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Mr. Joseph Gibson, president of; the Ontario Alliance, says a wrong} impression has been given of the intention of. the Alliance in regard to political action. It is not the in- tention, he says, to form a third parâ€" ty. All that is contemplated apparâ€" ently, is independent action within the old party lines. The alliance will advise all in sympathy with its my jects to attend the meetings where delegates are appointed for the no- mination conventions, with a view to securing nominations favorable to 1 the temperance cause. It is at vase; primary meetings, Mr. Gibson says, that the Government is actually born In this way the temperance people ought to be able to make their in- fluence felt. Third parties, as has alâ€" ready been pointed out, have never received much encouragement in this country; but there seems no reason why something .worth while might not be accomplished by taking full advantage of the party machinery ale PAGE 12 ARAB JOAN 0F ARC LEADS THE SULTAN’S FORCES AGAINST ITALIANS Italians. He says : “When the 'Arabs attacked the Ital- ian infantry in the trenches o: Gar- garesh two days ago, at their head was a figure cloaked and hooded. Who carried no weapon but astafl of olive wood, whose voice rang high and shrill, and whose face, .beneath a hood was deep brown, almost black: with glittering eyes, square jaw, and heavy, nose, with widely distended nostrils. A collar of panther’s teeth glistened against the broad brown bosom. Surflolbava. "my -vâ€"°â€"â€" _, with the men. "Her voice maddened the'Arabs as 1 only the voices of their women folk: can. She was struck by a fragment of a shell in a charge, went forward shaking her bleeding hand inthe faces of the men, bidding them earn glori- ous wounds like hers. . “After the fight she was the heroine 'of the Arab camp and strode among ‘the tents, one hand bandagedmnd the ' (timer still cl'asping the stat! of olive “With avoioe like a scream, this fi- woo-d. In this guise she went about, gure alternately menaced and exhort- chanting fiercely like another Debor- ed the Arabs or shrieted out terrible ah.” THE GREAT PEACE RIVER DISTRICT LINDSAY BOY’S INTERESTING DESCRIPTION 'I'he Post publishes below an inter- view with Mr. Cecil Waller, a. Lind- say boy who is “making good” in the Peace River district. He left Toronto on February 17, 1911, in companv with Mr. Thos. Langdon. He was home on a visit to his parents this winter and left on Saturday, Febru- The interview contains some inter- eseing- information, and will be per- used with interest by our many readers. Many people in this district who have friends and relatives in ary 10th for the Peace River District once more. It is brilliantly white and spark tempting on the tableâ€"and gm absolutely pure sugar of the 3 the test yourself. “ST. LXWRENCE GRANULATED”. with any other. It is True Economy N0 THIRD PARTY 'white and sparklingâ€"looks dainty and 1e tableâ€"and goes further because it is e sugar of the finest quality. Make Compare - _-- cu ¢ unfinQ. ~_ test yourself. to use the highest grade of sugar like ready in existence. The chief difficulty in the past has been that temperance people have not always carried their temperance prin- ciples to the primary meetings, and the conventions. It is easy enough to curses against the Italians. 'l‘he des- ‘ : ert men swept up to the earthworks and the leader, leaping into the tren- ' ches, stooped, plunged an arm, elbowl E deep in blood, and then stood with dripping right hand flung upward; the! statute of a goddess of African bat- % tie, for it was awomn, a Soudaueea she-warrior. who fought in the ranks , with the men. _ "Her voice maédened the'Arabs as 1 only the voices of their women folk 0 can. She was struck by afragment of e a shell in a charge, went forward a shaking her bleeding hand in the faces :1 of the men, bidding them earn glori- talk bravely when the campaign is still some distance in the future, but when the call goes out to the faith- ful and the part machinery begins to hum considerations of party success are likelv to assume the place of first are likely to importance. The temperance people are on thel right track, however, in beginning atl the primaries. The proper place to begin is usually at the beginning. The convention is often but a matter of form after the delegates have been chosen. It is to be hoped that the action of the temperance people will have the result of creating a more Egeneral interest in these primary {meetings This would make for the ibetter working of the party system. â€"Woodstock Sentinel-Review. terested in reading an account 0! the trip over the trail from Edmonton, and the early experiences of settlers. The story as told by Mr. Waller is an interesting one, and pictures ' evy vividly life in this now far famed country. Mr. Waller met a number of former residents of this vicinity in that country, and needless to say, they are all doing well. ler and his companion. Mr. 'I‘hos. Langdon, each bought a team of oxen, sleds. some agricultural implements, the Peace River District will be 3 The stopping places between Ed- monton and Grande Prairie provide accommodation for the animals, a. stove to cook meals. and sleeping room on the floor, and are mostly kept by “breeds.” The route by Athabaska Landing is now discarded for the shorter route made by the Alberta Legislature via Edson. This route will be mentioned again. The northern trail Is still used by Ireighters, as it aflords a better means of travel. One freighter will sometimes drive five teams of horses gwith two sleds and can haul a heavy Eload. The trail is as busy in the win- ter time as the country roads are in Ontario, as every pound of merchanâ€" dise for that country has to be taken in in that way. Coming out they only slept on thel prairie one night and that was at Peace River Crossing. The weather was splendid â€"â€" brilliantly bright in the daytime and cold at night. The; weather, both on the trail and of? the winter he saw at Grande Prairie, ‘ 'was about like Lindsay weather, as [regards temperature, but the days lare brighter. In the summer the days are longer than ‘in Ontario, and about one hour longer than in Mani- toba. He worked without an over- coat np until the time he left for homeâ€"December 29th. There was a cold spell about November 15th with snow, but a Chinook wind took it all iaway and there was no more snow !till about Christmas. On their arrival on April 181; they at once began to look over the land, and finally settled on section 35, township 72, range 5. The country is divided into square sections six miles each way, the north and south lines dividing the country into rang- es and the east and west lines into townships. The land thus enclosed is called a township, and contains 36 sections of land. On their arrival the nearest land of- fice was Grouard. The land agent took a trip through the country and took filings froxn settlers. It was well into June before they got a claim filed. In the meantime they had been busy getting out timbers for their cabins, as they could not begin their homestead duties until they had cab- ms. I Settlers went in last spring over the new trail without provisions. It was impossible to haul a. load over the trail, and they had to depend Ion being able to purchase supplies ‘from- the Hudson Bay Company and Cecil got 20 acres broken, which he will put under crop this year, and in addition he had some vegetables, which did well although they were. planted on the breaking. Onions grow In his immediate locality the set- tlers are all new. One of his neighâ€" bors had 20 acres of oats (sown late) which he cut with a mower, thresh- ing 1,000 bushels. 46,000 bushels of oats were threshed in that settlement by horsepower and the price was $1 a bushel. He will require seed oats sufiicient for the 20 acres he broke last year and he is depending on be- ing able to purchase satisfactory seed on the prairie. The hay weather was badâ€"rain nearly all the time for the ‘first two weeks in August. He suc- iceeded in saving 35 tons. The upland ‘hay is much superior to the lowland ! hay. WOMEN, AVlllll OPERATIBNS THE LINDSAY roe}; The following letter from Mrs. Orville I‘ ‘Rock will show how unwise it is for wo- 1,] men to submit to the dangers of a surgical l operation when often it may be avoided 1; ‘ by taking Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable l . Compound. She was four weeks in l. the hospital and came home suf- i. fering worse than before. 3 Here is her ovm statement. ': l Paw Paw, Michâ€"“Two years ago I ; sufiered very severely with a displace- § - > ment. I could not; be on my feet for aj ' '2 long time. My phy- E sician treated me for \ ‘ several months with- 5 £1 out much relief and i at last sent me to Ann Arbor for an op- I eration. I was there 1 four weeks and came home sufferingworse than before. My i mother advised me to { try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- : pound, and I did. Today I am well and strong and do all my own housework. I owe my health to Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and advise my friends who are afflicted with any female complaint to try it.”â€"Mrs. ORVILLE ROCK, R. R. No. 5, Paw Paw, Michigan. If you are ill do not drag along until an operation is necessary, but at once , take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable llany Unsuccessful â€"- And Worse Suffering Often Fol- lows. Mrs. Rock’s Case A Warning. ' Compouhd. For thirty years it has been the stan- dard remedy for women’s ills, and has restored the health of thousands of sufo faring women. Why don’t you try it? Revillion Bros. at Beaver Lodge. The result was that toward the end of July there was not a pound of proâ€" visions to be bad. There was plenty of meat of excellent quality, but no flour. The situation became serious, and the bachelors got together and} decided that some one would have to go for supplies. Cecil offered to go to Peace River Crossing, 150 miles dis- Itaut, and started with two poniesâ€" [one saddled and the other to carry a i1oad. He took back 200 pounds which lCOSt him $17 a cwt. At the point where the trail crossed the Smoky IRiver, the banks were 750 feet apart, land 450 feet deep. On his way home he came out with a. neighbor who had a. four horse team and a light sled, leaving De- cember 29th. The trip was made in seven days, sleeping out four nights. This was during the very cold spell at the first of the year. The trail is over prairie as far as Sturgeon Lake, from which place to Edson it is cut through heavy forest, 3 distance of 200 miles. The trail was made last winter and spring and will never be any use for summer traffic. The trail crosses the Smoky, Little Smoky and Athabaska Rivers, besid- es a number of smaller streams. There is some very heavy timber in this forest. There is good timber within 15 miles of their homesteads. Spruce grows from three to five feet at the base. In the fall he got out timbers for his new house, which is to be 24116, and had no difficdlty in getting sticks that would cut a 26 foot log and a 20 foot sleeper. They grow straight with no branches until near the top. The timber has been burnt over, and the ~bark may be re- moved without difficulty. Sawn lum- ber can be had at $25: per M. he country is filling up fast. At Beaver Lodge there is a church, Hudâ€" son Bay store, blacksmith shops, Bank of Commerce. This was his post omce at first, but now there is a post oflice at Grande Prairie, Un- ion Bank. The first day the land of- five was opened 73 settlers filed claims. At first there was a. monthly mail, but now it is a weekly. Tele- graph service will be extended this summer. As in other sections of the west, the settlers of that district carefully fire guard their buildings and crops. Coal is dug out of the banks of the Red Willow River, 30 miles from Grande Prairie. Some people are of the opinion that coal is to be found still nearer. The problem of a geod water sup- ply is an important one. The country is full of streams and small lakes, but the question isâ€"can these be kept uncontaminated ? There is a lake 1-}; acres in extent on his place. Fish are fairly plentiful, and of good quality. In some streams white ‘fish can be caught. There is plenty of {wild fowl on the prairie. He lived the Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. for two weeks on wild fowl, and was! thoroughly sick of it. The common wild berries are very plentiful,‘ Grande Prairie being called the her- rying ground of the Cree Indians. The settlers are a. good class, and many of them possess considerable money. A great many of them have script land in addition to their ‘homesteads, he himself having 480 acres. Some of the settlers have as much as 1600 acres in the family. A dentist and a doctor have taken up lland and will, in all probability, .practice their professions as well. | l The country is going ahead rapid- ‘ly. As an example of the wonderful progress being made it might be stat- ed that a school house is being built one mile from his farm, and it is ex- {pected that there will be twenty-five There is a splendid bread baker in the settlement, from Whom some of the bachelors get their supply, not caring to try the plan of baking their own. Good butter and eggs can also be secured quite readily. The three days’ fair at Beaver Lodge last September was a. great success. The ladies of the church (200 in number) served meals. children in attendance from a radius of four miles. ' No railways have as yet been built through the country, but the settlers confidently expect to be served by all the large roads as soon as the counâ€" try is more thickly populated and the production has increased. He intends to buy a team of hors- es and sled in Edmonton on his reâ€" turn and take in his year's supply of provisions. He will outfit at Edmon- ton, go by rail to Edson, and take the trafl.fron1 there. lie expects to have a load weighing 4000 .1133. If the weather remains cold the trail will be good. The trip will likely take 14 l days. The following will convey to the reader some idea of the greatness of this country and‘ the plans already under way for its development: Both Alberta and British Columbia, are trying to get railway connection} with the Peace River valley, the ad-§ vantage and the natural resources of3 which are at last beginning to be realized. British Columbia wants a railway ' running north and south right across the middle of that pro- vince, and it is rumored that Pre- mier McBride has this project so :much at heart that, although the le- gislature has two years more to run, he thinks of going to the people upon |it. Alberta has become embroiled in litigation because of an ill-advised attempt, by American promoters, without capital, to get a railway ,built from Edmonton, as far north as might be needed, on the strength of provincial credit behind the com- pensi's bonds. As soon as this diffi- culty is straightened out, there can be little doubt that construction will proceed. To convey some idea. of the possi- bilities of the Peace river country, the particulars in regard to one sec- tion of it alone may be cited. The Grande Prairie district, reached by waggon road from Edson on the Grand Trunk Pacific, contains 20,000- 000 acres of arable land immediately‘ available to intending settlers. and 100,000,000 acres in all capable of be- ing placed at their disposal. The part laid out for immediate settle- ment is about 80 miles square; and, although all this belongs to the proâ€" vince of Alberta, there is plenty of roam for a million settlers, who will find a climate milder than that of ‘Montreal. There was no frost last year until the 16th of September and 1N0, 1 hard wheat is raised all over the country. Settlers are trekking inâ€" to the district in large numbers feel- ing confident that ere long it will be penetrated by ‘steel rails. If a railway is built from the Grande Prairie district to, say Edson on the Grand Trunk Pacific, the chan- ces are that surplus wheat will find exit at Prince Rupert, whence it may be conveyed either to China or Ja- pan, or, on the completion of the Panama canal, to Liverpool. And yet who knows but that the Hudson Bay route will prove better, as, in relaâ€" tion to England, it certainly is short- er? It will be available, however, only three months or so each season, while a Pacific port is open all the year round. SETTLERS’ EXCURSION CANADIAN WEST Commencing with the first Tuesday in March and continuing on every Tuesday thereafter during March and April, the Canadian Pacific will run settlers’ excursion trains to Winni- peg and West. For the accommodation of settlers travelling with their live stock and effects, a colonist car will be attach- ed to the settlers’ efl‘ects train. This car will leave Toronto on regular train at 10.20 p. m., arriving at West Toronto it will be cut off and attach- ed to settlers’ efiects train as men- tioned above. ~ I Capital Paid Up $300,000.00 Reserve Fund 87¢ ".5 C V: "L. 0 I Surpassing security with a liberal interest rate are 2‘: . Iwhlch have given our Savings Bank Department its 3"»: ~ . 3 it}.«'. THE VICTORIA LOAN and SAVINGS COMPA‘I‘ Executors and trustees are authorized ‘t funds with this: institution. Money to Loan on first mortgage on real JAMES LOW, The BankofMontreal’s connections extend to 21‘ ~11 ‘ 7 world; but its interests are essentiallv Canadian. 1? tr; $4,.“ 5 description of Banking busmess, imploding the :srrgg 5,: L :: Credlt, and drafts on Foreign Countnes. and the codeczzo': e: at any point, where there is a Bank or Banker. - ‘1 l LA- L_._~_ AHA“ ‘nr- k‘u:;nocr Th 4|. all y yunun, The Bank of Montreal has been open for buiine e5 for fifty -four consecutive years. and m the year 19'," tts one yhunrdedth anniversary. THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE H. A. H ' OLMES, Manager Lmdssgs 335ml! With its large number of branches, agents and corres 1:21;;~::’=. ‘3: Canadian Bank of Commerce is able to effect collecti ons :...â€"_ sx'hi'ut the world promptly and at reasonable rates. Rates u i. b: .1“: :4 in application. FOREIGN BUSINESS “3:; 2726 HOMEO’ 3‘1 BQN K31??? of CANADA OFFICE For those not travelling with stock and effects, special colonist cars will be attached to regular train leaving Toronto at 10.20 p. m., and run through to Winnipeg without change. No charge is made for accommoda- tion in colonist cars. C.P.R. express train leaves Lindsay 4.30 p. :11. each day to connect. Cheques and drafts on all countries of the world. dra.:m 3"" Stem‘g’ «a; w :‘JTTE’DQ'! francs, marks, lire, kronen, florins, roubles or any other for -.5 A. can be negotiated at The Canadian Bank of Commerce at teas: 315;: razes. “u; VVVVVVVVV I . - - W "' E’ééi d ”W Tourmt cars are also run on reguâ€" l. wfifihfifii PM". 3:; . . n . ' ‘ I r 3an lat tram leanng Toronto at 10.20 p. 1”.“ng Efficiafiarigfc :3"; I m. A small extra. charge is made for = Count-mums. ans 9" cfa ’8 accommodation in these cars. Apply W Sup 9.:usq10'am-s Incorporated by Act of Parliament. :-: Established A 15‘; Lindsay Branch established A. D. .858 MONEY ORDERS FOR EMA! tlo Britain Brunch . C. S. THOMPSON , 9x33 249,, stleton Station Bran“!- : w\ J. WHITE, h u Branch-s also at Cannington. Woodville. Beaver-ton, Dalian-law. Bmhin. Sondorlrzsd and BZmEstbck. Capital and Surplus - 3 32,268,185 Total Assets - - - $230,000,000 Branches of the Bank in every PrOvince of the Dominiyn. and in London, England. Financial Agents in Lam-m England, for the Dominion 0t Cznada. Savings Department at é-VHI'Y Branch. CAPITAL - $10,000,000 Established 187 10 to 3 o’clock ”fut-dare In fn 1 n'v'mk LINDSAY SIR EDMUND WALKER. C.V.O., LLD., D.C.L., PRESIDENT ALEXANDER LAIRD, GENERAL MANAGER BANK OF MONTREAL Consult your banker about your 1.12: fairs and investments. Your bank will :1" age you from making a profitable inw -'i cause it, is the business of a bank to Z -' on any acceptable security, and if what 3. 1 to invest in is good enough for the bank. ‘ of course, be recommended to take it. i? put. your money into something that is 11w ceptable security, then you “tie up" your 1‘ and deprive yourself of the credit that 15.3; Wise be extended to you. ‘ ‘d‘... ~ q I T O R O N T 0 5 PETER KENNEDY - - MAN ACER COLLECTION BUSINESS Office Hours ; INCORPORATED 1895 73 OF CANADA Manager NEWTON SM£4 r; (W to nearest C.P.R. at? lers Guide" and pamphlet. Electric Restorer for DCf‘c.» 4‘ ”Phenol fesgorcs ever: ---I 4“"... 353,1“ Draper 2:35:33: "‘“m'e din-r avd ? T. C. Matchett, 35493" Lindsay, Ont. ‘ H. B. BLACK by law to Talk It Over with Your 1 EST/J Manager I.ind.~ay Brant: $8,000,000 )li ent Vacant: 5 every :ters oi ndsa! rk. fl" P811 w an