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' eta •ge llettieg i17u the leita of
on Tkaatedial^, Member 17.,.
hire l etien years stponeored by Mr.
te: `* H; Porter, edattor, and Mr. Ernest
Wald,. Irablisher, of the Farmers' Ad-
Yucate,, and it was attended. by War-
dens, Agri!cultataj Representatives,
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cypai officers andne
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paperm
alone the following sane counties of
Western, Ontario: Essex, Kent, iamb.
tan Huron, Perth, Middlesex, Oxford,
E1gtn tau 1 Norfoilk Counties. Messrs.
E, J. Zavitz, R. S. Duncan, F. S. New-
man and J. A. Carroll, representing
the (Ontario Depar-tmemts of Forestry
and Agriculture, were also present.
The meeting was a -sequel to a pre-
vious gathering held under auspices
of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce
in Simcoe, when. the seriousness of
the. •situation locally was discussed
and when representatives of other
counties expressed themselves as
deeply` 'concerned over renudation 'of
the land, the lack of antsisture and
shortage of water supply: The Lea-
den meeting crystallized the opinions
of men from all parts of Western On-
tario who. have given 'serious drought
to the subject. It resulted in the for-
mation of a Central Oonservation:Qom-
mitbtee comprising three representa-
tives; from each of the nine counties,
with a Proviesional Executive compris-
ing W. H. Porter of Middlesex as.
chairman, Monmee • Landlon of Norfolk
as vdcecheirman. and F. S. Thomas,
Elgin representative as secretary, to -
gather with six directors, represent-
ing the other counties as follows:—
Angus 1& Kemnedty, Essex; G. H. Wil -
eon, Kent; Roy Downie, Lambton; R.
E. White, Perth; Ian McLeod, Huron:
William Lampman, Oxford. It was de-
cided to issue an early invitation to
the remaining five counties of West-
ern Ontario to join in the movement.
The Executive will meet in the near
future to formulate a program of ac-
tioa and submdtt it to the Central Com-
mittee shortly after the New Year.
One of the principal objectives will
be to stimulate .,dew interest in re-
forestation throughout this area of On-
tario. It was pointed out that there
are large tracts of ,,submarginal and
waste land that should be planted to
young trues. One drawback has been
that. 'the landowner in undertaking to
reforest his land faces the prospect
sof increasing taxatiou. In. this con-
nection the Norfolk Chamber of Com-
merce has already asked for an
amendment to the Assessment Act
which would provide that land under
tree growth be taxed on an assess-
ment valuation on a basis comparable
witch that imposed on neighbouring
mon-planted land of similar soil and
site conditions. They ask that this
amendment be made 'optional with the
county and that it come into force
only in such counties as would pass a
bylaw validating it.
The question of the farm woodlot
received close consideration at the
London' meeting and a campaign of
educationamong the farmers; for sci-
entific management of woodlats is in
prospect. It was felt that every far-
ther should ,nim to maintain at least
10 per cent of his farm as a woodiot.
The Government hasalready realized
the importance of eruct a practice by
granting exenrpaca from municipal
taxation for fenced wooclllots up to
that amount. It was pointed out that
a farm with a good w;oodlot is easier
to sell and brings more money than
whets; minus such a woodlot. It pro-
vides, fuel for the home and hi:m:ber
for buildings and repairs. .It gives
work in the winter, tending to relieve
unemployment. In fact th.e scienti-
Scally managed *oodlot area may be
as profitable as any ether phase. of
farm operations.
The indiscriminate cutting of _ young
trbes in farm •wwtoodlots was ;heartily
deplored. This practice has grown to
considerable proportions, especially in,
the tobacco -growing districts where
fuel for Idles is required. The land
Is being denuded, streams, shrivelsiing
up and water wells ,going dry. The
proposlal of the Norfolk Chamber of
Commerce that legislation be passed
oro prothibit the cutting of 'airy tree un-
der
nder 10 inches, two feet from the
ground, without permission of a coun-
ty forester, is Likely to receive serious
'consideration by the new Central
Committee. Drought c on di tion s
throughout -Western Ontario in the
Test four or five years have made far-
mers and' county officials attentive to
the fact that continuous removal of
our forests without proper repiace-
croent of young trees is imperiling the
filture of agriculture.
County -Councils will be asked • to
tend their active suppoie to the new
program, particularly in the way of
undertaking to reforest lard on their
o wn account, as county councils of
Elgin, Norfolk and Middlesex 'have al-
ready dope. Norfolk has. 1,000 acres
of land owned and reforested by the
county. It" is felt that each; county
should purchase and reforest each
year as niuceh as ':100.,,,acresr' bf ' (•and,
until all available cheapp.,,l;nd is tak-
en Th . :-...:• '
The Central Con mutte•e' will also
undertake to da.sseminate'literature in
the schools of Western Ontario in or,
On Guaranteed
4% Trust
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r4 6cafes—
A. legal investment mens for Trust. Funds
'- • Unconditionally;Guaranteed
9rl",iwi!"dir..l9
reaort
der to acquaint children With the ne-
cessity of forest coneerva len and
platiiting of treed, - • Demonstration
woodslota in tonnnection with each run-
es
unal school wall be urged and eaa'ay • con-
tests on forest culture enioouraged. it
is also suggested that a textbook on
reforestation and coaservetaon be is-
sued by the Government and,added to
the curriculum in the rural schools of
Ontario, •
Emphasis VMS also laid by speakers
on the importance of not Graining land
that t
strot suited to cultivation. These
tracts often form moisture reservoirs
intended as insurance against times
of drought and it is important than,
they be left in their natural states.
Recommendations adopted! at the
London meetirlg ineluased: �+
1. , That • existing county owned:
farms not suitable jar farming be re-•
fo,res.ted.
2. That- a' survey. et river banks,
swamps, hillsides • and ravines be
made to determine which lands were
to be reforested. '
3. That an educational program on
conservation be circulated. • • ,
4. That an amendment be made to
the Assessment Aot whereby land un-
der tree growth be taxed assessment
valuation rather than on the basis of
the crop growing on it.
Frank Newman of the St. Williams
Reforestry Station declared that ap-
proximately 12 million' trees were
planted in Ontario last, year::'' "Wetare
on the eve of a tremendous boo int
retoresstation" be predicted. ' N�tur
ally it will cost money to maintain
all tate pianttatiens, but if you will
visualize the profit and the work cre-
ated for countless men by 0, compara-
tively small expenditure, you will see
the necessity of such work." E. J.
Zavitz, provincial foresster, declared
that so-called waste land can produce
a revenue of $5 per acre annually if
tree -planting is carried on.
STANLEY
(Intended for last week)
Si S. No. 3 School Report
The following pupils tbave been suc-
cessful hi their Christmas examina-
tions: Sr. V—Anna Seotchmer, Mary
Marks. .Jr. 'V' :Hugh Pollock. Sr. IV
—Lloyd Heard. Jr. IV --Emma Mc-
Clinchey, Cliffprd McClinohey. Jr.''III
—Miarmsie Pen+hale, Doris Clark, George
Heard. • Sr. I—Doris Penthale. Primer
—Phyllis McClin'chey. Total attend-
ance, 11.
VARNA.
(Intended for last week)
The Beef Ring ;held their annual
dance on Thursday evening in the
township hall with about two hundred
present
Mrs. Mossop and Miss Edith Mos -
sop visited the latter'Is sister, Mrs.
Stephe:eon, on Friday on the Goshen
Line, Mrs. Stephenson has just re-
turned from ` eoderi•ch (hospital and is,
improving. •.
Mr. and Mrs. William A. McDonald,
of Goderich Township, spent Tuesday
with Mr. and Mrss. Nelson Reida
HILLSGREEN
(Intended for last week)
Mr. Victor -Dinnin, teacher hi S. S..
No. 7, Stanley, ;held his Christmas
concert, on 'Monday night. A good
crowd was present and the scholars
surely all their part in putting on
an e;;cc;:ont program. Santa arrived
to unite,' the beautiful Christmas tree
at the u -se.:,
Miss Drover; teacher in S. S. No.
3, Hay, held her Christmas concert on
Monday afternoon, The scholars put
on a very fine program, Santa appear-
ing at the close.
Miss Doreen Reichert Reichernentertained a
few friends to a birtay party on
Friday evening, when she received
some lovely gifts.
Miss Amn'ie Jarrott spent the week
end lin Hensall with friends.
Word has been received by the
many friends of Mrs, Lydia Troyer,
in Brigden, of bet recent illness'. We
are all pleased to know she is reco'v-
ering now.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Reichert en-
tertained their twin sons and friends
to a delightful birthday party Wed-
nesday evening, Dec. 16th. Some 35
guests were present. The boys re-
ceived some handsome gifts, includ-
ing a gold watch eadh and some
money.
Mr. and Mrs. James Jarrott, are
celebrating their golden wedding an-
niversary very quietly this week, Dec.
24th. Congratulations and best wish-
es are extended from their friends.
The 'schools closed on• Tuesday for
the Christmas holidays, the teachers
going to their homes for the holidays.
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BAYFIELD
• (Intended for • last. week)
.„„*I'S .lames Ferguson left on Wed-
nbed a.y ter ati;pn.d Christmastide with
her son, .T.'a. Ferguson, in London:
Mises Margaret Ferguson, who it, on
the teaching staff at Tecumseh, Ont,
arrived home on Wednesday to spend
the Christmas vacation with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Ferguson.
Mrs. W. F. • Metcalf •is • 'spending
Christmas with her daughter in De-
troit.
Mrs. R. H. F. Gairdner and Mies
Betty, of London, came on Wednesday
to spend Christmas at their home in
the village.
iss Meta Shea.rd'on left on Mon -
ay evening for he home in Goderich
or the Christmas. hri e,
4t a
s vacation.
on.
The many Mende of Mass Doris
Featherston will be glad to know'that
she has returned from the hospital in
Goderich following her recent opera-
tion. •
Miss Anne Dewar spent, a few days
9•n Clinton with her brother, Jimmy,
who, we are gird to report, is greatly
unproved in health,
Mr. • ansd Mrs. Charles Scotdtrmier
spent .tire week end to Toeientt'o.
There Will be a comrirundty Chtlet-
imee tree at the Catairn its Ciati Gregor
Square on, Thursday eveni;rig,
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YEVLQw BE AND PACKAGE,
Noaracont i.'t q1d only in tuber. Year seer.
r arced or laaoi se edunaad it drat item
33c*m118, NQxacOM today •
Aberhares Drug 'More
Midnight service will be held in
Trinity Church as usual: on Christmas
Eve, commencing at half past eleven
and lasting over the midniglit.. hour.
There will be a -celebration of Holy
Communion and for those who are not
able to attend, Holy Comlmunlon will
also • be 'celebra.ted.'at 9 o'clock on
Christmas morndr� .
sHold S hooI Concert
The,; school eencert he11l Moplday ev-
ening;.wees well attended and proved
very intteresti;ng.. The various .'$ong$,,
arias, Short plays and recitations were,
very' well done. A large Christmas
tree was beautifully degorated and
brilliantly lighted. Fol.low_iyrg the pro-'
gram, gifts were distributed to the
ssehodars,and teachers by Santa glans
(Charles 'Brandon). Mr. John Pt
was chairman. "The teachers, Mr.
John Ferguson and Miss Sheardon, de-
serve ,muctlx praise for the efficient
rammer in which the pupils were
trained. .
Howard - Wood ,
An interesting but quiet wedding
tools place at the Rectory early Mon-
day morning when Anna -Wildridge,
second daughter of Mrs. and the late
George Wildridge Wood, became the
bride of John Edward Howard, son of
Mrs. Margaret Fields and the late
Henry Howard. The ceremony w k
performed by ,Rev. W. G. Bugler
the presence of Mrs. Bugler and (Nhas.
Gelninhardt,• after which the bride and
groom left immediately on a motor
trip. Congratulations and best wishes
are extended to the newly weds.
ELIMVILLE
.(Intended for last week)
The Christmas service in this
ehurch was held last Sunday after-
noon and the church was well filled.
The auditorium was gaily decorated
with streamers, etc. Rev. Penrose
preached a very appropriate sermon
and Miss Eva Penrose read e, poem
portraying the genuine Christmas
spirit. The choir also sang two num-
ber's. The Sunday School held a
Chrieemas concert on Wednesday ev-
ening.
Tlfe spirit of Christmas was mani-
fest as the Women's Association gath-
ered for the December meeting on
Thursday last at the. home ,of Mrs.
Kenneth Johns who was also;:respon-
sible for the program. The meeting,
opened with ethe hymn, "Hark the
Herald Angels Sing" and the reading
of the. Christmas lesson, followed by
the Lord's Prayer. A pleasing duet,
"Whispering Hope;" was sung by Miss
June Bierling and Kenneth Johns;
Mrs. Tanton of Exeter, then gave a
splendid talk on "Red Cross Work in
theme ar North," which was appreciat-
ed. he hymn, "Angels Prom the
Rerdltms f h
o Glory" wa s.t �n •suiig. The
treasurer gave a very encouraging ye -
port. The :hymn, "Silent Night, Holy
Night," was sung and Rev. Penrose
pronounced, the benediction. Before
the serving of lun•ehs, Santa Claus ar-
rived on the scene and presented each
ore with a gift from a gaily decorat-
ed Christmas tree. The election: of
officers for the •coming year will be
held at the cthurch on January 14th.
Mr. Joe Taylor is' renewing ac-
quaintances in this vicinity. He has
just lately been discharged from a
hospital in London, -where he has
been receiving treatment for an in-
jured arm. •
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johns moved
to their new home in Exeter last Fri-
day.
Council Meets
The municipal countCil of- -Usborne
Township met as per statute in the
municipal hall with all the members•
present. • Minutes of December 5th
meeting 'were read and adopted on
motion of Passmore and Cooper.. Cor-
respondence from the County Treas-
urer and Public School Inspector was
read and filed. Report from S. W.
.Archibald, re adjustment claim on
Mitchell Drain assessment, E..Pt. Lot
35, Oon. 3, original report and by-law
to stand unchanged. Communication
from Agricultural Representative, re
man from Exeter, England, desiring
work in this community.—Filed. No-
tice given council re school law
amendment, requiring nomination and
electiaon. of school trustees in sections
of 900 voters or over at same time
and place as for councillors. Treas-
urer's report: Lane gravel, $25.44.
Orders -- County Treasurer, county
rates, $13,438.15; school rates, $9,-
070.77; No. 1 Debenture, S. S. Na 3,
$892.20; Treasnrera Tuckersmith, land
resessmsent, Mitchell Drain, $632.80 ;
Elansh,ard Telephone rates, $2,380.20;
Tuckersmith telephone rates, $432.38;
Weed 'Inspector, $1210; • postage,
Treasurer and Clerk. $29,,47; miscel-
laneous, )14.61; refund, dog taxes, $12;
Road Superintendent's voucher includ-
ing payment of 1936 gravel; acoounts.
and payment out of roads and; trudges;,
on Mitchell Drain, $710.43. — A. W;
Morgan, Clerk.
CURRENT CROP REPORTS
Reports from most counties state
that livestock went into winter quar-
ters in fairly good coh'ditton. The
shortage of water in Halton - is' re-
garded as a serious problem, as In
many other rural districts. There is
COMBAT
RHEUMATISM
.Rheumatism is often caused by uric add in
the blood. Thio blood impiitity should be
extracted by the kidneq*1 If kidneys tail, and
excess uric. acid remains it irritates the
muscles and joints eeiAing remains,
pains.
Plan to help-prevont rheumatism by keeping
your kidneys in good rendition. • Take
regularly Dodd's Kidney Pills—For hilt 'a
comity the favorite kidney remedy, V 106
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' .fuvettile Judge
Jaudde _ Stanhury, County
Judge for 141110olri,,: who recently Mov-
ed to -St. Catharines from l lxeter;
has bes an ordeal iii-cougcij, of the pro-
vtncial government, been appointed to
the- volition of juventile judge of, the
city of ,,St, Catharines and the Coun-
ty of Lineolu. . Recommendation for
the position came not only from the
members of the legislature for Lin-
eoln• and Huron coup,ties but also of,
the council of the efty of St. Cathar-
ines .sand. the Bounty council'.—Exeter
Times -Advocate.
Post Office Staff Worked All Night
The heaviest ;outgoing mail in the
history of the local post office was
handled on Tuesday night, or rather,
early Wednesday morning, when 'be-
tween 75 and 80,000 letters and poet
cards were sttam'ped for mailing. This
number does not include the parcels,,
bath large and small which also went
out. Those working on the 'letters go-
ing out and on the !heavy mail that
came in and (had to be sorted for dis-
tribution dad' not get home to their
beds until late in the' morning, some
leaving tihe post office at six o'clock
Wednesday • morning and one official
did not' ret'ilre until after 7 o'clock. He
was back on the job before noon on
Wednesday:=Goderich Star.
Bitten By Pollee Dog
The four-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs, Howard Feagan, Colborne Town-
ship, was bitten by a police dog while
on a visit with Goderich relatives.
Tie little fellow was playing in the
kitchen of his uncle, Mr. George Fea-
gan, when attacked by the dog, his
face being badly injured---Goderich
Star.
Had Leg Broken
Instead of coming to his home in
Goderich to spend the winter with
his parents as usual, Mr.' Wm. Ross
has been detained by a broken leg
received on December 6th. He was
assisting in unloading the Coralia, an
automobile carrier, when ,he was
struck by a crate and had his leg
broken In two places below the knee.
He was taken to the Navy Hospital.
where he remained for several days
before going to the home of his sis-
ter who lives in Detroit. The injured
man will likely- oame on to Goderich
as soon as ,he is able to travel.--God-
erioh Star.
Improvements At Junction School
The' trustees of the Junction School
have installed a steel cabinet for their
library "and have also purchased a.
piano for' the nee of the children at
the school--Winghaml Advance -Times.
Retires •After Many. Years of Service
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aad Society of Knox Church, held on
Friday afternoon last, was marked by
the retirement'of M.rs. A. D, McLean
from the presidency, the duties of
which office she load discharged ably
and faithfully for sixteen , years.
Mrs. James Bisset was elected presi-
dent of the Society for the coming
year. "I have seen the Ladies' Aid
grow from a mere handful to what V it
is today," said Mrs. McLean in an-
nouncing her wish to retire after 26
years in various capacities in the So-
ciety. "It wash always my wish to see
the Society grow and I feel I have
been rewarded. f',thope we shall: con-
tinue to work together and do our
hest to have the debt removed from
our church."—Goderich Signal.
Celebrate Diamond Jubilee
A privilege accorded but few was
enjoyed .by Mra . and Mrs. John 'J. Mil-
ler, of Exeter North, and formerly, of
Fullerton, on Sunday when they cele-
brated •their- diamond wedding.. The
bride of sixty years ago was formerly
Miss Mary McNeill, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McNeill
of Fullerton.and the bridegroosm, Jno.;
J.
Miller, is the .sen of the late -Mr.
and Mrs: John Miller of Hibbert Twp.
'On December 20, 1876, this young
couple. accompanied by another young
couple, namely' Miss Annie McIntyre
of Fullerton and Alex. Dow of Hib-
beet, travelled the narrow road by
rse and buggy to the little, Baptist
uroh in Fullerton; village where
t ey were united e by Rev.
Alex. McFadgen in the church, the
both brides being attired alike for the
ceremony.. Mr. and Mrs. Dow passed
on a few' years ago.: Exeter Ti.mes-
Adrvocate.
Boy Gives Life For His Dog
Robert Maskell, the fourteen -year-
old and only: son of Mrss. Lou. Maskell
.cf Goderich and a nephew of Mrs.
George A. Walker, of Clinton, was
killed Wednesday when he was struck
by a train on the C.P.R. trestle bridge.
He and a friend were walking on the
trestle. over the Maitland when they
were surprised by seeing a train ap-
proaching. They raced fot a safety
zone on the bridge but young Maskell
turned to get his dog and before they
reached a place of safety the train
was upon them. It is net known whe-
tb:er the engine strv'ck the lad or whe-
ther he jumped, releasing the pup.,
itis body 'hurtled down 75 feet to the
rocks below.. The engineer on, the
-train, as soon a.s he sighted; the lads,
Seed .applied the emergency brake and
he said if he tr.ad not stopped to get
lab dog, the lad would have won to
safety. His companion escaped. The
dog was crushed under the rails. The
boys were out searching for a Christ -
etas tree.—Clinton News -Record'. .
little moisture in the' ground and
many wells are dry, with many far-
mers finding it necessary to either
haul water or drive their livestock to-
nei!ghsboring creeks. The situation ap-
pears increasingly serious this year
and a major plan of reforestation is
regarded as necessary to protect the
sources of water. Haidimand reports
a ;large .quantity of hay being shipped
to the United States,with the, price
remaining the same, around, $8.00 per
ton for alfalfa, in the barn. Victoria
County reparts that fall wheat has.
had a good ,gr'cbwtlht and is. new well -
covered with snow.- ' Many farmers
there are short of feed,, but this shorts
age has beenlessened) greatly by the
good r• Ripply, of fail ,gr+aes. In Fron•
tette the ehipdnient of 'brood stows has
been quite heai'y this fall, New milk
eon are lira good demand, but few
are being sofas
Do You Re a; ler
(Continued from Page 2),.
Where ii}. the anterior wlhei lieutenant
Rowan sat down to listen to 0010111e1
Wagner.
The young tofieer's tnstr040one
were oral;. lie was to Szitl Clarcia, as-
certain how ' many • troopst he bads
what were'tlbeir',' needs, their impale,
flosecia''s plan of action, the possibiiio
ties of his co-operation• with an in-
vading American awry, and learn all
he could about the -Spanish forces too.
There was no letter, no oilskin pouch
to put it in, and it is, of course, high-
ly
highly improbable that President M'gKin-
.ley had ever (heard of Lieutenant Row-
an. Those fangy adorn to the
enemata tale were worked Fra
E1bertus, , in his study. Lieutenant
Rowan's mission, however, was as
perilous as Hubberd's brief outline
makes it seem. He saijed, in civilian
clothes, first to Kingston, Jamaica,
where he got secretly in touch with
exiled Cuban patriots. They put shim,
together • with a Cuban who spoke
English, in a closed hack on the night
of April 22, 1898, and he was driven
70 'miles- to a small cove where a
fshi'ng boat was anchored: The driv-
er of the cab, one Cervacio Sabo,
was also master of the fishing craft,
which card• pied a rate and one sailor.'
The 'trip to Cuba,, a 100miles away,
took thirty-six bears. Once Sabio hid
his companions in the cabin when a
Spanish patrol )bat harshly hailed his
fishing smack. . Sable suceesefu•lly
acted the part' of a Ione fisherman
having terrible luck, and the patrol
boat finally steamed away. • On the
26th of April, the United State 'de-
clared war on Spain and. at mnddnaght
of the same day, Rowan's boat enter-
ed Oriente Bay and made shore. He
vela. met by a group of Cubans who
had been notified of his coming in
some manner forever mystifying to
the American. These men were to be
Rowan's guides through the wilder-
ness to Garcia. '
The trip through the jungle lasted
six deys; the heat was intense, the
insects thick, the water putrid. There
were Spanish patrols to be avoided,
When the initial -supplies ran out,
food was found in holes in the
ground! Sweet potatoes had .been bur-
ied by rebels in these holes over hot
coals .and covered with damp grass
and, earth. Rowan never knew how
his companions found the caches; he,
lits never liked sweet potatoes since.
On the third day they fell in with a
group of tattered men who said they
were Spanish ,deserters. Rowan, sus-
picious, ordered them guarded that
night. One tried to estcape' and was
shot , to' death; another crept up ort
Rowan 'with a kni"fe but was, decapi-
tated with a maohete by one of the
Cubans before he could strike. 'Me
`other Spaniards got. away.
On April 28th,. Rowan reached the
camp of General Rio, a subordinate
of Garcia, who gave him a horse and
anescort of ,200 cavalrymen and sent
him on. On May 1st, the Lieutenant
found Garcia besieging the town of
Hayamo. The meeting was a trifle
saga Garcia wasat first uncertain -of
his visitor's genuineness, but that was
cleared up, Garcia, said he needed'
artillery, ,aam'mmnition, and: muskets
badly. He vaulted the exhausted Row-
an to start back immediately withthsis
news, and with -three members of
Garcia's staff. Within six hot4'is Row-
an, having found out all he could', was
on ;his way to the northern coast (he
had leaded on the northern).
The trip through the jungle to the
north took five days and was as bad
as the first one. Spanish patrols were
on all sides and the men thad to travel
mostly at night. They finally Tempt-
ed; the coast and found a decrepit fish-
ing boat, with gunnysacks for sails,
hidden in a;. cove. It Was so :small
that Rowan had to send one of. the
Cuban officers back for lack sof room.
The others got in and the boat head -
'`ed fol Nassau, a 150 miles••a:Way. A
heavy storrn almost swamped the lit,
tie tub. It took them 48 hours to
reach the British; island. There they
were held in quarantine for two days
because of a yellow -fever scare. The
American consul •got Rowan and this
companions released; he said they
were noncombatant refugees. They.
sailed for Key West on the llth in a
more comfortable ship. On the 13th
of May, exactly a month after ;his; talk
with Colonel Wagner, Lieutenant Row-
an reported back to him in Washing-
ton. Has courage, and the •swiftness
with which he accomplisihed; his task
w re held in high regard by the War
Dep tment. There was no public flies.
That as 't " c
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lieutenant, Richmond Pearson Hobson
of the Navy.. By the time Elbert Hub-
bard wrote his famous piece, the war
frenzy had died down. The brave
Army Lieutenant -became a name . in
a pamphlet; hie exploit was overshoe
dewed by the literary style and the
burning business message of the sage
of East Aurora. There are some Peo-
ple to -day who believe it was, Elbert
Hubbard who carried the message to
Garcia.
Lieutenant Rolv,an was made a cap-
tain for, the achievement that .put El-
belt Hubbard In th'e big money., His
soli estimates that the Fra made a
quarter -million dollars out of "A Mes-
sage to Garcia." During the war
with Spain, Rowan; who had been sent
back -'to Cuba., Was elevated finally to
the rank of lieutenant colonel. 'of vol-
unteers. After the war, in March,
1899, he took part with distinction in
the Philippine insurrection, winning
the Silver Star•eltation for galilamtry
in the attack on Suction Mountain.
Returning home after the insurrection
errs put down, he served; in the Army
at various posts for 10 years. At one
time he was Professor of" Military
Science and Tactics at the Kansas
State Agricultural College. When he
was 52 yearsolcl, in 1909, he resign-
ed frosth
t e Army i y because of ill health
(if it was brought about by his ex-
periences in • the Cuban jungle, be
didn't say so). In that same year,
Wanameker's bought 200,000 . copies
of "A Message to Garcia" from the
Roy croft Shop. Rowan received tthe
retirement rank of a ,ma.jor, but his
friends , lave aiwa.ys called h, i m
Calomel.
Colonel Rowan has lived In ' Cali-
aornia, quietly for the Most part, for
27 years+. He has his house on Rue -
skin Rill. in San Francisco, and a
summer home fen Mill Valley', Bi dies
north of that city. His retirement
pay la &re led $30,0 a Month. In his
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to absorptions or amalgamations but
simply by linking prudence with enter.
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that years out there, he tossed., Waal*"
a great dealof his time; in the Ce n-
monrwealth Club, reading books on
military campaigns and biographies of
great soldiers.. Always exceedingly
shy, be avoided publicity:This was
tamale, because the newspapers had
given his coming to California scant
attentions Once, when a- lady sitting
next to him at a dinner asked him
what the message to Garcia really
was, anyway, he said, "It was, Mad-
am, an invitation from) President Mc-
Kinley to an old-fashioned New Eng-
land boiled dinner at the White
House." He bas always had a bit of
a tongue. He once referred to the
Rough Riders, whom he couldn't a-
bide, as a "big bunch of publicity
hounds," awl on another occasions he
observed that the • Army in his day
was filled 'with "generals too fat to
fight, , but with Presidential: bees in
their bonnets."
The hero's tranquil obscurity was
not to last..In the early twenties,
Senator .Samuel M. •Shortridge of Cal-
ifornia ,interested himself in obtain-
ing for Colonel Rowan the Distin-
guished Service Cross. Secretary of
War Weeks, with whom the matter.
was taken up, could not officially
place the gallant officer. There was
no record of his mission in all the
files of •the Wiar Department. 'Colonel
Rowan., himself had to write out one
so that lit could be placed there, Af-
ter this was done, Congress awarded
him the Cross, on July 21, 1922. Re-
porters, photographers and movie
cameramen. sought out .tthe.' her& at'
his summer home. They found him,
still clear-eyed and • active, wearing
hiking clothes and an.old tweed bat.
with three little red feathers -in it.
He was 65 years old. The Colonel
was flattered; and a little flustered,
by all the attention.
But his great day was yet to home.
At the Presidio in San Francisco, on
August 21, 1922, a full battalion of
coast artillery passed in: review be-
fore the little old soldier, and then
stood at attention while Brigadier
General Chase W. Kennedy pinned
on the ;hero's breast the highest badge
of courage, next to the Congressional
Medal of Honor, that any American
soldier can win. The Colonel, from
that moment, no' longer had his quiet
and obscurity. He found himself
constantly making speeches. He talk-
ed before boys' clubs, American Leg-
ion posts, women's societies. A fairly
good speaker, if a bit repetitious, he
deported a himself always with dignity:
One of the movie companies wanted
him to appear in a photoplay based
on this exploit. When he found out
that there was to be a bevy of Cub-
an cuties'dancing in it, he was shock-
ed and indignant. He declined the of-
fer with large decorum, and small
thanks. aTThis was, not, we might say
here, the first or the last time that
Rowan's jungle plunge reaohed the
movies: lira Ed;aon Corn;i, ?,T. had
produced a flim,. in 1916, hazily inspir-
ed by the adventure.". Just recently
Twentieth Centur-Fox brought out a
more elaborate version, with John
Doles as Lieutenant Rowan. Wl:en
the old Colonel found out that Mr.
Boles is infatuated, in this picture,
with a Cuban beauty, he refuted to
go and s•ee it. For the rights to the
old Edison film, the enterprising Ern,
Elbertus was paid two thousand dol-
lars; but his son could collect noth-
ing from the Twentieth Century peo-
ple, who ;merely had to buy the Edi-
son flrm'st rights.
Colonel Rowan was obviously im-
pressed by the recognition that had
come to him; he could; hardly help
geeing himself a little as the symbol
of devotion to duty. He •wrote a pam-
eblet,of his own, called "How I Car,
red the Message to Garcia," and it
was sprinkled with the cliches of hon-
or 'and duty and self-sacrifice. All
from the military standpoint, howev-
er; not that of the business world. He
appreciated, you might want to know,
what Elbert Hubbard had written a.•
bout him, even if the good Fra bad
mixed things up a bit and left tout
the detailed, story of ;his perilous jour-
ney. In the Colonel's study on Russian
Hill .hang. a great many photograph,
Of Hubbard. On a desk lie the unfin-
tshled "pages of a book of mem,oi,rs
that Rowan 'once began to write. A
quick failing of a, body that bard nev-
er been robust took .him away froth
his desk, Those who know aim saay
that he faces his illness like a good
sold' er.
This history -would not be complete
without a word, in endifig, about
Calixto Garcia y Inigues, Called Gar-
cia. Ile •turned out ,in War with Spahr
to b ra abs;olutely valueless; to the Am-
erican A.ri iy. it Weeld: have been bet-
ter, military eitptirts will MI etnelyad
no message ever r'ea'ched frim. After
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that naval battle'of-Santiago; Garcia's--
men amused themselves by firing on
tae Spanish sailors who were -cling -lea
to bits of wreckage and; trying to get
ashore. Major General W. R. Shaffer
had to threaten to drop shells in Gar-
cia's camp to forte him to discipline .
tis mien
9faiteeubiur sulked in his tent
thereafter and sullenly allowed two
thousand Spaniards to mama through
his lines and join the besieged 'defend-
ers of Santiago. When that a city was
finally captured, Sbafter refused to
allow Garcia and his men to enter it,
fearing they would kin prisoners and,
destroy property. Garcia thereupon led
his troops back into the interior and
out of the war. In November, 1898.
when the fighting 'was over, a com-
mission of Cuban leaders was 'select
ed to journey to Washington and pre-
sent their stews on reconstruction to
President McKinley. It would • have
been awkward to leave Garcia out.
since his army of the interior had
been, from'•.the Cuban point of view.
if not the American, an, important
oa,e. So he sailed with the other Cub-
an general». In New York, General
Garc:a and Captain Rowan met again -
The General apologized for having
hurried his tired guest off so uncere-
moniously that time In the jungle.
That was the last Rowan ever ea* of
Garcia., President McKinley was spor-
ed any meeting with the troublesome
Cuban Insurgent leader. Calixto Gar-
cia y Inigues died in his bed to Wash-
ington on December llth. He was bur-
ied with all the military honors that
ace:Gmpany.•::.the;.,wnaraing pf a 'great
general, in the National Ceiiietery- 'at
Arlington:
A HEALTH SERVICE OF
THE CANADIAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION ANO LIFE
• INSURANCE COMPANIES
IN CANADA
It is often difficult • to give a .mean-
ing to words which we use every day.
:One of these words is "Health:" We
say that we are healthy and yet, when
'asked to explain what we mean, we
Iikely'f find it atheist impossible to
' put our meaning into, woods..
In the first place, when we are
healthy we are free ;from any obvious
disease. Tthat perhaps ie the cam.- "
anonest idea of health. As long as
an individual goes about his work and
does not complain, he is thought of
as healthy. "
As a matter of fact, such people
are not necessarily (healthy in; any-
thing like the full meaning of the
word. Freedom• from actual disease
is desirable, but theaith is far more
than that. Health is something posi-
tive, something that brings 'happiness
to us. The person with ;health faces.
the day'swork with confidence, finds
i
pleasure n his occupation, is able to
do better work, and can fully enjoy
the hours of relaxation.
It is surprising the number of peo-
ple who spend a more or lees miser-
able life, unable to accomplish the .
things of which they are capable be-
cause they have not health. These ,,
same people ate surprised wheii, oft
ar medical examination: they learn
that there is something among -with
their bodies, something not. perhaps
serious enough to cause death, but
sufficient to 'handicap them in their
daily life and, perhaps, to make them
grow prematurely old'.
Again, there are those who .muss
the happiness tphat comes with health
and yet are free from any physical
blemish. These are the people who
are not following the dimple rules of
hygienic living. We cannot rob our
bodies of rest, fresh air or proper food
and 'continue to have health.
Health is• a condition of :pbysical
well-being that comes to- those who
are free;. froth physical defects and
who follow the simple rules of hygi-
enic driving.
t ue'sttions ;c neerntng health,' ad-
dressed t0 the Canadian Medical Aa-
sociation, 184 College 'St., Torcieto.
will .ae answered personally by let-
ter.
ettear.
The dinner' •had been excellent, but
the guest was still hungry.
"Wsbn•'t you have something more?"
inquired his hostess,
"Just another mouthful," said the
.!nest politely,
Y'Idenry" dir'eeted the hditestst,
Mr. Jona' plate."
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