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The oldest mining camp newspaper in British Columbia. ; The Ledge was published in Greenwood, in the Kootenay Boundary region of southern British Columbia. The Ledge was published by James W. Grier until 1907, and was subsequently published by R. T. Lowery (1907-1920) and G. W. A. Smith (1920-1929). The paper's longest-serving editor was R. T. Lowery (1906-1926), a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. The Ledge absorbed the Boundary Creek Times in April 1911, and was published under a variant title, the Greenwood Ledge, from August 1926 to May 1929.
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���-"v.---. - >_ "c , , <��� "T3 ���I O O CI .. a? . ��*<. THE QIL.DEST MINING CAMP-NEWSPAPER IN BRITISH COLUMBIA Vol. XXIX. GREENWOOD, B. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1922. No. 6 ��� - * We carry a large line ot '; - " - - c- Hardware, House Furnishings, Etc. Inspect our stocky * ��� �� \ ^^ . .... i ��� ��� ��� ^_������ ������ T. M. GULLEY & CO. PHONE 28. GREENWOOD, B.C. S~ 'We can supply your requirements for Preserving ~3 % Choice Apricots and Peaches 3 l~ ^ Now^Arriving H X,1 ' -'.- " , X '* ���* Perfect Seal and Economy Jars; Also Rubber. . .Rings, Schramm and Economy Jar Caps LEE & BRYAN Phone 46^ |f Summer Specialties / - Disappearing Creams, Cold Creams,' Hand and Face Lotions, Colognes, Toilet Waters, Etc. .. Big Assortment Kodaks, Films and ; Supplies GOODEVE'S DRUG STORE 00000��0000000��<*K><>0<>0<>0<KK��<M^ WINDSOR HOTEL GREENWOOD; B. C. The WINDSOR* HOTEL Is heated with steam and electricity. Fine sample rooms. A comfortable home for tourists and travellers. Touch the wire If you wane rooms reserved. The buffet is - replete with cigars,* cigarettes, cooling beverages, buttermilk and ice-cream. 00��0<K>0<>0000<>0<XX><>000000<X>CK>OOOOCK>000000000000000000 H t. JUST RECEIVED A Car of OGILVIE'S Cereals, Flour and Feed Their Quality is Pre-eminent TAYLOR & JENKIN PHONE 17. " GREENWOOD ^&&K��&��&Z&t&3>=��*2&��i \<KHK&5��*��G��4 INDEPENDENT MEAT MARKET '( - i I i -1 We carry only the best" stock procurable in ' $ Beef, Veal, Pork, Ham, Bacon, Lard, Etc A trial will convince you ���, Proprietor $ JOHN MEYER To most people, the connecting or disconnecting of a telephone seems a simple operation of installing or removing the instrument As a matter ��� of fact, in every case it necessitates changes in ths cables and wires overhead or underground. It also necessitates changes in centra! offices wires and switchboard connections; xa subscribers' accounts and directory listings; and frequently requires new "drop" lines from open wires or cables. The ^problems of station movement are among the large problems of telephone service. Because ofthe doable operation of disconnecting and reconnecting tbe work involved is often twice as great as in the casaof new subscribers' "STfiSH columbiTtelepboSF^mpaSy^ Underwear -for- Summer . Shirts, Drawers and Combinations Be comfortable7while it is warm These prices* are right W. Elsen 8 Co D. E. McELMON ^ Watchmaker, Jeweler and Optician GREENWOOD - - B.C CHARLES KING AUCTIONEER Real Estate Insurance of every kind Have you protected* your depend- ~ ants by a LIFE POLICY , Call at my Office Copper Street -.Send Your BOOTS and SHOES . * To- ,. GEO. ARMSON, Grand Forks, The 20th Century Shoe Repairer All work and material guaranteed. We pay postage one way. Terms Cash. MCPHERSON'S GARAGE GRAND FORKS. B.C. - Agent for Dodge," Chevrolet,* Studebaker, and Overland cars. Garage in connection. d. Mcpherson Proprietor Greenwood Theatre Gray & Clerf.. Props. SATURDAY, SEPT. 2nd Commencing at 8.15 p.m. You will have to scramble for a seat to see Marguerite Clark in Scrambled Wives She couldn't make her ideas^ behave. They started her off on an elopment��� butted her into a divorce���and then nearly staged an elopement with Hubby No". I, while Hubby No. 2 looked on. 6 reels 6 Also a Two Reel Mermaid Comedy "Tale of a Bad Egg" ADULTS 50c CHILDREN tic. Adjustment of Fire Loss Penticton, B. C.r August 19th, 1923. Mr. Charles King, .Greenwood, B.C. Dear Sir:��� I beg to acknowledge receipt of your cheque for 11500,00, covering the loss of my property at Denoro by fire, please accept my' thanks,' for your prompt settlement and I appreciate the benefit of being insured in a good company like the Sun Insurance Office of England. Yours truly, (Signed) Axgi, Gcstafson. Fop Sale Fall rye, also young pigs eiz weeks old on, Sept. 9. $6 each. Waller Clark, Midway. For Sale 40 pure bred one year old White Leghorn hens, $1 a bird, F.O,B��� Kettle Valley. N. Lewis, Kettle Valley: Notice Dr. O. M. Graves, Dentist, will be in Ferry, Ang. 25Sh lo Sept 8tb, 1922, prepared I�� do every thing in the dental line and make good, I can fit the most difficult cases with plates. Coiueandsee me. Around Home Schools will re-open next Tuesday. Sunday was the hottest day this summer. . H. M. Stramberg is spending a few days in town. Dr. J. M; Burnett is now prac-' tising in Cranbrook. . Harold Mellrud is spending1 a few days in Penticton. Miss Josephine McKee left on Friday morning for the coast. Enjoy the "heat1 while it lasts. Cool weather will soon be here. Miss E. Liddicoat, of Grand Forks, is the guest of Miss Doris Kinsman. ' _P. M. Grant, the new High School teacher,: arrived in town on Tuesday. (. W. W.B., Clayton, . of Penitic- ton, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Morrison, Doc.~Goodeve.and Bill White- man are on an auto trip through the Okanogan. The Presbyterian Sunday School will resume on Sunday next at 10.30 a.m. Mrs. McCurrach" and family returned home last Thursday from a vacation spent at the coast. Mr. and Mrs: George Munroe, of Vancouver, are the guests of Mrs. Cruse at Boundary Falls., Born.���To * Mr. and Mrs. George B. Watson, Norwegian Creek, .on August 26, a daughter. Miss D. ,C. Caldwell, of Kelowna, is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. G. B. Taylor. ". _ ��� - V .Mrs. G. D. Brown and daughter Emma, of Kamloops are visiting Mrs. J. C. Cruse at Boundary Falls. Lost���Two fishing rods 06n Main kettle road. Finder will be rewarded by returning same to The Ledge office. Mrs. W; Liddicoat and two daughters of Grand Forks, were in town on Sunday, the guests of. Mrs. T. Kinsman. Mrs. Walter Murray returned to Trail on Saturday after spending several weeks in town the guest of Mrs. H. Murray. -. Owing to Rev. W. R. Walkin- shaw being calleoTto Alberta on account of the illnessof his little son, there will be no services in the Greenwood or Midway Presbyterian churches on Sunday.. - Miss Ruth Axam left on Sunday morning for Victoria to attend the Normal school. Before leaving the Cubs presented her with an Eversharp pencil as an appreciation of Ber services as Cub Mistress. Miss ** Nellie Axam accompanied her but will be back in time for school opening at Boundary Falls. A surprise party was held ai the home of Mrs. Inglis on Tuesday evening in potior of Mrs. D. McLeod who leaves on Saturday for Trail. About 20 were present and a merry time was spent playing cards. The Highland Fling and Sword Dance created much merriment. Mrs. * McLeod was presented with a set of silver spoons, a sugar spoon and a cake plate by her many Greenwood friends, r What is the date of the Rock Creek Annual Fall, Fair. How many of our readers can answer offhand? The Ledge will tell you if you will promise to remember. It is October 6th. The prize Hsts for this year has already been printed, and the Secretary, Major F. E. Glossop, of Kettle Valley, will supply you with one if you will drop him a post card. It is none too early to think about this Fair and consider what you are going to enter for competition. Start boosting now and make this year's-Fair the best ever. Labor Day at Rock Creek Great preparations are being made for the United Farmers' Labor Day Celebration to be held at Bock Creek next Monday, Sept. 4th.> There is an elaborate pro* gramme of baseball (4 teams), horse races, pony races, swimming, tug-of-war, foot races and trap shooting. Hot coffee and refreshments will be served on the grounds by the Farm Women. Dance in the Co-Operative Hall in the evening-. Bush's orchestra will supply the music Scrambled Wives" Frank C. Badgley, one of the few actors who wear the British Military CrosB for valor, plays an important role in the screen version of -'Scrambled Wives," the well known Broadway stage play of last season which has been picturized for Associated First National release with Marguerite Clark in the stellar role. "Scrambled-Wives" will be the attraction, at the Greenwood Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 2nd. An account of the Scouts camp at Christina Lake will be published next week. When a child drops his collection in church during prayers, it disturbes the hush in its falling, and, the people smile. What makes them smile? Who' is wise enough to answer the question? But weal^know two .things,��� that the laugh comes* easily in a solemn moment, and tha.t we lo ve the baby boy with his fat chubby fist. ' Knowing these things we wonder if it is any harm to smile even at prayer time when the coin drops from the unpractised fingers and rolls along the floor. There 'is an attempt'being made to introduce the wide trousers with the bell mouth legs such as our fathers wore - upwards of forty years ago., These things are ridiculous, even more so than the cuffed breeches* which we have just discarded. On the other hand the womens garments have a touch of radiance about them with many floating streamers. All dazzling things send out rays. We see them in the sun and moon and stars, and even the lesser lights known to civilization have a tendency to radiance. There is a subtle appeal in their appropriateness which the present fashions seem to.appreciate. -. Citizens of Greenwood turned out en masse to the card party and dance in the Oddfellows Hall last Friday evening given in honor of Mrs. D. McLeod. Cards were played from eight to ten, when all adjourned to the theatre where the Greenwood four piece orchestra played beautiful dance music until 12 o'clock, when refreshments were served. , After which dancing was again continued. During the playing of cards songs were sung.by Mrs. O'Neill, Mrs. McGillvray and' Jas. Kerr which were much enjoyed. There were also instrumental selections by Mrs. McCutcheon and Mrs. Fisher. It was a most happy evening and everybody had a thoroughly good time. After a week working on the farm the young men of the district come to town and enjoy the theatre and they bring their sisters and friends, with them. Many of these young men have physical and mental development sufficient to take them anywhere, and to make them worthy of leadership in the * world, Their young women are of the .same stock, and have charm and grace to match their brothers. They enjoy the movies and sometimes an hour of dancing. It is nice to watch the young men aad women in their movements, bat the Sabbath is drawing nigh, and oldet people must hurry away to make preparations for it. Perhaps is it all folly, but the dreams of life are beautiful and worth dreaming. . Christian Valley The government surveyors are up surveying land for pre-emption. E. V. de Lautour and Mr. Bchenek were down to WeBtbridge on business during the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Buckless and two daughters and grandson also Mr. and Mrs. Staeves were up fishing. Some members of the R.C.M.P. were up fishing last week one of whom had the misfortune to sprain his ankle. Game Regulations Below is a summaryof the game regulations effecting this district for the season 1922-23: There haB been a great deal of land cleared here thiB season. It takes real men to hew a home out of the bush. O. Donnell, the trapper, - is back again. He bought a Ford trnck while away and made the trip from Seattle in three days. Most of the residents of the valley were entertained by Mr. Schenck at his ranch last week. Everyone had .�� most enjoyable time. Dr. and Mra. White of Penticton, are camping again on the Christian ranch with their three boys. Oh! boy, Isn't it nice to get away from the telephone. W. Jenks and the Editor of The Ledge were visitors in the valley this week from Greenwood. This was Mr. Smith's first visit, but Mr. Jenks comes every year. Can't keep him away aa long as there are fish in the river , and deer on the hills. Mrs. E. L. Steeves and daughter Edith leave for the coast this week so that Edith may go to school. It will be a decided loss to the community. -JThere is hardly a resident of Christian Valley who has not Home time or other enjoyed the, hospitality ;-of jMx. and _Mr8. SteeveV " '" " ' '~~~~- '" ^ ;t'":"��� Midway News Miss Marie Sannier, of bridge is the guest of Mrs. Thomet During the heat wave this week, bathing is the favorite pastime here. Mrs. John Bush and John Jnr. have left for Spokane where her son will attend school. Mr. and Mrs. James Bash have returned, after making a pleasant auto trip around Omac and the fruit district. . Pete Dion left last week for the Northwest. Percy Hammerstrom haB takeiT over the garage during Mr. Dion's absence. ,, The many friends of, Paul Hielscher will be pleased to learn that he is but of the hospital and making good progress towards recovery. Mrs. Melville was called to Penticton on Sunday, owing to the serious condition of 4her daughter Mrs; Germain, who is in the hospital there. This week Midway will part with some of her boys and girls. Carl Thomet is to go to Westminster; Douglas McMynn and Winnie McMynn will attend High School in Kelowna; Bobbie Brown is to enter Pullman for a commercial coarse. Their many friends take this opportunity of wishing them good luck. BIG GAME Mountain Goat: In that portion of the province south of the main line of the C.P.R., open season from. Sept. 16th, 1922," to Dec. 15fch, 1922, both dates inclusive. Bear: Throughout the province (except Vancouver Island which opens later) open season from Sept. 1st, 1922, to "June 30th, 1923, both dates inclusive, provided that no bear ��hall be trapped in- any part of the province. No person shall kill or take or have in their possession during the open season more than three bear of any Bpecies other than Grizzly, and north of the G. T. P. Ry. two Grizzly bear, south of the G. T. P. Ry., one Grizzly bear. Deer (Mule, White-tail, and Coast), bucks only, throughout the province, except Queen Charlotte Islands, and those portions of Van-l couver hland known and defined as North and South Saanich and - Highland districts, and that further portion of Vancouver Island defined"" as follows: All that portion lying' to the south of the Eequimalt & Nanaimo Ry "grant east of Sooke river and Sooke* Harbor; and except White-tail deer in North and South Okanagan, Similkameen,: and Greenwood Eleccoral districts, open season froni September 16th, 1922, to December 15th, 1922, both - dates inclusive.' Bag limit three deer, all of. which must be of the male sex. GAME BIBDS Eastern district shall mean and include all'tbat portion of the Pro-. vince situate and lying to the east of the summit of the Cascade range and south of the main line oi the g: t; P.-*Ry."' ; : Ducks (except Wood and Eider Ducks), Wilson or Jack Snipe, Black-breasted *nd Golden Plover, West^and the Greater and Lesser Yel- lowlegs: In the Eastern district, open season from the first Saturday next following August SlBt, in any year, to a date three monthB and fifteen days later, both dates inclusive���viz., 'from Sept! 2nd. 1922, to Dec. 17th, 1922. Daily bag limit, 20; total bag limit, 150. Geese and Brant: In the Eastern district, open season, Sept. 2nd, 1922, to Dec. 17th, 1922. Daily bag limit 10; total bag limit, 50. ' Grouse and Ptarmigan (except Prairie-chicken," Sharp-tailed "wad" Pinnated Grouse), in the Northern district and in those portions of the Omineca, Fort Grorge, and Cariboo Electoral districts situate and lying in the Eastern district, open season from Sept. 2nd, 1922, to Nov. 15th, 1922, both dates inclusive. In the remainder of the Eastern district, open season from Sept. 23rd, 1922, to October * 31st, 1922, both dates inclusive. Daily bag limit, 6; grouse of any one Hot coffee and refreshments will be served by the Farm Women on the grounds at Rock Creek on Labor Day, besides every cooling beverage. species, not more than 12.of all species; total bag limit, 50. Every person shall, "upon the request- of any constable, furnish satisfactory proof to him of the dates on which any big game or game birds were killed or taken. Some parents have work to do for the boys during vacation, and they are fortunate, for it is just as important that the boys should learn to work as it is that they should learn the school, curriculum. Learning to work and to keep at it is an important.part of education.- ����i ye For Seed can your now owns, way y m tht. ./Finm?. owwwKwnoT). b. o. D on t bqueeze Soap Made By Romans The fai'.ure to organize a Wheat Board to assume full charge of the marketing o/ this season's grain crop in Western Canada leaves the situation this year much tho_same as a'year ago when a slump in prices took place as soon as the grain began to be placed on the market. The fall in prices was so great as to completely wipe out, in thousands of instances, the farmers' profit and to bring the selling price actually below the cost of production. Notwithstanding a fairly good yield in many parts of the West last year farmers sustained financial loss. Now with the 1922 wheat crop about to be marketed, and with the best crop since the banner year of 1915 to be sold, it is of the utmost importance that this huge volume of wheat should not be forced on to the market at once,' the inevitable result of which would be lo cause A "break" in prices that would be disastrous aud spell ruin to many people. But, in the absence of a Wheat Board, is it possible to check and control the marketing of giain by tens of thousands of individual farmers? These farmers have contracted debts they must pay and are anxious to pay. The Fall and early Winter months, following the harvest, is the period for the liquidation of liabilities. Banks, mortgage companie implement companies, merchants and individual creditors all expect and call on the farmer to "pay up" al this time and each and all usually proceed with measures to "collect." The wholesaler and jobber who has extended credit to merchants on the strength of tiie credit the merchant has given to farmers makes demand for Iiis money, thus leaving Ih* merchant no option but to press the farmer. And the wholesaler is forced to'do this, because the manufacturer is calling upon him to retire his notes. And back of the manufacturer is the Bank which advanced large loans io enable him to keep his factory busy and his men employed during the season when little ready money was coming in. The Banks, too, have made advances not only to the manufacturers, but all down the line to wholesalers, jobbers, merchants and Tarmers, and have financed mortgage and other companies during a period when they could not collect even interst in many cases not lo mention principal sums. Kverybody will recognize, of course, that the Banks cannot go on indefinitely advancing money oa loan unless such loans are repaid and periodically there is a general liquidation of outstanding liabilities. Only so can Banks function properly, the interests of depositors be safeguarded, and the financial stability of the country be maintained. While fully realizing these things there is a factor in the present situation that must be taken into account if irreparable loss Is not fo be inflicted, not on fhe farmer alone, but upon every national interest, the Banks and other large financial institutions noi excepted. This season's Western crop should be a debt reducing crop. Rightly handled it will accomplish (hat purpose in large measure. The fact must be appreciated, however, that one good crop will not offset the liabilities incurred during four or five years of poor crops or no crops at all. And if the pressure to secure collection of debts in all quarters is so great as to compel farmers to market their grain as rapidly as it. is threshed, the market will be so , glutted that prices will fall below a figure where any profit is left for the farmer. If the farmer derives no profit from his year's labor, and but barely succeeds in covering the costs of production, there will be nothing wherewith to reduce the present burden of debt. If because of shortsightedness in attempts at debt collection wheat is forced on the market beyond the ability of the market to absorb and a bad break in prices results, the farmers' profits will disappear and with the disappearance of those profits his ability to pav his debts. Failure on the part of the fanner to pay will react immediately on merchant, wholesaler, manufacturer and Bank, and ultimately on thc nation as a whole. 11, therefore, is not in the interests of the farmer alone that every effort should be made, and every device provided, to render unnecessary the dumping of the crop on tiie market immediately following threshing. It is as much in the interest of the Eastern manufacturer and financier as it is in the interest or the Western farmer that wheat prices be maintained. . It is likewise in the interest of the city artizan an'd laborer. ' Cheap wheat might result in a slight lowering in the cost of bread, but a few cents less for bread would not compensate for loss of employment due to a slowing up or shutting down of industrial plants and other works caused by financial stringency. On the other hand, the gradual marketing of wheat, the maintenance of ���fair prices, and consequent profit to the farmer will enable the latter to pay a portion of his accumulated debts and thus ease the financial situation all along the line and operate to restore confidence and re-establish credit. Art of Making Soap Seems to Have Been Known Centuries Ago About 5,000 to 6,000 years ago there existed an ancient and highly developed civilization in the Island of Crete, whose chief city was called Cnossos. Our knowledge of early Cretan life and culture is very limited, due chiefly to the fact that the Cretan language, as represented in the sculptured writings left us, is one of the few languages that scientists have been unable to decipher. But, in the ruins of this very old city there has been found a bath-tub much like the kind that is used today observes the Scientific American. So, th'e belief that "cleanliness is next to -godliness," has apparently an ancient and honored origin. Soap too is of ancient lineage, but .the very early civilized nations did / not know it. They used instead the juices of certain trees and fullers' earth as cleansing agents. Fullers' earth is also called infusorial earth, and ��� is the remains of minute dia- tomaceoug animals. It is found in the earth at certain places. This substance was spread on the clothes and stamped in with the feet. Soap was undoubtedly made by the Romans in Pompeii, for in the ruins of the city there is found the remains of a soap-maker's shop. During the Eighth Century soap was made in Italy and Spain. The first I real soap works was established at Marseilles in France in the Twelfth Century, when olive oil was first employed'for the purpose of soap'making* Soap was introduced into England in the Fourteenth Century. BEAUTY OF THE SKIN Is the natural desire of every woman, nnd is obtainablo by tho use of Dr. Chase's Ointment. Pimples, blackheads, rpnghness and redness of the skin, irritation and -eczema disappear, and tho skin is left soft, smooth and velvety. Alt dealers, or Edmanson, Kates ifc Co., Limited, Tbronto. Sample free if you mention this paper. Mt. Everest Named ' After Englishman Why X-Ray Penetrates Is Ancient Masterpiece Sold 'Carving of - Head':��f ; Egyptian ".King /'-".. " -.-'"" 7" '.Brings $50,000 ' ' ."���".��� . = " /���-��� What is describedVa's the ."finest,"expression ��� of- Egyptian -statuary art-'.-in the-world"-has been sold at-Sotheby's ���auction-rooms'-for ��10,000. it is-'tlroa head'of. Ainenemmes 'III., an'.'Egyptian ''king wh6livecl'.about".B.C7,3,000: Mt is cut",in obsidian,- which is said-to" be .oiieoftlie hardest-'stones on which' .an. artist "can work.'- .< . 7 It "measures ��� four' and--seven-eighths inches- from the' -top of the head to the chin,'.-but' Professor-Percy E. ��� Newberry.. tlie Egyptologist, -��� has pronounced -it'. '-'a . masterpiece that has--'-not -been : surpassed by.' any '.-sculptor.of;.any country .br-ag"e."'".." The Modern Slave -,���':'���' Comfort-. '������-���*���;.���" "Carry the news to my iwife,"/ gasp- ' e&. the -injured man.-.. "Tell her'I am fatally -hurt,' but, say something comforting to :her:" ���-'-���-'.'-.- :;'.- -���; '��� .*,-.. "I will,"., said the"policeman. : ""I'll, tell her.yquhadthe right; of-way!"���, 'Detroit Free Press! '-' ;; .'.���_���" 7 Hum an- Labor Is "Rapidly Giving Place '; to" Machinery'.-- '.���-..". ~. ;' .To make 100 pair ;ot7 women's -shoes by hand takes. 1,025 hours, of-/labor: To .make them'.'by/machine' requires, only. 8,0 -hours,. , 'A -'. machine-driven saw makes- as'''many pine boards in. 272.-hours-as ..can.-be sawed but;by hand' in'16,000 hours.. We are head- ed'.for, a day when the only human labor/ will be making machines and keeping "tli'em adjusted - while running. "The machine is the modern slave..'- 'In effect, each-of -"/lis has many, of'these "slave's - working ..for :-us. That' is -why we haye''-a' higher 'standard of.,living than : "pur/ , ancestors���Minneapolis News. '. .. ."���''.: ."- -���."��� .- .V.'-V - Letting. Him Know -."'. - "Would, you like" to - take .a'- nice long- walk'?'" shc asked/''-������'" * ���.'-: .��� - "Why, I'd love to,"-.replied.-ihe ;young man caller joyously-.-'' / X. ��� '��� ���-'Weil, don't let me detain -you," -she said sweetly". .7 . Asiatic Yak at Wainwright ' A-number-of Asiatic'ya.k'haye been added to' the animal'herds at. the National .Park at Wainwright,/..Alberta.' ���It is expected they = will 7 be...crossed with the buffalo and.produce "a/useful hybrid,- ah -experiment" that/willVbc watched-with interest by, zoologists. ���* Natural History. XX'-. ."' "I am told you went in.for -speculationon the; Stock- Exchange' lately," said one tradesman to another.. "-.Were you a hull.or. a bear ?" .;.- - X X ' ������ ;-��� .'-'Neither. ���' "I'. was an ass!"; replied th/e. other/..:"'."' --'':-.*.'.'���' '' ��� V ��� / " Real Nature of the Roentgen Ray Still Unknown/ It was in 1895 that Prof. Conrad Roentgen, the famous German physicist, announced \the discovery of tlvb- fact that if a current of electricity be passed through a certain kind of glass bulb, from which the air had been exhausted, the resultant "light" (so called in spite of the fact that it is not apparent to the eye), would penetrate the flesh and,. other semi-solid substances and reveal objects on* the other side. For want of a better name to give to this disturbance of the ether, Prof. Roentgen called it-the X-ray, "x" being the accepted symbol for an unknown quantity. The real nature of the X-ray is still .undiscovered. The ray itself is generated by a battery, the wires of which are connected with two electrodes, one of which " is a concave disc"' of; ^aluminum- .and the other a flat disc 'of-platinum. -,. The current is tlien- d'ischarged--.-thrdugh a glass vacuum "=tube. and "produces" .the "ether disturbance;which renders-, flesh'", or clothing ~semi-transpar,"ent.. while" glass .metals, -boifes arid mineral-.sub'sCan'ces are ^generally opaque to" it...- ' British Official Was Head of Survey Department in India It is surprising to learn that the man whose name -was given to the highest mountain ih the world lived so recently that his son is still alive. One is apt to think of the names of places as they were of immemorial antiquity. Yet it was only in 1S5U that this mountain received Its name; it was called after a British official in India who afterwards became Sir George Everest. It was called ln Tibetan, the language of the district in which it lies, Jomo-Kang-Kar, or Choiiio-lung-ma, no one quite knew which. Sir George Everest was head of the Indian survey, a department concerned with mapping the whole country. He was so deeply interested in his work that, when he was once on a holiday at the Cape, he examined into the survey of that- colony as it was then, and discovered mistakes which made it necessary to make a fresh survey. OVERWORKED NERVES The Problem Of The Mentally Defective Grave Is Not Steel Industry at Pacific Coast Establishment - of Big. Steel Works Seems-Now Assured . ;;���,'-���,. * The.establishment of a steel industry on-the/Pacific Coast.seems now assured. .Premier. --.Oliver;:announced that an .agreement has', been reached with -the.Coast.Range Steel'Company -wliich lias been-.looking into the steel possibilities 'of the province for more than .two years: ��� An, act /is. to 7'b'e. introduced, in: the. next, session of the legislature guaranteeing.the -bonds of the. Coast Range .Co., up to .$4,000,000,' over one-third of- the) contemplated in-. Vesiment.7 -Representatives of'-, the .company state,they already-".have ..a -guarantee: frorh.-_the'.' Imperial .-Govern-; ment.covering one-third.of the capital required -- and negotiations are/being made with-the Dominion -Government at the.present .time. for. vt'h'e_.financial support .of. the" remaining third. . Vancouver "and Union'Bay have been "mentioned as,sites ..for'-."the -'/company's plants.." . '-."' '.. : . ..-"-; .,"'-��� '.;' ".���'- .- UNLESS ybu{see llif name "Ba^er". on...tablets,:1 you .'-..""., '"x'XXx- -are not getting Aspirin at all; .''-";��� ^ -7 V' - Accept only .an "unbroken package" of "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin." which contains directions and dose worked out by physicians during-22 years and: proved safe by millions for Colds ..Headache Rheumatism Toothache' Neuralgia; ~ Neuritis . Earache . 'Lumbago Par-/Pai?/ _; Mawy --jBajer" boxes of 12 tablets���Also hot'tles of 2i and 100���Dniggiats. 'jUriHa Is t&ft trade "mark (registered In Cuuft*. of Bayer .itfjtnrfjetore -of Moao- iStfcficldeater ot%Ucylld*bja. ' WTsl'e If is-���* ell kno-arn that A *pMu mea.as Bayer WSa S>* *tataped wlUs tb,��,s��n��ra{ trade mar��i the 'Bayer Cross. K^esgWe^TWPMiseKSWSl"" The Most Successful Treatment is Through the Blood The early stages of nervous debility are noted by restlessness and irritability in which the victims seem to be oppressed by their nerves. As the trouble advances, common symptoms are a tired feeling; weakness in the knees and ankles;' headaches, backaches and sleeplessness. The matter" requires immediate attention, for nothing butsuitable treatment will prevent, a complete breakdown. The" nervous- system governs the whole body, controlling heart, lungs, digestion and brain, so that it is not surprising' that nervous disturbances cause acute distress. ' For troubles of this kind Div ' Williams. Pink Pills succeed- when, other' treatment, fails, for these pills make new. blood, 'enriched with the elements "on which the -nerves, thrive, and, in this' way .reach the-root of "the trouble." "����ln proof, of this" is .the.statement.of Mrs: Docke- rill, Stratford; Ont.,-who; says:���"My daughter, -Matilda,-was'suffering from nervous debility,.arid .the���usual rem-- "edies did not ;.seem'"to' help .her. -I. was advised by" a. friend to - give: Dr. .Williams! Pink .Pills a' trial, arid soon we.fourid they .were"��� doing-.her a'great 'deal of good. - She", complained -of pains in-, the'stomach, -and .a-/severe fluttering qf the heart,"" with" a'.general .weakness." " Under "the use of-these" pills she. continued.lo'gain, .and I believe, they have saved her-from, going into a decline." .. ./", ������.'-';'=- ���;���'-- ��� You can get these- Pills1 from any medicine/dealer, or by-mail.atoQ .'cents' a box or six boxes.for.!.2.50"from"The Dr. Williams "Medicine- Co., :Brock- ville, Ont:-'-: ,', ,'-���'-"'���'. "' "-. /��� ".'��� Social Menaoe That Properly Understood ~* i - The mentally defective, constitute by no fault of their own, one of the greatest and most perplexing of 'social problems. This fact is all. too little understood and appreciated. It is usually estimated that from iy2 to 2 per cent.' of the population are below par mentally. On that basis there are in Canada from 135,000 to 180,000 of these unfortunates. ��� Some are, idols, utterly helpless and' unable to care for themselves. Others are imbeciles, a grade higher than idiots, but unable to support themselves, and requiring, constant oversight and protection. ''������ Between the imbecile and the normal are the much larger proportion who because they are not easily detected constitute the greater menace. After they reach adult years they remain mere children in mentality and self-control, yet possessed with all the passions,,propensities and desires of adults. It is easy to see what a menace this combination constitutes, to themselves and to the.community. Their sexual propensities are unusually strong, and they have neither mental vision lo foresee the consequences of indulgence, nor moral self- control to govern their passions. They multiply t\vice_ as fast as normal 'folk, and always reproduce their own kind and this quite regardless of whether ihey are married or not. In . the Board of Education Offices in Vancou-J, ver is a family chart showing that some years ago an alcoholic man married a feeble-minded woman. Twelve children were born. Three fortunately died young. The nine who grew up are all feeble-minded. One of these, a young woman now in her twenties, is the illegitimate mother of five children all feeble-minded. Fourteen mental defectives, each one a social-problem,- from one marriage that never should have been allowed. , It is estimated by those best qualified to judge that two-thirds of all prostitution is-due-to feeble-minded- ness. Moreover, a large proportion of the children born' out of marriage have, feeble-minded mothers. These women living in promiscuous sexual- indulgence soon develop venereal diseases and infect- all their male associates. 'Man.* of these associates are normal young, men who afterwards marry, and infect - their innocent wives, and pass on the dread heritage of these terrible diseases to their children. , It is estimated that "riot less than forty per cent. of.venereal disease is due to this course. At least fifty per cent, of all crimes in general are committed by these unfortunates. . Their uncontrolled passions lead to assaults, common or indecent, to incendiarism, to murder, to burglary, to banditry,-to the demoralization of "children of both sexes. Many of the epidemics of vice in schools" is.. due. .to ,a small group .of feeble-minded, girls - or boys "or both! Normal children, especially.boys,���'are by_ihem led into vice, and the evil rapidly- .spreads.-- Mischief- is -;thus .done.that,will curs'e these -youths" for. years"if not for life. '��� / .".-".- / "It is false economy riot to provide for the care,'' training or restraint of these deficients.- .-A large part-ot the enormous cost .of .administration of justice/ poiice courts, gaols, prisons, reformatories," etc., could be saved/if adequate provision were .made/ for their, segregation/.specialized, training and .prevention 6M.he.reproduetiori-of their kind;. ' A subsequent-article will ,howey.er.'deal with the remedy for this great social'evil. .""'/.' ���-'-/' How Does Tliis Strike Your pancy? u Favorably, I am sure. For Avho is the woman-that would pass this costume by without an exclamation of approval? ..She would be mighty hard to find. It is like a gorgeous orange, and white butterfly;"""'Heavy crepe is material of which it is fashioned. ' It-is a costume-that is ideal for tho broadwalk. ' . Grow Your Own Fuel An Interesting Mummy Author's Letters, Fetch Big; Price Unpublished Autograph Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson "-Sold, iri ;. , ��� , . London" ��� -"-.-'-" L. . -' / .��� Fifteen'.unpublished autograph..let-, ters of Robert Louis-Stevenson to his cousin,'11. .-A.'AI. Steven, 'have been sold/to-ah American/biiyer.for 33,500. The manuscript-_qf Stevenson's unpublished/, play, "Monmouth," ; consisting, of. 59 pages;; sold' for' $1,200.-7 . Accompanying a letter.written by-:the���famous author when he/was. 23. ''Trecognize/' it, says, "that-I shall never.be a great- man, /" I riiay /set .myself peacefully.' "on;Via '��� smaller - /journey, not ��� without hope of coming to - the. inn -before/nightfall." -- :7-/--J*.' A- letter written j_y .Stevenson .the day before he left. for... AmericaV to be married- -brought 5150.*, and,.an uhpubllshed.poem went- to an American collector .for'SG��.-'-.7.��� ���-" - Old.lnca Chief Being Exhibited i .. ,��� , New York ' .- ' ' Heated- .arguments "may be 'hcarcl; any - noon,.in - front-.of.-a. Fifth -Aye., N:T.,.window,;where.'.thc crowd stands three'deep and gazes ori .the gruesome mummy,pf an -old- chief���-once a Cacique of "thelricas���embalmed arid- rolled in.his poncho" arid turban years-before Pizarro's - raiders travelle'd;down the*Andes!*'./-���"���" ������* -���'-'��� .'-',- ' --"���-���-"'-_ ���>���������- - His face Is covered with-a. dull brown .yeil.-and his eybspckets'are marked ."with thin.- -gold, /plate's, so, shaped .that'archaeologists say;he is. weeping.-: -' On. his .head. Is a brilliant spread of'yellow,.'feathers', and-'an elaljbrate' ., turban /. woven .of peacock- blue and dull gold^s intricately wound about, his--skull.--. .V "".'..'��� '������-"������ Prairie Tree'Planting Is Declared to Be Profitable Evidence -that the farmers of tlie prairie provinces have a means of guardiag to some extent against fuel shortage by growing fuel on their own farms is supplied in a report received from the Dominion Forestry-Nursery- soil measuring a little more than one acre, 18 cords of fair firewood have been grown in eight years from Russian poplar cuttings. The plantation averaged a little over two cords per acre per annum, which valued at $S per cord would give a revenue of $16 per acre for every year the trees were loft growing. - . '."" Setting forth these facts the Canadian Forestry that lituch western, wheat land is not^ producing $16 per acre annually, and that by, liberal tree planting,, prairie fanhers-7 can. both . transform-their home conditions and increase farm profits. -' ."- . .. . ". - . Pursued by Photographers Camera' Fiends ' Prove a Nuisance to Princess Mary x Princess Mary is pursued by photographers more relentlessly than any other, person in.the public eye except Lloyd George. Cameramen, professional-and amateur, haye attended her every'movement since hei* marriage to at Indian Head, Sask. On a patch of ""Viscount Lascelles. She is assailed by them even when" she goes to church. \ At a..recent garden party the Princess -was so beset by the picture-takers that she" had to make known a specific request that desist. - they. Relief from Asthma. ��� Who can describe the complete relief from suffering wliich follows the use of Dr. -31 D. Association remarks! Kellogg's Asthma ^Remedy.? Who. j can express the feeling of joy tllat^. comes -when its soft and gentle iriflu-. ence relieves the tightened, choking air tubes? It has made . asthmatic affliction a thing of^the past for thousands. It never fails.. Good druggists* everywhere, have sold it for years.: -" ��� Its 'Quality. SeMs,-It.���The-fact tliat -���so"-"ma'ny-thousarids'of intelligent-;people "continue to. use Dr. Thomas' Ec- lectric70il speaks" voluriics for its healing -efficiency'. ., Ever -'"since y it;' was first'introduced .it has- grown -.steadily, in -public Javor, owing.;entirely' to. its manifold -usefulness iri-relieving-; and healing sickness. ;As.'a "specific for cuts, burns, scalds arid-.various irillam- matpi-y "pains ;its. record/is beyond reproach. /; ���'.- :-'. ' ' '-'���'��� ' ���' " 'AH .inothers can put away anxiety regarding their suffering children when .they have. Mother Graves'. Worm Exterminator, to give relief. " Its effects are sure and .lasting. Mourned Five Hundred Years Giant^vybrld Bank- Proposed A. plan for an international bank with-a capital of $3,40.0,00.0,000, which would revolutionize the methods of conducting international coirimercial. .transactions, was advanced, by Sena* tor Hitehcok...Nebraska;"*in a speech, before the mid-sumirier convention.of the National Retail Dry Goods Association at Grand Central Palace, New York, Under Senator Hitchcock's proposal, which startled his hearers, paper issued -by the projected bank would be substituted for gold as the basis of international credit- Tears of joy are quite as salty as tTSiose of woe. 7 , 7 .. Alberta . Population V ' . ; ' Statistics'show"~that the. urban -population- in the" province of Alberta has grown.in.twenty years from 18,553 to 222,90.4; an average increase of about 10,000"a.year./-' During the same period the .rural population has been 'increasing.'-at ah" average rate; of 15,500 a. year.- - --.'-���.-;'. ,7 /','. '��� "--' '-7 ':'~y . ; What if 7Naty re Struck .' , ���What a. jolly geod thing It"is that Nature does not; go.'-.. ori '* strikeV but goes.on working, all .the time./ Nice mess;we'should be.in if she did:7 But what-, an example the/dear kind old i lady .is.'TT-Kinjgst6ri.Standard. - 7 Minard's Liniment used-by Physicians Hawk Carried Spear Embedded in Body Bird' Travelled ' Two Thousand Miles. ���_"���'_'..'iAfter Being Wounded ���As a hawk was swooping-on the poultry. y'ard7of,a: farmer on the'.yaal Itlyer.:Africa the.farmer" shot and killed it. . -Then he' found - eiribcdded;'.in its, body/what-appeared to be an-arrow 2 ft:;6/in."-In length that, apparently-had been" carried by-the .bird for a7cpnslderable;.period7 \ "...7 -��� - -" --��� -:As the arrow w.is of a peculiar kind unknown, -in - the Transvaal, Inquiries were ..made, and .a .description ..given, arid it ..was found that the arrow was made, by' a. native tribe,, the Akaaibas, of TKenyaland, .2,000 miles" away from the.place.where the -hawk-was killed. . 7-Further'.inquiries showed that'the transfixing--.of-the hawk.' by ..a'" small spear, by an. Akamba.native, was well remembered: -- The..hawk had.caused muth .loss in a chicken -run, ari'd -was speared by a. concealed /native, but was rescued aridJCarried oil. by its mate, and evidently recovered from the wonnd. though .it'could not rid ..itself of the spear. -Montenegrins Change Garb on' Regain- V ing Freedom from.Turks . For more than 500 years the women of Montenegro . have'.been.- in mourning.':,-They have worn the solemn black -. clothes ��� and . / little. J'pork pie" caps/of a.'darb hue all*this tinie as/a token of their grief oyer the loss of Montenegro's independence to the .Turks-in 13.89." .But ..now/- the*/ are.united with the. Serbians they-are changing to less somber raiment;-..-../��� ./American, girls have had something to do with other changes in the style of * women's; dress. When they came, with the .American - Red' Gross' they, introduced smart short; skirts, - picture hats and. pointed toed, hi{_h.-heelcd. shoes. These have been, adopted by, some of the native 'wo. men. Any afternoon now one may see. on Cettinje's only boulevard women .attired in bright colored gowns and wearingAmerican. style hats and shoes. ��� .'���- - ���' -.- - -'��� ";.-'���-'��� '��� ''������' ���";.:- Wireless Underground Used as Means of Communication in British Coal Mine 7 Although wireless telegraphy has been used so largely on the surface arid"Iri"the~.air,"vei,y7little_7has~liitliei;-" to been done to utilize it as a means of '-'���', communication, .7" ..underground/ The possibilities in this direction are illustrated, in:'a very 'interesting :fas- hion by experiniettts recently, made in a Btltish coal mine. An/aerial was set' up in' an underground; region a, quarter''.of .a 7.mile distant-in every direction from the open. With qui to . a small .apparatus signals were heard. from a number _ of" liigh-power -.trahs"|. mitt/ting ''stations,; including'y the/large station near Berlin. .'* !iisatiab|.�� ' ���' 'Mother.-r-Don't ask-so iriany-qn��s- tions, Kate;. don't you know that curiosity once killed a cat? , ' . Kate.-���What did'the cat want know, mother?. to The nightingale's song may be heard at a distance of a mile on a calm night. ,/, -*��� W. -K. U. 1435 ���; ' ���������-7. Adding to One's Weight'. '; When building -large; grandsfands,'- such-as'those-at baseball,pa��ks, the' weight^of lhe crowd's excitement-,; in -addition to/the'a'ctual. weight.' ot - the' spectators, has to. be.taken into con. 'sideration.��'-Tih'e..reason for ..thlfr-is .that "- when; people, are excited, they. weigh' twice as much, as when sitting still. - A riian crouching adds- about 65 per cent, to his. weight in straightening himself up; and it. is ; possible, by rising . with a -Gentle Hint "Physical culture, father, is perfectly lov.eiy!" exclaimed ,,an enthusiastic young miss just home from, college. "Look! To develop the arms I grasp this rod iii^hoth' hands arid move ,it slowly from right to ?eft." " "Well, weli," replied dad admlr- igly, ''what won't science discover next? Why. If that rod had straw on the cither end you'd be "sweeping.-* ���American Legion Weekly. Two. auto tires make an excellent sling for lifting, barrels/ :Uses; "Cutter's? ,���; Serums ind V��ccine*ht:�� . doing hii b��t to conserve your ' interests. 25ycjt.�� concentration on: ont line" count (iX somethinjE.. -... 7 ��� ��� - The Cotter Laboratory ���-.-.- . f. , **Thl L.ltr.Hry ah.f Kn.iot jr#w0.' Berk"el��y .- ' (U.S.License)'" . 'California -- IFYOUR VETERINARIAN MONEY ORDERS 7 I'ay.your out of town accounts .by Dominion,"'lixpress Money , Orders.;" Five dollarj_ costs-three cent*. , - '". " BETING FOR SALE " Mew and.used JJeilinf. of every desqrlp-" tion shipped subject io approval. 6in. S-: ply new-U'ibber ' IJeHinp. high 7 errada quality, at 40c per ft.'.'-Alt others, at-lowest prices" in Canad.-i:���York Belling Co.;. 115 York St.'. Toronto, Ont. .. -.-.*. Tke -���" Home Coiafbrt* RANGE la bo** ' sold. to.'tho' iise'r direct, from -oar .; sedd'en jerk,'to/factor.-.-,.. , ��� ..��� .:' . '���"; -n'.- ��� <��� _ .. ,, - ,cn: ������ ���' ' , i*Choo��*iidi��"of-.t3>e��o .Ra-iECs-iB.-ise-OTer.. 20. raomentanly add over.150 ..per , cent, j^^anj.Etui good.Ksnges. ' JBeBairs for eTery Home Comfort Range msule ". since 1S84; quickly, suppllta.. Tbe Wrought Iron Eang9 Co bf Gansda, to one's weight. "���" Something tb Do A colored. pastor announced to his congregation "the following.subject:;. ���'Brethren and sisters. I'se gwlne to . preach a pqwahfnl sennon dis ���raawnin*,' I'se gwine;to define., the undeftnable. I'se g^ine. to erplain the ah explainable, aiii'I'se . gwine to unscrew* the nnscrutable/' Ask fsr .Minard's. and tak# as ofh#r. Limited 149 King St. VT. -SOEOSTO 7 America.** .���..-Plone��r .- "Doe- Rumediea . '." "BOOK-on .:������' BQQ DISEASES .. aiid. How to Feed- -Hailed Frie�� to ttut AddraiBS by the .- 7 Author ��������� ' H. "CLAT: GIJOVER .'.'' CO, INC.,' S3�� . ��*e-it ��th -3u. ".ifew .York, U.S.A." [ /' fFi"/X~Slii*"�� <&: J\ #. ��� 1,1 /" 5 THE LEDGE. GREENWOOD. B. 0. An All-Metal Aeroplane May MACHINERY TORONTO WORLD HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY TOLD Airships Made of Aluminum Supplant Earlier Types There was recently Completed in Great Britain the first aeroplane to be made wholly of metal. , The advantages of doing afway with wood and- other combustible material need not be emphasized; and the all-metal aeroplane gives promise- of supplanting airtbe earlier forms. A special" alloy; of aluminum is used in its construction, and the Government is at present engaged in making very elaborate tests ,01' the strength of every "part/* Special attention is being given to tire.risks of corrosion with the metal employed and investigations on this point are being ca/rie'd out in the Bepartment*- of* Scientific and Industrial Research. So much depends on this new type of a^roptaie that^al- thougli"the first flying tests^have been very satisfatcory' the Government prefers to regard the model as an experiment and to suspend judgment until a most exhaustive examination over a long period is completed. Partial estimates of the losses through recent forest fires in Italy have been calculated by the Ministry of Agriculture at $10,000,000. Fires are*continuing in the provinces. Fire of unknown origin totally destroyed the roundhouse and machine shops of the Eastern British Columbia Railway aj. Corbinj with an estimated loss of $70,000. " Arthur1 O'Brien President of the Gaelic League it London, who was arrested Aug. 2 by the'Free State authorities, has been released from the Maryborough Barracks. > Ten persons were .killed and fifty wounded during Polish aerial manoeuvres ""at" Putzig, when an aviator accidentally dropped a bomb ainong 800 spectators. Mt.' Sir Douglas, 11,17-1 feetL has. been conquered for tlie second time by eleven members of the Alpine Club.of Canada, who were in charge of Rudolph Aommer, the well-known Swiss guide. The Riga correspondent of the Times says it is reliably reported that serious Russo-French negotiations are developing in Berlin, Paris and Moscow, and that the appointment* of M. Tchitcherin as Soviet envoy in Paris is almost certain. - J. B. Craig and J. A. Richardson have been electcd'President and Vice- President respectively of the Winni- .. peg Grain Exchange. Dr. Robert Magill was re-elected secretary- treasurer. It is estimated that, in- the ''process of consolidating the Militia Depart* ' ment, the Air~Force and the Naval Service Department, Ottawa, Upwards of -1,000 employees have been deprived of their positions. Owing to the shortage of coal the Ford Motor Company's Highland Park plant at Detroit, has been equipped with oil burners. The change was made without loss of time to any of the 42,000 employees. Nearly one-third of the 230,000 war wldsws in Great Britain havc* re-married. The rate of re-marriage at one time was as high as 2,000 monthly, but recently the rate has decreased to something less than 1,000 a month. - Reports to the health section of tho League of Nations show that in" the Kharkov district of -Russia early this year people were dying at the" rate of 40,000 a month, or a mortality of 600 . In every-1,000. -Between March 1 and 20, 125,000 persons died of hunger.' *The ratification of-the Washington, treaties by all Hie Dominions of the British Empire has been completed.- .Necessary legislation, passed by the respective parliaments, has been endorsed by the King. , Copies are' being despatched to "Washington in exchange feV the ratification by the United States. Corns Between the Toes Painlessly Removed A real, sure, dependable remedy that has been lifting out corns [or tlie past fifty years will surely lift your's out. Putnam's Com Extractor is tlie old reliable corn remedy���it stands the test of. lime and never Jails, 25c everywhere. Testing Tractors Test Device that Gives Details Performances It is by no. means an easy matter for an agriculturist to choose the best type of tractor for his particular purpose. All the more important, therefore, is it that accurate details should be available ot test performances of each model. Comparative trials involve thc use of an instrument for recording the exact pull which the tractor exercise under different conditions. The first types, of instruments employed for this-purpose were of rather a laboratory character, and a British engineer was therefore led to design an appliance'which, while accurate, could readily withstand the rough conditions of tests in ploughing and other- operations. ���- The. instrument he has designed lias proved^en- tirely. successful and has been adopted by British and other'governments for testing haulage appliance of various kinds. It can be arranged "to give a record'on^a chart of the time occupied by any .particular test, in addition to ..the draw-bar pull at any moment; and it will record the depth of the furrow which is being ploughed. Miller's Worm Powders were devised to promptly relieve -children who suffer from the ravages of worms. It is a simple preparation .to destroy stomachic and intestinal worms without shock or injury to the most sensitive system.. They act tho'roughly and painlessly! and though in some cases they may cause vomiting, that is an indication of their powerful action and not of any nauseating property. v _ Substitutes for Liquor Alberta Puts Ban on the Sale of Tinctures Orders-in-couneil have been passed by the province of Alberta which place a ban on the retail sale of various tinctures which have found such ready sale during the days of the liquor act enforcement, except"'on a doctor's prescription. The ban follows certain evidence that extracts and tinctures were largely responsible for many of the cases of drunkenness-appearing in_police,courts. It "is ordered that, these products be not sold in any*portion of the province of Alberta as a free article. Different Set "Have you, called on neighbors yet?" "No; they're hardly our dear. They are the sort who never do anything they can't afford."-���Boston Transcript the new kind, my of people Soothes Irritable Thrdat, Relieves Bronchitis Quickly No Dru^s to Tak��,'No-Medicine "to Upset the Stomach, Just .Breathe "CatarrhOKone". .Count ten���a bad cold is relieved by Catarrhozone���wait one minute and you will feel its .soothing influence on a sore irritated" throat. No failure with "Catarrhozone"���it is effective because you can breathe a healing vapor to the very spot that needs help. The big thing to remember about'Catarrhozone is this; j-ou just breathe a healing piney vapor that is full of the purest balsams, that is rich in the greatest healing agents known to science. This -wonderful vapor dispel'* all soreness, kills alK^erms, gives nature a chance to completely destroy the disease. Colds and throat troubles can't last if the pure healins .vapor of Catarrhozone is breathed. Catarrh will disappear, bronchial attacks will cease, coughs and winter ills will become a thing of the past. Complete outfit lasts .. two months, price $1.00, smaller size 50c, sample size 25c, all dealers or the Calarrho- -jsone Co., Montreal. States Building New Dirigible Flights Across Poles and Around World Being "Planned Battleships have not been rendered obsolete by the building of bombing planes, but the ships must bc built differently Li the future, Rear-Admiral William A. Moffatt, chief of the .division of aeronautics of the United States navy, said in aa address at"the Pageant of Progress, Chicago. A trustworthy airplane in _the hands of a skillul pilot, lie declared, is safer than-an automobile. He asserted-that a dirigible is being built near Philadelphia that will be' larger than the one destroyed in England a few months ago. Trans-continental flights to the North and South P,oles and around the world are l*|ing planned, he said. N ^ ^ CATARRHAL DEAFNESS is greatly relieved by constitutional treatment. HALL'S CATARK1I MEDICINE Is a constitutional lemedy. Catarrhal Deafness. Is caused l>y an inflamed condition of tho mucous lining- of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is intlameU you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when It is entirely closed. Deafness is the result. Unless the inflammation can he reduced, your hearing may be ^destroyed forever. HALL'S CATARRH" MEDICINE acts through the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system, thus reducing tho inflammation and assisting Nature In residing normal conditions. _ Circulars free. All Diuggists. F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio. Afro-American Banks Sixty-Nine in Statos With Resources Of $12,000,000 There are sisty-nine negro banks in the-"United States, .with combined resources estimated at $12,000,000. Sixty-one are iu the south. There arp twenty-five negro insurance companies in the United States, with.assets aggregating $6,339,198.59. Twehty- qiie are in the south. Negro banks have enjoyed a longer existence than negro insurance companies. The first ban!, of, its kind was opened in SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 3 NEHEMIAH - . REBUILDS WALLS .OF JERUSALEM THE Having secured a leave of absence from the Persian court, and credentials from the king, Nehemiah journeyed to Jerusalem. After resting three day's without disclosing his purpose to anyone, he made a survey of the walls by night. Having thus ob_. tained first-hand inlormation he called the representatives of the Jews together and said; " Let us build the waHs of Jerusalem." He then made known the hand of providence* iu bringing him to Jerusalem with the authority to rebuild its walls. He thus showed great wisdom in' finding out for himself the real conditions and what, work would be required to restore the walls./flie one who is qualified to lead in a great undertaking is the one who has mastered the' situation and is thus able^to remove objections and show how the work can be done. I. Preparation for the Building ch. i!). The division of labor in tl|,is project shows Nehemiah's administrative ability. " A wise distribution of labor makes difficult tasks easy. , Note some outstanding features of this great work. 1. Stress Laid Upon jtiidifferenc* 3:5). -Jn administrative tasks it is just _ that unfaithfulness should be pointed out. Such action will be a warning to some^and an encouragement to others by showing the integrity of the director. *��� 2. Help Rendered -by thc Women (3:12)). .Perhaps Shallum had no sons to aid 'him. It is a fine thing for women to be able to take hold even in building a wall when there are no men to do it. ' God's work carefully notes ��uch extraordinary acts. 3. Stress-Laid-Upon Earnestness of Some '(-3:20). If one knows"that his faithfulness will be recognized he will earnestly pursue his tasks. , 4. Every One Built Over Against Hi's Own House (3:10, 23, 28). Man's chief concern is for Iiis family. No incentive to exertion is quite so strong as that ���which*concerns his own family.^ 5. Certain "Guilds of Men Undertook Certain Work (ch. 3:8, 31,32). Wise administration" sometimes calls for such alignment of efforts. Men of the same class and craft will usually work better together. II. Hindrances , Encountered (4:1-6: 14). " , - 1. Scoffing of Sanballot and Tobiah (4:1-6; cf. 2:1D-J20).* The opposera of God's servants usually begin by hurling at them shafts of ridicule. They called the Jews' but a feeble* folk and asserted that the tread of a prowling fox would break 'down their stone wall. , ; * *' 2. Conspiracy of a Sudden Atlack (4:7-9). -When the-enemy saw that 30.000 Claims Presented In G.W.V.A. Meets With Success Securing Adjustments The total number o'f claims presented for adjustment under the Clean Sweep Campaign conducted by the Dominion Command G.W.V.A., up to August 1st, was in excess of 30,000. The campaign now in its tenth month has been the means of securing for ex-service men, women and dependents, adjustments of war stjfvice gratuity, pay and allowances, pensions and' other monetary claims in excess KOf two -million dollars. Claims for hospitalization, medical attention, dis. charge certificates, medals, scrolls and plagues, civil service bonus, travelling expenses and dozens of other matters arising from war service have also been adjusted. It has been impossible to estimate the exact percentage of adjustments secured as ���several thousand of the cases1 are still pending. In previous months the average has been between 30 and 40 per cent. "There are few people who realize the large number of individual problems that-have arisen from war service since the signing of the Armistice," Dominion President R. 13. Maxwell of the G.W.V.A., sTated this week. "Including the 30,000 claims resulting from the Clean Sweep Campaign, the Dominion Command of this association has handled in excess of 100,000 individual cages since its lormation more than five years ago. A rather remarkable feature of this unique work is that the G.W.V.A. has given service regardless of whether the claimant was a member of the organization or not. As a result' nearly 50 per cent, of the adjustment work has been for non-members, including, of course, 'many dependents, as far as can be .estimated. The cost of the work has been borne entirely by-the association." the early, eighties. Twenty-five years ago insurance companies ^ owned and J ��� he work was actUally succeeding Ihej- _ _ changed from "ridicule to. an attempt operated by Afro-Americans were practically unknown. Virginia is known as the home of thc first negro bank. Keep Minard's Liniment in the house Encouraging Pig Clubs PurcBred Registered Berkshire Pigs Distributed Amongst School Children Seventy-two pure-bred registered Berkshire sow pigs were distributed at Brooks and Bassano to thirty-six boys and girls, members of the pig clubs at these points. The pigs cost $20 each-delivered,-and the~purchasr ers were financed by the local banks, which loaned approved member's $10 on their notes. These pigs will all be taken care of and fed by the members themselves, who will exhibit them at the school fair. In an English town, not long ago, a woman won a competition by lighting 103 candles with one ordinary wooden safety match. Taste the joy of living THERE is no greater joy than perfect' health���the heritage of those who obey the simple laws of Nature. Drugs are useful in case of sickness, but Nature strongly objects to their continued use by. normal, healthy persons. , , . Caffeine, the alkaloid in tea and" coffee, is a stow but powerful drug. In the hands of a doctor, it is useful and beneficial. But taken regularly, as a daily stimulant, it often upsets the nerves, causing serious organic troubles. Thousands have found health and satisfaction in Instant Postum-~the healthful, whole- some Cereal beverage made from roasted wheats It is fragrant "-delicious���satisfying ���and safe. Instant Postum ���FOR HEALTH f to throw the workmen into* a panic and thus hinder the work. When the enemy cannot succeed by scoffing then he resorts to intimidation. s 3. Conspiracy With the Jews (4:10- 23). They sought by means of the Jews from the outside to discourage their~brethren by showing- that the task was hopeless and that at any time they were subject to a sudden and secret attack. 4. Greed and Oppression of the Rulers (5:1-13). The Jews of that day like the profiteers In the recent World War, took advantage of the noor_and-oppressed them so that they "mortga'ged their land and sold their daughters into slavery. Nehemiah boldly'rebuked them for their crimes and-ordered a restoration to be made, exacting an ,oath of them that they would fulfil their promises. " . 5. Scheme to Take Nehemiah's Life (6:1-1-1). When Sanballat and Tobiah failed In every other way they sought by craft to get Nehemiah away that they miglit kill him. III. The Wall-Completed (G:15-7:l). So energeliealy did they pursue their tasks that 4n fifty-two days the wall was completed. When tho enemies heard, that in spite of��all their schemes the work was actually completed, they were cast down, for they perceived that the work was otvGod. ��, , Ready to Oblige . , "I want a" shave," said the determined-looking man as he climbed into a chair in the Coliseum Barber Shop. "I don'r w'ant a haircut nor a shampoo. Neither do I want any bay mm, witch hazel, hair tonic, hot towels, "or lace massage. I , don't want the manicure lady to hold my hand, nor the bootblack to fondle my feet. I just -want a plain shave, with no trimmings. Do you " understand that?'' "Yes, sir." said the barber. , "Will you ha\e some lather on your face, sir?"���New.York Evening J.Iaii. King Offers Prize For Flying Races Royal Aero Club Arranging Return Flight from Croydon to Glasgow \ There is to be a great air race for a cup presented by the King some time during the first fortnight in September. The race will occupy two days, one for the outward half of the course, and one for the return. It will start and finish at Croydon, and Glasgow will be its northernmost limit. Birmingham, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Man- chester^and Bristol are' among the cities that will be points on the route, and it is hoped that the civic authorities will do all that Is possible to facilitate the arrangements for the race, which will be in the * hands of the Royal Aero Club. Tlie plans for the race so far are not-advanced, but sr is already settled that it shall be flown under a. handicap, and that, in addition to the King's Cup, a trophy which many airmen have already declared ft^their keen ambition to win, there shall be certain subsidiary prizes. . In the provision of these the promoters of .the race have some expectation that the great industrial and commercial centres over which the racing aircraft will pass in the contest will lake some part. The need for the encouragement of aviation is acute, and the race will provide an opportunity for the public who are coming more and more to realize their dependence at a time of national emergency on our airmen, to express their appreciation of them: It is" intended that on% British airmen and machines shall compete, any type.of airplane will be eligible. Moon's Geography Weil Known Half of Surface Has Been Mapped by Astronomers . So carefully has the visible moon been mapped and" photographed that Sir Robert Ball, has said, "astronomers know the surface of the moon better than geographers know the Interior of Africa." Every spot on, the face of the moon which Is as large as an English parish has been mapped, and all the more "important objects have been named. This applies to only one-half of the moon's surface. Of the other we know nothing. The moon's surface is richly covered with markings, the "largest of "which -are great dark spaces which may be seen with the naked eye. > The shadows thrown by the mountains of the moon I are very dense and sharp because the moon has no air. By means of the shadows thrown the height of thc peaks on the moon have been measured. Some of the craters are riiore than 60 miles wide: some have .vails 10,000 feet high. Perpetual Motion Clock This Clock Runs 10 Years Before It Is Wound A demonstration of a clock which goes for 10 years .without winding was given at the office .of , the British Horo-Electric, Limited, in Kingsway. The clock, which is called the "Bulle," is worked by electricity, and requires no special installation. The controlling principle is electro-magnetism. The current is'drawn from a battery inclosed in a brass cylinder. The battery drives the pendulum, and the pendulum in turn acts as a motor and dynamo, and generates the required current. Just sufficient current is used to keep the battery alive. Even at the end of 10 years winding is unnecessary. If the battery is renewed after that time the clock will go on until the end of the world, or, at least, until the mechanism "busts." Have You Stomach Risings, Gas, Heart Burn, Sourness ? Tells of a Simply Remedy It's really wonderful the quick relief you get lrom ten or twenty drops of Nerviline taken in "sweetened water. For cramps and spasms, Nerviline is equally efficient. To safeguard yourself against these ailments, keep handy on the shelf a bottle of trusty old Nerviline. It will relieve the minor aches and pains of.the whole family. Good for internal or external use. 35c at all dealers. Exhibits From Brooks Superiority of District Shown by Requests for Exhibition Samples For many years the superiority of the Brooks district has been acknowledged by requests -to furnish exhibition samples of bundles of alfalfa, clover, vetches, peas, timothy, brbme gra'ss, western rye, grains and grass seeds, and contracts have again been let to many local farmers, both by the Dominion and Provincial Govern-' ments, for several carloads of exhibition bundles of agricultural products. These are to be distributed-throughout the United States and Europe. BABY'S GREAT DANGER DURING HOT WEATHER More little ones die during the hot weather than at any other time" of the year. Diarrhoea, dysentry, cholera infantum and stomach troubles come -..without warning, and when a medicine is not at hand to give promptly the short delay tqp frequently means that the child ha's passed beyond aid. -Baby's Own Tablets should always be kept in .the house where there are young children. An occasional dose of the Tablets |wlll prevent stomach and bowel troubles, or if the trouble comes suddenly the prompt use of the Tablets will relieve the baby. The Tablets rire sold by medicine dealers or by mall afr 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams- Medicine Co., Brockyille, Ont. , ��� -' Locomotive From Scrap Iron Mechanical Genius of Buenos Ayrea Completes Miniature Train Working "for eleven years, with a file as his only tool, a man in Buenos Ayres has made a miniature locomotive of scrap iron. The locomotive can be operated under its own power by the use of compressed air. The iron was not heated' in the 'making but was worked cold. A, small coal tender - and passenger coach were made at ihe same time and the whole thing Is a little more than six feet in length and weighs 170 pounds. More than 1,300 screws and 2,000 rivets were used in the work. The train is complete to the last tiny detaif and is built on the model of the equipment used on- the British railroads of that country.. For years I have never considered my slock of-household remedies complete unless a bottle of Minard's Liniment was included. For burns, lmu-.es. sprains, frostbites or 'chilblains it excells, and I , know of no better remedy for a severe ' cold in thc head, or that will g'.re more immediate-relief, than to inhale fiom the bottle through the nas-il organ. And as to my supply of veterinary remedies it Is essential, as 'it "has in very many instances proven its value. A recent experience in reclaiming what was supposed to be a lost section of a valuable cow's udder has again demonstrated its great worth and prompts me to recommend it in the highest terms to all who have a herd of cows, large or small. I think I am safe in saying among all the patent medicines there is none that covers as large a field of usefulness as doe's Minard's Liniment. A real trueism- good for man or beast. CHAS. K. ROBiilXS, 'Cheboffite Point. Discoveries Made at South Pole Crew ��f Quest Found Gigantic Forests Under the Sea There is a wonderful diamond mine in the Antarctic regions, . * This statement was made by members of the Shackleton-Rowctt Expedition. On a small Island near South Georgia, on the fringe of the gro** icefields which guard the South'Pole, soil was discovered which the Quest's mineralogist declared to be the type that carries diamonds. The_expedltiqn_also discovered-yellow quartz, and it is expected that an attempt will be made by a South African company to locate the.diamond mine. This is only one of the many, discoveries made by members of tlie expedition. . Gigantic 'forests were discovered under the sea, and vast new- fishing grounds were located. The Antarctic waters are swarming with edible fish, and present a new outlet for the fishing industry. In fact, the fish are so. plentiful that the expedition never needed to use bait of any description! Extensive soundings were taken, and the greatest depth .recorded was 2,700 fathoms. The Necessity of Sleep Keeping Awake for Ninety Hours 'Would be Dangerous . The longest period of complete and continuous insomnia authentically recorded terminated on the ninth day with the death" of the victim, after horrible suffering. v '"= Such cases are, however, extremely rare, and can only be'due to peculiar diseases. In the ordinary way even the strongest man could not be kept continuously. and completely awake -for more than ninety hours withouL great, danger to bis actual life, and even in this, period of time very remarkable changes would occur,, ' Some actual experiments have been undertaken by scientific observers, hallucinations, abnormal increase of weight, extraordinary decrease in strength, and almost complete loss of memory and concentration occurred. It is to be remembered that the above applied to complete and continuous insomnia, and that even a few . minutes', sleep would have refreshed the subjects. The ordinary person who says he hasn't slept for three nights is speaking loosely. After a" real insomnia for that length of time he wouldn't be able to sp^ak at all: The most obstinate corns fail to resist Holloway's Corn Remover. Trv 'it. A Valuable Gift Twelve mountain ���* sheep were recently piesented io the United States Bureau of Biological Survey by the Canadian National Parks Branch, to be liberated on the Montana yational Bison Range. The sheep were secured from the Rocky*" fountain Park, and arrived at their destination in excellent condition. - Their future will be watched with a great deal of interest by big game enthusiasts. it -"/ There's & Reason" - Canadian Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Windsor, Ontario Amethysts hare the reputation of calming aad soothing the nerves. Will Found in Ofd Ruins One of the earliest will-makers known to history was the great King Sennacherib. He lived* and reigned between 702 and 6S0 B.C.," aad in his wIH,""Vhieh was written upon a tablet of clay, and which was foimd in the ruins of the royal palace, be gives his sons "certain stores of precious things," at that time deposited in the temple of Xebo. The new Kiag ol Egypt has uiven $35,900 to the poor of Cairo. . Shipping Wheat Vfa.Vancouvsr According' to a prominent Vancouver grain dealer the movement of wheat through Vancouver will at least equal last year's total. He has Just returned from a business trip through Alberta and Manitoba. Chinese and Japanese inquiries have be- jconie active during the past't^n days I and the first shipments will be In lata J October er early Kovemfcsff. American Branch Factories in Canada The establishment of - American branch factories in Canada continues this year" to a greater extent than ever. Among the American industries to locate in Canada,vwilhln the past few months have been .a copper and brass concern at Toronto, cutlery manufacturers at Hamilton and Welland, electric bulbs at Oshawa, hosiery at Guelph, automobile parts at Sarnia and -Windsor, silk pills at Cowans- ville, auto tire plant at Hamilton, silk dyeing and finishing at Drummond- ville, and textile dyeing at St Johns. For a Practical Test The President.���You told your class that a family of four could live well on ��?1S a year. Are you sure of that? ; The Professor of Domestic Economy.���Absoltely.' Reliable statistics prove it. The President.���I'm glad to bear it because we are cutting your salary 40 per cent, for the coming year.��� New York Globe. It is held by scientists that a human being cannot live without a brain, which only goes to prove bow mistaken scientists can be occasionally. Amasis, In Egypt, made a census 50i> yean* before Ghrist. * The Question of Honor [ Eacls, viscounts, barons, baronets, knights of orders of old renown, knights -of-- mushroom��� orders that nobody remembers, dames and Victorian orders, and O.B.E.'s���tliey swarm till It begins to be a distinction to be plain Mr., like our greatest novelist, our most celebrated dramatist, and���barring the privy councillor's title���the. present aad the last prime minister. .There Is a petty snobbery about it all from which the dignijy of the state would bettor keep clear, and it Is not surprising that democratic Canada formally repudiated all further titles.���Manchester Guardian. YOUNG WOMEN WHO SUFFER Letter Points Way Towarcts Relief-���Lydia ��. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Mfnanf's Llnim*r.E - Lumtytrmsn'is Friend Toronto, Ontario.���"I suffered from, the time I was a school-girl until I itiisinMi iaiiTtiVFiTlha*^ *3ken your. ]{t[!||l!l^M||]j{ J medicine with pain IISuiHn^llls ltL m>"left side aBd with cramps, growing worse each year until I was all run down. I was so bad at times that I was unfit for work. I tried several doctors end patent medicines and was only relieved for a. ehort time. Somo of the doctors--wanted-to, nave aa operation but my father "objected. ���Finally I learned'throngli. my mother of'Lydia- EL Knkham's Vegetable Compound and bow thankful I am that 1 tried it I &nt relieved from pain, and cramps and. feel as if it has saved my life. You may ese my letter to lielp other wom��n as I am glad to it-commend tbe medicine^--- Mas. H. A. Goo03r*?*, 14- JKoekvale Ave.; Toronto, Ontario. Lyd&'E. Pin3rbaito',s Private Text- Book .upon "Ailasents Peaallir to Women" will be sent io yc�� free epos request. %V_ite to ^e L-ydis E. Pinldiata SJetficine Co., X��yna, Mass. ( Tbis book oostaisa *?��lnabla ialer. _ maiifln. i- 1= i W. 3S. U�� 1435 *^2t; ���ii 7 lI^U'ftg.'^H*Mf-tf> se 1MB THE LEDGE, GREENWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA. THE .LEDGE Is fa.oo a year ��trlctiy ia advance, or $3;50when not p*id for Hatt months or more have passed. T�� Crttt Britain and the United SUtee.Ja.50, always la advance. G. W. A. SMITi Lease* ADVERTISING RATES Delinquent Co-Owner Notices #35.00 Coal and Oil Notices 7.00 Eatray Notices 3.00 Cards of Thanks.. 1.00 Certificate of Improvement.. 12.50 -(Where more than one claim appears ix\ notice, $5.0* for each additional claim.) All other legal 'advertlaltif, 12 cents a line first insertion, and 8 cents a line for each subsequent insertion, oonparicl measurement. . Transcient display advertiftaf 50 cents an inch each Insertion. Business locals ia#c. a Use each insertion. Yield not too much temper. ���4 ��� ��� Kbbp the city ally* by being alive. Tub man who raises the dust does not accomplish as much as the man who settles it. Children are the nicest objects in the world.* Why are there not plenty of them in every household, and why are there not hosts of them in the country Bchools? But this ie not a nice subject to disease, altHough the press is discussing it. Neither is it a nice subject for the pulpit. It might do for a medical council or a health officers convention. But now that the whole world knows the Btory there is little need to discuss it at all. Picnic at Anaconda Discovebino an error Is the tame as finding oat a truth. A quart of berriee well sold better than two on the bush. is Do not slow up became the other man does ao. Pan him. "When one has experience it is usually too late to make uie of it. Most men diicuBi not bo much to learn as to display their learning. Common effort product* resultP, A little extra effort produce! success. ��� .77. -���.���;,���."��� The bigger a hog a hog can make of himself the more profitable hog he is. There are two ways corn. Tne polite way uaual way. of eating and the An ounce of pretention ia worse than a pound of nnaaauming self- confidence. Keif your face always towarda the sunshine, the shadows will fall behind you. What makes a community go ahead is the genuine co-operation of its inhabitants. ~ Wool gathering iii all right for sheep but bad for men. .Grow sheep but don't let wool gather in your mind. A very enjoyable time was had on Tuesday when 33 children and a number of.ladies held a picnic on the Boundary creek below the Keffer site. All kinds of games, races, swimming contests aud fun were indulged in to the amusement of all. The 10 years old boys race was won by Andrew Anderson and Frank Hopkius and John Campolieto tied for second place. Ten year old girls race was won by Leona Hopkins and Alice Hingley second. Dolly Granberg won first in the girls 14 year old and under and Lilly Intilla second. - An amusing race was a childs race 3 years and under. All the children coming in first. WomenB three-legged race, Mrs. Dick Roylance and Dolly Granberg first, Mrs. John Docksteader and Mrs. Geo. Boag second. The swimming and diving contests created considerable fun. Mrs. Maletta'5 won the first prize for swimming and Mrs. Boag second. . In the diving exhibition Mrs. A. Hopkins was awarded the first and Mrs. E. Roylance second. A.novelty competition was that of scarred of water. Mrs. Lund received first prize and Mae Keady second. Refreshments and ice cream were served and thanks is due Mrs. M. Anderson for making the ice cream; There was lets for the children and grown ups.and everybody had a real good time. Boy Scouts The Scouts and Cubs, about 22 in number had a glorious time at their camp last week, under the supervision of Dick Taylor. The impedimenta was conveyed by an advance party to the .camp Another PRICE Suggestion Doug] s DOUGHNUTS! There is nothing more wholesome and delightful than doughnuts or crullers rightly made. Their rich, golden color and appetizing aroma will create an appetite quicker than anything else in the world. Here are the famous Dr. Price doughnut and cruller recipes: (All measurements for all materials are level.) DOUGHNUTS 3 tablespoons shortening ;. cup sugar I egg fi cup milk 1 teaspoon nutmeg i{ teaspoon salt 3 cups (lour 4 teaspoons Dr. Price'* Baking Powder Cream shortening; add sugar and well-beaten egg; stir in milk; add nutmeg, salt, flour and baking powder which have been sifted together and enough additional flour to make dough stiff enough to roll: Roll out on floured board to about 14 inch thick; cut out. Fry in deep fat hot enoughto brown a piece of bread in 60 seconds. Drain on unglazed paper and sprinkle with powdered sugar. "* Made from Cream of Tartar, derived from grapes. Worka evenly and thoroughly, adding to tha healthful- natt and whole��oment���� of the food. MADE IN CANADA AFTERNOON TEA DOUGHNUTS SegK�� ��� 6 tablespoons sugar n teaspoon salt H teaspoon grated nutmeg 2 tablespoons shortening 6 tablespoons milk 2 cups flour ��� ;3 teaspoons Dr^Priee's . - Baking Powder - Beat eggs until very light; add sugar, salt, nutmeg and melted shortening; add milk, and flour and baking powder -which have been sifted together; mix well. Drop by teaspoons into deep hot fat and fry until brown. Drain well on unglazed paper and sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar. CRULLERS .��� . Q. 4 tablwpooni shortening X cup sugar 3 eggs 3 cups Hour 1 teaspoon cinnamon JS teaspoon salt ��� 3 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder M cup milk Cream shortening; add sugar gradually and beaten eggs; sift together flour, cinnamon, salt and baking powder; add one-half- and mix well; add milk and remainder of dry ingredients to make soft dough. Roll out on floured board'' to about ]4: inch thick and cut into strips about 4 inches long and }A- inch wide; roll in hands and twist each strip and bring ends together. Fry in deep hot fat. Drain and roll in powdered sugar. 7 Sendfor FREE Cook Book��� '*TahU& Kitchen"-149 Notre D^me East, Winnipeg. Can. Railway News SEMI-READY Tailored Clothes site by horse and rig on Saturday morning, the rest of the boys going by car on Monday morning kindly lent; by Wm. Walmsley, P. H. McCurrach, GL S. Walters and A. J. Morrison. As soon as the baggage* arrived the tents were erected, beds made and the Cubs and Scouts divided into two parties. The boys cooked their own meals and washed their dishes; Many.citizens went to the camp every night and generally brought something good for the boys to eat. .On Saturday the boys returned home having spent a delightful six days. Card of Thanks Communication Miss Ruth Axam wishes to thank the Cubs very kindly for the presentation of a beautiful Ever- sharp pencil on the eve of her departure for Victoria to enter the Normal School. Miss Axam wishes the Cubsevery euccesa and hopes to have the pleasure of again seeing them on her return to Greenwood. 'Dxar I/KnGK:���During the many years I have read The Ledge you have covered nearly every subject I can think of with the exception of "Why don't more farmers beautify'their home-surroundings and install modfVn conveniences?" When we visit" even in small towns we find our friends homes shaded by trees, beautified by vines and.flowers, and containing the blessings of running water, and.other equipment designed not only to lessen labor but also to shorten the time of doing it. They are no better off than 90 per cent of us, yet it is no secret that many womens' lives on the farm are a. round of drudgery,' unassisted by -the means .of -lightening- their work when'it costs so little to get them. I think it high time to begin a campaign not of greater production, but of improved conditions and beautification of the ordinary farm home. - Yours truly, ,r - A.-Mother. downstairs anoV gone; but in Ms hurry he placed his trousers on with the back to the front. Arriving at the .works just in time he was soon climbing the ladder with the first hod of bricks. Half way up he slipped and fell to the ground. Hie mates rushed to his rescue/. 7'"V:> '������ yy-. ',..'���" x ', "Are ypu hurt?7' said one. Pat opened "his eyes, and for a moment gazed wonderingly at his own legs. But I've had a "No, bedad! terrible twist!" A Terrible Twist Fat waa -employed aa a hod- carrier during the new building operations. One morning he happened to be late. Patting on his clothes in great baste he was soon limlfiiu^.fii^"llii^^ 1 m To^Holders of Five Year 51 per cent Canada's Victory Bonds Issued, in 1917 and Maturing 1st December, 1922. CONVERSION PROPOSALS THE MINISTER" OF FINANCE offers to holders of these bonds wKb desire to continue ��� their investment in Dominion of Canada securities* the privilege of *xehpnging the maturing bonds foi new- bonds bearing 5�� per cent interest,,payable half yearly, of either of the following classes:��� - (a) Five year- bonds, dated 1st November, 1922, to mature 1st November, 1927. (b) Ten year bonds, dated 1st November, - 1922, to. mature 1st November, 1932. While the maturing bonds'will carry interest to 1st December, 1922, the new bonds will commence to earn interest from 1st November, 1922, GIVING A BONUS OF A FULL MONTH'S INTEREST TO THOSE AVAILING THEMSELVES OF THE CONVERSION PRIVILEGE. Thit offerjs made to holders of the maturing'bonds and is not op��n to other investors. The bonds to be issued under this proposal wiil be substantially of the same character as those" which are maturing, except that the exemption from taxation does not apply to the new issue..- - Holders of the maturing bonds who wish to avail' themselves of this conversion privilege should take their bonds AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 30th, to a Branch of any Chartered Bank in Canada and receive in exchange an official receipt for the bonds surrendered, containing an undertaking to deliver the corresponding bonds of the new.issue. r - ' - Holders of maturing fully registered bonds, interest payable by cheque from Ottawa, will receive their December 1 interest cheque as usual. Holders ��f coupon bonds will detach and retain the, last unmatured coupon before surrendering the bond itself fer conversion purposes. The surrendered bonds will be forwarded by banks to the Minister of Finance at Ottawa, where they will be exchanged for bonds of tbe new issue, ih fully registered, or coupon registered or coupon bearer form carrying-interest payable 1st May and 1st November of each year of the, duration ofthe loan, the first interest payment accruing and payable 1st May, 1923. Bond's of, the new i^sue will - be sent to the banks for delivery immediately after the receipt ofthe surrendered bonds. - * The bonds of the maturing issue which are net converted under this proposal will be pajd off in cash on the 1st December, 1922. W. S. FIELDING, Minister of Finance^ Dated atOttawa, Sth August, 1922. . ASSAYER E. W. WIDDOWSON, Assayer and Chemist, "Box biio8, Nelson, H~. C" Charges:���Gold, Silver, Copper or Lead $i.2S each. Gold-Silver $1.75. Gold- Silver with Copper or Lead ��3.00. Silver-Lead $2.00. Silver-Lead-Zinc $3.00. Charges for other metals, etc., on application. Regina;���The Saskatchewan better farming: train brought its highly ' successful .tour to a conclusion, recently, and Mr. Williams, agricultural agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway- Company, expressed his belief that this train, the biggest .yet operated, with the""biggest attendance, also got bigger and .better re- sul'.. than any of its predecessors. "Many silos," said Professor Winters,-of the Animal Husbandry Department of- the College of-'Agriculture, who was on the train through the whole trip, "will be built as a result of the visit of -the better farming train." * ',.. Professor Potts, who. was lecturing ori dairying and who was in charge;df the dairy exhibit car, stat- - e?rtnat :in the southern and eastern parts of .the piovince there is a very, noticeable increase in "the interest taken in cow testing work, and one ;; result of the tour of the train, ha 'was convinced, will be that a very large number of dairymen will now adopt this, method and many others, formerly :doubters, are "now convinced of the value of this system. Lubrication, ignitjon and'carburetor troubles were the chief matters upon which farmers sought the_ assistance of Mr.' Josephsoh. in'ttie far-* mechanics car.and he believed that an unprecedented number of. power users benefitted by bringing thei problems for solution to the better farming train. . = Both the household science and the forestry sections were- very busy throughout the trip. In the field husbandry car Miss Bradford's bees attracted considerable attention. This lady has kept; bees for. many years near W.awota," "" and last year- her output" of honey ; reached well over 900 .pounds.. J..K.-Finlayson, who was-in charge : ofthe poultry' cai the greater part of the trip, states there seems to be .a good deal o'f^doubt regarding the. cotton fronted poultry house, some' . complaining .that-7 the- birds- "froae their combs. This, he said, was be- -.- cause the house was overcrowded, aiid. the .more..hens'.there;- are' the- more moisture conies from the condensing breath. A hen's temperature is 106,-and she can stand the ���'cold perfectly well, as long as the .��� air is dry. The cotton fronted poultry house, with insulated walls, and properly- ventilated, has been found absolutely satisfactory at the College ���!of'-Agriculture..-':--. ���*���.���������'���, The..total attendance for. the tou* was732',88i; and surpassed the former ' best- on record by 107. The difference between this year and last year would have been many mor? had it not been for the fact that he ivy ram spoiled the last 'day's atlendirc-o, when three meptin'*:? wp-e -c'-idu'ed* The average cbily attonr!"i ce ..\vas 1061, and the total attendance wn3 comprised of 9.275 m-i: 0 332 wo- 13,971 boys and girls; and Men's Suits and Overcoats Fall and Winter Suits and_0_ver- coats sairlples (Just arrived.) 1 - V - > - Now on view at ��� T. THOMAS Tailor and Cleaner Greenwood, men; 8_80B. babies. *i - The Ledge can supply your every need in the printing line and at prices consistent with first-class work. "~ The Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. of Canada, Limited .. Office, Smelting and Refining Department TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA SMELTERS AND REFINERS Purchasers of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc Ores Producers ol Gold, Silver, Copper, Pig Lead and"Zinc ������ "TADANAC" BRAND PALACE AUTO LIVERY AND STAGE W. H. DOCKSTEADER. PROP. . ' ���Auto Stage twice dally to Midway meeting~Spokane, Grand .Forks and Nelson train, leaving Greenwood at 8 a.m. .. For Oroville, Wenatchee and Princeton leaves Greenwood; 3 p.m. Fare $1.50 Each Way. Hand Baggage Free. Trunks Carried. - Express and Heavy Drayinsr. ��� Auto's for hire Day or Night , We carry Tires, Oils.. Greases. Hay and Grain Office Phone 13. - Residence Phone 3 L a_a��aftiffli&M_tj_^ Synopsis of Land Act Amendments Minimum price of first-class land reduced to 35 an acre; second-class to S2.50 an acre. Pre-emption now confined to sur- , veyed lands only. Records will be granted" covering only laud ^suitable for agricultural purposes . and which is non-timber land. ��� . . Partnership pre-emptions abolished but7parttes of uot more than four may arrange for adjacent pre-emptions with joint residences, but each making necessary improvements on respective claims. Pre-emptors must occupy claims for, five' years and must make improvements to value of $10 per acre, including-clearing and cultivation of at least 5 acres, before receiving Crown Grant. Where pre-emptor in occupation not less than S-'years, and-has made proportionate improvements, he nfay. be- r cause of, ill-health,-or' other cause,- be granted intermediate certificate of .improvement and/transfer his claim." -.'7Records witjiout permanent residence may %be issued, 'provided ' applicant makes improvement to extent of $300 per annum and records* same ,each . year. Failure to make improvements or record same will 'operate a,s forfeiture. -Title cannot be obtained in less than 5 years, and improvements of $10.00 per acre, including 5 acres cleared and cultivated, and residence of at. least 2-years are required. 7 Pre-emptors holding_ Crown Grant may record another pre-emption, if he requires land in conjunction with his farm, without actual occupation, provided statutory- improvements made and residence maintained on Crown granted land. > Unsurveyed areas not exceeding 20 acres,'may be leased as homesites; title to be obtained after fulfilling residential and improvement conditions. For grazing and industrial purposes areas exceeding,- 640 acres may be leased by one person or company. -Mill, factory or-industrial sites on timber land not exceeding 40 * acres may be purchased; conditions include- payment of stum page. Natural .hay meadows inaccessible"- by existing roads may be purchased conditional ttj>on construction of a road to them. Rebate of one'-half of cost of road, not exceedtng'half of purchase price,-is made. PaE-EMPTORS\ FREELGRANTS" ACT - The scope of this Act is enlarged to include all persons joining and serving with His Majesty's Forces. ��� The time in wliich the heirs-or devisees of a deceased pre-emptor may apply for title under this act is extended from one year from the death of such person, as formerly, until one year after the conclusion of the present war. This privilege is made retroactive. No fees relating to pre-emptions a're due or payable by soYdsers on pre-emptions recorded after June 26, 1918. Taxes are remitted for five years. Provisions for return of moneys accrued, due and been paid since August 4; 1914, on account of payments, fees or taxes on soldiers' pre-emptions. Interest on agreements to purchase town or city lots held by members of Allied Forces, or dependents, acquired direct or indirect, remitted from enlistment to March 31st, 1920. SUB-PURCHASERS OF CROWN LAND Provision made for insurance of Crown Grants to sub-purchasers of Crown kands, acquiring rights from purchasers who failed to complete purchase, involving forfeiture, on fulfillment of conditions of purchase, interest and taxes. Where sub-purchasers do uot claim whole of original parcel, purchase price due and taxes may be distributed proportionately over whole area. Applications- must be made by May 1, 1920. ' GRAZING. Grazing Act, 1919, for systematic development of livestock industry provides for grazing districts and range administration under Commissioner. Annual grazing permits issued based on numbers ranged; priority for established owners. Stock ownera may form Associations for range management. Free, or partially free, permits for settlers, campers or travellers up to ten head. - Jtf BRITISH COLUMBIA the Mineral Province of Western Canada Has produced Minerals valued as follows: Placer Gold, $76,177,403; Lode Gold, $105,557,977; Silver, $55,259,485; Lead $48,330,575; Copper, 8166,393,488; Zinc, 821,884,531; Coal and Ooke, $225,409,505; Building Stone, Brick, Cement, 834,072,016; Miscellaneous Minerals, 81,210,639; making ifea Mineral , Prod action to the end of 1921 show - - . ��� An Aggregate Value of $734,259,619 Production for the -Year Ending December, 1921, $28,066,641 1 ' ' ' ;. **" - The ..Mining Laws' of this-Province are more liberal, and the fees lower, than those of any other Province in the Dominion, or any Colony in the British Empire. . -8 , ' ~ ' .. Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal fees. Absolute Titles are obtained by developing such properties, the security of which is guaranteed by Crown Grants. " ' - Fall information, together with Mining Reports and Maps, may be obtained gratia by addressing��� ��� ��� THE HON. TBE MINISTER OF MINES YICTQBfc British Columbia.
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