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N otwithstandingall this the compan- ies continue to allow their fool-hardy employcs to take grave risks with a load of trusting human beings. Only a few days ago the Kindergarten teachers of Detroit paid Toronto a f ‘a- ternal visit. the trip being made on a special train. which made a good re- cord in running over the two hundred and twenty-eight miles. “We write from memory, and we think the time was in the neighborhood of four hours and twenty minutes. They detirmined, of course, to beat this on the. return trip and they did so. covering the whole ground in 1 hours and 3 minutes‘ actual running and without a mishap. The two hundred and twenty-eight miles were made in two hundred and forty-three. and on big stretchesof the. road a mile post was passed every fif- ty seconds. Nothing happened and next day there was a big blow about the run in the city papers. Just think what the result would have been if that train running at the rate of sev- enty-two miles an hour had jumped the rails and dumped the four hundred Kindergardners. cars and all into one of the ditches. Imagine the rest, and imagine also the holy indignation the same papers would eXpress at the un- adulterated foolhzu'diness of the rail- road company. 'l‘he trip was made on thel'. l’. l{.. and it's now up to the Grand Trunk to beat the record. even at the risk of running a whole. load over one of the embankments. The passenger traffic on (.‘anadian lines is not sufficiently congested to necessi- tate the running of trains at the rate of se\‘enty~tWo miles an hour. The Railway (‘ompnniesfof vourse, rule the country in conjunction with other corporations, and the. farmers, who vonstitnte a large percentage of the population, have little chance to (lo nnything with the governments who tenden- a: willing obedience to these controlling pOWers. Even the protec- tion denmndod in relation to (rattle‘ gnawing the‘railways is turned down by the col-[xrration servants at Ottawao and the ninety per cent of the voting ,«power of the Dominion is calmly told b look after their own cows, and bear the loss. should loss occur. This is the era of railroad smash ups and in this particular news feature the Grand Trunk is doing its share in ad- ding to the chapter of horrors. Sel- dom a week passes without an accident of some kind in which lives are de- stroyed or physical injuries incurred. Things have now come to such a pass that a nervous traveller is under terror from the time he anticipates arailway journey. The long list of accidents of the past three or four months is still fresh in the public memory, and whether it he parsimony on the part of the company in undermanning the road, or gross carelessness on the part of the emplyes does very little to al- leviate the suffering of the injured MacFARLANM 00. DURHAM CHRONICLE The l’alnwrston Pork Packing Es- tahlishnwnt has just been wound up, and the company find they are $43.0“) short. This is a text on which an im- nginntive mind might easily elaborate. Pork-parking became an important industry, and was no doubt a profit‘ nhle one also, as long as the nnmhei in operation was not in excess of the demand. But like many other paying concerns too many were put in opera. don, and the result was that the weak- Spraying “'e keep Paris Green and Bluestone. Also Moth Camphor, Moth Bags and other Moth preventives. Durham, April 9, 1903. ones met with the inevitable fate of W. IRWIN. Editor and Pmprietor. Dauoms'rs AND BOOKSELLERS. SANCTUM SIFTINGS. cross-roads village having a few Should be done soon. Save your Fruit by systematic spraying. cern. lfle Stunt: principle applies Iu . . . The foregoing suggests a few ' l ‘many other directions but the public 3 t] oughts on the i pertance of Dress _ are not quick in seeing the end fromlReform. There are two sides to ’the beginning. :every question and the report that * * " i will be made to the above appeal to i l o O i The Post Ufllce Department announ- keep the sidewalks clean 18 that the ladies should not wear skirts long iced that on and after Saturday the. . rate of postage on third class matter, l enough on the street to sweep the Lexcept seeds, cuttings. bulbs, roots. ‘ polluted mud or dust. Into the". am- . . . .1 ple folds as they pass along the side- l budding plants, scrons and grafts “”1 , walks. There is more common sense é be one cent for each two ounces or a . l than poetry in the objection. When ifraction thereof and on fourth class|one thinks of the vast influence of matter one cent for each ounce orfrac- ; women on the civilization of the , tion thereof.-â€"-Globe. } world and the energy she displays in ' air a: a: I putting down the drink habit, the It was only last week that reference g gambling habit and the cigarette hab- Was made in the Chronicle about the l it' and other such evils among men, , . . . ,, fit is a matter of some surprise that ;‘ Iniquitous Postal Regulations. Thelher energies are not more unitedly ‘ rate 00 third Class matter, mentioned ; exerted towards abolishing the trail- I ’ above as coming under reduced rates ; ing skirts from the fashionable street on Saturday next is now and will be i costumes. In this matter women until Friday night at twelve o’clock i 8’6 much like men : they ““01! 9Vi18 . so two cents for first four ounces 01.; which afiect others rather than them- fraction thereof and one cent for each l selves. They are as much slaves 9f ; additional two . fashion as men are slaves of habit ,, ounces or fractiog l and though the results are more dis. ' thereof. The new rate to be "”9089 * asterous in one case than in the other will make a difierence only on thelthsy are not always so, if we meas- weights under two ounces. A fourqu-e such results by the Span of hu- ; ounce package or any packoge of two ; man life. It is a well-known fact ' ounces or over and less than four oun- 5 thlt diseases often break out In homes ' i ces will still cost two cents as before. l Within" apparent 03336- The origin ' iof the disease puzzles the health ‘ modern taste and progress. , blank, stupid, squat, inartistic houses ; ' be difficult to find a town of its size; , but it is true and I would appeal toi uâ€"unâ€"â€"__â€"â€"â€"- â€"_._‘._ THE MAN on m STREET. ” A chiel’s amang ye takin’ notes, An’ faith he’ll prent it."â€"BURN8. BUILD ARTISTIC HOUSES. try to get a few artistic designs and: build houses more in harmony with ‘ For bare % It would ’ I Durham takes the palm. in Ontario with so few artiStic, orna- ; mental dwellings as right here in ‘ l t This may not be pleasant, ? l those about to build to give us some-‘ thing new, something more artistic, something of which we can be proud. ‘ so that the stigma of being a poky, antiquated. one-horse town, in the matter of dwellings may be removed 1 from us. People are willing to pay higher rents for a pretty dwelling than for an ugly one, so that any ad-; ditional outlay would be returned in rent values. The reason that peOple pay such outrageous rents as are charged here for shacks is simply be- cause they are compelled to and in- stead of being proud of their houses they apologize to their friends with (the remark that “there are others ” just like them. especially in Durham. Woman’s INFLUENCE. An unconscious tribute to the force of woman’s influence was given last week in the House of Commons. Ot- tawa. The following resolution was submitted for discussion ; this House is of the opinion. for the _ reasons set forth. that the right and most effective legislative remedy for the evil of cigarette smoking is to be I found in the enactment and enforce« ment of a law prohibiting the impor- tation, manufacture and sale of cig- arettes ” and from the remarks of the members it is quite manifest that the educational prOpaganda inaugurated: by the \V. T. C. U. throughout the country is bearing fruit. That the: use of cigarettes by our boys is evil and only evil is now admitted by everybody who has sense enough to observe the results. From the fact that the manulacture of cigarettes in ‘ j the Dominion increased from eighty- ' eight millions in 1900 to one hundred ' and sixteen millions in 1902 it lS' ' evident the pernicious practice is on’ the increase and the time has come to check it. if such athing is possible. , Railway corporations and other large The season for building is at hand l therein. ‘ and doubtless a number of hOuses! ' will be built during the summer It 3 ' is to be hoped that the builders will i . Even " That ' service. i a rare happening. authorities. Not long since in one such fatal case the Doctors as a last resort examined the street dust gath- ered up in the lady’s train and found to their amazement that colonies of disease breeding germs were found There was no longer doubt as to the origin of the disease in the house. Whatever can cause, or help to cause. discomfort. pain, sickness or deathâ€"and whatever has a tend-l ency to avert or destroy, or diminish such cases are matters of consider- able interest to the community at large. While it is very desirable that streets and sidewalks be kept clean, it is still more desirable that disease germs be not carried into our homes by the trailing skirts imposed upon our women by the inexorable dictum of despotic fashion. HANDLING THE MAILS. Loud and long complaints are of- ten heard on the street and elsewhere about the rough usage to which His Majesty’s mails are subjected to transit. Parcels often reach their destination so broken and battered up as to be almost beyond recognition. letters and eSpecially docu- ments of larger than the average en velope are usually crushed. crumpled and sometimes torn and partially de-i stroyed. This is no surprise to those1 who observe the handling of the mail bags. It is no uncommon thing; to see heavy mail bags thrown forci-l bly from the top of high busses and‘ trucks to the hard pavement or into§ the mud. be reasonable packing; can protect goods or parcels from in-} jury when subjected to such rough: treatment. It is time our post office? department issued rules and regula-; tions for the more careful handling. of mails by railroad and steamboat, employees, by stage and bus drivers and by all others who handle the same. Heavy penalties Should be imposed for the infraction of these rules and a detective sent over the lines once in a while to prosecute in case of violation. would soon pay forl himself by securing such handling as; would increase the confidence of the . public and thereby increase the rev- enue from this branch of the public In England wicker baskets are provided by the Department for the conveyance of all parcels. In these the parcels are carefully packedl and safely handled, so that injury is: The parcels post is hence one of the most popular in- stitutions in the Kingdom and the revenue from it is enormous. ‘ Tun UNCOUTH MAN. We often hear of the extreme lack ’ employers of labor refuse to employ , of courtesy shown by men towards ' boys who are cigarette fiends and if. the weaker sex. eSpecially in cities our boys are to be preserved to our I where the street cars are largely used country at their best, not only eni- Of course there is no law, other than pioyers of labor must cry down the . the law of courtesy, to compel a man practice. but the home. the school and ; who pays for a seat to give up his the church must unite to stamp out place to another passanger whether _ the evil. The resolution in the Com- man or woman. The true gentleman , mons quite unexpectedly passed, the . however. will give way to the lady vote >tanding 103 to 48. While this and let. her have the preference. even does not mean legislation to prevent , shbuld he be put to the inconvenience ’ the evil during the session of parlia- . of Standing up, and hanging on to a ; ment, it indicates the growing inter- strap during the journey. The man I est of our legislators to all that per- ‘\ he has no gentlenianly instinct _- , tains to the moral welfare of ourtanout him we do not pretend to be people. The note of warning given. ‘ able to shame out of his uncOuthness. however. should be sounded in every {nor is it expected that this will do city, town and hamlet in the land, i more than merely express our indig- - and so far as home, school and church , nation at a large class who occupy , influence can be efiective, it should be ' this footstool and think it belongs to ) exerted to prevent the destruction of i them. Similar rudeness may be - ouryouth by this pernicious habit. lseen every day at the post oflice in . AN UNSIGHTLY ABOMINA'I‘ION. ismaller towns where Might and t Since the advent of granolithic side- 5 Cheek, not Right and Lon’rtesy bun" -- . , , , ' the uncouth bears to the wicket , walks the abominable practice of spit- ' while the more modest ones of the 'r “08 on them by course. “usentle- * fair sex are forced to step to oneside 3 , manly tobacco-chewers is daily be- . and w‘ig. U V V m' I I . 1 coming more apparent. surface does not absorb the >drsasssin both easssa menacetp r paws health. The'artlele “ Don’t Since the i . juice the ’ i ugly brown squirt is left to evaporate ‘ ' i into the air or to be carried into our 7' homes by the trains of our women’s 1 THE BIG HAT Kinsmen. This question has also another side toit and in this the women must come in for a share of the blame. Seldom is a conceit or i-niertain- mentgiven in a public hall, or sun hogs in the vicinity saw fortunes in 3 the business and in many cases eflorts were made to secure the great boon a pork packing factory would be to the agricultural portion of the communi- ty, as well as the boon it would be to the town in whose precincts it would happen to be established. Too many of them were setin operation and hogs, as everybody knows, went up to fabu- lous prices in the keen competition to” get material to keep the establishment going. This of course paid the far- mers, especially the farmers who rais- ed hogs, and were fortunate enough not to have stock in the packing con- cern. The same principle applies in many other directions but the public are not quick in seeing the end from the beginning. The Post Office Department announ- ced that on and after Saturday the rate of postage on third class matter, except seeds, cuttings. bulbs, roots. budding plants, scions and grafts will beone cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof and on tourth class matter one cent for each ounce orfrac- tion thereof.-â€"Globe. It was only last week that reference was made in the Chronicle about the “ Iniquitous Postal Regulations.” The rate on third class matter, mentioned above as coming under reduced rates on Saturday next is now and will be until Friday night at twelve o’clock “ two cents for first four ounces or fraction thereof and one cent for each additional two ounces or fraction thereof.” The new rate to be imposed will make a difierence only on the weights under two ounces. A four ounce package or any packoge of two ounces or over and less than four oun- ces will still cost two cents as before. Spit on the Sidewalks ” in your last issue is to the point just now both as to place and time. especially on Wed~ nesday and Saturday evenings. Our young men are usually courteous and polite. and if they would but think of the danger and ugliness of the prac- tice they would certainly discontinue it. Our young ladies. too, should or- ‘nize themselves into an anti-spit- ting club to forever down the practice among their admirers. In any case it is hoped that during the summer the sidewalks will he kept from the dirty splash of salivated tobacco-juice which too often mottles it at the pres- ent time. This question has also another side to it and in this the women must come in for a share of the blame. Seldom is a coucett or mannin- mentgiven in a public hail, of null DRESS REFORM. The above problem was sent to us two weeks ago, but was inadvertant- ly laid aside and lorgotten. A few mathematical heads undertook to un- ravel it but decided the wording was not sufficien tly explicit. We’ll give a limited number of solutions from any who wish to give the problem a t rial. Come to Zion Friday evening and be made happy. A quarter admits a lad and his lass. Miss Abbie Robson cam e home from Toronto last week, just in time to help at Zion’s big concert on the eve- ning of Good Friday. Easter greetings, joys and slash- ings of good things to feast upon are our worst wishes to the chief, the stat? and the many readers of the Chronicle. Mr. Jvem Buakes of King is up on a visit to Grandpa Fallaise. Mrs. Richard Jack was taken very ill on Thursday evening of last week and onmedical aid arriving he pro- nounced it. a case of heart trouble and cnjoined complete quiet and resc for a week or 30. Miss Sarah arrived home from the Queen City on Satur- day evening and is looking hearty. In the Matter of the Estate of John Hopkins, Late of the Township of Bentinck in the County of Grey. Farmer, Deceased. a sermon in a church when many men, and amongst them gentlemen have to strain their necks and twist their visons to gate view of the stage or a glimpse of the Holy flan. In Durham this evil is being rapidly removed and The Men on the Street takes great pleasure in commending the ladies for removing their hats at public entertainments so that those behind may havee glimpse at the stage, and witness end enjoy in some measure the spectacular portion which often constitutes the main features of the program. Men are often annoyed by the monstrous ob- structions worn at entertainments, and with them especially it is gen- erally conceded that the style of hat is not the object of their admiration. The nuisance is growingless and less and by the time the writer gets the kinks out of his neck, he hopes that all ladies will show their consider- ation by taking 03 their hats. “ Two adjoining townships. A. and B., agree to each do half of the work on townline between them. During a certain period A. did work to the value of $84, while B. only did work to the value of $338. How much should B. pay to A. to equalize work performed ? Mrs. Cook has secured the sweet- voiced little English lassie from the Home again. She was with her four years ago. Mr. Tom Blair has the finest look' ing stock to be seen on the 6th. Young pigs are scarce this season and prices are ruling high {or both them and Calves. I mmmwhwlzm The Education Department in con- nection with the Normal school at London, Ont.. has decided to open a course for teachers who desire to re- ceive instruction in manual training, household science and nature study. A course in drawing, with special re- ference to manual training and to the new course in drawing for public schools, will also be given. The num- her in attendance will be limited to one hundred, and enrolment will be made in the order of application un- til the limit is reached. Teachers de- siring to attend should apply to Mr. Dearness. Vice-Principal of the Lon- don Normal School, London, Ont. The school will continue for three weeks. Notice to Creditors and others having'claims against the estate of the said John Hopkins. who died on or about the Fourth day of March A. 1)., 1903 are required. on or before the Sixth day of Mav A. D. '903. to «end by post prepaid or deliver to Richard Hopkins. and James “up- kins. of Allan Park. P. 0 ()nt., the Execut- ors of the Last Will and Testament of the said deceased, their Christian and sur- names, addresses and deecriptimw. the full particulars of their claims. the statement at their accounts and the nature of the secur- ities. if anv, held by them. And further take notice that after such last mentioned date the said Executors will proceed to distribute the assetq of the de- ceased among the parties entitled thereto. having regard only to the claims of which theyshall then have notice. and that the said Executors will not be liable for the said assets or any art thereof to any person or ersons of w nose claims notice shall not lave been received by them at the time of such distribution \TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN PUR L want to ”'lhe Rexised Statutes of ()u‘taljip” 18-97 (_:,hapt_el:l29 th4t allgreditors Dated at the Township of Beutinck this F011! th day of April. A 0.1!!)3. RICHARD HOPKINS. JAMES HOPKINS. Executors of the Last Will and Testament of John Hopkins. deceased. July 2 is Announced as the Date for Opening the Summon Schools. TEACHERS SUMMER SCHOOLS. “rm Laxative Bromo Quigipq 1mm. “ Wrangle Over It.” -,,_. 0.9 .â€"-o TRAVERSTON ° . Beet : Sugnr Giant, Green Top and Hell Sugar Fleld Seeds 0 Mungle. Cnrrot: Ginnt White. Grunge Gient. Mongle : Mammoth, Long Bed and Norfolk Giant. Rope : Dwerf Enex. Sowing Turnip : Swede. Corter’s Elephant, Sutton’s Champion. Bungholm, London Purple Top, King of Swedes. Curter’e Imperial Hurdy. Aberdeen Purple and Green Top, Improved Grey Stone. From one of the largest Seed Houses in Britain per 8. S. London City. Garden Seeds: Beet, Cabbage, Carrot, Lettuce and Turnips. STRICTLY CASH SYSTEM. L A M BTON ST. Our prices are right. The right price is the one that can be named on an article that’s first truly described and then found so by the customer. Goods must be sold quickly, and the cost of hand- ling reduced to the very lowest point. Children’s Box Calf, buttoned and laced boots, selling price sl .25. our price $1.00. Our profit on each pair is very small. Volnmo is what makes our price possible. Women’s Fine Kid Strap Slippers, selling price $1.25, our price $1.00. Exceedingly neat and the saving is worth considering. Women’s Fine Kid Oxfords. selling price $2.00. our price $1.65. As usual What we advertise we do. See them. A swell line of Men’s Box Calf and Vici Kid Bale, selling price $3.50, our price $2.65. Positively high class and superior to some sold at $4.00. They always please. A lot of Men’s Vici Kid and Box Calf Bale, selling price 63.00. our price $1.50. Being narrow fitters we will half the price. Easter Millinery . . . These Prices will Show you Exactly what we Mean : For Dependable floods H. PARKER [861 American and Canadian Seeds Order and Repairing Our Specialties. DIRECT IMPORTER MISS DICK a hatâ€"«we have just the one that will meet with your approval. becoming to your individual style, practical and correct for the occasion desired. Children’s HatBHSpecial attention is called to the extensiveness of our showing of beautiful Millinery for Misses and Children. HE selection of the Easter Hat is now of paraâ€" mount interest to every fashionable woman. Our Special offering this week of the new modes for Easter and every fashionable function is the most elegant we have ever made. We give special study to every individual style and at every price. It makes no difierence what you desire to pay for SEEDS M’INTYRE BLOCK PEEL. DRUGGIST AND SEEDSUAN DURHAM. THE SHOE MAN. Cash for Pure and Hides. DURHAM, ONT.