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Mr. 0:. H. Darling and W, Mash-r Jack Magnum “mm In SI.- L'oe UVM' Hu- \ka-end. and Wm M'cnmpaniml humo- by the {DMD fatho-r. Mr. .I. .\. Darlln , who is visiting mm his dang tor, Mn. Bo-nrgo- Haflllwll. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Dean and muwhto-rs spvnt Sunday With Met- hml (moulds. Now. Mr. Sutlwrlunol Hf Pl'iL‘PVillD Unto-cl frivnols Ill hum nn Munday. Mr. .lnhnmn. h-zu'hvr 0f the Prinz. Mr. l'Irn be weak- c C I“ l"i [M ronise in The Chronicle. It pays. lo .()(‘I,\[. AND PERSONAL \l 10513 \l \l .\l .\l 3|: .\l \I m Thursday. lay ll U l-ho H .\l here l'humas Tuck 0f Mutthov I. A. \\ mun! lemnald left Mon. Hmmlhm. who-re he mm r .1 13-“ days. afterwards so. i’O'YI'HI'. \V’H'PP he Will Oll- hz~ H'udo- as mason III! i \lzw. .1. Bauer and (hi... \I~, and Mrs. D. GM .‘uo-z‘, all nf Kitchener, um ' Mrs Haum'. in Bentinak. " {Uh-Hols In this vicinity \v'v‘k-o‘nd. mt Sic-mn- nr Gait spent -.-nci With his mother a» wst of ”What ay ginnOI'S " [wtw ilk o'Vo'lHnK. . Mambo-“'3 0! Lion': Hg tlw fnrmcr's bro- Mr. Ruho-rt and Miss vs, I'pw'l' 'I'UWD. ril' “8in with her mum Ill (Sm-lph on H H \HquIlo-n I?“ this oks hnliday with ”NIH! .\l\ist0n and almm M Mnntrva! Mr. and Mn. W. ' Miss Jess}; “Gill ~' Mr a couple ‘0‘ rluncl u! Pl'iCPViHO l tavwn nn Munday. ,u'hm' 0f the Prim}- o-d nn fl'il'lldfl in ll]! \l In Hus wm'k. wrs' has [undered ‘~ Luv-HIPDant in puny. fire-y “Psi- ~ how-n mu'cvoded tho-l \Vfl'flflll visited ' and Mrs. S. bf ”\V Irvin mat» vr llw \\ n anlnn this ll ll Lawn-"co \\'o'o'k-m1d ll noling .\l Sham 11mm; :0” at 503b,!!! "I Sll'vams too vehement to be frozen hm! tn ho fordod in zero weather. :l‘hv hawk-arts gave much trouble. ”Iv slendor supply of bacon W99 nsml to grease the axles, and In order to lighten loads. much bed- ding and extra clothing had been thrown away which before the Jour- ney was completed would have been Shun 1.559! by storm. unt‘ 0f ”1?? ru'ggedâ€"vpl'dgeéKIuafig “ere drawn in surprising}; large numbers to the reli ion of igham \‘pung. The feats o endurance are probably to be ascribed ' ' lields in the unexplored West of the l'nited States. Folly also had some responsibilllfi for that famous trek (.r Edward artm in 1856, for had the pioneers listened to the counsel or one of their number. they never would have attempted the march at the time they did“ The ip was a walk from Iiwa City to It Lake ozity. a distance of thirteen hundred miles. begun in the middle of the summer and not completed until the :l'lll of winter had. descgnded upon ,[nsnph Rogersonh who died at Hm age of eifhty-snx in Salt Lake «My a few gays ago. was ona of ”w few surymng veterans of an rpm march In the early days of Mormonism. He was one of the t'aunnus .handcart brigade held in -v _- vvww't- u plains and mountains. There were mo in tin» party whm the start was nuulo‘, amt $50 “'th ll. W83 complet- ...l dwspitv 3 {PW births on the way. Hugvrsnn was ono of those who \\:Ilkml tlw distance without. mis- iw.‘ although like all tlm others. . . ,. - â€"-~-- â€"-- ...u VVIILIU’ ho' had tn endure tremendous hard- «MIN. lllwl '0 ll 9. “tho-PIG MM. Th6 minml a! r. uf tram: bl M 38“. I l H.\' mam ||w puun‘ !, if ”w la Kl Waiting for First Shonhand Ian Water! Water! Water! What Is Good Health Wont? Getting It Straight "Th0 collpction this mnrning,” ubsm'vml tho vicar. “will be taken on behalf of the arch fund. and not as erroneously printed in the 391% vicq pamrs. on behalf of the arch- A "garter" is that, which is placed anmnd Um "carpi." or shank of the log. a glnw- is something worn on tho "glof" m' palm of the hand, and Spats are remnants of the eigh- tm'nth century "spatter dashes" or gaiters t0 prvwnt.‘ mud stains. Thn word “skirt ' is ('ngnam Will! shirt. ":1 pelticoat" {'miginailly worn in mm is a pom” HP Small coat a pinafm'o is snmvthing pinned be- 101153“ mum is a "napm‘on or cloth. a kill is llIle \\hiIlI is killml Hl' tucked up. and II "frock" Ileriws its mm» from a dress called a “free" worn by Frnncli monks. “PM.“ "Call thesn dumplings?" x'oarml the irate husband. "Want. to choke mu “ith mPt tal dormâ€"knobs 90 you can ct z‘m my insmancv monm?’ anal ho hnrlm’l thn \wiglm missilvs throng h thn “indmx. 'llw couple kc»; bt ducks on tlw hmk plomisvs. and the fall at the» dumplings On the hunt grn'md shuttvrml ”mm. the chm-ks gobbling hp the fragments. Fiw minute‘s Iaivx'. a timid knock “as hnaril at Um 41001. and a pa‘ 9 {new} urchin. (min! In the strange tali' nf disaster ht‘ had to W”. thrust in his hvad and gaspml. "Missus, yvr ducks has sunkf’ .\ cm“ young: l‘n'ido‘gruom curm- lu‘vmv tn find that. his wife had ounkml snmu allvgt-cl dumplings fur dinnur. Sh» “'le a poor cook, and she had done her wm'st. Thu dum- plings were lino-:‘Ituhlo. 'l‘l‘wy worn as hwavy as thn burdvn of guilt on u murdvrvr's Cunscience._ -_ vuâ€"uu pavnaa VII!) "a Bill alohéé stormed in the store ’that 3y. 1m; Qaigt brush whisters on his chin knil‘n. "But wait.“ I said. "just wait until I wrap it. in a (\wnly hill.” Life" had sump wnndm's yvt. to ShO\\' Am! 1'” ('nnfvss I didn't knuw A buy “1' man of :my rank Huulcl hrvak a knit‘v upon a plank. 'l‘hv only way to do tho trick I thought. was nn :1 soft pine stick. "No. sir.“ hp said as my heart. sank. “I bl'ka‘ it prying mu a plank." \Vith joy I tthV mV' :u‘ms 3031? \ml lmggml tho- 1351.3] tn mV hmtu' . ‘MVlhmf‘ l on M. fiV'“m1Vn m M my ift‘ look A .bmkon, saw-toothed, (mop-was knife. I 31 11.11191! and joy wvnt out. of life. .\I\ hnv,” Isaid.‘1‘111wsz1vitquick; )011 Make this on a suit pine stick." -_-r -w- _â€"v snort 7' - Whom b‘oth blades had been broken I grinned mysnlf. I did b‘jing 'l‘n hour that old familiar thing That] had heard in every hardware worth its weight in gold. Deaths became numerous. There were no shovels, and shallow holes were scooped in the frozen earth With pans and knives. Later on the wolves d ged out the corpses and devoured t em. The Martin outfit was passed by two Mormon mis- sionaries travelling to Salt Lake City in a light wagon, and when they reached their destination, a relief expedition was fitted out and sent back. It came u n the handcart brigade late in tober when it seemed that the tents had been there was nothing for the immi- ns to do but sit down and wait or death. Bllt 9V9“ Wi,h {ha man- U st on: A lmnclrml times a year 01' more. I hamlml nut. another knifn, As yuu‘w dmw all yuur hUSiIICSS life 'l‘u fvllows \VlIn ('nuld t0“ a lip Aml look ynu squarely in the eye. Next day a lmyvr hold me up, A rich man. but an urnPry pup, With lmnknil‘o guppud just, likn a Dick, Lust whittling on a soft pinn stick. Um" rainy. dismal. windy day. When April gaze-d 0n nmring May. I found Hm jmwl of his maxâ€"s A boy with frvcklmi, sun-kissed I clvarmi my thorzii. I chukml. I spat, and said. "I'm sorry in lwar that." I was-«but why he‘ll newr know l'ntil im gvts whm‘n all liars (:0, And IIN'PIS tiw million tin-1'0. with face And hum-st nyns. but slwopish look Who grinnml and from 1115 pockvt. 7WAV-â€". .-w\‘ ”‘1‘... ._7I".‘\ short "How did you do it, Bill?” said 1. Ha grinned but did not bat an eye But 3"?” well primed and answered saw. And I was mad_ but. hold my jaw. l askml. "How «hd you gap at. Dig'k‘.” He answm'ud, “On a soft {Hm} stfl‘k." - v _â€"___â€"1 “--‘- “U-UV'VD‘J'\‘ quick. “Just. cuttin’ on a soft. pint stick.” MODERN WORDS EXPLAINED scented troublejrorg the. way |l| 'A-‘Ar‘ _‘-__‘_ 1r.) Why take a chance and use water that is polluted and unfit for domestic use. when Pure Water can be had by having a well drilled. We handle Pumps and Pump Re- paigs._ 'Shiahction Guaranuod ED. J. PRATT take this pearl, TIE BROKEN KNIFE Crabbed Bridegroom four-bladed Standards of hmgth haw. variod throughout. tho agns. from country to country, frnm county to ommty. and (won from our villagv to a neiszhhm-ing Village. Many attompts haw hm'n math? tn St‘lt'Ct a standard nnt. c‘lvpvmtont on u rm‘ognizml phy- sical Invasm'ing rm]. From-h on- ginvnrs spent SO'VPII wars in (tutor- minim: thv lungth of tlm mntrv. and won thnn t'ailmt to nhtain tho mil- lionth part. nt' tho varth‘s quadrant. to the accuracy «losirmt. Othm's have :ltt.omptml tn I‘Oltltf' mnasurns of longth t0 timn by tho- «totnrmin- atinn of tho longh of a pendulum Vibrating svcomls thus establishing a nwasm'vmr‘nt. of [myth funda- montally I-olatmt to the timn of rmnlutimu of thn narth. Perhaps the most curious of these old standards was the inch in the reign of Henry III. of England. In 1224 the rule was laid down that. three barleycorns equal one inch. The harleycorns were to be dry and were to be taken from the middle of the ear and laid end to end. The rule continued that 12 inches equal one foot, three feet equal one ell or ulna; five and a half ulna equal one perch; 49 perches long and four breadth equal one acre. The mea- surement of land, therefore, depend- edon the fundamental unit of a barleycorn. One can readily see the multiplication of error which must result in the measurement of land and the trouble it would cause. in this age where city frontage often reaches a value of several thou- sand dollars a foot. A surveyor‘s steel band tape 100 feet in length can be measured with an error not exceeding one one- thousandth of an inch. This is an interesting fact mentioned in a re- cent report of the Ph sical Testing Laboratory of the opographical Survey, Department of Interior, at Ottawa. How is this done and what is the purpose of such accurate measure- ments, the la man may ask. The question can est be answered by considering the origin of some of the standards of length of the past and imagining the difficulties that would result were surveyors in Canada to survey valuable city lots with the statutory units of length of earlier times. Henry 1. established ttm yard as ttw distance from tha point at his nusc t0 the and of his thumb. It is nut rvcurdml how Oftt‘ll he was callod upon by the surwyors of that day to give the necessary as- SlSltllltffl in graduating thrir mea- survs with the legal standard 01‘ what ambiguitirs may have rrsultml frnm this peculiar method of mea- surement. Equally curious was the darivatinn of the mod in Germany in tho sixtt-rnth contury. Koohol‘s work on survoying relates that. “to find the lrngth of a road in the right and lawful way, and accnrding to scirntillr usagv. you Shall . do as follows: Stand at tho door of a church on Sunday and hid sixtwn man tn stop. tall unrs and small ours. as tho-y happru to pass out, wlwn the;- Sorvirn is tinishod: than mak-v tlu-m put tlwir left. foot 0110 lwhiud tlw ntlwr. and tlm longth thus ulitainud shall ho a right. and lawful rnnd tn surwy tho land with. and thv sixttwnth part. of it. shall lw a right and lawful font." “‘0 arv not told what. authority thorn was tn rnnuwl thrsc- man to stun and liun up or what. thn [it-natty wuuld hr in mum of rvt'us‘al. FINER THAN A SPLIT HAIR I: the Accuracy Poulhlo When In- snrinq Steel Band Tap». THE DURHAM CHRONICLE It is impossible tn giw. any pro- cisc explanation of tho phvnnnwmm of 810(1). ,wt many thvurivs haw been advanced. Lngq‘rmh'o has shown by fairly conclusiw argumonts that it is due;- nvithm' tn ”brain within" 1101' tu intuxivatinn toy varlmniv avid“ 1101' M thv [o1'«'-.-'vn«"v nt' nanwtic sub- stancvs in tlu- bluntâ€"tlu-urivs that haw in turn hum advanvml. L0- gondx'e- intimaté-s his ltl't'ft‘l‘t'llt‘d' ”f the \‘it‘\\' that slow-p is nut tho I'vsult of t'atiguv. but is an iulm'ito'd in- stim't. «to-sigma! tn prutvct tlu- ur- Hanism against thv ill vfi'vcts uf fatigue. SCHOOL HONOR ROLLS FOR PAST MONTH 8. 3.10:». 1, Ear-omen: and Norm-ah: Sr. II.â€"Velma Blyth, Marjorie Kerr, Dorothy Bo le, Elgin Blyth. Jr. II.â€"Tillie ryans, Clarence Coxon. Sr. Primor.â€"Caldwell Kerr. Jr. Primer.â€"Florence Bryans, Ver- non Noble. Sr. IV'.â€"Blamcho McKechnie 81, Ikvrothy Robinson 80, Dan Firth 78, Dan Ritchiv 76, Gram) Paylor 7‘2. [.0113 Bull 67. Mav Bvll 63. Myrtle Glencmss 62. .h. III.â€"â€"D21\m.-,\llon \iola Neqlx, Advlilw \ICNallv'. II._â€"'Malgamt Firth. Jim Boll, Jimmie ()ux'. 'I‘hv Durham High school hasvball teams I‘c-gistru-d a “in and a 1qu9 On Pl idm 1219!. Hu- hm s lwim: boatml in \lvat'dxd 8-6.“!1ile- tlm gills mm out ”mm ”In Hanuwr lzldivs hm» 11-7. sztvrciuy :lf'tvrnuun thv Markdulv High school buys ramp m Durham, and in a l'n-«m-svuring gamv. \wm \‘icturious I? In 1%. What Hm game lackvd in quality was made up for in c-nllmsiasm. The Reason 'l'vuciu-r: "This «assay nu ‘Hm' Dug“ is WOW! fur W011] the? sum? as your hrulhvr‘s." Boy: "Yes. sir: it‘s tho samn dun-" In a chum-h more. pvpple \x‘nrry ox'm' their seat than thom' standing. been determined. A qertificate is sugglied by the Physical Testing La ratory for each tape tested This tape must, in each case. be handled with care, and on no account used for field work for fear of altering its length by getting bent or twisted. With this tape the surveyor cheeks his field tapes from time to time. It is therefore necessary in these days of very high land values that his fundamental unit of length be known with a high degree of accur- acy. and the testing of tapes is therefore one of the important func- tions of the laboratory. Sr. IV.â€"Irene Grasbr. Jr. IV.â€"D0rothy Ca.°vell, Doug- las Grant. Jr. III.â€"Clements Patterson, Bil- lie Caldwell Sr. l’rimmnâ€"Mm'y Allvn, Joan Firth. Harald erxnvnmi, Almla Staples. Jr. Primmnâ€"anry Williams. (', Absent for “no or man.- 0x- ' Sr. [ILâ€"Isabel] Firth, Uliw Allvn. Alva (ireonwnod. Mary Anderson', Ruby _§‘_ta1_)_lvs'. aminations. Flgums dvnoto pvrcvntngo. » Jr. I.â€"\\'illi0 Svhcuornnm. ('ioorge Scheuorman. Jr. I\'.â€"-â€"Jack Anderson. p105. HIGH SCHOOL BALL TEAMS WON AND LOST FRIDAY â€"-Marjorie Caldwell, Teacher. â€"J. A. McKc-ohnip.\'l‘o;'uclwr. MYSTERY OF SLEBP' 8. S. No. 3, Glenolg. es. sir: it‘s thn same dog." Ralph Sta! Clfll‘l'l [I IOU" P0388? THE MOUNT FOREST CHORAL SO- ciety of 60 voices. all members in ancient. costume. will render the splendid cantata. “Joseph," in the town hall. Mount Forest, on Friday evening, May 14, at 8.15. Rush seats reserved for parties at a distance. Admission #7 cents plus 3 cents tax. First Girl: “’Wbuldni \our mother he awfullv angry if she 33“ you in that scant bathing suit?’ Second Girl: “I should say she would. It‘s hers." PLAY A? 330.012 THE DROMORE DRAMATIC CLUB are repeating their play, "Mother Mine.” in Russell Hall, Dromore, Friday, May 26. Proceeds go towards redecoration of church. 1 Informanon as to Courses mav be- obtained from the Prigcipal. II‘I The School is thoroughly equipped to take up the following courses: (1) Junior Matriculation. (2) Entrance. to Normal Sclimi. Each member of the Stall is a Um- versity Graduate and experienced Teacher. Durham is an attractive and healthy town. and good accommoda- tion can be obtained at reasonable rates. Intending pupils should prepare to enter at beginning of team. The School has a créditéblé'recnrd in the past which it bones to main- tain m the future. '11.! 001878178 00.1.0 ST. ANDREW’S MALE QUARTE'I'I‘E of Hanover will make their first ap- pearance in Durham at the Presby- terian anniversary on Monday night. Don’t miss hearing them. i DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL J. A. M. ROBB. ILA. Principal. JOHN MORRISON, Chairman. Perhaps Jealous ANY QI'ANTI’I’Y GOOD SAND AND gravel for sale, delivered; also taun- ing of all kinds damnâ€"W. J. McFad- den, Durham. , 5 13 O SAID AID GMVBL POI “LI “scrotum! ROW E’S Bakery Provision Pastry Flour 24 lb $1.00 Goods Delivered Anywhere In Town The Finest Manitoba E. A. Rowe Baker Confectioner Flour $4.50 PAGE 5.