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Poditor lay dying. The doctor “Over him and murmured, "Poor circulation almost gnne." 5'0 a liar!" wheezed the editor, circulation is the largest in the McKinnon has sold his business and leased the to Mr. John Clark, who ion last week. . ing process at the com- is now in operation. 'cal eration {or appendi- r ormed last week on offet of this town. Dr. 1!, .we understand, perform- operation in the presence Ht' ted by Drs. Jamieson. Hut- Gun of Durham, and Mr. Park, medical student of Me- icai College, Montreal. Harriet Anderson has resign- position as teacher in the 'department U! our school. My of Omaha is visiting,’ his , Banker Kelly, hem), Dotor Campbell was in London rock in connection with the I examinations. 1 ’0'"! Jarquo-s left. \Vmini-siiay 'ears visit in Linwlnshire. lin-; the [100].) «if his Chihllmmi. ‘ Lizzie Lnicllaw and Miss Jes- mm are in Toronto (h'neral I], where they intend to take so in nursing: m YEARS AGO The Chronicle filo 01 Member 11, 1902. Henna McDeugald reported an expenditure of $472.70. Included in this amnuni is the payment to Alex. Hill the sum of $300.00, being bal- ance iilli' un the construction of the nbuimo-nis of the Porter bridge. also the iiiling 0f the appi'navhes 0f the Pm'ti-I' bridge; fees $1.50, work $20.75. Conn'. MeDougald also re- pnl'twi re the I-epm-t of Engineer Bol- lnn advising the cutting of a channel nnrth of the Drury bridge, that no- tices had been put up setting a day and date to let the work, but failed I \Vils'vnâ€"Allanâ€"That an order be drawn nu the 'l‘reasurm- in favor of Mom. Hill to the amount. of $1,000.00, being payment on the Mclnnes m-iolgu.â€"â€"â€"Garri_ed. U'. wâ€"--v Cuinl‘. Great repqrtcd an expendiâ€" turn muuu_n_u_ng to $59.86, fegs $11.00. UV U "I- .1- \Ivv-uv, ------__-_ w-â€"â€". _ . Comr. Wilson reported an expend- iture in his division to the amount of $49.50; fees $3.00, along with a report on the constructing of the abutments of the Miclnnes bridge, Concession 14. The abutments conâ€" taining 65 cubic yards, are complet- ed, being constructed of concrete and reinforced with iron, the work being carried out according to plans prepared by A. W. Connor, engineer, and a;.»proved of h); the Department of Highways. \\ ouli’l recommend that the sum of $1,000.00 be paid the contractor. Alex. Hill as part pay- ment on this bridge. Nine days su- pi-iiglsing work, $25.0), 7. A7. A..,l..... Ln _ BGRBIOIT COUIGIL Council met November 27, mem- bers all nygent, miuu‘teg adopted. _‘ -__-_.I EN and women of Ontarioâ€"it is time that we should all realize the terrible com- pleteness of the fire calamity that devastated Northern Ontario in the early days of October. Fires and calamities we have had before, but never such complete destruction as this. Over l,200 square miles laid desolate, town after town nothing but a bleak expanse of ruins, hundreds of farms swept bare, thousands of your fellow citizens “cleaned out" and thrown abruptly back into man's primeval struggle against nature and her grim forces: fire, hunger, ice and the stark northern cold. Corning as this terrible fire did. in the autumn. with the harvests in. with the townspeople already preparing for the rigors of winterâ€"the complete destruction wrought is the harder to overcome. Thousands of people at first had literally no place to la their head. little to wear and nothing to eat. hey had to be taken care of at first. somehow, and then, desperately as the days went by, and the cold grew more intense. rough but serviceable standard shacks. 16’ x 20’. have been replacing tents. old street cars. packing boxes _and sheet ironâ€"a Winterâ€"the relentless foe Give 1,800 families a fighting chance to get on their feet. Temporary relief must go on. We must not fail the North. 5381;: food supply has been es- tablished, and rough clothing is being distributed. What can a man do with his house a blackened hole in the round, his barn a charr heap, 'his work shop a twisted pile of shop a twnsted pue or rubbishâ€"and a northern blizzard To give immediate relief the Committee must secure actual cash without delay. If each municipality or county would devise some means of raising an amount equal to one half mill on the total assessment the relief can be continued. The raising of relief funds could be undertaken by ublic spirited citizens, clubs, churches or councils and provides a most deservin cause for Christmas giving. out it is up to every community in Ontario to help a neighbouring district in its our of trial. Make cheques payable toâ€" raging over all? The Northern Ontario Fire Relief Committee, Royal Bank Building, Toronto COMMITTEE W. H. ALDBEO. N Chairman) 030° 5° MATTHEWS. Brantfofll. K. W. McKAY. St. Thomas . A T°r$33NG tad 5,536. Western Ontario Associated Ontario Municipal Association. 0 o O . ort y. o 3omiocomm» M°*M "é'..§i‘.3Ԥ='33323‘2,}’3':3‘.‘:o. CEO. C. COPPLEY. Hamilton. and MRS. M. SOUTER. Trout Mills and MRS. H. p. PLUMPTRE. Toronto, JOHN ELLIOTT. Believille- R. A. McINNIS. Iroquois mu. Ontario Division. Ontario Auociated Boarda of Trade T. a: N. 0. Associated Boarda of Canadian Red Croaa Society. d Ch 5 f C GEE). B£EB’E§,T::::¢° Trade. and Farm Organizationa in Mglimttlixtlihlifi. Cochrane. Canadian Manufactutera’ Assoc. Northern Ontario. McDougaldâ€"«Groatâ€"That Deputy Heme Allan be appointed as dele- gate from this Township re the mat- ter of the County Road from Sing- hampton L0 Hanover being taken over as; a County-Provincial Road.â€" (Jal‘l'ici . ent. Comr. Allan reported an expendi- ture of 816.03, fees 81.00. McDougaldâ€"Allanâ€"{l‘hat the Clerk be instructed to communicate with the Board of Railway Connnissioners requesting them to have instructions given to the G. '1‘. R. re having the West side of the crossing 1%.miles south of Varney improved similar to the East sideâ€"Carried. Allanâ€"McDougaldâ€"Il'hat the to!- luwing parties be refunded thelr taxes : Mrs. Jane McLean, Mrs. Ly- dia Tanner, Mrs. Jane Ellis and Miss Rhoda Way, and that Mrs. Amos be :‘xvmpé. from paying taxes for 1922. â€" “31110 By-law No 433 to pro» 1dc a place 1111 holding nominations 1‘01 candi- dates for Municipal Council and ap- painting Deputy Retu1n1ng Officers and Pull Clerks was passed. By-law No. 1134 appuinting Erwin Robb Col- lnctnr of Taxvs rcm’aining unpaid after the 9th «lay of December, 1922. the salary iixcd lielng $2.50 per day and 10 cents per mile one way, was alsg passcq. a m- to _receive any offers by those pres- Allanâ€"McDougaldâ€"That a grant of $10.00 be given to meet part of the deficit re the School Fair held this year.--â€"Carried. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Temporary Relief Until Spring In the name of humanity we must see 'these fellow citizens through until Spring opens up the land and general business activities are resumed. Money must be forthcoming from the citizens of Ontario. from municipalities, industries. soci- eties. public bodies. lodges. churches. etc.â€"not for rehabilitation or re-establishment. but for the supply of bare necessities, "temporary relief" in fact, to the stricken North. The Brighter Side of the Picture E --------- LA-A .IL-AIIIILAII.’ fk- Gli- cur-ni- A;.§';fif All for Oneâ€"One for All Here is a portion of our Province in ruins. ‘and for the sake of the whole Province as well as for its own sake, this section must be restored to prosperity and happiness. We need the North. we need its vigorous. pioneering spirit so one and all. let's "give a hand into the saddle"â€" and do it NOW. Money is needed. The Relief Com- mittee can buy in large quantities, get big discounts, and often free gifts of merchandise from the many manufacturers who are generously co-operating with the Committee. The exact needs are now known. Everywhere throughout the fire swept district one hears only a strong, manly note of confidence. of resolution to go forward, to "stick to the country" if body and soul can be held together. to make good once more, to restore the hundreds of burned farms. to rebuild the eight or ten destroyed townsâ€"And it will be done if the stream of temporary relief from Old .Ontario does not dry up! The annual report. of the Medical Ofl'ncer of Health reads as follows : To the Chanrman and members of the 300111 qt_ Health for Egre- mont Township, I beg to report as follows for the year 1922: There have been yery few cases of epidem- ic dlsease 1n dyour Town. ship durlns the year an no epldemic or any kind. Scarlet fever, one case re- ported, no deaths; Dlphtheria, no cases since December of last year; Measles, no cases reported; Typhoid fever, two cases reported, no deaths; Whooping cough, a number of cases in dill‘erent parts of the Town- ship, and one death; Small-pox, no cases during the year; Tuberculosis, no cases reported. Respectfully yours, '1‘. ll_._ bjleath, _M.Q_._H, Wilsonâ€"McDougaldâ€"That the fol- lowing accounts he paid : Members of Council for services re Porter bridge, and railway crossing south of Varney. $13.50; B. Matthews, sheep killed, $24.00; S. M. Patterson, in- Specting sheep killed, $1.00; M. Burke, for work re amended award Burke drain, $15.00; Assessor, part payment of salary, $175.00; Reeve. services re cement road and Mclnnns bridge, $4.75; Clerk, services re ce- ment. road $1.30, for stamps and envelopes re tax notices, $21.68; J.l). Roberts, use of Hall for judicial pur- poses, $2.00; members of Council, at- tendance and mileage, $18.90; B. Gib- son, use__of room, $2.00.â€"Ca_rr_ied. mdnt Township. Gepg‘emenr-As- $.03. for Egre- Cbuncil adjourixed to meet, Friday, cial Statemefit December 15, to receive the Finm- The slogan that won the prizes 03.] 90-43-1141“! null “nan-cl Lucia... n“.-- . TORONTO! 81.06" Torqnto wanted a slogan, and. I. publiclty bureau in thatgoodly city advertised for oneâ€"unwnse thing to do_z_1t the very outset. The answers they received show that the $250 in prizes was as good as wasted for there was no value given for the money. Very few peeple un- derstauq what a slogan is, and then advertised for oneâ€"unwise thing to “00190 M II man do at the very outset. . _ The Post Oflice Department has The answers they received show issued a oircular urging the ubllo that the $250 in prizes was as good as to discontlue, as tar as possib e the wasted for there was no value given mailing of small cards and small en- for the money. Very few peOple un- velones at the Christmas season, or derstand what a slogan is, and then at any time, for that matter. The again it gave people a s lendld Department states the following ob- chance to say things about oronto Jections to this kind of mail matter: that that city would never think of (1: As a result of the small size sticking on its billboards or its pro- ol'mthe cards or envelopes. the post motionvliterature. Here are a few of the lines that the publicity bureau were asked to pay good money for : “See Toronto and sigh." “Toronto, the dumping place for every race that comes over the seas." “Toronto, headquarters for boom- makors, bootleggers and hypocrites." “Toronto-see it and beat it.” l."'l‘oronto, the bootleggers’ para- ¢ 180." And so on they went, dozens of them. scores of them, in fact hun- dreds of them. The slogan idea is as old as the hills, quite out of date and in this case the result has been that quite a number of people right in Toronto have had achance to say mean things about the place, a ri ht that had heretofore been the exc u- sive property of the cities outside of Torontoâ€"London Advertiser. has been enlarged and now is thoroughly represen- tative of the Province of Ontario. The Provin- cial Government is co-operating to the fullest extent and is.doing everything that a Govern- ment can prOperly do to assist in temporarilv relieving the fire sufferers. The Northern Ontario Fire Relief Committee :nd' éénéml Bahiaâ€"Is. -Dnvid Allan. Clerk. were 2 “Toronto. the logical Imam.” ‘Toronto m on.” “You will like oronto.” __-.._ v. IOU-OI "IIWWI o (l) M a result of the small size of the cards or envelcpes. the post ellice cancellation mark frequently falls on the address, partially oblit- erating it, with the resulting possi- bility that the article may be mis- delivergg. or at least-delayed. Responsibility for loss, mis-deliv- ery, or delay, as outlined above. arising from the use of small cards or envelopes, rests entirely with the sender. :3) There is difl‘iculty in the post office surtatiun and handlin of small cards and envelopes. an ting \ ungyoidably pguses delay. “w- â€"vâ€"â€"' (3\ There is ditl'iculty in ‘ uttin small cards and enveIOpes tlro stamp-cancelling machines at. large otl‘ices and thisncapsesfielay. Il\ Inl, (4) The small size of the cards or envelopes make them apt to fall out of bundles in which they are tied, and there is the possibility of loss as a result of this. Tim. m 1. «a.