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The trained ears or a motor me- chanic aided in preventing what might have resulted in a serious fire on Fri- day aiternoon at Bassett’s service sta- tion. Unconsciously a lighted cigar- ette was left burning near a celluloid pen and when the fire came in contact with the implement of writing, a siz- zling noise attracted the attention of Mr. Angus McLeod who turned and saw the pen in flames. With great gamma: 0! mind he leaped and grab- the coffin nail and hurled it into the stove. He was warmly praised {or Mechanic Prevents Fire 1m “WC . W w w. v-v“ places and Z‘B‘iiw vessel severea: .1551; now _sgor_ts a .bandaged nose.â€"Colling- ibod Enterprise. v 'vv v â€"â€"v his quick action and _coted with the pen as a rewar of a gramme wasnnasm wmcu. nu threwupintheadrandtookashot at. This rather novel mes. was a suc- cess on several occasions, but. 9pce of the gale with the result that the section of the roof over the part of the building known as the pump house was torn ofl, the dqmage being estim- .V“. 0'..- -â€"â€"'â€"v A most unusual accident befell Mr. Jack Barber, Peel Street, this week by which he suffered a double mine of the nose. Jack was endeavoring to determine his prowess as a sharp shooter and was making a bull’s eye of a granite washbasin which he vvw w.â€"â€"â€" vâ€"' ___- V v v ated at several hundred dollars.â€" Kincardine Review-Reporter. "All“ DU I'vvâ€" W“- _. The mm 1576? feet high. Mr. McNem is waiting for smtable weather to ad- .uâ€".- .4___A-.. mA'A- PAGE 2. For a. few nigh‘ Statia, propriegor ¢ Statia, proprietor of the Medical Hall. put in an anxious tima. Some comes on a shelf. among them one contain- ing phos horns. were knocked down and bro en. The phosphorus, when drv was highly inflammable _ and would burst forth into flame at inter- als. To make sure the store would not go up in flames Mr. Statia sat up two or three nights and kept watch. At the same time as the phosphorus spilled Mrs. Statia had her hands bad- ly burned by acid, which escaped from a broken bottleâ€"Dundalk Herald. Will They Pay Up? The town of Brampton has adopted a novel system of tax collection and it it is a success, no doubt other mun- icipalities will copy the plan. Bramp- ton’s tax arrears total over $12,000 and the Council are going to adopt the re- commendation of the finance Com- mittee and use the press for the pur- pose of trying to collect most of it.‘ The Finance Committee, in their re- port to the Council suggested that the names of all those in arrears, together with the amounts owing and the per- iod over which the taxes extend in each individual case. should be pub- lished in the local papers. The clerk has been requested to furnish the com- mittee with a full report or each rate- payer in arrears. The Council unani- mously adopted the committee’s re- port and it looks as if the delinquent taxpayers are in for an embarrassmg situation. judging by the report in the Brampton Banner.â€"Walkerton Telescope. McComb’s Weekly News We have just received our full consignment of The Lon- don Lady and Venus Hosiery for Ladies and Misses, which we were very pleased to get before Easter as the shades are the newest and they are priced to suit every purse: THE LONDON LADY, pure silk, pr. ...... $ .59 THE LONDON LADY, pure thread silk, pr. .79 THE GOLD DOLLAR, extra fine .......... .98 THE VENUS, per pair ................... 1.49 We will have a special assortment of Bread and Baking for Easter festivities. Those wishing to purchase Hot Cross Buns for Friday and Sunday, we .would be pleased to have your orders early. Our Grocery Department is always well stocked with selected pure foods at low prices. : situatedas it is. this subjecfi to the ‘1!“ .f°}‘.¢f~‘ our display of Ladies” Coltskin Patent Shoes, which selling at $3.75 and $3.95. New Prints and Ginghams, yard New Bungalow Nets, yard A. G. MCCOMB Drapery Chintz, yard ........ GROCERIES ing” are a tell-tale story that harm- ing today is not the prosperous indus- try it ought to be. Few people are desirous of buying farms at the pre- sent time, use those coming of! the farms sa they can’t make money farming, under resent conditions. And the sad part 0 it is, the majority of those coming off the farms are boys who were born and raised on farms and should know how to make the in- dustry pay. Wherein lies the remedy for this condition? Like all other bus- inesses, farming has its ebb tide and conditions are bound to right them- selves, in a very short time, we hope. â€"Dundalk Herald. Watch Out, Hydro! With the victory of the Hydro over the Foshay Company, the American owned private company of Minneapo- lis, on Monday at Southampton, by the narrow majority of 34 vom, the result is a striking reminder to the Hydro Commission of Ontario and the Fer- guson Government, that more consid- Isitnottruethattoacertainex- tent at least the contempt for certain kinds of titles expresses in Canadaâ€"is due to the idea deeply imbedded in the inner consciousness of nineteen hundred and ninety nine of us that we can never hope to attain the distinc- tion and we won’t let the other fellow have it either?-Mt. Forest Confeder- eration’ must be given the smaller municipalities, if they nope to carry bylaws in the other Bruce municipal- ities. The trouble in the past has been that the Hydro Commission has given more attention to the larger centres and neglected the small municipalities, the result of which has be_en_ the 1332- v . wmv vâ€" '-â€"â€"vâ€"â€" ___ ._ warmness towards the Hydro. With Southampton taking Hydro the line will be extended from Tara down the 9th Concession of Arran, around Arran Lake and into Southampton. The _in- through to Eugenia, which will con- siderably lighten the cost or the load to Tara Hydro Commission. Tara has already been promised a reduction in rates, but with Southampton coming on, the reduction should be very mark- ed in the course of a year or two.â€" Tara Leader. OTHER PAPERS’ OPINIONS Many of the weekly papers carry a good deal of comment about county councils just now. It makes interest- ing reading and there is much variety in the opinions expressed. One thing is noticed, _ howexerâ€"the editors who _ __.n_ A..- 'vâ€"â€"' â€"_v appear to have the widest Know1edge of the work done by their local county councils are, almost without exception, in favor of reforming or abolishing the pre_sent systerp of doing business. ‘9‘_ _ _L_‘-.- :- 33“ v. Mull VJ vvv-c vâ€" wvâ€"â€" That sounds like a strong indict- ment of county councils. It appears that the time is ripe for a change, but that change is slow in coming. There are many editors who have served as reeves of their municipal- ities and as representatives on county councils. Others make it a part or their work to give fairly complete re-l ports of the work done by their own county councils. Almost Without ex- ception, these men are critical in their comment. There is a reason for this. All live newspapers are waging a. con- tinual race against time. News must be fresh and new. Every hour counts. They do not have the time to sit around and waste precious hours and ays. County councils have been accused of wasting money. Economy is one of the chief arguments advanced by re- Those Who Know Best How and You’ll Get Grass coundl elsewastes much time (the members being paid by the day), This is probably the reason why an editor yho is_;_o§ced t9 sit fpr ham-s, waiting farming is not one of the spots. The Conservatives suggest making farming prosperous by protection, shutting out farm products of United States. Mr. Guthrie, in a very able two-hour speech, dealt with the great need of more protection for farmers, but failed to show why the United States’ farmers, Who have been protected 42¢. a bushel on wheat, 12c. a pound on butter, 20¢. a gallon on cream, 8c. a dozen on eggs, were poorer than the Canadian farm, ,1n_ore_ discouraged It is the farmer, and not low or high tariff , or even free trade that in- terests me. If I could see how tar- ifl would help the farmer when he is an exporter, I would, be willing to try it. Should agriculture ask for prqtection,_ how _ can we theq _ refu§e higher and et higher protection to the manufac urer. Suppose we got a cent or so more for what we soldâ€" which is unlikely,‘ but paid out 5c. or 10c. more for what we bought, how much ahead would we be?_ and less able ”to help himself. Mr. Guthrie admitted the United States was our best market. It seems to me the admissionjs just 18 years tqo late. Mr. Malcolm, Minister of Trade and Commerce, has the rare gift of mak- ing- _ figurgs attractive. By bank de- A,___ L“_.I_ posits, railway earnings, gross trade returns, he had no trouble showing the . prosperity of Canada. However, it 18 so badly distributed that the common people feel very little of it. Mr. Forke spoke particularly well on Immigration. He is a great deal closer to op ition to all state aid for im- migra on than he was a couple of years ago. The ours drag; the House is al- most empty; members deliver their carefully prepared forty minute speeches to empty benches, and disin- terested members. It is almost impossible to make a good speech to a wholly indifferent addience. The House of Commons is the hardest place in Canada to speak. Logic, truth or eloquence changes no votes, and more often than not leaves the members of the House cold._ The Dominion Pa rhament By A.C.Macphall. MI. The House is dull, deadly dull. The Budget debate is dragging on. GOV- emment members say the country is progperous. .. The Opppsition _ clam} . The Committees are busy, interest- ing. and in them human contact is possible; here members more nearly express in speech and vote their con- viction than in the House of Com- mons. ' The Agricultural Committee is dis- cussing the grading of ' wheat, with Pool Ofiicials giving evidence. The Elections Committee is revising the Election Act. The Railway Committee talking branch lines, with Thornton and Beatty in attendance, and the Industrial Relations Committee spent this week on sickness and invalidity insurance. With the Budget out of the way and Easter Recess over April 4, may bring more life to the dullest session I have known. Shadows of the fleeting Clouds that fleck the sky Gladden golden meadows As they flutter by. Shadows of the willows Where the ripples gleam Lend their vague enchantment To the emerald stream. Shadows wave and wander, . Shadows cling and creep Shadows of the firelight Lull a child to sleep. Through the long years after, Shadows are his friends, Weaving shapes of beauty Where the aspen bends. Painting shadow poplars As the sun slips west; ;But he loves the dancing Firefight shadows best. D , > If you _have failgd, have found life’s lures are «lies, If,afte1;eardors, struggles, hopes and ' BIS, The promised haven never greets your That ache with barren vistas of dead Before Stout down the Highway of De- ea : Wan Hagar, stumbling blindly from her tent. And Socrates, who found the hemlock swee" _ See chained “Columbus, with his torch of truth That colleligi not light life’s sombre gal- es, - And Joan the Maid, who gave her stainless youth To banish immemorial grannies. 7 A man entered a jewelry store to buy a clock. The jeweler showed him the diflerent stylesâ€"one in particular he said was an eight-day clock. “What do you mean?” After the jeweler had explained that it would run eight days without wind- ing, the men exclaimed: “For the love otMlke,howlongwou1ditrunflyou did wind it?” . The Rhyming Optimist ’ ' peri tt , {Egogc via-gym nun Agatha y IF YOU HAVE FAILED web: A Natural Question SHADOWS THE DURHAM CHRONICLE ana n_ot ”low _ or The 36th Annual Report of The Great-West Life, covering the Comp- any's operations for 1928, is another pt the outstanding examples of busâ€" z’iness achievement which has been re- flectedinthesecolumnsbythesplen- did reports recently published by the important financial and industrial in- stitutions of the Dominion. | Last year this Company reached mount 01’ business in forceâ€"a remark- able achievement for a Company es- tablished in 1892. This is to say, it en- oyed the distinction, never equalled any other Canadian company, of {sanilflve hundred millions on its goals the short period of thirty five years. The new annual report shows that AA-‘ With over 80 millions of business written by The Great-West Life in 1928, increasing the business in force by almost $45,000,000 and bringing the total business on the books to over $547,000,000. the report reveals an in- come for the year or close to $27,000,- 000. A substantial increase is re- corded in the reserves for future proâ€" fits to policyholders. The accounts show earnings in excess of the amounts required for the dividend scale which enables this Company to maintain its traditionally generous dividends to policyholders. Increases are also shown in the Company's special re- serves and gross surplus earnings, 1928 was again an excellent year for The Great-West Life, not only :g‘nthe matterofissuingmore new b ass than in any previous year in the Com- pany’s history, but substantial in- creases are shown in all departments of the Company’s operation, indicat- ing that its management, while adopt- ing an aggressive poncy in building the structure of business in force, _ is also extending and buttressing the foundation of the Companyin inorder that its rapid ansion may be along sane and sound , 7 THE GREAT WEST LIFE REE Between March 15 and May 1. Also Other Furs BEEF HIDES . HORSEHIDES SHEEPSKINS HORSEHAIR and FEATHERS Bring them in to my ware- house or write or phone and I will call for them. 5,000 Muskrat Hides Wanted Phone 66. A. Tinianov Door North McLaughlin’s Durham .... .....-......., "MT 01 or Ontario cities and to the Montreal. The published Ann Re- port of The GreatoWest Lite contains a summary of the Company’s bond in- vestments, totalling appronmately $40,000,000. It is noteworthy market value is considerably greater than the ledger amounts shown in the annual re Mr A. . H. Lauder is the local re- presentative of the 'Great-West Life. '“â€"â€""_' â€"â€" v W EEKS of style scouting a n d careful selection culminate this week in the Hat Shop, with the first pre- sentation of coming millinery modes. Newer than new are straws that are manipulated like fabrics. Felts appear in new interpretations. Newest onceits in it gives you as strong a desire to it as I have. Both book and a1 arenewtome anditisniceto new book friends. â€"â€"1 worthy of the famous father. book is “To Patricia,” his dau and the inscription is delightful How (an we review this adorl little volume. It is a difliculc tag attempt, for when one enjoys and‘ mires a book a great deal, wordq ' uate. It is written by the eldest son 0* Chas. G. D. Roberts, himself a They’vg began 59 long bgh'md the “My boys have lost their shiny 1): They’re funny things and out of : Their music rings a lime faint; Their cogtumes cause your 103’ Diséarded by the rémping years. While.businefiss rolled about the And banged among the block But now I bring them out to st How Daddy loved them long 323‘ “The appeal is spun from m4: :tions just like yours and mim. difference being that here my); transcribed with nuances and tones which make them ow Playmates, friends. a Minor. a mm a grandfather. a grandnmz‘mr. a Grandma, who was a greatâ€":1 mother, aunts" servantsâ€"mew: :11 characters; and for 1)Ei(’i~;;.'1"1111<i have homey interiors. woou:~. :nca gardens, an old coilcgra an m: cryâ€"sharply. lovingly. i111n.<.~:' etched and all delighuul 1:110, (Ecru The noteworthy introduction Basil King, a close friend 01‘ in? erts family. An excerpt 1mm gives the theme of the book uc‘m The chapters are varied ill s1 but all of absorbing interest. Tht chapter “Toys" is most appealinz': have yet to find a better deser' of these childhood friends. "A diflerent flavor was derived fro: two-for-a-oent clay pipes that make bubbles with. These had : of puckery. dry-your-mouth taste even soapsuds couldn't altogethe face.” Can’t you taste agar memory the pipe and the soap- We can! Mr. Roberts has that gift taking his reader along With Every scene he depicts. ms reade clearly see. “Low Eaves" is the name or tr. thor’s home. situated ideally « river, not far from Ottawa. The: three chapters devoted to desc “ w Eaves" as it appears in au winter and summer. zinc: to. with the cottage .. The one critic1srn we have to is that much too soon. we arr. the coneluding. page! A 4‘-‘ AMI-“n“? .3956, is .anet'her Leview by 0111: WEVIBE'hF'Epat‘” the eminent John W. Garvm. was correct wh said “The Book of Roberts is a of prose literature that in time become a classzc." no!) vet: I A- AHA The following is from the ; Lloyd Roberts in “Along the O‘ The sight Light Du‘l leuvsa ‘- â€"--- , , v Steals softly through the glo The sunset flames and falls. The dream of day depart: But northward one pale mung: Gleams lonely on my heart. ”I‘is ever thus. they sayâ€"â€" The terror and the night: Then through the dim unmen God lifts a little light. There’s another verse to this Come in Chat Awhil‘ Once a friend of Mark Twai conversing with him regarding rible affliction of 9. person Kn At Home fibm The friend saw tic conditions. 01 Rexall Emulsion- by Lloyd Roberts Scmz~ 7?sz w-v- â€"-CLARA BERN? 0d Li â€"Ruth Raebu' LLOYD ROI