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Ills Co. unor Mac- call .ts m the £62502“.- place. _Sli_ce thinly OS ads on page 7. ting :tion 21, How can we review this adorable way. u an little volume. It is a djflicult task to %aÂ¥0t31?ilt§inonclizescr attempt, for when one enjoys and ad- the art '01 self-ac mesabookagreatdeal,wordsare0assonproceedsto madequate. Toronto weekly “1111 It ls‘y‘mtit‘en by the eldest son of Dr. not to be found 911 “ha: ‘ o DAMQ h‘mnn“ A -M‘ AL . ,nnresabookagreatdeame-dsare inadequate. ' It is written by the eldest son of Dr. Chas. G. D. Roberts, himself a poet worthy of the famous father. The book is “To Patricia,” his daughter, and the inscription is delightful: “My toys have lost their shiny paint, lhey’re funny. things and out of style; ‘01 A They’ve been so long. behind the door 2.1.59.3? (led .by the -IQmRmE. 3931‘s _ While. businéss rolled ébofit 'the 'floor And banged among the blocks of But now I bring them out to show How Daddy loved them long ago.” There’s another verse to this, equal- ly as charming. . The noteworthy introduction is by Basil King, a close friend of the Rob- erts family. An excerpt from this gives the theme of the book admirab- “The appeal is spun from associa- tions just hke yours and mine, the difference being that here they are transcribed with nuances and over- tones which make them exquisite. Playmates. friends, a father, a mother, a grandfather, a grandmother, a Lady Grandma, who was a great-grand- mother, aunts,, servantsâ€"these are the characters; and for backgrounds we have homey interiors, woods, meadows, gardens, an old college, an old rect- oryâ€"sharply, lovingly, humorously, etched and all delightful and dear.” A The chapters are varied in subject;1 but all of absorbing interest. The first chapter “Toys” is most appealing. We have yet to find a better description of these childhood friends. “A very different flavor was derived from the two-for-a-cent clay pipes that you make bubbles with. These had a sort of puckery, dry-your-mouth taste that even soapsuds couldn’t altogether ef- face.” Can’t you taste again in memory the pipe and the soap-suds? We can! Mr. Roberts has that rare gift taking his reader along with 111111. Every scene he depicts; ms reader can clearly see. “Low Eaves” is the name or the au- thor’s home, situated ideally on a river, not far from Ottawa. There are three chapters devoted to describing “Low Eaves” as it appears in autumn, winter and summer. And to_ read these means falling completely in love ‘Krith' the cottage. The one criticism we have to offer, is that much too soon, we arrive at. the concluding page} - __-:_. “.3. “ad. The following is from the pen of Lloyd Roberts in “Along the Ottawa”: The Night Light ’Tis late. The lights go 0115, And darkness chokes the room, But pxjesentl‘y a. rose-red glow - A.‘___--__L tkA aflmm U 116 vulva- v-4 uuSteals softly 155611in the gloom. The sunset flames and rails, The dreams of day depart; But northward one page twmght a ‘- --._ L L‘ w unâ€"r But horthward vaneâ€""pale ‘twllight Star Gleams lonely on my heart. ’Tis ever thus, they sayâ€" The terror and the night; Then through the dim immensity, God lifts a little light. Once a friend of Mark Twain’s was conversing with him regarding a ter- rible afl'liction of a person Known to them both. The friend said: Come in 8: Chat Awhile -.-Bnth Rahal-n. i'ings 5 littlé fatâ€"1m}â€" LLOYD ROBERTS. States, or anywhere else,” and eééh'b? which he declares to be “the highest 921m“ of __ hu_1_nan achievement in its wvm V VO-V“ v on . own hne.” Here they are: 1.The Midland Bank. This is the largest bank in the world. The big banks or New York are not to be com- pared with it. ~ It has deposits of over £2,000,000,000. Its thlfigsets now stand at. the un- paralleled figure of £2,200,000,000. It is the most progressive British bank, too, as well as the largest. It is not a vast inert mass or ca ital. It is dynamic. It is constantly o ering new ser_y_1ges . to the _ British public. _ __ _____â€". â€"~â€" This big bank is not exceptionally large. as compared With other English banks. There are four others that are almost . as immenseâ€"Lloyd’ , Barclay’s, Westminster, and National Provincrai. These are the “Big Five” banks of Great Britain. They stand in a class by themselves. Their combined as- sets amount to more than £9,000,000,- 000. What five banks in the United States, or what ten banks, can make such a showing? 2. London Stock Exchange. This ex-T change is unique, not only in its size, but in the fact that it is international. The New York Stock Exchange lists about 1,100 securities. The London Stock Exchange lists more than 4,000. It has four times as many members as the New York Exchange. As for vol- ume of business, it has few artificial booms. but it thinks nothing of hand- .lmg 3,000,000 shares in a day. , It is the one great international mart for the best securities of all civ- gihzed countries. It is well managed. ’It is under control. It does not antag- onize the banks. That is why it is and will remain the centre or the world's finance. It is run primarily for investors, not for cliques of “bulls” and “bears”. It has its speculative side, but it is never overpowered by speculators, as so many other stock exchanges are. There is always a steadiness that makes it diff icult for panics and violent move- ments to arise. In other words, it is the best-managed and most rehablc stock exchangefl in the world. °°§T‘h‘6§‘§“°r' his-r- "famous ' Maritime Exchange, too. is umque. There is nothing that even slightly resembles has never broken down. Lloyd’s is an association of about 1,200 men. Individually, they are underwriters; collectively, they are Lloyd’s. They have a reserve fund or over $30,000 .000. They have made the seas safe. If you ask why Britannia rules the waves, the answer isâ€" “£16331??- Over 400,000 women and girls who were weak, ‘blue,” nervous, run- down, and unable to do their work properly, have improved their health by taking Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound. By accurate record, 98 out of every 100 report benefit. You can be almost certain that it will help you too. lation. ,ot'any thewwbfim Itis I mangresp‘pgmes the circulation of the New York Even- ingJomaLwhichclalmstosellmore copiesthananyotherAmei-lcandafly pa’Plfiegreat wbuilomgofTheDaily Maillsonepfthesightsoftheworld. Nowhere else'are 'there so do trains run 300 miles without a stop. And in' no other country are were so few accidents. The entire Midland railroad is oper- ated from a single room in Derby. Not a train moves without an order from thisroom. Thisisthehighestpoint of efficiency ever reached in the oper- ation of railroads, and it has been wholly developed iv English experts. ‘ 6; Shipyardé. 'Tfie thee greatest 53119wa .0f the .World an}. in P99 British Islesâ€"at Glasgow, Newcastle.‘ and Belfast. Apart from one shipyardl in Germany, there is no other shi -‘ yard in any country that can placed in the same class with the “Big Three” . of Great Britain. The largest American shipyard is a child’s playground in comparison with these. '7. Carreras Factory. If a prize were oflered for the most perfect and um- que factory, it would not go to Amer- ica. It would go to the new Carreras factory in London. This factory is an industrialized copy of the Temple of Bubastis, a god- dess of ancient Egypt. It manufac- tures its own climate. Its machinery is so automatic that It makes $2,000 net profit a year per worker. It has created new standards of comfort and hygiene __for its_ workers. _ .21.- _£ _‘1 8. Cadbury Factory. In spite of all the improvements that have been made in the humanizing or mdus trial- ism, this old factory is still at the top. This is the only iacwry, so far as I know... that is managed by the brain- power and heart-power of its rank and file. It is the only one that has received 35,000 suggestions from its workers. It has been practically self- goveming for more than twenty years. If you want to see the ripened flower gt industrialism, you must go to Cad- ury’s. 9. Underground Station at Piccadil- ly. This is London’s Latest Wonder. It was opened last December (Decem- ber 10, 1928). There Is nothing else like it in any. country. L‘_ A L uâ€"-â€" “â€"â€"V It leads to two subways that run 1,500 trains a day. The deepest of these subways lies 140 feet beneath the surface. This station has eleven escalators. It has a vast Booking Hall with dis- play walls that show the latest fash- ions. It handles 50,000,000 passengers a year. It is a subterranean marvei, so deep that it could holu the highest statue in Londonâ€"the Nelson Monu- ment in Trafalgar _Square. Priceville (0m Own Correspondent) The Young People have been asked again to put on their play “The Little Clodhopper” under the auspices of the Guild on Good Friday, March :39, in the McKinnon Hall. There are a lot who have never seen it, and quulgi like to. Now is your chance. Admission 250. and 15c. »Miss Kathleen Macphail spent a few days visiting friends in Egremont last week. Mr. Donald MacMillans entertained a large crowd Monday night of last week to a dance. There was lots of music and everybody had a good time. Miss Olive McMeekin has a position clerking in Karstedt’s store. Anna MacVicar got a nasty cut be- hind the ear when she fell on the stove Thursday night. It. bled so mucn _____ A“ vavv â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€".-â€"â€" Dr. Milne was oafied and soon was on the scene. He said a. blood vessel had been cut but at time of writing she is getting along fine. 'l '.T".-:-. A“ '9;E;+QA ID 50005556 "Avon Mrs. Farquhar McKninon visited friends at Proton Station last week. We welcome Mr. and Mrs. Charles McKinnon 7 and _s_op to the village. 0 ‘ --__-_-_-_-. ‘V‘VAAMOVAQ “on“ uâ€" ' â€"-â€" v v The Willing Helpers and Missionary Society met in the hall on Friday af- ternoon with 15 ladies present. Mrs. Corry presided over the meeting. The hymn “O God our help in ages past” was sun and the scripture lesson was read which was followed by prayer by Mrs. Corry. A letter was read by the; Secretary, Miss Erma MCLean, from‘ Mrs. D. H. Palmer of Dundalk asking for a delegate to be sent to Hamilton to attend the delegation meeting there on April 23, 24 and 25. Mrs. Corry gave a paper on “Easter” and the Lords’ prayer was repeated in unison. The President, Mrs. John Nichol then presided over the W. H. meeting. It was opened by singing and the presid- ent leading in prayer. The creed was repeated in unison. The roll call was answered by a verse on the word fi‘Faith”. As the secretary, Mrs. W. J. McMillan, was absent, we did not have the minutes. Considerable bus- iness was done and pans made for the future. The meeting crosed With a hymn followed by the Lord’s prayer. A dainty lunch was served. The April meeting will be held at the manse. Misses Edna and Marion Stewart and Miss Margaret Sinclair of Flesh- erton visited on Sunday at Mr. David ‘fl?’ Jack McMeekin returned home on Thursday night after visiting her sister for e. couple _o§ weeks. ‘ i _L ‘1'“ 'A‘n“ “Dvbuvu quvvw-u â€" vâ€"r..- were about 40 present. A good pro- gram was enjoyed by all. Violin music was given by Rev. Mr. Sullivan, reel- tation by Robert Whittaker, song by Arthur Sullivan, musm by Miss Olive McMeekin, Innes McLean and Colin MacLean. Community singing and contests were enjoyed, after which a good lunch was served. The proceeds were $5.50. 01°09‘- JsVL U. vv“ -v â€"â€" The parlor sozial held ' at Mr. John Nichol’s on Wednesday night was a decided succegs. Despite the rain there ._A-J nn“ McWilliams (Our Own Correspondent) Since the thunder storm on Friday night old King Winter has again been rampant but we hope shortly to see him securely tied up in the holy bonds of beautiful Spring, , 914-- _. _-1- UL wwuvu “a Mrs. H. Eckhardt is visiting rela- tives in Toronto. Mr. Alfred Watson has. geturjgd THE DURHAM. CHRONICLE 'r-Iâ€"w â€"vvâ€"vâ€" â€"' â€" “" flculttonnd news. Howaifierentrrom whenwewereabo anybacKinthe daysofoxenando claypipes,when almostevery fiftyacreawasoccupled and when neighbors got intobedre- pute they could stand at their own doors and pegper stones at each other. Now it won] requireashot gun or evenamachinegupinmanycases. (Our Own Correspondent) Mrs. Saddler of Wiarton is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. Miss A. Douglas, principal otthe Continuation school, spent Saturday at her home in Mount Forest. Lellan on Monday. The directors of the Egremont Agri- cultural Society met on Friday. and revisedtheprizelistforthisyear. The social in the United church on Friday evening promises to be very in- teresting. The men of the congrega- tion are putfiing on the progrgm. "fir.“ W111“ "TFCTfip' Is 'mbving' this week into the double house owned by Mr. Herb Lamont. Mr. and Mrs. George Creelman and two sons of Toronto motored up on Sunday to see the former’s aunt ers. Tuck. They had to leave their car on the highway as the sideroad below Holstein is not yet open_ for autos “vwvvâ€" â€" â€"-v v Mr. w. J. Maha'ry"b'r“'rdronto visit- ed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonn Manary last week. Mr. Jay, who spent the winter months with his son, Rev. Mr. Jay has returned to Toronto. â€"vvâ€"â€"â€"v An interesting time is looked 10r- ward to at Mrs. R. Sims on Thurs- day, where the Women’s Institute will gather {or their. Irish meeting. _. _LL__ 1““ ‘.A_ Aâ€" Everything looks pretty fair for an early spring with robins here and the roads passable for wheels, also our sidewalks nearly all cleaned off, which makes it much nicer; to get about. On Saturday morning there passed away to the Great Beyond one of our esteemed citizens in the person of Mr. Abraham Tuck. A fuller account of his illness and funeral will be publish- ed. Much sympathy is extended to Mrs. Tuck and the bronner and sisters of the deceased. _ vâ€" v-â€"v “vvvhâ€"v‘ "' Among those from a distance who attended the funeral of the late Mr. A. Tuck on Tuesday were his brother, Dr. J. A. Tuck and sister Mrs. Burnett of Toronto; his sisters, Mrs. Sinclair of Vineland and Mrs. W. Gardiner of Mount Forest; also other relatives, Mr. John Amos, Mount Forest and Mrs. R. Barber of Durham. “WATERFRONT” IDEAL COMEDY FOR MACKAILL AND MULHALL It would be hard to imagine a more ideal vehicle for the eflervescent team of Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall, than the farce comedy, “Waterfront”, showing at the Star Theatre, Durham, Friday and Satur- day of this w_eek.‘ Since the advent of movie “teams” the hardest work on, the part of the producer has been finding a story that shows ofl both members to equal ad- vantage. Miss Mackaill and Mulhall have been more fortunate in past opuses, but in “Waterfront” they have reached a goal that W111 be hard to surpass. . . Miss Mackaill is cast as the daugh- ter of a tugboat captain, who yearns for a life on the bounding main. Her father (Knute Ericson) has seen enough of the waterfront and wants to spend the rest of his life on a farm. Dorothy seems doomed for just such a life after years around the break- water, when Mulhall, in the guise of a seaman, enters her life. She falls for the handsome sailor, partly, it must be admitted, because she sees an opportunity to stay by the sea. Everything is knockea into a cocked hat, however, when her sailor boy con- fides in her that his greatest ambition is to buy a farm and desert his ship. To tell whether Miss Mackaill per- suades her sweetheart and father or they convince her of the attractionsf of farming, would spoil an evening’s entertainment, but what does happen will keep you both thrilled and laugh- ing until the picture is finished. “Waterfront” was directed by Wil- liam A. Seiter, consicered by many to be an outstanding director of farce comedy. This picture is by far the best he has ever made. Those of the supporting cast deserving mention are Frances Hamilton, Ben Hendricks, Pat Harmond, James Bradbury Sr., and Bill Bailey. ' THE FARM HOME SHELTER BELT (Experimental Farms Note) Winter is the season when plans should be made for planting a shelter belt about our farm homes, for at that time the benefits of shelter appeal to us most strongly. When the warm days of spring and summer come and the work of planting trees for shelter” should be done, we forget the howling snowstorms, the days when the wind blew a gale from the north-west and the thermometer dropped below zero. We forget, too, the days when we dashed through the drifts to get to the stables, and that during those days the stock received insufficient water as they could not be induced to stay at the water trough long enough to drink. In winter the many discom- forts due to lack of shelter appear very real to us. We know that it is the high cold winds that make our winter climate so disagreeable, and that this can be overcome, about our homes at least, by shelter belts. We know also that good shelter would save much fuel, would materially add to our own com- fort and to the comfort and welfare of our live stock, and that the planting of a good shelter belt is a paying proposition. 'But in spring and summer we forget. Therefore let usplannowtostartplantingawindâ€" break this coming season. Whileasingleroviroftreeswillgivei considerable shelter, the ideal shelterf belt, Judging from experience at the Dominion Experimental Station at Charlottetown, - PILL. should be at least one hundred feet wide, should be MOMIES Holstein .."§.m, mm? planting bwt'in August, September or October, but the work may be done ineaerspringorinlatetall. After sodattached. Htwqfun'owsareop- ened,withtheploughwherethennes are'tobe'setout, thetrwsmaybe placedintheturrowsgndplantedwith MEWL athst'isnRadiowhichwinbfingintoyomhomeeverynotemvu'y tone,cverywordwhichisbroadonst,encflyasitisputontheair. MAJESTIC power unit, known to over 5,000,000 Radio owners and now anil- able only in The MAJESTIC. ‘ anydectric power socket, withwtmaddsor other poweracoessorhud pdadwithinthemchof anypune. t Comemdaeethismrvelom Ratioâ€"'11:: MAJESTIC. Commdhurthismpefiortooedinstrumentâ€"WMAJESTIC. MAJ ESTIC All Electric Radio Which H as Astounded The Radio War mmmoonmfiou BROUGHTOII BYTHEWO'W “D RESTORE THE CHILD TO ”DRUM. HEALTH. NO NARCO‘I’ICS-PLEASANT A8 SUGAR Comemdlet'flseMAJESTICteniuownstox-y. Comandjudge‘l'beMAIESTIConitsmaitsâ€"Bympedom ”93.25 Complete with ”abet Complete with Tuba Here Is The New H. J. SNELL DURHAM , ONTARIO Annual Statement Year ending December 3lst, 1928 547 Million Dollars sheltering the homes of this continent and bringing peace of mind to over a Quarterofa Million Polioyholders Assets over One Hundred Million Dollts A. W. H. Lauder AGENT Durham _ Ontario Provision for Future Profits to Policyholders $9,808,893.00 Unassigned Profits and Contingency Reserve $4,154,111.62 Gross Surplus Earned $5,446,849.50 mqypassontohisdescendants. teceedtromnvestock. Thepresentheadotthehousehold myteelthatnobenefltwinbede- rivedtromayoungshelterbeltmms day, but trees grow rapidly and so aflordoonsiderableshelher. Heshould remember,too,thefru1tsofmseflorts New Business Issued $80,748,191 tamagoodbnckgroumtorthebmm- flammhubeenmnde. it: widthmaybeinmdtromyeuto yearbyaddmonuplandnc. A few Business in Force (CONDENSED) $547,461 ,360 $ 26,674,980.38 107,261 ,626.93 103,107,515.3l PAGE 8.