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me: 1:.in THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Published everv Thursday morning at the office, Gara- fraxa Street, Durham, Ontario, by W. Irwin. Editor and Preprietor. The Chronicle is mailed to any address in Canada at the rate of $2.00 per year, $1.00 for six months, 50 cents for three months. To any address in the United States of America, $2.50 per year, $1.25 for six months, 65 cents for three months. Foreign subâ€" scription rates on application. Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. PAGE F91} R The decisions and rulings of the Customs and In- land Revenue Department at Ottawa during the past few weeks would be funny if they were not so serious, and their halting enforcement of regulations and class of f ull-fledged amateurs. In their efforts to raise money, no attention has been paid to past experience, and the public is paying well for their services if their hesitating rulings on all matters have been as badly bungled as on the sales tax affecting small-town printers. When the sales tax was first introduced, all manu- f acturers were compelled to take out a license and collect from customers a sales tax, remitting this monthly to the Department. After a thorough trial, this was deemed a hardship on the small manufac- turer, especially the smaller printing offices through- out the country, where an efficient staff of book- keepers was impossible, owing to the expense entail- ed. Then it was decided that the ordinary country newspaper office, which did work according to the specifications of the customer, and whose business did not run over $10,000 a year, were not manufac- turers in the real meaning of the term, and they were exempt from making sales tax returns. This tax, however, was collected by the wholesaler, who made the necessary returns and remittances, and the additional cost added to the cost of the raw material was not kept track of by the smaller print-shops. About a month ago The Chronicle received notice that this Act was rescinded and that we would have to take out a sales license. Under this license, we would not be charged a tax by the wholesaler, but would have to collect one from our customers, keep a record of it and make a monthly remittance to the Government. We did so. A few days after the license arrived we received another communication stating that the sales tax ruling, which was. to have gone into effect on July 1 last, had been given a hoist and would not be put into effect until September 1. Last Friday morning, we received another letter informing us that the whole legislation had been fired into the waste-paper basket, and we were to go ahead and do business in the same old way as during the past couple of years, that is. the wholesaler was to collect the tax from us when he sold us the raw material and we were to add it to the cost of the work when completed. In this manner, the customer, who pays the tax in any event, does so without knowing it, with the exception that he may some- times wonder why the price of printing is not drop- ping as he thinks it should. It is difficult to understand why the Department pulls this bone-head stuff. and until one knows better. he must class it as gross incompetence or something worse. Printers. or anyone else, for that matter can not object to the sales tax. providing the percentage spent in collecting it is not too high and the money used in the manner in which it is intended. But it must cost a lot of money. both in staff and other expenditure. to make and break rules and regulations in this manner. Not only that. but it places the smaller printing offices in the country in the position of not knowing what to do. and in a quandary as to what is coming next. 4" Business today is bad enough without a Govern- ment apparently endeavoring to demonstrate how much 'tomfoolery they can get away with, and, be- sides wasting their own time, keep the smaller busi- ness places in a state of uncertainity. Under present conditions. every business needs close and careful attention. and this cannot be given if Government methods of collecting revenue are revised with every change of the wind. There may have been some excuse for this a few years ago. but now that these new methods have been tried out. surely it is time for us to reach some standard method and stick to it. If the country printers. or others doing a business of $10,000 annually or under, should collect this sales tax, then let them do it. but if not, let us get down to business and know where we are “at.” To us. how- ever, the wholesalers are the proper men to do the collecting, having an efficient bookkeeping staff, If the smaller offices find it necesary to employ book keepers to keep track of the frills and fancies im- posed upon them by an incompetent Inland Revenue Department, instead of printing prices becoming lower. we see nothing for it but a rise in price. Under existing conditions, there is certainly no fun in being in business these days. United States Secretary of the Navy Wilbur declared at Chicago last week that the policy of his department was to keep the navy of that country on an absoulte par with Great Britain covered by the armament limitations treaty, and to build up the auxiliaries not covered by the treaty so that they will be at least equal to Britain’s. Anyone doubting this theory has but to refresh his memory with the unhappy fate of the vyar-time American Shipping Board vessels, many of which have been since sold at a mere fraction of their cost, for the simple reason they could not find men to man them. As for the navy, one has. only to go back eleven short years, When many of the best boats of the American navy were tied up at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Newport News, Virginia, and other ports because no inducements offered could secure the enlistment of recruits in sufficient numbers to put these boats into service. Possibly Mr. Wilbur was merely offering political sop to the Chicago electors, many of whom, no doubt, feel that the great ideal of the United States as a sea power lies in having as strong or stronger navy than Great Britain. The speech at Chicago, is about as far as it will go. - The United States never has nor never can compete with Britain on the. sea, and for two very important reasons. First, the United States is not a nation of sailors, and, secondly. the average American will not in sufficient numbers submit to the discipline, hard work. and small pay conditions encountered on board a navy boat. THE WORK OF AMATEURS Thursday. August 28, 1924. THE U. S. NAVY On the other ‘hand, Britons are natural born sail- ors, and many who follow the sea can point with pride to the fact that their ancestors for generations have been sailor men and express the hope that their children will follow the same occupation. No, we can see no future for Americans on the water. Of course the United States will always have a fairly respectable mercantile marine, and a good navy, perhaps above the average. But the talk of Secretary Wilbur of overtaking or passing Johnny Bull is all bunk. Sailors like poets, are born, not made. The United States nationally, is agricultural and manufacturing. ~ Britain was, is, and probably always will be the shipping nation of the universe, and, following the merchantmen, naturally come the men-of-war. The London, Ontario, Technical and Art School, of which A. D. Hone is headmaster, will, if present plans materialize, attempt to teach all the male students of the institution in the art of Spelling, a subject which if the experience of business men counts for anything, is sadly neglected in our present day school system. - Despite the statements of educationists, it is a noticeable fact that very few school graduates can break into business successfully without quite a lot of coaching, and of all the subjects, spelling and arithmetic seem the worst. There are people, it is true, who will never learn to spell, while others can never hope to be mathematicians, but it does seem strange that so many of our young student grad- uates when they accept a position are woefully weak on subjects they have just recently left behind. The method adopted by the London school to teach their students how to spell is nothing more or less than the experience gained through the running, under actual working conditions, of the modern newspaper linotyme in the school’s new print shop. This is but one more proof that employment in a newspaper plant is an education in itself, particular- 1y if -one keeps his eyes open and endeavors not to make the same mistake a second time. While news- paper work is one of the “hard” jobs of the country, none offer the same opportunity for the obtaining of a good general education and at the same time earn a livelihood. While the monetary return may not be so large as in some other callings, the oppor- tunity to grasp a general education is limited only to the individual’s ability to absorb, and more than repays the apparent deficit in actual wages. Some of the biggest men intellectually in the world today were printers and newspapermen who had the ability to learn and retain the things they dealt with in their everyday work. Oftentimes an education along general lines, as gleaned in the everyday work in a newspaper plant is but a stepping-stone to better and bigger things and of more value in after life than many of the modern fol-de-rols taught in our col- leges and universities. " The following story has been going the rounds of the press recently, and, judging by the insinuation, is to be taken with a grain of salt: “Tobermory at the extreme northerly end of the Bruce Peninsula, from now on should be a popular summer resort. A party of tourists while out bass fishing, recently killed a rattlesnake. They prompt- ly skinned the reptile, fried it for dinner and declared it was as good as spring chicken. The story is vouched for by reputable citizens of T obermory.” To the writer, there is nothing peculiar in hearing of persons'eating rattlesnake meat, although we must admit it is somewhat out of the ordinary. Some twenty years ago, while in Chatsworth Park, near Hollywood, California, we knew a man who always looked forward to a mess of rattlers, and on at least two occasmns were present when he enjoyed his epicurean dish. We must say we never exper- ienced his desire along this line and never partook of his invitation to “sit in.” He, however, never experienced any bad effects, and we are quite ready to believe the yarn from Tobermory. Shark meat, dog meat, horse meat, frogs’ legs and the like are also eaten in different parts of the world, and with no ill effects upon those who use them. The old saying that “one-half the world knows not what the other half is doing” contains a lot of truth. A short time ago we read an account in the daily press of persons being poisoned by wine from a cask into which some deadly serpent had crawled and was drowned. From our’ information on snakes generally, we were forced to the conclusion that the report was a fairy tale. Although we do not know, we have always understood that the poison from snakes is harmful only when injected into the blood, as by a bite. In fact, we were once told that, barring an abrasion of the mucous membrane of the mouth or intestines, a person was perfectly safe in drinking a whole cupful of snake poison. We do not know if this be true, and further we do not intend to make the test. We do know, however. that rattlers, if killed properly, can be eaten, and are eaten, and are said to be a most palatable dish. We further know that it is not a particularly relishing dish to the uninitiated and will probably never become popular in the higher class restaurants. M. Carpentier knows how to take a licking. Also he knows how to take the $45,000 that goes with it.â€" New York He~ral\d Tribune. Every day nearly 15,000,000 bananas are consumed in the United States, which makes the song writer look like a liar on the very face of it.â€"Buffalo Ex- press. Every decent adult must feel compassion for a little girl who is trying to remember her table man- ners because guests are presentâ€"New York Tele- gram and Mail. ‘Don’t feel too badly because you can’t take in the great exhibition at Wembly, England. You still have a chance for the Toronto Exhibition and the Dufferin Central Fair.â€"Shelbume Economist. Turkish National Assembly is busy working out a new marriage law in favor of monogamy “in prin- ciple.” There are other countries in which it pre- vails in principle, but not always in. practiceâ€"San D.-...:--- 15-31-19,- vails in principle, but not always in practice.- Francisco Bulletin. THE TEACHING OF SPELLING RATTLESNAKE FOR DINNER CRISP COMMENT THE DURHAM CHRONICLE DBEPEST HOLES IN THE WORLDl The deepest. water well in Eng- land is said to he 1,515 feet in depth. and it is to he found at. (iiains- borough. It took six years to here it. ()ne of the seven exnerimental hm-ings made in I.)erh.\'shire is over «1.000 feet. deep. In South Africa. there is a hole 8.000 feet. deep, and there are at. least. a. score of oilâ€" wells in America. which approach 7.000 feet. Silesia has an oil-boring 8.800 feel in depth. The world's deei‘iest well is near Gobelina. in France. BOl’lllg was started in 189:3 and by 1914 a depth of over 10,000 feet had been reaehed. This is an amazing feat. yet, even so 10.000 feet is little when conniiared with the profound abysses of the ocean. A hole. plumbed in the South Pacific was discovered to be 31,000 feet, or nearly six miles. from sea surface to sea floor. Divers find great difficulty in descending beyond a (lmiith of 200 feet. owing to the terrific pressure of the water. The famous din-r. Lambert, made sixty desrents to the wreeli 0f the Alft'vnso NIL. which lay at the depth 0f 17?) feet. and iiirought up $350,000 worth of bullion. 'l‘he rerord reachml by iany diver stands to the ereditfof a young French naval engineer named il)e l’lury. Using an apparatus of his own invmition. he descended t“ a depth of 336 feet. a tié. parts. Sometimes no \\ ish the stenog- raphm' \x ould shift gears less on her chpwing gum. It isxfl ép bad when the txjain beats the motomst to the crossmg. The dlrpy work comes when the race is If ynu ask for thv I'vzmm of every command. And argue with pmmle' about you. Willie. my sun. «1011‘; :mu g0 on the Land. For the Land will d4) better with- out you. If YOU stop in consider the um}; \()11 E»: -'}\p don.» \nd to boast \xlmt your labor is \\01H1,tilvar Angels may Como for you. \lelie. my son. ‘ But. you'll newr he. wanted on earth, dear! If you stop in find out. what your wages will 1w And how Hwy will Mother and feed you. Willie. my son, don't. you go to the Sva, Fur tlw $09. will nm'nr mood you. Read this letter from Mrs. J. M. Pennington of New Rockland, P.Q. “In 1919, I was taken with Bron- chial Asthma and no one knows what I suffered during the winter. I began having choking Spells and would just gasp for breath and could not speak. The doctor said he could do nothing In the spring of 1920, I started taking “Fruit-a-tives” and soon the choking spells became easier and I have not had one since May 7th,~1920. It is such a relief to be able to go to bed and have no tho ht of having to get up in the night or an hour or more as I did all that winter, but never have to now, all because I take a “Fruit-a-tives” tablet every night. 25c. and 50c. a boxâ€"at all dealers or sent [Postpnid‘ by Fruit-a-tives 'I' :-:L-J Since Taking The Fruit Treatment in ‘Tmit-a-tives” ASIHMA NEVER SAME BARK Most family trees are shady in ADVICE by 1 Owing to been for< All I 3.3.3.3....o‘20é.03.303.303.3002308'3‘39‘o l I .’ O .I i ( ..h..W.R(ol)_: I ( t. 1. \. I. THE SE( Now bqbbcd hair womvn discm'm' Hm. meamng 0f upkm-p and «.n'crhvad. If sumdhin” must be hugged lot it ho the cumc, not the drixor. Some nxtr‘avagant. wives spend as much to sot. “In table as “1011‘ hus- bands spend for elgars. The party that will do most for you however, IS the one who wears your hat. No momincnt citizen seems as uwosomc after you have. seen. ms matronly flgure m a bathmg smt Relatix es are epeoplv \xlm Visit you “hen the \\ eather gets too hot, for them to do their own cooking. Wild women also serve. They help _a man to apprematc the one he marmed EBUY HENDERSUN’S WRAPPED BREAD Preserving Time 111E PEOPLE’S MILLS i Every Day Is Bargain Day The People’s Mill Owing to the rise in the price of Flour we have been forced to raise the price of our Bread to 10c THE SECRET OF OUR:SUCCESS IS PURITY Sovereign Flour Eclipse Flour White Lily Pastry Flour Wheat Cereal and Rolled Oats Henderson’s Bakery All Neatly Wrapped and Sealed by Machinery in Waxed Paper. Bran Shorts Feed Flour Oat Chop Crimped Oats Mixed ChOp Mixed Grain for Poultry Food Blatchford’s Célf Meal Pig Meal and Poultry Feeds Makers of GOOD BREAD HAVE THE RIG CALL “The Pure Bread” AT Li'x'!’ Hmfl ...... \Vheat ......... Oats ........... Barley .......... Buckwheat ..... Peas ............ Hay ............. 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