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Curious that Rt. Hon. Arthur M‘ei- ghen should arrive in the West at "the precise moment to say, “I told you so,” in regard to the collapse of ;~ the Wheat Board project. Another ' f case OI “Meighen was right,” yet, because 'oflmeseveredisappointment F. It. Beanie. who resigned the federal seat. for East Kootney last winter to make a place for Hon. J.H. King. minister of public works. has been appointed to Vancouver hgrbor board. Samuel Prenter. a leading Vancouver Liberal. has been given aplace en the same body. There were no vacancies. but the gm ernâ€" ment made two. by the simp. e pro- cess of asking for the zesigna tiens of Messas. McCla) and MICKenzie Needless 0 say. the 2.:tter are Con- servatives. In this correspondence recently, reference was made to ap- pointment or a defeated Liberal can- didate as customs officer at Wing- ham. Ont. The Times of that town now publishes a letter of protest from Mr. C. R. Wilkinson, W‘hO re- grets the passing over of a returned Stddier. MI. ‘ Harry Town. The writ- er recalls premises smade to our 110- ble young men \\ ho otlered their all that decency and freedom might live. Mr. Town was one of those who re- ti. rned. He was wounded and gassed. His discharge papers show him to have an honerable reci‘n-d. His qut .l-1 ilications were :dtugether excellent.1 Yet. he. was missed over for one whose credentials consisted chiefly of [mliticai influence." majority as it. did. may hastnn a proâ€"5 \‘incitll Ctmtest. In ()utt‘u'in. the press; is Still Pint-fin; with unnmeni. must- 1}’ (‘t'inlplil‘lii‘iiiZil'}'. 111nm HIP Hit-01’- aHCPS Of 1U. Hun. Arihiu‘ Meiuheni and Hon. iinwzu‘d Fergusnn a/i Port! Stanley. \\'ijn)tis[nck St‘niliivl-Reâ€" .' View (Lil’fli‘l‘ill remarks. zuimiringly. that "the way Mr. Meigi’wn mastedl the King Government was equalled: only by the way Mr. Ferguson mast-i ed the Drury Government.” In regardl to the Opposition Leadei-s‘ tarifl‘! statement. Guelph Herald says: “Rt. Hon. Arthur )‘ieighen stands by ,the good old doctrine of moderate proâ€" tection for Canada, while. Premier Mackenzie King continues to flirt with the United States over recipro- city, instead of adopting an attitude that will plainly "indic'ae to the re- public that Canada can work out its own destiny without any assistance. Surely the policy? DIN}; Meighen is the most consistent with Courageous national ideals. " " PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS For the mument. l'eilm'al affairs are for the most part overslimloMud by provincial evmts. In British Colum- bia. when? the lamp of Cunsom'ntisnl still burns brightly. a provincial con- venlion is on. and MP. Meigl‘ien is ailclressing nuwlings. ln qubec. J. C. Langluis has warned C(_ing'alul".- tions by his fight. in Labelle. until now a Liberal stranglinld. Result. «if tho by-eiection. “lifting: the Liberal PATRONAGB MILL STILL GRINDS } OUR OTTAWA LETTER f next passenger ship. Everybody’s friend but no man’s dog for long, “Billy” has as many names as he has friends, answering with a wag of his tail to “Bum."e. “Tramp." “Bijou." “Rags," “Paddy," etc. Now and Gen an admirer takes “Billy" home, “Billy,” Quebec’s tramp dog, is still seeking his lost soldier master. When the boys came back on the “Empress of France” he and "Billy” heme separated and “Billy” has been looking for him ever since. He meets the “Empress" each time she arrives at Quebec, sniffs at the pas- sengers 11th come down the gang- way: walks away with an air of dis- appointment and then waits for the SEEKING HIS LOST MASTER- How “Billy” knows when a pas- senger ship is due is a mystery of the Quebec water front, but know 'he does. He is as regular and prompt as the customs' men, greets the in- coming steamer with joyous barking. and after he has bossed the job of placing the great hawsers which moor her alongside the pier, he‘dash- es to the gangway and looks for a once familiar figure. khaki-clad. Per- haps some day the lost master will return. And if he does. faithful “Billy" will be there. but in a few days the little wire-hair- ed terrier is nobody’s dog againâ€"no- body’s but the lost master’sâ€"and is back on the docks once more to meet the ships and him. ANOTHER MURDOCK “BREAK” “Carefully watching” has been the chief claim advanced in regard to the government’s conduct toward important federal issues which have arisen since the session. 0n the fuel situation, the matter was large- ly put up to the provinces, and a conference called by the Ontario con- troller ended in advice to buy Welsh coal. or a supply or wood. Meantime, permanent force ‘LI‘UODS are being moved to the strike area in Cape Breton, and the premier is trying to explain that to the union. Hor- rersi The soldiers may be equipped with some of the munitions that lzzneied at Levis before the election! Conciliation hoards are grinding rm}: hex-wing evidence in the rail- Way shopmen‘s case, while Hon. Mr. Murdock. Speaking at Vancouver, doesn‘t. sound at all conciliatory in a declaration that. the action of the llh‘. Railway Labor Board in “trying lo force compulsory down the throat of iiahm” had compelled railway workers to defy the laws of that mnmtry. This from a minister of ihe rruwn, in reference to a Govern- menl. body in a neighboring country. experienced by the Westâ€"rejecting the substance of a voluntary pool to snap at the shadow of a compulsory nmnnpoly one who hesitates to rub at 1:1. it the matter were not so ser- ious. one could find humor, now, in. a 11111: mezzlazv letter sent out two \\ eeks ago to Liberal weekl‘ies, which said: “The Western Provin- ces. should feel gratified over the ac- Ii: 11 of t! 1e. King Gm ernment in the 1111: t ot the 3111adia11\\l1eat Board. 'i‘i:1z.tter was placed in the hands ' :1 1.:111mittee composed largely of farmers. and on the report of that committee the government acted. mother n1 ~:tter which should please 3'13 W est lies in the choice of per- 11111.1] for that board. " Of course the 1ommittee, like all parliamentary committees, comprised a majority of Liberal members, and as for the board personel, it never got that far. Mr. Joe Kenny has taken advantâ€" agw of the harvest excursion and has gnno \Vest- Glenroadin. (Our own correspondent.;. Most of the farmers in this local- ity haw.) finished harvesting. Mrs. Jordan and children of Tor- 01110 ale \isiting the Heslip family and other friends. . .‘zi-rs. Qymon and Alex. were yisitors at Mr. Hugh Vaughan, Jr.‘s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Alton and fam- ily of Markdale, and Mrs\ Smith of Zion were Visitors at Mrs. Banks’ re- cently. Mrs. G. Boyd and Mrs. aners. E. B. Young and their daughter Betty, visited with Mrs. J. Young and Mr. and .Mrs. J. Laughlin on TuesdaY- _â€" vâ€" "" Miss Lillian Eadie and brother of Toronto, Mr. E. B. Young of Chippa- wa and Mr. Janos Banks of ijérâ€"~ , view are visitors with Mrs. Banks. ' Byron Tindle had the misfortune to have the wagon run over hiafoot, crushing his toes veryhadly. : - r“ 4 John Boyd-Jrghas engaged whelp' . . , Mr, Monroe with his-4;EMim.mis"~ . 5‘ fall. Many Japanese merchants became rich during the war and built them- selves fine houses, but when they _were ready to furnish them they found that most of the desirable old Japanese objects of art on the market had passed into the handset” Euro- pean or American collectors. One New York dealer, who years ago picked up numerous articles in Ja- pan for little money, and who had not found a sale for them in America was agreeably surprised to learn re- cently that he could send them back to Japan at a. handsome profit. a right to it; but the necessary red tape and (Expense of a telegram to hold the letlerafrom delivery make it only occasionally worth while. The Buddhist religion forbids those who believe in it to take life. Mem- bers of the Mount Everest expedition found the animals and birds of Tibet so tame that. they gathered about the party, especially near the ' villages, and the naturalists of the expedif tion could not make large collections without seriously offending the nat- ive peOple, all of whom are Budd- hists. A New York man who made .a planting of white pine thirty-six years ago has been ofi‘ered five hun- dred dollars an acre for the timber on the stump. It is a good price, but not at all unusual. An acre of white pine under favonable conditions will on the average make a growth of one thousand feet a year, which is as profitable as are the crops of much good farm land under cultivation. In Great Britain and Canada the law considers a letter when posted becomes the property of the person. to whom it is addressed. The United States, on the other hand, takes the View that a letter is the DI‘OpeI‘y of he sender until it is actually deliv- ered to the person addressed, so that over there it is possible for a send- er to recover a letter after he has mailed it-if he can prove that he has Heretofore stores in Japan have kept open seven days a week the year round, so that the employees have had only a few days off at New Year’s and during the Feast of the Dead in summer. A department store" in Osaka has now adopted the plan of a weekly day of rest and has set an example that other stores are likely to follow Although the statement comes from London, England, that English mines could supply the United States with two million tons of coal, a month, the figures are not so 1m- pressive as they sound, for the New England State alone use more con! than that. The most that Eng.) land can do is to help out a little. What the Audubon societies have accomplished in protecting wild bird life in America an international committee just formed in London hopes to do for the world at large. It will spread propaganda and make a sustained effort. to get adequate le- gislation in every country where none now exists. In southern Eur- ope the peasants every year kill great numbers of song birds for food. In New Jersey some four hundred women of one political party “are taking a summer course in the p“rinciples of political oratory.” They are preparing for the autumn campaign, in which many if not all of them expect to make speeches, and in which some of them probably hope to have the last word. The purchasing power of farm products for. June, expressed in terms of commodities that farmers buy, was seventy-two per ce.nt of what it was in 1913â€"a decrease of four points since March. A‘ Western city or the United States stencils the'house numbers on the curbing, a plan that especially at night saves many steps for persons in automobiles who are looking for a particular number. - Fact and Comment ( THE DURm'CfiRoNI OLE . The School is thoroughly equipped to take up the fol-lowmg courses: (1) Junlor Matriculation, (2) Entrance to Normal School (3) Semor Matriculation, ' . '(4) Entrance to Faculty of Eduâ€" catlon. . Each member of the stat! is a U’ui- - versity Graduate and experieno‘ed , Teacher. ', a ‘ .,-Intending pupils should prepare to ‘géhter at heglnmng of term. ' Information asoto .Courses may he a urgobwqu. from Prmclpal. . . g __-'.I?h1e;S;chool has a creditable record . 1m the past winch it. hopes (Armin. Messrs. Samuel and George Black- burn of Creemore accompanied 11:3 their mother and sisters. Miss Ethel and Mrs. Millie, visited relatiV es here on Monday Miss Elsie and Master Albert Anâ€" derson of Hornings Mill's holidayed last. week with their aunt, Mrs. A.E. Bellamy. Mr. George Mitchell’s family haVe returned from their holiday at “’35- aga Beach. . Postmaster Trimble was in Detroit last week on a short holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Runstadler and daughter. and Mrs. Egan, attended the funeral service. of the late Rev. Father Clohecy at St. Patrick‘s Church, Proton, on Friday last. ‘ Miss Helen Alton of Markdale holi- d'ayed last. week with Miss Elizabeth Bentham. The Band instrUments Which were sent to Toronto recently to be repair- ed were returned last. week and at practice were found in tune and good order. The cost. was $140.00, tow- ards which a good sum has been subâ€" scribed by the citizens- A quantity of new music has been purchased and we hope soon to hear pleasing strains from the newly-organized aggregation. Miss Dell Thurston visited friends at Burlington last. week. Mr. and Mrs. Brownlee 0f Coilingâ€" Woed made a brief Visit here last, week, At a league baseball match here last week between Markdale - and Flesherton teams the visitors won by a big margin. There was a good crowd, but the playing did not cre- ate the usual interest. Mrs. (Dr. ) Webster and Miss Maud Richardson motored from Thornhumr on Monday to look aftei the plaic- ing of a memorial tablet in the Meth- odist. Church to the memory of the. late Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Richardson. The tablet will be unveiled on Sun- day. Rev. F. G. Fowler attended a spe - cial meeting of Presbytery last. week at'which a call to Rev. Mr. Burk~ holder from Kirkfield was accepied. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Hemphill and members of their family motored from Toronto and spent a short holiâ€" day with relatives here. ' Miss Marjory Sandiland of Lad- jeros is holidaying this 1.» cek 1.1 1th her sister. '1 The Baptist Church, newly decor- ated, was inviting 'for the minister and people On Sunday morning last when Mr. Vose again occupied the pulpit after his holiday. Re-Opening services next Sunday. At the Pres- byterian Church Mrs. (Reva) Fowler returned from a. holiday, favored the congregation with a splendidly ren- dered solo. Mrs. W. J. ‘ Moads ha from visiting in Toronto, ied by her daughter, Mrs. ris and children. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. M Toronto paid your corre short visit. on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D- McMill Durham High School Miss Jessie McDowell, B.A., who has a successfuh record in Continua- tion school work, has been engaged for principal of the High School here. Another automobile collision oeâ€" curred on the Toronto Line on Sun- day evening last. We have not learned the particulars other than damaged cars. resulted. .. Toronto paid your correspondent. a short visit on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. McMillan and M rs. F. Reiley of Priceville Visited Pm". and Mrs. F. Cairns on Sunday. Miss Lena Wright and lady friend of Detroit are holidaying here. A pleasant. time was spent by a number of ladies at the home of Mrs. G. A. McTavis’h on Friday afternoon last at, a tea given inhono’r of Mrs. Charlie McT'avish, of Oshawa, whn was visiting here. ' Mr. John Hannah, who employ of R. J. Sproule 1m- I‘orty years ago. and was big? pected in this community, his home at Mount Forest, las pected in this community, died his home at Mount Forest last Net: aged 77 years. Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Goldshortmgh Iroquois Falls, on a visit here wi the latter’s parents, motored to IV agara FaLls to spend the week wi relatives there. Miss Bella Clinton 0f Thornbury. (Our. own \correspondent.) C. McDonald correspondent. has 3 {returnm accompan‘ James For vs ith b Ni- with I'QS the L-out at 0f formerly of this place; has returned for an extended visit with her bro- ther, recently bereft of his wife. _ _ ___._â€"d wvâ€" v-v V‘ “‘U " ‘lv. Mr. Harvey Griffin, principal of Humbercrest school, and wife, re- turned to Toronto on Monday after their holiday with relatives here. Mr. Tom Chard, who also holidayed here, returned to the city on Monday to resume his school duties. Miss Hazel Oke' returned home on Saturday and her friends how for good results from her visit to Free- port Sanitarium. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wright are in Toronto this week purchasing at the millinery Openings. Mr. and Mrs. Wright motored, accompanied by Mrs. Blackburn and Miss Hewett to visit friends. Miss Florence Armstrong of Markâ€" dale is holidaying with her cousin, Miss Armstrong, of Toronto, sum- mering here. Miss Sandiland has returned to again take charge of F.H.W. Hick- ling’s millinery department. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Porteous and baby daughter of Pete1boro, are vis- itors this week with Dr. and Mrs. It’s all food and'all gooa. Hand it out in great big slices the next time little folks are fussy. # Moator Gasoline They are growing}, they are playing. They need lots and lots of nature’s foodâ€"pure Bread. The Home Loaf keeps the sun shining, because it gentajne nqthing [:9 clog or ferment. It isn’t natural for little folks to be cross and peevish. When Jerry fusses and Betty cries over her sums, it’s only nature’s signal begging for more nourishment. .HENDERSON’S BAKERY Machinery "A few BINDERS on hand for immediate delivery. ' PloWs, Manuye Spreaders, Etc. BHUTZ, '~ Durham ; Henderson’s Bread 40¢. per gallon SOLD IN DURHAM BY . J. Lockie Son White Rose 'r IN FARM MACHINERY” Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richardson of Walkerton paid their cousin, Mrs. NV. Clayton. a visit a few days ago. . Mr. Charles Pye of Clarksburg was in town one day last week looking after the graves of his relatives in- terred in the cemetery here. Mr. and Mrs. John Beecroft 0: Owen Sound were week-end visitors with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pedlar here. Mr. and Mrs. John Heard visited the latter’s old home .in St. Vincent on Sunday. An Englishman on a walking tour in a remote part 'of the Scottish Highlands came, says. the Argonaut, to a lonely inn. Being ravenously hungry he entered and asked the lady for some poached eggs. The landlady shook her head. “We haven’t any eggs, sir,” she said. “But’” she added, lowering her voice to a whisper, “I dinna doot that I could get, you a fine dish of poached salmon!” WILLING TO OBLIGE N 0 Carbon Auto Acne-nodes