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Let us see what that house will cost the owner. In the first plain; we must allow him current inteiw est on the investment. W} six per cent. This comm to 860 for a start. Supp0>€. again. iii“ In," “31‘; 1‘ :3»- sessed {It ‘80“. ' :‘oi it ‘-"I <(‘::1'.‘“!‘:‘ be less. Our 1-; 25 ~ for 1 . - 37 mills on the dollar. and there are hints that it will be 40 this yen. That. will be an added $33 for taxe:. To this we must add insurance, say $5 a year, and as an additional item of outlay there should be an allow- ance for, depreciation of at least one to two per cent on the value of the building. Let us suppose again that the lot is worth $200, and the buildings m. The depreciation wmid be on the building, say two pm: (sent, another $16, and without Under present costs for building, and material. a 31.000 house will be niether a palace nor a castle, but a mighty plain house, with very few conveniences. It will have. neither a bath nor a furnace, and if wired for electric lights, the wiring will he of the cheapest kind. PeOpIe often regard the paying of rent as like throwing away money A little thoughtful consideration will prove the idea a very errone- ous one. Let us consider a house in Durham, and for the present consideration we‘ll suppose the. value to be $1.000. The question is debatable whe- ther a man is better off to own his house, or to pay rent to another Come, let us reason together and see if a satisfactory conclusion can be reached. Owen Sound merchants advertisâ€" ed “Dollar Day" for last Thursday, and the local press of that town re- ports it a great success. After enumerating causes that kept many away. the report refers to motor loads of shoppers from neighliu’ming towns, Port Elgin, from which town several car loads came. Southampâ€" ton. Durham, Chatsworth, and Berkeley. being also mentioned. To advertise is good laisiness for the town, and for the merchants, but what about the towns that lie back idly and let the trade go elsewhere, rather than tell the public what they have and how much they can give for a dollar. We know of towns that are veritable hold-ups against the buying public. The merchants do little or no advertis- ing. and in consequence are doing only a fraction of the business they should and would do if they used printer’s ink judiciously. The over- head expenses are just about the same for a small output as for a much larger one on the same prem- ises. The cost. must be met, and often the prices are fixed too high. with a subsequent reduction or trade. and perhaps a business fail- ure ultimately. The buyers are (if- ten blamed by merchants for sendâ€" ing out of town for their require- ments whenthe same goods couid be obtained here at the same price. and even lower than from the big, ma_il-order houses. This may be; quite true, but how are the people to know if the merchant doesn’t tell them? Advertising often causes a reduction, rather than an increase, of cost. Of course, if advertising is, of such character as to be nonâ€"eE-l fective. then it increases the cost, but that’s the fault of the adver- tiser rather than the advertising: If advertising gives a merchant the power to sell two articles where he formerly sold only one. it stands to reason he can sell each oi the two at a lower profit each than he for- merly sold the one. Again, he gives his clerks employment, instead of having them sitting around idle. It will be seen, too, that greater prof- its are made on the satesmen’ work and that without an increase in the wage bill. We have great faith in advertising of the right kind. Mer- chants engage clerks to sell goods, but clerks can never sell goods un- less they have customers. Ifse ad- vertising to bring in customers. and give the clerks employment. “Canada is the proudest of our daughters to-day. She has made the Motherland understand that there is a Greater Canada. She has it seems. nearly 250,000 miles of unâ€" explored territory in Quebec, which added to her term incognita in tho west. gives her not far short of a million square miles of virgin land with potential treasure unfathom- ed. Well. she began as a mystery. and so remains.” The Daily London fEng.‘ Chron-~ icle’s “Office Window” man pays a neat little tribute to Canada. 'H says: WE DURHAM CHRUNICiE WHAT ABOUT A DOLLAR DAY? Thursday, August 2nd, 1917. W lRWlN, Editor and Proprietor A TRIBUTE TO CANADA. OWNER, OR TEN ANT. PAGE 4. If worrying would keep a woman thin there would be no fat women. article that was 801d before the war {up Len cents, and now the price is slxty cents in SUIIJL‘ places. If sold at sixty cents every place, it would in! swam so bad, but it gives one a feeling of suspicion when he en- quires the prim in another tmvn and is told'it is away up to 220.. There’s something wrong. With increased facilities the nearest town will be an inducement only when the prices are an induce- ment, and the town that establish- es 3 name for cheap and honest dealing will get the biggest share of patronage. In these times, when Ford cars are about as thick as ants about a sugar barrel, the country dealers will have to look after their prices to be able to compete with other places, and hold a share of the trade. A man with an auto thinks nothing of an extra five or six miles when he gets going and the roads are good. No doubt Mr. Prudham’s influence and energy have done much to get the peOple moving. He is quite an enthusiast in anything he takes in hand. and his enthusiasm will tell, when not antagonistic to the gen- eral opinion of the public. We are a little surprised to see him recom- mend the “cutting a wide swath.” It was the people who “cut a wide swath" who blamed him for his interference while here. We might just add, however, that Mr. Prud- ham had the courage of his con- victions, and even those he reprov- ed for misconduct respect him for doing so. n clean-up campaign in Wiarton. In last issue of The Echo he thanks the people for the support of hun- dreds, who so cheerfully responded to the call to make Wiarton clean. He says “the next thing is to keep her clean. Just at present, a good scythe cutting a wide swath would do wonders. It‘s hot; but that means weeds will soon seed, and that is just the time to put in the death stroke. The strength of the plant is devoted to reproduction just now, hence the opportune time to smite it. Let us up and at it.” Rev. Mr. Prudham has been very active during the present year in Now, we feel we have made a very fair analysis of the question: and we are still of the Opinion that, keeping houses to rent in a small town is a poor way to get rich quick. It may be the tenant will decline to accept even the lower offer. and the place will remain idle and un~ produetive for months, entailing further loss to the owner. Kt lac: he becomes dis {'usted and sells the pmperty at a reduction to get ml of it and save further annoyance. Total ......... $1113 00 Now we have the house read-v, and a prospectixe etenant comes, am the chances are hell die of fright it you ask him $10 a month for it, or $120 a year, or a profit over the esâ€" timated cost of $7 a year. If, after some flickering. you let him have it at $9 a month, or $108 a year, the owner is actually losing $5 a year. and yet the tenant would be paying what appears to be a high rent. going any further, the total cost to the Owner would figure out in this, \VQY I FIJI ISLANDBRS ON WAY TO FRONT THROUGH CANADA. These men are a group from a party 01' 200 Fiji Islzmrj last month. on their way to the fighting line in France. Th form made up of khaki shirt and kill. They “war no 81100 m'nrcoats. The men‘ were in charge of Lieut. Allardyco, sc frwnL of a great cedar tree in Stanley Park, Vuncmn'or. LOOK AFTER YOUR PRICES. Interest on ’Iaxes ..... . Insurance . . Depreciation WAR ON WEEDS. investment S60 00 . . . . . , ..... 32 00 Heartiest congratulations to the successful pupils in our burg, viz., Miss Jessie Clark, from Form II to Form 111.; Miss Mary Lamb, from Form I. to Form 11.; and Peter Mo- Quarrie, on his Entrance to High school. Several farmers around here have.1 started a pig ring, in place of the usual beef ring. It is giving good. satisfaction. ' Mrs. J. W. McKechnie of Durham accompanied by Miss Armetta, and Master George, visited friends a~ round here last week-end. ' Mr. George Miller has had misfortune to lose three of lambs, and suspects it to be work of strange dogs. Haying is the order of the day at present. and we are certainly get- ting the right kind of weather for it. The hay crop is equally as good as last year, and in some instances better. An election means all kind of un- certainty and delay. It means a murderous refusal to supply rein- forcements to our troops in France in time to enable them to carry on without being frightfully overbur- dened. It means everything that should not be in such a crisis as the nation now faces. It is to be ex- pected that at such a juncture the old Ross Guard would take the wrong side. If there have been mistakes made by the Conservative Government it is all the more reason why there should be a union of the best men of both Parties to avoid future er-- rors and to carry on the war with- out delay. The Globe and The Star have deâ€" tached themselves from the old Ross traditions, and they cannot be said to have much sympathy for this Ross remnant, which would once more sacrifice every national idea to petty partisanship. Until wider views inspire them it will be well for Canada to find bigger men to follow. ("I‘oronto \Vorld, Jul) 22) 1917. It does not. seem to’ hare occurred in anyone that the Sit-called Liberal tuufllpring in 'l‘tll'lillti) 1213i; 171'iday. which sat and rtmg'ratulaled itself 31111 representing the Canadian na- illUIl. proniiilgatei'l the great idea of twinning :1 war election as the chief imid and aim of our battle tortured ilil’e. was nothing more or less than {the surviVing relic of the old Onta~ trio Ross Government. which was so gtlmmuglily discredited and broken itwelx'e years ago. and Sir George {Ross retired to the Senate. Mr. iGraham retired to Ottawa. Mr. ' ‘ arlton was Speaker of the Ontario 1H1111se in those days. Mr. Duncan fRuss was the son of his father. [Messrs \IcMillan; \MeCog _. Hislop 'and Truax found it expedient to 1111.“ e Proxinc1 ial for Federal oppor- tunities, and these constitute tac- nueleus oi the ‘Ontario Liberal l’lnnfereme’. The Boss Govern» ment was on the whole about the worst that Ontario could have pro.. duced. and it is the new sprouts from this old root that now appear with the same reactionary tinâ€"Caâ€" nadian spirit to obstruct progress. to halt the war and to sacrifice any~ thing and everything to their own interests. They never learn and they never forget. Their outlook is bounded by their own constitu- encies. Brockville is bigger than Belgium. and the destiny of human- ity is nothing to those to Whom their partisan policies are a first consideration. It may be contend- ed that these gentlemen are right to accept the views of their con- stituents, and that nothing can be so important to Canada as the des- tiny of Canada. Those who do not recognize the intimate relation of Canada to the rest of the world at the present time are unsafe guides for her destiny. ‘ y of 200 Fiji Islander: who crossed (12111211321 line in France. The picture shows them i They \wnr 110 81100.5, hats, 01‘ othor clothin Limit. Allardyco, seated in the centre. The Pk. Vancouver. THE OLD ROSS GUARD ABERDEEN ME THE DUBH AM CHBOE ICLB. the his the Unusual. “He’s the son of the proprietor." “That 50‘? You‘d never guess it.” “No. He works just as hard as any of the rest of us.” Full information regarding the competitions can be obtained from the manager of any branch bank in the locality where a fall fair is held. , 8 2 3 COMPETITIONS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS Through the action of the Min- ister of Agriculture, the Honorable Martin Burrell, arrangements have been made to have the Canadian Bankers’ Association co-operate with the Department of Agriculture in providing a liberal sum of money to be offered in prizes for calves and pigs (males only, to be pure bred), exhibited by boys and girls under 17 years of age, at county or township fairs. It has been learned that Pte. Growe, of Owen Sound, who was reâ€" ported wounded and missing since the 9th of May, was officially re~ ported wounded and a prisoner in Germany. {THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANGE TO SELL YOUR OLD PAPER All persons having Old Paper, lBooks or Magazines to sell are re- pquested to bring them in at once 'to my yard in Durham. I am shipping a car the last of this month. This is the last shipment, and after this I will buy no more paper at present, so you will have to act quickly. Country peeple are requested to bring it in on Satur- days; town people may notify me, and I will call on Mondays. M. Glaser, Durham. The News and Star have increas- ed their subscription price to $3 a year. The Mail and Empire and The Globe are now up to $4. 1 l l l ‘We had a short call on Monday last from Dr. Siauhey Ball, who reâ€" turned a few days ago from Bag- dad. in Mesopotamia. He is a sun of R. J.‘ Ball, M.P., and has been in the service as regimental medical oilicer for the past two and a haif years, Though in the danger zen: often and exposed to the bullets of the enemy. he escaped unhurt, but the climatic conditions were unfav- orable, and his health has been somewhat impaired. He is now home on furlough and may have to return, but he doesn’t know when. He left Bagdad about the middle of April, and arrived at his home in Hanover last week. During his ab: sence, he was in service at Gallipoli‘ and other places before going to; Mesopotamia. 1 Mrs. Joseph Wallace, accompani- ed by Master Gordon, spent a few days. last week with her cousins, the Watson families. Master Ger- don remained for the holidays. Miss Violet. Eva, of Hanover, is: visiting this last week at Mr. Thcs. Harrison’s, and nther friends. DR. BALL HOME ON FURLOUGH Miss Inez Mead from Var-nay, and Miss Flossie Lawrence from Dur- ham are spending part of their holidays with Miss Rita Lawrence. Mis s Gladvs Tucker came home from Toronto on Saturday for a few weeks‘ holidays at the parental homo. Mrs. Hugh Firth, from near Zion, spent. last week at the home of he? brnthor, Mr. Tom Monro. “"0 were {Housed in $0.0 her able to be out again after her severe illness. M 1‘s. J 01m M. anrmmce spent par", of last week with friends in town. Muster Dtmglas Kendoll of Dunâ€" dnlk is spondirg part, of his mum-- lim at. Hm home, of Mr. and Mrs. David Hamilton. Tho last week has been very hot and dry, making ideal weather for haying. Canada frnm V’ancnu v01: B.C.. them in a combinatiofi uniw Cl()f,}'li1'1g, but all carry army 0. The group appears in MCWILLIAMS. Beans, immediate and p'rompt shit:- ment, $8; October. ner bound. $6. 25; 1.4111135, 1. L macs ...................... 18 . Sheepskins ............ 1 00 to 2 50 Tallow East Buffaio Came Cattle, 15 cars, slow. Hogs. 15 oors, strong; heavy, $16.50 to $110.63; 5oz..- ers, $16.50 to $16.60; pig‘s. $154; 1.: $15.50. Sheep, 2 cars, swath: .op lambs, $15.50; yearlings, $12.50 to £10: wethers, $16 to $10.25: ewes. 38 L0 $9.25. Calves, 500, market 35c Ingmar. Tops, $15.25; fair to good, $13 to $14; fed calves, $5 to $7. Cattleâ€"Receipts, 900; market Weak; geves, $7.65 to $14.15; western steers $8.40 to $11.50; stockers and feeders $5.80 to $9; cows and heifers, $4.50 to $11.60; calves, $8.75 to $13.25. Hogs ~â€"Receipts, 4,000; market unsettle; 1ight,'$14.80 to $16.05; mixed, 914.3; to $16.15; heavy, $14.45 to $16.15; rough, $14.45 to $14.65; pigs. $11.50 to $14.50; bulk of sales, $15. to :5”; Sheep -â€" Receipts, 7,000; mari'f: steady; lambs, native. $9.25 to $15.60, do. hea'vy .. Lambs, yearling Spring lambs .. do. hindquarters Carcasses, choice . do. common Veal, choice ..... do. medium Heavy hogs ...... Shop Hogs ....... Mutton, light Vlctoriaville, finerâ€"About thre-s thousand boxes of cheese were sciu here at 20 7~16c. St. Hyacinthe, Que-125 packagr of butter were boarded and sold ' 36%c; 950 boxes of cheese ofi'em~ ang‘all sold at 20%c. Waterloo; Quaâ€"872 rackages < butter were boarded. All sold '. 38%c. Forty-two boxes of cheese 53; at 2014c. Lowansvillc. Queâ€"Twelve factor- ies offered 897 packages of butter. Tex: factories sold at 3834c. Two factories unsold. Forty-two boxes of cheess sold at 20%0. London, On:..-â€".'"i.*e factories 02" ed 685 boxes. Twenty cents bid. sales. Bellevilleâ€"lgvvgiz Lute offered; 1‘ sold at 21%c; 1,4913 mid a t21 3-H. Millfeedâ€"Carlwc. delivered, 31:21; treal freights; 218, $40 to Sm: bran, $35; middliztg. . $44 to $45; gin A, feed flour, per b“, ...3.25. Hayâ€"Track, ';-..:. :tto, extra No. S $11.50 to $12; r.:;:;~A $9 to $10. Strawâ€"Carlo:..~. to $8.50. Ontario \"lz:at-â€"-.\'o. :2 ‘.‘.'l;:-(;;‘, ,, .. according to freights outside: No. : winter. $2.52. Ontario Gasâ€"No Quotatiom. Peasâ€"~Ix'rmzina1. Barleyâ€"~Ma1ting, nominal. Ryeâ€"Nominal. Manitoba Flourâ€"First pa:e~~1.- jute bags, $12.90; second pm... $12.40; strong baker ', $12. Ontario Flour~-\‘,‘mter, new, track Toronto, prompt Suififllent, accordi. to sample, $11. nominal Toronto 1311111311 o.‘ Trade market quo- ta“s<1ns:â€" ‘Tanitoba W.’heatâ€"-â€"Store Fort “'1; 112 1, No 1 northern. 39341111111111111; No.1. 2 11.11111: 1‘11, $2.311. Slanitoba Oatsâ€"Track, bay ports. N0. 2 ”2 MI, $5,510. ‘mervwn Corn - No. 3 yeilrwr Choice heatc'ry steers . .. BLtchers’ (hoice handy Milkers; good to (1:. common ....... Br . ohers' bulls, choice. do. com. and 13: Springer; . . Calves. n.3, chef: d0. L'.!f‘:if:“.‘_‘:l .. (10. common .. do. grass do. heavy fat . Spring lawns. (:wt. Sheep, yearzmgs, clippvd . . ....... 10.00 811891), ewes, light, clip- ped . . ........... 8.50 g MARKET Br . the! (‘1‘ bakers’ . . ..... Cheeseâ€"New, “311,10 01d,1;.1ge Beansâ€"Java 81, $7.50 to $8; bushel, $9.25; Stuckersf'iim, to 900 lbs do. medium . . . . . . . .. Gunners . . .... . . .. ..... JULY 30th _ Wholesak P’roduce Toronto wholesalers are paying: \ Eggs-â€" Lurrcn receipts, cases tt‘rza ble . . ..........$ .36t0$ Butterâ€"â€" Creamery solids .35 .3 ‘1} (Erealllery DI‘UIIS o o o o o o O 0351/2: 'a '- fi 5 C} OaLz‘B' . a ooooooooooooooo O 128 O 0 'ZTOM*~‘(~ ‘ Vt‘.(‘ Fe 1ers,9 ‘ I mec .ioosters.‘............. .14 Ducks.. .10 Bucklings . . ..... . .1‘?» Fuzkeys.. ...... .16 1'. holesale prices to the retail tram Butterm- Ireamery solids . . . . . Jreamery prints, fresh 3hoice dairy prints .. )rriinary dairy prints Thickensfi spring... iens, under 5 Lbs. ieno', mes 5 lbs. do. <10. Live Peasâ€"Dried, Dressed Meatsâ€"Wholesale Cheese and rug-1r- Markets Detroit Bean Market p." Torcnto Grai good Chicago Li fi: U. "90.413”. .moInLNw Em... o. Em. . (“Po MU ‘CUO o I o o I 9 ) .cooo-OQOQQoooo o 00.00.00.000... 0 1 win... .OCDOOIOO. C 000.000.0000. 0 CU»; “tons es? 1'11?“ 'Pdinm luvâ€"Buying price del Toronto Cattle d to choice and med... Lu 1,UUO ‘6"Ԥ. 700 to 800. ........18 0...... 12 0.00090. 17 (I 0000.... é. 4F 00...... ‘0 n 00...... 1d 7 5 .0000. prime. $8.75. , bushel, $4.50 to $5. {1 USTATIfiN ive Stock large, 3c; twi 0:: to 31c; twins. 1’ : f" :nd-picked, bu T'Au‘dn, hand-pic; choice £1 $11 .11 7.00 6.00 5.00 90.00 40.00 40.00 t). 9. 16 38 34 2‘) 00to$11 00 11 50 9 00 00 50 0'0 25 t0 17.00 16. 00 80 1‘20 120 OH 6 30 .\L 15 (m 1.5 0C! Live hugs Hides . . . 000000 Canadian Pacific Tumndat ”“4453.“ ~ MMM 1.“ “9'3me M Your Future Is In the Wat “ALL RAIL”-alsoby THURSDAYS STEAMER - amt um Roam», DURE‘EAM MARKE T MAY 86: T0 OCTOBER 30th “FRUIT-A-TIVES” â€"- The Wonderful Fruit Medicine -- will Protect You At the Dominion arsenal} ; say, a man named Brown stantly mum. and :thr Gordon Stimson, was fatally whom Hm man. who were the danger 2mm, either call dropped a box ‘contuining plr.)si\'c.<. 'I: 4 Autointoxication means self-poison- ing, caused by continuous or partial constipation, or insufficient action of the bowels. Poisoning of the blood it: this may often causes Indigestion, Loss of Appetite and Disturbed Stomach. It may pro- duce Headaches and Sleeplessncss. It may irritale t/zo Kidneys and bring on Pain in the Back, Rheumatism, Gout, and Rheumatic Pains. t is the chief cause oflEczemaâ€"and Keeps (lie wlzole system unbeaZt/zv by the constan t absorp- tion into the blood m unb- 1L 1 m: matter The Dangerous Condition Which Produces Many Well Known Diseases. HUWTUGflARD AGAINST THIS TROUBLE “Fruil-a-tivef‘ will always (are A 21 intoxication or sel f-poison i as: â€"- “ Fruit-a-tives ” acts gently on bowels, kidneys and skin, strengthens the bowels and tones up the nervous system. Instead of the refuse matter passing daily from the body, it is absorbed by the blood. As a result, t/ze A’z’a’fitys and Skin are overworked, in their efforts to rid the blood of this poisoning. 500. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 250. At all dealers or sent postpaid on receipt of price by Fruit-wtives Limited, Ottawa. Aummmxmmuu URSElfâ€"PUISUNINB TUESDAY Albreda . . Athabasca ..... Edmonton . . Stettler. ....... Canora. .. North Battleford Regina. .. Forward . . . Saskatoon . . . Dauphin . . Every Monday tm October 29th Homeseekers’ Excursions LOW F ARES August 2nd. 1917. Correct 0d Au TORONTO FROM TO 00000000 at Was m- sr man, injured within ided or (me ex- 1nd- {-18 S. S. NO. 6, BBNTINCK CONTRIBUTO T1105. and Mrs can, Mrs., and Jn and Mrs. Chittic? Contributir kins, Alex. 3 Sandy and 3 and Mrs. %. Mchugull. >7 Hopkirk. If). MCDonuld: . and Mrs. 19‘. Cook. C3111 and and . Kuhn N ('1 M ighh‘ Murd i( Thus. } McCall McGiIV Miss G1 Conn The. fullmx‘ by the Varm. nary 4th till 12 hospital Mrs mas shirts. 67) ‘ 18 xermin ClObJS, [£8 chiefs, the: Carru in his 69 Stephen. number n: taught in and Mmlf M ar and Mvufnl‘d. HO ‘ Adam S. Stephen, “ and postmaster at 1888, the deceased g in Meaford and er business. He was a terian, and in polit the old school. 1‘ brothers. W. \k'., i R. L., in MarkdaleJ the deceased for FALL FAI] T110 f<;;11«_.\\‘mg 1 dates of Full hire 11' Fun :n'v swim: 7‘} “18171. VIN, UH“ hFL fur reformw-w: Barrie ........... Chatswm‘t h ...... Chesloy ........ Clarksburg ....... Colling'xx'md ...... Durham ......... Desboro .......... Dundalk ......... Fevershmn ...... Flesh em '1': ..... Hanover ......... Holstein ......... Kilsyth ......... Kemhlo ......... LondOn (\Vestm‘n Lion‘s Head Markdalc ....... Meaford ........ Orangex'xllu ..... Owen Smmd Paislvy ........ Pogt Elgin Pricevilie ROCklyn . Shelbumr; 7G 311 \Viar 0 l) SOD to M July 30th, in M Mofl'at, a son. Rowe.-â€"In I: to Mr. and M dang DI 01 n by Re dock, day. Bmwn.â€"~In July 3ist, D3 55 years. Mrs ADAM H. STEP “'0. I‘t“;:rl‘¢}f, in 14):}! VARNEY RED CRO Blyth .--.\ Bogle Moffat Murdock- 7H \I‘( \\'il J. \\ and Jack Clar? Chittick. $6 August. 2nd, 1 M