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believes in advertising in The Advance because \_â€" he has proven it Dominion Bank Bldg. Timmins â€" â€" â€" Ont From\a small advertisement regarding the new Moneth Townsite lots, Mr. H. A. Proctor last week sold 98 lots, receiving cash in full or materâ€" ial depostt on each of same. This is not the only instance this Real Estate agent cangiye. From one 50¢ Classified advt. some weeks asco he sold a $5,000.00 house. From others he received equally satisfactory returns. "It doesn‘t matter whether it‘s display or classiâ€" fied advertising, K find The Advance brings outâ€" standing results,"gays Mr. Proctor. _ "Usually I sell the property withim a day or two" he concludâ€" ed, "and then have enquiries for days and even weeks afterwards." THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO Ontziri0 The executive of the Royal Canaâ€" dian Golf Association will make an |effort ‘to improve the rules and etiâ€" quette of the game throughout the Dominion this season, and will also devote considerable attention to the matter of handicapping, and to these ends the following extracts are inâ€" eluded in a letter to all clubs that are members of the Association :â€" ‘"Careful handicapping is importâ€" ant for the general good of golf. 1t affects club medal contests, interâ€"club matches, tournaments and promotion |of goodâ€"fellowship among players in general. | TO IMPROVE RULES ANG REGULATIONS OF GOLf Royal Canadian Golf Association Seeking to Improve Standards of Golf for the Advantage of the Game. ‘‘We commend the following as a simple method of applying the Calâ€" kins system, which is the official sysâ€" tem of the Royal Canadian Golf Asâ€" sociation and the United States Go Association â€" Please note earefully the following directions: Ascertain each player‘s â€" average ‘best â€" score. This implies his average best game. Trace down the column showing the best seore average, and the handicap is asâ€" certained in the corresponding verâ€" tical column headed "Par.‘ The table will give you the proper handicap. If you have not a copy of the talble we shall be glad to forward one on request. "‘Par distances. are as follows: Holes up to 250 yards in length, par ): holes from 251 yards to 445 \ards“ par 4; holes from 446 yards to 6QO0 yards, par 5; holes over 600 yards, par 6. Measure from centre of tee to centre â€" of green. Due â€" allowance should be made for any «peculiarity in the configuration of the ground or for unusual conditions. ‘Experience has proven that the best way to get the average score is to send a post card to each member. If they do not return them, telephone and ask them tileir three best scores. This should be done at least twice a year. ©Your executive committee wishes to emphasize the importance of betâ€" ter observance of the rules of golf by various clubs in Canada. The rules of solf are important to the game. No one need plead ignorance of the rules when a. little bookiet in which is a sheet of pure Four Steres in the North warp or shrink plaster, gyproc A Permanent gypsum rock will not burn, wall without Gyproc walls are lasting The Geo. Taylor Hardware LIMITED they are plainly set forth may be had for a few cents per eopy. It is the duty of every player to report any breach of the rules to the executive of his elub. The offending player, if he is worthy to play the game of golf, should be grateful to such informanat. If each club could develop a small group of players who absolutely insist at all times that the rules and etiâ€" quette be strietly dobserved a great deal could hbe a(‘(‘OlllplNAl(‘d in â€" the right direction and a higher standard of golf in Canada woulid be the reâ€" sult. ‘"‘Club committees should give the most careful attention to the abovre in their competitions during 1924. To play the game is a British traâ€" dition. In order to ‘play the game‘ the rules should be adhered to. In the Old Land the players know the rules and observe them. ‘"‘"Let every club make 1924 a banâ€" ner year in the direction of â€"a hwh- er standard of golf in Canada.‘ MAJOR ARTHUR RETIRES WITH RANK OF LIEUT.â€"COL, Readers of The Advance who were members of the 97th Algonquin Rifles or the 159th Battalion C.:E.F. will be interested in <~the following notice which appeared in District Orders under date of April 10th, by the Offiâ€" cer Commanding the Military Disâ€" tret No. 2:â€"‘‘Major R. H. Arthur is permitted to retire and is granted the honorary rank. of Lieutenantâ€"Colonel on retirement, under the provisions of K.R. (Can.) 193.‘ iMajor Arthur was formerly medical officer for the Alâ€" eonquin Riflee and on the formation of ‘the overseas â€" battalion became Medical Officer for the 159th Battalâ€" ion. â€" His home is in Sudbury. "Always at Your Service" MYSTERIOUS DISEASE SAID TO BE ‘*POISONING‘‘ As noted in recent issues of The Advance North Bay, Sudbury, Capreol and other North Land towns have been visited in the past few months by a mysterious ‘*disease"‘ that has caused great â€" mortality among the dogs. In a few days fifteen dogs dropped dead on the stteet or m the \dl‘(rs in North Bay. At first poisonâ€" ing was suspected, but this explanaâ€" tion was dropped when the mysterâ€" ious *‘disease"‘ made its appearance simultaneously in separated towns. Starting at Fort William, the ‘‘disâ€" ease‘‘ appeared to work its way east as far as Mattawa, the dogs in pracâ€" tically all the intervening towns sufâ€" "A CHAIN OF SERVICE" More than a Shelter Can you spend an evening in your summer cottage in real homey comfort orâ€"are the walls a mere partition to separate one room from the other. With a saw, hammer and a few nails you can apply Gyproc Fireproof Wallboard yourself. Pure Gypsum plaster cast in sections handled without dirt or trouble. Gyproc is equally suitable for tinting or paperâ€" ing. It keeps out the intense summer heat and is absolutely fireproof. » Gyproc is quickly and easily applied and its nonâ€"warping and unshrinkable qualities make it a permanent covering for your walls and ceilings. Let us tell you more about it. "sIZE OF SHEET 4 to 10 feet long, fering. At: Mattawa several dogs were found dead on the streets. The fact that at North Bay several of the dogs were of noteworthy monetary value caused a close investigation. As a result it was decided by Dr. Miller, V .S., that the seven dogs he ‘had exâ€" amined in tlie matter, were all killed by poison. It is now believed that the other dogs concerned in the vars lous towns visited by the ‘*disease‘‘ met death through the administration of poison and that a sort of maniac or suecession of maniaes caused the senseless destruction. It that the party or parties could not the _ apprehend away for safekeeping. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\‘ /T. P. Carroll| ong, 32 inches wide, 3â€"8â€"inch thick. > 10 Main Ave., Timmins | s XALk \A‘\A“““‘\‘ \aP mm\\\m\m\m\\’i Northern Paint Shop P.O. Box 1074. Furniture Upholsteringâ€"â€"Repairing ~s When a boy loves a girl that‘s his business, When a girl loves a boy that‘s her husiness, When they are getting married that‘s their business. _ My own business is to sell Singer Sewing Machines and Willis Pianos. Paperhanger Painter Our _ Sewing Machine _ Repair Charges are Reasonable. 69 Maple St., P.O. Box 75 Painting and Renovating Autos. A Specialty. CARS ST OR ED CASH OR ON EASY TERMS overnight or by the month. No. 57/ RIVER ROAD (Wilson Avenue.) rction. It is a pity or parties responsible apprehended and put Cobalt Cochrane New Liskeard Timmins 1 unmins Phone 211.