Iw&otmt oliaaca of A nard Castle.

A K Y 1 7 T H , 1917

]o f the n e w w a r er column, w i l l Id t l ie popular i ty

* i t ia l s tages , has i e . T p e t erms

unimpeachable. Government and le, is the winn ing ( c i v i l i z a t i o n and I o n of P r u s s i a n Jon of humanity ^oko and the most mpt and a c t i v e %oa of the loan human progress

n a l ex i s tence ia p u b l i c are be ing 3 contr ibnt ing to

the f inancial a i d v i c t o r y . A n d i t t i t i s the s p i r i t ,

of the community, veru meat's ap peal ponse wor thy of

p freeborn people. of the duty of

^ad and w i t h more itself h i therto , t b ig s u b s c r i p -

L e d d i n g to the on t lie par t of

u s words which, p laces are not event t h e r e is a

: disregarded-

Milk. alo M e r c u r y . "

o w t ? k i o e p U c s j - luat lon of mi lk ,

t'V3j!ookfld. I a l ^ ' e w o i a the

at •» eo -unaa i ty 931, rsoolvoa. »tl 5i m for g > ids

A i I wrong i a uoer i s e q u t l l y

of p r o f i t in o r d e r himself a n i h i s

- I i am, S i r , y o u r B \ R N h R D .

r ' . icgsot ' ,

ilk. dale W e f 3 u r y . "

t h s t m i l k a6 5 3. a S ' T V i O n t b l ? fa t

' 'an b ••»? s teak a t th»j 5<UJ ouScher

a. H> Has t o l i v e t h i k tk»(s m i l k l a

(sonnies, w h a t e v e r k r>? trxvt t!>.ai t h e 11 t V i - ;miik n o w ,

•.b ivo 100 per asti .V. the a i m s

n bis Ane, I h a v e a*? l a 4'. m a r o t a »->:•,( w» w o r k i i g -b:a »v.d we h i v e oi wisli anyone to

I w r o t e tbo m i i k a e l l e r s

at 4<. nar q u a r t aa i I d i e n o t , n o r t a i n * - i y man b y

Tit pr i ce ho o a a n o t J e s t o f too - Y m r l , ' W O R K I N C I - M A N . »17.

ST PROBLEM. U r b ; n Counc i l , e members c t t h e i r i e t C o u n c i l w a s r F . J . W i l s o p , J.P., TB present M e s s r s

S » O D , C. H e d l e y , ( c l e r k ) , J . H. V e l t o h I M a r t i n ( I n s p e c t o r ) .

'.1. g waa| c a v e n e d I n s tbo q u e s t i o n o f " i c t ' . o n bo : &d a r3, wt l t teo a n d

a f t H . L . J.P., d's a t t e n t i o n baa

ot a l l o t m o n t e , a n d i n g t a k e n b y t h e •nc.oo'.l-n w u n t h e

I t o o o u r r e d t o we.et e n d o f t h e

1 p i ece ot l a n d f o r I am d . - s i r e i by H l a

f o r m y u u r C o u n c i l b > v e r y g l a d t o

e n t e r m s w h i o h h e i y a. ranged t o t h e

I n re fe rence t o w n u * d , w h i o h l a , : r k , t h a t g e n t l e m a n

o tia rffoQ'i t h a t h e |fce m- . t i a r w i t h a i r

d that a l l u o o o o u -a i U b l a a l l o t m e n t s

he b i d r e c e i v e d a l V m o o t s i n the v a r y i n g f r o m the

• f u - v d - a - h e l f . birr? t k c - U u e f i e l d

[ t e n a l lotmtuts , a n d i . a p p l i c a t i o n s . A • htiou WAS d i r e o t e d Ekst flell a n d the c o m p l y ' a occupa -n a l d >..pp'jalte the

l a n d o ^ n e d b y t h e S o h i o l i n t h e

" ted .bat M r Y o r k ' s ~re i n e x t e n t , a n d C h a i r m a n a n d M r r & l q t e a t i o n o l

r r e c e i v i n g r e p l i e s I , w h o a r e to b e

" c u l t u r a l v a l u e w a s on at B2 per a e r e

a l l o t m e n t s o v e r t h e

t i e ; are, because I v e - a l moo m a k i n g r e s t gardens .

t a t o t s . t o r egc t ia te w i t h

1 t o r U ( J y . q a ' a i i i o n r, the Seea h a v i n g i d i>t A g r i c u l t u r e gu a rac f eed . T h e

h o wholesa le p r i c e , Sallowed t h r o u g h t h e

vo theaa sets , t h e M S ,

Improvement. _ z-: los t l i . cafor p h / * /

r e J . • i f b e i r m e r i t * l a w s ; a n d *

(tii w i sra ioa t o t h e •.. taa w o r k h o u s e l i e urvqyur, u r g l o K Or wan tea U ie r o a d fer '• / o ' " d be t r a i n e d ' n , . / i ia «baa t h e aua t ' . 'xhi cbjecs t o *

. .— . a i c >x alder** k f a r t h e r u d j j a r a e d t r S i -optoa presentioC

d i l L S ,

T H E T£E8DALE M E R C U R Y — W E D N E S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 17, 1917.

L O C A L A N D O T H E R N O T E S .

L o r d B a r n a r d continues to improve s teadi ly i n heal th .

o L a d y B a r n a r d is ser iousjy indisposed, but

the Doctor reported on F r i d a y tha t she was progress ing sat i s factor i ly .

O — r T h e L o r d Bishop of I t ipon has given

instruct ions to a commission to make suggestions for an a l terat ion, so much needed, of the boundaries of K i r k b y R a v e n s w o r t h and Barningham as they affect each other.

— o— — A famous Headmaster,wit l i local associat ions ,

died in London, on Snnday, i n the person of Prebendary Henry Whitehead Moss, who was Headmaster of S h r e w s b u r y School for 42years . The-d8eeased gentleman was born a t L i n c o l n in 184t. I n 1887 he w a s made Prebendary of Hereford C a t h e d r a l , and marr ied Mary , daughter of the R e v . W . A . Beaufort . V i c a r of £gglestone. by whom he leaves two sons and four daughters . D u r i n g the v i c a r i a t e of the Rev . J . T . Penrose , the deceased for a t ime occupied tho v i carage i n th i s town.

M i s s Metcal fe , only daughter of M r and M r s Metcalfe, Dalton F i e l d s , i s g iv ing her va luable services d u r i n g the w a r as organist at Barningham P a r i s h C h u r c h . T h i s young, unassuming lady i s prov ing to be an accomplished music ian, manipulat ing the pedals and stops w i t h great s k i l l , and br ing ing out the qua l i ty of th i s beautiful organ.

o T h o funeral of the la te M r A . W . Monk, for

many years s e c r e t a r y and managing d irec tor of the West A u c k l a n d B r e w e r y Company, and <vhose death o c c u r r e d at P e r c y Gardens , T y n e -mouth, took p lace a t W e s t A u c k l a n d . T h e deceased gentleman was w e l l known at B a r n a r d Castle.

The far -reach ing comradeship and influence j of the X o r t h E a s t e r n County School has j u s t been exemplified a t Aldershot .where M r F r a n k

I lllsley is stat ioned, as a dispensing chemist in the R o y a l A r m y M e d i c a l Corps . TZo sooner

. had our townsman a r r i v e d than he met a school companion—an " o l d b o y " from the famous

1 middle-class school .

Yes terday ' s bu l l e t in shows that L a d y [Barnard's hea l th i s improving, but, for the I present, the greatest c a r e is necessary.

—o — The induct ion of the R e v . W. Ca l l ender Wake

into the ass i s tantsh ip of Union C h u r c h , I Islington, London, w i l l take place a t morning • prayer on Sunday, F e b r u a r y 4th. T h e s e r v i c e I will be ful ly chora l , and w i l l be conducted b y lthe K e v . C . J . B a r r y , M . A . T h e wel l - tra ined Ichoir of the Union C h n r c h w i l l render musical

kerns. T h e morning attendance a t th i s INonconformist C a t h e d r a l is about 600.

C . Watson has been the Mount , B a r n a r d

Lieutenant-Colonel H . pending a few d a y s at istle.

o — Mrs J . W. B . Heslop, of S tar t for th V i l l a , i s

irogressing favourably towards recovery .

In the storm foxes are becoming audacious in their depredations, and a r c w o r r y i n g poultry inite near the town.

o Lord Barnard's second son, C a p t a i n the Hon.

| YT. Yano , of the Y'eomanry, has been a t home on leave for a week, looking extremely w e l l . He left R a b y on S a t u r d a y on his r e t u r n to France.

There are the names of forty-four men on the Startforth P a r i s h C h u r c h r o l l of honour.

The R e c t o r of R o k e b y says that to waste nothing, to save in everything; and to lend to ie country a l l you can is national s erv i ce .

Private C . Atk inson , Londings , Start forth , M the D u r h a m L i g h t In fantry , who has been la France for 17 months, and has been doing I - - 9 dance work , is spending a shor t l eave of I jsenco w i t h h i s parents .

The V i c a r of L a i t h k i r k offers tho great npathy of the par i sh to the parents and

relatives of M a u r i c e J a c k s o n and J a c k Smith »ho have made the great sacrif ice for the i r

fountry. o

Private Joe G r a y , B a n k , B a r n a r d C a s t l e , of J-e Y o r k a n d L a n c a s t e r Reg iment , who has •served in F r a n c e for about two years , has

Wived home on a few days' leave of absence.

Last week, Corporal A . E . F o x , only son of Jthe late M r L . A . F o x , and of M r s R n d d ftartforth, left C a t t e r i c k T r a i n i n g C o r p s for Trance. A l l our best w i shes go w i t h him, and fopes of a speedy r e t u r n .

o A war savings ' associat ion i s to be s t a r t e d

t Bowes.

Private A l b e r t E v a n s , Thorngate , B a r n a r d t-'astlo, of the Durham L i g h t In fantry , has ^rived from F r a n c e on a shor t furlough.

His Officer and C h a p l a i n both test i fy w h a t a ine youDg so ldier L a n c e - C o r p o r a l Donald w a s Khile the people of the d i s t r i c t honour him as lae first Bowes l a d to g ive h i s l i fe i n the w a r fad thoir heart fe l t sympathy goes out to h i s parents and other fr iends i n t h e i r sad loss

o The d irectors ' report and balance-sheet of

the Teesdale Assoc ia ted F a r m e r s , L i m i t e d , for |te half-year ending December 31st, 1916, has lust been i ssued to the shareholders , a n d , pder the able s e c r e t a r y and manager, M r A . h Wilson, a grat i fy ing f inancial s tatement i s J^de. T h e profit brought forward from las t falf-year w a s £285 17s., w h i c h , added to tha t I<* the half-year ending on the 31st of

tecember las t , £274 2s. 10tL, makes a tota l Irofit for one y e a r of £550 19s. lOd. T h e r e

other h ighly sat i s factory features i n the PPOrt.

Y e s t e r d a y morning, at a spec ia l s i t t ing of the B a r n a r d C a s t l e Pol ice Court , before M r J . G . H a l l , a young soldier, named W i l l i a m P a r k e r , was charged w i t h be ing an absentee from the Durham L i g h t In fantry . T h o accused confessed to hav ing s tayed over h i s leave. Parker , who is a nat ive of NortUallerton, has a s i s ter res id ing a t Mortham T o w e r . T h e young fellow has been badly wounded i n the arm in F r a n c e , but has completely recovered .—P.C. C l a r k e arres t ed the youth.—He was remanded to a w a i t an escort .

P r i v a t e W. Emerson , Wes ley- terrace , Bank,1* B a r n a r d Cast l e , who has been doing foreign serv ice , is spending a few days' leave ofl absence at home. •

o Corpora l J . W. Walton, of Stainton, who has

been on ac t ive s e r v i c e w i t h the Northumber­land F u s i l i e r s continuously for a period of one year and seven months, has been wounded in the shoulder, and is now l y i n g i n a base hospital i n F r a n c e .

T h e Ze t land foxhounds w i l l meet on T h u r s d a y at E a s b y , and on Saturday at Hcighington, each day a t e leven o'clock.

L a m b s are beginning to make the i r appear­ance i n the lowland farms in Wharfedale .

— - \t — Toesdale has been snowbound for more than

a week.

Appeal ing for h i s son a t the C a r n a r v o n s h i r e t r ibuna l , a father sa id that another son was s e r v i n g his country—in an A m e r i c a n munition factory.

Y e s t e r d a y there was no cours ing at P iercebr idge .

T h e Honorary S e c r e t a r y of L a d y Aune Lambton's Durham County Work Depot begs to acknowledge wi th thanks the rece ip t of garments, etc. , from the fol lowing :—Gainford men and Gainford and D i s t r i c t B r a n c h of Queen Mary ' s Needlework G u i l d (per M r s Joseph Pease) .

o Woodcock are extremely plenti ful i n

Devonshire th i s year .

I t i s officially announced that an A g r i c u l t u r a l Mach inery B r a n c h has been set up in connection w i t h the Board of Agr icul ture; to deal w i t h the manufacture of agr i cu l tura l : machinery and implements—classed as! munitions.

M r George Nixon, son of M r and M r s Nixon, F l a t t s V i e w , is armourer staff-sergeant, and; not act ing-sergeant as s ta ted i n our last issue.

P r i v a t e Joe Hoggett , Wycl i i te , of the R o y a l , F i e l d A r t i l l e r y , who has been a t the front, i s spending a short furlough a t home; and-Pr iva te John Hoggett, of L o w Start for th , B a r n a r d Cas t l e , of the Northumberland F u s i l i e r s , left h i s nat ive place on Monday after a short l eave of absence.

P r i v a t e A . I t . S t i l es , of B a r n a r d Cast l e , hasf been home on s ix days' l eave of absence to see; his parents , and looks quite smart and w e l l . Ho left by an ear ly t r a i n on Saturday morning for a M i d l a n d camp.

T h e Suggest ions Ollice of the National: S e r v i c e Department has i s sued a l e t ter to t h e drapery trade " s u g g e s t i n g " that creditt accounts as between the r e t a i l t rader and the' publ ic should be temporari ly discontinued.

The New W a r Loan. MAIN POINTS SIMPLY EXPLAINED.

T h e foUnwinsr, p i f . r r r s p h s expla in l i a BMiwr, sfcrlppfd r f reebftickHMea. tho main pointsoi |he.D(iw W w L r . * r . T h e L ^ a n is rf two kinds : i n »&ca i t might) be eaid that there are two L o a n s .

T h e i t t e r e s t on i b e first one is subject to Income T a x : that on the second rot , except, nt conrso, that those inves t ing in the second are I i sb le to Super-tex if the wnoanS of the'" toocma o ) reqnirea. T h e first of the two Loans may ba subscr ibed tot e i ther thrnngh the ? « ' Office or through bauks, end the second through bank . i cn ly .

Paragraphs (a) and (d) refer to snbecr!»tions through bank?.

( a ) The Loan Subject to Income Tax. 1. In teres t on th i s L o a n w i l l b» paid at c*i -

**te of 5 per cent . T h e L u a n is issued at £95 pet cent. , 1.1%, every £100 wor ih of saoek costa £95 (inly. T h i s r<j.-,t:y raem thv,; the Interva l on the ual m m Invented work* on"! at abcat 5-J per onst. Par tner , tahlnft iu*n jjecouot the foot that £100 w l h uiHirarvteJy ba repaid for evsvy £95 Invested, actd the ac tua l interest works ont at £ 5 3:. lOd. per eeot.

2, Payment may hi made by ios^almenfiq as fol lows: 5 per o « s. an RppIi-'siMoc, 15 p** cent, on i U r c i 2nd end M»rch 23id, tan<* 20 o e r cent , on A p r i l lSbh May 9.h and M a ; 30 •«>.

3. T h e first dividend wi l l paid on the 1»> Java this j e a r . I t s am"unt w i l l ba £1 $•>. 91. pei- c?nt . i n ' a l l y paid s^<l :m."•t•!.?, and I t s , 1 0 L per oftot. i;n allotments whioh h i v ? b " M n pai^ by Instalmeats . Ie tateat wiM tboTeaft?r bo paid on uvery following D e c e m ' K v l sv m& Jn>ie ls^,

4, T h e L o a n w i l l be repaid at p»r on the I s * June , 1947, bat *fcc> r'••*&*. la w r . ^ r v e d tr< repay i t , on three m y t h s ' i - t l ee xc-ing g iver , on .'.Tiy date after J U T S let, 19i9.

(b ) Tha Loan Fre9 of Insoms Tr<x, 1. T h i s Lo»n w i l l ba i ssued at £100 per

aeai,, i.e.. £100 wov:-a ct Stock w i l l c a t e iao i i ; / £1C0. and the ia teras t w i : l ba £ 4 par cent .

2. PsyixRnts may b i ntada by instalments as fol lows:—5 per cent, on appl icat ion, 15 per cent, on March 2nd. and! 20 por cent, cn M a r c h 1S«J, A p i i i i8 tb , May 9 a a-.'d May 30!h.

3. T h e first dividend tr i l l be paid on A p i i l 15th on ful ly paid allotments, and w i l l amount to 12*. 83. per cent. T h o flret d iv idend on money paid in by Instaltvipnls w i l l be tba fni' haif-yeai's dividend, payable on Oc>obar 155h of 6 h u year .

4. T n i s Loan w i l l b* repaid at p s r en tbfl 15sii October^ 1942. T b o r ight is reserved, iiowevor, to repay i t , c n three monthfc' u-./rict.

g ives , on any dato after Ootubcr 15'h, 1929, (<0

Bishop of Peterborough's Example.

T h e Bishop of Peterborough has g iven instruct ions that no flowers a r e to be p lan ted in the Palace gardens this season, and vege­tables are to be cu l t i va ted instead.

Miss Mary Anderson Back to the Stage.

M i s s M a r y Aaeeraou la ft-/make a r e - s p p e s r -anee on ah* atago lor pne w»ek, beginning f a J a n n a r * 29 % M r R a i l l baa peraoatled her to B i v e th»i bkleni y s c a r e from " Romeo and Ju'aot " at tfca tV uiHnt O o l l a e a a for c h a r i ^ b l e

Food Contrdlor's Conferences^

Y e s t e r i l - y , Lorf i Pevuwpor* t*ti F j c d Oootrol l 'v , m s t a d e p n t a t i o : o{< it r»kn c i sherr . I t w i s una of a nsr ies of oonaercBOea which^be ia holding in order b» obtain v i ta i icformation o i vfhioh i . bt»" • >£. p i m e j .

LOCAL WAB IML-BGENCY MEETING.

COMMITTEE

P r a y e r is the adjust ing of life's compass to h w i l l of God, and is the -very l i fe breath of jjc soul. I t i s the sh ie ld of tho Almighty , and bo scourge of the devi l , a n d is the power to ealiso the presence of the E t e r n a l in the heart 1 man," sa id the R e v . W. C a l l e n d e r W a k e , on unday night .

the death is announced at Simonstone H a l l , '*ar Hardrow, H a w e s , Wemsleydale, of M r ,*orge H a r k e r , auct ioneer , formerly of Gordon .ouse and Bede- terraee , B a r n a r d Cast l e , firing h i s res idence he r e t h e deceased gentle-*"n was on tho staff of auct ioneers a t the arnard Cas t l e and TeesdaJo Auc t ion M a r t , d for twenty-five y e a r s the we l l -known

«uer had been connec ted wi th the JN'onh jorkshire F a r m e r s ' S t o c k M a r t Company a t orthallerton. H e was for a long time on the °uncil of the B a r n a r d C a s t l e A g r i c u l t u r a l

c ' e ty , and there w a s n o more a c t i v e and "thusiast'ur member of t h a t body on show ys. T h e remains of t h e late M r Geo . H a r k e r

The Coming Entertainment for Children.

A meeting of the members of the B a r n a r d C a s t l e w a r JImergenoy Committee was held on Wednesday night . M r P . J . Wilson, J . P . , pres ided , and there w e r e slao p iesent M r s Winpenny. M r s Walton, Misses R a i l t o n , Appleby , Walton, B i r k e r , Messrs R . B , Morton 6 . Burt , J K Dent, H . Walker , J . L y n n , . J , Guy* I Q a i n n e c , C . Hedley, i . R . A r r a v s m l t h , J Wiseman, and J . I . Dawsnn (oler>).—The C l e r k repor ted tt:-i he had rece ived an official acknowledgment that the ChriBtmaa gifts s e c t so loca l soldiexs r.brosd bad been duly rece ived and d i s tr ibuted .—Mr Davtson also raad a 'tire- from .MODS P r a e t thanking the bonoar&blo members ot the oommitteo and the' char i table sauls of the looaiity for that phi lanthropy extended to themselves as ro.'ngacfi. and express ing the ir s incere gratis Vade, v h i l n wiabipg at the late holy season

u p p j Chr i s tmas and prosperous New Y e a r t-j U.—The C l e r k also sa id be had two c a r d s

j c m Madame Guiesnaert and the Beck family, h owing that they had not forgotten the efforts

cf the committee. — M r Hediey moved, and i t •vs.* agreed the memoranda sent from Lbeir B l ? i » u friends ba enserod upon the minutes* —A numbe? of aooounts were ordered to b # aid, d the LaditB* Committee and a e v e r a i

gentle."nen ready to assiss were s sked to remaiif n o r d e r to push forward the propoBc$

e h i l d r e t ' a pnterta in ir ' eu i , a fear being x p r e s s e d that tho innoUun might bocoma

belated.

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a; attet N « »hov a i sd

. \ l Xor for-«•! • •

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>"rest. on S a t u r d a y las t , i n the •id <|iiiet ce metery a t H a r d row. y token of re spect and sytnpatfc y of

• ber of friend s, inc luding many A 'om Numbers who w e r e preven ted

he obsequies s e n t tokens of k i n d l y •ho late Mr- H a r k e r w a s w i d e l y much respec/ ted in the north , a n d i l l be felt b;p his numerous fr iends.

Icnderson, M . P . , speaking a t the |i

Conversion of War S s c u r t i e s of E a r l i * ? k,u -8 Into tha Hew War Lo«n,

Holders of any c ! - ? » ft llowlcv: secur i t ies rxrj use them as ? s y m ? n t £JV the now War L ' i » n : — i

per ceat . W a r Loan ; S'pc!- eant. Ese/»f q a r r B e c a s , cluo October 5th,

1919 anr; 1921; per eo«r. Bxcheqaer Boadi , d a s December

l s t , 1920; per cent- E x c h e q u e r B..nc.s, due F e b r u a r y

lGti: , 1920 T.fco?o who invest in tba new 5 par cent.

Loan w i l l roeaivo £105 5 i . 33. ct the now nsock lor fc«.oh £100 fhoy o-onrrert, 'f'aosa Inves i ing i a oho 4 per c s a i , La»a Vviil recoivo exac t ly £100 fo" each £100 Ihey convert . Hojdera rlcaiiting to convsr'j the oid utook ictt;

he now mnst give notice to she Bank cf England in the r-jescribed form not la ter than ffsbiusry 16.h.

(<0 Svms Other Points . 1, .Ip^iioaJlone must be for sna-B of £50 or

nnHipIsa i'mre-at-, »r..i w i l l be r c c s i v e d at tho i. K nt Iksgiabd Lo.-.bs u a i c . or may be forwarded through y r y banket '„v s t o o k V c k e r in the Uai ted Kingdom,

2, I c o c c e T a x na tho 5 pa* cec t . Lo^n wi l l c>t be riij^ncrsed i-t 'ih'-i i-on-cc, but w i l l be b» paid k.y rec ipients !n the ifiXimty tr*>y.

3, Ics' .aiujects max be'p,'..ld up in fa l l on or altee BSafeh 2ad ot th i s y^-st (wder dlsoaant a t toe / a t e of 4 per ces:«- p^r aonuef, ca lcu la ted from tha date wfc<n tb«> «ext icsfMi»ni.t ia due.

4 T i e Lc^sn tney im toro^ABr-rt in tbo form eisuer of S'.oek os Hat T h e . B iud« w i l l be i e w d in denomli i i t 'ca o££50 £100, £200, £500, £1,000, s a d £5.000.

5. i'ho l i s t s wi l l close o:> F g b ' u a T y 16tb.

(*) Tost 0ffii8 l ;sue. 1. T i e 5 per c#".t. Loan m*y h:> tak • u p in

fi®ailn: amounta—£5 or multiples thereof— thrwu,.- the Pos!> Office. E a o h £5 w-j i th of Loan wifl, ot course, cast, £4 15s,

"2. T t u s e t» id ear.'ler a tcn i i t i co vt the kitius D W i i * i b v r , ir„ie.ox^u or issued through tba Post Office, can onl; convert them into new W a r L o a n thrcngh the Post Office, and nndor the Post Office prospeotns.

I t w i l l be seen that the Loau is an a t tract ive one, offering tx good rate of interest , and at the same time, by ica method of instalments, making the way easy for many investors who, without some such arrangement, might find i t difficult to take up the stock.

I t should be noted that tho T r e a s u r y w i l l set aside money wi th w h i c h the Government w i l l buy back L o a n stock if i t s market pr ice faila at any time below irsne price . T h i s w i l l , of course, tend to prevent depreoiatioc.

Mesnwhi l e , for those who are unable to make any investment, even under the oamparatively easy conditions oi the L o a n , there remain the War Savings Certif icates , as before.

T o e National W a r S s v i a g s Committee has pfaced i ts organization throughout the country under the direct ion of the Chancel lor c f the Exchequer far the purpose of furthering the W a r L o a n campaign. L o c a l W a r Sav ings Committees may be applied to for icformatioa on any point connected w i t h the L o a n .

WAR ON ALGQK0I : PRACHCM S U O G E S T I O ^ .

To tba Editor ot tfea " Tecedale Morcovy." fiia,—The R e v , J . H a w k i n s fella to Begoto'at*

difficulties, but kep.plng to a t ( i nr,d amoqtll* surfaceri a i r i l y avoSda thrm the wall» be' tr ies to enptn're the unwary by H scanted bean ar.?!

a p i n c b of snnff. Never a word d i d he vauehaafe on the b w of tho " House," the convalpsieenc?< of tiie K i n p , or, to him, tps perverted tasks of our Premiors r W e i l , w e l l ! I vfM %'i once puUodl up if I faUed in givi^e medical authori ty for my assertions, but, havi"??: it^t.") BO, I am aimp.y told tha* opit-lonr-diffnr, but wa know that. I admitted i t T h e r w o u l d hr,vo b o o n «o o iriresp >adeac« on. thi? aabjaet bad i t not been s i . I regr&t t h a i mv las", la i tor should hsvo been so tinged •whu tne'anehaly as to b&va deprE80?d bim. L e t uv r o w t r y wj nheer Man up wi th tinmdih.fcj? more tuan qnihb'is,^; o? d e r e by-pi*y.

Proh ib i t i »u i s not pbligaiiorv, feov.,j» •• depraved mlhorlvy, eofBier man, 1 • ,f .vs—*.h-a w h o have rare ly d>j?« * honest dav'a w. .rk ir< tb.Mr llv»s, mrr>. a t tracted by n Vigh w s j ; a iaturb t h o general harmony ?*nd n u i obe w o r k i n g msehinn r u t ct gear -Th^se are people to penish and prohibit. Probibi'.loo h a s beoft a fa'Jure wjberever t r l s ^ . T h e history " t tbo sa-c»i !ed any " 6tat r.s o! A i c e r i c s , so Ur as ii re lates to this su-.jecfi, i s that of *»vs.ftior, deAeit>,'^cnutc^ling.'and frau>*. Any a ^ B r e i u ^ i e a d acjauTner i n 4u--8» s t a t e s wi l l "issare yen that K ? C shoHoa :;in a l w a y s be. ohtairr«d by D sm?* ?, a \vir>k: K.I oxcuso ir »»ay '}>n% store. >~*t ? an opsin feco tha-i a deceitfui toagnv. P a r t i a l prohiblttOs h a s had l ike r«>saitB bsro. Doctors', oertlftaatss a r e , eomp^rit ively, ?.s abttndftot i n s a r a o Mcens^f! h<<n3?s t.s Trer .RCi i ' j notas I t a admitted that 'be b :r.-"or d i s t r i c t , nador a t * t a eontrol, i s amorf; ihe h%d i^nds. t b o ^.".rron p i t ches . Prohibit'on wonld rae?r; B g r s a t loss of r e v e n u e a t % raiimsnt when evft;*y benny is i^oedtd. I*

^";'nld C '?rsai^i? lead to a gi the labour market, and a

at d i a t n r b v downing "

f'^ebor'.' ! I t ia oura t i x?ay . v i ce y v raurt fiw try to g-ji i t . O r g i o a l s ip, beredltar; eaoash , et l-crwlsi . we w HM

C « I iif tools

wb^n t i o fate ci bhe Eajpiri* hangs in toe b*lane«>. Res t s l c tod hours, or part ia l prohibi­tion, bite given cet3aia o !acf B tha tlmr. -A Shvit-l ives . Iniempsrarrco has been t h r u s l upon brme life. L n t thn R->v. J . H t ^ k ' ^ a r f a d the

4 For tn ight ly " for thla M o n t h , and wi l l *!& oaco gr«ep tho dangers t.f fchq aitna^ion. F o r c e , here, it juo remsdy. 8u«h la. the-wilfulness t:f a n that i-% R o s s i s , nud<rr prohibittan, di-genT"~.tcB' bave B<*,i«u|ed therc-s e l v ' J wi th e&n-dej3olugne, rae'.hytatpd Siiiri>. varn i sh , and vzdum other b dy-and-sbul *«troying drags . Bet ter a g!?«m cf good, wholeeome beet and a soc ia l pipe l a the cfcimcry corae' 1 .

T h a Olydo petit ian Waa " w :rkad " by 4 be " S t r e n g t h of Bril-:*.in" movomeof. r n a t organisation opeoiyj adVertlacd that w o r k i B c shouted "down wltfci the pubHo-hoMe." No plaee waa spr.olfted, r n d nothing wao ever advanee^ to corroborate sneh a atatemeat, but the c b a 7 g e of *h« Mas-iere' ff-jderatio-i r.na at c r e e Mpadiated b<- the mec. I w i l l stake t :i .-R e v I . B a w k i n a a pjreaent of t h i s : W e eat ao-i dr ink tan too greedi ly . I wi l l go fact.'xcr »a-rt say tba!; drnnkeuoees is n doteateble vio-T unworth? of •» 3rif!j !)e!",, s a d ir>exoMable ia a 8sv.<ge. But petrs- :-,>! f r e e d o m la above hught else Xbonaaeda.e l ourbrta taod t>rsr?st are gi-'log t b e i i i ives to preserve i". [ t w s s the aigoet ctamp of iujp-<r!i5 Cinav But 1 w*o

To roob not % s.t. *he C±UHO of • talitt i s not •i'AM b s i n tao

etone »g ». Loaded s k ' c R , aodtieoed e il ia, and an ever- varying c l imate seem to demand the stimuiat'Og and ehoeric-s effc. 's c f aleahoUes. «ut mat-, t!>e w i d e w o l l d over, turns to tfaiem Y o u see a farmer l i i s iqg his aolL Ha ip not ca much applying piaid fond s». l i b e n t i n g the latent energy atored as his Held. Kor batter or worse we tavo become an i . tdustrial people K >s the l i ev J . H a w k i a s ci.-t seen a mati, naked t > the waiat , throwing huge ohnnks of pig iroi' into a far&ape ? Tho ewes'; p-surs down bJm. A t LUe bad of bid r-hih he is brain-f»Kgod and iuuso5o-wesr;. He n.ili baa a store ot energy left) but i t nosds i ibcrs t ing Alcohol ;.s the ageo* tor doing ?t. He e r a now v a l k hcino and opjoy his dinner, T""PI b<»f io9ch».c!oal grind, the d s i c g u fa l i f ce j b ,oay by d«>y, ^t u llko L i a c h i R a , 'u! n a ras-a doni . . H : s vtttsllty a l ter i t in low. Ale >Vol, iu moderat:»n, oete free his reserves of at.'engta. I f there is anythi? g eles equal ly tffactive,. !*>»• those wr-.o daory aicohoi brti.g ii forward.

T h e n there is tha workman's home. l u our great towns how many can be termed a ace ? Nothing but n bsok-yard, w i th everywhere a barr ier •>( b r i c k s : not a y s r d n{ grosad t 0

diver t bis thoughts I t his chi ldren's play, Go and ' ;ok inside these homes of the E i K l i s b u u a , and then te l l me if It ia any wander he should turn from i t to seek warmth and soo-al cheer elsewhere. I f you won't cnango t H this, and if you won't l i ft him out oi himself, don't st.sad in the way, you prohibitionists hsvo ao long doi,' , of a l l improvements to the public-tionae, 'out g ive up the impraotic?,i and i naossibie, AS4 m . k e his only house ot res t as m u g , as obeery, and as recreat ing as yoa era-.—Yohra t r u i ? .

W I L L I A M 8 i'A W E E . 9, MlHon-streot, West H^rUepool, January

12th, 1917.

The Drink Problsm.

P I G 8 A R K O F T E N T R O U B L E D W I T W O K M d . Thor ley 'a Worm Howders w i l l eleae asm*. Bo?d i n Cartons eontaiaieg 6 Powders, >J., &y A f e n t s i n a l l p a ' t s ; or by post I S Powder*, 1/1; 96 Powders, 6/6, on / e c ? l p t of r e w i J &,.<!«, by Joseph T b c r l e y , L imi ted , K i n g ' * Crcaa , laoados, N .

J B T V I S G J R ^ T ' W ' 0 1 v l ^ . 3 s T °.bouM Ber.ii tn--» stamp* lor our I l lus t ra ted BooJt coutaiaii ig rahUabla in ibrmat ion how a l l Irre«nilaritiofl ucd miHatCOiinwi moy be entirely avoided or removed by Hi-uple ravons. Beconiaontled h? e&iicent Physicians fte the o n b SftifOa curt., and gennln© remedy,

testimonials. Nerer lalln.

Eatabliahed 1862. Thousand* of

j I O K E E P E R S WHO W I S H T H E I R P I Q 8 oav shuuiii*us» IU » Condiavsnt Tbor ley ' s Fond I >r C«tt-e; keeps Piga thrifty , bold lu Cases eoatalning &C packets, F i v e 31-illings, by Ageols i n r,'» (.'arts.

a, i

M PMl S L A H G H A R I J , n T . A R K a o s T HormvL O ^ L S T O M f.a«K.?.o»nojr.. Y O U S H O U L D N O T E T H E F A C T t h a i your

Hall* Croy .aon , s i . i d : I f w c w e n t I ^ w ! * w i l l bo hea l tUev and lav moto E g j p 1! the s p i r i t , of s teadfastness and j V«-n p i v f ^ > M A •pe inkl ine;o l Ovum T h u r l o y B

, then he be l i eved v i c t o r y would be Pv u'.try S p i c ^ m t « l r «oft fo<.d - B o l d by tn& .hat even I ;his y e a r might wi tness \ BaVawsoW o l A. K. Barker , C o m Merchants,

The War Loan: The Note of Confidence. One of the best things about the r o w W a r

L o a n i s the absolute confidence wbiah every body appears t c feel as to i . a success . T h e note haB bsen one ot assured osrtain*v from tbe first moment. T h e apt t i t le of the " Viotory L o a n , " coined for the new issue almast as soon as i t was expected, has a double meaning. I t i s the L o a n that i s to br ing v ic tory , and, because of this , i t i s i n i tself bound to be i\ tr iumphant success . I t ia as if people looked upon i t S B almost a sentient thing, conscious it i f s mission, and resolved that I t * i l ! not fs i i

T h i s is as i t sbouM be. Yetfs inow o p ' i a i i i i m now and then defeats itself, » w t ^ d of ^ a r n i r g may b e s e t down. Wo apiimisBa gh«uld •••ke any o f us fovg«.s t l i s i only by i i idividu^l e f tn t can the expected ouccess be rer l i s ed . A faith that a l l i« go i rg to b* wel l do?n not make things move nutumaUoaliy to t l o goal, nod faith divorced from works would i.a this m%tior nnd i n fai lure jus t becitusa everyooo thought success so cer ta in that they folded th-dr b a n d c

What is needed in the esse of tho L o r n is plenty ct optimise:, but nothing ci fatalisaa Tbo Loan wi l l be a sncotps, if we make it so E a c h one, un?U f>c 1-as brought whatever contri­bution ia possible t-i h in j . had bett.*? ba v.-optimls*h, bu'i apprf"har.^iie, fesllciK tos t thi itiCk of what he might havo effared m>y e n d a r g s r the whole thing. T h a t mr.y be> ao exapgsrat ior , but I t is b«-tt«r than the optimigm wbloh eimpiy lets things go. And the sum of the matter ia: " Be so confident of what can be done by a whole natioe doing i t s best, th& you dare not lose tbe chance of s h a i k g in a success so great."

i : .nguration o f p eace . J B a r m a i d Cas t l e .

The Temperance Question.

T - tb«> E c i t a r of t h e * f e e s f e l e MoKenry." D E A R Ria ,— 5r Btasaet hav ing repented of

hie ti»?.,:y ).^i!',iirr to vrivo v,h C O - 8 a i . . p f l ! ' S S J--C8,1 Bunst l a einr e syMd a f a - i b e r w e r l I v i l l pvy M r HV'-wt the a 'tuoiUnent«.( '• Slog that I bel ieve him to qaH'.« espabhl vt Scaling with two o*' <JVBU three r>r>f-— on '•' — bare s ro su'ely two or three M r S men The s t u r d ; efaaaspinn o f Indiviriu^.l rights and 'Ibertlea, w h a loudly e ' nmr .or? i af??.!^**. aoy ii t^ j f e reocp , can snare e n bo tbe s m;> g.'n?l»;-- n n who is mo?e *h>n ralliJSy eatboslaftie *'jnut the appointment of a "dic tator ." I t , however, there Should bs bu4 ihe nr.» M r Scamor, who noi or.'-j .pppov^i nf a di-Msata* but w i l l ev.-n fce'p t<s to !?5ot»*o, s;>' •• g v» it "x only a y beefateck and not hl« beof In qaeatl-m, f-hen, r,t e o n f t e the d^fliai ;ty o' debating the Huhjnc" befe*c ns is apparent •7eryosi<?. I f<a I e n c o t aec-ipt lb»

dogmatic statemept '.hafe na ehsmieslfl a n U'ied In tbfl mtra fae tnre of aleoholio Hqaort . I !:oc-> M? ''i-•*•*.'* m^y bo h:daeed to supplt-ajp.it h i s btief • - . ' * ! ! « < j n u"» asuettiou. I f so, I rory h.*v<» B e e i A t h i .g tuf' her to add.

Bu'; I r m eacwt ; x;i;r<3 i••> j in Issu", i>" tr> ibe ve ins of ateohol In '• :e phyaleal sys tea . T h i s cannot bo d!*9ujig<><* *'A fe l ly In- a I -* :er or two, and I trust' M r Stealer mil s t i d to his cuus . S i r P/ed-jti- .k I r S s e S s tabse : '• Phere fa a great deniro «.r» Sho pa>"6 cf raec t. bo fi*. V young man eannot ho fi« i f IK< takoa aleoho'. l?y r„) poesihi iny ear be want it . N ' t one wh • is you*--" and healihy c\ i went a l e ' ay m:*?-j 6«:.*<! he.oan -vs - > e ' - r je io i cn ." T o o i.tt: S i r Ao<?*»-.-? C l a r k , t&.fL phys ic ian to H o i HvjdSty Q j S . - ; . V i o t o r ; ! s a y s : ? c-V Rood healaa v>'.% in L . . j a d g n e n ' , - . 'w .ys be I r j u r o d even by s-tnill Mm of ale' T h e saoio authority -'luefcren s«j is s trysbnine ( 0 i:« I t r^nks wlfh tb an ..g, i i si:«e way o? r»tHe» Thomaa Barlow. :'.".', K C V . O , wrlr<,3: • ' - : ne is ro.% as is euppoaed/cbe milk of Use &g?d.' I s tends to p i f . d a c i o«\.*dl-a wsakovat, uscular e«3d rheumatic PHI . - ." . an-? deterioration of the firs arterioles r»n^ h-iord vessd»\ Al-.:;bol i c

so resp.ic"*ib!" f r mnoh ia san l tT and mental Stsorder." S irVie to -r H roiey, F R . 3 , F . R . C . 8 . etc , r.nd C r . U s v S iurgo , M.D. (L^.'dun), w r i c : " Fi'-qasr!'; i;Wemp*>s hav; been msd'i toasserSf. lo whether there ex i s t s * SBiaiaaai do'ie of cicc-hc:' .vhi j - i r» mto JJ»V 4-s»'>.?i<;5'.-tt • hMng affected i.~. f i j d 'S ' .dvai i tspnrus w»j-, -iod, in -;c; --J.-. ica w u t i the steady •.' • "C ol selejntlflo op! i - > this matter, su • aud email emcunks have h • saggo as permi;o"o' !?. - I n reality we have no pi • * thai -. uifnituaat ond permiasib'e floee exi at r.it" To quote F r e d e r i c k f r e v a i again: " * a a work producer a>c.,b--.i is exc/«diegly exsrava-pan':, anr?. >;t, i ther extravagant tuesaa .w, i t ia apt to lead ti physic I baekaoptcy. I c is wa l l -kcowe that t r a o p j ealtoot marsh on alcohol. I was with the reftsf coiumo that moved c n to Ladyamitb, I t was .. • i •• mely r r y l a K l i a e , apt.rt frt.m t'.-o h . - i - ;>I t^r, weather. I n that column of a mo 30,000 sten thg first » h ; i dropped cui worn t-uo t«l! m e A , o* tba short tc to, or the big arr , n i t! H«.tle met-., h u i tho dr iokeM, -.r.C they dr »pped on-, as C ' S M I J c 3 it tbt-y had bt:«n iabeUed wi th p. b ig tetter on the ir b v k ? . "

Aic u,:^, r-s t i ' Stamee «• uj»y b i easi!; aasfmiiu'ed, buu is m> proof > i ii» f o o d value S r . Erackne.' »•->- : " A!-j.,.--.' !.;*••» tb« iargeat t a s i i L t «.-t viotlma by oabas' - j it v9;jre, ! . i fcba' i t w-.fc-rm^n a *.t - powes of rseiataoce co s i cko i ss . eo that the appareotl qiite temperate driobor . . . ' : : to t. lu-.g lefiainmatloO: c r a a infectiuus ^l;e '.si which the 8'.U!,e", normal b'dy easi ly c v s - e T/. ...,"* Per*»pa wci ma? havo ah Spportunl «• nl tflseussieg nlcoboi b\ rela;i-te i« n . ' . ibmism

1 klzohiA It »• P ••aon, ••.~eo':c, *; • <a i/otuis.

Hovi :>. ie afwava fnvwdl b.; I t ." S i r

UPPER Q f l l f MOTES, [BY O U * OWJC CORKHSPONDHMT.]

I n i * 9 a n b F c - : b ? r e f — f ie fa rmers ' Cr->3P fasafe) " i H\'*> : 1 ci>>--"» w<*

pSBlttei ••• InahtaVi W n bj:-s a . %\ 9i.; r i n d Sirs PI . SB, t i 6t • V

A eaDttaaoejs sanw-etr.ne h»o p i m s i t e d in Teeadale n » « a * • •• -v»•:•? ; -g b'ocked no the m d - . c - d n ' wirfc a 'T»:.«t a t a BteedaHUL A ' e g'j camber of aheep t t v o iio.'i- o->r«j-V.. j a , c - a i fl -<rm . . i " - - jr . Sa*i:in *.'o a ' 10? t• lie '.z-j.;u: OV.cft%•< 1 -c .r?»ty of y a 'P. atat) hi »ae to* z t t o M work, f*-m- as nave ba' 1 i m st ? ;x'\;us ;.itse,

* * * A namhsr c.l d " R t b 8 h"»v.< oeea I 'Jaring

» * t o k * ! r W. W ' t d , p r p f t e U i r »f the Otevelaad Arm? :x>-.'. .1, pn-ssd w i » a S u o } * v we*b a*'.cr n l-.-ig *v.(? p ^ l n f n l i i ' ^ s a . T l ' e dec-=>-f..' i;^:':'. u s n w*s 55 j«>a»a 'g-.. Izi tmaa blind la f r >m-. tiaae T':o Intss«*at t : : - k ;.*»<••- . * T f U ' s d - y , i . i St- ~!t%--'f. e»orse-?yci',raiidii; «i™r» I kso r . f ro«pro ; - 'Hie I s t e s fr Ward waa a freeaeas *, «• large Dsmrbas of t r o crafs the c v<*eq«ii«.

*** M i s s V.. E ChUIeaoB, only iasightsa of M r

and Ifwj W « Ooltln»x.', Hresms Lodge, L a e a * I P , t^inJ m T a e s d a y i o a ah e--.riy age of

1 7 y- u Shi • , ^ n t a d V e t t o i n a b«atsaf4fi E m , tloja "l-.-s ns- .1 aa loeof thedewaeSeSl

'« i i teni in i -attnkirk ehnfohyard r l „ eolte of t h e a a n r m r reether, *. ' ' T ^ i . - i ' •{ 1r\?.txiA (ca«h*""',d b ( f it*'* - M h c t e e l r«spec*. T h e K^v. O. P»tiirr on •- Ivc- • I r ir-r 'oe I * k H s P r i t i i l » » i * C : . : ai ! aiaa effijietod a t the graves ide .

y M r s r-»a-? T i dor , Pa le - t erraea . M l i s l l s t t e ,

M o l d ' . o i j !iby?c'.<'d iahaMfantupas**t aw*y on Widaesd>> >»* v r c o o u a i L'-J* I I ? " A 7t ye-,"/. Her hafb >.- 1 predeeaaaed he* 2 7 - « < i r « aa;o. T h e i:-; rrm<- .-. . j -fe o . Saeday a lcern > . i , i a Sr. Mary ' s churchj»rd, ^midat evary canl fes t^t i a of ibe d-<sp.F,~ reg»-d.

*** T h e deaU r-:-.»k p ! • an Saaus lay m-rni«ig

of >Vic L : C » ; « waean S w i e h a n k , a m I I l e o a e and t igb ly n s p e e t e d latateir, B i s h Ifceannj ^ i d d U t t n . T h e • c - s - . ) geot!effls«« who i"»a 64 j-<-.-<ra of ag waa a bachelor, l ed w*e of h geafet aed k i d dlspoef ioa. *«.«

rvi vaarteedaj i,-. S t . U *J*M a^sweifawfl. % *

T h e reao l i s.f ~b.u <j bil lfar^ handicap i c eoanret lon wit'- the Pfeobanies' Ica*itaw>, I f i Idletoo , was M fol low*: 1, M r J 0:11; 2, Mr H. G . Morton;- 3 , M i J A m i . - . The result i f the ' i . T»--ID'J ^ • . • o o k - c u ' i v ? * s : 1 , Masts* wVBImpsaa ; x, ' It J. U . W a a i t .

V - t r V A I : J -., ,.f Dirt P i , ' ad fc!s

c t ' : ? ' • c- c--''- - t, " . - ' o r^' .y w.-fk whi l s t U-Uc^'.na - i - aur.: j - a i ? - i t lo the e.- c ' ioa of a large aotor ahAi ar Mld iZetoa f - s tho «teiST'oL^.a Baribm OosBnaasb

sr-d ;<x:drtdi!0. T h . 3<.rt„ 4J.O. F.fT.R,, s ha?>» begnu t.» r tgara aa a drag and n-t a i M.l) , t ' r ,t P : " A?c proper acoeptatlon

l b t a S i r Spencer V e i l s , s : f I t I s only h.rJv wo Msobpl iv. t r a a iighc »>t>5." S i r J t c ; - Barr, '- .I i s out a shod in thi . :f the word, i t fs

Praot isa I l e a l Economy by ju ic ing Howeon and K e a y ' s Clothing C l u b . — F u l l p a r t i c u b r s at Teesdale House, Barnard Castle.

T o the E d i t o r ol the " T e c s a a l e Mexcciry."

8iR,~Yourca"jreapondT:n.S ol Wadneedsy, tho S:d instant , has certainty " i t e gift of the »olden mcurh." bur s t i l l th& trnth i s " at hat i t bitotb l ike a eerpsns, and siingeti-. I lka an adder." But purely y e a r oorrcspocdarit C i . u d give another s ide to tho question, S a a he hoard of the " whisky qaaus " in the big c i t i es during Chris tmas v??ek ? T h e Heense-kaiders thesisalvps describe these bappentegs as m::sti rrK'^^t^Me. Ite'i-w I Rivo a cattle-g f icm the leading srtSela ct •', noo»tish daily p iper , which eposks for U s e - l : — " T h e demand for some maaauira of prohibition during tha war has been stvscgtben^d by the d< c:;-t - . arr ived at by feha Munic ipa l Confersr.oe hold t t E d i n b u r g h yesterday. ' I t i« Boateeljf t u b e imagined that the solemnly duQlared v i a * c f the representat ives of the l&rgai Scott i sh mucicipa'.Ulea—representing aa they do a large majori&y of the pocple of S c o t l a n d - eas bs act i.».ida by tb<i Qovernment or al lowed to pass unheeded. T h e demand mnde i'j for th* prohibi'iion of tV s a«!a of ardans. sp ir i t s duriop tho w:*r, sr.d If she Government Cannot st« their- way to csrr.v this policy iatd effect, they must at l»Est "aoloto long s^atp what they are pr tparsd to do. k stointtou "t the problem b s h i r a the dem<tr<s Cansot hi much longer de'Byed."

Your? C ! ? E i e s p c u d e H t must know t*:a'; vt-sd s c d ra i lway trutoport f s c i i i i i e s aow lax;;• B B g i g e i for the trans i t o t ' b s e r «nd spl'* wi th ' t . ta K-mla that the tiransit of win.-naatprtai is swflouaiy impede:}. T h e iliivk Hade i; I ts modern form Is t> damnable ca/ iki? fa t ing a t oar n*«;i".>ri»i life, aud s s i i o u s i y imps-it! eor euerg'.cs. BuggoetiuiiS' are p r e v e n t <ib«« the caftion should not throw li ov.-r, b - i take It ;wv»-, r< d tit aU veated rtvd •*'*.'.»> c u t s c-?oc.>i-.ie|. i l e a iv, other trades have ^actifioed their eapital , aud i a tecs of thousands oi eaaes their vc-ry l i f t . -Wocd Wonld th;so who reeoaunend S :J<.> pnreha^e of the p? iv* ie t.nA vesCjed inter<-.st^ of thifi traffic a l B 3 jrwem^mund thaS eve.-., ms.n v o has for bis Ki^tf and c - u & r y saorific id h i s c a p i t s i - i o whawver f - . ?mbe m -y hsv« S:- :l>i it —ba p^ii? tlio Jn'l vtlo--; t-f «u?h interes u (Veated p>r,d private) g.'ivf-n the Btete ? 3* the dr ink tr.-tlia In itn pre/jent foi ca is proved an e v i l and a daagei* t c she uatii-'io

j woilati ivmustbad'is 'uioyed.—Y:urs,eto, , 0. I Kilmaxnook, J a c u * r y 15th, 1917,

sedative." 1 cannot b ? t t c ? conclude this 1

prelimi j * y c . c i s r m a n b y aga in quoting t h o l tate Si.- Andrew C ; « k : As I W .ekn- at the I hnspival wares to-day, a n a saw that seven oat ' o | every t»u ow. d tbeiz dtapaees to n.c^-iol, I C:;a!d lamsnt that the tieaehlog about thia qu?s.'to;» was n - i i mj-.o dir...*: and more aeeie iva thr,n I * h„s. heoii. I t.;u d k ; , . . g ive u ? my profeaci u. to givo up e v i j tfai . , v-.d to go forth up."?/ -* i>:;iy t i u s - d ^ preachio v: • !> m«n. Bew*«re of tbis " H-:i .y i t t" e - " —Vt«ry truly y. urs , P . G . t U T E H O T J S B .

Oobd^n H j a s e , Barnatd Cast le , J a u u a r 1

16;h, 1917.

Alcohol and tha War.

'ounri a Week for a Discharged Barnard Oastle oidier,

PdH8i«ii W- *ng BgMsd. T i c ;!?-.aica nathorfti e ' a v a tag

fcV- ca*-» <••'. «x-P.-lv y-m«e D 'iiic' *:<;e*". I I "i- , -.- i i.- r >igti-land) Work! aaa hospital. Dssastf . - } • tf«<> ot..'aie^- i-.- ibera, one . t Vi'ilv,-:" -.d tw »others • • • o i . d d . p^'-t *?sr-y na * c<rar,.'r.- r h i v , s a . Nouv 0wnp*lle ••-•d Armrnttprsa, gaavrd, ar.-d d l scbugra i r«: ii 81 pc«t«'»>i-. Ti-'o i:f...£-*ir; J a-M 8se(f a pi?j sit - : •- ': -Mid •« *:>• yesuag eh I d . t; Wilt be «ac ro tbe rkhcae . c;; W gt.;n -i-p' fic'i-sd $(•<» offi m aa who is aaMBraerfv • ^' i - i -Caml - . ' » r'-au's -ice Oemmkwiioi "* -•' the <t HoepitaJ b a v e u o w a i r e d Dos I W( Z.1 l t . T : Ivo ' . J . i b ^ . s f u m M ;

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a u d <.ni thren

aiilaai i n t o f r u a r d l s D B

3 - : - a k i r , • , i ) t i : e

•o iaea aa £ 1 per CU * S t .

Dyspeptics Should Avoid Zrugs and Medicines.

"ry i . Li i ;& M«gm ; I r s t c a d . g.ni i f? people atii cUajalyyb at ifc» i s <yaii to

d a ^ - , »r 1 ^ cUSi'jm, i i i - . ^ - u . - > - i u t . ' ' p . . ? , i c v t k ii7u,'-'..',patent f l . U . ' B i , -. ic;:.' X. .. ; t l . ' ^ ' ' S l V - O t S , i t c L o t c i . -tt g •• ho f fjia d<x o • ..>.- batten tbe •-vi ' ', '•• o • A ' . ..-. . el her drugs nor oics,;. s p. . . a . t p ' i .ii^i> f laCsytcm s,«ur: i. l . e p:: . . - . - j : . . • - ' .cL i t L i . - . t : i j i o g •*•••»• i >f m i a t > • o s of Indigestion and d y t p ' ^ E i a . T h * | enysjlve wmpr.-ri .y rel ief ,

T c the E i i t o s of c fa >• Teeedak) '.ii'^eary,*' S I R , — Y o u r c )?f..sp ; ; ' e . t , M r K - . k i ^ f ,

qnotes Slv; B a r r y Jahnstoo to <:'•*> f i l . o i that c-ho objects o! o u r Soldiers la Prance hi,-. ; frequently bs-jn f.-ustr*t--d t v rou«h cve«-i'»dulg"nce i n a leohi! . Scol i at\s. inaeuts eee^i | to b ? s i l l k i g very e&ac deflrir.ee oJ Defesi . J J of the Ros lm Act , >;"3 i i f they a r e a c t absolute j untruth. 1 w mid recommeed him to p a n d e r j ti'--» w c r i e t i 7jo:d breach , who s*ys i.bAt, i<. his i.pini.-.' , " t i c ?rit-sb -...-iditer h : * ->«i» extr-tcrdioary mow.! op'rit s o d pova». I can no; i n a y other w«y explain th« alsaoei E u p e r u s t a r . i l c. a- ,. • 3 . d e s a a c t s o o thsy have shewn in she fiold throogbont this v? . i ; . I t ia only these who have nerved w i t a the tntepc w h o know h ft {-3r.«i¥o b$.s bean thei i ordas i , and h j w their eoatsga h?,s been &rit.-d. It- is thetmea i a tho b e n c h e s who bave saved th i s c o u n t r y from disaster, »t;d -that ia • fant fh.^t the oouatry w i l l neves f-.Tget."

As f j r p m h i b i t i - r i d i : s prospect*, cLe Ch-^i'io'.- the C ^ v . r . v O.^-ol a...-, i s t y s : •• Tiii.*. B a r d ' ir i te to eii>er a-, ofe.-. eounee betweou extremists on b r . sides. Op to 19 5 there had bona n > T. ' .I progtsss iu the •••»uii- d tempereaoe for80'? ^ecr.^chi»fi; bec&n hs violence of tcetotnl advocatvc, w.'f.-? .v?re cs 6ulp»b'e as ths mosn e- lfl*>> . r r •voia Prohibition hsts proved & u i l a t e lu J . c l a of the U a i t t d 8t*;a« ol A s j t i M , auu r V . r o I S no reason t o f-xp'.et; be i;<-r r> R-alw h e ? o . "

N . J doubt ws a i l »?riie v i i i i temperaaae is a desirable ihisig—tt-rr i j ; ; ; j .rnc<i i;.i it-: g a - -but w have no U » J i n laaet inism - I as.", y o u r H truly , J H . B O U R N S .

T h o Qreca.Ootheratono, Jauur.ry 1 0 , 3 , 1 9 1 7 ,

hut 1. v<Mncvftfistag q u 1- us im t : k e n ,

[ l i i s •* mattat n l reg/ei t h a s w e Ba - i c ti.e future, publish no tnor.:. loeg le t te ia nu tf o &b -ve or sr.y ot'jor s u t j a c t , eacepl OB taost urgent and pressing t»:aMets, r -.s a being that * « anMl not bs.vo the ppioe at o u : disposal, o ^ k s t to a r t a n g e n w . r s new 0 nspleted lot redac ing the 4>z\ at M i<4 Journal dur ing the c jak innaoae ot tbi . • Men b s v i r g been d r s ^ n >ff foi . s erv les us?*! tho p«<.'«? «-i«,<2 s re the ebiel C&BH:*; Va ««utu«nc;i S » the I.*. . . rf L o c i B:-.raard Ss . . model . - -To ]

Funeral ot tha i?to i«r Coattj, of Long Green.

T h e remains cf i i )^ l»f« M r Co!» '5i• were b- ierred in Btrtiiogba^l ebnrebyi <; • at Prldayef-;o.-o,..-i>ii C e c i uGl^SRh reverant iy 1 fticiat^d. Thu o-ti'l m-.u • •* wee-' -v •• \% - > Coatee, s e n ; t l r a p d M i S White, an> - • DavUiSv-n, M r *»d a b e a i l l v ._,•<.• na-ie-law and «5'.ogh»ese ; M r a t u '-rs C •*I•• <t, •• • . J ila«er-ia-law j ?.ti*s Cxvos- . sjate< ; ! u d K r and Suits Dfl-.-t ccnata'.. f b e r e -.••• -1 l a r g e r n d rep'tesentativolgs !. eri r: I I 1 ».ad beigbhonri . Owlagt!, the depth <>f tvjpw, M r NloUoleooj the unoerteti - , »;v . prrrmptly foenr;.J h<j r e and Blefgti, nod mc-''. o*m{ »tl y waa f«it f»r M i a CoateeJbh|B wiu. t . - , »• .-• 1 as unable, in l i e c l l v a s i a <-•• d i t i a a • . > ••...... tan fnnertl. T l a h e e i s e n p j BRmrutr^! c ; acbre were eupt<iic«i (rum t u t : £ i u g ' s :-!•••.<•;• UM ws.

s:ia a l l tae i i c w t ! , o ..c«,» n-.rvr.I. h c. i . o g e r c u s as . -vsr . F t'*..u 1 now I • tbat'« w h y 'I.e. af-u -i .-i-.d . ' g . . ' - 1 M - f i j . (10m diKfp.'.li-o M I 1- . re-©a *.? .u'r . : -Just'get k . - t i r . ; a v c bisuritted P I - . ^ U . P I J i . -»ui j i u r ch' miefeac I 1 - .k- n»t? a-tttaationiifnl ?» Ut t i e •i'j. t « i !um«.j ,4 ic ly aJ.'t-r essay a>c»J. i>.ie w i l l I; . . • .? . j aeatra l ias U » sid j , ; d amp a i l f o o d fer men Hasina, thus ncabttng j ; . u p r j o y h-t.-i.y t i t i u %tic> at : X P ' - K . : . C . : g -oe lt«el p»;.i o;- u :p lc : sattoesS r.ttecwarda. 1 Many of • u taei a this a . ! > ' c t , feael »K the Mewwted mag i i . Iec»h , c»>:iy e.f Q C . * . k - ; r , H*iii,;, tap Battel P ' - s r m & c y ; B . Bo ldawonh, s , . . . . . . . ^ t t ; T. B. I >»icy, l i a i k f I -piiiee ; »cd L \ , Uni: r , i!>. b !-piaec>, l l M C a f i l s v l . - ; n a f-»iJa': lot-i*:- f«c«a»ie, there ..u»d Be • • •. B e a l t j In g i - . , the prepaxaticn t t . ' U K - iai i t deaeasjaa.

/ eplacas ^eat and tggs ! Shredded ' v ^ O R A " B-.tt 8et-« umura tb»

l ig t , !n 8 ; p f i J . - ; L , " . - i d|-Fetrv - is t' .-o SSSSScat milk paddtsgc. N.; cki., o laatpa, u ; prsaiu. I lb. »-q*».'.:B l i :h. r»v- east- A',uy,n fr»»e. A : ik ynov gcoot: la* * T O i i - , . ' ' I lb. th xos. 1/2; i i ' » 7 i ' . . H- lu ' - :• • it«S *

MPTSIS, •:•<".' ' . : v : ^ f : - ; f * " > g . • K r > r ; a g . ? ,

G I B S O N : E O R W E L L . - O . i . , a- y 1 3 1 9 1 7 , a t tic. |£*r«*« < M f - . i K : ! . - . ; i i C». ' r . Cjar'.eB R o b e r t * I d e a vm ol i i .• i= •-' 1 Tb msa Uihso-., Kaaxvalj Q Logs, H • •• . i . • i L i l y , n > ' - - U f c . inc. of - . J ,s J j f . i . Borwe l l , S t M B e t a 1 , Barnatd Casi tt. (by spec ia l

3»i;;>8 & WIN B A N K . — A t H V " ?k- • • , v?i»<iU>lon.ln-

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I sal D •. . . - •-<-- , T a o died ce i:zo:-r i4t i , . 19(5 14 v< ira.

Jn=t Iwo yuirs r~o *b.r I U : Uov.- V . L he 1 Itttaif l a c !

But S ' M hm us 10 rc--JK .'ilx-r N I . ' J ou wjtta wm IM aw place.

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: ' O V I 8 . I • . : . (or kit.<l 8yia{>*iibjf i i . . : ' .u u • • u t d b u » - t i j Ott<. > T