as it did Mr. Samuel st, Johns, of Stam- tord, who says: “lm running to catch a train last week 1 became much overheated. I put up the train win- dow und rode that way in order to get covuied off. In an hour my side was io full of pain and my breathing hurt 60 much that 1 thougaot 1 had pueumonia. { always carry Nerviline in my grip and at destination 1 rubbed my side tuoroughiy three times. ‘The warm penetrating ellect was 600n notice- able and 1 quickly got relief. Nervi- line 1 consider saved me trom a sberi- vus illness.”
Any sort of a cold can be quickly broken up with N- viline which is a warvel for reducing inflammation, tor relicving cougestion in the throat and chest, for curing stitch in the side, lumbago, neuralgia, sciatica or rheum- atism. Nothin, more soothing or powerful. The o0c large {i -mily siza is the most economical. Small trial size 25c at dealers everywhere.
French Purchases in Canada
TLe Frenh war department has {s- sued an order that all purchases made vy its supply bianch in Canada will
») throUgn tue liuason Bay Company office in Montreal,
Phillipe Koy, general commissioner for Canada in Paris, in making this announcement, sStales that Canadian lirms should have direct representa- tives there, as Canadian lumber, steel and meat will have tor years to come an important market in France.
Commissioner Flood reports from the West Indies that the restricted steamship service between the Islands and Europe will benefit Can-
ada, which {ts being looked to for sup- plies. There is a good opening for firms able to supply underwear and wearing apparel generally, boots and shoes, hardware, pairt, tools, etc.
Minard’s Liniment Cures Distemper,
Getting Ready For War
Germany did not want war and Ger- many was not trying to start a war, but—Germany, according to the testi- mony of the Hamburg-American Steamship Line, took the trouble as far back ag the fall of 1913 to make arrangements with the Hamburg-Am- erican line for furnishing supplies to German warships from United States ports after the war-should start. The significant fact is that no other na- tion among all the belligerents was making preparations down to the smallest details for the present war nearly a year before the war began.— Springfield Union.
“Congratulate me, old man, I got @ notice from the bank that my account was overdrawn.”
“But why the congratulation?”
“The bank failea this morning.”
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THURSDAY, JANUARY, 181A 1916 It ise Her
a few resolves that would help this Community in
The opening of another vear is another chance. time for the making ofresolves as to future proceedure, are
lived up to
Resolved to be a booster for imy own home town, Resolved to improve the town by improving my own
holdings. Resolved to ‘Prade at Home. Resolved to give everyone a square deal.
Kesolved to contribute to the Patriotic Funds.
Two Alberta papers of some prominence passed into the Sheriffs hands last week.
Nice Seizure Cards were tackee on the door steps that all who run might read. This is the life. Tne Bassano Matbp, which was one o
those decorated, says it hopes to continue, but the ‘ Litth Editor” says he is not sure howthe deed will be aceomplishe but love anda newspaper guy always finds a way, and w, are confident we will see Editor Stone’s bright rag bloomin;
better than ever shortly.
LUMBER and COAL
We carry a complete stock of lumber, lath, shingles, and build- ing material.
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We also have a good supply of the Famous Galt Coal always on hand.
ATLAS LUMBER CO., Ltd,
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Carlstadt ; Hotel °
First class in every respect. Rates, $1.50 and $2.00 per day. Steam-heated Throughout
Martin Stubbs Prop.
$28.50 Harness only
for Our Special Farm Harness made in Medicine Hat. @ This is a good strong Harness and will do the same work as a Harness that will cost you twice as much money. 4 You can save money by
buying this Harness in Medicine Hat.
The T. Hutchinson Saddlery Co’y
623 Third St. MEDICINE HAT Phone 2064
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.. The Supreme Court of Alberta 1916.
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Sittings of the Supreme Couft of Alberta, Appellate Division, and for the trial of causes, Civiland Criminal and for the hearing of motiors and other civil business, wil be held at the following times and places for the year 1916. When the date set for the opening of a Court or a Sitt+ ing is a holiday, such Court or Sitt- ing shall commence oh the day, fol- owing such holiday.
Appelate Division
Epmonton—Second Tuesday in Junuary, First luesday in April and Chird Tuesday in September.
CALGARY—Tourth Tuesday in Feb- cuary, Third Tuesday in May ‘id | Kirst Tuesday in November.
“or Trial of Civil Non-Jury Causes
IEpMonToN AND CALGARY—Second Cuesday in January and each Tues- day thereafter, except during vacat- ion (commencing after the long va- eation on the Third Tuesday in september. )
“or Trial of Civil Jury Causes “DMONTON AND CALGARY—Fourth cuesday in April, and Fifth Tues- tay 1m October.
“or Trial of all Criminal Causes
EpMomtTon AND CALGARY—Second -uesday in January, Fourth Tues- vty in March, Fifth Tuesday in May wid First Tuesday in October. :
WETASKIWIN—Third Tuesday in “ebruary and First Tuesday in Oct- »ber.
Rep Drrer—Fourth: Tuesday in January and Third Tuesday in Sept- ‘ober.
SretTTLER—Third Tuesday in larch and Fifth ‘Tuesday in Octo- er,
Mepicink Hat—First Tuesday in March and Second Tuesday in Nov- smber.
| \LACLEoD—First Tuesday in March uid Third Tuesday in Cetober.
LETHBRIDGE—Fifth Tuesday in Yebruary and Third Tuesday in september.
“or Trial of all Civil Causes
WETASKIWIN—Second Tuesday in May and Fourth Tuesday in Nov- iber.
Rep Drer—Second Tuesday in ‘larch and Second Tuesday in Nov- mber,
STreTTLER--Fourth Tuesday in spril and Third Tuesday in Dee- Mepicine Har—Second Tuesday in ‘lay and First Tuesday in December
Mac.eop--Third Tuesday in May ind First Tuesday in Degember.
Letuprgpae---Second Tuesday in february, Fourth Tuesday in May ind Third Tuesday in November.
DaTED at Edmonton, Alberta, this 20th day of December, 1915. G. P. OWEN FENWICK, Acting Deputy Attoeney General.
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FRUITS SOFT DRINKS, CIGARS, MAGAZINES CANDIES
POPPING CORN
During the long winter evenings is a
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Palonia Ponderings
Mr and Mrs George Brody, the Newly weds have taken up° their)’ residence on the homestead. Mrs Brodie was formerly Mrs Syenson of srooks, and her marriage to Mr Brodie was performed at the Carl- stadt Hotel, Alderson, on Xmas day. Rey, T Taylor performed the ceremony and E 8 Sobie was master of ceremonies -
Palonia School is closed for an indefinate time
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A Joint Account is a Great Convenience It may be
Mrand Mrs R. 8. Clark and son David spent Tuesday at the residence of C. A. Wallaceg
for family funds. opened with the Union Bank of Canada
in the names of two persons, either of whom can make deposits or withdraw money when in town or when passing the bank. It is especially convenient if the husband {s frequently away on trips, as it enables the wife to procure funds for expenses on her own signature alone,
Mrs Zimmerman took her two children to’Medicine Hat on Satur- day, where they will attend school this winter. Mrs Zimmerman is making an extended trip to Seattle shortly
OF CANADA
Mrs L. C. Furey and children are Visiting at Vancouver
Mr and Mrs Harry Clark and young son are expected back this week from, Vancouver
Alderson Branch : O. J. WOOD, Manager
GENERAL RLACKSMITH
Horseshoeing and Plow Work : a Specialty
JF Sharp and Edith spent a couple of days last week at the home of C A Wallace
Clyde Arnold made a trip to
Come early and avoid the rush Kupress last week
to The Old Reliable, and get Satisfaction.
E. G. AHLSTROM
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SLEDS!
Now is the time to get your order in for SLEDS.
Clyde Arnold left on Sunday to visit his brother at Minneola
THE COLUMN --:--
--t--That Gets Results
WANTED.—Fresh Milk Cow. Year old Heifer for Sale. J. J. GARDELL, Alderson.
FOR SALE or rent on shares, S. E. $ of 20-19-10, W 4th M. 160 acres, 75 acres broken. Apply P. LD. McAlpine, Drawer 2196, Cal- gary, Alberta.
I have been unable to fill all orders for wagons this
fall and the same may be true of Sleds.
Save disapointment by placing your order early.
OLD PAPERS. — Big bundle for 10 cents at the News office.
Remember King’s Quality Flour if you want the best. The price is right.
I AM BUYING GRAIN in the country tributary to Suffield. See me before you sell. Also buying on contract. Government weights and Inspection given. C. E. Mil-
ler, Suffield and Agatha.
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HILDAHL DAIRY—Fresh milk delivered to your door every morn- ing LEvervthing clean and san- itary. Fresh eggs for sale. 18-tf
PETE NELSON — Wants your work. He is prepared to do har- ness repairs and shoe repairs. He will also press and clean clothes,
Phone up No. 6 for the O. K. Dray Line.
a es Late GEORGE RUSSELL, Proprietor. TYPEWRITER WORK of all _
description done, reasonable r
charges at the News Office Alder-
son.
Buy an Irrigated Farm FROM THE CANADIAN. PACIFIC RAILWAY
BECAUSE
Irrigation makes the farmer independentwf_rainf sures good crops, not occasionally, but every year.
Irrigation makes possible the swuecessful culture of alfalfa, the king of fodders, which insures best returns in dairying and mixed farming.
Irrigation means intensive farming and close settlement with all the advantages of a densely populated agricuitural community.
Irrigation in the Canadian Pacific Railway TInigation Block is no louger an experiment, the yea 19L4 having absolutely - demonstrated its success wherever intelligently applied.
You can buy irrigated land from the Canadian Pacitie Rail- way at prices ranging from $35 to $75 per acre, with twenty years’ to pay and the privilege of a loan of $2,000.00 for improvements (6% interest); no principal payment at the end of first and second years and no water rental for first year. Assistance is also given in supplying stock in approved instances.
This is the most liberal offer of irrigated farm land on’ record
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LOYALTY TO CANADA ‘AND HER WORKSHOPS
Women Shoppers Can do Most For “Made-in-Canada” When They Are Making Purchases
The editor of the “Department store Magazine,” a United States — publi- cation, has a strong artic.e on the “Made-in-America” movemeat, which is a feature of United States com- mercial life to-day. Speaking of the place that women occupy in the nation’s purchasing, he says:
“Upon the great mass of inte ligent American women, who daily str.am through the doors of our forty-live hundred depariment stores, rés.s a heavy weight of responsibiity. It is for them to say whether some of the greatest industries in the country shall suffer or whether they shall come through the crisis stronger and more prosperous than ever.
“America can make cverything that is necessary to the life and happiness of a man or woman. The most jJuxurtous and beautiful fabrics can be produced here. Our carpets and rugs imitate the cunning of the Oriental weaver and often surpass oa:s Work originality of pattern. The furn:ture made in America is unsurpassed, and | our glass and china compare favorably with the finest importations.”
The remaining three paragraphs or? also taken from Mr, Platt’s a:ticle, but. in each case we have substituted the word “Canada” for “America,” a8 there is no doubt that what Mr. Plat: says. about the goods made in United States applies equally as well to thoie made in Canada. In fact there is an even greater reason wh: Canada should be loyal to the products of her own workpeople apd <3 ewn work: B5uops. Canada is a young country in | the early stages of industrial deve op- | ment. It has a small popula.ion spread thinly over a large area. Un less all interests in Canada comb ne to promote the general welfare, our progress is sure to be much slower than we have been = accust‘med to during the ‘uture years of recon- struction which will inev.tably follow | the war, |
Revised Version
“Made in Canada” should be the motto of every shopper who enters a store, It is more than a. mere trade slogan; it is a precept of patriotism.
“Made in Canada” means busy fac tories in Canada; it means happy working people in Canada; it means fat pay envelcpes in thousands of Can- adian homes on Saturday night; it means the banishment of the bugaboo of hard tim :s and the return of pros- perity for all of us despite the war. And after the war is over it means fa greater Canada than ever before, a Canada that will supply the world and reap the reward of a higher patriotism than that which is being voiced by European cannon.
All this can be accomplished if every purchaser who nters a store will choose Canadian made goods. The great merchants are eager to meet this demand, and it is up to the shopper to see that the good things made in Canada do not lie idle on | the shelves.
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It's Good For Canada to Buy Canadian | Goods
In a democracy like Canada manu- facturers and consumers meet on a common level. Each looks to the other to do his part in this Made-in-Cana a campaign. We need no paternal goy- ernment to advise us. We need no} ten commercial commandments as they have in Germany. This is a land of liberty. We think and speak as we like in loyalty to our own comme:cial interest. If we don't recognize that buying things made in this country is good for our pockets, our homes or our businesses, we natural.y buy things made somewhere else. It’s be: | cause we are finding out for oursel:es without any paternal commandments from the supreme bureau, that it pays in every way to buy Canadiar goods, | that we are entering a campaign to | do it. The German decalogue treats | German consumers like a pack of children. The business sense of the average liberty-loving Canadian de mands to be treated like a full-grown | man. We don't need to be told that it's good for Canada that we buy gocds | made by Canadians, We know that; the same as we know that fresh air | and good food are beneficial to the health. We don’t even cal! it patriot- ism, It's just ordinary everyday, sel fish business instinct,
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A Unique Social Experiment Planned
The London newspapers describe a unique experiment in state socialism which will be tries at an unnamed city in north England, where 2v,00u nien will soon be employed in muni- tion work,
Yo provide for the men and pre- vent extortionate prices, the govern- ment has acquired all. stores and shops in the district, and will eitoer allow the proprietors to sell goods under license or will, in most cases, run them under direct control of the government, The government thus will be butcher, baker, grocer, milk- man and barber to the whole popula- tion,
All the saloons, thirty in number, have been bought by the government and will continue the sale of in- toxicants, some under close restric- tions while others will be turned into \odging houses.
"n England, in the time of Edward III, it was enacted tht “no man shall be allowed more than two courses .t dinner or supper.” and all who dia not enjoy a free estate of more than $500 a year were prohibited *.om wearing furs, skins, or ilk. At that time the use of foreign' cloth was al- lowed to the Royal Family alone.
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Splendidly Equipped
Suppled With Abundance of Good Food, Well Sheltered From Enemy Sheils The next forward movement of the Russian armies will be in numbers of millions, not army corps, according to the statement of a high army of- ficial. ‘The armies are in betler shape than. for many months, said this of- ficial and quite capable of moving for- ward at any point. But the new broad plan of campaign contemplates much more than the taking of towns and territory by drives at this point
and that. ‘
The Russian army is satisfied with the net result of its strategy during the past summer, and is willing to bide its time for the inception of the bnew campaign.
It is a contented army, well fed, clothed and weekly steam cleaned. The army is in snug permanent win- ter quarters, but is ready at an hour's notice to march,
Within a mile of the firing line, and firing 1s kept up intermittently, day and night, poth from the trenches and py the batteries, are thousands of men camped in half underground cabins 6f logs covered with sod and soil, proof against cold and almost bomb proof. Abundant, forests furn- ish plenty of material, and the men are clever at cutting and constructing.
There are quarters for the officers and for the men, officers’ clubs and mess quarters, and, strangest of all, steam baths, in which the men take turns in squads at being thoroughly steamed and*“scerubbed. They are then furnished with fresh undergarments.
In one section inspected by the correspondent 2,600 men were camp- ed in a patch of woodland twenty acres in extent, bu’ the impression gained on a drive through the camp was of one-tenth of that number. An enemy airman would have. difficulty in locating the camp at all.
The bath houses are of log con- struction. with a tight compartment containing a stone stove or furnace. Shelves range around three sides, on which the bathers lie. Water thrown dn the hot stoves produces a heavy steam, After an hour of steaming the men are thcroughly scrubbed and thoroughly cleansed.
In the officers’ clubroom tables are arranged for the seating of forty or fifty. At a special breakfast recently given an orchestra of twenty pieces, recruited from among the enlisted
Owes His Life to Britain
German Rescued by Kitchener Doing
Traitorous Work Among Arabs
A good memory tor history comes in ubelul gumetmes,
For instance waen a “celebrated traveidier” gave out interviews tue other day in Constantinople, show- ing now ovitterly au tae Arabs hate Great Britain, & Was well that some one rememvered that tuis Karl Neu- Yeid, was a German, Who owed his freedom and lus ie to the British arniy. 3
bor twelve years hé- had worn heavy cuains in an Arab dungeon, in the psoudan, when itchener aiter an arduous campaign broke the power ol nis captors, abd smasned his -prison doors. ’
Perhaps it was to be expected that he woeuig bite tue Land toat gave him lite, being a German!
He was just that Kind of a cur.
According to the correspondent of the “Berimer Tageblatt,” it appears that in December last he had been sent from Germany to Constantinople whence “he proceeded as a private ian to the south. Pew men were so well suited for this wofk as he, The man knows the tribes and the char-
acter of the Bedouins, speaks their janguage, is familiar with their cus- toms, rites, and rules, and, though
nearly sixty years of age, is pos- sessed of undaunted courage, is fond of adventure, and derides the ill- pesses and dangers of the desert.”
What is meant by these myster- ious words is that Herr Neufeld went out to Arabia on a mission to gain the adherence of the Arab tribes tor the German cause,
The story of the correspondent who has spoken to the man, is a tale of his adventures—rather mild, indeed, and of his intercourse with certain Sleikhs who are attested as being in an overwhelming majority of cases “passionate” enemies of England.
Herr Neufeld, as a Moslem, was even allowed to visit Medina during the Ramazan, and to bring from there some holy water for Hinden- burg, whose name Her Neufeld us- sures us, is well known under the starry heavens of Arabia,
Herr Neufeld tes a wonderful tale to illustrate how profoundly England is hated in those parts. One day the Sultan sent a motor car as a present to the Sheikk of Mecca, and the car having arrived at Medina, the terminus of Hedjiz railway, was taken on its own wheels by the cara-
van route to Mecca. But on the way
men, played airs from the various operas in excellent style. A chorus of a dozen soldiers alternated with Rus- sian folk songs.
Food is plentiful. Not only is there a variety, but certain delicacies are served at the officers’ mess. Three pounds of bread are served for a man, a liberal quantity of meat and “ka- sha” or boiled buckwheat.
The men are all provided with long ulsters, lamb’s wool caps, good wool- len underwear and stout boots.
The correspondent was gtruck by the universal good humor of the men. On the way to the front train after train was passed filled with soldiers. Most of the trains were composed of freight cars fitted with bunks. At the doors and’ windows smiling faces appeared, the men chaffing one an- other and hurrying out with little tea kettles for hot water, which is pro- vided in quantities at every station of consequence.
The trenches at one point visited were scarcely 200 yards from those of the Germans. There was a labyrinth of deep passages intercepting one another, braqgd by stakes. Soldiers stood at the portholes, alert for the least sign of a movement across, the way, and keeping up a desultory fire day and night. Overhead at intervals whistled shells from the Russian and German batteries,
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Monster Foghorns
One of the new monster foghorns in the United States lighthouse ser- vice is capable of emitting a sound that can be heard twenty-five or thirty miles at sea. It looks like half of a submarine boat, and a man of or- dinary étature can easily step into it.
The horns rival the great brazen ceremonial trumpets of the Uriank- hais, in Mongolia, which, 10 ft. in length—and probably the largest of natural wind instruments—are sup- posed to carry to th» farthest reaches of the heavens. The mechanical fog-
horn makes a doleful sound, and in this it is the big brother of the great} Mongolian instrument, both of which
are inter to bring the good and | ward off evil event
The ne f.ghorns are worked by compressed air furnished by an en gine of from twenty to twenty-five
horsepower
Children suffering from worms soon show the symptom:, and any mother can detect the presence of these para- siteg by the writhings and tretting of the child Until expelled and the system cleared of them, the child can- not regain its health. Miller’s Worm Powders are prompt and efficient, not only for the eradication of worms, but also as a toner up for children that are run down in consequence,
$300,000,000 for Shells in Canada
The shell order placed in Canada by the shell commission, acting on Le- half of the British government, now totals the enormous sum of over $300,000,000. The value of the month- ly Canadian output is now $25,000,- 000 and is increasing as the industry develops. os SS ee
British Columbia paper and pulp mills will shortly introduce safety first schedules and devices, A commit- tee has recently been investigeting mills with that object in view.
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the car suddenly stuck in the sand. Immediately it was surrounded by a crowd of Bedouins, who asked: “Is this not an English aeroplane?”
The Sheikhs who were riding in the car explained what it was, but when they went back to Medina, to- gether with the chauffeurs, to get the necessary implements for lifting the car, another crowd of Bedouins came on the scene, and having con- sulted with the first crowd, decided that it was an English aeroplane in spite of assurances to the contrary,
and smashed the car to pleces. It Is plain, then, that Englanc is “pas- sionately” hated in Arabia if tle
words of such an ingrate could be believed.
The British reputation for fair play, and for military prowess, does not, however, rest on a basis which such a man as Neufeld could over- turn!
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Package for Butter
Pound Prints Most Suitable Form for the Home Dairy
The style of package in butter is offered tor sale depends largely on the market, the amount of putter manulactured, and the tre- quency with Which it is sold. The old way of molding farm butter in cakes, balis, and roils is unsanitary ‘and out of date, and a neater torm of package is now used in its stead, The style of package has much to |do with the sale and price of butter 'c.d on this account it is given muco » tention.
When butter is made on a small scale on the farm, earthen crocks are often uesd and give good satisifatction.
which
They are often objected to on ac- count of the weight and the ease with which they «wre broken during
transportation. When viewed from ‘the standpoint of the keeping quality of butter there is possibly no con- |tainer that equals the earthen crock. In view of this fact it is the best to use when the butter is made tor home use,
Wooden tubs and boxes are used for packing butter. The tubs are of different sizes, 10 pound, 20 pound, | 30 pound, and 60 pound; the boxes
/are usually all of the latter size. These, however, are only suitable for the larger dairies. When used
they should be lined with parchment pener after both have been thorough- y soaked and steamed. Parchment | paper cut to fit the package is com- {monly furnished with the tub or box.
For the home dairy one pouna prints or bricks of butter are coming more and more into favor, Each print or brick of butter should be neatly wrapped in parchment paper. |The parchment paper may be plain, |} but more often the butter maker has some distinctive design on it. This latter is the best form in which to put up butter if supplying to a special trade. It is only advisable, however, to put up butter of the best quality in pound prints,
The latest German papers contain a chorus of lamentation over the de- basing effect of the war on German morality, especially among the young.
The Cologne Gazette speaks of the “truly terrifying picture’ presented by the increase of crime among young people in the industrial districts.
The Magdeburg Zeitung denounces usury, immorality, licentiousness and degenerate love of luxury that pre- vails, and invokes the “Lord God of German history to aid in preventing
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Balloon Against Zeppelin
Scientific Writer Has a Plan to Put Zeppelins Out of Business
A scientific writer in a British trade paper believes that Zeppelins could be attacked effectively by cap- tive baloons, “
He suggests a likely plan would be to have these balloons fixed at cer. tain distances on the outskirts of each town or district likely to be visited by Zeppelins. They would be attached to light steel cables fixed to winding gear to raise or low: er them.
The palloons would be filled with a light and highly explosive gas, which could be fired through the steel cable by electricity from thé ground, and this would’ cause such a tremendous explosion and atmospheric disturb- ance in the clouds that neither Zeppe- lins nor acroplanes could withstand it and would be instantly disabled.
The balloons would havé no weight to carry except the light steel cable, and as there would be nothing to fall to the ground except the ateel cable. there would be no risk of it doing any damage if the balloon shed was in the suburps, clear of dwelling houses. If the balloons were raised one mile high, and ex- ploded' at that height the force of the explosion would travel both up- wards and horizontally, so that it would not cause any damage below, and the effect would be felt over many square miles up aloft.
The balloons could be raised from the ground to'’one mile high in four or five minutes, so that they would be ready for the Zeppelins long be- fore they arrived, and, even if the Zeppelins were a mile or two higher up than the balloon, the explosion would be just as effective. The gas to be used to fill the balloons can be made at a low cost from mineral oil residues, and could be stored in steel cylinders under high pressure so that the balloon could speedily be filled ready for ascent,
THAT COLD YOU HAVE
may bring sickness, doctors bills“and loss of work; you know that serious sickness usually starts with a cold, and a cold only exists where weakness exists. Remember that,
Overcome the weakness and nature cures the cold—that is the law of reason. Carefully avoid drugged pills, syrups or stimulants; they are only props and braces and whips.
It is the pure medicinal nourishment in Scott’s Emulsion that quickly en- riches the blood, strengthens the lungs and helps heal the air passages. -
And mark’ this well—Scott’s Emul- sion generates body-heat as protection against winter sickness. Get Scott’s at your drug store to-day. It always
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A New Fertilizer
Discovery by Prof. Bottomley of a Bacterized Peat Plant Food
The discovery by Professor bottom- ley of a bacterized peat piant food, named humogene, seems caiculated to render a great service to the British nation at we present time by increas- ing tno yield of various crops. On the otuer hand, the enormous responsibil- ities imposed by the war make it dilti- cult to. the government to conduc. the experiments on a wide scale, Ac- cordingly, the work is being carried on by a national committee, of which the Royal Botanic Society in England at present forms the nucleus. From all parts of the United Kingdom grow- ers will be asked to join the commit- tee and co-operate in making the benefits of the discovery nation-wide.
In London alone the displacement of fifty thousand horses by motors on the omnibus services means an an- nual loss of half a million tons o- manure. Professor Bottomley’s dis- covery comes at a time when the man- ure problem is linked with the ques- tion of increased food production. “it is no small thing,” he declares, “to Le able to say that within a reasonable time this material will double the food supply of the country. “The process consists in the treatment of ordinary raw peat by means of bacteria. With- in four to six days the peat turns in- to a black substance, which, when analyzed, is found to contain fifty times as much valuable plant fooa material as ordinary manure, Practi- cal experiments carried out in Eng- jand show a remarkable increase in crops treated wuih the peat manure. Radishes and tomatoes were grown in sand and potatoes in moss watered with a weak solution of humogene. An acre of land treated with a ton of the bacterized peat produced forty-one per cent, more potatoes than similar land treated with eighty tons of man- ure. One tomato plant gave sixteen pounds of fruit. At present the peat manure can be sold at a profit at chir- ty dollars a ton,
Although the German board of agri- culture in July, 1914, attempted in vain to procure the discovery from Professor Bottomley at a price, the English board of agriculture refuses to take the matter up in its present stage, alleging that the peat manure has noc yet demonstrated its utility for agriculural purposes on a field scale. ‘Meanwhile Professor Bottom-
ley has received an offer to form a;
company, which he has declined, and has decided during the period of the war to give all his knowledge and all his work in promoting experiments that will demonstrate the wonderful results obtained by the use of peat manure. Is it not possible to carry on experiments under government supervision in Canada?—Toronto Globe.
There may be other corn cures, but Holloway’s Corn Cure stands at tke head of the list so far as results are concerned.
The centenarixn was being eagerly interviewed by reporters and was ask- ed to what he attributed his long 4ife and good health.
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Poultrym en’s Opportunity
Wonderful Increase In Consumption Both at Home and Abroad
Canada in past years has import- ed more poultry ind more eggs than she has exported. \et her produc- tion has materially increased, but itj has failed to keep pace with the con- sumption. In twenty years the egg prouuction developed from 64,499,241 dozen to 123,071,034 dozen, but the consumption increased from 11.8 per capita to 17.39. ‘lhat is to say, the individual fondness tor eggs has in- creased over filty per cent. The population grew in those twenty years, or from 1891 to 1911, accora- ing to the census, from 4,833,289 to 7,204,838, an increase of 2,871,599, and the egg production mounted up 58,- 5(1,795 dozen. In spite of this fact, and although the exports fell about to zero, 2,378,640 dozen had to be im- ported. In the same time the num- oer of poultry in Canada grew from | 12,696,701 to 29,548,723. Here again, although the increase was cjose upon thirteen million, the imporfS exceed- ed the exports in value to the amount of $111,696.
Last year, the excess of imports of eggs over exports reached the virtu- ally enormous total of 11,150,106 dozen, while of poultry in 1914 we exported in value $206,370, but we imported $406,366, a difference against us of $199,996. These figures, striking as they are, and almost im- possible as they seem, are yet offic- ial, being taken from Pamphlet No. 7, of the Poultry Division, of the Do- minion Department of Agriculture, entitled, “The egg and poultry sit: | uation in Canada, with notes upon the possible effect of the war upon the development of the industry,” by W. A. Brown, B.S.A., M.S., and can be verified on application. for the pe lst to the Publication Branch,
epartment of Agriculture, Ottawa.
he statistics given in the pam- phlet are both phenomenal and _ in- teresting. No other articles of food have shown such an _ increase in popularity. At the same time prices generally have increased and been well sustained. Mr. Brown does not undertake to explain the phenomena, but contents hmself with proving that it is so and that th increase in every particular is common to all the pro- vinces. He also gives particulars of imports of poultry into Great Britain, which in 1913 amounted in value to $5,411,684, of which Russia supplied $1,640,923, the United States $999,890, Austria-Hungary $470,767, Italy $410,- | 902, China $219,472, Egypt $130,300, Holland $121.739, Belgium $108,268, Norway $68,960, Germany $58,005, and Canada, seemingly, nil.
From the foregoing figures and the general condition of things in Europe, Mr. Brown arrives at the
conclusion that Britain will this year be short of eggs and poultry to the amount of a million and a half of dollars, or of eggs along to the sum of one hundred million dozen. Every Canadian producer should endeavor, therefore, to produce this year more and better eggs and poultry than cver before. ,
Persistent Asthma. A most distress- ing characteristic of this debiliating disease, is the persistence with which | recurring attacks come to sap away) strength and leave the sufferer in a} state of almost continual exhaus- tion. No wiser precaution can be! taken than that of keeping at hand | a supply of Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy, famous as the most potent remedy for eradicating the disease from the tender air passages.
A Terrific Price
Peace at the present moment would suit German admiralty. That is the truth at the back of every vain-glor- ious pose, whether on the east, the west, or the southeast. However, won- derful the achievement of holding the allies at bay for fifteen months, and | actually penetrating far into certain of their territories, the price Austria and Germany have paid for these sup- erficial and temporary “victories” has | been terrific. Hav'ng failed in the real purpose for which she made war,’ Germany would indeed rejoice if she could get out of the pit into which! she has fallen while she has still in’ her possession other people's territory | to bargain with.—Glasgow News.
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Canada’s Aid to the Motheriand
The London Timeg editorially con- gratulates the Canadian government on having so promptuy taken the init- iative in using creait power in the Dominion in relief of cash payments to them for imports into the United Kingdom during the war.
“Throughout the empire the prac- tical example thus set by way of lightening the special burden laid on the mother country in paying abroad an abnormally heavy biu tor imports required here for war purposes, will be of value far beyond the immediate effect,” it says.
The Mail, discussing the wonder ful generosity of all classes towards relief funds, says it is estimated that twenty-five millions have been rais- ed in Great Britain alone. Of Aus- tralia’s gifts, the amount alone col- lected in one day for the Red Cross was two hundred thousand pounds, None of the other warring nations can equa] our record in this respect.
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Optimism
Visitor—I think it’s just wonder ful to see you cheery with all those horrid wounds on your head.
Wounded Optimist—Oh, well, miss, it's a very cheerin’ thing to wake up of a mornin’ and find that you’ve still got a ’ead to ‘ave wourds on!
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Sir George Foster Places the Importance of the. Basic Industry Before the Economic Commission, Laying Stress on the Great Opportunities Presented by the Work in Hand
How the industry of agriculture may be stimulated for the gaod of. Canada, for the goad of the empire, and to help and heal and resuscitate that large portion of the world now suffering untold miseries because of the war was the subject matter of an address before a meeting of the Keon- omic commission at Ottawa recetitly, by. Sir George Foster, minister of trade‘and commércs,
Sir George declared that the war had brought many changes, and one of these was the quickened sense of public duty awakened throughout the country. Canada had _ sutfered and sacrificed to some extent in the war, but the staple and basié in- dustry, agriculture, had been enor mously stimulated with regard to the The ques- tion was how the distances could be bridged most economically.
“We cannot,” he said, “cut down the miles, but it is possible to ct down the cost of transportation an thé profits of those who intervene between the producer and the ulti- mate consumer,
“The matter of rate land is another question consideration,” he said. lack railways.
“As to ocean tonnage, I hope you ‘will consider this question. It is one that has vexed all governments, and {t seems about as far away from a
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What shall be done for our returned soldiers? How can these virile young men be placed on the great wild lands of the Dominion for agri- cultural and rural development? They will have to be settled: and guided when settled.
“It is up to you.”
In conclusion Sir’ George said:
“This is just about the biggest op- portunity and just about the biggest work that has ever been entrusted to any commission. Everybody seems to think things will be different after the war. Everybody is asking, what will be our attitude toward the great basic industry, agriculture, on which all other industries depend for their success. I don't think that the government has’ been niggardly to it in the past, but there is a feeling abroad that still more is expected. I welcome you’ gentlemen to your labors, The government will place everything at your disposal which will be of advantage, and the coun- try will give you every opportunity to work out something which will be of advantage.”
Population of Ireland .. . | Canadian Children
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Decrease in Pauperism Lately:
The latest census figtrés for Ireland show an increasing population, How- in Amer- ica, or in tue other countries of Mur- ope, this feature is for lreland an agreeable novelty. For the quarter ended the 3uth ot September last the number of births in lreland was 27,- 7i9, a rate of 2U.8 per thousand, and the deaths 14,670, a rate of 13.4 per thousand. There were only. 3,511 emi- grants, so that the net increase in population is 9,598.
lt is the decrease in’ emigration ‘which has turned the scale. The situ- ation might be even more satisfactory were it not for the heavy death rate of children under a year old. About one Irish child in every dozen dies before it has reached the age of twelve months. Leinster and Uister have the predominance in, this re- spect. In them one child in every seven or eight dies an infant, in Con- naught only one child in every fifteen, Dubiin and Belfast no doubt account for tnis, for poverty stricken (Con- naught has more fresh air than can be found in the cities, especially in Dublin, which has a system of tene- ment houses, where scores of. families live in ofe’ house, and “often more than one family in a single room.
That Ireland is a Jess. distressful country than it used to be, and is how on the mend, is further evident from
the statistics of pauperism, Here there has been a very marked de- crease. There were nearly eight
thousand fewer people in the work- houses in the quarter under review than the average of the same period for the last ten years, and there were 12,235 fewer people in receipt of out- door relief from the rates.
The least satisfactory feature of the returns is the maintenance of a high death rate from tuberculosis. Enor- mous efforts, inspired by Lady Aber- deen, have been devoted in every part of Ireland to stamping out this scourge. It has been by no means un- fruitful. But tae scourge is © still there, and yearl: takes a great toll of Irish lives,
Canada’s Big : sf Wheat Surplus
Financial Journal Estimates Surplus of Cereals at Over 300,000,000 Bushels
Canada has an exportable surplus of wheat of 228,182,200 bushels, ac- cording to a buiietin issued by the trade and commerce department. ‘his will be the surplus left trom the provisional estimate of cereal crop production in Canada this year, 336,- 258,000 bushels, after home require- ments have been satisfied.
This estimate is arrived at by the following calculation;
Estimated total yield, 336,258,000 bushels, average los; in cleaning and allowance for grain, not merchantable quality, say 10 per cent., 33,625,800,
Total retained for seeding crop of 1916, say fourteen million acres at 1.75 bushel per acre, 24,500,000.
Required for tood, say 6.25 bushels
‘per head for a population of eigut
millions, 50,000,000, total 108,125,suu. Balance available tor export, 228,-
"132,200.
» fence,
The deduction for loss in cleaning and for grain not’ of merchantabie quality is based on previous exper- the quantity estimated to be retained for seed allows for the seeding of over one million acres ‘in -excess of the present year’s acreage of 12,986,400 and the quality allowed .for food is at the rate of 64 bushels per head, which agrees with previous calculations of the same nature.
The. largest quantity of wheat and wheat flour previously exported in @ny one fiscal year was 142,574,000 bushels in 1913-14, The quantity now estimated as available in excess of this amount and represents nearly 68
er cent, of the total estimated pro-
uction of 1916.—Canadian Journal of Commerce.
The total shipments of grain from
rom Bept. 1 to Dec. 12, the official close of navigation, was approximately 170,- 000,000 bushels, or fifty thousand tons
@ day during that period, a world’s gecord,
nies and Deposited With the Government The claims of the Penny Savings Bank have been urged upon tne scnool authorities OL Manitoba, Sas- kKkaicuewan and Alberta, but up to the present time have not met with aly great eucouragement in these provinces. Up to a year or two ago pennies were very little used in either of the turee prairie prov- inces, and smail silver coins were used more freeity by the western children than were the bigger copper penuies by the eastein chiuren, it will not be «sisputed tbat, gen- erally speaking, tho cnidren of the west have had more money to spend than the Children of the east, due to the great prosperity which has marked the progress of the west. fut likewise the children of the west had more mouey to save, and would have saved more money had they been encouraged to do so througn education in the public schools as to the value of the penny bank. The Financial Post of Canada in a@ recent issue showed that the Penny Bank, the only institution of its kind in the Dominion, now has assets of $281,130, and of this amount $265,092 is deposited with the Dominion government through the post oifice. Practically the en- tire deposits of the Penny Bank are handed over to tue Dominion gov- ernment, so that, as the Financial Post points out, the children of Can- ada have this amount invested with. the government, . The Pennuy Bank now operates in thirty-nine Canadian towns and cities trom St. John in the east to Prince Albert in the west, and the institution has the gupport of the chartered banks of Canada. It is expected that during 1916 there will be a large number of new branches opened up in the three prairie prov- nces.
Being purely a savings bank, and having as its depositors the child- ren of middle and lower class people, the comprehensive volume of its de- positors gives a very good indica- tion of the extent of the means at the disposal of the rking class. At the quarterly nmleeting of the bank recently held it was announced that in sympathy with the appeals recently made _ by the British gov- ernment regarding the practice of thrift throughout the empire, the claims of the Penny bank had again been urged on tke schoo] -authori- ties in all the towns in Ontario, the Maritime Provinces, Manitoba, Sas- katchewan and Alberta in which the bank is not operating. In towns and cities where the bank was operat- ing, circular letters addressed to the local banks _and school teachers had
been sent, urging the patriotic ap- peal. Supplementing the bank's own appeals, the Ontario deaprt-
ment of education had also circular- ized all its inspectors, urging them to press the work in the schools they visited. . In the letter to the head officials of the chartered banks the point is ‘made that “since all the deposits of the children go to Ottawa, each child) who saves a dollar lends that dollar to the country. At present the school children of Canada are in this way lending her over a quar- ter of a million. They take price and pleasure in knowing that they are helping.” Se
Bulgaria’s Lost General By the retirement of General Say- os, who refuses to fight against the Allies, Ferdinand lost his “organizer of victories.” Born in 1857, the general received his military education at the Acade- my of the general staff at Petrograd, and won such distinction in the last Serbo-Bulgarian war that he was appointed head of the war office. From that time he worked unceas- ingly at the equipment of Bulgaria for the inevitable conflict with Tur- key, and to his far seeing organiza- tion as much as to his strategy in actual conflict Bulgaria owed her amazing triumphs at Lule Burgas and Kirk Kilisse, It is noteworthy that General Df- mitrieff, the man in actual commanu at Kirk Kilisse, has also’ renounced King Ferdinand and holds a com- mand in the Russian armies,
Canadian Acted as Machine Gun Tri-
pod While Comrades Poured Bullets Into Enemy How. a Canadian soldier turned him-
self into a human machine gun tripod while his officer fired two belts of
cartridges into the ranks of the Ger-
mans, how the gallant First Battalion
went into the fight at Givenchy and was almost annihilated, and what a
‘splendid spirit of confidence dominat-
ed the actions of the British soldiers in France, ‘were vividly recounted by: Corporal G. A. Smith, of the First Battalion, now in Halifax, after six months in the trenches with the First Canadian Division.’ Corporal Smith reached Canada recently and is now in Halifax with a party of 89 wounded and sick soldiers, nearly all of whom have spent a period in the British trénches in France. The wounds are usually shrapnel or bullets, A word of significance was carried in the words of Corporal Smith, who said in answer to a question regarding the wounds of the men. “One of the rarest things in France or Belgium is a British soldier with a bayonet wound. The Germans have such a fear of the’ British cold steel that they scamper like pigs when a fight at close quarters is threatened.”
Corporal Smith continued: “Of all my experiences at the front, the last charge of the first battalion at Given- chy will remain longest in my mem ory. I cannot tell you how many men we lost in four hours, in.my battalion alone.”
“Watch your watches, cried the of- ficers, that meant that a mine was being exploded in so many minutes and every man with a wrist watch stood tense watching the second hand sO as to be ready tor the concussion when it came. This igs to guard against shock... We blew their trench sky high and the force was so great that the parapets of our own front line were destroyed. Then we were over the ‘parapets and _ took their trench very easily. Not stopping there we charged the second line and took it with 657 prisoners. We had lost many owing to their artillery havy- ing our range, but we kept on and
had the third trench before long. The |
British division on our flatik mate three desperate attempts to come up with us but could not. It was a des: pérate porn. We had accom- plished the task. of winning | the trenches but had to retire again leav- ing an unmentionable number of dead and wounded behind. It was useless to attempt +o reinforce us as their artillery commanded our rear and we were isolated. Qur supplies ran out and we had no means of replying in kind to the German bullets and shrap- nel. After several hours we got a general order to retire. We all start- but only a few got back. Later, 5th Battalion was able to take first line trenches we had gained. had been able to carry off some of our wounded but not all and those sent to relieve us got some of them away, but many others lay out there between two opposite lines and strf- fered until death relieved them, the Germans not making any attempt to relieve them.
“It was while in the {solated posi- tion under the firo of Germans that Lieutenant Campbell won his V.C., and one of the machine gunners the D.C.M. It was just before the order to retire had been given. Campbell had charge of the machine gun corps. At that time his corps had been r - duced to one man unwounded, Pte. Vince, and a gun without a tripod, and two belts of cartridges. ‘We are going to retiré soon,’ said one young- ster near him. ‘Retire, be damned,’ answered the lieutenant, ‘I've got two belts of cartridges left. If 1 only had a tripod for this gun,’ pointing sorrow- fully at the dismounted quick firer. Crouching at a point of vantage, Pte. Vince called out: ‘Put the gun on my shoulder, sir, I can hold it, I guess.’ It seemed almost impossible, but many impossible things had been done that day and the expedient was given a try., Holding the gun across his powerful shoulders, the heroic sol- dier served as’ a human tripod while the two belts were hurled into the sullen ranks of the enemy. Lieut. Campbell has since died a hero's death, but Private Vince. remained when I left and had been through all the desperate fighting without re- ceiving a scratch,”
French Airman’s Brilliant Feat
Details of the aerial duel in which a German aexoplane was brought down into the sea off the Belgian coast on November 28 are given by the French aviator who performed the leat
Describing his manoeuvres during the duel, the aviator said; “I flew straight for a hundred
yards and then dropped thirty yards under the Albatross, manipulating my machine so that the speed con- formed to that of the enemy. My ob- server had prepared to fire on our adversary, when bullets from the Al- batross whizzed past our heads. I made another defensive movement a little to the right. Just then my ob- server let go fifty cartridges,
“The effect was immediate. I had just time to move out of the way when the Albatross gave a lunge. At this moment we were 4,200 yarus up. We were much relieved to see the Albatross drop yet more speedily, until finally it was engulfed by the waves,”
The appointment of General Sir Horace Smith Dorrien to supreme command Yas the forces operating in Kast Africa means that’ the British are taking steps to endeavor to clear the Gernians out of the only colony that remains to them except a small part of the Cameroons.
The Germans are in strong force in East Africa, but Smith Dorrien, with any army that is being raised’ in South’ Africa—troops already there and those who are going from home— hopes to complete the new job in short order. The commander, like the men under him, are experienced in African warfare.
Remember Napoleon
Napolean in 1812, at the beginning of his Russian campaign, talked rash- ly of marching thrcugh Moscow to the Ganges, Germans who hastily propose to invade Egypt and India by way f Constantinople may need to. remem- ber Napoleon's example and his
troubles in getting home.—New York | sence
World
Gallant Gunners |Long Way from
Jbear the strain for a far longer per-
Bankruptcy
Secretary for Colonies Is More Hope- ful Than Ever of Outcome. of War Andrew Bonar Law, secretary for the colonies, presiding at a banquct in London, declar he felt more Lopeful ag to the outcome of the war than he had for months past. In re- ply to statements in German news- papers that he had caid Great Britain was on the point of bankruptcy, Mr. Law said the country was a long way
from it, but he did not pretend that it could go on indefinitely on the present scale. But the wealth of
Great Britain, he added, had not even been touched as yet, and she could
iod than her enemies.
Speaking of the great armies which Greut Britain had raised, Mr. Law said the number of men killed or wounded up to the present was three- fold greater than the entire expedi- tionary force at the outbreak of the war.
Referring to conditions tn the far east, he said that it was no better than could be gathered from the newspapers.
“I go further,” he continued, “and say that I look for no especially good news for many months to come. Ana we may have bad news long before we have good, but that does not alter my opinion. The war is not going to be won or lost in the east.
“If you look at the tendency as a whole, I am convinced we are moving
slowly but inexorably towards vic- tory.” He expressed the opinion that
there was nothing further to fear eitn- er in the western or eastern theatres of the war, adding:
“In Flanders, we are not only able to fire shell for shell, but two to the enemy’s one. A similar condition will soon prevail on the Russian front and I firmly believe that the danger of invasion will not arise again in that quarter.
“Economie conditions in Germany, | produced by the silent pressure of the British navy are beginning to tell most strongly in our favor, and the German people are ceasing to believe ‘that victory is within their grasp.
“All the heroism which has been shown, all the blood which has been sacrificed, will have been in vain un- less we get the result that never again for generations to come will it be within the power of any man or any group of men to turn the world into the charne] house it has become.”
Canada’s Offer Accepted
Dominion Gives $50,000 to Anglo-Rus- sian Hospital
The offer of the Canadian govern- ment of $50,000 towards the establish- ment of an Anglo-Russian hospital has been accepted, a cable to that et- fect having been received from Majcr- General Lord Cheylesmore, chairman of the executive committee in London, ‘the money has been forwarded,
The ofter of the Canadian govern- ment reads:
“My ministers understand that pro- vision is being made in Great Britain, under the patronage of her majesty, Queen Alexundra, for an Angio-Rus-
VA
LUABLE WORK OF TRAWLERS °
IN GUARDING THE BRITISH FLEET
GOOD SERVICE OF THE BRITISH FISHING CREWS
Have Played a Unique and Valuable Role in Connection with the Dardanelles Expedition, Where They Have Been Hunting and Ramming Submarines
Writing in the London Daily Chron- , classes.
icle, #. Ashmead Bartlett pays a high tribute to the work of the British mine sweepers at the Dardanelles, “What would King George ‘ave done without these ‘ere trawlers?” This was the historic remark of a West Country skipper as he gazed round the Aegean Sea from the bridge
of his trdwler when the submarine scare was at its height, and before the monitors had appeared to tak» |
the place of the cruisers and battle- | ships.
The West Countryman had ample justification for his remark and every | reason to be proud of his craft, and | the hundreds of others, almost exact- ly similar to her, which have played | such a unique and invaluabie role in | the Dardanelles expedition. Probably for the first time in their lives the majority of our officers and men, both soldiers and sailors, out at the Dar- danelles, have been brought in touch with our great fishing fleet from the North Sea and from the West coast
1 have never yet seen a trawler re-| the deck.
ceive an order from any admiral or captain which was not received witha volley of mild oaths from the skipper, followed by an eloquent lecture on
how much better it would be to ac- complish the same thing in a different manner. Nevertheless, I am = not hinting that there is any real indis- cipline, for the orders are always car- ried out, but generally in a manner
i |
which was never intended.
The skipper of a trawler never will admit that any officer in the navy isa real seaman. They will steutly main tain that seamanship is a lost art, which can now only be found among themselves, and they love to
hold | Bs
forth on the handling of great battle: |
ships as they make their way into narrow harbors or take up difficult anchorage, pointing out how much better they could have done the job themselves. They love to grumble at everything, and without a grievance they would be miserable.
But few have any conception of the amount of work accomplished by these craft. In fact, it would have been almost impossible to have kept the army supplied without them. Be- tween the bombardment of the outer fort on Feb. 19 and the grand com- on March of the
18, many
|
trawlers |
They go far afield, searching the coasts of the islands tor possible hostile submarine bases, and examin ing every sailing ship which comes within the war zone. ‘They have ors ders to ram any submarine; or any- thing they imagine to bea submarine, Without hesitation, and many have been the reports and scares that have failed to materialize.
The trawlers engaged in transpcrt duty have perhaps the harder time of the two. They leave Mudros laden With biscuits, fresh meat, tinned meat, live goats for the Gurkhas, ammuni- tion and a hundred and one other articles which an army requires for its dafly use. Piled cn top of this mass
of goods and livestock, officers and soldiers take passage to and back trom the front. It was no uncommou sight to see a general sitting on a biscuit box with a goat gnawing at one boot and the other ,boor hidden bencath a quarter of frozen b More often than not there is not a vacant square inch of space left on It is a remarkable tribute to tha skill in seamanship of the trawlers’ crews, that when one considers the thousands upon thousands of voyage
they have made and the immense
tances they have covered, I think only one trawler has been lost durii g the whole campaign, and she was sunk off Anzue by shellfire in- the very eurly days.
Brought from their peaceful sur roundings into the very contre of tra great war game, the North Sea ard west Coast fishing theets have swept the Dardanelles for mines; they have
en exposed to shell fire for on 4 on end; they have cha 1 sub es and patrolled the islands of the Asia tic coast. With the destroyer thot as, the seas were left to their cara when the battle cruisers forced to shelter by my's sube marines, they have carried thousands of tons of stores from the bases to
the beaches, and transported thous- ands of sick and wounded to and trom the islands to the hostile shores Their skippers and crews belong ta a hardy race of seamen, rendered most extinct by modern’ ships modern methods of travel.
nd They bined attack made by the whole fleet | Srumble, but they carry out their or-
ders; and, above all, in spite of all
were engaged in the most difficult and | they say, they are proud of the navy
dangerous work of endeavoring sweep the straits of mines. strength of the current, and the con- sequent sagging of the nets, made this an extremely difficult task, and the results were disappointing. On Mareh 11, 12 and 13. efforts were made during the night to sweep the mine field below the Narrows, and many of the trawlers were hit and suffered casualties.
sian hospital. They learn that equip- ment and maintenance of one bed tor one year is estimated at one hundred pounds. My government, desiring to assist therein and = thus to express Canadian appreciation of the valor and heroism of the Russian armies, jhope you will inform the government of Russia and Lord Cheylesmore, chairman of the committe, that Can- ada will contribute £10,v00 for the purpose which, according to the com-
mittee’s estimate, will equip and maintain one hundred beds tor one year.”
Queen Alexandra on being informed of the gift, caused the following letter to be sent to Lord Cheylesmore:
“I have shown your letter of yes- terday to Queen Alexandra and her majesty is much gratified to hear of the splendid contribution of £10,000 from the Canadian government to the Anglo-Russian hospital. Her majesty knows how pleased her sister, the Empress Marie Feodorayna, will be to hear of this generous help trom the people of Canada.”
Indian Prince Gets Military Cross India’s youngest war prince has just won the Military Cross for mark- ed gallantry, He is Second Lieuten- ant Reno Jodha Jang Badahur, of the Thirty-ninth Garhwal Rifles, grandson of the Maharajah of Nepal. The et- ficial account of hig bravery says:
“During a feint attack north of the La Basse Canal he commanded a double Company with great ability and conspicuous gallantry in face of a severe fire from rifles, machine guns, hand grenades and bombs. His bravery was previously observed on September 25, when he led his men with marked gallantry right up to the German wire under heavy rifle and machine gun five.”
The prince is now in a London hospital recovering from two wounds received in the La Basse encounter. He is twenty-five years old.
Evaporated Vegetables
One of the Canadian industries which has expanded enormously since the war began is the trade insevapor- ated vegetables. Thousands of tons of vegetables of all descriptions and being condensed in weight and vol- ume for use by the allied armies. The potato crop of the maritime provinces and the vegetable crop of British Co- lumbia are contributing to this indus try. In Ontario the purchases for these purposes, have almost taken up
the over-supply of vegetables and have given growers good markets at satis- factory ptices for all they have grown. The vegetables which are be- ing prepared are onions, potatoes, cabbage, celery, carrots and turnips. Supplies of these vegetables are being bought wherever available to fill these contracts.
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To the Spending People
One cannot but wish that those persons who are spending money so freely and so gaily at the presert time should be placed under the necessity of answering the querries of how the country’s great national ex- penditures are to be met in the ab- : of private economics?—The Statist. :
Some kept their regular crews dur- ing this dangerous work, and others were manned by volunteer crews from the fleet, and were placed in charge of lieutenants and sub-lieutenants. Un- fortunately, the enemy’s fire was too severe, and it was found impossible to clear the minefield, and afte the fail- ure of the attack of March 18 sweep- ing operations were abandoned,
Since that timo the work of the trawlers has been divided into two
The |
to; and of the chance of working side by
side with naval officers and naval men. <A _ great spirit of friendship has sprung up between the two, und each recognizes the valué of the work of the other.
This summer their task has been child's play, steaming about a sea that is generally smooth as glass, but now
the winter is coming on the work mt still go on, under conditions w will be very different, and the {will be, when the storms are blowt: from the southwest or from the north- jeast, that the hard lessons they |
va
jlearned in winters spent in the North Sea and off the wild coast of Scor- j land, will come in most useful. Sea-
}manship will count a lot this winter, and the old West Country skipper's proud remark: “What would King George ’ave done without these ‘ero j trawlers?” will be amply justified
Dairying in Alberta
Great Increases Shown in Butter Pro- duction for Last Year
That Alberta has never before had the great increases in butter produc-
tion, lmprovement ik quaity, ana tne,
interest in dairying and creamery work which it has had during the last year, was the gist of an address by C. P. Marker, provincial dairy com- missioner at the first session of the Alberta Dairymen'’s Convention held in Calgary recently.
Mr. Marked took the platform and gave a detailed review of the dairying and creamery conditions for the pro- vince for the last year. He told how the production of butter had increased from 6,400,000 pounds during 1914 to (400,000 for 1915; Low both the win-
ter and summer season had shown greater production and how cheese Was now being produced in large
quantities during the winter months in the province.
Mr. Marker took the platform and had 68 creameries this year as against 46 Operating last year; how 10 of these creameries’ were operating on
the co-operative plan; how experi- ments carried on at the Olds Agri- cultural college had shown — that
creameries. had not been in the habit of working their butter sufficiently, and how the knowledge of these ex- periments bad improved the quality of the province's Output; and how a great number of the creameries were going into cheese production and with excellent results,
Mr. Marker anticipated that 11,000,- 0U0 pounds of butt«r would be produc- ed in this province during the ensuing year, Dividing the increase jin cream- ery production as between ‘Ked Deer and North and Red Deer and South, the speaker said that the north had shown a 11 per cent. increase while the south district had shown a 71 per cent. increase, nctwithstanding that the north country had been consider- ed the dairying section of the prov- ince. s
“There was more progress as to quality as well last year than ever be- fore,” said Mr. Marker, telling of the Olds Agricultural college experiments as to the working of putter,
Capt. Joseph Bernier, late comman- der of the Arctic, and famed as an Arctic explorer, has taken up land. The captain during his northern cruises established fishing stations at Button Point, in Baffin Bay and on Baffin sland at the junction of the Salmon River with Pond Inlet. He has erected houses at these stations and has now procured from the gov- ernment a transfer of the lands, 30 acres at Button Point and 60 acres on Baffin Island at a dollar an acre,
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Western Canada's Coal Supply
=
Sufficient to Several
Supply the World for Centuries With Sort Goal
According tc careful estimates pre pared by expert statisticians there ig enough soft coal in the four western provinces of Canada to supply ine whole world for a couple of centurics. The mines of Saslatchewan, Alberia and British Columbia have scarce.y been tapped as yet and have prouuced a total in one year of around 6,0UU,vU¥0 tons with a- value of over $20,UvVu,- QuU. id
The Alberta and Saskatchewan coa}
fields which are having a big devel- Opment Can supply the demanu of tio prairie provinces for centuries to come, 80 it is uot necessary to haul British Columbia coal over ths mountains or to bring coal from tiv eust or south, The coal in these two prairie provinces is of a very govud grade and is equally eerviceable for steam purposes and househoid heat ing. Steps have also been taken to generate Cheap electrical power by establishing power plants at the mouths of good mines. Promoticna of this kind hag been more or Jess delayed On account. of the tinancial situation caused by the European war, but there is no doubt thet in the future the power question of the prairie provinces will be largey settled by the inexhaustible suppiy of coal available in these provinces.
It is estimated that there is coal enough in the prairie provinces to supply heat for these provinces for
over two thousand years with a con- sumption of 20,000,000 tons a year, this estimate including only the high- er grades, The Dominion Geological Survey has estimated that the coal beds of these three provinces wilh eastern British Columbia contain @ total of 1438,490,000,000 tons, coverirg an area of 22,506 square miles,
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GRAIN GROWERS’ GIFTS
Over $2,700 in Cash Has Been Sent to Central Secretary For Patriotic Acre Fund «
The Grain Growers of Saskatche wan through their patriotic aere scheme will increase the amount of the Patriotic Fund py approximately $100,000, according to the latest in- formation secured from the central secretary. Altogether 4,460 acres were promised by the farmers and up to the present time over 15,000 bush- els of grain have been received, be sides $2,700 in cash,
it EE ee op LES ei lt ARE AD TE i Se iia ie SY NT TIO 1 air tail
a sd ill THE _NEWS, ALDEASON ALHERIA. mm nee N O Ww Patriotic Fund. Peerless
Fred Ohman has gone to spend . the winter with relatives in Montana
With your wife's cold feet ALDERSON Patriotic Fox Melvin Keiting has retutned to F. C. \¢ oolven
° —_—ts the Dakotas, due to the enfeebling In the middle of your back am result of age, his parents requiring Th Old R li bl 4 ‘ heat or cash equivalent. him there; but he parted with Sunny ( There 1s no place. like wheat bush| Alberta with much regret. e enanie N E Stuart a“ 60 earns } Home, Sweet Home. O J Wood 60 | MessrsSalm Wiseman and Robert- Pioneer Store W M Cotter 60 {son have purchased the threshing 7_——or* Strong & Dowler, per Geo outfit offered for sale in Jenner the
Shields 50 | past couple of weeks.
H Von Wilucki 20 _— Get de BIG F EED Magen Sinn TS) «80 |: The Xana Tene edtartalpenert ek Are You Prepared for the Cold Weather?
520 |huge success. ‘Ihe building was
° ° c.0,yded, an inimitable santa Claus
It sticks to your ribs. oats bush] in ihe person’ of Nels Nunnenmaker, Johnson Bros 100 |distributed the goodies. George
Adams Bros. Tide Lake 100 | Kimuer uvly niled tue post of chair- man, and an excellent programme
209 Was rendered by the pick of the wear Carments.
= — $$ — jocal talent.
You should inspect our winter
cash ’ we T H Harris 30 so |. Mrand Mrs N, Sure ~ . {| WH McEwen, Brutus 4900 [i yi Gis Mise MoUrucken, Sheep lined Coats, | THE ALDERSON PHARM ACY re ban aca 40 00 Jiormerly of tue Medicine Hat pub- H 1 Mi £ ‘ rummond, ‘! 40 00 4iC SCiuul slatt, Is slaying al hic eavy Woo en itts | F W Shields 89 0@ | home ranch for a time. 9 S. F. McEWEN, M. D. proprietor “ a oO Wale es Joddard finished his three! Sheep lined Shoes \ on F C Woolven 6000 |. J. E. Goddard ee zn cores 1. e = SG McNab 710 |'08 operations aroun are au ZS Catia Chat : a arrived home on Mouday last. ; Breau THE REAL ARTICLES. | Special Line in Writing Tablets while they last. 1 Chas Riddell oa ‘ x Fair Day Collection 5 00 * Small Pads 3 for 25c. | Teniea Aeckatais 100 Mr and Mrs N. ; Ss. Nelson and La P 15 h family, Mrs J, KH. Goddard anu rge rads - - Cc. cpen. ‘| Rev T Taylor 2000 | han, spent Sunday at J. L, Brown’s J M Fonghty 8 20 ae F C EE I W D MacKay 10 00 Mr and Mrs Thomas G. Musgrov e e oOo ven
““W A’? St Mary’s Ch 10 00 Jentertained a number of friends o1
efficient transportation.
re = = a as rr ee eens R H Thornton 10 00 “a royal scule nie nae ie oe re Al Cole 10 00 Ubirty guests parluok OF thelr bus- wal pllalitv, and a most enjoyable time M4 H The Grain Exchange Barber Shop M despa 5000 | Was spent. . Mrs Geo. Russell 5 00 C. J. STEELE, Proprietor. F Mackenzie 100° | Mr and Mrs Charles W. Goddara _ Sale programme 700. |spent Amasx at G berdon’s. Pa aranamers = . . Oliver Frisley 25 00 —— be ° Having purchased the barber business from A. J. babe tare ; Theroux, | take this opportunity to solicit your patron- ; aii minis Dange 12.00 James Tribe 1s back again, after ominion x ress ‘ Robt. Trey vand 5 00 spenuing w lew Utyos i Cuipury. age. Good workmanship guaranteed. Courtesy and F. E. MeDiarmid 10.00 attention assured all comers. H. LeMasurier 200 | Peerless school has now closed MONEY ORDERS. Payable in Canada Agency MEDICINE HAT LAUNDRY. Basket goes Monday, returns on Thursday. George McKee 1000 = und Will nut dikely re-ypen UL spring and United States. The safest method of | R. Fradkin 100 transferring money. —— — - = C. F, Starr Lumber Co -50 00 Mr and Mrs Duncan McCracken Foret . 7 j orei | a H.C. Harrison 200 | spent Amas holidays with the laters - Cheques payable any where, F RM BU] DINGS A. D. Thompson 5 00 parents, Mrand Mrs Juoln Melutosi except in enemy countries, A Geo. M Thompson 200 hear Barus. - on . ny e “ aap ibe : pe Annual meeting of Peerless school Canadian Pacific Railway 5 tation | HA PAY Ole Kyleberg 200 |district wil be heid on Saturday Svexed covet , [ January Sth. | rederick Walker 2.00 afternoon, neem 1. General Purpose Barns. 6. Piggeries & Smoke houses Ed Bell 5 00. . : —————————————_—_——— 2, Dairy Berns. 7. Poultry Houses. Jno. Leonard 10:00: yee ee 3. Beef Cattle Barns. 8. Gas eae Sheds and Eva Woollven L00 |school meeting. tems of business ( Market Prices 4. Horse Barns. | Paerbeadac'y ost Cyril Woollven 1 00 include eleetion of officers jor 1916, ——_ | 9. Silos and Root Cellars. : ; 5. Sheep Barns. RET a-Si Ed. Edmunds 5 00 jelection of delegates toy annual cou-- Wheat No. 1 .98¢. — No 2, 95e. { ; ; F. E. Rodman, Brutus 2200 | YeHlon, Calgary, establishinent of —- No. 3, .89c. — Oats, .82c. — The above bulletins, prepared by the _AGRI- O. P. Foughty 500. «| Kural Teiepnone Line, securing of Flax, $1.85. ’ R CULTURAL AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY Chris. Gleddy 500 ee ge mn eae Soopera te ae : » payme > OF SASKATCHEWAN and by the BRITISH COLOM- Marley Gasson 5 00 UOSLOD » DRY siti.” Winckel Sh ne PROVISIONS Butter, .35e + F ca h dues 1p local u ’ ize E BIA FOREST SERVICE, will help you to decide on the Yula Gasson 500 | along whnt dine should future ges, .40cts. cae best designs for your Farm Buildings. The bulletins J C Anderson 25 00 | meetings develope, etc pies ea show detailed plans and complete bills of materials for M Heintz 10 00 es r’ buildings that have all the latest practical improvements. J E Glenn 200 Arrangements are being made for Vor « i. - andare specially designed to meet prairie conditions, C R Foughty 200 |# Speciat train through Jenner ou Nat everal days this week and . : f 7 January 17th to curry ail desirous ast, the mercury has gone as low They will help you to estimate the cost beforehand, order JM Caines 10). Tie viii Uae or of eae as ---40 One usually accurate inst- the materials, erect the buildings and make the fullest use T B Hoidge ‘ 1000" Fos tue Annunt Convention wt tie rument registered 50 below on the of them. They will prove of real value to every prairie Mrs KK Johnson 6 50 JU. F. A. January L&th to 21st. ' morning of Tuesday at 8 oclock. farmer. C Renders ~ 1000 But a chinook is in the offing E ] WOOD USERS mae C J Steele is now owner of the . . S RV CE TO 739.10 Grain Exchange Barper Shop See i td and family are mov- For copies of any of the above bulletins in which you |] | nis card Aa into town and will reside in the are interested, write the Chief Forester, Victoria, B.C and house which has recently | : hd tn wont —_—_>— Big U F A Conyention at Calgary been repapered throughout by Huff- i For information on any matter connected with the use of sane uae man Bros of the Hat lun: or other forest products, address’ H. Houston, || | siestenine sesiensuiasiaiaiabcamameesnsiemrie i oO? : Be : if Brityel, Columbia Lumber Commisioner, Regina, Sask- i Fetuce himaeus Poke Dr. dligklenjberg the graduate op ss atchewan; or the Chief Forester, Victoria, B.C. tiga wad exclusive Kye Exper RRiiiISH COLUMBIA HAS A WOOD FOR ; 31 yeurs experience 11 years in your ad Was EVERY USE GROWN AND MANUFACTURED , wheat bush} Alberta, Calgary office phone M IN CANADA ae aS “_ He 1121 King George Hotel will ag- ® th ® > Onc . Gus. Broderson 10 ain be al In 1S space » - acs en = Dave Christie 10 Jenner, February 7th and 8th o Bassano, February 9th to 12th ] e e — ' Pioneer Dray Line ee meta rae you wou e ah Alderson, Feb 15th 2 . . 1 G Sparks 5 00 Charges moderate, Satisfaction rea In 1t now Specialists in prompt and | JW Wise 5 00 guaranteed. g 9 | © W Goddard 2 50 = _ |
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2 00 Phone 26 P. O. box rh L Guilmer 2 00 eee ene | August Olsen 1 00 ENGLISH CHURCH a en Seen ae tig ; = Rev. A. Cyril Swainson, Vicar. So would every CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY | S% Stee 1. tac sunday after Epiphany ‘ d WESTBOUND : | Bernt Glambeck 9:00 | Aisrdoriiveniong 6 FN ot er reacer. - N 3 i 1 1 15 y | OB Hermanson 1 09 | Suftield—Holy Commuion, 11 AM oO. \a.m. Claus Gzarse 1 00 oa! Pars ieee No 1 1t4to Clans Gas 100 | METHODIST SERVICES —T ‘4 , . 0. sae p. m. AE Websdale / 5 00 Fertile Flats 3 p.m. “ : EASTBOUND o Oa coy — off. John Coffin 20 00 Alderson: 7:30 p.m; Sunday nN. it over. ] N 4 8 20 Fanner 1 00 {School 11 a.m. oO. . , Pp. mM. { | prea egy : ~ A cordial invitation is extended |
to all to attend these services. Rev. T. Taylor Pastor
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