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Durham Chronicle (1867), 4 Nov 1915, p. 2

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Dal dtor The area of cultivation is subject to reduction in case of rough, scrubby or stony land Live stock mav be substituted for cultivation under certain conditions . W W. CORY. C.M.G. - Deputy of the Minister of the Interior N. B.â€"Unauth0rrized publication of this advertisement will not be ' _ ‘ __ _,_ - ...... v aujuahg . In certain districts a home-. steader in good standing may pre- empt a quarter-section alongside his homestead. Price $3.00 per acre. Duties.â€"Six months’ reSidence in each of three years after earning homestead patent' also 50 acres' extra cultivation. Pre-emption patent may be obtained as soon; as homestead patent, on certain? conditions i A settler who has exhausted his‘ homestead right may take a pur-f chased homestead in certain dis-g tricts Price $3.00 Der acre. Duties. --Must reside six months in each of three vears, cultivate 50 acres and erect a - house w0rth $300 SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN NORTH DIL‘UI’513 w UAR 5.111111! NUR‘L‘fl4Licensed Auctioneer for the WEST LAND REGULATIONS. fCounty of Grey. Satisfaction guar- anteed. Terms reasonable. Dates The sole head of a family, 01‘ of sales made at the Chronicle of- anv male over 1:: years old, may fice, or with himself. homestead a quarter-section of. available Dominion land in Mani-' toba. Saskatchewan, or Alberta._;Dul‘hanl Horticultural Applicant must appear in perSOn: ‘ ° . at the Dominion Lands Agency or: The annE£CIrneeE§ng of the Sub‘Agencl ‘0" “‘9 D‘Str‘ci' Em" above society will be held in the by proxy may be made at anv Public Librarv on F “d . 7 ° . . ~ : ‘ I‘l V e\ emu? Dominion Lands Agency (but ‘ a. g... , nQth'overnber 5. at 8 o’clock, for Sub-Agency), on certain conch-j - ' tions- llxncihncn :h -A__--¢:-_- ___u,|, Dutiesâ€"Six months” residence upon and cultivation of the land in each of three years. A home- steader may liVe within nine miles of his homestead on a farm of at least 80 acres, on certain condi- tions. A habitable house is re- quired except Where residence is performed In the vicinity. MACHINISTS. â€" LATHE HANDS, also vise hands.â€"Canada Maâ€" chinery Corporation, Limited. Galt, Ontario. 1014 BORREL DRIVING HORSE: ALSO buggy, harness, etc. Apply to T1108. WhitmOre, Durham. 7 81th NORTH PART OF LOT 6, THE old skating rink site, Garafraxa street, and the north part of lot a.Albert street. Apply to A. E. Jackson. 93th Heifer Estray STRAYED FROM THE PREMISES of the undersigned, lot 63, con. 3, Bentinck, about the first of October, a black mulley heifer rising two years old; last seen going up Hutton Hill. Anyone giVinzg information that will lead to her recovery will be suit- ably rewarded.â€"R. G. W'ebbor. A PARLOR COOKâ€"BASE BURN- er, used to burn only four tons of coal; practically as good as new. Apply to 'R. E. Richardson. AA-.~ LOTS 8, 9 and 10, KINCARDINE street. West. Apply to A.H. Jack- son- 4 1 15 tf THE SPIRELLA. CORSET CO.M- p-any held a special training in the Forester’s Hall, College St.. Toronto, from August 21 to Sen- tember 1. Ladies desirous of taking up a remuneratiVe pro- fession where promotion is rapii and sure to capable women, ap- ply at once by letter for particu- lars of above, to the City Mana- ger, Spirella Corset Shop, 4253!; Yonge St., Toronto, or their rep- resentative, Mrs. J. C. Nichol Box 107, Durham. 10 Hi BEING LOT 65, CON. 3, E. G. R. Glenelg, containing 100 acres; 80 acres clearedr, balance bush: good well water, and never- failing crpelg; six-rqomed dweli- A'__'n Machinists Wanted R. R. No. 3, Durham Durham. 5. ACRES IN BENTINCK TOWN- Ihip. being Lot 26, Concession 3 W. G. R.’ will be sold cheap: good title. Apply to George Whitmore, Durham, or Thomas Davis. RR. No. 2, Priceville. For Sale GOOD FRAME HOUSE AND quarter acre of land on Gara- fraxa street, upper town, Dur- ham. The property is in good condition. and will be sold cheap. For particulars apply to John Stewart, Durham. 15 4pc! ing, good frame barn 45x60. good basement stables; four acres of orchard; convenient to school; 25.; miles from Durham. For further partiCIJlars apply on premises out of school hours, to Andrew Scott and daughter, R. R. No. 4, Durham PD 10 21 lpt Glenelg, containing 100 acres: on premises are new frame barn. brick house, sheds and outbuild- ings; running stream through property: about 10 acres hard- wood bush, rest in good state of cultivation. Possession giVen on Nov. lat, 1913. For further par- ticulars, apply on premises to Mrs John Staples, Rural Route No. 1. Durham. Ont. 944pdt1 181:1 Advertisements of one inch. or 10-0. 251m“ for first ineerti . end momma“ beeqnent insertion. Over one inch end under two inches. dent]. a. M. nmonnt. You-1y retee on npplionnon. Horse for Sale Lots For Sale Spirella Corsets Farms for Sale. 53, CON. 3, E. SMALL 100 acres: 8 106m 10 14M 10 TtI A GOOD COMFORTABLE DWELL- ing. one of the most comfortable in Durham, and one of the very best locations. There are in con- nection a couple of good build- ing lots, and these will be sold With the building or separately. as desired by the purchaser. The dwelling contains all modern con-veni-enceS, is easily heated, and will be sold for much less than cost, and on terms to suit The annual meeting of the above society will be held in the Public Library on Friday evening, November 5, at 8 o’clock, for the election of officers and other business in connection with the society. Members. and those tak- ing an interest in the society‘s welfare are cordially inVited. MRS. J.S. McILRAITH’ C. FIRTH President. Secretary. A T-ROOMED COTTAGE W’ITH three-eighths of an acre of land. Apply to J. 'P. Telford. Durham. 10 ‘28 3 Holstein Conveyancer. Issuer of Marriage Licenses. Money to loan at lowest rates. and terms to suit borrower. Fire and Life Insurance placed in thor- oughly reliable compnaies. Deeds, Mortgages. Leases and Wills. executed on shortest notice. All Work promptly attended to. J. P. Telford. BARRISTEI., SOLICITOR, ETC Ofice. nearly opposite the Registry office. Lambton '3t..Durha.m. Anynmount )f monev tr. loan at 5 per cent. on farm ‘ropertv. Pupil of Professor Konold, will accept .a lumited number of pupils for instruction on piano and Organ. EnQuire for terms. 10 7 U er, Conveyancer. c. Insurance Agent. Money to Loan. Issuer of Mar- riage Licenses. A general financial busi ness_t1:ansacted. Officeâ€"Over Douglas’ J ewellerv Store. I. ARTHUR COOK WILL GIVE vocal instruction in singing ev- ery Tuesday afternoon and evening at the home of Mrs. S. P. McComb. Pupils may apply for appointments to Mrs. Mcâ€" Com-n at any time. 10 22tf J F. GRANT, D. D. SWL. D. S ONOR GRADUATE. UNIVERSI- ty of Toronto. Graduate Boys College Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Dentistry in all its Branches. NOTARY PUBLIC, COMMISSION L er. gonveyancer. c. lnsuranc: Dr. W. 0. Pickering Dentist. OFFICE: Over J. J. Hunter’s U York and Chicago. Diseases of Eye, Bar Nose and Throat. \Vill be at the Hahn House, Octo- her 16, November 20, and December 18 Hours, 1 to 5 p.m. ww-n...’ UV ”“5” the buyer. Immediate posseSSion may be had. Any person Wishing a good comfortable home. easily maintained and With u'p-to-date equipment should consult us at once. Buying in__this case will be Licensed Auctioneer DAN MCLEAN as easy as renting, and much more satisfactory. If y business. (all at The Chronicle offiqe and get the initial infar- For Immediate Sale I: See in the New ' Hunter Block. Ofice hours,8 to 10 a. m. to 4p.m. and? :09 p. m. Special attention given to diseases if women and children. Residence op- posite Presbvterian Church. SPECIALIST 2 EYE, EAR, THROAT NOSE Office: 13, Frost St. Owen Sound. m.. 7-9 p. 111. Telephone comm'unich- non between oflice and residence at all hours. DR. BURT. Late Autumn. Roy. London Ophthumio Hos 3113:. and to Golden Sq. Throat and N030 Boa FFICEâ€"Over 5 P. Telford’s omce nearly opposite the Regist omce. Resxdence Second house south of Registry oflice on east side of Albert Street. Ofiicejlpurs 9-11 a.m., 2-:1 p. Ofieé 1-13an frdm '12 to .3 o’clock U short distance out of Knapp’s Rota, [4931) you Sgreet,_ _Lovyex_' _To_wn, Dnrhun FFICE AND RESIDENCE A short distance out of _Knapp’ 3 Hotel. HYSICIAN AN D SURGEON, OF- fice in the New ' Hunter Block. _ Qficg Dwelling: For Sale i DURHAM" ONT. (Lower Town. Drs. lamieson Jamieson I. 6. Hutton. M. 0., c. M. DR. BROWN L R. C; P.. LONDON. ENG RADULATE of London. New MISS HAYDEE McAULEY W. J. SHARP Legal ‘Dz’rectorv Dental Directorv. Arthur Gun, II. D. Medical Directorv. . H. Jackson. Musical !FROM THE PREMISES OF THE 5 undersigned, Lot 33, Con. 3, W 1 GR, Bentinck, on or about the i 25th of October, nine head of 6 young cattle, chiefly yearling“ six black ones (two of them hav- ing white faces), one red steer. one brindle heifer and one bluish colored steer. Any person taking care of same and furnishing in- formation that will lead to their recovery will be suitably re- warded.â€"Areh_ie M McLean, 3.3. No. 2, Durham ‘ 11 4 ‘h- 5 “The great movement of troops Ffrom Niagara to Toronto has be- ggun, and by Saturday night ul- =most 10,000 troops will have left here. Our oattalion is scheduled to .leave here on November 4, and in 'all prooability we will Spend the :l'oliowing Sun-day in Hamilton. We are to spend the winter in ,Barrie, Orillia and Collingwood. We are unable to fix Mr. Pilgrim very clearly, but he says he call- ed on us last vacation while visitâ€" ing Mr. Cook of Bentinck He says : “I a FORMER BENlINUK BOY AT DAliDANELLES We. have received a letter from Pte. George Pilgrim, who is now serving at the front, “somewhere near the Dardanelles,” and as he is an old boy from near Durham, and once a color-sergeant of D Company, 3151: Regiment, many of our readers will be pleased to hear from him. “We receive your paper here every week and look forward eag- erly for the day when it arrives.” LETTERS FROM . THE BOYS IN KHAKI W “Since finishing our own shoot- ing, part of our company have been acting as marksmeu for D Company, and among them are we three Durham boys, so that we al- ready know what it is like to hear bullets whistling overhead. “The highest score that one could make was 105 points. If a person gets 90 or over, he is a marksman, and has the prixilege of wearing crossed guns on his sleexe. Eighty points or over is considered a first-class shot, and from 60 to 80 a second-class shot. one shot must be sent in. A great many of the soldiers did their used at 300 yards. At 500 yards we used the usual method of lying and firing. fire. The target appeared for 10 seconds, and in that time the person firing must put five shots into it. That seems quick, but a good shot could put them in in half the time. “Then followed ‘snap’ shooting at 300 yards. In this method, the target appears for six seconds. and then disappears. In that time “The next practic ate firing, with the of scoring. J\|A L __“- \I the target the oullets were in, 5: long as they were in a group. “The next practice was deli‘uer A “The first practice was group- ing shots at 100 yards. If a man could place five shots in a four- inch circle, he got 25 points, in an eight-inch circle, 20 points. and in a twelve-inch circle, 15. It did not matter What part of “The targets we use are not the usual White target with a black bull’s-eye. We used that at 100 yards, out at any longer distance we used a figure. At 200 yards the target used looked consider- aoly like the head and shoulders of a man lying in grass. At 300 ‘yards and longer, the target rep- resented the head and shoulder:- of a man in a trench. These tar- The rifle used is the Ross Marki III, and is a very good rifle. OnI it, the rear sight is placed right aoove the bolt. “The ranges are about two miles out from camp. There are 20 targets, totalling in length aoout 150 feet, and each numbered with a large number. The butts in front of the target are about six feet thick, and a small plate about a half-inch in thickness runs the full length, so that a man is per- fectly safe behind there. We have received the following letter from ‘Pte. E J. McGirr, of C Company of the 76th Battalion now stationed at Niagara. Th; letter is dated Octooer 28, and will be of interest to all our readers -. “As quite a number of the men around Durham are members of the Rifle Association, and are writing this to give them an Idea of our ranges here. TARGET PRACTICE AT NIAGARA not in Canada now, but in SI rayed arget with a black . used that at 106 any longer distance gure. At 200 yards ed looked consider- head and shoulders usual method '9 £3.13. 1142p 15). of so “I am still in the same camp, but expect a move before very long, but how soon, and Where we are going, are matters that head- quartens alone know. I had quite an experience yesterday Whach I The following letter from Lieut. Cecil Wolfe in Egypt will be of interest to all, containing, as it does, considerable information about a country of which very few of us know nothing: Pte. Pilgrim’s address is: Pte George Pilgrim, No. 03669, No 3 Stationary Hospital, General Army P.O , London, England. “We have a good staff of of- ficers, and good nurses to help the wounded and the suffering. “Tell the friends in South (irev 1 am trying to do my bit.” y “They may be lying helpless in the trenches, calling for help. It is our duty to respond and to an- swer their calls by going. Ishall never regret the sacrifice of a good home and its surroundings to help my King and country. {row-boat. W'e were convoy ed part of the way, to escape the enemy s submarines We stayed only about 48 hours in England -Am sorr" it .Was not Ion-,ger but hope to see :some of the historic spots of old England, and that I may also be spared to see service in France .and other countries of our famous allies, who are fighting side by side to stem the tide. of German kultur and militarism, 1v hich threatened the Whole world, but, that-k God, has failed in its des- perate efforts. “Every British subject should do his share. The Ghurkas are With us aid all parts of the Brit’- ish Empire have joined the col- ors. \Vhy not all able-bodied Ca- nadians. to Whom liberty and freedom mean as much. as to 1: black man. I would be ashamed to hold my head up after this if I hadn’t made a sacrifice to do my bit. A Wife or mother amy 0'rieve to see one go but they don’t think of what it 31 ould 1111' .111 to be under German rule. We must make a sacrifice. I left a good home. a good Wife and a child only fourteen months old, and a thousand dollar job', because duty called me. Many others have done likewise, and may never see their homes, again. “First, the priest comes out or the house, followed by a few wo- men, the first woman carrying the child in her arms, its body cover- ed, and feet bare. They proceed up the street with a Greek priest chanting some prayer until they reach the churchyard. They enter a small synagogue and hold ser" Vlce, after which they proceed to the graveyard, where the mother places the body in a grave about two feet deep, puts a few pieces of boards across the body. The woman still remains on her knees, covering the grave, and during this time the priest burns incense and continues chanting. It is so different from our methods that we realize that half the world doesn’t know how the other half lives and acts. “We had a lonely voyage across the ocean, smooth enough for a Pte. Pilgrim tells of an antiquat- ed windmill used for grinding flour and concludes the peOpI-c there are a thousand years beâ€" hind the times. They grind flour from barley ard the mill used is all made of wood, even the driv- ing cogs. He then goes on to des- cribe the burial of a child, which to us is an exceedingly strange method of procedure. He says: :the Canadian Army with ‘ the Ca- nadian Medical Corps, somewhere near the Dardanelles. I took a inotion one day that I should do. Imy duty in responding to my ‘country’s call to help _a- brother in distress, and to help to fight the empire’s battle for right and lfreedom. It puzzles me to think lof an able-bodied man, young or old, who can refrain from joining the, colors in defense of the ty- lranny of a common “ enemyâ€"an ’ enemy that would treat us, if they had the power, just as they did lthe Belgians. We are fighting for .freedom, our freedom and the lworld’s freedom. We are fighting to uphold the honor of our treet- ies and to support the Weak iagainst the strong. “I cannot tell you anything or our movements, as the letter it conveyed information that would benefit the enemy. Iwould not for a moment think of giv- ling information that would bene- fit the Kaiser or his baby-killers. “The climate here is different 'from Canadian climate. Dysentery is very prevalent here and on the peninsula. It is bad, too, almost as bad as the enemy’s bullets. A per- son is liable to be killed by a bullet, but he may pull through dysentery and go back again to l the firing line.” A CAMEL RIDE IN EGYPT é;m*‘*“§§“ rise of the camel is composed of four separate motions, two for- ward and two backward, and in all of these the saddle is almost per- penldicularfwith the \ground, al- most as if you StOOdJ it up on: end. is a rather difficult proceeding. 1 was the last to mount, having re- mained down to take the pictures of the rest of the party when mounted, and in doing so, profited by their mistakes, and so got safe- ly mounted myself. Mounting is rather trying. The camels are kneeling and you vault into the saddle from the left hand side, but immediately he feels your weight in the saddle he starts to rise, and as one of the officers said, then hang on by your eye- lashes and your teeth or you will find yourself astride his neck or on the ground behind him. The “The camels were soon saddled, and after the water bags, hax e1- sacks and rifles were strapped on we were prepared to mount, which “These camels were [different from any I had ever seen before. They are the true Bisherin, or fast trotting camel, specially bred and purchased by the government on account of their endurance and terrific speed. There is as much difference between them and the ordinary camels as there would be between a heavy draught horse and a thoroughbred. These camels are in color from grey to pure white, with fine-boned limbs and silky coats. They can go, on an average, about 80 miles aday, and keep at it about two weeks before they begin to show signs of fatigue, and in that time only require water every eleven days if it is between December and February. At this time of the year they are watered every four days, and fed a small amount of chopped barley straw mixed With a little maize once a day. won’t forget for some time to come, at least my aching muscles won’t allow me to. Three of the Iofficers from our camp, including myself, were invited by the Brit- ish vice-consul and the American vice-consul, to join them on a camel trip they had arranged out into the desert. We obtained leave to be away from camp and took train to the last station in the desert, called Umrical, where we were met by an officer of the des- ert police with Arab horses, which we mounted and rode out to the last police post, called Hannam, which is right out in the desert, and a most desolate looking hole. if the glare of the white sands were not relieved a little by the green of the date palms which surrounded the wells close to the barracks. We took some photo- graphs of the wells, camels, etc., and then, after a lunch in the compound, we came out to watch the saddling of our camels by the Soudanese soldiers, who com- pose the desert police. 331”!) 1.78 HEAD OFFICE After We were all in the saddle, and _‘ were (given Ia few instruc- tions as to guiding the camels, and how to sit in the saddle. our escort of Soudanese formed up around us and two of the number circled out ahead into the desert on either side of the caravan route we were taking, to watch any addreea. free of post: e f Rates . - :1 Wm 8 or 41.50 my be charged if not so psi . to which ever) subscription is paid ' y the number on the address label. No paper die- continued to all arrears are paid. except at :3 e option of the proprietor. 18 PUBLISHED VERY THURSDAY HORN“ u the Chronicle Printing House, Gan Street. and Funeral Directorx HIE IllJ-HHAM CHHBNIELE mum-act rates for youny adverueementa tu niahed on application to the office. Full line of Catholic Robes, and bl." ck and white Caps for aged people. Tl NS‘MITHIN G Mr. M. Kress has opened a shop at the rear of the furniture show room and is prepared to do all kinds of tinsmithing. Undertaking receives special attention CANADA Rugs, Oilcloths Window hades Lace Curtains and all Household Furnishings SHOW ROOMSâ€"Next Lo Swallows Barber Shop. RESIDENCEâ€"Next door South of W. J . Lawrence’s blacksmith shop. DURHAM.ONT FURNITURE THE EDWARD kRESS Come and see these goods they are ex- tra good value. We have the nicest Flanneiettefin Town soft and fluffy, and only 110 and 120. If you are in need of Flannels in Mili- tary Black, and White, and Khaki also Blue at 500. Red at 400, 500 and 750 see us. Continued on p.100 5 Embalming a Specialty EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR‘ . L. GRANT ’. IRWIN AND 'l' catch“).

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