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From Egypt and From France 0 advice to me as .to getting up, ‘ which I couldn't understand, ledi his camels away. It is curious to: see the little donkeys, hardly, as' big as a big St. Bernard dog, ‘trotting peacefully valong carrying a man weighing nearlv 200. pounds, and a ibig panniem on? either side loaded with vegetables. or fruits. I have seen them riding when the man would have to hold up his legs, or his feet would touch the ground as his donkey trotted along. There seems to be in the city of Alexandria, which I have been to twice, a representa--’ tive of every race under the sun. . Some are fairly light in color,; which varies to the deepest ebonyi shade. The Mohammedan women: women wear veils covering all of. their faces except the eyes. with; a' bridge of wood running from the point of the nose to the fore- head to keep the veil from draw- ing tight over the mouth. They3 wear silver and gold bangles on, wrists and ankles. Everyone goes thy people, who dress in beauti silks. The men wear a l loose-fitting robe extending neck to ankles, sometimes I ted! in at the \v aist and at other imes loose. On their heads they wear turbans. I am feeling fit end vou would hardly recogn 23 me now, as 'I am tanned as brown as some of the natives. I had a visit to- dav from the vete1inar) officer in l ’1 l I lee, from their son, Lieut Cecil Wolfe, now serving his country at Alexandria, Egypt. The letter was written .031 the 11th of April: “I wrote .you a letter since I came here, but possibly it has not left here yet, as I heard that they were holding :the letters in post offices for one meek and then fox-- wardmg them, thus doing awav with .the censorship Well, I am living under canvas now, mud it certainly is hot, so hot, in fact. that the least clothes you cm wear with decency are plenty heaxy at nights. I am sitting in my tent now writing this, with the sun shining straight down, and the dazzling white sand of the desert stretching away as far as eye can. see from- my tent door. After gazing over it for some time the glare of the sun; and the dancing heat waves compel you to turn your eyes away. In moving around outside while the sun is up we wear blue. or smoked. glasses to prevent sun blindness. I woke up the other morning, to find three camels [gazing in at me as I lay-in my tent, ‘but soon the owner appeared, and with many .gesticulations, and possibly some the next camp, who turned out to be Brand, one of the boys who came over from Canada to Eng- land with me. His home is in Luca-n, Ontario. -We were in differ- ent stations in England. and I certainly was surprised to meet him in Egypt. He tells me there are two more Canadian boys who came over with us, here in Egypt. If you can speak French vou can converse some with the natives, so I am trying to remember all my French The horses here are all Arabian, and I wish I could ship some home They never seem to The following letter tire Thevowners would almost! sooner lose all they have than; their Arabian horse. I will have’ to close this letter now and have my dinner, which will consist of ‘bully best, one potato, some dry thread, and a glass of w‘ater to] wash it down. 'e have a cup of 1 tea at night. This is not very elab- ; 'orate fare, but it is wonderful how; they supply the thousands of men with that. They are shipping troops from here to the Dardan-é elles as ;a land army. Every slay. ‘one or two ships leave. We may go any day. It keeps me won-lb! in: pretty hard to get mv work done, as .I have 3'50 mules and horses in my charge. The director of veterinary sen ices, Col. Taylor naid me a very nice compliment on my work when he said I was the only man who had come from England in charge of animals and had not lost one on the vovagefl The following letter, also dated April 11; was received by Mr. W.L Fakingham. of Orchard, from his son, William, mow in the trenches in France 'with the first Can dian contingent: “I received your welcome letter a; couple of days 1:80, and you .bet ‘1 was glad to bear that you were 'all alive and kicking. I’m glad to ‘hear Florence is improving so quickly. I suppose ‘she’d be .home for a month or so on a holiday. along nicely. The trees haven’t burst into leaf yet» We’ve been having quite .a little rest lately. mm. A. 'C. that is, from the fighting; We .21: ways have work polishing harness. We are away back out of range of . the ‘Alemans.’ We must be about 25 miles away from the trenches; we were in. now. But still we are! nearer another front. You can: hear the i'oigâ€" guns thundering away .day and night. I expect we’ll soon get our marching orders and take another burr at. the ‘Wfllies.’ We had an inspection the other day by the general and he “was well pleased with our tum- out.‘ I tell .you what, I’ll know how to clean harness when I get home. This morning we were cut- ting tarpaulins for limbers and we had to hem the sides up to keep it from-teaming. We had to 'get out our housewives and hop to the sewing job. N. Campbell and all the other fellows are fine and hearty. ‘Well, .I think I’d bet- ter close, as news is scarce. Write lots and oft-en; we always are hungry for Canadian news. I hear the holler, “Canadian mail,” but this time there’s none for me. I think quite a .few of my letters were stopped on the way out. I guess I must have put too much in.” A memorial service for the brave. Canadian soldiers who reâ€" cently fell in battle while fighting our country’s cause, has been arâ€" ranged for in St. Paul’s church on Sunday, May 9. Seeding is getting well on. in fact some are done. It has been an exception-ally favorable spring so far. Everything looks prosper- ous in the country. Monday was Arbor Dam although schoolsr‘mn the con and a few ,people in town serve it, many more shoul day, well spent by mos _ would improve the -ppearance very much. Emmi Jhs.fFucker. Belgrave last {w ' to Spend a few days with 1' sister, who had been operate ‘ on for appendicitis. But trouble a-rely comes singly, and a (la: or two after she arriv- ent over to ' ss Mabel Meade is home from '1‘ onto, where she is engaged in Fe nursing profession, for a ortnight’s visit 3with her parents and other f riends. As Mr. Jas. McMeeken has not been out as usual this spring, we mad-e inquiries and learn that he has not: een as well as usual. but we hope he {may soon be all «right again. He is how the oldest resi- dent in this mart, and we hope he may live long :to bear the dis- tinction. ' News is scarce 'this week. thank goodness, as 'we ‘are very busy. Professor Riethdorf, the German- Canadian who has been lecturing throughout x Western Ontario, gave an address at Mildmay on Sunday, the 18th. As Mildmav is the centre of a German settle- ment, it is interesting to learn of the reception .which the professor received there. 0f the meeting, the Mlildma-y Gazette has the fol- lowing to say: “On Sunday afternoon, Professor Riethdorf of Woodstcick. address- ed a very xlarge .audj-ence ii the town hall here, on “The War.’ PeOple were here from all corners of the township, {and the hall was packed to its {full capacity. Dr Clapp acted as {chairman of the meeting. Prof. CRiethdorf occupied nearly two hours {in his address, but so interesting was it that one scanrcely noticed the time pass. He sketched the rise of [Prussianism and the immense power swayed by the military classes over all others and gave numerous examples of the dis- dain in which :the common people are held by :the military officers. He showed the deliberatiom de- determination and meditation of the. Prussian «in "regard to the ‘nresent campaign by declaring that the children in officers’ homes had :been shown how to “play soldier.” Youngsters hadi charts with 'Paris, «London and- St.‘ Petersburg prominently marked with strings attached to Zappe; {ins circling above «the maps, were able by pulling strings to drag: miniature bombs upon these no w! hostile capitals. (The practice was indulged in long before the war broke out. The professor stated that from the age of three years until old age is attained, neoplel an the German empire had beenj waymenâ€"everyone almostâ€"was a non-commissioned onicer. The A LECTURE ON THE \VAR. CORNER CONCERNS. I Form IIâ€"W Barbour; L Teas- ldale, G Campbell, M. Findlay W. .J McLeod. t V Allen, .W Barbour, M. Beaton. 'G Campbell, 1“. Corbett, V. Pal-h laiw. 3' Findlay, H. Ha=.nnam G )HHIM W Hutton J. Kerr, K. ’ ' . .C M'cGier, H. McGirr, C. {u} * Wally F ‘Marlock, K. Ritchie, IR Stewart, L. Teasdale. P S. DEPT. Names of those who passed the Test Examination for Entrance to {the I.l:gh School: that they must overthrow Britain. The address throughout was a revelation to many regarding the autocracy of the military classes of the German Empire. " DURHAM SCHOOL H S. DEPT. ' Formfilflâ€"J Wiley, 12. Eccl-es, R.‘ Roberts, E Edge, Z. Crawford.' S McCrae, M. Livingston, E. Browning, C. :M'cGirr, J. Law- rence, W. Snell, M'. Koch, H. Sharp J. Rutherford, A. Livingston, G Langrfll, R. Catton. Sr. IVâ€"S. M'cCrae, C. McGirr, J. Lawrence, H. Koch, E. Browning and H. Sharp equal. J‘r. IVâ€"L. Chapman, F Lawrence C. Buschlen, B. Lauder, S Jaffe. Sc. IIIâ€"M. Holmes, K. Coffield. R. Snell, W. Koch, I. Whittaker. / Jr. IIIâ€"0. Buschlen, A. Blair, E Sea-,rch M'. McKechnie, A. Graham. Form Iâ€"R Campbell, H M'eade. C W'akefield, L Hamilton, A. Stewart Nantes of‘those in Foem II who paused the Test Examination for Ur: Lower School Examination: Sr. IIâ€"W. Volle'tt, P. Walsh, W Trayn’or, 'J.-Lawreonce,- B. Pilkéy. . J'r. Ilaâ€"E. Levine, C. M'cGirr, E Hillis, J. Hepburn, M'. Cliff. Jr. IIbâ€"M. Mitchell, A. McLean A. Haston, C. :M'cCrae, I. Hind and W. Welsh equal. .‘ Sr. Iâ€"â€"A. Lawson, I. Saunders, F Hopkins, B. .CDraynor, A. Clark. Jr. Iâ€"M’. .Brown, E. Burnett, F Kress, M’. Yiirs, M. McCoughey. Sr. Primerâ€"Class Aâ€"E. Smith; A. Vessie, H. McFadden. Class Bâ€"K. Milne, L. McClockljn Class Câ€"K. Upw,arrd N Falking- ham, M. .A.braham Primary Divisionâ€"Class A â€" V M'cCutcheon, B. McDonald V. McDonald, I. Hulme and C. Haws, M. Dean :and ”H. 'Pilkey. Class Bâ€"N. Search and M Law- rence, A. :H'olmes, J. M’cCaug‘ney and T..Brown, \V. Hepburn, M Traynor. . Jr. IIIâ€"H. Mountain, C. Ritchie, M'. Lawrence. Sr. IIâ€"M. Alexander, P. Noble A. Armstrong, G. Ritchie, S Sharp Jr. IIâ€"H. Lawrence, G. Watt, I Armstrong, W. Grize‘rson. Iâ€"P. Styles, F. Hopkins, E. No- ble. - ' ‘ Noble. Pr. Bâ€"R. Styles. â€"-H. H. W'illis, Teacher. N0. 5, GLENELG. ' Sr.‘ IVâ€"J. Edwards, R. Peart, E. Cook. Jr. IVâ€"K. Ed wards. Sr. IIIâ€"E. <M'cClmklin, W. Jack- son. Jr. IIIâ€"~C. .Cook, J. Pezut, W. Gray and B. McClockléTn, equal. Sr: IIâ€"E. Cook", H. Hams, H. Firth. Jr. IIâ€"M. Beaten, E. McRae. Sm. Iâ€"W. Edwards, C. RobsOn', W Anderson. , Jnr. Iâ€"M‘. Haley, ‘3. Benton, AC. Green-wood. Sr. 'Pr.-C. Anderson, M. E. An- derson, C. aRobso‘n. Average attendance, L25. r-W. R. Wallace, i‘e lob-er. NO. 2, BGREM’ONT- Jr. IVâ€"J. Kerr, L. Woods. Sr. IIIâ€"L Barbour, R. M’cMeeken. Jr. IIIâ€"I. Meade, 'R. Barbour, W Mhraball, .D. Kept, ‘A. Noble. Sr. [1â€"3. aWilson, B. M'cMeeken, C. Mcueeken, 'M. Pollock. . Pr. Aâ€"K. Allan. . ‘Pl'. Bâ€"S. 'NOble’ .Jo 31219113“. Pr. Câ€"M. Lennox, V. Kerr. A. Lennon - ' Honor Roll for April EISENBACH â€"At Ayton. on Mon- day. April 126, Rosalia Eisenbaoh aged 76 wears. WIDMLEYER.â€"At Neustadt, on Monday; April 19, Englesbert deimeyetr, aged 81 :years. KRAUSEâ€"At Williamsford. Mon- da'y, April .26, Mrs.Au;gust1 Krause, aged 84 years. BLUE-4n Summary, on higwyj Pr. Aâ€"L. Sharp, A. Watt, A ALLETT â€"At St. Catharines, on Saturday, May 1, William Ballett aged about a0 years. I'Vâ€"E. Sharp, S. Lawrence IVâ€"M‘. W‘ebbenr. IIIâ€"I. Alexander, A. Moun- N0. 11, 'BENTINCK. 'J. M'cGJn'r, Teacher. “313mg, aged 82 LL N $3 is! VOQQOOOO, .4i444<<_ V“EE;E>>:>>>DDVD >>>>>>>Pr>hb>g>k>>>>>>>t DDVVDDD PFED:DV>>>>>>>: V ‘ 33039903390000000 o¢¢§+o¢+¢¢o§+¢o¢+o¢+¢+++¢o ++o¢+o¢+o+o+ovz3++¢§+++M " . O V §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§++§+§+§§ §§+§§§§§§§§§§f §§§§§§§f§¢§+§§§§+§§¢+4-0000 NOOOOOQONW Rev. and Mrs Dudgeon of Rosemou-nst visited over the week-end with the _Ior me r’s brother at .the parsonage. Rev. Mr {Jones ihas returned to his work, aimproved in health by two weeks’ west. Rev. W II. McLean of Hanover, paid his sister, MErS. (Rem) Mc- Vdcam, a short visit last week. Mirs. Adam Smith of Eugenia. visited Mrs. J. H. Jami-eson on Friday and Saltuwrday last. Mh's. (Rem) TW. Ayers, a-nddamgeh- ter, Mira. WV. E. Dyer, of .Port Huron, Mich, tame visiting the lat- ter’s sister, Mrs. 'Jos. (Blackburn. «Miss Martha {Walker has gone to the city .to make a position. Mr. Robt. kazGruth-em of Mark- dale visited .old fu'iends here a few days a‘g’o, mid rah (in to give us a Miss Margaret Ferguson. is home from Toronto visiting her parents. . M1188 Len'a Walker is ho ne from the city visiting her mother. The High .school staff and stu- dents have .9. new tenms r~ourrt on .the school {grounds and find very pleasant recreation in the game. . ' Mr. Sémuel Henderson :nd fam- ilv have moved to Mr. Strachan’s] residence. Mrs. Samuel (Pedlar of this place an esteemed old lady of 75 years, is an enthusiastic Red Cross work- er. Last week she completed knit- t-ing her 50th pair of son: for the comfort of our soldier _ bo‘vs at the front“ - Mrs. Ed. Thompson. of Toronto. is visiting relatives here. ‘ Mir. and ‘M. J. 33de of Mt- For- eat; A LesSon frOm the Aeroplane- The pilots of every dominant and progressive business in Durham are using the propelling force of advertising in some form or other. The most powerful form of advertising is newspaper publicity. Advertisements Save YourTime Money By Our Prices Ye Shall Know Us We have just received a. large assortment of Ladies" Collars at prices that will astonish you: Our goods will stand the “Test of Compar- ison with any in town. Try it. FLESHERTON’. visiting their son, Look Over this List of Everyday Specials: HE force that makes the aeroplaneâ€"a heavier than air machineâ€" overcome the law of gravity is the promising power of the motor. Stop‘the engine and gravity exhibits its léw. ' In much the same way the pro- nulsive power f of advertising makes a business triumph over dragging-dbwn tendencies, per- sonal inertia, quiet times and general business depression. The VARIETY STORE To the People in and About Durham 3 spools :Thread for ...... 10c. 2 Nail Brushes, for ......... Sc. 2 box .5 Carpet Tacks ior 2c. 2 Mouse Traps for... 5c. 2 doz. Safety Pins for ...... 5c. 3' pkgs. Common Pins (hr 50. 2 Hair Nets for... 5c. Reg. 25c. fancy Tea. Ap- rons for...... 152. 3 spools Thread for ...... 10c. 1 1b. tin Talcum Powder .. lie. 2 Nail Brushes, for ......... Sc. 1 tin Baking Powder’ ...... 50. 39.“ 5 Carpet Tacks 101 -c «I cakes Infant's Dehg1'nt 2 Mouse Traps for... cc. Soap. reg.-10c ....... 25c. 2 doz. Safety Pins for ...... ac. ' l A - . 3 Clox er Leaf cups and 3 pkgs. Common Pms (hr 50. saucers" .-. 25c. 2 Hail Nets for” " 5° 14 qt. granite Dish Pans... 25c. Reg. 25 c fancy Tea AD‘ 20 qt. tin Dish Pans.-. . 25C. rons £01."... ...... 152. Good quality Brooms ______ 25¢ Crepe Cloth, 2yds. for 25¢ - 2 pkgs. Envelopes..- .. ' 5c. Ladies’ Summer Vests at prices ranging from «100. ‘to £2.50. each. and family. Miss May Jamieson, nurse, and daughter of Mrs. ‘J. H. Jamieson of this place has, we. learn. receiv- ed the responsible position of Sup- erintendent of Mountainside Sur- gical Hospital, M'ontclair, NJ. Mrs; J'. 3W. Armstrong returned on Saturday from Toronto, ac- companied by her daughter. Mrs. Aikenrhead, and grand-daughter. Mrs. Keith. During her wait in the city, Mrs. Armstrong had a severe illness, and her friends here are pleased to see her suffiâ€" ciently recovered .to return home Mrs. J. H. Jamieson received the alarming news last wee: from the Militia Department it Ottasa that her son, Lance Corporal T. A. Jamicson, who is with the 48th Highlanders at the front, had been‘ seriously wounded in the terrible; battle in which the Canadiansé showed such great valor. On Sunday a corrected :messmge came! that her son was not w ounded, but suffering from gas poisoning from the deadly fumes emitted bv; f ally an ainxious mother, but is bearing the suspense with the courage of a brave woman. the enemy’s shells, and was dan- gerously ill in the hospital at Bqulo-gme. Mire. Jamieso‘n is natur- Mk. J. W. McKee 43th hue, 19 pre- paring to enlarge and veneer his residence. Mir; Albert Blackburn on the adjolning farm, recently purchased, will also build a new apartment to his residence. ' Communion service' .was held in the Methodist church on Sunday morning, at which the pastor was assisted by his brother, Rev. J 03. ,Dudgeon of Rosemount, who preached appreciated sermons both morning and evening at ser- Advertising is the 'VprOpeller. The merchant is the pilot. His bus- iness is the machine. His commun- ity is his sustaining medium. start the motor of advertising. If you want business to soar, The Set-Price Store NOTHING OVER 25c Matrkdale Ep worth League are to pay the League here a, irate:- n-al visit this Mbnda'y evening. The program will .in. part consist of addresses by Jievf. Mr. Wallace of M‘arkdale, and Rev. Mr. Dudgeon of Rosemount. The home League will supply refreshments for the social hom. I'9‘721m3e; 3md vice, Dr. Min-ray; 4th gvice, M'. ’NVilson,_ in; secretary. B. 3McAu1ey; treasurer, Mm Edna Patton; organist, E. Wright. Dundalk and Fleaherton High school boys played a b .seball match here on Monday evening. in which the visitors won 18 .to 12. Mr. Will Claridge of Dun'dalk um- m’med' the game, which was a very Mrs. R. McFadden and child- ren of Mono, visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. Waller, hst week , Mr. Robt. Thistlewaiâ€"te left last week far Toronto, and may pro- ceed to the coast. and were accompanied home on Saturday by @1515. Waller, to visit a feW‘ weeks. 1 1 Bornâ€"At Fleaherton, on Satur- day, April 24, to Mir .an'd Mrs. Lew ‘Pedlar, a daughter. Mira. Bickell had- a fine granite monument erected in the public cemetery on Mndiay, to the mem-‘ The annual election of officers of the Mbthodést ‘Ep worth League took place 'at the regular meeting last week, 'as tollows: I’m-63.. Mine Flamenco Thurston; lat Vice. Miss ’good one. cry of her husband, the late W. G. 'Pickell, Esq” of M'm‘kdale. The law now requires that hilt- ter wrappers be printed. I! van leave your orders at The Chronicle office the work will be done prop- erly and. promptly. N) [O t0 IO cu C." en 0‘ (3000 O O O no u! v? 7.? 7". 000A v?