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.LADIES AND GEXTLEMExzâ€" TO THE ELECTORS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF GLENELG. At the request of a. number of the ratepayers of the Township of Glenelg, I have decided to contest for the Reeveship. I hereby respectfully solicit your votes and influence for my election, and in the event of it being your pleasure to elect me as Reeve, I shall endeavor to do credit to you for your choice by faithful and efficient service as your representative: and as I have had some experience in County and Township matters and also have been an interested observer of passing events, I trust to be able to discharge the duties of the office to the satisfac- tion of all unbiased parties concerned. Hoping to meet you all at the Town- ship Hall, nomination day and have a, better opp« vrtunity of discussing T own- ship and Ummty matters. I remain, Yours respectfully, ARCH. MCCUAIG, Topcliffe P.O., Father or mother. sisters and brothers of my deceased wife, after 1 this date 13th day of December 1907, are strictly forbidden to trespass on my property or interfere with my two children at home or abroad. They are i also warned not to interfere with the 1 party I haye employed to take care of j them, or they will be prosecuted. ‘ VVILLIAM CARSON, Varney P. O. Dec. 175b, 1907.-3w-pd. . Abraham Crutchley, N o. 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, N0. 67,’ 3rd 0011., E.G.R. --â€"No. 3 and 4, lst 000., N. D.R. Chris Firth, No. 5, 18!: Con. N.D.R. Wm. Young, No. 3, Con, l, S.D.R.â€"- No. 6, Can. 1, N.D.R. 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 ;.. DURHAM, DECEMBER 19, 1907 MacFarlane «fl 00. Dec. 13th 1907â€"3t. pd.’ JRHAM CHRONICLE W IRWIN. Edito- and Proprietor. Druggists and Booksellers NOTICE TO TBESPASSERS. Call at MacFarlane’s and see the magnificent Dis- play of Handpainted Glass WE HAVE THE GOODS T hey only require to be seen to be appreciated. Any piece laid aside for you. No deposit: required. Sugars and Creams Rose Bowls Cracker Jars '-Piece Table Sets Water Sets Toilet Sets Va ses NOTICE. Etc. THE Glenelgr, Ont. I Yes. Mr. Editor, the long nights are here and there is time to write news- paper budgets, but for some time past; news hasn’t been forthcoming, times seemed dull and very little stir, and anyway what once made news is of no i use this year. Heretofore, if a neigh- bor lost a horse or a cow it was start- ling news, but this fall people have. made that sort of thing so common that it is no more wonderful. But our young people are fast gathering home and soon there will be merry times, ' besides 1t seems that the minister had i made some encouraging proposition to his people respecting matrimony in the new chu1 ch and although the offer will close this Wednesday with the first celebration of the sacred cere-l mony, yet there are, no doubt, In .ny , othe1s so close in the lace that they will not turn back now Without going a to the winning post. i Although we are unable to give the exact date of our school concert, yet F we are safe in saying that, it will be of high rank, Our teacher, Miss Aljoe, is bound to have preparations well in hand before making announcements, so that there will be nothing slighted. -,There is being prepared for it some excellent program. Cottage Prayer Meetings, or more properly speaking Bible readings, have been conduCLed in the homes to the north of us by Messrs, “'11). Glass and W. Laidlaw, and local leaders are no.v acting under them with much benefit to the youth of the neighborhood who turn out in goodly numbers, about sixty-five being present last Thursday night in the home of Mr. S. Ritchie. Mr. S. Scottland Miss Clara Ritchie had charge of the meeting, while Mr. Laidlaw and Miss Jacques will hold forth this Thursday night in-the home of Mr. Chas. Gray. Subject, The Birth of Christ. We understand the 01d Grange So- ciety is to be revived shortly in Var- ney in connection with the F nrmers’ Association. Delegates from Norman- by attended a Toronto meeting for the purpose. Mr. “'11). Lennnx is on the sick list at his brother Joe’s at present. “’9 hope it is nothing very serious to pre~ Vont the pleasures of his visit or interfere with his plansof returning to his homestead in the spring. Miss Bella. McLaughlan came home from Chesley last Week and has taken her place in the church choir. Mr. John Sirrs, 0f Chesley, IS visiting his cnusius, the Sims family. The visit; is much appreciated, owing to the fact that, it; is the first Lime he has had the pleasure of visiting this part. \Ve are pleased to reptn'c Mr. “'11). Johnston has so far recovered from his criI icnl operatinn in Stratfurd hmpital that he will return home this week. Mr. “'11). Allan, J13, returned home fmm Manitoba on Friday looking ex- C(_-edingly well. The “"958 Seems to make ymmg fellows grow and fatten up. Mr. Nathan Grierson has also returnedfind was atchurch on Sunday. Little Grace Sharp has almost re- covered from her very severe attack of appendicitis. In fact all our sick are in a fair way to recovery, which leaves the neighborhood in a mood for thankfulness and goud spirits to enjoy Christmas joys. In the event of Christmas overtaking us before we get in with our next budget, we wish to extend Christmas greetings to all and hope 1908 may be; a prosperous year for the Chronicle and its many friends. Municipal matters are so quiet, this fall that we would almost; be $afe in predicting an election for Egremont by acclanmtixm. Mr. Tom Bzirtznan has had hard lurk this fall in starting farming. having lost :i span of horses, and, although they were not high priced ones they were the ones he intended working the place with. The Varney people spent Monday night in our neighlxmhood at the home of Mr. Robt. Mend practising for their Christmas Tree. Judging from the noise they made it is going to be at good thing. This \Vednesday will witness a very pretty and interesting event in the new St. Paul’s church. the marriage of Mr. Mathew Hooper to Mias Sarah A. Matthews. The knot will be well and firmly tied by the Rector, Rev. Bice, in the presence of interested friends. The young couple are highly esteemed in this part, and have the very best wishes of all. More anon. W'ood bees have been plentiful cf late and all pleasant successful affairs with the exc’eption of one mishap which might have cast a gloom, when a falling tree struck Lorne Allan hard enough blow on the head to lay him out for a while, but he is again himself and thanking his lucky star that it was no worse. J ACKSONâ€"In Durham, Monday Dec. 16th, to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jackson, a. daughter. LAVELLeâ€"In Durham, Monday, Dec. 16th, to Mr. and Mrs. G. Lavefle,a a daughter. Corner Concerns. 12E“ 3.... 24.9. .3 t} . é ..._. LOCAL flPTIflN AND THE DRINK BILL (33'3“. Wm. Farqnhar‘son.) Through the kindness of H. H. Mil- let, M.P., Dr. Jamieson, M.P.P., and others. I have before me government reports, letters from Ministers of the Crown, together with a whole array of facts, both interesting and import- ant. and'yet I am only able to offer an estimate of the cost of drink, which may be taken as approximately correct. From the government reports we find that the amount of spirits, wines and malt liquors entered for consump- tion during the year 1906 was as follows :â€" Spirits, Canadian and 35:09.52. How much of the Dominion and Provincial revenue is left after paying a whole army of excisenien, license commissioners and inspectors. I have no means of knowing, but it is safe to say that there Will be left as a direct cost to the consumer, over and above all duiies and fees, nearly 70 million dollars. The enormity of this sum will be better realized if we say that if the amount to be paid to the 'Transcontinental Railway for this year and the amounts earned by the Intercolonial R. R. and the Post Office were deducted from the estimates as presented to the House the other day, the drink bill would pay all the rest of the government expenses, both Do- minion and Provincial, and leave 'enough 0» e1 to make several million- l laiies besides. The magnitude of this sum is only realized when it is seen spread out in detail in its mission of possible good.‘ . Imported .......... 5,768,793 gallons Malt Liqquys. Gang: .-._.‘ AAA Since each gallon of spirits here en-‘ numerated is of the strength of proof, ' that is containing 50% of alcohol, and ‘ since whiskey and most spirits are sold ; at a strm1gth of not more than 25 to l 30 per cent. of alcohol, every gallon of. spirits here tabulated will make at least a gallon and two-thirds as it is measured out to the consumer. The amount of liquor in a glass as sold over the bar, 1 am told, is about two ounces. In that case at 80 glasses to the gallon every gallon of proof spirits would fill 133 glasses of spirit contain- ing 30% of alcohol. This at 10 cts. a glass gives a selling price of ‘111"“B a gallon of pi oot spirits. Since, however, much of the liquor will be sold at a lower rate, we shall put the proof spirts as sold at $10.00 per gallon. The beer is estimated at Scents for half a pint or 80 cts. a gallon, and the wine [set down as if it “me sold at 50% more than its cost price. From this calculation we get the cost of duty-paying liquors to the consumers as follows :â€" Spirits.. . . . . . . ...... . . . ..... $57,687,793 ; Malt Liquors ........ . . . . . .. 24,257,043 { \Vines ................. .... 1,192,429 dian mid Imported.30,359,929 Wines. non sparkling 407.946 If, however, it were a mere matter of money there would be no warrant for passing a Local Option by-law. Tne man who wants his glass may say to me “I am not asking you to pay for my drink, and what I do with my money is no business of yours," and if it is only a matter of dollars and cents I haxe nothing to reply. But in deal- ing with the drink we are face to face with the question not of dollars but of character. It is something that affects inot only the man himself. not only 1 those immediately depending on him. ,but the whole country. A British 'Parliamentary Committee estimated 1 that in the Briiish Islands on an aver- i age every man is off work one day in isix as the result of drink. On the {average life is shortened by several gyears through its excesses, and the 2 tone and character of the Workman 'is l lowered by its means. These and the l destruction of the vast amount of ig1ain which might be used to foster Iand promote industry and advance : the general prosperity are elements that may be calculated, but the loss in character, the waste, not of dollars, . but of men. and the prosu-ation of ' what is most god-like in man to % ignoble uses, are quantities that are 1 incommensurable by any monetary 1 standard. The issue goes beyond the l individual and affects the country as 1 a whole. Out of this the Dnminion Government received last year-a. revenue 0f $12.- 154-.554.81. For the same period the Province received as its share of the license fund $33-30,-130.33 and the muni- cipalities the sum uf $241,019.57. Of this the tmvn of Durham received iare healthful and invigorating? By Lno means. Some would vote for the iby-law if we could assure them that that would end the struggle, but in {the long and daily battle they grow weary and impatient. For such we can offer but small comfort. ‘ It is not that the by-law cannot be enforced as well as most; other laws. Officers, like But will Local Option stop all this wasteful stream and ensure that all our energies will flow in channels that "I‘HE" DURHAM CHRONICLE 36,536,668 $83, 168, 165 l6 H l At the Varhey L. O. L. meeting on ‘Friday night J. \V. Blyth, after four ' years of service to the Lodge as Mas- l ber. reaigned, and the fulluwing were ‘elected as officers for 1908:â€"\V. M., i'l‘hos. Tucker; D. M., \Vm. Caldwell; ‘Chap., \Vm. Sirrs; Rec. See” J. \V. fBlyth; Fin. See” Palmer Patterson; l'l‘reas., R. J. Eden; 1). of 0.. Joseph lLeImox;Lectu1el,Jmnesl’ttty; (Mm gmittee, \Vm. Pxew, \Vilbert Blyth, jAlf Mcane, \Vm. Black, Themas l Grashy. ~.‘ the Mayor of Owen Sound, may indeed idly stand aside While the law In vio- lated before their eyes, but with an honest purpose there is no reason why it should not be reasonably put in execution. The long struggle comes from the fact that the vice or sin of drunkenness is rooted in the moral nature and will only be cured when the will is renewed and the man awak- ened to better things. To do this needs more than a campaign and a pile of ballots. Men’s wills are won by gentleness, by. patience and by longsutfering. even though it be at times wholesome to restrain them by the strong arm of law. Give your vote for Local Option, but, more and better, give yourself to earnest, hum- ble and patient effort to heal the souls whom drink has wounded. Harry u‘rrasby, J r., attended the Fat Stock Show at Guelph. Mrs. David Allen visited her sister, Mrs. Dickson, at Glen Eden, one day last, week. \Ve are sorry to hear of Mrs. Mon- teith being very sick so soon aft-r coming to our neighborhood, but We hope to soon hear of her being in good health again. Mr. M. has been off work at; the blacksmith Shop for the past: week owing to his wife’s illness. M 13. 1). Allen had a wood bee last; week and got; her win Ler's wood drew, cub, split, and a lot‘ of it, carried into the shed. She felt very pleased at, the thought of having so much wood al- ready for the stove Saturday last was one of the storm- iesc days so far this winter. Itsnowed and blowed in good style, but we have no reaawm to complain as it, has been a beautiful winter so far. The practice fur the Xmas Tree en- tertainment is getting weil under way and the prospects are that there will be :‘t treat in store for those that can be present on Xmas night. There is to be a public exzuiiinzttion at the Varney school on Friday, 20th, when it would be nice to seen“ the parents and friends of the children present to encourage the buys and girls. There are to be refreshments served, and a pieasant time is antiCi- patted. J. \V. Blyth paid a, business trip to Hulatein on Monday lust. The Normanby municipal pot is be- ginning to simmer once more. Of course our man, Mr. R. Barber, will be in the field again as councillor. and as no serious charge so far as we. know can be laid against him during his term of service in 1907, it being his first year, we think it no more than right that we should try and elect him for another year and give him another trial. We think he has tried to do his best under the circumstances that the council of 1907 was placed in. Quite a lot of debt was upon the township at the beginning of the year and we hear that the finances are in a much better state now, so that the council for 1908 will have an easxer road to hoe. Jae. Boy. who had hiszmkle knocked out of joint three weeks ago, is only able to go around with the aid of a came yet. The members of the Varney L. O. L. lmve bought some more land from Mrs. Crawford so that they will be able to enlarge if they require it. Our Postmaster, Mr. George Pollock, has purchased the old hotel property from Mrs. Wm. Crawford. I wonder what brings those two young men down from Durham to Varney so often. Isuppose the reason is that they think our Vnrney girls are nicer than those nearer home. ' 0 You bet, our girls are all 0. h NOW Mr. Editor, I wish you and the Chronicle staff and also all the corn- spuudents of the Chronicle :1 Merry Christmas and a. Happy and Prosper- ous New Year. ' Mr. and Mrs. George Lamb have issued invitations to the marri =ge of their daughter Minnie Lawson, 311d Mr. Ernest Frederick William Weber which will take place at their hdme, corner Tenth avenue and Tweed street, Thursday evening, December 26th, at 6 o’clock. Mr. Weber is proprietor of the Soo greenhouses and one of the city’s most successful young business men. The bride elect is a popular young woman who for the past two years has been an attache of the cit§ assessor’s omce. Mr. Weber is just completing a $6,000 residence on the Have you renewed your subscription for the Chronicle ?â€" E F W. Weber to Wed. Varney. Remembel, both HE and SHE 0\pm:t something: [111 UV niw (- [11L Xmas «110d \Vehsters Hlélh -( Ll“ l)i~'r\la\’ will «ertainlv InmaL with lllvll :IMn-uval. Om- display of \\ at-chea, 011.111», Locket L. , l1 --.-u 1.11 Ls and Ringg muld not possibly be better. The latter, we chullengv any chvllm- 111i,~ Sim. ”3' 11111111141 to compete With. DON’T FORGET _ THAT XMAS PRESENT Watch maker JEWELLER \Vehst 31’s has lwvn known all over the cnuntry for High- 71355 Silverw: .re and “'6 “’11) })I°()‘l(l :() S:{.v (H11. X'])}{,S St()('k is "UttPl' fillll) 9"“). },(,fi)l.o. \V'e c()nsi(1plo it :41. f” \~()lo I'alhcl' [ha I] a, t[’()lll)1(‘ I!) >}l(’\" [IN'SQ 81 )()(15, SC.) “)ring along your triends anytime. Xmas Perfume Atomizers - The New Perfume Sets \ Perfume Box Goods GUN ’S DRUG STORE Ebony Mirrors Rose Wood Mirrors Rose Wood Brushes G. 85 H. Sets Ink Stands “Cigar” Ash Trays . Case Pipes bands Smnkel‘s' Sets r” Ash Trays Cigars Purses, Bibles, Hymn Books, etc. etc. CAN BE SUPPLIED AT PEREV (i. A. WEBSTER /nnnnci to Dnnf nu: no Silverware ! Opposite Post Office “Huy ler’s” Chocolates “Nasmith’s” Chocolates Candies of all kinds Repairing a Specialty Manicure Supplies Ebony Sets Pyralin Sets IN in Endless Van-i Presents i. 19. 1907 Optician