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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 / ~-?x?^~t''~''"i'Hy^ > * '*/. *7 l^. '** THE DGE /~~ /THE OLDEST MINING CAMP NEWSPAPER IN BRITISH COLUMBIA Vol. XXIV. GREENWOOD, B. C, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1918. No. 46 Make Home Attractive BY FILLING IT WITH OUR Substantial Furniture, Artistic Pictures, Soft Carpets, and Elegant Crockery Plenty of Oils, flatware and Tinware In stock MAIL ORDERS solicited from all points of the Compass ' T. M. GULLEY & CO. New location���Russell-Law Caulfield Building PHONE 28 X GREENWOOD, B. C. Insurance Life, Fire," Health and Accident Real Estate, Ranches and Mining Brokers AUCTIONEERS SMITH A KING GREENWOOD. B. C. \. / ���J ��� - r M��Mf MACLEOD FLOURING MILLS CELEBRATED PRODUCTS One Quality Only- THE BEST SCRATCH FEED WITH SHELL AND BONE MIXED DR. RUSK'S CELEBRATED CHICK FEED SOLE AGENT FOR GREENWOOD AND DISTRICT Wm r ADTUI1DQ greenwood city bakery tt ill��� w Anmunj, FLOUR and feed store ttt ir Windsor Hotel Greenwood, B.C The Windsor Hotel is one of the oldest and most comfortable hotels in the red metal metropolis. It is located in the heart of the.city, and convenient to. all business houses, Heated with steam and electricity, Fine sample rooms. Many of the bedrooms'contain electric heaters, The bar is replete with modern beverages. Hot coffee, sandwiches, and light lunches always ready. Touch the wire if yo.u want rooms reserved. &��4G��G��&��4<&G��< ^��^&4^X��^S��^��<SS��^��^��^S��4&^��^��4, P. BURNS & CO. Dealers in Fresh and Salt Meats, Fish $ and Poultry. Shops in nearly all the �� towns of the Boundary aud Kootenay. \' COPPER STREET, GREENWOOD, B.C. jj The Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. of Canada, Limited Offices, Smelling and Refining Department TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA SMELTERS AND REFINERS Purchasers of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc Ores TADANAC BRAND PIG LEAD, BLUESTONE, COPPER AND SPELTER FOR THE SPRING TIME RAINER'S SPECIAL A cooling Non-Akoliolic Beverage VAN LOO When You Want a Real Good Smo1 e Ask for a Van Loo Broker Fresh shipment of Bars. Marsh mallows and Gum just in AT Phone 45 MUIR'S CIGAR STORE THE KOOTENAY GRANATE & MONUMENTAL CO., LTD. General Stone Contracting and Monumental Work Entirely in new hands and under new management We specialize in Monuments and guarantee satisfaction Douglas M. Ritchie, Manager Office and Show Rooms 507 Front St P..O-BOX 875 NELSON. BC RMcKEE GREENWOOD COAL AND WOOD AGENT FOR LETHBRIDGE COAL oocooooooooooooooooooooooo T. THOMAS CLOTHES CLEANED PRESSED AND REPAIRED TAILOR - GREENWOOD 00��^H3<M>0000000000000000006 ASSAYER E. W. WIDDOWSON, Assayer and Chemist, Box B1108, Nelson, B. C. Charges:���Gold, Silver, Lead or Copper $1 each. Gold-Silver, (single assay) $1.00. Goid-Silver (duplicate assay) fi.50. Silver-Lead #1.50. Silver-Leacl- Zinc $3.00. Charges for oth��r metals etc on application. - THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE SR EDMUND WALKER. "" C.V.O.. LL.D.. D.C.L. President' SIR JOHN AIRD. General Manager H. V. F. JONES, AmY Gen'L Manager CAPITALPAIDUP.JIS.OOO.OOOTRESERVEFUND. . $13,500,000 MINING BUSINESS Every effort is made to provide the banking service required by miners. A current account facilitates the handling of business receipts and payments H. C, LUCAS, Manager Christian Science service will be held in the MELLOR BLOCK on Sunday at ri a. in. All welcome. Every Wednesday at 8 p. in., testimonial meetings will be held 111 the same block. Sunday School every Sunday morning. MATTHEWS BROS. GRAIVD FORKS Agents for Chevrolet, Dodge, Hudson, Chalmers, Cadillac cars, aud Republic truck motors Garage in connection. LAND REGISTRY ACT . (Section 24) IN THE MATTER of an application for duplicate certificate ot title No. 12917a issued to Euiily W<x>(lcoi<srinf! Lots 17 ami IS. Block 17, Miip 21, City of Greenwood.' NOTICE is hereby circa that it is ray Intention at the expiration of one month from the date of llr-t publication hereof to issue a duplii Hte certificate of title covering the above laml�� in the name of Emily Wood unless in the meantime I shall receive valid objection thereto in writinir. - Dated at the Land Registry Office, Kam- 100(14, 11. C, the 17th, day of May, A. D.,"19lS. C. H. DUNBAR, District Registrar. ��S Ivy* The Knob Hill Hotel PHOENIX. One of the largest hotels in the city. Beautiful location, fine rooms and tasty meals. A. O. JOHNSON - PROP. All Free Miner's certificates expire on the 31st of May. . "STORE OF QUALITY" SEE MY STOCK OF New Summer Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Etc. The best Groceries in the country AT J. G. McMYNN MIDWAY -' - B. C. Spring Suits At the Right Prices See Our Samples W. Elson'S Co Greenwood British Columbia has been here a long time so has the B, C. Cigar, Absolutely Guaranteed, Clear Havana Filled, The Cigar that never varys. * $ $ Have you tried one lately? WILBERG&WOLTZ b: c. cigar factory new westminster, b c "Horses and Harness for sale. 7 wo teams, weights approximately 3,000 lbs and 2,100 lbs respectively. For description, and prices write the Graiiby Con.' M. S. & P. Co., Phoenix, B. C." Male Help Wanted "Wanted, capable experienced machine miners, for stope and drift work. Waugh machines, for northern gold mines, up coast, in British Columbia. Steady employment for competent men, No labor troubles. $4.75 per 8 hours, less board $1 day, good accomoad- tions, well equipped drying house, shower baths, etc, Transportation advanced from Vancouyer to the mine, apply immediately, bring blankets, George Sells, Canadian Pacific Employment agency, 180 Powell Street, Vancouver, B.C. B. C. Mines The Granby in Phoenix is using auto trucks in place of horses. The Knob Hill is again hoisting ore afe Republic. The Granby is building coal bins at Anyox, with a capacity of 12000 tons. It is just 22 years, since Paddy George located the famous Molly Gibson mine, in/the Slocan. J. D. Graham is working the D A, near the Gold Bug, Greenwood camp. Hh will probably do some work on the Sudbury this summer. J. J. Malone of Nelson has many business interests in Princeton, in addition to his mining claims on Copper Mountain. He is also an old-timer in the Similkameen, having mined at Granite Creek in 1885 in company with Al Tregillus. F. F. Ketchum was in town on Saturdav. He reports mining active around Beaverdell, work being done at about ten properties. Bob Pntchard is still in a hospital at New Westminster. Since he was wounded in France, over a year ago Bob has done time in 18 hospitals. E. L. Steeves is shipping logs to Cascade. The drive was at Midway this week with 20 men as a crew. The river drivers are paid $5 a day. J. A. Fraser, tbe new chief constable for the Boundary, came from Vernon in his car to Greenwood on Monday, and has assumed command of the police in this district. ,f^S^^SJ*^i55^^55?5^5^5^5_^S> 11' 411 Around Home *&G5��&��&��G5��4S��&��&��*3 John McKellar is spending a week in Spokane. Several inches of snow fell in Princeton, May 24. Wes Connel is helping to-build ships in Vancouver. There was a dance at the Emma mine this week. Jerome McDonell now uses a motor truck to deliver milk. Sfeel Fishing Rods from $2.00 to 88 SO. Coles Book Store. Mtss Helen Thomet of Midway, is visiting friends iu Seattle. Mildred Cruse of Boundary Falls is ill, and in the hospital. For Sale.���Cheap, 8'cows and calves. Apply at Ledge office. Orders were received last week, .to pump out the Carmi mine, at Carmi. Mrs. F. K. McMann of Merritt is visiting her old home in Nova Scotia. Miss Elizabeth Willcox is in the hospital, suffering from eye trouble. > Born.���In Anaconda, May 24, to Mr. and Mrs. Eli Alexander, a daughter. Mr. J. H. Willcox, and daughters will move to Victoria in a few days. Hugh McGillvray has gone to Beaverdell, to prospect for a silver bonanza. The Granby has secured a working bond on the Velvet mine at Rossland. Orders taken for Flower and Vegetable plants, Shrubs, etc. G. A. Rendell. Good advertising has saved many a town and district from an early death. Henry Lockhart of Westbridge, was made a citizen at the county court last week. For-tSale.���A hardware store in a live town, address The Ledge, Greenwood. A large number of people from Greenwood, attended the dance at Rock Creek on the 24th. D. R. McElmon, ��� Greenwood. Watchmaker and Jeweler, Spectacles and pipes repaired. Another lot of prints in and some of the best patterns we have ever had. G. A. Rendell. A compressor and other machinery, is being taken to the Maple Leaf mine in Franklin camp. The presentation watch for Pte. E. Nicholson has arrived and is on view at Goodeve's Drug store. . Wanted.���At once, a capable girl for general house work. Apply to Mrs. J. V, Mills, Greenwood. It is reported that the Granby will buy the store of Morrin, Thompson & Co. in Phoenix next August. The Young People's Club will give a Dance in the Masonic Hall on Friday evening for patriotic purposes. I. H. Hallett has been appointed a member of the exemption tribunal, in place of W. R. Dewdney. Frank Hopkins, aged five years, badly cut two fingers of his right hand on Monday with a lawn mower. Edgar McLaren of Deadwood, aged nine years, was operated on last Monday by Dr. Wood for appendicitis. Scott McRae is pushing work on the Enterprise in Big Copper camp, and will be shipping ore in a few weeks. After a residence of four years at Los Angeles, Rod McCutcheon, wife and child, returned to Greenwood last week. The Ledge is $2.50 a year. When paid in advance it is $2. It is just as well for subscribers to remember this. Fishing tackle that's fit for fishing. Rods, reels, lines, flies, baskets, wading pants, etc., etc. Coles Book Store. Prof. S. L- Taube, eyesight specialist, will be at Goodeve's Drug Store, Greenwood, Friday afternoon. May 31. In Victoria, Samuel McOrmond was fined $10, for assaulting Sam Daw, because the latter would not pay an. account. For Sale.���In a live town an undertaking business with morgue and other buildings. Apply at The Ledge office. Hugh McKee, and his son Daniel went to the coast, Monday. Dan is in the 19 year old class, and will join the army. Flood's moving picture theatre opens this (Wednesday) evening. There will be a dance after the show. All proceeds go to the Red Cross. Shell Hole Horror Pte. J. Taylor won the meda1 for distinguished service. Thos* armchair experts and others who kick because they cannot get beef every day, etc. might read the following experience told by Taylor in a London hospital. "It was during one of onr attacks upon the Hindenburg line," he said. ,fWe had gone over the top, two companies of us. We were met by a terrific enemy fire and the fellows were dropping like niue-pins. I was knocked out. It must have been a couple of days before I recovered consciousness. I found myself in a shellhole with another man who was wounded but could move freely. During the days and part of the nights the bombardment kept up. Shells fell all around, but none happened to drop in onr shell hole. At night Peters crept and foraged among the dead for scraps of beef, iron rations and their waterbottles, After two or three days it rained. We collected water in our caps. "That sort of existence lasted for over five weeks. I was getting weaker and weaker. One night Peters crawled out and did not come back. That left me without aid. Next night a party of Germans came into my shellhole. Ope lifted my leg, luckily for me not the broken one, or I'd have yelled ���bat they thought I was dead. I was covered with mud and looked like the other bodies covering the ground. During the next fortnight I managed to live on the reserve beef Peters had collected. Then, feeling that nothing worse could happen, I resolved to try and get into our lines. It was an inky night. First I crawled by mistake right into a German line. They didn't hear me, so I turned back and inched along for an hour. Then I got into some barbed wire. I was a 'mass of cuis, blood and rags before I got through. Just then a Verey light shot up. I saw a man peering over a trench. He was about to shoot when I shouted. Three of them came out and dragged me into our own trenches." Before the war Taylor was a factory hand. He is recovering rapidly and looking forward to his return to the' trenches. It is reported that the K. V. Ry. has bought the cement plant buildings at East Princeton, and will install macnine shops there. Pte. Joe Lamping and his brother S. J., have returned to the.ir old home at Kemptville, Ont. from the battle front in France. They were given valuable presents, and an address at a right royal reception given in their honor, by the citizens of Kemptville. Joe enlisted at Rock Creek, and has spent years in the blood-stained trenches of chivalrous France. D. J. Matheson will resign as postmaster at Phoenix, and move to Princeton, where he has rented a building, in which he will conduct an insurance and general brokerage business. He has always been one of the live wires in Phoenix, and he is liable to be the first mayor of Princeton, when that strategetically commercial point rises to a more dignified position and becomes a city. Several night attacks have recently been made, -by roving bands of horses and cattle, upon tbe postoffice lawns. In due time they will destroy the green surroundings of this beautiful local building, unless they are interned by a vigilance committee. The cows also occasionally raid the back yard ranch of The Ledge office, eating up the pi and foliage without any regard for the feelings of the editor. The rudeness of the bovine race is appalling. Just after midnight last Thursday, an Italian miner iu Phoenix, while going home from his work had a narrow escape from death. He was fired at three times by an assailant who used a small rifle. None of the shots did any damage. About three hours later a barn and cow stable, in Anaconda belonging to Sam Bombini were burned down. As tbe buildings were some distance apart it is quite evident that they were set afire. In addition to the buildings, several tons of hay, and a valuable team of horses were destroyed. It is thought that both acts were committed by the same man. . Western Float An ounce of platinum is worth 8405. New York saloons must not.sell liquor to soldiers. Ships will soon be running from Japan to Prince Rupert. The commercial forest area of B.C. is 65.000,000 acres. The *ity of Kelowna has condemned the punch board. It takes four hours for an auto to rnn from Trail to Nelson. ' This month another advance in the price of paper has been made. Tommy Burns, the pugilist, is going to France to take a shot at Huns. Mrs. Grace Church, a pioneer of the Klondike, died in Dawson last month. Owen Norris died in Kamloops this month. He was a Civil War veteran. In Vancouver, Chinks have been prohibited from washing clothes tin Sundays. ThiB month papers printed iu Gprman were Btill being sold in Vancouver. In France last year, 1900 miles of railway were built behind the British lines. ' Many land seekers from the States, are buying ranches in the Similkameen. There are 742 telephones in Nelson, 9,400 in Victoria, and 27,665 in Vancouver. This year one greenhouse in Kelowna, has raised over a million tomato plants. The annual growth of timber in B. C, is equal to six billion feet board measure. There are 15,724 communicant members of the Presbyterian church in B. C. At New Westminster, Ah Hing waB given three months for running an opium den. Seven, permits have recently been given Hindu women who wiBh to join their husbands in B. C. Last year B. C. Mills shipped more than $5,000,000 worth of shingles to the United States. Volcanic Brown of Grand Forks has gone into the mountains, and may not return until November. Beginning on June 1, the banks in Canada will open at 9.30 and close at 2,30. On Saturdays at 12. Cattle are plentiful now in Canada, and the price of beef should soon come downstairs a step or two. Through fear of having to enlist, a French-Canadian at Frank went crazy and cut bis throat to a fatal finish. In Canada, telephone messages can be sent to and from trains, running as fast as 60 miles an hour. For about the first time in its history Kaslo did not celebrate May 24 this year. The Kaiser is to blame. It is a criminal offense in California for employers to take tips- from employees. The public wish it was the same with all tipping. James F. Walsh will be hung in Nelson on July 29, for murdering Bill Hall in a log camp, about 30 miles from Bull River last winter. Bill Tuttle expects to spend the summer in Fernie. He was once mayor of the city of calamity, and ran a booze emporium in the early days. During April. B. C. imported 1,723 tons of potatoes. During the same month about 5000 fruit trees were imported, including five fig trees. Some women are now knitting two socks at the same time with one set of needles. The idea camo from Australia. Bob Yuill is one of the noted pioneers of Kootenay. Bob also rode a mule through California in 1872, afterwards driving a truck in Sacremento for three years. The Sanitarium at Trauquillw will be enlarged at a cost of S175,- 000. A hospital for treating returned soldiers suffering from T B will be erected at Kamloops. At the wharves, in San Diego,. California, the fishermen receive an average of a little over five cents a pound for halibut and all other fish. Most of the fi?h are canght in Mexican waters. What has become of that bunch of C^ur d' Aleners, who used to line up at the wharf in Kaslo every time a steamer came in, 25 years ago, for the purpose of joshing all the tenderfeet who landed in the camp? Tbis spring more than 50 autos bave been sold in Penticton. The world is auto crazy. A few can use autos to advantage, but the majority would do themselves more good by ^walking, and at less danger and expense. is:** r xm 3H8 JJEEKHSk QmWWQQSk &J�� yr-ixxxyiy- ' '/'.:' %&Shr��'x: . ^*\* ARTICLES WANTED FOR CASH 014 Juttllcrri Piatt i BlWtn Curio* I Mlalaturti: Plcturait NwdUworki Lacat OM Chlnai Cut OUiti Oniaiaui Watche��! Rlatu TaWa War*. Writ* er aaad fay Kxpraii, ��a B. K. ft T. JENKINS. XJmlui AatlQBa Qallarin ft 11UI 10 Colltga fltrttt, TarantQ. Oat *-- ��� ��� ��� ��� ���tart & Club in your town, where the young people can father. Wo build ���mall table* (or homes, and larger ones for public rooms. Equipment free. Write us at oncj {or full particular*. SAMUEL MAY ft CO. 102-104 Adelaide St. W.. Teronta COOK'S COTTON ROOT COMPOUND A taft, icHsilt nfulmVaa rmJl. dm. Sold in three degrees of ���trenrth. No. 1.41: No. 2. $3: No. 3, %$ per box. Sold by all druggists, or sent prepaid in plaiu package on receipt of price. Free pamphlet Address TIV�� COOK MEDICINE CO Tonnle, Onl, iFttwtrlu WinJfr.Y THERAPION feteWS ���real succms, cuaaacimoaio ��a*aaxs*, lost viaoa * viu. ueNir, slaoobh, sii>**i_V blood roaoZ iriLBs. *i��aa *���. Dmjoourt�� nik li. ��oar 4 era ouoaa* co. M. human it. new vorio. iyw/��sana |����awD^awiT*sTitaM)roa��o�� ,��"��� J2S THERAPION sua** ELTU? �����*���� ��*aaan woa�� 'tauutfioir it m MR.Mvi.naHr urau to au. aiaoiMsracgnS Larger Implements Three Considerations of Paramount Importance Today Larger implements, with three, four or six horses, handled by one teamster, must be adopted. Plowing should be speeded up by using two-furrow plows with three or four horses. Such plows, properly handled, will do most satisfactory work. Tlie tractor plow might also find a berth on many farms. The disc harrow is an excellent implement. Single discs with two horses are commonly used, but double discs, requiring from three to six horses and only one man, make a better seed bed in less time. The three-horse disc drill type of seeder is exceedingly efficient and most economical. It saves time, lowers cost and speeds up the seeding, three considerations of paramount importance today. Attacked by Asthma. Tlie first fearful sensation is of suffocation, which hour by hour becomes more desperate and hopeless. To such a case the relief afforded by Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy seems nothing less than miraculous. Its help is quickly apparent and soon tho dreadful attack is mastered. Tho asthmatic who has found out thc dependability of this sterling remedy will never be without it. It is sold everywhere. Obeying Orders As the football crowd was pushing and struggling to get out at ..the game's end a small boy bored his way to thc fence and began to climb oyer it. "Hi, there, kid," yelled a policeman, "none o' that! Get out thc way you came in!" By this time the youngster had reached tltc top of the fence. ?'Ain't I doin' it?" he said, as he vanished on thc other side.���Milestones. The Drowning of the Huns Submarine Crews Frequently Meet the Fate That Is Intended for Their Victims Amid lhe Arctic ice was recently found the telephone buoy of a U- boat who had missed her prey, and, j; coming too close, herself became thc victim. The buoy is only let go as a last resource, when a submarine is sunk and is unable to rise. It lias a water-light telephone upon it, connected with the hull of the sunken submarine, and by which communication can bc established from thc surface with the imprisoned occupants. It bears a large brass plate upon which is inscribed the legend in German: "Undersea boat is sunk Jiere. Bo not touch, but telegraph at once to tlie commandant of thc U-boats base at Kiel." Another submarine was equally unfortunate, though in a different way. Thc submarine successfully torpedoed her victim, a munition ship, whose crew at once took to thc boats. In the words of the German communication, "Our humane U- boat then rose to the surface to see what assistance she could render," and, little guessing at the dangerous nature of the vessel's cargo, the vessel blew up and thc submarine was so damaged that she sank, leaving her crew struggling in the water with their pistols in tlicir mouths. They implored to bc taken into the boats, but were left to their fate by the inhuman Englishmen, fit compatriots of the Baralong! It takes a I'russiaii-Gcniian to bc really humane, especially when he implores mercy with a pistol in his mouth. The true facts of the case arc that the submarine rose to the surface to shell thc stricken vessel, but unfortunately for her, thc first shell exploded the latter's cargo of munitions. A large motor lorry on the upper deck of thc vessel pitched into thc sea, and landed on thc upper deck of the submarine, sinking her instantly. The ship's boats were already so crowded that it was humanly impossible to take another soul into them, and, as it was, their crews spent four days in them with very scanty provisions before reaching land. So much for British "frightfulncss." Fogs, both iu summer and winter, are a very terrible thing in these Arctic waters. The cold wind bloAv- ing on the warmer water raises an impenetrable mist and probably causes as many losses as the enemy's best directed efforts. And the sun which docs not set for months in the summer, and thc moon, which behaves while at thc full in the same way each winter month, give an unfair advantage to underwater craft. With conning lower awash and approaching at surface speed of 16 knots, they are very difficult to detect in all but the calmest weather, CUR E COWS' CAKED BAGS With EGYPTIAN LINIMENT i-or Sale by all Dealers The Boy and the Farm The Need of Supplementary Labor Is Going to Be Very Great i The federal minister of agriculture | recently stated that arrangements : v. ere being made, to secure the ser- _ _., _.. _, ; vices of 2.S,00(_ schoolboys upon the Douglas & Company, Napanee, Ont. j farms of thc country during thc cn- isuing summer. While this number i.s ,_ ,, . . . ���. ., _ I substantial, it should be possible to To Maintain Rigid Secrecy j greatly increase it. Of boys between To prevent information of thc dc-J the ages of len ;>nd twenty attending Minard's Liniment Friend. Lumberman's Literary Lady "Algy, I want you to buy.me a book." "I am glad you arc becoming literary, ray dear." ��� "Fudge. This article says one way to acquire a good carriage is to practice balancing a book on your head.". Hours of Slumber "I was reading where Mr. JEdison says.that four hours' sleep is enough for any man." "That seems to be -he hay's idea, too."���Vancouver Province. parture of American transports from leaking to the enemy, the U. S. war department has issued a rigid order prohibiting soldiers from sending telegrams or other messages from ports of embarkation. Reports at the the schools of tlie country there is a total, according to thc last census of about 350,000. If one in three of these could bc secured there would bc an army of over a hundred thousand workers. In the collegiate in- timc of thc Tuscan sinking were i stitutcs and high schools of "Ontario that an officer had wired his faintly ;,ione tiu,rc js ;ln attendance of about from the port saying when the ship Avas to leave. Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. Dear Sirs, ��� Your MINARD'S LINIMENT is our remedy for sore throat, colds and all ordinary ailments. It never fails to relieve aud cure promptly. CHAS. WHOOTEN. Port Mulgrave. Trapping Submarines Be The Netting Process Proves to Very Effective A submarine net is made of wire rope, about as thick as a lead pencil, and thc meshes arc of great size��� about ten to fifteen feet square. The net has floats on top that keep bobbing up and down like the float on a fish line and on thc bottom arc weights that keep thc whole thing in a perpendicular position. Thc submarine cannot submerge to very great depths on account of the pressure���200 feet being about the limiting depth. It sails innocently along, therefore, until it pushes its nose into the meshes. Thc net now trails along on both sides of thc submarine���its progress revealing thc fact that something below is supplying thc motive power. Perhaps the net suddenly stops; that means that thc hidden submarine has stopped, its navigators having made thc horrible discovery that they arc trapped���or perhaps the net has become twisted in thc propeller. Under these circumstances the wise submarine rises to thc surface. It surrenders, becomes thc property of thc enemy, and its crew made prisoners, lf it docs not take such action one or two things will happen. The enemy will wait upon the surface until thc submersible comes up or if it starts moving, the enemy will follow until the inevitable uprising. Thc system of boy work with horses in the fields has grown to bc an inseparable part of country life in America. It is. largely responsible for thc farmer's ability to produce foodstuffs in thc past for such low prices,. The cost of producing crops is bound to increase whenever any large proportion of this boy labor is displaced by high-priced hired help. This year help is hard to get at any price. . Thc-'young'farm boys are one of the nation's principal props in sustaining the food supply. ��� Breeders' Gazette. eighteen thousand boys, most, of whom arc old enough to render substantial assistance. There are about eight hundred thousand farms in the Dominion, and as but relatively few arc likely able to secure their full quota of experienced hands it naturally follows that the need of supplementary labor during thc next five or six months is going to bc very great. Boys in the stage of adolescence' are very susceptible to influence. Consequently, through a vigorous campaign under thc leadership of those who understand boy life, it should bc possible to secure a youthful army of enthusiastic recruits for service upon thc farms of the country far in excess of thc anticipated twenty-five thousand. A few months of farm life will bc good for the boys as well as profitable for the country. ��� Toronto Globe, When a postcard will bring free samples CUTICURA SOAP :and Ointment which give quick relief and point to /;, speedy heal- ment. Then whynotmake these sweet, pure, super- creamy emollients your every-day toilet preparations and prevent little skin troubles becoming serious. For freo samplo each address post-card: "Cuticura, Dent. N, Boston, U. S. A." Sold throughout the world. Civilization Must Save Russia fc�� i. / v��il//���//��� UH j>.$rffefes^* I 5acs^ NEVER in the history of this old world have the people lived under such tremendous nervous strain as to-day. Millions awake each morning in fearful dread of what the day may bring forth, and live each hour with nerves at highest tension. WMle many are falling under the strain, others have found one means or another of fortifying the nervous system so as to maintain health and yVl^.'X.y.XXxX ��� Xx-ThQ treatment most widely used ia Br. Chase's Nerve Food, popularly knorwn as the food cure, because it feeds the exhausted nerves and stores up nerve force and nervous ���'IBB&'iXX^Xxi-xXXiX Nothing breaks down the nervous system so quickly as worry and anxiety, and this is why so many people are suffering from nervous headaches, sciatic and neuralgic paina, nervous indigestion and general failure of the vitnl organs to properly perform their functions. "When you get so nervous that you do not rest and sleep Well nights it is time to be alarmed, for it is very much easier to prevent nervous prostration, paralysis and locomotor ataxia than it is to cure these dreaded diseases. After years of testing under the most severe circumstances Dr. Chase's Nerve Food stands in a class by itself as the most successful nerve restorative to be had. This is being proven every day by; new evidence. \Ask xydur���; neighbors andXfriends about it and read the reports in this paper, from time to time, from persona who have beencured. v :M#.J* ���I mats a box���do not par mora���at nil dealers or JEdmanicu, Batea �� Co., Ltd,, T��n_M��0. Oa every box ot tie genuine you will find th�� portrait ��>�� ritoatsre ��t A. Jf. &mm. M.D., Ue *a��oas R������1$t Book author, f ; ' The Wonderful West Wheat Fields to Be a Deciding Factor in the War The Manitoba Free Press has been telling, in a very interesting way, of thc possibilities of the west, as well as to what extent they arc being realized. "If tlie wheat fields and the bread baskets holding great promise arc going to win thc war, then," the Free Press declares, "the fertile soils of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta arc bound to bc a deciding factor." Thc outstanding fact in a review of western conditions is that the prairie country is filling up, and is being brought under cultivation to a greater extent year by year. In 1901 there were only 419,512 people in the region between the Lake of- the Woods and thc Rockies, while in 1916 there were 1,693,220, of whom 941,126 were resident on the farms, and 757,094 in cities, towns and villages. The fear expressed during the first great rush of immigration into the prairie country twenty years ago that the west would become a patchwork of foreign settlements, with scarcely enough people of Anglo-Saxon stock tp cement them together, has been dissipated. From Eastern Canada, Great Britain, and thc United States a sufficient number of settlers of British birth or origin have gone to the west to insure racial supremacy and provide a leaven for the as yet unassimilated mass of foreign immigrants. The growing proportion of settlers���especially from thc United States���of British and Scandinavian stock gives assurance that the west will perpetuate the traditions of the peoples who havc been thc world's best colonizers.. The material prosperity of the prairies is best indicated by thc statement that the field crops alone i��i 1917 were valued at $663,924,000. They were grown upon 59,000,000. acres of land, and thtre are sfill 273,-j 000,000 of possible larm land to be j brought under cultivation. It would: not be a matter of great surprise, considering the largely increased acreage that will be cropped this year, and the prevailing high prices, were thc western field crops to show a value of over three-quarters of a billion dollars. Thc value of animal products, .which, of course, is in part���but only in part���a duplication of field crop values, because much grain is fed to thc animals, increases in thc west from year to year with ever accelerated rapidity. The introduction of many herds of pedigreed cattle has done much toward putting the live stock industry on a solid .foundation. In the five-year period 1912-17, the number of milch cows increased froni 491,289 in the three provinces to 882,441. The increase in other cattle was even greater proportionately. The west docs not 'depend entirely;, upon agriculture. Lumbering, mining, and manufacturing', expand steadily, and with the development of the water powers of the great rivr cr systems, the expansion will be speeded up. There arc believed to he ...at least 6,500,000 horsepower available in the.three provinces, and up till the present time only twelve power plants, consuming. 109,000 horsepower, have been constructed on the waterways. . Material prosperity is fairly well indicated hy the fact that there were in 1917 03,833 registered motor cars in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, for a total of 391,740 families, or almost, otic for every, six families. The ..warm' sunshine of spring', be-, gins to melt the snow that has enriched lhe prairie Soil during the winter,' and the west gets ready for the rush of seeding. Ontario, thc mother of .many of the outstanding im-n of the west, hopes that the coming season will be tlie best the prairie provinces have ever . had���great enough to convince Germany of the. futility of her attempt to_ starve the allies into the -making of a premature and therefore only si temporary pence.���Toronto Globe. No Longer Able to Prevent Herself From Being Devoured Big Russia, like little Rumania, is no longer able to prevent herself from being devoured. There is an important difference; Rumania fough bravely, while Russia, at thc moment when she was unconquered and unconquerable, threw away her arms through mere weariness of war. Buts for the rest of the civilized world thc two are in thc. same position so far as their helplessness and their need of help are concerned. Neither brave Rumania, who put her back to th. wall and fought to the death, nor war-weary Russia, who turned her hack on the enemy and got his knife in it, can save herself; and it is important to civilization that both bc saved. So far as Russia is concerned, it is not only important but essential; for civilization will bc endangered if the monster of militarism swallows Russia.��� Ncw York Times. What Britain's Ships Have Done They Have Cleared the Seven Seas and Kept Them Cleared Thoughtful consideration should be given hy all who arc inclined to j criticize whatthcy think the inactiv-' ity of the British navy to one most pregnant sentence in the address delivered in Carnegie Hall by the Archbishop of York, "People ask sometimes," he said, "Where is the British navy?" I would answer that question by another���Where is the vaunted German navy?" And that does tell the whole story, or at any rate it should cause those who complain about the failure of the British navy to do things which no navy could do to recall thc magnitude and the importance of what it has accomplished. Of that accomplishment, thc sequestration for over three years of the German navy���a sequestration from which it escaped only once, and then only to encounter losses so heavy that never again has it ventured out for thc winning of such another "victory",that is but a part and a small part, of what Eng- j land's ships havc done. Tlicy havc cleared the Seven Seas, and kept them cleared, of German commerce, with effects far more disastrous to Germany, than thc aggregate of all thc reverses she lias met on land, and going far toward counter-Balancing all the conquests she has made among her weaker adversaries. Had it not been for the British navy, the war would have been over long since. And how? In a complete German triumph!���New York Times. Keep Minard's House. Liniment in the To Increase Efficiency Manitoba Agricultural Department To Hold Periodical Conferences The Manitoba department of agriculture is making a number ot changes toward thc direction of greater efficiency. Thc department has a number of important sub-departments, and in thc past these have worked somewhat independently of one another. Under a new plan the heads of all the_ sub-departments will meet periodically to discuss general policy and to effect co-operation and the cutting out of duplication of effort and the nullification of effort due to cross purposes. J. H. Evans, thc. deputy minister under instructions from Hon. Val Winkler, the minister, has completed arrangements for the carrj'ing out of tlutt new policy. The sub-departments affected arc such as the livestock branch, the extension department, the immigration and colonization branch and thc agricultural college. T. H. Evans is the convener of the committee which will arrange for the periodical meetings. Other members arc George Batho, editor of agricultural publications aiid J. B. Reynolds, president of thc Agricultural College. Where Kultur is Understood Dogs of War are Heroes Among Men A Regiment Could Be Made Up of Soldiers Saved by Dogs _ A certain fox terrier on the firing- line iu France has a record of having saved 750 human lives, all fighting men on the right side of thc fight. There arc many other dogs in France with honorable life-saving records on thc battlefields. A regiment could be made up of soldiers saved by dogs that havc run the gauntlet of fire to hunt for wounded and bring stretcher bearers to them. These dogs of war carry messages through zones of fire from trench to trench, rushing from cover to cover, but always going true to command and bringing thc message, if not killed in the attempt. There arc instances where a dog, after receiving a mortal wound, has crawled painfully along for hours to bring in his message. One of the admirable qualities of these trained dogs is the seriousness with which they take and execute dangerous missions. A well trained- Red Cross dog will not be swerved from his business by hunger, fatigue or pain, obeys only his officer, and works to thc point of exhaustion, unless officially relieved. Instances have never been wanting to prove that thc Creator made no mistake when he made a dog; but this war brings out the fact most clearly. ::?\ German Kultur is not fully understood in this country.' It is not, we firmly believe, fully tmderstood by the masses of the population in Germany. But it is fully understood in Belgium, laid waste by it murderous minions; in Serbia, where its manifestations take the form ^ of violent suppression of life and liberty; in northern France, where it drives young girls to slavery and shoots aged mothers for protesting against defilement of their daughters; in London, where it assassinates the pupils in primary schools, ��� New York Sun. She Is Always Ready To Tell Reason Why SHE IS RECOMMENDING DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS Miss E. Demers States They. Cured Her of Sick Headache and Rheumatism From Which She Suffered for Six Months. Hull, Que., (Special)��� Cured of chromic indigestion, sick headache and rheumatism, from which sho had suffered for six months, Miss E. Demers, of 190 Maisonneuve St�� here, gives all the credit for her cure to Dodd's Kidney Pills. She is recommending them to all her friends who suffer from kidney troubles of any kind. "I am always ready to tell what Dodd's Kidney Pills did for me," sajrs Miss Demers. "I am never without them in the house. My case was one of the worst. "I had tried several medicines from the doctor and was getting no ���better when I decided to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. I took seven boxes and all my rheumatism, sick head" ache and indigestion was gone. '* "When my father saw how much good Dodd's Kidney Pills had done me he began to take them for kidney trouble. He is better now." Dodd's Kidney Pills make healthy kidneys. Healthy kidneys strain all thc impurities, all the poison, out of thc blood. They are the greatest of all tonics. EASIEST CORN REMEDY, PA1NLESS---NEVER FAILS VSs=r =y Just think of it���instant relief the minute you put a few drops of Putnam's Extractor on your sore corn. Putnam's makes corns dry up, makes them shrivel and peel off. It doesn't cat thc good flesh, it acts on the~.corh alone, loosens it so you can lift it out with your fingers. Wonderful; you bet Putnam's is a marvel, and costs but a quarter in any drug store. Why pay more for something not so good as Putnam's? Warts on the hands is a disfigurement that troubles many ladies. Hol- loway's Corn Cure will, remove thc blemishes without paiii. How English Days Grow Less More Armenian Horrors "There is evidence, based on statements by German consuls, and, therefore, hardly likely to be prejudiced," says a despatch from Thc Hague to London, "that as the Turkish troops advance to re-occupy sources wc have heard that thc foi Armenia, - they are literally cxtcrm- ; lowing scries of "less" days has been mating all the remaining Armenian' Under the Heavy Hand of the Food Controller Great Britain is under the . heavy hand of thc food controller. The present schedule is a severe one. From unofficial and authenticated population at Saosun on the Black- Sea. "Every Armenian male���man, boy or baby���was put to thc sword, while similar atrocities are being perpetrated, town by town and village by village. The handing over by Russia of the trans-Caucasian district will simply mean the extermination, at German instigation, or at least with German approval, of the population left behind." ..-; Sparc the children from suffering from Woijiis by using Miller's Worm Powders, the most effective vermifuge that can be got with, which to combat these insidious foes of the young and helpless. There is nothing that excels this preparation as a worm destroyer, and when its qualities become known in a household no other will be used. The medicine acts by itself, requiring no purgative to assist it, and so thoroughly that nothing niorc. is. desired. Increased Use of Telephone An -'enormous' increase iii the.: usc of telephones is shown in the annual arranged for the suffering British public by a college professor. It will be noticed that the days grow less in a rhythmic progression���and with due regard for the language as spoken by the native Cockney. Whcatlcss days ��� to conserve white flour. (H)eatlcss days���when restaurants and cafes will bc closed. 'Eatless days���to save coal and .-Atlcss days���when, no headgear may be worn. _ T-Icss. days���during which the national beverage cannot be drunk. But the food controller earnestly hopes that the war will ciid before the last dread terror of the tea-Icss days grips the loiigsulTerijig people of'England. .-The last tea leaf would certainly break the back of British endurance. A Champion Thrower A house hunter saw an advertisement in the papers describing a charming house "within a stone's throw of the station." He made an appointment and in due course Avas escorted to the house in question, two miles away.J When they reached the threshold he turned to thc agent, suavely. "Would you mind introducing jne," he whispered, "to--the'person threw that stone?"���Clippings. who John D.'s Contribution Mr. John D. Rockefeller, whose income is estimated at $60,000,000, is being called upon to contribute $38,- 400,000 to the federal treasury. Uncle Sam is exacting heavy tribute from his millionaires in this time of stress but they will hardly notice the difference. The war is taxing the national purse, but it is adding to the opportunities of thc individual of enterprise.���Montreal Gazette. More Erasers Wanted,: X\ .. Iii .1914 .Tapaii;.' exported; 9,00'0,t/:() lead pencils; in 1916 the number 'was increased-to.'16S,000,00(>.' What thc showing will be for 1917 remains to he''-pec.n". Just at:-present, however, cor.siderhig 'certain", threatened alter-. atioiis : iu the map of .Russia, the world is particularly interested in Japan's capacity tor: turning out erasers.���Christian Science Monitor. Turks Organizing Women's Unit Elaborate regulations arc being drawn-up for control of the/battalion of young Turkish '. women which the Turkish war: office, breaking all report of the American Telephone \ precedents .-in that .country,, recently and Telegraph Co., published in New J decided:; to organize. A .Cbnstanti- ') York. According to the report, the ! noplc'-'despatch-nays the war ministry 1 company now controlsX- 3,500,000 ! i-Vprescribing liiiuiitc measures, to Indies of toll wire, reaching-: all cities,! P^veht- the battalion from coming towns and uiral. communities of thei'Ilto contact with the soldiers. All of- ' country.' The-��� traffic for thc past-"ccrs ��' tl,c battalion will be women. 'year-.broke all records, the daily av- \}} 'vvi11 Perforin work behind, the ���J'c.ragc of toll., connections . beinp l,--_"nrs- j.009,0.00 and exchange .'connections' '"��� 30,845,000 which is an average of! j about 100 calls a year tor every man i 'woman and child in Uie V.'nitcd: "States..-. . .-'..-' --.;.: - i Outclassed "What became of that young man who used to win all thc debates in college!" "He's married, and hasn't won n d'bale since.''���Yancou\er Province. He���Here's; a woman siiing for divorce on the ground lhat she was in a trance when she got married. His Better Half���Well, if marriage won't bri'-.g her out of it, divorce won't. n ACorefor Pimples "Youdon'taeed mercury.petMb or may other ���treat* mineral to mrm piaq>I��s caascd by poor blood. T*ke��xtr��e��ofRooU��� drags** caU* it "Meter Sesfefi Ceraure Syrs^���and yonr ��lrin will ele&r up &*fre*h na a baby**. It will e wrcetea rowr stwaacb a*4 regulate year bowdt." Gat tb* At <faog ttores. c Another Point Settled .'��� Mother-���What is tlie plural man,Willie? Willie;���Men. Mother���And. the. pl'iral <-��f : Willie���Twins! .��� Boston cript;'���������'''���������'" Xi J child? Trans- Hand made, fancy bread i�� Canada went oft thc market on Alarch 15, under the-Canada food board's new regulations. Standard war flour, meaning flour about two per cent. coarser than ordiuary, mif only be Used for bread froni henceforth. True Shvring Comfort The man who uses the Auto- Strop enjoys a clean, comfortable shave���his face does not unpleasantly remind him of his morning shave by smarting for hours afterwards. The reason is apparent���afresh!/ , stropped blade is the easiest to slave with. 'llie AuioStrep is the only razor that shanwns its own blades automatically thus altvays keeping tlicm free from rust aud in perfect condition. Guaranteed P> Satufp. Complete Outfit $5.00 AT ALL, STORES AntoStrop Safety Razor Co. it^lgj 13-ST D*�� Si.." - T��*,0��t Proof of His Schooling "Js that your college diploma you have fpuned therp?" I "Well, it's a port of diploma. It's! a worthless stock certiorate showing i that I've been through the school of j fNperience." \ m M &T 5;��f.' wJi n, m i ���'m W. N. U- V2G5 V- ..-.. ..--v.-r-:x0y.!f IHE 1EDQE. fiKEEKIEQQB.--B^a c((��- Neuralgia Headaches After shopping or after a hard day ���re quickly relieved with Sloan's Liniment. So easy to apply, no nibbing, and so promptly effective. Cleaner and more convenient than rnuwy plasters and ointments. It does not st��in the skin, or clog the pores. Every home should have a bottle handy for sprains, strains. lame back, rheumatic pains and stiff, sore muscles and joints. Generous sized bottles at all druggists- Litiimetii KILLS PAIN Sloan's prices not increased 25c 50c $1 Wken buying your Piano ' huiit on faring an Otto Kigel Piano Action British Trawler Defeats Submarine -i Won't Fight United States Desertions From Bulgar Army Have Increased Since America's Entry If thc truth were known, I think it might veil transpire that, of all the Balkan peoples, the Bulgar was the one most impressed by thc entry pf America into thc war. Of all Bulgarian overseas emigrants, ten went to thc United States to one to any other country, and in thc exaggerated imaginations of these men and their friends, America constituted just about all there was of import- . ance in the whole outside world. The awful significance of President Wilson's action could not possibly have spread very rapidly in Bulgaria, and yet even by the middle of May there had been a noticeable increase in- the number'of Bulgars deserting to the British armies on thc Struma and Vardar, an increase which the intelligence officers had no difficulty iu tracing directly to the entrance of America. "It is a remarkable fact," a British officer engaged in interrogating prisoners said to mc, "that of recent Bulgar deserters fully 15 per cent, havc been in thc United States at one time or another, and their number is on the increase. These men ignore completely the technical fact that their country is riot at war with the United States, and say simply that they do not want to fight against Aim erica and that they laid down their arms just as soon as they had a cha'ricc."���Lcwis4 R. Freeman, in the Popular Mechanics Magazine. Skipper Used His Shovel and Smash- i ed the Periscope i When .one's vessel is in danger j from enemy submarines anything I will do as a weapon of defence, as is ! slwyn by the story of a captain of a j British trawler who used a coal I shovel with good effect against a j German U-boat. The trawler, accord-1 ing to the story told hy one of tlie crew, was in the North Sea in a stilt" breeze, when tlie skipper saw a periscope crawl through the breaking surface of the sea about a hundred yards off. There was no gun aboard and thc trawler's best speed was less than eight knots. "It was a situation to dismay most men," said the sailor. "Our skipper, however, has a fighting spirit. A touch of the wheel sent the trawler's blunt bows pointing at thc submarine's whalcback as we wallowed menacingly toward the pirate. "The U-boat swung around to avoid thc impact and thc sides of thc trawler scraped along the sides of the submarine. . The periscope was still well out of the water, but was beginning to slip down as the submarine dived. "The skipper bawled for a hammer, a crowbar, anything that would hurt. One of the crew thrust a coal shovel into his hand and hc scrambled on the bulwarks and leaned over, two of thc crew hanging on his coat so that he would not fall overboard. Backward and forward hc swung the heavy scoop at the fragile periscope and the third blow reduced it to fragments. "The submarine commander, hearing thc noise and wondering what ncw and horrible device the enemy had invented crept to his periscope to have a look, but all was black. He was blind, and the trawler got away in safety." Our Food Prices Not so High "High cost of living?" said a woman who knows thc gentle art. of housekeeping and home building. "Listen, to these prices quoted in a letter from my niece, who lives in Rio de Janeiro: Prunes, $1.25 a pound. Apples, five which her husband brought home as a rare treat, cost $1.50. A box of cereal, for which the price is ordinarily twelve cents here, $1.25. Of course, these three articles come from America and are dearer than their local products. But wc mustn't imagine we're the only people hard hit by war prices. Think of those French women having to pay $125 a ton for coal!" . Minard's Liniment Used by Physicians. BAKING POWDER BAKING E.W.GILLETT COMPANY LIMITED wIWI>M TORONTO. ONT. ���ONy���^ At Home Vicar���And what were your sensations when you were struck? Wounded Tommy���Well, it was like wen thc Missis cops yc behind thc ear with a flatiron���you know. ���Punch.. _ Realizing the Situation Thc spread-eagleism of the complacent days of peace have given place to a sober confidence in the rightness of our cause, the fundamental soundness of our people and a grim determination to develop and use all our resources for victory.��� Philadelphia Record. May Have Happened , "This paper tells of a, man passing himself off as a woman for twenty years. Now I wonder." "What do- you wonder?" "If I ever gave up my scat to that lobster on the street car." A Dangerous Word , While Liberty Is in Peril There ' Is Disaster in the Word "Peace" Germany's most dangerous weapon is not her Zeppelin. That is obsolete. Not her submarine. That can be overcome. Not her machine- like army. That has been repeatedly hurled back by thc living armies of freemen. Her most dangerous weapon is the propaganda of peace. While with her hands she murders and despoils, with her voice she invites to parleys. When liberty is in peril, there is threat of lasting disaster in the very word "peace." . Voices warning against such disaster are raised at this time none too soon. Pointing to Russia as an example of what the present, exigency is, Charles E. Hughes, in an address before St. David's Society of New York the ��� other day, declared that the chief danger to America is , psychological. "Let there not. steal over this people," hc said, "thc palsying feeling that perhaps effort may not be needed .... This is a serious moment. ... It is made plain to all of us by the events of the past days, thc recent days, that this is not the time even to think of peace." Against any peace negotiated with thc_ present masters of Germany, against any peace that is less than a peace of victory, America stands pledged.���From the Ncw. York Outlook. Be Careful ���to keep the stomach well, the liver and bowels regular, by the timely and helpful aid of Fairness to Great Britain Lu-cact Sale ��rf Any Medicine !a tha WwU. Sold every where. Ia beset. 25c War and Food No. M-HONEY. MOTHERS PRAISE BABY'S OWN TABLETS ��� Every mother wishes her little ones to bc well���thousands of mothers have learned the secret of keeping them well. They have found by experience that an occasional dose of Baby's Own Tablets will prevent sickness, or if sickness comes on suddenly the Tablets will promplty give relief. These mothers have nothing but praise for the Tablets. Among them is Mrs. Gustave Lord, St. Per- petue, Que, who says:���"I have been using Baby's Own Tablets for my little ones for a number of years and havc found them a perfect medicine. They regulate the bowels; stop vomiting; in fact they arc good for all thc little ailments of childhood." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockviile, Ont. Something Needing An Investigation Canadian soldiers returning home e down fe 2jm A^{, weak and broken after lighting for hd ,u portion of the build democracy m the trenches, condemn- - - ��� ed to occupy stuffy and uncomfortable, quarters in thc steerage and banished from thc upper decks, while they see cub-officers who never havc seen France, luxuriating in the first cabin, might he pardoned if they were to wonder whether it was worth while.���Stratford Beacon. THE SPRING TONIC FOR PALE, THIN TOPLE If You Want to Gain in Weight and Recover Your Appetite, Energy and Ambition, Try This Well Known Remedy. With the passing- of winter' many people feel weak, depressed and easily tired. The. body lacks that vital force and energy which pure blood alone can give.-In a word, while not exactly sick, the indoor life of winter has left its mark upon them, and a blood-building, nerve-restoring tonic is needed to give renewed health and energy. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills arc an all-year-round blood builder and nerve tonic, but they are especially useful in the spring. Every dose'helps to make new, rich, red blood, and with this new blood returning strength, cheerfulness and good health quickly .follows. -If you are pale and sallow, easily tired, or breathless at the least exertion; if your complexion is poor, or if you are troubled with pimples or eruptions, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are iust what you need to put you right. If you have twinges of rheumatism, arc subject tp headaches or backaches, if you are irritable or nervous, if your sleep docs not refresh you, pr your appetite is poor, you need the treatment which Dr. Williams' Pink Pills alone can give -r-you need the ncw blood, ncw health and new energy this medicine always brings. A COMPLETE WRECK Acreage Largest - -'' Ever Cultivated Mrs. C. Forsythc, R. R, No. 2, I'ishcrvillc, Out., says: "At the age of fourteen my daughter Viola was feeling very much run down in the spring. Then she was attacked with whooping cough which left her a complete wreck. ��Shc had no appetite, could not sleep well nights and was subject to chills which sometimes kept her in bed for the day. She was doctoring steadily, but not apparently getting the least benefit, and L naturally: grew very anxious. One of my neighbors suggested giving her Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and 1" got a box. When she began using the pills she weighed only 87 pounds. Before the box was gone-1 sent and got six more boxes, and under their use she constantly grew stronger. Her appetite improved,. the color came back to her cheeks, she could sleep well,- and feels :.nd looks like a different person, and with all this while using the pills she gained 20 pounds in "weight." GAINED IN WEIGHT Mrs. M. B. Rickcrt, Kitchener, Out., says: "I was weak, run down, and losing weight when-1 began using Dr. Williams' Pink Tills. I took thc pills steadily for a month, and the difference they made in my condition was most gratifying. I gained both in strength and weight, and feci since I used the pills like a new person. I also recommended the use of the pills to my daughter-in-law, who was pale, thin and weak. When she began using the pills she weighed only'.103 pounds and when she discontinued their use she weighed 137 pounds. For all weak people I think there is no medicine cai c��;ual Dr. Williams' Pink Pills." Provinces* Plans to Increase Production,- Dominion Giving $280,000 in Aid The acreage . in Western Canada this year will be thc largest ever cultivated, and every province in the Dominion is planning to greatly increase the production of food, according to official reports to the government. The prime minister gave parliament an idea of what has already been accomplished with a view to providing foodstuffs for the allies, lie said the services of Dr. J. W. Robertson had been secured to represent thc food board in the five eastern provinces. Hc had been in consultation with thc provincial departments of agriculture. Hon. Chas. Dunning had personally taken charge of thc work in thc w.cstern provinces. The. work of these gentlemen might bc. summarized as follows: Ontario aims to secure organization, down to county and'municipal committees, particularly to assist in labor supplies and distribution, and to bring home directly to the individual farmer thc need of thc greatest possible effort. Quebec aims to secure similar organization, and produce enough wheat tc feed herself, and to. greatly increase meat animals. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick havc the same objective; also, in each of these provinces the effort will be to produce enough coarse grains to meet their own requirements" for animal feed. Alberta is divided into sixteen districts, and efforts are being made to insure supplies of seed, to. find out what help is necessary, lo secure; tenants for unoccupied, land, to ar-1 range definitely with farmers for the j breaking of ncw areas of their hold-! ings for the 1919 crop, A.provincial' labor bureau has been eslablisiKd, and. thc work is being assisted generally by public meetings. In .Saskatchewan' more than two hundred meetings have been arranged, and steps havc been taken to secure all available labor irom'towns anil cities fcr the farms.'Manitoba's-plans are i Methods of Hun Flyers How British Airplanes Patrol Coasts of Great Britain From Land's End to the Orkney Islands, a distance of about 1,200 miles, the coast and -vater adjacent to thc coast of Great Britain are patrolled by aircraft three times every day when thc weather is at all fit. Mr. N. H. McDiarmid, son of Mr. F. H. McDiarmid, solicitor for the Union of B. C. municipalities, of Victoria, formerly flight lieutenant in the R. N. S., and how engaged in military service in British Columbia, made this statement in thc course of an interview. He has been invalided out of the flying service. He stated that an average distance covered by an air station of 15 officers was 12,000 miles a month, and the British coast was guarded as well and as closely as it possibly could bc. Thc work of the mine sweepers was wonderful. The methods of the Hun aircraft were different from those of the British. The former would drop their bombs from heights up to 12,000 feet, but thc British would fly over their objective at about 16,000 feet to locate it, and then would At^that ing could always be hit, and results were obtained. There Lad been absolutely no damage done front a military point of view by any of thc air raids on Britain. One day when lie was iu thc air he counted no less than 67 vessels, and there were more averaging over 4,000 tons, which had been collected in a single day and. held up simply ���because, there was a fear that a Hun submarine.had got under .the mine, fields and had laid mines in the channel. Until the channel'had been swept clear these vessels were not allowed to move. Mr. McDiarmid had been in eight Zeppelin raids, but only on one occasion had he seen one of these monsters when he was in the air. It was about tfih miles away and some 4,000 feet higher than he was, and as it was in the days when the Zcpps were faster than the aircraft it was useless for him to attempt'to overtake it. "How doth the busy little bec Improve each shining hour���" While thc country woman looks after her dairy and her chickens the bee works away gathering Jlawcr juice, bringing it home to the hive and transforming it into thc most delicious of sweets. There arc two aspects to beekeeping. On thc one hand it is a profitable war time industry. On thc other hand, if the farmer wants his fruit to be of the best, hc needs the help of thc bee. Honey production has arrived at a commercial basis undreamed of thirty years ago. The world's markets are clamoring for honey, and upon "the way in which this unforeseen opportunity is used, depends thc status of the industry when times again become normal. It js passing through a phase which will either mean the establishment of honey as a staple food or its relegation to the oblivion of a mere occasional luxury. Honey his about the same food value as" sugar but it has also a far wider range of uses. It should be considered as a distinctive food and not as a substitute for anything else. It is a heat-producing food and in normal times ihe greatest demand for it is felt round Thanksgiving and Christmas. If thc beekeeper can supply .the market through the whole year, she. will do much to remove honey from thc list of seasonable delicacies as.d put it into thc class of staple foods. The equipment necessary for beekeeping is inexpensive and the bees soon pay for themselves providing thc season is a_ good one. They require comparatively little attention and can be kept on a small scale as a side-line. When a woman determines to gp in for beekeeping on an extensive scale, however, she will find her time pretty well . occupied for several months in the year. When thc honey crop is removed from thc hive and the fall work of extracting and bottling done, the technical end of the woman apiarist's business is accomplished and her success as a producer provided the season is a normal one, is determined largely by the number of pounds to the colony and the quality of the honey she has secured. The second half of the enterprise is to get her product on the market at a good profit and-this should, he an easy matter at the present- time. Ask for Minard's and Take no Other. The One Country Militaristic Germany Feared and Wished to Be at Peace With All Americans arc familiar with a long-established American tradition ���namely, that every nation must be spoken well of in public except Great Britain, of which no kind word can bc uttered. England has been the only land that it has been politically safe to attack. Generations of congressmen havc gone to Washington, their hands calloused by thc the energy with which they have twisted thc lion's tail. Events of a hundred and forty years ago have cast a long shadow, and wc have had a most lively perception of thc wrongs _ of Ireland. Thc few newspaper writers who have ventured to defy the anti- English taboo have had their knuckles rapped. Has thc time arrived to bury the taboo? Is it offensive to eulogize what Great Britain has done in this war? Is suspicion aroused against anyone who bears witness to her sacrifices and recognize that if they had not been made the black flag of the Ilohenzollcrn would bc over the whole world? When the war began Great Britain, so far as the immediate future was concerned, was safe on her islands, protected by her fleet. She was the one country militaristic Germany feared and wished to hc at peace with. The kaiser for years sought an Anglo- German alliance. Hc was willing to associate Windsor with Potsdam in the ovcrlordship of the world. Great Britain of all thc allies, except ourselves, is the least able to plead self- defence. Germany, although her tenders of alliance had been rejected, was willing to give her sweeping guarantees. Great Britain went in for the same reason that we went in ���to defend general principles of freedom���and she saw her duty and did it nearly three years before our eyes were opened. Those Americans who spatter Great Britain's motives spatter our own.���Ncw York Globe. �����"�����������>�����.����������������������������������������������<���<-��*��� A Pill That Proves Its' Value.��� Those of weak stomach will . find strength . in Parmclee's Vegetable Pills, because they serve to maintain the healthful action of the stomach and the liver, irregularities iu which are most distressing. Dyspeptics arc well acquainted with them and value them at their proper worth. They have afforded, relief when other preparations havc failed, and havc effected cures in ailments of long standing where other medicines were found unavailing. Air Raids on Parisand London From an i Interview With General Maurice, British Director of Military Operations I happened lo have been in Paris during thc last air raid. You know our English habit of always depreciating ourselves and making out that things abroad are much better; one of the forms that has taken is that thc defence of London is very inferior to the defence of Paris against air attack. Now, that statement overlooks the conditions the enemy has to face in the two problems. As a matter of fact; it is much easier for the enemy to attack London than"it is for him to attack Paris. It always lias been and it always will be. The reason is that an aeroplane living at night requires a number of conspicuous landmarks to guide _ it, md an aeroplane leaving Belgium " _' coast, then the British coast, the mouth of the Thames and the Thames itscif to guide it to London. When the enemy starts to attack Paris he has nothing of the same degree of prominence as the things I have just mentioned. Therefore, it is a much more difficult YES! MAGICALLY! CORNS LIFT OUT WITH FINGERS j For Constipation Carter's Little s liver Pills will set you right over night Purely Vegetable SmUPOl Small D��* Small Pile* Carter's Iron Pillsl Will restore color to the face* of thoee who lack Iron In the blood, m moat pale-laced people do. World's Wheat Outlook ���i"i ����������� You say to the drug store man, "Give me a small bottle of frcezone." This will cost very little but will positively remove every hard or soft corn or callus from one's feet. A few drops of this new ether compound applied directly upon a tender, aching corn relieves the soreness instantly, and soon thc entire corn or callus, root and all, dries up and can be lifted off with the fingers. This new way to rid one's feet ol corns was introduced by a Cincinnati man, who says that fre-zonc dries iii a moment, and simply shrivels up the corn or callus without irritating thc surrounding skin. Don't let father die of infection or lockjaw from whittling at his corns, but clip this out and make him try it. If you druggist hasn't ary free- zone tell him to crder a small bottle from his wholesale drug house for you. Prospects Appear More Favorable Than Ever Before Speaking generally, the southern hemisphere crops promise to be almost more plentiful than ever before. The area already sown with wheat in thc United States is 105 per cent, of that sown at the same period in 1916. In 1917 an increase of 15 pcr cent, has taken place in the wheat area for England and W7alcs, as compared with that in 1916, while on the other hand the Canadian area indicates a decrease of 4 pcr cent. In France the plentiful snow cover which fell almost throughout thc country during December has formed a protection for the.young plant against severe frost, and thc plant is said to be looking well. In Italy, as well as in Tunis, the winter sowings of cereals are more extensive than last year's, taken as a whole. In Egypt the crop forecasts are favorable, but in Japan thc weather is not propitious. A Plowing Campaign We need increased production and we need to begin now. Neither registration nor conscription of labor, if Finding an Accountant Had to Do With the Best He Could Get The sergeant-major had trouble in finding an accotintant for his captain, but at last brought in a private for trial. "Are you a cleric?" demanded the captain. "No, sir," replied the man. "Do you know anything about figures?" asked the captain. "I can do a bit," replied the man, modestly. "Is this the best man you can find?" asked the officer. "Yes, sir." "Well," ��� growled the captain, "I suppose I'll have to put up with him!" Turning to the private, he snapped:, "What were you in civilian life?" "Professor of mathematics at the state college, sir," was the unexpected reply.���The Tatler. An Oil Without Alcohol.���Some oils and many medicines have alco- ���. . , ������ . f . ..- hoi as a prominent ingredient. A &V&JS. STiLT?^ ffi i"dWo�� ��**?��* of all essential Jews to Fight for Palestine Wha't American Jews may do in has first of all the Belgian helping thc British army conquer Palestine is no longer an academic question. A battalion of Jews recruited chiefly in New York has sailed for Egypt to join Gen. Allcnby's forces. Many other, .battalions could be sent, composed of. Jews above draft age.���Prom the Springfield-] problem to find Paris at night than Republican. j it is to find London. That is the main .^���.j reason why Paris has.enjoyed grcat- "jX ! er -immunity than London. ^| : There is another reason; that is, the enemy attacking London don't comc into the danger zone until tlicy reach England, which means for the work that needs to be done at once. To get right down to business, we must have as large an area as possible put under the plow, and \ve ought to be talking, not generally of production, but specifically of plowing.���Toronto Star. Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they .annot reach the seat ot the disease. Catarrh is i. local disease, greatly influenced by con- <titu(ional conditions, and in order to cure it rou must tike an internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acta through the blood on the mucous surfaces ii lhc system. Hail's Catarrh Cure was pre- :cribed by one ol the best physicians in this country ior years. It is composed oi some oi the best tonics known, combined with ��o:r,e oi the best blood purifiers. The perfect combination of the ingredients in Hall's Catarrh Cure is what produces such wonder, ful results in catarrhal conditions. Send ior testimonials, free. F. J. CUENEV & CO., Props., Toledo, O. AH Druggists, 75c. ....-��� Hall's l;atuily Pills for constipation. Where Education Has Meaning Consciousness is thc region., of contact between personality and en- j vironment, and it is only iii that re- \ gion that thc word education has' meaning.���Kenneth Richmond. A safe and sure medicine for a child troubled with worms is Mother Graves' Worm "Exterminator. oils compose the famous Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil, and there is no alcohol in it, so that its effects are lasting. There is no medicinal oil compounded that can equal this oil in its preventive and healing power. Shot Sunrise Recruit���I want to enlist in the mortar battery I've heard about. Recruiting Sergeant���And why do you want to join that? Recruit���Well, you see, I'm a mason by trade and I thought maybe my previous experience would help me. Otherwise Occupied Aimec-���When Harold proposed to you did he get down on his knees? Hazel���I should say not. Aimcc���Why didn't he? Hazel ��� Well���cr���probably . because, they were c-ccupicd. at the time. "Our People" Bnilding-nji for tin at the Front is a good deal like putting; Free People Rise to the Call of a Duty ���,-,.,,,.--���. ��� ��� i -,i ��� ��� ��� i Deeds and. sufferings such as these ���that half their journey both coining j speak for l5l,nlsdves\11(1 sh-ow as no .and going is sale whereas when j %voa]s c;ul s,lon. t]lc ,olll. of 0ur th��-v attack Pans, though, they may ; pc ,C- ^ Ul arfc OUf ��� pcopic_ arrive m Pans unobserved. tliey . our "peoi,lc ;u a*nns.. as -,he Gcr. know <iuitc well that the alarm will i mans fondJv bc,;cvcU t!lis pcopk have been, given-every where, and on; xvon,d - L T]u,v RO Ma,1(j their wav home thev will nave to " Another Method .Hiin���How did you like thc stage hangings in that Shakespeare show? He���There weren't no hangings, y' boob; he killed 'cm with a sword. . nring Attack I., i.,.t> .>��u...<..wu��..J like putting . , ,- ��� , , , ,-, , the bodv in condition for an inviskm l^1'1 their way back over hostile-ter-1 practically the same as 'thos'* of -Sa's of tbe germs of grip,: pneumonia or|"!or.v i,ml 'comc within hostile "'Spring fever" here at home. ;,,rf- At this lime of the vear most people : But katchewat). Briiish Columbia no report yet, except in a way, 'but everyone is alive scuds general to thereat an imffer from a condition often called-son. of the air defences of. Paris and ; at the behest of no "War Lord," but of tlicir own free will; 3,000,000 of un' '��� them in the cxpcdilioiiarv force, and , . , - . j430,00t> of them in tiie na'vv. That is when n comes to a compan-1 ho>v a frcc pC(>p,e risc to "the call of A SPRING COLD- .Mrs. Chas. Winegarden, Delhi, A SALLOW COMPLEXION ��n% ^"^ spring ..ny.dat.Bht- Miss Gladys Marshall, Chatham, ���V K,,by w" l^�� ^f ��' ��� cold. Ont, says: "I suffered from nervous-jSb(! seemed weak, had a constant ness and my blood was in a veryipam in her side, grew pale, and as poor condition. My face broke out;thc remedies usually used in cases in pimples and ray complexion was very sallow. I took doctors'���_ medicine but without beneficial results. I ���was feeling much discouraged when a friend recommended Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. 1 used in all six boxes, and was overjoyed to find that my complexion had become quite clear, pimples had disappeared, my nerves were strengthened and my old-time health and ambition returned. I shall alwavs have a good word to say for Dr. Williams' Fink Pills." of this kind did not help her wc feared she was going into a decline. I decided to give her Dr. Williams' Pink Tills and7 got six boxes. Before she had used them all, she was again w'cll and strong. Thc cough had left her, she had a good appetite, the pain in her side disappeared, and a nice rosy color had returned to her checks.T have therefore much reason to speak warmly in praise of Dr. Williams' Pink rills." Notwithstanding thc increased cost of all drugs, there has been no change isi the price of our Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. They can be had throtig'a any medicine dealer at 50 cents a box, or six boxes far $2.50, or will be sent on receipt of price by The Dr. Williams' Mcd>e5ne Co:, Brockviile, Ont. need, and putting furth as I effort; as. possible. ".,. :'l'lic reports slated that th-: acreage in Western Canada this year | would be the largest ever ;.l.anted, and a�� much land as possible is to be broken during the present year. Also, the need for concentrating en cereals was being emphasized, and two sermons on production an! conservation Would be'preached i:i prac tically- every Canadian juih-n t" month,-;it .was'-, hoped. .....;.. Sir-'Robert announced tha'., with the approval of the cabinet council,' financial assistance had been promised to the various provinces as follows: Ontario, $60,000; Quebec, $60,- 000, -Xova Scotia, : $30,000; New Brunswick, $25,000; Prince Edward Island, - $?,0b0;.Manitoba, $25,000; British Columbia,- "$15,000;..- Saskatchewan,7 $35,000,,and "Alberta, S25,- dw:,-. xiXxixxxix^xxxxi/iX' duly in a just war. 'On' sea Spring Fever. They feel tired, worn) London, 1 can tell you from my per-;; ^^"{j^* grcarinaslof British w: out, before the day is half thru, fhey ,sonal experience that the defences o! j r;ors sllr|j as ���cvor before "���"���ather may have frequent headaches and ; London are at all points mpr- " <-��� sometimes "-pimply" cr pale ekin and !ph-tc than those of Paris. Of )rc com- and ar- rcd ! beiicath'thc llaic, have shown thc I "~-"-���""'-"' xx,r~i"i "��� ,�����- .-���:" -""-. j i"> v\ ."""��� �����������-'~ '��������� .-���.-��� ���-- ^"_..���.'.'same unwcarvin��r zeal for the nation- 1 white lips. The reason for tins is that: tins is only natural,, seeing that Pans .; . \.\T,rtlirr il-cv came from during the wintertime, shut up'���with-���_!,���mjoved a long immunity arid ?I cal,bC- V\ hctlicr tl.ij, come trom iu doors, eating too much meat and ; tl^af the "conditions of attack are so too little green vegetables, one heaps j rn,cjt ,���ore difficult than in the case fuel into the svsteui which is not burned IOJ- ]"ondon. np and tho clinkers remain to poison j '... .... -���; the system - a clogging up of the j The Soul of Ireland circulation���with inactive liver and kid-! , . .- , , , ll is as ii we. who have; possessed the-home' countries, Irom tlie remo.t-���! est provinces of the-dominions,'., from j. India, or from tlie smallest of. the colonics, the same spirit breathes in j' all.���London Times, .' neve. Time to put vour henee in order, i , , . , , . , . , , , For an invigorating tonic which will ��� the; body oi Ire.ainl are alone able 'V I clarify'the blood, put new life in the i ^ discover its soul���thc soul that !'���">J Ji.,.1- ��n��.i,i<. ����� (U��� �����.������ �����,i ��� i miilfrlit-s -roltcjon. history, politics, The air is tilled ''������������''''.''"''���Irish'.-PoKteness-;^?,-',-'.. Lady (in'I'streetVcar)���Thank.-you. sir, but I don't like todeprivc-you of your comfortable seat. Pat���Be the powers. iv.Varn, it wis comfortable no .'/long'"" :':'^!'��_y-.':9'. -avv ye -:3tan<Hn\-.:-.-:'. body, sparkle to the eyea, and a who'lesomo skinj nothing dc��es so ..well j its eternal trefoil. with memories. If Ivnglishmcu sing, j j^. it is some new song that hs.s caught i their fancy, they do not set it in figures or patriots; it would seem an affectation, something outside as & glyceric herb extract made from Golden Set! root, Blood and Stone root, Oregon grape root and Wild Cherry bark. This can be had in convenient, ready-to-use tablet form at All drag stores, fifty cents, and has been sold for the past fifty years as Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. By reason of the nerves feeding on tlie blood, when the. blood is pure the nerves feel the effect, and neuralgia or other nerve pains disappear because snch pain is the cry of the starved nerves for food. When* suffering from backache, frequent 'orV.ecantv urine, {statesman rhenmatic pains here or there,' or that |: "No," replied Senator Sorghum. constant tired feeling; the simple var '("lie's the sort of man.that'gets.cred- to overcome these disorders it merely to I it for being a statesman when he's obtain Dr. Pierce's Anaric from your jonlv ���'a:.miblicitv expert."��� Washinjj- fotjrgn*. Io tsblete, My_ceBt#,. ^ t'oir-5 ta-;;:; - Canada's Worthy "Bit" ���There is plenty of food for 'reflection, in Canada's record in the war. She has done her bit'-well, and her example is worth the study and cmur on of American citizens. . Cana- jda has been in' the war for three i years, and a half; we,.', less than a . . 'year. The sooner wc realize -.what lncsr sort of task lies before us the bet- own pleasure, to sing of Drake -or ; teT for ll3" all in everv wav.~Xcw Sydney or ot Xclson or Gordon. But j york Evening SlIR. there is hardly a phase.ol Irish-his-.; ��� "" ���-'" tory that does not come quite natur-i vfomCn have become so popular in ally, and without any .affectation- tn���; t]j- lrades in London and other cit- ballads. :; i jes 0f l-;ngiand that when the war is jour street "Do vou regard.our "~ ] over the men whose places they.have friend as : a taken will likely, have to find other 'jobs.- "' Lord Rhondda, British food controller, says the food situation for , the allies will be most difficult dur- ^ir.g thc next two months... When Tea Or CoffeeDisagrees There's alwajys a safe and feasant cup to tales its place INSTANT POSTUM is now used regularly by thousands who live better and feci better because of the change. 'There's a Reason" W. N. U- i2��5 utmm THE LEDGE, GREENWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA. THE LEDGE ?2 a year in Canada, and ��2.50 in the United States. R. T. LOYYERY. Editor and Financlei- ADVERTISING RATES Delinquent Co-Owner Notices $25.00 Coal and Oil Notices f> 00 Estray Notices 3.00 Cards of Thanks 1.00 Certificate of Improvement 10.00 (Where more than one claim appears ir notice, $2.50 for each additional claim.) All other legal advertising, 12 cents a line first insertion, and 8 cents a line for each subsequenti insertion, nonpariel measurement. Tlie blue cross means that your subscription is due, and that the editor would be pleased to have more money. Lf.t us swat the Hun in this jrood old summer time. Tiik.im'. are more clowns in life's circus, Mian ringmasters. is Russia or Mexico a mau ie /���r in j.iil than any\vhero else. mkn a man is broke away from .', he does not r.eed a tonic for appetite. In Nelson a woman advertises that she npeds washing. She should try the lake after dark. Ix the United States, a lady can ;\vays get a seat in a crowded ;reet-car by starting to sing the tar Spangled Banner. Foun Chinks are now appearing on the American stage, dressed in kilts and singing songs in Gaelic. The world must be near its end. At tlie Cork-Province, near Kaslo, 40 men am working in the mine and mill. Thousands of tons of ore will he run through the mill this year. Scott McRae is doing some work on tho Great Hopes upon which he has a lease. This property is handy to the railway near Deadwood and runs high in gold. C. F. Caldwell has taken the place of Volney Williamson, as manager of the tlfcica in the Slocan. Vigorous development will take place this summer. In April the Granby earned ��440,000. The smelter at Grand Forks produced 641,970 pounds of copper and Anyox, 3'048,012 pounds. The converter at Anyox will be running next month. The province of B. C. will give a bonus of S3 a ton upon all pig-iron manufactured from B.C. ore, 81.50 upon that made here from foreign ore. Au expert will be retained to examine all the iron ore deposits iu B. C. Not far from the B. C, line at Port Hill, Idaho, the Idaho-continental is running two shifts at the miue, and three in the mill. Four motor trucks are hauling ore. About 150 men are employed, and labor is plentiful. In Alberta the Standard Oil Co. will thoroughly test the oil fields at Fort McMurray this summer.- There is another separate and distinct oil fields in the Peace river that is receiving much attention at present. Two wells are already producing oil, and the people of that district are putting up all their surplus money for oil leases. A carload of silver ore worth over $12000 was recently shipped from Beaverdell, about 50 miles west of Greenwood. If that camp was 1000 miles from a railroad such a rich shipment would have caused a stampede. As it is no one, not even in Spokane, seem to be the least bit excited over such an important mining event. THE OPERATOR AND THE TELEPHONE USER WORK TOGETHER Real, helpful, animate service is what the telephone operator gives. She is trained to her work, her every movement is made instinctly as the result of constant practise. Her efforts are always directed toward giving service; it becomes habit. To do otherwise; she would have to derange her daily course of action. With considerate co-operation on the part of the subscriber, telephone service will be well-nigh perfect. BRITISH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY, Ltd. Mazda Tungsten Lamps 15 to 40 Watt Lamps���50c each, 60 Watt Lamps���75c each. 100 Watt Lamps- $1,25 each. NITROGEN LAMPS 60 Watts 100 " 200 " $1,25 each 2,00 ������ 3,50 " STORAGE BATTERIES CHARGED and REPAIRED ELECTRIC VULCANIZING Greenwood City Waterworks Co. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL Japan is in Sympathy with the Allies, but is a long way from getting into tho war. The brown men may have ambitious of their own. All the steel in the United States from now on is to be used for war purposes. Much of the steal in the past was used for tbe same purpose. TTornbkook in California is a noted place. It is the first town going south where you can step up to tbe bar and get a shot of booze. The train stops there five minutes, just time enough to stow away about five drinks. SIMILKAMEEN LAND DISTRICT T.VKE NOTICE tliat I Jolin R. Jackson, of Midway, occupation, Randier, intends to apply for permission to Lease the following described Lands: Commencing- at a post at the N. W. Cor. Lot lOSGs, thence north 60 chs., thence East 20 chs , thence South 40 oils., thence E:ist40chs., thence South 20 chs., thence West 00 chs., to point of commencement, conUuiiing 200 acres more or less for Grazi.ig Lands. Dated this 30th dav of March, 191P. " JOHN R. JACKSON, ��� Applicant. SIMILKAMEEN LAND DISTRICT TAKE NOTICE that I John it. Jackson intends to apply lor permission to Lease tbe following described Lands: Lot 10S6s on official Map containing 160 ucres. Dated 30tb day of Marcli 191S. JOHN R. JACKSON, Applicant. Cbe Bume Rotel nelson, B.C. The only up^todate Hotel in the interior. f in every respect, CENTRALLY LOCATED First-class" Hot and Cold Water; Steam Heat and Telephone in each room. ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATHS. CUISINE AND SERVICE THE BEST First Class Cafe and Barber Shop 15 SAMPLE ROOMS Steam Heated; Electric Lighted. RATES 31.00 per day and up; European Plan. JL Bus Meets all Trains and Boats. jl ^* *T* "T* V *T* V *T* *V* ^ *1r V *T* "T* 4* *w* *��* *T*'T"v* �� *T#*fr'T* *T**T*** ADVERTISE IN THE LEDGE Ix an American city the other day, a little boy toddled into fehe Red Cross rooms and said. "I have sold all my papers today, and made 3-1 cents. I want to give yon 25 cents, because mother says that even boys like me can do their bit. Mother takes in washing, and last week gave $1 for this year's subscription, and she hopes that she can do more soon." That boy and his mother are patriots of the clear white kind. . . B. C.'��� Mining News - The Slocan should make a record this year in silver mining. There is a revival in mining at Camp McKinney due this summer. The eight hom law has been ex- '���nded to all mining and smelting ���.-.. iployees in B. C. "" lone] Millard of Seattle is de- ping a manganese property ...��� /Kaslo. The Neutral at Chesaw is teaming ore to the railway. Motor trucks will liie used when the wagon >oad. is improved. ������ It is abont time that the Mount- in Chief near New Denver, reamed operations. It has been -leep for 24 years. The Last Chance at Republic, ���Wash., is shipping 300 tonB a ��� week. The mine has recently installed a machine steel sharpener. ��� .AVitii tlie white metal afe 31 an ounce, ev^ry silver/;claim iu the Boundary should be drilling holes, and firing shots into the formation". J, E. Thompson,-M.P.P., has acqoired an interest: in the Surprise No_ 3 at Phoenix,;and will manage that propertyin the future. ... The newspapers in. B. C; do not. receivemuch support from mining men. -AdvertisingSisjTiet/'as^val-;. .; liable ih mining as in- 'many.; other/ ���pursuits. Perhaps more: advertising would liven some/ off the dead camps; id this rich"bat slow -pro-' i\mee.Xi'-'X\X-Xxif iXx- -X---- '.'"/'..' rfSi^r^ CANADA tsukiiisi RY x$EM 17 pUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that, by the effect of the regulations of the Governor .General of Canada in Council of the 20th, of April, 1918, and the..Proclamation,of 4th May, 1918,; recently published, every male British subject resident in Canada, born on or since the 13th of October, 1897, who has The report r^uit bo. addressed to the Registrar or .Dep-JLy Registrar -under the Military Service Act of the Regiiitratic-n District ia .which he resides (see below) and shall be sent by rc-iilcreU post, for which no Canada postage is required. Young men so reporting will not be placed on active service till further notice. They must, however, notify the appropriate Registrar or Deputy. Registrar of any attained or shall attain the age of 19 years and change of. residence or address .who is unmarried or. a widower without children On receipt of the report an identification card will be must, (unless he is within one of the classes of forwarded by the Registrar which will protect the bearer persons mentioned in the schedule of Excep- from arrest. lions to the Military Service Act) report as Punctual compliance with these requirements is of hereinafter directed on or before, the 1st day of great importance to those affected. Failure to report- June, 1918, or within ten:- days after his 19th��� within the time^imited^U expose the delinquent to severe birthday, whichever date shall be the latter. Such report must be in writing and must give his name in full, thc date of his birth and his place of residence and also his usual post office address. penalties and will in addition render : him liable to immediate apprehension for Military Service. ISSUED BYTKE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, MILITARY SERVICE BRANCH, this 1 Sth day of May, 1918. F*4 \jTxXLl The men required to report should address their reports as follows: ONTARIO���To the Deputy Registrar under the Military Service Act, 1917, London, if they reside in the County of Essex, Kent, Lambton, Elgin, Middlesex, Oxford, Waterloo,. Wellington, Perth, Huron, or Bruce; To the Registrar under the Military Service Act, 1917, Toronto, if they reside in the County of Lincoln, Welland, Haldimand, Norfolk, Brarit, Wcnnvorth, Halton, Peel, York, Ontario, Grey, Duffoin, Simcoe, or in the Districts of Muskoka, Parry Sound, Algoma and . Nipissing north of the Mattawa and French rivers (including the Townships of Ferris and Bonfield.) To the Deputy Registrar under the Military . /Service Act, 1917, Kingston, if they reside in'.the tcttiv v np'TTJ^w-'rT-' ��� .:���.-_-, County of Durham,.. Northumberland,/ Victoria,7' ^W" Peterborough, Hastings, Prince/Edward, Lennox, Addmgton. Frontenac, Haliturtbri, Carieton, Dun- XXX das, .Gicngarry, Renfrew,-������Russell, Stormont, Greri- XX vine,;:������ Lanark/"Litis, Frescott, or the District of ��� .j-Nipissing south, of I.Jr.lta-.va river (exclusive of the: Townships of Fe:::.-. cri^L'cn^dd:):'/-..'"''/7 ��� XX. X -.=���".'��� -..'. To the Pegu;, -.;r.u-def/~:; Military Service Act. X 1917,' Winnipeg,.-if/thc/' reside; in the Districts- of ��� .������'��� Kehora. Rainy River, cr Thunder Bay. .'���'���', .QUEBEC -To the/Registrar:under the/Military/Service : ; /. . Act, 1917, Montreal; if they/reside in the County of '{ .';���;.; Jacques;. Cartier, ;;:Hochelaga;;;.;, Laval, -Vaudreuil,-/ ���';:; Soulanfees./Napierville./Beauharnois,: Chateauguay,7;:; ^^Huntinptori, Laprairie, Argenteuil, Terfeboime.Twb; :/Mounuins,.;:MontcaIm, L'Assompticri,/Jbliette,:Ber--: ;: : thier, Meskinonge,; St.-Ivlaurice, "Three; Rivers, St. / - Johns,; .Iberville; Missisquoi, Brome, Shcffofd, Rou- ������..���; -.;ville, .Chambly, Vercheres, :St..: Hyacinthe,: Bagot, ...;:.Drummond, .Richelieu, /Yamaska, -Nicolet,.': Artha--':' ���ybaaka, Shsrbrooke, and Stahstead.'Vy-'XiXXXxlXxXy:;' To the Deputy Registrar under the Military Service Act, 1917, Quebec, if they reside in the County of Wolfe, ' Richnioncl, Ccinpton, Beauce, Bellechasse, rJoncvtnture, Durchtslcr, Gaspe, Kamouraska,Lftvis, L'Isiet, Champlaih, Charlevoix, Chicoutimi, Montmorency, Quebec,. Por'tneuf, Saguenay, Lotbiniire, Mbntmagny, Mi_tsnc, Megantic, Rimouski and Terniscouata. To the Deputy K?��;.strar under the Military Service���: Act, 1917, Hull, if they reside in the County of; Timiskarning, Pontia-, Ollav/a and Labelle.' .'.������;.' NOVA SCOTIA���To thivFtgi^trar - under the Military Service Act, 1917, .l.'Uiax,, if they, reside in the Province, of: Kpva/S ro'yia/_ To the Registrar imder ;.the Military'.Service Act,;! 917, St. John, if they reside" in ./.���: the I'royince of ;N<:v/.Er.u^3vv.'ck. . ��� PRINCE rDV,'A:,D Z;,L..:;D���-To the Registrar,under XX thc Military S^ r vice Act/1917, Charlottetown, if they ,-Xix j-c-ide in the r.oy:.:cc"C;fP:incc Edward Island./ BRITISH vC3LU-.:SI,\���To XtX?. Registrar/.under ;the ';/ Military Sorvi-;Art,I917, Vancouver, if they reside v/'��� in the Provinrc cf.J2r:*_:sh Columbia. Xiy: X..-..X: . GASKATCKEWAN���To the Registrar under.the Military. ���-:.;;--;/..;Service'-'ActV->1917;\';'ReEirif./!.if ��� they';'.'reside.'.ia the' .'Province c: Saskatchewan^; ..: ';':.::/'���;/.- ALBERTA N-To t::e Registrar under the Military Service ;;:..''....y"::Act,"_i917,: Calvary, if.they.reside in the.Province.of; ��� ���'.;"'';.;.''AlbertaJ���'.'...-.'.v���>���'."' x xXyyyxX- xyX;x-- MANITOBAJjTo/: 1:/j;;/n.:&;st;arA/under//the Military ��� Service Act, /1917x Whinl-pcgv if tJ-ey;Vreside in the '���'...-'_-" Province of Mcr.'toba.;/ YUKON���To the 'Registrar.-.'under "the/Military":Service ./Act, .1917, Dawson, .ir'Jthty reside in': the' Ytikon iXX: Territory.. XXrx^.^rX-yxy ,/;������; ;_:���/ yyxy ;:' y] u Over The Top" Natuf c has made British Columbia rich and beautiful The waters that run through and surround it, are teeming with edible fish, include ing clams, Its lofty skyvscraping mountains are filled with almost every known mineral, while the yellow power of earth'gold, it hides amid the sands of many a creek. Its fertile valleys and hillsides contain millions of acres that are doing nothing to go "OVER THE TOP," for lack of cultivation* Its forests of gigantic trees are the envy of the world. The scenery is grandly magnificient, while the climate contains the ozone that puts pep into the human frame, filling it with life, health and'energy. With qll these advantages this Province should have millions of happy people within its confines, and yd it has a scant 400,00(X Then sings the little bird in the tree* "What's The Matter'With R C" Nothing, except that it is like many a business man. It does not advertise, or does not know how. Turn on the bright light of effective and suggestive advertising, until all the world thinks and talks about this glorious B. C, the brightest gem in the cluster of Canada's provincial diamonds. Get a move on, go over the top, waving your flag and blowing your cornet in front of the millions that have not yet been "swiped" by the red hand of Mars. In the meantime do not fall to boost your own business by dropping a soul-touching, money getting ad into Greenwood's Leading Excitement. Come across with enthusiasm and plenty of printer's ink, and the public will shell you with dollars, until ^you grow tired picking them up^ If you are wise, you will always advertise, in and get your job printing at the same office. .... ������h ma
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