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.\l(l\'l'l.-\\' .\l.»\llt’ll_ lSl1i. 1913

'l`oda_\i, the world over the so_iis_iif Erin

will celebrate the dav. of their patron

responds. He iose qliickly in his piofes 1-oooooo-ooooooo-ooooooooo-ooo

Saint. The iliiy, this yeal, ftll upon Stin- day and, _\'esii>l‘ila_\', in \'ariolis churches iittine' i'eici'eiii-e mis niadc to and wi$@ counsel draiwii lroin the life of the great Irish saint and inissionarv of the early church. 'l`oiiav inroii_c`liout the \volld llisli Societies will oosei ve tht. aliiiiversal'v in iiiotlificil foi'in due to the exi_l,,7'eiicle.\ of \\ .ir and mainly with :i view to further their believoli.-:lit pai-poses. ln this city, as an nouiiced clsi-wliei'e, an eutei't;iiiinient will be held the pi'oceed>~ ol' which_will be for benevolent and cliai-iiabl_c obgects. _ l`his eiitei‘tl_liiliiieiit lias been in course of 111'?" pai‘a_i'ion for _-miie iinie; the best t1ale_iit_iii the City, inu.~'ic;il literal'_v and _liisti-ionic, has been sceiiiii-il and the luiictioii pronii-_ _qogiiy be oiie of ilu- best ever _eiveu in the! City. _ l

"l`lie olisi-i'\`aiii‘e ol' llzitional fcte days is

an old time '<.-ii.-iioni. liach iiiitioiiality has its piitron saiiii and in this cosliiopolitali Canaila oi' ours, iii;-iile up as it is of many l'aees, the exi~llisi\'i»iii-;~;s which originally ¢li;mict.ei'ize<l the oli.~:».-iwliliceol' distinct- ivelv iiatioinil lc-te ii;i_\'s has aliiiost entire- ly cliszippeaiwil. ln its place we have a broad (`aiiiidi;-i iisiii wliicli i~eco_giii7.es the iiiii\'ci‘sal broi iood of the races and each linitt-.~' wi thi- otlier in voiiiiiieiiiora-

' tion ol"tlie l:itl.er.~1 who, in the dim and

misty past. laid the. foiliidatioiis upon which oui' colnnion natioi_iaiit_\' is being' built. 'l`liis'i.l: :is it sliould be. Each of oiil' Qpout 1-up-o_o is pi-.lull and has ;;'ood cause to

. be proud of its past and its traditions btit_

they are none ilic less true to their native land who i'i.\co_c;iiiize in this, the land of their adoption. the seed-bed of a _Q'i'ezit nation in

'~ which all its races are rapidly becoming

mei'e,‘e<l into a conimon (fanadian nation- hood. _ l

In (`anad:i lri.=huien have played anim-l

_ .,- .__..-V-»~ .-..~»-,-_»»

.-. __.~....,.>_._W..,'.__?

_,Zh *‘§, ,- § portant part in buildiiigi' up and lnoul‘ding.>,‘ ._ _ _ _ .

';»_ this _o're5it <loiniiiion and in this province .fi they have ev-1-r iiakeii li leading share in

public ail';iirs l~otli in church and state. In the gi-opt ~.\foi~lil war for l"recdom and de- mocracy the :ichicveinents of Irish regi-

_“lf

come be i'o:nenibered with pride by the

sons and il~.iu;,'htcl's of lrisll stock. Ili

France and l<`l;-iiiders the blood of ollr fel-` low Caiiailizins ol' all races is being mingl- ed in a common cause, the cause of right- eousiiess ol' iiiii\'crsal brotlit.-rhood, of the

if-. ij *i~.-1 rights ol' weiil<ei~ iiaiioiis. and the common

bond that is '.ve'ldiii_c' tlicln tiigetliel' on the

_fi f` battle iiel<l.<`will g'i°ow stl'ong‘el' and stl'on_g'- i er as the lruits ol` the war alid of the vic-

tory to be won are llein_g' garnered by ge-

- nerations to come. lhc welding' and unl-

f-Vi iication of our dilierent races, each with

its ou-'ii‘pl‘ollil liwiilitioiis, must now be the

5 common aim ol' all (`an:idians. Today all

will unite with their Irish brethl'en in coniineinoratilic' the name and the fame ot'

‘ tetown and iii the other centres through-

out the pro\"ince where the il:-ly is being sim

'. ilarly celebrated no better v.'a_v can be

found than by g‘eiieroli.~'l_v pairoiiizing the functions that are being held. 'l`onight`s entel'taininent in the l’cople’s 'l`heatre will be worthy of the best traditions of the Be- nevolent lrish Society under whose auspi- ces it is beiii_e' held and the benevolent

__ purposes to whicli the funds are to be ap- '= ' propriated will appeal to all citizens.

.,,__.

Q-_»__-__--01

' lI()\`(1_l'|f |"(1lf(‘.\N_\l)l.\NS

tember lst and Deceiiibel loth last Calla-,h,.h The h,,h,hhh,,0h 0,. hhhllii liaiiiiiiiesii. from every foo seciiie.

lian mills _around wheat at the rate of 8,0001.-ioii. iippoiii iiiiii -eip.-essioii or foiui “““ "°"‘“g f"`“"""-‘» "fm" W‘"‘ W““' 000 bushels per month. This rate of grind iii the Slim-ciiie Being, wlio also is uit- _ f"'°““ “".“'"“'

. _ .. _l . ___ . _ , _ ____ _ _l’lhe ginniiry ol ages _vet unborn;

annot be continued for the \vhole seasoni*"ij f" "“"‘°~‘- _=-“C” ""1 “gm k°*f|Th._ heh,,.,hS_ hhed whh ,,m,.,y h,,h,,_ as, if it were, there would noi be sufiicieiit i ff:,'_‘_°_f_,'".,S,lf_‘_’::,hi,_pIifffhhs ".'f.f;f°fsf;;.",,§ff' .llrsifirloiis and iiili of neare-

Wheat left in the (.50um~1'..\v- iiiai.iii‘.J\\'lio is eligible iilllluillilb io ii]-"\ rpm' for muws “md WOR' _ In gi‘iiitliiig‘ 8,000,000 bushels of \vlieat,l.\iiin-_i- iiiiii.-i-ii wiiii his i-oiiiiii-_wsl_§_"°"_‘*_ ‘md i““|”"““°“ "°‘j "fs ”°"'° l2O,()0(_l,l)(l(l ])0Ull(lS tif i'CG(l Ciill b@ ])l'()(lil(_'-‘Ii-iiiisi-_iii k!ialii_ \l'e coinnieliil it lo the hy :;_i;tY__5'l"hoii, then, in .ill _ 'l‘liI» cd per inoiitli under the new stanili-il'fl,"“'_“’ ‘j“‘_-'lf1**"‘“.X_S““"“_“'““""“g -I-hhhh, ,hhh ,he h._.,,,,h,h ,hw _,,- flour regulations; this \vould be at the rate ‘_‘)'___l“`__:_";§‘__;‘;__::_‘_‘f"§f“?f io;-ooo. of 4,000,000 pounds a day.. l~`igliring on §_,h,,,` ,,,' __.h,_.`hh,.__: ,h h,,,,,”,, ,,,'. _`,,,h,h`_,_ -»\1i<l yet. wiili limi sniiioioocniiin. iiiiii

the nu-iiiber of horses, inilch cows, other; 1 ~ __ _

' - - ‘ \\-'lth love so iiei-ce ol' counlr_v find ol'

1 ' Tha llliarlulleiuwn _ lluarillaiit_.... ,.._,,,......j.. ........, .._..'.. ...hh A hmm-.S cm.

_ -__ _ __ _ 1.-___=._ sold out his business fbi' °52,2i0 000 ..

. 'f " ` - _ the war began he has been almost enitre-

_.--_

o 1391 . $3.so to uv _ _ ~ ,

»fe¢ll°i:l=%vE:ig: gfilggdsef year) im»\l°d'l°l»’:;l"l"°°°» 'fi ly' in harness as an adviser of the Govern- °="=<:'°" G_:m~ie»-lo Mango

" Canada. and $8.00 for-_U.S.A. _ _ ment in Shipping and tmlnsport matters rom t o Trenches

~ _Head Office at Charlottetown, Branch Office at Sum _ _ _ s "* 7 monroe. Alberto". Souris and Moniaiiue- services which he has rendered without - °"""°*°"

... , . , _ . _ _ 1 h Ht I nb ___ im_ ion are proud of us, but that they are

,theiu ani to splj o e y ploi-es them to strike a blow oi; the

.. .._._,...,.._...._.¢.~r:_._-,-_;;:-_.~,-_.g-_-l'- -,.§_..__._....., --.-».~,._.-.~;¢==;-_-_-_-=-_-J--__ " ff, Mu’*r‘ I ULD" t_\.mn`t -hmwei them Me ‘Mm Brmm8'_“bhck us up, and that our places will

~"'» -~ ' - - ‘ - i ;:------ i ~ - lbe taken here by men who are able

d the matter of mill feed and also pub w-if. i».~.iii.,.i iii.. foiimiiiiit lout-i. ”°"' "“`“ C“"“““ ""»”‘

lished sevclal lpttii s iioin coriespondents iiiiiioii .i~ .iii -iiiiwiii io ‘iii ioiiiiiry O G __ _ P

on the subgect The burden of complalnt»"“‘" "V" f=“““" °f U1” Ci""““““ U°“ ° ° °°°°

on the pait of col respondents was the ;f_';f‘__°;“_f"'__:f_‘°___iT“f_’;___Efj_‘:_idif;‘;”‘;_‘_; 0 God of panes, Thou hm md., liltlll tost of llicse feeds. The tlollble, as D?" __ “hh pmhhhly hh hh h,mdh_,h The eiirth ln beiiuiv. calm and won

lrequentl\ pointed out has been, .ind is im uni- init- got nomo io some who “ __ fer' _ llk9l`y tl) ll? fill' ‘~t)ll1L‘ 111116, lllé 5C;l1(_1tV 0f still lag listless ioillid the dooi ol' ' ' °“er"g moumamq pointing 1°

the alude mm mm mmpnl them to “ham the 6el'eneth1iendkb(:iutiful plotectiug all

i l li i 1 '

The ivlillei s Ciiiiiiiiittee, a committee _"‘""" "‘"‘ “" ‘“°’° ‘”"““‘ ‘e iriio voiiqii riosiiiiig 'neon their

_ I ous li was published by the Toionto

composes of eadini; inilleis in Canada, has (hhhh _md .hh hheh handed ,O hh hh, slielterliig wie leceiitl) issued a pamphlet dealing \\i1th|.¢....i.i.i_.li.,.. i,, ii... auii.<,. of noi. ‘V“°'° “"1” *"1* "Sh l°Yf“"" '° 1°‘“ the gtliel al question alltl llwldéiltally g1V€Sil>i D00 ii 110 iecoiveil it fimii tlie'T“°" __i‘;;f°r° "' the calm nmlemc oine vert valuable statistical infoima l"““"“‘ “L 1`°“‘°“"‘ Tl" "’V°°“"°“4“hh s,,,,,h wood., whehe heh,,eh_._

t n s pointed out that between bep-"" "‘° "°“ °‘ I"’“°e "‘“' ”°°°’“”““ iiiiiigo may ma..

»io~ ii is from the saiiie spirited

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At it iinie when their count needs °' the Canadian G°"°mm°”t and Mt'

cattle slice) and swine in Canada it ls. To the Slacker

’ ' I - . home

:howii that 41,000,000 pounds of bran will 1, __ - . -,~hh,_ ,hh h h,.hh,h h,- ,h,h,_.h, ,h,.,._h. not begin to nieet thc requirements, A ra-l "“'_“ ‘**" ""““»°‘"" _ _ iiiiiiii,-. uiom.

tion fora c for a hog__»' t $140 cattle the oillplii

that only o

coiiitl get o

iig_'lil‘lli_f_; it tive or six

Put in

of hran is and there 000,000 po meals for hogs so tha

to make the bran and the shorts go round.' _.___________'_mh,o____ __,m'_g` ohh heh, 'hhy S" “mt “B “Sims ‘R "“"“‘*“‘ f°" “ls

""""A '"_` " ` ' " ‘ ‘ ' home. '

ii" r'itioii lei' d‘i '. Qimilarlv ` .. . - .~ -_ _ . ~ i ._"’ __‘ _ _ll _ _ _ ‘ldv * 7. ""-“l’_‘“Pi_“"h h“"_1‘"“‘l_-"- 0' head "1 _-\s other time would hold liiiii help- 1_\ 5-. i0\\-11 licit 01] _\- 9119 out (il ih.- i-.iiipii-e's sorvii-e wiilioili silbjecl- '_ less and 0-em“.ed-_, liogs could get a ratloii. ii'-'~' lil* femlli' 10 St=1"v=1fl°"- iii ‘“°0d@“ ,inn sun, o coil. no for-is in iioiii-i one

another \._.H_\, pounds i ni oiicc. And any ninii who, because of . _soul

~ "i --<.“_ ‘ "_ ' - '. , ‘ .. _ . who ar holding b .k d I ing to nl THIN? Q nn _ - ,» . Recently lnthese co_ltinins'we discuss-Eh, ,,,_,_,‘f. ,h,,__, h, fhfh 'geaiisfsof hh io po our work. Ano um moons the - ' . .e - - - -. - . _ -- .- ~'- .-

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I tliinli ihere iiie people lu (‘iiiiada

ow is Placed ut five pdunds and __ _ _ _ :_ _ ' '_ _I _ _ Aiid ho becomes ii_mailini1ii wild with

‘\\.i». don; _lust ieulize the ielnilvc ini

1 , h . ‘ . _h ._ _ _ _ i_ i . . ~ .

_ .1 if < 1 , i.\Ls_ Illia lil .h.i~ io \\.iiip .i lmitalioii ihnt <‘:iine| _ _l(_mh_

oi bran and shorts is t_he same. . ‘>=ii'li<_‘i~f~ ov_i_~i loco siroiiit. iiiiii-vii luis' riiiowiiii; iiimsoir idon iiio. iiiroiiioii.

nzlni_el_\-' 2,000,000 pounds, it is estirnatetl i “""‘ "" “" 'f' °‘ W" ‘""'*"’"’ "Wil in ll ini; foo

ne out ol' every .19 or 20 cattle _ ‘" ”".n"` 'i'gi't..‘)if"";”°°‘i.`ieI My “mn ‘-VH" “Nei disi'ei:ai‘ii of Doiiiiiis iii-emi

who i-.iii get .i\\.i5, .ind is .ililo to do

iw liiiciiioss oi- <»onvenienee,doesn‘t do

gyuly 40() 000 lneals for -1 COW __ _’ ' _ And every libre ol' his throbbing being _u_e __ 902’ lunch COW; _ 9 _ .su is .iii ohiecrt counlii in every sense A sumty that Thou appmvcsh what he 1 . a- i f ~_~ -i _oi ilie world. l`his war fins only start- _md that Thy Som the Prime 0,-

ll1i(l_S Of Sl'l0l'tS iS Ollly _ oil. and our casualties have only start-1 A . Peace hooks down 3. _llilg £l.1l(l tll_€1`€_ '¢tlf€ _ 3,619,380 "fl_~_“ll(`“ 0"” "°“S‘fl9l`5 me “as” “mn And collternplates-his death with lov- t it is iiiatheiiiatically impossible “"“"‘ “_‘_° G"""‘“‘S have f°"@d "wk ini; eye. `

fthe llussizliis. and the strciigtli of the

The i1nl)OS5ilbl1it.Y Of 3-d0l)ti1l.2' the me” ’ iii:in.iiiiisl rczilise \vliat--il-saciiilice we

thod of ca

are 714,046

titled to its share`of carload distribution§....;._.....1_ hh., .hh h,hh., gf (h . ,__ _ _ .

<=A_(‘,li \,V0l1l(l 1'GC0l\`G Olll_\,' 0116 C2ll`lO3.(l €V€l'_\’ li'i-evocn‘lil_v bound up with llidthhtluilig qllutoilxlgiils we may keep mviolate

1' years. C-arload distribution 1 V"f'<“‘ 1“"g‘1°‘“- f"`““.°° is °“" ex' .iiiii live oiiiflivos in oiii- own wily lie- associations and' to dealers is. to be impossible by the factf eriiiitable distribution each as-1 ntitled to ii car-load would be` represeiit 2,668 milch cows rind i take all the bran that is ina(lc| ne for the other animals. Own-l 8 liogs would have to unite tof rlo:-id ol' shorts per month and take all the shorts iilade. Thcf

same figures apply to dealers. f

iiitcd out also that the price

twenty-foil to farmers also shown that for an sociatiou e reqliireil to that would leaving no ers of 3,01 ,rfet one ca that ivoiild

lt is po

Fixed for br lroller has than any o iificial dem diliiciilties stantlyincr

cannot bee

other prov requirenien reckoned a feedi ng.

an and shorts bv the Food Con

made them so`much cheaperi tliel' standard feeds that an al

and has been created and-th

of the situation are thus con-

easinn. It is evident from these i - .

. _ _ ' . _ * , ' A (‘llRlbTlA2\'-You must practice

ll_Ql_ll€S tlltll; tilt’ féétllllg 0;? l)1`2ill_9.£(l §l1O(q'l§s;i DAILY ncliinl reliance upon Gnd, and when

01110 38 _Q`0ll@l`tl RS llllg lf- (2 .(2-1. you do you will never be disappoint-

sired and prudent farmers will niakesiii-lilf GUARD?" B-“DE” ui. nun .hopping out .011 *lie "Um"

ision as the Lum to mee. '- ,i plank oi fiiltli :ind your feet will rest t P _ ‘V It _ 1' theH_ F”""'°h°d by W' 3° |'°"'°" upon il rock. You can only do this by

S ‘Nm am. “hom” must 1?? » miioiincins evonv oviiihinr. inongf the desirable luxuries in- _ _ _ . .1 f.

The we

Soldiers .of Canada ani

O---¥- _ 0 `_`”` you nite living- a righteous life it lii

v ~ v r i w 1 '

l`l0H(l (llSlLl`lbtltl0ll ll0 f2l1'll‘l€l'S lS 1 lifivc to iiiuke io Tree Belgium. And O God nf pmwe and Love hpho gave

indicated by the fact tllat only 80 cal'loads5"'=1' ‘S *hs l"'°“““"il@ ’“l“'i"“"“ ‘lm .iii only son iiioi we might renin io

are produced per day in Canada and there “"“*"“ :“‘_" “’ ““°°"_‘_"""‘_“ ”°f°"" love.

‘ . 3:: i :' i - ' -_ _ .

fm.mS_ If each farm were en ' ‘l _““`l _ l’@_"f" “_' ll ‘f’“‘“l‘_ Didst Thou not also give this instinct.

_ - piisiiion ci llrillalil. in my Opinion, is

iiinplc_ There isii‘i :iii nlilebodied niuli wlio is-ii`l in ilie i\riii_\' or working for ihr- tlovirniiieiii; The crops :ire being hai rr-sit-ii' by the! woiiien, old iiieii T5 to S0 _\-iinrs of nge, :ind clilldreii. ull wiirliiiii-Z iii the llc-lds.’l`lie_v renllso that ii _\'i.iir oi' plezisuro :inll il 1nnll's lilo :iie small siicrillec io iiiilke when tile lihi-ri_v ol' their clilldren niid country is at sinkc. 'Flin l’ai‘isinu newspapers :ue rut down to ai small slicei, while :lie léilnlish :ind Caiiuillnn papers still riiii their ilieaitricnl und sporting. pag- .»'.~:. vi`i:ii'koi :ind fusliioii reports. Every ;cr~iit, that is spent in lhese things slioiild go io tho wal' fund.

You in ('iiiiliilii have got lo realise

-hui ll` (icrinany is noi. broken in ihig

' A KISS _

\ ki--s :ind ,he took .i backward look

l.l)lI~,l{> ()|i ||||-_ _§()||'_ ' ` ' perfectly snfo i‘or you lo give your

.ind her heart grew suddenly lighter; .\ Irillo, vou suv io`colo1' a day,

_ ek of March Zbth to 30th has W i_iio`__iiii_li` grcv iiifiiii S@@m_°“ iziiniiiiig is iiiioly io sink you dooiiei-1, leen set apart as P_]nrollment Week for the __, _ _ "ff_‘ "" ` _ ir-to the miie than you are at ni-es-'

thc S01] rnovcmont th]-Ong-h0ut_ m ";"_‘_i__f'__ "re ‘““"h "mt "' “’“d°' ent. Foiicernliil; your iluesllon on io it is expected that at lpaqt 25 the value of resolutions folmcd at

_ 1,, »i_ I ' ' , . . . . _

_i, _ . . __ _ , _. _ , _ _ ' _ _ _ _ - ~ _ v ,' _ May lizinisli n look of sadness; H ti _ _h h _{’ _._-

_ _ In .ldditiop to .su l<.ii_c({e<ltl0\ the 000 boys will have hlled_ln their applica-_-_-\ smiiii. siig-in ming can molto in h;ff,fy”B§,yB°§:h;?y_ mg; 'mail f'__‘; M

l - l

war. sho comes curio the miitreso ot the world, with 'a'war-crlizy ' Koller und milltiiry circle ot. hor bead. We at the front. realise what wa' are up ak- alnst and that our chances ofcomlng out of it whole and' well are smallf What we need more than anything is not to hear that the Governor-General

straining every nerve and muscle to

inspired

riiile

s‘lapc,

old as life,

nenih Thy guiding halid_ :

Z YOUR PRUBLEMS 1 SOL\lED

35 BY REV. T.S. LINSCOTT, D.D

Dr. Linscoti in -this column will

help you solve your heart problems.

religious, niarllul, social. financial and eveiy other' iiiixioiis care. that per- plexcs you. lf it personal xinswer lt-i roqulrerl, enclose li five cent stump. No nnines will be piililishcd; if you prefer, sign your lnillals only, or use it piicudollyiii. -

RELIGIOUS FREE THINKER.-ll'

thoughts unfettered. scope, but if you :ire living ii wrong lil'-o, your free‘

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1 ,,. ., .. __ .. ,_ _..__.Y

MARCH 18, 1918

the old days. As the auto glides ui-

And firmly hold that freedom snnctl~ 1,, ‘ _

- fled by the blood .Of countless generations gone before

0 God of Peace. and G00 Of N11'-‘"9

we .

Lobk on Thy works and scan, with

helpless maze. _ _

Thy Book in this 'lill‘lictlon‘s hours. i-love wc, .t1ien, blindly ilirousli the

ages wrought ' _

Another Tower of Babel, while think-

ing that wo built

A temple' unto ’l‘h'ee. imd lhfll U10 We

wiis' ni-pi' _. -

When pcrico :ind lirolhorliooil would -_ spun the world ‘.’ "

'l`hoii nrt our only Eiope und even now. While striking for our lives. und those

' we love.

We lift our fnlierlng prayer, mid ask » that ’l‘hou - ' \Voillii"st, touch the heart of man, and

rend the veil

Ol ignorance that hides ’l‘l_i_v face

from him.

God ol' Merigv. God of Love,

llezir us as we liiilnbly cry: _ Comlorth those we leave behind us; (`losel_v hold us, who inivit die. "

God of Battles, give us collrage Truiii and justice to inuiiltiiiil. .lilly olir sacrifice be holy; ' May it not be niiide in vain. GUXNER.(.‘iiniiiiiiin Contingeiit,l1.E.l~‘.

AHlRVl$ll_R'S DIARY

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liiiperinl Vnlley, t‘iil. l left San

llii-no ai S o‘cloc~k on the iiiorniiig oi’ .luii_ lii'li_v Auto Siiiae for lil Conti-o, lniperiiil Valley. one hundred ami thir- ty miles. The ;.,ri‘i-liter par; ot lilo roiiil lay n<~i‘oss the uiolultnins.

Soon ilie i-oiiil bogiiii to wind :iiiioiig

the i`oot-liills: ilieii into ihe iiioiiiii- hills for iilosi. ol` ihc \vii_v the road was ii eoniiiiuziiioil ol sharp curves with ii liigli hiilili of clay oi wiill ol' rock ou'oni- side and ii dr-ep eniiiioii ilu the other. Tflere .was no cilrhini: and no rniling except ifi ii few places. Tile driver c.1l'ried our lives in his lianils. Ii’ the steering gear or the driv-

er‘s jilrlgillent had failed t'or an in-_ stiini'ovoi‘ the <'lii`i` we ivould' lin\'c‘ gone.

Soon we begin to descend the inni-

ous liiouiitaiii springs grziilc, nine niiles loiig,'whicli :it length will lniuli

us in the viilley. Sonie springs \vhich_~ occiii' in ii desolate little valleymgiji it the naliie. As we go down we ciitcli ll glimpse now :uid then ot' the Choc-_ olate Mouiituins to the north, named from their colour, the gray green Sal- ioll Sea and the dun-coloured rlei~lei't..'_ Dolvn this grade the inoilntains ol" rock ure covered with loose small siz- ed rocks. The sides :ind beds of the

deep ennyons are nothing. but rocks and the _road we are coasting on was_ blasted froin the solid roclc_oil thei sides of ilie iuouutains. ` _ Coiisting down this grade fiiirlyi takes oiie's breath away, it is such al succession of sharp tul'ns_ Tile iitiio has just escaped going over the ell|l` on the outer curve. b_v it iinrrow mar- gin and soeiiis heni on siiinsliliig into

il wall rock on the inner one; but the; iiinn nt llle wheel knows his busliiessi nlid keeps on -the iinrrow road. Ae-i we

ong this road. smooth as a city-otrocg it is dlfllcult to lmagilge the Mrdohlp or the daunvless p,lonoer|_ who for so many years had to cron; u|q°_ shifting sands in their creaklng gig* moving desert waggons in ordorh, reach Sliil Dlezo and Los Ang`elé'o, in the midst of the desert wo,_pu.o5. od ulider the uncoxnpleted_B`li_I7Dlegq. Arzzonay Railway. This road when completed' wlle bring .the great. lnipor. ial Valley close- to the Harbour of the Sun_ _ _ ,,

'Pho pnverl rond continues from the

ivestei-ii ditch of the irrigation sys. tem io_I~Jl Centro, flfteenimlles. As ilils part ol’ the jdurney is made one sees the magic effect of water-_ com- bined with the rich soil and hot sun- iihlne. Cotton. milo, lniiizo and alfalfa iloiu-ish. A field of alfalfa is cut for hay from six to nine tlmes.a year. I stopped at the Hotel El, Centro over night.

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This valley gradually slopes north- _

ward from sea level at Ciillxico on the Mexican boundary to more than two liuudi-ed feet below, near the Bolton Sen. The Colorado River which sup- plies the villliey with water in 108 feet above sea-level where it ls tapped wb- oiil ii mile lroni the Mexican border. 'lille' water runs tli-rough Mexican teiy ritory 60 miles and' is then brought inio' the United States. Three main r~niiiil.<i are used to food about 2000 iililes of liiteruli-i in tho valley. On the ivzi_v io El (‘eniro we crossed New liiver gorge, ii deep ragged gash in iho smooth face of the plain caused hy the Coloriido River getting loose_ ‘l‘lie gale which lapped the rlvol' wus i'oilnd to he too lilgli when the water was. loiv in suln`mel~ so they made an- other opening. to supply water while the miie was being set lower; but, the rlvi-r once siurtcil tore il great. chan- iii.-l for itself clear across the valley iliiwii in ihc Salton Sea and covered. up ilie snli works established them. Thr- Governineni. tried to stop the gap iiiiil iriileil, then the Southern Pacific

ieedcd if the flow of unter had not been stopped ii would have filled the whole viillel

Tliousaiids of years ago the Impex' i.il \'.ille\ was .l pait ol the Gull of \.iliioinl.i lint the great sediment

'lleiiriiipf t‘oloriido River emptied into ii. ziiiii iiiiide :i diilii across t-lie; Gulf._

Tlieli il iiirned its course and fiow,ed as it does today into the lovvér half

Riiilwiiy undertook the losk and suc-

oi the severed Gulf of California leiivliig the upper half an inlniid' salt water sen which in course oftline ev- iiporated.

After a 'time the river againchang-

ed its course and f\'o\\‘e'd into the Val icy iorniing ii fresh water lake." How iiililiy times this 'erratic river broke in :ind flooded the valley with "water clizirged with sediment no one knows; hilt certain it is that the soil. is very deep. The process of flooding and ev- aporation iniist have been repeated

ninnytiines. ` _

lt is only eighteen years* since _Ini-

pcrial Valley was al desert. Now It has ii iiopiiiiltion of 45,000 and 'up<to- diiie cities and towns. it is amazing to fliul such :i inlignillcent hotel as the “Il:ii'liiii-ii Woi-iii" planted in this piece of reelliiined d‘enert_

Siiniincr is very hot in tho valley

uct dowu we are heiiinied in by rocks we can seo no_tliin_g- blit our lilinicilliite siurroundillgs. Suddenly we enierge l`l'0lii behind ii slioulder of rock and shoot. across o. greni. concrete zirrh bridge which spans the cnnyoil und are soon on ilic level' dcsei-t_

A concrete road has been built uc-

ross the desert to the first iriignting ditch, 20 miles straight as ii flue., Looking ini' iilienil it seeing to nilrrowi lo a point. Tllll-i ls absolute desert xindi can novel’ be reclaimed. The whole valley iil'l_\' iniles wide und one liimd- red long. roughly speaking. wns a des- ert before water from the Colorado Iiiver was broiig-ht into ii. Mnny :li liziveller got lost und perished iliere_

but this hotel is equipped with ii cool- ing system. li was christened by the hand of liarold Bell Wright himself llnil was named from his fascinating sioi-_v “The Winning of Biirbiim Worth." A story of the reclaiming 0! the deseit. it is clnliiied that in eighteen years one hundred millions' of new`wealth luis been cren.i.ed in imperial' County ihiit is the Viilley. Owing to the nb- uudiiiice of green feed the year round. cattle and hogs are shipped in by the train loiid, fntlened and' shipped £0 northern :ind coast cities. Imperial (‘oiiiii_v is second iii butter `Il’roduct-

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ff Gill profe_ssol_, who is _Dliettoi of Nation tion foi ms duling that time. 'lhese orms wiiiiii, _ . " gheah hh ,,,eh,,,,,h,-,,,,_ vhh,h,g Buch* . means°;'V§’§_‘_’_g‘ift lheif 33115510658 Capital 'bil every f|‘_

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"i" M.G., who has`been appointed on the - though too young to take part in the war We' ,hh hm__‘,_"m___ mo ____ a home Q41 fwm =li1"°i='1iit° saints' that is

V visory Committee of the Minister of Re- at the front, he still did his bit in the se-A -h ph ' ‘md P°°"’° “T” “"‘° "“° 5°” P°°’ i H . ( L l Construction in matters :appértaining to cond line of defence, the farm, and helped -xo foilliisili discover. ~ ' lfilffniliiitiogiiiili peiiirpiiitiiioriilildeorgmie-il" ` 6( Q’ I

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tif. al Service in the Uni_l€d Kngdoni. and will be sent to the Premier of the province. ""‘ “ ""“'"-"’“ "‘*°°“ °‘" ¢"°““°“*‘» :meetings from nie arieimuili. iiioy » Yourlife and energy is yourf 'l ’ a 'tal 'li '<-» ' B ‘ 'e‘bro k. the C‘lnadi‘ n Fiiian- _ _ ~- ° . _ . . . . ` - . _ ~» - _ _ _ ' 1 _ - -~ - . amlys C P* ~ Vit

._ Lold eat l o _ . a . As_ stated in _foimei lefei ences each .,.h__ __,___m_____i__» ___ ' i minion bo overpmiioii. chiisiiiiiii hill.-, Protect it b every means in your power. For _ .

_ _ ' . ° . ._ . > _ _ _ . . - - _. ay ang our way , » - -» 3-'_.;.~ _ _____,____ ciel, who is_no\v lhicctoi of Iropaganda boy will make his own aiiangements with is iiii- iiiuo not oriiinnneoi; ~ `;`,.i;,°q`;f;,fe,f§;d'h;':,'"f,';; f:§de]'f§‘e§,if ‘ most me" U2; I“°“f°“¢°l9the°Ul S\\T¢Df°t°¢fl0U li; and Secietai y for the Duchy of Lancastel, his employer. At the end of three months’ .uni his iioi-iie.~.‘l sling some omioin ___w‘ ____i______~m___________ _J __ ____ P _._ th él 0 H18 10h- rl or etais o t e _-_. ply - - _ _ - . _ . _ ‘ __ ' __ . 0 es s,_ _w ‘;."'f__f [-013 e I-cab ' - ; _._ _i the British Govelnment have called to service eachboy will be entitled to a bronze *hive .- ~ ...mi ,paul .iqin¢._.¢Q°d_ _A¢___hW¢___ _ ;-_l|'=,_ feceivihg West Llfe P°“°Y h°ld°f9 °f¢ .

their assistance Sir Percy Girouard, K. C. badge to commemorate the fact that al'--"."““ ‘“““ “°"° 1" B m°m°i‘° °f meoiinzs..iiion oiiiiiwoiiioii ai-o"oiianz`l

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ii - _ Labour and _Indusnial organi_zation. Ano-‘to prodiice food for .the men who 'W1 1>°'°v°"= Still. ii we oiiiv will. h,,.,,,,,d ,,,_,. convened ,hm ,h,,,‘,,§` 59°b| Queen St.. (har|oltetown.Pl I _ ' ther iiitei‘<=-Stiiig aiipoiritmeiit is that of Sir fought. It is hoped that every boy of the 'f"°“i=h >'°'"h’- iiffsht wi are '<>ve='.i M... ....\.....,.,..,.. C-..-...M 1...... -~~¥--”f~~-~-~~-~~~-W-~»--"M on

W- ROWM1 Tli0_mS0Ii. K-B-E-. Deputy Con- ages specified, 15 to 19, who can at all do hh , , . - ' ~ ` 1 ` f x -. lroiiei of Auxiliary siiipbiiiiiiing at the Ad. so, will take part in this necessary w.,,.k ' ' ”;;‘,‘;_,§°-“'°"‘S °“‘ "=° “"l‘“° ~~-----~~~ ~~~~~~~--- ~ ~-~----» _ ~ .

_ miralty, who has been appointed _adviser and thu. h hi. .h ' " ° ‘ th .. ` - ' - ° ° if on finance. transport and common ser- war. q ave N Q are m wmnmg el Illeviii(-niitiorlsgiilggfi como

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"'° i nil... 1 ` ' Patent and Gun Metal Button Boot at $1 85

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l0ft€f°W" 1" the UIUGUGS When HS H yQ.UH§‘ . NOTES iii; iii.. woiiaiiiritii-i~»i.r.i`i]i"i'i°.'.. iii-on wi ~ Iso. a Gun Metal Laced_l-ligh' Cut with low _h_eel for grow_ing_, or-»]Wotl\_¢n

. vice. Sir William was well-known in Char-

. engineer-. 9'-_ _ e. in from _ lasgow” in " _ _ . - ' . -. ~ - _ ' char e oahé¥nes%‘la$f’t>'tit"g‘ie ew wa ' The wealth of the United States is now Tounii|i:Pohr"i§i2 mofiili ' Swesa 2 to 7” $350' ` ` ' . 1' " ` V” ` 4 fi ~ ._;»_..-.» ~ `

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__ . ter system .for the Citgf. He remained about 240 billion dollars, which is more. .T‘."°.” 1?* lit .lt-‘Pl 'mln \:°..l1°l|° iiiidi . . . i. » . f "' " 4 _ here sometime and ma e many friends than the combined wealth of Britain, "'" ’ `” 'i ' ` ' R f

~ - .with ,some of whom he still regularly _cor-Trance and Germany. . ` ` W"°" "° "'"°."’ "‘° ""‘" °' “'°""'“"` " ' ` ' _ .

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