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>r all kinds of *at Fertilizer. Durham, Ont. s" . t Noble of Flour MILLS )UI‘ Oils - Greases Id Repairs BATTERY SERVICE Foot of the Hill” [T R H AM ’TIA "ARVESTED [ARGE APPLE (‘80P pt" urn rammed by the 2mm. “Seine'. on May 20. :mck foe. More than I!!! and members of the crew .ed. whxle 230 were saved. locauon was, of course, it required only apparatus descending to the depths, he treasure-hunters to rap :3 years a '0 being ‘ . largely u about the sunshine to the a; 11m: well Iht’ particular Dowrmbor Q. 1930 m e-chanics ‘u'ui [able to '< rubles and -n your known as the apple m9, continues to ex- .5 of apples to the ’artxcular bare has bl: I re )P‘ durm Ontario dard OU; xpangs'lon has >duc' of this There has of Canadian armies. An- mrm': Nova 2 utr‘ind on‘ . *0 observe math 3 power- r»lectric light .uld has 1100” um thhm by or cable can whxch could however. obâ€" 1* their a p010 Ship- best flash-- I the past. 1 .'m of Council. ~ to 1m-' that the‘ P secur- practic- He rose and stood with his face wrap- ped in his mantle. His very soul seemd to be listening for the footialls of God. All nature seemed to be aware of that Great Presence. About him he fancied he could hear the breathing of the hills. the heart-beat of the night. the mUsic of the stars. Music? Hark! He threw back his mantle and lifted up his face to the stars. His soul was bathed in a flood of ineflable joy. What was it? Music seemed to be raining from the stars in an exquisite faintness of melody: from beyond the stars. (<0 far and fine it seemed. He listened. his soul and being tense in a quivering agony to hear. Yes. there again and fuller came the sounds, still from beyond the stars. But the very stars seemed nearer. the heavens above had bent closer to the hills, as if to take then into their embrace. Again and yet again and ever clearer that falling shower of song filled the air about him. and nearer and nearer came the stars irradiating the night. The sleeping watchers woke. startled. rose. stood voiceless and terror-strick- en. And not. from the parted curtains of heaven 3 light began to grow bright- THE ANGEL AND THE STAR by Ralph Connor “Darker and stiller grew the night He could hear the breathing of the sheep near him. the lonely cry of the jackal from the canyon. Gradually under the tranquil silence of the night his troubled heart grew quiet. The song of his great ancestor. him- self a shepherd. came to him. “Jehovah is my shepherd. I shall not want." and “He shall give His charge." He thought of his wife's faith. The angels might well enough be about her. The face of the woman in the street so near her sorrow came to him. In that face he found the same suggeStion of the pre- sence and peace of Jehovah. Through the great past of his peeple his mind travelled. The great men of his race were great only as they held to Jehov- ah. Yes. and even in the darkest days there had been those who had dared to believe in Jehovah and wait for Him. He thought of Jacob at Bethel, Moses in the desert far south yonder with his flocks, of David hunted by his enemy and again by his own son. of Israel in Babylonian exile. yet Jehovah had never quite forsaken but in the darkest hour the Angel of the Coven- ant had comforted them. Jehovah had redeemed His peOple. Might it not be again? Never had darker days fallen for the peeple of God. Their land under a foreign yoke. their people torn by religious dissensions. their relig- ious leaders fiercely fighting each other for place and power or consumed with lust for gold. He bowed his'face be- tween his knees and cried out in the night. "0 Lord. how long? Wilt Thou be angry tor ever? Hast Thou forgot- ten to be gracious?" As if m answer a great calm fell upon him. A sudden faith subdued his soul mto stillness. “I will remember the- years of the Most High. I will remember Thy wonders of old." Jehov- ah seemed very near. Come in Chat Awhile ”-31 Thursday, At Home â€"Ruth Raeburn. o9 53390- Vw on .th an” fiat Hetn Md Autumn bflbuus wuk if». has“. A._.._ .Uo ‘cvcas 0 WW "w _ bdh , And Her Ideas From Paris er than the stars, making a shining pathway to earth, and spreading over all the sky till it filled the night with glory; and down this quivering path- way myriads of shining ones streamed till they filled the earth and the spaces between earth and sky, and still they thronged in the far vanishing spaces of the opened heavens. Ravishing music smote in soft waves upon the ears of the Shepherd gazing into this cloud of glory. and filled his soul with a joy fearful and unspeakable. From every side seemed to come those wond- rous harmonies, not from the Heavenly choirs alone but from the earth, the trees. the hills. yes, from the very blades of grass. Suddenly, out from the throbbing music a voice broke clear and strong. ”Fear not," it said, and the Shep- herd’s heart grew quiet, “I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. for to you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord". At that word there burst from Hea- ven a mighty chorus: “Glory to God, in the highest, EXPLORER AVERS U. S. GANGSTERS MORE DANGEROUS THAN CANNIBAL TRIBES William B. Seabrook. famous explorer. who for years has been trailing magic among wandering Bedou- ins. cannibals of unexplored West African Colonies, and delving into strange voodoo rites, told a New York audience that the United States gangsters and racketeers are far more dangerous than cannibals and voodoo practitioners. and that he felt far safer in darkest Africa than he now does back in the “sheltering arms" of civilization. \VEST AFRICAN CANNIDAI/S But for steep slopes in Switzerland extensive use has been made of the rack railway system. On this type of line the engine is provided with a toothed cog-wheel that engages with a toothed-rack on the track, which thus enables the locomotive to obtain a grip on the permanent way. Strangely enough, this was the idea A new railway has been built in Switzerland and is now Open for traffic. The new line runs over the Furka Pass and connects Zermatt and Visp to the Oberalp Railway lines, so that through services can now be run. As the Furka Pass is one of the highest in Switzer- landâ€"it is nearly 8,000 feet above sea levelâ€"one can imagine some of the difficulties that had to be faced dur- ing the construction of the railway. Tunnelling is one obvious solution, and on the Jura-Simpson Railway and the St. Gothard line Swiss engineers have constructed the two greatest railway tunnels in the world. Strangely enough, this was the idea of an Englishman, and was first used on more or less level railroads in York- shire. It was patented by John Blen- kinsop, of Leeds, in 1811, and an en- gine and track working on the rack principle came into use in the following year. Swiss engineers then adopted and improved the system and it has been extensively deveIOped in that been extensively country. COMPANIONSHIP Though two may walk together many years, Hand touching hand along some nar- row way. Together seeking joys and fleeing fears. Still lonely through life’s waters their steps may stray. Companionship is not a thing men find Through hours spent at common play or toil; It must, instead. be kinship of the When night’s first-lighted candles palely shine, May waken comradeship; from breast to breast Thenceforth the tendrils of true love may twine. Two who have heard as one the sea's refrain Will never wander quite alone again. Seven-year-old Harold had some trouble with a neighbor’s children. That night, alter he had gone to bed, his mother asked him if he had said his prayers. “And dd you pray for the heathen, too?" she asked. “Yes,” he answered hesitatingly, “all but the three next door.” A sunrise shared, or stars low in the Then spake the Chief Shepherd, “Nay, verily, it is no dream. but Je- hovah hath visited His people. Let us now go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto On earth peace. Good-will to men.” Over and over again pealed forth the mighty chorus in antiphonal re- frain; earth from its central depths, from its hills and valleys, from its rocks and trees, answering Heaven’s celestial choirs. Prone upon their faces they fell. the shepherd and his comrades, faint with ecstacy of de- light. When they awoke. they said one to the other: “What is this?” and one said, "Is it a vision?” us.” Great Engineering Feats Performed in Building of Railway in Switzerland over the Furka. Pass, 8,000 Feet Above Sea Level. SWISS RAILWAY TUNNELS GREATEST IN WORLD “It is a dream," answered another, “It is but a dream." Thoughts rooted deeply in an allied THE DURHAM CHRONICLE The post was then offered to Mr. Ferguson. He. too. had been a loyal ally of Mr. Bennett’s and was singu- larly well qualified to fill the office. Again there were difficulties. Just last year Mr. Ferguson was given the greatest tribute of esteem and confid- ence by the people of Ontario. There was no reason, other than personal predilection why he should quit as Premier. His followers were most anx- ious to have him continue in Ontario Public life, for while there were many able men available to succeed him none at the moment possessed the qualities of leadership which are peculiarly his. It is probably no exaggeration to say that “Fergy” is the most effective platform speaker in public life in Canada. He has the happy faculty of talking right to his audiences, in terms they can understand about the things they are thinking about. His Scotch ancestry gives him a cannyness that is uncanny, while from his Irish mother he inherits a heady and kindly wit that is pleasing to his friends and to neut- rals and discomforting to his political opponents. The Producers. however. were in such a dilemma financially that they were not entirely free to say who would take charge of the pool. The appoint- ment must meet the approval of the banks which, with the market tobac- ganing as it was. were holding the pool out of liquidation. While Mr. Brownlee’s capacity as an administrator was not questioned, the banks favored the appointment of one more thoroughly initiated into the Well, George Howard Ferguson was 60 years of age on June 16th. He is keeping his promise of retirement from party politics, but in so doing he is translating himself to a broader. if less Another shift in Provincial Premier- ships has. it appears. been averted. Two weeks ago is was a practical cer- tainty that Premier Brownlee of AJ- berta' would leave his office to take charge of the Canadian Cooperative Wheat Producers. ixiti-iéactes of grim 'marketmg. It was that attitude which resulted in the an- A couple of years ago Mr. Ferguson said he would quit public life at the age of sixty years. He hoped to spend his life after that in less hectic and toilsome arenas. Few took him ser- iously. At least, while giving him credit for sincerity they thought the tide of events would carry him along in active politics until the end. ardous, field. ' It is general knowledge that Mr. Bennett offered him his choice of ap- pointments. He would have liked to return to London for a year as High Commissioner but Mrs. McRae early last spring underwent a very serious operation. Her physicians were op- posed to her accepting the strain of Dominion hostess in the capital of the Empire. so General McRae stood aside. Announcement of the appointment of Premier Ferguson as Canadian High Commissioner at London occasioned no surprise. It is known that it was offered to him by Premier Bennett as soon as Major General A. D. McRae, C..,B informed Mr. Bennett that the health of Mrs. McRae would not permit her to undertake the onerous social duties associated with the Commission- ership. General McRae was the organizing genius behind the Winnipeg convention which chose Mr. Bennett leader of the party and later was chief whip and Dominion organizer for the campaign which brought victory to the Bennett standard. His liking. however, was for organization and reorganization rather than for politics and before the cam- paign began he announced his with- drawal from politics to take place on polling day. MRS VIE/MAM SEABROOK Our Ottawa Letter Mr. McFarland was prior to 1926 the president of the Alberta Pacific Grain Company one of the largest grain com- panies in the west. He is a close per- sonal friend of Premier Bennett and attended the Imperial conference as advisor on grain matters. It is under- stood that Mr. Bennett was largely instrumental in getting Mr. McFarland to undertake his new workâ€"work which he will do without remunera- tion. TAXES ARE A The levy and collection of taxes is not only an absolutely necessary and sound economic principle. and a finan- cial responsibility of every citizen. but it is a moral obligation, that every one of us must share. There are. in every community, a number of people who regard taxes as unavoidable levies for doubtful services. rather than as contributions towards the cost of governmental operations of the most vital importance, yet a very little thought would show, that money spent in taxes brings back returns, in services that are of paramount import- ance to the individual citizen. nouncement that J. I. McFarland of Calgary not. Mr. Brownlee, would be the man. His acceptance indicates that the pools need have no fear of being forc- ed into liquidation in the near future. Unless he had secured the assurance from the banks he would never have undertaken the job. With taxes, a citizen purchases pro- tection from fire, for his life and for the building he owns or occupies. The fire insurance rates that he must pay, either directly or indirectly, are partly determined by the efl'iciency of his civic fire protection and prevention services. He purchases with taxes, protection from violence, for his life and for the building he owns or occupies. The fire insurance rates that he must pay. either directly or indirectly. are partly determined by the efficiency of his civic fire protection and prevention services. He purchases with taxes, protection from violence, for his life and property and the valuable rlght to live in an orderly community. ‘I’I‘IN MORAL OBLIGATION Our business is to create printing that makes sales. Typography, choice of stock â€"every element that makes for more attractive mailing- pieces and handbills is pro- duced here with the care that spells success. Exact estimates of costs are ofier- ed on each job regardless of size. The Chronicle Printing House {amen-:3 mums wrm ! LOWER noun tor honey in Canada, has steadily de- creased during the last three years the increase in production volume has been so substantial that the net returns to producers show an increase of nearly half a million dollars on a honey crop totalling 30.978335 lbs. in 1929. It is interesting to note that honey brings the best price in British Colum- bia where the sverage for the past three years has been 21.5 cents per lb. Production in British Columbia has remained almost consistent for the years 1927. 1928 and 1929. It was 986.- 719 lbs. in 1927. 985.709 lbs. in 1928 and 989,393 lbs. last year. The price in 1929 dropped to a 20 cent average and the net returns to producers in Bri- tish Columbia on a slightly lower vol- ume dropped from $217,078 to 8197.878. Ontario is the largest honey produc- ing province in Canada. Production in 1927 was 9,500,000 lbs; this increased 4.3003900 lbs. in 1928 and another (.200- 000 lbs. last year. The average price in 1927 and 1928 was So. while last year it rose to 10¢. with a corresponding increase in net returns to producers. Take Canada as a whole there has been a steady decline in the average wholesale price of honey of 1c. per lb. in the last three years, the figure for lasct year being llc. Production in- creased in 1928 about 2,500,000 lbs. and in 1929 $5,500,000 lbs. With a 13c. price in 1927 the honey crop of 23,196.- 493 lbs. was worth $2,936,558 to produc- ers. In 1928 the price dropped to 12c. and the production increased as indi- cated. with an increase in the total value to producers of nearly $100,000 over the preceding year. In 1929 the average wholesale price dropped to 11c and the estimated production at 30,978,- The decline of over seven millions of dollars in race-track betting in Canada this year reflects directly the general trend of conditions. Betting during the racing season of 322 days amounted to a total of $38,007,146, 17 per cent. or $7,573,699 less than in 1929. 735 rbs. gave a value of $3,402,837. BETTING SHOWS DECLINE PAGE 3.