/ ii % i \ ���������ft. f 1 I.EG1SLA1 iunbeam Tea * * :* *j m *! * * * A Good Tea that Continues 3 4" '������������������.,��������� - >*������>< Good is a Good Tea |*| to continue by Sunbeam Tea is that kind of Tea *5 Blended and Packed Expressly for my own trade 4 ; H~ m >* * ABBOTSFORD and HUNTINGDON, B. C. To my many Customers; Having disposed of any business to Messrs. Smith and Abbott, I take this opportunity of thanking my many customers for their liberal patronage during the time I have been in business in'Abbotsford ' in the Pioneer Store. Messrs. Smith and Abbott are good business men, and intend carrying a large stock of general merchandise, and I wouid bespeak for them the same kind support extended to me, believing that all dealings with them wilt prove both profitable and satisfactory to all who favor them with their orders. The Pioneer Store has -always been a favorite with the people of Abbotsford and district, and. under the new management just .as excellent values will be given customers as in the past. M. L. McPHEE. In';ho:io:" of Mr. H. Boyd, who is about to leave for" Miiinedosa, a most successful social was given in the Ang'i'.eah vicarage un Tuesday night last. The. guests, numbering about M5 were royally, entertained by the Vicar, Mrs. and Miss Yates. The feature of the social was that each guest, either .by. a"'distinct!/o dress or dcecraticn represented the name of a aopg, and prizes were offered to whoever should make the highest number of successful guesses of the song,-- suggested.. Some of the representations were most difficult, v^hJic hadded to' i,he enjoyment, while.others.were comparatively-easy. .Although'it vvas essential that to be at,all success-*' iul one must'have some, knowledge of the popular songs'- of the day. The guests .taking part and jthe songs they represented are. as lol- xO\vs: .. j Mr. Yattes, 'Little Alabama Coon. Mrs. Yates/The .Light, p;f. Other. Days.'. MiSH Yates, /Violets.1 Misb Boyd,- 'Day-dreams.' -Miss Gilbert . J.���������.!g,'. Miss Ruckeiv 'Tying trio Leaves.' -Mrs. CY..H. Harro'p 'r.ansy Faces/ Mr. W. .McEiennaban :Sti������r of my Soul/"Miss'-A.^S'feed'Wearing 01 the Green.' Mr. J. Heath, ���������in diddie didle, 'the. Cat and the F.ddie.' Mr. C. .H. Harrop,' 'Alter che Ball.' Mr. iWilliams, {Clover b.ossonifl.' Miss" Parton, ,' King Chanticleer.' Miss' D. Barton'The Rosary.' M.ss -M. Rhode's 'Why.' Mr. N. Rucker, 'My Irish MoJly.V Mr, H. Boyd/"Billy.' The .prize '.for ^gentleman .was v, on by Mr. J. Heath, who guessed 14 out of 17 successfully, whJeMiss Boyd with 14 obtained the ladies' prize. Altogether a most enjoy: 'able evening was spent." It is interesting to, note that the first car lo,ad of freight shipped on the ,new (Canadian, Northern' tracks, was one Of lumber sent to Hope by the Abbotsford Lumber & Trading Co. The lumber ..was sent to fulfill an important pari' in the construction of a large trestle bridge near bo Hope. Such is the equipment of the company, that they can haul logs and cut timber to any size required., Recently .they have installed a lasv new feed planer of which there arts but two or.three in the whole .province. This planer enables them to do much faster work tahd gives a much finer-finish. New-machinery is constantly being laid down The company now has a steam drag saw for cutting loga, which cuts Logs t .oany length-required ��������� The clearing o.f right of way hi now proceeding .for three miles of new track to the north west of the mills where the company hat* a fine body of timber. Already about seven miles of track intersect the woods and connect up die mills with the B. ;C. E. R., C. P. K., ahd G. N. R. As an instance of the .enormous business-handled..by the company, they recently cut over 90,000 feet in orne day, also "tho number of carloads shipped, in-oho month was 88. The .company's em ployee's number about 150, whoss payroll considerably adds to thfe prosperity of the -toAvn- of Abbots^ ford. v-'?*- SCHOOL TRUSTEES A meeting of the school trustees of Abbotsford was held on Saturday, July'13th, the principal business' being the election of on-* school trustee and'"one auditor. Mi- George Clarkvwas reelected sciiooi trustee by. acclimation, and Mr George Kerr was [appointed auu- itor. Mr. Clark then occupied the chair and Mr. Alanson was secretary. Miss Edith Catherwoiod wuo reappointed, on the public school teaching staff. ������������������- -A ��������� ��������� JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB On Friday evening last at "Rav- enhurst" members of ithe Junior Football Club were entertained by ��������� Mr. and Mrs. Boyd, assisted by Miss Boyd and.Miss Gilbert. On behalf of 'the club, the president presented Mr. Boyd with a gold chain and watch guard, in recognition of the services he has rendered the club during the past sea- two seasons. Mr. ^iqyd suitably replied and' the remainder of tho evening was spent'in enjoyment. THE GUN CLUB J J. McMurphy returned last week fiom an extended trip to the East. This is the first time that our popular immigration inspector has it ��������� tempted the hardships of a tri to the far East and though he a&a been a resident of the coasc fbi| a number of years, nas m,ver before had an opportunity of s^o'ng the beauties of the Canadian Rock ies. Arriving in Vancouver many years ago in Ithe good ship -Planet,' via. the long route around Cape Horn, he has never had any ue- sire to leave the country of. his, choice. Some weeks ago he w-is called east on .official business and though somewhat averse to leav- in gthe Fraser Valley, he made the crip to oblige the department. His experiences have been many and varied. Many new features .of Canadian life have been thrown open to him and the result is no;, far to seek, Mr. McMurqhy is mo s a in love with the Fraser Valley than ever. The tornado . whicJ^ struck Regina was only a few jiours -j- head of the train in wnich Jui. friend was journeying west, ana otf-taking a glimpse at the ha/oc wrought by the storm, he. was content to have the".train hurry him to. the coast as rapidly "as. possible. A remarkable feature o^. Regina storm was the fa^t-'thali though every church in the town was injured to some extent, chc hotels., escaped free.-iStar. Ha! Is this not beautiful hay weather. Just perfect. The usual weekly shoot was held on Wednesday. This week end a team of fivemembers will leave tor Bellingham to represent the AD- bbtsford Gun Club at a big shoot at the Squallcum Creek range. Bellingham. The meeting opens at. 9.30 a. m. Sunday morning' and wiii close Monday afternoon. Prizes to the vaiue of $200 are oifered and our team expect to come back with a good share of it. Let us all wish them luck . - CANADIAN THISTLES Like the poor, the Canadian thistle is always with us, and justnov" is flourishing, but-while it is m flower, before the seed pods are scattered by the wind in every direction, is the time to cut them. It is a duty everyone owes. Lhe community, to destroy these parasites,- they do no good and their seed being numberless, will, if not taken in time, turn a fertile ranch into a thistle bed. Therefore not in fear of the law but for what we owe our fellow man, let as get out and cut the thistles, as you would swat the flies, and cut your share even to the centre of your ro<rd' allowance. i, Merritt storekeepers have .adopted the half holiday on Wedn todays. . ��������� _. ��������� __' The Toronto Saturday Night, in a recent edition, referred to North em Onterio as the only remaining mecca for the game 'hunter.The editor must be an Englishman. Northern Ontario can never begin to compare with the country to the north of us. The number of horses and horsj- "frfe'ri' "who participated' in the race meeting in Suma's'last week, were almost entirely drawn from uhe Fraser Valley. "With the exception ot two owners from the Nooksack Valley, all -the. entries came from Lhe north of the. international Jine and the majority, of these from the Chilliwack district. The ne^ race track which was specially con ��������� sti-ucted for this- meeting .was ;n excellent shape and the meeting was a decided success. " There is some, talk of pulling off a lace meeting this coming fall and there is every probability that the event will be a -popular one. Several local horse lovers have decided U> go in for fast stock now that there is local track on which to train -and there is no doubt but that Hunting don will soon see the necessity, of building a track for the use of local people.���������Star. W. J. Brandrith has now .completed "the collection ��������� of British Columbia timber products which will form part of the exhibit whicn will .be seen by many thousands of easterners during 'the coming fall fairs. The collection is complete in every detail and .thube who have had -the privilege of seeing it are of the/ opinion that no finer collection has ever been gathered together.' The Brithb Columbia exhibit for the east wid surpass that of any other provinct. the material for the exhibit ha J been collected from the best oT each section and the prospective settlers will have "an opportunity of seeing what can be done in this combination of soil and climatic conditions. Mr. Brandrith will accompany the exhibit and will ue a walking delegate for jail the municipalities of the Fraser Valley as he is an ardent booster for our products.���������Star. In the new Roman Catholic Chun hi of St. Ann's, Father Jan of St' Mary's'i Mission will conduct services on the first Sunday in each month. . - ft ������ j* 'ijlka^ffng^p?^^^^^ tm ABBOTSFORD POST, ABBOTSFORD, % C. ^ , * .| ���������.r ... , ������..(-,%-. OtS THJB WB-BOTSFORD POST B������ut>!ish������* evory Friday by tho Post Pulillftlilntr Cotiii������������":'. .A weekly Journal de/otocl to tho (nter- e������tH of Abbotsl'onJ and huu. --ludlntf district. ��������� ' AdvartJ.slntf ItntBS marjp know. *n application. < ��������� LEQAJj ADVPJRT1SJNO���������12 c.entH per Mn������ for first Insert Ion,-am) 8 cents anna for all nubHcqHent cowtecu-tive insertion*. Our ttUlblooHtli���������Neither for nor agin' tbe government. atives will be wanting endorsatiou on for the purpose of seeking reelection, and these will undoubtedly be the basis of the political fight. ���������13.\.,<1XX, FRIDAY, JULY 19 1912 if ������ 111 '. Al 'l' It would appear that the two great political parties of the Dominion of Canada are shaping To: another general election. There is organization going on on both sides such organization as usually precedes an election. It is only the natural course of ��������� events that there should be another general appeal to the 'country when the new Redistribution bill .passes the house next session. The census returns are almost compiei- . ed- and it shows that the west is not represented a*c Ottawa as according to the British North American Act. The basis of representation has always been the piu- vince of Quebec and according pi the best authorities on this matter there are at least twelve seat-; due the west. Tis true, that some of the eastern provinces must loso seats but that cannot be helped Decrease of population in the east and a large increase in the western provinces will account for thi-si'. changes. ��������� i ��������� ��������� It is said that there will be pertain , compromise on the parf of committees having the 'Redistribution bill in hand. L.Why should there be any compromise.. If the, maratime provinces have not tin.- people why should they have tin- representatives ifor more than ,they -are.entitled to? If the west ��������� is entitled to representatives that : they- do not :get there is bound to be a howl���������'.and a just.one tou The difference for representation basis :may be small, according to the census, but as the tide of immigration is towards the west it is only natural that if close decisions are now given 'in flavor of the west that in the intervening years between-now and ithe next censud, it would;substantiate the (policy 61 - giving to the majority no matter how small; - The prairie provinces and British Co'umbia are now dora. inated by the opinion of, the east- Today the second meeting of the Fraser Valley Municipalities is being held in New Westminster. Representatives are no doubt present from all ijarts of the Fraser Valley from tho different municipalities and boards of trade. In unity there is strength. The Valley needs much to make it more a*; tractive for the incoming settler For the Post to enumerate tha many requirements of the present residents of the Fraser Valley, would take more time and spaci' than is at the 'disposal of a small weekly paper. ��������� There is one matter, however, which could easily be taken up by the new organization should it bi- completed today, and that is the matter of assistance to the various municipalities of the Fraser Valley in the building of roads for the present settler and for the proo- .jcctive settler..'-An attendance at the various councils of the Fraser Valley cannot but impress upon the observant that the men who are undertaking the government of the different municipalities :ue butting up against a stiff proposition. A proposition . in which cl'.cy are handicapped by the people which they represent. There is the cry for roads; the cry for a. road to let the people out from farms to a well travelled lrghwaj to the market or the store or pooi- office. Some are so entirely stiut in that it is impossible to enjoy the comforts of farm life. These peu- ple are asking for roads; but they ask also that the loaal counul ���������keep the taxes 'dawn.", There are others asking for improvements to roads. They also object to high taxation. .What is the council to do with requests for road improve_ ments and hew roads that it is impossible to finance with the a variable funds at hand, v Some will say tha,t it gs ithe fault of these people themselves that they are so.- Bhut in. It may be, and it may not be. They come to the province or district and the ���������beauties of climate and soil are so luridly placed before them that like the unwary, they are induced to buy the land which the real estate agent or the friend recommends. When 'bought and they begin in this new country \he duties which the stern realities of life demand, then and only then du they realize what it is to make a home for themselves in the West. The claim of the Post is that these municipalities should be helped by the provincial government so as to enable a proper system iof roads to be built'in the province. If the new organization can cooperate with each other to hascen the day of good roads to the settler, as well 'asgood roads for the - ' * ���������.. ' '. ... ������������������������������������ ;.u;i:\ *. '<y wilT", ��������� ��������� ' ivnn:'i i.lie framework, which s arnrhi'd to'tho earth hv a p'or. Is rr-oved (he pendulum Is fni'liuvfli set 'n motion. In the Absence of friction, However, such a pendulum would vibrate -too long, and this fault has boon corrected In the (Jalit/.ln pendulum in an Ingenious manner, by allowing a' copper -plate attached to ">e pendulum to move between tho poIps of a strong magnet. - TJie In- 'rodu'tion of friction has one.disad- '.'fint'if.'c: it reduces the sensitiveness cf the apparatus, but by a. second '���������Wer arnlicalion of electro-magnetic 'henry, Prince Oalitzin has overcome ,v>'s troiili'e. Mr. 0. W. Walker, the ���������iMipr'ntpndcnt of the observatory, has n von led an electrometer for the ri-pjipv.roir.ont of electrical forces. He !i!������3 filro devised an original con- ���������-���������miction for ���������.���������scertaining the 'olectrio potent.hI* of the atmosphere. SIK. GEORGE. GAKXEAD, Quebec. a .< erners, and that opinion would ap pear to be at times somewhat not ' automobilist, then the good'woik in keeping with the ideas that pre- be^un wil1 not be in Vain - vail in the new provinces of the dominion. Among the questions that will' undoubtedly be an issue in the near approaching election, undoubted- lyReciprocity will be1 a dead issuej While the western prairies may want to revive the policy that defeated Launer, yet the head politicians of the east that appear to guide the destinies oi the dominion are hardly likely to. want to come boldly forward als in the last election. <; But it "is a certainty that Inn Redistribution of seals will be an important factor in the next election, for the simple reason that no matter what the present government may do it will not satisfy tlu- Liberals who will be seeking for. predominancy by any road. Of course there are other questions of policy which the Conserv- There are. eff course, other objects to aspire the solution ofv b,m good roads for the settler will ao more, to make the country pros- tperous than any other act that man can do. Railways are bonused to come into the country; why not bonus the settler to take up the land lying dormant, by giving him good roads. IX'rH!!XATI<)\.\L SCHEME LANGUAGE. The tendency towards a common t^njrim v/herebv people of various nationalities might be able to correspond and converse Intelligibly with one another has been revived by Professor Donnan in a strong plea for an international language of science. I-Te has collected and translated n series of essays written by the most celebrated.luminaries of Europe upon this perplexing question, for In the development of science the need of a common comprehensive tongue la more essential than In any other ramification of human endeavour. Up to a few years ago, comparatively speaking,. science was well supplied in this respect, for Latin was the vehicle for spoken and written communications in science; but the development of the latter brought about the- abandonment of this practice. Efforts to the same end have been made by the creation of universal languages such as Esperanto and Volapuk;, but these have now gone the way of all others, and are as dead as Greek. The failure of Esperanto and Volapuk Is attributed by Professor Lorenz to 'want of rational, development' and the fact that they contain too much arbitrariness. 2.V. tfaice Xight In a Bottle. A safe light for going about at night or where there are Inflammable materials, as Into a store-room, may be made as follows: Take a long glass bottle and put into it a piece of phosphorus the size of a pea; upon this pour pure' olive oil heated to the boiling point until this bottle is about one-third full and cork tightly. When light is needed take the cork out and. allow the' air to enter, subsequently- recorking. The empty space in the bottle will then become luminous and give quite an effective light. If it be-, comes dim It can easily be revived by uncorking the bottle for a few seconds. One bottle will'last a whole winter. Small bottles may also be prepared in this way and carried in the pocket. BICKMORE'^ .GALL CURE ������ K^EWDJpHnEIINISE axle grease, ' U \Sa���������J&u.������;cl' HARNESS. OIL, WHIPS, ,tt ^ad<*WCJ CURRYCOMBS,- v HALTERS,. BRUSHES, SWEAT 'COLLARS, and also BICKMORE'S GALL CURE, which wc warrant a satisfactory' Cnre for Galls. Wounds, nnd Sores upon animals. P. O. Box 45 Abbotsford, B. C Abbotsford Livery, Feed and Sales Stables The best and most comfortable Livery Rigs, and an autoniabile for hire. Teaming and Oraying H. MCKENZIE, prop. Removal Notice I am now located in the Sumas State Bank Building, Sumas, Wash., where I will be pleased to meet all my- patients and friends in the best equipped Dental Office in the Northwest. ������ Dr. E. J. Allen Sumas, Washington Phone 1011 Abbotsford Hardware Co, ABBOTSFORD, B. C. Builders' Hardware and Roofing arvest 1 ools Full Line of Haying Implements Jas. Elliott Manager )ckx^ckxxxxdooooooocooooo KECOHDIjVG earthquakes Recently Introduced Instruments Cun Record Earth Motions However Distant May Be-the Earthquake. In the new Magnetic Observatory at Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, there has recently been fitted up iui instrument, to record the motion of rhe earth produced by an earthquake, however distant tho earth- c/ii/ike may be from the observatory. J The inventor of tho instrument is Prince Galitz.'n, the Russian scientist. XtfL j^str.LL^nt consist^ oi a xjon- MONTREAL. THE STANDARD -is the National Weekly Newspaper of the Dominion of Canada. It is national In all its aims. It uses the most expensive engravings^ procuring the photographs from all over the world. Its articles are carefully selected arid its editorial policy is thoroughly independent. A subscription to The Standard costs $2.00 per year to any address in Canada or Great Britain. TRY IT FOR 1912! Montreal Standard Publishing Co., Limited, Publishers. For Immediate Sale A 5-Acre Chicken Ranch; new house; one acre cleared and in garden truck; 25 cords of 4 ft wood; 300 cedar Posts; Furniture and Garden Tools, Etc. A Home Ready to Move Into j ���������}��������� I; i\ ?1 & I 1/ fe i <; * ,1 'I : ���������!'��������� ���������:' ������ if I ) 1 I ���������4 13 m For Sale to Make Room Young Pullets S. C. W. Leghorns from six weeks to two months old. '���������' ��������� <��������� These Chickens have been raised from ! winter layers. Price 75c up. Some specimen Cockerels weighing from 1 to 1 1-2 lbs. selected from more than eight hundred chickens raised in our big poultry yards. Price $1.00 and up E. & G. de la Proprietors Ablntsford, B. C e'i0t������������������ao9i������������*c9**st**(*** a ������ 9 e ������ e ��������� e e 9 9 9 9 e ������ e e A ,������ e a ������ . 0 0' o , e o o 0 , 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 00 Of the Great Desert of Sahara By R. W. Keenan Copyright by American Press Association. 191L ��������� 00'O00O0000000000A000000 I wan lounging one afternoon in-the eastern part ot Tripoli, a city In northern Africa and on the Mediterranean, looking at the ancient castle of the Bashaws, when I was startled to see the wall of a corner bastion of, the fortress open where it Joined the ground and a tlgure emerge and. come running toward me. On he came, staggering under the weight" of heavy Iron BhacklfK. till be reached a point within a few yards of me, when he sank down, evidently not knowing which way to turn. He was blinking tils eyea as.If blinded by the light of the aun. Then I saw a puff of smoke on the ramjtort* of the castle, heard a report and saw evidences of a stirring In and about the stronghold. 'It was evident that a prisoner' had escaped. The man Was a skeleton, and the agony on bis face at knowing that he must be taken was digressing. Darting toward him, 1 began to heap sand over him and, having some knowledge of his language, told him that 1 was trying to conceal him. He suffered me to do so. and I partly covered him with sand, pp/tty with an overcoat I wore, for a cillly sea wind was blowing. Then 1 sat down on him. lighted a pipe and began to puff, looking out with feigned interest on the Mediterranean. 1 never knew who gave the alarm, but It must either have been the fugitive's Jailer who had noticed bis dungeon vacant or some one on the outside who ran in to communicate what be bad seen. At any rate, whoever told of the escape must have lost sight of the fleeing man, for when a party ran em from the fortress to follow him they scattered In all directions, evidently none of. them knowing which direction to take. Most of them ran toward the shore, doubtless thinking be would naturally go there in hope of escaping by boat He certainly couldn't swim out to any of the ships, loaded as be was with irons. Several persons came near where I was, but they were too excited by the cbase to pay much attention to me, for I was in European dress and evidently not the man tbey sought One fellow was heading for me when I pointed, vociferating wildly at the same time,: to a pearl diver's boat lying near the shore.' This probably saved the man I was hiding, for it was likely that bad i permitted the searcher to come nearer be would have noticed that the sand had been disturbed. Kor; half an'hour.'f Bat on my man, &nd while I sat I thought. My act bad been the result of an Impulse. 11 had Interfered with the law and if detected would probably occupy a dungeon such as the fugitive had left From the moment I realized my position I shivered whenever 1 saw any on������ coming in, my direction. The sun was sinking in the west and I prayed earnestly that it might set and leave darkness behind it Gradually the tteardhdrs thinned out, not supposing fthat tha fugitive could be near . aj fiand, and finally the search* was given up in my immediate vicinity. When It grew dark enough to warrant my uncovering the man I did so. His eyesight was now far better than mine, for, ns I had supposed, he had become used to. what little light might make its way Into a dungeon. I told him to go where he liked, but he pleaded with, me so eagerly. to help, him get rid of his chains that I could not refuse him. Besides, I considered him In a sense as Robinson Crusge looked upon the man he had saved from the cannibals, his own .man Friday. So I covered him again, went up into the town, bought a coarse file and, returning, cut off his shackles, which I buried in the-sand. Then, giving him what money I had in my pockets, I told him to go his way. I could not see his features, but I could feel his gratitude In the pressure of his band and hear what he said. Translated into English, it Is ttil's: "Allah Is great. When.you are In trouble he will s^nd me to.help you." With that he disappeared In the darkness.. , , " The next "day I" walked past the point in the wall from which be had made his escape, I saw a hole Just large enough for a lean body such as his to pass through.. He had doubtless managed to secure some sharp implement, with which he had dug his way out through crumbling places. Indeed, I visited ms prison and was shown the cell in which he had lived for twenty years and the passage he had dug. But, conscious of the part 1 had taken in his escape, 1 did not linger longer than to satisfy my curios: ity.. Indeed, whenever a Turkish official looked.at me Tfelt that I was suspected. Not feeling sure that I might not . after all, come to be known as havtng . hidden the prisoner, I went to the i United States consul and told him-that - I feared arrest for an infringement of | Turkish law and asked him to send every day to my lodgings to ask if I were still there. What I feared was being spirited away and put in a dungeon without any.of my countrymen knowing what had happened. I was planning for a trip down into the desert, but I bad my outfit to purchase and my attendants to hire. So It^was impossible for me to get away for some time. I confess I felt relief when one morning with three camels and half a dozen men, Including my servant, Hadji, who had attended me [while in Tripoli, 1 started on my journey. I had tried in vain to secure the services of some trustworthy Bedouin who knew the desert and would make a safe guide. But whenever I found a man who knew the country; I was warned that be would probably murder me and possess himself of my effects, and when 1 found a man with a reputation for morality he knew nothing about the desert I finally started with no one but myself to rely on, and I had occasion to bitterly rue my temerity. My journey was one continued effort to protect myself against thieves and robbers. It was - useless to put my men oh guard at night, for they., did not seem to care whether what Ijhad was stolen or not One night while I myself was watching I noticed a large dog prowling near, my camp. Presently I discerned a/desert thief directing the animal, wlio had been taught to steal. But this was a,'mere bagatelle, compared with a sandstorm that overtook us, and the sandstorm was not so dangerous as a man I hired for a japiide from one oasis to another, who tried tojjilot me ..into r������n_ambush_where_ jt You may be paid $50 in Cash for improving your walk like this ^ 108 Canadian farmers will receive, cash, prizes (twelve in each Province) in. our big 19i2,:;FARMERS' PRIZE ���������V CONTEST' WE held, a cor.tcst last year in which 36 prizes were offered:;.! This year there will be three times as many pri/.es (108) and. therefore three t mesas many chances for you to win one of them: You do not.have to use a large quantity of cement to,win a prize. Many of last year's prize-winners used comparatively, Jjttle cement. nPni! cuntc'bt li 'divided line- three classes anil In only '"THERE will be four prizes (First, S50; Second, ���������*��������� one ofthrse (Class "A") does the amount of ���������*��������� S2S; Third, S15; Fourth, S10) in each class NfeJIRfflWijIMf P At A. fillip cement used count in deciding prize winners. Class "II" is for doing the best concrete work (the size makes no difference), ' Class "C" i-> forsendini' in the brnt and clcare&f description of how any piece of concrete work was done. In each Province. Thus you have1 only to com l>ete with other farmers in your own Province, and not with those in all parts of Canada.' This gives you the best possible chance to win a 550 prize. IT, COSTS NOTHING TO ENTER���������There are absolutely no "strings" to this offer. There is no entry fee or red tape to bother .with. You cannot lose, because the improvements you nuke of concrete In competing for tlu prizes will be more than Vonli their cost. We have a book, " What the-Farmer Can Do With Concrete," that will five you all the Information about the use of concrete you can need. It will be sent to you free wheii.you ask us for complete particu- >'P0RTt.AKD"*3i^ *')ars of the Prize Contest. Ask for particulars to-day. Just say "Send me, free, your book'and full particulars of the 1912 Prize Contest." on a post card and mail it to-day. Address Publicity Manager, ' Canada Cement Company Limited, 503 Herald Bldg., Montreal Bafiu" "6T robbers were'^vvalHh'g "Yokill me. v Not being satisfied with hiring guides, I determined to go through to the next oasis without one. The distance was three days' travel, but at the end of the third.day I looked in vain on the horizon for. that bunch of fauna which indicates an oasis. - i camped, and the next-day wp-traveled in the burning sun without seeing any sign of a point for refreshment, nor. did we meet a caravan. The sandstorm bad obliterated any tracks of the great route between Tripoli and the Sudan on which we had started. AH about us was an unmarked wilderness of sand. The desert is so immense that when one loses his position there is no hope of finding It again. One on that boundless sea without knowing what direction to take can only go on day after day, hoping to strike an oasis. That is what we were compelled to do. * The sensation of being lost in a wilderness of sand was frightful enough in itself, but to see the stock of provisions day by day growing smaller, the skin pouches holding the water growing thinner, with the hot sun pouring down on one's brain, is maddening. So we tolled on, hoping each.day for some end to this frightful journey. Either a distant caravan, an oasis or even a band of robbers would have been welcome. And now the humps on the camels' backs became shrunken. We had no water to give them, for we were using ourselves what remained in one of the pouches. We killed one of the camels for the water in its hump. Then we killed another. One of my men died, then another and another, most of them mad, till about all were dead and I was left alone, a human being with a camel. Alas, I must sacrifice my only companion for what water was left in. him. I killed him and was alone on the great desert of Sahara. I fell asleep that evening praying that I might never awaken. But I was awakened by a touch. There, by the light of a frtfft moon that had arisen perhaps an hour before, I saw a skeleton of a man Jn Bedouin cos- time bending over me. "Allah has sent me," he said. He took me up in his arms and carried me away, I knew not where, for to me there was no north, south, east or west Most of the time I was unconscious. When I was not I was looking up into the dome of the heavens, whose stars seemed to be glaring at me. Then suddenly I thought I was in a boat in a choppy sea, but soon recognized the motion of a camel. I put out my hand and felt hair. Straps wefe about me so that I could not fall. I felt a cup of water placed to my lips and saw the face of the man 1 had saved at Tripoli holding it while I drank. Then 1 sjept In the morning 1 found myself lying on green grass m an oasis. ������ . '# *' * ��������� ��������� * I have told my ftfory. I shall not attempt to explain it. Nor am I going to ask any one to believe it. I certainly do not expect persons to believe what I would not believe myself had it been told me. instead of having happened to ma One thing occurred to me the moment I was conscious of having been saved. I was seized with a desire to know whether I had been saved by the quick or the dead. I joined a carava^j passing through the.oasis northward of Tripoli. On reaching there, after rest and having satisfied myself that the escaped prisoner I had hidden no longer occupied either the popular or official miud, I went to the castle for any information I Might pick up. I Interviewed those fn, charge as to what bad become of the man who had escaped and found that his jailers felt considerable superstition as to his disappearance, claiming that in his chains and hunted by so many persons he could not have escaped without the interposition of Allah. I asked.them who 4ie was, but was told that be had been In prison so long that his identity had been fo/gotten. I was greatly disappointed at this, for it precluded the possibility of my ever hunting up the man through his relatives and discovering whether he was living ,or had died. So I reluctantly sailed away from Tripoli, feeling that I must wait for an explanation until I had entered that existence where all things will be made plain. ,\ PRETTY RUSSIAN Matsqui Motel MISSIONCITY, B.C. This hotel make's a specialty of home-like comforts for Commercial Travellers.- Comfortable sitting-a room and best-of-< hotel service S Cuisine Unexcelled. ��������� i Rates: $1.50 to $2 per day . j CHAS. E. DeWITT, Proprietor j PAOLONIA PAJITXKAIA Karsavina is said to be the mosj beautiful woman that ever graduated from the Czar's ballet school. Ksche- einska was known as "solo dancer to the czar," and, until this season, saving one appearance in Paris for the Messina earthquake sufferers, she has never been permitted to appear before other than a Russianaudience. It has been arranged to have Two Sales Weekly Wednesday and Saturday at 10 a. m. Growers will please arrange to have their Consignments forward the previous evening. We handle Fruit, Vegetables, Poultry, Eggs, Meat, Etc. Quick Sales,' Sharp Returns, Prompt Settlements. John McMillan ! Manager I " . Giants "Among Insects. I 1 While the study of entomology (science of insects) will lead one to observe many minute and microscopical objects, all insects are not small. In size the Hercules beetle is probably one of the largest insects in existence, being about seven inches long, including his snout He is a native of the West Indies, where he must look a most formidable foe to the insect world, though his prominent ^proboscis seems to-be useed chiefly to "lock horns" with the male adversaries of his own order only. Among insects are found many instances of structures present in males and -wanting in the female of the same species. Many of them have enlarged jaws, some with horns, and somfc antler-like projections with which to combat their foe, and probably many a desperate battle has been fought in insect life that would be worthy of record by some Homeric bard. DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOnnoo^ q q! egotist to keep blowing smoke into the faces of non-smokers who. cough, nearly to Alaska. , ������������������ - m "How far was It to Prince Rupert7" and choke and say politely, 'I don't '"Wo haven't time,' I said. (tasked Firefly. mind It, I assure you. This Is only "'Yes,' he said, 'we have. Wo can) j "pjve hundred and fifty .miles,' an,l a little tickling in my throat?' " go'up and back and have a day there,l the scenery was, magnificent tho Judy laughed, then she went on. in a week.' ' ^ wliole way. There are thousands of "One evening I had a tall handsome "'Eleven years ago,' I said, 'thosej [glands, big and lHtile, well-uoocied, visitor, who with her husband was reddens Alaskan miners used to comej or jagged, bleak f'and bare. . Some had down with ihoir gold to Seattle andj.'vailleys and mountain pinnacles, many tipped with snow, Q\ going" to tho opera house which Is San Francisco in any old tub thoyj of Miem were MARSHALL SAWDERS, Author of "Itanutlfiil Joe" i close to the hotel. Sho had a long- i stemmed crimson rose in her dress, could get. I'm not afraid to die, but Legtons of- watorfrills' raced down I'm happy here, and in the sight of! tteg9 mountain sides, and' far off wo OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCj i"id taking it out, she said, VI picked ... , ., , ,,.,., v, T)n| this in our garden to-day.' It was'a (Copyr glil by lJubl shers Press, Ltd.) . . .. , ��������� . . , -J... beauty, so firm and fragant, and I w" "'T .licSecdaBl wore it the next day and the next, Indians, by tho way,, are' rather re- putting it in a cool place at night, markablc In tliolr appreciation of the unt,il finally it fell to pieces 'up north' good In tho human soul, and their where wo had gono from-Vancouver legends deal with rewards for altruism. Down the trail Is the 'Lure', a big, white stone on which neither moss nor vine will grow. Inside it is a which Is 'down bolow.' " "Is 'up north' toward Alaska?" asked Firefly. "Yes ��������� northern British Columbia. ' bad witch-woman, who went through The state is quite sizable you know the world- working such a terrible _ three times as large as Great amount of wickedness, that sho was Britain and Ireland. Less than fifty put- in this dreadful prison by the years ago, It' was marked New Cale- Four Men who represent the Deity to donla. on the map. and was hold as a the Indians. Every splash on the fur preserve by tho Hudson Bay Corn- white stone is one of her dreadful pany . under lease from the British deeds, and to counteract any evil that Government. Outside the company, the wicked heart in the stone might people looked upon it as a vast still try to effect, the Four Men chose wilderness with a few savage's and these magnificent steamers I don't' see why I should put to sea in a tub' in late October.' " 'You wait here,' he said, 'and I'll go alone.' "'No' I said, 'we'll die together/ arid I packed my things. It's astonish-' Jug girls that tho more ono travels, the less onp has to take. I can go all over the world with a tailor-made suit, three blouses, and an evening dress with two waists, one high and one "decolletoe." -Well, I wasn't very enthusiastic about Lho tub, but as we drove down to the part of a city I always love, I hummed gaily, " 'I 'remember the black wharves and the ships, " 'And he sea tides tossing free, could catch the gleam of white against the green trees or reddiisli colored rock that turned out to be superb falling sheets of wat&r when we drew near. It was like a wonderful river trlip, a.nd getting t)!rod or bored was an Impossibility with somothing now to look ait ail the time." "Were thero any living beings?" asked Firefly. ��������� "Oh yes. There were occasional light-house keepers, Indians in villages, men about cannorios fisher folk in. pretty coves, or loggers' In camps. Steamers and sailing craft passed us coakliiualily. It was like being on a wide ocean road. Sometiinos when wo wore in a narrow lnno of water between two islands, we would take a sudden turn and enter another from the nations a inrr-her of tho best and kindliest human beings.they could find, and transformed them into the group known as the Cathedral Trr>������ which are near tho 'Lure.' "Close to the park Is English Bay, a bathing resort where we saw children playing on the sunny beach as if. it were summer. We saw other children in the pai-v. some walking, some driving, and others riding and attended by natty grooms. There w���������> oo���������e fine houses near the park standing in their own grounds, and with a finished appearance. In the suburbs, where building operations are being carried on, Vancouver has' some ragged edges. They have to fell those enormous trees and fill up muskeg."' "What is n-'skeg?" aske'1 ^eanuts. "Bog.��������� soft and mossy, or peaty. The stumps of some of those felled trees were pathetic to me. They cut them and burn them, and still have hard work to get rid of them, for they are so enormous and cling desperately to the soil. Then sometimes they degrade them by making them advertise the city. Real estate notices are hung round their blackened and shrivelled necks. I always-felt like taking them off. We used to see whole fields of them when we went beyond Vancouver to visit adjacent towns and villages." "How did you go?" asked Firefly. "By train or electric cars." "What may be the age of this fine young city?" asked Biddy. "Twenty-five years ago its site was '"'The night was dark, but the rstreets were briiMtantily lighted, and paiSlSa.g-e. Our. steamer the' Prince fewer traders. Then gold was dls- ,we s00u lojt tllQ carriage and 'entered jhipert, wou'ld begin to bawl out, by covered, and its wild days were over. a hug0 building, half full of boxes meanfl of hor horn, I'm'coming, I'm Thousands of trea.sure-hutiters rush- and bags> a(Ild Clflsc,a of r|ffh and fruit, ed fn, and the territory was made a aind vegetables and many other things coming.' and then around the corner Crown Colony, laws were enacted. goi,ng mmUy to the huge raaw of Ul0 woul(, be anoLhor ste,Aner ye.,Lhlg. Tnl Orient.' I raised my eyes to tho tub going, I'm going.' ��������� she was a magnificent Clyde-built ������j wlls fascimated. This was the boat just out from Britain. Every- mystic highway to tho golden regions tilling was spick and span about hor. _ to Skagway, Dawson, the IClon-. There wasn't the ghost of a steamer rjjke, the White Pass and the Yukon, smell. Punchie cast a roguish giauce i thought of the eager hoans of the at me, but I didn't say a word, till gold-hunter's, that had'gone over this after we had passed over the spotless route, of the pros pertly that awaited deck, and through the big observation some of them, of the' grim and tor- room, with its bowed glass front, and rible fate that lurked,In the mountains along a carpeted corridor to the dain- for others." "Was it cold?", asked Peanuts. roads made, and bettor than gold- seeking, lumbering and fishing and farming canie into fashion. We learned an Immense deal about this wonderful Province, usually in the various clubs where we were entertained. Its resources are marvellous, and have only begun to be developed. Punchie was often interviewed by newspaper reporters, and Board of Trade men. He is intensely interested in trade matters, and thinks there ought to be Weat st.ate-room I was ever in. It 3 closer union between the Pacific i,ooked as lf llt had never been oc- Coast and the prairie provinces. cupied before. It had all the newest 'There's an argument for. closer fixin,gs for comfort 'and luxury, even union,' he said one day, when we were to a bri,illan,t reading-light in the watching bags of Alberta wheat being kerth ��������������������� - ��������� stowed away in the hold of a steamer' '., <PmioMe>.' z saM> <you villain.' He bound for Japan. Nova Scotians are mostly great unionists. We have, always given freely of men and money to help build up the west, now we think all the provinces should work together for .the good of all. Unity, co-operation, federation ��������� those are our watch-words. My father is 'a great patriot, and Punchie and I have been brought up to love our cewntry, and no matter how interested we are in our own affairs, to do something cutside of them for the common good. I used to say in the morning, 'If you wish to go away, with your men friends, go. I can amuse' myself." Sometimes he went, and I visited schools, clubs and private individuals, grinned angelically, and advised me "No, it was damp and cloudy. We were in the latHude.of London. The rainy season had begun, but we .I'd not have one heavy rainfall, the llircj weeks we were on the'*coast, except one day when ;t potued from morning tUl night. You know the little rub- tine launch darted all round us, then having advertised theanse'lves perfectly, went, ashore, and took hold with a will of the ropes' thrown out to make us fast. More Indians with women and children and nice, fat dogs stood on th*e wharf. We nad on board one of the old-fashioned bluff, hearty kind o* sea-captains who* had' been Dn this route for thirty years. Before we got to the wharf, he1 began, roaring out Indian phrases to the Si washes. They answered him, and Dne blind man, on hearing the sound of his voice, insisted on coming close lo the ship, as we swung'in to the wharf, and reaching out an arm, said lie wanted to shake hands. 'I-Io'll bo ., drowned,' I exclaimed, but the Indians steadied hiiim,' and ho groped about till! he caught the retired captain's hand, and wrung it warmly. Our captain was the, up-to-date type, nulet and gentlemanly ��������� looked as If he might have stopped out of a university. When I said I had been afraid to go on shoro and look In the Indian houses, and talk to tho few white people who live In this place, his eyos ' 'twinkled morrily, and be said, 'When i'ou see a skipper going ashore, you are safe to foHow. IIIs ship won't leave without him.' I relt particularly aggrieved that I hadn't got atshore, for they had just been having a pot- lach in .(.his village." . "And what may that bo?" asked 'Marigold. " "An Indian party. Anyone who feels prosperous makes a feast for all his friends, and gives everybody a present/ Some Indians, like some whito people, nearly ruin themselves " In entertaining, not wisely but too well. I was sorry when we pulled out from this village, und often think of it calm and restful, with its rosy sky b&ckground ���������; a little bit of civilization tucked in among those mighty 'forests and everlasting .hills. , Alii the next day, we had a succession c- of'wonderful views, no'two alike. The old travellers who go (up and down, ���������up and down, read novels or played cards in. the dainty observation-room &r the big smoking-room. One is at oi to go to bed, for the tub might start ,K,rs we call sjnci,als tliat 0nly half any minute and begin to roll. We had had'" a ��������� racketing day, for ��������� invitations had been most kindly showered on us, and go as fast as we could, it was impossible to accept them all. You -protect the foot. Well, I wore a pair of them over thin shoes the wnold time I was gono. The climate up here in northern British Columbia is almost as mild os in the souchevii part of the province,; for' the good know that delightful dead sleep one 0|u Japan Clirrelll prevails here too. enters into when healthfully tried. auri- prevenls exiveme Well, I was enjoying it that night cold. I wi'l gne you the winter when a most unearthly racket made me climate in a n.ilsbell ��������� ishowers, start up from my downy couch in c!..mp aIr> s_,It Pnd caressing, and alarm. Then I sank back again. I scarC6iy a Di,t 0f fog." a forest. After we were tired of look- and gave and received information, lng about at the fine buildings and Canada is so new that we don't co- knew that avalanche sound. We were coalng and must have crossed the Strait of Georgia to the pretty little town of Nanaimo that I saw on the way back. You remember Marigold, "Did you see any animals or birds?" asked Jane. "There were lots of wild ��������� animals, In the mountains, but we could not see them. We met no end of black shops by the way, I went-into one operate as well along certain lines we used t0 get Nanaimo coal down ,uucks g0ing south for the winter, huge structure with 'Hudson Bay as you do here .in the States. You in San Francisco. There are huge and a huge flock of gray ^a whtte Company' over the door, and bought are more like us than English people, ��������� Ki[nes here- When I woke the next guIlg flowed us all the way to some dainty laces and ties as pretty you are nearer. Take for example momin������. * looked round me and prince RUpert. No one kills these as one would get in New York A- we our federation of humane societies rubbei(i my eyes- Had vv0 stopped? coasit gullg# They are of immense went back to the hotel, got our rooms, in which I am interested, as well as The room was as ste,adv as a table. v-a,]ue ^ scaveingers. 'You know the and had lunch. In the big dining- Jane. Here in the States you have There were mv possessions all braced BTiUs;h Columbia fisheries are enorm- room, we saw people from all parts a grand union. In Canada, our so- and trapped in some way, ��������� as I am oug> and tll6se gu,1]s eat all the'offal of the world, among them many per- cieties are good, but they don't co- eonal friends. Punchie and I were operate well! 'Do copy Boston, and always saying in surprised tones, New York, and Albany, and San Fran- 'Why how do you - - where did you cisco," I would say. 'They are so come from?' We saw not only Can- ^.friendly with each other, and so kind- adian friends, but American friends, ly disposed toward us. When I ask used to Atlantic voyages, and like to Lhrown out from eateries and fish leave things shipshape when I go to bed, lest it come on to blow in the night. We must be in exceptionally calm water. I hurried to the big port- lioJe. I could have thrown a stone ing stations. Punchie and I loved the gulls. - We used to stand for hours watching their every moment. Some would perch on the steamer rails, and others would push tt;em off. I toJd the stern, the other at the bow, and both have fronts almost wholly of glass,' so one" can see everj-tihing. Punchie and I being ne(V' to the. scenery, hung on it with fascinated tooks,. or talked to some of the 'up north' people on board. What stories of heat and of real PloU���������er life we heard, and all told In the 'most ��������� casual and matter- of-fact way. ' No ' one poses, where realities are so real, and life so earnest. There were some young 'girl wives on board who were going to join their husbands for the winter, in the most inaccessible places. 'Do you feel you are a heroine?' I asked one pretty creature who was to spend a year in a railway construction camp. She laughed. "Oh no ��������� I like the life up here ��������� and wnen a woman marries, she ought to remember that in law, the husband has the right to choose the p'ace of domicile. If you. want to live where you like, what do you .marry for?'" "A woman should not give in to her husband in everything," said' Firefly firmly. "Certainly not," replied Judy, "but ��������� this Canadian girl is right about tho place of residence. How many fool- for that fast Soo line runs from Min- for humane literature for weak Cana- on shore. Then I dressed and rapped the Captaln that we had decided that ish women one m���������ets in Europ������, de neapolis and St. Paul to * Vancouver, dian societies, any big American city on Punchie's door. He was. not there' as well as to Seattle. "While we sat chatting and smoking in the evening, our friends used to come and call on us," "Did you smoke, Jndy?" asked Peanuts solemnly. "Not I," said Judy with equal solemnity, "and'I must say that I think' men ��������� by the way, I am forgetting, that we have one here." "Don't mind me," said John Bert- win philosophically. ���������"Well then," continued Judy, "I may say that I think the, smoking habit is a pernicious habit, especially for men leading sedentary lives.' will give me all I want." ���������was getting his shoes'brushed,���������but "I suppose Vancouver is right to he soon arrived and we went to the the fore educationally," said Jane. dining-room. Land appeared on both "Indeed it is. Twenty-five years sides of us; 'Explain please,' I said. ago, there was one little red school- 'I don't know anything about this house, now they have a fine public part of the, world.' lie spread a map school system, normal schools, com- but on the table. By the way, there mercial schools and universities." were not a few long tables,' but a cajiied 0U(. for the ship's dog, and a "Your talk of this place reminds number of smailil ones. We sat at 'the vjew 0f the pump bolt. He said he ine of San Francisco," said Marigold taible presided over by the captain wouid,n������,t pay till he saw them,, for a dreamily. who was,a fine tall man, looking very. fat dog and a rugty' boM; meant good "They are something alike," said smart in a new uniform with glisten- Jb ancl a &afe crafit." tog buttons. Everything shone on _ ������Did you get close to any Indians?" our flock of gulls was the largest and finest of aill the flocks following all the ships we met. "He laughed ��������� did you ever see a ship's captain that was morose? ��������� and told us.a story about all old man who wished to take a trip on a certain ship, ' and walking on board Judy, "but San Francisco has a drier, dustier climate, and sharper winds. Vancouver is protected by the enormous island lying between it, and the "Sedentary lives," said Firefly open sea ��������� and that reminds me of scornfully, "it's pernicious for any life. Tobacco Is a poison. You can't get out of it, and when- I see men smoking, I get so angry that I want to scream, 'Fool and Pig!'" "My patience!" exclaimed Dixie. "Well, isn't a man a fool to saturate himself with tobacco smoke or any kind of smoke?" asked Firefly excitedly, "and Isn't he a hateful the trick Punchie played on me. CHAPTEK XXIV On the TWay to Prince Itupert "He went to a steamship office,. secured two state-rooms, and came back to me with the proposal that we go to see the new city of the Pacific ..-"--..baby Prince Rupert, up thilS boat asked Firefly. "'You're not at sea, Judy,' Punchie ���������0h yes> particularly at Alert Bay said. 'We are taking the inland pas- ,wb&re we touched, the day after leav- sage up north. One can take the-out- [ng Vancouver.-. The sun was' going side one, but it's apt to be a bit down to a .pinkish ������ky when we rough.' Then he pointed out to me reac.lied this little village tucked so that curious inside track that enables Bnugly among its evergreens, with a one to steam between the coast and prefcty bay in fron,t confronting us, long Vancouver Island, and then be- w,ag a ,llne of g00d-sized wooden' tweeoi other islands, until one is away ^^ wUh rows of queer totem poiles up to the frozen northern lands. We before ,thenli Many Indians on this Perfect accent _ saw the open Pacific only twice, at coast m,akea iot of money by fishing. How maJiy American boys and Millbank Sound and Queen Charlotte ^. our Slte,amel. wen.t in to a big girIs are caHed upon to use French., Pound" - , -r i- i ������������������������������������'������������������.' and Gjennan as. a. conversational me- moralizing themselves and their children by hoteb life, while their husbands slave lonely and unloved in America." "I know those birds of passage," said Firefly, "some of them fly from Indianapolis. 'Oh! my Paris, darling Paris,' ������������������-. said Miss Harris, if it only came from Paris, then I'd wear it, said Miss Harris.'" "Some southern women go," said Dixie, "and I think they're quite right. American children should learn German and French thoroughly." "What for?" asked Firefly, abruptly. "So they can speak those beautiful languages." ; ' "Where?" "Why here ��������� in their, own country."' '... "Are there no foreigners here to teach them?" "Oh yes, but there's nothing like being among lots of natives to get a H ft 9 V L 'i| 1 I *^-������-r/.W-"������:'r,^^ jgsitSMgia^^ *n ���������������������������"I :������������."?: iLiiS*8 k ���������"-">- MB ABBGVStfOKb iOSt, ABBOttftPOftb, B 8, CLARK'S Gents' Furnishings, Boots, Shoes C. ungj Boots that cost $6 and $6.50 Guaranteed to give Satisfaction Have to be Worn to be Appreciated For Sale Only by CLARK, Abbotsford, B.C. i saaaagsggBQM&sB^jiMia^a^^ s^e COMMERCIAL oooooooocoool WHO'S "WHO IN CANADA OOOOOOOOOOCOOOOO 0, JC; OOOOOOO AHSJKK 1USUM A TV ��������� Mr. Kingman cf Montro.il is by way of business a member of the big group of Canadian gentlemen' who handle financial propositions, and is recognised as a successful and reliable business man. To the general public, he is,' however, more widely known as one of the pillars of the Voung Men's Christian Association, his active interest in which runs to a directorship, of the International Organization, formed in 1854 in connection" with the Associations of the United States and Canada. To- Montreal belongs the honor of having opened the Ol.C.A. movement in the Dominion^: This was In 1851. Men of -all faiths, even those with no religious professions whatever, arc free to acknowledge the value of the good work being carried out by all partrhonts of the body, and forest "ami marsh Is"Tiis~to finparl"T5 the .ready , listener, and AleKiiihT?1������>'7 camp soon receives his Inr'.'���������������������������'ios .n? the Grand Lodge of the Open Spaces. He is a practical man,in wood \v\>o lie knows his animals, reptiles, i.xC and birds at first hand. Nature se-, lected' him as one,of the few to whom a lie reveals her secrets. .There is nothing conservative about tiini.( Tho' his first love is the wpode and'the creatures of the wild, he hai an open heart for kindred subjects, and is- well informed upon topics other than that of nature. I-Iir numerous magazine stories sTfow th l?.e has a. grasp on a wide range subjects, while his next book xvi' Illustrative of spheres far iy from that of "tho >vjl<i." .J )ocoocob'cooooooodooocooooo ; lis THE WORLD OF SCIENCE .nirgh'Cy"m[r,?cio Tii" i/lone, because Tf the pyramid "were intended only as a tomb there was practically no use for this elaborate Grand Gallery, with its strange and remarkable features, except perhaps to temporarily accommodate the granite plugs which still close the lower end of ihe ascending passage, but which I find fit ioo1 tightly to have been slid into position At an angle of about 26 degrees 8 minutes it slopes up for 155 feet, its height 28 feet, and its w.'dLh above the ramps nearly 7 Tcet. Its great sides are clearly marked by seven overlapping layers of stone, while it is roofed by thirty-six siabs. O ' o ;ooeoooooooooooooooooooooa .lriO'HTY .UfRACLE.'lN STONE TALKING BY SUN KAYS Heliograph, it. is Ohrnicd" Was Oner- ated in a Rude Way by (he Red, Man A (yes Ago. j Mcelroy & Co. LIQUORS, WINES AND CIGARS OF THE BEST QUALITY heotion with the effort in de- in con- Montreal Cor. Essendene Ave. and,Oscar St., CITY SSCE 0< 1 tt&EtBEEEE23S������EESSE5E32������ ss=s ABBOTSFORD, B. d Strictly first-class in every respect. The bar is stocked with the best of wines, liquor and cigars, RATES, $1.50 TO $2.00 PER DAY ABXER KING3IAN Financial Agent and Y.M.C.A. Worker PECKHAM & HUTTON PROPRIETORS 9 ���������OB9 particularly, Mr. Kingman's' name stands well to the front. He has been an active member from an early stage, and. is looked upon not only as'a conscientious worker, but as,an able adviser in financial matters, in which latter connection, his business capabilities admirably fit in. KING BUTCHER Pork, Mutton, }teef, Veal, Pork Sausages, Weinies and Balogna always on hand. Fish every Thursday Eyeight Specalist Manufacturing Optician Does the Finest Medical men and bute to his skill. 793 Granville] St. Optical others Work, pay tri- rson & T. (Associate Members Can. Soc. C. E.) Civil Engineers Vancouver CHIEF OF i'UlilUJS JtUSS It is characteristic of Alex. M. floss, chief constable of the Ottawa police force that he is very seldom seen in his official uniform. That may seem to some a fact of small significance, but. it reveals in Chief Ross one of his most predominant traits of character. Or, putting it- the other way, it shows the lack of a certain obnoxious trait: officiousness. The man who has had direct charge of Ottawa's police force since Feb. 22nd, 1910, first joined the force on June 6th, 1895, as an ordinary blue- coat. He was given his best along with the others, and many a cold night he tramped the Ottawa streets in the interests of law and order. P. C. Ross was no ordinary policeman. He had been a school teacher in Ontario and a grain merchant and business man in the West. He pleaded guilty only to a desire for action in seeking the life of an officer of the law. And Chief W. F. Powell, who ���������then had charge of the force, recog- ni^4.jnjiaHtj^.abovg. the avgragaJii. R. A. HENDERSON B. C. LAND SURVEYOR Offiecnext P.O. P. O . Ecx trie" tall yoisng policeman, and" made him a clerk in the office. There he remained^ until he was appointed chief. Chief Ross was born on a farm in Renfrew county 45 years ago on Dec. 26th, 1866. He was the third child of a family of five, four boys and one girl. His father, Mr. Robert Ross, and his mother are still living, hale and hearty at a ripe old age. At the' age of 23 the future chief heard the Horace Greely call, and he returned Ea&t and settled In Ottawa in 1894. The chief'is a bachelor. He carries his age well, being a man of magnificent physique, and might easily be taken for a man in the thirties. His favorite recreation is curling, at which he is expert, and he is a leading skip of the Ottawa Curling Club. ARCH. P. McKISKNIE Mr. McKishnio," fiction- Editor on the Canadian Century, issued from Montreal, is one of Canada's ��������� young writers who turns out his stories in a fashion that attracts and holds the Interest of his readers from the initial letter to the final ..word. If you are by nature a lover of,the woods, lakes and the wild things which inhabit them. If you have a good outdoor story or hunting yarn to spin. Archie P. McKishnie is'your friend. The well known writer and author of Gaff Linkuni and "Love of the Wild" is Canadian in birth and sentiment and. comes of that grand old Scotch Ontarian stock about which Ralph Connor has written so many stories. You do not meet the real McKishnie when he is at his office desk or in his study ��������� tho' to be sure his personality impresses you right away .with visions of the open and the nature he knows and loves so well ��������� but trail with him thro' the tangle of bush grown up- At Doornkloof, in the goldmining district of the Transvaal, a hole has been drilled down 5500 feet, thus making one of the few perfc...,..<_,ns of the earth's outer crust which exceed a mile. And even the adjutant sjniled. nciirflimg- the Secrets of Egypt's Highly Pyramids Umt have been Hurled for Over F.fly Seven Centuries. It slumbered for thirty-seven cen- uries''before the coming of Christ ��������� .he .Groat Pyramid of Cheoiij,' . or <,Ch,ui'u. It still stands there, eight .niles from Cairo, defying time, the elements, and the vandals, all working together,-barely able to stretch its skin. An American, Dow Covington, ���������has brought out the latest word from its mysterious depths; he has almost solved its secret. After clearing every passage that can. be found, he hasv discovered Jhat certain winds make musical sounds in the passages, which he has rid of the .debris of nearly fifty-seven centuries and hr hopes yet to find another northern passage which will make quite a musical effect when the*winds blow right. Best of all, he has cleared the single remaining course just above the sands of the desert, and re-- vealcd to the world ,that its outer sheath was'of white limestone, which nobody knew before, because the great -mass of stone had been used as a common quarry for thousands of years. The limestone sheathing makes many a mosque in Egypt to-day.'When the tomb of Cheops was first reared'it was as white as a marble mansion of our times. The technical work bf those days was marvellous. The masonry is absolutely unrivalled; there is nothing better in all the world today. Monuments and palaces have come and have gone a hundred times since the Great Pyramid was built. They have perished; it remains. . For 20 years 100,000 men toiled .'at the stones. They built their great pile facing exactly north and south. They chose a base of nearly a seventh of a mile, 761 ft: to be exact. This was a plot covering nearly 13 acres There were 210 -perfect courses '. of stone, almost invisibly joined of Mo-, kattem limestone blocks. At an angle of a little more than 51 degrees its four sides swept-up, tapering to the pointed apex, 481 ft. above the ground. In it were 85,000,000 cubic feet of stone, put up by people who had no modern machinery. There are about 2,300,000 individual blocks. It Flew 5600 Years Ago! The.debris removed, marvellous relics were unearthed. They had been 'eft there almost before modern time began ��������� objects of bronze and terra cotta, two mason's levels, bread- plates and wine-flasks used by the workmen of other days. There were the bones of a sacred bird which flew its last flight at least 5,600 years ago. He found the mysterious chamber below the ground ��������� burrowed out of the living rock beneath the mighty- pile above���������"The stones of darkness and the shadow of death." What this chamber was for is not yet known. Sixty-nine feet-of debris obstructs the outer end of , the channel that 'eads to the great chamber of 'the king ��������� the great Cheops, or Khufu, himself, and when this has been cleared away, there will be exposed for the "���������rut timp in history the interior, of this world -wonder. A recent writer on the subject of talking by sun v-iyis concludes that the civilised world is probably indebted to the North American Indian for the idea of making use of. sun, rays, reflected from a looking g'as's, as" a means of transmitting messages or signals. Science has taken' she idea, modified and improved upon It, and the now almost perfect means used by all prominent nations to transmit messages by means of a mi������,:,,,r and sun rays are but" the outgrowih cf the idea ,of the "untutored savasje," who many, many years ago coucc.ved the .dea of making the flashes of sun rays from a small piece of ghiss held in the hand the medium of convey.ng SignaiS and messages from pc nc co point. Borne authorities maintain that the Idea came from a "er n ������������������- r:ir '"'���������"���������-k as the time of Alexander, as some histories record tho fact that he piloted his fleets by t.ignals made by the -rays .of tlie sun reflected from some bright surface. The Indian with his small piece of shining material cowid send signal flashes a distance of over twenty-five miles. Today the uiviliccd world, with the idea impiv.vo.l upon, and with fine instruments wide for the purpose, is able to transmit lo.ig messages over seven Union n.; far.' The Instrument used is called a heliograph or sun writer. The heliograph may be described as an instrument by which rays of light are reflected from a highly polished mirror, mounted on a tripod so as to throw the resulting flash on any desired point within the field of vision. The signals are produced by causing the reflected rays io a'ppr-r.r and disappear or be obscured, the intervals of appearance and obscuration being varied in length so as to produce the combinations of long and short flashes. . WIRELESS TELEPHONY TRAINS. OX ARCH. McKISHNIE Journalist of Toronto and Montreal lands in buff shirt and corduroy; paddle with him along placed, mountain hemmed lakes; or lay for drenching chilly hours, in the reed blinds, and you will know McKJshnJe arichL The JOVe Of t^ ^tu Ern.mp.c nf The Queen's Cham bar Beneath the King's chamber, in the heart of the pyramid, is the Queen's chamber, near the entrance to which ���������there was found about forty years ago a number of rare relics, the most important of them" being a small bracelet of iron, or perhaps it was a child's anklet. This was lying imbedded in the cement of tho eighty- fourth course. It is the oldest iron object known to men. In 1837 a Mr. Hill, an engineer, found imbedded, in the 103 course a flat piece of iron equaly as old, which is now in the British MuFeura. Masons to-day build no more beautifully than did those ancient men who toiled 5,600 years ago. They have left their own monument in the Queen's chamber ,: which, apparently, was never-used. It is s.uperbly finished and jointed; yet, oddly enough, the entrances to this superb tomb was covered and concealed. Possibly it was intended for Mertitefe, Khufu's Queen, but she survived him and married his brother Chephren, who built the-second pyramid in the great group which stands to-day as perpetual monuments" just outside Cairo. The Grand Gallery is considered ths most mysterious, part oX this A phase of human activity which has occupied the attention of many inventors is the devising of a simple system for maintaining wireless telegraphic and telephonic communication with moving tra'ns. Nu ��������� prous experiments have been made in the United States, Belgium, and Germany, as well as in Britain; but the success hitherto achieved has not been sufficiently convincing to warrant commercial exploitat.on. An inventor in the Midlands, however, appears to have solved the difficulty, judging from the eminently satisfactory results of tests made. In this invention the method is adopted of encircling a ' railway carnage with two frames of wires for sending and receiving messages. Along the side of the track is carried a continuous wire, similar to that u?c I for telegraphing purposes, which may. be buried or carried on low posts," and which links up with stations and signal-boxes, as well.as with the trunk telephone and telegraph systems of the country. In the carriage an ordinary telephonic, instrument is installed, and the electric oscillations are transmitted or received by either of the above-mentioned wire frames carried beneath the coach. The system is described as wireless inductive, so that the pulsations produced in the sending wire frame are reproduced by induction in the wire running parallel with the track, and vice ver.������ " messages.' THB ABBOTSFORD POST The Hulton-Harrop J3ale was wall attended and good prices prevailed. Mr. J. Heath will shortly reside at Wellington lufcncit Hultbn-IIarrop brothers will continue to reside at Lythwood. Miss Gilbert, who has been, the guest at Mr. Boyd's homo left on Wednesday afternoon for Vancou ver. Many members o,f the Orange Lodge and True Blues too.k part in the celebration at New Westminster on July 12th. On Tuesday, Major Pottinger's team, while near the B. C. E. K. depot, took fright and dashed rap the street where they were pluck- ily stopped by Mr. J. J. Gr^-row. a3 they passe'd his store. Like a Church Our Services are Free Phone your Order for Pienic Lunches ' to the- The Abbotsford Bakery ALBERT LEE, PROPRIETOR. N HARDWARE Mr: Jack Copping and Jack Valletta were out on Monday driving a colt in a buggy when the shaft clutch came open, causing Uie shaft to fall, and the startled an- imal tore across the street. .The wheel coming in contact with u post, threw the occupants out in a heap. Mr. Vanetta was shaken badly, and Mr. Copping was cut m the face and severely bruised on the hip, but with innate \iluck he persists in walking around to got his joints in oi'der. This week, in Vancouver, tha question of Hazel Street connecting the east and west end, will bo dealt with by the Railway Commissioners. The absorbing oif the Farmers phone system by the 13. C. Telephone Co. is still proceeding, but no definite particulars are yet announced. NOTICE. Having disposed of mv. business in Abbotsford, all accounts" owing must be paid at one* to me. All taccounts against me should be rendered without delay and they will receive my immediate attention. M. L. 'McPHEE, Office of the "Abbotsford Post." M9TBL ARRIVALS COMMERCIAL. W. E. Jardine, Frederickton H. A. Stewart, Dawson City J. McEachem. Sterling Frank Kipp, Chilliwack H. Knowles, Chilliwack jj.. P. Montgomery, Vancouver W. J. Kirkpatrick, London, Unt H. Nixon, Vancouver Mr. and Mrs. Longfellow, Dallui. Texas. ��������� ���������._ ' E. J. Bordeaux, Olympki R. H. Adams, New Westminster Geo. Boulanger, Mission City ABBOTSFORD. H. Causeland, Everett, Wash C. C. Tilley, Princeton E. A. Meyer, Vancouver C. E. Lambash; Vancouver J. E. Dunn, W. C. P. Co. A. H. Nelson, W. C. P. C. K. C. Bley, T. H. Moore, Cedar Cottage Miss Eileen Hayes. Somerset, Eng Miss Annie Hayes, D. J. McGugan, New Westminster. , A. W. Hutcheson, Vancouver. W. Towlan, Mt. Lehman Mr. and Mrs. T. Penman, Now Westminster. JULY 12TH CELEBRATION fifteen thousand persons took pari in the celebration. New Westminster presented a gala- appearance, and orange was the predominating feature of _ the scheme of decorations. The mem��������� bers of the order were bedecked with the regalia necessary to the occasion, but the women and children who made up spectators were equally resplendent with colors The three thousand Orangeman. NVho actually took part in the parade congregated-at Library square shortly after one o'clock. The procession, with beautiful banners dancing in ..the breeze and marching, to the inspiring strains of the fife and drum, eras* and bagpipes swung up Columbia street, headed by. Chief Marshal Otway Wilkie. mounted on a cream colored steed. The parade, which took more than half an hour lo pass, *as the largest ever seen ;n the Ko/al City, and presenU-^ a sight that had never been equalled. '��������� - '-��������� Led by the kilties with their bag pipes, the procession, .accompanied by the brass bainds from Rev- elstoke, North Vancouver, South Vancouver, Vancouver ,City, Mission City, Victoria and Westminster, marched up .Columbia Street co Park Row, then countermarching at park gate, swinging .arouna the Oval and forming a circle. The principal streets w.ere lined deep with thousands of onlookers, many of whom /numbered among the visitors whose affiliations, were unmistakably shown in the orange ribbons that decorated the glossy tresses of the women folk. The morning was devoted to receiving the guests who arrived uii trains, boats, cars and every conceivable conveyance from all parts of British Columbia, by committees appointed especially for thatpui- pose. ,, . Arrived at Queen's park, the delegates were officially welcomed to the city by acting-Mayor Gray in an appropriate speech. . Amongst the hligh provincial officers present were Deputy Grand E. Bush and Grand Master F E. Pakenham oi the Black Knights of Ireland. Worshipful Master Charles Cotton of Mission City-,Lodge was also present with Director of Ceremonies W. J. Beacon.���������Fraser Valley ...Record. The trials an dtribulations of a member of the municipal council ���������are such that it is truly marvellous . QUALITY .is the First Thing* you Want PRlCE-that's the next thing you want to. know is right. This is the store where it is believed fair to charge only a fair price. Do you want to purchase a Churns of Bean Butter All Kinds Builder's Supplies, Hardware, Sashes and. Doors, - . or perhaps.sitting room chairs. Try ��������� H. ALANSON MISSION COUNCIL. On Mo,nday July 15th the council was resumed immediately after the court of Revision, with all the member sof the council present. The reeve stated that the meeting had been called -to fix the rate of taxation for the coming year, the question had been thoroughly talked oyer and all estimates carefully looked into, the council knew what work there was to be done and he for one would gladly welcome any suggestion that would To celebrate the 5u'th anniversary ' be made'whereby the rate could be of the foundation of the Orange reduced. The members of the Order in British Columbia, Mission council having individually ex- City Lodge No. 1629, accompanied by many townsfolk, visited New Westminster on Friday last. Head ed by Mission City band, looking very smart in new uniforms, the members of the lodge, bearing then new banner, marched from the Orange Hall to the depot where they were joined by a contingent from Matsqui alnd Clayburn. The whole party left on the Agassis local for Westminster, where it is estimated /pressed their opinions it was duly proposed and seconded that tne rate for the coming year be, General Rate 15 mills Health Rate - ������������������ l'mill School Rate , 5 mills making a total of 21 mills. This is an increase'of 25 percent over last year. The rate on the wild land to bo 40 mills, the same as last year. that there are enough public spir-1 ited men in. the community to handle ''this thankless Job. From, the Reeve to the Clerk, each member of the council is obliged to explain daily why it is impossible to' make two land two make ten. The average man believes that it is the bounden duty of the council :o pay special attention to tht particular piece.������f work in which he is personally interested without regard to the fact that there' arts a ��������� hundred others''with the same conception. There are only 100 cents in each dollar and the supply of diollars is limited. The borrow- .ng power of a municipality is limited and. taxes are not allowed co exceed a certain fixed proportion of the valuation. . Should the council in a fit of abstraction take heed of the demands of the. tax-payers and grant the improvements which they so ardently demand, then they are obliged to increase the rate of taxation and Mr. Tax-payer gets busy again with his little hammer and begins to howl against the huge taxation. The cost of building and maintaining the roads in a sparsely settled and growing country, is of necessity high. The hundred and ;me items of expense which arc mere details in a' thickly populated region, soon begins to beat heavily upon the municipality in which a large proportion of the land is still uncleared and unproductive. The average tax-payer, however, demands that the sami facilities for transportation to and from the markets be furnished, and i from an ethical standpoint, he is entitled to them on a basis of hia taxation. There is only one way out of the quanary, and that is aid from the provincial government. The precendent is to hand as the government is "always ready. with the open purse to assist in the con struction of the new railroads, etc. and will foster industries of this kind in order that they may pats through'the initial stages of their growth without undue strain. Why should the young and go*o,wing municipalities b etreated less fairly than are the corporations whose resources are practically unlimited. The railroads assist in build-, tag-up the country; true, and so does the new settler, the only difference being .that the railroad company is usually well able to take care of itself and will come into the country with or without subsidies provided there is IraUV to justify their coming; the new .settler, on the other hand, is entirely dependent upon the community for his means of transportation to the markets. Without roads, the land is useless, without help .the settler cannot build these roads; without money, 'the municipalities cannot render the help to which the settler is entitled as Hardware and Furniture a tax-payer. It is up to the gov ernment. If your local reeve or councilman is unable to give you what you demand you may take it tor granted that it is'because the. municipality, is short .pf funds as the reeve and councilmen are out human and would much prefer to travel along the lines of least ic- sistance and would naturally oe glad to build all the roa.ds the country co.uld use, providing the funds were available. The "dilii- culty is that like most men, they are unable to find more than 100 cents in each dollar. MATSQUI Mr. Joseph Lewis, late of H. M. SJ "Powerfull" is'������������������now, residing'.on. hte Prairie. Mr. Lewis was wound ed at Modder ORiver and has tht South African war medaL Mr. T. Lancaster and Miss" P. II. Sharpe were in Mission City oo Sunday. - ' ' - Mr. R. Mcintosh of Gifford was in Mission City last week. Semi-ready Tailored Suiti SOLD ������t the same price ererywhere in Cinada���������the name in the pocket. Send for lamplei of $20 "Kine'J Own" serje and $25 Britain! loom -also style book. Ask the clothier in your town or writa diiect-Semi-ready, Limited, Montreal. 0������nl-rraoa SaUarutg Thomas & McBain. Vancouver, B.C. Painting, Sign Writing General repair work J. E. PART ON Abbotsford _ - B. C Good Storage Room for Furniture. If your Grocer has not Five Roses Flour On hand" you can get it at the Abbotsford Feed and Grain Store J. J. SPARROW, PROP. Builder and Contractor Estimates Given Free Pihone Connection Mission City WANTED FARM JLAND���������la exchange for my $1150.00 .equity Ln Vancouver lots*. Act quickly for " -a snap, R. A. Cooper, Clayburn WANTED Reliable men with oelliag ability and tome knowledge of the iruit business or Nursery Stock, to te- i present ub Ln British Columbia a? I local and general agents. Liberal inducements and permanent position for the right men. Write for full particulars. STCNE & WELLINGTON The Fonthill Nurseries. (Established 153T) B. C. A26. Tandthy, Clover and Field peas bo be had at the Abbotsford Feed Store When next your watch needs attention, leave it with Campbell, Ma* Ab,botaford Watch-maker. Shop located in Clark's Gente' Furuiria- ing store. HARRON BROS. Embalmers and Funeral Directors Vancouver, Office and ohapel 1-034 Granville St.-, Phone 3486 North Vancouver, Office and Chapel-116 2nd St. Phone 131. STRAYED���������Red yearling heifer on- *o my place on 3rd March, O .viler can 'have same by paying expense a, W. L. Barrett, odd Campbell place, Ctearbrooik Road. For the Residence, Store or Office. Electric Powei For Factories and Industrial Plants Convenience Comfort Economy Attention will be given to all applications tor service from our lines. Address all enquiries to Light and Power Department Holden Block, Vancouver. sii Columbia Electric Railway Lti m ���������'���������;.W������5. -'.to ^"JE 'K??I "ml V* >t������
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