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fl MAR 6 1912 VOL. IV. NO. 14. KELOWNA. BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY. FEB. 29, 1912. $1.50 Per Annum. Meeting of City Council Inquiry to be Made Into Con- ditions-in Chinatown Tlie city council met Monday morning, with a full attendance, Mayor Jones presiding. Mr. R. H. Parkinson attended with a plan of a subdivision of property belonging tn Mr. D. W. Crowley, alongside the creek. The plan gave rise to some discussion on the difficulties attending the subdivision of land along the creek. It was felt advisable to have some idea as to how the rest of the land was to be subdivided before passing the present plan. The Mayor suggested that as quite a number of subdivisions were being made in that neighborhood, the council pay a visit of inspection. Almost every street and lane seemed likelv to cross the creek several times, and this would mean an enormous expense to the city for bridges. It was necessary to have the matter adjusted before allowing things to proceed any further. A letter was read by the mayor which he had received from Mr. J. A. Rennie of the Okanagan Telephone Co. Mr. Rennie stated that he was in the valley endeavoring to straighten out matters, and would like to meet the council Tuesday to talk things over. A letter was read from Mr. R. H. Parkinson, complaining of a regulation made by the council that blue prints were to be supplied to the council before a subdivision plan could be passed, and pointing out that plans were not usually blue-printed until they had been passed. He also complained of a charge of $2 for passing plans. The city clerk explained that the charge was made in accordance >with the Land Act. The regulation respecting blue-prints was made owing to the difficulty of obtaining blue prints from the surveyors or owners, once a plan had been passed. It was decided in reply to Mr. Parkinson who spoke on the matter, that the case could be met by the clerk retaining one of the tracings until blue prints had been furnished to the city. The chief engineer reported on the matter of Mr. Fuller's objection to the electric light charges. He ascribed the trouble to the very large lamps Mr. Fuller had been using, The council decided not to grant any rebate. The following accounts were referred to tbe finance committee for payment: P Morrison, drain, Ellis & Water Sts. $ 4.34 August Clarke, do. do. - 4.34 Samuel Cleighton, do. do. - 3.00 Thos. Stewart, do. do. - 5.66 Thos.Molloy do. do. . 9.00 John Kinson, do. do. . 9.00 D. McMillan, digging 4 graves - 20.00 Burne & Temple, drawing up lease of foreshore to Jones oc Newby - 10.00 Chas. Harvey, establishing corner of Jones fit Newby'a lease - - II .50 Ian MacRae, cash advanced lo take prisoner to Kamloops - ��� 25.00 Ian MacRae, cash advanced to take prisoner to Kamloops and lunatic to New Westminster. ��� -61.05 Earl Blackwood, teaming - 23.00 By-law No 103 making scavenging rates payable direct to the city was read a first time. This was the system actually in use but the old by-law making the rates payable to the scavenger had never been amended. By-law 104 giving effect lo the reductions on light and water rates noticed last week was also read a first time. The reduction in light rates, it may be mentioned, is really an increase in the discount from 25 to 33 1-3 per cent. Subdivisions of Black 35, map 202 and Block 40. Map 462, were 'approved. Aid. Taylor raised the old question of the disreputable condition of Chinatown. It was a disgrace to the city to have the present dirty old shacks fronting upon the park. He asked if something could not be done to prevent any more being built. The minimum of $1,500 fixed by the by-law as the cost of the buildings in that area was not enough to prevent shacks going up. There was the serious matter too of over-crowding which should Council Meets Telephone Co. Company Presents Change of Front when Head Officials Arrive ContintiaxI on p*f�� 8 A new face seems for the present to have been put upon telephone matters in the city by the changed attitude of the Okanagan Telephone Co., representatives of which, in the persona of Mr. Hankey, of Vernon, and the secretary, Mr. J. H. Rennie, of New Westmin ter, met in consultation last Tuesday with the city council and several members of the Board of Trade. Mr. Hankey was the first speaker and expressed his pleasure in having an opportunity to discuss the unfortunate state of affairs which had arisen in connection with the taking over of the telephone system by his company. The first intimation of any dissatisfaction which he had had was when Aid. Taylor drew his attention to it a week ago. He had immediately communicated with the head office in New Westminster, and instituted investigations. Mr. Dobie. their Okanagan manager, had apparently made himself exceedingly unpopular by ihe manner in which lie had endeavored to force changes upon tlie subsciibers, Tlie company, of course, had to acct-pl the responsibility having foolishly given Mr. Dobie-whom lie described as an excellent and experienced man in the construction and operation of tet*pl.one systems, but entirely unsuitable to deal with the pubtic-a perfectly free hand, never anticipating that he would take the course he had done. I he company entirely disapproved of his action and were anxijus to do what they could to remedy matters. The action of at once raising the rates and disconnecting 100. 'phones for declining to sign a year's contract, Mr. Hankey said, was perfectly monstrous. He did not biame the council for objecting. He would himself have felt very strongly against the company. Ihe plan'of the company was to proceed as quickly as possible to remodel the system on modern lines and to give a service equal to that in the large cities. Until this was done the old rates would be charged. It was certainly not the company's wish to raise the rates until the installation of a vastly improved system warranted it. Mr. Rennie, the secretary, corroborated Mr. Hankey in the assertion that their district manager had acted without the authority of the company in interfering with the rate and cutting off 'phones. They had no intention of asking higher rates while the people were getting merely the old service. I Aid. Sutherland ������ mentioned' that Mr. Dobie had hinted that the raise in, rates was only the first of a series and that the subscribers would very soon get another jolt. Mr. F. S. Coates suggested that Mr. Dobie might have been working under the impression that he had. the authority of the company. Such lines of action were not unknown with other telephone companies and he nad seen similar proceedings before. He noted that it was the intention of the company to raise the rates as soon as their improvements had been made. The subscribers were not advised as to what the increase might be, and without some indication of what the, amount er time of the raise there was no particular satisfaction to the people here. Without some contract between the company and the city, in which the people's interests would be safeguarded, they would be no better off. Questioned respecting the probable rates Mr. Hankey said that in B.C. and most other countries there was a standard of rates for a certain class of service. Telephone rates did not vary very-much except where just installed or on amateur lines. Then the charges might be very moderate but as soon as a system was put on ��� thoroughly modern basis, it was impossible to continue such low rates, and the regu. lar standard charges as passed by government had to be made. Telephones were a public utility, and the government exercised a reasonable control over them. They themselves were anxious to meet the people in every possible way. It was unwise for any company to attempt to go against the public interest. If they could not do business on perfectly fair and square lines he personally wanted nothing to do with it. Mayor Jones thought the charter given to the Okanagan Telephone Co, seemed to be a pretty free and liberal one as regards municipalities, and the citjf ought to have some kind of gn a ran tee for the future. He suggested that the council go into committee to consult with Mr. Hankey and Mr. Rennie on the matter. Aid. Sutherland said the company seemed to have verv large powers under their charter, instancing their power to cut down shade trees. Some unwise employe of the company might do considerable damage in that way, and the city would have no redress. Mr Hankey said the telephone wat a public utility and such a clause was inserted to prevent undue restrictions from people who might refuse what the board considered absolutely essential. But it was certainly not the intention of the company to do damage against the wish of the fea- ple. Mr. M. Hereron spoke on behalf of the country subscribers. He said the stand of the country was for a new company. It Kelowna will be Important Railway Jerminus Government's New Railway Policy Means much to District- Canadian Northern Start Construction at Once ��� Expected visit from Sir. Wm. Mackenzie. 1 lie long-expected and eagerly- looked-for railway policy of 'the provincial government, brought before the attention of the legislature by Premier McBride last week-end, has an especial interest for Kelowna and the Okanagan generally. The bold and masterly programme of railway development outlined in ihe bills presented to the House has been received with the greatest enthusiasm throughout the province, but nowhere more so than here in Kelowna, where the news that the Canadian Northern were to enter the valley by a line'from Kamloops to Armstrong, and south through Vernon to Kelowna. making this their terminus, has been almost the one topic of conversation for Irn past few days. What the advent of this road, added to that which is already assured ��� the extension of the C.P.R. from Vernon to Kelowna��� will mean for the district, only th >se who are familiar with the vast possibilities which are only awaiting transportation facilities to enter upon a new era of development, will realize. " If there his been prosperity in these places in the days gone by." said the Premier in his speech, " 1 ould like to undertake to say that th.it prosperity will De greatly multiplied in the near future, wheh the Canadian Northern Is in operation and in touch with the entire community. That the Okanagan is good we know. From the remarkable wealth' of the district we may estimate the ureal future that is now before it. Even with the one line of transportation, the Shuswap and Okanagan, we have witnessed in the last fifteen or sixteen years developments that constitute a reenrd, and when we consider that fact what may we not expect, what may we not have the right to claim as corning to this part of British Columbia presently when the Canadian Northern system is extended in that direction ?" Work on the line we are assured will start almost immediately the bills" for granting assistance have become law, and the promise is given that trains will be running out of Kelowna inside of eighteen months. ;," . Mr. A. E. Ashcroft, C.E.r and party, have already located five miles of the proposed line. A start was made at Vernon and the engineers are nowi working south down the east side of Okanagan Lake. Sir William Mackenzie, the president of the Canadian Northern Co., ia expected in Kelowna during the next few weeks for the purpose pf locating terminals. Already the effect upon real estate business has been " most marked, and prospective investors are coming in from all parts in anticipation of a boom in prices. Provision! of Government Railway Bills ! Construction of a railway from Van couver and North Vancouver to Fort Q��orge, via Howe Sound, Pemberton (Uftadow* and Fraser River by the Pacific Great Eastern Railway. Work to start ten miles from Vancouver this ���uininer. Fair wages. Supplies to be bought in British Columbia. Control of rates. Guarantee of bonds to extent of $35,000 per mile. Free grants of right- of-way and towniites. Construction of a railway over the Hope Mountains in order that there may be an interchange of commerce between the coast and tho trade centres of the Boundary, Kootenay and other districts of the interior tapped bv the road. This will stop the drain of British Columbia commerce to Spokane and other cities in the State of Washing- tun. Quick connection between the coast mid interior districts will be furnished. In connection with this railway a combination railway and traffic bridge will b,j built acruso the Fraa^r Kiver at Hope. A cash uraiit of $10,01)0 per mile to be made towards the c instruction of this railway. A ^r.int of $200,- 000 in he made towards the construction of the bridge. Construction of railway to be started thij summer, and line and bridge to be finished before July I, I'M '��. Extension of the lines of the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway from Kamloops to Vernon and thence to Lumby, and a line from. Vef��OH L> Kelawna, and a Tine frorti Vernon to the eaat arm of Okaragan Lake opposite Okanagan Landing; aline 150 miles in length on Vancouver Island, extending from the 100- mile post on the company's island line to a point at or near Hardy Bay on the east coast of the island. On these extensions the ^uarfchtee will bft up to $35,000 per mile. Construction to start within six months and finish within three years. Extension of theEsquimaltand Nana- im6 Railway on Vancouver Island from Parksville to Comox. Consent to the leasing of the E. and N, railway lines to the'C.P.R., the E. an* N. company agreeing to pay the province taxation at the rate of one and, one-half cents per acre for its lands, this tax yielding $10,000 per year. The C.P.R. agree* to pay $387,000 to the province to offset the interest charge* on' the Shuswap and Okanagan Railway. The province to purchase, the unsold portion of the B.C. Southern and Columbia and Western Railway land grants at the rate of 40 cent's per acre, the total sum involved being approximately $1,000,000. The C.P.R. to take over,, standardize and operate the Kaslo and Slocan Rail, way, n<tw owned by the Great Northern Railway. The province giveg a bonus of $100,000 tor this purpose. Rutland News. From our own correspondent. W. Eldridge returned last week from Vancouver. Next Tuesday the'Kelowna Baptist choir will give a concert in the Methodist church. Admission 50c. Mr. and Mrs. Lome Fleming came back from Calgary last Monday and intend to permanently reside on their land on the Vernon road. Mr. J. Houston, of Windtliurst, Sisk., has purchased through the Central Okanagan Co. the property formerly owned by the late Dr. Baker. The lantern lecture on Saturday night waa well attended although the conditions under .which the lecturer labored were not of the best. The views shown were good and greatly errj tyed. At the school meeting last Tuesday the question of a new site was d scussed ; Mr. Dalgleish as chairman, and J. Woolsey, secretary. A representative company were present and after a preliminary skirmish the Reilly lot was proposed, then an amendment advocating the purchase of the Hartley properly, which resulted on being submitted to the vote in both proposals being rejected. Mr. Elmer Woolsey then propos-d, seconded by Mr. V. Dilworth, that the Porter lot be purchased for $2,300. Several residents spoke for and against, but the vile result -d 32 in favor, 2 against lis now up to the trustees lo gel busy and cotnp'ete the deal so thai the new srhool may be started without any more delay. Provincial Budget Brought Down Estimated Expenditure over Sixteen Millions ���Kelowna gets $35,000 for New School was up to the valley to own their own system. He insisted that tho greatest care be exercised in anything that was done, that the rights of the people might not be compromised. The council afterwards went into committee, and in conversation Mr. Hankey said the company would be quite willing to enter into an agreement with the council. He also promised that the old rates would be returned to, and anyone who had paid the higher rate would be credited with the difference. Birth LUDLOW-On Tuesday, Febru- ary 20, to the wife of W. Ludlow, a aon. The provincial government is asking Canadian architects to submit plans for the new university at Point Grey and is offering $10,000 for the best designs submitt��d. Signa of Spring I K. F. Oxley expects by express on Friday a shipment of Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, bananas and various kinds of green vegetables. Get him on the phone.���35. W. M. Parker & Co., jewelers, moved last week end into their new store in the Crowley block, and congratulations are due to them on the magnificent and up-to-date appearance which it presents. Retail Merchants Association Formed An aasociation of the retail merchants of the town for the purpose of promoting a better social and commercial feeling, and protecting their interests by regulating the giving of credit, ia an idea which has often been mooted, but nothing has actually been done until Tuecday night, when a meeting was called which resulted in the formation of the Kelowna Retail Merchants Association. The following officers were elected forming the executive committee: President R. F. Morrison Vice-Pres F. S. Coatea Sec. Treaa G. S. McKenzie Directors: W. Lloyd-Jones, D. W. Sutherland, G. A. McKay, C.C. Washburn, J. Ball. New Catholic Church to be Opened Next Sunday The fine new church which has been under construction by the Catholics of Kelowna for some time is to be opened on Sunday next. Service will commence at 10.30 a.m. Special music will be rendered by the choir from the Vernon ehunh. The visiting priests will be Father Choinell, 0. M. I., of Nelson, Father Garon of Vernon and Father Jeannotte of Lumby. For the second time as minisier of finance for the province, the Hon. Price Ellison in a speech eloquent with the story of British .Columbia's unrivalled prosperity, and glowing with optimism for the I future the Hon. Price E'lison pre- 'sented the budget to the legislature I last Friday. I The province, he said, had now a cash balance in the bank of $8,526,647. In two years time the I balance in ihe public accounts had ; changed Irom ihe debit lo the credit side, 'he change representing an accuuiiil turn of savings I .tailing $4,792.2} I. He announced thai a toyal co , - .'mission w uld be appointed al an [early date to investig ite the condi- ��� lions of the agricultural industry I and irrigatifjfi. The estinates of revenu�� and [expenditure for the fiscal year end- ling March 31, 1913, show ratal (estimated receipts for the vear to , come $10,387,830.66, as compared 'with an estimate of $8,192,101.06 fur 1911-12; the expenditures for the ensuing twelve months being forecasled as $16,270,001.09, as compare I wi h an aggregate estimate of $ I 1,035,389.75 last season. $5,027,000.00 is set aside far rjada. streets^ bridges and wharv s, [and $3,009,500.00 for works and { buildings. Full details of the appropriations of special interest to the Okanagan are not yet to hand. The su n voted for roads in the valley is $235,000, the Kelowna district getting about 75 per cent, more than last vear. -$35,000 is voted for school extension in Kelowna, and $2,000 for the expenses of the irrigation convention to be held here in August. Kelowna Customs Office to Handle all Business from Landing South A communication has been received this week from the chief of the Customs Department to the effect that in future all customs parcels for all lake points and south to the boundary are to be handled from Kelowna. This, in view of the rapidly increacing business in the valley, is an important matter, and will go a long way towards securing for Kelowna a .new Post Office building. Resignation of Rev. A. W. K. Herdman On Sunday morning last the Rev. A. W. K. Herdman read from the pulpit of Knox church a citation from Kamloops presbytery regarding his resignation which had been previously laid before that court. Mr. Bayer who preached in the evening spoke sympathetically of the relations which had existed between Mr. Herdman and the congregation for over six years, and added that whilst the resignation would come as a surprise to some, it would not to those who knew the trend of events during the last six months in connection with the proposed disjunction of Benvoulin Irom Knox church of Kelowna. Glenraore's First Fire By a stroke of particulaily hard luck, one of G'enmore's new settlers, Mr. C. D. Tuckey, had the misfortune to have his house, wliich he had practically only just completed, entirely destroyed by fire last Tuesday evening. Soon after supper Mr. and Mrs. Tuckey had started out to visit ihe Dawsons who are living in Mr. MacLeay's house on the hill ou the opposite side of the road. They had just reached their destination when happening to look; back-, they noticed the rear part ol their house was on fire. Mr. Tuckey biu\ Mr. Dawson at once hurried down again, and in ide what effort thry could to save some of the furniture. The flaint s spread so rapidly, how- ev r, and the heat became so intense that only a few things nearest the door could be got out, and most of what wns earned out war, in the hum , led i, o urnr tl e Inland afterwards binnt. Their w..s no help at hand at the lime, and even if there had been It ��ould have availed little, aa there was no water to be had. The flames leaping high in the air and showing up clearly against the sky attracted attention in town, and the alarm was turned in lo the power house. The biigade, however, did not make the journey believing as probably as many did that the fire waa caused by some- one burning brush. Mr. Tuckey is a heavj' loser, his property only being partially insured. The man Milligan who wai responsible for. the trouble in Chinatown last week has been fined $40 and costs. Miss Lillian McMillan won the prize in the dot-guessing contest at " Dreamland " last Saturday afternoon. Mr. A. E. Boyer has disposed of ten acres on the north side, near Manhattan beach, to Mr. F. R. E. DeHart. The Benvoulin Literary Club held its final meeting Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. Thos. Renwick in the form of a social. Contests and games, and a mock trial,carried out with due solemnity made up the evening's amusement which was much enjoyed by all present. The interest in Calder's sale shows no signs of abating, judging from the crowds of bargain hunters who keep the clerks busy eveiy day. Some remarkable records have been made in the speed wilh which some lines of goods have disappeared as soon as exhibited. Although the staff have been con- aiderably added lo, and every arrangement made for quick serving of customers, some waiting has been unavoidable, and Mr. Calder asks the indulgence of the public. The Orchard City Record. Thursday, Feb. 20 THE ORCHARD CITY RECORD Published every Thursday at the Office, Kelowna. B. C. /0//.V LEATHLEY, Editor and Proprietor. Subscription $1.50 per annum. To United Slates $2.00 per annum. Advertising atet upun application, K��lnwiia is very much in thr Public eye at tlie present momenti The now definite assurance that two important railways, ihe Can* adian Northern and the C. P, R. will in the very near future make this their terminus, has not 011.3 aroused the keenest interest and sense of gratification in the city and district, but it is already having the natural effect of.directing the attention of outside investors to the gi*f*at possibilites and resources which have hitherto remained comparatively locked up from lack ol efficient transportation And this is but the beginning 1 Kelowna is entering upon a new era of progress and development which il is impossible to foreshadow. The many thousands of acres of f rtile land, only a small portion of which has yet !>������< 11 l<iu bed, and which will eventually became tributary to tlie city, u its best guarantee of a splendid future. 1ST he prospect of railway competition too, with its promise of "better terms" in the matter of latrs and shipping facilities, is one which will be viewed with the most pleasant anticipation by those who have been under the handicap of the present system. Good news is plentiful this week and those who are concerned with the growing problem of the education of the rising generation of Kelowna, will bail with much satisfaction the ' substantial grant of $35,000 which has been made by the government toward school extension. This will make considerably lighter the task of providing for the rapid increase of scholais which is taking place. But in tbe midst of all our rejoicing over this good news, there aie two disappointments which will be keenly felt. Ihe first is that there is to be no appropriation made this year, as was fully expected, for the erection of the much needed new courthouse. 1 hat is to say, the disreputable, inconvenient and inadequate pair of shacks which at present do duty as courthouse and gaol are still to remain an eyesore to our main street. Ihe position taken by the government that Kel- owna's growth will be 20 rapid that a much larger building than could be erected now will be needed three years hence, is plausible and flattering, but not entirely convincing. The structures are utterly inadequate now so that after a growth of one year or two years it will be impossible to tolerate them at all. Communications L Under this hurtling cotninutil atloiih icill be roculce... uron tnuj subject of inturuut Letturn iimt,i- 1 ����� signed, bv. bi lei, acoid perBuiiulitit'U. 'I'he Editor doeB not nee- ���marllt| endorse opinions Riven below The Rutland School The oilier disappointment is that there is to be no redistribution. 1 hat is to say that the Okanagan is to have no recognition of its urgent and just claims for better representation n the legislature. This is 1 -.ill\ (he most unkindest cut of all. Not only have we been led to believe time after time that so soon AS the census made clear the fact lhat the growth of population had warranted it, a division of the constituency would take place, but the deputation consisting of delegates fiom alt over ihe valley which went to Victoria last week to urge our claims, was actually delayed several weeks, possiblv until too late tQ be effective, in the belief that justice would be done before the forthcoming election was announced, It has not, however, and not all the earnest representations of the delegation were sufficient to extract any satisfaction from the Hovernment on this vital matter. The result is that Kelowna and the lower Okanagan must continue tu be ridiculously under represented. Teddy Roosevelt has decided to run as a candidate in the next presidential campaign. The. coal strike in Great Britain which will involve some 800,000 miners, commenced Tuesday. It' is rumored that Sir Wilfrid Laurier will retire from active politics at the end of the present session. Detective' are said to be investigating a theory that the Quebec bridge disaster was due to a charge of dynamite placed by dissatisfied workmen. Editori " Record." Dear Sir: Will you kindly allow me to state a few farts in regard to the much discussed question ot the Rutland 81 hool site. It is most unfortunate that the district should have again been divided as the outcome of the meeting held ruesday last, After thr question bad been thoroughly threshed OUt,a fairly unanimous decision was fortunately secured at the previous meeting, and a motion, which secured the vote of practically every* >ne present, and without one dis- sentient, was put through, authorising ihe trusters to " purchase a school site about one-half mile north of the present site." I liis would have placed the school a quartet of a mile north of the centre line of the district. Now the trustees, according to that motion, located two available sites, just about on (he centre line, both good s'ites from a school standpoint, raiher high in price, but no one expects to pick out a small piece of land right in the centre of the district and get il cheap. What did the north enders do, but mass up in full force at the meeting called to select one of the two lots named and turn down both propositions, and carry through a vote to purchase a site if of a mile north of the present site, going back on the agreement which had been secured with so much trouble. Now in public meeting, aa is usually the case, some points are unduly made prominent, and others equally important are discreetly kept in the back ground. Wha* the people at the south end are all iinanimouf upon is that the school should be placed in the centre of the district, and so be fair to all concerned. 1 hat this would be the best and fairest all round the following figures should conv'nee the most prejudiced. 1 here are I 3 children attending school who come from the north end, and would benefited by putting the school where now proposed ; there are twelve children coming fiom the south end who would be placed at a disadvantage, and there are twenty-three living right in the centre, mostly on the ctntie line. This is sufficient, I think, to satisfy any fair minded person as to where the school should be placed. In regard to the future, there are as many arguments for the south as for the north. I here is quite as u.uchi if not more available vacant land at the south end as to the north. Much of the land north is slough and heavy clay, wh'ch prob ably never will be occupied. There are as many children approaching school age at both ends of the district, and the incoming settlers are being fairly well distributed. There were 53 present at I lie meeting Tuesday, and notwithstanding the fact the north endeis had rounded up every voter available, only 32 voted for ihe site now proposed. No attempt had been made by the people of the souih end to puck the meeting, and many of the ratepayers of (he south who having nri children of school age arc taking 110 interest in the matter, consequently the vole taken the other evening does not by any means represent even a nu-j ��rity of the district. 1, myseli am residing pretty near ihe centre line, and would naturally like to see the school kept bb near the centre of the district as possible, but if I have misiepresented anything in the above few statements I would be pleased to be shown wherein I have Irangressed. "FAIR AND SQUARE." I BATTLING WITH THE CLOUDS 'Kankind Has Been Trying to Fight the Threa'enlhg Hall-Storm From Time Immemorial. From time Immemorial mankind tins endeavored to find some phyBlc&l means of preventing hailstorms. In antiquity the custom of hurllni lavelins and other missile* against clouds that threatened a discharge of hail was widespread. Iu the middle ages the aid of the sorcerer who claimed the power of Influencing the weather ��� was Invoked tu the same end. Bells, sIbo, were believed to be efficacious lu averting hailstorms, Ba,rly in the nineteenth century metal-tipped poles were set up in great numbers In many parts of Europe, In the belief thai they would draw off the free electricity of the sir, which was assumed to be the chief cause of hailstorms. About 1896 the custom of "hall-shooting" wus introduced in Europe, especially In vine-growing districts, and soon be- eame lmmensoly popular, This connoted In bombarding the clouds with various speclul forms uf cannon. In the year 1H0U five hundred of these cannon were in use in France and Spain, 2,000 in Auslrln-HiiuRary, and 10,000 In Italy. This custom still nourishes. It is, however, open to Ihe fatal objection that, even should It prove efficacious, the expense entailed In systematic protection by this method Is lu excess of the benefits to be obtained. WHKItK THEORIES Nt'KFER The only Justification America has yet had cumes direct from the self- satisfaction of the Individual American. Flls satisfaction, however, Is both unmistakable and voluble, says a writer critic. Me Is content, though the competition becomes dully more severe and evident. He is beginning to realise now that many are handicapped at the very outset, that the struggle is prolonged by the stronger for the sheer Joy of conquest, und even thut u good third of the energy expended is consumed in piling up success on tlie top of victory. Yet a cheerfu'l acceptance uf the situation is the price or his Individuality, his Optimism, und his chance of winning out, und he pays li ungrudgingly There Is a greater measure of cou- tem and less ur a sense of environmental Injustlre In America than anywhere e'ra In the world today. And the principles of conduct and social relationships, though elemental, ure like Hie rules nr n game, there Is an Immediate appeal to public censure or approval, and little dlscrepunsy botween theory und practice. Nairn-ally our theories suffer when compared with idealistic and more divorced co'les. Where every man is mipposed to consider his own in- lerefts, no social blame Is Imputed, anil no one, except for Initial hnndl- cnim, has an excuse. That Is not. on the whole, an unenviable state of uf- fa'rs; the American temperament only approximates It. As an instinctive theory, this Is what It believes In. Yd with every man Iheo- retlcally for himself, public spiriied- neas prevails to a marked mid unusual degree. For every man drives a frank bargain with Ihe community; there Is a competitive and open market for altruistic wares. Consider fur ft moment thut phenomenon of our civilisation, the millionaire philanthropist. Is he an enigma, this person who hiis seemed lo change character and tactics under our very eyes? By no mcmis; If Americans worship money, Ihey worship it ft* power, as cornered energy and not In tu Intrinsic and mlsorly way. The Rev. Robt. Hughes ol Krrris- dalr, was a visitot in town lust week. Mr. Hughes, It will be remembered, conducted a parly to to the Old Country for the Coronation, and is organizing a similar excursion for the coming summer. He gave an Interesting limelight lecture on the coronation tour, in the Methodist church, Friday evening and again at Rutland Saturday. He also occupied the pulpit at the Methodist church Sunday. Mr. Hughes owns several acres of fruit land at Rutland. This is the season of the year when inotheis (eel very much concerned over the frequent colds contracted by their children, and have abundent reason for it as everv cold weakens tlie lungs, lowers the vitality and paves the way ol the more serious diseases that so often follow. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is famous for its cures, and ia pleasant and safe to take. For sale by all dealers. Light from Sugar i This phenomenon, tha cauBe of wliich has not yet been satisfactorily explained, may be observed when discs of loaf sugar,are mounted on a lathe uud rapidly rotated while a hammer plays lightly against them. An almost continuous radiation of light may be thus produced from the sugar. It has been shown that tha light does not arise from heating of the sugar, and It Is believed to be caused by some change taking place In the Bugar crystals, The act of crystalllsntlon Is known to be some times accompanied by tiu.ihes of light. The practical bearing rf these experiments Is on the question of th possibility of obtnlnlni, artificial light l.y methods as yet untried. Sifllllg Ollt tile llanclllis The Chinese rebels, who ure the 'Original" Chinese, hnve resorted to an ancient lsraelltlsh trick to sift cut the real Chinese from the doomed Mane hus. Instead or saying to the suspect "liny now Shibboleth," as tha Qlleadltes said lo the Epliralinlles, they auy to them, "Suy Uushlllu," Ihe Chinese word for "six." And if Ilia suspect doesn't pronounce It right according to ancient Chinese fashion, he gels Ii In ihe neck, literally, as the Kplirulmltes got It who said "81b- bolelh" IllHleud Of "Shibboleth." The lest Imposed by the Chinese Insurgents Is a numerical one. The suspect Is told to count. When he passes six his fate Is sealed. IT Lhe suspect says "ho-ow" be is spared. If he says "Lo-Kee-Haw", lis the Mailclius du, it's all day with hi,ii. "Then they took him and slew Wm." Mpruee fur British Idmlralty The British Admiralty has recently placed an order for 2uu,00o feet of while spruce to be used In the manufacture uf oars for the rowboats of warships. It is perhaps not generally known ihnt the superior quality of Ihe while spruce grown lu the Queen Charlotte Islands, off the coast of British Columbia, wus discovered years ago by llrltlsh nuvul officers or the North Pacific station. The kind of timber was found lo be ideally adapted for making oars, and it is now used exclusively for thai purppse by Ills Majesty's vessels throughout the world. The limber will be shipped east by the Canadian Pacific Railway. No time to write Advertisement this week but just a line or two to let you know I have accepted the Sole Agency for Kelowna and District for , Layritz Nursery Stock so if you are wanting anything in that line see me at once. Lt VI1 19 The Homeseeker's Friend Any property you have for rent, sale, or if you are looking for such see me and I will try to meet your requirements either by finding a tenant or buyer, or if you are wanting to buy by putting you next to some good snaps. J. LEVITT, pob : Crowley Block Office open every evening after supper. ox 495. 'Phone 194. . Spring Clothing . See one of our Special Spring Suits- $10 Positively the greatest value ever shown in Kelowna, Price and Quality considered ���VS^^Ni��"Ns��S'"W,^"��^^'��*��'-"S^\��^s^����W'V"S^S^^*����WV^��". 9 ��� l*r8e range to choose from, as our spring shipment has just arrived, constating of^ Blue Serges, and nice patterns in Tweeds and Worsteds. Spring styles in Hats for Boys and Young Men at from $1.50 to $3.00 Come before the assortment is broken and ensure yourself of a good fit. Phone 22 Lequime Bros. & Co. Phone 22 IU t �����ll '"��� Thursday, Feb. 20 Orchard Gitu Record mLffimmmtwmm^^m%mw%mm&.tt&M i.i��ifBffiiM��m^aKssi^ There .is a tide in the affairs of men which taken at the flood leads on to fortune ' We have opened the headgates and there is a veritable torrent of smashed and jammed prices up and down the aisles of Calder's store that means Wealth of Saving and many a Fortune is built up from Saving and not from Making Let Your Desire to Buy Run Riot I like my regular store BUT, * Oh, You CALDER'S!" From Vernon to Penticton they CROWD THE STORE You can't blame them for leaving their regular places of business and buying where real, live, genuine Bargains flood the store The story of this "GET OUT QUICK" is being spread like wildfire up and down the lake. Hundreds = who bought last Saturday are firing guns for our business this week; they can't keep it to themselves, and the joys of buying goods in most instances at Half Price or less must be told to neighbours and friends. Hosts of customers are hurrying to the big "Get out Quick" Sale. FATON'S PRICES REATEN. TO A FRAZZLE: 15c, 18c., 20c. Cretonnes Quick Sale - lie. 35c, 40c, 45c Mull Muslins, all shades Quick Sale - 22c. 900 yds. Wrapperettes 15c, 20c, 25c ��� Quick Sale - 10c. 650 spools " Silkene " Quick Sale - 3 for 10c. 300 bunches Saxony Wool Half-Price - 10c. ALL BUTTONS HALF-PRICE $1.50 line, $1.75 ��� $2.50 ��� Corset* Quick Sale $1.00 $1.20 $1.70 Dress Good* $1.33 Broadcloths ��� Quick Sale 90c. $1.65 Tweeds 75c. 65c. 55c. Serges $1.10 50c. 45c. 40c. All Velveteens and Corduroy Velvets Half-Price 350 yards Dress Goods Tweeds, Plaids, Serges up to $1.25 per yard. Quick Sale - - 40c. yd. == Ladies' Cotton nnd Lisle Undervests Quick Sale 40c. 35c. 25c. 15c. 25c. 22c. 15c. 10c. Ladies' Cotton Hose Regular 30c Quick Sale 25c. ,. 35c 27c. 250 yds. Table Oil Cloths Regular 30c. and 35c quality. Quick Sale, 23c. yd. Laces 125 yards Allover Laces Half-Price 750 yards Embroideries Regular 15c, 18c, 20c ���Quick Sale - - 10c. yd. MEN, THIS SALE IS FOR YOU. Now's the time to buy anything from Lead to foot 75 Pairs Men's White Duck Pants Regular, $1.50 per pair. Quick Sale - - 98c. Men's Linen Collars Regular 20c quality, Quick Sale, half-price - 10c. Men's Ballriggan Underwear At $1.50. Quick Sale, 86c. suit At $1.00 74c. suit 75 pairs Men's Felt Slippers up to $1.75 ' Quick Sale - - 75c. pair Men's Night Shirts Regular, $1.25 Quick Sale - - 95c. 13 Cases of Men's and Boys' Heavy Working Boots just taken from the freight sheds and rushed in at "QUICK SALE" PRICES. FRIDAY & SATURDAY We are S��mS t0 ma^e t*iese two days of this week the most memorable in the history of the retail business in Kelowna. Dont't Diiiy Daily, but rush, rush. Terms Strictly CASH As we have no time (or bookkeeping. &���%��.' W. B. M. CALDER, Prop. Store Opens at 9 am# Closes between '.^fHHr 12 & 1.30 a Th�� Orchard Citu Record. Thursday, Feb. 29 iisWitrrrwssiMii The Kelorona Land and Orchard Co., LIMITED. RESIDENTIAL LOTS IN THE CITY Cadder Avenue Abbott Street Willow Avenue FIVE ACRE LOTS WITHIN ONE MILE OF CITY LIMITS On Easy Terms TEN ACRE LOTS ON THE BENCH Under Irrigation and Domestic Systems CALL OR WRITE K. L. 0. Co.'s Office, Keller Bib. SPRAYING SEASON o< IS HERE k�� We are handling the best lines of hand and power SPRAY PUMPS Also the Angle Friend and Spray Motor Nozzles, Extension Rods, Hose, &c. A shipment of Lime and Sulphur Sprays to arrive in few days THE MORRISON-THOMPSON HARDWARE Co., Ltd. Furnace and Hot-Water Heating a Speciality. Coal! Coal!! Real Pensylvania Hard - $17.50 per ton Nicola Coal (Lump) - $10.00 per ton Wellington - - - $13.00 per ton W. HAUG - KELOWNA, B.C. Telephone Just About Now is the Right Time to call in and renew your subscription to the " Record.' Town and Country Mr. F. M. BuckUnd returned by Sunday's boat from a trip to tbe coast, The monthly meeting of tbe Ladies' Hospital aid is to be held at the home of Mrs. Shayler on Saturday, March 2 at 3.30 p.m. To-night Mr. F. R. E. DeHart is Is giving his talk in the Presbyterian Sunday school hall, on his dip from Kelowna to Belfast. 1 be Ladiea'Aid who have arranged the evening are making a charge nl 25 cents. Mrs. G. A. McKay will receive the first Tuesday in March, and not again until October. C. Rimmcr won tlie first prize, a Winchester 30-30 Carbine, at the Indoor Rifl<? Range last week. C. Panton took second and W. Harvey, with a "possible," took the low prize. A good showing ol prizes are up for this week's shooting. The wedding took place last week, Tuesday, February 20th at the home of Mr. J. Baillie Okanagan Mission, of Cecil Rutherford lo Miss Mary Jane Laidlaw. Ihe Rev. D. J' Welsh was the officiating minister. Mr. A. Francis left by this morning's boat for Victoria where he is taking up permanent residence. The members of the Methodist church Bible Class extend a cordial welcome to all friends who care to attend their social evening to be held at the home of Mr. J. Curls on Tuesday evenii g Manh 5th. Ihe Benevolent society will meet at the home of Mis. Capt. Philp on Thursday March 7lh at 2.30 p.m. The ladies of the W. M. S. wish to call special attention to the fact thai their annual social evening is to be held at the home of Mrs. Capt. Knight on Thursday, March 7th. Refreshments will be served and a suitable programme will be gone through. A hearty welcome is extended to all ladies. Mr. C. E. Alkin of Fort William, Out., paid a visit to Kelowna during tbe week, f le is making some investments in Glenmore. 1 here was rather curious state of all,uis last week when three of our local doctors were laid up with sickness���Dr. Knox, Dr. Keller and Dr. McNaughton. Last Monday evening the Young People's Society of Knox church had a Dickens evening, excellent papers being read by Miss Fuller- ton and Mr. Fulton. Mr. D. McEachern returned Thursday last from the meeting of the Presbytery which he had been attendi.-.g at Enderby. Mr. D. Leckie left Sunday morning for the coast. A birthday social will be held in the Mission Creek school on Friday next at 8 o'clock, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society of Benvoulin Presbyterian church. A good programme will be rendered. A special meeting of the Board of Trade is being held to-night to confirm the resolutions pas?ed by the Associated Boards of Trade meeting at Penticton last week. Mr. J. B. Hawkes and Mr. King of Regina were visitors here last week, looking around the district with view lo investing capital. Mr. Hawkes already owns property here and is well satisfied with the prospects which Kelowna presents. Mr. A. N. I larker last week purchased the h.'rndsomc new bungalow built last year on Abbott St. by C. Quinn. Mr. Harker is furnishing the house in first-rate style with a view to residing there. Tlicre is nn l>cltrr medecine for colds thnn C'hnmbrrlnin's Cough Remedy. It nets on nature's plan, relieves the lungs, opens tlie secretions, aids expectoration, and re. stores the the system to a healthy condition. For sale by nil dealers. Eyes are Valuable so don't neglect them until it is too late. Have them tested now JC8X 'uw/ty 1 20,000,000 READERS Twenty Million Readers PATHES WEEKLY IS POPULAR Because it records things as they are, and in it the public in their millions can study contemporary history- events as they actually occurred AT DREAMLAND EVERY WEEK THE Royal Bank of Canada MEAD OFFICE . Montreal, Quebec. NEWYORKOFFICE - 65, William St. LONpoSlOFFICE (F.m.) . 2,u.nkBld,i.,Prir,ce.sSt. Capital Paid Up - $6,200,000 Reserves - $7,200,000 Total Assets over - $109,000,000 - Bank by Mail - Accounts can be opened and operated b> mail. Write for particular*, we shall be glad to explain. THE SECRET OF WEALTH liei in these four letters s E Start a Savings Account to-day. Deposit regularly and watch it grow. Deposits of One Dollar and upwards received. Secure one of our SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES and place your valuables beyond peril or danger of fire. Lodged in absolutely fireproof safe. Kelowna Branch - H. F. REES, Manager. Branches and correspondents throughout the world. The Business Man Who Does Not Advertise is like the merchant without a store window. He may have the best of goods, and the most reasonable scale of prices, but he must let the people know it���and, moreover, keep the fact constantly before them. A good well-written advertisement is a portable shop window. fl P. BURNS & Co., Ltd. Wholesale and Retail MEAT MERCHANTS Fresh Meat Daily Full supply of Hams and Bacon Fresh Fish in season W. LUDLOW, Manager KELOWNA Phone 135 1 All kinds fencing materials���Woven Wire, Barbed Wire, Plain Twisted Wire, Coiled Spring Steel Wire, Brace Wire, Staples, &c. at the right price A. E. CLARKE, Rutland, B.C. "A word to the wise is sufficient. Try an Advertisement in the " Record " just to ensure perfect business running and a safe revenue. Thursday, Feb. 29 Orchard Giti) Record PHONE 150 DALGLEISH & GLENN For the best in all kinds of AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AUTOMOBILES We are prepared to receive your orders for any of the following reliable makes :��� "CASE," "HUDSON," "REO," "HUPMOBILE." Come and talk to us about them Buggies, Wagons, Democrats, &c, to suit all purchasers. " PREST ��� O - LITE " Lighting system for automobiles. Ask for booklet on this only really satisfactory system. SPRAY OUTFITS It is becoming every year more obvious that spraying, to be effective, must be thoroughly done. The cheapest and best way to handle an orchard of any size is with a power outfit. We carry the I. H. C. Power Spray Outfit complete with I, 2 or 3 h. p. engine wagon and tank. This is giving satisfaction in some of the best fruit districts. A New Departure By the purchase of T. Cooper's Harness business we have added a new branch. We are now carrying a big stock of first-class HARNESS AND SADDLERY Repairs of all kinds by competent men. The famous "FIVE ROSES" FLOUR Lake of the Woods Milling Company. :: FEED :: Hay, Oats, Bran, Wheat, Barley, and Oat Chop. DALGLEISH & GLENN, Pendozi Street and Lawrence Avenue. JOB PRINTING If it is an order for Printing you can make no mistake in sending it to the ftecorb ��ititt Special Facilities for executing High-Class Half-Tone Work Provincial and General News Hon. Geo. P. Graham was clef e I in South Renfew Thursday by 400 majority over Dr. Maloney. Conservative. The majority for Mr. Low, Liberal at the general election was 619. The Nova Scotia legislature opened last Thursday, Dr. Ellis, of Guysboro, was elected speaker. The speech from the throne promised assistance to all municipalities establishing sanitaria and amendment lo the Workingmen's Compensation Act. It has practically been arranged that Premier Asquith will introduce the Home Rule Bill in the House of Commons on March 20. The worst snowstorm of the year was experienced in Ontario last weekend. All trains were from four to ten hours late, the street cars were practically tied up and the telegraph and telephone wires down in all directions. Burnaby municipality Is installing an elaborate police telephone system with fifteen stations and twenty-seven miles of wire. A by-law forbidding tobogganing in the Toronto parks on Sunday wbs finally passed by the council last week. An amendment to submit the question to the people was defeated. The Hon. Martin Burrell states that the final census returns gives the Dominion a population of 7,203,837. That of Quebec province is 2,002,812. News of the Valley The Rev. C. O. Main has accepted a call to the Presbyterian church at Vernon. Vernon has made it illegal to construct or use septic tanks, cess or dtdinage pools within the corporate limits of the city. The right-of-way of the Kettle Valley Railway through the municipality (Summerland) has nearly all been atranged. 1 he total acreage required is 66 acres. Options have been taken on about 50 acres. There are about 12 cases yet to settle, nearly all the owners of these lots being some distance away. Right-of-way agent Logie is taking three months option on each of the properties crossed. ���Summerland Review. The residents of Okanagan Falls according to their correspondent to the Penticton Press, are suffering from too many dogs. "There is one 'gjod dog' here," he says, "that we would like to see go on living, but the other nin.ety and nine never should have been allowed to start in, and, therefore, it might be a great benefit to the residents of this enterprising and thriving burg, if the cyanide process was used around here in a judicious and up-to-date manner, so that our dumb friends would keep that way, especially at night. The cats might also be included in this round-up. Then, outside of politics and real estate agents, we might have peace, perfect peace, and we could sleep at night and forget about what we owe." Here is �� message of hope and good cheer from Mrs. C. J. Martin, Boone Mill, Va., who is the mother of eighteen children. Mrs. Martin waa cured of stomach trouble and constipation by Chamberlain's Tablets after five yearsof suffering, and now recommends these tablets to the public. Sold by all dealers. . A rumor is current that the Bank of Montreal and the Union Bank of Canada may shortly be amalgamated. The Board of Trade of Nelson are considering a proposition of a Spokane capitalist who intends establishing a $300,000 paper and pulp mill there. A free site and cheap power are asked. Impelled by a fierce gale from the north, fire ran rampant through the eastern section of Houston, Iexas, last week, destroying properly valued at several millions of dollars and rendering homeless more than a thousand persons. The Cily Council of Nelson proposes a unique lighting system. It wishes to erect a high searchlight on the mountain facing this place, the light from which will illuminate the entire city. On January 31st, at Dover, England, Doin Miguel, pretender to the throne of Portugal, agreed with Manuel, the deposed king, that if Manuel would marry one of his daughters, he would assist in restoring him to his throne. Manuel signed the agreement, The English government has requested Matiuel either to leave the country or to abandon his plots against a friendly power. Free moving picture shows are to be established in at least one hundred of the larger public school buildings of New York if an urgent appropriation demanded by superintendent Maxwell is approved by the Board of Education. Dr. Maxwell's chief aim, he says is to protect the morals of the pupils. But he thinks the pictures can be made educational as well as entertaining. Identification rings have been attached to great numbers of birds in Europe, in order to obtain accurate data regarding the length and duration of their migratory flights. Occasionally the tagging of birds reveals other interesting facts. New York City is so enornously lich that its nioit incredible gross debt ���- a billion dollars���is well within its borrowing capacity. About the first of May, the C. P. R. will inaugurate a daylight train service from Vancouver to Banff, Alberta. The train is to be composed entirely of Pullmans and observation cars for the benefit of holiday seekers, and will stop during the night at Sicarnous Junction. The death occurred at Ottawa last Friday of Senator William Miller of Nova Scotia. The deceased who was 77 years old, was a leading figure in Canadian political life a couple of decades ago. He is the last of the senators appointed by royal proclamation at the time of confederation. Additional indemnity of $500 is to be paid members of the Saskatchewan legislature. Lajt year an indemnity grant was put through by agreement of members. This year it is brought down as a government proposal, making the indemnity $1,500 instead of $1,000 as fixed by act. Do you know that more real danger lurks in a common cold than in any other of the minor ailments } The safe way is to take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,! thoroughly reliable preparation, and rid yourself of the cold aa quickly aa possible. This remedy ia for sale by all dealers. Day 'Phone, 33 Night Phone, 88 P. O. Box, 114 r We Specialize I IN PIANOS Heintzman and Gouilay Pianos and Players always in stock. Our Prices are lower than elsewhere in Canada. Kelowna Furniture Company Undertakers and Embalmers J The Okanagan Steam Lewi The Famiy Wash and the Batchelor Trade are now receiving our undivided attention, our plant being specially suited for work of this nature We can now give you es good work as anyone e��3e can and we expect Kelowna to Patronise Kelowna Industry Next Week 'phone 159 and note results Down Town Office J. B. Whitehead's Pool Room Rough and Dressed Lumber. Shingles, Siding, Doors, Windows, Mouldings, Etc. Kelowna Saw-Mill Company, Limited HEWETSON and MANTLE, Ltd. CAPITAL AUTHORIZED - $75,000 . We have . Money to Loan at 8 per cent on First Mortgages Agreements of Sale, Stocks & Shares, & other Securities Purchased and Sold KELOWNA-WEST BANK I STEAM FERRY Leaves Kelowna 9 a.m., 3.30 p.m. Leaves Westbank 9.30 a.m., 5 p.m. Extra Service on Wednesdays & Saturdays Leaves Kelowna 11 a.m. Leaves Westbank 11.30 a.m. BEAR CREEK SERVICE, FRIDAYS Leaves Kelowna 10 a.m., 4.30 p.m. Leaves Bear Creek 1030 a.m., 5 p.m. A new and Fast Gasoline Launch now in commission for hire. TERMS CASH E. E. HANKINSON 'Phone No. 108. Resid. 'Phone, 105. An ad. in the Record ia the hall-mark of a progressive business. Insist upon people knowing you're there. ERSKINE t CAMPBLLE Builders and Contractors. Plans & Estimates Furnished Residence, Park Ave. P.O. Box 75. Bouvette's Livery I New Premises: Next to FIRE HALL Careful and prompt attention to all orders for LIVERY, EXPRESS and DRAY1NG Rigs for Hire turned out in good style. GLENMORE FRUIT LANDS Situated within one half mil.- of town, find being ���bout too feet above the lake, it commands a beautiful view of tlie town, Ifkr and unrounding country. Ideal Fruit Soil. Abundance of Water. Close to Town and Market. There ia only one GLENMOKE. Don't miu tbe opportunity of aetecting a few acres of this deiirable property. If y��u wish a cheap building lot or an acre of land call on us and we will ���how you our sub-division t WOODLAWN ��� Just four blocka from the centre of the town. Prices low. Terms ency, monthly payments if so desired. Fire Insurance We represent only the best board companies. The Central Okanagan Lands, Ltd. The Orchard City Record. Thursday, Feb. 29 I LAND OF REVOLUTIONS ^OOOOOOOCXXIOOCOOOOOOOOCXXIi. ) Two Communities, Whose Praises Were Sung by Longfellow nnd Tolstoy, Who Are Settled Happily In Canada. To-Pbt. The years 1606 and 1632 saw two sonslderable migrations from Nor- msndy and Hrlttany to the peninsula since christened Nova Scotia, which for a long time subsequently formed a part ef New France. These people were not fugitives of any description, neither the law requiring Ihem nor persecution driving them. They formed a colony under their own Government's rule. They were farmers, with a desire to obtain freehold property and a life of peace and quietness. Their name resulted from the description of tho Indians around, who designated any cultivated place as Kady. The.io people were comparatively few In number, for about a century after emigration their total population was computed at about two thousand. Things went fairly well at first, for they made excellent friends o( the Indians iu the vicinity, the Mlomaos by name. Later, however, came the Bubjugatlun of the French in Canada by the English, und the letter's complete possession. Then It became ne- cesflary for these simple folks to take full measures and precautions for self-maintenance: as It r��rned out they were unmo ested : i lurry years, rip English settlement being formed In Acadia during that time. Eventually, however, the Inevitable took place: Uie English settle! at last, nnd founded the town of Halifax, end the disaffected Acadians had to undergo the bitter experience of deportation. The Doukhobors To turn our thoughts In another direction, we find the Doukhobors. These strange people differ considerably from the Acaillans, the first nnd foremost reason being tli.it they are now u scattered rare, pi rts of which can be found in various Canadian Slates. Again, the'r nationality Is different, for Ihey nre t!'" descendants of RUBSlan emigrants of the peasant (las?; and lastly, the cause of their emigration was In total contrast to that of the Acadians. In the relen ot Catherine II. the Doukljobors, who are a religious sect entirely opposed to militarism, nnd in favour of a doctrine of non-re [stance, could still not be induced to eonrcrm with the conscription laws of their country, the which had been the case fur a considerable period previously; the ruler lu question, however, considered persecution i n unwise procedure, so that any Bufferings tbe Doukhobors underwent weri i nruly private. After the net e s'on of Paul the plan was changed, and in I7H9 persecution with the roenlrance of the State commenced. Alexander I reverted to the policy of Catherine nnd permitted the sect to form a Bettlomenl of their own nt "Milky Water;" near the Sea of Azof. Thus the Poukhobors became nn Industrial and economic community, ns well ns merely religious. Unfortunately they failed to give complete satisfaction to the Government, and were transported to the Caucasus. Still, owing to their anti- militarist attitude, persecution followed them. After ths a small detachment emigrated to Cyprus, whilst lu 18DJ permission to leave Russia for Canada was granted by the Government with so::iewhat stringent conditions. Ilore Rebellions Have Taken Pluce 8 IX THE SCIEHTIFIC WORLD. X In China than In any other �� Q Country ou Record. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCXIO MIGRATION OF BIBBS One of the Great Marvels of Nature There are probably more revolts rebellions and revolutions recorded lu the annals of China than can be resurrected from the histories of all the nations of the west. This Is partly because Chinese anuals of an authentic character go back much further than western annals and partly because the Chinese, inoffensive and docile though they seem, are predisposed to insurrection. The tendency has persisted since the first of the eighteen emperors 3f the Hia dynasty mounted his throne away back In the dim mists 3f antlflulty when the early Pharaohs were building their temples by the N'tle and erecting their pyramids in the desert. The Hia dynasty issued from 2205 lo 1706 B.C., when it was overturned by the Shang, or Yin, dynasty, an Bqusily active race, which ruled until 1122 years before the Christian era. Disaster overtook the Shang Emperors at last, from n rising of the people under the banners of Cbou, although Rome had not been built and the Greeks were still scattered tribes when they gave way to the princes of the Chuu line. . A protracted period of unrest followed. In many respects the greatest of all the Chinese Emperors, Kubla Khan began his reign in 1257, and held the throne until his death in 1294. In these years the nation was more Illustrious and powerful than ever be- lure. A succession of Mongol emperors followed Kublu Khan, principally remembered for their sanction of the introduction of Christianity. In 1308 the Ming dynasty was proclaimed upon the ashes of the political structure built up by the warlike Mongols, und it ruled successfully until the Manchus of the North, the fierce, well-built hill Chinese, swept down upon Peking and Installed their own princes In 1661, I lie Manchus have never beeu numerous, und although they have managed to keep their saddles by dint of cowing the peoples under them, they hnve been unable to preserve absolute order and tranquillity. One of the first steps they took to impress their sovereignty upon the country was the publication of an edict compelling the people to adopt the pig-tall. Tne Manchus were horsemen, and the pig-tail was prescribed as a national Institution because, the Manchus contemptuously said, the Chinese were of the same status as their horses. Rebellion after rebellion marked the troubled reigns of the Mancku Emperors, and lu most eases the gertn of revolt was first In evidence in one or other of the three provinces that are causing trouble to-day, Szhe Chuen, Hu-peh, and Hu-nan have always been centres of discord. THE PROGRESS>" MM 111 KOREA Jnptineso lluvp Vnle Ureal Improvements In New Territory Itcicuilj Acquired. Since the Japanese took over tho control of Korea they have opened there 188 primary schools; 83 sericulture training schools; 21 training schools for weaving; 13 sericultural workshops; 8 training schools for the manufacture of pacer 3 fishery training schools; 37 seeding nurseries; 4 mulberry farms; K common Industrial workships; 7 Industrial apprentice schools; anil 4 Industrial training houses. State aid lias also been given to 217 other schools, established by public or private enterprise. Five hundred miles of common roads have been completed, and fourteen hundred miles more, to cost $6,000,000, are under construction. Telegraph offices have been opened at twenty additional places; Un more telephone exchanges have been established; and eight hundred miles of new telephone line will shortly be udded to the loug-dlstanco Bystein. The postal service has been greatly Improved, and the routes now covered by a dally mall service amount in the aggregate to more than a thousand miles. Harbor improvements, to cost nioro than $4,000,000, are under way at Chemulpo, Chin- nampo, and Kusan, and when they are completed steamers of the largest size will be able to receive and discharge cargo without lighterage at any of these ports. A free public hoBpltal hus been erected In every province of Korea, and In tho first five months of the present year the number of patients treated In theBe hospitals was eighty-nine thousand. Most I .'cm ail, able Pimm. An artist, Jan van Beers, designed a piano of a magnificent nature. The body Is of natural wood, the legs and ornaments being of bronze, chiselled and glided by the most expert artists in bronze work that could be found In Paris. Set Into the front and sides are five Van Beers paintings, depicting the four seasons and a minuet scene In the time of Louis (juluze. Small Ivory plaques line the cover. Hut the most remarkable instrument In the world Is that known as the "Napoleon plono." it was built lu 18(18 by the famous nouse of Ernrd to the order of the Emperor. Its keys are of mother-o'-penrl and tortoisesliell, the case Is of rosewood, and there arc five pedals, working drum, cymbal und triangle attachments. It wus a present given by Napoleon to Josephine, and mauy years later the Empress Eugenie took great delight In playing upon It. When tile Tullerlos were sucked the piano was stolen; It was e-.entually recovered and put up to aucLlon, when It wus bought by a representative of Uie firm who originally built the Instrument. NenouNUcs* In Children Nervousness taken many forms, and parents should be on the look-out for any signs of It iu a growing boy or girl. For It usually Indicates that something Is wrong ��� the child's work or play, or companions, or food, or general health. To trace It to IU real source sometimes needs both great (act nnd much firmness on the mother's part, bit; no truuble must be spared to remove the cause, as excessive nervousness In childhood may, later on, reappear In a very serious form. Scolding Is, of course, the wonst possible treatment for nervousness of any kind, though excessive sympathy Is almost us bad. The child should be made to understand Unit his fears and shyness arc the results of Ill- health, and must be conquered by will-power duly accomplished by nourishing diet, p'lenly of Blcop, and plenty of enjoyed exercise out-of- doors. One of the greatest marvels In connection with the changing seasons is found in the migration of birds which spend the winter season In South America and the nesting season In the Arctic circle. Different species of birds follow different routes of travel. The golden plover, which nests along the Arctic coast of North America, begins its trip southward by a short run to the Labrador coast. There it fattens for several weeks on abundant native fruits and then files across the Qulf of St. Lawrence to Nova Scotia. From this point the plover usually takes a straight course of 2,400 miles, wltbout pause or rest, along the east side of the Atlantic ocean to South America. If tempests arise the birds may take temporary shelter ou the New England const, or may rest for a few days in the Bermudas, or at the lesser Antilles, 600 miles from the mainland of South America. These are, however, merely emergency stop- overs to be resorted to only in the case of storms. The plover, after wintering In Argentine finds Its way back to the Arctic by an entirely different route. On Its return Journey it travels across the northwest of South America and the Qulf of Mexico to the coast of Louisiana. Thence it moves up the Mississippi Valley and by early June Is again In the nesting place on the Arctic coast. Most of the other feathered migrants in their Journeys north and south take a land route all the way save across the comparatively narrow Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of birds perish from tbe storms during the Journey, while others kill themselves by dashing against lighthouses. A red light or a rapidly flashing one will repel the birds, but a steady white light, piercing storm and fog, proveB irreslBtlble. From whatever direction blrdB approach such u light they turn to windward, and then, flying against the wind, Beek the object of their infatuation. The larger part do not strike with sufficient force to Injure themselves, but, like great moths, they flutter In and out of tho light's rays, und finally settle on the platform or framework to await the abatement of the storm or the coming of sufficient daylight to enable them once fliore to take their direction. Speeding up tbe Telegraph Service Anything that short-cuts communication quickens business The telegraph companies have recently Introduced two speed-giving Improvements. Belvldere Brooks, the new general manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company, recently completed arrangements with the telephone companies whereby meBages may be dictated over u telephone to the nearest telgraph office. The telegrums are charged up on the monthly telephone bills and collected by the telephone companyi or If one is uBlng a public station, the cost of the message Is added to the fee for toll. The new "lettergram" transmits fifty words at the old ten-word rate. The distinction from the telegram Is that lettergrams are transmitted only at night and are delivered In the morning by telephone, by messenger or by mall. Since this Innovation, the companies have had to Increase their operators In every large city and lettergrams hid fair to supplant to some extent, the use of private codes, so reducing the liability to misinterpreted Information or Instructions. Tbe Earth's Core. At a meeting of the Serological Association at The Hague, Prof. Welchert uascrtod that his studies of the vurrylng velocity of earthquake tremors passing through the Interior of the globe led lo the conclusion that Uie earth consists of a central core of Iron or .steel about 6,680 miles In diameter surrounded with a Btony shell B80 miles In thickness. Between the outer Bolld rind and the Inner layer of rock covering the metallic core he thinks there is a layer of liquid or plastic material lying a little less than twenty mllea below the surface of the earth. Ven York to Paris by Aeroplane Recent successful flights by aeroplane from Paris to Madrid, and rrom Paris to Rome, have led the Springfield Republican to suggest that the next venture In this direction mav he a flight from New York to Paris by way of Retiring Straits ami Siberia. If such a run Is undertaken It will probably be by relays of aeroplanes wilh one covering the first stage In the Journey, a second the next, anil so on. It is pointed out that In tbe old days of the "pony express" across tbe great plains of the United States, before the building of railroads, soma remarkable records were made bv relays of riders, but that a team >r aviators could do better still. Varying Colors ol Flumes. The varying colors of flames as they appear In a wood fire are due to combustion of Uie elements of Uie fuel. The iigUt blue fiax.es a;e due to tho hydrogen, Hie wli'ie to carbon the vioi. I niagncs.u au.i . .... ... Howell; "Rowoll married foi money." Powell: "Vr��' ��� ' h <��� ��� ������:, ������ cntUih to ;,., ' I'lnyitiK Ills Cards It was the custom of Mr. Cameron to full Into an easy uttltude wherever he might be. This habit led to an occasional dialogue of a spicy nature, and the dialogues led to a small squure package which Mr. Cameron presented to his wife one night. "What In the world are these?" inquired Mrs. Cameron, as the unwrapping of the package revcailod a few cards neatly marked, "For Use," and two or three dozen marked, "For Show." "Those, my dear," said Mr. Cameron, "are for you to attach, by the small pin on the under side, to tbe various sofa cushions, chair-backs, and unoccupied wall spaces In this house. Then neither my head nor that of any chance visitor will rest in or on ony object designed for ornament: and once more, even with Chrlatmaa corning every year, and your friends as loving a- ', generoua aa ever, we shall lave uappj home." Tin In Rhodesia. An expert is Bald to have discovered great deposits of tin near Salisbury, Rhodesia. It Is, says a correspondent of the Standard of Empire, the desire of the owners to grant options over the ground rather than undertake development work themselves, and there is reason to believe that within a few weeks the whole of the ground may be taken over on option by leading Johannesburg houses Artificial Leather A prise of 6,000 francs has been awarded to a Belgian Inventor, Louis Gevaert, for an unusually superior artificial leather. The process consists in the more or less Intimate Impregnation of stout cloth with tannic albuminoid substances. Shoes made of ihie irj Bald to possess not only the -cr. lance snd elasticity of natural sather, but Its durability of wear. Hi reaver, they are much cheaper, ag, Including manufacture, only ������;-. 'alviit *t> cents) and being i ..i stout t! [i.iucs per pair. SNAPS: LOT, with 12 by 12 Shack. New. Price $250. $150 cash. LOTS, 40 ft. by 139 ft., on Cawston Avenue. Price $250. Easy terms. FOR RENT HOUSF, with 5 rooms, on DeHart Ave. $16 month. Beautiful Home for Sale for $4,000 On P��rk Avenue. Eight room, bathroom ; full cement base, furnace complete; Stable and woodshed. Lot 87 ft. by 200 ft. Terms: One-third cash, balance to suit purchaser. We are the Sole Agents in Kelowna for . . The International Securities Company, Limited And have properties for sale in Regina, Weyburn, Lethbridge, Moose Jaw. Phone 27 Invest through us and we will make you money ELLISON & WILSON REAL ESTATE AGENTS Raymer Block Let the Peerless Incubator Make Poultry- ... i .i mm ��� i-i ��� ������������ �� sp a. ������ ��� �������� Raising Pay You Big Profits The Peerless Incubator, Canadian designed and built, as the result of actual experience in practical poultrying, is making poultry pay 20,846 farmers in the Dominion to-day. The Peerless Incubator is making poultry-raising pay in many a city back-yard The Peerless Incubator can do the same for you, and the Peerless Way will show you how. We publish a handsome book which tells the whole story and gives you the proof. You should read the book. It is called " When Poultry Pays." Send to us for the book, and we will gladly furnish you with one copy, postage paid and without charge. Send to-day for "When Poultry Pays." LEE MANUFACTURING CO., Limited, 150, Pembroke Street, PEMBROKE, Ont Thursdau, F��b. 2d The Orehard Cjtu Record Smoke House Extravagance A smoke house is an extravagance. It costs something to build one, and its use is limited to about two weeks a year. Meat smoked in one loses weight, and the process consumes considerable . fuel. Wright's Liquid Smoke Requires no Smoke House, Okanagan Associated Boards of Trade Important Matters Dealt With at Penticton Meeting No Fuel and Little Time. Just rub it on and the work is done, better and far more econ omically than by the old method No Weight is Lost This last saving alone, more than pays for the Liquid Smoke. P. B. Hits & Co. DRUGGISTS and STATIONERS Kelowna, B. C. PHONE 19 ANGLICAN St. Michael and All Angela' Church. Holy in niiij-i, fust and third Sunday* in th* month at ft a.m.: ������rend and fourth Sundays, aftar Momini I'tayar. I jtany on th* ttrat and third Sunday*. Morning Prtytr ** I' o'clock t Evaning Prayer al St. Andrew'*, Okanagan Million. Firtt Sunday in tha month. Holy omunion atfta.m Matin* and Litany, 11 a.m. Evanaoni 7:30 Sacond Sunday, Matin* and Holy Comuniou at II. Cvanaong 7:30 REV. THOS. GREENE. B. A.. Raetor. Rev.. H. MEYRICK, A**t*t*nt Priaai. PRESBYTERIAN Knox Pretbytorian Church, Kelowna. Morning Sorvicas at II a.m.; avanina sarvicasat 7:30 p.m. Sunday School at 2:30 p.m. Weekly Prayar Maating m Wadnaadaya at ��� p.*n Banvaukin Praabyterun Church. Afternoon aarvica at 3 p.m. Sunday School at 2 p.aa REV. A. W. tC HERDMAN. Pa***. METHODIST Kolowna Methodist Church. Sabbath Stnric* at 11 a.m. and 7; 30 p.m. Sunday School at 2:30 p.m. Midwaak aarvica Wadnaaday at 8 p.m. REV. J. W. DAVIDSON, B.A.. D.D.. P��*tor. BAPTIST Kelowna Baptist Church, Ellice St. Sabbath Sarvtca*at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sabbath School at 10 a.m. All welcome. Wed . 7.30. Rev. D. j. Weigh. Pattor. KELOWNA HOSPITAL Donation* of vegetable*, fruit, dairy produce, eggi etc. will be gratefully received ���t the Kelowna Hospital. If more convenient game may be left at th* ehop of Meaara. Crowley Co; Ltd. "HOSPITAL INSURANCE." I'he Kelowna Hoapitat Society have an Insurance in force which they wiih to bring before the notice of the public. For the aum of $10 bachelor* or married men may obtain a Hoepital Insurance Ticket which entitles the holder to Free Hospital Attendance for one year from date of issue for any aickness or accidents except contageous or infectious diseases, which are not be admitted to the hospital. Applications for tickets or for further in. formation should be made to the secretary, Room I. Keller Block, or P.O. Box 275, Kelowna, MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA KBLOWNA CAMP 14898 Lodes meetings held in the old School, house let and 3rd Monday in each month. P. BROOKE, Clerk. The Associated Boards of Trade of the Okanagan met last Wednes day in Penticton. The delegatee present from the various towns were ae follows :��� Vernon : W. R. Megaw H. P. Lee. Armstrong: J. Young, Ceo. Murray. Summerland : C. II. Cordy, A. L. I Moreland. Kelowna: R. B. Kerr, S. T. Elliott, M. Hereron, Penticton : E. Foley-Bennett, E. W. Mutch, J. Power. At 10.30 a.m. the meeting was called to order by Mr. E. Foley- Bennett, who acted ae chairman in the absence of the president, Mr. G. A. Hendereon. The minutes of the last meeting were read also the financial statement, showing receipts of $125 and expenditures of $23.85, the balance in hand being $269.98. The officers for thf ensuing year were then elected ae follower- President���E. Foley-Bennett. Sec.-Treas.���Edward Cannell. The vice-presidents were the presidents of the various boards affiliated. Mr. Foley-Bennett thanked the delegates for electing him presi dent and a hearty vole of thanks was also given to G. A Henderson, retiring president, and to P. Dick son, retiring secretary, for (heir services. A large number of resolutions were discussed,the following being passed:��� 1. Pointing out to the government that if a .tretch uf 30 mile, of road between Penticton and ( armi were constructed, a continuous road would he formed between Keremeos and Midway, which could be used by them in proposed trans-provincial highway. 2. Requesting the Minister of Public Works at Ottawa to have the telegraph system extended to Penticton as early as possible. 3. Asking the Provincial Government to remove the defects and delava of the Land Registry Office nnd also to establish an office in the Okanagan. 4. Asking for the construction of the road between Penticton and Carmi. 5. Favoring a Central Apple Show for the Okanagan Valley, to be moved from year to year, but strongly recommending that all judges be chosen from outside the Valley. At the same time the meeting was strongly opposed to any diminution of government grants to the local fairs. 6. Urging upon the Provincial Govern, ment the necessity of advancing money by way of toan, extending over a number of years, repayable by annual instalments of principal and interest on similar lines to the system in vogue in New Zealand under tha title i " Advances to Settlers Act." The president spoke in favor of this motion saying he wns well acquainted with the working of the New Zealand Act. It was suggested that the preeident send a letter explaining the working of the Act, attaching same to the petition to the government. Thie he promieed to do. Mr. R. B. Kerr moved the next resolution, regarding redistribution which wae carried: 7. " Whereas the Okanagan District is enormously under-represented in the Provincial Legislature, while other districts are absurdly over-represented, for instance, the Boundary mining district has two members with a very small population: and whereas great injury is done to tha Okanagan by lack of representation; therefore be it resolved that the Associated Boards of Trade of the Okanagan request the Provincial Government to take steps to sub-divida tha Okanagan District into three constituencies, and give each a memoer." Mr. Kerr referred to the objections made to two-member constituencies, and retraced the history of representation in B. C. in the early days, when strenuous objections were raieed to double representation. Single member constituencies, in hie eetimation, had more influence. On that principal the whole of the province might aa well be thrown into one constituency. If the Okanagan got a second repreeentative, other divisions would require the same thing. He strongly objected to go back to the principle of dual representation. Mr. Elliott seconded and strongly objected to return to the old system. Mr. E. Foley-Bennet referred to the recent discussion in the Penticton Board of Trade. Hon. Price Ellison was coneidered to be an overworked man, and that waa the reaeon why they wiahed to give him assistance. Mr. Power said their'e was the worst represented district in the whole of B. C, and he wae pleaeed to hear the preeident put it in such a concise way. When it was found there would be no re-distribution the euggestion was coneidered to be the beet way out of the difficulty. 8. Reking to delays in the issuing of Crown gr.uta. 9. Asking the government to conduct a publicity t-ampaiim in the fruit districts of Oreuan, Washing-ton, Idaho and California. 10. I'lgiuu the C.P.R. to change tha name of Sicamou. to Okanagan Junction. 11. Recommending the {strict enforcement of the duty on consigned goods. 12. Tliat'a freight rate commissioner ba appointed by the several Boarda of Trade in the Okanagan to on-'eavour to have the present high ratss lowered. 13. That a booklet be issued by the Associated Boarda advertising the whole Okanagan. j M. That tha Associated Boards send an advertising car of fruit through the north.. west, tha middle states, and Ontario, ask- ' ing tha provincial ^government to take j charge of and bear the expense. I A resolution wae also passed on the motion of Mr. R. B. Krrr con-' demning the postponement of the ! Associated Boards' meeting. ' The place of meeting for the next wear, it waa decided, should be Vernon. \ | The di legates were entertained in the evening to a splendid banquet which was attended by many of the leading Penticton citizens. East Kelowna News (From our own correapoadann' Mr. McGibbon has resigned his position on the K. L. O. and is going to take up a post as foreman to Mr. Allen on the piece of land he is managing at the back of the K. L. O. Orchard. We hear that Mr. Lillingstone does not intend to use his hot houses this spring owing to the fact that the pipes were frozen during his stay in the Old Country. The East Kelowna Debating Society held its usual meeting on Friday last. There waa a specially good attendance, the subject of the debate having apparently considerable attraction. Mr. Salvage acted as chairman The resolution proposed by Mr. McKie and seconded by Mr. A. Beatty was "That women have the vote on exactly same terms as men." The negative was taken by Mr. R. J. Drake and Miss Davidson. As might be expected there was a most interesting discussion, in which most of those present joined. At the close the resolution wns put to a vote of the meeting and lost by 12 votes to 10. PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS \ BURNE & TEMPLE Solicitors, Notaries Public, Conveyancers, etc. KELOWNA, :: = B.C. R. B. KERR Barrister and Solicitor, Notary Public. KELOWNA. :: B. C C. Harvey, B.A., Sc C.E, D.L.S, B.C.L.S., and B.C.L.S. CHARLES HARVEY, CIVIL ENGINEER and LAND SURVEYOR. Kelowna, B. C. Phone 147. P.O. Box 231 RICHARD H. PARKINSON BRITISH COLUMBIA LAND SURVEYOR. CIVIL ENCINKER FULLER SA YS ��� ; , NOW is the time to have your Buggy or Auto Painted. Bring them along at once, i Prices lo suit all. A Full Selection of Wall Paper Your choice from Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver stq/:k. A postcard or 'phone 113 will bring you the Samples from which to make your selection. No Trouble to Shot the Samples. Thanki-R you for past favours we hear solicit vour future patronage. FULLER and SONS P.O. BOX 137 KELOWNA For a ���pra.n you will find Chamberlain's Liniment excellent. It allaya the pain, re- moves the soreness, and noon restores the parti to a healthy condilien. 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by all dealers. CANADIAN ARCHITECTS Competition for New University Buildings to be erected at Point Grey, near Vancouver, B.C. The Government of British Columbia invite Competitive Plans for the general schema and design for the proposed new University, together with more detailed Plans for the buildings to be erected first at an estimated coat of $1,500,000. Prizes of $10,000 will be given for the most successful Designs submitted. Particulars of the competition and plan of site may be obtained on request from the undersigned. The designs to be sent in by July 31st, 1912, addressed to THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia. 14-19 Dr. J. W. Nelson Shepherd DENTIST Corner Peneozi Street and Lawrence Avenue. C0LLETT BROS. LIVERY AND DRAY Horsee bought and sold on commission. D.ay meets all C.P.R. boats. All kinde of heavy team work. .'Phone 20. DAVIES & MATHIE Ladies' and Gents' Tailors PENDOZI STREET Repairing and Pressing promptly attended to. JOHN CURTS CONTRACTOR 8. BUIIAER Plane and Specifications Prepared nnd estimates given for public Buildings,! ov/n and Country Residences JOHN CURTS. KELOWNA PHONE No. 93 IV. T. ASHBRIDGE CIVIL ENClNEER Amm. Mem. Can. Soc. C. E Graduate Toronto University Waterworks and Sewerage System., Pumping and 1 islitin, Plants, Concrete Ctin- ���miction, etc. KELOWNA. B. C. Sutton's Seeds ORDI.RS TAKEN NOW FOR Cut Flowers Carnations Chrysanthemums Violets H. LYSONS Kelo Greenhouse. J. M. CROFT Bootmaker. All kinds of Repairs BERNARD AVENUE, KELOWNA. 20 th Century Shoe | 0SKAR TRESS Repairing Shop BERNARD AVENUE PIANOFORTE MR. HAROLD TOD BOYD Lxr.ibit.oner Royal College of Music, end lately vitb Kendrick ryne, Mm. Doc., Orinnisl oF the Cathedral. Manchester, Enf., RECEIVES PUPILS At ths Studio, Trench Block, Kelowna. Muaic of every description supplied. New term begin. September. P.O Box 437. Boots and Shoes Repaired Quickly and Properly Wear Rubber Heels to prevent, '< slipping on icy sidewalks PUT ON WHILE YOU WAIT PRUNING Many yars experience KELOWNA MATHISON Dentist Will be at Summerland until about end of February. Notice to Telephone Subscribers Telephone subscribers are ad- vised that until furiher notice the | charge for business 'phones will i be $4.00 per month, with a rebate of $1.00 if paid before the 15th I of the month. Subscribers who have paid the new rates for February will receive credit for the difference on the March rental. J. H. RENNIE, Secretary. J. A. Bigger BUILDER and CONTRACTOR Plans and Estimates Fanushed Residence, 10 Lawrence Ave. PHONE 95 Country Girls' Hospital Aid will present I Passion Play Pathe beautiful Hand-Colored Photo-Record of the great Ober-Ammergau Play, tn the : OPERA HOUSE : Tuesday. March 5th, at 8 p.m. Under the direction of ROBERT DUNCAN. L.M.P.O. (Dreamland Theatre) Appropriate Songs; Music by a Ten-Piece Orchestra. Admission : Adults 50c.; Children 25c. REMEMBER: One performance only. Secure your tickets at once. A "Want" ad. in the Record is a sure dividend-paying i tvestment. High-class Photography At GRAY'S STUDIO Rowcliffe Block. Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday ' from 10 to 3. rKSmssmWsm BSJIMslM i'��s��wm -"*��� I The. Orchard City Record V Tliursdui). Feb. 2w STORES PLENTY We are moving into our New Store Next Week so will give you extra bargains on Saturday to help us move our goods. Specials for Saturday: Pickled Walnuts, Gherkins, Pickled Cabbage, Chili Sauce, Mandalay Sauce, &c, worth 35c. to 45c. - For 25c. Best Laundry Soap - -7cks. 25c. Sweet Oranges - - - 30c. doz. Choice Picnic Hams - - 20c. lb. Come early, these won't lust long Polly Prim. Reg. 2 for 25c.; Special 3 for 25c. Lard Substitute - 5 lb. pail, 75c. Best Biking Powder - 16oz. tin, 20c. Now is the time lo buy your seeds. We have a full variety of tlie BEST SEEDS, especially adapted to western Canada. AttractiveBungalow FOR SALE Foui rooms and b��th room, , concrete fcellar, electric light. Lot 50ft, by 126ft. Price - $1,500 Wrile Box J. M., " Record " Office ! MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL The Pasticn Play ' CWil'U.d Irom page I . --.��� i Tlie Cmiiitry GirIs' Hospital Aid I,, |,���,|lPCj jjjt���, I will pirsfrit lJ.,ili<''s f.imous .hand Mnvor Jones s..iil it whs ft pity : OuluuWd pi i.Jui lion ol "Ihe lite Chinamen had ever been al- P����;ion Play " nr the Opera House luwrd lo put up such places. Many ot ihem had built their houses fac- Send Us Your Orders. We have tlie Good and will guarantee to give satisfaction. K. F. OXLEY GROCER Telephone 35 Telephone 35 WANTED!") 2 Cents per word, rirtt insertion ond 1 Cent per wotJ each tunscquent insertion, minimum 25 Centi. MINK WOOD FOR SALE Delivered onywhere In < iiv. Apply >if Daltilriah r* Glenn INC UBATOR AND BROODER For Side, in good condition, " Peerless " Maxwell, Rutland. FOR REN I Large Rootnii lecontly nccupied by Kelowna Tobacco C'o.,ovei Elliot Building eithei in block t>r ilttgly. Apply Coates, l'.dtt it.ds and Coweil. II SEED WHEAT Good ii ed wheal foN aulr. Apply. 12-20 Caidrao Brnt; EGGS FOR HATCHING E^s from the following pent, pure bred poultry ! Barred Rocks, While Wyandots, S. C. Brown Le;;horni, S. O White Leghorn!. J. C. Stnckwell. Barnard Ave. 12-5 RENT OR ON SHARES Ten or twenty acrea of Cultivated Land, early and very productive, suitable for potatoes; with watrr; near Ellison school. Apply p. o. Box 438, Kelowna. I3if FOR SALE Two well-bred White Wyandotte Cock, erels, price $2.50 each. Harold Delist, Lawson's Store. I Itf FOR SALE Plymouth Rock I lens. Apply al iinr*. C.E. Weeks. Benvoulin. 13 15 TOMATO PLANTS Orders hooked now for Tomato Plants (Earliana), ready third week May. Strong transplanted. Price per 1,000 lot on nnnlvi ing to Lansdown, Rutland, B.C. I >tf FOR SALE Single-combed, brown Leghorn Cockerels and Pullets. Apply J. F. Bawtinheitner 14-17 SEED POTATOES For sale, a splennid table variety, $2 per r' sack. Apply P.O. Box 151, 14 THE PEOPLE'S STORE Headquarters for the Economical Buyer . SEEDS . Spring is coming and v)ith it the time for Planting and Sowing To have good results you must have good seeds, and as we are in the seed business on a larger scale than ever, we can guarantee the best seeds procurable. We have Renniec', Ferry's, Steele Briggs' and McKenzie't Seeds in packages, and Rennie's Seeds in bulk, and We Want Your Seed Business Special attention given to special orders. All special orders supplied at Catalogue Prices. 11, ave you seen the Leadless Glazed Langley Ware ? Stew Pots, Saucepans, Teapots, Coffee Pots, Bacon Dishes, Casseroles, in fact everything that is made in Langley Ware. Just the thing to cook in and keep the meal warm after it is cooked. THOMAS LAWSON, LIMITED Phones .- Grocery, 214; Dry Goods, 314; Office, 143. ing on the lanes wilh the backs to the main streets. He believed that one street tunning into Abbott St. wm closed by a building', and this should be seen to at once. Aid. Taylor said he understood tli.it inati)' of the Chinks were offering (heir places for sale, but were placing such extraordinary figures upon dtetn that no one wmild buy. They could n/.t get at them through assessment, as by ��� toweling theii houses full c,f men lliey could afford to pay any higher taxes. A resolution was passed that the health officer be asked to report upon the condition of Chinatown 111 the next meeting. [lie attention of the Board of V. orks was drawn to several lanes wliich had been illegally dosed; aid it was decided to see that tl.^se were opened up at once. One lane mentioned r.in between I i quime's store and the office of ,1V:.'sirs. Hewelson and Mantle, and another behind Blackwood's livery barn from Pendozi to Water Street I liese, it was pointed out, were In fli'e most congested parts of the i"-y, nnd in case of fire might be a great hindrance lo the brigade. Aid. Copeland mentioned that five tenders had been received fur the city's in pi 'ment shed. Ihese showed a rather extraordinary difference of amount, ranging from $595 to $985. The tVrjder of Mr. I. A. Bigger for $595, bring the lowest, was accepted. Mayor Jones had many important! announcements to make 1 respecting his trip to Victoria last week. T he railway policy, he said, brought down by Premier MchVide [contained many matters of the liiyhist moment tq |he Okanagan, Und to Kelowna iu particular. Kelowna would very soon be thr' terminus of two railways, and this would mean a great deal for the i ity. T he Premier hail spoken in the highest terms of the district aid of its future, and had also j mentioned in an interview that ' Kelowna might expect within a ; month oi six weeks a visit from ���Sir William McKenzie, ihe head of tlie Canadian Northern system, for the purpose of locating terminals and stations for the line. He had expressed the hope that the city would extend its best courtesies to a man of Sir William's calibre, and not hold him up too much in the matter of prices. I le had given ihe assurance that trains would be running out of Kelowna within e ghteen months time. Messrs. Thos. Lawson and F. Buckland, said the mayor, had accompanied him to Victoria, and they had been successful in getting a grant of $35,000 towards the building of a new school which ' would soon be needed for the city. ihe appropriation of roads in the Okanagan, he might mention, was $235,000, ihe grant for the Kelowna district being about 75 per cent, more than last year, there had also been the sum of $2,000 set aside for the Irrigation Convention which was to be held in August. There were several other matters, said the mayor, which had not been decided when he left Victoria, and he hoped there would be other grants for the district included in this year's estimates. There would be no grant, he was sorry to say, for a new courthouse this year. The government had taken the view that with the advent of the railway into Kelowna J the increase in population would be so rapid, and the growth of the district ao fast, that a building j wliich could be erected on the | small amount which could be | granted now would be utterly inadequate in three years' time. In interviewing the government on Tuesday next. This is a photo record of the well known performance of Obei Ammergau. The performance will be under the personal direction of Mr. Robert Duncan of Dreamland Theatre. An orchestra of about ten pieces will render suitable selections and Grant Ferrier, one of Kelowna's most popular vocalists will render appropriate songB. It is to be hoped that the public will show their appreciation of these offorts bv their patronage. The little village of Ober- Aininergau is in tipper Bavaria, about 34 miles south of Munich. The inhabitants, about 1,250 in number, are excellent carvers in wood and ivory, but Ober-Ammer- gau in chiefly celebrated for the decennial Passion Play, performed by more than 500 actors. A permanent theBtre has been erected, which accommodates 6,000 spectators. The play was instituted in 1634, in accordance wilh a vow of gratitude for the cessation of pestilence. It comprises the entire narrative of the Passion, interspersed with the Old Testament tableaux, and lasts from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., wilh IJ hours interlude. The performance'of 1870, interrupted by the Franco-German war, was repeated in 1871, and the last took place in 1910. FOR SALE On Lawson Avenue 100 feet of frontage by 150. Two blocks from proposed railway. Ideal residential spot. Good apple trees six years old. Price $2,000, third cash, terms arranged. J. M. CROFT, Bernard Ave., ��� Kelowna Mr. Charles E Mink, expert demonstrator for the Dominion Cartridge Co., will be in Kelowna early next week, and if arrange ments can be made will give an exhibition of expert shooting at the indoor rifle range in the evening. Mr. Mink is one of the best shots in B.C., and should be able to show the crack shots of Kelowna some thing along these lines. J. A. Bigger BUILDER and CONTRACTOR Plans and Estimates Furnished Residence, 10 Lawrence Ave. PHONE 95 DYING MADE EASY When you get tired of the color of your clothes, bring them to the Dye Works and change their color. We will make them look li':e new. Cleaning of full dress suits and ball dresses a speciality. Suits and dresses altered. After Jan. 1st, long kid gloves, 25c; . Short ones, 15c Detroit Cleaners and Pressers. R. S. FORD - Proprietor Office next lo Dreamland Theatre. Office Hours : 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday : 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. You are Invited to call in and inspect our handsome and commodious new store in the Crowley Block, where you will find a new and well - assorted stock of up-to-date Jewellery, China, Cut Glass and Silverware By giving our prompt attention to repairs and courteous treatment to all, we hope to see many new customers. All work is absolutely guaranteed. Fine watch repairing our speciality. Your patronage solicited. W. M. PARKER ft CO.^tTsfe" Crowley Block - Box 316- Bernard Ave. All work absolutely guaranteed WATER NOTICE I, Julm Casorso of Kelowna, B. C, by occupation a Farmer, ^ive notice that I intend, on tlie twentieth (20) day of March next, at eleven o'clock in the fore norm, to apply to the Water Commissioner at his office at Fairview for n license to take and use two cubic feet of water per second from Summit lake near the 13th mile post of lot 2711, Similkameen, to he diverted at n near suitable [ nt about 150 yards above what is known i Crawford's upper falls on Sawmill creek. The water will be used on the North A of section 5, township 26, Osoyoos, for irrigation purposes. I in- tend to apply at the same time for permission to store 250 acre feet of said water in a reservoir at said Summit lake. JOHN CASORSO, Joseph Casorso, Agent Dated this 14th day of February, 1912. 12-16 WATER NOTICE. on the matter of railways the ques- j KELOWNA CANNING COMPANY, Ltd, tion had been pressed as to when the work on the proposed line would start as Kelowna was right up against it for better transporta- NOTICE TO GROWERS The Kelowna Tanning Company, Ltd., beg to give notice that they are now open to enter into contiacta with farmers for ihe season of 1912 for the following products - Tomutocs, Beans. Corn and Pumpkin*. Our seedsmen ahip to us on February 1st a consignment of the heat varieties of seed which will be distributed amongst the farmers at cost price, Full particulars en application, Leopold ! Inyes. Sec,-Trees. 13-15 work was to start forthwith, as it was the intention to have the branch line ready at the same time as the main line. Ms. AshcroM was already in the field making surveys. All this budget of good news was received with the greatest approval by the rest of the council the department waa alow in getting to >rk. The following resolution waa passed: " Unit the city council respectfully ask the Dominion Government to proceed immediately with the construction of the proposed new telephone and telegraph line between Kelowna and Penticton." Mayor Jones suggested that it would be a great convenience if a telephone were placed upon the ferry wharf at Westbank. ��� People had no means of communicating ��� i with the boat from that side, and often Notice is hereby given that an application will be made under Part V. of the " Water Act, 1909," to obtain a licence in the Osoyoos Division of Yale Distritt. a. Applicant: Cornelius Martin, rancher, Kelowna, B.C. b. Name of lake, stream or source : A spring, situated in Diet. Lot 140, about 10 rods west of F. E. R. Wollaston'a house. c. The point of diversion : At the spring. d. Quantity of water applied for: One- half cubit foot per second. e. Character of proposed works: Ditch and pipe to the lands of the applicant. /. Premises on which water is to be used : Part of District Lot 141, group one. g. Purpose for use of water: Irrigation. i A. Describe land to be irrigated : That part of Lot 141, Group One, lying south of the public highway leading from Kelowna to Vernon 11 acres, more or lea*. ;. Crown land to be occupied by aaid works: None. k- This notice was posted on the 15th day of February, 1912, and application will be made to the Commissioner on the 25th day of March, 1912. /. Riparian proprietors or licensees who or whose land* may be affected by aaid works, either above or below the outlet: Messrs. F. E. R. Wollaaton, W. Barlee, R. E. Harrisi. CORNELIUS MARTIN, Kelowna. WATER NOTICE I, Rosa Casorso, of Kelowna B. G, by occupation a farmer give notice that I intend on the twentieth (20) day of March next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon to apply to the Water Commissioner at his office at Fairview, for a license to take and use one cubic foot of water per second from Summit take near the 13th mile post of lot 27 11 Similkameen, to be diverted at a near suitable point about 150 yards above what is known as Crawford's upper falls on Sawmill creek. The water will be used on the South East !-4 of Section 5, township 26 Osoyoos, for irrigation purpose!. I intend to apply at the aame time for permission to store 125 acre feet of the ���aid water in a reservoir at said Summit lake. ROSA CASORSO, Joseph Casorso, Agent. Dated this 14th day of February, 1912. 12-16 Coming to other matter* Aid. Millie sug-'��� had to wait a considerable time. It waa a ' gested that a resolution be sent to the matter which the Board of Trade might ] Dominion Government urging upon them take up. j the necessity of proceeding with the instal-1 The question of meeting the represents-! lation of the new telegraph and telephone tive of the Okanagan Telephone Co. was line to Penticton, Business over the present then discussed, and it was decided to hold line was increasing ��o rapidly that very a special session after the boat arrived on \ ��oon they would be unable to handle it. Tuesday, inviting some of the members of The money had already been appropriated the Board of Trade to be present, for the improved eervice, and part of the , The meeting accordingly adjourned material was actually on the ground, but until 3.30 Tuesday. A. G. McKEOWN KELOWNA Agent for the PENTICTON STEAM LAUNDRY Laundry despatched twice a week. Prompt attention and careful work. i
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