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That is nothing like a wholesale de- Motion to set citizens a-thinking. Id 1)" that Toronto has been scourg- lthe advice of thinking men hitherto .. o i. likely to materialize. The ' ° ' - - d. Toronto. so far as it ‘ . superior. but the number .Jnough, nor the appliances 5 adequate to cope with such 3 yhad last week. A fire}j . talked of, but no action ! md now the question will i ’ .'. cred. Nevertheless it 3 »- soon a national calam- ’ - oronto fire will be forgot- I ‘dtizens again sink into a ,i V ; . Theection of the" i, " tars in putting up the i1 " ’ -. ting with the approval l J 4 and full discussion is i 1 follow their action. ,‘l been considered their M to’s big fire last week was the Now the city ever got. Not 1 alone will be affected by this ‘ conflagration but the whole and especially the province ' The wholesale district .. losses are put at varying ~ . ten toflfteen millions, with , ce running up high. The * rates were low, but immedi- u we put up to a much highe1 ’ pa 0 city property. This 13 a. sad ,bfie Queen City, but may have I, W influence in forcing ona: “mum of fire protection. The | _ ‘ed for rebuilding will likely be I dvutnge o! by contractors and f f to the impairment of rapid' I. , but 111 any event a vast I ofwork will be done during' summer. Paints. 't will pay you to visit us Wallpaper. at our store '9 We keep everything you need for house-cleaning. IN DOW SHADES, INT BRUSHES. VHITEWASH BRUSHES 'URNITURE POLISH, IOUSEHOLD AMMONIA. PAHASTINE. A SANCTUH SIFTINGS. WHY NOT GET YOUR 'acFAHLANE 81 EU. IRWIN. Editor and Proprietor. ._â€"_.. _._ _ . _ .__- n how well equipped we; __-,,- s be in any Part Of “‘95 DOIINION ATLAS. III. we have water boxes 5 the town, but many! 'A neat and instructive Atlas of the - : .,. wholly for their’Dominion, issued under direction of . , .. watchfulness the Hon. Clifford Sifton, and publish- Fm?“ (all, by the ed by the Rand McNally Company ‘ itis true, serves a. of Chicago, is to hand at this omce. ' lg accessible to a The North-West Territories are well ‘~ °‘¢.¢0'3, but tothefrort and the maps seemtobe I a." one well executed. The pamphlet contains a." home it may be well a. lituuion in Durham. HAM CHRONICLE and numerous other canary aids. ’uggista mad Booksellers. We keep a full assortment of Paints. both for outside sud inside. Three sizes, :0 suit :11 teqnirements. We else have We have in stock : beauti- ful line of Wallpaper which cannot be excelled for h works System» the I the hydrants proved d the higher buildings. cannot be excelled variety or price. for Spring Cleaning Requisites April 28, l904. The resolution then went to the passed, after which a bill embodying the amendments was intxoduced. In condemnation of the scheme, and in favor of a. railway for the people, Messrs. Pope, Roche (Marquette), Pringle, Henderson, Wilmot. Hughes (Victoria); Kemp, Lefurgey, Thompson (North Grey), Baker, Alcorn and Bell delivered strong and well prepared; speeches. l . nor. a iot for the propriety of the deal. t,Their leader had engaged to do some- , ‘ thing to raise an immense election fund ’ I and the men behind him responded. Not until the last stages of the debate were the government forced to admit ' that they had concealed information which shows that the country is pledged to pay out of the treasury for the Grand Trunk millions of dollars additional in spot cash. The Minister of Railways was shut out from the discussion and the Prem- ier, who closed the debate, did not of- fer a word in defence of his proposals. but confined himself to making a fren- zied appeal to his supporters to vote ‘ and vote right. Such was the con- clusion of the first stage of the job, an ‘ ending neither edifying nor advanta- 1 geous to the country. gigantic presentation to a railway company to the exclusion of the Inter- co.‘onial Railway. all, despite the fact that at the last session of Parliament, they declared country and the people. , um. .u out: case or local papers. Per- } sons who are guilty of wrong-doing How dear to my heart is the steady subscriber, have no right to expect their names to Who pays in advance at the birth of be withheld from the“ public. and often the year, the SHPPESSiOD 0f the name is only SGt' VVbo lays down his money and does it tinga premium on future wrong-doing. quite gladly Moreover, in many cases where trans- And casts round the office a halo of gressors names were kept out of print cheer at the time, these very names Will Who never says; “Stop it, I cannot come out later when the county councd afford itg» mkes upltslistofconvmtions. The local Or, “Getting more papers each day I press is neither legally nor morally than I read ,n bound to h'de the wrongs Of those who But always. “ Send it, the whole outfit ‘ Will get tangled up in the courts. likes itâ€" M o THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT. The week in Parliament saw the passing of a resolution favoring the adoption of the amended Grand Trunk Pacific contract. The government forces swallowed the changes one and all, despite the fact that at the last In fact we regard it a business need.” How welcome he is when he steps in the sanctum, How he makes our hearts throb, how he makes our eyes dance! We outwardly thank himâ€"~we inward- ly bless him- The steady subscriber who pays in advance. F press, yet there’s a limit beyond which it is not safe for even the press to go. The exercise of care here as in every- ! thing else is a dire necessity, of which E most newspaper men are fairly well cognizant. The press may be an in- strument for good or evil, but as arule ! the tendency is for the betterment of ! society, and outside of a few yellow If journals on the other side of the line 3 the press as a whole is moral in its character. The press in fact is not always right in suppressing even part of the truth, and this is particularly true in the case of local papers. Per- sons who are quilty of wrong-doing ' have no right to expect their names to be withheld from the public, and often the supression of the name is only set- tinga premium on future wrong-doing. Moreover, in many cases where trans- gressors names were kept out of print at the time, these very names will come out later when the county council mkes upitslist of convictions. The local press is neither legally nor morally bound to hide the wrongs of those who will get tangled up in the courts. not without her share. Rents here are out of all proportion to the accom- adation afforded, but people must have houses to live in, yet the exorbitant rates asked are keeping people away from the town. As the Chronicle pointed out on several occasions we need a class of houses within reach of the laboring classes, and a couple of dozen neat cosy and withal inexpen- sive houses at a fair rental would find ready tenants. The fire in Toronto led the holders of available rooms to rush up the rents to exorbitant / prices, advances of twenty-five to two hundred per cent being given as instances of human greed. There is no telling what the shark will do when the opportunity presents itself. In one case a bargain ;was made Wednesday morning for 8500, but in the afternoon when the lease was closed the rent had gone up to $1,100. Another instance is quoted * where rooms that had been vacant for ayear the rent was fixed at $110a month and it is said that $25.00 would have been a good rent. Not only in Toronto, but elsewhere, the grabbers are to be found and even Durham is of the present tanks, it will only take a. short time to drain it of its contents, and then the brigade is severely hand- capped. The flowing well still flows, and it is to be hoped will soon be used for purposes of protection in supplying water to all parts of the town. It is a difficult matter to gag the Fits the stylish ideas all-right. Irelnnd’l millinery. There will arrive at Barclay DMENEY atf4§%- MacKayaa Dunn. Bell’s this week. another shipment at am -t ' of the famous Tudhopo buggies. If Axminiater Mate and Rugs at $15 you want to get a buggy this spring 32. 3 and 34. At Grant’s. it will pay you to call and-see those Get a pair at our women's Dongola ‘buggiee. , Bale at $1.35. The best value in Men’s Sfifi Felt Hats and Men’s town for the price. Don’t miss this and Boye’ Fedoraa. At Grant’s. chance. 0- L. Grant. If you want a Token barrow call â€" and get one at Barclay Bell’s. I Butter and Eggs taken/as cash for goods. At Grant’s. The best clover seed “Lawrence’s. Ladies’ Rain Coatein Navy and Fawn for $2.50. At Grant’s. For grass seed and clover seed go to Geo. Lawrence’s. Go to George Lawrence for pure grass seed. Halifax Fish Cake. McIntyre the grocer. 1 A big snap in Women’s Dongola Bals. At Grant’s. Ploughe and plough repairs of‘ every kind “at Barclay Bell’s. All-wool Carpets at 75c and 85c nyerd. At Grant’s. WAmsmâ€"Scrap iron any quantity at (‘- Smith Sons. The society here is on good sterding gaining gradually in members and in. fluence. L. Flarity, Mr. McCrae and 'i‘mnk Vickers brought such applause that an encore was insisted upon. Short addresses were delivered by Mr. W. Laidlaw and W. Irwin. Some of the gathering left before midnight, but the majority of the young people re- mained till one or two o’clock, in the enjoyment of favorite amusements. The program consisted of a finely rendered duet by Miss Kin§~ and Miss Sirrs, two bass solos by Ir. Frank Vickers, who 18 rapidly rising to the front asa vocalist. Miss May Saun- Munro sang each a gnuch appreciated duet. Mr. Ed. McClocklin delighted the audience with a humorous recita- tion. A‘quartette hyGeo. Wright, J. l '3‘ v w -- I. ‘Uuu spent 5 very pleasant End profitable evening. A program consisting of vocal selec- tions was disposed of, the Noble Grand Mr. A. H. Jackson, acting as Chair- man, after which an excellent lunch was served to all. A 80018.! gamerm assembled '. day pight in th_e O( dfellows Hall A social gatherin; I“ h:mIâ€"L 2-- Petet "bOI on gh .................. 14, 000 Guelph ....................... 12,000 St Thomxs .................... 11,500 MANITOBA AND TERRITORIES VVlnnipeg ................... 70,000 Brandon ...................... 7,000 Portage la. Pran le ............. 5, 000 Calgary ....................... 0, 000 Regina. ....................... 3, 000 Edmonton ................... 0,000 Ottawa. ........................ 63, 000 Hamilton ..................... 55,000 London ...................... 39, 000 Brantfoxd ..................... 17,000 Kingston ...................... 18, 000 Pete! “box ough .................. 14, 000 Guelph ....................... 12000 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. Charlottetown ........ . ....... St. John ........ Fredericton.. . . . . Halifax ....... Sydney ........ QUEBEC. Montreal (including suburbs) Quebec .................... Hp]! ......................... Sherbrook. . . . . . -. ............ Three Rivers ......... . ..... a lot of useful information for intend- ing settlers, and will likely be distribu- ted in Great Britain with a viewto interesting emigrants. The illustra- tions and maps are good and we pre- sume the information regarding the climate, productiveness of soil, etc., etc, is substantiallycorrect. We may have occasion to again refer to this work and give our readers some of the information it contains, but we give this week only a list of the principal? cities of Canada and the population of each as follows: ODDFELLOWS AT HOME Business Squibs. THE EDITORS’S DELIGHT. NEW BRUNSWICK. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO __ """ N OVA SCOTIA. Lirie. . . . 000...... I................ poo-0000000000000 Tues- and 21,000 Coughs. «Ida. bananas. and other "and dimenta no quickly relieved by Cresolm mutant-perm MIMI“ 12,500 Union Carpets, yard wide. at 250. 33c and 50c yard. At Grant’s. 41,000 41,000 10,000 70, 000 14, 000 12,000 10,000 . (McKinnon’a old Sand) DURHAM. â€" â€" ONT. Call and see the Ferguson BLOOP SLEIGH, Manufactured in Owen Sound, before buying. ALWAYS ON HAND Horses FOR SALE. CUTTEISS, SLEIGHS, ROBES and COATS. BIEPERS, Mowers; Rakes Implement Agency! JOHN CLARK Opp. Caldwell’s Livery, Durham. Ont D 1X01] Get a figure on the same If you want anything in the line of U. 8. Cream Separators, ”and, Cameron Dunn Hay Forks. ‘vrv, UAV vv v1 U, AULURUD, Wilkinson Plows, Land Rollers, Diamond Smoothing Harrows, McGill Grinders. and Dowsell’s Chums. Washers and Wringers, _.___ v: “LL“ LLUU, £1 4* week; old. IChester white Sowl farrow in July. Apply at Lot 16. E. G. Glenelg. Rocky Saugeen. April 27-2w. A. McKINNn‘ Fall Wheat ..... Spring Wheat . ; . Oats ............ Peas ........... '. Barley .......... Hay ............ Butter .......... Eggs ............ Potatoes per bag. Apples .......... Flour per cwt . . .. Oatmeal per sack. Chop per cwt.... Live Hogs ...... . Dressed Hogs per Hides per lb . . . . seed. 3 Yearling cattle. 1 Fat steer. 2 calves. 1 Cow. 4 Yorkshire pigs 4 weeks old. 25 Bushels Measury Barley for REPAIRING A SPECIMTY. qggsmgp WHITE PIGS ' FIVE WM. L. DIXON, I can save you money on a first-class article NOTICE. Metal Roofing. Metal Siding, Metal Ceiling, Eavetroughing‘, Furnace Work. Plumbing and General Tinsmithing, Market Report. OFFERS FOR SALE For â€"â€"â€"FROMI DURHAM, April 27, 1904‘ DROMORE, ONT. Sale. cwt. ONTARIO. A. McKI N NON. 10 to a , VV DDT D Geragavx; figcifir; the tewnship of Bentipck, known as the “Barker Farm.” about 75 acres cleared, balance, fur ushlend. well watered and good barn. ‘ her particulars apply to April 27â€"tf. Leading Jeweller and WetChmaker EING LOT NO. 61, CON. 2 Owen Sound and Durham. A lot of Men’s and Women’s Rubbers Seth Thomas . . . Watch Movements 10 gol‘a buttoned and Retails at $1.25. If taken quick 75c. A lot of Child’s fine Oxfords and Strap Slippers. Retails at $1 For quick sale 75c. A splendid lot of Misses’ Dongola buttoned and laced Boots $1.25 and $1.50. Quick for 75c and $1.00. A lot of Misses’ Dongola Oxfords and Strap Slippers. Reta To quick buyers 750 and 81.00. A lot of Women’s Dongola Oxfords and Stra p Slippers. Re! and $1.50. Clearing for 75c to $1.00. Little Gent’s Dongola and Box Calf laced Boots. Retails at 81 a ' they last for 81.00. A lot of Boys’ Light and Heavy School Shoes. Retails at 81.2 Selling quick for 81'.00. A lot of Men’s‘fDongola and Calf Gaiters. Retails at $1.25 to for $1.00. A lot of Men’s Heavy and Light Wor‘king Shoes. Retails at 8] ing now for 81.00. 10 75 60 90 them any lpnger. Also of medium grade movements, “Engle Series” in 18 size, 6 size and 16x12. Stem wind, lever set, com- peneation balance, Breguet hair spring, etc. They are excellent value. 1'1 line consists 6: big}: and finest grade, 18 size. full plats Railroad Move- ments which pass inspec- tion. SOLD BY ADE in U. Consider. . . , These Snaps . buttoned nnd laced Boots. Retails at 75c and 81.00 SHOE DRESSINGS. r1:1“! Strup Slippers. Retnila at $1.25 WE HAVE some odd sizes in broken lines of Boots ond Shoes which we ore sell- ing at re’ducod price: to clan. They no good vy‘ue at more thtn we ask Er them Retuils at $1.25 to $2.00. All STRICTLY CASH SYSTEM Retails at $1.25 und 01.50 Rettilo at 81.00 and 31.15 Retails nt 81.25 Retuilo gt $1.35. Mov- Warehouse; Reuils n 81.1 3) Going for 25c. you’ll find laced Boots. to retain While JNO. A. DAR See our line of Toothi w. can are you money‘ emu OF WI'I‘CHAZ “£331. and gloves may Delightful Plum: Has a marvellous rough Skin. One 0 plications will 10 roughness and b\ sional use th< skin the smoothness an of a baby’s Makes You! Skin Li Darling Cream < Witchazc Darlin Remember our bu Dressing, Silver Spoon Shoe Laces for fine. SHOE DRESSING Do not Bread-Maker spection. lot of Trunks. and Telescoms BREAD {ow moments after u TRI a Wuhin; numerous machine 2 Our '1 well com Strainer P Cue. etc. TI N WA R I WASH] .\'( Stretcher ahead of t he can". 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