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DURHAM CHRONICLE www.mwwmm T ooth Preparations And Tooth Brushes The House of Refuge at Markdale is getting a lot of free advertising. The presentment of the Grand Jury recent- ly was a revelation to many who imag- ined our Home for the aged poor was; a. lap of luxury, in which all would be anxious to spend the evening ot their- lives in comparative ease and comfort‘ Things may not be so bad as pictured, but there must certainly be some foun- dation or the Grand J ury would scarcely have come out so pointedly in condemnation of the way the institu- tion is managed. SANCTUM SIFTINGS. The Cream Separator Business seems to hang fire to the detriment of the town. “hen the Company suspended operations some time ago, it was thought that work of some kind would begin again shortly. but We seem to be as far as ever from starting out in any line. Offers haVe been made to the council. which for some reason were turned down, and the factory stands not only as an unproductive concern, but a burden to the town. It seems unwise to say the least of it to have the business idle while good citizens have left town and others are about to follow just because there is no work for them. We are informed MacFarlane ($2 00. that some who have left will return on the factory going into operatic and others who fear they are going a be forced out of town would be glad to stay if they had only a. suitable open- The separators made here during the past couple of years have given excelâ€" lent satisfaction, we understand, and there is a large market for the output of the factory if set in motion again. Many of our own boys and men have done service in the work of manufac- turing while the plant was in Opera- tion, and would be glad to return col their old positions. If separators are not the most desirable output why not Druggists and Booksellers W. IRWIN. Edito'r and Proprietor. DURHAM, OCTOBER 31, 1907 ‘ GET THE FACTORY GOING. even if they are not absolutely sound. You can (10 it if you giVee Are a blessing few people possess. Of course vou want to save your teeth them prOper care from now fall and 890011? It will pay you. THE ()Il. As to the agreement the town coun- cil may make €‘ith any new company ! 01- a reorganization of the old one, they should not he too execting. If an outsider came in and proposed a new schem _. the town council would give the matter very careful consider- ation and no doubt grant them liberal terms. \Vhy not be. similarly liberal with our own citizens whom we know and who have agreed to invest; liberal- As to the agreement th” t'0'th coun- The Varney people experiched a cil may make with any new company thrill of pleasure when their young or a reorganization 0f the old one, minister acquitted himself so well‘on thev should not he. too exacting. If ' the platform. He is noted for speak- an hutsidel’ came in and proposed aling in the pulpit. and tohave added new schem _. the town council would I, platform speaking to his acquirements e the matter very careful consider- I filled their glass with pride. Mr. Wm. d gi" . . , . ation and “0 doubt grant them liberal 3 Allan has had the greatest experience 1 tefms, \Vhy not be. similarly liberal: in S. S. work of any man in this part, ' with om- own citizens whom we know - and imparted a little of his experience and who have agreed to invest liberal-find knowledge for a few minutes. 1y of their own money to put in a gO- E Dr. Brown is a favorite in song Where ing concern that would benefit them- 1 ever he goes, and being a good church selves, and in benefiting themselves worker as Well as a good singer makes would be a benefit to the town as well. { him doubly dear to the people of this ‘ part. He had to respond to encores. hindrance rather than a help to the M1“ Wm. Ramage, leader 0f Dromore town, and as we said before, it would church choir, also delighted the audi- be far better for everybody to get it ence both in solo and in company wit-h going even if the town gave the use of the Misses Sirrs and Mead. Miss Mid- it for much less than its value. “79 dleboro’, 0f HOIStein, presided at the want living industries if we ever ex; organ. Miss Brown, New Survey, and pect the. town to'be any better than it MI“ Clark, Dromore, gave recitations, is. There isn’t a citizen but has felt which were much enjoyed. Our school the loss of the Separator Factory, and teacher, Miss All09~ With her well- all will delight in seeing it again on trained 5011001 children, gave some ex- the move. either in the manufacture cellent entertainment, especially in a of cream separators or in some other Whistling song did she picture very line where employment will be fur- Clearly the happiness of farm life, but ’nishml. We believe it would be well in other ways equally conclusive show- i to have a public meeting in which ed a. preference fOI' that Of bankers. i there might he a free and easy expres- T0 Shorten our report we omit special This, we think, would mention of the home choir with Miss E. Allan as organist, and other singers and reciters, and trust we can rely on 1* ' t'u-Lâ€"M- mm 0.-..4 xv an.“ The factory as it stands today is a isiuli (lfUpllllUll. { guide. the council and give them a bet- ‘ _ l I tor understanding of the situation. I Married in Port A1 thm on October I. 10th, Miss Dmnthv Lavlence t0 Elmo EXV.‘ Bishnp. [be happy couple left ,the same (In) for their new home in {Duluth Minn. Best wishes. Deputy Reeve Ferguson came over the road Saturday to see what; dam- ages had been done by threshing en- gines, and found a cnuple of broken culverts which will be replaced by more substantial ones. There is no further use of spending money on flimsy ones. Mr. Andrew Picken has re-leased Mr J as. W ilson’s farm for a. term of years, 311'. Dan (.bleridge was up this way last Week lzuul) buying. He is a new man on the mad. Most of the fz’u'mors have. their roots all housed and find them only a, midâ€" dling crop. Smnc are leaving the tur- nips for a week yet to see if they will improve :L littic. ' Mr. \Vm. Lz-Lwrence moved to Dur- ham Inst l\'I('md:i.y. He was always a good neighbor, a, bright spirit and us- ually holding a municipal uflice. \Ve Wish him and good wife every happi- ness in their retimd life. Inspector (’Tzunpbell visited our sciumol last Monday and, we presume, found everything satisfactory. A very pleasant event occurred on Wednesday. the 10th, at the home of Mr. McRobb, near Fairbairn, the mar- riage of his daughter Mabel to Mr. Jas. Brown, son of Cattle King Brown. The Rev. Little tied the nuptial knot. \Ve are unable to give a detailed ac- count of the affair for want of infor- mation. but extend a hearty welcome to them as citizens of this place and . wish them every happiness and success. The new church will be opened for service by Bishop W'illiams on Sunday Nov. 17th. Further particulars later. was pronounced by all as the very best ' machine that has ever been in this part. The self feeder was always con- sidered until Seen to be an invention to save one man to the machine owner and raise the price of threshing to the farmer, but after a trial there are so many advantages to farmers that the extra price is entirely forgotten. Some fellows from south of Orchardville in- ,dnced him to go away down there as there is considerable work to be done there yet. Mr. Palmer Patterson resumed his I duties again on the dredge after nurs- I ing a burned hand for a fortnight, the V resultof trying to use gasoline in the S place of coal oil in a lantern. a The S. S. people were fortunate in C getting a good night on the 25th for I their entertainment, consequently it i ,was a great success, a crowded house ( and the program complete. Inter- ‘ spersed in it were a couple of very pleasant features. a. good lunch of tea 1 and cake and a presentation and ad- ‘ dress to Miss Irwin, school teacher of 4 No. 12, by the Bible Class. which she 7 came here and taught at some incon- venience to herself, and in return they wished to Show some mark of appre- Iciation and presented her with aband- some jewel case and an address, which is given below. She was so much 2 overcome with surprise and feelings - of deep emotion by the kindness of her l class that it was a few moments before 3 she codld recover speech to thank them . and make the Very suitable reply to a the address which she did. The ma- orner Concerns. E. Allan as organist, and other singers and reciters, and trust we can reiy on their forbearance. Supt. \V. Sirrs gave a. report of the 8011901 and a. Vote of thanks to all who contributed toâ€" wards the success of the entertain- ment. The meeting closed with the National Anthem. Proceeds $28.40. THE ADDRESS. DEAR MISS IRw1N,â€"â€"-\Vhen we open- ed our S. S. last spring many were the doubts which filled our minds respect- ing a competent teacher for the Bible Class. However, although we are the humble instruments used in arranging for the study of God’s work, yet there is a Divine power which directs our every act and in that instance of sc- lecting you for that high and honor- able position. \Ve, the members of I the Bible Class, therefore feel, consid- ering the able and interesting way and the earnest and zealous manner in which you, under Almighty GOd, were permitted to unfold the truths of God’s 1word, it a privilege to present to you this jewel case as a slight token of our sincere gratitude to you for the help and knowledge and inspiration im- , parted to us. \Ve feel that your earn- est ei’forts were not in vain, and earn- estly hope that you will be permitted again next year to carry on the good I work now begun. Signed on behalf I of the Bible Class : A free entertainment; was given in the town hall on Tuesday evening when a verv earnest and impressive address was delivered by Mr. George A. Mitchell, of Toronto, Supreme Organizer of the Independent Order of Foresters. He pointed out very clear- ly the great and rapid growth of the Order as a beneficiary scciety through- out the world an$as a local institution in Durham where the membership is now two hundred. He spoke with pardonable pride of the great benefits distributed to the widows and orphans {of deceased members, referred to the? large surplus of nearly twelve million 1 dollars, paid a loving tribute of respect to the late Chief Ranger, Dr. Oronhya- tikha, and impressed on all young men the duty and necessity of identifying themselves with some fraternal organ- ization for the benefit of those depend- ent upon them in case they should be taken away. As an entertainer few young nien are so well gifted with the power of song as his assistant, Mr. George Drin- nan, late from Glasgow, Scotland. His first number, “Long Live the King.” established his ability, and he was loudly encored and forced to re- spond at least four or five times. He also gave evidence of ability as an elo- cutionist in his fine rendering of a jnumber of well chosen selections. His ‘ baritone solo, of “Rock Ages,” has sel- dom, if ever, been surpassed by an entertainer in Durham. Dr. Hutton occupied the chair in! good style. Inspector Campbell made a brief but capital address on Forestry, and Organizer Mitchell spoke right out in meeting of the pleasure given him by the musical ability of Miss Rita IrWin, who acted as accom- panist. There was only a fair attend- :ance, but those who stayed away | missed a rare treat. All persons are warned not’ to tres- pas on the following lots with dogs, guns or otherwise, for the purpose of hunting. or prosecutions will follow :â€"- . Abraham Crutchley, No.62, 3rd Con. E.G.R.â€"No. 3, 4th Con. S.D.R. Thos. McGirr, No. 61 and 62, 2nd] Com, E.G.R. John Bell, No. 67, 3rd 0011., E.G.R. -â€"No. 3 and 4, 181: 001)., N.D.R. . Chris Firth, No. 5,18t Con. N. D. R. , WmYoungNo.3,0on,l, S.D.Râ€"j 'No.6,Con. 1,N..DR. . 0. F. ENTERTAINMENT. NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. DURHA M EHRONICLE MIXNIE J OHXSTON. SARAH TUCKER. THE ISSUE IN THE LOCAL 0P. TION CAMPAIGN. (By Wm- Farquharson.) Since a petition signed'by twenty- five per cent. of the electors of Durham asking that a by-law prohibiting the retail sale of liquor within the corpor- ation is being presented to the town! council, it is evident that the campaign has begun in earnest, To help the electors to decide on this matter I ask liberty in a few short articles to pre- sent to them some of the questions that the submitting of this by-law raises for consideration. In the fore front rises the question: \Vhab is the issue now before the elec- It is needless to say that it does not hang on the character of the hotel- keepers. Personally these men may be as worthy as their admirers some- times assert, they may carry on their business as well as any other class of men placed in like positions would do it, but if so it only proves that the system under which their business is conducted is fundamentally unsound. Nothing else can explain the fact that a business conducted by men who have one and all had certification of their sound morals made for them should continually shock the community by its unabashed defiance of every senti- ment of honor and decency. The Globe editorially declares: “\Ve can think of no other business thatâ€"â€"-1 with notable exceptions here and there â€"-â€"has so deliberately, systematically and defiantly repudiated the obliga- tions of the agreement under which it is conducted or that has so openly . flouted public opinion.” Our battle is 2 not With the men but with the system . under which they live. Nor is the issue/one as to whether we are in favor of the total prohibition of the manufacture and sale of intoxi- ; eating liquors as beverages. Many supporters of the local option by-law are out and out prohibitionists, but prohibition is not a question in practi- cal politics, since legislation prohibit- ing the manufacture or the export or import of liquors is beyond the powers of the Provincial Legislature. Local option takes from no man the privilege ‘ of getting dllllk for his own use if he desire to have it. He may send for and keep in his own house such quan- titiesas are allowed bylaw to be so kept. and no man has the right to hinder him. Local option is not pro- hibition. VVlmt then is the design of the Local Option hynaw? It is simply the legal abolition of the retail trade in spiritu- ous liquors. Iris the closing up of the bar room, and the stopping); of the sup- ply of drinks in :an room in the house but at the distributing centre. It is the public conscience asserting itself and saying that no longer places are to be kept open for the encouraging of habits of drinking, and that the scenes so long disgustingly familiar in the back rooms of our hotels shall cease. It is thus evident that the question is rather one of public policy than of high moral principle. It is not an is- sue on the success of which you can say that drunkenness will cease. Men who want drink may send for it, and . may drink it to their own undoing.3 The question is for the man on the street rather than for the minister, for the citizen as such rather than for the church. It is the question whether the drinking dens with all their de- grading accompaniments are to be continued or shut up as public nuisan- ces. Those who believe in prohibition will be blind if they do not give their full support to a measure which goes as far in that direction as the provin- cial powers will allow. Citizens who are not prohibitionists but who mourn the vile influence of the open drinking dens with their stalls and cubby holes should unite their forces to make their influence felt. Many who feel the fas- cination of the cup and are drawn by the social power of the bar room may confidently be expected to give a hand ; to put away from themselves and oth- 1 ers a whirlpool which sucks them with a power they are unable to withstand. Let; the issue he clearly grasped and there need be no fear but that the three-fifths majority Will be secured and more. ~ The Cement Company shipped twen- ty car loads of cement to Toronto on Monday last, the total shipment being three thousand barrels. They intend- ed to send ten cars more but were un- able to get cars. They have a. great many orders in but the transportation facilities are not equal to the require- ments of the Company at present and they are somewhat handicapped on that account. They intend to ship another cargo in the course of a few days if possible. A BIG CEMENT SHIPMENT. I saw Esau Kissing Kate. The fact is We all Three saw, A CIRCULAR SAW. Isaw He saw me, And she saw, I saw The Percy G. A. Webster, Jeweu Have your StOCK in good condition, and _ you will require less feed \. to take them through the Winter. “pritish Horse and Cattle Foods” Which has had a reputation for over F orty ,Years will help you to do it. It is not, composed of mill sweepings etc. as a great many are; but of the Very Best of Drugs ' for the purpose. Gun’s Drug Store, Durham Headquarters for Solid Gold Rings. Put up only at 14“ 966606 .ywHHHrwer .(r. H, hunk I§M§_ Oct. 31, 1907 Jeweller in