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In certain districts a home- steader in good standing may pre- empt a quarter section alongside his homestead. Price $3.00 per SYNOE’SIS OF CANaDIAN NORTH WEST LAND REGULATIONS. The sole head of a family, or any male over 18 years old, may homestead a quarter-section of available Dominion land in Maniâ€" toba, Saskatchewan or Alberta. Applicant must appear in person at the Dominion Lands Agency or Sub-Agency for the District. Entry by proxy may be made at any Dominion Lands Agency (but not Sub-Agency), on certain conditions Dutiesâ€"Six months residence in each of three years after earning homestead patent; also 50 acres extra cultivation. Pre-emption patent may be obtained as soon as homestead patent, on certain con- ditions. A settler who has exhausted his homestead right may take a pur- chased homestead in certain dist- rictS. Price $3.00 per acre. Duties -Must reside six months in each of three years, cultivate 50 acres and erect a house worth $300. _ Singing: J. ARTHUR COOK _wlg,L_ GIVE REGISTERED TAMWORTH B OAR for service. At Lot 14. Con. 3. Emmont â€"Wm. Allan, Jr., Var- nev R R No. 1. 10 '229pd ~â€"â€" â€"â€"fi Dutiesâ€"Six months residence upon and cultivation of the land in each of three years. A home- Iteader may live within nine miles of his homestead on a farm of at least 80 acres, on certain condi- tions. A habitable house is re- quired except where residence is performed in the vicinity. vv VVI‘ UL \4 “paylg UL *VLL. 1318.111“ The area of cultivation is sub-gTuohy, at Selkirk, Man, on No- iect to reduction in case of rough; vember 29. having. with two com- scmbby 01’ stony land. Live BtQCkinanions, been [accidentally drown- may be substituted {or cultivation ed. The remains were brought to under certain conditions. ,th-e home of his brother, Angus, at W. W. CORY, C.M.G., IHesson. 0nt.. the funeral taking Deputy of the Minister of place the following Thursdav. His Interior. half-brother, Mr. Malcolm Black. N.B.â€"Unauthorized publicationi of this neighborhood. attended the of this advertisement will not be 11198111. REMEMBER THE FAMOUS SPIR- ella Corset; any size, type or price; with perfect laundering qualities, and unbreakable steels: positively hygenic. Not sold in stores. Mrs. J. C. Nichol, Rep- resentative, Box 107, Durham. Ontario. 4 18 6111 In the matter of the estate of Hannah Hapkins, late of the Township of Bentinck in the Countv of Grey. Married Woman. NOTICE is hereby given» pursu- ant to R.S.O. 1914, Cap. 121. Sec. 56. that all persons having claims against the estate of the said Hannah Hopkins, who died on or about the 27th day of Sovember! A. D. 1914, are required to send bv post prepaid or otherwise de- liver to J. P. Telford. of the Town of Durham, Solicitor for the Ad- ministrator. on or before the slat flaw of Degember A. _D._ 1914, their â€"-- 'â€" names. addresses and descriptions and a full statement of particu- lars of their claims and the na- ture of the security, if any. held bv them. dulv certified, and that alter the said day the adminis- trator will proceed to deliver the assets of the estate among the parties entitled thereto. having main-d onlv to the claims of gfi'afhéjfiall then have notice. “31?" telhn bA‘vm HOPKINS. .13.. mm ‘ AdminiStrator. year. be his Solicitor. J. P. Telford. lens. In the Surrogate Court of the Countv of Grey. SEVEN Aftâ€"RES. 1x5 muss EAST ' “ ~ArA-‘ I. ACRE IN EGREMON T, FIRST clue buildings, solid brick house, and woodshed; cement floors in all stables; small orch- ard; well watered: about 35 acre! of fair hardwood bush; in good state of cultivation. AD- ply to W. J. Wilson. Varney. Lot 20, Con. 20, Egremont. 8 '20 impd I vocal instruction in singing ev- ery Tuesday afternoon and evening at the home of Mrs. S. F. McComb. Pupils may apply for appointments to Mrs. Ma:- Comb at any time. 10 22tf Dvu-‘ KIV‘UHVV of Durham: small. but comfort- able brick house. large wood- shed. frame stable and driving shed: running water: daily mail service: good location for tradesman with small family: a snap for the man who acts Quickly. Apply to J. P. Tolford Durham, Ont. 9 2m ....__â€"-â€" â€" GOOD col‘IF‘OR'rAng FEE- vv r07)!!! gougé,â€"rin good locality. Apply to Dan. McAuliffe. 10 Stf Notice to Creditors RING LOT 53. CON. 3, E. G. R.. Glenelg. containing 100 acres: on premises are no - . brick house, she(:s:1n"outbv1ild- ings; running kt: cam throug‘r property: about 10 mxes hi?“- cultivation. Posscs Siam ghen on Nov. lst 1913. For f1: Llw: pzzl - ticulars. apply on ‘H'L'Y’IWEFPfi' to Mrs John Staples. Rur'ti Routt‘ No. 1. Durham. Ont “ :w: n v \‘gvortlseth-‘dzénf wone~ ‘Lnon. or 10”.!” nbgoqnon: hnmrtion. QOO‘OQMEIOEI p BO 11‘ fur hem icv Spirella Corsets ‘ Farms for .53 0. Ti) Rent SMALL? ADS. gamma qun and lander two incl amount Yenrly rates on application. 1083.557 L375“ toâ€"r'afirt'fiso'rfi 8514 “"‘i'_" Mr. Geo. Furneaux of town spent a couple of duvs at the close and beginnino of the meek with old neighbors and with his kindred. the members of the Peqrt ‘family. (‘)m(-(I-()vm° Dnuglnfi’ JPwellerV Store TRAVERSTON. Too late for last week. Monday’s storm made many a o'rotemue picture on the Window nanes. and the branches of the evergreens heavily hang. News. just came to us late last week of the death of Mr. Frank Tuohy, at Selkirk. Man, on No- vember 29. having. with two com- panions, been [accidentally drown- ed. The Lrerpgjns. were brought to Holstein Conveyancer. Issuer of Marriage Licenses. Money to loan at lowest rates, vmd terms to suit borrower. Fire and Life Insurance placed in thor- nughlv reliable compnaies. Deeds. Tllortgages. Leases and Wills. executed on shortest notice. All ‘0' \trirl:_::romntlv attended to. Mr. Richardson of Chatsworth. was the guest of his cousin. Mrs. Wm. Timmins, for a few days lately He has had a Wide experi- ence. having a couple of vears ago travelled through New Zea- land. part of Australia. and all through our own western prov- inces. It was a most successful and highly instructive meeting of the Zion branch of the Women’s Insti- tute that was held one Thursdav of last Week at the home of M'rs.W.J Cook. Miss Jennie Davis handled the subject of Bread-making most thoroughly as sh'e is hard to ex- cel in that line. Mrs. W J Cook gave a practical talk on How to Spend the Winter Evenings. All the members present assisted in FFIUE-Ovex J P. Telford’s office- nearly opposite the Regxst 1' otfiue. Hesndence Second house south of Registry oflicpon east side of Alhur' SLl-evt. Office Hmus 9-1] a.m., 2- 4 p m.. 7-9 p. m. Telephone cmnmuni‘ :a tinn hetwven 05??? e and xesidence an all hum-s. . A York Am; (Zincazn. Diseases of Eye. Ear Nose and Throat. \Vill 29 M: the» Hahn House, Dow. 19 J.m. 16. February 20. March 20. Hmu'a. 1 Lu 5 )r't the program. A dainty repast was served by Mrs. Cook and daughters at the close. Mrs. WJ. Greenwood, the vice-president. presided. in the absence of the presidegt, M'_rs._ J. J Peart. er. Conveyanner. c. lnsurancv ‘ugmxt \Imxey to Loan. Issuer r-f Mar- riag» Lit-muses A general financial busi- xms tramacfed. 'HTR‘! \‘J ONT (anm Town.) ' M358 ' my'ilibéén." his” ggént past ten days with relatives t9“: and with friends in vigipity: The Coundl Fathers held the final meeting on Thursday and ’twas a strenuous day, both in- side and out. A host of matters al'wavs cron up at the last meet- ing‘ of the year and a clearing up pf_ a let of financial accounts takes place. It looks at present that if all the members are will- ing to retain their present posi- tions thev will be returned bv ao- clamation. However, there is no telling what aspirants for office mav crop up by nomination day. The present members have got through a good deal of work this year. despite some knotty prob- 2‘? BRL’WN L. R c P., LO‘DON.E.\’G ,1RxDULATB of London. : . ty of Toronto. Graduate Rays. ‘nllege Dental Surgeons oiGntano. Dentistry in all its Branches. {\FFICE AND RESIDENCE A 15M: AAJHY'NDI Kay. 1.0. don Mhtnaxrmc 9» 1;. sad to Gallon Sq Throw and Now 809. mnertv. 1 short distance cut of Knapp’s Hotel, umb ton Street, Lower Town, Durham )Vfice hours from 12 to 2 o’clock Arthur fiun, M. D. g)? YSICL-kN AN D SURG EON. OF 5 *ice in the New Hunter Block. 'Oflice runs, 3 to K) a. m. to 4 p. m. and 7 to E- 1). Special attention given t, disaasea ' truer. and childrmx. Resxdence u;- «mite Preshvmrian Church. â€"â€" â€"â€"_- tice.Lambtou 4t.,Duri~am. Anyamount man V» :03): a? 5 pos- r-ent. on farm A. H. Jackson. 3 ")'[‘AR Y PUBLIC. 00 x: 2.1 [8810? Ora. lamieson lamieson. J F. GRANT, D, D. s .L. D. s. FONOR GRADUATE. UNIVERSI. ARR {STEL . G. Hutton, M. 0., C. I. Dr. W. :3. :Pickering Dentist. ca: nearly opposxiip the Regisfry Medical Directorv. W. J. SHARP Dania! Dz’rectorv SPECIALIST : UH, THROAT 8:. NOSE Lem! ‘Dz’reclorv. p.m. BR. 388?. F" 3!, ‘3. )"'“" {“"ud‘ (3i: Over J .I Huntar’y Telfora'. S(_;LI(JI'I‘OR. ETC. A Dog Story. We brought from Scotland 3 collie about six months old. He was allow. ed to be with us at the breakfast ta- ble, but never to be fed in the dining room. This rule was enforced by my ‘ daughter. I was the only member of the family who ever broke over the rule. And often when I offered him - a tempting bone he would glance : across the table, and if he caught the forbidding eye he would resist the temptation. But one morning she left the table abruptly. Rab followed her into the hall and watched her till she had closed the door of her study. Then he scampered back, nudged my elbow, as if to say. “Now is our time.” seized the bone and was soon crunch- ing it with the greatest satisfaction.â€" London Spectator. __ .â€" -..â€"-â€"._._ __ 8---‘._._ .._-..__- I CURIOUS FOSSIL FORESTS. ' PLANS GREAT-maawu.‘ 3 The area Within which the fossil for O i I eats are now found was apparently in the beginning an irregular but rela tively flat basin. on the door of which. after a time. there grew the first for- _ est. Then there t-ame from some at the volcanoes. probably those to the north. an outpouring of ashes. mud flows and other material which entire- ly buried the forest. but so gradually that the trees Were simply submerged by the incoming material. few of them being prostrate-d ()n the raised floor of the basin. utter a time. the next for- est came into existence. only to be in turn engulfed 35 the first had been. and so on through the period repre sented by the 2.000 feet or more of Similar beds. Striking at the Cause. Mr. Littlerestâ€"Doctor, what did you tell me was your special treatment for sleeplessness? Medlcoâ€"We strike at the cause or the origin of the trouble. Mr. Littlerestâ€"You don’t say so! Well. you will find the baby in the other room. . Only don’t strike at him too bald-New York Globe. Squaring It. Mr. Shoddyâ€"Yes. that's the armah used by my ancestah who came ovah with the Conquerah. Young Ladyâ€" (after examining the armor carefully)- It says “Made in Germany” on the gauntlet. Mr. Shoddy-Oh. yes; my ancestahâ€"er-started from there. don’t yer know-London Telegraph. If your garden or field is on a slope. terrace it: if on a level. plant it not in straight rows, but in circles. And in both cases tile drain it. for the stuff that washes away is precisely the stufl’ that your crops most need. Onc‘e gone it is expensive to replace. Contemp‘iblo. Graceâ€"If it was a secret why in the world did you tell that girl? Gwendo- lyn-1t won’t do her any good. my dear. I’d already telephoned It to all the glrls she knewâ€"Puck. The whole history of the manner in which these forests were fossilized is not fully understood. but it was un- doubtedly dependent on or at least greatly facilitated by the presence of volcanic and hydrothermal activity. which was doubtless then. as it is to some extent now. a marked feature or the park region The fossil forests are surrouuled by a matrix that is known as an acidic lava. which con- tains abundant silica in solution. The first part of the process of silicification may well have been that silica would be deposited in all the cells and ves- sels of the wood, making: an accurate cast of all Open spaces. Then. while the slow process of decay went on. as each particle of organic matter was removed its place was taken by the silica. until finally all the wood sub stance had disappeared and its place. atom by atom. had been taken by silica. When you stop to think that every. thing depends on the soil. (-learly the soil is worth saving.-~- Seattle Star. Human Nature. Eddie» Pa. what’s human nature? Paâ€"-’.l‘hat’s the thing that always mtvhm it whon a fellow oan’t blame It un umlxuh €1W.‘ lmmicm Mail. There an: mare men ennobled umu- than b) nature. Don’t Let the Rams Wash the Valuable Plant Food Away. If you knew that it takes nature 10,000 years to form a foot of soil maybe you would have a higher opin- ion of Mother Earth and be more care ful how you drain your garden or field. Red Sea Heat. At certain seasons of the year the Red sea is almost unbearable. The water taken from seventy to eighty feet below the surface at 6 o’clock in the morning will often register a tem- perature as high as 90 degrees. It, in addition. a sandstorm thinks fit to blow the whole air is full of a mist ot innumerable particles of fine, hot sand. which blind and suffocate at the If you saw a granary full of rat holes you would suspect a careless farmer. But a field left to wash away by the unchecked rush of sur. face water after a downpour is fully as wasteful. The only difference is that here the waste is of plant food before it gets into the grain. SAVE THE SOIL. THE DURHAM. CHRONICLE With a view to developing the iishé eries of Hudson and James Bays upon the completion of the Hudson Bay Railway and the establishment of a line of steamers from Port Nelson to the outside world, the naval service department sent three expeditions last summer to report on the fisheries of these northern waters. The party which went to the east coast of James Bay has returned and reports having found conditions north of the east Maine river excellent for establishing a white fish fishery. _ The Mayor \Vas Mad. Mayor Mederic Martin, who has been roaming the cities of the United States recently on a “smelling” jaunt, made his bow to the Board of Control upon his return in a tower- ing rage. When Mederic was on the tour someone usurped some of his civic authority with disastrous results to his worship’s temper. One of. the first things that his eagle eye saw when he returned was the unadorned doors of the civic automobiles. Some one during his absence issued an or- der to paint the civic crest and big letters “City of Montreal” of! the civic cars. Mederic was mad when he saw what had been done. A scheme is being considered by the Militia Department for sending with the next Canadian contingent a strong engineering corps of experi- enced bridge builders and bridge re- pair men, as there is a pressing need for these in France and Belgium for such corps are wanted in large num- bers to meet the damage done by the retreating armies. There are hund dreds of excellent bridge build .-rs in Canada available for this work and as there is a comparative cessation o! railway ' building at present man, skilled engineers, it is thought, will “Things have come to a pretty pass in this city when things like that happen when I go away. But I’ll find out who did it, and then ” and he stormed until he was tired. So someone is going to join the unem- ployed of the streets it the mayor 1. a good Sherlock Holmes. volunteer. The location of this road would seem to serve the best purpose, fol- lowing the line indicated previously, not only because it would lie through the most thickly-populated section of the province, but because there are a number of smaller sections of roadway already planned by munici- palities along the route, which would form part of the finished scheme. The Toronto-Hamilton road, which is now well under way, would thus be made use of, as would the Ottawa-Prescott road which is being taken up very actively by citizens of Ottawa, and in the building of which the Govern- ment will assist. From the proposal to build a Toronto-Hamilton highway, the movement spread to Port Hope and Cobourg, where the citizens were interested in the construction of a lake shore system between those two cities. The project is now tak- ing shape not only as a scheme, but also practically. in the movements of different municipalities along the line. Representatives also of the townships between Toronto and Osh- awa have held gatherings to consider the building of a road from Toronto. These roads mentioned, and others already planned, would be included in the trans-provincial highway by special arrangement. He made his attack first in the. Board of Control. “Who did that?” he demanded. “Please, sir, I didn’t,” four con- trollers were quick to reply. The development of the plan is, 01 course, an exceedingly large under- taking, and as yet is only in the em- bryo stage, but in view of the al- most complete development of rail- way transportation, and the im- mense sums of money which have neessarily been expended thereon, and in view of the successful issue to which Hydro-Electric develop- ment in this province has been car- ried, it would seem to follow that the next logical activity should be road transportation, which is de- manded by the increasing population of the province, and the increasing need for good market roads and good main highways. While. Ontario has some excellent roadways, they are nearly all located north of the district through which this road would be built, and fre- quent complaints are heard regarding the condition of roads along this pro- posed route, and the building of such a trans-provincial highway would form the backbone for a chain of bet- ter roads all across the province. The proposed route of this road- way lies through the midlands of Ontario, presumably from Windsor through London, and Hamilton to Toronto, then follow the original In- dian trail down the Kingston road and from there to the Quebec boun- dary, with a branch line to Ottawa. The Government will make ar- rangements for maintenance, at least for a time until arrangements ("1n be made for permanent maintenance. The estimated leng: th of the pro- posed roadway in the Province of Ontario is about five hundred and thirty-five miles, and if constructed of permanent concrete or strongly macadamized, as the Toronto-Hamil- “1011 513111011 11 to be, will cost in the neighborhood of ten million dollars. Whitefish In New Country. Bridge Builders to Go? According to 3 Hanover report ‘ pronriated some fiewellery belong. Cobb enlisted there with 15 othersging .to some of his acquaintances. for the first Canadian contingentgzhese valuables were later recov. He came from some United States fitted. and the charge was drOpped. city about two Weeks before ioin- Cbhb impressed Idhe people of the ing‘ the colors. and during that toy? as being rather irresponsible, HANOVER MAN AN ALLEGED SPY. A despatch from Salisbury. Eng- land. says: Pte. Victor Cobb. of Hanover, Ont.‘ who enlisted with the 48th Highlanders, of Toronto. with the first Canadian conting- ent. and who has been under arâ€" rest as a spy, escaped from cus- tody Thursday night, and is still atAlarg-e. Cobb was arrested two weeks ago in a London hotel in civilian dress, and documents of an in- criminating nature were found on him by Scotland Yard men. He was taken to a London pris- on and later brought to Salisbury bv Sergt. Miller, of the expediâ€" tionarv force. «.formerlv .a member of the Toronto police force. He was awaiting trial when) he es- caped. A Wonderful Oil Well That Wu PM '8 PUBLISHED In the Bg||¢gn.. I VERY THURSDAY MORNING In Mr. Caton Woodvme'; “mam ' a At the Chronicle Printing House, Garafrau Recollections? is the__ story .01! a rich g Street- Farm and 'l‘mvn 1wm‘wv-Iies vx:-h:mg' vd. If you wish to BUY or SELL. BOR' ROW 01' LENI) it, will PAY YOU WELL to write 01'- phmm H. H. :HHJSR. 0r brtter still hitch up and gu:1.:ndsv9 him. Mum? livingw (:«mw from VKRMS‘ F5636?- HOHR up t!) 39 (M pur “wt, Park to $100”. Mnrkw‘ :L'lthm-it'ivs believe them. prives will mm innc. H ynu lmx‘v ANY MONEY frmn $300 Up tn any lax-g“ sum, h'. H. MILLER Win in- \‘o'si, it for yum (m gum] nun-tgnge M cm ity and «'hsn'gv you nuthing. \Vhy invest your numey with Shut-ks in \Vestorn tnwx: 01- vi: y lnts? Or why have it lying: at 3 per (mm. when it migi'wt :Is “‘01! uzn-n 3.1m twive as much up filst raw land mmtgnge sevm-ity P Have some SPHSO. LN M -. Millvr in- vest, your money on a. gund mmfigngg \'e_\'am:vr. HifPI'S snnw GRE “1 I’m-m Ltmds in Huminc Nm'm.mhy.( ..'-u I M Bum 1nP1-nvim-w. hum] in] oil A' petroleum "find" was reported from the district. and an expert from Baku. in the Caumsus, the great pe troleum district. was sent to the Bal- kans by a syndicate to inquire into this valuable discovery. He was taken by eager natives to this hole. and a bucket was dropped down at the end of a long rope and drawn up again. brimful of oil. WAR 0:; PEAQE MEN MUST LIVE oil well that was discovered In tho Balkans. . On one of his journeys he was shown a deep hole. sunk most probably by the ancient inhabitants of the country for mining purposes, but which he was assured was a petroleum well. After- ward Mr. Woodville heard the full story of this well flfl. MILLER, Hanover First Feminist Party. The earliest deputation of women to parliament was Organized close on 2.000 years ago. Under the triumvirate of Augustus, Antony and Lepidus it was proposed to tax the property of 1,400 wealthy Roman matrons in order to meet part of the expenses of the civil war then raging. They refused to submit to this imposition and sent Hor- tensia, one of their number, to plead against it before the senate. In the course of her speech she asked, “Why should we be compelled to pay for a war into which we had no Wish to embark or for the support of a gov- ernment whose policy we have no means of controlling?” This argument proved so effective that the tax on wmnen was reduced to one-third of the amount originally proposed. â€" London The explanation was. of course. that some enterprising person. not knowing that petroleum comes from the oil wells in a crude state. had carefully placed some ordinary commercial pe- troleum in the well in the hope that the expert would think there really was an oil well there and ofl’er a big price for the property. The expert examined the contents of the bucket. tested it carefully. and then. turning to the assembled natives, he exclaimed: “This is the most won- derful oil well in the World. The pe- troleum is already refined.” Tnk must [mun] HIGH PRICES fur AR.“ LANDS. 'Dtkc :L hint. BUY NOW. H. H. MILLER, HIP Hmmvm' (30n- ITS PRODUCT T00 6000. 9F @ANADA ‘ANY MONEY frmn $300 Up Sill“, H. H. MILLER will ill- _\'(m on gum] HHH‘Ygng rhurgvx'un1mthing. \Vhy Hume-3' with Sharks in :ivk Bxant Ind “(NC Semi 10} Li (i HEAT BARGAINS :I'wnmzr. Helium mu DURHAM unnumm time conducted a clothes pressng business. After his departure for Owen Sound with the troons the charge was laid that he had ap- pmp‘riated some jewellery belong. -$1.50 may be char-get} d: not to paid. The «ink Subscri ti T3 ' on n Cnnomcu wan be Rates 1’. :9afiim free 0.! vo- m ______ mute 'I‘Uulfllg' "not: etaâ€"50 cents for first insertion. 25 cents fox snbseq uent nsertion. Alladvertisement-s ordered by strangers be naid for in advance. Contract rates for year.y ad ver nished on application to the office Full line of (huhu and white. Caps f< DURHAM. ONT Mr. M. Kress has opened a shop at; the rear of the furniture snnw room and is prepared to do all kinds of tmsmithing. Undertaking receives specidl attentit m Avoid :: Annoyances Rugs. Oilcloths Window Shades Lace Curtains and all Household Furnishings TINSMITHING SHOW ROOMSâ€"N1 Barber Shop. H door South 01" W blacksmith shun. We stand ready to make good anything that they guarantee. How about an Overcoat W'e have a few at bar- gain prices. C. L. GRANT We have sold the goods years and have heard cmnplaints. Buy “Stanfield's” and be happy. No more shrinking: this is guaranteed by the manufacturer’s. EDWARD KRESS \thn buying undm wear al- ways‘ buy the host : it fists lnngen feels more comfort- able and will save your tem- per. It is very trying «m the. temnerto try and squeeze a “40” body into :1 “36” shirt. 15/ 'c“ Embalming aVSpecialty “I w" W Our Guarantee ‘“ m.“ m The Remedy ldiillllo notice. 0 12' 5110 J I’M‘Y . IRWIN AND measure. Profmiomi 5 inch $4.00 per can!!! . ; apecific directions vi 1 I .1 charged secondmgls . .. '_‘.:Foqqd.' “For Sue" \(‘Xl [U S\v;{,}'r ~v' Rhnnaxu‘ ex 2y advertisements in: - In A“. dawn 1, 59’s for