\A\VU.*i/*/*/4������^ Vv\\yw������������������=''''*'V-^'-Cegislftiive"I;ibrary\--'V ��������� ���������"', and Kettle Valley Orchardist FOURTEENTH YEAR���������No. 3 GRAND FORKS, B. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1914 $1.00 PER YEAR CITY COUNCIL The session of the city council on Monday - evening was not as long as it usually is. Mayor Gaw and Aid. Bonthron, Henniger, Manly and McCallum were present. ' James H Ryley submitted legal advise regarding the council making a grant of $1000 to Dr. Kingston's new hospital. He^ randered . the opinion that to make the grant legal a bylaw to this effect would have to be approved by the ratepayers of the city. On motion of Aid. Manly aid McCallum, the clerk was instructed to inform Mr. Kingston that the council had no power to make the grant without first submitting a bylaw to the people. Aid. Bonthron, chairman of the board of works, reported that the street work would be completed Tuesday evening. Winnipeg avenue had. been macadamized from the CP.R. trestle to First street; Donald street from the C.KR. crossing to Winnipeg avenue, and the macadamizing of Second street would be finished tomo-irow night. Besides this work a number of cross streets had been graded. About $1950 -.had been expended on. street imr provements. He bad interviewed the CP.R. engineer who visited the city last week in regard to the proposed Winnipeg avenue subway,but no definite conclusion had been arrived at. He advised that the matter -be taken up with W. O. Miller, district superintendent, and kept alive until an agreement between the city and the CP.R. is reached. In the event of the subway not being constructed, the trestle would have to be renewed next spring, and this counts were ordered to be paid. The clerk was authorized to transfer the deeds of the lots traded to the.townsite company for a right of way of the street to the Great Northern station. Supreme Court A sesion of the supreme court was held in the court house in this city on Monday afternoon, Judge McDonald presiding. There were only three cases on the docket. Two of these, J. W. Meagher vs. The Granby Company and Anthony de Visser vs. The Granby Company, were actions brought under the Workmen's Compensation act, and both were laid over until the next term of court. In the case of Carl Vick, a boy eight years old, vs. Morrin-Thomp- son, judgment was reserved. This was a very interesting case. From the evidence it appeared that the boy while playing in the basement of the Phoenix school, where defendants were installing a heating plants, had stumbled over a bar of iron and broken a leg. Damages were asked for. Caunty County A sitting of the county court was held in the court house . yesterday, Judge Brown presiding. In the case of Rutledge vs. Citi, judgment was given plaintiff for a small.amount. A-number; of cases were laid over until the next term of court. Two subjects of the Mikado of Japan were admitted to Canadian citizenship. About thirty Austrians applied for naturalization. These were laid over until the g)od moral character of the applicants could be established. work would be more expensive than the subway. A great portion of the work on the subway could be done this winter. On motion of Aid. Henniger and Bonthron, the clerk was instructed to communicate with Mr. Miller and ascertain what portion of the cost the company would bear of a 24-'oot wide and 12 foot high, clear, subway. Aid. McCallum, chairman of the water and light committee, reported that the lighting system had been finished in Chinatown, and the system all over the city was now in good condition. The school authorities had complained of stock running at large on the school yroperty, and tbey wanted the pound re-established at the Central schoal. On motion of Aid. Manly, their wishes were complied with and Peter Mc- Niven was appointed deputy pound- master. On motion of Aid. McCallum, families whose main support have; weekly gone to the front were granted water and light at the minimum rate. Aid. Henniger, chairman of the health and relief committee, was instructed to investigote a case of reported destitution in the North dition. Says Officers Will Retain Rank Capt. Kirk, who: returned from Victoria on Monday, reports that Lieut. Walker and the non-commissioned officers from Grand Forks will all retain their rank, and that the non commissioned officers and privates from here are so weli thought of that they form.a separate drill detachment and will later on be drafted into the 50th Highlanders, one of the crack regimentf. Two men only were considered doubtful^ on medical inspection, one on account of his eyesight and the other because he was minus a toe. Capt. Friday ���������The kaiser again orders an nttack on the front at Ypres, and a final effort is made to break the allies' lines, but' the latter make steady progress. The Germans want to reach Calais before they meet the Russians in Silesia. The Japanese and British forces storm the German fortress of Tsing- tau, and a three months' siege ends in a victory for the allies in the far East. Both sides have suffered heavy losses in attacks on the strong hold. Turkey is reported to be ad vane ing on Egypt. A holy war has been declared, according to Berlin re ports. The Armenian forcps join the Russians. Bulgaria may get Macedonia and join the triple en tente. A London report says the British ships forced the Germans to fight off the Chilean coast. Monmouth and Good Hope lost. Four hundred thousand meals are served daily at Bryssels by the United States commission. The Russians capture the fortress of Jaros.laW. Saturday The Germans fail to find a weak spot in the battle in France along the entire front'. The British lines are thinned but obstinately hold their ground and slowly creep forward in bloody struggles near Ypres With bayonets fixed, .Scotchmen and guards hurl back the Prussian masses. The Russian forces press forward into East Prussian territory aud dis lodge the enemy from strongly fortified positions. The Austrian army is cut off from the Germans, and must cross the Carpatians to escape. The admiralty announces the occupation by the British of Fao, a port of Asiatic Turkny, at the mouth of the river Shat el Arab, in the Persian gulf.. The German warships Scharu- horst and Gneisenau are declared to have been taken by Japanese cruisers. The German cruiser Geier is in-i terned at Honolulu. The most violent attempt of the enemy to hew through the line is at j Dixmude. The progress of the I Franco British forces is described as slow but satisfactory. The French artillery improves the position around Ypres. The Briti.-h navy got into the war picture today with two successes ��������� the destruction of the German.cruis er Emden in the eastern waters of the Indian ocean and the bottling up of the Konigsberg in the western extremity of the same sea. A Rome dispatch says that Germany, alarmed at the Russian sue cess, has made preliminary offers of peace to the Russian government, which have been rejected. The Prussian right wing gives way and the Russian cavalry advances farther into Germany. Re ports are conflicting regarding the situation in Galicia. It is understood the Italian gov ernmeut has addressed representa tions to Austria concerning mines in the Adriatic It is alleged that Germany paid Turkey as the price of her intervention in the war 200,000,000 marks. Turkish transports are sunk by the Russian fleet and great quantities of army supplies are lost. The Egyptians appear to be loyal to the British empire. Wednesday The Prussians capture Dixmude, but the Franco-British line is unbroken. The town is on a direct line to Dunkirk. The Germans claim to have taken two thousand prisoners. The allies have gained ground at" other points along the battle front. Twenty thousand prisoners are takun by the Russians. The rapidity of the advance of the czar's troops startles military experts. Przemysl is again surrounded. The Austrians claim successes against the Servians in the south. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph says the British gunboat Niger was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off Deal pier. It is officially announced at Pretoria that the South African rebels have been given until November 21 to surrender. ' IN THE CANNERY In view of- the fact that the weekly market has been phenomenally successful up to the present time, the raneher3 of the valley have been making plans to continue it through the winter months. With this end in view, they have for some time been endeavoring to secure a suitable building in which to hold it when the weather outside becomes too frigid and too wet for comfort. They now announce that the cannery has been secured for this purpose, and the market will be transferred to this building as soon as the climatic conditions in the street be- uncomfortable. come The longer the war lasts the more will the strength of the empire avail to replace losses, says Premier As- quith. ��������� The Canadian soldiers take the hardships of camp life cheerfully, (Yesterday's war summary on page 4) METEOROLOGICAL The following is the minimum The Japanese celebrate the victory at Tsing-tau. Monday The Germans begiu another at- Kirk says that Sergeant H. Broad tempt to hack tneir way to the Eng- and maximum temperature for each aud Corpora! G. Broad had received a cablegram from England saying are holding firm. Belgian patrols arc declared to have reached Ostend and to have round the coast clear. C. H. Niles and Geo. McCabe, while on their way to the lake in Mr. Niles' car last Saturday afternoon, had an experience that tbey would not like to have repeated every week in the year. When- runing along a steep embankment between Cascade and the lake, Mr. Niles ran the car close to the edge to avoid a puddle of water. Suddenly the ground gave way, and made two somersaults over the bank Mr. Niles jumped in the same direction the car was headed, but when it caught up to him it was stopped by a healthy bull pine stump. Mr. McCabe stayed with car, and when it stopped rolling he was fished out from underneath it as sound as he was when he left this city. Mr. Niles also escaped without a scratch. After a team, rope and tackle had been secured, the car was hauled back on the road. It was apparently all right with the exception of the wind break, and on being cranked it evinced every evidence of being unharmed, and the men resumed their journey to the lake. ; This incident may not have been a ] miracle, but it was certainly superlative luck. Mr. Niles, who is a bank manager, says he should have known that a run on any kind of a bank is a dangerous thing. that they could obtain commissions if they went to Englaud lish channel. The offensive move day during the past week, as re iuent is renewed in the Ypres and corded by the government therinom- Dixmude districts, but the allies eter on E. F. Laws' ranch: Nov. 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De Wet is reported to have Min. 6���������Friday 29 7���������Saturday .... 31 8���������Sunday, 3S 9���������Monday 29 10���������Tuesday 30 11���������Wednesday .. 35 12-Thursday 29 Max. 44 37 Inches Rainfall 0.19 The Lost Vowels He Missed It Christy Mathewson took Ileinie Zimmerman over to the Van Cort- landt club links a few days ago to 44' teach the big Blugger the great and ancient game of golf. As Zimmerman squared away at the tee Matty said: "You see, the object of this game is to hit the ball into the little hole by that flag you can just see over the hill." "Heine," who can hit a baseball 50 42! 43 j Przemysl is reported as surround-; farther than any man in the major The map is 30x40 inches, in a a(j.' very neat folder of convenient size. i Every subscriber to The Sun should .,, ��������� . . . i take advantage of this offer before Aid. Henuiger gave notice that ihe map8 are withdrawn. at the next meeting he would intro- ' ��������� duce a bylaw providing for theclos- Dr. Averi) this week exhibited an ing of the alley between Donald ' American Wonder potato, gaown on street and Ida venue, and the open- bis ranch, that weighed four pounds. At the present market quotations it t Constantinople. Tuesday beat Cronje in South Africa by dispersing a small government commando. A demand upon Germany that Turkey end the fighting in Tripoli against the Italians will be made by Italy. Russia makes plans to capture ed by the Russians, who seem to have shot most of the vowels out of it. Etaoin and Shrdlu have fallen, I and the capitulation of Vbgkqj is \ looked for.���������Chicago Tribune. ing of an avenue from Cecil street to . .,- ��������� . , . ., ,- , ������ . is worth 6 cents for kitchen use, and Winnipeg avenue. should bring a substantial increase | The monthly payroll and the over this price for exhibition pur-! The allies meef frontal attacks by past month's accumulation of ac-' poses. vigorously assuming the offensive. leagues, whistled the ball off the tee and over the hill toward the hole. As he walked up on the gjeen he found his ball was lying within ahout a foot of tho cup. He looked ' at it a minute and then said: Harry White, of Cranbrook, grand j "By gosh, I missed it." master of the I 0.0 F. order of, British Columbia, paid an official1 When some men fail to make a visit to Gateway Lodge No. 45 on J -hit they try to fix the responsibility an Lodge No. 45 on Wednesday evening. Barbers cut rates. supply conversation at on the hammer. It takes a capable man the conceit out of a man. to yank THE SUN, GRAND FORKS, B. C. PLOSIVES 'ME DETAILS OF THEIR AND ^MANUFACTURE USES The Only Powerful Explcsive Known For Many Centuries Wao Gunpow-. cler���������This Has Been Superseded by Many Modern High Explosives. For mauy centuries the only power ful explosive known and used for warlike purposes was' gunpowder, a mixture oi' sulphur, carbon and saltpetre. With its aid, Constantinople defended itself for.many years against. ��������� its enemies, and the conquest of South Western Europe by the Arabs in 1711, was no doubt in part due to their employment of this means of offence and defence. At tlie outset gunpowder was known as. Greek.fire, and was merely used to throw at the enemy like a modern hand grenade, but it was made almost exactly as it is today. A most interesting fact is that its composition was kept, a-close secret- by the Turks f6r from "live to six hundred years; but for this the course of history might have been very different. * But this primitive pyrotechnic was a feeble weapon compared with its modern descendants, the high explosives. It was not-until 18-15 that gua- powder met its first serious rival in guncotton, or nitro-cellulose, a substance which soon came into general use, and has remained a constituent of the majority, of smokeless powders ever since. When gunpowder is ex- plod (1 it produces a number of solid products which are seen as smoke, but guncotton affords- only colorless gases which are invisible. ^Cellulose is the organic matter wliich'forms the basis of all vegetable products and-of all substances made-from them (wood, cotton, silk, paper, etc.). To convert them into explosives they are treated with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids, technically known as "nitro-acid." The process is simple, but, nevertheless, extraordinary care has to be taken, otherwise the finished product becomes a greater source of danger to those who use it than to those against whom its use is intended. The terrible disaster which befell the French navy in 1911 will be in the memory of all. One of her proudest and mightiest engines of war the battleship, La Libcrte, was compleely wrecked with the loss of many hundred lives, owing to tho spontaneous explosion of some nitrocellulose. So much attention has now been devoted to the manufacture of this high explosive that not only can its serviceable qualities be relied, upon after twelve to fifteen years' storage, but deteriorated material can be worked up again, and made as good 'is new at a very-small cost. Guncotton and allied substances are prepared for service in various shapes and forms���������tubes, cords, tablets, discs, and rods���������each form exerting its own . particular influence upon the rate of combustion of the explosive. Very soon after the advent oJ gun- cotton, nitroglycerine and dynamite made their appearnce. The former is made by treating ordinary glycerine, a by-product of soap manufacture, with "nitro-acid" and as it is a liquid, and not therefore, well suited for an explosive, it is mixed with a fine sandy material, "infusorial organisms," and in this way dynamite comes into being. One of the most powerful of all high explosives is mad9 by saturating gun- cotton with nitroglycerine. It is known as blasting gelatin and, like dv- namite, is chiefly used for peaceful, industrial purposes, such as mining and tunnel driving. A strong impulse to the discovery of explosives more powerful than gunpowder was afforded by the theoretical conclusion that better results would be obtained by using projectiles of smaller diameter if they could be propelled with rreater velocity. Accordingly, we find melinite discovered by the French, lyddite by the English and shimose by the Japanese, tsut all these explosives are essentially the same, consisting of picric acid, a red solid made from carbolic acid, the disinfectant. The most up-to-date explosive for warlike purposes is trinitrate, which has very rapidly come into general use. This material (whose name might be mistaken for that of Welsh village) is also known in different' countries as trotyl, tolitc, trilite, tri- nol, trotone, tritol and also more familiarly as TNT. It has many advantages over its predecessors." It is perfectly stable, does not absorb water, and hence is equally effective under or above water. It is not sensitive to blow, shock or fire, and is fir more powerful in its effects. At tho present time, guncotton, lyddite, and TNT are all used for filling shells, and are technically known as "bursters." Tho "burster" is placed in the cen tral poriticn of the shell and in order that it may withstand the shock of impact on armorplate tlie outer casinrr of the shell is very thick and made of specially hardened steel, alloyed with one or other of the metals nickel, chromium or vanadium. At the base is the complex mechanism called the "fuse" the function of which is to ignite the "burster." As the effect of a penetrating shell is greater than one which explodes on mere contact, its point, is surrounded with a soft steel cap which supports, and guidon tho hard point beneath and so enables it to "bite" and penetrate the armor- plate. Not only are high explosives used in the construction of shells; they are equally necessary for torpedicft and mines. The submarine is simply a charge of high explosive suitably encased so that it either floats on or just below the si.rface. One type explodes on contact with a rigid moving body, like a ship; the other can be exploded by an eiectrical'communication from a distance. All explosions are dus'to the sudden liberation of an enormous volume of gas which, being intensely heated, expands with terrific force. The material of the explosive undergoes a very rapid combustion', and at the same time, owing to the disturbance produced in the air, an air-wave is propagated -which frequently travel's and effects destruction at a considerable distance from the scene of the explosion. The progress from gunpowder to guncotton is well illustrated by their rates of burning. One. pound of the former requires about a two-hun- dreth part of a second for its combustion, whilst the same weight of the latter "goes off" in a one-hundredth-thou- sandth part of a second, i.e., five hundred times more quickly.���������G. B. Milton, in Wonders of Land and Sea. TESTAMENTS' OF SOLDIERS f CANADIAN WOMEN AND THE WAR Germany Hac Run Amuck Germany has run amuck. There is no other explanation oT the kaiser's policy in forcing a general European Avar. Fortunate it is that Great Britain is compelled to cast her sword into the baalnce wihtout further loss of time/ ��������� ������������������'"��������� The issue is now joined. Either German autocracy must be crushed, or European democracy will be obliterated. There is no middle course, if the forces that the kaiser lias loosed are victorious, the map of European republicanism may as well be rolled up, and the American people prepare to make the last great .stand for democracy. All of continental Europe that is not Russianized will be Prussianized. France, will be reduced to the status of a third-rate power. Belgium, Holland and Denmark will fall successively into the maw of'German imperialism. Italy will beco.me a vassal state, the sun will have set upon tho British empire as well, and the mailed fist of the conqueror will make ready to strike the final blow at.democracy in the New World. The course of the German government cannot be reconciled with any theory of political sanity. Wantonly and deliberately the kaiser has plunged his sword into the heart of civilization. The whole world is paying tho penalty of his madness, neutrals as well as belligerents. Upon the Ainer ican people alone, 3,000 miles from the scene of conflict; is levied a tribue of millions of dollars a day in disorganized finance, and, the final reckoning that must be paid for this maniacal onslaught, of German autocracy defies calculation. The human imagination is staggered as it faces the inevitable consequences of this supreme achievement of paranoia. ' It is still..possible to sympathize with the German people in the great tragedy that has overtaken them, with their backs to the wall fighting a more powerful coalition than ever Napoleon faced.- But there can be only one answer to the kaiser's challenge to Europe. German autocracy has made itself the enemy of mankind. Its destruction will be the emancipation of the German people themselves as well as the salvation of European republicanism.���������New York World. When Lhe Wills of Tommy .Atkins and Jack Tar Are Legal The Statutes of Wills in force in Great Britain provide that wills oi soldiers in actual military, service, and of sailors, are subject to special legislation, but this privilege applies only to wills of personal estate. Wills 'of petty officers and seamen in- the navy, and of marines, as far as relates to their pay or prize-money must be attested by an officer, and wills made by a seaman in the merchant service must, if made at sea, be attested bv the master or mate, and if made on land, by a superintendent of a mercantile marine office, a minister of religion, justice of the peace, or consular or customs officer. The effects of seamen, marines and soldiers killed or dying in the British service, are exempt from the regular duty; and if they amount to less than a hundred pounds, they are not probated. In the case of prisoners of war-, wills are subject to special re- C'llations. - ���������--.-���������. Under the French law, oral wills are not recognized, but soldiers' and sailors' wills are subject to special rules as in most' other countries. . In Germany there is a provision that the formalities may be relaxed in certain car.es, such as imminent death, a prevailing epidemic, a state of siege. ,.ust recently ' the officers of the German warships Goeben and Breslau filed their wills with the German consul at Messina, so that these might come under that classification. The cruisers were supposed ; to be preparing to run -out through the English fleet, which was reported--!.*) be lying in wait for them off the harbor,; but instead they fled with all speed to neutral waters, where they were sold to prevent fighting and capture. In :the wills, the only with United States nuncupative right to make which lies sailors at sea or soldiers in the field, are somewhat rare, but one was admitted to probate in King-; County in December,. 1909. It was made by George O'Connor, chief engineer of the steamship 'Dorothy, when the vessel was in inid-ocean. All that he said was: "Everything that I have belongs to my Lizzie." The will was proved.with the aid of two witnesses,: the captain and the first officer of the Dorothy. in the Argentine commerce depart Country of Flour Miils Flour milling is generally consideerd tho most important industry in Hungary. Theer are 21,000 flour mills in operation, about ninety per cent, of which are small mills that supply only the demands of the localities in which they are situated. The remainder of steam mills are equipped with the most modern machinery and prepared to compete in the world's markets Hungary grows large quantities of wheat,, and certain grades of it are among the. best in the world. At present it sometimes happens that so large a percentage of Hungarian wheat is bought by the Austrian mills through the co-operation:* of the Austrian railways that the Hungarian mills are forced to import Russian wheat. Hungarian coal mines, operated by the government, are unprofitable. Recently it was estimated based on pact years, that the net loss to the government on all the coal mines it owns and operates would be at least $300.- 000 for the present year. W. N. .;. 1021 Tunnel is Most Closely Guarded Both Italy and Switzerland liav-i adopted measures to fortify the entrances of the famous Simplon tunnel. Near the middle of teh tunnel, a few yards from the Swiss forntier. Italian engineers have put. in place a double iron door that can resist I ho rush of an express train proceeding at the rate of GO miles an hour. This iron door is worked by electricity from Iselle, the station at the Italian end of the tunnel and under ordinary condtions it is hidden in the rocky side of the tunnel. The door is carefully tested once a week. Canada's Trade The trade and ment has issued a comprehensive an alysis of the trade of Brazil and Argentina with a view;to showing opportunities which Canada now has of capturing some trade of which Germany has been deprived: as*������a result of the war. Germany's: total "export trade to Argentina in 19.12 amounted to, nearly $62,000,000 as compared ''with about $116,000,000 for Greal"'. Britain and about-$2,250,000 from Canada; Brazil bought from Germany.in 1912 goods to the value of $160,000,000 as compared with .$235,000,000 from Great Britain and $3,400,00 from Canada. The opening of Canada in securinfr markets in Argentina and Brazil to replace cerman goods are many. They include manufactured timber canned goods, paper and wood pulp, manufacturers of iron and steel, agricultural machinery, cement, furniture and preserved fish. "Lo you know tho. parables, boy?" asid a bishop once, boy?" said a bishop once. '.'And which of the parables do like best?" "I like the one," he answered, after a moment's thought, "where somebody loafs and fishes." my you "Mow's vacation, Johnnie?- "Bully! Fell off a shed, most got drowned, tipped over a beehive, was hooked by a cow, Jim Spindles licked me twice, and I got two stone bruises and a stiff neck."���������Ziou's Herald. Brown (whose new cook is worse than the last)���������It was you who recommended that new cook to my wife, wasn't it? Jones (with diffidence)���������Yes, old man. Brown (vengefully)���������Then I must' ask you to come home to dinner with me tonight.���������Sketch. A True Story Everybody knows that the quality of reliability is the most valuable asset that man can have, and how rare it is. The man who sticks to his job under all circumstances is the man who makes the nation. An illustration of this fact lies in the story ^that was told about a man who once owned a carrier pigeon���������one of those pigeons which, no matter where it went, could always be relied upon to come back. This gentleman .was talking one day with a friend of his and he said: "What do you suppose happened to that pigeon oj' mine? I was talking with a fellow the other day about him, and made the remark that this I..geon always came back no maU.;,r where he went, and he said that Indict not believe it. He said that he could take that pigeon to Philadelphia and he would be willing to bet me $100 that the pigeon would not come back inside of twenty-four hours." 1 told him that I would take i.iin up. Well, sir, he took the pigeons down to Philadelphia, and what do you suppose he did?" "I can't imagine," said the 1'rk-nd. "Didn't he let him loose in Phikubi- phia?" "Oh yes, hc l3t him loose; hut before he let him loose he flippm". tho pigeon's wings." "Well, that was too bad," said friend. "Then you lost your bet, the pigeon didn't come back? ' The man smiled. "Oh. yes, the eon came back and I won my bet." "lie came back?" said the friend. "Sure," said the man. "lie came back, but he had awfully sore feet." Patriotic Organizations That Have Been Formed in the Dominion When the call to arms for the defence of the British empire sounds ���������from east to west of Canada, it is not the men only who are stirred by that appeal to patriotism, loyalty and gratitude for protection in the past. The women, in their own way, responded as quickly and as wholeheartedly. When the South African war broke out and Canada responded nobly to the need of the mother country for men the women did their share' not only by encouragement bfft"by raising of money for the relief of the wives and others left behind, by visiting these other women and using influence in many cases to, help them, and by sending medical and other supplies to the contingents in South Africa. Almost immediately after Canada began to take an active part in the South African war the Montreal Herald made, the suggestion that a patriotic fund should be started for those in need. It was; the idea of the Herald, but it, was /adopted at once by the -Montreal Star, and the larger and wealthier newspaper henceforth conducted the campaign, for. funds, to which great numbers of women and children contributed. ..-.'���������������������������'." In October, 1899, Mrs. Hutton, wife of Major-General (now Sir Edward) Hutton, then commanding the Canadian militia, -organized the '������������������'���������-���������. Soldiers' Wives; League, under the patronageof- Lady Mihto, wife of the then governor- general. The object of the league was to bring the wives of all soldiers in Canada,, of every rank, into close touch and sympathy, foVmutual aid and assistance in times of distress and difficulty. "Systematised aid was arranged by the league for the families of the men who formed the Canadian contingents- for active service in South Africa. The; president of the league was Mi's. Driimmond, wife of Major (now Brig.-Gen.)" Lawrence' ."Driimmond, then military secretary to the governor-general, and the secretary was -Mrs.. Cotton. In Montreal, Mrs. W. D. Gordon, wife of Colonel Gordon, who himself saw service in South Africa, was at the head of affairs, and daughter ; Mrs. Minden Cole was secretary! Quebec and ��������� Winnipeg also formed branches: It is exceedingly likely that when the Canadians go to the .front, the league will'now be revived. It was in February, 1900, that Mrs. Clark Murray, wife of Professor Clark Murray, - of M cGill Un i versi ty, f ou nd eel the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, with juvenile branches called the Children of the Empire. From a small beginning, and after a time of eclipse, this society has grown to enormous proportion's. There are chapters all over Canada, and in the United States there are 400,000 Brit-; ish women enrolled Under its name. A large number of women were deeply interested, also, in the Canal ian. branch of the British Red Cross Society. This was organized in''1897 by Lieut.-Col. George Sterling Ryer- son, M.D., of Toronto, and Avas.tha first colonial branch of the society in any country. It will be remembered that during the war Dr. Ryerson acted as British Red Cross Commissioner in South Africa. A great many branches were formed in Canada, chiefly in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Women's committees worked industrious- | ly, sending- supplies to the soldiers, and the button with the badge of the society was to be seen worn by such well-known Montreal women as Mrs. H. B, Yates wife of Dr. 11. B. Yate;, and Miss Roddick', sister of Sir Thcs. Roddick, who were active in the work of the society. If the women of Canada were ready then, there is every evidence that the present emergency will find them even better equipped, and as enthusiastic���������if not more so���������in their loyal effoits to do their share, in their own way towards helping the empire.��������� Mary Maoleod Moore (published in "Canada"). CLOTHESPIN MACHINES What Happens When a Log of Wooi: Starts Through Them Making clothespins is "an industry that nets handsome returns to manx American factories. At Martinsville,. Ind., there is a factory which has,a. capacity of more than 200,000 clothespins a day. A rough log started through the mill comes out as hundreds of tha shapely little wooden pins familiar ta tho back yard. Tho logs arc cut into blocks about sixteen inches long,- .which a headlong saw cuts into board* about five-eighths of an inch thick. A gang of saws cuts.these'boards into strips five-eighths1 of an inch square and each long enough to make four pins. These strips are placed on an automatic trimmer and cut to the required length. They are then cou* yeyed to the automatic lathes, seven in number, each with a capacity of four dozen a minute. From the lathes the pins drop to the slotting machines and from these to tho dry- room, where all -'moisture is removed. Next they go to the polishing cylinders, whicb are filled about half full of pins, chips and sawdust. The cylinders revolve slowly for four hours, after which the pins drop into chutes to be conveyed to the packing room- Each lathe has a capacity of dozen pins a day.���������St. Louis Dispatch. 2,100 Post- th'-; an i pitf "No," said the old gentleman, sternly, "I will not do it. Never have I .sold anything by false representations, and I will not begin now." For a moment he was silent, and the clerk, who stood before him could see thai the better nature of his employer was fighting strongly for the right. "No," said the old man again, "! will not do it. It is an inferior grade of shoe and I will never pass it off at anything better. Mark it 'A Shoe Fit For a Queen,' and put it in th? window. A queen does not have to do much walking. Two washerwomen were one day teiling of the progress made by their various lads in their chosen worK. "Tell me, Mrs. Casey," asked Mrs. Clancy, "what's your son John doing n.-w?" "John's on the stage���������he's a light comedian," answered Mrs. Casey. "Ye don't tell me!" exclaimed Mrs. Clancy. "An' would ye moind tellin' me what a 'light comedian' is?" "Well," expl. inert Mrs. Casey, "in me. son's case It's this: He play-; a silent part behind the black ci.rlfm with his mouth in a hole, and in frciK ic a candle, and when .Alkali Al shoots at the candle John blows it out.", ; Antwerp, a City Rich in History Antwerp, the city to which the Belgian royal family have removed to escape the German advance on.Brussels, is not only one of the oldest cities in Europe, but has-many limes played an important part in the making of stirring history. Antwerp appears in history as early as the seventh, century. A century' later it was an important port--and market town. In the twelfth century it was commercially prosperous and under the rule of the dukes of Burgundy, who at .times aspired not only to the throne of France but harbored designs, on "the crown of England. In the fifteenth century Antwerp was one of the.most important marts in Europe, the enteringc-point for English and continental. traded In - the sixteenth century, under the' rule of ���������Charles V. it was the seat of the Han- seatic League and the money depot of Europe. In .1581-5 it was besieged,, taken and ruined by the Duke of Alva, In. 1794.the French took the.city and restored i������s prosperity. Napoleon the Great attempted to make it rival' London. ' - . , . .::' ;--. -.'..'Antwerp,- located on the' Scheldt, having an outlet to. the sea safeguarded by the British and French fleet and being stivngly fortified on the landward side, is regarded as irnpr. enable, hence its selection at this " time by King Albert as a place of refuge from which to direct the Belgian resistance* to the German forces. The city's transit and other commerce-of late years has run well upover $1,000,000 a year. It has a large industrial quarter and^ is a diamond centre. The government of Antwerp is administered by a burgomaster, assisted by five assessors and a municipal council of 39 members. The city's annual budget is about ?7,000,000. its debt is $60,000,000. Water and gas are supplied by private corporations. The city, has sixteen daily newspapers, six in French and ten in Flemish. There are many notable hospitals and educational institutions, two theatres and noteworthy ecclesiastical and secular buildings among them the Cathedral of Notre Dame, one of the sights of Europe, the Hote'. de Villa and the museum of art, where are priceless paintings by Rubens. Winders, Van Dyck, Van Eyck, Memling, Matys and others. Many "old masters" among painters, notably Rubens, were natives or residents of Antwerp, long famous as an art centre. dinner to git "Marse Tom, please come to early Sunday, cause I want;; to go to a funeral." "All right, Aunt Hannah. Which would you rather do, go to a funeral or a wedding?" "Why, Mavse Tom, cose I'd rather go to a funeral���������if it witz one cf my friends."���������Harper's Magazine. Counting Ten Gibbs���������What do you think of this Idea of counting ten before you speak- when angry? Oibbs���������Well, I know this, that counting out $10 when my wife is angrv has a mighty soothing effect. "There is a machine that can be graduated to measure the millionth part of an inch." "I know," said the railway passenger. "They use 'cm in the refreshment rooms on this line when making ham sandwiches." Tsars It'c tfeais that keep the human soar from freezing up. Have you ever stopped to llnnk of the kind of world this would be'without tears? The tears of the babe, the tears ot the mother, the tears of the "strong man! As the dew on the clothes of the earth at morning time, so are tears scattered among people,' as change is wrought and events step ahead, the beautificrs of the race. No man or woman ever shed honest tears without seeing better and clearer afterwards. Moments there be when the human heart becomes "too full for utterance." And it is at such a time that tears must flow that vision may become, newly adjusted; But woo bo to him by whom unhappy tears must come���������the tears of anger, of oppression, of poverty���������of war. Tears of joy, tears of thankfulness, tears of full expression. Well, thesfi kind are worth while. So don't be afraid of them when they abruptly appear. Would Want More She���������What would you do if someone should leave you a hun..red thousand dollars? He���������I suppose I'd begin to realize how little a hundred thoiisanl really is. "What makes the beautiful brook bound from rock to rock, dearest?" "rt'.i full of spring water, darling." ���������Philadelphia Public Ledger. Justin McCarthy used to tell a story of tle'nry Ward Beocher. Mr. Beechor entered his church one day and founrf several letters r waiting him. He opened one and found it contained the single word "Fool." Quietly and with becoming .seriousness ho announced to the congregation the fac: in these words: "I have known many an instance of a man writing a letter and forgetting to sign his name, but this is the only instance I have ever known ol a man signing his name and forgetting to write the letter." my my He���������Yes, the governor cut off allowance, so I've had to cash brains for a living. She���������I wondered why you were looking so thin.���������Boston Transcript Vanity covers a multitude of skinft with cosmetics.���������Judge THE SUN, GRAND FORKS, B. C. 1 '" ���������r Constipation Prompt Relief���������Permanent Cure CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS never fail. Purely vegetable���������act surely but gently on ihe liver. Stop after dinner distress���������& cure indigestion���������; improve the complexion���������brighten liic cy ess Small Pill, Small Dose, Small Price. Genuine must bear Signature ��������� When Animals Sleep Little people in.. the nature study class will be interested in knowing the interesting habits of sleep which are followed by different animals. Elephants sleep standing up. When in a herd a certain number will always stand watch while the others sleep, for the big, powerful beasts are. timid and cautious -at night and will not go to sleep unguarded. Horses have a special arrangement about their knees - enabling them to sleep on their feet, though they also sleep lying down. Bats s\eep head downward,, hanging by their hind claws. Birds, with few exceptions, sleep with their heads turned tail ward over the back and the beak thrust beneath the- wing. Storks, gulls and other long-legged birds sleep standing on one leg. Ducks.sleep on open water. To avoid drifting ashore, they keep paddling with one foot, ,thus making them move in a circle. Foxes and wolves sleep curled up, their noses and the soles of their feet close together and blanketed by their bushy tail. Lions, tigers and cat animals stretch themselves out flat upon the side. Their muscles twitch ,and throb, indicating that they are light and restless sleepers. Owls, in addition to their eyelids, have a screen, that they draw sideways across their eyes to shut out the'iight for they sleep in the daytime. Minard's Liniment Relieves Neural- Thoughts For the Thoughtless The error of a minute may be the sorrow of a lifetime. Impatience and human pride havo destroyed or misled more souls than deliberate wickedness. .. Selfishness puts away friends; idleness stops success in life; ^carelessness and indulgence break doAvn health. To do our work conscientiously and cleverly is not sufficient. We must do it with cheerfulness and vigor. If we examined our own,faults attentively we should have less time to detect and more inclination to pardon those of others. It is impossible to live happilyWithout prudence, goodness and justice. Soothing PURELY VEGETABLE���������KOT NARCOTIC PATENTS Fetherstonhaugh & Co., head office, King street east, Toronto, Canada. His Foot in It "Well," said the hostess, biddiug her guest good, night, :"you have; a long drive home, but it's a lovely evening." "Yes, isn't it a fine night?" answered the. guest addressed. "So you'll have a nice drive and won't wish you hadn't come to see me." "On the contrary, I assure you, I always think that the drive home is the very best part of affairs like this." Another one of the things that might have been put differently if one had had time t~> think it over.���������Cleveland Plain Dealer. Clarence���������Do you wead that the f deuced dyes they use to color clothing will no longer be obtainable because of the horrid wah? Reggie���������Dear," dear! What's a fellow to do? Dwess in black? Clarence���������If we are to dwess in black, I shall feelalmost sorry mother didn't insist upon making me a clergyman, don't you know?���������Cleveland Plain Dealer. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured ) *vlth LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot rce-ft Iho seat of the disease. Catarrh la a blood or constitutional disease, ������nd in order to euro It you must take Internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Curo is taken Internally, and acts directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces. .Hall's Catarrh Curo la not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by ono oJ tho best physicians In this country for years and Is n regular preacrlptlon. It li composed of the best tonics known, combined with tho best blood purifiers, acting directly on tho mucous surfaces. Tho perfect combination of tho two In-rredlents Is what produces such wonderful results la curing catarrh. Send for testimonial*!, free. F. J. CHKNEY & CO., Props., Tolodo. O. Sold by DruKKlsts, price 75c. 1'ake Hall's Family Pills fee oonstlDatJoa. Fresh Supplies in Demand.���������Wherever Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil has "been introduced increased supplies have been ordered, showing that wherever it goes this excellent Oil impresses Its power on the people. No matter in what latitude it may be found :its potency is never impaired. It is put up in most portable shape In bottles and can be carried without fear of breakage. Proving It People nowadays don't know how to rraise-children. They let the youngsters-have their own way too much. That's right. Now, look at these chicks of mine. They wouldn't have amounted to anything if they hadn't Ibeeh'-sat upon. Minard's Liniment Cures Burns, etc. The leopard maintains its existence alongside its far more powerful rivals the lion and tiger, by reason of its greater activity and power of climbing/. Often it is driven from its well- earned prey by the brute force of these greater cats, but it has the wise habit of storing tho remains of its meals in a tree, the weight of meat thus placed aloft in one effort being sometimes almost incredible. First Trooper, Imperial Yeomanry (discussing a new officer)���������Swears a hit, don't 'e, sometimes? Second Trooper���������'E's a masterpiece 'e Is; Just opens 'is mouth and lets Jt say wot it likes.���������Punch. For Girls. Who Would be Popular Do not do those things which you know men dislike, such as dressing.in a masculine fashion and behaving more like a well bred gentlewoman. Do not consider it too much trouble to talk and be agreeable to a man. He wants drawing out and liates talking to a girl who evidently considers it entirely his place to do the entertaining. ������������������..'���������' ������������������.-'.' Do not be above taking an interest in the sports and pursuits of men acquaintances; It is said that a man is never so happy as when talking of himself. Study the art of listening intelligently. '.' Do not commit the mistake of flirting". A man amuses ^himself with a flirt for a few weeks, but then he forgets her existence, whereas, a girl who is frank and sincere is always sure of men friends. '���������';-��������� Do not cultivate the habit of saying sharp," sarcastic 'things. Men hate sarcasm, partly because they don't know how to take it and-because they are not always sharp enough to retaliate. .-'��������� Acquisition of Relics The enterprising American who has pleaded guilty to the theft of a brass handle, from an antique bureau in .the Robert Bums cottage at Ayr had the less excuse for his indiscretion in .thai: by merely,waiting a few years he could probably have seen handle, bureau and all as often as he liked -by visiting some museum in his own country. When in a single day an American captures Master Humphrey's clock, a lock of Wolfe's hair, a first edition of "Endymion," .a first edition ot the "Faerie Queeno," and" autograph letters and original manuscripts of j Stevenson, Drowning, Andrew Lang ' and others, is it any wonder that a fellow-countryman who lias been entertaining guests at the Tani O'Shah- tor Inn should'yield to the delusion that any object of historic or artistic interest ia the Old World was his for the taking? As the judge noted, in mild reproof, "apparently Americans have different ideas of such matters than -prevail in this country. We would not criticisze his decision, but still, there arc certain forms that should be observed in all our acquisition of relics. To violate them needlessly is to offend the very persons to whom we should be exceedingly grateful for caring for these things until the time comes when we want them. ���������New York Evening Post. oov Even the Laziest Liver and Bowels respond to the gentle action of THE BEST MEDICINE FOR LITTLE ONES Baby's Own Tablets are the- "best medicine for little ones. They are guaranteed by a government analyst to be absolutely safe and never fail to cure constipation, colic, colds and simple fevers by regulating the stomach and bowels. Concerning them Mrs. S. Shannon, TJrney, N.S., writes: "I have used Baby's Own Tablets for my two children and think they are just what little ones need. I would not be without them." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents-a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. "Look here, waiter?" shouted the angry,''hungry, ������������������'guest at- the restaurant. & "Yessuh, yessuh!" answered the waiter, who appeared to be all out jf breath,-as from some sort of violent exertion'. "I ordered that turtle soup an hour ago and you haven't brought it yet." "Yessuh, nosuh! ��������� Ah'm plum sorry, suh, but it jest couldn't be helped. When Ah done cotched dat turtle an' j*was atakin' him to de cook he doiii.' slipped outah mah hands an' ran out de back doah an' up de alley. Yessuh. Ah had to chase him foah blocks befo' Ah could catch him. Pow'ful hot wethah fo' runnin' suh. Yessuh, he'l'. be ready in er minute." W. N. U. 1021 A Murder in 1870 Avenged in 191-1 An exceedingly sad story comes from the front." ��������� ��������� During the Franco-German war of 1870 the Germans, by their invasion of Alsace, spread untold miseries among the villagers, whose property they claimed. A certain well-to-do farmer named Haui'f became so much enraged by the plunder; of his well- stocked farm that he shot dead two German soldiers. He was immediately taken outside his house and executed. In vain his wife begged for his life.. She afterwards found their little boy crying on the dead body ot" his father. "Mother," the child said, "when I grow up I shall avenge father and shoot Germans." The widow, finding further abode in Alsace under German rule unbearable, emigrated to Belgium aud settled near Vise, where she took another farm. -Her boy became a man, the father of a family, including two boys, and for forty-two years his "mother shared with him and her grandsons happy family life at Vise. Then came the present war, and the German troops arrived in Vise. The Belgian inhabitants had just before destroyed a bridge over the Meuse. For this they were severely* punishod by destruction of their houses. Farmer HaulT witnessed these outrages, and beside himself with distress, and remembering his promise over his father's body, shot one German invader dead. At once a number of soldiers seized him and dragged also from his house his two sons. All three were placed against a wall and summarily executed. It was thus the fate of the poor widow to see her husband, her son, and her two grandsons shot before her eyes. First Politician���������Say, Bill, wot's this bloomin' mortuarium they be tarkin' so much about? Second Politician���������Well, ye sec, it's like this. You don't pay nothin' to nobody and the government pays it for ye. first Politician���������Well, that sounds a bit of all right, doan't it?���������Punch "Captain." "Yes, madam." "If you should encounter one of those floating mines will you be sure to call me? I've always wanted to see one of those things."���������Detroii; Free Press. "Belling the Cat" "Who "will bell the cat?" is a curious old proverb, famous in parable and in history. The mice, says the parable, held a consultation how to secure themselves1 from the cat, and they resolved to hang a bell about the cat's neck to give warning when she approached, but after they had resolved on doing it they were as far off as ever, for who would do it? Both parable and proverb have immortalized themselves in history. When the Scottish nobles met at Stirling in a body they proposed to take Spence, the obnoxious favorite of James II., and hang him and so get rid of him. "Ah," said Lord Grey, "that's very well said, but who'll bell the cat?" "That will I," said the black Earl Angus; He undertook the task, accomplished it and was called "Archibald Hell the Cat" until his dying day.��������� Glasgow Times. Sweet and palatable, Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator is acceptable to children, and it does it work surely and promptly. The lawyer was Scotch and th3 judge was English. The case in argument concerned certain water rights, and the lawyer had frequently to use the word "water," which he pronounced very broad. "Mr. So-and-So," at last interrupted the judge, "do you spell 'water' with two Ts' in your country?" "Na, na, my lord," quickly retorted the lawyer; "but we spell 'manners' wT twa 'n's'!"���������Tit-Bits. Boy���������Bin 'ere long, mister1? Angler���������About an heir. Boy���������You ain't caught anything 'ave yer? Angler���������No, not yet. Boy���������Ah, I thought so, as the.'o wasn't no water in that pond (ill all that rain last night.���������London Opinion. It is a Liver Pill.���������Many of the ailments that man hasyto contend with have their origin in a disordered liver, which is a delicate organ, peculiarly susceptible to the disturbances that come from irregular habits or lack of care in eating and drinking. This accounts for the great many liver regulators now pressed on the attention of sufferers. Of these there is ...none superior to Parmelee's Vegetable Pills. Their operation though gentle is effective and the most delicate can use them.. Take IS At all Druggists and Stores. Abbey Vita Tablets Nerves for Sick you could?" perhaps, will in marble��������� ������������������" A rich, but exceedingly mean man, residing in upper New York, who had an excellent wine cellar,, but poo:.- wine,-found that in spite' of its quality, someone of his servants- was always stealing it. He called his but ler, who was in a.chronic state of dis- guest at his employer's stingness. and. said: "Thomas, this has got to stop! It is your business to attend to such matters. Now, what would you suggest as. the most practical way to preserve the wine?" ��������� "I don't know, sir," replied the butler, "unless you put something that's better worth drinking alongside of it." Minard's where. Liniment for sale every- A few days after the new farmer had purchased a horse from a thrifty Scot he,returned in an agry mood. "You told me this horse had won half a dozen matches against some of the best horses in the country. He can't trot'a mile in six minutes to save himself. You lied to me!" he denounced. "I didna lie.. It was in plowing matches he took sax prizes," calmly replied Sandy. The Hunting Spirit Signs have already appeared���������signs of the hunting season, which is ne.ifr at hand. Signs of a good season, too. Over the hills and mountains, at about this time of year, hovers a-sort of mist visible only to the sons of Nimrod. It is not inert, but strangely beckons. By those-who have the eyes to see and the gift and grace of understanding it is called "the spirit of hunting." If you would smile at this fancy, remember the story, that is told of Whistler. A tourist stood beside the famous artist in a country of lakes and mountains. One was seeing the sama sunset that the other was only looking at.-'-. ���������"'I don't see anything in a sunset," complained the tourist. "But don't you wish said; Whistler. The spirit of hunting, some day be embodied the masterpiece of a Borglum. The.k zest and exhilaration of the hunt are not to be known vicariously, .by-proxy. They are learned only through experience, but it doesn't, take very long. After the first hunting trip there is no curo for the malady that results. Some friend of yours for example. Hc disappeared into the woods with a -Remington and a camping kit, and when he came back- he was a different man, His beard was shocking. He never acted the same again. Like Barkis, however, he was a willing victim; and every year when the fever comes and lie takes to the hard miles and crooked trails, there is no holding him back. The best thing you can do is to go along, with your hunter-friend. You can easily get your doctor to advise it. A hunter is as old as he feels, and judged by.that standard he has the advantage over old pbnee de Leon, who searched long and vainly for the Fountain of Youth; and though the gift of the trails and tramps and campiires is physical health and strength one always comes back with a sense tlu-.t somehow an even richer le'gac;. been bestowed. nay An ambitious young man called -upon a publisher and stated that he had decided to write a book. "May I venture to inquire as to the nature of the book you propose to write?" asked the publisher, very politely. "Oh," came in an offhand way from the aspirant to literary fame. "I think of doing something on the line of 'Les Miserables,' only livelier, you know." Tourjh Luck He was a Yorkshircman. and, though he had risen in the world, wy.s beginning to change into the sera and yellow loaf. To hi*; neighbor at the dining table he began to com- plaii. about the state of his digestion. "It's a queer thing," he went .on, reminiscently. "When I wor youm? I could eat owt, but could got nowt. Now that I can get owt 1 can eat nowt." "What is in the mail from daughter?" asked mother, eagerly. "A thousand kisses," answered father, grimly, "and sixteen handkerchiefs, two waists and four batches o~f ribbons for you to wash and mend."���������Kansas City Journal. It happened on a three-cent car line. The car was crowded. A man got on. He bought a quarter's worth of tickets (eight). The conductor took one and handeii him the other.'-. "Tickets," called the conductor as he came around for fares again. The un- i sophisticated one gave him another. Other calls, and finally the fellow handed over his last ticket, saying, Py liiminel, I pay no more tickets! i valk!" And he got oh' and walked. Properly Classified In the census office at Washington acts against the law are recorded under a few main heads, such as murder, burglary, etc. A lady who was working there recently ran across the crime, "Running a blind tiger." After a puzzled moment she placed it under the list, "Cruelty to Animals." SICK Proper Food DOC OR Put Him Right Tho food experience of a in his own case when worn from sickness and when ishment the worst way. phy.sici'in and weak- need ing nour- is valuable. I ���������"' "Here, what's all this row about?" asked the copper, breathlessly. "Why, this woman is collecting money for the peace society, and when I refused to contribute she knocked me down," explained the mock-looking man.���������Buffalo Express. "Yes, sir. Biggs is one man in a billion." "I don't believe I follow you." "Why he claims to be one of those Americans who were in Liege just before the siege."���������Buffalo Express. Susie's grandmother hail been scolding her. Susie felt indignant, but had been taught never to "answer back." However, she got even. Taking her kitten in her anus she thus soliloquized: "Kitty, I wish one of us was dead this minute. Not yon, Kitty, nor ino, Kitty, but one of us three in this room." Try Murine Eye Remedy If you have.Red, Weak, Watery Eyeo or Granulated Eyelids. Don't Smart���������* Boothea Eye Pain. Druggists Sell Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid, 25c., 50c. Mu. rlno Eye Salve In Aseptic Tubes 25o* 50c. Eye Book Free by Mall, Aa lj* Tcsic Ctti ttr All Eye, Hit Notd Cir������ MURINF EYE REMEDY CO., Chicago. Danger Not Imminent "Better go home, .Jimmy, your moth er is looking for you." "Has she got the hairbrush her?" "No." "Then I guess I'll play awhile er."���������Pittsburgh Post. ith long- The mistress was complaining to the maid that the balustrade seemed always dusty. "I was at Mrs. Brown's yesterday and her stair rails are clean and as smooth as glass." "Yea, mum," said Mury Jane, "but you forget, that Mrs. Brown ha3 throe small boy.-." "An attack of grip, :;o severe it came near making an end of me, left ! my .stomach in such condition I could not retain any ordinary food. I knew of course; that [ must have food nourishment or I could never recover. "J began to take four teaspooiu'iila of Grape-Nuts and cream three timco j a day and for 2 weeks this was almost ' my only food. It tasted so dulicioua j that I enjoyed it immensely and my j stomach handled it. perfectly from I tho first mouthful. It was so nourish- j ing I was quickly built baciv to normal health and strength. ��������� "Grape-Nuts ������is of great value as ! food to .sustain life during serious r.K- I tacks in which tho stomach is so ! deranged it cannot digest and assiml- i late other food:'. j "I am convinced that were Grape- N'uts more widciy used by physicians, it would save many lives that aro otlnrwiso lost lront lack of nourishment." Name given by Canadian I'os- turn Co., Windsor, Out. The most perfect food in the world. Trial of Grape-Nuts and cream 10 days proves. "There's a Reason." Look in pkgs. I'qr tho little book, "The Road to Wellville." Ever read the above letter? A now one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human Interest. THE SUN, JRAND . FORKS, B. G. W$$ (Ikan&Sfark^ Bun G. A. Evans/editor and PUBLISHER SUBBOKIPTION HATE8 : <),io Sear '-���������-' SJ-BJj One Tear (In udvance) |.ui One Year, iti United States i-0" Address nil communications to ThhGbashForks Sun, l'l(ONE R74 Gkand Fokks. B. C FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 191.4 mangled bodies-, the anguish ami -lamentations of distant families appealing to nie for missing sons, husbands and fathers. It is only tlio--e who have not heard a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded and lacemtnd that crv , - i aloud for more blood, more veugt- ; a nee, hell." more desolation. War is i The scheme adopted by the Grand Forks civic government to relievo those citizens whose circumstancas had become straitened owing to the war and the temporary suspension of local industries by giving them employment at moderate wages, instead of doling the money out as charity, has commended itself to the coast municipalities, and a number of them are following the lead set by this city. This method of relieving distress is a good one. It gives the taxpayers value lor their money, and those in need of help and willing to work are not humiliated by being compelled to accept of publieaims. In this eity a number of permanent improvements have been cirried out under this system. The ratepayers are satified with it, because they kno\y.that the money has been well expended. Don't wait, too long to have that' reset. Your diamond set while you wait. We have a , nice line of mounts in stock now I'll Ui mUnniOUi'J GRANDEFORKS,'B./c! The Christmas Thought Ideas on Christmas giving are rapidly changing among the sensible. Those who think as tbey give are looking for a year-round servico as the important thing. In a week of shoppinsr, wilh all its strain, you will not find a" heller Speaking of soft snaps, winn's gift than, a year's stibscripiion to'the mnlter with llie bite of u tooth' The Youth's Companion. It offers It is UMinlly the man who is in the wrong who is the first man to use his fists in an nrgumei.t. The weekly market in Grand borks has proven such an uiiqualtied success that steps should be taken to place it on a more permanent basis. A number of, municipalities in the interior are adopting bylaws donating sites for city markets. This city owns a large amount of real estate. A sufficient number of lots for a market site could be set aside without entailing any financial outlay. The market is of inestimable benefit both to the producers and the consumers; it gives the citizens an opportunity to purchase a large share of the necessaries of life at the lowest possible price, while it in creases the prosperity of the farmers by affording them a ready cash its service, its clean entertainment, its fine suggestivvness week after week; nnd the end of the yon v. which finds ninny n uift in the nine, dust- oovcred and forsj'-U'ii. brirms Tlie Comp-mion 'igain, wiih all the charm of last Chari-U'inis. No American monthly at any price off'r-rs tho s-inie amount of re**din{j, and none enn ('.iTer better qu.ilily I^s fli;iu five cents a ivi-ek provides thi-' I-est of Christmas gifis ���������-$2.25 a year. If you subscribe now., all the remaining issues of the year will b������ sent free, nod The Companion Home Cilend.-ir. A copy of the Calendar is a!r-o sent, to those Who make ;i gift subscription. Send for sample copies, and the Forecast for 1915. The Youth's Companion. 14-1 Berkeley Stre'-t, Boston, Mas-. New subscript ions received at ibis onVe. less dog? Few men are wi.-.e enough to rei der one little word sufficient. W. J. GALIPEAU, MANAGER Contractois for. Cement Sidewalks, Foundations ..irid - ���������' Basement.-'. Manufacturers of Ooiicrete Fenci- l.'o'-is and, Couei-ei.e. Building Blocks of every description. i Silos constructed of concrete blocks ������������������������������������'��������� ) frost-proof arid practically ' indestiuct ib!c. Write us for eslim-itos in any kind of concrete- work, A man may be slow and sure, but n's ilifie-'ent with his watch. Love U at fc- ds on soon starves u> death1. beauty alone - The annual show of the Grand Forks Poultry nnd pet Stock association will be held in the cannery building on the 25th and 26th inst. The admission will be free. Courtship is the frying pan and matriiiionv is the fire, . A Greet y of the war map free of charge. The offer means that you are practically geiting one of the papers for a yar free of charge. The offer is good for fifteen days only. SOUR, ACID STOMACHS, ��������� ��������� - ��������� GASES OS INDIGESTION The series of special services in market for their proucts. Any in- the Baptist church closes this even Each "Pape's Diapepsin" .digests 3000 grains food, ending all stomach misery in five minutes. stitution that aids the producer must necessarily be beneficial ' to the whole community,1' and this enterprise should therefore be encouraged as much as possible and placed upon a basis that precludes the possibility of failure. "It may be a long, long way to Tipperary," remarks the Toronto Mail and Empire, -'but it is also a sad, sad day m Tipperary. That famous Irish town has five hundred new widows���������bereft wives of men in the Irish regiments at the front." The fact mentioned by our eastern contemporary is sad enough to be merely mentioned. ine, when Rev. Col man W Corev, of Nplson, will give his farewell address. J H Plath Returned yesterday from Wpnatchee anfi Columhia river points, where he has been spending a few weeks. Mrs Mathewson, of Qrepnwnod, wns taken ill while a guest nt the Yalp, and was removed to the Cottage hospital this morning. The Sun is the largest a.nd best newspaper printed in the Boundary country, and the price is only one- half that of its local contemporaries. It is a valuable advertising medium, because its large subscription list has been obtained, and is maintained, merely on its merits as a newspaper. Jt uses no indirect or Time it! In five minutes all stomach distress will go. No indigestion, heartburn, sourness or belching of gas, aci:l, or eructations of undigested food, no dizv.iness, bloating, foul breath or headache. Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its speed in regulating upset stomachs. It is the surest, quickest stomach remedy in tlie whole world and besides it is harmless. Put an end to stomach trouble forever by getting a large fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin from any drug store. You realize in five minutes how needless it is to suffer from indigestion, dyspepsia or any stomach disorder. It's the quickest, surest and most harmless stomach doctor in the world. DR. DeVAN'S FRENCH PILLS tA pulatiu-f Ml for Women. $5 a box or thrco for |lO..Sold at nil Drug Stores, or 11111116(1 to tiny uddrcsHon receipto������ prleo. The Scobeli, Druo. Co., St. Catharlnea, Ontario. PH0SPH0N0L FOR MEN. $ffi Vitality; for Ncrvo and Brain; increnscs "groy mnttcr"; a Tonic���������will build you up. $3 a box, or two for $5, at drug stores, or by mail on receipt of prico.������THE Scodell Diwa Co., St. Catharines, I Ontario. Will beautify the home and give a rich appearance and finish to a room that cannot be given in any other way.. Our new papers will enable you to do this. See our samples and be convinced. Woodlandtf&Quinh The Rexall Druggists THE EGTORY (I'lihlishccl Annually) liniiblcs traders tliroujrlrout tho world to communicate direct with English MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS in each class of goods. Besides being1 ti complete commercial guide to London and its- suburbs, the directory contains lists of EXPORT MERCHANTS with the Goods thoy ship, and tho Colonial mid Foreign Markets they supply; STEAMSHIP LINES arranged under tho 1'orts to which they sail, and indicating- the approximate Sailings; PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES of leading Manufacturers, Merchants, etc., in the principal provincial towns and Industrial centres of tho United Kingdom. A copy of the current edition will bo forwarded, freight paid, on receipt of Po-rtal Order for $5. Dealers seeking Agencies can advertise their trade card-* for $5, orlarger advertisements from ������15. AT YOUR SERVICE Modci'n.Iligs and Good iior.se.s at All Hours at the Model Livery Barn Burns $ Q'Ray, Props, 'hone 68 Second Street Tliey are "usually best and most satisfactory in the end. THE, LONDON-DIRECT-BIT CO., LTD. 'lli. Ahchurch Lane. London, E.C John W-m-unuUei' says in Jurliciou.s Advertising: "Arlvertisiny doesn't jerk; it pulls. It bngins vary gently! at first, hut the pu'.l is steady. It in creases day by day and year by year, until it exerts an irresistible power." What General Sherman Said "I confess without shame that I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. Even success the I questionable methods to secure sub- j U most brilliant is over dead and sccribers. The Sun only costs SI a year, mitts all the news. It >*���������*** t?&Zr rfKCOND STREET, NEAR MIUDGH. Fresh and Salt Meats, Poultry always on hand. Highest market price paid for live stock'. PHONE 58 and receive prompt and courteous attention. WHITE WYArlOOTTS The meat breed that lays persistently. YEARLING HENS FOR SALE. 3 B S HUUIIf GENERAL TRANSFER WORK WOOD AND ICE OFFICE AT PETRIE'S STORE PHONF 64 GRAND FORKS, B. C. S, G, R.!. RED March Cockerels, from $2.00 up. P GRAND PORKS, B. G. Leaves Grand Forks Every Tuesday and Friday at 7:30 a.m. from F. E. Siiantz' Office, Bridge Street Returning, Leaves Gloucester Every Wednesday and Saturday Good accommodations for passengers. A limited amount ncrishahle frei'dit will also be carried. First-class hotel Gloucester for traveller*. THOMAS FIMLEY, Proprietor. of at CITY BAGGAGE AND TRANSFER Buy Your m oal n; ow Office! F. Downey's Cigar Store Tkm'i'HoNkh; offick, -KC5 cfrst Strppf eo������ assie Fashiona'iie Ladies' and Gentlemen's of Every Description Bridge Street rand Forts, B������ G. 30TLED BEEB , a home product of real merit. Get a . a case today and try it now. Ask for it. GRAND FORKS BREWING COMPANY Yale Barber Shop Kazor Flonlii!** a Specialty. P. A. Z. PARE, Proprietor Yam-; Hotel, Fihst Stiikkt. *IMtwtm^t^mm^<���������w���������mnaiw ��������� na *w*^*r*������m������������������-^p���������t^rmtfrmm riartinflullen All Kinds of Dray ing DEALER IN Wood and Coal OFFICE at The Mann DrugCo. 's Stot e PHONE 35 RESIDENCE PHONE R 18 Grand Forts Transfer PHONE 129 Sole Agents for Teaming of All Kinds. Bus and Baggage at All n*i ��������� 1 rains. Mclntyre & Mclnnis, Proprietors Pays for The Snn for an entire year. It is the brightest paper in the Boundary country i! i\ THE SUN, GRAND FORKS, B. C. Every Reader of The Sun May Have a War Map Free A MAP 3-������x2& feet, showing clearly every boundary, every city, every town, village, hamlet and river in the whole European War area. Each map in a neat folder of convenient size. THE Family Herald and Weekly Star of Montreal has secured exclusive rights for the War Map prepared by the celebrated map firm of G. W. Bacon & Co., Ltd., of London, Eng. It is beyond question the most comprehensive map printed THE SUN has completed arrangements by. which our readers can secure a copy of this excellent map free of charge. P Here Is OurOf f er Good For 15 Days Only THE price of The Family Herald and Weekly Star, Canada's Greatest Newspaper, is one dollar a year. THE price of The Grand Forks Sun is one dollar a year. WE now offer both papers - one year each, including a copy of The Family Herald's War Map, size 30x40 inches, in a.neat folder of con- fl" j PA venient size for only BtocllF THIS offer applies to all subscribers, new or renewal, who pay for the two papers inside next 30 days from this date. TO follow the war situation intelligently The Family Herald War Map is necessary. It should be in . every Canadian Home. Order at Once The orana EorKs MINING RECORDS '��������� Ernest Harrison reports the following entries at the mining recorder's office from October 12 to November 7, inclusive. locations '-; Gold Bug, Pass creek, J. C. Henderson. , Aurora, BrownV^creek, P. Bol- d uc. Borilles, Browu's creek, R. Mc- Elmon. White Rock, Franklin camp, J. VV. Sleigh. Mayflower, Franklin camp, T. A. Chew. Combination, Meyer's Hill, T. Brunugan. Granite, Gloucester camp, P. Ma- ginnis. Blue Jay, Deadwood, Gloucester camp, A. J. Fee. Tamarac, Gloucester earap, VV. Minion. CERTIFICATES Oi' WORK. Frisco fraction, Phoeuix, L. Walsh.' Mineral Hill, Gloucester camp, VV. Minion. No. 16, Phoenix, J. Mulligan. Maple Leaf, Twilight, Winchester, Franklin camp, A, J. Fee. Bromide,Franklin camp, J. Holm. Franklin, Yankee Boy, Burnt Basin, J. McNeely. Ida, Brown's camp, R Lindholm. NOTICES UF WOHK. Beaver for it, Maple LeSf, Twi light, Climax, Gloucester camp, A. J. Fee. Deadly Science ��������� Dr, G. B. Abbott, of Los Angeles, says in the California Electric Medi cal Journal for May, in part: ''Cancer was practically unknown until cow-pox vaccination began to be introduced. It is certainly about time to study out the possible connection between the two. "I have had to do witb many cases of cancer, and I never saw a case of cancer in an unvaccinated person." And the filthy old practice is com pulsory. Storing Potatoes Potatoes should be thoroughly dry aud should be stored in a cool, well ventilated cellar or storeroom which is.perfectly dark. Do not pile the potatoes in heaps on the floor or agaiust the wall; slats should be nailed about one inch apart and four inches from the wall; ^.temporary floor should be laid about four inches above the permanent floor, with openings between the boards. This will allow the air to circulate through the pile. Large piles should have ventilators running through them. These should be made of wood, with slats on two sides for openings. The temperature of the cellar or storehouse should be kept as nearly as possible at from 33 to 35 degrees. The cooler potatoes are kept without freezing the better. If too warm, their value for seed is lessened, as they sprout too eariy. POINTtD PARAGRAPHS Before marrying a living picture, a man should have enough saved up to' purchase a suitable frame. If you think you are wise, take a day off and observe how little people care about your wisdom. ���������- Lots of people who try to forget yesterday, look forward to tomorrow but fail to include today. If you have been foolish most of your life, brace up and try to be sensible for a change. The worst ordeal a small by hos to face is plenty of pie and a limited capacity. A woman's mirror casts and; causes a.variety of reflections, THICK, GLOSSY HAIR PEEE FROM DANDRUFF Girls! Try Itl Hair gets soft, fluffy and beautiful���������Get a 25 cent bottle of Danderine. If yc*d care for heavy hair that glistens T,-:th beauty and la radianl; with life; has an incomparable softnesB and is fluffy and lustrous, try Danderine. Just one application doubles the beauty of your hair, besides it immediately dissolves every particle of dandruff. You can not have nice heavy, healthy hair if you have dandruff. This destructive scurf roba the hair of its lustre, its,strength and Its very life, and if not overcome it produces a foverishness and itching of the scalp; the hair roots famish, loosen and die; then the hair falls out fast. Surely get a 25-cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any drug Btore and just try It. "Three Squares a Day" In spite of w.ar and the horrors of war a vast number of Canadians are going to new! "three, squares a clay," just as in times of peace. , Tliey are going to need such things as clothing, fuel, etc.. too, and-a surprising lot of them will go on buying luxuries as well The bottom hasn't fallen out of trade. On the contrary a new bot Com has been put in Live advertisers are going after the new business, new markets, new fluids made possible by this great and unfortunate war. ���������Just as modern methods of warfare will.add new ettioieucy, new features to this war, so modern methods of sellid<>;���������through ival advertising and merchandising���������will add new,. erne iency to the commercial effort sec in motion by the war. American manufacturers have dis coveted that owing to the shutting off' of German exportation -"hey have a brand new market at their doors for such commodities as chemicals, drugs, medicines, copper and manufactures, cotton goods, earthen stone and china- ware, glass and glassware, malt liquors, spirits, wines, silk manufactures, fruit and nuts,-gloves, cm- broidery, hats, steel and iron manu factures, toys. etc. The American advertisers are -readjusting themselves with wonderful rapidity and are redoubling their efforts to secure new trade heretofore denied them. Those who hesitate will lose a tremendous opportunity and be handicapped for months, perhaps years, to come. What about us Canadians? The Sun gnthf-rs sind prints the news first It is not a pirate The Sun is the best newspaper value in the Boundary country. GOOD MORNING! WE ARE INTRODUCING American Silk American Cashmere American Cotton-Lisle HOSIERY They lmve stood the test. Give real foot comfort. No scams to rip. Never becomes loose or baggy. The shape is knit in���������not pressed in. GUARANTEED for fineness, style, superiority of workmanship. Absolutely stainless. Will woiir 6 months without holes, or new ones free, OUR SPECIAL OFFER to every one soiidinpr us $1.00 in currency or postiii note, to cover udvertlMnK mid shipping expenses, we will send post-puId< with written ccuaranteo, bucked by ft five id ill! on dollar company, eitlior 3 PAIRSOFOUR75C. VALUE Amorican Silk Hosiery, OR 4 PAIRS OF OUR 50C. VALUE American Cashmere Hosiery, OR 4 PAIRS OF OUR 50C. VALUE American Cotton-Lisle Hosiery, OR 6 PAIRS OF CHILDREN'S HOSIERY Give the color, size,and whether Ladies' or Gent's Hosiery is desired. DON'T DELAY -Offer expires when a dealer in your locality is selected. THE INTERNATIONAL HOSIERY CO. P. O. BOX 244 DAYTON. OHIO. U. S. A. For Rent���������Piano, S3 per month also front furnished room; all con veniences; two minutes from school, ten from post office. Phone 148. W E Chandler, real estate office. PICTURES AND PICTURE FRAMING Fu rniture adc: to Order. Also Repairing of all Kinds. Upholstering Neatly Done. KAVANAGH & McCUTCHEON WINNIPEG AVENUE The War in Europe has been responsible for a rapid rise in the cost of a large number of articles in Canada and ihe purchasing power of a dolar has been considerably curtailed. In Grand Forks the SUN PRINT SHOP is still producing that high class Commercial and Society Printing which brings a repeat order from our patrons, at the same fair prices. High class printing costs no more than the other kind, in fact it's cheaper. Let us submit samples and quote you prices on your stationery requirements. Phone R 74 for prompt service. e Sun Print Shop n 8 ^v^.v.\jc.A'jcv.^^;..-.,^���������., -,' f. ., ���������.- '.i ciri.-ul.irs. No nbll-Sntluns. IJK.LKCl.KttC MKI1 CO.II.WKKSTOCK Hll.llAMPSTKAU I.O.'.'IlON.liNO WE WANT TO PflOVf TIIUKAl'IO.-; WIM. CUBJ- VOW. LOSSES SURELY PREVENTED hy Cultor's Blackleg Pills. I.ow- priml, fresh, relluble; frefcrrcd hy Western stockmen because thoy pro- toot where other vaccines fail, Writo for booklet - and testimonial;*. 10-doso pkgo. Blacklon Pills $I.G0 BO-doso pkge. Blackleg Pills 4.00 Use any injector, but Cutter's best. Tho suncrlorlly or Cutter products is duo to orcr Is roare of spociallzln-t in vaccinc9 and serums only. Insist.on. Cutter's. If unobtainable, order direct. THE CUTTER LABORATORY, Berkeley, California. Mary L. Jobe Makes British Columbia ��������� _, A mountain, 11,000 feet high, which Miss Mary L.Jobe, explorer-instructor in history at Hunter college, New York, believes has never-been mapped, was discovered: by ' her in tlie wilds of British Columbia and a rj- port concerning it will be made to tha Canadian government and to the National Geographical society! Miss Jobe located,the mountain, to which she will give a Cree Indian name, as about 150 miles north of Mt. Robson. The topographical survey of Canada extends to a point only a few miles north on Mount Robson. Miss Jobe and 'several ��������� companions arrived at the footvof the nowly-dis- covored mountain on Aug. 22, and began the ascent in a heavy snowstorm. After covering six miles iney wero forced to return to camp for food. A flock of grouse, enabled them to provision and the ascent was.begun once more. On Aug. 25 they reached with iu S00 feet of the summit. -Here groat ice caves, with icicles 60 feet in length at their mouths, blocked progress. The trip was Miss .Tobe's seventh into the Canadian northwest. Sir Edward Clark's Shorthand Many people who have struggled with the mysteries of shorthand have reason to be grateful to Sir Edward Clarke, B.C., a former solicitor-general oi: England, who is retiring from the bar. Many .years ago Sir Edward Clarke, with memories of the shorthand learned', in his school days, and of his own experiences as a reporter, devised a system of stenography that had npne of the maddening complications of those generally in use. He found it so useful in his own practice that he eventually revealed its secrets in a cheap book, and thereby earned the gratitude of many who, like Charles Dickens,, had learned to their sorrow what havoc might be worked by a misplaced dot. Later, Sir Edward Clarke evolved a system of rapid writing that came between shorthand and longhand. He christened it "Swifthaud;" it looked to the uninitiated something like the Morse Code on its head, but it never became really popular. The little boy was evidently a firm believer, in the old adage, "Of two evils choose the less." Turning a corner at full speed he collided with the -minister. "Where are you running to, my lit- -uj-man?" asked the minister, when he had gained his breath. "Home!" panted the boy. "Ma's going to spank me." "What!" gasped"' the astonished minister. "Are you eager to have your mother spank you that you run home so fast?" "No," shouted the boy over his 'shoulder as he resumed his homeward flight, "but if I don't get there before pa, he'll do it!" The Right of Way���������'..,. When traffic was at its height on one of New York's busiest thoroughfares, recently and a long line of trucks on either side, moving continuously, made crossing dangerous for all passengers, a cat appeared from a produce store Avith a kitten dangling from her mouth, and tfried to cross the street. Each time "she started' she had to turn, back because of a truck, and her efforts , quickly attracted a crowd. Down from the corner came a policeman. He soon saw what was the matter, and while there was nothing in the traffic regulations to cover the point, it took him only a moment to decide what to do. Going into the street, he raised his hands in the way that truckmen have learned means "Stop." They stopped. The cat, seeing her,, opportunity, took a firmer hold on the nock .of her kitten, and then, holding it high to keep even its curved tail "out of the mud, she slowly and deliberately picked her way across ,and disappeared in a cellar. NowMadeiri iV"OU may be one of the '���������*: "growing number of Canadian '^^. The indications of worms are restlessness, grinding of the teeth, picking of the nose, extreme peevishness, often convulsions. Under these conditions the best remedy that can be got is Miller's Worm Powders. They will attack the wornis as soon as administered and will grind them to atoms that pass away in the evacuations. The little sufferer will be immediately eased and a return of the attack will not be likely. sportsmen who began shooting Remington-UMC ^ exclusively when they saw the way Remington-UMC Shot.N<| Shells show up in sure fire; speed, accuracy. ' v ;In case.you don't already know Remington-UMC Shot Shello, by all means try them in your favorite gun. ' Arrow and Nitro Club, the "Steel Lined Speed Shells," .smokeless. The , New Club,. the "Old Reliable Black Powder Shell". And the Remington, our new low-price smokeless shell. Go to the man who specializes in the arms and ammunition you want to shoot���������he displays the Remington-UMC Red Balk REMINGTON ARMS-UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO, Windsor Ontario 2^.-: Colonel's Boys book agent approached 'those are There may be corn cures, but Hollo- way's Corn Cure stands al the head of the fist'So far as results are concerned. ��������� ' In- the Swamps You don't know me, eh? Polly. Well, I've known you ever since you were a polly-wog. Kindly speak of me as Lillian Wog, please. Only my intimate acquaintances ever call me Polly. Carterhall, Nild. Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. Dear Sirs,���������While in the country last summer I was badly bitten by mosquitoes, so badly that I thought I would be disfigured for a couple of weeks. I was advised to try your Liniment to allay the irritation; and did so. The effect was more than I expected, a few applications completely curing the irritation, and preventing the bites from becoming sore. MINARD'S LINIMENT is also a good article to keep off the mosquitoes. Yours truly, " W.A.V.R. "You should take more pains with your eating," advised the doctor. "More?" exclaimed the dyspeptic. "Don't I suffer quite enough now when I eat anything?" Higher Praise "Mabel, you are simply perfect." "That isn't much of a compliment. Henry. George tells mo I'm pluper feet."���������Kansas City Journal. Especially on ftrehead and Chin. Ashamed to Go Out, Cuticura Soap and Ointment Cured in Month and a Half. Change Affects Animals Many otherwise profitable animals are ruined by- a change of environment and management. All animals that dwell long under certain conditions become homesick when their home is changed. While time erases all outward signs of dissatisfaction and discontentment among such stock many never produce as liberally in their now situation.^ To obviate the possibilities of these~~occurrenecs better treatment must be accorded the animals in their new home than was afforded them before the change. Cows are very susceptible to thesa changes and when new stock is purchased give them much individual attention. Better quarters, more palatable foods, greater care and some of the luxuries of life will do much to overcome the. detrimental effects to bring them back to liberal yielding again. Animals that are taken from congenial quarters and placed in a humble.home among stock that is poorly kept seem to lose their pride and power of production. There is little difference between the feelings ot* man and animals and the mora humanely the animals are treated the greater will be the profits derived from them. The An affable a:prominent Texan ."Colonel," said he might fine boys of yours,." "The finest ever, stranger," acquiesced the colonel. "The finest in Texas." "I reckon you buy them anything they want!" "Why, sure, stranger; 1 buy them anything they need, whether they want it or not." "Then, -colonel, let me sell you a cyclopaedia for ihem. There's nothing else that will benefit them so much." The colonel looked at the agent in astonishment.'.'*' . "Why, stranger," said he, "them boys oi mine don't need no cyclopea- dia. They ride mules." Guard, the y rising generation by ~ using- always" in the home EDDys "mm" NON-POISONOUS MATCHES Positively harmless to children, even if accidentally swallowed, because the composition with which the heads are tipped, contain no poisonous ingredients STOOPING EXERCISES Con- con McMillian St., Oi! City, Ont.���������"My faco was nearly covered with pimplr.**. especially on my forehead and chin. Tin: trouble bu- fjan tvit.li pimples and hlacklirads and them vvito times I l'elt ashamed (n (?������ out. Tliey wcrolitllo red lump:: and then festered and I srwew-cd tho mat tor out. "I nibbed on dUrcrcnl, rcmcdle.**, Siilvo unci Cream but they did no good. Then I saw tho sidverllsenienl-, of Cuticura Soap nnd Ointment nnd sr-ni for ;i Kampla. Igotitond I ���������������������������(������������������in u-sinf,' them nnd In a week's timol noticed ;i r.h.'i*ij.;e. ] u.sed tho s'impio of Cuticura fioap and Oitil merit/ and ono box ofCuticura Ointment from tho dritf; etoro with tho C'uliciira Soap. In a month and a hair tlio pimples and hlack- hcad.s wcj'osoiioand I am completely cured." (8i';nod) M Ism Lydia Mc-ilwain. May 2.'*, '13. A generation of mothers ban found no soap ������*> v/cll -suited 1'orduaitMl-ig and purifying tho skin and liair of infanta and children a.*i Cuticura Soap. J Is absolutr- purity and refreshing fra'-ranco alone aro cnoii'.jh to recommend it above ordinary skin soaps, but there arc added to theseritialitiei-delicato yet cfTectii'o emollient- properties, derived from Cuticura Ointment, which render ib most valuable, in overcoming a tendency to distressing eruption.-- and promoting a normal condition of Klein and hair health. A ehiKle cako of Cuticura Soap and box of Cuticura Oinlmenl; aro oftnn sufllciont when all elso ha.i failed. .Sold by druggists and dealers everywhere Liberal f-aniplo of each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Addreai post-card Potter Drug It Choax, Corp., Dopt. D, Boston, U. S. A. ��������� W. N. U. 102" Shakespeare's Birth The exact date of Shakespeare's birth is net known, and the accepted date of April 23 is based on circumstantial evidence. There is record evidence that he was baptized on April 27, 1564, but no record evidence of the date of his birth. He died April 23, 16.LG and the inscription upon his monument is evidence that he had already begun his forty-third year, but does not give any further information. Antiquaries in the eighteenth century, one hundred years after his death, fixed ihe date of his birth as April 2'!, 1-1G4, three days before his baptism. Though not proved beyond doubt that date is'universally accepted.���������.Philadelphia Press. And,, Skeptical After Trying Many Medicines���������Dr. Chase's Kidney- Liver Pills Cured Him When the kidneys fail to purify the blood the poisons left in the system cause-^pain- and- suffering,; such -..s backache, lumbago, and rheumatism. Read how this skeptic was cured by Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills. Mr. !���������'. W. Brown, Kingsbury, Que., -v rites: "I have been completely cured of backache and lame back by using Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills. I also recommended the pills to a man who was a cripple from rheumatism. He was skeptical, as he said that he had tried nearly everything on earth. Finally he consented to try them, and to his surprise was greatly benefited in the first week, and the pains left his legs until he was so supple he could walk without pain or difficulty. Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills have worked wonders in this place, and we think there is no medicine like them." Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills, one pill a dbse, 25 cents a pox, fj for ?1.00; all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited, Toronto. Carefully Practised They Are clucive to Health and Grace Stooping exercises are always ducive to grace. One must be careful, however, that the weight lifted from the iloor is not too heavy. An old football or basketball is just.the right weight. Take position by placing the heels- together and the toes at an angle of forty-five degrees. Before taking position the ball must ���������be placed before you on the floor. Now bend, lifting one of the feet and stretching its leg straight out back oi' you without a bend of the knee, and pick up the ball. The knee upon which you are standing is also kept perfectly straight, and there is no bending oi its knee. This is really the principal part of the exercise, bending the'body.'to-pick up the ball without bending the knees You will find it hard work at l.rst, but the muscles will soon limber tip, and practised daily or every other day the exercise will keep the muscles flexible and in good trim. Pick up the ball ten times at one exercise, standing live times "oh each leg. Dust Causes Asthma.���������Even a little speck loo small to see will lead to agonies which no words can describe. The walls of the breathing tubes contract and it seems as if the very life must pass. From this condition Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy brings the user to perfect rest and health. It relieves the^, passages and normal breathing, is firmly established again. Hundreds of testimonials received rn- nually prove its effectiveness. English' farm hand (excitedly entering village inn)���������What do you think, 'Enry? The bones of a prehid- oric man' ave ben discovered on Jim White's farm. Inn Keeper���������You don't say! Well, I 'opes poor Jim will be able to clear 'isself at the crowner's inquest. He���������Was it a case of love at first sight? She���������No7 second sight. The time he saw her he didn't know was an heiress! first she John Bright's sublime figure of the Angel of Death has , passed into a common-place of journalism, aud the splendid passage of his othar speech against the Crimean War is almost equally well known from the opening words: "I am not, nor did I ever pretend to be, a statesman," to the peroration: "And, even if I were alone, if my voice were the solitary one raised amid the din of arms and -the clamors of a vena', press, I should have the consolation 1 have tonight���������and which I trust will be mine to the last moment.of my existence���������the priceless consolation that I have never uttered ono word that could promote the squandering of my country's treasure or the spilling of one sinj country's blood." !e drop of my Mrs. Benton tasted the savory morsel i-'he had carefully compounded in the dialing dish and looked at her husband somewhat apprehensively. Then she r-aid: "Somehow, it don't tasto Justus Mrs. Mink's did the other night. Yet I thought I remembered the recipe all right. I suppose I must have left some thing out." Mr. Benton tasted reflectively. "I don't think so," he remarked. I.Irs. Benton's face brightened visibly. Then her husband continued: "There's nothing you could leave out," he said, "that would make it taato like this. It's something you've lut in!" Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff. "What has she done now?" "The other evening when Mr. Jag- gles who is notorious for not paying his debts, asked her to sing she went to the piano and sang "Trust Him Not!" lidy, will you help ain't done nothin' work for morc'n a poor in the twelve "Please, man who way tV nuince?" "Dear, dear; perhaps I could find you something. What can vou do?" "Thank >���������'. lidy, thank "y" kindly, mum; ef y' could p'raps give mo some wash In' ler do, I could take it 'ome to me wife."���������London Opinion. Boy���������Want to buy any frogs'' legs? Chef���������What kind are they? Boy���������nights and lefts.���������Boston / Ololn'. "How is your wife '.his morning, Uncle Henry?" "Well, I diiiuio. She's fai.in' dreadful slow. I do wish she'd get well, or Komolhiif."���������Puck. Bix (with newspaper)���������Here's a man died from a pat on the back. Dix���������He must have been very frail. Bix���������Not at all; a hod carrier named Pat Casey fell on him from the third fioor of a new building.���������Boston Transcript. Or, Morse'a Endlasa Root Pall������ exactly meet the need which so often arises in every family for a medicine to open up and regulate tlie bowels. Wot only are_ they effective in all cases of Constipation, but tliey help greatly in breaking up a Cold or La Grippe by cleaninn; out the system and purifying the blood. In the same way they relieve or cure Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick Headaches, Rheum* atism and other common ailments. In the fullest sense of the words Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills are 47 A Household Roirody Great Difference in. Corn Cures Many are destructive to the flesh and dangerous to use, but the old reliable Putnam's Corn Extractor removes Corns. Warts and Bunions, without pain in 24 hours.". No pain, no failure. "Putnam's" cures. It has been discovered that the Germans have for years been training pigeons to fly from England. Their government subsidizes lofts of pigeons, which are kept in various* places, including the forts. Thesa pigeons have no doubt been used by spies for many years. The British war office says that every effort must be made to kill a bird seen flying across the North Sea. It might be quite as important for the crew of a warship to bring it down as for them to hit an aeroplane. The ring on an English bird bears the letters "N.U." but these letters do not appears on foreign birds. Many birds are worth ?50 each. ' "I understand that you have culled to ask for my daughter's hand?" "Oh, no, nothing like that." "Then���������" "She and I settled all that. What I have called for is to find out what part of the house you are going to turn over to use when we arc married."��������� Houston Post. bet- rain She���������Don't you think we would tor go back through England a 011 the way home? He���������But we did England. She���������I know it. But since we were there think of all the lovely new ruins the suffragettes have made.���������Life. Vegetables as Medicine ; S.pinach is rich in iron, and good for anaemic persons, though'it should be avoided by those who have any tendency "to liver troubles. Asparagus can scarcely be classed as a medicine, though it is said to bo good in cases of palpitation and a sedative in affections of the heart. If seems to be rarely prescribed in the present day however. ' The properties of French beans and carrots areswell known, but much of" the efficiency of the vegetables depends upon the way in which they are cooked. When they arrive in town3 they have already lost a groat deal of the vivifying salts they have derived from the earth, as well as a considerable portion of the life-givinjj electricity drawn from the sun. Consequently boiling in salt water deprives them of much of .the strength left to them, whereas cooking by steam retains their essential qualities, and ameliorates and, in a measure, restores their primitive essences. The Land of the Free The Prince of Monaco, who, having had both an English and an American wife, knows whereof he speaks said of marriage at a "Through marriage a French gains her liberty, an English loses hers, and an American ���������"The prince paused and quizzically about him. "Yes? The American said a debutante. " ��������� The American woman," prince, "continues to do as Miss Soiilsby has not a tact." dinner: woman woman woman looked woman?" ended- the she likes.' particle of ..Friend (gazing at new this is your last house? Builder (sadly)���������Yes, last, leased! ���������Pearson W'eeklv. house)- but -So not "There are just as big fish in the sea as ever were caught." "Yes, and somebody, will catch 'em day after tomorrow when I'm back at work."���������Answers. (or per. and cream breakfast, lunch or sup- Choice white Indian Corn, rolled into thin flakes, and toasted to a rich ������o'dcn brown ���������delicious ! This food comes in sealed packages, always fresh, crisp and sweet; and ready to serve at a moment's notice. Post Toasties make mighty satisfactory dish a at any time. ���������sold by grocers. Canadian Postum Cereal Co., LttL, Windsor, Ont. THE SUN, GRAND FOURS," B. C. OF OST DEM A MAN OF QUIET HABITS AND MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Has. Brought His Country to a Wonderful State/of Prosperity Through rile Keen Insight and Executive Ability���������Is Beloved by All Classes. .-.Standing supremely unique among the figures who are making history in the great wars which will mark a new era. for Europe, is Albert, king of the Belgians, newspaperman,' expert engineer, lover of mankind and most democratic of all rulers. - Nobody ever heard much of Albert Leopold Clement Maria Meinrad be- : fore that eventful day when he sent word to his soldiers at Liege to "hold ��������� out" against the Germans massing ��������� at Herbestal. The exhortation breathed such a dauntless, bombastic assurance that those who read smiled grimly and a little sadly as they reflected that tiny Belgium would prove a tidbit for the Teuton war hosts. But Liege surprised them, and Albert, King of .Belgium, which includes some sizable cities and is said to enjoy more prosperity per capita than any other European country, was soon riding at the head of his army of 200,- 000 men. While directing his valiant men he has found time to notify his representatives in this country that the credit of Belgium is unimpaired and that all wheat shippers may send their grain to Antwerp, with'the guarantee of the government that they will not only be paid in gold, but that all their war risks.will be covered. Europe, last haven of "the divine right of k-Ings," in the Occidental ���������world, has long glared impotently at Albert, King of Belgium. His casual democracy, his undoubted business ability and his manner of dealing with the Socialists os that the Socialists, cursing most labor conditions, paused to praise their ruler, has worried them almost into prostration. The fact remains that he has brought the country to a wonderful state of prosperity ���������and the state railroads, under his direct supervision, have become a little more profitable than any in this country. - ' -.- . There are few things that this accomplished king cannot do or hasn't done. He fights, rides, swims, shoots, and,engages in aviation, engineering and.' writing with equal facility. He was an ordinary newspaperman for a long time, carrying a police card, visiting police stations and doing what would be known here as "ship news." As a reporter, it is said, he was a "snappy" worker, who scored many beats and obtained timely pictures. Possibly his stay in America in 1898, when he little dreamed of being king, gave him the training necessary to set a new standard for quick newspaper work in Brussels and-Antwerp. King Albert is more than six feet in height and has a fair complexion and golden hair. He is 39 years old, is unusually devoted aud has three children. He is the son of the deaf Duke of Flanders, and it was the mysterious death of his brother, the Prince of Baudoin, which made his accession to the throne possible. In 1898 he. came to America, and spent much time in New York, "Washington and the east, went west and stayed for months in St." Paul, Minn. While there he studied about every conceivable industry in the country. On his return he wrote a book about America, which evidenced the fact that this idea of an ideal government was the one his country had. adopted. Having been a reporter for a long time, he saw things keenly and clear- . ly, and being the only reporter who is now a king, he has developed a sense of humor which is said to be the dread of his prosaic cabinet ministers and his enemies, none of whom ever acquired that trait to such a considerable extent. The king, who is a great cyclist and an extraorrtinaryly brave man, went to the Congo and pierced that fever ridden country soon after his accession to the throne. The thingi ho saw there caused him to sell all o; his possessions of Belgium in that region after he had ameliorated the conditions under which the natives lived. The one desire of the king was In establish a merchant marine and later a navy. After he had reviewed tne "navy" of Belgium, in the first dayf' of his reign he ordered all of the vessels dismantled. They were wooden hulks, and every time they appeared at foreign ports were the source of vast amusement. The queen, his consort, Is a full .fledged physician. She was Elizabeth, daughter of the Duke Carl Theodore of Bavaria, the famous oculist. As the king is constantly seen about tho piers of Antwerp, where he once gathered news for a newspaper, conversing with stevedores, so the queen evidences her democratic spirit by beini? seen working in the slums of Brussels. She has established hospitals in many phces in Belgium, and is head of an association of women who strive *.o ameliorate* conditions under which hard working folk live. The king is an indefatigable worker. He rises at 6 in the morning and rarely ever ceases work until 6 in the afternoon. As a mechanical engineer he has personally supervised the operations of the great state railroads, in- staling American lounging cars and sleeping cars. fhe simplicity in which the royal family lives is remarkable. They rarely occupy the great palace preferring to live in a villa near by. They, are both lovers of music and occupy seat.- in the stalls of the Belgian opera house, rather than the roynl bore, so they ma.y be nearer the ������r-jhofllrn. The private life of'the king is without a stain and he has long been called the "most, respectable ruler." The royal couple have three, children, two sons and a daughter, the latter being a great favorite with the people. In a country the'size of Belgium the ruler becomes a quickly known personality to his subjects and there is hardly a spot In Belgium with which the royal couple is not,familiar. That is why Leon Vandarvelte, the Socialist leader/newly appointed minister of state in Belgium, most democratic of all kingdoms, said to his comrades the other day: "Let us fight now for our king and country as, we have always fought for the laboring man." IDEA IS WELL RECEIVED To Increase Crop Area and Produce More, Employment A proposal put forward by the Re- gina board of trade for very materially increasing the crop area r.nu output in Western Canada has been-very favorably commented on in Winnipeg's banking and financial circles. This proposal is embodied in an official circular which Is being widely distributed and has for its immediate aim the calling of a meeting at some central point in the Canadian prairie west at which this object shall be discussed by representatives of .the Dominion and provincial governments, the business and producing Interests, as well as financial institutions and the railways.; ; ':''."������������������'��������� It appears the Regina board of trade has had a definite plan under consider-, ation for some' time past. This circular points out that the world's greatest need In the near-future must be food, that is the opportunity of Canada, which thus will be able to meet its obligations on the . tremendous, amounts of capital invested in the Dominion during recent years. But for the last couple of years the increase in area under crop in Western Canada has^'not been so great as it should be under normal conditions of immigration and cultivation. At the present time Canadian cities are full of unemployed thrown on their own resources through stoppage of railway construction, city building and the like. Thousands of these laborers were engaged in farming operations before coming to Canada. At the same tinie.it is estimated that one hundred thousand heavy horses are now standing idle in Canada for a like reason. The Idea then is to get these people and horses on to the land and a rough estimate is that several million acres may rapidly be brought into crop by this means. Land values have fallen and especially some of the over-large land companies might be willing to part with some of their holdings on better terms to the farmer. The object/therefore, of the proposed movement is toturn to good use these unproductive agencies. In such a movement, the Regina board of trade is assured of the hearty and enthusiastic co-operation of Winnipeg financial business interests. '���������-. SOI RE SOLDIERS WITH THE ALLIES NATIVE TROOPS OF AFRICA ARE FIGHTING FOR THE FRENCH France Stakes Fate on Her Artillery The French army today claims the most deadly rapid field guns yet devised and the' fate of France and the fortune of her arms in this war depend largely on her grey guns and her artillerymen in pantaloons of blue. Just as Germany has staked all on the men, so has France elected to trust to her fort and field artillery. Germany has wittingly shut her eyes to the awful carnage of -which the French guns are capable, hoping to rush and capture them by infantry. France is gambling that her guns will be able to annihilate any force that comes within their range. And she is ready to sncrilice any number of her own infantry merely to protect her guns from capture, to keep them in action. Which system will win? This is the question that military experts the world over are asking as they watch the mighty forces hurled at each other along the Franco-German frontiers. Both systems really date back to the time of the great Napoleon,-after having been tried out with varying success in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 and in the Russo-Japanese war of 1905. While the Germans have powerful cannon and the French have wonderful infantry, each army has been built up on directly diverging and highly specialized lines. The Germans have admittedly the best massed troops as the French have admittedly the best artillery. The quick firing of massed cannon at clcsc range into large bodies of troops, and particularly the firing of these eanron at unexpected points, made Napoleon master of Europe.��������� Leslie's. Very Good Advice The Soldier: To carry himself bravely and with honor in every circumstance, remembering that he is fighting for the British empire and for the betterment of humanity. The Manufacturer: To keep his factories open, giving employment to ni many as possible. The Merchant: To sell at r, fair margin of profit, not taking advantage of the hysteria of tlie moment. The Employee: To serve his employer honestly and well and by his efforts keeping open the position left vacant by someone at the front. Everybody: To be cheerful, hopeful and happy; to forget their own troubles in seeking to help L.e less fortunate; to prepare for every contingency, yet without losing ��������� -y particle of faith in the magnificent future of Canada, and to be British, first, last and always. The above auvice is from tho Vancouver Sunset. It fa to the point, i Bre ity Is the whole o* wit. Black and Yellow S.oldiers Who Live Under the French Flag Are Now Rendering Valiant Service���������Are Veterans of Previous Wars. No troops, fighting under the Tricolor have resisted more desperately the German advance than have the Turcos. On at least one occasion their charge put to utter rout an opposing body of Germans. On another occasion they were able, to get close to the German lines before it was discovered that they were enemies, their khaki uniform having deceived the Germans, who thought it was the dull grey of their own men. in charging home they have exhibited an impetuosity that quite equals the best French traditions and there seems every reason to believe that when properly led they will be among the most valuable soldiers that can be employed against the common foe. The Turcos are the native black and yellow troops of Africa wlio live under the French flag. Many of them are of Arab blood and to fight is as natural for them as io eat. Moreover/France, like Britain, has employed native troops for two generations to put down risings of hostile natives and the Turcos will have more right to call themselves veterans than any of the soldiers fighting in!the'kaiser's army. .Nor is this the first time they have been employed, on European soil. In the Franco-Prussian war, France called upon some of. her legions from Algiers and if she" Had called upon more of them it is possible that the war would have had a different ending. At Wisenburg the Turcos drove back the German infantry -with heavy loss, and under McMahon at Worth they hacked their way through the solid German ranks. Although they were not then fighting for their fatherland the French blacks displayed all the qualities necessary in a soldier. Since then they have been brought closer to France. The policy of the French government has been to impress the natives in her colonies with the magnificence and importanca of the French nation. It is only a few months ago that,* in pursuance, of this wise policy, the French war office brought several companies of Sene- gambians to Paris. It was said that the idea was to show the citizens of France what magnificent specimens of manhood were to be found in the French colonies. The real reason for the visit was to impress the native troops with the magnificence of France. ��������� Their appearance excited a tremendous furore. They became society pets, were taken everywhere, shown everything, and honors Were showered upon them. Naturally enough, when they went home they loudly sounded tho praises of the French people, and are said to have aroused great enthusiasm among the entire native population. It is partly as a result of this enthusiasm that from Dahomey, Algeria, Senegambia, Morocco, French Guinea and the French Congo have come to the French war office requests from thousands arid tens of thousands of natives who desire the privilege of going to France and repelling the German invader. Thinking, as most of us do, of the incomparable extent of British colonial possessions, we lose sight of the fact that in Africa alone the French flag flies over more than 30,000,000 people. This is a tremendous reservoir, upon which France may draw for years, should the war last that long. How many thousands of drilled black and yeilow troops France could place in the field is not konwn. The army decree of December, 1900, undoubtedly contemplated the use of the native troops in Europe. By that order the French colonial army was reorganized, and while it was stated that the organization was chiefly for the defence of the colonies, it was provided that these troops might as called upon for service in any part of the world where French interests were at stake. When the French brought the'Turcos and Sphasi to Eur- ope in 1870, there was very general criticism of the act, based upon the grounds that there was something barbarous in the idea of pitting black men against whites. It was pointed out that the success of the blacks was a disaster to be guarded against even more than their failure. If they were taught that tliey could defeat one race of white men, they might become seized of the idea that they could also defeat any other race, and might even turn ��������� ; ainst France. This idea was put forward again and again in the course of the war between Rusoia and Japan and wo were told that the victory of the Japs had fired all Asiatics witli a spirit of militarism that boded ill for their European rulers. There is also the objection raised that nearly all the black and yellow troops that could be put in the field by France'liuI Brit- by the kaiser hasvbeen satisfactorily solved, it will be time to solve the problem created by the success of the Mohammedan troops.���������Toronto Mail and Empire. STRUCTURE HAS NO EQUAL New Quebec Bridge a Marvel of Engineering Skill The new bridge now in course of construction across the St. Lawrence River near Quebec City, to replace the immense cantilever bridge which collapsed on the 29th of August, 1907, when approaching completion, is 3,239 feet long between the faces of the abutment, has one 140-foot approach span at the south end, two spans aggregating, 269' feet at the north end, and provides-far two lines., of railway and two footways. There is no provision made for highway traffic. The bridge, is 88 feet wide, and like the Forth Bridge in Scotland has a clear height above extreme highwater of 150 feet, so as not to interfere with the passage of steamers to and from the portt,of Montreal. It consists of Jj\vo, immense pairs of cantilevers, borne on two piers, in the river, with a suspended span between them. According to the "British Engineer," it is as If two-thirds of the Forth Bridge were taken except that it is built of plates and bars instead of tubes. The vertical post over the piers is the largest single piece of this type ever constructed. The fabrication of the different pieces of ironwork has been going on for the last yea-r and a 'half; at.'Hie shop.:; of the St. Lawrence Bridge Company, Montreal, especially built for carrying out this work. Some idea of the difficulty the contractors have had to contend with may be gained from the fact that, in addition to constructing an entirely new plant for the work, they had to face the problem of constructing a bridge which has no equal in bridge construction, with an untried equipment and a new organization. Under these circumstances the difficulties of constructing an ordinary bridge which would have been great, were considerably increased; by the unusually stringent specifications governing the work and the unprecedentad size, of its members. Until the bridge Is completed in 1916, the railway traffic between the north and south shores of the St. Lawrence, is to be handled by a special car ferry vesseljust completed in England. .."���������!'���������' FAVORABLE OUTLOO OFTR ECONOMIC ILLS MORE IMAGINARY THAN REAL y To A" Citizens Tlie Hereford Times, under the above heading, offers the following advice which might well be heeded by all loyal people throughout the empire. These words may well be cut out and kept in a prominent place in, every home and business office: First and "foremost���������-Keep : your head. Be calm. Go about your ordinary business quietly and soberly. Do not indulge in excitement or foolish demonstrations. Secondly���������Think of others more than you are wont to do. Think of your duty to your neighbor. Think of the common weal. Try to contribute your share by doing your duty in your ov-m place and your own sphere. Be abstemious and economical. Avoid waste. Do not store goods and create an artificial scarcity to the hurt of others. Remember that it/is an act of meaa and selfish cowardice. Do not hoard gold. Let it circulate. Try to make things easier, not more difficult. Remember those who are worse off than yourself. Pay punctually wli t you owe, especially to your poorest creditors, such as washerwomen and charwomen. If you are an employer, think of your employed. Give them work and wages as long as you can, and work short time rather than close down. If you are employed, remember the difficulties of your employer. Instead of dwelling on you:* own privations, think of the indefinitely worse state of those who live at the seat of war aud are not only thrown out of work, but deprived of all they possess. Do what you can to cluor and encourage our soldiers. Gladly help any organization for their comfort and welfare. Explain to the young and the ignorant what war is, and why wc have been forced to wage it. ain are Mohammedans and that ;o permit them to slaughter Christians of one.race would be a mere incitement for them to slaughter those of another nation. Britain, however, who probably knows more about the prj- blem of governing Mohammedans than all the rest of tho nations put together, has come to the conclusion that the kaiser is a more dangerous foe at the present time than any Mah- di, and will place some of her Indian army in the field. The Sikhs and the Ghoorkas have already proved their valor and their devotion to the British flag and soon they -'111 be fighting side by side with the French natives. After the problem constitute! A Gigantic Creamery i Australia has the largest creamery j in the world. It is "some pumpkin'" j if we may judge from the following, description from the pen of an Aus-' tralian writer: "A few weeks ago the big Byro!? Bay Co-operative Butter Factory, in New South Wales, added another record to the many that it has put up in tho past. It output no less tha*: 200 tons of butter in������ seven days. The. season has been late, owing to a dry .summer, but tho rains arriving at last characterized the autumn with a wonderful growth of grass, and the crws have apparently been trying to make up for lost lime in the l-ictuticn period. Besides the turnover in butter, this factory handle* more pigs per week than cny other farmers' concern in Australia. "It used to be said that there wa*: a larger butter factory in America than the Byron Bay. But the writer a couple of years ago tried to get particulars for comparative purposes without success. Apparently tho American factory was satisfied they did not come up to the colossal Australian. "The double advantage of the Byron Bay factory is that the whole oi the money in it belongs to tho suppliers, who also see that the management is entirely in their own hands. An object lesson to farmers, this concern Is unique." This is a Time For Heroic Efforts to Keep the Busi:*iess of the Country Going���������Prospects Are Bright For All Kinds of Legitimate Business. Canadians are showing symptoms of an acute attack of economic neurasthenia. No one can accuse us of being afrab'. to fight. Chow us a German and we will tackle him without hesitation: What we are afraid to do is to go on living. Instead of composedly and cheerfully taking up each day a task as the day appears wo are trembling in anticipation of unimaginable scarcity and poverty. It is not hard times that we expect, we have them already. It is not simply hard times made harder by war. We could understand that and meet it. it is times so stark and inflexible that iron is in comparison as a sponge and the traditional poker pliant as a thread. More prosaically, it is something formless, vast and ghostly, the more dreadful because our reason gives it no shape. If we were all to be doomed to death by slow starvation we should scarcely be more frightened. We may adm: that the war will disturb- trade, remove bread-winners from their homes, pile up private and public debts, and generally mitigate the ���������prc&perity of the recent past. It is veil to be prudent, to eschew luxury, to avoid over-production, and to provide means for helping the specially unfortunate. Having said this we have said it all. The sun will shine, the harvest will ripen, ad the staple commodities will have to be produced and there will be just as much fool and money in Canada next February as there was last February. Fear is one of the greatest force-J which operates in the human breast. In its two forms of worry and of terror it shapes much of the course of human conduct. Its chosen a~3nt is the imagination. Its chief activity is enming bridges before one comes to them. If anything will precipitate financial disaster it is this mood of dread. President Wilson has vigorously pointed this truth out to our neighbors in the south. Our economic ills, like some of our physical aliments, are born and incubated in our thinking. When householders get panic-stricKen and buy- flour by the half dozen barrels instead of by the bag the price of flour niu3t go up. The;demand exceeds the supply and prices must rise. What seems to be a vindication of the forethought is only a consequence of the folly. When merchants, manufacturers, loan companies and banks run for shelter their flight transforms the wind into a whirlwind. When everybody predicts economic woe a false prudence is developed which defeats itself. People seek to savo money end get no money to save. Moreover, the shyster patriot finds his excuse for grinding the faces of the poor. The coal merchant, with his bunkers filled at last year's buying price, hangs a flag out of his upstairs window iand adds a dollar lo the selling price of each ton. Bread, meat, sugar, potatoes���������the traffic in none of which has been affected���������are racing up the scale. It is to defeat such scurrilous avarice, itself terrified yet preying on the terror of others, that the British government has taken over the flour mills of Britain. Let it be repeated that this is a time for economy. It is also a time for heroic effort to keep the business of the country going. -It is> a tinio to shorten sail, or run the screw i.t halt speed. It is not a time tc put on a - life-preserver and take lo the raits. II the industry and commerce-of Canada are paralyzed this winter it will be because the people of Canada grew hysterical with fear of the unknown and unlikely. Consider: the dearth is more likely to follow the war than to accompany it. And then it can be more advantageously met, when the stress and frenzy of the fighting is past. War m..kes work in many ways. Enormous sums of money are distributed to the producers of many articles. Farmers, manufacturers of boots and clothing, coal miners, and all the middlemen who handle these things will be uncommonly busy. The taking of so many men out of their jobs opens doors to the unemployed. It is when the war is closed and the disbanded troops come home that the trouble is expected. The great panic of the Napoleonic period was in 1813, when his power had been broken by the disastrous campaign in Russia. Let us-je cheerful yet awhile.���������.lournr.i of Commerce. Let us sot about defining our intentions. Let us borrow a little from the rash vigor of the types that have contrived this disaster. Let us make a truce of our liner feelings and control our dissentient passions. Let us ro-draw the map of Europe boldly, as wo mean it to be re-drawn, and let na re-plan society as wo mean it to be reconstructed. Let us go lo wo'ic while there is still a little time left to us. Or, while our futile fine intelligences are busy, each with its particular exquisitely felt point, tha Northcliffes and the diplomatists, the Welt-Politik whisperers, and the financiers, the militarists, the armament interests and the Cossack Tsar, terrified by the inevitable red dawn of leaderless social democracy, by tho beginning of the stupendous stampede that will follow this great jar and.displacement, will surely contrive soma monstrous blundering settlement, and the latter state of tho world will be worse than tho formor.���������II. a. 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