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A garden party, under the aus- Di es of the Durham branch of the W’omen 5 Institute, “ill be held on the grounds of Mr. W. Weir» Glenelg, on Friday, September 1m The proceeds will be given in aid of the motor ambulance to be given by the Grey County Wo- men’s Institute. Admission me. A good program will be rendered. and refreshments served on the grounds. :(z-o'.l;‘..-’Et. Tickets and full information on ap- phcatxon to agents. W. Calder.l'1‘own Agent, Phone 33. J. Towner, Station Agent, Phone 18 at reduced fares to London from stations in Ontarip. Believille. Scotia. Junction and South or \Vest thereof. Special train Servxce and low rate ex- : cursions from prmvipal points (m: certain dates. Ask Agents for full particulars. I Reduced fares to San Francisco. Los Angeies and Sam Diego. 3.10 615 “ “zilkerton Ar.1’.55.1035 R MACFARLANE - Town Agent )._ 03 3.4 4.06 8.1“ Particulars from Canadian Paci- fic-Ticket Agents or write M. G. Murphy, D.P.A. Toronto. R. Macfarlane. Town Agent. E. A. Hay. Station Agent Fast. Time Convenient Train Ser- vine, Modern E¢ moment betWeen \I()11L1',eal Ottawa. Toronto, Detroit. \£:1(’ UhiCd"O. Trains will arrive and depart as fol ows. until further notice:-â€"- onm Principal Points on Certain Dates “3??” LON DON SEPTEMBER 10 to 18. 1915 REDUCED FARES To London from stations in Ontario Belleville. Havelock and West to Sault Ste. Marie, \V'hite River and North Bay inclusive, also from De- troit. Mich. Be Sure to Consult C.P.R. Agents 1 egard ing Extra Train Service Also Special Low Fares Canadian Pacific Railway Time Table Trainsleave Durham at 7.05 a.m., and 3.45 p.m. ‘Trains arnve at Durham at 11.2051. 21). 230 13.01.. and 5.45 p.111. EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUN DAY G. T. Bell. C. E. Howling. G.P. Agent, D.P. Agent. Montreal. Toronto. J. TO\V.\'ER. Depot Agent \V. CALDER. Town Agent I. 0-) ZENUS CLARK DURHAM PLANING MILLS Effective September 12th Information now in agents band's Panama Pacific Exposiiion ”WESTERN FAIR” lDNDDN Shingles and Lath Always 9n Hand At Right Prices. The undersigned begs to announce to residents of Durham and surrounding country. that be has his Planning Mill and Factory completed and is prepared to take orders for Grand Trunk Railway TIME-TABLE 11.10A1‘. Toronto Lv. 7.415 Lv.Saugeen J. " .25 “ Priceville “ 15 “ Glen “ ll Mc‘Villiams“ P l P l. 7. September 9, 191.5. Custom Sawing Promptly At- tended To Time Table Changes â€" and all kinds oi - House Fittings SASH,DOORS RETURN TICKETS Toronto Lv. 7.45 .Saugeen J. " 11.30 Priceville “ 11.42 Glen “ 11.52 Mc‘Villiams“ 11.505 PJI. Durham “ EMS AIL-m Park 12.22 Hanover 12.33 Maple Hill ‘° 12.41.: “’alkerton .ar.12.55 5.25 9.13 1 9.24 ' 9.34 3 9.38 ‘ 9.50; 10.04 10.14 . 10.22, 10.35 ; ONTARIO 5y ‘40-'Jw- -â€"-' . SUNDAY Ding. ’. Agent. Toronto. ; .gent ! .gent E - .-.. A.â€" 32323232seaeassésesesesess i M.“ Railway ‘ ‘; .0 O. .0 1 O. l .0 I O. I .0 . O. A..\!. PM, 5 32 â€" - - . - .o 11.3” 9.13;“)0 11.42 9324' 11.52 9.34 11.305 9.33; [REL ? 11ers 9.5“. part as fol E _It may be explained in connection ‘ "with the above table that at the time ' {when it looked as if Turkey would invade Egypt thirteen regiments of {mounted rifles were raised in Can~ _ "ada, principally from the cowboys,’ plainsmen, and rough riders of the West. When the threatened Turkish 1 invasion came to naught and the fight ; with the Ottoman Empire developed :‘into siege work at the Dardanelles, {the Mounted Rifles volunteered to go to Flanders as dismounted cavalry. ! Seven regiments are already in Eng- I land. Six remain in Canada. I fantry (in France) ...... 1,000 First Contingent (from Val- 5 cartier) (in France) ..... 32,000 Second Contingent (in Brit- } ain) .................. 20,000 Reinforcements (lst and 2nd Contingents), in England and France) ........... 22,000 38th Royal Ottawa (in Ber- ! muda) ................ 1,100 l Half Battalion (in St. Lucia) 500 _' Hospital, Medical, Veterinary, WHEAT PURCHASE Engineers, etc. ,(Overseas) 5,000 Twelve Battalions (reinforce- ments) ................ 15,000 34 Battalion (raised or being raised) (in Canada) ..... 40,000 12 Batteries of Artillery (be- ing raised) (in Canada) . . 2,000 Six Regiments Mounted Men (raised) (in Canada). . . . 3,000 Men on garrison duty and Home Service (in Canada) 10,000 Patricias Being Reorganized. Of the original Princess Patricia’s Regiment, the first Canadian force to see fighting in France, less than 100 fighting men are left. However, the regiment is being reorganized and reinforcements are being sent at once which will bring this crack unit again up to strength. The pi'oposition for the Dominion' Government to purchase Canada’ a wheat crop finds no favor with Dr. , GEN. SIR SAM HUGHES, K.C.B., Minister of Militia. Sketch by McConnell. during the last few weeks has been brisker than for months. In fact not since the outbreak of war has there been such enthusiasm and such a deluge of men willing to don khaki. The Disposition of Troops. The following table shows approxi- mately the number of Canadian troops raised, their disposition, and where they are at present located: Princess Patricia’s Light In- ”‘gâ€" - a... -. ',.___~_____ imam NCLUDING the 10,000 men on garrison and home duty in Can- ada, the Dominion has now under arms approximately 150,- 000 men. When the twelve new battalions reach England there will be roughly 100,000 men under arms in Europe, 40,000 men in train- ing in Canada, 1,000 men at Ber- muda, 500 men at St. Lucia, British West Indies; a Medical Corps at Cairo, Egypt, consisting of three stationary hospitals; and 10,000 men in Canada, garrisoning Halifax, Que- bec, Esquimault, and guarding canals, elevators, patroling the West- ern boundary, and on duty at intern- ment camps. With the addition of 50,000 reinforcements Canada will have within a few months a splen- didly equipped and trained army of over 200,000 men. More Men If Needed. If there is another call for 50,000 reinforcements, the militia authori- ties anticipate no difficulty in getting the men. They state that recruiting . .OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCO00.0.000.0.0.0 O. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONW “3:29. W. _ Very Shortly theDominion’s Recruiting is as Brisk To- Quota of Men Will Reach day as It Has Been Since 200,000. the War Began. IS IMPRACTICABLE 00.00000. 00' a accouooooooooooom. .0000 OOOOOO 0000 0.0.0.000. OOOOOOOCOOOOOCOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. | It has been brought to the atten- tion of the Department that units organized for overseas service are . soliciting subscriptions from the pub- ’ lie for the purchase of articles or ‘ equipment, band instruments, and for the creation of a regimental fund, } and it has been reported that some 5 units have charged an admission fee I to witness parades, etc., for a similar I purpose. It should be borne in mind '- that units of the Overseas Forces are ; supplied by the Department with everything necessary for their equip- ment, and it should not be necessary ° to appeal to the public for assistance, especially as there are many objects of a patriotic and philanthropic char- acter to which the Canadian public have contributed most liberally. The i practice above referred to. does not ? commend itself to the Militia Council, ' and steps will be taken to prevent a continuance of the same, and no such thing as appeals for subscriptions 'will be permitted except by express ‘ permission obtain-ed beforehand from g the Militia Council. ' It has been decided to send to England as complete units twelve in- Saskatchewan, and one each from NEW REGIMENTS TO GO TO ENGLAND ALL EQUIPMENT The balanoe of the crop could easily be retained on the farms with- out hurt, and without piling a bushel of wheat on to the open prairie. , He went on to show how 42,000,- 000 bushels could be taken care of at the head of the lakes; 30,000,000 bushels can be stored in Eastern Can- ada, while 70,000,000 bushels or more is the capacity of the line ele- vators. Adding to this the 10,000,- 000 bushels capacity of the three new elevators, 150,000,000 bushels are accounted for if 3. blockade occurred right at the commencement of the season, which was almost impossible. "Ten million bushels does not seem to be much when one thinks of the big crop,” the Commissioner ex- plained, "but with such a margin of insurance, we are amply protected against loss by a blockade.” “This year,” he said, ”the grain commission has in service three big storage elevators for emergency pur~ poses. These elevators are located at Calgary, Moose Jaw, and Saska~ toon, and together can take care of 10,500,000 bushels of grain. Western Canada has harvested the greatest crop in its history. Ener- getic preparations have been made by the Government, the Grain Com- mission, and the railways to handle this bumper crop, and it is expected. despite the size and the rush this fall, that it will be marketed without the blockade or the car congestion which was a perennial occurrence be- fore 1911. Speaking of the crop con- ditions as affecting Canada, Dr. Magill, chairman of the Grain Com- mission, says there was never a time in 'the history of the West when things were more ready for the suc- cesstul handling of the big crop. GRAIN BLOCKADES NOT NOW POSSIBLE “If they did do such a thing, they would prejudice Russia’s cause, and consequently their own cause. When examined closely, the Calgary sugges- tion appears thoughtless. “Now what,” he asked, “could' the Canadian Government do with West- .ern Canada’s. 300,000,000-bushe1 wheat crop? If the British market was closed to private owners, it would be just as effectively closed to the Canadian Government. The Gov- ernment could no more market this wheat, in the face of a Russian glut of the British wheat market, than could the private parties now en- gaged in the business. "What do the western men sug- gest?” Dr. Magill wanted to know. "Do they propose that Great Britain cease operations at the Dardanelles in order that Russian wheat will re- main bottled up in Russia? Do they expect that in ordir to save the Brit- ish market for Canadian wheat, Great Britain will withdraw ‘her support from her Russian ally? Magill, chairman of the Grain Com- mission. “The suggestion.” he declared, “has been made by someone who failed to give proper thought to What he proposed. The Canadian Govern- ment could do no more with a 300,- 000,000 bushel wheat crop in the event of the British market being closed, than could private owners under the same circumstances. If the British market is glutted, the purchase of the crop by the Canadian Government would not help matters at all." FROM GOVERNMENT TEE DURHAM} CHRONICLE. Low Ration: For Idle Horses. Lop (on! the ration 01' all kinds when the horses "are doing little or nothing. They are_too much like a.oman to stand heavy toodugvigpe” yin; still. Value of Com Stalks. More than two-thirds of the value of corn is on the ear and one-third in the stalk and blades. says the Farm and Fireside. The silo will save the third, which is usually .as good as wasted. Why save only two-thirds of the crop? As far as the cost of electric plowing is concerned, experience shows that it can he done cheaper per acre than by horses or steam. The field of electric plowing of today is found principally in Germany. It is an established fact that American agricultural machinery in its wide practical application is in most respects far superior to that of any foreign make. ‘and should the do- ‘mestic manufacturers devote them- selves with the same skill to contriving apparatus for electric plowing it will he only a short time until our farmers recognize the advantages of the sys- tem. Electric plowing is not confined to farms of large acreage. but may be carried on to good advantage on farms of small size. Electric plowing has great advan- tages over that by gasoline or steam engines. With a steam plow, for in- stance, a great amount of coal and wa- ter must be taken to the field by teams and drivers which must be paid for. Electric plowing can be carried on in practically every kind of weather, even in the Winter, when steam operated plows would freeze, and the electric plow can be used in soft or loamy soil Where horses cannot work and on hilly ground. row. The two motor system has two motors, one on each of two self pro- pelled wagons, one of these replacing the anchor wagon. The one motor sys- tem is lower in first cost. but the other can be more readily adapted to the cultivation of any form of field. In the single motor system on one side of the field the motor is mounted on a self propelled wagon, which au- matically travels forward parallel with the motor wagon with each new fur- Electric plowing has been carried on in Germany for fifteen years, and great strides have been made, particularly in the last five years. Of the several sys- tems employed the one and two motor systems are most extensively used. In both theSe systems the plow is pulled across the field by a cable wound on a drum. In the far west gasoline driven plows, often turning twenty furrows at once, are in use, but they are capzy ble of being utilized only over im- mense tracts of land, while the electric plow is equally suited to large and small farms. The electric plow, plowing four fur. runs at a time, is drawn rapidly back and forth across the field by cables operated by the motors. An average equipment of this kind will plow an acre in thirty minutes at a cost of 20 ‘cents for the power consumed. A plowman following the single furrow behind his horses will be eight or ten times as long finishing the same field, with day after day of physical exhaus- tion for himself and his team. Yet up to the present time no electric plow has turned a furrow in the United States. many respects superior to that drawn by steam or gasoline tractors, saving both time and money. MOTOR WAGON OF A SINGLE MOTOR PLOW SYSTEM. .yond the experimental stage and is in Farmers in Germany, where during the past fifteen years the steam plow has been used to a great extent, have made increasing use of the electrically Operated plow, which is now far be- in the old way, and modern science has added nothing in princlple to the "plow except different means of draw- ing it across the field. In Use In Germany, Where It Is Beyond -- the Experimental Stage. By FRANK KOESTER. [Author of "Electricity For the Farm and I-lome.”] Plowing is the father of industries, the indispensable primary operation upon which civilization has depended from the earliest ages. and the plow is thus the most useful and necessary im- plement which has ever been designed by mankind for its own advancement. Without the plow agriculture is impos- sible, and without agriculture no in- dustry can exist. 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Custom Work and Repairing Promptly Attended To Come in and have a, 00k at our new linesofClassic Shoes and Pomps for Ladies, Weston’s and Eclipse for Misses and Children, Astoria and Brandon for Membefore selenting your next pair of footwear. Mam; other lines in stock for less money. 'Uur prices on Spring goods are the same on most lines a .7, they were last season. For all kinds of Bakery Geods Cooked and Cured Meats. Intending purchases may rest assured of getting even better bargains than we offered last spring. A trial order will convince you. Come in and ask S. SCOTT In order to reduce our general stock of Dry Goods. Groceries, Ready Mades, Blankets, Sheeting etc... we have decided to make a Special Reduction on Everything in stock. starting on SATURDAY, JANUARY I6, 1915 . J. Furber 6: Co. No. I Shingles $1.00 bunch No. l Shingles 3.75 square No. 2 Shingles .75 bunch No. 2 Shingles 2.50 square TERMS STRICTLY CASH Cedar $1.50 per cord Elm 2.25 per cord E. A. ROWE’S :. at close prices. .- stockiug again Durham, Ont. Confectioner and Grocer Durham, Ontario