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W. W. CORY. Deputy , of the Minister of the Interior. 1‘ .B. -â€"Unanthorized publication at this advertisement will not be paid tonâ€"37085. - - 2 8 13 each or three years, cultivate 50 gems and erect a house worth A homesteader who has exhaust- sd his homestead right and cannot obtain a pre-emption may take a purchased homestead in certain districts. Price, $3 per acre. Dut- los._â€"-Must reside six months in In certain districts _ a home- ateader in good standing may Pm" amp t a quarter-section along - aide his homestead. Price 83 per acre. Duties .â€"Six months resi- dence in each or sixy from date of homestead entry (includ' In: thetimerequired to earn homestead patent) and 50 acres extra cultivation. The area of cultivation is subject to reduction in case of rough, scrubb or stony land after report by omestead Inspector on application for patent. .. Duties.â€"Six months residence upon and cultivation of the land in each of three years. A home- cteader may live within nine miles of his homestead on a farm of at least 80 acres, on certain condi- tionc. A habitable house is ' reâ€" quired in every case, except when residence is performed in the SYNOPSIS 0F CANADIAN NORTH WEST LAND REGULATIONS THE sole head of a familyk or any male over 18 years old may homestead a quarter-section of available Dominion land in Mani- toba, Saskatchewan or Alberta. The applicant must appear in person at the Dominion Lands Agency or Sub-Agency for the District. Entry by proxy may be made at the office of any Local Agent of Dominion Lands (not sub-agent), on certain conditions, 115 tf _TENDERS Will be received by the undersigned up to Monday, February 16, for the buil ling of a I“ new brick school in S. S. No. a. Bentinck. Separate tenders for red brick, and for red pressed brick. Building to be completed before the end of the present year. Plans and specification may be seen on application at the home of the Secretary. The lowest, or any tender not necessarily accepted. J. W. VICKERS, Secretary-Treasurer. VickerS. R. R. No. 1, Hanover. Dog Lost IN DURHAM, ON; THURSDAY I” 01‘ Sale BRICK HOUSE AND FIVE AChES of ood land good garden,, well. eta le, buggy house and other conveniences; iust- outside cor- poration. Determined to sell at once. Easy terms. Apply on the premises to John Wilson. 12 13 13’: IN GLENELG, ABOUT 35 ACRES_ L- R- C Pu 14)th EM" of good pasture land; well fenc- RADULATE of London. New ed; well watered. Also 42% 1' York 4nd Chicago acres in Bentinck: good house, Diseases of Eye,Ear Nose and Throat. barn. and good “7911- “rill be‘ \Vill he at the Hahn'Honse, July sold reasonable. Apply to “rm-'20, OCC. 1!). November 16. Dec. 21. Wall, Durham. 1 '29 13pd ; Hum-s. 1 to 5 9.111. A LARGE, ROOMY DWELLING h )usve; large enough to keep b‘mrders: conveniently situated 100 ACRES, BEING LOT 4, CON. 3, Normanby, about 4 mil-es from Durham 1% miles from Varney. Convenient to school and church: well fenced. well water- ed, and in good'state of cultiva- tion; brick house, bank barn and good buildings. For particulars. gpply to David McAuliffe, Sr.. A AALD W551 PART OF LOT 28', CON. 1 ‘3’. G R. adjoining corporation of Durham... containing 15 acres 3 mode, f perches of good and. all seeded doivn with tim- 3t..:.r; good brick house; hard mi 30“ water, barn, orchard, sheds. etc. Apply to T. Basking, or to A. E. Jackson, Durham. name of “Towser.” Information leading to his recovery Will be rewarded.-Wm. Edwards, Price- ville, R. R. No. 1. 1 Jahuary 22,3 yellow and white collie dog; long-haired, and nearly f_u1'l‘-_growni_ aysyvers __to BEING LOT 53. CON. 3, E 00D FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE. well located; good g‘arden and hen pen. Rent reasonable. Ap- ply to Ed. Welsh, Durham. 12181tpdtf t wzaill'imblic works; néwly dec- orated; cheap rent. Apply to N. McIntyre. Durham. 612 DHrH am. it“. 1...“. u, u- ’1‘. I Mrs. John Staples; P3113211 Routé" No.1.Durnam,Ont 944pdtfg0 on premises are new frame barn. brick house, sheds and outbuild- ings; running stream through property: about ’10 acres hard- Wood hush, rest in good state of cultivatEon. Possession given on Nov. lst, 191°. For further par- ticulars, apply on prennses to Glenelg, containing - 100. apres: TENDERS WANTED Advertisemcms of one inch, or 1088. 35 cents for first insertion find 10 cents for each gnbsenluent insertion Over one inch and under two inches. double the above TWO. Farms for Sale. TO RENT SMALL ADS. amount Yearly rates on application. .SO 4236 1]. York 4116 Chicago 1 house, Diseases of Eye, Ear Nose and Throat. V111 be‘ \Vill he at, the Hahn ' House, July to “7111520, OCC. 1!). November 16. Dec. 21. 129 1:3de Hum-s. 1 to 5 p.m. 424 tf 1 22tf TWO ABERDEEN-ANGUS BULLS 310 months oldâ€"H. W. Hunt, RR. No. 1, Hanover. ’ ‘ _Oâ€"â€"-- v_-' the claims of which they shall then have notice, and that. the said Executors will not be liable for the assets or any part thereof to any person or persons of whose claims notice shall not have been received by them at the time of such' distribution Dated at Durham this 17th dav of January AD. 1914. ROBERT ALJOE, Durham P. 0., on, DAVID J AMIESON ‘ Durham P. 0., Ont, Ex-ecutors of the last Will and Tâ€"estamenthof George Aljoe, deceased. And further take notice that af- ter such last mentioned date the said Executors will proceed to distribute the assets of the de- ceased among the parties entitled thereto, having regard onlv to the claims of .yvhich _they shall . NOTICE is hereby given pursu- and to “The Revised Statutes of Ontario” 1897, chapter 129, that all creditors and others having claims against the estate of the said George Aljoe, who died on or about the let day of October 1913, are required, on or before the 2lst day of February AD. 1914, to send by post prepaid or deliver to Robert Aljoe, and David JamiesonJ executors of the last Will and Testament of the said deceased, their Christian and surnames, ad- dresses and descriptions, the full particulars of their claims, the statement of their accounts and the nature of the securities, if any. held by them. I In the matter of the estate of George Aljoe, late of the Town;- ship of Glenelg in the County of .Holstein Conveyancer. Issuer of Marriage Licenses. Money to loan at lowest rates, and terms to suit borrower. Fire and Life Insurance placed in thor- oughly reliable compnaies. Deeds, Mortgages, Leases and Wills, executed on shortest notice. All work promptly attended to. N THE .CORNER OF SADDLER and Kincardine streets; acne. wfih .gpqd housenand 39.1316; algg 1. P. Telford. r ARRISTEL, somcrron. mo. f (.Iflice. nearly opposite the' Registry office,Lambton st..Durbam. Anyamount ,3 monev tr. goal: at 5 pm cent. on farm u'nnertv x 1 er, Conveyancer. c. Insurance Agent. Money to Loan. Issuer of Mar. tinge Licenses. A general financial busi ness transacted. DURHAM ONT. (Lower Town.) Officeâ€"Over Douglas’ J ewellerv Store. Brood Sows; also '1 Tamworth Boar, fit for service.â€"H. W. Hunt, CR. R. No. 01, Hanover. A. H. laékson. VOTARY PUBLIC COMMISSION 31'. Conveyancer 'eL lnsnrnnm . ty of Toronto. Graduate Roi; )ollege Dental Snrgeons ofOntano. Dentistry m all Its Branches 5. tice in the New Hunter Block. Oflice wars 8 t1: [0 a. m. to 4 p. m. and? 3.51. Special attentinu given to diseagea of women and children. Residence op- posite Presbvter' 1:11.! Chm ch. mtc atulstaut Rny.London Uphmalmw 'cloa ' harm-1M1 inc-idenmily to remark that Eng” and to 9011811 Sq. Throat and Nose Hos . I wasn't \‘el'_\’ “‘0“. when Cruikshank SPECIA LJS T : E"!_ 5%, THROAT nose ‘ ‘ FFICE-Over J. P. Telfox'd’s office L) [wax-:y opposite ‘ the Registry office. fiesxdence Second house south 0t Regisu'y office on east side of Albert; Street. Office Hours 9-11 a.m., 2-4 p. 111.. 7-9 p.111. Telephone cmmnunica- [inn between office and residence at all hours. Ors. Jamieson a. lamiescin:w . FFICE- AND RESIDENCE A 1 short distance amt of Knapp’s Hotel. gamb ton Street. _Lo ,ver Town. Durham )tfice hours from 12 to 3. o'clock J F. GRANT, D. 11s .L.D s [ONORFGEA Dump}. UNIVERSI. 3. G. flutton, M. 0., B House for “Sale NOTICE TO CREDITORS HÂ¥SI_01A1\_A_AND SURGEON , “OT. Bulls for Sale Pigs for Sale Ofiice 13,1“ ‘.‘~'- {)ww' <mmd Dr. W. 8. Pickering Dentist. Arthur Gun, M. D. Lem! ‘Dz’rectorv Dental Dz‘rectorv Med ical Directorv. DR. BRQWN . J. SHARP. fi'ri. BURT. ()ver J. J. Hunter’s Insurance “I don't refuse to eat it, my dear. I dun't want to eat it. "I wish to have your monugram engraved on It and then hang it upon my watch chain.” Louisville Courier-Journal. cadence imparts ‘a wonderful In ‘ Ipiration to its possessor eâ€"John Milton. 3-: {izf’i )1??le ‘n Defining It. Insmnotnr (at night scbobhâ€"Give a sentence with the word “metaphysio emu ’ in it. Shaggy Haired Pupilâ€"Or his way home Mr. Jones metaphysi- cian.-.- Chicago Tribune. cnit '3" Teaching Him. Briggsâ€"Did your wife scold you w hen you went home so late last night? Griggs» You don’t know what it is to have a wife who was once a school teacher. Why, she made me write a hundred times On a slate. “I must be home by 10 o’cloclL”-Ex_change. " Setting Him Right. They were enoying a motor ride and bud just entered a country road. "May I kiss your hand ‘1" he asked. a little oonfusedly. She removed her veil. ‘ “No." she replied. “I have t'ny gloves on. "â€" Lippincott’s Magazine. rust that is seen in richly ornament. ed temples and shrines. in the tombs of its illustrious (load and in palaces that surpass in beauty of decoration anything which Europe can boast.â€" “The Critic In the Orient" Beautiful India. India bears thes :nne relatinn to the orient that ltalv dovs to Europe. It is the home of palaces temples and monuments: it is the name of beautitul art work in many materials Most of its Pities hive a splpndid historical The- Charm She Wore. Many are the (lmrms adopted by so- ciety women with a grain of supersti- tion in their makeup. and one of the innost unique is that worn by a young nmtron who spends mnrh of her time at Atlantic City. Attention being called to her curious pendant-41 polished sob stmwe set in pearls and suspended from a slender gold (hair) she as asked what manner oi stone it mi 5m be. “Stone?" she laughed. “it’s just plain. ordinary wood; 'Yoo see. I have a most unfortunate tendency to boast. and at. such times caution tells me to knook Wood. Oftentitnes there is no wood at hand. so all I have‘to do to save myself from my rashness is to top my little looket. Simple. ain’t it?" ~New York Tribune. "Pardon me." said the tourist. “that luggage does not belong to you.” and called the guard..'l‘he latter sided with the tourist, and the whole matter was placed before the station master. The selfish traveler had to prove. piece by piece. that the luggage on the seat belonged to him, and he finally was obliged to pay for two second class til'kUtS. a passenger sitting near whether the Sent was “occupied." “Yes." replied the stranger. “the man is in the restaw rnnt hr. and will return snon." There the matter ended until the express reat‘bed Lausanne, when the owner of all the luggage prepared to get out. Soothing. ' “Then you refuse to eat my first bia- Punished the Selfish One. The Bale-Geneva express. says the London Standard Geneva correspond ent. was overcrowded the other day and several travelers had to stand in the corridors of the second class coat-hes. One tourist saw aeseat vacant. but covered with luggage, and asked "He spmng hp. took the tongs and poker t'mm )he-firepl:-H"e. (Tossed them 011 NW flour like two swords and then. whistling his own air. danred a high- mml sword dam-e with great agility and :wrurm-y. keeping it up for at least a quarter of an hnur As he threw himself into a ohuir. somewhat ex- hausted by his efforts. he said. ‘Now. then, when I’m dead you can say you saw old Cruikshank when he was over eighty years of age dance the sword dnnve in Dr. Rirhargison’s r00m.”'-â€" From “Pages From an Adventurous Life." in his zvninl mnnnm' exvlaimed: ‘Wlmt': Am \wll’: A puwerfnl young fellow like yuu ought to be ashamed of your- th m ’mik 0f being unwell! Here. 10! mm How you do this.’ Cruikshank at ’Eighty. “Amnng the many penple Whose ac- quaintnnve I made in Richardson’s 'rnums was old ”gorge Cruikshank. l harm-um im'nlenmlly to remark that i' ' Late at the : ..2~r.3 . ' We know from l'eto ~ mm from pas- sages in the plays at mutemporary E dramatists that the manners of thea- ter audient'es in the restoration epoch were not hive. but there is no reason to believe that own the fUUS habitual- ly arrived at the theater late. Mr. Sparkish, Mr. Novel and their fellows‘ would talk loudly while the play was going on to 8110“? the superiority of their wit to the poet‘s. but they likely were on hand’ early to lose none of the fun ln late-r epovhs (if English the- atrical historv theater going was a se- rious undertakina. not a mere pastime. ()ne (an tell from the beginnings of old plays that the authors counted on audient-es closely attentive from the first. Lady Randolph is the first speak- er in “Douglas." Orestes in ”The Dis-- tresséd Mother,” Almeira in -“The Mourning Bride." The custom of “play- ing the audience in" with a short piece was of still later origin. l’erhabs about that time the habit of going late to the theater became. munnon. "Half price” for late comers was a custom of Thack- eray’s time.-. \\‘e.<tminster Gazette. No, Never. . _ - Love may be blind. But you never saw a bride who couldn't tell ammo blossoms! h-ur'n sunmmers.â€"Cinclnnptl Enquirer. ’ No circumstances can permanently lmprlson a determined will. ' .3333NILIL1LUJH‘I31H} Only to Be Expected. The Optimistâ€"I near Brownsmith to going to be married. The Pessimist- Serves him right. I never did like that fellow.-pLippincott's. “Doctor. how can I prevent my bus. band» from talking“: his sleep?” “Well. yoh' miEhftry giving: him a few opportunities in the daytime."- Pittsburgh Post. . “I. wish I did. but this is such a dreary. dismal place. don’t you know." â€"Chicago Record-Herald. “It is nice of you to Say that.” she replied. ”I hope you see a great many lovely things” 'Sir Francis Drake Still 3 Terror. No public monument is needed to keep alive among Mexicans the mem- ory of Sir Franc-is Drake’s exploits in Central and South America. Trav- eling in-Mexico a few years ago Mr Edward Sl‘nith records that he "heard a woman calming a tempestuous child by saying. ‘Ahi Viene Drake!‘ ' (Here comes Drakéll‘ 1 made minute inqul- ries and found that it is a common threat to children on the Mexican coast. like unto ‘Bony will get you :‘ or ‘The Black Douglas shall get you!’ Fancy people still living in terror of Seeing Drake’s topsails on the hori- zon."â€"London Chroniéle. Tactless. “Everything that is lovely reminds me of you.” he fervently declared. l Pigs and at Palace. ' King Charles of Roumania made many changes in his Balkan kingdom since he arrived there in 1866 after an adventurous journey in disguise from Germany. Notable among them are the changes in the capital and the royal palace. When he made his tri-' umphal entry as the country’s new prince the carriage reached a house before which a guard of honor was stationed. “What house is that?" he asked. “That is the palace," replied General Goleski. The prince. think- ing he had misunderstood him. said. “Where is the palace?" And the gen eral was so embarrassed that he could only point silently to the one storied building. The principal feature of the view from the windows on one side was a gypsy encampment. with swine wallowing in the main. road. before the palaCe. the hunter in the rear found himself hanging over the clifi. He had been leading the horse by the reins. and when the horse shied and upset him he held on with a death grip. It was nearly five minutes that he thus hung on to the slender strap. while the horse held back with all his strength. But he could not climb up. and his com- panion had to haul him‘ up to a place of safety. and then be naturally faint- ed.â€"St Paul Pioneer Press. A Perilous Experience. While hunting in the Big Horn mountains two men found a narrow path. little more than a deer trail. lead- ing up to the summit. They dismount ed and led their horses. moving ‘very cautiously. for on one side the muun tain rose up like a wall. and on the other sloped down a thousand feet to the canyon below. Suddenly notn horses pricked up their ears as it scent ing a wild beast. Then there name a shot from the hunter in advunre. and “That is Why I know I am not look lng well.”â€"-New York Times. “All the best dressed people are al- ways seated m the most (‘Ollspit'umts places. so as tn make the restaurant look more attractive. I am. glad lu sav that that is where I usually sit The plain people are ranged along thv sides of the room. just as we are to- night. "But I am nut." She- insisted. '"l‘hm-e is something wrung. and that than! waiter saw at :1 glam-e what it was If 1 had been up to the mark he Wouldn't have put ustaway over hm-e in this out of the way burner. He would have given us a table ri" ll uu' der the chandelier in the middle or me room. Wiles of the Waiter. “I know I am looking like a fright tonight.” the woman said. The man studied herdress. her hair and her compiexion closely. , “I don‘t See anything the matter with you." he said "So far as _I can svu. you are looking as We” as usual." in :1 municipal election. Should a citi- zen omit to cast his vote his name is published as a det‘aulteI. his taxes are inc reused by 2 per 1-,en1 while if he be in the publi< service his salary is re dm ed b5 1 per cent. 1 Should be «om- mit the fault a second time he is de- barred forever from holding an elem- tive position or an appointment undm government.â€"Loudon Spare Moments. According to the universal sufl'rage layv of Ausnralia. all those on the regis ter must record their votes. and at the last general election in that country 50.000 electors were fined sums from 88. 4d. downward because they neg. lected to go to the polls. Spain IS another country that looks on voting as a national duty. at teas! \ . Fined For Not Voting. The outstanding feature of most Britisb elections is the large number of electors who fail to record their vote. In some countries voting is compulsory and electors are fined if they do not do their duty as citizens and avail them- selves of the franchise. Medical Advice. The revenue from the forests of British India, under the adminis- tration of the Indian Forest Ser- vice, amounted last year to $14,- 000,000. Over $1,250,000 were deriv- ed from the sale of minor produce other than timber, and a similar amount was obtained by leasing gr_a_zing privileges in these forests. n‘ ____.__n 17““ v -gvhvw “A: “ALL UV LVLCD‘D. Many cases of the Indians’ waist-efulness with game have been noted in the West. One Dominion The larch, or ‘tamarack’, of east- ern Canada will soon be commer- cially extinct. Already, according to Dr. Gordon Hewitt, the Domin- ion Entomologist. its enemy. the large larch .saW-fly ‘has destroyed between fifty 'and one hundred per cent. of the eastern larch.’ This insect pest was introduced into the United States from Europe about 1881, and, having few natural enemies in America, has spread over the Whole eastern half of the continent. It is doubtful Whether it ,Will be brought under control. f g FORESTRY FACTS. 3. The following. from a Govern- ment Bulletin. is thoroughly reli- able: “ Mr. R. H. Campbell. Director of Forestry, . who recently returned from a tour of inspection of the Dominion For-est Reserves in the .West, says, “Unquestionably, the work there is in better shape this year than ever before.” Not only have fire-fighting facilities. such as trails, lookout stations, tele- phone lines, tool caches, and fire-1 guards, been very much improved, but the construction of good roads has made the pleasure-resorts ‘in these reserves more accessible to the public. its Branches on and after Monday, the 2nd bay of Felix-airy, 191‘, to shareholders of record of 23rd January, 1914. Februry next, at 12 o’clock noon: By order of the Board. ‘ Wm. Karkas. a well known far- mer living 10 miles south of Herb- ert. Salsk" shot and killed his wife in the presence of some of their seven young children. The crime is believed to be the result of jealousy” The township of Turnberry is hiring men and teams, Who are drawing loads of stone. The un- dertaking is a gigantic one, and no doubt hundreds of loads Will‘ be necessary before the roadway is properly repaired. The'flow of the Maitlanld River is also .getting smaller and at times runs .almost dry. which is probably caused by the draining away _of the 'Water by the under- ground river. The people in the vicinity are somewhat alarmed at this phenomenon, as the land about there is low and of aboggy nature. It is said that Several kinds of fish of the smaller variety and peculiar only to Lake Huron have been found in Lake Ontario. which could not possibly have made the long journey through Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie, and therefore must have made their way through some channel unknown to man. ___ v. â€".â€"“-a Y J “U " luc. A few miles from the spot is an- other larg’e .hole. at the bottom of Which quick‘sands are perpetually swirling, as if disturbed by some unseen current below. The ap- pearance of these two great holes. Which run in a northeasterly _giir- ection towards the tmvn of Wing- ham, leads geologists to the opin- ion that a subterranean riVer ex- ists, which flows somewhere under the Bruce Peninsula and connects Lake Huron with Lake Ontario. A curious phenomenon occurred between Te-eswater and Wingham. near the Village of Belgrave, says a recent despatch. A large section of the roadway sank to a depth of 50 feet, leaving a great hole 100 feet long and many yards wide. A rasccv uâ€".‘ ROADWAY SUNK FIFTY FEET Remember, every box of GIN PILLS is sold with a positive guarantee to give perfect satisfaction or your money promptly refunded. 50¢. a box, 6 for $2 .50. Sample free if you write National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada. Limited, Toronto. 176 By the time a man or woman is 60. the Kidneys and Bladder need a little help to keep in good working order. GIN PILLS are what they need. GIN PILLS keep the urine neutral, prevent colds settling on the kidneys or bladder and ward ofi Rheumatic attacks. JEALOUSY CAUSED MURDER _fi_wâ€"v . 29 Broadway, NEW York. “I bought some of your GIN PILLS at Victoria, B.C., last September. - Your remedy I find, at 60 years of age, to give perfect relief from the Kidney and Bladder Troubles incident to one of my age. I urgently recommend GIN PILLS to friends as being the one thing that does me good.” E. G. WOODFORD. A prominent Cohsulting Engineer of New York City, thus heartily endorses GIN PILLS : _ AT 50 ENJUYING PERFECT HEALTH Toronto. }6th December, 1918. Because He Takes BIN PILLS seldbm tavkeflavwgs; hind quarters. Forest Surveyor writes, “The Ind- ians slaughter an enormous - ber of moose, of which they :33; over one-half. Often they take away only the hide, while they -AIJ-_- L- V“ FURNITUdE Funeral Dire‘ctorw be published till forbid a) 4 charged 800011181ng Transient noticesâ€"“Lat. "=Found."“For e.‘ etaâ€"50 cents for first insertion. 25 cents for out snbseq uent insertion Alladvertisements ordered by strangers mun be naid for in adv.nce. Contracr rates for year.; . . nisbed on application to the office. â€"$1.50 may be charged if not no paid. The date to which ever} subscription is paid is denoted by the number on the address label. No paper die contimwd to all arrears are paid, except at the mtmr of the proprietor Advertising For transient advernsementa centg peQ line for the first inner Rates - tic}; _3 cents per line each tube: Anny-O :uuer_-.:.__ ing to them a Cordial Invitation to visit my store for Christmas pur- chases. A! the Chronicle Prjnting House. Gamfraxa [HE DURHAM cuanmcu . GRANT’S AD Full line of Catholic Robes. .2 and white Caps for aged pec and all Household lulrnvishings Mr. M. Kress has opened a shop at the rear of the furniture shnw room and is prepared m do all kinds of tinsmibhing. Undertaking receives specfill attentiun SHOW ROOMSâ€"Next Lu Swallows Barber Shop. RESIDENCEâ€"Next (1001' South of \V. J, Lawrence’i blacksmith shop. DURHAM. ONT. EDWARD mess . 1.: GRANT IS PUBLISHED ‘ M‘ERY THURSDAY MORNING I am, Yours for business, C. L. GRANT 9D EDITOR am am Rugs, licloths Window Shades L310; Curtains AND Pnnpum'mu LhOliC Robes. and bla~k s for aged people. AND more measure. Profauiom inch 84. 00 nor annnm “Deciflc directions vi] 4 (333mm! wommzly .29, 1914.