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4,. d 73.? answer some chxuz V... pose. A visit to our store will insure all your }._)res'ents being useful as well as ornamental. Pu rses Note Cases We know too well the dissatisfaction in receivmg some absolutelv useless U Hammered Brass the Latest craze. Stationery, Christmas Cards, and ChristmasVPost Cards. DU NSMUORE â€"â€"-. VAUGHAN â€"-â€"-â€" At the Manse on Tuesday evening by Rev. “7. Fnrqnhnrsnn. Mr. Campbell Dunsnmm-e to Miss Elizabeth Vaug- With Best Wishes/ For Christnlas And New Year FROM DURHAM CHRONICLE SANCTUM SIFTINGS ‘J “ Be Merciful to the Horse” is the title of a little poetical production we‘ A publish elsewhere. Mr. Kharnaghan. ' ‘ who signs himself “The Khan,” is the ‘ author, and contributes many excel? A lent articles on Farm Life in the To- ronto Star. Being a farmer himself he knows the ins and outs of farm life. as well as any living man, and in? pietr; and effective prose he has not superior in putting ideas into print.‘ Nearly every issue of the Star contains one of his versitile pen pictures and] We seldom fail to hunt up “The. Chronicles of the Khan” when the: Star comes to our desk. Mr. Khar- 3 naghan has retired from active farui life, and a. short time ago he contrib- 5 uted an article to the Star on “The Retired Farmer." It was readable, racy and right to the point, as are all articles from his pen. \Ve took the‘ liberty to reproduce it in our issue of p a couple of weeks ago. and got hauled ’, over the coals for our impudencefi The thought of the aggrieved gentle-2 man neVer entered our mind, but as he accuses us of being troubled with softening of the brain it will he no use: for us to try to make him believe otherwise. With regard to the little piece of poetry on being Merciful to the Horsex it is quite probable there will be some one who abuses horses who will take it to himself and blame us for its appearance. MacFaflane Co. Government ownership of the tele-5 phones is taking on shape in Manitoba, '- and it is quite probable that the Ben; Company will sell out their system I for which it is reported they have ask- I ed four million dollars. The Manitoba 1 Government is very anxious to get j possession as it will save the enormous expense of duplicating the lines. In the event of the deal it is likely Sam'- katchewan and Alberta. will follow suit. Since the foregoing was in type negotiations have been broken off for s time but the determination of Man- itoba to cont/ml her own public utilities ‘D - “4.1.. DURHAM, DECEMBER 26, 1907 Dmggists and Booksellers Something here to suit Everybody. 5' WWW. Edito: and Proprietar. vv.‘ ' e .41. «1“ ~ m fig“. ~" I.\ All New Patterns. Leather Goods Glassware MARRIED TH E consequence Card CaSes M uaic Holdel s shortly. U‘GIWIUO u-rv' _V â€" Owen Sound. Where Mayor Kennedy cl is best known this expresswn of his n1 ’views is not surprising. hut the doom 0‘ meat to which he subscribed was in- tended to be of service in other :3 c )mmunities farther away from home, sc where the people do not know the m eyesâ€"~menta1 and physicalâ€"through it which he takes his view. While ex- la pressing his Opinion he forgot to tell on the public that while, through a com- F bination of circumstances, he was le permitted to occupy theichiet magi- “ strate’s chair in Owen Sound. no man in the community who has aspired to a' public honors has received so many k emphatic throw-downs as the sames. Matthew Kennedyâ€"both in the muni- E f( icipal and political arenas. It WELS)“ ibecause of the little value the local‘C field put on his Opinions and his -tbility‘, tl that he was given his bumps when a: b c-tndidate for the Commons in a a by-election, under the most favorablei conditions. The same may be said of 1. the municipal election previous to the 1 r. . last, when he was one of the also-rans. L 'There is probably only one other" I instance in which an individual in t Owen Sound has aspired to serve the ‘ s 2 public and was informal at the polls 1 a that he was not wanted as oft-en as has L the present mayor. Mayor Kennedy’s t opinion on any question should he 1 §regarded from the same view point. :- That much the records prove and 1.0 _ doubt the supporters of local option in 1 every municipality have by this time ‘ ‘ learned. So long as majorities rule l the law of the land should receive the loyal support of every law abiding citizen. The law against the sale of' intoxicants is in force in Owen Sound. The violations only emphasize that fact, and whether there are sixty-one or six hundred and one places where. violation takes place, the law is still’ in force and the penalties attached; Mayor Kennedy knows this and he' knows further that it Would be th: aim of every capable occupant of the position which he holds to see that infractions of the law are brought to book and the penalties exacted. This ‘ might cause personal inconvmiience. but a- man who took the oath of ofiice A as mayor and chief magistrate should not regard personal inconvenience when it comes to enfor(__-ing the statute - whether applied to local option or any 'â€"’ other infraction of a public ordinance. But as Mayor Kennedy has put a big “‘ stick in the hands of the local Option ‘3 men. it, need not be surprising if they '11 use it with all the power they have at K“ their command in smashing what is e\ cry where regarded as a public nuis- :ancc-lhe Open bar. Mayor Kennedy i has knocked the town that pays him a E salary and “to whom it may concern” ‘ will not be slow to recognize that fact. (Owen Sound Times.) Mayor Kennedy’s zeal in the inter- Do the beast of burden that strive and groan . And writhe and crouch ’neztth the pitiless rod-- Are they never allowed to make the'r moan. And lay their wrongs at the feet of God ? )Sltllnl which he holds to see that . . . Worsths. A hand touches me and in l 3 fractions of the law are hrolwht to . . . . - l , . "’ , , In an instant I find myselt Wlth thell )ok and the penalties exacted. [‘his . . . , 0 . ,. a . , lord ot the new regime in the parlor light cause personal inconvmnence, . . .‘ , . . 1- . p . ot one. of Mount borest s well tarnish- at a man who took the oath of office . . . (- , . . . ed hotels. It is delightful and it costs i 5 ma) or and Chief magistrate should . r - - l . . , , us nothing. \V e drink of the pure city ' ot regard personal mconvemence n 'lnn “(0mg to nfox i tl t t + water. eat our own lunch and save 3 : - s e '(3 11" 1e s a u be . ‘5 our money as all the lords of no- t rhether ap )lied to local 0 tion or an ' “ I p y ‘_ ance in town and country know so l r l L. thcr infraction of a uhlic ordinance. . 'ut l \I u n 1. “192V l t l" a well how to do. From this place, a i » i S « 2 ,‘i ' \râ€" l .( ms 11 , a )1" . . . . ~ ‘ p D . bullt and maintained for our comfort, 3 tick in the hands of the. local 0 )tion . . _ . . . I we take a look at the outside world. Jen. ll. need not be surprising If they. 5 .se it with all the power they have at' “What a comfortable” place. you 1 heir mnnna’ml in smashing what is;have here and how: cheap," I Sfmi to “ «cry where regarded as a public nuis- i the ISJN’UY man bes1de me. “DU“ tmen- .nccâ€"~!he open bar. Mayor Kennedy. tion It" , he says You do “on know . l o y u ' 5 a a I o o s 0 ms knocked the town that pays him a Wh‘u' “e h'“ L' to heat. Out taxes hele , are awful. The rate is 26 mills now :alary and "to whom it may coDCern’ I . C . l and we have a bridge to bmld and 1n- .vill not be slow to recognize that fact. 2 . â€"â€"â€"-oâ€"-â€"â€" terest to pay and we are losmg the Be Merciful to the Horse. Model School grant and they are to - . stop the selling of drink here and we DO the beast Of burden that strive and 2 Shall have to pay for this 1.0011] and ( groan ‘ l pay a rate of 32?. mills besides.” And “Tube and crouch ’neath thel pitiless rod-â€"~ I expressed my sorrow hut ventured Are they never allowed to make the'r toask how it was that they did not moan I raise the money for the bridge by hor- And lay their wrongs at the feet of rowmg 1t and paying it in yearly 1n- God 9 ‘stalhnents. I assured him that we 'were doing that in our town with a. All day I ve watched from my window bridge that will c.1st nearly twice as ‘1"‘rnfiJh, ' much as theirs and that it would all 'llle infamous street where the horse-. be paid for by a, rate of litule [more A. 1VV1h1pS hiss, - l than half a mill. ‘ m c()l::ked myself : W In the (13')? e er‘ The financier looked wise and said, L “Oh ! you do not understand.” \ ' , ' - - ‘35:? men Will answer for all of Seeing he did not want to say more more about the bridge I asked For .1 saw a horse with starting eyes, 1 him how they managed to keep ? \\ ith straining nerves and tlirohbing‘ up the Model School and yet have all flank = the $300 grant untouched. since in our I saw hnn strive till his strength gave town it took most of it to pay the ("‘1’ extra teacher for the Model term. OPINION NOT VALUABLE. For I saw a horse with starting eyes, \Vith straining nei'ves and throbbing flank ; I saw him strive till his strength gave out, And he on the murderous pavement sank. I heard 2!. curse from a lower beast, I heard his whip-lush crack like Shot, I watched and heard till my heart was Sore And all the blood in my veins was hot. Thou wrench with the whip, remember 3‘ Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hastie, of ‘Montarm, 1ch on Thursday last, but: - intend visiting friends in Toronto and ,;St:,. Paul before reaching home. They ; were accompanied to Toronto by Mr. I Hastie’s sister Their many friends in 'i this locality enjoyed their honeymoon 1 i trip very much. ’ ; Mr. J ames A. Davis. of Perdonville, i B. 0., :3 Visiting his parents, Mr. and l Mrs. M. J. Davis, after Spending eight .gor' nine years inmhe West. He looks ’lweli, and we have every reason to .;believe that the climate out. there, . agrees withhim. ' 7 this. Remember, thou knight of the curse and rnd : The voiceless cry of a. stricken beast Is heard by the pitying ears of Gad. â€"-The Khan. ”A Merry Christmas and a. Happy New Year to all readers and writers and everybody. , '1 raverston. In the face of all the mysterious authority of these sixty and six knights of the round table it may « .seem presumptuous or’ even disloyal {for a lone citizen of a neighboring ‘ town, of a rank held in smail esteem by l Creation’s modern Lords, to say- any- } thing, much less to criticise the oracle, but somehow there is fire in my bones : and come what will it must have vent. ‘ The first thing that strikes me in , re ”ding this manifesto is the Change L that tne sudden elevation to power 3- has wrought on these lord'y financiers. .In old times their speech was plain, their sentences short and their mes- . sages confined to facts. Now as if aping the elaborate speech of some orator in the pulpit or on the rostrum, they start out with a sentence with no less than 161 words. This ponderousi style sits ill on plain men of business, ' and what is worse, it betrays them inâ€" to the fatal course of leaving the anâ€" “ cient basis of fact on which they ’ founded their throne and of turning it 3 into a region where they depend on 1 vague reports from unnamed places, t i on ancient experiences with the Scott Act and on other opinions and preju- t’ dices. Thus in forsaking simple speech and plain fact, they find themselves " . shorn of their locks and weak as other 1’ . men. ( By Rev. Wm. Farquharson. ) This is the age of business men, Priests, ministers, lawyers and kings. once renowned leaders, have all been: dethroned and the ancient sceptre has has descended to the rulers of the market and the Kings of the stock ex-' change. Such fear and awe does the new dynasty awaken that the whisper of its being opposed to Local Option was listened to with bated breath. Foes of the scheme were exultaht and some of its friends feared that if these ministers of finance but blew upon it. it would forthwith wither and die. At last the fated hour has come. The de- cree signed by all the lords of Mount Forest has gone forth and all that is left for us is to ask: “After the deluge what?” LOCAL OPTION um um Busnfl . ass HEN. ‘ Encouraged by finding that, even business men are less than infallible I venture to approach the shrine of fi- nance which all this modern world I said. “I know I am slow for I am not a financier but if I understand you rightly, you have been put-ting all this grant in your pocket and giying noth- ing for it, just as you recommend your customers the farmers to do with the hotels.” Again there was the same answer, “You do not understand.’ A look told me not to pursue this subject further, so I asked what all this had to do with Lucal Option any- way. “Ohl, he said. ‘ but You forget that hotels will be assessed for less when they have no monopoly of the drink trade and we shall have to make it all , up in taxes. In Toronto they count every license worth $24,000, and it - sells for a lot here even if some of us 41 1 sit in this room and give nothing °‘ for it.” ' "Ob !” he said, “we are to lose a lot by Local Option.” “Well,” I said “I want to learn a lesson on finance. Could you tell me how much you will lose by Local Op- With a. sigh as if he mournedan only son he said, “It will be all of two mills "How do you make that out,” I ask- el?” In our town the license fee could all be raised by a. rate of just six tenths of a. mill.” 99! T HE DURHAM CHRONICLE So you think two mills Will meet it! all, ” I said, Now tell me how much it costs you to keep this place up. ” “Costs? he asked. “Why it does not cost me anything. These men3 m there will have the drink even though they starve wife and children to pay for it and all we have to do is to sit herein comfort and let them settle the bill.” Feeling for these poor burden bearers I asked him ho A? much the men that drank in their town paid for their liquor. He thought for a moment and said “Anywhere from $40,000 to $60.000 for all the hotels in town.” I asked him what effect ‘it would have on business if all this money went to the. butcher, the baker, the draper and so forth. What if a considerable part of it Went to building comfort. able houses and increasing the; happiness ot the people as well as ‘ raising the town’s assessment? 1 He looked for a moment as if half dazed. then flashing on me a glance of pity, he said: “I tell you it can’t he done. You may stuff the people with dreams and fancies as you will, but mind you our motto is. “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bushf’ At this as in a visian the lordly man vanished and I was not in the hotel parlor at all but in my own study from which I urge you all in my own town of Durham to look at the subject in its length and breadth and then ask yourself if there are not some things at this Chl'istums‘tide that you prize more than a, paltry two mills. \Ve are again called upun tn chi-«mi- cle the death of :m uld and respected pinneerot‘ the township of Reminck in the person of Mr. Archibald Mcâ€" Lean who died on Monday morning last at the age of 77 years 6 IllOutllS and 22 days. Born in Russ Mull, Ar- gyleshire Scotland, in 183‘.) he (‘nllle in Canada with his parents in 1872. After living for a tew months in the township uf King. the family mov- ed to Bentinck and settled on Lot 31. Concession 8. About, the year 1860 the deceased was married to thnriue McKinuon who died in the course of four or five years leaving two suns Duncan and Dmmld who still reside in the vicinitv of Aberdeen He suhquenbly mar- ried Flow. Mch-m who survives. The childrenhy the second marriage are Hugh who died in \Vinnipeg a couple of years ago and Archie who is on, the homestead just west of Rocky$ Saugeen where the deceased gentle- man has been living for the past forty 1 years or thereabouts. ‘ Mr. McLean like most of the early settlers had to plod his way along. He hewed out for himselfa home in the ‘ Wilderness and by industry and thriftl became comfortable in the possession! of a fair share of this World’s goods. l i In religion he was a devoted member of the Baptist church, and a Liberal in politics. He was highly esteemed by those who knew him, but his retiring disposition kept him from seeking any public positions. Interment takes place today, Thursday to the Rocky Sangeen Cemetery. \Ve extend our sympathy to the sorrowing relatives. The first of a series of concerts in! connection with the Public Library} was held in the hall on Friday night last, As intimated previously, the program was to be all home talent, which was predicted would be quite equal to some outside. productions that are seen and heard from time to time. No boastful promises were made, and from the general appear- '. ance of things it would be safe to infer I: that the audience was pleased. The program consisted of an instru- ‘ mental on the organ by Mrs. (Rev.)‘ Newton, who always does her part well. Then there was a song by Miss Jean Brown, which showed improve-l men in her abilities as n. vocalist,l though her singing has long been much appreciate -l by Durhmn audiences. Little Gertie McUomb in her splendid rendering of “I’m O’er Young tO‘ {Marry Yet” was a surprise to the ‘ audience. She possesses a strong clear eke hvrnmrk some Barrister Telford brought l l voice, and Will m day asla. vocalist. sang a. spirited song, which forth a forced encore to which he re- sponded with that patriotic product ion “The Veteran Song.” Mrs. Stoneouse in costume gave an excellent rendering of “An Indian Wife’s Lament,” and in doing so gave ev1dence of more than ordinary ability as an eloeutionist. l The “Boys” Ralph, Armstrong, McIn- tyre. With t'to Mandolins and a Banjo gave a pleasing musical selection, and were fairly forced back by an apprec- iative audience to do it some more. A well rendered song by Miss Mamie Munro was given with good taste and 3 was also much enjoyed. Short but I extremely appropriate addresses were : given by Rev. ‘V. Farquharson and l Inspector N. _ W. Campbell. - Both Death of Archib 11d McLean Short but were was also much enjoyed. extremely appropriate addresses given “5’ Rev. XV. Farquharson and Inspector N. W. Campbell. Both gentlemen attached much importance to the proper equipment of the Library and appealed to the pn blic for generous support. as v did also Mayor Calder. who occupied the positnon of chairman. PUBLIC LIBRARY CONCERT. DON’T FORGET THAT XMAS PRESENT Remember, both HE and SHE exlwut souwthing prmty nioo this Xmas and \Vebsber’s High-Class: Disnhw will vet‘tainly meet with their approval Our display Of-I.“\I{lg-IEIt.If):I:II-(-I‘IL-l-«I1I:I-tfll-::I Lat-ken, Bruvdvts and Rings (:uuld not possibly he better. T be latter, we challenge any Juwlevr this side nf Toronto to compete Wlth. \Vehat *1" has been know 11 all oven the mummy fn1 High-Clas sf: ilverw:.re and \x 9. me p1 and to say our Xmas stm k 1s lwtrm than 91 ex before. \V 6 consider it a f n or rather than :1 tumble. to show these goods, so bring “'6 consider it, a favor rather than a tumble. to along your 11-iends anytime. Watchmaker JEWELLER Xmas 500 Fine Fancy Lace Trimmed and Embroidered Hankerchiefs fnr {Seem-h. Fancy Buxes mntammg Three Children’s Hankerchiefs only 150 per box. . Wait till you see our x Ladies’ Fancy Collars . E desire to extend to our, Patrons, Hearty‘ “Season’s Greetings" And Best Wishes for their' prosperity during the coming Year." James R. Gun 6: (30., “’9 never attempted to show so lame. an assortmentâ€"a1] New designs and materials, so rich and beautiful and such a variety that, it, would take a page to describe them. They’re in. however, and you may see them for the asking. Prices 25c to $2.00, You want to see The Nicest Goods FOR XMAS HHMOCKLER PERCY G. A. WEBSTER Silverware ! Druggists. Opposite Post Office. Repairing a Specialty Durham, Ontario :. 26. 1907 Presents Optician