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“John. you never listen to half the things I say to you," she complain- ed. “Well. dear," he replied. “I have to work part of the time." ED AUG. 23rd 8 30th, 1912 To WINNIPEG hon! Stations in the Province oi Ontario. North Bay to Sauit E Azilda and mi No cnanoe oi cars between the East and the Canadian West. No immigration inspection Fuli inionnatinn on appiicatlon to nearest Can. Pac. Agent or IIANDING ONE BACK. Horses and horm- equipment bought and «old on q-nmmissiun JAMES KILBY, Manager Dnvors, express Grand Union NORTH BAY, Ont. :11 w gnu-e my and heavy draft horses at on hand Heâ€"“My dear. you talked in your 'sleep a long time last night." Sheâ€" “What did I talk about?" Heâ€"“Why h seemed to be mainly abuse of me." Sheâ€"“I wasn't asleep.”â€"Cleveland Plain Dealer. Pac. Agent or to MONIREAL to Sault Ste Marie but not Inducing THE BRUTE I No cufloms examinations $10 Illlflllfl "Ills- lllll lap the llineral and Agri- cultural llesl of Hudson‘s Despatches from Edmonton any that forty engineering crews. consist- ing of 800 men with teams and pack horses. will he sent into the new field at cure to make preliminary surveys for the Northern Territorial Railway Company's line from Edmonton to tidewater at Fort Churchill on Hud- son's Bay. This is to be part of a system at 1.450 miles {mm the Hudson's Bay country to Port Essington on the Pacific coast. connecting Edmonton with Lac La Biche. Fort Murray and Lake Athabasca. {Edmonton cut-off will he built later i'l‘lu- line from Lake Athabasca west- pCl'l." Will tap the rich agricultural resources of the newest north. (‘0!)- itinuiug thence to the Pavitic coast. The Northern Territorial Railway ICornpany will operate a line of isteamships from its Hudson's Bay terminal to a British port. Engi- gneers in the employ of the corpora- :tion have made a study 0! the con- struction of ice-breakers in the Bal- Itic and are now working on designs 'of vessels capable of meeting the ab- lnormal conditions which prevail in the bay. They will also superintend lthe building of the fleet. H. (i. H. Neville. chief engineer for the company, which is financed by a British ssmdicatc and capitalized at “0.000.000. has covered every por- tion of the proposed route. and- is fullv satisfied upon the engineering Plans are under way to begin grad- ing work early next season. when the laying of rails will also he carried on. and in two years. according to present calculations. the line will be ‘in operation from Edmonton to the shore oi Lake Athabasca. opening to commercial development the vast mineral and timber wealth of Alber- ta's farthest north. The company will then proceed with the construction of the line in the Province of Saskatchewan. The THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE BIIMII RAILWAY Will Give 'W .WWW It is plain to be seen that some one connected with the Re: Theatre is well versed in theatrical advertis- ing. A great many novelty stunts have already been displayed by clowning the streets and'by the looks nl things some hill-poster here must he a very good climber. Not only are the advertising nov- elties attractinc a great deal of atâ€" tention but the big shows that the theatre have been putting on lately seem to have the puhlie talking about the good qualities of its per- formances. Special mention must he made about the feature picture which was shown on Monday evening, as it certainly is without a doubt the best western picture that has e\'er been produced and Manager Stevens an- nounced on Monday that even abet- tcr picture than the one presented would soon be displayed at the Rex. t-ntitied "The Post TeleL'raPher." On Friday. Aug. 23rd. during the performance Maaaxror Stevens ml! give away a real live baby from the «an to the person holding: the lucky vnupon. mrrosponding tn thv car at- !avhod tn ,flw olnthinc whivh thn «Ivar littlo thins: is drosaod in. 'l‘hi~' Hhould cause a creat deal of pleasure to the. lucky one who wins it» and a great. novelty for the public of South Por- cupine to witness. A new policy went. into effect this week, as the Rex is now presenting: live feature photo plays and illusâ€" trated sour and a his: VaudeVille act direct from the popular vaudeville houses on the other side. Manager SteVons has already provâ€" en to the public of Porcupine that he is sincere in his intentions. as he has already improved the theatre and its shows one hundred per cent.. and the public OllL'llt to appreciate a pro- gressive manager of Slth-ns' aliility, as the public are the ones that will benefit by his progressiveness. Next week the Rex will present as a special extra attraction extra pic- tures of the sensational ”Roscnthal Case." which is causing so much noâ€" toriety throughout the entire contin~ eat. and also pictures with lecture on the Italian-Turkish war. And lest you forget the dearest, tiniest mite will be given away on Friday, Aug. 23rd. and no extra cost of admis- sion. Baby Away TALKING OF BOYCOTTING IPANAMA EXPOSITION The Panama Canal administration bill. providing free passage to Amer- ican ships, prohibiting railroad-own- ed vessels from using the waterway and aut‘horizinc the establishment of British Columbians lncensed at Acâ€" : tion of U. 5. Senate and May Refuse to Play a one-man government. when the Can‘ 31 is completed. was passed by the Senate August 9th by a Vote of 47 to 1:3. The provision for free tolls, to 15. The provision for free tolls, which was long. .t out in the Senate on Wednesday was endorsed again just baforc the passage of the mea- 51] re Angered by this action of the I'nit- ' ed States Senate in discriminating, in faVor of American Vessels in for-f mulating rules for the conduct of the g Panama Canal, British Columbianfl are talking of boycotting the Pana-f inn-Pacific Exposition in San Fran-1 ('l 500 A. li. Erskine. President of the. Vancouver Board of Trade, issued the following statement: “A special meeting of the board will be called to discuss whether the people of this city and Pronnr‘e will withdraw from participation in the San Francisco Fair. 1 see that the British Government is considering a similar course. ”I am convinced that. this is the. only dirnitietl thim: to do in View oi the action of the l'nitet'l States Sen- ate in repudiating Amerit‘an treaty obligations. The Expnsition would mean much to us locally. but the isâ€" sue at stake is too big for minor selfish considerations to weigh heav- ily." In commenting on the action 6! the Senate The New York Herald says: “By a majority that seems insur- mountable tho Senate has refused to in 1915. strike out of the Panama Canal hill Ithe. pmvision discriminating in inmr 'of American ships, although it. has modified the action of the House to as to confine and: free transit to the eonstwise trade and to vessels in the foreign trade Mime osmers agree to turn them over to this Government in time of war. This is. of course. an open disregard of the obligations imposed by the Hay-Panneeiote 'trenty. and a frank confession that ‘uur own cmnmereial advantams are held tn in» «merior to our pic-deed . words. ”The excuses advanced for this violation of the treaty are based on the claims that. so far at least as coastwise \‘esaels are concerned, the subject is wholly domestic and with- out any international aspects. and inasmuch as the eoastwise trade is riimronsly reserved to our own Ship- ping. no discrimination is made. against foreign bottoms, as there are not and cannot be compet- itors in this Molnsive trade. And yet not'him: is clearer than the. treaty provision that, the merchant. and war ships of all nations using the canal and observing that treaty must he treated on terms of 0mm]- ity. “When the hill becomes a law it. will be interesting to watch the next mow on the board made by Great Britain as the represenhtivc of the other shippinc countries. If arbitra- tion is demanded. will Congress re- fuse to submit the (lisvriminatim: clause to The Hague ? Prohahly yes. As Senabor McCumher. who is a strict constmetionist, declares. the same interpretation of the treaty which would justify the majority of the Senators in their present vote. would also justify them in voting down any proposal for arbitration. Tnen, what next ?"