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l'lul. W2. 0 r r {page at. at €9thchâ€" J a»; Charlottetown, the principal city of Prince Edward Island, is a thriving agricul ural community of twelve thousand people. It has been under the sway of the total- abstinence extremists {or years. To-da " the peopi e of Charlottetown openly deride t'. .0. value of all pro- vrvâ€"â€"â€"J _, hibition legislation. They KNOW, by experience, that prohibition does not merely fail to prohibit the misuse of liquor, â€"it promotes it, and it adds perjury to the commonplaces of life in a. community. Under the prohibition law, as the power of the extremists applies it in Chat- lottetown, these things are common : Quite asevere east, Storm visited this part on Saturday; the first real winter weather we have had this winter, The 12th of Dec. was truly a red ceeds were $12.55 letter day at the Corner. 35 the first We regret to learn that Mrs Geo. Christmas tree 88‘?"ng W85 (391° Haw is not improving as we would brated on that evening in connection. wish. with the closing of our Sabbath School {or this year. Everythingo -"â€""' was done that could be to make thosei About Digestion. that came as comfortable as possible. ! It is not the quantity of food taken and to say that there wasafull house but the amount digested and assimi- wonld be putting it mild. as it was lated that gives strength and vitality literally packed full. The Rev. Ken- ' to the 8S stem. Chamberlain’s Stom- ,dall, of Dromore, ably filled the chair. , ach and Liver Tablets invigorate the ;The program was lengthy. some? stomach and liver and enable the u gtbirty two pieces. consisting of reci. ‘ to perform their functions. The re« “unions. dialogues and singing. Miss 3 salt is-‘a relish for your food. increas .. pbell, of Beothville, deserves 1 ed strength and weight. greater on ’ ‘ tcredit for the able manner in durance and aclear head. Price, 25 l ,, * we have her to thank. together! Parker’s Drill 3‘0"- Has this stepped liquor selling ? Has this advanced the cause of temperance in Charlottetown P It has done no such thing. Last year, in this quiet little commu- nity, 193 men were arrested for drunkenness on the streets. The trade in ardent spirits is steadily on the increase in this city, and all through the island. The leading Church of England clergyman of Charlottetown openly declares that the law is tyrannical, absurd and futile. Men of the highest standing there denounce it publicly. Its only defenders are the fanatics who prefer to force a people to drink grossly by stealth, instead of openly in moderation. When any community has well-regulated bars, it drinks in moderation of mild 1 beverages. When the law becomes sumptuary and oppressive, the drink evil grows and peOple use adulterated liquors and in greater quantity. Prohibition in Prince Edward Island is tyrannical, is grossly useless,â€"since the drink evil, as an evil, is actually increasing,â€"and serves no other purpose than to transfer the liquor trafic from the grip of the law to the caprice and greed of the individual. If the fanatics have their way with your community, you can expect tyranny, perjury, cowardice to grow there. You cannot expect, in reason, the drink habit to lessen ; for wherever prohibition has had a fair test, it has lessened the proper USE of liquor and increased its ABUSE. OA‘ TOYS! TOYS! Tovs! l have a. fine assortnwnt of Toys for Xumslelso an 0199;2an line of Perfumer, Hankerchiefs, Neckwezu; etc. No net-d tn gm to town for your Xmas Presents, you can get them right here. Right goods at right prices. Cmne in and see them. No trouble to Show you our goods. I also have fresh Candies. Nuts, Raisins. Currants Peels‘ etc. Dressed Pnultry of all kinds. Eggs and Butter taken at; highest market, prices. :, 19, 1907 Sackett’s Corners. . H. TEAKLE, Allan Park. A defendant in a. liquor case- what: er for selling or for using 1iq::or,~ is compelled to become a witness gainst himself. If he (i:‘cii:>r.; to t m: informer or to con- wcc hi.ns~. L, be 1:; liabi e to lif e im pn.~:ouman.â€"f0r that is what con- t-umt of coart amounts to. as any law; er will tell you. There is no real judge in a liquor rria! in Charlottewwn-r for the stig-enc'liary nxqgistratg who tnes Dbl, hill-lull “Cub-uv-w-v n .-v v---â€" a liquor case is required by the law to ac: as prosr-cutor and as pluintifi‘. So 3 fair trial is im 5- .-=.'.-.ie under this sort of “ pro 'biâ€" hon." Wives, in Charlottetown. have been compelled to appear against their husbands. CHARLOTTE’I‘OWN, P.E_._I. Here is a community in which the prohibition law over- turns every principle of law. Wives, in Charlottetown. have been paid to give evidence against their husbands. People with private grudges to sate have used the “ prohibitxon" law to get private revenge, and have deliberately used perjury to get that revenge. False swearing. in liquor cases. has bccome so common as to be to-day a Jest among the people. The citizens of Charlottetown have long since refused to appear as prOsecutors in liquor cases; and imported informers have be- come familiar units of courtlproce- dure there. with outside talent. for assisting with the pregram. We regret that the diplomas Which were to be award ed to Miss Ethel Haw and Miss Jessie Goddard did not come to hand in time for the Cbri~tmas Tree. buthOpe they will soon gm. them. The pro- ceeds were $12.55 About Digestion. It is not the quantity of food taken but the amount digested and assimi‘ lated that gives Strength and vitality to the es stem. Chamberlain’s Stom- ach and Liver Tablets invigorate the stomach and liver and enable then to perform their functions. The re- 8111‘. is] relish for your food. increas- ed strength and weight. greater on durance and a clear head. Price, 25 304 Once more we make an efiort to jot down a few of the happenings of our burg, although news is very source at present. Think we’ll all have to get married or strike out'on a holiday tour then we will be able to fill the ; brilliant and flourishing old Chronicle { with news six inches above the peek. Misses Mary and Ethel Dennett swere the guests of Miss Edith Wat. son on Sunday. An Englishman employed .by the Cement Company at the lake had a narrow escape from drowning on Sunday. The ice gave way and he fell through, but plucky rescurere were on the scene and saved him from a watery grave. Mr. Joe Wat son had a similar eXperience a short time ago. Mrs. James Brown was under the Dr.’a care for a few days last. week; but we are pleased to hear she is able to be about. again. Mr. Brown, we regret to say, is still quite uanll. Misses A-da Brown and Maude Hamilton, accompanied by Mr. John Manary. Holstein’s popular young liveryman, were all welcome visitors with the Watson family on Sunday week We hear the hum of the new C. P. R. locomotive daily. They are still going busily on with construction work. It gives thlS part an air and appearance which it did not hereto fore possess, and had any person told us three or four years. ago that we were to see a tram running through here in such a short time we would. have been more apt to scofi than believe it. a: htmt at beét current rats paid quarterly. 95 i ‘t. I'I c. TELFJRD, fl A: , .,. I a ‘v . U , 'vv 7 u fl ; 3" I.“ skyi‘pnul‘tu‘fir.‘ v.9: ‘ ‘ ‘x‘v'fltfig‘ r‘“§vv.~,.-VÂ¥ («I ‘ g. . Mr. J. H. Robson attended the county capital in the capacity of juror last week. Miss Maggie McN/le has been called home {tom the city to attend her parents who have both been very ill for some days. There was a. high old time at the ToWnship Hall on Monday. A big crowd of rarepayers gathered and were in Tipperary mood. Some were cussin’ the government, others were heaping complimentary (?) epithets on the councillors, many were de- nouncing in Strong strong adjectives and intense verbe the Trustees and the School inspector; While others sung mum. but all had to wheel: down the chink It was'a long, tire some day to Clerk. Treasurer, and Council. Strong pressure is being hrought to bear on Mr. Geo. E. Arrowsmith to re enter the council. Many are desirous of seeing him run for reeve; but the chances are, he will permit his name to appear on the councillors’ list only. Councillor Hunt was down to the big Show at Guelph last week and is enthusiastic over what he saw and heard there He was the gueSt of ms sister. who lives in the suburbs. Following are the officers elected for L. O L No. 1192 for the ensuing years:â€"James Brown. Jy.,flV.M ; G. A. Watson, D 311.; Geo. Aljoe. Chap ; Joe. Brown. Rec. Sec.; Wm. Ritchie, Fin Sec; Thos. McFadden, Treas.; W. T. Brown. D of 0; Henry Law- rence. Lect.; James Brown, \Villiam McFadden, James Hepkins, W. J McFadden. Committee Men; William James McFadden” and Donald Wat son,Tylers. Another year has almost passed into hi tory and Xmas is again at band. We. bOpe in may be a very merrv one to editor, stafl and every reader of the Chronicle, Mr. Pmrick Doyle of Paris is Spending some time with his sisrers, Mrs. Peter O’Neil and Mrs. Burke of the 4th con. Mr. Mike Kenny is a most popular aspirant for ofice and owing to his generous retirement last year is a stronger candidate than ever. The present council will in all likelihood be hot in the fight. so Glenelgers should have an interesting contest. There is a strong feeling through the country that the banks should raise the rate on deposits. Consider- able school monies will be on deposit and it hardly seems fair that bankers should allow only 3 per cent and charge 8 to the borrowing public The whole community is looking 3 309698111113 ----- . forward with bright; annioipations to ‘ Wool . . . . . . . . . . . . Zion’s Christ nan Tree Concert to be Tallow .......... held on Xmas. Eve. ' ‘sLard ..... . ...... Our last. week’s budget had to go 3 Turkeys . , , . . . . . .. into the fireplace. owing to lack of } Geese ............ mail connections from this way weet- ‘ k ward‘ We would very much like $041)“? 8 ' ° ° ' ‘ ° ' ' i see Rural Mail Delivery in force. 1 chkens. - ~ - - . - . ° - The Sovereign Bank 9! Canada '1 raverston. F. G. 1mm, General-Manager, 30m 0!" 0m: Emms Janus, Esq. , - - President RANDOLPH MACDONALD, Esq., Fin! Vice-Pr esidenl A. A. ALLAN, an., . . Second Vice-Preside”! MCMILLAN. HON. PETER MCLAREN, WELL, Esq., M.P. -' W. K. McNAUGH'r. Esq. HEAD 6FFICE:â€"TORONTO. Paid Up Capital: a a $3,0‘ THE DURHAM CllltUh lCLE Touches the man Sad Story of a Mother of Four Children laid low with Consumption We are shocked at the tragedies that the newspapers record almost daily, through railway accidents, explosions, falling buildings, and other causes. Each incident must. surely draw upon our sympathies. But sad and lamentable as these are, the results are insignificant compared with the loss of life and prolonged suffering that comes to thousands in the Dominion stricken with that dread disease Consumption. 3,000 die annually in the province of Ontario from this disease; probably double that number, taking the Dom- inion throughout. We have on our desk :1 little booklet, issued by the National Sanitarium ‘ Association, by whom was established in 1902 the Muskoka Free Hospital for Consumptives. In these pages are published a few of the letters that are being constantly received from uppils cants seeking admission to this Mus- koka. home for Uonsmuptives. The story is of a resident in the village of Luannâ€"«a, inuthcr. The friend writing on her bchnlf says that a. flaw lnuutlhs ago this person, El. bus. Cari-011, buried licr husbzmd from (,un- sumption. He was em oil man. lie peddled oil around the country in his waggon. There are four small children. N 0w the mother has been taken ill and her physician diagnoses the 12188 con- sumptionâ€"~the infection doubtless ob- tained in nursing the_husband. A Let, us refer to one sixilply to empha- sizg the purpoae of this article. A‘ One often hears the expression. ' My child caught a severe cold which developed into diphtheria ” when the truth was that the cold had simply left the little one particularly sus- ceptible to the wandering diphtheria eerm When Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is given it quickly cures the cold and lessens the danger of diph- theria or any other germ disease being contracted. For sale at Park- er’s Drug Store. w- --'vâ€" â€"â€"_ __ The Muskoka. F 193 Hospital fox Con- sumptives are being asked to admit this patiept. n A ‘ DURHAM. Dec. 19. Fall Wheat .......... 3 Spring Wheat . . . . .. . . Oats ................ Peas . . . ........ Barley ..... . . . . . . . Hay ................. 17 Butter . . . . Eggs . ............. Potatoes per bag. . . . . . Flour per cwt ........ 2 Oatmeal per sack. . . .. 3 Chop per cwt ....... . 1 Live Hogs, per cwn. . . 5 I Dressed Hogs per cwt. 7 Hides per 1b ........ :Sbeepskins. . . It is a, pleasure for the managemeni of this institution to be able to say that at no time since the doors were opened â€"-0ver five years ago- has a single ap- plicant been refused admission becausc of his or her inability to pay. UL Illa \IL ALVA ‘IllVRIIQIuJ ." v‘-., - This means a heavy st 1:: in financial} }' on the Tm stoes, who year in and yea. nut have gone on with the work, mak ing further cxtonsi<.>ns and placing“ Lht‘il‘ hope in the good will and gener. :mity of the Canadian public. \Ve do not k. mVV V' 2L more deserving chmity' 1n Czumd L. The consumptiw w found eVex-ywhme, and We gladlx uppenl to this z'utidu the suggvstmn >f the ho )kh’ t, tzh Lt; um rv ulcxs help a: "1' J. H Hnimrlsnu; W'anilurium ."~..--( r V Rreo-t, ‘. 7., lrmmf )1 buu uuunxvv, buwu nu. .\ wuxuu “‘1. v- ':u‘ as they can to maintain just, such aatlents us 17:10. I) up moths-r of Lucan. C(mtx-i‘uliinns we burn may be sent 0 Sir \Vm. Ii. Meredith, KL. Vice- ’residmm ()r~‘;r<‘)ndt' Hall. 'i‘oz'mxto: -V. J. Unfit". 1941.. 1‘? Spudinn Ave. n-J. S H4):)L'1°!S'H:.f"~i -:..'{‘x’vas. N's-t ivrm‘ ‘\"v finimrimn .‘-..~-m-i.-u?m.. m: mm How Diphtheria is Contracted. are Canadians doing to Combat this Disease? Market Report. Asst. Canal-Mandy”- ’61- 10......00 neooooo 0.... $3,000,000. Manager to t0 t0 80 6O 17 00 25 3 25 330 180 500 700 séo. 13 Mr. Editor as we have not written any news io your paper for some time and as you have req-u-sted as u do so. me will mw try and giw you a few happenings in and around our burg. First W9 wish you, your stafi ar-d readern a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. The snow which has {alien in the past. few days has made nice sleigh- ing on the roads. which is much better than wheeling at. this season of the year. Miss Mary McInnee of Cheboygan. Mich. who has been visiting at- her uncle’s Mr. Dan Mclnnes had also friends in Priceville for acme time pest returned to her home last week Mr. Neil McLean and son Malcolm of Abexdeen Spent Monday of this week w th the Mch mick family. Work is at a standstill along the new C. P. B line east of Durham owing to the Steam shovel in thp glen breaking down. When the necessary repairs are made work will be te named again. Mr WillMcNallv and Mr. Albert Livingston of Waudby visited Sw- day at the former’s sister Mrs (. VVataon. THE Atkinson-Speed Mesmeric and ' Mystery Show at; the Town Hall, Dur- ham, Tuesday Dec. 24th. See the gsleeperamakened on the stage after gt\V€D@Yâ€"f0lll‘ hours sleep. Admission 1 15 and 25c. To EDITOR CHRONICLE. DURHAM : The young people seem to be all en- joying themselves to their hearts con- ten. \Vith parties and socials. wood bees and Chrismnas Trees, practice parties and what not, it’s a regular whirl of pleasure and pastime. A Merry Christams to all. In seeing your call for con-«spam?- ents in last; week’s paper. I thought. I would write 2L few items that perhaps would be. of intcrvst at present. VK e are all doing fairly well in these parts. Although the crops were small to what we used to have and poor prices for cattle and hugs, there seems to he a. lot of money in the township, as I saw Tax Collector Ferguson the other day with a tin chest full. He says he is getting it in better than last year. ‘ IT is said there will be three candid- ates for the Reeveship of (:‘rlenelg, Mr. McCuaig has his card in this week. and George Arrowsmith’s name is mentioned as number candidate. First, the municipal election is near at, hand with plenty of aspirants fur n’mnicipal lumms for Reex‘eblzip. J0.» MeArdle, ma- prt eent reeve. of Hope.- ville, \Valler Bell, (if the extreme east, Richard Crmmn, 0f the south. J allies (’m-hett. nm-tl‘x-east, are spoken of as likely candidates for reeve. Our pres- ent c011m:ilmen[are all Manning tn the front again, “'11). Middleton, \Vm. Henry and Jolm Aldcmn. \xliile the aspirants 2101' unmieipal lmnm-s are shaken of as Ruben Armstrmw. \Vm. Hastie. J C. “'x'xght, Daniel Met’ur- mac-k, Leslie \Vatwn and A. MeMillen. They mm’L all get; there. Well, Mr. Editor, there isqnite a grievance in . this township about school taxes. They are pretty high. Some blame the \Vhitney Gm ernment. some the clerk, some the. assessor and some. the council and some the inspec- tor. Some have it that a teacher has to geta salary of overSAJAK) or they will get no grants of any kind. As you, M r. Editor. are acquainted with these. points in our school laws would you please insert in your valuable mper for the information of the. com- munity and ohlige, for there are so many changes in the laws thatit is hard to keep track of them. Petty Criticism. Cyrus Small’s time was largely spent in discovering the faults and shortcom- ings of things animate and inanimate. while Mrs. Small, as it seemed. was equally vigilant in attempting to bring' forward something of which she could say, “There, you can’t pick any flaws in that!” Once she thought this happiness would be hers. A certain man in the town inherited large wealth under pe- culiar circumstances. It was his un- der the law, but when the court award- ed it to him he stood up and said that. in viewfiof all the facts in the case, he believed that the property belonged or right to another heir. His action was generally looked upon as a noble one. U Mrs. Small was loud in her expres- sions of praise. “Yes, I know,” said her husband. “’twas a fine thing; Few men would- have done it, and that's why he felt so awkward to stand up there and say what he did. He showed that he felt embarrassed by the way he stood.” “Cyrus Small, I should hope you would not find fault with his attitude when he was doing such ‘a grand “Oh, no; I have no wish to criticise.” said Cyrus, “but it I had been on the platform, facing all those people, I should have tried to too out a little Bunessan. LOCA L Proton. 32531242.: yr' The annual meeting of the Egreâ€" on monc Creamery Co. was held here ow Saturday afternoon The weather We. very unfavorable hence but 2.. small crowd was m acteuunmze. Mr . l). Alluu Jr. oc upled Lbbchulr. ”the: minutes 01 the lasc annual meeting: Word lead and appruved T’lc badl- “”5, report having been read SllO'th‘d'l receipts 0‘ $492 45 and an exyendi‘ turne of $348.01 leaving a bulnuce of 3144-44. The stock report. showed. any. live bhhl'ea had been tr-msfwrred: during the year. 1: was also aeolded'z no charge non-shareholders 200. per hundred for the manufaolure of them: pe» butter for the Season of 1908. Dr..- un- Selm and D. Allan. Sr.. were appoint: .rd- ed auditors. The lollowxna board of": 131:. directors Were duly elected :â€"G:~. he lReid. W. MorrlSon. F Dillon. W~ . Watson, J. Douglas. W. Fergusom undD Allen Jr At the directors? meanng D. Allen Jr. was. elected! president. W. J Sharpe Secy Trees. , and G. Reid W. Morrison and 13-). md. Allen on eXpenditure . commiltee". luld- ‘The makeof butter durlng the see: felt $800 99420 pounne and was solo}. say $20805 96. The butter was manur- felt :fu‘cwred at a. cost of $2 60 per own. and the buttermilk sold at $4 00 per ton which amounted $198.85. Conr- mdering che late sprlng and dry sen- son the factory hes bed a very proo- peroue year. ' 1 ,ng' .lld \V S ess ‘ the . of was e. res- you rude and NEW Miss Phair who has been in our midst. for a OUUplc bf mouths return“ ed to her home 11: banImd on Saca- urday. She Was accompau.ed as fax-x- as Guelph by Mrs. W. '1‘. Petrie. Quite a serious accident occurred' on the base line Opposite John Rumâ€"’8- on FJid.ty evening. As Dr. Sneath and J. M. Finding. of Ummore. were driving to Mt. Forest the king bolt. of the buggy brush and me norm: be» camd unmanageable dashed auras; throwing the Dr. and Mr. Fwday: violently to the ground. The Dr eso- caped wntn a few bruises but Mr. Findlay Was less fortunate he. nanny; received a. bad wound on the fame- ,tic became unconsolousand unnamed partial!) so {on acoupie of days but. [us now prugteb‘aiug favorabl; éEffie Sens Cheap It will psy you to come upm‘flt flill to get some of nut special snag 10 Dry Goods and Clothingasw We mention only a few :. Black Ladies’ Clnth, 60ins.. wide worth 60c yd. for 400.. Heavy Tweeds for Men’s Pam good value at 70c.for 50c ' Men’s Winter Overcoats. worth $8 for $5.50 ~I __ .- Menu 'iflwped Suits worth $8.00 for Boys“ 3-piece suitswm'th $5 for $3.5“ LTd'Teé" I5i 1â€"16“ I? i"ack' 3" 'L’E't's'o' '1'; 1'3," 3'21)?! Ladies’ Grey 01100de Heavy Tvgefiii Other Goods proportionately cheap as will set, (-liildx-vn‘s llt‘nl’ls thump- ing and will lxl'mg us an avalanche ()f trade. l’m'ans aw i-vmiiuled thatonce assurtmcnts gut hmken the cl'mix. will iatw-ssui-ily he lim- ized. The bvst. timu is nnw, while Lhe stocks an: at, Iiwil' best. Come and sec Santa Claus. \, 'i'h bright and mu Min" things in ample variety and harm range fur selection than (*VH' before. \Vc’re pnx'ficuL-u-xy swung in â€"TUYS â€"I)OLLS â€"BU()KH â€".\'U\'l‘ll.'l'lli$ -_ GAMES Mr. Geo Freeman has purchma the Store prepercy opposite the mill- Mr. John Little of Saskatoon row corned Tuesday to spend .Iew week- with his pot-onto here. {H‘H- Unnrs‘x Ntnlh (‘t’nh'n' fluff]. CHRIS'BMAS SYQQE for Cnats. per 3d only" ‘50 _ <_‘_ __ .___ _ _. “A 1‘“ In Upper Town J- Levin? The Big 4 W. H. BEAN This is very much f u. Calder Block Holstein.