V, \ l> - ^ f^l^\ Enderby, B. C, December 15, 1910 AND V/ALKER'S WEEKLY Vol. 3; No." 42; Whole No. 146 The Town and District ancl the Moving of the People Frank Moffet is wiring the new Holtby block. Mrs. Geo. Folkard is visiting Revelstoke until after Christmas. Mr. H. F. Flewwelling returned from the Northwest this week. Mrs. Wm. Covey is visiting Enderby from Chase, for the holiday season. Christmas tree exercises will be held in the Hullcar Hall this evening, Mr.A . L. Fortune is confined to his home by a severe attack of lagrippe. Walter Johnstone will leave this week on a visit of a month or two in Manitoba. Mr. and Mrs. R. Hartley, recently from! Manitoba, have taken up their residence in Enderby. Harry Hewer was* called to Greenwood this week, to take a position at the Mother Lode mine. Logging Sleigh (complete) For Sale Only used one month. : Good as new. Apply, H. F. Flewwelling, Enderby. If you have anything to say about the new building by-law, go before the City Council and suggest the improvements. ��������������������������� , '''Eureka Lodge, I.6.O.F., of Enderby will hold ' its annual ball in K. P. Hali; January 2nd., Supper' at the King Edward. Well,' if we can't curl," and skate, and sleigh ride, we can have this thought to consol us: the. woodpile "stands up" well. "���������������������������' ���������������������������. '' Mr. Manning has the Enderby hotel crowded with visitors ��������������������������� and -men from the camps: .He is also preparing a Christmas dinner for his guests. j other things. The feeling now is that Mr. Bailey should be put on permanently, and paid by the City. It is a matter which' will no doubt, come up before the new Council as soon as it' is ready to deal with it. are attractive and the quality of goods offered is the best. A few inches of snow would brighten busi- j ness up, by making the roads smooth i "Push" is the name of a very in- enough to travel. jteresting little school paper published | by the students of the Vernon public school. It is written in good style, i - and with spice enough to make it 'tlA./. _ir_l__o._o_ ���������������������������_oT.__nr. J ������������������ generally, useful. Speaking of the session of the Royal Commission on Industrial Training and Technical Edu- Particulars as to How to Get a Fruit Packing School at Enderby A meeting of the Northern Okana- nagan Poultry Association executive will be held Wednesday afternoon, Dec._ 21st, to consider final business preparatory for the poultry show. A Government packing school is cation, held in Vernon some days ago needed at Enderby. It would be of "Push" says: "Chairman Harris of inestimable advantage to our fruit the school board, Trustee Harwood, growers. Read the-circular pub- i Principal Sniith and Miss Bell, of lished in another column 'setting out the public school staff ��������������������������� were ques-' the conditions on which such a school tioned. as to the advisability of may be secured. j starting a' manual training and do- 'mestic science department in connec- The children of the . Presbyterian ti0Q with the schoolg AU wefe Sunday school are preparing a most interesting program, of drills, singing and recitations which will be. given by them at the Christmas tree exer- l cises to be held in K. of P. Hall on ' Friday- evening, Dec- 23rd, andAto which all are cordially invited. -So far as vje have heard, there has not been any adverse criticism of thc building by-law' now before the City Council,v for ' passage: - Builders and those particularly interested in the measure will be gladly heard by the Early last Thursday,-morning somebody entered .the.- cellar?', f-, the King Edward hotel and worked-"his or their way. into the pastry room and devoured the pies. Then the liquor Council if they have any suggestions j room was "broken into, and from this final passage. It the next meeting of to make ' before will come lip at the Council. Waiter Matthews/ who- was hurried ,to the, coast wst week for .-medical treatment, was found to be suffering from the lodgement of puss on the lungs, a sequence of typhoid pneumonia. An operation w'as performed, B. Sills, of Vancouver, recently Iand- though at first there appeared purchased 80 acres of T. K. Bradbury's homestead in Bryn-iach valley, just back of the old Elson home. A. Fulton has put in the Moore to be very little hope for his recovery, later reports indicate general improvement in his condition. The anniversary supper given by In accordance with the policy of the Department of Agriculture, which is to educate fruit growers in the production of the highest class of fruit, the fruit branch of the Department last winter conducted a series of five packing schools for the teaching of the proper and most up-to-date methods of packing and wrapping fruit. This work proved very popular and undoubtedly met the needs of the districts in which the packing schools were placed. Fruit growers of the province will therefore be pleased to learn that this work will be continued and further extended this year so as to establish these schools in fruit districts of the province where desired and where a sufficient number of pupils can be secured. , t For., this work Mr. Berkley of Vernou, and Mr. Gibb of Kelowna,-have been secured. Mr. Berkley was this year in charge of . a branch -of the Okanagan Fruit -Union, and packed the first-prize mixed-carload at the Canadian .Apple Show at Vancouver, which also" ��������������������������� won . second prize sweepstakes. ���������������������������' - He conducted four, packing schools for the department last year, and gave extremely good satisfaction.'. Mr. Gibb, of the'Kelowna Farmers' Exchange, has had. charge of their fruit packing'this year, and had-the distinction of packing the winning sweep-stakes car of Jonathans,at the j Canadian Apple Show. . He also gave ing to get into it the burglars had jexcellent 'satisfaction ./in; packing caused-it, * to 'lock. From the hotel I[school work for the department last they seem to have gone to the rear !yearin the 0kanagan. The standing door of Geo. Sharpe's butcher shop.j'and exPeri(?nce. of these men is such and worked "their way in. The till!as to guarantee the highest class of was robbed of something over $9, arid instruction and the' fullest - satisfac' highly in favor of the idea. Mr. Smith suggested that perhaps Vernon, Armstrong and Enderby might jjoin in securing teachers* for these .important branches. He.had seen i this successfully carried out by three schools similarly situated- in Nova Scotia."- . ' ���������������������������"' .' . ���������������������������' "' they worked their way into the bar. The' till was "found to be locked in the morning, indicating that in attempt- lighting .system in his hardware the Ladies'-.Aid of the Presbyterian -store^It-gives^a^ligh _-_ f "marvelous j .fiurchT^Tuesday evening, was well brightness, and is most economical; attended, and proved to be even more after installed. [successful than ������������������ The St. George's Guild bazaar held this in the Parish room last Thursday afternoon and evening proved a very successful event, netting the Guild something over $111.00. Mr. Smedley during 'the past week had -the butcher "shop handsomely" painted and grained, and Mr. Sharpe now can boast of thc neatest and completest meat emporium in the Okanagan. Mara will hold Christmas tree exercises in thc school house on Friday previous efforts in direction. Thc tables were attractively set and liberally served, and many were the exclamations of satisfaction and pleasure from the large gathering of guests. After supper was served a program of music and readings was given in the church before a houseful of happy hearers. The S. Poison Mercantile Company is closing a deal this week on the stock and business of W. T. Holtby, and the company is advertising to immediately throw this stock on a pair .of rubbers were worn away, but were brought back and placed on the back step. Three men were arrested on suspicion, but nothing could be found against them and they were dismissed. The night following, two tion in the work they undertake, and the fruit growers of the province will feel that in" securing these men the Department of fortunate. From many districts in the pro- lessons of two and a half hours a lesson; in other words one week. In a limited number of districts a double packing school can be arranged for in which the minimum guarantee will be twenty-four pupils, but" not more than thirty, for the same period. Arrangements can be made for an evening or late afternoon public demonstration, on apple packing for the benefit of the district at large. Fruit required���������������������������About three boxes per pupil in necessary. The harder varieties, . such as Ben Davis and Gano are preferred. Fruit must be in fairly good condition but need not be graded. Associations should at once secure the necessary fruit, or if none is now left in the district, this- should'be stated at the time application is jnr_ade and the department will- look after it. - . ~ -. '���������������������������; - Packing-Tables���������������������������Two tables," 16x4 ��������������������������� and three .feet high, with burlap top .'. and-rests��������������������������� for-boxes are required,, for fifteen - pupils. . ? These tables cost V about $8.50 each when made by a car-t; pen ter. "'��������������������������� They,are 'unnecessary, where ��������������������������� fruit packing associations can pro.. vide - their, tables. : In cases, where these tabl.'s* must:,be -provided}- please -1 advise j'.the " Department, and' full in-,," structipns;.will be sent. .; .: Hall���������������������������For fifteen 'pupils a -hall at least 30x15, and well lighted; is ne-\ cessary. It must-ne'heated so_that fruit will not freeze at night and to prevent.chilling of the fingers of the packers. _ The advantages of Packing Schools: , 1.. Practical and thorough instruc- - tion- in actual commercial packing will be given. _ Packing schools have proved very successful because each ' pupil is engaged in actual packing under the personal supervision of an Agriculture has been Instructor who knows and can teach commercial packing. 2. Pupils will have an opportunity o_iJb_h_re_e__mcn_.attempted^to^break^into ..j-^lnce--thc--de^a"fl^fo^Packing^schools^to^learn^thc^method-and-equipmentr the home of T. Brash, near town, but ithis year is 1uite urgent, and i't is 'only by evening, Dec. 23rd. A vcry complete tlie markct at rock bottom prices in programme will be given, after which ;or(lcr to clean out a great portion of the hearts of the children will be made glad. Rev. J. Leech-Porter was called to the bedside of ^his wife, who is visiting at Asquith, Sask., last Friday. Reports this week indicate that her condition is more favorable, and it is anticipated that they will return to Enderby in a week or two. While all will have to admit that the weather is very pleasant, stillwell, there's those curling stones, you know. The boys have about grown tired whooping and "suping 'er over" in imagination, and would like a little cold weather, please, to get the ice in shape. Enderby merchants have prepared handsomely to cater to the Christmas business. The displays in all lines it before moving into thc new building which Mr. Holtby is erecting on the corner of Cliff and George streets. Mr. Holtby contemplates removing to Vancouver, where hc has a profitable business awaiting him. Since the bold robbery of last week the necessity of a night policeman is urgently argued. The hotels and one or two of the businessmen have signified their readiness to contribute something toward the salary of such a man, but the inequality of this proposition is felt, and the danger of setting such a precedent is recognized. The hotels pay a trader's license of $600. In doing so they are supposed to merit police protection. This has not been given them in the past. The city has taken the tax money from them and used were driven off. No further attempts have been reported, and no clue has been discovered that would lead to the arrest of the person or persons guilty of these offenses. This is the closing week of the elections in the Motherland, and the results thus far "are disappointing to all but the Irish Nationalists. The Liberal and Unionist parties are^ not any farther ahead than they were at thc conclusion of the January elec-' tions, and Mr. Asquith is returned with barely a.working majority, the balance of power resting with Mr. Redmond, leader of the Home Rule party. At a cost of eighteen million dollars John Bull has discovered that ' requisite pupils, fruit, spreading out the money available for the work that even a part of these can be accommodated. The amount of fruit to be packed increases very rapidly each year and localities now benefit by packing schools where a year or two ago this work was quite, unnecessary. "To "bring "before thc "public the method in which this work will be administered a circular has been issued by thc Department outlining the terms on which packing schools will used by up-to-date and progressive associations, for the,most economical picking, grading, packing, wrapping and handling of fruit. 3. Instruction will be given in the operation of the Fruit Marks Act, in the proper marking of different sizes and grades of fruit. 4. Incidentally, instruction, in. ex-, hibition packing will be given. 5. Packers who are given a score of 75 efficiency in the packing school, and who put up a creditable pack the following year, will be entitled to a be arranged for in any district. This j diploma certifying the same, from the Department of Agriculture. C. Fruit growers in the district may visit the packing school at any circular will be placed in the hands of a responsible body, to whom the local administration of the packing school, in the way of securing thc'time and secure information in this he wants exactly what he had when an appeal was made to the country. It would seem that tlTe electors 0f(mlnimurn attendance of pupils. This Britain have determined to lay the iplan has bccn pronounced very satis- a packing way. The evening demonstration room, etc, will be left. This body land lecture on commercial fruit pack- will also bc required to guarantee a'ing will also be valuable. It is j hoped that the Provincial Horticulturist may Lords away, and further, to give Home Rule to Ireland. This, it is said, will be the first business that will be transacted on the reconvening of Commons. Local option was voted on this week in several towns and all the cities of Saskatchewan, and from the returns received it is evident that, with the one exception of Moose Jaw local option lost at every poll. So far as heard from, Moose Jaw was the only city to vote "dry'-' and at this point the'majority given was 190 it for out of a vote of 2,000. factory by organizations in a number of districts. Thc Department of Agriculture provides the Instructor and pays his expenses. The Department will bear the cost of packing paper, fruit, and other legitimate expenses except that of packing tables, which will be left at each point after the school is finished. The responsible body in each case, whether a municipal body, Farmers' Institute or Fruit Growers' Association, will be required to guarantee a minimum of twelve pupils, but not more than fifteen, at a fee of three dollars each, to take twelve bc present at some at least of these meetings. . In view of the large demand for packing schools, and the fact that work must start early in January, districts which aim , to avail themselves of this opportunity should send application as soon as possible to R. W. Winslow, Provincial- Horticulturist at Victoria. ' W. E. SCOTT, Deputy Minister of Agriculture. That Christmas dinner at the King Edward on Monday, the"26th, gives promise of being the feasting event of the season. All who are interested will get their order in early. ,������������������ a flh- ENDERBY PJ.ESS AND WALKER'S WEEKLY Bg STEPHEN CHALMERS (Copyright, 1909, by Edward J. Clode). CIlAl'TEK XXI.���������������������������(continued) Queer Doings Tho Thistle Down wu. too 1 >3������������������_c n 1'iibi- ncs.. to o:-i-:l|'C tl..__.ioii hliould snuggling he trii.'il. l.'.i'sidc., the boat could be I'aptii'v.i before it reached tin: rock und towed back in tlio .diooner. The meii -lent their haeks nnd .strained their muscles nver their oar . U wa>. the great race over again; but tlii.s time -. ���������������������������under what altered circumstance:.! Lar- ��������������������������� kin knew the pus*:, go nearly a.s well as thev did. And it was broad daylight. The whole of Morag wa.s shouting' and cheering from the shore. Bit by bit. the cutter overhauled tlie smuggler. The- big barrel Lowered above the heads of the rowers, but Larkin could see Smuggle-erie's head over the top of it. with a grin on his face as marked as a now moon. What was he grinning about? Larkin!s fevered " blood boiled, lie felt his very brain take fire. His eves saw red, and hc heard himself yelling at his crew, while to his ears came the distant roar of the onlookers, who waved their arms and yoll- ed from the verv water's edge. The remainder of the Thistle Down's crew had climbed into the riggiug, ancl they, too, were adding their lung power to the general pandemonium. <_ "This is madness���������������������������madness!'' muttered Larkin. Nevertheless, he urged ��������������������������� on "his men. Foot bv foot they overhauled the smuggler's crcaft. The turn of tbe rock came. The Thistle Down's boat shot into the passage 9nd was lost to sight for a moment. "Go on! Go on!" yelled Larkin. "If he ean do it, I can." The cutter raced into the dangerous passage. Larkin steering with consummate skill amid the grazing fangs of rock. The ripples of thc smugglers' track were his only chart and compass, but on the cutter went, unharmed. Midway, the lieutenant raised his eyes. There was the mouth of the cave, yawning wide open as he expected to find it, but " 'The smugglers track did not go near it. The ripples continued right on through the passage: and when Larkin looked, there Avas Smuggle-erie sta ml - "ing up in the stent of the Thistle Down's boat as it shot out at the other end of the passage. Larkin was balked! But he, had been hard to beat. The smugglers knew it;. They had seen few men, least of all a stranger, dare that passage of the Bull Bock. Smuggle-erie, filled with generous admiration, took off his hat and yelled: ' "Tln-ee cheers for the revenue duel��������������������������� hurrah!" The smugglers took it up. and the checrin . was echoed ashore and from the rigging of the schooner. Larkin stood up, swaying as he did so, and acknowledged the cheers ot the trcnerous victor with a salute But m that instant hc noticed that the barrel was no longer in the smuggler's boat. Where was it? He sat down quickly and yelled a command to his men. The cutter swung to the left. '.'Now, iiriads!' shouted Larkin. "Two good strokes and ship oars!" The men obeved. With his head bent forward and his hand gripping the tiller, Larkin drove the boat right into the gloom af the sea cave. Here, un- doubtedlv, he would find thc barrel and the'smugglers' accomplices. They, ���������������������������. -.��������������������������� i . _. . i.i . i. _ -i....... ��������������������������� ���������������������������. ������������������wl���������������������������_'f- ���������������������������������������������_ _ 1. r_____rr������������������i i*_ ~Tl t. I Ca SI, WOll III- n u-imrpp _ u���������������������������i-o ������������������������������������������������������<-��������������������������� ��������������������������� t-_ ������������������-.��������������������������� dener's lodge was .surrounded, if Jack Cookson had carried out his orders. lien Larkin was first tn scramble 'old. 1 know ���������������������������it. by thunder does everybody." "I wish I could help you it," retorted _mubble-orie. And so to prove it .< . e !' ���������������������������' (. do it! Hang proof! ool.sou bellowed, with Hie barrel, seen vou put in ihe Hull Hock." ���������������������������?" Smugglc- Ain't '' rrovi llaioj- ii. I . _y " What did you ye rapscallion! " '���������������������������'What barrel?" Smuggle-erie asked in mild surprise. "The ������������������������������������������������������barrel'! boat and row around the "Did you see a barre eric inquired earnestly. "Ves, sir���������������������������a barrel���������������������������a b-r-a-1! that plain enough?" "A barrel!" said Smuggle-erie, pretending extreme amazement. "Here!" ho added, angrily turning upon the grinning crowd. " Who's got tliat barrel?" Whereat the crowd burst oufc in a roar of laughter. .'Joining hands, they danced in a circle around the coastguard, sing-songing like children: "Barrel! Barrel! A'ho's got tlie barrel?" The, coastguard, fuming with rage, stamped away, after cracking several over the head with his ancient telescope. Smuggle-erie himself had made straight for "Uncle" found the miser in a n ess. Giles's shop. He state of clammi- "Come in, lad, l n. if ere. ' he whined, hae a������������������ cicrar. ' Come Tai non- coni- cvi- up on the rocks. A dim shadow leaped forward to meet him. A light hand fell upon his arm. aud a voice whispered: ' '��������������������������� Smuggle-erie! '' It was Grizel. There was not another'living soul in the cave, nor any sign nf n barrel or Mimgglory. A sudden darkness swept over Men "Larkin's heart, soul and brain. He turned away from tlie givl. "No. madam," said" he brokenly. " Not Smuggle-erie���������������������������only Hen Larl.in!" right .... , twa!" After this unprecedented fit of generosity, Old Scryme started to lock up the shop. "Stop that, you old shrimp!" cried Smuggle-erie. "If you can't keep your head straight, lock up your conscience, but leave that door alone. Come here! Sit down! Hand me an apple! Give me a light! Hold it!" Puff���������������������������puff��������������������������� pull". "There, now! lie a good little nunky, and do as you're told! " "Aye, aye, lad," the miser made haste to answer. "But losh! it's the snir fright I've had this day. Guid help me! What does it a' mean?.Here is tlie Thistle Down come back, an' all sorts o' didoes kicking up, an' runnin' the gauntlet in broad day, an' the cap'n carried ashore on a stretcher, an' a revenue oflicer spoutin' Latin, an. the laird skedaddled to Edinboro'. What's it a' aboot?" "And so the laird's skeddadled. eh?" said Smuggle-eric. "Well, he's a good riddance. . There never was a bigger coward, unless it's yourself. And how's nunky feeling, hey?" He poked Giles in the ribs. Giles gave a scream of hysterical laughter, aud then sat down in a quaking heap. "Vox- heaven's sake, haud off!" he gurgled. "Ye'll be thc death ol! inc." "I. always said so���������������������������swore so���������������������������and meant so!" was the cool assertion. . ''Aye, aye!" with a silly giggle. "Ye will hae yer ;jokc. But tell a man, Smuggle-erie. Hae another cigar? Tuk' the box. Yc ken where they come-frae ���������������������������hey, lad? <'. oo, toll's aboot it." "Well," said Smuggle-erie, drawing a long, luxurious, deliberate whiff from his cigar. "A.s they say in the kirk when somebody's taken bad. owing to a sudden indisposition on the part of Captain Grant, and thinking it would bc better to bring him home alive than in a barrel���������������������������1. mean, a coliin���������������������������1 put back into '.Morag." "Aye, lad," said Giles, overlooking the peculiar slip; "but���������������������������but the���������������������������whus- ky, lad?" "And in order to save .ourselves��������������������������� lhat is. vou for instance." continued cd. shaking his list in Old Scryme's face. "Whore's Horneycraft?'' "f���������������������������1. diinno!" whined Old .Scryme. "Neither do 1." chuckled Snmggle- ci'ie, his eyes twinkling. With that In; walked out, pulling the contraband cigar, and quite regardless of the fact that his guardian was lying across the counter, lighting for the breath of life, and blue with agony. Smuggle-erie walked to the coastguard station on the barren rocks at the norlh end of the village. In the parlor he was received by the dominie and Jack Cookson, the former grave and disapproving, the latter tempestuous and purple. i "Well, sir!" thundered Jack Cookson. "!. suppose you've come to turn King's evidence, like an honest man?" "Exactly what I've come for," said Smuggle-erie coolly. "Then, by thunder! it's just what I'd expect of such a rapscallions rascal!" "Is the lieutenant well enough fo take down what T have to say?" asked Smuggle-erie of the dominie. "Tut, tut! What's all this sense?" the dominie stammered, pletely taken aback. "King's deuce! King's evidence?" "That's what I said." "Tut, tut! liy dear young' man���������������������������I ���������������������������I���������������������������the fact is���������������������������1<. think��������������������������� indeed, I may say, from a professional standpoint that I disapprove of thc entire proceed- i ngs. G o away���������������������������a nd���������������������������a nd���������������������������consid er that what you have said is under the seal of professional confidence. I��������������������������� bless my.soul! I never heard the like! No, young man. The lieutenant is too ill to hear yon, or even to understand you if he heard. I would advise you to come to-morrow and���������������������������and be a little more discreet in speaking in the presence of one who is not only a medico, but a bailie in the land." With thafc hc turned his back on both Smuggle-erie and the coastguard and vanished into the sick-room. "What!" snorted Cookson, "is it possible he's a smuggler, too? Ts ifc possible I have nursed a wampirc at my heart? Bv���������������������������thunder! " '"Not a bit," said Smuggle-erie with a laugh. "He's no smuggler���������������������������just a good old soul. He's been up afc the cottage, hasn't hc? ' "That hc has." "I thought so. '.-oriiin' coastguard." And Snuigglc-eric went away, looking very grave. He understood thc dominie's reprimand; but, then, the dominie, he reflected,' didn't know all that he knew. Smuggle-eric himself went to the cottage witli thc flagstaff. Mrs. Martin met him at fche door Avith a face thafc would have shamed saltpetre. "How's the skipper?" he asked earnestly. your business, ' she sniffed, aim." 'None o; your business, ye heathen malefactor! "T Avanfc toA.ee "Ye can't!" "Well, 1 must see Grizel." "Ye shan't!" "Very well," said Smuggle-erie sadly. Presently he brightened up. "Perhaps it's just as well. But if the skipper wakes up and looks uneasy about invthing, tell liim to leave it all to niuggle-ei'ie! Siiniggle-erie" =fri_Ttv7=J-'- ol: necessity, as the say ���������������������������'' "Never mind the Scryme protested. " And threw every mf j > dominie dominie! i[._-. 1! _���������������������������!!_. AVOllld Old of it over- ' gasped Giles, relief dawning face. done, hid���������������������������weel done! Hut waste! '��������������������������� board!'' "Kh!' upon his "Weel what a Avaste!���������������������������what an riwl'n he. added mournfully, Smuggle-erie took the cigar from his mouth, .tared at nunky with big solemn eye^. and finally blurt ed out: " .Mv. but. voir re. thrifty1 " ,'lVe ad f'HAI'TKK XVII. "Barrel, barrel, who s got the barrel?" A .search of the ���������������������������Thistle. Down followed. .Nothing came to light but the sick- nosv of Captain Grant, who was presently carried ashore i.n ;i stretcher. Lieutenant Ben Larkin, also, was practically curried to the coastguard station. He Avas completely used up. Not a drop of illicit whisky, not a bit of contraband, had been found on (he schooner. The barrel���������������������������the mysterious barrel���������������������������had vanished. Smuggle-erie's Avit had completely tricked the revenue officers. It was then thai Morag heaved a sigh of relief, although tlie continuing topic of the day was the barrel. What av;is in this barrel, that so much fuss haft been made about it? And where was the barrel? That was tne main thing. ,'Jt presently became almost a joke, and tne Morag worthies chuckled on the street and along Hie beach, and cried jocularly to one another: "Barrel, barrel���������������������������who's got the barrel!" None but Smuggle-erie knew, or was . at liberty to saw Grogblossom and the rest avc re asked, but; thev only shrugged their shoulders, and looked pretermit ur- ally glum, and _iid, "Ask Smuggle- crie." That young man swaggered down the one and only street of Morag with a peculiar grin upon his face. To all questions he motelv answered: "Wait!" Jack- Cookson held a stormy interview with him. and charged him outright with being a sr,Higgler. "Don't answer:" he cried. "Don't yon dare to answer! J don't need tu be ,1! Hut I dare say it for'the best���������������������������-a' for the best!" dim!" hummed Smuggle-erie. "Ay was a' "Im, "A' for the best���������������������������maybe. " "But what aboot yon barrel?" pored Old Scryme. " What devil's was von .'" "Oh, that!" said Smuggle-eric Avhis- prank care lessly. "As you say, nunky, I. will hae my joke, air that was my bit joke on tlie hil.tcnant, just to show the coastguard that thev an; no match for the Mora B.' even in broad day- " chuckled joke. Hut reckless. Giles. "Ye ye're awfu' But Avhere's lads o light." "Aye, aye will hae yer reckless���������������������������fearfu the barrel, Suiuggle-erii. "Ah!" said Smuggle-erie knowingly, and wagging his finger in nunky's face, "'that's just it. Where's the barrel? They saw a barrel. Well, where's the barrel? Barrel, barrel���������������������������who's got the barrel,' 1 can see the lord advocate laughing." '' Wheesht., man!'' cried agonv. "Dinna talk aboot sic Hut 'where's the barrel, lad? surely tell nunky?" | "Harrel!" roared Smuggle-erie, sud-! donly losing his . temper. "Is every-| body da i't. / What barrel? T never snwj a barrel! It wasna a barrel yc saw���������������������������j it was a ghost! lioo! '' | Smuggle-eric said it iu such a way; lhat (tiles ":���������������������������: weak heart nearly ceased! to beat for all time. He leaned heavily i against the cnunler and gasped for| Giles iu a person, i Ye. can Later, lie wont aboard thc Thistle- Down. Most of the ci'Cav had returned, in order to avoid questioning: and principally because thev Ave re afraid to remain ifsliore. ~ _mfifggl_^_fi.==������������������ voided/ the score of questioning eyes that sought his. He went straight forward to thc men's quarters, Avhcre the Bed Mole and his son had been imprisoned in a dark cubby-hole. He lighted a lantern . and ���������������������������.stepped inside. The two men Averc sitting.on the floor, Avith their hands tied behind tnein "A revenue officer AA'as killed aud found on this ship, whose master and crew were wanted for smuggling. Give a dog a bad name, and you might as well' give him poison at once."' His voice suddenly dropped to a whisper almost, and his words came through his teeth. "You know avIio killed Homey craft. They���������������������������I. mean he, mainly���������������������������would have shovelled his dirt on us, and if he doesn't try to shovel his crime on us it'll be because Smuggle-erie isn't smart enough to beat hini. To-morrow this murder is going to come out, and Smuggle-erie's going to let if out. I'm going to let if out, lads, in such a way that, the stink of it will make our little failings seem like tne rustle of angels' wings in comparison. You understand mc?" The men grumbled a doubtful kind of approval. "You don't!" said Smuggle-erie tersely. " Well, you don't need to, I'll carry it through myself. But. understand tnis: the higge.'. fuss you make, thc harder you drive at Giles Scryiiie- geour and the Bed Mole, the thicker you lay it. on about the poor old skipper and the thing in tho barrel, and thc praying and so forth, thc more you'll make pcople forget thafc the beginning of this avus sinugglerv. This is murder ���������������������������murder���������������������������you understand���������������������������the rankest kind of cold-blooded murder, and the man that did it was the, man avIio was capable of tlmm .screwing every man in his employ. If there's any talk of smugglory, rain it nomc Avith the ���������������������������murder, and see if you don't all come out Avith angels' Avings sprouting out of your shoulder-blades. That's all!" .''very man remained .aboard the schooner that, night, by Smuggle-eric's order. But shortly after midnight, Avhcn Morag was as quiet as a churchyard, ho and the carpenter, Black, rowed ashore and quietly beached their boat. Then they went to the lodge. They entered the cave, where, thc tide Avas' Ioav, and the starlight shone dimly afc the sea end: Smuggle-erie lit a lantern, Avhich he had brought along, andgave ifc to Black, who also carried a. coil of rope. Presently the two men stripped inaked and Smuggle-erie Avaded out into the low- tide waters at the mouth of the tunnel. At, the very outside, the water did nofc rise above his Avaisr. Hc reached his hand doAvn before him, and presently he called back in a whisper: "All right, lad. Leave the lamp and bring the rope. It's here! " Next morning, Giles Scrymegeour, on opening his shop after a night of bad dreams, found a barrel reposing at bis front- door. ��������������������������� (To lie continued) TH] PASCINATION OF AUTOGRAPH THE T (IE fascination of autograph collect- ting is by no means confined to the mere collection of signature... The modern autograph hunter is morc concerned with signed letters and documents, Avhich throw interesting sidelights on the characters of their Avriters, or provide knowledge concerning the customs of the'period at Avhich they were written. This fact largely accounts for the fabulous prices Avhich autograph letters of famous men of the past Avill often fetch. Mr. A. M. Broadley, in his new and instructive book, "Chats on Autographs," states that a letter of the Duke of Wellington some years back fetched the record price of .500. The, letter is one Avhich tho Duke wrote the day after the battle ot Waterloo, and it shows the great soldier in so new and interesting a light that it is well worth quoting: "'Poor - Canning had my small dis- -pafcch'bo:v^in^oui-bat-t-lo^-ycstord;i-y-i^(-lie- wrifes), "and Avhcn he was killed it Avas lost. I shall be very much obliged if you will send ine another of the same Listen to me, said Smuggle-erie. "We are eager to save our necks. The game's up foi__lin____Ji_n_^ to save your necks���������������������������and you're worse off than we are, by a long sight���������������������������you'd belter do as I. tell you. The barrel's ashore. Where it is, nobody kens but them thai ought to ken. It's going to be produced to-morrow. And you two are going to be there���������������������������if you're good. What are you going to do when the coast guard opens the barrel?" Archibald did not answer, but the Bed Mole looked up and said with a pitiful moan: : '"���������������������������"'> "Anything���������������������������anything ye say!" "Well, you'll turn King's evidence, and repeat just what Ailsa Craig. Is that do yon Avant to stay rats nibble vo?" "Na, na! ' I'll tell! I'll tell! I can yon said beyond clear enough, or in there I ill the na do "Or And locked aft to ! " cried the Ked Mole. mair! less. Al Smuggle-eri. right.: the , and door, went ..��������������������������� alh: "Losh, bid, but, less!" "Well. Stiuiggle-iM'ie awfu' icc.k , ye're a ess���������������������������unco (Mill me about that barrel! '' So hear 'ggle any erie closed it, blew out the lamp he cook's galley. "Pipe up, Grogblossom! " said he. Grogblossom, very pale and very sober, produced his tin whistle and played a bar or two of "Pease Brose." The men mustered in a group by the . illev door. Smuggle-eric cleared his throat and spoke quietly to them. "See here, m'lads," he said. "We are in as ugly a hole as we could avcII lie in. You've been wondering why I. put back into Morag, especially Avitli thai thing aboard. Lads, the game's up. The revenue wa.s getting too much for us; and, as you know, this was to have been the last risk." ^ "We would lm' won, maybe, and that j would ha' boon Hie end of it; but smug- Jgling's one crime.���������������������������if if is a crime���������������������������and j murder's another. Hvcn if avc had took- . j,,,,,,, ,-aultIit smuggling, it wouldn't ha' l mean! dangling bv the neck on the lll(,lj0 j gallows: bnl (his tiling does, if we don 't lion!- I (.|(,a:. ourselves. Yo������������������r Di-tiki-int AVill Tell Ton Murino Byo Remedy Relieves Sore Eyes, Strengthens Weak Eyes. Doesn't Smart, Soothes Eye Pain, and Sella for 50c. Try Murine in Tour Eyes and in Baby'a Eyes for Scaly Eyelids and Granulation. size as the dast, Avith the same lock an _ key and leather cover, as soon as possible. What do yon think of the total defeat of Bonaparte by the British Army? Never Avas there in the annals of the world'so desperate or so hard fought an action or such defeat, it Avas really the battle of the giants. My heart is broken by the terrible loss 'f have sustained of my old friends and companions and my'poor soldiers. I shall not be satisfied with the battle, however glorious, if it does not of itself put an end to Bonaparte." The last hours of famous men aro always fraught with tragic interest, ami it is not surprising lo learn that autograph letters penned by celebrated personages just beforo their death are mud. in demand. "A year or so back (says Mr. Broad- ley) .1 was lucky enough to secure the official dispatch-box, bearing the Koyal Cipher and his initials, Avhich Pitt left behind iiini af Batu when returning to Putney a few days before his death. In if was his last Whip, signed on December .Jlst, ISOo. On January 21st he Avas dying, and on the 23rd he died. This melancholy document now lies Avithin the forgotten dispatch-box. "As might be expected, the deman* for Nelson autographs became more urgent as the centenary of Trafalgar approached. One particular letter to Lady Hamilton Avas sold for $5,250. Thc'great _ elson sensation came off on "March 1-1, .1906, when the unique Nelson document, described as Nelson 'o famous"..memorandum, to the fleet on thc ove of Trafalgar, Avas disposed of afc Christie's. It Avas bought bv Mr. Frank Sabin for $18,000." Many of the most valuable autographs have ucen obtained in a very curious and lucky fashion. ���������������������������Hi "I Avill not attempt to disguise my. envy of the pleasurable sensations Dr. Bailies must nave experineced when he picked up the original account of tne expenses incurred afc the execution of Queen Mary of Scots, duly attested by Burleigh, for eighteen pence at a bookstall ou Holborn Hill (says Mr. Broad- ley) . . . Almost equally lucky Avas the discoverer on a printing house file at Wrexham of the . LS. of Bishop I-Iobcr's famous missionary, hymn Avhicb not so very long ago fetched forty guineas at Sot'herby's, and still more so the ������������������������������������������������������traveler'who. reclaimed the Avhole of the forty years' correspondence bclAveen James Bosaycll,and the Rev. W. ,1. Temple from the proprietor of a Boulogne fish shop. "It was only seventy years ago that a dealer in Hungcrford Market purchased at $35 a ton a large accumulation of Avaste paper from the Somerset House authorities. By the merest accident, it transpired mat amongst the manuscripts " thus unceremoniously treated Avere Exchequer Oince accounts of the reign of Henry Y.TI., secret service ae- connts signeu by Eleanor GAA-ynne, and wardrobe accounts of Queen Elizabeth." Illustrated autograph letters are often sold at fabulous prices OAving to their interest and scarcity. 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Mail us the coupon below, filled in, and we will send you, absolutely free, one full size package of Brock's Bird Seed. 33 NICHOLSON & BROCK 9-11 Frnncii Street, . Toronto. For this coupon, please send me, free of charge or obligation on my part, ono full size package of Brock's Bird Seed, and oblige. NAME.. ADDRESS ������������������ *SBE___a *:_<_. _w iffSSBi 'L__&C������������������_ upou the Empire modes, once she has established them in our midst, and the eagerness with whicli she resuscitates them when opportunity serves. A new opportunity has arisen now, for owing to the caprice1 of* a great artist, who for a leader of the modes designed a series of exquisite toilettes a l'l. npire, the fashion for high waists and clinging skirts has been revived, and the only question that remains to be answered is, ilow shall they be worn? For*that they will meet with a" general and ready acceptation goes without saying. ' _ mode that demands no special cleverness and dexterity in its presentation rarely succeeds in producing the effect achieved by one that requires just the right setting. Thc Empire frock is .more exacting than most, and those who excite the greatest meed of admiration are the fortunate beings to whom a high-waisted corsage is becoming naturally. Those to whom it is not are obliged to contrive that it shall be., The task is difficult, but by no means impossible, save to those whose more than robust proportions demand a less trying scheme of attire. ��������������������������� ��������������������������� ��������������������������� No fault is.more blameworthy, according to the laws of dress, than a. choice of frock that makes its wearer look ridiculous, a cruel revenge taken by the. Empire model to the fullest.extent upon those who err with their eyes open. With their eyes open, I may repeat, for .tho indiscretions of the wrongly worn Empire toilette are absolutely' obvious to those who regard themselves in the looking-glass with the cold eyes of criticism.' No.ye.rtlic.I_css,^bAt__e_^9_Jj_g_]jolcs occupied byJ_those. who could not possibly do~bettcr andThose wdio could "not "possibly" do worse there are widely spreading realms in which are to be found vast numbers of admirers of the very potent fashion, who may clothe themselves a 1'Empire with every success, provided wisdom attends their choice. The waist line must be high���������������������������that is an essential characteristic of the style���������������������������but it need not be so high as to imitate the bodice of a baby's robe, though, to be sure, that was the position it assumed under the regime of the First Empire. "When shc abandons the desire to wear so very trying a pattern, the first step has been taken by the votary of the Empire-corsage ..towards, adapting it to .hcr. needs. ...She need not, however, give up this salient characteristic of the pretty mode entirely. It will be quite apparent if indicated by somo such means as suggested on this page. By the very happy method of wearing a broad sash, which can be. modelled in such a manner that the hinge of the natural waist is suggested, and by mountim. the lilmy outer fabric that composes the dross, and which must bc full, over a fitted silken sheath, two means arc taken of securing the elegance of lino that goes very far towards making thc vogue a success. In some eases the sash is not a wise choice; but the fitted foundation always is, and so is thc lingerie that is cut with the object of giving the figure thc sylphlikc grace that is always associated with classical draperies in all their manifestations. if it were remembered by all who wish to wear the Empire toilette to advantage that it was, when it was first introduced, an evolution of the robe classiquc, thc thought would be of assistance to many, and would nerve others to give up the bare idea of ever making the fashion their own. Thc V-shaped opening beneath the lace guimpe, edged with a rouleau of fur, gives length to the bodice, and the dexterous mingling of tlieMagyar blouse and the Empire, strange as it may scorn, and to some pcople absurd���������������������������though why should not two old and honorable fashions be united .���������������������������helps to bring about a very harmonious effect. This is .in excellent opportunity for mentioning the fact that looser sleeves aro coming into fashion, and that among the autumn novelties in neckwear the double ruflle. one upstanding and thc other falling below, is promised the recognition a pretty device deserves. Sensible of thc strong link that exists between the Empire vogue and the corselet, the appearance of the two is to synchronise, with this result, lhat, to those who find the Empire toilette unsuitable for their needs tho corselet will appeal, and not in vain. It produces a high-waisted aspect, and at (lie same time defines the natural waist line. The toilette of the corselet persuasion shown on this page is made of violet velvet trimmed with skunk and little buttons, and with it is worn a corsage, of old rose niousseliiie de soie decorated with gold lace. The graceful way in which the eoiselet is fashioned above thc waist is a proof of the beautiful effect such a pattern can achieve. The heyday of the corsetiei _s is a permanent affair, but it should be at its zenith this autumn with the Empire and corselet vogues in fashion. For even when a loosely flowing robe is worn, it needs the aid of exquisitely cut and fitted corsets to make it quile acceptable. IRELAND IS IN FINE CONDITION TTISCOUNT MTDDLHTON. presiding at the annual mcet- V ing in Dublin of the frish Landowners' Convention, said for five ami twenty years ho had been engaged in a long struggle i'or the protection of the interests of Jrish land-owners, and for the general advantage of those connected with hind in Ireland. They hoped that they were now at the last phase of the three great phases of Irish' land legislation with which they had been grappling for the past forty years. Jf a stranger who had been accustomed to walk about this country in the seventies now went about it, he could not deny that there had been an iinmen.se advance in the comfort and prosperity .of the people and their dwellings. Joint stock banks showed an increase of $110,000,000 in money deposited since 1SS1, or 77 per cent., and that the savings bank, which had only $15,000,000 deposited in 1SSI, now showed $65,000,- 000, an increase of $50,000,000, or '244 per cenl. Now, when a continual outcry was being made that England was being forced to pay for thc emancipation of Ireland S-^_ '-J^- .5^ w#_l T. _��������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������ _ j. > __. >___. ���������������������������__. . . ��������������������������� * , ������������������>:- 'F'J" ��������������������������� V. , ������������������**?%. _v_ .. >>v HE FEARED BLOOD POISON But Zam-Buk Saved His Thumb! Once again a case is reported ">n whieh the popular balm Zam-Buk has saved a worker from the terrible effects of blood poisoning. Mr. Alfred Ily. Orth, of Shipley, Out., says: "While at work L had the misfortune to nm a rusty nail under niy thumb nail, to the depth of about one and a half inches. 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LORD KITCHENER AT HOME '' mud- 1.11E time-honored practice of . dling along," which Lord Salis-. bury approved as the less of two evils in certain diplomatic matters,ohas aow gone on so long in the British War Department that something like an unfortunate spectacle is no longer con- ��������������������������� eealed from even tne least iufonned observer of thc situation. Such is the opinion of the New York.'Sun," and it continues: Every now and then some acute development of wrongheadedness and half- heartedness serves to tear open the old sore. Englishmen have reason to feci much discouraged over such a conspicuously bad showing as was made " recently in the army manoeuvres, which ended '-> in a hopeless and disgraceful confusion, with not an officer apparently fit to hold his command. "Whole brigades ,'and battalions in the sham battle's were left t exposed to heavy riflo ancl artillery fire, and a serious disaster grew into���������������������������_a rout of the greatest confusion. The' corre- ��������������������������� spondent adds this significant para- -' graph:. :.'<,. There were many striking scenes, but. one stood out far more memorable than"-- them all. It was the picture of' Lord, Kitchener, in civilian clothes, watching' from a bridge while battalions fired on their own allies, charged against im-. possible obstacles,' and ' wheeled ".and ������������������ charged again. From another source on the same day. comes the announcement that Lord Kitchener has bought Broome Hall,'a beautiful country seat -in Kent, .where he can bring all his belongings, the gifts - and curios accumulated during his long service abroad, and where he can in-" lulge.bis taste for gardening, which is his principal hobby. English gossip is now concerned with the prospect and - identity of a chatelaine in Broome Hall, and rather takes it for granted that Lord Kitchener is not looking for any further service abroad at present. It might well appear that there 'is work for him at home. Yet it may be that England is not yet ready for a reorganisation of the War Office as by fire - S ucl _a n -overturn .would stir.many__ deep waters, and it is impossible to guess now long the day of change may yet be delayed. But, however prolonged thc waiting, such a reorganization is to come, and it is possible that, however loath England may be to face such common-sense at home as Lord Kitchener has instilled in distant parts of the Empire, shc may yet deliver her lambs to the sacrificial knife. Anyhow, Broome Hall is a fino old house-in a magnificent-park,-where one - can play golf while he waits. As to thc chatelaine, perhaps some subordinates in the War Office like to think of any other reason for i_ord Kitchener's settling down in England rather than to refer it in any sense to themselves. When arranging supper for a children's party, give a great deal of thought to the appearance of the dishes. Colored creams and jellies aro always appreciated, and everything should be made to seem a.s grown-up as possible. GIVE BABY A CHANCE Rose Brocade Wrap from thc landlords, and when thc newspapers were flooded with figures to show what the contribution of England had been to the Irish exchequer and Irish expenditure,, there should bc put side by side with'it the fact that under these Acts the landlords of Ireland had contributed a fair quota of $10,000,000. He could not help thinking that $10,000,000 a year out of a rental of $35,000,000 was a colossal sacrifice, and it had been exacted by the conscience of thc nation from the pockets of its most loyal subjects. A resolution urging the continiruico of tho Land Purchase Act was passed. The funeral of Will Letter.;, who wrote .1,000 songs, including "lias Anybody here seen Kelly?" and "Put Mc on an Island Where the Girls are Few," which was wedded to a version of Mendelssohn's "Spring Song," took place at Liverpool, England, recently. ���������������������������iM, Don't dose thc baby with soothing mixtures and narcotics ��������������������������� they were never known to help any baby. You might just as well dose the grownup man or woman with opium or cocaine���������������������������thc result would bc the same��������������������������� a permanent injury to mind and body. When baby is ill give him a medicino that will cure���������������������������a medicine free from injurious drugs. Such a medicine is Baby's Own Tablets. They arc baby's greatest friend. They -never' do harm���������������������������always good. Concerning them Mrs. Richard Mulloy, Lanigan, Sask., writes: "Baby's Own Tablets should be in every home whero there arc small children. We gave, them to our baby when he was teething and thev kept him good naturcd aud healthy." Tho Tablets arc sold by medicino dealers, or hy mail at 25c a box from The Dr. Williams Mediciue Co., Brockville, Ont. 59 v?i,' _ THE ENDERBY PRESS AND WALKER'S WEEKLY Thursday, December 15, 1.10 ENDERBY PRESS Published every Thursday at Enderby, B.C. at S2 per year, by the Walker Press. Advertising Rates: Transient, 50c an inch first insertion. 2? c each subsequent insertion. Contract advertising. SI an inoh per month. Lejjal Notices: 10c a line first insertion: 5c a line each subsequent insertion. Reading Notices and Locals: 10c a line. DECEMBER 15, 1910 CIVIC .LECTION NEAR tie upon the best men. And we-need- some new blood in the Council. This is recognized by all, ' and .by done more than by the men who have for so long a time served on the Council. It is recognized that the opening year will be one of great importance to Bnderby. Many issues will come up that will have to be 'decided. We are advancing rapidly. We have much depending upon us as a city, and we want the best men with the newest and strongest ideas to have a hand upon our municipal affairs. The customary indifference to the selection of available candidates for the oflices of .Mayor and Aldermen, prevails this year as it has in previous years. And when the time arrives for nominations to hc made there will no doubt be the usual scurrying about for candidates, and the resultant uncertainty as to results. We fear that we have drifted - into a rut in this matter. If the ordinary businessman were going to select a clerk or a manager he would go carefully into the capabilities of thc man before placing in his hands the welfare of his business. The SOUR GRAPES, BRUCE T HE London Mail asks: "What will the capital be like a generation hence if friends of beauty have their way?" And the same question may be asked with equal force in its application to Enderby and the Okanagan. We are here building a city and a community of cities, under the most ideal conditions Nature can bestow. Let those who believe in doing such a work have an eye to all that is heautiful and kind. Throw away the petty follies of greed and avarice ancl build large for the generations > ������������������ _Kj>$>-.<������������������'$Xi^ ^M If Mr. Ross is to be literally interpreted, and that is the only way he can be, it means that Premier McBride is willing to go to Ottawa only to enter a Conservative, cabinet, but not to lead a Conservative opposition. If his enemies are inclined to be sarcastic they will now admit they understand why he has consistently denied any intention of going to Ottawa to replace Mr. Borden in his present position as leader of the Opposition.���������������������������Saturday Sunset. How Bruce reaches the conclusion question of the man's capacity for , the work would . not depend entirely I ^hat Dick McBride is willing to go to upon the man's honesty of purpose, either? Honesty of purpose is essen- 1 Ottawa as part of a Conservative j cabinet but not as leader of the Con- tial, but in addition" there would be i scrvative Opposition we fail to see. mo; the important consideration of the!But aPart frora splitting hairs, why capacity of the man to enlarge and develop in the work. If this were ab sent, the services of another would be looked for. In civic matters we are less cautious. We make little or no effort to get the right men, and no effort at all until the very last minute, and then when things do not go right we kick at the men who are doing the work. This year above all others, it 'should be our aim to get the best men possible. Mayor Bell has stated publicly and privately that he will not be a candidate for that position. To take his position, and carry on the work where he leaves off, we can not have too good a man. Aid. Ruttan seems to he the man upon whom all are agreed as the^ best available timber. For Aldermen,- Mr. Blanchard will no doubt be available, and Mr. H. H. Worthington has .signified his willingness to go back on the Council if his services are required. Mr. Geo. R. Lawes has also expressed his willingness, but he prefers to be allowed to do his work in his orchards. And, judging from the last reports from London, it is to the best interest of Enderby and district that Mr. Lawes be permitted to carry on the good work, untram- meled by civic matters. " The many friends of Dr. Keith are hoping that he may be induced to take up the work, and the name of Mr. Arthur Reeves has been "taken in vain." No doubt some of the old aldermen will be induced to continue. The object in thus casting about is to set- | shouldn't B. C. send a representative j man to Ottawa. Let B. C. get into ! the right spirit and be willing that some of her best sons should be her representatives in the highest sense at the seat of the National" Government. There are also other big men we expect to see go to Ottawa from B. C, and we shall not be disappointed. Another point, suppose for the sake of argument that Mr. McBride has ambitions to go to Ottawa what of it? It is -a laudable desire, and such desires from honor to promotion have moved not a few of our best statesmen.���������������������������-Sunday Mail. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA IN PROBATE In thc matter of the Estate of Peter Burnett, Deceased. NOTICE is hereby given that all persons having claims against the estate of the said Peter Burnet, late of Enderby, deceased, are required to send in same forthwith, duly verified, to W. E. Banton, Box 177, Enderby, B. C, solicitor for Catherine Burnet, administratrix of the said estate. After the 10th of December next, the administratrix will proceed to distribute the estate, having regard only to the claims of which she has then had notice. Dated this 9th day of November, W. E. BANTON, Solicitor for the Administratrix. Christmas THE WORK THAT COUNTS Mr. Geo. R. Lawes has received a numher of congratulatory letters on the excellent result of his exhibition of apples sent to the Royal Horticultural fairs, but none that he appreciates more than that from Mr. Wm. E. Scott, deputy minister ' of 'agriculture. In the course of his letter, Mr. Scott says: "Your success at the Royal Horticultural pleased rae extremely. It was a revelation to me to see the capabilities of your district when I was through there this year. The quality of your fruit is equal to any grown in the country, and settlers are bound to arrive in your district as a result of any publicity. work which may be undertaken in the Old Country, such as sending a good class of fruit over for exhibition at the leading shows." DOMESTIC COAL, CAR NOW DUE ���������������������������. f Well-screened coal of superior quality; gives much satisfaction. Orders taken for immediate delivery. JAMES MOWAT, Bell Block. Uniform Grades AND GOOD MILL WORK in lumber will Reduce the Cost of Building your Home more than BAD lumber at cheaper prices. First Cost is by no means the final cost. Figure it out and you will buy your lumber of��������������������������� A.R.Rogers Lumber Company, Ltd. T_/T __ _������������������__ _- *c_ Rn C_f *s ^e vei"y ^������������������hest standard of quality, made of choicest hard lVlOnGb o J3t/oL wheat thoroughly cleaned it is even washed and made by competent careful millers, MOFFET'S BEST flour can be made by the housewife into the most delicious bread and the tastiest kind of pastry. J?qt Sale and recommended by all representative grocers. THE COLUMBIA FLOURING MILLS CO. LTD. is just around the corner ooo We have thous- j ands of pretty and N, useful articles for the boys and girls ���������������������������������������������-���������������������������-������������������"���������������������������-������������������������������������>-������������������-������������������-���������������������������->-������������������-������������������-������������������"������������������-.-������������������-������������������-������������������������������������������������������"������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������-*-���������������������������-���������������������������.���������������������������_���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������-���������������������������_���������������������������_ ��������������������������������������������� ������������������ ������������������ i������������������ ������������������ t n .������������������. >->������������������������������������������������������������������������_������������������������������������������������������_ $ SHOES POR THE GIRLS & BOYS (���������������������������) | CHRISTMAS TIES & SUSPENDERS i NOVELTIES IN HANDKERCHIEFS FOR MEN AND WOMEN RICH AND RARE LACES FOR THE w ' LADIES &CAPS AND BONNETS FOR THE t LITTLE ONES AND THE OLDER I DRESS GOODS OF QUALITY AND STYLE ��������������������������� RICH, WELL-SEASONED MINCEMEAT AND CANNED PUMPKIN $ SOFT, SWEET SEEDED RAISINS I SKATES, HOCKEY STICKS/SLEDS BOOTIES FOR THE BABIES BIG RED APPLES FRESH, CRISP PEELS SOUND, DELICIOUS NUTS I JUICY, SWEET ORANGES PURE, WHOLESOME SPICES Crockery, C hinaware, and Glassware Table Sets, Etc. ���������������������������������������������-���������������������������-*��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� _.. i <$> .���������������������������EVERYTHING TO DRESS THE . HAIR STYLISH MILLINERY TO CORRESPOND .-������������������-������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������-������������������.������������������������������������������������������������������������"������������������-������������������-������������������-������������������-������������������-������������������.������������������.it ,._->-������������������..������������������_������������������..���������������������������>.���������������������������������������������-������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������.���������������������������������������������-������������������-������������������-������������������-������������������-.-������������������-������������������-������������������-������������������"���������������������������������������������_���������������������������_������������������������������������������������������#-���������������������������������������������_-���������������������������������������������_������������������������������������-. <& ANYTHING SANTA CLAUS MAY BE REQUESTED TO BRING f MAY BE FOUND HERE Enderby Trading Co. Ltd. Leaders in General Merchandise ancl Supplies ������������������>(S^s>������������������^���������������������������������������������>������������������������������������>������������������<_>������������������^������������������#������������������^������������������^@>^__������������������.^������������������#(S^ _>$<-xs<-.*-$>_.>_^ ENDERBY BRICK THE BEST BRICK IN THE PROVINCE. Specified in C. P. R. contract for facing Revelstoke Station. A large stock now on hand. Reasonable prices for large or small quantities. By far the cheapest material for a substantial house. Cool in summer; warm in winter: saves most of your painting, and half the cost of insurance. The Enderby Brick & Tile Co. Enderby HON. PRICE ELLISON HEARD At the Canadian Club dinner held- in London on the evening, of the 7th, Hon. Price Ellison responded to the toast "The Dominion." His speech was characteristically western, and particularly Ellison. In opening Mr. Ellison said he was a Manchester man by birth, a Canadian by adoption and a Chamberlainite and Imperialist - by choice. Amid much laughter and cheering, he stated that Canada wanted the old country to get a move on. "Wc don't want tb have any dealings with the United States, which made Britain its dumping ground," he added. Thc preference for Great Britain had been endorsed by all parties and preferential trade was sure to come. The British Isles, he added, if dropped in Canada would need an exploration party to find them. Englishmen don't realize that Canada would soon have a population greater than the United States. Mr. Ellison devoted the greater part of his address to Canadian politics and the resources of the country. Wh3Lnothegin.your= Christmas Buying NOW while our stock is complete? Full line of Novelties in Men's Neckwear, Suspenders, Armlets, Handkerchiefs, etc. Good assortment of China at lowest prices. Toys of all kinds for the children A complete stock of fresh Groceries for the Xmas trade. Wheeler & Evans Querry���������������������������If it took the City Council four months to get the city into a law suit, how long will it take the City Council to get the city out of a law suit ? BLANCHARD & ENGLISH Enderby, B. C. Contractors & Builders Estimates Furnished and Work Guaranteed Private Livery Rubber-tired Single and Double rigs; stylish drivers; new harness; everything up-to-date and well-kept. When you wish a rig for a Sunday drive, speak for it early, as my finest turn-outs are usually spoken for in advance. A. L. Matthews Cliff Street Enderby F. T. TURNER Plumbing and Steam Fitting AH kinda ot Tin and Zinc Artklea Repared Rear Evans Blk Enderby _ v t-t _ I 'i . i .' If Thursday, December 15, 1910 THE ENDERBY PRESS AND WALKER'S WEEKLY hristmas Gifts i f .*M������������������..������������������mC*.������������������M������������������h#m������������������m������������������>.������������������-������������������M������������������*.������������������M**>*m*m������������������*.������������������m������������������m#*^*^*.������������������* ^-������������������-#-#������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������-__.������������������-������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������-������������������-������������������^������������������������������������#������������������������������������ ���������������������������*������������������������������������������������������*��������������������������������������������� #���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������-���������������������������-��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ��������������������������� in Hardware WE HANDLE A COMPLETE LINE OP Cutlery and Carving Sets OUR STOCK OP SKATES IS THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE YOU COULD WISH TO FIND on. BM&ri! TOrBri. t at 40 i (An Appreciation, by C. H. GIBBONS.) ������������������ _nM������������������|I-I������������������������������������"I������������������������������������������������������I^I"I������������������I>'IhImIhI"In*nIhI-In������������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������������-������������������������������������������������������ '-*l"t"������������������'-������������������"������������������-t"������������������M������������������t-������������������"l">W*"������������������"������������������"t-������������������'t">H*''>"t' ALSO HOCKEY STICKS, SKATE STRAPS, ETC. Prices: 60c to $5 per pair " BOYS AND GIRLS SLEDS AT REMARKABLY LOW PRICES OIL AND ELECTRIC LAMPS OP EVERY SORT WE HAVE A LARGE STOCK OP rs & His TO CHOOSE FROM AT PRICES AND TERMS TO SUIT EVERYBODY WE ARE AGENTS FOR THE AND CAN SELL YOU ANYTHING MADE OR HANDLED BY THAT FIRM ���������������������������- .- Have you tried the REDIO polishing Cloth? It saves work A. Fulton Hardware, Tin & Plumbing Establishment. Enderby Fred. H. Barnes BUILDER & CONTRACTOR . Plans^andestimates furnished Dealer in Windows, Doors, Turnings- and all factory work. Rubberoid Ropfiing, Screen Doors and Windows. Glass cut to any size. I represent S. C. Smith Co,, of Vernon. Enderby. E. J. Mack Livery, Feed & Sale Stables ENDERBY, B.C. ; Good Rigs; Careful Drivers; Dray ing of all kinds. . Comfortable and Commodious Stabling for teams. Prompt attention to all customers Land-seekers and. Tourists invited to give us a trial. ������������������M.os) ia Cash. , To tbe person who finds 1 the third largest nam ber ������������������we will give tbe sum of [ Twenty Dollars (f m.oo) ia /.? W Cash. To the person who finds the fourth largest number we will give the sum of Tea Dollars ($10.00) in Cash. Should two persons send ia equally correct answers for the first prlxe, the first two prises wiU be equally divided between them,each receiving tbe sum of Thirt_-fi������������������* DoW ��������������������������� ��������������������������� lars (to������������������o). 8fco������������������W U������������������**e ' persons send ia equally correct answers, tbe first three prises will be eqn ally divided between them, each receiving tbe sum of Thirty Dollars (..00). Should four persons send la equally correct answers, tbe whole nam of Ose Handled Dollars (|u*w) will be equally divided between them, ���������������������������sch receiving Twenty f ve Dollars (*������������������**>. And no oa ia like proportions. i_S__SSW&_b_������������������^ Write vour name and address very plainly. _._,____. __. _���������������������������_ Vd������������������..7������������������GOOD HOPE REMEDY CO., D.ptl9 MONTREAL, P.Q. . >*_.������������������������������������ ������������������wi..iw _r������������������_v_j_������������������__������������������_nn_BEz__-_N__ SEVENTEEN YEARS THE STANDARD ���������������������������'-������������������.'..il .a Mill i.':_ii)ii_iid. ..'h. Thi- r. nil* Iroin their use is quit:!, i. . M������������������rm:in .11 >.. Vor (tali- .it nil drvt<_ "torea. ADSOflBIHEJl 'f, _____Ctt_' . ������������������__������������������-_JBES3 ______S������������������__- f.*r. U a oAfe, pleasant, nntlseptio Unlmisat foj reducing Varicosa Vol ns to a normal condition, heLllne them even after tliey have broken, stopping tho pain quickly, ovcrcomlnu tho Boro- ne������������������s, restoring tho circulation In a reasonable length of timo. Also a successful remedy in treatingVarlcositle .painful swelling. tootliHche, neuralgia, rll .unruitl. n,rheumatic or tf������������������" .* deposits, bun- Ions, corns, bruise . lame buck, stiff neck. A good remedy to have in tho hou3e in case tho children get a bad cut, bruise, strain, soro throat, or Bonie painful trouble where ft ?ood liniment would be useful. gl_u 1 AJISOHUINI!,1 JU.,penetrates to Uie icat of the irouliln quickly without im>uplnfl. riiv in- oonronlence. I ������������������rii. Jt.uW 0 ., $4.00'.Sor, liottle. At til , droM.lFt* ord<_Te. . A Uo __UhrTY(. f. ((J., Wlnnlp . i TIIK MTIONAI. DlttO * ril.:.!l!_..l, CO., "Innl^.i A c������������������I. turjl _<1 .l)__..__.V I1KUS. 10., Ltd., Y������������������-.uut... Wcllcslcy Young Man Permanently Cur- r.i.1 by Dodd's Kidney Pills, Gives tho Public the Benefit nf His Experience. WYlli'sley. (Jul.���������������������������(Special)���������������������������That all t!i:-<>u.M>s of the bladder from bed-wetting to Grav 1 are lhc direct results of Kidney Disease, has been proved ajrain aad ajlai.M by Dodd's Kidney Pills. Tliey cure tln> Kidneys anil the Bladder diseases speedily disappear. One of the latest proofs, comes in the experience of Mr. (Jeorrro Strebol, the well-known harness-maker of this place. "\ was troubled with bod-wcttin;. for many years," Ur. Strebol says. ''The doctor eould not jjive me relief and no one knows how I sull'ercd. I fried many medicines, till in January,'IDOo,'reading the experiences of others led me. to use Dodd's Kidney Pills. Nine boxes cured me. so completely that T have never been troubled since.'' Mothers should learn that when their children arc addicted tn bod-wetting it is time to look to the cause. The Kidneys are the cause. Cure the Kidneys by using Dodd's Kidney Dills, and not only stop the bed-wetting, hut ward ofl' .-���������������������������orii.us and dangerous diseases in after life. To those who suffer sickness, to those who want to be well, we say let us buy a 50-cent bottle of Psychine from your druggist and give it to you free to prove. The whito corpuscles of the blood- And it ls the tremendous curative We will undoubtedly buy andI dlj the Phagocytes, as they are known power of these herbs that Is respon- tribute in this manner hundreds 0 BcientifS/-aro the policemen or sible for the unequalled record of this thousands of these BO-cent bottles of the scavengers of the body. splendid preparation. PsyAch!^" , ,,.._ to _hnW our entlr. _m n (.. m nf disease can Invade And we do that to show our entir*> the Lcly anywherobS these white Think of it In Psychine we have a COnDdence In this wonderful prepare ine uot j diywiiMu preparation that has been in uso a tioDi Sr'sirSx/lxoS or fn aufflcieS tVd of a century. That has cured U������������������A confldcncP that has been based ,.,..,.,;' fhp.. devour it hundreds of thousands of many kinds on 0U1. lhlrfl o[ a century's experience testimonials. Here are the diseases for the treatment of which Psychine is indicated: sufficient numbers,' then the invading army of disease germs triumphs and disease holds tho body. Any preparation that strengthens these white corpuscles or> that increases their number, will not only preserve health, but will build up its defences so strongly that contagion or infection are impossible. Herbs have always been great curative agents from time immemorial. They have been styled nature's own remedies. Certain herbs more than others aro noted for their curative powers. And it has been found that thoso herbs that are most effective in maintaining or restoring health, do so by building up the whito corpuscles or Phagocytes, # * * These herbs aro incorporated in Psychine. LaGrippe Bronchitis Hemorrhage* Soro Throat Anaemia Fernalo Weakness Indigestion Poor Appetito Chills and Fevers Sleeplessness and Nervous Troubles Bronchial Coughs Weak Lung* Weak Voice Spring Weakness Early Decline Catarrhal Atl'ectlont. Catarrh of Stomach Night Sweats Obstinate Coughs Laryngitis and Dyspepsia Aftcr-efTects of Pleurisy, Pneumonia and La-Grippe. Now we don't ask you to take our word for the tremendously beneficial effect of Psychine. Fill out the coupon below, mail it to us and we'll give your druggist an order (for which we pay him the regular retail price) for a 50-cent bottle of Psychine to bo given you freo of cost. COUPON No. 95 To the Dr. T. A. SLOCUM, Ltd. 193-195 Spadina Ave., Toronto laccci . your ofl'er lo try a 50c. bottle of Psychine (pronounced Si-keen) ab your expense. I have not had a 50o. bott'o of Psychine under this plan. Kindly advise ,my druggist to deliver this bottlo lo me. My Name Town Street and Number.., My Druggist's Name. Street and Number, This coupon is not good for a 50c. bottlo of Psychino if presented lo tlio druggist) ���������������������������it must buVent na- w_ will then buy tho 5')e. bottle of Psychine from your druggist and direct liim 10 deliver it to you. This od'er may lie withdrawn an any time without nolko. Send coupon to day. 59 f . _��������������������������� BNDERBY PRESS AND WALKER'S WEEKLY 7 The Rapaciousness of Cylinders (By Robt. Bartlett) IT is a matter of common knowledge tliat in the early days of motoring the cost of: fuel was practically a negligible factor, while that of lubricants Wits almost insignificant. Gasoline Wits cheaper thou than now, it is true,, but thc principal reason was that the average motorist spent far more of his time tinkering with his car to make it go than lie occupied iu running it. The motor did not burn up much gasoline because il could not bc induced to take its food, except at intervals that frequently were of brief duration. One hundred miles a day was a feat of which to boast, and only the most enthusiastic and persistent of the fraternity could point with pride to many century records in those days a decade ago. AVhat a difference between then and now! in the meantime, gasoline has been advancing constantly in price, and as tlie supply of crude petroleum continues to decrease, the cost of lubricating oil must necessarily rise also, because vegetable oils are not adapted to use in.the internal-combustion motor. The motorist who . has progressed through each of those initiatory stages of experience represented by the successive possession of onc, two, f.our, and six-cylinder cars realizes full well that each additional cylinder in the motor means a consumption from twenty to thirty-five per cent, greater for the same distance travelled. lie knows from experience that his first car, de- ��������������������������� spite its diminutive gasoline-tank, did not,need replenishing over-often, and he could figure with a reasonable certainty on doing better than "twenty to the gallon," while under favorable conditions this was considerably increased, average mileages of twenty-four to twenty-six miles being not uncommon, although those old-time "one-Iuugers" were burdened with more weight in proportion to their power than are their successors. It may havc occasioned him some surprise to find that his next and more ambitious possession, a two-cvlinder car, managed to get away with more fuel without 'travelling any farther, but the difference, although plainly noticeable, was not so great as to occasion any qualms ou the score of the increased fuel bill. Twenty miles then became a good maximum, that was not often ! reached, and seldom' exceeded, while eighteen to nineteen miles was a good average performance. "Probably there is not a motorist today, who, after being in the peaceful enjoyment of a good twc-cylinder car for some timo, has not set his ambition on thc ownership of a four-cylinder machine���������������������������"a real automobile with the engine lip front," as it has sometimes not. inaptly been termed. Sooner or ' later the inajoritv uave succumbed to the fascination and. discarded the two for thc four. Even though the latest acquisition were not of. the heavy, powerful type, the increase in its capacity for fuel consumption was marked. Fifteen miles to the gallon was now a liberal allowance, with twelve to thirteen miles nearer thc average daily performance, so that in realizing his ambition to own a "real automobile," as represented by the steps intervening betweeu it and-the original one-lunger, the motorist found that he was paying twice as much fuel alone to travel a given distance. The" consumption of lubricants was doubled also, although it is difficult to give even aproximate figures because the appetites of different motors and cars for. lubricating oils and .reuse vary quite as much as do those of their human owners for more delcetable provender. There is another step intervening be- twecjj _this_stageL.of_m_otoring..and_the. "filTTil-degree otH .ifiafibn, although it is not represented by an addition to the number of cylinders. It is the acquisition of a more powerful car of the four- cylinder type. The 20-2+ gives way to the 'Jo-50 and the transition is fully as great, in the matter of consumption, as from thc two-cylinder to the four-cylinder car. Whereas the smaller four could get over its twelve to fourteen miles per gallon up hill and down, its more powerful, speedier, and ponderous successor made further inroads into thc gasoline barrel by reducing the equivalent mileage per gallon t'o what, in the earlier days, would have been considered an astouiulingly wasteful return���������������������������ten miles to the gallon and, in heavy going or with mucn hill work, not so good as that, The little "one-lungers" carried a fivo-gallou tank whose contents represented more than one hundred miles' running. The larger two-cylinder' cars had more space in which to dispose of this, essential, so tnat the size of. the tank was not limited by considerations having no direct bearing on its relation to consumption, was frequently the case with its predecessor. Consequently, the tank usually held ten to twelve gallons, or double that of the smaller car, and the mileage on ono filling was also nearly doubled. From this it was but a step to the eighteen or twenty gallon tank nf the moderate sized four-cylinder-'ear, but in this case the increased amount of fuel carried sufficed only to add a third to the effective mileage. Further enlargement of the tank was made necessary in the larger, higher-power four- cylinder cars, and among the models of forty-five horse-power and upward arc to be found somo in which the fuel-tank is capable of holding a whole barrel of the precious fluid, without, however, increasing their capacity to get around by even so much-as a fraction over their smaller prototypes, for the twenty-four, with its twenty gallons of gasoline and its average of fifteen miles to the gallon, is good for three hundred miles, whereas the forty-five, with thirty-odd gallons of fuel and its attainable maximum of ten miles to the gallon, will more often than not fall short of the same total. "Where, then, does the six-cylinder car or high power and corresponding wc.ght come iu on the fuel questidn? One hesitates to think how rapacious Mie appetite of such a car for .asoline must be. !It is safe to say that six to seven miles to thc gallon represents the average. In the face of this, the technical points involved in thc addition of an extra pair of cylinders, such as uniformity of torque, overlapping of power impulses, flexibility, and so on, will not mislead the average motorist who is desirous of running his car as far as possible on the minimum expense���������������������������in other words, of getting the maximum number of passenger miles per gallon out of his expenditure for gasoline and lubricating oil. ENGLISH WRITERS ARE SPEEDY ENGLISHMEN" say Americans work too fast. Americans say Englishmen are slow. But when it comes to writing English authors seem to be by far the speedier. A writer in the New iTork Evening Post is led to reflect upon the apparent lcisureliness of American literary methods. Since Mr. E. F. Benson electrified the world with the adventures of "Dodo," some seventeen years ago, he has turned out an average of two and a quarter novels a year. His case may be the leading one among English novelists, says this writer, but it is by no means highly exceptional. All the younger, successful men are extremely busy writers. Some more names are mentioned in proof: "II. G. Wells, who began publishing in ]S95, is credited, in the last edition of 'Who's Who,' with 31 titles; by this moment, the total is probably 32 or 33, which gives an annual average almost as high as Mr. Benson _. Since 1904, G-. K. Chesterton has turned out a round dozen volumes, which makes an output of two volumes a year. Mr. Galsworthy has come into prominence only during the last few years, ,but his record for that time in drama, fiction, and general criticism is impressive. Mr. Charles Marriott, a novelist of notable achievement and greater promise, has written fifteen novels since 1901. The list could easily be extended." - * . A comparison with American literary productivity shows results that count against this continent. Tlie Post says: "Wc may put our two elder writers aside. Mr. Henry James, in our own '"Who's Who/ is credited with nearly 45 book ��������������������������� titles for a career of forty years and more, though it is to be noted that,his record might have been a much longer one if he had chosen to maintain the pace of his earliest years; he published three volumes in 1878, four volumes in 1S79, and three volumes in 18S4. Mr. Tlowells is credited in 'Who's Who' with about' 70 titles, but that covers a literary career of half a century. We turn to the younger men. Mr. Robert W. Chambers, tho first man we probably think of among our ready WHEN HEALTH IS RUN DOWN "���������������������������"���������������������������'���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������'���������������������������'���������������������������'������������������������������������������������������'������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������;��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ��������������������������� ��������������������������� ��������������������������� AKING POWDER Does not contain Alum Dysentery corrodes the intestines and speedily eats away the lining, bringing about dangerous conditions that may cause death. Dr. .1. D. Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial clears the intestinal canals of the germs that cause the inflammation, and by protecting''.the^liniug from further ravages restores: thein to healthy condition. Those subject to dysentery should not be without . this simple yet powerful remedy. _ Tonic Such as Dr. Williams' Pink Pills is Promptly Needed When the health is run down from uiy__canse_-whatever. ..a.-toiuc-i synced _ of weakness, poor breath after slight complete ed. A feeling appetite, loss of exertion, indicates that a breakdown is near. Sometimes these troubles are due to overwork or worry, or again they may be due to tho after effects of fever or some wasting illness. But whatever thc cause the trouble should not be neglected, and for the purpose of gaining new health and new strength there is absolutely no better medicine than-Dr. Williams' Pink-Pills, which fill the veins with new, rich blood, which tones and strengthens every nerve and every organ in the body. Mrs. Rose A. Smith, Roblin, Man., says: '' Some years ago I had a severe attack of typhoid fever. When I recovered sufficiently to be able to get about I found that-1, was not able to gather up my strength. I tried tonic wines and other medicines, but without avail. For months I could hardly go up stairs,: and if I took a walk I was til- ways obliged to lake a friend with me to help me homo again. A doctor had again been called in, but he said I would grow out of it in time and gave me more medicine, but instead of gaining I kept getting worse, and was at last obliged to take to my bed. One day while lying reading I chanced to conic across a cure made by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and this decided me to try them. Before I had taken the pills long I began to feel a decided improvement and my friends also said I was beginning to look like my old self again. From this on the improvement was steady, but I continued to lake the Pills for a couple of months, when I felt that the cure was complete. Several years have passed since then and as I have remained in tho best of health I am warranted in saying that the cure is permanent, and I freely give this statement for tlio benefit it may bring to others." Dr, Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all medicine dealers or may bc had by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co,, Brockville, Out. writers, has written 26 volumes in tho same time that Mr. Benson has produced nearly 40. Jack London, in whom, if in anyone, we expect titanic energy ceaselessly manifesting itself, has 20 volumes since 1900���������������������������a good showing, but not up to the English record. Mr. David Graham Phillips has done 17 volumes since 1901. - Mr. Robert Her- rick has done 13 volumes in fifteen years, but in Mr. Ilerriek's case it is only fair to recall that he works at his trade in addition to writing books. Mr. Winston Churchill makes it a rule to give two years to a book. Since 1S9S he has produced seven volumes. "Here is one field, therefore, in which the speed of life in New World has not increased over that in the Old. And it might also be shown that in this field the pace of modern life has not increased over that of 50, J00 or 200 years ago. What we have said of contemporary English writers will more than hold good for France, whose men of letters, in their prodigious industriousness, entirely belie the Capuan reputation of present-day Paris. Not only in fiction, but in the fields of criticism and scholarship, the Frenchmen of today are true to the tradition of Voltaire and his hundreds of volumes, of Diderot, and of Sainte-Beuve. The classic English novelists are less copious, but a Dickens novel every'two'years meant three or four ��������������������������� novels of' present-day length. Thackeray, Reade, TrolJope, tilled an amount of shelf-space which it would take many scores of our modern thin-chested - novels to cover. That their successors are courageously trying to, is indicated by the figures we have cited." Thc Evening Post finds two reasons for the lower literary productivity of America: "One.reason is thc much closer .connection between literature and journalism in Europe; and-the other reason is the much smaller financial,reward that attends upon literary success in Europe. Men like Mr. Chesterton, Mr. Belloc, Mr. Galsworthy, Mr. Max Beerbohm, are journalists as well as writers of original volumes, and they are in the habit of republishing their newspaper work iii book form. In France, this is even more thc practice. Political chron- iqucs, literary and dramatic reviews, causeries and feuilletons of all kinds arc regularly put into book form among a nation whose books are inexpensively published in paper covers, and whose publishers call a thousand copies an edition. By, such means the journalist author in England and France adds appreciably to his list of book titles. Wc need only recall how almost unknown the practice is in this country to see what an_a^rlya_ntagc_tjic_fj)rcjgncr._has. "Tt-fsrST course," a legitimate advantage. Tf a writer of bonks is at the same time a newspaper man, it is fair that the time taken from his books should show in the total. With us. again, book writing and newspaper writing do not go hand in hand. Even moderate success in the former field leads usually to thc abandonment of the latter. "As to our second reason, it is almost self-evident. fi. Mr. Chambers derives twenty.times the profit, from one of-his novels tliat Mr. Benson does, it stands to reason that in the long run he will be under the necessity of writing fewer books than Mr. Benson." Temporary Heat Quickly Did you ever stop to think of the many ways in which a perfect oil heater is of value ? If you want to sleep with your window open in winter, you can get sufficient heat from an oil heater while you undress at night, and then turn it off. Apply a match in the morning, when you get out of bed, and you have heat while you dress. Those who have to eat an early breakfast before the stove is radiating heat can get immediate warmth from an oil heater, and then turn it off. The girl who practices on the piano in a cold room in the morning can have warmth from an oil heater while ��������������������������� she plays, and then turn it off. The member of the family who has to walk the floor on a cold winter's night with a restless baby can get temporary heat with an oil heater, and then turn it off. The ^KFECTIO' IMOKELES9 Absolutely smokeless and odorless Is Invaluable in its capacity of quickly giving heat. Apply a match and it is Immediately at work. It will burn for nine hours without refilling. It is safe, smokeless and odorless. It has a damper top and a cool handle. An indicator always shows the amount of oil in the font. It has an automatic-locking flame spreader which prevents the wick from being turned high enough to smoke, and is easy to remove and drop back so that the wick can be cleaned in an instant. The burner body or gallery cannot become wedged, and can be quickly unscrewed for rewicking. Finished in japan or nickel, strong, durable, well* made, built for service, and yet light and ornamental. ' Dealers Everywhere. If rot at yours, write fir descriptive circular io the nearest agency of tke The Imperial Oil Company* Limited. FOR THAT NEW HOUSE Sackett Plaster Board The Empire Brands of Wall Plaster MAN-FAOT-RED ONLY BY The Manitoba Gypsum Co., Limited wmnpio, mak. T' IN PLAIlv ENGLISH 1IKRK is u publication at St. Paul, called the Docket, Mint deserves a .rent deal of praise. It print, the interesting and important court decisions of the country, and prints them so that an ordinary citizen can read them with enjoyment and understanding, ft even goes so far as to indulge- in a little humor now and then, when the occasion seems to demand it. In this conoction the Emporia Gazette says: "The Puzzle Editor of the Gazette often wondered why court decisions arr- made so obscure that none but a lawyer can make head or tail of them. The Telegraph Editor always is in great distress when a lot of Supreme Court decisions .appear in the despatches, for ho has to write heads for them, and never can make out whether the court decided A Household Medicine.���������������������������They that aro 'acquainted with the sterling properties of Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil in tin treatment of many ailments would not be without it in tho house. It is truly a household medicino and as it is effective in dealing with many ordinary complaints it is cheaper than a doctor. So. keep it at hand, as the call for it may come most unexpectedly. for or against the plaintiff. This Docket publication shows that it is possible to write up decisions in "such a way that a child would know what the court is driving at. There is no excuse for obscurity in court decisions, in poetry, in doctors'' prescriptions, or in any other documents. The purpose of language is to make on_e____m_ea n i n g__<_l ea i_,__no L_to__coiicea Lit.= MR. DOOLEY SAYS OP DIVORCE: "Th' trouble about divorce is it always lets out iv th: bad bargain th' wan that made it bad," and, asks: "Was there iver a friendship that was annything more thin a kind av suspension-bridge between quarrels?" .Finally, on this.subject, "I think,!', said Mr.' Dooley to his friend Ilinnissy, "if people wanted to bo divorced, I'd let thim, but I'd give tli* parents into th' custody iv the childher. They'd lam thim to behave." - As to woman suffrage, says Mr. Dooley: "A baby is a good substichoot f'r aballot, nn'" th' hand that rocks tlr' cradle sildoin has time for anny other luxuries.." To Ilinnissy's ordinary female relations,"All that ��������������������������� Miction day means is th' old man goin'. off in th' with a light step an' fire 'in inornin his eye. an' coining home too nite at night with a dent in his hat." ____J-I.ancy___jna__ket__upsets=are^thus^sum������������������= med up: "Panics arc th' result iv too many people havin' money"; and, turning to the labor market, it occurs to Mr. Dooley that "A sthrike is a wurrukin' man'., vacation." Mr. Dooley on things spiritual: "My aunt seen a ghost wanst," said Mr. Ilinnissy. "Ivorybody's aunt has seen a ghost," said Mr. Dooley. A good deal of the new Dooley book is about .-.nicrican things, but at the. very end (here is a daring joko about golf. a game is golnf?" Whv do thev call it "What kind iv asked Ilinnissy. " rile nh'.ancient." "I don't know," said Mr. Dooley, "onless it is because th' President iv th' United States has just took it up." Worms feed upon the vitality of children and endanger their lives. A simple and ell'ective cure is Mother Graves' Worm ....terminator. O. 59 o THE ENDERBY PRESS AND WALKER'S WEEKLY Thursday, December 15, 1910 fSSsgSSZEztS-SSiSSS _S''.W_*Y'-^_^-_5 ^:^^_MS' LS.Q1CS Will be delighted with our Christmas Art Squares, Rugs and Carpets; also the many beautiful fancy Set and Single Pieces of Furniture. Could you find anything nicer for a present? W. T. HOLTBY Furniture Dealer and Undertaker BRADLEY BLK. ENDERBY Comment and Affirmation PROFESSIONAL G. L. WILLIAMS Dominion and Provincial Land Surveyor Bell Block Enderby, B.C. D R. H. W. KEITH, Office hours: Forenoon, 11 to 12 Afternoon, 4 to 5 Evenin. 7 to 8 Sunday, by appointment Office: Cor. Cliff und GeorReSts. ENDERBY w. E. BANTON, Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public, Co-nveyaneer, etc. Offices, Bell Block. Enderby,B.C. o SECRET SOCIETIES FRED. H. BARNES W. M. A.F.&A.M. Enderby Lodge No. 40 Regular moetin_i first Thursday on or after the full moon at S p. m. in Oddfellows Hall. Visiting brethren cordially invited. J. C. METCALF Secretary ..I. 0.0. F. ___. __������������������_' Eureka Lodge, No. ������������������0 Meets every Tuesday evenini. at S o'clock, in I. O. O. F. hall, Metcalf block. Visiting- brothers always welcome. J. A. McMorland, N. G., A. Reeves. Sec'y, E. J. Mack, Treas. ENDERBY LODGE No. 35, K. of P.' Meets every Monday evening: in K. of P. Hall. Visitors cordially invited to attend. J, N. GRANT,, C.C. C. E.STRICKLAND. K.R.S. R. J. COLTART. M.F. K.of P. Hall is thc only hall in Enderby suitable for public entertainment . For rates, etc, apply to- R. F. JOHNSTONE. M. E.. Enderby ___LN__EI-LE=^GH.URCH.ES. pHURCH OF ENGLAND. St. Goornc'H Church. ^ Enderby���������������������������Service every Sunday 8a.m., 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. LATE celebration of Holy Communion 1st Sunday in month at 11 u.m. Sunday School at 10 a.m. N. Enderby Service at I).15 p. m.. 2nd Sunday in month. Hullcar���������������������������Service at,'_ P.m. 4th Sunday in month. Mara���������������������������Service at 11 p. m. 1st and :!rd Sundays in month. Rcmilar meeting of St. George's Guild last Friday in month at 3 p.m. in St: Geori.c's Hall. Rev. John Lcech- Porter. Vicar. ���������������������������JV/TETHODIST CHURCH���������������������������Service. Sunday 7:Ii0 -LVJ- p.m. Junior Ep worth League. Tuesdays p. in, Prayer Mootin., Thursday S p. m. Sunday School, 2:,.f. p. m. C. F. CONNOR. Pastor. HE fact that Premier McBride is forty years old to-day is nothing. The fact that Premier McBride was born within the high walls of the penitentiary at New Westminster, while his father was governor of Lhat institution, is nothing. But the fact that Hon. Richard McBride, at 40, is Premier of the greatest provonce in thc greatest dominion under the British flag, is something of which we nil may bc proud. ,And the n?an who feels that he cannot drop his politics long enough to share in that pride, is to be pitied. Premier McBride has made a record that British Columbia is pleased with. He has not only contributed largely to the making of our present prosperity, but in so doing, has made for himself a fame that is reaching into Dominion affairs, and it will not be a surprise to anyone when the call. shall come for him to take up the larger work of building an Empire. ooo IT would be wise for the apple growers of the non-irrigating districts to organize for the purpose of better handling their product. It seems to be pretty well conceded now that the fruit from the non-irrigated orchards of the Northern Okanagan "stands up" better then the irrigated fruit. At the same time, it was proved at the Vancouver apple show that the irrigated fruit had the best of it over the non-irrigated fruit in size, and, perhaps, color. The advantage was not great, but sufficient to carry ofi the prizes. Such being the case, would it not be wise for the non-irrigated fruit to be held off the market until the irrigated fruit is out of the way? The non-irrigated fruit, as good in every way, and better in flavor and firmness, could then be brought forth as fresh as when picked from the trees, and it would be put on a ready market at better prices than it would command -with the market loaded. This is a matter of particular importance to the West Kootenay district as well as the Northern Okanagan. ooo IN the Presbyterian church last Sunday, morning, Rev. Mr. Campbell expressed a profound truth when he said that as Christians grasp the fuller knowledge ancl recognition of the Church universal���������������������������the Church of Christ as it exists and ever has existed among men���������������������������regardless of edifice, sect or creed,���������������������������thc finger of criticism now pointed at the church of men by the world, would quickly be withdrawn. There is a Church among men which the church of men is not prepared to recognize, where absolute harmony reigns, and there is an understanding which all the power of creed, sect, priest and tbe devil cannot shake, ancl where men live and let live their best without any bosses or bossing. T T would seem -*��������������������������� have to see to that Enderby will it that her name is on the map. In the cable from London last week reporting the prizes won,at the Royal Horticultural Show by the British Columbia exhibit of apples, thc name of Mr, Geo. R. Lawes appeared as winner of the silver Banksian medal, as "Geo. H. Laws,, British Columbia, apples." At the same time all the other sections represented by the exhibitors winning j prizes were named, while Mr. Lawes j was designated as from "British Columbia." We wonder who has a hold on that string ? ���������������������������-��������������������������� ������������������-���������������������������-,��������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������������������ ��������������������������� ��������������������������� ��������������������������� ���������������������������'���������������������������'������������������������������������������������������ WHO'S TO BLAME? The benighted individual who thinks that he cannot find a religious thought in this paper may possibly have himself to blame. The soul of a religious person reflects the natural world. We have known those who did not possess sufficient beauty in their imaginations to speckle the wing of a moth, nor music sufficient to drown the buzz of a fly. But to thoughtful, intelligent people there is an apostle preaching in every river wave and cloud bank. Such a person sees death descending on a falling leaf and a resurrection foretold in every bud. The trouble with a great many is that they will not think. As Ruskin once remarked, "they want Q every thing prepared for them so that all they have to do is to swallow it.''���������������������������Hartney Star. THAT AWFUL EDITOR Only editors know ������������������of the unspeakable egotism of some people. Experienced publishers are not surprised at the vanity that makes the silly woman beleive she is the one described with a broken-ribbed umbrella; editors have often observed the conceit of the man who imagines that his fob is the one that attracts editorial notice. When a publisher writes he does not think of individuals; he writes for a thousand. To him it makes no difference whether the calf skin covers a prayer-book, a.camera, or a dude; he cares not whether the day is Sunday or Saturday, "DRESPYTERIAN CHURCH-Sunday ���������������������������*- 2:.'. p.m.; Church service, 11 a. rn People's meeting, Wednesday. 8 p.m. IJ. CAMPBELL. Pnstor School, Yiiuiik Ma. strut)1. SMALL DEBTS COURT liirilfi}. by iappointment n woman. Police and Stipendiary OlTS every Saturday, by appointment at p.m " _rnhi.ni Ro.* POST OFFICE HOURS���������������������������8 a. m. to 0:30p. m.; mailN close, nouth bound. 10:00 a.m.: nnrtliliound. 4:00p.m. Cooking Stoves Coal and Wood Heaters Ranges, Etc. I have added a standard line of these goods and am prepared to quote you prices. Wm. H. Hutchison ENDERBY Having purchased the Business and Stock of Furniture and House Furnishings of W. T.. HOLTBY, we are in a position to give you Special Values in these lines. Call and see our M TM Sal. Commencing Saturday, Dec. 17th, until Mist, 1911 At Holtby _ Old Stand <>H>4<>KHf c-4H_f-+_~fc-4^ o--f_~f_^H_~f_*>_>4_>-f^ * Full Line of Christmas Groceries and Fancy Confectionery ? i r ��������������������������� ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� **-*-* *********** ^<_.<_<_������������������_._^<_*<_*<_<.. ������������������������������������^������������������(_4_.<^_������������������_e_*<_������������������_������������������_$. POLSON MERCANTILE CO. Quantities of them: Almonds Walnuts Filberts Brazils Peanuts Pecans Per pound (QUALITY EXCELLENT) Walter Robinson CASH GROCER Cut Glass is the Delight of ALL Especially at the joj^ous Xmas tide. We are also showing beautiful patterns of Pierce Brass to be worked up into pretty things for the home. A. REEVES Drug-gist & Stationer Clifl'St. Enderby REAL ESTATE IN THE NORTHERN OKANAGAN Offers the best bargains to be had in the Province for all purposes of Agriculture. Irrigation unnecessary. Special Bargains this Week We will have on cut for the Christmas Trad. Also Poultry, Fish and Sealshipt Oysters. Order early. G. R. Sharpe, Enderby, B. C. 260 Acres Land���������������������������4 miles from Bnderby;' -35 acres have been seeded to alfalfa. Price, .25 per acre; $2,000 down, balance on terms. 160 Acre-. Land���������������������������With large finished house, good stables and outhouses; 13 acres cleared; 3 seeded in clover; 130 bearing trees, 84 coming on; two good streams of water. An excellent bargain for $ 6,500; half cash, balance with interest in one year. Ideal fruit land. 90 Acres Land���������������������������1-J- miles from Enderby; level land; excellent for general farm purposes." Will sell ih 20-acre blocks." Price, $75 per acre; one third down, balance on terms. A good bargain. Large river front. 50 Acres Land���������������������������25 acres bottom land, balance bench land; good 5-roomed house, stable and outhouses; 22 acres cleared and in hay. Price, $4,200; on terms. CARLIN ORCHARD LANDS���������������������������Map and plans, with prices, can be seen at this office. These lands offer splendid inducements to parties desiring small acreage near station. IS one- and two-acre blocks of City property i. residential portion. On good terms. H. W. HARVEY Real Estate and Insuranco A Kent Afjrcnt for The National Fire Insurance Co., of Hartford; The Nova Scotia Fire Insurance Co., The ' London Guarantee and Accident Co., Ltd. ENDERBY GRINDROD John S. Johnstone Contractor and Builder, Enderby It was Judas that found fault with the woman for pouring ointment on the Savior's feet, and it will be only a Judas who will kick at the putting of gravel on our streets after this terrible season of mud and muck. R. D. COOK ENDERBY, B. C. 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