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i Wdlfifeflnfly Enlarged * and Mpfiwed DURHAM. JANUARY Fall \Vheat...... “3 Spring \Vhe‘at . . . . . ..... OM25 ...... ........... gull-3M beintdoubm and h “on” a among I“ anlu' m It. | chm-031101123 200913 N )‘l‘Eâ€" - \\'iH :nlsu he at Owen Sound, Seldom House, Monday and Tuesday, Juvm'n-y 22nd and 23rd. \Viarton, Pacific ‘(oteh \Vednesday, Jan. 2-H). Hanovnr. Reid House. Jun. 25th: and Orangeville, Queen’s Hutcl. S£|.t:Iu;d:-o_v. .Inmlal'y 27th. ' CHOICE FOR 1912. It the above “Whirlwind Bampalun’ m i3}; The'y would also «1301' "u: Subscription sent in at those rat. would either be Woo! by advertisement or the papa: 111 w you saw the announcement must it named when sending the MM Jon mum b m, W 4- 'Witneaa' MW 131 ‘hr katmneea hop. 3) Tu MARKET REPORT January 11 321. 13312. Ft? DPT (“\V :prlt . reports received from Rupert, the Pacific Coast tion of the Grand Trunk Railway, shows that during rt {of November. 1911. there ' essels reported inward artures, 'whieh is con- exceptional record for of the year. sub-M 'lov'o it. :M MAKE IT YOU. TRANSFORMATION hflDFA THE DORENWEND (30., Toronto, Ltd SEND SANITARY PATENT TOUPEE” The House 01‘ Quality flair-Goods 103-203 Yonge St.. Toronto. Ont. TIONS, POMPADOURS, WAVES-FRONTS, (OILS RE GLADLY DEMONSTRATED FREE. 1911 o:- kmanshi ()0 ()0 ho 30 (m )I All the lady wh The Doctor's‘ Revenge. It is always a pleasure to hear or read of arrogance rebuked: hence this little tale. which might be headed “The Doctor’s Revenge." An elderly lady whose characteristics entitle her to the present name of Mrs. Portly Pom- pous had a pet munEey which suddenly became ill. She had the assurance to send for a prominent. physician to treat the little beast. When the doc- tor was introduced to his patient he was very much enraged. but he did not betray himself. He took the sick mon- key’s pulse and asked the usual ques- tions. Now. in the room was a little boy. Mrs. Portly Pompous’ grandson. The doctor approached the boy, exam- ined his pulse also and then said sol- emnly to the lady: “Madam. your two little grandchildren are suffering from indigestion. Give them only light food, with plenty of'exercise. and they will come out all righL"-Boston Tran- script. End of the Honeymoon. It Was along toward the waning of the honeymoon that this dialogue took place: “Ob. he isn’t, He won the bets.”- Cincinnati Times-Star. Stupid Man! i 58” Educated. _ rand wil Mrs. Ascum-But why didn't you i “But don’t you think you could learn that whi I buy the material if you liked it? Mrs to love me?" he ianiI‘ed of the beau- woman nuriChâ€"The salesman said it was do- 1 tiful heiress. son.” memo dress goods. Mrs. Asa-um» i “Pa always' said I was hard to “9”? Mrs. Xurinbâ€"You don't suppose learn.” she replied tantalizingly. I'd wear anything meant for domes- . “But I am not a book.” he protested. “What tics. do you?-Philadelphia Press. i “Oh. I can read you all right.” she! about. 01 I; answered-Pittsburg Dispatch. : “Some! \ .o..~ a. mu-.- ..~.â€".â€".’â€"â€"_â€"â€" When Women Vote. Mrs. Churcb~WpIL how did you vote today? Mrs Gothamâ€"l didn't vote at all There Were only two women can, didntes. and one of. them said some thing nnr'nmpiimentnry about my hat. and the ntnPr one never notioed my “Are you sure that you love me as much as ever?" “Perfectly sure." “And you will never. never love any Their Use. “Why do you have those glass cases with the ax. hammer. crowbar and so forth on these cars?” asked a trav- eler on the railroad going to New York. “Oh. those are put there in case any one wants a window open.” replied the facetious mansâ€"Youths Companion. and {hp mum one never not: nm at altâ€"Yonkers Statesman The throw» rhinmi moat (“mom are to Its-up :4 secret, to forget an injury and to make good an of leisure, body else?” “Never. never.” “Is there anything you wouldn’t do to make me happy ‘2” Why He Didn't Pay. “1 have bet a silk hat with that man five times in the last year. and he has never paid me one of them.” “That so? I didn’t know he was in the habit of breaking his word.”. “Nothing within the bounds of rea- son.” When Beecher “Heller-ed.” Coming home from the morning serv- h-e one Sunday Dr. Beecher threw himself on a lounge and said in a tone of deep dejection. “I believe .that was the worst sermon I ever preached" One of his daughters pro- tested that she had seldom heard him when he was more energetic. “Oh. yes.” was the impatient reply. “when I haven’t anything to say l‘always hoiler.”â€"Outiook. ”Aha! I thought so! You have be- gun to reason "I‘he honeymoon is ”VHFâ€"Cleveland Plain Dealer. with a stock of the newest European and American Fash- ions in Hahn House Durham Friday, , HAIR GOODS me. Dorenwend of Toronto will be at the . The only sanitary and per- ft-ctly constructed toupee made. lndvlevtahle. light in Weight... strong. pt‘x-fecrly vantilatzed. \Vm'n and endorsed by phys- ivizmsqmml medic-:11 men. They are m/de in any styles. shapes or shafles. I Do not fail to call and see 200:1 Jan. 26 MONSTRA'I‘ION of our famous D MAN them. Self control is the first condition of all achievement. It is said that the first sign of insanity is the loss of self control. When a person is no longer the master of his own acts he is not only in danger, but any degree of achievement is impossible to him. Every thought tends to result in an act, so that thought always leads. The mental attitude at any moment is the pattern which the life processes weave. The lives of many of us are grotesque crazy quilts. Old Leather Bottles. Leather bottles, or blackjacks, were commgl in Europe two centuries ago. The bottles were otten made of one skin doubled up and closely stitched together, leaving an aperture for the neck. The thick piece between was inserted for ;he slip. It was meant to be slung at the hack. a leather thong passed through two loops placed on either side of the neck. and it was sat- ficiently flat at the base to stand when put down. The stopper was made of wood. horn or old leather. A good deal of care/was required in the prep- aration of the leather, which had to be oiled and worked with hammers to make it supple and then washed with a lye so that all the impurity was en- tirely removed. leaving the leather clean and dry. No moisture or air had any effect on it. Blackjat-ks were, in fact. tlagons made in various sizes. They were sometimes pitched inside. Lung Capacity of Corset Wearers. The lung capacity of the average woman who does not wear corsets is about 2,800 cubic centimeters, or 171 cubic inches; of one who is in the hab- it of wearing corsets only 2,200 cubic centimeters. or 134 cubic inches, so that the capacity of the normal and unrestricted lungs is about 27.3 per cent more than that of those which have been compressed by the corset.â€" Scientific American. A French novelist. Soulie, wrote a book called “The Memoirs of the Dev- il.” It was successful. The- publish- ers paid him for the first volume $10,- 000 in gold. The author carried the gold to his bedroom, poured it into a foot bath and enjoyed for half an hour the excitement of moving his feet to and fro in a bath of gold coins, smok- ing meanwhile the biggest of Ha- vanas. ’ A Hair Trigger Constitution. Some one has said that animals have a hair trigger constitution. says ()rison Swett Marden in Success Magazine. They go off on the slightest provoca~ tion, because they act from impulse. They do not know how to control themselves. The animal instinct dom- inates. From the Fountain. Nell-Maude always uses a fountain pnn. Belleâ€"Her letters are rather mIPthg. aren’t they? â€"- Philadelphia Record, " Awed by the Servant. ~ The amusing mistake «mt-e made by two Abyssinian delegates of the Em- peror Menelel; to Frame is narrated by the Paris Gaulois. Awed by the splendor of his gold lace uniform and the solemnity of his imposing man- ner, they mistook the usher at the door of the foreign minister’s‘ omce for M. de Selves himself. As they were brought into the. anteroom the usher was standing with his hands on the door handle ready to announce them. But at the sight of his silver chain his medals. his sword, his gold topped cane and his three cornered hat the Abyssinians could not be ex- pected to know they were in the pres- ence of a mere servant So bowing low repeatedly, they approached him slowly and with great respect until they were Within reach of his coattails, which, .one on either side, they seized in their hands and kissed. The usher did not know what to do, but the ap- pearance of the minister relieved the situation. ' Consideration. Kindly words. sympathizing atten~ tions. watchfulnoss against wounding men's sesitiveness-these cost very lit- He. but they are priceless in their vaIue. ever Bathing In Gold. A Parisian journalist who had spec- ulated in railway shares W011 200,000 francs as the result of. a lucky ven- ture. Drawing it in gold, he proceed- ed to a hotel, emptied the bags of gold in the bed and-went to sleep lit- erally in the sands of Pactolus. The man was so crazed by his good for- tune that he found indescribable pleas- ure in reveling in a golden bath. faganini, the violinist, when he re- ceived the proceeds of his concerts (he insisted upon being paid in gold) used to wash his hands in sovereigns. A Technical Mind. “What in the name of common sense are you arresting me for?” asked the motorist who had accidentally violated a regulation. ’ “I ain‘t arrestin’ you in the name of common sense.” replied the rustic sheriff. “I’m arrestin’ you in the name of the 1aw.”-â€"-Washington Star. O‘T Longevity Longevity. .ongevity? I should say longevity run in the family.” said Mrs. ggins.“W11y, John was six foot I Bill was six foot four, and George more longevity than any man I ' see. He was six foot seven if he foot. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. ; Stale Broad. Eat, your bread stale and not fresh jlf you want to avoid {néigestiom Slice it. dry-1n the oven and toast 3 fiellcn to brown. Thy secret ls thy prisoner; if thou lat 1t go thou art a prisoner to it. Cbolmondloyul thought ybu intend- ed to marry Miss Wealthington? Dolmondleyâ€"I thought so. too. but her family objected. Cholmohdleyâ€" XX hat did Miss Wealthington say? Dolmond leyâ€"Oh. she's one of the family. you know. The Duchess of Lam'aguais. who was somewhat given to making poet- ry, could not think of a word to rhyme with coif. Turning to Tallei'rand. who chanced to be by her side. she said. “Prince. give me a rhyme to coif.” “Ii’npossible, duchess.” replied Talley- rand without a moment's delay, “for that which pertains to the head of a woman has neither rhyme nor rea- son.” bre “He paid marked attentions to a pretty girl who lived near the college and was afraid she might get some legal hold on him. and so he wrote her a love letter with invisible ink.” “Clever idea. Yes?” “Then he made a typewritten copy of the letter for his own protection and finally sent the girl the typewrit- ten copy.” “I see. Poor old prof.” “And he didn't find out his mistake until the ink hnd faded and now he wonders what in 'l‘ophet he wrote!”â€" Cleveland Plain Dealer. “Oh. Ah plays (19 bass drum. sah. said Sam.-â€"Indin m1 polis News. Water and Electricity. Since the general introduction of electricity into the cities it has been known that it was possible to secure a very considerable shock through a stream of water. and firemen in all large cities are on the lookout for this. Wires which look as if they might con- duct heavy currents are cut before a stream of water is thrown in their di- rection. Recently in the construction of an electric railway in South Africa it was noticed that a column of steam from a locomotive could be the means of conveying the current. and several workmen were shocked in this man- ner. “Well. then. Sam, what horn do you play?” Is was evident that the ques- tioner was puzzled. He wondered how Sam’s lips could be compressed to blow a horn. Tr Several of the trees in the grove are over 1.500 years old and have a height of 100 feet and a circumference of 50. In appearance they more resemble the aged larch or the majestic oak than the cedar that is known in America.â€" Harper’s Weekly. The Troubled Professor. “The professor is so dreadfully ab sentminded.” The Cedars of Lebanon. Very carefully iuclosed and guarded are the 200 remaining cedars of Leb- anon. those famous trees that. 0110? clothed all the sides of the Suian mountains. So tail and beautiful wet-a. they in comparison with the trees 01‘ Palestine that the Hebrew writers cel- ebrated them with extraordinary praise, and from the earliest times their soft white wood was the glory of Jewish architecture. They were used in Solomon’s temple and in its successor and also in the church that Constantine built at Jerusalem. .The surviving trees are called by the Arabs the "trees of God.” and under their Widesprcuding branches the clerâ€" gy of the Greek church occasionally celebrate muss. “I should think you would all want to play the instruments with solo parts. such as the comet.” as suggested. Of the genuinencss. however. of the last will and testament of Napoleon 1. there can be no manner of doubt. One of its clauses was as vindictive as the testamentary injunction of Queen Aus- trigilda to her husband to have her two doctors killed and buried with her. The exile of Longwood absolutely be- queathed 10,000 francs to a fellow called Cantillon. who had been tried in Paris for an attempt to murder the Duke of Wellington. The man was still surviving in Brussels when Na- poleon 111. came to the throne, and Cantillon was duly paid his legacy. Sam Played the Bass Drum. They used to say that Sam had the iggest mouth in Indiana avenue. He was a short, stocky negro. and his mouth was the most noticeable thing about him. It is said that he used to make pretty good money placing or- dinary saucers in his mouth flat with his face as an exhibition. He was tell- ing a friend about the negro band of which he was a member. “Dat ain’t it," replied Sam. “Each man plays de horn dat suits his men! best.” A Clause In Napoleon’s WE ll. Peter the Great is said to h we made a will in which he exhorted his heirs to approach as nearly as possible to Constantinople and toward India, but the authenticity of this document ha", been disputed, and it is shrewdly sus- pected to have been forged late in the eighteenth century by August von Kotzebue. ’ An Obstinate Family. Cbolm<>nd10y-â€"l thought you 66 ’ 1 es ?” 111:1 IDSC‘I‘ ut \‘ was stolen Why It Worried Him. are you looking so Id man?" »odv A Quick Reply. stole .uld that worry you‘ from )a wson’s alum StOD 1111' What would you not wish done to {curse}! do not unto “bermâ€"0M “Ach! Dot ms so. I Dick '91:) mine senef." replied the bandmaster. . “V‘..’ell then. .you picked them before they “on: fine." w 3-4 _ They‘ Were Picked. “Do you call this: a band of picked musicians?" said the hotel manager m the leader of a band. “This is her birthday. en? n 11:11: (no you give her?" ' “I don't know whether it was sooth- ing simp or paregoric. but it was one of the two." ’ Two E Cards. Visiting Cdfdg'fi‘er in style accord 1118’ t0 latitud“££""ncl as an example a P3113 (onfemfirarx recalls an incident In 1844“ on M. de Lagrene “as sent uJ5?13Philippe as minister ex traordinarym to China. The courtesy of the ambassador greatly impressed the Chinese statesmen, particularly their “doyen.” When the negotiations had been completed and M. de Lagrene was ready to embark a delegation brought him a great roll of paper. The ambas- sador seeing this parcel at once thought this was a present. knowing Chinese methods. but to his surprise they start- ed to unroll the cylinder. which extend. ed to about. fifty meters of paper,.over 162 feet. Then he learned that it was the visiting card of the “doyen.” in returning his modest little bristol board the humiliated ambassador add- ed a few words, which read, “The am- bassador of France regrets that he is able to otter only these simple words to your excellency." Public Baths Abroad. London probably possesses more pri- vate baths than any other city. but in the matter of public baths it can- not claim ’ first or even second place. says the London Chronicle. Tokyo. Japan. has over 800 public baths. where 300.000 persons bathe daily at a cost of about one haifpenny each. Constanti- nople probably ranks second; then comes St. Petersburg, famous for the vast vapor baths to which the Rus- sians flock in thousands every Saturday evening. The finest public bath in the world is at Vienna. It has a basin 578 feet long by 150‘ feet wide and can accommodate 1.5300 persons. The wa- ter is changed thrice daily. extra for When built of paper they consist of ground plans, front elevations and mortgages. When they progress to something more substantial they do not resemble in any way the front ele- vation or the ground plan of the paper stage and are therefore disappointing in these particulars. The mortgage. however, always comes up to expecta\ tions. The houses of theelect may be distinguished by the butler's pan- try. the middle classes by the recep- tion hall' and those of the hoi polloi by the parlor. Houses are useful to eat in, sleep in, bathe in, dress in, hide in, be seen in. die in, store junk in. in- sure and burn down. Dignity in houses is typified by a panting in- closed English country place, romance by a southern planter’s mansion. poetry by a rose enlbowered cottage and hu- mor by a modern flatâ€"Life. Serpents and Music. Barnard concludes from his person- al observation of cobras in Ceylon, says the Scientific American, that the serpent’s traditional love for music is a pure fable and that the only ef- fect of music is to arouse the reptile’ s curiosity which is excited by any loud and acute sound. The cobra protrudes its head from its burrow alike on hear- ing the snake charmer’s flute. the rat- tling of a chain and the sounds made by beating the ground with a switch. It appears to perceive only sounds of high pitch. for it pays no attention to the low notes of the flute or the heat. ing of the drum larnard also con firmed, in Ceylon. the results of ob servations made in the London zoolog- ical garden on the supposed power of fascination exerted by serpents upon birds, and he concludes that this pow- er of fascination is also purely imag- inary. Blow the Steam Aside. The Wise woman sent :1 sudden vigor ous puff of breath at the jet of steam rising from the copper 'teakettle she was tilting. repeated it hastily as she filled the blue teapot. and set the ket- tle back on the stove with a nod of tri- umph. “That trick has saved me many a scalded hand." she asserted. "Wheth- er I read it or was told it 1 am not sure. but until I tried it 1 was always getting most painquittle burns. Steam is so easily blown aside if you have the presence of mind to remember it that you can easily keep it from reach- ing your hand until you can set down the kettle or pot. Don‘t forget it next time the lid slips or the steam comes unexpectedly from the kettle spout. You will bless me for the hint.”â€"New York Tribune. The Building of Homes. Dwelling houses may be constructed of anything from paper to concrete. Germany’s Telephone “Girls." Telephone “girls" in Germany can- not work after the age of seventy. thong-'11 they can retire on pensign prior to theta ndx ant-fat] day Positions are obtained by cixil service examination. The average on entering the lmsiness ‘ust be near thirty. and. as mam" re- house re On Her Birthday .ulate me." said t0 red it “'11 0d on pension ter lay. at she stays at W11 0t limestone, that is considered perfect for the manufacture of cement. Accordingly the locators staked the property; awaiting an exammination by an experienced mining engineer. \Vithina very ehm‘t time Prince Rupert). the Pacific Coast terminus o the Grand Trunk Pacific Railwa will nothave any occasion to imp ‘t its supply of cement from Engla d, Germany. China or even Victo . :1. During the past summer there was '10- cated near S‘hames a large deposit; of ‘:_‘__A__, M _._- -‘a nuâ€" strong: I. B.. M. E. Wilson. The new skating rink was opened on Friday evening last and the fine sheet of ice was much enjoyed by the skaters. The bitterly cold night pre- vented some attending the opening. but the patronage will no doubt he good. The band was in attendance and added fo the pleasure of the even- ing. Death visited the home of Mr. r": Mrs. John E. \Vright. westvback li» on Sunday, December 95:?!“ When t latter's stepfather. Mr. M. (7. I)odd:-., passed away, aged 54 years. The re-' mains were taken to ()rangeville, the deeeased's former home. for interment on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Dodds had made their home with Mr. and Mrs. \Vright for several months and the friends of the widow sympathise with her in her loss. At the Annual election of officers in Court Flesherton No. 995 I. O. F. the following were elected for 1912:-Court Deputy. C. W. Bellamy: P. U. R., John Parker: C. R.. George Bellamy: V. C. R., “'11). Moore: Phy., Dr. Cart- er: F. 8., VVes. Buskin: R. S., J. A. Connfield: Orator. Rev. B. E. We}! wood: S. “7., Clifford Blakely; J. W.. Herb. Sullivan: S. “7.. W. A. Arm- strong: I. B.. M. E. Wilson- Mrs. W. Buskin and Mrs. Shier acc- ompanied by their sister, Mrs. R. Flannigan and daughter of Huntsville visitedat Owen Sound last week. Mr. and Mrs. James Spear of Mine- dnsa. Man. are visiting the Iatter’s mother. west back line. Mr. Howard Hanhnry and sister. Miss Lynetm. attended the rink 0pc!)- ing on Friday night, last. and the int- tex- HSiLPd Mrs. R. H. Moore over Sundav. (m a. In Maxwell thing's North of Rivers Inlet, Queen Charlotte Island nwnt- will he Pffw'fiw 1912., and his ()fi'ice will Rupert. B. C. Going westward from Edmont§ along the Grand Trunk Pacific ran the traveller sees the trail of the sec- ond comer already strongly marked. and Tete Jaune Cache is the objective point at present for the end of steel by the spring of 1912. At presentt’ the Grand Trunk Pacific steel is beyond the Great Divide, and over the summit of the Yellowhead . Pass. Historically. Tete Jauneis a centre of interest in \Vestern Canada. as this point was the site of one of the Hud- son Bay posts one hundred years ago. when the route from the Pine. the Peace and the Fraser Rivers brought the furs and merehandise through this gateway. At. the present time there is only a band of Shuswap Indians camped on the south side. of the. Fraser. and as soon as the steel reaches this locality and civilization with its ko- (laks and pocket books will etl'eet the (_~stal,)li.~:lnnent of a 1,)ernianent order of 4.1- _’ The Grand Trunk Railway System announces that Mr. A. E. McMaster. recently Grand Trunk Pacific Agent at Prince Rupert, has been appointed General Agent in charge of Passenger and Freight Traffic of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, the Grand 'l‘runk Paeifie (‘nast Steamship 00., ”(1., and the Grand Trunk Railwa Svstem in \Vestern British Columbia. The blast of the Grand Trunk Pacif-fi i0 Railway (-(mtmouns is echoing a.- gzlinst the ”why "walls of Tete Jaune Cache to make way for civilization and the shrill echoes of thelocomotive whistle later on. I vant; way ‘ eveni accox accmnadation. the car. and “T Witty did not. i 10 take advant: Vice we ali enic UK H nra (‘03 G rev lev M l‘. Fret mk mh (m the .\I M H ll’ "9. Tom: {52 SVSt ay _. Decem he: were FLESHERTON M r the I 0 V It If Pl! nemherof the. B0 t0. Writes to Gr: 3m as follows: ”'. Board that took ining car on your 1 urn from Guelph ‘ ielighted with nd seminar-given H are sorry that our (-lude more membels :e of the, splendid sex - Islands. Thé :1 it. sentin back by; ger. to Mr. Greeley Supposing it to be his own note, Mr. ‘five ‘Jannax-gv lat ardso ’r it; but likewise it. and says bathe back. VVlmt does an r., ”"88 Sir ” lat is just What 1,. 1(01101'"; who is at. his home at Ieasant call on elected . «follow SSmith: be at Prim Prince Albert visit with In FIVE. 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