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It was a common thing for the. storekeepers in the gold fields to have a small python eight or ten feet long to keep away the rats. lfsually the pythons became very tame. I remember one big fellow that my po- lice-[caught in the Mambare and sold to Hancock, 3. storekeeper at T amata. Hancock trained it. to come at his whistle for a bowl of comlensed milk. It used to climb about the beams in the roof of the store and J1". II.â€"-I)Ol‘0th}’ Caldwell, Douglas Grant. Back to Barbarism. (New York Tribune; The heating or mistreatment of one man by a number of others, whether by a Klu-Klux mob or a mob of col- lege hazers. is an act. of cowardice. No member of such a mob would face his victim alone. The student body at. Lafayette College, at Easton, Pa., is taking the wise course in hunting down the perpetrators of such an outrage on a seventeen-year-old freshman who, deSpite the fact that he was just recovering from an oper- ation, was so cruelly beaten that he may die. Hazing 0f the brutal sort Jr. llI.â€"-â€"Jessie Grant, Margaret Harper, 11mm} (,hn'asby, Wilfrid Gras- by. I.â€"-â€"-E\'elyn Grant, Clements Patter. son. I have known only two men in my lite who really’ liked snakes. One was Armit. an English health officer, and the other was his camp keeper. who was named Rohu. Once at Cape Nelson I had my kneecap knocked t5 one side and went by boat to get Ar- mit. who was then stationed at Ta- mala. 'He and his servant had half a dozen tame snakes that used to crawl over the beds and chairs; in fact. they crawled everywhere, If either of their owners wanted to sit in a chair he frequently had to pick a snake out Of it first. TO the con- tempt. of the two men I declined a bed in the house in favor of a bunk at the police barracks. “The snakes are quite harmless,” said Armit. "That may he,” I replied, 'but if I must haVe bedfellows. I prefer con- stabular} to snakes!’ swing down over the table tp be fed. much to the annoyance of fussy cus- wmers who chanced to be present. U. S. S. No. 1, Bgremont Normanby Sr. I\'.â€"-â€"F1m‘mwp Grant, Sadie NH- bh}. Lzlndols \V'iltnn. Sr. III.â€"â€"â€"ChaI'Intte Patterson, Hat'- OM Grasby. JI', 1‘2â€"313‘) Nnbl‘ - . , Gabe), " ‘v- Arthur 310.. People who oijct t0 snakes shuuld keep away frmn )Iekeo Station in They were there in all sizes from pxlhuns that came after 111} fouls tn deadly little I‘eptilcs that coiled in bunches of bananas. If you sent, a boy up a cocoanut tree, he had first to beat. the bu’nches of nuts with a stick before he dared put. out his hand. At that, self-made men never seem so objectionable as old-maid men. has fortunately vanished from 't'hc great colleges. Only at comparative; 13' small schools does it. occur. It is always cowardly and always brings a college into disrepute. The sooner the young ruffians who tor- tured this Lafayette lad are found, expelled and punished by the courts for assault the better it will be for everybody concerned. In a small town the people never need an Opera glass unless distant neighbor‘s have a sleeping porch. Mrs. Andrew Fulton and two childrvn. and her mother. Mrs. Geo. HPHdM'SUu of Hampden. spent one day the first of the week with rela- tives in the Vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Ro.:bert Johnston re- turned home last Friday evening from the West, where they spent the past two months. They report . a must vnjoyable trip. _ Miss Maggie Mi "ht‘on spent Ias: week-m4! with her friend, Miss. Pau- linP Noble. Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Manan 02' South Hvzxtinr}; Spent Munday wen- in; with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Juhn- stun. ' \Veare glad to report Mrs. John Park recovering from her illness. which has afi‘vcted hm- fm' some mnnths past. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert \‘ollett‘ and family of Poplar Hill were Sunday \‘iSitOPS with Mr. and Mrs. John \VQHS. (Our own correspondent.) The farmers in this locality are engaging themseh es with their root crop at present. The potato crop here is a real success, while the Post of the roots are also a real good crop. Sr. I’mâ€"Billie? Caldwell. Jr. Pr.~â€"-Billin Bryans, Bnlva Noble. «J. “C lim'x'. 'l‘oavlmr. SNAKES OF THE TROPICS PAGE EIGHT. Ebenezer. TO MISS PLAPPER Blessings un them, little dame, Bare-back girl, with knees the same. With thy rolled-down silken hose And thy shnrt. transparent clothes, \\'ith thy red lips reddened more, Smearml with lipstick from. the store With thy make-up on thy face, And thy bobbed hair’s jaunty grace, Frnm my heart. I give thee joyâ€"â€" ttlzul that I was born a boy. Miss Flapper’s Reply. Blessings on thee little gent., With thy last half dollar spent Buying cigarettes and gum, We congratulate the aged couple and wish they may still be long spared to enjoy in happiness and el_»n1l'()i‘l. the evening of their lives. Mr. and Mrs. Hmn'gv Firm. nnw z'vsicling in Grand Yallvy, colobt'utmi Hwir gnhlvn wmhling on z‘hv 25th 01‘ Suptvnlhm'. 1‘an(y-sovmx in all wnrv pl'vsvnt m1 the nc'asinn. Cum- prising their L'hi1«__h'ml. grand-childâ€" nm. and hm greatâ€"gl'audchildrm. and In max-k thv cwnt and as. a tnkmx m" vshwm Hwy pl'csvntm‘i the agm‘l cuupln with a purse of «301.1. My. you must have lots of fun. With thy lip made blacker still, \\'ith that moustache like a frill. And thy red nose réddened more Down behind the cellar door. Always must be in a whirl- Glad that I was born a girl. An extraordinary shorthand writ- ing feat was recently accomplished in the\ Parliament of the Tvrol at Innsbruck. In order to take out a measure a debate had to be kept goâ€" ing for more than 32% hours, and as a matter of fact, it lasted a quarter Of an hour longer. In that time rathâ€" er more than a quarter of a million \\ 01 (is were spoken and there were Mr. Firth _is in failing health, but we are pleased to learn he was able tn take his place at. the golden wed- ding ceremony. This is a rare. event, and seldom do married cou- ples share each other’s joys and surrews for fifty years to celebrate their golden wedding day. Mr.HxH1 is 3111'1111'11111 n" 31'] ““111-- 1111111 F~i1th 111' 7.11111. and M1. Josuph Firth 111‘ I'mwr 'l‘nwn, Durham. and 311's. Firth. \vluvsn maiden name was 12112111111111 Ritrhi'c. was the eldest 11111114111 1' 111' 11111 late Mr. 111111 Mrs. “111111111 Ril1fl1i11.a111l sister- 111 M1. \\ illiam Ritchie. \\ [11) 105111135 here. Mr. and Mrs. Firth were niawiml at E dge Hill on the 25th of Sliptvmlim. 187:3. by the late Rev. William Park, From marriage they l‘l‘Sllll‘d in (Hmmlg until the fall of 1894, wlwn thcv moved to Melancâ€" Hum. Mien: tlim ongamil in farm- ing. \ couple ()1 \cax‘s agn they re- “PM! to Grand \alle}. many scenes. Yet a verbatim report of the whole 32 hours’ wrangle was taken by two shorthand writers. They worked in half-hour shifts, ex- cept when one went home fora bath, and his colleague held the fort alone for three hours, and when the other, living farther av'vay, took five hours for his bath. Members often appeal- ed to the opponents of the measure to have mercy on the stenographers, but all that could be done was to Speak Slowly at times, especially af- ter heated interludes. CELEBRATED GOLDEN WEDDING The building stands out in striking re- lief to the rather drab appearance of Canute Road, on which it faces. .A stone front, colour washed brickwork, and pleasant green shutters to the first floor windows, have assisted in achiev- ing this desirable effect. Window dec- oration has been treated in an original V opposite the South-Waters: Hotel, the new Canadian Pacific Building at Sduthampton, England, opened on Monday. Sept. 4th, will soon become a well-known landmark for travellers. LOSE to the Dock Gates, and nearly ,ANADIAN ENTERPRIbL The average‘ Woman has a vocab-11 ulary of only 800 words. It 18 a small stock, but think of the turn-1 over. is mm on the husband who goes home and finds supper late .-â€"-Bufi‘alo Commercial. The man who thinks his business can’t get. along without him soon begins to share the profits with a nerve Specialistâ€"St. Thomas Times- JournaL lid. Howe says that golf is ruining the nation Av. man, but hae yee nuticed “hat the 11311011 Is Join to rrolt. ’ oma Ledger. Methodist “(men an: demanding the 1ight to step into the pulpit. Ap- parcntly they 8.10 not content to exert their powers from the parson- agos.-â€"-â€"B1*ockvillc Recorder. Women are taking to golf in such numbers it looks as though the joke Too many DCOple think thrift con- sists in buying $60 worth of inner tubes to prolong the life of a $40 cas- ing.â€"â€"-Binghanmt<m Sun. ZUM 11,0 ZUM DON'T Laughter \\ as never absent from the trenthes ex en during the most terrible moments of the war. The London Daily News gives this exam- ple of the whimsical humor of Tom... my Atkins: British troops had found that cer- tain captured German. trenches were full of notices that read:’“Zum Un- terstand,” which, interpreted, means “To the antiaircraft shelter.” The next day while the officer in com- mand was inspecting fie was aston- ished to observe below each legend another, like this: “Zum Unterstand, Zum Don’t.” ' ' Normalcy not having been return- 0d. could/it have been sent to the Dead Letter (_")f1'ice‘?---Dct1'0it News. 'l‘lm unly part of the nation’s food supply raised by the middlemen is the p1‘ice.â€"â€"Hal‘t.f0rrf Times. Age condemns the flapper. But the flapper will get over it, andege won't. Summnw s!muld page the wise men of the Eastâ€"Brandon Sun. 'J'lw 'l‘m'k is back in I‘umpe, “bag and ba agg ago â€"â€"-Otta\\a Journal A BASIC THOUGHT Swan-r} mfllwg) boys from the [711iâ€" \'m'sity 01' (‘hun'gia were gathmwéd ax'nund Hw table of UMP host, a svninr. «)ngagml in a pmt‘mmd disâ€" russiem as In (110 wlaliw strength 01' a xw-pnhlic and a mnnnrchy; 01' the I'vlatiw pmvm' of 3.1,1‘vsidvnt. and a king. Hmrgw. a dai'ky. wailml on them and was gntiingr an «awful ()f all this \visdum. Finaliy mm Hf the must m‘nt'uund 01' stv smilt‘ms him (in-- (‘iclml ”221? hp}! I‘leH‘I' 1w pi'vsiilmlt, uspvcialiy ii' iu- dusii'ml power, boâ€" i'ausu 110 would' he illil‘llSth with the veto power. while a king would Ilnf. It's hard to convince the flies that the scasm is ovenâ€"Brandon Sun. (iwn'gu was 8” absorlmd that he didn't. hvzu' um“ of “mm speak to him. “We“. Imw 'zllmut, it. Gucn‘go‘?” ask- ml the host. smiling. “What do you think ahnut. it?" "Mr. Henry," asked George, start- ied 4m! nf his reverie, “how much doa kinggit.’ The interior decorations and arrange- ments have been carried out I from a strictly practical point of view. .’ A colour scheme of decided character has been obtained by a strong contrast of black and red, ebonised woodwork sup- plying the black, while an unusual type of old fashioned marbling has been used for the cornice and dado. Rubber floors, which deaden the sound of footsteps and are also consid- style, with sliding shutters having reed- like divisions screening the interior, on the ‘lines of the Oriental Shyoj i. CRISP COMMENT THE DURHAM CHRONICLE traffic, are an hnportant feature of an office that will undoubtedly prove a very busy one for its occupants, Mr. David Drummond, Southampton Agent, and his Staff, in dealing with the ever- increasing flow of Canadian Pacific traffic through the Port of Southampâ€" ton. All the work has been carried out by a well-known local firm, Messrs. Jen- kins Sons, of Southampton, from de- signs prepared by A. H. Jones, M.S.A., architect, and P. A. Staynes, R.O.I., ar- tist, of 10, Conduit Street. London, W. ered more sanitary where there is much A‘- John Parker, county treasurer, of Owen Sound, has received a cheque from the Provincial Government covâ€" ering the rural Public school legis- lative grant for the year The cheque is the largest ever received by Grey County for the purpose, ’amounting to $67 ,.453 03. Last. years grant was only about $46,000 and the year .preâ€" vious about $25,000. - Six Months for Jail-breaking. J amcs Brown, Ghatham jail-break- er, who surrendered to the police af- ter an absence of a. year in the States was given six months in jail on the jailâ€"breaking charge. Owing to the fact that he gave himself up volun- tarily, the sentence was made to run concurrently with the yearâ€"term which he will now serve on the for- mer conviction of'auto theft. The less he honors and loves her, the more he enjoys to see her powder and paint her face. When you hear of .a miraculous escape at a grade crossing the train was late. County Given Large School Cheque V0 woman can afl’oxd to let her husband kn0\\ what she reallv thinks ()1 him. Love is; the quality that makes him kiss her in spite of the fact that she has been eating onions. It is our 0!.)set'vutitm that. the. less a man talks about efficiency the more ground he covers. I ‘ A girl’s chances of being giVen away by her father depend largely on ho“ mam times she is given a“ ay by her small brother. A i‘mnininc writer says that it isn‘t fair to place all the blame on the flammr, Well, it‘s a gmfl thing to hang something on 1101‘. Fable: Once there was a motorist who Imssed two farmers who agreed C(mcerlling the distance to the next tuwn. Still, not all the children who. are told to be seen and not heard get into the movies. Tho oarlv hil‘d also gets some re- malkahly intimate \imy; n1 p00ple on sleeping: porchvs It is funny how the possession of a diamond ring will cause the nose to itch. ' j, ~Mudâ€"miluh‘t. ~Ito’. Nearly opposite Post. Ofiioe' REPAIRING ALL KINDS MACHINERY Machine Shop A LITTLE OF THIS AND THAT Lawn Mowers, Scythes and all other tools or cutlery resharp- ened and made like new. Work called for and- delivered if ' de- F; W. MOON Durham (Kincardine Reporter.) On Saturday afternoon a most dis- tressing accident happened at the home of Mr. Howard Henry, 12th Concession of Huron Township, whereby he now lies at his home paralyzed from the waist down. He was engaged in fixing the elevator at the top of his silo when the board he was sitting on broke and he fell from the top to thevhottom of the site, a distance of thirty feet. When the unfortunate man was lifted out GOOD SERVICE A SQUARE DEAL Specials in Shoes This Week V blue ............ 13.. $3.50 Boys; heavy elk bluc. $3.75 This is a shoe that stands the knocks. Ladies” box kip bluc. $3.50 Ladies’ heavy chrome bluc., Sterling’s own make .............. $4.00 Ladies’ fine. dong bal.. very pllable and comfortable fitter.. $5.00 Ladies’ brown calf . \ Oxfords, sport heel $3.95 Ladies’ patent Oxfords Louis heel .......... $2.95 Men’s box kip huge... strongly made, Wlth a pliable upper, Just the thing for factory wear '. . ............ $4.75 Infants” Dongola Bal, laced .............. $1.50 Infants‘ DongolamBal" fancy patent, trlm‘d $2.25 Little Gent’s fancy brown brogue ...... $3.25 Little Gent’s heavy elk blue. : ............. $3.25 qus’ heavy chrome No MonOpoly. (Hamilton \Herald.) Years ago Sir \Vilfrid Laurier de- clared that “the twentieth century belongs to Canada.” And now Dean Inge, England’s “gloomy dean,” rises to ,remark that “the twentieth cen- tury belongs to the United States.” The fact. is that proprietorship in the twentieth century is not going to be monopolized by any country. and taken to the house it was found upon, medical examination that he was paralyzed below the hips. Best Gpey Flannel ...... 60c. We have some splendid val- ues in Wallpapprs this week. Yard wide Chambrays, in assorted colors.... 290. TE??? .39“. Chintz, yd. _ , ___ ,-_’ widé, Paiélei Pattervn‘; 30c. Fancy Wrapperette in plaxds and stripes; - gogd weight ...... .. . . 35c Heavy Cotton Flannel (mall ends), worth 550. This Week ............ 35c- Men’é brown calf bal. GOOdyear welt ...... $5.00 Men’s heavy pliable blue. Sterling’s, in either black chrome or brown elk ....... $4.95 Men’s knee high rub- ber boots, Maltese Cross .............. $4.50 The New Rubbers are all in now in all sizes and lasts, to fit everyone. SPECIALS IN DRY GOODS Thursday, October 12, 1922. .......... 35c.