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It was my firs; visit, and I was dazzled by i‘s b"il'ia.;-’-;:. The empire was in its hignest s WCnl dor. Many European rulers were visiting there, and it seemed illmi) t like a great international capitalfitii’s French city which’ was in three :11: it years to be bombarded by its easte .1 neighbor. sensmxe to now to me settlement or reason than force? What this London conference attained could always be secured by rulers if they wished to avoid war, and thus accomplish what Frederick 111. declared to be their highest duty. All the nations were'assembled in this great peaceful and profitable pageant of industryâ€"this productive. not destructive, strife of business. All the riches which art and manufacturr contribute to use and beauty were hijl”) displayed, and one felt proud of the progressive times one lived in, and how natural it was to feel that never more should all this development be threatened by the brutal process of destruction. And I breathed easily when I realized that all these royal guests commingled in congratulatory festivities. Certainly they would never azain exchange shots with their mn- 6 “6666660 “OMOOOOOO 90 O O +++++++++++++o+¢++++¢++o¢L¢+++ +v+++tfi++o++++++++;.+.+ «++++ 'E‘hursday, Friday and Saturday March 25, 26 and 27, 1915 Spring Gpeniflg and Bispiay of Miélinery Continued from page a “WAR” ::++++ ++++++++¢++++t++++++ :++ +++++§+++++++++ (Sh u-ming efi'ects' in small, xuclliu-n :uul lurgm‘ hats. ’1‘ L2 H E O 0 . H. McClaicklin, I” hOre é’MaEES MiLLINERY PARLOR UH" din-1' West. 0f Stamina .1 Bank. Invitation is extended to in- spect this showing of the latest models in Spring Mill- inery. Men’ 8 plain overs \len’ s main «wars 1‘. Mun H rnll sulm] ,,,,,,, Mvn's high heel ( “a“ Ladies” Ladies" lzfldiPS' Ladies’ 3 Plain nvvrs .. ................... .90 5' Main HVM‘S PIE. .91) OOOOOOOOOOOO 4 ml! 80M] ........................ 1.00 a high hPt'l (\ \Ieniteseé(.‘1'()ss) 1 00 Men’s Rubbers adics’ Rubbers Main rn’m‘sw felt iihm‘i ....... Bla‘tese (‘I‘nss hm {)Versl‘1<,)e_ --â€"--.-â€"‘. What government could refuse such a suggestion without unmasking its de~ "sire for conquest? What nation would not revolt at such a refusal? The pro- posal must succeed. Frederick was not so confident as I. “First of all,” he said, “I cannot believe Napoleon will ever propose it since the war party is too strong. Occupants of thrones cannot govern pub’ic oyin‘os: they are. prevented by their 13l0f'(“~i advisers. in the second place, one cannot command a great organic bad): to cease to exist as such. It would set itself in oppo- :zition " “0f at 5 lat body are you speak- g 1 «an urge .wa‘r agams: (ms monster . . he I. . . h 1?": splendid public recognition and can”; by Introducmg anot r 1vmg t 0 5‘1 tra 1e form, whicl as it unfolds xvi}! mtulatory association seemed like 3? fluff} wi e the other out 3, was ledge that an era of unbroken peace! y p . ' ‘ D .you, Martha. who mtroduced me to and plenty had come. Never again; th - . 3 e Ideas of modern scxentlbts. An 310“” “”39 eivgizfiflmtione draw- inexorable law is changing and mm:- e sword any at ans and tartar ing the wor'zd, and what is oppos d hordes wwld be capable or that' tn if mncf an anrin§onc rnlgr-c tual entertainers ind hosts. 1 All this lng? “Of the army. As a body, it has lite and has the power to sustain its existence. As an organism, it is to- day full grown, and if universal con- scription is introduced it is on the point of enon‘nous expansion.” In the midst of it all it was rumored} that the Emperor was seeking the! earliest suitable opportunity to present ! his favorite idea to the Powers forI general disarmament. The informa-! tion came from reliable sources. 1 “Yes, but not by stepping up and crying, ‘Div. monster!’ Such an in- stitution would hardly respond by stretching itself dead at my command. “And yet you plan to oppose this thing!" (‘npiv hf iu‘mm'tud “rigi- rmls American (‘l'PiltiUIlS McIntyre Block, Durham 9" Small Profits (Inc 0f Our Speciils '1 his “Eek bunt-N" Unngulw “111C. Very dwssy >h't-'. mmwro.; .uzusamv-W gm-at body are you speak- $3.99 THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. ~.~ h .. .. 1 1-5:. 01‘ allâ€"~Vi< (kyle. E. 311 L1,.S 91;»Lz;;;1me.1-1t 't he.“ 1"‘.<."_,:~3 an: sy‘t the. I“ a. ‘ 30nd it 911,3: ureck is apt we steadfastly hearthstone. a our deep an Every morning voted to the (3 study, and w a great deal in he midst pleasure. As Austrian pathy express gcsting rex'en. for our defeat: solaf‘ons werc 88:313 ’1 0"? q we (1151:6311 01 l’iv'v'ul' made a 1: mm. were w m. :1 xnmld L , , .. ., .1 Vb Hf ' xm‘JL) . 4 V .‘ 'o . v \\ t3L.’ \ A lie-1». .. 'LUL‘? pr“; b, H "L\Il I , t“ ’ tAKJ :1 «1. ' . 1.. “ ""'L‘D;l'\â€"'/-" 1 ‘ciy «1.1;. L; {the ideas of modern scientists. An ' inexorable law is changing and mov- ing the world, and what is opposfi to it must go. Politicians. rulers, land soldiezs seem not to haxe tin rslightest notion of this truth. A fer: i years ago 1 vas just as blind to it. ’ | ~Ve lived at the Grand Hotel, but And now came the fulfilment of a «:herished huge. A girl was born to us. We lint .v the joy of having a son, and now we should realize the promise of happinws a little daughter might bring to her parents, and of course our .ittle Sylvia would unfold into a paragon of beauty, grace, and clever- ness. Happmess makes us so selfish. (’nder the fair sky of our domestic heaven all else seemed to evaporate; even the terrors of the cholera faded into a cloud-like dream, and even Frederick slackened 1n the pursuit of his ideal. No doubt much discourage ment as we}; was the reason for this, for QVC‘I'Q"...':‘.CI‘€ his plans met with shrugs and doubts, and even pitying smiles and condemnation. The world seems to prefer to be swindled and l:<;;:t wretcivd. Every proposed plan 1;: wipe out misery and woe is dubbed “l'ithlTétll,” and even put aside as (~‘zzi'disll. Lewew'w.‘ Frederick never entirelv ~Ve lived at the Grand Hotel, but since I had not laid aside my mourn- ing. we did not seek acquaintances. Of course Rudolf was with us. but he did not make many long excursions with is. for the time had come for him to learn, and he spent much of his time with his English tutor. The world which opened to us here was all new to me. There had com together, fwrn the four corners. the rich, the humusâ€"and l was fairly confused by the turmoil, the ffites. the. luxurirmsness. all so enchanting and interesting. But I longed for the quiet and peace. of home as ardently as one wishes for the ray world when entirely shut out from it. .We kept ourselves outside the hub bub and sought only the acquaintance of the prominent thinkers W1.) could be of benefit not only to our mental life. but also who could help further Frederick in his new ideas. \Ve were busy at home collecting what we called a “Peace Protocol,” 3 sort of scrap-book on the history of the peace ideal as it lull developed from the be- ginning. it soon grew into quite a volume. (Since I have carried it down to the present day it has grown into several» But, as a whole. it is but a small drop as compared to the oceans of war literature which flood "our librariw. But when we reflect that in a single acorn is hidden the possibility o'i a whole oak forest we need not be discouraged when the his- tory of a new movement can be chronicled 'in a few pages. hora-t". as and thoughtless life, to for- art. the r 221 problems which lie be- 32). 21 it 911, 21nd even domestic ship- “reek is apt to be the result. But 11' l (1.x: "( 1:1 1",: a}... L, I i a ."': is.» 111-411 whirl. Ye rented a :1? 1':.2‘..+-'2‘e'11 1101151 wl'xere we ; ::.:1-‘1.1:_I11 (1111' 111111118, bv whon 1".1 ."-" Wu”; (101511 '11“ 1711‘ tLd :111111--'.<;;<i1>1 picsen ted us at court 1:: xxx =1: fzgn 1911:13' the guests of 37111111‘115114. All the foreign em- $1 wwrw open to us, as well as of fcz‘eign notabilities. The vary stars of the times were 3.11 111111111 to our home except the great- est of allâ€"Victor Hugoâ€"who was in exde. V 1.; all t]: ’is fascinating whirl of 91131;;31‘1110nt 7?. is easy to drift into the we steadfastly kept our hold on the lu'arthstone. and neither did we forget our deep and universal interests. Every morning a few hours were de. voted to the domestic side and to our study, and we succeeded in getting a great deal of real happiness even in the midst of all this round 01 pleasure. As Austrians we found much sym- pathy expressed in Paris, even sug- gesting revenge upon the Prussian; for our defeated army. But such con- sslfif‘ons were all rejected. and we DQVCY p‘.» ' a: gawjzu LLi.;-.;:Lglamcui. But til: 1 ,'....I::~c “Ls-i Seamus with dLSCOzl' t:.., and may 01' the impcnazists Cu ukxitieu n. uupqu‘ibie LO rcmove cne a‘::‘.;:::unisu. ;.¢Li£b't the Freud} throne, 6.29:1): by (1.: --rting than: migration 9;: a fora-5;; \xgr, a sort of grand pro- n‘nsnadc againét the Rnin‘. That tale Luxexubourg matter faiied to brim,r tins about was considered unfortun4L--. Lu. me no.:-.vbpa‘pers costumed to my nzuzsta about we unavoidable war be- ta'wu ’i’:‘1.z.3;-;. and France. . The; hr. ..;2 :. 5:;ason reached even mc-‘e exugu'ggnt heights with th; spzizzgtinzc, 3.“; me b 3:; to long for rest; We were overwhelmed- with in- reuse? assured on] i Luc present uAcn ugaag a {finsaanu Luat UL .‘§¢yvic.0;l L sucxagva J. and tilt): t {in my 2,“; m“ gm: r,‘ Frederick never entirely or his ain1.}{is studies led Lu» ‘coonuencc witkllcaxn d vary type. He planngd to 1 ngi amok caned \Var and I 3 U1 our friends that we Arcsent peace would never Lgam, and we were given m: gum Luis was also the AVAIL; 111. “It: were (310.5%- Wail many 0: his mu- Limj gave us the assur- .\-; Luann); desired to prw r Sylxia‘s birth was 1:121, and the fol- "hind itay. Our ((1 mu lcled tl‘ t we Cgmntries. Tho and 1 am $01" thcm'in my r 1nd we plun r" 1 V ‘ 1 see it so. Double t. 2.:u \ as 130W possible to Fredrriek 11:;- his work, and in our quiet snmtm r we. determined to return the next. ":r to Paris, ,not for gaic-zy. biz: w) devote the entire sea- son to the Object of 0711‘ lives. “'c fished to Inlp bring about some. pracaionl rm: ..s and hoped to be able to co-awrur with the plans of the Emperor 3v;- disarmament. for we might get his ear through our friends. Through ow :ild friend the Cabinet Minister wr- hoped also to get to the ear of tit" Austrian government. Frederick also had influential rela- tives at the Berlin Court. through whom such a plan might be brought to the (")ilSZdEJI‘aIiOD of Prussia But our return to Paris was dis- armngud. Our little Sylvia, our treasure. became seriously ill. These anxim‘s hours filied with {err of death throw everything else into the back- ground. Hut she did not die. In two weeks the danger was past. Then the winter's cold delayed our depar- ture till March. mumons to visit the country-place; of our friends. But we refused to think '01' it, and not desiring to return to Grumitz ou aovount of the 11011::pr memmies. we settled in a quiet spot in S'ritzerlangl, 21d promised our Parisian fricnds that the following winter mud find us in their midst again. And what a refreshment was this summer w-.L'n its long wazks, its long hours of study. and longer hours of play for. 1.138 'clziidreu. But theze were fi‘.’ pages in the little red book. which azways n:..â€"ant a mind free of care.' and peace. Europe :3 . whole also seemed toler- ably peaceful. There were no "dark spots," and no more 19.111 of revenge But 9110111; 111111;; 11:11:11.1; 1:110y1. 131'1 was that 3.1121111: had 11:1;1iuced con- scription: and t2.1.t 1113- :.11-.’.01f. like the 1‘1‘3‘1‘ 111-51 541211: 611': a"! b13111)?” a 8011.31? 21:11; a. (.1 ing 1 1.01‘ Id not b?ar to C011101‘2':p::â€"1t_e. Forebodings? There were none in my mind when we again entered Paris on that b<;:;.r..iiful sunny March day in £1870. It was all cheer and promislr. but one lung's now what horror: were hanging over it all. We Cllg'c‘.*l_"‘il the same Kittie hows which we had occupied the year be- fore. The fsme servants awaited u: and as We rlrcve through the strmt on our W9? home. we met mnny quaintzmces who were c'lriving at f": t hour. amnn: ‘r-r‘m "he Feat-1f lira DTCSS, W110 {Raff 01181); 53.1 ted us 711 passing. -.‘:..--.~l +9 M018 bung .__o;! everywhcz'v 23:1 the. air was full ( the prmniwe (22" sprltxg. ‘ SNOW. 13‘: f" vitations. S “And yet pz-uple dare dream of free- (10111!" I (2:<ci:‘z.imcd. “A year 11‘ volunteering is not much “ .aizi (Euler; ck 11:1; .3 to com- fort 11111-1 I shook my head. “Even a day 18 1:60 1111111131) Lave to pntand for a. Sin3'1 1;: day 111 (10 111W 111111g1v what you detestâ€"â€"to 11w : lieâ€"is abhorrent. and I mean to train my son for the truth.” moiety OF :1 ."c-w cltofee frfz-wlsz Our Inns regrnrdirvg {to Pall-31m: r': scheme. of “imrmmnmt “ff-“2'“ .1‘. standstill, for the time seemwl rm ripe for sm-l‘. an idea. ’l‘lre poop'e were in a turmoil. and the throne Fl- self seemed- net on the surest, found- ation. We grow accustomed to hear that the only safety of the dynasty: would be in a fortunate campaign. There seemed no possibility of was. and yet talr of disarmament was- dropped for the Bonaparte halo large- ly depended upon its military glory. Neither Prussia nor Austria respond- ed to our plan. Expansion of the army was everywhere tlze fashion, and our dream of disarmament fell upon deaf ears. “Then a ff‘W cc plicd Fm true D’MI‘: seems im; deepyri g "The time is not ripe,” said Freder- ick. “I may need to abandon my hope to help personally to hasten the peace of the nations. What I can contribute is small indeed, but from the first hour it dawned upon me, it possessed me with the conviction that it was the one most important thing in the world. I must be faithful.” ' If for the moment the project for disarmament must be postponed, yet 1 was content that there was no im- mediate threat of war. At court and among the people those who believed the dynasu’ must be rebaptized in blood had U) gn‘e up all hope 01 gmry in a charming little campatgn on the Rhine. Thus: were no French aLhes, the harms. hat; tuned, (erase was Scarce, the army had L0 bed It.) horses, the extra. recruits had been cut 011' by meation, and aoove at there was LiUuLiUI'e any political com. phcation; m short, so OliViBI‘ pro- cgaxmed from the torum: “the poem: of Europe is assured." Assured: do»; we word rejoiced me. ’i‘ue papczs repeated 11., and thousanub “gamed Wm; me. WhaL greater goou can be given to the m»- Jority qi' mum way than the assurance of peace? . Edward C. Walker, pres (1 mt of Hiram Walker 8: Sons, dis: inns. died at Walkerville. His“ funeral took place on Monday. Basil D. Rorison, aged 82 said to be the oldest railway mail alert; in America. is dead at Windsor. 013? 6‘» Continued next week. h CHAPTER I. BOOK VI. ngs at 11mm or cw choice friend we were. deter ity; we decffm 07.71 went t0~ t‘eu elves qu ute zap: j 1.. ~.. .5; v... 0121:! zave been born 5 later. my dear," re- “To be a perfectly :1 ptTfL‘Ltw-B’ free one 13 in our day. The 2 my studies the more Grey County ‘Clerk Rut xerford of Owen Sound sent last week to the Educational Department. a re- port of the population of each of” the Grey County municipalities, as. follows- Artemesia. 2,550. Bentinck, 1,500. Coliingwood, 2.590. Derby, 1,673. Egremont, 2,608. Euphrasia. 1,378. Gle'nelg. 1,749. Holland, 2.299. Keppel, 2,391. Normanby, 3.106. Osprey, 2.446. Proton. 2.462. Sarawak, 630. St. Vincent. 2.3%. Sullivaxn. 2,625. Swienham. 2,489. OWL-n Sound. 1.2.383. Durham. 1,627. “Well, I reckon I’m hanpy enough, but the chimney in the kitchen don't draw none too good. an' the water In the well is so brackish I ain’t never goin’ to git used to it. As for my husbandâ€"well, ma’am, it’s with him as it is with your man an’ a1] the rest of 'emâ€"if the. Lord had ’em to make over he omfld improve some on the job. Ain't eggs turrible high?” The two oldest inhabitants were very ignorant. noither of them being able even to ten the time of day. A friend of Uncle Ben’s gave him a watch of which he was very proud. One day before the crowd at the cor- ner store old Pete, being slichflv jeal- ous of such wealth and wishing to embarrass his rival, said. “Say, Ben, What time have ye got?" GREY COUNTY’S POPULATION To this. the bride of a month made reply: “Well, Phoebe, I hope that you are hapny in your new home. How is your husband?" what time have ye got?" The other old fellow drew out his watch and tnrnod its face toward his inquisitor. “There she be!” be ex- claimed. Peter was almost at a loss. but he made a magnifimm effort and retort- ed, “Blame if she ain't!" An Opinion of Marriage. A maid who had been employed in the Benner home for several years took unto herself a husband and went to a nearby town to live. One day about a month after the wedding she came to call on her former mistress. who said: Hanover, 3,418. Meaford. 3.068. Thornhury. 765. Chatsworth. 353. Dun-dalk, 790. Fleshex'ton, 394. Markdale 940. Neustadt, 583. Shallow Lake. 611. Last year’s population nf Grey County was 61,738, according? to the assessors’ rolls. 1541.3 Force of Habit. A humorist was looking over a mill. and while in an unguarded moment he was perpetrating one of his Jokes upon an innocent operative be was drawn into some ponderous gearing and badly crushed They extricated him from the ma- chinery and laid him on the floor. “Who is it? Who is it?" was the anxious inquiry as a crowd collected. Nobody knew. Then the funny man suddenly open- ed his eyes and strove to speak. A sympathetic bystander bent down it catch his words. Hamilton Hydro Comm :5 I‘v-L'umcd 1 :v l’g‘nting em»! rates may matsriully. Wheat brought $1.38 :1 Hamilton on Saturday. “Towel" of Hot Air. in hotel. {artery and public lan- torles. where roller towels should am he used; because of the danger of spreading skin disease and where the expense of furnishing individual paper or cloth towels is considerable. thl electric hand drier may be used eco- nomically and satisfactorily. A sank tary hand drier described in the Elec- trical World consists of a sheet met- :1 case with an opening in its top In Which the hands Pan be inserted and dried by a current of hot air. A foot pedal operates a quiek ‘acting switch which starts a blower. forcing air through the electric heater:- The hand Count Witfie, the first Prime Mlmster of Russia. is (1mm. Davin. or. will many marl. “What is it?" asked the sympathetic one In order to lJWeL' prii-x 3 Australian G0? nm- -n g '1' to nationahze tn-e bread ind “There’s good reason why nobody recognizes me,” he whispered pam- fully. ' That was his final effort. for he nev- er spoke again-London Tit-Bits. Lincoln Boai’zmy. the nuli‘i A 211-- erlcan aviator. owed to i:is.d~nalh at San Francisco last nun-L... u-vâ€"C_ drier is. of course. absolutely sanitary. as it is unnecessary to touch any part of the apparatus when using it. The hands can be thoroughly dried. it u declared. in from ,tbirty to forty sec- onds. which is less time than is re- qnlred to perform the same operab- wlth a linen or paper towel. “Because,” the humorist explained a he saw a chance to get one home, “it'l because I’ve been traveling incog." .1011 tal." » to amus e. 011:: um -.n talk just to amn he average man (thinks he notches awove the an» 1-0'food on the U. S. \‘ossol Sf‘im‘d by a Fr-n:-'x cruis- be sold by auction at m'vstt. 80 She “'88! is announced in Lon- :-r Crane. the artist. March 18. 11915 " ”a ‘Q-*».* mks he. is 19 average Lush them- [1‘ 13