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If I were damned of body and soul, . Mother 0’ mine, 0 mother 0’ mine! I know whose prayers womd make me Whole, Mother 0’ mine, 0 mother 0’ mine! Mi If I were drowned in the deepest sea, Mother 0’ mine, 0 mother 0’ mine! I know whose tears would come down to me, Mother 0’ mine, 0 mother 0’ mine! MOTHER 0’ MINE If I were hanged on the highest hill, Mother 0’ mine, 0 mother 0 mine! I know whose love would follow me - still, _ __fi- Yea, verily, brethren, it is only at the start and at the finish that we count. and on’ either end we omit both teeth and hair. (_ Richmond Times-Dispatch.) Of all the ages of man there are. only two: cribbage and dotage. The ages in between do not count. They vary so with personal experience that they can not be analyzed, weighed, appraised. There is no ‘way of sticking a value on them. The Unsightly Billboard. _ (Ottawa Journal.) The Women’s Municipal League of New York is promoting a movement for the protection of citizens against ugliness in the way of billboards. It is seeking wider control over bill- boards in New York and elsewhere. Some United States communities al- ready enjoy fairly complete controll of billboards. Ten years ago the Su- preme Court of the United States upheld Chicago in its dispute with the companies owning billboards as to the. municipality's power. The Women‘s Municipal League. how- ever. does not think the public is yet ready. either to prohibit billboards altOgether or to insist that their ad- vertisements conform to aesthetic standards. It is recOgnized that certain kinds of street advertising are. expressive of the life of the community and so acceptable. It urges. however. that billboards in the open country have not this vir- tiie and are unqualifiedly offensive. They are prohibited in England and . France and the league wants them l prohibited in America. ‘ I 1 Empty Cradles. (Leslie’s Magazine.) France’s gravest danger is not ex- ternal. If she perishes it will be not by murder, as the shrieking militar- ist politicians would have the world believe, but by suicide. She is a waning nation. Notwithstanding the accession of Alsace-Loraine, which, approximately compensated in p0p- ulation for her war losses, she had nearly “four hundred thousand less inhabitants in 1921 than in 1911. It will be only two or three years now before she will cease to be the first of the Latin nations. Italy will have displaced her. Fecund Germany has five times as many babies .in a year as sterile France. The tragic significance of this is unmistakable. No power of arms can definitely maintain a peOple'unable to replen- : ish itself. A great French medical authority estimates that, unless his . country’s birth rate speedily increasâ€" 1 es. in less than a generation it will 1 have degenerated into a second-class power of only twenty-five million 1 inhabitants, and a great military ‘ authority adds this touching and sorrowful warning: “France is dying ] because her cradles are empty.” All 1. the reparations in Europe cannot l compensate for this condition. O But there is a preventive measure which this accident ought to impress strongly in the minds of all users of highways. It is needed as much in these days when the common high- way vehicle is capable of railroad speed as it was in the era of the horse. It is the old rule which mayE still‘be read at the approach to ev- ery railroad-crossing: “Stop, look, listen.” This was an unusual railroad ac- cident. Cases in which the highway vehicle wrecks the train are, at leaSt. uncommon. The Express does not recall ever having read of one ' before. Moreover, it was the kind or accident that no foresight or .care‘ on the part of those operating the train could have prevented. ' To be sure, the train was running fast, but the Black Diamond is built to run fast. Abolition of grade cross- ings is the only preventive measure which could be suggested to public or railroad authorities. Unfortunately, three other persons are dead, nine are seriously injured and 24 have been painfully hurt. The automobile, instead-of being thrown from the track, was ground under the locomotive and derailed it. ‘ (Buflalo EXpress.) An automobile driver tried to cross the track ahead of the Black Diamond Express. He is dead. '9 I" a, 1m set urn-ans t0 Clarence, excellent. Clarence to Wendover being gra’ded, rough but passable. Wendover to L‘Orig'nal, fair- in dry weather. L Orignal to Hawkesbury, good. Haw- kesbury to Port. Fortune " bCing done: road in onnrl annrl:4:-.. Damon’s prH'rfirs STORY. Ottawa to Point Fortuneâ€"Ottawa to Green‘s Creek, excellent. C ‘ ’ (Lives-k to Orleans. under construc- lien. Orleans to Clarence, excellent. Clarence to Wendover being gra'lled rough but [)assahlp \vnnmnmn t- A Double Escape -. I â€"" “‘J'Vvu‘ U. '1 Kingston to Ottawa (via Smith’s Falls)â€"â€"Kingston to Smith’s Falls, road fair; culvert contract between Kingston and Sealey Bay; culvert and grading construction 2 miles east of Elgin. Smith’s Falls to Ottawa-â€" Smith’s Falls to Port Elmsley, in good condition all the way. Port Elms- ley to Perth, culverts under con- struction, fair condition; Perth to Boyd’s Corners, good. Boyd‘s Corn- ers to Carleton Place, road and cul- verts under construction, in fair comlition for traffic. Calreton Place to Ashton Corners good. Ashton Corners to‘ Stanley Corners, road and culverts under construction and in fair condition for motor traffic. Stanley Cm'ners to Stittsville, good. :Stittsville to Bell’s Corners. road and culverts under construction; in fair condition for motor traffic. Bell’s Corners to Ottawa, road in good con- ditiou with the exception of section between Bell’s Corners Station and the junction of Richmond Road and ‘ Base Line, section impassable in wet. weather. Ottawa to Kingston to Quebec Boundary.â€" Kingston to Gan-anoque, from' King- ston 9%». miles east, excellent; rest of the road, fair; go slow 1.1%.,» miles west of Gananoque on account of - grading. Gananoque to 'Brockville L fair; use Lyn road from Young’s ' Mills to Brockville; please drive I slowly where signs appear, as there will be heavy construction ahead.‘ ' Brockville to Prescott good. Prescott to Quebec Boundary, Johnstown to Morrisburg, good, except 1 mile west of Cardinal now under construction; no detours. Morrisburg to Dickin- son’s Landing, fair in dry weather; Dickirisoh‘s Landng to Cornwall, good; 4 roadside culvert detours be- tween Manlick and Maple Grove; de- tours in good condition. Cornwall to Meadow Bay, fair in dry weather. Meadow Bay to Quebec Boundary. good. tion. Picton to Foxhoro’-â€"â€"Picton to Belleville, good gravel road. Belle- ville to Foxhoro‘ rough; no detours. 5 Light grading and dragging have d been steadily carried on. during‘the 3 past few weeks and the Provincial 1 Highways; where sufficiently cad- ? vanced, are good. Numerous con- tracts for paving, grading and other construction are being let,and con- ’ tractors will be starting work im- Lv mediately. Oiling and tarring are; i being carried on, and while tempor- ’ arily inconvenient later results will 7 he of marked advantage. The neces- Sity of certain detours will be un- avoidable; but detours are being marked and turning points shown. The Depar metn of Public Highways is endeav ing to keep these de- tours in condition as far as it is economic-ally reasonable to do so. Toronto ‘to Kingstonâ€"Toronto to IPort Hope, \‘CI" good from Rouge ’Hill to Port H0pe; town of Oshawa laying pavement and detours within town. Port Hope to Belleville, in 1 gem] condition throughout; please drive slowly where construction is i in progress; no detours. Belleville ‘ to Kingston, good; eight miles be- S tween Napanee and Kingston, rough; ( no detours. ( Reports of Road Conditions on Pra- vincial System, as Compiled by the Department of Highways, up to May 20. ONTARIO HIGHWAYS BULLETIN ' iuwxosbury. goml. Haw- Port. Fortune, grading road in good condition. Pembrokeâ€"Ottawa to road. Belle- ; no detours. (Via Smith’s ’*”; 'n; 1 V ’ ‘.“>1.J-J"' ’ F St. Thomas to Windsorâ€"St. Thomâ€" 'as to Cloarvillc, gravel roads in good condition; road under construction between St. Thomas and Shoddcn; advise motorists to use St. Thomas, Fingal, Shmldon road to avoid dc- tour at. Talbflh'lllf}. Talbotvillc to ‘Mindsor, road generally good; do-_ tour between Maidstonc and Old- castlc on account of paving; cul- vcrts being built cast of Lcamingâ€" c-wvvl road in fair condition; motorists should slow down where culverts lare under construction between jLambeth and Delaware; no detours. good when dry. Chotham to Maid- stone, clay roads, fairly good when dry; detour between 1% miles east of Chatham and Chatham; condition goOd. London to St. Thomasâ€"Road in good condition; concrete pavement construction between Talbotville and St. Thomas. Detour between ‘T'albotville and St. Thomas, gravel road in good condition; advise thru traffic to use Wellington road be- tween St. Thomas and London. London to Windsor (via Chatham) â€"Lambeth to Melbourne, gravel: road in fair condition; motorists should slow down Where culverts 3P0 under metmmHnn Lain”--- Hamilton to Londonâ€"«Hamilton to W entworth county line, macadam in fair condition; detour 1/2, mile west of Ancaster on account of road con- struction; detour in good condition. W'entworth county line to Gobles, concrete pavement and gravel road in excellent condition. Gobles to Woodstock, old macadam road rough , traffic should watch for culvert con- ‘ 'struction between Eastwood and Woodstock. Woodstock to Ingersoll, roadway in good condition, but me- trists should drive carefully owing to culvert construction. Ingersoll to Crumlin Corners, road in excellent condition. Crumlin Corners to Lon- don, closed to traffic owing to con- crete pavement construction; detour in fair condition. amen-Ia, How a Feed, Fresh Fruits Toronto to Hamilton (via Dundas Street)â€"â€"Dundas street to Cookeville excellent; surface fair Cooksville to Sixteen Mile Creek. Sixteen Mile Creek to Clappison’s, c'IOSedâ€"under construction; through traffic for Guelph, detour at Trafalgar village, south to Oakville to Hamilton Higl‘i- way, turn north at Aldershot through ‘ Waterdown'to 4th Concession, East Flamboro,, thence west to Hamiltonâ€" Guelph Road; advise all- through traffic to use Hamilton Highway. [ Port Credit to Owen Soundâ€"Port Credit to Brampton surface in fair shape. Brampton to Chatsworth, \ery fair gravel road throughout, except a 6-mile stetch east and south of Sh'elburne, which is under con- struction; detour from 25 Sideroad, to“ nship of Mono, westerly one con- cession, thence northerly, joinilng the Provincial Highway; portions rough. - South 1131-1311,ka Richmond Road to Britannia. From Britannia to South March, grading and cu‘wrt construction going on but road pass able in all kinds of Weather. South March to Carp, fair. Carp to Arn- prior, good. Arnprior to Renfrew, fair. Renfrew to Haley’,s fair. Ha- Ieys to Cobden, grading operations, but passable. Cobden to Pembroke, fair; grading four miles south .of Pembroke, but passable. _ Toronto to Severnâ€"Toronto to Ken market, good, except detour at Aurora subw ay. New market to Sev- ern, road good throughout; grading in p1ogress 1 mile north of Brad- ford and 10 miles north of Barrie; culxerts being built 5 miles north of Barrie; no detours. â€" â€"- "Iv--V“ vuvv’ 8 Salt in fOO énd 50 lb. sacks SEED CORN (protected from CorfiBorer) Groceries, Flour and Feed ARE QUOTING THE ‘ FOLLOWING Low pmcss: Ev... \oVV U ooooooooooooooooooo T13;0“i'l,ours are put up in 25 and 50‘ lb. sacks SEE us IF IN NEED or: L‘ :52 Durham is an attractive and heal- thy town and good accommodation can be obtained at reasonable rates. ' C. H. Danard, B.A., Principal. C; Ramage, Chairman. J. F. Grant, Secretary. _--_..â€"_- v- uvn “a. Informatf'on as “to .Courses may be obtained from Princlpal. The School has a creditable record in the past which it home to main- tai_p in the future. l' The School is thoroughly equipped to take up the following courses: (1) Jumor Matriculation, (2) Entrance to Normal School (3) Senior Matriculation, (4) Entrance to Faculty of Edu- cation. â€"' vww V‘- Tex iotdale, 2 miles northwest of Tex- iotdale, and 1 mile south of Wat: zerâ€" Durham High School Arthur to Kincardineâ€"Highway in very fair condition throughout, but rough for short sections where grad- ing is in progressâ€"1A» mile east of Guelph to Owen Soundâ€"Guelph to Fergus, good gravel road. Fergus to Kenilworth, fair clay road; grading in progress at several points. Kenilâ€" worth to Owen Sound, good gravel road; grading in progress north of Durham. Hamilton to Guelphâ€"Road in ex- cellent condition. Brampton to Guelphâ€"Surface good throughout. Culvert construction will commence soon between Bramp- ton and Georgetown, and Acton and Rockwood. 3 drive carefully. Tills-onburg to St. Thomas, grading operations 1 mile west of Tillsonburg. Tillsonburg to Springer Hill, sand and gravel road, in fair condition. Springer Hill to St. Thomas, gravel road in good conâ€" dition. agara Falls westerly, grading under way from Lundy’s Lane School to seven miles west; stone road to We]. land. Wellar‘id westerly, grading un- der way through Crowland township and east of Wainfleet. Clay road to Beckett’s Bridge, fair when dry. From Beckett’s Bridge to Balmoral, stone road. Grading under way from Jarvis easterly; clay road pass- able. Jarvis westerly three miles, under construction and closed to traffic; thence fair to Simcoe. Sim- coe to Delhi, fair; some grading six Emiles west. Delhi to Tillsonburg, fair; grading three miles west, road closed. At Jarvis keep south on Port Dover road one mile and turn west at second road, thence straight west into Simcoe, or turn west at Hagersville to Simcoe-Brantford road, thence south four miles to Simcoe. West of Delhi turn north at crossroad three miles from Delhi, thence west two miles, south 1 mile; K CHRONICLE tom street, good gravel road; detpur between Niagara Fallsand St.Dav- id‘s Hill, sang roads. turn WeSt at HQQDthn‘IIAr ‘A 117-1-“ ton and east ONT." ll 9f Blenheim; $4.25 $4.10 $4.00 Sovereign Manitoba Patent Flour, 98 lbs. 3 4.25 Eclipse Flour, blended, per 98 lb. sack. .. 3.90 ite Lily Pastry Flour, per 98 lb sack. . ‘ 3.75 Bran, per 100 Ibs ......................... 1.75 Shqrts, per 100 lbs ....................... 1.80 Feed Flour, Middlings, per 100 lbs ........ » 2 .20 N o. 1 MixedChop, per 100 lbs. .. ........ 2 10 at Chop, per 100 lbs. . .. ............... 2 10 Crimped Oats, per 100 lbs, .............. 2.10 Blathford’s Calf Meal, per 25 lb. sack. . .. 1.35 American Corn (old), per ton, bulk ...... 32 . 00 American Chopped Corn, bags included, - . per ton. ..................... .. .. 35.00 Custom. Choppmg, per 100 lbs. . . . ........ -07 far the rgest tea consuming counâ€" try in‘the world. Thus increased demand will tend to raise the present abnormally high market; and an in- crease m cost 0f teas throughout the world may be expected. 1 i highway isclosed to traffic at 'a point one mile southeast of Galt; de- tour to the west between the 9th and 10th Concessidns, thence north into Gal-t on si'deroad between lots 6 and 7; detour fairly good, but may be, heavy in wet weather; approximate; length, 2 miles. Galt to Kitchener, road only fair, and is under con- struction praCtically from‘Galt to Kitchener; recommend that traffic proceed from Galt through Blair, Doon and German Mills to Kitchener. Kitchener to Goderichâ€"Very good; construction commencing between Stratl‘ord and New Hamburg, also between ' Clinton and S-eaforth, Holmesville and Taylor’s Corners; no det’ours necessary unless after heavy rain, “When traffic should turn west at Holmesville 2 miles, then north! to highway at Tavlor’s Corner: 1 ton‘; these sections will in wet weather. also be heavy ............. ........... matlo'n. Paris, Ontarioâ€"“For five years I Buttered with pains in my back and from other troubles women often have. .5 All of this time I was unfit for work and was taking the diflerent medicines that I thought were good. I saw the advertisement in the papers of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound and - l,§;§;,§;;_fs have taken it faith- T0 ENJOY # Planer HEALTH from other troubles women otten have. All of this time I was unfit for work good. I saw the advertisement in the papers of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound and . have taken it faith. fully. 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