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llment C“? final Meeting Irical tractor 0999909009009 ito rntil He T! 0690900099.” RTURE 18 MILLS, Secretary. MARKET Or DPS :heir houses ights. .1118? address. or hronicle Of- a! Meeting Mutual Fire ill be held Town of :h day .of ) o’clock in purpose of Report. the and the ISiDCSS. ()0 [-0 to £0 P811- Act 10 888v McCo himse )US 'TJHHH). ‘ The new brick store in the MPd-g (laugh House block will be offered} fur 51110 by public auction on Fri-' «lay. February 26. “ I w Kenzie left on Monday for the Rainy River District. Mr. Archie MacKenzie is in Torâ€" onto at the Grand Lodge meeting T‘f duty through illness. On Thursday last the west block :‘ the Parliament Bulidings in 0t- [\Vil caught fire in some mysteri- us way, and before the devour- xg element could be got under mtrol a large portion of the ml was burned. and many Valu- ble papers and records destroyed. he hose, which hai been hanging n the wall since last used. 20 years go was found imperfect and in- :ipable of sustaining the pres- urv. and the hydrants were froz- n so that little service could be vmlcrezl Without the aid of an llSIlIlP. The loss is estimate“! at 100.000. To repair the iniury in a iore modern style of architecture .nd fire proof in construction 0?} vill tax the public treasury to the nne of more than a quarter of a suiti'ciently to be around ggain. Mr. Geo. Watt lost one of his fingers la log rolling on it. n entertainment under Prol‘es- Parker’s singing class, Varney, his orchestra of town. will be en at Varney on Tuesday night. unada has contributed over 000 to the India Relief Fund. fir. John McCool, teacher in iford High School has received appointment in London Collegi- lnstitute at $1,000 per annum. a public school teacher, Mr. [‘ool made a reputation for iself in Hanover, and his many *nds will be glad-t0 hear of promotion. 'rv our $1.25 and $2.00 per cwt. 20 YEARS z February 15, 1917. 51.25 and $2.00 per cwt. great bargainâ€"George 9. 1917 INDIVIDUAL xtral AGO recovered THREE-YEAR IVG UNDER oiection PURCHASES LIMITED )ER THE FLAGS OF THE NALTIUJNE A'J.‘ WA.I1.â€"11crc 1o Lion plan. The areas in black represent the nations, their c< _‘ war. The United States is shown partly shaded, as it f u: soon be a belligerent. The Alllas represent 28,947,000 sq Phe Central Powers represent 2.2487000 square miles and a 1 area of 22,318,000 square miles and a population of 647,000, From Corner Concerns: Miss Susan Chapman was marâ€" ried on \Vednesday, the 10th, to Mr. Robt. W'hite of Artemesia. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr. Kitching. Since we last wrote, we attended a house-warming in Mr. \Vm. Mc- Fadden’sâ€" new home. Mr. Wm. Bradley intended hav- ing a bee last Saturday hauling brick from Proton Station to ven- eer his large house, but was pre- ventcd by having to attend the funeral of his brother George’s child in Arthur. [IR-v- The township was organized into road divisions with the fol- lowing commissioners: No. 1, N. ‘McDougall; No. '2, A. Hunter: No. 3, W. Ferguson; No. 4, T. Brown. The reeve consented to assist any of the commissioners when his services were required. Fergusonâ€"Hunterâ€"That J. A. Ferguson’s report, presented at last meeting of council, be adopt- 2 ed and he receive $3 com. fees. ' The auditors presented their re-'- port, which was adOpted on mo-‘ tion of McDougall and Hunterfl‘ and that auditors be paid $10 each i land 200 copies be printed. 1 ‘ Hunterâ€"Brown.â€"-That a grant of 1 t$200 be made to the patriotic so- {cieties of the township for Red iCross work for February. ; Mcpougallâ€"Ferguson.â€"â€"â€"That the ifollowing accounts be paid: Reâ€" ‘gistry Office re treasurer’s sure- ties. $1.25: D. Allan, registration of ‘53 births, 15 marriages and 30 ‘deaths, $19.40; Municipal World, supplies, $4.55; A. McKay, express, =40c.; Clarke Moon, legal advice, $4; J. P. Noonan, $7.40; G. Whit- m-ore, tile, $3.75; R. McDougald. ' -_-. “manna 1915. $2.16: J. Mc- FOR $21 . 1UCo , bLu;.--v $4; J. P. Nognan, $7.40;'G lULD qu _..___ c uncil adibfirhed t March 30, to receive for collectors. tenders point pathmasters ‘ business. -â€"-D. “ FINANCE EGREMONT COUNCIL. OTTAWA }8 OF THE NATIONS AT WATKâ€"Herg TO 31503. ’ v-v- urned to meet on receive applications tenders for tile, ap- sters and general --D. All-an. Clerk. ouncil- A hurry up wedding was pulled (iii in this vicinitv Tuesday of last \VHP'K when Miss Sadie Smart, daughter of Mr. S. Smart of Dom-an, hecanw the wife of Mr. Milson Morwood of Mark- daie Miss Smart. was attendix'ig Flesh erton high school. a student in the third form. Her afi'ianced, Mr. Mor- wood, got. a sudden call to go to Van- couver, to atcept a situation. Miss Sadie was at school Tuesdav fOX‘enUUH. the call came in the afternoon and she went to Markdaie Where she was married and the happy young. 0!)!!in 'leave immediately for the Pufifiu home. The Advance tenders congratâ€" ; ulations.-â€"â€" Fleshel ton Advance. “Vim kept the 1219;ng Hun at bay? \th gave a hundred lives each d «y? Who tried in vain to stem the fray? Belgium. \Vho. even now, is fighting hold To break the tyranL 01’ his mild? Who kept: him back with iives in Belgium. “"110 suffered most of :111 the world? \Vho at» the foe her young men hut-1e, \Vho kept her flag always unfurled? Belgium. \th was it that the Kaiwr : x011? To but )1, to ruin. (11 own in gmo, Bee: mso she f0 lght fm 1“ reedum .: law. J Belgium. {The baby, somewhat fretful, l Refuses now to coo. l The clumsy men folks stand around ‘ And don’t knowuvhat to do. l A lullaby from mother l Would soothe the babe, we own. 1 But mother’s busy playing bridge. ‘ Get out the graphophone. | â€"-Ka.nsas City Journal. \V ho \Vho Who A Hurry up Wed ding He heard the call of country clear; He weighed no circumstances; A far from those who held him dear. He lies tonight â€"in France. ' The tears of pride were in her eye: All love was in her glance; She sent him forth. if need, to die, , To die for youâ€"in France. ' l i His babies lisp their prayers to Him , Who errs by no mischance; ‘3 While in the trenches, bleak and grim. i Their father fightsâ€"in France. For lips that pray, and eyes that weep, And hearts that feel the lance, ’ Dig down, dip; down, dig down down _( THERE IS MORE CATARBH IN ' this section of the country than all other diseases put tagether. and for years it was supposed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed local remedies, and by constantly ;failing to cure it with local traet-‘ iment, pronounced it incurable. Ca- itarrh is a local disease, greatly influenced by constitutional con- ditions and therefore requires con- 1stitutional treatment. Hall’s Cu- :tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J y ' Cheney 6: 00., Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional remedy, is taken in-‘ ternally, and acts through the ,Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. One Hundred Dol- 11ars reward is offered for any case that Hall’s Catarrh Cure fails to cure. Send for cirCulars and te-sti-1 monials. ‘ F. J. CHENEY 8: 00., Toledo Ohio. Sold by Dmggists, 75c. _ Hall’s Family Pills for constipa- "Can vou keep a. secret?” E"Yes.” "Then listen to me While I give you one that I can’t keep any longer.” ‘7 deep And payâ€"for those in France. For Those in France w .15 it England 5117019 to 5M 9* w ill be steadfast to the grave? in the end will be Iepaid? Belgium. George H Holland. Lullaby heir colonies :u‘ as it has bloke '.000 square mill. and a pomflatk 647,000,000. is m a 'p The Anchor liner California was torpedoed of! the west coast of Ire- land last Wednesday and sank nine minutes after the torpedo struck her. {The only life boats which were acces- sible, because of the list of the steam- er when she was struck, were those on the port side. Despite this fact, . however, there was no panic. A few persons fell overboard when a heavy 1 wave struck a life boat,’ but all the g occupants of the boat, it is believed, ; l were rescued from the water. A num- ‘ lber or persons were injured and one , 1the purser, died as a result. ; i The California was torpedoed at 9 {o’clock off the Irish coast and sank {With the loss of 40 lives. The istricken ship was able to send out 3“S.O.S.” calls, and help arrived ipromptly. Nevertheless five persons iwere killed by the explosion and i thirty-six were drowned in the launch- 5 ing of the lifeboats. -_ The California was an armed liner, 1 carrying a single 4.7 gun mounted on p the stern. 'l‘lie gunner was just train- ; ing the weapon on the spot where 011 ;bubb1es had revealed the underwater ‘ enemy when a torpedo swim-k the port "side with an explosion so violent that mom or the people were thrown 011’ of {their feet. Them- was only one ;:;i fAi'nericun aboard the (‘;:‘;ii":')i‘11i11, and .he was among the survivors. Liner Torpedoed and Sunk-Off Ireland Unwarnod,‘by Submarine 40 LOST 0N CALIFORNIA i A large increase in imports from 3 Canada is a feature of British foreign ltrade returns for 1916. rl‘he aggre- It gate trade of Canada during the period ,ended November, 1916, amounted to i$2,060,561,658, of which $1,269,928,215 represented exports and $790,573,443 imports. Canada thus enjoyed in the period a favorable balance of trade of ”479,354,772. Imports into Canada afrom the United Kingdom amounted to $118,154,745 and from the United .States merchandise to the value of Exports to Britain Leapâ€"Figures a Year $572,730,816. Included in the exports of the Dom- , inion were goods to the value of $690,- |538,735, to the United Kingdom, and merchandise to the value of $291,069,- 070, which went to the United States. Among the articles of import into . Britain from the Dominion are: 1 Wheat, $76,000,000; flour, $18,000,000; lbarley, $9,000,000; maize, $6,000,000; ibacon, $37,000,000; cheese, $37,000,- 000. The export of bacon has nearly . doubled as compared with 1915. Can- : adian lumber exports are growing al- so, and now constitute 20 per cent. of the whole total, as compared with 15 per cent. of former years. CANADIAN TRADE TOTALS Austrian Mutlnies and Appeals to Romeâ€"Unhappy Turkey A despatch from Rome on Sunday said: The Vatican has information from Austria that food riots have been repressed with bloodshed and that fre- quently soldiers have refused to fire upon the citizens. Several regiments hav'e mutinied and the situation is very serious. Sensational develop- ments, including a revolution, are fear- ed. Vatican clergymen and Cardinals have been asked to implore the Pope to stop the war in order to save Ger- many and Austria-Hungary. A neutral, long resident in Constan- tinople, who has just arrived at The Hague declares, according to the Tele- ‘ graaf on Sunday, that bestial slaugh- i ter prevails in Eastern Europe. Peace â€" -A-_Lz._-_IA VVA yaw vy--â€"~ __ _. is eagerly desired in Constantinople, where Germany and Russia are regard- ed, the first as a moral and tne second as a natural enemy. Russia's power after the taking of Trebizond asserted itself in a terribly effective blockade of the Black Sea which has killed all commerce. Confonncc on Submarlnlng Called-â€" War WIth Wilson Expected By Monday, according to (Depen- hexen reports. little hope or expecte- tion preveiled in Berlin thet wnr with the United Stetee we: evoidehle, or the: e moans vivendi reconciling the policies of the tvo Governments could be found. There was e deeire on the pertot the authorities and a vent bulk of the people to avoid actual hoetfli- _,_1AL AK - "v "'_'â€"- ties in any way consistent with the general lines of present submarine policy, but only in such. An important conference at head- mrters has been called by Emperor liam, presumably to discuss the submarine question, said an Amster- dam correspondent on Sunday. Dr. yon Bethmann-Hollweg, the Imperial Chancellor, and high army and navy officials Will attend, and it is reported that the possibility of negotiations with neutrals for modifying the terms "ADA-I “V“vâ€" wâ€"â€"â€" ____ ___7 _ of the recent German' mEmomndum will be discussed. War Debt Also Increases Fastâ€"0f- ficlal Totals Announced The monthly financial statement for Canada, issued last Saturday, shows that for the ten months or the fiscal year up to Jan. 31 the total revenue was $187,903,565, an increase of near- ly_$40,000,000 over the same period ectly double what it was a year ago, There was a reduction of $7,000,000 in capital eXpenditure. The national debt now stands at $745,938,869. The Canadians Escape Pirates With her decks cased in ice and after having passed through the sub- marine zone with other ships sinking all about her, a big transatlantic liner crept into port at St. John, N..,B Sun- day night. She brought a military party consisting of 436 oflicers. non- commissioned officers and men of the Canadian forces, besides 188 cabin passengers and 525 third class. Major Hamilton Gault of the Patricias was aboard, anxious to become an aviator; Berlin Sullen Over Piracy Canada’s Revenue Leaps OF lulill‘ 0990000000000000900 FARMERS! ATTENTION! iQozizOOOOQOOOQOQOQO :2... 2090009000. 0900:. Vâ€"A. Benton. IVâ€"V. Dailey, R. Haas, thews, E. Lawrence, G. I M. Ferguson, R. Lawrenc _ _ , ________ r $.st VV U, ~- __ M. Fergusoh, R. Lawrence. Sr. IIIâ€"H. Lawrence, E. Em A Brown, C. Eccles. ‘ I Jr. IIIâ€"P Daileyz C. Dailey, Iâ€"C. Lawrence, Primerâ€"M. Brown, M. Eccle‘ Lawrence. Chevrolet Garage, Durham â€"â€"F. M. Renwick, Teacher. NO. '2, EGREMONT. Sr W -â€"L. Woods, 1. Barboul, J Kerr. Jr IVâ€"W. Marshall, B. Barbour, E. Noble, 1. Meade, A. Noble, D. Kerr. Sr. IIIâ€"E. Wilson, B. McMeeken, C. McMeglIen,__M. Pollock. 248th HONOR ROLL Honor R0“ for January NO. 12, EGREMONT. '3}? 'IIâ€"K. Auan R BOYCE. D McILVRIDE J LAMERSON ! ()Il‘qJIaate with Pump J a< fit, and will be sold at; McGOWAN [aas, R. Mat- G. Lawrence, E. Eccles eq M. Ecclesa E E. BI'OVV'D: l. Jr. Iâ€"A. Lennox, M. Lennox, Campbell, V. Kerr. . ‘ Sr. Pr.-â€"R. Wilson. ‘ Jr. Pr.â€"M. Noble, V. Johnson, Allan, A Campbell. i Average attendance, 20. A Friend asks us where. the old- fashioned woman has gone. We never knew there was such a thing'as an old. fashioned woman, but we admit things ,are changing. \Yhere, for example, Phas hair cloth furniture gone? And .where, oh. where. are those elastic i sided boots of the early eighties? ‘Vhat ! has become of the glass dome with the wax flowers beneath? “'here can we ', find a replica of the family album 2 placed, with geometric precnsion. .in the exact centre of the marble-topped table? \Vhat has happened those gild- . ed, cat-tails tied with blue ribbon and ‘ crossed on the wall. so popular about 188;? “'here are our wall bracketsâ€" you remember the kind, J apanesey in l appearance, and coming in pairs? True 1 we still have with us grandfather's pic- ‘ture done by a foreign artist in cray- . ons from a tintype of the old gentle- : man, and heavily framed in gilt. but , i the band of iconoclastic time is we fear, reaching even for this treasure. As it is. we are n010nger able to pur. chase a flat necktie with a loop of elastic on the back to lassoo the collar buttonâ€"Ottawa. Citizen. ‘ v ’ Jack. Newout- at a bargain. Jr. IIâ€"S 'ampbell, Sold by Where Are They: Lennox, M. Lennox, Noble, J. Marshall, -E. M. Ritchie, Teacher. Ontario