Open Collections

 '���������-���������'"V^'V    >  1 f^:,'  1; 'ii'  ,    X  *���������*  n-J.  ������������������tf'  .51  T     , t'  -     "'  v ,, >   .'   -  * -*.^'.; / foy%.>:i.$&&���������&��������� ���������>������������������'  .V'"< -.1  ',    ��������� *: ''':^j'^::;)m;',o)'v.,''^^;.'.  \  ��������� \  t  .<"���������".  ���������-.* -;<;-  ���������\     -  ���������-���������'"���������    K- -���������-  A >r'" .j-n. V&y  C.  *     i      v1  ?  ��������� J',  P:  With which is incorporated "The Huntingdon Star"  Vol. XV., No. 11.  A.BBOT&FORD, B��������� C.   FRIDAY,   JANUARY 18,    1918  ^|g|to8      $1.00 per Year  CI  *mw������mwiM8aEB^g^  MISSION W. I.  HOLD  ANNUAL MEETING  The annual meeting of Mission  Women's Institute was held in the  Agricultural Hall on Thursday, January 10, 1918. Owing to stormy  weather only sixteen members were  present. Directors appointed for  1918. Mrs. Mandale, Mrs. Stuart,  Mrs. Osborne, Mrs. Portsmouth and  Mrs. Rcado.  The Secretary's, Treasurer's and  Auditor's reports were read. Great  praise is due to our Red Cross committee for the splendid work they  have done during the year under the  very able management of Mrs. Keeves  $1411.52 has been raised luring the  year for Red Cross purposes, $125 9.-  7 4 expenditures leaving a balance of  $151.78 on December. 31st.  The following supplies have been  made and shipped during the year to  Red Cross Headquarters, Vancouver:  120 flannelette operating socks; 121  pairs pyjamas; 276 pairs socks; 81  filled comfort bags. 5Go various  banadages; 63 hot water bottle bags;  174. treasure bags; 20 surgical shirts  28 stretcher caps; 15 wash cloths; 20  French caps and 18 handkerchiefs;  105 parcels were shipped to our local  boys overseas this Christmas season,  each containing socks, cake, home  made candy, cigarettes, etc. Thirty-  seven boxes of apples -wer,������ collected  and forwarded to Westminster to be  sent overseas, also 4 boxes were sent  to Military Convalescent Hospital.  $25.00 was sent in response to an  appeal from Military Convalescent  Hospital for assistance and $118.S5  was collected on.. British Red Cross  Tag Day and sent to Headquarters,  Vancouver.  Fifty news'budgets have been made  up by our committee and sent overseas during the year. Tho I ted Cross  committee extend an invitation to  ladies of the district to attend Red  Cross Sewing Meeting held every  Tuesday afternoon in their rooms  over Mr. Lawrence's store.  Our programme committee has pi'e  pared a very interesting programme  for the year and we shall be pleased  to welcome new members or visitors  at our meetings which are held fourth  Thursday in every month in the  Agricultural hall.  A resolution was passed at annual  meeting that no iced cake3 are to be  served by hostesses at Institute  meetings during the period of the  war. Will members who were not  present please note this.  Mr.   and   Mrs.-  Percy   Wilson,   old  timers   here,   have   taken   up   their  residence again,    necessitating    Mr.  and Mrs. James King moving.    They  have- gone into  tho house  formerly  occupied by Mi'. Jas: Higginson.,Mr.  VVlison is looking ��������� exceptionally "well.  Pte. Stewart',''McPhee'was home for  : two  weeks, holidays, his mother ac~  I companying  him. as far as Vancouver on his return to Victoria.  M.r and- Mrs. E. Scotsvold and  daughter have gone to Tacoma, W. to  reside. They will be missed very  much. Mr. Scotsvold lias been here  a  number of'years.  Mr. and Mrs. Wiggins,have moved  into the .house ��������� occupied by the  Scotsvold family and Mr. and Mrs.  Clarence McCallum have gone into  the house vacated by the Wiggin's  We wonder if another bride - and  groom will take the cottage?  Mr. and Mrs. Chas.'' Bell have  moved back to Eburne.  Mr. and Mrs. Boyd are back from  their visit to tho east, both looking  well.  Mrs. Flrlotte has had her two sisv  ters visiting her.  Mr. Morley is back in' town. He  is taking Mr. '.McGowan's position  in the office during Mr. McGowan's  absence in Calfornia. Word has been  received from Mr. McGowan in Seattle, , where ��������������������������� lie- saw '.'Lord.'.'...Davie,  and   Geo.   Blair.'  Mr. and Mrs. -Dan Smith and girls  and" Mrs. Dave Campbell have been  having holidays with their .mother  at Mt. Lehman.  Mr". Alder accompanied Miss Emily  back to Abbotsford to start school  again, after two weeks holiday at  home."'  Mr. McClannaghan had a few days  holidays in Seattle.  ��������� Mr. .Weaver has moved his .famii.e  ���������back to Vanciuver where he is working at his occupation of shipbuilding. Mrs. Weaver will b3 missed  very much as she was a god worker  in the Ladies' Aid.  Mr. Thomas is so busy now with  Western Canada Co he is staying  in Mission City now.   ���������  Mr. McCabe from Skyhomish has  been visiting, at Mr. Thomas, and  left with his wife for home.  Miss Urquhart is expected back to  resume her duties- in ,the school on  ��������� Monday."  A surprise party was given on Mr.  H. Alanson on Wednesday evening,  when 25 ladies and gentlemen gi\-  thered at the home of Mr. and Mrs.  King and all took Mr. Alanson by  storm.    All had an enoyable time.  The W. A. social will be held on  Thursday of next week instead of  Friday. They have giveii over their  night to the Ladies' Aid of the  other church for their Scotch concert.  The Ladies. Aid was held at the  home of Mrs. Kenedy on Wednesday  afternoon. A large number were  present.  .FRUIT GROWERS'  .FA VOir ORIENTALS  INDUCTION OF NflJW JIIXISTHIt  The induction of the Rev. Wm.  Robertson, 13. A., late of Rossland  was held in the Presbyterian church  at Abbotsford on Tuesday evening  last. The Rev. E. G. Thompson,  moderator of Presbytery, presided  and inducted tlie new minister, the  Rev. Duncan Campbell of Chilliwack  preached the sermon, the Rev.-C. McDiarmid addressed the congregation  and the Rev. J. L. Campbell, the former pastor, and clerk of ihe Presbytery addressed the minister. There  was. a large attendance of the congregation and after the services  which were exceedingly interesting  and profitable the new minister and  his people were introduced by the  Rev. J. L. Campbell and their Presbytery, eider Mr. Alexander McCallum, dffer which refreshments wei-  served b'y the ladies and asocial time  was enjoyed. The Rev. und Mrs. I.  L. Millar and a few friends from  Clayburn as well as representatives  from Huntingdon congregation attended the induction. Mr. Robertson  begins work of his new charge under very favorable conditions and  will conduct the services on Sunday  next.  Vcitoria, Jan.- 17.���������By a  standing vote of 33 to 5 the  assembled delegates to tlie 28  annual meeting of' the B. C.  Fruit Growers Association went  on record here this morning as  favoring the introduction of indentured labor.  The association will immediately petition the Dominion  government to provide legislation permitting .such a means  of labor supply to be operative  during the war, and for such  time thereafter as may be deem  ed proper. It is to be distirict-  lly understod that such labor  would be under strict supervision and for agricultural purposes, only.'       '  The discussion on the general  subject of labor commenced at  2' o'clcok yesterday afternoon  L. E. Taylor of Kelowna stat-..  ing the case for the indentured  labor. '��������� ' ;  His material was based upon  personal experience of the system in South Africa and his  pleading was assisted by his  knowledge of the difficulties,  he as a farmer had experienced  during the last season not-to  mention the dark outlook for  the future, unless the problem  was quickly solved.  From a twenty years' experience of life in China and  close understanding of the Oriental, his attitude towards the  white races and his vision of  the future, J. Huntley of Pen-  ticton urged    with    eloquence  and feeling that no steps be  taken to bring ;n the China1  men under the proposed system  The yellow peril to Mr. Huntley  was no myth, and if in assisting this means to aereat a despotism today there were sown  the seeds of a much greater  calamity to the white races in  the future, the price would be  too great.  CONTEST IN MATSQUI  There will be a contest for Reeve  in  Matsqui,     Alexander    McCallum,  who  has just concluded two yean*'  service  in  that   office    and' Walter  Towlan one of the old timers of the  district,  and  who  previously servea  eleven years on -the council, having  accepted nomination. In Ward Two  there will be a fight, Councillor McLean of Mt. Lehman being opposed  by Peter R. Keay, also of Mt. Lehmaa  Ward Four will have to choose between  Councillor  John  T.   Aish,   of  Matsqui and William Elliot, of Matsqui.  .The candidates for Wards One and  Three were elected by acclamation,  Councillor M. Z. Melander going bac������:  for another year, and Councillor Hal-  let S. Phinney, of Clayburn also being accorded that honor .without opposition for Ward Three .,  ' The school board was returned by  acclamation.'- .      *   "  TREE PLANTING  Women are not allowed; to  knit in New York court rooms  The lawyers complain that every time tlie knitters drop a  stitch they lose the thread of  their arguments.  Those tanks seem to have little trouble getting next to the  Huns, but the latter are utterly  unable to get next to the tanks.  An Italian discovered America and placed it on the, map. A-  merica will not permit the  home of its discoverer to be  wiped off the map.  A social and concert will be held  in the Masonic Hall, Friday, Jan 2 5  Bobby Burns anniversary. Mrs.  Campbell and Rev. Mr. Brace of  Vancouver  will  be present.  flints are giveii as to .the, best  meth"od"~df planting cottohwood  Manitoba maple, laurel ; leaf,  willow white ash and Russian  Willow.  1. Plunge the roots of the  tree into a bucket of coid water  for a few minutes before planting.  2. The roots of the tree must  no tbe exposed to the sun and  wind.   They should   be    kept,  moist by covering with a sack  or similar material until planted.  3. The holes should.be dug  large enough to permit theroots  of the trees to spread out in u  natural position. N  4. The tree should not be  planted too deeply���������one or-two  inches deeper than previously  planted is enough.  5. Work fine soil around  the roots and press the ground  firmly when planting.  6. Ground should be kept  level and not' raised up around  tree.  7. Water the tree thoroughly after planting.  S. Provide a stake or stout  stick for each tree. This should  be driven firmly into the ground  about six inches from the stem  on the west side of thhe tree.  Cloth or "some soft material  that will not injure the bark  should be used to secure the  tree to the support.  SCHOOL MEETING THIS  AFTERNOON IN THE HALL  ,-A public meeting to discujs school  matters."was held in the hall this afternoon with A. M. Verchere as chairman. The attendance was small, but  most school trustees were present.  A motion that the Municipal and  School accounts be kept separate and  that status of the school accounts be  obtainable at any time.  That the grounds around school  buildings in Mission City be at once  levelled and used a splay grounds.  "* -",., lAi-.".*. -Tm.v; ywdmftaBHiaaB  h<^lv J& ViW*W f*i 9 *���������** *ifl . i ii i     i.A.pf*a������  |jt in/ii. mmimKu  ;a~rjj  THE ABBOTSFORD POST. ABBOtSFORt), B. O  THK AUJJOTSFORD POST  Pom i  fc*ubiianwu    e>ci;.s ,.,1','i'jau.y > uy/tho  i-'Liuiisliinf  C^������if^"y. : '���������  A Wet Ii l J JuuJiia. Uu t.wLeii i<* ..tUu inter-  e������ia  ul' AUbutniora  ujuu iui* .^jiicXJiit;, iJls-  KILL. ' ' ' .      '  ���������k.a������ui'U-f*u&,,K������w������n "*ft*l5 K^*n- .*">������>-���������  pliculiou  t.ii.UAii ALiVWKT.idJ,NQ-r4.a.������������MiU .'ijoi'  line ior nrsL li.w.t.'rUob, u.iul fc <ueuL������ a mie  lor ull aiut������i>cnuciil ooiutoculivo ln������������rUon������.  Our Skitobol*tii���������Wultkwr for jior Agin  bJko     uruvOiUi������itiul>.  KK1DAyTTaNUAUv"Ts/Tyi8 ' ���������  .t'-ATifuk   Ut'    CAM (Hi L'X AG'ti  1-Jow the '���������i'.'auier of (Jamou  flage" was considerea a -"nut"  and treated with contempt' by  uio Bricisn War Ouice during  the first two years of the war  when' he was trying to give  them information which they  now consider invaluable is one  of the interesting stories oi  bureaucratic inefficiency which  is just coming to the surface,  writes Basil Manley in the Sp.o-  kanes.man-Review.  .Abbott H. Thayer, GS.Ameri-  cu.ii artist, is now, respected by  the British army as the .greatest-  living camouf lager. -;  But in 1914 when he went to'  London to offer freely all ;his  wonderful knowledge of .military concealment he was. shunted from bureau to bureau, from  petty chief,to petty.chief,-.as -\  "harmless old crank."  For more than-; thirty-years  Thayer has been studying-'how-  birds and animals, concealed  themselves from the .closest 'ota'-  servation by blending with the  landscape and in iS96 had pub-,  lished an authoritative .treatise  on the subject. ..More.than that  ho was a.distinguished artist,  twice president of the-Society oE  American'Artists,, and knew all  about color blending.  As soon as war was declared  Thayer realizing, the importance of camouflage in warfare,  sailed for.England to tell, the  British about it To demonstrate  his ideas he. carried with him  some freakish suits with colored patches sewed all oyer theiri  in imitation of the different  birds. He was. erady to. show  just how the trick of "fading'  into the landscape". . could be  done. But it.was these freak  suits that queered him with the  War Office. If he had put on a  frock coat and a silka htt and  carried a gold-headed cane, he  might have been _ welcomed.  In the meantime French,artists were -gradually developing  the art of camouflage but they  were making slow progress, because they didn't know the secrets of the birds and the animals which Thayer had discovered years before.  Nevertheless, they were show  ing what could be done in concealing guns and men, and final  Jy the British began to catch on  Now Thayer is looked upon as  one of the most valuable men in  England and everything is .being done to make, up for lost  time.  Word has been received chat Pte.  Israel is among the soldiers to return the end of this week.  ���������MMMMMMjimimimiiamw^  HAY AND TEAMING  LAND   CLEARING  OR CONTRACTING  T. E. CUTLER  MISSION  CITY  STABLES  Washington Street  Private Telephone  MaamtmaifKgagBBBaaa  .$ e r v i c'.e^.r^"  (COURTEOUS attention,to your needs wherever you *������ay  ' travel is something you appreciate,; and bem|;.a Jj.ortt  ^owrreivyoucangetit:*. -You are always "among:frienda.  There are more than 700 Ford,-Dealer,Service. Stations  . .throughout-Canada.   -These are always within eaay reach; of  " Ferd owners-for gaaoline,   oil,; tires,.,repairs,:,a^8S<>ries,  ' expert advice or motor adjustments.  The cost of Ford Service is as remarkably low as the .cost  . of the car itself. Nineteen of the most"called.forcparts,cost  "  only $5 40     Just compare this with.the coat of ;spare.lparta  ���������for other cars-and you will realize -the advantage ofciowmng  a Ford.  Runabout  Touring  THE UNIVERSAL CAR  F. 0. B. FORD, ONT.  : $475  ���������$.495'  ABBOTSFORD   DISTRICT BOARD  OF   TRADE  ^President, Hope Alanson    Secretary, N. Hill  of Abbotsford, B. C.  Meeting Held First Monday of Each Month  Write the secretary regarding manufacturing sites /  4 with unexcelled shipping facilities and cheap power  ;. or information regarding the farm and fruit lands of  the district, and industries already established.  J  :-A  'JfJI  Miss O'Neil has returned to Cumberland after spending tbe holidays  v/ith her parents here.  ^  jBBHBSBHRSBB  : aeaiaBssBiW'tiwgwraffiwa  Manager Crist of the Mission Telephone Company, has resigned.  Mr. John*Stokes is    visiting  parents here for a few days.  his  BECAUSE  THE  EIGHT  PEOPLE ARE *:;:.  LOOKING FOB. YOUR'AD. :;  If you COULD (although, OF COURSE, you >  can't) stop every man.you meet on th.e str.eets .;  asd ask: "Do you want to buy a painof shoes?"-^  (Or any other kind of goods) You might find' ���������  half a dozen who would say "Yes.", -P.erhaps.-not,,  one of these, however, would want to buy the  article you want to sell. ]',..,',  If your advertisement, however,"Were-v,to* be^  printed .in. these columns. this .week;.,, it ..would; '  "stop" EVERY MAN IN TOWN WHO; WANTS .:,  TO BUY. SHOES, OR CLOTHES,;; OR ' ANY *  OTHER ARTICLE���������and it wouldn;t^|stoD^anY-r;  one who didn't want to buy- Th^t44he?beauty ^  of the advertising way of finding, a buyer,;,v;(The.^  ad. finds the buyer through the simple, process of ���������:-������,  being easily and readily found BY.the buyer- -f: "  And if, among the prospective! buyers yof '.gQpds,  there is one to whom your goods would be a^bar* ;  gain, and your ad. is a convincing pne^youllLseir,.  what you want to sell.  (THIS SPACE FOR SALE)  cSSSESSS  How   About Your  1 FIRM IS OFTEN JUDGED  BY ITS STATIONERY. WHY  HAVE CHEAP PRINTING  WHEN WHEN YOU CAN  GET NEAT PRINTING DONE  ON GOOD PAPER AT THIS  OFFICE, ALMOST AS CHEAP  AS PLAIN PAPER. BRING IN  Y:UR ORDERS FOR  S  setter  I  iatements,  AS THIS PLANT IS THE ONLY UP-TO-DATE PLANT IN  THE DISTRICT ORDERS CAN  BE FILLED WHETHER BIG  OR SMALL, AND AT PRICES  AS REASONABLE AS IN   THE  CITIES JUST AS GOOD AS  WORK TOO. IF YOU HAVE  A LARGE  ger  IT  CAN BE  DONE  AT  THIS  OFFICE ON SHORT NOTICE.  HAVE THE FRASER VALLEY RECORD  :T0 YOUR. FRIENDS.   $1.00 Per Year.  SENT  Printer and Publisher  MIISSION CTY, B 3  ������0ST  ���������j?  f  -f. i  ���������i THE ABBOTSFORD POST, ABBOTSFORD. B. O.  res*  t  lit I .HIT    1  ���������f"M������  AND DISTRICT  aaeansKiauSBiEn  wmagBiaKJaKUMiaucratsffmi  otsrord and Uistnct has done magnificently in sendm;  ier sons to  or tne rreeaom ana ngnts o  mpire an  e  >,'  S3  .. The following are the names:  W. A. Ferguson, killed.  I-I. E. Lloyd, killed.  J. McDonald, killed.  H. R: Gray, killed.  E. 0. Collinson, killed.  A. Ames, killed.  J. F. Green, killed.  Chas. Wooler,  (Killed)  A. Witchell  (Killed)  M. Mallalue (Killed)  R. Hughes (Killed)   -  H. Green (Killed)  0. Kidwell, killed.  - John Gillen, (Killed)  Sergt..' C. T. McPhee  (K'l'd)  Geo. Knox, died,-pneumonia. ���������  A. J. Munro, (Prisoner)  L. Trethewey, (Gassed)  Wm. Morgan (Invalided)  S. McPhee (Wounded)  D. Campbell,  (Wounded)  Albert Davenport (Wound'd).  F. Brown, invalided.  Sid Montgomery (Killed)  J. L. Sansom, (Returned)  Joe Mathers (Killed)  Arthur Croke,  (Prisoner)  E. A. Chapman (Killed)  T. M. Hutton, .Killed) M. M.  Stanley Attwood (Killed)  ���������A. C. Dudden (Shell Shock)  M. W. Copeland (Gassed) M.C  A. F. Flumefelt (Killed)  Robert Gillen (Wounded)  G. N. Gillett (returned)  G. Gough (Gassed)  A.-Healey (Returned)  C. Hulton-Harrop, M. C.  Fred Knox (Wounded)  P. D. McLagan (Killed)  J. C. Parton (Killed)  A. Pegram, (Wounded)  Maj. B. Pottinger (Killed)  B. W. Suthern (Pris. of War)  Walker Wallace (Wounded)  J. Welch (Died of Wounds)  Percy Wilson, (Returned)  Maulius Zeigler (Returned)  A...G. Adams.  E.. Anderton.  J.Aitken.  H. Arnold.  F. Beale.  Steve "Beebe  G. Bayes.    l  . Hilliard Boyd.  Ed Barrett. -  J. -BousfieTd:  W. Bowman.  A. A. ;F.;Callan.  J. H. Campbell  W.. Campbell..  Tom Campbell.  E. Chamberlain.  Alex. Chisholm  Fred Colbourne  T. Davis.  T. Donnelly.  J. Downie.  Paul Dutase  Andy Ellwood.  Wm. ��������� Evans.  Normam Evans  Geo. Fadden  A. A. Fermodr.  J. Fermor  S.-Finch.  "  J.-Fraser,  Clarence Gazley.  D.v.Geddes.,  E. B.rdeia Giroday  H. Gordon.  H. Grimley; ..  J. Hands. .>'������* ���������'.- ..-"  G. E. Hayes.  A. Hicks.  0. Hicks.  Robt. Higginson  Matt Higginson.  A. Hill-Tout.  Charles Hill-Tout  Willie Hill-Tout  V. Hulton-Harrop.  K. Huggard.  Ed Hunt   .���������������  .Wm. Hunt  J I. Johnston.  J. Kirkbride.  S. Knott.  Henry Knox.  W. Laird.  Geo. E. Leary  Roy1 Mains  David Mathers     ;.  T. Mawson.  Frank McCallum  J. McCormack.  Kenneth McGilivray.  Stewart McGillivray  H. McKinnon  Win. Mclntyre  Matt Nelson.  Peter Pearson.  T. Perks.  R. Peters.  T. Porter  S. Ramsay  John Rhodes  M: Rhodes.  N. Rucker  Geo. Sharp.  Robt. Sim.  H. Skipworth.  John Sinclair.  R. Smart.  T. Smeeton.  H. D. Straiton  A. Teng.  W. W. Thaw  T.- Usher..  . Walker Wallace  Gordon Walters  Harold Walters  Thos. Walters  Andrew Wells  A. Williams,  Jo. Willett  J. 0. Williams.  Percy Wilson.  Warren Welch        ���������   '  are we, who are left behind, going to contribute  towards the Canadian ratnohc r und, as our share  to equal the sacrifice of those who have died or en~  isted tor Overseas service.  ive a monthly subscription.  iPPPiPPPi^PPP*  y  ** THE ABBOTSFORD POST, ABBOTSFORD, & 6.  ^Ummtrttkr  i������������iaMiwN������������ii4^iiiMrv ^���������xm'mm.tqrn  PERSONALS'  POST-MORTEM ON i".AURIER  ;1  Miss Percivul lias UiUou ohargc^of  a si'.hol  iu;;u' Cumberland,   V.  1.-.  ��������� On Moml;;y ut Vnncouvor Miss  Murphy and Mr. ltoliorl Johnson, o'r  .Mission City wcrii united in marriage  in Vancouver. Air. .Johnson has on-  listed.    Kotli   aro   well   known   hero.  'Mr. Smith and Miss 1-Ieuthcringl.on  were united in inarriaKe at tlie  inause, Joyce post oflico, Collingwood  lJasi   hy  tho  Ivuv.  J.   Ij.  Campbell. ���������  Miss Joannio Anderson  was homo  from  llellinghani  last  week end.  Mr.   Donald    Knisor   is   attending  school again in Chilliwaolv.  ���������    Mr. and Mrs. E. Bush are rejoicing  over tho arrival of a daughter.  .Among the boys who have' recently  left for training camps are- Robert,  Johnson, Ike, Newton, Tom Edwards,  H. Edwards, "Dud" Bryant and F.  Spencer, who make their headquarters at Hastings Park, Vancouver.  ' ' STRAYED from the promises "f  the undersigned on or about.the 12th  of December, 1917. one dehorned  black heifer rising three years .old  Any one giving Information to recovery of the same will be rewarded.  CHARLES    LITTLE,  Abbotsford, B. C.  OUR JIMMY  He  was  only   a  kid   when   the   war  broke out,  Just a larruppin, lump of a boy.  With a. voice' that wandered ^from A  to Z "   .'  And a lignering love for a toy*.  He chored. around a bit on the farm  . In a casual kind of way  But   was   always   ready   to   cut   the  "  work  For a chance of a bit of play.  But one by one'ihe boys joined up  ..   To take their part in the war  Till only Willy was left with Jim,  Then Will joined  the flying corps.  Even his Dad joined up-and he  ," Would have beqh a success, I'know  if  he  hadn't   tried   teaching  the   G.  '   0. C. ' '       ' ���������     '     .  The way he should run the show.  So they labelled him back "Returned  with thanks"  And now. he's a Vag once more  Which, suits him  better  chan 'doing  his bit  /.��������� .By sweeping the Barrack floor.'  Now Charlie's away with the Foresters :  And Alan away with  the  Guns  And Willy's gyrating up in the air  Dropping grenades on tha Huns. ,  So Jimmy was left in charge of the  farm . :  And Mother and Sisters too.  'Twas strange to see how that careless youth  Steadied himself and grew. -  He'd a dozen cows to milk each day  And the calves and pigs to feed  To fill the cistern and split the wood  And such things as che women  need.  T-Ji1.   developed   a   back   like  a   threo  \ ear bull  And a hand  like a walrus Hn.  Though   his  voice  would   still   start  down in the bass  And end  up a trifle thin.  But Jimmy had the time of his lite  When  the girls came  to pick  th->  fruit.  Tho what brought him    a    cropper  right off his perch  Was a girl in an overall suit.  ir she got a  bit of a  thorn  in her  hand  Hlie'd run off and look for him  And it took him an hour to dig it out  So  gentle and  kind   was  Jim.  And   if   about   then   he   forgot   the  cows  And pigs got a trifle lean.  Remember���������, the   girl   in   the   sporty  trows  And. that Jimmy was not sixteen.  I'm proud  to  be called  a  friend  of  .Jim  And I honor his brave young heart  And  none,  though  they're proud of  the lads who fight,  Can deny that he's done his part.  Ah;  War with its  dreadful thundei  cloud  Shews the silver lining when  It proves that the British boys today  today  Have the spirit of British men.  ���������J. S. Ranier.  ' Something tells us Sir Wilfrid  Laurier is now a' bit wiser, il'  not satirier.���������Springfield Union  Like a . hero Laurier went  down with his people; but how  ���������much finer a filiate if he had  led them.���������Boston Advertiser.  Sir 'Wilfrid -Laurier and his  associates could not persuade  the Lady������of the Snows'io come  in out of the draft.���������Troy Record.  Sir Wilfrid Laurier received  the returns at   Winnipeg.      it  must have,  been a cold frosty  night  for  him  in  more   ways  'than   one.���������Kingston     British  Whig.  In returning Premier Borden  to power, on a straight conscrip  tiou platform the Dominion has  shown that.it can cheer'a magnificent oratorial figure but remain .cool-headed enough, .to j  vote' against ��������� him.���������Detroit  Journal....  SPECIAL VS. SIDE LINE  ��������� At this time when economical production is of first consideration, the question of  whether production should be  increased by encouraging the  number of poultry farms or by  increasing the flocks kept oil  farms and in back yards in the  towns and cities, becomes of  special interest.  Poultry Specialist.  That'the poultry specialist  usually gets better results than  the farmer, goes without saying  He gets better results because  he has to; if he did not he  would soon be out of business.  He has nothing but his poultry  to depend on; he must show-a  profit: It costs him so much  more to feed his poultry than-it  does the farmer that his only  salvation is in increased production. He must get it or fall  by the wayside���������one of the failures in the poultry business.  With the" present high and  the ever increasing prices of  feed, it is becoming more and  more difficult for the specialist  to show a satisfactory profit so  that we must turn for increased  production to sources where the  feed problem is not so acute.  This brings us to t he mixerl  farm where a floe kis kept as a  side line and to the town dweller.  Farm Flocks.  Every farm    in the country  should carry a flock large en- !  enough to make the best use of  the    unsalable    grains,  vege-'  tables and wast milk. There are j  a few farms that could not to a!  great advantage carry a flock  of a tleast one   hundred hens.  But the flock must be put on a  business basis. One member of  the  family,  preferably one of  the younger members,  should  be given full charge.    Careful  records shoul be kept and all  wasters promptly   disposed of.  In this way the production may  be greatly   increased   without  any corresponding increase in  cost.  Most of the work will be done  by one of the younger members  of the family. It will interfere  very little with the general  farm work. It will generally be  i~.~4.^  \jxl xuvj uuUi,   ^UL_,yj   ou  ul/" i  ; x^ei   iiiuoii  ui.   uio     iuvvox"  &l"UUvj  'jjiuuuGlb limy' ue leu to inuuuoe  I u'gi-eittur pi-out .ui'an u &oiu ox1  ' itM lu ixay outer nve stock.  1 ' I'llO 4>iUiA-A Jll'll .b: iOCii..    ,  I -  Tno gnjiiieai nope tor mcrea-  !seu.,pi-uuuciiou: ac tne present  tic iios ui tne baoK yard nocks,  /nioru is no reason why ever}  ic'ity, town and village should  ! not be wholly or in great part  at any rate, self-supporting  ��������� from an egg standpoint. There  are hundreds and thousands of  .dollars' worth of good feed  thrown in tlie garbage pails  every day.,.The waste ..going on  even yet in our cities is simply  appalling. The kitchen waste  from the ordinary family of five  or six people niaybe" fed-to best  advantage to a flock of about,  twenty-five birds. This is1 more  than many will want to keep,  but a flock of this size will only  require a house about twelve  feet square, even a little less  will do, no yard room is neces--  sary and the . eggs produced  should keep the house' supplied  and still leave enough to sell to  less thrifty neighbors, to pay  for all the supplementary feeds  which it is necessary to purchase.  What is more tempting to th"^  appetite than an absolutely new  laid egg from a fldck that has  been cleanly feed? '"Once used  to home produced' ; eggs, the  consumer will never be content  to depend on store eggs. If you  don't believe this^ try it.  Under the present" conditions  increase reproduction should not  be brought about by increasing  the number of poultry farms,  but rather by increasing the  size and number of farm flocks,  flocks may be kept largely on  thing but good producers and  last, but of primary importance  by the increase in number of  back yard poultry plants where  flocks may be kept lragely on  feed that would otherwise be  wasted:  . The telephone is of particular value in. winter tlma.  When weather conditions are unfavorable to travel wltn  .hand.. -One' simply, talks, distance ices not count.  Through storms teraporarlaly Interfere with service, tho  men in the field soon restore communication. Telephone  service Is continuous���������as continuous us human, power  short  days  and  dark nights,   the telephone  is  right at  can  make  it.  The.long  distance  telephone  is  your  beat   friend  in  winter.    Special rateBO on our lines,in tho evening.  BRITISH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE Co.  Limited  While wishing you a    prosperous  Year, might we also suggest that  LEE'S BREAD AND GROCERIES  are always fresh and of high quality.  ALBERT   LEE,   Grocer   and   Batter  :;  A  Pacific Lodge A.F. & A.M. Mo.lf  ^&K Meets on Wednesday' on or before full moon each month.     Sojourning  brethren cordially invited.  J.  A "Cai'herwood. Secretary  See me now about that Insurance  C. W. MURRAY, B. Sc.  IJ. C.  LAND SURVEYOR and  CIVIL ENGINEER  Telephone Block  Tel. 1503  - P-  0. Box 263  MISSION CITY - B. O.  I have a large and splendid supply of  Raspberry Canes for sale at low prices.  Finest quality.  f-  [cC  Abbo tsford  'i  a3������3B5������SS������aS������3B39u������5E������  COAL for DELIVERY  Alotsford Feed Store  Cash  With Ord������r  J. H. JONES  Funeral Director  Si  Furnisher of Funeral Supplies  Phone 6oaneetk)fl. Mfcsian City  Farmers' and Travelers  trade solicited  Newly Furnished ,'  Thoroughly Modern  M.   MURPHY.  PROPRIETOR  HUNTINGDON, B  C.  *  '���������WK