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Farmers' Timber Supply THE OBSERVER. DRYDEN. ONTARIO. In Northern Parts Of The various phases of work which have their sources in Canada's for- ests, combine to make the lumber in- dustry one of the most important of the Dominion, and the total commer- cial cut together with the various al- lied industries utilizing lumber in manufacture, run the aggregate value each year to a handsome revenue, This, nevertheless, does not comprise by any means the entire value of Canada's timber to the country, and there is a large domestic consumption of which no record or statistics are available. Timber plays no small part in relation to the Dominion's first industry of agriculture, and the presence and availability of timber in agricultural sections means a great deal to the farmers in those areas, and makes for a general economy. "What are generally designated as ihe Prairie Provinces of Western Can- ada, which have, of recent years, be- come one of the first agriculturally producing regions of the world, are popularly supposed to be bare of any tree growth from their very name. Those who know the region, however, are aware to what an extent the name -is a misnomer. While the southern portion of the plain which the three provinces takes in appears to be a bald, denuded stretch, clumps of brush and trees are always to be found in the vicinity of watercourses, which are numerous, and in the re- gion of the foothills. These sup- plies render a certain amount of tim- ber available as well as providing shade and shelter to stock. When one travels north, however, the prairie is left behind and one reaches what is a fairly, clearly de- fined division between the 'bald plain and the timber country. This growth is not in the nature of forest, but from the scattered and somewhat ord- erly distribution, with the appearance of having been especially laid out, has given to the country the deserip- "tion of parkland. The timber is nev- er so dense or heavy as to impede or curtail ordinary farming operations, yet gives the farmer all the advant- ages which a tree growth possesses for a farming community. For his stock it is summer shade and winter shelter; for the farmer, fuel, fencing and material for building. Where farmers have settled on the clearer sections of the parklands, or are indisposed to cut down their own trees, timber for their many needs can be cut on adjacent unfiled lands or on the Government forest reserves which have been held back from set- ilement and are to be found in many parts of the Western Provinces. Though these reserves have been made for the preservation of the tim- ber, cutting is permitted to the ma- ture timber to enable lesser sizes to attain full growth, and for other rea- sons. There are more than 32,500 square miles of forest reserves in the Prairie Provinces which have at all times a large supply of surplus tim- ber available for the many uses of the farming settlements about them. In the North Battleford district of Saskatchewan, for instances, there is a forest reserve which is one of the most valuable assets of the rich farming country of the Battleford re- gion. Farmers, who have a greater and wider need for timber than others, draw their supplies of fuel, SASKATGHEW WOMA EGOV Found Health by Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound Melaval, Saskatchewan--"1 saw Lydia BE. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound advertised for women's trou- bles and when a friend recommended it to me I tried it and it has dene me so much good in the two years in which I have been taking it that I find I am a different woman since then. I recommend your Vegetable Compound as much as I can and you may use my letter as a testimonial." --Mgrs. Wm. J. TeoMmas, Melaval, Saskatchewan. These letters recommending Lydia BE. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ought to convince women of the great worth of this medicine in the treatment of ailments to which they are often sub- Jeet. : : Mrs. Thomas writes that she is a different woman now. If you are suf- fering from troubles women often have, or feel all run down, without any ambition or energy for your regular work, take Lydia E. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound. It is @& natural restorative and should help you as it has Mrs. Thomas and many, many other women. : This medicine has been helping sick women nearly fifty years--surely @ long record of service. F.- NU 4m The Prairie Provinces | m= 0} a CASTORIA For Infants and Children in Use For Over 30 Years Always bears 74 the Signature of fencing and building material from' this source. Small private mills have been erected for the purpose of manufacturing lumber and the farm- er secures the necessary material for | his house and buildings very econo- mically, from timber he has cut him- self. Nature In creating Western Canada has provided for many of the needs of the settlers to come, and in the timber, with which she dotted the country, is one of the farmer's most valuable assets. i Blood Money Reward Given In Middle Ages "for Causing Death "Blood Money" was the name ap- plied in the Middle Ages and well into the more modern period to the money paid for bloodshed. It might be either the compensation paid by a manslayer to the nearest relatives of the victim, to secure himself and his kin- from vengeance, or- the money paid as a reward for bringing about the death of another, directly or through evidence. It was once com- mon among the Scandinavian and Teutonic peoples, who called this money payment wergild. The price varied with the nature of the crime and the rank of the victim. Certain crimes, such as the slaying of a sleep- ing person, could not be compensated by a money payment; such criminals were declared outlaws and could be slain with impunity. The term is ' now often applied to the reward or | bribe paid for giving up a criminal to justice. COULDN'T DO HOUSEWORK, HEART WAS SO BAD Many women get weak and run down and unable to look after their house- hold duties owing to the heart action becoming impaired or the nervous sys- tem unstrung. Nature intended women to be strong, healthy and happy instead of sick and wretched. But how can a woman be strong and healthy when day in and day out she has to go through the same routine of work, sweeping, dusting, cooking, washing, lete. Is it any wonder that the heart becomes affected and she gets irrit- able and nervous, has hot flushes, faint and dizzy spells, smothering and sink- ing spells and can't sleep at night. To all women whose heart is weak and whose nerves are unsirung we would recommend MILBURN'S HEART AND NERVE PILLS tem and strengthen the weakened or- gans. Mrs, Daniel Bezanson, Loganville, N.S., writes: --"As I was troubled with am writing to tell you what your great remedy, Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills, has done for me. 3 My heart was so bad at night I could not sleep, I would take smother ing spells, and was so weak I could not do my housework. I tried two doetors, but got no results. A friend advised me to try your pills. I used six boxes and am completely relieved. I think they are the best remedy. for heart trouble there is." Price, 50c a box at all dealers, or mailed direct on receipt of price by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. : Feeding of Chicks Some Profitable Methods Proved by Actual Experiment Some interesting experiments in the feeding and housing, hatching and brooding of chickens are record- ed in Hxperimental Farms Circular No. 20 by the Superintendent of the Station on Vancouver Island, B.C. In the spring of 1916 a thousand day-old 'White Wyandotte chicks were pur- chased for this station, and all the ex- periments since have been conducted with this breed. Various types of "houses and brooders were experiment- ed with and some interesting deduc- tions are the result. Character of ra- tions and methods of feeding chicks are also given. The circular con- tains the following recommendations: Do not chill or overheat the chicks. If they pant, they are too hot; if they huddle together they are not warm enough. Be careful not to overfeed the first week. ; Don't allow chicks to crowd in brooders or colony houses. Place chicks on the range in colony houses after the eighth week. Do not let the cockerels and pullets run together. Change the water daily and be sure that it is clean. (ve plenty of green feed. Teed sour milk wherever possible. Don't omit to supply charcoal, grit and shell. . Make changes of food and feeding gradually. Clean and disinfect brooder quently. fre- ' nutshell, is that the prairie provinces as the best remedy to tone up the sys- a weak heart for nearly two years I| - See that the feed or siraw is not) damp or mouldy. : For Return of Natural Resources Premier King Offers Plan for Early : Settlement In a letter written to the premiers of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Al- berta, Hon. W. IL. Mackenzie King, prime minister, outlines the proposal of the Government for returning the natural resources to the prairie prov- inces. Premier King's proposal, in a relinquish the subsidies which they have received in lieu of their lands and receive the resources. : "The shortest and simplest way of settlement, the one admitting of quick results, would be to ignore the trans- actions of the past and make a fresh start," the Premier says. The Prime Minister states in his letter that the question of returning plicated in the past by objections raised on the part of the other prov- inces, who have claimed that if the requests of the prairie provinces were granted, new conditions would arise which would entitle them (the colder provinces) to compensation. Speaking on hehalf of the Govern- ment, he expresses the opinion that any claims on the part of the eéast- ern provinces will probably be re- moved if it is understood that on receiving their natural resources, the prairie provinces will surrender the subsidies. ? The Premier makes it clear that any arrangement arrived at is sub- ject to the approval of Parliament. Universal Truths Nations Can Only Pay Debts by in- creased Production Australia, still on the threshold of nationhood, has incurred a huge war debt, in addition to outstanding loans. When the people of Australia borrow millions these are not received as sovereigns and bank notes. They are obtained as goods for consump- tion, or represent credits for goods. And these millions of loan moneys must be repaid in goods, whether such be raw materials or manufactures. The immediate need is for increased production, for it is clear that the sooner the meang to pay are provided the sooner will outstanding liabilities? be discharged. The only way by which production can be increased is by working to increase it.--Australa- sian. Letter Writing is Lost Art Rush of Modern Life Leave No Time 5 For It It is often said that good letters, such as our father and grandfathers used to write and receive, are no long- er written. The pressure of modern life is such, so it is argued, and the rush so great, that there is no time for the pursuit of letter writing as an art. One cannot read the letters, say of Horace Walpole, without being conscious that something of beauty and value has disappeared from ou ! life. Something must be done if an old and gracious art is not to be per- manently lost, lost with the belief that education and refinement really have some value and charm.--Indian- apolis News. RHEUMATISM? Health is the Most Valuable Assef You Have. You cannot Afford to Neglect It ~~ ° Crofton, B. C.--"I was troubled fof years with inflammatory rheumatism - and rheumatic fever. I tried sev- eral cures for rheumatism, but did not receive any benefit from any of them. I _ had been in the hospital for months, being une able to walk. A friend advised me to try Dr. Pierce's 'Anuric Tablets. - After taking the first bottle I began to improve, and after taking six bottles I had no more rheumatism. 1 think Dr. Pierce's Anuric is the most wonderful medicine that any one can take for rheumatism. I have recommended these tablets to several of my friends and they, too, have all been benefited by them."'-- Melville Collinson. People are realizing that the kid- neys, just as do the bowels, need to be flushed occasionally. The kid- neys are an eliminative organ and are constantly working, separating the poisons from the blood. Uric acid backs up into the system, caus- ing rheumatism, neuralgia, dropsy and many other serious disturbances. This can be avoided by stimulating the kidneys to increased action, and because of its tonic effect on these organs any one would do well to get Dr. Pierce's Anuric Tablets which are io be had nowadays at almost any drug store or send 16c to Dr. Pierce's 'Laboratory in Bridgeburg, Ont. for the natural resources has been com- | trial package and write for free, con- : fidential medical advice. H. G. Franklin, Publisher of The News, Roland, Manitoba. Italians Prosper in the Argentine Contre! of Some of Most Important Industries Have A local newspaper has just publish- ed a list of immigrants or descend- ants of immigrants from Italy num- bering 111 whose combined fortunes gained in Argentina are estimated to exceed 1,000,000,000 pesos, or $424, 500,000 in Canadian money. The list was published in connection with the forthcoming inauguration of a 5,000,- 000 peso clubhouse which the Italian colony of Buenos Aires has erected. Italians in Argentina are prominent jin all branches of activity but to a large extent in industrial enterprises, some of the most important of which are controlled by them. When Does Bronchial Trouble Begin To Get Serious? First it was a little throat tickle, then a cough which grows severe. This neglected cough travels down the lungs and it's mighty hard to treat. To treat throat trouble right use Catarrhozone. Ii heals the sore spots, allays irritation, eases the cough, makes breathing regular, clears out the phlegm and frees the nostrils from crusts and accumula- tions. You can prevent colds, and keep free from Catarrh and bronchial trouble by frequently using Catarrho- zone--thousands prove this every day. Sold everywhere, two months treatment $1.00, medium size 50c, small size 25c. How Our Seldiers Escaped Typhoid Used Invention of Professor Wood- head to Chlorinate Drinking .. . Water Sir German Sims Woodhead, Pro- fessor of Pathology at Cambridge University since 1899, died suddenly aged 66 at Aisthorpe Hall, near Lin- coln, Eng., where he had been staying over the holidays. He had been fail- ing in health for the past year or so, but had carried on his work as usual. Sir German was best known as the inventor of the process of chlorinat- ing drinking water for the British troops during the war. This inven- tion killed any germs that were in the water and so prevented the spread of typhoid and other enteric disease. He was a member of the Royal Commission on Tuberculosis in 1902 and of the executive committee of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. He acted as inspector of laboratories in military hospitals in the United King- dom and was formerly adviser in pathology to the War Office. He was twice mentioned in des- patches for his special war services, and was.knighted in 1919. He was also a pillar of the cause of tee- totalism. ---- Didn't Know at First Gentleman (on a walking tour in Scotland): "Boy, how long will it take me to walk to Milngavie?" Boy: "Ah dinna ken." Gentleman: "Do you live in these parts?" Boy: "Ay." Gentleman: "How old are you?" Boy: "Eleven." Gentleman: "And you can't tell me how long it will take to walk to Miine- gavie! Crass ignorance, I call it!" (Starts on his way.) Boy (shouting): aboot three hoors." Gentleman (angrily): "Why didn't you say so at first?" Boy: "Hoo could ah till I saw ye walk!" "Twill take ye Saskatchewan Wheat for Shanghai One hundred and fifty thousand bushels of wheat grown in the Sas- katoon district were shipped to Shang- hai and Yokohama during the month of January direct from Saskatoon elevators. This is the first wheat | consignment for Asiatic points ship- ped direct from here. | WESTERN EDITORS | H Colonization Plans Now | Occupying The Attention Of The Federal (Government Favors Waterway Project U.S. President Says There is Far-See- ing Visien in the Proposal The administration plan for govern: ment aid for the United States Mer- chant Marine presented to the U.S. Congress by President Harding pro- vides a subsidy of about $32,000,000 annually to be paid to United States shipowners by the diversion of 10 per cent. of the nation's customs re- ceipts to that purpose. President Harding came out strongly in favor of the St. Lawrence waterways project in the course of his message to Congress on the ship subsidy hill. Alluding to the awak- ened interest in water transporta- tion, Mr. Harding said: "We have a new manifestation of this broadened vision in the enthusi- asm of the great middle west for the proposed Great Lakes-St. Law- rence waterway, by which it is in- tended to connect the Great Lakes ports with the marts of the world. "There is far-seeing vision in the proposal and this great and com- mendable enterprise, is inseparable from a great merchant marine." Did English Descend From Lost Tribes British Coat of Arms Resembles Ancient Standard of Israel In a lecture in London, Eng.,- re- cently on "The Miracle of the British Coat of Arms," at Westmin- ster, the Rev. Pascoe Goard, of Van- couver, sought to prove that the Brit ish coat of arms is a miraculous relic of the standard of ancient Israel, and so to substantiate the claim that the English and American race are the descendants of the last tribes of Israel. 5 He quoted passages from the Old Testament containing frequent refer- ences to the shield, the lion, the uni- corn and the "young lion" as the sym- bol of Israel, the chosen race of the Covenant. There were also frequent references to the people that 'shall well alone." The only other national standard that bears any resemblance to this standard. of the Covenant, the speaker added, was that of the Japanese, which bears the lion and the unicorn. The White Japanese, from the Sam- urai downwards, had many secret cus- toms corresponding to Jewish rites. Urging that the Dominion Govern- ment evolve national immigration policy based on the needs of the country and the adaptability of the immigrants, and insisting on a pre- dominance of British citizen amongst those admitted to the country, a depu- tation from the National Council of Women waited upon Hon. Charles Stewart, minister of the interior, and were premised that the resolution would he' laid before the special cabinet sub-committee. a That there are many large coloniza- tion plans on foot which will likely be brought to the notice of the Gov- ernment for support during the next few weeks, is the understanding of officials of the Department of Immi- gration. Among these is the plan of Col. J. S. Dennis, of the Canadian Pacific Railway, who proposes to bring to Canada several hundreds of the demobilized Irish Constabulary with their families and settle them on dry and irrigated lands in West- ern Canada. Col. Dennis has return- ed to Canada and itis expected that Government approval of his plan will be sought in the near future. Other interests are also stated to be taking an active part in coloniza- tion work. So far as can be learned, efforts during the ensuing yedr are likely to be limited to attempts to bring out agricultural workers from the British Isles, with their families, for settle- ment on Canadian farms. The emerald improves in color by exposure to the light. ACHES AND PAINS-- SLOAN'S GETS EM! VOID the misery of racking pain. Have 2 bos o5 Sons inie ment khandy and a when you first feel the ache or on y It quickly eases the pain and sends! g feeling of warmth through the) aching part. Sloan's Liniment pencirates awithout rubbing. ay Fine, too, for rheumatism, neuralgia, sciatica, sprains and strains, stiff joints, lame back and sore muscles, : For forty years pain's enemy, Ask your neighbor. : At all druggists--35¢, 70c, $1.40. Made in Canada. A benefit. new Hl Tighte : Kept 7 / Right 7 Vi Satisfies the sweet tooth,and --aids appetite and digestion. Cleanses mouth and teeth. A great boon to smokers, relieving hot, dry mouth. Combines pleasure and Don't miss the joy of the P§$--the candy-coated peppermint tid bit! Chew it after every meal Tiwi | A: ot