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The next horse fai'r will ‘ .- held here "'1 Thursday. Septemlwr 19th and will assuredly be a success, like all its predecessors. Durham is beetmiing famous for its ‘iorse fairs, and makes a better show- ing each month than other tOWns of even a larger ' population. Thirty-eight horses changed hands last fair day, and none of the surâ€" rounding towns, we are told, have won so good a record.. Mayor 'Biack is the founder of the fair, g’nd he is determined to make it, and keep it in the first rank The Mnicle feels that it need not jonger hesitate to predict a; encâ€" 00qu horse fair in Durham. It j: 30' beyond the experim ta) Iilate, and every time a l; tin” W here it lento t g "to any It.vill be a success. Don’t Mr. James G. Wilson, cattle buy- er of this town, met with an acci- dent here on Thursday night last. In some unexplainable way, he drove too near the edge of the river bank, where repairs are being made on the Garafraxa street bridge, and horse, driVer and buggy went over the em- bankment. The horse was some- what injured, the buggy badly damaged; and Mr. Wilson’s leg broken. The great surprise is that either man or horse escaped alive: , Mr. Stanley McNally ,has been taking a trip to the coast and Vancouver, and then south to a number of American cities. We have had the pleasure of looking over a lot 0! pictures of the scenery he passed through, and have no doubt his trip was a very enjoyable one. Discovery has been made that the fire engine is defective, and need: immediate attention. We understand it will be taken to Owen Sound, where repairs amounting to a couple of hund- red dollars will be made on it. In its absence we would caution ev- ery citizen to be careful about fire. The directors of South Grey Ag- ricultural Society are determined to give visitors both profit and pleasure, and with that end in view they are making arrange- ments for having the best horse races at the fall fair ever held in Durham. The track is in splendid condition, and with the good horses that are being procured, races fast and furious are assured. Every part 01 the track can be seen from the splendid natural gland. stand, unequalled by any- thing in Western Ontario. Come and enjoy yourselves. Mr. Duncan Campbell died on Monday evening at the age of 83 years. Interment takes place this Thursday afternoon at Han- over, where he has been a resi- dent for many years. The life of Mr. Campbell is a history in itself, but we are not sufficiently well acquainted with the facts to give it with any degree of cer- tainty. We understand he was one of the first teachers in this town. and for over half a cen- tury he held the position of clerk of the township of Bentinck. A daughter, Mrs. John McKechnie, is a resident of this town. In an exciting game of lacrosse played in Hanover on Labor Day, Hanover juniors defeated the Tor- onto Maitlands by 11 to 4. The re- turn game takes place in Toronto on Saturday, The winners will be the C. L. A’p junior champions tor 1’12. As goals count on the round, Hanover has a neat lead. The schools re-opened Tuesday, and the older ones may now en- toy their vacation. The node] school opened on Tuesday with forty-live teachers 31) training. There are others yet to come, which will probably swell the number to about fifty. lb. Buzz, a practical man, of Port Elgin, has the contract of building the abutment of the Lambton street bridge, and will begin work shortly. We hope to ice the work comfileted as rapid- ly a: possible. 10L. 44â€"I0. 2366. The Chronicle to Canadian Subscribers for balance of year for 30 cents. g nusses n 'kinson vis with their B. Coutts, when passing down in View of the thousands of spectators that \isit the ‘r'uilding daily. The other provinces too gave good exhil-its of thrir natural and Ng-’ ucational productions. The Pro- Edgar H cess building was a busy hixv.;.,*of eightee and thousands of interested vis-Ein Norman itors Viewed with amazement the I nesday mo various operations that were go- ,Was the im ing 011 right before their eyes. Ewe have n The Machinery Hall to us is al-‘ Making J way- interesting. The Midway is 'pumping i: s bedlam. and on Monday it was leaping wox packed to its utmost capacity. It son the Car is estimated that 165,000 Visited gthe system the grounds on Labor Day. Music connecting lovers were seated in thousands ‘rivers in F in front of the band stands, where ply on this good music was liberally furnish- reservoirs ed almost continuously. We can scarcely believe that the prqsram lthe traffic. given hetore the grandstand was been "mg. as good as 701: former years, but it canal-regal was nevertheless good. There 31-, st whit were no daredevil performances, by. electric and the acrobatic weak 0! tamer and st t] years was much hater thus sny- 6.5mm than; on this year’s mm. mouth. .-- k. - ._.__- The editor of this paper was at the Exhibition on Friday, Satur- day and Monday last. Notwith- standing the unfavorable nature of the weather, the people of Can- ada are loyal to their own, the greatest 'annual exhibition in the world. To say this seems a lit- tle like boasting, yet We believe it is conceded on all sides, to be the plain, unvarnished truth. We un- derstand that in many-lines the exhibits are bigger and better than ever. We cannot say from a casual observation, but the mag- nificent new buildings that have been added since a year ago were not put there for nothing. The fine new 'Government building near the Dufferin street entrance is full from end to end. To des- cribe the building and its con- tents is too big a tashto under- take in a local paper. British Columbia had a large fruit exhib- it, and SaSkatcheWan pictured her “Niagara” by a continuous fall of Auctiion sale.â€"Household goods and effects. All new. Will be sold sold by public auction on Satur- day, September 14th, at two o’- clock in the afternoonâ€"Peter Glen, Proprietor; Robt. Brigham, Auctioneer. Mrs. J. Kress will sell her houselold effects on Saturday next, and shortly afterwards in- tends moving to Buffalo, where she will reside for a time, per- haps 'permanently. The new school at Ayton was formally opened on Monday last when Dr Pyne, Inspector Camp- bell and a number of other lead- ing educationlsts were present and mark. addresses. Anniversary services will be held in the Baptist church on Sunday, September 15th. The preacher of the occasion is Chancellor A. L. McCrimmon, M.A., L.L.D., of Mc- Master University. As an orator, Chancellor McCrimmon has few peers in the public life of this country, and the Baptists in this town are fortunate in securing such a gifted preacher for the occasion of their anniversary. The Monday evening following, atea- meeting will be held. We congratulate Mr. Robt. Brig- ham. of Allan Park, who won a number of prizes for sheep at the Canadian National Exhibition, now being held in Toronto. We ,are unable to give the particulars this issue, more than that he was a Winner against the exhibits of several prominent breeders. A. unique open-air folk museum lately established at Bunge, in the Baltic Island of Gotland, has a 17th century farmhouse as its nucleus. Primitive agricultural implements are shown in the farmyard. Some small buildings contain representa- tions of departing local industries: and one interesting piece of ground has models of the differ- ent forms of burial of the region from the first century, B.C., to the fourth or fifth, A.D. A stone monument in the form of aViking ship and a judgment circle of eight stones are curious features. Don’t forget the Durham Fair. the traffic. The difficulty has been remedied by a so-called canal-regulator on the Loire riv-s er, at which point water is lifted by electric pumps to keep the canal at the required depth. A central station near the canal gen- erate: the electric current. A very pretty wedding was sol- emnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James McGirr, on Wednesday, August 28th, in the presence of about one hundred invited guests, when their .daughter, _ Florence, was united in marriage to Mr. William Andrew Lindsay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lindsay, of Glenelg. TheoRev. Mr. Prudham, of Durham, was the oflficiating minister. Misses Emma and Maggie it- kinson visited part of last mark with their cousin, Mr. and Mrs. B. Coutts, of Vickers. ' Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Lindsay vis- ited with their daughter. M1. and Mrs. A. W. Hunt, of Vicke1s, Sunday last. One of the heaviest electric storms of the season passed over this part early Sunday morning. We have not heard of any serious damage being done, but a stook of oats on the farm of reeve Weir was struck and burned. At five-thirty, 'p.m., to the or- ganist’s rendering of Lohengrin’s wedding march, the bridal pro- cession entered the parlor. The bride,‘v‘v'ho was given away by her father, looked charming in cream silk trimmed with bouillon fringe, and wore a bridal wreath of White astors, ‘and carried a bouquet of asters‘nd fern. The happy couple went through the ceremony unattended. The groom’s gift to the bride was a pearl sunburst, and to the organ- istra brooch. Miss Myrtle Allan, of Egremoqt, spent over Sunday with her cou- son, Miss «Clara Ritchie. After congratulations. the guests repaired to the dining room. Where ample justice was done to the many delicacies which had been prepared. The evening was spent in games, music and sing- ing. The many beautiful and costly gifts showed the high esteem in which the bride was held. The happy couple will reside on Mr. Lindsay’s fine farm on the third concession of Glenelg. Miss Annie Smith, of Bentinck, spent over Sunday with her cou~ sin, Miss Eva Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. Cain. of Maple Hill, visited her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Bindsay, one day last week. Q. Misses Annie and Agnes McGirr left Monday for Erin and Shel- burne, Where they are engaged as teachers for the next term. We join our readers in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay a long and happy wedded life. Among those who left for the west on Friday morning were John Weir, for Elbow, Sask.; and Herb. Atkinson, for Bender, Sask. Miss Ethel Weir is visiting friends in Toronto, and enjoying the Exhibition. Miss Sadie Whitmore left for the Queen City on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morrison, of Bgremont, spent. Sunday ‘With Mr. and Mrs. 8. Patterson. Sorry to hear that Mr. Bert. Smith has been under the doctor’s care for the past couple of weeks with paralysis of the throat. Miss Elizabeth Weir visited with friends in Toronto last week and this. Misses May and Mildred Hopkins left for Toronto last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. James Atkinson are taking in the sights at the To- ronto Exhibition this week. DURHAI. out, mummy, September 5, 1912. RIVERDALE Moist tobacco is one of the best cures imaginable for the bite of any poisonous insect. Ordinarily leaf tobacco, well soaked, and tied‘ over the bitten spot, takes the pain away rapidly and brings down the inflammation. For or- dinary cases at optha'lmis or acre eyes, it is _also efficacious. » In sore throatferysipelas, sciat- ica and swelling of various kinds, tobacco, externally applied, has a wonderfully good effect. It seems to in'crease the pain for a few minutes, but afterward acts as a sedative and allays the suffering. It may take as much as two hours to produce the soothing effect, but theresult is usually that the sufferer is enabled to sleep and inflammation entirely subsides. As an external remedy for wounds, bruises and sprains awet tobacco poultice is highly recom- mended. One seldom hears of the cura- tive powers of tobacco any more. Once tipon a time tobacco 'as very largcly prcscribed in medic- inal cases. ' - OLD PASTURE LAND This is a bit of advice which farmers in general would do well to follow. Some of our most troublesome pests find their breeding-places in ‘land that has been left for some years under grass. Wire worms and white grubs. which are oftentimes very destructive to crops of all kinds, increase and multiply in such places. where they feed upon the roots of the grass. Wire worms in their adult stage are known as Click Beetles, oblong, dull-colored creatures. White grubs turn into what are commonly called June bugs. or May beetles. These norms take from two to three! years to grow to maturity, and during that long period they feed upon roots, and are. out of sight and out of reach. '-‘.There is a popular idea that salt will kill these creatures and the question is often asked, “How much salt should be used per acre? Like many other popular superstitions. there is nothing whatever in this material for the purpose. Enough salt to affect the grubs would completely prevent the growth of any vegetation, and it is Joubtful if any amount whatever would kill the insects. Many other substan- ces have been tried, but so far Without 'success. The remedy is. therefore, to break up the breed- ing places. This should be done by plowing the grass fields deep- ly late in the fall in order to ex- pose the grubs and their winter quarters to the frost and rain, and also to the various animals and birds which feed upon them. The safest crop to grow during the first year is peas. After that a hoed crop, preferably turnips. would be the safest; after the second year there will probably be TOB'ACCO'S CURATIVE POWERS growing in the garden. The worst damage it ,does is to the blos- soms and young fruit of grape vines, of W,hich it is particularly fond. These four serious pasts, which are extremely difficult to control, may be greatly reduced in numbers, if not got rid of al- together, by a short rotation of crops, and especially by keeping pastures not more than three years under grass. I BREAK UP THE no grubs left. During the first year any that there are in the ground would feed upbn the sod that had been plowed under fid would let the growing crop pretty well alone. To grow corn, grain, potatoes or mangels at the outset would be very risky indeed. Be- sides these two insects, old pas- ture lands especially where the soil is dry, are productive breed- ing places for grasshoppers, which spread from these fields to the crops, In the southern counties of Ontario bordering on Lake Erie. there is another serious pest which also breeds in old pastures where the soil is light or sandx. This is known as the Rose Chafex. The beetle appears usually in great swaan about the time the roses come into bloom and de- vours, not only these {10“ ers but all sorts of others that may be W .._. i351: CHILDREN’S BOOTS A Whirlwind of WHITEWEAR WHITE WAISTSâ€"Sce Window Display. We have just a few white Waists left, and the number includes all our fancy and plain tailored styles. The fancy ones are worth $1.35 and $1.50 The plain tailored, and sailor blouses $1.00 and 1.25, but we are going to clear the lot at two prices NIGHT GOWNS MEN’S BOOTS CORSET COVERS An assortment of different lines, lace and in- sertion trimmed, regular 35c for ......... 25c WOM EN ’5 BOOTS DRAWERS for ...................................................... 1 Fine Cotton, tucked and finished in embroid- ery, regular 500 for .............................. 1 Very fine Cotton, trimmed with fine insertion and wide lace and tucks, regular $1.00 S. F. MORLOCK BARGAINS IN BOOTS small number left. Fine Cotton with Yokes of all embroidery, also embroidery trim- med aleeves, to clear at9 Slippers and Pumps at Popular Prices. Have you seen our Special Boot for men. In this lot are boots ()1 Best. Styles for season and of best quality ........ $3. 50 VS orkingman’s Boot, .Solid Leather. A grand boot to wear... . . ...$2 00 Button and Blucher Styles, in Patent Colt, Gunmetal, and Dongola Kid leathers. ....................... 980 and $1 .1 9 $1.00 PER YEAR \ :1 r h :3"? ‘. '- ‘\ I‘d