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DURHAM CHRONICLE 1mm, NOVEMBER 8th, 1900 How much sugar do you get for a dollar now and how much did you get in 1896? The apparently simple question appeared in our columns two weeks ago. and on Monday of last week the Toronto Star. Mr. Muloch’s paper. occupiedover a column in try- ing to answer it. In commencing the article the Star says " Durham is the town celebrated in this campaign as the place where the man said he voted in 1896 for Tupper and good times and asgood times followed sure enough. he was going to vote for Tup; er.” We might just here inform our city cotem, that there are very few who voted for the Tupper party in 1896 that can not do so in this elec- tion with stronger reason and bet- ter grace, and moreover, many Con- servatives who tailed to vote at all in 1896, or voted for one or other of the two remaining candidates, will this year return to the Conservative party and give them a hearty sup- port. In 1896 the people of this constituency as well as of many others, were influenced by the rosy pre-election promises of the Liberals, and in full confidence that some elort. at least, would be made to carry out their pledges a transfer of political allegiance was made from one party to the other. For eighteen years the Liberal party preached up political purity, and condemned the Conservatives for alleged rascality and mal-admin- istration. To such an extent had this thing gone on that the country lelt there was some truth in it and that “ the time for a change ” had really come. The change came but with the change the promised bene- fits were not concurrently ushered in. This. at least is our belief. but as anything we can now say will not alter the result of this weeks’ elec- tion,we forbear going further into discussion. The overdrawn picture of the dif- ficulties of getting a dollar in 1896. and the equally overdrawn effort to show that bartering was so common at that time is unworthy of more than a passing notice. and would lead the casual reader to im- agine that a modern edition of Rip Van Winkle had appeared on the scene after a filty-years’ slumber. No such system of trucking, though there has been trucking. as he pict- ures occurred in the Province of Ontario. we are safe in saying within the history of the present generation Listen to this copied from the article under consideration. It says:â€" “Why. four or five years ago the conditions were such that if a dollar bill showed its pale green face on a village street in Ontario. it made a sensation. and was used in paying so many debts, from man to man, that by evening it was nearly worn out. and spent the night limp and bedraggled in the vault of the village bank. and as soon as it could. flitted out of the community. Now. in all seriousness isn’t this a chilling retrospect o! a condition, so near in point of time. and so far from the truth as to shake the varacity of the writer on that city paper whoever he may be? In fact, if we in our columns had given utterance to any such thought, we couldn’t deny the accusation when our town critic, of the Store on the Street would charge us with saying something foolish. The writer of the article again says:â€"-“Durham and the country around it seems to have been touched by the wand of prosperity for Mr. Thomas Lauder. registrar, reports that while in the half year of 1895 there were 71 more mortgages regis- tered in South Grey, then old ones discharged. in the corresponding half year of 1900 the order was reâ€" versed. and 6‘3 more old mortgages were discharged than new ones regis- tered.” We are not for a moment going to question the truth of this statement, but the reason is not far to seek. The years ’94, ’95 and ’96 as many peOple know to their sorrow : were the famine years in this part of ‘ Ontario, and many a farmer who, never experienced hardship before‘ had dificulty during those trying times to make ends meet; in fact many of them couldn’t. and the result’was they had to mortgage their {arms to tide them over their diflcuities. On the other hand we notice from the registrar’s report that when good times came these shrewd farmers took advantage of the drenmstancea, and the result was that mortgaged properties were {reed from the inenmherance. The Dominion Government ' of which the Stu néwspsper is a warm supporter would do well to take a lesson from the shrewd business farmers in the vicinity of Durhsm. sud instead of working on the policy that because “ we hsve Insde much. we on spend much ” they should do like them sud {tee putt of the mortgage on the Dominion, instesd of sdding an ad- ditionnl burden to the Nstionsl Debt. When good times came the formers W. Irwin, “M M Propfletor. WHO PAYS m PIPE]. ? pnid 08 their mortgngee, but with the Government the ndvent of good times brought forth another mort- The closing peregreph of the article caps the climax. Here it ie in fullzâ€"“But laying aside ehry one of these considerations, the kernel of the whole thing is reached when we say thet the change in the price of sugar is not treceeble to any r--- -- - action of the present Government. The only action the Government took in connection with sugar was to raise the duties on raw sugar so that the refineries should pay more taxes, while the duties on refined sugarsâ€" the sugars as used by the peopleâ€"- remain the same as. before. This action had no efiect on the sugar situation beyond depriving the big refineries of the undue advantages enjoyed by them in our markets.” :1‘o sum up the whole thing in a. nut-shell it amounts to this so far as sugar is concerned. To deprive “ the big refineries of the undue advent. ages enjoved by them in our markets” a tax was put on the raw sugar. '; the very article they needed to keep] their refineries going and their hands employed, at the same time that the refined article was permitted to come into the country the same as before. Canada for the Canadians, is a far- ietched idea in such a policv as this and the taxing of raw sugar could have no other effect than to force the Canadian refineries to charge a high- er price for an article on which the Government forced them to pay a higher tax. and the extra cost had to come out of the pockets of the custom- ers. The action of the Government in- creased the price of sugar, and there’s no doubt about it. Who pays the increase? Notwithstanding the fact that we endeavored to put the matter plainly enough two weeks ago that we hadn’t seen acopy of the so-called Bogus Globe, and uttered our condem- nation of Such tactics from our Opinion formed on mere hear-say and a short article in the Toronto Globe, our confrere in town lrere and one or two other local Liberal papers say we pronounced against it. Certainly we feel like pronouncing against any thing in the shape of fraud, but not definitely on something we never saw, nor had any substantial reason to believe, had an existence in fact. As we pointed out last week, the cam- paign sheet had nothing bogus about it. and those who call it such. must be either ignorant of its character or determined to misrepresent the truth. The sheet, it is said, was issued by the Montreal Star, and circulated by Conservatives, and it is amusing to read the condemnatory paragraphs. of the wholesale damaging afiects such conduct will have on the Con- servative party. It will, they say, act as a boomerang, and injure them selves only while it will gain support for the Liberal party. If such be the case the Liberals have no reason for complaint, and why then under the circumstances should papers like the Toronto Saturday Night hold up its hands in holy horror, and imagine how angry such men as W. F. Mc- Lean would he if a similar trick was played on the Toronto World, which is owned and run by him. We say again there is nothing bogus, nor is any attempt made by the campaign sheet to pass itself 01! for a genuine Globe. “How” says the writer in the Saturday Night, “ would Mr. W. F. McLean enjoy a similar joke if an almost exact imitation of the World were published and scattered broad- cast containinga number of scurri- lous articles which would damn him it read by the electors of East York, where he is a candidate ?” The sour- rilous articles must be the extracts. [genuine extracts clipped from the genuine Globe, and no doubt the reading of such a long list of incon- sistances will damage the Liberal party just as the publication of similar contradictory excerpts from the Toronto World would damage W. F. McLean. Our paper was in press before the nominations were made last week, consequently we gave no report of them. Now that the election is over we’ll let it go, more than to say that Dr. Landerkin surprised us some- what by the personal tirade he made against Mr. Richardson. but as the latter gentleman had the floor sub- sequently, he got back at him in fair- ly good style. We believe Dr. Lan- derkin’s speech Was the poorest and most incoherent we ever heard him make, and we know from what we heard afterwards, the style of his ad- dress didn’t do him any good. It may be a little late to talk about it this year. but we think that ere long our town council will extend their energies in the direc- tion of macadamizing our principal streets. An average observer now cannot fail to notice the almost con- stant attention our principal thor- oughfares require to keep them in a fairly passable and presentable condi- tion, and we think the council is de- serving of some credit for the efforts they have used to keep our streets in repair. How vigilant the members of the council board must be to keep the rut: filled and all the breaks in good condition! We are getting fairly well eupplied with oidewulks now. Let no haye good streets next. 'l‘mmsnn. tart tlt News has just reached this oflice of the recent death of Mrs. John Corbett, a well known resident for many years in the township of Ben-- tinck, but for the past five years, of Red Deer. Alberta, N. W. 'I‘.. where she has been living with her daugh- ter, Mrs. D. 8. Long. Deceased. who died on the 21st of October, was a native of Dumfrie- shire. Scotland. where she spent her early life until a few years after her marriage, when about 45 years ago she came to Canada and settled within a short distance of the town of Gait. After remaining there for four or five years. she removed with her husband and family to Bentinck where she lived until after the death of her husband when she left for the North West to be near a number of her family who had settled there. Two sons. William, in Algome, and Alfred on the old homeStesd, and seven daughters are left to mourn the loss of a kind. mother. The daughters are Mrs. Wm. Reay, Mrs. John McCartney. Mrs. J. Abbott and Mrs. D. 8. Long, all of Red Deer. Alberta, and Mrs. Howard. of Michigan, Mrs. McCartney, of Mus- koka, and Mrs. Forbes, of Ayton. The deceased was always rugged until a short time ago when ap. proaching old age seemed to weaken her rugged frame. Many of our readers will regret her departure, and with those we eittend our sym- pathy to the sorrowing relatives. CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. We have this week to chronicle the death of one of the pioneers of Glen- elg in the person of Mr. Christopher Williams, who departed this life on Thursday afternoon last at the age of 73 years. For fifty years the de- ceased has been a resident of Glenelg, and one of the most genial and best known men in the township, having served four years at the Council Board, being almost the unanimous choice of the electorate whenever he presented himself for municipal hon- 0T8. In religion Mr. Williams was a Methodist and in politicsa staunch Conservative. immovable in his political and religious proclivites and never ashamed to show his colors. For fifty-three years the deceased was a member of the Orange Order in which, to the day of his death, he stood in high respect by all the brethren. Firm in his adhesion to Protestantism he was not offensive, and his genial off-handed disposition always won and retained for him the respect of all classes. He was a hard working industrious man. good natured. kindly dESposed and ever willing to lenda helping hand when his services were required. Besides his widow he leaves eleven children, fortyothree grand-children and two great grand-children to mourn his loss. The surviving children are, John. Eat-Councillor, of Glenelg, now reading at. Aberdeen, Christopher. yard manager, Michigan Central Railway. at Bridgeburg, Al- ice, at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, now Mrs. Hiram Lehigh, Henry. on part of the old homestead, Mrs. John Scott, Toronto, Mrs. John Collier, Edge Hill. Robert, blacksmith, at Berkeley, Frank, in Marquette. Mich- igan, Albert, painter. Hamilton, George. engineer C. P. R., Havelock, Ont., Mrs. Bolger, in Australia. and Guy, unmarried, at Marquette, Mich- igan. The deceased was born in the coun- ty of Wicklow, Ireland, in 1827. In 1850, at the age of 23. and shortly after his marriage to Eliza Walker, who still survives him, he emigrated to Canada and settled on Lot 28, Con. 3, E. G. R., Glenelg, where he re- mained until the time of his death. The remains were interred on Saturday last at Zion Cemetery, whither they were followed by one of the largest funerals ever seen in the township of Glenelg, 130 vehicles forming the immense funeral cortege. We extend our sympathy to the sur- viving widow and children, who mourn the loss of a kind husband and indulgent father. Lines on the death of ChristOpher Williams who died on November 181:, 1900, leaving a Wife. twelve of a family, forty-three grandchildren and two greetgrendchildren to mourn his loss. His sufferings were of long duration until God saw fit to take him to himself. Aherdoon, November 3rd. 1m- Vatâ€"fifi'ioyorâ€"bz for t; Sweet his memories to he lonely. In our hurts they perish not. Our light. troubles for o moment, Are not. worthy to com to With the beauty of our cons. And the glory we shall more. Ask of my door hnabond Christy. [1 its well to trngt_t_ho Lord, We have to mourn the death of one We did our best to sure. Beloved on earth, regtetted, gone, Remembered in the grave. O_h, >n_o_t lost bot‘goyglzgore no; 383m Jfi'ér uiekl an ink. Joy of joys it $005 aim-x. Strong young men end hit young women, Cmturee of the living God. Are you trueting in J ehovah. Are you walking ’neath hie rod l Joy in life to trust in Jeeue, Peace in death it surely glvee. Greeteet joy beyond exqreeelon, In the place where J eeue vee. Goodcbye. hther. how we lulu you! Rene but God elone een tell. Yet it hithful we ell-ll meet you III e better lendâ€"farewell. HRS. JOHN OORBETT. IN HEMOBIAM. 0.0 Emu! Wanna. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. Ceb.u, Cebu, P. I. Sept. 10th. 1900. Drum FATHER :-It must be nearly a month now since I have written to you, but, as writing is my greatest trial. I do not write'any more than I can help. Besides, the insurrection is practically over, nothing: of note transpiring here for some months past. Save for some homber getting cut up. once in a while there is little excitement here. and even that fails to produce the efiect it might in Can- ada. In fact there is some one killed nearly every day, and we are getting used to it. They never tackle the soldiers here. for We have got them pretty well blufied by this time. Adjutant General McIntyre says if there 18 one soldier boloed at _ any time he will level every town on the island to the ground. I am still in the hospital. but at best it is a dreary place, and I heart- ily wish I were out of it. and back in my Company. I tried to crack a piece of toast I got, over the foot of my bed. but I damaged my fingers so that I had to give it up. If the in- surgents could only get some of it. and shoot it at us, we could not last long in the face of such shrapnell. Did I tell you about the earth? quake we had some time ago? It scared nearly every person in Cebu. I happened to be sitting up reading at the time and hada pretty good idea of what it was before the shock reached us. I heard the rumble of it about two minutes befort the quake came, and it seemed to be travelling in a Westerly direction. You should have seen the bay the next morning. It was almost im- possible for the earn-pans (native boats) to navigate upon it. The earthquake was preceded by ahigh wind, and occurred at four o’clock in the morning. But what, has become of the Chron- icle? I haven’t received one for nearly two months. Is it running yet? I am almost forced to beheve it has “ gone up stump.” Every thing seems to have changed so much since I was in Durham. In looking over the Chronicle, I see, first of all. a new paper, then new names and advertisements, and last of all, a new town With all these changes, I feel as if I never were there at all, and am therefore quite a stranger, but I like to see the Chronicle just the same. I am sure I have read those you sent me as much as twenty times, and still have them safely locked up in my box, for another perusal when I get a chance. I am in the greatest outfit in the world now. They are all like my- self, boys. and are called “ soldiers.” Half of them are home-sick and the rest love-sick. As I never had the (mis) fortune to have one of those dear little sweethearts hanging on my arm, I cannot describe the feeling one gets on being waited away to unknown lands. But, on the other score, homesickness, I have not the least sympathy to offer. If a person is subject to those attacks he has no business to enlist in the army, where he is as liable to land in Hades as anywhere else. You can see them in all directions. with tearful eyes and downcast heads, bewailing them- selves on their harMuck. It almost gives me the heartache, butI control myself and switch 03 alittle and get the heartburn instead. But as the Government does not care a rap for that, and as you will not get your discharge any sooner. you may just as well grit your teeth and bear it, and I am sure you will feel much better in the long run. Every fath- er and mother are trying to get their dear Johnnies out of the army at any price, for fear they will be killed by “ those dangerous Filipinos.” Eat, drink, sleep and argue on the Expansion Question is the usual routine of the day now. It I cannot argue fluently enough to bring’ my~ self before the country as a political hero, I most assuredly can fulfil my duties on the eat, drink and sleep question. Arguments are not of a very highoclass or elevating char- acter, and as they are all talking to- gether it puts one in mind of a crowd of natives. The majority of the soldiers know just about as much about the question on which they argue as I do on the number of bed- bugs on my mattress. The bed-bug is one animal you must know in this country, whether you want too or not. H you knock them 03 your bunk they will crawl on the ceiling and drOp 06 on you. Between the bed-bugs, iguanas, ants, chemeleons, centipedes, and cook- roaches running over you at nights you may feel comparatively safe. and enjoy your rest to the best of your abllity. We had another insurrection scare last night. The insurgents were billed to attack Cebu, so extra gu ards, cannon and ammunition were run out. Some way or other the train was delayed and they postponed the attack. They attacked Mandowie however and K. Co. of the 19th soon dispersed them and proceeded to weigh themselves down w1th booty. They shot several men and women and as one of 'them has just been brought in with her hand smashed up with bullets, I will go out and rubberneck for awhile and at the same time hear one of those eloquent jabbere, or arguments as theysre falsly celled, which is now going on in the hall. PHILIPPE? I ISLANDS The next time I write you I hope some one may meet a. tragic death to furnish material that may interest you, and now, goodbye for a time. 7, Your son, A Iroquont onus. of consumptlon, Heart hum-o and Other constitutional Illa. oasesâ€"Dr. Ohm'o lam Foou u 9 Blood Sandor. The heart, the luau, the ctornech. the liver, the kidneys. end bowels cen- not perform their tunctiono and repair wasted tissue when supplied with blood that DO deficient in nutritive qualities, and sooner or later the weakest organ succumbs to the attacks of disease. The lndlcatlona of thln, wutery blood are paleness of the lips. gums. 1nd eye- lids, shortness of breath. weakness 0! heart action, and languid. dupondent feelings. These symptoms no usually accompanied by nervousness. Ileepleu- neas. and general weakness of the body. Paar Quality ’ of Blood It is positively useless to doctor the symptoms. and injurious to use opintu or stimulants. Cure can be brought about gradually and certnlnly by the use of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, which contains in condensed pill form all the elements required for strengthening and revitalizing the blood. As a. blood builder and nerve restorative, Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food is of inestimable value. In pill form. 60 centl a. box. at all dealers. or Edmanson. Bates (30.. Toronto. Valuable Farm Property U ower of sale in a certain mortg e from avinia Doerr and Adam Doerr tofie Vendors which will be produced at time of sale. and on default being made in my- ment of the moneys thereby secured. t rere will be offered for sale by public auction by James Carson. Auctioneer. at the Mid- daugh house. in the town of Durham, on Friday. the 23rd of November, at 2 o’clock p. nn.. the following pro )erty. namely : Lot number forty five, in t re first concession north of the Durham Road in the said township of Bentinck,containing lit'ty acres, more or less. On the premises are said to be a frame house and frame barn. Propertv is situate about four miles from Town of Durham in a good settlement. Terms 10°C, at time of sale,and lor the bal- ance terms will be liberal, and will be made known at time of sale. For further particulars apply to the auc- tioneer Durham or to BARWICK, AYLESWORTH Wmmn‘ V’endors Solicitors Toronto Dawd 3lst day of 0c tober 1900. MORTGAGE Sale of Valuable Property U the powers contained in a certain Mortgage. which will be roduced at the time of the sale, there wil be offered for sale. subject to a reserve bid. hv public auction by Hugh MacKaF. Auctioneer, at the Middaugh House. Dur mm, on Saturday the 8th day of December 1900, at the hour of two o’clock in the afternoon. the follow- ing groperty, viz.â€"The Westerly part of the bird Division of Lot “27.” in the First Concession West of the Garatraxa Road in the Township of Bentinck, and now in the Town of Durham, containing about ten acres. 0n the property are a brick Cottage and frame Woodshed. a well and other conven- iences. For terms and conditions of sale. singly to \ . L. Hugh MapKa . Auctioneer Durham: MacKeuzle. onveyancer. burham : or MACKAY SAMPSON, Owen Sound’ Solicitors for the Vendor' Sale of Farm Dated this 3rd day of November. 1900. 4. URSUANT to the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgazemhich will be produced at the time of sale. there will be offered for sale at public Auction, by James Carson, Auctioneer, (subject to a reserve bid). at the MIDDAUGH H OUSE. in the town of Durham on Fridaz. the 9th day of November, 1%. at Zo’cloc , afternoon. There are about so acres cleared. There are a good Stone House and KitcheuJ‘rame Wood-shed, Barn with stone stables under- neath. erected on this lot. It is situate about 2 miles from the town of Durham. TERMS OF SALEâ€"Ten er cent. of the purchase money tu be gai in cash at the time of sale. and the alance within one month thereafter; or one-half of the pur- chase moneymay remam on Mortgage for five years, with mterest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. Lot number 66. in the 3rd concession West of the Garafraxa Road. in the Township of Bentinck, County of Grey, containing 1(1) acres, more or less. The vendors will produce qnly such ab- strapts. uyle deeds 9nd evidences of title as are m their possessnon. Further pnrticnlnrs and conditions will be made known at the time of sale. and can be hnd in the meantime from the under signed at the City of Guelph. KENNETH HACLBAN. Vendor’s Solicitor. Dated this 10th day-0t Octqbor, 19m. TOWNSHIP of BENTINCK 'NDER AND BY VIR'I‘UE of the 'NDER AND BY VIR'I‘UE OF â€"I N THEâ€"â€" TOWNSHIP of BENTINCK MORTGAGE \ AUCTION SALE TOWN of DURHAM. -â€"---IN THE â€"-â€"- -â€"IN THE- FRANK IRWIN, Co. H. 19th Inf... Cebu. P. I. FALL WANTS. H. PARKER, GREAT iii!!! Oils and Paints W biting, Paris White, Alabastine, Glues, Brushes, Varnishes, Machine Oil, Harness Oil, Coal Oil and Lamps. Establhhed l893. man of the a the million. Of Boots Shoes and Rubbers ~mem~ 0‘“ 9““? Druggist and Seedsman ! Nov. 8, 1900. Freehold L.- In" I