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#000000000000%9%°0%9000000000000000080000000840000048 Subscribe to your local paper Mining men will likely be held afâ€" ter the war in even higher esteem than they have been hitherto. This will be because certain incidents of ; the war have made opportunity for| the workl to know them ‘better. The average mining aran may ‘‘boost‘‘ the mines with which he is connected, but he is a poar hand apparently at "boostimg‘" himself. ‘Bometimes the mines do not materialize the high hopes and fair faith of the mining men, and then (the disappointed speenlators ‘take itheir curses out upon the mining :men. More often the investors fail to supply the adeâ€" quate weapital required for real minâ€" ing operations, and <so the mine is not a suecess, swyet (the shortsighted public again ‘takes it out of the hide of the mining men. (It may not be generally ‘known, but it is no less an absolute fact that in recent yeatrs there ‘been practically no wildâ€" eats launched on the public with the ail of recognized mining engineers. |Ninety., perhaps ninetyâ€"nine per cent. of the mines that have failed, at least in this part of <Canada, has done so {simply hbecause of inadequate capital ar mismanagement, and not through Mining Engineers Suggest Building 1000 Wooden Ships IDEA TO COUNTERACT SUBMARINE MENACE CAME TO MINING MEN AT BOSTON AND NEW YORK AT SAME TIME. PLAN TAKEN UP BY US. GOVERNMENT. any cerrors of judgment in the genâ€" ally alile and usually conscientious profession ef mining engineering. The wonderful avothk_of Herbert C. Hoover, NME., as «Chiefoof the Relief Work in Belguim,:the competent and commageous skill of raany mining enâ€" gingers in khaki, amd the patriotic efferts of anining organizations and individrals ‘here at home have brought the pwofessiom Â¥avorable public nofiee since the war.. ‘And nearly every day thore is somee ecvidence of the inferest and effort given to the war by the wining engineers. \ One <ef the datest evitiences of the helpfulmeass of the mihntings engineers is given by the proppsal for the United Etates to ‘build 1000 wooden ships to earry food anil supplies acâ€" ross the Atlantie for the ‘Allies, and thus aid in the oxerthrow afithe reign of the German submarire menace. Hantingdon Clark, of New YCortk, and F. A. Eustis, of Boston, mwere the authors .of this wooden skip idea. They had never even heard «t each other, thouch they were both mining engineers, and were no dow‘ both ""proud â€" of Hoover."" Aftee Mr. Clark had worked out his plaa ""proud â€" of Hoover."" Alter AMLT. Clark had worked out lhus plaa he went fo the J. P. Morgan firm and laid it before the partners of that concern. They sent him straight to Washineton with it. At Washingâ€" ton he was told that Mr. Eustis had presented an almost identical â€" plan just a day or two before. Under the supervision of the ‘Shipping â€" Board the two young men got together and soon developed the scheme which is to frustrate the plans of the Uâ€"boat Te ME Ex) t > The United States have accepted the plans which include the building of 1000 small wooden ships to be sent across the ocean with food and supâ€" plies for the Allies. The wooden shmip idea, the New York Times explains, was first derided by naval expehts. In the agse of steel, a wooden shmip seomed a joke. The trouble is, howâ€" ever, as officials soon learned when the ideas of the two mining men were extended, that steel it not now availâ€" able in sufficient quantities for emâ€" ergeney purposes. Steel vessels,, also, cost twice as much as wooden ships, and steel workers are needed moreâ€" "ar far other war work.," Wood, on ‘ampaign. and steel workers are nceded INHVLGâ€"~ over for other war work. Wood, on the other hand can be had in alinost unlimited quantities. The thousand ships will require about a billion feet of lumber. Last year the U.S. proâ€" duction of lumber was 40,000,000,000 feet, New timber on the Pacitic coast can be cut;and by a simple proâ€" cess put into the:ghips almost immediâ€" ately and give almost as good results as wellâ€"seasoned wood, Aecording fto the practical experts. The styvle of craft planned â€" by Messrs. Clark and Eustis is a steam vessel 290 feet "over all, 46 feet beam and 26 feet depth. Each vessel will have a c2rgo capacity of 3,500 tons, THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE likely to be sunk than the big steel vessels, And there will be a thousâ€" and of them. It is believed that the thousand can be built and ready withâ€" in twelve months. The first fleet of these wooden ships will be ready to help in carrying this year‘s crops acâ€" ross the sea just as soon as the crops are ready for shipping. Perhaps the "water rats‘‘ may sink a few of these thousand wooden ships, but the craft suggested by the two â€" young mining engineers answers a very useful purpose. They ean be built cheaper, easier, quicker than any othâ€" er type of vessel, and they will give the service with less risk of loss. ACTIVE IN TRATNING "Uncle"" Clem Beachey, who died recently at Dayton, Ohi10, was 82 years old, yet untit his last ulness he was active in the training eart. He was a native of Lebanon, Ghio, and belonged to the elass of eldâ€"time horsemen, starting dife as a stage driver for the Wels Farge Express Company. â€" HMe was widely known among trotting horsemen for lus ‘knowledge and skilll â€" Fer â€" many years he chad flived in Leximgton, where his son, Ir.,"" kept one of the leading stables until his death {t’our years ago. **Unele" Clem was at his old post in ‘the tramng game just a few months ago, although then 82 years ckK. About a year ago anâ€" other trainer who was abogt 45 or 50 years of age seemed to be *‘ stale"‘ in his work.. ‘"*‘That fellow should geit owut of the gamme,"" sard ‘"‘*Unele.‘"* â€"a game ('m}-.\' for young men, xou know,"" he explained. And then ie eliunbed into the eari himself, with a #rin. Right Rer. T. W. 4« Mills, Tor 16 years Bishop wf the Bmuoeese of @nâ€" tario, and one of, Camada‘s amost prominent Aaglieans died at his home in Kingston aged 70 years. He had been 44 years in the priesthood _ of theâ€" Churea of Engiand in Canada. 15 "MAG" DOWNREARTED: WELL, JUST READ THIS Soldier H. C. McDougall Writes About Huns and Guns and Other Things. \» Last week Mr. John W. Foggâ€"reâ€" ceived a bright letter from his old friend, H. C. MceDougall, the old friend also of hundreds of others in the Camp who will be «delighted to share in the reading of this cheery and newsy letter. _ Although the writer is in the hospital with wounds, he writes in a tone of humor and courage and good sense that surely shames some of the .‘‘downâ€"intheâ€" mouth‘‘ fellows here safe in Canada. "‘omment on the letter is needless. It‘ speaks for itself, foreibly. _ Just read it ! In part he writes :â€"â€" ‘ ‘""At last T‘m in the spot we solâ€" diers call ‘‘Blighty," and with a blighty wound which will keep nwl on this side of the Channel for \mm“ time. â€" Well, Joln, T was just start ing to think that the old Hun didn t‘ have anything by way of projectiles on his side of the line with my numâ€" (ber. on it, and that _ . > would:> siip through firstâ€"class, but same was not the ease, for he put one of his coal boxes to my very nefar immediate: front on the night of April 25th, and when she bust I says, ‘‘Mae, you‘re ut aâ€"devil~â€" of a job to dodge them all, even with a keen eye for their musical direction and possible destination. _ However, by this letter you will see that the blooining gunner was just a wee hi short; otherwise he would have bad what we eall a diroet hit, and had (that been the case old Mae â€" would ‘lmwe gone to glorv, right smart. I have gone to right smart. 1 arrived at this hospital from the base H.in Pranee the night of May I1st, and on the evemnz of the 2nd 1 was operated on. At this writing 1 am qwite able to put umder my belt three square meals per day, so that‘s quite all right, don‘t yon ‘know. Iâ€" hear from Mae. Lang pretty often. 1e as fiviitmg the bloonrng Huns in some dam :(see note 1) sawâ€"mill somewhere in Fraree. I suppose by now that there are very few of the â€" fellows left around town. My every prayor is for their welfare, and may. the goad Lerd ever bless them. So be it. Amen ! Wel, Jolin, 1 haven‘t run across many boys from the North. There were six of us, offieers of the old 139th, went over to the 38th Batâ€" talion Canadians, the latter part of November last. Three of them were transfered to other units. That left three with the Battalion,. One of the three was killed on March 31st, one on April 9th, and myselt wounded on the 25th, so you see how things go over hoere. HMowever, the main thing is we are winning, and the Canadians sure make good soldiers and play the game. What they go after they take, i:md what they take they hold, and the dam (see note 2) Hun knows it to his sorrow.‘‘ to his sorrow. . The lotter is dated from No. 4 Genâ€" cral Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, S.E.. England, and at that address no doubt Lieut. MeDougall â€" would . be pleased to hear from any of his old friends in the Camp. Notes by the Editor. Note 1â€"Apparently most of the mills in Francee are run by â€" water power and so dams are necessary, °Sâ€" pecially when the Huns are around. Noteâ€" 2â€"Theâ€" dictionary _ defines ‘‘dam‘‘ as ‘‘to stop, obstruct, reâ€" train, or hold back,""‘ and the Canadiâ€" ans are certaminly *‘stopping, obstruetâ€" inx, restraining and holding back" the Huns to the King‘s taste and the | people‘s taste,. So, it‘s all right. READ THIS ALOUDâ€"AND RUN. Beliove it or not, this is from the staid old Toronto (Globe, and it is acâ€" tually very punny :â€" ©Two British swl(lwn went into a restaurant at Saloniki and asked for Turkey with Greeee. The waiter said, ©T‘m sorry, gentlemen, but Servia,"" â€" whereupon â€" the cried, **Feteh the I'nmphul‘\u. that gentleman avrrived and 1 complaint, the manager sarid @entlemen, I don‘t want tu but you cannot Rounania.‘ the poor Tommies had to Hunsgsary.‘ SURE, THE IRISHMAN KNEW MR. BALFOUR B0 L. o OF MIE Chicago Tribâ€" B. L. c‘B., OF ME Ghisago Trib une, tells this story about an Irishâ€" man of that city. While digging in a garden the other day he said: ‘‘Did Arthur come to Chicago 1 Therc is a fine old man. I would like to see him acain and shake his hand." ‘"‘Did you know him?"" was asked, ‘"Shure, â€" Didn‘t I help rotten egg him in Manchester twintyâ€"six years ago lasht Mayday!" L Tommies .2 ~â€"When heard the : *‘ Well, Russia, And so gco â€"â€" away â€"a