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“Local Option ' is a failure in Owen Sound” a lauulc “I in'O'n'tario. If Local Option leads to business depres- .” sion, 16 increased drinking, to increased law violation, owen soun as the liquor interests declare it will, those results would have been felt in Owen Sound.” In other wordsâ€"if Local Option is a success anywhere, 1f Local Option ever had a fair test, it is in Owen Sound. Here is the TRUTH about what Local Option has actually done for Owen Sound : It Has Hurt Trade Local Option has NOT lessened drunkenness, has NOT improved busi- ness nor the financial position of the pe0ple generally. Neither has it improved the moral tone of the citizens as a whole, but, on the con- trary, Local Option HAS INJURED LOCAL TRADE and loweredthe moral well-being of very In Owen Sound there have been more failures In the :9 months under Local Option than there were in seven years pre- vious to Local Option. :Property has depreciated In value from 20 to 25 per cent. Illegal selling of liquor is now carried on in over 100 places in town. Under the license (such liqubr, -â€" u n d e 1’ Local Option they are m carting bottles. Dec. 26, 1907 Local Option has been detrimental to the in- terests of Owen Sound, commetcially and mor- ally. It has been the means of young men drinking whisky who used to be satisfied with It Has Multiplied l"""" m M WM‘ W? 00.9 a glass of lager beer. I am of the firm opinion that a strictly enforged license syste'm is far better in controlling the liquor trade. returns show that the bum“: x :9 1 citizens of Owen Sound have been less prosâ€" Z” perous under Local ' Option because of ham- pered trade, and conse- quently less able to pay their debts. In 1905, the Year before Local %J"( 1101/0 . WED S- fer Option went into force, SMIT -MAL NE 00., leited. 584 suits were entered for trial. In 1906, there - were 66! suits entered. . . . M5 And in 1907, up to only 100mm ’ $onscompany,u “adj November 26, there were ‘ . aa- 778 suits arising from ... - . .................... debts. Certified by mm can mu m comma csn'm m G” SHALLOVI taut. Lat-$0. . It “I consider Local Option detrimental to 1 point of View, as it has created discord and Creates From a moral or temperance Standpoint, cause ever had in the town. I believe i' Samuel Lloyd of Lloyd 8: Scully. Wholealc 9631ch in Farm It Has Created It has created more drinking among young men than there e The arguments advanced when Local Option was advocated that the working classes would have more - . . . La- L-.- a. .......... h. k. ahenlnh‘blv wrong. as it has not been the case at all.” It has created more drinking among young men than there ever was in t The arguments advanced when Local Option was advocated that the working classes would have more money to spend in foodstufis have been proven to be absolutely wrong, as it has not been the case at all.” J. R. BROWN, Secretary Board of Trade. Owen Sound. Local Option is a FAILURE. They KNOW it increases drunkenness, increases debt, demoralizes the young, promotes lawlessness, retards progress. In the face of their positive statements, can you believe Local Option would work any differently where YOU live? J. P. Raven. Produce. ' INQWM 30mm. Lin Despite the diligent efforts of a most capable Liquor Inspector, drunkenness is unquestionably in and far more Open, especially on umn t Mom a. sound. OWEN SOUND A (ADVERTI‘EIEITJ 1:31:23 co. 1.1151111} In its issue of November 22, 1907, “ The Pioneer,“ which is the leading Prohibition organ ofAOntario, rests the whole case for Local Option upon these words: “Owen Sound is the largest town under Local Option Baa 6m. m in Fruit and Produce, i\ OWEN WUNPâ€"erFL 192...: r“. ‘,g! ' . ‘3 § 1 "'w. '., V - '0'. n; -“~;+ԤVl‘vvt‘$ “TV W T '1'!" ' ‘ ' I 3:6 90 THE DURHAM CHRONICLE /é I I Mr. Robert Mead treated himself Ito a handsome new cutter on Satur- day. Bought of A. B. McLellan to ‘help him and family to more fully ‘enjoy the very pleasant winter for which farmers are so thankful. There will be Divine service held in the new church on Chrispmae p. m. afidfloly Communion at the con- clusion. The dredge on the Lake has stop- ped for the winter but will no doubt continue for a time in the spring as bed of excellentjmarl was found just before closing time. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lawrence Jr, and Mr. Furneaux and Mrs. Knisley of Durham and a few happy young couples from Varney took advantage of the good sleighing on Sunday to attend service in the new church. The wedding last Wednesday in St. Paul’s church as we predicted was a very pleasant and interesting event. The church was comfortably filled by the many friends who wish- ed to witness it and pay a tribute of respect to the esteemed young couple. While the organist played the Wed ding March the bride dressed in cream cashmere entered the church on the arm of her father and took her place beside tne man of her choice. Mr. Earl Matthews and Miss Irwin were the honored young couple to assist them through the trying or- deal while the Rector Rev. A. A.; Bice performed the sacred rite that? made them man and wife. After the usual hand shaking with congratula- tions the company showered their good wishes on the heads of the handsome young couple by an abun- dance of rice brought for the purpose and we voice the sentiments of all in further amending wishes for a happy Although we stated in our last’ budget that municipal matters were very quiet people are beginning to get busy along that line and we now hear of many new n" en. Afiaire were very well conducted last year, but then the council two years ago raised the salary to $3 per day and that is a great temptation now when money -‘--_ {fecal-co. 'So if the present coun. oil lose their job they will know who to blame. Mr. Hannah of Fergus. xe spending a few days with Mr. Jim Eden. He helped swell the crowd at St. Paul’s on Sunday. The very mild weather is beginning to make peeple think there is some- thing in the signs that some have so closely watched for over fifty years and'all painted this year to a very â€"-L LL- “u“ .‘. F'I-Vv -â€"_- U mild winter. Chief amongst the many signs seemingly is dandelions flowering late in November. This year thev have been seen in many parts of Ontario. Although it is a daily occurrance a for some one to get lost going from 1 Durham to Priceville and only begin c to realize their lost condition by the « time they have journeyed to this . part, late Saturday night the monot- Ony of the afiair was somewhat . changed. when we responded to a ' knock on the door and went down to i find a group ot Dagoes gathered 'around in an excited condition, as to their whereabouts and in putting them right we thought they showed clearer intellect than the ordinary run of bewildered people. but at the finish when they began to thank us profusely for a kind old man to take so much'pains in putting them right. we concluded if they :knew no more about the lay of the land than they did of a man‘s age it was blamed little wonder they got lost. We are sorry to report that instead 0! Mr. Wm. Johnston returning home from Stratford Hospital last week as we stated. he grew suddenly worse before starting and is now in a pre- carious condition. His brother Jim went to see him on Friday and his mother is going this Monday. Corner Concerns. '-â€"'â€" Mr. Jégn i’ollock has returned home from Pensylvania where he has been since spring. V'- Thursdsy was a very busy day shipping hogs in Holstein. possibly the largest shipment since spring Many farmers had been holding for better prices and on receiving $5.25, decided to let them go. The discussion of hosting our 8311001 by a. furnace will likely be the subject of much interest at the meet- ing on Thursday. ‘ While the Farmers’ Association of: Varney is doing good work along ‘meny lines, the one subject that heir attention at the stock feed. We for successful fefming here ers in the w possibly be brought. and not even go if it can be tnren g . - ‘..l.- no:.nranB: but While the Fermere’ A Varney is doing good many lines, the one should engroes their ett present time. is. the brix the west the damage cleaned more (3 above all we want it Beret can possibly be got some farmers in Wellington co ' Milling 00., has - mum... in Man .â€"â€" â€"' >r if it. can be? otherwafl; but it as clean as it t Heretofore llington county as 00.. has been 118 in Manitoba 1 found in cheap andle it careful "a found that be fed with profit and with the chance of markets raising and so many hogs being sacrificed money might be made by the transaction. . For instance many loads of hogs had (I to be turned home from Holstein ' this fall because they weighed very little over a hundred apiece and gmost of those taken was so light that they not only lowered the Toronto market but have also brought down the reputation of Canadian bacon that was once considered the very best on the British market until it now holds second or third place‘ amongst the nations of the world, and should be restored as quickly as possible. But this feed might be get if taken in the right way. Take the quotations from Mr. Fred Siegner’s letter of a week ago and other such reliable sources and add the freight, and it would come much cheaper, and by the way. might nut Mr. Sieg- ner who every one 'knows to be honorable and trutworthy be employ- ed to purchase and ship a few car i loads for us? but as it is the farmers . who base to ultimately pay for the 3 stufi and make what profit they can . out of it and also take the chances of getting more weeds to fight against are the ones who should take the matter in hand as they would be interested from every standpoint. I l , Then don’t load your stomach with cough syrups. Send healing med- icines through the nostrilsâ€"send it into the passages that are subject to colds and catarrh. Easy to do this with Catarrhozone, which cures al cold in ten minutes. Even to the lungs goes the healing vapor of Ca- ; tarrhozoneâ€"all through the bronchial tubes. nostrils and air passagesâ€" everywhere a trace of disease re- mains will Catarrhozone follow. You’ll not have colds, nor will you eufier from sniflea, bronchitis or throat trouble if Catarrhozone is used. Get it to day. 25 cts. and $100 at all dealers. Distribution of Bead Grain and Pots. too: From the Central Experi- mental Farm, Ottawa, 1907-8. By instruction of the Hon. Minister of Agriculture a distribution is being made this season of samples oi su» perior sorts of grain and potatoes to Canadian farmers for the improve- ment of seed. The stock for distribu. tion has been secured mainly from .the EXperimental Farms at Indian ’Head. Sask.. and Brandon, Man. The samples consist of oats, spring wheat. barley. Indian corn (for en» slage only) and potatoes. The quantity of oats sent is 4 lbs.. and of wheat or barley 5 lbs.. suflicient in each case to sow oneotwentieth of an acre. The samples of Indian corn and potatoes weigh 2 lbs. each. A quantity of each of the following varieties has been secured for this distribution :â€" “‘_ ‘ I m. 0. OATS.-â€"Banner,Wide Awake,White Giant. Danish Island. Thousand Dol- lar. Improved Ligowo, all white varieqies. Black oats are not recom- mended for general cultivation. a few samples, however. are available which can be sent if specially asked for. WHEAT.â€"Red Fife (beardlees); Preston, Pringle’s Champlain and Baron (early bearded sorts); Percy and Stanley (early beardlees varieties) BABLEY. â€"-Six rowed. -- Menenry, Odessa, Mansfield and Claude. Two- rowed.â€"â€"Standwell, Invincible, Cana- dian Thorpe and Sidney. INDIAN Conn (for ensilege).â€"â€"Eerly sorts, Angel of Midnight. Compton’s Derly and Longfellow; later varie- ties. Selected Leemin'g Early Masto- don end White Cap Yellow Dent. POTATOES â€"-Ear1y varieties. Early White Prize and RocheSter Rose. Medium to late varieties, Carmen No. 1 and Lace Puritan. These later varieties are use rule more produc- tive than the earlier kinds. Only one sample can be sent to each applicant, hence if an individual receivesa sample of oats he cannot also receive one of wheat, barley, cations for more than one sample for one household. cannot be entertained. The samples will be sent free of charge through the mail. § Applications should be addressed to the Director of EXperimental Farms. Ottawa. and may be sent in any time before the 15th of February, . after which the lists will be closed, hat the samples asked for may be sent out in good time for sowing. Applicants should mention the varie- ty they prefer. with a second sort as an alternative._ Applications will be ‘t‘-- Aâ€"A “u ”UV. -v'v- . -w filled in the order in which they are received, so long as the supply of seeds lasts. Farmers are advised to apply early to avoid possible disap» pointment. Those applying for In-€ dian corn or pctatoes should bear in mind that the corn is not usually distributed until April, and that lpotatoes cannot be mailed from here ,until danger from frost in transit is ’over. No postage is required on mail matter addressed to the Central Experimental Farm. Gt tawa. WM. Sammnas. Director of Experimental Farms. YOU SUBJECT TO COLDS? A GOOD GENERAL SERVANT Apply. Mu. E. A. Rowe. Durham. Business College is home for the. Knee holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Jss. Lindsey of Whitefish, Montana, visited the for- mer's niece. Mrs. A. W. Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. J. Resy and family ate their Christmas dinner with Mr. Mr. and Mrs. F. Resy. Mr, and Mrs. W. Falkmgham spent Sunday last with friends in town. M188 McLeod. teacher, is spending the Xmas holidays at her home in- Priceville, Mr. C. Lawrence, teacher of Cree- more is holidaying with his parents Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Lawrence. Mr. G. Herd of Allen Park spent a couple of days with his sister Mrs. W. G. McCulloch. Mr. W. E. Pearson. Toronto. visit- ed in this vicinity recently. firsâ€"QW. D, mus and mo children of Durham Spent Xmas Day at her brocher'e here. v-vvâ€"vv w __ _ Mr. and Mrs. R. Lindsay visited their daughter Mrs. A. W. Hunt. recently. Mr. Eddie Vicque _of Mt. S. S. No. 2. EGREMONT. Jr. IVwEdna Thompson, J 09 Mar- rison. Arche Allan Sr. IIIâ€"Earl Mead, Agnes Allen, Sore Allan, Sam Morrison, Magnet Woods, Myrtle Allan, Hazel Dennect. Andrew Grey. Gertrude Pollock. Jr. IIIâ€"Wilfred Barbour, Bridget Woods. George McLaughlin. Willie Grey, Annie Ker, May Allan, Willie Eden. Sr. II-â€"â€"Me.ry Ker, Willie Woods. Jr lIâ€"Alioe Grey. Roy Thomson, Willie Finnignn. Sr. Pt. lIâ€"Jnmee Finnignn. Pr. II (n)-â€"EV8 McMeeken, How- ard Mend. Maggie Mend. Pt. II (b)- Robert Morehnll. Jr I (a)-â€"Elmer MoMeeken, Elsie McLaughlin, Ben Woods. Jr. (b)-anrence Chapman. CLARA Amen, Teacher. About Digestion. It is not the quantity of food taken but the amount digested and assimi- lated that gives strength and vitality to the system. Chamberlain’s Stom- ach and Liver Tablets invigorate the stomach and liver and enable them to perform their functions. The re- snlt is a relish for your food. increas- ed strength and weight. greater on- durance and a clear head. Price, 25 cents. Samples free. For sale at Parker’s Drug Store. We extend our best wishes for a bright and merry Xmas and a happy and prosperous New Year to the editor. his °oflice stafi, his reporting etnfi and all readers of the Chronicle. Miss Annie‘Scott, of Mitchell is at present. Spending the holiday season at the parental home. Mrs. Sraight, of the great West, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Matthews, at present. Mr. John Bell, is. we are pleased to say, recovering from a shock he received b felling against some sharp object. w ile engaged painting one day lass week. He required medical assietance. Mr. Wm. Lawrence Visited rrown friends last Sunday. Mr. J ames Brown had a runaway last Sunday evening. While driving to church with his two sisters the horse took [right at something near the railway crossing in the vicinity of James Hopkins’ upsetting the out. The horse was next seen in MoGowan’s mill sheds, where he we! taken care of by Mr. McGowan. A. luck happened, nobody got hurt. One often hears the exprueioaf "My child caught a severe cold which developed into diphtheria.” when the' truth was that the cold hed eimply’ Heft the little one particularly sue-r oeptible to the wandering diphtheria germ. When Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is given it quickly cures the cold and lessons the danger of diph. theria or any other germ disease being contracted. For sale at Park. er’e Drug Store. Mr. fierclay finished his gruelling contract near the Spring Bank Station yard on Monday and made a. first class job of it. He is an expert rail- road men, so that speaks for it. Darkies’ Corners. now Diphtheria is (30an , Honor Roll. Vickers. Lawrence visited Proton liome for the.