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Mr. ‘Morris has consented to give a talk on Ireland, and Rev. Mr. Whaley to act as chairman. A good musical program will be furnished. The library is an insti- tution deserving of patronage. and as funds are needed to keep it going, We trust there will be a large attendance We extend Sympathy to Mr. and firs. Edward Jacob. who “mourn the death of their infant daugh- ter. Dorothy Caroline, who died Tuesday night at the age of two menths and six davs. The remains will leave here toâ€"morrow morn- ing by G. T. R. for interment at Sebringville. Th..- Public Library intends to give an entertainment on the ev- ening of St. Patrick’s Day Rev. Mr. Morris has consented to give We regret to learn of the ill- ness of Allister Anderson, mail clerk on the C P. R. out West. He was formerly of Hampden. and for some time a valued corre3pond- ent of this paper We are not ful- ly informed of his ailment. but learn he is in a hospital The weather for the past week has been extremely mild, for this season of the year, and qtiite a considerable portion of the snow has disappeared. There is still plenty left, however..and plenty more cold weather to come before spring Opens. for minor offences. For the chance they have. the visitors have a good little team. and with a few good practices under a coach who knows the rules of hockey and will make them play the . game, they will develop into much bet- .-ter puck-Chasers than they are at present. However. it was a pretty fair game and we will be pleased to’ see them back with us at some future date. Mr. J. W. 'Blyth of .Varney will have an auction sale on-Wednesâ€" day, the 3rd of March. It will consist of 7 horses, 25 cattle, 30 hogs, 9 sheep, 70 hens and a lot of ordinary farm implements. Robert Brigham, auctioneer. See bills later, but in the meantime keep the date open. The Holstein-Durham hockey match on Thursday night was an- other win for the locals. 7-2 The game was not what could be call- ed a good one, for the ice was slow, and practically no combina- tion play was indulged in. Mulvey Cowan was referee, and we don’t think Holstein has any kick on hams having the only two penal- ties of the game handed to them Persons having knitting for the Red Cross are respectfully re- quested to bring or send it in to Miss Laura MacKenzie as soon as possible, in order that the work may be forwarded to headquart- ers. At a meeting of the Normanhv Council held on the 10th inst. a by-law was passed to detach lots 1;! and 15 on the second concession and 14 and 15 on the third conces- sion from S. S. No. 14 and attach them to S S. No. 1 ‘ The bachelors and benedicts of the town are holding an informal dance in the hall toâ€"night. The Miller-Kelly orchestra. of Owen Sound. is supplying the music. The L-adies’ Aid of the Methodi'st church will hold a social in the basement on Friday evening, the 26th of February. Refresh- ments and good programme. Ad- mission 10 cents. Yesterday was Ash Wednesday. and the season of Lent is once more upon us. “Better than Usual" will be the churchfiuan’s slogan for the next six weeks. Cutters for sale.â€"Several differ- ent styles. to be cleared at mat Babb Cox. Durham Keys foundâ€"Owner may have same by paying for this ad â€"E. .A. Hay, C. P. R. Agent. Durham. - At the Girl Guides’ Valentine Tea on Saturdav afternoon, about $20 was added to their funds. Gasoline wood-sawing machine for sale at the Foundry. Live hogs are $7.30 VOL. 48â€"N0. 2504 N EWS AROUN D TOWN of the ill- The Germans threaten to put Britain in a state of blockade bv surrounding the tight little island with mines and submarines. to prevent merchant vessels from trading with her. The United States has issued a protest to the Kaiser and tells him to keep away from the Stars and Stripes. Now the Germans are willing, it seems to remove the blockade if Britain will allow them to get food from neutrals. Britain, however, refuses any compromise ,and nothing so trifling as a threatened blockade 'will move her to make concessions. Germany is doomed to defeat, but how long she will hold out against the inevitable is yet to be learned. BUEI'ZUS. nrltam, however, I'E‘IUSC‘S any compromise ,and nothing so trifling as a threatened blockade 'wiil move her to make concessions. Germany is doomed to defeat, but how long she will hold out against the inevitable is yet to be learned. The Smith Bros. have received their first shipment of three 1913 model Ford cars. While the main features of the car are similar to those of former years, there are some important differences In the first place, the last year's price for the-,five-passenger tour- ing car has been reduced from $650 to $590, with an additional re- duction of $40, to be returned to the purchaser provided the num~ ber sold between August 1, 1914 and August 1, 1915 reaches 30,000 cars. This year’s car is provided With a much stronger magneto, and electric lighting replaces the former system of lighting with acetylene gas. This year a speed- ometer is provided. Last year," purchasers had to furnish their' own, or do without. There is adif-i ciated. ference, also, in' the wind-shield, and construction of the front, which improves the appearance. The boys disposed,of 12 cars last' year and are evidently looking to a good season’s sales during the coming summer. The attendance at the agricul- tural conference yesterday Was very small, and if one is to judge by numbers the only conclusion seems that the farmers‘are indif- ferent in. matters of this kind. The farmers represent the larger body in the community, and conventions of this sort, or indeed meetings of any kind for' agricultural adâ€" v.ancement should be the most largely attended. Good practical addresses were delivered by R. W. Wade. B.S.A., of Toronto, on Live Stock, Mr. Wm. Squirrel], B.S. A, of Guelph, on Farm Crops,a and Mr. John Farrell. of Forest. on The Labor Question and methods of securing and retaining farm help The meeting at night was also on Agriculture, in which the speakers of the afternoon endeavored to emphasize the patriotic character of the farmers’ work in providing for those who have to do our fighting in the trenches M‘r. Thos. Binnie. B 8A.. rendered a couple of songs that were highly appre- As an official report is promised for next week by Mr. Fred Beaker, B.S.A., of the Agri- cultural Department at M'arkdale, we shall not .go into particulars Mayor Hunter presided at the af- ternoon meeting, and Warden Calder in the evening. - A receptionw‘ill be tendered Dr. J amieson in the town hall here to- morrow night, and a cordial invi« tation is extended to all adults, irrespective of nationality, creed. party or color. To see one of our own citizens elevated to an honâ€" orable position should be pleasing to. the rest 01' us, We can give no definite outline of the prOgram. but the Hanover and Durham bands will furnish part of the music. and we understand there will be a couple of talented speakers from outside. Let every adult head for the hall early. All will be welcome Fanny Crosby, the blind hymn writer. author of “Rescue the Per- ishing” and “Safe in the Arms of Jesus.” died on Friday at her home in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Had she lived until the 24th of March, she would have been 05 vears of age. She had been mar- ried to Alexander VanAlstine. a blind composer, who died in 1902. The deceased authoress was blind from infancy and during her long life composed nearly 6.000 hymns and songs, manv of which became famous. There was no service in the Presbyterian church on Sunday evening, owing to the illness of the pastor, Rev. Mr. Whaley, who was confined to his home with an attack of “nerves.” Mr. Whaley c-onducted the service in the morning, though with some diffi- culty". Mrs. Whaley, too, has been confined to the house for a few days, but We are pleased to say both are now on the road to recovery. Having installed a weigh scales in future I will grind by th" hundred, Weighing in and out; Grinding every day. G. A. Watson. Priceville. Ontario. 2 13 4 We were told a few days ago that Mr. John Brown, formerly a merchant at Priceville, had died in the west,'but the report has not been confirmed. The law now requires that but- ter wrappers be printed. If vou leave your orders at The Chronicle office the work will be done prop- erly and promptly. Fifty cords of hard and soft wood wanted in 18-inch to 4â€"foor. lengths. Applv to C. J. Furber 6: Co., Durham. Farmers grow bigger crons bv using Harab fertilizers.â€"C. Smith Sons, Agents, Durham, Ont He referred to the present war struggle as the greatest in his- tory. He rejoice-.1 in the unanimity of the Canadian. arliament, and of the presence of Canadians at the 'front, valiantly upholding the traditions and aspirations of the liberty-loving people to support the great bulwark of free institu- tions over the whole world. i1ei'er~ ence was made to the liberal res-- Dome of the Legislature. and to the assistance rendered to the suffering Belgians. Great obliga- tions deVolved on the Canadians to maintain the food supply of the world, and to institute means of_ "Supplying labor for the unem- ployed, to whom the war was the cause of hardships. Mrs. I. M. Dinner of Nananee, announces the marriage on Febru- ary 10, of her daughter, Rhena Myrtle. to Mr. Duncan Cameron MacKenzie of Toronto. son of Mr. Duncan MacKenzie of Durham. A Cardâ€"We the undersigned. herebv agree to sell a package of live standard size 50. boxes of Silver Tip Silent Matches for 20c. Qualitv guaranteed.â€"â€"Alex. Mc- Lachlan-, J. 8: J. Hunter. 12 17 fun It’s refreshing to find an occa- sional farmer who admits that prices are good. We met with one a few days ago who thinks the war is favoring farmers a little more than other claSses. Those who complain of low prices for foodstuffs are the ones who don’t have to buy them Means would have to be adopted to raise money and make up the shrinkage in revenue caused by the war. The address referred also to the compensation Act, the agri- cultural possibilities of New On- tario, the extension of the Hydro Commission and other matters of public interest. The Ladies’ Aid of the Presby- terian church will hold a Iii-mor- ary Tea and entertainment in the basement of the church on Fuâ€" day, February 26. Tea served at 6.30. Admission 15c. ' 2 Dr. Pyne, and concurred in bv Mr. Rowell. the leader of the Opposi- tion. After the newly-appointed Speaker was capped and {roamed and the House put in readiness, Bis Honor, «the Lieutenant-Gov- ernor, read the Speech from the Throne. With deep sorrow cum emotion he referred to the death of the late Sir James Whitney Whom he long knew a fad ad'r‘ni ‘03: from his exemplary anal pu-e qualities of character. He r “"1? i- ed. his death as a great loss. not only to the Province but also to the Empire, to which he was so earnestly and devotedly a‘turrhui The Ontario Legislature \s as onâ€" ened Tuesday with all its usual pomp, embellishments and frills. Hon. Dr. Jamieson was elected to the position of Speakef. on motisn of Premier Hearst, seconded by DURHAM. ONT.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, I915 OPENING OF LEGISLATURE Receiving from the directory a commission to organize an army for the conquest of England, he went to the shore of the English channel and journeyed from Bouâ€" logne to Calais, to Dunkirk. to .Furnes, to Nieuport, to Ostend and to Antwerp, but without find- ing a place where he could leap the moat of the insular foe. Thereâ€" upon he resolved to take his army to Egypt, seize the cross- roads there, and planting himself between the British and India. capture London in Asia. Suez and Panama He conquered Egypt and seized the crossing but his campaign failed becaused Britain’s grey- hounds followed hjm and Nelson pounded his fleet to pieces at the mouth of the Nile. Thus cut off Nor do many in the throng of Europeans and Americans on their way by trolley or automobile to the Sphinx and the Pyramids of Ghizeh mark the little grove bf date palms, which they see across' the irrigated field, as the scene of the Battle of the Pyramids. But it. was there, .where 40 centuries looked down, that the sword of Napoleon cut the first breach in MWWVVVWVV'VW‘ the barrier with which Islam had so long shut in the people of Asia and shut out the modern world. Perhaps few of the tourists while rejoicing in their first white helmets and smoking their Egypâ€" tian cigarettes among the palms on the broad porch of Shepheard’s Hotel at Cairo, take thought that Napoleon Bonaparte and . not Thomas Cook blazed the pathway for them. We have reason to know that fewer still are aware that nearby the hotel, where a Euroâ€" nean bookseller now has his shOp, the long-haired child of destinv made his headquarters, and that iust behind Shepheard’s, Gene1 al Kleber was slain by the knife of a patriotic assassin. rinvvvvVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV1 It remained for the strategic eye of Napoleon to penetrate hat dusk and to see that Egypt still was the centre of the world On his return from his Italian tri- umphs, he found a France vicâ€" toriouS'on every battlefield and at peace with all the nations of continental Europe. Yet he saw the republic still defied by a little island off-in the fog, “like a Wart on the face of France.” as he said, and Britain shutting the gates of the sea against French commerce. For 500 years Egypt was aban- doned to the Arab and the Turk. and all but forgotten by Eurone which with the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope Wasno long- er dependent upon the humpback- ed ships of the desert For fiw centuries a twilight rested upon he land of the Pharaohs and. that half a thousand years of Egyp- tian history is almost as ”blank as the era of the Pyramid builders Napoleon. the Pathfi “der Napoleon was the first man of modern times to see that Egypt was the greatest prize the sword could win. Caesar, Alexander and he ancient conquerors had made it the keystone in their arch of conguest. 'i'he. Crusaders, while they battled for the rescue of the Holy Sepulchre, were not blinded by their religious zeal to the Worldly advantrge of re gapâ€" turing from the Mahometans the crossroads of trade and 'po‘xer. But Islam hurled then back, and. the baffled west sent out Columâ€" bus and Vasco da Gama to explore new avenues to the east. It is in fact the four corners on the two main roads running from north to south and from east. to west. For the one highway beâ€" tween Africa and Asia, and the great highway between the Occi- dent and the Orient cross each other there. Whoever holds that crossing at the end of this war will be the victor. When men thoughtt‘ue earth. was flat, they believed that Egypt was the centre of the world. Now when they understand that the earth is round, they are no less agreed that Egypt is its commercial, strategical, and poli- tical. centre. STRATEGICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE SUEZ CANAL Continued on page 2.! 1373,“; q ¢+++++++++¢°++§+é++++~3~+++~1°~I* +M+++H*++%++4:MM++++++++ A §:§>:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>bb :>>>>>:>>>>>b>bgbkb>>>§ *WHM+++%§+++?M+M+€~+WWW Extraordinary Clearance of Miss-95’ and Children’s NEW GOODS ARRIVING EVERY DAY The Store of Honest Value J. 8: J. HUNTER WENTER COATS F. MORLOC‘K Misses" Heavy Blue Coats Velvet Trimmed, Reg. $ 5.00 Balance 0f Rubber Stock at greatly reduced prices.. 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