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. . . . . 0» «woo-9M using Maple Leaf every bag. (I Hour. HnRV 32220223 2222 ANNUAL tum ear Silk Hose AllWiIlcr SON are Co., limited 'rwo PAIRS n! on For Bengt or Won. R. L. Saunders. Prov Prices ' ”HINT-4 were. elect- \\ Imam H. MOI, - WWWMO'HL FMk W. ‘W'vrt'laf '-TI‘OII- ‘.' l"cv~'o'l'. ;arkdfll0; ’m. nutty. George T. 8- I“: ' :o'IjHlHlfi. ’3 and.” 4...: thorn Breed- .;.n Hu-n- annual II‘HIH' -nt. of i- \|.u-koluloe On an- ;uh-ndazvco was Durham H Illiuh‘ fUl' hO'd. My In June. "unfit. you n 81' :1 ap, P lax 'tin s 3 25 30. 00 30.00 yull just ‘alf TOWN COUNCIL IBLD [NAUGUIAL “Hum be both an economical and .~l'licient system. Councillors Mc- tilocklln. Noble, Macdonald and Mo- «3.1mm favored the scheme provid- 1m: the right man could be procured, n... latter expressnng the opinion that in the present manner of doing ”Hugs, the Council were spending Hu- money and getting no results. .tmmcillor Henry claimed he was With the exce tion of the Reeve. the. Council, inc uding Ma or Mur- .lm'k, were in favor of t e amal- gamation scheme, though the inclu- sinn of the assessorship in the mul- tituilinous duties was not favored. _\('eur(lingly a by-law calling for tenders for the combined offices of mnstable. caretaker of the town and tire halls. sanitary inspector and tax wile-etor, as well as the. by-law ap- pointing an assessor was left over ini- future consideration. In the lllo'flllllmt‘, the old officers will func- i...” as usual until the February [no't'l.lllg. [iv-laws for the appontment of Miller nt'lieials were passed as fol- 2..\\~': Auditors. H. R. Koch and C. H. hurling at $3.3 each; Poundkeep- ; tic-urgi- llyau. Salary 33.5; Fence Viewers. \V. H. Mifill't'l. T. Daniel and .liilln Mills. in the North, West and lust \Vai'ils. respectively. Snow Plough Under fire The question of ploughing the tub-walks during the winter months ‘tllcl keeping them free from snow \.\ :is the next business under discus- not. well Pnouxh versed in the mat- m- In give an expression of Opin- mu at the present time and would mum-r have the opinions of older “)t-nfiwl‘s of the Council. SW". The 1927) liminril had let the con- li-zu-t in l". W. Moon at $5.00 a trip .m light snmvfalls and $6.00 during hum y stnrms. but the present Coun- c'll t'UhSilh'l'ed a flat rate of $5.00 :nml pav fur this service. While lln- whole Council with one excep- lmn St‘t'mt'd favorable to keeping the ~loiv\\‘{l|k5 ploughed. all were unani- mnus that $5.00 a trip was good pay Mr the service. muncillor Hunter :zuw it as his opinion that__we might u.‘ vaI take to the middle of the z'nzul mm as latorr. as no snow plough .mnM kwp the sidawalks open dur- 111;: the stormy period of the win- ’___ lull :ind ’I'Znery were working on track in a rather deep cut when ~~\‘ suddenly caught sight of a "nun roming around the rurveat ' 2;:li speed. ’Enery started to sprint nr sufetv toward the distant end of ‘ln- out. 'hut he. wasn‘t fast enough. the rowentrher caught him under his mat tails and tossed him upon :lu- bank. Bill ran to him expecting ‘Sugather up the mangled "mm“. , finding ’Enery not much the “on. except for a shaking up. Bill “933" "x express his views as to his “Wk, 0‘ Ju'krmeut. _"\9\l b3") hass." said hill. “w'y didnt you 8” hup the bank?" ‘ "Hup the bank.- . [f I couldn’t, beat wr on the level. 0w the “911 could l win miln’ hup 'll." This story illustrates a point, says lllo-ntlon Monthly. Edmonton. A mer- vnant was complainin that his bus- mess was falling o and he was making no money. When it was suggested that it might help if he “nuld do some advertising. his re- N.\’ was. “I! my business doesn’t show any profit now. where would 1 lm if I spent a lot of money adver- tis‘iug?” A speaking of the remuneration re- t't'tVt‘tl, the tlouncil thought that as ministers generally only received mm a day for supplying teams and ill'th'l'S in hauling logs or in other \Ud'k during the summer, this >huuld be sufficient wage for run- mm: the plough. Alter considerable .twussinn it was decided to leave the- ninttcr in the hands of the Board \\'nrk~: of which Mayor Murdock :~ t‘ltilll'lllilll. tho» matter of the condition of t‘tuo-cu stl'cct and thc big hole left. :11 ttw ,u'i'm'cl pit just back of Knox «'ltlll't‘ll sheds also had an airing. \l;t\ul' Murdock said the place was “Huttsly dangerous and that some ,xmumlintc action should be taken. lv- in.- discussion. it came out that ~.~l’.«-w\t- tinldct' had received in- ~rzuctiuns to rcapair the. damages by Htc removal of gravel and ; Hto' rmuiu'ay in a safe condition. H. \ Iw had apparently not. done. . : \\ tttlc the present Council could » wtuuu: at this scamin ut' the i It is likely that a guard rail \ t t... t‘l't‘t’tt‘tl and the necessary -' :':t~ mmh- next spring. ;7. -\:~ Hull‘s inquiry about the .t..n strcct bridge covering .wt nut the information thatthe I. 'lt: Rvmorse is what you feel just a!â€" tt'r the neighbors find out about It. 1'“ to put it. on." Klaxor Murdock. however. said ' it the lumber had been bought in . wt faith. and that it had been in- ‘ "tell to have the new cover laid ~‘ .Vo'ut‘ but that the wet weather I! caused a postponement. We extension of the tax roll for "llt'l' month was also considered. . -; on motion of )lactlonald and ‘ "t'y. this was done. the appointment. of H. H. Koch ‘ the t‘mincil's trustee on the High ‘ 'wnl Board and the recommend- 1 u. that the property committee "s'll‘dfilt‘ some new chairs for the . nu Hall concluded the business the evening. and the Council I "‘Hrnt‘c'. l." Thursday, January u, m. a ‘ t1 1' this had how-n bought by it. nw thilotm' last‘yvai‘ and was wwwnt lying in Murtlovk‘s lum- ymnts. and was nut, to be do- wot until abuut the first of May. \.- Ho-tl thought it poor business my this lumber and pay for it inn: :1 time ahead and thouht Ht‘t‘Vt‘ wt 19?!) was somew at. flaming himself in doing it. ~‘~‘Ihl}'." said Reeve Bell. “be t- .-.l.~m have thc‘ men engaged who H «Inntinued from page BILL AND 1:!le i) Why 01!! Grain Flows Through United States During the four months which ended November 30, some 63,000.000 bushels of Canadian grain were shipped to the British Isles via United States ports, while only 17,000,000 bushels passed out through Canadian ports. Publica- tion of this fact in the daily press has caused a large number of heated editorials and letters from indignant readers, all demanding that Canadian grain shall hereafter be restricted wholly to Canadian channels. Wlhile Montreal has had a very busy sea- son, Vancouver feels that she has not had her fair share of traffic. and Halifax is complaining bitterly that not one bushel of Canada’s 1925 crop had arrived there up to mid-Decem- ber, notwithstanding that the Nma Scotian capital now possesses two fine grain elevators, one of which was only completed this year at a cost of more than one million dol~ lars. Quebec has only had a few crumbs from Montreal’s table. The public is pleased to hear that Mon- treal has done so well, but at the same. time. wants to know why we do not keep within the country the Mann traffic that now goes else- w ere. The answer is Geography. It has been given many times before, but no one will accept it. The sad truth is that Halifax and St. John and to a lesser extent. Quebec, can never hope for a large share of the country‘s grain traftic, unless that traffic. is given a government sub- sidy that will reduce railway rates. (train traffic to those ports cannot stand on its own feet because it is not economically possible. In addi- tion to the long and expensive rail haul required, the Maritime ports are at a disadvantage because of the comparatively small [)Opulations they serve. A vessel has a better chance of carrying cargo both ways when trading to New York. Phila- delphia. Baltimore or Montreal than when trading to Halifax or St. John. which fact influences ocean rates to the disadvantage of the last-named ports. In precisely the same way. the chief American ports have an advantage over Montreal. _ It obviously would not pay an ocean vessel, after discharging her inward cargo at. New York or Bos- ton. to go on empty to Montreal or Halifax in order to load her outward cargo of grain, if it were possible for the required grain to be sent direct to her dock at New York or Boston. It should he. remembered that grain lS,/110t a very profitable eargo. and that. a very large. pro- portion of the total exported is taken hv Ships as tiller or ballast because of their failure to secure. more re- muneratiVe cargo. In such easos. the grain must seek the ship. not the ship the grain. and there. are more of sueh ships to be. found on the. busier l'nited States Realmard than in Canadian ports. The former can also offer a wider variety of sailings. In spito of thoso groat advantagos nfl‘orod hy l'nitod Statos ports, tho chiol’ of which is thoir groator ac- oossihilily to largor markots for wosthnunc‘l caruoos. tho. Canadian port of Montroal. for tho fifth con- socutivo your. shippod out morn grain in 192:3 than any othor port in tho. world. And thoro is a strik- ing fact in conncction thorowith. which is ofton forgotton. Of tho 165347.859 hushols which Montrcal olovators c‘lolivorod to ocoan vossols for oxport in 1925. noarly lino-thiri'l of tho amount. 51.795427 bushols. was compnsod of Unitod Statos grain. In 192/: Montroal handlod 68,- 569.959 hushols from south of tho bordor. considorably more than ono- third of tho. total volume handled. For provions yoars. the rocord is much the samo. AL -1 ..‘-...l. beyond its 'cajgagi‘ty. 'â€"â€"‘. 'vâ€" __ To make Halifax and St. John grainâ€"handling ports on an con- siderable scale, the people of nada must pay the cost in the form of railway subsidies, direct or indirect, also provide the port facilities nec- essary. There is no doubt that ev- ery Canadian citizen is earnestly de- sirous of seeing the Maritime ports, and also Vancouver and Quebec, re- ceive the share of Canada’s grain traffic to which they are justly en- titled. but there is obviously reason to doubt if the Canadian people are presently in a position to assume any additional burden in respect of railway guarantees. It is a matter which might well receive the early attention of the new Dominion Board of Tradeâ€"Toronto Saturday Night. _ca.1 make possibly a flow of grain Recently The Lindsay Post pub- lished an article from the Kingston Standard dealing with the question of free publicity. a problem with which every newspaper has to con- tend. This article has received con- siderable publicity throughout the country. and only a few days ago, the editor received a letter from the office of a well known daily newspaper. in which the writer says in part: “Every day newspapers are ap- pealed o for free publicity for some worthy cause. Much as we would like to help all these causes, it is a physical impossibility to do it. It costs money to set type and i costs money to produce space in our papers. and while we are not for a moment questioning the de- sirability of worthy causes being supported, we believe that would. be users of the newspapers should pay for the advertising in a legit- imate way. Some one has been paid for printing the letter which we have received (requesting free pub- licity) and also for printing the articles which accompany it. The officials, we presume, are also being paid. and it is very difficult for us to understand why newspapers should be asked to do so much for nothing. 4 This puts the case for the news- papers very plainly and Very hapâ€" pil -', and it emphasizes strongly an evil. happily growing less. which newspapers are obligml to combat almost daily. Indeed, if the. tent!â€" ency were allowed free rein. it would wreck many newspapers, since the only profitable thing these papers have to sellâ€"their circulation clues not. pay them. but is sold at cost. and sometimes below costâ€"is their space. Ancl yet many [H‘Oplt‘ who would not. for an instant, think of going: to a merchant to ask him for free goods, have no hesitancy whatever in coming into a. newspaper oftice to ask the publisher for free space «and actually are aggrieved if they «lo not receive, it. a newspaper to understand just why everything in cunncction with these causes can be paid for except newspaper space.” “The publishing of a neWSpnper today is a very expensive pr0pos1- tion. and every time it. yields to the. importunities of some person or as- sociation seeking free publicity. it. is simply raising costs. . . . . The. world is full of causes that should be supported, but it. is difficultfor Advertise in The Chronicle. It Pays. When one considers the puhlic SPI'ViPt‘. that a newspaper at. all times freely renders. it, is perhaps not surprising that the patience of the publisher at times becomes ex- hausted when these private appeals persist. It is well. perhai‘is. that, his patience does come. to an end. for if it did not“ then in due time. the publisher’s capital rather than his patience would be exhausted which would be a'much more. dis- turbing developmentâ€"at. least to him. IIPOSIRG ON THE PRESS THE DURHAM CHRONICLE For members of the same family circle to form a fair judgment of each other s character or abilities is 3 \er) difficult matter. Seen in a perpetual “close-11p." it is almost 1ne\ itahle that the view taken will be out of proportion, but whether the estimate errs in 0\ er- training or under-valuing generally depends on the family conviction. PLIILY OPIIIOIS “Mary pretty!” “Ronald clever!" “Susie sweet-tempered!” The idea is instantly rejected as incredible in the home circle, where unkindly criticism has always been on the lookout for defects. So Mary, Ron- ald and Susie must look elsewhere for due appreciation of merits or talents that only the blindness of long familiarity could deny their possessing. Seldom Pom Pair Judgment of Character and Abilities. The gentler cult of mutual ad- miration is, however, more usual in the modern home circle, and the. result is often no more satisfac- tory. Accustomed to having the family gifts viewed beneath a mag- nifying glass, children are apt to deveIOp a complacency as regards themselves, and all that belongs to them that is not a little irritating to those with whom they are brought into contact. “\\'e, [is and Ours“ are words that. come rolling off their tongues with such unction that their acquaintances are. forced to adopt a critical attitude in sheer selfâ€"«le- fense. and many a little dose of hu- miliation must be swallowed by the complacent ones before they see themselves and the world in the right proportion. To provide each of their children with the ideal environment for mural and intellectual develnpment is a prohlem t0 vex the wisest parent. but tlu1 future welfare of the young certainly depends on its suluticm A little 11nex11ected p1aise has 11 mar \ellouslv tonic effect upon the child. “he for lack of self-cunlidenee or th1ough fear of thoughtless ridicule. is neg lectful of appea ance 0r 11n- duly ahashed at the smallness of his OF ONE ANOTHER chonnldrâ€"m Durham. Monday, January H. 19:26. to Mr. and Mrs. Howard McDonaid. a son. social or intellectual gifts. Judicious criticism, on the other hand. is a wholesome corerctive. and it is but kind to administer it to the over- confldent child, who is apt to regard the rest of the world from a plane- of superiority from which descent must be sudden _and painful. Dtd Was Lucky The six-year-old sun of the fam- ily was watching his mother putting marcel waves in her hair. Then he looked at his father's bald head. and Tobtorâ€"Ritohimâ€"At tho rosidoncv of the bride’s mrents. (m Mundav. January 4. by_t m Rm; W. fi_._Sn)it.h, at. half-p ast three wuc‘lock, Ella Jam; Ritchie. pdaughior of M1. and M13. George Ritchie. Glenolg. to Mr. John Tooior, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thorn- ton Teeter 0f Markdale. Gnomeâ€"In loving memory of {lamps Ronald (illvs wlm cloparunl this Info January 17, 1925. January brings sad mc-mnrivs ()f a {lvar our land tn l'vsl Who Will always lw rvnwmlwrul By tlmso wlm luvv him lwst. â€"â€"l“alhor, Mothm'. Brutlwr and Sish-r. IcAnulty.â€"In lmim: mva3 at «Imu- nmthm' Sarah llle-n Mrmulty. who died January 13. W23. \\ 0. “'0ij not Hm P to clasp hvl' hand. “'0. did nut sm- “(‘1' «he... “0 unly kmm sllv passed away And did nut say g00dh30. Whom we. lost tlmm yvars ago Sadly missed by husband and family Days of sorrow still cum» UVPI' 119. 'l‘vzu's of sanhwss 0mm how; Wlwn we tlnnk uf our doar mnllwr IN’ MEMORIAI IARRIBD BORN remarked: “.609 no waves for you. Daddy. you‘rv n|l_ beach !“ Correct this sgntI-nve: “Well. well,” 891d the_mnn Joyuusiy, “rice pud- dmg again.” t The Finest Manitoba ROW E’S Bakery Provision Pastry Flour 24 lb $1.00 Goods Delivered Auywhcu In Town Baker Confectioner E. A. Rowe Flour $4.50 Store PAGE 5. W