Ve Aas& ���������^ * "ir -I J'* ...3t'*/7->-^ 83 .< ***. ' 10 u - *2-r.3'-\ *-^L^ '*-$������$. ���������:st<"h rOLUME XII. Number 23. HEDLEY, B.C., THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1916. ������������������*> 7<m^q^ji\,^$2^6o, In Advance' JflS: GLflRKE U/atc h m aker - HEDLE'V*', B.C. (looks and Watches lor Sale. KEREMEOS ITEMS. aVel by Auto..0 tall up Phone No. 12 lood stock of Horses and Rigs on land. 11 Orders for Teaming promptly attended to. fcV O O D FOR SALE! ry, 112. PftLftGB Feed & Sale ��������� HKDLEY B. C. D. J. INNIS Stables Proprieto' [>MPS N '- FIIONR SKVMOUK 5013 , WESTKRN CANADA lmell Laird & Co. Ltd. Steel Manufacturers Sheffield, Eng. bs and Warehouse, 847-63 Beatty Street Vancouver, B. C. A. F. & A. M. . REGULAR monthly meetings of Hedley Lodgo No. 13, A. F. & A. M., aro held on the second Friday 'in Jonthin Fraternity hall, Hedley. Visiting en are cordially invited to attend. ��������� PPRQUL.B, W. M , E. HAMILTON Secretary L. O. L. . The Rearular meetings of Hedley Lodge 1744 are held on the first and third Monday in every month in tho Orange Hall Ladies meet 2nd and 1 Mondays ig brethem aro cordially invited "WV LONSDALE, W. M. H. K. HANSON, Sec't. F������. BROWN "British Columbia Land Surveyor Iu No. 27 P. O. Dkaivkb 160 iNTICTON, B. C, P. W. GREGORY fc'lVIL ENGINEER .and BRITISH COLUMBIA LAND SURVEYOR Star Building Princeton PER CLAYTON C. E. HASKlNR mytor & tmsKiNS Barristers, Solicitors, Etc. MONEY TO LOAN [PENTICTON, B. C. idleij Opera House ft. I. JONES, Jftanaoer [large, commodious 'hall for jiees or other entertainment. Ho te I i-^'j'-t^'afcfc^fcfcfcfcwfc"******'** t*W x rand Union | -X X X ���������* IEDLEY, British Columbia | o*������ .-. X ��������� , , X ��������� : ��������� X ��������������������������� X fcites���������$1.50 aDay and Up X X '���������* jar Stocked with Best Brands j������ -���������Irst-Class Accommodation. X % % % S of Liquor and Cigars WINKLER, Proprietor. ������ HEDLEY MEAT MARKET B H B All kinds of fresh and cured meats always on hand. Fresh Fish on sale every Thursday. [r. J. EDMOND, Prop. &T NORTHERN HOTEL ��������� HEDLEY B.C. id table the Best. Rates Moderate First Class Accommodation N JACKSON, Proprietor Mr. Albert Mattice lost a valuable horse last week. . O. H. Carle was a bustness visitor to Hedley last week. Mr. and.,Mrs. G. S. London of Olalla were in town on Saturday- ������\S' **"t��������� Remember the strawberry and ice cream social in the park June 23rd. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Daly spent the week end visiting at the Willows. Mr. Chas. "Wilson was in town on Thursday, buying cattle for P. Eurns & Co. , :������������������ Mori is Daly was a -business visitor to .Princeton between trains last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Armstrong and Miss Wordon returned from the coast on Saturday's-train. Harry Armstrong of Vancouver-is here on a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Armstrong. Mrs. McKeown and children spent Sunday in Keremeos the guests of Mrs. J. Innis and daughter, Miss Sinclair, who has baen visiting Mrs. Newton for the past three months, left for her home in Winnipeg last Aveek.' The' Great Northern work train was in Keremeos on Sunday filling up a washout on the upper end of a flat above town. Miss Corbit, after spending three weeks in town visiting her brother, left for her home in Seattle on Tuesday of last week. ��������� Miss Annie Innis returned to her home here on Sunday after spending & pleasant - week",in Hedley the guest of Dr. and Mrs. McKeown. Mrs. Tweedle left last week for Victoria, where she will be present, at the graduation of her daughter, Miss Freda, of St..Ann's academy. Mr. C. H. Knosher, assessor of Okanagan - county, Wash., accompanied by Mr. Smith, was in town this week looking over the district by auto. Messrs. Lachmund and Nur- cross motored from Copper mountain on Wednesday. Mr. Norcross is on his way home to visit a few weeks with his mother in the Bast. Mr. Cropp, who has been in South Keremeos looking after property there, left on Saturday for Winnipeg, where he had been called by the illness of his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Green of-Penticton motored over to Keremeos on Friday, accompanied by friend and relatives from Shelburne, Ontario, and spent a few hours in town. The passenger bridge across the Sirnilkaraeen river was the center of attraction last Friday and Saturday on account of the high water. Almost everybody in the district visited it both early and late. Miss Florence Daly returned home on Saturday's train from Hedley, after spending a very pleasant week with relatives and friends. Miss Daly had the pleasure of visiting the Nickel Plate, where they had planned a dance in her honor. Mr. Torn Hall, traveler for R. P. Rithet, and Mr. Stephenson for Knowles & McCauly of Vancouver, returned to Keremeos on Sunday after finishing their trip through tho Okanagan and Similkameen valleys. They left hero on Sunday afternoon for Vancouver via Wenatchee and Seattle with their motor car. .Miss Sewell spent the week end with her sister^JWCrrtfLove of Olalla. H'~ Mr. D. J. Innis shipped a carload of horses to Winnipeg on Saturday. - Miss Mabel Manery was in town on Sunday on her way from Hedley. Mrs. Crooker of Similkameen is in town for the week the guest of Mrs; J. A. BroAvn. I Mr. and- Mrs. H. .A. Barelo were visitors to Hedley between trains on Saturday. Mr. Riddle motored from Hedley on Sunday with a party of friends and spent the day. Miss Oriole Mausette "of Princeton is visiting the Misses Gibson of Riverside Lodge." ��������������������������� Mrs. Madore received the sad news of the death of her sister at Sand Point, Idaho last week. Mr. J. R. Brown of Summer- land was a visitor in town on Friday, going on to Hedley in the evening. Messrs. Lachmund and Adams were in town Wednesday on their way from Copper mountain to Greenwssd. 10Messrs Newton and- Sinclair spent a few days last week fishing in the Ashnola, and had a very successful trip. Mrs. Hardy and daughters of Similkameen were in town on Thursday the guests of'Mrs, Kirby and daughters. " Mrs.' O'Daniel has returned home after spending ��������� three weeks with friends and relatives at the boundary. Mrs. Newton left on Wednesday for her home in Crystal .City, Man., where she intends spending the summer. ��������� ��������� Messrs. Mills, Lee. Crooker, Innis and McCurdy motored to Princeton on Thursday where they attended a private meeting of the Orange lodge. Mr. D. J. Innes intends leaving this week for Winnipeg, where he will dispose of a carload of horses. Ho expects to be away a couple of weeks, Mr. Coleman had a letter from his son Lome last -week, saying he was doing nicely and still at the convalescence home, Shorncliffe, England. The weather, which has been exceedingly hot for the past week, took a rather sudden change on Sunday, and we enjoyed a little rain and a nice cool breeze for the day. TOWN MD DISTRICT Morris Daly of Keremeos was in town Monday. Remember the Band dance tomorrow night, Friday 23rd. A. S.-Black, barrister, Princeton, was in town* Saturday. The sidewalks in town are very much in need of repairs. . A couple of carloads of Hed- leyites went to Keremeos Tuesday. " .. R. G. Cawston and G. B. Milne of Keremeos were in town this week". Born���������In Hedley, Saturday, Junef 19th, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. A. W| Vance,-a daughter.' The ambulnnce corps towhich A-. B.(S. Stanley is attached left this week for the Old Country. J., Simpson, Greenwood, chief of provincial police, arrivrd in town-yesterday. A {band of cattle passed through town Sunday evening on their way. to the northern ranges. Drowning Accident. Friday morning, while repairing crib work below the dam, Ole Thompson fell into the Similkameen river and was drowned. It appears that after placing a large rock he stood on it to force it down or ascertain if it was on solid ground. He tried it several times and. the rock gave way, ��������� letting him into the swiftly CTinhing stream. His head and one arm appeared above the water a couple of times. It was impossible for those working near to give any assistance, for it was only a few seconds until the body was out of sight. The body has not yet been recovered. Deceased was a Norwegian about 35 years of age, and leaves a wife and two small children to mourn his loss. He came here three years ago from Wilbur, Wash., and was ,in the employ of the Daly Reduction Co. It takes more of an expert to examine the shell committee evidence than it does to amine the shells.���������Tatler. ex- Germany is now aausageless. The only dogs that are left to the, Fatherlanders are the dogs of War.���������Tatler. About three hundred tons of Baltic pebbles arrived this week for the Hedley Gold Mining company. Geo. S. and Mrs. Sproule, and Mrs. W. A.' McLean left Thursday last to spend a couple of weeks at the coast. Three auto loads of Hedley- ites went up to Princeton last Thursday evening "to attend a meeting of the county Orange lodge. A. D. Broomfield, Del Young, and J. Wigmore of Princeton passed through town Sunday morning on their way to Keremeos. " ..- -- ~- . Owing to the drowning accident Friday last the band dance that evening was postponed until tomorrow evening, Friday, 23rd inst. Major Megraw, inspector"rof Indian agencies, passed through town Saturday on his way from Princeton to Penticton. The K. V. R. was stalled by high water near Merritt, and pas sengers for lake points had to go through to Penticton by auto. The name of Pte. Arthur Coles appears in the casualty list of the 16th inst. as having died of wounds. He was for several years a-resident of Hedley and joined the 0. M. R. at Vernon. He was only 23 years of age and" respected by alibis acquaintances. He was born in Taunton, Somersetshire, Eng. With the warm weather of last week the Similkameen river rose rapidly, bringing down stumps, logs, trees, roots, fencing, dead animals, and garbage of all kinds. Thursday and Friday the power company's dam was continuously in danger from log jams, and a force of men were kept busy blowing them up as they formed against the Stone -^ie'rs. Saturday very little drift wood came down, and the cold weather of the past few days put a stop to the vagaries of the river. Max Ewart,.immigration officer at Penticton, was in town Monday on business connected with his office. He interviewed a number of residents in reference to violations of the immigration regulations and the importation of foreign labor. Those interviewed "didn't know of even a gray-back that wasn't entitled to graze in the country. If the immigration department would use a little horse sense and pasport all foreigners, much of the difficulty of the immigration officers would be avoided. It is safe to say that a thousand foreign laborers cross the line annually into British Columbia in violation of regulations on importation of foreign"labor.. Axel Peterson returned from his hunting trip last week with a couple of bear hides and a story of an enormous silver-tip, that left tracks 13 inches long and took a trap and a log six inches in diameter with it. The bear was not seen, but it was either a very large one, or had bohunk feet. And then it may have stepped twice in the same place just for a joke. Silvor tips are some jokers in a bear way. A bald-face, near Three Forks, put Dutch Gits up a tree and kept him there for twelve hours, and that c'was after the war started, too. She would go into the underbrush, Gus would come down, she and her cubs would come out, and Gus would shin up again, while Mrs. Baldface and family jibed at him in Nova Scotian, which is the language of the MacPhees, the MacKenzies, the McDonalds, the'MacLeans, the McKays, the Mclntoshes, the Mooneys and the Frasers. But Gus had been in town a couple of weeks just before Von Kluck captured Paris. <* r Th<j Mystery Unsolved. The date of holding the examinations of A. J. Wicker- sham, Angus McLean and Lester Armstrong, charged by a coi'oner's jury with direct or indirect responsibility for the death of Henry Hofmeier, was was set for Friday last, but was continued over until Saturday at 1 o'clock p. m. At the hour Jjfixed Prosecuting Attorney Johnson, Deputy Sheriff Ward, the three -accused men and two or three Canadian officials were present. Judge Parsons was prepared to conduct the proceedings. As the crime was committed in British Columbia, if a crime was committed at all, the prosecuting attorney and sherifi had no jurisdiction in the case, and offered to turn the prieoners over to the British Columbia officials, and they could have charge of the examination. These officers, who claim to have made a thorough investigation, did not feel that sufficient evidence could be be secured to convict any one of the crime, and de- clinpd to carry on an examination or go further into the matter at that time. Under the circumstances, all that the judge could do was to dismiss the case and discharge the prisoners. Prosecuting Attorney J ohn- son stated that at no time did the county officers feel, considering the nature of the evidence, that the case could be taken up and prosecuted in this county, as the allegad" crime "was committed outside of the jurisdiction of the county and state. In the face of the findings of the coroner's jury the local officers could do no more nor less than hold the accused for the action of the Canadian officers. When the case was referred to those officers the responsibility of the county officers ended.���������Oroville Gazette. Some Prayer. Here is another personal experience of an officer at the front. An army chaplain Avas conducting a funeral not far behind the firing line, and had reached that portion of the service which reads something like this. "Oh, Lord, receivo this thy servant. Oh, Lord, listen to our prayers," Avhen suddenly a bullet Avhizzed between him and the grave-digger, who responded Avith a heartfelt (sigh, "Oh, Lord, listen to that."' -Ii i CONCENTRATES | While prospecting for two". Aveeks in the Slocan tbis spring Billy MilJs shot eight bears. - The Great Northern between Ferguson and Trout Lake City Avill be worked this summer. * The Union Hydraulic Co. is working tAvo big monitors on Siwash creek in the Okanagan. It is reported that the Brian Boru in the Hazelton district carries a large body of ore, 65 per cent zinc. It is reported that Lord Rhounda has bonded five copper claims on Skeena mountain in Northern B.C. ' ' The Aberdeen - mine, / near Merritt will soon start regular shipments of ore to the Greeh-Ai wood smelter. The shaft is down 300 feet on the American Boy in the Hazel- ton district. A drift will 'be run to tap the ore shoot-at 165 ft. P. Racy, representing " the Trail smelter recently spent two, days on Copper mountain," near, Chesaw, examining properties * and procuring samples., 3. Antimony ore worth $54.40 a'v ton is being shipped from Robinson in* the Yukon to San- Francisco.' It is- hauled -.-by." wagon.22 miles from the mine to Robinson. -���������.,-,- " Mountain Bob has a preemption in the'" Cariboo on Wood- : pecker island. He still has the ' mining feA7er, and v proposes to sink a shaft on his ranch in ' search of placer gold. Nicola men have taken a bond on "the Noonday and .Juniper claims, t\vd miles, from Merritt. A shaft and tunnel^on these.," properties is in' solid "ore. The ��������� lead is a strong one showing values in copper, gold and silver. Wm. McNeill is in charge and expects to be shipping ore * next month. " _ SLOCAN. The erection of the Surprise concentrator at Sandon and putting in of the Slocan Star tram and loading bins is providing considerable building activity around Sandon. ''- -- , Although a considerable quantity of ore has been stoped out of the Florence mine since last fall, there has been no appreciable diminution of the ore reserves as compared Avith a year aero.���������Kootenaian. Battle of Jutland. BY WILLIAM THOMPSON. Down on the Geiman fleet Beritty's squadron ran; "To the guns," the signals heat, "All in the battle van." Sank beneath the foam With peunahts flying, Holdint? an entire fleet, ��������� Whilst fightim?, dying. Then Jellicoe. came ivith night��������� Burst on the conflict's roar, Battered the armada in flight, Sank them otf Jutland's shore. 'Tvvas the same old story, Which Beatty's name adorned, Of British pluck and glory, The foe-ruin's challenge scorned. Cast your flowers upon the wave, Borne by the billows' crest To where the noble and the brave Sank to their eternal rest. Honor those that's left, Their vigils griui to keep; Forget not those bereft- Of heroes now asleep. Keremeos, B. C, June 5; 1916. Pays Another Dividend. The Hedley Gold Mining Company, from headquarters in New York, announce a quarterly dividend of 3 per cent, and an additional dividend of 2 per cent, on the outstanding capital stock of the company, payable Friday, June 20, 1916, to stockholders of record at 12 o'clock noon, Saturday, Juno 24,1916. '���������-*| - ^i ���������4 i - i * - n\ ^a.ts^ht������ss ^L*i������"t������^ v^mimmm*****. i/f/CQarmvojsi i������;'..'iiiin^m^B4" ������.n'i���������.' ii',,^'i,''','',J.-.-,...,'jy'... ,''.^, tsiBmu THE GAZETTE, HEDLEY, B. C. [>,> lirrri^l)i?ififtfTffi*1Mifaffli1iiftiM-ftfliiV'������V^^IW Constipation Vanishes Forever Prompt Relief���������Permanent Cure CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS never fail. Purely veget. able���������act surely kin. gently on ihe liver. Stop aftei dinner distress���������, cure indi -���������estion ��������� improve the complexion���������brighten the eyes. Small Pill, Small Dose, Small Price. Genuine must bear Signature The Hessian Fly Ravages of /$$%������<������������. 1������ no" more neccssnry than Small pox. Array . experience has demonstrated the almost miraculous efficacy, andharmlessness.of Antityphoid Vaccination. Be vaccinated NOW by your physician, you and /our family. It is more vital than house Insurance. Ask your physician, dracjlst, or send for "Have jrou had Typhoid?" telllne of Typhoid Vaccine, results from use, and danger from Typhoid Carriers. THE CUTTER LABORATORY, BERKELEY, CAL. tlODUCINa VACCINES ft SERUMS UNDER U. 8, GOV. MCEUII THU MEW FRENCH REMEDY. N.I No2. NJ. Used ml'rencb Hospitals with great success, cvres chronic weakness, lost vigob ft VIM K1DN.EV DLADUER DISEASES. BLOOD POISON. FILES EITHER' No DIIUGG1ST5 or MAIL SI. PORT 4 CTi POUOERA CO B3 BEKKMAN ST NEW YORK orLVMAN DROi TORONTO WRITE TOR FREE BOOK TO DR. L.E CLERO WED CO HftVEXSTOCKKD-llAMPS-rEAD, LONDON. ENO. IRV NEW DRAGEE (TASTELESS) FORKOF EASY TO TAII THERAPION' ���������.as?.fi?.Dc������w: SEB 1HAT TRADE MARKED WORD - THERAPION IS O* MIT GOVT STAMf APFIX*)- TO ������Ll CEKUIME PACKETS, Cook's ���������6Um Root Cosjpoaiia. A safe, reliable, renulating medicine, Sold in threo decrees of strength. .No. 1. $H- No. 2, ?3; No. 3, $& per box. Sold by all druiTElsts, or sent prepaid In plain package on receipt of price. Freo pamphlet. Address: THE COOK rSEDICSNE CoJ IBBOSTO. OUT. (Fw*t-lj WJaiurj AGENTS Wanted in every town and village. to take orders for the best Made-to- Measure. Clothing in Canada. Good commissions. MagLificent.Samples. > STERLING TAILORING CO., 535 College Street ��������� Toronto An Ancient Port ' Tho Black Sea port lately captured by -tlie! J.ius'sians is so ancient that '^ its origin is almost lost irr the mists of history. It was to Trebizond, the ancient Trapozus, that Zenophon. the volunteer soldier Ivonr Athens, en- i, dowed v.'ith rate military genius, con- ' ducted, as described in the "Anabasis," well known to' High School boys, the Retreat of ihe Ten Thousand Greeks, when their Generals had been treacherously slain by the Persians after the battle of Ounaxa, 13. 0. 401, where Gyrus the 1'ounger, their com-' mander Jell at the moment of victory in striving to wrest the Throne ol Persia from his brother Artaxeres. j., Necessity is the nio/her of invention. and the hungry Frenchman mentioned 'in a biography recently published in .Ji'ngland illustrates __tho old adage i anew. 1 He was in an English restaurant 'and wanted eg-.'s tor breakfast, but .-had forgotten the linglish word. So g-he got- around the difficulty in the '."following way: "Vaiterra,- vat is dat valking in |the yard." "A. rooster, sir." "Ah ! And vat you call de rooster's {���������wife*" s 1$ "The hen sir." \ "And vat you call de children of de \.rooster, and his rife?" , "Chic'ccns. sir " "But vat you call dr* chicken heforc ^dcy are chicken r'' "Eggs, sir." "Bring me two.',' IvTeans For Controlling This Insect ��������� ' . The Hessian fly is well known to j farmers as a serious pest of cereal crops. During the present season it has caused the loss of millions of .bushels in the Uniwd States. In Western Canada, fortunately, its. depreciations have rrot attained the extent experienced in other regions of the continent, and in order to be able to advise the fanners ;n the Western provinces the .UntQiiiolcgical Branch of the Dominion'��������� Department of Agriculture have investigated this insect. The results of this investigation, which was conducted by.Mr. Norman Criddle for several years, nave now been published by tire Department of Entomological Branch of the Dominion Department in Entomological Bulletin is'o. H. in order* to enable farmers to recognize the injury ol the insect in its incipient stages', and, being thus forewarned,, they will be in a-position to prevent losses that are liable to occur where the insect is present, as control-method ore also described fn addition, the Western Wheat. Stem Maggot, has been studied and described. This is a native insect that has turned its attention from native to cultivated grasses, on which it has become a serious pest. Its habits, Jife- history, and tin* mc-riis of control artfully'described' in'the same bulletin, which is entitled "The Hessian Fly and the Western Wheat Stem Saw Fly in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta." Tho bulletin is illustrated and may be obtained on application to.the "Chief * Officer,' Publications Branch, Department of Agriculture.. Ottawa. All: inquiries' for -information regarding insect pests should be addressed' lo the Dominion Entomo- gist. Department of Agriculture. Ottawa. '.MEAL-TIME' CONSCIENCE jWhat Do,the Sick Children Drink? If There are limes when mother or father feeds the youngsters something that, they k'now children should not have. Perhaps it is some rich dessert but more" often it is tea or coffee. It is better to have some delicious, hot, food-drinlo that, you,can take yourself ' and ' feed to your children,"*conscious that it will help and strength- gen, but never hurt them. An Eastern lady says: "I used coffee many years in spite of the conviction thai it injured my nervous fSsysteni ,and produced my * .nervous ^headaches." (Both tea and coffee are injurious to many persons, especially children, because they contain the ubtlo,-poisonotfs drug, caffeine). , - "While visiting a friend I was served with Postum nnd 1 determined to j'get a package and try it myself. The result was all that could bo desired��������� a delicious, finely flavored, richly colored -beverage. Since I quit coffee, Postum has worked wonders for me. "My husband, who had suffered from * kidney trouble when drinking coffee, quit the coffee and took up Postum with me nnd since drinking 5 Postum lie has felt stronger and bet- ,{ tei', with no indication of kidney if trouble. ,*, "You may be sure I find it a great comfort to" have a warm drink at meals that I can give niv children, '& with a clear conscience that' it will ?| help and not hurt tlieni as tea or coffee .would.", ' Name given by Canadian Postum Co.", Windsor," Out. Postum comeshin two forms: , Postum Cereal���������the original form- must be well' boiled.' J5c and 25c pkgs. .- ' - Instant Postum���������a soluble powder��������� dissolves quickly in a cup of'hot water, and, with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage instantly. 30c and 50c. tins. Both forms are eually delicious and cost about the same per cup. "There's a Reason" for Postum. . ���������sold ' by ' Grocers. , m, W. N. U. 1107 HARD WORKING WOMEN Will Find New .-...Strength Through the Use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills It, is useless to'tell a hard working woman to take life easily- arrd not to worry. Every woman at the head of a home; every girl in offices, shops and factories is subjected to more or less worry. These cannot.be avoided. But it is the duty of every woman and every girl to save her strength as much as* possible, and to build up her system to meet unusual demands. Her future ��������� health depends upon it. To guard against a break-down in health the blood must be'kept rich, red and pure. To i:ecp the blood in this condition nothing can equal Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. They strengthen the nerves, restore the appetite, bring the glow of health fo pallid cheeks, and renewed energy to listless people. Women cannot always rest when they should, but they can keep up their strength and keep away disease by the occasional use of Dr. Williams' Pink Tills. Mrs,. A. Rhodes. Hamilton, Out., says. "A few years ago on coming to Car.ada, working long hours, and close confinement began lo tell upon me. L^was completely run down, and finally could do no work. I was pale, suffered fiom headaches, did not rest well, and felt altogether very miserable. The doctor said the trouble was anaemia, and after doctoring for -some weeks "without getting any relief, 1 decided to drop the doctor and take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Very soon I began to notice a change for the better, and by the time I liad used half a dozen boxes of tho Pills I was again enjoying, the best of health. 3 have never had jiny return of the sickness and'j-.ever felt better in my life than I do now. T give "my experiencc, therefore, that it may be used for the benefit of others." You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills 'from any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a boj. or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co." Brockville, Ont. Wounded at High Altitude The Thrilling 'Experience of a Bi-it- , ish Aviator Describing a thrilling fight.'in the air, Flight-Sergeant T.'May, of the Royal Flying Corps, in a letter home, says: We were on patrol duty about 60 miles over the enemy's lines when wc were ' attacked by a number o{,, German machines, including some of their noted' Fokker monoplanes. Wc saw them preparing for the-attack, and wo waited for them Wc rose lo a height of between J4,000 and' 15,- 000 feet before the light began. They, as usual, attacked lrorn the rear, being faster machines. " . ,- - "My officer said, 'Mind and civc them some lead.' 1 waited until they came ridiculously near, then emptied a full magazine iuto them. The machine fell like a log out of sight, and [ am certain they .pa-id the price. This finished rear attacks. "The next one came more , to the front, so I lot hitn have some at greater range. They, must have necn hit, for the machine made a nose dive and cleared off at once. 1 could not see the result, for we were immediately attacked by another before 1 knew where T was. T could soc him flying at us before I was ready, and by the time, I had fired five or six rounds a bullet wont through my thigh. Almost at 'he' same moment an iinli aircraft shell hit us, blowing my seat ���������away, larg" pieces of shell piercing niv thick leather flying jacket. " - "I'Vas stunned fot a tjmo, but I pulled myself together, a (id wo made for our linos some l'fty miles away, doinrj 'ducks and drakes' to avoid anti-aircraft shell. We reached our lirres safely, and set off again by aeroplane to the nearest hospital. The Roumanian army now numbers 000,000 men, while her navy is strong enough to give Austria some sleepless mghls that is, if she took sides ������vith, her best friend���������Russia. - "I'm afraid*John thinks I'm extravagant.' He didn't even smile when he saw; my new dress." '-.-"Som.e men,' have no humor 1 sense of Teaching Farm Children. Butterfield, in his "Chapters in Ru- ral Progress," . says: "One reason why agricultural education has not made more rapid progress is because the children of the country schools have been taught in such a manner as to lead them to think that there is no chance for brains in farming." That is very^true. But the children do not get allN>f their education or menial ideas in the school. The home and the father in the conduct of his farm are responsible for what ideas the sons have about farming far more than the school. How many farm homes keep a good supply of farm papers and books for the boys fo read? How many fanners show, by the- conduct of their farms, that there is a chance for brains in farming? These things tell mightily in the growing mind oi Ihe farm boy. Grippe Left Her Seriously BUT I%PD'S KIDNEY PILLS CURED HER COMPLETELY Mrs. Halquist Tells Just Why She is the Firm Friend of the Grand Canadian Kidney Remedy, Dodd's Kidney Pills. Bangsund, Susie���������((Special)���������Mrs. Pete Halquist, a well known resident here, is a firm believer in Dodd's Kidney Pills-, and is always ready to tell the reason why. '-'About a year ago," Mrs. Halquist says, "my little girl was taken ill with the grippe. She was sick in bed for three weeks with pains in the joints. They were swollen and stiff. "She had cramps in her muscles, so it was awful hard for her to : get around for the longest time. After she was able to be around, her skin became harsh and came off in scales. "After using two boxes of: Dodd's Kidney Pills she was as well as ever she was in her life. She lias;been strong and healthy ever since." Xhe ������������������after-effects" of grippe are- more to be dreaded than the disease itself. That is because they generally act on weak kidneys and put them out of working order. Sick kidneys 'ire the cause of rheumatism,', backache, dropsy and numerous other diseases. The one sure way to avoid them is to keep the kidneys toned up and able to do their work. The best way to keep the kidneys healthy is-to use Dodd's Kidney Fills. l***** .''AM��������� JEmm': ������Jm You will find relief In Zam-Buk! It eases the burning, stinging pain, stops bleeding and brings ease. Perseverance, with Zam- Buk, means cure; Why not prove this ? jiU J>rua9i^������.and Storee.~ "SOo box. "The Officer (after a complaint)��������� This tea's all right. What's the complaint? Tommy���������it ain't tea, sir. It's stool The Officer���������And very nice stoo! Minard's Liniment used by Physicians. A Chicago ���������musician being accused of murder, a" pupil testified- "My dear music master could not harm a, fly; why. he could not even strike.a false note," Minard's. Friend. Liniment Lumberman' "So Hunter is after the heiress. By the way what does ho do for a living?" "Banking, at present." "Indeed 1" "Yes, he's banking on marrying her." LITTLE THINGS COUNT Even in a match you should consider the "Little Things," the wood���������the composition��������� the strikeability���������the flame. MATCHE are made of-strong dry pine stems, with a secret perfected composition that guarantees "Every Match A Light." 65 years of knowing how���������that's the reason! All Eddy products are dependable products���������Always. Going Out of Fashion The Myth of the. Food Value of Alcohol Was Long Ago Exploded. Dr. Woods Hutchison writes in the National Daily: "When alcohol was first discovered it was all but worshipped, it 'was looked upon as the magician, the consoler , that could make tlie sick well, the sorrowful merry, and the poor man a millionaire. Children, were given it to make the hi grow; workmerr"drank it to make them strong; niinistei.s took it just before going into the pulpit to fill them with the spirit, and mothers depended upon it to enable them to nourish the next generation. The- breath of tho race fairly reeked with alcohol. From christening an infant���������"to wet the baby's head"���������to tlie launching of ii battleship, ho ceremony was complete -without it. Of course its dangers .and penalties wei'o early seen wheji taken to excess, but in moderation it was "God's good gift."' To how late a date that attitude existed in the Western world is almost, incredible to most of us now living, who have grown up m the days of Prohibition, and. total abstinence. As an illustration ,tho t-arliest Temperance Society on record in America Dominion Experimental Farm Advises Growing Flax Director J. H. Grisdale Predicts Good Prices and Profits From This Crop "As a crop likely lo be quite as' profitable as wheat this year," says Mr. Grisdale, "may be mentioned (lax. The annual consumption of flaxseed is in 'lie neighborhood of j'0.- 000,000 bushels an this continent.. The combined crops of seeil in Canada and the United States fall usually 12,000,000 or J5.000.000 bushels short, of this aniouiii. This extra seed is normally brought from Argentine, and is coming in at the present. Tlie high cost of ocean transportation at present (about 70c per bushel from Buenos Ayres to New York) has had the natural effect,of raising the price of every bushel of seed on this continent so that now instead of 70 to 80c a bushel as was the price at Winnipeg in 1912, $1.95 to-$2.00 per bushel is being paid at the same point. "Where wheat seeding has progressed rather slowly, it will often he advisable to sow the last few acres intended for wheat rather to (lax. The cash returns per acre froni the two crops lire likely to be pi'iielically equal this year, and about the same as they were last year. For, this reason, it is well worth trying flax and running no risk with late wheat which is usually a poor crop. "Only clean seed should be sown and that on clean land. A limited area of well prepared land sown with clean seed will be more profitable than a large area of badly prepared land on which dirty seed is used." "For the. new settler or the man with new breaking done before May 2f> to 26th, flax offers an opportunity for money making this year on this land such as is not possible with any other crop. Breaking1 about' three inches deep, discing as soon as broken so as to fill all openings or spaces between tho furrows and to conserve moisture as well as make a solid seed bed, will be such a preparation as gives a fair chance of a fair crop of (lax if good seed is carefully sown before the first of June. Sow at the rate of 30 to 40 lbs. per acre. "Prices for flax are-likely to be good this coming fall." Turkey has discovered a fruitful field of labor. In return for German kindness she has sent missionaries to Germany with the object of converting the people to Mohammedanism. The Arch Looter The most conspicuous failure of the war is the individual who did most to precipitate it���������the Gorman Crown Prince. After emerging from the Ar- lennes his Army narrowly escaped lestruetiori. The only reputation he ins acquired is that of being the arch looter in that nest of thieves���������the German Army. If for any reason this precious por?on is called to the Imperial throne, what will be the position of the llohen/.ollern dynasty. represented by. a braggart failure at the close of an unsuccessful war?��������� Times of India; Corns cannot, exist when Jlolloway"a Corn Cure is applied to them, because it goes to the root, and kills the growth. "Did you hear about the defacement of Mr. *tjkinner's" tombstone?", asked Air. Brown a few days after the.funeral of that' eminent' captain of industry. "No, what was ?t?"--1 inquired iris neighbor, curiously. ������������������Someone ailded the word 'friends' to the epitaph." "What was the" epitaph?" " 'He did Jiis best.' " Lady (compassionately)���������There, after four hours a miserable lit tie fish is struggling on the hook. Oh. such cruel sport,! Fisherman���������Are you pilyiug the fish, are you pitying the worm or are you pitying me? Strongest Liniment in 100 Years Best For Either Man or Beast Nothing for Family Use Can Compare With It RUB ON- NERVILINE When you have been exposed to wet and cold and your muscles are full.of was one formed in Massachusels about! P'lin, nerves are jumping with neiiral Miller's Worm Powders are sweet and palatable to children, who 'show no hesitancy in taking them. They will certainly bring all worm troubles] to an end They are a strengthening and stimulating medicine, correcting the disorders of digestion that the worms cause and imparting a healthy tone to the system most beneficial to development. "An Irishman and an Dnglishmen one day met in London, and, after a long conversation, .hey began talking about echoes. *Tlre Englishman said there were hills in England, where if you went ou! and shouted, the voice would come back in half an hour afterward. "Begor," said the Irishman, that's nothin'. There are hills in ould Ireland where, if you went out and shouted before going to bed the voice' would come, back and-call you up irr the morning!" How's This? We offer' One Hundred Collars R")- ward for. any case of Catarrh that cannot' be cured hy Hall's Catarrh Cure. Hall's Catarrh Cure has been taken by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty-five years, and has become knowri as the most reliable remedy for Catarrh. .Hall's Catarrh Cure acts through the Blood on tile Miicous surfaces, expelling the Poison from the Blood and healing the diseased portions. After, y'oiirhav.e taken Hall's Catarrh Cure for a short time you will see a great improvement in your general health.. Start taking Hall's Catarrh Cure at onoe and'get.rid of catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & .CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold hy all Druggists, 75c. Dubbliegii���������at a reception this , tcrnoon I exchanged ideas with t famous Professional Saduka. Mis-. Keen���������That explains why found the professor so tiresome. Ask for Minard's and take no other. A Pyrrhic victory is one gained at too great a cost. "Pyrrhus was King of Epirus (31S-27-2 B. C.) After his victory at Asculnm in 279 B. 0.. he is said to have exclaimed���������"Another such victory and wo are lost." JR20 by a group of serious and sober minded citizens whoso pledge ran as follows: "We; the undersigned, recog- rnzin'*" the evils of drunkenness and resolved'to chec'; its alarming increas/* with consequent j overty, misery and crime, among %iv people, hereby solemnly pledge ourselves that we will not get drunk more" than four times a year, via;���������Fourth of July. Muster Day, Christmas Day and Sheep Shearing." Wo have come far since then, and done much to check the excessive use of alcohol but it was only during the last few decades that we began to seriously question the, wisdom of the daily.use of alcohol even in the. mildest forms and in strictest moderation. The myth of its food value was of course-long ago exploded, but the idea still persisted that it increased working powers. Finally some five, or six years ago, experts decided to give the question a thorough laboratory test and try-out. The actual results were astonishingly.uniform in all ton of flic trade and * occupation groups tested. The men during the. days of abstinence turned out from five to ten per cent more work than they had been averaging before and as roon as they got back" to their liquor their but-put fell right back to the old level.���������II. Arnott. M.' P>., M. C. P. S.' Nothing as Good for Asthma.���������Asthma remedies come and go but every year the sales of the original Dr. J: D. Kellogg Asthma licmedy grow greater and greater. No'further evidence could "Ijc asked of its remarkable merit., it relieves. It is always of the same unvarying quality which the sufferer from asthma learns to know. } Do not suffei'-another attack, but get this splendid remedy today. Nelson Waited Long Sea power is not a stage pro perl y to be squandered to piovidc oxciI ing stoiics to daily newspapers. When Nelson was awaiting the final triumphant meeting with the Napoleonic fleets he knew better than to fritter away his force in a series of futile attacks upon their bases, even though in his day the mine and the submarine were li'm-existent. lie kept Ins baltie fleets in their proper place?��������� ou the high sea.--���������and the war wii? nearly two and a'luilf years.old before ho met the enemy.���������London Truth. gia, then you should have ready at hand a bottle of Nerviline. It robs pain of its terrors, gives relief to all surteriug. Unrigs ease and comfort wherever used. -No care or expense has been spared to secure for. Nerviline the purest and best materials. It is prepared with a single aim: to restore the sick to health. Tin's cannot be naid of the preparation that an unscrupulous dealer may ask you fo accept instead of Ner- vtlrnc, so wo warn you it is tho extra profit made on interior goods that tempts the substitutor. Of him beware. 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EACE BUT IBLE TERNS BRITISH HISTORIANS INTERESTING INTERVIEW Professt Oman Says That German Fighting Forces are Soon To Suffer Through Lack of Men, and That the,Heavy Casualties are Having a Depressing Effect , o : "Lord Kitchener is reported to have I said from the lirst that this will be a [long war. ] consider that its ending [will prove to be moto a question of [psychology than of mihtaiy happon- lings. But, in turn, if seems that mih- iiy happenings alone will _ produce that state of public feeling' in the Jbelligerent countries upon which peace can be ioundej." So Professor Oman, The dislriiguish- jd Oxford historian, answered a question of the New Yore Times correspondent as to when and through what [tcps he thought the war would end. j n. J 884 Piofessor Oman brought out Ids first volume. "The Art of War in Ihe' Middle Ages." Since that date, as V study of his published works will rc- [-a.il, he has probably authoritatively -xplained moie wars to more students [if history than any other living his- lonan. 'And his views upon the present war arc interesting for further heasons. From tho very beginning- he lias t occupied a responsible post in J-oimection with the censorship, and��������� Ivhut is -really more important���������he Typifies ' a ��������� "university influence" Ivhich'in England traditionally sits at |ho right elbow of statesmen. t'My work in connection with the t.ensorships "keeps German newspapers in my hands about eight hours a [lay,"'ho continued, "and I can't help peeling that the Germans are ready for peace. But for peace only upon Impossible jterms. There is more fight- fug .to be done."*' ��������� ������������������ '"This means,.then,'' I said, as Professor Oman paused and looked reflectively into the lire, "that many |)i-ccious lives are yet to be lost; that Milt 'deeper layers of the world's .voalth are yet to be wasted away; that'agonies of all sorts are yet to be ���������ndured. Therefore, professor, would j-ou hold the immediate substitution ���������it- negotiations foi* battles to be deplorable?" ' 'Not by any moans, if possible," 'ho/ answered quickly, "but what is tlie use when each side's .terms are IroQ far apart; when one side feels that Itliey are on top today and the other Jiiilc 'riglitly mindful of the price they rhave already paid, is profoundly confident that they will be on top -to- Jm'orrow? It is a high duty to see that Jin any case Germany's force-philoso-v Iphy does not profit her. We have'un- Idertakcn to see this war through to la 'successful end,, and wc have very Igood reasons for believing-that wc can |do this if we only hang^on. "Let us take, for instance, the Ger- [niari casualties. A' recent estimate by iColonel Keppingfon.' the military cor- frespondent of The limes, pretty accurately represents what the Germans [have acknowledged. Out of a total [available 9,000,000 men it is more nhan conservative to say that 2.700,- [OOO are already out of action for good, simple calculation will show how [such losses, even taking into account [the classes which are yearly called ho the colors, must in tho end exhaust [their reserves. And. this being thp I case, -it is demonstrable that their 'lighting forces will ���������eventually suffer through lack o fmen. "The way in which they made their casualties public is very significant At the commencement of the war they printed the most elaborate details of every casualty; the place and date of the action were given, the character of the wound stated, and sometimes H was even told where the man was in hospital. All of this, too, was allowed to be reprinted in the newspapers. But now the German papers are not allowed' to reprint or even to comment upon the casualties, and the full details as given in the earlier months of the war, are no longer .state"d in the official lists. The normal German regiments are so local that, when a battalion is exterminated the local effect would be too depressing, as indeed it has proved "But, there are a number of interesting things besides this, which a constant comparison since the war of the British and German press brought home to me. One is the very careful Grain Transportation Under Normal Weather Conditions Railways Should be able to Handle the Crop Immediately after the recent opening' oi navigation on the St. Lawrence Iukes, there was,a i-ush lor vessel accommodation lor ihe transportation of grain to tide water. About foui million bushels of wheat were shipped from Port Arthur arid Fort William in vessels in the three weeks prior to the 22nd of April, inclusive. More than double this amount had been brought out by rail after the season of navigation closed last December, and during the same interval thert were shipped by the same route nearly a million and a piarter bushels of oats, and small quantities of barley and flax. On the 22nd there-were in stocks awaiting shipment in vessels 27,094,000 bushels of wheat, 9,352,652 of oats, 3,913,662 of barley, nearly a million of flax. It would be unwise lo infer from, the experience of last, winter that the railway companies cannot profitably handle the transportation of grain after the closing and before the. opening of navigation. Owing to the very abnormal conditions that prevailed during the winter ihcro was a great scarcity cf freight cars, which may not occur next winter. The immediate effect was to raise factitiously the price of -wheat that happened to be stored either at or near the -head of ocean navigation. Had there been no shortage ">f cars much more wheat might have been carried east irom Winnipeg, thus making a better showing for (-he railways than the bare statistics of this year would indicate. ���������Toronto Globe. Back-Yard Gardens and astute 'editing' and garbling which news from Knglisl- papers receives, and even American news, for that, matter. Colonel Harvey, for instance, was probably astonished when 'passages irom an ailiclc of his entitled 'England Today, which appealed in the January number of The North American Review, were joyfully quoted out of their contexts by the Hamburger Nachrichten as substantiating British "atrocities. ��������� "Therl it,is most interesting to see how 'inspired' leaders, or, as you.say, editorials, appear simultaneously in such differently .'motived, papers as the Socialistic Vorwarts, and, let us say, a militaristic and agrarian mouthpiece like .the, Deutsche Tages/.eitung. The- official'character of these, articles gives itself away by the simultaneous appearance and identical wording! and they seem to me to be appearing more frequently now than during the* earlier .'stages of the wai*. This indicates that the people need encouraging, and is just one more bit of evidence that makes it clearly expedient, as weli ���������is our duty, to keep on affecting Ger- nvan pyschology." . Professor Oman stopped talking, and walked across the room to where some bookshelves, which covered a quarter of the whole wall space, were bursting with volumes dealing with the American civil war. "I am looking," he explained, "to sec ;'f it was General Robert E. Lee, wiio spoke of duty as the 'sublimest' word in the English language." Nowpop���������- Well, my dear, did Uie ���������^photographer succeed in making the sUiby look pleasant? CSJfrs. Nc-wpop���������No; the baby succeed- V'Mn making he photographer look ipleasant. Production of Foodstuffs in Large oi- Small Quantities Will Help The Empire livery citizen can render sorvice in the production of foodstuffs. !v**en in ,the heart of populous cities .something^'can frequently be done. ' Cel- ars and roots have been utilized for this purpose in New York. One'tact worth bearing in mind ,is that every ounce of needed produce grown is so much added to the wealth of tlie country. If some part "of the energy of every householder in Canada were bent upon producing something" eatable, no matter how small, thousands of ions of valuable produce would be forthcoming, all of which, whether consumed in lire household or riot, would help to make available foi* use in other ways an equal quantity and would aid in modifying the cost of living. Last year consrderablc progress was made in the appropriation of seemingly waste land in towns and cities lo useful purposes. Considerable success was achieved and this year it is not to be doubted Hit) experiment will be extended with greater results. In fact in many centres plans made last Jail or during the winter arc already being carried out. Germany has laid down utilization of the land���������every foot of land���������as one of her first principles. Every incli of land, according lo the Teutonic proclamation, that is not used is so much of the country's lesources wasted. France has adopted a regulation to the effect that every bit of space must be utilized for production; failing this being clone by the owner the state is to take possession. Britain lias given orders that golf courses and all meadow land are to be used for grazing purposes', and that previous pastures are to be put down in ciops. Private parks are also being wooded out, and the land devoted to practical agriculture. A campaign is being conducted, having for its object the utilization of back-yard gardens and all manner of vacant land.- Thus Ihe chief belligerents arc setting the world an ex- ample in production and tlnift that Canada would be wise to profit by as widely as possible, and that municipalities and public bodies should do their utmost to encourage. Scores of reports of the operations carried on in the season of 3 915 by small householders speak of produce being grown worth from twenty-five to fifty dollars, every dollar of which means so much added to the wealth of the country, as well as saved in the cost, of living, l-'inancial profit is not the only gain forthcoming. Lessons of thrift and industry are incul- -cated, and the whole household, from the oldest lo the. youngest come under the influence of those, qualities.. They also have the gratification of eating fresh vegetables, the enjoyment of which is tremendously enhanced by the proud knowledge ," Unit,-they arc home-grown. -. What the families cannot eat. themselves they have, the pleasure of giving or selling to some charity. It, is hard to imagine any greater or more enduring satisfaction that a household in modest circumstances can. experience than that to"be derived as the reward of loving industry in a back-yard garden. Miracle Wheat Popular Ideas Regarding Alleged Productivity of Certain Varieties of Wheat The United Stats department of agriculture disposes oi the "miracle" wheat idea in the following ftatc- ment: The" notion that there is'a wonderful wheat which will make the fortune of anyone who plants it seems to be almost as old a.-:agriculture itself. In this country, at lea-5i, such an asscition was made for the so- called Jerusalem wheat as early as 1870. and under the name of Alaska wheat, this identical vaiiety is still being pushed upon the unwary at exorbitant puces toi seed. Almost equally exaggerated claims are made ioi tho Sloner variety, but this particular wheat has not such a, long history. Because of the many attempts made by promoters to foist thin wheat under one name or another on the farmers of tho country, the United States department of agriculture has made caieful tests of their value hi bulletin 357 the results' of these tests are said to show conclusively that neither of these varieties of \vheat possesses any peculiar .quality which justifies high piices for the seed. -, As a matter of fact, the so-called Alaska wheat belongs to the Poulard sub-species. Poulard -wheats are grown to some extent in the Mediterranean region-of Europe, but not to any commercial extent in this country. The tests of the wheat made by the department of agriculture in a number of different conditions have never resulted in extraordinary yields and, in many instances, not .even fair yields have been obtained. Milling tests have shown also that in this respect Alaska whgat is not as good as many other widely grown varieties. These facts, however, have not prevented tho promoters at various times from asSerting that yields of from J00 to 222 1-2 bushels an acre .can be obtained from this wheat. * These pretensions have been bolstered up by .financial1' explanations of its origin. According to one authority-the probabilities are that the Jerusalem wheat, which Dr. Kcemle had 'in J807, originated in Palestine. A traveler brought a 'small sheaf of it back with him to Ireland and hung it as a sign above the alehouse which he kept in Dublin. - A farmer chanced to pick up some seeds from the sheaf, planted them, and some years later sold the produce of several acres at about $3.60 a lb. Some,of tins seed was brought over to America and distributed among the members of the Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture. In this way it probably came to the knowledge of Dr. Keemle. The members of the society, however, do not appear to have appreciated, it, for it created no stir in this country. *- This is tlie most authentic explanation of its introduction that we have. A favorite storv with promoters is to the effect that "when tho coffin of an Egyptian mummy '-i.000 or 4,000 years old was opened some wheat was found in rt. the seed was planted, but only a single kernel grew. This, however, was a wondeiful yicldcr arrd very different from any' other wheat known. This story is responsible for such names as "Mummy," "Wheat 3,000 iears Old." "Egyptian" and "^Miracle." It is, of course, an absurdity, for even under the most favorable conditions seeds of wheat do not keep their vitality more than a few years. In 1908 this wdieat was brought forward again, this time not as a product of Egypt, but of Alaska. It was asserted that an Idaho farmer had found in a secluded spot of the Alaskan coast a wheat plant with a branched head. He had brought back one head, sowed its seed that fall (in 1904), obtained 7 pounds to sow in 1905, and by 1906 had 1,545 pounds, an increase of 220 fold. From this it was argued that one bushel of seed per acre would produce 220 bushels. A seed grain company had obtained the seed from the farmer and would dispense it at the rate of .1>20 a bushel. Upon investigation the department round that" about 700 acres of the wheat were being grown for the company in Idaho. "'The average yield an tore was'estimated, not at 220 bushels The Gasoline Shortage Western Canada * May Plan an Im- portanjy Part ' in Solving the Difficulty Hard on the wheels of the automobile comes a problem born of its popularity. Ten years ago the automobile was built for men of wealth. Its cost made it the symbol of that class which does not mind the price. With a one-lunger at fifteen hundred but at 25 bushels. This investigation was followed hy a warning notice from the department and also by a fraud order from the postofnee department against the advertising material circulated by the company. In spile of this fact, however, another campaign was begun in 1909 .and in 1915 the wheat was actually placed on exhibition at (he Panama-Pacrfic exposition. Last year also the same wheat was offered for sale at $7 a bushel under the name of Kgypiau scven-heaned wheat. At other times this wheat has been sold under the names of Eldorado, many- Ileaded. Many-Spiked, Multiple-Headed, Reed Smyrna, Syrian and Wild Goose. The claims made hy the promoters of the "Stouer" or "Miracle" wheat are fully as exaggerated, though less romantic,; than those of the Alaska advocated. According to the discoverer, iir the dollars, and the more adAranced two and four cylinder cars at twice that figiuc, the dieam of the horseless cairiage vas the univeisal vehicle was Utopian indeed. But inventors and manufacture's assured the public the dream would be realized. 'I ho prices of a decade ago were due to costly experiments, exclusive patents, and limited pioduction. These conditions would pass away. One maker said lie would build a car so cheap that the man who could not afford to keep a hoise and bugiry woifld drive it. This piomisc had been literally fulfilled. In the United States alone there are today'2,225,000 automobiles" in use, compared with 85,000 in 1005, and 10,000 in 1899. The automobile rides on the crest of popularity. And born of this popularity comes a problem, foreseen only by the more astute. A gun without powder and a locomotive without eoal arc of exactly the same service ab an automobile without gasoline, l'-normous etlorts have been made by fho oil industry to keep pace with the, demand. The production of gasoline in the United States has been increased from 0,680,- 000 barrels in 1899 to 41,000,000 barrels in 1915, an increase of 512 per cent. But in the same period the automobiles in use increased 22,150 per cent, not to speak of the motor boats, motor trucks, iann tractors, gasoline engines, motor cycles and aeroplanes. - , The situa-ron raced is an unusual one. When,a shoitage occurs in wheat, or cotton, or beef, or manufactured products, the rising price induces a greater production, and the balance is, at least in some degiee, restored. But gasoline is a natural product, which, when consumed, cannot be restored. There is just so much gasoline, in the bowels of tho earth: when it has been pumped oui, there will be no 'more gasoline. And already the day of exhaustion seems near at hand. Secretary of the Interior Laire, of the United States, iinds that ' some oil fields are already 93 per cut. exhausted, and many of the biggest fields are over fifty per cent, exhausted. Worse still, the best gasoline fields are being exhausted first.' The average production for 1915 was 6 1-2 gallons of crude oil lo one gallon of gasoline, but iri some of the big fields remaining, forty gallons of crude oil are required to produce one gallon of gasoline. The matter is one of peculiar interest to Western Canada. With a prosperous farming community, a country of great distances and good natural roads, Western Canada is, par excellence, tho home of the automobile. With millions of ac^s of fertile soil unbroken by root, or stone, Western Canada offers fields for motor traction unknown in other lands Willi the steadily increasing industrial importance of mixed agriculture, calling for the gasoline engine en every farm, the question of poVer supply is one ol first importance. And if may be that Western Canada, which is so keenly interested in this question, will play a big part in its solution. Already oil wih a very high gasoline content has been tapped in Alberta, and it is impossible to say what the luture may bring forth m oil development in the ��������� province. Enormous quantities oE wet gas (natural gas saturated with gaUMine) are blowing into the atmosphere. By distillation this gasoline can be saved, and some success has already attended efforts in that direction. Then there is the possibility of a substitute liquid to take the place of gasoline. Science is looking towards alcohol, which can on pioduced from many vegetable matters, and with great sucess from potatoes. According to Government returns Alberta grows liioi-e potatoes to the acre than any state in the United States, and these potatoes are grown on cheap land compared with land varied at one hundred dollars an acre and more. After potatoes have been used in the manii- lacfure rf alcohol, the by-product ma kits an excellent feed for stock. If the imagination could giasp ihe unoccupied millions of Alberta's i>ch acres producin" potatoes for the manufacture of alcohol, with the by-product being converted into beef, both g.isoline and meat problems of civih- zntion would be on a fair way to solution. FEELING IN GERMANY AGAINST IHE WAR LORD IS ON THE INCRE ���������*%������ I NEUTRAL VISITOR TO GERMAN^ IS ASTOUNDED There Has Been a Veritable Revolution of Feeling Against the Continuance of the AVar, and .Many Signs of Civil Strife ' - Are Becoming More and More Apparent - ! o Will Develop Resources C. P. R. Makes Plans For Instituting Department of Research In discussion the plan of Lord Shaughrif-ssy, iecently announced, of establishing a departmenl of refcd.ircJi in connection with Canadian railway alhirrs, the Manitoba Fiec Piess savs editorially. "In wutimr of the foiesight, the breadth of mental grasp anel the imagination which aie essential to :eal efficiency in both statesmanship and in captaincy in industrial development K. G. Wells points out that these two forms of constructive leadership have a great deal in common. That Lord Shaughnessy, of the C. P. R.. furnishes a case rn point, is brought freshly in evidence by the announcement' that lie has made arrangements for the /-carrying on by a specially chartered geological, chemical geologists, metorlogibts, metallurgists, engineers and managers of research work in regard lo the natural resources and industrial possibilities in the territory served by that railway systenr. -Notwithstanding the advances made in the past quarter of a century, only a small fraction of the natural resources of ihe Dominion has as yet been turned into practical "Account. Oui- country has gold, silver, platinum, lead, zinc, antimony," oilshalc,. asbestos, mica, nickel, cobalt, manganese, magncsite, graphite, talc, fclbpar, and other minerals, besides iron and coal, which have not been investigated with anything like scientific thoroughness. And the mineral lesouices are only one department of Canada's great natural endowment, J lie London Daily Chronicle's Amsterdam correspondent sends an account of a visit lo Germany'and Belgium just made by a neutral of high connection, who saro: . "1 was m Germany about three months ago when hope was Inah; \ cidun had not brought il& disillu-' fcjmimcnl. B,rt now I never could he- Iicvh ,*ui entire national spirit could ihanw so completely. There has been a vciliable revolution in xeeline and opinion. What astonished me more lban anything,.el.se ������vas the outbreak of feeling against, tlie Kaiser. I could never Jiaye bfilieved such a change pos.srblo to the German people. And not only the people. The same snu-it of revolt shows rts?lf anions the otiieis. The Kaiser-, of course, has his bands of surpporlers both in the "army and among the people and in tins fact 1 sometimes thought 1 saw "sums of civil strife, which is more and- more threatening to rend (Terfnanyjn-tw-iin. Very, soon, unless I completely' mistake the signs,- it will-.be only "pro- Kaiser and anti-Kaiser, and- one side or the other w-ilK.bc-'driven 'out,61 sight. '������ ,'��������� ?' -'. v ' . V, ��������� .������ , < - * .'* ���������< / - - v '-'* - - M present, owing,to. thor;unwillihg- noss of the great majority to' bhow-^- their ieenngs openly, * it-.* appears the ��������� pro-Kaiser party is ihe/st'ronger.' but once there is an opeir broach I believe . tlie other*si will prove /immeasurably more numerous and-influehv-ial. If (he" universal and*deep''desire of the en-., lire people has--any spower tcmake.f, itself felt, in the councils of Germany, their peace ought, not to; be far away. "As ,for the condition of Belgium, what strikes one there is the dreadful scarcity of food. -For three months - the people of Brussels have scarcely \ seen a potato. I often wondered, what * .1 j������-;A "As an ilJustr.it.oii of the slow- | ���������s /Sfs!S J������'- ^ ' ^% ^^ ness of tho development of such re-' \\\e.. l?luled^l������!l.es. ���������s;sendiDg-<for. tlw sources in many cases it may be men tioned that at the time when the management of .that railway system decided to use Canadian hardwoods for decoration and interior woik in coaches and irr hotels, and in other buildings, it was found that the source ot supply was very limited. 'Although the hardwood resources of our country aro immense, there irad'been littlo development of these lesources, and foreign woods were being largely ini"- ported. "The parent company of the 'Canadian organization which Lord Shaughnessy announces the establishment of, with headquarters at Montreal, is known the world over for* work -m chemical, metallurgical and other research work, which its experts have; clone, while the purpose is principally to make the most of natural resources and industrial possibilities in the country served by the C. P. E.. everything possible m addition "^will be done, it is announced to aid the work of securing for Canada the place where vast and varied wealth of natural resources (provided intelligence and energy be used in making the most of the possibilities they present,) should command in the -world's industrial market." Belgians. I did hear a"'story .which gave me some idea, of .what ,is, going . on. It is the custom 'for. the ,lburgo-1 masters of the smaller Belgian to"wns>. to send in a statement of tho urgent������ requirements lo headquarters at-Lru's-' . sets. When the supplies arrived in-,' these small places' thore was of "course.,.' a tremendous demand from,the popu-> la tion, but I was *issured that before * the distribution' lo the public ���������>t6pk. place the officers of the German forces there first had their pick.JWhen*tSey \' 'had finished there iftcn was not mucir ' left for the famished pe'cple." Demand for Eggs Lake of Pure Soda spring of 1004 noticed a large Some mot on being examined with a view of receiving commissions in the Koyal ..Naval Air Service have been somewhat pu/./Jed to know why they should have be:m questioned as to their skill at cricket and-football. The reason is simple. The authorities have, found that men who have excelled in those, games have developed a keener eye and are more conr- peent in tlie gentle art of bomb- dropping. . His Wife���������I see that a celebrated physician says that women require more sleep than men. Rounder���������Does he? Then you'd better not wait for me tonight, my dear. bunch "of grass in Ids garden, which, when headed,-proved to be wheat. It had 142 stems or tillers, and he. became convinced that its remarkable tillering capacity would make it a very wonderful wheat. The three great advantages which he asserted that this wheat possessed were that it would oulyield any other variety anywhere, that it. sent up more stems from one seed than any other variety of wheat, and that 20 pounds of seed an acre produced the maximum yields, while other varieties required 120 pounds. These assertions were investigated by the department in much more extensive experiments than it made with the Alaska wheat. The. tests show that the Stoner wheat is not so good as some of the wheats now grown in the eastern half of the. United Slates, but, is somewhat belter than others. On the whole, it is of average value. Dining the service :n a little country church Ihroe ladies w>-')e obliged io hike shelter there from a heavy shower. The officiating minister, knowing who they were, and wishing to be respectful to them, stooped down.to the clerk, who was on his knees., and whispered: "Three chairs for the ladies." The man, who was 'rather deaf, looked up. and shouted: "Three, cheers for the ladies !" which .were given -������������������'4'- hcarty good-will. . . with India lias 17,300,000 acres planted to cotton avid expects a 191G crop of 3,687,000 bales of 400 lbs. each. German Socialist Soldiers Executed . Swiss Socialists report they have re-1 ceived.information that three German officers and . thirtyrtwo' soldiers, all yocialist.s, have been shot for distributing in the trenches, n. pamphlet concerning the second Socialist, peace conference at Heimnierwald, near Berne. A this conierenee protests were -made by Socialists against the methods of warfare which 'the delegates stated had been adopted by the Germans. Kcdlc.slb.o Hall, tire inheritance of the Curzon family about two miles outside of Derby, in the midlands of Kngland, remarkable for a very large circular hall, is the. model which was copied when the Viceregal residence at Calcutta was built, so that when George .Nathaniel Cuwon became Governor-General of India he had the curious experience of living in a replica of his ancestral home. Valuable Possession Soon to be Acquired by Great Britain It is repoiled that before the war one of the largest importers of soda in Great Britain, had acquired vas"t lakes in British East Africa with the object of bringing about a startling reduction in the pncc of soap. On the outbreak of the war that ambition was scorched, but not killed. General Smutz, by his recent victories in Umbugive find Salanga is bringing the day perceptibly nearer when the other great soda lakes in East Africa belonging to the. encmy will become one of "the new assets of the British Empire. As soda enters largely into the manufacture of soap, the soap king refoned to may soon see the realization of his laudable dream. Be that as it may, it is certain that the capture of the great German colony will form one of the great prizes of war. The colony is the largest and most piofilable of the German colonies, with 7..0J,*").lJGfi inhabitants. The va- lied u-Mjuices of a tcrrilory nearly twice as large as Prance " are immense. Among the known sodic deposits some are subterranean .while inany others in the desert regions of western America, South America, Africa, Turkestan, etc., are on the surface. It niay.be noted in this connection that'.an.'important discovery, mode recently in the centre of the" African continent, was announced shortly before the war by Paul Kestner. the eminent engineer of Lille. To tlie east of the great Lake Victoria and about 200 miles from th.e shore of the Indian Ocean is a, lake with an area of about twenty-five', square miles, formed apparently of one single mass of solid sesquicarbonate of soda, almost chemically pure. According to Mr. Trowbridge, an 'English'engineer who has explored it, soundings at various points of Lake Magadi found no bottom at nine feet. Possibly the depth is twice, three times, or oven ten times, as great as this. "Mr. Trowbridge notes that the lake is fed by( many streams that bring lo it water charged, and sometimes saturated, with carbonate of soda, which shows that tlie real deposit is not the lake itself, but that there is somewhere another deposit of'unknown but enormous importance. This is washed by waters that, carry its soda into the lake under the boiling sun of the, tropics, and then the water I evaporates and deposits the salts." For many years Canada * produced * more eggs than* we needed, and "we were able to make large shipments abroad. We kept on increasing ,our poultry, but at the same time our. towns and cities were growing in size and the consumption of eggs increased more rapidly than the "production. The result was that, our exrjorts gradually disappeared, and strange to say, agricultural Canada became an egg- importing country. , People were surprised to learn through the press that- shipments came in, -sometimes from Russia and frequently from China���������; two of tho greatest egg-producing countries in , the world." Of recent years enormous quantities of- cold-' storage eggs from^the United States have been brought in to make up for our deficiency. Since the war broke ~ out the foreign supplies for Great Britain have been seriously interfered -, with. Trade with Kussia has been* -. largely cut off. There was, therefore' an opportunity for the shipment "of - Canadian eggs to Great Britain. In the Patriotism and production campaign of last year it was stated that there would be a deficiency "of ' 100,000,000 eggs in Great Britain, thus opening up an enormous market to Canada. In addition- to the regular consumption there has been an * increasing demand for stnctiy tresh eggs for hospital requirements. The clil] for fresh eggs lias been as- insistent as the call for socks and Red Cross funds. Canadian eggs inspected and giaded have found a ready maikel. This market can be held during the war and after the war if we aie reads* To la,*:<? advantage of it. Particular attention is given to this question in The Agricultural War Book for lOlfi. The outlook as to demand and prices is such as to war-, rant our people in giving careful con- *-ideration to it. Thousands of families who do not keep fowl have here an opportunity.. Instructions arid suggestions are available in every province. The Dominion Department of Agriculture has a.number .of very valuable bulletins, and every province of I'.'inadfl has a well-organized Poultry Branch ready to give .advice. It is the most interesting problem. The United States..-;calculation's are that the average hen" ori the "average lays 70 eg^sper year.; pin -Canadian' hen, partly from 'cnm'atie treasons, falls short of this���������some calculate by at least 20 egg's. The profitable flock should show an ������������������ average of at least P20 eggs. The-work -Carried.'on in developing bred-lo-Iay fowl and the results of ���������egg-laying contests open up a most Interesting field. The record is today held by a hen in Delaware.^ This hen laid po less than 314 eggs in one year. Last' year the Canadian hen did her duty, the biggest ever��������� ?30,000,0()0. She can' do much better if we give her a chance. There are. thousands of families in villages and towns who can keep a small flock at very little expense, thereby serving their own table and helping to increase the. exports. Even with eggs we can help finance the wo/r. Meat prices arc advancing and the cost ol living is going up. Only half'a doxen e������gs will be. a great, help lor the home-table. Perhaps, in addition.-von can put, away half a doyen ioi u*-' next fall and winter. .--CKS-1 w^fs^^mmmk^h^^ -a^fe-s^ ..V*v-Mk&i - ���������*���������*&*������������������;: i ������������������ Si1* r*3&ad&������&-J!!i>S^ ���������v. rfPL- fi^JBl * 5B^HBHH .���������.L**_ ��������� iinrDtr^T'i "Mu^ifiMMiMi^ipwi i-f t '��������� '" ' ' THE GAZETTE, HEDLEY, B. C. ��������� ; i 11 \< ' If, I1* I'L' h If: hi ' i I; -* ** ft J-:-������k i: m: f p- W' m It 51- Mr II P' # '*- -������S1 11 f iH t mi m t- Hg ���������' in a.*' vai . ��������� -v-ps^*****->'5.- \-������*������������fc ���������JJf'iV"*'*^ ^M ��������� htm H*" >:. ������������������������������������������������������������;. ��������� :��������� ' *���������* ������ V* ���������*��������� T l - ��������� r . + %.;���������������.*���������*-j'/ t> -������ -\ --. ������*\ . ������' ���������'BO / - -*, ���������**��������� **afi3.W!* /)/&pte/2o&j7%//e I ma Pss/el 7&������fe/& g��������� Jo/������P&r//eJ' <^������f4 j..- JfercJ}/jt&?/: Qfc//- JS 25K//$/%/<5>/Z������f QTz/pp/e afl������//?e Qu&//?/jyo7y&rerf Qf///r Jbs/ffi?/y?4a/z SHE refuses to be left behind in the fashion race, does Miss Sixteen, and there is no fear that Fashion will forget her, either. So many of the present modes are designed for youthful figures that the younger girl will have no trouble in getting stylish things suitable to her years. Where sports styles might look like anachronisms on her mother, they are more than appropriate for the girl who has barely forgotten her tomboy days,, A jersey silk slip-on style is pictured for her favorite sport. The blouse is of the striped silk in regulation sports green, the tie to match. The skirt is a plain jersey weave of white, kilted to admit of unrestricted movement There is a vest of the plain white run between rows of pearl buttons on the blouse. Her hat is felt underneath and white straw on top. Plain wash silks come in such pretty stripes that their use is very practical for sports clothes, a white crepe de chine skirt not being so unpractical, either, as it looks. . The street suit that every girl needs at every time of the year should not be conspicuous. Dark blue serge in a light-weight weave makes a suit with simple belted lines. The rever facing, ornamental straps and crushed girdle are taffeta to match the blue of the suit. This is a many-buttoned affair, fastening with loops of the serge. A Salvation lassie bonnet is demure enough for any young girl. It makes use of the new color, chartreuse, in a velvet ribbon for the style note. A one-piece dress for street or school wear should find a place in her wardrobe. Again the stand-by blue serge has been used and lightened with a dash of red in the sash tassels and bound buttonholes. This high-throated style might not be becoming to every girl; but where it can be worn it must be acknowledged it is stunning. Georgette crepe sleeves of blue make this dress less heavy for spring. Deep pleats run from the yoke to skirt bottom and are girdled by a loosely-tied sash of the material. Gray is becoming more and more popular for the young girl, especially when it is lightened with coral or blue. A gray ground with scattered buds of roses in a foulard weave forms the bands on gray Georgette crepe. The skirt is a full gathered model, its fullness confined to girdle depth by the three rows of velvet ribbon in the rose shade. The flowing sleeves ar������ graceful and the handkerchief fichu relieves the gray at the neck line. Pastel shades for evening are the mode, without a doubt. Here the young girl is again in her element, for always the soft delicate colorings suggest youth. A frock of lavender tulle has been skillfully combined with turquoise taffeta. The quaint quilling at the skirt bottom is also of the taffeta. Tiny rosebuds weight the tulle points. Fruits and flowers girdle the waist. A very new and not unbecoming note is the short shoulder cape of silver-threaded lace which stops abruptly in the front, but continues across the back. Surely fashion is kind to the younger girl this seasoa, Let her show her gratitude by being becomingly and stylishly dressed. "|.r������i''.,)j,i-l^qinr''. .������������������ilMWE'WW ���������{'������������������������ .- 3 ''A *>-sjp*,j-: -ft* \ j .''; ���������;��������� THE ^ GAZETTE, HEDLEY, B. C. The Need For, -\'.'; * Cleaner Seed ���������I -^ .At Terminal Elevators, at Port Arthur and Fort William, in a Year 100,- '000 Tons Were Deducted . -The, need for careful cleaning of ���������seed grain is apparetn when it is stated that in one year the amount of dockage for weeds at the terminal elevators at Port Arthur and Fort William amounted to 100,000 tons. Needless to say, the farmer paid the cost of harvesting this crop of weeds, the cost of threshing it, the cost of additional binder twine to hold it in sheaf alogn with the good grain, the cost of hauling it to the elevator, and the cost of railway .transportation, to say nothing of the loss incurred by the amount of moisture and" plant food of which .they robbed the growing grain and the cost of additional cultivation en- [tailed the following year. In a'recent speech thi Hon. W. Ft. ^Motherwell quoted the annual , loss fin' Saskatchewan due to weeds as 1$25,000,000. "When the farmers Lstdp to realize the loss, of moisture iwitli the consequent loss of crop, liue Jto the growth of noxious weeds, land that the aggregate loss in Saskatchewan-is at least $25,000,000 per fannum,", said the provincial minis- rter of agriculture, "it is hoped and [oelieved that more attention will be ���������>ald to this serious inroad into our [annual ^profits with the view of re- fducing this ever growing menace Jto the .possible miniumurn." .An *Ottawa government report fdealing .with the 100,000 tons of [weed seed docked U the lake termin- |al' elevators during 1913 says: "The [transport charges on this, material tjfrom the western grain fields to ,the [lake front were estimated at $650,- 1000. , Most of the screenings from Ithe terminal elevators have been ex- Iported to the United States, where tthey' have been reck-anod and used [in 'various forms for" the feeding of live' stock. It was further shown khat the feeding stuffs manufactured' from screenrngs not properly re- [cleaned sometimes contain, thous- |ands of vital noxious weed seeds per lb. - It - is especially desirable [to screen out the flner black seeds [by means of a one-fourteenth inch [perforated zinc screen.* "These small..black seeds are not fanly useless as ; fed, but "are' expensive adulterants ' aad their ad- l mixture in any considerable quant- Jjty .makes the feed unpalatable for [.all kinds of stock. Such material " should -never, be fed, as it is liable [to .introduce weeds entailing the loss [ot- thousands 'of dollars. The conclusion is that-more attention to the cleaning of grain as it is threshed will save flhercost of transporting the screenings to the - terminal elevators and ���������will, leave the grower in possession of much valuable feed, which, if'he .does' not need for his own use, will find���������ready sale among live stock men. "In connection witn this, subject, the following communication . has "been received from our" crop -report-" ing correspondent, Mr. F. J. Bonner, .of Ladstock, Saskatchewan: "I read your pamphlet on grain screenings jand particulars on dockage for weed seeds. One - hundred thousand tons seems an imemnse weight to be hauled to the terminal elevators at s. loss, but so long as tho farmers go on cultivating more land than they can attend to properly, the same thing will continue, especially while prices keep high. There is a very large quantity of weed seeds in the grain this year, as the newspapers were urging the farmers to put in all the crops they possibly could, and the hurry of threshing this year with all the grain almost in the "stook has prevented it being well cleaned by the machines, .especially when damp, as the weed seeds will ,not blow out. " 'The enormous amount of seeds you mention in some samples leaves one wondering how there is any good seed left. -/lany farmers carelessly sow grain uncleaned, or only just run it once ihrough an old useless fanner; if they would take the -trouble to clean the grain and above jill plow the land properly and bury ���������the weed plants, the 100,000 tons you mention would soon dwindle, and in no other way can this be .done. On small areas, cattle turned on the stubble will clean off a great .quantity of weeds, but in large areas out in the west none are kept" ��������� __^___ Elevator For Fish To enable migratory fish to pass guch barriers as waterfalls and dams when ascending a river to spawn, the ��������� Canadian commissioner of fisheries .has developed an elevator,which is apparently practicable."' It has been placed in service at a 24-foot fall in the St. Croix river, N.B., and is operating successfully, according to advices. In part, the device consists ov a vertical shaft erected several feet from the falls. Guides, or walls, radiate from both sides of the structure to the ���������opposite banks of the stream, so that fish are led to it. A cage in which the ]atteT are trapped and carried to the top of the shaft,- where they are automatically . dumped into a sluiceway and discharged into the water on the upstream'side of the barrier, is hoist- -ed by means of a counterpoise tank which is periodically filled with water from a supply, reservoir surmounting the tower. The cage and tank -arel ���������"������������������"*-��������� -cured to the opposite ends of a cable that passes over pulleys at the top of ��������� the shaft. The fish compartment Is provided with two doors, one at eacii end. When it is at the bottom of the shaft'beneath the water one of these gates la raised to permit fish to enter. On the ��������� other hand, an auxiliary door on the shaft lets down and prevents fish from swimming around to the back side of the guides or into the space -normally occupied by the carrier, ' when the latter ascends.���������-Popular Mechanics Magazine. ���������' Slim Summer Hotel Boarder���������I . couldn't sleep last "-ight for the cold. How did you make out?? ^ Fat Summer Hotel Boarder���������Fine ?>saA dandy. We put the railroad ������j5<iket and the hotel folder on the and then covered everytning up Uhtr- pronsistor's bill. i: Von Tripitz Retirement Retirement of German Naval Officer One of the Sensations of the ~ ' ' War The passing of Grand Admiral Alfred von TirpitA Tirpitz the Eternal, as he was called, -uiust t-*- one of the sensations of the war in Germany. The emperor's personal influence was once solicited in behalf of a young officer who von Tirpitz had disciplined. "You'll have' to get along with him as well as you can," said'the unsympathetic emperor, "that's what I have to do." The story illustrates the importance of-the grand admiral as a factor in the imperial policy no less than the masterful temper of the man. He it was who created and maintained the modern navy of Germany, not William II. To the man in the street Von Tirpitz ia known chiefly as the organizer of , "submarine' warfare," the, advocate of "frightfulness" on the sea. The notoriety has given him a bad name, which doubtless he richly deserves. To chose who are familiar with his remarkable career, the Yetirement of Von Tirpitz is the fall of a mighty pillar of the empire. He has been as great in naval affairs as Bismarck was in diplomacy. When the duel in dreadnought building with England began the German people were not interested in the navy. It was necessary for the admiral to educate them, which he did with a publicity bureau the like of which has never been known in any other country. Bu������~ that was ouly half the battle. To get the Reichstag to adopt a naval ' programme that contemplated rivalry with England was an almost superhuman task, and then there was the voting of 'appropriations in lean as well as fat years, with the army clamoring for increase and new equipment. The preamble to the naval law of* 1900 declared that "Germany must have a fleet of such strength that a. war even against the mightiest naval power would involve such risks as to threaten the supremacy, of that power."���������New York Sun. . Varieties of Alfalfa Some Alfalfa Experiments Made in. North Dakota Twenty-two different kinds of alfalfa have been experimented with on the high plains of the western part of North Dakota. These included strains from Europe; Asia and South and North America Parts of these experiments were conducted during the winter of 1906-7, one of the severest the western States has ever experienced. In spite of the persistently low temperature of the winter, some alfalfa lived through on all plats, including even the very tender Peruvian variety, which killed out badly that winter as far south as the Panhandle of Texas, and again during the mild winter of 1908-9 as far south as Stock- 'ton, Kansas. This extraordinary re- .suit'in Dakota was due -tov-the character of the weather. Autumn drought and the i gradual approach of cold weather hardened the tissues, of the plants, enforcing gradual and perfect dormancy. A protective 'covering of snow came in December and remained until nearly the end of March. To these factors and the gradual return of spring was due the fact that a percentage of all strains came safely through the winter. The important point, however, is that Grimm alfalfa and two Turkestan strains sustained no loss whatever. There can be little doubt that Grimm and the Ontario variegated originally came from the same source, near the borders of Germany and Russia, and are, in fact, identical in origin. They are both alike hardy and suited to Ontario conditions.���������Toronto Globe. The Foreiglier : Movies and Their Mission Anrl Pl*}*rfcll"S!"vi"f'"BrrYr"S Educational Value of Moving Pictures Aim jrroniDition Not Yet Propeply Rejized Foreigners In the West Are Opposed to the Liquor Traffic - The attitude of the foreigners of Saskatchewan and Manitoba towards prohibition will be welcome news to many of your readers. Rev. R. G. Scott of Saskatchewan tells us that when all the bars had been closed, the government opened twenty-three liquor stores for those who thought they could not do without alcohol. Provision ha*d been made that these stores could be closed or others opened, according to the wish of the people, at the municipal elections in November. The entire province had been divided into liquor districts. Voting took place in seven districts, in three of which liquor stores" had already been established, and in four other districts an attempt was made to open new stores. In every district the result was decisively in favor of total abstinence. In the three districts where government stores had been in operation, they wore all wiped out by a vote of about two and a half to one. In the four districts wh'ere an effort was being made to open stores all the attempts failed by a vote of about the same relative proportions.' Particular interest had been attached to our dis-rict, as the population was largely foreign. The presence of large colonies of Galicians, French, Germans and Hungarians was thought to be a strong force to overcome. These people had always been accustomed to use, liquor whenever they had the opportunity. \Every wedding and every holiday was celebrated with plenty of liquor. Few l>were abstainers and none too poor to procure d. There was almost no organization, so that what temperance work was done,, was in most cases by individuals, but the result wi very encouraging. A foreigner told me that he had always been a drinker and- that if a vote had been taken when the bars were first closed there would have been many liquor stores open. However, he thought the people had found out in four months that they got along very well without it and had more money than they ever had before. He said that few wanted' the stores opened now. A young Frenchman who has a family and is a good worker, said to me, "The bar got me a good many times. I spent a lot of money and lost a lot of time. I am glad tho bar is gone and we don't want the thing back again.-' In the rural municipality of Fish ^Oreek where the population is almost entirely Galician, it was thought tlie people would vote strongly for a liquor store, but it went dry b- more than two to one. Wakaw village, where we have a very mixed population, went dry by 47 to 16. What has been done in such a district can surely be done in any place in Can- r ada. I Coming to Manitoba, we find the foreigners quite as hostile to the liquor traffic- In-Winnipeg-alone there were five Ruthenian,* three 'Scandinavian, and three Icelandic papers that would not even print a liquor advertisement. Perhaps that will take soim of the conceit out of us, and let us see that the foreigner has more brains than we gave him credi. for. Let as wake up and press forward.���������H. Ar- nott, M.C.P.S. What John A. Said Because of a misquotation, a characteristic story of one of the greatest men Canada ever had, has been recalled to memory. The misquotation made Sir John Macdonald say, 'T want friends to stand by me when I am wrong or mistaken; anybody will stand by you when you are on the top wave of success." That is too much like a cry for help to be the language of Sir John. Here is the whole story: A new member of parliament, desirous of impressing the Dominion maker with his virtue and his importance, said: "I will stand by you, sir, when you are right." "Oh," replied the premier, "the Grits will do that; what I want is a man who will stand by ma when I am wrong." Sir John was just human enough to be wrong at times, and honest enough to admit it. But he objected to the judgment of the self-righteous. ��������� Christian Science Monitor. Average Varue of Farm Lands For the whole of Canada the average of farm land held for agricultural purposes, whether improved or unimproved, and including the value of dwelling houses, farms, stables and other farm buildings, is approximately $39 per, acre. Last year the average, value was returned at -$38.41. By provinces the averages per acre range from $22.48:in New Brunswick to about $125 in British Columbia,.the values for. tho other, provinces being as follows: Prince Edward Island, $37.64; Nova .Scotia, $28; Quebec, $51.36; Qntario, $52.49, Manitoba, $30.36; Saskatchewan, $24.20 and Alberta,$23.15.. In British Columbia the higher average is due to orcharding and fruit growing.���������Census and Statistics Monthly, Ottawa. More" Aid Wanted For Belgium" The Belgian relief committee at Ottawa is about to receive a further appeal for funds from Canada. Although the general appeal has secured one and a half millions, sterling, this is a million pounds below the sum required. More than one million of the total received came from Australia and New Zealand. All money from Canada will be spent entirely In buying and supplying food to tho distressed Belgian people. Lord Robert Cecil has stated that the imperial government is satisfied with the manner in which the relief commission has carried on its work. Unattached Officers May Become Privates Opportunity to Officers Without Command to Prove Their Loyalty Unattached officers with no prospect of attachment, will have an opportunity for service. This opportunity may lower their pride, but will prove tneir loyalty. In effect, a regulation has been passed by commanders of the various divisions asking unattached officers to enlist as privates. Special consideration will be extended, and they will be promoted to non- coms, at the earliest opportunity. They ,may even regain their rank in time. The problem of the unattached officers has been a thorn in the side ~f military progress since the early months after the outbreak of the war. It is also the greatest barrier to recruiting. The commanders of the various units in the third division will shortly receive a letter from headquarters asking that the above procedure be adopted. Throughout Canada in every city and small town there are countiess officers who have no prospect of becoming affiliated with any regiments. Winnipeg is seething with young subalterns. Toronto is howling protests daily to the militia authorities. Toronto is the best recruiting ground in the Dominion at that Ottawa is fully alive to the ridiculousness of the condition, though the burden of ..the unattached is borne more by Kingston, the third divisional headquarters. Lt.-Col. McLean of the 207th, who is in Montreal-, was . one of the first to place the young officer on the taboo list. There are a few young subs in the 207th. Their physical fitness, athletic prowess and general excellence, however, merited their attachment. The majority are old experienced officers. In fact there are as many returned. war veterans in this battalion both officers and privates. . The shortage of experienced officers is being felt largely by the batteries in the course of instruction. Moulding artillery officers is a long and arduous process. It has been found that many inexperienced officers have to be attached because they are t/he only ones eligible. In asking officers to voluntarily reduce themselves in rank the authorities are simply giving the boys a chance to prove their loyalty. Don't Waste Time Doctonng Sick Hens The farm poultryman has little time or inclination to doctor sick fowls and even large exclusive pouitrymen have little success in treating fowls that are really sick. Prevention of disease may be accomplished in a satisfactory manner, but the treatment of disease in fowls once well established is very disappointing. Cleanliness is the preventive. What la the matter with the movies? Their course of development makes many shudder at the prediction that the dramatic performance of the future will be found too costly for any purpose except the making of films. The absence of the spoken word forces the necessity of exaggeration in many features. This is seen in the coarseness of the comedy presented. Grotesque buffoonery and violent horseplay predominate The board of censors for the state of Pennsylvania finds that 20 per cent .of the films examined are of this class and present these objectionable features. The need of appealing to the child mind may also make for exaggerations that are stupid and weakly startling. The juvenile audience is a new feature, and while it is considered from the amusement standpoint in some of the burlesque scenes, it is generally ignored, from a broad educational and moral standpoint, in the fervid melodramas. These make1 up 75 per cent of the films examined by the Pennsylvania state board of censors, whose systematic classification is certainly enlightening Lurid scenes of murder, arson, burglary, highway robbery, theft, assault, train wrecking, and other crimes of violence make up the bulk of what is presented for popular entertainment. Defectively balanced minds are moved not by the logic hid away in the impossible scenes, but by the law of suggestion working through them. The protest against censorship to a child standard or to an unbalanced mind standard is familiar, but the course pf-movie development is largely a response to the demands of the unbalanced and the child mind. The* shock of wild exaggeration is needed to arouse excitement or hold a jaded interest. The amazing growth of the movies imposes the necessity of another course of development toward general recognition. The five per ceut. of films found normal and wholesome, varied in their appeal, show that a start can be made toward better conditions. Public indifference and lack of discernment are largely due to the. fact that to many the movie is still only a great curiosity. So great is the wonder at scenes being depicted at all that sufficient thought is not be- stow,ed on their nature, lessons and influence. This attitude will soon pass, and a critical and/ disc rning public will be found effectively supplementing and completing the work of official censorship.���������Toronto Globe. Soldiering in India Cheerfully Fight Their Turkish Co- Religionists "The Indians have not been fooled by the, German propaganda, and India is the safest place in the world," is the'message from Sultan Mohammed Aga Khan, spiritual head of the millions of Islamier Moslems, as direct descendant of Mohammed, and one, of the most influential of Mohammedans whose territory to England has just been rewarded by a salute of 11 guns and the rank of first class chief of the Bombay presidency. His highness, recently interviewed in Paris, said: "People attach overmuch importance to reports of Indian sedition which is really due to an insignificant handful of agitators. The country, as a whole, is contented, loyal and fully satisfied with English rule, the benefits of which it appreciates The attempts by German gold to stir up religious ill-feeling ?mong the Indian Moslems have been perfectly fruitless. My people cheerfully fight their Turkish co-religionists in the Mesopotamia or Gallipoli just as fellow Christians kill each other in France. Soldiering in India is a regular profession to which men are trained from childhood and is not a question of conscription or volunteers. It is absurd to suppose that professionals whose trade Is war would hold back when business became brisk. "But if the Germans tried to invade India they woud be surprised by the reception, but I believe the whole scheme was a bluff. Moreover, Afghanistan, which i3 far less friendly to Great Britain's enemies than they imagine, would have proved an Impassable barrier. Even against Egypt their proposed expedition was more a step to Turkish ambitions than a serious invasion. In Cairo, I am sure, the Turko-German plan was never organized with the thoroughness that generals apply to genuine efforts. "Except at the time when the Em- den cut the trade routes momentarily India has been almost untouched by the war, which people followed with Interest, but with the utmost confidence in the allied victory We know that the British always end by winning." , About Pacifists What Would Have Happened If Heroes Had Been Against War If the great heroes of the past had all been pacifists. There would have been no William of Orange to resist the Duke of Alva, and the Spanish Inquisition would have been established in full power throughout all western Europe from the Mediterranean to the Baltic. There would have been no Oliver Cromwell to resist the despotic rule of the Stuarts, and England would have become a second Spain. There would have been no French Revolution, and the France of tho Bourbons as Young described it in his travels and as Dickens protray- ed it in "The Tale of Two Cities," would be in all essentials the France of today. There would; have been no George Washington, no American Revolution, no Declaration of Independence, and on this western continent no republic "conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." Happily for the human race, the spirit which seems to animate a portion of our present congress did not animate their Dutch, English, I French and American ancestors.��������� New York Outlook. Tame a Silk Worm And Reap Results Possibilities of a Great Trade in the Last Foe Colony In view of the progress of Gener.il Smuts' campaign in German East Africa, the last of the German colonies, attention is being given by British manufacturers and merchants to the economic possibilities of that colony. In particular, the president of the silk association has just directed attention to the wild silk of the Anaphe silkworm, and has suggested that when German East Africa changes hands this raw silk will afford a good opportunity for British silk manufacturer"! The Anaphe silkworm occurs, as a matter of fact, in many parts of East, West and South Africa, and samples of the silk from Uganda were examined some years ago at the Imperial Institute, which introduced -the product to the notice of leading silk manufacturers in this country. At that time it was doubtful wheth- the price British manufacturers could offer would pay the cost of collection of the scattered nests of cocoons. The Imperial Institute accordingly suggested that the government entomologist in Uganda should be asked to investigate the possibilities of "domesticating" the wild Anaphne and cultivating it in plantations of the trees on'which it feeds, so as to reduce the cost This^ has now been found quite practicable. A new and cheap raw material for the spun silk industry would be of such importance that it is to be hoped energy anc" capital will be forthcoming for the development of this industry in Uganda, whence a certain amount of the silk is already being exported, and aiso in other British African colonies. 'Specimens of Uganda raw silk and of vyarns and fabrics manufactured from it can be seen in the public exhibition galleries of the Imperial Institute, S.W. Uncle Sam's Shells Allies Dangerous Guests Brave Frenchman Who Was Executed by Germans For Assisting His Countrymen In a general army order, General Joffre brings to the knowledge of France the, heroic behavior of Ca- mille Eugene Jacquet, a tradesman of Lille. Condemned to capital punishment by the Germans and executed in the Lille Citadel on September 22, 1915, for" having harbored, hidden, and given help to French soldiers and having helped them to escape, he died as a hero unbandaged, crying "Vive la France! Vive la Repub- lique!" For months this middle-aged wine merchant, acting merely on the dictates of duty, devoted himself to 'establishing an "underground railway" for many officers and men who succeeded in hiding in cellars when Lille surrendered iu October, 1914. - Day and night, M. Jacquet, according to the Matin, was aided by his daughter. For weeks he fed his dangerous guests, who, as occasion arose, were guided by a Belgian professional smuggler across Belgium and reached France via England. Among the extraordinary, exploits of this heroic man was the saving of a flight-lieutenant, who on March 11, with two other airmen, dropped bombs on the German wireless station at Lille. Two machines got back safely to their lines, but one was forced to come down at the gates of Lille. When German motor mitrailleuses reached the spot the machine was in riames, but no trace could be found of the airmen. A battalion of infantry searched the countryside for miles around without discovering him. It was 5.30 p.m. when the airman was forced down, and in spite of the swarm of German patrols looking for him by 11 o'clock that night he was drinking tea at the Jacquet house. For a fortnight the officer regained in the house, and on March 28 he s-tartoJ off. accompanied by Mile. Jacquet and the Belgian smuggler, for the frontier. When leaving his guide the officer asid: "I owe you a call; I hope to see you again soon." True to his promise in less than a month, on April 22, he flew over Lille and dropped the following message: "Liuetenant presents his respects to the commander of the German forces in Lillo and regrets not having been able to make his acquaintance during his pleasant stay in the neighboruood." The officer was accidentally killed in August last, but his constant flights over Lille and the story of his escape will make him live long in the memory of the townspeople.��������� London Times. Kuropatkin's Return That Kuropatkin should now be restored to favor and entrusted with high and responsible commands means either that Russia is desperately in leed of military talent or that Kuropatkin was a victim of bureaucratic persecution and injustice after the war with Japan. He is now to be put to the test again, but he will lead an army, not a mob, and his subordinates will be competent and zealous. There was never any doubt of Kuropatkin's theoretical knowledge of war, and in the Turkish campaign he had distinguished himself as Skobeleff's chief of staff. In Turkestan and Samarkand he added to his reputation. At thirty- four he was a major-general and talked of as the successor of Skoheleff. Kuropatkin was always a soldiers' general and popular with the regimental officers.���������New York Sun. The Dutch people occupy a country which contain s 12,630 square miles���������little more than one-tenth of the size of Great Britain and Ireland, the population being just over 6,000,000. Holland is not only flat, it is hollow. Hence its name���������"Hol- lowland." Along the canals the meadows are 10 feet or 12 feet, sometimes more, beneath the waterline. By the sea, at high tide, there may be a difference in the level of the soil and of the ocean of quite twenty- five teet or more. Not Dependent on U.S. Supplies of Explosives Fc^ Despite the fact that the.United' ' States is daily sending two million dollars worth or war materials acros������ , the Atlantic, that country's contribu- ,' tion to the munition supplies of"th*������ ' allies is but "a drop, in the- bucket." t Some time ago a semi-official statement was made to the effect that th*������ United States furnished less than 2 per' cent. Since then other estl- ���������> mates have been made which plac������ the figure at nearly 5 per cent. Even' accepting the latter figure as the correct one, it is evident that, the con- t tributions niadS by the United States are a very, very small proportion 'ot the total number of shells being shipped to the front. We have generally been led to be- ��������� lieve that the Krupp factory at Es������ , sen was the largest munition plant . in the world. Today the steel work* alone of Sheffield are infinitely, greater than the whole of the Kn*pr> plant. Already upwards of twenty- five million dollars have been speat in new munition plants in. Sheffield, and with the additions now under way, fifty million dollars worth of new plants will .shortly be turning i out explosives from this one city. Upwards of 12,000 men are employed in, shell making in that city, while a number equally large te engaged, in the manufacture of-.cannon. Today Lloyd George" " has nearly 3',000 plants engaged in the', manufacture of munitions, .employing? nearly 1,000,000-men anaVwomen.'' In addition to 'these'.plants; .under direct government 'supervision/, thera are many other private factories*engaged .in the manufacture of sheila '. and other war materials.-. '���������>��������� Canada has ''hundreds^o'f factories doing their bit, while" Australia, New ' Zealand. South Africa ,and even In- ��������� dia are all "shipping; shells to th<3 Huns via France and Flanders. . France is probably" more thorough-.. ly organized than"*mis' Great Britain, and is turning out-millions of shells;, Russia has taken over* plants very, much as Lloyd George did sin England, while the' whole of , Japan has been turned into a workshop for-the. production of shells and other "munitions for Russia. When to > these countries was aaded the" output* ot - Italy and whatever Belgium'may ba* abl*3 to do, the conclusion "reached is that while the supplies from the United States are'very welcome, and will help in smothering the German guns, the allies t are : in no' way de- pendent upon Uncle Sam for their ?r supplies of high explosives. ^ v > Holland as a War Factor, ���������-������������������ -- -. , . * (- ? Has Only a Small Army, but Men Aro Well Trained \ '-* , Apart from aiding the allies by giving opportunities to 'them to attack Germany on an open flank, Holland , probably could be of but 'little fighting value were she to enter the European struggle in, these days when armies are numbered in the millions and dreadnoughts and battle cruisers in the hundreds. The peace strength of the active Dutch army is 47,660. For some months past, however, the' army has been up to war strength, and this totals about 150,000. These men are all, however, well trained, because of the compulsory system of military service which exists. The Dutch artillery is armed with Krupp guns. The Dutch navy consists of 7 battleships, 4 cruisers, 40 torpedo boats, six ' submarines and a number of gunboats" for coast defence. In addition to these there are at least eight * detsroyers. Four more vere being built' in Germany when war broke out, but "thesa - were taken sv-i by the Germans. Tho. Dutch government immediately, laid- down replace boats in Holland, and' doubtless some of these ahve been , since completed. Holland is bo.-dered on the .south by Belgium and on the east* by Gei> ; many. On the former side the country - is quite level; on the latter more hil- ��������� ly; the land frontier is open all round. The frontiers tre defended by fev?, fortresses On t^ese sides are'lines dl - more or less permanent works, which can be rendered very difficult of attack by inundations There are-also . strong works on the coast. Amsterdam itself is well fortified, the possibility of inundations there precluding any successful attack. The coast defences are in good orcer. The number of vessels belonging to the Dutch mercantile marine at the uL< jf 1913 (latest figures available)" wa"s: Sailing vessels, 400 of 40,199 English tons; steamers, 387 of 647,436 English tons. The tonnage of Dutch vessels which entered and cleared at the ports of the Netherlands,in 1913 was: Entered, 18,198 000; cleared, 18,- 031,000. Many Dutch vessels are engaged in the carrying trade between foreign ports. ''���������'������������������ An Echo From Mons The testimony of a nurse who had been brought into contact with one of the soldiers from the battle of Mons was alluded to recently by a preacher in a suburban pulpit In the" course of her ministrations to her patient, said the speaker, she mentioned, the name of the Almighty, adding, as an afterthought, "but perhaps, like some of the other men, you don't believe in God?" "I used not to do so," was the quiet reply, "but Mons changed all that;" and the nurse felt, as she listened to the plain, unvarnished words of the young fellow, how intensely he felt the reality of his experience. He and some other men were in a chalkpit and they knew that the German cavalry were approaching. Suddenly he looked up, attracted by the bright light around the edge of the-pit, and saw distinctly the groups of guardian angels. The horses of the enemy saw them, too, and turned round, refused to advance, and ultimately rushed back beyond the control of their riders. This lull gave ' "the boys" a chance of escape; and, added the soldier earnestly, "I wasn't the only one that saw them, Sister, and I dont think any of us can feel just the same after."���������Nursing Mirror, A spendthrift is a person who save������ [his money for a rainy day, and thea prays for rain. ��������� *. iV'-i-j. >t , ���������,Va>-s*������ * . '���������'%Ji'St V.'v) 7 stg% *" it *��������� ���������V.-'S^ ."4 V- ���������'4 '. ..*? r t .'--vi J.jl - M -J iVl -' '-II ���������'. 41 .*- A'I :*H 1 -vi "i " 'I - .'*��������� "���������' 'r" Tij-* -"A, ���������*������' rW,: C U ������*T5WWfsnut���������mi '},|$'j$j-i������i)g^ ������������������.^���������'.������������������''���������'������������������'''������������������"���������^^^ v������.6^"e>W������**i**;tt. 5H59WH! THE GAZETTE. HEDLEY. b7 0. y^Ss IfrJi" ��������������� m 111* I ������-��������� Jr.'i ������tf! SI 11 pi. pi pi m I| 3p ���������������.'l I*?- W M ml I *': I ������: m .1 iu : f trr! Enemy Sub Now Fires Blindly Raided by Sound Alone, Torpedo is Launched at Approaching Ship 'A illiarn G. Shepherd, of the United fresh, writes- German submarine-, have abandoned the periscope in most instances imd are shooting -without looking, according to reports current in Bijrne. The ���������torpedoes are now filed by sound alone. During the past twenty sinking-; in British waters, iioone has seen a hiilmiar inc, and in hut few case-' has ihe white wake oi the torpedo been observed. Only the discovery of hron/.e bits of toi pedocs *or the nature ol the explosion has offered proof that the ships were Mrhmarinc victims. if tho periscopes submarine is a success;",, survivors of torpedoed ships will never again he able, to say: "We 4.11 w the, trail of the pci.sieopc in iho water." Tlu"* new periscopeies"- submarine, no it is described iu Switzerland, has a great stool dis*k for an ear, on either side of the boat. Telephone receivers, connected with those disks lead to the ears of the officers, and the approach of a ship is heard with unimst likeable definitcnoss. As the ship approaches the noise becomes louder in one ear or the other. When the submarine commander hears an equally loud noise in each ear he knows that the ship is straight ahead. "Fire!" he orders, and the torpedo shoots towards tho surface, at a carefully calculated angle, hitting the s'.ip well below tho water line. The sinking of Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish ships would be readily explained if the Swiss reports are true. The submarine commander, guided to his prey by sound alone, would have rro way'of fixing the nationality of the ship attacked. Need for Home Production Trade Relations Between United States and British Columbia on wrong Side of Ledger' Statistics recently published reveal a regrettable situation regarding trade relationship between British Columbia and the United States. During Hie month of March there was shipped lo British Columbia from ihe United States thioncth the port of Seattle, produce valued at over $3,000,000, while the American c-itv received only about (1500,000 worth of goods from British Columbia. Of the material exported from Canada a very large ,'jart j? made up of copper' for refinru.,'. purer and coal, while the Canadian l".revince receives heavy shiprner.'s , of agricultural produce. which it might grow itself with equal facility. Apples, beans, butter', cheese, u.'jgs, dried fruit, rrreat, wheat ad vegetables are among the articles which that pro- vice should be able to export and not have to import. That something is radically wrong in either the production or the marketing or agricultural produce irr the western province is evident. It is with the object of i in proving ihesc conditions that the Domestic Food Products Committee, inaugurated by the Victoria Board of Trade, is working. Mr. A. D. Peterson, president of the B. C. Stockbreeders' Association, speaking at Victoria said: "'During the war, it is the duly of those who remain at homo to do everything in their power to increase the yield of the fields, flocks and herds. By so doing, those of us who must remain at-home can serve our country just as loyally as by serving in the trenches. Even suppose this might entail loss, we should be willing to sacrifice some of our profit when others are going to the front and sacrificing their lives for the Empire." The last year- has been marked by mi increasing interest in mixed farming; in British Columbia. This is particularly true of some districts that previously had been looked -upon as almost exclusive fruit lands. Creameries have been built at Grand Forks,' Kelowna and Salmon Arm, and all are reporting satisfactory results. In the district of Kelowna alone, fourteen silos were built during 1915. Along he line of the Grand Trunk Pacific, much live stock is being introduced, and the foundation is being laid for more or Toss mixed farming communities. In many of the newer localities advantage has been taken of the Dominion and Provincial .schemes for supplying pure-bred sires This stimulates an interest for more, its well as bettor live stock. The sheep industry has been par- i-jji'arly favored during the year l'n.-'t j)JTsed. Mutton and wool have commanded excellent prices, while the outlook for the immediate future is promising. From all parts of (lie Province there arc inquiries for bleeding stock, and if. is only the scarcity of such .stock Ihaf, has pi evented more rapid development, in many districts owners of sheep have suffered, considerable loss from the ravages of panthers, coyotes, and especially dogs, and it might, ba well for this convention to consider the advisability of asking the Government l<> pass a. law- requiring (hut all dogs be licensed. By this means a great many useless curs would be got rid off. Owing to the high prices for grain which prevailed a year ago. the bog industry suffered a set-back. It is probable .that the siluafion will last until the war is over, so any immediate removal of the industry can hardly he expected. But even under present conditions "the hog con be raised quite profitably by those who can provide suitable pasture to supplement the grain ration. While it is true that certain sections of country are particularly suited to the production of one par- ticular crop, it is equally true that, carried on even in these communities ! to supply local needs. British Colurrr-! bia should be one of the last pro vincea in the Dominion to be corn "S* A BRIGHT TOBACCO OF THE FINEST QUALITY 10 CENTS PER PLUG India's Great Help in War Presonal Devotion to the King accounts for Heroic Sacrifices "India rnstead of proving a source of weakness to the Empire, as Germany fondly believed she would, has been a tower of strength," said Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of Stale for India, in discussing with a group of American correspondents the present state of the Indian Umpire. The Secretary said: '"Instead of showing, under the < n- couragenrent of a great European war, any desire to revolt, the people of India have never been more loyal to tho British Umpire than today. In this connection 1 would like to i-ay that loyalty in India has its own special color* in the ���������'form of- a. personal devotion to the King-Emperor which I do not think it possible to exaggerate. "The personal aspect of loyalty appeals to them perhaps more strongly than the western mind can conceive. There aro striking manifestations of this on the King's visits to the front. Nothing could exceed the profound satisfaction ' expressed .by Indian officers and soldiers in having actually come face to face with their ruler. "I .have seen Ibis ..myself 'when 1 have had the honor of accompanying the Kin" in visits to the Indian Hospitals. When asked what impressed them most, the reply was always the same. 'We have seen the King-Emperor.' All lire sufferings and trials they had undergone were as nothing. Nothing else counted. This devotion to : the ruler is actually a part of their religion. "Whatever agitation there- may be in India for a greater- share rrr the government, there is certainly no lack of appreciation of the advantage of the British system of colonial government over the German. "As to the military assistance given by the Indians, I need mention only two facts, as their eff*ts on all fronts are so well known. The first is the number of military honors won by the Indians. "Before this war the highest military honor, the Victoria Cross, was not open to the Indian army, but since this iiile was abrogated, five V. C.'s and twenty-five Military Crosses have been won by Indian soldiers. The second is just one instance of their gallantry in action. "In Gallipoli the HI!) Sikhs went into action with fifteen British officers, fourteen Indian officers and fil'l rank and frle. The next day there were three British officers ..three Indian officers- and 134 rank and file. I do not think you could ask more of any army than that it should face 'and'make sacrifices of this kind." Objects (o Fighting Friends Bulgarians Will Not Shoot at the Russians "If the .Russians come, we, (he Bulgarians, will stand aside and Jet the Germans and the Turks right them. Our soldiers will not tire a shot at our liberators. -This. I can assure you, is definn.-ly settled," was the declaration of a superior Bulgarian officer, |o a newspaper correspondent in Sofia. "These solemn words .were uttered with great emotion arrd decision while our train was, .-landing at, Plevna, that historic place where' the army of the Tsar Alexander, the Liberator, won the liberty of downtrodden Bulgaria by Ihe blood of thousands of PiUssian soldiers ;>7 years ago. "What the Bulgarian officer declared to me at Plevna 1 heard aiid witnessed everywhere .luring my journey through Bulgaria. Soldiers and eivif- ians, old and young alike, with an insignificant, exception, preserve in Hie depths of (heir heart ������ groat lo\e and reverence for the Hiia-mms." The correspondent gives it as Ins opinion Mint no reasoning Bulgarian thinks that tho territory gained by their soldiers can be retained. Tho Chief of Police. Georgoieff, is .held iii Iho umo.st detestation because of his hiuliility. and should the Iiiis.-ians ever loach Sofia he will be hung in the public square of the capital'. A few people are becoming rich by the war, such its the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tontclieff, who a year ago was a poor man, but now owns some 12,000,000 francs; Mr. Kadislavol'f, who owns about 10,000,000 francs; Goorgi- eff, who owns some millions; and a. few others.: but the people in general arc condemned to lose their prosperity. Visit Your SchooTs How many of our school children's parents ever visit, ihe schools or even know the teachers when Ihey meet them on the street? Bow many know what their- children are studying or 11 ley arc* progressing Ts there how uildii to W. N. U. 1107 iniv of von who have a. Muiium., rn.'ike, a house to pnint or whatever the job may he, that say lo the one you'have employed: "More are the tools and materials, go ahead and do it to suit yourself and it will suit inc." Ts that not what, many of you are doing with your children? You say by youv actions: "Here, is my child with its books, papers and pencil, I've turnishod materials and tools, educate him as rou like." War and the Price of Wheat In All Modern Wars the Price of Wheat Has Been High The highest average price of British wheat during the last century and a quarter is quoted as being $3.80 per bn-ihel, this being the price obtained in J812, during the European wars and uiir war with the United States. In all modern wars the price of wheat has been relatively high and has fluctuated greatly, hi many cases the high level price's hits continued for tome time filler the declaration of peace. The course of prices during the present conflict seems to confirm this general tendency. During the Kapo'.eomc wars the price of wheat in Europe fluctuated between W.W and ."F1 .SO. In 18*22 it had fallen to $1.37. In 1625 it, was quoted at $2.07, and in 1835 at $1\]9. The price now kept fairly steady until 1&41, (he year of the potato famine in Ire land when it rose to 42.13. In. 1840 the repeal of the corn law became effective and there was a decline gradually c until 15:51 $J.17 was reached. In J853 began the Crimean' war which onded in JS56. During this period the prices aura in rose, reaching in the last year of' ihe war $2.10. Dunne the Italian war of J859 and the American civil war, J8GI ��������� 05 thee price remained fairly sfeadv being in ihe last year of the war'$1.27 per bushel. The last very high priced wheat was in J876 and "jS77 coincident with the Turko-Siberian war and the Balkan wars. However, the prices were comparatively low lo what they were in the early part of the century, being only ,i������'I.7,*j us compared with $3.86 during the former.neriod. Tn 1S80 wheat was selling at '$0.94 per bushel and only went over the dollar mark upon tlueo occasions until the present time. These were: in 1S9I. $1.13; in 1803. $1.03, and in 100!). $1.13. fn injf, it. rose to $1.01. which was the highest price asked since JS77. Manchuria from a Train (From "The Color of the Fast," by Elizabeth Washburn: F. U. Stokes Co.) Manchuria means an interminable brown plain���������dry stubble, endless, empty.furrows to be filled by-and-bye with millet, kaoliang, waving, wonderful green plumage, high as a man nnd higher, in which not, many years ..'go the Japanese liid whole armies. ��������� Today it is the, emptiest, most silent spot, in Asia. It spreads out lint, and fiunquil in unthinkable forgetful ue-ss. The sun bouts down fiercely out on a deep, unbroken field of turquoise blue. The air is biting, cold. A sudden breath of it is like a slap. A great tingling follows and :. sense of ex inordinary buoyancy. Oiic feels impelled to luuid). to shout, lo .strike ont, to do violent things. To sloe]) or sit with folded hands would drive one mad. There is that, in the air which compels like the lash of a whip. Over this brown waste, sheltering a million seedlings, trails an endless line of native life. A dull blue, curiously blunt out Hue���������wheelbarrow men with sprawling leL'.s and arms wide outstretched, coolies with bamboo polos slung across their shoulders, innumerable', mules, eased like warriors in brass-studded bridles and head-pieces, donkeys picking little steps with litters on their backs, with wide ���������toppling loads, ��������� with native women sitting astride far back upon their tiny haunches. Those maucliu prople aro a l>iii* boldfaced race, with brown skins whipped dull r-cd by the northern winds. Shapeless bundles of them, hoods pulled over ears stand at tiic stations and .stamp their feet and bout, their arms and watch the trains come in. A straggling linn of native soldiers in bungling black uniforms, heads wound tightly in black 1 urban.**, a ureal splash of blood-rod lettering across their breasts, present arms rigidly, with bayonets fixed as the I rain pulls iu and draws out. Native Tribe Gifts to the Empire The Masai and ���������jthci* native tribes in East Africa fire not permitting their loyally to the Empire fo bo unrepresented.- .Gresit Britain ihey state has done so much lo free them from the yoke of internecine si rife and raise their status in. Ihe scale of eivilizal ion, they inusl giv-3 proof of their lluink- fulne-s. "'Ihe following aie a lew of I heir most recent gifts: 3,000 goals, presenlefl by flic ICavli- ondo chiefs of the Kisumu district. Thirty bullock's, pif.sent-d by the Masai Morim of the Matapatu clan, ynd fifty bullocks by other Masai. Over 150 bullocks arid 280 sheep, presented by Sondu, rho chief Bui bon of the Loini Masai. Twenly-oiio bullocks, presented by Masikonde. These gills have been quite spontaneously offered by the tribes concerned. Bui.id New Ships There are strong grounds for insisting that all interned German steamers bo retained by the allies under the terms of peace. But that will not take us far. Wo need a thoroughgoing plan whereby at the first ilavvri o[������peaee the whole resources of British shipbuilding now mobilized for naval work shall be switched as instantaneously as possible on to building steamers. Every merchantman launched within the first year may make an incalculable difference to our post-war recovery.���������London Chronicle. The Country Newspaper It is the LocaiNewspaper that Chronicles the Items Dealing with Intimate Associations But the beauty and joy of our papers and their little worlds is that we who Jive in the country towns know our own heroes. Who knows .Murphy in New York? Only a few. Yet in Emporia wc all know 'Tom O'Connor���������and love hiin. Who knows Morgan in New York? One man in a hundred thous- ' and. Yet in Emporia who does not know George Newham, the bunker and merchant prince? Boston people pick up their morning papers and read with shuddering horror of the crimes of their daily villian, yet read without that fine thrill that wo have when wc hear that Al Ludorph is in jail again in Emporia. For we all know Al; we've ridden in his hack a score of times. And we take'up our paper with the story of his faults as readers v. ho begin the narrative of an old friends adventures. Our papers, r our little country papers, seem drab and miserably provincial (o strangers; yet we who read them read irr their line."; the sweet .intimate story of life. And all these touches of nature make us wond.-ous kind. It is the country newspaper, bringing together daily the threads' of llio town's life, weaving them into something rich and stiangc, and setting the pattern as it weaves, directing the loom, and giving the cloth its color- by mixing the lives of all the people in its color pot��������� it is this country newspaper that reveals us to ourselves, that keeps our country hearts quick and our country minds open and our country faith strong. When the girl at the glove counter married the boy in the wholesale house the news of fheir wedding is good for a forty-line wedding notice, and tiie foity lines in the newspaper give them self-rcspot. When in due course, wc know that their baby is a twelve-pounder, named Grover or Theodore or Woo-lrow", wo have that neighborly feeling that breeds tho real democracy. When wc read of death in that home we can mourn with them that mourn. When we see them moving upward in the '.vorld, into a firm, and out toward" the country club neighborhood, we rejoice with them (hat rejoice. Therefore, men and brethren, when you are riding through this vale of tears up.m the California limited, and by chance, pick up the little count ry newspaper with its meagre telegraph service of three or four thousand words���������or. at best fifteen or twenty thousand; when you see its an ay of countryside items; its interminable local stories; its tiresome editorials on tlie .v/iiterworks, the schools, the.s-treet ,'ailioud, the crops and tho city printing, don't throw down lire contemptible little rag with the -verdict that there rs nothing iu it. But know this, arid know it 'well: If you could take the clay from'������������������your eyes and .read tlie littlo paper as it is written, you would find all of God's beautiful sorrowing, sf niggling, aspiring world in it, ,uid what, you saw- would make you touch the little paper with reverent hands. Scarcity of Labor is Acute Result Will Be Invention of New Machinery, a Leader Asserts I was talking labor with a man whose official "position makes him speak for one ot the half dozen largest bodies of ���������workmen in the world. "The scarcity of laboring people today, said he, "is certain to bring about a great surplus of labor a little while in the future, because necessity will surely compel corporations to invent machines to take the place of men." Then he illustrated, what lie meant by telling how steel rails used to lie rolled and how they are rolled today. Once two score men were necessary to feed the huge lump of raw steel into the rolls and keep drawing it out and feeding it back until finally the rail emerged complete. Now a machine unattended does the whole thing. Tlie sewing machine in similar fashion put out of work hundreds of .seamstresses. The mowing machine and flic self binding reaper drove thousands of farm hands from hay and wheat lields. 1. know that in three hours a handful ol dock hands can load 12,000 of iron ore upon a hike steamer where once a small army of men couldn't do it- in a day. I have seen fifty men and women toil three davs iu a Japanc.su haibor to '-put one thousand Ions of coal in the bunkers of n small steamer. They hoisted it in with rice straw baskets. You may go down to some of our own modern piers on the Delaware and sec a vast; iron hand reach out. grasp a carload of coal and dump the contents into the hold of a ship as easily as you put a spoonful of sugar in your coffee cup and. in about the same time. Inventive genius yoked with money lias done these and other things. Uacii new mechanism has temporarily made a plethora of labor by doing the work of many human hands. "Thai is what, must now come with increased force," said this man under whom toil tens of thousands. "If wc cannot get enough men to do (lie work we will take what at the start may be. an inferior machine, but which practice will readily improve���������Girard in tho. Philadelphia. Ledger. "He doesn't seem to nave any brains." "Brains! Why, that fellow would search for eggs in a eul;oo clock." Farm Management Thoroughness of Work is One of The Cardinal Principles of the Successful Farmer Wc once heard an excellent farmer say: "It takes an -able, brainy man to so lay out farm work and follow it up as to get the best possible results. We are all too much smitten with the idea that our profit comes from the amount of work half done rather than the amount well done. When I was a boy hoeing corn, my father used to tell me that the best hoed hill brought.,the, largest yield and the best corn. Rushing along and hoeing a lot of hills poorly, he said, was no. way to make money growing corn. 1 "think that principle applies in all of our farm work. The farm where the work is most thoroughly clone, and care taken not to lay out more work than can be well done, is the one 1 have noticed that makes the most clear profit." We think our i-armer mend was right on general principles in his idea that it takes marked ability to Jay out and practice thoroughness of work on the farm. Three thing's stand in the way: 1. A lack of broaa intelligence and judgment on the part of the farmer. _ We all know that there are but few j such farmers compared with tho whole, 2. The constant hazard and uncertainty of the weather. 3. The scarcity of good farm help and its high expense. But these three difficulties do not change the logic of the situation. It remains just the same that thorough, comprehensive judgment and practice in the doing of our farm work pays the best. I-lalf-hoeing tlie hills of corn in order to hoc more than we can hoe well, don't pay. Lack of thoroughness ia tho curse of farming at any and all times. We are all poisoned with the old notion of turning off a lot of half finished work; keeping a, lot of poor cows rather than a less numbt-r of good ones; frying to till more acres than we can plow and till well. Of course, help will always be scarce and expensive on such a farm for there is laid out twice as much work as can be done with the help the farmer thinks he caii afford to keep. There' are any number of three and four men farms being run with two men. Under such conditions how can they pay the profit they should pay? When wo get down good and hard to tho idea, of doing our farm work belter than be have been doing; keeping only such cows as can do good work; taking the best care possible of our products when we have been lo the expense of raising them; then we will find that he have a good deal more .money with which, to employ expensive help and make needed, improvements. The' channel through which good profits come on the farm is the .most thorough efficiency possible. As we lower efficiency wc lower profit, and there wc are. Half-" done work never- has paid and never will. To avoid this trouble we must enlarge our vision, our ability, our intelligence. That's the only way to better success. Oil in the Arctic Verified His Suspicions Tommy Atkins always takes his fighting humorously, as one described the destruction of an aeroplane which flew over the British lines sporting French colors. "SomVow or other I thought the blighter was German, and at last I couldn't stand it no longer. 'Puff! puff!' said Archibald, and down the beggar came. Archibald, of course,- is the slang name for an anti-aircraft gun, and it was found that over the planes with their great black crosses the Germans had contrived movable flaps marked, .with the tricolor. Mr. Slimpursc (feeling his way)��������� your charmine- daughter tells me* that she is an excellent cook and housekeeper. Old l^ady (calmly)���������Yes, I have had her 'carefully taught, for 1 have always held Ural no lady who does not understand housekeeping can properly direct a retinue of servants. Report of a Rich Discovery of! Oil in The Far North. We have long known something about the riches of Alaska in gold, copper, coal, timber and other minerals and products of lire ground nnd of the surrounding seas, including furs and fishes; also that there are large tracts Of arable lands upon which vegetables, fruits and cor-.������������������Is may bo grown in abundance. And now we aro told that in the far north of that country, within the Arctic circle, there is a great wealth in oil awaiting development, according to statements oi a discovery made by Eskimos and confirmed by W. B. Van Valin of the United States Bureau of Education. The native discoverers found four springs of thick oil close together and maintaining a Jake of thick, green oil of the consistency of vaseline, into which ducks and geese occasionally plunged from a considerable height,, mistaking the substance for water, and of course, perishing there. These Eskimos were in inter ignorance of the nature of their find, nnd so greatly puzzled that thev made ������i rc:iu!*cr express trip, 450 miles lo the south, to the settlement called Wainwright, to consult iho tea'ehor of whom ihey ! ad heard , arrd who it seems was so much impressed by their story that he made the trip back with them over the snow and frozen tundra *I50 miles to a point whose location he has not yet disclosed. There he found tin's great lake ot oil constantly fed hy four springs, pumping away under pn.*-suiv: of natural gas. lie made'careful investigation and surveys and staked 'iff his- claims,"'and provided with samples of the liquid, went "back to Wainwright arrd thence to Nome and finally to Seattle. There is nothing to fell us a'hint ot the location of this richness in oil, except that it is in. the far northwest, north of the Arctic circle, and not far from navigable waters of the Arctic Ocean or some river tributary to it , Continue Splendid Co-operatiori 'The ideal of course, would be for the allies fo adopt the policy of free trade among themselves, '.caving the rest of the world to follow the example at its leisure. That would mark the greatest advance ever made, in world relationships and would be ihe noblest fruit of the war. We hope, that heroic expedient will be discussed at the conference. But in thb absence of such an achievement, there arc many things to be done, 'llic allies at the present time arc pooling their resources in an unprecedented measure. \Yc are working together as one firm, France concentrating on this form of production, England on that. Russia on the other���������all by arrangement, all for the common benefit. We have founded great trusts, not for* private advantage, but for the general advantage, and have excluded the exploitation of the middleman from great areas of trade. Let us organize the continuance of this splendid co-operation. It is saving us in war; it will bless us in peace.���������London Daily Mews. "*.��������� Keeping One's Temper. It was Channing who said: "As cne sets himself against people or things, they all seem to him correspondingly belligerent. Nothing is more destructive than-a continual resistant or' pessimistic spirit." The lesson of this is that we should never be so sure we are right as to cause us to despise the person with whom we disagree, lor then he will despise us, and that will be a great deal worse than disagreeing. The surest sign of a man being right is his open-mindedness and his warmheartedness, and his making a friend of the person with whom ho disagrcss. A noble opinion is never violent. It is always ready to return' a smile and put forth a hand. The way some men get mad when others refuse to adopt their views is enough to make the very devils smile. Hope, and anger do not dwell in llic same heart. Jim���������A dancer reminds nre of a tug boat. Jam���������How so? Jim"���������-Lives by her tow--. Forest Destruction and Floods Nearly all the Hoods in Canadian towns are due to destruction of trees on the protective wateisheds. The liv- ing forest holds -back tho surplus waters. The burned and hacked fores t releases them to do what misciuel they will. m i vi f^llf*?f^ "'"��������� :;v:: '^���������y^l'^W'-^^ i t 1. r lv* ���������*' > fWU -- ^i|plpilf������l;fl0fM:i'::::;; ft*& ^'X'^ll'^''-fe^^^;'i-^^;';fe-'^>. Vl'V^'���������/-���������.:: ;���������.<:���������+.������������������:���������. THE GAZETTE. HEDLEY, 'B. C. Sunlight Soap is made for the housewife's profit, for only thereby can the makers hope to profit. Sunlight Soap makes your work lighter, your clothes whiter, your home brighter. It is mild and pure and does not harm either hands or "fabric. 145 Artificial Rain The French Air Tenor 5 CENTS fttscsxusssaix ifo3o evea"-y SPORT gam-d -REC5SEAT1QW "Wovi\ Uy every member ol the family ^ '11 ^ SOLD BY ALL GOOD SHOE DEALERS ���������*���������'*���������-'���������''��������� ������������������'S:^.Siw������ ' Jfe-X'.v ���������.���������������������������..���������������������������.���������������������������������������������';.f:-iOi\; ������������������;-,:,"i "'">:: '''l;'. Iiiii itiil *$&: Crimp at the Garden of Eden "The Garden of Eden is not many hundred yards from my camp, at least that is the local belief," says an officer of the .Mesopotamia Expedition, writing to his wife. . ''On the river front grows a tree of a kind very common in the Punjab.- I do not know whether you will n-cognize it by the name "slmreen'; it has long, flat, yellow beans and feathery leaves. It is the, only one of it.-* kind here, and T. Atkins lias nameJ it 'the forbidden tree.' , . '" "In its vicinity .--mall Arab boys hawk cheap cigarettes and biscuits and tinned milk, and the locality is known as 'Temptation ���������Square.' "It comes as a shock to think that this can have been the'cradle of the human race." It will clean more silverware in less time, with less expense, than any o til er preparation made, "ideal" is Vnotau electro-plat- iiiff preparation; removes iiothine but the dirt, leav- iujr the silvern-are like new. . Put up in eisht arid cish- tcen-ounce bottles, packed three dozen 'in case.-, ��������� ��������� *,'At All Jewellers An Always Ready Pill.���������To those of regular habit medicine is of little concern, but the .great-majority of men are not of regular habit. The worry and cares of business prevent it, and out of the irregularity of life comes dyspepsia. ..indigestion, liver and kidney troubles as.a protest. The' run-down system demands a, corrective and there is none better 'than Barinelee's Vegetable Pills. Thoy arc simple, in theircomposition and can be taken by the most delicately constituted. I**:,?;-: hMki1 W- '^.:S'^Life'-in-stHexCellars ;of Rheims jg,13o Idlers \irij tn earing-line have no #n!6hopolyi; of 'bravery, in the hour of VdangcK'Y';.;..''^^ ������������������'.'- :'.:,'-.; ,,.,,,..., . .v-silaft^ "���������.'���������. Butler, a well t'|������;������$S-^ .tells of a Ife^-A^g^ cathedral city of ���������������������������Oiy^.Kiierms^ ^������������������WrrriahsStlir^ shells !! ;.���������:���������"' ���������'.���������V:r'!A'---v--iiiwas^a't given'.at. the;.. Y ^:;TRiieimsfClub;%;";h "most of the ::f Stein/nic^ -being gentlemen 'i-ii ^vh&j'liay^ throughout y:y ^r,the;-^539'Scla,ys -^of i:;tlie ��������� siege'.-;Some of M'S&tKeniywere'���������'; tiostages- during' the short W���������f:$elltii^h'-becupation =}Of��������� tlie>;city;; ; "������yf|jf;MMywa^^ ^.^ySfs^-tlS | ||i$iiS;^^ Gcr- S^k^'k*'^ '-..���������:... Long in the Making The Prussia of today', with, its cursed rule and cursed -principles, has been, long in the making, and what an unshapen, ungodly mass it is! It has'-'been' described as the last -remaining hulk of materialistic7barbarism! The wonder is that when worshipping at the shrine of mere force, students from birr country arid other countries were so hopelessly blinded to what, was going on around them.������������������' Winnipeg Tribune. A New Theory is to be Tested to Produce Rain Artificially Events indicate that in one respect, at any rate scientific investigators are hopeful of assuming control, to a greater or a lesser extent, of the time- honored processes of nature. Many attempts have been made from.time to time, in the way of artificial production of rain, but thus far without success. A practical test of a newly discovered process, is about to be made in Australia, from which more encouraging results are anticipated. The experiments will be financed by the Government of New South Wales, and will be carried out by J. G. Balsillie, who for four years, has boon carrying on researches''along specific lines. Experiments in his laboratory has demonstrated that if a room be filled with steam, the discharge of high tension direct current electricity, together with a simultaneous discharge from a powerful Rontgen ray tube Jcauses the whole of the air to be cleared of steam in one arrd one-half seconds, the floor of the. room being consequently covered with large drops of-water. In puttinrr these theories to practical test'in"the great out-of-doors, a captive baloon, coated with metallic paint, Will be used, from which to discharge electricity into the atmosphere, at a height of from 6,000 to 7,000 feet, and it is hoped that this ..i.i cause the formation of a sufficient '������������������������������������llv-j* of electrified particles to provide'nuclei, upon which the moisture of tho clouds may condense, in the form of. rain. Once-the theory has been demonstrated in a single instance, the problem would resolve itself into that of establishing a sufficient number of stations, to produce am- result that .might be desired. ��������� Has Keep house. Minard's Liniment in; the s*; I-1 ������������'-.- l^^s'te^^^I^a^^ sound; |'l$������'fv:'^ ���������>,&;���������*������������������������ '���������''���������>"%:������s^ caves; .'��������� like; so i-fp-siS*-^ did 'Mj-y**^ o h d ei* f u I ���������!��������������������������� g iS^KSi'l'; tm Tl,'^---'���������".������������������-"'-���������'���������'���������-,'���������,'' ilSSfe-j'?''' *"fe:������������*5x c.���������r''I ain happy mo good.' ly waBV'trquble.d swith;: weakness" 'and.. ���������Il^tried^-wiries, and ���������Jotliciv^tHn*pi,:'but: freceived .very, little gberi^-rit^ ; I; was lypungvat the .time ^ahd-.kriew very-lit- ttle.about medicines till'-a" lady friend, m &f#v\���������%?fff V\W>rr/:-fi:* camV to 'me with ^Prescription and a ::"year ::afterward-, had twins."-���������Mks.; J t BnADv^ForfciCoulongCj- Quebec.-- ������������������; ^ r>iTlrOirsands"nifr*woi;ncn;:riglit here m; ;4Cahaaa'-:wh6:.'aV*es-n6w:blessed-with robust .-���������health cannot: understand- why thousands ������,-.-���������.....,...,. ,.;��������� ���������' of "idther women: coiHiriuc to worry.'arid Ipjfe^y v'^suffcrAwhen they cari:obt!nn'foi*fa trifling alfpKi;:::;!;.; f:���������' wliichYwill%surely; and'quickly banish all .;;!���������'-::,--; - p^:distress;and rnisery and restore the; iW6m*^y:diealtli;X^"V''iv:'':'Y ���������':" ��������� ,.';��������� HMHSfc,������"s;< Ydung^''?;motliers^:wlro.j;.prescrve '.th e tiiarms^ of face -rndtigure in spite of an A vivid account of the manner in which supplies are brought up'to. Verdun, was recent!}- published in-a Paris newspaper.; The road is exploited like a line of railway, en which a continuous succession of motor ^ lorries circulate on a circuit of 140 kilometres. The lorries.; follow each other -every" twenty seconds, imd their ; l-egular rniircli; guided at, night .by searchlights at fixed intervals,.is.'oneji.f-tiiC'-'most curious 'sp.ectaclesvimagihitble.;';. '���������;; :C,, '���������>..','Wliat: do you think of his'nerve?" cxclaiiiied.-: the old in;aivr-'-who'--.4vas notoriously.,tricky^ in business,; * "He .callecV iiie.''a-;lVare.faced-''rpbb'ei*-!!" .-;;,.' ;';��������� "OliV well," replied .th-j^mam; who "knew:,.' bi'iii'.'.���������'���������''.'-probably.'.'';in;vliis excitement ',he didn't'; 'notice -your rnpus- tachei": ������������������ ���������'���������'-'��������� ���������'.;::��������� '���������" ���������'���������-;-;'-,-:;...^',/-':'->���������;",:���������.'\:'^ -'.'V ;��������� . Defensive, Trade War '; ; ;; '���������*������������������ Thei;-temi ^'trade;-war'';'covers 1-two" ..different:--iconcep-tibris-.''-V--"One gressive ;policy ,which, may; fairly be termed war;''theV.other-''tiaVl5ure f en'sive.'-"':. A -real':.victory:? In-proportion :tp ;,its :;cbiripjeteriess;!. would'���������U'ender^ it. tinncec'ssary���������'; to.; iriflictv-;ahy' ;;:further positive injury <; on "tile^i"eiiemj^:;{ Gon- segueht'lyi.'vit' vis ^impossible ytoijtdrsee how this problem:may:present itself.. But that has-iiothing, to 'do .with the. defensive ,v,'ai*,.whiclr has two objects. The-'/first is to 'protect ;ourselves- from .'���������'p.eaceftil /peiietratipn'n;.f6r|:alt^time. ;ThereV.is;;ri'othi.hg \vira tlie''./Germans that throws more;liglit 'bnV-their/'.^ It is all ;their, own; rib people. have ever,/practised/it'before.,; Tt'is"the 'art bl;;;st!ekii!g-;hbspitality;-ah order������������������ to'be- , tray;'your ;:urisuspectin^ him! hi.the back, when ing^'';/Nb* baser1 depth; of/treachery; .is known.;;to;/mankind.;;:;A.nd.it;ims,;b^ practised deliberately ..-and / syst'emati- cally'i'pr/mahy -years by ..-.the-; Germans iri all- .countries. ., -They h &ve-. all .been .honeycombed- by ��������� .-.stealthy������������������( German; !ih- trigue' in fihancini, commercial,^ social and.'political lile-/,"Its: influence.'"isEstill, with us even,; how,7 /and/is being ������������������s'teaithily,-' used; wider.'cover' iri ��������� tliis very: rhatter. of 'trade, policy.-' ;T lie "war. -has:; revealed , a/state: /of "-'things;' that no 6nC .would have^believed possible; arid the nations ' that ..'���������have- been' the victims of it have resolved to have no more of this diabolical treachery:��������� London Timesi ./��������������������������� '���������;"���������"������������������;>'��������� / ���������������������������-...' ;'./_.-.��������� v-"S First Traveller���������So you have returned' from Africa? Had any narrow escapes Second T.���������Only one���������a regular prize-winner, I "should think; ���������first' T.���������Let me hear it. Second T'.���������Well, 1 was chased by a big lion, and,''having no cartridges left, I threw away my. rifle and faced the brute; but as hu sprang at me I caught him by, the iower jaw will one hand. and by..the nose with the otlier. And there T stood; and held his mouth open'wide until he starved to death. A narrow escape, cli, Worst Prison Even in Germany .Wittenberg, where lie the bones of Luther and Melancthon, was already a place of note in the annals of the Christian''faith'. To the door of its' Schlosskirche Lutluu* nailed his/ thesis oil October. 31, 1517, thus starting the Reformation. Today it has risen to a new eminence. In that austere literature of sifted evidence-in regard to German war-morality which is growing up throughout Europe, there is no riame or* more sinister association, says,-an English . journal._ _���������' Eor many a long year to conic the infamy of Wittenberg prisun-enmp will be among tho blackest blots on the Gorman escutcheon, plastered though it is with disgrace. Naverre, the French Aviator, Established a Reputation Naverre is one of tho.national names of France and a wholesome terror to the aviatoi'3 of Germany. A few weeks . ago he brought down three machines j of the enemy in the clouds above the sectors occupied by the Huns, in the Verdun battle area. That made eight in all since he took to flying a lew months after the war began. When he had finished his triple victory nt Verdun, he complained of the breakfast that was given him, cursed his fate that lie had not wrought havoc upon four of the German air craft, and uttered a dissent against having to go to bed. Which simply means that .Naverre has a temperament. He can be angry, too, when out of sight hi the heavens. His observer on one occasion made him intensely wroth. When only about a hundred feet away from a German machine his companion fired at the aeroplane, and missed, Naverre immediately flew home, .descended and opened a fire ol vituperation upon his-.unfortunate second. "Give me a chance," said the observer, "and I will re-establish myself in your estimation." Naverre at first reluctantly and then generously consented. The chance came in two* clays after, when sailing through space Naverre spotted an aviatik. Whirling up into the sky to get a proper height, ho "peaked himself," hi-'-the flying language. That is, he made a nose-on charge. This time the observer's nerve stood the test. He took the fire of the German without a quiver. When he was within 30 metres���������Naverre'.s favorite fete���������he opened upon the enemy. Both Germans were wounded and the en- gino was shot full of holes. Naverre circled about the plane after it landed and patted his observer "on the back. quickly removes stains and spots from such things as oil-cloth table tops An Oil That is Famous.���������Though Canada was not the birthplace of Or. Thomas' Eclectric Oil, it is the home pf that famous compound. From here its good name was spread to Central and South America, the West Indies, Australia and New Zealand. That is for atield enough to attest its excellence, for in all these countries it is on sale and in demand. The French "75" artillery gun is so steady that a glass of water will not spili when he gun is fired. We know, too', that its effects cause the spilling of something else. ,-..; School Teachor-r-TiH .sorry to ;'.-'..*iy, Mr. Jones, that your; boy; is'very-' bacj*.- '\vard.:-in/h'is;';studies-.'-,,-': /���������';:'��������� -���������;;.: v' Jones���������That's,-' strange ! /At liomo in ���������conversation With nie he* scan*. ������������������ to know 'it all. ; ���������' -.���������;��������� ;; ���������������������������;->;'������������������;���������'-:.���������; ill ffl^W-FiVi-V^^^ -:' motherhood 'l:-SS/7;3f;^ mother to nour- ppfiiStW sMS-f^'BOOX/- .THAT -EVERY, MOM Aft: SHOULD; HAVE. P$fPtPf$w6urr'a^ . The Art of 'Bomb' Dropping ; Aerial, bomb, dropping": is" 'now tone of the: sciences'of war, / and,-ru cbiisid-. crable-'portion;.of .time..iii.;the.;fining of a pilot is._ spent', in / 'a'cquir.ing'/.th-is .art:.-?: ���������;.-;:��������� y'::;-;v,-;;'-���������'.'������������������,..;i-./-;'-/v';.::;,y:;'.;;-.;.; " .,The youiig .pilotV.is 'tauglit. .jilwaj'-s: ./tphave'the.; wind/ at, his'back "aiid'the. bows "of his ..craft pointing'" directly". at the/ object to/bpmbed;y.;Fpr^tliis';;pu,r- ppse. he.!.; is * *n*ovidedJ wi th":;a'-'formuia 'ihinuteljv Worked out ..which, allows, foir .both the sp'ecd;.:.of /tiip. ��������� sliip". ;an.d;'"fpr ���������the'' dire.c't'ibh"-of the 'prc.vail.ih.g'wind���������- two; factors, which .influence.';;accuracy. ;im bonibrdroppihg; to ��������� a very-'great,'cx- tehtt- ;--:y:; ;��������� ���������'������������������':���������::':���������'..-]���������'������������������.'---���������-.'.'���������'������������������; '���������:~it>::iS-s.'-::\':.:' ; Skill in: aiming: is' obtained by/'flpat- ing /1 afge ,.;;���������; portions ; ;^f. tiniber^cdri-^ struictcid ��������� to.������������������' reschiblc-.; /niinittire: -jwaf- ships-r- upon tlie/stirface of'^a By approaching ���������''tlie'rli'">���������ai varying 'degrees of speed, altitude,' and'direction of wind. If All Played Cut, Try This Prescription When that overpowering weariness and a ncvcijrcstcd feeling, comes over ���������you, it shows some serious disorder is undermining your Jiealth. The cure is simple. Build up the- system- and nourish the-body back to health by pure wholesome blood. .The one sure means of doing this is with Dr.- Hamilton's Bills. They are a marvellous aid to appetite���������convert all you eut into nutriment and ���������tissue-building material. Thus a weak body is supplied with new nerve fibre, hardy muscle and firm flesh. Lasting good health is sure to iollow. If you really want to'get well and'stay well, use i)r. Hamilton's Pills, 25e per box at all dealers. First Editor���������Here's one of the most learned men in the country���������Professor Skimmer ton���������just passed away. What shall I say about him? Second Editor���������You might refer to him as a finished scholar. No child should be allowed to suffer an homy irom worms .wheii prompt re- iief can'be got in a simple-but strong remedy���������i\l other ' Graves' Worm Exterminator. There is hop? for the conscientious objector. Colonial Sir William Dunn in a recent speech, said that Mr. Lloyd-George was of opinion that they might bo employed in repairing barbed wire at the fiont! .GHILDHOOD^AILMENTS ;':',*The ailments of childhood arc many. biit most of thorn are caused by some' deranircment of the stomach and bowels. , Therefore to banish these troubles the stomach must be k-*pt sweet aiid the bowels regular. To do this nothing can equal Uaby's Own Tablets. Thousands of mothers . have 'proved this. Am on?- them is Mrs. Thomas Holmes, Blissficld. N. B., who ',writes. .."Every mother in this locality uses llaby's (5wn Tablets as we all consider ilium the very best medicine for childhood ailments." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by- mail at' 25 cents a" box from the Dr. .Williams' Medicine Co., Brockvillo, i)nt. "National hatred is a singular thing. You will find it strongest and most violent where there is tho lowest degree of culture." Thus spoke the Ger- ���������mau poet' Goethe, but that was some years ago. "So you were at Jack and Nellie's wedding, were you? - How did lack look during the ceremony?'' >��������� "He. looked awfully'solemn. But L suppose that was only natural,' seeing that he was ringing hie own Nell.'' . Out in Wisconsin ihe game warden, in making his roun.ru, came upon a youthful fisherman. To make sure that the boy was not disobeying the bass-fishing law, the warden took hii- string of fish out of the water and. found only catfish, perch and suckers on the line. :A few feet farther down the stream, however, he found n. large black bass wiggling on a string weighted down with a stone. Naturally, the warden made inquiry of tlu boy as to what he was doing with that fish. "VVell, you see," explained the lad, "he's been taking my bait all the morning, and so 1 just tied him up there until I get through "fishing."' No March on Berlin Germany has, we believe, shot her bolt on land whatever she may do by piracy in the effort to open the door of the seas. But that docs not mean that she is not still a formidable foe. Put upon the defensive her power of resistance will be still little short of her-maximum and no one at this stage of.the war is likely to cultivate the old dreams of a march on Berlin. '(he war will not end in that way. It could only end in that way by an unthinkable sacrifice of life. It is much, more likel3' to end when Germany realizes that she is beaten. Alieady sire is realizing that she cannot win The Mesopotaniian valley, up which the British expedition from the the Persian Gulf has made its way, is, according to tradition, man's first��������� and last paradise. But' Tommy Atkins, toiling through the sand under a blazing sun, fighting fleas and flies as well as Turks and Arabs, did not find the country Edenic. One night when the troops were trying to sleep one soldier was heard to say to another: " 'Ere, Bill, if this is the Garden of Eden, I wonder what Adam and Evo did with these 'ere mosquitoes n-buz- zin' around 'cm?"���������New York Indc-' pendent. Tailor how many pockets in yotn trousers? Customer���������Only one, please; my wife is a busy woman, and I want to save her time when she goes through them. I cured a horse of the Mange with MINARD'S LINIMENT. CHK1STOPIIEK SA UNDERS. Dalhousio. I cured a horse badly torn by a pitch fork, with MINAKD'S LINIMENT. St. Peter's. C. B. EDW. LINLIEF. I cured a horse of a bad swelling bj MINARD'S LINIMENT. Bathm-st, N.B. THOS. W. PAYNE. Some Canadians were recently digging a new line of trenches behind their line in France, writes an officer, when a jar was found in which were 200 silver crowns. The coins, which were in fine state of preservation, bore dates between 1745 and 1747-���������a period in which heavy fighting was taking place over the same ground in Flanders. Each member of he working party was given one of the coins as a souvenir. "In this war with Germany, what do you propose doing?" "The Government, if I could get a big supply contract." Pat was very fond ol stiong tea. He always praised a housekeeper according to the strength of the tea she made. Recently the woman of the house where Pat worked was pouring out the tea for his breakfast. It was coming out very slowly ,and tho good woman asked Pat to excuse the teapot ,as it had a bad spout. Pat (not liking the look of tho tea) said sadly: "Oh, begorrah, ma'am, don't blame the taypot, because anything weak must go-- aisy." He serves a bad master who serves the multitude.���������Ex. Everything is good iri its place. The bile, which, under certain conditions, causes so much distress, is of the greatest value as an antiseptic and cathartic when it is properly handled by the liver. The chief function of the liver seeins to be the filtering of bile from the blood, -where it-acts as a poison, and pouring it into the intestines, where it hastens the course of the food mass through the alimentary canal, and by its antiseptic influence prevents fermentation'of the food. ' Whoa, you -suffer from biliousness and indigestion and have a coated tongue, bitter taste in the mouth, headaches and loss of appetite,' you "will do well to- look' to the condition of the liver., Other symptoms are "wind on the stomach, "which causes belching, and the formation of gas, which gives rise to dizziness and pains about the heart.' ��������� '. Because the liver has failed, the food in tho alimentary canal is fermenting instead of being digested, looseness and constipation of the bowels alternate, the "whole digestive system is thrown out of order and the blood is poisoned. By immediately awakening the action of the liver and bowels, Dr.. Chase's Kidney- Liver Pills affords relief for this condition most promptly. On this account they are generally recognized &a the most effective cure for biliousness, liver complaint, indigestion, constipation^and the pains and aches which arise from poisons in the blood. The benefits aro lasting 'because thi3 medicine removes the cause of trouble. One pill a-dose, 25 cents a box, nil dealers, or Eilmanson, Bates & Co., liimited, Toronto. Do not bs talked into accepting a substitute. Imitations disappoint. Or. Chase's Rccioe Book. 1,000 selected recipes, sent free i? rou -mention this papec ���������I ���������tt'^; ,t,^~...^'.,,i>.;,,^,;~'^?q^^^ THE GAZETTE, HEDLEY, B. 0. Iii ii U , ! "The Big Store" General Merchants KEREMEOS, B. C. SING LEE Laundry, Contracting of all kinds, Ditch digging, Wood Sawing, Clearing lana, Cooking and all kinds of Chinese Labor. Keremeos, B.C. plies him with intoxicants, for 1 the former is a menace to future generations, and the latter a continuous menace to the rising generation. As to the he- old-maids who loaf on the temperance people and shout silly twaddle from public platforms an occasional jag would do them good and the indulgence in other vices would do them no particular harm. Between the two extremes of the saloon hog whose aim in life is to evade the law and rob the unwary and tho temperance blatherskite who never exercised any part of his body but his mouth, the sane, producing portion of the community have a sad time. A temperance lecturer is just as valuable to the wealth-producing portion of community as the bar-room loafer, or "ringer," as he is usu-ally termed. Neither produce anything and live off the earnings of others. i'tter from a colleague whom iie had left in the trenches. The following is an extract "Your the letter: " I wish the J-lighters would come; we'd hase the whole d������������������ lot to Hell." The censor deleted the last word and appended a footnote, " I understand all references to future movements of troops are forbidden. The only dyes from Germany which she will be allowed to send out will be those that figure in her casualty /list.��������� Tatler. _j____ The war is costing Britain about $270 a second. But what's a second anyway'?���������Tatler. Wonder if the government thrift campaign has anything to do with the small waist movement in feminine fashions.���������-Ex. ������be IMa? and Similkameen Advertiser. Subscriptions in Advance PerYcar..... ,. 52.00 " (United States). ........... 2.50 Advertising Rates Measurement. XL lines to tho inch. Transient Advertisements���������not exceeding one inch, $1.25 for one insertion, 25 cents for each subsequent insertion. Over one inch, 12 cents per line for first insertion and 8 cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Transients payable in advance. Contract Advertisements���������One inch per month ; 51.25; over 1 inch and up to 4 inches, ������1.00 per inch por month. To constant advertisers taking larger space than four inches, on application, rates will be given of reduced charges, based on size of space and length of time. Certificate of Improvements....���������', ������10.00 (Where more than one claim appears in notice, $2.50 for each additional claim.) Jas. W. Gbier, Publisher*. Hedley, B. C. June 22, 1916. " He who does me once, shame on him; He who does me twice, shame on me." With gold, copper, zinc, coal, lime, fruit, vegetables, cattle and horses as products the Similkameen should be one of the most prosperous districts in British Columbia. The rural candidates have gone into training for the fall campaign. It may safely be asserted, "without fear of successful contradiction," that some of them are as sp ell-binderish as baled-hay. There will be some reconstructing "after the war," say the wise party heeelers. In the words of Mr. Dooley, "there will thot," and it's up to the politicians to so conduct themselves that it will not be necessary for the reconstruction to take the form of a revolution. In the Keremeos correspondence last week appeared this item: "Another car of men passed through town Thursday for Copper mountain." So they are now being imported in car lots. The time is not far dis- distanfc when the railway companies will have feeding troughs at intervals along their lines and carry stocks of alfalfa ensilage, baled macaroni, bologna, saurkraut and raw fish. And our boys are fighting to protect car-lot consignments of bohunks for the B. C. Copper company. Lettees have been received from headquarters in the province, of prohibitionists and the antis, offering to supply interest- items weekly to the Gazette, free of charge, and take copies of the paper, also free. They will supply the items free. Thanks "awfully." Headers of the Gazette have doubtless arrived at definite conclusions in reference to the liquor traffic. It is a question which requires no discussion either in the press or on the platform. Object lessons on the liquor traffic can be seen daily reeling along tne streets of any village in the province. Personally we would vote in favor of shooting the habitual druakurd and the man who sup- The Canadians have been hard hit again on the western front in France, suffering severe losses, yet sustaining their well- earned reputation for pluck, dash and endurance. The boys who have gone to war from the country north of us, separated only by an imaginary boundary line, voluntoers, men who have had no military training and no experience as professional soldiers, have won undying laurels on many a hard- fought field, proving themselves as fearless, as reckless of life and limb, with just as unyielding staying qualities as the seasoned and veteran soldiery of the old world. The pity of it is the Canadians have paid dearly for their intrepidity. We may not have the right point of view of this war, but to one at a distance it looks as though England is leaving much of the more severe fighting to her allies and colonists. In proportion to the number of troops supplied England has suffered less loss than any other nation mixed in-this gigantic struggle, or any of her colonial contingents, which looks a good deal like shirking her share of sacrifice.���������Oroville Gazette. Naturally the viewpoint and the conclusion of the editor of the Oroville Gazette are not the same as that of the Canadian. With-us it is not a question affecting one particular section or the sacrifices made by it, but one of Empire. We believe the Welsh have been the hardest hit of any portion of the British Empire. The Canadian army is composed of English, Irish, Scotch, Welsh, Americans, French, Norwegians and Slavs, all Canadians. We believe the English are doing their share in the fighting. A Scotch or an Irish unit may be half English. Possibly the only units that are free from the race blending are some of those from Wales. All are "doing their bit" on land and sea, and doing it well. In loving memory of our dear brother, Pte. John Aitken, Royal Scots Fusileers, who died of wounds at the Dardanelles, June 20th, 1915, aged 27 years. He was a brother* truly fond, A friend both kind and true; A better brother never lived��������� His equals were but few. He little thought when he left home That he would ne'er return, But now he lies in a lonely grave And we are left to mourn. His cheery ways, his smiling face, Are a pleasure to recall; There is nothing left to answer* But his photo on the wall. You had a cheery worn ������or each, And died esteemed by all. As dawn crept o'er the trenches, You fell midst shot and shell. Our only grief, we were not there To give the last farewell. Honor's crown is yours,de*)i- brother; You've "joined that gnllant band That gave their life for freedom And the dear home land. Inserted by his sisters, Mrs. Ed. and John Hossack. Topeka, Kansas, reports an alligator that stands on its hind feet at 4 a. m. and sings like a frog. And we thought Kansas was prohibition. TAKE For and Bowel Trouble HedlsuDruflS Book Store Hecilesy/B. C. Censored. A well-known officer in the Sherwood Foresters, recently home on short leave, received a I Hedley's Contingent Following is the list of the men who have gone to the front from Hedley. The Gazette publishes them in the hope that nur readers will nob fail to remember these brave fellows who are lighting our battles for us. Write them a letter occasionally '.'to. let.them know you are keeping "The Home Fires Burning.' Addresses gladly furnished on request. Pte. Sid Edwards (Killed in Action) L. a, Blair- Mills (Killed in Action) Pte. W. Fullmer ... '������������������������������������ J. Stapleton " J. Frame " Tom Corrigan " Ebenzer Vans, (Died in Hospital) " Roy Corrigan " . N. B. Ewart " Bobby Robertson " Jack Howe " Dan Devane " Dun Dollernore " J. T. N. Hepper " Arthur--Coles " Ber-b ���������Schubert Corp. Frank Dollernore . " M.J. Meher, (Yoi kie) L.-Corp. T. C. Knowles Pte. Rod McDougall " R. James " M. H.' L. Jacomhs "���������"��������� E. J. Rotherham " Arthur Freeman " C, Christiana " J. Corrigan Gunner Chas. Saunders Pte. A. P. Martin Sergeant A. W. Jack Pte. T. Calvert " W. Liddicott " George Boxall " W. Tucker* " Fred Beck 2nd Lieut. A. E. Dennran Pte. J. McClintock " A. B. S. Stanley " Homer McLean. Pioneer Nick Pickard. Matsqui...... ..........: ..Sept l(i Langley Sept 10 Richmond Sept 19 Richmond Sept 20 Burquitlam......... ........ .Sept 21 circuit 4 Baiiiere Sept 13 Hefiey Creek .' Sept 1-115 Pi-itchard S.opl 10 Kamloops Sept 20-22 Salmon A-mi Sept 22-23 Kelowna / Sept 26-26 Ann strong Sept 28-2 Eaurle River- (Malakwa) Oet 3 CIRCUIT 5 Gateway Sept 5 Cranbrook Sept G-7 ���������Windermere.'.'-............. .Sept 12-13 Goldeir. Sept 15. Fruilvale..' , So.pb 18 Trail ". Sept 19-20 Nelson ' 20 22 Boswell '. Sept 22 Grand Forks............... ..Sept 25-26 Greenwood........ ....... .Sept 27 CIRCUIT 6 Revelstoke Sept 21-22 Robson ."' Sept 25 Slocan City Sept 26 New Denver .' Sept 27-28 Burton Sept 30 Needles Oet 3--1 Arrow Lake (Nakusp) Oct 4 5 Creston Oct 7 CIRCUIT 7 Nicola : Oct 6 Penticton " Oct 9-10 Surnmeiland " Oct 11-12 Kalanralka (Oyama) '.- Ocfl-t PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Services every alternate Sunday at 7.30 p.m] Hedley Methodist-Church FR ANK STANTON, B. A. Minister Services will be held the-First and Third Sundays of the month at 8.00 p. in. HEDLEY GAZETTE JOB DEPARTMENT OF- Dates of Fall Fairs The department of^agriculture has issued the following fall fair dates for season 1916: CIRCUIT 3 Chilliwack. Sept. 13-15 Alder-grove. Sept. 15 SO YEARS gXPERiENCE WHEN YOU ARE IN NEED Letterheads Billheads Envelopes Statements Meal Tickets Milk Tickets Ball Programs Posters TRY US Dodgers, Dates , Circulars Invitations - Business Cards Bills of Fare Memo Heads Butter Wrappers Visiting Cards = WE GIVE SATISFACTION Trade SVIarkf Designs Copyrights &e Anyone sending a sketch nnd description may quickly ascertain our opinion frco whether o.n invention is p*-obnbly pnionfaililo. Communlca. lionsatrtctlyconlideiuMiil.' HANDBOOK on Patents sent free. Oldest nszenoy for secunnff patents. Patents taken thronch JJunn & Co. recelv* special notice, without chi-.rga, laths ~deii(ific Jltnerican* A handsomely illustratoS weekly. I.nr^ast circulation of any E-r-iaiiMtiR journal. TentE, $3 a year; four utonli-a, 51. -JoI<J by all newsdealers. IBranct ****i*Siv PTt v- St. *"ViiaMi:i������i">i '������> ������"** Bow Keejaundry Only First Class Work Laundry Delivered Anywhere Hatching Eggs $1.00 PER SETTING Single Comb Rhode" Island Reds (selected stock) D. HENDERSON WATER NOTICE. OPERA HOUSE Take notice that VV. .1. Armstrong, D. J. Mcjntyi-e, A. Thompson, anrj tlugh AJcCor'mack, whose address is Penticton, R. C, will apply for a- licence to take and use one hundred horse power of water out of Susap creek, which flows easterly and drains into tlie SiHjilk������i|iieeh"vivei* ivboiit half a mill' north of Jr\. J. Armstrong's .ranch,' The water will he diverted fiom the stream at a point about one and a hall' miles from where Susap crock untoi-s the Similkarnecn, and will he imed I'm* power and milling purposes upon tho mini* property described as the Joe Dandy and Great Falls group. This notice was posted on the ground on the eighth day of June, 1910. A copy of this notice and sin application pursuant thereto and to the " Water Act, 1914," will he filed irr the office of thu Water Kecoidcr fit Princeton, 13. C. Objections to the appljeatiop may he filed with t)ie said Water Ilecord'ei* oi-' with tlie poinpr ti:o)iei' uf Water' l-tight*"*, Parliament Buildings, Yiotpria, E}. 0., within thirty days aftpr the t'p'sj: appearance of this notice in a local newspaper. The dale of the first publication.of this notice is June loth, 1916, W. J. Armstrong,*! D. J, Mc In TYRE, Unnlicf.nts ��������� A Thompson, Appiicmo, Hugh McCQRMAcrcJ I3y p. J, Mctntyre, Agent. The Nickel Hate Barber Shop SATISFACTORY, SANITARY .TONSORIflL SERVICE This shop It equipped with Baths and all the latest Electrical Appliances. W.T.BUTLER, - Prop. | PAINTING PftPER-HflNOING KfUSO/ftlNING TERMS MODERATE, DALY AVE. ���������HEDLEY, B.C. NOTICE JMIXKBAL ACT' Certificate ol Improvements Tickets, including supper - - $1.50 Good Music. Good Time, Good Cause. MidniKlib Fractional Mineral Clahu. situate in the Osoyoos MininifDiviHionof Sirnilkamcon District. Whore located:���������Camp Hedloy. TAKE NOTICK that I, William Waugh. Free Minors Certificate No.'75192-B, intend, sixty days from date hcroof, to apply to tho Mining Rocordor for a Certilleotcof Improvements, for the purposo of obtaining a Crown Grant of tho abovo claim. And further tnlco notieo that action, under section 8.i, must be commenced before tho issuance of such Certificate of Improvement, Dated this llth day of April, A.]), lyilj. Synopsis of C09.I Milling {leguiationg f^OAL mining rights of t|)0 Dominion, if *-��������� Manitoba, Saskatchewan nnd'AUje ' tho Yukon Territory, the North-west Tt tories nnd in a portion of tl)o Province of ,_ . tish Columbia, may be loosed fqra term Of twenty-one years at an annual rental of $1 an acre. Nob more than 2,q(J0 acres \vi be leased to one applicant, Application for a leas,p must be made by ttio applicant in person to tljp Agent a;- Siib-Agerifc of the district in \yliioli the riphts applied for) arc situatecL ' In snrvoyed territory th������ lftnQ Wist bo dea< oi'ibed by sections, or lega] sub-diviBions of sections, and in unsurvcyod territory the tract- applied for shall be staked ont * tire applicant himsolf. Each application must be accompanied by fee of ?5 which will bo refundod if tho rights applied for are not available, bub nob other A royalty shall be paid on tho merchant " tho niino at the pate of live conts wise. A royal! able output of per ton Tho poi-soi) operating tho raiuo shall furnish ic Agent with sworn returns ace tho full quantity of merchantable sworn returns accounting for y of merchantable mined pay the royalty thereon. I coal min ing-rights aro not boing operated su returns should be furnished ab lease once a year. Tho lease will include tho coal mining rights only, but tho lessee mny bo poi'mittod to purchase whatovcr available surface- rights may bo conHlderod necessary for tbo working of tho mine at tho rabo of ������10.00 an acre For full information application should,bo made to the Secretary of the Department of tho Interior. Ottnwn. nt* o any Agenb or Sub- Agcnb of Dominion La"nds. W. W. COKY, Doputy Minlstor of tho Interior. N.B.-Uuauthorii-ed publicabi thig odve tisomant will nob be paid for. 9 dm A.
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Title | The Hedley Gazette |
Alternate Title | The Hedley Gazette and Similkameen Advertiser |
Publisher | Hedley, B.C. : Hedley Gazette Printing and Publishing Company |
Date Issued | 1916-06-22 |
Description | The Hedley Gazette and Similkameen Advertiser was published in Hedley, in the Similkameen region of southern British Columbia, and ran from January 1905 to August 1917. The Gazette was published by the Hedley Gazette Printing and Publishing Company, and its longest-serving editor was Ainsley Megraw (1905-1914). The Gazette served the communities of Keremos, Olalla, and Hedley. In 1916, the paper was purchased by James W. Grier, who shortened the title to the Hedley Gazette. |
Geographic Location | Hedley (B.C.) |
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Language | English |
Notes | Print Run: 1905-1917 Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | Hedley_Gazette_1916-06-22 |
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Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2011-09-15 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
AIPUUID | 2465c49c-8629-4895-ad22-358e9d6f5374 |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0180059 |
Latitude | 49.35 |
Longitude | -120.06667 |
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