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We were sorry to hear of 'Mr. Clark WIatson’s illness but glad to know he is somewhat better. Since Mrs. W. G. Lawrence went in England her mother. Mrs. Rain- ford. passed away. We sympathize with Mrs. Lawrence in her sorrow. including Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnston. and spent, a few days with the. latter’s sister, Mrs. John McGirr. An Institute meeting was held at. me- home of Mrs. MeCannel. at which everyone Spent. an enjoyable and profitable afternoon. and Mrs. .13an lock visited 1-0 Mrs. James MC Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Meyer's and (amily of Allan Park smut Friday 9\'¢_11ing at thv homw M Mr. \‘y'illium D(‘I‘b\ Sr Mrs. John Bell, Mary and George, motored to Owen Sound Saturday last and spent the \\ eek-end there, Mrs. Bell remaining for a longer \ is- chiicll‘vn 0" 1.119 \xeork- s “ ::f~o)n hm Our own correspondent.) Harvesting Operations will be in full swing after Monday, August 7. 3’01211013‘11 c:;'11';s;:1111:.‘-11£ Mr. and 311's. \‘x'iliiam Baby, .112. spurt a day last week \Viéil the lat- tov's sister in Paislv 1v 311'.Ti10mas )IcRnnald. .‘liss Janet, 311.1311'5..I;11n11s McRonaid of Mu- 10111 \i: ited 1'111'11'1th “it“: 311. and 3115. James Mmmuald. "slissvs Anniv and Margaret Smith 91 Last Bentimk \\ cm: the L-j‘ucsts of Miss Ethel Dorbv on Tuesday. Miss Bella Paik and fl‘lL' id have leiurned t0 1‘01 onto alter swiding a mumh’s holiday with the farmer’s parents. Mr. ’I‘h('>nlas (lochett. ni’ S Spent over H1» haliday with in this Vicinisy. Mr. Allan Brown and Miss Carrie McNally spent the weekâ€"end visiting the latter's sister; Mrs. Lawrecne McFadden. Mr. Davis of Simcoe County was in town on Friday evening and Sat, urday of last week and judged the fields or oats in competition for priz- es/in connection- with the agricul- tural society here. The following seven names are the prize-winners: James Turner”: ............ 84 David Nichol ............... 80 Thomas Nichol............. 78 Charles Huddy. . . .'~ .......... 75% Malcolm McLean ........ 71 Arch. McCuaig .............. 67 A Donald Macmillan .......... 65 A number of visitors from outside points came into town at the end Of last Week in order to attend the Civic celebration on Monday of this week. Mr. Robert Smith of Durham and cousins from Toronto. spent an m:â€" oning \VLth Mr. and Mrs. E. Johnston. M 353 Mabel Spi'nding her em: in town. ‘Jr .‘lfu'l “ Mr. H. Ford. Toronto, was a recent visitnr at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Waltâ€"er Nicholl. .\ . E. Matkmnon. 31B. of Toron£o, is s pending a few davs in tomn. 5112111111 3118.11.\VatsuntmdlittIL daughtel 01 ImOIlIH 11101111011 up the end Hf Hm \wck {.0 spam! ti’w Civic day here. Darkies’ Corners. (Our own correspondent.) Hal".'t.‘St.ng is now in full swing. Mr. James Baird 0f Grenl'ell. Sask., visited this week at the Patterson, Hamiliun and Campbell homes. 15112337 0 f PAGE EIGHI’. South Bentinck load motored from Sarnia ‘nlf am \Yf‘t MEIR} \V aiinn with M n Sh hut- HIP QM "‘smm friends .II'IM par- not whix'ated at. the expense of heart. he did the. best he could. If he had stuffed the hole up with whatever had come handy and ther- gone home to bed as the precocious child of to-day would doubtless have done, his name would never have been handed down to posterity. But the picture Of that poor little dulfer sitting there all by his lonesome. and crouched up in a most uncomfortable position throughout that livclung night. holding back the mighty sea with his little linger, appeals to the imagination of every heroâ€"invmg child and teaches a lesson of cour- age and unselfish endurance that IS not; easily forgotten. But if it is stnries 0f the 11121: nuih 01 children instead oi heroism that is desired, then we wuuki am 1513 ex- new 91‘ 513011 2111 L111: lish apple orchard “5:1 [111) 51111113.: m at an} other time, (1111! 1.111 111121111 01-111111 1101. understand W111“, they were 1‘11111‘111413' about. Poor 1'11)“ 1311111111111! 1111111111 the privilege 111' 1'11\'1~lli:1§: in {211- hvaufies 0f na- 1111'11. 311 1111111 their inmginations mus? 31:,1 111W 011:11111111. if Hwy 111'1' i1") i)“ {0:} 11311111 those {Em Bank Hf lioxwlation fI'UIn the iifirlv bocausv no mm has 3:0! Eugen zI-iylc tn undorsluml it. \ Some [Mi-0540 have suggested that More 1:» {Wu sets. of readers, one for :eiiy and the other for rural schools. If this \gvoz‘c done. [wa1 in the city z'c-adm's this vex-so might. be inclmiod aiung with minors. suggested in the article numt'mned: Have you seen a {notary buildinnj. In tho town. in thv town, .‘;:: 21::13' Elavtzyvry building in {he ttim'n WEE}: its \x'histles loudly I‘naring, .\l‘ui Hm smoke from chimnm‘s Pour!- Causing nviso and dirt. galnring, In file tmvn"? SUPCIy the 'J‘m-onto children could Izm‘lcrstamj that! (Chloring is poet- iicouse and might need explana- For instance, the writer waxed in- dignant about. the exquisite singing pix-m “Have You Seen ~\n kpple Or- 1"i1ai1i in .1110 Spring? Int he Sprinfl” m'itten by one of our Canadian poets. Why the attack? Just be- 031181? the (’fhiidl‘e‘n of Toronto have Hun.) PUT mm up .mrr IN SCHOOL mums (“E.I.M.” in Toronto Star.) Several weeks ago an article was published in one of our papers in which ridicule was poured upon the literary diet provided for children in the readers of the Ontario Public schools. conlnnt. with attacking our pwzn. Han wriim' then finds ;"‘.i.': i w}!!! "Tim Litilv Hero Of Hilar- Wm hm ause he di dut use his head insivad Oi his fin‘wl' D021? little? Hum of Harlem, raised in the coun- I:‘}' and in an 21-0 a hm brains \\ 0m We agree with the writer that the readers contain a great'- deal of in- digestible material; but he who un- dertakes to do the carving for him- dreds of thousands of. chiidren with their hundreds of thousands of di- verse appetites will find that he has undertaken a large task. H0?! v... V1 II H H 'Einns Etnly that (3111110 Within ' t"}.’lW"EP[1H‘ We 3:1'11tziiy fear that ' 111°11111112101I' E 111-11 brains Will 'E:‘\ 0.1);1 i'i' 'EQ. E‘. 1 .‘4 well ”$118- 131.5111Ezzat' :341‘. H111 ulwatâ€"fields of 1:3.1i1-i11 ;11°11\"111c-1s [11:111the Pub- :L'Ezuul 511113.11'1111313.‘ 1111112111511 there no \\'I1~:~:1t-ti11’v!‘ 1"'[(11‘1.=1110, or £30113: 111' ii.“ leEtm I'I'Hm the Best Scotch Ginghams, per yard .......... 25c Best Unbleached Cotton, yard Wide, per yd. 22c Fancy Chintz, yard Wide ................ 29c Turkey Red Comforter Cloths (Paisley Patterns) ...................................... 30c Cotton Flannel, Mill Ends, very heavy ...... 35c Print Shirting in Stripes ................ 25c Men’s Combination Balbriggan short sleeves 1.49 D. and A. Corsets, . . $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.25 Boy’s Best Dress Shirts ................ $1.19 Children’s Sandals, 3 to 71/2 . ............. 99c Children’s Pat. Pumps 3 to 71/2 .......... $1.50 Misses’ Brown Calf 1-strap Pumps ...... $2.59 Women’s Dong. 2-strap ................ $3.75 Men’s Mule Harvest Shoes ................ 2.95 Men’s Tan Horsehide bluc., very durable. . 3.95 Rock Bottom Prices in EStaple Dry Goods OUR WALLPAPER STOCK IS FULL and at much reduced prices. Ten per cent. reduction on some, papers. ‘ ' ‘1 \ul LADIES! .Ask to see our Dong. Blue. cushioh sole with rubber heel, for tender feet. Why suffer when you can buy an easy shoe? BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES Rev. E. Cameron, B.A., B.Th. Pastor. Sunday, August 13, 1922. 11.00 A:M.-â€"“Physician Power.” 7. RELâ€"“Three Links” (2nd Link) Why not borrow some of the funny papers’ ideas in revising the prim: ers? There are no: more iamiliar pictures on‘ the whole American cen- tinent than those of Mutt and J elf. A three-year-old could point them out and tell which was which at a glance. Therefore, no more suitable illustration could be found for the first page the child reads than that of Mutt chasing Jefi‘, with the reading lesson underneath: I see Mutt. I see Jeff. Run.Jefl,1un or Mutt VV ill "ct V.0u Vt ith a judicious use of the pointer the teacher should experience little difficulty in having the children learn the \\'Ol‘t_lS or understand what they are reading. Harder lessons. such :1 " "Brain i111; l'p Father” and “Pas SHn- in- .zm should he gradu- all} included as the child‘s brain beâ€" ronies more receptive. Brownâ€"II} Bentinck, on Thurs- day, August 3, to Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Brown, a son. tracts from “Péck’s Bad“ Boy” and {he illustrated exploits of the Ranch- jammer Kids. Bailey.â€"â€"In Bentinck, on Wednesâ€" day. August 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter Bailey, a daughter. Thai is true 1111! neitl (11' 1141115 0111.1 give (13' . '111 111' Husk i11 111’1111 prim- ary 1:1":1:l1:s. Children 111 1'11111' are al- loy-c1111 meal. 11111! the pupils are :11. least >11 111:1 111 503111111 wisdnm when they are given a serving 111' the great- est 5:11.105 111' H111 111111111111; a verse 01' W11. 11 5111111 quotation. By reading and 111111111'11'izing new the thunghts Of great 11.11111 i11 l11'1~11 £1111! 11:11.1!1'\ the child is 51111i11;: 11:1 111121.911 1'11: which will giw 111111 1111j11xm1111t aml piolit \"hen he 11111111115 :1 1111.111. Taking eVe1yt11111g 111311111111; W1" {.1- 31'1111 that the 1'e:1111's are in 110111} 01' 1111\‘isi11g,and with the \\1'it111' 111' 11111. :11 'ti1' 11.1 me would gladly clezne out 11 1'1111111'11 111' two so long as “The Bur- 1:11 111' Moses” is retained. and “11 would lighten 11111 «liet with more 51111'5118 c<..111l11i11111;r humor and dial- 1:22.111. 'l'l11‘11'11 1'1111 111. 11111111 heathen 111\lh< \\iH1 tl111i1' 1111111121111 morals in H111 511001111 113311111: :‘l1111 1.1111 much pro- sizivss and f11sti'111'tiu1ness in the «M1111 - inlh in 8011;: and stwrv. More Sim “‘8 111‘ whulvsnmw hildrenâ€" i1ii¢i1w111 0f l’)irk1;11s."lum and May‘- gie, Alice in W‘nnderland,1\1011gli 01 £111 Jnnuln Bunk. Iif‘iiecca, and even Pemud in the thin! 10ader,\\'l1iiu i11- (prostir; soleclit 115 from Victor Hug» Barrie. (marge Eliot, Scott. Ralph {1011mm Mv:11ianKnit.h,ctc.. in it: 1 1 "211 rcadm; vs 01111.1 send the McElroy.-â€".\t St .Juseph’s Hospiâ€" tal, Port Arthur, August 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mclilroy (Edith Allan), a daughter (Barbara Frances). Murdock.-â€"â€"In Bentinck, on. Monday August 7, to Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Murdock, a son. "I‘his diet, cor tainlv does rut err on the hem V side as that 0i (larlxle or Ru kin i341“ usu] of doing “Ono. \Yuuid not fond hm‘fsteak- t0 inf‘ants’ is L20 (wiijvciiun i'diSMi. 1wulors. While mill vs are 0v THE DURHAM CHRONICLE BORN . 99c $1.50 $2. 59 $3. 75 . 2.95 3.95 A committee of teachers, real live ones, with a knowledge of good lit- erature, and how to adapt it to the mind of the child, should be appoint- ed to draw up the bill of fare. And by all means have the meals served up in tasty covers and well garnish- ed with appetizing illustrations. How Do They Know? (OUHWQ Journal.) Huw is. it those {M‘Hgih‘x who (30n- (lc‘mn n<~\\'.~";)la.pers I‘m-1' printing HM peppery I'm‘mrts fmm the divorce courts know Imw {‘wm‘wt‘ljv HIPS-0 H'â€" antss al‘v'.’ children to the public library to get the rest of the story and thus devel- op in them a love for good reading. CAR WENT INTO DITCH These Prices Good FRIDAY and SATURDAY 05.11" ‘U We Wish to announce to our many customerfi ‘ in Durham and vicinity that in preparing thiS\. list of Bargains we have “Gone the Limit.” 1 Only one excuse to offer for selling these goods at these prices is “We Need the Money.” Read - this wonderful list of Bargains and be here early Now for Another Gwd‘ Friday and Saturday First Come, First Served- Some of these lin V won’t last long at these prices. , A few pieces of English Gingham left to go on Saturday at 200. a yd. Men’s Wool Socks, worth 50c. ~ 3 pairs for $1.00 Meg’s Heavy Horsehide Harvest Gloves, Wdrth $1.00, for. . . .\69c. Men’sDress Shirts, special 98c. Boys’ Chambray Shirts, all sizes, for ................. I ..... 69c; Men’s Braces, while they Iast 39c. and White ............ 29c. 5 pr. 47 pr. Silk Hose (seconds) 250. pr. Ladies Voile Blouses, worth $1.50 3 for $1.00 Men’s Khaki Shirts, sizes 141/:2 to 16;-W01Tth $1.25, for ........ 79c. Ladiqs’ _C_otton Bloomers, in pink Another lot of Chambray House Dresses, in pink andblue. .. 98c. Bring your girl here and buy her a School Dressworth $3 for .. $1.00 FREE TO THE BOYSâ€"To the first 25 Boys comin t ° ' Saturglay, accompanied by their parents, and making; :1) {Effigy on W111 glve a pair of Braces FREE! Â¥ ’ We (Only 3 dozen to sell at this price.) LADI’ES’ WEAR MEN’S WEAR A lecturer was‘ talking 6n the drink question. “Now,- supposing «a pail of water and a pail of beer were placed on this platform, and then a donkey was brought on, which of the” two APPLY TO THE Superior Knitting Mills Limited Mount Forest, Ont. a; 5% Girls Wanted _. v .. vvâ€"v-n VIII-“V val, worth $1. 59, for .......... $1.19 Men’s Felt Hats, worth $3.00 $1.98 Men’s Khaki iants, reg. $2.25 $1.98 Men’s Cotton Socks, all colors l9c. $2.50; for ..... ‘ .......... ' . $1.98 Men’s _ Cpmbination Underwear. Boys’ Jerseys (special) ....... 39c. Boys’ School Suits, worth $8 $5.49 Men’ s Fine Suits, worth $18 $12 .49 Men’s good wearing Pants, worth A- H- Specials for Men and Boys For Men, Women and Children Children’s Sandals and Running Shoes, worth $125, for ..... 98c. Kiddies’ Pussyfoot Shoes, worth $2.25, for ................ $.l49 Ladies’_ White Canvas Slippers, and High Shoes, worth $2.75, 98c, Men’s Work Shoes, wth. $4, $2.89 Boys’ Heavy Shoes, wth. $3, $2.49 All Ladies’ High Shoes reduced. 'fl . “He’d take the water,” came a voice from the gallery. ' “And why would he take the wa- ter?’,’ asked the lecturer. “Because you would beat him to the beer!”-was- the reply. would - he take?” SHOES Thursday, August, 10". 1923 fir. kw“