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mak» us mt w N no such lirhm for tho 31". sumo- busincm m- tlwir loci 'uluo except b N‘. and that b eds «104 wring. .13. and is the 1H. ‘ that is 3L job me in its col- nent. We mak- nt any spills. has a rairb >zxtr0nagon for grah'ful, but i vm'n in to?! IOmO‘ busines- n has a wot Ler In hxs tow- Ie papef 80 t0 Yule [p to tw nbbet. )lol out d‘ Rid“ iRS “'1“. H rm Boots 1'9 ’9 med tubbcr RH 1N0. tuck, pro- 1 his droiâ€" .Vh0 havo hulk salt: Ils‘h‘i' and nurs. The ll that 1mm” ; meet in tho k, pm- MomcavefiutrmtflmlonmthatSetfing '3 ml will be aerial- mum, OH 22-0- llouncil mot Dccrmber 15. Members all prosonl. Minulns of last meeting road. Councillor Ferguson object.- ‘mg to the account of Dr. McLel- lan re Mrs. Ficlcllor being put in tho. rosolutions: with tlii< exception. tho minutes worn :u.lopt.(‘cl as read. The Roow reporlod: .l. Morrison, repairs to Morrison briilgo 7?) cents; J. Rawn. wpai-ring culwrl. 81; W. Hoffman. gravel $4.08; (1". Tobby, gra- vel $4; .1. ROM). raking stones off road $1.75; .l. loodyoar, gravelling day‘s labor $7.20; J. Kloin. raking stones of! road $11.25; .l. Hanoy gra- vol 82.50: \V. Smith. road to pil 82; .l. Bowling. winlor work $l: B. Hun.- tm‘, winlor work $1.25. Grout. Forâ€" ..nnnn..,..’rh.‘lf. ”11'. RI‘Q'VOES I’Ppm‘l 1'" was assumed centuries ago by an adventurous {wheat who dreamed of extending his holdings over the mountains and through the lowlands at Braden eastward to the very: shores of the Batlic. Although his dreams never came true, the . family name recall: it and the fau'nfly tra- . ditiou of land-holding has persisted unbroken; the part of the land that borders the lovely t‘jord is still in its nonunion, handed down from eidest son to eldest son. “My father, a young son, was free to indulge his roving disposition. A Iev years after his marriage to my mother he decided ta emigrate to America. WI 82.50; W. Smith. road to pH. 8;. .1. Bowling, winter work 9.“: B. Hun- tm', winter work $1.25. Hl'q):ltr~â€"-l"rl'c‘ gusonm’l‘hat tho. Rm-w's rupm‘t 1w. adapted. Carried. ()vmmissionor Frrgusnn rrporlud: A. MrDougald. drawing stone re zahutmrnt. lfi-nry bridge and repair- ing road dnys’ Iabnr 357.25); J. Mc- hairn. brushing om... ; J. _ mowing grader, 50 cents; A. Moo Tavish. bnlunrn dun ru gravcllmg Run-mma’ and Promn cwnts; Fees. 50 cents; Telephone ac- count. 65 cents. MackJalc’lnrMThat. dk'mmissionrr Ferguson’s report be :ldnph'd. Curried. I‘nmmissioner Groat reportmlz J. Klvin. raking stones nff road $2.70; - ‘ ' A ..I .~.-\n_' I)". 1'03” “My mother’s parents lived high up in the mountains, remote from he softening influence of the coast ms. At their home it was, near .0 little village of Hankeland, that I was born. This, the first of many mall towns in ”which I have lived, is non to me only through hearsay, fit when I was two years old we tune to America. .‘onn‘mIS-‘IUIIVI \ll \luu . “I" , Klvin. raking stones nff road $2.70: a). Srlwnk. raking: stones off road 68 "0111.4; L1. Sclwnk. winter work 90 cunts: C. Mclnnvs, bonus wire fnncv, 10 ruds $16.00. Forguson-â€"-Maok-â€"- ’I‘hat ntlmmissioner Groat’s report be adapted. Carried. -- ‘ r"~--:\n‘.\.“o F‘ “The story ot my childhood is a file of seven little towns in Minneâ€" sota and South Dakota. Towns of II,"I7|'[1,1|. ‘-W- _ Commissionvr Mack ropux'lmi: F. V. Matthews. couétix‘m'uug Snow fo-ncv, (iorv A. Commssion 19, $15.65; W. P. Watson, drawing Mn and con-‘ structing culwrt, $5.00; Fees $3.00. ( mm! â€"â€"Forgusnnâ€"-â€"Thm. Commissionâ€" rv Mat-163 Import. be adoptnd. carded. Commissioner Calder répnrtod: Tiwmus W‘oir, drawingbilc' and con- «Lructing culvm’L 33; John Mchth. tile supplied, $10.80; Fees, ’34. Groat *Mackâ€"Jl‘hat. Commissioner .631â€" W. P. Watson, dra‘ st mating culvm't, ( : .-n:u~-â€"-Forgusonâ€"-â€"‘ l'o‘ Mack’s rpport m "u ‘ ‘ I pu‘ Hun; Mr. We sley Snel xxx-mum. to Chuncil for Winter ,....1 nnnnnauinn 1 r0, ploughing road Cnn Pvln'lmn' and M . . Muckâ€"â€"Groat-â€"â€"That the account _of -- unnn fnr winh‘r work he paid. tiunfl‘ax. amount. a»... u, ”v- _., , wssmn '2, be rnmndod on account of a cvrtif‘wato hoing received from the pathnyzwtm' stating: . , h'u! boon performed in a sa tm'y mannm' since the R0" had been returned In the Clerk. Carried. Fergusonâ€"J‘Aldorâ€"fl‘hat. tho Reeve and Trmmurm' roceive $53 each for so‘l'vit'vs‘ r0 (-onsulting a solicitor in wfm-vnco to matters affecting the 1 AL- {‘nnnfli‘ Hill'â€" Kfl‘tl U“. Uâ€"_ I t.“- Snell for winter work Thousand U Stories in Lake Distric Manitoba Says Canadian Authoress EGRBIONT COUNCIL the field and prairie all. redolent at the soil from which they had sprung and eloquent of that struggle com. mon to the tarmer the world over, ,a struggle but transferred from the '03th and Haukelands of the 01d iWorld to the richer loam of the new. They should have a story written about themâ€"those seven mean, yet glorious little towns or my child- hood ! In one of them, on the dun prairies of South Dakota, I learned to speak mush. What a lovely language I.tound it to be, with words in it like pail and funeral and alone, and ugly words, too, like laughter and cake and scratch! What strange sounds the new words made to me. Later, in another.“ the little Wes, to rewrite it in . towns, I learned that it was fun to it' for consideration make things with words. It was while i: it were as good a; 1: living in a little town in Minnesota it micht not be wholl that I became a regular contributor‘ “I leave it to the to the Junior Page of the Minne'gpseudo-scientists Wm ,apolis Journal, and was rewarded for ‘ minably about the re] imy literary trial-balloons at the rate ‘on men of heredity a. lot eighty cents a column. In. the ‘to decide the 'respong public school of that little town there I nor merit my story 1 still hangs, perhaps. a large print of lulood of the Norsemt a rural scene in a resplendent frame, ' hittle Towns 9 Per with a neat name-plate at the hot-lifnowo Noâ€"hutlha‘ tom of it. That. also came from the Min-scientific opinion. Journal, in recognition of an essay 'rtating but this mm which, in my elevenoyearâ€"old opin-lh‘; it: 'It has somett ion. placed me abreast of Emerson. ':-:agic and mines an “When I was fifteen yrars old,{i:npossible, beautiful ‘1 hzhle good-hr" tn the Sewn Little Believe in." sittings 0f Rovising Officer. Izll'riw A (‘onin‘iuniraiion was rocoivoll from tho (,lonimiltoo in 0on Sound. ro history of tho County of (ix-0y, ro- quoating that a Committoo be ap- pointed by tho Council to secure in- formation and possibly write tho history of this Municipality for the (iroy County history. Caldorâ€"â€"-For- gnson-~That in reference to tho communication ro history of tho County of ,(iroy, that a Committeel composed of Messrs. Charles Mc- Innos, James Mack, Donald McQueen and David Allan be appointed to socuro informatii‘in, otc. in roforoncr ‘.to this Municipality. (‘Iarrioit l1: illicit-4 irozit~â€".'l"liat tho question ho siiibmittod to tho ratepayers ro tho aholisl‘iing of Statute: Labor. 'l'ho um ('l'nmcl‘il. rol‘usrs to pay any grant. on work dono in Townships rotain- ing Statuto Labor and promises to pay 30 por cont on all work clono in Townships abolishing Statute Labor and to appoint a Road Ovorsoor. Car- i‘lml. M:1(_‘k~~4iruat-'l‘lmi. the Financial Stutmnvnt. as read he received and adapted and 200 copies be printed for distribution and the Vl‘rcasumn' rmauivu ,5 for preparing same. Gill'x'iml. [Ky-Law No. 568 appointing N. Mc- hunmil, H. Lamont. and Juhn Mc- Phw School Attxmduncn Officers for Um yc-ai' 192:"; was passgd. " 1imalIâ€"«CahInr-Jl‘lial. the followingl amounts be paid: ll. Dickson, sheep} killed by dogs, $30; R. Aitken, in- specting sheep, $3.50; H. Lamont, ser-l Vin-.5 as School Attendance Officer 95?); Chronicle ()fllcc, printing ac- count. to date, $10.91; Review Office, printing account to date, $20.65; -'.‘-l-unicipal 'World, for supplies $11.83; (dork. balance of salary, $175; Clerk, postage and telephone account, $17.11; Trmsurei'. salary, $62.50; Treasurer, postage, $3; Treasurer, stamps and exchange $13.39; Mem- bers of Council in attendance 3' Meeting, $15; B. Gibson, use of room, 82. Carried. Groai-â€"-Mackâ€"â€"That Reeve vacate the chair and Deputy Reeve Calder occupy: sonic. Carried. ‘kA-m Mfll‘n IIIII v s-- m-1 aw “No 469 :ippointing Lorne \llm Collect“? of Taxes remaining unpaid was passeg“ a II- - ’A"n---;~‘~ UL! up; Dull-b. w---“ Brief addresses were then made by the Reeve and other Members of Council. Councillor Ferguson re- quested the following mformataon as AL- n-..‘ nnnnn H A? {Ian ‘l“"‘ju"" ‘.--., to what was the final result of the meetings held some months ago in which the Reeve and Deputy Reeve attended a meeting of the Advisory Board in Owen Sound and later on another meeting was held in Dur- ham consulting Provincial author- ities re the taking over by the Provâ€" ‘ ince the Egremont and Proton town‘ line. Also what progress has been made towards carrying out the in- structions of the Engineer regarding the approach of river to the Drury bride as authorized by the Council sum” months ago. The Reeve an- swered these questions by stating that in reference to the Egremoni‘. and Proton town line. there was no assurance given Ihat the road would be hiker! over by the Province. As to the Drury bridge, men were en- gaged in cutting out timber in order Tom My (gthet’g restless gm}! iioveâ€"him iorth to' the newer coun- try. The family settled in Man!- “It was during a summer vaca- tion from my university work that I went into the lake district of Mani- toba, well towards the frontiers of that northern civilization. The story ,that I have written lay there, waiting to he put into words. Here was the raw material out of which Little Towns were made. Here was human nature stark, unattired in the con- vention of a smoother, softer life. A thousand stories are there still, to be written. v vv I â€" vvâ€"v “My novel lay lack of my mind for several years before I began to write it. In the intervals of those years, spent as a social worker in a great city, I often compared the creaking machinery of skyscraper civilization with the cruder, direct society of the frontier. _Slo_wly, as -_-_ __I_A. vanvvd 'â€" â€"v â€" my work among the needy brought me nearer and nearer to the heart of the city, the border life began to be limned clearly against the murk- ier background of my work-a-day scene. “A year ago last summer I re- turned to Manitoba. The approach to remembered scenes renewed my interest in my story, the character stood out clear-cut at lastnand I ;made the first draft of the novel. mun-v n.1- â€"â€"- â€"â€" “I was not satisfied with the result and laid the manuscript aside, with no definite purpose re arding it. It was not until spring tat I returned to the city and learned of the Curtis Brown contest. It was with diffi. dence and reluctance that I was per- suaded by friends, who thought well iof the early draft and its possibili- ,ties, to rewrite it in time to submit it for consideration. At best, I felt. it it ‘were as good as my friends said. . it might not be wholly ignored. -_._I “I leave it to the scientists and pseudo-scientists who argue inter- minably about the relative influence all men of heredity and environment to decide the responsibility for what ._-mr merit my story may have. The 7.10mi of the Norsemen! The Seven Little Towns ? Perhaps-I do not 1-; now. Noâ€"but I have my own very unscientific opinion. It won’t hear muting, but this much may be said u: it: It has something to do with ;-::1gic and fairies and all the other A. I_ _~ Lk-‘ T briage. Council then aro_se. _to_g_ive a freer flow of water to the The largest clock in the world, weighing four tons. has been starth atop the Colgate factory in Jerscyl ()ity, when Mayor Hague turned the switch that started the giant works moving. The clock measures fifty feet across the dial. Its minute hand is 37 feet 3 inches long and weighs a gross ton. Its hour hand is 27 fuel. 6 inches long and weighs 1,725 pounds. In the course of a day, the tip of the minute hand travels three- quarters of a mile. At night the clock ‘is illuminated by electric ,lights visible for many miles.‘ The ltime-lpiece was manufactured by the {Seth Thomas Company_. . The next largest clock is the huge time-piece at Meehlin, or Malines, Belgium, which was built in the Middle Ages. It measures about for- ty feet across the. dial. One of its hands has been missing since it was struck by German shells in the war. It is in the cathedral town of Card- inal Mercier, at whose palace the Visiting editors had the honor and pleasure of being received during their trip last summer, and of lis- tening to the playing of the celeâ€" brated chimes in the tower of the cathedral, within which are a num- ber of world-famed paintings. A BARGAIN An ancient car chugged painfully up to the gate of the races. The ga.e- kepper, demanding the usual fee for automobiles, called: “A dollar for the car.” The owner looked up with a ath- otic smile of relief and said, “ old.” »-â€"Bison. “Sickneu Stunted Into This Happy Little Home” When Jim Harrow moved into his pretty white-washed cottage be thought he had reached the height of happiness. His wife and his baby boy loudly voiced their pleasure, too. Everything seemed to be “breaking right" for J1_m. iâ€"uâ€" )IJâ€"OL ‘-g. l'5|lfl V. v-vâ€"v- But the happy days didn't last long. Sickness fell upon Mrs. Harrow. "It’s just a pain in my back, maybe rheumatism," she said. But Jim knew how a previous attack of pleuriay had weakened her, so he called in a. docâ€" tor The doctor hinted at “lung trou- ble" and advised a. complete examin- ation. Jim tonic his wife to a spe- 7â€"---J ALA Ann. atlullo .0 '--â€"v ~i-allst. who quickly confirmed the first verdict. “Consumption," he said. Hus- band and wife stared at each other in hopeless misery, but cheer was forth- coming. “Don't worry," said the doc- (or, “a. year's treattvrnt at the Mus- koka Hospital for ("‘0- rumptives will gut Mrs. Harrow on her feet again; but she must go no :â€"â€"â€"no deiay." A_I-...... non-n U UL 951‘; tttttt A kindly neifih' at the baby boy "'3 ' ing house" by hi day." the postmn1. ' a." blob tells ho“ (areful doctms " to bring back 1'" longed to Mrc. *" lotters will (‘o' ' mum!" in {~an h'! is taking care nurses. and their utmost with that be- Shortly the we is: almost 0 littie white Mtters will (‘o' ' ready to cnmn ‘m cottage. P‘muld run "‘i ' Such worthwhilr send your covtfil Charlton. Presid Street, Toronto, 0 THE LARGEST CLOCKS :13: ‘Allan. Clerk. DURHAM CHRONICLE n a hand in H119, please Hon. “K A. .323 College that The total coal. of the Experimental Farms of the Federal Department of Agriculture is $1,805,770. and the total \‘(ilv for agricultural purposes 55.850011). Th9 total cost of all Um Fedora] Departments wgs $400,900.: I LYI‘ t “I ”Lr'w- v---‘..._.7 000. Agricultur only received therefore nneâ€"sixty-eighth of the whole. Is that too much to pay fur the development of hotter varieties of grain. fruits; stoek. etc.. and for experinwnts in handling of fertil- izers, drainage and the other thou- sand of things which are valuable and necessary to the farmer. The following is a statement of the egg circles in Oxford County and the shipping of rull poultry from Bruce County: tic-operative Activities in Oxford The Oxford County Farmers’ (In- operative Produce Company takes in a group of twelve Oxford County egg circles, federation of which took place in the spring of 1923, com- mencing operations May 1, 1923. l'p to December 31, 1923, this association marketed 193,609 dozens of eggs. paying the members $52,821 approx- limately. “ ‘ 5... l‘-:_ I‘IIWIIV I I The percentage of grades for this quantity works out. at. 51.09 per Cent extras; 30.2 per cent firsts; 7.16 per cent seconds; 4.15 per cent cracks and dirties, and 50 per cent. had, broken and frozen. The average price o\'er_that p‘oriml was 27 rents l (1.1 I tu-VV "'v- ----_- . a dozen. From January 1. 1924. in September 30, 1924. there were. mar- keted 109,196 dozens for which the members were paid 2,328.21, the price over this period averaging 25% 1 cents a dozen. This means that. durâ€" ‘ ing the periuds mentioned, the as- sociation marketed approximately 221/3 cars of eggs. Also, (wer the whole. period men- tinned. from May 1, 1923, 1.0 Septemâ€" her 30, 1924. this association has marketed 68,556 pounds 01' live poul- try including two complete cars which were marketed co-oywraiively in July, 1923, the. remaining quantity being made up by small cars and lexpress shipments. lBruce County (lo-operative Activities Problems of the Farm In Sept..0mb0r, 1924, a car of poul- try was assembled and takvn to Buf- falo markvt. The total number of pounds in this shipment was 13,830, ‘ ‘ ““" ' 1-0-4--“ 1 ...... I'V\llluu - a gain 01 890 pounds having been made in transit. Thu price to tlw producers for N0. 1 birds was 201/; cents a pound: for Nu. :2. 15 cents; Roosters, _1_0 99mg ‘\‘ |_ _ __' Mr. A. B. MacDonald, Director of Hog Grading in Ontario, has the fol- lowing to say regarding the Hog Industry in Canada: “Hog produC» tion in Canada exceeds consumption. In 1923, the Canadian farmer sent to, market approximately 5,500,000 hogs. * Of this number, 4,680,000 were con- sumed at home, while the product from the remainder, approximately 820,000, were exported, mainly in the form of Wiltshire sides, to the ‘markets of Great Britain. This ex- port trade is the safety valve of the Canadian swine industry. Without it there would he an over supply of hog products in the hands of Cana- dian packers, wholesale and retail meat dealersâ€"a condition which in- variably causes a serious handicap to the live stockindustry and hem: -. Cost of Experimental Fai‘ms in. the future, if "swim; raising is gmng to be devejoped m a successful manner, and bmlt ‘Qn_an econpmmal- Conuxhutod by Gray County Department of Agriculture IIIGIIIIUI, allu nun-v v.- w.. “â€" ---, 1y sound basis, satisfactory live hm; prices muse be guaranteed the proâ€" ducor. This cannot be done unless markets for Canadian hogs are m;- panded. For some time to come Great Bri-l lain will be the only country in: which we can market the big bulk of our surplus hogs. In 1919, 242,â€" 115,176 pounds of bacon and pork cuts were exported to the Mother Country. Since then the volume of business in these products has de- creased to 101,302,100 pounds, while hog p0pulation in Canada has in- creased from 4,040,070 in 1919 to 11,405,316 in 1923. Studying these figures it will be noticed at a glance that Canada is steadily and surely ilusing the only available outlet for eour over-production of 1108319!“- _ 1A...- "LII. UV‘JL Ils‘ruuvâ€"-v__ The principal cause for this loss of trade is easily found. Denmark, Ireland and Sweden sell bacon in the British markets. Moreover, the United States supply 36.3 per cent of the British bacon requirements, but the first named countries cater to the high class markets of Britain, and hence, are our strongest com- petitors. To illustrate, in 1919, 744,- 000 pounds of Danish bacon were retailed in the towns and cities of; England and Scotland. In 1923. this amount was increased to 395,422,000, a tremendous increase for so short a, period of time, and one which is in- deed harmful to the Canadian trade. This phenomenal growth in the Danish export trade at bacon was due solely to the quality and uni- formity of product coming out of the Danish packing plants, which 'could only be brought about by iquality and uniformity in the type let live hogs going in. The Danish farmer is producing 80 per cent sel- ect bacon hogs, while the Canadian hog raiser is delivering only 14.97 per cent to his markets. TheBri- tish trade wants the products of the select hogs. and if Canada can not send across the Atlantic the kind of bacon required. Britain will go to Denmark for her supplies, and we shall undoubtedly lose out to the Danish producer. darned thing,” When a husbvnd gets the last word, it is, “All right. buy the Review of Foreign Markets BUSINBSS DBQLIEB Of A-- The mail urdor business is dvclin- ing. Toronto's two largv hunsos which feature this trade, ropm-t this. and the conclusion has hoon roachml that tho day of the mail nnlvr housi- is "passing" says “in Financial Post. Isn‘t this just in tho natural m'dor of events"? “‘Onwn «in tlw url‘ut pm‘- cvntagv of thv buying. and as thvy :Irv yearly lincuming lwttvr Siltiii- papers. thvy knuw that “swing" is ”knowing" the quality «if lilt‘ guilds. thnil him-chants in thv small an-l larger ccutrc~' arc trying to supply? the demands of their prospectixef customers. and are buying with judgment and with good taste so' that thcir goods compare t‘ux'ornlily' with "city“ goods. True it is thntl one does not haVe so wiile a rnnuet from which tu choose. but this is". more than compensated for h) the‘ lack of cenl'usion which is t't't‘tltt'ttt by the sight. altogether «if too many similar articles. ttl' course city INN”â€" chnnts know the great Value of wtâ€" \'ert.isin:.: as a seller of goods. :mil‘ iare continuing to learn the value- ltn them of definite city ttnilics. Ito\\â€". lever. town and \‘ltttltfl' merchants' have been quick to make their o"-i t‘ers by means of the advertising. and they have. held their rightful customers by means of a continuous news service of their merchandisi- in the local newspapers. The men chant. who does not, tell his fellow citizens about. the. quality and price of the gOOtts he has bought for their use, is a man who is helping the city houses to continue their mail order business. These city mer~ chantsI let. us know in detail of their goods. their prices. their bargains and their service. Do your business with your local merchants who are. glad to serVe you and willing to “tell the. world" the story of their mer- chandise through the local weekly. A Happy Christmas To All "i111: o‘annn nous: “76 take this opportunity to thank our customers for their patronage, and extend to one and all our sincere good wishes for a Happy Christmas. Henderson 5 Bakery Makers of Good Bread ’l‘hn calendar in be given by the Family Horfld‘md Wovkly sui- d Montreal ln subscribers whose subâ€" scriplions are mowed in time, i! I must lwaulil'nl \wrk of art. The flu- Ul‘l's M the call-ndar are 988v In road. and lhv picturv. untitled “The Sale ul' (lld Dubbin.“ is a [natal-piece in culurs. suitablc- for framing. 'l‘he suhjm'l. m‘ llm painting is 50 full if human inloros: that. you will lll'\'l'l‘ liw of looking at ii. In ad- illliim lu llw l'fl'l'llllar and picture. lliu Famil}~ Hvrald nl‘fm's lu ouch SllllSi'l'llN‘l‘ an mmm‘liinil.y in win 8 "MW“ :is liw llmusainil dollars in an wth‘y and mlvrvslmg ('llllll'SL A (‘30- Luglll‘ «if \zilualilv :ii'lii'lvs which ‘ai‘v lawn as rvwzn'ils fur new sub- '.~‘(°|'lpllnll.~‘ van :llSu ho lilllalnml frei- ‘tl'mni lln- pulilishvrs nl llw Punily lllvmlil. 'l‘lw Family llvrald as an fillilvl'i'slmg Jnul'nul. l‘url'ivs (“'l‘l'y- ‘llmu: lwl'ni'v il. CROSS-WORDS "Pa." vallml (llarvm'v. “what‘s a nus!y-trmpvrml animal in ”mm M» Mrs?" “Man.” slmmwcl mu. Cincinnati “Mam Inqun'm A BEAUTIFUL “LINDA! W 9 take this oppor- tunity of wishing our Friends and Customers snumomi C. L GRANT New PAGE 7.