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.71 . E’s... 1.- Strng double cardboard boxes, preferably those made of corugated cardboard, and having lids which completely enclose the sides of the boxes. 11. Strong wooden boxes. 111. Several folds of stout pack- ing paper. Thin cardboard boxes, such as shoe boxes, should not be used: nor does a single sheet of ordin- ary brown paper afford sufficient protection. The following forms of packing are_ recommended. 1v. Additional security is - sf- forded by an outer covering of linen, calico or canvas, which should lie. securely_ sewn up. Parcels sent abroad require a i11ghe1 standard 01‘ pacmmg than is necessary in the Canadian Bar- cel Post, and. tins applies with ev- en greater torce to parcels for the troops. Those which are in- adequately packed run great risk of :dam-agepr loss. of contents. ‘ The address of 'the .parcei vshould be Written in ink on the cover, prgferably in two places. 'Dhe public is urged. to exercise every care in packing parcels for the troops, as careful packing is absolutely essential Lo Insure de- livery 01 the parcels in good or- der. The address of the sender of the parcel should also be stated in order that it may be returned if undeliverable. The contents of the parcel should be stated in writing on the cover. - : Billy Sunday says the Deil hasit . ‘pneumonia, referring to whiskv.‘r ’ and will be dead by Christmas.lt ’ Some doctors prescribe whisky for a pneumonia, and some for measles, so its an! ill wind that doesn’t blow some good some times. A minister a was congratulating an old. Scotch!“ lady for her good attendance il‘l I the Kirk in olden times.“Yes,” shel said, “Mister Minister, I like to'E go to the Kirk: because I can sleep g so well.” So a good many take a drink now and again because the)" like the taste of it. We often i hear some one say they never . knew the taste of any intoxicating _ drink. 'Well, we hope they will , keep away, for the 'taste of it is delicious with some and: that is the . evfl. If it tasted like a dose of salts it would not be so well liked. -. Diedâ€"At his home, South line. : Artemesia, on the 24th November, Mr. John McMillan, native of the ‘ Isle of Tyree. Scotland: at the age _ of 83 years. Mr. McMillan. was one of the pioneers of the South . line, Artemesia. Coming there with his father and mother in the early 30’s they settledl on what was ~ then, known as the rHighland Hills, South line when it was all bush. Mr. McMillan accumulated plenty to keep his family in comfort. He was a good and. obliging neigh- ' bor, always fair in his dealings with his fellow men. He leaves a widow and family of sons and daughters, also two brothers, Mal- colm McMillan. and Donald. McMil- lan, who are well known through- out Artemesia one sister, Mrs. Mc- Lean at the Corner. The funeral was largely attended to McKin- non cemetery. South line Artemesia Rev. Mr. Matheson, conducted the funeral service at the house and grave. Six nephews acted; as pall bearers. Alex McMillan, a neplew, of Dromore. was underta- ker. Wnung on the cover. - ~. In the case of parcels sen to the Mediterranean Force, they should be very strongly packer! ‘ They should be as nearly round. as lpossible, and well padded with shavings, crumpled paper, or simi- v v-â€" We haven’t much to report on this time, but such. as .we have give we “Thee” Our town is doing a good share of winter business, and can compete faVOrably with any other town of its size, :but we are DOt going to give an advertisement Liar fear the editor may cut us Ishaort . ‘ Church union defeated in the Presbyterian church k. Reports gave 114 against union and: 68 for it So by their vote 'Presbyter- ians are satisfiei by a large mai- Ority to remain as they are n..... ‘70 I u ‘ Donald McKin-non, who spent forj since harvest time in the West, 1 1b came home a few days ago. He lbs., lreports good times in the West, 1138.. :crcps good, and [grain turning out lbs., .well. Colin McMillan is home. He $1.l( 'has been away for a couple of '1‘?! ‘years. .9118! Réeve Nichol aitheEti'é’du-vCounlY cogqcil at Owen Sound last week. The Cemetery presented lately by Dr McNeil, Chicago. in the limits of this town, was beautifully laid out by surveyors from somewhere leaving a passage between every two rows of__plots_, This Monday the 29th., Novem- ber. was again 8t0rmy after a few days fine weather last week Alex McMillan. ‘South. line stir. keeps poorly. He is attended by nurse Miss Charlotte McDonald, Mr. C“. C. James is also poorly Threshing is nearly :done, but down the old Durham Road Colin McLean :has some ten days work Yet. It will be a hard. matter to move traction engines when the snow gets a few inches deep. A. McCraig, of Top Cliff ‘h'a‘d'. three! days threshing, and Abraham Hon- per pretty .near the same. Grain turned out Well. The McKinnon boys are still in trgi_1_1_-in‘g_ at -_Owen Sound We hope our brave boys will 1e- turn safely. Our mail men will find; the cold and frosty. breezes-of December in another day, but they are jolly good fellows, LO storms will keep at home. Tommy Mather, Mr. S. Mather’s son, is training at Owen Sound; He was home for a day a week ago to gee his peop_le. 0 _ David McLeod; son of Mr. Alex McLeod-, who enlisted in the west was called away to go to the front, without allowing him time to come home. PARCELS POST T0 SOLDIERS AT THE FRONT PBICEVELE I The Department is in receipt of applications to have parcels ' ad- ’dressed to our soldiers in France sent free or at reduced rates . of postage, there evidently being an .impression that the Department has control of these rates and could do as it wished, ‘but this [is not so, as the question of postage is fixed by international agreement '30 that it is {not Within the power {of the Canadian 'Post Office De- partment to undertake to carry the parcels free or at a reduced 'rate of postage. Under Interna- ;national law, provision is made for free transmission of parcels for prisoners of war, but this privilege does not extend to parcels for troops engaged in active service, l Sherlockâ€"That stenozrapher is lat the telephone describing her 'new hat to ‘her chum. From that I deduce that her employer is out I Watsonâ€"You’re Wrong, Sherlock Her boss is right at hand; He I gave her the hatâ€"delge. “covérin'g "should consist of strong linen, calico,'or.canwas, and. should be securely sewn up. The use of wooden .or metal boxes with ,square corners is undesirable, as parcels so packed are liable to injure other parcels in transit. No perishable articles should be sent and. anything likely to become soft or sticky, such as chocolatesy should be enclosed in tins. Parcels merely wrapped in paper or pack- ed in thin cardboard boxes, such as shoe boxes, ca‘n'n_ot_be accepted. lar pifdtecfivé quatéfi‘aili' The . The rate of postage required. on parcels addressed to the troops de- pends upon the location of the addressee. If the addressee is in England, the rate-on parcels for England alpplies, which is twelve ‘cents per pound; whilst, if he is in France, the parcels are subject .to the rates applicable to parcels for France, which are as follows:_ 1 1b., 32 cenrtslzl 2 lbs., 40 cents; 3 lbs., 48 cents; 4 lbs., 64 cents: 5 lbs., 72 cents; 6 lbs., 80 cents: 7 lbs., 88 cents: 8 lbs., $1.02; 9 lbs., $1.19; 10 lbs., $1.18; 11 lbs., $1.26. These are exactly the same ,charges which existed for yeirs between Canada, England and France before the war, and are the 'result of an agreement or conven- tion made between these countries iand Canada, and as these countries have not agreed to lower their ' rates between England and: France fC'anaJda has to pay to them the lsame rates as before the war, and 'mlist change the same postage. ~â€"-'-' nor is it fiitfiin flhe powér of thé Dggartmgnt yo so extend. it. In all cases parcels for the troops must be addressed in‘ care ‘of Army Post Office, London, England» but this does not in( any Way affect the rate of postage, which «depends en- tirely upon the location of the addressee. ' Advertise it in The Chronicle Em" or ii- M+HMNM+M+é++++é+++ m+++++++++++++++++++++++ Fflfi flirt I haVe decided to sell my entire stock of High Class Gent’s Furnish- ings, Whole lot to be cleared out in 360 days. Ladies’ and Gent’s Tailor DURHAM - ONTARIO Mens sox, regular up to 35c. now 19c. Mens suspenders, regular 35c. now 19c. Rain coats, sale price, $2.99. Everything must go. Come with the crowd. Watch for the bills. nA'L'D, L'Al’fi, 11155. SUSPENDERS, ETC. ALSO FULL LINE. SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR, RAINC'OATS. SOX, ETC. SEVEN