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Woooo moo-om.- A CAUSE FOR HIGH COST. Small wonder that distribution is recognized as one of the biggest problems in the matter of food prices! A Canadian instance makes it plain. A short time ago, a mer- chant in Belleville. Ontario, sold some Whitefish that had been caught at Bath. forty miles away. Between the time_when the fish were caught and the time when they were sold. they travelled from Bath to Kingston. thence across Lake Ontario in bond to a public refrigerator at Cape Vincent, New York. thence back to Kingston, thence to a wholesale dealer in Toronto. and thence to the Belle- ville retailerâ€"-a journey of 400 miles, to reach a point 40 miles away. Meanwhile, the price had inâ€" creased from seven cents to eight.â€" een cents a pouml.â€"â€"â€"Y«‘mth's (Jom- +++++++é++++++++++++++++++ pamon. The Sho‘lhui‘mr Fran Press will raise the subscription price to $1.“ uftpr tlm middle of May. Trains leave Durham at 7.05 a..m. and 3.45 p.m. Trains armve at Durham at 11.20am 3.3) p.m.. and 8.45 p.111. G. T. Bell, C. E. Hurning, G.P. Agent, D.P. Agent, Montreal. Toronto. J. TOW’NER. Depot Agent W. CALDER, ann Agent Canadian_ PaCifiC Railway army the buds, Time Table \~~'i"‘ inwk on Ih 9.24 12. 07 “ Priceville “ 7. 40 4. 20 9.34 12.17 “ Glen “ 7 .30 4.11) 9. 38 12 21 “ BlcVVillizuus' 7.20 {Ni 9.50 12. 33 “ Durham “ 7. 15 3.5.") 10. 04 12.47“ Allan Park 7.01 3.41 10.14 12.57 “ Hanover " 6. 52 £3.32 10.... 9" 1.05 “ Maple Hill ‘° 6. 43 73.23 10.35 1.20 " Walkertun 630 3.10 R. MACFARLANE. Town Aer? b EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY 3.25 Lv. Toronto Un. Ar. 11.35 3.10 IN. Toronto N. 9.13 11.55 .u'. Saugeen J. " 7. :"3 EEOOOOOQOOOOOQQO 4 6 01v 9 QOOOOQOOOOOOOQ‘EOQ Mr. 31.:Kress has opened a. shop at the rear of the furniture show room and is prepared to do all kinds of tinsmithing. Undertaking receives special attention UN DERT AKIN G g Grand Trunk Railway TIME-TABLE FBRNITURE§ Rugs, Oilc‘noths Window Shades. Lace Curtains and altflousehold Furnishings TINSMITHIN G EDWARD KRESS ~ Cheaper Than the Cheapest If possible I wish to dispnse of my entire SLOCk before the end of the present year. and if p: ares «rt cost and below cost will move the buying public then .ulr stuck W111 be sure .to move. We are determined to gm. rid of it. so we adVlse you to see for yourself. The stock consists of Dry Gumls including. flannellets, blankets, woollen gonds. men’s underwear. ladies under- wear. men’s pants and OVPl'afils. ginghams. muslins and ladies’ and gent’s sweaters. ' Call and get our Moving sale prwr‘a. There’s money in it for you. Egh :u-d Butter taken as Cash. PAGE 6. Priceville “ Glen “ McVVillizuus“ Durham “ Allan Park Hanover " Maple Hill ‘° Wall-lemon AND ALL MUST BE SOLD S. SCOTT l: 1! 1.1.1 it guns “ithont sexing: that farm-l in: i.~: ”no «11 the 1111l1lest, (11111111111 {inns that 1.11111 mm fellow. Burnn‘ Shnnglmessy wrete these signifi- mnt werils to The l-‘uriners~ Advo-f 1-:1te :15 :1 Christinzis 111155111111: "To2 my mind. the host. thing: in life is U). 111- :1 gnml Canadian citizen. 21ml :1; sllt‘l‘flfi'fil'lll thinnilinn {'111'11'11'11‘." 1 When :1 man 11f such keen insight; and wide l{IIH\\'lt‘il;_'t‘ as Baren‘ Shanghni-ssy pays such :1 highi tribute tn the turmers’ fz‘illing. 0110' _“'mllt'l naturallv runrlnrle that 3f:1r1ni11;: must he the finest, voca- tinn in t’ixistence. and that there 11111111] be 1111 i‘litiicnlty in presenâ€" inu the “proper t_1:11:’1111'e." lint “\hnt are the fur-ts"? We are told that the luss at rural population in Ontario during,r the last, five years is nearly 200.01“). and that. the County 111' (trey has. furnished ;1111;11'l_\'6.()00 «luring: t.l1at.peried. din-1'11}: if these figures are correct. ttherv is a "screw leese somewhere.” *\\'l111t is the ('illlh‘t‘? The \\"eekly Sun gives the t'ollmx'ing rensnns for this rennirkahle and alarming deâ€" :t‘l'PIlSPI “The causes me repeat, 3111- the li’liltlt'(1l,lilcy 11nd the in- ;t'qunlity 111' the rewards Hf l'urm iintlnstry. 'J'nril't’s and the limita- itiuns 11f markets leave :1 11111 NW {margin «11 11mm 11nd thi- extrama- tu ant expenditures 11f geugrnments' ‘mmmibsmns and municipalities l t . _-.. -- (mute more profitable empleyment than the term attords. To the 111111-11 profitable employment the Stay on the Farm In commanting an my article, "Back to the Land," the Editor said: "it wnuld never do for all to be l'arva'S. Thvrc should ho a proper balance to get. the best results." To this we all agree, but we are tnld by writers who have made a study of vocations that far too many farmers and farmers‘ .sons are laavingz the farm to work in thv i-ity. It is certainly unwise to try in make every farmer's son a l'arnwr. yet it stands to reasnn that a l'ai-mwr's sun is likely tn make a lwlh-r l'arnwr than the son Of a mowlianic, prnaclmr. n‘wrchant or te-aclwr. that is. if expvrionce and lwrmlity (‘Hlllli for anything. It is wx'iclvnl, thnrnl'nro. that the": major- itv Hf successful l'arnwrs aro burn ll'nrnier naturally turns." It may the inwudeinte of the highest order il'nr an ordinary ('nrrespemlent of a lweekly paper tn dispute the lupininns 01' an mlitur (if such prem- linenee. but I beg to say that the lt-zmses of rural depnpulntien are ‘i'ur deeper than anything hinted at iin the l‘ureg‘oing quntntinn. 1! ln passing. 1 may say that. it is ,zmsily seen, that the writer referred l . . . .. Mn, is "agin the ngel‘llmPIlt. and 3thzit means :1 prejudired judgment. iHni- would infer l’rnm the article in immstien that the ex-fnrmers are full «getting grwermnent jobs. I sup- ;[msw a few of them get soft snaps, :l’m- 1 WWW know who they are. To tell the truth, I don‘t believe thera 'zu'e many farmers in the civil sen- ,x'iw. Nu, Sil'l.F2fill‘Illtâ€"31‘S don’t leuw :tln-ii' l'nrms because the “extrava- 'g-;mt expenditures ut‘ governments, “tin. rrente more profitable employ- ";wnt" elsewhere. They don’t. get llit‘St‘ jobs when they leave the farms. 'l‘hey dig the city sewers, mrry the beds, and wish they \H-i'w hack on the old homestead. The causes of rural depOpulation .â€" . t l l widwnt, thm'nl‘m'o. that, the major- ity of successful I'z‘armm‘s are born and hruught up on the. farm. Hence it' \w wish In clmwlnp m11' farm in- dusix'y In its highnst, (mint, our buys must. as :1 I'ulv, “stay on the [.050 but [oil a 1‘0 .omwomowmm -BY FARMER JOHN Durham, Ontario than a farmer. How often we boys used to long for an education that would fit us for some “white collar" job, and thus relieve us of the arduous and odious farm chores. There was mighty little‘ chance. however. to get the neces-J sary "larnin" with poor teachers.’ and poorer attendance. A few of our schoolmates got an education, but they were either lame, blind or halt, or exceptionally bright and ambitious youngsters. The ordin- ary farm lads forgot in summer what they learned in winter, and so had to stay on the farm bysheer force of circumstances. It will take a generation to root out that hereditary distaste for farmingtl'lat was cultivated and encouraged in our public schools and in our homes fifty years ago. By the way, is it any lwtter mm"? What are our present. teaHmrs doing to edu- cate tmys am girls to love the farm? I wonder how many rural school teachers are t'ilisessml with the splmiditl «')[_>po1"t_unities that farm life otters to our boys and girls"? \that are a few straggling srhool gardens, and «try-asâ€"dust, lectures on agriculture going to do to solve this problem‘.’ We cannot litame our teachers for their lack ot‘ enthusiasm in taking up the merits of farm lit'e. They have to I l am sure I am safe in saying: that, ,thm‘e isn‘t, a farmer in South Grey MP in {)nlzn'io. who would keep one irow for six months. let alone 20 ‘i-ows for a year. that would only '15in 3.650 pounds of milk in a year. ilioally. the question is too ridicu- |lou>f to be funny. Just, think of it! l.\n aVOI’ago of llll‘oo- pints of milk lat. NH‘h milking. . gain, notice the Cost, of keeping a «'ow. ll. «loosn'l average 10 cents a «lay. "$th per- haps the «‘xmniner was trying to Eshow that. if a cow only got an average of 10 cents worth of feed a «lay she would only give 1") lbs. of milk a «lay. Well. if such he .l,h«_- vase. it may he of interest, to {the examiner to know that. a cow Melting: a «limos worth of food per islay would not give one pint, of miik a «lay. It is: no wonder the examin- er‘s name is not published. Prob- ably he was born on a farm 60 or 70 years ago, when the cows were isnnl. out. to the woods to browse for la living. 5 But [hero is no use in blaming :1le Education I)«_’2par't..n‘1«;)nl. The ililamo rests on us. We can get. just lwhat we want. If we are satisfied Ho go on in the old lmm-«h‘um ways 'ot‘ farming, or learnin". that oh- ‘tainnd 30 «)I‘ 40 years ago, it. is n it ‘likoly any government will’make a :s'nrions attempt. at drastic. reforms. i'l‘hu government not. only I‘CDI‘G- ‘svnts the people, but reflects the ,,iu«l;;m«rnl and desires of the people. iUur pmgress in methods and char- 1 .. --- _ -_...._.._ _ l l l i l I l i "pass“ thvix‘ pupils at, Hm pmmn- Hun and High Scluml I‘IntI‘anco 0.x- :lnoxinntimls, 01' got nut, and I van- tm-n to zlflirm llmt not, 0110 per cent. ni‘ Um questiuns (m sto cxzunina- iicms :u‘c cum-«elated with farm wm‘k ”1' t'uz'm lifv. I was much amused the HUIPI' «hay when I came :u'I'uss [his ques- liun, which was given in the High 8011001 J‘Inti‘uncc last year: “A fari'iwr has a herd of '20 cows, each of which gives an Ithfil'ing 0f '10 pmmds ni‘ milk per day the your mum}. Tho milk mutains 4 per (Wilt. ni’ [)1wa fat, and 100 pnunds Hf butter fat. [)I'LH’illCl‘S 116 pounds of human The total PXlHHlSO averages $33.55 per cow fur Hm yCflI'. Find Um l';u'11'1«_n"s meL immmc from his hum fur mw your if the butter i< snld at, am average} of 30c. pound.” actor 01' school work may be meas- m'm'l by the architecture of our sohnnlâ€"lumso. \Vith few excep- tinns. mu‘ schnnl-housos are uninâ€" SDiving. uninvitin", deprvssing. i11â€" \‘«'fnl.ilatml. nblong blocks of brick and mmtnr. As the farm-house. hum, inmlemcnt and stock, are the «ext-u‘cssinns of the. kind of farmer wlw owns them. so 'the school- ht’mse with its equipment is the PXDI‘PSSiUI’I of the attitude at the. I‘aft'émyers towards modern ideas in mlucation. ‘ 1 must com‘ess that I have very} recently Cl'ianged my attitude tow- ards the kind of education our children should get in rural schools. I have just finished reading a story called “The Brown Mouse,” Which has been published in The Farmers” Advocate, This is no imaginary tale, but a record of facts. I had ““3 good fortune last fall to meet a gentleman who is at the head of the "Rural Community School System” of the United States, and he affirm- ed that the incidents related in “The Brown Mou‘se” are absolute- ly true, except that the teacher was a lady instead of a man. This lady teacher actually reformed a whole community. Before the advent of this teacher the farmers in this district were examples of Ehow-not-to-farm, the houses un- ltidy, the women unthrifty, the children unlearned and the men back. numbers. Farms could he bought for a song, and no one was proud that he was a farmer. Tc- THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. day. not a farm in that section is ‘E‘ V I --wv for sale, not a house. but is bright and cheery. not a boy or girl that hates the farm, not a mother who does not know the chief principle of Muse-keeping, and not a farmer- who is not up-to-dato. Who solv- 0d this Stuy-on-the-Land problem? A little school mistress with a Vision of the real farm life and its [)(lSSibilit-ieS. «The farm arithmetic, farm physiolciigy, farm reading, the c«>\\'-losting oxorcisos, sued analy- sis, Pom clubs. tomato clubs, poulâ€" trv and pig clubs that become a part of the school curriculum game a culture and a practical training that is impossible to got from long definitions in grammar and geogra- phy, or big sums in complex fracâ€" tions. which \Vurry the very life out of mm children in Ontario schools lu-dz‘ly. I (“an woll Pvnmmlwi' how I lizilml grammar will! a hitter hat.- 1wl. Perhaps Hm lvzii-lini‘s d'm'l lozn'h like they nsvd l.» «Pu, but E van vividly i‘vmvmlwi' how mysti- livd I was with the lm'n‘r‘» “miten- Sinn" and “(rumplntinn." I. used 1.0 guess awni‘y tinw. Finally. 1 ill)â€" mlmv SH (lisgnslml with QI':‘imm:iI‘ that l (incidml in (ll-up [ho snhjnol, and the [anchor roadily :n‘qnivsmwl, doubtless thinking that l was an inmossililn g'i'mnniui'iun. Theme is nu I'uusnn :ll. all why wr- slmuliln’l hz'n'n Um host, that is gluing: in 0111' rural SClltH.)lS-~UlO host. buildings. tho host, playground, Hm host, vqnipmr‘nf. the best tench- m-s. If we gvt thorn, I’ll gnumnlne lhv Sl:"lyâ€"Oll-lhP-lde pmhlmn will lw sanMl. Mr. Wright, of Puslinch, Visited at, Mr. Matthew Hoopor’s over the hnliduy. Miss Mary I-Inmwr spent, the East,- (‘1' hnlidays at the 01d Immn. Mr. George Lawr‘mn'u was throat- vnml with what. amwarml like ap- pendicitis last, week. Two doctors were in consultation on the case, and George also had something to say. Among them they decided not to operate, and he was going about as usual in a couple of days. Mr. \\'m. Allan is culling wood for his neighbors with his gasoline mitfil. ll, is just, a three-horse- pnwm', butwill clip off a stick ton and a half inches in diameter willi- unl difficulty. MI‘. Elmer McMccken is another «if 0111' young mnn who is willil'ig to brave the perils of war for home and ('nuntry. Hv onlistod «m Mun- At the vestry meeting on Tuesday night. finameial affairs seemed saiâ€" ist':-lct,.«n‘,v. and the following officers were elected :â€"â€"â€"\\’ardens, Robt. Matthews and John Queen; sidesâ€" men. Palmer Patterson and George Lawrence; vestry clerk. James Mack; and for the Sunday school,â€" Thus. Tucker. superintendent; Mil- ford Lawrence. secretary-treasurâ€" er; and Mrs. Wm. McFadden, organ- ist. Quite a, number are making maple syi'ilp this year, and though the sousmi. su far, has not been a great one, the promise at present is for a good run. Owing-to the council suspending the grant for a time to the several sewing societies, our ladies were about to make the excuse of bad roads to drop the meeting for this Wednesday, but better thoughts prevailed, and they determined not to Shirk, let the money be raised how it may. A very pleasant evening was spent on Friday by a large number of friends in the fine new home of Mr. Robt. Meade. the occasion be- ing to pay their respect to their son, Earl, who is going into training with the 248th Greys for overseas service. Members of the Varney Methodist church joined wi h this neighborhood in presenting him with a wrist watch and shaving outfit, also the St. Paul’s Ladies’ Aid with a shirt and pair of sOcks ac- companying the address given beâ€" low. The night was spent very pleasantly in games and music, as well as a good program of speeches, songs, music and recitations. The following is the address: ;..V'. CORNER CONCERNS Mr. Earl Maude: Dear Frieml.~â€"-\\'o your friendsl and neighbors, supolemontod b)" the members of the Varney Metho- dist church. who have recognizmil in you a good soldier of the Heav- enly Kingdmn, have met to spend an evening with you lwforo you leave for a training ramp, and manifest our gratitude to you for your readiness to go and fight Ill defence of your homes and coun- try. \Vv express our pleasurc‘r for your manly courage to take up arms at a time when the l'ji‘npiro is in a deadly grip with a trc‘lacherâ€" ous foe, who is willing to resort to means so base as newr l.u_~l'orl‘: to he adopted in the t‘lorrost confliet since war became known. \\'e ttrust that in this undertaking the isame zeal and willingness that \has helped you to succeed in other pursuits of life may load you no to highest honors in the ranks. and that your assistance may help the brave Allies in due time to bring about an honorable and lasting peace that insures freedom and liberty to all. “’0 now ask you 1-» accept this wrist watch and shav- ing set from us, also this shirt and socks from St. Paul’s Ladies’ Aid. as a slight supplement to our words in conveying our good wishes towâ€" ards you. In Conclusion. we now wish you health and pleasure in training, and when you go overseas health and God’s special care and guidance in all your doings. a full share of Victory, and a safe return to us again. Signed on behalf of the neighbors and frie11ds.~â€"i\lessrs. lJos. Lennox, Dr. Leeson. We were all very sorry to hear of the death of Mr. John Allan, 31' Winnipeg, son of the late James. Allan. which occurred last Thurs- day. He was a general favorite with all who know him here as boy and young man. He must be now about middle life, but we may give details next, week. A peculiar phenomenon, supposedi to he of electrical origin, was seenl at about 8 o’clock Saturday «wen-l ing, March 10. on the. Prince ol'i Wales Road, north of Primri’ise.’ The particulars are as follows: Mr, and Mrs. McDmvcll. who NYC “117 lot 5; on the east side of the road. were in Shelburne spending the evening. Their son, Oliver Mr.- Ilowell, lives on the old Paul farm on the other side of the road. In the evening he went down to do 11;) the chores for his father, and put on a fire so things would be comâ€" fortable when they returned home. The lane from the residence to the road was so badly filled in with snow during the winter that a road was made through the field, and one panel was taken out of the Crabbe fence to make a gateway to the road. A cedar rail was stuck in the snow at each side of the opening in the fence as a guide for anyone driving in after dark. These rails were wired to the fence-posts to keep them in place. It will be remembered by our readers that the night was Ivery stormy, in fact, a regular lblizzard, with a couple of flashes of lightning, one accompanied by ithunder. When Oliver McDowell had completed ,. his work he started for his home, going by the road in the field. Through the thickly- A STRANGE PHENOMENON all Grocers. arnoy, April (5th. 1917. The inducements offered with common soaps cannot make up for the purity of Sunlight Soap. It costs US more to make pure soap. But it costs YOU less to use it, for Sunlight pays for itself in the clothes it saves. It does not wear and rub the fabrics as common soaps do. Sunlight Soap at the read that appeared like lanterns, and ah‘nnst instantlythere \vas a flash of lightning. When he reached the read. t0 his snrprim there was a light burning.r (in the top end (if each rail. He tOUkliuld ol' the, rail and shook it. but it- did nut affect tl‘u’: light. neither did he receive any sheck from {coming in contact with it. The lights were similar. the blaze being ahnut six inches in length and about nae inch in diameter, and ut’ a ClI‘t‘ll- lar nature, and made a sizzling noise. The lower part of the flame was white and the umier tips of each a hluish purple. Shortly after he got (.0 the road there was another flash of lightning, accein~ panied by a clap of thunder. The night was quite dark and stormy and Oliver soon passed out (at the range of the lights. They were nat burning when his parents returned later in the evening. Mr. MCDOW- ell says he examined the ends of bath rails since and there is no in- dicatinn of any combustion having taken place. Will some of our sei- entitic experts please explain this peculiar phenemennn'?-â€"Free Press. UNITED STATE§ TIMBER IS FAR FROM BXHAUSTED 'l‘hat ljnited States timber is far from exhausted is demonstrated in the manner in which logging oper- ations are being conducted in one of the oldest-settled portions of North America, the North CRI‘tlllllit and Virginia region. where the, North Carolina anher Manut'm-- turers‘ .-\.~'.~iuriation are uni-rating extensix'ely with many mills. Land which was plantation ground ju.~t before, the war is now prmlurin: merchantahle timber, indicating the manner in which the moist winds of the Atlantic coast nourish vegetatimi. North Carolina lumher furnishes about fifteen times as much tonnage as. cotton. and nevi"â€" ly five times as much timnage as all agricultural produrts.â€"~~Canada Lumberman. Aurora, III. â€"“For seven long months I suffered from a female trouble, with Restored to Health by Lydia Er Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. try L dia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- poun I took six bottles and today I am a healthy woman able to do my own housework. I wish every suffering woman would try L dia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compoun , and find out for themselves how good it is.’ ’â€"Mrs. CARL A KIESO, 596 North Ave., Aurora, Ill. The great number of unsolicited tes- timonials on file at the Pinkham Lab- oratory, man;r of which are from time to time pub-fished by permission, are proof of, the value of Lydia E. Pinkâ€" ham's Vegetable Compound, in the treatment of female ills. - ' Every ailing woman in Canada is cordially invited to write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confidential). Lynn, Mass., for special advice. It is free, will bring you health and may save you; life. MRS. KIESD SICK SEVEN MONTHS April 12, 1917. 35,060 guarantee of parity with every cake of Sunlight Soap severe pains in my back and sides until I became so weak 1 could hardly wall; from chair to chair, and got so nervous I would jump at the slightest noise. was_ entirely unfit to do my 'houge- work, I Was givmg pp hope of ever beâ€" mg well, when my sister asked me to BEING LOT 53 CO\ 3 E Gleneig, containing 10: on prelmses are no“ fl‘ 21m brick house, sheds and 01 mgs; runnin" Stu-am 1 propert): about 1c» and wood bush, rest in gum: 1 cultivatxon. POSSkfibjUil 9;} Nov. let, 1913. For fartq ticulars, apply on preq old skating rink site, ctreet, and the north 5. Albert street. Apply Jackson. DOTS 8. 9 and 1< V .treets W 8". ‘A‘ P1 TEE DURHAM SKA'HN one of the best in We: tario, is aftercd for sal paying prOpositinn; g"): for selling. Apply J. A. Durham. Ontario. Advertisements of one inch for e wk 5th sequent inset 1 double the above amount. For Sale or to A COMFORTABLE BR] use; 00d stone cella o! more 0! loan; 1 concealion of Gleneng, out 0! Durham; ha frame barn on it. Appl: Jack-on, Durham. Philip .ppl)' to J. 90D. EAT SPLENDID R] W“? to Upper To‘ my to the lute In. W be sold on reasonab mun. {new more Mortals raidence. hard and salt water; i m m und gardei anon. Apply on We“ m. Amtcbie or Dunc: I am PI" for man'in huildina‘S. and pl‘iC‘fT (or P110! 3 15 thd nines w'es’t of Durham and 65, 3rd con., Benti Webbe . Durham. ally su to Mrs FOR SALE BY A1 Hrs. Wm. Falkinghq for sale by public an residence in Durhau'm the 7th day (if April.‘ 0168 Of lmusvhnm :00} of beds, bedding. t-lmi. chine, and sex'nx‘ul u Terms cask-”R. Brig Property for PROPERTY ‘0; McKiI Telfux farms for Sal wmowM-M 4 Hand-I than Durt aim .OL rham lots For Sal Rink for Farnl for S Eva, in the For terms MW“ 1 For Sale )OVN 1151 For Sale 1W ~atisfact i! 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