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fi’ii'o TORONTO Ami NIAGARA. ution of the people of I vicinity is directed to excursion Viz} C. P_ R. Sound and other point. nch to Toronto and Ni- ve an opportunity of . Grey Battalion. Ex. 1) leaves Saugeen Junc- am. and Durham peo- aect by leaving here on ng train and Waiting at r the special train. Re- nm Saugeen to Niagara 'of This ftalogue productive quallties. and r them is such that tho ‘to eniargo lb Canqdhfl inducing manufacturing F.“ $1.00 10-inch Ddublo ouble Dlac Records for to artist. are the lame- 5 and war tax. or, to .30 and War tax Good 1 any regular train 9p night. June 5, or Owen {ara tickets may be m train. giving return Otuw A 'ou can have one in. or post free by writing IIAIDIAI’S I. ,I. PURE WHITE ZINC Kechnie ELISE tilt: Best Fit Any PAGE FIVE. (mists connect news and excur- :. trip on famous 'nnndirm Service of Ju that how rler- At IIS QUEBEC MAKES LIBERAL GAINS The elections Monday to the 1 provincial legislature '0! Quebec: resulted in a sweeping Liberal victory In the last House the Con- servatives held only 17 seats; and from the result of Monday’s voting the number has dwindled down to seven Mr Cousineau, the leader of the Conservative Opposition. met with personal defeat in his :constituency, Jacques Cartier, be- ing defeated by J S Ashley by a maiority of 1,750 The election shows '72 Liberals, 7 Conservatives, and two deferred elections, which are almost certain to go with the Government At the nominations a week previous, 23 Liberals and 3 Conservatives were returned by acclamation. In the constituencv of Lac St. Jean, Mr Turcotte turned a Liberal into a Conservative majority. Of the 81 members in the Legislature. there will be 74 Liberals and 7 Conservatives. These maybe abnormal times and thus suggest extra cause for thrift. A return to what in compar- ison may be termed a normal per- iod. however, seems to prove that there was then nearly as much reason for the same policy. In the report of the Commission on the Cost of Living in Clnada it is shown that the prices of food in this country rose from 100 in 1900 to 145 in 1913. and of food and coal combined from 100 tp 139.6 In the United Kingdom the rise in the same period Was from 100 to 113.8 for food and, from 100 to 109 2 for coal. This being on the whole a colder climate and coal not being so accessible. it would hardly be exriected that the combined in- crease would be pronortionately less than for the single necessfiv, ”if DURHAM CHRONICLE CANADA’S NEED FOR THRIFT ‘ Vth should the increase of the cost of food in Canada have been 3 greater in the 14 years than in; Britain? That is a question wor-l thv of answer and of thought. W’e ? are not only self-contained in most articles of food, but in the more common run have a surplus for export. Britain, on the other hand. is an importer of at least 14 of the 16 articles reckoned with in the comnutation. namely. heef. pork. mutton. bacon, eggs. butter. flour cheese. oatmeal rice. sugar. coffee. potatoes and tea, the exceptions being bread and milk. In our case the only exceptions to home p'r’o- duction of articles of consumption. that at least there is real cause for being. are rice. sugar. coffee and tea. Again is asked-Why, then. the increased difference in our dis- favor of the relative cost of living? There can be but one answer to the query here pronoundodâ€"thst I We are less thriftv mme selfâ€"in-W dnlgent. mme extravagant and . more wasteful than our close rela- : tions of the British Isles. In addiâ€"f tion, the investigations of the Cost 3 of Living Commission would seem} to indicate that Canada is rapidly becoming the most expensive to . 111 e in of all the affiliated coun- ' tries of the empire. In such cir-! cumstances it is apparent - that it '5 ‘is 11p to our people to goin for in- : trospection and to consider in! What way the situaiton can be rem- edied and improved. We have not} the large poverty stricken class to l lessen the percentage that Greati Biitain unhappily possesses, butt home production and home indust- ! ry should outweigh that possible '1 reason for some of the difference There are and must be other caus- es for the difference, and those here set forth appear to be the main ones. If every Canadian would consider that every dollar, every cent, saved and judiciously invested, and that every ounce of food produced, meant so much added to the country’s capital and wealth, it is not difficult to believe that there would soon be a de crease in the pr0portional increase of the cost of the necessities of SE W IRWIN, Editor and chrriet DURHAM MAY 25, 1916, life. along with a speedy diminu- tion in household expenses. Britain’s motto: Seize the C’s. Slacker’s motto: Take your E’s. Sailor’s motto: Sink the W3. Smallholder’s motto: Sow the PS. Chancellor’s motto: Tax the T’s. gainess man’s *motto: Keep down the X’s. ‘ Farmer’s motto: Keep B’S. “a PAGE FOUR. . yet it seems to be the use one deduction appears nossi- that greater thrift. compara- v sneaking, is exercised in fhe of fuel than in the consumm- of food. Meal-time at a Canadian base behind the front lines, Where the sturdy men of the Dominion ing and recuperating. To the Editor of The Chronicle. ! Dear Sir,â€"On the eve of the de- } parture of the Grey Battalion from the County, it is my wish that the citizens should be aware of the very deep appreciation of . every officer. non-commissioned and man of the Battalion of the uniform kindness and courtesy With which we have been treated during the months which we have spent here. A spirit of hearty co- operation has been manifested al- most everywhere, especially in our inoumevs flhtough the county in connection with our recruiting campaign. And with respect to re- cruiting our debt of gratitude to the Grey County Citizens’ Beâ€" eruiting League is very great. and the fact that the Battalion leaves Grey County practically at full strength is due very largely to their enthusiastic spirit and selfâ€" sarrificing endeavor. To the Coun- ty Council we are specially grateâ€" ful for their munificent grant. rwhich solved at once the problem iof enuipment and which insured . the maximum of comfort for the zmen in the field. ; But our greatest debt of all is to the parents who have given us their sons. and the wives who have given us their husbands. so that the County of Grey might piav a worthy part in the great ‘struggle for truth and iustiee A __ __..-_..- .. “~â€" -â€"........â€"....-â€"._ _ The question of what the Cana-E nadian Patriotic Fund can do to i help a soldier’s dependents was? {taken up on Wednesday of last i ; Week at the ’Patriotic Convention j ,in Foresters’ Hall, Toronto. when a 3 letter to the soldiers from Mlssé ‘Helen R. Y Reid of Montreal was 1 read. This letter gave a general}, "outline of what the officers of the ,fund were doing other than the ‘distribution of monthly cheques. 'gThis work included everything‘ 3 from giving household and legal ; iadvice to the conduct of funerals.i 1 Mr. C P. Birge of Hamilton gave. ‘an illustration of this in the case! got a man who has been unable to; 3collect his son’s life insurance} 'lacking proof of death. The fund} ‘had taken up the matter and had‘ isucceeded in obtaining for him l t the necessary proof of death. LETTER TO THE EDITOR 1% Another Fund at End of War PTIVTVe' yvouldn’t be doing our WnU1c duty to the soldierif the depend- lowed to fall during to a lower scale men- tally. morally or physically than ° Sir Herbert isight. or through th lauxiliari‘es, to give What I . - I ance an_d adwce they can. - n ‘ A A _ m 'kfi a fine assist- “uv' '._7 “Anything ,that can without impertinence the branch is safe in to do.” ‘ _ ~ Crol L. "Mi; James A thc] ich stated that his avoided manv of the I‘d Mitcheil .ot Gâ€"oder- his bra_nch hag Bent-Colo n91 w‘ a” -.â€" problems and OI‘l he done ntrusion undeNaklnfr difficulties experienced in other 1p1aces by point111g out to the 1ue11e1'1c1a11es 01' me fund that me imuuey Was 1101; Lne11 u“ 11‘ 1,11. Liv“- s1a'Leu 0‘1 pubnc L1 uSC 11111115 W111c11 1111ey were handling acco1a111g [0 111m rules 1am dovm 101' them 11); 11111-1 centrai execuuve. ’1‘11us u11- 91111:;1511111' disputes were uV'Oldcu. 5111111 me women usually were saus- '; 118d. :1 paper by Mr. W" 1:". Moore ae- scubmg pile Iun dawns 01 the nununng 01 xeturned soldiers was luau uy Jail. t’ h. murns, assxstuut acuxeLuly, 1n the absencu u; 411-. 31.00:.6. .L’ne quesuon ox Lhc extent LN) wmcn Lne fund should. aSSASL me manly 01 a returned or uxsableu smumr, and 111 What cases, was Lufiefl up uy nun. Lieu»; -L‘ui “.3. it nanny seemed logical, said L‘m. ueorge, Lnal‘. an conuxtiOu UL we “1an pnumd we worse aner me nuspunu's reLurn [nan u. was \N 13.16 136 \\ db at. 1.246 .Ll'UliL. 11.: a; kind.» many mstanceo uelay occur~ ‘. mu m the dunner of; ms pug", dud ‘ in such cases he uwugu. ~11; 1L1-.u. should nelp gne Bouncy and [1181 on- deroert Amos said that n a Wruuw' were to hum; LU step uoWu Irom her present scale oi nx'ing to that matte possmre my a Anyi'il“ ment pension, 11 her nus'mno is killed, 1t might just as well hap- pen now as a year hence. booner or later she would. have to accom- modate herself to this. Therefore, as soon as the worn-an oecutne a ward of the government, She went off the books of the fund. He would have more to say, hon er, when the question of pensions came up. 7 _ fl -_ _.:A-‘_ cn‘l DOINLLLV my. . The questions of pensions for reservists 01' Great britain. 'r‘ranze, Italy, Belgium and Serbia, was taken up, and it was decided that legislation should be asked pro- viding for the Canadian Govern- ment to make up to the dependâ€" ents of reservists who may be killed or disabled the dili‘erence between the pensions payable bv their own country and those pay- able in Canada to Canadian troops. Mr. P ’E. Morris, assistant sec- retary. describing the work of the pension board. advised branchâ€" es to put in for [dependents their applications for pensions as suun as notice of death was received. By a vote’of the ratepayers, taken on Friday last, the city of Berlin, Ontario, decided by a ma- iority of 81 to have the name changed. It was an exciting con- test, and theh ighest vote the city ever polled was recorded, more than 3,000 having registered. their votes on the question. As soon as the results were known, Alderman J. A Mailman, chairman of the central committee, sent a cable- gram to King George, announcing the decision of the vote. Mr Wil- . Lnnmnn gram LU man-b v-vv-D_, _ _ the decision of the vote. Mr Wil- liams was greeted with ' tremen- dous cheers when he called upon the people to ask for the resigna- tion of Mayor Hett, who admitted that he endeavored to have the‘ 118th Battalion removed to London before the election in order that the electors would not be intimi- dated by the presence of soldiers. On a vote of only 3,000. with a maiority of only 81, the contest was a very close one, and hard feelings and a divided people may follow as a result. It is well, however, that the desire to change “the name originated in the town gitself and was not the result of i‘ are to be asked to make a choice. It’s the easiest thing in the world for a Woman to manage a manâ€"if she isn’t married to him. 32mm m BE RENAMED THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. ‘ ‘m ' snms‘m YEAR 1816 EWAS KNOWN AS THE “SUMMERLESS SUMMER.» The year 1816, that is, 100 years ago, says the Perth Expositor, was known as the “summerless sum- mer.” Snow commenced falling in the middle of June, by the middle of August it was ‘one foot in depth and from the first fall or snow in June until the following summer the earth remained under the cov- ering of the wintry blanket. Abso- lutely nothing in the way ,of bar-- vest was garnered. Everything in the way of crops rotted in the ground. What did the people live on? Meatâ€"meat- and fish‘ the-re were no vegetables and there was 'V‘v --v __ _ . -c _ _ . _ no flour: it Was venison and fish ‘ L 0.5») IN. _, 2W- 21 ‘ o ‘_ j": rum” ‘\ r"- ;' I. :' . toda reheved b r ' n cording L0 3...... 19, ,.... , _ ‘ . ..o(. y, E fish a d flesh 1 Barleyâ€"halting. outsme, one 1c to-morrow, taken from slauO‘hter- - . b 1 70' *0. 2 feed. Jâ€"Ec '...' cattledHay had to be shipped from 6 Bzvcikwheatuicg .5 4 relan to s :e " t “ . ' ’ 3’ ' . b avd jibe 53am mg catéle‘ Ryeâ€"{\o. 1 commercial, 93c to Me 1n Que ec, an 1 501 there at “45' Manitoba flourui‘irst mteuts ir per ton; flour sold at $11 per barâ€" jute have m 70. e ' ‘ . . T rel 1n Quebec and potatoes were balrerc’b $6 ’51 Bub 5 0,” pennyua pound. . Thls year Ontario flour Winter, track, Toron was called the year eighteen hun- l to prompt shir‘mmt accordi’fg dred and frozen to death.” The 1 sample 34 40 to‘ a; ~0’ :71 5-5;... ~. 4...... K‘.‘ulj ".‘AOL cause of the cold was believed to bulk, 3931)....“6, $4.45 to $455 '."' I.‘.‘. l-J..-U, I‘Akl.» be sunspots, WhiCh Were 30 large; Millieedrilarloads per ton deliver that for the first time in their: ed Mortreai ”64.5. 3.5.1 994 history they could be seen Without 5 Shorts 336‘ Hwy-[33%; $36” to 3:277 the aid of a telescope. It was also i good f’eeh fi’eu. b: 9;? 77"}0 $1 7'5” _known as “poverty year.” In New‘ " H N” ’h M ' iHampshire hay sold at $180 a ton. a , The next spring the market price} Wh02csaae Pmducc of corn was $2; a bushel of Wheat} Toronto wholesale prices to th £932.50; rye, $2' oats, 90c; beans. $3; trade: uhutter. 250. per 1b (it usually sold Eggsâ€"â€" in those days at eight or ten Special candied (cart’s)$ .25 mi: 2 cents). Further particulars of the New-laids, ex-eartons .. .24 .2 l “qnmmerless summer,” The Expos- Butterâ€" ' â€"Lâ€" r..-.._1_ on q cents). Further particulars of the “summerless summer,” The Exposâ€" itor adds, are among the files of the Grenville Historical Society. W+++é+++°§§+°§°++$$€~§”§"§'++++ .‘,.’.o-:»oo:-ov,-oo- 1 ‘ . o .‘a moo§¢§¢o¢o++¢+¢+oooooooooo W§N§¢§§§§§NMOO ‘Ve have :1 0911131191719 stock of Trimmi“g B‘lttuns. ' nclnding glass brziss. pearl and 1V OI‘V. See our winduw display. The Variety Store $+ééé+++++++++++$¢$+é are rest- MARKET QUOTATIONS HE smucx n :34 mm AI [A81 Toronto Cattle Market Heavy choice steers . . . .$9 .10 Heavy good steers ...... 8.60 Handy choice steers. . . . 8.86 Butchers', good ........ 8.50 (10. medium ......... 8.10 40. common ........ 7.50 Butchers’ cows, choice. 7.50 do. good ............ 7.00 Butcher puns, choice... 7.‘ do. medium to good. 7.‘ do. bologna ......... 5. Feeders. 900 to 1,000 lbs. 7. do. bulls ........... 6. Smokers, 800 to 900 lbs. do. good, 700 to 800 7. do. med, 660 to 700 6. do. common, light“ 5. Milkers, choice, each. do. medium to good. .( Springers .............. ( Calves, veal, good ...... do. medium ......... do. common ........ do. grass ........... Bob calves, each ...... Lambs, cwt. ........... ' Spring lambs, each ..... Sheep, ewes, light ...... do. heavy and bucks i (10.011118 ............ Hogs, weighed off cars. do. fed and xx atered do. f.o.b. country ..... 38W Gnome mwxa. . . .‘ any good steers ...... mdy choice steers. . . . Itchers', good ........ (10. medium ......... 40. common ........ mtchers’ cows, choice. (10. good ............ do. medium ......... niche:- bulle, choice... do- medium to good. CO Ontario oatsâ€"~No. 3 whit 49c. Peasâ€"~50. 2, per earl-2‘ cording to sample, $1.13 Barleyâ€"Maltiz‘g. outsi 670; N0. 2,feed 63c '1. b. {-1 Buckwheatâ€"700 tc Ryeâ€"No. 1 commercial Manitoba flourâ€"P‘irst jute bags, $6. 70; -‘-€" 01:11 :, bakers’, $6,111 jutx, bags. New-laids, ex-f‘artons . . Wh03csaie Produce Toronto wholesale prices to the trade: Butterâ€" Creamery prints, iresh.. .29 .31 Creamery, solids ....... .28 .29 Choice dairy prints ..... .25 ”.7 Ordinary dairy prints.. .24 .26 Bakers’ ................ 22 .24 Cheeseâ€"New, large, 1935c to 19%c; twins, 19%(: to 200; old, June and September, large, 201/2c; twins, 2( 13.1.0; triplets, 21c. Honeyâ€"Buckwheat, barrels, 7c to 7350; tins, 71/330 to Sc; clover. 50-11). tins, 1356c; 10-1b. tins, 14c; 5-lb. tins. 14c; comb honey No. 1. per dozen, $2.50 to $3; No. 2, per dozen. $2 to $2.40. , "~~- n nnnnn A Poultry 01d fowl, 1b.. Chickens ..... Milk-fed - - Meatsâ€"Wholesale Toronto Wholesale houses are quot- lng to the trade as follows: Beef, forequarters. . . .$11.00 to $12.00 ‘A "1 1", .fi'n Watertown, N.Y.â€"Cheese sales, 7,300 boxes at 17%0, a record price for spring cheese. Cowansvill, Que.â€"â€"14 factories offer- ed 1,250 packages of butter. Twelve factories sold at 291,40, balance sold at 29%c. 8t. Hyacinthe, Que..â€"200 packages of butter offered. All sold at 29%0. 7326 boxes‘cheese sold at 191,“. Belleyilleâ€"lg317 cheese boarded, 1,500 selling at 19%c, balance at 19 “ginsâ€"Receipts, 3 .;000 slow; heaVv, 5 to mso mixed no ..... $10. 45; yorkers, $9. 85 to $10. 40; pig , £9. 75; roughs, $9.10‘ to $9. 25; Stags, 36. 50 to $7. 50. Shéop and lambsâ€"Receipts. 1.200; cattle â€" Receipts, W; hooves. $8.10 3H Toronto Grain Markets i‘ 7' Yâ€"v- __ $9. 65 to $9.80; pi ,' $7.50 to ;bnlk of sales; $9. 56 $10. â€" Reoelptg, 900 ° market W; native, $7.76 to 810:1ambs, to.$1080. Xi c’i'iu‘Em', 53 15 5193" saâ€"Roceipts, 9.000; maxket ; light, $9.60 to “0.10: mixed. toA§19._15_; heavy, $9.96 to $10.20; “ “ _. An In LA - -vvvv ., $4.4o'ib’fisléoi"¢aim :8 to ,L 99c to Loâ€"â€"Rece.i:7«tS. 500; sâ€"Receipts, 100; Chlcago Cattle Mai-loot :uckwheat, barrels, 7c to 71/30 to Sc; clover 50-]b. 10-1b. tins, 14c; 5-1b. tins. honey No. 1. per dozen, No. 2, per dozen. $2 to Cheese Markets . East Buflah Lt ...... 9. ()0 l bucks 8. 00 ........ J .00 180 18c 170 Live $9.10t059.50 8.60 9.00 8.85 9.25 8.50 8.85 8.10 8.50 7.50 8.00 50 8.25 00 7.50 .25 7.00 .75 8.50 .00 7.75 .75 6.25 11 11 10 20c 200 200 “c to 770. winter. . per 00 60 I. O 930 to 94c )atents. 17 steady active: $4.33 5.00 115.00 75.00 110.00 11.00 9.60 “7.00 06;, 66c t0 Dressed ‘2c 24c 240 2" (c 250 26c delive ports. 11 11 N 50 50 00 17.0‘ 14.50 3.00 9.50 12.50 15.50 14.00 15.50 16.00 12.00 16.00 21.00 12.00 31 29 27 26 .24 | Floorwalkerâ€"Looking for some- thing, madame? Fat Ladyâ€"Husband Floorwalkerâ€"First aisle to vour ileftâ€"male order departmentâ€" i'Stanford Chaparral MR. WHITMAN 38:? 9t. Valier St, Montreal. “In 1912, I was taken suddenly in with Acute Stomach Trouble and dropped in the street. I was treated by several physicians for nearly two \ 0 115.1 m as in constant misery from 2m stomach and my weight dropped dexm from 2:25 pounds to 160 pounds. Sew-11;} of my friends advised me to try ‘l’rulL-u-Iives’ and I did so. That was eight months ago. I began to imprint almost zuz'f/z #16 first dog. No 0th“ medicine 1 ever used acted so pleasantly and quickly as ‘Fmit-a-tives’, and by Ubillg it I recovered from the distresiag Stomach Trouble, and all pain and (f‘mzsfz'palz'on and misery were cured. I .«;:mpletely recovered by the use of 'l-‘ruit-a-tives’ and now I weigh 208 ; :unds. I cannot praise ‘Fruit-aotives’ quench”. H. WHITMAN. 50¢. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 250. At all dealers or sent postpaid by I‘mit ~zi-ii‘ces Limited, Ottawa. z§§§§§§§§§§§+¢§§§§OO‘VQQON :. Wired for eicwn'izt lights. may § 0 write to the :{hDVP :xdde. 02° . : leave order :21 The (‘hmniclc ()f- z o flux 9 O O §§”§§§N§§N§OQ“O OW Fall Wheat ............ $ 95 to 3 Spring Wheat .......... 95 to Milling Oats............ 4490 Feed Oats ....... _ ........ 42 to LACE CURTAINS. 81" Wide. Qxyds. long, 50c. pr 40" wide. 2xyds. long, 750. or. 47"- wide, 3yds. long, $1.00 and $1.50. pair. All Lace Curtains have tin- ished tops. New C'zlrfiain Drapery, 36” wide. double border; cream or white, 15¢. per yard. Twilleé Sheeting, 2yds. Wide, Heavy Bleached Sheeting, 2 yéa. wide, ~20c. yard. Bleached Table Linen, 70” wide. 50?. yard. New 8005._ coming 2:: Ever? Week. B. Balment 25 Bud? Street, Fairbank, Toronto, Ont. _ 'ersons requiring their house He Seils Cheap COLLEGE HUMOR BIG Electrical Contractor DURHAM. MAY 18. 1916 l 75 43