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10 Per Cent.;' Di$cotu
Will be allowed on ell 'orders for rugs from now until -Eel
'uary xoth., x923.
This i .` „
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Y Spring brings ardeLs i}a rush, . ,
Get gout- ruga made now, use them 'iiri the cold weather, and -
slive money.
Your old carpet's are valuable° ` e -`
l , ]rave them nrad� Rnio..hand-
_sortie
"Velvetex" Dugs;-' - _
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The "VELVETEX" RUG is "areal Rug ; made `Fraina.ttr dfs,
cleaned arid. reelened, then
guarded ' old carpets which are cleaY
, a manus ...
factured into reversible, searrilese,rugs+that will' wear a life -time:. -
Underfoot they feel like thick vtelvet, that is'whythe are°''calle' ■
they cl
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"Velvetex". . ' it
Every VELVETRUG —
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,, :tory, snaking Velvetexis ha London, Ont.
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receipt of ordr or held
over until wanted.
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COATINGS -Heat/ all.wool'
Y' coatings in Grey Browns and ju
Tweeds, do in. wide, reg. $45o arid..5,00° at x price, -..:-.$2.25, a.•5o
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RED ELANKET an extra heavy all wool qual-
ity, suitable' for children's coats, 54 in. wide, reg. $4.5o - w
half price _et...
$� Yard.
DRESS GOODS AT BIG REDUCTIONS
GreyUnion.
Serge in a" fine quality, `idea ''
4 Y, 1 for ,dresses, and
skirts, 56 in. wide, reg, $3.00, .half price _ __::$1,5oY.• ard,
LACK POPLIN -Made f om silk
,>l, _ and .cotton yarns; fast °
Calor, a cloth'that will give exceptional
wide, re x.2 half wear, 40 in.
g $ 5, rice`..
63c_yard.
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EATDR COATS—Reduced
'to- prices � P s ._._.._..$2.95; 3.25;•: ,
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Ladies'all•
wool ribbed: _`
hose'"and fine ne;-wool.
cashmere ribbed top all sizes 8t'
Pi a to ro, reg. $z.5o,at Sgc parr
Ladies' and Children's Underwear
at -Clearing Prices.
9ens ear
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Mesa's Fur Coats in Dog and Beaver, reg. $65.00, and $75.00
on sale for,$gsoo
Men's Winter Overcoats reduced to special clearing prices.
Young Men's and Men's Suits in the ..newest models ,at -re-
duced prices,
t'oys' Overcoats and Suits ,educed to Bargain" Prices.
BUY MERE ANT) GET REAL 'VALUE FOR „YOUR MONEY,
Aiy,T, r.DVANt Jaf
£-I 71V 1" 404 CHICAGO
hicago Has Not Moved Oyer
Michigan
6915 ,Peoria $t,,
Chicago, Ill, Jan. 27th.; z9
'Editor of Advance,
Wine haraY," Qnttithe,
Dear Sir;;
[n t
loo in
1 g over the lis .
your• Mood' old t issue
b � paper, I noticed
item stating that subscribers need n
lobi. at. ::their address label this "Wee
so wrth.th'e perversity which has bee
characteristic of : markiinti since ti
days of Adam, 1 proceeded at once
look at mine. I saw that it was a
dressed to Id. N. Harrison, Geis Pea
za; St:; C.hlcago, Mich,\ A previous i
sue was nearly week.\late in arrivin
and the wrapper was fairly weIl'c"ove
ed .with American hieroglyphics on d
ciphering which I/ found the "'state
merit,'"No'sttch place in Michigan." I
had,evidently. travelled ,all over th
state looking for Chicago, and loolcjn
in vain, as
if that Cit
ever Was a• '
w s 1
Michigan. ": It must have taken a sites
across ,the lake• some dark night int
Illinois. I `
read c SOT
n e time ago ,tha
the annual 'deficit: of the U. S Posta
Department was several thousands (o
was it' millions) of. dollars. This,
presttrne is caused by mail matter ruri
ening all over the country, seeking des
tinations and finding none." However
We . have a paral,1c1 in our Nationa
Railways, so that `r, we can look -'wit
complacency on Uncle., Sam's heavy
loss, as'.misery ;loves company.
'Ibis air. Editor' is a personal ;let-
ter and is ,not intended for. publication,
unless pit/ choose'' to insert it as a
warning to' those, who , thoughtlessly
throw a monkey ''wrench into the
gear of the U. S. Post Office depart-
ment, thereby demoralizing the whole
system.. -
I do hope however, you will call the
guilty party in on. the carpet and: have
a. heart to heart talk with him, point-
ingu'
out holt/ serious. it is to cause em -
harassment; to a friendly neighbor and
how ''liable. 'it is eventually to lead to
international-corrplieatious; •
With best wishes for yourself as
well as" The Advance Mr; 'Editor, I
remain,
Respectfully yours,
M. H. Harrison.
BORN
1 ,3O Rural Rhymes
Coat substitutes
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It rriay be that some men with'pul
,can. keep their /cellar coal bins f fI/ and
• feed their fi r
tfs
t` both da aL
ofY and night
an
of
le0
ie
to
mein good old-fashioned anthracite;
but as for me you bet ,your boots, I'm
using these lier.e ,substitutes, It takes
a man: of great acu e
zr
n. such as
. , h 1 fear
r
is, t,ranted few. mcrn..to, burn this
vil-
lainous biturnen. It ,pouts out'sinolce
in billowy swells • and fills the ,house
with dark brown smells. It th'r'ows out
soot in Blobs and blots and makes.us
look like: Hottentots. -1 take each' day,
'ere Phoebus rises, my daileedozen ex-
ercises. I stretch and strain -and' twist
andhstainp, to meet the views of Wal-
ter Camp. Then with the poker in
my hand wl do some stunts he; never
la
reed
p n , while with the same I� reach!
and tinker to `worry out -some cussed"
clinker.
With W crostIy coal I'' hourly
stoke; ailcl often, "-when I go to poke
1 get a` rush of flame and smoke that
t
a
busts t out. through the , furnace `-door
and blows me off across the floor.
You have to treat this soft coal gen-
tle; the. gosh darn stuff is tena:pera-
-mental.;, 0 all o'fus will feel like new
men when we are through with soft
bitumen: Our hard coal may be short*
in. weight and on limestone'
�' ,shale
and slate but when Once more it fills
my bins, I'll:hail it'ivith exultant grins;
Yea, I will raise some happy hoots
when it. comes shooting' :through ` the
chutes. -1301) Adams,
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Thompson—In Culross, on Monday,
'January 29th., to• Mr. and Mrs.
Duncan Thompson, a son.
MacGilIivray—In the Ford Hospital,
• Detroit, on, January reeh., to Mr.
and Mrs: Duncan MacGillivray,`a
son.• •
-Little' Things That "Help
Little: rocks an b `.
"
d boulders,
®.
Littleckuns of slate
Make the - coalman's. fortune
Something fierce and ,great,
issi':
Little drops : of water
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Poured into the,;milk;
Ow Give:' the milkman's daughter,
-Lovely y gowns.of silk:
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Little bowls of custard,
Humble,.though they seem,
® Help enrich the fellow,
a. Selling pure ice cream.
Pi A Dainty Building
a>.
Na Miss Rush will soon have as cosy a
RI block as there is in Winghani: Since
purchasing_the Hutchison block she
has"renovated it from roof to. cel-
lar,- The store to be used by herself
1 will be' decorated. in French Grey did
old rose, French doors are ' being P
placed"" between the show room and
the work room W. H. Rintoul has
charge of the cat-Penter work and has. M
just completed a_very neat window of h
conventional design shutting out_ ti1e . m
window from the show room, . The th
other store in the blocic will continue th
to be used by Mr. - Geo. Carr, tailor, W
and the' newly renovated • apartments es
upstairs are occupied, by Mr.. and.IVIrs, di
L'arne and ,,.Mr, and.: Mrs. Louis Grof- s
sky he
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ave some odds -and ends in' Books whi-011 are —
now 011 sale, ':Books regularly priced at 50e' are
on sale at 35c each or 3 for $1.00, Books
regularly priced 75c on sale at 45c.
Carel' Of Thanlse
Lyuctt- Mr axles ?yrs josepli V
son wishes ' to thank tlae,`ir ms
friends for the;3,t 1,121 eess.,and s.
•patliy-shown ;tltei d'priz �tltert.sad,,
.bereavement, '
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We are sorry to report. the death
the little two-year-old son;pf Mr: a
Mr's, :13ertruna l lliiott, which 10
place 'at their home at Carnr se °A1
on the. 23rd, of ;attar. . o r+
3 J -Y Ws, Ellie
is a sister of Mrs, J. W. McI' ibbon.
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Entertained Bible Class
Mrs. W. F. STanStene ' entertained
_-.
the Bible Class of St. Pauls. Sunday
School, thirty;in number, on: Thursday say
evening, and a very enjoyable time =
lr,
PRUNES, Large size ,' , :{A
a B� g i SEh;D ,Ess •1ZA& q$bT5
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n_ y SHiRIiI1�F"S :NTAR-
MALADE,' No., 4
—_ tin
IhA.
was spent, A photo, contest in whic
Mins Heard was the winner also
floral love story contest, the whine
were
,1;
lac Misses M sses D
awson
and Ia sti
The
s rd
evening was interspersed wit
music and singing, after which a slain
t lunch s
Y Was served.
Robt. Ormiston Dies in Stratford
Wdrd was received in Teeswater on
Monday:, that Mr. Robt. Orm •SPECIAL
Ormiston was
lying:at dead s door
. L oo . in Stratford hos- � � BLEND
o : �L�1J
pita!, suffering from sugar' diabetes, `'
P�
giving him verylittle
t hope of recon-
. Tuesday carrying n
g.
'I :ESTI MIl t
MEA , Ib..
081,6
cry, but word citron T d 5 ax Ih.
the sad. news that he bad passed a la;
o p away ,� ; �+
on Monday at 6.15 p. m. Mr. Ormi-
ston 'was well known in this vicinity,
He at onetime ran a boot and shoe
store also a harness shop in the build-
ng now occupied by Geo. Ferguson, '
e then moved to Mitchell, where he. f
as been agent for cars until his ro ; se
ent illness. Mr. Ormiston's brother, .—
harles is expected from the West, PA
rho will make:. the arrangements for
lie funeral,=Teeswater News.
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1,754,929 Lbs. More `Salada" Sold h
c
This tremendous increase in the sale C
of "SA A" Tea is reported for•.
1922, over the•�
9 , year , i92i. This
crease alone in Tea is sufficient to
supply the entire Dominion of ' Can -
rein
"SALAD
A"
ton
h
aria, for nearly three weelcs.
Former Principal Promoted
Mr. G. R. Smith, a former principal
of Wingham High School, has been
appointed by the, Department of Ed-
ucation to the position of 'Mathematic-
al�'Master' in.•. the Ottawa Normal
tidies Presbyteriarx Church
The annual report of Eadies Pres-
1 byterian church is very encouraging,
The receipts show a total of $2906.79,
which for. a small congregation is
good.$7ao,00 were received byenveI-
ope collection and weekly offering..
Over $roo.00 was received for Mis-
sions and over"$ioo.00 at the Anniv-
sary. Because' of renovating the
hurch and the purchasing of carpet,
lairs, ern, the year's finances .show
deficit of $38 .00, but as this- is not.
ordinary expenditure' it will doubtless
not take Eadies, congregation long to
wipe ottt the indebtedztess. Rev.
rawford Tate, the pastor, is untiring
his efforts and is very popular with
e people.
School• He took over his duties about) c
the first of December. He succeeds el
Mr. J.
Campbell, bel l
1 9
P who has been a
appointed to the samc.position in Tor-
onto Normal School,
Purchase Fine Yorkshire, Hog
Messrs. $ea in
Beninger er
g & Cruiksl`
have purchased through the:.' Depart- th
meet of Agriculture one of the finest st
purebred *Yorkshire hogs to head their
herd of hogs at their
g ranch in Lower-
Winghanr_: This gentleman.pig is one So
year old and weighs four hundredth
fiftypounds and
type. They
and is a typical bacon :W
Yp have over three hundred Th
pigs -at<;their ranch at present. an
Andrews W. M. S.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
ciety of• St, Andrews Church, held
eir first meetingof the new Year on
ednesday afternoon, Januar 24th:
January
e meeting was fairly well attended,
d a very pleasant afternoon was'
ent. A very ,splendid address on
he Exilic in Pioneers and the Col-
onizing metiers of Canada and the
First
,,
. t Steps Sc S
ria
"I' in in the ,'i '
r Ili t cirri
of
Our Nation," was read by Miss Lock-
hart and much enjoyed by all present.
Specially sp
p ally Equipped Ford T
Mr. Geo:; McEwen of Godericl; was
in
town on: Friday?.' He drove over. in
a Ford car specially fitted' for winter
driving. Long runners replaced the
front wheels while the ;..axles . were
narrowed down so that they would.
run in the ..sleight tracks. The hind'
wheels were fitted with.chains,and
the gearing adjusted so that both
wheels would- Spin at once and not
otherwise. He made the trip of thir-
ty-two miles' from Goderich in less
than two hours:: We wonder if this,
species of Ford will' become popular in
the near ftttrzre,
ormer Wingham` Boy's Promotion
At a meeting of the directors of the
utual Life Assurance Co., of Canada,
eld recently among 'other appoint -
cents was that: of G W. Geddess to
e position of Assistant Secretary in
is ,well known Insurance Company,
e understand that he is the .young-
t:man in the country to enjoy the.
stinction and although only a :very
sort time in this Company's employ,
has risen step by step, until today
occupies` this responsible and luc-
ste-: Kincardi.ne Winter School
Wingham District -Winter School
will be held in the Methodist church,
II,incardine, Friday, Saturday and 'Sui -.
day, Feb, gth.,-zoth:, and nth. Pro-
gram has been issued: Outside help
will consist of Rev. 'Mr. ,Hartwell,
Missionary from China; Rev. Dr. P.
R. Hayward and Miss `'Mabel McTag-
gart, both of Toronto, 'Bed and break-
fast will be furnished free to delegates
but ;other meals will 'have to be paid
for at restattratit or elsewhere. Com-,
rnunity games will intersperse the pro-
gram, M. 5, Slemnion, Ethel, is Pres-
ident of ,the District League and Rev.
D. McTavish, Formosa, Secretary of
District for Religious Education. A
good attendance is anticipated and a
profitable time expected, especially as
it relates to boys and girls and 'their
work. Miss Alberta Isard, KKincardiue,
is Secretary of the 13illetting Commit-
tee, who wants the names of delegates
not later than Saturday, 11'ebruary'3rd,
Plan to take in Wingharn District
Winter School as it is an opportunity
that should not be a11awedto pass by
unimproved.
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Boars' and Girls' Annuals, Churns. etc, priced. at $2.00,
to 3.50, while they Dist at 1.25 each.
Books,,Stationersc Magazines. Town 'Ticket Agent Canadiati "Sti
kationai and Grand Trunk Railvvays; Ocean Tickets via all lines. • ,
y Guys Have To I.,earn Tool
A yoang chap from the city who
published a small weekly paper, net -
ed an auto io drive to 'Toronto one
dry stimer's day, while tearing Off fdr-
ty miles per hours he heard something
rattle befteath his cat., stopped, look-
ed hack ancl-eaw a bright metal
object lythg on the road a short diss
loet by some farmer.
Fully laalf hour later a car load
"Thie blooming thing, dropped hoff
'tinting for :elf arts'our ,t6 find hout
where -hit belongs."
An 'entertainment will' be given un-
der the auspices of the Epworth Leag-
ue of the Methodist church, On Wed -
f Fordwich young people (probably 11
thair way to ti,m city ,,t0 "take, ad- In. Ur.' W. E. Cairns, olocutionit,
vatitagfe 01, wilnessing.a city product., oc Toronto, will be ,the entertainer
doo,") flew alOng and seeing the ally the evening, tie 'will lie t&i, by
csesee tinder the eat bY the' toadSidu,, splendid lo'cat` talent, ',A(41miSssion
stopped land asloed vivit the 'trouble
wag'. ecttta children ander yeets Ito
the plow peint,
to torte and atree,gthen
.110 otaanin ,n1 digesiten aria
oneness, correct cortetipatem.
The), act nreeoptiy,. picosantiy,
rative position.`Wilson's many friends
in Wiegham and Belgrave will well
remember his brilliant Course at the
High School and University before
going overseas, „and .ioin in extendieg
congretulations in his rapid.erise
this his ehosen profession.
NOw Chopping Prices
After three months test run
find I can reduce any prices
vvhich in future will be
Coarse Chop for 'Cattle...—.
per cwt,
Rolled per cwt.
Chopped half coarse and
cwt.
NOTICE
TAKE NOTICE THAT
z. The Connell of the Corporation
of the Town of Wingham has con-
structed he a local improvement, a
concrete pavemetit on Alfred St., from
Yosephine St. JO Frances St.
2. The cost pf the wark is $1i,soo
of which $547/.72 is to be paid by the'
Corporation, The special rate per
foot frontage is 27.7e.
The special assessment is to be paid
in 2o annual insta Infects.
3, The estimated lifetime of the
work is 20 years.
4. A Court cif Revision will be held
on the /4th day of February, V23, at
xo a. en, o'clock at the Towel all for
the purpose of hearing complaints
against the proposed assessments ot
the acceracy of frontage measure -
terns and'any other Coinplaint which
pee:ions intereeted may desire to make
sled whieli is by lany cognizable by the
Dated, Clerk's Office, Wirigham, this
joth day O./ Jannaty, 523,
W. Galbraith, Clerle
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DATES, 3' pkgs
EXCELLENCE 'EA;
ANI1 ,STRAWBER:f
uele .P,M -
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b.
SUNFLOWER
SALMON
half lb. tis
:3 for
29c
• SLICED
• !t. -3+2507,c .'
peg lav . '
GRANULATED
SD -GAR, xo lbs. �:
Horse Shoe Salmon, half 11
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GRATED ,PINEAPPLE-�. w EVAPORATED
c'i v afus
r.r.
let Bar _...:.�
_- PEACHES, S, lb.
TOILE1 : rolls
Maconachies Herrings . _.:.59c
Tuna Fish, light meat _______25c
Eagle Salmon, 1b. tin _ 17c
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Reindeer Coffee, small
Reindeer Cocoa, large tin._19
C`ocganut, Shredded: or
Dessicated, ib _—.,:,::�._.__.<_a3t
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The officers for' the past year read
the various reports. The 'Treasurer:
reporting total receipts' $481.83,' which
is a considerable, increase: on previous
years. Each report read, showed ex-
cellent success and interest . taken in
,hci- branch of the work.
The followingare • the officers
ected..for 1923. a s el
Honorary President—Mrs. Perrie.
P nee
President—Mrs.
Gowans,
n
ist. Vice- Pres.—Mrs. W, 5. Hen-
lerson.
grid. Vice'Pres: Miss Lewis.''
Secretary—Mt•s, Williamson.
son:
J
Treasurer—Mrs. Norman Fry.
,
j Home Helpers' Sec.—J.-Mrs. F.obf
I" Gee.
Stranger'
S. Secs—Mrs. ec.. Mrs.
H. McGee.
Press S
0c. iters. Geo. .-f3:..Ross,
Messenger, Sec:—Mrs. ,McGaviri, -
Pianist ,kVlrs. Robertson.
Further announcements
will be made,
J of the February meeting. We art
hoping as.many of the ladies of Slue
1 congregation as possible will. attend ,
J
GERS AN HIS TI
(1) Mafor Rogers lived in this house
In Waterville, Minnesota. Trie
also died here.
Pacific Railway was to discover a way
number of explorers had made at -
Rogers Pass,
was chosen, and is now known as
for Major A. B. Rogers to discover
the construction of the Canadian
teitipts to find a wan, but it remained
through the Rocky Mountains. A
the most feasible route, the route that
0 NE of the most difficult tasks in
ic' Major Rogers was a true tYPe of
railway pathfinder. The repotation he
had. rude in the United States as a lo-
cating engineer a'nd his advanced ideas
on railway construetion attraeted the
o.ttention of the Oanadian Pacific Rail-
way officials, who eitgaged hire to take
charge of the motintain section from
Savoila's Fart,. in B.C., to Moose Jaw,
He saw at once the problem that con -
road" through the SeIkirlcs, thsra (as
was suggested) to follow the great
en northward o t le Coliteetna River,
a distance of over teeo hundred tnitles.
He fourid the near way by following
the Sonth fork of the Illecillewaet
Rtiwt ip the present site of the Glacier
House, where he climbed a mountain
and gAzed tipon the summit of the pass
(2) Watch presented to Maio
Rogers, of Rogers Pass fame
about 1885.
tiAtiejetlin ,,t'
, covered the Rogers Pass, the,
first feasible route through thee
Rockies to the Pacific Coast.
threughe.the Selkirk Mountains, anel
of their appreciatiot of his servicte
as Engineer -in -Chief of the bacation
of the Mountain sectien of the rail,
way,"
Evidently 11/41njor Rogers was of
more poetical than financial temeera-
lean, for he carried the theque in hit
pocket for several years, and he only'
tathed it when his friends of the Cana—
dian Pacific insisted that hn should(
do so.
At the time of hit death 1813%
Idaior Rogers left his watch to hie
brother, L. 2, Rogers, of Waterei116-
Minndsota, who in turn left it te late
only grandam, George Rogere Glatfel-
ter. Young Glotfelter straS killed lei
'Watch is rib* in a saki). deposit hosts
of a Waterville batik, There are, att
present, tem neolatws of' Major Rogers.
living, both of Whonl attOnnmni'td'bflt.i$
on ail of his explorations in the mown, -
tains, and were with hire*hen dis.
The nieces et Major Rogere, mitt-
'i.vould be well worth the reading,
This was in 1881. The fellowing
year the exploration was completed by
ascending the Beaver River Valley to
Bear Creek,* a tributary stream, then
up that stream through the rugged de-
file between IVItta. MtaeDonald and
Tupper to the summit of the pass, and
over the same to the Ildecillewaet Val-
ly. The surveYs of the main line be-
tween Calgary, at the Eastern base of
the foothills of the Rockies, to which
point they had been carried front the
East; and the summit Of the main
range were completed le /883. Three
years later daily trains were passing to
and fro between Montreal and. Port
Moody, at that time the Pacific ter-
minus of the railway; and so they
passed ter thirty-one years over this
section, until with the ()peeing of the
Cotinaught Tunnel soder Motint Mat -
Donald, it was no .longer needed.
It was oti .goventber Ith, 1885, that
the last spike in the construttion of the
Canadian Pacifie Railway across Can-
ada was driven at Craigillathie, Brit-
ish Columbia- This opened up a new
era for Canada. In reconeition
the vahnshle work done by Major
baleen, she direetors of the Canaclitie
'con Int the nrst non' le a i.vbile matt dist-ovary paas for the