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iafli'WV i. In I i _V IN MEMORIAH Kelierâ€"h; mvmory of Mrs. ‘ puny: ha» gz‘s‘seq‘l away one ‘1! :‘euéII‘V. l’«’t'-'H)h£‘l' 15, 1926. 11m: ‘in- clay break and l'it-t)‘ Opkins Ughl Thursday, December 15, {927 learance $3.95 ONTARIO ' I)” PPS. St 0H}. day away. u! by l [H’s the "Now“. he said. “we don‘t have to wait until it's time to buy a new tire acocrding to the budget. We can use this money for one and get. the old bus running again. \nd both had in the course of budgeting 3ea1‘s accumulated a long list 01 unbudgeted items that they badh wanted to buy~ but neither would acknowledge any such moral weakness t0 the other. Finally an unexpected twenty dollar bill intxoduced itself on the some It \\ as the repa}ment of a loan made pxiox to the first budget tsear. Every Sunday mornino they sat down before going to church and struck the balance. When they got back from church they generally spent the rest of the day trying to find the difference. They were strict budgetarians. Every cent that came into the house and every penny that went out was accounted for months a- head. They had a lovely little book with all sorts of columns headed “income" and “expenditure” and printed at the bottom of the page was the word “balance. BOW A $20. BILL RUINBD THE FAMILY BUDGET Judging by the popularity of these cruises. the West Indies are stil as tempting LS 1;.ey "..';-er: to Columbus, Ponce de Leon, Drake, Cortes, Hawkins and :2 hundred others. lâ€"though there remain today no Dirates, no rirtr‘ V'aizeons t0 sack,’ JQVV bUZiOd treas nu: ' I"! 3'“‘:':-. there still remains the t 12:54:, E . p - a . - 4 Four hundred years of strife with piracy and rioting are encom- passed in the history of the islands of the Spanish Main. For all these bright islands are monuments of the days of conquest of explorers and pirates. The West Indies mirror the world in miniature or the way of the world, and one sees them today lying peaceful under tropical skies. A modern voyage of re-discovery 5 is no longer a matter of years or even i months as is emphasized by the !¢ schedule of the proposed cruises to i this region of romance by the ¢ Canadian Pacific liner Montroyal ‘ which sails from New York on J an n- ‘ ary 26 and February 29. each re- ‘. turning in 29 day“, I A ‘ Thursday. December 18, 1927 “How much did that lot cost you?" he asked. “.011 the 820 more than cox ered the mice 01 the hat. Johnny 8 suit \\ as $15. so the $20 bill was enough for that. The shoes were 88 and I got. _the books cheap.” “'H0\\ many times did )0u spend that 810,” he said. He had arrived home in a taxi, of all things. with a new tire, a radio battery. a box of expensive cigars and a nervous smile, while she had acquired a hat, Johnny’s suit, a pair of shoes for herself, and a wholly unnecessary collection of modern authors. “That twenty dollars will bUy me a new hat. You know we forgot to include that in the budget, and I have to go without new shoes to get one. And the boy needs a suit.” “He isn’t due to get one for six months,” retorted his better half. That night, however, the world looked very gloomy. “What about a new “A” Battery for the set? We shant be able to tune in f01 a year or more if we \xait f01 the budget,” asked the hubbx. ".Oh y'ouie too selfish.” And that postponed the argument until the_e\ ening. Every spot on the west Indies cruises offers 1i ing testimony of a mnnection Mith the Old ‘8, orid. '1 care is e 4.3.1, the beautiful Island, on "the sit e of San Jose Church w hich was destroyed in 1671 by pirates uncer Sir Henry Morgan._ silver seas, the beauties of coral islands, and of trOpical life and many evidences of a historic past. Even in the matter of buried treasure everyone would like to surprise the world as did Lieut. George Williams who found amid some old ruins of Panama last year, by means of a violet ray detecting instrument, a treasure worth $50,000. This mass of gold and jewels was unearthed once the pride of Spain; Jamaica, headquarters in the old days of famous pirates; Panama, the former highway of Spanish treasure trains and now a name of the world’s greatest canal; Colombia, strong- hold of Hispaniola; Curacao, _a little bit of Holland in the Carib- bean; Porto Rico, where Columbus rested and whence Ponce de Leon set forth to find the Fountain of Youth; Nassau, in the Bahamas, with its coral formations and sea gardens and Bermuda, the “Isle of the Blest”. Such names as these recall exciting days of the past and furnish highlights in a voyage of recaptured adventure “Bfit .we can’t. We‘xe alreadx been thls \\ eek. and me only bud- geted for once a _\\ eek. ’ ' “Put on vour hat,” he said again. “the budget is «lead and I‘m once more a free man. “You seem to have done pretty well yggpself!” replied his wife. I --‘ He rose from his chair and took the precious budget between his finger and thumb and dropped it in the hottest part of the fire. “How are .wv'e ever g'offig' te pay fer these thmgs?” she asked. "\Ve dlgp’t budget for: them." “Put on you hat,” he said. “we’re going to the moxies.” “w'en.” he sai‘d. "‘théi 'eéb'bm seems to have cost us a hundred.” After that, there was a long si- lque. Finally the wife spoke: to select the track for anir journey you select. - To her, your call means more than just a combination of switch- board manipulations. It is a call for personal service, tr be answer- ed completed and _supervised as your pérsonal clerk 6r secretary would handle it. Telephone service is not produced for delivery in bulk, or in stan- dard packages over the counter. Every call is turned out “to order” â€" a custom service de- signed to meet personal needs, at a moment’s notice. Your telephone operator is a mulâ€" tiple personality. 'She sits at the switchboard â€" local, long dis- tance â€" with signal lines to her sisters “ at the other end” ready A mule has? legs And 2 he has B 4; U stand B hind B What the 2 B h B hind, it find ind B 4. C5951: fl. J’Iaaoms: 2.17.0. PERSONAL Operator Ain’t It The Ilru’ch? Your A, THE DURHAM CHRONICLE By Simple folk and tender hearted, B'y gentle folk that worship Goa And want:i to live their days unpart-‘ e . There kindly people stOp and talk, Regardless of the chase of money, There arm in arm, the - grown-ups walk . And every eye you see 1s sunny. The Roads of Happiness are lined, Not withi the friends of royal splen- or, But with the loyal friends and kind, That do the gentle deeds and tender. There fame has never brought un- rest Nor glory set men’s hearts to ach- a in". There unacbano'fied is life’s best. . For selfish love and money ma‘klng. The Roads of Happiness are those That do not lead to pomp and glory, But wind among the joys and woes haste and hotâ€". And none has time for kindly Speaking. But they£re the roads where lovers 3 ray Where wives and husbands walk to- gether , And children romp along the way Whenever it is sunny weather.’ _'I_‘hel _Roa_ds pi:_Happiness_ are trod The Roads of Happiness are not The.»~ selfish roads of pleasure seek- mg Where _ cheeks are flushed with THE ROADS OP HAPPINESS frogs ” A little boy who had lived in London all his life was invited by a distant relation to spend a week- end in the country. All his friends complimented him on his luck, but the boy himself was not at all happy at the thought, and he refused. Coaxing, argument, ~pleading and promises of untold wonders left}. him cold. “N0 country for me,” was his ultimatum. “But why not?” asked his father. “Because," replied the son, “they- ve got thrashing machines down there, on it’s quite bad enough here. where it’s done by hand!” Father: “Why did you put that mud turtle in your sister’s bed?” - Son: “Because I couldn’t find any The Roads that oft we used to trend In early days when first we mated, When hearts were light and cheeks were red, - And days were not with burdens freighted. â€"Edgar A Guest. That. makes the humble telle P8 Owing to the [)I‘GValt’lll'l‘ of Small Pox to the town of Durham. it is deemed advisable that. all unvac- cinated persons be vaccinated im- mediately. Pupils amending the Durham High Sclmdl and the Dur- ham Public Schoul will lw required to furnish to their respm'liVu prin- cipals on 01' before January ‘3. 1928. certificates showing that. Hwy have been successfplly Van-inalml. Pliyéicians ‘m 'lmI'ham haw been furnished with u Sllgml}’ nt‘hvaccme. A. M. MILL. M. U. H. latest “ hy don‘t you give your money to the missionaries, Dora?” he asked. “I thought about that" replied the child. “But I think 1 will buy the chocolates and let the ShOp- man give the money to the mis- sionaries.” ‘ It will pay you to advertise i1 Th'e Chronicle. NOTICE PAGE 7.