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Cgpture. .wn‘s HOVL‘I just. pub- .‘n'." 0‘... -- ras an Standish V8? S. 18D Jan.19 'amatic £83811" ates. After represented story gone m1 groaned. 3011 myth 1' me .1198]: 88 . at. The article. t: had hard Work n-Yieve it. After '2' his wife 131d doubt If other peo. that is their the en- chapter ID JOUH‘ way? 11E). k ruefufly. 0_1C¢t It lie t w 7 'ce be- A OI them )I HO O for six 18 azandish ° expect ta W pm 111 dollars :he said, (a, indlns C(If veer. and this in a ten years to gether with acrued interest. woulv make a nice little nest egg that would come in handy ‘ nlater 14" e The thoughtful man who we Che" the ruthless ex ravag-ance of mam- present day youngsters can no ta: 1 to picture in his mind 5 eve 211 old age of want and povertv Durham is not the onlv place Where bovs are starting out early tor the poor house. Andre“ Carnegie is trfing ham to get rid of some of his wealth before he di.es Other people am- trying ‘hard to get enough wealth to live on till ‘fihe time Comes for them to die. And there are still others who are not satisfied till they spend what money Lthey have never thinking there may be a rainy day ahead oi them. If peo- ple could only am to take care of what the} .i, and . ‘a' reasâ€" onable share of ju-dg {in their outlay, a large amount of :human misery would be avoided. A dqlâ€" lar isn’t very Porch. but .a dollar :- Week means fifty-two dollacrs a Mr. J. L. Graham, of Hartney. Man, was in town last week, a guest of Mr. and Mrs Ctah as Br’own. We had a short nterV eu wigh him. and leaned that you do feel the cold in the Wes, and this win-'- ter the temperature has been ex- tr mel3 low. He says he felt no cold weather since com: 719: here The atmosphere in the 'v‘v’tes is Vtry dry, but the cold is oxtremel y penetr ati ng’.~ He repors Archie Brown well. and that Geo. Stin- son is well pleased with the place. and his business is increasing right along. Mrs. N ev'ton has been quite indisposed from nervous trouble, but is ge: ting better slow-; ly, and Mr. Newton fhas been af-i fLin'ted \‘c 3th boils for several weeks' past. and finds great difficulty in discharging his ministerial duties; The Furniture Co. placed the-r order last week, for line ‘orici'; .-..o: the. new facLory, wi‘h Mr. Samuel Wright, of Chesley. As about 250,000 will be needed, the order ;s a good one. The foundation, or bottom storey, is already up, be- ing made of cement concrete, and work on the supersu-uc'ure will begin as soon as possible in the spring. Work will also be started early at the Rocky. where the riv- er will be [harnessed to provide e‘t-.~ ectrical energy. but the regular round of seasons! will foumv 111 1111.111 uhe 11111-1! W th braver prudence and fore- 1‘ thOUf’ht w '1‘. prm de for -he future if he 1:911 13-..183‘015'31’: >1‘d it. NOW is the) time to 13.3" in 301121 ice. ! 5‘. {id‘ig‘fii person who has a place to sure it should lay in a supgiy. Very few feel the need of ice just 'now, but the regular round of seasons; will fodmv in 19.11ud the man w th T‘I‘nper prudence and fore- thoufrht u .1. prqx Lde for ._he future Warm After the last municipal election in Normanby, Mr. David Leit‘h sent in a card of thanks to the electors who gave him such hearty and generous support. In some Wax the copy was mislaid, an .1 did DJUL turn up till :00 late. We hOpe this explanation will serve 1 re double purp :se of shawing Why the card did not appear, and also expressing the thanks of Mr. Leith. Credit Auction Sale of farm stock, at Lot 5, concession 1, 13.6. R. Egr-emont, Varney, on Friday January 27th. 10 months’ credit. See bills. Wm. Bryans, proprietor, Robert Brigham, auctioneer. Next Sunday evening, Rev. Wal- ter Daniel, B. A., will speak in the Baptist church on Wes:ern Cazn-ada. Mr. Daniel has a wealth of infor- mation, frst hand, from the great and gr owing West. Young man, remember the great men of to-day were once like you. They succeeded, why can’t you? You will, if you attend Mt. Forest Business College. 112t Dr. Brown, L; R. C. P., London, England, eye, ear, nose and throat. will be at the Hahn House, Durham firm 1 to 5 p. m., January 2181: February 18th, March 18th and April 15th. “Bringing people to Christ” and “What God Delights In,” will be subjects of sermons by the pastor in the Methodist church next Sunday. Belinda Bluegrass Afraid-ofâ€"his- Face, and her husband, Young Man Afraid- of-Jhis-Face, of Dawson Ci tv are in town for the spins: ers ralh February 3rd. Mt. Forest Business College has started hundreds of young men and Women on the road to success. Will you not be the next? .112: Charley Longface Puddyfoot will be in town for the spinsmrs’ con- vention. Custom sawing has commenced at the Durham foundry. NOW is the time to bring in your logs. Mr. F A. Lewis, piano tuner, is at the Hahn House. Come to the town hall, February 3rd, and have a good laugh. Now is The Time to Renew Your Subscription. Ask for Our Clubbing Rates Large quantities of excellent ice ‘c now being harvested for the VOL. 44 -â€"N0 2285. MEWS AROU ND TOWN momhs of sum: er. The a good one, and every CG _-,,_ a- __ “v- ..wvv, uuL UUJLViC' ‘a very risky venture, and the tion, that has the real potency. great surprise is that it lasted as Just now, fihere are many saloons long as it did. It takes money to closing :up in Ireland, and several run a newspaper, and .it takes a'distilleries have gone out of busi- good, liberal patronage to pro- ness, not because of laws against \‘ide the money, and failing to do them, but because men and women this, the paper must suffer, butfare learning the hlarmfulness of the community suffers by the loss liquor and are eagerly pledging of the little home paper, There themselves to abstain and to help always seems to be a deadnessiothers to do so. This is not said about a place Where no paper is'to discourage the wonderfully use- publiShed, and our neighboringgtul Work of legal repression and village has our sympathy in the prohibition. Law is ’the necessary loss they have sustained. We’llzoutcome and goal of IPeonviction. venture to say rtfliere are unpaidiBut personal advocacy can go on subscriptions and unsettled ac-land must go on where prohibitory counts, that might, if attendedflaws have been defeated or'have to, give the little paper .a longer not come into ooperationrâ€"Montreal lease of life. iWitneas. The Holstein .Leader, after a: struggle for existence during the? past five or six years, has at las:l suspended publication, and the chances are that many years may: elapse before the village can again: boast of a local purveyor of. news and gossip, through a paperi published inside of its own limts.; To start a paper in Hols:ei'n .emed to us, [from the first,_to _be 35'9511'5 ago, 15 spenunig three 01'I The Middalugh House was sold at ?f.;)ur months with friends and rel‘lauction on Tuesday last by auc- 'ati‘~'es in I‘Ig'rmuont and Normfl'iby'itioneer Mathews, of Mark'd'itle. T‘hl“ Id) t0 the 1‘9“" 1910 the crops we?" : propertv belonged to "lihe estate of : all that could be desired, and fimesthe late. Mr. Murphy, and was of~ Ewe“? good. Lr’St year, 0“"ng to ‘ fered for sale over a year ago. On ”the drought, 'hc crops were 31" that occasion, Mr. Geo. Rysan ran most a toad failure. Since going it up to $6000, bu": on account ol West NII‘. LICNVI‘FSIB tOGik Asfihma a reserve bid, it “’38 not knocked ”VhiCh causes mm a great deal 0f down to (him. He gut on Tues suffering and annoyance as well as dav for $6100. which is considered ’the expenditure of considerable Verv much below the real value of ‘money for treatment. We hopetheuproperty, which is said to lhis sojourn here will improve ligahavp cost about $30,000 when lcondition. ' gbuilding, and building material i The first horse fair of the sea-iwas away down 10"“ - ‘son was held here last Thursday: At a special meeting of the land was quite a success for rheitown council on Friday evening Istart. Eight buyers were pres-last, a byâ€"law was passed, aep-, 5en't, one from? Walkerton, one from pointing Wm. Johnston, sr., (301.-.! Brampton, and most of “he others lector of unpaid taxes. A Library from Toronto. Twenty-eight hors- committee was appointed on be- es are reported to !have change-1- half of the council, as follows: hands at satisfactory prices. Lack Dr. Farqtharson, l'yr., C. Riamage. of condition seems to be he chief 2 years, and thn A. Graham, 3 trouble, and as proper feed and years. The Mayor and Councillor attention will remedy this defect, McCracken were appointed a it would be well- to improve :lhegcommittee to investigate the plans' time. and get the animals intended got the C.P.R. for the switch cross- for sale in good shape before the‘ging Bruce and George streets . next monthly fair, which will bejflhe Durham Furniture Co., and held some time in Februarygwiil report at next meeting. hpéhfea f:filrrcesat mbegg-Jgitt yizslpseclilgllzgi At. the annual “meeting at the l , r“ _: South Grey Agrlcultural Society to farmers who haxe horses to dis- , , f , (we of and Mayor Black the held on Wednesday, the 18th Inst {{‘2, .. . h ,’ . the followung officers were ap- eaaing spirit in t e moyemem. .- d ‘ + .. . , ,i _. pomte for the curlem year; Hon. deserx es CI‘Ed-lt for the len.erprlse , . _, . . . Pres., Jas Edge, Pres., Geo. Bin- which leaxes a lot of money in . . F“ . . ,- . . - . . Vme, . irst Vice Pres., W. Calder' the neimty. Prices were 111 th‘ Second Vice Pres Hiug'éh McDon-i neighborhO‘Od Of $200. lolflo an VIM-AA... I1: 11., L11 _- 2 Mr. Andrew Mcllvride, of Cay- ley, Alberta, who left here ten years ago, is spending three or four months with friends and rel- atives in Egremont and Normn'iby. Up to the year 1910 the crops were all that could be desi,red and times were good. L°st vear, OWing to the drought, iho crops “ere al- most a to. al fria lure. Since going West Mr. Mclivirde took Asfthma .vih ch causes him a great deal of suffering? and annoyance as well :15 the expenditure of considerable money for treatment. We ’hOpe 'his sojourn here will impiove his condition. tan or three \ears, it w: 1‘. be _ of special interest hat he is coming,r to the Bapist church here. The Baptists of ihis town have decided. to hold their anniversary services on Sunday, March 12th. The speakerflfor the occasion will be Prof. I. G. Matthews, M.A., of McMwster University. Professor Matthews is a clear and forceful Speaker, and is greatly apprec'sted by those Who have had: the privil- ege of hearing him. When we re- member that he has been a good deal in the limelight for *he past The Ayton Advance has beenf purchased by Mr. W. H. Loos, ofi Berlin, formerly of Ayton. Thei Advance has had a somewhat: chequered career, two of the for- mer proprietors, Mr. M. B. Flynn! and ‘his brother, who succeeded him, having died within a shorz time of each other. We hOpe 1.11“: new proprietor may meet with success. Mr. C Firth received a letter on Tuesday last announcing flhe death in York, England, of his sister, Mrs. ‘Cass, He 'had one sister who :died about fifty years ago, and Mrs. Cass, to :him, has been an only sister for the past half century. in seardh of‘ husbands. They will hold a grand re-union in the town ‘hall, Durham, February 3rd. Plan of ball at Gum’s Drug Store. Lostâ€"Lady’s gold watch, in fcure enough to live on. This Durlh-am, between C. P. R. stationfmeans that 3.110318? PUblflC build- and Allen‘s blacksmith shop, on ling will be added to the Town, and January 17th. Finder will please. we hope that everything may be return same to E. Allen, Durhamfdfine in ‘dhe 13931" Wily, 311111 for 'lhe . . . ibest interests of the public. Plans .Are you satisfied Wlth your DO'Bi- ' and specifications have to be sub- tron? Have you stopped to think'mitted for approval, and from how many have passed through photo-engravings of buildings Mt" Forest 3115111953 0011939 int“ throughout the country, We have the. "91‘." P‘TBitiOflS you desire?_no doubt fihe approved Strucâ€" Begin FUUI‘ course DOW. 112t5ture will be a handsome sadd-itioln . . . ,- . f-to the town. We sincerely :hOpe. A pie social Will be held in Var» .4. , - - ,g ' ney L.O.L. on Wedneszlay eve-ming'too’ that a suitable Site “111 be . . . . 'secured in a most convenient lo- Februarv 8th All ladies br‘nou‘n'r' â€" . . - - . r ' . ‘ a. '3 1 cation. The buildm Will be much pies, W111 receive 25c, and ladies g “0t bringing pies Will be (:‘harcredfused 3,5 a reading and recreaton 25c Admission to men 15c “A." ; room, If not put in some 0}]; of the are. invited ’ ’ ' “ ‘ Way place. Good locations are ‘ ° available, and we .‘hope the Cozumel A telegram from Dawson Citv . and Library Board W111 act 1n hay- announces the departure of the g mony and listen to stshe vo:ce of the spinsters Wiho left here a year 3g.» 5 PeOPIQ, Wlhro may be able to assist in search of‘ husbands, 'Thev will [them an making a surt-aole ch >1ce A pie social will be held in Var- ney L.0.L. on Wednesday evening February 8th. All ladies bringing pies, will receive 25c, and ladies not bringing pies will be charged- 25c. Admission, to men, 15c. All are invited. Don’t forget the Guild concert in the town hall, February 3rd. Adâ€" mission, 25c. and 35c. Grand re-unfion of the spire asteis in the tOWn hall. Durham Februâ€" ary 3rd. Everybody come. Ad mission 25c. and 35c. Are you satisfied with your posi- tion? Have you stopped to think now many have passed through Mt. Forest Business College into the very positions you desire? Begin your course now. 112t . At the annual meeting of the 5South Grey Agricultural Society, 'held on Wednesday, the 18th inst. the following officers were ap- pointed for the current year: Hon. Pres., Jas Edge; Pres., Geo. Bin- .nie; ,First Vice Pres., W. Calder; {Second Vice Pres., Hsug'sh McDon- fald; Sec. Treats, C. Firth; Direct- !ors, R. Barber, D Edge, W. Scarf. IJ.W Blyt‘h, W. Ritchie. W.A, Liv- ingston, D. Hamilton, WW. Ram- lage, W. Black It was decided to hold a field crop competition ‘agalin this year, and farmers Will ’govern themselves accordingly. Reformers seeking law do 'not afl- Ways appreciate education and the personal moral appeal at fiheir real value. It is not law, but convic- tion, that has the real potency. Just now, flhere are many saloons closing up in Ireland, and several distilleries have gone out of busi- ness, not becanmse of laws against them, but because men and women are learning the hxarmfulness of liquor and are eagerly pledging themselves to abstain and to help nfiLA..- J»- .1- â€"â€" 2 years, and thn A. Graham, 3 years. The Mayor and Councillor McCracken were appointed a committee [to investigate the plans of the C.P.R. for the switch cross- ing Bruce and George streets in the Durham Furniture Co., and W111 report at next meeting. ' ; Mr. C. Ector, Writing from Ar- Fcola, Sask., on January 1‘2flh, says: fWe are {having a very cold snap iout here just now. The thermom~ , eter registered from :20 «.10 42 below zero for the last ten days, and lots :of snow. tolo. The Markdale Standard says: Reeve Jackson received word from Mr. James Bertram, private secre- tary of Andrew Carnegie, the mul- timillionaire pl1ila111'h1'0pist. intiâ€" 1111111119 iha“ Mr Carneg’e would give $5000. 00 for fihe erection of a public library building in Mark- dale, proxiding‘ the town grams annually $500. 00 to“ 2111.18 she 11. :1- keep, and gives a suitable site for the building. On Monday la:,st twemy of the neighbors went to ‘he h [me of M Jo+bhn Backus and cut and piled up twenty cords of wood for 1him. Mr. Backus has been ill for some time. and this was a good Way to show their sympathy, which is much apâ€" preciated by him. . Preparatory services will be held in the Presbyterian church on Friday afternoon, January 27th as: 2.30 and 8 p.m. Mr. Eardhman, of Toronto, will conduct borjh ser- vices. Mr. Walter McDonald Saskatche- wan, formerly of Saugeen Valley. is ‘home for a visit Wi’th friends jn Glenelg. He went West five years ago. After considerable correspond- ence on the part of the Library Board. to secure a donation from Mr. Andrew Carnegie, a def-nitc offer has been received here, thaa. $3000 will be given on the ordinal"; conditions governing the damn-- tions of tlh-e multimillionaire, Wh» seems to have about as much r?rou~ ble to get rid Of his immense wealth, as most people have ato :so- cure enough to live on. This means that anoghxer public build- CARNEGIE OFFERS $8000 DURHAM. 0NT., THURSDAY, JANU’BY 26, 1911. _v _ â€"vmâ€"’ - wâ€"w Barred rock cock, J. Bogle, H Grasby, W. Macdonald; :hen, J. Bogle, W. Macd'onxazld, H. Grasby; cockerel, W. Connor, J. Bogle: pullet, J. Bogle, W. Connor, J Bogle; best pen, J. Bogle. Buff rock hen, E. Grasby. S.L. Wyandotte cock, C.P. Kin- nee, 1 and 2. S.C.buffleg1horn cock, W. Moun- tain, 2; Ihe‘n, W. Mounrtalm. 1 and ‘2. cockerel, W. Mountain: pallet, M Wilson, W. Mountain, 2 and 3. u v“. any-VJ , ‘, a all!“ 0. Houdan cock, H. Grasby, C. Lang hen, C. Lang 1 and 2; cockerel, C. Lang. 1 and 2. White rock cockerel, W. Moun- tain, 1 and 2, W. Macdonald: hen W. Mountain, 1 and 2, W. ‘M-acdon- alg; puJ‘let, W. Mountain, 1 and 2. THE PRIZE LIST. No. Entries, 305. 23 Exhibitors. Light brahma cockerel, N. Har- vey, 1 and 2; pullet, N. Harvey. Dark braihma cockerel, N. Harvey 1 and 2; pullvet, N. Harvey, 1, 2, 3. 8.0. White leghorn cock, W. Mac- d=onaald, C. Latng, H. Grasby; {hen, W. Macdonald, H. Grasby, C. Lang; cockerel, W. Connor, C. Lang, W, Mountain; pullet, C. Lang, M. Wilson, C. Lang; best pen, J. Latt- xmer. ‘ S.C. brown leg-horn cock, H Grasby; ,ihen, H. Crash}; 1,‘_ 2, god. I" A _.__-.â€"--J 7 'oovu’ “o ULGDUJ’ L, " w.“ 3; cockerel, J. Gibson, H. Grasby: pfllet.‘ H. Grqsbz, L 2 and 3. Wm. Clark had 5 entries, lvar- iety, and secured 1 first and 1 second. Robt. Wat-t hard one entry. Mr. Wm. Pass, of Mt. Forest. was the judge, assisted by Mr. C Firth. The task was not .an easy one, but everything was handled with great satisfaction to the ex- hibitors. At the cloSe of the show on Thursday night, Mr. Pass gave a short address in Which he paid some high Compliments to the young poultry organization, Wihieh made sudh a splendid showing for the first time. A lot :of useful in-; formation in the care of poultry, and how to profit by raisinggood stock, was also given. -..a. an “AA“ uybhlu’lu. Foster Saunders exhibited 2 en- tries of one_ v_ari_.ety _ v v-“-- Wm. Mduntain had 20 entries, 5 varieties, and secured 6 firsts, 9 seconds, 4 thirds and _3 specials. H. Grzs'by hail 9" R'Tzlrieties of 29 entries. His prizes were 5 firsts. 5 seconds, 5 thir d_s 29nd lspecia 1. ‘1' C. M. Blyth had 10 éntr es, 5 var- ieties, and got 4 frs s, 1 second, 1 tm rd 311de 2 specials. Geo. Thompson, with 8 entries of two varieiies, got 6 firsts, 3 seconds, anq foul: specials. Wm. Ritchie had ‘13 ént'rié‘sf'ifi one variety, and got two firsts, 4 seconds and 4 thirds. i Mr. Colin Blybh had the honor of exhibiting the larges: bird .at the Efair, a monster bronze gobbler {Weighing 35 lbs. He had also on {exhibition a fine pair of White Holland turkeys. James Lloyd had fomr entries in one variety, and secured 2 firsts, 1 second, 1 third, and 1 special. Tom. Cook had 9 entries, 2 var- ieties, and got 6 firsts, 3 seconds and 3 specials. Harry Burnett, Wi‘Llh two entries of_one Vqriety, _took second. M. W'ilsen ‘ha'd 47'entries,‘a;n<iiv 18 varieties. His prizes were 24 firsts, 9 §§condsi 1 third an_d 6‘specials. W. D. Connor ‘had 23 entries of 7 varieties, and got out “nth 6 firsts, 3 seconds, 4 _th§rds, and 3 specials. VT- .- C. P. Kin-nee, with 6 entrLes of 2 varieties, carried off 2 .firsts, -1 second, 2 thirds and 1 special. Nat. Harvey (had 40 entries, 8 varieties, and took 18 firs:s, 9 seconds, 4 thirds, and 5 specials. Wm. McDonald had 9 entries, 3 varieties, and captured 2 firs::s, 1 second, 3 thirds and 1 :special. Art. McDonald, 18 eniriesp 3 arieties; 1 first, 2 second, 3 third and 1 special. 'IVhos. Cowan, 1 variety, 7 en- tries, 4 first. 2 second, 1 third and 2 specials.’ E. A. Ray, 2 entries, 1 variety, 1 second and 1 third» James Bogie had 10 entries in one variety, and got {our firsts, one second, one third, amd one special . ‘ ' There are quite a number of fowl fanciers in Durham and vicin- ity, and for several years back the number has been gradually on the increase. Other places have their winter poultry fairs, and a few weeks ago, the idea (of a win- ter fair here was conceived by some of the local breeders, and action was soon taken. The 181'h and 19th of January were select- ed as the dates rto hold the show, and a hasty preparation was made. The society star ed in modestly. and made very little boast about what they intended to do. This modesty did not lead the public to expect a g-gan"iic show, and the surprise was all the more when the birds were gathered in to the number of about 4.00, in- cluding ducks, turkeys, pigeons, pheasants, and a great many varieties of fhens. DURHAM POULTRY SHOW Continued on page 4. In leather or heavy duck, With sheep skin lin- ing. The very thing for learning; sizes 38 to 46. J.J. HUNTER From $2.50 to $7.50. One and two buckle and laced; these are first quality, snag proof rubbers, all sizes. Men’s Overcoats We have a few sizes in blacks and tweeds that must be cleared out. Men’s and Boys’ Heavy Rubbers S. F. MORLOCK Hints That Should Wishing" Our Many Customers Men‘s Heavy Reefers A Very Happy and Prosperous New Year . . . . Rufis, M uffs and Gauntlets,Men’s Coats, Coat Collars and Mitt-s. All new styles at prices to suit the careful buyer. FURS ! FURS ! LADIES’ COATS Greatly Reduced Prices on Winter Goods $1.00 PER YEAR