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Of course. they can’t take the lace of the big display acl., ut for the smaller arti- cles you will find they will do the trick. Try them. Readers would do well to look over our Small Want and other Ads. on page 7. There are many things in them that you might want to buy. and if you have any- thing to sell they can do that too. An unfotunale accident hefell Mr. H. 1!. McLean 0f Bentinck. north of .-\lwi-deen (m Friday of last week when. in using an axe. he in some manner cut on the index finger of his right hand. This will he a secimis handicap in Mr. McLean. thungh \w are pleased to know he is recovering nicely from his mis- fortune. II \ III In- lio'I'o' lll‘l' Ill-ls \IIH he {Mt m. "104:. MM IIIw N\l"‘lh\\lllg hus- band. son and famih haw IIII' sin- ('f’l't' smIpaIIIv at all in their loss 'I‘hc- funmal is being he‘ld this Thursdm af’ ‘IIIUOII Imm Knox church. \‘hO'l‘Q' sprsiw “ill lm hold III 2 o'I-Iwk. afIm' “hlt‘h iIIIm‘mI-nt will I»- maqln in Durham wmetery. extrvmo'l.‘ was a ro- Vit'oN. inl moms 0! who pun daily lifo' which SIM umn sham Main Mrs. (In? hm-utlwol hm uni} lwu da) "mum. \Vhi I'O'IHHM's am 3hr hat! lu'o' hurl: rharacu-r. vxc-o-l.»lmnal 1w sh» was wry h Durham. and o m-mhlmrhoool . practically hm spo-nt. llo-r oh-al o-xm-ptmnal lll'lgllbOI‘l)’ qnalules. sho'“ was wn highh cstovmt-d in Durham. and vwn mnw so in the III-Ighluulumol (If DOI'nOCh where ‘Il3l1'it'3||'\ lwr “hflh' life “as slwnt. Hm III-am \\ as a grvat shock In III-r HIvmls. and aim had many. and N. Is IIaI'o! O'VPII yt'l I'UI' them to I'O'IHMI' ”III? film has pasaml on, so and hm" fifh‘ suololo-n V~ as“ MIN. Smi' was Smith and unl Durham PASSED AWAY TUESDAY AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Late Mrs. (Dr) J. L. Smith Bad Spent Whole Life in This Vicin- ity and Was One of Town’s lost Respected Citizens.â€"â€"funeral Ser- vice This Afternoon at Knox United Chutch. Published every Thursday morning at the oflice, Garafraxa Street, Durham, Ontario, by Frank Irwin, Editor and Proprietor. The Chron- icle is mailed to any address in Canada at the rate of 82.00 per year, 81.00 for six months, 50 cents for three months, 25 cents for one month. To any address in the United States of America, $2.50 per year, 81.25 for six month.“ cents for three months. Foreign sub- scription rates on application. Member Canadian Weekly New:- papers Association. Whosoever is afraid of submit- ting any question, civil or religious, to the test of free discussion, is more in love with his own opinion than with the truthâ€"WATSON. PAGE 4. IN v Chronicle W ant Ads. "0.60 Ii LOST INDEX FINGER Thursday, June 2, 1927 'l\\ (“V II nt' friends. to which vMo-ol urnmly sincn ho- rns Hf this town. 1' hmbaml. the deems- .- sun. .I. )lorrimn. now Mmmt Oilvmvns. Mich. w anal two sistm's also mm. in (mkVillt'. Mam; Hlo-nnlg': Mrs. Jamvs 'l-mht‘l ill “ovum-h: rhum: Pvtm‘ and Don- .>' SPIW‘H'H. wil] be he‘lol )ftm' \Vhlt‘h mh-rmmt m Durham m‘nwtery. numl growing worse nmrnium. when she hm' illnoss hoing Ii'onchial-Imoumonia. \Vo-akonml condition mvwsst‘nlly combat. has boon olosvrihml ' ho-l‘ olnl noighhm's 'imdl. christian ('hzuu- rwi' liVool. Shh was tml in how church. lilo-minor. at all sor- l in on tho dooarlâ€" mn‘h. and a woman lloil' i‘oligion in llf‘l' Ill'UllL'll homo woman ll"! loss \\ill ho loll tho am I 0“ ing hus- amih haw the sinâ€" “r nII in ihnin Inna "\ ~â€".A_ -‘ ~‘FA‘KQâ€"Q‘- \V ll ll Smith hast not Ilth t‘m' ttm past ttmugh this was , mu not thought mIM mm". with She» was about. t-omplvtm‘l .hm' that night. rom- itl. hut «tint-not II. but did'not il Sunday «won- gmwing WOI'SP lillL’. when Sim pnmlmonia. l condition Hy ('nmbat. l clo'N'X‘ilN‘cl I m‘ighhm‘s stizm chm“- Slw was is Hal‘- l‘o u'nnt 0 fl SIH‘ [wing He is not liken to have occupa- tion ~mpet 10: to that of his father. though he is likeh to drift into the skilled trades after a short period of training. At an early age he 19¢ 130' of literature. !“ makr- tiw «.ri‘aih'. If he ‘hears sown niimlwi's ho can i'i-momlim' lhvm. but, if in} is 3.4km] to {whom night ho loaws cm! one' of tlwm. Ho can i'opoat awuratol_\' such son- loni‘os as: "ll. is nearly half past. on" o'clockâ€"tho. honso is very qnioi. and tho cat, has com to sloop." but if vomplicalool instructions arp gix'on him ho will forgot some of them. Ho. loaws srlmol in the eight grade. which we suppose is something likn the Canadian fourth book used to be. In (ODSPQUPHCP- he has but a smat- "wing of historv and local geogra- pm. while ho. is privy to a few fails about physiology He. is able to speak but one language, of course and that not very precisel ' or ele- gantly. Ho has no genera “know- tual oxpvr cliflvrvnw misvl'fi'. h vxulain it. ohlrt‘t'o‘nt'o‘a‘ a king. but, PIM‘P lwtwc‘ (ion. l'i‘sulll't't‘s of his inlvllm't ho can lPll lmw many ponvils may ho bought for 30 (mills ii iii» privv is two for 5 Wills. Hr will alsn 1w ahlo lo cal- l'lllllli' what svwn yards of cloth at l3 mulls a yard will cast. but if he i»; askml hmy many boxes than» are in a i'nllm'lion in which one large. box hnlcls four small (mos. Pach 0! Hlt‘ smaller «mos liigvli'ling four others his 1.300 gmms of inlollow't will fail in makv llm grallv. If hf‘“.hPfl!‘S 3mm! numhm's ho can rompmher ”mm. but_ if hn is askm‘l to repeat Dr. Harry Hotlingworth. a COI- umhia phyrotogist. amt Sidnpy and Liwtta Prnssry arr the srirntists wtm tlflVt‘ Itrawn thrir ronrlusions from this and othpr data onit wn- turn to giw a pirtnre of the avm'agn Amarican. “'0 shall sac that. in 3mm» named.» it. rpsomhtas a“ pirturu nf ttm ax'vraga Canadian though snmrwtlat morn ill-favored. Th0 pirtiirv 0t tlm awragr Canadian has wt, to ho Itrzmn. It might not. ho» tlattvrim. hut a~ \w haw Inmaikmt notmdy thinks tw is awragr. and hmwwr ro-Iu'tlant. in itrz'ming Imâ€" hmty \vmitct arrriit. it, as Iwisnnal. Thv avm-agu man alias off at. thn agn Ht ahmIt. .33. altimugh thorn was a timv whom tin otimt much Pal'ttt'l', amt as “w wars pm by ttt‘ will profit. h_\' ”In flttVflttt'tN‘ iII prnwntiw mmt- irinn aIIit hyginno amt will rim- tinun in tw awraga a good «that tmurvr. Ahmit. “no third of this fifty throw. wars hn spnmts in slaw. Ha \vnighs tfin pounds. and is tim t'w't. St'Vt‘tt inrhos tatt. This \Vn tw- tinw is a uncut Iirnpm'timi amt is atumt. as rtnsi- as tho awraga man IIIIIIIN tH tun snrt nt' [N'l'.t.t‘t'tt0n H6! “MIN tin \wrv tvaltvr anct hoaxior tint twtinw. that mast. t‘nltttt‘ttt. nIo-II haw tH'i‘tl I'attII-r shhrt than tall amt ram-ty haw wolghmt mum than t7)! [Ititttltt.~‘. h' gn'vn a mum!“ to s I'vsuurcvs of his intvllm-t how many pmwils may b1 5“ (‘PHIS if Um prion is rnms. H0 will alsn 1w : While there are many millions of average men there is perhaps no single one who is a perfect average. Certainly there is no one who ad- mits that. he.- is average unless he does it with a false. pretence of humility the better to triumph over somebody he suspects of putting on airs. Notwithstanding the elusive- ness of the average he has recently been the subject of study by scien- tists. They have examined many records. investigated many histories and out of it have presented a com- [insile photograph which, to be sure, is no exact picture of any specific human being but. shows a marked family resemblance to the millions who have made it up. The data upon which American scientists have drawn has been collected over a long series of years by life. in- surance companies. school records, police blotters. and the other indi- ces that. reveal human history. A tremendous mass of material was gathered when the l'nited States en- terml Hie \an'ltl \thl' for or ”W ’1.- Manon soldiers in training, half re- ceiwd Various tests. physical and mental. For the purpose of statis- tical e\'tiltl'zllion a sample ("il' 93,000 men was used‘as a basis. these men being: Selected from dili'erent. sec- tions of the country and from dif- ferent. social groups. “'lint. proved to he the ti\’et';i;.'e in this group might. Very \Vi'll llt‘ accepted as the a\'er-, age for the nation. I COMPOSIT FEATURE 0F AVERAGE MAN Strong In Common Sense How His Mind Works Not For Canadians ain Wriglls I. '0 Hz'lth'l‘ml In than twirn a What He Knows civics. sciénce. politics or lwtwm'n pnvm‘ty and um wcmlcl ho. unable to Ho is ahlv tn giw throw. lwhwon a prvsidvnt am! duos nnt knmv Hm diffm'- mu revolution am! evolu- minntn to summon tho The meeting expressed itself as delighted to have with them at this time their President, Mrs. Andrew Derby, who has been quite ill for the past few months. Sihzing and prayer brought the. meeting to a close. Th.» W. M. S. of the Presbytei'» inn church held their month!) meeting at, the mans.» on 'l'hnrsday of last week. with a large atten- dance. Mrs. \Rev. Armstrong pre- sicimi. and after the devotional ex- PI‘t'iSt‘S the scripture reading was taken by Mrs. S. Patterson. Mrs. 'l‘hnnias Turnbutl took the tepic on "Moslem \Vomen." which was very into-resting. showing the conditions under which these women live. During the business discussion. arrangvments were made for as many as possible to attend tlm Presbytorial to be held in Harris- ton on June H. It Will Pay You to Advertise in The Chronicle. \liss Eliza Patterson read a mis- sinnam slur} The roll call was ansxwi'ed b\ a warm on “Rest." PRESBYTBRITAN W. M. S. tvrwirf holding a garden party dur- ing the summer was discussml but not dwidmi upon. Work for tiw mming bazaar was hamlod out aftm' which the meeting closed. “0101 H thanks gates. .\ \‘m‘y ph-asing Nature of tho mowing: was a solo by Mrs. Hot-man MULWHI. Tu- mvvting clusml with thw singing nf a hymn. 'l‘hn Ladies“ Aid tlwn hvhl a short. mwting with the President. Mrs. L. MPArthur in the chair. The mat- «lm‘mm Hf le St. Columba Church, Priceville, Ladies Held Interesting Meeting in which Future Plans Were Dis- cussed W. M. S. AND LADIES’ AID HELD JOINT MEETING THE DURHAM CHRONICLE S. of SI. Culumlra I'n- l’rivovillv. held their on the 25th instant in vm M' Hw rillll'vh. nnt. Mrs. (Rm: Mc- ic'h'd and 01”“de Hm liCll met in ()wvu ;. Mrs. Frank Hiluy mnt 01' the mnl'nim: . .\. S Muir rcmm'tmi sossinn. Mrs. .\l('- u intm’vsting Popm't Branch CUIlfOl‘PnU? l 'l'm‘uzltn. A \‘MP 0! him'ml all H10 «1910- MET AT MANSE The New Ange) of P_eace â€"-'[‘lm Ewmng T111105 (Glasgow, Scotland Hmv stmngv it. sovms that. at. tlm svt. «if snn thv thoughts V011 hold must Closvh tn \mn' homt am not of splt'nditt tiinmphs _\0n hum won great stlugglos “horn )on plziyml thv \ictni"- part! Ynn chm'ish not. gitts kindl} ymn's l‘wstc‘nvmt or any rank Hr t'o-rtunv you attainml. pl'iZH not thv st‘i'vngth with which you hurt» ymn' limit of im 01' hoights ur shining: [milks wn mined: nnt thvsv. hut litth- tlm-tin'rs’ things likn Wards n lnvmt (mu Sltflkt‘. at. twilight hing ago: :1 Springtimu hmn- wlwn. to tho sung: of birds. yun glinummt nvw beauty in a sun] ymi knim'. Huw strangn it. Seems that at thn vlusn of day tho thing: that brings yun most glzutniws tn Villll‘ thmnzht shun! l lw i-c-nivniiwi' vol lung-him. sm «t and g3}. m' somn small kindnvss that your hands haw wrung'ht. Ma. and .‘hs. .Iamvs Lixingslon Hf quniitnn zummmu- the ungagvmmt of HM it «lmvghtm'. ltla Aluil'zo) to Jan-l; Wilfuml Tnmple, of Toronto, sun Hf Mr. mu! 311's. H. \V. 'l'c'mpln 0f hundus. Hm marriage to take The final draft in tho Tm'mitn llnul'm'vnce' Hf tho ['nih-«l church plaPOS Rev. J. E. I’vtm's. for tlu- past thl'vc years pustul' 0f the Qumm stm-vl vhum'h hero. in llu- pastoral ('hm-gu (if SLVinvcnl, with rosi- clvm'o- at Mt‘afOl'tl. Mr. l’vlo-i's will pl'oavli his faw- wvll so-rmnn in Durham «m the last Sunday in Juno and will take vhm-gn ut' his m-w rpasloralo the first Sunday in July. REV. J. B. PETERS STAYS IN GREY PRESBYTBRY McKechnieâ€"In Durham M Mr. and MN. Art'hic- MC sun, «Allthnn \‘iokvl's . Mountainâ€"411 livntinck, rm May 26 In Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mountain ”1' Mrnmnln'. a sun. It The May 27. 'tn .\!1'. a: Hallialu)‘. Nurmzmhy THE RHYMING OPTIMIST BORN Halliday-w-ln Durham n_\'27. tn Mum“! Mr Will Pay You to Advertise in Chronicle. :cnmeâ€"ln Durham. May :37). mo! Mrs. Arrhiv Mchchnio. u lm‘lnn \‘mkors . BNGAGEMENTS S011. Ht vspital. . Glln'al'lus Ma Eggs Hogs ....... Wheat ...... Oats ........ Buck“ heat Peas ........ Mixed Grain, Hay ......... Bu t t or ...... MI'. Hugh Firth and daughtvr. Miss Kathlovn, and Miss FPHPS. ma- tron nl' Hm local ““11 Cross Hospi- tat \wII- in (Non Sound, Monday attmicting tho giaduation pxmcisvs in connvction \xith tho Hmmrzil and \taI'iIII- Hospital in that citv. Miss Marjorie l iith of this place took the highvst maiks in tho I-xaminatiun in tho iIItvI'IIII-Itiato class. tho. prizo for this honor hving [Il‘PSt'IiiPd Miss Mr. and Mrs. Ii. I). Srholl and Miss Margaret. and Mr. H. Davidson. principal of tho High Srhoul of Al- listnn. \‘isitmt with Miss J. inr. nwr Sunday. Mrs. “odds of Bvrkolvy visited with her sistm‘. Mrs. Traynm'. and hrntlwr. Mr. Hugh Firth. in town, and with olhm' I'mtivos and friends in the» Vicinity. from Thursday to 't‘nc-sday Hf last \wok and this. Mr. and Mrs. A. (lzittmi. and «tanghtvrs. Ruby and “Thu 01‘ To. i'nntn. slwnt. nwr Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph (latton. M1231"! “IS. 'l‘lmmas \IHIII‘IN'ad :IIIII fumilv. LII Fm! “mm. Indiana IIII- \i.~‘itiII,.r this “wk “it“ his III-mlwi'. MP. and Mrs. R. J. Moor- hvad, hm'v. Mr. and Mrs. liwtl'aigin and daughlm'. Lorna. of Paris, spout Last. \wok 0nd at her [mum horn. Miss Lottie Doan has returnml m 'l‘m'nntn after spending two weeks at hm- home here. am y, W Mr. and Mrs. Jamos Lvan of T0- I'nntn spent over tho week end with Mrs. “”111. Hurgravo and Messrs. .lamw and Will Brpwn in Glonglg. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. Ralph Catton entertained the Young Women's Auxiliary of Knox Church for their social and work meeting on Monday evening, May 30th, when a large number of the members were present. At the close of the meeting lunch was served by Mrs. flatten; _n ma Misses Myrllv Dean and Jo?!" MacKay slwnt Jast wookâ€"vnd Visu- mt.’ frwnds In St. Mgrys‘: "Ila. tau-"cu. “u“ “““w'” , Mabel, accompanied by Mrs. D. Splan of Kincardine, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Davey and attended the farewell services at Trinity church. Mrs. Stringer agd_dqughter, Miss II... n “Vi. _. (W. ‘Jr' DURHAM MARKET STANDARD BANK OF CANAD1‘ BANKING DURHAM BRANCHw'N. A. Johnson, Jimmy “ Sub-Branch at Pricoville ' vconomical, The money is fully in- SHIT"! against loss or men In tran- sit. It. can reach only the person to \x'lmm it is addressed. Standard Bank Mom-y Orders are as good as rash and are acceptable anymore: in Canada. When Your Money Travels By Mail 2N1-) your romittances by Stand- ard Bank Money Orders. T Iu-y :u'o ('mn'unicnt. efficient. and HOV. H. 1). Armstrong is in film‘- fm'd this week in attendamm m 11.. meeting of the UNION“ Assvmhl} ..r the Prnsbytorian church. “my upmod 'l‘lmsday «evening. Mr. Mm- strong preaches at Fun-st m-xt .‘Iy . day morning, tho. sm'x'iws hun- 1..- I'm; takon hy the Rev. Mr. “mm: of that town. Mr. \V. J. Hollingvr, gUIH-I'al mm. agar of the ArrOw (Luach LIIH". was in town Wednesday night :1: gam us a call. Miss Laura-Scllreibcr uI’ (:hmm and Miss Ruby Blytll of limltnwl spent over Sunday at thu Inn.» ~ paymmj hgmlc at, \‘arnoy. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bun-gr.“ “3... Mr. and Mrs. A. (i. McCumh, >1” ;_ Sunday at l’ricovillu with _\|;.. Ulnristcna McKinnon Mrs. James Lloyd and bah. m. \isiting mth Ielativos in 'l» In. and Bean eI ton. Mr. and Mrs. Goat‘go MOlligunu-n and family,. of Daron, are \‘nsnm'; with old friends In town and \ u-m- ity. Firth b Miss C. McLean, R3, 'l‘ilw city hal was crowded in oval-nu“; ing for the ceremony, the build“... being made 33 with a pl‘OstIuH .3 flowers and 0 her decorations. ' Mr. Donald Ray and M“, H,” Conlon of Toronto am "-‘|"m: their brother. Mr. John Hm ... Dornoch, who is quite smmuq ,H at present. Misses Maud and Louise Spawn of Ithaca, N. Y. are Visiting \ch Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hunh'r. m lag- remont. Thursday, June 2. 1m “KENS“ RECORDS FALL 0F CZARDO? H1 :Il‘via} unm- ‘4) 314 H: Olmluo' mku m ('8“ hllll HIIS‘H German} “In lwmt rm! lush: 01 Ifld u for“ Lu“ him "In: Sllk'l-W‘s film?" A (‘Ulllllll grin QM! IIH'I qua ram h l'lf “'H II" 8“ \V 2| am ""1"" t \\ :1 and I H This I fillhanr COIL-1H": of Beds! Ind ha! Krona” to h'lu” forum! ‘ cmlspn': (“mun-u Show} In hurry h Ind disa; Iadpr H \\ Cur With UH of . g!" Thursday, June 2. 1927 Kidnap!" I!