“Rte &

‘he had

Handle With Care.

In the year 1888- a large pack-
ing case such as are used in the dry-
goods trade by wholesale houses, was,
set down on the wharf at Seattle. |
Fastened to the packing case was a’
card marked “Prapile; handle with!
care Had the authorities demand

By ‘Free Lance”

the ground at the Suminit on the day
of which I] am writing snow lay to in
depth of four feet.
In Great Haste.

Hardly had the train come to a!
standstill when the two American’
soldiers before referred — to
from the platform of the

leape: An \
coach on!

ed that the packing case be opened | the opp.site side to the station, and!
in order that the guods it contained began scraping a long hollow in the!

might be inspected, all present at the snow.

opening, would have been
surprised for inside the packing case
was a man in perfect health, but dis-!
satisfied with his surroundings on
board the vessel where he was rated
as an able-bodied seaman. He had
chesen this mode of travel and had
been carefully swathed in sacking to,
avoid receiving injuries during the

transit and also to avoid detection |

while attempting to cross the line
into ‘The land of the maple leaf." |
This man’s destination was Salt

Spring Istand, where h> eventually
landed and took up a homestead or
pre-emption. He lived to a good cld
age, in spite of the faci that while
he sojourned inside the packing case
been described as ‘Fragile.
goods.” After landing on Salt Spring |
Island he married. He cleared sev-—
eral acres of land, built himself a’
nice house and surrounded it with a’
variety «f fruit trees. He was one
of Salt Spring's pioneers who made.
history while he was among us.
Under Two Flags.

From British Columbia’s most
southern extremity we will now ge to
the international boundary between!
Canada and the United States terri-.
tory in Alaska.

In the spring of the year 1902,!
while 1 was on my way to the head |
waters ci the Yukon river to spend
the season in the mountains pros-
pecting, I witnessed an unusual oc-
currence, which 1 will describe.
Having reached Skagway in the good
old boat the ‘‘Amur,’’ I dined, or to
be more correct, took lunch, for the’
hour was noon, at the ‘‘Gold House
Hotel,’’ and then stepped on board
the waiting train, which was to carry,
us as far as White Horse. In the
same coach, seated in front of me,
were two American saldiers. All
went on quietly until the train pulled
up at the station on. ‘The Summia.”’
Here may be seen two _ flagpoles,
about six feet apart,
Union Jack of Old England,

and the

_ over with the snow which had been

; the covering was able to rest, for he!

between the two men,

_the U.S. army, he had decided to de-:
—sert it.

one. flying the;

other the Star Spangled Banner of)

the United States of America.

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week or month, fully furnished

except for blankets and‘pillows.

Tea ond Lunch Buffet is now

under the same management on
the camp site.

For particulars, apply at Camp
site, or to John Hope, Saanlch-
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{

' matter.

| days when merely a trail existed and

the pedestrian had to part the!
bushes on either side of that trail
| when going from Fulford Harbor
| across the island to Ganges, there
| lived a man who, it was reported,
disliked washing himself. It was
stated that his body hadn't been

' the apot

| large standing thinber,

i first things they did was to give him

Both worked in great haste,

greatly! being hidden from view by the train,

and soon an excavation large enough
to allow a man to Hie full length in
it was made. Then, to my astonish-
Ment, one of the American soldiers
laid full length in the hollow while
his companion began to him

cover

thrown out of the hollow.
In a very short time the man doing

had completely concealed his com |
panion with snow, thus both men!
were resting. I have always made a,
practice of keeping my eyes and ears!
open and my mouth shut.
after having seen

Therefore:
What took place

“mum was
the word.

!

Later on toward the end of the!
short northland open season, when
Daine Nature allows herself to be!

‘viewed without her white mantle of!

snow, IF chanced to meet the same,

, man whom I had seen buried in the
, snow beneath the two flags on the;

|

Summit of the Yukon
Pass railway, in Atlin.

and White.
There w as.

where we chanced to meet,
the man told me his story,

and so:
the truth

| of which I have no reason to doubt.

i

|

His Story. |

It appeared that no liking the con-
dition of things in his regiment in’

Thinking the desolate re-'
gions of the great northland would
be a good place for concealment, hei
had arranged with his comrade to.
carry out the performance I have de-|
scribed. The object of concealment
in the snow was to baffle the police |
who were on his track, and as he was’
nowhere to be seen when they board-!
ed the train at the Summit, he baf-!
fled them, while he rested beneath

two flags on the international bound-
ary.

On Salt Spring.

In the year 190—, Salt Spring
Island lost one of its good old tim-|
ers, as all the islands’ real pioneers:
are and have been while they resided!
among us in the palmy days. Those |
good old days when our. overalls'
were made of the hides of deer, tan-!
ned and worn with the hair on the |
inside. When time was no object,!
and if a man didn't feel inclined to’
do a certain thing today, well, then
fumGrrow would do just as well, or!
next week or next month for that!
When the land buyer pur-
chasing land would buy 160 acres, |
the whole quarter section or none at:
all, for in those days nobody thought |
of subdividing their pre-emptions.
Nowadays fifteen acres is considered |
in some dis !
tricts. ‘“Tfuh,"’ says the old timer,
“fifteen acres! Hardly room enough
to swing a cat by the talil.’’ In the

washed for so long that {f ever he did
have a bath it would kill him
fortunately, Mr. - - a vie-
Um to one of “the thousand ills that
the flesh Is hetr to,” he had to be
taken to one of the hospitals In Vie
torla for treatment

tn
hecame

, for in those days

| deal of pleasure te

the ccholars for

' (Holmes),

“speare)-

, Betty and Dorcthea Baxter.
ho peed for any concealment then, |

-| 2nd prize, Susan Mocrs.

, Martin, Esq.) Dorothea Baxter.

On T.

now occupied by the Lady
Hospital, was covered
which wasn in
after years felled and drawn down to
the sea with ox teams and sold to ay
sawintll When Mr

the hospital tn Victoria one of the

Minto with

a bath-- and he died
(To be continued >

WHARE

BEING REPAIRED.

Repairs and alteratlons are being
carried out at’ Roberts Bay
The pltledriver has arrived, and the
will be replaced Most of the
damage to the wharf waa done dut
ing the big storm lant winter and tt
was brought to the notheea of the Deo |
minton Publle Works Department by |
the Bonrd of

dents

wharf

Tratcke ane local tect

J flr ot tpn the vest

MC danmediate acho bad bevi,
faken conslderable CXped oe carp led
Jarve beet saved Mio Ft Veda
tosh took the question up warble hes

clas al Ollawa and secured the ap

Proprtatien

reached |

soya

Splendid Programme Given by Pupils
of This Institution Last Week
in Victoria.

The closing exercises at Sefton Col-
lege, Victoria, la-t week gave a great
the large number
of parents and others vho were prea |
ent, the various numbers on the pro-
being given in oa
spoke volumes for
had heen

Kramine WwANTNeEr
the
taken in) preparing
this clesing event
follow.

“A Table"
George

Which
which

care

The programnie

Fiench play,

Susan Mcore;

Nurse,
>, Amy Ferneri:
Yolande, Margaret Macdunald:; Bebe,
Myrtle Wright.

Piano Solo--
(Field)

Nocturne in I) Minor
Elsie Snider.

Songs ‘Le
des Chainps,”’

Rat de Ville et le Rat
“Le Roi Dagobert,”

‘given by the pupils.

Pianu Trio ---‘'Minerva’s
Violet Randall,

Susan Moore.

Dream"
Aimy For-
neri,

Recitation---‘Apres le
(Victor Hugo»,

Bataille’

Ellen Wright.
Piano Solo—-"'Sheréec”’

Amy Forneri. .

(Stanford),
Play, ‘Courtship of Miles
ish,"'-— -Priscitla, Voilet Randall: John
Alden, Durothea Baxter; Miles Stand-}
ish, Constance Wyles; Dame Hadley.
Betty Baxter.

Stand-

Scenes from (Shake- |

Fairyland
Titania, Aagout Archbold: |
Oheron, Theo Wright: Puck, Vivian:
Martin; Fairies, Joan Itenderson and
Derothy Pite.

Piano Sclo, ‘‘Salut d'Amour” (El-|

gar) Betty Baxter.

Piano duet, ‘“Huimoreske (Dvorak)

Songs, ‘The Sleeping Beauty,’’
(Brahms) “Merry Lark’ (Gounod)

given by the pupils
At this juncture the principal read

a very gratifying report for the past,
‘term, and the distribution of the
_ prizes tuok place, a pleasant duty
- which was performed by Rev. N. E.
Smith.
Prize Winners.
* Music (presented by Mre. Cockett) |
— Betty Baxter. |
Latin (presented by Mrs. Hender--
!son)— Betty Baxter. -
IEnglish—vViolet Randall.
Mathematics— Marion Church.
General Progress — Constance |
Wyles. *

French—lst prize, Amy Fornerl.
English (presented by Wm

Esq.) Margaret Macdecnald.
Conduét (presented — by

Moore) Elsie Snider.
Drawing (presented by

. Moore, |
Mrs

Vivian

General
bold.

Conduct --
Martin,

Progress-- Aagot Arch
Joan Henderson,
Decrothy Pite

At the conclusion of this interest-
ing pertion of the evening, the Rev
Archbold congratulated sede
the teachers and the scholars upon}
the excellent showing made for thei
past terin, and expressing the pleas
it had given him to be present at th |
closing exercises.

Music Successes.

Four pupils entered for examin-
atien by the Associated Boards of the
Ro, at Academy and Royal College of
Music, Eng.,
fully, as

Vivian

and all passed success-
follows: Violet) Randall,
Dorothea Baxter, Amy Forneri, Susan
Moore.

GET OUT YOUR MOTORS.
Waymaking under difficulties was
the experience of Mr N- LeGalllas
last Saturday afternocn

During the
noon hour one of the horses kicked
the other But this nol the
end of his troubles. The horse which
did the damage got snagged After
pondering the question for some
time Mr. LeGalllas brought out) his
car and hitehed the hay rake on the |
back, and in thin way completed tha
work, everything beiog
stacking on Monday

Was

ready for

ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING.

The annual School Meeting of the:
North Saanich School Distriet wilt be
held on Saturday, July Oat 7 pm;
in the school house on Contre Road,

for tbe transaction of ordinary sehood |

busthess and election of a trastee and
wh nuditar
LAUNCHING

LAST TURSDAY.

A launching took place Jast Tues

dav onl@ht doo owhieh there wae dHelthle
publictt., when be Reale put into!
the water his new rowbont With

three heaveweiphts ane of whom war
the craft

pulded te the cea

ho light heavy was carefully

with
took
Owing to aniab

chore where,

Ponpoor ceremany she her

pene oot the stimulating buitla of;
etratispeapetye Obed! foe fhe water
Wilbert pebeopeet oc dyta te tba oaeteel ome
tHhoubt will have to goo throweh thea]
world unbaptlized, unhonored and:

ulbohift wg

SEFTON GOLLEGE PROGRAM

| IT IS STRANGE |

;is the pigmy swine of

| teen years of age he has won a Lon-

sean te

rie

ee 6h a) B4

SIDNEY AND ISLANDS REVIEW AND SAANICH GAZETTE, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1921

Salt Spring Island

Past and Present

TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT.

Pending the arrival of Mr.
Straight, who will arrive here about
July 16, the
is under the direction of Mr
The

as usual

Experimental Farm
Hicks
{fs being car
the old staff,

to the grounds.

of Agassiz. work

ried on with

and any inquiries as.

ete. should be directed to the Super

intendent GF the Station a: usual

BOARD OF

TRADE.

A regular omecting of the Board of
Trade will take place next Tuesday
evening at & o'clock sharp in the
Westes Hall, Third «treet There
are several fiaportant matters fort
discussion and a large attendance is

expected.

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More people die of extreme heat
than of exireme cold

Attached to the Salvation Army in
Lordon is a deaf and duinb corps.

Blood travels through the heart at
the rate of seven miles an hour.

France has
four millien

restored to cultivation
acres of battlefields.

|

Owing to lack of business — be-:
tween $90 and 900 British ships ase
lying idle.

All rubies are not red. Violet.
pink and purple varieties have bern;
found.

Water constitutes
quarters of the total
human body.

nearly three.
weight of the,

Professional tea and wine tasters
do not smoke, as it might affect their
palates.

In proportion to population, the]
United States has thirteen times as,
many automobiles as Great Britain.’

Those people who lack hair ac:
cording to a prominent French med. |
cal man, are the brainy folk of the!

world.

The Government of Liberia rents;
the chamber of the House of Repre |
sentatives in Monrovia for a twice-|
weekly motion picture show. The
admission price is thirty cents. and
the President of the Republic has his
own reserved seat.

The smallest known apecies of hoz
Australla |
They are like other hogs save that
they are no larger than big rats.

1

i}

“Milk’’ manufactured from chan. |
ped oats, ground peanuts and a lit- |
tle water, is said to resemble the,

creamiest preduct of the cow.

Tom Clack, an English boy with-
out hands, can draw and paint pic-
tures with such skill, grasping the
| pen, pencil or brush between the two
atumps of his wriste, that at four-

don County Council art scholarship

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What to Do in Case

of Drowning Accident

Dr. Fischer, of Vienna, declares sion. Thia is accomplished with hot
that he is able to revive human ite) water in which the apparently
after it has been submerged In wa-, drowne dpereon is tmmersed for from
ter up to six hours, and that hun-,twenty to thirty minutes. Following
dreds of lives are sacrificed every|thia immersion in the hot water,
year by clinglng to the old methods.; which must be aa hot as can be borne

Doctor Fiseher says it is impossi-| by the hand, the old and ordinary
ble for a drop of water to enter the, methods of resuscitation are reeért-
lunge of a person who enters the| ed to, viz., artificial respiration, or
water alive. This fs contradictory | the ues of the pulmator.”
of the time-honored belief that the | Doctor Fischer claims that he bas
Yunar of a drowned person are filled| never failed in this method of re-
with water. Doctor Fischer says. |eyacitation which has been applied
“The rater strikea the larynx and |p dozens of cases. By this process
causes a syasm which closes the it is possible to save the lives of per-
lunse and prevents the entrancé Of! «qn apparently drowned after at-
water for a period of nine days, un |tempts have been made to restore
til relaxation commences. Drowning,|!them by the use of artificial resptr-
so-called, is merely suspended ani ation, so that, if necessary, the old
mation, and not death.” mathod of resuscitation may first be
1 proceed | adopted, followed by immersion in

the body,|hot water and artificial respiration,
by submer

“To restore animation,
first to thoroughlv warm
which has been chilled

or the use of the pulmotor.

TIDE TABLE—SAND HEADS AND STRAIT OF GHORGIA—
FOR THE MONTH OF JULY

Data Day Time We Timea Het Time Ht Time Ht
1 Fri “47 22 R 22 30 15 24 106 19:61 9-0
2 pat 1300 4125 9 06 19 16 16 41-4 21:03 -8
oo Sun 2 16 17 9°49 09 17.01 12-2 22:07 9-3
4 Mon 3 0h 128 10 32 03 17 46 12-9 23.04 §-2
h Tires 2% b6 19 7 11° =14 i 2 1R FR ARA 23°59 8 9
fh Wed 449 125 woot 0 2 19 10 13-8 to
7 ‘Thurs 0 53 RS 6 45 12-1 12 46 0.3 19.83 14090
s Fri 1 48 7 644 117 13°32 11 20.36 14-1
9  Soat 2.44 71 7.48 Vil 14 19 2-3 21:17 14-0

1 Sun 242 £3 R.5H F056 1h 07 38 22 00 13-7

im Mon 4 42 AA 10 19 99 1h &7 h 4 22°43 #134
120 Tuee 5 43 47 11 46 98 16° 62 70 23°26 12-9
; Wed 6 45 4a 13 24 «19-1 17 6 a-3 . Looe

14 Thure 0 06 126 742 3.2 14 67 108 19:18 9-2
wm Fri © 48 123 R31 2 6 16 08 11-6 20 38 9-7
16 Sat 133 12-0 9 15 21 16 66 12-1 21 48 9-8
17 Sun 220 417 9 bb 1-R 17 34 «12-6 22°41 96
1k Mon 308 115 10 33 16 18 06 12-8 33°26 9-3
19 Tuo Yh 112 1110 17 18 35 12-8 Cee ee

20° Wed 0 06 £9 439 110 11 46 1-9 18 03 12-8
2) Thurt 0 45 R 5 5 24 108 12 21 3 2 19.30 32-8
22) Fr 1 02 gn 609 107 12 5h 27 19 66 12-9

ed Fat 2 2 7h 6 bh 10 4 13 28 34 20. 23 12-8

234 Sun 24? 74 745 101 14.02 41 20.60 12-6
2h Mone 3°22 6% R42 8 14°37 h-1 21:20 12-6
2h Tue 4uR 54 946 Sb Ih 14 BL 21 bd VD
Aa Wed 44 ood Pion 9 4 bh ob6 in| — a .
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