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wWHEN SWASTIKA PROSPECTORS FISHMED FOR THEIR LIVNG If the average man down south were rsked to namse a prospector, he likely recall Benny Hollinger, Harry Oakes or Jack Hammell or some cther man remembered because he had made a cleanâ€"up at the game. In the same way the average man down southn is tempted to believe that all prospectors sooner or later make a big haul and that their lives are comprised chiefly of a short wait or two and then a remarkâ€" able prosperity. Of course, this is far from the facts. The life of the averâ€" age prospector is far from a bed of roses. Indecd, there are more "kicks" than "halfâ€"pence" in the average life of th> average prospector. The Norâ€" thern Miner last week told of the trials of a group of prospectors at Swastika the winter before the war. At that time The Northern Miner says, the Battom fell out of everything, and it was impossible to trade a claim for even a meal ticket Continuing its tale of wos, The Northern Miner says: "The headquarters of the fraternity was at Swastika in that period. Dane was ‘the jumpingâ€"off place for the Larâ€" dor field, which loomed bigger then than it ever has since. The Swastika crowd talk of various subterâ€" fugss employed to keep on eating. Five single meon had a big rcom Over store in the village, and when things got really bad they discovered that there was a possibility of their being able to contimnue on the ration strength, owing to a stove pipe hole in the floor. Diâ€" rsetly below this opening alluring stacks of groceries could be seen. All the boys had a good look, and then beâ€" gan a series of tests to discover hnow the canned goods and other eatables could be levitated the ten feet or so of space which meant meals or no meals. Ths first night after the discovery they started experimenting. As one might naturally expect, a system was worked out whereby a wire and a buckskin thong would be employed to ensnare the groceries. One of the boys, since highly successful in mining, reports that the fishing range was Ccomparaâ€" tively narrow, and that for several days all they could get was pork and beans. Fortunately, before the diet became alâ€" togather unacceptable the storekeeper shifted some of his goods and they moved on to more substantial fare. They even used to visit the store and surrentitiously move some acceptable erticle of diset within the range of the wire. Thus for weeks the five lived off the unccnsious benefactor. Telling the 't.a.‘.e now, none of these boys ap pear to regard their good salvaging A represeniing anythmg unusual. As matter of fact they amply repaid the storekseper later, through â€" business which they were able to turn his way. ‘The important thing was that they could not at that time risk a refusal of credit, and they simply failed to consult the owner of all this necessary "Nostrolineâ€"that‘s what I want." If you have caught cold you need soothâ€" ing, pleasant "Nostroline" to clear head, stop irritation and end the nasal disâ€" charge. â€" Sufferers get "Nostroline" at cnce! â€" 50c from Timmins Drug Comâ€" pany, Goldfields Drug Store. YOUR NOSE NEEDS "NOGSTROLINE" ANOTHER COLD TDMMINS 102 705 133 WHOLESALE WAREHOUSE AT SCHUMACHERâ€"Phone 134 ioneer 4 Stores To Our Customers: Approaching the close of another year, we think with gratitude of the pleasant associations we have enjoyed with you. Just as the ties of friendship are strengthened at this Holiday Season, so may our business relations grow in mutual accord, satisfaction and utmost confidence. We sincerely thank you for your business in the past year and trust that you will continue to avail yourself of our service during 1930. That you may enjoy a Happy and Prosperous New Year is our sincere and heartfelt wish. TTMMINS TOWNSITE GOWGANDA MAN DIED ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL George Haapa, 28 years old, a Fnâ€" lamder employed at the Castle-Tre‘.hg- way mine at Gowganda, died recently at the Mint hotel at Elk Lake while on his way to the New Liskeard hosâ€" pital. He had met with an accident the previous day when a large rock fell upon his leg crushing it so badly that amputation was necessary at once. After the operation the unfortunate man was placed on the mail stage, Dr. G. R. Crann accompanying him to Elk Lake. There was a bad storm and the going was so heavy that it took seven hours to make the 28â€"mile trip, and the injured man died shortly after reachâ€" ing Elk Lake. The body was interred at Cobalt. The late Geo. Haapa had no relatives in this country, but it B understood that he is survived by a widow and two children in Finland. sSAYSs FERGUSON HIGHWAY IS REAL HAVEN FOR TOURISTS That the Ferguson highway is a real haven for tourists is the belief of no less a journal then The Farmers‘ Adâ€" vocate. in its last issue The Farmers‘ Advozcate refers to the "legalized robâ€" bery," as it terms it, to be found along the route of most roads for tourist3, and then continues, in part:â€" "What a delight it is to drive through sixty miles of forest where no hotâ€"dog sâ€"ands beckon loudly to the children and where service station men do not implorse you for the sake of your enâ€" gine, your wife, your ancestors and all you hold dear, to have your oil changâ€" "But where is this sixty miles of escape from legalized robbery, this haven for tourists? someone asks. Well, it is north of North Bay on the Ferguson highway through the Temaâ€" gami Provincial Forest. 2 "That is what it is, a haven for tourâ€" ists. For sixty miles there is not a service station, not a booth, not "home for tourists," no‘t‘hing but purég, unadulterated natural scenery such as abounds in a land of hills, valleys, lakes, rivers and treesâ€"one unbroken forest. Along the highway at intervals of three or four miles there are campâ€" sites or lunching places. Here one will find a clearing, a stone fireplace alâ€" ready built, and beside it is a pile of wosd, split and ready. At some of thess campâ€"sites a nearby pump proâ€" vides water that is frequently tested by health authorities, and proper preâ€" é;utions are taken throughout to safeâ€" guard the health of, and provide comâ€" forts for, the guests of this great forâ€" est reservation. On a tree in a conâ€" spicuous place a small register is locatâ€" ed where travellers may inscribe their names and add any remarks. A hingâ€" ed tin pan keeps this small book dry and clean. But that is not all; coms guests prefer to linger in this forest primeval, so they seek out one of the tourist camps, of which there are four between North Bay andi Temagami. "At a tcuriat camp will be found a building, where cookingz may be dons or protectiqn found in case of storm, a pavilicn for lunch itables, twelve tont floors, and a water supply reguâ€" larly inspected by the Board of Health. The camps are lighted Awith lighting plam‘s, and each is presided over by a fire ranger.‘ Timmins, Ont., December 31st, 1929 SCHUMACHER Wants Legion Artists to Visit Kapuskasing The Northern Tribune, of Kapusâ€" kasing in an editorial note last week "Our Northern towns are developing musical, artistic and historic talent of a high order. Timmins has some splendid musicians, comedians and others who face the footâ€"lights; Cochâ€" rane can hold its own very creditably with amateur productions of sketches; Kapuskasing is bringing to light a diversified range of talent that might well be more frequently invited to enâ€" teortain our citizens in set appearances. Existing communications between these *»wns is so unsatisfactory that it is not possible yet to "swamp‘"‘ some Cf these fine programmes; but it will be a fine thing when these friendly interâ€"| IB@ changes can be made. The more we co (| can get together the better we would | mu pull tozether. We would be delighted | "C2 to have the Timmins Legionnaires, for | inctance, come up here and captivate| CO us with their highâ€"grade offerings, and | are Cochrane with its dramatic sketches| :0 would be welcome; while in turn, our | of public schosl orchestra would do our| oug town credit beyond our civic boundâ€" ! POa aries. To sot before youthful perâ€"| formers, particularly, the incentive to qui do their best before strange audiences | ~â€" is a spur that brings out the best thé,t; is in .them. It may not be very Jong before a start along these lines can be made." CLAIMED TO BE CHAMPION EGG LAYER OF THE NORTH Here is something for poultryâ€"fanâ€" ciers in this town and district to note, especially in view of the fact that the Porcupine Poultry and Pet Stock Show will be held in Timmins on January 15th and 16th which is not long now. The item in question is from The Norâ€" thern News of Kirkland Lake and reads as follows:â€" "That north country hens are nol to be outdone in the laying of freak eggs by any mere southern clucker has been proven this week by the bringing to The Northern News office of an egg laid by a white leghorn hen, one of lavs year‘s pullets, which means 9i inches round its lengthwise circumference and eight inches the narrow way. The egg has yet another claim to notoriety in that it contains within its a normal sized egg. The weight of the egg before it was tapped was six ounces, and is the fourth of its kind laid by this parâ€" ticular hen. It is owned by James Fraser, of Otto Townchip, who resides about halfway between Swastika and Dane and was brought to The News office by G. D. Mallin."‘ For years past there has been a yarn at this time of year about a gold nugâ€" get being discovered in the crop of a turkey being prepared for the oven. This year the story comes from Sault Ste. Maries. According to this story a gold rush has started on St. Joseph‘s Island in the Manitoulin, the rush being due to a nugget found in the crop of a turkey. A prominent merchant of the qistrict donated a number of turâ€" keys to be given away to deserving famiâ€" lies during the Christmas season, s0 goes the circumstantial story. A lady dressing one of the turkeys so donated found in its crop a gold nugget valued ANNUAL CHRISTMAS STORY OF GOLD IN TURKEY‘S CROFP at $2.50. The turkey was one of a shipment from St. Joseph‘s Island and Sault Ste. Marie prospectors are now said to be busy trying to find out just which farm ‘this particular bird came from. They ought to ask the editor of The Sault Ste. Marie Star. Barrie Examiner:â€"A clergzyman in England suggests a fine for those who cough in church. Probably most clergymen could forgive the coughing if all their congregations would "cough up‘"‘ freely. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO \came from Niagara Falls, and in the 128 yoars I have lived here I have heen cu‘th of North Bay for only twelve ways I haven‘t even spent one Christâ€" mas home since I came North. I want { ‘o ask Mr. Finlayson if it will not be ‘ much better to have the belt line of and side roads to the settlers built before any other roads are built \ clozse to the Quebec boundary. There iare dozens of lookâ€"out towers close | to the route of the proposed belt line |of rcads, and surely Mr. Finlayson Eought to know that auto roads could a fire and take along ten times \the eqauipment, and get there ten times quicker, and telephones are already i".ne. But what use are they if it is to take so long to get to fires? lO the other hand, if the roads were f finithed the trucks could load on canoes Bcnefit to Fire Ranging From Belt Line of Roads in a letter to The Advance this week Mr. H. A. Preston emphasizes the value of the proposed belt line of roads to To the Editor of Th> Advance, Timmins, Ont. Dear Sir:â€"I am a fire ranger and take as much interest in preserving the forests as my own boss, Hon. Mr. Finlayson, whom I supported in the last election. In fact, I take more inâ€" terest because I have lived in this part af Northern Ontario for 28 years. I the work of z1 cother fireâ€"fighting equipment and 5ct to the scene of the fire in an hour, where it now takes six or seven hours. ‘Th> belt line of roads will also touch many places where there are lots of setâ€" tlers and there also the roads should be made O.K. The belt line of roads, I 2m positive, will fetch a great many times its price in return. Hon. Mr. Finlayson is O.K. about the road from Toronto to North Bay. But any road from the Bay to Liskeard running east to the boundary is sure to take trade away. I have a prediction to make right here, and it is this:â€"The time is mot far off when new mines like Norâ€" anda will be found in Quebec, and we are going to see a railway built from Ot:awa or Montreal right through to the C.N.R. main line, and if this hapâ€" pens it means that the Onfbarioâ€"owned T. N. O. Railway to Rouyn will lose a lot of freight and passengers. Sureâ€" ly Mr. Finlayson ought to know that the right place for roads is where they will be of great benefit to the T. N. and his department have erected at great expense. The tourists would be able to use these towers and be able to csee just as fims amd beautiful scenery as anywhere in western Quebec. . Is ‘he little territory in Ontario, east of the T. N. O. from the Bay to New Liskeard of more importance than the hundreds of miles of territory to the west. It looks like Toronto‘s plan, just a few streets which the wealthy own vade beautiful and the rest of the city pay for it. | H. A. PRESTON. It may be noted that in the above letter Mr. Preston is on much firmer ground than in a previous one. _ He makes out a good case conce more for the belt line of roads and in emphasizâ€" inz the fact that the belt line of roads should be built at cncee he is apparentâ€" ly on the surest foundation of fact and commcn sense. Indeed, to The Adâ€" vance the proposed belt line of roads should take precedence over all other roads in this North with the exception of roads specially needed for settlers ). Ry., the settlers, the mines and the cokâ€"out towers which Mr. Finlayson exclusively MISTAKES CHRISTMAS FOR APRIL FIRST AT THE SAULT Anyone who would attempt to believe one quarter of the stories coming from Sault Ste. Marie would ceortainly strain his imagination. According to the despatches the Sault has the most coriâ€" sinal and unusual type of animals that ever existed. It has besn so noteâ€" worthy in recent years that affairs around the Sault Aare so different gl_a_._t no one autampta to believe a.nythino' emanating from that source. Indeed, there are psople who are convinced that Sault Ste. Marie is simply showâ€" ing up The Toronto Star by featuring absurdities and impossibilities with a straight face. Here is the latest, which is always the worst, from Sault Ste. Marie. Believe it or notâ€"particularly not! The Sault Ste. Marie despatch in the daily newspapers says:â€" "A good story is being told here toâ€" day ‘at the expense of a group of bachâ€" elor girls in an apariment here who ordered a turkey from a farmer. A few days later a weighty box arrived at the apartment, and upon being opened was found to contain a nice plump turâ€" key, very much alive. None of the girls had ever killed or dressed a turâ€" key, but, being unwilling to let the butcher know of their dilemma and trying hard to be domesticated, they decided to do the job at home. After lengthy deliberation it was agreed that th> most painless and humane method would be chloroform, and they proâ€" ceeded to carry out their plan. They made a splendid job of plucking and singeing, and laid the bird in a pan in a closet until next morning. . Then, while cn> prepared the dressing and ancoiher the cranberries, a third unâ€" dertook to get him ready for the oven. But when she opened the closet door, out stopped the turkey, minus feathers, and gobbled at her angrily." ‘Tcron‘o Mail and Empire:â€"The Otâ€" tawa Journal remonstrates with the tendency to attack the Pension Board: "Get experts to examine the thing and and brinz it in‘‘to> line." And, in~the mearntims, hundreds of men who» enâ€" dured for us are pegzlected. What Canâ€" ada demands is an accordionâ€"pleated pension scheme that will take in every necessity that issues in ilinsss or loss. . He says:â€" , Des. 27, 1929 In the Christmas week edition of The Northern Tribune, of Kapuskasing there is a letter in reference to the recent boxing bouts in Timmins. The letter is signed: "Short Jab," and reads as follows:â€" "In a recont edition of The Porcuâ€" pine Advance we read an article on the manly art of selfâ€"defense written by nmone other than the genial promoter, Sscotty Wilson. As we are interested and devote most of our time to this art and have followed the game of "knocks and blows" for years we must admit the bouts that are being held are excellent products of Mr. Wilson‘s hard work and feel confident that some day there will blossom forth from Timâ€" mins a prospect for the present vacant crown. As we have given ourselves to his good management through the Porâ€" cupine we hope that he will continue his good work. Sometimes we wonder why Mr. Wilson stays in Timmins, since there are so many more enterprising towns in the neighbourhcod. Kapusâ€" kasing is a real live town and is in much need of a "Lou Marsh." Even KAPUSKASING MAN SAYS HAS A "LOU MARSH" The Advance gagdmits that everything up here is red hot. Short jab." SAVAGE BEAR KILLED AT ENGLEHART WITH AN AXE M. Manness, of Englehart, and his son, owe their lives to the man‘s quickâ€" ness and courage and his energetic and skilful use of an axe on an attacking bear. The young son of Manness had been enjoying himself in the bush, poking around in all sorts of places. While he thought he was on the track of a groundâ€"hog he disturbed a big black bear. The animal took after the lad, and the boy ran to his father. The father who was outside with a high power rifle and an axe, used the gun, but the weapon jammed and before he could adjust the gun the bear was upon him. He then very promptly usâ€" ed his axe. He attacked the bear boldly with the axe and after a brief but highly exciting battle the bear was killed, the father and his young son escaping without any injury except the shock to their nerves through the inâ€" cident d TO WHAT SCHOOL ARE TAXES PAID IF TOWN PAYS RJ Who determines where the school taxes shall go when the occupant of a house has the rent paid by the muniâ€" cipality? This was the problem which confronted the Cobalt court of revision at its final meeting last Monday night. The case was that of a woman deserted by her husband and who lives in a Baker street house rented by the town for her. The owner of the property is a Protestant but the occupant is a Roâ€" man Catholic and has four children attending the separate school. The house had been assessed to the public school, but Frank Murray, chairman of the Separate School Board at Coâ€" balt. appealed the assessment and members of the court were puzzled. Eventually, after considering whether the town itself had any right to make the decision, it was decided to assess the occupant as a tenant in the usual way, and she was willing, the roll was ordered altered accordingly. Highâ€"Grade Samples From Week‘s Run of the Press Blairmore (Alberta) Enterprise:â€"A girl only has to don a party gown these days to show us the stuff she is made of. k Renfrew Mercury:â€"Apropos of what The Mercury had to say in a recent isâ€" sue concerning the feeding of prisonâ€" ers in county gaols The Pembroke Standard comments thus: "While prisâ€" oners in the county gaols need not exâ€" pect a menu card set before them, with a layout equal to the Chateau Laurier, yet at the same time we scearcely think it humane to feed prisoner on 19 cents per day. There is such a thing as cruelty to dumb animals and this thing of reducing the cost of feeding prisâ€" oners to 15 cents is about the same thing." Detroit News:â€"There will be more sheep on Wall street in due course, but it may be some time before the wool is The Passing Show (London, Eng) :â€" Girls of today are not what they were twenty years ago, says a novelist. Some of them are quite ten years oldâ€" Report of Kapuskasing Experimental Farm On the second last day of last year The Advance received the report for the year before, 1928, of the Dominion Experimental Farm at Kapuskasing, and the first opportuniyt to mention it is in this year of grace, 1930. The reâ€" port is a very comprehensive one and had it been available a year ago would no doubt have been of greatly added value. It is difficult to believe that a report for 1928 has the value in 1930 that it would have had in the early part of 1929, though it may be so. In any event the material is not considerâ€" ed as news in the newspaper sense. Even weekly newspapers feel that they must get closer than a year, or else get far enough back to make it history, At the same time The Advance feels that the superintendent of the Kapuskasâ€" ing Farm, Smith Ballantyne, deserves ‘predit for the comprehensive and inâ€" structive report he has prepared, and for the excellent work that appears to be in progress at this experimental staâ€" tion. Details are given as to the sucâ€" cess met with in dairy cattle, sheep, swine, horses, field husbandry, hortiâ€" cu‘ture, cergeals, hay, roots, poultry, bees, fibre crops, etc. An interesting section is that in regard to the illusâ€" tration stations. Eighteen illustration stations were operated under the superâ€" vision of the Kapuskasing Farm during 1928. The operators and location of these stations were as follows: â€"A. Brouard, Mattice; Basile Gaudreault, Moonbeam; E. D. Carrere, Cochrane; Olivier Genier, Genier; H. Labreche, Val Gagne; A. Beaudry, Verner; E. Strain, Gore Bay; Wm. McColéeman, Spring Bay; Wm. A. Hare, Mindemoya; Jos. Desrochers, La Reine; Jos. Lemoâ€" ine, Ste. Rose de Poularies; H. Marâ€" cotte, Barraute; Eugene Robitaille, Belâ€" court; A. Ciilbert, St. Hilarion; E. Villeneuve, Murray Bay; Jos. Gervais, Hebertville; Emile Brassard, Jonqulere; and Wm. Boily, Chicoutimi. Anyoane further interested in the reâ€" port of the Kapuskasing Farm may seâ€" cure a copy of the full report by apâ€" plying to the Publications Branch, Deâ€" partment of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canâ€" Thursday, Jan. 2nd, 1930