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THE SIDNEY ANP JSLANDS REVIEW THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 239, 1917.

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On October Ist the Prohibition Act
became law, and to use a familiar ex-
pression, ‘‘British Columbia went dry.”’

It is too early yet to speak of the bene-
ficial result, though some of its ardent
advocates have been doing so already
in the public press. One effect which
was very noticeable during the first
month in the towns and cities was that
trade generally was very quict, doubt-
less the result of the large amount of
money used in the purchase of liquor of
various kinds before the act came into
force. It is not our purpose to review
the controversy, save to remark that
the majority must rule. That the ho-
tel filled a place in the life of the com-
munity cannot be denied, and it has
often been well described as the “poor
man’s club.”’

Now the question we would like to
ask is this: What has been done to
meet the condition brought about by
the closing of many of these places ?
In fact what is being done in Sidney?
Sidney needs to-day a public reading ~
room. This would be a great boon to
the many men who have recently come
into our town and are helping to keep
our local industries in operation. Before
the war Sidney boasted of one, organ-
ized by the ladies of the basketball
club, but like many other of our insti-
tutions it had to be disbanded on ac-
count of war conditions. But with the
revival of our industries, as well as the
coming of new ones, something has to
be done and it has been suggested to
the various organizations of the dis-
‘trict that here is an opportunity of do-
ing something good of a positive char-
acter. It is confidently believed that
the Business firms and merchants of the
town will give liberal financial support
to the project and it would be apprec-
iated by the men who have no place
where they can read, write or have soc-
jal intercourse in comfort.

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| | | OW many Victory Bonds have you
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Have you put yourself to any real in- FINISHING LAMBS FOR THE BLOCK

; alt convenience to buy Victory Bonds?

No matter what the final settlement
of the war may be, the ,demand for live
stock and the productions thereof is .
bound to exceed the supply for-many
years thereafter. Although it is pos- ®
sible exact statistics may not be forth-
coming from all the’ belligerant coun-
tries, sufficient is known to show that
there has been a shrinkage in the last
three years of many millions of head of
sheep, swine and cattle. In addition,
the consumption of the production of
live stock has been enormous and will
so continue. After the war there will be
a setting of the house in order by each
nation that will take a long period to
accomplish. For this reason it is in-
cumbent upon live stock breeders and.
farmers generally to exert all their
powers towards every line of stock pro-
duction. A number of pamphlets, cir-
culars or leaflets, issued by the Domin-
ion Department of Agriculture, furnish
instruction and counsel that cannot fail
to be of intense usefulness to stock
breeders. One of these publications just
issued, and that has for its author Mr.
E. S. Archibald, Dominion Animal Hus-
bandman, tells of the profits to be de-
rived from sheep breeding and raising.
It makes a special point of the winter
feeding of lambs and gives the average
m\ profits for a period of seven years that
fi\-have been shown to be. possible-by--tests——..
3\ made at the Experimental Farms in -
different parts of the country. The cost
of equipment is also dealt with in a
brief synopsis. The pamphlet can bbe
had free on application to the Publicat-
ions Branch, Department of Agyicul-
ture, Ottawa. :

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VANCOUVER ARTISTS DELIGHT
AUDIENCE AT GANGES HARBOR.

Have you denied yourself some purely
personal gratification, so that you could
invest the money saved in Victory Bonds?

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Have you realized the urgent need for
personal self-sacrifice to make the Victory
Loan a great successP

Until you have bought Victory Bonds |
to the very limit of your ability, you have ;
not done your duty.

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Issued by Canada’s Victory Loan Committee
; in co-operation with the Minister of Finance . 66a
of the Dominion of Canada.

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Ganges, B. C.—Last Monday evening
at 8 p. m., Madam Elsie Bailey and
Miss Helen Badgely, of Vancouver,
gave a recital in the Mahon Hall under
the auspices of the Ladies Aid, part of
the proceeds being devoted to the Red
Cross. Miss Badgely opened the con-
cert with a charming dialogue entitled
“The Mysterious Portrait,’’ a Japanese
myth. Her impersonation of ao child de-
scribing her hen quite captivated, the
younger members of the audience. ‘‘The
Legand of the Capilano’ River,’’ by
Pauline Johnson, the great Canadian
writer, and 1 sermon by Henry Van-
dyke were especially noteworthy.

Madam Elsie Bailey gave as her op-
ening song ‘‘The Kiss,’’ which she sang
in Italian. Amongst her other num-
bers were ‘‘The Beat of a Passionate
Heart,’? ‘‘The Sunshine of Your Smile’?
and ‘‘Love’s Garden of Roses.’’ Mr.
7\Stanley Dean acted as accompanist for
' the evening. After the concert tea was +
m served hy thé Ladies Aida ee eee

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