12 PAGES he Daily British ¥ Whi PAGES 9-12 § y YEAR 4. No. 251 CANE FROM ARCTIC CRCLE CAPT. RE. DOYLE MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL BOARD Formerly Resided at Ottawa--Has Been Medical Officer of the Hoyal Northwest Mounted Police, Captain R, E. Doyle, one of the members of the Medical Board at the Base Recruiting Office came from a point 300 miles north of the Arctic circle, : Dr. Doyle is a former resident of Ottawa. He spent three years in the smorth at Hudson Bay Trading posie before going as a medical officer of the Royal Northwest Mounted Policé. His duties were at Fort MacPherson .and he travelled north for 2,600 miles from Edmonton to reach his destination, At Fort MacPherson there was a sub-division of the N. W. Mounted Police, Here also was a Mission elwurch and a Hudgon Bay post. The village was made of about 150 In- dians who had built shacks in the neighborhood. sg Every summer Dr, Doyle went to a litte island post on the Alaska Yukon Woundary where there were many Eskimos. During the summer this work and that of looking' after the Indian settlement kept him very busy, MH was during the long win ter months that time was liable to land heavily on a man's hands There was reading and photography to keep one busy. Capt. Doyle ye that he brought out one-of the finest collections of pictures ever taken in the north, He did his own develop- ing and printing and made the work & hobby. The utter lack of civilizatjon was often felt in the post There were two women----one the wife of a mis- gtonary and one the wife of a ser- geant--who lived at this post. They seemed very contented and happy with their house work and other work to take up their time, It is a great and dntemsely inter- esting story that the captain can tell bat he is very modest and quiet about his strange life. He came out of the silent places to do what the country considered a more important work. As soon as the war is over he is going back to enjoy the fascination of the northlands, Speaking about the farming pos- @ibilities Dr. Doyle says that little gardens were able to give lettuce, madishes, and such things. The frost is never out of the ground, however, and the summer only lasts from June to September. As one goes south the climatic. conditions lend themselves better to cultivation of the ground, but one cannot expect polar bears and rosés on the same ground. The health of the Eskimos and In- Alans. is fair in this district. Dua to the exposure and the hand work the races are dying out however, tu- dition however, and much good is done. . the military police the captain was very enthusiastic aver them speaking of what a fine body they were police think nothing of going out by dog sled 200 miles to arrest a man. There is little crime nd arrests are principaly for small misdemeanors, theft, fighting and such things Capt.- Doyle travelled from the north with the party which brought into Edmonton thie murderers of two priests. This created quite a sensa- tion some time ago. f peace was declared to-morrow I would go back to Fort MacPherson on the Arctic ocean," said Capt. Doyle, Speaking of Autumnal Dirge. By Cr . C. Slack, Nature's feathered band of pipers, they who played for us so sweet Through the gone and golden sum- mer from their field and bower retreat, Now their music seems to shudder with the thoughts of frost and snow, Seems as if they chant their.dirge for their comrades' leaf and blow, Dirges for the yellow aster and the royal goldenrod, For the dandelion and daisy decaying in the sod, For the iron-weed and the primrose which they hailed atearly May, They are chanting mournful dirges in the summer's twilight gray. now The thistle down is drifting over reed beds brown and dried, the damp fogs seem to hover where the fire-fly lived and died. The early white frosts linger in the fallow"s lowest spot, It has dyed the berry bushes in the old stump lot, \ The ferns are Srispeg and faded and the purplé iris dead, And the frosts with. eerie whispers creep around their winter bed, The hazels in the corner of the fence are wind-swept bare, The grape-vine and the bittersweet are clothed in garments rare And And from the cornfield yonder with its russet stocks in rows, Is heard the merry prattle of the congreggted crows, The eaves are now deserted for the martins all have fled; Their nests once blith and cheery now are silent as the dead, The redbreasts and the white-wings, tuneful singers of all sorts, Are convening and are winging to their southern resorts, They are chanting farewell dirges for their comrads, leaf and blow, Which they leave behind them sleeping in their winding sheet of snow. Golden Wedding in Rawdon. Stirling, Oct. 27.--Mr. and Mrs. James Moore, Rawdon township, berculosis claiming a lot of victims, The doctors try to fight it off but the natices' ignorance prevent them gaining a knbwledge of the dangers of infection and bad sanitary con- Cm celebrated their golden wedding an- niversary, about twenty of their children and grandchildren being present with them, also Bidwell Sine, Stirling, who was presnt at their . CSN LA he: doctors do their best | KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MONDAY, OCTOBER The accompanying picture shows the arrival of a trunkioad of shells at the point where they are to be transferred to pontoon boats for transport nearer to the front. The light railways have ° proved themselves to be invaluable in Modern warfare and follow the line of advance very closely. The pongoon boat, built by British engineers, is moored close to the bank and a party of gunners are returning to the railway, which here runs alo next stage is the journey of the shells from the ba for them. marriage, On behalf of the family, Mrs, William Martin, the - oldest daughter, presefited her parents with a purse. Keeping "young" depends upon maintained vigor, elasticity of muscles and arteries and an active mind that keeps in happy touch and sympathy with the pleasures and affairs of youth. These de- _- sirable conditions are splendidly aided by | INSTANT POSTUM a snappy flavored, delightful ce- real table beverage, en from those non-food, harmful ly free ele- ments--caffeine, for example-- which tend to harden the arteries and bring on premature old age. ~ "Theresa Reason" for | permission. Soldiers in the | follow suit. Z # FR THE GERMANS FACING of Cloth With Wooden Soles. Copenhagen, Oct, 27.--Some of the prospects which the German peo- ple are called upon to face the com- ing winter are officially announced in to-day's German newspapers as fol- lows: "There is only enough shoe leather for the use of miners, fishermen, canal workers and- a few - allied trades. The manufacture of leather footwear for the rest of the popula- tion will soon be. suspended. They will have to get along with wooden soles and cloth uppers. "There is a big shortage in veget- ables, and no hope of any material improvement in'the fresh vegetable supply, The turnip must again be one of the mainstays of German diet this winter, although to a less degree than last year. "The fuel problem has not been solved, despite 'all the efforts made for its solution, and the ¢ity popula- tions may expect to notice the results of this fact keenly from time to time. The Coal Commissioner prophesies that the pinch will be felt here and there 'within the next few days. "The railway administration of Saxony announced that railway travel will not be allowed withdut special home camps are Mmited in their week-end furloughs, and Saturday and Sunday trips of mothers and sweethearts to see the boys in camp are stopped in order to cut down railway travel. The Prussian railways will probably "Finally, after the fashion plates for winter are out, the Government has decreed that women's skirts must be made with a reduced amdunt of material, which will necessitate their B being made both shorter and tight- |U er," ' Soy : Exemption Boards. Gananoque---~W. T, Samson and ebster. A Delta--R. J. Harvey and M. J. Johnston. Toledo--H. N, Stinsoni"and Craw- ford Marshall. . - Athems--T. R, Beale and H. H. Ar- "Madlorytown--C. E. Tennant and 290, 1917 side a canal, for a further load of shells. 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