= PAGE TWELVE THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1917; - (1) Irrigation flame near Kam- loops, B.C. (2) Irrigating Small Fs (3) Small Irrigated Far Q vention" before the annual con vention of the Wester Irrigation Association loops, B.C., A. 8. Dawson, chief engi neer of the Department of Natural Resources of the Canadian Pacific Rallway , expressed the faith tha ) a ifn him in the irrigation projects for fh which Western Canada is becoming famous, Although Mr. Dawson has been connected mainly with the bigs irrigation enterprise of the C. P. R in Southern Alberta, he does not over look the advantages of small projects operated by a community of farmers, or even by an individual, SUBMARINE MENACE IS NOT SO GREAT (Continued from Page 4.) old days of / Hnvoys and carry through our .grain ships, despite the lurking murder of the enemy. Whilst a blind optimism would be foolish, it would be even less of use in the patriotic sense to assume even for one moment that Germany's 'barred zones" are other than mere temporary danger-spots upon the chart, WILL THE SOLDIERS GO UPON THE LAND? Sten 3 Toronto Globe, Returned soldiers, it is said, are not enthusiastic about going gack on the land. In the trencaes they have had a surfeit of land---have lived in it, been clad in mud, smelled it and eaten it. We may as well reconcile a E000 Prest-O-Lite E = = = = = ES = A Suitable All Makes n Canada at Kam- SMALL IRRIGATION N PROJECTS ARE S lence on gation proiec Dawson, what are the largest irri ts in Canada," sajd Mr. "but I am willing to admit | "lI have had fifteen years' experl:| Canada, whe SuceessFuL Mr. Dawson's reference to the small gation schemes is of particular in. to the farmers of Western re are hundreds-- {that the small projects such as you literaliy tho ids--of creeks and {bave in the immediate vic Inity of streams which could be used in a Kamloops are quite often more in-iswall way for irrigation pur es. teresting and worthy of fuller con- sideration than are the jects. These schemes, though small, should be considered as one of your greatest assets. The benefits of eir results in irrigation show better farms: im roved living conditions; improved social conditions and. better citizen- hip. If conducted along proper lines it improves agriculture, saves the soil, inculcates industry, produces prosperity and should provide for | posterity." 2 | ourselves to the fact that the soldier will feel that he has earned the right to comfort and a fair share of the good things of lite, He has led the strenuous life; it would not be unfair if a large share of the strenuous life fell to our lot after the war. We have led the sheltered life, and it would be fair if we spent the rest of our days in providing shelter. Of course, this does*not justify idleness, which would be ag bad for the soldier as for the rest of the com- munity. Occupation is an essential part of happiness, as well ag of de- velopment. What we have to do is to relieve the returned soldier of an- xiety as to his livelihood. And this does not mean class distinction. It is in line with the modern movement of social science. It has the same basis as old age pensions. Pensions used to be given, in civil life, mainly to those who had led easy lives. They ought to be given to those who have done the hard work of the world--have experienced drudgery, danger, exposure to heat and cold and storm. These are the benefic- 'laries of the old age pensions estab- lished by Lloyd George. After the war those who have ad- vocated the strenuous life may have According larger pro. of the C 0 Association the day is toming when irrigation in Western Canada will be limited only available irrigation is that the annual meeting of the asso- ciation in katchewan for the first time. past it has berta or year the 'Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. to the opinion of an otiicer Western Irrigation by the amount of water The increasing interest in fudicated by the fact 1917 will be held in Sas- Io the always been held in Al. British Columbia, but this association will, meey at WINANS MEN iting an opportunity to live it and allow others to live in a less strenuous man- ner. Sir Sam Still Busy. Lindsay," March 320.--Sir Sam Hughes, home from Boston and Rochester, will next address a cham- ber of commerce group of business men in Chicago. The general still pursues the strenoug way, and his visits to his native town are always of the flying type. Of his visits to the American chambers of commerce he has littla to say, except that he is delighted with the good people of the states. If you would be happy good you have done others and evil they have done you. CASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of forget the the Starting and Lighting Battery Station Unusual Quality , backed by Unusual Service. E table Size for Every Make and Model of Car. BE Makes of Batteries fi Makes of Basturios | for and R Makes of Batter. For Sale by mn, { to say on the question: | "It is not the usual dog that is the BIRDS ARE SENSITIVE. ious behavior of ph animals, far distant of actual engagems matter of frequent ants seem to be particularly sensi- tive to gunfire or unusual any kind, often when so distant as to be quite inaudible to the human ear. Thus, at the time of the first Raval engagement North Sea, in the early days of the war, game- keepers in the North of England re- | ported ap extraordinary ugkest | amongst the pheasants during the time the engagement was in pro- gress, and similar stories have been accumulating since, The pheasant seems to have a particular objection to zeppelins, and, according to a re- cent account given by a gamekeeper, he was warned, by the crowing of the birds, of the approach of a zep- pelin an bour or two before the great airship arrived in their vicinity. A particularly interesting instance of this sort was recently given by a correspondent of The Manchester Guardian. Going for a walk into the country, he stopped at a cottage for refreshment, and the conversation turned on a zeppelin raid which had taken place a few nights before. The couple who lived in the 'cottage had known nothing of the raid until the next day, but, on the night it had occurred, the woman had called ber husband to the door, and they had listened together to the unusual noises which were being made by the pheasants. It was long after the | birds' usual time for settling down, but they were up in the trees and flying round, making "a fearful noise." Many other people around them, this writer adds, had similar | stories to tell, and each zeppelin visit | adds to them. from nts, has been a omment. Pheas- in the After London Canines. There is a strong agitation' in Lon- don against the extravagance of keeping so many pet dogs during war times, and The London Ma!! has this cause of waste. He is usually fed on biscuit and a few scraps and he lives healthily on a diet at trifling cost I'he dogs that cost the most are the most useless; they are the pampered pets, 'I know a woman who has forty Pekinege, and she reserves three rooms in her house for them. A law forbidding people to keep more than one dog would be useful. My own dog costs me less to keep than my cat." Another veterinary surgeon was very bitter against lap dogs. "They the the cause of all .the extrava- gance," he said. "A woman who had put her pet dog under my care sent in for it a meal such as I would have been very pleased to eat. What did the little beast do? It sniffed the food all over, left it uneaten, and gobbled, up the biscuit and food that 1 gave it. - "Give an ordinary terrier or span- iel a quarter of a pound of 'cat's meal," which costs one penny, or, meat that is left over from the table, mixed with a little biscuit or bread, and it will keep well and cost you not more than 1s, 6d. a week." Lady Teynham writes: "Why, be- cause a few foolish women feed their pet dogs on a pound of steak a day, should all sensible women be tarred with the same brush? The Pekinese seems to be the dog generally sneer- ed at--I suppose because he is small. Properly brought up he is as hardy, sporting, and as intelligent as "an Irish terrier. A friend of mine had one which swam across a small stream and killed two rats. All they require are the scraps left over from the table. In these days, when so many of us have our husbands at the war, it is some comfort not to come back to a perfectly lonely house, but to have a warm greeting from a loyal though small friend." The Old English Rat. A writer in The London Daily Graphic says that the old English black rat would have long since be- e extinct in this country were it for the reinforcements that come in ships from abroad. Though prob- ably indigenous to France, the black rat has been scattered in this man- ner all over the world, and there is something gratifying to naturalists and antiquarians--If to no one else --in the knowledge that he still lands upon the shores of Old Eng- land, though fortunately in greatly reduced numbers, I'ne old English == black rat is considerably imaller than the common brown rat, which was brought to England during the Hanoverian dynasty, and is some- times known by that name and some- times as the Norway rat. Beth these names are equally inappropriate, as it was not at that time known in those regions. But the black rat more than resembles a large mouse, having prominent ears and a long tail, as compared with the closer ears and shorter tail of the big brown rit. Government by the People. The first attempt of government by the people begun in America was in 1619, hep 8ir George Yeardley was sent from' England as Governor of the a colony, His charter provided that he should call a few chosen men, two from each of the eleven boroughs that constituted the colony. The meeting, which was £| of Burgesses. among the countries of the world in Ten in radium smanations. Adax : Bing. 0 but he never bumped into a U- boat. known as the assembly, was held at the church, with the Governor and his Council presiding. Those who from the boroughs were called rors; and the assembly, which met every year, was styled the House At this period this was' the only English colony in America. ------------ Rich Mineral Springs. Jauan occupies a prominent place the possession of mineral springs These -------------- A habit may be good or bad ac- cording to whether you rule it or it rules you. may have defied the light- asants and other the scene noises of PARADIS GARAGE : ---- | | Greatly Disturbed by Distant Noises i FOOT HROCK STREET ' F] Phones: Office 322; House 611. i in the Air, 3 We furnish: : From time to time, since the be- R Auto Supplies. i ginning of the present war, the cur- Gasoline at Ide, Motor OlL Cars for Hire. Washlug Cars: Large, £1.00, HERR SER TR SRNL IEA DOWN GOES THE COST OF LIVING You'll be we tell down Eo kL RT RT surpr Ba deh Rh © But it such is the case reduced by the buil Permanent Highways of Concrete In 1909, the U.S. Goverr was costing in cer per mi le to haul pro gation that ¢ ! produce Sh farm 1 be Ba AR eh Ee or they found that the h: 7 cost in these same loca been reduced to 1c. per ton per mile and i changed condition was in the fact that good ro. meanwhile been built. = Think of it--a reduction of 12c. per "ton per mile in the . 3 cost of getting food to towns" ConPer, mile in the Never have we display- HF community suthicient to more than cover the cos { i g building and maintainin g the new good roads. : 3 g ed such dainty effects 3 a is facts like the se Lh: at are stirring people to a realization In womens fine shoes 4 the folly of building roads that wear away--the | f : § building of any material other than Con rete ' or spring wear. $s ¥ Canada Cement Company, Limited Women who take a genu- 61 Herald Building Montreal : ine pride in their appear- < ance will find a real charm $ "" OONCRETE FOR PERMANENOE in ' opr : selection of fine J hoes. The newest in black Gd kid, grey, Havana brown, B Champagne and tan, 1 MACKENZIE = The a . Has bought the Blakemore Studio, 180 Wel- lington St., Over Royal Bank Chambers. I Let us make you acquainted with the new, _ luscious ' flavour-- THE PERFECT GUM It's all that the name 'suggests! Wrigley quality-- made where chewing gum making is a science. WRIGLEY'S, Na Lolli Sealed Tight -- Kept Right! MADE IN CANADA CN The Flavour Lasts _