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Lain Pn EC PX S aE FN Tia FirF, DRYDEN UBSERVER Eno IT a ate a 3 is re re 4 1 : ~ ar id ee Everyone loses pep. Not- withstanding lowered prices and generaliybad conditions this old store seems to come along. Two caloads of goods un- loaded this week, and busi- ness---nothing to complain of, thanks! There is always an odd special to interest you if you drop in. Please do. £3 pe Et | where unless HD | rien THE REASON OF FAMINE «Tor months past and for months to come there has been and will be a daily cable report saying that so many hundreds or thousands must be added to the appalling total of deaths caused by the Chinese famine. The bounty of America has been suffi- | cient fo save millions from almost a death--for a death that is al- most certain unless the bounty 'ong continued or rain comes in time '0 make the next planting a success instead of the failure that the last three crops have been. For months and months the skies have withheld the life-giving water from a thirsty land, and the hope of bread has died jagain and again as seed-time has jose? with the fields dusty or baked as in an oven. God sleeps, say the striken ones; but God cannot change {the laws that he has made which ! China has broken, down to the last joes and tittle. ; No less an authority than the U.S. Department of Agriculture gives the ruthless destruction of their' forests by the Chinese as 4 reason why the is i famine and " plague holds that nation in their sinister grip. They Sing ve broken the law; they must pay, 1 i as we must pay if we continue with our ruthless destruction of our forests. Everywhere the trees are going; north, south, east, and west the eye can now reach for miles where only a few years ago woodland sufficient for the needs of nature and the needs of man ringed one round about. No ill effect is as yet apparent over any wide district, but it is bound to come. Floods and erosion follow, and when the soil is gone, men must go also, and the process does mot take long. Forests not only play an important part in the distribution of mankind over the earth's surface, they deeply affect the spiritual, physical and eco- nomic life of any people. . A nation that recklessly wasts its heritage of natural resources in its scramble for the pleasures of riches faces ultimate poverty and decadence. "The lesson of what deforestation means is one which mankind has had many opportunities to learn. It ean learn it now in the parched acres of China where millions have three times sowed without reaping, where the pitiless skies leer brazenly down at starving people. The Chinese masses are ignorant ard have not read history; they should be pitied and helped. What will our children's children say of aus if we do not soon call a halt to methods that we know are leading us straight towards bank- ruptey ? Many of our Western mountains are as bare as the hills of 'China; they lie naked to the storms. If all our mountains become like that, this country will hardly be worth in- heriting.--August Good Housekeeping REFRESHING SUMMER DRINK joy the refreshing flavor of the raspberry or loganberry, either of which may be used in this recipe. Combine one-half cupful of sugar and one cupful of water and boil for one minute. Cool, and add two cupfuls of canned raspberries or loganberries with sufficient juice to fill in. Then add the juice of two lemons and two oranges and let stand two hours until icy cold. Dilute with mineral water and serve, garnishing each glass with a thin slice of lemon or orange. PREMIER MEIGHEN RETURNS Halifax, August 7.--Right "Hon. Avthur Meighen, premier of Canada, after several weeks sojourn in Lon- don in consultation with the prime ministers of the British Empire; ad- dressed a crowd of Caanadians gath- ered at the pier head here on Satur- day evening to welcome him home. the experience of the past few weeks has impressed on my mind," he said. "T have been impressed with the real ralue, the undoubted necessity, these conferences. It is not a mere I platitude, much less an empty pa- triotic boast, to say that Great Britain is the greatest factor in the world today for preserving peace. It is a practical, solemn truth. In the very nature of things she is the doyen among the nations of Europe and you cannot in these days have peace any- you have at least substantial peace in Europ. The in- fluence of the British statesmen in within the empire and because she reflects or wants to reflect their views as well as their own." Optimistic About Canada. Browned by the Atlantic sun, and with an eye sparkling with pleasure as he stepped from the gangplank of the steamer Carmania, the premier vigorously replied to.the address pre- sented to him on behalf of the city of Halifax, by Mayor John S. Parker. Tie was reticent, however, in touching on the proceedings of the Imperial conference, and in the course of con- versation with the Canadian Press, indicated that he would be unable to express any opinion on the important national and international matters un- der consideration in London, before consultation with his colleagues. . With regard to Janadian affairs, Mr Meighen was optimistic. "I know there is much to be done and I have been impatient to get back to take a hand in the work," he told the crowd on the pier "but those who lament about Canada have not seen much of other countries in these times." Again with reference to the im- portance of the imperial conference he expressed obvious enthusiasm. Anxious to Get Dominion Viewpoint. "There is no question that the peo ple of the British Isles are sincerely anxious to get the standpoint of the Dominions. Their government wants us to understand all the facts of the , Situation, to get opinions, and to 9 shape its course in consonance with | the considered judgment of the entire 'league of British nations," he said. : "That is the purpose of consultation in conference. So far as the foreign : policy is concerned--I do mot think there are many in Canada who would have this country * decline the in- vitation to come and help, who would have us ignore the call to come and reason together. We must walk with ; the nations of this empire or walk away from them. The gospel of - "I will give you one thought that | of the councils of the world is greater because the Dominions and India ave isolation is the gospel of separation under a thin disguise. We enjoy the fullest self-government that the heart of a people could desire. That is our heritage--and I know of no one who wants to take it away. Under these conditions I am for co- -operation and for unity. I believe in the British Empire." "We have our troubles here in Canada--the disturbances of trade. The restlessness and disorder that seems epidemic in these times have not left us unmolested. But we are in a sound position and a compara- tively strong position. Let us take courage and confidence and Ite every class be reasonable, and there will soon be work for all who areready to work and ten years from now this country will be the envy of the world. Glad to be Back in Canada. "I like to tsavel, but the part of it I like best is the coming home. There is nowhere else in the world that I enjoy visiting so much as the British Isles. The United Kingdom is tlie central unit of this Empire--most of us regard it as the home of our race --and at the present time, in the 1 midst of turmoil and distress and among the colliding passions that the war has given birth to and left be- hind, that country is the one great steadying force its hand and hold the situation and preserve some measure of peace. = To visit the island at this time, and to see from within the part the British people are playing, is an experience of real value that one won't soon forget. But Canada is my home, my work is here, and I am glad to be back and at it again, Cabinet to Consider Conference: "You de not expect me to say any- proceedings of the conference. Its meetings were not finished a week ago, but there were no subjects left that demanded my remaining longer. My first duty will be to review with my colleagues the discussion that tock place, the position taken in these dis- cussions by the Canadian representa- tives and the decisions arrived at, Parliament will, of course, be given a full account of what has been dome. In the meantime, and after consid- eration by the government as a whole of the stand I have taken, there will be opportunity for making a statement on the conference to the ' Canadian people." At the conclusion of the premier's speech the little daughter of Mayor Parker came forward to present Mrs Meighen with a bouquet of roses, and after this pretty ceremony, the prime minister's party went immedi- ately to Hon. ¥. B. McCurdy's resi- dence, where they were guests for the night. They left early this morning on 2 special car attached to the Ocean Limited, for Metis, Que., where the premier will remain for a few days before going to Quebec to receive the governor-general, Sir Julian Byng who is xpected to arrive there on Friday next.--Free Press Raspberryade is for those who en- thing in the way of a report of thei eat the darned crop, let alone garner THE JACK POT. Mr Robt Miller spent a few days in Winnipeg last week. H. R. Dorken left last Monday for his home in Montreal Mr O. Jackson spent the week end at Winnipeg. Mrs Edgar is taking up a business course in Winnipeg. Miss Norah Colliss was in town last week. J. L. Hughes, of the McIntyre de- sires news of his Dryden friends. Miss Dorothy Madder has returned 'to her duties in Pitt's store after her holidays. Mr Ernest Frejd is visiting his brother and sister-in-law, Mr and Mrs D. Frejd. Miss Nellie Mills, Kenora, paid a visit to her friend Miss Eva Stratton the other day. Mr Ben Robinson, from he Contact Bay Mines, spent Sunday with his parents. Chas. M'Lean reports that they mines pumped lately. St Luke's Sunday School will hold their annual picnic on Tuesday, 16th August. " Mr and Mrs Ross of Virden, Man., are the guests of Mrs Pitt for two weeks. Mrs H. R. Thompson and Miss Sara Elzabeth leave Wednesday afternoon for the east have been on a visit to her mother, Mrs Finlay. 'Miss Mabel Robinson and her sister Mrs French returned Wednesday from Winnipeg, where Miss Robinson had selected part of her trousseau. Mr and Mrs Gould, accompanied by Miss Alice Berrey, went to Eagle last week, to stay with Mrs Clemp- son. ; Miss Ruth Edgren is spending a fortnight's holiday at home with her mother. She is making good in Win- nipeg as a stenographer. Mr J. C. Scott, manager of the Keewatin branch of the Pitt store, with his little daughter Margaret, were in Dryden Tuesday. Mr A. Desrosiers of the Eagle River plant, stopped off for a couple of days at Dryden, on his way to visit his parents in the east. Mrs Hargrave and daughter Betty, of Kenora, were the guests of Mrs Dan Wright over the week end. They had an enjoyable ime all round. Wabigoon U.F.O. will give a dance on Saturday, August 20th, in John- ston's Hall. Everybody be on hand for this occasion. Gentlemen will provide lunch; ladies, 50¢.--proceeds for new hall. Hay fever and asthma are quickly relieved with "RAZ-MAH. Time to fight Rheumatism is the warm wea- ther. RAZ-MAH and T. R. C.'s both sold by the Dryden Pharmacy. Harvesters by the ten thousand have gone west for harvest. Dad says there should be enough men to it. Those who have not yet entered for the special prize for the best garden in the town of Dryden should at once notify the secy of the Agricultural Society, Mr D. Anderson, as judging will soon commence. $30 of prize money is offered by Pres. John Hut- chison and Wm Connon for this class. MASONIC FUNERAL AT EAGLE Golden Star Lodge was represented by thirty-seven of the brethren at the funeral of Bro. John H. Nelson, to Eagle River cemetery, Thursday. The Masonic Ritual was read by Wor. Bro. D. Reid, W.M. The passing of Bro. Nelson was the result of a peculiar mishap. Some time ago, while eating, a piece of bone became lodged in his throat, and finally worked down into the lung. Operations both at Kenora and Win- nipeg failed to bring recovery, and pneumonia finally set in, causing his death. 'Bro. Nelson was for years employ- ed as section foreman at Eagle River, and was highly respected by a large circle of friends. He has been for about eight years a member of Gol- den Star Lodge. Have had some trouble keeping the Mr and Mrs Ed Blake and daughter | visited many old acquaintances, and EVANS The Popular Candy Shop. CONFECTIONERY, FRUIT BREAD SOFT DRINKS. TOBACCO. This little Store, so conveniently situated, and whose service is so cheerfully given, is becoming the favorite shopping place of those of our citizens who live in the upper portion of the Town. Crone the Tewn Hall. 1.0. ~ Dryden Todge No. 2604 » meets the first Wednesday of each month at 8 pm in the Town Hail. Visiting brethren cordially nvited, : H. REHILL, Rec. Sec. J. E. HARRIS, W.M. lnbernational Brotherhood of hy Sulphite and Pager Mill Workers Dryden lodge No. 105 Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday each month, at 7.30, in the Mill Hall. J. H. HILL, EF. RUSSELL, Pres. Rec. Sec. Golden Star Lodge 5 No 484 Meets in the Masonic Hall, Dryden the Second Tuesday of each mont™ Visitors cordially invited. D. REID, W.M. H. HUMPHREYS, Sec. J. F. GIBSON, NOTARY PUBLIC CONVEYANCER, &c. AGENT FOR Royal Fire Insurance Company, DRYDEN ONTARIO H. A. C. MACH, Barrister, Solicitor, Z IMPERIAL BANK BLOCK KENORA . . M. J. CROSIER General Merchant, OXDRIFT, Ont. dealer in Dry Goods Groceries Boots and Shoes. Hardware and Farm Produce Agent for Yorkshire Insurance Company Frost & Wood and Cockshutt Implements R. H. PRONGER, Notary Public Conveyancer, Etc. DRYBKY Le ONE .0.0.F. every First and Third Monday at8 o'clagk. A. J. Clempson, N. G.,, D. M. Keniswr, Recording Sec. Visiting brethren cordially iinvited Dryden Lodge No 174 RR. Sweeney General Blacksmith Wood Worker Dryden Ont BVPIIDSCHPIC 0220360 000090F 1 TRIST & CHARLEBOIS > Deyden Livery, Trausfer : and bingy Bara DRYDEN ONT. § 2% OOO LEE 29000900 y meets at the Town Hall °