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I I p, Mr. `N. W. Rowell, leader of the Opposition, speaking` `at the annual meeting of Ontario Fairs Association on February 1, fromTwhich Mr. Duff was absent on account of illness, paid this tribute to him: I heartily concur in the regret expressed by Mr. Macdiarmid at the enforced absence of the Hon. Mr. Duff from this meet- ing` to-night. While it has been _my privilege to differ from Mr. Duff on matters of public policy, we have al- ways been able to dier and yet ena- joy each other s friendship andto preserve the good relations which should exist between Canadian cit- izens who have the common interests of their country at hea_rt. I always found him, at the House and be- tween the sessions, anxious to give information, willing: to meet our views so far as he felt he properly could do in matters in connection with the management ofhis depart- ment, and we will all miss him from the House durin5_,v' the approaching session if his health is not sufficient- ly restored to permit him to take part in the House. proceedingzs of the - 1 l C I I u.-.\/ua vu \IL I ------ 'vAa\4 :1) null. .' I have always regarded the.late Mr. Duff ve1'y highly, said Dr. Me- -.1 Cullough _to-day. He was a man respected by both his political friends and opponents. VVhere he liv- ed his name was another word for honesty and squareness, He was very patriotic, and sent two sons to the war, one of whom, Clarke Duff, was "recently, killed. He was noted for, his hospitality in `his own home andwas always a welcome visitor at the home of his friends, upon whom, in his familiar manner, he frequently called wi'thou_t announc- ing: `his conlingr, and by whom he was over well received. --wuu u.1'|,11c 111311650 .l'tif='.`ll.I'(l._ I . The losseoflihis son, Clarke Duff, :1 5 ` few weeks ago, was a terrible blow to} him, and his colleagues feared that it would have -a serious effect upon him, in view, of his recent illness. His physician s view--,I knew myself that he would not live very long, said Dr. J. VV. S. McCul- 'lough,, secretary of the Provincial Board of Health, who attended Mr. Duff during` his late illness; He has been seriously ill for the past] year, and his condition has been ag-l I gravated by the death of his son..lj I `ti 1 held in the highest 1'ega1d._ r[`hn Inca n<?'Lo on l`I.\..l- $100 REWARD $100 Paying The Putter 1, 1916.. .910 11'mrT` 1"m' Tomm_\"s intr=,1`ior _(>r_=rmom_v. Breakfast over, the Mean- in; of equipment. etc.. for theTda_v s parade com'mences._. Cleanliness is` M a` kyword here." 9. clean soldier is al- .-way "a good soldier. The hut order-' `1ie_s-.- `rub the [tables evry day; the ' ; i`e`.s,}1':ubb[d `;once a. Week and 1r': g'tT}e1z; a4;;ys: ' B_d'bQa.rdsz .dea1'ness of food, we live fairly Well. -u.v unc In l7(ll\L(laDlan 1.111: kJCJ.:l.vB- H1633 in (men for hreakfast from 6.30 mm. to 8 a.m., at present in the 12th Batt. we cater for nearly 200 senior N.C.O. s. In a_reserve hatt. there -urn mere N.C.O.7s than in a regular batt, thougzh We are awav above the normal. at present. even for a reserve baft. Our mes: dues amount to'six shilling` :1 mnnth and considering the I ; morning `is broken bv the.An<:el s l whisper. Come alonsr, Smith, at ' the double . Pte Smith [doubles oFf to answer his name. The way of the transgressoi` is hardin the army- when he is found out. 6.`-25 a.'m-. and the Fallin for roll call sounds off. Pte. Jones is in the middle of shav- ing"; he nishes it off -at the double and at the same time qualies as a "butcher. The roll call begins: Pte. ` Thomas." `.`Here Ser_sreant; .Tones,~ Here Ser,q'eant:" Bu- chanan., Here Serg'eant:" Mul- li_9;an. I. no answer, ` ` Mulligan. He eanr nd his trousers. Ser- geant, Doesn't matter, tell him to come on narade'at once, and so on throu_.q'h the_roll. Orders are read out: The routine willbe the same as yesterday for Class A meinthatl At 6.l5 a.n1. the stillness of the, is, trained men; Class B., that is, re- cruits just arrived from Canada will narade` at '9 am. for inspection by Major General Steele. after inspec- tion routine as yesterday. The men are now dismissed. The cooks in the meantime have brou2:ht in the break- fast. VVhat s `for breakfast. this morning. asks Jones. The fish e:en`eral is contributing another dose of gold sh.,eomes the answer:- there is smoked haddock for break-I 1' ast. The cooks. under the supervis- `ion of`-the N.(`.O. in charge divides it out. This is a verv responsible` job. Newfoundland haddock. like i all other sh. have bones and tails and a particularlv thick hide.` The cooks are watched like hawks and if ` Pte. Thomas gets a piece of bone and hide and Pte. Jones gets a meaty niece of the centre. you soon hovel 9: niiniature Donnybrook Fair. The men stand ormosite their plates. No one is allowed to sitdown till the N.C.O. n-asses the word `fall in boys. `V0 will leave -Tommv to en- joy his breakfast. The Sergzts. mess .~ A... I`--- L_--`I_1.`_-L .D_._._, D 7 - "6 mc Ed $1.50 per annum.- an (for three .......5 uu1u5.',_. J.uuuu_y 15 only 113.1311)`- al after all; A few raise their heads from underneath the -blankets and .look around. It is all right, the cor- poral.is apparently asleep; back goes their heads and all is quiet again. Five minutes pass, the door is b_an,r_,r-' "ed open and in jumps a human gal- vanic -battery. The orderly Sergt. has commenced his duties. Come along there, show a leg, Who s order- lyiman, open up the windows, any- body want to go sick this morning, who in char,r:e of this hut, is every- body present? He stops to take a breath and then walks away-in dis- gust when Pte. Smith gets up and says: What s up, Sergeant, has rcveille .Qone!-as if he didn t know. The orderlv Seret. is an old soldier who has done 15 months in France. He has been made perman- ent orderly sergcant, to enable him to have a rest. After he has been on the job for a week. he sighs again for the trenches. 7 The N. C. O. in charge of the hut now picks up the cry. If To1nm_v does not hop` out of bed pretty quick. off comes his blan- kets. Bed" boards and _ blankets are made up uniformly. _Reveille,.to a soldier is associated with unearthly noises, especially in- vented todestroy his beauty sleep. The guard is standing by. 'At 6 am. the bug-:ler in N o. 1 area sounds off, followed successively by Nos. 2 3 and 4 areas. The duty bandfalls in outside brigade headquarters and when No. 4 Batt. has sounded off, they march around the brigade, try- ingr. as Tommy thinks to produce quantity more than quality, especial- ly the big drum. \Ve. Will go inside one of the l1uts: perhaps one expects to see Tommy springing out of bed at the first sound of thebugle; ano- Athing doing, Tommy is only natur- al a_f`f.c'n- all A +`nm .....'M n...:.. 1.--) Sergt. \V. S. Robb contributes an interesting letter on English camp life. The letter will appeal more to the soldier in training than the civ- lilian, still t_he civilian is givenan in- sight into camp routine i11 England, sliowing: conditions at Camp Borden what modied form. "In this letter as a post-script, the Sergt; writes that he has secured a rst-class inns- ketry instructor s certicate at Hythe along with first-class papers lwere along similar lines, in some- in Lewis machine gun Work an_d was about to commence a course as in- structor in gas. `l1_-,,'n I A band is now heard in the dis- tance. The 130th are marching` back lfrom the inspection. They march on- to the parade ground with their Colonel at their head for the last time,` He brings his Batt. to atten- tion and gives ,a farewell speech. He is no longer in command. The Batt. is that day transferred to the 12th Batt. They cannot go to France as a unit, as reserves are required for Batts. already at the front. He ex- pected to lead the Batt. he had rais- ed into action, but it has been wiI- led otherwise. He bids them God- speed, salutes his.-Batt.,-and with bowed head walks off the parade ground. The Batt. gave him three ringing` cheers. Exit another County` Batt. 3 I VV IIICLI LIIIIU uux L115 l/ML CUIIIIIHIIIUS dress" on their markers. The band plays a seductive piece of music. which some men declare has a sooth- ing effect on the company oicers during inspection. The Class B. men have already marched 01? for gener- al s inspection. "Commanding oic- e1"s inspection in a training brigade is very strict. , The slightest fault is checked. We haven t much trouble with them here. Cleanliness and uniformity soon becomes a habit. In the h11ts you might hear a bit of grousing about soldiering in Coxie s Army and chocolate soldiers, but then that is a so1dier s privilege. The rst drill period for Class A. men is bayonet ghting, froml9.45 am. to 10.30 am. with a stand-easy from 10.30 to 10.45. I will now leave the 130th till I after General s Inspection. I guess you haveseen as much ceremonial in Canada as I have. The hut order- : lies have by this time got the rough of the cleaning done. The N.C.O. in charge walks around and sees that the shelves and beds are uniform." This is what you will likely hear: Whose bed is `this, pull it out about 2 inches and get it square with the others . Ginger Williams, is that the way they taught you in the Gloucesters, take you boots off the shelf and polish them. Here, what are you doing, get outside again and scrape. you boots off. Who s throwing fag ends and matches about the.oor, and so on till everything IS squared up. The fall in for guard-goes at 9 a.m. Outside of the regulations laid down for guard mounting, most every ad- jutant has his own little fads re garding guard mounting. At pres- ent the routine in the 12th Batt. is for the new guard to fall in at the far end of the parade ground away from the guard room. After being- inspected, the guard marches off headed by the regimental band, every` one in the vicinity of the parade ground standing to attention. .The- usual formalities in changing guards are `then carried out. We will_get more like the guards brigade every day if the war lasts long enough. The batt. falls in for commanding o`ieer's inspection every day at 9.30 a.m. Companies fall in one and a-' half paces in rear of the markers. The drums commence a long roll, during which time the companies (lrtIQ:' nn their vnnvl-nso: "Fl-n In--J out, vvuut uoes me leg exercise do for` you, Pte. Reid. Pte. Reid thought for a minute and abber- gasted the Sergt. with this answer, AIt makes our legs tired, Sergeant. He was right in a way, though his answer won t be found in P.T. man-A uals. Fall out all the men of the 130th for Genoral s Inspection, is ed, shouts the senior officer on par- ade, you will go to you huts and fall in again at 9 a.m. in full marching order. I want every man to turn out spotlessly clean, with equipment` properly tted and not as if you were candidates for the camel corps. Dismiss them Sergt.-Major. . $1.00 per Annum. uau auLuuuL`-u once a week. The fall in sounds at 7.00 a.m. for phys- ical jerks, bee: pardon, I mean phys~ ical training`. Everyone attends this parade from the C. O. to the latest arrived casualty. Of course, if a casualty can t do the harder exer- cises, he needn t. I don t myself. Last Week a P. T. Sergeaxxt, during a stand easy, asked his squad why the various exercises were carried out. `VVhat [does the leg exercise dn _f'rn-` vnn Du. D...:,1n In- n " are scrubbed once hm c~n.~....J- ..L "F0 Single copies 3c. wck.pT1.e fall ..-. `.AI,,, etc. , Barrie. Money F1%73c+L-Y? small 0 ..L:u|pUI'U- , first door wesf .13.. LI\.I-L` 7 Notary Publ uA1- 1c, Drew, RST, BARRFS3~ otary Public, In Bank of Toronto y to loan at low- rife};-"Public, tent Expert. re} iInn- ---~` uuu u uL5uUl.ln V 12 Burton lephone 661. Oonsu:Lbat`ion- p.m., and by: LIES: S. Glasgow! :10. Canada. a` ' Morning, by ---vQ 4 very LATE 01;`- and Surgeon. f LYON, 129 onto, will 1'10 0 n-n-A -----) Ross LL.B., av, .P5Hshr I x,ACowa_n & Brown,` `itor for_ obtaining , guardianship and. ' and General - Soli- Conveyancer, eto.- ` `D1 .. -1- uuyvcllb "c. Phono the in.` Meeting of Allandale ratepayersl was held in BothWell s` hall to dis- cuss amalgamation with Barrie and consider the report of the committee appointed to carry on the negotia- tions. Mr._W1n. Taylor (orist) was elected chairman; at the close of the T discussion Mayor Pepler addressed` `the meeting. The vote taken gave the committee power to have the agreement prepared and submitted `to Allandale. ratepayers at the munici- pal election in January. The terms . of amalgamation as submitted show-l V, --;ed that Barrie was prepared to extend ._\Jthe waterworks system through the L` lgil-lage so as to furnish eight. hy- n+c olnn n`nn+1v:n o1vo4-run uv: n:n.LL_ this story from a local hospital to il- . lustrate the modesty of the British soldier. He was brought in Wounded. V ._and no one knew anything about The -Shoield `Independent tells! him. One day, when he was conval-l 7 `YEARS AGO From The Advance of Nov. 22, 1866 Alexander and Co. opened a new -drug store. ` ' Daniele Whelan and John vQ_uinn, Tfenian raiders, were sentenced to V death " at Toronto. vuu VU JJGLLLU 1c"I.uauuua. J :9 ` ` Market prices-Wheat -88 to 92c, beef.` $4.50 to $6.00 _cwt., pork $5.00 `to $5.50, tuteys 10c`Tb, geese 5 _to 6c IT). ducks 50. to 60c a pair, fowl. "50c pair, butter 16 to 19c Ib, eggs 16 to 180. "doz. apples $1.25. to` $1.50 bbl.. _'potatoes 32 to 40 bag, hard coal. $6.25 ton, `soft coal $6.50. mnnnm`~ ......... ......--2.... 2-- 1.- L1,. qsu.4i) E011, son com 450.00. . _. Tenants were movmg 1n to the ofces in the Ross block. . 11.. 'n_'n3`.,_, , u `I1 I E Hi_ gh Court of Public, Con- nvnr Hu- VA. away DU 910 II LLILIILDII. 1 II}! . `ly- Sthmnts, also electrlc system w1th elght are lights, hose tower to be` erected, and within` two years . after unipu 600 rods of cement walks, drains and sewers shall be similar and sub-V ject to Barrie regulations, M m.1,..+ ..:...... 1ITL....L.00, r- nn- VIIIUCB 111 but: LUUBD ULUUIK. Dr.,Pall1ng preparmg to build a fine residence on Owen Street. . .1 I-XXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXX From The AdvzVmc`eVof Nov. 26, 1891 QXIXXXXXXZXXK113123132! IXXXIXXXXEXXIIXXXIIIX `Vol. i..XV.-No. _47. Thompson Grew, Publisher. Moon s Phases _ Fifst Quarter . . . . .. I\ Full Moon ...., I" Last Quarter . . . . .. N: New Moqn Nu 21191 Nov. 20, 1915 '-- Death of John Blackmore, Painswick pioneer. . . KT ... 0`) 101K T\....LL -1! T..- `:AuAnuvL o Swan. (in -A-1-v rs I Nov. 22, 1915-I5ea.th of J os. _ _..--v, uVll'* over the Bank arrie. Monpy ta- urrentv rates. G. \ .23, .1915-Robertson moves drug store to old Bank of Commerce corner - e Nov. 19, 1915-Kerr Lodge holds rst meeting .in new tem- ple. KT.-uv rm- 101K - T\....LL -1.` Barrie` Chief` Events this V week 3 -.n__ _..- w v uunnvnn nuouv Imaoau Oro tp., . . ., . . . . . ..Nov. 27 Barrie town ....Dec. 4 Sunnidale tp. . . . . . . . .Dec. 7 Flos tp. , at Eln1vale.. Dec. 15 Medonte tp., at `Moonstone Dec. 15. ' Bariie Thursday; Nove1;1ber 23; 1916; 327th day of theyear `31 days till Christmas Not `to be Talked About Scott s Book Store Barrie WEEKLY CALENDAR Division Court Dates. WALL PAPER Gounciifieetiixgs XT .. Board Education` December 11th. ` Latest hovcls. See our display and get prices. ' Most complete stock to choose fror. BT33 Nov. 2 Nov. 9` Nov. 17 .. . Nov. 25- Dec. 5 5 All the magazines. The lates Vin` stationery. -. vvIA4LJ J. ullo, c. Money to tes of interest. t., in the prem-. ied by the Bank ch Otce, Elm- A. Boys, K.C., xson. _ ' "Hon. Mr. Lucas-I enteredthe , Legislature `with Mr. Duff in 1898. The riding I `represent adjoins that Irepresented by Mr. Duff.` I was his political neighbor locally for all these years and his colleague in the Cabinet during` the later years. I knew him as intimately as one man can know another and to-day I say in private life I know no more gen-. ial, generous, just or lovable man than James S. Duff. `In public life -a faithful, honest" servant of the people--ut,terly without pretension. He carried on" his daily"work-took up his daily tasks and cares and al- ways to the very end'-.with a word of cheer and encouragement ._for everyone he came in contact with. The death of his son, _ 'CIarke,- in : France two weeks ' ago; was 1a great ' S_0.1'\I' ' the. `end ow, sand I am afrai_cl_``hastexie:`_ 5 vu\.r _cLl.u- ' - , _:` . His int_ima;te,7.persona1~ knowledge. "Pf jfalfm` hfej .a;1d,- fazfm. , 9!1ditio:} , Hon. Mr.Hanna---I have been `one of his colleagiies since his en- try into the Cabinet, and in .common with all who knew him -regarded him very highly, both personally and as head of the very important depart`- ment over which he presided.` He will be greatly missed not only by his collea_Lrues_ in the Government and his fellow-members of the House but by the community in which he liv- ed. There is not much*d'oubt that` his son's death 'at.the front hasten- Iedthe end. i" V .i??r1}2'p;Ei3{{sI{ and spirit of de- yotion for their country shown by these young men are typical of the I I I I E to maintain British-institutions and I I I E I spirit which. actuated their father through life. He was whole-heart -, edly- British, had an intense love for his country, andiwas at" all times anxious to advance its interests and British ideas. Mr. Duff was a typ- ical Canadian and loved and was lov- ed by all the .people of the Province who knew. him. His upright charac- ter, sterling qualities, and manly spirit` were recognized and admired by all who knew him, no matter to what political creed or race they be- , longed. From his youth he took a I very active interest in political mat- I ters and the public questions of the I day, and at the time of his death j I he was one of the oldest members ; ' of the Legislature. In his own rid- ing and county his name was a house- hold word, -and he wasexceedingly 1 popular everywhere. 111 1908 he be- 5 came Minister of A}z1'ieultu1'e.i'11 the 1 \Vhitney Government, a portfolio he ' 1 continued to hold, until the time of 3 his death. Mr. Duff brought to his office practical kno'wle(lge of more than ordinary_ character, -and devot- ed himself energetically and _con- scientiously to the discl1a_rg'e of his duties in this` important department. where he was signally successful in promoting the great industry-`of aq- riculture in all its branches. His work and achievements will long be , remembered by the farmers_ of the Province-of` Ontario. Personally Mr. `Duff was a` most lovable `character, kind, generous and sincere. I not` only lose amost able colleague, but one of my warmest personal friends, `and my heartfelt sympathy goes out, as I am sure does that_ of allthe mem- bers of the Legislature, and the peo- ple generally, to the widow who has thus been severed from a loving hus- band, while her heart `is still sore from the lossof a splendid and her- oic son. ] ` ' Tributes _ Prom Colleagues Premier Hearst-In the death of my friend and colleague, the Hon. Mr. Du:', the Government and the Province of Ontario has sustained a deep loss, and the sadness of the event. is intensied `by the `sorrow that has" recen-tlyeoine to Mr. l)u? s home through the death of his son, who a few weeks ago made the su- preme sacrice for country and free- (Continued from first Dage) V I -dom on thexbattleeld of Europe. The only other `son is .now overseas with the Canadian forces. . ' HON. J. S. DUFF ; DIES SUDDENLY Hon T. W . McGarry-I was elect- ed, a meniber--01 the Le}:;islat111'e in 1910, and from the time` of niy entry into the House, the late Mr. Dull` was one of my best friends. To all] tl1e younerer members lie was alvva_\'s generous and kindly. ~Since becom- inga colleague of his in the Cabinet, I" have learned to admire his per- son-al character {and his great indus-_I try and ,dev_oti`o,n to his department, and_to those` most interested in the work of the department; As a cam- paigner _througl1out the country dis- tricts,` he had no equal. His plain, outspoken-lang'uage and his splendid grasp of agricultural affairs", pleased ` the rural electors l)~\"Wl10nl-ll0 was, In my mind, after an intiniate as- sociation of many.yea1's, the upper- most though, aside from s_v1npatlx_v.! for his Widow and family, is one 01" grateful rexnenibranco of the innate kindliness of a really noble`soul.. so} inaffected, so 5.-'enuine, so` fulliof in-' spiration tothose with whom he came in contact. `. The `qualities of his character `A personied the very best type of citizenship, which has adorned the rural life of Ontario.i Born on the fa1`1l1,0l1 which he lived to the day of his `death, his interests and affec- tions always centred in the agricul- tural interests ofithe Province, and I can testify to the genuine sympa- thy and progressive spirit with which as_ Minister of Ag'ricult11re he ap- proached all questions of rural bet- terment which came before him. His clear-headed judgnient in iniatters of administration command-l ed respect just as his warm-hearted personality won for him popularity! among all parties and creeds. He has left a lastingv impression on his conimunity and Province, and will 101159,` be -remembered as an outstand- ing: farmer a11d patriot. ` '13-ep.-Minisit er of Agriculture `Road-I house--`i`When I left Mr. Duff in his office shortly after six o clock on ,Tuesda_v night he appeared to be ' enjoying the best of health and spir- its I had seen him enjoy for months past; in fact, all week he had taken hold of his work at the office with something life his old-time vim. /`The shock of his sudden death comes acutely to . those of us who were . closest tol TV him. His passing .witli all the . tragic circumstances connected with it must` be included in the category of the grim tragedies of the War. Under the strain of recruiting and Red Cross meetings it will be recal- led his health broke down 3. year ago, `and right after the` shock of his son s death in action, the end came. One of his lastacts at the oice this week is was to forward a check-on behalf of his local e_hurch t-o the British Red : Cross _Fund-a not inappropriate in- ` cident to close a life in which love 3 of his "country "and his country's J cause was ever the dominatingnote for which no sacrice was too great. H Barrie, _Coun1;y'of_ Simcoe, Ontario, November 23rd, Aj-n--n - __ ------ ----.--_,. . AHon. Mr. Pyne-+He was a prac-I tical farmer, and his ideas were ofl great use` in` increasing production of grain and farm produce. His_ deathvis a real loss to the `Province. He was oneof the kindliest of men, loved and respected by all- who knew him. and his sterling common sense en- abled him to do good work in his de- partment. He was a typical son of Ontario. Rural Ontario never had in the Legislature a truer son or a nobler champion of rural in- H terests. _ My sympathy and the sym- pathyi of the country I am sure to- day goes out to the grief stricken _, widow on the farm at Cookstown who has been calledhwithin "a few weeks to give up her first boy and nowher husband--both while in the _ service of their country. T_`I'A__ `I.l',_ T`|, - 11 . I . Is golf an expensive` ;`an1e_`! It must be. I heard my husband telling` a friend the other day that I he had to replace about eighteen piv- ots on the first nine 11oles.---De- troit Free Press. ` SOME OI` THE NEWS is in the advc1'tisi11g' columns each weck- You miss a lot if you fail to `read em. V .The readers of this paper will be ,pleased "to learn that there is at ileast one dreaded disease that ,sciencc has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is. catarrh. Catarrh being greatly inuenced by. constitutional conditions requiresl constitutional treatment. ' Ha1l sl Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Systemathereby de- stroving the foundation of the dis- lease, :ivin;,r -the patient strength by lbuilding up the constitution and as- sisting nature in doing its work. lThe proprietors have so much faith in the curative powers of I-Ia1l s Catarrh Cure that they offer One- `Hundred Dollars for any case that lit fails to cure. Send" for list of l A J J______ . 1'.` T lWT'TT.V\`I"I'T\1T D IVI\ :10 GJID I.-K} lJlllL'o |7Cll\l LU1 IIDD U1 Address: F-. J. CHENEY & co.. Toledo, Ohio._ Sold by all d1'115_1'}_v'ists, 750. T `