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this nationalism overshadows his Iinperialisui. His po-i me ,R l ` ' `

i|_icics'fi'oni i896, when he first office,-until his re-‘ - ~i -1 -. in A ~ . , _

__ A BEAVER COI.0NY_

Acting under the instructions of the Hon. james A.-_

McNeill, Comtnisioner of Public \\'orks, recently l_\ir. Kenneth .\'lcKay, Assistant Govenitnent Engiiieer, vis-

visit was made in connection with a cotiiplaiiit that the

dams built by these cunning little engineers had caused sentiment compelled that he take some action, his op- the water to rise in some sections until it had over- po

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flowed the roads. _-\ branch of the .\lorell River cross es the l.ot 48 Road about 20 chains east of the railway

station, through a concrete pipe. The busy beavers, iii- stead of going to the expense of building a dam of their

own, took advantage of the bridge provided by the pro viiice, clearly demonstrating the fact that they are not guided solely by instinct. instead of building a dam :ts the_\_‘ are supposed to do instinctively they plugged tip the concrete pipe, just as sensible human engineers would have done under the same circumstances to ac- complish the same purpose. '1`hey wanted a depth of water and tlicv succeeded in getting it. Like their liti- inaii brctlircii' they may have heeii selfish about it. 'l`hc_\' were looking to their own interests c.\:clusi\'cl_\'. :intl iiiifortiiuatcly when they raised thc water to thc lcvel tlic_v wanted il .ivcrfloivcd the road wherever it happened to he lower than the lcvcl _of the beaver pond. The cnginccr's report states that "thc road is flooded for a length of (io fcct io a inaxiiintiii depth of one foot.” lit- says t`tu'thcr that "the culvert and the road for live feet east of it is di'_\'," whicli “slio\vs that the <‘ul\-cri is not in thc lo\\'t--st part." llc tltereforc rc- cotiii|it~i|r|s that "a new ciilicrt bc put iii,"----in thc part of the road sliowu by the beavers to hc the lowest, and where it should have been put in the first place; also "that the road should he built up for a length of about jo feet. The beavers evidently are providing against any contingencies that may arise through possible poli- tical changes in the futtirc, as the report says that

"another dam is in course of coiistruction about ll1fC'5'

t liaitis liclow tht- iir`st one.”

'l`lic c~iiginect° reports that no cultivated la_i1d has yet

bccii flooded, although one man complains that a piece of iiiiclcarcd latid used for pasture has been inuiiilatcrl.

'l`lic original beavers from which this colony has

sprtiiig \vas a pair presented by the Ontario govern- ment' to the government of this province some eight years ago. The government handed the pair oi-cr to .\li-_ Robert _lciikins who gave them thc frccrloni of the woods. and It stream running iliroiigh his farm. Shy, litisy, workiiig always at niglit, the littlo animals were allowed to carry on their worl: in their own quiet way. tiradually a dam \\‘aS built across the stream, attd the water rose flooding the swaitip laiids in the ncigliboliood, lands which were practically valucless. 'l`lic colony of licavcrs niultiplicd, until tin-rc are now, it is cstiniatcd, scvcral hui\tli'cd. .Sonic others have \\'andered from tlic 'irigiiial colony and establisltcd colonies clsewlierc, building danis and huts \\'lici'cvcr sufficient water is found. _

lt is supposed that beavers inliabitcd n-iany of thc

streams of this province before titati, the arcli-eiieiiiy, appeared on the .soc-ne. The late l)r_. Caven, we are iiifornicd, discovered traces of beaver dams on Dunk River. \\"hethei' fhis bc so or not, it is evident that our climate and natural conditions a‘re favorable to the existence of this valuable attd harmless fur~bear- cr. There are many acres of low lands which are ab- solutely valueless, and which could be used very pro- litably as beaver ranches. The animals provide for themselves, do no damage to property, their food and the material they use for their idants and huts consist ing almost exclusively of the small sapliiig trees grow-" ing on the banks of the streams in which‘they live.

Beaver were once numerous in many parts of North

.f\merica. Now they are to he found only in the in- accessible headwaters of the rivers. In our own pro- vince thcy had become extinct, killed off by the hunter, and by tlie__e_ncro_achments of cultivation upon our for- ests. It hasibeen demonstrated in many places that the beaver was one of the most potent forces in thc preservation of the water supply. Never a small stream flowed through a level meadow but beaver had built a dam across it, and thus strung ponds along it like a rope of pearls. These ponds held the waters iii storage from the mountains to the sea, along all small streams, and were of inestiinablc value in stopping frcshcts and allayinig drotights.

If in our province, even at the expense of raising a

fc\v yards of road a little higher here and there, and allowing our waste lands to become lakes, we should succeed in raising a numbcr of colonies of thesg harm- less, self-sustaining atid valuable animals, it would hcl a long step in the conservation which is now so gener-

ally preacltcd but so little practiced.

TIIE 0NLOil)KEllS' VIEW

(`)ur evening contemporary, the Patriot, reopens

\vard closer relations, trade and otherwise, between

England and the colonies and his opposition to the

“Specific acts of Sir Wilfrid’s which indicate this S:ng___tr_t:m some little remembrance

_ _ . . . ii r , ited the beaver pond near Lot 48 Railway Station. 'l his policy include his reluctance to send an ex ditiona mn and “han l’° ‘lad '

_ Pe I ry supply `the~se names to others. W3 p

force to South Africa.\in the Boer War until public do notask for large parcels, we want ` t '

_gi _ ._ _ciprocity proposal defeated him in 1911 have' all been' V . Ls Home Ofloo at oharlottotown, lrnnoh Dillon gt gum. national rather than linperial. He apparently docsi 5l"~‘” Wt! 'l~ trouble you once

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n\q`-vide. §lb¢i-ton. Beuril and Montlliu- _not syiiiiiathize with the anti-British utterances of that `ii,°;r°p1.|h:,':,°,2,i° ,g','{lf::“o£“'§::,1_ ng _ ' ~ ’ i` _ ~ I . Quebec Nationlist, Henri Bourassa, and his lieute- gsngglg) Detlor tiflgctzhgloiiti-cal rc- ' . ~. - V .

, - - ~ l lllreo sont, in- ` . i ~ » ‘ _ ,

_ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3I_ 1916 nant, .\rm_and Lavergne, but ther_e are indications go,-msd me mn Tm aoxss were , . _

‘ that he believes that Canada s destiny should be along "0 |°l\l°1' lllowod. They now ack- - - ~‘ _

\'~‘~"""`-`-'~`~`~`f"”’-"ff"-">`-"""`"~"""""`"""""""""`""""""""`”""""""`”"`i` the lines laid down by thos¢`t\\_/0 and others who would ;‘:.'£:|‘:;‘?;.'tb£h°g` tlalatigst

leave the Dominion a nation with as little to do with not in cotton. This correction will

. » flcllltato packing as we can t. tl I i _ . ' If 2'* .i I I

London as possible, short of actual severance of the wx” of umm! my me “ff” 0': _ i , S _ raditioiial nominal allegiance to that mpnarchy which lH_rK°- I am receiving it number of ~ _ ` - holds the sceptre but does not rule. wpucamn' mr n‘°m°° “nd “dd-"°°°°“ ` . L' i

of prisoners, from those who wish to

the boys to know that a. number of people are- remembering them in cn

i.1 Fitzroy St. . _ Charlottetown .

frame of mind in the iiighf.-.t public office at a momett- E

'cus time. ‘ lantfc of a half a,d0zen Cruisers' after

he Battle of Jutland might have -large-

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ances. .»\niongst these his latest appeal for enlistment S

sition of Caiiada’s ditty in the light of the present war b N'

contribution of three battleships to the British navy

“At London, Ont., last week Sir Wilfrid made a

partisan speech in which lie declared that he is a paci°

One wonders if Sir Wilfrid would head a peace party in Canada and how much of a following lic would have outside Quebec.” _

The Loitdoit Daily .\lail says: "Sir Robert llorden's olic ' with re ard to the \var

through. He made it plain that, no matter whose ef forts might slackeii or what representations might be iitade to him, he would retain, as Prime Minister, his original high ideal of service in men and iiioiiev

it \\ill not be denied that from the start of the

war until now, tho efforts of Canada have been a re- flex of his utterances, a fulfilment of his prophecies,

l`lic\' show that li: was in dead eai nest llc has prov ed to be the right iiian to give expressioii to the nation- al \vill. in this respect Canada has been fortunate ii:

“ln the years, to come, no history of Canada, re- i

-ording the natioii`s strong aitd distinct steps forward

-erpts froin the present Priiiie i\linister`s war utter-

ias a high place as a dignified and compelling expo* u

lD_DI!E88 MID PIIESEIITITIUII

tation was made to Mr. and Mrs. John Noonan, on tlte eve of their de parture from 0’Leary:

preclation of your worth and ability whilst you have been in our midst

Please accept this purse of gold as

a slight token of the respect and

rea_lize tliit your place cannot easily be filled there will always be a void

lete r -il edu have b en

occasion. at numerous Canadian Clubs throughout ” ' "°°°v° Y' ' “°» al" b e V011' Zedlltz nrsuee that to defeat

. . “m°”3“t “B 7°" h‘“'° ways ee” “ Englitnd's alms she must be isolated in fr

thi country, subscr|iiently, and, again, on a special oc- factor of general good. from her present Amem and this can

casion in New Yoi'k, Caiia<la’s attitude was intttle plain Few H 'my Wh" eve' 1°" O'L""y be done iinoiz-t easily by detaching

will be so mitch missed or have left

for all thc world to sce. i ' ' no miiny friends behind, muy you W ,_ who in 1;' "nyc, 'l 'ra if

a w g e con uslon of hos

“Sir Robert liorden’s utterances on these occa- :fig ‘;;";,°'_::_° ;;;;f,o’:°;gal°;n;f‘ ;;‘o°i|tllitles would be impossible without

sions were of a similar and fitting kind, revealing a sperlty attend vou is the wish oflgw cooperation ‘.)-I France and Rum'

- a, and he writes.

tiatioii’s unflinching determination to carry the war ';'°;‘;`df"i°é‘l‘;‘;ed W‘l;,‘;_Wl}‘;l;nnelé‘;“ ge? “If. therefore, Russia or Francia

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D Sheen, H D Huestls, P J Bulger, Hanson Lldstone John P Arsenault James Wedge. Nellie Ellis, N Mc Williams, Myrtle Murray. E Dignun

IIIIIEII' IHD TIIE BRITISH IIIVY

Canadian wheat is worth about

$1 75 per bushel. ln Russia it is worth bout 50c it bushel A very large part f the difference in price can be cred ite'd directly to the fact that the world markets are kept open for Canadians

a o

and Americans alikeby the absolute

having a leader of li.; fl-;teriaiiiation, courage and All relllrw i Of th BPIUHII NW - Eve”

D Y e Y partlil success of the German Navy tid the breaking away into the At-

paralyzed shipping on the Atlantic. Every day we reatlize more und more

ill be complete witliout the inclusion oi' generous ex- gh" the British Navy has meant to

lufada and the Empire in this War.

We did not begin to realize what the onfliet meant for us till our own Cim- dlans got into action and into the casl

alty its-ts. , _ We ought to have our own flesh and lood fighting for the Emplreln the

ituatioii. The results of this appeal will no doubt be Navy just as in the Army. Let us en- s iinpressive as those which have followed the calls murage recruiting mr the Navy on the

of the past."

WHAT THE tLIBEl)li‘iL PARTY NEEDS

scheme now outlined. We can do so heartily for the men who join will get the same pay and allowances as those in the Canadian Army.

TWO GERMAN VIEWS.

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~ . , ‘ - ~ ~_ To Mr. and Mrs. John Noonan. Q _ . _ . hst_, .ind_\\ar_ned his hearers against`the danger of mili Dear Fr,ends:___ 9 _ _ l tarism, in such language that the Conservative papers We your fellow workers and em- . ‘ _

~ ~ - ' - - - - ployer on the ‘eve of your departure , _ ’ .

declare that Britain s present state o_f niihtarisrn is_the _,mm amongst “___ desire to express .

orst kind of niiiitarism in Sir \V|lfr|d s estimation. in a tangible form our esteem and ap-

csteem which we feel for you. We ‘

rices on men’s read t h ng

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sition in the Imperial conferences held in London tlvity. _ pi 0 I

ring his regime to anything which would tend to- (°AN°N) ‘.'/‘MES smpsou ' _

four years ago. , The following address and presen- 1

Writing in the Berlin Tag, Baron

Russia Morevc Brlti h d I

were compelled by us to lay down their arms, not only would the com pletion of the British 'Empire be impossible, but it would also pre vent the defeat of German' com petition Peace does noi; pend upon England deprive her of her allies, and she would be un able to continue the struggle nilone"

ln endorsement of the Bi1ron's

views the Frankfurter Zeftung writes.

"Baron von -Zedlltz, is probably

right in thinking that the conclu- sion of the war against Germany by no means depends exclusivelyi upon the pleasure of England, and -.

can. in spite of her naval power, be compelled to conclude peace by the situation on' the Continent. If the -Entente eollaspes' at an important point, England, a'lone'. is not able to fight us. with arms or with thc blockade. The moment at which n these changes' will occur may still li

calmly. Of course there can for

which would end the war of arms, a

war against Germany which has o been initated by the British gov- c

tion remains." t

Another school advocates o, coneen- E

that, on the contrary, Gi-out Britain `*

Bfnmellt- N0 P0800' lb Ht all pos- haunted. She is firmly determined

sible while an enemy tr1t.de~coall- to1i~ii.s{.{§>j,us, and will do everything

0 .

CCSSIVC COSl'.

_Single barrel guns Double barrel guns. Sights.

Recoil Pads

Sling Straps. Black Diamond Shells.

Get Your Gun and Ammunition ai tlie “Sportsmen’s Stot'e”_

If you want best results from your hunting trip,

y_ou need to no prepared with a izood gun, good ammuni- tion and superior supplies. _ And here is the place where you et what you need, without bother, trouble or ex-

Fennell &

Victoria

_ ~ P ) g in 0’Letii-yi in business as well as t g Fm' I '

has been hxed and constant since the first storm social circles To Mrs Noonan we

~ ' ' _ cause she aims -in the words of the'

clouds gathered on _thc European liorizoti. At the ,‘f;_’i;‘thh_‘;:'__‘“rt_f’_}’£_€t°‘3i:’___ ’x_§€"$:)‘:_'; u;3_ Kolnlsche Zeitung-at' "ati nbso.

sllecial session of Parliaiiicnt, in London on a notable no the means of her ull and com-il l"°° wpremaiy °.'°' G°'m“”y`”

Shell loading stes. -

Cartridges halts. Shooting vests.

Decoys.

Shot, powder, waddlng. -and everything also you need. - `

Chandler Row 4* _

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eutrals into _ hor service. With er money, throu li American rand

be distant. ‘but we -can await it Japanese' lndustry in 1916 she trans-

formed the inexhaulitible Russian

Germany be no question of a peace masses into _ gigantic armies who

re better equipped and stronger

but would continue the economic than heretofore. Thanks to the co-

peratlon of America, England will ontfnue doing this until we' are ex-

eat their curtain -rings! The Japanese bamboo-bread. so . nomed~~~ from ffl shape, is a somewhat similar product. It i sliced and sold in strings. One of the strangest of biacultq comes from Russia. It is known.ns fit-tho month biscuit, and besides being much appreciated as a. tea. biscuit is quite commonly used by merchants ignor- ant of the three 'r's as a makeshift abacus, in' counting moneyg-a lower string of ten carving for copecks. and an upper string of tho name number

rea e her aim. The hope for an

nderstandlng with unconquered ngland is a delusion.”

The Liberal Monthly, ofiicial organ of the Liberal

party, published from the Hope building, Sparks St.,

(Philadelphia Ledger.)

-;Hin'denburg’i-z- task, alll German

is reasonably believed _to voice the opinions of Sir critics are agreed is to secure first the

" ' ' - °. - _ isolation and then the humiliation of \ilfrid Laurier. ln fact it is stated above the editor En ,and bu in consider," thu ob_

~ . . . , _ B ,» t S il page that the publicatioti is under the ‘authority ject two schools of strategy have aris-

and direction of the Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier.” E? “:;_‘:';§ ;_:"flor(:°_’;m,f‘_;‘ecm"l_§;";’_'_ 2:2 Therefore, we fairly assume that it is Sir Wfilfrid \vlio w9g.¢_»' me other advgmttn-g the

is talking in the editorial colutnns of the latest issu' ““`°“l“5 °f every “ew” t° °bm“ “

crushing victory over Russia, whose

when it offers this melancholy reflection: elimination would leave the western

Afllies exposed to the full shock of

“Unless all signs and portents fail the Liberal

party will, at no great distance of time, be called upon to administer the affairs of the country, and it will then he faced with the greatest responsr bility ever placed upon any political party in the history of Canada. The best brains of t he party, irrespective of race, religion, personality, service, clique, \or favor, will then be necessary for the salvatioii`5f the country, and Heaven grant that they may be forthcoming. . . . . Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the great Chieftain of the party, can always he relied upon for the highest efliciency and the most profoundiwisdom in lead- ership, but tio one man, great though he may be, can cope with the exceedingly difficult situation. lie must be supported in council by a band of the highest grade lieutenants. If a suflicient tiumber of the necessary, able, and clean men are not to- day in public life, they ought to be, and they can, and must be, obtained. The party must put. its best foot forward so that it may measure well up to

the tremendous responsibilities facing it.” ,

‘ Often in recent years it has been asked what Sir

surround him _today with the giants who fought be-_ hind and with him beforeand after ’96. Graham, Qli- ver, Pugslcy, Lemieux, Carvell, how do these measure itp in Sir Wilfrid’s mind with Blake, Mackenzie. Mowat, Cartwright, Tartc? The article in the Lib-

tlie discussion of Sir \-Vilfrid Laurier's record by another ifise dixir yesterday. We are quite prepared to contiiiue the discussioii, and meantime we sliall submit"'the views of two independent outsiders, one'

dealing* with Sir Wilfrid’s»rccoril, thc other with Sir

Robert _ll_ortleti’s.-, ‘ years can do other than recognise iii Sir Wilfrili’s call_

fl-The Buffalo Express : ' `

Laurier, of the is not an Imperial-

tothe

Premier of Canada,‘sterility of the party in leadership and ideas ,'

eral 'Monthly would seem to be the veteran Liberal chieftain‘s‘answer, given with amazing frankn_ess;.and is not very flattering to his present following. .And yet, no one who has studied thc various leaders and miieies of canadian Liiimitnq tiuiiiigihc .pair it-it

for better men a faithful picture of the present day

After Ilie war this country

be confignited

vhsranhmitcmn mimi

the' German arms. Both there schools

tration of alll the forces of the Empire upon England, which must be con- quered before any understanding with D Germany is possible. This school is supported by the Berlin Deutsche T

quest of England.” The extracts quot- ed' run: '

naclous enemy.' Up to now she has realised all hor me‘nimces'. By- com- pulsory service she has created an army of millions. Sh

admit that the great aint of the Ger- man nation is to crush-England be-

e has intro-

duced compulsory labor for pro- ducing war material and she has cut us off from the sea, and forced

A__Without England, it is agreed, heri

Taiges-zeituirg, which quotes with ap- turies' sows that England can only proval the sentiments expressed inthe be

lies will be impotent, and the pam- lilet concludes: 1 "Therefore, down with England! he history- of the last three' cen-

conquered on_the sea. Eng-

pamphlei, issued for the “Swift Con- land is H0! Only Our most dan-

ggrous, but also our most, vulner-7

le enemy. because an island

a, “England . is by far our mont re- lives and dies' with its shipping.

Can we conquer Eastland on thc spa? Yes. The deeds and expe- l, .

ences of our Navy up to th; pre- ent give a. cure guaranty of this." iii

CURIOUB BREAD8.

‘representing roubloiir. More pictu- resque still ls its usage an an extem- pore ring for marrying poor peasants with whom the gold ring in inciting. -Tit Bits.

_il_1;__.__.

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Minarau Linimcni co., Lim`il¢a,_

-Dear Sir.-I can recommend MIN ARD'S LINIMENT for Rbeumatinin and Sprains., as I have used it for both with excellent results. ,

‘Yours truly.

` 1°. is. Lhvims.

lt. John.

Wilfrid thinks when he compares the intediocrities who i

the best courage and the best patriotism that the na- ion can produce. The moral andi national strength or- ganized and concentrated on the war must be directed at the conclusion of peace into channels of commercial and constructive efficiency. The huge _armies of war- fare must be converted into an 'economic army care- fully and completely cotitrolledto extend all its powers in the direction of the' nation ,restoring its economic strength and of reaping the maximum of compensa- tion for its sacrifices in treasure and blood. There will arise grave problems of immigration, of .land settle- ment, of transportation, of production, of defence, problems in the solution of which we shall either ad- vance or retard the future of the country for genera- tions to come. Facing issues of such magnitude and surveying the desert of sterility in men and ideas be- hind hilf1fi"§it‘ Wilfritii maywell cry out to Heaven for “abl6. and cle_atifmen” andyfor-a higher grade of lieut- eiiants. pivesent following has been tested and 'found »wanfing._.'~ It'l'fas‘ti'odefiitite` policies on the pres- sing quehtioiis of the hour;_it _lias_no solution to offer

for 'theproblems of the future, but only thesame old § ’ pledges and promises and platitudes that the country

has lieardifrom that 'source for years. ‘ . Nor iitrft likely .that Sir Wilfrid’s wail for better

_work immediafe good. The party will

easy to divoroeitself from the

its principles so

dui-fiig the pm, ref,

,does arrive,-wlieti

the reformers have

find it ani

tu_.

Every nation has a bread that _ is

typically its owni In one ost flour is used, in mother wheat or rico or cas- sava, and the shapes varies from the disc-like Scandinavian hard-tack that has a hole at the contre for convent- ence in packing them away on poles in the farmhouse: to our own` pl

oven in the well-known form . The bread of the Balkans; curiously made ln' theform of chains. is cold from

dlers. In tent life in Bmlkania the de- tached links are often used for fun at quoltir or servo it more useful pur- pose in suspending temporary curtains and awnings. Then when the campers run out of provision they literally

brown loaves' that come out ofuagl

the _arms and necks of itinerant pod-,

ciutiicso wirrcim G

Asoc Nom

wrrn 05.000-

BT. ALBANS. Vt.. Oct. 27.- A

man giving the name of Jock Allwe who was taken from 1 Montrail train by U. S., immigration otiicllll yesterday was returned to Cutodl C0' day by .request of military authoriti- es to ottawa or n charge of otiseoiind ing from Rrettfrow, Ontario, with 35# 000 in Canadian government fund!-, Allen lays he is lieutenant. in the Bri- tish army and has been-If molllll “I

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