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The Ledge was published by James W. Grier until 1907, and was subsequently published by R. T. Lowery (1907-1920) and G. W. A. Smith (1920-1929). The paper's longest-serving editor was R. T. Lowery (1906-1926), a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. The Ledge absorbed the Boundary Creek Times in April 1911, and was published under a variant title, the Greenwood Ledge, from August 1926 to May 1929.","@language":"en"}],"DigitalResourceOriginalRecord":[{"@value":"https:\/\/open.library.ubc.ca\/collections\/xledgreen\/items\/1.0306212\/source.json","@language":"en"}],"FileFormat":[{"@value":"application\/pdf","@language":"en"}],"FullText":[{"@value":" Provincial\nThe Oldest MiningCamp Newspaper In British Columbia\nVol. XXXII\nGREENWOOD, B. C THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1926.\nNo. 42\nGRAND\nat upemng\nFriday, IVSay 14th\nHon. Div MacLean\nWill officiate supported by representatives from\nlocal organizations\nRECEPTION 2 p.m\/\nfollowing opening ceremony by Ladies Hospital Auxiliary.\nBASEBALL 3:30 p.m.\nBeaverdell vs Greenwood\no\nPICTURE SHOW 7:30 p.m.\nDANCE in MASONIC HALL same evening\ns Best music in the Boundary District\n*~ Ladies and Gents ^\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Furnishings \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd =5\nEr Millinery 3\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd- - \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"^\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd... i \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"*\ntZ Ladies ~z*\nH Fine Silk Hose 3\n*~ 'Boys and Girls heavy i3\nSr Ribbed Stockings W3\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd~ . .* \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd -j \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \"*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd__?\nST .'.*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd; .for School W\" 23\nE Men's Fancy &olf 3\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ... r. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd. , -\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nsr Sweaters and Sox ^S\n\ufffd\ufffdT Large Cook. Store For Sale rS\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd- , . . - \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd -\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd - - -. -. -*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n|r Mrs. Ellen Trounson ^\nReal. Estate and Insurance\nFire. Accident & Sickness, Life,\nAutomobile. Bonds, Burglary, &c\nAuctioneer.\nHouses for Reiit or S&Ie\nCall at the Office of\nCHARLES KING\nGreen-wood, B.C.\nWe carry a large line ot\nI\nHardware, House Furnishings, Etc.\n' Inspect our stock\n-S\n5S\nvw\nSt!\niit\nm\na\nAgents for the\nVictor Northern Electric Radios\n2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Tube Sets at all prices\n j ;\t\nT. M. GULLEY & CO.\nS\n1\n1\nSPRING CLEANING\nWashing Soda\nSoap Chips\nPowdered Soap -\nRoyal Crown Soap\n7 lbs for 25c.\n3 lbs for 50 c.\nx Per lb 20c.\n6 tablets 30c.\nGreenwood Theatre\nFriday, May 14, 7:30 p.m.\nSaturday, May 15, 8:15 p.m.\n&y\ufffd\ufffdy?jmx^h\nmfffm\n\/\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdWfe\") )k.tzm- \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd',**k^,4 eif#|lfc^\niir myiMmm\nO'Cedar Oil, Mops, Brooms, Etc.\nFor Quality and Value Order From Phone 46\nGREEN WOODJiRaCERY^\n* 44444444 *\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\nOur\nSpring Ginghams and Pripts i\n4\n4\n4\n4,\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n\ufffd\ufffd\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4\n4b\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd 444444444*444444444444444444444444 \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd*\nare better than ever with greater\nrange of color and pattern\nPrices 30c to 60c\nTAYLOR & SO\nPhone 17\nAROUND HOME\nWalter Clayton, of Penticton, was\na visitor to Greenwood on Saturday.\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd C. F..R: _Pincott; of Grand Forks,\nspenta-couple of days in town this\nweelcr *' '\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\nDr. . W. H. Wood has returned\nfrom a holiday in Spokane and other\ncities. , i v [i-\n\/'\".}\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n, Iohn Mowat, of Victoria, is on a\nvisit to his brother,- Postmaster\nMowat. '\n*.. >.'*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"\" - *\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd*\nA restaurant was opened by , Mrs.\nAlice Bjorkman in Greenwood on\nMonday.\n- Mrs. C. \/E. Shaw, of Cawston,\narrived in town on Saturday and is the\nguest of.Mrs. G. W. A. Smith.\nMrs. J. C. Smith and son, Irvin,\nreturned . to eBeaverdelf on Sunday\nafter a couple of weeks visit in town.\nC. T. Fenner motored over from\nSummerland . and was\nacquaintances in town on\nday. X.y X\nrenewing\nWed nes-\nc_\nfew B! Mill*\n__=,___=rv.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd=P..(\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdek\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-hg-\ufffd\ufffda-ss)\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdand a furious\nmob arose in\nthe Coliseum\nto wreak vengeance on a\nfickle woman.\nSpring Necessities\nW~ ImporteH and Domestic\nCold Creams, Vanishing Creams, Complexion\nPowders, Compacts, Hand and Shaving Lotions\nNew line of X french Stationery just in\nGOOEJEVFS DRUG STORE\nIce Cream\nIce Cream Sodas\n..TV R. Williams left Wednesday\nfor the Forest Branch look-out station\nthat is being erected at Camp . McKinney. : \"v '\n*<\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd, \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd' .\nJim Pascoe, of Boundary Falls, has\njoined the ranks of the car owners,\nhaving bought a\" Ford touring car\n-from E. F. Keir.-\n.-...\ufffd\ufffd - . - . - \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nH. E. Andreas has ,purched a\nSport model Ford roadster, a very\nnifty car, from the McPherson Garage\nCo,, Ltd,, Grand Forks.\nJack Roylance shipped two carloads of spruce logs to the Norris sawmill in Grand Forks this week.\nA number of other carloads will\nfollow. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd. . y^\nHugh McGiUivray received the\nsad news on Saturday of the death of\nhis mother, Mrs. John McGiUivray,\nat.. Chinook, : Alta., on May 8th.\nBurial will take place in Glengarry\ncounty,7, Ontario.\ny -.-'x..\nV 7fe;i|vecup!5: that were removed\nfrom the goif linksldurihg the weekend have been found. A close watch\nwill be kept on the course and\nanyone caught destroying or taking\naway the equipment will be dealt\nwith.\nRev. W. R. Walkinshaw left on\nTuesday morning to attend a meeting\nof the United Church in Vancouver\nthis week. Owing to the absence of\nMr. Walkinshaw there will be no\nservice in the United Church in\nGreenwood on Sunday. . .'\n=^A=new=tin^tablrf\"oWtlfrCrP.=\"RT\npassenger train conies into effect on\nSunday morning, May 16th at 12:01\no' clock.- The morning train will\narrive as usual at 4:18 o'clock, but the\nafternoon train will arrive at 3:26\no'clock instead of 3:39 o'clock\nJohn and Anton Portmann, ^ of\nNicholson Creek, are spending a\ncouple of days in .town en route to\nTacoma, Wash., where they will\nvisit relatives. L. Portmann is in\ncharge of their ranch having left here\non Wednesday for Nicholson Creek.\nA sitting of the Court of Revision\nwill be held in the Court House,\nGreenWood, on May\"17th at 10 a.m.,\nfor the purpose of revising ytheTist\nof voters for the Grand Forks-\nGreenwood Electoral -district, and of\nhearing'and determining any and all\nobjections .to the retention of any\nname on the said list, or to the registration as\" a voter, of any applicant\nfor registration, and for the other\npurposes set forth in the Provincial\nElections Act.\nCity Council\nThe City Council met in regular\nsession on Monday evening, Mayor\nGulley in the chair and present\nAldermen Taylor, Morrison, Mowat,\nPeterson and King. X}}[y\nA full' report of thp negotiations\nwith the West-Kootenay Power Company was presented aiul the new\nbasis of terms accepted. Five more\nmeters were ordered installed this\nweek and the Clerk instructed to employ another electrician to do the\nwork . if the regular man was not\navailable. . , <\nAid. Mowat was congratulated on\nthe thorough manner in which the\nclean-up was accomplished. In reply the Alderman expressed his appreciation of the willing assistance\nrendered by the citizens only in one\ncase was his request ignored.\n! Sidewalk repairs 'and repairs . to\nProvidence creek flume were reported\nto be nearly completed.\nDeeds for the new Hospital site\nwere received from.the City Trustee\nwho also explained his inability to be\npresent on the 14th of May owing to\na prior^engagement in Prince Rupert.\nThe Council accepted the invitation\nof the Hospital' Directors to attend\nthe official opening next Friday and\nthe Mayor decided to proclaim a civic\nhalf-holiday for that afternoon.\nInstructions were given to the\nChief of Police to enforce traffic\n-regulations, particularly on Saturday\nevenings, when dangerous situations\nare created by car owners backing\nfrom their parking place, across' the\nstreet, before turning, instead of backup just far enough to enable them to\nrun down the. right-hand side and\nturn at the intersection.\nRoutine business occupied the rest\nof the time until adjournment\/\nBeaverdell Briefs\nEverything Ready for\nHospital Opening\nFRIDAY, MAY 14th\n.Miss Madeline. Hastings, of Rock.\nCreek.-- was a-visitor in town for a few\ndays. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nMr. and Mrs. J. T. Bell v returned on\nSunday from a-month's .visit on Vancouver Island. - '\nMrs. I. Richards and. family left last\nweek for Ymir,... where they expect to\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdmake their home.-'** --'y :'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'->\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdyy-.r\n-Mrs. Nordman ancl daughter Esther,\nmotored over froin Nelson last week and\nwill remain in town for a few days,\n_, Mrs. King-sley and famil3r moved to\nGreenwood last week, where Mr.\nKingsley is a patient in. the District\nHospital.\nD. Riordau and W. A. McKenzie,\nmember for -.Similkameen, motored\nover from Penticton last wreek and\nspent a day on the Mountain looking-\nover the Highland Chief Claim.\nArrangements for the Hospital\nOfficial Opening are practically complete, and the various committees hope\nto have everything, running smoothly\nand according .to schedule. The\nboard of directors, city council, V hospital staff and the speakers will\nassemble -on the veranda at 2 p.m.\nprompt. Major R. Gray, of Kettle\nValley, will be chairman for the\noccasion, with D. McPherson\nand Dr. Kingston, of Grand\nForks, as additional speakers. J. L.\nWhite, deputy provincial secretary\nwired yesterday that he would be\npresent to represent the Hon. Wm.\nSloan whose department handles the\nhospital affiairs of the province. Many\nvisitors from the outside have signified\ntheir intention of attending. ...\nTo avoid any confusion on the\nstreet facing the Hospital, cars will\nnot be allowed in this block and a\ntraffic squad will direct automobile\ndrivers where to discharge, their passengers.\nThe schools will be closed for the\nafternoon but with the exception of a\nfew of the older pupils who are helping, the children will not be allowed\nin the Hospital and the baseballgame\nwhich is hoped to start at,3:30 p.m.\nwill be their attraction. .\nThe famous Bush orchestra will\nprovide music at the dance until supper-time and then Mr. and Mrs.\nRomstead with an augmented band\nwill keep everybody moving afterwards. H. A. Nichols and T.\nCrowe will be floor managers and a\nstrong dance committee will be in\nattendance. All the musicians are\ngenerously contributing their services\nand which only goes toshowthe keen\nambition to make this day a huge\nfinancialand social success. Transportation is being arranged to bring in\na number of people from Midway,\nKettle Valley and Rock Creek for the\nafternoon who otherwise cannot get\nby the cars available at these places,\nand are desirous of returning late\nafternoon or early evening.\nThe ladies of the Hospital Auxiliary are, working overtime in order to .\n-haveltheir 'arrangements1 ^perfected so\nthat no visitor will, be delayed any\nunduly Jong time in the building after\nbeing shown through by the1 nursing\nstaff.\nChas. King, the Hospital secretary,\nreports several subscriptions already to\nhand and will be right on the job\nwith some charming assistants to receive contributions, which are sorely'\nneeded to meet the tost of the additional equipment and finish paying for\nthe operating-room outlay, y The\nefforts of_the_pastleighteeni^months\t\nBy Sir Hall Caine.\nAlso one reel FeUx comedy\n* Let us Quote you on w\nW Agents for the\nJOHN DEERE Lineof farm and tillage Goods\nMIDWkY WdB ROCK CREEK\nProceeds going to Hospital\nADULTS 50c\nCHILDREN 25c\nSpring Cleaning!\n, While you are cleaning up almost\neverything in sight vvly not get your\n. Watches Cleaned and Rewired\nand get a good s'.art for the summer season\nTliisvis the right place for most efficient\nservice aiid our work is air guaranteed.\nDon't forget that we liaudlea good line of\nEye Glasses\nX.y i \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd at reasonable prices\n^W^\nWatchmaker and Jeweler\nF. J. WHITE, Manager.\nMother's Day\nMidway Church\nSunday\/May 16th, at II a.m.\nRev. E. A. St. G, Smyth\nwill conduct the Service\nEverybody Invited\nDodd's Barber Shop\nand Billiard\nCigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco,\nSoft Drinks & Confectionery\nOpen 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.\n'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdw:'-- V: \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd:. *v'\nFrom the general line of talk, it\nlooks as if Beaverdell will be deserted\non the 14th, as everyone will be heading for Greenwood for the celebration\niu connection with the opening of the\nnew Hospital.\nSeveral local residents have invested\nin cars during the past week. L. Johnson and J. Jackson purchased new\nFords, while J. Johnson bought a Mclaughlin. Findlay McDonald also\nbought a new Ford truck, and Lome\nShaw a Star roadster.\ni Hughie McGillivary reports a good\nshowing on his claim on Wallace\nMountain-and we hope this turns out\nto tie the real thing,* The, Chrysler\nsyndicate, working the Revenge claim,\nare real busy installing their ma-\nchiiiery^while the Bell minehave their\nnew plant'running ancl are getting\ngreat results.\nThe local nine and a good crowd of\nrooters motored to Rock Creek on Sunday for the ball game and'at the end of\nthe fifth inning when the score was\n-IO to 1 in favor of Rock Creek, it looked as if the game was over. It was\njust about this time, however, that\nBeaverdell started to'play and didn't\nquit' until they had run up a score of\ntwelve. The local boys were without\ntheir regular pitcher, - but Johnny\nMoore did some good pitching in. the\nfirst part of the game and great credit\nis due Lome Sj'haw for pulling the team\nout of the hole in the last two innings.\ny The How-Do-Yo-Do Club gave a\nmost successful dance on May 1st and\nthe crowd proved to be far too. large\nfor the size of the hall, but everyone\nseemed to have a. \"whale ,- of i time,\neven the dancing: room was crowded..\nThere were musicians ; to burn that\nnight aud the music was all that could\nbe desired, as in addition to the regular\nclub orchestra, we had Jas. Bush and\nMrs. B. G-. Ommanney, violinists, E.\nDeLisle, drummer and Mr. Parsons, of\nChesaw, with his sasaphone. The\nclub members are indeed grateful to\nthese artists who helped so generously\nwith the music.\nshould now culminate in\" one grand\nsuccess and all helpers, ,no matter on\nhow large or small a scale, will have\nan inward feeling of satisfaction that\ntheir assistance is part of a tribute to a\nnoble'cause and many-a sile\"nt blessing, unknown to them, will be their\nunsought reward.\nGreenwood and\nDistrict Hospital\nThe Board of Managers very\nthankfully acknowledge receipt\nof the following subscriptions.\n.Anyone wishing to subscribe,\nkindly call at the office, or mail,\nto Chas. King, Sec -Treas., when\nreceipts will be given and\namounts acknowledged in the\ncurrent issue of The Ledge,\nPreviously acknowledged..: $1713 2\ufffd\ufffd\nAnonymous 50.00\nAnonymous iS.oo\nRev. W.'R. Walkinshaw . 5.00\nH.-H. S.. 5-00\nTotal $1788.20\nDonations for April s\nDr. Dormataj butter, cream'1, and meat;\nMrs. Skelton, eggs; Pythian Sisters,\nflowers; Mrs. Royce, jam; Mrs. Blundell,\nPillow slips, towels, curtains, oranges and\nmarmalade; Mrs. A, Sater, oranges.\nMidway Farmers' Meeting\n. The Farmers ineetingf in Midway\nlast Saturday was well attended and\nmuch important business was disposed\nof. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd: -w-W.- \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\":-W .'':'\nThe Farmers will pay bounty ou\ngopher tails again this year, and it is\nrequested that all tails be brought to\nthe next meeting on Saturday, May\n29th. 'All members are asked to come\nearly in the morning: and help get the\ngrounds ready for the big celebration\nand track meet which will be. held on\nJune 3rd.> Watch for posters later.\nThe ladies are making big preparations for a grand dance in the evening.\nKeep the date open.\nH\nsi\nx\\\n!'.\nHI\np\ni ,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n'->\n- 11. THE LEDGE. ORETCN\"TO0D. B.C.\n&$> \ufffd\ufffd\nFlies Heavy Plane London to Paris In\nNinety Minutes\nSome ldea-of tho astonishing progress ln air travel can be had from the\nrecord recently made by Captain Mackintosh, nn''Imperial Airways pilot.\nTlio ollicer flew a big flfteen-seater,\nlliree-englncd ITandley-Page air liner\nfrom London to Paris In 90 minutes!\nThe plane carried a full load of passengers and goods, and, freighted,\nweighed six tons.\nThe average speed of the flight of\n250 miles was J51 niiles an hour, a now\nrecord for a big passenger piano of\nthis size. ' yn>\nThe actual speed record * \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdvcweon\nLou don and Paris is held by a four-\nHontci- Napier D. 11. express plane,\nwhich made lhe flight in S7 minutes;\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdoil die public services of the counlry. This givat nailonsd strike also serves ! whic]l J\ufffd\ufffdr,fms that Captain Mackin-\ni<> wio' again iI._-niori.sl run;, how closely the in teres Is and vol tare, of one coun- !l0iih ivUh h[?- P|:uit Passenger liner\n73.\n%xham ijvtt au -good Ua. Wc\nthuvfi SlmStote vxUxi good.\n1 lie British Strike\nThe ouisianding cu'iit of Jho'wt.rU in whicli (hi.-, article is written Is the\nrear, slril.e ia Cn-ai lli-italn itl'l'in-iing nearly five million-.-workers aud crippling\nPilot Makes New Record\ntr; nn- bound up with oilier countries. The (lay''tln\"'.\ufffd\ufffdlril accept a reduction in wages and a lengthening in the hours of labor, -which\nth\" mine owners insist is necessary if Uie industry itself is to survive, railway\nemployees, printers, dock and transport, workers, tlio building trades, iron and\nft eel workers, and'others organized under the. Trades Union Congress, ceased\nwork in s.vnu.alliy with and. to enforce tho miners' demands.\n' lacked only three minutes of the record set by the HglU \"speed\" machine.\nPains in Back Subdued\nSore Cisest Relieved\nA Nova Scotian Tells How She Overcame Her Troubks With >\nNERVILINE\n\"l consider Nerviline lho best rein;\nedy lor a cold, sore throat or tightness across the clicst,\" writes Miss\n, Lucy Mosher lrom Windsor,'N.S. \"For\nIlls dillicult for Lhe people in this country to fully grasp and understand j many years our home has never been\nProves Mother Is\nYour Closest Friend\nJersey City. Jlr. J. Paull -writes:\n\"1 awakened each morning -with an\nunpleasant taste and was often re-\niniucled by niy Mother that my breath\nwit;, disagreeable. I tried perfumed\ntablets, mouth washes and other camouflages -which gave temporary relief.\nAfter consulting my dentist and llnd-\ning iny. teetli In good condition, a\nfriend suggns.led my trouble was constipation. After taking a. few doses\nof Garter's Little Liver Pills my stomach ami bowels were relieved, foul and\nimpure gases eliminated.\" W .\nDruggists, 25 & 75c rod packages.\nthe underlying causes of the discontent and financial (lillieul lies existing in the\nllrilish coal mining industry. I'luloiibledly ihe war has had something, to do\nvilli il, because there is not. the same world-wide demand for Ilritish coal as\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdexisted prior to 10J-1, and furthermore, tlie depression in British industry owing\nto lack of orders from foreign, markets following the war has likewise liad its\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdeffect.\nCompetent observers from other countries find another cause for the\n* trouble\ufffd\ufffd\ufffda basic one. Tliey insist that tlie whole system of coal mining in\nthe British Isles run*uires to be modernized, and that until this is done the\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Ini-diii'ss cannot be profitable to the mine owners, and consequently satisfactory wnges and working conditions cannot be provided ihe miners. To effect\nUie changes necessary will call for ilie e.xi'ondilure of enormous capital sums,\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdand. I'or a lime at least, a decrease in the mtmber^of men for whom employment can be found. This hit tor is undoubtedly the chief difficulty.\nfn other words, it is hold ihai, the present method o.f pick aud shovel -mining must be replaced by'tlio utilization of machinery in the mines for purposes of cutting the coal; This would mean fewer men employed), .but its\n\"large-or-larger output of coal at a considerably less cost, per ton. thereby assisting all 1 iritish industry and enabling Uritish coal to again compete successfully in Ihe market of tlie,world: If these; experts are .right\nwithout Nerviline. I had a cold on\nmy chest that fourteen remedies\ncouldn't break up. 1 rubbed on Nerviline* three times'a day, used Nerviline as a gargle and was complete;\/\nrestored.\"- It's because Nerviline is\nso powerftn, so pcnetratii'ig, so sure\nto relieve congestion, that it is' used\nin mfist iiom.es. for fhe prevention and\nrelief of a hundred minor ills. Get a\n35c. bottle to-day. *\nHas Patented Atom Engine\nIdea May Develop Into Most Dramatic\nAchievement of Century\nA Dutchman lias recently received\na patent for .running an engine on power obtained from llie atom. lie lias\ndiscovered that if mineral sands containing titanium aro heated to a tem-\nIhen it would I perature ot 1,700 degrees centigrade\nPiloted By Youngest Aviator\nIndianapolis Woman 104 tears Old\nEstablished New Record\nMrs. Mary \"Huffman, 10-1 years old,'\nIndianapolis, set what was believed\nby local flying ollicials to be a world's\nrecord for the .age of persons riding\nin an aeroplane when, she made a * 15\nminutes ilight. She was piloted by\nFarnuni Parker, of Anderson, 15 years\nold, the world's 'youngest aviator. In\nthe plane with Mrs. Huffman was-her\nfive-year-old great great grandson,\nCarrol Davies.\nThe Hudson Bay Route\nDominion of Canada Pledged to Carry\nWork to Completion\nTho fact 13, of courso, that every\ngovernment in Canada for nearly\nforty years lias advocated and furthered the Hudson Bay route, and four\nsuccessive prime ministers, two of\nthem Liberals and two of.them Conservative, have, while in office, seen\ngreat sums expended on the enter-\n'prise.\nThe railway bus, at great expenditure by successivo governments,\nbeen carried to within seventy or\neighty miles .of Hudson Bay and\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n\ufffd\ufffdnwaits completion. It is to be completed, as It should lie, and as public\nmen of each and all parties assured\nthe people of tliowest it would bo.\nTho fall: In West .Middlesex and elsewhere iu Ontario and Quebec about\nthe completion of this enterprise being\na steal, a waste, a bribe, is quite dishonest. '. ,.\nTho acoustics of the. Dominion are\nvery good, much better than many\npartisans suppose. ' \"What is said in\nthe west and is said in the east, politically, Js overheard all across the Dominion with a distinctness that leaves\nnothing to be desired. : The improved\nhearing of the country, when everybody knows about It-will make for\nstralghter talk.-in politics.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdToronto\nStar.' ' \" ' y\nFill an SMP Enameled Tea\nKettle. \"Setit on the stove.\nNo Kettle will boil, water\nquicker. That means-convenience, time saved, too.\nAll SMP Enameled utensils-\nare very fast coming to the\nIioil and in their job of cooking. Not only quicker to\ncook with, but easier, more\nquickly cleaned after. Tlio\nbest any way you look at it.\"\nThink this'over.\nGrowth Of Wheat Pool\nBishop Will Use Aeroplane *\nAble To Reach Points In Haiti Otherwise Inaccessible\nMissionary--.enterprise is .shown In\nthe announcement that Bishop' Harry\nRoberts Carson, of the Protestant!\nEpiscopal diocese of Haiti, is to fly.\nfrom parish to parish in fulfilling-his\nduties, naval authorities having Is-'\nsued orders which permit the bishop\nto make-use of naval aeroplanes in\nvisiting parts of the island otherwise\ninaccessible.\n--appear that the Uritish coal industry and Uritish miners must puss through j the atoms disintegrate, and an enor-\nthe same e.vperience a.s did 1lie cotton, industry following the advent of ma- jmous amount of heat is generated. Tlie\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdehiiiery, which caused a terrific upheaval at the time and much distress, but j sand, is healed in a small electric fur-\ntil tinnifely gave that industry its groat supremacy. jnace, and the .heat caused by the.sud-\nGvidenco is not lacking that-the same process \"of \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd modernization is neees-j den. breaking-up of the atom is forced\nsary in. other lines of British activity, flic building trades for example. Ajby a pump through tubes that heat\ngroup of, United States experts connected with the real estate business re-j the\/Wafer in a boiler, and supply tlio\ncently visited London, and they report lhat it lakes about. 100 por cent, longer i power lo drive anyengini;\n,! ,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nto pul. up a given structure in J__oiidou Ihan it would in,Now York, and, despite''; This patent has xpa.ssrjd\nUn\ntil e much higher wages paid ariizans in New York,\nis just as great in London as ia New York. The\nmoving workmen and out-of-date appliances., Two examples\nmay be mentioned.\nor turbine.\nhrough-' the\nbut it\nCOMFORT DEPENDS\nWeak Stomachs Can be Made\nStrong Through the Use of Dr.\nWilliams' Pink Pills\nThe' sufferer from-- indigestion is.\ngreatly, to be pil.tied. This trouble.\nChairman of Spillers Says Spread of\nPool in Alberta is Cause of\n.. Retirement\nAddressing .' Uie annual meeting in\nLondon' rs or Constantinople four years ago, but now\n'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthere lire 20,000. '*\nYou aren't old until you have forgo lien how good broad ' and butter\nand brown sugar tasted between\nmeals.\ndues and restore healthfulness.\nFarm Lands In Demand\nThere are known to be 20,000 vagabond lepers in Japan. ,.-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nA Revival'of iBuyjng.cf Farm Lands\n.-.*..'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Has Set In\nWitli--.farm lamb values just at the\nupturn aud -conditions improving, this\nseason lias brought a revival or buying in farm lands equal lo that of 10.18,\nsaid F. 1-1. Harmari\/president bf the\nWinnipeg Heal Estate- Exchange, recently.\n\"One company alone lias been averaging sales of 20\",DOO acres of farm\nlands a month since last'October,\" Mr.\nHaniian said. Wn each case the lane,\nmostly -wild land for pasturage and\nstock raising purposes, has' been solt5\nto bona, iide farmers and not to speculators or investors. Substantial^ initial payments have been inade and\/the\nbuyers are, meeting', subsequent; payments pronTptly.'' the biggest demand\nfor land recently Is in Saskatchewan\nand Southern Alberta.\",\"'-.-'\nief by\" cutting down bis. food to a\nstarvation basis. That only slill fur-,\nflier weakens. What is needed- Is\nbolter digestion, not a poorer diet.\nAnd the way fo get a better digestion\nis to so enrich the blood,that iho stomach will do the work nature intended.\nAs a tonic for building.up the blood\nnothing else can \"equal\"'.Dr. Williams'\nEink J'ilis.' As this new blood courses\nthrough the veins strength and toiic\nis given the stomach and the pangs\nof Indigestion\" disappear Not only\ntbis, the whole* system ls strengthened\nand .new life and vim comes Id tlio\n\"f or i ii ei-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds uff ererr^^T lre~TSI utT'of TDK\nWiUiams' Pink Pills in cases of this I\nkind is proved Ujv the experience of\nMr. E. G-. Malcolm, Port Malcolm,\nN.yc, who says:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"For several years\nI was a great sufferer from indigestion. ' I could noi eat, .meat or potatoes, and often could not retain tlio\nfood I did eat, Only those who have\nbeen afflicted with this trouble can\nrealize the suffering I endured. t\ntook a lot of doctors' medicine, but II\ndid not give nie more 'than temporary\nrelief. .I also took other remedies\nrecommended, with no better-results.\nThen I read In a newspaper-the case,\nof a woman whose symptoms wore\nlike mv own, who found now health\nthrough Dr. AV 111 iams' Pink Pills. I. , _, ,.\nat once got a supply, of these pills and bones, allowing very few, it any-\nbad not taken them yery long When I\nbegan tp find relief. Thus encouraged f continued the use of the pills, i\naiul I can but sum up what they, did i\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdfor me by saying that they made moi Chinese workmen, despite their cxl.cn-\nfeelliko a 'now* man. Every truce,: of | sivc use of imported material, maln-\n===Mille^s=Worm=]iowders=can-=d(;-no-\niujury to.tlio most'.delicate child.. Any\nchild, or infant in the state of adolescence, wlio is infested with worms can\ntake this preparation without a qualm\nof the stomach, and will find in it a\nsure relict and a full protection from\nthose destructive pests, which are. responsible for much sickness and groat\nsuffering io legions of little ones.\nChinese Add To Industries\nWorkmen Use Animal Bone For Making Many Articles ' . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-\nTho Chinese have added to their industries by the use they mako' of\nuil-\nnuil bones to. go to waste. The largest section of the back leg ot the cow\n[is used for making mall jongg tiles, and\nthe trouble has disappeared and Iwmjt'aiii that the lile rrom the native bono\nis superior, lasting longer than that\nnow eat and enjoy ray meals a.s weU'as j.\nFletclier's Castoria is a pleasant,, harmless!:\nSubstitute for'Castor Gil, Pare-;\ngone, Teething Drops \"jukI \/Soothing Syrups, especially prepared\n.-.lot,: Infants -in amis aiad; Chiklre'n all ages. . '*. * ..\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd * v ,_\nTo avoid imitations, alwaysi look for the.signature of WWV?7&(\ufffd\ufffd^.\n- '3?ro-ygn directions on earn 'jwiclcage. Physicians everywhere recommend it..\nanyone.\n.You can get these pills from any\nmedicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents\na box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Drockvillo, Ont.\nThe woman who is continually lecturing her husb.and dither considers\nhiiii a fool or else she has forgotten\nthat a word-to the wise is sufficient.\nAngle For Plunder\nThe Chinese thief; uses a hook and\nline fastened to the end of a long\nbamboo to .angle through upper win-\"'\n(lows for anything the hook- can\ncatch. It is not unusual for the oc-\ncupant'Of a hold bedroom to find, on\nwaking, that all his clothes have gone,\nand with them, of course, anything\nhe chanced tb havc left in his pockets\novernight'.\nMrs. J. W. Thrush\nCharles Darwin, in his boyhood, was\naccounted'a> dunce.by his teachers. .\nA man will give; a dollar for a 50-\ncenffa'Tlicte that lie wants. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd A woman\nwill give 40. cents for a BO-'ceut article\nthat she doesn't want.\nJohn -Philip Sousa was a teacher of\nmusic at the age of 15, and. a conductor\nat'17.;y X-yy-X x[x.x:yyy:.\n\ufffd\ufffd RE CURABLE. M you suffer from Lea\norea or Varlcoaa Ulcers, I will.send you\nABSOLUTELY FREE a. copy of my famous book that tells how-to be rid of the\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ntroubles for-aUytlme by using my remarkable painless treatment. It Js different from anything you ^evor heard ot,\nand tho result of over 85 years speclall-*-\nInff. Simply send your name and addreM\nto Dr. H. J. WHITTIER, Suite 29, ' 491\nEast 11th.Street; Kansas City,Mo.\nfrom tlio Imported product. OC the\nrib bones, only the upper part of tho\nfront three pairs from the cow and ox\nis used in making handles for knives,\nfuns and similar articles. These\nthree pairs are white and clean when\nproperly treated, while tlie remainder\"\nare usually cartilaginous, or .defective\nin grain. The third section of \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd tlio\nrear bone in'the sheep leg is uscd to\nmake cigarette holders-and pipe stems,\nand this bone, it is said,- is the ouly\none from thc sheep which can be used\nin .the qirtmifacliire of other things besides fertilizer.-|t Chinese pipes of this\nsheep bone are extensively used, in\ncertain parts of the country.\nUse-Minard's Liniment in the.stables\nTHB NEW FRENOH REMSDV\nTHERAPEONN0 2\nTHERAPION:N0..3\nMinard's Liniment King-of Pain\nW.: N.. V..\n.1628\ni\nBo. 1 for BlaadM Catarrh. Ho. a for Blood a\nEKIn Dlitaiai. Ho. 3 ior Chronic Weakiuimi\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nSoIdbyleadlngCheiiilats.oreltherNo.returnaulUroal\n. BB.LECt.ERCMeJ.Co H\ufffd\ufffdTeritockR\ufffd\ufffd packets for 58.60), from\n7 Jl, Mosi Stxsix Cast, Jorohio. Oot., CuM*\nThe .telephone cable recently completed from New York to Chicago\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nS61 miles\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdIs the longest in the world..\nIt cost $25,000,000.'\n^\nTlie Eskimo has never beon-a long-\nlived race. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd- The average lifetime is- 50\nyears. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-.._'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nMinard'a Liniment fbr burns\ni \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdTho Shaw Studlb\nHamilton, Ont\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"For '-overWhrpe'r\nyears'I suffered with severe nervous 7\nheadaches. When . I would get these\nspells I would haye, to give up and go\nto bed. Thcy would.occur about every-\ntwo v\/eeks. I tried evcrythingy.1 heard .\nof but got no relief until I began taking\nDr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and, -\nthc 'Pleasant Pellets.' By the-time I'M\nIiafl taken two bottles T found a wonderful improvement, and four-bottles\n..overcame the.trouble: IMiave never.\nsince suffered from headaches of any;\nsort.\"-Mrs. -J. - .W..'Thrush,. 41 Mai|-.,\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdgarett St \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd . -.-\nGo to-your neighborhood drug store:\nat once and obtain.this Prescription ia- -\ntablets or liquid, \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd or send 10 cents to \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd .\nDr. Pierce's Laboratory in Bridgebttrfi\nOnt., for trial package. W 'THE IJEDGE. GREEWOOD, B. .a\noxM\njCn,\n\/}\n'Mi\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.u r^L5\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd1\" enJ\ufffd\ufffdyment of Mustard to occasional use\nwith Cold Meats, It gives more flavor to hot meats too\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nsharpens the appetite, neutralizes the richness of fat foods\nandjnakes them easier to digest.\nOf Special Interest To. Canada\n\"a\nCanadian Capital's\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\/'Centenary\nFamous Marquis and Garnet Wheat\nOriginated At Oltawa\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd - ,. In the plnus for celebrating llie cen\ntenary of Ottawa, the capital of \"Cau-\n* y.ada,' next August, 'Uie: fact tliat Marquis wheat was originated al, the Canadian ' Govern nionl central experimental farm is to bo emphasized; By -this,\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffddiscovery.: in MO-1, Dr.-Charles' E.\nSa tinders; who .was then' the- government cerealist, has increased not only\nthe agricultural wealth of,Canada\"hy\nmany millions of dollars, but also thai\n,-- -of the.hard wheat growing area ofthe\nUnited Stales, for.90 per ceiWof tho\n.spring wheat grown in Canada- and CO\nper cent, of that produced:-in the\"\n..: States, is Manpiis. . -W *', '\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nThis I'amotis..-va'riely o f wheat, which\nhas won more world's prizes than, tiny\nolher, is the product of the develop-\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd . ment of experiments with a number ;of\nother hardy ..strains. , . Marquis wheat\nnot only revolutionized wheat growing\n;in Wes tern _ Can ada and the northern\nstates of the middle west', but.it re-\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-duced the period between seeding.and\n.harvesting from 120 to 110 days-,..,This\n- .meant that wheat of .the finest auality\ncould be* garneredwelI in-advance\/\"of\nthe time necessary .for the ripening\nof the former varieties and dismissed\nthe risk from rust, .frost', etc! It'also\n.-; meant that hard .spring wheat could\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd bc cultivated, much.furtlier\"north,-and\nbrought millions\"of acres in Western\nCanada wiliiin tlie'^wheat, belt that\nhitherto had\" been thought: to-he beyond the cultivable zone, ' - ';..\nThis -year... a .new., variety of- wheal,\nknown'-* as-Garnet is being introduced\n'that, by proven Lesls promises- to bring\nabout a further revolution, in the growing of hard spring wheat, [. for .'-.it is\nhardier -than Marquis, will-'- ripen\nquicker, and ..can[, .c.on*s?qiientlj-li'--'be'\ngrown much further -'northward;:' It\n..will,.therefore,.open up,millions more\nacres in \"iveslenr-Ganada to successful\n-wheat growing... ... Marquis wheat, will,\nhowever, continue .to-._ be. a, .popular\nvariety throughout'a; large section of\nthe Canadian wesl and the .United\nStates and in view.-:'o'f its contribution\nto the food sup [)ly of, the world and\nthe agricultural' weallh'of North America, its discovery is, properly, to .be\nnoted in the features connected \"wiih\ntlie centenary celebration of Ottawa,\nnow. a^ij^^ysiKjh^^gagiiig^bga^.t\nHave -Become Okl-Fashioned\nWnshipglon. Dealer Could Not Give\nAway High Shoes\nJohn \"W. Xauelll, a shoe, dealer on\nEast Washington Avenue,- Washington,\nATJ., received corroboration of Ills suspicion that .higli.shoes' were not in\nj vogue here. Mr. Zanolij Jiad .1.50 pair\nof high shoos for men and women\nwhicli did not \"move,\".so one morning\nhe-pul. lliem on a counter outside his\nshop with a sign\"wliich, read: ''ft per\npair.\" \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd':' ;:) 'X -,-;.\n7 Ten o'clock came with, no purclifis-'\ners, and Mr..--5_anelli changed the sign\nto read: \"Two pair for pZ'.y\n-Twelve o'clock came with no purchasers.: and Mr. Zanolli changed the\nsign again to '^flirec pair for ?1.\"\" :\n-Trade } is dull anyway 7at \/the\nluncheon hoiiiy but at 4 o'clock, after\nnot a single purchaser for high shoes\nhad appeared, Mr, Zanelli changed the\nsign once more to read:-..\"Help Yourself.'! y '.-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-..\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd .,.'\"v \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd]\n\"That'll make 'em. move,\" ho' said as\nhe went back into his,shop.\n: Many; persons stopped \ufffd\ufffdaty.The counter during tlie remained of the afternoon, but Avhen Mr. -Xaiielli came out\nat G o'clock to go home, not a single\npair of shoes had been carried a.way\\\nThe persous who stopped\" liad merely\nremoved the laces .had taken them\nlioriie,~presumably;-lo put them in low\nshoes.\nGerm an S t'eejy Ki n'g'.'.S e I ecte-d A s 'Ru ler\n.'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-lf-:Ka\"is6r Had Won WarW t'-*'\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdy Angust:.,Tiiysseu,' the German steel\nIcing, is ydqad;.y \"He; started Wntt7'in-\nb ashless 7.with :a;:.;:capitaf?iof\/?Coo6,\nniado ayfortune -oiy oneyliundredvinil-\nions'; and .. dio'ily fa t' \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'tk'c;'.\"\";age'' 'o'J!-^ cigli ty^-\ntfyeW'^.y^r\nyyCaiia'da-lias a special-reason.*for tak-.\ning, :any \"'interest - in \"tho * :'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd [aio. Herr.\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdThyssen. W- *'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd_\".',\". '.*.' ;. W\nWlion after the war the German\nrepublic was being * established; it\nwas deemed \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd necessary to give I lie-\npeople of Oermany more, information than Ihey had- formerly been\nallowed tb possess about (he autocracy\nwhich had ended. Marty secret documents'wore published and much. Information given .out..concerning the\nex-kaiser, hi$' plans and dreams. It\nKvas made known that ho .had prom-\njised ii European crown for eacli of his\n'sons, aud his grandiose plans in other\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd directions were exposed by Berlin to\nGermany and the world. V .*'.\nCanada figured in those plans. Herr\nThyssen testified he was sent for by\nthe kaiser at-'a moment when it looked as if German arms would sweep\nacross Europe and dominate the world.\nThe kaiser asked Herr Thyssen to pre-\"\ni\nA Useful Organization\nside over a board, to collect every sor\nof information about Canada, Its\nwealth, resources, and he in a position\n ly\nto. .\"takeover\" control and -direction\nof the exploitation of Canada without\nloss of time on the day Germany had\nwon tho'.war and was in a position to\ndictate terms., \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd: ,'-, . .'. ' ...\nIt appeared from the statement of\nHerr. Thyssen, that 'the\" kaiser was\n'nil of hi.; plans, and\/,; one gathers, thar\nLhe and others :v,:bo had been suniiiion-\ned,:at.thesame .time-to receive similar\nassignments'\" did not venture to oppose\nj-the war lord, or.'seek io dampen his\nenthusiasm, but left supposedly having\ntins worlc in -hand. .\n. As :'oveiits\"''foll out.:,. 'Herr Thyssen\nslftdied Canada, if at all,; in vain.\nAnd-: now he. has \" been \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'gathered .*. to.\nIiis fathers.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdToronto-Star. 7 '\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"-'.-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'.\nSick bodies\nmade strong\n\"Dixzy spells, hcati-\naches and constant\nnervous-tension\nwore me down to\n116 lbs. Tanlac banished them and enabled me to eat,\nsleep and enjoy life '\nnormally. Will always keep Tanlac in\nnn medicine chest.\"\nMrs. Geo. Bell, 317\nGrey St., London,\nOnt,\nAfter a'spell of Grippe or ilu,\n- when-your system is all run down\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd and your legs are so weak they can\nhardly hold., up your -hody, start\nright in taking Tanlac. ... .*\nIt's wonderful how soon you\nreally do improve! Tanlac sails\nright in and puts the system in\nlighting trim. It cleans the blood,\nrevitalizes the - digestive organs,\ngives you an appetite for solid food\nand makes you i'eel lileo a new\nperson.-' -\nNothing will turn the trick: quito\nas fast as Tanlac, \"made after tlio\nfamous Tanlac formula from roots,\nbarks and herbs.- Buy a bottle today and get started back to full\nstrength ' and vigor. Take'Tanlac\n.Vegetable Pills for constipation.\nRe\nRubber Bowls For Flowers\nHas\nNew Indention Is Practical and\nMany Advantages '.-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nPliant rubber bowls'in' classic design and various colors are now on the\nmarket for growing flowering bulbs,\nsays Popular -Mechanics. The advantages of theiraise are lhat'ttiey retain their shape, cannot break and will\nnot mark the furniture. .- Furthermore,\nsince they are soft arid unaffected by\nmoisture, they are not likely, to'cause\nstains on any surface upon wliich they\nmay be placed. '*'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'*\n, Bees Choose Strange Home\nExperienced Beekeeper Had .\"\"to\nmove Swarm From Taxi\nA curious choice by bees of a place\nfor making their home when they\nswarmed comes from Heading, England.\nA party had motored out in a lax!\ntrom Reading to Heckfield, a village\nabout live miles away Thcy left the\ntaxi loi' some time in the village, and\nwhen they rejoined it found that a\nswaini of bees had sell led on it aud\nmade themselves at home there.\nThe bees could not be removed Immediately, and the passengers declined to rido back io Heading wiih them.\nSo tho taxi was lei't in iho village.\nIn thc morning, when the taxi was\nsent for, Uie hoes'were comfortably at\nhome in it, and were already making\nwax and bringing in honey. But tho\ntaxi so curiously tenanted was driven\nIjaek to Reading.\nThere an experienced 'beekeeper was\ncalled in, and, after some di\/Acuity In\nremoving the upholstery of th'e taxi,\nsucceeded in safeJy hiving tlio'.swarm,\nwhose number ho calculated at 20,000,\nThe Value Of Water\nand \"charm thai-il\" is often called ''The\nWashington, of-the North.\" - [\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nDr. Saunders is now living in retirement In Ottawa, his birthplace, on a\nhandsome annuity granted by a coun_-,\ntry lhat. appreciates his great contribution to the science of agriculture.'\n\"Universal-Aunts\"'In London Receive\nMany Extraordinary .Commissions\n.\"Please meet parrot at Paddington\nal. 8..15 and see it off safely to\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\" . X .\n- This message Was received at .tlio\nSloane Street, Loudon, -oflice; of', the\nUniversal Aunts a short time- ago.\n. The .parrot* \"was duly, welcomed by\nan \"aunt, safely Jaken across London,\nand placed, in a' train' which took it to\nlis new home, in Ivent.v;\".. ..'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd' W\n\" .No organization ; in the;world receives, such extraordinary' commissions as does tlie, Universal. Aunts, a\npost-war women's legion', \"which undertakes lo do anything -at \"any- time I'or\nanyone. .. - --'.-*. ;.-.'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.'.\"-\nThere are Imndrccls.of aunts who\nare ready to go to any part of the\nworld at-anj; time. Rccen(ly,a party\n~ol\" America a women were supplied\nwith men partners during their slay in\nLondon. If a butler falls sick an aunt\n_W_jLgc_____.i-.ou ncLuan d=^c! ean=th e=s i 1 vo f;\nCoines Next to Oxygen in Importance\n! yy \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ' ' '. TV Life\" : \"'\nThe three things'..we. must have iii\norder to go on living are oxygen, water!\nand food. Without oxygen to breathe,-!*\nwe would die in a few moments. With\nSuffered From Kidney\n. Troubles For i ears\nNova Scotia Man Affirms Dodd's\nKidney Pilh a Truly Wonderful Medicine\nMr: Win. L. Whitman\nimplic-atio.... ana\nRelief in Dodd's Kidney Pills\nDiscover Tomb Of ;\nDistinguished Queen\nMember of Ancient Royal Family Held\nHigh Position\nTlie. royal tomb unearthed some time\nago by the Harvard-Boston expedition\nunder the direction of Prof. George A.\nilteisner, 'of -Harvard University, Is\ntliat of I-Ietepotheres, mother of\nCheops and daughter of Huni, an oth-\ncial communique issued by the expedition announces.\nHieroglyphics iu four Jiues-. give\ntlio lilies of a queen who was a king's,\nmother and a king's daughter, and\nJlius held'the highest position which a\nwoman could hold in tlie Pyramid Age.\n\"'be name of the queen in the alabaster sa.qraphagus is ll'etepetheres,\nprobably .the mother of Cheops, one of\ntlio queens of Senefru and the daughter of Hun), -the immediate predecessor of- Senefru.*y ... She was of the old\nroyal family of the third dynasty.\nmerciful,\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Matt, v,\nfor\n7.\nwoe,\nthey\nReferred Admiralty To Nelson\nDlessed are the\nshall obtain mercy.\nTeach mo to feel, another's\nTo hide the fault I sec; ....\nThat mercy I\"to others show,\nThy mercy\"\"show to me.*-'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdAlexander Pope.\nNo one thing does human;life more\nneed than a kind consideration .of\nmen's faults. Everyone sins; everyone- ne'eds forbearance. Tlicir own-\nimperfections should teacli men to be\nmerciful. ' God is merciful because\nHe is perfect. As men grow toward\nthe Divine, they become gentle, forgiving, compassionate. The absence\nof a merciful spirit'Is evidence of the ,:\nWant of true holiness. A soul thai\nhas really \"entered into the .'life of\nChrist carries in. itself a store of\nnourishment,''and* .a-cordial for helpless souls around it.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdHenry Ward\nHeecher. ' ' '\nTER OF HEALTH\nKidney Compl^tj^\"^;^!?^^ W\ufffd\ufffdUnded At Zeebrugge Won\ni -Beaver Harbour N.S\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd(Special) \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nm \ufffd\ufffdo, ,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,.,^\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd. to yyu\\y}XXyi[tr^x\ufffd\ufffds\nw\ufffd\ufffds II. tlio Jiito of (,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdit_--,._l\"?'l>'!- U-oiiWo:, IUioiuiii,t*I__iii irtobvl\nm\nlive onlv\n.iuico\na limited numiier.\nof\ncould\ndays.\t\nThe length of flme would depend on\nthe'temperature, the dryness of the atmosphere, I.he physical exertion wo\nmake, and. so oil, because the amount\nof-ywater evaporated from the bod.y\nwould be. affected by these factors. On\nthp desert, Avhere the heal-is* extreme\nand tlio-air is very dry, death usually\noccurs from.thirty-six lo seventy-two;can *b\nMany a black hat Is an example of\n..darkness .'that'-inay-b'e felt.-- :- -:> -\nwhile women- servants of all descrlp\nlions are'found.\nA man wrote to the oflice recently\nasking the aunts to find him another\nliousekecpei' as lhe one ihey liad seril\nbefore was now his wife:*\nhours after one is deprived of water..\nWc could live much longer Avithout\nfood than'-without., water. Under ordinary conditions, a person will not\nsuffer in health if he reduces consid-\n -r-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdAly- head; used to\njiche ancl.'niy appetite was iii fill. I\nhave* taken''Dodd's Kidney Pills and\nfound \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthem very .sa tisfactory.'.' I think\nthey are tiul>y a^*wonderftU -medicine.\nReally they are not used half enough\nby a good many people,\"\nTliis.v-staternenl comes from Mr, W.\nL. Whitman, a. wolf known resident\nof this place. .-.\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Bright's ^Disease is one of the most\nserious^forms of kidney\nRequest To Go Out Again\nHow Lieuteiiant-Commauder K Hilton Young, P.C. AI.p., enco scored off\nUie admiralty makes a good storv, He\nwas severely: wounded at ZocbniffBeU\\ow-^daA\nand. lost an\nsidlsliecl.\nto let him ti\niifurred.- Que-armed\nwanted: in the navv.\na rni. Hyeu then lie was* not: the\nLet Baby's Own Tablets Keep\nYour Children Well\nLittle cliMren very quickly get out\nof sorts. By prompt treatment they\ncan usually just as quickly be set right\nagaiii. Most: ofytheir troubles arise\nin ihe first place from the stomach or\nbowels; that is why a good cleaning-\nout is the iirst'thing prescribed'\"by-\nthe doctor, formerly castor oil was\ntlie means used to bring ihis about;\n\"\"\"'\"-\"-\"' Baby's Own Tablets do\nsame work, but without trouble\nTI. . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.* U .i \"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\", uuL-Aviuioui-rroubie\nHe -worried the admiraltvl10 Ule parent or discomfort to the lit-\n;d out again.' They de-!^,^\"0- 7 c:hIldren.4tako Babv's Own\n\ufffd\ufffdue-armed men W '^ll^}?*'-..1*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd1]*':^\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd? Hiere' is no\nwas what they said in effect, although\ntliey'did not'put it. quite so bluntly.\nThe ollicer was not to be put off, however. \"If you'll come with mo as far\nas Charing Cross,\"\nmen were not jU:lsty taste and because no\nAt .].east that j afl.er-pains follow their use\ngriping\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdVs a specific for childhood Indiges-\ntion, vomiting, coiisiipation, colic,\ncolds, teething pnhfs, etc., there is,..nothing* to equal Baby's \"Own Tablets.\nThoy never do harm- and always, do\ngood. The Tablets are sold by modi--,\ncine dealers: or by mail at 25 cents*'a :\nSounds Very Reasonable\nTwo Women Owe Health\nto Lydia \ufffd\ufffd. Pinkham's\nVegetable Compound\nSt. Adolphe, Manitoba.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \"1 was\nvery weak and liad great paips during\nI \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd '\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd n my periods so that\nIcould not sweep\nthe floor. The\npains were iii the\nright side and ex--\ntended to thc left\nand then down-,\nwards. It seemed\nas if the body was\nheavy and upside\ndown. It is- for\nthese troubles I\ntook the Vegeta-\n . ble Compound. I\nsaw about it in a paper and one wo-\nma'n prevailed oh me to take it. It\n_j!as helped me. in every way, the\npains are less, and I have more appetite. It is a pleasure to recommend\nLydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to other women,\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdLea De-\nLOKMEjJSt. Adolphe,-Manitoba.\n\"Found Great Relief\nToronto, Ont.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"I am at the Change\nof Life with hot' flashes, dizziness,\nweakness and nervousness. _I_had\nhead noises and was short of breath.\nI was this way about six months when\nI read about Lydia' E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in the newspapers.\nI have taken eight bottles so far and\nfound great relief.,;\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdMrs.R.J. SALMON, 112 Lawlor Ave., Toronto, Ont\nIdeayof Africans About Evolution -May\n-7 Be Riglif'\"'\nDiscovery of-a race of Africans\nwho believe that, monkeys descended from men is reported by a Baptist\nmissionary, who has just returned to\ncivilization after spending thirty-seven years in the lower Congo. A tribesman told llnj,missionary Mintages past\ntlie ape's ancestors werenian.-but they,\ngot into debt, made many -enemies', and\nfinally .look to'the jungle. This isa\nnew and interesting: view of evolution,\nbut certain il is. lhat If'there's anything that will make a monkey out of\na-inan It is getting into, debt.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdChris-\ntlon Science Monitor.\n;erab 1 \"j^lre^aiiRruirrufT*o\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-\nperched n top of .a column iji the.niid-\ndle of Trafalgar; Square.\" ': Without\nany furtlier argument the admiralty let\nhim havo his way.; \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd*\nIWs-Kidney Pills. But the bette,-\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdy>-is to guard against such diseases\nr!i.!Mf;Ulrv,;iSU1, drops>'- a}a\ufffd\ufffd>elbs and\nno n, S?',SC ]* usillS \"odd's'Kidney-Pills when the kUlnevs first get\nout of order, ->\nNo surgical operation'is necessary in\nremoving corns if Hollowav's Corn Bo-\nmover be used.\nA Run For His Money\nFelix- Ismail tolls an amusing story\nof the psychology of gamblers. Two\nmen went' to a ganibling iioiise 'and\nplayed for some hours. When they\nleft, one berated the other:. \"Why\no the necessary,fern-\na stationary plant.\np o rat tiro fi'0 in . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd t ^.\nEnough power can be stored in it'io\noperate it four hours for switching\npurposes In a railway yard.\" It required but Jiflectr minutes to charge it.\nPral\nPaper Covers For Autos\nYou can now'ivrap your auto up Jn\na paper bag'to protect it .from, the dust.\nAn Indiana concern is.manufacturing\na'heavy paper cover-for the protection\nof automobiles from dust.when they,\nare in winter storage.;\nWot Against the Rules\nForeman.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"i'es, I can give you a\njob shovelling coal.\" \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd*\n'Coir^s\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdOri^^'BuWl wan ted aX\nwhile-collar job.\" ' . .\"\nFortmian.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-\"Well, .1 ain't got any objections to your wearing a white collar,\" ':- \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd...*\ntliinlc\nmy\nMr. Banks.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdDon't you\nwife paints very nicely?\nMiss Milburn. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Charmingly! rt\nmalros her look so much younger, 1\nih Ink. '\ufffd\ufffd\nThe Sonj pf -the Vandal\n\"Slash the trees. Kill lhe game. Fish\nas yon please. Mine as you will.\nTurn all natural growth and material\ninto C\ufffd\ufffdish; quickly,- carelessly, and\nwithout thought of those lo come. For\nsurely'tho supplies are endless; or at\nleast are as good as endless iu our day\nand generation.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdVancouver Star.\nthan yours.\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdTho Outlook.\nAfter travelling around the world in\na smock frock, W. W. Grantham, a\npromiuent English lawyer, arrived\nback iif London recently, still in the\nsame attire, which he considers an\nideal garment for men.\n\" \"When did you first become acquainted with your husband?\" \"The\nfirst time I asked him for money after\nwe were married.\" \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nNow\nses this Asthma Remedy. . A\ngrateful user* of Dr. J, D. Kellogg's. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n---\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd I Ast.hnia lteme'dy finds lc the only.roiri- Queen of Spain.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdMoi gracia! The\ndidn't you do as I told you?' You |'cdy that will give relief, though for j, , ]iag n st0Iim.ii .lc|ie\nwouldn't Have lost.\" j lliirteen years he liad sought other; ' \" ',..,,..,.'.',..\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.. \/pWjfwi|vy_L'\n,,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,;\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd, \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd .,.,.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.. .vnn'io^i -!,,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd. I*\ufffd\ufffd1P. Tears of needless suffring may Lnl{[ Cliunibcihu.i (lxciI.uJ1>).-\nBut, said fho^ofhei, >ou lost ju.st b(.--l)rovente(|i l)V llsltig lHs v-olH|-orfui p(lgc,'call in the secretary of the in-\nas much as I did.' , remedy at tho Jlrst warning ot trouble, jterior,\n\"Ves, I did, but initio lasted longer Us use is simple, its cost is slight, and\nit can be purchased almost auyvhei'e.\nChinese Like Motor Buses\nAlarmed At First But Are\n' Enthusiastic Customers\nIn China, more new roads have been\nbuilt in the past five years than in any\nprevious five decades. Over^the new\nroads American motor buses are running. - Fares are cheap, and the Chi-\niiecfc people, -after Iheir first alarm,\nare \"enthusiastic customers. When\nthe cost of building dirt roads and of\ntransportation is as low as it is in\nChina a neiv iuchlslrial order for'a\nquarter of1 the human race may come\nquickly.\nRequisite on the Farm. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Every\nfarmer anil stock-raiser should keep a\nsupply- o'f Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil\nim hand, not only as a ready remedy:\nI'or ills in Lhc family, but because it\nis a horse and -cattle medicineof great.'\npotency. As a substitute- for sweet*\noil for horses and- cattle affectedrby\ncolic it far surpasses- anything Unit'\ncan'be administered, : \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd . '\n'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'Little girl, that's a very uic.e* suit\nyour father is* Avearing; isn't . it?\"\n\"Yes,\" and 1 Ihink thar, the man ho*\nbought it off Is sorry ho sold Jt. lio\nI.s always calling,\".\nThe. truly., 'humble are vtho8o who\ncan die without causing anybody to\nrejoice. . \" ,\nW. N. U. 1G2S\nIt is said that the snipe has a nerve\nrunning-clear done to the'end of its\nbill. - The plumber must be that kind\nof a bird.\nMother's Favorite\nFor Baby's Skin\nThe pure, cleansing properties of\nthe Soap make.it ideal for baby's\ndaily bath. Assisted'by Cuticura\nOintment it does much to prevent\nlittle\" skin and scalp troubles becoming serious arid to keep,baby's\ntender skin healthy and clear. Cuticura Talcum is soothing and cooling, ideal for baby after a bath.\nE_,mplt E*ci Tree It Mill. Address Canadian\nDepot: \"SUnicmM, Ltd, Montrcll.\" Price, Soap\n26c. Ointment 25 ______ SOc. Talcum 2\ufffd\ufffdc.\n !_._ Cuticura Shaving Stick 2Se.\n\/\nBritish Eating More Bananas\nMore'bananas are.--beiug eaten by\nDritish people than over before. No\nTower than 12 million bunches of ten\ndozen. bananas eacli were - imported\nduring the year.\nA Chinese textile made of ra\\y,silk\ncan be buried in the earth a year without deteriorating.\nProved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for\nColds Headache Neuritis Lumbago\nPain Neuralgia .Toothache Rheumatism\nDOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART\nMinard's Liniment for backacha\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdAccept only. \"Bayer\" package\nwhich contains proven directions.\nHandy \"Bayer\" boxes of 12 tablet*\nAlso bottles of 2-1 and 100\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdDruggists.\n-inplrln Is tbe trade mark (recUtcrsd in CanadaV oti flayer- MaDirfartttre Of MonASCOlltf'\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdcldcstor of Salicjllcacid (Acetyl SaUejrJIc Acta, \"A. S. A.\")7\"tVblle It Is well known\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Cut Aeplria means Bayer manufacture, to assist the j>ut)llc asatnst, tnutitiona. Uie Tablet*\nCC Stfer Coopaa\/ wiU be sUmp\ufffd\ufffdd tvlti tbeir general tral\ufffd\ufffd miii, the \"Bayer Crow.\"\nm\nm\nm\n1\n8\nym\nm\nxw\n--^-.1*1\n:#<:\n111'\nw\n--lyy\nXyi:\nSI\nIE\nXx\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdXX\n:$x\nxm\n, i\n'_\nxm.\nX\"Si:X' THE LEDGE), GREENWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, MAY 13, ,1926\n. !\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ny\nTHE LEDGE\nG. W. A. SM1TB\nLessee\nIs $2.00 a year strictly in advance, or\n{2.50 when not paid for three months or\nmore have passed, To_ Great Britain and\nthe United States $2.50, always in advance.\nADVERTISING RATES\nDelinquent Co-Owuer Notices $25.00\nCoal aud Oil Notices 7.00\nRstray Notices... 3-00\nCards of Thanks i-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nCertificate of Improvement 12.5\ufffd\ufffd\n(Where more than one claim appears li\ufffd\ufffd notice, \ufffd\ufffd5.00 for each ad-\nditional claiiri.)\nTrack Meet at Midway [\nThere will be two cups competed 'for\nat the District Celebration and Track\nMeet in Midway on Thursday. June\n3rd. One cup will go to one of tlie\nsmaller schools, having- less than 30\npupils enrolled. The other cup, the\nlarger schools will compete for. It is\nrequested that all teachers get then-\nschools ready. It is hoped that this\nwill be the biggest event this district\nhas seen for many years. Those in\ncharge would like to see every pupil\nthere, either to take part themselves or\nto boost for their school. Medals ancl\nprizes will be given for winners in\neach event. Sports start promptly at\n10 a.m., with a big school parade at\n1 p.m. The programme of sports is\nprinted elsewhere in this issue.\nGreenwood Riding Stock\nBreeders Association\nMttflfiMfll^^\nr\ufffd\ufffdtiii.gr\nAll other Icg-nl advertising, 15 c*nii \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nline first insertion, and 10 cents a line for\neach subsequent insertion, nonpariel\nmeasurement.\nTranscient display advertising 5\ufffd\ufffd cent8\nan inch eacli insertion.\nBusiness locals 12^c. & line each insertion.\nTlie blue cross means that\nyour subscription is diie, and\nthat the editor would be pleased\nto hBve more money.\nRock Creek Items\nMrs, D. EEaniilton spent a short holiday visiting-Mends in Trail last week.\nThe Institute Sewing Class for girls\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdwill be held at the home of Mrs. Kayes\non Satui-da3r, May 15th.\nBeaverdell baseball team visited\nRock Creek on Sunday, and defeated\nthe. home team by 12 to 10.\nJintny Morati,' who formerly drove\nR. A. Brown's living express between\nMidway and Rock Creek, is'now busy\nhauling ties for Sweezey's sawmill.\nThe bogey coin petition played on thc\nKettle Valley links 011 April 25th was\nwon by H. T. Newmarch, of Greenwood, and the medal competition on\nMay 2nd by P. H. McCurrach, of\nGreenwood.\nPosters arc now out announcing the\nBig- Picnic Celebration at Ingram\nBridge - Kettle Valley on May 24th.\nA basketball match will be played at 10\na.m. A memorial service at the Monument'vvilll>eheld at 11:30 a.m., with\nboy scouts in attendance. Children's\nsports commences at 1 o'clock with a\nbaseball match at 2:30 o'clock. A\nDance will beheld in Riverside Hall in\nthe 'evening. Bush's orchestra will\nsupply the music.\nA g-olf match was played between\nGreenwood and Kettle Valley golf\nenthusiasts on May 9th, the visitors\nwinning-, Francis beat A. Roberts,\nKing- beat T. Roberts, Dorman beat J.'\n\"_3H3iuTacl!='bSr=E'rRiclTtfr7\nBubar, Moore beat\nThe annual meeting of the\nabove'association will be held iu\nRiverside Hall on Saturday,\nMay 22nd, at 2 30 p.m.\nLionel Barrymore is\nMost Versatile Players\nPerhaps no other actor alive today\nhas played such'a variety of roles as\nhas Lionel Barrymore. On the stage\nand on the screen, he has demonstrated\na*i versatility that is amazing, and he\ninvariably gives to a part a finished\nperformance that stamps his acting as\na work of art. But, he's Barrymore\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\na name rich in traditions.\nBarrymore can be seen on May 14th\nancl 15th at thc Greenwood Theatre,\nwhere he is playing the role of Baron\nBonelli iu \"The - Eternal City,\" a\npichirization of \ufffd\ufffdSir Hall Caine's story.-\nThis Frst National picture was produced in Italy, and with a stellar cast\nthat includes, in addition to Barrymore, Barbara La Marr, Bert Lytell,\nRichard Bennett and.Montagu Love.\nAs Baron Bonelli, the famous actor\nis called upon to interpret a role thai is\nextremely diflicult, and which makes\ndemands upon all the emotions known\nto the histronic art. His is a big role\niu a big picture.\nThe proceeds of the two shows wilt\nbe donated to the Greenwood and\nDistrict Hospital. Friday's show starts\nat 7:30 p.m., and Saturday's at 8:15\np.m., with usual prices.\nSee Large Circular for the\never held in\n\"Richter,\nNewmarch beat F\nHamilton, Taylor beat Lander, Gregory\nlost to Major Gray, and Goodeve lost\nto R. Norris, Mrs. King lost to Mrs.\nHamilton and Mrs. Spence beat Mrs.\nThorburn. The return match in\n-Greenwood has becn postponed until\nMay 23rd,\nCaptain and Mrs. K. R. Davies. of\nKettle Valley, left on Saturday morning's train for Vancouver, where tliey\nsailed on \"Wednesday, enroute for England, via the Panama Canal. The\nvoyage will take about six Aveeks and\nwill giv-etliein ample time to recuperate after all the past few weeks excitement of their sale and packing tip.\nKettle Valley has lost two'of her most\nhighly respected and popular residents,\nwhich will be hard to replace, for Capt.\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdDavies was i-typical gentleman ofthe\nold school. Tliey will call at several\nports on their way home. It is regretted that the train leaves so early in\nthe morning, as only a very sniall percentage oE their friends could be\npresent to wish them bou voyage.\nJoe Trombley, of .Silica Siding near\nPhoenix, appeared in the Provincial\npolice court at Greenwood, on May\n10th, before P. H. McCurrach, S.M.,\ncharged with allowing a bull over\none year old to run at large in a prohibited araa. He was fined ;$5*a_id\ncosts or one month in goal.\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdj \ufffd\ufffd.\nSteve Klinosky, of Boundary Falls,\nappeared in the' Provincial police\ncourt at Greenwood on May 12th,\nbefore P. H. McCurrach, S. M.,\ncharged with operating, a motor\nvehicle on the highway without having a license for the said motor\nvehicle. He was fined $10 and costs\nand handed a \"blue license\" or one\nmonth in goal.\nor any otlier District\nINNON &\ns to McKinnon & Haverty\nRAND FORKS\n\"V\n_________3K____BK__\n'H\nerean\nere\nThe maple sugaring industry is on\nthe up-grade again. The y\ufffd\ufffdarly\nBugar production with its equivalent\nin syrup decreased from 22,000,000\npounds in the '80s to 20^000,000 \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\npounds a few seasons ago. For 1925\nproduction is equal to 26,512,289\npounds of, sugar.. .. y 7\nAfter one of the mildest winters\nin the known history of the Rocky\nMountains, the Banff tourist season\nwas ushered in during the first week\n' In April, when a distinguished\ngroup of Australians, under Sir\nPrank Heath, o'f Melbourne, took the\ngeneral drive through the surrounding mountains.\nIt is reported by the police that\nseveral persons \"operating Motor\nvehicles on the public highway are\nnot complying with the Regulations\nre motor -plates, head-lights, rear-\nJights and drivers licenses! The\nRegulations are to be strictly enforced\nand any person found violating the\nRegulations will be prosecuted without further warning., W\nPossibly the companies operating in\nB.C.,. wl*itch get their stationery in\nSpokane, do not know ' that printed\n..matter coming into Canada from a\nforeign catcairy must\"state the country\nin which it was printed,;j\ufffd\ufffdst as any\nother maaitfaxttired goods must bear a\nlabel stating where made; \"For example, stationery from Spokane must\nhave printed on it \"Printed in U.S.A.\"\nA fine of SIOCO can be imposed for each\noffense upon' the person using- station-\nery not properly labeled, if printed in a |\nforeign country\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdSlocan Record.\nOn the last leg of the 129-day\nRound-the-World Cruise, the Canadian Pacific liner \"Empress of Scotland\" passed through the Panama\nCanal, and Miss Katherine Kinney,\nft passenger, was elected to.operate\nthe controls of the two Miraflores\nlocks. In doing this the young lady\nraised the vessel fifty-four feet. A\ntoll of $17,211.25,was paid to clear\nthe vessel at the canal.\nSir John Pickford, Chief Scout\nCommissioner and Commissioner\nfor Overseas Scouts and Migration,\nrecently laid before E. W. Beatty,\nPresident of the C.P.R., his plans\nfor assisting boys over seventeen\nyears of age to come to Canada.\nSir John said that more British boys\nwere going to Australia because the\nage limit for assisted passages to\nthat country was higher than Canada's.\nThe United Church of Canada\nMinister in charge _\nRev. W. R. Walkinshaw. B. A.\nGreenwood\n0 Sunday, May 17th.\nNo Service in Greenwood --~\nANNOUNCEMENT .\nWe hereby appoint J, R. Mooyboef, of\nGrand Forks, as our agent for the De Laval\ngasoline engines, milking-machines,, separators, y etc., for Grand Forks, Greenwood,\nRock Creek, Bridesville and districts, who\nwill always have a small supply of parts\nand oil on hand, .\nTHE DE LAVAL CO.,\n. -Vancouver, B,C\nGRAND FORKS GARAGE\nJ. R. MOOYBOER, Proprietor.\nPHONES -24 and 78\nWanted .\nWoman wanted for two or three\nmonths during summer. Apply\nThe L3CDGE Office.\nFarms Wanted\nOWNER:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdHaving good farm\nor ranch for sale for reasonable\nprice, Write,lo E. Weesner, 941-\n19 St., San Diego., Calif.\nrs. Poulton\nMilliner; Grand Forks, B.C.\nNext to Menniger's Teed Store\nBridge St.\nFor Sale\nSingle rig (Studebaker make)\nin- good condition, S25.00 cash;\na srood two wheel cart, .SIS 00\ncash; also bachelor's outfit camp\nbed, box heater, cook stove, etc.,\ncheap. Apply toll. W-HITiNG,\nKettle Valley.\n9 Pigs For Sale\nBorn 12th\"', March, from pure\nbred Berkshire,' price S6 50 each,\nor will sell the lot for $54.00.\nThey are fine pigs.\n- N. Robinson, -\nRock Creek.\nBulls at Large\nAny' person having' bulls, at\nlarge before July 1st will be\nprosecuted.\nGreenwood Riding\nStock Breeders Association.\n. \"Free Miner's licenses expire on\nMay 31stp .\nDR. A. FRANCIS\nPhysician and Surgeon\nResidence Phone 69\n\" - Greenwood\nDR. a. j: dorman\nDENTIST\nOffice: McCutcheon Residence.\nGreenwood '\nH. W.R. MOORE, B.A.\nBARRISTER SOLICITOR-^\nJJ0TARY PUBLIC\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd}\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd']}:]y\n.Greenwood '\nSEND YOUR\nBOOTS and SHOES\n..'-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'To'- - '^\nGEO. ARMSON, Grand Forks,\nThe 20th Century Shoe Retairer\nAll work ancl material guaranteed. We\npay postage oae way. Ter jus Cash.\nThe Age of \"First Responsibilities\"\n- .-..-'.* -- .*-.-\ufffd\ufffd. -.- \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.... -. -.-\nThe period between twenty-five and thirty is the age \\vheri vaaxry.\nmen begin to feel their^responsibilities. Then it is that tliey\nbegin to. sense the yital need of making some .provision for:qld\nage; then, it is .they feel the necessity foryproviding for-, any *\ndependent ones. -7- \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\" ._\nTo such as these, a Confederation Life Endowment \"Policy is ;\neminently satisfying. It insures two things: if fills' tlie'need of\nsystematic*. saving and the immediate guarantee* of a capital sum\nin the event ,bf death. 7 \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd_'\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd .**:'<\nSometimes when thc Endowment becomes payable, the need for immediate'\npayment of the money is past, but family necessities require, additional', life\ninsurance provision. A case in point:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd 7\nA policy-holder whose one thousand dollar policy was payable ia 192(5 didnot\ndesire to draw the cash, but he did -want increased insurance protection. ;\nThc Confederation life Association gave him'a fully paid-up policy, \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd that\nis, one with no more premiums to pay, \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdfor S3,5 88.00, thus iocrcasiiL6 his\ninsurance protection over 350%. *'W :,.*.'*-\nHe could have drawn the amount of his policy, plus the very liberal-profits,\nIn cash: la fact, he had a number options to choose from, but the above met\nhis wijhes completely. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd .\nFull particulars \ufffd\ufffdnd a definite illustration of a policy such as this will gladly\nbe furnished on application. * .-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd k\nSend for thi intereiling tximpklct \"No Mailer fVh Practically all the grain has\nbeen threshed in thc southeast.\nVery little grain will remain un-\nthreshed at the end of this week it\nthe present favorable weather continues. Work on the land ceased the\nthird week in October witli the coining\nof the freeze-up in most districts. No\nshortage of labor has developed,\nthreshers experienced littlo difficulty\nin finding men to complete their crews.\nFix Indemnity For Invasion\nGreeks Should Pay Bulgaria About\n$310,000 is Decision of League\nSofia.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdTlie special commission sent\nto the Macedonian frontier to estimate\ndamages caused by ihe Greek invasion\nof Bulgarian territory a*nd the occupation of Pctrich and ten sunounding\nRailway Would,Solve\nDevelopment Problem\nHudson|s Bay Area Rich In Iron Or*\nSays W. T. Cut-ran\nWinnipeg.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdV.7. T, Curran, Montreal,,\na fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and un admitted authority on\nthe Hudson's Ray aiea, in an interview heie, declared a.s soon' as the\nHudson's Day Railjvay was completed,\nthe development problems of the Hudson's Bay area would solve themselves:.\n\"There\/are sufficient iron ore deposits ab-.re - the water level on\nNastapoka Island, east of lhe Bay,\nto-supply the demands of tlio North ,\n.American continent for 50A-cars,'' he\nsaid,\nMr. Curran has visited Ihe area several times since 1907 antl-has -spent\nyews studying the geographical formation, together with the late Dr, It.\nTlcli, ol the Dominion geographical\n.survey.\nHe stated lhat he knew, fiom personal observations that the Hudson\nStrait.1 were open from lour to Jho\nmonths of the year and tliat he bad\nbeen assured by experienced navigw\ntors that the passage during this period \"presented no difficulty to anyone\nwho understood tho northern and\nsouthern channels which h:d to the\nentrance.\"\nImperial Trade Allied ~\n* With Empire. Settlement\nCanada's Food Controller D-jiing War\n. Says \"Trade Follows the Flag\"\nVancouver.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"What-we iu British\n\"Coltiml)ia~Bhouhl grapple-with, is, to\nmy mind, how are wranch ()f u,e ('anadian organization\nmany; Benito Cussolini, tho Italian ,^ich ll;lh il* headquarters in Slianph-\nnessy Heights, Vancouver. , .\ndamp or \"tough\" wheat at sixty per\ncent, of the present westward move\nment, but railway officials believe that\nthe situation does not warrant the\n1\nplacing of an embargo on wheat ship\nments to this port.\n'Local Klan.'iiiU'n v-iJI woar tlio 111 I\nhooded regalia ami tak<- iheir oath\nAlberta Rhodes Scholar---'\nEdmonton. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Clarence Sutherland\nCampbell, B.A., of the University ot\nAlberta, an Edmonton man, has been\nawarded the Alberta \"Rhodes scholarship for 1925. ''\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd>\nstatesman, and British cabinet members, diplomats accredited to the court'\nof St. James and political leaders. The j under the burning cross.\" - \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nbangueC it is reported, will be s\n\\]\n\\ r ,\nTHE LEDGE, GREENWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1926\nPROGRAMME\nDistrict Celebration and Track Meet\nMidway, Thursday, June 3rd\nw\n\/\nGirls\nBoys\nGirls\nBoys\nGirls\nBoys\nGirls\nBoys\nGirls\nBoys\nGirls\nBoys\nCommencing at 10 a.m.\nDASHES\n6 and under, 25 yds.\n6 and under, 25 yds.\nS and under, 50 yds.\n8 aud under, 50 yds.\n10 and uuder, 50 yds.\n10 and under, 50 yds.\n12 and under, 50 yds.\n12 and under, 50 yds.\n14 and under, 75 yds.\n14 and under, 75 y\/ds.\n16 and under, 100 yds.\n16 and under, 100 yds. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd -\nRUNNING HOP, STEP and JUMP\nGirls 9 and under.\nBoys 9 and under. W\nGirls 12 and \"under.\nBoys 12 and under.\nGirls 14 and under. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nBoys 14 and uader. ..-,..\nGirls 16 and under.\nBoys 16 and under. .a\nGirls relay, 4 on a team, 16 and under.\nBoys relay, 4 otTa team, 16 and under.\n\"Relay for small schools, mixed teams, 16 and under.\nBROAD JUMP (RUNNING)\nGirls 9 and under.\nBoys 9 and under. W\nGirls 12 and under.\nBoys 12 and under.\nGirls 14 and under.\nBoys 14 and under. \ufffd\ufffd\nGirls 16 and under.\nBoys 16 and under.\nBoys % mile race, 16 and under.\nGirls X mile race, 16 and under. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nRUNNING HIGH JUMP\nGirls 9 arid under.\nBoys 9 and under.\nGirls 12 and under.\nBoys 12 and under.\nGirls 14 and under.\nBoys 14 and under.\nGirls 16 and under.\nBoys 16 arid under. W,\nBoys hurdle race, 16 and under. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nGirls hurdle race, 16 and under.\nNovelty events, pole vaulting, etc. ...\"\"..\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nBig School Parade at 1 p.m.\nBs^aaEBSE^s^aau\nwpmvimm\n'Phone Your Friends\nBy Long Distance\nThere is a thrill of pleasure to be' had when a\ndistant friend calls up for a brief chat over the\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdwires. Please someone tonight, by a longdistance visit. The night rates in force after\n8:30 p.m. are low:\nBRITISH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY;\nThe Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co.\nof Canada. Limited\nOffice, Smelting and Refining Department\nTRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA\nSMELTERS AND REFINERS\nPurchasers of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc Ores\nProducers of Gold, Silver. Copper, Pig Lead and Zinc\n\"TADANAC\"'BRAND\nNeatly Finished\nAT\nH\nerean\ndTk\nere\nClaims staked in the Red Lake\ngold mining field are keeping tha\nrecorder's office busy. Prospectors\nare of the belief that the area from\nRed Lake to the Manitoba boundary\nis promising and already .many\nsquare miles of territory west of\nRed Lake has been staked.\nDuring the eleven months ending\nFebruary 28, the ordinary-revenue\nof the Dominion was $337,898,449 or\nan increase of twenty-nine millions\nover the sum of $308,994,207 for the\ncorresponding period of the previous\nyear, Ordinary expenditure is\"abbut\nthe same as a year ago. ' On February 28 last it totalled 5276,629,4L7.'\nArchie Gee, the good-natured chef\non the Canadian Pacific Inter Empress of Asia, superintended the\ntrans-Pacific voyage of 50,000 Canadian fish eggs from Vancouver to\nKobe. The shipment necessitated\nextremely careful handling. The\neggs were packed in ice and had to\nbe kept at an even temperature during the entire voyage.\nLord Allenby, conqueror of Palestine, was greeted by huge crowds on\nhis arrival in Montreal in March.\nThe leaders of the local militia were\non hand to do homage to the famous\ngeneral who placed a wreath on the\nmonument to Canada's fallen soldiers\nin the Windsor Station. -Viscount\nAllenby also spoke at the St. Denis\nTheatre. .\nThe Dominion Experimental Farms\nsystem announces the introduction\nof a new and valuable variety of\nfield peas which may mean to the\nfield peas, what Marquis has meant\nto the growers of wheat in the\nwest. The new variety is a selection\nfrom a cross made at Ottawa be-^\n'tween Mummy and Black Eye Marrowfat varieties.\nGross earnings of the Canadian\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Pacific Railway during 1925\namounted to ?183,356,G06, as compared with $182,502,156 in 1924,\nwhile working expenses last year\ntotalled.. ?143,201,230 \ufffd\ufffdas compared\nwith $14-5,274,914 in 1924, leaving a\n, balance, after deduction of fixed\n'charges, of $25,216,259 for 1925, as\ncompared with ?22,&56,955 in 1924.\nIn an interview in Montreal recently, E. W. Beatty, president and\nchairman of the Canadian Pacific\nRailway, said-that the National Con-'\nference of Education, scheduled for\nApril, would be of incalculable im-t\nportance for the future of the Canadian people. Mr. Beatty is chairman\nof the Montreal i; Committee which\nundertook the...organization and fin-,\nancing of the Conference.\n:' Count Thun Hohnstein, one of the\nwealthiest men in Czecho-Slovakia,-\nwho arrived on the Canadian Pacific\nliner Montcalm recently, is to purchase a large tract of land around\n\"Calgaryr^CSunt^Hohnstein\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdowner-\nof .large properties in Czecho-Slo-\nvakia, is well, versed in scientific\nfarming and came to Canada \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd to\nverify reports concerning the great\npossibilities which await the right\ntype of settler.\nA party of twenty-five' schoolboys arrived at Montreal in March,\nunder an arrangement between the\nMacdonald Agricultural College, Ste.\nAnne de Bellevue, and the Canadian\n-Pacific Railway. At the college the\nboys receive a short training in the\nrudiments of Canadian farm methods\nand- are placed in- suitable -positions'\non farms in the spring. An experienced supervisor \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd devotes his entire\nenergy to see that the boys are well\ntaken' care of.\nV. C. Vickers, managing director1\nof Messrs. Vickers Ltd., London,\nEngland, who arrived in Canada recently on board the Canadian Pacific\nliner \"Empress of Canada,\" reported\nthat the shipbuilding industry both\nin China and Japan was in a\nhealthier condition than for many\nyears past, with shipbuilders favor-\ningthe motor ship.\nTravelling right across the Dominion, exclusively on- Canadian Pacific lines and in the palatial special\ncar \"Loch Lomond,\" Her Grace the\nDuchess of Atholl, whose family seat\nis . at Banff, Scotland, will makei\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdacquaintance for the first time in her\nlife,, with the world famous resort\nin the Canadian Rockies, which took\nits name-from her Scottish home.\nA. Hatton, general superintendent\nof transportation for the Canadian\nPacific Railway, has. announced the\nintention of the company to raise the\nembargo against the loading ef\ngrain -io Fort William and Port\nArthur and\" the milling companies\nand elevators at Winnipeg. T&ia ia\ndue to the anticipation of the opening of navigation en the Great Lakes\nabout April 20.\nH\nerean\ndTk\nere\nThe total coal production of Alberta mines during 1925 amounted\nto 5,883,394 ton-s, an increase of\n679,681 tons over the preceding\nyear. The figures were as follows:-\nDomestic coal, 3,156,359 tons; sub-'\nbituminous, 581,835; bituminous, 2,-.\n145,200. ' \"\nA corps of young guides who'will\nshow visiting skiers the best locations, hills and runs for the sport\nwas formed at Mont Rolland, Que.,\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdin the Laurentian Mountains recently. About twenty young fellows\nwere enrolled. For the, summer a\ncorps of-guides will probably be\nformed to show . visitors the best\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdfishing, bathing and boating locations. ',\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\nTwenty-three seconds was clipped\noff the Canadian record for women's indoor 220 yards swim at-the\nCrystal Gardens, Victoria, B.C.,\nwhen Marie-Chen Wenslaus, famous Hawaiian mermaid, Olympic\nchampion and holder of 100 yard\narid 100 meter world records, met\nAiidrey Griffin, well known Canadian girl swimmer of Vancouver.\nThe time was 2.52 5-6.\nThe Chateau Frontenac at Quebec will have been reconstructed and\nthe entire building of 190 rooms will\nhave been rendered fire-proof by.\nJune 1st, according to' information\nfrom head offices of the Canadian\nPacific Railway in Montreal. The\nburnt part of the Chateau hae been\nrebuilt up to the fourth'floor, while\nthe steel for the roof is in process\nof erection.\nMajor ,F. J. Ney, executive secretary of the Canadian Council of\nEducation, returned to ' Canada on\nboard the Canadian Pacific liner\nMontcalm after a tour of Palestine, Cyprus and Egypt where' he\nlaid foundations for the organization of the Mediterranean branch\nof the Overseas Education League.\nLord Lloyd, High Commissioner for\nEgypt and Field- Marshall Lord\nPlumer, Commissioner in Palestine,\nhave both consented to become honorary vice-presidents of the League.\nWhen .Lord and Lady Allenby\nwere in Vancouver recently, a group'\nof women whose husbands and\nsweethearts had .been-cared 'for by\nLady Allenby during the war days\nin Cairo, thanked the \"Lady' of\nMercy\" for her' care and attention.\nThese husbands arid sweethearts are\nnow happily settled in the sunny\nOkanagan Valley of British-.Colum-\nbia and have banded in a unique organization known as the Jaffa Gate,\nevery '\" member having passed\nthrough the -Jaffa Gate into Jerusalem.\nAccording to figures for 1925 the\ngrowth of interest in First Aid efficiency is attested by the fact that\n1,698 men and women were successfully examined on the whole Canadian Pacific system during the\nfear. In all, approximately 25,000\nCanadian Pacific Railway employees are now holders of First Aid\ncertificates, while a large proportion have vouchers, medallions and\nlabels indicating that they are far\nabove the certificate standard, severe as that test of knowledge is.\nAdvertise, in The Ledge\nHere and There\nThe total yield of wheat in Canada\nfor 1925, as finally estimated by\nthe Dominion Bureau of Statistics,\nis. 416,849,700 bushels, the second\nlargest on ' record, having been exceeded only by the 1923 crop. The\nvalue,of this crop is estimated at\n$465,116,200, or over $53 per capita'\n: of Canadian population. The average wheat yield was 19.2 bushels per\nacre.V W <\nA general survey of reports by\nthe Canadian Pacific Railway on\nagricultural conditions throughout\nthe West shows that farmers are\npleased with present conditions and\nspeak optimistically on the season's\noutlook. .Sufficient moisture for_\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdspring crops seems to be \"assured.\nLivestock; wintered well. Adequate\nsupplies of seed are available and\nno shortage of labor is expected. .\nSYNOPSIS OF >\nLANDACTAMENDMENTS\nA special C. -P. R. train carrying ,\n438 settlers from the S.S. \"Montcalm\" reached Winnipeg recently.\nAmong the passengers were thirty-'\none British families who came under\nthe 3,000 family settlement scheme.\nThere was one party of 10 German-\nspeaking Catholics,,and the Salvation Army, under Captain Sharp,\nbrought out a party of twenty young\nlads going to British Columbia.\nIt has been announced by vthe\npassenger department of the C. P. R,\nat Winnipeg that negotiations have\nbeen complete with the Central Canada Air Lines Limited, for an air\nservice between Kenora and the new\ngold fields at Long Lake and Red\nLake. A regular daily serviee is to\nbe inaugurated about May 24 in connection with the C.P.R. from Kenora\nand during-summer services will\nbe run between Kenora and Duluth.\nThe recent fire at the Banff\nSprings Hotel, which resulted in the\ndestruction of the north wing with\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdabout seventy rooms, win have little\neffect on the coming tourist, season.\nDuring the past winter the company\nhas built an annex with 100 rooms\nwith baths and, with the central\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd stone tower and the south wing of\nthe old building that were saved,\nthere will be a total of 313 rooms\navailable by July 1, or more than\nwere in use last year._- .\t\nJob Printing at The Ledge\n> r-r\" -\nPRE-EMPTION8\nVacant, unreserved, aurveyed\nCrown lands may be pre-empted by\nBritish subjects over 18 years-of age,\nand by aliens on 'declarins latentiton\nto become British Bubjoota. oondl*\ntional upon residence, occupation-\nand improvement for agricultural\npurposes.\nFull Information concerning* regu-,..\nlations regarding pre-emptions U\ngiven in Bulletin No. 1, Land.Series;\n\"How to'Pre-empt Land,\" copies of\nwhich can be obtained' free of oHargo\nby addressing, the Department oC\nLands, Victoria, \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd B.C.. or to any Government Agent.\" \"; \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd -\nRecords will be granted covering\nonly land suitable for agricultural\npurposes, and which is not timber-;\nland, I.e., carrying over 8,000 board\nfeet ner acre west of the Coast Rang*\nand 5,000 feet per acre east of that\n.Range.\n. Applications for pre-emptions ar\ufffd\ufffd\nto be addressed to the Land,Commissioner of .the Land Recording BI-'\nvision, v in which the land applied for\nIs situated, and are mado on.printed'\nforms, copies of which can bo obtained from the Land Commissioner.\nPre-emptions must be oocupled for\nfive years and improvements made,\nto value of $10 per acre, including,\n-clearing and cultivating at least five!\nacres, before a Crown Grant can. be\nreceived.\n' For more detailed information as*\n__the Bulletin \"How to Pre-empt\nLand.\"\nPURCHASE\nApplications are received for pur-\n' chase of vacant and unreserved\nCrown lands, not being -tlmtoerland,\nfor agricultural purposes; minimum\nprioe for first-olasa (arable) land la\n$5 per acre, and Beoond-ola\ufffd\ufffdr (gracing) land (2.50 per acre. Further information regarding purchase orleaaa\nof Crown lands is given in Bulletin\nNo, 10, Land Series,' \"Purohaae and.\nLease of Crown Landa.\"\n' Mill, factory, or industrial eltee on\ntimber land, not exceeding 40 \ufffd\ufffdor\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdJ\nmay be purchased or leased, the coa-l\nditlona' including - payment of\nstumpage. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd i\nHOMESITE LEA8E8\/ x '\nUnsurveyed areas, not exoeedlng St\nacres, may be leased as homeelted\nconditional upon a dwelling beimrj\nerected in the first year, Utl* beluj\nobtainable after residence aoA InH\nprovement conditions are fulfilled!\nand land haa been aurveyed,\n, LEA8E8\nFor grazing and industrial par-\nposes areas not exoeedlng 140 acres\n-may be leased by one .person or m\ncompany. &\nGRAZING\nUnder the Grazing Act the Prov\nince le divided.into grazing diatriota\nand the range, administered under a\nGrazing Commissioner. Annual\ngrazing permita are issued baaed on\nnumbers ranged, priority being given\nto established owners. Stook-owners\nmay form aaaoclatlona for range\nmanagement. Free, or partly free,\npermits are available for settlers,\ncampers ac\/* trovtllara,' up to ten\nSummer Excursion Fares\nTO EASTERN DESTINATIONS\nON SALE DAILY, MAY 22 TO SEPT. 15-RETURN LIMIT Oct. 31\nWinnipeg '. $ 75.60\nJToronto ,- -. .ii8.o5\nHamilton .- 118.05\nLondon,. 11^.05\"\nQuebec ..' 146.10\nSt. John 152.20\nSt. Paul 75-6o\nMinneapolis 75.60\nDuluth 75-6o\nFort William .._ $.90.00\n, Niagara Falls \"124.92\nOttawa _ 132.2b\nMontreal 137.05\nMoncton 152.20\nHalifax- ?...: 157.76\nChicago 90.30\nNew York ................ 151.70\nBoston : 157-76\nMANY ADDITIONAL DESTINATIONS\nASK FOR RATES FROM AND TO ANY POINT _\nRoute via Port Arthur or via Soo Line, througli Winnipeg or Portal to\nSt. Paul, thence via Chicago or Sault Ste. Marie, via Great Lakes; or via\nCalifornia'at additional fare; or good to go via one ofthe above routes,\nreturn another. \" ' .\nJ. S. CARTER, District Passenger Agent, Nelson\nSee Local Agent dr Write for Details\nLedge Ads. Bring Results\nBR ITI S H OOLUMBIA\nThe Mineral Province of Western Canada\nTO END OF DECEMBER, 1924\n.'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd. '-.'''*\/; . y \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd:,'.'\"'\" z\n. Has produced Minerals as follows:' Placer Gold, $77,382,953; Lode Gold,\n8118,473,190; Silver, $68,824,579; Leadf$70; 548,578;'Copper, $187,489,378; Zinc, y\n832,171,497; Miscellaneous Minerals, $1,431,349; Coal and Coke, 8260,^80,048; W\nBuildiug Stone, Brick, Cement;, etc,, 842,225,814; making its Mineral Production\nto the end of 1924, show au \" ~ -. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \/\nAggregate Value of $859,427,386 - \ufffd\ufffd\nProduction for the Year Ending December, 1924, $4-8,704,604\nThe Mining Laws of this Province are more liberal, syid the fees^ lower, than those of any other\nc Province in the Dominion, or any colony in the British Empire.\nMineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal fees. -' - -*-\nAbsolute Titles are obtained by developing such properties, the security of which is guaranteed\n\\by\\)rown Grants.\/ - '\nFull information together with Mining Reports and Maps, may be obtained gratis by addressing\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nTHE HON. THE MINISTER OF MINES\nVICTORIA, British Columbia.\n. . s', _ ' '.[\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'_.\nN.B. Practically all British Colombia .Mineral Properties upon which development work has been\ndone are described in some one of the Annual Reports of the Minister of Mines. Those\n; considering mining investments shonid refer to such reports. < They are available without\ncharge on application to the Department of Mines,;Victoria, B>0. Reports of the Geological\nSurvey of Canada, Pacifi^ Building,. Vancouver, - are recommended as valuable sources of\ninformation.\n)\n-'t'l\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd '\nJl\nM\nI","@language":"en"}],"Genre":[{"@value":"Newspapers","@language":"en"}],"GeographicLocation":[{"@value":"Greenwood (B.C.)","@language":"en"}],"Identifier":[{"@value":"Greenwood_Ledge_1926_05_13","@language":"en"}],"IsShownAt":[{"@value":"10.14288\/1.0306212","@language":"en"}],"Language":[{"@value":"English","@language":"en"}],"Latitude":[{"@value":"49.088333","@language":"en"}],"Longitude":[{"@value":"-118.676389","@language":"en"}],"Notes":[{"@value":"Published as The Ledge from 1906-05-10 to 1926-07-29; Published as The Greenwood Ledge from 1926-08-05 to 1929-05-23.

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