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lanytumelthupunledm whyoodmdesommyveeds. no. maaeitzhuwttntonnmm- for them. At Int. even the roundly condemned Wmnwwmmmtlw. m‘mnsomeaatofmtmcov- «in: otherwise the runs leach it. or mold that make it reproductive. Man neglects this factor in his dealings with the earth. Plowed fields are allowed to co uncovered after the crop is har- vested. Waahouts are left to take care of themselves. so is burned over land. In all three instances great damage re- suits, md mate would follow but for the energy of, the weed family. hanh. Therefore the weed keeps its ae- eret. We only know that on every bore and neglected spot where it ls possible for seed to lodge or root to hold the weed sppears and lustlly seizes the bare distributed about the roots. The leaves and stalks decay in the (all and a little “top soil" is created, which grows with the seasons. In time enough is created to word life to finer plants and the soft grasses. The wound is healed. “The weeds themselves are often re- plwed by others in the course of their not all caused by abrasions. some are sores made by dumping refuse, creating Some years ago the town of New Ro- chcne. in New York. selected a swamp on the line of the New Haven Rall- rood as a. dumping-ground for refuse. poisoning the half-dozen acres in the swamp, so that nearly all the plant lite died. Where the frogs had sung in cheerful tones a rusty scum appeared, and where in autumn glorious calors showed there was nothing but the dull- red untmg of the rust. The ledge had which tin cans rippled into the swamp. It was altogether a most dolorous ex- hibition of the desolatlhg welcomes Come in 8: Chat Awhile At Home away My, Ar“ M, 1m wan)» of 310:2!» as salvors. Soil wounds are the shower. “The Better Loaf’ BEST FOR 01111,qu AND B T FOR YOU. DURHAM HENDERSON’S BAKERY CAKES -- COJ alwa C.P.R. Tickets - Week-ed - m unsightlmess. shined their ground and left the scene to nature. The Jimaon-weed (strumm- lunn was the first one hold enough to its broad leaves appeared and its strong roots found foothold in the ashes. With the growing summer it: pale-blue blos- soms gave a shy touch of color to the dismal mound of gray. With the fall sage of the lye into the swamp. It was :not long before the desolatoin began to show signs of life. The flags peeped rout of the morass. Young swamp 'maples and black alders began to ap- pear. Other trees whose roots like wa- iter followed and tall grasses grew green on the borders. In another season it was dotted with oases of green, that became bronze and gold in autumn. By the next spring the frogs renewed their clamor and small turtles came from somewhere to sit on the stumps in the sun. Life had come back to the swamp. It was itself again, and now is finer than ever before in beauty and the great variety of its dwellers. “But what of the gray ash-heap? No sign of it remains. It gives no trace of 'the rubbish that built it. Moreover, the weeds, having fulfilled their mission, nothing to remedy his outrages on na- ture. The despised weed has restored the landscape and hidden all the vile- ness that he brought to the pleasant WW“ 9, luv“; 9 .w-----_ have vanished too. Yonug trees and forest plants have taken their place, with grass where the soil is too thin for shrubbery. Complete replacement “The poets sing or grass and flow- ers and warble of the graces of the vine. Someone should pen a mean for the weed. But for it none of the others could make their way. 'mâ€" _v_ “The angry gardener should give pause to his wrath. The weed is but intervening to save him from his own undoing. Where his plants do not pro- freely fulfill its function. The garden will be better for it and the invaders, mulched in the fall, will add an inval- uable meed of richness to the “patch" than can be procured in no other way." I looked where the roses were bloom- They stood among grasses and reeds; I saidâ€"‘Where such beauties are grow- We have neither beauty nor bloom. THE HOME OF GOOD BREAD .756 A fine wlectiorlof PASTRY Wemmmmemn’sm- Butourmstergaveusroom. We have helped His humblest creetixres We have served Him truly and long; Kerr. moved his family to Varney and the following tall went into partnership HISTORY OF VARNEY plant it midget flour mill, and contin- ued for six years. In 1924 Mr. Walter Kerr took over his father’s share and the mill is still operating under the firm name of Kerr Brothers. On mov- ing to Varney the late James Kerr er- ected a two-story red brick dwelling, still occupied by Mrs. Kerr and son Walter. (Continued from page 1.) 1918, his father, the late James H. About 1866 Mr. Benjamin McKenzie started the first blacksmith shOp on the west side of the road where Mr. Julius Keller’ 5 garden now is Mr. George Snell and Mr. Thos. Pollock ran it for a time previous to Mr. Adam Little. who moved it across the road to the east side. It changed hands many times after this and the following persons ran it for a time: Mr. John Sirrs, Mr. Wm. J. McCalmon, Mr. Alf. McCabe, Mr. Robert Gadd, Mr. John Noble and lastly. Mr. Wm. Portice. The first school was a log building at Barber's Corners. It was situated on presen‘ ONTARIO was being built. The register with the first pupils' names is not to be found in the school, but the following are James and Wm. Bogle; Wilbert and THE DURHAM CHRONICLE . Heinz Pork and Beans Everything in Medicine f (it man or beast 2 cups 8; saucers with 1 lb. Manitoba Flour per 100 1b. Stoneless Dates Tomato Juice 3 tins 25c NuJell Powder 3 pkgs. 25c per roll and up. Room lots 20% dia- register with the not to be found WALLPAPER DOW James Mcnvride; M and Florence Clark; sunley 'relford; George and David Allan; mule. Pearl and Earl md Ethel Morrison; Floreme and Ka- The first church services were held in the homes, often at Wm. Backus’. Effie Hutton; Ida, Jennie and Harold Mr. .Alder’s and Mrs. Gmby’s. The first church was built on Mr. Walter McAllster's farm, and was known as the Grasby church. It was given by Mr. Wm. Watt in such a way that when it ceased to be a. church it went back to the owner, hence the building could at Barber’s Corners, and at No. 2 Egre- mont school. A goodly number wanted a church built in Varney so in 1884 Mr. Ezekiel Aldred, father of John Aldred. Durham, purchased land from Mr. Rombough and gave the church the 'dee of the present site where the white brick church was erected. The early members who were instrumental in building the new church were. R. Backus, Edward Fee, Thomas Grasby, Henry Leeson, Charles Caldwell, Ed Reilly, Isaac Wilkinson, Richard Irving, Wm. Sirrs, Ed. Johnson, Mr. Rogers, Henry Petty and Wm. Fee. The first minister was Rev. Mr. Lake. Later Rev. John Pomeroy was the Methodist min- ister in Durham, and he, with assistant student ministers, supplied five charges in one day, namely, Durham, Varney, give Durham two services a day and Varney and each of the others one ser- vice a day. The first Sunday school was organized when the church was built and the first superintendent was Mr Henry Leeson. Mr. Richard Irving then? continued for a time and Mr. John Al- dred was then superintendent for 18 years. The average attendance in manyi !of those years was over 70. Under the same superintendent Varney took a lp prize for being one of the best Sunday sschools around. As a token of apprecia- tion Mr. Aldred was presented with a fur overcoat. He then went west and Mr. James Blyth continued the good work for 11 years. The Orange Hall was built in Varney in 1885 with Mr. Wm. H. Lee as tl'i'e first Worshipful Master. The first hall before this time was on the 2nd con- cession of Egremont almost opposite St. Paul’s church. One of the first funerals which took place in Maplewood cemetery, which was then covered with trees, was the late Samuel Irving. He lived on the southeast corner, across from the ceme- tery and was a shoemaker by trade. Mrs. Thos. Allan was the first child born in Varney 84 years ago last Feb- ruary 14, 1932, and she is still hale and hearty. Varney was connected up with the outside world by telephone about “1914. The late Dr. Leeson became Varney’s first member of Parliament in 1919 for a period of four years. The U. I“. W. 0. Club was organized in Varney Hall, February, 1924. Dr. mer Patterson. the first president and Miss Margaret Leeson the first secre- tary-treasurer. The first meeting was held at Mrs. Earl Mead's. The first to install Hydro was Mr. Norman Schenk in 1930, Who LS me only one in the entire community who has yet installed it. In concluding just a word about the townships of Normanby and Egremont in which Varney is located on the Garairaxa road, which divides them. Normanby was named after an Eng- lish nobleman bearing the same title. The survey was made in 1852 by the late David Gibson. It was not till 1856 that the lands were thrown open for sale by the government. The papulation of the township in 1871 was 5.583 much higher than the other townships of --_ _A din Q Grey, as the land on the average. was admitted to be better than that of any other township in the county. Egre- count of the land in the northern part being rougher. In 1850, which was the first year of the organization of the township, there were only thirty fam- ilies within its limits and these were all on the Garairaxa road, or within Itwo concessions of it. In 1871 the popu- Teacherâ€"Ernest. tell wna about the Mongolian not” Ernestrâ€"“I wasn’t there; the ball game. ’9 a cold winter’s mornln'g and look about I. what do we see on every hum?" Bright Pupilâ€"“Glam." was 3,949. caring the same title. made in 1852 by the a. It was not till 1856 were thrown open for ,, tell what you know the report of aspecmcommltteeotthe Saskatchewan Laminate eppolnted to Investigate creditor um debtor condi- (Continued tram page 2.) inundsted and hmnnmded by watermsecttonsotthecity. Brmzmgretanmerchmtswlthmm scape of tMDebtAdjustmuActu one of its important recommendations. shortly after it wcs presented to the, House recently. The report recommends that no se- tlon for foreclosures in Court of mac’s Bench or by procedure under the Lund Titles Act be instituted without the consent of the debt adjustment com- missions of the act. The committee also recommends that no action for any debt in excess of 13100900 be instituted without the con- sent or the commissioner of the Debt Adjustment Act. No seizure under any chattel mort- gage or lien could be made without the consent of the oammtssioner of the Debt Adjustment Act. Nine-months-old Samuel Charlup, who ate handful after handful of table salt, died necently in Coney Island Hos- pital, New York. from the effects of convulsions and fever. Small children placed a bag of salt in the baby’s carriage while his mother was making a call. Kinky, dinky, parlez-vous.” : Gathered in an intimate circle on the platform at the Union Station last :Friday night, four young men sang the :foregoing in honor of the occasionâ€"â€" 'the excursion rate of $5 to Montreal :and return provided by the Canadian 2Pacific Railway. The close harmony of 1the quartet was brought to an abrupt .smp in the middle of the 85th verse as Ea trainman yelled “board.” These young minstrels were just four of the 2,500 people who took advantage NEWS IN BRIEF “Only five bucks to Montreal, Only five bucks to Montreal. parlez‘vous; Only five bucks to Montreal, having a swell tune, aren’t we How Much Are You Paying For Your Insurance? 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The Inspection Service minuined by this Division of the De- partment is chimed particulu'ly with seeing that all fertlizers sold me clen- ly marked as to the pmpcxtions of hi- which the fertiliser contains. Ail fer- tilizer sold in Canada must be regis- tered and sold under a minimum guar- of these three fundamental soil foods must be clearly marked on the has. or onatagsecurelynfiixedtothebuin which the fertilizer is delivered. 80 ef- fective is the operation of the Fertilizer Inspection Service that the Canadian farmer, or other buyer of fertililu' in Canada, may rest secure in the know- ledge that he will have delivered to him the quantity of plant food which he buys. As a, guide in the buying of fertilizer the federal Departmental publishes an official report of fertil- charge on application to the Publica- tions Branch of the Department at Ot- will deliver the convention PAGE 3 ii.