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v M DURHAM CHROME DURHAM; MAY 6, 1915. NRITAIN’S FINANCIAL TASK ' Mir. Lloyd George, Chancellor of 'the Exchequer, in presenting his war budget, estimated that if the war 121st during the Whole of the fiscal .year, Great Britain’s ex- penditure in that time would be $5,682,170,000, or if it should end in six months instead of a year,] the estimated expenditure was $3 952,290,000. It is afbsolutelv im- possible to form a true concep- tion of these vast sums. Let us t1 y to get’ some idea. Suppose we count a year’s expenditure at the rate of $10 a second, $600 a min- 'ute, $36,000 an hour, and work ten hours a day continuously, in- cluding Sundays, it would take over 43 years. Isn’t the thought most appalling? Yet tod-av Brit- ain is grappling with solemn realities that stagger the hunian mind to conceive of, even in im- agination. And this is only the Dart that Britain. plays in the greatest wasteful drama of all “ages. The cost to Germany will be as much, .or more, than the cost to Britain, [but to this we must add the enormous expenditure and waste to Russia, France. and other belligerents. .But the waste’ doesn’t end here; the whole civ- ilized and uncivilized world is distunbe-d by the awful calamity. ungrasped and ungraspable b; the greatest ,human mind. ‘ I. I WIN. ER or and Pro mister. THE BOSPORUS The Bospocrus, mo less than the Dazrdanelles, is rich in classic myth and ancient deeds of valor. The name :that the Greeks gave to the strait 'means a passage or; crossing for cattleâ€"Oxford is the exact English equivalent for Bosporus. Did they so name it be- cause agricultural knowledge there crossed from Asia into Eur- ope, or because the Phrygians crossed there when the oracle told them to follow a route that one 'of their oxen would take if driv- en to the (water? 0r because .10, when Zeus had transformed her into a white heifer, swam the strait to escape the tormenting gadfly? You may take your choice for ancient nvriters give all these explanations. They also tell us that other straits ‘bore the same name, notably the passage that connects the Sea of Azov with the Black Sea. ' The strait that nbw has the ex- clusive use not 'the name Bosporus was known earlier as the Thracian Bosporus. A modern writer has Well called it “the bleeding vein of Europe.” There the crimson tides» of conquest ‘hsave ebbed and flowed for unnumbered centuries. More than .500 years before the birth of Christ, the great Darius led his Persian hosts across the Bosporus on a bridge of boats. for the invasion of Scythia. as, a generation .later, his son, Xerxes. led his armies across the Belles- pont. To the BOSporus, when al- most a- thousand urea-rs had pass- ed, came Constantine from Rome to found the Empire ‘0! the East and to build the capital that has faced the fury of besieging armies no fewer than :32 times. 1453, came Mohammed II. with the strength and strategy thxt finally mated Constantinople: from “the Christian dogs” that had long defied Islam. When the defenders checked the 'nvading fleet by :‘ron chains stretched across the narrow strait, Moham- med laid .a chute of greased M from the Bosporus round behind the. city, along winch his men and horses “dragged :0 of his rallies to the Golden Horn, where ALA There, like a succession of “won- "derml pageants, the hosts of the crusaders crossed from Europe into Asia, aflame with zeal to res- cue the holy .sepulchre from the infidels. There, for centuries pass- ed the priceless cargoes that in the Middle Ages gave power to .Venice and Genoa. To the shore of the Bosnorus in through the doors of St. Saphia Since then the writers of the 3309- ,porns have reflected a crescent above the dome of the ancient church: it may :be that the reflec- tion is now about to give way to that of the cross that the waters knew for more than a thousand The Weekly Sun has even gone to the defense of the Canadian Senate. It .says: “The Senate has not much power, and ’uhat it has in practice, tbetter perhaps than‘ any, the useful function of enab-f ling the popular representatives in the Commons to avoid in many cases the impact of unwise agita- tions or of unreasoned public Opinion. In tthat view, it is the Senate’s fate, as well as its duty, to be ‘assailed."L ’ Since the :day, nearly half a century ago, [when Confederation was established, there has been only one appointment to the Sen- ate for other than party reasons. It has been a mere- registering machine for Governments with which a majority of its members were in sympathy. It has embar- rassed and resisted Governments to which its majority was oppos- ed. In foolish .and uncompromising partisanship it has been consistent throughout its whole feeble and ineffective history. ‘ 'But The Sun}, which nevé'r is more happy othan‘ .when flogging the British Sen-ate, apologizes for the more partisan and infinitely more useless Senate of Canada. Moreover, in {the Senate, ‘the in-. terests” are peculiarly entrenched.‘ But because Conservative le idersf will not agree that there is anyi conflict between [Protection and Democracy The Sun abandons Democracy and goes out in de- fence of this useless House of Privilege.â€"Toronto News. The following .from last week 9 Youth’s Companion, *published at Boston, will be of interest to the majority of our readers. Whiie the view taken. does 'not coincide in full with the whole of the xAm- erica-n republic (to the south of us, still it is expressive of the opin- ions of a great many residing in that land. The Companion savs: . You frequently hear the hope expressed that nhe war will end in a “draw”; [that neither side will win a victory 50 complete that it can dictate crushing terms to its defeated enemy. “You frequently hear the hope “If that result could be brought about in such a way that both sides would not at once begin to pregame for another and greater conduest a few ryears hence, it would be well; but when a strug- gle of any sort ends in a “draw’ the contestants .look forward each to the time when he can renew the fight in circumstances more {favorable to himself. rum is hu- “In a draw a possible end for this conflict. 9 Some m‘én predict that it will not be long before Germany and Great Britain, to say nothing of their Eaflien, will .be so exhausted and impoverished that they will be treaty for peace. Sup- pose that zhappens, what ' then ? The nations now at war would agree to an ‘armistice and "appoint ’pienipotentiaries to represent them in discussing terms of peace. ,ant the reasons for fighting. ning, have increased in hum-hen and complexity as the war has A HOUSE OF PBIVILEGB THE PEACE MOVEMENT The Senate: “Yes, 1 torpedoed it gone on, rand "all of .them are re- garded differently {at the different capitals. How, then, could the peace delegates come to an agree- ment upon any one of them? “Take, for example, the case of Servia. What possible decision could anyone suggest to which both Russia and Austria would agree, no matter how exhausted they were? And Ito pass over the subiect altogether 'would be a virtual victory for Russia, which Austria would not tolerate. Bel- gium is a still harder problem. Germany would refuse to evacuate the country land make compinsa- t-ion for the ruin that the fighting has Wrought there; but nothing less than that 1w ould satisfy Great Britain, which, having made bound in honor 1’0 stand bv it to the end land to get for it a just indemnity for its undeserved suf- feri-ngs. “Arbitration is equally out of the question. sThere is no Governâ€" ment that both Germany and Great Britain would accept as an wmpir-e, or any that would be will- .ing to expose itself to the hostil- zi-tv it would incur from bot-h sides by attempting to judge between them, or even by giving advice as to terms of peace. ' “011 questions like .these there is no room (for compromise. The statesmen of (Europe know it, and- therefore there will be no confer- ence until. some nation is so much more exhausted than the others that it will 'be willing to accept such terms as the victor 'is willing to grant: and {that state of things .is not !a draw. nyuuwa. ve-w VJ-uAIVV-J VA “IJV$Al\-L uuwâ€"se .war.”. . 6m. Within two hours I had started a for the swamp, accompanied by a con- stable. By pure good luck after a ‘WAR TAX :ON BANK CHEQUEs, trunp of half a day we came upon a ' . trail showing the boot prints of horses. i . Enquiries having (been received ’ and. following it to the very center of an regard [to lpostafge stamps ,be- ’ the swamp. we came upon the whole in? used for the prepayment of ' Welve stolen animals. Feed-bad been war duties on bank cheques, bills brought in to them-by “0th“ trail. of exchange, promissory . notes,l It was a one “plant” we uncovered. express moneygorders, proprietary } gem 3:: 3°34: 33:51:;5' 'or. patent medicines, perfumery, I smith. and be had . forge and dozens wanes or champagne, “‘5 We” as of boreesboee. A: the animals were up?” letters and POStcal'dS: Postal run out the plan was to shoe each one ynotes and Post office money or- with the shoe. reversed and thus de- ‘ders, proprietary :or patent :medi-‘l celve no in case we struck a trail. We cines, perm-men;i {wines or cham- i zegeguttio'? 3:02:11. 2:25: “at: pagne, as 'we as upon lettersi‘ . ° ~ and m m mmmm 2:: post office money orders, 'n-otice‘m 1m arrived. It was Mr. Samples. iis hereby given, .that this use 01"“. a": cloth lllfll. the factory man. ,posta-ge stamps us in strict ate-3 the men with letter! of 130°40‘33“- _coedance with the provisions of 10. III. be had nth/ed to give his ,the special ,‘Walr Revenue Act, 1915. ”mm M038. and u N led , which ovide m the other! be fined and fell, and 1 tam. pr the smthat - ”Stage we were enabled to overhaul him. He '8 DB may :1 m be" Of In'- didn’t em blot. We bad got'blm eo Jand Revenue lWalr Bumps in tul-‘ ‘ . - . - ‘ ttbetbeceuldnetnyenltm ll fitment and ld-nsch-alrge 'of any re-‘ 3:. pockets were letter: euflcleut to l l quinement under lbhe lAct‘that ad-I convict blm twice over. and by!!!" heave stamps Ibe lattixed. ‘1” III!- ' i The Public in lat liberty at .311. Ion knew what human nature In In {I had got “Therefore, the war will probab- ly go on. until one, ‘at least. of the parties to it is unable to continue. It may the unfortunate for the world at large to have one group of belligerents obtain an unques- tionable ascendancy in EurOpe, and the other group hampered in their national aspirations; but we must find our consolation in the belief that such an outcome will lessen the chances of another such Enquiries having {been received in regard [to [postage stamps beâ€" ing used for the prepayment of war duties on bank cheques, bills of exchange, promissory _notes, express moneygorders, proprietary or patent medicines, perfumery. wines or champagne, *as well as Act that Maliaâ€""Revenue War Stamps are mat to be used on let- ters, past card‘s, postal notes or web the words “War Tax” have been printed. - f ' _ POLITICAL PIRATES. but you gave the order." l was serving my first and only term of sherii! in an Indiana‘ county when a smart looking aged man who gave the name of Samples arrived at the county seat and gave out that he was looking around for a site for a large factory. He was provided with let- ters of recommendation and the air or a man or business and soon had the two bankers in the town and other business men interested in his project. His tactory was to make a new kind of cloth out of what he called Persian hemp. He had samples of the cloth to show, and it could he made and sold at 400 per cent profit. Samples himself would put $500,000 into the enterprise, but he wanted the town to subscribe $200,000 additional so as to make it a home aaair. On the second night of Samples’ ar- rival in our town a fine horse was stolen from a citizen. During the first week's stay more horses were run 06. In three weeks' time twelve of the best home: in our township were tak- en. As sherifl' I was not idle for an hour after the first horse was taken. Even if i was a little green myself. as an oflicer I had two or three consta- bles and deputies who were old hands at the business Some or the horses we traced a few miles. always headed for the Ohio river. but the thieves lwere slick fellows and covered their tracks so well that not a horse was recovered. One day while i was shlrerlng in my boots and expecting to bear that the thirteenth horse had been stelen a flash of light came to me. Every horse taken had gone south by a cer- tain road. At a certain point all trace had been lost. Ten miles to the south or us was a big hnckleberry swamp of 2,000 acres. it was a wilderness and had only been explored by hunters. It was a big tangle. full of snakes and wfldeats, and even berry pickers took good care not to penetrate too far. it flashed over me that the stolen horses Instead of being run out of the state had been corralled in this swamp to wait until the hue and cry were ‘ 7â€"â€" 5;: packa- m tenets modem to convict him twice over. and My game W 09- 100 km what Inna nature In In Mr. Samdes’ Sister 009mm. 1915. by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate. By MQUAD maximfihxi fihhtéhment w of the law. Ho .1783 examined. committed for mm 1 took care to give him the strongest vu- _ vâ€"v me no trouble. After recovering his check a little he claimed that he would be able to prove his entire innocence before :1 Jury. and be was ao.cbeery and good natured that i came to like him. He had three months to wait for the circuit court. and he made no more in regard to lawyers or witnesses until half the time had expired. By that time the public had lost most or its interest in the case. One day Samples announced to me that his sister would soon arrive to see about getting him a lawyer and so- torth, and a day or two later she called at the 'jail. She was a rather quiet looking woman of about twenty-five. spoke in a choked voice and wore a well, and without questioning her much I led her to Samples' cell and left them alone. it so happened that I had to go into court directly after, and 1 left it to a turnkey. to let her out. He did so. and it was three. hours later when I made the discovery that the two had ‘ exchanged clothes. and the woman had i been left behind. The turnkey hadn’t noticed anything out of the way as the “woman” passed out. I didn’t taint away or have s at or commit snicide.‘ I simply tendered my resignation and went on on a nun. tion. i knew my public. sud I knew that although i had recovered the horses that “sister" business had taken me out of politics forever. She ant ninety days in jail as punishment. 1 mien. but Summon got clear of! and. no doubt. worked his little game to 364 vantage In other locumel. Fall Wheat: ......... ...$1 Spring \Vheat .......... 1 Millingg Oats” . Feed Oats ............... 50 45 60 55 to$ to to to l 1 28:2 Peas .............. . ..... Barley . . . .. . ............ Hay ..................... Butter...... . . Eggs ................... . Potatoes, per bag ...... . Dried Apples ......... . Flour, per cwt .......... Oatmeal, per sack ...... Chop. per cwt .......... Live Hogs, per cwtm .. Hides, e1: 1b.. . . . . .. Shee 8 ins .............. Woo .................. .. Tallow ................. . ‘o' «om «wownwwwuwwmwmww; 09 0-00 OOOOOWWQ «owwownwwwowwm §OOOO¢OO§§§¢OOOO §OO§z¢z§§z¢§§§§§§§¢§ MARKET REPORT DURHAM APRIL. 29. 1915 DURHAM MILLS PHONE 58 SEED BARLEY AND BUCKWHEAT SEE D OATSâ€"We have a few“ hundred bushels of MAMMOTH CLUSTER that We are offering for seed, at 75c per bus. These Oats are perfectly free from any noxious weeds, or wild oats, and any- one contemplating a change of seed this spring, will do well to secure your needs early. Anyone having a Good Sample 0f either of these grains. clean, and fit, for seed. kindly submit samples. we are prepared to pay a. fancy price for the right class of goods. FLOUR AND FEED AT THE RIGHT PRICES CUSTOM CHOPPING OAT CRUSHING FRED J. WELSH 14 to '14 “Ema-lives” fluted Paraly- zed Bowels and Digestion God give us men! is the urgent cry- Men who are honest, w ho will not lie: 1' Men who are strong, and noble, and true; Men who have courage to dare and to do. God give us men who stand for the night, Men who are ready all evil to fight; Men that are clean. whose word is their bond; Men who, .when called, are sure to respond. God give us men that monev can t buy Men who «have faith and are will- “It is a pleasure to me to inform you that after sufiering from Chronic Constipation for 2% years, I have-been.- cured by “Fruit-a-tiva”. While I was a student at Berthier College, I became so ill I was forced to leave the the college. Severe pains across the intestines continually tortured me and it came to a point when I could not st00p down at all, and my Digestion became paralyzed. Some one advised me to take “Fruit-a-tives” and at once I felt a great improvement. After I had taken four or five boxes, I realized that I was completely cured and what made me glad, also, was that they were acting gently, causing no pain .wh atever to the bowels. All those who sufier with Chronic Consti tion should follow my example an take “ Fruit-a-tives ” for they are the medicine that cures”. ing to try; Men who have honor, virtue and' powerâ€" ‘God give us ”men! is the cry of the hour. “Fruit-a-tives” are sold by all dealers gt 50¢. a box, 6 {car $2.50, trialf size, 25c. or sent post i on receipts) prict by Fmit-a-tivu Etched, Ottawa. ‘ April 29: 1915. GOD GIVE US MEN. DURHAM, ONT MAGLOIRE PAQUIN