The URL can be used to link to this page

Exeter Times, 1915-12-2, Page 5r PitIVEIRSDAY itEVE ted,„ 19/u, Farmers! Woven Wire Fence below Manufactur- ersPrices, either Peerless or Mon- arch makes. buy at once as these prices will not last very long. 13 -Wire Fence VA per Rod 7 " " 25c - ., 28, IS Cedar and Anchor posts 10,000 Cedar Posts on hand —also Anchor Posts. Lumber and Cement Let me quete you my low prices on your Lumber require- ments, whether large or small orders. Also Cement, A.JQ CLATWORTHY GRANTON VEOLMIDAN111611112USIMMMIIIIPAIIIM01111 T molt° =Cicg FOR VelfCAGO ;Leave Toronto i3.00a.M. 6.00 pm, and 11.90 p.m?, daily Toronto=Montreal FOR MONTREAL Leave Toronto 9.00 in 8:30 p m., and 11.00 p.m. daily L. ; Equipment the finest on all trains. T'ANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITIPNS Reduced fares to San Francisco, Les Angeles, and San Diego • I A For Tefants and Children in -Use For Over 30Yearg .Alwaya kaars tan Signature of ‘DGENTBAL ade;zedi igTSIAM,2/41%. ONTARIO'S 'EFT • -BUSINESS COLLEGE 4 4 • • • • • • Our instructors are expel+. enced, ?wails get individual j attention and graduates me •_ placed in positions. We are re- ; ceiving applications we cannot p meet. Students may enter at any time. Send for our free ; catalogue and see if it int ert sts you. D. A. McLAC ELAN, pRIVCIPAZ. • 4iik••••••••0•••••••••••••••• :Q,Ct eneee •try loot give your kid 111 the same training? When1 was -a groeingIad, and came upon many words in my reading that 3 did not understand, my mother, in- stead of giving me the definition when applied to her, uniformly sent me to the dictionary to learn it, and in this way 3 gradually learned many things besides the meaning' of the individual word in question.—amongother things. bow to use a rUctionary,and The great pleasure and advantage there might be in the use or the dictionary. Afterwards, when I 'went. to the village school, my chief diversion, after les- sons were learned and 'before they were recited, was in turning over the • pages of the `Unabridged' ef days. Now the most modern Unto, brIdged—theNEW INTERNATIONAL— gives me a pleasure of the same sort. ' So far as my knowledge extends, it is at present the best of the one -volume dictionaries, and quite sufficient for all ordinary rises. EVert those who possess the splendid dictionaries ill several volumes will yet find it a. great convenience to have this, which is so compact, so full. and so trustworthy s - em to leave, in most eases. Iittle to be destred."—Mhert 8.Cook,P11.11,11.13.0 Professor Of the EngliskLanguage and - Literature, Yak Univ. April 28, Mi. 'WRITE for Speobstosrages,Mustratbim,gbf. *tantalite% traw ntarattattottat & C. MErtilIAM COMPANY, rot, Our 68 Yeats Publistentof .the'Centlitte Webster's ' Crediton • Mrs, S.. Brown pexit het week in Zurich.. Mes. Scott and ilVtisa Elie Link opeat the week end in Exeter. Miss ICIara Boltzmann, of Strat- ford ts viaiting her mother., Miss Merle Preeter, of Zuriehr Os* Red 111iss •Mildred Brown over the weekiend. Misses Mildred Bieber, ana Neve Either, of London, spent a feW days at ltbeie respective homes. Mr,. Ely. Eilber, has return - from Alaedale hospital where he has been undergoing treatment.; 'Mr. and Mrs. I,ouis Raymond, of 13ufealo, are visiting the latter's .par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. FredEllber. Mrs. .Cawley, Mre. Treller ;and fain- tly of Detroit, have ;returned to De- troit, ;after visiting their parents Lor the past few weeks; On Friday evening feet the 'rola• tins of Mrs. Fred Eilber. pleaerintir entertained ber to it party- given in honor of her 75th birthday. in all there were over 40 present and . verY enjoyable evening was sent, An excellent -dinner was served 'after which Mrs. Either teas presented with a purse containing $10 in ;gold. and Mr. Eillaer with $5.00 in gold, tbe presentation being made by their denebter, Mrs. Wm. 'Wenzel of town. Addresses vere elm) given be Rev, 'Becker end Mrs. E. Scott, of 'Phila.- delpbia. Little George Frederick Troller, of Detroit, was 'also christen- ed. Where a scientific preparation, con- taining no habit-forming airmen. is needed for worn and exhausted nerves showing in the form of Neur- algia, Insomnia eleeplessnese Rheum- -teem.. Headaches. Anaemia, eto., sere you get TAKATE. There is no other remedy "just ON good." Fifty cents elf 'your druggist's or by mail from 11--e Georgian Mtg. Co., Col- lingwood, Ontario. HARPLET Miss Eva Stinson {repent the week; end with letiss IVfyrel helsnct •Mr. John Sherritt, of Guelph. spent part of last week at the farm heree The Grand Bend lara.nch of the Can- adian Red Cross forwarded a box con- taining twenty-six flannel shirts and twenty-five pairs of home knit socks .to the LondonSbreach last week.. The young people of the vicinity of Grand Bend intend having a Patriotic Box Social in Brenner's Hall on Fri- th), evening Dec. 3rd, Programme to consist of round and square danc- ing. Gcod -music furnished. See bills for further particulars. ELIMVILLE Mr. James Mather had a splendid sale last week. Mrs. J. Hicks was the guest of Mr. W. Parkinson last week. Mr. T. Penricc visited friends en the Santle Line test week. Mr. Ned Small was the guest of Mr. T, Holden a few days last week- t- . Mr. IR. Skinner has improved bis property by erecting a new hog pen. The boys around here have been having lots of sport squirrel hunting, some catching them with striped backs. They are the fancy ones. • BETHANY !' Miss Hazel Dennisen, teacher at .Plugtown, Qpent the week end Witis Mr. and Mrs. For, , Misses Helen land Alma %filler who are attending Beaforth High School were home over Sunday., Mr. Ben Price, of Dashwood, renew- ed acqnaintances in the neighborhood the beginning- of the week. The young 'people ih the neighbor- hood of Thames Ro'ad are prepareing a good Patriotic program for the Bazaar in the interest of the Red Cross on the 17th of Dee•A ' On Wednesday evening Of last week the people of 'Bethany gathered at the church where an "At Home was given in honor of four young men, Robert Rae, Ldt werd Wygold and Leonard Wiolson, who have just an listed and Edwin *Rowe who has been training with .the 33rd: battalion:, A program 'Wen - givcn consiseing of patanitienseige and. recitlitions by raenibens' offa the Sunday acheol, also twal ecnagnebY the -youngmete who areleaviiageeThe peineipateefeeture of the evening ;was tb.e preeentation of Testatnente to each .soldier boy, who were completely taken by surprise. Mr. Arthur Doupc of whose OISSS they were members, gave them a short address and Mr.- Geo. Willianes, sup't made the presentation. The three young men who have just en- listed went to London Monday morn- ing to commence training. Mr. Ed- win Rowe, who !also spent Sunday with r'elatives, accorapanied -Lttem. lie expects this to he his lent visit before leaving for the front. TAKES OFF DANDEtfli, HAIR STOPS PALLING, Save your Hair! Get a 25 cent bottle. of Danderine right now—Also stops itching *calf. Thitt, brittle colorless and scraggy hair is mute evidence of a neglected Scalp; of dandruff—that awful scurf. There is nothing so destructiVe to the hair as dandruff. it robs the hair of its lustre, its strength and its very life; eventually producing a feverish- ness and • itching of the scalp, wteit if not remedied causes the hair i to shrink, loosen and • die—then the hair falls out fast. A little Danderine tonight—now—any tittle—will Surely save your hair, Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowiton'S Danderine front any ding store. You stirely.ean have heautiftil hair and lots Of-.--it-lf-yota will just try a iittie Dat define. Sate Your hair: Try ftI THE EXETER• ..ILMES: Ty your?, mina la CROSS, FEVERISH„ CONSTIPATED Look Mother! If tongue Is coated, cleanse little bowels with "Call- fornia Syrup of Piga." 1••••• NO. Mothers can rest easy after giVing 'California Syrup of Figs," because in a few hours all the clogged -tip waste, our bile and fermenting food gently moves egt of the bowels, and you have a well playful child. again, Sick children needn't be coaxed to take this harmless "fruit laxative." „Millions of mothers keep it handy be- cause they know its action on the stomach, liver and bowels is prompt and sure. Ask your druggist for a 50 -cent bot- tle of California Syrup of Figs," which contains directions for babies, children et all ages and for grown-ups. WOODHAM The ;W, M. S. ia packing a bale for the Deaconese Boma, Toronto. Miss Nettie Swallow is vls'enre her Parents. Mr. 'and Mrs, James .Swallow 'Mr end Mrs. 3 T. Thomson of the 813i Line Blansherd have moved to London. Walter Stephens has (eft for New Ontario. to join his mother 'and bro- ther there. Miss Mary !Cam= who is .ettending Normal 'at Stratford. spent the week end at home. , Mrs. Loretta Thomsen and Herbert Thomson and ;daughter have moved ;to 'Chicago:4 Mrs. Abner Puller, of S. Marys, visited her father 'and mother, Mr. end Mrs. Samuel Ford.; Mr. Fred Doupe !attended the .Lon- don conference Epworth League con- ventioa held at St. Thorrta.s .last week. Mr. Fawcett, Evangelist of Thorn - 'Wry, is eesieting the pastor -ill spec- ial services. Services commecne •ar 7.45: All are cordially invited to at- tend. • • Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Haines from Sault Ste lifarie. are visiting his mo- ther, Mrs. S. Haines, who is getting quite feeble and is confined to her, room Master Bobbie ;Rundle met with a very setious 'accident 'being kicked in the flee by a horse. Several teeth were knocked out and both Saws brok- en. ne is doing as well as can be expected under the 'skillful treat- ment of Dr- 'Campbell. The Epworth League held. ; their RallY Day- service on Sabbath .ev.ening The meeting was presided over by the President, Mr. Fred DouPe• one nr our promising young men_ All tak- ing ,part ebly .distinguished themsel- ves.. A, very able address was given by Mn Samuel Tufts, of ISirkton. Mr. Samuel Routley bas ;rented :Mr. L. Mills house lately occupied by Mrs. Gunning, end accompanied by her daughter Lena, will move in pre- sently e Mr. and Miss Routly are we.11 known and Axe held -in the high-. -est esteem. We , are pleased to welcome them to our village extd trust they will be at home with us. The Ladies Patriotic League are quite active these days and have 'al- ready -sea 'away the following ;em- pties for the Red 'Cross: :0 hcspital sheets, 66'hospital ;shirts, 82 surgical pads, 48..Turkish towels, 118 handk-er- ehiefs.119 military flannel shirts a ad a 'number of bandages. They have knitted about 40 pairs of stockings for tbe Exeter Patriotic League but from now on will knit for their own League. The ladies will be around the first. week in December to -rec- eive the regular monthly contribu• contributions, t, S. S. No. 1, \USBORNE School report for November. Names are in order 'of /merit. No. on roll 29 average attendance 22. 5th— Evelyn Cann, Mina Dew; 4th—Gladys Dew, Annie Strang, Ile 'Mitchell, Thos. Dou- gall, 'Clifford Moir; 8r. III—Harold Wood, Madeleine 'Melte Edgar Cud. - more, !Percy Boris; Jr. 3rd-4Jlarence Down, Earl Mitchell, Anna ;Moir; Sr. 2nd—Vera Dunn, n,L Cooper absent; Jr. 2nd—Gordon !Cudmore, Melvta Moir; James Oke; 1t—Harry Strang, Loreen Dunn, Olive Wood; Primer— Cora 'Cooper, Mervyn Cudmore, Nora Oke, Pearl Illarris, • Ethel C., Case, eeacher. -842. No, 5, USBORNE The following is the report of ex - laminations held in Se S. No. 5, Use borne: Sr. 4th class—Victor Jeffery 70; .Laura Incas 66; 'Charlie Jeffrey 69 Jr. 4th elass—Violet Ratcliffe 56; C. Fisher 53; Amy Fisher 53; tRussell Ratcliffe 52. 3rd class—Anna Jeffrey 67; Dorothy Armstrong 65; Elmore Kleinfeldt 57; Tom Yellow 52; Geo. Moir 45. Sr. 2nd -class— Percy Mc - Falls 68; Fred Ford C6; Ir. 2rid. class Hazel Kestle 83; Dorothy Snell 75; Crescent Daymen 72; Edgar Sion- 01; James Airth 54; Laurette Yellow 49; Earnie Prout 47, Geo, Mawson, teecher. • S. S. No. 2, HAY The following is the report of S. S"No. 2, Say, for the Month of' Nov. The names appear in order of 'Merit end standing is based en .c1cs3 work and examinatio OS. Thpsa • naarked with an asteafek were abseet ,one or more examinations: „Sr. 4th — Inez Tuckey. Herman Wiliare; 3rcl -- Edward Willard, Benson Tuckey, Wil- lie 'Merraye, EOM Aldwoethee Sr. 2nd—Ernie Willard, Peter Oase. Jr. 2nd. in -I -Percy !Campbell, Homer Rus- sell. Isabella Murray* Jr. 2nd a — Bruce Tuckey, Frank iVildfong, Han- nah Murray*; Greta Aldworth*, Jr. 1,—Oscar lackey; Primer — Laing., IMilton Oestreicher. teacher. YOUR KING AND OGIS.STICS: N YOU l'une—"Tramp, Tramp, .Tramp, the aloys are Marehiug" When aux king tirst called fax men, They were weedy by the ecoien Thar home end their dear loved ones to defend, Now he's needing more and mare, And they're 'ready just as then To fight for truth and Britain's noble cause. Chlorite: Everywhere they are enlisting, They are men who welt not rail, For we still uphold the eight And we know it will prevail, But our king and country's needing more men now. • When .clutY's Path is There's no sacrifice .Loo• great; A consetenee elver is better much gain, True men 'mud aot hesitate To sarrender all that's .clear, -When their king encl. 'country's need - big -them they know: There are some who'll not return, • When this struggle tierce is o'er. hove joined the tranks of end- less liberty.. 'Dom their !duty will be here They responded to the "Your king end 'country's needing you just now". Mrs. al. IC. Ford • Letter From the Front PRIVATE It0A.DIIK'SE AT THE • DARDANEFLES Kirkton boy writes of hospitai perienoes on the Isle' off Lemnos. , The following interesting letter was received by Mrs. 'Roadhouse of Kirkton, from her son, Pte. R. T. Roadhouse, who is at the Dardenelles. with No. 3, Stationary Hospital, and C. E. ET - Lemnos Isle, Darde.nleles Oct. 11th, 1915 p]lear.Motber,— I tem writing this letter ntew and am -going to send- it to England, with some of our .boyst who are going back, So you will be sure to 'receive it. On our nrrivalehere, ,was transter- red to the Australian hospital. while there 1 Seas sick but eworked -several days 'after ;walking home each night. I etuak It out there until we were 'called home to our own unit; worked ,a couple of days there and then par- aded seek, got some medicine and lay in the tent. 't got worse S3 went into the hospital. This was on August 21st, I was 'under Corp. Cannan of Strat- ford, who is now home on leave. I had. the best of care in the hospital and soon recovered, and was discharg- ged on Septn 11th and have been, working hard ever since land ,enjoying ' good health., Ever since we landed there has teen 25 to 30 of our boys, 5 and p •lxv,rae,s and 2 or, 3 captains sick, as one gets better the other goes sick. Dysentery is our enemy, the sem° es I had, caused by heat, Lees and improper food, -and is a very catching disease. Now in alt there have been 4 officers, our 'col- onel, twelve of the boys and two nurses sent back to England. The colonel was tumble to go, So is in, Alexandria, not expected to live: There are six more of the boys and five nurses going with the next boat and we still have a large num- ber in the hospital. So you can see the extra work for the ones that are up and around.. We have also 150 to 200 patients in Vreess of Our capacity. They are just lying, on a mattress on the floor while eep do the . best WO • can, ifor them. Gifte present 0. C. is also sick and haseelie,, yellow jaun- dice. another diseasOwhicla is getting ,a lot of the boys. 'We 'h'ave tried in every way to get reinforcements. and yesterday • we 'received. a number of raen ;from 3:3. Cattadanby mea;ne of a continuous trip and. they are •done out. I pity the poor chaps for they have tended in an awful hole. A couple of the Sarnia boys have gone back -and another is ;going to -morrow. Gordon Allingnam has had typhoid, was Just recovering 4nd got 'dysentery I got a few Apples the other day, paid fid. (12e) for two and they were the shabbiest, smallest thinge that we wouldn't pick up. for, .the pigs- and had a taste fike',a..green Ben Davis. The way we fare soaked for anything we try to.get is Bence: •The only way we can get even is alt to go ta-gether and help -Ourselves to anything we wanttregardless of protestation s from the store-keepen., . The nurses -will seen - be 'ecelled home I think as theeceloriers evife goes back next boat and will see to it. besides so many have been ick end gone back, Nvhile the matron and one nurse have been buried on this island, the first and only white wom- an buried here so far. The sisters took it very keenly and it merely seemed awful.' The hospital is moved into the huts but we ere still in the tents. The -colonel is still alive but very low. Oar present 0. C. is im- proving and. is table to be out again A WOMAN'S MESSAGE TO WOMEN. If 'yon are troubled with weak, tired feelings, headache, backache, bearing down sessations, bladder weakness, cons- tipation, catarrhal conditions, pain in the sides regularly or irregularly, bloating pr unnatural enlargements, iense of falling ormisplacement of internal organs, nerrowness, desire to cry, palpitation, hot flashes, dark rings under the eyes, or lose of interest in life, I invite you to write and ask for my simple nteihod of home treatment, with ten days' trial entirely free and postpaid, also refereacee tO Comedian ladies who gladly tell how they hors regained health, strength, and happiness by this method. Write to -day. Address: Mr. M. Summers, Box. . Windeor. Oat tIo.rk Ileggsbbrom GEORGIAN MFG. CO„ • The Harmless but Efil- • .cent remedy for Headache Nettralgia.Anaemia,Sleep- leisneas, Nerstotis Ex- • haustion, &C. f11, 50a AT ALL 6bUttabbtli, or,by itan front COLLINGWOOO, OW* 'We aa'e..gebeee to climb- the Veicane ; Sunday Oct, 17th-1lave had a tdaY off aed Mal, at last helm nt the top of a volcano. 'We started, this morning and followed. u trail tbrough the country aver hells and througb. Ita nothing bot hills here,. oriel it was up end down all the way. 'Do you know when 'you ore away ;down in a valley with big ;rocks to ering to the elands end nothing but a small Iran you +8 top and think. Its queer the teelingeof utter desolutiori 'end lielp- lessnees that steals over you, jut yourself 41 nci your footeteps resonati- ng, on theerocks ter Y step il weeny. We ;sure had sometime orienting up the mountain, The great rocks are half why down the hill with nothing apparently holding them, We had lunch at the bottom; to start on and when nye ;got to the top we had our dinner. There is a small chapel built fat the top in a crevice, It is a fine old „building, very stn•all and service is hel•cl here once a year only. There is no thole or opening et the top as I expected and it is mare than- 15 years since it was burning, ',There is a great ,rook beside the chapel, you on crawl on and. see the whole island as you lare 1100 feet above sea-leveL One one also see the great hill Ashaba at the Peninsula with the glasses from here, 'which is, something worth while for ;us MS not -likely We will, be eent ;there. Have .bect. two more mails and got a bundle of 'papers teem St: Marys, but have hid no letters for sometime. It was runny to see the mountain sheep and goate. this afternoon. There are folds for them all over the mountain and' they can run and jump the rocks, jest like the real wild mountain goat. They have also pigs running loose all over and they are just as nimble, they Dever grow fat here. There seems to be no grilse or vegetation. but the cattle rand sheep .are in best of condition here, they seem to keep fat ;on what our cattle would die of starvation. It trains nearly every day, and is doing its share to -night with n fair blow of wind. also. The wind ;goes eight through one regard- less of -clothing, , Our reinforcements arrived to -night twenty-five men end aim officer, at! that aught 'to relieve the situation somewhat. Hear a /Maier going •now that we go to Grew,. but then its only a rumor end when, they start we generally move somewhere in about !a month. That means we get out fon Xmas dinner. Well, I guess it is about time I was getting, tiles done and away to bad, as the boys are going back to -morrow an the Acrotania., she came in ,this a., m. She surely looked a fine boat from. the mountain top. Must close now. Love toeall, enjoy- ing best- of • health. Pte. IR. T. Roadhouse QUEEN MARY'S PANTRY., A Dazzling Array of Gold and Silver . Plate at Windsor. •Anaong the famous pantries of the world is that of Queen Mary at Wind- sor. This pantry comprises two rooms of no greal dimensions, but it contains treasures in the form of plate and household articles that are valued at more than a million pounds sterling. Many of these possess historic inter- est. For example, there is a conspicu- ous exhibit in the form of a table of solid silver. Tins is nearly a yard in length, and its top, with an area of several square feet, bears the royal arms and exquisitely chased •designs of the symbolic rose, thistle, harp, etc. Every reign since that of Elizabeth has contributed to this table a design of some sort. The most imposing of all the daz- zling array of plate is the so called gold dinner service for occasions of the highest state. The walls of the two rooms of this royal pantry, the larger of which is 39 by 16 feet and the stnaller a square of sixteen feet, are lined with cases of plate glass and mahogany. and in these and similar cases occupying the center of eacb room are some of the most extraordinary examples of art In gold, silver and precious stones that the world hasever seen. There are tall, graceful epergnes, each of whieli woeld tax the strength of two men to lift; there are dishes in' gold and silver any one of winch would be too heavy to run away. with; dainty toilet services in gold and sil- ver, ,candelabra, cominunion .services, Gagons, easesSamuch bowls, wine, cool- ers, fountains. tied ' Vatitse'ethe silver, tvrought in designs ot great 6etnit'y by lie most skillful of artists.—Washing- ton Post. The Difference. Johnny — Father, what's the differ- isnce between cannibals and other follcs? Fa ther—Ca nni ha ts, my son, eat tkeir enemies; other people generally ia) no further than to live on their lateude and relatives.—St. Louis Post- Dispa t eh. _ Please Se Obliging. "Can 1 .do Anything for, you?" "Do you really want to?" "Indeed I de. 1 have beeu trying for the last month to do seinething that would please you." "MI right, you may." . "Thank* awfully. What is "Go away and give men chance to forget you." 1 , , MONASTIR EVACUATED Serbian Army is Retirin3 Good Order. • Bulgarian leorees Have Crossed tin River Cerna, According to a De- spateh From Florina, Greece -- Winter Seems to Have Put An End to Important Movements— Ilfentenegrin Frontfer Crossed'. rond,Le_sOrraNtitinaDzeOLI,7Nsraaovyrs. :1,3:ra A despatch to a, Greece, dat- "The Belgariarts.yesterday crossed the River Cerna, Mouastir has been evacuated. The Serbian army is retir- ing in good order." For the first time in nearly eight weeks there is no intensive Aglitieg reported. So far as Serbia is concerned win- ner appears virtually to have put an end. ot any important movemento, al- though the Austriaus are proceeding to deal with the Montenegrins, whose frontier they have crossed, while the Bulgarians are atteraping to advance to Prisreeed aad Monastir. The Teutonic operatious against Serbia, which were begun on October 6 when Austro-Gerraaa armies cross- ed the Drina, the Save, and the Dan- ube, bave been completed, according to the official German .statement is- sued at Berlin Sunday, the Gernian 1)Ject, the establishment of conimun- ications -with Bulgaria and Turkey, baying been attained. The remnants of the Serbian army are reported to be fleeing into the mountains of Albania. Over 100,000 Serbian prisoners are claimed by tbe Germans, while the losses of the Ser- bians in dead and wounded are not estimated. French and British forces continue to drsembark at Salenica, and the French tine in the south-eastern cor- ntieor ns. of Serbia is still holding its posi- With the ene-----'*on of their oper- ations a the Austro - German -Bulgarian eorces, according to lecene despatches, are now prepar- ing to turn their attention. to Rou- mania and to the Russian army which is massing on the Danube for an invasion of Bulgaria through that country. A despatch from Rome telling of the preparations being made by the Central powers against Roumania and the Russian Balkan army. says: "Roumania has made an evasive re- ply to Russia's notification that her troops are concentrated in Bessarabia for the purpose of going to the aid of Serbia. The Roumanian answer sim- ply is that protests will be made against the crossing of Roumanian territory by these forces, but that no active opposition to their transit will be made. As a result of the Rrittraanian position, Austro -German troops from Serbia are being rushed to Rustchuk, on. the Bulgarian bank of the Danube, while Bulgarian forces are being con- centrated along the lower Danube. "Roumania opposed the concentra- tion of the Austro -German forces on her frontier and has now declared the Danube and both its banks to be a zone of war, thus putting the river in the hands of the military authorities and has massed troops on her Bul- garian and Hungarian frontiers, withdrawing the troops on the Rus- sian frontier for the purpose." A despatcb to The Times from Salonica dated Saturday says: "A fresh struggle for the posses- sion of Krushevo has begun. Newly arrived Bulgarian reinforcements are attacking the harrassed Serbians in that quarter. British reinforcements, well provided with powerful field ar- tillery, are being sent from the front as speedily as practicable. They have taken over all positions previously held by the French from Doiran to Kosturino heights, thus constituting the rigbt wing of the allied front. The Frencli forces thus relieved have been moved westward. CANADIAN GUNS BEST. They Are Now Superior to the Enemy's Artillery. OTTAWA, Nov. 30.—Major-Gen. Sir Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia, on Sunday night received a report from Sir Max Aitken, the Canadian general representative in France, in which Sir Max said: During the period of Nov. 19-26 our artillery appreciably overbal- anced that of the enemy. On Novem- ber 24, with a view to damaging the enemy's defensive works and causing him alarm, a systematic artillery bombardment was undertaken on our front. The bombardment lasted two hours. A large number of shells of all descriptions were used. The fir- ing was exceptionally good, and se- verely damaged several sections of.. the enemy's trenches as well as many of his fortified places. The wire was cut in order to produce the impres- sion of an impending attack. The bombardment appears to have con- siderably demoralized the enemy, who in one or two instances bolted from his trenches, only to be caught in the open by our Shrapnel and ma- chine' gun fire. ' In one place, apparently under the belief that an assault had taken place, the German artillery opened fire on their own front line trench • and practically destroyed one of their own strong positions. Large Sum for Belgian Relief. TORONTO, Nov. 30.-.—A grand total of $72,645.32 has been realized by the,Belgian relief fund •committee of. the Toronto Bbard of Trade, as shown by' an audited statement is- sued by the secretary of the Board of Trade Saterday. The fund was open- ed October, 1914, and the amount of $50,000 was aimeci at. The secretary , states that every' promite of a sub- scription was fulfilled,,and that °Very -cent centribtitedsWAV'ta to relief ,of the. Belgians, ',6•6°. 'Toronto" 'board or Trade assumed all the costs, In the todramistration. '^FEW NOW DIE OF OLD A Why This le So and Wiz • the Pot arche Laved So ie Scieetists Will) see today bow f people lire to be 100 years old tbeinselres at a lose to explain alerlieselan inauaged to live 000 yette* while Noele reaelied "lie respectable nr of 505 years. Iteceutly, heweesee discovery has been made which 110116 to explain title mystery. Wheu the cauSes of short life no Inlays are el:Meted up it is most of the deaths are due' tie Very few people die from old age. Andl (he recusou Wint Peoele die fnallentle;X.,,, one disease is that they have- Seer. Weakened by other illuessee whinh trbeSr have bad or which neye been bonded - down to them by their teecestors, roir example, one widespread social Scourge 'which weakens the coestitntion nt mane, men and women today was prob- ably Anknown 'in primitive- 1 jams - To some ot these diseasee the- tnt- man raee bas become sp accustomed that it is immune. Measles will kill oft a whole 'Lilian teem, but among the white races it is only an ennoying cbildhood malady Rut ihe variations of disease increase Inc more rapidly than the immunity. - Noah and the patriarchs didn't have nearly as many different kinds of dis- eases to face because they hadn't hedl enough anceseors to hand, tbem down a variety. Consequently their conste- talons were not constantly being weakened as are ours today. For ex- ample, there is no reference in verf ancient literatures to a cold in the head. The Greeks and Romans seen) to have been the first peoples to, suf- fer from in The real reason why the patriarchs lived longer than we do now Was be- cause in those days the 'remit of ha- manity was fresher. While immunity to certain diseases has been handed down to us by our parents, we have also received the weakened vitality which was theirs as a result of their fight against disease. Sooner or later the race will become immune to tuber- culosis, but with that immunity will come the diministed power as a result of naankinds long fight against the white plague.—Washington Post. • NATIONAL OFFICIAL BOOKS. They Are Named by Colors and Cover a Wide Range of Hues. British government publicationsare called "blue books," because they are usually bound in blue paper covers and because blue is tbe officially recognized color in parliament and law. lii a few departments, however, -blue" books are printed in yellow covers to dieting,. guisb the department Diplomatic respondence with foreign countries and short acts of parliament are often left unbound, or "white," because there is no strict rule for binding any &cull— ments less than an inch in thickness.. In addition to the "blue book" there Is the "red book." This contains a list: of persons who told appointments.' The only other color uaed by England, is black. A black book contains an ex,' posure of some abuse, the name "black • nook" originating from the famous' * "black book" compiled in the reign of; Henry VIII. to expose the abuses. * monasteries. In France the chief color for govern,: ment publication is yellow. Although' the latest French government .report has been called a "black book," in reftI-; ity it is published in yellow covers.. It forms, in fact, one of' a long •set of "yellow books" which France has been issuing annually ever since the year 1561 upon the affairs of the country for the use of politicians and historians. The chief color of Russian goverial- rnent publications is orange. Belgium uses gray, Italy green, the United States blue and red, Spoilt and Austria; red and Germany and Portugal white' or drab.—New York Press. Garden of the Near East. • Brusa, situated at the foot of Mount • Olympus, in Asiatic Turkey, is thligar,, den city of the near east. Every) mosque and public building and Wiriest every house stands in its own garden. under the shadow a sycamore, cress or fig trees. The flora of the surround, ing district is so rich and varied that it has been the happy hunting ground of botanists for centuries, and some authorities regard it as the cradle land of many of our sweetest spring flow, ers—tbe hyacinth, the tulip, the snow, drop and the jonquil.—London Spec.. tator. • The Feminine Financier. "So she has broken the engagement! Did she give you back the diamond • ring?" "No. We are deadlocked. She says she will give me back the price I paid for it, but diamonds have doable() tit value and that she is entitled to the prollt."—Philadelphla Ledger. Made Her a Fright. "Mrs. Jones has a new "Well, you look naightily peased about it." "You just ought to see how it loran on her."—Bouston Post. In Distress. "Why are you flying your flag upi side down, Suburbs" "To let the neighbors koow that the cook's gone and all invitations are Oft* —Philadelphia Ledger. king of the Penguins: Many of the Falkland isktads are hi*, habited only by pouguins, When ee the • title-ifrxing of the Penguins" rIvbieb sOmetimes bestowed on the goveortur t of the .1ralitlandai' . ..:••,, ,.. ' ' ' t• ' i" ' ' , • , •,, , , a ' , i • • a • • a It does no good to advertise for yoia , .. lost self respect.— Youth's' °aloud:or ' 1111110rot r4