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Box 391 Supply of Poultry, Fish and Rabbits Herrings, Soles, Cod, Etc. Beef, Veal, Mutton and Pork Of Local Interest Miss Alice Hingley has succeeded Mrs. M. Axam as postmistress in the local post office. .. : , ��� Geo. White has returned - from a combined business and pleasure trip to Vancouver, Victoria and Duncan. The Millinery Opening at Ellen Trounson's Store has been postponed from March 17th to March 31st. James Skilton returned on Saturday from a few days spent, in Vancouver on business'in connection with the J. R. Mines Ltd. Presentation to Mrs. Axam Base? on E. M. Hull's celebrated novel "The Desert Healer" with Lewis Stone, Tully Marshall and Barbara Bedford Greenwood Theatre SATURDAY, MARCH 24th Commencing at 8:15 p.m. Adults 50c. Children 25c Coming! Coming! Saturday, April 7th "It Must Be Love" lob Printing at The G^ . ASSAVER E. W. WIDDOWSON, Assayer and Chemist, Box L1108, Nelson, B. C. Charges���Gold, Silver, Copper or Lead $1.00-each. Gold-Silver $1.50. Silver- Lead $2.00. Silver-Lead-Zinc $3.00. These charges made only when cash is sent with sample. Charges for other metals, etc., on application. . , Walter Murray was in town on Monday and Tuesday visiting his brother, William, en route home to Trail from a business trip to Vancouver. ��� Miss Margaret Royce, Charles Royce, Edward Johnson and Leo Madden went to Grand Forks last Friday and attended Mrs. Ommanney's music recital, there. - Mrs. W. H. Bryan returned on Saturday morning last from Wenatchee, Wash., where she. has been recuperating from her illness. Her many friends will be apleased to learn that she. has practically regained her health. Mrs.-M. Axam left on Tuesday afternoon for Nelson where her marriage to Mr. Thos. Rowe took place. The many friends of Mrs. Axam were sorry to see her leave but all wish her happiness and prosperity ��in her new abode. "Dad" Henderson, of Rock Creek, was renewing acquaintances in town during the week-end. "Dad" has been engaged in road building during the winter and says the. improvements to the Rock Creek-Westbridge road are wonderful. D. C. McKee, formerly of Greenwood, now owns and operates the Highway Service Station on 10th. and Kingsway, Vancouver. He reports business good. He has in his employ Norwood Docksteader, also a former resident of Greenwood. ' ��3 Guests at the Pacific Hotel during the week: Val Luzner,' Rev. St. G. Smyth, Kettle Valley; F. Barnett; B. Stoddard, C. Ruddell, H.- McKenzie, F. Lobb, Vancouver;' James Henderson, Rock -Creek; ,��.-,. H.vDonaldson; ,G.,, E. Massie, Grantf Forks; "Felix Casorso, Kelowna; L. J, Smith,"Victoria;*J. D. Morrison, E. E. Reed, D. A. Reed, E. D. Reed, Beaverdell; Geo. Cupp; W. C. Murray, Trail; W. Murray, City; H. H. Johnston, Rossland. The sad hews was., received in Greenwood this week of the tragic death of Mrs. Macomber in Skagway, Alaska, .recently. She was caught in a fire and burned to death.-The deceased lady, who was aged about 70 years, had been in business in the Alaska, city some 15 years, and lived in quarters above her store. She is survived by two sons, Sid and Fred Storer, of Princeton, fonn^^o^j^enwood._She. visited "mTGreenwood many years ago and in Princeton two years- ago, and had decided to sell out her business and come south to Princeton to live with her sops. Word has been received,of the death in San Diago of Robert J. Bealey, who was prominent in financial and mining circles in the Boundary and Kootenay in the early days. He came to British Columbia from New Zealand in 1889 and,was one of the first to locate at Rossland when that city was founded. He organized the R. J. Bealey Investment Company, with branches at Rossland and Greenwood. George R. Naden, now deputy minister of'lands, was manager of the Greenwood office. It will be recalled by oldtimers that Mr.: Bealey started the first bank in Greenwood and at that time, a charge of ten cents was made to cash a $5 bill. Tlie bank was located in a building, since razed, next the Dixon residence in front of the present post office. Beaverdell Briefs Miss Mabel Johnson, of Rock Creek, is the guest of Mrs. Ed. Lutner. J. Harrow, of McCulloch, spent the week-end in town with his family. Duncan Mcintosh has returned to camp after spending most of the winter at the Coast. J. D. Morrison, foreman at the Beaver mine, was a visitor to Greenwood during the week. Edw. Nordman, superintendent of the Sally mine, is on a visit to his home in Nelson. A Community Dance and Card Party was held Within the last year or two a marked change has taken place, and-today there is more unemployment in the United States both in the aggregate and ih proportion to population than there is in either Canada or Great Britain. In fact, the "situation in the United States is becoming so serious as to. call for most serious consideration" by Congress and the various State Governments. , The Department of Labor at Washington estimates there are four million people out -of work at present, and the Industrial Commissioner of New reports 500,000 oot of work in that State alone. Conditions of employment in New York State are officially stated to be the worst since 1921, while Senator Copeland declares there are more people out of work in New York City than at any time .since 1914. -2 Contrasting the United States with Great Britain, it is seen that New York State alone has half as many unemployed as the United Kingdom despite the fact that the latter has four times the population. Or taking the whole United States witli two and one-half times the population of the United Kingdom, it is seen there is four times the number of unemployed in the States that there are in Great Britain. While unemployment has been increasing in the United States in recent years until it has now reached a point where the National City Bank of New York reports 500,000 out of work in that State alone. Conditions of employment in New York State are officially stated to be the worst since 1921, while Senator Copeland declares there are more people out of work in New York City than at any time since 1914. of this year are still higher than for. the. corresponding months a year-ago. Prospects for a continuance of this satisfactory condition are of the brightest. It seems to make no difference what branch of Canadian activity is analysed, general improvement is to be rioted. The trade of the Dominion Is expanding, year by year, and in this, connection the gratifying fact is noted that the increase in imports is largely accounted for by commodities not indigenous to Canada ancl were imported for use in Canadian industry. In building, construction the value of contracts awarded has risen from 3276,000,- 000 in 1924 to $298,000,000 in 1925, to $372,000,000 in 1926, and "to ��419,000,- 000 in 1927.' -The steel industry, which has suffered in recent years, reports a 45 per cent, increase in production for January this year as compared with a year - ago. Car loadings on the railways were 22,000 greater than a year ago. Bank - clearings, for the same month increased by $425,000,000 over January, 1927. ^Tlfe_totarvolume"of-Canadian=busines3"innTanuary-this-year-wasHhe=highesfe=| for any January in the history of the country. Employment for January was ���" 99.5 and for February 100.8 as compared with'the basic .figure of 100 set for 'tlie year 1920, when employment figures were first tabulated in this country, and before the after-the-war depression set in. Yes, Canada is busy and promises to become increasingly, so throughout 1923: ' A Busy Season Ahead Work For Thousands Of Men On Railway Building In Western Canada Work for thousands of men in Western Canada and payrolls running into millions of dollars are indicated in the western building and expansion programme of the Canadian Pacific Railway for the 1928 season, according to D. C. Coleman, vice-president of Western Lines. Tenders are already out for some of tha work, including new stations and sheds, shops, coaling plants and new rail construction. SAME SYMPTOMS IN MANY CASES An Anaemic . Condition Easily Recognized ��� Calls For a Blood Builder In most cases of anaemia the symptoms are almost the same. The sufferer grows pale and is easily tired, after the least exertion. The appetite is fickle and the patient loses in weight. Sometimes there are headaches, and often inability to sleep well. As the blood becomes thinner the symptoms become more . pronounced and often there are fainting spells. Air this shows that the blood is thin and watery, and at the very first symptom of this condition the patient should take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, the most reliable blood- builder and nerve tonic known. The sole mission of this medicine is. to enrich the blood, and when" that is clone all the distressing symptoms disappear.. Among those who have reason to praise this medicine is Mrs. M. E. Patterson, Shanklin.N.B., who- says:���"About four years ago I became very much run down, I could not eat, sleep nor rest, and I grew so nervous that the smallest things so weak that I did. not have strength would annoy me. Eventually I grew to move about without help. ^ I was just a miserable wreck, and became very much discouraged as I had tried many medicines which failed to help me. In this wretched state a friend urged me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I did so and before long found they were helping me. Gladly I continued taking the pills until I fully regained my health and strength and I have since continued in the'best of health. Later my daughter became anaemic and six boxes of the pills restored her to health, strength and color. Naturally I consider Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a blessing to weak, run-down people." '���'���.''��& You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine, or by mail at 50 cent^. a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. : Pool As Stablizing Agency Does Not Attempt To Unduly Boost Prices, Says President McPhail That the farmers' . co-operative wheat pool has developed "rapidly in the four years of its operation is the decided opinion of A. J. McPhail, president of the pool. Mr. McPhail, who addressed the Canadian Club at Toronto on tlie pool, said in an interview that last year 200 million bushels of wheat went into the pool. The farmer, he said, gets a price higher for his grain Uian ever before. ".In 1923 the farmer got one dollar a bushel for his wheat; in 1924, the first year of the pool, he was paid 51.60.'''-' Addressing the Canadian Club, Mr. McPhail declared that thc aim of the western Canada wheat pool is not to boost unduly the price of grain but to bring it to a level in comfonnity with that of other essential products. " I know there is a feeling in some quarters," Mr. McPhail said, " particularly on the other side of the water, that the farmers of Western Canada and the wheat farmers of the world have ln mind the creating of organizations for the purpose of getting La monopoly of the exportable surplus of wheat and using that monopoly to unduly raise the .price level of wheat. The main objective of the pool, from the financial standpoint, is that we may if possible establish the price of wheat at a level that will compare favorably with the price level of other commodities. I know you will agree that it is a fair objective and if we are able to reach that, or even approach it, we will have taken the greatest step,- ever taken to stabilize the industry of agriculture." ' The pools were doing a business of approximately $1,000,000 a day turnover for each working day of the year, he said. Soothing yet a man's smoke COOL AND FRAGRANT /%��' Save tKe Valuabh "POKER HANDS" Within a week after_,thirteen'club^ men of London, England, had defied supersition by dining together, four had died and three were-seriously ill with pneumonia. Miller's Worm Powders act so thoroughly that stomachic and intestinal worms pass from the child without being noticed and without inconvenience to the sufferer. Thcy are painless and perfect in action, and at all times, will be found a healthy medicine, strengthening the infantile stomach and maintaining it in vigorous operation ,so that, besides being an effective vermifuge, they-are ton- ical and health-giving in their effects. Seeking Trade With Canada Chance For More Business Being Investigated By Belgium According to a despatch from Brussels,-a Belgian consular agent has been sent- to explore the possibilities for increased trade with Canada. Interesting prospects, for commerce with Canada H..'._V-.���/. yy" Two More Cases of Feminine Illness Relieved by Lydia ��. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Bairrington, N. S.���"I had terrible feelings, headaches, back and side aches and pains all over my body. I would have to go to bed every month, and nothing would do me good. My husband and my father did my work for me'as I have two children and- we have quite a. big place. I read in. the paper about Lydia E. Pinkham's; Vegetable Compound, and then got a little book about it through the mail,- and my husband sent to Eaton's and! got me a bottle, .and then we got more from the store. I am feeling fine now and do all my work and am able to go out around more. I tell my! . friends it is Lydia E.Pinkham^s Vegetable Compound that makes me feel so well.' '���Mrs. Victor Richardson,* .Barfington, Nova Scotia. Dull Pains in Back St. Thomas, Ont. ���"I.took four bottles of Lydia E.PifekKam's Vegetable Compoundand found great re-1 lief from tne dull, .heavy pains in the small of my back and the. weakness from which I suffered for' five yeara' after my boy was born. After taking the Vegetable Compound and using Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash! am feeling better than I have for then past seven years, and advise my friends to take if-Mr^F. Johnson, : 49 Moore Street, St, Thomas,-Ont. ^ May Buy Canadian Horses Trade Could Be Developed With Egypt Says Askar Bey That horses bred on the Canadian prairies were tlie type suitable for Egypt was the opinion expressed by Askar Bey in his recent audience with the King of Egypt. While In Canada as Egyptian delegate to the World's Poultry Congress, Askar Bey was particularly interested . in the horse shipments then being made to Russia,.and thought a similar trade could be developed with his own country and Canada. At the' present time' Egypt makes her horse purchases in South America. li i II I British Legion. He will succeed tho late Earl Haig. If you desire to give advice at every opportunity, ��� become a doctor or a lawyer and sell It. Safeguarding Emigrants '- A decree issued by the Polish Labor Ministry working in co-operation with' the Foreign Oflice, forbids the emigration of persons having no assured work or means of sustenance in the countries to which they emigrate, or whose moral interests may be Imperiled in the new land; The re- stricitons will not affect Poles emigrating to countries where their families are*awaitlng them, while provision, is made for other special cases which may arise. Bass Wood Is used almost exclusively for mailing containers for foofl. The whole world knows Aspirin as an effective antidote for I pahC But ifs just as important .to know tliat there is only one j genuine Aspirin, The name Bayer is on every tablet, and on the box. -If the name Bayer appears, it's genuine; and if it-doesn't, j it is not I Headaches are dispelled by Aspirin. So are colds, and the pain that goes with them; even neuralgia, neuritis, and rheumatism promptly relieved. jGet Aspirin���at any drugstore���with proven directions. ��� Physicians prescribe Aspirin; it does NOT affect the heart SjLiplrin Is the trade mark (registered in Canada) Indicating Bayer Manufacture. While U U weU known that Aspirin means Bayer manufacture, to assyre the public against lralta* il tUni, tbo Tablet! will be auinptd vtth tlieir "��ajer Crow" tradtmatlc. V G&EENWOOD 1MDQM Is' civilians is occupying ever more attention, and in the day of conflict the brains of the national defense organization may operate from control rooms buried deep in the ground. The theory may for quite a long time cause some people lo smile. Chemists and biologists, however, who realize the immense strides made since' the war in the devising of means to influence at will the bodies, even the thoughts of human beings',- will see nothing impossible in its fulfillment. It is but one of many ways in which the work of men of science is placing in our hands incalculable new powers for good and evil. IMPORTANCE OF FIRST AID Be Sure You Get The Genuine GJLLETT'S FLAKE LYE Fighting In The Future Scientific Students Propose Use Of Peculiar New Gas Research in some of the world's great laboratories is leading to the diycovevy of mysterious gayes which affect the body unharmed. One new combination of gases formed at the contact with air of little-known chemicals causes subtle changes in the nervous system which lead to a feeling of intolerable depression" and discomfort. The effect after a large dose passes off in about a fortnight. Upon the basis of the success already attained in the research��� though it is still in the early stages��� imaginative _stu'dents of war are building a bizarre theory of fighting in the future. It is suggested that warfare may become like a fantastic dream, with leaders of armies ancl fleets striving to inflict, -not deatli, "but depression on the enemy population. The day may even come, say these strategists, when the general who kills one man, woman or child, will be held to have committed a grave blunder. His aims will be attained in subtler but not less certain ways. Just as fantastic are Uie plans, now rapidly taking shape, to protect civilians in gas attacks. Special brigades of gas-fighters, breathing oxygen from an apparatus carried on the shoulders, will patrol the streets of a bombed city to spray neutralizing solutions over poison clouds. The provision of --underground shelters for Everyone Should Be Trained In Proper Emergency Treatment In an interview with The Globe. Hon. Wallace Nesbitt, K.C., calls for the extension of first-aid knowledge to every sphere of activity wherein a person is liable to come in contact with accidents. Nowadays���in an era of progress, machinery and rapid transit���this means practically everywhere. The idea is deserving of immediate application, for its importance cannot be exaggerated. As President of the Ontario Council of the St. John's Ambulance Association, and for years Honorary President of the Dominion Association, Mr. Nesbitt has taken a deep interest in this worlc. The organization is a valuable channel for training and service. It now has between 12,000 and 15,000 members in Ontario and about 110,000 in Canada, although it has existed in this country only since 1909. Its certificate has world-wide recognition, and represents a high standard of efficiency. It is held by 800 employees of the T.T.C., and by 170 Hydro employees. The training which it stands tor is found to be a valuable adjunct to safety measures in the mines. Many 'a life has been saved by proper emergency treatment pending the arrival of a. doctor. The St. John's Ambulance Association aims to make knowledge c:i this subject so general that treatment will be available in practically every' emergency. Its work should be forwarded in the schools, in factories, ancl otlier business institutions having numbers of employees, and in associations which seek to improve the public welfare.��� Toronto Globe. BETTER TO HAVE HOBBY Cultivated While Young Will Always Keep Mind Occupied It is good advice to have a hobby. We are constantly seeing this advice being,given, but that does not make it of less value. The most wr'etched man we ever met was a very wealthy old one whose bitter regret was that he had not one, and that his only pleasure in life was to walk about his huge works. He knew little indeed about sport, of art, or literature, or music; his life had found no time in it to cultivate these, and in hi3 old age he had found out the mistake of this. He may have been an exception, but anyway he was an example. We were led to this subject by seeing in a London, England, paper that the suicide of a man without a hobby By appointment to tlieir Excellencies the Governor- General and Viscountess "Willingdon. In the store, or on the 'phone, always ask for more delicious than ijaii. ever dreamed Sultana Biscuits could be was the subject of an inquiry.. The wife said her husband had been an architectural sculptor and had assisted many eminent sculptors. Since his retirement four years ago hc had had no hobby or recreation. He never read books or mixed with friends, and gradually appeared to lose interest in everything. He had suffered a good deal with rheumatism in the last few months and had become depressed. She found him lying on the floor of his bedroom with his head covered with a dressing- gown and with one end of a tube in his mouth, the other end being attached to a gas tap. He was dead. Returning a verdict of suicide while of unsound mind, the coroner said the case showed the great danger to elderly people who on-retiring from active work did not take up something to occupy their minds. But it appears to us that the coroner should have said that the folly was lhat this man had not taken up a hpbby while he was young, so that his mind would have been occupied when he became old. &fae j&amtard o^Jliuzlity-Jinc^ /fJ3_ Robinson Crusoe's Error Survey Shows Juan Fernandez Island Is Veritable Paradise Robinson Crusoe and his man Friday should have remained on their island. A recent survey of Juan Fernandez Island, on which Alexander Selkirk, th'e original Robinson Crusoe, spent four years, proves it to be a veritable paradise. ��� . The report says it is one of the most fruitful spots in South America with every imaginable sort of plant growing there. A Frenchman, shipwrecked on the island some 40 years ago, has refused to leave because of the ease with which he has been able to live. LOSES FAITH IN COMMUNISM FIGHTING FOR BABY'S HEALTH Acts Like a FIas_i In Relieving Colds That's why oo mwiy people buy "Buckley's" to end Coughs, Bronchitis and all Throat, Chest and Luntf troubles. It's instant, pleasant, guaranteed. You'll note its uniquo powers in the very first dose���and there are 40 doses in a 75-cent bottlo I Ask your druggist for "Buckley's". ' W. K. Buckley, Limited, 142 Mutual St., Toronto 2 MIXTURE Acts like a flash��� a (ingle sip proves it 821 Why do so many, many babies of today escape all the little fretful spells and infantile ailments tliat used to worry mothers through thc dav. and keep them up half the night? If you don't know the answer, you haven't discovered pure, harmless Castoria. It is sweet to the taste, and sweet in the little stomach. And its gentle influence seems felt all through the tiny system. Not even a distasteful dose of castor oil does so much good. Fletcher's Castoria Is purely vegetable, so you may give it freely, at first sign of colic; or constipation: or diarrhea. Or those manv times when you lust don't know what, is the matter. For real sickness, call the doctor, always. At other times, a few drops of Fletcher's Castoria. The doctor often tells you to do just that; and always says Fletcher's. Other preparations may be just as pure, just as free from dangerous -drug's, but why experiment? Besides, the��book on care and feeding of babies that comes with Fletcher's Castoria is worth its woieht in gold! Children Cry for Examination System Proves Satisfactory Deputy Health'Minister Tells How Settlers Arc Selected ��� Canada'has established a new system for examination of immigrants in Britain and on the continent, Dr. J. A. Amyot, Deputy Minister of the Health Department,. told the parliamentary committee investigating immigration matters. Examinations, he declared, are now conducted by Canadian doctors at im- po"rta"nt���centres" in~Gre"at~BriC:iin"'and" on the continent. In Creat Britain, 334 examination stations nojv exist and since February 15 about 12,000 examinations have becn made resulting in the rejection of some 500 intending immigrants. There are 20 doctors and they are supplied with automobiles to visit the various stations. The medical examination ��� for persons desirous of coming to Canada under the assisted passage scheme had not always becn satisfactory. In order to improve conditions, Dr. Amyot said, Canada, in company with other countries, named a roster of doctors who would examine immigrants in Great Britain. The immigrants, however, did "not always go to one of these doctors, slipping through to Canada for examination where in some cases it was found necessary to send them back. About 000 had been returned last year. Deciding after examination against establishing an institution similar to Ellis Island, the Dominon appointed a staff of.Canadian doctors in England, and this system had been in effect since February 14." Recommend Co-Operative Marketing Of Live Stock Saskatchewan Overseas Live Stock Marketing Commission Makes Report Co-operative marketing is the first of eight measures recommended by thc Saskatchewan Overseas Live Stock Marketing Commission to the Legislature of Saskatchewan. The Commission was appointed early in 1927 by the Saskatchewan Agricultural Research Foundation ancl directed to make an investigation relative ! to the marketing of Canadian Live Stock in Great Britain and to study co-operative bacon factories in England, Ireland -and Denmark. The Commission was made up of Ave men who investigated conditions in the countries named and also in Poland, Germany and Holland. The creation in Canada of a department or bureau of agricultural economics to study data on marketing and other problems is also recommended by the-commission. Is the Constant Care Of Every Young Mother The young- mother has a. constant care in looking after the welfare of her little ones. Childhood ailments come on so sudden���sometimes without a minute's warning���the mother may have a very sick baby on her hands before help can be obtained. That is unless she has a remedy in the house which she can safely give the baby for any of the many minor ailments of babyhood and childhood. Such a remedy is found in Baby's Dutch Engineer Is Disillusioned After Visit To Russia The Conservative press of Holland is rejoicing in the repudiation of Communism by the Dutch engineer Boars, known at the time of his expulsion from the Dutch East Indies last September as "the firebrand of Java," where he had been the head of the subversive Soviet movement. After his expulsion he went to Russia in order to learn at first hand the political'and social principles he had been advocating. This visit, judged from the point of view of a long article' he has written 'for the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant of Rotterdam, has resulted in Lis entire loss of faith in communism. He says he ��� considers it his duty on his return to Holland to advise "the population of the Dutch East Indies, whom he himself had directed along the path o��> Communism, to retrace their steps. He found that the Soviet Government was able to do little for education and the care of the sick, despite all the fine slogans. As in capitalistic countries all available money is first W^n all Thy mercies, O my God ... , .. , . ,. My rising soul surveys of all spent on the army, and further - ��� 9 J on the enormous bureaucratic apparatus. "The incomes of farmers are very BOOKTOF THE WEST THEL0N3DAY. W. S. Dill. ��� S2.00 Fascinating Reminiscences Of the Yukon. NEW FURROWS. F. J. 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Mothers, if you value the life of your little ones give him Baby's Own Tablets when he is ill, or, better still, give him an occasional dose of one-tenth earn more than that. " Even the casual visitor must notice that the great masses of the large cities are miserably poor. The shabby clothing, the old, repaired furniture, the accumulations of dirt cannot possibly be kept concealed. Their status in regard to comfort, even of health, is much lower than it was in 1913. Anybody can see that. '.'In 1927 there were 2,000,000 unemployed in Russia out of a total in- The Inland Sea Route Government To Begin At Once To Prepare Hundson Strait For Navigation Alex Johnston deputy minister of marine and fisheries, announced that the. federal government will commence immediately to prepare the Hudson Strait for navigation lhat the route may be open for vessels in 1930 when the Hudson Bay Railway will be completed. Two direction finding stations with suitable radio broadcasting towers and other equipment will lie erected in the strait this summer, and another two will be built in the summer of 1929i Keep Minard's in the Medicine Chest. pver 2,500 acres of thc area covered by Stockholm, Sweden, consist of parks and gardens. "On a Meat Diet Stefansson Endeavors To Demon- strut That AH Meat Diet Does Not Cause Scurvy Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, has thrived for two weeks on 000." the Tablets to ward off illness. The;dugtrial population of nearly 13,000,- Tablets are sold by medicine dealers I or will be sent to any address, post paid, at 25 cents a box by addressing The Dr. Williams'' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise. ��� Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy. ���Joseph Addison. If .gratitude is due from man to man, how much more from man to his Maker? The Supreme Being does not only confer upon us those bounties whicli proceed more immediately from His hand, but even those benefits which arc conveyed to us by others. Every blessing we enjoy, by what means soever it may be derived upon us, is the gift of Him who is the great Author of good and Father of mercies.���Ibid. , Rubber From Flowers Asters are three per cent, rubber, and there is enough tire material in Cause Of Asthma. No one can say with certainty exactly what causes the establishing of asthmatic condi-, dandelions and golden rods to. provide tions~Dust-from���the street; from an emergency supply should the occa- flowcrs, from grain and various oth-1 sion arise_ This according to an. er irritant.! may set up a trouble im-1 , . ., . , . . possible to irridicate except through nouncement from the laboratories of^ a sure preparation such as Dr. J. D., America's inventive wizard, Thomas Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. Uncer- Edison. tainty may exist as to "cause, but there can be no uncertainty regarding a remedy which has freed a genera- A Scotsman and an Aberdonian an all-meat diet, his physician an- j tion of asthmatic victims from this, were on top of an omnibus. The nounced in New York. The explorer! scourge of the bronchial tubes. It is Scotsman suggested that they should is under observation at Bellevue Hos pital, where he is endeavoring to demonstrate that an all-meat diet does not cause scurvy. Dr. Clarence W. Lieb explained that the explorer's general condition has remaned' excellent since he began the experiment; which will be continued another fortnight. . Hard and soft corns both yield to Holloway's Corn Remover, whicli ia entirely safe to use, and certain and satisfactory in its action. W. N. U. 1725 Alberta Using New Fertilizer Experiments With Super-Phosphates Have Proved Satisfactory Experiments with super-phosphates, which have been carried out in Alberta for the last three years, have produced such satisfactory results that they will be conducted on a far wider scale, says W. J. Stephen, Alberta Field Crop Commissioner. The phosphate comes from the Canadian Pacific smelter at Trail, B.C., where a million tons a year are available. It is claimed that the use of this fertilizer increases production from 15 to 35 per cent. Using a mixture of 50 per cent, saw dust with chalk and chemicals and" subjecting it to heavy pressure, wood can be made. .. LESSON No. 20 Question: Why is emulsified cod-liver oil so very helpful as a vitamin- food for expectant .and nursing mothers ? Answer: Because it provides an easily assimilated food rich in the essential vitamin that aids in building strong bones and good teeth. Take pure, wholesome, pleasantly flavored SCOTT'S EMULSION Would Not Give Up Plays One-Armcd English Musician Tlano With Left tland When Mr. Douglas Fox, thc musician, lost his right arm in the Great War, his friends thought he would never be able to play the piano again. The gallant man determined " that he would play and has developed so amazing a technique, that when he recently gave a recital, in England, music ^critics said: "The first sensation is of surprise that a single hand can cover the keyboard so effectively and do so much; but soon we forgot the limitations under which he is working, and think only of the delicate and thoughtful music he makes." The man who gave this remarkable recital is now directpr of music at Bradfield College, England. sold everywhere. Homestead Filings For January Homestead filings in the four Western Provinces in January showed a total of 457 as compared with 343.for the same month of 1927. Manitoba recorded 51 as compared with 36 for January, 1927; Saskatchewan 194 as against 186; Alberta, 201, against lib, and British Columbia 11 against 6. speak to a girl they knew sitting'in front of them. " No, wait till she has paid her fare," said tlie Aberdonian. Winnipeg Live Stock Shipments During January 1290 car loads of live stock were handled at the Union stock yards, St. Boniface (Greater Winnipeg). The shipments comprised 20,462 "head, of cattle, 47,277 hogs, 17,448 sheep and 1,420 horses. He: "Your cousin refused to recognize me last night. Thinks I'm not his equal, I suppose." She: "Ridiculous! Of course you are. Why he is nothing but a conceited idiot!" ed lice Onnshlng trips take MtaartP*. ��� Sick stomachs, sour stomachs and indigestion usually mean excess acid. The stomach nerves are over-stimulated. Too much acid makes the stomach and intestines sour. ' Alkali kills acid instantly. 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LEGISLATURE SUPPORTS TEACHERS SUPERANNUATION Victoria, March 20.���Unanimous support was given by the legislature just prior to prorogation last week to the proposal of the teachers of British Columbia that the benefits of superannuation be afforded them. Dr. H. C. Wrinch, Liberal, Skeena, supported by Premier MacLean, moved a resolution that every assistance be given the teachers by. the finance department in the working out of the necessary legislation. The house adopted the resolution without dissent. SOME REASON ADVERTISING RATES Delinquent Co-Owner Notices...$25.00 Coal and Oil Notices ����� Estray Notices ��� *���"" Cards of Thanks ��� �����"" Certificate of Improvement...... w.&u (When more than one claim appears in notice, $5.00 for each additional claim. All other legal advertising 16 cents a line first insertion, and 12 cents a line for each subsequent insertion, nonpareil measurement. Business locals 12% c a line each insertion. No letter to the editor will be in serted except over the proper signature and address of the writer, rule admits of no exceptions. This The ���rne blue cross means that vour subscription is due and that the editor would be pleased to have more money. Following -Premier MacLean's plea for united action on the, part of the legislature in dealing with problems of major importance, a unanimous decision was reached with regard to the Oriental question. Briefly summed up, the resolution passed by the members seek power for British Columbia to control the owning of land by Orientals and their admission to this province. Ii was pointed out by members of both parties that there should be no more Jajaanese and Chinese in British Columbia, considering population, that there are Canadians in Japan and China. Ottawa is to be asked to take into immediate consideration . the seriousness of tlie Oriental question in the Pacific province. The celebrated soprano was doing a solo when Bobbie said to his mother, referring to the conductor, of the orchestra: "Why does that man hit at that woman with his stick?" "He's not hitting at her," replied the mother. "Keep quiet." "Well, then, what's she hollerin' for?"���Answers. ^VILLIAM II. WOOD PHYSICIAN AND SURGKON GUBIiNWOOD A RECITATION ABOUT A DOG The Nashville American says that thfs most eloquent tribute paid to a- dog was given by Senatoi Vest ol Missouri many years ago. It aPgal* -that he was attending court in a cmmti? town and while waiting for the Si of a suit in which he was interestedI was urged by an attorney in a dog case to S them out. Voluminous Sidence was produced to show that the defendantPhad shot the dog m ��� malice, while other witnesses said toai Se animal had attacked the defendant Vest took no part in the trial and was not disposed to speak, but on repeatec urging he rose, scanned the face o, each juryman for a moment, and said. '"Gentlemen* of the jury: The bes friend a man has may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest tc us those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name, may become ' traitors to their faith: The money tha. a man has he may lose. It flies away from him perhaps when lie; needs it most. A man's reputatiqn may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with-us, may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads. ��� "The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful, or treacherous, is his dog. A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and m poverty; in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may beo near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer; he will lick tho wounds and sores that come in encounter with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his -"-"pauper-master=as=if=iie-were=a=prince.- When all other friends depart he re- -.mains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in hislove as the sun in -its journeys through the heavens. "If fortune drives the master forth an qutcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the ��� faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him, to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies. And when the last scene of all comes and death takes the master: in its embrace, and his body is laid in the cold ground; no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by' the graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad, but in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death." Then Senator Vest sat down. He ��� had spoken'in a low voice without a - gesture. He made.no reference to the - evidence orv the merits-of the c&se. '.' When he had finished, judge and jury were wiping their eyes. The jury filed out, but, soon entered with a verdict of $500 for the plaintiff whose dog was shot, and it was said that some of the jury wanted to hang the defendant. TALKLESS BARBER NEXT IS A SLOT MACHINE The government's pledged word to the British Columbia legislature and the electors of the province was given before the house prorogued that if a satisfactory sale of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway could not be effected the line would be completed from Vancouver to Prince George. Oppositions are not prone to accept promises from any government; so .the present instance is taken as a special tribute to the integrity of Premier MacLean. He has stated several times publicly and through the press that.the government is endeavoring earnestly to dispose of the line to advantage. Failing in that, the line must be finished. ��� This stand has met with general approval, even from those who in the past have claimed that the line was not necessary. But as they have seen million pilled upon million, year after year, they have accepted' that an unfinished railway is of no value to anyone. As the situation now stands, either the government or private capital, or one. of the large railway "companies will put the Pacific-'Great Eastern Railway on its feet, to the great benefit of the entire province. ' HOCKEY CLUB DANCE FRIDAY APRIL 20th YOUNG PIGS FOR SALE At Six Dollars Each. Apply Mrs. W. J. McCelvey, Rock Creek. CUSTOM HATCHING Wc have room in our incubators for several hundred eggs, all breeds taken with the exception of (R. I.R.). $3.00 per hundred; $2.00 per fifty. Apply Mrs. H. Pannell, Midway, B. C. MINING MACHINERY Offers wil be received by the undersigned for the complete mining equipment belonging to the Chrysler Mining Syndicate Ld. located- on Wallace Mountain, Beaverdell, consisting of Clayton oil engine, fuel tanks, air compressor, rock drills, piping, loose tools and mess house furnishings. MATT G.WILSON, Trustee, Summerland. Criticism of the government's policy of spendinng money for highway construction petered out in-the legislature before prorogation. The new loan bill be used for highway purposes, was for $4,600,000, of which $4,000,000 will passed by a vote of 26 to 17, the Conservatives standing alone against the rest of the house. Hon. Dr.. Sutherland, minister of public works, declared that the general public criticized only because too little was spent. He showed that his highway policy is rapidly opening up the province to both the tourist and the settler, and through improved highway's, motorists' costs of upkeep are being reduced materially. Printing is the inseparable companion of Achievement Have Your Letterheads, Billheads, Statements, Envelopes, Window Cards, Posters, Dodgers, Etc. ���'��� ��� ���.���:'��� ;" Printed at The Greenwood Ledge The sound condition of British Columbia's finances was clearly shown in the legislature last week-by Hon. J. D. MacLean, minister of finance. He stated that by the end of 1929 all British Columbia's debenture borrowings will be covered by full sinking fund provisions. This, he showed, will further strengthen- the province's position at the head of all the provinces of Canada. LONDON TO HAVE A HUGE HOCKEY RINK New York.���By the simple process of dropping a nickel in the slot, the resident of New York, may now buy stamps, subway, rides, soup and ice cream sodas. The time is not far distant, according to Anatol Josepho, when one may put his head .and a half-dollar into a machine and get a haircut. Mr. Josepho' is the inventor of a machine, which he recently sold for a million dollars, in which the customer may photograph ��� himself.. He sits in a chair, drops a 25-cent piece in the slot and presently* extracts a strip of eight pictures of himself.". ��� The country is tending, Mr. Josepho said, toward' the development not only of machines: which will sell almost every conceivable product automatically, but towards the invention of devices which will' perform some type of service. " One of the large chain store organizations in the cquntry is experimenting with the use of automatic machines for replacing part of .the work which is being done by clerks. Dentist (extracting a nail from a tire of his car): . ''Steady now. Yo.u_ won't even feel this." London.���Work has been started on an ice rink, 85 by J286 feet, the dimensions-exceedihg~in_size^the~Berlin-Ice- Palace, on the Twickenham bank of the Thame's at Richmond, to be completed in September. A public garden will adjoin the structure. ��� u The project indicates the widespread revival of the ice sport in London, Manchester and other cities, having large, successful clubs. The new rink will be open to the public eight months of.the year and will also be used for concerts and flower shows. .The architects report inquiries about possibilities of erecting similar arenas in 12 of the British provincial cities, including Glasgow and Newcastle, as well as the Hague, Geneva and Tokyo. The appearance of American, Canadian and English ice hockey teams will be the feature of the opening at Richmond. Sealed Tenders endorsed "Tenders for. Block 5 Fairview" will be received by the undersigned up to noon on Monday, April 9th, 1928, for the-purchase of Block 5, Map 26, Townsite of Fairview. The upset price is $300 and no tender at a lesser figure will be considered. , [_��� ���- One quarter of the amount of the bid must accompany each tender and the balance of the purchase money must be paid in three equal annual installments with interest at the rate of 6% per annum on the deferred amount. There will, also be a fee of $10.00 for the Crown Grant. The deposit of the unsuccessful tenders will be returned. The highest, or any tender, not necessarily accepted. March 5th, 1928. W. R. DEWDNEY, Government Agent, Penticton, B.C. MINERAL ACT Certificate of Improvements BELIEVE IT OR NOT Seven years ago a farmer living only a few miles from the city hung his vest on the barnyard feiice. A calf chewed up the pocket of the garment in which there was a standard gold watch. A short time ago, the animal, a staid old milch cow, was butchered for beef and the timepiece was found in such a position between the;lungs of the cow that the respiration���the closing-in and filling of the lungs���kept the stem- winder wound up, and the watch had lo'st but four minutes in seven years.��� Lyon News. EASTER MONDAY DANCE The Women's Auxiliary of Rock Creek will give a Dance on Easter Monday, April 9th, at Riverside Hall. Look for posters. NOTICE ACME FRACTIONAL MINERAL CI^AIM Situate in the Greenwood Mining Division of Yale District. Where located: Near Bridesville.'-.X.:... TAKE NOTICE that I, C. M. Shaw, agent for Joseph Pringle, Free Miner's Certificate No. 335-D, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements for the purpose of obtaining a Crown grant of the above claim. ��� And further take notice that action, under section 85, must be com menced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. ���-* Dated this 21st day of February, 1928. tSZ> BT0 Kerf's i P.M i J ��� o HjPHE chief point in -i- favor of Beer as compared to other alcoholic beverages, lies in the very small percentage of alcohol * contained i: just enough aid digestion Phoenix Expor Lager is good pure beer, it wil. act as a tonic; iti nutrative value is &reat For sale at Government Liquor Stores and Beer Parlors. Vbctorra-Phoenix Bro.Co. a_ b r^/a i t e d. Victoria. B.C. This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia. i jffimsasacsaHaz M!tJX!MH��IWMn^miL,A*UU**llML!mX! The Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. of Canada. Limited Office, Smelting and Refining Department TRAIL,, BRITISH COLUMBIA SMELTERS and REFINERS Purchasers of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc Ores fro !_ Producers, of Gold, Silver, Copper, Pig Lead and Zinc' . "TADANAC" BRAND .n*��.M����i*mju.��i.^^- Subscribe To The Greenwood Ledge A DOLLAR'S WORTH Clip this coupon and mail it with SI for a six weeks' trial subscription to THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR A Paper for the Home, World-Wide in Its Scope advocate of pence nnd prohibition. And don't miss Snuba our dog, and the Sundial nnd the otberfeutures. The Christian Science Monitor, Back Bay Station, Boston, Mass, Flense send ne a six weeks' trial subscription. I enclose one dollar ($1), Time hath a taming hand.���Newman. Sometimes the informality of the spoken word is more effective �� than a letter "Long. Distance, please" BRITISH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY . E. MCDOUGALL Contractor and Builder Foreign and Domestic Monuments Asbestos Products Co. Roofing Lamatco -Wallboard SHOP AT GREENWOOD i:f Box 332 Grand Forks, B.C. SEND YOUR BOOTS and SHOES To ���] Harry Armson, Grand Forks The 20th, Century Shoe Repairer All work and material guaranteed We pay postage one way. Terms' .cash. SYNOPSIS OF LAND ACT AMENDMENTS PRE-EMPTIONS Vacant unreserved, surveyed Crown lands may be pre-empted by British subjects over 18 years of age, and by aliens on declaring intention to become British subjects, conditional upon residence,' occupation, and improvement for agricultural purposes. Pull information concerning relations regarding pre-emptions is given in Bulletin No. 1, Land' Series, "How to Pre-empt Land," copies of which can be obtained free of charge by addressing the Department of Lands, toria, B. C, or to any Government Agent. Records will be granted covering only land suitable for agricultural purposes, and which is' not timberland, - i.e., carrying over 8,000 board feet per acre west of the Coast Range and 5,000 feet per acre east of that Range. Applications for pre-emptions are to be addressed to the Land .Commissioner of the Land Recording-Division, in which the land applied for is situated, and are made on printed forms, copies of which can be obtained from the Land Commissioner. Pre-emptions must be occupied for five years and improvements made to the value of $10 per acre, including clearing and cultivating at least five acres, before a Crown Grant can be received. Por more detailed information see the Bulletin "How, to Pre-empt Land." PURCHASE Applications are received for purchase of vacant and unreserved Crown Lands, not being timberland, for agricultural purposes: minimum price for. first-class (arable) land is $5 per acre. Further information regarding purchase or lease of Crown Lands is given in Bulletin No. 10, Land Series, "Purchase and Lease of Crown Lands." Mill, factory, or industrial sites on timber land, not exceeding 40 acres, may be purchased or leased, the conditions including payment of stump- age. HOMESITE LEASES Unsurveyed areas not exceeding 20 acres, may be leased as homesites, conditional upon a dwelling being erected in the" first yearrtitle~being obtainable- after residence and improvement conditions are fulfilled, and land has been surveyed. LEASES For grazing and industrial purposes areas not exceeding 640 acres may be leased by one person or, a company. GRAZING Under the Grazing Act the Province is divided into grazing districts and the range administered under a Grazing Commissioner. Annual grazing permits are issued based on numbers ranged, priority given to established owners. Stock owners may. form associations for range management. Free, or partly free, nermits are available for settlers, campers and travellers, up to ten head. RtTISH CO The Mineral Province of Western Canada TO THE END OF DECEMBER, 1926 Has produced Minerals as follows: Lode Gold, $126,972,318; Placer Gold. $78,018,548; Silver, $80,787,003; Lead, $106,976,442; Copper, $209,967,068; Zinc, $50,512,557; Coal and Coke, $284,699,133; Structural Materials and Miscellaneous Minerals, $50,175,407; making its mineral production to the end of 1926 show an ��� ' ' Aggregate Value of $988,108,470 Production for the year ending December, 1926, $67,188,842 - The Mining Laws of this' Province are more liberal and the fees lower than those of any other Province in the Dominion, or any colony in the British Empire. Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal fees. Absolute Titles are obtained by developing such" properties, the security of which Is guaranteed by . Crown grants. Full information, together with Mining Reports and Maps, may be obtained gratis by addressing: THE HON. THE MINISTER OF MINES, VICTORIA, British Columbia. N. B.���Practically all British Columbia Mineral Properties upon which development work has been done are described in some one of the Annual Reports of the Minister of Mines. Those considering mining investments should refer to such reports. They are available without charge on application to the Department of Mines, Victoria, B. C. Reports of the Geological. Survey of Canada, Winch Building, Vancouver, are recommended as valuable sources of information, i Reports covering each of the gix Mineral Survey Districts are published separately, and are available on application, o ' ���ra