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not the thirst-quenching bever- ages most peOple crave for on a boiling hot day. A fountain or two of running water would be an easy task for every town to pro- vide, and surely a drink of pure. clear water is the least we should offer to the thirsty stranger With- in our gates. In Markdale a few days ago. there were hundreds, no doubt, who had to go thirsty because there was no place to drink with- out giving trouble to someone. Ice cream and soft drinks could be had in abundance by paying for them, but ice cream, ginger pop. lemon sour and such like slops are Every big day brings to mind the. absolute necessity in all towns for public comforts and public con- veniences. Every town should have a public drinking fountain where visitors could be at least served free to a plain drink of water, and the providing of a free fountain is a long-felt-need in every town or village. important thing is to get the rank and file. of the department on the ground as quickly as pos- sible. and to do this the “general’ alarm must have both volume and personality. The idea of Wiring the chief‘s residence is all rightâ€" after you have provided an ade- quate system for arousing the pri- vate membersâ€"but there isn‘t a great deal of benefit in waking the fire chief by a private alarm and taking chances on a church bell getting the other members on the scene. A fire company With- ut their chief is a whole lot more use at a fire than the chief without his companyâ€"and an;v\\'a,\' under the whistle system the chief has the same chance as his men, and should get on the scene with but very little delay. ' a mud fire departme engine and hose-reel are always on duty :11 whistle system has the most satisfactm less to instal- As Mn town that there c0 take in the signal w was turned in. F0 sumr era I is too antiquated .and too slow for a town as progressive as Hanover. In an interview with Mayor Witthun this -Week ,We learned that Reeve Wilson. Coun- cillors Lang and Hallman and himself had been to Neustadt where a church hell can be sv- cured at a very reasonablé rate. This could be put in a suitahle place and have some electric sys- tem 01' giving the fire alarm Which would sound than Warning" s-Tmz.l.-‘ tan. “Saturday’s fire here demon- strated the necessitv of acquiring some better system of giving the fire alarm than We have at the present time. The system now infi vogue of ringing the school bell! says: 1% DURHAM CHRONICLE AMONG THE‘ ANTIQUITIBS The Hanover Post of last week small park, too. with a few uld sound th .eously at the i! NEEDED COMFORTS W. IRWIN. E itor and Proprietor. DURHAM} JULY 23. 1914, it Alarm station station Were arts of the to good move. '1 EOOC ster Will bring it to 77 not In resic m system Irm urch .1 t, HOW, Which is pm)?»- as any other of the rerally used, but is 1dvr;catg For sm racticrxb 1V 0 Du tow war! 11(‘1 1h I) 0 V. Id n-eve ma YUI‘ Hanover and G‘lC‘Cf fire Durham “13911” mnr 1218 {h Li-fi'fiflfiw BREMESI KIDNEY f? REMEDY I O O I (I bickens. ROnstels ' \VW H 771 , Ta) law La. I'd . . Turkeys Geese . . . R‘HL‘IE’I‘S . Hen: . . . Chickens . Hsu Butte ‘1 A “u“ .“uul‘v nu; le\C Lllt‘.‘ hfiillfill" thy of the community in their bereavement. Deceased had three brothers and five sisters as folâ€" lows: James of Leamington Th‘ol'g‘t‘ of Hydro Glen Jack at home Mrs. W. Kobe «of Hanover, Mrs. D. Brown of Acadia Valley Alta. Mrs. Ed. Schlaegel of Hano- ver Martha and Irene at home. The funeral takes place to-morrow afternoon at 4 o’clock to Swit- zer‘s cemeteryâ€"Hanover Post. Heâ€"Possibly because they Want to get repaired. OVER THE ’PHONE. “Well, there’s been an addition to your family.” “The deuce!” "Exactly. Twins." Sheâ€"What in the world makes m'uken-down widowers so anxious to marry again ‘? \liI Miss Julia McMahon aged 13 years daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James McMahon of Bentinck died on Tuesday last of heart failure preceded by a three weeks‘ i11- "mess of sore throat. The parents ll additional and inexpensive com- fort that. would add much to every town. It should be centrally lo- cated. vet far enough away from the bust le of business to give it a degree of privacy. For cold or disagreeable weath- er. a public room of some kind. 'where peorile could rest for a few minutes would be another and. we think. necessary comenience.i Out hotel proprietors are quite: obliO'ingr but the1e are. manv who! hate to gixe trouble, and womenj and children especially prefer' places that are less public. Comforts such as we have sug- gested are not luxuries, but abso- lute necessities, and the time is; not far distant when the public; will patronize the places that take I some thought for the public com-a fort and entertainment. 1 S ( ‘ a. liliing Oars ”Pu Huts 'ea: YUL'NZ} BENTINCK GIRL DEA rees â€"â€"â€"_â€" r;--nV--‘u 1d {gmjly will haxe the sym'm “Fruit-a-tivs” is sold by all dealers at 50¢. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size. age. or will be sent postpaid on rez‘z-ipt of price by F ruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. “Fruit-a-tives" cures wea.’, sore. aching Kidneys, not only beauxse it strengthens these organs but 1150 be cause "Fruit-a-tives’ ’ opens the :xm'els, sweetens the stomach and stiuulates the action of the skin. Many people do not realize t 1at the kin is one of the three «rreat e15: 1i11a- tors of waste matter from the bodv. As a matter of fact, the Skin rids the sx stem of more Urea (or waste mutt er\ than the Kidneys \\ hen t1 ere is Kidney Trouble, Pain In The Back and Acrid Urine, it may not be the fault of the kidneys at all, but be (1 1e to faulty S‘cin Action, or Constipation of the bowels. Only Remedy That Act: On All Three Of The Organ: Responsible For The Formation Of Uric Acid In The Blood. WONDERFUL BEBURD OF A WONDERFUL CURE “Fruit-a-tives” Have Proved Their Value In Thousands of MARKET REPORT LIVE POULTRY I‘IL'RHAM {UN 2.2. It)“ and 11 DRESSED FOWL f e \V 5.8 eats 'is another MARKET 16 to H) H O'hrlvU-"c‘m ~19“? I3 16 10 U The olivk that followed hanging up the receiver seemed to leave me alone with the maniar'. There had been pro- tection in talking with someone even over a phone. I shut down every win- dow and lurked every door. Against some of the doors 1 moved turniture. The front door had a chain on it. which I put in place to prevent an opening. As soon as 1 had barricaded myself i sat down and shivered. After amhile I concluded that if I didnt do something to occupy my "Oh. no." was the reply. “not that! The man is dangerous. We are noti- fying persons in order that they may take precautions against being injured by him." “Oh. heavens! What is he like?” “Medium height. dark hair and wears a mustaehe only. He carries a suit case. having taken one that doesn't belong to him in order to make the gatekeeper believe he was a .mem- ber of the asylum staff or a visitor. He also has an umbrella. Don’t be frightened. Our men will soon take him in." "What do you wish me to do." I askéd. “in case be comes hereâ€"hold him till your men omue for him? I’m alone and entirely unequal to the task myself.” One day my aunt and cousins went to the city for a day’s shopping. They kept no servant. doing all the work themselves. Consequently. on this oc- casion the work was left for me-to do. 1 am not adapted .hy nature to house- work as some women are. who can cook a dinner in dinner dress. On the contrary. I become hot. my clothes be come soiled and 1 am irritated. My aunt and cousins did not get oh“ till late. and before I had set the house to rights 1 was obliged to prepare my lunch. 1 spoiled what I tried. to cook and dropâ€" ped grease on my dress. Then. to “crown a crown of sorrows." a Sharp ring came from the telephone. and l was warned by the authorities of the lunatic. asylum a few miles distant that an inmate ot’ the institution had escaped. and all persons in the neigh- borhood were being notified in order that they might look out for him. nnu a time when he was disengaged. Very naturally I looked forward to meeting Mr. lrving and was anxious to make a good impression upon him when he arrived. My favorite dress. a dainty white voile, l kept fresh for the purpose. On no account would I wear it: till the ewntt‘ul day when I should meet the man who might pos- sibly be my husband. 1 wondered whether he would like me and wheth- er 1 would like him. Then 1 remem- bered that men are less impressionable than women in such matters. and while I was indulging in fancies about him he probably never gave me a thought to me. but c-omu get nothing mm; of him except nonsense. Tom promised to bring him out fur tbé week end as soon as he could get him. but Mr. Irving was so popular and in such de- mand that Tom fuuml It dittivnlt to find a time when he was disengaged. i*¢¢. ’1 THOUGHT HE WAS When I went tu visit my Aunt Mar- tha at East Arlington it wzis in the spring of the year. :md l was delighted to be in the (-mzzmy. l sat on the porch most of m. time wz-ttvning a pair of birds lmilum: :I nest in a tree near the house and xisteniug to their xwittering. My musins were all very kind to me. doing everything: in their [unVUI' t0 (“untrilolilt' In my enjoyment. Tom was in [menu-xxx in tin» «wiry. but value out (m Saturdays and flayed till Monday morning Tom bad :1 friend. Alan Irving. whom m- said he had [birkmi um fur me. Any :‘ir! who is funvy er- is inh-rr-stud m :1 man whu “ax howl! [nivkml nut for lwr. and ! w:a< \' -:~.\ vnriuns m we Mr. Irving. 1 :‘.<i v.9 'l'nn: In ticsvl‘ibv him ~2WA»:%:«WW:WW By MARTHA v. MONROE ; With My finsband It Gave Me 3 Shock. “ A5 l-ZSCAI’ED LUNATIC” flattery. " We made a“ match of It after all. When I went downstairs Mr. Irving was kind enough to say to me. “Of all things I admire. a brave man and a cowardly Woman stand at the bead." He afterward declared that. untidy and smudgvd as l was when he first saw me. I was comely. But that was l was followed to my room by my Cousins Bess and J ulia. who found me sobbing convulsively and in whose arms I gradually recovered my equa- nimity. So this was the result of my dreams 0‘ my first meeting With the man who had been picked out for me; my keep- ing fresh my um " becoming dress; my hopes of making a favorable impres- sion! Could i have made a worse one? Tom had made an unexpected ar-Z rangement to bring Mr. Irving out; with him for the week end. Tom had' missed the train. and Irving had come out alone. “Good gracious? exclaimed my Cousin Bess. "What have you been doing to yourself. ”’ “I thought." I stammered. pointing to the man with the suit case. “that he was an escaped mnatic.’2 There was a burst of laughter. “He’s my friend. Alan lrving.” said Tom. “He’s not very bright. but I woulgn’t quite consider him a luna- tic." Then I remembered my soiled dress.4 my smudged face and. turning, fled. l unlocked and unchained the door. There stood a number of persons. three men from the asylum. my aunt and cousins and the lunatic. Every eye was turned with anxiety on me. By this time I knew that 1 had made a goose of myself. 1 gave a sickly smile. What should I do? 1 was not sure what to do. I did nothing. A loud rap at_ the door. My aunt’s and my cousin's voices (including Tom’s; outside. "For heaven‘s sake!" cried my aunt. "What has happened to the girl?" enoua‘h to deSel'ihe it. But of what importance was this when a maniac was sitting quietly on the [)()!'(°ll wait- ing to efl'et-t an entranl'e to murder me? i. did not give my :li'lileai'anee a thought, but went noiselessly down the staircase. I had drawn every vurtain below its window sill. not leaving a vravk that would admit a streak of sunlight so I rould he swell. l exunlizlml .‘o.l points ut‘ lllgl‘es‘s and. finding everything as st't'lil'e as i wait} make it, thought what lit'Ni l (“Ulilll do. There ‘cas no lt.‘lt‘pl;()ilt' lmutll. the in- >U'llllltfllt being in thi- dining room. lt uC‘CUI‘l‘etl to in? it) .'_'(: li;=~:!;lll°.\'. bring down blankets with which to L'oVel' it. so as to deaden the sound. and inform the asylum managers of the hmatic‘s presenve. Having: not the blankets and (-overml myself and the phone. 1 put the I'et'eiver to my ear. It 1 had been obliged to ring I would Hut have dared make the cali. “What number?" "Give me the East Arlington Lunatic asylum at on0e.” "The line is busy." That‘s all i got out of “central.” but I heard two women i‘iidding each other goodhy. and they spent half an hour doing so. while l was kept waiting with a lunatic on the DOI‘t’ll. When 1 had heard the last goodhy I called for the asylum and gave my information. i was told that a force of attendants would be sent at oni-e. Throwing off the blankets, l wentto a window of the drawing room. near which the maniac sat, and listened. I heard nothing. but smelled tobacco. The man While waiting to get at me was quietly smoking. Then suddenly he got up' and walked to the steps and I heard an exclamation. Could it be that relief had come-that I was saved?- There were steps without and a babel of voices, followed by a jerk at the doorbell. 4 . 9999909999§§§§§§§§§§§§§§O§ §§§§§§§z§§O§§z§§9§§z§§§ +++++++++++++++++$+% I! you are going to have aSaie. let The Chronicle print your hing, Thi- ottice is fully equipped for executing this work. QUEEN STREET C. J. FURBER CO. MILTON PRESSEID BRICK DURHAM FLOUR MILLS Cash Price 12 inch lengths $2.00 per load Cash Price 16 inch lengths $2.330 per load DRY HARDWOOD FIRE WOOD We wish to remind you that our stack: of Flours and Feeds were nevm' any better or larger Elm-11 at pres.- Hnt. and our prices consistent With the quality [of our goods. nstnm (_ 11¢“)ppiug'. BINDER T“’INE PHONE 58 Agents for PHONE 4 1M0!!! . Ho+$++++$+$+.H.+++.m.+.mo+.m.++++.N:H..._..H. Oat Crushi DURHAM