���������a-'///i2 ' 1 IJTJ. \ if " OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE GRAND LOYAL ORpER OFBOOSTERS Vol. V., No. 17. ABBOTSFORD,- B. C.',' FRIDAY, AUG. ,3Q;.1912 8 $1.00 PER YEAR *: * *: ���������# * * * PROBABILITIES Snow. Ice,' Rain and Sleet x On many a City ' Stteet. - CERTAINTIES Your feet will never care ' ���������If McCready Shoes you wear The Rain, Snow, Sleet of Winter serve only';to demonstrate the':fact ���������that surpassing Leather and Workmanship hav made' . McCREADY SHOES INVULNERABLE TO WEATHER Sold only by 10 WILL WIN THE GOLD MEDAL ABBOTSFORD SCHOOL OPENED LAST ABBOTSFORD B. C. 1! / ^ or a Noted for Fresh Groceries and Choice Blends of Teas A Full Line of >oots arid Specia Dry Goods, Shoes at Prices Leave your order for preserving peaches, $1 crate V== -J h ' ' ' * Things' are getting very exciting with the members of the Ah-"- botsford Gun .Club.' Saturday 5J the finaL shoot and.1 there are sevr' oral of the boys running pretty1- close. Just, to show; we give'.the following taken while examining, the score, book this week;: . Tlie nidst consistent ,shooting. ..of - the season takes the medal, which is; a, beauty. Howe- averages, 54 pel ceit, 'Murray averages . 55, j and CopeiapdJ. One , of these tliiee must on" Saturday secure aiiigh- oi- score than thej .other)two. ' The shoot takes' place at 3 p: nu and should prove ' highly ibtereslihg: The .following-.: is the rscore^loiv last'lSaturday. -, ���������''���������-' " -,'.^ - ���������: Howe',18 .and 15. Clark"-20* ~an������" 17, Yprk 19 and 16. MoElroy-Lsv Swift 12 and 12. .Lee 1 and 1- Halt rop 5' and 6. P.- Elliott 2. , That beautiful gold' medal la' 'a dandy, and there are more than one member who would like"; to wear it. On rthe one aide isinf scribed -"'High G-unv Abb.o't'Bfoi'd, Gun-���������'Club 1912, wont by " and .on, .1 he other side is 'embossed two gun's ,-and.^tWo -clay, .pigeons..: Tfc,e\ medaj.",is' 14 carat gold," and it looks' as. though\Murray is ahead. - . will sureFsS .'"; 1hejll fair. yet Bro. "Silver Star" Brown, is still attempting to steal the Abbotsford, Fair for Huntingdon and'district. New vim and energy, has been .ad- del to his efforts for he believes if he -is successful m getting ins people together quickly he may be able to have" the Duke of Con- naught lay the corner post for the new agricultural hall on his return from .Chilji-wack. While. Abbots-*- ford would-be exceedingly sorry to lose the Fair, yet if Bro. "Silver Star" Brown only gets a hustle on he may land something-.Every body knows he has already chosen the site for the new.exhibition grounds,, and has his J plans ' well matured and' it may be ��������� expected to see him bloom'forth in glaring ���������headline* "one of these fine Saturday mornings, when the S.tar appears, with the announcement that under the guidance of. his silver stars the fall fair that should have taken place hear .Abbotsford 'will be pulled off on} the Curtis ranch If he keeps the head office, in Abbotsford, which he is bound" to do, according to our charter, he will be iorgiven for strealing our fair. But to get down to 'business, what are the people of Abbotsford going to do about the Fall Fair? The excellent reputation established last year should not be lost ^ m no sight of. The -prizes awarded the di * exhibition were a .credit to the foresight and I energy of the president and those who assisted him in promoting the day's outing with profit and pleasure to so mariy people. It's not too late to get busy and have a similar boost for the* district this year again. The Post will lend every assistance possible, and there are dozens of . \,On Monday the Abbol-sford-school Dpeiied with four teachers as Eol- lows: , ���������Principla���������G. P. Smith. ���������1st assistant���������Miss Montgomery. 2nd ��������� assistant���������Miss Catherwood. 3rd assistant���������Miss Ki'rby. . The secretary of. the school board .informs the Post that the-present, staff, according to the judgement of, the.trustees, is the best the town las evea- had. This casts no rt- flections on last year's staff or the 3taff of past years,' but shows that it is "the aim.of the trustees to keep up the high standard of-Abbots-' ford schools, by engaging nothing out' the best teachers., in the past the* scholastic ability that guided the; youth and beauty "of the lowu has been highly satisfactory' and the work done ,h'as been of such in excellent grade; that it has been in inducement'tb settlers to locate . :i.the 'district where the1 best pos>- sible public school education could ve secured. When the men, with ���������.uailies, come ' here to purchase ���������ponies for themselves one of IhC ���������likely questions that are asked is, .vh.it' advantages are there for tht 'education Itol^the^^hoys. ;and > girts. This has' in the past few-years oeen satisfactorily answered, and haa helped the town ahead; Tho trus-, ';ees are to be commended in this respect; and this yea?", it is'to be hoped that the work "done in the superior and public'schools, of the town will be:in keeping with the records already established. AJbbotsford is a central point in a business and! social way, and the trustees believe in making it als oan educational centre and have governed themselves accordingly Let the parents give the teachera and trustees every support in their honest efforts. A; good- name goeb With good work,'and the teacher in his arduous duties needs the cooperation of both\parent and pupil. The support of the latter can be attained through; the parents ana results in benefit to both parent and pupil. ; FIRST FOOTBALL ,. MATCH OF SEASON The Abbotsford football club-will make their season's , debut before the public as a full fledged team on Monday-HLabor Day���������on thu school grounds in a game with thf Deroche eleven. It is believed that the Abbotsford team is a winnex this season and that they, will beat any other team iw the Fraser Valley that they'meet on the':football field. An- excellent choice ,of, piay ers this year has enabled the capt-' ain to have always at his command - a good team even' of1 some of the players, are laid of ft or others can- ���������not attend. . . .-. (Deroche {boys come (Tram.^the north side of the; riv.er, and if the' ��������� team is anything likei the baseball team put up this' summer- by the sports from the' same place Abooto ford need-.not think that they can do the trick without some good playing. However, Abbotsford is out to win-the first and each succeeding game that may take place. It is hoped this year that a good league can be formed fromtfche different points in the Fraser Valley. Mt. Lehman will be in the field again with'-a .goadtteam, Langtey can ber depended upon to be Jonn-. ny on the .spot with a.robust'ele\- en, Mission City will have to,get her best licks in 'to/defend the-Hill- Tout. ��������� cup.; "Clayburh' and -Matsqui may' have i'.a 'team,'-' while' our hrst 'guests���������Deroohe���������appear first on the scene. _', l , The Hill-Tout cup hyiS to come back to Abbotsford. this year or else-there will be something doing.. .A copy of the rules governing the cup appeaT elsewhere in-this issue and should "be carefully studied by every football player ana teams in the league* this year. RULES 61 FOOTBALL GAMES A Business is^ good in Abbotsford. That is something that cannot be said at the present time for <all towns in the Fraser Valley. But then the situation of the town is such th:at while .other places may raise a great hue and cry about1 the progress they' are making,, Abbotsford forges ahead at the same steady pace. These are the day3 of honest growth for the town and while it may not be noticed, yet business men can show that they splurge. Look at' the quality and grade of the goods kept here and the secret is toLdi I (Continued on last page) Mr. C. N. Abbott of Smith and Abbott was at the coast on Wednesday. M. L. McPhee claims some very good real estate sales and transfers during the past week. It is the wish{ of the donor that every organized association team in the Valley be^. invited to .compete, with the Abbotsford club, for the possession ofi the cup fhe imain conditions of the contest are briefly as'follows: 1. All contestr'to take place at Abbotsford. 2. Every competing team to be given two trials each season, and all scoring to be by points, two points for a Win, one point for a draw. 3., Teams securing highest scores at the end of the season to be the custodians of the cup. till the close of the following season, and any tearn holding the cup three seasons in succession to be> the owners ot the cup. ' ��������� 4. .Visiting teams must be prepar ed to begin the game not .later aian J o-ciock p. m. 5.' All teamB contemplating entering the contest must send in their names to the secretary.wilti- in 30 days from date,.together vmn a list of their regular registered members. No team the members of which have beem drawn for' tne occasion from two or more district teams will be eligible to enter the contest. Sepresentati\-es at each contesting team will meet togethei for the purpose of selecting referees that will be acceptable to all THE ABBOTSFORD POST, ABBOTSFORD. B. C, THE A BBOTSFOR-D POST f'uijiiKlied every' Friday by the Post ��������� Publishing* Comp������">y. A weekly Journnl fie/c/tcl lo (ho Intor- e'.-ls of Abbotsford and snu N>indlny district. AdvertlsIriK Riitos niadc know. 11 application. LI'IGATj AnVIonTlSIiVG���������12 cents per line for first Insert Jon, and 8 cents a line for all .subsequent consecutive Insertions. Our Shibboleth���������IToitlior for nor agin' tlie Govoriiinont. . FRIDAY,' AUG. 30 191-2 ��������� 'Many people in Abbotsford have asked the meaning of "the meeting, of the Fraser Valley Municipal Pub licity ��������� Bureau at Huntingdon on Sopt. 20t!h, and what it is .intended to fiimlly accomplish that will r be of material benefit to the Boards of Trade, municipalities and individual's who join and pay $5 per month. The one great aim of the bureau is to bring into- the Fraser .Vahey a good class of settlers. - It id, claimed, and many agree with the contention, that many.that would '��������� take iup land, be good settlers aud a credit to the Valley, do nct:near much about the Fraser Valley from real estate agents and others, who make it their business to meet Lhe new people who travel across the mountains into our beautiful province.' It-is true that//the conditions at present h\ the Fraser Valley, owing to the high price '(.of acreage particularly, are such as to make the rich fertile land lying between Hope and the coast, not -a poor man's\ 'opportunity Land lying along present -.good roads���������for we have ,a 'number of , ��������� excellent -roaclis-Ojosts the purchaser so much that unless an intending'settler has two or Uiree thousand dollars/ he is unable to settle on the fiye and ten -acre blocks offered- for sale and makn .a comfortable, easy country life. If new roads were opened up, Lhus placing just as fertile land on the market, as there is at present, it would have the tendency to lower the price of that already .pu the market,' and would give : a more varied choice. We who haw resided in the Fraser Valley, believe that our own particular district, wherever that may be, is a Garden of Eden���������>a paradise oi. earth, the soil and climate of winch is unequalled anywhere in Canada The present rate of progress is not rapid enough .to suit,most of us. The.coast cities, are growing There i3 a constant increasing demand for butter/eggs and vegetables by the people right at our very door. These people who live in cities are patriotic enough tu purchase the home grown product, if it can be secured at' prices iii keeping with that already on the market. The products of ourt province in competition with other provinces and countries have won honors. Our ��������� potatoes in competition with the whole world Have won laurels, and the; other garden products are equally good; our fruit is the talk of the ok?'''land. But there is not enough of these good things and yet! there is idle land, while the demand is iiicreai. ing. Just ..where the blame "lies, and what is the cause of the pics- e'nt lack of attracting settlers is. one of. the many" objects of i..t������" Bureau. We. all know what, the B. C. El ectric railway line h'as done forth*' districts through which it passes. Close to the line the settlers ovi-vj year are becoming more and more numerous. As much will be done for the 'north banks of the Fraser when the new tram line, is' built and in running order. Then taking these two roads as the basis of isettlemeiiit, roads should, follow out(to the north and south, and it would not hurt-if they, were built immediately, but tho municipalities .through which these carhneu are ��������� built or are to be built, are- building roads as fas tas the revenue of the municipalities can afford, somo say faster. Then it would bo the business of. tho Bureau to secure money to build more' roada. The only place to secure this would be from: the' ^rovinchil government, which each year re-* ceives immense revenue from tlie timber lands of 'the province. \l is not the intention of the Bureau to put its hand into the treasury of the province unnoticed but put up such a strong ease; to the powers t'liat be, that the giVat financial institution would be only too giau to assist in, the good (ivork .ol building roads, should immediate and satisfactory results be,'imminent The examples of isolation .within, isound of oho. whistles of the C. iJ. R. .trains would abound tne average reader of this or any other paper. But more of this anon; r .... i i .. I ,.-.������ A 'ZUOViil. .Tito tf.'Jvr.'iOo'l "nU.our-sa.ving device ���������������.y ' cju.-i.o jiosri.yly be worth a ori,:uie. iughty-uine years age' a lumber of men vv������ro at work on the ���������cad-bed of a line of railway in course ��������� f conslrue-toii between Birmingham ind Manchester, England. They were .utting through a mill and moving the material by loosening It with picks, shovelling It Into barrows, and wheeling M away. The shove-Is they were, jski'g were known as Irish' shovels, with a square-cornered blade about ID in. long. The work' progressed but slowly, and the sub-contractor In charge rebuked lii������ workmen for not making quicker progress. One of them replied ,that If he would grind ofif 'the corners of tire shovels it would be easier to get themMuto the earth, and consequently tih&y woitfd be able to work more quickly. The contractor ridiculed the idea, which he considered a piece of in- solcn-cu on the part ox the workman, but the navvy was quite hi earnest aw) > not easily discouraged. Whon the work was completed ha diisc'uasc<l 'the matter with a friend of his at( SlmfT'old, who persuaded an iron-' mon/'n1 he know to make a dozen or so as an experiment. Tho tools wore offeree1 to a lar^o contractor, who ,jiroTT������ivtv.l lo let so/tie o't hi6 men use the new shovels and report results. About a' week afterwards the con- traotor returned with' tlie information that his men wero fairly (lunrrolllng as 'to who should use the new tools, some amvmg Lo work a quarter of an hrour before time in order to be there first wheu the tool-box was .U'penod.. The navvy's suggestion had proved a good one; a 'pa/tont wa������ secured, and an, agreement ��������� made . between iilie iwivry, the manufacturer, and the con tractor. When the navvy died ho left a fortune of over $336,000 the proceeds from royalties on the manufacture of shovels ��������� under his patent. =3������j E������ n it AXLE GREASE, HARNESS OIL, WHIPS* .GlURRY. combs,, HAIiTERS, BRUSHES, SWEAT . COLLARS, and also BICKAf ORE'S , GALL CURE, yhlch we-warrant a satisfactory Cure for Galls, .Wounds, and Soros upon animals. rl lxm cxao-siiAhi'tus Investigation! Show Tlmt.' Certain Women Make a Business of Attending' Charity Card- v farties to Client. -Eleven women were refused admission recently to a charity card-party organized at the Church of St. Francis, Assisi at Brooklyn, because they were believed to' be card-sharpers. An in-' -v-estigation which was started' unearthed- the' fact that a- number of women make a business of attending such .affairs of the gamblers who haunt Transatlantic liners'. -The women .are not professional gamblers, but (members" of respectable", families, who are unable, to.resist ,the temptation .to cheat at cards." ; It has'-become known that women band themselves- together .-for concerted work; by lip signals, by marking cards with tiny pin-pricks, and, otherwise, 'and, 'according to Father. Kelleher, of St. .Francis Assisi,-who discovered the -latest conspiracy, even: know.how to stack the cards. . Father Kellheer's. discovery wasj due to an extraordinary accident. He was riding on a'Brooklyn train-car-' when he overheard two women seated; next to him discussing how. they intended to capture the prizes at the' St. Francis party by cheating. Father Kelleher told the .other priests of the church, 'and they, watched the doorway of the 47th Regiment Armoury, where a card-party" was being -given. Father Kelleher 'detected the two women with nine others as .they were endeavouring to enter. They were told that they could hot get in. No explanation was offered, and the women did not demand any, but hastily disappeared. The churches and charity organisations are :generally being notified of the discovery, with the suggestion that concerted effort should be made this winter to break up the practice: -It is a disputed point whether the. women are amenable to arrest oh acharge of 'Ciieating. - FAMOUS HNUFJ'-TAKEKS The eighteenth century - was- toe age of snuff-taking "par excellence." The custom was general among all classes of people, it was an act of politeness .for woll-bred men-to offer their snuff-boxes to well-bred women. Women themselves carried their own boxes, and ��������� interchanged pinches with the ��������� gentlemen and. in" Canada it was, fashionable amongst the officials. ��������� At fashionable dinner-parties after the'cloth was . removed snuff-boxes were passed around. Pope and Boling- broke, Swift and Congreve, Addison and Steele, all indulged-in the pleas-' ���������..'.: sauii'. i :-r. - Jchneon ��������� carried his snuff dn the capacious pockets, of his waistcoat, and would convey, it. to his nose without stint. He couW' not abide -the narrow 'confines of a b'ox. Frederick the Great resembled him in this respect. Both Napoleon, and Wellington-wore prodigious snuff- takers, but Washington indulged only moderately.' Jefferson was fond of snuff, as his waistcoat and 'frill often 1 showed. Henry Cl-ay was another famous snuff-taker, -and ofte;i needed the stimulus of a pinch When making a 'speech.. "Slaughter the Ducks" The shooting season opens on Monday, Sept. 2nd. To get the best results use. - Dominion Dock Shells Known as a sure kill. We,also carry a line of reliable guns. u ','..���������' / ' ' lS ABBOTSFORD, B.C. Jas. Elliott- .Manager ajflaa^nmi^^ -masm* English-Speaking, Italians. , A correspondent, who has been at Tripoli, says that one of the curiosities of the Italian' army of occupation 'is the large number of men in tho ranks ��������� who speak broken; English. This is, a jargon learned .in'the lower sections of large American cities. ��������� It has been picked up by Italians whq had been resident in America for a time, and have then gone homo again in tbe ordinary course of events, oi I'.vho have been called ziorne to tak������ I'iit In the war now on. Semi-ready Suito . To Special Order TP THERE Is'no Scml-rcmly store In ���������*��������� your tuwii you may have a Semi-ready Eiiit made to your special order from patterns. Send (or "Kinc's Own" serj;e s-.iiu at $20, with style book and sel/- measutlnj; forms. Guaranteed. Sr.-l.l-.it the same juice everywhere in Canada. Have you seen the style book, " Sir! " One lor you at Semi - ready Limited, Montreal. Proverbs of Tripoli. Some proverbs of tho Tripolitan people ' which have lately been published, in a Turkish paper show what a refreshing fountain of wisdom is a.bout to be stopped up by Italian aggression. "You cannot," says .one of the proverbs, "escape your fate, even .'on a horse." "Whoever," says another, "has maize" will soon find one- who will lend him flour." "If a dog has/ to be beaten," says- EKthlr'd, -with a familiar though' "perhaps more elegant ring, "there will- be no' lack of sticks." A fourth proverb ,:points . out' that "'Whoever is seeking pearls must" go, to the depths of the ocean." Yet another "shrewdly remarks that "Even a sooth-sayer ca,nnot' foretell his own fate." A very cynical -proverb says ���������that "Whoever trusts a woman has been smitten by God, and God punishes everybody according to his deserts." If you are lookin< for Bargains in Town Insurance-Fire and Life Telephone.Connection ��������� &rmt-rrndij ctauoriitj} A. BEESTON, Mission City, B. C. Kitchener a Stage Manager An -interesting. incident in the life of Lord Kitchener was recorded some years ago by Mr. Hermann" Klein. Re- fermg,. to, the-rehearsals ��������� of "Human- Nature"'at Drury Lane, in-the days of the late Sir Augustus Harris, Mr. Klein says: "Actively-assisting in arranging an African fight was a gencleman 'in a frock-coat and tall hat, of undeniable military appearance, who impressed me both, by his quiet, masterful manner and the Imperii! bable patience with which he directed manoeuvres to be repeated over,.and .oyer -again .until they were ���������'satisfactorily-executed.' After the rehearsal was concluded I went upon the stage. Augustus Harris was talking to his military adviser. He beckoned me to approach. 'Klein, I want to introduce you to my friend, Major Kitchener, who has been kind enough to come and help me with this "soldiering" work. What.do you think of it? Did you ever see such fighting and marching.on the stage before?" Purchase our 5 and 10 acre fruit lands, or if in need of a home, you have a choice of Houses or Bungalows. i-iYiV* C\ll\r\<������ QlJp A good Business in Abbotsford, now ���������tt������������"*'"nrn-*��������������� Good Manufacturing Site-0^^-;*; I INSURANCE-Fire and Life, see cUallum >&' ���������'rj 1 'J 1 4 i ���������������1 4 t'9 - IS A -.(n-j*._���������������. W4vt- ������������, t^��������� ,������i*���������4#,*������K+4**ii>* >' ! a / m .h' THE ABBOVSPdn'D'lOSni', ABBOTSFORD, ������ c/ > For the wet Weather Ra^n Coats - $4.00 to $10.0Q' Oil Clothing, per garment $2.10 to $3.00 Rubber Boots ,- $4.00 to $7.50 Umbrellas $I.25J to ?2.00 .\ GE C. which they' are immersed" is" u'ru:'u in .order tc secure immunity from'all evil. Spells are uttered'over values and they are inserted as'amulets In the flesh .of men who desire to be immune from wounds inflicted ly sword, spear, or gun. A Beef Firm Offered to Pay the N/carjjgunii Government a Heavy , Rum If Allowed to Permit (lie '' ' Sides of Its ; Warships . ', Placarded with Ads. CLARK,Abbotsford,B.C. II ERCIAL . BBUsagstrzffi&ssonuRnauu^ WESBsaxsxtBismiti j- Mcelroy a Co. LIQUORS, ES AND. CIGARS OF THE BEST QUALITY Ian Cor. Essendene Ave.-' and Oscar St., A striking novelty in what might be cailled political advertisement 'lias just, been hit upon by an English M.P. -."Wishing to, draw'attention to the need for ^reform in the present electoral system, he has had a number of blue poles erecled on a conspicuous site in the Strand. .Those poles; which, vary in size from eight inches to twenty-two feet, represent the number of voters In each constituency. Below appears in 'large letters the inscriptions: "Each upright, whatover-its, size, counts the same-in the lobby.- Is this fair?'" And' the thousands of people who have stopped and stared, have, walked .on chucking over ,Lhe neatness of ��������� the Idea." But some of the most startling advertising ideas , have .never gone beyond the idea stage. ���������When the new King. George stamps wore being designed, a well-known firm offered a good many tens of thousands' a year for the right to use the reverse sides Edith���������"There is one thing in particular that I like George for. He always tells me of my faults without the 'least -hesitation. . That was the agreement" I caused him to make." Bertha���������-"Tell me some of'the faults he has found in you." Edith���������"Oh he hasn't found any yet., When I ask him to naine them he always says I'm faultless.". .- STOCK EXCIIANG E' E XPiuTiiSlOA'S AJ Peep at'tlio Hails and /Jrnrs mill ftTeajitog of Shorts nnd Profits ��������� and Selfl'iipr Day ���������Accounts. H������H8<8 wsJiwiTritf^M������^arac3^^ maiRnmamiBaHnMsnm ; ABBCDTSFORD, B. C -��������� Strictly .first-class in���������every respect.' The bar is stocked' with the bestjof wines, liquor"and cigars, ' - ; .- ��������� ��������� RATES, $t.50 TO $2.00 PER DAY PECKHAM 6c HUTJON of the stamps, as well as the blank stamp-paper, as advertising space. The Government, however, firmly declined tlie offer. On Cliffs and Stumps It was a firm of equal enterprise that some fifteen years ago talked of having'' an illuminated advertisement In .gigantic lettering on the\face-of Povor cliffs. The smart firm probably knew quite well that they would never be permitted ' to, but 'the newspaper talk of the,project was a good enough 'advertisement in'itself. , Beef on,Battleships ���������; " : In the U. S.'-A., .laws".in - restraint' of the more blatahfforhi of advertis-' ing are practically"non-existent. Some Of the growing towns of' the West spend money like 'water on advertising their*own merits. One may see train- . Toads carrying -big inscriptions like, ."Here is. another batch ..of wise,men. 'They are settling,down at Portland.'.' In many a town all' the inhabitants pledge themselves- always to. wear a, button-badge -with \ the , town's , name' ;and motto., - ; "��������� i -But probably'tlie most startling idea on .record is'that-of the big Chicago beef firm, .which proposed to pay-the vNicaraguan, Government heavily. if.in ���������return it would permit the sides" of its warships to tell forth the glories of a certain pressed beef. And it was only by a'-n&rrbw ''majority that Nicaragua refused to turn its fleet into sandwich-boards. " ' ' ' In "loom" times' newspapers toll us that "Bulls" are having it all tuolv own way. In bad .times it appears that tho' "Bears" are getting' aiis innings. What, then, are "Bulls" and "Bears." Let us'first glance at the customers to the Stock Exchange. There is the genuine investor, who is.content with anylhing up to 4Vi per cent, and sound security. Next comes a little more difficult man to satisfy. , For ho wants .,5 per cent, on his money and .a. chance .of capital appreciation in his stock or share. Lastly ��������� and J this is the client we are dealing with H. M. "S." CommbnwoauFi' from tlie fate of the Montague when sbe ran. aground In a dangerous place. The battleship Montague was abandoned as a hopeless wreck off the, Cornish coast, but her sister ship, the Commonwealth, was safely got off by the muscular exertion of her crew The Commonwealth ran on to an uncharted rock-when-returning from target,, practice, . and , was badly damaged. She was so nicely balanced in her lodgment, however, that it was decided; after reversing the engines had failed to extricate her. to try the experiment of mustering all the available hands en the extreme aft and setting them to jump in unison! The regular jumping of.- .twentv-five tons -of solidly-bu:it seamen had the/ effect of making the huge vessel rock sea-saw fashion until she gradually floated off with ' the rising-aide. In fifteen, minutes she was afloat, and saved. ������ess" PROPRIETORS, asmmssmma������^, ���������more particularly ��������� there is , the speculator who swarms in the mining, rubber, and oil share markets in active times. He, pays but little regard to any of the question's that are , all important to the other two classes. The speculator delights in possibili-, ties,,probabilities, rumours, prospects,' in fact all the varied ingredients that go to make an appetising meal for a healthy, robust "Bull." A Peep at the "Bulls" and "Bears" A "Bull" is a speculator "for the rise," a purchaser who hopes to sell at a profit, if, possible before the:' settling day comes round, and not one who intends to take the shares off- the market. , He is known as a "stale .bull,",when .after waiting wearily for the rise that never seems to come he sells in disgust. The "Bear" is the, ���������speculator who comes-along'when; he [thinks money can be made by selling; ���������he fattens, of. course, on-the' stale 'bull. "When a successful "Bull" sells ;he. differs from the "Bear" in that .he takes his profits or cuts his losses, ;whereas the "Bear" is- 'only ' just .setting out. to make them. Thus' a ."Bull" taking his profits does so by' 'selling at a higher price what he ibough't 'at 'a lower one. -The "Bear" ;sells'not because he has ^hares in his ;possession upon which he desires,to .realise a profit, but-because ;he. thinks' ;he .can 'sell you-' or -me 'some shares- now. at, say, $15, which before setting '���������day he .can <go iiitd,,,the .market 'and ���������secure at, say,- $10;: the difference between his selling and buying price' is his profit. In effect, he has sold us .something at $15 which he has bought .���������at $10< - But' he, sold" it first taking | -the risk of "covering" himself at a' lower .price before-he is called upon to settle-, up. 'Settling days on the ;Stock,,'Exchange .come round .every A Time of Chaujro.V ' We- are in one of tho great crisis' of the world's history; the era1 of transition is full upon us, and there is no people which is not rocking on its waves. International relations are changing, Empires are being broken up, immemorial systems -are passing away, tstruggles -are threatening 'thac Iwiil' mvcl'/p." Half tbe !iu- man race. ��������� ', / 4? ���������& ���������& 4������ ^ *'* ������������������'>��������� ���������- *���������* ** *. V ��������� " . COSTING , ������������������������ f -.��������� <* ' COLUMN.,.- BA8EBAT/L, _CHECIfKII3, PC10TBALL Baseball Expert 'Mn/ntafns t'uil Voo'.- ball is the Greater Cume , . Known. Christy Matheweon, the "Big Gun" of the Giants, is supposed to favor twojpastimes in (he realm of, sport. The ffrtit'of these is oancball. the next checkers, In both of-which Christy 1b a champion. But, on- the other hand, neither baseball nor'the, game of checkers, holds the"highe9t spot In Christy's ' esteem. Despite' the fa'ct that' he has - achieved the, highest niche in '.all pitching'halls of-fame, the Giant star picks football as the greatest game he ever ,played. <���������' ' "I'd rather play one good game of " football,." Matty replied to a query ��������� along this line, "than a dor en games of "baseball, checkers, or, anything else.' I'm not knocking baseball. It's a great old game, and has done more than.its share for me..Bui fcr all that .- I've" never.-, drawn the thrill nor the pleasure from it I used lo get in'a - moleskin -suit' while h'.'tting' a -line' or, taking-a shot at the goal in a tight'-'/ pinch." JOSE REYERS In the French military, school . at fortaight, 'when everybody,, investors, ���������iflimo q amnll ooWl^.. W.^r. _/i,i_jj._j Sr>ftfllllfltnr<5 "-Rnllo" anr? "DooW" - BUTCHER Pork;1 Mutton; ��������� Heef, Veal,"Pork - Sausages, Weinies - and Balogna always, on hand. Fish every Thursday' Brienne- a small garden was aMotted to each -pupil ,tov be tilled for his exercise. -But.one of them, a stunted; sickly youth, palisaded and entrenched his'portion, and'in this miniature fort he sat and, read .without disturbance. Fifteen years later . this youth had carved Ms wajkto a throne, was making and unmiaksM kings,'was terrorising Europe, ������ancrproving himself not only ,the,< first of all soldiers, but ^a legislator- and. 'constructive statesman beyond compare'.' Who ever : tires of the story of Napoleon? The spell that- he dSast over the Continent in his lief still clings to his name to-day. . ��������� , ' speculators, "Bulls" and settle their transadtibns. "Bea'rs, (Associate Members Can. ��������� Soc. C. E.) .Civil, Engineers R. A. HENDERSON B.' C. LAND . SURVEYOR Oifiec. next P.O.' P. O. Bo-c 1 ! Eyeight Specalist Manufacturing Optician Does tbe Finest Optical' Work. Medical men and others pay tribute to his skill. 7ff3 Granville^ St. VancGu; c.r MONTREAL'. ' THE STANDARD is the National iWeekly Newspaper of the Dominion of Canada. It is' national in all its aims. a en Years Ago. It was just ten years ago that Argonauts defeated Ottawa .and won the Ontario championship. The Argo team that day was as follows: Full-, back, Irving Ardagh; right half-back, Hardisty; centre half, Percy Darling; left half, Henderson; quarter, Russell Britton; scrummage, Phil Boyd THE FIGHTING, TURK T The Turk is a great fighting-man, perhaps' the best in the .world that is,- on land, for as ' a sailor he has never shone. ��������� Within the last fifty years mighty 'Russia has tried to heat, him-twice (dn 1854 and 1877) and failed signally on each occasion. The way Turkey put p>add to Greece's' account in 1897 is fresh within most people's memory: He is a great fighter' because he is physically a strong man. The Turkish peasantry, from- whom the Army is recruited, have to work hard for a bare living, and there is no room ' among them for weaklings. Therefore, the Turkish soldier is capable of tremendous feats of 'endurance,' and can live on nothing, or next door to it. Then he is accustomed to fighting almost from babyhood. On the WHY 'CHILDREN ASK. QUESTIONS One ' of ���������' the ���������' Most . Interesting arid Valuable of Our. InsJncts is Curiosity'and This Feeling of Wonder is a'Worthy' Fact About Human ." Race. ' ' ������ (right), 'Joe Wright (centre), Bauty fg m ���������,.. '' Russell' (left); wings Langton On- f?nqler,S an*,ln the co"n'try districts side right), Bill Brant (left), Leslie ^Z^ '* ^^ trOUb,e It uses the most expensive engrav- WIIboh (middle right), Pud Kent Death in battle fas no t(,Pm���������"fa > (captain, left), Chummy Hill (outside v,< * I oattie nas no terrors for tographs from j rlght)| chadwick (left); flying wing hl���������' f������'r���������by lm rellsi0n H assurea Mm ���������Dr.r.mnn+01. nor,*-., o.. ii __j -r^ ,' or paianise. ings, procuring the phot all over the .world. Its articles are carefully selected and its editorial policy is thoroughly Independent. <��������� A subscription 'to" The Standard costs $2.00 per year to any addrfess in Canada or Great Britain. TRY IT, FOR 1912! Montreal Standard Publishing Co., Limited, Publishers. Parrnenter. Banty Russell and Pud Kent are the only two ^ho have played in this season's games. Burmese Spoils. Borne curious sidelights on the Bur- man's character are contained in a report on the work of the Archaelo- With the Boxers ' Ray Temple, the Milwaukee light- ���������-* ��������� "<= au;uaeio. weight, is-going to Australia to box Bical Survey in Burmab. It is stated (for Promoter Mcintosh. that the Burman highly prizes the ��������� After ..his recent bout with Bob following gems���������ruby, diamond or Mcha, Bill Papke said that he was crystal, pearl, coral, topaz, sapphire, through with the game for good. . ., cat's eye, amethyst, and emerald. Col- Mat Wells' has returned to hisV'lectively they ward off sickness' or home in England and will perhaps be danger. The feat's eye is supposed matched to meet Packy McFarland to secure invulnerability in war. Iain London. ' cantatious are muttered over some or S, *~ ��������� The whole of the doing part of our nature depends, in. the ''first place, upon a most' important' fact of our nature, which is that we possess in- js'fcthcts.- All these instincts exist in order to serve our lives'in one \way. or.-another, and their special business is to urge us to action. When we thus act' un'der't'he influence of an in: stihet we- commonly have 'ascertain kind of feeldng or emotion, which corresponds'with the instinct that is at work. One of the moat interesting and valuable of our instincts is curiosity. In the history of the long-line of beings who have produced .us, .'curiosity is a high instinct and one that is'late in appearing. We do not find it among the lowest animals, but. it is conspicuous in the highest kinds' of monkeys. The particular' kind of feeling or emotion that goes with the mdcmot of curiosity is what we call wcuder. Thus, when we ask a question of ourselves, we often say: "I wonder why" so-and-so: And this instinct grows, as mankind grows, from the most trivial curiosity about trivial things until it leads men to devote their whole lives to the discovery of the laws and wonders of Nature. Children, therefore, ask questions because they are human, and because the possession of the instinct of onr- iosity and the feeling of wonder is a very great and worthy fact about the human race. Without it we should not be driven on to learn and to know, and without knowing cur place iri the world would not be nearly so safe as it is. The trouble 'is that so many of us stop asking questions when we grow up. . The sensational Mexican Featherweight who set the boxinc world afire by his string-of knock cuts until he ������?il h'3 WaterI������o froai Johnny KHbane. r._, ---*-������"���������~ "���������--"���������.".'*u "'^1 some or me rnythmic jumping of thrpp ^^_l alL QJ these stone.s and the water,, fc J Hundred_.ancL fif JylwuVSSuS. saved Jumping Jack Tars The rhythmic jumping of three PRINCETON UNI VE?LSi;T'i Princeton University is led bv Caot. Hart, who last year plajed with a special head gear. His nock was sup. posed to be broken, but it wasn't Some of the llgameais were torn Hart tore the Harvard line to pieces and downed the backs for losses, repeatedly. paying beside Hart, at left guard, is Wilson, who played with h's rirht arm strapped to. his side as the result of torn ligaments. He was michtv effective. ' Bloomenthal is the Princeton center. He is built close to the ground and is fast. Phillips, at right tackle, has been one of the powerful men in the remarkable defense that stopped Harvard's rushes and forced the crimson backs to kick, time and again. ������fiB ABBOTSFORD POST, , Messrs Scotwold, McGowah ' and Laird believe they broke the record from Abbotsford to Westmiiir ster last week, malting the journey in, 4% hours. Of course/ some people said they walked. Mr. Paul .Taylor who used lo he head (planerman at the mill paid a visit to AbbotaifoTld this week accompanied by his brother 'J. E. Taylor from Seattle. J. E. Taylor liked the place so well that he bought 5 acres as 4 sample. WMMMUHHHUUMiaAMUMMtf MnfT-MMirrim^ir���������i r���������" HMiMNMMlH* E. A. Chapman, ha&j arrived back in Toronto and is boosting Abbot*-, ������t.V Shaughnessy inten-ds to bring his wife and family to Abbotsford and settle down here. Let them -ill come., G. D. Brymer manager 67 the Bank of Montreal, with a parly of friends spent ��������� a few hours iu Abbotsford on Saturday. Mrs. B. J. Gernaey is expected to return from her holidays spent wim her parents at White Roek> Mr. Harry Eby has secured a position in the customs office here , A dance is advertised to take place on Saturday evening August 31st in the,Maple Leaf Hall. Good "music and a social evening is expected. Big doin's' in the Maple Leaf Hail on September ith. Mrs. A. ' C. Sparrow,' son and daughter of Calgary, Alta., are the guests of Mr. an'd; Mrs. J. J. Sparrow. ��������� _���������. ���������e Read the ad. ol J. J. Sparrow and govern- yourself accordingly Fresh Cakes,. and Pastry: Buy our home made Bread. Phone up and the w a g,on will call. The ALBERT LEE, PROPRIETOR znc aaaqigBiigH^^ MANGOLS ,( $12.00 Quack ! Quack ! There was.a little man and he had a little gun. He bought his gun and shells from H. Alanson, the hardware man, and shot a little duck thro' the head. His motto was, of course, to buy U. M. C. Shells ano! be sure of his bird. - lust a Word to the Ladies .' ''���������/ ' : Purchase one of our MaleaSle Steel Ranges; something that will last a lifetime. Prices right. Hardware and Furniture &&' ..,'U, The "Dr." has a smile that won't come off an'd sa;ys that" the birth of a son and heir on .a Sunday is a good oman. , Mr.'S. Brooke has a notice, out that his store will be closed ,on Labor Day. '' It is likely all places of business ���������will be closed on,' Monday. Mrs. Shephard an'd Miss Eiia Shephard returned from Kootenaj tiii's week. Mr. S. J. Bates, of the Abbotsford Creamery is a busy man these days. He says he can sell more but ter than he can make. The quality speaks for itself. BORN���������TO Divand'AIra. T. Swift, oaf Sunday, a son. Mrs. Chapman is visiting; friends at Now Westminster. <��������� ������ ' Mr. A. McCallum who has been confined to the house for. a couple of weeks with lagrippe is able to be around again.. Mr. L. 'Chapman has been on the sick list for a few days, but h rapidly recovering. Silver Tip has a new hobby. Ask him about it. He> says it has made him five years younger. Mr. A. McCallum has been appointed local agent for the Standard 'Securities Com)P'<ny��������� . which deals in real estate in northern B. C. LEAVING FOR THE EAST SDHN Messrs Dan McGillivray and Lea DeLair are expecting to take a trip east in a few days. -These' two young men have been reai-i dents of this district for twoyeaiti and are leaving many friends behind who wish for their happy return. They leave shortly after the dance on the 6th of next month. There may be a couple of cheap horses and buggies for sale "hi I town, .'������������������ E. & G. de la GIRODAY St. Ann's Poultry Farm Proprietors - . ^ ��������� Abbotsford, B. C mms& mm ' Anyone wanting lessons in roller skating are earnestly requested, to apply to M e, The Abbotsford. . Bro! "Silver Star" Brown, borrowing a prize bird from St. Ann's Poultry Yards, Abbotsford, to show at the Pair at Huntingdon would surely not be fair, but it woa������l sure be a big boost for Huntingdon. Will Steal Fall Fair, Yet be used as a ��������� carriage and paint- shop under the management.of;Mi*. Geo.Zeigler. .The enterprise of Mr. McMenemy is certainly to, be commended, and "he-is 'sure-to reap ins i e ward in increased business. , -> "i \ GOooutunue-d -From Page OneJ prominent citizens awaiting, a leader to set them to work. A .few hundred, dollars could be collected in. (half a day, for prize money by an energetic committee. The prize money would, attract the crowd. Will the secretary break the ice by calling a meeting of the members at an early date? S NEW PREMISES SOON Mr. J. K, McMenemy will move into his new ^blacksmith shop thid week. He will have. one of the {Largest and eiriest shops in the Fraser Valley. The upstairs will When.next your watch needa at-: tentiom leave.it with Campbell, the Abbotsford Watch-maker! Shop located iri Clark's Gents' Furbishing store. Great Moral Question Mr. Alexander, the evangelist, tells the following story :��������� "There were two darkies over in my country naniod Moses and Ephraim,, who went out one night to:- rob a hen-roost. Moses -planted the ladder, climbed up the tree where the chickens were roosting, grabbed them round the, neck one by one, and handed them^aown to Ephraim, who put them In a?"'bag. About a dozen had been bagged when Moses eud- idenly stopped the proceedings. '"What's the matter. Brother 'Moses?' asked Ephraim. "���������Tse jea' been thinkln'. whether, now you and me's members ob de church, it's right for us to take all dis yer man's chickens..' '"Brudder Mose,' said Ephraim, 'dat's . a; great moral question which you .an''i'ain't got time to wrastle wid. Pass down anudder yaller-leg!'" WANTED���������Ladies to do p^in and light sewing at home, whole or spare time, good pay, work sent any distance; charges .prepaid: ���������send stamp .for full particulars. National [Manufacturing Company, Montreal. X H. JONES Builder and Contractor Estimates Given Free Pihone Connection Mission City Dried Brewers' Grain In Any Quantity, Great Feed for Dairy Cattle J���������J. SPARROW, prop. sue Has at area. It was her. first sea voyage.. She was continually troubling the officers about'whales. A dozen times a day she besought one, or other of the/crew to call her. if a whale was in sight At last,, the captain getting somewhat impatient, said to ^her, "But, madam, why do you. concern yourself so much about whales?" "Captain," she answered, "I want to see a whale blubber. It must.be very impressive to see such a large sea monster crying." Painting, Sign Writing " General repair work J. E. PARTON Abbotsford B. C Good Storage Room for . Furniture. WANTED . Reliable men with selling ability and some knowledge pf.lJie iruit business or Nursery' Stock, to. represent us in British Columbia ap local and general agents. Liberal inducements) and permanent, position for the right men* Write for full particulars. STONE i WELLINGTON The Foothill Nurseries. (Established 1837) Miss Damon will be soon located in her new brick store at the old location on Garfield street. In the meantime the fine new stock of millinery is on display in the old store at its new location on Cleveland street. Drop in and inspect the New Fall Styles ' 9 An Evidence, of Chinese Awakening. G. Davidson,, who for 25 years has been engaged In educational' work in China, gives this typical incident as illustrating the viewpoint of the mod- ���������ern Chinaman as aroused by the revolution. A British teacher in phe of ,the schools of Chengtu, we are told, Jwas ��������� pointing with, pride, before his inative geography class, to. the many !red colored possessions of -Great ;Britsain> when he was stopped by ���������shouts from the little Chinese "pupils :of: l ' ' ' .'��������� "You stole them." ��������� We are further told that in con- Jnectlon with the propaganda of the ^revolutionary party there has been ���������'circulated a poster depicting ��������� the 'swallowing of Egypt by Great Britain. HARRON BROS. Embalmers and Funeral Directors Vancouver, Office and chapel 1-034 Granville- Stv, Phone 3486 Worth Vancouver, Office : and, Chapel���������116 2nd St. Phone 131. STRAYED���������Red yearling hiaifer on- 'to my place dm 3rd 'March^ O tfn- er can have 'same by paying ex- pe<n>se&y W. L. Barrett, odd Canrpr bell place, iClearbroak Road. Apples for Sale 1st grade-Yellow Transparent,���������;���������- $1.7.5 per box. 2nd.grade Yellow Transparent, ������������������ -��������� ' $1.30 per box. , The 2nd. grade are small or are slightly spotted. No windfalls. Free delivery in town. GEO. HAYES, Post "Office, Abbotsford. For the Residence, Store or Office. For Factories and Industrial Plants Sumas, Washington Convenience Comfort Economy Attention will b,e aiven to all aDDlications lor service from our lines. Address all .enquiries to Light and Power Department Holden Block, Vancouver. iritish Columbia Electric Railway to" m w ���������m m
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Title | The Abbotsford Post |
Publisher | Abbotsford, B.C. : J.A. Bates |
Date Issued | 1912-08-30 |
Description | The Abbotsford Post was published in Abbotsford, in the Fraser Valley region of southwestern British Columbia. The Post was published and edited by John Alexander Bates, and it was the first paper targeted specifically at the Abbotsford area. The paper has since been bought and sold a number of times, and continues to be published to this day under the title of the Abbotsford News. |
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Notes | Print Run: 1910-1924 Frequency: Weekly |
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Date Available | 2011-10-05 |
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