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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1909-09-09, Page 3THE WINGHAM TIMES, SEPTEMBER 9, 1909 ery rfit. + f dri 11-16an 0..11' ,'ey an `ali ` ' m When a knife is dull a Pandora o•,vncr never wastes time Bunting for a "steel." She just walks over to the emery rod attachment to Pandora, gives knife six or eight passes over the high-grade emery, which puts on the keenest kind of an edge. This combined emery rod and towel drier is a patent- ed attachment you cannot secure on any other range. Just one of the many im- provements that go to make Pandora the handiest range you can buy. 14 FOR SALE BY J. G. STEWART & CO. WINGHAM. Western Fair Open to the world. Athletic Day Monday DOG SHOW LONDON Ontario's Popular Exhibition Sept. 10 -18 Increased Prize List ! Speed Events Daily CAT SHOW THE CREAT LIVE STOCK EsXHHIBITION ! MUSIC- 91st Highlanders; 7th Fusiliers. ATTRACTIONS- Program Twice Daily ; The Best Ever'. Fireworks Each Evening. Special Rates over all Railroads. Take a holiday and visit London's Fair. Prize Lists, Entry Forms, Programs and all information from W. J. REID, PRESIDENT. A. M. HUNT, SECRETARY. • �:�i 9tai Made in Canada is put up in rolls containing nails, tin caps and cement. All you need in addition is a hammer. This is only one of the many conveniences of RUBEROID ROOFING. It is fire -resisting and weatherproof. 16 years 9�YaY the roofs prove its durability. RtBEROID is the original and standard Wmooth surfaced roofing. rite for samples and prices. Call at office and see samples taken from a roof, having been in use for the past 18 years, and still in good condition. J. A. McLean SOLE AGENT FOR WINGHAM AND DISTRICT. rVARICOCELE CURED MT NO NAMES USED WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT. Confined to His Home for Weeks. "Heavy work, severe straining and evil habits in youth brought on a double varicocele. When I worked hard the aching would become severe and I was often laid up for a week at a time. Illy family physician told me an operation was my only hope -but I dreaded it. X tried several specialists, but soon found out all they wanted was my money. I commenced to look upon all doctors as little better than rogues. One day my boss asked mo why I was off work so much and X told him my condition. He advised me to consult Drs. Kennedy & Kennedy, as he had taken treatment from them himself and knew they were square and skillful. I wrote them and got TRE NEwMETRob TREATMENT. My progress was somewhat slow and during the first month's treatment I was somewhat discouraged. However, I con- tinued treatment for three months longer and was rewarded with a complete cure. I could only earn 312 a week in a machine shop be- fore treatment, now I am earning 521 and never lose a day. I wish all sufferers knew of your valuable treatment. HENRY C. LOCUST. HAS YOUR BLOOD BEEN DISEASED? BLOOD POISONS are the most prevalent and most serious diseases. 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Michigan Ave., and Griswold St., Detroit, Mich. 1 IN THE WOOLLY DAYS COL. STEEI.E TELLS OF EARLY TIMES IN THE WEST. When Beyond the Great Lakes Was a Wild, Lawless Country and Whites and Reds Were In Constant Con- flict - Traders Supplied Indians With Whisky - Mounted Police Finally Ends Traffic In Firewater. "It is erroneous," said Col. Steele, when addressing the Canadian Club of Winnipeg the other day, "to cup - pose that Canada never had a wild and woolly West"; and then he pro- ceeded to recount a few facts that showed that there was a time, not so many years ago, when Canada be- yond the Great Lakes was largely a lawless land where human life was. little valued, and men, both red and white, were ever ready to raise their hands against their fellows. That this reign of anarchy was brouglit to a close before permanent settlement on anything like a large scale was established on the prairies, stands to the credit of the Government of Can- ada in a general way, but specially' to that worthy band of horsemen, the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, who prepared the way for the com- ing of the farmer and rancher, and' made law a real thing throughout the Canadian West. Before the coming of the police one of the. principal causes of lawlessness on the plains was the presence of rascally whisky -traders who came up from the still more lawless Ameri- can West, and establishing themsel- ves in substantial log forts, debauch- ed the Indians with liquor, then rob-; bed them, and often murdered 'them too, as they saw fit. One of the most notorious of these centres of evil was "Whoop -Up" or Fort Hamilton, situated at the fork of the St. Mary's and the Belly riv- ers, ivers, but a few miles southwest of when the town of Lethbridge now stands in Southern Alberta. This whisky fort was well stockaded, and well supplied with muskets and a cannon. Through a hole in the wall a drink of whisky could be bought 'for a buffalo robe, and after having made the Indians drunk it was no uncommon thing for the vile garri- son to "pot" the reeling savages out- side. After a time other traders came' up who sold the Indians other things besides whisky, among them being rifles and ammunition. This, of course, the whisky -traders did not like, and so they organized a semi - military force known as the "Spitsee Cavalry," from the Spitsee river in Alberta, and drove out the legitimate traders. Another centre of crime was the Drunken Lakes, near the site of the present city of Edmonton, where, said Col. Steele, "massacre and bloodshed had once reigned su- preme." Because the Indians now live for the most part peaceably on their re-. serves it is a mistake to suppose that they showed any similar disposi- tion in the early years of western his- tory. Our western Indians now have a pretty good name, but what they are capable of doing, even after years of contact with some degree of civili- zation, was shown at the outbreak of the uprising of 1885, when they be- gan operations by the Frog Lake massacre. In the early times the Crees and the Blackfeet were almost continually at war in the neighbor- hood eighborhood of Edmonton, and whenever members of the two tribes met there was sure to be bloodshed. Col. Steele related that the first time he went to Edmonton, he slept in a room on whose floor and walls were still the' bloodstains of a Blackfeet chief mur- dered there two years before. One of the most notorious of the chiefs of that time was Piapot, one of whose blackest deeds was .a mas- sacre. of old men, women and chil- dren of a rival tribe. That bloody day's work was enacted near where' Lethbridge now stands. But in due time Piapot met more than his match in Jerry Potts, a! Scotch half-breed, who with his fol- lowers, inflicted great loss on Piapot's` band, Potts alone, it is said, scalp- ing nineteen Indians. In later life the terrible Potts became a capable and trusted interpreter. All this time the diabolical whisky - traders were plying their.traffic. They often had battles with the Indians, and on one occasion, among the Cy- press Hills, they massacred an en- tire tribe. When news of this wholesome vil-' luny reached the East it` roused the Canadian Government and the Brit- ish authorities too; 'and the taking over of the country by the former was greatly hastened. Col. Steele passed on in his address to the formation of the Mounted Po- lice. He went West with the fust division, which traveled from Lake Superior by the Dawson road to Manitoba. The second division, un- der Lt. -Col. French„ now Major Gen. Sir George 'French, arrived by way of the States in 187-4. The force then proceeded westward. One division, under Lietf..-Ool. Jarvis, left the main body at. Roche Percee, and pro- ceeded ,to Edmonton, ruching there late in the autumn. The main body marched across the prairies to South- ern Alberta, and back to Dafferul, where it went into winter quarters. This force, led by Lieut. -Col. French, covered 1,959 miles, the longest.march on record of a force carrying its own suPPs. A special force was detached from the main body when in Alberta, and placed in charge of Lieut. -Col. Mac- leod. With the notorious Jerry Potts as guide it proceeded to the whisky fort, Whoop -Up, which was captured without a fight. The liquor was de- stroyed, and the buffalo robes found there confiscated. The Indians turned out in large number toe welcome the force, and witness the downfall of their ancient enemies, the whisky -traders. At last they knew that the Queen, the great White Mother, would protect her red children. In A.byasinia royalties alone may wear an earring in the left ear. ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills Must Bear Signature of See Fac -Simile Wrapper Below. Tory eaaall, end as easy te.take as sugar.) FOR MUCH, FOR DIZZINESS, FOR BILIOUSNESS, FOR TORPID LIVED, FOR`CONSTIPATION FOR SALLOW SKIN: FOR �TNE COMPLEXION CARTERS RE LS. ertitif OMENMETlNII MUIR IIAVL gspNATU �M, Pyroi' lrege table./T/r�<.�. wu.wiw. uWY.vIY JJ.q.1G CURE SICK HEADACHE. Rod and Gun for September. September is noted for duok hunting .and the numerous sportsmen who pur- sue this form of sport with ardour will find their favorite, recreation dealt with in ample fashion in the September issue of Rod and Gun in Canada, publiehed by W. J. Taylor, at Woodstook, Ont, This healthy and invigorating sport re- ceives fine treatment in stories of duok hunting in Ontario, Manitoba and Sas- katchewan, goose shooting in the West and papers on the ruffed grouse as found in British Columbia and Ontario. Light travel and holiday sketches, with fieh- ing sketches, with fishing papers give variety and interest to the issue. Dog lovers will welcome a farther paper by Mr. Clapham dealing with the Airedale terrier. Altogether no better compan- ion for the sportsman either at home, in camp, or on his travels, can be secured than a oopy of this fine issue. FALL SKIN DISEASES. An Article for Mothers. When the children "break out" with ernotions and akin diseases, so common in the fall, don't run to useless and n:u3eating medicines. Zam-Bak is what is needed. It is a skin food as well es a healing balm. Mrs. Chas. Levere, of Prescott, North Channel, Ont., tells how Zam•Buk cured her baby. She says: -"My baby's head and face was one complete mass of sores. The itching and irritation were fearful, and the little one's plight was so fearful that at one time we feared her ears would be eaten off. "We had to keep her hands tied for days to prevent her robbing and soratoh- ing the sores. Doctor after dootor treat- ed her in vain, until we had had five doctors. They all agreed it was a frightful case of eczema, but none of them did any permanent good. "As a last resource we were advised to try Zam-Buk. The first box did so mach good that we felt sure we were at last working in the right direction. We persevered with the treatment until we had used thirteen boxes, and et the end of that time I am glad to say Zam•Buk effected a cure." Mrs. Holmes, of 30 Guise Street, Ham. ilton, is quite as eloquent in her praises. She says:-"Zam-Buk oared my boy of boils and eruptions when he was so bad he had been unable to mix with other children. Prior to the boils breaking out he had had a bad eruption, but Zam- Buk cleared this away too, and made bis skin clear and smooth. It is a won- derful preparation, and mothers throughout the land ehohld always keep it handy." For eczema, eruptions, rashes, tetter, itch, ringworm and similar skin dia. eases. Zam-Bak is without equal. It also cures cats, burns, soalde, piles, ab- scesses, chronic sore, blood -poisoning, etc. All druggists and stores at 50 cents a box. or post free for prioe from Zam- Buk Co„ Toronto. FOR PIMPLES AND DAO BL000 USE B. B. B. Pimples are invariably due to bad of impoverished blood and while not at- tended with fatal results, are nevertheless peculiarly distressing to the average person. Miss E. L. Lang, Fsterhazy, Sask., writes: -"My face and neck were covered with pimples. I tried all kinds of reme- dies, but they did me no good. I went to many doctors but they could net cure me. I then tried Burdock Blood Bitters, and I must say it is a wonderful remedy for the cure of pimples." For sale at all dealers. Manufactured only by Tho T. Milburn. Co., Limited, roronto, Ont. PROTECTING WOOD BUFFALO. Effort Is Being Made to Save Last Remaining Species, Numerous complaints have come in from time to time from the Fat Nurth that the wood buffalo, the only wild specimens on the North Ameri- can continent, are being lulled by Indians and by timber wolves. The taking or killing of these animals is prohibited by the Dominion Govern- ment, who realizing the depredations likely to be committed by wolves if the latter are allowed to become too numerous in the buffalo country, have offered a bounty of e20 for each timber wolf pelt. Strange to say, this generous amount has not had by any means the result expected of bringing in increased quantities of wolf skins by the Indians, a reason for which is offered by Supt. Rout- ledge in his report. Supt. Routledge was last year sent out from the Mounted Police headquarters with in- structions to investigate thoroughly the reports of depletion of the herd, and to take the necessary action to punish the offenders. He left Fort Saskatchewan on Feb. 2 and reached Smith's Landing on March lst. He made a careful in- vestigation, but could not find that any buffalo had been slaughtered in the past two years. He visited the grazing grounds, and saw numerous buffalo, besides many tracks. Sergt. Field patrolled the country in a dif- ferent direction, and found traces of a large herd, which he estimated at 100, but was not able to come up with them. He saw the tracks of many wolves. Sergt. McLeod also patrol- led the west side of the grazing grounds, but saw no buffalo, nor could he find that any had been kill- ed. He, as well as Sergt. Field, re- ported wolves very numerous. Supt. Routledge's report and re- commendations are as follows: "The adequate protection of the remnant of the far northern herds is an im- portant matter. The laws at present en the statute book, and the wolf bounties are steps in that direction, but, when the remoteness of the grazing district is considered, the ravages by timber wolves, and the fact that small native settlements are situated at out of the way places along the waterways surrounding the grazing lands on three sides, miles from principal centres, and that in several instances during the past ten years Indians have been punished by fine for killing buffalo it will be seen that more direct supervision is necessary. "During my stay at Smith's Land- ing I was unable to obtain evidence of the Indians at those places having killed buffalo during the past two years and that they have done so during the years immediately pre- ceding that period was a matter of suspicion only. Traders and others who understand the Indian character stated that had such taken place they would likely have heard of it. "Timber wolves are numerous, as the many tracks observed in the Upper Slave country south of Smith's Landing, and the animals seen by my party west of Salt river, serve to show, and they undoubtedly destroy many calves and young buffalo. "The Indians stated that it is next to impossible to trap the wolves, the brutes being so wary that it is dif- ficult to get at them with a rifle; and the results following the application of strychnine would be too serious in a game and fur country to permit its use except under very careful super- vision. "The buffalo appear to move about in small bands, and it is therefore impossible to arrive' at a correct estimate of the number; but from all I could learn, I would judge there are between 250 and 300 head." The Coroner's Authority. In connection with the Kinrade in- quest, which has puzzled the public in the courts, it is worth while re- calling that the coroner, whose pow- ers are historic and wider than those of a judge, has been a popular sub- ject for criticism for a thousand years. If any one will take the trou- ble to turn up his Shakespeare he will find at the opening of the grave- yard episode, Act V., Scene I., of Hamlet," when the clowns are dig- ging the grave of Ophelia, that the first questions the right of the unfor- tunate girl to Christian burial, and the second replies: "I tell thee she is * • • the coroner hath sat on her, and finds it christian burial." And finally after much chop logic between the two about Ophelia's sui- cide, the second clown winds up with the proverbial jibe against coroners: "Will you ha' the truth on't? If this had not been a gentlewoman, she should have been buried out of Chris- tian burial." Canadian Railway Earnings. Mr. I. G. Ogden, fourth vice-presi- dent of the Canadian Pacific Railway, says of the %ommercial situation and the , railways that there is plenty of blue sky ahead, and that business conditions are looking promising all over. The earnings of all the large railways are increasing, which is evi- dence of larger movement of merchan- dise generally. To meet the demands of its growing business at Montreal the Canadian Pacific has decided to proceedwith enlargements that will double its facilities for handling pas- sengers at the Windsor Station. It has also bought property for the ex- tension of its freight yards in the East find. Honeymoon to Hudson Bay. Meeting for the first time an Indian maiden a few nights ago, marrying her and setting forth next day on a honeymoon trip in a canoe from Port - Land, Oregon, to Hudson Bay and the Atlantic seaboard, is the unusual ex- perience of Albert Chalivat, a young Canadian Frenchman. of the West Coast. Rushing Great Northern. 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