PC,F. TWO tttf nn.v yrvn Frln r, The Daily News Great Farming Possibilities IMUXKR IttMM-IlT - HH1TISH COI.WMHIA Exist on Queen Charlotte Ids. Published Every Afternoon, except Sunday, tin Prince lluperl II. Daily V. Pl'U.KX, News, Limited. Managing Third Editor. Avenue. But Some Capital Is Required SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Transient Display Advertising. .. to per inch per insertion Transient Advertising mi Front Page $2.80 per inch Local Ifenders. per insertion 2.V per line Claified Advertising, per insertion per word Legal Notices, tach inertion 15c per agate line Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations. OAtl.Y KDJTIOH Friday, December 56, I Oil. Don't Curse Our Politicians. A novel and interesting article deserihed s a biting indict nieiil of shiftless eititensliip and a clarion rail, for constructive "lolluwcrship is published in the enrrent nuinlier of Mat'Lean' Magaiine. It i entitled "Don't Curse Our Politicians Help them, and i written by drattaif O henry. In part it says: There are four classes of persons who constantly assail politicians. There are the merely malevolent .motived hy partisan, or financial, or political reasons. There are the well-meaning hut unthinking people who arc seemingly ready to swallow anything told Ihem to the detriment of politicians, as a class. There are the people who are incapable of distinguishing hetween gosip and demonstrated fads. And (here are certain journalists who, either belonging to the underworld of iiewspaperdom, or oblivion to the responsibilities joid traditions of their calling, are mort -cOeerTiel wilh being smart or sensational than with the yeU-hiiig of the government of their country. Untruthful, Exaggerated And Unjust Criticism. I; have heen watching Parliament and politicians for thirteen years. I have sat in the Parliamentary Press Uallery at 01-j tawa through fourteen sessions. have observed the functioning ot five parliaments: have seen Hie rise and fall of four ministries; have had a personal knowledge of must of the men of all parties, from Sir Wilfrid tanner to Mr. King. In etitbe-pienee of what I have seen, as a result of continuous and rriti-j cat scrutiny of men aim farts from a vantage ground offering every opportunity Tor detection of wrong. 1 am convinced that current criticism of politicians is mostly untruthful, nearly always exaggerated, and fretpieiilly cruelly unjust There are eople who talk a though politics and dishonesty were synoiiymous terms. Yet what are the tnie farts j Since (mfederatiiiii politicians have administered hetween bun-and rive billions of public money. How many of them have been found guilty of dishonesty? How far hack into political his ton doe one have to go to find a public man of note who actually used his position for his personal gain? In the federal field, more than a quarter of a century. l.ast sexiou YL (luss Porter, a few days ago defeated in Hastings, roe in parliament to impeach a member of the ministry. In making his acctisajion he sid a very wonderful thing. He said that he labored under some diffimllv in framln? in i- ing prosecuted with an integrity, a resolution. and Him crili n an BEST PROCURABLE OTTLIO t 6UANTtt0jr eouct or icotu0 llltfllirrAiiAul : klMC. M l,.I WMl v0 Mm.s. The original label looit for it at the Vendors, and in- ist an GRANT'S "BEST PROCURABLE." Tins advertisement is not published or displayed by the l.upior Control Hoard or by the fiovernmenl of Iirilih Columbia. H ('.. II.IITIti The Oueen Charhitlc Island In- .ippi oxhii.iU'In ISO mile north of the City nf Vancouver. The shores both i"U's ut the land-locked course nf steamships are inwirinldy sleep mid densely clothed witli forest.-, (iridium Island offer a remark- ahle Minlra-t to all the land observed after leaving Vancouver Island. Instead of shores riing ahniptly out of the water and. attaining height of t.000 to :i,oOO feet within a mill or less, J l here then i sandy shore with a white beach, and Iwck of it) long level stretches giving promise of agricultural land when j drained and cleared of the dwarf j - ' ' j xcgclnliou. The suit is rich and fertile, level or gently rolling leaf mould one In four feel deep, and sub-soils of graelly elay. The rainfall is about SO inches a year and well distributed. Up to twelve years aim no erion attempt had been .Saskalehewau. Alberta and Rat- Truthful Or Not, crn Canada. In all open spare Effect Still There. a bunch nf eras prow raited During Ihe war Canadian governments steut somelhiuH !cu,rw allaining a height of like two billions of dollars. It was expenditure made in desper-j,Mr fr' "l similar to Italian ate haste, surrounded by complex difficulties, and without cliaue'! r" Kr"" ' 'f succulent, for public scrutiny which time and deliberation permit: iicvr',M"""''"SH,!: r'rh f'edinj: pmper-wtis there a richer field fnr the grafter or the crook Yet de-''""' for ,ork raiimr. making ex- boss ""- can feeil in the bush. liv- a patriotism that was a glorimis triliu'te to denox-raov tlieii,,? ftn ""t'."ptanr and gra. ,.Jt!'l !an.l make make' exeWi4 exeMen4 frnrk nrk. cs or itiliticiaus. the mlailers of cloat-nMin. t..i All of slander, riounslied like green bay trees. It nm tiered iMiia'linrMvrfHbiik- an4 iiopnry after iinpurv revealed charges lo be lies! II mattered ,"r'',,p varieties of apple, not that accusations and innuendoes were successively run down i,,,,m- anrt rherries griw in Ihe evil tongues continued. ' abundance. Tbe h ill ides are eov- The great trouble is that for every He that is nailed there rr'1 W"M" wi,t' r"l'wrrie. al-an- sin.n-- that go unanswered. They an rolled as choice mor- num h'rrie. blue and red huckle sels un the tongues of tlMinsands; they are seized upon by even b"r"'s d black currant ber-HolshcMst aud misfit in the country : tbev are paraded eagerfv " 'dy down quan- by every defective, glad to balance hi. own shortcomings ,y lies r wild strawberries of ex-alleged errors of others; they are swallowed liv the jriillible and;'H,,,, n"v"r ar" oblaine.1 an-Ihey do in finite ha-m. r nnally. liieellenl potatoes are r raiset. swede turnips and mangel wurtel do well; sugar heel ami Knglisb berrte of all descriptions give remarkable result. Mr. I.eary. formerly of .kideirate. picked an aerage of eighteen !i an excellent cbance on these islands for dairy' farming, fruit j growing, imultry and truck far-jining. ns Prlnre tlnpert. 78 mile distant. Is, owing to its geographical pnsiMnn, tinuiid t.. i .-come Hie whole sale distrihi h. 'poinl. 1 To the tourist Ihe ist;m,1 r.f ,'fer great filinrhm.i n, ifnrs. curios, und silver engraved. ware can lie purchased from the, Haiitas ut reasonable prices. f K. Nash. I H.U.L.S., in hi report to tth' ministry of lands. Ilsf, state.: rii. northern and eastern port not of ilraliam Inland offers the largest urea of ctai- levct land suitable for enltiva- made to develop the resource or ,j,ln j,t tn(, ,., f,l(. nf llritWh these islands, the importance of Odnmhia embracing appro!-wliteh has Just l.egun to be real-' mnMy fan.nou acres. flat, iied. Hrent possibilities of farm-: wheal and barley have ripened in ias iiiruits exist on the "Ultar-i MHM experimental patches, l'o-lottes" esMeially on tlrabam Is-j taIH,4 turnips, cabbages, in land, and the rapidly inereasina j fa,-l 4ind of nmt and mr-markel of Prince Itiijierl. !o-j,,. pne,. have been irrown get tier wilh the miainp. rishin(tsiicfsry on various points and lopsinsr camps will absorb) f jMaeti Inlet. lUltte and all the vegetables and farm pro-j horwn ,q well thriving on the dure that Ihese islands ran nrowiwibt grM. hay and clover Iwve for years to come. No Cold Weather II is a retnarkwhlc fart that although lyini: in the same cold latitude as Alaska. Craham Island enjoys mild winters with of lands. British Columbia. 1014. slates: "The Japanese enrrent seems to exert rather a greater infMence over I lie temperature of Craham Island I hair the Cmlf Stream over Scotland, for ex tremes of tenieraliire are lew here though the rainfall is nboul the same in ttolh conntrie.' In my opinion the climatic eon tlnse in Ireland. .. a There u are no hiub mountain ranges. Immen.ee flocks of wild fowl and bint life diriment. Itecaitse. although he had searched the records. hel"r a" kimfs. driven by the pmr eon id find no precedent in Canadian iolilis fnr the wrong-doing of Ihe minister in question. And Mr. MuruWk. be it re me in -la'rel.4was nol charged wilh anything like tamp-riug wilh public funds. The sole crime alleged against him was that he used information secured in the cabinet to avoid personal financial loss. One wishes that those who )aUv so glibly ami igaorantlv alumj the crookedness f poMirian wuuM poatler ovr Hial nas- 1. 1 Mm IK.. I.. r ' jlies r tbe winter imi the main land winter here. iVimnelenl aulliorities slate that the rfcrhent .turiruttnral lands an the iuutt arc limited, especially as it is a .rouniry where fanning can be carried on all tb year roun4. and not froten np six month nf the year as it i in Manitoba. alo proved lo be profitable crop-." Mr. Oreen. B.C.L also in. portetf that -ibis land ha provHl to be er feet for all kind of grasses anl vegWable. wklen scarcely any snnvvfall and no j mature ifeore quiekljr in the ton summer fros. The reason is northern snmmer days an4 warni thai the islands lie in the set of nights than further couth. The the warm Japanese current, and I bay sown in Juue wm three feet often at C.hrima-tide roe and!bii;h in a thick erii in Augut. other flower are blooming. Iteporr on DRibam Island's climate matte by 0. de II. Oreen. Ks., H.(1I..S for Ihe ministry Crowth t very rapid aad tbe. country i absolutely free fromj frost between April and Klt-0- tolter. Tbe grass' in green the year round and tba tempera lure very steady, about iO degree day and night, making gfiod eofldl-jillle have always been able U winter int" Small Fruits 1 Another surveyor for the Itrlt- , Uh llumliia government. F. II. Rice. In 1913 reMrted: "Small run or an kiiium yield excen- folly grown in lhi bieatily Wll.l fruits of Ihe follow eties thrive all orer Ihe sirawberrie xalnion berries, red and black Irnckle berries, bub and low bnsh rraaberne, sallal herre. Woe Vrrri and whit- crab apple spile the mol iniiuile (Mist-war dissection by rival parties. de-,r,,,,ti,,n,,,,' ,"-""s beef equal tot fusion; ronea, poppies, daliliaa, pile that racttca!ly ever) item was sobiectetd to niun.,i.inir best Knsrlish article. The .hrysantbemam. viobH. nrinc land. Ureal siliililies , ji-t OB lhee ilmids for farming pursuits. Hot the farfl that Ibei I'.harlolles" bem z qew country, the land demand clearing, so would not adie anyone lo go there utiles they are posse. I wilh riuiits to keep Hi 1.-111 tbe first two i.r Hirer year ubllfti I hey brin. i heir land unaVr nl-livalion .h .1 make it revenue prodiicmu. nn. I onee Huh is e-coinpisi,-, Hie returns re certain and Hie land rapidly appreciate in yalur. Muskeggy bind may be easier lo bring un-' der eiillixaiinn ty draining iban Ihe Hniliend rouniry. but e.-n then Hie hmd eannol l.e m.T.le pnnnos oi gtxvenerrse from revenue .ro.lnciiig under tw.. each or bis mall Imsbe several year as the land n drained if years ago Hie site or pigeon ! sure to M,ur ror tftat period' 'as. He!, white and Mark cor-j at the le.t.t. I know of what f rants and onion also yield big;am wriinur a I hne enttivated re',,u- j'Hi elas.e of land, and pe -- Prince Rupert Centre onall I prefer Hmber eoven-d l't to Ihe present time no l j latifl In dear and eulliate lo Hm'i tempi ha been made lo farm on "f mn-keg. r.raliain Island large scale but in all raes "'' seiners, farmer-fishermen where small patches have been j and oilier- of good repute. ti, cleared and experimented nn the-i" return it offer opporhiru'ie I result have been prolific. There, "'at lay them for Hietr lime, enersry and capital invested. . I'dilor's ..t.- This i the first, "f ' i in-le written by' lallllSMctllUn CATARRH i u. BLADDER f i tntrmmmta MU g i 5 ! ! 4 trfpointeil out that Ihe examinatiou by parti -an s all too anxious l find wronir vr.cl,,u Hv l ?ra alllr.., bluHtetl. marigokte. but- f'bi"sl industry investigation vindicated Hie honesty or politics. Only in iMiei,Me ymr rw. wiee In ; icrcup and miie are colli- shoubl,;; te- rcvhe.1. W range 1 1 solitary case a very insignificant 'one wa an obM-nre iMliti. PP"vw hay in eae of a had i aid mid grow to nerfectinn fherwasn are haktig gooii at t orn couoemueti; ana me verdict was open to reasuunble doubt. w1B,r- A few. ',''r hort and nd long) smula. to (Imm grown on t be mm oiiriugaii ut uiose years, when Canada s war effort was be- wof I sheep sheep Rave been raised and ; meadow lands of southern Mug COCKTAILS L mm ..l0. lU v eXTRA DRV ANHATTANj Tim alvi-rti AS n Bourbon Whisky of nexccllctl superb, pu-c tiuc'ity- Old Crt stands unrivalled. To demand Old Crow is to secure the best Bourbon Whiskey the vorkl product. . . Bourbon in (yet and quality 'backed UL here Hiis bidiiiies which was formerly conducted tirofpabty mil of Prince r6ui"'i-l Mmto m tnsa ikoca ttOthH. OOytiiKUUT .UTtKVIUON 0 LROW Bourbon Whiskey This advcrti-i 'iicit i not piitli-h'il nieut of ItriUsh tdumbia. Mr. HarriMi, pioneer inventor m the OuWn i.harbdle Islands. I h iiii...w .K....I ik. -J.i. ii.. t. ... next will appear in an earlv . . . - . aim enerrte have been sneer iue I.ttllff v ing ii van- j Ten Years Ago island- j ln p,nre Kupert The clubs of Pi ini-i- Kill"- I niaite Ibc uiosi i,i Chi islniu-. rk-u B-re odm odfelloaship siiirciiie. .section. n.wr mmIm.. ik Brig0ln and inirlh niMib- Hie itland. Flower of all kind . kt,ur d- At lb weft ami a number of settler. Wautlers lUoi. the eily baud have splendid rose bushes. WHh " r"nt ribuled boneyMackle vtnrt. EngHh ivy lo wo- ut the and holly tree which grow to ? perfertkm. Numerous ruby-throated buna- V Mann, who lia been mmg bird gather aroand taw m - fH. ha honeyMiekle anal creepers. Tb re'l """"d -etas honor in Knglisb holly, litae. vinrtaip . Hie creeper and Ivy grow in pro- Tftrwfl ""H Pbarm.Vey. J by the l.ij...r l.iiti"i H CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY B.C. Coast Services 1 . . .. m 1 t l ..... 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