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Opposite the (91d Stand Durham, Ontario i ‘-oooooooooooooooooooooo09+.ooooooooo0¢oo¢§¢o¢ooo¢¢o+¢ Good brooms. at 10¢. each, at Mockler's. We have "reat pleasure in learnâ€" ing that Mr. J. P. Telfurd has been promptly paid full insurance on his house. burned recently. It was insured in the Waterloo Mutual. Mr. Timothy Ryan, of Edge Hill, has just learned of the death in Cincinnati. of J. P. McAsey, .from Bright‘s disease. Messrs. A.\\'.H. Lauder and T. Carsun. txw nt' our bicycle scorcher: are gning tu C hathum t0 theL C.“ .A \V {l 16th. at "Nuwton H‘ the residence of M The contracting pa James! McAulex, Trains leave Durham at 7.05 a.m., and 3.4.3 p.11). Trains arm’e :Lt D111 ham th11.2OzL. m. f 2.30 p.111... and 8. 45 p.111. EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY ‘ G. T. Bell, Canadian Pacific Railway Time Table Trains will arrive and depart as fol- lows. until urther not-ice:â€" From The Chronicle File of June 24th, 1897 9.34 12.17 “ Glen “ 7..() 9.38 12 21 “ Mc'\\'illiams“ 7.26 9.50 12.33 “ Durham “ 7.15 10.01 12.47 “ Allan Park 7.01 10.14 12.57 “ Hanover “ 6.52 10.22 1.05 " Maple Hill " 6.43 10.35 1.20 “ Walkerton 630 R. MACFARLANE. ( 10 a. 4. 4. )6 3. '3 3.41 3.32 3.23 3.10 Town Agent ?.M A.M. A.M. 3.25 Lv. Toronto Un. AP. 11.35 8.10 Lv. Toronto 1\. 9.13 11.5 Ar. Saugeen J. “ 7.55 9.24 12.07 G.P. Agent. D.P. Ag Montreal. ' T01 J. TO\VNER. Depot Agent \V. CALDER. Town Agent UN DERT AKIN G g and alljflousehold Furnishings TINSMITHIN G Mr. 31.:Kx'ess has opened a shop at the rear of the furniture Snow room and is prepared to do all kmds of tmsmithing. Undertaking receives specia} attention OzzOOOOzQOQOOOOQQOOOQQO O0OOOQOOQOOQOOOOQOOQQQQOQ. 20 YEARS AGO very pretty duuble wedding snlen‘mized on Wednesday, June at "Newton House," Bentinck. residence of Mr. James Park, contracting parties were Mr. as E. McAuley, of Durham, and EDWARD KRESS Cheaper Than the Cheapest If possible I wish to dispose of my entire stock‘ before the end of the present year, and if prices at cost and below cost will move the buying public then our stock Will be sure to move. “7e are determined to get rid of it. so we advise you to see for yourself. I The" stock consists of Dry Goods including, flannellets, blankets, woollen goods, men’s underwear, ladie's under- wear. men’s pants and overalls, ginghams, muslins and ladies’ and gent’s sweaters. (s Call and get our Moving sale prices. There’s money in it ,Lj; *‘ for you. Eggs and Butter taken as Cash. :5; PAGE 6. Pricet'ille “ Glen “ Mc‘Villiams“ Durham “ Allan Park Hanover “ Maple Hill " Walkerton AND ALL MUST BE SOLD S. SCOTT 95 long. .‘Il- Court met. yesterday. Judge Mor- aen risen mesidinv. on Mrs. Calvert slipped down the hill "“5 in the agricultural gr4ivunds on Ju- bilee Day, and broke or dislocated [i1], mm of her wrists. u.»â€"o\-.¢ Miss Rebecca Park, Mr. Gilberi, Griersnn of North Dakota, and Miss gIsabellz-x Park. Rev. Jansen per- ifurmed the ceremony in the pres-- {ence uf a lz'lrge number of guests. ' Mr. Wm. Scarf of Aberdeen bro‘t ‘ in u stalk of rye 8. feet and 2 inchâ€" J..\I. Sutherland, ledger-keeper in the Standard Bank, is away on an thmulnd \‘iSit to towns in Western Until! (2' b1'4 mat it 'n hufn (1mm) his [mew-n uI‘lté‘ém‘d as Mr. Matthews nt' Newmanby, who played in the hand :it. the Queen's ilui'nnutinn. in 1837., hnnered Dur- hziin «:temi)iistratiun yesterday with his presence mm the platt'm'm, and entered as lustily in singing as he did 60 years ago in swelling the strains that :mnuiuiced Her Majes- ty's Curtnizitior} as Queen of the British realm. \Ve feel indeed we mm bnzist. of this feature in our Jubilee prngi‘um. and we. dnubt if in the whule British Empire, an- uthwi‘ tuwii mm claim a Similar“ dis- tinct inn. Mrs. Duss ni' Strutfmm‘l, who 8311:; :ii Hm Boys’ Brigade cancert last, night. is pi-niu‘_i1uiciiw_i by our :iblest critics in in" Hue. (if thn \‘M'y best high-class singers that. O\'(.‘I' up- pmnwi i'wfure :1 [mi-hum :iudimicc. 'l‘iiw prizes at the .‘luhilop Demanâ€" Sil'zliinn: half mnnvy mum. )Ivn‘s 1mm (100 y:u"df<‘:-\V. Leigh- tun. and W. Mcfiulloch, each list mmwy: Arthur Vair. (‘xil'ls' 1'z'm:‘*--l\'utv (lumwrnn. Lina \‘hitmux-v. Sn l mule-1's. Putatn 1°;u'wâ€"â€".«\1-t1mr wi‘lrnot suffer with sunburn or he“ rash if you use Zamâ€"qu; I -_A__“ U- .- The Superintendent of S.A.Freah Air Camp at Clarkson’s, Ont., says: “We always keep a supply of Zam-Buk at our Children’s Camp. We use it constantly for sunburn, insect stings and bites, as well as for cuts, bruises and sores, and be- lieve there is nothing to equal it." I‘ZH'i I'ZH' ( ouch 5 umlvr 16 l). Mum'u. Wm. Mal t lwxx‘ ;\lliv Mc- tit‘, (funk :\Hi‘3 31 c Intyre. Buys Bri- ade. racoâ€"A.1\IcIntyre, D. Munro. Slow bicycle raceâ€"G. W. Jones being the unly one who did not fall by the wayside. got the prize. Dug i11 11111‘1(*~Sâ€"51MCD01131(1, P11te1°51.>11. Men's bicycle raceâ€"J. Carson. 1} W.J1)nes. Boys (under 12 y ears â€"Ted. Mc- Clocklin. 1711111111) Saunders. Sid 11111119911111, a former resident 11f P1°i1_°,12\°ille, but. now in British C0- hm1hia. had a narrow escape f1°11111 a bear, which chased him up a tree. As 311°. Blakestnn had his axe with him. he 1'1\'01‘came MP. Bruin, and got 1111' safe. 311°. (1.12. James 111‘ Pricm'ille was: at 1')1°ang13\'i111;1 last \\ 111111 atto11di1‘.:j° Hm \\°1>d1;1i11g~ of his 111111110“. Rex. .\1.I° 11°\\'i11.t1;1 a )‘1‘11111g lady of 01°- angex i119. B1.1111-â€"111 1131-1111 111.1111! Tubilec Day, a Jubilm- 1111111411111 11;) MP. and Mrs. \V. L. Dian. Ar nett. ‘11“! I .1 l ! 1917 AREAS SOWN IN GRAIN ARE BELOW THOSE OF 1916 The (Census and Statistics Other: at Ottawa issued last week a pre- liminary estimate of the areas sown tn 4min «runs this sprilg, with :1 I'PlH'I'i Hf their mnditien On May 31. as ennmilmi frum the reports 0!" (TM) (-ui'resptindents. The reimrts frnm the prairie provinces state that. the spring there is very backâ€" ward. and see-ding is consequently lute. At the end of May, severe fresls cut down the growing wheat plant; but rapid recovery was an- ticil'mtwl. Ruin was needed for the wri‘mirmtiun Hf the later sown crops and HI' wheat sown 0n stubble. It is estimatml from the: repurts arna suwn to whmlt for 1917 is 13,- 450,250 acres. as cnnmared with ’14,- 897.000 acres, tho area sown, and with 12.900,(SO() acres. the area har- wstmi in 1916. Thus. the area smvn this year. whilst. nearly ’10 per cont. loss than tho arm snwn for 1916, is: about 4 1101‘ (that. mnrn than the area l‘iarVnstmii for 1916. In arrhâ€" my,r at, these figures, 1"0Vised retur 1s of tho Census nt’ 1916 have been in- (rludm‘j t‘ur )‘lanitoha; for Saskatchâ€" ewan and Alberta, similar I‘O'ViSiOIlS hith‘ nut )‘Ht horn (ftHllplCLOd. .\s winipnrmil with the arms sown far 1010. llm rvlnrns this your indicate small increases under \vl'ient in with 01' ill“ Atlantic provinces and in Br iti<h Cnlumbiu, and an incr‘easé nl 23:.000 acres in Quebec; but for mirli nl lhv I“Illili11illg prmmuu decrmisvs arr I‘Pm‘irtml (,0 the extent nl' 1:31.000 :irrvs in Ontnrin, 2:3’ 1,000 arm‘s in Mnnilevbn, 027.000 arrow in Snslinlrlimvnn and 1:38.000 acres in Alberta. ()l' the total area undrr wlwzil. 800.230 acres \wre Si‘i\\'i.11;1.~:t l'nll Ellli 12,041,000 urros were snwn lhis spring. In tlw llirm prairie pmvinrvs till? tntnl urea S«;)\\'n tn wheat is cslinmtml at, 12,407,550 Lucrc.~;. wmprising 2,476,850 acres in 9_.\l:‘1nitnl)a. 7.605.700 acres in Saskat- l mmn and 2,415,000 acres in Al- th'ln. 'l'ln- mi'rzig‘o cnndition 011 May 31 The mwx'ugc cundition H11 May 31 in iH‘I' mmt. nl‘ tho standnnl repro- swuling :1 full ('l'Hp is fur 1111 wheat l'nx‘ Canada 84 imp cent. as: cnml‘mr- ml with 90 [ml' com, 011 May 31 last. ywzu' and with 91 WP cont. the averâ€" ;zuv nnuiiitiun «pm the 0011951dein; clutw l'nr thv sci'ml years ended 1916. In tlw prairie p1‘(_)\'inces the condiâ€" tinn nl‘ wheat is 87 per cent. of the standard in Munitnba. 80 pe in Saskatchewan and 92 pe ill Allwrtu. (Jtnlx'ortcd into 2: standard Hf 100 as rem’oscnting‘ UH“, ::\'¢‘I‘:l}_"c' mnditinn at. the end 491' Man". (if Hm past SCVCH year's, 191(3â€" 16, thv cundition for the whole of tianmlzl ”1' full wheat, is 86, of spring wheat 9’1. and 01' all wheat 93 per cent. it‘lms. according to its re-- Imrted Cumiition on May 31. the an- tiCii-Rll-Cfl yield per acre of wheat this your is 7 per cent. less than the average? 01‘ the seven years 1910-16. Area and Conditions of Other Crops The decrease? in the. area :u\\'ll to wheat this year is partly due to| the rm-tailnwnt of‘ the see-ding seas-t “11 1W the lateness of the spring. 2111.11 t‘fl‘nl'ts \VC‘I‘P 11101‘01‘01'0 31)})111‘~ ently directmj towards an increase, in the areas sown to other crops.‘ For eats. the acreage is 11,781,960 acres. as (amipared with 11,376.346' acres, the area sown, and 9,875,346 acres. the area harvested last year. Barley is sown to 1,954,100 acres, as Eagainst 1,827.780 acres, the area sown, and 1,681,180 acres, the area harvested in 1916. Rye has a sown. area of 159,470 acres, as compared with 147,170 acres in 1916; peas 152,- 465 acres, compared With 159,680 acres; mixed grains, 553,250 acres, as compared with 410,726 acres; hay and clover, 7,561,800 acres, as against 7,892,932 acres; and alfalfa 84.900 acres, against 89,472 acres. The condition of these crops in per cent. of the standard representing a full crop is for oats 85 per cent. compared with 90 per cent. last Area and Condition of Wheat in Spnon raceâ€"D. Munro, THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. p 91‘ C Ont. per C out. year, and 93 per cent., the~aver;\ge at. the end of May for the seven: years 1910â€"16; for barley 87 per: cent. as against, 89 per cent. last} year, and 92 per cent. the seven: years“ average; for rye 86 per cert.‘ against. 91 per cent. last year and; 89 per cent,.. the average: for peas.‘ 88 per cent., compared with 90 per cent. last. year and 91, the average: for mixed grains, 89 per cent. bum this year and last, year, and 92 per Cent" the average; for hay an-) ('la‘wer, 80 per cent.. commu‘ed with -_- cent. the average; for hay at ('IM'PT, 80 per cent... (tommu‘ed \\'i1 98 per cent" and 92 per cent, tl' a\0rzl”8 A Lolvgmm frnin the Alberta do- pux'lnmnt. nt‘ agriculture dated June 12th states that thn gmwml Stf‘awl is smnmx'lmt late. nslwcizflly ho)- twmun \Vntuskiwin :md CI'USS‘fiPld. The weather is c001. but. crops aw doing," well. Nu frost. has. been 1“:- Imriml since. .lmm 5th. All grai for threshing is sown. but thvro i 6 40 pm‘ mmt. fur gm'um fend ynt, ‘ sow. 'l'hm'o is plenty of Innistm' in all parts. \V livmvn'i hmn'ix'xg. vhm'gw l haw Ln Conditions in Alberta ram ‘1 f} :2? ::_:"m.r.r:_:.. .232; .z: 2.1.: E: :: :5 .::_1.1.::.Z; 52.2.7.7; .2: 11.: .L .2: 3. E95 wzm..l.,..l..w.// 11' mm'h against Hun lath nully. his :Htvminns hm Des Moines, Iowaâ€"“M y husband says I would have been in my grave today had it not been for Lydia E Pinkhani’s Vegetable. Compound. I suf- fered from a serious female trouble and the doctors said I could not live one. year without an (aeration. ‘ My husband objected to the operation and had me try Lydia E. I’inkham’s Vegetable (‘<_i1n}n_>um_l. I soon connnenced to get better and am now well and able to do my own housework. I can reeoni- .. mend Lydia E. I’inkham’s Vegetable (.‘ompound to £72...- any woman as a wonderful health restmer."â€"l\lrs. ' ' BLANCHE J EFFEI.:_~0N,7O3 Lyon St, Des Moines,Iowa. Another Operation Avoided. Richmond, Indâ€"“For two years I was so sick and weak from female troubles that when going up stairs I had to go wry slowly with my hands on the steps, then sit down at the top to rest. The doctor said he thought I should have an operation, and my friends thought I would not. live. to move into our new house. My daughter asked me to try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable (‘mnymund as she had taken it With good results. I did so, my weakness disamiearwl, I gained in strength, moved into our new home, do all kinds of garden work, and raised hundreds of chickens and ducks. I cai‘znot say enough in praise of Lydia. E. Pinkham’s Vegetable L'oinpo 1nd.”-â€"â€"Mrs. M. O. JOHNSTON, Route D, Box 190, Richmond, Ind. Of course there are many serious cases that only a surgical operation Will relieve. We freely acknowledge this, but the above letters, and many others like them, ove that many operations are recommended when medicine in many cases is all that is needed. If you want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medi- 'al‘) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, cine Co. (confidenti read and answered. by a woman and held in strict confidence. HEAVY FINE FOR ASSAULT Doctor Said Operation or Deathâ€"But Medicine 1e Right Medicine in Many Cases Does Better than the Surgeon’s Knife. Tribute to Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound. gum: mm but. ('ng‘ngq 1110 WWW (‘Vt'nln (JUMP :11] kinnduy mum- Hr am. \\'2i and (7' ”WM \Vnm'm. 11:.) ht mu liw< in sm‘ntrix' will. Fi- m c 01‘ 4:111 I] ”110d 11111 21H H In. HIP 5:111“ and hig 11051 punks. :u‘v 511111 1"5111111 11711151.1>ii1inuntal Mains 111 11 nadimi N11i‘1h111‘n Hailwzz‘r, l 'l‘111‘11nt11 nwry Mnndny. WM and Friduv. 1‘111‘ uttrnctiw Ms 11111111.; 11 1i1‘k111s.nnd 11111 111:11i11n.:111111y 111 A. H.J:11k.~11 ”1 :4 mm! IDHI‘ mat i« .1 agent. l'lw plum ”1“ Hum} 11 tn bl THE CANADIAN ROCKIES H punks. are 50011 1mm ntinvntal trains ni‘ the: Nux'ilwm Hailwzzv, l"? _‘ «nu-11v Mmuiny. “Ruin: June Elst, 1917. 0 $37.49. and 110 ads mukn :m amnlogry tn 1 the (mum mwn. This and he \V: '. (m HIP Ind mm I'ISUIN 1111‘ \VHS HI a.,‘.'~‘l, sci‘HHIIF. and 50011 from the ains ni' the Ca- milwzxv, lutn‘irz': day. \\'0dlm.~‘qhy at tract iw‘ ht mk- =- rmd full infor- Cured. (hair was 1111‘ H. \‘O DUO 1;- ‘1111 infor- ssnn. tnwn JIlV l t the m 1 mg was 1 id '11 Being Lot 5: Glenelg. cunt: cruises are 01188, sheds : ning stream bout 10 MT!“ in gumi still“ further pfll'l h 61¢ alf'lh‘ Bu: h ise Q H M 1. Advertisements of r for each subsequen double the, above an \V in North part \\ Lots That One ll he Wanted 11 Mcl The H H M A brick Top PROPERTY FARMS FOR SA rel) IC‘ the 511 i‘ \\'h am in! Strayed LOT! All 11a Dal GOO< FOR '8' FOR S of Lot ‘2 GINSENG FOR Concessio amount the 7t Fo