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DURHAM BHRUNIBUE To-morrow will be the big day at . the fair. It will be the day when . the exhibits will be seen and the happy prize winners display their red and blue tickets. It will be to many the return of an anniversary when friend meets friend and greets him with a hand-shake for the first time since their meeting at the last show. To most people. it will be a sort of picnic. It will be a change from the regular rou- tine of labor to the pleasures of a recreation. It will be a time when many will be free to take a day off when the result of the season’s la- bor is safely garnered in. Many will be present because of the social character of the day, and not for the sake of anything they can see and hear. There should be a good dis~ play of farm products, but the ex-- hibitors are likely to be the same as in years gone by. Some never fail to show their products, some never think of doing so. Some, it may be, exhibit for the sake of the prizes offered, and, like the gambler at the. tables, having won once, they will‘ try their luck once more, and may again be winners: Others exhibit, not for the prizes, but to show the capabilities of the adjacent town- ships, and to inspire others to greater efl’orts. They are the friendly competitorsâ€"if they win a prize, all right; if not, they’ll not dispute the decision of the judges. No country fair would seem com- plete without the faker. There may be a black-face artist with his head through a hole in a curtain, and white-faced men and boys throwing 1â€"v~v balls to hit him, at five cents for three shots and miss the mark eV ery time. The fellmV with the useless canes, to be giV en to the lucky ring th1-1,1Vver is likely to be there, too. ; Hell be furnished with a good pair of lungs and hOVVl like Vengeance to air aVV in the crOVVd and relieVe the unVV11ry 01 some of their loose change. It looks eaSV, but the chances of “inning are in the fak- sfaV or in all cases. Were it not so he VV ouldnt be there. Thev maV talk and act like fools, hut theV're not fools. The fools are outside the ring. but they dont kn11VV it. Take it from us that it’s foolish to trV to heat a man at his oVVn game. The takers are par 1- sites and should get 11 VV 1de berth. Thursday, September 20th, 1917. THE FAIRS AND THE FAKBRS PTE. FRANK MacKAY IS NOW AT SHORNCLIFFE. We have before us a letter from ‘ Frank )IacKay. written to his father from Shorncliff, England, on the 20th of August. He said he was ( i feeling 0.1:. and liked the place very much. Much of his letter is so personal that its reproduction would not be of general interest. We‘ are pleased. however. to see afi'ec- tion shown for home and love-i ones. and the kind-hearted way 11]. which he refers to his relatives and friends. He says Mact‘arlane, Nichâ€" ol and Willis are well, and Darling is there yet. Ed. Havens, who was wounded at Vimy Ridge in May is drilling again, and from this we presume he will soon be ready for action once more. He hears fre- quently from Bill McGirr and says Alex. Donaldson is back in the fighting line. He says they did not get much Opposition at Vimy Ridge after they took the Ridge. and their artillery blew the trenches all to pieces and reduced them to an awful sight. He was in the first bunch to land it the trenches. and as soon as they got in the enemy threw up their hands as a sign of surrender. though some gave signs of tight, but. they didn't. last. hing. l l t W IRWIN, Editor and Pronrietor The great difficulty was to hold the trenches after taking them, as the enemy had their range and did some awful execution with their artillery. It. was then they had their heaviest losses. Joe Hamlet. who was wounded at Vimy Ridge. is also at Shorncliffe. You know Joe. the fellow who used to work at Hunt's. V Frank Wishes to In» wmembernd to all his Durham friends and neighbors. "Sifvlomon," in The Furniture Journal. says: "When you meet a genuine ass. leave him alone. Abuse and entreaty are lost alike on his tough hide and dull sensibilty. Ad- vice and suggestion are worse than wasted on the man who thinks he knows more than seven men who can render a reason." LEAVE AN ASS ALONE. PAGE 4. ‘IPROVINCIAL HIGHWAY MEETING A large delegation of business; men assembled in Owen Sound on’ Friday afternoon last to discuss the proposed provincial highway between Owen Sound and Guelph via Durham, Mt. Forest, Arthuv. and Fergus. Every village and 1.0“”? a- long the route was representei, the number from out-ofâ€"town being esâ€"‘ timated at sixty. The matter was‘ 0 discussed in an able and business-: ‘like manner, and there was perfect unanimity as to the advantages and Iadvisability of favoring the route in question. . It was the natural connecting link between Owen Sound and Hamifton, and thence to the Niagara Falls. it passed hrough a territory thitkly populated. and not so well Served with railway facilities as other preposed routes. It gave immediâ€" ate access to American tourists in going overland from Niagara Falls to the Georgian Bay, and will create .a great bourist traffic. These and other arguments were adduced as a reason for favoring this route. Mayor Little, of Owen Sound, was in the chair, and after an address of welcome to the visitors he entered‘ heartily into a discussion of good roads and the advisability of a hearty and united coâ€"operation all along the route. He was delighted with the size and quality of the deputathll, which bespoke an earn- estness and determination to secure t the object they were after. He re- ferred to a previous meeting to se- cure a provincial highway to Port 1 Credit by way of Orangeville, but since then he learned that many of the citizens favored the route pro- posed by the present delegation. Next to winning be war, came the l need of good roads. He closed by t extending an invitation to all pres-- . ent to have luncheon at the Seldon House as guests of the corporation'. Mr. J. W. Lyon, of Guelph, presi- dent of the Hydro Radial Associa- tion, was the first speaker. On starting, he referred to the recent achievements of Captain Bishop, whose fame was known in every g household. He was pleased to vis- it the home town of so distinguish-. ed a. personage, of whom all Canadal had just reason to feel proud. He next spoke of the trip from Guelphl to Owen Sound, and the condition of the roads. He enjoyed the trip, but would enjoy it much more after the ._ contemplated completion of the proâ€" ,t vincial highway. The reâ€"discovery1 of this portion of the province would be one of the advantages. . and the building of such a highway 3 would not conflict in any v'ay with , the Hydro Radials. He reviewed the chain of progress in road con- struction, and showed that our preâ€" decessors left the roads better than they found them, and we should do the same. Speaking of American roads, which are much better than MW LL'C‘L‘Q’ VV Al IVIA \ - v._ _ ours. he told of riding -,400 miles. through the Eastern States and never had a puncture, 1101' did it cost him a cent for repairs. Facil- ities for transportation are a neces- sit}, and in these times good roads are more of a need than ex er be- ;fore. During his address, Mr. Lyon out- lined a resolution to be considered and voted on later in the day. He moved its adoption, which was ably seconded by Mayor Clark, of Mount Forest. This is the resolution, as subsequently submitted, with the names added: “That a convention be called at a time and place named by a commitâ€" tee of the following representatives from the different municipalities as follows: Guelph, Messrs. G. B. Ryan, Thos. Hannigan; Owen Sound, May- or Little Elias Lemon; Chatsworth, .H. Breeze; Mount Forest, J. II. Scott; Hamilton. Controller Tyrelll and the President of the Board 01" Trade; Fergus. C. R. McGregor; Durham. Exâ€"Reeve Catton; Arthur, Reeve Colwell; Holstein, Mr. Philp, .with a View to the formation of a permanent orgz‘inization for the purpose of promoting a roadway from Hamilton, through Gueli‘ih and Mount Forest to Owen Souncfi. That the committee be instructed to pre- sent to the ccmx'ention full details as to organizaion. constitution and hy-iaws, subject. to the am‘iroval of said-c0nventi0n. pmfwiding for al substitute where a member fails to act. and with power to add to their number.” ‘ Mr. Lyons said that. the aroad would not be built till after the war, when the men came home and the labor would be more plentiful, Hf? believed that the proper course, for :1 road from Hamilton north was by the old ‘Iudian trail from Guelph in Owen Sound (applause). Mayor Clark of Mount Forest made a pointed address on the adâ€" vintages of the proposed road and its: superimity in manv ways oxer Euther propositions. The farmers needed better roads: they Were a necessity, as their business was rapidly increasing. Good roads and increased modern transportation fa- cilities would help to solve the problem of keeping he boys on he farm because of increased oppor- tunities for social intercourse through the use of the autos, here to stay, and being purchased by the farmers by hundreds. Living, as he did, at Mount Forest, at the south- ern limit of the county. he knew there was but little communication with the county town largely owinz,r to the pOoI‘ condition of the roads. Mr. Ryan made an earnest, racy and tellinrj address. in which he adVecated gend ro oads as a payingl pl Opusition. The CUSt Of roads 13‘} mm Inuie than (Vilset 11V the cost in-i curled hV breakages and we ear and tear 11f Vehicles. With respect ml the 1:11acksmiths, Mr. Ryan thought it better in spend money .for roads than for 1:1lacksmith repairs, and the gced reads gave infinitely more HJmeI't. their danger from the, Germans bevnnd Riga. are shown portanee of P«.>.t1'0gr21d’s industries Lo the cuuntry. Mr. J. M. Scott, of Mount Forest, in Speaking of steps leading up to the time the delegation to Owe-.1 Sc'mnojl was spoken of. hinted that it, was largely through his initiatixe the mailer had been [:ii‘on'mlgatod. Hamilton Board of Trade was heartily in favor of the road under «‘liscussinn, and was ready to do Us Share. 11111131 interesting and 1‘11‘01‘11111311-11 11111111155135 were 11111110 by Mr. Beat- ty of F111:;11$.\11'.R0ach of Arthur. 11111. Craig 01 111111118. Mr.-X110n 0f 3111111111 Forest. 3112.115 McLanchlan 111' Owen 911111111. 311131111 L11i11111w of Durham, Roovo Webster 11f Owen S11111111.‘Re1}\'1j1 McArthnr 11f Egre- 111111, 1111111 11111111 11130111111011 and R. B. Miller of Owen Sound. 1111 of Whom \\ 1111» (11' 11m: mind, and would hem“- ilx 1111111111111 the idea 1'11 1111'! Owen S1111n11-â€"1§111111111 P1111111 as a proxin- 1:1111 highway Food waste in war time is a crime. People in Europe are starv- ing for food. Belgium is devastated and the crusts Canada throws away WOuld be picked out of the dirt and eaten by the starving Belgian-.5. Serbs, Poles and other unfortunates of the war zone. Canada wastes an enormous 3-; mount of good food every year. The Food Controller gives $50,000,000 as a conservative estimate. Expressed in wheat at. $2 a bushel, this would be 25,000,000 bushels, whereas we are asked to save but 12,000,000 this year out of normal consumption. Expressed in meat at say 40 cents a pound it would. be 125,000,003 [.igu;»u11ds, or enough to supply a Caâ€" nadian army of 500,000 men for 200 'days. The bones thrown into the gz‘irbage pails every day contain the essence of hundreds of plates of soup. l The bread thrown there every day is a waste of thousands of loaves. -v No hone should leave the kitchen; until every scrap .of marrow has been boiled out of it; no scrap of bread should ever be thrown away. The woman who wastes a crust wastes the war effort of the farmer, the miller. the storekeeper and the transportation and delivery men. This is a time when every man’s work is valuable to the country to supplement. the invaluable work of our soldiers. . \\'atch everything. \Vatch .1- igainst waste in the kitchen and in the pantry. Watch against waste in the cellar and in the dining, room. As much food is wasted in the eating as in the cooking. A Good Word for Adam. A Tommy writing home from the Garden Of Eden, says: “I think it‘s :1. rotten hole. and I don't blame Adam for getting thrown out." WASTE NOTâ€"WANT NOT. Naval and Military Situation in Northern HUGH GUTHRIE, M.P., ENDORSES! WAR TIME ELECTION BILL l! The London Free Press sayS' Mr. Hugh Guthrie, recognized as one of the foremost Ontario Lib-- erals, gives his whole-hearted eu-l dorsation to' the franchise bill. His reasoning for this conclusion is clear and based upon personal ex perience. He tells of a meeting .held in his own riding in Welling- iton County, attended largely by lGermans. The meeting. he says, fwas not enthusiastic. After the ispeaking a. German came to the lplatl‘orm and explained that he had Hive brothers fighting in the Ger- man armies. Mr. Guthrie adds to this the oxymnfience of his brother. Capt. Guthrie, a Chaplain in the Ca- nadian forces, who met a German [niwnhn'\vho had been a finwnor member of his congregation in Canada. The $11111 total 1511‘ Mr. Guthrie‘s (f1'1111f‘lllSi11I‘lS is that the German citâ€" izens 11f (”11111111111 wish to be elimin~ ated mm the election, because they for reasons of affection for the 1'1'1ther111111'l, 1111 not want to fight 21-- gainst it. neither 1111 they \xish to tune the. responsibilitv 11f cl11_111si11.., bet“ een the fatherland and the land 01‘ their selection. This conclusion is hurne out in that \111 lime hearl 1111 pretest f111m Germanâ€" Dem (111- nadians against the hill. i Then M1.(111thrie.11s 1111 impartial critic. at. least 511 tar as the gox crn- CHRONICLE. W .0 .:-.â€"...‘-â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"._ -â€". ’â€" Russia.â€""‘he defences of Petr‘ograd by “755m land, 3 shown in the larger cut. The inset indicates the is paint in its highest perfection. Protect your property with it and you will defy the elements for years. The precise proportions of white lead and zinc called for in the above formula have been shown by experience to produce a paint unexcelled in endurance, covering capacity and brilliance. B-H. “ English ” Paint is made in 48 artistic shadesâ€"sold in 5 gal., 1 gal., V2 gal, quarts, pints and half pints. Paint exists because it prOtects. "ENGLISH D) 70% PureWhjte M 30%.Pur Whitelinc PAINT 100% Pm: Paint ' We will gladly furnish color cards and quote on your requirements hold by r. LENAHAN, DURHAM ment is (11111121111111.111, deals With the e11franchisem1111t 111' women in the families of the soldier. He says he is favorable in female suffrage. He would extend the vote to all W0- men. But he recognizes that the present is an extreme occasion. He further realizes that womens suf~ frage is an important step, and de serving of much more econsideration than may be given to it at a time like this. His conclusions are that lthe least tribute the nation may paV‘ lto the women Who have endured 1tl1e agonies of separation in the countrys behalf is to giVe them the; priVilege of the ballot. To en- franchise the women of the countri as a whole Would not be to pay :1 15pecial tribute to those Who haVe ‘suifered eV on more than the men in lthe field. There is no mistrust of Canadian VVomen implied in the bill: on the contrarV, it is a rec- ognitionâ€"that the first time in a 111dera1 electionâ€"of the principle of VV11men Voting; :1 forerunner of the 11m VVhen Women will have the franchise equallV VVith men. First 8110p Girlâ€"Miss Blank. of the, 1105iery department, is going away. gtmd ? Firstâ€"Ff‘rr 1)“ believe. Svmnd DittOâ€"IS she leaving for Nufi Sed. Ht r or for worse, and im- 1W0 [ONE YEARS HE SUFFERED ‘Truit-aâ€"tives” Made Him Feel As It Walking [in Air OBILLIA, ONL, Nov. 28th. 1914. “For over two years, I was troubled with Constipalz'on, Drowsiness, Lack of Appetite and Hedda/165. One day I saw your sign which read “ Fruit-a-tives make you feel like walking on air, H This appealed to me, so I decided to try a box. In a very short time, I began to feel better, and now Ifcezfim, I have a good appetite, relish everything I eat, and the Headaches are gone entirely. I recommend this pleasant fruit medicine to all my friends ”. DAN McLEAN. we. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 25c. At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit. n-tives Limited. Ottawa. The rule is strict. against using profane language when talking over the teleplmne. A telephnne experiment has proved a failure in Lynn. Mass. The manager nntim-d that “wrong number" calls were frequent, and he «.vrdtwed the “hello" girls to call each digit separately and to insert, the Wul‘d “dash" after each one. The method was slow. but, the climax was reached when a Lynn man was in a hurry to get a Boston newspaper office. He called for “Beach 3000,” and heard a sw eet, voice at Central say: “Beach three. dash, oh, (13911, 0!), dash. 0h, dash." That nettled the Lynn man and he caued out: “er“, what are? you cussing about?” The order was abolished and no more dashes are being said by the telephone girls at Lynnâ€"Buffalo Commercial. “Can't you svt a duto for the pay- ment of this bill?" asked the col- lector. Every business man should l) supplied with {rend stationery. rubber stamp may be cheaper. bit it looks cheaper. This is the 20: Century, and :q..»pearamtes enun Try The Chronicle when you \x'a: letter heads, note heads, hill head or anything in commercial printim thin Mr. and Mrs. .Inim CMIUS and family, of Bentimék. wish tn express thoir sincere thanks fur the many doods and wards Hf syxmmthy. and kindness given tiwm by fwnds and neighMrs «m the accusinn of “wit" recent. homuwnwnt through the death in actiun of their 5011 and brother, Ptc. James G. metts. “What is that?" 'ALL RAIL” - also by THURSDAYS STEAMER «and mu- m" MAY 88! TO 06703. 30th Vul'umnlslnthowm Canadian Pacific September ' 20th, i917. TUESDAY Reputation to Maintain ould if it weren‘t for " answered the debtor. Hello Profanity. CARD 0.? THANKS. rected one 0th ll o; There was quitq Monday night. 1 Mr. Wm purchased black man. engage ped do tion 111 mom. i on same 83 1111‘s criptiu Giant‘s Ireland frank from th» last, wit! his arm. at, the l) but. the t0 Fleshor at the fai‘. tumme flu and was 1 work 1m: W901i J Uhn rented comm Lake from Dix holiday max “131 \N'HS M M Jamvs \\ \V. \V. “'3‘ the milihn' the RAM ular over: jected mm a slight ir expects to ha MI Bl From The Ch September rank I‘h 11 GOES TO PE 20 YEA ()I' September in]! M M \\ \V ll 115 l plete with Law Alex. \V ll