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Vol. XIV., 14th Year, N'o. 1. OL-NXAX. H. C., THURSDAY, J.VXUARY I, 1914. Subscription Price $1.00 per year. to vote may have his vote re­ entertainmcni **rganiser as she District Meeting corded by sending his proxy. Soiiieiios School Shawn igan Lake has proveil a teacher. It wa- by The membership annual sub­ Football Meeting general admission the best con­ scription is one dollar, payable cert of its kind ever given in Work of Batepayers in advance. The Station iioav has Cowichan .4inateurs ’ Shawnigan Lake, and all who Officers Elected for The benefit to be derived Association took part deserve unstinted praise. from united action in regard to Its own Scliool Enterhiinmeut Season Some ninety children (to say any public matter is sufficiently The annual general meeting of The chief di.scussion at the nothing of as many “grown-ups”) .A meeting of the Duncan Foot­ apparent and it is hoped that all Social relaxations are ever in- the Cowichan Ratepayers' Asso­ meeting of the Municipal Board enjoyed the games and gift giv ­ ball Club was held in the Board ratepayers will make an effort crea.sing in this sc of apiminting committees tion has done notable work dur­ The City Council held a meet­ nicipality at the city schools. bia. The past week has been mittee. for the season to come, and for ing the past year, and has been ing on Monday evening. There A letter on the subject was signalised by no less than three .Among the week’s gue.sts at the transaction of general busi­ instrumenUl in getting various was but little business to trans­ received from Dr. Robinson, the dramatic and musical entertain­ Strathcona Lodge arc:— Mr. H. ness. reforms and improvements to act. A letter was received from Superintendent of Education, ments and two dances, apart from Bunbridge. the managing Uirect«>r There was a fair attendance at public matters throughout the Poole, Dryer & Co. of Vancouver stating that while he trusted the pri\*ate parties. of the Hudson Bay Co., with his S p. m. when business was open­ Cowichan district. regarding installation of Diesel difference of opinion iKtween the The dramatic entertainment wife and family: Mr. and Mrs. G. ed with the minutes of prevtwing Club on Lake Hotel after Monday night's the chairman for the various of­ payers of the district. Sw'eral for further consideration. of Duncan which in any way de­ Monday was without doubt one Dramatic entertainment and fices. In view of .Mr. J. Hinds dance. matters were taken up during the prived the Municipal Board of of the best ever given in our retiral owing to bad health it year and the association was in­ The following donations to the full control of children re.sident entire district, and proved a great The bachelors of the Sliawnigan was unanimously agreed that Mr. strumental in effecting the fot Duncan Hospital are gratefully in their district. This means, in financial as well as an artistic district arc issuing invitations for E. F. Miller be requested to fill lowing: — acknowledged: Mrs. Prevost Sr., effect, that the Board has a per­ success. Such popular amateur a dance st of rresident. For At the post office the midday box apples; Mr. Mains, turkey; fect right to demand that child­ actresses as Mrs. I*arry, Mrs. They have taken the S. L. A. A. vice-president Mr. D. Alexander hall for the occasion and wc un­ closing hour has been done away Temple Lodge No. 33, fruit and ren resident in the Municipality W’aldy and Miss Miles were seen was again selected; fur Captain. with. Money orders which could candy ; Cowichan Merchants, tur­ shall not attend the city schools in the diverting comedietta “Be­ derstand there will be a three- Mr. Thackray was again the piece orclie.stra. An energetic ci»m- not be obtained during the ab­ key ; Bazett, Bell Co, Ltd., candy ; without a permit from the secre­ tween the Soup and the Sa­ choice of the club, while \V. Mc- sence of the postmistress on hol­ Mr. Fred Maitland-Dougall. tur­ tary of the Municipal Board. voury. ” mittcc is working hard to ensure .Adam was persuaded to act as key; Mrs. Hinds, 1 case of claret. that all the arrangements will be his f secre­ idays are now available daily. A In this connection, the follow in which these talented ladies re­ ns perfect as possible. .AlHHit tary-treasurer fell vacant owing desk and writing material have ing resolution was passed:—That peated the success they scored in A scratch team of the Duncan two hundred invitations will be to 'J\ E. Levy's retiral and con- been provided for the use of the the secretary be instructed to Cowichan a week or so ago. The football club travelled down to issued. >iilerablc

January 1, 1914. THE COWICHAN LEADEK

otherwise 1 see my poor earth- cursed self beneath the gaze of a Phone 64 P.‘0. Box 93 CORRESPONDENCE court house packed with these sympathetic plutocrats watching Ti> iIjr Editor Cowichan Leader. magistrate say “One, two, H. W. DICKIE Dear Sir.—1 note you com­ three—S75. ‘ There is no mercy, Real E«Ute and Insurance ment in the editorial column re f..r d«» not we all know how the X'otary Public ca>c vs. the assessor in a upreme head of the law calls all Rents Collected Happy New Year manner misleading to your read­ administrators of justice to book ers and in terms incorrect and who do not extract the uttermost and a inimical to myself. Xo doubt t'arlhing? Might it not be allow­ Sution Street DUNCAN. B. C. the comments you express arc able for us to change our diet of Prosperous One made in good (aith, but premises pork and beans for a thieving hen must 1-e correct before a true slu»ton our own land, without the -is the sincere wish of finding can be deduced. galling fear of the galling ch,*iins? You quote my taxes, real and Wc the p«»or agriculturists recog­ Island Building Co., Limited personal, as $61..M), tvbich should nize the presence of a superior be Sf.S .sO and my school tax as race in our midst (have wc not a DUNCAN, B. C. $10.50 which sliould be for last pack of hminds promised?) year $15.30 Wc cover our worn faces, daz­ General Building Construction li you look at the roll again zled by the brightness of great you will find that my ta.\cs fur laBritish Columbia Land Surveyor and Civil Engineer In conclusion might 1 ilraw horny handed sons of toil some Land, Mine and Timber Surveys, etc. vour attention to the omission in real iicwspai>er consideration of a DUNCAN, B. C. your report, when the assessor practical st»rt. Phone 127 declared he would lix me next Yours, etc.. year, and also, that he would Cottager. show me up in the B. C. papers. \Vc can hardly think that the Crofton Rotor Boat and Repair Works VICTORIA, B. C 1211-1213 Douglas Street liberty of the press in Duncan is To the Editor Cowichan Leader. J. Hyde Parker and L. P. Foater, ^prietor* bridled. Dear Sir,—In your rci>orl of Yours truly. the appeal of Mr. E. H. Forrest niairas Two Cycle En(lies AOsa Craig FMr Cycle Eigioes E. H. Forrest against his assessment, the asses­ "Csoada's Larrtst Silk House" sor made the statement that in Launches stowed under cover and outside for the winter. his Opinion Mr. Forrest’s prop­ Launches for hire and sale. Electric light installations. May Everything Run Tt) the Editor Cowichan Leader. erty would easily fetch $40.CKX) Towing done at moderate ratees. as Smooth as Silk Dear Sir.—Tlie discu>>ion on the o|>en market today. In Repairs and machine work of ail kinds. With you this Year. assessment in your paper is dis­ other words a purchaser who ac­ tinctly interesting and tlnnigh I quired Mr. Forrest’s property for do not go as far as Mr. E. For­ $40.(XX) would be getting a ‘snap.’ rest. there can he no quc.*ition The asscs.^r is no doubt thor- When Tl.lllnd VICTORIA .taT «t 1601 Cort. SL PtMMM 2M2 Ps O. Bos 201 th.al the amount we farmers can oiighly conversant with the pres­ VICTORIA have extracted from us is of in- ent condition of the real estate The James Bay Hotel tcrot to the govcnimcnt. We market, but 1 fancy he would find Soath Gavmimenl SIrMt >hall not I)c cru>hcor pn»prictor of dential property and as such Victoria Business Institute aomn rorlt. IMr- Tnrma I), IR & 18 moullia with in- sonic 18 acres of farm land. assess^ible at residential values, [tiik bciiooi. or quAUTr] tnrtat at 7 |Kir font. Cnah I’aymont Only ...... 8500 I am assessed at the rateable it is surely time that B. C^should Good Bottom Land:- value of $220 and some <»dd dol­ cease to be advertised as a farm­ WINTER TERM HO acn*« in the Malalmt Pinrirt on the main road Mtween Sook« lars an acre. The few improve­ ing country. Mr. Forrest’s letter (Eminences Jan. 5th. l.ake nii'l Sliawtiijpin Lake. 1‘rice, on easy term*, j»er acre...... -8W ments done have been met by to the Old Country press may Write for pnrticulnm NOW and join the beet eqaippod batinena 160 Acres:- an increase quite enough to dis­ save intending immigrants from Nchool on the laland. in the Sbawoitfaa Uittrici. l*rRciieally all good lawl. Clone to courage me. “Wliy not appeal much future disappointment. But C'uhhie mi! Station. Ha* river Irontaire. Price |i«racre on Why appeal—to lose a good cs not prove the cow has low. has l>ccn tested for tuberculosis If B. C. is to recover its old- $50, $100 and $200, with the exact value and if ours is not fit for sale, why time prosperity, the position of Oor in the leading foreign ctirreodea stated is the milk from the States' agriculture must be vastly im- plainly on the face. *rhey are payable wc stand now wc arc handicap- ]>ruved. One way in which this Travellers’ without discount, so that you can realize pc

Stocktaking Sale

Prices Gome Toppling Down at Duncan ’s Great Annual Trade Event The dawn of the New Year will usher in the Great Annual Stocktaking Sale at the Big Store

Stocks Must Be /Reduced For Inventory And to make room for huge Spring Orders now on the way and, therefore, during the month of January profits will be forgotten and prices will be cut to a fraction. More genuine value giving has never occurred in Duncan and it is our intention to reduce stock heavily during January if low prices will do it. Sale Prices are for cash and the new coupons, which can be purchased at 5 per cent discount, may be used as cash.

A lot of 36 only Men ’s suits for less Clearance of Ladies black underskirts than half price at 95c. Here is value supreme in mens suits-in mid-season too. Everyone is new winter stock and A dainty assortment comprising sateens and silk moreens in black only await your choice are of the finest fabrics and latest cuts. All the $15.00 to $18.00 suits are being thrown on for this trivial price. These are distinctly NEW goods at a VERY NEW price. We simply the bargain counter at don ’t want to carry them over inventory so they are yours at STOCKTAKING fl*/; QC PRICE *1)0.00 STOCKTAKING QC.,, PRICE, each ^OC. Fifty of the famous Hobberlin suits offered attractively priced Ladies tweed and serge skirts This is the offering which will surely result in heavy buying. Hobberlin Tailoring is so well and favorably known that we need not but mention the name and you know what we are for $1.50 placing on the bargain list All suits at $20.00, $22.60, $25.00 and $^.60 are at your choice for You should be on hand promptly for these as the number is very limited and the saving is so great that they will not last long. Lengths 38. 40 and 42 in regular values up to $4.50 $16.50 all new goods, and on the bargain table for STOCKTAKING fl*! Cfi PRICE ipl.OU Boys and youths suits at nearly half price Too many boys and youths suits to carry over stocktaking, they will go as below — YOUTHS SUITS, VALUES UP TO $10.00 ^ QQ Wool Blankets during January for $2.95 STOCKTAKING PRICE A fine lot of Canadian wool blankets. 60" x 80 “ are also included in the great clearance BOYS SUITS, SIZES 22 to 26 movement In the midst of the winter season this is a valuable offering and will attract STOCKTAKING PRICE $2.50 wide attention —white with red or blue border, our regular $4.50 values SIZES 27 to 34 STOCKTAKING STOCKTAKING PRICE $4.50 PRICE $2.95

a- ReMBMBKR-ON JANUARV 3r,d WITH BACH SIO.OO PURCHASB. WB WILL SBtU A »S.OO COUPON BOOK POR «-».00 «

Daily Events for Week Commencing January 5th EXCEPTIONAL PRICES FOR OISE - DAY SALES Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

•‘WcarweU’’ brand Ladies Watson Brand Ladies and children’s J. B. Champion blanket White and brown cotton Oxford shirting and combinations, long coats including Cow childrens cotton hose in brown only 54 x 74 turkish towels reg. 50c sleeves, ankle len^h striped flannelette reg. Brand Raincoats sizes 5 to 8;-j, black $2.75 and $3.00values $1.75 values for 95c pair, 3 pair for $1.00 20c per yard, 10 yds. !4 price only per pair 10c for $1.50 pair $2.60 “ " $1.36 for $1.00 $1.10 •• " 60c Men ’s blue flannel shirts Men ’s linen and silk Men ’s grey tweed and Men ’s Halifax tweed $1.75 values at lounge collars, in white, flannel shirts, values Men ’s English whip cord pants thebest makes Men ’s Nova Scotia $1.00 grey, blue and cream pants $3.60 and $4.00 at $1, $1.50 and $2.50 up to $2.50 $1.50 heavy ribbed underwear values, pair $2.50 26c and 35c values $1.25 values for 75c Men ’s Dr. Special water­ 3 for 60c Men ’s “K" Boots proof boots, black and Ladies "K" boots in Ladies Dr. Special Boots, Brittans best, in tan and tan, med. and heavy, Men ’s "K” Brogues black and willow tan black or tan $5.00 and Ladies "K” Brogues black, all weights, viscolized soles, $6.50 $5.50 values regular $7.00 and $7.60 and $7.50 styles blaclt or tan, regular leather a $6.00 boot black or tan a $6.00 boot styles, pair $5.50 pair $5.25 $6.50 style pair $5.25 1 pair $4.75 pair $4.00 at pair $4.40

The Sales at “The BU Store" We ttnarantee that all price Cowichan Merchants, Ltd redactions are baaed on are always Real Sales regular marked prices «The Store That Will Serve You Best.” THE COWICHAH l^EAUE* January 1, 1914.

of -.lill furil *r i»r«'gTcss during; he |M* “C>‘cd 153.5 acrei^ of giK»d Cowichaii Dadtr land, but that he had "150 acres F. S. Leather Telephone J9 H. W. Bevaa Municipal Electionl9l4 uf good land.” Possibly some of Here shall the /'tess the Peu/^te's »ight I pROM the annual statements of this land i> not fit to be clas-cd Corporation of the City of matntain, as "go-Ml. ” At all events, be ha** Umatted by tHjhume and mmbnbed by many of the leading banks Leather& Bevan Doncan* Xatn: of the country it appears that a g'H.d enough farm to warrant the erection of a barn cosiing REAL ESTATE. LOANS AND Here patriot 7> «/A her pre­ iai3 has been a year of great 1‘UBLIC NOTICE is hereby given cepts araw, $.'00) on his own admission, unr fnn. hut did so because it A»f the said KIcciors at the Municipal have leamt from extensive news­ Oiwicljan Bay. B. C. Council Chamber, Duncan, on Mon- u:i‘ g"ing to pay him. 12ih 1914. at 12 o’clock paper articles on the subject, Wcstholmc. B. C. Duncan, B. C. day. January ntui wctkty .-I Pmit.in. W e did not catch all the details noon, fi»r the purpose of electing per- this is an indication of the sound sons to represent them in the Muni­ ?ilV' CMU lcn"!?'rK\I.i;R I KINTIM. financial position of the Domin ­ ..f the remarks cither of .Mr. Fi*r- cipal Council a* Mayt>r and .Mdcrmen AMI n UUSIIINV. OI.. I.TIl. resi or of the asscssiir. Our ob- and also as members of the Board of ion. From this point of view School Truolers. II. II. l.iikm ieci was to report the main facts Man^Kii K the statements of increased prof ­ IsuND Drug Company The mode oi nomination of candi­ its and bonuses to shareholders and to get the gist of the appeal, MS80NIC BLOCK DUNCAN. B C. dates______shall he_ as.. follows:—Thehe can­ 0«inir |.i ihf iKiriBT in »ir a-Jvcrti.iriK and not to give a verbatim re­ didate shuil be nominated in writing;>g; will 1)0 read with satisfaction by the writing shall be subscribed by ii»r ca«h "fcii>y'' lor ..... port of the remarks of those advmtxmctitrnctit*'* m (uiuir. The cUa’k’r lor the piblic, but from another two voter** of the Municipality------. - , as ttir«c i» oor erm i-ct »o'*l. No a.K«iii*«m«i I present. , proposer And seconder,er. and shall»hall be U I Am lor h-'* iMii ih cml» »»••! l”Ui in point of view it will afford matter I delivered to me. the Reluming Officer a«rt>"ri» are sivni lor *5 cent'. il the The last paragraph of his let­ WE MAKE A SPECIALTY pUnNF IRQ Klvcrii'tmriit tiol run over twi.iyiui for some deep thinking. appointed for the above election, at wor«l*. ter about ‘the liberty of the press’ OF PRESCRIPTIONS any time between the dale of this Does it not seem strange that notice and 2.0 p. m. of the day of in a year in which thousands of being bridled is an enigma to STATIONERY AND CONFECTIONERY lomination. The said writing us. W'e do not know whether it may be in the form numbered 5 in i*»uc. cha»Kr> lor •lan.ln.K a.lvrft«*emeni* init't people in this Dominion have the Schedule to the Muaicipat Elec­ be rrccnetl by nooo on aioaday. been really hard pressed for is tiKMtit to Ik nasty or whether VICTORIA PRICES tions Act. and shall sibte the names, New a.lvert«»ci»ieul» muM be it by Tiie*i|.vy wc arc to pat ourselves on the residencies, and occupation or dts- noon; coii«icn»etl ailvertiveinent* by Tuevilay money, when sudden shortage of criplion of each person proposed, in aiternoon. funds has meant unemployment back. W’c arc afraid, however, such manner as sufficiently to iden­ that Mr. Forrest means to s.ty tify each candidate. Copies of the CORRi:SI-»*XDEXCE and poverty to thousands, these necessary forms can be obtained from (LellCf* refemn* to «uhiect* ol local or that the Cowichan Leader is a the undersigned. fcneral inlerc»l aie invilr'l. .Ml eommuni banks, which earn their divi ­ calvofi* tnu'l hear name anj a«Wi t« ol Mrile dends by theuse of the savings government "organ. ” If this is In the event of a poll being neces­ not nrcexnrily lor viiblicatiuii. Xo Utie sary. such Poll will he opened eomaiiiiiiK libeltou* or ollenrivc tialement* of people, should be in a position what he means wc think he is Thursday,Thursday. January'Januan' 15th, I9U. at the to declair higher profits th«n the first person in many, many Municipal Council Chamber. Duncan, 6 Acres between the hours of 9.0 a. m. and Sobvcfiftioo one dolUr. payable in advance. ever before? months to make this discovery, m.,of which every person U The hard times of the last year and wc would ask him to search Part Cleared y required to take notice and -n himself accordingly. have been world-wide. There are onr columns and try to find ev­ ^ODAY wc arc on ilie tlircs- Small House and Barn : qualifications by law required hundreds of explanations of this idence of this in government ad­ estate ^ hold of a new year. I9K1 is possessed by the Candidate for state of affairs, but those in con ­ vertisements which are usually 'a INSURANCE Good water supply ifficcB mentioned above, are as pas>cd — and c«»inparativcly few vs: trol of the great financial insti­ to be found in government "or­ 2}4 miles from Duncan. I>co|ilc in this pari of ihc wi»rld R M.W’OR— tutions of the country are the gans.” P.O.Box IIS PboiwlAO will be sorry to see the la>t of ; pcr<*on qualified tb be nom­ people who, without warning, inated lor and elected as the Mayor it. Most of us arc wont to laugh of any City, shall he any person who suddenly decided that they w'ould DUNCAN Price $1750 at the superstition that number is a Male British subject of the full “put on the screw". We were ■yHE Colonist remarks: age of 21 years, not disqualified under *13 ’ is unlucky, but be that a< it any law. and who has for the six told money was tight in the great It is true that the barba­ may. there is no doubt that 1913 months next preceding the dny of financial centres, but evidently rous way in which we spell is $500 to Loan on 1st Mortgage nomination, been the Registered Own­ was not a lucky year in the er. in the Lands Registry Office, the banks did not feel this. responsible for a good deal of Victoria, of land or real projieriy. in Dominion of Canada. Possibly it is true that the mispronunciation, but there the Municipality of the oty of Dun­ There is one i*thcr curious cir­ can. .of the .Assessed value, on the country needed some such check. is a danger that in adopting last Municipal .Assessment Roll, of cumstance alH.ut the year which But who are the bank directors a spelling that is more nearly one thousand dollars. ($1,000.00) or is parsed. Someone ha< said that more, over and above any regisiereci that they can decide what is phnelk, we may go to the charge or judgment, and who is other­ this country advances by periotls good for the people of Canada? other extreme. wise duly qualified as a Municipal of M.‘ven years iliiration. That is \'oter. They have given the country a Evidently the Colonist is deter ­ FOR .ALDERMEN— to s.ny there are seven lean years check, and in doing so they have mined not to be drawn into this The qualifications for .Alderman of ftdlowed by seven fat years. pXVi ruined and put out of business modem way of spelling, and spells a (.ity Municipality, are the same as was without iloubt the leanest that for Maytir except that the prop­ hundreds of the smaller business it p-i-o-n-e-t-i-c just to show its erly qualification is five hundred dol­ year of the past decailc. Last concerns in the country by independence. lars. ($500.00) or more, instead of year was the seventh in order one thousand dollars or more. suddenly curtailing credit- in­ FOR SCHOOL J-RLSTEE— from that year and ended an­ cidentally they have used the To lh» El«*cl«»nn*f Iho ManiciiMility In City School Districts, any per­ other seven year period. cry of hard times to wring even of North Cowiclmu; MAY YOU BE CLOTHED son. being a Uriii.-*h Suliject of the I lH>g to ihiink l)io goiitli'iiii ’i) full age of 21 years, and having been But despite the complaint larger dividends from thepockets who ix'lilioiieil im* t«» lie » eniididHt for the six months next preceding the which has been general in most of thepeople. day of nomination, the Registered fur thu Ut'vvesliip Hti’l hnw plcn^urv IN PROSPERITY Owner in the Lands Registry Office. parts of the world of the scar­ Practically ever>* business in in iiccviliiig to thfir n**|0«*st. Victoria, of land or real property, in city of money and hard times, the country will show reduced 1 atn iu favour of apri>orcxsivp)HtI- THROUGHOUT THIS the School District, of tiic assessed icy, coDsiHtcDt with h inodemtu UX' value, on the last Municipal .Assess­ wc in Cowichan have very much profits for 1913—except the ment Roll, of five hundred dollars. ntion. useful progress t-» l0 favour of exempting from igible to be elected or to serve as a seems like it-and these same Road Tux tbuso who pay tuxes on School Trustee in such City School lines of work, .\evcr in the liincl. District. of Duncan has there been rick men have much to answer I undvrsianil that io the near futurt* Given under my hand, at Duncan, successfully carrieil out such an for. the present Council will hold their this first day of January. 1914. JAMES GREIG. c.xtensive programme of building aununi niretins, wheu I diall take the "THE IMPERIAL” op|x>rtunity of expres^in^ my ^•|ew«^ Operations as during 1913. rLSEW'HERE wc prim a let­ on inunicipiil iimttcrs more fully. Gent ’s Furnishing Store First of all the new public ter from Mr. E. H. Forrest, Having large intorcsts in the Mun­ MUNirrPALITY OF NORTH school was built at a cost of $.^0.- in which he takes exception t« icipality of North Cowichan and hav­ CO'.VICHAN ing servtsi on the Cooncil Ihoinl for Notice is b<‘rc‘LV giv**n tlmt ap- (Xx). I’he Work was <|one by a certain remarks in our last issue several year*, I feel tliat I can ask plicatioOH a ill be l •>ce^vc4l by the loca! firm uhi«h is another note­ referring to the assessment of his your vote and HUppoit at the forth- undt>r'*giieay anything "inimical" to Mr. J. ISLAY MUTTER 3rtl Hi 14, from p«*iiH>i)*s tho ivhicli is now almost completed Forrest, but wc used 'his case as OwDcr*! of real property, «rhincn:—I am a J. W. DICKINSON a commercial centre. candidate for the otiico of .Mayor ut Municipal Clerk •!i a matter of this sort, our only the fortheumiug Civic election, amt 'Phe Hank of Commerce build­ object being t«» promcuc discus­ n'speclfully solicit your vole and NOTICE ing which will also be reaily for sion on an important matter intl'irnco. Before Kledioii duv I intend ml- Clowichan Creamery ociupation wiliiin a few weeks is which may prove of some benefit /COMMENCING Saturday, January 3rd. 1914, another sid)si.imial iinc'tmvni »<» il>e t'ommunity in general. dres.Hing a Huhlic Meeting of the Association citizi'tiM, for the pur|K»^ of rendering we will have an Expert demonstrator, Mrs. which ‘hows that, in the opini.vr W'e did not intend to deal fur­ an acctiunt of my stewanlship ns K. McDonnell of Vancouver, to demonstrate Mal­ of ilio e at the head of this ini- ther with this particular case hut AlHeiinau during the past year, and The committee appointed to re­ kin ’s Best Tea and Coffee; also Cadbury Famous poriaiit institution. Duncan we miglii answer the statements outlining the policy I Nhnit pursue if vise the Bylaws of the above electml to the Muyiir ’s chair. destined to develop far beyond nuide in the letter from Mr. For­ Bumville Cocoa. These are of the finest quality Association will be glad to con ­ its present pro|>ortions. rest which ap|>cars in this issue. ORMOND T- 8MITIIE procurable in their respective lines, and every lov ­ sider any suggestions and amend ­ The Oddfelli>ws’ blm'k was a W’e gave the amimm of his er of a good cup of Tea, Coffee or Cocoa, should ments submitted to them in writ­ notable additimi to the htiildings taxes on real and personal prop­ Larlics and Gcntlenirn:— ing. Letters should be addressed After n?.idiug the attack upon the not fail to visit this demonstration, which will be of the city —the work again be­ erty as SfiL.SO. Mr. Forrest ob­ to the Creamery, marked Bylaw Mayor and Aldi>riiien in last week's entirely ing entirely done by a local con­ jects that this should be $68.50 Committee and sent in before “Lender” I have decided to offer Jan, 10th. tractor. —but he has evidently forgotten myself f<»r re-election. I would like The Duncan Garage had suffi­ that he is entitled to a 10 per to test the value or othcrwi.se the Free from Jan. 2nd. to cient faith in the prosperity of cent, reduction if he pays before Editor’s opinion iu iulluenciiig to the MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH slightuHt degree the voles of the rate- COWICHAN SCHOOL BOARD this district to erect one of the June 30th. The exact amount, if payers of the City. Jan. 7 th. NOTICE*!, hereby given that pupil, most modem garages on this he l«M*k advantage of the rebate, R. H. WHIDDEN. residing within the bounds of the coast at a cost of over $10,000. would he $61.65. .As to his school above named Municipality proposing Also to every purchaser of Malkins Best Tea or to attend the Public or High School Over $12,000 has been spent tax wc stand c<»rrcctcd—It should To Ih" Electors of the City: Coffee, will be given free, a dainty in the city of Duncan will be required improvements to the Ibncl Dun­ h.ivc read $15.30 and not $10.50 Didies and Gentlemen:—Having to obtain a permit signed by the Sec­ Cup and Saucer. retary of the Board. In the case of can. as wc stated. been ro«|Ucste

Mr. CharJea Idimbwaa operated on niHTHS mutter &DDH^ yesterday in the Jubilee Hospital Korruno —On Saturday tho 27th Secure for yourself and your family Condensed Advertisements Victoria. December to the wifo of J. Kerrono Notaries Public, at Duncan hospital—a daughter. We dodentand that the Uunead l.i).<4V—.Muiur iii«l» Don- l^and, Insurance and Fi> Pharmacy and tho Island Uruff Mnyea —Ou Monday the 29th Dec. A Happy New Year I raiiiril W^uibuliti,-. uii tiie liiirii nm>l. I riu'lt-r kindly •MiiiinunifMtr with B. H. Company will dote at 6.30 p. m. to tho wifo of F. Mayeo —a non I Barkley, Wrutholme. Jj nancial Agents. (stilBwm). By securing from us. NOW. one of Copji’s .$70 Sunbeam every evening excepting Saturday FtMtSAl.K—,\t a asinallir^n- DUNCAN. V. I.. N.e. and Sunday. Ranges erni par|Krt-t tetitt,. anpX M.,tker4Niwl driven*. a*ei| tw nil kind* of farm Murk, Mr. and Mrn. Alec Hord leave ti All the latest improvements, reservoir, three draft regulators, al«(i ■in) hurnet*. ISeHaon u( CORRESPONDENCE ■alo. uniter loavin;;. 11.71 day fur a two months’ holliday in Cal> two warming closets, and device for holding covers open FOR SAUE FOR ,';.\I.K-t;ra.|e .l-r^y »,e|fer. two ifumia. They will go fint to San while stoking. Som«nos To the Eilitor Cowichan Leader. yean vbl. ea|v«>* in M.-uv'b. N.,tbait T. l>ieg«), which they expect to make To advertise our store we will set up in your home, one of Doiiumn. Tele^-rnpli 1,M. |*. it. roM.io 7 acr«i rloae to Sution, 4 acrei aail«r their hoad«]aarteni. Sir;— Id your i-«uo of tho 2r»th, Hill. Iiuu caltivatioii, tplendicl auil. 4>roomed hv these Ranges, at the cxceptio'nally low price of $55cash. you criMlit luo under <|Uotation mark*-, CON I R.-\(.’ToR>>—nan'wl to leniler lor price $2250, temif one-ibird caah. ba]. Tho operat^irn of thn B. C. Tele­ • leariii;' land. -\p|dy. .Non.. llr.Mi. ivith rofuniiig t» oddien* the Court can be arrao^. phone Company winh to tlianlc the Only a limited supply. CuMieJiati Stall >n. |i 711 **aN cuiislitutod.” .KubaeribcM for tho many kind To loan *»n l«t, murlL’'<;.*e. Anidy aerea cloae to Sotnenoa Station on Main Since you think tho matter worth Buy your Heaters at Auction Mart prices, a few second hand Ibix 11s. Duimmu. B. t*. I>-J07 apprucintions of their aorvicea which road, panly cleared. S^roomed booae. jtood publication, will y»»u permit mo to arrived during tho Chrintinaa acoiiun. coal heaters for sale. I.t l.ST—From Con ieJmii Biy. solid etjbmr itam, lan.'e chicken houaet, price $1800, ttay that I did not use the words Jersey row MenriiiL' luiltetr. Kinder tennt ooe-tbinl caab, baL 1 and 2 yeara. Cobble Hill Weather Itepurt «iaoted. please rutiitnani<'.s|r nitli I.. R. Frv. iotereat 7%. C'owu-lian Ray. ii.u7 Raiiifall. 94 inchot I refoseil to go on with my appeal toll SAI.L—Ritiale NUnd R«*«! l•alIe|a Tempt, highent 450 nn tho 26th sa^loae to Station nnimproved land, because, in view of grossly abusive DuncanFurnitureStore and ewkereU, April linle|ie*l. llmi lowobt 250 uD the 21at and inHulling languiige u*cd to me Phones JJ and 149 fruiti A. J.. Smiili■« nii.nen of IPI2.iiuil price $800. Post Of lice Box I6S ■••••ond It'ia layine r,mle«i, also Ruff Bright sunnhioo 2 hra. 6 minutco. lost year, I was unable to believe tdrpinetuu I'nilei* from the lieat ex- liihition alraiu in B, f. Applv, .1. Duncan that this coart wom willing to give pio Duncan Carage baHketlnll Mood, Beoeii .Stdiowl. Cunielian BnLd6$ 25 aerea eloae to Danoan, 7 aerea cleared team hnndud out a Kurpriao to the mo a fair and decent hearing thin year good oiehanl of 2 aerea, 0-rooined bonae, FnRSAI.EniK.\l*-A ino year ped- eillrer. litroe Shropshire min (uutal aperiinen.) bam and oalbnUdingi, 2 good wella, price Firemen on Tueaday evening by Yonrs faillifuUv. Apply, Wollcy. the <;miti;e. Sumcoo*. $5250, tema can be arranired. defeating them by a score of 17 poinU to 15. Thia was the Firemen’a H. N. Stoker. DAIRY FARM \V.\NTKIi-\V«b gou.1 lease, wonki porehaoe itu>-k niKi imple­ Rrat defeat and the Garage’s first ^ iit. ment*: $8UUM ra*h. Sen-1 fall partirn- Inra to RiiHire** Ksrliaii:.'.* Service. 409 The league u now oven between the On Monday last Constable Kier Neilsons Chocolates llildnfn Rid. Victorin. D-64 City team and Firemen. M sent to Cowichan Lako U> Uke Money To M ANTED—<;uta| ]rr»le dairy run*, joal Paperchoae meets will take place charge of tbe body of an nnknown ARE MADE in factories where utmost attention frealiened or tu irevben williio a mon­ 1 who was found dead th, atate low r*t price nml where eow« Loan on Friday January 2nd. at the Buena is paid to cleanliness. cao l»e Been. Ilaatin;;*. Ilillhank R. G. Hutchinson Creek, near tho head of ViaU Hotel, Cowichan Bay and ARE MADE from ingredients selected after the F<»R S.ACE—(;rn

ENEMIES OF FORESTRY prove correct, at least fillccn mil­ lions to the annual expenditure The stately forest giants of on the navy, a sum which, at a Cowichan Agricultural Society British Columbia are exposed to 354 per cent, rate o£ interest, rep­ the attacks of various minute hut resents a capital debt of £46L- Grand dangerous foes, which are receiv­ 340,000.—London Economist. ing much attention at present from the Division of Entomology war PUBLIC MEETIlie Annual —WITH THE LID OFF of the Dominion Department of Agriculture and the Provincial K of P HaU, Duncan. Captain Trapmann, one of the Forest Branch. The enemies in few spectators of the second Bal­ Notice is hereby given that question are, chiefly, certain kan war, the shortest and most the Municipal Council of the scolytid beetles of the genus Friday, January 9th. 1914 sanguinary campaign on record, Corporation of the City of Dan- Dendroctonus. commonly called tells the readers of the Nine­ bark beetles. They burrow un­ TickeU, GenU $2 Ladies $1 teenth Century something of the can, will hold a public meeting der the bark of the trees an-1 Can be obtained at Prevost’s Store or Gidlcy ’s store, from horrors of the "new. Bulgarian on Tuesday, January 6th. 1914 there deposit their eggs, which members of the committee and the Secretary. atrocities." The massacre of at 2:00 p. m. in the K of P hatch into grubs that eat the Greeks and Serbs in the region sappy layer between the wood occupied by thd Bulgars, and the Lodge Room, for the purpose of and the bark, driving tunnels mutilation of the wounded and giving an account of the work in all directions, and Anally so dead on the field of battle, in­ interfering with the circulating carried out by them during the dicate a condition of barbarism of the sap as to cause the death but little removed from that of past year. - S. L. A. A. of the tree. An area affected by darkest Africa. Captain Trap- them will be indicated by a clump Citizens desirous of address­ raann says: "I have seen an of­ Fourth Annual of withered trees, know as “red ing the meeting Mdll be given ficer and a dozen men who have tops,” conspicious among the had their eyes put out, and their an opportunity of doing so. surrounding evergreens. Another ears, tongues and no.ses cut off danger signal is tubes of pitch By order of the Council. Masquerade upon the field of battle during surmounting holes through the the lull between two Greek bark, bored by the adult insects. Duncan, .TAAIES GREIG charges. And there were other The bark beetle attacks many Jan* lat. 1914, C. M. C. worse but nameless barbarities Ball = = = kinds of trees. The western both upon the wounded and the white or mountain pine. Pinus dead who for a brief moment fell monticola, is attacted by Dend- into Bulgarian hands." Shawnigan Lake [Koenigs] roctonus monticolas’ which is Here is another picture that giving great trouble in Wash­ stands out in Capt. Trapmann's ington ond Oregon as well as in Tue. Jan.15th. 1914 British Columbia. A large body graphic story: sn “The holocaust of wounded Dawber’s Orchestra. Dancing9p. m. to 3a.m of fine timber has been killed in OPERA HOUSE beggars description, but that em­ the Sugar Lake and Maple Lake Valuable Prizes will be offered. inent Freilth painter, George regions in the Shuswap valley. B. C„ and outbreaks have been Scott, told me an incident which Special Programme on New Yeai'i Day. discovered near Cowichan Lake came to his own notice. He was Best Costume, Lady. Best Costume, Gent and Campbell river in Vancouver riding up to the front the day Best Nat’l Costume, Gent Best Nat’l Character Cos­ Island. Other species attack the after Semitli, and was just em­ Setorday: —Itamese "King of Egypt ” tume Lady. Best Sustained Character Sitka spruce, the bull pint, the erging from the awesome Kresna Special 2 Reel Feature at 3 and 7.30. Best Sustained Character, Lady. Gent lodgepole pine, the Douglas Sir, Pass, when he and his companion Best Comic Character. Best Costume represent­ and the balsam fir. came upon a Greek dressing sta­ ing any profession, bus­ The only remedy against these tion. 'The narrow .space between iness or trade. ravages is to cut down the infect­ cliff and river was entirely occu­ ed trees and strip of and bum pied by some hundreds of Greeks Duncan Ladlea v. Shawnigan Ladlea Admission $1.00 the bark. Up to date, the forest­ wounded, some of them already dead, many dying, ,ind others Also Including: Refreshments. ers and entomologists in Canada have devoted themselves rather fainting. They were lying about Duncan v. Shawnigan awaiting their turn for the sur­ to survey work, locating infected Senior Game followed by a Dance areas and preparind a report, geon ’s knife. In the centre stood which will shortly be published, the surgeon, with the sleeves of Admission SO cents on the remedial measures pro­ his operating coat turned up, his posed. arms red to the elbows in Ijlood, Besides the bark beetles, other all about him bloodstained band­ NOTICE seriously destructive pesta may ages and wads of cotton wool. The be mentioned, such as the They reined in their horses and ambrosia beetles that attack dy surveyed the scene; aS one pa­ ing trees and freshly cut logs, tient was being removed from American To the Public caterpillars that infest the cones the packing case that serv-ed as of the Douglas fir and the bull operating table the surgeon rais­ General conditions are such that we pine, eating the seeds and pre­ ed his weary eyes and saw them, Adding venting reproduction, while the ouly unwounded men in all arc compelled to place our entire stock spruce gall insects of the genus that vast and silent gathering. of Hardware on the market at cost price, Chermes are seriously destructive ’You are newspaper correspond ­ and in many cases less than cost. Below to the Sitka spruce in Stanley ents?’ he asked. 'Well tell me, Machine Park. Vancouver, and in the tell me when this butchery will Th Ulnl hUu you will find a preliminary list of a few parka of other towns and cities. cease! For seventy-two hours things which are bargains. Terms in —Summarized fron a report by I have been plying my knife, and Costs But $45 every case to be cash. J. M. Swaine, M. Sc.. AssL look at those who have yet to SnoiririilklL-iiktor Entomologist, DepL of Agri come’—he swept the circle of 10 iw'trill M. M. Smith & Co. culture. wounded with an outstretched bloody hand. ‘Oh, God I If you Now we make thU offer ao t^t Adder. Ob a oUchis* officci everywhere may Uani wbM this know how to write write to your Ml-alM mad InfalUbU. ^ machine meaaa to iheaL CAN YOU SAVE MONEY? STOVES TOOLS papers and tell Europe she must Ten Days Tests \V.K.d LcvcE...... $1.30 stop this gruesome war.’ Then, It U Sstn. to be Three S7.^.00 Uanses (& $55 James J. Hill has said a great elsnd OB ea«*« d«^. Oom to oac $ We wiU elsdly piece la say office tired out and enervated, he swoon­ books sad papers. To take tbt pUct one Amcrieea Adder for e tea deys i hic I.ang Ratiyc $50 51.. 10 SarRcnt Squares...... 95c many things well worth remem­ of the cetiusl nschlao rsqnhtaf S’.tiO Maple Leaf Saws..$1.65 ed into the arms of the medical **Thers WiU be ao obUfetioa. tad $17.50 Coal Healers fa $12 bering. Here is one of them •^t1.'^* ‘’a«dsd for omr« sad ebertes wUl be prepaid. orderly. As he came to he apol­ stores where costly machines are a Compare it with aay aon-Hster— S!4.00 Open ('.ralc> $11.50 S27.S 12S Disston Saws..$1.95 "If you want to know whether lusury. even the costliest. Let aayoae uae ogized ‘That,’ he said, 'is the it. S«1 if aay machine can aervt bet- open e.rate-i (a $6 liO cent to 75 cent Chisels 45c you are destined to be a success The price is due to utter linplkity. a this. third time 1 have fainted, I sup­ Juii tend usI Ithla coupon and wt’U $fi,.'0 ami $7 .Xiriig'ns (ii, $4 Maypole Hammers ...... 70c or a failure in life, you can eas­ send the machim $4,00 .\irtigliis (a $2.75 Xo. (t Stanley Planes... .$3.25 pose I must waste precious time Eachrh copied number la ily find out. The test is simple shownn up lor checking ba­ in eating something to sustain the addition U made. S1.S5 .Xirliglit'i (h $1.10 No, 5 Stanley Planes... .$2.50 and it is infallible; Are you able fort 75 cent Coal Ih«l> (S 40c 51.. 50 Choppinp .\.\es____ 95c me!’’ The machine will add. tub- aSss: .ru-d.'S' ss*Ss to save money? If not, drop out. tfset and multiply. .With Mephisto Bits 25 per cent, off This is war with the tinsel You will lose. You may think very slight practice snyoae Kaae ...... stripped off.—Toronto Globe. -caa compute a hundred fig­ FLASHLIGHTS not, but you will lose as sure as POCKET KNIVES ures a minute. And the Street Address...... S.U5 Flashlights ...... $2.25 you live. The seed of success is machlae aever makes mis­ RAZORS takes. City ...... «...... 55.00 Flashlights ...... $2.00 not in you." Cenatlcsa oKecs. large and and State ...... s’75 Flashliiilits...... $1.85 R. Grassie & Son small, art getting from ibcM RAZOR STRAPS S2.25 FlashliKhts...... $1.25 General Blacksmiths machines the highest class AT COST 52.00 I’lashlights ...... $1.25 COST OF DEFENCE trod had Gamranteod by Horseshoeing a Specialty AMERICAN CAN COMPANY, CHICAGO Enametwan, Tinnare, Lanterns, etc., at less than cost. The time, unless we arc much Station Street DUNCAN. B. C Vucotner laUnd Agenta, - Swaensy and McCoiiimII, Victoria. mistaken, is near at hand when The Cowichan Leader Printing and Pub. Co. Ltd. taxpayers, great and small, with­ out much reference to |iart con­ PURVER&ROBSON M. M. SMITH & COMPANY siderations, will begin to protest l>LASTKRni» against the fashionable conven­ Eaubllahfd at-vem yoan In Duncmn CSTlUATliS GIVEN QEORQE WHITE FRASER tion under wltich the armament P. 0. Boil2 ~ PbouXII? B. C. Laod Surveyor interests arc extracting year by Crumpets! Crumpets! WINNING .year from almost every national T^SSjhici Surveyor Crumpets! NUMBER exchequer larger and ever larger ANDREW CHISHOLM Cobble HIU Vancouver Mand. B. C. contracts to supply what a well- Conacte Work Contractv mi k UWIM ik il» for silo il For Xmas drilled press in every country describes as “the minimum of DUNCAN, - - B. C. Mrs. A. F. Smith’s Stocking national security. ” Thus by next apital Planing and Saw Mills Co. spring, Mr. Asquith will have maun mo nrmnuBiT srs. neroitA s s NOTE: T«i days «UI ba idlawnl HAPPV HOLLOW PARM Tea Roooms bolder of wtaDtoa DWnbor to pat tn been Prime Minister for nearly Doan, Suhu and Woodwork of AU Kindi and Dcalcnl, Fir, Cadar H. W. SMtn. Prop. cloim, whoD in delonlt otaokinx will six years, and in that time he and Spruca Latha, Shinclai, Ifosldinia, Etc. H VkMkilt Hi Sitiiiw III go to ooeond eboleo nambor 04. POR SALE will have added, if the fatest ru­ P. O. Boa 3«3 LEMON, GONNASON CO.. LTD. Fboni 77 tmiltifhMiBin. Tb. Bnn.lt. B.U Co. Ltd. Registered Jerseys and mors of our next naval budget Clumber Spaniels January 1, 1914. THE COWICHAN LEADER

out on the du>t heaps, joints of Honseliold Hints meat not fully eaten, whole ct«-k- Socletits ed potatoes, large pieces of fish D.R. HATTIE [By Kathleen Ferguson] etc., etc. Dealer in , A O F City Coal and Wood McUuKhlin CarriaL'es. WaRons' court Alpha. No. 9206 Orange Cakes.—Take 6 ozs. of To begin with bread; there is and Harness | i hursday, hmter, 6 ozs. of sugar, 6 ozs. of no excuse for any intelligent barm and Garden Implements wtry ni-imh in thv k. «.f p. Hall. flour, 2 level tcaspoonfuls of bak­ housekeeper to waste one crumb Depot Ensitsh and Canadian Bicyelesj ing jMPwder, I orange, 3 eggs. of bread. Tlie loaf may gel Singer Sewing Machines “l>. W...... Hell. Sicreiary Beat the butter until creamy, add stale which of course it docs, hut the 'iugar. beat again, add 2 eggs why should it then be thrown Any Kind ot bnrness to Order F. O. E Now is your time to get This Lodge ntcfts every second and and half the flour, stirring in well, away. Toast can be made with Repairs of all kinds fourth Wednesday:* in the K. of 1*. your coal supply for winter add the grated rind of an orange it no matter how stale, the loaf Hall. J. Motiisliaw. President and half the juice. Then add the may he dipped in milk for a short Win. Kicr. Secretary J. M.C.\mi'I)kll (>.('. Hkows third egg and the remainder of time then placed in the oven to I'himi) W Phone 72 $7.50 per ton the flour and the baking powder. dry and it comes out quite fresh, I. O. O. F. Mix all very well together. Grease puddings can be nia.day evening in Delivered in City Limits the patty tins, half fill with the bread no matter liow stale, hrown f O. O. F. H.nll. at K oVl.ick p. ni. Contractors mixture bake in a moderately crumbs can be made with the .Meinlier-i amt vi'ilinu Itretliren cor­ and Builders dially invilvil. <|uick oven. Cut a piece out of crusts, white crumbs with the W. ). Casllry, Secretary the centre of each c.ikc (if liked) Janies Duncan. N. G. Good Wood soft part and kept in air-tight jars. K'>tin)at<*Mfunu<«}Mil on Ail Lengths fill up with whipped cream, re­ So that with all these ways of all kindN of buildiog K. of P. place the top. using up stale bread why is it and iiltcrAtiont. Maple Lodge. No. 15 Nut Macaroons. — White of 1 ever thrown away? Meeting oil liil.anl. 4tliniid .'>lh Friday Hauling and heavy teaming done. 8iiti'e turned U'Oll. Duneaii. nici uti gml S.alunlayi at Clie- of pecan nuts meats or walnut to several uses, reheated in var­ maitiiis. Vivitiiig Kutglila cordially Id* Clwrgcs rciUimaUc. litul tu atteiKi. meals, teaspoon salt. ious ways, made int<* rissoles. Dai id Ford. C. C. Heat tlic whites of the egg.s until Durham cutlets, etc., eaten to Plans and Npcciflcn- Jol.ti .V. Fvans. K.of R. & S. Chas. W. Pitt tions funiishcd. stiff, add gradually while hcat-ing the very last. Northern Star, L. O. L. Phone No. 185 Proprietor the eggs the sugar, fold in the Scraps of Fish may l>e made 0.0. Boi84 Meets every second and fourth OucM. B.C. TufMlay of »;uh nl••nth in the K. of nut mcat.s chop|>cd fine and into fish cakes, fish pic and many P. Hall. Visiting Hrvtlimi cordially sprinkled with salt. Drop this other fancy dishes. invited. J. .Moittshavv. W. M. mixture on to an unhuttcred sheet Scraps of Cake can always be J. d. Somerville. Secretary •f paper and liake slowly in used for pudding. iniMlcrate oven until delicately Scraps of Potatoes anti other Quamichan Lake THE BRITISH COLUMBIA OLD COUNTRY PUBLIC SCHOOL lirowncd. vegetables can always be reheat­ BOYS* ASSOCIATION Marguerites.—2 egg.s, 1 cup of ed. dr>nc up with a little grated -Vtl o]i| Imys of Hrili>li PuMic School SehooU now in . H. hn»wn sugar, a measuring cup cheese or tomato, etc. C.. are reijue-Jed to eoiniminicate the Private Boarding ond Day of flour, of a level teastioonful following inforiiiatioi! to tile Secrc- Scraps of Eggs if lianl lM>ilcd lary of the .\'«.Mciation; May this Year i»f baking powder. 1-3 of a level can l>c ificd to tlccorate dishes, School for Boys. ;;V S'---’- ' tcasponnful of .salt, 1 measuring if raw can he uscil f«>r brushing Bring You Ituyn |irc|inr«f !>,.■ r»n«tilutinn aivl )>/bws «( cup of nuts cut in small piccc.s. over imtato pic, etc. I.u- «|)| U- i„ old CuUtt^a, NnvnI SitvIcti nml utlier ll'r th •' "'■* "brady a mem* Heat the eggs slightly then add Milk if sour can he used for eiilmuiv e\ainiaaliunB. ' llnl nit m.iy ...... All You Wish the sugar, flour, baking powder, cakes. _ rri;i.|it i.f at.I |.ul,lic >rlxM,| Im>v» i>n \aitc<>uv«iitc<>uv«i l.t.iml mayma) In '- otaatiied.otaatix.. salt and nuts. Mix well, then Trimmings of Fat used for Sorc^ne« in K\aininatiuD • HI nxtii'Ntanxni'Nta «ti<>«|,<> t:a»cliatr iiMnet d«i»icdone to area • I'H.I, ! |.» iiolifyI ' the• »ccrri4ry ul any cha fill some greased patty tins two- dripping being carefully rendered fur Naval • >C .I'l irr^a. -Vildress lo the Secretary. —,-\. R. thirds full of the mixture. Bake and clarified. Fur iiartiitaUn a|i|4y to I*. T, Sherwood, Hox 812. Vkioria. B. C. in a moderate oven for 15 min­ Scraps of Soap all gathered to- Skriintiliirr. Patiean P. O. utes. gethcr and boiled into jelly for Yorkshire Tea Cakes. (Sally laundry punioscs. Lunn).—Take of flour, jiinch All bones and carcases of game J. E. HALL of salt, 1 tcaspoonful of castor can be used for soups. J. B. GREEN ErUlc anil Insurance Agent sugar, 1 oz. of butter, oz. of And lastly all peelings, parings, Hre, Lifu and Aivideiit liiaQraore Lee Dye & Company yeast, lyi gills of niilk (a gill is etc., from vegetables can l>e used DUNCAN, 8. O. 7IS Vmw St, op. Ceoltml Bldf. B. C. UNO »lOeNIO “8. 0ha««dKan Lahe. B. C. Phooe 4IS2 VoJorio. B. C. pint). Put the butter into a for the little pig. which clmuld .saucepan, when it is warm, add form part of the equipment of SURVEYOR milk, let all become tepid. Tc.st every farm no matter how small. Frontage on the yeast as usual, mix flour, .‘ialt IS acres nml fine niotlern dwelling In t<»wns there arc people often Oflictw in Duncan ami Victoria. only >1. mile from city limits, hav­ and sugar, then add yeast with ing large river frontage; altoul 7 •Aloetlidot !• to boainou wbol .toon ia to modiioerT.- who gatiicr such scraps for farm Toh'phonc 104, Duncan milk dVid butter, wet all to a light acres under cultivation. Pricc$S,- use. 000. Terms can he arranged. Adopt a monthly system of personal letters—letters •lough, knead well, put the dough Having given a rough outline into warm greased tins, cover WM. DOBSON Particularly good values in improved that cannot be detected from typewriting. We of how t*» use up scraps, I shall farms. them over, allow them to rise for PAINTER and PAPERHANOER have the machines for doing such.work now give detailed rccqics which Acre Lott at $5'J0 and $600 per acre, 1 hour, put into a quick oven, SIGN WRITER may pnivc useful. only *4 mile from High ScIukiI and and the names for reaching 750 hake for 15 or 20 minutes. This new Public School and 'i mile from To Use up Stale Bread Phone 165; Rcsi«lcncc Phone F91 (piantity makes two cakes. Slice city limits. Term.s where necessary buyers in your dutricL DUNCAN. B. C. the cakes acros.s, butter well, Bread and Butter Pudding (1) can be arranged. serve very hot for afternoon tea. —Grease a pic dish 1 pint size, Frontage on Quamichan Lake, tome Special rates quoted to merchants for NOTE.—This mixture may be put into it layers of thin brcaoiir over all ern aspect. Now is the time Co and half fill the cup with tepid custard and hake slowly for half buy. Furthor particalarH at *our this over Nixi Haiishss Shop, DUNCAN Coming on to Christmas we the bread and butter, etc., with­ J. MARSH, Proprietor. Newton Advertising Agency naturally have devoted much time out reheating it. Scr\'c in the pic dish as it comes from the IUpre-<. Light anil Heavy Hauling to fancy cookery which was the .Stages |..r I'icnics. Dances, etc. Talsphnat 1915 oven. This pudding is very gtHxl S«cood Roor.'.Wiacfa BctiUin« most helpful for the season, now TZOUHALEM HOTEL I'r-*mpt Service. cold served with cream. PRICE BROS.. Prop.. Miiilerale Cliarges Victoria, B. C licginning the new year wc mu.st look at the more serious side of Brown Bread and Butter Pud­ DUNCANS STATION CAR l-OR HIRU. Vancouver lalaod. Phone 103 Duncan, B. C housekeeping and it has struck ding (2)—Take half of a small Stage Meets Train anil Leaves for ih* me that a little adrice on the brown loaf, cut it into thick slices Cowieban Lake Daily. P. O. Box 28 Telephone R I7S using up of all odds and ends and butter each slice thickly, ar­ STOVE WOOD FOR SALE of fiHid would prove very useful. range the slices in a pic dish. In I I iiiid IG imdi lengths There is a wide difference ho- Take 3 measurng cu])s of milk The GARDEN nt $1,75 I«*r ‘***r«l. Jo Green Morley tween a "stingy hou.sckccpcr” and Yx cup of mulassc.s, mix them Homo drawn BuMh and PcrrniiiuN BRICKLAYER AND and an "economical housekeeper." well together. |>our the mixture Price Lists on application J. R. HeADAH,P. 0. Boi96, PteMlI? CONTRACTORA stingy hou.sckccpcr is as much over the bread and butter. Bake SWEET LAVENDER All kinds of Brickwork t.nkcn by contrort or by tlic to he condemned as a wasteful for two hours in a very slow oven. Serve with cream if it is 1 n>. $j.r)i), a oz. soc day. —Satisfaction guaranteed. housekeeper as both do much Foil harm. The stingy housekeeper plentiful. Fireplaces a specialty. SCENT BAdS ETC. h ^ ( makes all those around her un­ Lemon Bread Pudding —8 small All Orders Promptly Executed comfortable spoiling every dish .slices of stale bread, lemon mix­ MRS. F. LEATHER, by saving in the wrong place. ture. 1 measuring cup of milk, 3 Merc Sitle Duncan, \ancouvcr Khind. H. C A wasteful hou.sekcepcr cau.ses level table.spoons of sugar, 2 eggs, grated rind of one lemon. 1-S tea- ESQUIMALT AND NANAIMO RAILWAY discomfort by using a great deal more of every ingredient than is s|Kx)nful of .salt. Spread the ■u» oe«H TIMS TABLE .c.o i>. bread with lemcm mixture ami No. I No. 3 No. 2 Nu. 4 necessary and throwing away of­ IM| O.OU a.ro. 16.13 Victoria 12.16 18.311 ten the best parts of many foods. arrange the slices in a grcase it on a tin with a little hot water ing leaves Cowicluui Lake 10:05 eame day. and the most comfortable home Beits to announce that | ||| WESTERN CtNlDt L. D. CiiimiAX. biftrict Paaaeoger Agent. with the least necessary amount in the tin, bake for 1 hour. she is now prepared to | lEI Will COSIIIG 1100.006, OPEIEI | of expenditure. She buys to ad­ Lemon Mixture—Cook 3 tal>1c- vantage at the proper season and spoonfuls of lemon juice, the undertake Dressmaking j „w UR«R InuR m» tvti. | H. Y. Chin Hoan s I a IV s! in ibc quantities which lead to grated rind of 1 lemon and 1 oz. of every description. | 200 rooms. 100 BATHS | '-1 I-I. HUTCHIIS80IV economy, and alx)ve all no scraps of butter for 2 minutes, add I Rubbish Cleared Open 10 to 4. 0 ■>*' tutmCM PUN g Class and Sign Writer. Gilder, elc. of hK)d go to waste in her home. measuring cup of sugar, 2 eggs ^ SI-OO pen OAT un CUItOPCAN FlAN 0 Wood Sold Tickets Snow Cards Posters ^.and Cleared slightly beaten. Stir all over fire ^ STCPHCH dONCS. ' Writer to the Trade Ifi.w often docs one see nearly P. O. Box 0 Kenneth Street P. O. Box 64 Duncan. B. C. wh(*lc loaves of bread thrown (Continued on page K) Room 1, P. 0.

L. L-J THE COWICHAN LEADEP January 1, 1914.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS (C‘*ntiiuicd from page 7) until mixture thickens. Spread tlii-i over the bread. May there be no Leak .\’( )TK—When eggs arc expen- Miss B2iron’s Mid-winter Sale >ivc. they can be omitted from' in Your Happiness Vmon mixture and 1 tcnrnstarch blended in cold 9:00 a. m. December 27th. this New Year water adilcd instead, of course the Miss Baron has overstocked in Winter wear piMhling will not be quite so rich. Simple Bread Pudding — Take and is selling below cost to make room for Spring 'll) of stale bread, 3oz. of sugar, egg. a little nutmeg, 2<»z. of goods. The sale commences at 9. a. m. Dec. 27. lurrauts. 2oz. of rai.our Regular S3.75; Sale Price $2.75 WINTER WAISTS terman’s Hair all over the bread, etc. I*ut all Regular ?3.23; Sale Price $2.50 Regular 2.75; Sale Price $2.00 Regular 1.25; Sale Price 85c into a greased pic dish and hake 1 onic uno / i for one hour until set. CHILDREN'S DRESSES Regular 1.00; Sale Price 75c X< >TE — The above pudding Reg. fi.75 to 5.,'0: Sale Price $4.00 WINTER UNDERSKIRTS Shampoo, may be steamed if prcfcrreil. put- Reg. 5.00 t.i 4.00; Sale Price $3.00 Woolen ling into a greased pudding Regular 3.75; Sale Price $2.75 Regular 1.00; Sale Price 7Sc Cold Cream mould covering it well ami .steam­ Regular 325; Sale Price $2.25 May Your Homes and Regular 90c; Sale Price 60c ing it for 1 hour mitil firm. Regular 2.75; Sale Price $1.75 and Lilly Your Hearts be lit with To Steam a Pudding —Have REGAL TAFFETA boiling water coming about % of CHILD'S WHITE BEAR SKIN Regular 2.2.^; Sale Price $1.75 the way up the mould and keep Cream, all Happiness Throughout COATS WOOLEN SCARFS the water boiling while the pud- Regular 2.75; Sale Price $2.00 Reg. 1.25 :m(l 1.00; S.nle Price 75c 1914. ling is cooking adding boiling Regular 2,25; Sale Price $1.50 Going at water fn»m lime to time as the Regular 2.00; Sale Price $1.25 CAPS water quickly Iwuls away. Reg. In 1.2.^; Sale Price 25, 35, SOc Half Price. Fig Pudding —^Ib of bread BOY'S WORSTED HOSE UNDERWEAR crumbs, 6oz. of figs, J^lb of \*csts — brown sugar, ‘<4 pint of milk. 1 Reg. 35e; Sale Price 5 pains $1.00 Regular 1.00; Sale Price 75c level tcaspoonful of baking |K)w- Reg. fO and 50c.; Sale Price 40c dcr. 2oz. of apples (if liked), CHILDREN’S UNDERWEAR Regular 3.^c.; Sale Price 25c lb of flour, 3 eggs. of suet. Combinations— Combinations— Boil the milk and jKiur it over Regular 1.00 m 70c.; Regular 2.35: Sale Price $1.85 All Trimmed the brcans of cornstarch blended Messrs. Short, Hill and Duncan, take in cold water. Bt>il all for three four minutes, add 2 or 3 figs Steam slowly for two luuirs. Pleasure in Wishing Everybody chopped .small and pour round XOTE-If sherry is not liked, the pudding. use milk instead of it. a Happy and Prosperous NOTE—To cover a pudding Sauce—I egg, 2 level dessert- immid if you have no cover, cut .sptHUis of sug.Tr, J4 of sherry New Year. two rounds of paf>cr a little larger (or milk), a strip of lemon rind. than the top of the mould, grease I*tit all into a basin, the .sherry the paper nc.xt the pudding and ■lightly warmed, jilacc the basin Does music, in one form or another, appeal to tic the pai>cr firmly over the over boiling water, whip briskly for 10 minutes, until frothy, tak­ you? Are you interested in a piano, or cylinder pudding. model a player piano, an EDISON (Disc) PHONO­ Date Pudding —Use the same ing care not to let it get too hot GRAPH. a COLUMBIA GRAPHAPHONE, Colum- mixlure hut instead of figs t.ake or it will curdle. Scr\c at <»ncc. bia Double-Disc, or Edison Records, band instru­ some dates, remove the stones .Above recipes should help very ments. stringed instruments, albums of old and new music, sheet music containing the latest stan­ .iml chop line then weigh the much in using up scrap.s t>f i bread. f)thcr scraps will be ticalt j dard and popular hits, musical comedy or opera •lates. scores, music rolls, satchels? Molasses Pudding —Six oz. of with in our next number. i^ave tnoDcv and iHaappointment, 8KNL Shorjt.|Illl&DuD^ niz brea level teaspmms of ground It is reported fn>m Vancouver Cor. Broad and View Sts. Phone 675 VICTORIA, B. C. that a steamship line will he es­ Yonr copy of oar caUlognn ia waiting; rawiy to lie mailed ginger. 1 level teaspoon of bak­ at yuar reiiaosi. Send for it now whether yon need any- ^ ing powilcr. I egg. a little salt. tablished between Australia and thiu); ut pretent or out. Yon will have it by yoa whei ^ .Mix the flour, egg. suet, bread Vancouver and Puget Sounorts by the Merchants & Ship­ prioei. All dcliverica i.’ -do promptly and moo- powder ti>getlier. Pour over all pers’ Steamship Company. Three ey back If yon are not aalUliod. the mtdasscs, then adetwecn England and Fletcher Bros. parr.yourlal-esrP'l-T'y. tmmld, steam from 2 U>2yj hours. South .America, will be placcil f»n Wenteru Cauada'H Larjteat .Muaio music caralo^ue. .VOTE—When suet is used in this run during 1914 to connect with cither the Great Northern llooae any pudding the pudding requires Covrmnwnt. - Street very much longer to ctH>k as suet Canadian Northern Railways, Victoria, B. C ■j.^^ddrMx . A Happy New Year if not well cooked is very in­ and the company expects by com­ petition to lower the present digestible. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiHiniiiiiftii To You and Yours Austrian Pudding — Take 5oz. freight rate between the points • >f stale bread, 3oz. of sultanas, mentioned. ,k)z. of fine sugar. 3 eggs, loz. of crushed almonds, l>^oz. of A STORY OF GLADSTONE I THE “RIT2” peel., loz. of lump sugar, pint The present condition of un­ VICTORIA, B. C. of milk, 1 glass of sherry (if rest in regard to Ireland reminds | Fort Street next to Comer of Douglas. Phone 3894 liked), rind of 1 lemon. Cut the me of a similar time many years Only popular priced ma,U>Su. Pkoo. 2797 Victorii>.B.C one hour covered, then add sul­ expectation to know the inten­ Cafe under Management of Hotel tanas. fine .sugar, lemon rind grat­ tions of the Gladstone Cabinet. F rcc B u s ed. almonds ground and peel The G. O. M. and Mrs. Glad­ C. J. Lovejoy « - Martag&r chopped fine. Put the lump sugar stone were the guests of a pious ^ o. BOX 1 TELEPHONE IS into a saucepan with 1 tablc- Quaker family, and one morning WM. BREINTOIN McKay & Truesdale sp«M>nful of water, cook it .slowly .Mrs. Gladstone, reaching the GEORGE T. MICHELL until it turns a dark brown col­ breakfast-room first, found her PLUMBING host, very much perturbed by GENERAL MERCHANT Fisk & Oyster Store Heating and Tinsmithing our, then add the milk, allow all to lM>il until the sugar is thor­ what the papers were saying Victoria Rd., op. Catholic Church Badnatn Ginn DUNCAN. B. C. Hardware a Specialty. oughly dissolved, beat up the about Ireland. "But you or I,” eggs and add them to the milk he concluded, "may rest assured Phone XS8 when the milk is off the boil, that all these things will be right ­ Fresh Fish E.WEST strain the custard over the bread, ly ordered by One above.” COWICHAN STN. Tuesdays and Fridays "Yes," replied Mrs. Gladstone, Duncon Fret|sHtlnt{ StuHte etc , pour into a greased mould into which sugar has !>ccn shak­ "he’ll soon be here. I left him Sole Agent for E. G. Prior & Co Oy«l*r» From My Own Bede 0«Mra* Tmela* end CootnurUnc * ’°nmNiCTKEET HerMforMl.- firewood for «»• en. cover with buttered paper. brushing his hair." Agriciiliural Implenjenta. Orders deflvered promptly January I, 1914. THE COWICHAN L E A D E M

CORRESPONDENCE BE PREPARED FOR SPRING SEEDING ; HARRY C. EVANS (CtHitiniKil from page 2) ne Eiperl Nau and Organ Inner. Wc iiutice that the Iit»ard t*f Xow is ilic time U>T farmers I'ratlc *.i Duiunn ami Council of to con^idcr the que>tion of a g*N»d DUNCAN the Municipality of .\orlh Co\v- seed grain supply for next >pring.' ichan are all alive in regan! lo The greater part of tlie grain their t*vvn intercM*;. in the west was harvested umler ll. M.i.Rh .if.-l m II... Iw nf ...... ; -I'. \V"ul«l it in It he as well if the ideal conditions Ia>t fall and • Mu'ii'sl Ir.'-triini. 1 people of South Cowichan woke little difficulty should l>e met| r;J him iii nli^» up ami .-hook off s.,mc of the hur- C«o. A. Fletcher Mu>ic Co.. with in getting seed of >irong Ivr \ lIncfKr .S'anaimn, 11. C...... July J'.t*1. ;-'i > GARAGE tlens they have been labouring vitality. Xoiwiih>tamling thi>. umler for sw Shawnigan Lake arc becoming have seed of doubtful vitality in nrders it places of some importance. their granaries for the spring H. F. Prevosl Each place ba- many advan­ seeding. 0. >.110 P. 0. Bot I35B. Viclotii B. C. tages to offer to the tourist and Seed of strong vitality make-j intending settler, yet there is no a good start, helps to keep down place in the d^^trict where visit- the weeds and finally gives the; Ts can gain any di-intercsted and big yield: while seed of poorj Teaming Contracts reliable information in regard to vitality is a sure loss. | the advantages each district has Therefore every farmer who' Hauling to offer. suspects the vitality of his seed Clearing Would it not he wise if the should semi a sample to the Dom­ Heavy Freighting pcojdc of South Cowichan .should inion Government Seed Labora­ Teams for /fJrc. unite and a-k for a branch gov ­ tory, Calgary, for a germination ernment office to lie established test. In order that the rep

Just What You Want-When You Want It The people living in South Too often seed that is badly con-, Cowichan have lo go to Duncan laminated with weed seeds is HOTEL DUNCAN J. J. HINDS. ITop'r. There are 101 ThinRS that You Need for Your Car—Most People pay taxes, get gun licenses, sown. Every year the proportion Have the Hundred —We have the burning permits and other public of western wheat and oats which Headquarters for TourisU * ONE business. contains wild oats is increasing. and Commercial Men You Have Overlooked. This has always Iicen felt, by Such grain must take a lower Thiw liolol an.! lilt* W«ii tlirutielHriit witli all many, to be an unnecessary bur- grade because no satisfactory lovlum len and a great loss <»f time and method of separating it has been We leave a lirnl-vlawH r.ii;;|UU Itil. If the Name Duncan Garage stands for anything in British Columbia wear and tear on horses and devised. Samples of flax contain­ UanI lalile. Kxi-olii^iit li-liiiie aii'l liniiiine. it stands for quality and just business methods. vehicles. ing 15 per cent, of weed seed- I'armcrs can ill afford the time arc only too common; thi> Phone 6 Duncan, B. C. lo-t now that lalMiur is so >carce amounts to approximately 200 The comfort and performance of your car depends upon the little things. Whether you buy and dear. bu>hels of waste per car. When something from us at five cents or fifty dollars llcttcr police protection is also the cost of threshing, handling dc-irahlc. and freight on this useless mater­ IT WILL BE THE BEST G. W. C. ial is added to the loss occasioned New Year Term by the injury to the growing J fo the Editor Cowichan Leader. crop, the net profit per acre i> OPENS Some of the “ 101 ” Things You Want Dear Sir,—I am almost afraid very materially lessened. correct d»nc little mistake in Flax is the most hailly contam­ iWon. Jan. 6, 1014 for your Car. your too kindly appreciation of inated weed which the farmer AT THE tny work lest M»me ungracious! sows, and since it is usually sown SUCCESS BUSINESS critic should think it was d-me new breaking his land is prac- COLLEGE Puncture Proof Lee Tires Harris Oils to call attention to the apprecia­ tically ruined at the start. Farm “ Victuriii'H Ml Lee Gray and Red Inner Tubes Tire Covers tion. But fair play is a jewel ers who have clean farms, or Traction Tread Dunlop- Tires Automobile Goggles which must f>c regarded. 1 eed. Automobile jSeks Stewart Gas Savers Lord .\l>crdeen. then Governor- The Sccil Lalioratory at Cal­ The Old Curiosity Shop Chamois Skins Scribbler's Glass Oil General. praying h»r a Canadian gary Is at the dispo.sil of the Dot:ih. B. C. Clocks lo fit any Machine Side and Tail Lamps naval fierce to he raised to co- farmers of the public, and it is Bosch Spark Plugs Exhaust and Electric Horns ipcratc with the Briti-h .Vavy. hoped that they will «nakc use of Rajah Spark Plugs Batteries and Connections This was signed by \V. Barclay it in their efforts to obtain a Now on Sale Autograph Spark Plugs Battery Testers McMurrich and H.* T. Wickham pure seed supply. M.fliu;*«tiy Si mLI riiiiiA Splildorf Spark Plugs Prcstolitc Tanks on behalf of the Xavy League in In former years most of the ^ Unww. < l--k^in Mu* Licence Brackets Carbide Canada (Toronto branch) and samples have come in lo be test­ I huj;niiy IHnine »n«l IlrnMiu;; I ILhiiii Clmiro in VulioL'niy ihmI Wnl* Schebler Carburetors Weed Skid Chains shows by internal evidence that ed in March and April, overtax­ Se-Mcni-ol Radiator*Cement I nut. Writ iis: • ••rinr l Feps Carburetors this branch had already been in ing the capacity of the Lalxira- iHiani. t’anl ui»l «i,(ti..l Spring Shock Absorbers Windshield Mirrors c.yi^tcncc at least two years. tory and -omeiimcs causing itrnM feiKj«>r I5r.n«< Grease Guns Ford Accessories and Parts .About the same time the li-'delay in reporting on the samplc-j. pHoel. •mull Turkey l!ra«< Brake Lining Tool Kits brarian of Halifax, Mr. Blake| It is therefore urged that (’nnillt*i>ti'*k*, oil Kiijli-ii i liiiin hh'I Master Vibrators IMft. Monogram Oils and Greases Rubber Pedal Pads Crofion. was fighting strenuously ^amplcs he sent in as early Packard Oils Pyrene Fire Extinguishers for the same ends and none had possible to avoid this delay and All al Retficeil Prices tor an abler pen or more enthusiastic to enable the farmer to replace] Xxas Pressoti heart. Crofton and Wickham his seed who thereby finds it An Invincible Combination- were, I think, the real founders unfit for use. in the cast and now Blake Crofton Preparatory School for Boys is dead and Wickham has gone RAILROADS A JOKE GANGES back (sick I fear; to England. Ford Salt Spring Island. B. G. In B. C. our first president was The fir.-t piece of practical leg ­ I believe Sir Henry Pellew Crease islation which the Home Rule Prindpul L C. ToUoit B. A. iCanUb.. Manufactured by sound and and even then Mr. H. Langley Parliament will have to tackle Vacancies Studebaker substantial companies. (now president of the Victoria will be the nationuli/atioii of the for Boarders next term brancli) was a mcmlicr of the Iri-h railroail-. League. Business men throughout the Kur I'.it* IViufipu Cadillac Since then Toronto (rather country arc agreed that anything j busy about every goor :ill kin«l« of Cemmt agement and control. Serious Our cars are built just right. They are of the latest design, embodying the highest im­ so active as she was in naval mat­ atirk. men regard the Irish railroad- provements and refinements.- They are the last word in motor cars in their respective ters. and in the last seven years. DUNCAN B. C. classes. I have had the honour of doing more in the nature of a joke than mic work of founding a few a live, practical projM*-iiion. Recent investigations -how that branches and of pushing the west S. C. Kerley Our interest in a car does not stop with its sale to the front but you must remem­ there is in Ireland a manager and ber that Toronto under Wickham a director for every ten miles of iJuildor and Decorator You are interested ! Write or cali on us. started the movement whilst track and each receiving a salary (Capt. Tomlinson’s old place) Crease. Pierson (the old secre­ anything from $2,500 to $5,000 a P. O. Sonienos We have one of the finest equipped car rent business on Vancouver Island — and tary) and the committee which year, while the <»rdinary workmen whether day or night, for party, dance or calling, etc., wc arc at your service with has helped me to do my little emploved on the same nxids arc large and comfortable cars and rdhlle drivers. share, took the call from Toronto receiving S3 a week for 00 to 70 Cairnsmore St. Bakery lu>urs‘ work. There is a case of and carried it to where it is today. HOME-MADE BREAD AND a Ixiard of directors drawing as Our constant aim-SERVlCE and courteous treatment A happy Xmas and New Year CONFECTIONERY to you, my dear Editor, and my much as $S5.000 annually in fees Pastry and Cakes Made to Order and salary out of a 70-miIc track, thanks for your too generous ap­ Wedding and Binhday Cakes and to add to the humor of the preciation. The papers can be Tea Cakes, etc To all our Patrons we wish a Bright and Pros­ our strongest friends. situation they do not own a single Goods shipped to any part of E. & CHvc Phillips-WoIIcy, locomi>tivc. a freight car, or in­ K. Railway, or delivered within radius perous New Year. President of the Federated deed a dollar's worth of rolling of Duncan. Phone 118 Navy Leagues of B. C. stock. B. POTTS, Proprietor. THE COWICHAN LEADER January 1. 1914.

sened by the Ladies’ Guild. It |.H.W]iittome&Co. District ^?ews is gratifying to know that over ]$70 was taken. COWICHAN BAY DUNCAN, V. L ni\ this-the- lastysM.t The grilse iia\-e becn.runoiiig COBBLE..HILL in the bay and some ver)'. g«ioing feature to us that nei Houses to Let. visitors at Sainte Este last week. Promissory Notes (or any other method deemed expedient but which would thcr boom nor depression has amount to the same thing) we would have a very large amount of extra Mr. Noel Souper has lately materially affected the steady ad­ been making studies of Charles (Capital to work on, but that Capital would be Yours, Notours, and our direct­ Rents collected vance of this district. Dickens’ ever immortal David ors can scarcely bring themselves to ask you to loan them money in order to Copperfietd, and has been exhib­ Divine Service will be held at P. O. Box 7 Dunon, B. C- iting with great cleverness some St. John’s next Sunday at 3 p. m sell you goods at a profit and increase their own dividends. Our directors of old David's idiosyncrasies. prefer to use their own Capital, buy in the best markets for the lowest cash R. A. Wicks Real Estate Agent A big contingent from Cowich- SALT SPRING ISLAND prices, give our customers thehenefit of our experience and leave the verdict AgoDt an Bay took in the entertainment to them. New York life Iu

Palace Meat Market COWICHAN STATION Public Announcement! ! l*tiHcr llio MUiic iiiiinngemcDt Black Minorca cockerel, 1. On Thursday the 18th inst, a Walter. Blue Andalusian: h< THE BEST MEATS 1, Newens; pullet, 1, Ncwci Jo«^ tbLok of it. our SPECIAL itoek of Xmu Toyi and morehtDdiM only urirod ben oo tb« 18th. variety entertainment was given leariog 04 too short a time to diipon of them to CbrUtmaa sboppen. - THE BEST SERVICE Cowichan Hall in aid of the We wen determined to have a novel and iotereetlDH display ibis year. Mr. Way went to Rnglaod organ fund of St. Andrew's and roaile personal ponhaaes from the principal eentna; Yon will agne npoo seeing the goodt. that Church. The management was in -vavues su vu« x.wo »no aOiSJ, DOt iOW pncoa Will warrant a clearance. the capable hands of Mesdames. 2, McMurdo: pen, 1, Har\'cy. Kennington and Gilibuns, Ci>le and M'aldy, who Barred Rocks; cockerel, 1, Mc­ have always .shown great interest Toys Gore-Langton Afee; pullet, 1, McAfee. Bronze DoUsof Books for :in the music of the church. The Teddy Bears alluring Boys and Real Esbli ud «>pcning item was a song by the Monkeys beauty Adults iKinMt i choir “The Maple Leaf," the jwtirds of which were composed 1. Lang. Toulouse Geese: gan­ der, Caldwell; 2, Fletcher; goose, by the Rev. Conway Cartwright, Oltlou: Caldwell: 2, Fletcher. Pekin late of Cowichan. "Between the COWICHAH lad COBBLE HILL Ducks: drake, 1, McMurdo; duck, Smip and the Savoury, ” a dra- Remember That 1, McMurdo. Indian Runners: j malic one act piece was presented drake, 1, Dean; 2, Dean; duck. I by the Cowichan Bay A. D. C. 1. Dean; 2, Dean. Utility Pens: i’huuo 111, (’lieinniiiun The finished acting of the three (S. S. I. P. A.) 1. McMurdo; 2. The ENTIRE Stock ladies who trtQoity that means maeh to economical ihop|>er»-men and women WAterwork* nn>1 l.itfl'i’iiu I'l.mtv In*lntlci than ever. As the classical Mrs. ha.s not affected Ganges is evi­ alike—true it'a not really a sale but the valnee an such that It makes many tales look insigulRoimt. I kiixlx of Mr«-‘'.;inical Rq aira uiiilir- Jarley. Mr. H. P. Tookcr was in­ denced by the fact that still an- takni»rii from(r<) cLkL. I'Aclum There most he many folks who wen Inadvertently overlooked at Christmas, especially the "kid- Uuhcltr* aii-l IL’.u f'-r hirr and sale imitable. and his witty sallies din” and this is a great oppoitnaity to nmcmtier them for the New Year. R. B. HALHED & SON kept the audience in roars of Mr. C. P. A. Falkner having pur­ ! P. O. Ikix Telejihooe No. IS laughter. Mr. C. T. Gibbons as chased a few acres of Mr. Cor­ CHEMAINUS, B. C. the faithful factotum "John" was bett’s property on the Divide hill. splendid. The greatest credit is Tuesday and Wednesday even­ to be, given to all the young Buy A Merry Come to ings were enlivened by the ef­ people who took part in the wax- HiUbank Christmas Hillbank L &N. Railway Co. forts of a party of carol singers works, but special mention should Goods To All who made the round of Ganges First Lands For Sale be made of Molly Stev.*art and and district and collected a sub­ Agricultural, Timber and Suburban Eva Stepney who strutted round stantial sum in aid of the unem­ Lands for sale. For prices and lo­ the stage as White Leghorns. ployed in Victoria. Hillbank: Supply Stores cation apply to the Land Agent at Songs and ubleaux followed and « Victoria. were much appreciated. A very Messrs. C. S. Nott and E. H. Town Lota aud Cleared Suburban Vi' Acreage for sale at Ladysmith. Ap­ happy evening was brought to Streeten are spending Christmas * ply Land Victoria, or Town- site Agent, Ladysnsitli. a close when refreshments were with friends in Vancouver.

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