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Local Option is not a substitute for nit control but a helper to attain it. utter for a man to live under that must system of liquor laws and be Md self control than to live thing.” In the original Eden there was the tree of death as well as the tree of life, and to all time man must gain “the wrescling thews that throw the world” through the battle of right ; against wrong. Even if it were possible of our town to form a sheltered harbor where never an adverse wind would blow, its value would be measured by the manly power it would awaken to overcome the dimculties beyond. \Ve ( re citi- zens of the wide world, and are safe only as we are capable of meetinglife’s fiercest blasts. Mere ignorance of drink or external restraint is not tem- perance, and a man who depended merely on such props would find him- self as helpless in the battle as are the Red Men of America. The man who has not awakened in him the power of self-control is doomed to be tossed about at the mercy of wind and tide. The Warfare into which we are thus forced is an essential condition of mor- al growth. “When the fight begins within himself a man’s worth some-l To bottle up every adverse Wind and calm every storm is a task that is hopeless. The war between sense and soul no man can evade. It was not the saloon that started drinking, but the drink-craving that created the sa- loon. Everywhere and for all time Nature’s powers are at work ferment-i ing the juices of fruits and turning sweets and starches into alcohol. There were neither distilleries nor taverns Where Noah was deceived through strong drink, and the man who drifts with the tide idly waiting till the current change, is a fool. (By Rev. W. Farquharson.) Man was made with an end to attain and endowed with a will to accomplish it. Embau-ked on life’s sea, his mission is to guide his bark to its goal in the face of wind and tide. Like the ocean steamer, he is endowed with energy to face the fiercest storm While he proves his manhood by use of the rudder of self-control. LOCAL OPTION AND SELF CON- TROL. DURHAM. NOVEMBER 21, 1â€"9/0? Tooth Preparations Tooth Brushes MacFarlane 6100. Druggists and BoOksellers '. IRWIN. Editor and Proprietor. SOUND NATURAL TEETH’ It. will pay you Call and see our 1‘11)le 110W on. them proper care do it if youg'ive to save your teeth even if they are not abyflutely sound. You can Are a blessing few people possess. Of course you want T H E [It’s all right for a. man to elope if the girls dad is rich enough and fool enough to take care of the elopers after they get married.] Having ,been denied admission to her home after returning‘ late Satur- day night, Miss Hazel Oliver a Bell telephone operator of Windsor eloped 'with A. F. Mallard, a former resident of \Viarton and well known there, and was married on Monday in Sarnia by Rev. F. Matheson, Jaines Henri Mt;- Murray, of Shelburne, and Wilda. Rosemane Sudden, of Chatsworth. a. genial winning disposition which made him loved and respected by all Who made his acquaintance. We ex tend to the family and friends our sin- cere sympathy in their hour of sorrow. On Saturday all that was mortal of Mr. Dan Greenwood was laid to rest. The deceased gentleman was one of the best of neighbors and possessed of Anumber from this part attenu the opening of the new church Egremont on Sunday. I Mr. Geo. Ritchie of Acton visited ’ relatives in this part recently. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Williams visit- ed with their brother George in Owen Sound last week. Inspector Campbell visited our school last week and reported favorably on the standing of the pupils. Miss W'innie Greenwood is the guest of friends in Caledon at present. ‘ At the negative side of these evils ' Local Option strikes, but healing only ) comes when in the place of the altar that is false there is set up that which is true. Only when the empty house ’ is tenantcd bv the Augre of light can the demon of darkness be expelled. Thegoal of all our endeavor is to walk in the light. Restrictions or prohibi- tions are no more than the outer case. Self control is the jewel. Legal forms at best are but temporary expedients, self control abides. After life’s restric- tions and its discipline have accom- plished their end and passed away,‘ self control, a part as it 18 of all embrac- ing charity. shall abide. Vote for Local Option, but live in spirit of Self Control. l nor are its paths the “paths of peace.” It is none the less a. religion, with many vot-aries. Its temple is the bar mom, Its sacrzunent Is the wine cup, its walk is in the flesh and its goal is cer- tainly not. the Kingdom of heaven. It strikes a blow at treating and the social usages connected therewith. The treating custom arises from the a, craving in every man’s bosom for so- {cial recognition. Mutual entertain- Ement is the acknowledgment of com- f mon fellowship. This fellowship must i embrace all in the circle while each in i turn has the right to return the favor. iThus social customs are made to face lthe flame of the drinking passion to ssuch an extent that many tell us that lthe stopping of the treating system iwould, to a large extent, stop the ex- {cess of drinking. One aim of Local ' Option is to break up the circle Where t1 eating is habitually practised. It strikes at a custom which not only gathers round it the charm of sociabil- ity but actually invokes the enthus- iasm of religion. It is true the songs of this cultare not sacred, its cup is not the ”cup of kindness.” its ways are not the “ways of pleasantness,” Iwe accept money for the plivilege of doing what can only be accomplished by dummg into their net the. young flesh blood fiom ex exy generation. Smely the snail) of battle is great enough without; sending out accredited ‘ agents to help to drag our young men to ruin. Evidently the case is not such that the passing of the law will guarantee the possession of the grace. At the most the law can but clear the way for self control to assert itself. Our lives are not independent of our surround- ings. The theory that man is abso- lutely indifferent to circumstances. that no man can harm me but myself I is a doctrine of the Stoics, not of ‘ Christ. If Israel is to be a holy nation the bondage of Egypt must be broken. This is not that they be relieved of the need of purpose of heart, but that that purpose may have scope for its exer- cise. Local Option fills its mission as it opens the way for a manly self control. To accomplish this it gives a death blow to the license system by which In how far then may Local Option . be depended on to foster that grace! which the ordinary version of the: Bible calls “Temperance,” but; which; the Revised Version calls “Self Con-f under the best: Without: it. Wiarton Man Elopes. Edge Hill. part attended in self It was in the campaign of 1903 that Mr. Mackay entered politics, oppos- ing Mr. Boyd. the former member for North Grey. \Vhen the ballots counted Mr. Mackay had a ma of nine. Arecount was ordered, and as it progressed the Mackay vote ung steadily declimed, until at last- the ma- ion. . . . . ‘ reat JOf‘lty was but one. At this pomt a ited miracle was wrought. Four of Mr. nen Boyd’s ballots were found to have been spoiled owing to the addition of “little crosses” in the compartment alloted to Mr. Mackay. Mr. Carson, the deputy returning officer, Mr. the Thomas Buchan. the Liberal scrutin- ‘ eer, and Mr. James Goudy, the ()on- servative scrutineer, swore that these ballots were in good order when they came out of the box. The electors eath hich e of shed ”n who marked them for Mr. Boyd also 01' asserted that there were no irregular ice marks upon them when they left their hands. It was urged, however, in Mr. . Mackay’s behalf, that the miraculous- 1 ly spoiled ballots should be disallowed, '11- he opinion was so stirred on the sub- ject of the crooked work that Mr. gs Mackay gave up the seat, and ran the is election over again. This time another I t V9 miracle was performed. Vthn the d ,‘ ballots were counted it was found that e n in Owen Sound the former majority of V >11 137 for Mr. Boyd had by some mani- d u" pulation been turned into a majority 13‘ is of 58 for Mr. Mackay while in Meaford 0 I" there was a change of 87 votes in Mr. , Mackay’s favor. This remarkable’ tl lslstateofatfairs was investigated, and d¢ y’an election trial was demanded. Atlsi .r the investigation no less than 300 h charges of corruption were made. The “ e most notable of these were those in th :1 l which the Buffalo operators were con- hi . cerned. It was alleged that Capt. { Sullivan had introduced a little com- - pany of experts from across the line to . render Mr. Macksy’s election the more 3 certain. Some of the Buffalo men atâ€" tended the trial and testified. but the judges ruled, first that their reputa- tions were such as to cast doubt upon .itheir testimony, and secondly, that - even if what they contessed were true ° they were not agents of Mr. Mackay, :' according to the legal meaning of the word. Other charges were gone into, . and bribery was established, but tux “. ’7 " ’ became a minister. Thf at once claimed that this action 0 vacated the seat and brought the trial All to a close without any further investi- gation. The view was pressed, how- ever, and the mere taking of office did not close the enquiry, and this ment was upheld. The court assemble on a given da argu- was to y ; the witnesses g that the court was In 13 to have met the judge received a tele~ F1 i gram from the Government, of which If h Mr. Mackay was a member, telling Sc them that the Legislature had been It It , and hinting that the further H. trial of the North Grey c' ' consequence be useless. ‘ of fact Mr. Mackay, as a Minister, had. St by the exercise of the power to dis, Nev: solve, brought his own case to an end- Tb thus shutting off the light that was H311 about to be turned upon it. Oh so to be felicitated. for Mr. Mackay, ‘ who is a fluent speaker, at good reason- er and a genial gentleman. may be de- épencled upon to do for the party the very best that can be done under ex- isting circumstances. But while this much mus'tbe said in justice to the2 new leader, it Will have to be admit- ted that Mr. Mackay is perhaps too close to the old regime to Command unlimited confidence. It cannot be forgotten, of course. that his election experiences were Somewhat sensa- tional during the period of painful revelations. IS IT A GOOD CHOICE ? [18d to reform, or as a tter things. It surely een better if the party ear of all the old associae commenced anew with and with a. leader who 3 old offenders, and is 3 old sins. (Mail and Empire.) l. 1‘ne court: was to ven day ; the Witnesses 1e evidence to prove was ready. On the PrOprietor. r majority of some mimi- zL majority 3 in Menford w I As he lies upon the floor: . Would stand up and say I’ll never Touch that liquor any more, But there’s some, the devil has ’em And he’ll have ’em at the last; That will never quit their drinking Since they took up their first glass. ‘Now then boys just take this warning Ask yourself if it’s not true: Why do I keep drinking liquor? Isn’t it only fools that (10?. NO. you say. is that your answer? Well then see how much ’twill take, Just to make of you the biggest If. you will of it partake. (Conntribnted to the Chronicle.) The evening sun was slowly setting O’er the hillside far away. All alone a mother was weeping For her boy so far away. Fourteen years, that very morning He had left Without a thought Of the heart that he was breaking; Or the trouble he had wrought. “\Vill I ever see my darling, Will God ever bring him back, In my arms how I would clasp him From that rough and weary track.” If he only knew his mother ‘ Soon would pass from earth to rest; ' It might help him to remember How she’d always done her best. Years had passed smce his poor mother Stood beside his father’s grave, ‘ Never thinking for a moment 1 That her boy would thus behave. He had died through drmk’s destruction Oh! what trouble she had bornef Through that awful curse called liquor ‘ Which he drank from night till morn. Would it be that every drunkard and Mrs. FranQHinâ€"d, a. 8011'. schoolhouse on the night of Friday the 29th of Nov. \Ve understand all the ladies bringing pies or boxes will be admitted free and those without ‘will be charged 250, so girls be sure and bring a box. We men Will, I hear, have to pay 15c to get in and buy a box after if we want one. But we don’t mind that as long as we get a. nice girl into the bargain. A good. time is expected, so be sure and be present. Lne country and work agreed with him. “'9 are glad to see Bob back. Great; prepzmttions are being made for a, Pie and Box Social in the Varney schoolhouse on the night. nf Rummy Robert Pctty‘cume home from the W'est on Saturday night looking as if the country and work agreed with him. “'9 are glad to App Rnh 1m "1. Mr. Clark has h(_)used both his threshing outfits for another year after doing a very good season’s work con- sidering the small crops of thie year. Robb. Patty’s cow was strut train at the Varney crossing dav .Lttoz 110011 the 9th, 11nd w ed into the ditch, but she go walked to her stable whew down but never got up a gain, to be killed after docbozing over 11 Week. V __ v-v-“---Vuv on Monday night. We congratulate the Church of England people on their enterprise in erecting such a. beautiful and neat little place of worship. They will surely be rejoicing over the very fine weather they had for the opening. Miss Aggie Dunn, from Durham, has been sewing the past week at Mrs. Clark’s. The people of this neighborhood at- tended the opening of the new church on the 2nd of Egreumnt on Sunday last; and also the ten and en terminment Billy Linnel left McCabe a. few days ago, and Alf. says he wouldn’t. mind but he is afraid he won't get; any more fowl suppelis. He has hired another man who, we hear, has had ten years’ experience, and now if the boss is away people will have their wants attended to. which will be a great convenience. We were pleased to see Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Leeson at church Sunday, the 10th. It loqks like old times to see them in V arney church again. They were up from Mt. Forest paying their children a visit. Miss Nettie Pollock, daughter of our Postmaster, came home from Toronto week before last quite run down in health, but We are glad to hear she is improving nicely, and we hope she will continue to do so until she is in the best of health again. The Rev. Mr. Rogers. Sn, preached a most excellent missionary sermon Sunday before last, which was listened to with great interest by quite a large congregation, and the lecture on Mon- day night was also good and well patronized. There were over sixty attended the “At Home” held in the Orange Hall on the 5th Nov., and the most pleasant few hours were spent that have ever been spent around here for some time in games, singing and music, etc. A MOTHER’S LAMENT. Varney crossing on Satur- m, the 9th, and was knock- :n, but-she got up and stable where she laid .° got up age-Lin, and had Varn ey. her for Watchmaker ___.-... I..-v‘-\.-I\ 1“ ‘I‘. L \Ve consider it a favor rather than a lmubh along your iriends anytime. ‘Vebster has been known all over the and we are proud to say our Xmas stuck is ‘- Our display of watches. possibly be better. The I to compete Wlth. Remember, both HE and \Vebsber’s High-(31:1 Xmas S l lverware ! ss uxsplav will c crtztinlv meet * Chains, Lockeu, Buuclcts :Lttct', we challenwu um Jew: H Repairing a Specialty all over the country for JEWELLER muntry for H igh-Class Silverware better than ever before. r to show these guods. Nov. 21, 1907 ‘II .1 :, so bring Optician