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Arthur Adamsh has returned to his home at Pinkham Sask“ 1111\ng completed his businoss (1111150 in Toronto. Miss Bertha teacher m thv HOLSTBIN Mrs. St. Leger of Toronto is at the.) home of her parents ' here on ac- count of her father‘s. somnm illness. Misses Irene and Pearl Drumm are complying with the school regu- lations and are now engaged in farm work. The former is at Thos. E1- lis’. and the latter at H. Seim’s. many who knew her, while these who were near to her will long for her with unutterable longingsâ€"â€" long for a mother’s counsel and ad- vice. and a wife’s gentle and loving sympathy. Beside her sul'l'anillg‘ husband. one daughter and one son. Zeta and Leslie, are left :0 mnm'n her 1083. Her unly living: sister is Mrs. J. K. Mellennun of (llamiis. and Mr. F. H. Leslie Hf Niagara Falls i< a brother. ' THE LATE IRS. (DR) BLACK ( Paisley Advocate). That the people of Paisley and surrounding district sincerely mourn the demise of Mrs. Black, and sympathize with the bereaved hus- band, family and friends, was mani- fested by the large attendance at the funeral on Thursday afternoon. The remains arrived by the noon train. and the service was held in Knox church at 2.30 pm. Rev. G. C. Lit- tle, BA. officiated, and paid a bean- tiful tribute to the memory of the deceased. Rev. L. W. Diehl assist- ed in the service. The casket was covered and surrounded by many rich floral offerings from loving friends and fraternal societies. The pan-bearers were Dr. Allen. G. L. Carter. H. Fletcher, J. H. Steele, D. McArthur and J. P. Fisher. Inter- ment was made in Stark Vale ceme- tery. Mrs. Black was born at. Mid- dlevilie Ontario. a daughter of the late Wm. Leslie and Mrs. Leslie. and was in her 49th year. She Spent most of her glI'liUN)d days in Glamis, her mother removing to that place upon her SPCHnd marri- age to the late Thos. Pickard. In 1892 the t‘lec'eased was married in Dr. )1. (1. Black. and the following year came to Paisley. where they remained until removing to tilitt'ord about 18 months ago. Mrs. Black was a most devoted wife and moth- er. Her life among us was marked by invariable calmness and gentle- ness of demeanor. amiahility and sociability. In fact. she ‘was one of those persons who possess char- ;‘u:terist.ics. virtues and graces that exert a retininr,r and ennobling in- fluence upon a community, and he- Come endeared to all. She was giftâ€" ed in voice and acmmplished lll music. and lent her assistance, tree- ly to musical events as well as to many other worthy interests in the village. It may be, truly said that life will never be quite t-lt"..5‘m.‘_“ to Weli=Kn0wn Eyegéght Specialist Now Located at Durham MR, FINLEY GRAHAM, 0.1;, of Ontario‘s best- known Eyesight Specialists, has installed a mod' ern Optical Dark Room in the Central Drug Store, where he will be pleased to wait on all who desire his services. Mr. Graha:n has continuously. for the past eight. years. been demonstrating and teaching his advanced system to opticians throughout this province, and has during that time tested the eyes of nearly 25,000 people. A vast experience covering every possible case of refractive error. I t- will be needless expense for any one in this 10- cality to go elsewhere to be served when you now have a Specialist right at your home. Examina- tions free. Glasses only prescribed when neces- and Repairs DAVIDQMADILL, Markdale, Ontario Bride, formerly n 8011001 hero. but. now FARM. IMPLEM ENTS PAGE 8. Many [)mplv .uI‘P visiting the fish hatcfhvry at. Pomt Edward. t0 Wit- which there are thousands. The lake shore fishermen, Surnia, iiu- first, 0f the week drove in their slukvs prepnrntnry to the season’s businvss. This is :1 month earlier than tszll ymr. ' and the use of his car. After such oximriences. the promotion of Lieut. Bishop to a .captuincy with com- mand “W“? a flight. of iliI'DiflIltf‘S,\\'aS nnly a matter of course. as a special "mark of I'ayur his coon)- mumjmg ounce? gave 111m at hollday 0f Palmerston, visited Mrs. J. A. M amen over: Sqnday,’ (Owen Sound Sun). . In a letter received by his par- ents last week. Limit. \V. A. Bishop of the Boga] Flying Corps, told of having hroiight down his seventh enemy airplane, three of which he iii"'it,‘.1'ili down in one day. This is a record that \‘i‘i'}' few DUSSBSS and establishes Lieut. Bishop as one of the best. in the service. He also initi of having had engine trouble while far back over the enemy’s line and of his eti‘ort to get the ma- r-hine going as he roasted down ever so near the rgound invested with ttw Germans. \Vhile oniy a few feet from the ground, after expert- in:._.r that, there would be nothing for him to do but. burn his plant- and surrender. he succeeded in getting the engine started again and at an altitude of about. 30 yards. flew at the rate of 130 mitt-s an hour over the.heads ot' the Hans. Had he :iiinmpted to rise, he would have nti’vred a much better mark to many more guns and would undoubtedly have iit't-‘Il hit. As it was. he re,- iiirned safety to his'wwn lines and The Rev. D. H. McLennan of Tor- onto will conduct, the. services at Hulstein and Faizbairn next Sab- bath. On May 13, Hex. G.S Scott of \\ elsyth will occupy the pulpit. Hm. Mr. ()aten Financial Secre- taIV of the Dominion Alliance, oc- cup ied the Presbyterian pulpit last Sabbath. His discourse which was principally along temperance lines, “as both eloquent and instructiVe. Mr. Jas. Walsh is another of the tillers of the soil to invest in a new Ford car. “'8 congratulate our worthy friends. and wish them RM“. Mr. Mills Spent DVPI‘ the week mu! Visiting his parents at Shelâ€" .mr-nsn Mr. and Mrs. D. McGillivray are passing snnw wry anxious days at pr'vsenl. on accnunt of the cable Ilwssagv Hwy received a week alga a'nm'vi'ning thnir 5011. Dan., being wounded. Mr. McGillivray haw tin'w- sons in khaki, all in France. LIEUT. BISHOP PROMOTED DORNOCH Vegetable Lamb. One of the most remarkable nat- ural fetishes in the world is the Chi- nese kouchi, called by some people “the vegetable lamb.” t is regarded by the natives of China as something supernatural. They believe it to be part vegetable and part animal. The plant certainly bears a resemblance to an animal, although it might be taken for a pig as readily as a lamb. Kon- chi is composed principally of the plant part known as rhizome and springs from seed. After attaining its height roots and tendrils spring from the fiber and grow downward until they enter the earth. It is this peculiar formation which has caused it to be regarded with so much awe. The Chi- nese claim that after it has reached its full size it ceases to be vegetable and turns animal, feeding upon the tender shoots of plants which grow near it. in southern England for the express purpose of salting and packing the fish in tins for exportation. the method used being similar to that used for sar- dines. Pilchards, too, resemble sar- dines, though their flavor is somewhat stronger. Years ago an attempt was made to smoke'pilchardsâ€"like herrings -â€"for home consumption, but the experi- ment proved useless. for the weight of the hedy broke the neck and the fish fell into the fires.â€"London Answers. Weakness of the Pilchard. Very similar to the herring. a quaint method of distinguishing the pilchard exists in Cornwall. the home of the pilchard fisheries. The difference be- tween the fish lies in their center of gravity, for if one holds a pilchard by the back fin it will remain horizontal, while a herring tips downward. One seldom sees the fish in the London markets, however. and in order to gain its due share of appreciation the pi!- chard has to journey to Italy and the Mediterranean. Many factories exist Unique Colony. Close by the great rock of Gibraltar is Catlin bay. where is to be found a colony so queer that it stands out al- most as a tribe distinct in itself. Many generations ago during a storm a fleet of Genoese fishermen put into the shel- tered spot and so escaped the fury of the sea. In the boats. so history has it, were many women, and they be- came so enamored of the spot that huts were built. and they remained. Hundreds of years have passed- and the little tribe still lingers on. The government has given them a grant of land, and a village now clusters in the shelter of the bay. Strangest of all, it is said the population dare not increase for fear it will overstep its boundary, and marriage is allowed only in rota- tion. No marriage. so it is claimed, may take place in the village until a way has been made for it by a death. The people are squat and ugly and look amazingly like one another. It is a little colony of cousins, dwelling apart in the shadow of a great rock and go- ing down to the sea in ships to earn a hard won livelihoodâ€"Exchange. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. Capt. J. B. Beaton, paymaster of the 248th, wnvll be in town on Thurs- day to pay the boys. Capt. P. S. Foulds, theQuartermaster, will acâ€" comptny hlm, and carry out a kit inspection. Batt. Q. M. Sergt. Frost, who has spent the last few weeks in this district, assisting Lie’ut Yule, re- turned to Headquarters in Owen Sound on Monday. Ptes. E..Meade and G. McMeekin are recrultmg around Varney this week. Mr. Cecil Barber made another attempt to. enlist with the 248th, but was reJected by the medical board in Toronto. This is the third time he has tried, and he says that he will make the grade yet. If some other young men in this viâ€" cinity, whose names everyone kmm's, had the welfare of their country at heart like Mr. Barber, the officers and men or the 248th wouldn’t be spending the greater part of their time in recruiting. Capt. Parsons spent four days in Durham and vicinity, and if the young eligible men wno neard her appeal for men can continue to sit back and do nothing to protect their country and everything else they hold dear, from the Hunâ€"well, they are losing a fullness of soul they will never regain, either in this life or that which is to come. a gathering «‘1' ladies Saturday m"- ternonn. On Sunday morning she delivered a splendid address in the Methodist church, and in the even- ing another address was given in the Presbyterian church. In the arâ€" ternoun, Capt. Parsons, Miss Irwin and l'.ieut. Yule accompanied Rev. Mayor to Zion church, Glenelg. whoro another addreSS.'2lIl(] some special music was given. After the evening services were over. a mass meeting was held in the town hall. which was filled. Mr. W. Calder occupied the chair, and after a verse of “Onward Christian Soldiers” had been sung, and Rev. Moyer had offered a prayer, the chairman called on Capt. Parsons. who held the rinse attention of the large audience for an hour. Capt. (MITFhursday evening Capt.1hu= sons addressed a meeting in the agricultural hall. Holstein, under the auspicesof the Women’s Insti- tute. Mrs. Rodger occupied the chair, and Mr. John Philp and Lieut. Yule gave short speeches, also Mrs. 'l‘. H. Ibbott assisted with the mu- sical part of the program. On Friday evening a meeting was held in the Presbyterian church at Dorneeh. at which Capt. Parsons gave a stirring appeal for men, and Rev. T. H. Ibbott gave his illustrat- ed lecture on the war. Miss Rita Irwin of Durham presided at the organ. while. Lieut. Yule sang a patriotic sale. (Lani. Parsons spoke to the boys and girls of bath the High and Pub- lic 9.1110018 ()11 Fiiday afternopn, and 248TH BATTALION NOTES Parsons is undoubtedly a clexor speaker and as she is a woman who has had a large and varied experi- ence, she knows What she is talking about. After “God Saxe the King” had been sung, Lieut. Hawkins closed the meeting with the bene- diction. .Pte. Giles (on sentry duty at mght)â€"Halt! Who gqes there? Lieut. Yuleâ€"Officer of the day. Pte. Gilesâ€"Well, what are you 4%4-44'4‘44’4' ++¢¢+W++N+H4° +++++++++~§~++++++++++++++++ MRS. T. H. McCLOCKLlN Even though prices have advanced in nearly every line this year we have secured our millineI‘Y StOCk for 08511. at the Oid price, and will give our customers the benefit. You are invited to visit our Millinery Parlor on Lamhton Sn, one door West of Standard Bank, and inspect the array of models. We have this season an entrancing dlsplay of Imported Amer- ican and Paris models. The Newest and Best in American and Paris Models. Spring Millinery doing out at night?. . . . One young chap in town. Who boasts of holding a real man’s job, told Capt. Parsons that he thought he should be under the control of his parents until he was 21. Capt. Parsons reminded him that before the war the. law allowed him to take a wife at the age of 18 years, and now it expected him to protect one at the same age. Just another “ex- ousei' ' up ' m, 1917. Durham The \Valkm‘inn Muck advanced prices. Mrs. Chas. Rudolph was in tnwn last. Friday Rev. J. A. Mathosnn was in town Monday. Mr. Wm. Lax'elle of S visiting frivnds in inwn Mr. Eric Kolly 1: tion in tho mmunt Mr. R. M. Brunt in town Monday. A card In A .H.Jmk~1 David Burtlm it-k Immrti on the 15111 Hf April. Miss Mc\\'illi:u‘ns. of ( is engaged in thfl t‘vffim ment Company. .255 .= £5. £5 .5.._./.r,..>5_ .3 .k/anw 12:5. .1153. .mp2 Mr. John Bum-1 Hannww. {H We»! works. Mrs. \V. I". ren, 0f me ing hf‘r paw Laidlaw. Miss Audrey Living“ student at. tho (lontr: College, Stl’utfin‘d. entvn on a position in the Ho Mr. and Mrs. Usc: came up inst Keck and visited frinnd< vicinity. Mr. H. C. Du of Agricultun Mr. Ed. Burnett. I'm in Hanover, has 11-11 to resume his former cement works. caller yesterday. through on his way ' The Markdale Stand. stalled a new Linotyp Ayton Advance has Typograph. Bath :1 week in their now «in m V‘ again Mr. Ben. Williams 3 hold effects by auctmn and intends moving shOrtly to live with 1 Mrs. Wm. Large. Mrs. Willoughby onto Saturday, at few weeks with While hertz she bold effects she di' There arp in town, :m« the afflicted in the com not to be tri Mr. Wm with Mr. over his sh Mr. Whitt bus husine Mrs. Wilkie Wilkie, of Ben Saugeen, left I where they in sometime. Mr her farm for a During the mo demonstration xx Spirella Parlors mer residence. ‘ VOL. 50â€"N0 2‘ hall.â€"â€"Mrs. J. 4‘. Durham, Phom Inside of two wee cutter will be in tow scriptions on headst meats, now erected ”(Wiring Work done Allan Bell. Mr. Clifl’. Elvidge temporary caretaker hall till the June me is thought other arr: be made for consta and other emcee. Farmers in need of‘ on the farm for a peri four months may {.0 Allan, principal of *m A number of tie boys to take positions to: H In the recent local ( . Wisconsin the “dry NEWS M WNW" AdiSOI '. F. Dunn, [(1.50 Jaw. : parents, Mr Dufi', of thé ure. Markdd 1K( H nd W lftf \\ \V Nick reed hm n5 fr<