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.10.- .Ull I"‘I u'. - IO... The hard times of today, so far as we can see it, consist mostly of our inability to return to a living condition which we never should have left. For the past few years we have become accustomed to getting everything we want; we have lost that old habit of denying ourselves luxuries until we could afford them. and now that we have been accustomed to these things they appear to have become necessities. That is a way things have of doing. What may seem a luxury today, once we have become accustomed to it becomes a necessity. Familiarity evidently breeds contempt. To facilitate the acquiring of all these things we demand, the manufacturers have ‘ very conveniently arranged for the “small payment down” and so much a month. They tell you the amount is so small you ‘1 The whole world is passing through a period of hard times at present, and it is with considerable pride the residents of Canada can regard their lot as a little better than the average, if all reports are to be believed. Those countries which expanded most along business lines in the past decade are appar- ently feeling the pinch most, but an analysis may show that their hardships are quite likely more psy- cological than real. Circulation for 12 months, 1,400 . . mascot-mecenupermoopy; hymnm Canaanooperym; tomeammm.m.. mmmuu,1msmpn Omceom on Saturday and Wednesday nights from 7 to 10 RM. signed “We do not suppose that the town of Hanover would be willing to hire both a day and night man. Some towns our size have two men, fOr instance Walkerton. But if Hanover is to have only one man we suggest that he come on duty in the late after-‘ noon and remain until the early hours of the morn- ing, except on days of celebrations here when there is traffic to direct. Hanover is not in any need par- ticularly of a constable during the day time. We submit that it would be better to have him on duty at night as in that event it would have a certain bear- ing on fire protection as well as ordinary constable work. ” The mimtion of the Hanover Chief” of Police and the advertising for applications for his succes- cor is the subfeet for an editorial in but week’s Hanover Post. The Post says in part:- “ltseans to us that when the newman is ap- pointed and his duties set forth;- it would“ be well to consider the advisability of haVing the streets pat- rolled durin: the hours of the night In: the past there has been considerable criticism levelled at Mr. Beamish {or not being on duty at night. As he had a variety of duties it was scarcely fair to ask him to work both night and day. ~ Wham" is afraid of submitting any Mtion; or religion to the test of free discussion, is me in love with his own opinion than with the Truth- WA TSON. PAGE 4. THE TOWN comm-mm T ”_ “HARD TIMES '. August 28, 1930 U. N. R., or at least that part of it between and Palmerston. A passenger on the midc' due to arrive here at '1 o’clock became mind and body as the “mixed” poked aro' yards at Mount Forest and Holstein. ...;.“Is tl ever on time ?” he asked the conductor. Th1 looked at him in a pityinz manner and said: never Worry about it being on time. We’re 1 satisfied if 'it’s on the track.” The Shelburne Economzst says a tyrant that sits up at night trv 1n work to give the right hand to do.” The editor of the Chromole has all opinion that etiquette was a custc eat his meals in the hardest mmmo “In South-East Grey, the Chronicle spent all of election night telephoning here, there and everywhere in an attempt to get the correct voting results," 1‘ the Durham paper. And fienn’t you accused of. After our experience, if we had thought the other fellow could have got better results than we did, we would have been willing to let him have the lineâ€"and anything but object to this practice, as the indiscrim- inate distribution of mail matter most certainly adds to their labors. There is little reason to think any re- lief is in sight. Like everything else, the postal department needs the money and during the past few years has permitted a lot of this kind of thing to go on because there is a certain amount of money They are telling a new . There are more peeple than the mall carriers who object to the present practice of sending advertising matter to the “Householder": So'gr'eat has this prac- tice become that the average business man~ is " {urged to spend altogether too much‘ time opening mail in which he is not ,_ even slightly interested. It maybe the advertisers are satisfied, but we do not believe ex? cept in certain cases, that it' is .fiveper cent effective. By those who have made a study of it and profess toknow. the most effective and cheapest kind of. ad: vertising is the newspaper, though more benefit can be obtained by'supplementing the newspaper adver- ‘ tisement with advertising matter through the mails. Moi” Fm- 0Ir Exchanges at Calm disapproved of the practice of advertisers issuing those Circulars known as “Householder" oir- culars, and which are minus any address: The car- riers advocate that all inail matter should he properly addressed,- with street number and “also that United States magazines coming into this eounti? shmld be from selling their products cheaper by mail than they are handled by the dealers ‘fld. After 0'. , We are not writing this in an attempt to say that we should not have these things. It wouldnt‘t do any good. ‘We shall have them'anyway. But it does seem rather inconsistent to spend our money Onathe pleasant thing's of life and then wonder, -when “times" tighten up, why the old bank account is so small and during the depression we have to scratch "gravel to make both ends meet. " Neither can we ride in our private motOr cars, listen to our expensive radios, or spend our money on the thousand and one unnecessary enjoyments and ex- pect our bank account to tide us over the rainy days that arrive periodically. right hand to do.” That’s a new one. 3 Chronicle has all along been of the mette was a custom that m ade one the hardest manner possible. “HOUSEHOLDER” MAIL night trying to plot out , in attempting to run down control of his car and went repair bill was great. We sorry for him. Any motor- un down a dog, cat, fowl, or ing something and deserves attorney-general M rs. Perriâ€"(h :t gaining much sympathy against Attorney-General mey-general of the . Perri.â€"-Orangeville that “Etiquette is Ed around the 4-“13 this train or. The official d 881d: “Oh. we We’re perfectly Ween Durham midday train THE DURHAM CHRONICLE surprised to mofl’ensive more ed of that employment that tides the teen- age boy over the period when some outlet is required for the youth- ful spirit that ”mm whtqh are Just out. know, in. commenting upon -the nther poor showing made by some of the students who wrote on the Middle OTHER PAPERS' OPINIONS amt can be done about It? «”31un may danees” was the brief so solicit- hr-Farm- within 4‘)! e Of the largest and world. it serves every phase d " The Royal Bank Choicle Adv! s.--t|e Panacea lat A3918”..- “Well. uh. cat’s chicken- Inhncy. Its made out o! WING: want It. dc Whhde mbotledin.“ “What on earth is this broth W. waltz? Surely n ism fula teach. It here the visfl Gle: Ea S‘