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it’s mi shot nexfzâ€"London Opinion or! of ’is blm‘met;’é’mâ€"f6oi _t_he top 91-1 ’0. my bloomfim garâ€"30’ bit. Some are not, and we say it to their everlasting shame. If We are to succeed in the conflict we must pay. We are fighting for the right and we deserve to win. Will we fight or will we pay? list can hold up his head in honor and «expect to be regarded as a man. If the young man sacrifice comforts and positions, and lay down their lives on the altar of patriotism, surely those Who stay home should “bex‘willing to do their Those who stay at home must fight too. 'but they .must fight to provide the sinews of war. They must work and pay and make sac- rifices of their means. No man, worthy of the name of man can Shirk his duty in this awful strug- gle. No shirker from the paying Britishers the world over are a peace loving and law abiding peoâ€" ple. They didn’t want war; they don’t want war. They have done nothing to bring about war. War has been forced upon them, and to maintain the honor of the empire. and uphold her treaty obligations her eligible young men from all parts of the empire are entering the war to put an end to all Wars. War is a young man’s game, and the success of the issue will de- pend bn the energies of the young and able bodied. Your king and country need you now. If ever there was a time in the history of the British Em- pire they needed men. the time is now. If there ever was a time when the dependencies and colon- ies of the British Empire were united. that time is now. If there ever was a time when the young men of the British Empire were willing to fight in the cause of honor and righteousness that time is now. If there ever was ai time when British subjects should show a spirit of the truest liberal- itv. that time is no“’. If there ever was a time when men and money were needed to uphold the honor of the British Empire, that time is now. If there ever was a time when King and Country needed our help, that time is now. It makes a difference to us but advertisers don’t seem to think so. Getting copy infor change on Monday is much better than getting the same copy in even on Tuesday morning early. Often these delinquincies on the part of advertisers cause us to be late in the weeks issue. By getting the. copy in on Monday night we know “where we’re at” and ma3 regul- ate some of our other work to suit the circumstances. This week we had a number of changes come in Tuesday and the result is. we’re held up and late for the mails We made the change to our own loss just because it was Christmas time. W’e cannot possible allow this any longer, and every change com- ing in later than Monday evening at six o’clock will be laid aside and changed only when we have plenty of time We must serveour read- ers as well as our advertisers. Get copy in in time- I be made on this basis. These rates will apply to notices of lodge meetings, Women’s Institutes box Socials, Patriotic Meetings, Sunday School Entertainments, Church gatherings, Cards of thanks etc. A minimum charge of twenty five cents will be :made. We feel that we have been very lenient in our charges for the nineteen years just drawing to a close, but of late the drain on our generosity has been rather heavy, and we are forced to protect ourselves bv charging for our advertising space Auction sale notices up to fifty words will be inserted for fifty cents for one insertion, or seventy- five cents for two insertions. Correspondents and other! Will please note that on and after the first day of January. 1916. all no- tices of meetings Whethera charge; is made or not will be charged for at the nominal rate of five cents per line for first insertibn and three cents for each subsequent insertion. About six words on the average will constitutaa line "If DURHAM CHRONICLE DURHAM, DECEMBER 16 191.5 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS IRWIN. Editor and mm: FIGHT 0R PAY OPPMSTIC remittances spike will “Tommy Atkins.” pleaded ex- emptio'n from church parade on the ground that he was an agnos- tic. The sergeant-majOr assumed an expression of innocent interest. “Don’t you believe in the Ten Commandments?” he mildly asked the bold freethinker. “No sir,” was the reply. i “What! Not the rule about keeping the Sabbath?” “No, sir.” “Aih, well, you’re the very man I’ve been looking for .‘to scrub the canteen.” London Tit-Bits. The Hydro men have received orders to continue the work, of putting up the poles north of the village to connect with the line to the west. 'i‘he annual meeting of the Egre- mont Creamery (30., was held on Saturday arternoon iast. Quite a representative gathering was pre- sent. lt was decided to.charge 20c per cxvt. tor the manuiacmre of butter Ior non-shareholders. Mes- srs. Leitn and drier were appoint- ed auditors. l‘ne meeting decided that patrons of factory be paid} each two weeks during the comingM season. l‘ne election or “officers re- sulted as i'ollows;â€"Board of ' Di- rectors, A. Steward, N ormamby, W. Ferguson, J. Eccles, Jas. Mclnnes, John Rice, F. Dillon, R Caulfield and D. .-'Lllan.. After the annual‘ meeting the new board met and elected D. Allan, President, and W. Sharp, Sec. Treas. It was decided tameet again on :Friday, 17th inst, to consider the engaging of al butter maker and other business. Mr. Geo. Cushnie, of Mt. Forest, was in _t_he village Monday. Miss Annie McKay leftvférâ€""Her home on Tuesday morning after a stgy oi a w;ee1§ 1;: the villag_e. _ __. ’lne umdreu 01 the Methodisn Suuuay venom mere are preparing 101' unit uunum outing . on neXL Munuay evenmg. Rev. Dr. Man-an went to Cloronto on business Luanday mormng. The Yeovix Mennoulst bunday scnom W111 noiu tneu' annual en- terLaunmen‘c on \\ eunesaay evening 22ml. insc. An excellent program is uexug arranged. _.__ v“..- “V "O and it seems iso strange to travel from Summer weather in Medicine Hat, to winter weather in the mountains in a few hours.” He closes with the seasons com- pliments, in which we heartily reCi- procate. Mr. Anderson. we think is on the mail train from Medicine Bat, west, and passes every .d'a‘ from heat to cold and vice versa, as indicated in this letter. For some time he was a valued corres- pondent, and our best wishes go with him. 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The water wa- gon is out 'on the streets to help keep the dust down. and farmers are threshing grain but of the stock at this late date, so you' can imagine What a wonderful country Southern Alberta is.” “There is from one to two feet of snow up in the mountains now. ‘_j .4 ' Fred Torry, Durham. N e11 McGiuévz-ay, Durham. Mr. Allister Anderson, a Gov- ernment employee in the mil ser vice out west. has the following to say in a letter 'we received from [him‘on Mondayr last December 13th After a personal paragraph he says. “I suppose you read of the wonderful crops that were grown out here this year. The farmers are not through threshing yet ow- ing to the scarcity of help and threshing outfits. ‘ 1 MAN FOR SUNDAY .WORK uohuna uwll DEW 4a» “mull! HOLSTELN _â€" -. v.9“ Millfeedâ€"Carloads, per ton, deliver- ed, Montreal freights; bran, $23; shorts, $24; middlings, $26; good feed flour, bag, $1.55. Wholesale Produce Toronto wholesale prices to the trade: _ .â€"" wâ€"Câ€"u Ontario floui-â€"'â€"Né{v_w1nter, $4.20 to $4.50, according to sample, seaboard or Toront_o ffeightg, 1n bags. -- ~wâ€"râ€"vv Manitoba liourâ€"f‘irst patents, in jute bags, $6.40; seconds, $5.90; strong pakgrs', $530, in jute bags. Yâ€"vv ' sample peas, $1.50 to $1.75, according, to sample. ° ‘ Barleyâ€"Good malting barley, out- side, 57c to 600; No. 2 feed, 50c to 53¢. Buckwheatâ€"Nominal, 75c to 76¢. Ryeâ€"No. 1, 86c to 87¢; rejected, 70c to 80¢, according to sample. Ontario oatsâ€"No. 3 white, 37c to 38¢; commezcial oats, 350 to 37¢. Manitoba. oats-All 'rail, Toronto, No. 2 C.W., 47,4c; No. 3 C.W., 44%0; No. 1 extra feed, 44-340; No. 1 feed, American cornâ€"New, No. 3, 751750. Canadian cornâ€"No. 2 yellow, 73c. Ontario wheatâ€"No. 2' winter, per car lot. 980 to $1; slightly sprouted and tough, according to sample, 960 to 98c; sprouted or smutty and tough, according to sample, 80c to 90¢. aZaniLoba .vheatâ€"all rail, immediate hipment. No.1 northern, $1.9 .24; No. ,, $1.20; No. 3, $1.17. om t Gulls . . . Hogs, off do. good ...... 6.50 do. medium ..... . . . 5.00 Butcher cox'.'s, choice. . . 6.00 do. good ......... . . . 5.50 do. medium 4.50 Bulls. (3110i?!) 6.00 do. good 5.50 do. med‘i'm 5.25 do. 'oo‘o mu ......... 4.00 Feeders, 900 to 1,100 lbs. 6.00 do. bulls ........... 5.00 Smokers. (:7 ) to 900 lbs. 6.00 do. 11:011.. 650 to 760 5.50 do. Ugh: ............4.75 (Tanners 3.25 (‘utters ........ 4.00 Miikers. choice, each. . . . 90.00 (10. medium to good.65.00 d0. COHLAUU ........ 45.00 Springers ......... . . . . .5000 Calves, voai, good . . . . . . 8.50 do. medium . . . . . . . . 7.00 (in. common . . . . . Z . . 4.75 do. grass 4.00 Spring 121.115.). cwt.. . . . .10.00 Cul: lambs ....... . . . . . 6.00 Sheep, ewes, light .. . . . 6.00 ,_ --_-_-v v -LVVLLHE. Miss Jane Ritchie is home from Edmonton after an absence of two years. Mr. Jarvis, of Toronto, is visiting at Mrs. D. Firth’s. Miss Emma Ritchie, who is at- tending Toronto Normal School, is home 101‘ the Christmas vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Moffat, of Port McNicol, are guests of the )Ioffat family for a few days. -v w-.- v“ WV JH‘J. mfiessrs. McRae, and Kennedy, of Guelph, are visiting at Mr. Thos. Ritchie’s. Mr. Fred Staples has been im- proving his stables by putting in some concretffquripg: Mr. Herb. Edge is in Owen Sound th‘igweek on the jury. ‘- _ __ MARKS? QUQTATEQNS The above pictdre reproduced 'ahows the ruins of a church som= heavy projectiles had reduced it ~ from the where on th to wreckage. Peasâ€"No. :3. per. ca_.r_ lot, $1. 90; do. fed 2nd watered do. light and heavy. do. f.o.b. country... \-\.'AA.‘A.\ILA oooooooo .‘LDOUU ers ......... .....50.00 . vcai, good . ..... 8.59 medium ........ '7 . 00 m1 2:16; watered. 8,75 light and heavy.. 8.25 f.0.b. country... 8.35 Toronto Grain Markets EDGE HILL m 13mm "c’fiicbm‘cifi Market .238. 00 to $8. . 7. o 0 O UIG>§0\O1€>H8CH$U-O:~IC:O>*1 65 ".00 .50 .15 ‘35 .50 .00 mmficnczmmmazm-q-qczQ-qm 50 .65 .00 .50 .75 9- .50 .50 .00 .50 .75 .00 .50 .75 .75 .75 mum 005.150.4031 H UTCHOIQOOOOOCIO'O OOOOCQQOCJOaCVDOAb-h WN‘IOO 6.50 6.00 5.50 4.00 4.75 100.00 90.00 60.00 100.00 .00 .00 .75 .00 .50 .50 .50 .00 .00 .00 .00 OOOOlF-Q-QHuh‘QCD ' DURHAM. DECEMBER 2.= 1915 Fall Wheat.......;....$ 95 to $ 95 Spring Wheat .......... 95 to 95 Milling Oats ..... . ....... 35 to 38 Feed Oats . ‘2 ............. 35 to 38 Baled Hay and Straw Merchants are now buying on track, Toronto, at the following prices: ' Baled hay. :50. 1. ton.$_17.90 to $18.00 do. No. 2 ........ 13.00 Baled straw ........ 6.60 Sheepâ€"Receipts, 16,000: market weak; native, $6.10 to $6.80; lambs, native, $7 to $9.50. Hogsâ€"Receipts, 29,000; market strong; light, $5.80 to $6.60; mixed, $6.10 to $6.80.; heavy, $6.25 to $6.80; rough, $6.25 to $6.45; pigs, $4.50 tQ $6; bulk of sales, $6.20 to $6.65. Chicago Live Stock Cattleâ€"Receipts, 5,000; market strong; beeves, $6.10 to $11; cows and heifers, $2.85 to $8.45; calves, $7.50 to $10.35. East BuffaEO Catfie (‘attleâ€"-Re.::ei;:ts, 60 cars; slow. :;o.«::sâ€"Rcceipts. 40 cars; strong; ';L.;-:.~.~y; $6.86 to $6. 90; yorkers, $6.75 A to :16. 5‘5; pigs. :36." 5 to $6. 50. SM 1â€".wce1pt‘3 10 cars; steady; l.:1:1hs,rec-z2;;ts, 10 cars; steady; year- lings, $7. 5’) to $8; _~vethers, $6. 50 to :;)6.7.'3;e ev~L-. 2. $6 to $6. 75. "zzlvesâ€"Steady; tops, $11; fair to gnc od, $9. 50 to $10.25 a; grasser, $3.75 to D5. . Mrs. R. H. [Banks 58 home from a 'visit to her daughter, Mrs. Eadie, (in Toronto, whose son is in the 1 trenches. i The ladies of this neighborhood jmeet 3:1: Mrs. _C. H. Moffat’s on _--'vv ' (10. California . . . . . . . Grapes. Malaga, keg. Grapefruit, Florida . Cranberries, barrel Limes, per cwt. Bananas, bunch Onions, 75 lbs. . ..... Cabbage, dozen ........ Celery, craze .......... Sweet potatoes, hamper Old fowI, lb. .. 85 Chickens . . 110 Spring broilers 12c Turkeys ...... 14c Ducklings 11c Geese ........ Sc Mr. A. J". Greenwood has com- menced the milk business and now has quite a number of customers in Durham. Mr. C. H. Moffat delivered a fine pure bred uP-olled Angus bull to Mr. Wylie near Hanover on Satur- day. He‘was nine months old, and vâ€" â€"-â€"1 “lav an animal of .excellentnprOportions asjhenpurcllasg price wag $100. â€"â€"â€"“~v Mr. Chas. Cotton visifed Listouelg uiends last week. - Thursday to” d3 Efiévééi‘xréng th»_e_ Red Cross. MARKET REPORT; Mrs. R. t1eâ€"-I{e.::ei;:ts, 60 cars; slow. :sâ€"Receipts. 40 cars; strong; '; $6.83 to $6.90; yorkers, $6.75 :55; pigs. $6.25 to $6.50. epâ€"Eleceipts, 10 cars; steady; Christan) Advocate the eastern front, after THE LINE OF FIRE na a ,keg.... 'ida rrel 1 0.0.0.. 310 to 11c 12c 13c 15c 12c 90 13 to 13c 16c 17c 17c 17c 11c 14.00 14' 140 I 16c 18c ' 23c f 18c ' 12¢ GEO. B. DIN OMAN , Proprietor G. T3. Ticket Agency Special Rates for the Holiday Season +$++++++i .‘V’hlile J. A" Di‘Ck, was Sleeping, his 1 his pockets Of up“ fit out, There died at his home in Ayton On Monoay morning, one Oi me veal; Known men J.“ nOrmamuy rLownsmp in Lin-.- person 0:. .Wm. .u.. nyan. ueceaseu was in ms 00...;- )czu', anu nau oeen Ber-musty 1' 'uniy smce‘ba‘turuay, When a uau com aeveiopea acme iuuichLiUJu. .Luc LdLe JILL. 1de was use LUWu- ship’s L'b‘Pl’Cb‘CULaLIVG at. noun” c0uncn £1115 year. necenuy he was promoceu to Lne rank: 0.1 #13101 J.“ mama. aLIaIL'S. r‘or years he township eierx, amo treasurer ant. pouce magistrate. .L'nc Luncrdi has ween Arranged. to 1233.8 b-aturuay at 2 Lei-y. A3101]. _ win. 11. nyan, Who came to Cana- da 61 years ago last January, ‘was uurn on one or the nrsc steam \es- s-eis on the coast 01 aniway, .u'c- pldcé Uu .60 to the union ceme- pe0p1e. Uh coming to Canaua : he coox up was 74 and 75 on the 3rd. 01 .LV ormamzoy, near duke Lane. .Mr. nyan ciearea the land himseu. twenty years ago he movea to ayton, and had seen a factor in the pubnc tire of the village and township ever since. The late Sir Jonn MacDonald held the reins of ' N - Ryan receiV- ed his appointment as police mag- istrate. He was a Fenian Paid r'or years as Lu'wnsmp mews, amo treasurcr am. pouce maglscrace. .L‘nc Luncrdg 1.de ueeu Arranged. [0 1233.8 bacuruay ac. 2‘ Lexy. Ay'con. . _ win. .11. Ryan. W110 (amt-x *0 “hm- est. Mr. Adam Anderson (1‘ roire dver‘ to Ceylon and purcnasea two mec: hearers from.M.r. .Axcn ‘ finnneu, C wnicn were delivered on W eunuch-I ictpria, B C The Central Drug Store We have a very attractive assortment, and at reasonable prices, including Hair Brushes, Military Brushes, Hat and Bonnet Brushes, Hand Mirrors, Bedroom Clocks, Dressing Combs, ButtonHooks, Shoe Horns, Manicure Instruments. Photo Frames 20c to $l.75 Manicure and Toilet Sets, in cases, $2.25 up CHRISTMAS CARDS, TAGS, SEALS AND LABELS Ladies’ Hand Bags Christmas Stationery, 20c box up Ivory Dressing Combs Cut filass - Fancv Cl Manicure Sets. In French Iv and Ebony. $2.25 and up. Willard’s High Grade Chocolates in dainty noxes. 250 to $3 try 1110 111116: because 1er cannot think of suitable 11111105 L0 (513 e to 11‘ 1c11cls. Our stock will help you to dec1dc, a s it 15 made up entirely of Items sure to please, There are goods 101‘ 1111c \10- 111611, gn‘ls and 1103; s and 3: 011 w1ll THE LATE MAJOR w. 3‘ RYAN HINTS FOR “HER” Parisian Ivory and Ebony Goods vspaperman, was that he 'fl‘omnto for the warrant range Lodge at Mt. For- nas a_ member of the mg family are Annie and Iowa; T1103. H. Ryan >. 'C. The latter is com- for the funeral. Onp uck, an Albion man, 118 hlred man rlfled 25c to $7.56 Ol‘d son of u'casuycr an“ «the Luncrd; ado table yldk‘e U“ Ffencp Ivory Fancv China e, had his kick from a ' tWo aged bachelor farmers of Pelham 11)., near bt. Cathermes 1t grew, and has never been IshOVing food and, water in to him. We didn’t know .what else to do. We didn’t want to .be cruel to the a venturesome farrier, and the ‘hloofs trimmed up the horse looks quite presentable and the Miller‘s have had several offers to sell him. The manure accumulated in the little space till the horse’s Lack touched the ceiling, and there was wedged when High Constable Foy- le found him. Ten loads of. man- ure were taken from the hovel. and now the horse is able to move around, and is quite comfortable. W'hen a buyer is found some of the beams will have to be cut av:- ay to allow the horse to come (out. -â€"Lu;cknow Sentinel. \i I received samplesâ€"of “Fruit-a-tivog’; Then I sent for three boxes and I kept improving until I was well. I quickly regained my lost weightâ€"and now I eat, sleep and digest wellâ€"in a word, I am fullyrewzzered, thanks to ‘Fruit-a- tives. ’ Mun. CHARBONNEAU. 50c. abox, 6for$2.,50 trial size 25c. Vlfllflfl‘ AHAL'KS’ [If BYSPEPSIA .- Sr. J m m: mm, Jan. 27th, 1914. “After sufi'ering for a long time with Dyvepsia, I have been made well by “Fruits-fives.” I sufi‘ered so much that at last I would not dare to eat for I was afraid of dying. _ Five years ago, HINTS FOR \“fllM” Cigars Pipes Tobacco Pouches Cigar Cases Razors Safety Razors Razor Straps Shaving Brushes Military flair Brushes Suflered Tortures Until Slle Tried “Fruit-a-flves” PECULLAR is usuaHv v v v v v y I O O O 00...... 0......OOOA' D . ‘ g ‘ A A A A .0