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Alteration Sale . . . As we intend making some alteration in our store, a lot of Wall Paper must be either moved upstairs or out -â€"â€"we preter the latter. It’s yours at a snap, if you snap quick. All we want is to be saved the trouble of moving it. The profit is yours. Come and let us Show you. MacFARLANE @100. DURHAM CHRONICLE The Lacrossse season is over now. ' and since our boys were unceremoni- ensly knocked out of the semi-finals, . I we can watch impassionately the re-E salts of all the future contests. I noticed in last week’s Advertiser. ? that a lot of money was reported to; have changed hands on the Hanover. match. I am sorry to think that our National game has degenerated into' a sort of gambling concern. Spectar tors on the lacrosse field. that is pure § lovers of pure sport. don’t want to be 1 doubt that the game put up at Han-'- over wasapiece of pure. honest play- 1 ing. and apart from an occasional i, piece of roughness it was an exhibi-! tion of the best that each boy had in L him. If the game was therfox e, hon-‘ eetly fought and honestly won, I have no fault to rind with Owen Sound feeling jubilant over their suc-: cess. nor have I any fault to find; with the Owen Sound papers for dOo‘ ing a little crowing about it. On the other hand. if the game was bought and sold, I have no sympathy with either side. Both then, in my opin- ion, would be alike dishonest. “'e do not believe, however, that any low trickery was resorted to by the boys from Durham. though I have heard it said, that one or two of the Durham players had been offered money to let the game go to the other party. This is mere hearsay and I feel doubtful even regarding the re- port of a money olar being made. I hate politics because politics are low- ered to such a gambling place. I hate horse racing when the races are dishonestly conducted. and I may say the same about lacrosse. I know perfectly well, that there’s more or lees betting amongst sporty specta- sets on all these games. but I hope Durham, Sept: 1, 1904. the couteetmts themselves don’t love: themselves to the plece of the “abler. The natural inborn laziness of a large percentage of the human race is the cause of much gambling and dishonesty. A lot of peOple like to get rich fast, and the same number and many others have no hankering for hard honest toil. I say “honest” muse I do not think the dishonest “homer is shaking himself free of hudwork in the pursuit of his schem- THE HAN ON THE STREET Druggisls and Booksellers. “ A chief. mug yo takin' notes, Al’ hithjo'll prom it."â€"-BUBN8. W. IRWIN. Editor and Proprietor. ’ other fellow is lying awoke devxsing moons by which he can get the upper ‘hsnd of somebody. His degenerated i heed is so engaged in plonning, that ! night’ s rest is often but a nightmare. There’s no use moralizing on such types of humanity. They are too low to reach and too wise in their own conceits to be moved by their intelleecual superiors. Any observ- ing man can see the low state of moral depravity to which some sink, They become demoralized only in spots, it may be. A man may be rotten in politics and yet scorn to be 'dishonest with his neighbor. He may be truthful in a general way, yet lie like an almanac if it will bring grist to his own mill. The tramp has no easy life of it. but the comforts and attractions of a good home have no charms to wean him from his hobo associations. He’s bound to be a tramp and when he glories in the tramp business there .isn’t much hope for him. miration for it is a buoyancy of spirit that drives out all care. The boy with fun in him is made of the right sort of stuff generally. There's a big difference between the boy who is full of fun and the boy who is full of meanness ; in fact they don’t belong to the same class, and shouldn’t be placed side by side for comparison. I. off with a chip, it ceases to be fun, . and anybody wnth a grain of discrim-‘ L ination isn’t going to be fooled by the counterfeit. The hypocrite usually ! puts on a saintly appearance. and like i the counterfeit coin makes himself as E nearly as possible to represent the j genuine article. I always like a boy iwith a good open countenance, one E that looks you straight in the eye and idoesn’t dodge around as though he lfelt guilty of sheep stealing. I al- ' ways feel suspicious of one who has- n’t a good honest look about him. and yet it isn quick. Emma CHRONICLE : DEAR Sunâ€"Kindly allow me a short space in which to reply to cer- tain statements made by Reader in last weeks Chronicle. In the first place they have taken oflence when none was meant. Your Correspon- dent never sent an article to the nap- er with the intention of misrepresent- ing the truth or hurting anyone’s They state that your correspondent has an assistant“who goes around looking into peoples windows.” That statement is falsehood pure and simple, manufactured by the writers of that article (for there are 88\0 a‘) for the express purpose of creating a false impression with Chronicle read- Your humble servant has no assist- ant simply because he needs none, andI question very much if the writers who sign themselves Reader have the slightest idea of who the correspondent- is. As to looking through wmdowsl know positively that there are none in Mull Corners so ungentlemanly as to be guilty of such misdemeanour. And for any- one to be suspicious of othersin such a manner. shows a bad trait of char- actor, and would look very much as though they themselves had at some time been guilty of such an ofience. Moreover, it is not necessary to look through people’s windows in order to notice their , actions. which are so conspicuous that you cannot fail to observe them. What I say. is this ; why then does Reader. and followers fall into the same evil for which thev censure and condemn otherâ€"that of publishing falsehoods. They are cer- tainly labouring under delusion. Says He Didn’t Lie. ’t well tn get suspicious too CORRESPON DENT. In view of the fact that the rate-l payers have decided in favor of the - town doing its own pumping we think the Town Council should now take the question of municipal ownership into serious consideration. There is no immediate prospect of the Council re- newing the contract for electric lighting with W. Moore and Sons, and it is useless to expect that we 'can allow the streets to remain in darkness forever. A rate-payer of the town who voted for bath by-laws on Tuesday told the Mirror Wednesâ€" day morning that he ‘would cheerful- lv pay five dollars more taxes for two or three years if the Council would purchase W. Moore 86 Sons electric lighting plant and run the whole} business on its own account. "Let the town.” he said. "purchase an- other pump and engine if necessary, and then it will be in position to run ‘ the electric lights and the water- works at one and the same time. If there is money in the business for private individuals or firms why ' should the town not make something ‘ out of it.” We believe the argument is a good one. There is no denying the fact that the town is under the Conmee Act as regards the electric lighting franchise, and such being the case we are obliged to purchase Moore Sons’ plant if we wish to go in for municipal ownership. The price, of course can be 11er oy aruurauuu, so that the town would not have to pay any more than the plantis worth at its present valuation. We ven- ture to say that after three years a good revenue would be. derived from the electric lights. The Council might just as well take this matter. into serious consideration first as last. Something must be done to re- medy the present state of aflairs in ,regard to the lighting of the streets. i'l‘he winter will soon be coming on, and it will never do to have the street in darkness during the long evenings. The town. itis true, is a little pressed for money at the pre- sent time but its financial standing is good. In a year or so everything will be all right. and Meaford, with "In. UV â€"-- â€". its new wfewelbarrow factory and other industries will be one of the most enterprising and prcgresswe towns in Ontario.-â€"Meaford Mirror. Winnipeg $30.00 Mowbray . Pelorame 31.50 Soul-ls . Brandon , Lyleton ' Lenore )[iniotn ' 32.00 El gin ‘ \Vaw am szl * Binm :11 th \_. 3., 0-, )Iuosnmin I ' -.... :XI'CUIfl - - 32.5” Estvvan '\ . . Yorktnn 33",” \ Going Sept. 13th and 27th. Returning until Nov. 14th and 28th. Pamphlets and full particulars fx'nm any Cauuulmn l’amfic Agent, 01' Take Care of Your Horses Feet ..... Innlcipal Ownership. Fill a prominent space in the Dairy building at the Toronto Exhibition now in progress. We kindly ask all our customers and friends from Durham and surrounding country to give this exhibit a call and make the Oxford their headquarters while at Fair. HARVEST EXBUBSIUNS Durham Manufacturing 00., NO MORE GUESS WORK, in levelling and balanc- ing your horse’s foot. I have the Scientific Horse Foot Leveller which is the latest and best contrivance for that purpose am satisfaction. Oxford . . . Cream . . . Separators W. GUTHRIE. A. H. NOTMAN, Toronto. and will guarantee .T- .A Reginn - - $33. 75 Moose Jaw Kamsmk 64.00 Swan River] Saskntmm 35.25 Mzurlvod ( Emlgax'y Strathconn 40.3 Pr . A lbel . °t Red Deer The Blacksmith. 36.00 ifiJH) 38.50 39.50 A man cnn get very fond of nice girl thut won’t marry him. A boy wants to smoke about the same age as a. girl wants to flirt. An Iowa man with tnree Wives says whiskey is to blame. A man who can’t drink without committing matrimony should leave liquor alone. When a man dresses poorly it is a sign he pays his tailors’ bills. . Sleep is said to be healthful and no one knows it better than the hired girl. A girl can be terribly ugly without ever discovering it. It is very embarrassing for a man to come home late and tell his wife that he mistook the top bureau drawer for the bed because the light was so poor. When you know a fellow to be a bad egg don’t try to beat him. You can drive some men to drink, but you can’t. make themfirink water. A girl who is too lazy to keep the holes in her hosiery neatly darned has no business to monkey with the leap-year privileges. When a woman sets out. ,to marry a man he is as bad as married al- ready. Women are so naturally smart it is queer they can never learn to think. Color makes no diflerence now to the politician, and it’ a just about as sweet to kiss a black baby as a. white one. Every woman considers herself the grand prize in a matrimonial lottery. A girl can fall in a hammock or out with equal case according to the direction the man is. You can never make a girl believe that it isn’t any “safer” to climb up a ladder than down. 0! course you have been unable to dodge the fool man who insists on talking about himself when you want to talk about yourself. A short man always likes to stand on his dignity. When a man is unahle to do any- thing else he can worry. 110’s “fwd than? now for someofggl: : See our lines in Babies’ Soft Soles Laced and Buttoned. in black, can, red, p e to ave 611‘ eyes on b'te and blue. . peeples’ “ pumpkin ” fields to get a. w I big One ‘0’ the Sh°w' Em- mm mm mm .. mm: ntrnno TRUNK from $1.7:. un. Health may be wealch for some. but it is poverty for the doctor. Kissing. it is said, will remove freckles. That’s one reason why the “heckled-face” girl is missing in Durham. Lucky is he who marries a widow whose first husband was mean to her. 1" If a woman knows she is pretty it isn’t because any other woman ever told her. When there is a girl guest in town the first question asked is, “Is she engaged!” If she is, there is a sign of relief among the town girls. That Owen Sound colored chap, who was arrested for sleeping in a Toronto church, is not the first per- son guilty of the offence. Too many people waste their time sitting on the political fence waitin; for the band wagon to come along. It is very dangerous for a man to be refused by a girl when she is sum he is going to ask her again. Jim Storrey went with the Ep- worth League Picnickers on Friday to Wilder’s Lake. but. preferred to “Legate” home in the evening. He was fond of singing revival hymns, and his wife named the baby “ Fort,” so he would want to hold 1t. The famous Durham Baseball Team received an invitation the other day to play at the St. Louis World’s Fair. Ain’t you goin’, boys? Chefoo has got out so many war lies. that calling a man a Chefoo is a modest way 'of calling him a liar. They say exercise causes develop- ment, yand if this be true the man who sits down all the time won’t heve his trousers well developed at the knees. The man who shouts the loudest doesn’t always make the most. sin- cere prayer. One would think that Heaven was a long way ofi to hear some of them ofier up their de- votions. .. Iowa man with three_ wives KITS AND KISSES. We Can’t” Help Praising and bought for this season’s business. They are certain] great sellers and wearers. We must believe it for the people say so. . REPAIRING DONE QUICKLY. The best $1.75 shoe value is sold for s2 ‘25. Our Have you seen our Women’s $1.50 Dongola Laced Boot? It very closely resembles the $2.00 values. Our $1.00 Ladies’ Commonsense Scrap Slippers have met. the approval cf every purchaser. We can sell you a good strong TRUNK from $1.73 up. Almost any reliable make of Shoe Dressings always on hand. ' Owen Sound and Durham LONDON, SEPTEMBER 1) T0 17, [904. A NEW $0,000 DAIRY BUILDING. Improvements all along,r the line. Exhibits unsurpassed. Attractions the best yet. Kitamura’s Celebrated Jap Troupe of 10 People, The Flying Banvards, and the best Gymnasts, Acrobats and other specialties that money can procure. Five Evenings 0f Fireworks, concluding each even. ing with a realistic representation of the “ Bombardment of Port Arthur.” Aboliday outing none should miss. Special excursions over all lines of travel. For all information, price lists, c.. address. LT 0.001! a w 0 u . GABTSHOREQ P1 uident. of Sadâ€"(liar street in the Town of Dur- ham, in the county of Grey. eontuining4 acres more or less. For terms end particu- lars apply to, Dec. 2â€"“. Vendor’s Solicitor. Durban. Women’s $1.25 Oxford is said to be the nicest ever shown at. the money. Park Lot For Sale. LOT NUMBER 13 Nonjm WESIERN FAIR PEEL, the .Shoeman ENTRIES CLOSE SEPTEMBER 87H. J. P. TELFORD, found in our Men’s Box Calf and are regularly v-‘v .l Bulls. Heifers and Cons. V‘l‘eâ€"mo csn be stunned. VERSCHOYLE . had of hard. (Imp) ‘t PURE BBED DUBHAHS. YOUNG- Bulls. Heifers and COWS. Tarm- (an Much I â€"â€"tf STRICTLY CASH SYSTEM For H. PARKER, Durham. Ti“? MW as" mun I‘m mum DURHI ammo: T ~ -__- (“All WTISINC ‘ ’ “HS. 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