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L‘DURHAM BHRUNICLE WHAT ABOUT A GARDEN? Concurrently with the approach of spring, and the thought of intern- al and external improvements in the homes and surroundings, comes the thought of a garden. This should be of particular concern to town and village dwellers, and in a greater or less degree to residents of cities, where land is available for garden purposes. All use and require ve- getables, and if they don’t raise them they will ,have to buy or go without. The time devoted to garâ€" dening may be saved from time that will otherwise be used in an equally strenuous but a less profitable man- ner. An hour or two a .day devoted to the cultivation of the back lot would be a health giving exercise and yield a product for which money would have to be paid out ultimateâ€" ly. It may be that if the time used be represented in dollars and cents at the ordinary rate of wages, the profit would not he very great. but almost invariably there would be some returns for the added exertion. One or two years in particular dur- ing the war many of the citizens gave considerable time to gardening and we think that most of them will support our contention that it was a profitable way of putting in the time. Even if the experiment should not prove highly profitable. to many of us there is a great satisfaction in raising our own garden stutt‘ and getting it fresh just as we want it. To those who never tried gardening before. we would ask them to give it a trial this year and note the re- sults. we have done gardening with more or less success for many years and we have never regretted it, even if the weeds did get ahead of us on several occasions. W'e have yet. nothing definite about. the paving of Garafrax-a St.. to which we referred a couple of weeks ago. The estimates of costs submitted at a public meeting var- ied from six or seven thousand dollars on the one hand, to twenty to twenty-five thousand dollars on the other. l'nder such a wideSpread di- versity of Opinion it. would be diffi- cult for the electors to give intelli- gent advice to the Council and in- struct them either to build or not to build. Moreover, at the public meeting it was not shown how the work would be paid for; the infor- mation was given that the Govern- ment would pay 40 per cent. of a strip twenty feet wide in the middle of the street and that the town would have to take care of the rest. We were not even told whether or not a frontage tax would be charg- ed against the properties in the specified strip. No one will deny our need of a better front street but waterworks and a permanent. sewage system are an equal necessity and must come at some time if we are to keep pace with other towns of similar import- ance. Whether the waterworks and sewers came first or last, a perman- ent paving of the street mentioned should not be made without first making provision for them when they do come. Sewers and water mains to be used when needed should precede the permanent pav- ing. For some weeks we have been ad- vocating tree planting in town. but we have no idea what action the peOple will take. We have learned,l however. that Dr. Jamieson is be-1 coming deeply interested in the re- foresting of waste land. Last year he planted out 2000 young trees at Wilder’s Lake and put out a simi- lar number this week. He applied for 3.000 this year, but the Forestry Department was unable to furnish the full order. The trees consist 0f pine, oak, walnut. butternut. ash and maple. and of those put out a year ago. we understand that 80 to 90 per cent. haxe come through all to keep on adding large numbers from year to year. He recently purchased 240 acres adjoining the Lake and intends next year to fence it. up and allow it to grow up naturally and add trees to bare places. He intends converting the property in a forest reserye to be kept as a sanctuary for wild game and further, he intends to make an efl'ort to attract wild geese and ducks to the lake as Jack Miner has done so successfully in the County of Es- sex. He knows nothing of the suc- cess he may have, but has decided to A club has been formed compris- ed of Waterloo men, and’ advances have been made to rent the fishing privileges in the streams of the reâ€" cently purchased property. It is not the doctor’s intention, as we under- stand the situation, to prevent the PAGE TWO VI 1m, 3m and Proprietor Thursday, April 27, public from going on the property for berry picking, but every possible effort will be made to'save the game lite, and fishing will not be permit- ted. LETTER TO THE EDITOR ‘ ' Toronto to Port Hopeâ€"Good from To the PlotholdeI‘S‘Of the Rouge to Oshawa. Gravel road from Durham Cemetery: Oshawa to Port Hope, heavy and One year ago, when the present rutted while frost is coming out. Board of Trustees were elected it Port Hope ”to Believille.â€"Gravel was decided that some means would i road. Frost coming out and there- have to be adopted t0 raise fIlndsffore only good for light traffic. urgently required for Work such as Belleville to Kingstonâ€"Road good. replacing fences, Straightening monâ€" Five miles through Ernestown town- uments. filling sunken graves, grad-3 ship rough. i118 driveways and planting “985,: Kingston to Prescott.â€"Kiugston to etc.. on the north end of the CBme-iGanaanuo, excellent road; Ganan- tery, to level plots in order to use a; oque to Brockviuq, impassable DOWN“ mOWCI‘, to erect 3' storage a through Escott and Yonge. Remaind- vault to avoid winter burials with ; ep‘of way rough, except four miles their attendant discomforts and in-iwest of Brockville, which is good. conveniences. to employ a caretaker. Brockville to Prescott, fair. permanently during the summer, to! Prescott to Quebec Boundary.â€" purchase addition-a1 ground for plots,e,]ohnstown to Morrisburg, good; etc. Morrisburg to Dickenson’s Landing, There are thousands of acres in the adjacent tovmships that are useâ€" less for agricultural purposes, and if these useless lands were reforested there would be a wealth of timber for future generations. No benefit will result to persons now living, but for the sake of posterity it Would be well to reforest the Otherwise useless and unproductive lands. One of the means decided upon was to raise the price of all new plots from $12.00 to $15.00, and as plots had formerly been sold for $12.00. an appeal to all such was made to pay the difference, viz., 83.00 so as to even matters with the new purchasers of the less desirable plots. We are pleased to announce that the majority responded, many paying more than was asked for. A list showing names and amounts paid by each will be prepared and pub- lished by the Treasurer. We however regret that many have not responded to the appeal.l but we are inclined to think thati it is a matter of neglect rather thunl refusal. The present Board have these-necessary matters to attend to and have mapped Out certain lines for improvement and the per- manent upkeep of the Cemetery, and maintain it in a respectable eondiJ tion. They are determined to use every means at their command to do so. The caretaker will be at the cemetery after May 1 and will su- perintend the erection of all monu- ments so that improper foundations and leaning and falling monuments may be avoided; also to regulate all work to conform to lines mapped out by the Trustees. The old Board of Trustees spent a great deal of time and care (without, remuneration), planning and beauti-‘ fying the Cemetery, and many of them are now sleeping under the, trees which they planted. The pres- ent Board desires to perpetuate their efforts and appeal to plotholders and the public generally to assist in fur- ther beautifying this sacred and hal- lowed spot. The Board desires do- nations of suitable trees and shrubs. Certain places are available for flower beds, and anyone supplying plants or undertaking the upkeep of these beds will be much appreciat- ed. As we cast our eye over the cemetery, we can only estimate’the enormous value represented in the numerous monuments, but after all, what dead, meaningless things they are, compared with a nice green plot with living trees, shrubs, and flow- ers, which. represent the highest and finest type of keeping ever green the memory of our departed ,loved ones. There are a number of plots where old pioneers are buried, and no rela- tive left who will contribute to their proper maintenance. The Trustees fee] under a solemn obligation to give prOper care and attention to all such. as we expect that some day our own last resting-place may re- ceive the same care from strangers. It will be readily’ seen that the Trustees have a big task, a lot of time and care must be given. Con- siderahle money must be raised 03011 year. We are. sure. that those inter- ested in the upkeep and the beauti- fying of the cemetery will resfiond, and assist by paying in to the Trea-‘ surer, Mr. W. S. Hunter, the special assessment of $3.00 as early as posâ€" sible. We have received much en- couragement and many expressions of loyalty, so that we are further en- Deposit Your Coupons DAnAnA TP‘I‘AL Assn-s ovnn MEIRâ€"Janna MILLIONS WHEN you cut the coupons from your Victory Bonds or other securities, the logical place to put them rs into your savings account. Savings Departments are maintained at all our branches and Victory Bond coupons will heoreceived for deposit or encash- went without chatze. ' Egt the interest from your-investment earn no" interest in the couraged to appeal to the peeple for greater sympathy and coâ€"operation in this worthy cause. Yours respectfully, A. A. GA'ITON, Pres. ONTARIO ROAD CONDITIONS; OF INTEREST TO. MOTORISTS We give below a brief synapsis of the conditions of Ontario Provincial Highways as issued by the Depart- ment up to April 22. During the coming summer The Chronicle will endeavor to publish this information every two weeks, believing that it will be of benefit to motorists. Kingston to Prescottâ€"Kingston to Gananoquc, excellent road; Ganan- oque to Brockvillq, impassable through Escott and Yonge. Remaind- er‘ of way rough, except four miles west of Brockville, which is good. Brockville to Prescott, fair. Prescott to Quebec Boundary.â€" Johnstown to Morrisburg, good; Morrisburg to Dickenson’s Landing, very heavy over last year’s grading. Motor cars would have difficulty getting through. Dickenson’s Land- ing to Milles Roches, fair; Milles Roches to Cornwall, good; Cornwall to Summers-town, heavy; Summers- town to Meadow Bay, impassable; Meadow Bay to Quebec Boundary, fair. Port, Hope to Peterboro.â€"â€"Gravcl road in good condition for tourist and light loads. ' Pictnn t0 Foxhoro.â€"«Road gravel and new macadam in condition. Kingstofi tn Smith’s Fallsâ€"Road passable. but very soft in spots. It is not, advisable to use same except. in case of necessity. Smith's Falls to (‘)ltawa.â€"â€".Road passabln for cars. Section south of Innosx'ille Very soft, but. car can get. through: also section between Perth and Smith’s Falls very soft; Bell’s Corners to Ottawa-Prescott highway impassable. Ottawa to Prescottâ€"Good road, 31- though there will be some bad holes around Manutick as f mst goes out. Ottawa to Point Fortuneâ€"East- view to Green’s Creek, excellent; Green‘s Creek to Orleans, rough, but passable; Orleans to Clarence, excel- lent; Clarence to L’Orignal, impas- sable while frost is coming out; L’- Orignal to Hawkesbury, excellent; Hawkesbury to Point Fortune, grav- el road in fair shape, little soft while frost is coming out. Toronto to Severn..â€"r1‘oronto to Barrie, good for motor traffic; Bar- rie to Severn, bad. Ottawa to Pembroke.â€"Road soft and not yet fit for motor traffic. P.ort Credit to Owen Soundâ€"Port Credit to Cooksville, good; Cooksville to Brampton, fair; Brampton to Chatsworth, not recommended for motorists. Road closed to traffic be- tween south boundary and 6th side- road, Township of Caledon. ‘ Toronto to Hamilton (via Dundas Street) .â€"â€"Dundas Street to Cooksville good; Cooksville to Erindale, surface fair; Erindale to Waterdown, impas- sable in wet weather. “ Hamilton to London.â€"â€"Road in. fair condition. Spots that were very bad have been put into passable con- dition. London to Windsor (via Ghatham). â€"Lambeth to Melbourne, gravel road in fair condition; Melbourne to W ardsville, gravel in poor condition for motoring, but Open to trailic; wardsville to Thamesville, bad; Thamesville to Maidstone, impass- able. Trafl‘ic should detour at W‘ardsville south through Ridgeâ€" town and Blenheim to Talbot Road to Windsor. London to St. Thom.as.â€"{L0ndon to Lambeth, concrete pavement; Lam- beth to St. Thomas, gravel road, in fair condition. ‘ St. Thomas to Windsor.â€"Grave1 road in fair condition except be- tween ' Wallacetown and Eagle, which is poor in wet weather. Deâ€" tour hetween Wallacetown and Eagle via Wallacetown, .Dutton, West Lorne and Eagle. Hamilton to Jarvis.-â€"Road in poor __.- fair; good I! GRANT’S condition; Hamilton to Niagara Falls .-â€"EHam- ilton to St. Davids, road good throughouL except four miles east of Hamilton, which is only good in dry weather; St. Davids to Niagara Falls, road good. Niagara Falls to Jarvisâ€"Niagara Falls to Welland, “stone road, fair; Welland to Beckett’s Bridge, clay road, heavy; Beckett’s Bridge to Bal- moral, stone road, good; Balmoral to Jarvis, clay and very heavy. Jarvis to Tillsonburg.â€"‘Jarvis, west, four miles, impassable, thence four miles, gravel, fair, and two miles of bad road to Simcoe; Simcoe one mile West within. town limit, impassable; thence to Tillsonburg, fair gravel road. Guelph to Owen Sound.â€"Guelph to Fergus, fair gravel road; Fergus to Kenilworth, impassable for motor trafl‘ic; Kenilworth to Mt. Fodest, Very muddy; Mt. Forest to Owen Sound, good gravel road.‘ Brampton to Guelph.â€"â€"Fair to Georgetown except bad hills at Nor- val. Georgetown to Guelph, fair surface in dry weather. Tillsonburg to St. Thomas.â€"Grav- el roads in fair condition. Hamilton. to Guelph.â€"G00d road throughout. Arthur to Kincardine.â€"Arthur to Harriston, heavy, particularly from Arthur t0 Teviotdale; Harriston to Kincardine, fair condition except afâ€" ter heavy rain. Hamilton to Kitchener.â€"H.amilton to Dundas, traffic to proceed slowly over new culvert in Binkley’s Hol- low; Dundas to Preston, road in. good cond i tion tl'u'ough out. Guelph to Kitchenerrâ€"Road in fair condition throughout. Kitchener t0 G0do1'ich.â€"â€"Passable “110115110111 lor motor traffic except alter 110m y Pain. Poor west of Kit- chener for two miles, but remainder in good shape. Stratford to Sarinaâ€"Very good. except North London Township and through Bosanquet Township. New grading impassable North London Township. Detour between Proof Line and Denfield to 16th Concession London Township, condition . very fair. London to Stratford.â€"Good condi- tion except north of London Town- ship; grade‘ soft. Detour between N.E. London and Proof Line to 16th Concession of London Township. Condition of detour, fair. Since the above report was issued five days ago, Resident Engineer, C. A. Robbins, informs us that the road between Durham and Guelph is now in good shape and open for trafl'ic. Though the Provincial report is out five days old, it is practically imâ€" possible at‘ this season of the year, when the frost is coming out of the ground, to give an accurate estimate of the local condition in any one io- The School is thoroughly equipped to take up the following courses: (1) Junior Matriculation, (2) Entrance to Normal School (3) Senior Matriculation, (4) Entrance to Faculty of Edu- cation. E-ach member of the staff is a Uni- versity Graduate and experienced Teacher. Durham High School Information as to .Courses may be obtained from Prinolpal. The School has a creditable record in the past which it hopes to mainâ€" tain 1n the future. Intending pupils should prepare to enter at beginning of term. Durham is an attractive and hey]- thy town apd good accommodation can be obtamed at reasonablqrates. C. H. Danard, B.A., Prinmpal. C, Ramage, Chairman. J. F. Grant, Secretary. 'flrant’sAd. l Jello Powder, in glasses New Smyrna Rugs $5.00 Tapestry Rugs Headlight Overalls $2.25 ‘ $3.25 . Headlight Smocks ' * $2.25 Striped Trousers ' $2.50 Khaki Shirts $1.25 Men’s Peanut Hats ,(bound) . 25¢. each Figs,per lb. -AT- polity. [It is just possible that Some of the other reads given: as impassi- able by the Department my now, by reason of the warm. dry weathvr of the past few days, {he iii, fair con- dition. The report, however, gives as accurate a review of road rundi- tions throughout. the Whole prm'ince as it is possible to obtain. STUDY TOUR 'POR BOYS About the best thing a father can do for his boys is to encourage them to travel and see Something of the World, before they become too keen- ly engrossed in commercial life. Tra- vel is a great Educator-4t enriches the mind and file the youth to better fill his place in life. A normal boy is observantâ€"he assimilates and re- tains knowledge. Travel gives him his Opportunityâ€"it fits him for ev- ery phase in life. *’ A tour of Europe is at present be- ing organized under the personal supervision of Mr. T. H. Matthews, M.A. (Oxon), Assistant Professor of Mathematics, McGill University, and late Instrhctorâ€"Lieutenant, Royal Navy. In addition, local guides will be sceured to conduct excursions and give lectures on the artistic, historic, literary and economic sig- nificance of the sights seen and the places visited. A most carefully planned and inâ€" teresting itinerary has been arrang- ed, including Visits to Montreal, Livâ€" erpool, Chester, Stratford-on-Avon, Oxford, London, Paris, Versailles. Fontainbleau, Rheims, Lyons, Mar- The People’s Mill Sovereign Manitoba Patent Flour, 98 1118 $ 4. 50. Eclipse Flour, blended, per 98 Tb sack” 4.15 White Lily Pastry Flour, per 98 lb sack” 3. 75 Bran, per 100 Tbs ........................ 1.75 Shorts, per 100 Tbs. ...................... 1.80 Feed Flour, Middlings, per 100 Ibs ........ 2.20 No.1 Mixed ChOp, per 100 Ibs ............ 2.00“ Oat Chop,p er 100 Tbs... .' ............... 2.10 Crimped Oats, per 100 Ibs .............. 2.10 Blathford’s Calf Meal, per 25 1b. sack” 1.35 American Corn (old), per ton, bulk ...... 32 .00 American Chopped Corn , per ton, 1. 35.00 Custom Chopping, per 100 tbs ............ ‘ .07 - OUR FLOUR IS GUARANTEED : WINNIPEG SASKA'rOON PRINCE RUPERT ORANOON CALGARY VANCOUVER .REOINA - EDMONTON VICTORIA “The People’s Mills Prices for Flour and Feed These Prices fire ‘at the Mill, and Strictly Cash Highest Price Paid for Wheat delivered at the Mill Goods Delivered in Town Every Afternoon Phone 8, Night or Day. Leave Toronto 8.45 p.rn. daily. Standard Sleep' car Toronto to Winnipeg via North Bay and Cochrane. Through ourist Sheila ear Toronto to Winnipeg on Tuesdays. Thursdays. Saturday: Leave‘Toronto H135 p.rn. “The National" Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays via Sudbury and Port Arthur. Solid through train with Standard and Tourist Sleeping cars. Coaches. Colonist our and Dining Car Service. Connection at Winnipeg for all point: West. Get full particulars, reservatidns, etc. from Local Agent or nearest Agent of' the Canadian National-Grand Trunk Railways. . JOHN ~ McGOWAN AND ALL \VESTERN POINTS CHOICE OF ROUTES seilles. Cannes, Niqe, Monaco, Men-r tone, Genoa, Pisa, Rome, Naples, Sor-v rento, Capri, Pompeii, Vesuvius, Venice, Florence, Trent, Innsbruck, Munich, the Passion Flag at Ober- ammergau, Nuremburg, Mayence, the Rhine, Cologne, Brussels, Lou-- vain and Ostend, returning through. London and Liverpool. The exceptional tour starts from Montreal on Saturday, June 24, call- ing at Quebec, by the splendid White Star Line steamship “Canopic” (12,- 000 tons). A period of approximate- iy two months will be occupied by the tour as by the itinerary the re-o turn trip is made from Liverpool by the fine steamship “Regina” (16,500" tons), arriving at Montreal on Au- gust 26th. The arrangements for this tour are most complete and the charge, which; is a minimum one, covers eve-firming- in the way of transpOrtation, hotel; accommodation with three meals a day, transfers, sight-seeing fees, in. brief all necessary travelling expens~ cs for the entire‘ tour. Apply to any agent of the Canadian National Railways for further par- ticulars. A27 to M18 One evening a farmer met his man with a lantern and asked him where he was going. “Courting.” was the reply. “Courting?” said the farmer, “with a lantern? I never tOOk a. lantern with me when I went courting.” “Yes ” replied the man, “and 100k xx hat you got.” Durham, Ont. 52w