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.‘ . v fig: ; . TWW PRICE FOR, movie The J. D. Abraham Company Our Grucery DPpm-tment can sup- ply you with all kinds of Fresh Frozen Fish. for Friday and Saturday February 26 and 27 15(31‘511“ Snap and Hundwirh. A aplwndid hand elmmsm, always sold at 151'. Friday and Sau'dny 90 BARGAINS Lax-0g 2.}. 1h. tins Red (‘ross Put-k and Evans, 50M en-ryu'hme fur 1543. Spu-ial Fri. and Sat. I 0° Half Length LacefCurtains- The fullsize are worth from $2 to $4 pair. 'Tbese are'samples mostly 1; yards lung.. Pick them out. only ................. I so Don’t. miss this Extra Special Burâ€" gain. Boy’s Spits all new patterns, worth $4.50. Come and get one Friday and Sat’day $3.25 Fresh New Lemon Peel. Finest Quality. Friday and Saturday only .......... I I c \thn you are in have a look at the New \Vash Goods. Pam-y Crinkles etc. Just, upened 150 per vard. We have numerous other lines which we have not pleztsvd t0. ShOW 3011 when you call. l-l IK! Ladies' dongola button La‘dies’ patent blucher ......... Ladies’ patent button......... We have sometl'ling‘ special for those who want a. warm dry foot, in the form of a Felt Shoe witha solid Rubber sole and heel, see 1t. Price $3.00 Men’s fine dongola. bluchex. ”$2. 00 Men’s heavy kip blucher .......... 2 50 Men’s heavy oil tan. ................ 3.10 Men’s high overshoe .......... ‘ ...... 2 .40 Our purchase of a Large Stock of Men’s and Ladies’ Shoes in Manufacturers of Canada. before the latest advance on leasher offer high-class footwear of the newest styles at prices unprec purchasing public of Durham. Ladivs’ Fine Dongom Blurher Sizes 1 to 4. One of Our Spec? This Week RIGHT. Ladies’ Shoes $1.39 Men’s Shoes at the January Shoe Sale Walk a Little Farther Save a Little More Mr. Murray Ritchie purchased a fine young horse from Mr. Robt. Wells. Mr. and Mrs. Zufeldt of Hanover w'ere visitors last week with Mrs. Wm. Bargrave. Miss Annie Knox spent the week end with her friend. Miss Chrissie McGirr. Mr. Thos. Binnie of Bf'i'tish Col- umbia, and Miss Belle McGirr. Visâ€" ited Dornoch friends last week. Mrs. Goo. Noble, Sr., of town. Visited last week with her dang!»- ter. Mrs. Jas. Lawrence. Some from this burg took in the concert at No.12,Egremont_ and rvpprtjm ex_qelle_2nt program. Mr. Geo. Herd, Mr. Park, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hunt of Allan Park at- tended the party at Mr. Roltt. Liydsay’s on Friday evening. Mrs. Carduell'of Toronto \isit- 0d list week xx 1111 her cousin. M15. John McGirr. The cosy home of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Lindsay was the scene of merriment last Friday evening. It being their 29th wedding anzmexm sary, a large number of invited friends and neighbors gathered and enjoyed themselves in various ways. The crowd dispersed as the hours began to grow large in the morn'nG, which bespeaks :1 WHY good time was spent. W . Marshall ......... J. Gibson, Sr ....... T. McGirr.-. E. Burnett, Jr ....... J. Donnelly ......... \V. Brown ......... R. Calder ......... J. Gibson, Jr ....... A. Brown ......... F. Gibson ......... W. Harris ......... S. McIntyre ......... J. Bauer... B. Benton ......... A. Brooke ......... E. Goodwin ........ t W. Wright ......... B. Gibson... ; THE NATIONAL GUN CLUB J. Gibson, Jr ...... \‘v’v. Wright--. ... ... S. McIntyre ......... A. Brooke... .. ... ~ . Gibson ...... The National Gun Club held tn.i:' i‘rst shoot of the season at '.‘.1t.ir grqunds on the Cement Co. numerth -when quite a number u ere‘ present and. a good after- mun's spurt indulged in. Besides a Lam 9' 001. with Adam Brown and Art Brooks as captains indi- vidual shooting was indulged in. '1 he {alloying is_-the score: Individual shooting: Shot at DARKIES’ CORNERS. 15 10 20 28 15 20 20 24 13 10 11 30 Ladies’ plain overs Ladies" felt lixwd ....... Ladies" Maltesu Cross Ladies’ tam M'ersl'um, Men’s plain m ers. Men’s plain overs E. E. \Jen’ 3 roll soled Killed Men’s Rubbers ,ies' Shoes from the Leading ce on leasher enables us to prices unprecedented to the be 'H ’1 w t bu 1‘ 0139 q A to 'cha 3}); 11 1‘2 13 12 22 3 ’ covered my face in hbrrorl He no] 4 longer looked like a human belng, his 5 : under law was shot away, and his 4 : eyes were hanging from their sockets. 4 He was reeklng with decay and cor- .- ruption. My head sank back against 23 the wall. But the sickening idea came 3 '2 into my headâ€"could it be Frederick? No, it was not he. Behind; 1151.9 hill 31w 1111b Hum~ corps Izzy pz'n‘eu'tvd. “93:01“. (1;. e11- gagenu-m m' ::_}rm1:iy 1) a 3:1 flu“: very earth :am air :12 mi: t3! mm '21) heat and o-_.v«-.. cums. (,3 w 5.. m' s. {Iva/it and roaring 11"?éllel'y fined Spa::::.‘ 01‘ ders came iim: we shank} ilezvii thl wounded [rum he field. zt when: 50an heroism to mu )1 into tin: midst of a battle when 31-»;10 of the fury of the conflict is in Mac, mind (,0 urge you 011. The corpmnf3 in charge of the relief ordered the rum to a point where the enemy had ;:§):'230d fire. Avross the 0. en ground they met groups of wounded dragdng themselves and helping each uzher. One 1011 insen- sible. but am from a mound but sheer exhaustion. 'l‘hey explained: “\V.: have eaten nothing for two davs. After an mum-ed march of tweve hours and a bit of sleep, we were caned 'to thr- fight unrefreshed." wretch away the regimental doctor I said, “He need not go back to the hos- pital, he is already three-IOurths dead.” And with that the agonized creature throw up both his hands in pleading to heaven. , The hour passed, and I started with’ fthe two surgeons and four Sisters of iCharity and several soldiers. The ‘carriage was hot and filled with a fmingled odor of hospital and incense, :and I felt deathly sick. I leaned back gin my corner and closed my eyes. i As they carried the poor gurgling I rememb-nx‘d it now. l l::] accuratvly M imagination t} that tinâ€"re Wm Frederio. ‘52, cu}? uaLue-nelu together three days ago.” “Visited the battle-field?” I repeat- ed. shuddering. “Oh, tell me about it.” . The surgmn told his story. and 1 put it after .xards into my joxrnal as “Are you ill?” asked th'e sS’nina- thetic young surgeon. “I hear you are joining your wounded husband at Koniggratz. Do you know where to look for him ?” “I know him. We visited the battle-field together three days ago.” “No. but Iexpect to meet Dr. Bresser” oo¢§§o¢o§oo¢oo¢ooooo§o90o; Continued from page 7 'I‘hn rolit-I‘ patrol pushed on. us? I ‘0 Lnuwa _ ’ Dongnla Blue. \ ery dressy shoe. One of Our Special Ibis Week R b it ‘.‘)h.".'t6d. “L yO 1L1. (1:5 e11- W already 1) Y; :21 file an} air {1311111412 with ‘21] M.» 220113. (3 v .gi< m' .s: nuke artillery fined s3m<;-.:.' 01‘- ha? we Should {civil tha m he ficld. :t [11186932 50131: mr 11 into the midst of a 21mm of the fury of the Hm mind to urgu you 0:1. i in charge of the relief mm; to a point where the “was one fixed id n ...3 'be found my wow 123i: g for me: kite hill the) zâ€"urb I c)h.".'t(id. Ht"'01d. [31. i’ already .J .1142: mi air tram'u «:2 wit"; “3130118. C u «_i~' 02' s. artillery fined spam. 23a? we should fetch $i.99 From there I copy remc-mberer‘z it quite Lnto every sec-2m my 'st one fixed idva-u be fm'nd my wowndtd mo): groups of timnwelvcs and One 1011 insen- vmuud but sheer Illuminati-(11":‘s: “Yésf’ :aul comedy 1;; m"; wonder the tr “Oh. I can tell you that," I inter- rupted. f‘ln the capital of the vic- torious ’country the.reports have ar- rived. In the forenoon, While the hyenas of the battle-field work round the trenchcs, the people in the churches are singing “Pr‘aise God from whom all biessings flow,” and in the evening, v.31”. and mother of those who have been buriedâ€"While yet breathing Perhaps-pzn lighted candles on their window-sin, for the city has to be illuminated" for a sign of joy." .' “Yes," :aid the surgeon, “such CORICGY ismarked in the citiesâ€"and “NOV", Wm you hear what happened the next day?” Then comes the great interment. 'lhey dig long shallow trenches. an: the bodies. are thxown in holster- skelter, heads up and heads down Also they heap the bodies into mounds and cover them with a few feet of dirt. Let the .rain wash-1t a\V'aY, W110 cares? - And so they lie, day after day; these poor wretches, for the Sanitary Corps though they work untiringly, cannot Stop for the hopeless ores u ho bag that they be shot or stabbed in their helpless misery. From ab we. t‘n cm rion crows are watcmng from the trees, preparing to descend for their dinner. Even the starved Village dogs come and lick the 0pm flesh. But even more hellish than all this is the certain appearance of that vile scum of humanity, the ghouls whicn creep in the wake of, the battle, to plunder and spoil the dead. They slink among the corpses, mercilessly tearing off their valuables, mutilatin; and hacking even the living if they still have life enough to defend them- selves, snatching out their eyes to make them unrecognizable. There is no cannonading, no rattle ;of musketry, no drums or trumpet- blasts, no flags, no regimentals; the only sound is the low moaning of tin poor wretches who are dying w’thont aid. The steaming earth is saturatei ’with red puddle that shimmer, reek. and clot in the sun. Everywhere Zia scattered the abandoned snbres, bayonets, knapsacks, cloaks, brokrn carriages, wagons, and cannon I‘ll} half-dead horses staggering up ani down and hideously bellowing or: their dying shrieks. There is a ”til-3 honow into which the wounded hai dragged themselves, but it is clear that a battery had driven over them, the boots and wheels crushing '11::le into a pulby oozing mass while still aliveâ€"yes, hopelessly alive. I ‘ A battle-field by night is hideous enough, but under the glorious sun the fiendish work of man seems doubl; fiendish. What the night made seem ghostly, the daylight revealed as an- solutely hopeless. Then one first. realizes the countless deadâ€"41111:: streets, the fields. But I had not yet heard enough to 7511.119 my thirst for the horrible; I would hear more, and I said, “No, no, ,continue: .‘Iow was the next morn~ ins?" So he continued: 111‘1111tss mo :1_- in :1 13121111131159 where theii \1 0111 13.: '1‘11'1d b11211 dress '11. wize: a shell got the 11311112 ‘11 a blaze 1111i tiieix shriexs .vill 9\ er remain in th memory of 11033 who neard itw-a21d in mine, for I fancied again, whi’ee the surgeon spoke, that Frederick was ”there and I heard his voice out of ithe place of torture, and I fell back :in my seat. “Oh, dear lady,” the surgeon ex- claimed, _“1 must not try your nerves." So it goes 011, page after page, in my journal. 1111a account tells how a 11- ell burst 01: r a group of wounded \1110 had just been bandaged and re 11c1ed. tearing them to pieces. Again, 1: tells 11011 1.11,- fighting broke out around the a:- :‘1211a11tcs, a fleeing and pursuing 11(1 p sweeping down the \'.'ou‘11ded. dyium and surgeons, all tu- gcgmr: 111' 111011 terrified rider1-ss horses 111sr1t1e11ed “it h arrony rushed o‘er the uounded on the stretcaers, throw 111g then crushed and 1110195 ss to 1111 ground 1:11:11 11 t11r most frightfui seen: of 211‘; ':-1 described: A hundred l he, with tlzt-LI' limbs and bodies man- ;gled into 53:: pelessness and stiffened with the. d;".'-.th agony. Down through a little ravine the patrol pushed. Here the dead and wounded were lying in heaps together. The shrieis for help, the begging, weeping, and lamenting, mixed with the cries for water. Alas, the pro- visions were soon exhausted, and what can a few nzren do r all this mass of hopelessness ‘3 If every helper had a hundred arms they could not do half of the rescue work. But they work like heroes until, suddenly, there comes the signal horn calling to another part of the field, w ile the broken wretches piteously beg not to be deserted. An adjutant comes in hot haste. Evident- ly a general has been wounled. The surgeons must follow, begging the poor fellows to have patience for they will return. But the promise was never meant and never believed. On, on .‘.hey must follow the adju- tant. Cries and groans to right and 1.». it are unheeded, and though some of 1.1;“) rescuingr party falls, they are left with the rest. Men writhing with lut-z'z'lble. wounds, torn by horses’ hoofs, CZ‘LRiZEQd by passing guns, seeing the rescuers, rear then-:selres and call for imp with a last effort. But on, on, battle. Ererywhere lies a bleedâ€" ing mass. The wounded swarm about wicker and thicker, creeping and drag- ging 1113mm has over 'mounds of corpses, ah stretched in mangled posi- tions with ihg: death-writhings still evidentâ€"hams clawing the ground, «yes and tongues projecting, teeth gnashed, an; .uoeths gaping as the last bra th Li oeeu drawn. So they mem 1005: out tor memseives, the 3a;- geons were urged on to the more desperately wounded. They might b3 picked a \ on the way back, after help had been rendered to those lying thick the tragedy continues. Continued next Week. I Napoleon himself in 1798 gave it Ito the direcmry as his (minion ,t‘nat “a descent upon the island ,‘without first gaining the mastery :of the sea would be the most del- icate and difficult operation ever; gundertaken.” "Only on the sea x-can Britain be conquered. But can Britain be invaded? Her. wide and stormy moat has been her sure defense in the past and she displays a remarkably calm reliance on it to serve her as veil in the present. Whatever her se- cret fears may be she has not abandoned herself in 1914-45 to the panic with which Napoleon’s scows and rowboats filled her in 1803-’05. prOnable total Of the tribute t1 m a modern army of invasion would lav on London. on L'Ianches‘ter, on iiverpool, on the British nation. outruns the imagination. In many great wars on the con- tinent her foes have sighed for her capture as the :fattest prize in sight. Gen Hoche did not over- draw the picture when he pro- claimed to his French troops, “England is the richest country in the worldâ€"and we give it to you to be plundered. . . You shall plunder their bank of its immense heap of gold. You shall seize upon all public and private Li'Opex'ty. upon their warehouses. their mac- azinos, their stately mansions and gilded palaces, and you shall r turn to your own country loaded with the spoils of the enemy." 'lhay WE‘- .~ere B" ‘1 ton (‘ at: B 'e C 0“ “quered The wealth and power of the lit- tle island are convincing proofs of the folly of war. Vast as her mili- tary conquests are, Britain is far richer with the spoils of a long, unbroken peace. As a passenger on a train from Bristol to 'l‘aunton approacncs Bridgewater, he may look out upon a wild moorland where Englishmen fought among them-: selves in 1685, when the little revel; army of the Duke of Monmouth; was overthrown by the royal troops of James II. After 230 years» that battle of Sedgmoor retains? the distinction of the last battle! on the soil of England, the last; breach of English peace. 1' l The Spoils of Peace Travexling in other countries (2-3" the old world, and aias of the new, one sees war rudely ,scraMm on many battlegrounds. But Batle Abbey is the monument of the lat- est battle with an invading arm}- in Englandâ€"and the Abbey was consecrated in 1095. The peace of England is Written not only on the credit side of the ledgers in London's co‘Uuting houses. It is writ as large a'ross the face of her quiet hil..:)ides and in the smoke of the mills whmh wreathes her va‘xleys. PT. 'I - Through all the eight centuries and more that have elapsed sine;- the Norman conquest, no hostile foreign force has successfully in- vaded bngland. In other words. the island has remained im'iolatc since the dark ages. Not an alien foe has gained a foothold on her soil since England really has. been England. The .‘~~e.. cc of England No Invasmn To-day the passengers sailing over to France by a channel steamer hamly more than low:- sigtit of the green trees that crown the heights of Folizestom- with the velvet turf of England “men they see rising from the sand (.unes of Boulogne a tail, beamiiul Dorie column. sur- mtunted by the bronze ciiigy of the man who spent 15 years of E 2:; 131:: ii a futule effort to plant his: eagles on the Tower of Lon- don hard by that shining White UUL‘iiSix’ the conscripts of Napo- iec'. reared. for him a timbered palace, Where he dwelt in the midst of nearly 20,000 warriors ready at a word to embark for the conquest of the opposite shore. Still his prudent commander at Brest held back. “Start, start at once!” he commanded and im- plored him. “In your hands are the destinies of the world.” But his fleets did not appear on the bare western horizon. 0n the con- trary his T-oulon ships‘had already run into Cadiz and the British watchdogs never took their eyes off the rest of his vessels. With gloom and anger clouding his brow, Napoleon paced the sandy bounds of the unconquered sea and bitterly muttered to him- self in his impotent rage, “The: English will become very small when France shall have two or three admirals willing to die." But Mars had failed to snatch tze tri- dent from Neptune. The muster of the Lind had been thwarted b' the mistress of the sea “The English know not scape of his Toulon battleships. “If we have the pow- er of crossing for but 12 hours England will be no more.” But as he waited in vain fo’r his ships to come, he asked for even less time and pleaded with Fate “Let us no , masters of the channel for hours and We shall be masters ol the world.” Touloh‘ fTeetv éuddenly alld, JUlfllIlg I“? fall upon sq uadron of the Continued from page 5. through the Straits of Gi‘sral ar- Assembling an armv of 20.000 in- the west of France, with a noisy pretense that it was destined fni‘ Ireland. he hope-:1 thus to distract the blockading fleet off Brest enable his own vessels to slip out of that harbor and, joining .the CAN “THE TIGHT LITTLE ISLE” BE INVADED ? B'qu<.m~m t».- Faxiure 1n Egbt Centuries FOUR HEIFERS, liIS’fijflj THREE yeare 01d. due to cal‘co vauly: are m good 1.16511 2.11:1 55);“)«1 C03- ors; or two yourig cows. due in April' one brown filly rising .1. make an excellent driver: one general purpose gelding rising 3. R. T. Edwards, RE. No 1 Mark- dale. tf with local applications, as'they can- not reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood. or constitu- tional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts direct- ly on the blood and mucous sur- 2:52»: 8. Fail’s Catarrh Cure is not a win-«’2 sw-céécina It was prescribed 9," me" 213?, the best physicians in this 2,‘ _--;- 592;“ years and is a regu- ,1». It is composed of t . nannies known. combined. with the host blor >2 v‘rificrs, actâ€" ing directly on mucous sur- faces. The perfect combination .cf the two ingredients is what pro- duces such Wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for test;â€" monials free. F.J. CHENEY (30.. Props, To}? edo. O. ' " Sold by druggists, price 75c. Take Hall’s Family Pills to:- constipation A happy union tool; place or. Tuesday afternoon of last week 11‘. tin; manse. .‘vlarkdale, when the Rev. R. M. Pl'zalrn \x‘eddod Miss Vina Anderson, daughter of Mr. Jas. Anderson of Fart William. to Mr. Albert W. T. chist of Mark- dale. The fair young bride wore a lovely gown of navy blue silk, with white lace trimmings, and hat to match. Miss May McKech- nie made a sweet bridesmaid. Mr. Harold Watson ably performed , the duties of best man. After the- jceremony, -the bridal party drove to the home of her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Watson, Where- a rich dinner awaited them and the many friends present. In the- evening, the young folk gathcrrd. and a night of music. song and dancing followed. Guests were present from Walkerton, Mark-m dale, Irish Lake and the vicinity. The bride was the recipient of a host of valuable presents. conâ€" spicuous among them being some handsome cheques. The best wish- es of the community go with the young couple in their new life together. CATARRI; CANNOT BE CURED __â€" -v\\‘u\‘-u‘ white casket was lowered softly into the white-lined resting place. As we looked at the little roseâ€" bud, with its peaceful smile, the Master‘s 'Words kept recurring to our mind, “Weep not, she is not dead, but sleeocth.” Mrs. Ruthrr- ford and Mrs. N. Mch-cnnie of town, were out to assist it: nursing and the latter is remaining: for a few days. __ w ‘v unnv blu‘ke’lukc Life has its strong contrasts. On Thursday evening, the sweet and winsome six months’ old baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. Will Jack “enter- ed the Pearly Gates." after an illness of a couple of weeks, and the hoine, made so bright by her presence, is saddened sorely. ’Tis just a couple of years since their first-born, Carmen, a bright baby boy, was taken, now the sor- row doubles. The whole neighbor- hood deeply sympathizes with the young coup-1e, as was evidenced by the big concourse that gather- ed to the funeral. Rev. W. W. Prudham conducted a most thoughtful, helpful service in Zion, after which the beautiful ers, sine won many friends. In- terment took place to Zion ceme- tery on Friday afternoon. Rev. R. M. Phalen of Markdale officiating in the home and by the graveside. 721'- 1 Mrs. Wm. Williamson, a pioneer mother of the 12th concession. passed over on Wednesday of last week after but four days" illness. She was a native of Scotland and. with her husband, came to Can- ada in 1868 and settled on lot 10. concession 12, where the rest of her days were spent. Mr. William- son died 17 years ago. She lcax'es one son. William, called after his father. The deceased was a woâ€" man of wonderfully strong and active physical powers. and many a time in the carlv days of pion- eer life trudged tie 1.5 miles to Durham, carrying a pail of but- ter or basket of eggs. and rc- turned the same day, loaded with the goods purchased. Big-hearted, kindly and strong in mental DOw- - 7 . vu- Word has been received at the old home here that Miss Emma Edwards and her niece. Easel. ar- rived at M'axbass, N. D., from Portland, Ore., on Monday of last week. Mr. and" MréIâ€"W'ill Timmms made their semi-annual visit to Vande- leur kindrgdfihg firstrof the week. Messrs. John'O’Neill, J. P. Mc- Millan and Elmo Edwards are en- ioying their new nositiona in parliamentary life at Toronto 1m_x_ne.gsely. T. Cook cut up about 70 cords of poplar wood for J. H. Robson on Friday with his gasoline out- fit and on Monday clipped up the big pile of poles Basil Davis had been hauling up all winter, and the pile at _h_ox_ne as well. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Blair Spent the week-end with the Reed fam- ily in Markdale. and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cook and Master Clifford with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McFad- deg in nggmont. Grandma M'cClocklin is afflicted with very sore eyes at present. With the coming in of Lent Cattle prices took a drop; With the dancing in of Easter. We hope they’ll take g hop, “7A.“: 1.... 1---- Mumps are in the dwelling Pitch-holes in the road. One sets the jaws a‘swelling, The other spills the load. Ass’essor McDonald is mnsider- ed to be one bf the permanent of- ficials of Glenelg. He made his aqpnal round last week. TRAVERSTON February 25, 1915.