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"ave President vccasion for 3 us notes ” liley, beloved der from the :u'ies sent Methodist d by robâ€" and wife, were in steadily ssued . that fie London “Standard" Was First It 1. said that the Old Lady of Lane. as the now defunct “Stan- " was nicknamed, was the first ush newspaper to print a serial 3:017, although to-day the papers which do not are to be counted on $119 fingers of one hand. The distinc- non of being the first weekly to do so ”longs to the “Sunday Times." The staff was “Old St. Paul’s,” by Har- mon Ainsworth, and the author or that stirring story got a thousand pounds for the serial rights. A well known editor, now dead, tells 3 good story of when Trollope came to him to arrange for the appearance serially of “Doctor Them.” The edl- tor offered the author two thousand pounds, but the latter wanted three. To this the editor objected, and the novelist offered to toss for the other thousand. The editor objected, and the matter was settled amicably. “But I felt unsettled,” goes on the editor. “I felt mean. I had refused a chal- legge, To relieve my mind I said: ‘Xow ”.211 is settled, come over to my LA club. where we can hare a quiet room towâ€"o'uf’selves and I ' . z ' W111 to thaL‘ mousand Wi’th Pleaszs you for Trohobe wouldn’t." 1‘9. But ff‘Tnk-le Tom’s Cabin” was written as it ran, and the authoress intended to bring: it. to an end in twelve instal- mans. It ran to fortyâ€"three. For the serial rights Mrs. Stowe got $300, and thought she had done well. On the book she made $20,000 in six months on a 10 per cent. royalty. The first title in “All the Year Round.“ in the very first number, dated April 30th, 1859, is “A Tale of Two Cities." and the opening words are, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” It ran for half a year. and was one of the most suc- cessful serials ever written. HISTORY OF SERIAIS January 4, 1917 COMMENCING 'F‘EUESDAY NEXT, FOR TWO WEEKS WE WiLL GEVE (F‘éEaTHlRDOFF ALL HOLEDAY GOODS Shing if )wn Officeâ€"Buy your tickets here. “A doubgy 233:5: with all that’s best Christmas am; a auvasazzrreaging, smiiecreleasing New Year”. Madariana’s Drug Store The Eis‘iexall Store All Continued from page 2. mg'a tOll'Ol over 2W HY“. The month of July saw the launch- ing of the great drive of the French and English on the Somme, which is still in progress after six months of almost constant fighting with the Allies steadily advancing. The Bat- tle of Verdun entered its sixth month on July 23, although it was quite ap- parent that it had been won by the French even before the Somme ot- fensive began. Gen. Jofrre's armies were more successful than the Brit- ish at the opening of the new drive, but General Haig’s forces increased in effectiveness as the battle pro- gressed. In Ontario, July will be remem~ bered for the longest spell of intense heat ever recorded in the Province. It began on Dominion Day and con- tinued almost without a break until near the end of August. About the beginning of the month the plague of infantile paralysis was reported in New York. It became very acute in the United States, and the health offi- cers of Canada had to take measures to keep it from crossing the border into the Dominion. BRIEF REVIEW Sir Roger Casement was execut- ed for high treason. Fresh evi- dence was made public that he had caused the death of Irish prisoners in Germany who re- fused to fight against the Allies. The French recaptured Fleury in the Verdun sector. French captured the Thiaumont Field Works. United States signed a treaty for the cession of the Danish West Indian Islands to the United States, the price agreed upon to be $25.000.000.. AUGUST. 11 16 18. 22 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. DLG LL, but; .LLu up; 4» ‘“‘O w.__.__-- ed General von Falkenhayn for the failure of the Verdun offen- sive. 30. Premier Zaimis of Greece re- signed. 31. Turkey and Bulgaria declared war on Roumania. The most important feature of the news in August was the entry of Roumania into the war on the side of the Allies after many months of un- . “King George renewed the pledge .that the British Empire will fight until Belgium is fully re- stored. . Turkish force attacked the Brit- ish in Egypt and was routed with great losses. . Italians took Gorixia and 10, 000 prisoners. . Russians captured Stanislau from the Austrians. . . Germans announced that they had resumed submarine warfare against merchant ships. . . Russians commenced invasion of Hungarian territory. A second bush fire occurred in Northern Ontario, in which seven people perished. Name of Berlin, Ont., was chang- ed to Kitchener amid great re- joicing among; loyal citizens. Russians re-occupied Mush in Armenia. Bremen, the second German sub- marine merchantman, was re- ported destroyed by the British. Serbs commenced their offensive against the Bulgarians. Bulgars seized Ka-vala, an Aeg- ean sea fort. Italy declared war on Germany. Italian Government seized fam- ous Palazzo di Venazia in Rome, the property of Austria since 1797. Roumania declared war on Ans- General von Hindenburg was appointed chief of the German staff, the Kaiser having dismiss- Save Your Coupon of Austria since m 13mm CHRONICLE certainty, the action or King Ferdin- and indicating how the outcome of. the war looked to a neutral. The 2 Roumanians started oif with impul- sive campaigns into coveted Transyl- ' 3 vania, which were doomed to be dis- ‘ astrous, especially as the Teutons '. were determined to be revenged at all costs upon the Roumanians. The d capture of Gorizia Ly the Italians d marked the successful completion of t the first part of their offensive 3 against the Austri;.:3. g SEPTEEEBER. l, 3. Lieut. Shackleton landed in t Chile with the survivors of the § party rescued from Elephant Is- 1 land, where they had been ‘ marooned. I 1. General Smuts captured the 9 capital of German South Africa. ‘ The Allied fleet of thirty ships 5 arrived at Athens to guard 1 against the treachery of King 1 Constantine. ' I The United States Government I decided ‘o interfere between the 1 men and the companies to pre- 5 vent the threatened railroad ‘ strike. 1 2. The Greek Government surren- dered to the demand of the Allies to give up the post offices and the telegraph stations. 3. The French scored 'a big victory in Picardy. 4. Orsova was captured by the Roumam’ans. 10. The British captured Ginchy. The Russians and Roumanians took Dohric back from the Cen- tral Powers. 11. The central span of the Quebec Bridge collapsed and several lives were lost. 12. The Turks were defeated in the Caucasus. 14. The Bowser Government was de- feated in British Columbia. The Liberals came into power in that Province with H. C. Brewster as Premier. The voters declared in favor of Woman’s Suffrage and Prohibition. 15. Prohibition came into force in Ontario. The British crumpled up the great.German salient, Martin- puish being among the villages taken. 18. Canadian banks subscribed $50,- 000,000 to the new war loan. Edward Gurney, a leading manu- facturer and one of the most prominent laymen in the Me- thodist Church, passed away. 22. French captured part of the vil- lage of Comhles 24. Two great zeppelins were snr down during a raid on Essex. 25. Allies captured villages of Mo val and Les Boeufs on the we: front. Von Jagow, the German Foreign Minister, resigned. . 26. The British and the French took Thiepval and Combles. The most notable occurrence of the month 01' September was the first appearance of the now famous “tanks” in the Battle of the Somme. The tanks are one of the outstanding . contributions of the British to mod- ' ern warfare. Their fear inspiring appearance, their power, and the way in which they could walk over the German trenches made them very formidable engines of war, and they were the most discussed subject of the hour. In the Balkans the Serbians began their offensive to re- cover their country from the invad- ers, and though they advanced slow- ly at first, King Peter’s soldiers had the pleasure of fighting battles on their own soil against their historic enemies. During this month the Canadians said farewell to the Duke of Con- naught, Who had been one of the most diplomatic and beloved Gov- ernorsâ€"General in the history of the Dominion. 11. 12. 15. 16. 17. '19. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. OCTOBER. A zeppelin was brought down near London. The Kalogeropoulos Cabinet re- signed in Greece. German submarines caused great excitement in the United States by sinking one passenger and five freighters off Nantucket. The world expected to see Uncle Sam take some manly action, but was disappointed. Serbs crossed the Cerna River. Former-Premier Venizelos of Greece reached Salonica to di-: rect the revolutionists who de-? sired to cast in their fortunes with the Allies. King Constantine consented to, hand over the entire Greek fleet to the Allies. The Italians started a new ofâ€" fensive against the Austrians and netted 8,000 prisoners. ; The Serbians captured Brod,‘ north-west of Monastir. Sir Thomas Tait resigned the position of Director of National Service i1. Canada. He was suc- ceeded by R. B. Bennett. Premier Scott of Saskatchewan resigned, giving ill health as the reason. Premier Martin was selected by the Liberal Govern- ment to take his place. The Allies made a display of; power in Athens to warn King- Constantine that treachery would . not be tolerated. ‘ A large meeting of staunch Pres- I byterians from all over Canada! was held in Toronto to 0133111591 to fight against Church Union. 1 g . A severe storm occurred on Lake Erie, in which 27 sailors were drowned. Count Karl Stuergkh, Premier of Austria, was assassinated by Dr. Friedrich Adler, an intellect- ual and a patriot. Sir Robert Borden made a strong of National Service. He called attention to the need of another 100,000 men to bring the Cana- dian army to the half-million mark promised. Joflre’s troops recaptured by a sudden blow Douaumont, Thiau- mont, and Houdromont Quarry on the Verdun front. The Serbs captured Cerna Height. The Danube bridge at Germ.- voda, the greatest bridge in Europe and the only ‘one across the Danube, in Roumania. .was blown up by retreating Rou- manians. 28. Canadians captured the famous Regina trench from the Germans. 31. Pastor Russell died suddenly- while traveling. ‘ The civilized world became aware! during this month that Germany had ‘ decided to make slaves of the unforq tunate Belgians. In order to liber-' ate their own men to fight, the Huns carried off the males of unhappy Belgium to work in the mills and to labor in Germany. This re-introduc- tion of slavery into Europe caused something like a shudder of horror in all lands and moved President Wilson to make his first disinterested protest on behalf of the ideals of common humanity. It became evi- dent also that Germany had planned a sweeping revenge against Rou- mania for siding with the Allies. The Roumanians had made the serious mistake of trying quick and ill- planned ofiensives instead of pre- paring strong defensives against any strong Teuton aggression. They were to pay dearly for this error of judg- ment. 12. 13. 14. 16. 19. 19. 20. 20. 21. 22. 23. 26. ‘ 'v.‘ 2. ”.1 41146.11 C] atfected by the news received the a previous week of the death of (14 his son at the front. U The Serbians captured Monastir, w the prize for which the Bulgar~ a‘ iaus went into the war. II Sir John Boyd, the Chancellor of Ontario. died. The hospital ship Brittanica was sunk by a submarine, but no lives were lost. The Braemar Castle, another British hospital ship, was tor- pedoed. Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria died. The Germans captured Craiova in their offen- sive aaginst Roumania. Hon. A. E. Kemp was appointed Minister of Militia. author who made ‘red-blood' stories popular, died at the age of 40. Sir Hiram Maxim, the inventor, died. The Allies issued an ultimatum to the King of Greece demand- ing that his Government should surrender all the guns and mu- nitions in the possession of the Greek royalist army. The Greek revolutionists, who had been duly recognized by the Allies, de- clared war against Bulgaria and t s t l t t l f Germany. 27. 29. 30. P Amnesty was declared to all 08- nadian deserters provided they reported inside of a specified time. The British refused to allow a safe conduct to the new Austrian Ambassador to the United States. Sir John Jellicoe became First Lord of the Admiralty and Sir David Beatty took command of the British Grand Fleet. General Turner was appointed to 0 command the Canadian forces in England. residential election in the United States proved unusually exciting. With one exception it was the closest race in the history of the Republic. Hughes, the Republican candidate, ”was declared elected the first day, but when returns from the Pacific Coast were received, Wilson had the maj ' afte was 1. ority. Almost a week elapsed r the balloting before the result definitely assured. DECEMBER. The Greeks yielded to the de- mand of the Allies after a day’s reign of terror, in which the Allied troops were treacherously attacked. It was announced that the Brit- ish Cabinet would be recon- structed so as to make it more eflective in pressing the war. Premier Asquith resigned, hav- ing failed to rebuild the Cab- inet. As the Constitution made it necessary for the King to call the leader of the pre-war opposi- tion, Bonar Law ‘was asked to form a ministry, being the first Canadian so honored. He re- fused the task. Hon. David Lloyd George be- came Prime Minister of England. Bucharest was evacuated by the Roumanians, who did not defend their capital, and occupied by the Teutons. . Hon. Robert Borden commenced the National Service Campaign in Canada. The new British Cabinet was formed, with four men torminz the new War Council. 12. Germany makes peace aliens; . - Sir George Perley was appointed Canadian Oveiseas War Min-I ister. l The French captured Fort Vaux, " thus taking back in less than a week by a brilliant offensive all the ground held by Germans at; Verdun. ! Victor Carlstrom, an aviator well known in Canada, broke the . American cross- -country record by flying from Chicago to Erie, Pa, a distance of 454 miles, in' 4 hours and 16 minutes. 1 Germany and Austria proclaimed . new kingdom of Poland. President Wilson of the United States was re-elected. ‘ The Russian Dreadnought, Im- peratiza Maria, was sunk. The Duke of Devonshire, the new Governor- General of Can- ada, arrived in Halifax and took the formal oath of; office. Sir Sam Hughes resigned from the position of Minister of Mili- tia at the request of Sir Robert Borden. The Australian Government was reformed, with Premier Hughes still at the head, a split having occurred in the Government support when the people of the Commonwealth voted against national conscription. Henry, Sienkiewicz. ‘the great -, _ __.â€" - NOVEMBER. 17. 18. â€"-v â€"â€"'â€"vâ€" vâ€" â€"v in Verdun sector, capturing 11.. 000 Runs and over 300 guns. [7. It was reported that the British army in Mesopotamia had de- feated the Turks making an ad- vance towards Kut-el-Amara. This news proved especially. cheering, as there had been no activity on this front since the disaster in the spring. 18. It was announced_ that Can:- dians would tear up railroads to send the rails to France. 19. Premier Lloyd George an- nounced that German peace pro- posals were unsatisfactory, and Allies will continue war until victory is won. Hon. W. J. Hanna, Ontario Pro- vincial Secretary, resigned and was succeeded by W. D. Me- Pherson, M.L.A. 20. English papers expressed ap- proval of Premier Lloyd George's stand regarding Germany’s pro- posals. The Prime Minister is endorsed for showing that the Allies are prepared to stand firm, without the door to peace being “banged and bolted.” Although the Allies have met with disappointments and local defeats, the situation at the end of the year provides every reason for optimism. The Germans have managed to crush another small nation, but on all the important fronts the Tcutons must admit being worsted during the past gtwelve months. Italy has advanced iagainst Austria; Russia has ad- ivanced against Austria and held fast against Germany; both England and ,France have made important gains on the Western front. Against none of the nations have the Huns made headway. Those are the. important facts of 1916. And England is still mistress of the seas. A mistress of the seas. Another cheering feature of the situation is Germany’s offer, arro- gant though it may be, to consider peace. The Allies will not permit the war to end until they secure the things for which they are fighting. They started in to make the Germans accept their proper 'place in the world, and the Huns may be nearer to restored sanity than people know. That is what makes the German peace proposals important. They may be the first faint sign that civil- ization is going to be restored in the Kaiser’s Empire as well as the rest i of the world. V- vâ€"v For Canadians, the outsandin: feature of the year has been the growth of national consciousness. More and more the people of the Do- minion are coming to understand What it means to be a “Nation Within an Empire.” The National Service Movement started by Premier Borâ€" den, the growth of recruiting, the characterstic Canadian undertakings and the increased interest in Cm- dian literature and art all indicate that such is the fact. The year 1916 with all its tragedy has been import- ant in the development of the Do- minion of Canada. A Man Who Knew Everything. Thiers, the French statesman, was a victim of many w himsies. None had stronger hold on him. says Mgr. Ga- briel Hanomux in “Contemporary France." than his desire to get every- body to recognize his universal compe- tency. Of an applicant for the post of di- rector at the Sevres manufactory Thiers said: “Be is no more made for that part than I for”- and then he stopped. “Ah. oh! \I Thiers,” said his inter- locutor “3 on find it ‘iiard to say what you could not do.’ ”That’s the truth! That's the truth!" cried the statesman gleefully. One day Thiers said. speaking of a man who had been raised to a high function: w:Hâ€"e is no more suited for that 0mm than I am to be a drug vist. And yet.” he. added, catching himself up, “I do know chemistry!" French launched surpr1§e attggx Force of Light. Light has an actual mechanical pres- sure and can be measured in the labora- tory. It has been found that the sun’s light in itself presses against the earth with a force something like 70,000 tons. As the surface of a sphere varies as the square of the radius, and as the volume or mass varies as the cube of the radius. and as the mechanical pres- sure of light on the Whole surface varies as that surface, and as the force of gravity varies as the mass. it a sphere is made smaller and smaller it is easily seen that the pressure of light does not decrease so fast as the force of gravity. so bodies beyond a certain minuteness could not reach the sun, but would be repelled by the mechani- cal force of its light. Treating a Cut. When you have a cut. a scratch. : bruise or any other kind of injury paint it with iodine. As soon as injur- ed dip a toothpick with cotton rolled on the end of it in the iodine and paint over the wound without washing. The iodine will kill all germs in the dirt that gets into the wound. while wash- ing only drives the germs farther into A..- A Submarine Record. Although the submarine is. in a way. nearly 300 years old, yet the first under sea destroyer to sink a hostile warship without also sinking herself was the M of the British navy, which in Sep- tember, 1914. blew up the German cruiser Belt in Helgoland blame-Ar- A Terrible Slight. Wt do you think? A man brought back the umbrella. he took tron: our “H’m! Itspeakswentorthehon- «not the man. I shouldsay, butitb a terrible alight to the annularâ€"b PAGE Tm shoppingâ€" since the