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dark blgxe MIC :z': wpamtor. has we them. ".7 LT‘I‘AJiLfC be a Magnet 0‘ is. I“ afrvam separator repairing km- to clean and IS 3 arch 20, 1924. .ing Machine .lNE SHOP m; Machinist Ete- ’nl Smner less in Years h )mpi ie Says 1‘; mg “I \{ilking >11“ mm :10 by 3873 all in fa‘u'OI' 0r :1: their inn- wbilo‘ markers. mrwl [0 small- an wrappers, ~1.;mols on the 5'an a Easy to ST. PAT’S SUPPER HELD ON TUESDAY NIGHT Bzg Crowd On Bandaw Take Part In the Supper and Listen to the Pro- gramâ€"A Pleasant Time Spent. 1 ..1 wars the ygoun people of the \i :hmlist church haVe been giying a banquet and program on or abou't. s Patrick’s Day. It has become an annual affair and the excellence of all past efforts have made it an (:x'nnt to which many look forward mm pleasing anticipation. Follmving the custom, a well-at- Q mided dinner was given in the . ('iim'ch basement on Tuesday night . and we are safe in saying it was the equal. if not the superior, to any 0! its predecessors. These events are under the control and management of the young ladies of the church and they spare .neither time nor energy to make it a very pleasing (auction. The ladies were attentiVe and courteous in the discharge of their duties and did their work ex- peditiously. The viands, furnished by the ladies of the congregation were the very best procurable and the tables were tempting and appes tizing in their artistic arrangements. The room also was fittingly decor- ated for the day. At the close of the festivities all: .‘vpail‘ml to the body of the church where an excellent musical program was provided. Rev. Mr. Peters was ,1 L 2..---‘1' -l' VOL. 57.â€"N0. 2961. were me very Deal. prupunzuu: auu he tahles were tempting and appe- flung lll their artistic arrangements. The game commenced about 8.30 and for the first ten minutes was I‘hn room also was fittingly decor- featured by end-to-end rushes, With no damage done, and both sides Med for the day. . At the close of the festivities an gettms a share of the play. Dur- repaired to the body of the church harm’s first goal? was scored by Vol- where an_excellent musical program 191- on a pass from Lauder, who C?P- . was pi-ovnded. Rev. Mr. Peters was “ed the DUCK GOWH the 18"» wing m the chair and proved himself efâ€" and shot it over to Volle'tt to score. :icient and tactful in conducting V0119“ missed .another00ne shortly after, and McGn-r shot in a hot one the program. After a few prelimin- , . My remarks, which he was careful from centre ice that was neattiy to announce were not to be regarded cleared b) the Mount Forest €031.18- a.~ the chairman’s address, he called Durham's 5090M counter “'35 3150 m tln- orchestra. consisting of Mr. 5001134 by V0118“ from a face-01f Henna! “-11.3. violin. Messrs. padfiefl g at‘Aeft Wing near the Mt. Forest goat. and Hughll. band instruments, axithit"? the face-off, the DUCK “'35 carried into the corner, but Vollett Miss. McCrae, accompanist, on the , recovered and worked his .way through for a tally. At this June- o'irztm. During the evening they ap- w‘itl‘wl three times and were rap- , , , ture McGirr was banished for a trip! tin-onsly cheered after each num- . . mm t in .front of the Durham goal, in M is; \V‘ilma Smith rpndered a cou- I which he saved what looked like a sure counter for the \'lSltOI‘S. .- of solos in her usual style. Mr.‘ _ . g n in- In the initial period Mt. Forest itar.': scored one goal, and the-periodcnd- 'l'hu mac quartette. composed ot§ed wuth the locals pressrng hard. Harman Rounders- BEDSODJ The second DOI'lOd Opened as fast , _- . , ‘ M h ...... A.-._nsâ€".‘II) Bil and Mrs. Earl McDmmhl gave 0 strunicntal on mandolin and gu \I :111'1 [Ills-geld]. llullu ltlI/v- w---u----, , Miss )1CCI'3C‘, accompanist, on tl'lc‘llal'rled 1:110 Ellie (3011113152l Dug. VUlleu _ .'.rgan. During the evening they ap- I'CC'OV'CI‘Ct ant “'01"? .‘5 .way ,r. ' t ' °« ' ° .3. t t'ol‘itl‘e‘d three L“times and were rap- through {01' a {311%, At “115 Jun?‘ ”ox-111181;. 'fsa’tii‘éfiuggg} {Ehggégd thhig ( turousl)’ cheered after each hum.- WW MCGIPP Was banished for a tryp imam-nails "alley west playing the ] :wr. lintfront 0f the Durham (5931’ m elucsive gram; of crokinole this fact ‘ uh- of solos in her usual style. Mr. 5‘11"? counter for the .VlSlLOI‘S. of the voung people Of the Pi‘esby... In the Initial DQI‘IOd M‘t- Forest terian congregation who celebrated and Mrs. Earl McDonald gave on in-' _ :scored one goal. and the periodend- the "Sivinteenth of Ould Oireland” in the schoo.'--room of the church strumental on mandolin and guitar. The mac quartette. composed of ted with the locals pressing hard. \lessrs. McCI‘ae. Saunders, Benson,! The second period Opened as fast last Mondav evening. The crOkinole and Glass C(Hltl‘lbUted several nuni-’ as the first. In this session, Durham plaved “~55 of the “progressive” hers. Mr. Benson sang a solo and-‘outscored the \isitors 4 t0 3. and “1.30“, though right here it must n response to a determined encore-both teams played hockey all. the be unzthpsthod that while a cousin- "11‘1““ “"1“" the erablc racket pervaded the whole he delighted the writer and the auâ€"Eway. This period hence with his excellent renderingt score standmg 6 to In. and when the evening, it had nothing whatever to -1' "Mother Macree.“ i third period started the Mountl‘or- do with the party represented by tliss Wilda Pedlar gave a very est team were‘not 101 g L11 tying it up. the girl in the old serge skirt. 1t :deesing solo and was loudly ap- burst it was .h-G. then 4-1. but Wit-h was PI-Ogressive Crokinole, not PI‘O- ;. :unled. about two minutes to go Lauder got gressive Politics. The game over, The chairman in his address. the winner for Durham on a pass and after finger-nails had been doc- tored up and the score slips com-t which came in about the middle or from Elvidge. ‘ ”l0 [H'Ogl'iln]. gave an inStFUCtiVe 'l‘he teams: [)31‘0‘]. it, “:35 found that [\Iiss \Vin_‘ \V'ho hit. FOI'CSt..-â€"‘Goal. Young; defence. nip Blyth and NIP. Kenneth Kerr, held the highest sketch of the. life of St. Patrick. was burn in Scotland, but atterwardstCamphell and McNamara; centre,"h0th of V'arney, , W- Bills and AHOY" batting averages in their respective mmt in Ireland. where he. introduced H. Ellis: wings. . christianity. In referring t6 the sub.. Morrison. chsses, While theoprizes for being 5110”: defence. the worst players In the tournament given him for banishing the Durham.â€"4}onl. .. “ ' centre, V0110“; went to Miss Jean Morlock and Mr. .‘l‘mlll. ‘ v- ,_ A"; ”5' h-nlnnrl hl‘. \V’OUld IIOt L‘ICGU‘P and krebs’ - I “‘--:rll’n. JI‘h: ‘4‘4'l‘10o\\.1' L'l\r)"““" Former Durnam man a In Stratford Hospital, Chance For Recovery. _______.___.â€"â€" Durham friends will NIHI Mr. _C. (1. Douglas R \Vith .‘lr. ‘J. ‘1. L’UUEIGD aux; .w-â€"-â€"â€"J n his serums Illness. Mr Douglas as at. present. confined slnslvitul. and while on Saturday last her wae given up, he ralflcd Sunday .unl at, the last. report was at least ‘wulding his own. Mr. Douglas‘ allment, dates back . 7 “J‘m‘ hn was :nlolmg: ms U\\u. Mr. Douglas' ailment dates back :lulllt r-Im‘t‘n years. W110“ he was misnnml by acetylene gas while try- ”3.: 1.. blow out the hose or pipes in .1“. mph-1pm, lighting system then in is.» an all cars. Ht? was ill from 11:15 I'm- a long time and While he «2.1 never fully I't-cnvel'm‘. the ef- uwt- of the poisoning. was able 10 .u- :1?an and attend to his work. sum» xnnnths ago Mr. .Dnuglas 10- ':thl in Durham, Opening a jewelry "wam' $1101). A few weeks ago he Mt tn take a position at Kitchener mt 11ml scarcely started in to work - 4...- l “.Hh hie nresent "111855. v {-9121 ~ 111 u '. . . 313 Mclln?osh was drlvmg 31$ Garafraxa street in the pew“ the hood or the C. P. R. crossms 1!. foot of the bill when 3_Y°‘m$ co 3 ho was driving took fnght at passing} MW 39‘! 313.9%-” m the reins and no serious damage. 010° to the cutter and harness, occurl‘ is will sympathize Douglas and farmly ‘\A-Cnn‘n_‘ 12mm BEAT IT. FOREST IN PAST EXHIBITION GAME Game Tied Up Several Times, But. Locals Emerge With 8â€"? Victory. .__._______ _ . _ . . . Alex. Graham Had Gunous Experi- OThe best exhlbxtnon game this! ence Monday, Recalling Old Times \\ Inter, and a whole lot. better: man] on Battlefields in trance. some of the league stuff played here‘ was the general: verdict of a small (emphasis on the small) crowd of spectators who witnessed the argu- ment between Mount Forest and ,Durham High school teams. The name, however. was a misnomer. ‘Durham had intended playing a strictly High school team, but when the Mount Foresters appeared With some older players on the team, El-. vidge and McGirr were placed on the local line-up to strengthen. the Durham youngsters. And it IS a good thing that this was done, for the Mount Foresters gave them hat- tle over every inch of the gomg and the locals had to work hard to hold off defeat. On the play, the visitors were a whole lot better team than the reg- ular league team that played here this wintertbutwe are __t_old that not vv-, ~vâ€"v - {5155311 the line-fipTuesday was on the Northern League six. 'l‘oâ€"night. the fast Hanover jun-101‘s: play the locals here and a great game is looked for. Playing City League hockey all season, the Hanâ€" over youngsters are full of pep and can skate and play hockey for the whole 60 minutes. The locals will have to extend themselves a lot to beat these fellows, and the public ,is bound to see a good clash when {these flashy juniors meet. “Home-andâ€"Hoine” Debates, March 28 and April 4. - The semi-final debate between the Edge Hill and Normanby No. 7 teamsl which was to have been held to- morrow night and on March 28, has been postponed to March 28 and April 4. The debate next week wirl be heldjn Normanhv. while the re- and it seems too bad that some more ,orolinary school-house. where the l:v'wnmimlation at best is not at all ,a lz-uuate. Providing they were sure Inf gaining admission. this popular lwinlm‘ pastime would draw a big ' ('ran. M TEE MEN’S CLASS There has been much discussion as to the possibility of a second ation after death. or chance of salv _ _ . whether there IS an intermediate state, - . “4-..; 4n L'nnVV “ISL \Vhat the future. So noon we will d bation.” We feel sure iscuss “Fuuire Pro- that very many will be keenly interested in this ques‘tion. / Mrs. (Dr.) Bur-pen of Burlington. who has been waning on her father, Mr. Adam Robertson, had a bad scare â€"â€" wn. of Ms Master _Uni- ache} the am“ PP- notbé Baptist ch urch ghe occur! BAPTIST NEXT SUNDAY [95! than the “here the is not at all (33' \\ ere sum this popular draw a big DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, PULPIT LOST IN FRANCE; FOUND IN DURHAM It's a long way from here to France, and then again it, isn’t. That the world is not so big after all was forcibly brought home to Mr. Alex._ Graham of this place last Monday, when a water-bottle holder, lost by him at Passchendaele, was placed in his hand here, and is now in’ his ,possession, a treasured keepsake. Some time ago Mr. c. P. Kinnee, harnessmaker here, and brother-in- law to Mr. Graham, purchased e‘job at a right price, and, being Govern- ment stores they were of the best ,material that money could buy. Mr. Kinnee bought them more for the snaps that were on them than for anything else. -fl On Monday, while cutting some of them up, he noticed the name of “A. Graham” written on one of the straps and shortly afterward when Mr. Graham was passing he called him in and showed him the holder. Mr. Graham was not Bong in recog- nizing it as his, he having lost it at the battleof Passchendaele onJNoY. DIIC UUVUIV UL L “guyâ€"v--_..--_ 6, 1917, when. he was. wounded. It is quite needless to state othat the memento of fopmep dayst m France . - :1 ---:II lllClucuuu v1 AV ...... .â€" is now inna safe place where it will never agam stray far from home. CROKINOLE LAST‘MONDAY IN PRBSBYTERIAN CHURCH Young People Spent Pleasant Even- ing on St. Patrick’s Night. While it is doubtful if even the good St. Patrick ever knocked his linger-nails galley west playing the elusive game of crokinole, this fact detracted none from the enjoyment of the young people of the Presbyâ€" terian congregation who celebrated the “Sivinteenth of Ould Oireland” in the schoos-room ol‘ the church last Monday evening. The crokinole played was of the “progressive” variety, though right here it must be understood that while a consid-l erable racket pervaded the whole! evening, it. had nothing whatever to do with the party represented by the girl in the old serge skirt. It was Progressive Crokinole, not Pro- gressive Politics. The game over, and after linger-nails had been doc- tored up and the score slips com- pared. it was found that Miss Win- hie Blyth__ and Mr. Kenneth Kerr, I V-‘ LL- l\:n.knn‘ CLARK METALS EMPLOYEE LOST FINGER YESTERDAY Crushed In Press and Had To Be Am- | putated. 1 ’ Miss Eliza Caldwell, daughter of Mrs. Charles Ca;dwoll, had the mis- fortune to have the index finger of her left hand so badly crushed in a press yesterday morning that it was found necessary to have it amputat- ‘ml. The accident occurred about, 9 o‘clock in the morning and the pa- tient. was rushed to Dr. D. B. Jamie- son. who performed the operation. TWO ELK COMING ' FOR JAMIESON ZOO Dr. .Jamlcsnn m bun 5100-“: “W. nstod in his wild animal farm at Wilder‘s Lake and -this week two elk from the farm of Sir Henry Pel- latt. near Toronto, are expected to arrive and augment the cOlD-ection already there. 1 _~_-7..I The western bison have wintered well, and so have the deer, and with the approach of spring, a large num- ber of English pheasants Wiul be turned loose and allowed to breed. We understand Dr. Jamieson in- tends enlarging his wild animal en- closure next. spring so that the ad- ditions made will not crowd the animals too much; Mr. Arch. Hunter of Hanover, who] has been an inmate of the hospital: here for some time; where he is beâ€" ing treated for some inward trouble, was operated on last week by Dr. D.‘ B. Jamieson with the hope of re- lieving his condition. Mr. Roy Matthews, operated on last week for appendicitis, is doing nicely and will be able to be around again in a week or two. Dr. C. McLel'lan of Holstein had a couple of patients up to the hospital last week for minor operations. am From Farm of Sir Henry Pellatt Expected Here This Week. tibn. Dr. J amiesnn is HOSPITAL NOTES still grga.t_1y inter- wintered It is our sad duty this week to? chronicle the death of Mrs. John Weir at, her home on Sunday after- noon. She was sick just one week with pneumonia, and in. spite of the tender and most. solicitous care of family, doctor and nurse, her heart was not. strong enough for the seâ€" vere test and she passed pe‘acefulily -‘l-.‘_.‘A vere tesn ana sm away surrounded and fami‘y. -~M‘rsw.â€"â€"Weir’s maiden name was 0 Agnes Binnie. She was born in i. Scotland in 1859 and came with her i parents to Glenelg when shewas a i In 1886 she. marrieer. c where she died. life in health, happiness and useful- ness. Here she raised her family, and here she would like to have . staged a while longer, but it was not 0 e. - Mrs. \Veir was a woman of the best Christian character and qualiâ€" ties and was beloved and respected by all who knew her, both old and young. She was a member of Priceville Presbyterian church and took an active interest in every good work in the community. She will , be very much missed by her friends ; and neighbors, and most of all by] her lonely husband and family, in‘ whose memory she will ever live. She had three sons and three daughâ€" [ ters : Belle. in Toronto; Will in Jer- sey City, N. J._. Bessie (Mrs. Edgar Ritchie). at home. and Jim" and Tom and Jean (Mrs. Clarence Harrison), nearby. There are also six little grandchildren who were very preâ€" cious to “Grandma..:" They were {1.1 1‘ A...“ nvnnnf 0CD UIUUD LU Uluu uuuuuuuu ._ __ _.I resent at the old home except QVill, who was unable to come. 1 n‘-__-_ n:h‘n“(. VV Ill, VVIIU 'V“ Three brothers and three sisters, also mourn her death: Mr. George Binnie, G‘lenelg; Mr. Thomas Binnie, in British Columbia; Rev. James Binnie, Parry SOund; and Mrs. W.L. Dixon, Egremont; Mrs. Thomas Mc- Girr, Durham; and Mrs. John Ben, " -â€" ha... 'E‘rlnn. Ull'l-’ “UL llalll, ttllu bV‘GI-v v _____ Grlenelg. A sister, Mrs. Dan Edge, and brother, Mr. Alex. Binnie, preâ€" deceased her some years. , The funeral was held yesterday at one o’clock to McNeil’s cemetery, Pricevil‘le .and was ver largely at- tended. The services at the house and grave were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Curran of Priceville, assist- led by the Rev. Mr. Burnett of Dro- more and her brother, Rev. Mr. Bin- nie of Parry Sound. Rev. Mr. Binnie Opened the service with prayer and read the scripture, and the Rev. Mr. filurran preached the sermon from the text Matt. 24 :44, “Be ye also lroadv: for in such an hour ashye DIIU U‘JJ‘U A ‘“ ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.” Rev. Mr. Burnett closed with prayer. The pallbearers were: Messrs. Thomas Nichol and Colin McLean, representing Prieeville Presbyterian church; George Hargrave and John Calder. near neighbors; and Thomas Bell and Joseph Dixon, nephews ot the deceased. They are not dead who live In hearts they leave behind, I In those whonri they have blessed Daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. Archie Beaton Died On Tuesday. Mr. Archie Park Disposed of Pmper- ty Last Week and Is Holding Sale on the 29th of March. Mr. Archie Park sold his house and property, consisting of 27 acres, just east of town, to Mr. Gordon Geddes of Egremont and gives up possession about the middle or April. Mr. Park will sel.‘ his effects by auction on the 29th inst. as ad- vertised in‘this issue. and will move - 1-. “Afll‘n“” VUl DIDUU u; Ulllu to Allan Park, ‘Qfié‘réf’fie recently purchased a. house and lot from Mr. Richard Hopkiqg. _ ea life again. HYDRO BILLS INTRODUCED va‘v r' B); her Hfiébana MARCH 20, 1924. “POCAHONTAS” GREETED WITH PACKED HOUSE Presbyterian Choir Made Hit. In Ren- dering Famous Operetta. ‘ “One of the best things seen in Durham in years” must be said of the comic Operetta, “Pocahontas”, presented in the Town Hall last Fri- day night to a packed house. There is at least one thing, “Pocahontas” is a play that there is “something in,” especially .to those who have any interest in the dramatization of and Isome of these old historical and folkâ€" I] lore stories of the days of long ago. to i From the first minute to the last, M9 we think the big audience enjoyed 1111‘ every minute of the operetta, and, _ hes-ides. exceptionally good charac- lca were good and in most cases true to ed the period of the time they were in- ‘ tended to represent. The Operetta, an while generally true to historical to facts, has quite a lot of modern huâ€" '~ 1 ways on the qui vive to get what’s m 1 coming next. 3 - The part of “Pocahontas” was tak- hi 7 cm by Miss'Vaddie Caldwell in her 1 usual acceptable manner, while the Q]. r, portralal of the character, Powhaton, a _ her father, was exce.lently portrayed - by Mr. Thomas V. Bell. Other lead- r ‘ing characters were : John Rolfe. the [1 English lover of Pocahontas, Peter I, Ramage; John Smith, a friend of e Rolfe, George Bell; Aliâ€"Hum, an In- - dian Medicine Man; Usher at Queen’s .1 Court, John McKechnie; Ali-Meek, it mother-inâ€"law of Powhaton; Lady Bird, Mrs. T. M. McFadden; Wahâ€" V s, W‘ah-Tay-See, Miss Winnie Blyth; 0 go Queen Anne, Mrs. A. W. H. Lauder. 0 The parts of Indian Maidens were is taken by Misses Florence Kerr. Jes- I , sie Bell, Sadie MacDonald, Norah 5 3.. Barr. Beulah Stoneouse, Esther Mcâ€" ‘ ll, (30ml). The Indian Braves were :‘1 is :e, Clarence Robinson. Walter Kerr, 5 0â€" Kenneth Kerr, William Vollett, Har- old McFadden, Eddie McQueen. Laâ€" m dies of the Court : Mrs. D. B. Jamie- son, Mrs. T. M. McFadden, Mrs. G. S. Kearney, Mrs. (Rev.) Smith. Miss 50 Annie Macdonald. Yeomen of the he Guard: '1‘. M. McFadden, A. G. Mc- Comh, John McGirr, Stewart Mc- Arihur, Harold McKechnie. The Queen‘s Pages were Marjory iie Noble and Jack Lauder, while the .nd Queen‘s attendants were Bonnie Vlr. Grant, Louise Jamieson, Mary Pickâ€" om ering. Elsie Hunter, Jim Henderson, Norman McIntyre, Laddie Grant ye and D011. Croft. “.h.” Miss Margaret Hunter was the ac- rer. companist for the evening. , To say that the audience was de- , , lighted with the Operetta would he 'ian indeed putting. it mildly. They were 1 l Ramage and Mr. Martin Lauder as 'those havmgthe most to do, and do- - â€"â€"A AA‘A‘I" lollUDU uavuxc uuv .--.,-_.,, -- V, ing it wol.. Miss Ramage especially, had a hard part to carry, and to a considerable extent her portrayal of the mother-in-law of Pawhaton was the success or faiure of the play. The work of the smaller perform- ers too. was good,, showing careful: training in each and every movement of the Queen’s attendants. Never since “The Nautical Knot” isome years ago has anything of the magnitude of Pocahontas been at- tempted by ;\ocal talent, and the choir, performers and congregation generally of the Presbyterian church .are to be congratulated on the talent displayed by their musical organization. The American Bison As He Is To-day By WILLIAH T. HORNADAY, in “The Youth’s Companion." THANK YOU We are pleased with the prompt reslmnse from many to whom sub- scription accounts were sent recentâ€" - _-- A In n-‘01\‘vnfl (17‘1n DUL lllJblle u'UUVULIUv -. v- _. ‘ -._, ly. There are some, however, who have allowed the matter to Siip their memories and we h0pc this will‘ serve as a reminder and prompt im- mediate action. In most cases it IS simply a matter of neglect, in fact, many have told us so. It is not our desire to adOpt severe measures, nor shall we do so willingly; but we have completed arrangements to have ac- counts p)aced in other bands for col- llection, when additional costs will be incurred. We prefer direct set- tiement and urge all interested to let us hear from them at once. TEMPERATURES FOR LAST WEEK Thermometer readings made each morning at 8 a.m., and are for the preceding 24 hours. The following are the maximum-minimum tem- peratures for the week : Mar. i5.â€"(Jlear and sunshiny. Mar. 16,â€"Clear, with bright sun, but raw wind; thawing in sun. Mar. 17.â€"-B'right and fine all day, turning cloudy at night; warm in sun, but cool breeze blowing. Mar. 18.â€"Finc, clear and sunshiny. Mar. 19.â€"oS.?ight snow falling at. 8 am. with sky pvercast all da . , . Mar. 20.â€"Bright, sunny an warm. 520 23 12 The, weather for past week : '. 14 15 16 17 18 19 $2.00 a Year in Canada; 52.50131 U. s. Max. Min. 27 21- 25 10 111 21 13 We are asked to put the American bison on the map as he is to-day. In the first place wearc at last able to say that as a species that great beast is no longer in danger of extermina- tion by man or beasts or by the ele- ments that make for the destruction of wild animals. The men of the United States and Canada have. as effectively as was possible to them, atoned for the wicked slaughter that shocked the world from .1879 to 1.884, â€"the period of organized extermina- tJiomâ€"and that has kept. it shocked evers ince‘ that bloody time. It, was the wanton \vastefulness- of it all that struck people as particularly wicked and horrible. In 1908, when we were laying siege to Congress for the creation of the Montana National Bison Range, at an initial cost of forty thousand dollars for land and a fence. at a very crit- ical moment the conference commit- tee of the House (in opposition) ask- ed me doubtfully, “Will these pro- lposed national bufl‘alo herds yield any practical or economic benefits to the people of the United States?“ I replied with emphasis, “No, they will not. Their value will be wholly sentimental. They will represent the very least that we can do to atone for some of our sins against the bison millinns of the past." “Well,” said the chairman after a short pause. “that is all right.” And the bill passed. \anever a wild-animal species is at the point of extermination and disappearance its ability or inabil- ity to multiply and thrive in captivâ€" ity becomes a matter of life or death for that species. The species that is ignorant and foolish, that is too fussy about its f 00d and water and too ner- vous about its neighbors. is doomed to go down and out. We cannot coax or compel the wonderful prong- horned anteIOpe to live. breed and mature in captivity. and so that Species is likifiny lo iii-come extinct. within fifty years from this date or less. The outlook is both discour- aging and exasperating. But the great. American bison is diti‘erent. He is an animal of steady nerves. serene temper. good appe- tite and persistent habits. Although occasionally he fights and kills some other bison, or at long interva‘ls a man. he flourishes mightiiy in cap- tivity and believes in the survival of the fittest. In fact in comfortable , captivity he breeds with wonderful . persistence; and in the big national . ranges wherein he roams and lives 1 as a wild animal. inbreeding has no bad effect upon him whatever. It is E the dimestic animals that suffer so much from inbreeding, by transmit- ting their }veaknesses and diseases. -_. AA- In 1887 the American bison species was at its lowest ebb, actually at the door of oblivion and ready to enter. Of the three and a half millions that were alive in the United States in 1870 there remained only two bands. consisting of two hundred in the Texas Panhandle and two hundred and fifty in the Yellowstone Park ‘forests, at an elevation of seven lthousand feet. In all Canada not one wild bison remained except some five hundred and fifty head in the ‘wfld and uninhabited region south- west of Great Slave Lake_.__ “ ‘7 \JM‘U râ€"vv-v vvâ€"v. All the bisons of the 'I‘exts Pan- handle except. a few caught a‘nive by “Bufl‘alo” Jones were killed for their hides before 1890. (if those in the Yellowstone Park, which had inâ€" creased by 1890 up to nearly three hundred head, all except about thirty were slaughtered hy rascally poachers for their skins and heads. 'I‘ here were two hundred and fifty- six bisons in captivity, for breeding and exhibition. and these with five hundred and eighty in a wild state represented the entire remaining stock. The grand total was only eight hundred and eighty-two head. The. Canadian remnant was in con- stant danger of extinction hy wolves and Indians, and few persons believ- ed that any members of it would long survive. A BLACKFOOT LOVE STORY At this point we come to the his- tory that tells us how the American bison was saved. I will begin with the strange$ story. of all; and it 123p- pens t9 be _a genuine le‘ve story. .,...I no l-‘:.~l\n V‘Jl U‘ IJV w _________ TOâ€"day the greatest herd of hison in the world is the Canadian national herd at \Vainwright, Alberta, where about. seven thousand, four hundred and eighty-nine head are kept in a huge buffalo park of one hundred and sixty square miles under fence. That great herd was founded away back in the seventies on the love of a young Flathead Indian named Coyote‘for a Blackfoot Indian girl. _-__-__ Alan-s Coyote was an enterprising chap, and in a certain springtime he de- cided to make the journey from the Flathead country to the Blackfoot reservation, east of the Rockies, and pay a visit. On that reservation he fell in love with a Blackfoot maiden. and she fell in love with him. They were married; and then Coyote be- gan to remember things. Finally he remembered that he had a wife back home, that it was against Flathead law to marry out of his tribe, and that it was against the law of the Jesuit fathers of the St. Ignatius Mission for him to have more than one wife. i l " 15v. Now in that glorious springtime the Blackfoot Indians were 33ny careering over the buffalo plains of the Cut Bank and the Milk River country, killing buffaloes «m their summer range, drying meat and cur- in hides. Sandy-haired bufl'alo ca ves. were plentiful and cheap. In the midst of.Coyote’s dilemma Mrs. (Continued on page 5.)